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2013 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD
‘Everything I Learned, I Learned at Brunswick’
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AnnE KouRI ’93 WAS surprised. Back at Brunswick for his 20-year reunion, Kouri
was awarded the 2013 Distinguished Alumni Award. “I had no idea this was coming,”
Here’s why: A legendary football
Kouri has been featured on many national news programs, including
wick for inspiring his passion, and
ing career at georgetown, Kouri broke
a segment on ABC’s good morning
for being a “caring community” that
his neck in a diving accident in 2006.
America, where he stood up and
continues to nourish his everyday life.
Wheelchair-bound ever since his accident, Kouri has since pioneered
danced with his wife for the first time ever.
nextStep Fitness, a nonprofit dedi-
Despite the achievement, Kouri
he said. “I am truly honored and
cated to providing community-based
found himself overwhelmed to
shocked.”
fitness facilities to individuals living
be singled out for honor.
Kouri accepted the award from his friend and classmate Kareem
with paralysis. The first in the u.S.
Raymond ’93, who told the gathering
to offer locomotor and
at the Fourth Annual Alumni Associ-
activity-based training at
ation party that his friend embodies
a state-of-the-art facility
everything that Brunswick stands for:
in los Angeles, nextStep is
Courage, Honor, Truth.
planning facilities at loca-
“Janne exemplifies that in every-
Ever gracious, he credited Bruns-
Bruin who went on to a record-break-
“I’m overwhelmed,” he said. “It’s mainly the people I met here who have been an unbelievable inspiration to my entire life. In all I do with nextStep, everything I learned, I learned at Brunswick.”
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tions all over the country.
thing he does,” Raymond said.
01 Former faculty member Ted Stolar, along
with Bill Aron ’81 and his wife, Katherine, relive some memories. 02 Stolar poses with a few more of his
protégés. 03 Faculty members Pat Meloni and Leslie
Harris are all smiles with Doug Kelly ’88. 04 Randy Bryan ’68 catches up with a fellow
alumnus. 05 A look into the Upper School Atrium. 06 Michael Grace ’93 and Athletic Director,
Jeff Harris.
Kareem Raymond ’93, Jon Ryckman ’88, Headmaster Tom Philip, and Jarrett Shine ’92 surround Janne Kouri ’93, the 2013 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner.
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