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Reimagining the Riverbank

Dear Lovett Community,

The first few months of the 2022-23 school year have brought an invigorating sense of energy to the Riverbank. Patterns of activity have fully returned, traditions as we know them experienced as they were intended. From classrooms in the Lower School and activity in Williams Plaza, where Middle and Upper School students spend their free time playing cornhole and table tennis, to assemblies in the theater, All School Chapel in the Wallace Gym, and meals shared in our dining room, the enthusiasm that permeates campus is palpable.

The Riverbank is alive with activity once more, the way it was envisioned in 1958 when leaders from across Atlanta joined together to raise funds to purchase our home along the Chattahoochee River. Today, it can be easy to overlook the natural beauty and uniqueness of our campus, which was once set in the countryside of Atlanta. Yet, it’s the catalyst for everything we do to educate and develop the capable, creative, and empathetic leaders the world needs. This is a special place.

Our campus incites excitement and possibility every day. As nature historian and biologist Sir David Attenborough explains, “It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.”

From the minute our youngest Lions hit the ground running early every morning to the last play of a Friday night football game, our campus

is vibrant. It is strikingly beautiful—year round, but particularly in the fall. During my morning walks, it’s hard not to be captivated by the babbling brook that runs through The Dell, the trees that turn brilliant shades of orange and red each fall, and the fog lifting off the glistening water of the Chattahoochee. Most importantly, our campus provides intellectual interest for our educators and students. Nearly every day, you can find students studying (and playing) outside and teachers harnessing the unique instructional power of this place by utilizing the grounds, gardens, and waters as classrooms. And its size makes it possible to educate 1,640 students and host hundreds of athletic competitions and arts events.

That is why, for the first time in the School’s history, we have thoughtfully designed a campus master plan that embraces the striking resources of our riverfront home while reflecting our mission and our whole child promise. This plan will allow us to highlight our spot along the Chattahoochee, and at the same time, engage our community through our core values, align our resources and systems, and advance Lovett as the leader in whole child education.

As you will read in this issue, much has changed since this campus was first laid out more than 60 years ago. However, one thing remains constant: Like those who came before us, and those who will come after us, we wholeheartedly believe in Eva Edwards Lovett’s distinctive approach to educating the whole child. As our Centennial nears, we will ensure our campus increasingly reflects that mission and revives our connection to nature. In short, a Riverbank Renaissance.

Meredyth Cole Head of School

Welcome, New Trustees

| By Janie Beck, Chief Marketing Officer

Lovett welcomed four new members to the Board of Trustees. These individuals bring tremendous experience personally and professionally while wholeheartedly championing our mission of educating the whole child.

Aimee Simmons Connolly ’95

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Parent: ’25, ’28 ]

As a local servant leader, Aimee Connolly brings outstanding experience to the Lovett Board of Trustees. On our campus, she has served in various roles through the Lovett Parents Association, True Blue Annual Fund, LionBackers, and Breakthrough Atlanta. Beyond our gates, Aimee has consistently sought to better the lives of children through her work with the Atlanta Speech School, Sarah Smith Elementary School, and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. She and her children regularly engage as volunteers in support of several community organizations, including Buckhead Christian Ministries, Open Hand Atlanta, Ronald McDonald House, and Compassion Kitchen Project.

Aimee, a 1995 graduate of Lovett, attended the University of Georgia as an Honors Program student and earned a bachelor of business administration in international business and a minor in Spanish.

She and her husband Colin (a 1994 Lovett graduate) have two children at Lovett.

“I am so honored to serve on the Lovett Board of Trustees. Lovett is more than just a school that provides a great education. It’s where my husband and I made lifelong friends. It’s a community that provides continuing opportunities for engagement and growth. It’s a place where our children learn from the best teachers and coaches and get to experience the same special Lovett community in new and modern ways. It is a privilege to serve alongside others who are just as devoted to Lovett. I look forward to the bright futures of our students and future students!”

Mark Kauffman

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Parent: ’25, ’27 ]

Mark Kauffman is the recently retired CEO of Kauffman Tire (now Treadmaxx), which was a familyowned business founded in 1936 by his grandfather in Wooster, Ohio. Mark graduated from the University of Georgia in 1984 with a BBA in accounting. He has served on numerous boards in metro Atlanta, including Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation and System Boards, Emory Winship Board of Advisors, the Special Olympics of Georgia, Trinity School, Truist Bank Atlanta Advisory Board, and UGA Terry College Dean’s Advisory Council. His knowledge of nonprofit and education institutions brings both a breadth and depth of experience to his service at Lovett.

He and his wife Andrea have two children at Lovett.

“I am honored to be able to serve on the Board of Trustees. Nothing is more important than the education of all children. Lovett’s commitment to superior academics, arts, athletics, as well as instilling an obligation to give back to the community will allow Lovett students to be successful, contributing members of society. I am humbled to help support these ideals.”

Peter E. Thomas Ph.D., M.P.H. ’84

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Parent: ’25, ’29 ]

Dr. Peter Thomas is an epidemiologist and senior research scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as a Commander with the U.S. Public Health Service. Throughout his career, Peter has served as a CDC Epidemic Intelligence (EIS) Officer in Washington, led several national HIV testing projects in Atlanta, and been deployed to more than a dozen countries in response to various health threats including polio, HIV, Ebola, malaria and the Haiti earthquake. Fluent in French, he was posted overseas for several years in Benin and then Uganda with his family as the CDC Resident Advisor for the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI).

As a public health professional, much of Peter’s professional career has focused on addressing racial inequities that drive or accelerate health disparities among people of color. In his private life, he continues to work on civic and social groups and boards that mentor and support people from groups who are discriminated against or are disadvantaged. As an African American from Atlanta, Peter is particularly conscious of the need to support and invest in the lives and needs of young Black males in ways that help address their life challenges and empower them to realize their potential.

A 1984 graduate of Lovett, Dr. Thomas credits much of his call to serve people—especially trying to help those who are poor, sick, and disadvantaged—to his Christian influence and upbringing he received at home and through his 12 years at Lovett.

In his free time, Peter is a longtime member of the global ultimate frisbee community, competing on men’s and co-ed championship teams at the community, college, elite club, and grand master levels nationally and internationally. He is now a co-owner of the Atlanta Hustle, a professional ultimate frisbee team affiliated with the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL). He and his wife Leslie have two children at Lovett.

“My father and mother served at church and through their community and my entire family now does the same. Through Lovett I saw Christian service and social justice as the only way to live. From Dr. Allan Strand through Jim Hendrix and Billy Peebles, Lovett unabashedly modeled what we should be caring about and investing in. Several teachers, parents and even administrators reinforced this ethic along the way. Teeny Parker, Clara Traver, and Mr. Broadway, are a few that come to mind. Even after finishing Lovett and college, it was a Lovett parent, Dr. Bob Hatcher, who really cemented my dedication to public health when I interned with his clinic and public health program at Emory School of Medicine.”

Michael Woocher

[ Parent: ’22, ’24, ’27 ]

A graduate of Emory University and University of Georgia School of Law, Michael Woocher is now a managing director of AllianceBernstein, an asset management and wealth advisory firm. In this role, he oversees the Atlanta office and directly advises private clients and institutions on investment management and a wide array of wealth planning topics, including tax and estate planning, charitable planning, financial risk management, family governance and financial education.

Michael previously served on the Board of Trustees of the Atlanta History Center, Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life, and the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, and the Advisory Board of the Friends of the First Tee of East Lake. He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia Fiduciary Law Section and the Atlanta Estate Planning Council.

Michael and his wife Katherine have four sons, three of whom attend or attended Lovett.

“I’m humbled to join the Board of Trustees and work to further its mission of developing students of honor, faith, and wisdom, with the character and intellect to thrive in learning and life. I have seen firsthand the positive impact Lovett has had in the lives of my sons Charlie, Graham, and Marsh.”

2022-23 Board of Trustees

Chairman

John O. Knox Jr. ’88

Vice Chairman

Frank H. Briggs

Secretary

Megan Apple Stephenson ’93

Treasurer

John C. Staton III ’84

TRUSTEES

David B. Allman ’72

Yetty Levenson Arp ’64

Katherine Rowland Boudreau ’91

Garry L. Capers

Harold M. Cohen

Aimee Simmons Connolly ’95

Malon W. Courts

Sylvia Dick Elise Drake

Michael S. Hardee

Justin P. Jones ’97

Mark Kauffman

Amy Rollins Kreisler ’88

Nikunj R. Lakha

Donald M. Leebern

Alison E. Lewis

Anne Marino

Eileen Keough Millard ’80

James T. Mills Jr. ’74

W. Wright Mitchell ’88

C. Vaughan Nalley IV ’90

David W. Rice, Ph.D.

Nancy Brumley Robitaille ’84

Irma Shrivastava

Dr. Peter Thomas ’84

Michael Woocher

Leonard W. Wood Jr. ’94

Ex Officio Members

Spence Pryor

Rebecca Warner Strang ’93

Lovett School Leadership

Head of School

Meredyth Cole

Associate Head of School

Chelle Wabrek

Head of Lower School

James Choi

Head of Middle School

Joseph Moody

Head of Upper School

Patrick Boswell

Senior Chaplain

Rev. Steve Allen

Chief Marketing Officer

Janie Beck

Chief Human Resources Officer

Chorlana Francis

Director of Fine Arts

Jay Freer ’78

Chief Advancement Officer

Matt Gould

Chief Operating Officer Gray Kelly

Chief Information Officer

Stacia McFadden

Chief Financial Officer

John Mongelli Director of Athletics Adam Nelson ’93

Chief Engagement Officer

Jessica Sant

ACADEMIC RESOURCE CENTER DIRECTOR

Carrie Stafford

Head of Culture and Community Dr. Tommy Welch

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Executive Editor

Justin Abraham

Director of Communications

Managing Editors

Janie Coleman Beck

Chief Marketing Officer

Katie Harrigan

Creative Services Manager

SENIOR EDITORS

Lara Kauffman

Director of Alumni Engagement

Starr Pollock Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement

Contributors

Adekale Ande Maggie Dozier Carr ’07 Jay Freer ’78

Beverly Hamrick Elizabeth R. Pearce ’87 Caroline Rollins

Mason Rooney Jessica Sant Amanda Stibbs

Fran Turner

Chelle Wabrek

Graphic Design & Art Direction

Dawn Stein

Printing

Bennett Graphics

Photography Clyde Click

Miguel Gutiérrez / Legacy Studios Alice Park Paul Ward Faculty, staff, student, and parent photographers

ON THE COVER

Jack Thompson ’25

Comments to the Editor

Please direct all comments to: Justin Abraham, Director of Communications 404-262-3032, ext. 1267 | justin.abraham@lovett.org

Lovett Magazine is published by the Communications Office twice a year and is mailed free of charge to alumni, parents, and friends of The Lovett School. For general information, please email communications@lovett.org. To submit alumni news, email alumni@lovett.org or visit www.lovett.org.

©2022 The Lovett School, 4075 Paces Ferry Road, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30327-3009.

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Please note:

Lovett adheres to the latest COVID-19 public health guidelines. Photos in this publication are reflective of the guidelines in place at the time the photos were taken.

CAMPUS NEWS

It was all smiles and high-fives as our youngest Lions kicked off the 2022-23 school year on Wednesday, August 17.

FACULTY & STAFF NEWS:

warm welcomes, heartfelt congratulations

fond farewells

Lovett Welcomes New Leaders

Lovett is thrilled to welcome two new members of the School’s Leadership Team. These team members will be essential to the success and growth of our institution by directly supporting students, faculty, and staff.

Matt Gould

Chief Advancement Officer

Matt Gould joined Lovett in August as the School’s Chief Advancement Officer. He oversees Lovett’s fundraising, donor stewardship, advancement services, and alumni engagement teams. Matt has a lengthy background in independent school and university fundraising. During his career, he has worked at Woodberry Forest School in Virginia, and the Porter-Gaud School in South Carolina, managing annual giving, major giving, and capital campaign initiatives. For the last decade, Matt worked at Georgia Tech, where he oversaw major giving efforts nationwide.

Though he was born in Norfolk, Virginia, Matt spent much of his childhood in New England. He completed a bachelor’s degree in Russian Language from Trinity College, and a master’s degree in Educational Leadership and Administration from George Washington University. Matt and his wife Jennifer live in Brookhaven with their three daughters.

Three Facts:

1. Lived and worked in Moscow.

2. Has a twin sister.

3. Father of three girls.

Dr. Tommy Welch

Head of Culture and Community

Dr. Tommy Welch came to the Riverbank in September as the School’s Head of Culture and Community. In this new role, Tommy will lead our efforts to build and sustain systems and practices that foster a culture of belonging for all members of the community. He has more than 20 years of experience in education, working as a diversity advocate, coach, mentor, and principal. Most recently, he has served as the Chief Equity and Compliance Officer for Gwinnett County Public Schools. Of note, Tommy was recognized as Georgia’s top principal in 2017 by the Georgia Association of Secondary School Principals.

Tommy was born and raised in Buffalo, New York, where he completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He obtained his Ed.S from Piedmont College and a Ph.D from Mercer University. He enjoys spending time with his wife Stacy and their three children. The Welch family enjoys sports, live theater, crafts, and dance parties before bedtime.

Three Facts:

1. Played football for the University at Buffalo, but is a thespian at heart.

2. Participated in a Congressional briefing.

3. Enjoys learning about different cultures.

I AM AMAZED EACH DAY BY THE GENEROSITY OF THE LOVETT COMMUNITY WITH THEIR TIME AND SPIRIT.”

Matt Gould

LOVETT HAS PROVEN TO BE A GREAT PLACE. I INTEND TO ‘LIVE LOVETT, LEARN LOVETT AND LOVE LOVETT’ TO EXPERIENCE THE SCHOOL’S CULTURE AND COMMUNITY.”

Dr. Tommy Welch

New Faculty

Lovett welcomed some of the newest Lions to campus over the summer—new faculty and staff! Scan the QR code below to read fun facts about our teachers and staff members, collected by Associate Head of School Chelle Wabrek.

