Letter From the Head 2 Head of School Rebecca T. Upham’s graduation remarks to the Class of 2014
Community News 4 Spring Sports Wrap-Up, Closing Ceremonies, MFA Day, Circus, Distinguished Alumnus/ae Award, Spotlight on the Arts, and more
Features 16 Departing Faculty and Milestones 18
Four BB&N Longtime Faculty Bid Farewell Tributes to Libby Maclaren, Jack Denny-Brown, Sharen Bowden, and Debbie Slade
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Graduation 2014 The Class of 2014 moves on, prizes awarded, and more
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Senior Spring Project The magic of BB&N’s Senior Spring Project glimpsed through the experience of two seniors, Judah Burstein and Melanie Passaretti
Advancing Our Mission 44 BB&N Fund Success, Senior Class Gift, Senior Parents Gift, and Sixth Grade Gift
Alumni/ae News & Notes 48 Alumni/ae News and Notes 59 BB&N in New York City 64 Strawberry Night & Reunion Weekend
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Class of 2014 Legacies Milestones
Director of Communications Joe Clifford, Editor Associate Director of Communications Andrew Fletcher, Senior Editor Communications Assistant Bridget Malachowski, Editor Contributing Writers Alex Ablon Betsy Canaday Joe Clifford Jack Denny-Brown Andrew Fletcher Molly Jackel Sharon Krauss Bridget Malachowski Bev Malone Andrea Martinez Natalie Ralston Janet Rosen Ada Snider Annie Traub Contributing Editors Sherwood C. Haskins Jr. Janet Rosen Alumni/ae News & Notes Andrea Martinez Natalie Ralston Tracy Rosette Katie Small Design & Production Nanci Booth www.nancibooth.com 781-301-1733 Photography/Artwork/Design Andrew Fletcher Peter Gergaly ’72 Bridget Malachowski Eric Nordberg ’88 Caity Sprague Joshua Touster Paul Valente (www.thedrawingboardsigns.com) Vaughn Winchell
Board of Trustees, 2014-2015 Officers Bracebridge H. Young, Jr., Chair Shelly Nemirovsky, Vice Chair/Secretary Charles A. Brizius, Vice Chair David Randolph Peeler, Vice Chair/Treasurer Members J. Stuart Ablon ’88 Leslie Ahlstrand ’08 Beth Myers Azano ’95 Jeffrey Barber James T. Berylson Agnes Bundy Scanlan Joseph Chung Gregory Clark Thomas Dingman Diala Ezzeddine Katie Gayman Mary Beth Gordon Jason P. Hafler ’00 Bob Higgins James P. Honan Andre John ’83 Ken Lang Philip H. Loughlin Erica Gervais Pappendick Janet M. Storella ’74 Jocelyn Sand Clay Stites David J. Thompson ’85 Frederica C. Turner ’91 David Williams ’78 Head of School Rebecca T. Upham Front Cover:
Judah Burstein ’14 and Melanie Passaretti ’14 embody Senior Spring Project. (Chalk mural by Paul Valente— www.thedrawingboardsigns.com. Photography by Joshua Touster— www.joshuatousterphotography.com) Correction:
In the Spring 2014 issue of the Bulletin, trustee David Thompson was incorrectly listed as class year 1986; his correct year is 1985. The location of B&N’s 1969 hockey victory was incorrectly identified as the Bright Hockey Rink.
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