The Avonian, Summer 2017

SUMMER 2017

Honoring Tradition.

Inspiring Excellence.

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AVON OLD FARMS SCHOOL Established 1927 Headmaster Kenneth H. LaRocque

Editors Morgan C. Cugell Alexis H. Lee

Director of Development James M. Detora

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Avon Old Farms School 500 Old Farms Road Avon, CT 06001 www.avonoldfarms.com (860) 404-4100

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Alumni We enjoy hearing from you!

Please send us your latest news and notes: Email: leea@avonoldfarms.com Phone: (860) 404-4268 Fax: (860) 404-4631

Email Members of the administration and faculty can be emailed by using the following formula: last name plus first initial @avonoldfarms.com. The directory on the school website also includes email links.

Avon Old Farms School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, disabilities, or sexual orientation in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

Avon Old Farms School strives to be the best college preparatory school for boys by cultivating young men of integrity who honor wisdom, justice, inclusion, service, and the pursuit of truth.

aspirando et perse verando The Avon Old Farms School motto effectively communicates our expectations of students; in every aspect of a boy’s life, we expect him to strive consistently to make his best effort.

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4 Commencement 16 Reunion 22 The Athletic Hall of Fame Spring Sports Recap 24 29 The Ordway Art Gallery 35 Blue Blazer Ball 39 Grandparents Day 41 Faculty Alumni 46 Giving Spotlight: The Drew Family 53 The Drew History Initiative THE 2016-17 ANNUAL REPORT

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2 Headmaster 8 Director of Development Strength in Numbers 10 School Leadership 12 Leadership Giving Societies 13 Alumni Giving 18 Winged Beaver Leadership Circle 30 31 Campus Improvements 32 Current Parent Giving Parents of Alumni Giving 34 Grandparents of Students & Alumni Giving 38 Current Faculty & Staff Giving 40 42 Friends Giving & In-Kind Gifts 43 Admissions & Alumni Reception Hosts 44 Honorary & Memorial Giving 50 The Riddle Society Matching Gifts, Companies & Foundations 51 Endowments, Funds Functioning as Endowments 52

or Special Purpose Funds Chairman of the Board of Directors 54 Statement of Financial Position 55

Find past issues of the Avonian online at www.avonoldfarms.com/avonian

Cover photo by Seshu Photography

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FROM THE EDITOR… Greetings!

I hope this issue finds you happy and well-rested after an enjoyable summer.

Though our students were gone, campus was busy as ever, with many summer camps in session, maintenance projects underway, and final numbers crunched on the 2016-2017 Annual Report. Over the next pages, you’ll see the results of your generosity in a hybrid issue featuring the Annual Report as well as much of the usual summer content you used to receive in The Village Green, including coverage of many of the exciting events at the end of the school year, such as Commencement and Reunion.

Please feel free to let us know how you feel about this new format—and stay tuned for your next issue of the Avonian, in mailboxes this November.

And to those young men joining us this September: we can’t wait to welcome you back to start the 2017-2018 school year.

Aspirando et perseverando, Morgan C. Cugell, Editor cugellm@avonoldfarms.com (860) 404-4239 Alexis H. Lee, Senior Marketing Project Manager leea@avonoldfarms.com (860) 404-4213

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dear friends, This newest issue of the Avonian combines two former publications, the Village Green and the Annual Report. In combining the two publications into one, we hope to share with you the highlights of the spring term at Avon Old Farms as well as the story of our generous alumni, parents, grandparents, and friends who contributed to Avon Old Farms School during the 2016-17 school year. I am proud to announce that we exceeded by over a half a million dollars the fundraising record we set last year!

These funds will be thoughtfully used to support our operations as well as our strategic goals, and will dramatically impact our ability to provide our young men with exceptional educational opportunities. Our strong and burgeoning culture of giving is testimony to the loyalty we inspire within the Avon community because of the transformational experiences students receive here. Your gifts signify how deeply you believe in Avon’s mission and how clearly you recognize the powerfully enduring ways in which we impact our students. Thank you very much for your substantial and continuing support of our school.

Jim Detora, our director of development and external affairs, effectively led our development team as they worked with our school family to accomplish the lofty goals set by our Board of Directors. Congratulations to Jim and his entire team, including Bill Austin’92, the chair of our Board’s development committee!

We enjoyed 100% participation in annual giving from our board of directors and our faculty again this year, and sincerely appreciated the gifts that we received from so many alumni, parents, grandparents, and friends.

Our students and faculty strive daily in their endeavors in order to be worthy of your support. Certainly, the past school year was exceptional from any perspective. From the noteworthy accomplishments of our scholars, highlighted by the impressive list of colleges to which members of the Class of 2017 will matriculate in September; to the success of our athletes who

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won league championships in four sports, including basketball, squash, lacrosse, and baseball; to the impressive list of regional and national honors captured by students in our performing and visual arts program; to the impressive achievements of our students in our community service initiatives, the 2016-17 school year will be a proud chapter in our school history.

Avon Old Farms is honoring tradition and inspiring excellence by challenging our students to strive for excellence in all aspects of their lives.

In closing and on behalf of our faculty and students, I again thank you for helping us to fulfill our mission by supporting us, advocating for us, and believing in us. As we look to the future with high ambitions, we recognize that we are going to require your continued allegiance and loyalty in order to achieve our goals.

I look forward to seeing you on campus soon!

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kenneth h. l a rocque p’01, ’10 Headmaster

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Sunday, May 28, 2017, was an emotional day. Many time-honored traditions carried on: the academic procession was led by the faculty; current students followed; and finally, preceded by the Manchester Pipe Band, the seniors processed in.

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eadmaster Kenneth LaRocque shared an invocation prayer, and talented members of various singing groups on campus performed a moving tribute to the Armed Services.

This year, Rece Davis P’15, sports television journalist, anchor on SportsCenter, and host of various programs on ESPN, was Avon’s commencement speaker. In his address, Davis shared with the Men of Avon many lessons he has learned in his career.

He advised not just standing by and waiting for things to happen, but to aspire and persevere, and take an active role.

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After the commencement address, Headmaster LaRocque handed out some of Avon’s most prestigious awards, including the Scholar of Distinction, the 12th Grade Prize for Academic Excellence, the Award for Earnest and Persistent Effort, the Award for Outstanding Improvement in the Academic Area, the George A. Murray Cup, the Student Council Spirit Award, Founder’s Medals, the Order of Old Farms, and the F. Reed Estabrook Jr. ’36 Award. This year’s Cashion Faculty Award went to English Department Chair Trevor Stern.

After the awards, it was time: Assistant Headmaster John Gardner took the podium for the presentation of diplomas,

which were handed out by Chairman of the Board of Directors Martin Cole H’16, P’04. When Scott Andrew Ziegler took his final steps across the stage, and the singing of “Men of Avon” was completed, graduation caps were flung triumphantly into the air.

The Class of 2017 made its way through Alumni Gate, leaving behind one chapter and turning the page to the next—as alumni.

Family and friends met their new graduates in the quadrangle to continue the celebration before heading to Riddle Refectory for a delectable buffet of sandwiches and pastries prepared by our talented dining services team.

Commencement Weekend also featured the Commencement Concert and the Senior Awards Ceremony.

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honors, awards & prizes THE ORDER OF OLD FARMS

Brandon E. Arnold Jeremy L. Awe Nathan J. Bergin Christian B. Cantello James M. Christiano Carson B. Drew Max R. Gonzalez Ryan G. Lanchbury Grant M. Long Connor R. Preen Kevin A. Sieber Xavier M. Vega Charles B. Winsor CUM LAUDE SOCIETY

Nathan J. Bergin Carson B. Drew Gianluca T. DiGiovanni Thomas E. Girard You Hu William A. Jarvis Andrew Jung Youngchull Koh Connor R. McKernan Blake R. Musumano Kaho Ngai Brendan K. Schneider Yuanchu Xie Scott A. Ziegler Qianchang Wang THE FOUNDER’S MEDAL

Ryan P. Ashe, Town Government, Community Service Jackson J. Berry, Community Service, Town Government

Edward J. Brennan III, Town Government, Community Service Jalen A. Cruz, Town Government, Community Service Gianluca T. DiGiovanni, Academic Excellence, Community Service Thomas E. Girard, Academic Excellence, Town Government You Hu, Academic Excellence, Community Service William A. Jarvis, Academic Excellence C. Parker Jensen, Community Service Andrew Jung, Academic Excellence Youngchull Koh, Academic Excellence Liyang Luo, Academic Excellence, Community Service Connor R. McKernan, Academic Excellence, Town Government, Community Service Blake R. Musumano, Academic Excellence Kaho Ngai, Academic Excellence Brendan K. Schneider, Academic Excellence Tyrrell C. Washington, Community Service Yuanchu Xie, Academic Excellence Scott A. Ziegler, Academic Excellence THE F. REED ESTABROOK JR. ’36 AWARD

Kevin A. Sieber THE LOUISE B. ADAMS AWARD

Kevin E. Huveldt, Wyatt W. Reller

THE PETER A. ARON ’65 AWARD FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE

Kevin A. Sieber THE GEORGE A. MURRAY CUP

Ryan G. Lanchbury Tyrrell C. Washington THE JENNINGS CUP

Jesse T. Walsh CHRISTOPHER R. HETHERINGTON ’91 CUP FOR EXCELLENCE IN ATHLETICS-GRADE NINE

Tyson J. Allison

AWARD FOR EARNEST AND PERSISTENT EFFORT IN THE ACADEMIC AREA

9th Grade, Christopher C. Frutuoso 10th Grade, Quentin G. Danielson 11th Grade, Edward J. Brennan III 12th Grade, Matthew L. Gill AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING IMPROVEMENT IN THE ACADEMIC AREA

Khamal J. Cumberbatch CORNELL BOOK AWARD

Aaron M. Pinto

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Trevor Stern THE STUDENT COUNCIL SPIRIT AWARD

Sean C. Napoli THE STUDENT COUNCIL AWARD

Edward J. Brennan THE ADAM ’93 AND LUKE ’95 CLINE AWARD

Grant M. Long, Hunter J. Marshall THE TIM STRAUS ’75 AWARD

Carson B. Drew

CHRISTOPHER R. HIGGINS ’02 CUP FOR EXCELLENCE IN ATHLETICS-GRADE TEN

TRINITY BOOK AWARD

Andrew C. Liptrot

THE RICHARD WOODWELL ’75 AWARD

Taisun S. Phommachanh

DARTMOUTH BOOK AWARD

Maxwell A. Miller

Joon Ho Lee

EDWARD SOMERVILLE VOSS AWARD

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA BOOK AWARD

Max R. Gonzalez

RECOGNITION AWARD FOR THREESEASON VARSITY ATHLETES

James M. Christiano, Carson B. Drew, Alec M. Ferry, Max R. Gonzalez, Reade B. Kirby, Connor R. McKernan, Matthew B. Riggle, Tyrrell C. Washington.

Nicholas P. Keroack

GREGG RICHARD LINBURG ’87 AWARD

HAMILTON BOOK AWARD

Connor R. McKernan

John W. Eschert

PAUL KARL SCHILLER ’78 AWARD

HARVARD BOOK AWARD

Brandon W. Schellin

Carson B. Drew

Yunfan Gong

GRADE PRIZES FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

BOWDOIN BOOK AWARD

SIDNEY C. CLARK POSTGRADUATE AWARD

Alvaro C. de la Cruz

Matthew B. Riggle

9th Grade, Maxwell H. Gart 10th Grade, Jared K. O’Hare 11th Grade, Qianchang Wang 12th Grade, Carson B. Drew

YALE BOOK AWARD

THE NATIONAL COUNCIL AWARD

SCHOLAR OF DISTINCTION

Kevin E. Huveldt THE KENNETH A. FANNING FACULTY AWARD

Cristina Pinton

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THE CASHION FACULTY AWARD

Zachary J. Winemaster

Matthew Allen, Alternate Year Robert Ambrose, Dickinson College Kyle Anderson, Sacred Heart University Brandon Arnold, St. Lawrence University Dylan Aron, University of Miami Ryan Ashe, Middlebury College McClain Awalt, Columbia University Jeremy Awe, Bard College Nathan Bergin, Tufts University Jackson Berry, Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Robert Bramble, Haverford College Edward Brennan, College of the Holy Cross Travers Brooks, Brown University Connor Burwood, Trinity College Timothy Callahan, The University of Tampa Christian Cantello, Elon University Anthony Caputo, University of Vermont Evan Carp, University of Pennsylvania James Christiano, Trinity College Jesus Cid Lopez, CUNEF University (Spain) Jalen Cruz, Salve Regina University Jeffrey Dallas, Cornell University Diego De Remedios, Richmond, The American International University of London Bradford Deflin, Southern Methodist University Whitaker Deflin, Southern Methodist University Mitchell Di Perna, Wentworth Institute of Technology Gianluca DiGiovanni, Boston College Michael Doody, The Catholic University of America

Gavin Doyle, Oklahoma State University Carson Drew, Johns Hopkins University Francis Driscoll, Colby College Ryan Duffy, Providence College Zander Dyson-Lyon, University of Vermont William Fellows, Durham University (England) Alec Ferry, Swarthmore College Michael Fischer, Bryant University Colten Fisher, Johns Hopkins University Connor Fox, Brown University Dylan Gaffney, St. Lawrence University Alexander George, Elon University John Giatrelis, University of New Hampshire Thomas Girard, Duke University Arthur Godbout, University of Vermont Joao Pedro Godoy, Lake Forest College Max Gonzalez, The University of Tampa Bryce Grey, Dickinson College Josiah Griffith, Western University (Canada) Kyle Handszer, Boston University William Hesslink, Boston College You Hu, Tufts University Andres Jaramillo, University of Connecticut William Jarvis, Boston College C. Parker Jensen, The George Washington University Andrew Jung, Carnegie Mellon University Cole Kammler, Ellesmere College (EnglishSpeaking Union Scholar), Union College Do Hyun Kim, University of California-Davis Taylor Kirby, Wofford College Youngchull Koh, Georgia Institute of Technology

William Krag, The George Washington University Charles Kuchman, Miami University, Oxford Ryan Lanchbury, University of Richmond Jake Lawrence, West Virginia University Michael Lawrence, Furman University Dawson Leonard, Bucknell University James Littlefield, University of Notre Dame Grant Long, Rollins College Herman Lui, University of Miami Liyang Luo, University of Michigan John Lynch, College of the Holy Cross Cameron Mackechnie, Northeastern University Robert Magnus, University of Southern California Devin Marchitto, Skidmore College Owen McElroy, Georgetown University Connor McKernan, Wake Forest University Eamon Moore, University of Richmond Nicholas Mulligan, Bryant University Blake Musumano, Boston College Nathaniel Newman, The College of Wooster Kaho Ngai, Boston College Daniel O’Connor, Stevens Institute of Technology Michael O’Connor, University of Wisconsin David Olivares, Texas Christian University Kymani Palmer, Endicott College Tyler Pancavage, The University of Tampa Thorne Pendleton, Miami University, Oxford Jordan Pepe, Elon University Benjamin Pirko, Union College (New York) Rodrigo Polanco, The College for International Studies (Spain) Connor Preen, New York University

Matthew Riggle, Trinity College Owen Roberge, Eckerd College Wiley Ruffine, Alternate Year Noah Saffan, Gettysburg College Brandon Schellin, Alternate Year Brendan Schneider, University of Virginia Jefferson Shamburger, Duke University Kevin Sieber, Providence College Alec Sjodin, Miami University, Oxford Jack Sloane, The George Washington University Henry Smith, Dickinson College Thomas Solberg, The University of Oklahoma Yidao Song, Pennsylvania State University Tyler Soucy, Texas Christian University Raheem Spence, Bates College Joseph Stallmeyer, Rochester Institute of Technology Joseph Suski, Hamilton College Max Timonen, Northeastern University John Trauernicht, University of Colorado Luka Vasic, University of Hartford Xavier Vega, New York University Hayden Voegtle, Virginia Tech Tyler Washington, Hamilton College Tyrrell Washington, Bryant University Jared Wetherbee, Elon University Lucas Whalen, Virginia Tech Zachary Winemaster, Elon University Charles Winsor, University of Denver Yuanchu Xie, Carnegie Mellon University Scott Ziegler, Brandeis University

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dear avonians, Thank you for making my first year as director such a rewarding experience.

The teacher definitely became the student this year. With all my years spent on the Avon campus in my wide variety of roles, I can honestly tell you that this year opened my eyes to a new view of the school. It meant long hours of homework as I became familiar with the demands of providing the financial security necessary to allow Avon Old Farms School to thrive and continue to meet our mission. It has been gratifying to see the support from so many of you who feel as deeply about this school and its mission as I do.

Thanks to your generous support, we have continued to make progress. A few highlights include: The new Ordway Art Gallery Enhanced engineering courses Increased funds available for financial aid and scholarships Repurposing our Water Tower into the Volk Family Computer Lab Being a part of that process which brings funding to projects and programs which give us the ability to broaden and enrich the experience of our students makes all the work my staff and I do worth it.

As we take the time to appreciate the many ways we have made positive change, we dedicate ourselves to the work

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needed to make sure that progress continues. Even with all our accomplishments this year, my focus remains on what lies ahead. No matter how many projects and programs come to fruition, the challenge to set the framework for the future does not diminish; it only grows as we realize the potential of what could be the future of Avon.

I promise you that I will be relentless in my work and in guiding the work of my staff. What I ask of you is that you continue to support Avon as you have in the past, and to dig deeper. Our school is strong and vibrant, but it will take all of us moving in the same direction to ensure it continues to thrive. It is a mission I am committed to, and I thank you for supporting Avon in such an impactful and meaningful way.Â

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james m. detora p’12 Director of Development

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ALUMNI GIVING

Varsity hockey won the 34th annual Christmas Classic championship

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inspiring chapel talks were given by students

Years

On February 2, 2017, we celebrated what would have been Theodate Pope Riddle’s 150th birthday

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Nick Bonino ’07 won back-to-back Stanley Cup championships

4.4 million awarded in financial aid

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faculty members & their families

live on campus, creating a traditional sense of community

6:1 student to teacher ratio

900,000

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student artists

won the highest honor awarded, Gold Key, in their categories at the 2017 Conn.

Scholastic Art Awards

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Riddlers

the number of push-ups completed by Avonians at Push-Ups for Patriots

performed at Carnegie Hall with a select group of schools

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seniors

graduated as four-year boys

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school leader ship Avon’s Board of Directors and National Council set the standard for giving resources and time to advance Avon’s mission. With gratitude and enthusiasm, we honor those school leaders and thank them for their service to Avon.

John Edwards, Rolf Olson ’59, Martin Cole ’16H, P’04, Kenneth LaRocque P’01, ’10. MIDDLE ROW: Jerold Garvey ’82, Dean Graham ’84, Richard Gordon P’90, Neal Keating P’19, John Nolan ’80, George Trautman ’98H, P’75, ’81, ’82, GP’03, Kenneth Winemaster ’83 P’17, Brett Browchuck P’15. BOT TOM ROW: Dee Gordon P’90, James Corrigan ’67, P’98, Wade Kirby P’17, ’18, William Austin ’92, Christopher Drew ’85, P’17, ’18, Linda Woodwell W’75, P’08, Andrew Caputo P’16, ’17

TOP ROW:

HONOR ARY DIRECTORS

BOAR D of D I R E C T O R S Martin I. Cole ’16H, P’04, Chairman William P. Austin ’92, Co-Vice Chairman Brendan L. McKernan ’89, Co-Vice Chairman and Treasurer Clayton D. Johnson ’82, Secretary Brett C. Browchuk P’15 Andrew E. Caputo, MD P’16, ’17 James W. Corrigan ’67, P’98 Maria Martinez de la Cruz P’18 J. Stratford R. Dennis ’00 Christopher S. Drew ’85, P’17,’18 John H. Edwards Jerold T. Garvey ’82 Dee Gordon P’90 Richard H. Gordon P’90 Dean C. Graham ’84 Neal Keating P’19 Wade Kirby P’17, ’18 John W. Maxwell ’86 Wade L. McDevitt ’82 Andre A. Napoli P’16 John A. Nolan ’80 Kathryn A. Ordway P’04 Henry B. duPont Smith Sr. P’17, ’19 Janice Kulynych Story P’10 Norbert M. Williamson P’14, ’16 Kenneth J. Winemaster ’83, P’17 Linda P. Woodwell W’75, P’08

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Spencer E. Beal Sr. ’65, P’95 Joseph R. Biondo P’92 Campbell P. Brown ’86 Leslie S. Cutler P’91 John E. Drew P’85, ’87, GP’17, ’18 George F. Getz Jr. ’80 Timothy M. Jones P’05, ’18 Stephen S. Lash ’58 Paul R. Matalon ’70, P’01 Allan J. O’Connor ’75 Rolf H. Olson ’59 Richard W. Pendleton Jr. ’96H George M. Trautman ’98H, P’75, ’81, ’82, GP’03

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Kenneth H. LaRocque, P’01, ’10, Headmaster

TOP STEP: John Mori ’05, Sam Rubenstein ’85, Edward Thompson ’74, P’03, ’08, Knick Curtis ’63. MIDDLE STEP: Anne Black P’99, Chase Donaldson ’68, Jonathan Usich ’89, Jed Usich ’85, P’15, ’18, John McCormick ’82, Michael Fish ’95.

BOT TOM STEP: Spencer Beal Jr. ’95, Donald Monaco ’55, John Wendler ’68, Michael Conroy ’85, Robert Moran Jr. ’73, P’04, Brian Maitland ’80, Linc Young ’77, P’10.

GROUND: Jock Davenport ’59, Seth Mendell ’52, George Henschel Jr. ’61, P’11

NATIONA L COU NCIL MEMBERS Michael C. Conroy ’85, Chairman Thomas K. Curtis Jr. ’63, Vice Chairman Robert H. Moran Jr. ’73, P’04, Secretary Sam L. Rubenstein ’85, Head of Nominating Committee Derrick Barker ’06 Spencer E. Beal Jr. ’95 John-Oliver Beirne ’03 Anne W. Black P’99 Elisa Brady P’11 Thomas B. Byrne III ’75 Adam K. Cline ’93 Richard T. Connell ’74 John A. Costello ’85 Thomas S. Cousins IV ’06 John F. Davenport ’59 Chase F. Donaldson ’68 Nathan D. Edwards David J. Farrell ’98 Michael A. Fish ’95 Andrew H. Fisher ’91 Michael R. Gibbons ’81, P’11 David D. Gordon ’90 Drew S. Graham ’85 Charles N. Hamilton ’03 George F. Henschel Jr. ’61, P’00 Kai-Cheng Ho ’06 Jordan Jayson ’94 Brian M. Lemek ’98 Scott B. Linke ’79, P’16 Kevin A. Ludwig ’99 William W. Lyon ’63

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David D. MacKinnon ’79 Brian R. Maitland ’80, P’18 Stewart M. Mather ’97 Edwin J. McCarthy ’74 John M. McCormick Jr. ’82 Patricia O. McLaughlin P’15 Daniel J. McNamara ’01 Seth F. Mendell ’52 Donald R. Monaco ’55 John C. Mori ’05 Michael M. Mullin IV ’91 Lee B. Ogden ’82 Jason K. Parker ’91 James H. Patten ’88 Randolph H. Pike ’78 W. Steele Pollard ’92 Peter D. Reed ’88 Michael E. Sorvillo ’00 Edward P. Thompson ’74, P’03, ’08 Jonathan D. Usich ’89 Louis N. Usich III ’85, P’15, ’18, ’20 John D. Wendler ’68 Lincoln C. Young ’77, P’10

HONOR ARY MEMBERS

Robert A. Dowling Jr. ’91 Christopher K. Hampton ’79, P’09, ’10, ’11

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W = WIDOW

H = HONORARY

leader ship giving societies Avon’s Leadership Giving Societies recognize alumni, parents, and friends who demonstrate a significant commitment to Avon through their gift amounts. Leadership contributions significantly impact the entire Avon community whether unrestricted or directed to faculty, financial aid, academic programs, or maintenance of school buildings. This special recognition is well deserved. Thank you.

