Report of Annual Giving
SUMMER 2022
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contents SUMMER 2022 FEATURES 6 Commencement 2022 10 Campus Upgrades 14 2021-2022 Sports Roundup
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NEWS & NOTES
LETTER FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL
REPORT OF ANNUAL GIVING 20 21β2022
17 School Leadership 18 Leadership Giving Societies
21 Alumni Giving 29 Winged Beaver Leadership Circle
LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
30 Current Parent Giving
34 Parents of Alumni Giving
38 Grandparents of Students and Alumni Giving
LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
41 Current Faculty and Staff Giving
42 Friendsβ Giving
42 In-Kind Gifts
45 Honorary and Memorial Giving
52 The Riddle Society
53 Matching Gifts Companies and Foundations
54 Foundations
55 Endowments, Funds Functioning as Endowments, Special Purpose Funds
59 Statement of Financial Position
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HEAD OF SCHOOL
Jim Detora Pβ12
ASSOCIATE HEAD OF SCHOOL Robert J. Whitty β87, Pβ16
EDITOR Jacqueline L. Keller
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FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL
INVESTING for the future
When I look back on the experiences of the past year, I am reminded of the resolve of the Avon Old Farms community and the deep appreciation for traditions that have been sorely missed over the past few yearsβtraditions and experiences brought to life through the generosity of the alumni, parents, grandparents, friends, faculty, and staff who have ensured Avon remains the preeminent all-boys school in the country. The fiscal success of the school reflects your support of our mission and your belief in the exceptional educational opportunities Avon provides.
As an overview, I am pleased to share that because of our generous community, we met our fiscal-year goal and raised $4.5 million. I am excited about what the future holds for Avon Old Farms; the loyal support of our community will sustain us in the years ahead. Only because of your steadfast support were we able to keep the community safe while continuing to provide superior academic programming, campus enhancements, enriched student experiences, increased financial aid, and support for faculty development.
Gilman W. Ordway β44, GPβ04, β06, β10, a dedicated philanthropic supporter of Avon, passed away on May 30. He was the father of former Board of Directors member Kitty Ordway Pβ04 and a grandparent to three Avonians. At Avon, Gil helped provide cutting-edge science and technology classrooms for Avon students in the building, which now proudly carries his name: the Ordway Science and Technology Center. He also endowed Avonβs environmental science and music appreciation programs. Gilβs passion for art led to the expansion of the Ordway Art Gallery which is now housed in the Brown Student Center. For his work on behalf of Avon, Gil previously received the Alumni Order of Old Farms and the Adams Medal.
I hope to see many of you on campus for Homecoming on November 12, on December 16 for the fall sports competitions, and the Hockey Classic in December as well as many alumni gatherings across the country.
Thank you for your investment in Avon Old Farms and our current and future students.
Aspirando et perseverando, JIM DETORA Pβ12 HEAD OF SCHOOL
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This is where everything began, where I found myself, my purpose, and my people. It was on this campus where I witnessed the power of brotherhood, and the integrity of a community of mentors and students growing together. This is where I took a leap, to throw myself into the community, to be engaged with everything that is going on, and to become a part of this larger worldβ¦
βThis is the time when a glorious class of men reaches the terminal of their journeys at this institution and steps separately into the unknown world. I have been so touched by all the well wishes that Iβve received over the past few days. But today, itβs my turn to say thanks. Whether we have seen eye-to-eye or rarely agreed at all, my conversations with youβmy peers and mentorsβ both on and off campus, have enlightened me, inspired me, and shaped me into who I am today. And everyday, I have learned from you. You made me a better scholar, and you made me a better person.
βEXCERPT FROM VALEDICTORIAN MICAHEL XIEβS COMMENCEMENT SPEECH
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Commencement 2022
On Sunday, May 29, the Class of 2022 celebrated their graduation from Avon Old Farms School in true Avonian fashionβwith the traditional pomp and circumstance loved by generations of Avon men. We were excited that the underclassmen were able to participate this year to properly send off the seniors as they made their way across the stage set up on the Village Green in front of the Head of Schoolβs house.
βAfter three years as Head of School, I was able to celebrate the class of 2022 on the Village Green under sunny skies for Avonβs 88th Commencement ceremonies,β says Jim Detora. βI have eagerly awaited the traditional pomp and circumstance that happens only when Mother Nature cooperates, and this year did not disappoint. It was a bittersweet moment as the boys collected their diplomas knowing their time at AOF had come to an end, but a bright future awaits. I wish the entire class of 2022 the best as they start college in the fall.β
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CAPTAIN AVON TOMMY HIGGINS β22 GETS SOME HELP WITH THE AVON CHEER.
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honors, awards, prizes
THE FOUNDERβS MEDAL
THE ORDER OF OLD FARMS
Javier Calderon
Maximilian Jacob Cohen
Brian Robert Dowling
Gavin Greger
John Matthew Maas II
James Robert Morr
Benjamin Joseph Raposo
Seth Robinson
Nikhil Satpathy
Marco Scarano
Shijie Xie
CUM LAUDE SOCIETY
R. Windate Brichkowski
Maximilian Jacob Cohen
Ford Nicholas Cullen
Brian Robert Dowling
Brett Joseph Foster
Linhao Jiang Yunha Kim
Aidan Daniel Kwok
Wesley Oliver Legere
Brian Hieu Nguyen
John Prince
Nikhil Satpathy
Wooseong Seo
Shijie Xie
Ryan Anderson, Academic Excellence, Community Service
Christopher Rene Aube, Community Service, Town Government
R. Windate Brichkowski, Academic Excellence
Conor Callaghan, Community Service, Town Government
Ford Nicholas Cullen, Academic Excellence
Brett Joseph Foster, Academic Excellence, Community Service, Town Government
Marshall Howe, Academic Excellence. Community Service
Linhao Jiang, Academic Excellence
Sutton James Kaylor, Community Service, Town Government
Yunha Kim, Academic Excellence, Community Service
Aidan Daniel Kwok, Academic Excellence
Harris R. Laferriere, Academic Excellence, Community Service, Town Government
Wesley Oliver Legere, Academic Excellence
Spencer Li, Academic Excellence, Community Service
Ernest Christopher Lowe III, Community Service
James Robert Mullen, Community Service, Town Government
Brett Newman, Academic Excellence, Town Government
Brian Hieu Nguyen, Academic Excellence
John Prince, Academic Excellence, Community Service, Town Government
Xander A. Ratledge, Community Service
Wooseong Seo, Academic Excellence
Samuel Smith, Community Service
Andrew Thresh, Community Service
THE F. REED ESTABROOK, JR. β36 AWARD
James Robert Morr
THE KENNETH H. LAROCQUE AWARD
Nathaniel Zahir, Marvyn Walters
THE PETER A. ARON β65 AWARD FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE
George Owen Wirpel
THE GEORGE A. MURRAY CUP
Marco Scarano
SCHOLAR OF DISTINCTION Shijie Xie
RECOGNITION AWARD FOR THREE SEASON VARSITY ATHLETES
Brian Robert Dowling, Linhao Jiang, Graham Kelly, James Robert Mullen, and Benjamin Joseph Raposo
12TH GRADE PRIZE FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Wesley Oliver Legere
12TH GRADE AWARD FOR EARNEST AND PERSISTENT EFFORT IN THE ACADEMIC AREA
Ernest Christopher Lowe III
AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING IMPROVEMENT IN THE ACADEMIC AREA
Alexander Mauricio Salgar
THE STUDENT COUNCIL SPIRIT AWARD
Thomas Robert Higgins
THE ADAM β93 AND LUKE β95 CLINE AWARD
Griffin Reese Williams, Shomari Wiltshire
EDWARD SOMERVILLE VOSS AWARD Samuel Smith
GREGG RICHARD LINBURG β87 SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD James Robert Mullen
SIDNEY C. CLARK AWARD FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
Brendan Fennell
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL AWARD
Patrick Masters Mella
PAUL KARL SCHILLER β78 AWARD Spencer Li, Hamilton Bradford Watson
THE TIM STRAUS β75 AWARD
Brian Robert Dowling
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class of 2022 matriculation
Konner Charles Adams, University of MassachusettsβBoston
Addison Ainsworth, United States Military Academy
Brennan Ali, University of Notre Dame
Jeronimo Amezcua, TecnolΓ³gico de Monterrey (Mexico)
Ryan Anderson, Johns Hopkins University
Tyler Anton, Southern Methodist University
Christopher Rene Aube, Bentley University
Colm Donovan Barnett, University of Denver
Joseph Connor Berggren, Bentley University
Nicholas Salvatore Bianco, Alternate Year
Austin Richard Bohlman, Marist College
George Edwin Brannon IV, College of Charleston
Connor Ryan Brazil, Alternate Year
Donald Patrick Brennan III, University of Southern California
R. Windate Brichkowski, Boston College
Brannan Bridger, Macalester College
Cesar Diego Caceres, Bentley University
Javier Calderon, Alternate Year
Conor Callaghan, Alternate Year
Joseph Capano, Trinity College
Luke Capozzoli, Providence College
Maximilian Jacob Cohen, Northeastern University
Aidan Patrick Conroy, Champlain College
Sam Court, Alternate Year
Owen Cronin, University of Miami
Ford Nicholas Cullen, University of Southern California
Quentin Davis Cutler, University of Colorado Boulder
Samuel DβAddabbo, Texas Christian University
Kenneth Norman Deck III, United States Military Academy
Matthew John DiMarsico, Alternate Year
Brendan Clayton Donahue, Rochester Institute of Technology
Christopher Dougherty, Sarah Lawrence College
Brian Robert Dowling, Harvard University
Charles Christofer Droppo, University of Vermont
Blake Davidson Eklund, Kenyon College
Lucas Alvin Estevez, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Edward J. Fasano III, Xavier University
Will Thomas Fekete, Skidmore College
Brendan Fennell, Tufts University
Brett Joseph Foster, University of Notre Dame
Gavin Greger, University of Connecticut
Lukas Gudavicius, Bethune-Cookman University
Chris Kenneth Harland, Providence College
Chase Tanner Harris, New York University
Michael Fitzgerald Hennessy, Northeastern University
Aydin Gerald Herlihy, Quinnipiac University
Thomas Robert Higgins, University of Vermont
Benjamin Robert Hole, University of Tampa
Marshall Howe, University of WisconsinβMadison
Brady Hutchison, Colgate University
Zachary Sayer Jepson, Duke University
Linhao Jiang, Babson College
Walker Coleman Johnson, Oberlin College
Sutton James Kaylor, University of Michigan
Graham Kelly, Kenyon College
Jisung Kim, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne
Minjun Kim, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Tyler Jiho Kim, New York University
Yunha Kim, University of Pennsylvania
Oleh Kolchanov, Purdue University
Joseph Caro Kooluris, Drexel University
Aidan Daniel Kwok, Colby College
Harris R. Laferriere, Brown University
Lang Lang, University of Toronto
Wesley Oliver Legere, Middlebury College
Spencer Li, Carnegie Mellon University
James Lill IV, Columbia University
Kobi Lin, Alternate Year
Patrick Frederic Loomis, University of Colorado Boulder
Ernest Christopher Lowe III, University of Connecticut
John Matthew Maas II, University of Miami
Tyler Marmo, College of the Holy Cross
Sheriff Marong, Southern Methodist University
Everett Wellington Masterson, Elon University
Jonathan Bennett Masterson, Elon University
Ryan McDonough, University of Vermont
Patrick Masters Mella, Bryant University
Cameron Merrill, Connecticut College
William Moreau, Franklin & Marshall College
James Robert Morr, St. Lawrence University
James Robert Mullen, College of the Holy Cross
Adham Nassar, Fordham University
Chase Neel, Texas Christian University
John Edward Newberry, Lafayette College
Brett Newman, Clark University
Brian Hieu Nguyen, University of Southern California
Nikita Nikora, Alternate Year
Jonathan Oris, Williams College
Anthony Picano, Saint Anselm College
Brendan Powers, University of Delaware
John Prince, Postgraduate, Avon Old Farms
Carlos Quintero, Frostburg State University
Benjamin Joseph Raposo, Fairfield University
Xander A. Ratledge, Skidmore College
Seth Robinson, Rivier University
Alexander Mauricio Salgar, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Nikhil Satpathy, University of Michigan
Marco Scarano, Princeton University
Noah Schmeizer, Syracuse University
Wooseong Seo, Boston College
Chenhao Shen, New York University
Zeyu Shi, University of Washington
Samuel Smith, Brown University
Kenneth Soares Jr., Northwestern University
Edward Sobiesienski, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Andrew Geoffrey Sun, University of Connecticut
Andrew Thresh, University of Bath
Samuel Tomak, Drexel University
Liam L. Verdoni, Alternate Year
Nathaniel Zahir Marvyn Walters, University of Connecticut
Hamilton Bradford Watson, Wofford College
Creighton Wesson, Salve Regina University
Jerry Wijaya, University of Oregon
Shomari Wiltshire, Drexel University
George Owen Wirpel, University of Connecticut
Shijie Xie, Columbia University
Toby Zeidenberg, High Point University
Benjamin Aron Zimmerman, Kenyon College
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Campus Upgrades
Every summer, the Avon Old Farms first-rate facilities department takes advantage of a quiet campus to make necessary repairs and improvements.
This year has been no exception, with upgrades taking place all over, from the top of the Diogenes roof to the underground tunnels that house the schoolβs electrical systems and other utilities.
Avon Old Farms Founder Theo date Pope Riddle was wise enough to install these tunnels long before underground wiring was a main stream practice. Being nearly 100
years old, however, the tunnels were in need of repair.
Director of Facilities Glenn Wilcox said the work would improve drainage and prevent water damage to the tunnels. The tunnel repairs are a four-year project that were completed by summerβs end.
βIt will all be completed, and nobody will know any work was done because itβs all underground,β Wilcox said.
Another four-year project that will wrap up by the end of the summer is the replacement of all dormitory windows in the Quad. The windows in Diogenes, Pelican, and Eagle
dormitories were replaced prior to this year, with only Elephant needing to be completed this summer.
While multiple four-year projects are finishing up this year, another is just beginning. Full upgrades of the dormitory buildings began this summer with the Diogenes Dormitory. The dorm rooms, bathrooms, and first-floor classrooms are all being renovated as part of this project, and a full roof replacement will cap the effort.
βIt was just time for a significant upgrade to make them more appeal ing and more functional,β Wilcox
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said. βThe dorms will still have that Old Farms feel, but will give the boys more space in their rooms.β
Diogenes will be ready before students return to campus in the fall, with the next three dormitories set to be completed over the next few years.
Other projects around campus include replacing the heating and air-conditioning units in the Refectory with more energy-efficient models, and a rearrangement of the Wachter Post Office.
βWe modified the mail room to better fit todayβs environment,β Wilcox said.
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When the mail room was originally designed, paper mail was much more popular than packages, but that has reversed in recent years, Wilcox explained.
The size of the school store, commonly known as the Hawkβs Nest, will be increased this summer as well.
βThatβs being done so the school store can better serve the students,β Wilcox said.
Manager of the school store Lara Doyle P β12,β14 said she is very excited about the expansion.
βWe currently have very little area to display our clothing and gift items, and now we will be able to have permanent displays for all of the things we carry,β Doyle explained. βI know that our students and families will be very happy to have more access to these items.β
The student center will also be receiving a refresher this summer, with the addition of new workspaces, updated furniture, and a new tv social space on the lower level.
Many projects this summer involve the schoolβs athletics facilities.
Major mechanical repairs and preventative maintenance are underway at the Jennings-Fairchild Arena, which houses the famous John T. Gardner ice hockey rink. That work will wrap up before the end of July.
The most substantial upgrades this summer are taking place on Ryan Field and the Gregg Linburg β87 Memorial Track that surrounds it.
Ryan Field is the primary field used for all varsity football and lacrosse home games. Crews have begun installation of a brand-new turf field featuring customized
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on-field colors and lettering. A new and improved scoreboard will be installed to accompany the new field.
The track surrounding the field, which is utilized by the schoolβs track-and-field athletes, is also being replaced.
Outdoor stadium lighting will
surround the field and run along the pathway from campus to the field.
βItβs going to look phenomenal when itβs done,β Wilcox said.
The nine Globe Tennis Founda tion Tennis Courts are also being replaced. The existing courts have developed cracks and other evidence
of wear and tear over the years.
βThat oneβs weather dependent,β Wilcox said.
The work is necessary to maintain the beauty and high-quality infra structure that Avon Old Farms has been known for since its founding.
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Sports Roundup
Sportsmanship is one of the four core values at Avon Old Farms School. The idea that the way a person responds to victories and defeats is part of what defines the character of a man is instilled in Old Farms students.
The school is renowned around the world for the success of its athletic programs, and this past year was no exception. Below is an encapsulation of just a few highlights from our sports teams this past year.
In his first season as the Kevin J. Driscoll β72 Head Football Coach, Jon Wholley led the Varsity Football team to its first-ever NEPSAC bowl game
title. Fittingly, it came in the Kevin Driscoll Bowl.
βItβs the first time we won a NEPSAC Bowl,β Director of Athletics Geoff Barlow β98 said. βIt was good to finally check that off.β
It was the Winged Beaverβs sixth bowl game appearance. The football team finished the season as joint winners of the Founders League as well.
The famous AOF hockey program was once again crowned champions of the Founders League and the Housatonic League.
They made an admirable run in the NEPSAC playoff tournament, entering as a two-seed, and finished the season
with an impressive 24-3 record.
The schoolβs Varsity Squash team entered the U.S. High School Team Squash Championship Tournament as the number-one seed in the fourth division, and brought home the title after beating Westminster School 4-3 in the final.
Shomari Wiltshire β22, Adham Nassar β22, Thomas Baldini β23, and Charles Friedman β24 all went undefeated through the entire tournament.
Both the Varsity Baseball and Varsity Lacrosse teams reached the final of the first-ever Founders League playoff tournament for either
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sport, and Varsity Soccer reached the quarterfinals of the NEPSAC playoffs in Head Coach Carl Stenslandβs first season not affected by COVID-19.
βOur soccer coach has only been here for a short time, this was his first normal season,β Barlow said. βSo, itβs really exciting going forward.β
Athletes participating in cross country, track-and-field, swimming, wrestling, basketball, and tennis all put up great performances through out the season as well.
A herd of students attended every sporting event to cheer on their brothers, which spurred many to success. Of all the athletic programs that participated in the 2021β22 season, it was the Varsity Golf team that stood out.
They were the winners of the Founders League, the Coppola Cup, and placed second at the Kingswood Invitational. They placed first in the Western New England Prep Invita tional, finishing four strokes ahead of the second-place Brunswick Bruins. AOFβs golfers also took home the Suffield Invitational trophy, beating out nine other elite teams. All of this success came in Head Coach James Reeceβs first season.
βJamie Reece in his first year as head coach did a really good job,β Barlow said.
Coach Reece expressed his praise for team captain Bennett Masterson β22 and the rest of the varsity squad: Finn McHugh β23, Drew Fitting β24, Peter Crowe β23, Anthony Picano β22, Baker
OβLeary β23, Winn Brichowski β22, Chuck Blanchard β24, and Ben Hole β22.
βI am very proud of this team and our strong record, but more impor tantly each one of these boys understands that golf is about more than executing shots and posting low scores. It involves showing integrity, respect, sportsmanship, and perse verance,β Reece said.
Several Avonians will continue to uphold the value of sportsmanship as they matriculate to institutions of higher learning, with more than 40 graduates committed to playing sports in college.
Meanwhile, our wonderful coaches have been spending the summer recruiting and planning for another successful season.
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FROM THE DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
WITH Gratitude
The Avon Old Farmsβ advancement team is grateful to Avonians, families, friends, and other members of our passionate community. As I reflect on the past year, I realize we have much to be thankful for:
β’ The academic and student life programming continues to evaluate, improve, and evolve to best meet the needs of boys today yet embrace those traditions that are an integral part of the AOF culture.
β’ As we adapt to a world with COVID, alumni, parents, and other donors are engagingβelectronically and in personβin various ways.
β’ We returned to holding events both on and off campus, including Grandparents Day, Homecoming, Avon Today (for accepted students and their families), and Reunion Weekend.
β’ An ever-increasing number of alumni use the alumni network (avonoldfarmsalumni.com) and the dedicated alumni social media pages.
β’ We have begun planning the AOF centennialβan incredible milestone event for a school and community that already has a rich history and an amazing story.
β’ The myriad physical plant updates include replacing the roof of and updating Diogenes Dormitory, replacing the Linburg Track surface, replacing the nine Globe Foundation Tennis Courts and the turf field surface, and upgrading the lighting at Ryan Field.
β’ AOF honored two coaching legends: we named the John Gardner ice rink and established the Kevin Driscoll β72 Brotherhood Scholarship.
