Bullis Magazine Fall/Winter 2018-2019

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M A G A Z IN E

ANNUAL GIVING REPORT

DISCOVERY DAYS: TREASURES TO UNCOVER

REFLECTING IN WILDERNESS: NOTES FROM A FIRST-YEAR TEACHER

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MAG A Z IN E SCHOOL LEADERSHIP Gerald L. Boarman, Ed.D., Head of School Michael Reidy, Ed.D., Associate Head of School Tim Simpson, Assistant Head of School, Advancement and Enrollment Management Margaret Andreadis, Lower School Principal Jamie Dickie, Exec. Director of Technology Tracy Harris, Chief Financial Officer Darlene Haught, Exec. Director of Extended Programs and Emerging Technologies Kathleen Lloyd, Director of Girls Athletics Marilyn Moreno, Ph.D., Middle School Principal Andres Parra ’99, Director of Boys Athletics Robert Pollicino, Upper School Principal Lisa Vardi, Director of Cross Divisional Curriculum

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERS Patrick Caulfield, P’14, ’20, Chair Adam Greenberg, P’14, ’16, ’19, Vice Chair Kerry Wisnosky, P’17, ’19, ’24, Secretary George Mavrikes, P’14, ’17, Treasurer MEMBERS Gerald L. Boarman, Ed.D., ex-officio, Head of School Darren Anzelone, P’21, ’23, ’25, ’27 Hillary Baltimore, P’17, ’20 Livia Christensen, P’22 Patricia Cohen, P’12, ’14 David Fink, P ’10, ’14, ’19 Dr. Gary Friedlander ’79, P’11, ’14, ’19 Jonathan Halle ’88, P’15, ’17, ’26 Claudia Helmig ’88, P’17, ’20, ’22 Richard Kay, P’12, ’14, ’18 Lesley Lavalleye, P’06, ’08, ’10 Helen Stefan Moreau, P’21, ’23 Michael O’Neil, P’22, ’24 Muriel Suggs, P’24 Cyndi Bullis Vasco ’83, P’20, ’21 Mark Weinberger, P’14, ’16, ’18 Paula Widerlite, P’11, ’14

MAGAZINE EDITORIAL TEAM Sherri A. Watkins, Director of Publications Elizabeth Crowley, Director of Communications Susan King, Communications Coordinator

Visiting artist Maestro Renzo Maggi poses with student models for his relief sculpture. From left, Luke Schumacher ’23, Mancuso ’19.

ON THE COVER: Ninth graders try their hands with the BITlab table saw, from left: DC Noche, Eli Kroskin, Sevyn Miles, Kayla Mao, and Adem Junaideen.

FEATURES 1 4 | Coming Soon: Discovery Days 1 6 | Reflecting in the Wilderness: What Hiking Taught Me During My First Year Teaching 1 12 | Encouraging Your Young Artist

PERSPECTIVES 2 | Head of School 36

| Advancement

DEPARTMENTS 3 | News Bites 9 | Faculty/Staff 11 | Athletics 14 | Arts

ALUMNI 17 | News & Events 24 | Alumni Spotlight 28 | Class Notes 34

| Mystery Alumni Photos

ANNUAL GIVING 35

Clarke Norman ’23, Mark Williams ’20, Toan Nguyen ’27, and Madeline

| 2017-2018 Annual Report

PERSPECTIVES: HEAD OF SCHOOL | Dr. Gerald L. Boarman

MAKING THE EXTRAORDINARY POSSIBLE

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Discovery lies at the heart of education—and learning is a process of discovery. Teachers guide and support students as they discover and explore; this process of discovery helps our students find their strengths and begin to discern which paths to follow in life. “We cannot teach people,” Galileo once said. “We can only help them discover.”

That is such an important tenet that this spring, Bullis will introduce a new program, “Discovery Days.” This innovative approach will transform one week of instruction per division— Middle School in March, Lower School in April, and Upper School in May and June— into a fresh and exciting exploration in education.

Discovery Days will make time for students’ deep focus in specific areas that generally fall outside the regular curriculum. Collaborating across disciplines, Bullis teachers have created an array of courses to inspire students, drawing upon their own experience and passion as practitioners and learners. The range of options on and off campus—

hiking, biking, cooking, theater, strategy games, history, storytelling, building a boat, yoga, dogs, films, languages, art, writing, superhero physics, and more—will create imaginative and exceptional learning opportunities.