FOUNDER’S GUILD $100,000 +

Anonymous (2) Ms. Mary Allen P’15, ’19, ’19 0 Mr. & Mrs. Brett C. Browchuk P’15 Mr. & Mrs. Martin I. Cole ’16H, P’04 0 Mr. and Mrs. Brian B. Conroy ’82, ’13H, P’20 0 Mr. & Mrs. Alberto de la Cruz P’18 Mr. Christopher S. Drew & Mrs. Katie Martin ’85, P’17, ’18 0 Mr. & Mrs. David E. Drew ’87 Mr. & Mrs. John E. Drew P’85, ’87, GP’17, ’18 0 Mr. & Mrs. Wade H. O. Kirby P’17, ’18 Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Ludwig P’99 Mr. Kevin A. Ludwig ’99 Mr. Donald R. Monaco ’55 0 Ms. Kathryn A. Ordway & Mr. James Sadler P’04 0 Mr. & Mrs. Gilman W. Ordway ’44, GP’04 ’10 0 Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Peltz P’09, ’12 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Story III P’10 0 Mr. & Mrs. Willard T. Walker GP’15, ’19, ’19

Mr. & Mrs. Wade L. McDevitt ’82 0 Mr. & Mrs. Peter O’Sullivan P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Jason K. Parker ’91 Mr. & Mrs. Tyrone Pike P’18 Mr. W. Scott Tiernan ’70, P’99, ’05, ’08 Mr. & Mrs. George Unhoch ’18 Walks Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Norbert M. Williamson P’14, ’16 0 Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Winemaster ’83, P’17 0

DIOGENES $10,000 - $24,999

Anonymous Mrs. Julie Aaron-Parks & Mr. Michael Parks P’19 Mr. Kyoung Mo Ahn & Ms. Sung Ok Lee P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Biondo P’92 0 H. L. Brown Jr. Family Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Carter P’99 0 Mr. Thomas K. Curtis & Ms. Lynn Armstrong ’63 0

Mr. and Mrs. Frank D’Amelio P’08 Capt. Victor Delano P’75 d Mr. & Mrs. J. Stratford R. Dennis ’00 0 Mr. & Mrs. Lou DiCocco P’02 Mr. Sheng Du & Mrs. Bei Zhang P’19 Mr. Daniel J. Entwistle ’89 0 Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Fiondella P’12 0 Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Fiondella GP’12 Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Gordon P’90 0 Mr. & Mrs. Dean C. Graham ’84 0 Mr. Stephen G. Haskin P’18, ’19 Mr. John W. Hawie ’82 Mr. & Mrs. George D. Iverson, VI ’79 P’10 0 Mr. & Mrs. David R. Jarvis P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Mark K. Kelly P’11, ’14 0 Mr. Nicholas C. Kobusch ’83 Dr. Linda Latrenta & Mr. Kurt Bloedel P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Lech ’88 0 Dr. & Mrs. Richard M. Linburg P’87, GP’18 0 Mr. & Mrs. Allan W. Linke ’78 Mr. & Mrs. Gordon F. Linke ’75 Mr. & Mrs. Gordon F. Linke P’75, ’78, ’79, GP’16 Mr. & Mrs. Scott B. Linke ’79, P’16 0

Mr. & Mrs. Gerard T. Lynch P’88, ’91, GP’17 0 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher G. McCormack ’87 0 Ms. Mary B. McKernan & Mr. Paul Tortorella P’17, P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. McKernan P’17, P’19 Mr. Joseph H. Moglia P’96 0 Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Moran Jr. ’73, P’04 0 Mr. & Mrs. Bradley R. Morris ’84, P’20 0 Mr. & Mrs. Akiyoshi Niimura P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Palandjian P’18 Ms. Drucilla A. Richards P’18, ’19 Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Ryan Jr. P’13, ’15, ’18 0 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Signorino Jr. P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Smalley P’05 0 Mr. Bernard G. Smyth and Ms. Margaret M. Smyth P’18 Mr. Yun Sun & Mrs. Weicheng Xu P’18 Mr. & Mrs. William W. Sweedler P’16, ’19 Mr. & Mrs. Pedro L. Vega Sr. P’12, ’17 Mr. John W. Visconti ’56 Mr. Richard W. Walker ’52 0 Mr. & Mrs. John Warner III P’20 Mr. & Mrs. Douglas N. Zeytoonjian P’20

PELICAN $50,000 - $99,999

Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Hamilton ’03 Mrs. Dorrance Hamilton GP’03 The Hartwell Foundation Mr. Brendan L. McKernan ’89 0 Mr. and Mrs. John A. Nolan ’80 0 Mr. B. Franklin Reinauer III ’59 Mr. and Mrs. Glenn A. Sieber P’17 0 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Davies Volk P’89, ’92 0 Mrs. Linda P. Woodwell W’75, P’08 0

EAGLE $25,000 - $49,999

Anonymous (3) Mr. & Mrs. William P. Austin ’92 0 Mrs. Ellen M. Charles P’79, ’83, GP’10 0 Mr. Daniel K. Des Marais ’69 Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Gaffney P’16, ’17 0 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas K. Healy Jr. P’16 Mr. & Mrs. Brett R. Jefferson ’84 0 Mr. & Mrs. Clayton D. Johnson ’82 0 Mr. & Mrs. Neal J. Keating P’19 Mr. Douglas J. Kooluris ’92 Mr. & Mrs. George P. Kooluris P’92 0 Mr. & Mrs. John W. Maxwell ’86 0

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= HEADMASTER’S CIRCLE (five or more consecutive years of giving)

Kimberley Crocker P’11, Wade Kirby P’17, ’18 and his wife Linda Kirby P’17, ’18 attended a cocktail reception during Family Weekend at the Headmaster’s house.

d = DECEASED

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LEADERSHIP GIVING SOCIETIES

ELEPHANT $5,000 - $9,999

Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Ambrose Sr. P’17 Mr. Jeonghwan An and Mrs. Kiok Lee P’19 Mr. and Mrs. Behnam Badiee P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Baio P’18 Mr. and Mrs. David M. Barros P’11, ’11 0 Mr. and Mrs. Brad Berggren P’19 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Y. Berry P’14 Mr. Lance C. Berry ’14 Mr. and Mrs. David C. Bigelow ’44 0 Ms. Samantha Cadenhead P’10 Dr. Andrew E. Caputo P’16, ’17 Mr. Jeffrey B. Carter Jr. ’99 0 Mr. and Mrs. Lance A. Cashion ’93 Dr. Ho Ick Chang and Dr. Seungjin Lee P’19 Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan S. Chester, Esquire ’80 Mr. Jesus Cid and Mrs. Marta Lopez P’17 Dr. Donna M. Cipolla P’18 Mr. Adam K. Cline ’93, P’16 0 Mr. Luke K. Cline ’95 0 Mr. and Mrs. James W. Corrigan ’67, P’98 0 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Cutler ’91 Mr. Yihu Dai and Mrs. Dejie Jia P’19 Mr. Nicholas V. Deans ’91 Mr. Thomas J. DelVecchio ’91 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Donahue ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Chase F. Donaldson ’68 0 Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Doody P’17 Mr. Vincent J. Dowling Jr. P’12 0 Mr. and Mrs. Jude T. Driscoll P’17 Mr. Robert W. Dudley Jr. ’66 0 Mr. Huntington Eldridge III Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Fish ’95 0 Mr. & Mrs. Andrew H. Fisher ’91 Mr. and Mrs. Neil Flanagan P’19, ’20 Mr. Drew D. Fox ’89 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Freeman P’11 0 Mr. David Fung and Mrs. Joanna Hui P’20 Mr. and Mrs. George F. Getz Jr. ’80 0 Mr. David C. Gilliam ’78 0 Mr. Maocai Gong and Ms. Bei Ren P’18 Mr. Mark J. Hawley ’61 0

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Brian Conroy ’82, ’13H, P’20 and his wife Laurie Conroy P’20 enjoyed attending classes with their son Paden during Family Weekend.

Mr. and Mrs. David M. Hession ’87 0 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R. Hetherington ’91 Mr. Hongxin Hu and Ms. Shihong Su P’17 Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Jayson ’94 Mr. John D. Kettlewell ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth H. LaRocque P’01, ’10 0 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Lash ’58 Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Latrenta P’19 Dr. and Mrs. Ziqiao Li P’20 Mr. Yan Lu and Mrs. Li Jia P’19 Mr. Danny Lui and Ms. Shirley Wong P’17 Mr. and Mrs. William B. Maag ’81 0 Mr. and Mrs. James S. Mackechnie P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Magnus III P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Malafronte ’90 0 Mr. Edwin J. McCarthy ’74 0 Mr. & Mrs. John J. McElroy P’17 Mr. Charles W. McLaughlin ’60 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher P. Nichols ’83 0 Mr. Gavin O’Connor Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O’Connor P’17 Mr. Rolf H. Olson and Mrs. Sioux-Stacy-Olson '59 0 Mrs. George D. O'Neill P'81 0 Mr. Richard W. Pendleton Jr. '96H 0 Mr. & Mrs. Wyatt Pratt P'19 Mr. Sam L. Rubenstein '85 0 Ms. Wendy Safe P'18 Mr. and Mrs. John A. Sebastian '84 Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Thorndike, III '57, P'84 0 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Usowski P'13 Mr. and Mrs. Alan L. Weiner '89 0 Mr. Brian T, Wilhelm '92 Mr. Wenkai Zhang and Mrs. Ning Yang P'19 Mr. Bing Zuo and Mrs. Youngmei Lin P'20

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Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Ashe P’86, ’91, ’92, GP’15, ’17 Mr. Patrick T. Ashe ’91 Mr. Thomas D. Ashe ’92 Mr. Matthew H. Bazarian ’94 0 Mr. & Mrs. Hugh R. Beath P’76, ’77, GP’06, ’07, ’09, ’15, ’18 0 Mr. & Mrs. James E. Bell III ’74, P’14 0 Mr. Perry Benson Jr. ’65 0 Dr. Richard B. Boebel ’68 0 Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Bogino ’60 0 Mr. G. Garvin Brown IV ’87 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Capozzoli Jr. P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher R. B. Cargen ’66 0

Mr. Seom Geun Cho & Ms. Dagyo Sung P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Dale K. Cline P’93, ’95, GP’14 0 Mr. & Mrs. Andrew J. Cordova ’89 0 Mr. Frank D. Costello ’60, P’85 0 Mr. & Mrs. Craig T. Cottrell Sr. P’09, ’11, ’13 0 Mr. Richard G. Croft Jr. ’59, P’83 0 Mr. & Mrs. Huntley G. Davenport ’56 0 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Davey Jr. ’90 0 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Driscoll ’79, P’06, ’08, ’09, ’11 0 Mr. & Mrs. Russel Duryea Jr. P’14, ’19 Mr. & Mrs. Kent Fitzpatrick P’19 Mr. Robert Fortin P’16 Mr. & Mrs. Heberton E. Fricke III P’14, ’19 Dr. Laurence B. Gardner ’59 0 Dr. Glenn S. Gart & Dr. Julie A. Vernon-Gart P’20 Mr. & Mrs. Jerold T. Garvey ’82 0 Mr. John M. Garvey ’78 0 Mr. Yuekun Geng & Mrs. Yingxin Dong P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Geraghty P’11 Mr. Thomas J. Geraghty III ’11 Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Gibbons ’81, P’11 0 Mr. James M. Gilmore ’76 0 Mr. & Mrs. Arthur R. Godbout Jr. P’17, ’19 Mr. Robert B. Goldfarb ’60 0 Mr. Jeff S. Goldman ’80 Mr. Dennett W. Goodrich ’59 0 Mr. George A. Handley III ’87 Mr. William H. Heyman & Ms. Katherine E. Dietze P’11 Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Higginbotham P’99 Mr. Robert P. Higginbotham ’99 0 Mr. & Mrs. F. Reid Hipp ’87 0 Mr. Frank G. Hood ’71 0 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hubbard P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Joe Huber P’10 Mr. & Mrs. Steven M. Huveldt P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Arthur E. Imperatore Jr. P’15 0 Dr. Kevin D. Inwood P’15, ’16, ’19 Mr. Weizhong Jin & Mrs. Xianghong Wang P’20 Mr. Horim Jung & Mrs. Hwirang Im P’18

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Ms. Susan M. Kammler P’16, ’17 Mr. & Mrs. Khalil A. Kanaan P’20 Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Keator P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Knight P’16 Mr. Nam Koh & Mrs. Romi G. Haan P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Kuchman P’17 Mr. Petro Kulynych GP’93, ’95, ’10, ’14 d Mr. & Mrs. Michael C. Lawrence P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Changsang Lee P’20 Mr. Jae Yoon Lee & Ms. Seon Sook Jin P’18 Mr. Robert R. Levinson ’65, P’05 Mr. Hyundeok Lim & Mrs. Jungyeoun Kim P’20 Mr. John Lin P’19 Mr. & Mrs. James M. Liptrot P’11, ’12, ’15, ’18 0 Mr. Honggang Liu & Ms. Qian Guo P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Lohr P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Brendan B. Lynch ’88, P’17 0 Mr. Coley M. Lynch ’91 Mr. & Mrs. David D. MacKinnon ’79 0 Mr. & Mrs. Jason Manafort P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Gregory E. Marshall P’18

Mr. & Mrs. Finlay B. Matheson ’63 Mr. Thomas O. McCarthy ’78 0 Mr. & Mrs. John M. McCormick Jr. ’82 0 Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. McLaughlin P’15 0 Dr. Nathaniel J. Merrell & Dr. Jennifer E. Merrell P’18 Mr. Steven L. Merrill ’60 0 Mr. & Mrs. Todd R. Meyer P’13 0 Mr. Peter J. Morgan & Ms. Maureen E. Morgan P’15 0 Mr. & Mrs. John Mulligan P’17 Mr. John H. Murphy ’56 0 Mr. Joseph Nagy GP’18 d Mrs. Julia Ann Nagy GP’18 Mr. & Mrs. John R. Nissley ’65, P’10 0 Mr. & Mrs. Peter C. Obre P’96 0 Mr. & Mrs. Timothy D. Orr ’86 0 Mr. & Mrs. Timothy G. Overcash P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Matthew T. Pancavage P’17 Mr. Clayton S. Parsons III ’78 0 Mr. & Mrs. Thayer Pendleton P’17

Mr. & Mrs. Brian J. Pirko P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Richard R. Previdi P’12 Dr. Tad T. M. Renvyle & Dr. Rachel Jordan ’87 Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Roberge P’17 Mr. Sheldon R. Roth ’54 Ms. Leanne Schaaf P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Shaw P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Kevin A. Sjodin P’10, ’11, ’14, ’17 0 Mr. Kyungho Son & Mrs. Seonwook Yi P’20 Mr. & Mrs. Craig Soucy P’17 Mr. Christopher H. Stone & Mr. David Fox ’88 0 Mr. James Y. Stribling III ’85 Mr. Seth Sulkin & Ms. Yoshiko Arima P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Walter B. Suski III P’17 Mr. Torren Szuluk P’19, ’20 Mr. & Mrs. John W. Tharpe ’92 0 Mr. & Mrs. Patrick D. Thibadeau P’00, ’02 Mr. William C. Tost ’55 0 Mr. & Mrs. George G. Touponse III P’14, ’14 0 Mr. & Mrs. George M. Trautman ’98H, P’75, ’81, ’92, GP’03 0

Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan D. Usich ’89 0 Dr. Hualin Wang & Mrs. Zhuoqun Qian P’18 Mr. Zhu Wang & Ms. Sun Li P’20 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Winsor P’17 Dr. & Mrs. Victor A. Wowk P’14, ’15 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Zarb P’19 Dr. & Mrs. Yuehua Zhang P’20 Mr. Keith T. Ziegler & Ms. Leeann Varasconi P’17

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*Young Alumni within 10 Years Mr. James R. Eichas ’07 Mr. James R. Frageau Jr. ’08 Mr. Bradley H. Glennon ’11 Mr. Chane F. Keller ’08 Mr. Kevin S. Sisti ’08

Kamal Hotchandani ’92, Scott Payne ’92, Andy Volk ’92, and Bill Austin ’92 enjoyed a class dinner at the Pavilion next to Nimrod Cabin during Reunion Weekend.

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reunion Reunion Weekend 2017 was highlighted by many beloved traditions, but also featured some new adventures for our returning alumni. Here’s a rundown of all of the weekend’s events.

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riday, May 12, a few alumni returned to campus bright and early at 7:30 a.m. to start the day fresh with their host students. Alumni met their hosts before the start of morning meeting and continued to shadow them throughout the first half of the day. They went to classes, spent free periods at the Cherouney Hawk’s Nest, and enjoyed a meal with current students in the Riddle refectory. There’s nothing like attending classes with your old teachers to get you into the reunion mindset!

Simultaneously, the annual Reunion Golf Scramble was teeing off down the road at Farmington Woods Golf Course.

Many more alumni began to arrive on campus Friday afternoon in preparation for class dinners being held that evening. The Class of 1967 celebrated its 50th reunion, beginning with cocktails at the Headmaster’s House, followed

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by a dinner in the Commons. The Class of 1992 celebrated its 25th reunion across the way, sharing a meal with members of the Class of 1972 at the Nimrod Pavilion overlooking Beaver Pond.

Saturday morning began early with the annual Fishing and Flapjacks event at Nimrod Cabin, with homemade blueberry pancakes cooked on the grill. An hour later, the larger Reunion Breakfast took place in the refectory.

Saturday’s schedule was packed. Alumni went from the Alumni Memorial Service in the Chapel to a gathering for the Alumni Parade, and on to the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. One individual and three teams and were inducted: Nick Bonino ’07, the 1986-87 Varsity Wrestling Team, the 1991-92 Varsity Football Team, and the 1996-97 Varsity Baseball Team. Bonino was unable to attend the event due to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ (triumphant!) fight for the Stanley Cup, but sent warm regards and

weekend well wishes to the three teams being honored alongside him.

That afternoon, rain cancelled the alumni lacrosse game, but a livestream of the varsity lacrosse game was available for viewing in the auditorium. The Saturday evening events included another cocktail hour, an all-reunion photograph, and a mix-and-

mingle dinner in the refectory.

It was a weekend well spent by the many Men of Avon in attendance, renewed by the spirit of the brotherhood. We look forward to seeing many more of our alumni at Reunion again next spring!

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AN LU N LI G I V I N R E P O R T of A NM UA NG G 2016-2017

alumni giving Your gifts are thoughtfully used to enhance the education and development of our young men.

You are the true stewards of Avon, and the impact of your generosity leads the community.

Thank you for the growing support that ensures young men will continue to thrive at Avon.

“Avon will endure. Time will mellow it. Its ‘Sons’ will hallow it.”

—theodate pope riddle

CL A SS OF ’3 4 Mr. Francis K.C. Madeira 0

CL A SS OF ’38 Mr. Donald M. Davidson 0

C L A S S O F ’4 2 Mr. & Mrs. Russell Hunter, Head Class Agent 0

C L A S S O F ’4 3 Mr. Richard E. Doremus 0 Mr. Daniel F. Gates d

C L A S S O F ’4 4 Mr. & Mrs. David C. Bigelow 0 Mr. & Mrs. Gilman W. Ordway GP’04, ’06, ’10 0

C L A S S O F ’4 5 Mr. & Mrs. Spencer Y. Grey

C L A S S O F ’4 6 Mr. C. J. Stuart Allan 0

C L A S S O F ’4 9 Mr. Richard I. Hall

CL A SS OF ’5 0 Mr. Paul R. Alasso Lt. Col. & Mrs. Somerville E. Dillon, USAF (Ret.) 0 Mr. & Mrs. Leland S. Hanson Mr. & Mrs. Harvey S. Rubin, Head Class Agent 0

CL A SS OF ’5 1 Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Dike Mr. Randolph Harrison Mr. Clinton B. Mullen 0 Mr. Robert F. Voytershark 0

CL A SS OF ’5 2 Mr. & Mrs. George H. Black Jr. 0 Mr. & Mrs. David M. Homeier 0 Mr. Frank G. Leavitt P’76, GP’15 0

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Mr. & Mrs. Seth F. Mendell, Head Class Agent 0 Honorable & Mrs. John F. Mulcahy Jr. 0 Mr. John F. Nichols & Mrs. Charito Antonio-Nichols Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Walker 0

CL A SS OF ’53 Mr. & Mrs. Henry R. Burt 0

CL A SS OF ’5 4 Col. & Mrs. Philip J. Conran Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon R. Roth Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas A. Zessoules 0

CL A SS OF ’55 Mr. Warren H. Cochrane & Ms. Linda Koski Mr. & Mrs. Samuel W. Franklin III 0 Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Hawie P’82, Co-Head Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. David A. Hutzler 0 Mr. Donald R. Monaco 0 Mr. Gerald L. Schroeder & Ms. Barbara Sofer 0 Mr. & Mrs. Cleon M. Shutt Jr., Co-Head Class Agent 0 Mr. William C. Tost 0 Mr. & Mrs. Andrew T. Treadway 0 Dr. & Mrs. Andreas A. Zavitsas 0

CL A SS OF ’5 6 Mr. & Mrs. Huntley G. Davenport 0 Mr. & Mrs. Harold H. Donegan Mr. Stephen L. Kadish 0 Mr. & Mrs. Adams C. McHenry Jr. 0 Mr. & Mrs. Albert J. McHenry 0 Mr. John H. Murphy 0 Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Scaglione, Head Class Agent Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Stahlman P’80 0 Mr. John W. Visconti d Mrs. John W. Visconti W’56 Dr. & Mrs. John I. Yellott

CL A SS OF ’5 7 Mr. & Mrs. Harold J. Cleary

Mr. & Mrs. Guy O. Dove III 0 Mr. & Mrs. James C. Flippin 0 Dr. & Mrs. Robert A. Gryboski P’88, ’89 0 Mr. Guy Gundaker III 0 Mr. & Mrs. David E. Koskoff 0 Mr. B. William Mayer 0 Mr. & Mrs. Andrew E. Stern Mr. & Mrs. Richard K. Thorndike III P’84 0 Mr. & Mrs. Elliott J. Tuckel 0 Mr. & Mrs. Larry K. Zarefoss

Mr. & Mrs. Reese P. Rickards Mr. & Mrs. Joel B. Rockwell 0 Mr. Stephen M. Schwolsky Mr. & Mrs. Stephen C. Sumner Mr. & Mrs. W. George Viering 0 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas S. Whitman Jr. 0

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Mr. George W. Chamberlin Mr. & Mrs. Austin Chambers, Co-Head Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Grafflin Cook Dr. & Mrs. C. Braxton Dew Mr. & Mrs. John E. Dooley Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Ferrier 0 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Holt, Co-Head Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Lucius J. Kellam III Mr. & Mrs. Stephen S. Lash Mr. Robert W. Marsh Mr. & Mrs. Jordan L. Mott, VI Mr. & Mrs. Edward G. Nugent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey G. Schlein 0 Mr. Richard S. Taylor 0 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Thompson 0

Mr. & Mrs. Alexander R. Alves Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Bogino 0 Mr. & Mrs. Frank D. Costello P’85 0 Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Goldfarb 0 Mr. Samuel Jackson III Dr. Bradford Lewis Mr. Charles W. McLaughlin Mr. Steven L. Merrill 0 Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Pope 0 Mr. & Mrs. William F. Powers Jr. 0 Mr. Jeffrey D. Proctor Mr. & Mrs. C. Ford Reese Jr. 0 Mr. & Mrs. Arthur A. Rosenthal Jr. Mr. Eric J. T. Skemp Mr. & Mrs. John H. Stillgebauer Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Street Mr. & Mrs. Cole H. Van De Water, CADC Mr. James R. Wardrop 0 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Wells III 0 Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Williams, Head Class Agent 0

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Mr. Richard G. Croft Jr. P’83 0 Mr. John F. Davenport & Ms. Batya Miller 0 Mr. Charles W. Davis, Co-Head Class Agent 0 Dr. & Mrs. Laurence B. Gardner 0 Mr. Dennett W. Goodrich 0 Mr. & Mrs. Hollis J. Griffin 0 Mr. & Mrs. Wayne R. Hartigan Mr. & Mrs. Douglas B. Marshall P’95, Co-Head Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. George F. Motter IV Mr. Rolf H. Olson & Mrs. Sioux Stacy-Olson, Class Agent 0 Lt. Col. & Mrs. Albert R. Pettingill, USA (Ret.) 0 Reverend & Mrs. Wendell R. Phillips Mr. B. Franklin Reinauer III 0 Mr. & Mrs. Edward M. Rickard 0

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Choate Mr. & Mrs. Erich L. Cluxton 0 Mr. William S. David 0 Mr. & Mrs. Mark J. Hawley 0 Mr. & Mrs. George F. Henschel Jr. P’00, Head Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. George W. Macon III 0 Mr. & Mrs. James S. Spalding Mr. & Mrs. Richard I. Steinberg 0 Mr. Lawrence B. Tweedy & Mr. Ric S. Markle 0

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CL ASS OF ’62 Mr. & Mrs. Karl L. Aschenbach Mr. E. Paul Herbert 0 Mr. & Mrs. Arthur B. Lawrence III 0 Mr. & Mrs. John M. Luders

A moment of reflection was captured as recent graduates from the Class of 2017 passed through Alumni Gate, no longer boys but Men of Avon.