β’ AOF volunteerism has never been stronger! The Board of Directors, led by Glenn Sieber Pβ17, is active and engaged; the National Council adopted and enacted a committee structure that supports enrollment, fund raising, and alumni engagement; and the Parents of Avon were instrumental in building back the parent community as the country emerges from COVID.
β’ This fall the school will be fullβthe fourth year in a rowβin no small part because of the legacy applicants and referrals from alumni, parents, grandparents, guardians, and friends.
I also want to share a quick note about this yearβs reunion. AOFβs first on-campus Reunion Weekend in three years was a huge success! Attendance was strongβmore than 260 Avonians returned to campus. People shared wonderful remembrances at the service for George M. Trautman Hβ98, Pβ75, Pβ81, Pβ82, GPβ03 on Friday and the alumni memorial on Saturday. The school also honored Dr. Andreas Zavitsas β55 and Mr. Strat Dennis β00 with Distinguished Alumni Awards. The reunion occurred after graduation, so the school hosted all alumni reunion events and dinners on campus. One alum shared this with me: βDonβt change this format! I loved that we were able to connect here, on campus, a place that means so much to each of us.β
On a related note, I am happy to report that based on alumni survey feedback, next yearβs Reunion Weekend will immediately follow graduation, June 2β4, 2023. There are two important related details: ALL alumni are invited to attend reunion every year; Homecoming will be held November 12, 2022, with the home football game under the lights! Stay tuned for more details.
As AOF continues to return to in-person events, be on the lookout for announcements about events in the Washington, D.C., area; New York City; Boston; Jupiter, FL; Charlotte, NC; Atlanta, GA; and London, England.
As you can see, AOF has much to be thankful for. I would be remiss if I didnβt express my gratitude for the dedication and hard workβmuch of which happens behind the scenesβof the institutional advancement team. Members continue to work tirelessly with the AOF community, and the accomplishments listed above can be directly attributed to the AOF communityβs generosity and passion in supporting the school and, ultimately, the students fortunate enough to call Mrs. Riddleβs campus home.
Thank you for all you did to support Avon Old Farms School this past year. I am looking forward to the start of a new academic year and everything we will do together to keep the Brotherhood strong.
With gratitude, CHRISTOPHER M. WEBB DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
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school leadership
Avonβs Board of Directors and National Council set the standard for giving resources and time to advance Avonβs mission. With gratitude and enthusiasm, we honor these school leaders and thank them for their service to Avon.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mr. Glenn A. Sieber Hβ19, Pβ17, Chairman
Mr. William P. Austin β92, Vice-Chairman & Treasurer
Mr. Christopher S. Drew β85, Pβ17, β18, Secretary
Mr. Brian B. Conroy β82, Hβ13, Pβ20
Mr. James W. Corrigan β67, Pβ98
Mr. J. Stratford R. Dennis β00
Mr. John H. Edwards Hβ19
Mrs. Dee Gordon Pβ90, GPβ21
Mr. Richard H. Gordon Pβ90, GPβ21
Mr. Dean C. Graham β84
Mr. Clayton D. Johnson β82
Mr. Neal J. Keating Pβ19
Mr. Wade H. O. Kirby Pβ17, β18
Mr. Alejandro Laplana β07
Mr. Wade L. McDevitt β82
Mrs. Margot K. Mineau Pβ18, β20
Mr. Bradley R. Morris β84, Pβ20, β24
Mr. John A. Nolan β80
Mr. Henry B. duPont Smith, Sr. Pβ17, β19
Mr. John D. Wendler β68
Mr. Milton L. Williams Jr. Pβ20, β23
Mr. Norbert M. Williamson Pβ14, β16
Mr. Kenneth J. Winemaster β83, Pβ17
HONORARY BOARD
Mr. Spencer E. Beal, Sr. β65, Pβ95
Mr. Joseph R. Biondo Pβ92, GPβ21
Mr. Campbell P. Brown β86
Dr. Leslie S. Cutler Pβ91, GPβ22
Mr. John E. Drew Pβ85, β87, GPβ17, β18, β24
Mr. George F. Getz, Jr. β80
Mr. Timothy M. Jones Pβ05, β18
Mr. Stephen S. Lash β58
Mr. Paul R. Matalon β70, Pβ01
Mr. Allan J. OβConnor β75
Mr. Rolf H. Olson β59
EXβOFFICIO MEMBER
Jim M. Detora Pβ12, Head of School
NATIONAL COUNCIL
Mr. Michael C. Conroy β85, Chair
Mr. Thomas K. Curtis, Jr. β63, Vice Chair
Mrs. Patricia McLaughlin Pβ15, Treasurer
Mr. Robert H. Moran, Jr. β73, Secretary
Mr. Aaron N. A. Aryee β14
Mr. John-Oliver Beirne β03
Mrs. Anne W. Black Pβ99
Mrs. Elisa Brady Pβ11
Mr. J. Andrew Corrigan '98
Mr. John S. Courage β11
Mr. Thomas K. Curtis Jr. β63
Mr. John F. Davenport 59
Mr. Chase F. Donaldson '68
Mr. Porter R. Dowling β12
Mr. Robert A. Dowling, Jr. β91, Pβ22
Mr. Daniel J. Entwistle β89
Mr. William E. Eschert β85, Pβ19
Mr. Michael A. Fish β95
Mr. Andrew H. Fisher β91
Mrs. Sarah B. Gardella Pβ19
Mr. Drew S. Graham
Mr. Robert A. Gryboski, Jr. '88
Mr. Charles N. Hamilton β03
Dr. Christopher K. Hampton β79, Pβ09, β10, β11
Mr. George F. Henschel, Jr. β61, Pβ00
Mr. Jordan Jayson β94
Mr. Chane F. Keller β08
Mr. Russ C. Lallier β03
Mr. Kenneth H. LaRocque Hβ19, Pβ01, β10
Mr. Matthew P. Lauro β09
Mr. Michael P. Lech β88
Mr. Kevin A. Ludwig β99
Mr. Harrison M. Lyons β11
Mr. Brian R. Maitland
Mr. John M. McCormick Jr. β82
Mr. Winston McKellar β69, Pβ05, β07
Mrs. Patricia McLaughlin Pβ15
Mr. Seth F. Mendell β52
Mr. John C. Mori β05
Mr. Mike M. Mullin, IV β91
Mr. James H. Patten β88
Mr. George E. Psaras β98
Mr. Peter D. Reed β88
Mrs. Sabrina C. Rettaliata Pβ16, β21
Mr. Stephen P. Roge β92
Mr. Sam L. Rubenstein
Mr. Austin B. Sperry β96
Mr. Christopher H. Stone β88
Mr. Edward P. Thompson β74 Pβ03, β08 Mr. Jonathan D. Usich β89
Mr. Louis N. Usich, III
Mr. Pedro L. Vega, Sr. Pβ12, β17
Mr. Lincoln C. Young 77, Pβ10
The Avonian // SUMMER 2 022 17
leadership giving societies
Through their generous gifts, Avonβs leadership donors make it possible for our school to reach new levels of excellence. Leadership contributions significantly impact the entire Avon community, whether unrestricted or directed toward faculty, financial aid, academic programs, or the maintenance of school buildings. This special recognition is well deserved.
FOUNDERβS GUILD
$100,000 +
Mr. and Mrs. Martin I. Cole Hβ16, Pβ04 #
Ms. Brenda Conklin
Mr. Christopher S. Drew β85 and Mrs. Katie Martin Pβ17, β18 #
Mr. and Mrs. A. Russ Heinke Pβ90, GP β21
Mr. and Mrs. Brett R. Jefferson β84 #
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony D. Minella β94 #
Mr. and Mrs. Gilman W. Ordway β44, GPβ04, β06, β10 # d
Mr. Richard W. Pendleton, Jr. Hβ96 # d
Mr. Craig Schmeizer and Dr. Sarah Shalev Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew A. Thornton Pβ24
PELICAN
$50,000 β $99,999
Anonymous (2)
Dr. and Mrs. David B. Burstein Pβ20
Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Hamilton β03
Mr. and Mrs. Jay S. Jamison Pβ21
Mr. and Mrs. Neal J. Keating Pβ19 #
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Maxwell β86 #
Mr. and Mrs. Kristian M. Mineau Pβ18, β20 #
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley R. Morris β84, Pβ20, β24 #
Mr. Glenn A. Sieber Hβ19, Pβ17 #
Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. duPont Smith, Sr. Pβ17, β19 #
Maximilian E. and Marion O. Hoffman Foundation Inc.
EAGLE
$25,000 β $49,999
Anonymous (2)
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Austin β92 #
Dr. Yongji Chung and Mrs. Eunjeong Im Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Brian B. Conroy β82, Hβ13, Pβ20 #
Ms. Caroline Edwards
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton D. Johnson β82
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Kistler Pβ24
Mr. Nicholas C. Kobusch β83 #
Mr. Alejandro Laplana β07
Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Lech β88, Pβ23 #
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin J. McCarthy β74 #
Mr. and Mrs. Wade L. McDevitt β82 #
Mr. and Mrs. Armour N. Mellon β84, Pβ13
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Nolan β80 #
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Sebastian β84
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Story III Pβ10 #
Morris Group, Inc.
The Vincent Dowling Family Foundation, Inc.
DIOGENES
$10,000 β $24,999
Mr. Peter L. Anderson β56 #
Mr. and Mrs. Behnam Badiee Pβ19
Mr. Perry Benson, Jr. β65 #
Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. Brennan Jr. Pβ22
Ms. Samantha Cadenhead Pβ10 #
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Callaghan β83, Pβ22
Mr. Thomas K. Curtis β63 and Ms. Lynn Armstrong #
Graduating members of the class of 2022
18 2021β2022 REPORT OF ANNUAL GIVING P = PARENT GP = GRANDPARENT W = WIDOW H = HONORARY
119
Dr. Jonathan M. Cutler Pβ21
Mr. and Mrs. Laurent X. de Marval Pβ24
Estate of Capt. Victor Delano Pβ75 # d
Mr. and Mrs. J. Stratford. R. Dennis β00 #
Mr. Daniel K. Des Marais β69 #
Mr. Porter R. Dowling β12
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Fish β95 #
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew H. Fisher β91 #
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Garvey β78 #
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew H. Gates β65
Mr. David C. Gilliam β78 #
Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Gordon Pβ90, GPβ21
Mr. and Mrs. Dean C. Graham β84 #
Ms. Katherine E. Dietze and Mr. William H. Heyman Pβ11 #
Mr. and Mrs. George D. Iverson, VI β79, Pβ10 #
Mr. Chunsub Joo and Mrs. Hyewon Lee Pβ25
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kim Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Wade H. O. Kirby Pβ17, β18 #
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Kooluris Pβ92, GPβ22 #
Dr. Linda Latrenta and Mr. Kurt Bloedel Pβ19 #
Estate of Mr. Frank G. Leavitt β52, Pβ76, GPβ15 d
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Leopold Pβ21
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin A. Ludwig β99 #
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas P. Malinosky β00 #
Mr. and Mrs. Richard McCarthy, Jr. β85
Mr. and Mrs. Brendan L. McKernan β89
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory L. Miley Jr. Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Monin Pβ20, β23 #
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Moran, Jr. β73, Pβ04 #
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Mori β05 #
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew T. Pancavage Pβ17
Mr. and Mrs. James Patterson Pβ21
Mr. Andrew C. Pilaro Pβ23
Mr. John Rakolta, III β99
Dr. Kwang Oh Kim and Ms. Hokyung Ro Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Rosenfeld β55 #
Mr. Sam L. Rubenstein β85 #
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rutledge GPβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Travis A. Tucker β90
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Walker β52 #
Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Walsh Sr. Pβ23
Mr. Wei Wang and Mrs. Ying Zhan Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Milton L. Williams Jr. Pβ20, β23
Mr. and Mrs. Norbert M. Williamson Pβ14, β16 #
Mr. Thomas W. Young β77
ELEPHANT
$5,000 - $9,999
Anonymous (2)
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh R. Beath Pβ76, β77, GPβ06, β07, β09, β15, β18
Mr. and Mrs. Brad Berggren Pβ19
Mr. Lance C. Berry β14 #
Mr. and Mrs. David C. Bigelow β44 #
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Biondo β92 #
Dr. Richard B. Boebel Ph.D. β68 #
Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Boudria, Jr. β02
Mr. Chun Chuan Cheng and Mrs. Lihsien Wang Pβ24
Mr. Adam K. Cline β93 #
Mr. and Mrs. Luke K. Cline β95 #
Mr. Andres A. Consuegra β80 and Ms. Maria M. Velasco Pβ14 #
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Corrigan β67, Pβ98 #
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Davis GPβ21 #
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Detora Pβ12 #
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Donahue β82 #
Mr. and Mrs. Chase F. Donaldson β68 #
Mr. and Mrs. Guy O. Dove, III β57 #
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Flanagan Pβ19, β20 #
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Gallivan Pβ24
Dr. and Mrs. Laurence B. Gardner β59
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Garvey β79, Pβ11
Mr. and Mrs. Vere W. Gaynor β66 #
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Goldfarb β60 #
Mr. Kenneth N. Greenberg β72 #
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas K. Healy, Jr. Pβ16 #
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Hornyak Pβ24
Mr. Zhongli Hua and Mrs. Wenxi Yue Pβ24
Mr. Bronson L. Kelly β11
Estate of Mr. Petro Kulynych GPβ93, β95, β10 β14 # d
Mr. Byonghoon Kwak and Mrs. Sumi Lee Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Russ C. Lallier β03
Mr. Chao Li and Ms. Dandan Wang Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Maag β81
Ms. Sarah B. Maas and Mr. John W. Schenck Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent J. Mancuso, Jr. β81 #
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Matteo GPβ24
Mr. Thomas O. McCarthy β78 #
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan T. McHugh β81
Mr. Kevin J. Moglia β96
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Morrow β61
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher P. Nichols β83 #
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah J. OβBrien Pβ06, β10, β12 #
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. OβNeill β00 #
Mr. and Mrs. Franklyn D. Owen, III β83
Mr. Kwonil Park and Mrs. Dongmi Yoon Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Osvaldo A. Ramos Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Jon F. Rooney Pβ18 #
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Rosenbaum Pβ23, β24
Mr. and Mrs. John Ruan, IV β92 #
Mr. Blake L. Ruttenberg β89 and Dr. Aimee Kimball #
Mr. Jeffrey P. Sandoe β79
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Strug Pβ23
Mr. HaiTao Sun and Ms. Qin Zhou Pβ24
Mr. Sergio Villamizar and Mrs. Carolina Suarez Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Wendler β68 #
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Winemaster β83, Pβ17 #
Dr. and Mrs. Andreas A. Zavitsas β55 #
The Mary Hillman Jennings Foundation #
1927 SOCIETY
$1,927 - $4,999
Anonymous (3)
Mr. and Mrs. Karl L. Aschenbach β62 #
Mr. Michael M. Baker β80 and Dr. Louisa K. Baker #
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Barros Pβ11, β11
Mr. Matthew L. Biscaldi β00
Mr. and Mrs. Crager J. Boardman, III β99
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Bogino β60 #
Mr. and Mrs. Gilman A. Callsen β04 #
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R.B. Cargen β66
Mr. Hua Cheng and Mrs. Yao Han Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Collins β85 #
Mr. and Mrs. Grafflin Cook β58 #
Dr. and Mrs. Leslie S. Cutler Pβ91, GPβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Cutler β91, Pβ22
LTC and Mrs. Alexander R. Dean β01 #
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Ducci β05 #
Mr. Peter M. Evans Hβ18 and Mrs. Susan Evans Hβ18 Pβ98 #
Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Floyd β99
Mrs. Barbara Flynn GPβ21, β23
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher D. Frushone Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Jerold T. Garvey β82
Mr. and Mrs. John N. Giamalis Pβ07, β10, β16
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Gianakos Pβ06 #
Mr. Arthur R. Godbout, III β17
Mr. Maxwell G. Godbout β19
Mr. David R. Gryboski β99
Mr. Louis B. Hager, III β03
Mr. Xujin He and Ms. Yu Cheng Pβ23
Mr. Robert P. Higginbotham β99
Mr. and Mrs. F. Reid Hipp β87 #
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Hutzler β55 #
Mr. Charles H. Hyde, IV β05 #
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley R. Jayne β04
Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Jayson β94
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Josef β94 #
Mr. and Mrs. Barry C. Joyce β99 #
Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Keady, Sr. Pβ12 #
Mr. Connor M. Kelly β14
Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Kohn, Jr. β93 #
Dr. and Mrs. Theodore Krawiec GPβ18, β20
Mr. Jun Yang and Ms. Yu Ling Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Joshua R. Lipman β67 #
Mr. Yang Lu and Ms. Ying Chen Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Brendan B. Lynch β88, Pβ17, β24
Mr. and Mrs. Coley M. Lynch β91
Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Maitland β80, Pβ18 #
Mr. and Mrs. Jon Manafort GPβ19 #
Mr. and Mrs. John P. McAuliffe β95 #
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher G. McCormack β87
Mr. Oleg Metlitski and Mrs. Svetlana Novoprudskaya Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Francois Moreau Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Neal Sr. Pβ21
The Avonian // SUMMER 2 022 19
# = HEAD OF SCHOOLβS CIRCLE (five or more consecutive years of giving) d = DECEASED
Mr. Daniel New β08
Mr. William N. Palmer β02
Mr. Clayton S. Parsons, III β78 #
Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Pratt Pβ19 #
Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Previdi Pβ12
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy J. Radtke Pβ21 #
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. Reed β68
Mr. B. Franklin Reinauer, III β59 #
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Rettaliata Pβ16, β21 #
Mr. and Mrs. Darren B. Riggle Pβ17, β20 #
Mr. Michael S. Riva β91 and Ms. Sarah C. Merrill
Mr. William F. Roberts, Jr. β67 #
Mr. and Mrs. Howard M. Rogatnick Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Roge β92
Mr. and Mrs. Mauricio C. Salgar Pβ22
Ms. Leanne Schaaf Pβ19 #
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Shaw Pβ18 #
Mr. Haitao Shen and Mrs. Ying Chen Pβ22
Mr. Jianming Shi and Mrs. Yue Yan Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Stokvis β65 #
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Tharpe β92 #
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick D. Thibadeau Pβ00, β02 #
Mr. William C. Tost β55
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan D. Usich β89 #
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Valyo β79 #
Mr. and Mrs. Pedro L. Vega, Sr. Pβ12, β17 #
Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Wallace #
Mr. and Mrs. William Werns Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Steven S. Williams Pβ21
Mr. Lincoln C. Young β77, Pβ10 #
Mr. Hosuk Yoon and Mrs. Dongmi Lee Pβ25
Mr. August J. Berklas β21*
Mr. Daniel P. McDougall β12*
Mr. Sangho Song β13*
WINGED BEAVERS $500 - $1,926 *Young Alumni within 10 Years
20 2021β2022 REPORT OF ANNUAL GIVING P = PARENT GP = GRANDPARENT W = WIDOW H = HONORARY Participants in Avonβs first-ever Domestic vs. International PickleBall Tournament53
alumni giving
Alumni are the true stewards of Avon and the impact of their generosity leads the community. Thank you for the growing support that ensures young men will continue to thrive at Avon.
CLASS OF β38
Mr. Donald M. Davidson #
CLASS OF β44
Mr. and Mrs. David C. Bigelow #
Mr. and Mrs. Gilman W. Ordway GPβ04, β06, β10 # d
CLASS OF β50
Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Buckley
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey S. Rubin, Head Class Ambassador
CLASS OF β52
Estate of Mr. Frank G. Leavitt Pβ76, GPβ15 d
Mr. and Mrs. Seth F. Mendell, Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Walker #
CLASS OF β54
Mr. Joseph P. Blair, III
LTC and Mrs. Richard W. C. Evans, III
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Miscall, Jr.