I want to particularly commend our faculty and staff who supported this new program with such creativity and leadership. Every day in every way, they expand their craft, bringing energy and expertise to classroom, stage, and coaching field, to the endless benefit of their students. We can all be very proud of our Bullis teachers.

We can also be proud of our community for championing this extraordinary program, and supporting Bullis in so many essential ways. Throughout this issue of Bullis Magazine, you will find much to discover anew about our fine school—news about arts, academics, athletics, alumni and more. This is also our annual report issue, its many names and categories detailing the heartbeat of generosity that makes the extraordinary possible at Bullis.

See page 4 in this issue for more about Discovery Days.

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NEWS BITES

Bulldog to Buckeye: Haskins on the Rise This fall, alumnus Dwayne Haskins ’16 was one of three finalists nominated for college football’s most prestigious award—The Heisman Trophy.

The Ohio State University sophomore quarterback powerhouse has had an incredible record-breaking season for both the Buckeyes and for the NCAA league, which helped secure his position as a finalist for this coveted award. “[Haskins] has accounted for 20 Buckeye passing standards and has topped the league marks for singleseason yardage, touchdown passes and most recently total offense while claiming MVP honors in the B1G championship game,” (ohiostatebuckeyes.com).

“I am just so proud of what Dwayne has been able to accomplish,” says Bullis’ varsity football coach Pat Cilento. “His work ethic, perseverance, and determination are unmatched—he had a goal that he wanted to be the best, and he has continued to work at it without distraction.”

Prior to the winner being announced, Haskins tweeted, “Win or lose tonight, my dreams have been achieved.”

Left, Haskins dons his #7 jersey for an Ohio State University promotional photo. Above, playing against Landon School his senior year at Bullis.

At right, Haskins’ senior portrait from the 2016 issue of Roll Call.

To read Bullis news stories from the classroom and beyond, check out our Newsroom at bullis.org!

Save the Date Friday, March 15, 2019

Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Dwayne Haskins (left), Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Kyler Murray and Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa with the Heisman trophy in New York.

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Coming Soon: Discovery Days Lower School: April 2-5 Middle School: March 18-22 Upper School: May 29-June 7 Picture the first week of April—cherry blossoms blooming at the Tidal Basin, Bullis students just returning from spring break.

Wait…aren’t those Bullis Lower School students hiking and biking along the C&O Canal? And navigating the grocery store, and working on a farm tending livestock? What is happening? Is this school? Yes it is...Bullis Discovery Days!

In spring 2019, “normal” school will stop. For four days in Lower School, five in Middle School and eight in Upper School, students will drop everything and learn by doing. Reshuffled groups of students working in small teams will explore an interdisciplinary course designed and led by pairs of Bullis teachers with all that’s available in the District, Maryland, and Virginia as our classroom.

Why Discovery Days?

Discovery Days will encourage students to take risks, find their passions, ask interesting questions, and face down challenges in a non-traditional setting. The courses will further develop the core Bullis academic values of collaboration, communication, creativity, critical thinking, and resourcefulness.

Bullis faculty spent the last year taking their own risks, incorporating their outside expertise, interests, and passions to create an extraordinary array of courses: nine in Lower School, 14 in Middle School, and 34 in Upper School.

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“I was inspired to help lead the roll out because of the unique opportunity that Discovery Days offers both students and teachers,” says Maureen Martin, the Bullis Upper School health teacher who helped put together the workshop where Bullis K-12 teachers planned age-appropriate Discovery Days courses.

“Students can set aside worries about grades and deadlines while diving deep into a topic that sparks passion and joy in the learning process. Teachers have the opportunity to be creative and to connect with students in a way that isn’t possible within the everyday classroom,” Martin says.

Students will reflect on their experiences by writing in journals or using photography or video. At the end of the course, students will showcase a final product in a symposium format to share with their peers. Students will not receive grades but Discovery Days courses will be listed on report cards and transcripts.