Lower School

Hope Connelly

Third Grade Co-Teacher

Kesha Grant

Fourth Grade Co-Teacher

Angél Kytle

Fourth Grade Co-Teacher

Libby Lee ’17

Kindergarten Co-Teacher

Marian Massey

First Grade Co-Teacher

PJ Miller

K-2 Director of Teaching and Learning

Keenan Palmore

Fourth Grade Co-Teacher

Annalise Paul

Kindergarten Co-Teacher

Joe Purus

Fifth Grade Co-Teacher

Michelle Reagan

Fourth Grade Lead Teacher

Lydia Grace Smith

Fourth Grade Co-Teacher

MacKenzie Vance

First Grade Lead Teacher

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Middle School

Natalie Barnoud French

Jesse Betar Social Studies

AnnMarie Marlow English Bailie Monahan Math

Kai Parham Social Studies Marina Perez Spanish Abigail Reed English

Lucy Schoenrock English Shannon Shi Latin Jill Stedman Social Studies

Tatyana Suber Math

Upper School

Ashley Armato Associate Director of College Counseling Lindsey Boozer Math

John Crookston Physics Brice Ezell English Eric Hansen Math

Jennifer Howard Math

Theresa Jespersen History

Diana Rigby Spanish Bobby Tuttle History

Yasmeen Williams Chemistry

scan here for faculty fun facts

Academic Technology and Academic Resource Center

Vanessa Boone Lower School Academic Technology Nick Bowden

Upper School Librarian Karen Boykins Lower School Academic Technology Elektra Thompson Upper School Executive Functioning Specialist

Maggie Wright Middle School Learning Specialist

Faculty & Staff Awards

Thanks to the generosity of our donor community, Lovett had the honor of presenting awards to the following faculty and staff on May 31, 2022.

Loyal Lion Awards

Chris Lewis

David Laster Steve Hendricks Michael Brown Joe Williams Gail Hutchinson

Peebles Leadership by Example Award

Maxwell McDowell

Charles E. Oakley Service Award Anita Hua

Lichtenstein Exemplary Service Award Brian Holzapfel

Surdyk Award Jennifer Arnold

Alumni 50th Class Reunion Award for Excellence in Teaching Jayne Liu

Chenault Fine Arts Teaching Award Wesley Forlines

Loudermilk Family Foundation Coaching Award Virginia Seiler Kerns ’11

Outstanding Co-Teacher Award

Lizzie Chastain Harriet Haan

Wood Lower School Master Teacher Chair Susan Lincoln

Loridans Academic Fellowship Award Debi Ohayon

Upper School Excellence in Teaching Award Alex Reynolds Stephen Award for Excellence in Teaching Reid Hamilton Woodward Award

Lannitra Peaks-Turner Vernon Smith Megan Lorick Vince Nasca

ROLLINS

FAMILY CHAIR

Amy Story David Eccles Eric Schoonard Ashley Sharpton

2022 O. Wayne Rollins Quest for Excellence Grant

Recipients based on their years of service to Lovett:

10 Years: Jill Chang Eden Cromedy Sara Friedman Dwan Henderson Rebecca Hernandez Rebecca Metzger Kelly Scott

20 Years

Twana Black Abner Steve Brown Tony Coley Valerie Pickens Mary Holloway Timberlake ’75

After a combined 86 years of service to Lovett, three inspirational educators ended their journey on the Riverbank and retired following the 2021-22 school year.

A fond farewell to our recent Retirees

Edi Houghton

Edi Houghton, long-time teacher and Assistant Head of Lower School, retired at the conclusion of the 2021-22 school year after 35 years of service to Lovett. We will miss her love for children, support of faculty, logistical brilliance, and generous collegiality. Among the many contributions during her time, Edi revamped class schedules and implemented the Circle of Families program to create a stronger sense of community for incoming families. She is also the creative genius behind the Lower School Administrative Team’s Halloween costumes each year!

Above all, one of Edi’s lasting legacies will be her ability to make all people feel valued and heard. She has impacted generations of families and has been a stalwart figure in the Lower School for decades.

Left to right: Edi Houghton, Robyn Martin, and Susan Ralls pose for a photo during a retirement celebration.

Robyn Martin

Robyn Martin served as Lovett’s Director of Library Services and Upper School Librarian for 19 years. Robyn is a fierce and admirable force, determined to instill a love of reading in everyone and support her team to the fullest. An outstanding researcher and creative in her approach to selecting and utilizing printed materials and technology, Robyn has supported the work of countless Lovett students and teachers. She was instrumental in updating the library with new, modern furniture to make it more student-centered.

In addition to her professional responsibilities, she’s described as being a caring friend and supportive mentor. Robyn’s constant focus is how to most effectively reach students in their understanding.

One colleague shares “Robyn has been an inspiration, collaborator, and friend to me over the years. She’s an outstanding researcher and creative in her approaches to selecting and using printed materials and technology. She’s helped me—but more importantly, my students—on countless occasions to become more skilled writers and researchers. When I’m designing a project, I seek her out to help guide the process. We have a lot of fun brainstorming ideas and resources! I’m going to miss her as a sounding board, but more importantly, as a friend to visit every day at school.”

“THE WAY THAT ROBYN BROUGHT OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER THROUGH BOOKS AND LITERATURE. WHETHER IT WAS THROUGH THE REGULAR “NEW BOOK PARTIES” OR THE HOLIDAY BOOK EXCHANGE, SHE SOUGHT TO USE READING AS A WAY OF FORGING CLOSER COLLEGIAL RELATIONSHIPS.”

Patrick Boswell, Upper School Head

Susan Ralls

After 32 years of service at Lovett, Susan Ralls retired in May 2022. Susan is a truly remarkable teacher; she loved teaching children and in turn, was beloved by all of her students. In tune with each child and supportive of the individual’s strengths and opportunities, Susan made learning fun. For years, former students would visit her classroom long after they had outgrown the Lower School.

Susan was often sought for her sage advice and earned tremendous respect from her colleagues. She is regarded as helpful, kind, pleasant, positive, and thoughtful. Creative and flexible, Susan was always one to embrace new ideas constantly inspiring others with her ability to learn and grow.

Now with six grandchildren in Atlanta—three of whom are Lovett Lions—Susan will be busy spending time with cherished family and friends. Hopefully we’ll continue to see her smiling face as she serves as the occasional substitute teacher in the Lower School.

I THINK OF SUSAN, I THINK OF A SMART, WITTY, LIFELONG LEARNER!”

“WHEN

— Amy Murphy, former Lower School teacher and colleague

The Lower School administrative team’s coordinated Halloween costumes during COVID.

Glenn Speaker Series Presents Doris Kearns Goodwin

Lovett was proud to host presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin on March 31, 2022, for the annual Glenn Speaker Series. In her career, Goodwin has established herself as a leading historian of American presidents. She won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for history for No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II. Her Team of Rivals served as the basis for Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln and was awarded the prestigious Lincoln Prize, the inaugural Book Prize for American history and the Lincoln Leadership Prize. At Lovett, Goodwin held a meet-and-greet with guests prior to a moderated talk with Upper School history teacher Kevin Randolph to discuss one of her more recent books, Leadership in Turbulent Times

The Glenn Speaker Series, made possible by the Jack and Anne Glenn Character Education Speakers Fund, was established in 2004 with the purpose of bringing to Lovett speakers and scholars who can engage our community on the critical matter of character as part of educating the whole child.

Lovett hosted a meet-and-greet and book signing with Doris Kearns Goodwin prior to her talk in the Hendrix Chenault Theater.

Welcome, Grandparents & Special Friends!

In February 2022, our youngest Lions were thrilled to welcome their grandparents and special friends to campus. The day began with a special student performance in the Chapel before ending in the Lower School as our special guests toured the building and shared sweet treats with their Lions.

Lovett offers “an education of doing and creating as opposed to a training in memorizing and repeating.”

– Eva Edwards Lovett, New Deal in Education (1933)

Eva Edwards Lovett founded Lovett so students could learn through the act of doing and creating, rather than sitting and memorizing information. These are just a few recent examples of how today’s students are learning by living through experiences!

Seeing Green for Earth Week

Ahead of Earth Week, Upper School botany students sold their organically grown seedlings with all proceeds going towards the Lovett garden. In addition, the Green Team hosted a bake sale in Williams Plaza and Wallace Lobby, with all of their proceeds going to support “adopting” an endangered animal. The Green Team also hosted a bag swap, so community members could bring in plastic grocery bags in exchange for a reusable Lovett tote. The Green Team then recycled all of the collected plastic bags.

Historical Figures Come to Life

For a brief moment, dozens of famous figures came to life in a living museum in the Lower School! Third grade students selected a historical figure to research, write a speech about, dress up as, and present. Parents and teachers visited the museum and pressed “activation” buttons causing them to spring to life and talk about their life and accomplishments.

Learning with Technology

After reading the novel The Island on Bird Street, sixth grade students immersed themselves in a museum about the Holocaust. Middle School librarian Jennifer Northrup collaborated with the English department and Academic Technology to create the museum. During the activity, students explored various stations including a virtual reality experience where they could tour the Anne Frank House.

Community Engagement Day

Lovett students and families gathered on Saturday, March 26, to honor the School’s commitment to our metro-Atlanta neighbors through the second annual Family Community Engagement Day. Working with several non-profit organizations, families planted potatoes at the Foodwell Alliance Tapestry Garden and helped with property maintenance at the Chastain Horse Park. On campus, students and families prepared 100 to-go food bags for Compassion Kitchen and 65 shoebox hygiene kits for United Way and MUST Ministries.

Exploring the World Through Dance

Lovett International Alliance presented a Lower School travel experience to India, Mexico, Ireland, and the Philippines. At each stop along their voyage, students had their passports stamped, learned about culture through dance, and received souvenirs. In India, students learned a Bollywood dance and received a Kumkum box; in Mexico, they learned a Latin salsa dance and received a Talavera handpainted tile; in Ireland, they learned Riverdance and received an Irish flag and shamrock coin; and in the Philippines, they learned the Tinikling dance and ate a tasty treat. The final stop of their journey was in the dining hall where they had the opportunity to try several dishes, including Indian butter chicken with basmati rice and red lentil dahl, Irish potato stew, and Mexican street corn.

Round-Up

| by Adekale Ande, Sports Information Manager

Winter 2021-22

Boys Basketball

The boys team had a strong season and advanced to the sweet sixteen of the state championship. The program finished the season 17-12 (6-2 in region play). For their efforts, Christian Anderson Jr. ’24 and Kyle Walters ’23 received All-Region and All-State honors. Christian was also one of the top shooters in the state of Georgia, averaging 30 points per game and surpassing 1,000 career points during the season. He was also named a MaxPreps All-American Honorable Mention.

Girls Basketball

Girls basketball qualified for the state tournament and ended the

season 17-11 overall (10-1 region play). Allie Ohde ’22 and Kayleigh Stargell ’24 received All-Region accolades for their performances during the season, which included Allie surpassing 1,000 career points during her time at Lovett.

Wrestling

The Lions completed a clean sweep of the Class 2A State Championships, winning the state duals championship and state traditional championship. This feat hasn’t been accomplished at Lovett since 2003!

The team had 13 wrestlers qualify for the state traditional championship and seven finalists.

Christian Bell ’24, Parker Coy ’22, Cael Kusky ’25, and Christopher Mance ’25 each took home the championship in their respective

weight class, while Alex Hyman ’23, Nicholas Moffet ’23, and William Stimmel ’22 were state runnersup. For Parker, it was his second consecutive year as a state champion in the 132-pound weight class.

Boys Swimming and Diving

Boys swimming and diving took sixth place in the Class 1A-3A State Championship, and the combined boys and girls team placed sixth overall, out of nearly three dozen teams. William Carnegie ’22, Avi Daftari ’23, Madison King ’23, and Noah Whittle ’22 were all named to the Third Team All-State for their season-long efforts.

Girls Swimming and Diving

The girls team placed sixth in the 1A3A State Championship, combining

their score with the boys team to place sixth overall. Lily Botha ’22, Alexis Dalton ’25, Georgia Hayes Kimmerly ’25, and Ivey Smith ’22 were named to the Second Team All-State for their performances, and Caroline Colavito ’23 and Lyla Nelson ’25 were named to the Third Team All-State. At the State Championship preliminaries, Ivey, Alexis, Virginia Jane Hultgren ’25, and Caroline Peak ’25 broke a 34-year-old Lovett record in the 200-yard medley!

Spring 2022

Baseball

The Lions finished the year 28-10 and advanced to the state semifinals. A highlight of the season was Hayden Bernard ’23 tossing a no-hitter against Holy Innocents’. Robert Mitchell ’22 and Hayden Bernard ’23 earned First Team All-State honors, and Kai Cunningham ’22, Will Prigge ’22, and Jack Steel ’22 earned Second Team All-State Honors.

Boys Tennis

The boys program finished the year as state runners-up in Class 2A. The Lions battled their way into the final of the state championship, but fell 2-3 to Pace. Though it was a strong year overall in their classification, the team’s schedule included some of the tougher opponents across all GHSA classifications.

Lovett Athletics Wins 2021-22 Director’s Cup

For the second consecutive year, Lovett won the Regions Bank AA Director’s Cup given annually by the Georgia Athletic Directors Association (GADA). The award recognizes “those athletic departments in all Georgia High School Association classifications who have excelled and shown superior performance” throughout all three seasons. During the 2021-22 school year, the Lions won five state championships—wrestling, boys golf, girls golf, boys lacrosse, and girls soccer—and were runners-up in five programs. Congratulations, Lions!

Girls Tennis

The girls team advanced to the final of the state championship and finished as Class 2A runners-up.

The Lions ended the season with a strong 16-8 record.

Boys Lacrosse

The Lions are the Class 1A-5A state champions! It was a historic season for the program as the team finished undefeated with a 22-0 record.

William Overly ’22 had a standout season as he broke the singleseason point record with 121 points and received Player of the Year accolades from the AJC. Garrett Kelly ’22 broke the single-season goals record with 83 goals. Lovett also had three players named to the AllState First Team: Owen Armentrout ’22, Russell Overly ’22, and William. Those three Lions were also named US Lacrosse All-Americans.