CLASS OF β55
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Franklin, III #
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Hutzler #
Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Rosenfeld #
Mr. Gerald L. Schroeder and Ms. Barbara Sofer
Mr. and Mrs. Cleon M. Shutt, Jr., Co-Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. William C. Tost
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew T. Treadway
Dr. and Mrs. Andreas A. Zavitsas #
CLASS OF β56
Mr. Peter L. Anderson #
Mr. and Mrs. Harold H. Donegan #
Mr. Stephen L. Kadish
Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Stahlman Pβ80 #
CLASS OF β57
65TH REUNION
Mr. and Mrs. Guy O. Dove, III #
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Flippin #
Dr. Robert A. Gryboski and Mrs. Donna Gryboski d Pβ88, β99
Mr. Guy Gundaker, III #
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Koskoff
Mr. B. William Mayer #
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew E. Stern #
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott J. Tuckel #
CLASS OF β58
Mr. and Mrs. Grafflin Cook #
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Dooley #
Mr. Jordan L. Mott, VI #
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley I. Strouch
Mr. Richard S. Taylor #
CLASS OF β59
Mr. John F. Davenport and Ms. Batya Miller #
Mr. Charles W. Davis, Co-Head Class Ambassador #
Dr. and Mrs. Laurence B. Gardner
Mr. Rolf H. Olson and Mrs. Sioux Stacy-Olson, Class Ambassador #
LTC and Mrs. Albert R. Pettingill, USA (Ret.) #
Mr. B. Franklin Reinauer, III #
Mr. and Mrs. Winfield G. Viering #
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Whitman, Jr. #
CLASS OF β60
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Goldfarb #
Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Miller #
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald F. Pope #
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Powers, Jr. #
Mr. Jeffrey D. Proctor
Mr. and Mrs. Peter K. Van Winkle
CLASS OF β61
Mr. and Mrs. Erich L. Cluxton #
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Henschel, Jr. Pβ00, Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Macon, III #
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Morrow
Mr. Lawrence B. Tweedy and Mr. Ric S. Markle
CLASS OF β62
60TH REUNION
Mr. and Mrs. Karl L. Aschenbach #
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus K. Griscom
Mr. E. Paul Herbert
Upcoming Alumni Events
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ALUMNI RECEPTIONS
BETHESDA, MD β OCTOBER 7, 2022
ATLANTA, GA β OCTOBER 12, 2022
LONDON, UK β NOVEMBER 15, 2022
HOMECOMING WEEKEND NOVEMBER 11β13, 2022
HOCKEY CLASSIC DECEMBER 15β17, 2022
REUNION WEEKEND JUNE 2β4, 2023
Mr. Charles P. Kohn, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Lawrence, III #
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Luders
Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Prezzano #
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Alan D. Rozinsky Pβ91, β94,
Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. George R. Seifert Pβ13
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Zee
CLASS OF β63
Dr. and Mrs. Richard R. Bennett Pβ04
Mr. Thomas K. Curtis and Ms. Lynn Armstrong #
Mr. John R. Finch, Jr. #
Mr. and Mrs. Persifor Frazer, V
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hynson, Jr. #
Mr. Robert H. Leith, Jr. #
Mr. William W. Lyon
Mr. Poulson C. Reed #
Mr. Jack R. Stokvis and Ms. Evelyn Noether, Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. Warren S. Van Deventer #
CLASS OF β64
Mr. James L. Brainard
Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd M. Holcombe, Jr. #
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony K. McCague
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund T. Mudge, IV #
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Rubicam #
Mr. Jon R. Salony and Mrs. Mary E. Galea #
Mr. Peter L. Shinbach #
Mr. Richard S. Valentine
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Weeks, Sr.
Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Zinsser #
CLASS OF β65
Mr. Perry Benson, Jr., Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. Gerard M. de Gunzburg
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph P. Eddy, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew H. Gates
Mr. John S. Handloser
Mr. and Mrs. G. Keating Pepper
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Ruifrok #
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Stokvis #
Mr. and Mrs. J. Balfour Walker
CLASS OF β66
Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Barker, Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R. B. Cargen
Mr. and Dr. Robert W. Dudley, Jr. #
Mr. and Mrs. Berton K. Frank #
Mr. and Mrs. Clark R. Gates #
Mr. and Mrs. Vere W. Gaynor #
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Hallam #
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Moser #
Mr. and Mrs. R. Douglas Parker
Mr. and Mrs. David S. Pinkham #
CLASS OF β67
55TH REUNION
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Asiel #
Mr. and Mrs. David F. Berkey
Mr. and Mrs. Scott L. Caldwell
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Corrigan Pβ98, Co-Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. John R. Hebberd #
Mr. Robert Holt and Mrs. Caroline Groux-Holt
The Avonian // SUMMER 2 022 21
# = HEAD OF SCHOOLβS CIRCLE (five or more consecutive years of giving) d = DECEASED
Mr. and Mrs. George T. Jamerson
Mr. and Mrs. Joshua R. Lipman #
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey H. Parcells
Mr. William F. Roberts, Jr., Co-Head
Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Schorr
Mr. and Mrs. Brian P. Sullivan Pβ99
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Whitney
CLASS OF β68
Dr. Richard B. Boebel Ph.D. #
Mr. and Mrs. Chase F. Donaldson, Head
Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey H. Doughty #
Mr. and Mrs. Fredric G. Fearn, Jr.
Mr. Brian C. Foster
Mr. Jay R. Goldstein
Mr. Jeffrey P. Kent #
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Rauch
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. Reed
Mr. Robert S. Scott, Jr. #
Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Sharman #
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Wendler #
CLASS OF β69
Mr. and Mrs. L. Larus Avery #
Mr. Garrett R. Bowden #
Mr. Daniel K. Des Marais #
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Godbout, Jr.
Mr. Robert J. K. Hart, Jr. #
Mr. Winston McKellar Pβ05, β07
Mr. John C. L. Ross #
Mr. and Mrs. G. Van Upjohn
Mr. Todd P. Young
CLASS OF β70
Mr. Harris H. Bucklin, III, Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Burr #
Mr. Bryan S. Hatch #
Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. W. Reiss #
Mr. Remsen S. Vickrey and Ms. Margaret Deacy #
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas M. Wells #
Reunion Weekend is an opportunity for our alumni to reconnect with each other, and with the place that developed them into Men of Avon.
This past June, more than 250 alumni returned to campus to celebrate the first in-person Reunion Weekend since 2019.
The weekend was filled with Avonians reminisc ing and reconnecting, exploring old dormitories and classrooms, and hanging out in familiar places like the Nimrod Cabin.
Other programming included honoring Seth Mendell β52 at his 70th reunion and a celebration of life for former Headmaster George R. Trautman H β98, P β75, β81, β82, GP β03.
For anyone that missed the reunion, we look forward to seeing you at a future reunion!
Alumni returned for Reunion Weekend
P = PARENT GP = GRANDPARENT W = WIDOW H = HONORARY 22 2021β2022 REPORT OF ANNUAL GIVING
250
CLASS OF β71
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy R. Beeble, Co-Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. William P. Child #
Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Coons Pβ07, Co-Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Dotson
Mr. and Mrs. S. Lawrence Hammerman, II
Dr. and Mrs. John S. Spencer, Ph.D. #
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence P. Stein
CLASS OF β72
50TH REUNION
Mr. Alexander F. Bonacarti #
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Driscoll Pβ08, Head Class Ambassador
Mr. Douglas L. Firth and Dr. Rebecca Firth #
Mr. Kenneth N. Greenberg #
CLASS OF β73
Mr. Stephen D. Ades #
Mr. Christopher L. Atkins and Ms. Lauren Letellier, Co-Head Class Ambassador
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Bourget, Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Moran, Jr. Pβ04 #
CLASS OF β74
Mr. William D. Batesole and Ms. Anne Nordstrom #
Mr. Kenneth L. Christian II #
Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Connell, Class Ambassador #
Mr. David P. Evans and Ms. Mary King #
Dr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Feibel Pβ12
Mr. and Mrs. George J. Giannoni, Co-Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. Morris D. Goldstein #
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin J. McCarthy #
Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Molloy, Co-Head Class Ambassador #
Dr. Geoffrey B. Monsour and Ms. Audrey Swank #
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Sulick #
Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Thompson Pβ03, β08 #
CLASS OF β75
Mr. and Mrs. Jason P. Beeble Pβ05
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas E. Beeghly #
Mr. and Mrs. Dario B. Duke, D.V.M.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Haack, III #
Mr. Timothy L. Trautman Pβ03 and Ms. Joan Blanchard #
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Van Sant, Jr. #
CLASS OF β76
Mr. and Mrs. M. Houston Baker, III
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R. Beath
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Bolan
Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Burns
Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Davis
Mr. James M. Gilmore
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hannah Pβ04 #
Mr. and Mrs. David F. Jacobs #
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Lee
Mr. and Mrs. Kirk F. Maassen
Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Rice Pβ15 #
CLASS OF β77
45TH REUNION
Mr. and Mrs. George T. Baker
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart D. Beath Pβ06, β07, β09, Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Bissell #
Mr. and Mrs. B. Tucker Bradshaw
Mr. and Mrs. Guy P. Coburn
Mr. and Mrs. Jorge E. Consuegra, Jr. P11, Co-Head Class Ambassador #
Lt. Col. and Mrs. Gregory L. DeMaio
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Heslin
Mr. and Mrs. David D. Hunter
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce H. Ill
Mr. Frederick M. Michel, Co-Head Class Ambassador
Mr. and Mrs. Dean A. Petow, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Rowland
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund E. Sanford Pβ15 #
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey H. Sherrill
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Szilagyi, Esquire
Mr. Dalzell W. Williams #
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan R. Yale #
Mr. Lincoln C. Young Pβ10 #
Mr. Thomas W. Young
CLASS OF β78
Mr. and Mrs. George R. Arellano
Mr. and Mrs. S. Brad Buckley
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Garvey, Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. David C. Gilliam #
Mr. and Mrs. Christian W. Lee
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Martino
Mr. Thomas O. McCarthy #
Mr. Clayton S. Parsons, III #
CLASS OF β79
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Affelder
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Brand Pβ20
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Garvey Pβ11, Class Ambassador
Mr. and Mrs. George D. Iverson, VI Pβ10 #
Mr. Peter N. Randrup, Jr. #
Mr. Jeffrey P. Sandoe
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Valyo #
CLASS OF β80
Anonymous
Mr. Michael M. Baker and Dr. Louisa K. Baker #
Mr. Kenneth H. Blanchard #
Maj. and Mrs. John M. Bourgault, USMC (Ret.) Pβ09 #
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Carpenter
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Cherry Pβ06 #
Mr. Andres A. Consuegra and Ms. Maria M. Velasco Pβ14 #
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Davey, Jr., Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Doherty
Mr. and Mrs. John V. Harker, Jr. #
Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Maitland Pβ18, Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Nolan #
Mr. and Mrs. Philip G. Pratt Jr. Pβ19
CLASS OF β81
Mr. and Mrs. Brien Biondi
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Bookbinder, IV, Head Class Ambassador
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Cloud
Mr. and Mrs. C. Andrew de la Rocha
Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Gibbons Pβ11 #
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Maag, Class Ambassador
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent J. Mancuso, Jr. #
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan T. McHugh
Mr. Christopher R. Morrissey #
Mr. and Mrs. Scott D. Parker
Mr. Craig J. Rubinstein
Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Symes Pβ16, Class Ambassador #
CLASS OF β82
40TH REUNION
Mr. and Mrs. Todd S. Alexander
Mr. and Mrs. Brian B. Conroy Hβ13, Pβ20 #
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Donahue #
Mr. Gregory T. Fish, Co-Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. Jerold T. Garvey, Class Ambassador
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton D. Johnson
Mr. Frank C. Jones, Jr.
Mr. Henry B. Kells #
Mr. and Mrs. Neil F. Mara, Jr. #
Mr. and Mrs. John M. McCormick, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade L. McDevitt #
Mr. Daniel J. OβConnor, III #
Mr. Arsalan M. Sayyah Pβ18
Mr. Philip S. Wellman and Ms. Leslie Smith #
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Zappone #
CLASS OF β83
Mr. and Mrs. Brad A. Benson #
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Callaghan Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Eschert Pβ19, Co-Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Freiberg #
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Gregory, Co-Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. Nicholas C. Kobusch #
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher P. Nichols #
Mr. and Mrs. Franklyn D. Owen, III
Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Pegg #
Mr. and Mrs. Amadeu Portal
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Winemaster Pβ17 #
CLASS OF β84
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Adams #
Mr. Leland A. Alper #
Mr. Kyle M. Appell #
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Gibbons
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Gordon, Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. Dean C. Graham #
Mr. Andrew J. Horning #
Mr. and Mrs. Brett R. Jefferson #
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Maikowski#
Mr. and Mrs. Armour N. Mellon Pβ13
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley R. Morris Pβ20, β24 #
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Sebastian
Capt. and Mrs. Andrew F. Smith, USN
Mr. and Mrs. Keith A. Tanny
CLASS OF β85
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy T. Banks #
Mr. and Mrs. G. Nord Bathon
Mr. and Mrs. Tyler C. Bierly
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Birle
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Collins #
Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Conroy Pβ22 #
Mr. Christopher S. Drew and Mrs. Katie Martin Pβ17, β18 #
Mr. and Mrs. Drew S. Graham
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R. Grosset, Class Ambassador
Mr. Scott W. Lowe #
Mr. and Mrs. Richard McCarthy, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip M. OβConnor
Mr. Timothy C. Orr #
Mr. Sam L. Rubenstein, Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. Louis N. Usich, III Pβ15, β18, β20 #
CLASS OF β86
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Gorman, Head Class Ambassador
Mr. and Mrs. Neil H. Kristian #
Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Krupnikoff Pβ19, Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Maxwell #
Mr. and Mrs. Jason E. Taylor
Mr. J. Bradford Tewksbury
CLASS OF β87
35TH REUNION
Mr. Harold R. Beacham, Jr., Head Class Ambassador
Mr. and Mrs. G. Garvin Brown, IV
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Burks, Jr., Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Drew #
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Ferguson
Mr. Todd M. Frodyma
Mr. Gareth F. Gorman
Mr. and Mrs. Scott L. Gwilliam
Mr. and Mrs. F. Reid Hipp #
Mr. and Mrs. Warner T. James, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward V. Lahey, III
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher G. McCormack
Mr. and Mrs. Carter C. Redd
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Mr. and Mrs. Brett A. Taylor #
CLASS OF β88
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Brown, IV
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Cooper #
Mr. Robert A. Gryboski, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Lech Pβ23 #
Mr. and Mrs. Brendan B. Lynch Pβ17, β24
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Micek
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Patten #
Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Reed, Co-Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. Brian M. Regan
CDR and Mrs. Thomas S. Reynolds
Mr. Christopher H. Stone and Mr. David Fox #
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Wagner
CLASS OF β89
Mr. Daniel J. Entwistle
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Farrington, III #
Mr. and Mrs. Brendan L. McKernan
Mr. and Mrs. Brian A. Murphy
Mr. Blake L. Ruttenberg and Dr. Aimee Kimball #
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan D. Usich #
Mr. and Mrs. Eric E. Voegtle Pβ17 #
CLASS OF β90
Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Brian, III
Mr. and Mrs. Culley C. Carson, IV
Mr. and Mrs. Adam J. Crane
Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Deckers Pβ18, β20, Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. Brian K. Gregory #
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Gresh Pβ16, β23 #
Dr. James L. Livermore and Dr. Ursala Livermore #
Mr. Thomas B. Lloyd
Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Malafronte, Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. Huger G. Sinkler II #
Mr. and Mrs. Travis A. Tucker
Mr. and Mrs. Todd F. Weaver
CLASS OF β91
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Cutler Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas V. Deans #
Mr. Thomas J. DelVecchio
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Dowling, Jr. Pβ22, Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. Brendan J. Faulkner
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew H. Fisher, Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. Damian J. Fox Pβ23 #
Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Hornish #
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Hornish
Mr. and Mrs. Coley M. Lynch
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. McKernan Pβ20
Mr. and Mrs. Mike M. Mullin, IV
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle H. Pennell
Mr. John B. Pinkham, Jr.
Mr. Michael S. Riva and Ms. Sarah C. Merrill
Mr. and Mrs. Brian E. Rozinsky
Mr. and Mrs. Elliot A. Wagner #
CLASS OF β92
30TH REUNION
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Austin, Co-Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Biondo #
Mr. Jonathan E. Gozzo #
Mr. Douglas J. Kooluris and Ms. Leah A. Caro Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan J. Matthews #
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence P. OβByrne
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Roge
Mr. and Mrs. John Ruan, IV #
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Tharpe, Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. Brian T. Wilhelm
CLASS OF β93
Mr. Matthew E. Bill
Mr. Adam K. Cline, Co-Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. Chia H. Hua
Mr. and Mrs. Todd L. Lady
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Rapacky III
Mr. and Mrs. Lee N. Schmertzler #
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Torpy, II
Mr. and Mrs. Travis B. Weisleder Pβ24 #
CLASS OF β94
Anonymous (1)
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin T. Bilsky
Mr. and Mrs. Peter A Chelala
Mr. Michael J. Correia
Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Gozzo #
Mr. and Mrs. Graham C. Fuller, Co-Head Class Ambassador
Mr. Thomas V. Funk
Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Jayson
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Josef #
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony D. Minella #
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher T. Moeller
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey J. Patsch
Mr. and Mrs. Michael S Rozinsky
Mr. and Mrs. Brian P. Toohey
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy L. Waterman
CLASS OF β95
Mr. Erik Y. Assadourian and Ms. Aynabat Yaylymova #
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer E. Beal, Jr. #
Mr. and Mrs. Graham R. Callaghan # Mr. and Mrs. Luke K. Cline #
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Fish #
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Fitzpatrick, Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathon F. Hartnett, Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Hoak #
Mr. and Mrs. Marc R. Holtman #
Mr. and Mrs. Shawn G. LaBonte #
Mr. Douglas B. Marshall, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. McAndrew, Class Ambassador
Mr. and Mrs. John P. McAuliffe, Co-Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. Peter K. Sheffield, III #
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony D. Silvestro #
CLASS OF β96
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Emerson #
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Z. Grey
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher L. Iacampo
Mr. Kevin J. Moglia
Mr. and Mrs. Aldo Pellicce
Mr. Richard W. Pendleton, Jr., Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. Austin B. Sperry
Mr. Daniel J. Stay
CLASS OF β97
25TH REUNION
Mr. and Mrs. Brock E. Doran
Mr. Wesley J. Eder Pβ24
Mr. Jordan M. Feiner
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Griffin #
Mr. and Mrs. Shane N. Lieberman #
Mr. Reginald Miller, III
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Salerno, Jr. #
Mr. Timothy B. Stay, Co-Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Zappone
CLASS OF β98
Anonymous (2)
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey R. Barlow #
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Carlton
Mr. J. Andrew Corrigan and Ms. Amando Slaughter, Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. Joshua M. Heller, Class Ambassador
Mr. Sang Yoon Kim #
Mr. and Mrs. Brian M. Lemek #
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. OβConnor
Mr. George E. Psaras, Class Ambassador
Mr. and Mrs. Drew T. Widger #
CLASS OF β99
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Crager J. Boardman, III
Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Floyd
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Gateman, Class Ambassador #
Mr. David R. Gryboski, Co-Head Class Ambassador
MAJ and Mrs. John B. Haberland
Mr. Robert P. Higginbotham
Mr. and Mrs. Barry C. Joyce #
Mr. J. Matthew Kowalchick, Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin A. Ludwig #
Mr. and Mrs. Todd L. Marr
Mr. Casey P. McCanta
Mr. John Rakolta, III
Mr. and Mrs. C. Adam Stifel
Mr. Lopez Williams
CLASS OF β00
Anonymous
Mr. Matthew L. Biscaldi
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan S. Breakey #
Dr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Caulfield #
Mr. and Mrs. J. Stratford. R. Dennis #
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick W. Dowling, Class Ambassador #
Mr. Thomas J. LeRoux
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas P. Malinosky #
Mr. and Mrs. Steven P. Malinowski
Mr. Chandler R. Mount
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. OβNeill, Co-Head Class Ambassador #
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Seiden, Co-Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. Erron J. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Sorvillo
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Villecco #
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew G. Weisman
CLASS OF β01
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Broomall
Mr. and Mrs. Craig P. Chester, Class Ambassador
Mr. and Mrs. Evril E. Clayton, Jr. Pβ21
LTC and Mrs. Alexander R. Dean #
Mr. William T. Dean, IV #
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas H. LaRocque, Co-Head Class Ambassador
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Paquet
Mr. Matthew D. Ringland
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Wurz #
CLASS OF β02
20TH REUNION
Mr. Richard A. Gilday #
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Hussey
Mr. Spencer A. Maxwell
Mr. William N. Palmer, Head Class Ambassador
Mr. Charles S. Ward #
CLASS OF β03
Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Boudria, Jr.