Middle School will lead the kick off of Discovery Days the week before spring break. Sixth-grade geography teacher Vin White and math teacher Krista Vilella will lead Flying Bridges, a course which gives students an opportunity to explore aeronautical and mechanical engineering. Students will connect the engineering involved in constructing bridges and aircraft, explore pre-WWII and post-WWII aircraft, observe airport operations, and begin to picture a career in aviation.

For Lower School students, teachers Jeff Alexander, 1st grade, and Jennifer Houston, 5th grade, designed On the Move on the C&O Canal: Bike, Paddle & Hike so students might develop a better understanding of the human and natural history of the C&O Canal.

“We will have the momentum of several days in a row on the same topic rather than the typical start and stop of a regular school day schedule,” says Alexander.

“I knew right away that I wanted to build a course in which children would ride bicycles on some of the local trails because this has been something that my own kids have enjoyed so much over the years,” Jennifer Houston says.

Upper School 9th, 10th and 11th grade students will spend the last two weeks of the year immersed in their Discovery Days courses. Metro Area Modern Art (MAMA) was designed to encourage students to develop and refine their own artistic aesthetic by exploring local art museums and galleries. Upper School math teacher Matt Zimmer and Spanish teacher Hilary Vellenga teamed up to design the course.

Across Bullis, teachers report that this planning and design process has tapped a different type of energy that has fueled the design and excitement around the launch of Discovery Days.

“It was fascinating to find colleagues with similar interests,” says Matt Zimmer. “It was a great experience to realize how interconnected we are. Hilary and I had different perspectives that supplemented each other. One of us would share an idea which would spark an idea in the other. The conversation just spiraled from there. Learning and creating at the same time is a great experience.”

We can’t wait to share this energy with Bullis students this spring as we all try something new together and dive deep into Discovery Days!

Faculty photos represent teachers engaged in deep conversations and exploration of innovative approaches in the early stages of planning Discovery Days. Other images, from the course catalog, depict a sampling of course offerings.

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Reflecting in Wilderness: What Hiking Taught Me During My First Year Teaching Excerpted from Director of Digital Media Mark Riffee’s blog post on Medium Photography throughout Copyright Mark Riffee “The Quiet,” Death Valley, California, 2017

Running up and down sand dunes in Death Valley National Park, my feet sliding out from under me in the loose sand, I searched frantically for a composition to photograph with only 35 minutes until sunset. Cottonmouthed and exhausted, I snapped a few lackluster shots and plopped down to wallow, defeated.

When I was ready to move again, the sun had slipped below the horizon.

Backpacking and landscape photography are my way to process the world around me. This photography trip to Death Valley was a selfish vacation, but, my wife and I agreed, I needed it. Halfway through my first year teaching digital media at Bullis, I wasn’t sure things were going particularly well, so I booked the cheapest flight to the desert that I could find and packed my bags.

I had become a first-year teacher in my sixth year at Bullis. Teaching digital media was a dream of mine. In many ways, the role was a natural progression from my role as video communications specialist, broadcast club leader, video production mentor and international trip chaperone. I had been comfortable in my job. People loved my videos and they inspired students to apply, community members to give, and the outside world to appreciate what our faculty and student body do.

At Bullis, we create the conditions for students to take risks and try new things.

But I had forgotten how uncomfortable it can feel.

And as the orange sunset faded and I was surrounded by twilight, the photography trip was feeling unsuccessful too. But the circuitous route I chose back to my car led me to a small patch of geometric dry mud tiles amid the field of dunes. When I set my tripod inches from the ground, the tiles appeared to extend forever, into a tiny expanse of infinite possibilities, each crack shooting off in a different direction.

go again.’ But then, just when I was ready to call it quits and lay down in the sand, nature provided. Maybe this is a sign that I need to let go of things that are out of my control.” Writing and sleep had helped. I felt a shift— maybe this trip wouldn’t be a waste of time and money after all. And maybe, just maybe, I had been viewing my first few months of teaching through a skewed lens too.

Months later, I couldn’t shake the memory of that evening in the dunes and my subsequent reflection. That was the turning point that would put me on a path to feeling good about myself in the classroom. I began a habit of recording my thoughts in nature.