Girls Lacrosse

Despite their 10-11 overall record, the girls lacrosse program had a remarkable season. The team climbed their way to the quarterfinals of

the state tournament, marking the furthest the team has advanced so far under the leadership of Coach Ryan Randolph. Carlisle Stone ’25 led the team in points this season with 74 points.

Boys Soccer

The boys soccer team had a strong season, finishing as state runnersup with a record of 18-3-1 (and undefeated in region play). The team won the region championship earlier in the season and had several notable milestones: Nick Carrano ’23 surpassed 100 career points and Marco Brok ’23 has exceeded 100 career saves. Nick earned First Team All-State honors and Prescott Bayman ’23, Marco, and Burke Volkmann ’24 all earned honorable mentions.

Girls Soccer

Girls soccer clinched the Class AA state championship with a 2-1 victory over Pace! The 2022 squad became the first team in program history to win back-to-back titles. The Lions finished the season with a 21-3 record (and undefeated in region

play). Leslie Lewallen ’22, who scored the game-winning goal in the state championship, surpassed 100 points during her career at Lovett.

Boys Track and Field

The boys track and field squad had a strong season that included a region championship win! In fact, it was the first year since 2007 that both the boys and girls won the region title. At the Class AA state championship in Columbus, the 4x800 meter relay team of Hunt Shurling ’22, Kiran Menachery ’24, Wilson Madden ’22, and Henry Hicks ’23 took home silver.

Girls Track and Field

The girls team performed well this season, clinching the region championship along with the boys team—a feat that hasn’t been accomplished since 2007. The Lions had multiple top-ten finishes at the state championship. Of note was the 4x400 meter relay team—Sarah Turner ’25, Riley Kemp ’25, Vinay Neely ’22, and Malia Allmon ’24— which finished fourth, helping to earn a seventh-place finish overall.

Class of 2022 College Signings

Kai Cunningham

Santa Clara University Baseball

Will Prigge Tulane University Baseball

Diego Sarabia Bates College Baseball

Jack Steel Denison University Baseball

Logan Easterly New York University Softball

Peyton Kanaly Dartmouth College Softball

Maura McBreen Villanova University Softball

Allie Ohde Dartmouth College Softball

Makayla Moran

Rollins College Volleyball

William Stimmel Hampden-Sydney College

Football Brady Rackley Georgia Tech Golf

Garrett Kelly Tufts University Lacrosse

Jon Mori Rhodes College Lacrosse

Russell Overly Denver University Lacrosse

William Overly University of Utah Lacrosse

Stevie Bracey University of Virginia Football

Boys Golf

The boys golf team are back-to-back state champions! The 2022 title is the fifth state championship in program history. Several team members were honored with All-State accolades, including Zidan Ajani ’23 and Brady Rackley ’22 being named to First Team and Jack Shaifer ’23 receiving an honorable mention.

Girls Golf

The girls golf team won the state championship for the second consecutive year! The program now has six state titles in its history. For their efforts this season, Alicia Kim ’23 and Blair Maner ’22 were both named to the First Team All-State.

Gymnastics

Though the gymnastics team was plagued by injuries that prevented them from qualifying for the state meet, the team still performed well!

Virginia Brown ’25, Ane Phan Coy ’24, Alaysia Georges ’25, and Gabby Tobin ’24 all received high scores in their respective events.

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FINE ARTS News

Theater Arts Class Returns to the Big Apple

After a long absence due to the pandemic, the annual Honors Theater Arts class trip to New York City made a triumphant return in March. During the excursion, students see all sides of New York, experience a variety of cultures and foods, attend Broadway shows, explore the city, and create memories they will treasure for the rest of their lives! Most years the trip includes the chance to meet with Broadway casts on stage after the shows so students can ask questions and see what it’s like backstage. The diversity of food the students get to explore, plus visiting areas often not seen during a typical trip, make this a very special experience.

Orchestra Students Show Off Their Skills

Third, fourth, and fifth grade orchestra musicians performed several well-known songs, including “Baby Shark,” “Blue Danube Waltz,” and “Frere Jacques” during their annual year-end concert for Lower School students and teachers. This concert showcases the growth in their musicianship over the course of the school year.

Putting a New Spin on an Old Classic

Upper School theater arts students performed three shows of a playful new adaptation of the beloved Jane Austen classic, Sense and Sensibility The play follows the fortunes and misfortunes of the Dashwood family and is set in the gossipy late 18th-century England. With a strong female voice, the play was full of humor, scandal, emotional depth, and bold theatricality!

Lower School Students Get Artsy

Our rising young artists in the Lower School were treated to another amazing Spring Arts Festival—sponsored annually by Lovett’s Friends of the Arts—where they created glass art with artist Kelly Thames, created nature sun prints, painted a selfportrait, and made lion mosaic light catchers. Additionally, students learned hip-hop dancing with Aaron James (a Lovett dance instructor and choreographer), learned songs and dances of popular musicals by Forefront Arts drama coaches, and ended their exciting day with a performance by the Courtnay & Rowe Music Studio Band.

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Telling Tales and Singing Songs

First and second grade students dressed up like grasshoppers, ants, mice, cats, dogs, tortoises, and hares to perform in their spring musical! Students staged a production of Sing a Song of Aesop, a musical depicting seven famous fables.

Scholastic Art & Writing Award Recipients

Three students were honored with regional Scholastic Art & Writing awards. Stewart Key ’22 received an honorable mention; Soeun Lee ’24 received a Gold Key, two Silver Keys, and two honorable mentions; and Judy Li ’25 received a Silver Key and two honorable mentions. All three students submitted paintings, drawings, and illustrations to the contest. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is the nation’s longest running and most prestigious scholarship and recognition program for students in grades 7-12. Founded in 1923, the contest receives nearly 230,000 submissions at the regional level. Past artists who have received recognition through the program as teens include Amanda Gorman, Stephen King, Sylvia Plath, and Andy Warhol.

ADVANCEMENT updates

Giving Day

On May 11, Lovett alumni made 439 individual gifts— totaling more than $65,000—to honor and remember the Lovett educators, coaches, instructors, and staff who changed their lives. Alumni support throughout the year and on our annual giving day sends a meaningful message about the indelible impact this school has on its graduates.

In honor of Debi Ohayon. Amazing teacher who built up my writing confidence that still shows later in my life!”

- Mike Briggs ’03

Gift to honor Coach Glasser and Coach Davis for all of the years that they poured their time and effort into me.”

- Marcus Carder ’02

Jay Dickerson consistently gave his all, whether it was in the classroom, practice field, or on a trip. You knew he was totally involved. Just a great man to be in the presence of at Lovett!”

- Don Bradshaw ’75

On a vacation in Greece this week, I have been thinking of how Ken Rau and Lovett fueled my love of Classics and equipped me for a life of learning. Thanks to the school and its wonderful teachers for all they do.”

-Andrew Frazier ’11

Lovett has given me...a lot more than I have given back. Thank you!”

- Bob Isaacson ’73

True Blue 21-22

The 2021-22 True Blue Annual Fund celebrated another record-breaking year, raising $3,327,532 from more than 2,300 donors and friends of the School. The generosity of this community directly supports the people, programs, and facilities that allow our students to persevere with open minds, kind hearts, sincere curiosity about the world around them, and a genuine drive to make a difference in their communities.

To read more about the remarkable generosity of our community, scan the QR code to view our 2021-22 Annual Report.

Founder’s Reception

On April 5, 2022, members of the Lovett community gathered to thank the School’s most generous and loyal donors at the annual Founder’s Reception. Lovett is honored to have the opportunity to recognize, gather with, and thank our community’s philanthropic leaders.

Our community simply cannot thank you enough for the gifts of your time, talent and treasure. Your generosity is extraordinary.”

Meredyth Cole Head of School

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Global Engagement Trips Resume

| By Fran Turner, Director of Civic and Global Engagement

OnJune 1, 2022, an important event happened. Though it did not occur on the Lovett campus, a quiet cheer went up in offices around the school. At 4:35 p.m. on that warm Atlanta Friday, 18 Upper School students and three faculty members set off for Israel as part of the first Lovett-sponsored international trip to take place in almost three years. The trip was followed less than two weeks later by our students’ return to Siempre Verde, a moment that was emotional for Lions who have cherished the unique and important Ecuadorian cloud forest extension of Lovett’s campus for almost 30 years. Students and faculty were taking to the skies once more—to learn and to engage with the world.

For many of us on the Riverbank, these international trips represent much more than just chances for students to travel. After all, following three years of missed opportunities and COVID-related cancellations, we no longer take off-campus learning for granted. These expeditions represent a return to something that alumni and teachers will recognize as fundamental to a Lovett education: the School understands that experiential learning is powerful and is committed to creating learning experiences that go beyond the classroom walls.

Rev. Steve Allen, who led the Israel trip along with History Department Chair Bernadette May-Beaver and Lower School Chaplain Jennifer Arnold, sums it up well, “There are many ways to learn, but there is perhaps no greater teacher than a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee, a camel ride in the desert, a walk through the streets of Jerusalem, Friday night at the Western Wall, and a visit to the Holocaust Memorial. You can hear about these places in school, in church, or at the synagogue, but nothing beats being in the place where it all happened.”

When I came to Lovett three years ago, I admired our global engagement opportunities for many reasons, but first and foremost, I was impressed with Lovett’s focus on creating quality learning experiences that serve as extensions of what happens in the classroom. Where some schools might provide a menu of trips that are little more than sightseeing opportunities, Lovett’s student travel program—both domestic and international—is designed to harness the expertise of our faculty and the transformative power that experience has on the developing brain.

Urban Experience students who study issues facing the city will never forget meeting with community leaders and seeing firsthand the novel and relevant approaches to problem-solving they share. Spanish students working side by side with elementary school children in an Ecuadorian school will process the Spanish language in an authentic, meaningful way that is difficult to replicate in the classroom. Theater students will see the craft they are learning come to life by watching and talking with

some of the top actors, directors, and tech experts in the world during their intensive trip to New York City. These experiences support, inspire, provoke, and embed, and they can bridge achievement gaps by reaching different students in unique ways.

We are overjoyed that the 2022-23 school year will see a host of opportunities for Lovett students to extend their learning beyond the classroom. In addition to studying religion in Israel, and Spanish, botany, and the cloud forest in Ecuador, Fine Arts students will learn and perform in New York and New Orleans; marine biology students will seine the waters of Skidaway Island (and can opt to learn research techniques while exploring the coral reefs of The Bahamas!); Latin and art history students can see the pieces and places they’re studying up close and in person during their trip to Italy; and eighth grade civics students will witness our nation’s government at-work in Washington, DC. It is shaping up to be a year full of unique opportunities for our students to immerse themselves in powerful learning experiences.

Above: Lovett Upper School students returned to Siempre Verde in June after three years. Right: Students participating in in the summer religion course in Israel.

THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO LEARN, BUT THERE IS PERHAPS NO GREATER TEACHER THAN A BOAT RIDE ON THE SEA OF GALILEE, A CAMEL RIDE IN THE DESERT, A WALK THROUGH THE STREETS OF JERUSALEM, FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE WESTERN WALL, AND A VISIT TO THE HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL.”

Rev. Steve Allen, Senior Chaplain

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Students have always been involved in the evolution of Lovett’s campus, and today is no different. Whether it’s engaging in brainstorming sessions with campus master planners or participating in this groundbreaking from decades ago, our campus is as much for students as it is by students.

online and on air

Recently, the School launched two significant initiatives to connect Lovett with an even larger audience and highlight the stories and impacts of our unique approach to whole child education.

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Lovett Launches New Website and Mobile App

In October, Lovett launched a newly designed website to connect the School with prospective families and external audiences. For the last year, the Communications Office has been working with all campus departments to build a website that better reflects our community, academics, and whole child promise. This refreshed digital front door for families and students interested in Lovett has an easier navigation and search function, and immersive design elements that point out our school’s riverbank campus.

Coinciding with the redesigned website, the School launched its own mobile app! Students, parents, and faculty and staff will be able to log into the app to view the school directory, filter the school calendars to their liking, and receive push notifications for school closings.

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Living Lovett, One Story at a Time

| By Jessica Sant, Chief Engagement Officer

3, 2, 1. The producer cues me in. Volume levels bounce back and forth on the monitor as I welcome listeners to another episode of the School’s podcast, Living Lovett

I never would have thought just a couple of years ago that schools would find a need for a podcast. While you can uncover a show for any interest through a universe of podcast apps these days, schools have not been spaces where digital programming has historically taken root.

And yet, in my role as Lovett’s Chief Engagement Officer, I’m charged with designing systems and practices that ensure we live up to the Lovett promise with our students, their families, and our faculty and staff, too. That commitment involves an equitable and fulfilling student experience inside and outside of the classroom. It also demands a parent experience that is aligned fully with the mission and values of our School along with an engaged and supported faculty and staff workforce. Simply put, none of those outcomes can be achieved without the foundational building blocks of trusting relationships. For that reason, Lovett’s Engagement Team has been hard at work designing a number of experiences we hope will foster a deeper, stronger experience of connection across our school community this year.

While we always will put a high premium on face-to-face engagement, we also realize time and energy are scarce resources—that not all of our efforts can demand parents or employees to commute to campus for a workshop or a speaker. In fact, as we have returned to a more normal world post-COVID, many of our days feel stretched even thinner. So, how might we get to know one another in ways that are meaningful, less burdensome, and ultimately meet all of us where we are?

Enter Living Lovett: Stories from the Riverbank. Initially just hoping to test the waters, we committed to a five-episode pilot season of the podcast in the spring of 2022. Each episode was intended to be digestible and educational for anyone inside (or outside!) the Lovett community. In just five episodes, we covered Sandra Switzer, a veteran Upper School faculty member, who reflected on her journey to teaching; we talked with Anita Hua, director of college counseling, about the complicated and very human process of college admission; Sara Friedman, director of K-12 school counseling, shared the efforts our school counselors are

making to support student well-being inside and outside of the classroom; 11 seniors enthusiastically discussed their senior projects and diploma distinction journeys; and two long-time parents celebrated their graduates and why they committed to choosing Lovett all those years ago.