Mr. Daniel G. Ciaburri, Jr. #
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Coleman #
Mr. Louis B. Hager, III
Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Hamilton
Mr. and Mrs. Russ C. Lallier
Mr. James T. Tang, Head Class Ambassador #
CLASS OF β04
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Luke R. Archambault, Co-Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. Evan A. Bowen #
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle P. Brewer #
Mr. and Mrs. Gilman A. Callsen #
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Cole #
Mr. Andrew H. Creed
Mr. Michael J. Davis and Ms. Rachel Stoked #
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Countries Represented in the World Map Drawing Class Collaboration
Mr. Matthew R. Dratch
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Finnegan
Mr. Jonathan P. Fugge
Mr. Christopher J. Griffin
Mr. Scott A. Hannah #
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley R. Jayne
Mr. and Mrs. Brian F. Kelaher #
Mr. and Mrs. Tyler E. Kelley #
SFC Adrian M. W. Keyes
Mr. Nicholas R. Kirschner
Mr. and Mrs. Graham T. Klehr-Keyes #
Mr. and Mrs. Griffin Leahy #
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan A. Matalon #
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Mazur, III #
Mr. and Mrs. Albert R. McDonald, III #
Mr. Matthew H. Moran, Co-Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. Nicholas S. Morris
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan L. Olsen
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Olson
Mr. Nicholas T. Pacquee and Mrs. Marie Caceres #
Mr. and Mrs. Justin R. Pool #
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Reed
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Rothaus #
Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Wilson
CLASS OF β05
Anonymous
Mr. John M. Benoit
Mr. and Mrs. Hwi-Yoon Cheong
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Ducci, Class Ambassador #
Mr. Brett F. Fuller
Mr. Charles H. Hyde, IV #
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Mr. and Mrs. Patrick A. Irwin, Class Ambassador
Mr. Adam S. Johnson
Mr. Dane G. Lemeris, Co-Head Class Ambassador
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Mori, Class Ambassador #
Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Pohlman
Mr. Robert L. Rosenhaus
Mr. Porter M. H. Sargent
Mr. Stefan M. Seitler
Mr. Jeffery S. Soyster
Mr. Bryan M. Sweeney #
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S. Valentine #
Mr. Connor F. Wells
CLASS OF β06
Anonymous
Mr. Jonathan P. Bingham #
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas G. Demopoulos
Mr. Matthew H. Grobert
Mr. James G. Kerr
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin J. Kimmerle
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin J. Lyons
Mr. J. Taylor Malfitano
Mr. Henry L. Murray, III, Class Ambassador #
CLASS OF β07
15TH REUNION
Anonymous (2) C2C Matthew D. Beath, Class Ambassasdor
Mr. Christopher P. Canning, Class Ambassador
Mr. Preston A. Carbone #
Mr. and Mrs. Casey R. Coons, Co-Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. Jonathan C. Higginbotham
Mr. Brady B. Kain
Mr. Devin M. Keogh
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Kron Pβ89
Mr. Alejandro Laplana
Mr. Andrew J. Lyons #
Mr. and Mrs. Brian C. Malchoff, Class Ambassador #
Mr. Thomas E. Mapes
Mr. Ryan C. Petersen
Mr. Michael Rubin #
Mr. Paul A. Severni #
Mr. Luke F. Seymour
Mr. William B. Sieber
Mr. Kenneth Trentowski, Class Ambassador
Mr. W. Cameron West
Mr. Armand W. Wilson, Class Ambassador
CLASS OF β08
Mr. Douglas J. Beyer
Mr. Michael J. Buenaventura
Mr. Will H. Hendricks, Co-Head Class Ambassador
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Mr. Peter J. Holst-Grubbe and Ms. Carolyn Matos, Class Ambassador #
Mr. Chane F. Keller
Mr. Kyle P. Lipkvich
Mr. Eric J. Meyers
Capt. Brandon J. Moore #
Mr. Matthew Murray
Mr. Daniel New
Mr. and Mrs. Evan M. Piercey
Mr. Kevin S. Sisti
Mr. and Mrs. Preston L. Thompson
Mr. Jonathan S. Tiernan
Mr. Christopher R. Wieland and Ms. Laurie Bowler
CLASS OF β09
Anonymous (1)
Mr. and Mrs. Jake R. Bourgault, Co-Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. Jared P. Ciejek #
Mr. Craig T. Cottrell, Jr. #
Mr. Conor R. Cummings, Class Ambassador
Mr. Graham C. Garland #
Mr. Ian J. Lapin #
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew P. Lauro
Mr. Michael C. Mangan, Class Ambassador
Mr. Gregory M. Miller, Jr. #
Mr. John P. Rotchford, Class Ambassador #
Mr. Michael H. Scali #
Mr. Aaron H. Zaleznik #
CLASS OF β10
Anonymous
Mr. Patrick M. Creahan
Mr. Austin K. Goetjen
Mr. Taft M. Havron, Class Ambassador
Mr. Jeffrey T. Hodgkinson
Mr. Benjamin B. LaRocque
Mr. Patrick J. MacGregor
Mr. Sam R. Marvin #
Mr. Patrick R. Miller #
Mr. D. Van V. N. Smith, III #
Mr. Benjamin T. Williams
CLASS OF β11
Mr. Connor J. Cottrell #
Mr. John S. Courage #
Mr. Benjamin A. Crocker, Class Ambassador
Mr. John M. Daly
Mr. Thomas J. Geraghty, III #
Mr. Gerard D. Hampton
Mr. Benjamin Hamer #
Mr. Joh n B. Jackson
Mr. Bronson L. Kelly
Mr. Harrison M. Lyons, Co-Head Class Ambassador #
Mr. Justin T. Niemeier
Mr. Blaise H. Rosati
Mr. Raymond J. Wiacek #
CLASS OF β12
10TH REUNION
Mr. David J. Dietrick #
Mr. Porter R. Dowling
Mr. Connor P. Doyle #
Mr. Jihad Harkeem
Mr. Landon S. Kost
Mr. Mitchell L. Leeds
Mr. Daniel P. McDougall
Mr. Charles J. OβBrien
Mr. Daniel A. Palazzo
Mr. Harrison J. Wasserbauer
Mr. Ryan K. Yen and Mrs. Cindy Shaw, Class Ambassador
CLASS OF β13
Mr. Benjamin M. Charette
Mr. Christian A. Cottrell #
Mr. Vincent F. DeBlasio, Class Ambassador
Mr. Taylor C. Hahn
Mr. Chandler L. Kurtz
Mrs. Gailanne Laferriere and Mr. Andre Laferriere #
Mr. Sangho Song
Number of different home states of incoming students
CLASS OF β14
Mr. Lance C. Berry, Class Ambassador #
Mr. Luis V. Consuegra
Mr. Benjamin J. Dougherty
Mr. Cody R. Doyle, Class Ambassador #
Mr. Yining Fang
Mr. Joshua H. Fidanque
Mr. Patrick B. Fricke
Mr. Connor M. Kelly
Mr. Daniel S. Leckie #
Mr. Anthony D. Maselli
Mr. Mickoy R. Nichol, Co-Head Class
Ambassador
Mr. Daniel J. Nobile
Mr. Maxym M. Prybyla
Mr. Bradley P. Seeber
Mr. Kevin J. Smith #
Mr. Gavin C. Touponse
Mr. Matthew N. Williamson
Mr. Andre A. Wowk #
CLASS OF β15
Anonymous
Mr. Henry T. Allen #
Mr. Michael P. Dietrick, Class Ambassador #
Mr. Cole T. Gibson
Mr. Kade C. McCoy
Mr. Devin P. McKenna
Mr. Jack F. Nedorostek #
Mr. Robert P. Root
Mr. Matthew G. Ruhlig #
Mr. John Witkowski
CLASS OF β16
Mr. Vincent A. Caputo
Mr. and Mrs. Martin I. Cole Pβ04 #
Mr. Arden D. Coleman
Mr. Jacques P. de Saint Phalle
Mr. Charles R. Gabriel
Mr. John P. Gaffney #
Mr. Matthew T. Horton, Head Class Ambassador
Mr. Casey T. Kindel
Mr. Orion H. Marco
Mr. Ian C. Reilly
Mr. Clarke T. Rettaliata
Mr. Tucker J. Symes, Class Ambassador
Mr. Stephen Thibault
Mr. Patrick Witkowski
CLASS OF β17
5TH REUNION
Mr. Christian B. Cantello
Mr. Francis S. Driscoll
Mr. Arthur R. Godbout, III
Mr. You Hu
Mr. Taylor T. L. Kirby
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Mr. Dawson Leonard
Mr. Matthew B. Riggle
Mr. Kevin A. Sieber, Head Class Ambassador
Mr. Xavier M. Vega, Class Ambassador #
Mr. Zachary J. Winemaster, Class Ambassador
Mr. Charles B. Winsor
CLASS OF β18
Mr. Joseph R. DiNicola
Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Evans Pβ98 #
Mr. William A. Farnam
Mr. Daniel I. Fidanque
Mr. Nicholas P. Keroack #
Mr. Reade B. H. Kirby
Mr. Garrett F. Mineau
Mr. Willem R. Rooney
Mr. Patrick N. Summers
CLASS OF β19
Mr. Gordon W. Allen
Mr. William P. Allen
Mr. Christopher J. Calcinari, Jr.
Mr. Xufeng Dai
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Edwards #
Mr. Maxwell G. Godbout
Mr. Lucas S. Latrenta
Mr. Jared K. OβHare
Mr. Chase M. Pratt
Mr. Gaelen R. Robinson
Mr. Glenn A. Sieber Pβ17 #
Mr. Joel M. Vega
CLASS OF β20
Mr. Jeffrey Allison Jr.
Mr. Mackinnon J. Brennan
Mr. Shane K. Cooper #
Mr. Tyler F. Cox, Class Ambassador
Mr. Henry H. K. Culhane
Mr. Heberton E. Fricke IV, Class Ambassador
Mr. Bradley R. Morris, Jr.
Mr. Alexander W. Riggle
Mr. Henry P. Root, Class Ambassador
Mr. William B. Rosenblatt
Mr. Mark W. Schadt
Mr. Reid R. Shafer
CLASS OF β21
Mr. Christopher J. Baldini, Class Ambassador
Mr. August J. Berklas
Mr. Henry A. T. Furneaux, Class Ambassador
Mr. Ayden J. Gauthier
Mr. John L. Glaspey #
Mr. Aiden M. Gravina
Mr. Ryan R. Nunez
Mr. Aidan P. Radtke
Mr. William F. Rettaliata, Class Ambassador #
Mr. William B. Smalley, Class Ambassador
Mr. Tucker D. Valas, Class Ambassador
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winged beaver leadership circle
The Winged Beaver Leadership Circle was established in 2013 to honor the parents of current students who contribute at a leadership level. We are grateful for their exceptional support of our school.
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Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. Brennan Jr. Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Callaghan β83, Pβ22
Mr. Chun Chuan Cheng and Mrs. Lihsien Wang Pβ24
Mr. Hua Cheng and Mrs. Yao Han Pβ24
Dr. Yongji Chung and Mrs. Eunjeong Im Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Cutler β91, Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Laurent X. de Marval Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher D. Frushone Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Gallivan Pβ24
Mr. Xujin He and Ms. Yu Cheng Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Hornyak Pβ24
Mr. Zhongli Hua and Mrs. Wenxi Yue Pβ24
Mr. Chunsub Joo and Mrs. Hyewon Lee Pβ25
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kim Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Kistler Pβ24
Mr. Byonghoon Kwak and Mrs. Sumi Lee Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Lech β88, Pβ23 #
Mr. Chao Li and Ms. Dandan Wang Pβ23
Mr. Jun Yang and Ms. Yu Ling Pβ24
Mr. Yang Lu and Ms. Ying Chen Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Brendan B. Lynch β88, Pβ17, β24
Ms. Sarah B. Maas and Mr. John W. Schenck Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory L. Miley Jr. Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Francois Moreau Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley R. Morris β84, Pβ20, β24 #
Mr. Kwonil Park and Mrs. Dongmi Yoon Pβ23
Mr. Andrew C. Pilaro Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Osvaldo A. Ramos Pβ24
Rainbow Trout stocked in Beaver Pond
Dr. Kwang Oh Kim and Ms. Hokyung Ro Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Howard M. Rogatnick Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Rosenbaum Pβ23, β24
Mr. and Mrs. Mauricio C. Salgar Pβ22
Mr. Craig Schmeizer and Dr. Sarah Shalev Pβ22
Mr. Haitao Shen and Mrs. Ying Chen Pβ22
Mr. Jianming Shi and Mrs. Yue Yan Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Strug Pβ23
Mr. HaiTao Sun and Ms. Qin Zhou Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew A. Thornton Pβ24
Mr. Sergio Villamizar and Mrs. Carolina Suarez Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Walsh Sr. Pβ23
Mr. Wei Wang and Mrs. Ying Zhan Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. William Werns Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Milton L. Williams Jr. Pβ20, β23
Mr. Hosuk Yoon and Mrs. Dongmi Lee Pβ25
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current parent giving
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Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Breslav Sr. Pβ25
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Ms. Kristin Adams Pβ19, β22
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Aliciene Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Arzanipour Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Balistreri Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Baumoel Pβ24
Mr. Lee Beck Pβ22, β24
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff R. Blanchard Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Cory Borg Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Zachariah Bowers Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. Brennan Jr. Pβ22
Mr. Robert S. Bridger Pβ23
Dr. Guy G. Broc and Mrs. Roberta Sanchez Navarro Pβ23
Mrs. Karolee Brown Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Brown Pβ25
Mr. Casey B. Bumgarner Pβ23
Mr. Cesar Caceres and Ms. Veronica Coelho Pβ22
Dr. Lori V. Calabrese and Mr. Andrea Calabrese Pβ23
Mr. Ricardo CalderΓ³n and Mrs. Isabel Suarez Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Graham R. Callaghan β95 #
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Callaghan β83, Pβ22
Mrs. Louise Camuto Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Capozzoli Jr. Pβ19, β22
Mr. and Mrs. Marco Carducci Pβ25
Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Cavo Pβ24
Mr. Chun Chuan Cheng and Mrs. Lihsien Wang Pβ24
Mr. Hua Cheng and Mrs. Yao Han Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Hsao-Hsien Chio Pβ24
Mr. Donghyuk Lee and Mrs. Eugene Choi Pβ24
Dr. Yongji Chung and Mrs. Eunjeong Im Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Conroy β85, Pβ22 #
Mr. Kevin Cronin and Ms. Francine Augeri Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Crowley Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Cutler β91, Pβ22
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Number of different home countries of incoming students22
Mr. and Mrs. Tim DβAddabbo Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Dallahan Pβ20, β22
Mr. and Mrs. Laurent X. de Marval Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund T. DellaValle Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Detroyer Pβ23
Dr. Maria Di Tomasso Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin N. DiNicola Pβ18, β23
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Dougherty Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Dowling, Jr. β91, Pβ22 #
Ms. Wendy Dransfield Pβ23
Ms. Katherine L. Drew Pβ24
Mr. Michael Dugan and Ms. Elizabeth Henry Pβ23
Mr. Wesley J. Eder β97, Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Schofield Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. William Eklund Jr. Pβ22
Mrs. and Mr. Jennifer L. Filippazzo Esq. Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Fitting Jr. Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Flaks Pβ22
Mr. John C. Jepson and Mrs. Dawn L. Forrester Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. David Foster Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Foulks Pβ25
Mr. and Mrs. Damian J. Fox β91, Pβ23 #
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Friedman Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher D. Frushone Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Gabrielian Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Gallivan Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Brent Gates Pβ24
Mrs. Julie Goggin Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas A. B. Gray Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Dory A. Greger Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Grimes Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Guyer Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Harper Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Hart Jr. Pβ23, 24
Mr. and Mrs. Yoshitaka Hayashi Pβ24
Mr. Xujin He and Ms. Yu Cheng Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Marc S. Hepworth Pβ23
Mr. Christopher Holden Pβ25
Mr. Richard Hookong and Mrs. Ivette R. Montilla de Hookong Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Hornyak Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Howe Pβ22
Mr. Zhongli Hua and Mrs. Wenxi Yue Pβ24
Mr. Cong Jiao and Mrs. Xueqing Huang Pβ24
Dr. Brent Johnson and Dr. Kathy Majcina Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Johnson Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. C. Walton Johnston Pβ23
Mr. Chunsub Joo and Mrs. Hyewon Lee Pβ25
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie H. Kaylor Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin A. Kennedy Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kim Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Kistler Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan P. Knisley Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kolodziejczyk Pβ22
BLUE BLAZER IS BACK
After two years without a parent gathering or fundraiser, the Parents of Avon were finally able to treat our parent community to a festive evening of mingling and bidding at The Blue Blazer this past April.
Thank you to all of the parents that joined us! The event was a smashing success with monies raised for faculty wish list projects and the Outreach Program. Guests packed into the Refectory to enjoy creative food stations and danced the night away to a live band.
It was a lovely evening celebrating our amazing parent community, and we canβt wait to host the next one! We hope to see all our new and returning parents at the 2023 Blue Blazer event on April 22.
Mr. Douglas J. Kooluris β92 and Ms. Leah A. Caro Pβ22
Mr. Byonghoon Kwak and Mrs. Sumi Lee Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Lech β88, Pβ23 #
Mr. Chao Li and Ms. Dandan Wang Pβ23
Ms. Yan Li Pβ23
Mr. Holger Schwieger and Ms. Karina Lietz Pβ24
Mr. Jun Yang and Ms. Yu Ling Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Lister Pβ25
Ms. Karie Loomis Pβ22
Mr. Yang Lu and Ms. Ying Chen Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Brendan B. Lynch β88, Pβ17, β24
Ms. Sarah B. Maas and Mr. John W. Schenck Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Magro Pβ23
Ms. Rachel A. Margolis Pβ25
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Martinelli Sr. Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Masterson Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Todd S. Mather Pβ20 #
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas May Pβ25
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mayland Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. David McCann Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Brian McDermott Pβ25
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas McDonald Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. McDonough Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory L. Miley Jr. Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Hiroshi Minami Pβ21, β24
Mr. Arthur J. Mirante III Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Mitchell
Mr. and Mrs. Francois Moreau Pβ22
Mrs. Jackie Morr Pβ19, β22
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Morr Pβ19, β22 #
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley R. Morris β84, Pβ20, β24 #
Mr. Robert DellaCamera and Ms. Jennifer Moscatello Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. William Moschella Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Sathya Motupally Pβ21, β24
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Mullen Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. David Naspo Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Neel Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew D. Newman P17, β22
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Parish Pβ24
Mr. Kwonil Park and Mrs. Dongmi Yoon Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pelletier Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Perlman Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence S. Phillips Pβ24
Mr. Andrew C. Pilaro Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel G. Puglisi Pβ24
Ms. Nadine B. Pulver Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Osvaldo A. Ramos Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Rapacky III β93, Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Raposo Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Renger Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Riccobon Pβ25
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Ms. Ho Kyung Ro Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Howard M. Rogatnick Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Rosado Jr. Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Rosenbaum Pβ23, β24
Mr. and Mrs. Gary S. Rosenthal Pβ23
Ms. Amy B. Royal Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. Russler Jr. Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ryan Pβ20, β22
Dr. David Sabol and Dr. Elizabeth Sabol Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Mauricio C. Salgar Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Scarano Pβ22
Mr. Craig Schmeizer and Dr. Sarah Shalev Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schum Pβ24
Ms. Ruth Servi Pβ22
Dr. Brian Shames and Dr. Elizabeth Deckers Pβ23
Ms. Christine Shaw Esq. Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. James Sheehan Esq. Pβ24
Mr. Haitao Shen and Mrs. Ying Chen Pβ22
Mr. Jianming Shi and Mrs. Yue Yan Pβ22
Brig Gen and Mrs. Peter J. Siana Pβ22, β24
Mr. Russell Sirman and Ms. Mami Nishimune Pβ25
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse T. Stein Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Strug Pβ23
Mr. HaiTao Sun and Ms. Qin Zhou Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Tan Pβ25
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew A. Thornton Pβ24
Dr. Patrick Tomak and Dr. Sanda Tomak Pβ22, β24
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Trotta Pβ24
Mr. Sergio Villamizar and Mrs. Carolina Suarez Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Walsh Sr. Pβ23
Mr. Wei Wang and Mrs. Ying Zhan Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Watkin Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Weaver Jr. Pβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Travis B. Weisleder β93, Pβ24 #
Mr. and Mrs. William Werns Pβ24
Ms. Melissa M. Wiczek Pβ24
Ms. Judith A. Williams Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Milton L. Williams Jr. Pβ20, β23
Mr. Garfield Wiltshire and Ms. Alison R. George Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey T. Wise Pβ21, β23
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Wong Pβ23
Ms. Tracy Yarde Smith Pβ22
Mr. Hosuk Yoon and Mrs. Dongmi Lee Pβ25
Mr. Carlos M. Valinho and Mrs. Vivian Zanoni Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Zappone Pβ23
Mr. Todd Zeidenberg and Mrs. Judy A. Gassner Zeidenberg Pβ22
Mr. Fuxin Zhang and Ms. Juan Du Pβ25
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Artists with work accepted into the
The Avonian // SUMMER 2 022 33 # = HEAD OF SCHOOLβS CIRCLE (five or more consecutive years of giving) d = DECEASED
Scholastic Art Awards8
parents of alumni giving
Parents of alumni continue to support Avon long after their sons graduate. The dedication and commitment of these families to Avon Old Farms helps ensure our continued excellence. Thank you.