Mr. & Mrs. David S. Miles Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. Prezzano Mr. & Mrs. Joseph G. Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Alan D. Rozinsky P’91, ’94, Head Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. George R. Seifert P’13 0 Mr. G. Greeley Wells Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Seth K. Wesson

CL ASS OF ’63 Dr. & Mrs. Richard R. Bennett P’04 0 Mr. Thomas K. Curtis & Ms. Lynn Armstrong, Head Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Duff Mr. Charles F. Emmons & Ms. Anna Ferri 0 Mr. John R. Finch Jr. 0 Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hynson Jr. 0 Mr. Robert H. Leith Jr. Mr. William W. Lyon 0 Mr. & Mrs. Finlay B. Matheson Mr. & Mrs. Poulson C. Reed 0 Mr. Jack R. Stokvis & Ms. Evelyn Noether 0 Mr. Warren S. Van Deventer 0

Mr. & Mrs. Anthony K. McCague 0 Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Mitnick 0 Mr. & Mrs. Edmund T. Mudge IV 0 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen M. Rubicam 0 Mr. Jon R. Salony & Mrs. Mary E. Galea 0 Mr. John K. Shaw III 0 Mr. Peter L. Shinbach 0 Mr. Richard S. Valentine 0 Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Weeks Sr. 0 Dr. & Mrs. Anthony Zinsser 0

CL ASS OF ’65 Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Alling II 0 Mr. Barton G. Barrett d Mr. Perry Benson Jr., Head Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Randolph P. Eddy Jr. 0 Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Grant 0 Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Levinson P’05 Mr. & Mrs. Alexander B. Martin Mr. & Mrs. John R. Nissley P’10 0 Mr. & Mrs. G. Keating Pepper 0 Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Ruifrok 0 Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Stokvis 0 Mr. & Mrs. Bryce C. Suydam

CL ASS OF ’64 Mr. Thomas A. Anderson 0 Mr. James L. Brainard Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence S. Brick 0 Mr. Frank J. Copley Mr. & Mrs. John H. Dick 0 Mr. & Mrs. Shepherd M. Holcombe Jr. 0 Mr. & Mrs. Roger L. Larsen

CL ASS OF ’66 Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Barker, Head Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Winthrop B. Bissell 0 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher R. B. Cargen 0 Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Dudley Jr. 0 Mr. & Mrs. Berton K. Frank 0

Col. Donald F. Gabreski & Lt. Gen Terry L. Gabreski 0 Mr. & Mrs. Clark R. Gates Mr. & Mrs. Vere W. Gaynor Mr. & Mrs. David M. Hallam 0 Mr. & Mrs. Harold G. Hathaway III Mr. & Mrs. Peter Hausberg 0 Mr. Daniel I. Krentzman & Ms. Patti Sheinman 0 Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Moser 0 Mr. & Mrs. Samuel W. Off Jr. 0 Mr. & Mrs. R. Douglas Parker 0 Mr. & Mrs. David S. Pinkham 0 Mr. & Mrs. Jesse D. Saunders 0

CL ASS OF ’67 Mr. & Mrs. John H. Asiel 0 Mr. & Mrs. Emmett M. Avery III 0 Mr. Richard P. Behr 0 Mr. & Mrs. David F. Berkey Mr. & Mrs. Scott L. Caldwell 0 Mr. & Mrs. James W. Corrigan, Co-Head Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan J. Davies Mr. & Mrs. Quentin F. Feitner Mr. John R. Hebberd 0 Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm M. Hirsh Jr. P’03, Class Agent Mr. & Mrs. Robert Holt Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Harry A. Keely Mr. & Mrs. William A. Kirkland II Mr. & Mrs. Joshua R. Lipman 0

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth A. McAshan Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey H. Parcells Mr. William F. Roberts Jr., Co-Head Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Henry A. Ross III Mr. & Mrs. Brian P. Sullivan P’99 Mr. & Mrs. William T. Whitney 0

CL ASS OF ’68 Dr. Richard B. Boebel 0 Mr. & Mrs. Chase F. Donaldson, Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey H. Doughty 0 Mr. Jeffrey P. Kent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Lewis B. Pollard 0 Mr. Thomas I. Purnell d Mrs. Thomas I. Purnell W’68 Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Rauch Mr. Robert S. Scott Jr. 0 Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. Sharman 0 Mr. & Mrs. John D. Wendler 0

CL ASS OF ’69 Mr. & Mrs. George W. Allen Mr. Garrett R. Bowden Mr. Daniel K. Des Marais Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Field Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Scott L. Gordon Mr. Robert J. K. Hart Jr. 0 Mr. & Mrs. James L. Levin Mr. & Mrs. John C. L. Ross

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Mr. & Mrs. William T. Sargent 0 Mr. & Mrs. G. Van Upjohn 0

CL ASS OF ’70 Mr. & Mrs. Harris H. Bucklin III, Head Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. John L. Burr 0 Mr. Bryan S. Hatch Mr. & Mrs. Paul W. Reiss 0 Mr. W. Scott Tiernan P’99, ’05, ’08 Mr. Remsen S. Vickrey & Ms. Margaret Deacy 0 Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas M. Wells 0 Mr. Steven E. Wendler

CL ASS OF ’7 1 Mr. & Mrs. Timothy R. Beeble 0 Mr. & Mrs. Mark C. Birmingham Mr. & Mrs. Henry R. Coons P’07, Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Frank G. Hood 0 Mr. & Mrs. Andrew H. Shepard 0 Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence P. Stein

CL ASS OF ’72 Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Angel P’07 0 Mr. Alexander F. Bonacarti 0 Mr. & Mrs. Douglas A. Brown Mr. & Mrs. Joseph V. Driscoll P’06 0 Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. Driscoll P’08, Head Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Douglas L. Firth 0 Mr. Kenneth N. Greenberg 0 Mr. Peter D. Hynson 0 Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Karn Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Sargent P’05 0

CL ASS OF ’73 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Ades 0 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher L. Atkins, Head Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. John R. Bourget, Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. DiCorpo 0 Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Moran Jr. P’04, Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Schwartzman

CL ASS OF ’74 Mr. & Mrs. Bruce R. Anschutz, Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Neil G. Baron Mr. William D. Batesole & Ms. Anne Nordstrom 0 Mr. & Mrs. James E. Bell III P’14 0 Mr. Kenneth L. Christian Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. Connell, Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Mark H. DeBlois 0 Mr. & Mrs. John F. Dobek Mr. David P. Evans & Ms. Mary King 0 Dr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Feibel P’12 0 Mr. & Mrs. George J. Giannoni, Co-Head Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Morris D. Goldstein 0 Mr. Mathew Granger P’05 Mr. W. Barrett Holby Jr., Class Agent 0 Dr. & Mrs. Scott B. MacDonald P’11 0 Mr. Thomas H. Mayer Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Edwin J. McCarthy 0 Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Molloy, Co-Head Class Agent 0

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At the Ordway Art Gallery opening, Headmaster Ken LaRocque P’01, ’10 admires the work of Luke O’Connor ’16.

Dr. Geoffrey B. Monsour & Ms. Audrey Swank 0 Mr. William L. Patterson Mr. & Mrs. Alan R. Spencer Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Sulick Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Thompson P’03, ’08 0 Mr. & Mrs. W. J. White 0

CL ASS OF ’75 Mr. Douglas E. Beeghly 0 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Byrne III, Head Class Agent 0 Mr. Michael S. Cercone Mr. & Mrs. Frederick L. Haack III 0 Mr. & Mrs. Gordon F. Linke Mr. Timothy L. Trautman P’03 & Ms. Joan Blanchard 0 Mr. & Mrs. John F. Van Sant Jr. 0

CL ASS OF ’76 Mr. & Mrs. M. Houston Baker III Mr. & Mrs. Douglas R. Beath Mr. Robert J. Buden Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Steven J. Burns Mr. & Mrs. Hans H. Dahll Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Harold A. Davis 0 Mr. James M. Gilmore 0 Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Hannah P’04 Mr. & Mrs. David E. Herbster Mr. & Mrs. David F. Jacobs 0 Mr. & Mrs. Kirk F. Maassen Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Rice P’15 0 Mr. & Mrs. Lance B. Rothstein 0

CL ASS OF ’77 Mr. & Mrs. Stuart D. Beath P’06, ’07, ’09, Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Bissell 0 Mr. & Mrs. B. Tucker Bradshaw Mr. Scott N. Burton 0

Mr. & Mrs. Jorge E. Consuegra Jr. P’11, Head Class Agent Mr. & Mrs. David D. Hunter Mr. & Mrs. Bruce H. Ill Mr. Frederick M. Michel, Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Dean A. Petow Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John M. Rowland Mr. & Mrs. Edmund E. Sanford P’17 0 Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey H. Sherrill Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey F. Thompson Mr. John H. Vallas Mr. & Mrs. James P. Wheeler Mr. Dalzell W. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan R. Yale Mr. Lincoln C. Young P’10 0

CL ASS OF ’78 Mr. Kenneth G. Cloud & Dr. Adrienne L. Maraist Mr. & Mrs. John M. Garvey 0 Mr. David C. Gilliam 0 Mr. & Mrs. Allan W. Linke Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Martino 0 Mr. Thomas O. McCarthy 0 Mr. Clayton S. Parsons III 0

CL ASS OF ’79 Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Affelder Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Blake Mr. Peter A. Dolat Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Driscoll P’06, ’08, ’09, ’11 0 Mr. & Mrs. James P. Garvey P’11, Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Anthony M. Gray P’14, ’16, Co-Head Class Agent 0 Dr. & Mrs. Christopher K. Hampton P’09, ’10, ’11 0 Mr. & Mrs. George D. Iverson, VI P’10 0 Mr. Trip Kaplin Mr. & Mrs. Philip F. Law

Dr. & Mrs. Allen N. Lepore, Ph.D. 0 Mr. & Mrs. Scott B. Linke P’16, Co-Head Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. David D. MacKinnon 0 Mr. Charles L. Morrison Mr. & Mrs. Bradley M. Pierce Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Rainville Mr. Peter N. Randrup Jr. Mr. Jeffrey P. Sandoe Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth A. Valyo

CL ASS OF ’80 Mr. Kenneth H. Blanchard 0 Major & Mrs. John M. Bourgault, USMC (Ret.) P’09 0 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Cashel Mr. & Mrs. William C. Cherry P’06 0 Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan S. Chester, Esquire Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Davey Jr., Head Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Mark Doherty 0 Mr. & Mrs. George F. Getz Jr. 0 Mr. & Mrs. Jeff S. Goldman Mr. & Mrs. John V. Harker Jr. 0 Mr. Michael E. Herbster Mr. & Mrs. Loring E. Hinds Mr. & Mrs. Eric E. Johnson 0 Mr. Gordon B. Little & Ms. Elizabeth McLarney 0 Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin J. Lucarelli Mr. & Mrs. Brian R. Maitland, Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. John A. Nolan 0 Mr. Gerard G. O’Malley Mr. & Mrs. Matthew S. Paskus Mr. & Mrs. Morgan B. Randrup d Mr. & Mrs. Kurt F. Reardon 0 Mr. Scott M. Reckert Mr. & Mrs. Henry H. White P’14 0

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Mr. & Mrs. George D. Connor III Mr. & Mrs. John P. Franzosa 0 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Giatrelis P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Gibbons P’11 0 Mr. & Mrs. George B. Hagan III Mr. Geoffrey G. Kratz & Mrs. Lisa Galiano-Kratz P’15, Class Agent Mr. & Mrs. William B. Maag, Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Vincent J. Mancuso Jr. 0 Mr. & Mrs. Bryan T. McHugh Mr. Christopher R. Morrissey 0 Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. O’Neill 0 Mr. Peter R. Sulick Mr. & Mrs. Michael T. Symes P’16, Class Agent 0 Mr. Courtney L. Trautman

CLASS OF ’82 Anonymous Mr. Daniel R. Bullis Mr. Douglas H. Candler 0 Mr. & Mrs. Charles S. Cheston 0 Mr. & Mrs. Brian B. Conroy ’13H, P’20 0 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Donahue Mr. Gregory T. Fish, Head Class Agent Mr. & Mrs. Jerold T. Garvey, Class Agent 0 Mr.& Mrs. John W. Hawie Mr. & Mrs. Clayton D. Johnson 0 Mr. Henry B. Kells 0 Mr. & Mrs. Neil F. Mara Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John M. McCormick Jr. 0 Mr. & Mrs. Wade L. McDevitt 0 Mr. Daniel J. O’Connor III 0 Mr. & Mrs. John S. Orme Mr. & Mrs. Gregory V. R. Stanton P’14, Class Agent Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Stewart, Class Agent Mr. Philip S. Wellman & Ms. Leslie Smith 0 Mr. & Mrs. John A. Zappone 0

CL ASS OF ’83 Mr. & Mrs. Brad A. Benson 0 Mr. Jonathan T. Brand Mr. James B. Dorsey Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Brett C. Duffy, Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. William E. Eschert P’19, Co-Head Class Agent 0 Mr. Robert V. Fish II 0 Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Freeman III Mr. & Mrs. James A. Freiberg 0 Mr. & Mrs. Willard B. Green III P’15 Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Gregory, Co-Head Class Agent 0 Mr. Nicholas C. Kobusch Mr. & Mrs. Christopher P. Nichols 0 Mr. & Mrs. Franklyn D. Owen III 0 Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Pegg 0 Mr. & Mrs. Arnold G. Stifel Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Winemaster P’17 0

CL ASS OF ’84 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Adams Mr. Leland A. Alper 0 Mr. Kyle M. Appell 0 Dr. & Mrs. Theodore A. Blaine Mr. & Mrs. Preston M. Cherouny Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Gibbons Mr. & Mrs. John S. Gordon, Head Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Dean C. Graham 0 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Hennessey Ambassador & Mrs. Stuart W. Holliday

Mr. & Mrs. Andrew J. Horning 0 Mr. and Mrs. Brett R. Jefferson 0 Mr. & Mrs. Fred A. Kenvin Mr. & Mrs. David J. Maikowski 0 Mr. & Mrs. Mark H. McGinley Mr. & Mrs. Bradley R. Morris P’20 0 Mr. & Mrs. John A. Sebastian Capt. & Mrs. Andrew F. Smith, USN Mr. & Mrs. Keith A. Tanny Mr. Reece C. Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Carl A. Valimont P’13, Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Matthew T. Weir 0

CL ASS OF ’85 Mr. & Mrs. John G. Birle 0 Mr. & Mrs. William R. Collins 0 Mr. & Mrs. Michael C. Conroy 0 Mr. & Mrs. John A. Costello 0 Mr. Christopher S. Drew & Mrs. Katie Martin P’17, ’18 0 Mr. & Mrs. Paul B. Duwan P’18 0 Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Giannamore 0 Mr. & Mrs. Drew S. Graham 0 Mr. & Mrs. Gregory A. Ivanov Mr. & Mrs. John D. Kettlewell Mr. & Mrs. Shuji Kobayakawa Mr. Scott W. Lowe 0

Mr. & Mrs. Henry D. Krupnikoff P’19, Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. John W. Maxwell 0 Mr. & Mrs. Timothy D. Orr 0 Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Reger

CL ASS OF ’87 Mr. & Mrs. James R. Angelus Mr. Harold R. Beacham Jr., Class Agent Mr. & Mrs. G. Garvin Brown IV Mr. & Mrs. William P. Burks Jr., Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Croughwell III Mr. & Mrs. Eric A. Delnicki 0 Mr. & Mrs. David E. Drew Mr. Christopher Ernst Mr. & Mrs. Garrett T. Fish 0 Mr. & Mrs. George A. Handley III Mr. & Mrs. David M. Hession 0 Mr. & Mrs. F. Reid Hipp 0 Mr. & Mrs. Andrew H. McCalla 0 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher R. McCann Mr. & Mrs. Christopher G. McCormack 0 Mr. & Mrs. David M. Murray P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Brian R. O’Connor Dr. Tad T. M. Renvyle & Dr. Rachel Jordan Dr. & Mrs. John J. Schinto Mr. & Mrs. Tatsuya Takaku 0 Mr. & Mrs. Brett A. Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Whitty P’16 0

Mr. & Mrs. James Patten Mr. & Mrs. Peter D. Reed, Co-Head Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Brian M. Regan 0 Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel A. Smith 0 Mr. Christopher H. Stone & Mr. David Fox 0 Mr. & Mrs. Jason G. Swirbul Mr. Benjamin H. Travers 0 Mr. & Mrs. Matthew C. Wagner 0 Mr. Oliver W. Wolcott Sr.

CL ASS OF ’89 Mr. & Mrs. James H. Cheek IV 0 Mr. & Mrs. Adam B. Cheris Mr. & Mrs. Frank M. Copeland III Mr. & Mrs. Andrew J. Cordova 0 Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Davis 0 Mr. Daniel J. Entwistle 0 Mr. & Mrs. William F. Farrington III 0 Mr. & Mrs. Drew D. Fox Mr. Brendan L. McKernan 0 Mr. Minh Q. Phan Mr. & Mrs. Brian Riva, Class Agent Mr. & Mrs. Christopher D. Sheaffer Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan D. Usich 0 Mr. & Mrs. Eric E. Voegtle P’17 0 Mr. & Mrs. Alan L. Weiner Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Wileman, Head Class Agent 0

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“Avon gave so much to me in terms of not only a good education, but also confidence in myself. It challenged me and allowed me to learn how to excel. I can’t imagine I would have had the same opportunities I did in other environments. I’ve always said Avon made me the person I am, so by giving back I hopefully will be helping others do the same with their lives.”

—knick curtis ’63

Mr. & Mrs. Philip M. O’Connor Mr. Timothy C. Orr 0 Mr. & Mrs. James B. Polk Mr. Sam L. Rubenstein, Head Class Agent 0 Mr. Karl A. Simpson Mr. Morton D. Spitz Mr. & Mrs. James Y. Stribling III Mr. & Mrs. Louis N. Usich III P’15, ’18, ’20 0

CL ASS OF ’86 Mr. & Mrs. John G. Ashe P’15, ’17 0 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Gorman, Class Agent Mr. & Mrs. Matthew A. Green Mr. & Mrs. Neil H. Kristian 0

CL ASS OF ’88 Mr. & Mrs. Shawn E. Atkinson, Co-Head Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Mark G. Bothwell 0 Mr. & Mrs. David E. Cooper 0 Mr. & Mrs. James M. Dowden Mr. Mark A. Fantasia Mr. & Mrs. Daniel M. Harrop Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Lech 0 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Lisa Mr. & Mrs. Brendan B. Lynch P’17 0 Mr. & Mrs. Francis A. Martin IV 0 Mr. & Mrs. Ryan T. Martin Mr. & Mrs. John M. Naples

Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Brendan J. Andrews 0 Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Colangelo Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Deckers P’18, ’20, Head Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Delahunty Mr. & Mrs. David D. Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Brian K. Gregory 0 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas T. Gresh P’16 0 Dr. & Mrs. James L. Livermore 0 Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Malafronte, Class Agent 0 Mr. Thomas P. O’Connor, Class Agent Mr. & Mrs. Huger G. Sinkler 0 Mr. & Mrs. Todd F. Weaver 0

C L A S S O F ’ 9 1 Mr. & Mrs. Patrick T. Ashe Mr. & Mrs. Agustin E. Cabrer Mr. & Mrs. Matthew J. Cutler Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas V. Deans Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. DelVecchio Mr. & Mrs. John M. Denery 0 Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Dowling Jr., Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Andrew H. Fisher, Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Damian J. Fox 0 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher R. Hetherington Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Hornish 0 Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Hornish Mr. & Mrs. Coley M. Lynch Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. McKernan P’20 Mr. & Mrs. Nigel H. Mendez Mr. & Mrs. Todd A. Miller P’19 0 Mr. & Mrs. George J. Myers Mr. & Mrs. Jason K. Parker Mr. John B. Pinkham Jr. 0 Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Riva Mr. & Mrs. Elliot A. Wagner 0

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athletic hall fa me of

2017 inductees

Every other year, Avon Old Farms selects a few elite teams and athletes from our past to be honored and recognized during Alumni Reunion Weekend. The Hall of Fame Ceremony was held in the Brown Auditorium on Saturday, May 13, and was attended by alumni, students, faculty, and friends of the school.This year, three teams and one individual were inducted into the Avon Old Farms School Athletic Hall of Fame: NICK BONINO, ’07:

Captain of Avon’s 2007 championship hockey team, member of National Hockey League’s Nashville Predators team; two-time Stanley Cup champion (with Pittsburgh Penguins)

1996 -1997 VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM: 19-0,

1991-1992 VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM:

1986 -1987 VARSITY WRESTLING TEAM:

winners of the Colonial League Championship and the Founders League Championship; only undefeated baseball team in school history

8-0, Erickson League Champions

12-0, winner of the Western New England Independent School Wrestling Association (WNEISWA) Championship

(above and right) played varsity hockey at Avon Old Farms under legendary Coach John Gardner.

In his senior year, Bonino was a captain and a force on a New England championship-winning team. After Avon, Nick went on to play for Boston University (BU), where he was again a difference maker, leading his team to an NCAA national championship. During the championship game versus Miami University, Nick produced an assist and a goal in the final minute of regulation play, making the impossible possible, and leading to a dramatic come-

NICK BONINO ’07

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from-behind victory for BU. A similar story continues with Nick’s professional career in the National Hockey League. Nick competed impressively for the Vancouver Canucks and Anaheim Ducks before joining the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016. It was there that he provided the catalyst on an offensive line that drove the Penguins to the playoffs and ultimately not one but two coveted Stanley Cups, in both 2016 and 2017. In typical Bonino fashion, after each triumphant victory, he remembered his roots: when it was his turn to have a day with the infamous Cup, he brought it to Avon Old Farms to celebrate with his community.

THE 1997 VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM (above) enjoyed rare success.

Finishing with a record of 19-0, this team is the only undefeated team in the storied history of Avon baseball. Brilliant pitching (three future Division I pitchers at the collegiate level), a powerful offensive punch stretching through the batting order (.300 and .400 clutch hitters from top to bottom), and a staunch defense (outstanding and deep in all positions) combined to make the difference in the memorable spring of 1997. In the process of winning every game, this quintessential team captured the Colonial League and Founders League titles while setting the bar of excellence for all future baseball teams at Avon Old Farms.

Coach Kevin Driscoll ’72, P’08 addresses the crowd at this year’s Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

THE 1991 VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM (above) set many standards of excellence that remain cornerstones of the Avon Old Farms winning tradition. Led by two very strong captains, Bill Austin ’92 and Ryan Hankard ’92, this group of Winged Beavers played like a team on a mission for every game by outrunning, outmaneuvering, and outplaying the top prep schools in New England. Many members of this team were part of a 19-game winning streak, after completing the prior season with an unblemished record. These young men came to Avon Old Farms not only wanting to win a lot of football games and the Erickson League Championship, but also to leave their perfect mark on a flourishing program. Like the classes and teams before them, this team laid the bricks and mortar that have won the Avon Old Farms football program the respect, admiration, and national recognition as one of the top prep school teams in the United States.

THE 1987 VARSITY WRESTLING TEAM (above) accomplished what no other wrestling team had done in the history of wrestling at Avon Old Farms. Led by Captains Randy Peck ’87 (16-0) and Bruce Suggs ’87 (12-4), the team went undefeated in its dual meets and captured the WNEISWA. State Championship. This wrestling season was one to remember. One of the many memorable moments came against a formidable Hotchkiss squad that had spoiled the previous perfect season with a 27-27 tie. Revenge was sweet as the Winged Beavers crushed Hotchkiss with a 51-10 victory. Coach Steven Skwara, his staff, and the entire team of wrestlers set the bar for hard work, tradition, superior performance and the character values instilled in all of our athletes and teams across the board. The induction of this undefeated 1987 wrestling team reminds us that dedication to our core values and hard work are key ingredients to a successful team.

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spring sports recap

The spring season is a short one, but 2017 did not disappoint. On the tennis court, around the track, on the lacrosse field, and on the baseball diamond, our teams aspired and persevered, bringing home many victories and several honors.

Lacrosse

This year’s varsity lacrosse team had some big wins, finishing the season with a record of 12-2. Seniors Ryan Lanchbury and Raines Shamburger were named Under Armour All-Americans and played in the nationally televised 12th Annual Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Games on Saturday, July 1, at Towson University. Lanchbury played attack for the North, while his AOF roommate Shamburger played defense for the South—putting them head to head.

Tennis

Baseball The 2017 varsity baseball team finished with an overall record of 16-4, winning the Founders League with a perfect 8-0 record and finishing one game behind Loomis Chaffee in the Colonial League with a record of 11-3.

Golf The Avon Old Farms varsity golf team posted a regular season record of 16 wins and five losses. Many of these matches were extremely close, and a few were even decided by a tie-breaker. Many of the players on this year’s varsity team earned medalist honors in several matches.

Five students represented Avon in the Kingswood Invitational Tournament (New England Championship) on May 24. The team finished in the top 10 out of 23 teams.

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The varsity tennis team enjoyed a record of 10-6 this season, led by five determined returning players and co-captains. They won all of their close 4-3 matches and suffered not a single disappointing loss as they competed well against our toughest opponents—five of which made it to the Elite 8 postseason tournament— and made them earn their wins. In each AOF victory, someone on the team stepped up and played above and beyond his everyday ability.

Track & Field The 2017 track and field team finished with a regular season record of 4-6. After some early season losses, the team rallied to beat talented Williston and Suffield squads. In its final regular season meets, the team had 32 personal bests. As the championship season wrapped up, several athletes emerged as All Founders or All New England scorers. The team finished sixth in the Founders League and eighth in the New England Prep School Track Association Championships.

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Mr. Brendon A. Welker & Ms. Elizabeth Schmitt, Class Agent 0 Mr. Crayke P. Windsor

CL A S S OF ’9 2 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Ashe Mr. & Mrs. William P. Austin, Class Agent 0 Mr. Jonathan E. Gozzo Mr. & Mrs. Douglas J. Kooluris Dr. & Mrs. Benn L. Lieberman 0 Mr. & Mrs. Alec J. MacArthur Mr. & Mrs. Bryan J. Matthews 0 Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. McDonald Mr. & Mrs. W. Steele Pollard Mr. Jesse D. Rappaport 0 Mr. & Mrs. Brian T. Rasnick Mr. & Mrs. John Ruan IV 0 Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Rulison Mr. & Mrs. John W. Tharpe, Class Agent 0 Major & Mrs. Rick Tremble, USMC (ret.)

Mr. & Mrs. Brian T. Wilhelm

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Mr. & Mrs. Kendall K. C. Cheatham Mr. Patrick D. Dinneen Mr. Brent R. P. Drake 0 Mr. & Mrs. Brian R. Emerson Mr. & Mrs. Jesse E. R. McGreevy Mr. Richard W. Pendleton Jr. ’96H 0 Mr. & Mrs. Kelvin Roldan Mr. & Mrs. Austin B. Sperry

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Carter Jr., Class Agent Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Gateman, Class Agent 0 Major & Mrs. John B. Haberland 0 Mr. Robert P. Higginbotham 0 Mr. & Mrs. Barry C. Joyce 0 Mr. J. Matthew Kowalchick, Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. John C. Landry Jr. Mr. Kevin A. Ludwig Mr. & Mrs. Todd L. Marr 0 Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Michaleski Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Montineri Mr. & Mrs. Eamon S. Sheehan

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas E. Chasser Mr. Craig P. Chester, Class Agent 0 Capt. & Mrs. Alexander R. Dean 0 Mr. William T. Dean IV 0 Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas H. LaRocque, Co-Head Class Agent 0 Mr. Woo-Il Lee & Ms. Emily Moon Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. McNamara 0 Mr. Brandon B. Morrocco Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Wurz

CL A S S OF ’9 7 Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Evan D. Bobbitt Mr. & Mrs. Brock E. Doran 0 Mr. & Mrs. Jared P. Febbroriello Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Griffin Mr. & Mrs. Shane N. Lieberman 0 Mr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Salerno Jr. 0 Mr. Timothy B. Stay, Co-Head Class Agent 0

CL A S S OF ’0 0 Mr. Gregory P. Baran Mr. & Mrs. John D. Beck, Class Agent Mr. Lyman W. Blanchard Jr.