Each episode ends with our guests discussing what “Living Lovett” means to them. And what has struck me most about their responses is that they are all rooted in the sentiment that human connection—the people—matter most. Not surprising, the impact of relationships we cultivate with one another at Lovett is far reaching, and the reason so many of us return here year after year is thanks to the many, many people who show up for this place each day.

In the fall of 2022, for season two of the podcast, we’ll air ten episodes through November. You’ll hear from parent volunteer leaders, master teachers, alumni, fundraising experts, creative minds in the arts, our chaplains, our divisional and school leaders, and of course, lots of students, too! If you have a story, experience, or perspective about how you live Lovett that you’d like to explore, I’d love to hear from you! And of course, if you haven’t had an opportunity to check out the show, we invite you to listen wherever you subscribe to podcasts.

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Top: Jessica Sant recording an episode of Living Lovett Left: Podcast cover art created by Stewart Key ’22.

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| by Mason Rooney, Associate Director of Admission and Social Media Manager

Look-back

Nestled on the top floor of the Vasser Wolley Library is a suite of rooms filled with binders, bins, and books of school history. The Lovett Archives provide a peek into our past, while also revealing how we still carry on decades-old traditions. Welcome to a new recurring section of the Lovett Magazine, where we will explore and share nearly 100 years of school history.

Forever Siempre Verde Turns 30

| Justin Abraham Director of Communications

in 1992...

the Georgia Dome opened, sales of compact discs exceeded cassette tapes for the first time, The Real World premiered on MTV, and Lovett purchased hundreds of acres of cloud forest in Ecuador. Thirty years later, Lovett’s cloud forest—Siempre Verde— remains just as strong as it was in the early 90s (although we can’t say the same is true for the Georgia Dome, CDs, or The Real World).

Just like Lovett itself, Siempre Verde was a big idea in 1992. Its beginning can be traced to a conversation between then-Headmaster Dr. Jim Hendrix and Bob Braddy on a New York City sidewalk in 1991. Bob, head of the Upper School science department at the time, had been named a Tandy Technology Scholar and spent the prize money exploring Ecuador. He and his wife Connie spent three weeks in the country’s Intag Region. He dreamed of a reserve where Lovett students could learn in the field and could interact with nearby communities. Legend has it that Bob accosted Jim on a city sidewalk, sharing his idea for what could be a unique signature program. “I had a vision of establishing a research center for both kids and adults,” Bob recalls. “And Jim Hendrix said ‘do it.’”

Students and the community were quick to respond. Lovett’s Ecology Club raised $2,000 to help build a school in the neighboring town of Santa Rosa. A local pizza company donated pizzas for students to sell, raising more than $5,000 of the $7,500 needed to purchase the initial 500 acres of cloud forest. The remainder came from the recycling of newspaper and aluminum cans. The next summer, Braddy, Hendrix, and a group of students traveled to the site to collect the deed and explore the property.

It would take until 1996 for construction to begin on the first iteration of Siempre Verde’s lodge. The site was so remote at the time that all supplies were brought up the mountain on donkey or mule. Five men built the 2,600-square-foot structure with minimal tools and no electricity. In the years that followed, the research station was expanded, additional acreage was purchased, a partnership was started with the Atlanta Botanical Garden, and the program grew in popularity.

Founded with the purpose of creating a protected preserve and establishing a research center to support tropical conservation education, Siempre Verde has hosted scores of students, educators, and researchers since its inception. It’s one of the best vehicles for understanding a culture, history, and ecology different from our own.

Visitors making the trek to Siempre Verde immerse themselves in 1,245 acres of misty, cool air and tropical, mountaintop vegetation. The reserve—Lovett’s “south campus” as Bob jokingly calls it—is home to hundreds of various bird, orchid, frog, and insect species. In fact, nearly four times the number of bird species have been documented in Siempre Verde compared to the entire

This was a place to teach kids what a cloud forest is in the ecological scheme of things and to take them there to do simple research and let them experience it themselves rather than through a textbook and photographs.”

Bob Braddy, founder and first director of Siempre Verde

state of Georgia, even though Siempre Verde would cover just 0.0032 percent of the state.

At Siempre Verde, students have the ultimate opportunity to learn by doing. It’s a prime example of Lovett’s mission to use hands-on teaching to educate students. “This was a place to teach kids what a cloud forest is in the ecological scheme of things and to take them there to do simple research and let them experience it themselves rather than through a textbook and photographs,” says Bob.

In its three decades of existence, Siempre Verde has offered American and Ecuadorian students the opportunity to learn through research and the exchange of ideas. It gives students and teachers unique experiences in cultural and ecological diversity that would be impossible to replicate closer to home. At Siempre Verde, botany students see more than 200 orchid species flourishing in the wild, arts students create mixed media portfolios that

showcase Ecuador’s natural and cultural diversity, and Spanish students improve their communication skills by immersing themselves in the community.

As international trips were suspended during the pandemic, Lovett used the time to complete renovation projects at the reserve. Much of the lodge was rebuilt, including its roof, structural supports, and walls, which were original to its construction in 1996. Inside, walls were moved to enlarge the interior space and create a third dormitory. The new layout is approximately 500 square feet larger than the previous layout, and the dorm rooms can now comfortably accommodate up to 32 visitors. By using the existing footprint to renovate the lodge, it was a much more sustainable process and the renovations will extend the life of the lodge for many more years.

Reynolds, Upper School science teacher and director of Siempre Verde

I WOULD HATE TO SAY A PLAN FOR THE FUTURE IS TO NOT CHANGE SIEMPRE VERDE, BUT I THINK THERE’S AN INHERENT BEAUTY AND NOSTALGIA TO THE PLACE. EVEN AFTER ALL OF THESE YEARS, EVERYONE WHO HAS TRAVELED THERE CAN ALL TALK ABOUT A SHARED EXPERIENCE.”

Alex

Though the towns and areas around Siempre Verde are getting busier, roads are being paved, traffic and population are increasing—much of Siempre Verde remains the same. And that’s okay for Alex Reynolds, Upper School science teacher and director of Siempre Verde. “I would hate to say a plan for the future is to not change Siempre Verde, but I think there’s an inherent beauty and nostalgia to the place,” he says. “Even after all of these years, everyone who has traveled there can all talk about a shared experience.”

SUPPORTING SIEMPRE VERDE & OUR STUDENTS

For decades, members of the Lovett community have traveled to the Ecuadorian cloud forest to expand their knowledge, connect with other cultures, and explore the world beyond the Riverbank. Much of that is possible thanks to the generosity of donors who have supported Siempre Verde and our students through gifts to various endowed funds.

The Constance and Robert Braddy Siempre Verde Scholarship Fund

In appreciation of Connie and Bob Braddy and their dedication to creating Siempre Verde, Lovett established this fund in March 1997 to provide financial aid to qualified Lovett students wishing to travel to and study the Ecuadorian cloud forest classroom. The need-based award is given to students who demonstrate a passion for learning botany, conservation methods, and ecology.

The Fuqua Siempre Verde Fund Established in June 2003 through a challenge grant from Dorothy Fuqua, this fund supports the operations and facilities of Siempre Verde, Lovett’s cloud forest preserve located in the Andes Mountains of Northwest Ecuador. Purchased in 1992, Siempre Verde is a protected preserve with a research center to support conservation education.

The Frankel Family Siempre Verde Scholarship Fund

Established in January 2006 by Mr. and Mrs. Samuel N. Frankel, this fund provides support to students traveling to Siempre Verde. Recipients have demonstrated financial need and display qualities of good character, hard work, and the desire to pursue their educational interests outside the classroom.

The Jackson, Morris, and Spencer Signature Programs Endowment Fund

This fund, created at the conclusion of the Our Defining Decade campaign in June 2015, was established by three members of the Board of Trustees to honor Clay Jackson ’77, Hampton Morris ’69, and Andy Spencer for their years of dedication to the campaign. Proceeds from this fund support signature programs at Lovett, including the Academic Resource Center, Siempre Verde, Breakthrough Atlanta, Junior Outdoor Expedition (JOE), American Studies, Service Initiation for Ninth Graders (SING), and any other signature programs developed in the future.

If you would like to support Siempre Verde by contributing to one of the funds above, or by contributing to the 30th anniversary fund, please visit lovett.org/give or contact the Lovett Advancement Office by emailing matt.gould@lovett.org.

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| By Justin Abraham, Director of Communications

How Lovett grew from a home in the city to a sprawling riverside campus—and how we’re preparing to renew our connection to the Chattahoochee River . Riverbank

or more than 60 years, Lovett has called its serene riverside campus “home.” Through the normal hustle and bustle of the school day—carpool, classes, and afterschool activities—the Chattahoochee River flows steadily just beyond our athletic fields. This campus feature is uniquely Lovett, yet the School has not always been situated next to the river most Atlantans affectionately call the “Hooch.”

Over time, Lovett’s physical campus has grown (from a tiny home to a sprawling day school). It has moved (three times, in fact). And its buildings have evolved (the original Upper School, now Community Center, was the first building constructed). Though Lovett had far humbler origins, the importance of location—especially its connection to nature—and a devoted group of supporters have always been evident.

A SMALL START FOR A BIG IDEA

Atlanta was home to several significant educational births in the early 20th century. In 1913, the Georgia Institute of Technology founded its Evening School of Commerce, which would later become Georgia State University (now the eighth largest public university in the nation). Emory College relocated to Druid Hills in 1915, rechartering itself as Emory University. And in September 1916, a pioneer educator, Eva Edwards Lovett, began teaching ten first-grade children in her home in Atlanta. This school—Mrs. Lovett’s School for Children—showed such promise that it continued for a handful of years before Mrs. Lovett left Atlanta briefly in the early 1920s when her husband, Dr. William Cuyler Lovett, was relocated for a ministry position.

Just a couple of years later, she returned to the city “…with the purpose of developing here a school of this new type [of education] whose emphasis is on the needs and abilities of each child, the development of all his possibilities and on his adjustment to happy living with his fellows.” This countercultural philosophy—to focus on the child as an individual—immediately distinguished Mrs. Lovett from other contemporary educators.

A graduate of Peabody College, Emory University, and Columbia University, Mrs. Lovett understood that academic institutions cannot rest on their laurels. To distinguish itself and provide students with the best learning experience possible, a school and its educators had to

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1920s

1926

Mrs. Eva Edwards Lovett founds The Lovett School at 32 Peachtree Place.

“keep in step with the constant changes occurring in the world” and had to “keep an appraising eye on itself and an alert eye on the times,” to avoid teaching using outworn methods and principles.

Her philosophy, and her emphasis on a vision of progressive education, where children learn by doing and not “the usual exclusive concern with textbook knowledge,” was revolutionary at the time. In fact, she was quoted in a local newspaper for a story about her desire to allow children to “wiggle” and learn in environments without the standard desk and chair.

To bring her vision to life, Mrs. Lovett founded her own school in 1926 at 32 Peachtree Place with just 20 young students in the first through third grades. By all accounts, the school was incredibly popular with both students and parents. With the addition of fourth grade a year later, and demand for fifth grade by 1930, a move to a larger dwelling was already necessary. Mrs. Lovett rented a home at 921 Myrtle Street in midtown Atlanta, where she educated students on the first and second floors, while she and her family resided on the third floor.

In less than ten years, enrollment had expanded to 85 students and the school had outgrown its stately abode on Myrtle Street. That measure of success—the confidence of parents in Mrs. Lovett’s leadership and whole child education—justified swift actions to meet the “definite need for this type of school” in Atlanta and the need to expand the school for future growth. The first-ever Board of Trustees, composed of hopeful parents and friends, convened in June 1936 and quickly raised $6,500 (approximately $136,000 in today’s market) to construct a country day school—the first of its kind in the region—at 1415 West Wesley Road.

The wooded setting and 15 acres of land allowed teachers—Mrs. Lovett included—to utilize outdoor spaces as classrooms. To study nature “in nature’s own classroom,” she routinely led students into the surrounding woods to draw wildflowers, birds, and leaves. It’s a manner of teaching shared to this day by Lovett’s educators. On any given day, you’ll find students learning in gardens, around the pond, and in The Dell. In AP Environmental Science, Jim Crowley leads Upper School students across campus to research and document the box turtle population, which inhabits our forests, grounds, and bodies of water.

1930

The Lovett School moves to 921 Myrtle Street as the student body grows.

1936

Generous supporters help Lovett to form a country day school at 1415 West Wesley.

— Eva Edwards Lovett, 1933

Left: 32 Peachtree Place, Lovett’s first location. Above: The second location, 921 Myrtle Street.

By the late 1950s, it became clear that in order to continue its growth and fulfill the demand for the education offered by Lovett, the School needed a larger space where improved facilities would provide better instruction, and where there would be ample space for sports, events, and other activities. It would also be a location where the School could consolidate and house all grades together. Due to Lovett’s exponential growth and its then-relationship with the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip following Mrs. Lovett’s retirement, students were taught at either “Little Lovett” on West Wesley, St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, Trinity Presbyterian Church, or the Cathedral of St. Philip.

The Board understood the pressing need for more space and quickly approved a motion in 1958 to acquire land from the John M. Slaton Estate. At a cost of $3,000 an acre, Lovett purchased 82 acres at the northeast corner of Paces Ferry Road and the Chattahoochee River to construct a new school campus.

And so, the Riverbank was born.

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CITY’S LEADERS SUPPORT NEW CAMPUS

Building a new school campus from scratch, even for a wellestablished institution, was no small feat. It took a group of city leaders banding together to fund the construction of a campus out of acres of wooded land. Fundraising efforts started with an aggressive campaign in the spring of 1959 to raise $1.25 million from “leaders in all walks of life in the City of Atlanta.” It was immediately successful—within months, ground was broken at 4075 Paces Ferry Road and community members anxiously awaited the fall of 1960 when the campus would officially open.