And after summer trips through the Rockies and High Sierra, the journal entries had a common theme: hiking and teaching are alike in many ways. Just in case anyone else out there makes sense of the world by way of an 18-inch-wide trail, a majestic mountain range, or a perfect little square of flat ground where you can pitch a tent after a long day of walking, here are a few:

At Bullis, we create the conditions for students to take risks and try new things. But I had forgotten how uncomfortable it can feel.

Shakedown hikes are a must Experienced backpackers and thru-hikers test their gear on shorter “shakedown hikes” before embarking on a long trail. Is this fleece jacket worth the weight it adds to my pack?

I spent 15 minutes photographing the intimate scene as it reflected the deep magenta and blue hues of the twilight sky, then retreated to my campsite to eat and climb into my tent with my journal.

When I set out to teach my first class, an introductory video production course, I hoped to use our 12 weeks together to teach my students the filmmaking language, the basics of optics and camera operation, the essentials of documentary filmmaking, how to use professional nonlinear editing software, and everything in between.

The next morning, after a far less frantic shoot in the same dune field, I opened the journal and marveled at the melodrama of the latest entry. “Today did not go as planned. All I could think was, ‘here we

Content is like pack weight. I can’t possibly fit everything I wish my students could learn into one course just like I can’t fit everything I wish I could have into my backpack. I need a sleeping bag, but do I really need the bulky

“Desert Dragon,” Death Valley, California, 2017

zero-degree one, or will a lighter 30-degree bag do?

By the third trimester, my students spent nearly every day shooting or editing something — no more lectures or class-long discussions about famous filmmakers’ work.

My students were creating more technically sound and interesting work than in the previous two trimesters — and they felt good about it. And I did too.

Trail conditions change As a nature photographer, the possibility of new conditions keeps me going back to the same places. Taking this same approach from class to class has kept me from feeling off-guard or overwhelmed when something doesn’t work that had worked in a different class with different students.

gives me immense pleasure, so the extra work is not a burden.

When a project is meaningful to a student, they’ll shoulder more weight and go to greater lengths to make that project the best it can be. When I focused too much on teaching skills and then asking students to demonstrate those skills as in “Go shoot an interview with shallow depth of field,” or “include six long shots, eight medium shots, and ten close-ups,” they performed but weren’t invested. When my students focused on telling stories that were meaningful to them, thinking more about mood and tone than shot types, they created passionate videos. To my delight, they still demonstrated skills like creative use of depth of field and varied visuals.

You have to HYOH There’s a saying in the hiking community: “Hike your own hike.” It means there’s no one way to tackle a trail.

As I prepared for my first year teaching, I filled half a Moleskine with ideas for activities, assessments, and projects. Every idea was a little gold nugget and I was determined to melt them all down and make my first class a solid gold bar. I tried nearly every suggestion during the first and second trimesters before realizing that I needed to shut the noise out, just for a bit. I’m the subject matter expert after all, and I have some good ideas about how to teach my area of expertise. When I retooled the course for the third trimester, I trusted my instincts.

I felt I had ownership of my curriculum, and as a result, I was a more confident and effective teacher.

In his book On Trails, Robert Moor quotes from his own journal to describe tough days on the Appalachian Trail: “You skirt down a ridge only to climb it again; you climb a steep peak when there is an obvious route around it; you cross the same stream three times in the course of an hour, for no apparent reason, soaking your feet in the process.” As I continue to pursue teaching as a vocation, I’m sure I’ll have to climb many of the same ridges I climbed last year and soak my feet in many of the same streams. But thanks to my time spent in wilderness this past year, and the lessons it taught me about the power of introspection, I’m better equipped to handle whatever challenges are on the horizon.

Purpose is everything I’m an avid backpacker, but I don’t go to the woods or a mountain without my camera, three lenses, two filters, and a tripod. This adds nearly ten pounds to my pack, but to me, it’s not excess — it’s my reason for being on the trail. Photographing remote locations “Alpine Stage,” High Sierra Trail, California, 2018

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FACULTY/STAFF

An Excerpt from Stories with Connie — A new book by Bullis faculty member and alumnus Marc Steren ’89 and Tami Levey Bullis Director of Entrepreneurship and alumnus Marc Steren ’89 recently introduced a new book for students about entrepreneurship. With Tami Levey, Steren wrote Stories with Connie, The Little Book of Attributes for Student Entrepreneurs, released on October 7. The book honors beloved Bullis faculty member Dr. Connie Giles, who passed away in the summer of 2016 and was deeply admired and respected throughout the Bullis community. Steren and Levey’s book is in part a reflection on Dr. Giles’ guidance and mentorship.