CL A S S OF ’0 2 Mr. Brendan P. Bell Mr. Kevin M. Berardinelli Mr. & Mrs. Matthew J. Biggart 0 Mr. Richard M. Boudria Jr. Mr. Richard A. Gilday 0 Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. Karoly 0

CL A S S OF ’9 3 Anonymous Mr. Matthew E. Bill 0 Mr. & Mrs. Lance A. Cashion, Class Agent Mr. Adam K. Cline P’16, Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Justin J. Fitzgerald Mr. & Mrs. Chia H. Hua Mr. Jonathan D. Lyon Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Martha Mr. & Mrs. Travis Merritt, Head Class Agent Mr. & Mrs. Lee N. Schmertzler 0 Mr. Jonathan R. Wainwright Mr. & Mrs. Travis B. Weisleder

CL A S S OF ’9 4 Mr. & Mrs. Matthew H. Bazarian 0 Mr. Michael J. Correia Mr. & Mrs. Peter B. Davidson 0 Mr. Robert M. Gagnon Mr. Eric Z. Grey Mr. & Mrs. Jordan Jayson Mr. & Mrs. Adam Josef 0 Mr. Louis J. Kousouris Mr. Jonathan A. Layburn Mr. & Mrs. Paul B. Matthews Mr. & Mrs. Christopher T. Moeller Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey J. Patsch Mr. & Mrs. Timothy L. Waterman 0

Brendan Killoy ’16, Daniel Winslow ’16, Tyler Carangelo ’16, Jacob Gresh ’16, Patrick Harper ’16, Adam Karashik ’16, Matt Horton ’16, Jake Whitty ’16, and Nate Shemo ’16 joined the Commencement festivities, fondly reminiscing about their graduation last year.

CL A S S OF ’9 5 Mr. Erik Y. Assadourian & Ms. Aynabat Yaylymova 0 Mr. & Mrs. Spencer E. Beal Jr. 0 Mr. Michael P. Brennan Mr. & Mrs. Graham R. Callaghan 0 Mr. & Mrs. Luke K. Cline 0 Mr. & Mrs. Lance B. Derrickson Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Fish 0 Mr. & Mrs. Daniel P. Fitzpatrick, Class Agent 0 Mr. Patrick J. Hickey Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Hoak 0 Mr. & Mrs. Marc R. Holtman 0 Mr. & Mrs. Shawn G. LaBonte Mr. & Mrs. John P. McAuliffe, Class Agent 0 Lt. & Mrs. Jason R. Miller, USN Mr. & Mrs. Peter K. Sheffield III, Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Anthony D. Silvestro, Head Class Agent Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy D. Tevald 0

CL A S S OF ’9 8 Mr. Geoffrey R. Barlow, Co-Head Class Agent 0 Mr. J. Andrew Corrigan & Ms. Amanda Slaughter, Co-Head Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. P. Kayser Dixon Mr. & Mrs. David J. Farrell Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Heller, Class Agent Mr. Michael A. Holtman Mr. Sang Yoon Kim Dr. Gregory M. Kraczkowsky II, Class Agent Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Kumming Mr. & Mrs. Brian M. Lemek Mr. Justin H. Nave Mr. & Mrs. James F. Reinhardt Mr. & Mrs. David G. Ries Jr. 0 Mr. & Mrs. George M. Trautman ’98H 0 Mr. & Mrs. Drew T. Widger 0

Mr. & Mrs. Ryan S. Breakey 0 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher A. Caulfield 0 Mr. & Mrs. J. Stratford R. Dennis 0 Mr. & Mrs. Patrick W. Dowling, Class Agent Mr. Geoffrey K. Henschel Mr. Brendan N. Julian Mr. Brandt Leahy Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas P. Malinosky Mr. & Mrs. Steven P. Malinowski Mr. & Mrs. Michael K. Mounsey Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. O’Neill, Co-Head Class Agent 0 Mr. Corey F. Salvatelli Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Seiden, Co-Head Class Agent 0 Mr. Julian Van Cole Mr. & Mrs. Andrew G. Weisman 0 Mr. Joshua D. Zimmering

Mr. John P. Moeller 0 Mr. William N. Palmer, Head Class Agent 0 Mr. Bryant A. Rich Mr. Thomas J. Soyster 0 Mr. & Mrs. Adam T. Swain 0 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Wenstrom

CL A S S OF ’0 3 Mr. Daniel G. Ciaburri Jr. 0 Mr. & Mrs. Kyle Coleman 0 Mr. Louis B. Hager III Mr. & Mrs. Charles N. Hamilton Mr. Mark A. Harrison Mr. & Mrs. Craig P. Irwin Mr. & Mrs. Joseph S. Karoly, Class Agent 0 Mr. & Mrs. Russell C. Lallier Mr. Andrew J. Sercombe Mr. James T. Tang, Head Class Agent 0 Mr. Matthew T. Trautman 0

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CL A S S OF ’04 Mr. & Mrs. Luke R. Archambault, Class Agent Mr. & Mrs. Morgan T. Barrieau Mr. Andrew H. B. Bennett Mr. & Mrs. Evan A. Bowen 0 Mr. & Mrs. Gilman A. Callsen 0 Mr. & Mrs. Samuel J. Cole Mr. Andrew H. Creed Mr. Luke A. Daly Mr. Matthew S. D’Annolfo 0 Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Finnegan Mr. & Mrs. Patrick L. Forshner, Class Agent Mr. Jonathan P. Fugge Mr. Christopher J. Griffin Mr. & Mrs. Tyler E. Kelley 0 Mr. Adrian M. W. Keyes Mr. Graham T. Klehr-Keyes Mr. Brett H. Kreter Mr. Jason B. LaVorgna Mr. & Mrs. Griffin Leahy 0 Mr. Edward J. Mazur III 0 Mr. & Mrs. Albert R. McDonald III Mr. Matthew H. Moran, Head Class Agent Mr. Alexander L. Nicolia Mr. Gabriel K. Park Mr. Alexander M. Rothaus Mr. & Mrs. Patrick S. Sheridan Mr. Raymond J. Yozwiak 0

CL A S S OF ’0 5 Mr. John M. Benoit 0 Mr. Michael J. Brown Mr. & Mrs. Hwi-Yoon Cheong Mr. John P. Clifford III Mr. & Mrs. John W. Ducci, Class Agent Mr. Brett F. Fuller Mr. & Mrs. Jackson O. Howard, Class Agent Mr. Charles H. Hyde IV Mr. Robert Jaramillo Mr. Adam S. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Erik P. Kapchus Mr. Andrew B. Lawrence, Class Agent 0 Mr. Dane G. Lemeris, Head Class Agent 0 Mr. John C. Mori, Class Agent 0 Mr. Ryan M. Offenhartz Mr. Daniel C. Righi Mr. Robert L. Rosenhaus 0 Mr. Porter M. H. Sargent Mr. Andrew R. Schultz Mr. Jarrad M. Seiden 0 Mr. Jeffery S. Soyster 0 Mr. Bryan M. Sweeney Mr. & Mrs. Andrew S. Valentine 0 Mr. Taylor J. Wuennemann

CL A S S OF ’0 6 Mr. Brendan K. Avery Mr. Stuart D. Beath Jr., Class Agent Mr. Trevor L. Bradley Mr. Thomas S. Cousins IV 0 Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas G. Demopoulos Mr. Kevin T. Driscoll, Co-Head Class Agent Mr. Alexander M. Feld Mr. Kai-Cheng Ho Mr. Eugene E. Hutchinson Mr. Erik J. Lanza Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin J. Lyons 0 Mr. Henry L. Murray III, Class Agent 0 Mr. Yoon Namgung Mr. Michael A. Nowiszewski

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“It is funny how, as we age, you see your life experiences differently. As I look back at my Old Farms years, the one thing I see as a common theme amongst everyone was a zest and passion for life. My mentors—Sid Clark, Skip Flanagan, Peter Evans, Frank Leavitt, and many more—all had a passion for something that made their life full. Ultimately, my sense is that their true passion was impacting us as young men. To this day, I can still see each one in my mind—I could even walk to their classrooms 40 years later. We must aspire and persevere, but we must be mindful of how we impact others and the legacy we leave on our families and communities as Men of Avon, as we are stewards of the values we learned years ago. This is why I continue to support Avon.”

—clayton parsons ’78

Mr. Brendan K. Reed Mr. R. Peter Theis, Class Agent 0 Mr. Justin D. Worth Mr. Frank E. Yozwiak 0

CL A S S OF ’0 7 Mr. Eduardo A. Aboitiz Mr. Randall N. Angel 0 Mr. Daniel L. Arguedas C2C Matthew D. Beath, Class Agent Lt. Shane F. Caffrey Mr. Christopher P. Canning, Class Agent 0 Mr. Casey R. Coons, Co-Head Class Agent 0 Mr. James R. Eichas Mr. Matthew N. Giamalis, Class Agent Mr. Zachary T. Green Mr. Jonathan B. Gurry Mr. Tyler C. Haddad, Co-Head Class Agent Mr. & Mrs. William G. Kron P’89 0 Mr. Brian Levine Mr. Andrew J. Lyons 0 Mr. Brian C. Malchoff, Class Agent 0 Mr. Patrick J. Miller 0 Mr. Ryan C. Petersen Mr. Michael J. Recchia Mr. Michael Rubin Lcpl Michael X. Shaw Mr. Kenneth Trentowski, Class Agent Mr. Henri F. Youlden

CL A S S OF ’0 8 Mr. Michael J. Buenaventura Mr. Alexander R. Demopoulos Mr. Andrew J. Dillon Mr. James R. Frageau Jr. Mr. Brian P. Hantzis Mr. Will H. Hendricks, Co-Head Class Agent Mr. Peter J. Holst-Grubbe, Class Agent 0 Mr. Chane F. Keller Mr. Yong Bok Lee Mr. Kyle P. Lipkvich 2nd Lt. Brandon J. Moore 0 Mr. Daniel New Mr. Michael J. Reilly 0 Mr. Kevin S. Sisti, Co-Head Class Agent Mr. Abraham J. Wachter, Class Agent Mr. Christopher J. Wolfel Mr. Richard H. Woodwell 0 Mr. Jacob A. Zieky

CL A S S OF ’0 9 Mr. John B. Beath, Head Class Agent Mr. Frederick M. Berry Mr. Jake R. Bourgault, Class Agent Mr. Colin R. Bradley Mr. Jared P. Ciejek 0 Mr. M. Timothy Clark Mr. Craig T. Cottrell Jr. 0 Mr. Conor R. Cummings, Class Agent 0 Mr. Stefan A. Demopoulos Mr. & Mrs. Blake C. Forkey 0

Mr. Graham C. Garland 0 Mr. Steven M. Heller Mr. Ian J. Lapin 0 Mr. & Mrs. Matthew P. Lauro Mr. Michael C. Mangan, Class Agent Mr. Gregory M. Miller Jr. 0 Mr. John P. Rotchford, Class Agent Mr. Christopher B. Ruhlig 0 Mr. Michael H. Scali Mr. Jason A. Torey Mr. Perry C. Wasserbauer, Class Agent Mr. Aaron H. Zaleznik 0

CL ASS OF ’10 Mr. Matthew R. Coz, Head Class Agent 0 Mr. Benjamin B. Custer Mr. Gregory W. Giamalis Mr. Patrick D. Hampton, Class Agent Mr. Joseph N. Lang Mr. Benjamin B. LaRocque, Class Agent Mr. Patrick J. MacGregor Mr. Sam R. Marvin Mr. Patrick R. Miller 0 Mr. Jonas R. Nissley Mr. Demetrios J. Papadopoulos Mr. Nathan J. Riley Mr. William D. Rosichan Mr. Curtis A. Sjodin 0 Mr. David V. N. Smith III Mr. Comie J. Stallmeyer Mr. Benjamin T. Williams, Class Agent 0

CLASS OF ’11 Anonymous Mr. David A. Barros 0 Mr. Michael J. Barros 0 Mr. H. Jackson Brady 0 Mr. Connor J. Cottrell 0 Mr. John S. Courage 0 Mr. Benjamin A. Crocker, Class Agent Mr. John M. Daly Mr. Daniel M. Gauvin 0 Mr. Thomas J. Geraghty III Mr. Michael R. Gibbons Jr. Mr. Bradley H. Glennon Mr. Benjamin Hamer Mr. Jeffrey A. Kimm Mr. Harrison M. Lyons, Class Agent Mr. Alistair J. S. MacDonald Mr. Justin T. Niemeier Mr. Cooper L. O’Connor Mr. Oliver K. Rothmann, Head Class Agent Mr. Eric J. Sjodin 0 Mr. Raymond J. Wiacek

CL ASS OF ’12 Mr. Gavin S. Clark Mr. Darnell J. Davis Jr. Mr. Matthew J. Detora Mr. David J. Dietrick Mr. Porter R. Dowling Mr. Connor P. Doyle, Class Agent 0 Mr. Robert J. Fiondella Mr. Kyle B. Klett Mr. Landon S. Kost 0 Mr. Connor W. Latz 0 Mr. Ian R. Lindahl 0 Mr. Eric N. Mack Mr. Scott A. McLeod Mr. Daniel R. Menard Mr. Cameron R. Metz Mr. Travis G. Mistretta

ALUMNI GIVING

Avon Celebrates

Yeshaya Lomax ’15, Henry Schopp ’14, Aaron Aryee ’14, Brad Seeber ’14, Mickoy Nichol ’14, and Ian Bomeley ’14 came back to campus for graduation and welcomed the newest alumni into the brotherhood.

Mr. Kristofer B. Molinaro Mr. Michael A. Nicolia, Class Agent Mr. Charles J. O’Brien Mr. Nicholas J. Papadopoulos Mr. Myles C. Riley Mr. Jeremy D. Ross, Class Agent 0 Mr. Joseph R. Sylvia Mr. Harrison J. Wasserbauer Mr. Ryan K. Yen, Class Agent Mr. Michael Zhai

THEODATE POPE RIDDLE’S 150TH BIRTHDAY Mr. Anthony D. Maselli Mr. Daniel J. Nobile Mr. Matthew B. Ostrowski Mr. Sawyer T. Rothmann Mr. Bradley P. Seeber Mr. Saagar K. Sinha Mr. William D. Sjodin Mr. Kevin J. Smith Mr. Nicholas P. Tarchis Mr. Gavin C. Touponse Mr. Andre A. Wowk

CL ASS OF ’13 Mr. Jordan W. Blackington Mr. Alexander G. Cheffer Mr. Brendan T. Conry Jr. Mr. Christian A. Cottrell Mr. Joseph A. Creen III Mr. Patrick J. Dunk Mrs. Gailanne Laferriere ’13H & Mr. Andre Laferriere Mr. Peter F. McGinley Mr. Seamus N. O’Brien, Class Agent Mr. Thomas H. W. Owen Mr. Samuel T. Ravech Mrs. Carol Reller ’13H & Mr. Edward A. Reller P’09 Mr. William G. Thames III Cadet William M. White, Class Agent

CL ASS OF ’1 4 Mr. Maxwell K. Akoto Mr. Patrick H. Albanesi Mr. Lance C. Berry, Class Agent Mr. James E. Biggart Mr. Ian J. Bomely Mr. Austin S. Brawley Mr. Keith R. J. Burwood Mr. Cody R. Doyle, Class Agent Mr. Travis F. Kozak, Class Agent Mr. Daniel S. Leckie Mr. James A. Levere

CL ASS OF ’15 Mr. Henry T. Allen Mr. Christopher R. Buenaventura Mr. Michael D. Camilleri Mr. Charles J. Carpenter Mr. Matous Cvikl Mr. Matthew R. Cyr Mr. Michael P. Dietrick, Class Agent Mr. Jason P. Filipe

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

MRS. RIDDLE

Mr. William W. Findlay Mr. Stephen R. Guglielmo Jr. Mr. Justin S. Imperatore Mr. Trevor G. Kratz Mr. Jack F. Nedorostek Mr. Wesley A. Orred Mr. Alexander Papadopoulos Mr. Charles T. Ralbovsky Mr. Matthew G. Ruhlig Mr. John Witkowski Mr. Adrian M. Wowk Mr. Tong Zhi Mr. Chase M. Zieky

CL ASS OF ’16 Mr. Maxwell M. Boland Mr. John B. Hoehl Mr. Matthew T. Horton, Head Class Agent Mr. Austin M. Kammler Mr. Matthew N. Ladd Mr. Sean C. Napoli, Class Agent

Mr. Luke W. O’Connor Mr. Ian C. Reilly Mr. Tucker G. M. Roy Mr. Nathaniel M. Shemo Mr. Sahil K. Sinha Mr. Stephen G. Stonehouse III

CL ASS OF ’17 Mr. Matthew R. Allen Mr. Robert D. Ambrose Jr. Mr. Kyle T. Anderson Mr. Brandon E. Arnold Mr. Dylan N. Aron Mr. Ryan P. Ashe, Class Agent Mr. McClain R. Awalt Mr. Jeremy L. Awe, Class Agent Mr. Nathan J. Bergin, Class Agent Mr. Jackson J. Berry Mr. Robert Bramble Mr. Edward J. Brennan III, Class Agent Mr. Travers J. Brooks

“My time at Avon was a formative time in my life that set the foundation for the man I have become. Based on all I received from Avon during my time there, I believe I should give back to Avon so others can enjoy the same experience I did.

My gift may not be large, but the more small gifts that Avon gets, the bigger difference Avon can have on its students.”

—sam rubenstein ’85

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“I want to always give back to the place that put me on the track to success in all aspects of my life. Prior to Avon, the path was somewhat bumpy; since Avon, I have always had the tools necessary to keep the right path and be successful in all aspects of my life.”

—michael fish ’95

Mr. Connor J. Burwood Mr. Timothy J. Callahan Mr. Christian B. Cantello Mr. Anthony J. Caputo Mr. Evan M. Carp Mr. James M. Christiano Mr. Jesus Cid Lopez Mr. Jalen A. Cruz Mr. Jeffrey T. Dallas Jr. Mr. Diego De Remedios Mr. Bradford A. Deflin Mr. Whitaker R. Deflin Mr. Mitchell D. Di Perna Mr. Gianluca T. DiGiovanni Mr. Michael G. Doody Mr. Gavin W. Doyle Mr. Carson B. Drew Mr. Francis S. Driscoll Mr. Ryan J. Duffy Mr. Zander C. W. Dyson-Lyon Mr. William R. J. Fellows

Mr. Alec M. Ferry Mr. Michael A. Fischer Mr. Colten Fisher Mr. Connor R. Fox Mr. Dylan P. Gaffney Mr. Alexander M. George Mr. John S. Giatrelis Mr. Thomas E. Girard Mr. Arthur R. Godbout III Mr. Joao Pedro Godoy Mr. Max R. Gonzalez Mr. Bryce L. Grey Mr. Josiah S. Griffith Mr. Kyle M. Handszer Mr. William C. Hesslink Mr. You Hu Mr. Andres Jaramillo Mr. William A. Jarvis Mr. Charles P. Jensen Mr. Andrew Jung Mr. Cole B. Kammler

For their 25th Reunion, Alec MacArthur ’92, Scott Payne ’92, Tim Collins ’92, and Joe Biondo ’92 got the group back together to play in the Reunion Golf Scramble.

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Mr. Do Hyun Kim Mr. Taylor T. L. Kirby Mr. Youngchull Koh Mr. William B. Krag III Mr. Charles T. Kuchman Mr. Ryan G. Lanchbury, Class Agent Mr. Jake N. Lawrence Mr. Michael L. Lawrence Mr. Dawson Leonard Mr. James R. Littlefield Mr. Grant M. Long Mr. Herman Lui Mr. Liyang Luo Mr. John K. Lynch Mr. Cameron J. Mackechnie Mr. Robert B. Magnus IV Mr. Devin M. Marchitto Mr. Owen T. McElroy Mr. Connor McKernan Mr. Eamon R. Moore Mr. Nicholas Mulligan Mr. Blake R. Musumano Mr. Nathaniel C. Newman Mr. Kaho E. Ngai Mr. Daniel O’Connor Mr. Michael J. O’Connor Mr. David A. Olivares Mr. Kymani A. Palmer Mr. Tyler A. Pancavage Mr. Thorne Pendleton Mr. Jordan B. Pepe Mr. Benjamin B. Pirko Mr. Rodrigo A. Polanco Mr. Connor R. Preen Mr. Matthew B. Riggle Mr. Owen N. Roberge Mr. Wiley S. Ruffine Mr. Noah H. Saffan

Mr. Brandon W. Schellin Mr. Brendan K. Schneider Mr. Jefferson R. Shamburger Mr. Kevin A. Sieber, Head Class Agent Mr. Alec R. Sjodin Mr. Jack T. Sloane Mr. Henry B. Smith Jr. Mr. Thomas C. Solberg Mr. Yidao Song Mr. Tyler Soucy Mr. Raheem E. Spence Mr. Joseph F. Stallmeyer Mr. Joseph J. L. Suski Mr. Max S. Timonen Mr. John P. Trauernicht Mr. Luka Vasic Mr. Xavier M. Vega, Class Agent Mr. Hayden A. Voegtle Mr. Tyler C. Washington Mr. Tyrrell C. Washington Mr. Jared C. Wetherbee Mr. Lucas A. Whalen Mr. Zachary J. Winemaster, Class Agent Mr. Charles B. Winsor Mr. Yuanchu Xie Mr. Scott A. Ziegler

CLASS ’18 Mr. Quentin G. Danielson

CLASS ’19 Mr. Ross A. Klipp Kaplan Mr. Nolan J. Morr Mr. Ryan J. Siedem

CL A SS ’2 0 Mr. Polam Fung

News and Notes

ordway art gallery grand opening

The evolution of the new Ordway Art Gallery, located at the connection of the Beatson Performing Arts Center and the Brown Student Center, took a lot of thought and energy from all sides. The idea was born of the need for a new home for the old Ordway Gallery, previously housed in the Forge and Water Tower on the edge of Avon’s campus. When Headmaster Kenneth LaRocque offered the idea of using the space in between the Brown and the Beatson, Visual Arts Chair Cristina Pinton ran with it. She not only saw the gallery, but also envisioned a dedicated space to honor Gail Laferriere, her predecessor and beloved art teacher at Avon for 42 years.

“This building is the hub of campus—we have the student center, the field house, the weight room, the auditorium, music rooms, and more,” shared Headmaster LaRocque during his welcoming remarks. “Now, we have a dedicated space for the visual arts, too. And this is not a space tucked away on the far side of campus—this is a hallway our community walks down every day.”

Filled with an array of creative work by students and alumni, the hallway was not only transformed into a space to hang art, but into a true gallery that captures a visitor’s attention, highlights the emotion in each piece, and brings peace to the soul.

The gallery opening had several features: Current student artwork of several media, including painting, photography, woodworking, ceramics, and screen printing The inaugural Alumni Spotlight, featuring four large prints by Rodney Smith ’66, which will be on loan to the school and on display in the gallery for one year Hand-crafted cabinets displaying 3-D art, including a dedicated cabinet sponsored by the class of 1963 Differ Fund, featuring a display about Theodate Pope Riddle and the artifacts used in the creation of Avon Old Farms School Award-winning alumni artwork A dedication ceremony for the space honoring Gail Laferriere, the visual arts chair at Avon for 42 years Current students, faculty, administration, alumni, and members of the local art community all came to celebrate the opening of this valuable space and the tradition of unrivaled talent in our Visual Arts Department.

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parents of

avon MISSION STATEMENT

With the concurrence of the Avon Old Farms School headmaster and Board of Directors, and in accordance with the school’s philosophy, the mission of the Avon Old Farms Parents of Avon is to promote camaraderie and a sense of community among Avon families and friends and enhance the academic, athletic, and extracurricular experiences of the Men of Avon.

winged beaver leader ship circle The Winged Beaver Leadership Circle began in 2013 and was established to honor the parents of current students who contribute at a leadership level. We are grateful for their exceptional support of the school.

Anonymous (3) Mrs. Julie Aaron-Parks & Mr. Michael Parks P’19 Mr. Kyoung Mo Ahn & Ms. Sung Ok Lee P’18 Ms. Mary Allen P’15, ’19, ’19 0 Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Ambrose Sr. P’17 Mr. Jeonghwan An & Mrs. Kiok Lee P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Behnam Badiee P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Baio P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Brad Berggren P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Capozzoli Jr. P’19 Dr. & Andrew E. Caputo P’16, ’17 Dr. Ho Ick Chang & Dr. Seungjin Lee P’19 Mr. Seom Geun Cho & Ms. Dagyo Sung P’18 Mr. Jesus Cid and Mrs. Marta Lopez P’17

It is always a show you don’t want to miss when the Riddlers perform.

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CO-PRESIDENTS

Amy Brennan P’17 Robin DiNicola P’18 C O -V ICE PRESIDENTS

Eric Voegtle P’17 Todd Root P’15, ’20 C O -T R E A S U R E R S

Kimberly Summers P’18 Greg Marshall P’18 CO-SECR ETAR IES

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Dr. Donna M. Cipolla P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Brian B. Conroy ’82, ’13H, P’20 0 Mr. Yihu Dai & Mrs. Dejie Jia P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Alberto de la Cruz P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Doody P’17 Mr. Christopher S. Drew & Mrs. Katie Martin ’85, P’17, ’18 0 Mr. & Mrs. Jude T. Driscoll P’17 Mr. Sheng Du & Mrs. Bei Zhang P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Henry B. duPont Smith, Sr. P’17, ’19 Mr. & Mrs. Kent Fitzpatrick P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Neil Flanagan P’19, ’20 Mr. & Mrs. Heberton E. Fricke III P’14, ’19 Mr. David Fung & Mrs. Joanna Hui P’20 Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Gaffney P’16, ’17 0 Mr. & Mrs. Matthew J. Gardella P’19

Dr. Glenn S. Gart & Dr. Julie A. Vernon-Gart P’20 Mr. Yuekun Geng & Mrs. Yingxin Dong P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Arthur R. Godbout Jr. P’17, ’19 Mr. Maocai Gong & Ms. Bei Ren P’18 Mr. Stephen G. Haskin P’18, ’19 Mr. Hongxin Hu & Ms. Shihong Su P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hubbard P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Steven M. Huveldt P’18 Dr. Kevin D. Inwood P’15, ’16, ’19 Mr. & Mrs. David R. Jarvis P’17 Mr. Horim Jung & Mrs. Hwirang Im P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Khalil A. Kanaan P’20 Mr. & Mrs. Neal J. Keating P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Keator P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Wade H. O. Kirby P’17, ’17 Mr. Nam Koh & Mrs. Romi G. Haan P’17

News and Notes “We believe the Avon Old Farms School is the finest school for boys in the country, if not the world. Avon has a dedicated faculty who understands boys beyond all measure, superb facilities, and a highly competitive and supportive athletic program.

Boys enter as boys and leave as men with an invaluable preparation for college…and life.”