At the turn of the decade, a new era of Lovett began when 1,024 students in all grades except 12th grade arrived on the Paces Ferry Road campus. Three major buildings were constructed in time for the 1960 grand opening: the Lower School (housing first through seventh grades), the Middle School (for grades eight through eleven), and the administrative building, which included offices for

1958

The School purchases acreage on Paces Ferry Road, establishing the Riverbank campus.

The 1961 Leonid Yearbook

staff, the Alston Memorial Chapel, dining room, and temporary library space.

In order to have ample space for physical and outdoor education, Lovett purchased adjacent land in 1962 from Stuart Murray and the estate of Vasser Woolley for $250,000. The land allowed for the construction of outdoor athletic facilities, including a football practice field, quarter-mile track, and a baseball and hockey field. The additional acreage also provided easier access to Interstate 75, which was being extended from West Paces Ferry Road to State Route 120 in Marietta in the early-to-mid 1960s.

By the mid 1960s, the Vasser Woolley Library was completed (and air conditioned!) and an athletics stadium was constructed along the riverbank. The 1970s and 1980s saw the opening of the Lordians House for the head of school and the Dorothy Floyd Library in the Lower School, as well as a campaign to construct a natatorium and additional classrooms in the Middle School.

1960

Classes begin on the Riverbank for the first time.

1960s

1964

Air conditioning installed on portions of campus—it would take until 1973 for all buildings to receive AC—and the senior lounge officially opened.

Above: 1961 Leonid Yearbook cover.

Left: Eva Edwards Lovett at Paces Ferry campus groundbreaking.

Below: Lovett’s fourth location, Paces Ferry Road. Opposite: Lovett’s third location, 1415 West Wesley Road.

...THE DREAM INSTIGATED BY MRS. LOVETT IN 1926— THAT THE LOVETT SCHOOL BE AN OUTSTANDING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION—WAS FAST ON ITS WAY TO FULFILLMENT BY SEPTEMBER, 1960… WE CHALLENGE YOU TO MAKE THIS DREAM A REALITY, AND TO ESTABLISH A REPUTATION FOR LOVETT OF WHICH WE CAN ALL BE PROUD.”

GENEROSITY SPURS CAMPUS GROWTH

The generous support of Lovett’s community continued to propel the School forward, as a flurry of campus construction began in the 1990s and 2000s.

The Campaign for Lovett kicked off in 1993 with goals of constructing the Multi-Use Center and theater, Wallace Gymnasium, and the Hite Sports Medicine Center. Following the largest gift in Lovett’s history at the time, the MultiUse Center was named in honor of Alan B. Fuqua ’69. The campaign also included funds to purchase a cloud forest in Ecuador, for the purpose of establishing Siempre Verde, a research and education center (read about the 30th anniversary of Siempre Verde on page 40). Hundreds of Lions, as well as educators and students from schools across the country, have trekked to the reserve since its inception.

The School’s loyal supporters rallied behind the campaign’s purpose, gifting nearly $20 million to Lovett by 1996, well ahead of the original goal of $15.9 million.

As the School neared the new millennium, plans were adopted to continue the physical development of campus buildings, including constructing a new Middle School, increasing athletic facilities, expanding library and technology centers, and modernizing spaces across campus. The strength of Lovett’s donor community led to nearly a decade’s worth of campus construction and improvements. The Our Defining Decade campaign raised more than $93 million for capital projects and the Lovett Endowment. The Portman Family Middle School, the baseball and softball complex, Rogers & Westmoreland Activity Center, and Murray Athletic Center were all opened to the community by 2015. Additionally, Fine Arts spaces in the Fuqua Center were improved following the 2009 flood,

1970s & 1980s

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1975

The Board of Trustees approves a request to purchase Lovett’s first on-campus computer, estimated at $150,000.

The original Middle School was demolished to make way for a new building, with cutout paw prints (inset below) providing a glimpse into the construction zone.

The Portman Family Middle School under construction.

A Changing Landscape

the Alston Memorial Chapel’s sound system was updated, and the dining hall was completely renovated. The new and updated spaces ensured the academic, spiritual, athletic, and artistic growth of our students would continue.

REENGAGING THE RIVERBANK FOR THE

FUTURE

After more than six decades along the Riverbank, school leadership seized an opportunity to study the capacities, limitations, and possibilities of Lovett’s campus and buildings in order to explore future changes. The recent Strategic Design Plan, initiated in 2019, presented renewed core values and an updated mission statement, reflecting Lovett’s purpose of developing students to thrive in learning and in life. To accomplish this, the School’s interior and exterior spaces need to fulfill the needs of today’s students and teachers.

1992

The School purchases cloud forest land in Ecuador to form Siempre Verde. (See page 36 for more info).

1990s

1995

In October, the Multi-Use Center—now known as the Fuqua Center—opens with a gala in the theater. Groundbreaking for the construction of the Wallace Gym and Hite Sports Medicine Center begins.

The original Upper School pictured in the 1980s.

The Riverbank used to be dense forest along the Chattahoochee River before campus construction began in the late 1950s. Ever since, Lovett’s campus has evolved to fit the needs of our community.

KEY: General Location of Lovett’s Campus Chattahoochee River I-75

With less than four years until Lovett’s Centennial, preparations are underway to equip the School for a new century of educating students. These preparations included selecting a design firm to help define and prioritize the physical and operational growth opportunities for the School. Since our buildings and spaces impact the way we educate and connect with one another, the process of choosing a firm to assist us in our master planning was critical to our mission.

After an initial round of requests for qualifications, three firms were selected to visit campus in February 2021, and engage faculty, staff, students, and other key stakeholders in brief, exploratory sessions. These charrettes revolved around three main priorities:

1. Where and how we serve students.

2. Where and how we gather as a community.

3. Where and how we dine on campus.

From those sessions, Cooper Carry was chosen by the Building and Grounds Committee of the Board of Trustees to be Lovett’s partner in reenvisioning the School’s campus for the students and learning environments of today and the future. The Atlanta-based and awardwinning design firm has worked with a long list of clients, including colleges like Georgia Tech, the University of Georgia, and Emory University; entities like NASA, Invesco, and State Farm; and K-12 institutions like the Barack and Michelle Obama Academy, Midtown High School, and Global Impact Academy.

Master planning provides a compass that guides the future development of a campus. This planning phase involves research, data collection, and wide-ranging conversations to look at how our buildings, spaces, and natural surroundings connect and how the campus could improve to unite all of these areas. It factors in community input, planning initiatives, existing development, and myriad

Top: School dismissal and pond, 1960s. Above: The old student activities center and gazebo, where the Upper School and Williams Plaza are today. Below: Looking across the pond to the original campus building prior to the construction of the Fuqua Center.

other considerations. All of this will be used to identify how Lovett could reengage our riverside campus to better express our mission and purpose through our spaces, foster collaboration and community, and inspire a deep sense of pride from all who step foot on campus.

This campus renaissance—renewing our spaces for the future—fully aligns with Mrs. Lovett’s vision for her namesake school. She understood that continuous reflection and change needs to happen “to keep in step with the

2000

Board adopts strategic plan to construct new Upper and Lower Schools, a renovated Middle School, a community center, expanded library and technology facilities, and increased athletic facilities and green space.

2000s

2005

Lovett launches a strategic planning process to refine the vision for a school defined by a commitment to learning, character, and community. The Our Defining Decade campaign propels the School’s campus forward with the opening of the new Portman Family Middle School in 2009, the baseball and softball complex in 2010, the Rogers & Westmoreland Activity Center in 2012, and Murray Athletic Center (above) in 2015.

constant changes occurring in the world around us. [A Lovett education] is a changing education for a changing civilization.” Lovett’s campus is in and of itself a tool to educate students, and has routinely transformed to meet the demands of its students. It must—and will—continue to adapt to the academic environments of today and tomorrow that will allow our students to grow their love of learning.

And each time the School has sought to improve itself for the benefit of its students, it was the community’s ability to rise up and support the institution that truly elevated Lovett. Since the 1930s, when a group of city leaders raised funds to move Lovett to a wooded country campus, the tradition of philanthropy has helped develop compassionate and civic-minded leaders, fulfilling Mrs. Lovett’s vision.

As the student editors of the 1961 Leonid yearbook concluded, “...the dream instigated by Mrs. Lovett in 1926— that The Lovett School be an outstanding educational institution—was fast on its way to fulfillment by September, 1960… we challenge you to make this dream a reality, and to establish a reputation for Lovett of which we can all be proud.” More than 60 years later, the School, with the support of our community, remains tasked with furthering Mrs. Lovett’s dream for the students of today and the future.

— Eva Edwards Lovett

2021

Work begins in earnest to prepare Lovett for the future as the School engages Cooper Carry for campus master planning.

2010s-2020s

Above: The Community Center and Fuqua Center sit on the banks of the pond. Below: Aerial photo of the Lovett campus today.

Class of 2022 Congratulations!

Samuel Wyatt Allgood

The Lovett Class of 2022 2022Class of

Caroline Elizabeth Andros

Owen Scott Armentrout

Griffin Jackson Bain Spencer Allen Baldock

Heyward Rhett Bost

Lily Grace Botha

Samuel Rowland Boudreau

Joseph Francis Boveri Jr.

Annabelle Chilivis Bowman

Steven Alexander Bracey Finn Anderson Keenah Bresnahan

Claire Evelyn Calahan

William Robertson Lewis Carnegie

Audrey Leyland Carroll Alex Eduardo Casas

Stephen Bryce Castellaw

Alizeh Aziz Chamadia

Mary Collier Childress

Katharine McKibben Childs

Michael Allen Cohen

Charles Wiley Coker

Lucian Hollingsworth Cousins Jr.

Parker Richmond Coy

Lucy Anne Crenshaw

Kai Daniel Cunningham

Holt Robert Degenkolb

Bennett Ellis Denker

Sarah Eve Dowling

Jacqueline Elizabeth Draughon

Nikhita Jaiprekash Dullabh

Logan Esperanza Easterly Carter Elizabeth Eckardt

Eve May Eikhoff

Phoebe Ann Phinizy Ellis

Elizabeth Vass Feinour

Elizabeth Lovell Fleetwood

Braden James Fletcher

Benjamin Hayes Foster

Evelyn Claire Galbraith

William Bailey Gearon

Sophia Elizabeth Ghegan

Arden Grace Gipson

Logan Scott Givens

Luke Robert Graham

Michael Lawrence Greentree Jr.

William Louis Hanson

Margaret Boyce Hare

Sara Katayoun Heilmann

Cristina Isabelle Hill

Brandon Michael Holmes

Ellison Rowe Hunt

George Andrews Izard Julia Woods Jamieson Henry Morgan Tilford Jones Jr. Kiley Angel Jones

Peyton Carter Kanaly

Garrett Hale Kelly

James Carroll Kemp

Margaret Campbell Key Sara Stewart Key Amy Marie Kight Ciara Michelle Kilroy Mary Catherine Kirbo Dow Napier Kirkpatrick IV

John O’Donnell Knox III William Austin LeCompte Leslie Sams Lewallen

Maxine Page Lewis Charles Douglas Lindsay William Alexander Lindsay Margaret Elizabeth Long Channon Milán Love Hadley Brennan Lummus Riley Violet Mackinson Allen Wilson Madden Katherine Fraser Victoria Maier William Thomas Malone Blair Fielding Maner Raymond Lee Mann IV Natalie Ann Marshall Lillian Keith Massey Andrew James Mauldin Maura Lilly McBreen

Katherine Ava McColskey Andrew Fleetwood Mefford Robert Lane Mitchell III

Liza Ruth Montag

Elizabeth Cooper Moog Makayla Amet Moran

Gregory Kenneth Morgan Jr. Weston Blake Morgan John Tarbutton Mori Clarence Vaughan Nalley V Vinay Chanel Neely Meghan Katherine O’Shaughnessy Allison Marie Ohde Russell Matthew Overly

William Frederick Overly Conner Reynolds Partin Aashni Patel Breanna Sandesh Patel Ethan Patel

Mary Priscilla Perkins Caroline Gallagher Pitfield Mark Cooper Lindsey Pope William Christopher Prigge Lily Grace Puricelli Brady Lee Rackley IV Alexander Sigman Rau Victoria Perrin Raulet Grant Tyson Rhame

Garrett Arthur Roesel Diego Robert Sarabia Hailey Ann Savage Andrew Norris Schipper Riya Sharma

Colin James Sheley Fielder Hunt Shurling Jordyn Grace Siegel Anika Singh Ty Okamoto Skaggs

Ivey Treadwell Smith

Catherine Cleveland Staton Jack Bassett Steel

Henry Berlin Epps Stimmel

William McGaugh Emory Stimmel Emma Matthews Strickland Ian Thomas Stripe Thomas Sadler Stukes III Aiden Cochran Taylor Alexandra Holland Thomas Catherine Elaine Thompson Kent Bennington Tucker Jr. Xena Blair Van Winkle

Virginia Adell Vohs

Emma Leahy Volkmann James Ostrom Wahl

Alexandra Faith Wallace Gordon Richardson Watt IV

Morgan Jacob Whittle Noah Joseph Whittle

Alexander Robert Williams Charles Milton Woocher Taylor Ann Wright Lauren Anne Zelnak

Matriculation List

# College or University # College or University

1 American University 5 Southern Methodist University

1 Arizona State University 1 Sweet Briar College 9 Auburn University 7 Texas Christian University

1 Augusta University 1 The American University of Paris

1 Bates College 1 The Ohio State University

1 Belmont University 6 The University of Alabama 5 Clemson University 1 The University of Texas at Austin

1 College of Charleston 2 Tufts University 1 Colorado College 3 Tulane University of Louisiana 1 Cornell University 1 United States Air Force Academy 3 Dartmouth College 1 United States Naval Academy 1 Denison University 1 University of Chicago

1 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach) 2 University of Denver

1 Emory University 1 University of Florida

1 Franklin University Switzerland 22 University of Georgia 2 Furman University 3 University of Miami 9 Georgia Institute of Technology 2 University of Michigan