“Connie was a mentor to me and her students. She was a colleague whose friendship I will cherish forever,” Steren says.

Lessons in the book are told to Steren in Giles’ voice. Each conversation highlights a different aspect of entrepreneurship and the mindset that helps set beginning business leaders up for success, including: finding purpose, learning through questions, grit, simple focus, giving, timing, optimism, struggle, and reflection.

Steren founded the Bullis Entrepreneurship program, which he runs with faculty colleagues Maria Antokas and Dr. Aimee Narcisenfeld. He also works with Georgetown University and is the author of The Student’s Guide to Entrepreneurship.

An Excerpt from Stories With Connie...

Learning through Questions When people tease Norm Augustine with the old joke, “what are you, a rocket scientist?” he is one of the few people who can answer,

“yes!” A rocket engineer by trade, he almost didn’t go to college. His high school teacher noticed that he was performing well in school, especially in math and science, and asked where he was applying.

Norm laughed it off as no one from his family had attended college.

He didn’t see college as an option and therefore had never given it any serious thought. His teacher handed him a pamphlet with a college name on it and asked, “have you heard of this one?”

The front cover said two words, Princeton University. Norm claims that since he had heard of it, he went ahead and applied. To his surprise, he got in and decided to become a park ranger. But the major didn't quite click with him and one day while on a train home from class he struck up a conversation with someone he knew who also attended Princeton. That person was always doing neat things, so Norm decided to ask him what his major was, and was told aerospace engineer.

Hmm, sounded pretty cool. When Norm went back to Princeton, he changed his

major to become an aerospace engineer.

Norm Augustine would flourish in both the public and private domain. He went on to serve in two presidential administrations and eventually would serve as the Secretary of the Army. But his love, ever since he changed his major to aerospace engineer, was space and the shuttles that would test the limits of science fiction and reality. His

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Norm felt like his team had to be missing something. They had been working day and night and yet they still couldn’t cut the necessary 800 pounds. He brought his teams out to look at the space shuttle still parked on the ground.

It was amazing to look at, painted in its recognizable black and white, distinct even when miles away from Earth. The team discussed ideas, but nothing seemed to click.

A young engineer working on Norm’s team

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Norm, it appeared, had all the answers.

In 1980, NASA contracted with Lockheed Martin to build its newest space shuttle.

Since the shuttles traveled through space, everything was measured to the most minute detail, including the weight of the space shuttle. This is where the problems began. The NASA specifications required that the fuselage weigh a certain weight.

The Lockheed Martin fuselage that Norm oversaw was 2,000 pounds over the specification. Norm’s team of engineers were able to cut that weight by 1200 pounds, but they were still 800 pounds away from their target.

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asked a seemingly unimportant question about the design, “Why is the space shuttle white?”

No one, including Norm, understood why this question had any relevance.

“All space shuttles are painted white,” someone else from the team responded.

The young engineer was asking the question, however, because it related directly to the weight issue they were facing. Did the shuttle have to be painted white? How much did the paint weigh once applied to the fuselage? As it turned out, the paint was weighing the vessel down, to the tune of 800

Dr. Constance Giles with 2015 HGS Capstone seniors, from left, Ashlyn Coleman, Charlotte Traver, Lily Ebrahimi-Qajar, and Kyah Ayers.

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dream of designing a space shuttle would come true as part of Lockheed Martin, a pioneer company in the aerospace industry.

Norm became the CEO of Lockheed Martin, overseeing 17 acquisitions where he transformed the company from having a $4 billion revenue to $44 billion.

pounds. The plans, without the paint, were accepted and NASA was able to launch the space shuttle successfully.

According to Norm, this story served as a real reminder of the importance of asking questions. He realized that somewhere along his career he had himself stopped asking questions, and was so grateful for the young engineer’s curiosity. Norm believed his age and experience gave him all of the answers already but was instantly reminded by his younger and much less experienced team member of the value of asking questions.