Anonymous (17)
Ms. Kristin Adams Pβ19, β22
Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Ahern Pβ86, GPβ12
Mr. and Mrs. Miles N. Allen, III Pβ16
Dr. Dina Allison Pβ21
Ms. Deirdre Allison Pβ20
Mr. and Mrs. Rolf Andersen Pβ93 #
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Anderson Pβ85 #
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Archambault Pβ04 #
Mr. and Mrs. William Asensio Pβ04
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan S. Avery Pβ06 #
Mr. and Mrs. Behnam Badiee Pβ19
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Barlow Pβ98 #
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Barros Pβ11, β11
Mr. and Mrs. Drew C. Bartkiewicz Pβ16, β18 #
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh R. Beath Pβ76, β77, GPβ06, β07, β09, β15, β18
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart D. Beath β77, Pβ06, β07, β09 #
Mr. Lee Beck Pβ22, β24
Mr. Michael H. Bednarz and Mrs. Julie G. Zyla Pβ18 #
Mr. and Mrs. Jason P. Beeble β75, Pβ05
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Bell Pβ02
Dr. and Mrs. Richard R. Bennett β63, Pβ04
Mr. and Mrs. John Benoit Pβ05 #
Mr. and Mrs. Brad Berggren Pβ19
Mr. Jeffrey S. Berry and Dr. Frances Jensen Pβ09 #
Mr. and Mrs. Rolf Biekert Pβ09, β11 #
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Biggart Pβ02, β06, β08, β14
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas H. Birnie Pβ14
Mr. and Mrs. Rodman R. Black, Jr. Pβ99 #
Mr. and Mrs. John Boger Pβ19
Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Bone Pβ22
Maj. and Mrs. John M. Bourgault, USMC (Ret.) β80, Pβ09 #
Ms. Sally Bourgault Pβ80, GPβ09 #
Mr. and Mrs. J. Hallam Boyd, Jr. Pβ83 #
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Brady Pβ11 #
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Brand β79, Pβ20
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce S. Brawley Pβ14
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey G. Breneiser Pβ11 #
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Brennan, Jr. Pβ17 #
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Brennan Pβ20
Dr. and Mrs. Heinz H. Brennwald Pβ86 #
Mrs. Susan C. Brown Pβ86, β87
Dr. and Mrs. David B. Burstein Pβ20
Mr. and Mrs. Keith R. Burwood Pβ14, β17
Dr. Francine C. Butler Pβ88, β89, β91
Ms. Samantha Cadenhead Pβ10 #
Mrs. Roxanna M. Cain Pβ92, β00, β24
Mr. Paul J. Callaghan Pβ95, β25
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Callahan Pβ14, β17, β18
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Camilleri Pβ15
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Campbell Pβ08, β10, β12
Mr. and Mrs. Roger D. Cantello Pβ17 #
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Capozzoli Jr. Pβ19, β22
Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Capraro Pβ06 #
Mrs. Miriam Caston Pβ74
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Chandler Pβ96 #
Mrs. Ellen M. Charles Pβ79, β83, GPβ10
Ms. Allison M. Cheffer Pβ13
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Cherry β80, Pβ06 #
Mrs. Barbara Christofer Pβ89, β91, GPβ22
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel G. Ciaburri Pβ03 #
Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Clark Pβ12 #
Mr. and Mrs. Evril E. Clayton, Jr. β01, Pβ21
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Clinton Pβ02, β10
Mrs. Kenneth G. Cloud, Jr. Pβ78, GPβ14 #
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Cohane Pβ02 #
Mr. and Mrs. Martin I. Cole Hβ16, Pβ04 #
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Colehower Pβ18 #
Mr. and Mrs. Brian B. Conroy β82, Hβ13, Pβ20 #
Mr. and Mrs. Jorge E. Consuegra, Jr. β77, P11 #
Mr. Andres A. Consuegra β80 and Ms. Maria M. Velasco Pβ14 #
Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Coons β71, Pβ07 #
Mrs. Diana H. Cooper Pβ88 #
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Corradi Pβ89 #
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Corrigan β67, Pβ98 #
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Coss Pβ20
Mr. and Mrs. Craig T. Cottrell, Sr. Pβ09, β11, β13 #
Dr. Lucy E. Creevey Pβ01
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan A. Crocker Pβ11 #
Mr. Stephen K. Culhane Esq. Pβ20
Mrs. Mary Jean Cummiskey Pβ10
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Custer Pβ04, β05, β10 #
Dr. and Mrs. Leslie S. Cutler Pβ91, GPβ22
Dr. Jonathan M. Cutler Pβ21
Mr. Tomas Cvikl and Mrs. Blanka Cviklova Pβ15 #
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Dallahan Pβ20, β22
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey T. Dallas Pβ17, β19
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Davey Pβ21
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Davis III Pβ16
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Davis Pβ04 #
Dr. and Mrs. William Dean, III Pβ01, β01 #
Dr. and Mrs. Peter J. Deckers Pβ87, β90, GPβ18, β20 #
Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Deckers β90, Pβ18, β20 #
Ms. Laurie Delaney-Humphrey and Mr. Peter Humphrey Pβ98, β02
Estate of Capt. Victor Delano Pβ75 # d
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Delnicki Pβ81, β87 #
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Detora Pβ12 #
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Devine Pβ10
Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. Di Antonio, Jr. Pβ12, β15 #
Mrs. Shelley Dietz Pβ02 #
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Dillon Pβ08 #
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin N. DiNicola Pβ18, β23
Mr. and Mrs. Sean E. Donlan Esq. Pβ20 #
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Dougherty Pβ11
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Dowling Pβ91, β00, GPβ22 #
Mr. and Mrs. Brian P. Doyle Pβ12, β14 #
Ms. Kimberly J. Dreier Pβ15 #
Mr. Christopher S. Drew β85 and Mrs. Katie Martin Pβ17, β18 #
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Driscoll β72, Pβ08 #
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Eschert β83, Pβ19 #
Mr. Peter M. Evans Hβ18 and Mrs. Susan Evans Hβ18 Pβ98 #
Mrs. Mercedes Featherston Pβ20, β22 #
Dr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Feibel β74, Pβ12
Mrs. Mary Ferlise Pβ19 #
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Flanagan Pβ19, β20 #
Mr. Thomas Foote and Ms. Constance Williams Pβ08
Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Franklin, Jr. Pβ97 #
Mr. and Mrs. Heberton E. Fricke, III Pβ14, β20 #
Mr. Frederick Fritz, Jr. Pβ95 #
Mr. and Mrs. David L. Gagnon Pβ12 #
Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Garber, Jr. Pβ99, β03 #
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Gardella Pβ19 #
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffery S. Garland Pβ09, β14 #
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Garvey β79, Pβ11
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Gateman Pβ99
Mrs. Michele Gaug Pacquee Pβ04 #
Mr. and Mrs. John N. Giamalis Pβ07, β10, β16
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Gianakos Pβ06 #
Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Gibbons β81, Pβ11 #
Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Gilday Pβ02, β04
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Gill Pβ16
Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Gordon Pβ90, GPβ21
Ms. Lynn M. Graff Pβ12, β15 #
Mrs. Dorothy Graham Pβ84, β85 #
Mr. and Mrs. Shawn R. Grant Pβ10
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert T. Gresh Pβ90, GPβ16, β23
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Gresh β90, Pβ16, β23 #
Dr. Robert A. Gryboski β57 and Mrs. Donna Gryboski d Pβ88, β99
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Haberland Pβ99 #
Mr. and Mrs. David Haden Pβ21 #
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hannah β76, Pβ04 #
Dr. and Mrs. James S. Harrop Pβ86, β88, β91, GPβ18 #
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Hartnett Pβ95
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Hayes Pβ06
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas K. Healy, Jr. Pβ16 #
Mr. and Mrs. A. Russ Heinke Pβ90, GP β21
Mr. and Mrs. George (Jeff) Henschel, Jr. β61, Pβ00 (0)
Ms. Katherine E. Dietze and Mr. William H. Heyman Pβ11 #
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy W. Hill Pβ20 #
Ms. Teresa Holland Pβ09 #
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Holtman Pβ95, β98 #
Mrs. Jiyeun Hong Pβ19
Mrs. Charles E. Hopson Pβ85 #
Mr. and Mrs. James Horvath Pβ00
Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Huveldt Pβ18 #
Mr. and Mrs. George D. Iverson, VI β79, Pβ10 #
Mr. and Mrs. Samir Jain Pβ21
Mr. and Mrs. Jay S. Jamison Pβ21
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew G. Johnson Pβ21
Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Judd Pβ89 #
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Karoly Pβ00, β02, β03
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Kassel Pβ06, β08
Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Keady, Sr. Pβ12 #
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Bees living in the hives at AOF
Mr. and Mrs. Neal J. Keating Pβ19
Dr. and Mrs. Myles Keroack Pβ18
Mr. Anthony A. Keyes Pβ04
Mr. and Mrs. David L. King Pβ13 #
Mr. and Mrs. Wade H. O. Kirby Pβ17, β18 #
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Klehr-Keyes Pβ04
Mr. and Mrs. Steven T. Klemenz Pβ02
Ms. Rosamond Koether and Mr. Brian Stephanak Pβ20 #
Mr. Charles P. Kohn, Sr. β62
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Kooluris Pβ92, GPβ22 #
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R. Kristian Pβ12
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Kron H β07, Pβ89
Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Krupnikoff β86, Pβ19 #
Ms. Jennifer Landini Pβ21 #
Mr. Kenneth H. LaRocque Hβ19 and Mrs. Heidi LaRocque Hβ19, Pβ01, β10 #
Ms. Kathleen C. LaRocque Pβ01 #
Dr. Linda Latrenta and Mr. Kurt Bloedel Pβ19 #
Mr. and Mrs. Philip H. Lauro Pβ09 #
Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Z. Lazor Pβ18, β20
Estate of Mr. Frank G. Leavitt β52, Pβ76, GPβ15 d
Mr. and Mrs. Todd S. Leckie Pβ14 #
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Leopold Pβ21
Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Lindahl Pβ12 #
Ms. Sara Linsley Pβ10
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne P. Lipkvich Pβ06, β08 #
Mr. James M. Liptrot and Ms. Nancy M. Liptrot Pβ11, β12, β15, β18 #
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Littlefield Pβ17
Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Lockwood Pβ15
Dr. and Mrs. Robert G. Loewy Pβ85 #
Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Lohr Pβ18
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew P. Long Pβ17 #
Mr. James Glaspey and Ms. Katherine Lucas Pβ21
The Avonian // SUMMER 2 022 35 50k+
#
# = HEAD OF SCHOOLβS CIRCLE (five or more consecutive years of giving) d = DECEASED
Number of water-logged footballs due to Founderβs Day shenanigans at Beaver Pond
Mr. and Mrs. Brendan B. Lynch β88, Pβ17, β24
Mr. William Maag and Mrs. Anju Arora Pβ20
Mr. and Mrs. James Y. MacArthur Pβ92
Mr. and Mrs. Duncan R. MacKay Pβ20
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Magnus, III Pβ17 #
Ms. Marta Mahoney Pβ07 #
Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Maitland β80, Pβ18 #
Dr. Carl D. Malchoff and Dr. Diana M. Malchoff Pβ07 #
Mrs. Christine Malone Pβ01 #
Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Manz, Sr. Pβ82
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory E. Marshall Pβ18
Dr. Kimberly Field-Marvin and Mr. Michael Marvin Pβ10
Mr. and Mrs. Todd S. Mather Pβ20 #
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mazurczak Esq. Pβ18
Mr. and Mrs. David L. McAndrew Pβ95 #
Mr. and Mrs. Dudley D. McCalla Pβ82, β84, β87 #
Mrs. Sheila M. McDougall Pβ12
Mr. Winston McKellar β69, Pβ05, β07
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. McKernan β91, Pβ20
Ms. Mary B. McKernan and Mr. Paul Tortorella Pβ17, β19 #
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. McLaughlin Pβ15
Mr. Jesus H. Medina and Ms. Nora C. Medina Pβ16
Mr. and Mrs. Armour N. Mellon β84, Pβ13
Mr. Oleg Metlitski and Mrs. Svetlana Novoprudskaya Pβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory M. Miller Pβ09, β10 #
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Miller Pβ07 #
Mr. and Mrs. Hiroshi Minami Pβ21, β24
Mrs. Margot K. Mineau Pβ18, β20
Mr. and Mrs. Kristian M. Mineau Pβ18, β20 #
Mr. and Mrs. Gary J. Moeller Pβ02
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Monin Pβ20, β23 #
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Mooney Pβ99 #
Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Moore Pβ01
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Moran, Jr. β73, Pβ04 #
Mrs. Robert H. Moran, Sr. Pβ73, β04 #
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Morr Pβ19, β22
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Morr Pβ19, β22 #
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley R. Morris β84, Pβ20, β24 #
Mr. and Mrs. Sathya Motupally Pβ21, β24
Ms. Rose P. Murray Pβ05
Mr. and Mrs. Dana P. Narlee Pβ14
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Nastri Pβ18
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Nation, Sr. Pβ87, GPβ08, β10, β12, β15
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Neal Sr. Pβ21
Mr. and Mrs. Gary F. Nedorostek Pβ15 #
Mr. H. Joe Nelson, III Pβ01 #
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew D. Newman P17, β22
Mrs. Madge H. Nickerson Pβ00 #
Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Nobile Pβ14
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah J. OβBrien Pβ06, β10, β12 #
Mr. and Mrs. John L. OβConnor Pβ20, β20
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin OβHare Pβ19 #
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy G. Overcash Pβ18 #
Mr. Thomas W. Owen Pβ13
Mrs. Robin S. Paganafanador Pβ99 #
Mr. Steven N. Palmer Pβ02 #
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew T. Pancavage Pβ17
Mr. and Mrs. James Patterson Pβ21
Ms. Jill A. Penza Pβ04
Mr. and Mrs. James Perry II Pβ21
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Petrie Pβ13 #
Mr. Stephen M. Phillips Pβ14 #
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Pinkham Pβ91 #
Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Pirko Pβ17, β19, β23
Mr. and Mrs. Philip G. Pratt Jr. β80, Pβ19
Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Pratt Pβ19 #
Mr. Clifford Preen and Dr. Ellen Preen Pβ17
Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Previdi Pβ12
Mrs. Elin Pye Pβ90 #
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Quinn, Jr. Pβ07
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy J. Radtke Pβ21 #
Mr. and Mrs. Gene R. Ranaldi Pβ98
Mr. Gerald J. Randall Pβ11
Mrs. Carol Reed Pβ88
Mr. and Mrs. Brian P. Reilly Pβ06, β08
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Rettaliata Pβ16, β21 #
Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Rice β76, Pβ15 #
Mr. and Mrs. David Ries, Sr. Pβ98 #
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Rieser, Jr. Pβ16
Mr. and Mrs. Darren B. Riggle Pβ17, β20 #
Mr. and Mrs. Alan J. Righi Pβ05
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest P. Riva, Jr. Pβ89, β91
Mr. Grant D. Robinson and Dr. Susan Engwall Pβ19 #
Mr. William J. Roland Pβ96 #
Mr. and Mrs. Jon F. Rooney Pβ18 #
Mr. and Mrs. Alan D. Rozinsky β62, Pβ91, β94 #
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Rubinfeld Pβ10 #
Mrs. Christine Ruhlig Pβ09, β15 #
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ryan Pβ20, β22
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Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Ryan Pβ92, β94 #
Dr. Faith L. Samples-Smart Pβ20
Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Sanford Pβ14
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund E. Sanford β77, Pβ15 #
Mrs. Jennifer H. Sargent Wβ72, Pβ05 #
Mr. Arsalan M. Sayyah β82, Pβ18
Ms. Leanne Schaaf Pβ19 #
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Schadt Pβ20
Mr. and Mrs. Philip K. Schenck Pβ90
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Scher Pβ20 #
Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Schleer Pβ21
Mrs. Rachael C. Schlegel Pβ97 #
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Schorr β67
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Schwartz Pβ93
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Seeber Pβ14
Mr. and Mrs. George R. Seifert β62, Pβ13
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis L. Shamburger, III Pβ12, β17, β20 #
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Shapiro Pβ02
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Shaw Pβ18 #
Mrs. Gail Sheflott Pβ04 #
Mr. Glenn A. Sieber Hβ19, Pβ17 #
Mr. and Mrs. Gerard F. Sirois Pβ94 #
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph I. Sjogren Pβ93
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Skinner Pβ01 #
Mr. and Mrs. Brian W. Smalley Pβ21
Dr. and Mrs. Brian G. Smith Pβ14 #
Mr. and Mrs. D. Van Smith, Jr. Pβ10 #
Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. duPont Smith, Sr. Pβ17, β19 #
Mr. Paul J. Smyth and Ms. Penny Ward Smyth Pβ99
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Spearman, IV Pβ14, β15, β18 #
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Spencer, Jr. Pβ09 #
Mr. G. Brooks Sperry Pβ96 #
Mr. and Mrs. Barry R. Stacy Pβ11
Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Stahlman β56, Pβ80 #
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R. Stay Pβ96, β97 #
Ms. Barbara A. Stebbins Pβ14
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Steber Pβ21
Mr. Henry J. Steck Pβ78 #
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stephan Pβ21
Mrs. Kelly Stewart Pβ21
Mr. and Mrs. Martin B. Stocklan Pβ87 #
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry F. Stone Pβ88
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Story III Pβ10 #
Mr.and Mrs. Brian P. Sullivan β67, Pβ99
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Sullivan Pβ12
Mrs. John C. Swett Pβ85 #
Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Symes β81, Pβ16 #
Mr. and Mrs. David P. Szewczul Pβ13 #
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Tesar Pβ05, β10
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Theis Pβ06
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick D. Thibadeau Pβ00, β02 #
Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Thompson β74, Pβ03, β08 #
Mr. and Mrs. Dominic Torretti Pβ98, β99
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Tortora Pβ21
Mr. and Mrs. Fabrice Toscano Pβ20
Mr. George G. Touponse, III Pβ14, β14 #
Mr. Timothy L. Trautman β75, Pβ03 and Ms. Joan Blanchard #
Mr. and Mrs. Louis N. Usich, III β85, Pβ15, β18, β20 #
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy P. Valas Pβ21
Ms. Kameyia C. Van Allen Pβ13 #
Mr. and Mrs. Pedro L. Vega, Sr. Pβ12, β17 #
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Vega Jr. Pβ19 #
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Villecco Pβ00 #
Mr. and Mrs. Eric E. Voegtle β89, Pβ17 #
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Volk Pβ89, β92 #
Ms. Barbara Voss Pβ06
Mr. and Mrs. E. Paul Warner Pβ00, β01, β05 # Dana Wasserbauer Pβ09,β12
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Waters Pβ86
Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Watson Pβ70, β71 #
Dr. Timothy I. Watt and Ms. Amity Gaige Pβ24 #
Mr. and Mrs. Brooke R. Weisleder Pβ93, GPβ24
Mrs. Yelena Wells and Mr. John Dillon Pβ19
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Wenstrom Pβ02
Mr. and Mrs. Charlton S. White Pβ13
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Whitty β87, Pβ16 #
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Wiacek Pβ11 #
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Widger Pβ98 #
Mrs. Leslie M. Wileman Pβ99 and Mr. W. Anthony Fitch #
Mr. and Mrs. Milton L. Williams Jr. Pβ20, β23
Mr. and Mrs. Steven S. Williams Pβ21
Mr. and Mrs. Norbert M. Williamson Pβ14, β16 #
Mr. Oscar Weekes and Dr. Terri Williams-Weekes Pβ21
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Winemaster β83, Pβ17 #
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Winsor Pβ17
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey T. Wise Pβ
Mr. and Mrs. Jan Witkowski Pβ
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Wunsch Pβ21 #
Mr. William W. Wylie, Jr. Pβ99 #
Mr. Ying Xie and Mrs. Guangming Song Pβ17
Mrs. Gayle Youlden Pβ07 #
Mr. Lincoln C. Young β77, Pβ10 #
Dr. Dori Zaleznik Pβ09 #
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12 Alumni who engaged in Intersession courses
grandparents of students and alumni giving
Through their support, grandparents of Avon demonstrate that they understand the value of an Avon education. We thank you for believing in Avon and for making such meaningful contributions.