1 Hampden-Sydney College 3 University of Mississippi

1 High Point University 4 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 Hofstra University 2 University of North Georgia 2 Kennesaw State University 1 University of Richmond

1 Louisiana State University 2 University of South Carolina

2 Mercer University 2 University of Southern California

1 New York University 1 University of Utah

1 Northwestern University 4 University of Virginia

1 Purdue University 1 Villanova University

1 Rhodes College 4 Wake Forest University

1 Rollins College 2 Washington and Lee University

1 Samford University 1 Washington University in St. Louis 1 Santa Clara University 1 Williams College 3 Sewanee: The University of the South # Number of Students Enrolling * List as of 7/26/2022

HONORS & AWARDS

Valedictorian Award

Anika Singh

Salutatorian Award

Phoebe Ann Phinizy Ellis

Emily Dunn ’06 Memorial Scholarship for International Gap Year Studies

Amy Marie Knight

Recognition of Naval Academy Appointments

Grant Tyson Rhame Andrew Norris Schipper

Gwynne Adams Burrows Award in English

Emma Leahy Volkmann

James E. Warren Award in Creative Writing

Katherine Fraser Victoria Maier

Mathematics Department Award Advanced Calculus Grant Tyson Rhame

History Department Award Julia Woods Jamieson

Marvin Howard Floyd Awards in Science

Biology

Jordyn Grace Siegel Chemistry

Anika Singh Physics

Colin James Sheley Environmental Science Garrett Hale Kelly

Modern Foreign Language Department Awards

Spanish Riya Sharma Chinese Hailey Ann Savage

Simone Cronk Award in French Lucian Hollingsworth Cousins Jr. Catharine Louis Lovell ’66 Award in Latin

Sophia Elizabeth Ghegan

Engineering Award Alex Eduardo Casas

Bible and Religion Award

Margaret Elizabeth Long

Faith and Leadership Award Catherine Elaine Thompson

Athletic Department Awards 12th Grade Female Makayla Amet Moran

12th Grade Male William Emory McGaugh Stimmel

John A. Rabbe Scholar-Athlete Award Allison Marie Ohde

William C. Conley Distinguished Athlete Award Russell Matthew Overly

Montague Laffitte Boyd Jr. Award in Choral Music

Morgan Jacob Whittle

Vinita Therrell Leake Art Award Lily Grace Puricelli

Friends of the Arts Awards

Performing Arts

Evelyn Claire Galbraith Lauren Anne Zelnak

Visual Arts Katherine Fraser Victoria Maier

Kate Flournoy Edwards Art Award

Sara Stewart Key

Principal’s Awards

Benjamin Hayes Foster George Andrews Izard

The Bobby Train ’83 Friendship Award Conner Reynolds Partin

Senior Class Faculty Award Rev. Steve Allen

Dan Dalke Award for Character Riya Sharma

Faculty Award for Service

Katherine Fraser Victoria Maier

Parent Association Award Lucian Hollingsworth Cousins Jr. Alumni Association Award Channon Milán Love

Vernon B. Kellett Award in the Humanities

Katherine McKibben Childs

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Cup

Joseph Francis Boveri Jr.

The Eva Edwards Lovett Founder’s Medal Sarah Eve Dowling

senior events

The days leading up to graduation were busy for the Class of 2022! Whether they were performing on stage at the Senior Talent Show, jumping into the campus pond, being honored at Baccalaureate, or being welcomed into the Alumni Association, it was an exciting time for the graduates.

2022 Class of Graduation

A relatively new tradition at Lovett, the on-campus graduation for the Class of 2022 took place Saturday, May 14, in Kilpatrick Stadium in front of hundreds of families and friends. The ceremony began with bagpipers ushering in the graduates and ended with an explosive fireworks display.

In addition, the community heard from the valedictorian, Anika Singh, and Eva Edwards Lovett Founder’s Medal recipient, Sarah Eve Dowling.

Thus, my challenge for you, Class of 2022, is to stop focusing on only the future. Keep in mind the person you were when you first watched Disney Channel as a child and try to recapture that joyous enthusiasm that you had. Take that recaptured excitement and live every moment in the present. You can’t control the future, but you can control right now. Lovett will always be a part of you, and I hope you will look back on how you grew throughout your time here. As Troy Bolton said in his graduation speech in the last High School Musical movie, ‘Once a Wildcat, always a Wildcat,’ but let me change it to, ‘Once a Lovett Lion, always a Lovett Lion.’”

Phoebe Ann Phinizy Ellis, Salutatorian

Lovett has undoubtedly equipped me with the skills and self-assurance I’ve needed to begin and continue my work towards making this world the one we all want, the one we all deserve, to live in, which is something that I’ll be forever grateful for. And I hope that it’s done the same for all of you. Even if your place isn’t in the activism sphere with me, I know you’ll all go on to be brilliant engineers, businesspeople, doctors, and lawyers who will all leave this world better than you found it. All of you already have.”

Sarah Eve Dowling, The Eva Edwards Lovett Founder’s Medal Recipient

I’ve always believed that the central thing in life that matters remains the connections we have with people and being kind to them—not GPA, or money, any of that. They shape us into who we are and help us feel grounded in this giant, giant world of ours, and I think that’s beautiful. So put effort into the connections and relationships you want to keep; I wholeheartedly believe it will work out if you both desire it. I want to leave you with this quote from one of my favorite video games, The Legend of Zelda: “Whenever there is a meeting, a parting is sure to follow. However, that parting need not last forever... whether a parting is forever or merely for a short time... that is up to you.”

Class of

Anika Singh, Valedictorian

Lovett Seniors Sign the Wall

May 14, 2022

Since 1971, Lovett seniors have “signed the walls” at Loridans House. The tradition continues to this day with seniors adding their signatures

The Black Alumni Council’s Graduate Reception

May 15, 2022

This year’s annual reception for Lovett’s African-American/Black graduates was hosted by the Alumni Association’s Black Alumni Council. A tradition that began 19 years ago in celebration of Lovett’s first Black valedictorian, Renuka Hines Gandhi ’04, the reception was held off campus for a number of years and was both organized and sponsored by parents of Black students in the junior class. In more recent years, the reception moved to campus. When the Black Alumni Council was established by the Alumni Association in the fall of 2021, alumni leadership determined that the event’s purpose aligned with the council’s mission and the council eagerly took the lead.

The event’s featured speaker was educator and entrepreneur Rochelle Webb ’97. After graduating from Lovett, Rochelle went on to Boston College where she received her Bachelor’s in Communications and English and later earned an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley. Today, Rochelle is the CEO of Optimist Made—an online platform that she founded to introduce global fashion designers to American shoppers while also mentoring the designers and supporting charities. She is also a professor at Loyola Marymount University’s College of Business Administration where she teaches Entrepreneurship and Marketing. She serves on the boards of Trustees of Compton College, Ad Relief of Greater Los Angeles, and 1% for the Planet, which represents a global network of businesses, individuals, and nonprofit organizations tackling the planet’s most pressing environmental issues. And, Rochelle is serving all of us here on the Riverbank as a founding member of Lovett’s Black Alumni Council.

Want to learn more about the Alumni Association’s Black Alumni Council? Visit lovett.org/alumni.

2022Class of

Graduates & their Alumni Parents

First row, left to right: Spencer Baldock and Yvonne Amon ’86 Sam and Kelly Rowland Boudreau ’91

Second row, left to right: Annabelle and Taryn Chilivis Bowman ’87 Carson Calahan ’19, Susan Sineath Calahan ’87 and Claire

Third row, left to right: Doug Crenshaw ’85 and Lucy Lizzie, Jane Reynolds Sterne ’64, Catherine Sterne Fleetwood ’90, and Caroline Fleetwood ’19 Marie Brumley Foster ’84 and Ben

First row, left to right: Lauren Lindberg Gearon ’86 and Bailey David Ghegan ’89, Sophia, and Barb Ghegan

Second row, left to right: Ellie and Tricia Grant Hunt ’92

George and Bailey Izard ’81 Stewart, Alison Dobes Key ’88, and Campbell

Third row, left to right: Amy and Rob Kight ’80 Vickie Scott Kirbo ’85 and Mary Cate Dow Kirkpatrick ’89 and Nape

Fourth row, left to right: John O., Mari Cole Knox ’15, John O. Knox Jr. ’88, Rae Knox, and Harriet Knox ’17

2022Class of

First row, left to right: Andrew Lindsay ’90, Charles, and Seale Arnold Lindsay ’90 Margaret Lindsay ’20, Sarah Toole Lindsay ’87, Alex, and Douglas Lindsay ’88

Second row, left to right: Allen Madden ’86 and Wilson Bill Maner ’81 and Blair Knox Massey ’19, Lilly, and Knox Massey ’81

Third row, left to right: Sally Lynch Mefford ’91 and Andrew Bobby Mitchell ’89 and Robert

Fourth row, left to right: Cooper and Tripps Moog ’88 Clay Nalley ’90 and Chase

First row, left to right: Cooper Pope ’93 and Cooper John Raulet ’92 and Perrin

Second row, left to right: Calder ’25, Stephanie Shurling, Hunt, and Fielder Shurling ’88. Ivey and Meadow Bond Smith ’87

Third row, left to right: Diego and Jaime Sarabia ’94

Caki and John Staton ’84 Kent Tucker ’95 and Ben

Fourth row, left to right: Alex Van Winkle ’82 and Blair

Derrick Vohs ’87, Addie, and Paige Tabaka Vohs ’89

Katherine King Wahl ’86 and James

Not Pictured: Lauren Bone McColskey ’89 and Ava

Kacey Crim Marshall ’91, Whit Marshall ’91, and Natalie

2022Class of

alumni

Reunion alumni celebrate the start of spring reunion weekend at the annual Riverbank Rock ’n Roast. See more on page 72.

Grant Haley ’14

back on the ’bank!

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

events

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God…”

Super Bowl LVI champ and Los Angeles Rams special teams player Grant Haley ’14 returned to campus to visit with Lovett students of all ages. He opened the day as a guest speaker in Lower School Chapel with the theme “perseverance,” planned by the fifth grade class of Virginia Seiler Kerns ’11. From there, Grant visited classrooms, small groups of students, and spoke to the Middle and Upper Schools. He shared stories of life experiences (including an encounter at the Super Bowl with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson), words of encouragement and inspiration, and the people who inspired him to strive to be the very best he can be, which included his Lovett teachers and coaches.

Marianne Williamson (shared by Grant during his Chapel speech)

Riverbank rock ’n Roast

FRIDAY,

Reunion alumni celebrate the start of spring reunion weekend at the annual Riverbank Rock ’n Roast, featuring food, drinks, friends, and fun!

APRIL 29, 2022

Spring Reunion Weekend: April 28-29, 2023

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Lovett reunions

15, 25, 40, and 45 years

events

15th–45th REUNIONS :

Years ending in 3 & 8 will celebrate April 28-29, 2023

Years ending in 4 & 9 will celebrate April 26-27, 2024

Years ending in 0 & 5 will celebrate April 25-26, 2025

Years ending in 1 & 6 will celebrate April 24-25, 2026

Contact alumni@lovett.org with any questions.

1982

Years ending in 2 & 7 will celebrate April 23-24, 2027

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It’s never too early to save the date

The 29th Annual run ’N lovett

Thank you, Lovett! With almost 400 participants and $72,000 in sponsor support— a Run ’n Lovett record—the Alumni Association contributed more than $60,000 to student financial aid. In addition, the 5K also had a record 19 competitive wheelchair athletes from the Kyle Pease Foundation. Check out more photos at love.tt/run-2022 and race results at love.tt/run-results

Diamond Sponsors

($5000 and up):

Larry Jackson Rare Coins

Arrow Exterminators

Heritage Plastics Lin & Alexia Rogers

Sapphire Sponsors ($2,500)

Interstate Truck Equipment, Inc.

The McKenzie Family Moondance Adventures

Tropical Smoothie Cafe Wilmington Trust

Zeliff Wallace Jackson Investment Counsel

Platinum Sponsors ($1,500)

Alissa Portman Interiors

The Baer Law Firm

Corks & Caps

Dorsey Alston Realtors

enewton

Fallon Benefits Group

Ironwood

Kermodie

L & C Wood Family Foundation, Inc.

Neiman Marcus

Noro Management, Inc.

Rush Truck Centers Third Eye Collective West Paces Ferry Orthodontics

Gold Sponsors ($500)

Chicken Salad Chick

JLM Risk Management Group, Inc.

Kitchens Kelley Gaynes, P.C.

Linder Security Systems, Inc.

OakBridge Law Group The Rossignoli Family United Bin Cleaning Peach Pit Gymnastics

Family Sponsors ($200)

Karen & Charles Andros

Stacey & Pearson Beardsley

Lisa & Bilijack Bell

Nancy & Dameron Black Ali & Andrew Blaisdell

Sumner & Wes Bradshaw

Aimee & Colin Connolly

Alden & Frank Corrigan

Meredith & Brad Courts

Angela & Eric Cunningham

Ryan & Sam Dunlap

Eleanor Anne & Tyler Fann

Cameron & Robert Glass

Catie & Michael Hart

Ashley & Lance Healy

Anne-Steele & Mark Hinshaw

Dale & Kurt Hohlstein

Julie & Jeff Infante

Catherine & J.J. Jaxon

Lauren & Chip Kelso Kelly & Doug Kennedy

Ree & Blake Kennedy

Katie & Dow Kirkpatrick

Landon & Stephen Lanier

Juile & Bryan Luker

Kaci & Darby McCamy

Antonia & Wright Mitchell

Sarah & Doug Murray

Jennifer & John Raulet

Amy & Dave Rees

Emily & Stanton Reid

Sara & Russ Richards

Darby & Dale Sands

Angelle & Zach Schaumburg

Alice & Todd Sheets

Megan & John Stephenson Rebecca & Rob Strang

Jenny & Wes Taubel

Leslie & Peter Thomas Kristen & Timothy Weeden

Leslie & Richard Wilson Martin & Stephen Yoder

2022-23 Alumni Executive Board

Rebecca Warner Strang ’93

President Russ Richards ’99

President-elect Kurt Hohlstein ’76

Larry Jackson ’77

Melissa Warmack Howard ’80 *

Kristi Kinnett Roche ’89 *

Mark Brown ’90

B.J. Crane ’93 Will Porter ’93

Catherine Mitchell Jaxon ’94 Cameron Davis Glass ’99 * Chris Foster ’00

Ali Dick Blaisdell ’02

Hannah English ’11 * Michael MacDonald ’13

Courtney-Simone Graves ’14 Josh Moore ’15 Devyn Edelstein ’16 * * indicates new for 2022-23

The Alumni Office

Lara Kauffman Director of Alumni Engagement Starr Pollock Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement

Contact Us

Phone: (404) 262-3032, ext. 1208 Email: alumni@lovett.org

Class notes

Author, speaker, and sales executive

Annie Mayfield ’16 was named one of the “Top 30 Women Leaders To Look Out For In 2022.”