—wade & linda kirby p’17, ’18

Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Kuchman P’17 Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Latrenta P’19 Dr. Linda Latrenta & Mr. Kurt Bloedel P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Michael C. Lawrence P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Changsang Lee P’20 Mr. Jae Yoon Lee & Ms. Seon Sook Jin P’18 Dr. & Mrs. Ziqiao Li P’20 Mr. Hyundeok Lim & Mrs. Jungyeoun Kim P’20 Mr. John Lin P’19 Mr. & Mrs. James M. Liptrot P’11, ’12, ’15, ’18 0 Mr. Honggang Liu & Ms. Qian Guo P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Lohr P’18 Mr. Yan Lu & Mrs. Li Jia P’19 Mr. Danny Lui & Ms. Shirley Wong P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Brendan B. Lynch ’88, P’17 0 Mr. & Mrs. James S. Mackechnie P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Magnus III P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Jason Manafort P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Gregory E. Marshall P’18 Mr. & Mrs. John J. McElroy P’17 Ms. Mary B. McKernan & Mr. Paul Tortorella P’17, P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. McKernan P’17, P’19 Dr. Nathaniel J. Merrell & Dr. Jennifer E. Merrell P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Bradley R. Morris ’84, P’20 0 Mr. & Mrs. John Mulligan P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Akiyoshi Niimura P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Patrick O’Connor P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Peter O’Sullivan P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Timothy G. Overcash P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Palandjian P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Matthew T. Pancavage P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Thayer Pendleton P’17

Mr. & Mrs. Tyrone Pike P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Brian J. Pirko P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Wyatt Pratt P’19 Ms. Drucilla A. Richards P’18, ’19 Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Roberge P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Ryan Jr. P’13, ’15, ’18 0 Ms. Wendy Safe P’18 Ms. Leanne Schaaf P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Shaw P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Glenn A. Sieber P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Signorino Jr. P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Kevin A. Sjodin P’10, ’11, ’14, ’17 0 Mr. Bernard G. Smyth & Ms. Margaret M. Smyth P’18 Mr. Kyungho Son & Mrs. Seonwook Yi P’20 Mr. & Mrs. Craig Soucy P’17 Mr. Seth Sulkin & Ms. Yoshiko Arima P’19 Mr. Yun Sun & Mrs. Weicheng Xu P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Walter B. Suski III P’17 Mr. & Mrs. William W. Sweedler P’16, ’19 Mr. Torren Szuluk P’19, ’20 Mr. & Mrs. Pedro L. Vega Sr. P’12, ’17 Mr. Gang Wang & Ms. Xianfeng Yin P’18 Dr. Hualin Wang & Mrs. Zhuoqun Qian P’18 Mr. Zhu Wang & Ms. Sun Li P’20 Mr. & Mrs. John Warner III P’20 Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Winemaster ’83, P’17 0 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Winsor P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Zarb P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Douglas N. Zeytoonjian P’20 Mr. Wenkai Zhang and Mrs. Ning Yang P’19 Dr. & Mrs. Yuehua Zhang P’20 Mr. Keith T. Ziegler & Ms. Leeann Varasconi P’17 Mr. Bing Zuo and Mrs. Yongmei Lin P’20

campus improvements The year’s biggest parent-driven initiative was presented on Saturday, April 29, this year. A Taste of New England: A farm-to-table feast, is sponsored each year by the Parents of Avon Association and our many generous sponsors.

The Riddle Refectory and Barnes to From incredible sports packages Lounge roof was replaced and used was magnificent art, this year’s live auction approximately 26,000 stone tile shingles. an event to remember, as were the moments enjoyed between alumni, parents, faculty The Barnes Lounge floor was refinished members, and friends.

And of course, the and turned into a classroom. exceptional and unique culinary experience Eagle and Elephant dormitories was a delicious treat to all invited guests. underwent masonry repairs to restore Proceeds from the Blue Blazer Ball benefit the integrity of campus architecture. the Student Enrichment Fund.

Slate roofing throughout the campus was repaired, including in the Forge and the Gatehouse.

The school’s buildings converted to LED lighting as a part of our sustainability efforts.

Upgraded audio/visual equipment with high-definition capabilities was added to the Susan Casey Brown Auditorium.

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current parent giving In 2016–2017, 75 percent of current parents supported Avon.

The strong support of our current parents reinforces the value placed on the Avon experience. We thank you for your exceptional support.

2016-2017

parent leadership Committee Mrs. Monica Baio P’18 Mrs. Rochelle Fitzpatrick P’19 Mrs. Cynthia Flanagan P’19, ’20 Mrs. Patricia E. Fricke P’14, ’19 Mrs. Sarah Gardella P’19 Anonymous (4) Mrs. Julie Aaron-Parks & Mr. Michael Parks P’19 Mr. Kyoung Mo Ahn & Ms. Sung Ok Lee P’18 Ms. Mary Allen P’15, ’19, ’19 0 Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Allen P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Ambrose Sr. P’17 Mr. Jeonghwan An & Mrs. Kiok Lee P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Anderson P’17 Mr. & Mrs. John K. Anderson P’20 Mr. & Mrs. Gene F. Arnold P’17 Mr. & Mrs. John G. Ashe ’86 P’15, ’17 0 Mrs. Melanie H. Awe P’14, ’17 Mr. & Mrs. Behnam Badiee P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Baio P’18 Mr. Kenneth Banks P’19 Ms. Lauren Barth P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Drew C. Bartkiewicz P’16, ’18 Mr. Michael H. Bednarz & Mrs. Julie G. Zyla P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Sergey L. Belyaev P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Garrett R. Benton P’20 Mr. & Mrs. Brad Berggren P’19 Mr. Michael Bergin & Mrs. Jeanne Higgins Bergin P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Brennan Jr. P’17 0 Dr. Richard Brooks & Dr. Heidi Brooks P’17 Ms. Jenniffer Buanno P’08, ’10, ’12, ’17 Mr. Michael F. Burke & Mrs. Sally Beath-Burke P’15, ’18 0 Dr. & Mrs. David B. Burstein P’20 Mr. & Mrs. Keith R. Burwood P’14, ’17 0 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Calcinari P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Callahan P’14, ’17, ’18 0 Mr. & Mrs. Roger D. Cantello P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Capozzoli Jr. P’19 Dr. Andrew E. Caputo P’16, ’17 Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Carlisle P’19 Mr. Jeffrey N. Carp & Ms. Patricia Berenson P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Timothy T. Casad P’18

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Mrs. Cynthia Huveldt P’18 Mrs. Felicia Lazor P’18, ’20 Mrs. Chase Malter P’18 Mrs. Susan Ryan P’13, ’15, ’20 Ms. Wendy Safe P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Chandor Jr. P’19 Dr. Ho Ick Chang & Dr. Seungjin Lee P’19 Mr. Seom Geun Cho & Ms. Dagyo Sung P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Christensen P’18 Mr. Jesus Cid & Mrs. Marta Lopez P’17 Dr. Donna M. Cipolla P’18 Mr. & Mrs. William H. Colehower P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Columbus P’20 Mr. & Mrs. Todd Coniff P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Brian B. Conroy ’82 13 (H), P’20 0 Mr. & Mrs. Gary J. Corliss P’20 Mr. & Mrs. Jose A. Cruz P’17 Mr. Stephen K. Culhane Esq. P’20 Mr. & Mrs. Lee Curtis P’18 Mr. Yihu Dai & Mrs. Dejie Jia P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey T. Dallas P’17, ’19 Dr. Andrew Damokosh & Ms. Kimberly Damokosh P’18 Mr. John M. Danielson P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Alberto de la Cruz P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Deckers ’90, P’18, ’20 Mr. Bradford A. Deflin P’17, ’17 Dr. & Mrs. Frank Dellacono P’19 Mr. Danny Di Perna & Mrs. Molly Pietrantonio P’15, ’17 Drs. Paul & Angela DiGiovanni P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Kevin N. DiNicola P’18 Mr. & Ms. Sean E. Donlan Esq. P’20 Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Doody P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Doyle Jr. P’11, ’17 Ms. Susannah Drake P’20 Mr. Christopher S. Drew & Mrs. Katie Martin ’85 P’17, ’18 0 Ms. Dawn Driggs P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Jude T. Driscoll P’17 Mr. Sheng Du & Mrs. Bei Zhang P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Steven P. Duffy P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Paul B. Duwan ’85 P’18 0 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ellis P’18, ’19 Mr. & Mrs. William E. Eschert ’83 P’19 0 Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Ewing P’18

Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Farnam P’18 Mr. Richard A. Fellows P’17 Mr. Qi Feng & Ms. Yanxiao Zhao P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Frank Ferlise P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Stanley B. Fidanque P’14, ’18 Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Fischer P’17 Mr. Clarence J. Fisher P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Kent Fitzpatrick P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Neil Flanagan P’19, ’20 Mr. & Mrs. Sean M. Fox P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Heberton E. Fricke III P’14, P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Sergio Frutuoso P’19 Mr. David Fung & Mrs. Joanna Hui P’20 Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Gaffney P’16, ’17 0 Mr. & Mrs. Matthew J. Gardella P’19 Dr. Glenn S. Gart & Dr. Julie A. Vernon-Gart P’20 Mr. Yuekun Geng & Mrs. Yingxin Dong P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. George P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Peter Gersky P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Giatrelis ’81 P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Girard P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Justin C. Glenn P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Arthur R. Godbout Jr. P’17, ’19 Mr. Fernando Godoy P’17 Mr. Maocai Gong & Ms. Bei Ren P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Ruben Gonzalez P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey G. Grey P’14, ’17 0 Mr. Andre Griffith & Ms. Lisa B. Thompson P’16, ’17 Dr. & Mrs. Jacob Handszer P’17 Mr. Stephen G. Haskin P’18, ’19 Mr. & Mrs. Allan R. Heinke P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey R. Hesslink P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Timothy W. Hill P’20 0 Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Hlavna P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Spencer M. Houldin P’20 Mr. Hongxin Hu & Ms. Shihong Su P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hubbard P’19 Dr. Andrew Hunter & Dr. Andrea SmithHunter P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Steven M. Huveldt P’18 Mrs. Marlene Hyde P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Intrator P’20 Dr. Kevin D. Inwood P’15, ’16, ’19 Mr. & Mrs. Julian S. C. Jackson P’20 Mr. & Mrs. Ernesto Jaramillo P’17 Mr. & Mrs. David R. Jarvis P’17 Mr. Jose M. Jauregui & Mrs. Slawa Gomez De La Cuesta P’16, ’18 Mr. & Mrs. Mark Jemison P’20 Mr. & Mrs. Steve Jensen P’17, ’19 Ms. Michelle Joseph P’19 Mr. Horim Jung & Mrs. Hwirang Im P’18 Ms. Susan M. Kammler P’16, ’17 Mr. & Mrs. Khalil A. Kanaan P’20 Mr. Roger Kaplan & Ms. Melissa Klipp P’19

Mr. & Mrs. Neal J. Keating P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Keator P’19 Mr. William Kelley & Mrs. Melinda Marye-Kelley P’18 Dr. & Mrs. Myles Keroack M.D. P’18 Mr. George Kindel P’14, ’16, ’18 Mr. & Mrs. Wade H. O. Kirby P’17, ’18 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Knight P’19 Ms. Ellen T. Knowlton P’18 Mr. Nam Koh & Mrs. Romi G. Haan P’17 Mr. & Mrs. William B. Krag Jr. P’17, ’20 Mr. & Mrs. Henry D. Krupnikoff ’86 P’19 0 Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Kuchman P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Dennis J. Lanchbury P’17 Mr. Michael Gibbens & Ms. Julie Lassonde P’18 Dr. & Mrs. Gary L. Last P’18 Dr. & Mrs. Gregory Latrenta P’19 Dr. Linda Latrenta & Mr. Kurt Bloedel P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Mark Lawrence P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Michael C. Lawrence P’17 Ms. Vickie Lawrence P’17 Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence Z. Lazor P’18, ’20 Mr. & Mrs. Changsang Lee P’20 Mr. Jae Yoon Lee & Ms. Seon Sook Jin P’18 Mr. & Mrs. George Lemieux II P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Leonard Esq. P’17, ’19 Dr. & Mrs. Ziqiao Li P’20 Mr. Hyundeok Lim & Mrs. Jungyeoun Kim P’20 Mr. John Lin P’19 Mr. James M. Liptrot & Ms. Nancy M. Liptrot P’11, ’12, ’15, ’18 0 Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Littlefield P’17 Mr. Honggang Liu & Ms. Qian Guo P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Lohr P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Andrew P. Long P’17 Mr. Yan Lu & Mrs. Li Jia P’19 Mr. Danny Lui & Ms. Shirley Wong P’17 Mr. Mingmin Luo & Ms. Meili Jiang P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Brendan B. Lynch ’88 P’17 0 Mrs. Lory I. C. D. Lyon & Mr. Adrian D. Small P’17 Mr. & Ms. Duncan R. MacKay P’20 Mr. & Mrs. James S. Mackechnie P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Magnus III P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Brian R. Maitland ’80 P’18 0 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Malter P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Jason Manafort P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Gregory E. Marshall P’18 Dr. & Mrs. William T. Marshall P’18, ’20 Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Matalon P’20 Mr. & Mrs. Todd S. Mather P’20 Mr. & Mrs. John J. McElroy P’17 Dr. & Mrs. John McIntyre P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. McKernan ’91 P’20

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Ms. Mary B. McKernan & Mr. Paul Tortorella P’17, ’19 Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. McKernan P’17, ’19 Mr. & Mrs. William Mella P’20 Dr. Ezekiel M. Menendez & Mrs. Mercedes Featherston P’20 0 Dr. Nathaniel J. Merrell & Dr. Jennifer E. Merrell P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Gregory A. Mickelson P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Todd A. Miller ’91 P’19 0 Ms. Catherine D. Mollica P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher E. Moore P’17 Mr. & Mrs. John J. Moore Jr. P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Morr P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Bradley R. Morris ’84 P’20 0 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Morris Jr. P’19 Dr. Lisa Mueller & Mr. William Mueller Sr. P’18 Mr. & Mrs. John Mulligan P’17 Mr. & Mrs. David M. Murray ’87 P’18 Mr. & Mrs. William Murray Jr. P’19 Mr. Wesley D. Musumano P’17 Mr. & Mrs. James L. Nastri P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Matthew D. Newman P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Carl L. Nicholson P’20 Mr. & Mrs. Akiyoshi Niimura P’18 Mr. & Mrs. D. Michael O’Connor P’15, ’17 Mr. & Mrs. Patrick O’Connor P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Kevin O’Hare P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Bill Oldham P’20 Mr. & Mrs. Enrique J. Olivares P’17 Ms. Jane Oppong P’16, ’19 Mr. & Mrs. Peter O’Sullivan P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Timothy G. Overcash P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Palandjian P’18 Mr. & Mrs. David A. Palmer P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Matthew T. Pancavage P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Thayer Pendleton P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Albert T. Pepe II P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Donald Peters P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Dejan Petrusev P’18, ’20 Mr. & Mrs. Jason N. Pfannenbecker P’20 Mr. & Mrs. Samphanh Phommachanh P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Tyrone Pike P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Brian J. Pirko P’17

Our students and the Bee Team tend to three beehives on campus, which produced honey for the first time this year.

Mr. & Mrs. Wyatt Pratt P’19 Dr. Ellen Preen & Mr. Clifford Preen P’17 Mr. Carlos E. Ramirez & Mrs. Olga Kalandova-Ramirez P’18 Mrs. Diane J. Ravech P’13, ’18 Mr. Karl D. Ravech P’13, ’18 Mr. Richard M. Ray & Dr. Kathleen G. Ray P’18 Mr. & Mrs. William A. Reller P’18 Mr. & Mrs. James Reynolds Jr. P’19 Ms. Drucilla A. Richards P’18, ’19 Mr. & Ms. Darren B. Riggle P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Roberge P’17

“I love everything about Avon, but what I love most is how my son’s advisor, teachers, and coaches all support and challenge him to be his best. At Avon, I have always felt that there are so many special people genuinely caring for my son, helping him to do the most with his talents and interests, and inspiring him to discover new ones. That’s the Avon experience, and that’s why my husband and I never fail to support the Annual Fund.”

—sarah gardella p’19

Mr. & Mrs. Jon F. Rooney P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Anthony B. Ruffine P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Ryan Jr. P’13, ’15, ’18 0 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Ryan P’20 Ms. Wendy Safe P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Howard Saffan P’17 Dr. Faith L. Samples-Smart P’20 Ms. Leanne Schaaf P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Darrin T. Schellin P’17 Mr. & Mrs. J. Douglas Scher P’20 Capt. John J. Schneider & Ms. Cynthia A. Kroger P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Ellis L. Shamburger, III P’12, ’17, ’20 0 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Shaw P’18 Mr. Lei Si & Ms. Xiangting Yu P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Glenn A. Sieber P’17 0 Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Siedem P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Signorino Jr. P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Kevin A. Sjodin P’10, ’11, ’14, ’17 0 Mr. Leon D. Smart P’20 Mr. & Mrs. Henry B. duPont Smith, Sr. P’17, ’19 Mr. & Mrs. Kevin W. Smith P’18 Mr. Bernard G. Smyth & Ms. Margaret M. Smyth P’18 Mr. & Mrs. John B. Solberg P’12, ’17 Mr. Kyungho Son & Mrs. Seonwook Yi P’20 Mr. & Mrs. Craig Soucy P’17 Mr. & Mrs. John J. Spearman, IV P’14, ’15, ’18 0 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Stephan P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Stolworthy P’19, ’19 Mr. Seth Sulkin & Ms. Yoshiko Arima P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Sullo Sr. P’19 Mr. Christopher R. Summers P’18 Ms. Kimberly A. Summers P’18 Mr. Yun Sun & Mrs. Weicheng Xu P’18 Mr. Seung Yeup Sung & Mrs. Kyung A. Lee P’20 Mr. & Mrs. Walter B. Suski III P’17

Mr. & Mrs. William W. Sweedler P’16, ’19 Mr. Torren Szuluk P’20 Mr. & Mrs. Kimmo Timonen P’17 Mr. Theodore Tolis & Dr. Jule McCombes-Tolis P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Drew Tucci P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Louis N. Usich III ’85 P’15, ’18, ’20 0 Mr. & Mrs. Martin Vega Jr. P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Pedro L. Vega Sr. P’12, ’17 Mr. & Mrs. Eric E. Voegtle ’89 P’17 0 Mr. & Mrs. James Votta P’19 Ms. Sarah L. Walker P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Richard Walsh P’18 Dr. Hualin Wang & Mrs. Zhuoqun Qian P’18 Mr. Zhu Wang & Ms. Sun Li P’20 Mr. & Mrs. John Warner III P’20 Mr. Kenneth Tucker & Mrs. Keisha Watson-Tucker P’19 Mr. & Mrs. William Weathersby P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Dieter Wehner P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Richard Wetherbee P’17 Dr. & Mrs. James D. Whalen P’12, ’17 Ms. Haynie L. Wheeler P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Winemaster ’83 P’17 0 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Winsor P’17 Mr. James C. Wiseman & Mrs. Jennifer Sokol Wiseman P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Wotorson P’18 Mr. Ying Xie & Mrs. Guangming Song P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Young P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Zarb P’19 Mr. & Mrs. Douglas N. Zeytoonjian P’20 Mr. Wenkai Zhang & Mrs. Ning Yang P’19 Dr. & Mrs. Yuehua Zhang P’20 Mr. Keith T. Ziegler & Ms. Leeann Varasconi P’17 Mr. Bing Zuo & Mrs. Yongmei Lin P’20

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parents of alumni giving Parents of alumni continue to support Avon long after their children graduate. The dedication and commitment of these families to Avon help ensure the school’s continued excellence. Thank you.

Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Paul B. Ahern P’86, GP’12 Ms. Krista N. Aldrich P’16 0 Mr. & Mrs. Edward N. Allen P’06, ’09 Ms. Mary Allen P’15, ’19, ’19 0 Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Allred P’10 Mr. & Mrs. Rolf Andersen P’93 0 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Anderson P’85 0 Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Angel ’72, P’07 0 Dr. Julie Armada P’02 0 Mr. & Mrs. John G. Ashe ’86 P’15, ’17 0 Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Ashe P’86, ’91, ’92, GP’15, ’17 Mr. Eugene D. Atkinson P’88, ’94 Mr. & Mrs. William H. Austin P’92 Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan S. Avery P’06 0 Mr. & Mrs. Richard Barlow P’98 0 Ms. Kimberly D. Barnes P’15 Mr. David G. Barnet & Ms. Julia G. Richards P’16

Mr. & Mrs. David M. Barros P’11, ’11 0 Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Barry P’15 Mr. & Mrs. Hugh R. Beath P’76, ’77, GP’06, ’07, ’09, ’15, ’18 0 Mr. & Mrs. Stuart D. Beath ’77, P’06, ’07, ’09 0 Mr. & Mrs. James E. Bell III ’74, P’14 0 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Bell P’02 Dr. & Mrs. Richard R. Bennett ’63, P’04 0 Mr. & Mrs. John Benoit P’05 0 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Y. Berry P’14 Mr. & Mrs. W. Christopher Berry P’03 Mr. & Mrs. Rolf Biekert P’09, ’11 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Biondo P’92 0 Mr. & Mrs. Douglas H. Birnie P’14 Mr. & Mrs. Rodman R. Black Jr. P’99 0 Ms. Kim P. Blanchard P’08 Mr. & Mrs. Peter Bolan P’73, ’76 0 Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Bolland P’19

Major & Mrs. John M. Bourgault, USMC (Ret.) ’80, P’09 0 Ms. Sally Bourgault P’80, GP’09 0 Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Bouvier P’09, ’16 0 Mr. & Mrs. J. Hallam Boyd Jr. P’83 0 Mr. & Mrs. G. Rohan Bradley P’06, ’09 0 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Brady P’11 0 Mr. Michael Breault P’02 Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey G. Breneiser P’11 0 Dr. & Mrs. Heinz H. Brennwald P’86 0 Mr. & Mrs. Brett C. Browchuk P’15 Mr. & Mrs. Bradford Brown P’95 0 Mr. & Mrs. Scott S. Brown P’05, ’06 Mrs. Susan C. Brown P’86, ’87 Mr. & Mrs. Leroy L. Bruff P’01 Ms. Jenniffer Buanno P’08, ’10, ’12, ’17 Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Buenaventura P’08, ’15 0

Mr. Michael F. Burke & Mrs. Sally BeathBurke P’15, ’18 0 Dr. & Mrs. William P. Burks P’87 0 Mrs. Ann-Sylvia D. Burns P’76 Mr. & Mrs. Keith R. Burwood P’14, ’17 0 Ms. Samantha Cadenhead P’10 Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Callahan P’14, ’17, ’18 0 Mr. & Mrs. David A. Camilleri P’15 Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Capraro P’06 Ms. Rosie E. Carlino P’14 0 Mr. & Mrs. T. Peter Carnes P’07, ’14 0 Mr. David Carroll & Dr. Barbara Bartlik P’05 Dr. John T. Carroll & Mrs. Doe A. Le BlancCarroll P’99 Dr. & Mrs. Culley C. Carson III P’90 Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Carter P’99 0 Ms. Nancy Casebier P’90 Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence P. Casella P’09, ’12 Mr. David J. Castellani P’13

Burton Fricke ’19 and his parents pose for a photo in front of Village Green Vista before heading to his next class during Family Weekend.

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News and Notes Mr. & Mrs. Dennis M. Caulfield Sr. P’13 Mr. & Mrs. Floyd Chandler P’96 Mr. John A. Charette & Mrs. Lynn Mather Charette P’13 0 Mrs. Ellen M. Charles P’79, ’83, GP’10 0 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen E. Chase P’85 0 Ms. Allison M. Cheffer P’13 0 Mr. & Mrs. William C. Cherry ’80, P’06 0 Dr. & Mrs. Daniel G. Ciaburri P’03 0 Mr. & Mrs. Samual J. Civiletto P’96 0 Mr. & Mrs. Mark J. Clark P’09, ’13 0 Mr. & Mrs. Dale K. Cline P’93, ’95, GP’14 0 Mrs. Elizabeth Cloud P’78, GP’14 Mr. Kenneth G. Cloud & Dr. Adrienne L. Maraist ’78, P’14 Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Cohane P’02 Mr. & Mrs. Martin I. Cole ’16H, P’04 0 Mr. Ulysses L. Coleman P’05 Mr. & Mrs. Brendan T. Conry Sr. P’13 0 Mr. & Mrs. Jorge E. Consuegra Jr. ’77, P’11 Mr. & Mrs. Kevin K. Cooke P’13 0 Mr. & Mrs. Henry R. Coons ’71, P’07 0 Mr. & Mrs. Gordon N. Cooper P’88 0 Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Corey P’99 Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Corradi P’89 0 Mr. & Mrs. James W. Corrigan ’67, P’98 0 Mr. Frank D. Costello ’60, P’85 0 Mr. & Mrs. Craig T. Cottrell Sr. P’09, ’11, ’13 0 Mr. Thomas S. Cousins P’06 d 0 Mrs. Thomas S. Cousins P’06 Ms. Christine M. Coz P’09, ’10 0 Mr. & Mrs. Herbert L. Crocker P’92 Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan A. Crocker P’11 0 Mr. Richard G. Croft Jr. ’59, P’83 0 Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Cuccia P’00 0 Mrs. Mary Jean Cummiskey P’10 Mr. & Mrs. Arthur B. Custer P’04, ’05, ’10 0 Dr. & Mrs. Leslie S. Cutler P’91 Mr. & Mrs. Dave Cyr P’15 0 Mr. & Mrs. Frank D’Amelio P’08 Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. D’Annolfo P’04 0 Mr. & Mrs. Jason M. Davino P’14 0 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Davis P’04 Mr. & Mrs. Rodney M. Davis P’05 Dr. & Mrs. William Dean III P’01, P’01 0 Dr. & Mrs. Peter J. Deckers P’90, GP’18, ’20 0 Capt. Victor Delano P’75 d Mr. & Mrs. Tony Delnicki P’81, ’87 0 Mr. & Mrs. James M. Detora P’12 0 Mr. Danny Di Perna & Mrs. Molly Pietrantonio P’15, ’17 Mr. & Mrs. Lou DiCocco P’02 Mr. & Mrs. Ralph F. Dietz P’02 Mr. & Mrs. John A. Dillon P’08 0 Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Dixon P’98 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Donahoe P’12 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Dougherty P’11 0 Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Dowling P’91, ’00 0 Mr. Vincent J. Dowling Jr. P’12 0 Mr. & Mrs. Brian P. Doyle P’12, ’14 0 Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Doyle Jr. P’11, ’17 Ms. Kimberly Dreier P’15 Mr. & Mrs. John E. Drew P’85, ’87, GP’17, ’18 0 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph V. Driscoll ’72, P’06 0 Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. Driscoll ’72, P’08 0 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Driscoll ’79, P’06, ’08, ’09, ’11 0 Mr. & Mrs. George M. Economos P’15 0 Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Evans P’98 0 Mr. Robert J. Falaguerra P’03 0 Dr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Feibel ’74, P’12 0

BLUE BLAZER SPONSORS

LEA DERSHIP $5,000 Frank Capasso and Sons Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Capasso P’20

BLUE BLAZER $ 2,500 All Waste, Inc. Lawrence Properties Morris Group, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Bradley R. Morris ’84, P’20 People’s United Bank Simsbury Bank

COTSWOLD $1,000 Miner’s Inc. Town Fair Tires Verve Design, LLC Mr. & Mrs. James A. Levin P’20

PAT RON $500 Andrews-Perry Construction Automated Building Systems Benchemark Printing CohnReznick CWPM Eagle Rivet Roof Service Corp.