It is evident that asking questions, getting clarification, and exposing your curiosity can only help in entrepreneurial endeavors. Even the experts don’t know it all so go ahead, and bravely participate by asking your question; there really is no wrong question to ask.

The lesson here is don’t lose your childhood curiosity and continue to ask why.

Conversations with questions allow you to ask, listen, learn and be liked. All are efforts that you will find bring you closer to your entrepreneurship goal.

Stories with Connie, The Little Book of Attributes for Student Entrepreneurs is available on Amazon.

ATHLETICS

CATCHING UP WITH THE BOYS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM Co-captains Scott Albertini and Tony Patrinos began this cross country season with a plan. As seniors who had logged too many training runs to count over the past three years as cross country (and long-distance track) running teammates, they were prepared to begin their fourth and final season together.

president of the student body.

“We will show the IAC, and we repay Bullis for giving us the opportunity to compete over the last four years,” he says.

When the runners met with Coach Joe Lee and their teammates on the first day of practice, they all agreed this was their year for one of the best seasons in school history.

Why the new attitude? The final meet was why. At Bullis, we talk a lot about ‘why.’ On campus we hear, “What is your why?” It sounds like a school version of “who’s on first,” but in actuality, this question is one that faculty and staff frequently use to help remind students and others of their purpose.

That spirit drove junior Jabril El-Amin to tell Coach Lee he wanted to shift his training focus from preparing for the winter track season to joining the cross country team for more workouts.

“The way we communicate is different,” says Scott. “This is real. Wake up, brush your teeth, win a championship.”

“This is the year we can actually show people what we’re worth,” says Tony, who is also co-

“I’m not thinking, ‘I wish I didn’t have to do this workout,’ it’s, ‘I’m so glad I get to do it so we can win,’” says Scott.

Whether or not the cross country team had this particular conversation, all season their shared vision of “why” was so clear it almost became tangible, chasing them through speedwork and pushing them up hills.

“We bonded over the championship goal and it grew into a

friendship,” says Jabril.

That shared purpose forged a togetherness among these five top runners. Coach Lee saw it too. “I’ve never seen guys run through mud and be excited about it,” he says.

“We’re all different types of runners,” says junior Nick Karayianis. “If a short workout is not my strength, I will be pushed to do it.” Other days Nick is pushing his teammates through the long miles.

Spencer Hughes, who competes for Bullis in lacrosse pads in the spring, sees the race “like a lacrosse game. Each person in front of me is an opponent. I was in one race and I got a huge cramp and I saw this Landon guy up ahead and I was like ‘no,’” says Spencer, who pushed past the pain and the Landon guy.

As different types of runners, they see the 3.1 mile (5,000 meters) differently too. “The whole time, I’m thinking about the last 200 yards,” says Jabril, whose kick is very fast.

Hearing this, Scott and Tony laugh. As distance runners, they had seen the course with a different perspective. “In every race there is a point where you decide.

If you want it, there’s no way you let yourself slow down,” says Tony.

“The first mile you race with your mind,” says Scott. “The second you race with your body.

The third you race with your soul.”

The strategy depends on the course, too. The IAC Championship race is held on a course Tony and Scott know well, especially mile three.

“That’s when you have two major hills, the second about a quarter mile from the finish.

All your work over the summer, your whole season comes down to that hill,” says Tony.

The Bullis runners showed mind, body, and soul at the IAC championships, where Nick, Tony, and Scott finished second, third, and fourth. The team placed second overall, the highest finish in school history.

Two weeks later, at the Maryland Private School Championship, Nick won; Tony and Scott followed in third and fourth places respectively. The boys placed third overall, the highest finish in school history.

Nick, the first state cross country champion in Bullis history, was named the MVP, and Scott and Tony earned Career okuif Excellence Awards. “Our team went from being relatively unnoticed to being one of the top in the state because of these two,” Coach Lee says. “They literally and figuratively put the team on their backs and willed us there.”

Coach Joe Lee with the boys team, from left, Tony Patrinos ’19, Nick Karayianis ’20, Spencer Hughes ’21, Jabril El-Amin ’20, and Scott Albertini ’19.