News and updates shared with the Alumni Office prior to August 15, 2022. Send us your news! To submit your photos and stories for future issues, visit www.lovett.org/update.

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As a volunteer, Allan Metz, retired Internal Medicine MD, gives advice and emotional support to doctors, nurses, and other health care workers who call him because they are grappling with burnout, stress, and depression from the demands of diagnosing and treating COVID-19 patients. Allan retired from his private practice in Oklahoma City in 2015 and began volunteering at two free medical clinics, his local hospital and a homeless alliance, until he had to give up his hands-on medical assistance under the mandates of COVID-19. Allan regularly calls his Lovett classmates to “make sure they are all right.” Allan and his supportive wife Ellen are the parents of two children and five granddaughters.

1965

Gail McLennan King has moved to Serenbe and loves living there.

1971

This summer, the Grand Ole Opry hosted Oscar, Grammy, and Golden Globenominated songwriter Tom Douglas for a six-show residency of his one-man show “Love, Tom,” which inspired the acclaimed motion picture streaming on Paramount+. It was Tom’s first ticketed show/residency in the 80-seat Circle Room at the Grand Ole Opry House and during the performances he shared stories of some of his famed songs in Love, Tom. Among his hits are Lady A’s “I Run to You,” Miranda Lambert’s “The House That Built Me,” and Tim McGraw’s “My Little Girl.” He has also had songs recorded by Opry members Garth Brooks, Chris Janson, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, and Keith Urban. His hit-making career began with his 1994 Collin Raye hit “Little Rock,” which was a 1994 CMA Song of the Year nominee.

1976

David Riker retired from service to the people of Florida following ten years with Polk County Emergency Medical Services, 12 years with the Polk County School Board as an alternative education teacher, and ten years as a park ranger with the Florida Park Service. And, he has maintained his Emergency Medical Technician license for over 40 years! In his retirement, David provides emergency care for the jousters at Hoggetowne Medieval Faire in Gainesville, Florida.

1978

Dr. Charlotte Laws is the star of a Netflix three-part docuseries, The Most Hated Man on the Internet, that began streaming on July 27, 2022. It tells the story of how Dr. Laws defeated the “most hated man on the Internet” and his revenge porn empire. She became known around the world as the “Erin Brockovich of revenge porn.”

Photo credit: Marla Myers

In August, several alums went on a “Lovett” cruise to Alaska! Left to Right: Edwin Swords ’77, Chet Rollins ’75, Allison Garner Rollins ’76, Shay Womack ’80, Stacy Sodel Womack ’80, Cindy Kattel Price ’78, Van Price ’75, Russ Magbee ’77, Marlyn Rollins Chapman ’81, Ellis Green ’76, and (not pictured) Cathy Cugini Green ’77

1985

Shane Kimbrough retired from NASA after 22 years, including 18 years as an astronaut. The retired U.S. Army colonel spent 388 days in space, landing him fifth on the list of record holders for cumulative time in space for all NASA astronauts. He was the fourth person to fly on three different spacecraft–the space shuttle, Soyuz, and SpaceX Crew Dragon–and he performed nine spacewalks during his three spaceflights. Kimbrough was recently the commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station, the second long-duration mission for the Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the longest spaceflight for a U.S. human spacecraft. Throughout the mission, Kimbrough and the Expedition 65 crew performed more than 250 scientific investigations designed to benefit all of humanity and help future exploration.

1986

At the 74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, producer-director Brad Lichtenstein took home the award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking. When Claude Got Shot (produced with Stick Figure) tells the story of Milwaukee native Claude Motley and his journey to justice and reconciliation after he was shot while visiting home for a high school reunion. The film premiered at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival and was nationally broadcast in May 2022 on PBS’ series Independent Lens. The Creative Arts Emmys, which include specialty categories like behind-the-scenes work on the best in television, are given out the weekend before the Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony. Prior to this year’s win, Brad was nominated for two Emmys: one Sports Emmy for the VR film Ashe ’68, which premiered at Sundance in 2019, and a News and Documentary Emmy for the 2012 Independent Lens/PBS film As Goes Janesville. He’s won two Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Awards: one for the 2016 Al Jazeera America series Hard Earned (produced with Kartemquin Films) and another for his 2001 film Ghosts of Attica (produced with Lumiere Productions).

The Class of 2022’s Alumni Parents joined their soon-to-be graduates for Spring Break!

Recently retired from NASA, Shane Kimbrough ’85 (center) spoke to a large crowd at Kiwanis Atlanta including fellow alumni and Lovett team members. Pictured Left to Right: Maggie Dozier Carr ’07, Elizabeth Pearce ’87, Head of School Meredyth Cole, Kimbrough, Caroline Crowder ’85, Thornton Kennedy ’92, Associate Head of School Chelle Wabrek, and Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement Starr Pollock

Candace N. Smith ’86 has joined the firm of Herman Jones LLP as Of Counsel and resident in the Atlanta office. Her practice focuses on class action litigation, intellectual property litigation, and commercial litigation. Candace has extensive experience in complex litigation matters, including those involving creditors’ rights, product liability, fraud claims, business disputes, and bankruptcy. She has handled a wide variety of matters in state and federal courts throughout the country as trial and appellate counsel and resolved matters through mediation and arbitration. Candace is a former Alston + Bird LLP partner, having spent nearly 20 years at the firm specializing in a wide range of complex litigation matters with high stakes outcomes. In 2006, she was a member of the trial team for MAN AG et al. V. Freightliner LLC et al., which secured a near one-billion-dollar jury award, the largest jury verdict in the country that year, and which included the largest punitive damages verdict in Oregon history. After she left Alston + Bird, Candace provided consulting services to Spelman College Museum of Fine Art and clients in need of litigation strategy and dispute resolution assistance. Candace graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Brown University. She earned her Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School.

1994

In May, Food Allergy and Research Education (foodallergy.org) featured Catherine Mitchell Jaxon, co-founder of Mission MightyMe–a line of science-backed snacks that make it simple and safe to include peanuts and other common allergens in little diets early and often, as pediatric feeding guidelines now recommend. “When our oldest daughter was born, the common medical guidance was to avoid feeding babies nuts and other common food allergens in infancy,”

she writes. “At age three, she had a violent reaction to her first walnut and our lives forever changed. We’ve learned a lot about food allergies since that day – including that nut allergies in children have tripled in the two decades since avoiding nuts became the norm for babies! When our third child was born, we discovered Dr. Gideon Lack’s groundbreaking research that found up to 86% of peanut allergies could be prevented by starting peanut foods in infancy. It gave us hope we could prevent another food allergy in our family, but nuts and nut butters are a choking hazard for babies, and the entire baby food industry is allergen-free. So we partnered with the lead author of the LEAP Study, Dr. Lack, as well as one of the original cofounders of the organization that is now FARE, Todd Slotkin, to create Mission MightyMe. All of our products are carefully developed to match the protein levels consumed in Dr. Lack’s clinical trials. They are also made with only clean, all-natural, non-GMO ingredients that are organic whenever possible. And they dissolve quickly for babies, while also tasting delicious for big kids.”

1995

Tropical Smoothie and its CEO Chas Watson were featured in Nation’s Restaurant News Magazine following the brand achieving the milestone of exceeding an average unit volume of one million dollars for the system at the end of 2021.

Tropical Smoothie Cafe continued to achieve new milestones with the opening of the brand’s 1,100th location midway through 2022 in Charlotte. “We’ve had an excellent start expanding our footprint in 2022, including the opening of our 1,100th location in Charlotte,” said Chas. “This location marked a significant milestone for the brand as we continue to grow with new and existing franchisees across the country. [The franchisees] exemplify the kind of candidates that we are looking for, by embodying our Inspire Better purpose, with an eagerness to impact their community for the better.”

Mission MightyMe co-founders JJ and Catherine Mitchell Jaxon ’94 pictured with their children.

In2020, Brian Vahaly ’97, a United States Tennis Association (USTA) board member and former ATP touring pro, was inducted into the Georgia Tennis Hall of Fame. He was a junior national champion, a threetime college All-American, and only the second home-grown Georgia player to reach the top 100 on the ATP Tour. Vahaly competed in the four grand slams and reached a career-high No. 57 ranking as the only college graduate in the top 100 in the world.

He began hitting tennis balls when he was two years old while living in New Jersey. His family moved to Atlanta in his early years and Brian was ranked nationally by age 12. In 1997, he won the Easter Bowl’s boys 18 division in Palm Springs, California, and reached the quarterfinals of The Junior Championships, Wimbledon. That boosted him to the No.1-ranked junior in the United States and No. 17 in the world junior rankings.

Vahaly was the only top-20 world junior to pass on professional tennis and play in college, shocking many with his choice of the University of Virginia, which had no tennis tradition but a strong academic reputation and undergraduate business school. “I could’ve gone to Stanford or Georgia and been another cog in a successful wheel, but I wanted to come in and play No. 1 and see if we could build a successful program,’’ he said.

While there, he was twice named ACC Player of the Year and also was named the male athlete of the year for all sports at the University of Virginia. In 2001, he reached the NCAA singles final and doubles semifinals in Athens, ending his collegiate career ranked No. 5 in singles and No. 1 in doubles. Brian is proud to be the first tennis AllAmerican at a program that now has won five of the past 10 NCAA team titles.

Turning pro in 2001, he won eight pro challengers or satellite tournaments in three countries in his first two years on tour. Brian broke into the top 100 in 2003, when he made the semifinals of an ATP Tour event in Memphis,

losing to Andy Roddick, and then the quarterfinals of the ATP Super 9 in Indian Wells, where he defeated former world No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero. He was named to the U.S. Davis Cup team for its tie in Slovakia in 2003.

In a seven-year career, he had tour victories over former world top-five players Ferrero, Tommy Robredo, Fernando Gonzalez, and Michael Chang, a childhood idol. Among his biggest thrills were playing on center courts at three majors— the Australian against Andre Agassi, the French Open against Lleyton Hewitt, and the U.S. Open against James Blake.

Three shoulder surgeries in 2007 forced him into retirement and at age 28, Brian went into business, where he now focuses in the private equity world of operational turnarounds. As the CEO of YouFit, a chain of fitness centers, Vahaly took the lead as the company emerged from bankruptcy. It now has more than 3,400 employees.

Outside of work, Brian has served on the USTA’s Board of Directors since 2013 and is its current secretary-treasurer. He has been extremely involved in the association’s diversity and inclusion efforts and was instrumental in the introduction of a Pride event at the US Open and the second annual event was celebrated on September 1, 2022.

Brian and his husband, Bill Jones, are the parents of twin boys.

1997During part of the 2020–21 pandemic, Carter MacIntyre found himself in the fortunate position of being “stuck” in Hawaii. There, he soaked it up—surf, sand, the natural beauty—and was grateful to avoid the virus. He woke up early one morning to find that someone had broken into his place and taken essentially everything but his clothes, with the exception of his beloved Atlanta Braves cap. As he put the pieces back together (dealing with the police, insurance, passports, etc.), he found himself becoming obsessed with erasing the loss of his hat, but finding one that he liked just as much couldn’t be done. Ultimately, Carter decided to make his own hat and it was then that his company Wonderhead was born. “As we started putting together the business, I watched as COVID placed a greater and greater mental health burden on the world. As someone who has close family and friends who have long dealt with mental illness, I’m keenly aware of the issues surrounding mental health and always wanted to do more to move the conversation forward and help address interconnected issues such as homelessness. It struck me that I had an opportunity to take some action with my new found obsession with hat making. Wonderhead Goods, and the ethos on which it is built, is that action. A portion of our proceeds is donated to organizations supporting those dealing with mental health and/or homelessness issues. There’s nothing wrong with looking good, feeling good and doing good.”

Wade Morris received his PhD in Education from Georgia State University this spring. In August, Wade and his wife Megan Kota Morris moved with their three daughters to Moshi, Tanzania. Wade is teaching IB history and global politics at UWC (United World College) East Africa, a long established and fully accredited independent International Baccalaureate (IB) school in northern Tanzania. With a close up and impressive view of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the Moshi Campus was established 52 years ago and has over 300 students, about twothirds of which are residential.

2003

Emory University faculty and staff were recognized with multiple awards in conjunction with the 2022 school ceremonies and the conclusion of the academic year. Recognized as the Candler School of Theology’s Faculty Person of the Year was Sarah Bogue, assistant professor in the practice of the history of Christianity and director of digital learning. She joined the faculty in her current capacity in 2020, however she has worked at Candler and Pitts Theology Library in a number of roles since 2010. While earning her PhD from Emory’s Laney Graduate School, Sarah taught classes at Candler in church history and Latin grammar. Both in the classroom and as a reference and instruction librarian, and later as the head of research and access services at Pitts, she helped students find the connection between academic research and vocational exploration. As the director of digital learning, she played a fundamental role as the school transitioned to online learning in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Her research interests include early Medieval history, particularly the dramas and poems of the 10th century German secular canoness Hrotsvit. Her interest in devotional practices in the medieval and early modern world coupled with her position at Pitts Theology Library led to her role in curating the Pitts exhibition on The Materiality of Devotion. Sarah was voted by students as Candler’s Staff/Faculty Member of the Year five years in a row, and is a member of the American Theological Library Association, the American Academy of Religion, the North American Patristics Society, and the Hagiography Society. She is a candidate for ordination in the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta (PCUSA).