George’s Pizza Macri Associates, Inc. Marketing Solutions Merrill Lynch Wealth Management /The Johnson Group Mollica Law Offices, PC Ms. Catherine D. Mollica P’18 O’Neill’s Sanford and Hawley Shipman & Goodwin, LLP Suburban Sanitation Service, Inc. Talcott View Development Company The Johnson Group Veracross

The year’s biggest parent-driven initiative was presented on Saturday, April 29. A Taste of New England, a farm-to-table feast, is sponsored each year by the Parents of Avon Association and our many generous sponsors.

From incredible sports packages to magnificent art, this year’s live auction was an event to remember, as were the moments enjoyed between alumni, parents, faculty members, and friends. And of course, the exceptional culinary experience was a treat to all invited guests.

Proceeds from the Blue Blazer Ball benefit the Student Enrichment Fund.

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Dr. Robert P. Feldman & Dr. Virginia E. Feldman P’14 0 Mr. & Mrs. Stanley B. Fidanque P’14, ’18 Mr. & Mrs. Anibal A. Filipe P’15 Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Fiondella P’12 0 Mr. Thomas Foote & Ms. Constance Williams P’08 Ms. Patricia H. Ford P’03, ’09 Mr. Paul M. Ford P’03, ’09 Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Fox P’91 0 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph S. Freeman P’11 0 Mr. & Mrs. Heberton E. Fricke III P’14, ’19 Mr. Frederick Fritz Jr. P’95 0 Mr. & Mrs. Vincent E. Gallagher P’90 Ms. Donna M. Garafalo P’15 0 Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Garber Jr. P’99, ’03 0 Dr. & Mrs. Jeffery S. Garland P’09, ’14 0 Mr. & Mrs. James P. Garvey ’79, P’11 0 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Geraghty P’11 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Gianakos P’06 0 Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Gibbons ’81, P’11 0 Mr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Gibbons P’81, GP’11 0 Mr. & Mrs. H. Kent Goetjen P’07, ’10 0 Ms. Susan Goldsmith P’04 0 Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Gordon P’90 0 Ms. Lynn M. Graff P’12, ’15 0 Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Graff P’82, GP’12, ’15 0 Mr. & Mrs. George R. Graham P’89 0 Mr. & Mrs. Gerald R. Graham P’84, ’85 Mr. Mathew Granger ’74, P’05 Mr. & Mrs. Shawn R. Grant P’10 0 Mr. & Mrs. Anthony M. Gray ’79, P’14, ’16 0 Mr. & Mrs. Willard B. Green III ’83, P’15 Mr. & Mrs. Herbert T. Gresh P’90, GP’16 0 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas T. Gresh ’90, P’16 0 Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey G. Grey P’14, ’17 0 Dr. & Mrs. Robert A. Gryboski ’57, P’88, ’99 0 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Guglielmo Sr. P’15 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Gurry P’07 Mr. & Mrs. Jay Haberland P’99

An Avon boy is given opportunities to discover his talents, which lead many to explore our exceptional musical offerings such as the chorale.

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Mr. & Mrs. Walter V. Hall P’89 0 Mr. & Mrs. G. Douglas Hamilton P’80 0 Dr. & Mrs. Christopher K. Hampton ’79, P’09, ’10, ’11 0 Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Hannah ’76, P’04 Mr. & Mrs. Roger Harper P’16 Ms. Diana F. Harrison P’03, ’05 0 Dr. & Mrs. James S. Harrop P’86, ’88, ’91, GP’18 0 Mr. Dana H. Havron P’10 Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Hawie ’55, P’82 0 Mr. & Mrs. William S. Hayes P’06 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas K. Healy Jr. P’16 Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Helberg P’10 Mr. & Mrs. George F. Henschel Jr. ’61, P’00 0 Mr. William H. Heyman & Ms. Katherine E. Dietze P’11 Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Higginbotham P’99 Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm M. Hirsh Jr. ’67, P’03 Mr. & Mrs. Jon C. Hofer P’09 Ms. Teresa Holland P’09 0 Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Holtman P’95, ’98 0 Mrs. Charles E. Hopson P’85 Mr. & Mrs. Roger M. Howard P’05, ’11 Mr. & Mrs. Joe Huber P’10 Ms. Tracy B. Huntington P’03 0 Mr. & Mrs. Jay Hutchinson P’06 Mr. & Mrs. Arthur E. Imperatore Jr. P’15 0 Dr. Kevin D. Inwood P’15, ’16, ’19 Mr. & Mrs. George D. Iverson, VI ’79, P’10 0 Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. Johnson P’12 0 Mr. & Mrs. Peter B. Josef P’94 Dr. & Mrs. Richard L. Judd P’89 0 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kagan P’01 0 Mr. & Mrs. Alex Karoly P’00, ’02, ’03 Mr. & Mrs. Justen G. Kasperzyk P’15 Mr. & Mrs. James W. Kassel P’06, ’08 0 Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Keady Sr. P’12 0 Mr. & Mrs. Peter Keller P’07 Mrs. Daniel Kelly P’93 0 Mr. & Mrs. Mark K. Kelly P’11, ’14 0

“Avon Old Farms provided our son with a world class education and took great care in ensuring that he maximized his potential across all endeavors. The life lessons he learned were not only in the classroom, but on the wrestling mat, cross country trails, and in the Nimrod Club.

We continue to support Avon so that current and future students are able to take advantage of this wonderful experience.”

—sabrina rettaliata p’16

Mrs. Donald H. Ketcham P’88 Mr. George Kindel P’14, ’16, ’18 Mr. & Mrs. David L. King P’13 0 Mr. & Mrs. Koichiro Kitade P’95 Mr. & Mrs. Steven T. Klemenz P’02 0 Dr. Zachary Klett P’12 Mr. & Mrs. Clay Knapp P’94 Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Knight P’16 Mr. & Mrs. Northrup R. Knox Jr. P’15 0 Mr. & Mrs. George P. Kooluris P’92 0 Dr. & Mrs. Jonathan A. Kost P’12 0 Mr. & Mrs. Gregory M. Kraczkowsky Sr. P’98 0 Mr. Geoffrey G. Kratz & Mrs. Lisa Galiano-Kratz ’81, P’15 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher R. Kristian P’12 0 Mr. & Mrs. William G. Kron ’07H, P’89 0

Ms. Kathleen C. LaRocque P’01 0 Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth H. LaRocque P’01, ’10 0 Mr. & Mrs. Philip H. Lauro P’09 0 Mrs. Dolores A. Lawler P’82 0 Mrs. Carmen L. Leahy P’00, ’04 Mr. Frank G. Leavitt ’52, P’76, ’15 0 Mr. & Mrs. Todd S. Leckie P’14 Mr. & Mrs. Wha Young Lee P’01 Ms. Heidi K. Leeds P’12, ’15 Mr. Mark P. Leeds P’12, ’15 0 Mr. & Mrs. Allan F. Lehrer P’14 Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence J. Levere P’14 0 Mr. Robert R. Levinson ’65, P’05 Dr. & Mrs. Richard M. Linburg P’87, GP’18 0 Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Lindahl P’12 0 Mr. & Mrs. Gordon F. Linke P’75, ’78, ’79,GP’16 Mr. & Mrs. Scott B. Linke ’79, P’16 0 Mr. & Mrs. Wayne P. Lipkvich P’06, ’08 0 Mr. James M. Liptrot & Ms. Nancy M. Liptrot P’11, ’12, ’15, ’18 0 Mr. & Mrs. Scott W. Lockwood P’15 Dr. & Mrs. Robert G. Loewy P’85 Mr. Bradford W. Lowe P’85 0 Mr. & Mrs. Edward Ludwig P’99 Mr. & Mrs. Gerard T. Lynch P’88, ’91, GP’17 0 Mr. & Mrs. James J. Lyons P’06, ’07, ’11 0 Mr. & Mrs. James Y. MacArthur P’92 0 Dr. & Mrs. Scott B. MacDonald ’74, P’11 0 Ms. Marta Mahoney P’07 0 Mr. Tak Ming Mak & Ms. Mei Wai Poon P’14 0 Dr. Carl D. Malchoff & Dr. Diana M. Malchoff P’07 0 Mrs. Christine Malone P’01 0 Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Manz Sr. P’82 Mr. & Mrs. John A. Marr P’99 Capt. & Mrs. Douglas B. Marshall ’59, P’95 0 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Marvin P’10 0 Mr. & Mrs. David L. McAndrew P’95 0 Mr. & Mrs. Dudley D. McCalla P’82, ’84, ’87 0 Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. McCormack P’14 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. McEachin P’07 0 Mr. Edward F. McGinley III P’79 Mrs. Gerald H. McGinley P’84 Mr. & Mrs. Kevin P. McGuire P’10 Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. McKenna P’15 0

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Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. McLaughlin P’15 0 Dr. Sarah McMillan & Mr. Donald McMillan P’11, ’14 0 Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. McNealy P’86 0 Mr. & Mrs. John M. Mendez P’91 Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Metz P’12 Mr. & Mrs. Todd R. Meyer P’13 0 Mr. & Mrs. Gregory M. Miller P’09, ’10 0 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Miller P’07 0 Mr. & Mrs. Gary J. Moeller P’02 0 Mr. Joseph H. Moglia P’96 0 Mr. & Mrs. Russell C. Mooney P’10 0 Mrs. Robert H. Moran Sr. P’73, GP’04 Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Moran Jr. ’73, P’04 0 Mr. Peter J. Morgan & Ms. Maureen E. Morgan P’15 0 Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Morris P’11 0 Mr. David Mullane & Mrs. Susan Hrvatin P’16 Mr. & Mrs. John P. Mulligan P’92 0 Mr. & Mrs. Steven T. Naraine Sr. P’07 Mr. & Mrs. Dana P. Narlee P’14 Mr. John A. Nave P’98 Mr. & Mrs. Gary F. Nedorostek P’15 Mr. H. J. Nelson III P’01 0 Mr. William R. Nelson & Ms. Shelly Perron P’10 0 Mr. & Mrs. Richard Nickerson P’00 Mr. & Mrs. Antonio Nicolia P’04, ’12 Mr. & Mrs. John R. Nissley ’65 P’10 0 Mr. Charles E. Noell & Ms. Barbara Voss P’06 Mr. & Mrs. H. Clifton Northern Jr. P’88 Mr. & Mrs. Douglas G. Oberg P’12 0 Mr. Franc P. Oberhammer P’94 0 Mr. & Mrs. Peter C. Obre P’96 0 Mr. & Mrs. D. Michael O’Connor P’15, ’17 Mrs. George D. O’Neill P’81 0 Ms. Kathryn A. Ordway & Mr. James Sadler P’04 0 Mr. & Mrs. Albert F. Orr P’04, ’05 0 Mrs. Michele Gaug Pacquee P’04 0 Mr. & Mrs. David C. Paddock P’12 Mrs. Robin S. Paganafanador P’99 Mr. Steven Palmer P’02 0 Mr. & Mrs. John Papadopoulos P’10, ’12, ’15 0 Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Peltz P’09, ’12 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Penfold P’07 Ms. Jill A. Penza P’04 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Petrie P’13 0 Mr. Stephen M. Phillips P’14 0 Mrs. Susan Piercey P’08 Mr. & Mrs. John B. Pinkham P’91 0 Ms. Anne Pinto P’96 Dr. Henry J. Pollack & Dr. Suzanne Rosenfeld P’09 Mr. & Mrs. Richard R. Previdi P’12 Mrs. Elin Pye P’90 Mr. & Mrs. John J. Quinn Jr. P’07 Mr. & Mrs. Gene Ranaldi P’98 Mr. Gerald J. Randall P’11 Mr. Andres E. Rapela & Mrs. Geraldine Arceri Rapela P’14 0 Mrs. Diane J. Ravech P’13, ’18 Mr. Karl D. Ravech P’13, ’18 Mrs. Carol Reed P’88 0 Mr. & Mrs. Brian P. Reilly P’06, ’08 0 Mr. & Mrs. Douglas M. Reimer P’85 0 Mr. Edward A. Reller & Mrs. Carol Reller ’13H, P’09 0 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Rettaliata P’16 0 Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Rice ’76, P’15 0

Students traveled to Boston for the annual spring visual arts field trip. This year, they learned the ancient art of glassblowing. Pictured: Cole Kammler ’17, Yaroslav Zdobnov ’18, Wyatt Reller ’18, and Graham Deckers ’20.

Atty. Tracy Rich & Honorable Vanessa Bryant P’02 0 Mr. & Mrs. David Ries Sr. P’98 0 Mr. & Mrs. Alan J. Righi P’05 Mr. & Mrs. Ernest P. Riva Jr. P’89, ’91 Mr. William J. Roland P’96 0 Dr. Kenneth O. Rothaus & Dr. Paula Rothaus P’04 0 Mr. & Mrs. Alan D. Rozinsky ’62, P’91, ’94 0 Mr. & Mrs. Barry Rubinfeld P’10 0 Mr. & Mrs. Bernhard Ruhlig P’09, ’15 0 Mr. Andrew Russell P’07 Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Ryan Jr. P’13, ’15, ’18 0 Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence J. Ryan P’92, ’94 0 Mr. & Mrs. Edmund E. Sanford ’77, P’15 0 Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Sargent ’72, P’05 0 Mr. & Mrs. Philip K. Schenck P’90 Mrs. Rachael C. Schlegel P’97 Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Schultz P’05, ’07 Mr. & Mrs. Bruce A. Seeber P’14 0 Mr. & Mrs. William Seiden P’00 0 Mr. & Mrs. George R. Seifert ’62, P’13 0 Mr. & Mrs. William Severni P’07 0 Mr. & Mrs. Ellis L. Shamburger III P’12, ’17, ’20 0 Mr. & Mrs. Ronald M. Shapiro P’02 0 Mr. Michael T. Shaw P’07 Mrs. Gail Sheflott P’04 0 Dr. & Mrs. Richard Shumway P’06 Mr. & Mrs. John R. Sieber Jr. P’07 Mr. William J. Sigward & Ms. Cherie G. Sigward P’16 0 Mr. & Mrs. Gerard F. Sirois P’94 0 Mr. & Mrs. Kevin A. Sjodin P’10, ’11, ’14, ’17 0 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph I. Sjogren P’93 0 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Skinner P’01 Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Smalley P’05 0 Mr. Brian W. Smith & Ms. Madonna A. Sacco P’10, ’13 0 Dr. & Mrs. Brian G. Smith P’14 0 Mr. & Mrs. D. Van Smith Jr. P’10 0

Mr. Paul J. Smyth & Ms. Penny Ward Smyth P’99 0 Mr. & Mrs. John B. Solberg P’12, ’17 Dr. Eun Seop Song & Dr. Sung Min Kim P’10, ’13 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Soyster P’02, ’05 0 Mr. & Mrs. John J. Spearman IV P’14, ’15, ’18 0 Mr. & Mrs. John E. Spencer Jr. P’09 0 Mr. G. Brooks Sperry P’96 Mr. & Mrs. Barry R. Stacy P’11 Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Stahlman ’56, P’80 0 Mr. Gregory V.R. Stanton ’82, P’14 Mr. & Mrs. Douglas R. Stay P’96, ’97 0 Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Steck P’78 0 Mrs. Laura M. Stichter P’88 Mr. & Mrs. Martin B. Stocklan P’87 0 Mr. & Mrs. S. Garrett Stonehouse Jr. P’16 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Story III P’10 0 Mrs. Janet Stradley P’92 0 Mr. Brian P. Sullivan ’67, P’99 Mrs. John C. Swett P’85 0 Mr. & Mrs. Dennis M. Symes P’81, GP’16 Mr. & Mrs. Michael T. Symes ’81, P’16 0 Mr. & Mrs. David P. Szewczul P’13 0 Mr. James V. Tarchis & Mrs. Cynthia A. Redus-Tarchis P’14 Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Theis P’06 0 Mr. & Mrs. Patrick D. Thibadeau P’00, ’02 Mr. & Mrs. Sylvain Thibault P’16 Ms. Helen H. Thomas P’13 Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Thompson ’74, P’03, ’08 0 Mr. & Mrs. Richard K. Thorndike III ’57, P’84 0 Mr. Lee K. Tiernan P’13 Mr. W. Scott Tiernan ’70, P’99, ’05, ’08 Mr. & Mrs. Craig L. Tommila P’14 Mr. & Mrs. George G. Touponse III P’14, P’14 0

Mr. & Mrs. George M. Trautman ’98H, P’75, ’81, ’92, GP’03 0 Mr. Timothy L. Trautman & Ms. Joan Blanchard ’75, P’03 0 Mr. & Mrs. Louis N. Usich III ’85, P’15, ’18, ’20 0 Mr. & Mrs. Frank Usowski P’13 Mr. & Mrs. Carl A. Valimont ’84, P’13 0 Ms. Kameyia C. Van Allen P’13 Mr. & Mrs. Pedro L. Vega Sr. P’12, ’17 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Villecco P’00 0 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Davies Volk P’89, ’92 0 Mr. & Mrs. E. Paul Warner P’00, ’01, ’05 0 Mr. & Mrs. Damian Wasserbauer P’09, ’12 Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Watson P’70, ’71 0 Mr. & Mrs. Karl W. Weller P’13 0 Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Wenstrom P’02 Dr. & Mrs. James D. Whalen P’12, ’17 Dr. & Mrs. Lynn W. Whelchel Jr. P’86 Mr. & Mrs. Charlton S. White P’13 Mr. & Mrs. Henry H. White ’80, P’14 0 Mr. & Mrs. Pendleton P. White P’80, GP’14 0 Mr. Ronald White & Ms. Sue Casher P’73, ’88 Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Whitty ’87, P’16 0 Mr. & Mrs. Andrew J. Wiacek P’11 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Widger P’98 0 Mrs. Leslie Meek Wileman P’89 0 Mr. Clarence G. Williams Jr. P’10 Mr. & Mrs. Norbert M. Williamson P’14, ’16 0 Mr. & Mrs. William Winemaster P’83, GP’17 0 Mrs. Linda P. Woodwell W’75, P’08 0 Dr. & Mrs. Victor A. Wowk P’14, ’15 Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Wuennemann P’05 Mr. William W. Wylie Jr. P’99 0 Mr. & Mrs. Richard Yen P’12 0 Mrs. Gayle Youlden P’07 0 Mr. Lincoln C. Young ’77, P’10 0 Dr. & Mrs. Raymond A. Yozwiak P’04, ’06 0 Dr. Dori Zaleznik P’09 Mr. & Mrs. Jon S. Zieky P’08, ’10, ’12, ’15 0

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gr andparents of students & alumni giving Grandparents of Avon, through their support, demonstrate they understand the value in an Avon education. We thank you for believing in Avon and for making such meaningful contributions.

Eric and Judy Gould GP ’17, the grandparents of Charlie Winsor ’17, traveled from McLeod, Montana to attend Grandparents Day.

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Mr. & Mrs. Paul B. Ahern P’86, GP’12 Mrs. John Akers GP’10, ’11, ’14, ’17 Mr. & Mrs. Bert Anderson GP’17 Mr. & Mrs. Walter Anderson GP’18, ’19 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Andrews GP’17 Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Ashe P’86, ’91, ’92, GP’15, ’17 Mr. & Mrs. Charles Ball GP’10 0 Mrs. Bernadette Banks GP’19 Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Bartkiewicz GP’16, ’18 Mr. & Mrs. Ralph G. Barton GP’19 Dr. & Mrs. E. H. Batcheller Jr. GP’18 Mr. & Mrs. Hugh R. Beath P’76, ’77, GP’06, ’07, ’09, ’15, ’18 0 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Bergin Jr. GP’17 Mr. & Mrs. Arthur K. Birnie GP’14 Ms. Sally Bourgault P’80, GP’09 0 Mrs. Rita Brown GP’03 0

Mr. & Mrs. W. Murray Buttner GP’19 Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Byrne Jr. GP’17 Mr. & Mrs. Sonny A. Caputo GP’16, ’17 Mrs. Joan Carlisle GP’19 Mr. & Mrs. John Carricato GP’12 Mr. W. T. Cashman GP’18 Mrs. Ellen M. Charles P’79, ’83, GP’10 0 Mrs. Anne Clarke GP’16 Mr. & Mrs. Dale K. Cline P’93, ’95, GP’14 0 Mrs. Kenneth G. Cloud Jr. P’78, GP’14 Mrs. Arlene Cohen GP’18 Mrs. Lucille Coz GP’09, ’10 0 Mr. & Mrs. Glenn T. Dallas GP’17, ’19 Mr. & Mrs. Rocco Davino Jr. GP’14 0 Mr. & Mrs. Pasquale DeBlasio GP’13, ’15 Dr. & Mrs. Peter J. Deckers P’90, GP’18, ’20 0

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Delessio GP’13, ’18 Ms. Janice DelloIacono GP’19 Mrs. Barbara Dombek GP’14, ’14 Mr. & Mrs. John E. Drew P’85, ’87, GP’17, ’18 0 Mr. & Mrs. Paul Driggs GP’18 Mr. & Mrs. Russel Duryea Jr. GP’14, ’19 Dr. Eldon & Dr. Ellie Epp GP’18 Mrs. Valerie Erikson GP’15 Mrs. Joyce Eschbach GP’19 Mr. Walter Farnam GP’18 Mr. Paul Fay GP’03, ’05 0 Ms. Carole S. Fenoglio GP’18 Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Fiondella GP’12 Dr. & Mrs. Henry E. Flanagan GP’16, ’19 0 Mr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Gibbons P’81, GP’11 0 Mr. & Mrs. Edmond Girard GP’17 Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Graff P’82, GP’12, ’15 0

News and Notes Mr. & Mrs. Herbert T. Gresh P’90, GP’16 0 Mr. & Mrs. William Grover GP’15 Mr. & Mrs. William Hamer GP’19 Mrs. Dorrance Hamilton GP’03 Dr. & Mrs. James S. Harrop P’86, ’88, ’91, GP’18 0 Honorable & Mrs. Paul Heffernan GP’12 0 Mr. & Mrs. James Hensler GP’19 Mr. Earl Horton Sr. GP’16 Mr. & Mrs. James Jiantonio GP’12 0 Mrs. Olga A. Kalandova GP’18 Mr. & Mrs. James E. Kassel GP’06, ’08 0 Mr. & Mrs. James Keeley GP’15, ’17 Mrs. Anne H. P. Kelsey GP’15, ’20 Mr. Arvid Klein & Mrs. Cynthia Crimmins GP’19 Mrs. Verne-Marie Kozak GP’14 0 Mr. Petro Kulynych GP’93, ’95, ’10, ’14 d Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Lawrence GP’18 Mr. Frank G. Leavitt ’52 P’76, GP’15 0 Dr. & Mrs. Richard M. Linburg P’87, GP’18 0 Mr. & Mrs. Gordon F. Linke P’75, ’78, ’79, GP’16 Mr. & Mrs. Paul I. Lohr GP’18 Mr. Paul R. Long GP’17 Mrs. Ella Lee Lowrey GP’18 Mr. & Mrs. Gerard T. Lynch P’88, ’91, GP’17 0 Mr. & Mrs. Jon Manafort GP’19 Mrs. Nedra Martz GP’10 Mr. & Mrs. Walter J. Marvin GP’10 0 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. McCarthy GP’14, ’16, ’18 0 Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. McKernan P’89, ’91, GP’17, ’19 0 Mrs. Robert H. Moran Sr. P’73, GP’04 0 Mr. & Mrs. Frederick S. Moseley III GP’09 Mr. & Mrs. L. William Musso GP’16 Mr. Joseph Nagy GP’18 d Mrs. Julia Ann Nagy GP’18

Mr. & Mrs. Pat Nastri GP’18 Mr. & Mrs. Craig Nation Sr. P’’87, GP’08, ’10, ’12, ’15 0 Mr. & Mrs. Gilman W. Ordway ’44, GP’04, ’06, ’10 0 Mr. & Mrs. Dale Orred GP’15 Mrs. Sheila Palandjian GP’18 Mr. & Mrs. Paul Pistorino GP’18 Ms. Lesah S. Pope GP’20 Mr. & Mrs. Barry Ravech GP’13, ’18 0 Mr. & Mrs. Donald Rettaliata GP’16 Mrs. Mary Louise Reyen GP’18 Mr. & Mrs. Randolph Roy GP’17 Mrs. Patti Runkel GP’10, ’14 Mr. & Mrs. William Rusden GP’19 Mr. Philip W. Smith Jr. GP’05 Mr. & Mrs. Charles Steidel GP’01 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Steltjes GP’13 0 Mrs. Margaret Summers-Crosby GP’18 Ms. Cynthia Swift-King GP’20 Mr. & Mrs. Dennis M. Symes P’81, GP’16 Mr. & Mrs. George Touponse Jr. GP’14, ’14 Mr. & Mrs. George M. Trautman ’98H, P’75, ’81, ’92, GP’03 0 Mr. & Mrs. Austin Tucker GP’19 Mr. & Mrs. George Unhoch GP’18 Dr. Leo M. Veleas GP’16 Mrs. Susan N. Venberg GP’17 Mr. & Mrs. Willard T. Walker GP’15, ’19, ’19 Mrs. Norma Weisenburger GP’89, ’04, ’13 0 Mr. & Mrs. Pendleton P. White P’80, GP’14 0 Mr. & Mrs. William Winemaster P’83, GP’17 Mrs. John H. Wise Jr. GP’09 0 Mr. & Mrs. William Zegras GP’19 Mrs. Barbara J. Zyla GP’18

“Over the years Avon has become part of our family. Our sons attended 30 years ago and their experience led two of our grandsons to attend. We have witnessed our grandsons evolve from energetic boys to mature, disciplined, and well-grounded young gentlemen. The school’s values correlate with our family values. There is no better place to send a young boy as he develops into manhood than Avon. We have always and will always support the school for these reasons.