Anonymous (2)
Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Ahern Pβ86, GPβ12
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Aliciene GPβ24
Mr. William Allison IV GPβ20
Mrs. Sue Andrews GPβ17 #
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ball GPβ10
Mrs. Bernadette Banks GPβ19 #
Mr. and Mrs. James Baumoel GPβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh R. Beath Pβ76, β77, GPβ06, β07, β09, β15, β18
Mr. and Mrs. A. Richard Benashski GPβ24
Ms. Nancy Besso GPβ24
Ms. Sally Bourgault Pβ80, GPβ09 #
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brown GPβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Burgess GPβ24
Mrs. Roxanna M. Cain Pβ92, β00, GPβ24
Mr. Paul J. Callaghan Pβ95, β25
Mr. and Mrs. John Carricato GPβ12 #
Mrs. Ellen M. Charles Pβ79, β83, GPβ10
Mrs. Barbara Christofer Pβ89, β91, GPβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ciotti GPβ23
Mrs. Kenneth G. Cloud, Jr. Pβ78, GPβ14 #
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Colehower GPβ18
Dr. and Mrs. Leslie S. Cutler Pβ91, GPβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Rocco Davino, Jr. GPβ14 #
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Davis GPβ21 #
Dr. and Mrs. Peter J. Deckers Pβ87, β90, GPβ18, β20 #
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Dowling Pβ91, β00, GPβ22 #
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Enderle GPβ23
Mrs. Joyce Eschbach GPβ19, β22 #
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Farnum GPβ23
Mr. Paul Fay GPβ03,β05 #
Mrs. Barbara Flynn GPβ21, β23
Mrs. Virginia Foster GPβ22, β22
Mrs. Barbara Freeman GPβ22, β22
Mr. and Mrs. Neophytos Ganiaris GPβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Girard GPβ17 #
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Glass GPβ25
Ms. Luz E. Gonzalez GPβ19
Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Gordon Pβ90, GPβ21
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert T. Gresh Pβ90, GPβ16, β23
Mrs. Derrill Hagood GPβ23
Dr. and Mrs. James S. Harrop Pβ86, β88, β91, GPβ18 #
Mr. and Mrs. A. Russ Heinke Pβ90, GP β21
Ms. JoAnn Hornyak GPβ24
Mr. Earl Horton, Sr. GPβ16 # d
Mr. and Mrs. Mario Iacobelli GPβ23
Mr. and Mrs. James Jiantonio GPβ12 # d
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Kelleher GPβ25
Dr. and Mrs. Philip Kistler GPβ24
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Kooluris Pβ92, GPβ22 # d
Mrs. Verne-Marie Kozak GPβ14
Dr. and Mrs. Theodore Krawiec GPβ18, β20
Estate of Mr. Petro Kulynych GPβ93, β95, β10 β14 # d
Mrs. Gailanne Laferriere Hβ13 and Mr. Andre Laferriere #
Estate of Mr. Frank G. Leavitt β52, Pβ76, GPβ15 d
Dr. and Mrs. Petar Lujic GPβ22, β24
Mr. and Mrs. Jon Manafort GPβ19 #
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Matteo GPβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mitchell GPβ23
Mrs. Robert H. Moran, Sr. Pβ73, β04 #
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Moran GPβ23
Dr. and Mrs. Melvin Moses GPβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Nation, Sr. Pβ87, GPβ08, β10, β12, β15
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Noll GPβ25
Mr. and Mrs. Gerard OβDonnell GPβ25
Ms. Linda OβLeary GPβ23
Ms. Maggie Olinde GPβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Oneglia GPβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Gilman W. Ordway β44, GPβ04, β06, β10 # d
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Orred GPβ15 #
Mr. Gerald Pelletier GPβ20, β21, β22
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Peters GPβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rease GPβ21 #
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reinis GPβ25
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Rosenbaum GPβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rutledge GPβ24
Mrs. Rita W. Scheyd GPβ22
Mr. and Mrs. John Senter GPβ24
Mr. and Mrs. David Sirman GPβ25
Mr. and Mrs. Benedict Smith GPβ22
Dr. John Steber and Dr. Sara Steber GPβ21, β21
Ms. Kathy Szpila GPβ25
Mr. Jun Tong and Mrs. Xiaoling Pan GPβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Trzaski GPβ20 #
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Valentino GPβ23
Mr. and Mrs. Rick von Kolen GPβ20
Mr. and Mrs. Willard T. Walker GPβ15, β19 #
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Walker GPβ20
Dr. and Mrs. George Watson GPβ22, β24
Mr. Ted Watt GPβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Brooke R. Weisleder Pβ93, GPβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Wetzel GPβ25
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Williams GPβ24
Mrs. Donna Wise GPβ21, β23
Mrs. John H. Wise, Jr. GPβ09
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P = PARENT GP = GRANDPARENT W = WIDOW H = HONORARY Grandparents & Grandfriends Day 2022 Ll SAVE THE DATE SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
GRANDPARENTS AND GRANDFRIENDS DAY REVIEW
Grandparents and Grandfriends Day at Avon Old Farms is an annual tradition among the most cherished by the boys and their loved ones. On that festive day, AOF welcomes family and friends to campus to share in their grandsonβs experience as a boy of Avon.
The day begins in our unique Riddle Refectory. Students and attendees reunite to enjoy breakfast with one another before a day filled with activities including an opportunity to attend classes, listen to a welcome from the Head of School, experience performances from our world-class choral and band, all while touring Theodate Pope Riddleβs beautiful campus. The day concludes with a delicious lunch before the boys head out to various sport competitions.
This past Grandparents and Grandfriends Day was attended by close to 300 visitors, some traveling from as far away as California!
Avon Old Farms students enjoy many memorable traditions, but during this one, the smiles and laughter light up the campus. Those who visited this past year said the event is one not to miss.
The next chance to attend the event will be Wednesday, September 28, so start planning your trip soon!
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Students who regularly participated in community service activities
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current faculty and staff giving
The dedication of Avonβs faculty and staff is astounding. We are grateful for the talent and commitment of these exceptional educators who care deeply about their students and the future of our school.
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Mr. Kyle Abraham
Mr. Ty Adams
Mr. Isaac Archambault
Mr. Luke R. Archambault β04 #
Mr. Geoffrey R. Barlow β98 #
Ms. Kathleen Barzun #
Mrs. Ann Beloin #
Mrs. Sarah Blanchard Pβ24 #
Maj. John M. Bourgault, USMC (Ret.) β80, Pβ09 #
Mr. Edward J. Brennan, Jr. Pβ17 #
Mr. Graham R. Callaghan β95, Pβ25 #
Mrs. Heather Callaghan Pβ25 #
Mr. Roger D. Cantello #
Mr. Ahmad Cantrell
Mr. James Costanzo
Ms. Gwendolyn Couch
Mr. Jonathan A. Crocker Pβ11 #
Mrs. Leslie Cunningham
Mr. Arthur B. Custer Pβ04, β05, β10 #
Mr. Peter J. Deckers 90, Pβ18, β20 #
Mrs. Marie C. Delnicki Pβ81, β87 #
Mr. James M. Detora Pβ12 #
Mrs. Katherine Doemland
Mr. Robert A. Dowling, Jr. β91, Pβ22 #
Dr. Christopher Doyle #
Mr. Griffin Doyle
Mrs. Lara A. Doyle Pβ12, β14
Mr. Kevin J. Driscoll β72, Pβ08
Mr. Robert M. Dully #
Mrs. Jessica Egan
Mrs. Mercedes Featherston Pβ20, β22 #
Mr. Richard Feng
Mrs. Deborah Garber Pβ99, β03 #
Mr. Christopher M. Gill Pβ16
Mrs. Jill Harrington
Mrs. Jennifer Hill Pβ20
Ms Cheryl Jackson
Mr. James W. Kassel Pβ06, β08
Mrs. Barbara Kaylor
Mrs. Jacqueline Keller #
Mr. Stephen A. Kirsche Jr.
Mrs. Susan Kohn #
Mr. J. Matthew Kowalchick β99 #
Mrs. Elizabeth Larson #
Mr. William Lea
YEARS OF SERVICE 1 1 1 5 20 13 15 2 18 27 20 18 9 1 7 1 28 1 40 27 46 29 1 27 5 4 27 44 6 3 26 1 25 15 4 9 2 28 1 6 1 4 8 7 4
Mr. Brian C. Malchoff β07 # 11
Mrs. Claudine Meaney # 6
Mrs. Jackie Morr Pβ19, β22 8
Dr. Bob Naeher 1
Mr. Mickoy R. Nichol β14 4
Mr. Robert Orenstein # 10
Mr. James Perry II Pβ21 5
Mrs. Cristina Pinton # 10
Mr. Matthew Proffitt # 6
Mr. David A. Raposo Pβ22 5
Mr. James G. Reece # 16
Mr. Peter M. Rice β76, Pβ15 # 28
Mrs. Tieba Rice Pβ15 # 21
Mr. Timothy Roller # 26
Mrs. Christel R. Rooney # 3
Mr. Evan Sayles 4
Mr. Benjamin Schloat # 12 Ms. Melissa Scully 1
Mrs. Carol W. Seeber Pβ14 15
Mr. John J. Spearman, IV Pβ14, β15, β18 # 10
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Steber Pβ21, β21 5
Mr. Carl Stensland 2
Mr. Trevor Stern # 10
Mr. Michael T. Symes β81, Pβ16 # 14
Mrs. Cynthia J. Tartaglia 15
Mr. Kris Thompson 1
Mrs. Anne Townsend # 12
Mr. Patrick Turner 1
Ms. Adriana Vega Mackler 4
Mrs. Sarah Wallace # 8
Dr. Timothy I. Watt # 4
Mr. Christopher Webb 3
Mr. Robert Werner # 5
Mrs. Kimberly A. Whitty Pβ16 # 12
Mr. Robert J. Whitty β87, Pβ16 # 11
Mr. Glenn Wilcox 19
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friendsβ giving
We are grateful for the support we receive from friends of Avon. Thank you for believing in our mission.
Anonymous (2)
Mrs. Rosario C. AntonioNichols Wβ52 #
Ms. Amy Bahna
Ms. Sharon Bernd
Mr. Michael Blend
Mr. Joe Brand
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brooks
Mr. and Mrs. Hector Casablanca
Brenda Conklin
Leonard W. Coulson
Ms. Elizabeth B. Currier
Mrs. Huntley G. Davenport, Sr. Wβ56
Mr. J. Marcell Davis
Ms. Charlene Diaz
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Diaz
Ms. Karen Diaz Meaike
Lisa Dower
Mr. and Mrs. John Dunham
Ms. Sonia Echevarria
Ms. Caroline Edwards
Mr. Jason Farrell
Ms. Sandra Garcia
Mr. William Gaynor
Mr. Anthony Gee
Merrie Hawley
David Hitchcock
Mrs. Warner W. Kent, Jr. Wβ40 #
Mr. Brian W. Kelly
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Langalis
Ms. Roxanne M. Leighton
Graham Martin
John McArthur
Mr. Terrence Milka
Mrs. Margaret Minnick Wβ64
Ms. Margaret Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Noble
Armando Ortiz
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Pallace
Mr. and Mrs. Philip P. W. Parish
Mr. Ken A. Pia
Ms. Kaitlyn Pratt
Mr. Alexander Rios
Lila Robbins
Kim Silva
Mr. John Tollis
Robert Trafford Kumi Ueta
Mr. Jeff Vasey
Ms. Brianna M. Vega Isabela Vega
Ms. Yolanda Vega and Mr. Keif K. Bryant
Ms. Felicia Velez
Mrs. Betsy Wells Wβ60
Ms. Jessica Welsh
in-kind gifts
Gifts of products, time, and services further the work we do. We appreciate these special donations to Avon.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Droppo Jr. Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Ducci β05
Ms. Katherine E. Dietze and Mr. William H. Heyman Pβ11
Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Kohn, Jr. β93
Dr. Carl D. Malchoff and Dr. Diana M. Malchoff Pβ07
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The Avonian // SUMMER 2 022 43 14,931 Breakfast sandwiches purchased at Hawkβs Nest # = HEAD OF SCHOOLβS CIRCLE (five or more consecutive years of giving) d = DECEASED
ON A NICE SPRING DAY, EVEN THOSE WITH A SCOOTER WANT TO SLOW DOWN BETWEEN CLASSES.
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honorary and memorial giving
Avon recognizes memorial gifts honoring individuals in the Avon family with a special place in our school community. Gifts to Avon were made in honor and memory of the following individuals. Thank you.
HONORARY GIVING
In honor of Andrew M. Pedersen-Keel
Mr. Erron J. Smith β00
In honor of Andrew, Christopher, Jeremy, and Miles Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Campbell Pβ08, β10, β12
In honor of AOF Teachers, Coaches, and Administrators
Mrs. Kelly Stewart Pβ21
In Honor of Brian Doyle
Mr. Mark P. Leeds Pβ12, β15
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Leopold Pβ21
In honor of Carmen Vega
Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Kohn, Jr.
In honor of Class of 82 Victory Hall
Mrs. Richard B. GushΓ©e
In honor of Cristina Pinton
Brig Gen and Mrs. Peter J. Siana
In honor of Edward M. Rickard
Ms. Amy Bahna
Ms. Sharon Bernd
Mr. Anthony Gee Merrie Hawley
John McArthur
Ms. Margaret Moore
Mr. Ken A. Pia
Mr. B. Franklin Reinauer, III β59
In honor of George M. Trautman
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Parker
In honor of Glenn A. Sieber
Mr. Kevin A. Sieber β17
In honor of Grandparentβs Day
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Matteo GPβ24
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Moran GPβ23
In Honor of Hamilton B. Watson
Dr. and Mrs. George Watson GPβ22, β24
In Honor of Hunter Marshall
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory E. Marshall Pβ18
In honor of James M. Detora
Mr. and Mrs. Brian M. Lemek β98
In honor of John T. Gardner
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff R. Blanchard
In honor of John T. Gardnerβs 800 Wins
Mr. Daniel New β08
In honor of Jonathan L. Neidlinger
Mr. David R. Gryboski β99
In honor of Juan Comella
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R. Grosset β85
In honor of Kevin J. Driscoll
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Finnegan β04 Mr. Stephen G. Grygiel
Mr. and Mrs. Martin B. Stocklan Pβ87
Mr. and Mrs. Brian P. Toohey β94
Vanguard Matching Gift Program
In Honor of M. Timothy Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Clark Pβ09, β13
In honor of Matthew P. Lauro
Mr. and Mrs. Philip H. Lauro Pβ09
In honor of Michael D. Sargent Mr. Porter M. H. Sargent β05
In honor of Michael Xie
Mr. and Mrs. John Meaney
In honor of Mildred Garvey
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Garvey β78
In honor of Morgan B. Randrup
Mr. Peter N. Randrup, Jr. β79
In Honor of Ms. Rooney, Ms. Moyer, Mr. Matos, Mr. McElheny, Mr. Sayles, Mr. Magee and Mr. Calibey
Mr. Yang Wang and Mrs. Yang Sun Pβ24
In honor of Neil Kozikowski β13 Mrs. Nancy Newton Mellow and Mr. William E. Mellow
In honor of Peter M. Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Brock E. Doran β97
In honor of Rodman R. Black
Mr. and Mrs. Rodman R. Black, Jr.
In honor of Russell Hunter
Mr. and Mrs. David D. Hunter β77
In honor of Ryan P. Donovan
Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Pohlman β05
In honor of Sarah Blanchard Mr. Joe Brand
In honor of Seth Mendell
Mr. and Mrs. Erich L. Cluxton β61
In honor of The 2023 Brooks family reunion Ms. Caroline Edwards
In honor of The National Council
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. McLaughlin
In honor of Thomas Girard
Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Girard GPβ17
In honor of Timothy Roller
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan A. Matalon β04
In honor of William W. Collins
Mr. and Mrs. Tyler C. Bierly β85
In honor of Abel Aganbegyan
Mr. Daniel J. McCormack, III β14
In honor of Adam C. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Brown, IV β88
In memory of Alex Story β10
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Beloin Mr. Benjamin A. Crocker β11
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan A. Crocker Pβ11 Dr. and Mrs. Leslie S. Cutler Pβ91, GPβ22
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Seiden β00
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Story III Pβ10
In memory of Alexander M. Fisher
Mrs. Mary Ross R. Fisher Wβ59
In memory of Allan Ruez β63 Mrs. Pamela C. Ruez Christensen Wβ63 and Mr. Scott Christensen
In memory of Allyson Caputo Dr. Andrew E. Caputo Pβ16, β17
In memory of Ann Morse Pritchard
Mr. Richard T. McKernan
In memory of Anne Ferguson
Mr. Eric N. Ferguson
In memory of Archie J. Cochrane
Mrs. Alison E. Cochrane Wβ65
In memory of Arthur R. Keim
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Brogdon
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Loth
In memory of Ashby B. Allen β70
Ms. Mary Lee L. Allen
In memory of Barbara E. Gozzo
Mr. Jonathan E. Gozzo β92
In memory of Barbara Seiber
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Leis
In memory of Barbara Swanson
Ms. Colleen Casey-Nelson
In memory of Beatrice Leeds
Mr. Mark P. Leeds Pβ12, β1
In memory of Betty L. Asiel
Mr. E. Nelson Asiel
In memory of Bill Dillon
Dr. and Mrs. Leslie S. Cutler Pβ91, GPβ22
In memory of Bill Kron
Dr. and Mrs. John S. Spencer, Ph.D. β71
In memory of Brendan Helberg
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Helberg Pβ10
In memory of Brian F. Geenty
Mr. Adrian M. Wowk β15
Mr. Andre A. Wowk β14
In memory of Bruce Billings
Dr. and Mrs. John S. Spencer, Ph.D. β71
In memory of Byron Geoffrey Tossi, Jr. β62
Mrs. Byron G. Tosi, Jr.
In memory of Capt. Andrew Pedersen-Keel β02
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan A. Crocker Pβ11
Dr. and Mrs. William Dean, III Pβ01, β01
Mr. Thomas J. Dougherty β11
Mr. Matthew A. Rice β15
Mr. Erron J. Smith β00
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher D. Coleman β01
In memory of Carolyn Mae Spencer
Dr. and Mrs. John S. Spencer, Ph.D. β71
In memory of Charles Regan
Mr. and Mrs. Brian M. Regan β88
In memory of Charles Szulu
Mr. Torren Szuluk Pβ19, β20
In memory of Christopher Hall β62
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Beedie
Mr. Francis X. Dennen
Dr. and Mrs. Phillip B. Haber
Mr. and Mrs. David Hicks
Ms. Marcia R. Joyce
Mr. James Schulte
Mr. and Mrs. George R. Seifert β62, Pβ13
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Siegel
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Spessard
Mrs. Terry B. Strong
Ms. Allison Wright
In memory of David George
Dr. and Mrs. Leslie S. Cutler Pβ91, GPβ22
In memory of David L. Geyer, Jr. β71
Mr. and Mrs. David L. Geyer Pβ71, β78
Mrs. David L. Geyer
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In memory of Davis C. Howes β40
Mr. and Mrs. Wisner Murray
In memory of Diane Stocklan
Drs. Daniel M. and Elizabeth A. Friedlander
In memory of Donald C. Wick
Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Boudria, Jr. β02
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Leis
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Officer Pβ00
In memory of Donald W. Pierpont
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus K. Griscom β62
Mr. Preston Haskell
Estate of Mr. Frank G. Leavitt β52, Pβ76, GPβ15
Dr. and Mrs. Andreas A. Zavitsas β55
In memory of Eddy Craig
Mr. and Mrs. Seth F. Mendell β52
In memory of Edward F. Saxby, Jr.
Rev. Jill Saxby
In memory of Edward M. Rickard
Ms. Amy Bahna
Ms. Sharon Bernd
Mr. Anthony Gee
Mr. Amnon Gitelson
Merrie Hawley
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Langalis
John McArthur
Ms. Margaret Moore
Mr. Ken A. Pia
Mr. B. Franklin Reinauer, III β59
Ms. Lila Robbins
Kumi Ueta
In memory of Elizabeth Durand
Godbout
Mr. Arthur R. Godbout, III β17
Mr. Maxwell G. Godbout β19
In memory of Emily Baio
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Baio
In memory of Emmett M. Avery
Mr. Daniel K. Des Marais β69
In memory of Francesca Carriuolo
Ms. Carol Carriuolo
In memory of Francis Madeira β34
Ms. Brenda Conklin
In memory of Frank G. Leavitt
Dr. and Mrs. Leslie S. Cutler Pβ91, GPβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey H. Doughty β68
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Homeier β52
Mr. Peter D. Hynson β72
Mr. and Mrs. Seth F. Mendell β52
Mr. Timothy C. Orr β85
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Parker
Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Rice β76, Pβ15
In memory of Frederick Clarke
Ms. Jennifer Droesch
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Gronauer
Ms. Sharon Howard
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mecone
Ms. Shirley Morrison
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rapelye
Mr. Joseph J. Repole
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Shelasky
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Spiro
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Willard
Vishay Precision Group, Inc.