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Encouraging Your Young Art How to Foster Problem-Solving and Independence in Young Children Crayons Chalk Clay Paints Paper Markers Glitter and glue Parents know these and other art materials inspire young artists in their homes. What they may not know is that while their children live in the moment, dabbling in clay or finger-paint, they are learning important and transferable skills.

Research shows that fostering creativity through art play builds mental, emotional, social and physical development, in addition to its ample educational benefit. Fine motor coordination, spatial understanding, math concepts, scientific experimentation, the ability to analyze, self-confidence—can all begin with happy artistic messes on the kitchen table.

“A child raised with creativity develops problem-solving skills, independence, and the ability to make choices,” says Kelsey Donegan, Middle and Upper School visual arts teacher, and one of 15 faculty members in the Visual and Performing Arts department.

“It’s important for them to learn that it’s okay to try something new, to mess up, and find a way to work through it.”

Lindy Russell-Heymann, who teaches Lower School visual arts, sees a difference between children who enter Lower School having had lots of hands-on art activity at home—and those who have had less creative time. “Children who explore art at home bring that creativity to school with them,” she says. “They learn to think through using their hands making art, solving puzzles with raw materials.” Donegan agrees. “Art is about experimentation, and kids learn a willingness to try something new in other areas.”

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Art exploration at younger ages continues to benefit older children too, says Donegan.

“While it’s never too late to cultivate skills, Middle School students who have been encouraged in artistic problem solving earlier are more confident and eager to try new things. Those who haven’t had much experience need time to loosen up. What kids find scary about art,” she continues, “is that there’s no right answer.”

Yet it’s not about failing, she emphasizes. Going through various art processes helps children learn to problem solve in other areas as well. “Art helps the brain to grow in more thorough ways,” Donegan says.

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THE ARTS

Bullis Performing Arts in the Fall Independent Schools Choral Festival

Jazz, contemporary and classical

On the evening of October 17, the Bullis Concert Choir gathered together with area independent schools at Washington National Cathedral to present an inspiring program of choral music. Marking its 28th year, the annual Independent Schools Choral Festival once again hosted several schools and hundreds of attendees for an evening that featured each school individually and as part of a massed choir that brought all the singers together to perform Aaron Copeland’s “Zion’s Walls” and pieces by Rachmaninoff and Grieg.

Inside the pristine acoustic environment created by the cathedral’s vaulted ceilings and soaring arches, the Bullis Choir showcased their talents in a beautiful array of harmonies, including an exquisite a capella performance, and performed “When the Earth Stands Still” by Don MacDonald, contributing greatly to a stunning concert experience for all.

Instrumental Children’s Concert: The Phantom Videobooth Our Upper School Concert Band and Upper School String Ensemble, along with the Middle School String Ensemble, performed an exciting musical concert wrapped with a story, presented to the Lower School and guests from area local elementary schools.

With music performed by Bullis students in 8th through 12th grades, and featuring student actors from the Upper School theater workshop, the concert’s theme was enhanced by exciting large-screen animation images. Rousing musical pieces and a story that included iconic characters from video games—many familiar to the young audience—created an entertaining musical and storytelling concert experience for all to enjoy, showing even the youngest concertgoers that instrumental music can tell fascinating stories.

concerts, exuberant dances and delightful theatrical performances— Bullis students and performing arts faculty presented a wealth of talent, creativity, and dedicated work this fall. Here’s a look at some of what they shared with their audiences.

Rachel Sita ’20, KiAnna Dorsey ’19, and Tamia Haskins ’19 shine in the opening performance of Wyrd Sisters.

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Upper School Fall Play: Wyrd Sisters Something wickedly funny this way comes...

When a jester opens this entertaining play, the audience is drawn into a dilemma brewing in the kingdom of Lancre, which has just lost its king. If the rightful heir is found, all will be well—or will it? In late October, the Bullis Players presented a clever and lively production with nimble and talented performances from the cast (including a few staff members), the skilled support of the tech crew, and imaginative sets featuring projected backdrops. Onstage and behind the scenes, students presented an excellent rendition of this comedic play originally adapted by Stephen Briggs and tailored for Bullis by Will C. Franklin. The story is based on The Wyrd Sisters, a novel

by Terry Pratchett and part of his acclaimed Discworld fantasy series.