Wednesday, May 3, was Grandparents Day at Avon Old Farms, a special opportunity for grandparents to enjoy a day with their grandson at Avon Old Farms School. Visitors were treated to classes, a concert, and lunch with their grandsons, as well as the opportunity to catch them in action on the playing fields.

This is a time-honored tradition we look forward to each year!

—richard and virginia mckernan p’89, ’91, gp’17, ’19

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current faculty & staff giving Avon celebrated an impressive milestone for a fifth consecutive year: 100 percent of Avon’s faculty supported the school through monetary donations. We are grateful for the talent and commitment of these exceptional educators who care deeply about our students and the future of the school.

Years of Service 1 Dr. Jeffrey Asmar Mr. Geoffrey R. Barlow ’98 0 15 Mrs. Ari Bartkiewicz P’16, ’18 2 Ms. Kathleen Barzun 0 8 10 Mrs. Ann Beloin 0 6 Mr. Matthew J. Biggart ’02 0 2 Mr. Chris Bolster Major John M. Bourgault, 13 USMC (Ret.) ’80, P’09 0 Mr. Edward J. Brennan Jr. P’17 0 22 3 Mr. Pierce Brennan Mr. Dante Brito 1 Mrs. Suzanne Buenaventura 12 P’08, ’15 0 3 Mr. David Burnham Mr. Graham R. Callaghan ’95 0 14 12 Mrs. Heather Callaghan 0 4 Mr. Roger D. Cantello P’17 Mrs. Debra Case 0 24 2 Mr. Patrick Clare Mr. Henry R. Coons ’71, P’07 0 41 Ms. Christine M. Coz P’09, ’10 0 11 23 Mr. Jonathan A. Crocker P’11 0 Mrs. Kimberley H. Crocker P’11 0 16 1 Mr. Darien Crute Mr. Brian E. Cugell 0 13 10 Mrs. Morgan Cugell 0 Mr. Arthur B. Custer P’04, ’05, ’10 0 35 Mrs. Michelle Custer P’04, ’05, ’10 0 26 5 Mr. Ryan Davey 0 1 Ms. Nina J. Davidson Mr. Peter J. Deckers ’90, P’18, ’20 22 41 Mr. Marie Delnicki P’81, ’87 0 Ms. Robin Delnicki 2 Mr. James M. Detora P’12 0 24 22 Mr. Robert A. Dowling Jr. ’91 0 24 Mr. Brian P. Doyle P’12, ’14 0 Mrs. Lara Ann Doyle P’12, ’14 0 16 Mr. Kevin J. Driscoll ’72, P’08 39 Mr. Robert M. Dully 1 Mr. Paul B. Duwan ’85 P’18 3 46 Mr. Peter M. Evans P’98 0 27 Mrs. Susan Evans P’98 0 Mrs. Mercedes Featherston P’20 0 22 Mrs. Kimberly Finn-Bolster 2 Dr. Henry E. Flanagan GP’16, ’19 0 18 Mr. and Mrs. Blake C. Forkey ’09 0 4 Mrs. Deborah Leigh Garber P’99, ’03 0 20 42 Mr. John Gardner 0 Mr. Matthew Golchin 1 Mr. Leon Hayward 3 6 Mrs. Jennifer Hill P’20 0 Mr. Daniel Hodgson 2 Mrs. Samantha Jensen P’17, ’19 3

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“Growing up on the Avon campus was great.

Growing old on campus is even better.”

—john bourgault ’80, p’09

Mr. James W. Kassel P’06, ’08 0 23 Mrs. Kristen Kerwin 1 35 Mrs. Carol Ketcham P’88 Mr. J. Matthew Kowalchick ’99 3 9 Mr. Joseph M. Lampe Mr. Kenneth H. LaRocque P’01, ’10 0 36 Mrs. Alexis Lee 1 Mr. Keith Lee 0 6 Mr. Dan Liparini 3 4 Mrs. Alison Magee Mr. Shelton Magee 4 6 Mr. Brian C. Malchoff ’07 0 12 Dr. Diana M. Malchoff P’07 0 Mr. Joseph Martinez 4 7 Mrs. Holly Mathews Ms. Elizabeth McCubbin 2 38 Mr. David McElheny 0

Ms. Katherine L. McSpadden 0 Mrs. Kaity E. Mehleisen 0 Mr. Arthur C. Mehos 0 Mr. William Mella P’20 0 Mr. Patrick J. Miller ’07 0 Mrs. Jackie Morr P’19 Mr. James O’Leary Mr. Stephen O’Leary Mr. Robert Orenstein 0 Mr. David A. Palmer P’17 Ms. Sarah Paquet Mrs. Cristina Pinton 0 Mr. Matthew Proffitt Ms. Anne Raftery 0 Mr. James G. Reece 0 Mr. William A. Reller P’18 Mr. Peter M. Rice ’76, P’15 0

5 5 19 5 5 3 2 1 5 7 1 5 1 8 11 11 23

21 Mr. Timothy Roller 0 1 Mr. Oliver K. Rothmann ’11 1 Mr. Jack Sanford 7 Mr. Benjamin Schloat 0 10 Mrs. Carol Seeber P’14 0 16 Mrs. Leverne Severni P’07 0 10 Mr. Glenn A. Sieber P’17 0 17 Mrs. Maureen H. Smith P’14 0 Mr. John J. Spearman IV P’14, ’15, ’18 0 6 5 Mr. Trevor Stern 0 10 Mr. Raymond D. Sweetland 0 Mr. Michael T. Symes ’81, P’16 0 9 6 Dr. Katie Thorner 0 Mr. Darell Tibbles 4 Mr. Alex Tougas 3 Mrs. Anne Townsend 7 Mr. George M. Trautman ’98H , 98 P’75, 48 ’81, ’92, GP’03 0 Mr. Timothy L. Trautman ’75, P’03 0 2 Mr. Scott Tumperi 3 Mr. Rene Twarkins 13 Mrs. Carmen Vega P’12, ’17 2 Mrs. Melissa Vega P’19 2 14 Mr. Robert J. Volo 0 Mrs. Sarah Wallace 3 Mrs. Kimberly Whitty P’16 0 7 6 Mr. Robert J. Whitty ’87, P’16 0 Mr. Daniel E. Wilcox 1 Mr. Richard Yen P’12 0 10

“I returned to teach at Avon Old Farms School after retiring from a law enforcement career because our mission has been constant throughout the years: to help build a ‘good man.’

I have seen these results through my experience as a student; through my son’s personal growth; and through the students with whom I have worked closely. The investment and impact of the faculty and staff—as well as the community—are what make Avon a truly special place of which I am proud to be a part.”

—rob whitty ’87, p’16

News and Notes

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Avon Old Farms School currently employs many Men of Avon: alumni who returned to

campus as faculty, staff, or administration. Their commitment to their school has been unwavering, and is a testament to the enduring power of the Brotherhood. The tradition of alumni coming back to Avon for work is a long one, and we are fortunate that they are here to share their experience and perspective with the next generations of Avonians.

Luke Archambault ’04 (not pictured)

Alumni Engagement Coordinator Geoff Barlow ’98 Director of Athletics Matt Biggart ’02 Faculty (History Department) John Bourgault ’80 Director of Athletics Graham Callaghan ’95 Academic Dean

Henry Coons ’71 Director of Alumni Fund

Blake Forkey ’09 Faculty (Science Department)

Peter Rice ’76 Faculty (Science Department)

Peter Deckers ’90 Associate Director of Information Technology

Matt Kowalchick ’99 Associate Director of Admission

Oliver Rothmann ’11 Assistant Director of Admission

Rob Dowling ’91 Provost

Brian Malchoff ’07 Faculty (Mathematics Department)

Mike Symes ’81 Assistant Dean of Students

Kevin Driscoll ’72 Alumni Relations Officer

Pat Miller ’07 Dean of Enrollment

Paul Duwan ’85 Faculty (Economics Department)

Mike Periera ’10

Tim Trautman ’75 Major Gifts Officer Rob Whitty ’87 Academic Dean

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friends giving

in-kind gifts

We are grateful for the support we receive from friends of Avon. Thank you for believing in our mission.

Gifts of products, time, and services further the work we do. We appreciate these special donations to Avon.

Anonymous Ms. Lori Albansoder Mr. & Mrs. Norman S. Ashworth Mrs. Jennifer F. Asmar Mr. & Mrs. Albert Audo Ms. Nicole Barber Mr. Brian Beloin Mrs. Margaret E. Biggart Mr. & Mrs. Ron Block Mrs. Danielle Brennan Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Brown Ms. Elizabeth Burg Mr. Mark Calagna Ms. Kathleen A. Campbell Ms. Michelle A. Canavan Mr. Paul Case Ms. Christina M. Coons Ms. Sally Crawford Mr. Harry Crosby Ms. Elizabeth B. Currier 0 Mrs. Ryanne Davey Mr. Donald Dodge Ms. Gisele Dolan Mrs. Amy L. Dowling Mr. Klagz Drogu Mrs. Kathleen S. Dully Mr. & Mrs. John H. Edwards 0 Mr. Huntington Eldridge III Mr. & Mrs. Harry Ells Jr. Ms. Mary K. Engelhardt Ms. Phyllis Evans Mrs. Matilda Fischer Mr. & Mrs. Peter Forbes Mrs. Sari Forkey Mrs. Miriam Gardner Ms. Isabel Gonzalez Mr. & Mrs. Pat Gordon Mr. Michael Gormley Mr. & Mrs. William Hart Mrs. Jessica Hayward Mrs. Susan Hinrichs W’77 Mr. & Mrs. John Horan Mr. Kuo-chih Hua Mr. William Kadel Mr. Daniel M. Kerwin Mrs. Sofia Lampe Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Madore Ms. Marjorie Malpiede Mrs. Anna Martinez Mr. Scott Maslowski Ms. Kate Massaro Mr. James Matthews Mrs. Henrieta McElheny Mr. Dan Mehleisen Mr. Raymond Michaud & Ms. Lucy Kiermaier Ms. Sheila S. Moses Mr. & Mrs. Andrew N. Nicholas Mr. Gavin O’Connor Mrs. Trisha O’Leary Mrs. Cherie Orenstein

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Ms. Elizabeth Pabian Mr. & Mrs. Dick Parker Ms. Deborah Pastore Mr. John W. Plumb Mr. & Mrs. William P. Point Mrs. Jen Proffitt Mr. & Mrs. Don Raths Mrs. Mary Ellen Reece Mr. & Mrs. Edward Robinson Mrs. Dawn Roller Mr. Navjot K. Sandhu & Ms. Parminder S. Sandhu Mrs. Jennifer Schloat Mr. Wesley Segelke Mr. Edmund Steinauer Mrs. Alyssa Stern Mrs. Katherine Sweetland Mr. & Mrs. Philip L. Tanguay Mr. & Mrs. Jon-Paul Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Thorne Mrs. Thomas Tongue 0 Mr. Douglas R. Townsend Mr. Anthony Traina Mr. & Mrs. Dell Van Gilder Mrs. Lauren Volo Dr. Christopher Wallace Mrs. Rennie Randrup Washburn W’80 Mr. John G. Wilkinson Mrs. Judy A. Wilcox Mr. & Mrs. Wiz Wyatt Mr. William Yeates Mr. & Mrs. Jim Zappacosta Mr. Tim Zarlenga Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Zoellner

Mr. Leland A. Alper ’84 American Nutrition Center Mr. & Mrs. John K. Anderson P’20 Architectural Restoration LLC Mr. & Mrs. William P. Austin ’92 Avon Old Farms Hotel & Seasons Restaurant Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Baio P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Batchelder P’18 Batts Bat Company Carolyn Mackenzie LLC Carvel Mr. & Mrs. Gary J. Corliss P’20 Cure Restaurant & Bar Mr. Thomas K. Curtis & Ms. Lynn Armstrong ’63 Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Deckers ’90, P’18, ’20 Delamar E & D Pizza Company E &R Laundry and Dry Cleaners ESPN, Inc. Farmington Miniature Golf Course & Ice Cream Parlor Jennifer Galleries, Ltd. Mr. & Mrs. Matthew J. Gardella P’19 Hill-Stead Museum Jazzercise - Farmington Valley Joan Blanchard Photography Khayyan LLC S.K. Lavery Dawn Lombardi Gallery Max Restaurant Group

Ms. Carolyn H. Mackenzie P’13 Mr. & Mrs. Bruce S. MacMillian III P’14, ’16 Moe’s Southwest Grill Moscarillo’s Garden Shoppe Mr. Brian T. Mullins ’68 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Orenstein People’s Choice Pizzeria Artistica Dr. Lawrence N. Rappaport M.D. Restaurant Equipment Paradise, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Roberge P’17 Mr. Jack Sanford Mr. & Mrs. Ken Sherbacow P’13 Mr. & Mrs. Mark D. Solomon P’08, ’10 Sartorius Sports Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Stephan P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Walter B. Suski III P’17 Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth E. Swerdlick P’16 Taprock Beer Bar & Refuge The North House The Shoppes at Farmington Valley Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Thompson ’74, P’03, ’08 Tink’s Magical Vacation Mr. & Mrs. George M. Trautman ’98H P’75, ’81, ’92, GP’03 Mr. & Mrs. John C. Traynor P’01, ’03 Tunxis Plantation Country Club Mr. & Mrs. Pedro L. Vega Sr. P’12, ’17 WAGS Ms. Haynie L. Wheeler P’18 Mr. & Mrs. Norbert M. Williamson P’14, ’16

Nicholas Keroack ’18 and Director Wade McDevitt ’82 connect at the Scholars Luncheon.

boston, ma seattle, wa

east hartford, ct nantucket, ma new york, ny

lake forest, il san francisco, ca

baltimore, md

villanova, pa chevy chase, md

marietta, ga

newport beach, ca

woodberry forest, va dallas, tx west palm beach, fl

admissions & alumni reception hosts Avon appreciates its hosts! As school representatives travel around the country, special families open their doors to welcome them and members of the Avon community. Thank you.

Mr. & Mrs. Emmett M. Avery III ’67 Woodberry Forest, VA Mr. & Mrs. Evan A. Bowen ’04 Seattle, WA Mr. & Mrs. Gregory L. DeMaio ’77 East Hartford, CT Mr. & Mrs. Dean C. Graham ’84 Chevy Chase, MD

Mr. and Mrs. David R. Jarvis P’17 Nantucket, MA Mr. & Mrs. S. Lawrence Hammerman II ’71 Baltimore, MD Mrs. & Mrs. Jeff Kuchman P’17 Lake Forest, IL Mr. & Mrs. Mark L. Masinter ’82 Dallas, TX Mr. & Mrs. Wade L. McDevitt ’82 Villanova, PA

Mrs. & Mrs. Brian McKernan P’17 Boston, MA Mr. Brian T. Mullins ’68, P’04 San Francisco, CA Mr. & Mrs. James V. Onorato ’77 East Hartford, CT Mr. Bruce H. Qvale P’04, ’06 San Francisco, CA Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth C. Rinker ’86 Newport Beach, CA

Mr. Arsalan M. Sayyah ’82 P’18 Marietta, GA Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Szilagyi, Esquire ’77 East Hartford, CT Mr. James T. Tang ’03 New York, NY & West Palm Beach, FL Mr. & Mrs. Don W. Torey P’09 Nantucket, MA Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Winemaster ’83, P’17 Lake Forest, IL

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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.

HONOR A RY GI V I NG In honor of Mr. Rice, Mr. Mehos, & Mr. Sweetland Mr. Henry T. Allen ’15 In honor of Jonathan Crocker & Peter Rice Ms. Mary Allen P’15, ’19, ’19 In honor of Knick Curtis Mr. & Mrs. Rodman R. Black Jr. P’99 In honor of Peter Evans Mr. Michael P. Brennan ’95 In honor of Dr. Henry Skip Flanagan Dr. & Mrs. David B. Burstein P’20 In honor of Thomas Carroll ’05 Dr. Barbara Bartlik & Mr. David Carroll P’05 In honor of Mr. Doyle Mr. & Mrs. Timothy T. Casad P’18 In honor of Peter Evans Mr. Adam B. Cheris ’89 In honor of Brian & Morgan Cugell Mr. Jared P. Ciejek ’09 In honor of Diana Malchoff & Kim Crocker Mr. Gavin S. Clark ’12 In honor of Graham Callaghan Mr. & Mrs. Mark J. Clark P’09, ’13 In honor of Henry Coons Ms. Christina M. Coons In honor of Ryan Davey Mr. & Mrs. Gary J. Corliss P’20 In honor of John Gardner Mr. Michael J. Correia ’94 In honor of Ben Dellacono Ms. Janice DelloIacono GP’19 In honor of Kevin J. Driscoll Mr. Kevin T. Driscoll ’06 In honor of John Bourgault Mr. & Mrs. Paul B. Duwan ’85, P’18 In honor of Paul Duwan Mrs. Catherine Duwan P’18 In honor of all teachers Mr. Walter Farnam P’18 In honor of Ned Kelley ’18 Ms. Carole S. Fenoglio GP’18 In honor of Ryan Davey Mr. & Mrs. Frank Ferlise P’19 In honor of Art Mehos Mr. & Mrs. Daniel P. Fitzpatrick ’95 In honor of Mr. James Reece & Dr. Diana Malchoff Mr. & Mrs. Sergio Frutuoso P’19 In honor of the entire faculty Mr. & Mrs. Peter Gersky P’18 In honor of Bill Kron & Brad Mason Mr. & Mrs. Willard B. Green III ’83, P’15 In honor of Mr. Sieber Mr. Matthew T. Horton ’16 In honor of Chiahung Larry Hua Mr. Kuo-chih Hua

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In honor of the Nimrod Club teachers/advisors Mr. David D. Hunter ’77 In honor of Mac, Casey, & Sawyer Kindel Mr. George Kindel P’14, ’16, ’18 In honor of Dr. Diana Malchoff Mr. Ross A. Klipp Kaplan ’19 In honor of all teachers & coaches Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Knight P’19 In honor of Chris Coz Mrs. Verne-Marie Kozak GP’14 In honor of Gardner & Will Mr. & Mrs. William B. Krag Jr. GP’17, ’20 In honor of Matthew Philip Lauro Mr. & Mrs. Philip H. Lauro P’09 In honor of the Class of ’52 Mr. Frank G. Leavitt ’52, P’76, GP’15 In honor of Mr. McElheny, Mr. Sieber, & all of Mitchell’s coaches Ms. Heidi K. Leeds P’12, ’15 In honor of Mr. & Mrs. Alan Rozinsky, Alec R. Sjodin, William D. Sjodin, Kevin A.Sieber, John K. Lynch, Grant M. Long, Andres Jaramillo, Carson B. Drew, Christian B. Cantello, Scott A. Ziegler Mr. & Mrs. Donald Leis In honor of Terry McLaughlin ’63 Mr. Charles W. McLaughlin ’60 In honor of Dr. Christopher Hampton Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. McLaughlin P’15 In honor of Brian Doyle Mr. Nolan J. Morr ’19 In honor of Nate Newman & Senior Families Mr. & Mrs. Matthew D. Newman In honor of Mr. John Spearman IV, Mr. Brian Doyle, Mrs. Cristina Pinton, Mr. John Gardner, Mr. Chris Bolster, Mr. Patrick Clare, Mr. Brian Cugell, Mr. Brian Malchoff, Mrs. Kimberley Crocker, Mr. Jonathan Crocker, Mrs. Suzanne Buenaventura, & Mr. Peter Rice Mr. & Mrs. Akiyoshi Niimura P’18 In honor of Mr. Rice & Mr. Cantello Mr. & Mrs. Kevin O’Hare P’19 In honor of Mr. Doyle, Mr. Bourgault, Mr. Crocker, & Mr. Detora Ms. Anne Raftery In honor of the Class of 1992 Mr. Brian T. Rasnick ’92 In honor of Mr. & Mrs. Crocker & John Bourgault Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Rettaliata P’16 In honor of James Kassel & Michael Symes Ms. Gayle N. Robinson In honor of Coach Gardner & Leon Hayward Mr. & Mrs. Darrin T. Schellin P’17 In honor of the Class of 1987 Dr. John J. Schinto ’87

In honor of Holly Smith & Henry Coons Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Seiden ’00 In honor of Glenn Sieber Mr. Kevin A. Sieber ’17 In honor of John Gardner & Leon Hayward Mr. Ryan J. Siedem ’19 In honor of Gail Laferriere Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Sulick ’74 In honor of Richard Cherouny Mr. Keith A. Tanny ’84 In honor of Mr. Kassel, Mr. Bourgault, & Ms. Pinton Mr. & Mrs. Pedro L. Vega Sr. P’12, ’17 In honor of Mrs. Custer Mr. & Mrs. Willard T. Walker GP’15, ’19, ’19 In honor of Matt Kowalchick Mr. & Mrs. John Warner III P’20 In honor of Pedro L. Vega Mr. Harrison J. Wasserbauer ’12 In honor of Chandra Narsipur Mr. Drew T. Widger ’98 In honor of Robert Meak Wileman ’89 Mrs. Leslie Meek Wileman P’89

MEMOR I AL GIV ING In memory of Terry Hess ’65 Anonymous In memory of Juan Comella Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Adams ’84 In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Ms. Lori Albansoder In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Mr. & Mrs. Albert Audo

In memory of Don Pierpont Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Barker ’66 In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Mr. & Mrs. Ron Block In memory of Peter Dent, Class of 1968 Dr. Richard B. Boebel ’68 In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Brown In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Ms. Elizabeth Burg In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Mr. Mark Calagna In memory of Robert Thibault Ms. Michelle A. Canavan In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 on behalf of Mr. & Mrs. Wm Bateman Mrs. Diane Cousins P’06 In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 on behalf of Mrs. Sylvia Hardin Mrs. Diane Cousins P’06 In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Ms. Sally Crawford In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Mr. Harry Crosby In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Mr. & Mrs. James M. Detora P’12 In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Mr. Donald Dodge In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Ms. Gisele Dolan In memory of Sidney Clark Mr. & Mrs. Paul B. Duwan ’85, P’18 In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Mr. & Mrs. Harry Ells Jr.

“My four years as a student at Avon left me with many of the most memorable experiences of my life, and the relationships I made with my teachers and peers could never be replaced. I feel fortunate, now, to be in a position to pass on these same types of experiences to our boys.”

—brian malchoff ’07

In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Ms. Mary K. Engelhardt In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Evans P’98 In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Ms. Phyllis Evans In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Mrs. Matilda Fischer In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Mr. & Mrs. Peter Forbes In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Mr. & Mrs. Pat Gordon In memory of Brendan Robert Helberg Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Helberg P’10 In memory of Peter Hinrichs ’77 Mrs. Susan Hinrichs In memory of Karen Rossitto Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Hlavna P’17 In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Mr. & Mrs. John Horan

In memory of W. W. Kent Jr. ’40 Mrs. Warner W. Kent Jr. W’40 In memory of Homer Clinton Vaughn ’88 Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Lech ’88 In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Mr. Scott Maslowski In memory of Sydney Clark Mr. Thomas H. Mayer Jr. ’74 In memory of Gerald H. McGinley Mr. Mark H. McGinley ’84 In memory of Neal Sanstrom Ms. Sheila S. Moses In memory of Sid Clark Mr. Timothy C. Orr ’85 In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Ms. Elizabeth Pabian In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Ms. Deborah Pastore In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Piper Jaffray & Company

In memory of Pedro Vega ’12 Mr. & Mrs. Richard R. Previdi P’12 In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Mr. & Mrs. Don Raths In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Mr. & Mrs. Edward Robinson In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Mr. Wesley Segelke In memory of Chris Hall ’62 Mr. & Mrs. George R. Seifert ’62 In memory of Pedro L. Vega ’12 Dr. & Mrs. Brian G. Smith P’14 In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Mr. Edmund Steinauer In memory of Michael Stradley Mrs. Janet Stradley P’92 In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Thorne In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Mr. & Mrs. Dell Van Gilder

In memory of Pedro L. Vega ’12 Mr. & Mrs. Martin Vega Jr. P’19 In memory of Pedro L. Vega ’12 Mr. & Mrs. Pedro L. Vega Sr. P’12, ’17 In memory of H. Mitchell White ’73 Mr. Ronald White & Ms. Sue Casher P’73, ’88 In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Mr. John G. Wilkinson In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Mr. & Mrs. Wiz Wyatt In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Mr. William Yeates In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Mr. Tim Zarlenga In memory of Donald W. Pierpont Dr. Andreas A. Zavitsas ’55 In memory of Thomas Cousins P’06 Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Zoellner

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drew family JOHN E. & BARBARA DREW P'85, '87, GP'17, '18 CHRISTOPHER S. DREW & KATIE MARTIN '85, P'17,'18 DAVID E. & EVELYN DREW '87 CARSON DREW '17 & BRIAN DREW '18

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Avon Old Farms School relies on the generosity and support of its many dedicated constituents. Many of our alumni are active supporters of our school’s mission and goals, and over the years have remained steadfast in donating their time and resources to enhance the experience of our community—even spanning across generations of Avonians.