In memory of G. G. Brown, III β62
Mr. and Mrs. Louis N. Usich, Sr. β62, Pβ85, β89, GPβ15, β18, β20
In memory of Gary Black
Mr. Peter D. Hynson β72
In memory George D. Kinkade
Estate of Mr. Frank G. Leavitt β52, Pβ76, GPβ15
In memory of George H. Betts
Mrs. Regina W. Betts Wβ53
In memory of George M. Trautman
Mr. and Mrs. John Benoit Pβ05
Mr. and Mrs. S. Brad Buckley β78
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Dully
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce H. Ill β77
Mr. and Mrs. Carter C. Redd β87
In memory of George Murray
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Biondo Pβ92, GPβ21
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Clancy
Mr. Ricardo L. Cortez and Ms. Harriet A. Howard
Ms. Jean Cromwell
Ms. Ann P. Marshall
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. McDonald
Mr. George A. Murray β81
Ms. Patsy I. Page
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Palmer
Mr. Thomas L. Piper, III
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Stroben
Mr. and Mrs. David B. Wescoe
Mr. and Mrs. George S. Yorkey
In memory of Gerald F. Gladstone
Mr. Kelvin K. Boateng β16
Mr. Jonathan Gladstone Pβ16
Mr. Nathaniel C. Newman β17
In memory of Gerald H. McGinley
Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. McGinley β84
In memory of Gerald I. Krupnikoff
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moses
BY THE END OF THEIR COLLEGE SEARCHES, SENIORS ENTRUSTED THE JUNIORS WITH SOME HARD-EARNED LESSONS TO GIVE THEM A HEAD-START ON THEIR OWN JOURNEYS.
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Mr. Edward B. Sampley
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Wolf
Linquist Insurance Associates
In memory of Gregg R. Linburg
Mr. Alan A. Hinderer
Ms. Dorothy S. Linburg
In honor of H. L. Brown, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Brown, III β93
In honor of H. Mitchell White β73
Mr. Ronald White and Ms. Sue Casher Pβ73, β88
In memory of Harold M. Jones
Mr. Daniel K. Des Marais β69
In memory of Helene Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Eric E. Johnson β80
In memory of Henry R. Burt
Mr. John R. Hebberd β67
In memory of Henry T. Wiener β57 Mrs. Henry Wiener
In memory of Homas Cousins Ms. Lori Albansoder
In memory of Homer Clinton Vaughan β88
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Handley, III β87
Mr. and Mrs. Brett R. Jefferson β84
Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Lech β88, Pβ23
In memory of Jack H. Lee
Mr. and Mrs. John Coleman
In memory of James B. Kenyon
Mrs. James B. Kenyon
In memory of James E. Smith β92
Mr. and Mrs. W. Steele Pollard β92
Mr. George M. Trautman Hβ98 and Mrs. Barbara A. Trautman Pβ75, β81, β82, GPβ03
In memory of Janet B. Steck
Mr. Henry J. Steck Pβ78
Avonians were selected for the Connecticut Regional Honors Choir
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In memory of Jeffrey B. Minnick
Mrs. Margaret Minnick Wβ64
Linden Cornett
In memory of Jeffrey Fine
Mr. Adam C. Fine β04
In memory of Jerry OβNeill
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Seiden β00
In memory of Joanne Randall
Mr. Gerald J. Randall Pβ11
In memory of John A. Green Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Leslie S. Cutler Pβ91, GPβ22
In memory of John G. Hennessey
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Hennessey β84
In memory of John H. Murphy
Murphy Charitable Foundation Inc.
In memory of John J. McManus
Mrs. Shirley McManus
In memory of John K. Shaw
Mr. and Mrs. J. Balfour Walker β65
In memory of John V. Crowe
Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. Crowe β86, Pβ19
In memory of Jonathan A. Story
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan A. Crocker Pβ11
Mr. Conor R. Cummings β09
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Story III Pβ10
In memory of Jorge E. Consuegra
Mr. Andres A. Consuegra β80 and Ms. Maria M. Velasco Pβ14+C283:C304
Mr. Joseph I. Arellano
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy R. Beeble β71
Mr. Kevin Borrosso
Maj. and Mrs. John M. Bourgault, USMC (Ret.) β80, Pβ09
Mrs. Ellen M. Charles Pβ79, β83, GPβ10
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Detora Pβ12
Mr. and Mrs. Chase F. Donaldson β68
Dr. and Mrs. Henry E. Flanagan Hβ18, GPβ16, β20
Mr. and Mrs. Morris D. Goldstein β74
Mr. Gilbert Hsiao
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew P. Iverson β83
Mr. Phillip Jarrell
Mr. and Mrs. Rafael F. Laffitte β81
Mr. Peter E. Matalon β80
Mr. and Mrs. Seth F. Mendell β52
Ms. Elena Ochoa-Gonzalez
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Shenfeld
Ms. Kamara Snow
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Wheeler β77
In memory of Joseph M. Wells
Mrs. Betsy Wells Wβ60
In memory of Joseph Martinecz
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne P. Lipkvich Pβ06, β08
In memory of Joseph Vecchiarino β71
Dr. and Mrs. John S. Spencer, Ph.D. β71
Juan Comella
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Adams β84
In memory of Justin Imperatore β15
Ms. Debra Abitante
Mr. Brendan E. Ashe β15
Mr. Ryan P. Ashe β17
Mr. Philip Azar
Ms. Lucie Bandazian
Ms. Deborah Biancola
Mr. Michael Bigham
Ms. Merritt Birnbaum
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Brookman
Mr. and Mrs. Brett C. Browchuk Pβ15
Mr. Tonio Burgos
Mr. Michael D. Camilleri β15
Ms. Salon Capellii
Mr. and Mrs. Vishaan Chakrabarti
Ms. Jennifer Comforth
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan A. Crocker Pβ11
Mr. and Mrs. John Crosby
Mr. Kevin Cummings
Ms. Meghan Cummings
The Davis Family
Mr. and Mrs. David DeRobbio
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Detora Pβ12
Ms. Charlotte Diamond
The Dino Family
Mr. James J. Dol and Mrs. Cynthia Damon-Dol Pβ15
Mr. William M. Duryea
Mr. William T. Friedman β14
The Garcia Family
Ms. Maria Geiger
Ms. Alice Gibbons
Mr. Adam Goodman
Ms. Elizabeth Gordon Ms. Karen Green
Ms. Emily Gruber and Ms. Maura Gruber
Mr. Frank Guarini
Ms. Pamela Gumport
Mr. Eric Holceker
Mr. Austin E. Jadovich β15
Ms. Wendy Jorgensen
The Kelly Family
Ms. Julie Kimmel
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Kincade Pβ10, β15
Ms. Pamela Klurfield
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Kurutz
Ms. Cynthia Livingston
Ms. Nancy Lynn
Ms. Lauren Martin
Ms. Antonia Maurizi
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Mayer
Mr. and Mrs. John J. McElroy Pβ17
Mr. and Mrs. Mark McKenna
Mr. Sean McNally
Ms. Lois Melka
Ms. Margaret Mendelson
Ms. Nancy Miller
Ms. Rosemary Mills-Russell
Mr. James Moore
Ms. Linda Morgan and Mr. Phil Haws
Ms. Cheryl Mullery
Mr. Alan Murchie
Mr. Tom Nagorski
Ms. Valerie Nieves
Mr. Travis Noyes
Ms. Emelda Passion-Gordon
Ms. Linda Peck
Ms. Elise Pettus
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Quinn
Mr. Cameron Raglin
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Riley
Dr. and Mrs. Alan Rissolo Pβ15
Mr. Francis X. Rocca
Mr. Matthew G. Ruhlig β15
Ms. Ellen Ryan
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Sacks
Ms. Miyako Schwartz
Mr. Peter Standish Paine
Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Stone
Ms. Theresa Sweeney
The Syznal Family
Mr. Stephen Thibault β16
Mr. Connor Toes β15
Mr. William Ullman
Mr. Kenneth Walters
Ms. Katherine Watt
Ms. Mayda Whelan
Mr. and Mrs. William White
Mr. Thomas Wright
Mr. James Wujciak
Fountain Fire Co. No. 1 Dugan, Scotti, & Zoch, P.A.
In memory of Kareem Norman
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Bessey
Ms. Laurie Delaney-Humphrey and
Mr. Peter Humphrey Pβ98, β02
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Dowling, Jr. β91, Pβ22
Mr. Nicholas J. Torretti β98
In memory of Kevin P. McLaughlin β04
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan A. Matalon β04
Mr. Richard T. McKernan
Dr. Timothy P. McLaughlin and Dr. Marian Kellner
Mr. Douglas H. Willig β02
In memory of Lewis du Pont Smith β75
Mr. Peter M. Evans Hβ18 and Mrs. Susan Evans Hβ18 Pβ98
Dr. and Mrs. Christopher K. Hampton β79, Pβ09, β10, β11
Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Reed β88
In memory of Lewis du Pont Smith β75, James Stewart, Frank DiCocco, Peter and Francesca Carriuolo, Richard βWoodyβ
Mr. Peter M. Evans Hβ18 and Mrs. Susan Evans Hβ18 Pβ98
In memory of Lori Zeppieri
Mrs. Nancy Newton Mellow and Mr. William E. Mellow
In memory of Malcolm G. Maginnis β42
Mr. and Mrs. G. Anthony Gelderman, III
In memory of Margaret Hennessey
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Hennessey β84
In memory of Marion C. Dillon
Dr. and Mrs. Leslie S. Cutler Pβ91, GPβ22
In memory of Mary Ann βEmmyβ Rice Leavitt
Estate of Mr. Frank G. Leavitt β52, Pβ76, GPβ15
In memory of Estate of Mr. Frank G. Leavitt β52, Pβ76, GPβ15
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fanzo
Barbara K. Gelber
In memory of Michael D. Sargent
Mrs. Jennifer H. Sargent Wβ72, Pβ05
In memory of Michael Stradley
Mrs. Libby R. Adelman
Ms. Naomi R. Adelman
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Antalek
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Antion
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Batchelder
Mr. and Mrs. David Beizer
Mr. and Mrs. Alan H. Birk
Mr. and Mrs. Rodman R. Black, Jr. Pβ99
Mrs. Dorothy Blanchard
Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Brownstein
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Carey
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Carney
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Connel
Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Coons β71, Pβ07
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan A. Crocker Pβ11
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Dehner
Mr. Jerry H. Dicht and Ms. Janis Burr
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Dix, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Dowling, Jr. β91, Pβ22
Mr. John E. Drew and Mrs. Barbara B. Drew d Pβ85, β87, GPβ17, β18, β24
Mr. Peter M. Evans Hβ18 and Mrs. Susan Evans Hβ18 Pβ98
Ms. Kathleen M. Flaherty
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Freudenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Gale
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gilmore
Mrs. Barbara E. Gozzo
Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Halpern
Mr. Francis L. Haviland
Mr. and Mrs. Kelvin G. Hecht
Mr. James A. Hoyt and Ms. Pamela Caparel
Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Hudon
Ms. Sandra G. Johansen
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Johnson, Jr.
Mr. Chane F. Keller β08
Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Keywan
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Kimmerle Pβ06, β09
Ms. Rosalynn Krissman
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Kron H β07, Pβ89
Dr. and Mrs. David Krugman
Mr. Andrew Lagravenese
Ms. N. Betty Light
Mr. and Mrs. John N. Little
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Lopoten
Ms. Rosalyn Lowe
Mr. and Mrs. Damian J. Macaluso
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Maenza
Dr. Carl D. Malchoff and Dr. Diana M. Malchoff Pβ07
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Teams made it into post-season playoffs
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STUDENT MUSICIANS SERENADE FAMILIES ONE LAST TIME AT THE COMMENCEMENT CONCERT, HELD IN THE SUSAN CASEY BROWN AUDITORIUM.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. McGinn, III
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Mendlow
Mr. Seth Meyers
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Jake Miller
Ms. Trudy E. Moore and Ms. Kimberly Moore
Dr. and Mrs. John V. Pappalardo
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Parker
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Pearson
Mr. Andrew Plona and Mrs. Janice De Forio Plona
Mrs. Carol Reller Hβ13 and Mr. Edward A. Reller Pβ09
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ricci
Mr. and Mrs. Alan E. Rosenberg
Ms. Lynne B. Rosenthal
Mrs. Ruth W. Rosenthal
Ms. Sharon Rosenthal
Mr. and Mrs. Alan D. Rozinsky β62, Pβ91, β94
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick M. Sclafani
Mr. and Mrs. Craig R. Scott
Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Stradley
Mrs. Janet Stradley Pβ92
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald S. Strong
Mr. and Mrs. Eric W. Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence O. Viands
Mrs. Virginia Vicek
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Ward
Ms. Carol H. Wernick
Dr. and Mrs. David J. Westbrook
Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Wilhelm Pβ92
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Wright
Ms. Betsy Zedek
Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Zikowitch Chubb & Son, Inc.
Boscovβs S.O.S. Committee
Clifford L. Sterrett & Associates
Carmon Funeral Home & Family Center
Chubb Specialty Insurance Technology & Operations Dept. American Nuclear Insurers Wilhelm Family Charitable Trust
In memory of Mildred Garvey
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Garvey β78
In memory of Mitch White
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Protasewich β73
Millapore Sigma Employee Matching Gifts and Giving
In memory of Morgan B. Randrup β80
Mrs. Rennie R. Washburn Wβ80
In memory of Mr. Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Neil H. Kristian β86
In memory of Mrs. Zethalen Samples
Dr. Faith L. Samples-Smart Pβ20
In memory of Neal Sanstrom
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moses
In memory of Paul Gordon Smart
Mr. Charles W. McLaughlin β60
In memory of Paul Schiller β78
Mr. Aron W. Steck β78
In memory of Pedro L. Vega β12
Mr. Kyle Abraham
Mr. and Mrs. Luke R. Archambault β04
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff R. Blanchard
Mr. and Mrs. Hector Casablanca
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan A. Crocker Pβ11
Mrs. Leslie Cunningjam
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Detora Pβ12
Mr. Matthew J. Detora β12
Ms. Charlene Diaz
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Diaz
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Driscoll β72, Pβ08
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Dully
Ms. Sonia Echevarria
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Egan
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Fiondella Pβ12
Ms. Sandra Garcia
Ms. Luz E. Gonzalez
Armando Ortiz
Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Previdi Pβ12
Mr. Alexander Rios
Ms. Melissa Scully
Dr. and Mrs. Brian G. Smith Pβ14
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R. Townsend
Ms. Brianna M. Vega
Isabela Vega
Mr. Joel M. Vega
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Vega Jr. Pβ19
Mrs. Melissa Vega
Mr. and Mrs. Pedro L. Vega, Sr. Pβ12, β17
Mr. Xavier M. Vega β17
Ms. Yolanda Vega and Mr. Keif K. Bryant
Ms. Felicia Velez
Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Wallace
Mr. Harrison J. Wasserbauer β12
In memory of Peter Carriuolo
Ms. Carol Carriuolo
In memory of Peter Dent
Dr. Richard B. Boebel Ph.D. β68
In memory of Peter GushΓ©e β82
Mrs. Richard B. GushΓ©e
In memory of Peter Hinrichs β77
Mrs. Susan Hinrichs Wβ77
In memory of R. Allan Ruez β63
Mr. and Mrs. Richard DeLorso
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Flynn
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Fox Pβ91, GPβ23
Ms. Abby Griffin
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Hewett, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Holt
Mr. and Mrs. Monte J. Hopper
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Hurley
Mr. and Mrs. Brendan M. Lynch
Ms. Ann D. Mains
Ms. Mary Ann Norman
Mr. Norman E. Novotny
Mrs. Pamela C. Ruez Christensen Wβ63 and Mr. Scott Christensen
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Ryan
Ms. Susanna M. Whitney
Mrs. Joseph C. Woodford
Ms. Janet R. Carville
Mr. Ronald L. Gibbons Pβ81, GPβ11
In memory of Regina Haviland
Mr. and Mrs. Jason K. Buechler
In memory of Richard Cherouny
Mr. and Mrs. Keith A. Tanny β84
In memory of Richard H. Woodwell
Mr. and Mrs. John Lamb
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Van Sant, Jr. β75
In memory of Richard Loveland
Estate of Mr. Frank G. Leavitt β52, Pβ76, GPβ15
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Sumner β59
In memory of Richard W. Evans
LTC and Mrs. Richard W. C. Evans, III β54
In memory of Richard Zahner
Estate of Mr. Frank G. Leavitt β52, Pβ76, GPβ15
In memory Robert Thibault Ms. Michelle A. Canavan
In memory of Roy Florian
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Parker
In memory of Rusty Avery β68
Mr. and Mrs. George T. Jamerson β67
In memory of Scott D. Donovan Mrs. Jennifer P. Donovan Wβ81
In memory of Scott Niblock Kim Silva
In memory of Sid Clark
Dr. Richard B. Boebel Ph.D. β68
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R.B. Cargen β66
Mr. and Mrs. Erich L. Cluxton β61
Mr. Timothy C. Orr β85
Dr. and Mrs. John S. Spencer, Ph.D. β71
In memory of Sid Riendeau
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Campochiaro
In memory of Sidney C. Clark
Mr. Harris H. Bucklin, III β70
In memory of Steve Greenwood β86
Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Krupnikoff β86, Pβ19
In memory of Sydney Clark
Mr. and Mrs. J. Cookman Boyd, III β67
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Travers β90
In memory of Theodate Pope Riddle
Ms. Caroline Edwards
In memory of Thomas Cousins Pβ06
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Audo
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Block
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brown
Ms. Elizabeth Burg
Mr. Mark Calagna
Mrs. Diane Cousins Pβ06
Ms. Sally Crawford
Mr. Harry Crosby
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Detora Pβ12
Mr. Donald Dodge
Ms. Gisele Dolan
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ells Jr.
Ms. Mary K. Engelhardt
Mr. Peter M. Evans Hβ18 and Mrs. Susan Evans Hβ18 Pβ98
Ms. Phyllis Evans
Mrs. Matilda Fischer
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Forbes
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Gordon
Mr. and Mrs. John Horan
Mr. Scott Maslowski
Ms. Elizabeth Pabian
Ms. Deborah Pastore
Mr. and Mrs. Don Raths
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Robinson
Mr. Wesley Segelke
Mr. Edmund Steinauer
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Thorne
Mr. and Mrs. Dell Van Gilder
Mr. John G. Wilkinson
Mr. and Mrs. Wiz Wyatt
Mr. William Yeates
Mr. Tim Zarlenga
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Zoellner
Piper Jaffray & Company
In memory of Tina Merz
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Barber
Mr. Dean Davison
Mrs. Estelle Sherry
In memory of Tony Waters β86
Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Krupnikoff β86, Pβ19
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Waters Pβ86
In memory of W. Scott Tiernan
Mr. Daniel K. Des Marais β69
In memory of W.W. Kent Jr. β40
Mrs. Warner W. Kent, Jr. Wβ40
In memory of Wayne N. Weller
Mrs. Mary Gallant
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Larrimore
Mr. Douglas Robins
The Motorlease Corporation
In memory of Wilbur E. Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Clark Pβ09, β13
In memory of William and Marion Dillon
Mr. and Mrs. Dale K. Cline
In memory of William Blackmon β75
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert F. Grove, II
In memory of William H. Milnor
Mr. Daniel K. Des Marais β69
In memory of William I. Clark β55
Mr. Charles W. DuBose
In memory of William Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Clark Pβ09, β13
In memory of Willy Dasano
Mr. Ezekiel M. Menendez β20
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Avon honors benefactors who have created trusts, bequests, and other planned gifts for Avon Old Farms by recognizing them as members of the Riddle Society. Avon is pleased to recognize their commitment to our future and welcomes additional members at any time.