2005The September digital issue of The Atlantan featured “22 Dynamic Women” including Rachel Brochstein. The article highlighted Rachel’s passion for her work, encouraging other women to “go for it,” and the best advice she’s ever received. Read more at https://bit.ly/3z9OXvL

began working in the industry as a location scout. He has been with Stranger Things since 2015, working seasons one through four and has been nominated twice (seasons one and two) before winning the award this year.

Photo credit: Devin Armstrong, DA Visuals, LLC.

2008Kyle Carey ’08, a member of the Location Managers Guild International (LGMI) since 2018, was recognized for his work on the fourth season of Netflix’s Stranger Things (Atlanta, Georgia; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Vilnius, Lithuania) at the 9th Annual LGMI Awards. Kyle and his team took home the award for Outstanding Locations in a Period Television Series. The LMGI Awards spotlight international features, television, and commercials in which the creative use of filming locations set the tone, enrich the character, and enhance the narrative. The ceremony was held in August at the Los Angeles Center Studios. Kyle took a film production course during his last semester at the University of Alabama and

In March, the United Kingdom’s Management Today magazine featured Morgan Mixon among their “35 Women Under 35.” While pursuing her MBA at Imperial College (London, England) during the pandemic, Morgan co-founded Cleannest—a student project turned babycare e-commerce start-up. After realizing the “lack of innovation and negative environmental impact” of diapers, she formed a team within a week and entered her concept—higher quality and reduced environmental footprint without compromising on convenience—into Imperial’s flagship Venture Catalyst Challenge. Cleannest’s pre-seed fundraising round was oversubscribed by £100,000 to reach £250,000. Investors include a unicorn founder who sold her business to American Express and a former strategist for Huggies. “We’ve been working on Cleannest full-time since September 2021, and recently joined Amazon’s Launchpad Sustainability Accelerator as one of 12 teams chosen from 1,250+ applications across Europe.”

2010

On January 14, 2022, the day before his 30th birthday, Erich Espenschied achieved a rare milestone when he arrived in Hawaii, his 50th state to visit. Erich visited 22 states with his family while a student at Lovett, but most of the others he visited while working with his company, LiteComm, which does tower lighting, antenna and line work, rigging, and inspections across the country. Congrats, Erich!

2012

The wedding party for Katy Underwood Phillips’ August nuptials included several Lovett grads: Caroline Cronk Edwards, Kate Laird, Jessie Wolfe, Lorin Rogers, Maggie Wolters, Katherine Satcher Kent, Katie Smith Hagy, Emmett Underwood ’15, and David Underwood ’20.

2013

Leslie Espenschied (left) works for Capital One in Washington D.C., where she was recently promoted to Manager of Corporate Strategy.

Park Summerour and his wife, Chelsea Gorman Summerour, hiked through the villages of Cinque Terre in the Italian Riviera (below) on their honeymoon.

2016The New York City Journal selected Annie Mayfield as one of its “Top 30 Women Leaders To Look Out For In 2022.” Annie is an Amazon best-selling author, wellness keynote speaker, and corporate sales executive. She works to empower younger audiences through her writing, speaking, and coaching. At 24 years old she has published four books, two of which went on to become an Amazon #1 best seller in over eight categories. Her podcast, Made to Shine, is streamed by individuals in over 24 countries. She has spoken at conferences and universities with audiences of up to 40,000 on ways to level up in sales, personal well-being, and creating momentum in your business. She uses her experience in both the corporate and entrepreneurial world to encourage the younger generation on ways to successfully take care of their wellness: professionally and personally. Annie’s faith and family are the absolute lights of her life. She attributes her family for constantly being her inspiration.

Retired Lovett Principal and Assistant Head of School Bill Dunkel recently got to see Aaron Schunk ’16 playing for the Hartford Yardgoats (Colorado Rockies AA affiliate) in Hartford, Connecticut.

Trey Bohannon graduated from Morehouse College earlier this year and has started a new position as a financial analyst at Capital Planning Quality Assurance for Citi.

In May, Margaret O’Neal graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology and was commissioned into the U.S. Army. She will serve as an Ordnance Officer in the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Margaret had a full ROTC Scholarship at Georgia Tech before starting her office training this summer. “I’m a proud alumna and honored to be able to serve our great country.”

Chloe Dinkle is doing her preceptorship at HonorHealth Thompson Peak, in Scottsdale, Arizona. She will be precepting on an orthopedic unit and is also looking forward to all that she will learn during her final semester of nursing school at the University of Arizona College of Nursing.

Nichelle Haley recently completed an internship in Singapore where she interned with Splash Productions, a Singaporean-based advertising agency. Nichelle was able to discover this internship with the help of Absolute Internship, which helps college students find internships globally. Along with about 70 other students from various universities, Nichelle spent two months in Singapore learning the culture and interning in the advertising industry.

Joshua Gregory was named the 2022 winner of the Walter S. and Syrena M. Howell Essay Competition offered to students of Northwestern University’s Medill School for Journalism, Media & Integrated Marketing Communications. The annual contest challenges students to discuss “truth gone awry,” in the context of news gathering and dissemination. Titled “Journalists Lost Objectivity When Reporting on Shireen Abu Akleh’s Murder,” Joshua’s essay investigates the mistakes made by various national and international media outlets in their efforts to share the news of the tragedy and discusses how the coverage lacked journalistic integrity, explores the potential reasons why it was covered that way, and outlines the implications of doing so.

marriages

1. Kate Geraghty Dow ’03 and Mike Dow October 23, 2021

2. Caroline English DeVoe ’04 and Benjamin DeVoe August 6, 2022

3. Lindsey Brown Bynoe and Sean Bynoe ’08 March 27, 2022

4. Kendrick Goodman Austin ’11 and Joe Austin March 19, 2022

5. Anna Marie Marable and Hunter Rich ’11 March 12, 2022

6. Lee Behr Bridges and Elwyn Bridges ’12 September 5, 2020

7. Emily Lash Hill ’12 and Ethan Hill October 23, 2021

8. Katy Underwood Phillips ’12 and Wade Phillips August 23, 2022

9. Margaret Millians Anthony ’13 and Wesley Anthony ’13 May 21, 2022 Pictured with our own Rev. Steve Allen.

10. Katlyn Taylor Bell and Forrest Bell ’13 July 10, 2021

11. Chelsea Gorman Summerour and Park Summerour ’13 May 25, 2022

12. Katherine Lynch Keough and Patrick Keough ’14 May 28, 2022

babies

1. Harry Emmel Zapf

January 13, 2022

Joe and Montine Mansell Zapf ’97

2. Randall Allen Caswell February 21, 2022 Maggie and Tyler Caswell ’04

3. Aiden Michael Mokler May 18, 2022 Chris Mokler and Erin Donahue ’04

4. Hallie Crawford Long

November 21, 2021 Parker and Josephine Phelps Long ’04 Pictured with siblings, Reynolds and Josie.

5. Leo Richard Tully April 8, 2022

Adam and Austen Clark Tully ’04

6. Hudson Charlie Engel March 8, 2022 Eric and Carter Sample Engel ’05

7. Holloway Elizabeth Carter April 19, 2022 Brian and Morgan Pierson Carter ’07

8. George Lee Blough June 24, 2022 Logan and Lucy Goins Blough ’08

9. Samantha Lynn Talamantez March 18, 2022 Scott and Leslie Miller Talamantez ’08

10. Blythe Katherine Emerson

January 6, 2022

Katherine and MacKenzie James Emerson ’09 Pictured with sister, Sloane Margaret (2).

11. Shelby Scott Wilson

June 23, 2022

John and Allison Bond Wilson ’11

in memoriam

Claudia Haddad Aquino

Parent of alumni

Harold “Hal” Vincent Barry Parent of alumni, grandparent of alumni

Kenneth Charles Biggerstaff Parent of alumni

Creighton Thomas “Tommy” Bradshaw ’70

Parent of alumni, grandparent

Anne Troutman Brown ’73

Renee Brown Parent of alumni

Lucinda Bunnen Parent of alumni, grandparent of alumni, grandparent

Larry Cugini Jr.

Parent of alumni, grandparent of alumni

James Dobbs Davie ’20

Dr. William A. “Poole” Davis, III Parent of alumni

William “Bill” Sherod Dukes Parent of alumni

William “Bill” Siler Elias Jr. ’78

Susan Cochrane Evins

Parent of alumni, retired faculty

Joseph “Joe” Gladden Jr. Parent of alumni, Lifetime Trustee

Morris Habif Parent of alumni

Abbie Harlin

Parent of alumni, grandparent of alum

Lisa Jo Holtz ’81

George Harvey Johnson

Parent of alumni

Nancy Clifton Kinzer ’75

Robert Charles “Charlie” Loudermilk Sr.

Lifetime trustee, parent of alumni, grandparent of alumni

Kenneth Parsons Lynch Jr.

Parent of alumni, grandparent of alum, grandparent

Bert Conger Madden

Parent of alumni, grandparent of alumni, grandparent

Andy Pervis Maness Parent of alumni

John “Robb” Mayo Parent of alum, grandparent of alum, grandparent

William “Billy” Truslow Newman ’77

Robert Riley O’Connor ’67

Elberta “Peaches” Page Parent of alum, grandparent of alumni

Mary Perritt Parent of alum

Nancy Crawford Pope Parent of alumni, grandparent of alumni, grandparent

Dr. James “Jimmy” Hardin Sherard Jr. Parent of alumni

Thomas “Randy” Simmons Parent of alumni, grandparent

Clinton Sitton Parent of alumni

Beverly Barnette Snellings Parent of alumni, grandparent of alumni, great grandparent

John Curtis Staton Jr. Parent of alumni, grandparent of alumni

Dr. Allan Strand Jr. Former Headmaster, parent of alum Lenore Tuggle Parent of alum

Ernest Council Williams Parent of alum

Ralph Williams Jr. Parent of alumni

tributes

Joseph “Joe” Gladden Jr. (1942-2022)

Joe Gladden was a highly respected attorney in Atlanta and served on the Lovett Board of Trustees from 1992 to 2000. After working as a law clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, he joined King & Spalding, where he worked for 17 years, eventually becoming a partner. Gladden left in 1985 to work at The Coca-Cola Company and retired as an executive vice president and general counsel in 2001. He devoted an extraordinary amount of time to community organizations and educational institutions. He served in leadership capacities and on the boards of Agnes Scott College, Wesley Woods Inc., the Atlanta Ballet, Emory Healthcare, University of Virginia’s Miller Center for Public Affairs, University of Virginia Health System, and the Monticello Cabinet. For his devotion to their institution, Emory University recognized him with the Emory Medal in 2001, the highest honor it bestows upon its alumni. He is survived by his wife Sally and their children, Josh Gladden ’87 and Elizabeth Gladden Kehoe ’91.

Robert Charles “Charlie” Loudermilk Sr. (1927-2022)

Charlie Loudermilk was a well-known businessman, civic leader, and philanthropist in Atlanta for nearly 70 years. Founder of the rent-to-own company Aaron’s, he had humble beginnings, selling bottled Coca-Colas to moviegoers in what is now the Buckhead Theatre when he was just ten years old. Seven decades later, Loudermilk funded the restoration of the same venue and is enshrined in the park across the street that bears his name. He was a dedicated supporter of numerous local organizations, including the Atlanta Food Bank, Covenant House, and Lovett. He served on the boards of MARTA, the Buckhead Coalition, and Lovett from 1982 to 1984. In 1983, he established the R. Charles Loudermilk Scholarship Fund, enabling Lovett to offer financial aid to one or more deserving students each year. In 2000, Mr. Loudermilk and his family answered the call of Lovett’s 75th Anniversary Campaign by giving $3 million—the largest single donation in school history at the time—making possible the Loudermilk Student Activities Center. A focal point of student, faculty, and parent life that has stood the test of time, the Loudermilk SAC is home to the Lion’s Den Café, the Upper School Student Lounge, and the Campus Shop. In addition, a leadership gift from the Loudermilk Family Trust established the Hendrix Garden in front of Lovett’s Lower School. His Riverbank connections include his children, Linda Loudermilk ’83 and Robin Loudermilk ’78 (Frances), and grandchildren, Charlie Loudermilk ’08 (Louise), Chappell Loudermilk ’10, and Coley Loudermilk ’15.

Dr. Allan Strand Jr. (1930-2022)

Dr. Allan Strand was Lovett’s seventh head of school, serving from 1971 to 1979. During his eight-year tenure, Dr. Strand led the effort to integrate the School, diversifying both the student and faculty bodies. Under his leadership, new spaces were constructed to house the library, a lecture hall, rooms for music, drama, and art classes, a computer center, a student lounge, and a bookstore. From the 1972 Leonid yearbook marking the completion of his first year, “This year Dr. Allan Strand took the reins as new headmaster of Lovett School…He brought many innovative plans for the improvement of the school. In order to improve individual communication between teachers and students, an Academic Advisor program was set up by Dr. Strand. He initiated the Interim-Term Program, in which seniors used three weeks in January for independent study. Our headmaster demonstrated his confidence in students by delegating more power to the Student Senate. In addition, he encouraged a new Honor Code based on the willingness of each person to make it work. Generating respect with his openness and sincerity, Dr. Strand has already made a lasting impression on our school.” Prior to Lovett, he taught at the Darlington School and Memphis University School, and served as headmaster at Donohoe School in Alabama. Following his departure from the Riverbank, Dr. Strand became headmaster of Newark Academy in New Jersey and remained in that role for nearly two decades. He took on leadership positions in multiple independent school associations and served in several volunteer positions, including the Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, the United Way, and the Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Anne, and his four children, Clark Strand ’75, Dr. Allan Strand III ’82, Anne Catherine Strand, and Dr. Elizabeth Strand.

Lovett Last Look

The editors of the 1961 Leonid began the yearbook with this poem, giving thanks to those who laid the foundation—literally and figuratively—of the riverside campus so generations of students could learn and grow in this beautiful place.

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