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he Drew family has been active supporters of Avon for years, giving both time and money to support the school in ways that have advanced our programs and enriched the educational experiences we are able to provide.

John Drew, a lifelong resident of Avon, first became a part of the community as a parent: his sons, Chris and David, were members of the Classes of 1986 and 1987, respectively. John served on the Board of Directors for more than 20 years; he is currently serving as an Honorary Board Member. He is a member of the Riddle Society, having left a portion of his estate to Avon Old Farms School.

Chris Drew ’85 served on the National Council at its creation, holding various leadership roles over the years including secretary, vice chairman, and chairman. He recently ended his tenure on the National Council and become a Board Member in 2016. Chris’s children have continued the Avon legacy as members of the Classes of 2017 (Carson) and 2018 (Brian). Carson recently graduated as Avon’s Scholar of Distinction and is headed to Johns Hopkins University this fall, while his brother, Brian, is a rising senior and Dean’s List student poised to make a big impact during his final year at Avon.

Ordway Science and Technology Center (K ANE CHEMISTRY LAB)

Jasper Kane was the stepgrandfather of Christopher Drew ’85 and David Drew ’87 as well as the stepfather of Barbara and stepfather-in-law of John Drew, a longtime Avon Board member. Dr. Kane was a generous benefactor supporting educational programs for aspiring scientists. His contribution to Avon Old Farms School in support of the Ordway Science and Technology Center continues to help young Avonians pursue their interests in chemistry.

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The STEM Initiative Endowment The Water Tower was recently transformed into a state-of-the-art computer lab, complete with 14 dual-boot work stations. The newly renovated space will provide a multitude of opportunities to the growing number of engineering and computer science classes and adds to our goal to build and support the programs that our boys want and need as part of their academic

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curriculum. In addition to the engineering classes, the space will also be utilized by programmers, the robotics team, digital arts classes, and Club Forge, a newly established club that built its own 3D printer last spring. Chris Drew and his family, along with their Teel’s Marsh Foundation and the Elizabeth Speer Foundation, supported the initiative.

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The Drew History Initiative Renamed in 2017 as the Peter M. Evans History Initiative In 2017, the 10th year of the Drew History Initiative culminated with a visit from best-selling author Erik Larson, who discussed his work Dead Wake. The book, a spring break reading assignment for students, chronicles the last crossing of the RMS Lusitania, which was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of Ireland by a German U-boat; Theodate Pope Riddle, the founder and architect of Avon Old Farms School, was aboard the ship and was one of the survivors; Dead Wake includes significant telling of the events

Farms students with important and unique opportunities to expand their appreciation of history outside of the classroom, and whereas the Drew Family recognizes the myriad contributions Peter M. Evans has made to Avon Old Farms for 46 years, especially as a master teacher of history for generations of Avonians, and whereas the Drew Family wishes to honor Peter M. Evans’ many years of service and passion for history, let it be known that on this 16th day of May in the year 2017, they have resolved to rename the Drew History Initiative, for all time, as the Peter M. Evans History Initiative.”

“The Drew legacy at Avon Old Farms is both impressive and inspiring,” notes Evans. “I was surprised and humbled when

“The Drew legacy at Avon Old Farms is both impressive and inspiring. I was surprised and humbled when the Drews decided to change the name of the Drew Initiative to the Peter M. Evans History Initiative. Looking back, I taught both Chris and David Drew in A.P. U.S. History during my nearly 30 years of teaching.

Moreover, I have recently been the advisor to both Carson and Brian Drew, and I have known John and Barbara for the majority of my 47 years at Avon. Personally, given that I have enjoyed a lifelong passionate interest in history, this is an honor I deeply appreciate.”

—peter m. evans, p’98 Dean; Principal Gifts Officer

surrounding the sinking—and its resulting impact on World War I—from Mrs. Riddle’s perspective.

In conjunction with Larson’s visit, the Drew family was in attendance to surprise longtime beloved faculty member Peter Evans with the renaming of the initiative to the Peter M. Evans History Initiative. To a standing ovation from the crowd, Evans was awarded the following proclamation: “Whereas the Drew History Initiative has provided Avon Old

the Drews decided to change the name of the Drew Initiative to the Peter M. Evans History Initiative. Looking back, I taught both Chris and David Drew in AP U. S. History during my nearly 30 years of teaching. Moreover, I have recently been the advisor to both Carson and Brian Drew, and I have known John and Barbara for the majority of my 47 years at Avon. Personally, given that I have enjoyed a life-long passionate interest in history, this is an honor I deeply appreciate.”

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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.

Anonymous (25) Mr. Geoffrey M. Anderson ’75 Mr. Anthony Antoville ’52 Ms. Sara Arnell P’10 Mr. John H. Asiel ’67 Mr. William P. Austin ’92 Mr. Emmett M. Avery III ’67 Mr. L. Larus Avery ’69 Mr. Michael D. Barker ’66 Mr. Spencer E. Beal Sr. ’65, P’95 Mr. Timothy R. Beeble ’71 Mr. Richard P. Behr ’67 Mr. David C. Bigelow ’44 Mr. Joseph R. Biondo P’92 Mr. James R. Birle P’85 Mr. Thomas E. Bissell ’77 Mr. & Mrs. Rodman R. Black Jr. P’99 Mr. Godfrey C. Bloch ’63 Mr. Edward D. Brown ’76 Mr. Harris H. Bucklin III ’70 Mr. James L. Bush ’73 Mr. Jeffrey A. Carlson ’73 Mr. Daniel E. Carpenter ’72 Mr. Austin Chambers ’58 Mr. & Mrs. Martin I. Cole P’04 Mr. Brian B. Conroy ’82, ’13H Mr. Michael C. Conroy ’85 Mr. Henry R. Coons ’71, P’07 Mr. James W. Corrigan ’67, P’98 Mr. Frank D. Costello ’60 Mr. Courtenay Crocker ’68 Mr. Thomas K. Curtis ’63 Mr. Huntley G. Davenport ’56 Mr. John F. Davenport ’59 Mr. William S. David ’61 Mr. Harold A. Davis ’76 Mr. J. Stratford R. Dennis ’00 Mr. Chase F. Donaldson ’68 Mr. James T. Donkel ’69 Mr. John E. Drew P’85, ’87, GP’17, ’18 Mr. Steven D. Dyson ’82 Mr. David M. Emmes P’07 Mr. Charles F. Emmons ’63 Mr. Daniel J. Entwistle ’89

Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Evans P’98, Mr. Andrew H. Fisher ’91 Dr. & Mrs. Henry E. Flanagan GP’16, Mr. Thomas Foote & Ms. Constance Williams P’08 Mr. Graham C. Garland ’09 Mr. Matthew H. Gates ’65 Mr. Vere W. Gaynor ’66 Mrs. David L. Geyer P’71, ’78 Mr. Scott M. Goodwyn ’92 Mr. Dean C. Graham ’84 Mr. Rufus K. Griscom ’62 Dr. Robert A. Gryboski ’57, P’88 Mr. David M. Hallam ’66 Mr. S. Lawrence Hammerman II ’71 Dr. Christopher K. Hampton ’79, P’09, ’10, ’11 Mr. Christopher K. Hampton ’09 Mr. Gerard D. Hampton ’11 Mr. Norman F. Hampton ’59 Mr. Patrick D. Hampton ’10 Mr. Wayne R. Hartigan ’59 Mr. Edward J. Hawie ’55, P’82 Mr. John W. Hawie ’82 Mr. John R. Hebberd ’67 Mr. E. Paul Herbert ’62 Mr. Malcolm M. Hirsh Jr. ’67, P’03 Ms. Lucy A. Hurston P’03 Mr. Jordan Jayson ’94 Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Kumming P’98 Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth H. LaRocque P’01, ’10 Mr. Frank G. Leavitt ’52, P’76, GP’15 Mr. William M. Lipton ’70 Mr. William W. Lyon ’63 Mr. Francis K.C. Madeira ’34 Mr. Calvert Magruder ’46 Mr. Brian R. Maitland ’80 Mr. & Mrs. H. Stanley Mansfield Jr. P’97 Capt. Douglas B. Marshall ’59, P’95 Mr. John W. Maxwell ’86 Mr. Roan A. McClure ’68 Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. McNealy P’86 Mr. David R. McShane ’59 Mr. Seth F. Mendell ’52,

Mr. Frederick M. Michel ’77 Mr. Jeffrey B. Minnick ’64 Mr. Joseph H. Moglia P’96 Mr. Donald R. Monaco ’55 Mr. George F. Motter IV ’59 Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Murgio P’94, ’99 Mr. Henry L. Murray III ’06 Ms. Geraldine T. Nesbitt Mr. Allan J. O’Connor ’75 Mr. Peter M. O’Neill ’81 Mr. Samuel W. Off Jr. ’66 Mr. Rolf H. Olson ’59 Ms. Kathryn A. Ordway P’04 Mr. Clayton S. Parsons III ’78 Mr. Richard W. Pendleton Jr. ’96H Mr. G. Keating Pepper ’65 Mr. C. Ford Reese Jr. ’60 Mr. Henry S. Rosenbaum ’72 Mr. Sheldon R. Roth ’54 Mr. Richard B. Rothschild P’05 Mr. Jon R. Salony ’64 Mr. Roger P. Salz ’68 Mr. Daniel J. Seiden ’00 Mr. & Mrs. Glenn A. Sieber P’17 Mr. Eric J. T. Skemp ’60 Mr. Gregory K. Snow ’79 Mr. Spencer K. Sokale ’64 Mr. Michael L. Straus ’66 Mr. William M. Strumlauf ’52 Mr. Stephen C. Sumner ’59 Mr. Richard S. Taylor ’58 Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Theis P’06 Miss Blair S. Thompson Mr. Charles P. Thompson II ’03 Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Thompson ’74, P’03, ’08 Mr. Preston L. Thompson ’08 Mr. Richard K. Thorndike III ’57, P’84 Mr. William C. Tost ’55 Mr. George M. Trautman ’98H, P’75, ’81, GP’03 Mr. Warren S. Van Deventer ’63 Mr. Peter K. Van Winkle ’60 Dr. Joseph C. Vecchiarino III ’71 Mr. Richard W. Walker ’52

Mr. James R. Wardrop ’60 Mr. Philip S. Wellman ’82 Mr. Joseph M. Wells III ’60 Mr. John D. Wendler ’68 Mr. Richard L. Williams ’60 Mr. Sigmund Windsberg ’53 Mrs. John H. Wise Jr. GP’09 Mr. Geoffrey N. Wiswell ’74 Mr. James P. Wysong ’48 Mr. William E. Young ’85

R IDDLE SOCIETY LEGACY GI F T S RECEIVED Mrs. Louise B. Adams P’64, ’68, GP’01 Mr. Donald Carson Mr. Lewis S. Catlin ’38 Mr. Sidney C. Clark ’65H Mrs. Jean M. Coons P’71, GP’07 Capt. Victor Delano P’75 Mr. John P. Downing ’36 Mr. Robert S. Edwards ’42 Mr. F. Reed Estabrook Jr. ’36, P’63 Mr. John N. Estabrook ’32 Mr. Edgar W. B. Fairchild P’60 Mr. John A. Feist ’51 Mr. Edward L. Greenblatt ’57 Mr. Spencer S. Keyes ’67 Mr. Craig H. Keyston ’65 Mr. & Mrs. Oliver A. Kimberly Jr. ’52 Mr. Petro Kulynych GP ’93, ’95, ’10, ’14 Dr. Richard K. Loveland ’59H Mr. George C. Lyon ’34 Mr. Edmund S. McCawley Jr. ’40 Mr. William M. McCawley ’37, P’69 Mr. John C. Merritt ’34 Mr. Daniel F. North ’37 Mr. Christopher H. Phillips ’39 Mrs. Mary L. Purdey P’56 Mr. Gordon C. Ramsey ’80H Mr. Anthony M. Small ’56

To find out more about planned gifts for Avon Old Farms Schools, please contact Robin Delnicki, Associate Director of Development, at 860-404-4156 or delnickir@avonoldfarms.com.

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m atching gifts, companies & 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.

Anonymous (2) A.J. DeBlois Family Foundation Abby and George O’Neill Trust Aetna Foundation, Inc. AIG Matching Gifts Program Akers Family Charitable Fund of Fidelity Charitable Alice Busch Gronewaldt Foundation, Inc. Alliance Bernstein Allied World Assurance Company, Inc. Amazon Smile American Tower Corporation Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Ann K. Kirby Foundation Arthur and Elizabeth Godbout Family Foundation Inc. Atkinson Family Foundation Austin Family Fund-Charitable Gift Fund of Bank of America AYCO Charitable Foundation Bank of America Matching Gifts Program Bank of America United Way Campaign BNY Mellon Community Partnership Program Botsini Corporation Bristol-Meyers Squibb Foundation, Inc. Bruning Foundation Bryn Mawr Trust Buchanan Family Foundation Bundy Family Foundation Campbell Family Foundation Cashel Family Fund of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Catherine Jefferson Foundation Christie’s Cigna Foundation Citizens Bank Cole Charitable Account of The JP Morgan Charitable Giving Fund at the National Philanthropic Trust Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Conroy Family Foundation of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund David and Mary Barros Foundation, Inc. Deane A. and John D. Gilliam Foundation Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation Edgewell Corporate Human Resources Department Elizabeth Ferry Speer Foundation Family Charitable Trust of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Farrell Family Foundation Fidelity Foundation Flagg Fund Franklin Templeton Investments G. Garvin Brown IV Fund at the Community Foundation of Louisville

Every occasion at Avon is better when you add music.

Gaynor Family Foundation GE Foundation Globe Foundation Goldman Sachs & Co. Goldman Sachs Gives Charitable Fund Google Gift Matching Program Gordon F. Linke and Jocelyn B. Linke Foundation Greenwich Radiological Group, P.C. H. L. Brown Jr. Family Foundation Hamilton Family Foundation Hartwell Foundation Harvey Hubbell Foundation Helen Trane Hood Charitable Trust Hipp Foundation Hope Foundation for a Better Tomorrow, Inc. Hubbell, Inc. Humana Inc. Hyde Family Foundation Ingersoll-Rand Co. J. M. Huber Corporation James E. & Constance L. Bell Foundation Jeffrey and Jennifer Allred Family Foundation John Ruan Foundation Trust Kathy and Pat Thibadeau Family Fund of the Fidelity Charitable Kathyrn Ordway Donor Advised Fund of the St. Paul Foundation Kelsey Family Foundation Kulynych Family Foundation I, Inc. Kulynych Family Foundation II, Inc. Ludwig Family Charitable Fund at Fidelity Charitable

Lynch Family Foundation Marie G. Dennett Foundation Marjorie Merriweather Post Foundation Mary and Brian McKernan Charitable Fund of Fidelity Charitable Mary Hillman Jennings Foundation MassMutual Matching Gift Center Matthew Jonathan Cutler Family Giving Account McCarthy-Bjorklund Foundation MFS Matching Gift Program Moglia Family Foundation Morgan Stanley Annual Appeal Campaign Morgan Stanley Charitable Spending Accounts Mutual of America Nelson & Claudia Peltz Family Foundation Nolan Family Foundation Pedro L. Vega Jr. Foundation Peter Berkey Foundation Petro Kulynych Community Fund at the Winston-Salem Foundation Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program Proctor Foundation, Inc. RBS Citizens Reilly Family Fund of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Ross Foundation Fund of the Delaware Community Foundation SAP Software Solutions Schlein Foundation, Inc. Schwab Charitable Fund Seymour H. Knox Foundation, Inc. Sheldon R. Roth Family Philanthropic Fund of the American Society for Technion

Israel Institute of Technology Sieber Family Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Smith Family Gift Fund of Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund State Street Corporation Matching Gift Program Steven L. Merrill Family Foundation Stribling Family Giving Fund Susquehanna International Group, LLP T. Rowe Price Associates Foundation, Inc. Teel’s Marsh Foundation Tharpe Foundation Thornedge Foundation Tyco Employee Matching Gift Program UBS Foundation USA Giving Station UBS Matching Gift Program United Technologies United Technologies Charity Trust Account United Way of Central & Northeastern Connecticut United Way of Rhode Island V. E. Gallagher Family Fund of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Voya Foundation Walks Foundation, Inc. Walt Disney Company Foundation Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gift Program Western Union Foundation Whip Burks Family Fund of the Princeton Area Community Found Williamson Family Charitable Foundation YHB Investment Advisors, Inc.

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endowments, funds functioning as endowments or special purpose funds Avon, through the generosity of its many loyal supporters, has under management funds totaling over $53 million as of June 30, 2017. For additional information about endowments at Avon Old Farms School, please contact Robin Delnicki, Associate Director of Development, at 860-404-4156.

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A5 Scholarship Jane B. Aron Scholarship Fund D. Arthur Bartholomew Scholarship Fund Brooks Scholarship Fund The Sidney C. Clark Scholarship Fund Class of 1960 Golden Anniversary Scholarship Fund Class of 1963 Differ Fund Class of 1965 Scholarship Fund Class of 1985 Juan Comella Scholarship Fund Colatrella Family Scholarship Cole Family Scholarship Conroy Scholarship Fund Miriam L. and Jorge H. Consuegra ’51 Scholarship Fund Terry Cutler Fund for Minority Students D’Amelio Family Scholarship Fund Coach Frank D.B. DiCocco ’02 Scholarship Fund DiFiglia Family Scholarship Fund Diogenes Scholarship Fund Djiounas-Pancavage Scholarship Fund The Francis S. & Mary A. Driscoll Scholarship Fund Peter M. Evans Scholarship Fund Flanagan Lacrosse Scholarship The Edward E. Ford Foundation Scholarship John T. Gardner Scholarship Fund General Scholarship Fund Richard and Dee Gordon Scholarship Fund Charles Hayden Foundation Endowment Fund Hoffman Foundation Scholars Fund Gregg Richard Linburg ’87 Scholarship Fund Kathy M. & William W. Lyon ’63 Scholarship Fund George C. Lyon Scholarship Fund Lyons/Barry Scholarship William O’Donnell Family Scholarship Fund Donald W. Pierpont Memorial 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 The George M. Trautman Scholarship Fund Pedro L. Vega ’12 Scholarship Fund Roger G. Wing ’71 Scholarship Fund Richard H. Woodwell ’75 Scholarship Fund

David S. Bowen Memorial Fund Sidney C. Clark Book Fund Library Fund Hansi Smith Endowed Library Fund

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FU NDED STUDENT AWA R D S Adam ’93 and Luke ’95 Cline Prize David Kinsley Florian ’75 Memorial Fund Linburg Memorial Fund Schiller Memorial Fund Woodwell Leadership Award

FAC U LT Y F U N D S & AWA R D S Cashion Distinguished Teaching Prize Sidney C. Clark Chair of English Literature Fund Fanning Award Finest Faculty Fund Jennings Faculty Fund Ludwig Junior Faculty Chair Seth Mendell Chair in History Pierpont Headmaster’s Chair

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GENER A L EN DOW MEN T FUNDS

Blakeley Outreach Program The 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 Fairchild Language Lab Fund William G. Kron Fund for Science Gail A. Laferriere Endowment for the Visual Arts Christopher Lawler ’82 Theatre Award and Performing Arts Fund McKernan Life Science Fund Nimrod Endowment Ordway Environmental Studies Fund Ordway Music Endowment

Biondo Fund Estabrook Fund Harper Memorial Fund McShane Endowment for Off-Campus Charitable Activities Memorial Fund Rothschild Endowment Fund for Academic and Athletic Excellence Leading Edge Endowment Fund

PHYSICAL PLANT

STUDENT ENR ICHMENT FUND Established by the Parents Association to fund special projects, in consultation with the headmaster, which support enhancements in academics, sports, and extracurricular activities for the benefit of Avon students.

Jack R. Aron Centennial Fund Pope Brooks Reserve Fund Deferred Maintenance Fund Riddle Trust Capital Renewal Fund

The Scholars Luncheon honors our donors who provide the financial resources needed for deserving boys to attend Avon.

News and Notes

drew history initiative 2017 In May of 1915, a German U-boat torpedoed the RMS Lusitania off the coast of Ireland. Seven hundred and sixty-seven survived, including Theodate Pope Riddle, architect and founder of Avon Old Farms School. Such was the focus of this year’s annual seminar for history scholars, made possible by the Drew History Initiative. To commemorate the initiative’s 10th year, Erik Larson, best-selling author of Dead Wake, was invited to campus to discuss his work, Mrs. Riddle, and U.S. entry into WWI 100 years ago.

The Drew History Initiative seeks to foster students’ intellectual growth and curiosity outside of the normal course schedule by addressing a topic currently in the news and exploring the history related to it. It also provides students with the historical context necessary to understand the current issues. Each year, students attend a series of presentations and the program culminates with a keynote speaker and dinner.

This year, the Initiative began with a spring break reading assignment of Erik Larson’s Dead Wake, a New York Times bestseller which chronicles the last crossing of the Lusitania, the events surrounding the sinking, and how it contributed to World War I. Presentations followed beginning in April, including one by Commander William Swanbeck, who captains a Los Angeles class attack submarine out of Groton, the USS Montpelier. Commander Swanbeck spoke to students about the evolution of submarine warfare, tactics, rules of engagement, and what life on a submarine is like today. Next, history teacher Mr. Sweetland discussed the causes of World War I followed by a discussion of Dead Wake and Theodate Pope Riddle led by Avon faculty members Mr. Custer, Mr. Clare, and Mr. Duwan.

Finally, on Tuesday, May 16, Mr. Larson arrived on campus for the capstone of the Drew History Initiative. He spoke informally with a group of students about his writing for 45 minutes before attending a small-group dinner. He then

participated in a guided interview focusing on Dead Wake in Brown Auditorium with the whole student body.

The Drew History Initiative began in 2007 with the generous support of the Drew family (John E. and Barbara Drew, parents of Christopher S. Drew ’85 and David E. Drew ’87 and grandparents of Carson ’17 and Brian ’18). In conjunction with Larson’s visit, the Drew family surprised longtime faculty member Dean Peter Evans with the announcement that the Drew History Initiative would be renamed the Peter M. Evans History Initiative: “Whereas the Drew History Initiative has provided Avon Old Farms students with important and unique opportunities to expand their appreciation of history outside of the classroom, and whereas the Drew Family recognizes the myriad contributions Peter M. Evans has made to Avon Old Farms for 46 years, especially as a master teacher of history for generations of Avonians, and whereas the Drew Family wishes to honor Peter M. Evans’ many years of service and passion for history, let it be known that on this 16th day of May in the year 2017, they have resolved to rename the Drew History Initiative, for all time as: The Peter M. Evans History Initiative.”

The Avon Old Farms community is grateful to the Drew family for providing this tremendous opportunity for academic enrichment, and to the many faculty members and student historians whose passion fueled the successful project.

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L UCM GM I VAI N NG F R O MA the HNAII R of the B O A R D

dear members of our

avon family I’m pleased to report that our fiscal year ending June 2017 was conducted with proper discipline and attention to our school’s fiscal operations. As the Chairman of the school’s Board of Directors, I, as well as the Board, continue to focus our efforts on supporting Avon’s mission. We oversee a conservative budgeting process that supports a balanced budget for the school while focusing on enhancing our endowment.

This year, we have maintained positive operating financial results that help our school aspire and persevere.

Fulfilling our mission requires significant investment in our faculty and students. Avon must balance this commitment and customary school expenses with income generated from tuition, annual fundraising, and the endowment.

The 2016-2017 budget was balanced through the smart work of our admissions staff, prudent management of the school’s operations, appropriate management of our endowment and investments, and the exceptional support of our donor community.

Over the last year, we continued to make investments in our people and programs. These investments support the school’s commitment to our core values of Brotherhood, Integrity, Scholarship, and Sportsmanship. Your partnership is valued greatly.

On behalf of our boys, the school’s administration and faculty, and the Board of Directors, we thank you for making Avon a priority.

aspirando

et

perseverando

m a rt y col e ’1 6h, p ’04

Chairman Avon Old Farms School Board of Directors

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statement of financial position avon old farms school

REVENUES

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES JULY 1, 2016 — JUNE 30, 2017 R E V E N U E S A N D O T H E R S U P P O RT

Tuition and fees, net of financial aid

$17,888,028

Contributions

6,286,113

Investment return utilized for operations

2,883,489

Auxiliary services and activities

1,693,397

Total Revenues

28,751,027

EXPENSES

Net Tuition and Fees: 62% Fundraising Gifts: 22% Other Income: 16%

PROGRAMS

Instructional support

8,347,806

Student support

2,021,190

EXPENSES

SUPPORTING SERVICES

Operations and maintenance Institutional support

4,307,578 516,446

Administration

3,531,374

Fundraising

2,108,560

Interests and fees

946,520

Auxiliary services and activities

916,683

Total Expenses Change in net assets, operations

22,696,157 6,054,870

OTHER CHANGES

Contributions and grants

975,428

Provisions for uncollectible pledges

(716,334)

Investment return, net of fees

6,705,579

Investment return utilized for operations

(2,883,489)

Depreciation and amortization

(1,992,968)

Change in value of swap agreement

3,684,628

Change in net assets

9,739,498

Net assets, end of year

Compensation and Benefits: 59% Student and Program Expenses: 12% Physical Plant Expenses: 13% Debt Service: 7% Administrative Expenses: 9%

1,596,412

Total other changes Net assets, beginning of year

79,209,153 $88,948,651

Please note that these results are unaudited.

The fiscal year 2017 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 2017 and will be furnished upon request.

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“Often our most effective teaching takes place beyond the classroom. And while it is gratifying to see boys succeed in their studies or on the athletic field, I’m even more gratified by those who succeed in life.”

—george m. trautman ’98h, p’75, ’81, ’82, gp’03 Headmaster 1969-1998

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