Special Commencement Issue • May 23, 2014
Congratulations, Class of 2014! Farewell to Berkshire’s 107th graduating class, the exceptional Sixth Form who provided dignified leadership throughout the school year and their entire tenure.
The Commencement Prizes Samuel G. Perkins of Edeline Loh of Fairfield, Connecticut: Singapore: The Peter The Berkshire Cup, the Lance Anderson highest distinction Award, decided by the Berkshire confers on membership of the Cum one of its graduating Laude Society and given seniors. It is given each to the student who year to the student who best exemplifies the is considered by the faculty to have made the qualities of personal excellence, integrity, greatest contribution to the success of the and academic scholarship. school year. Clementina G. Davila Charles B. Corcoran Tejeida of Mexico: The of New Canaan, Anna S. Barrasch Prize, Connecticut: The awarded for unselfish Headmaster’s Prize, interest in people and awarded to the loyalty to Berkshire. student whose particular contribution to Berkshire has Matthis P. Wieczorek distinguished the school year in a special of New Canaan, way and whose leadership led others and Connecticut: The influenced many. Princeton Cup, is the top sixth-form Tanner A. Tomasi of academic prize and Williston, Vermont: is awarded for diligence in studies and The Robert A. Powers success in co-curricular activities. Award, which recognizes a Sixth Sydney E. Beldock of Former who has Charlotte, Vermont: demonstrated personal The Calvin Fentress growth, loyalty to the Citizenship Award, school, and dependability of performance given for exemplary which has distinguished his or her career personal performance, at Berkshire. loyalty to Berkshire, and outstanding citizenship in the school community.
Hannah H. Cooke of Portland, Maine: The Herger Trophy, awarded to the sixth-form female student who has best exemplified proficiency and sportsmanship in interscholastic athletics. Bryan Gerstenfeld of Fairfield, Connecticut: The Morris Trophy, awarded annually to the sixth-form male student who has best exemplified proficiency and sportsmanship in interscholastic athletics. Peter J. Kinne, science teacher: The Aliis Non Sibi Award. Selected by members of the graduating class, the recipient of this award follows the motto “for others, not themselves.” It recognizes a member of the faculty who, through a love of teaching and abiding commitment to enriching the lives of students, embodies the ideals and spirit of an engaged and treasured member of both the faculty and, equally important, the Berkshire community.