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AL UMNI REUNION Friday, April 7, 2017
Save the Date! The Alumni Association invites all alumni and faculty to the annual Alumni Reunion on Friday, April 7, 2017. Classes ending in “2” and “7” are celebrating milestone reunions. All alumni, regardless of class year, are invited and encouraged to attend this special day of events, which includes:
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Reunion Cocktail Reception featuring the presentation of the Charles W. Cook ’38 Alumnus Achievement Award to Eric Ordway ’67 and Sandy Pelz ’71
• True Grytte Society and Consecutive-Year Donor Luncheon • Announcement of the Stephen S. Perry ’76 Memorial Class Representative Awards and the Class of 2007’s 10th Reunion Gift • Alumni Career Panel For more information, please contact Director of Alumni Affairs Laura N. Lanigan at llanigan@browning.edu or 212-838-6280 ext. 1920. We look forward to celebrating with you in April!
CHARLES W. COOK ’38 ALUMNUS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENTS Eric Ordway ’67 is a partner at the law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP, where he has worked since 1982. He is a leading member of the firm’s international arbitration group. Prior to joining Weil, Mr. Ordway was assistant headmaster and head of the Upper School at Browning; he also taught history, English and film. He received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University, a music degree from the Conservatoire Jean Courbin, a political science degree from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris, a master’s degree in Latin American studies from New York University and a law degree from Brooklyn Law School. His wife Kate taught for many years at Browning, and two of his three sons, Demian ’95 and Nicholas ’98, are also Browning alumni.
Sandy Pelz ’71 is director of college guidance at The Browning School. He first began his career at Browning in 1975 as a math teacher, and later served as science teacher, head of the Middle School and chair of the science department before moving to college guidance in 1989. Mr. Pelz oversees all aspects of the college search and application process and teaches college preparation courses to all Upper School boys starting in Form III. He also teaches an interdisciplinary elective titled Science, Technology and Society. He received a bachelor’s degree in physics from Colorado College and a master’s in media studies from the New School. He and his wife Adele are the proud parents of two Browning alumni: Christopher ’12 and Jonathan ’12.
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