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Mrs. Louise B. Adams Pβ64, β68, GPβ01 d
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey M. Anderson β75
Mr. Anthony Antoville β52
Ms. Sara Arnell Pβ10
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Asiel β67
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Austin β92
Mr. Emmett M. Avery, III β67 d
Mr. and Mrs. L. Larus Avery β69
Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Barker β66
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer E. Beal, Sr. β65, Pβ95
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy R. Beeble β71
Mr. Richard P. Behr β67
Mr. and Mrs. David C. Bigelow β44
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Biondo Pβ92, GPβ21
Mr. James R. Birle Pβ85
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Bissell β77
Mr. and Mrs. Rodman R. Black, Jr. Pβ99
Mr. Edward D. Brown β76 and Ms. Yael van Hulst d
Mr. Harris H. Bucklin, III β70
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Bush β73
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R.B. Cargen β66
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Carlson β73
Mr. Daniel E. Carpenter β72
Mr. Christopher W. Carriuolo Pβ77 d
Mr. Donald Carson Pβ60 d
Mr. Lewis S. Catlin β38 d
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Chambers β58
Mr. Sidney C. Clark β65 d
Mr. and Mrs. Martin I. Cole Hβ16, Pβ04
Mr. Peter C. Connolly β83 d
Mr. and Mrs. Brian B. Conroy β82, Hβ13, Pβ20
Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Conroy β85, Pβ22
Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Coons β71, Pβ07
Mrs. Jean M. Coons Pβ71, GPβ07 d
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Corrigan β67, Pβ98
Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. Costello β60, Pβ85
Mr. Courtenay Crocker β68
Mr. Thomas K. Curtis β63 and Ms. Lynn Armstrong
Mr. Harry C. Cushing β41 d
Mr. James E. Cushing β39 d
Mr. Huntley G. Davenport β56 d
Mr. John F. Davenport β59 and Ms. Batya Miller
Mr. William S. David β61
Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Davis β76
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Davis GPβ21
Estate of Capt. Victor Delano Pβ75 d
Mr. and Mrs. J. Stratford. R. Dennis β00
Mr. and Mrs. Chase F. Donaldson β68
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Donkel β69
Mr. and Mrs. Guy O. Dove, III β57
Mr. John P. Downing β36 d
Mr. John E. Drew and Mrs. Barbara B. Drew d Pβ85, β87, GPβ17, β18, β24
Mr. Steven D. Dyson β82, Pβ14
Mr. Robert S. Edwards β42 d
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Emmes Pβ07
Mr. Charles F. Emmons β63 d
Mr. Daniel J. Entwistle β89
Mr. F. Reed Estabrook, Jr. β36 d
Mr. Peter M. Evans Hβ18 and Mrs. Susan Evans Hβ18 Pβ98
Mr. Edgar W. B. Fairchild Pβ60 d
Mr. R.T. St. John Fischer β52 d
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew H. Fisher β91
Dr. and Mrs. Henry E. Flanagan Hβ18, GPβ16, β20
Mr. Thomas Foote and Ms. Constance Williams Pβ08
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Franklin, III β55
Mr. Graham C. Garland β09
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew H. Gates β65
Mr. and Mrs. Vere W. Gaynor β66
Mr. and Mrs. David L. Geyer Pβ71, β78 d
Mr. Scott M. Goodwyn β92
Mr. and Mrs. Dean C. Graham β84
Mr. Edward L. Greenblatt β57 d
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus K. Griscom β62
Dr. Robert A. Gryboski β57 and Mrs. Donna Gryboski Pβ88, β99
Mr. Christopher Hall β62 d
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Hallam β66
Mr. and Mrs. S. Lawrence Hammerman, II β71
Mr. Bernard R. Hammons d
Dr. and Mrs. Christopher K. Hampton β79, Pβ09, β10, β11
Mr. Christopher K. Hampton β09
Mr. Gerard D. Hampton β11
Mr. and Mrs. Norman F. Hampton, AIA β59
Mr. Patrick D. Hampton β10
Mr. Charles L. Hanscomb Hβ80 d
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne R. Hartigan β59
Mrs. Eleni Hatzidakis Wβ54
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Hawie β55, Pβ82
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hawie β82
Mr. John R. Hebberd β67
Mr. E. Paul Herbert β62
Ms. Katherine E. Dietze and Mr. William H. Heyman Pβ11
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm M. Hirsh, Jr. β67, Pβ03
Mr. John Y. Horner β63 d
Ms. Lucy A. Hurston Pβ03
Mr. Thomas A. Jacka β40 d
Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Jayson β94
Mr. Spencer S. Keyes β67 d
Mr. Oliver A. Kimberly, Jr. β52 d
Mr. Daniel C. Kingston β40 d
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Kumming Pβ98
Mr. Kenneth H. LaRocque Hβ19 and Mrs. Heidi LaRocque Hβ19, Pβ01, β10
Mr. John W. Lawrence, Jr. β53 d
Estate of Mr. Frank G. Leavitt β52, Pβ76, GPβ15 d
Mr. Gregory E. H. Lindin β40 d
Mr. William M. Lipton β70
Dr. Richard K. Loveland β59 d
Mr. George C. Lyon β34 d
Mr. William W. Lyon β63
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Madeira β68
Mr. Calvert Magruder β46 d
Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Maitland β80, Pβ18
Capt. and Mrs. Douglas B. Marshall β59, Pβ95
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Maxwell β86
Mr. Kerry A. Mayer β54 d
Mr. Edmund S. McCawley, Jr. β40 d
Mr. William M. McCawley β37 d
Mr. Roan A. McClure β68 d
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. McNealy Pβ86
Mr. David R. McShane β59
Mr. and Mrs. Seth F. Mendell β52
Mr. John C. Merritt β34 d
Mr. Frederick M. Michel β77
Reverend George W. Milam β52 d
Mr. Jeffrey B. Minnick β64 and Mrs. Margaret Minnick d
Mr. Joseph H. Moglia Pβ96
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Motter, IV β59
Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Murgio Pβ94, β99
Mr. George A. Murray Pβ81 d
Mr. Henry L. Murray, III β06
Mr. Abram Nesbitt, III β54 d
Ms. Geraldine T. Nesbitt
Mrs. Mary B. Norman d
Mr. Daniel F. North β37 d
Mr. Allan J. OβConnor β75 and Ms. Anne Studebaker
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Off, Jr. β66
Mr. Rolf H. Olson β59 and Mrs. Sioux Stacy-Olson
Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. OβNeill β81
Ms. Kathryn A. Ordway Pβ04 and Mr. James Sadler
Dr. Thomas M. Osborne, II β41 d
Mr. Clayton S. Parsons, III β78
Mr. Richard W. Pendleton, Jr. Hβ96 d
Mr. and Mrs. G. Keating Pepper β65
Mr. Christopher H. Phillips β39 d
Mr. and Mrs. David S. Pinkham β66
Mrs. Mary L. Purdey Pβ56 d
Mr. Gordon C. Ramsey β80 d
Mr. C. Ford Reese, Jr. β60 and Ms. Lorraine Perry
Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Rosenbaum β72
Estate of Mr. Ellis B. Rosenzweig Pβ97 d
Mr. Sheldon R. Roth β54
Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Rothschild Pβ05
Mr. Charles W. Sagar β70 d
Mr. Jon R. Salony β64 and Mrs. Mary E. Galea
Mr. Roger P. Salz β68 and Mr. John Slone
Mr. Robert S. Scott, Jr. β68
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Seiden β00
Mrs. Robert L. Shaw Pβ87 d
Mr. James L. Shirk β50 d
Mr. Glenn A. Sieber Hβ19, Pβ17
Mr. Eric J. T. Skemp β60
Mr. Anthony M. Small β56 d
Mrs. Vivien Gordon Smith GPβ75, β78, β79 d
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory K. Snow β79 d
Mr. Spencer K. Sokale β64
Mr. Michael L. Straus β66 and Mrs. Cynthia Straus d
Mr. William M. Strumlauf β52 d
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Sumner β59
Mr. Richard S. Taylor β58
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Theis Pβ06
Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Thompson, II β03
Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Thompson β74, Pβ03, β08
Mr. Preston L. Thompson β08
Mr. Richard K. Thorndike, III β57, Pβ84 d
Mr. William C. Tost β55
Mr. George M. Trautman Hβ98 and Mrs. Barbara A. Trautman Pβ75, β81, β82, GPβ03 d
Mr. Timothy L. Trautman β75, Pβ03 and Ms. Joan Blanchard
Mr. James M. Underwood β60 d
Mr. Richard S. Valentine β64
Mr. Warren S. Van Deventer β63
Mr. and Mrs. Peter K. Van Winkle β60
Dr. Joseph C. Vecchiarino, III β71 d
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Walker β52
Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Wallace
Mr. James R. Wardrop β60 d
Mr. Philip S. Wellman β82 and Ms. Leslie Smith
Mr. Joseph M. Wells, III β60 d
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Wendler β68
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Williams β60
Mr. Sigmund Windsberg β53
Mr. John H. Wise, Jr. GPβ09 d
Mrs. John H. Wise, Jr. GPβ09
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey N. Wiswell β74
Mr. James P. Wysong β48 d
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Young β85
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matching gift companies and foundations
The companies and foundations that support Avon are making an impactful difference. Thank you to our families for advocating for these special gifts and to the companies and foundations for generously matching each gift.
Abbvie Adobe
American Tower Corporation
Amica Companies Foundation
BAE Systems Bank of America Chubb & Son, Inc. Cigna
Citizens Bank Farmington Bank Community foundation
Fidelity Foundation Goldman Sachs & Co.
Google Hubbell, Inc. Illinois Tool Works
Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc. Morris Group, Inc. New York Life
Piper Sandler Raytheon Technologies Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Susquehanna International Group, LLP Synchrony Financial
The Hartford
The John G. Martin Foundation
The Walt Disney Company Foundation
UBS Foundation
Vanguard Voya Foundation
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foundations
Advocacy is an important part of our success at Avon. Thank you to our families who have enlisted support from foundations in support of Avon Old Farms School.
Anonymous
Alice Busch Gronewaldt Foundation, Inc.
Catherine Jefferson Foundation #
Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Foundation
Elizabeth Ferry Speer Foundation #
Fleetwood Foundation #
Freedom Train Charitable Foundation Ltd
Goldman Sachs Gives Charitable Fund
Hamilton Family Foundation Hipp Foundation
Hyde Family Foundation #
Iacobelli Family Foundatoion
John Ruan Foundation Trust #
Kulynych Family Foundation I, Inc. # Maximilian E. and Marion O. Hoffman Foundation Inc.
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
Nolan Family Foundation # Owen Family Foundation, Inc. Peter Berkey Foundation
Petro Kulynych Community Fund at The Winston-Salem FDN # R. K. Mellon Foundation
Rutledge Family Foundation Stop & Shop A+ School Rewards Program
T. R. Paul Family Foundation
Teelβs Marsh Foundation # The Bruning Foundation # The Campbell Family Foundation
The Deane A. and John D. Gilliam Foundation #
The Grodzins Fund
The John G. Martin Foundation
The Marjorie Merriweather Post Foundation #
The Mary Hillman Jennings Foundation #
The Vincent Dowling Family Foundation, Inc.
Thornedge Foundation #
Willard M. and Ruth Mayer Johnson Charitable Foundation
WINGED BEAVERS ENJOY A GAME AT DUNKIN DONUTS STADIUM IN HARTFORDβHOME OF THE HARTFORD YARDGOATS.
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endowments, funds functioning as endowments, and special purpose funds
Through the generosity of its many loyal supporters, Avon has under management funds totaling more than $70M as of June 30, 2022. For additional information about endowments at Avon Old Farms School, please contact Sarah Blanchard, director of development, at (860) 404β4156.
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
A5 Scholarship
Jane B. Aron Scholarship Fund
D. Arthur Bartholomew Scholarship Fund
Brooks Scholarship Fund
Joseph B. Chaho β90 Scholarship
Sidney C. Clark Scholarship Fund
Class of 1960 Golden Anniversary Scholarship Fund
Class of 1963 Differ Fund
Class of 1965 Scholarship Fund
Class of 1968 Pierpont Scholarship
Class of 1985 Juan Comella Scholarship Fund
Colatrella Family Scholarship
Cole Family Scholarship
Conroy Scholarship Fund
Miriam L. and Jorge H. Consuegra β51 Scholarship Fund
Terry Cutler Fund for Minority Students
DβAmelio Family Scholarship Fund
Coach Frank D. B. DiCocco β02 Scholarship Fund
DiFiglia Family Scholarship Fund
Diogenes Scholarship Fund
Djiounas-Pancavage Scholarship Fund
The Kevin Driscoll β72 Brotherhood Scholarship
Peter M. Evans Scholarship Fund
Flanagan Lacrosse Scholarship
Edward E. Ford Foundation Scholarship
John T. Gardner Scholarship Fund
Garvey Family Scholarship
General Scholarship Fund
Richard and Dee Gordon Scholarship Fund
The Graham Family Scholarship
Charles Hayden Foundation Endowment Fund
Hoffman Foundation Scholars Fund
Kistler Family Scholarship
Leesfield Family Scholarship Fund
Gregg Richard Linburg β87 Scholarship Fund
George C. Lyon Scholarship Fund
Kathy M. and William W. Lyon β63 Scholarship Fund
Lyons/Barry Scholarship
William OβDonnell Family Scholarship Fund
Donald W. Pierpont Memorial Fund
The Rothmann and Flanagan Scholarship Fund
Edward A. Russell β84 Scholarship Fund
Dr. William G. Ryan Scholarship
Jack A. Sebastian Scholarship Fund
Warren W. Smith Scholarship Fund
Alex Story Fund
Suisman Scholarship Fund
Trautman Scholars Fund
George M. Trautman Scholarship Fund
Pedro L. Vega β12 Scholarship Fund
John D. Wendler β68 Scholarship Fund
Don Wick Scholarship
Roger G. Wing β71 Scholarship Fund
Richard H. Woodwell β75 Scholarship Fund
LIBRARY FUNDS
David S. Bowen Memorial Fund
Sidney C. Clark Book Fund
Library Fund
Hansi Smith Endowed Library Fund
FUNDED STUDENT AWARDS
Adam β93 and Luke β95 Cline Prize
David Kinsley Florian β75 Memorial Fund
Linburg Memorial Fund
Schiller Memorial Fund
Woodwell Leadership Award
FACULTY FUNDS AND AWARDS
The Ann Kirby Summer Sabbatical Fund
Applauding Avonβs Faculty Fund
With Gratitude Henry Allen β15, Gordon Allen β15, William Allen β15
Cashion Distinguished Teaching Prize
Sidney C. Clark Chair of English Literature Fund
Fanning Award
Finest Faculty Fund
Jennings Faculty Fund
LaRocque Faculty Fund
Ludwig Junior Faculty Chair
The McDevitt Professional Development Program
Pierpont Headmasterβs Chair
Seth Mendell Chair in History
INTERDISCIPLINARY FUNDS
Buchanan Family Foundation, Endowment for Choral Music
T. K. Curtis Jr. Endowment for Music
T. K. Curtis Jr. Endowment for Faculty
Drew Family History Fund
Kevin Driscoll Football Legacy Fund
Fairchild Language Lab Fund
William G. Kron Fund for Science
Gail A. Laferriere Endowment for the Visual Arts
Christopher Lawler β82 Theatre Award and Performing Arts Fund
Francis Madeira 1934 Endowment for Music
McKernan Life Science Fund
Nimrod Endowment
Ordway Environmental Studies Fund
Ordway Music Endowment
PHYSICAL PLANT
Jack R. Aron Centennial Fund
Pope Brooks Reserve Fund
Deferred Maintenance Fund
McShane Endowment Fund for the Brown Student Center
McShane Endowment Fund for the Beatson Performing Arts Center
Riddle Trust Capital Renewal Fund
GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUNDS
Biondo Fund
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program Fund
Estabrook Fund
Leading Edge Endowment Fund
McShane Endowment for Off-Campus Charitable Activities
McShane Endowment Fund for the Student Fund
Memorial Fund
Prep4wd Program Fund
Rothschild Endowment Fund for Academic and Athletic Excellences
STUDENT ENRICHMENT FUND
Established by the Parents Association to fund special projects, in consultation with the Head of School, which support enhancements in academics, sports, and extra-curricular activities for the benefit of Avon students.
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FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
COMMITTED to the Future
Isincerely hope everyone is enjoying a relaxing and peaceful summer with family and friends. Despite ongoing economic and health challenges throughout the 2021β22 school year, Avon Old Farms School continues to shine and prosper. The Board of Directors remains very appreciative of Head of School Jim Detoraβs tireless efforts. He, his administrative team, and the faculty persist in maintaining AOFβs recognition as one of the best indepen dent boysβ schools in the country.
Over the last year, the board made some major commit ments in the best interests of the school and the students. We spent substantial time working with Dr. Trevor Stern to revisit and update our strategic plan. The 2022 plan builds on the foundations set between 2017β21 and establishes new and innovative goals and objectives as well as measur able benchmarks and financial parameters. The plan outlines a clear direction for Avon Old Farms School through 2027. It is financially prudent and supports the Avon Old Farms missionβto help boys who learn together in an inclusive, time-honored community defined by academic, athletic, and creative excellence grow into men of strong moral character. The schoolβs core values of scholarship, sportsmanship, integrity, and brotherhood are at the core of all the planβs recommendations and initia tives. The planned curricular, co-curricular, and physical plant ambitions for the future will necessitate funding through capital investments and the successful completion of the upcoming centennial capital campaign.
The board spent substantial time and effort working with CFO Bob Orenstein to restructure the schoolβs debt burden for a better long-term guaranteed interest rate and more flexibility regarding debt liquidation. We used the debt restructuring to help fund substantial upgrades to all four of the quad dormitories over the next four years, beginning with the Diogenes Dormitory this summer. The dorm rooms, hallways, bathrooms, and first floor class rooms in all four dormitories will all be substantially upgraded and refurbished as a result of this project. Moreover, all four quad dormitories will have their roofs replaced. The board agreed to use some surplus funds to
authorize upgrades in the best interests of the schoolβs athletic program, including installation of a brand-new turf field for Ryan Field, featuring customized on-field colors and lettering, and outdoor stadium lighting. We also decided to replace the Gregg Linburg β87 Memorial Track that surrounds Ryan Field as well as the nine Globe Tennis Foundation tennis courts with brand-new courts.
None of these projects would be possible without your continued financial support. As you may be aware, though tuition continues to rise (although we are doing our best to minimize the annual increases), tuition dollars alone are not enough to cover our annual expensesβcertainly not significant projects such as those I mention above.
Accordingly, your contributions to our Annual Fund are so very critical to enabling us to make critical investments in the best interest of our students.
I wanted to take a moment to recognize and acknowl edge a tremendous Avonian and friend of Avon Old Farms School whom we lost in MayβGil Ordway. Gil was an extraordinary man who lived an incredibly successful and impactful life. He was a lifelong friend and generous supporter of Avon Old Farms School. In addition to numerous other programs, the Ordways provided the lead gift for our science and technology center, and they have provided endowments supporting our environmental science and music programs. In addition to Marge, his wife of 50 years, Gil is survived by his daughters Kitty and Gigi and his son Griffin, as well as six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. We will miss Gil and always remember his positive impact on Avon Old Farms.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I extend a sincere, heartfelt thank-you to everyone who continues to make Avon Old Farms School a philanthropic priority. We greatly appreciate your support and do our best to ensure your dollars have the greatest positive impact on our boys and our school.
Aspirando et perseverando!
GLENN A. SIEBER Hβ19 Pβ17 CHAIRMAN
56 2021β2022 REPORT OF ANNUAL GIVING
your gifts matter
Every single dollar of every contribution makes a difference. Below is a summary by constituency from 2021β2022.
CONTRIBUTION BY SOURCE, 2021β2022
ALUMNI $2,445,738 743 PARENTS $1,626,993 514 GRANDPARENTS $280,534 86 STUDENTS $2,251 19 ORGANIZATIONS $146,829 7 OTHER INDIVIDUALS $153,124 116
NUMBER OF DONORS, 2021β2022
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58 2021β2022 REPORT OF ANNUAL GIVING
statement of financial position
AVON OLD FARMS SCHOOL
Unaudited consolidated statement of activities July 1, 2021βJune 30, 2022
REVENUES, GAINS, AND OTHER SUPPORT
Tuition and fees, net of financial aid $21,360,981
Fundraising Contributions 3,860,522
Investment return utilized for operations 1,840,205
Auxiliary services and activities 1,535,310
Total Revenues 28,597,018
EXPENSES
PROGRAMS
Instructional support 9,079,167
Student support 2,850,210
SUPPORTING SERVICES
Operations and maintenance 4,234,588
Institutional support 667,589
Administration 3,384,623
Fundraising 1,568,854
Interest and fees 1,103,974
Auxiliary services 1,131,534
Total Expenses 24,020,539
Change in net assets, operations 4,576,479
OTHER CHANGES
Contributions and grants 524,789
Provision for uncollectable pledges (3,412,276)
Investment return, net of fees (11,330,780)
Investment return, utilized for operations (1,840,205)
Depreciation Expense (2,449,847)
Other Income 3,745,344
Change in value of swap agreement 292,447
Total other changes (14,470,528)
Change in net assets (9,894,049)
Net assets, July 1, 2021 122,135,448
Net assets, June 30, 2022 $112,241,399
Please note that these results are unaudited. The fiscal year 2021β2022 Consolidated Statements of Financial Position and Consolidated Statements of Activities are being audited by CohnReznick, LLP. Copies of the complete report will be ready by fall 2022 and will be furnished upon request.
REVENUES
NET TUITION AND FEES: 75%
FUNDRAISING GIFTS: 13%
OTHER INCOME: 12%
EXPENSES
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: 57%
STUDENT AND PROGRAM EXPENSES: 16%
PHYSICAL PLANT EXPENSES: 12%
DEBT SERVICE: 7%
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES: 8%
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TO OUR READERS
The Report of Annual Giving for the fiscal year 2021β22, ending June 30, 2022, was assembled with great care and attention to detail. The purpose of this report is to acknowledge and publicly thank our donors. If your name is not listed or there is some other error, please accept our sincere apologies and contact Sarah Blanchard at the Alumni and Development Office with your concerns: (860) 404β4156.
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