There were standout performances from KiAnna Dorsey ’19, Tamia Haskins ’19, and Rachel Sita ’20 as the three witches who do their sometimes clumsy best to make things right for the kingdom with its missing heir and a duke and duchess who are a bit power-mad, all under the deft direction of Upper School Theater Teacher Marcia Franklin. A little magic, a little sleuthing, a little romance, and a little wellintentioned time manipulation resulted in a delightful, energetic play onstage in Howard Auditorium in The Blair Center.

Jazz & Dance Show: The District On November 10, The Blair Center featured great jazz and exciting dance performances in an homage to the music and dance styles that have come out of Washington, D.C. over the decades. From Duke Ellington to Billy Taylor, from John Philip Sousa, born in D.C., to Chuck Brown, the “godfather of Go-Go,” Bullis students showcased their talents, their dedication, and their musical, dance, and choreography skills with numbers performed by the Upper School Dance Ensemble, Advanced Dance Ensemble, After-School Dance Activity, Jazz Ensemble, and Jazz Workshop.

Members of the Jazz Ensemble showcase the sounds of famed musicians.

Clockwise from upper left: Leah Ross ’22, Rohit Sengupta ’19, Joseph Shiller ’21, Rahul Osuri ’21, Jonah White-Wilson ’21, Nathaniel Lombardo ’21, Sam Bromberg ’21, and Alex Burgess ’19.

“We wanted to celebrate the music, the places, and the unique qualities of D.C.,” said Visual and Performing Arts Chair Cheryl Terwilliger. Performing the music of many with ties to Washington, D.C., including Ellington, Shirley Horn, Marvin Gaye, Eva Cassidy, and more, students honored the nation’s capital in its many aspects with music and dance that featured

everything from an homage to early jazz and Go-Go dance to a nod to the F.B.I. with the theme from “Get Smart.”

“We were so excited to be able to explore and share some of D.C.’s culture and history in this year’s combined jazz and dance show,” said Terwilliger.

Winter-Spring Performances 2/8 & 2/9 – Upper School Musical, Mamma Mia! 2/23 – Jazz Café 3/9 – Middle School Musical, Wizard of Oz 3/20 – 5th Grade Play, Madagascar, Jr. 4/12 – Upper School Spring Dance Show 4/26 – Jazz Café 5/3 & 5/4 – Upper School Spring Play (TBA) 5/16 – Upper School Spring Concert 5/21 – Middle School Spring Concert 5/23 – Lower School Spring Concert

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ATHLETICS

ISL-A CO-CHAMPIONSHIP FOR GIRLS SOCCER

Girls varsity soccer players, front row, from left: Ava Bruening ’20, Isabelle Metee ’20, Amiyah Turner ’22, Sydney Rodman ’20, Amanda Leder ‘19, Rebecca Shulman ’21, Sara Jacobi ’20, Ainsley Booth ’21; back row, Emilia Psacharopoulos ’19, Kieffer Williamson ’20, Cheyenne Lam ’22, Lizzie Holliday ’19, Emmy Vinal ’20, Julia Gilbert ’19, Caity Cabrera ’19. Halle Magruder ’19, Danielle Tauber ’20, Charlotte Andersen ’20, Danielle Willing ’20, and Ava Nunes ’20.

GIRLS TENNIS CAPTURES ISL-A CHAMPIONSHIP

Seniors Andrea Moore and Ebony Sampson hold Bullis’ ISL-A Championship banner. Second row, from left: Calla O’Neil ’22, Nicole Samuels ’21, Farah Pahlavi ’22, Jordan Maged ’21, Adrianna Peradoza ’22, Hannah Baltimore ’20, Sydney Helfand ’21, Natasha Popenos ’22, Coco Guo ’21, Shannon Dunwell ’21, Coach Malcolm Greene, and Coach Bob Pass.

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Alumni were thrilled to welcome many former teachers and coaches back for Homecoming. Front row, from left: arts chair Susan (Sweeney) Spingler (19781996), math teacher Ed Wright (1981-1985), performing arts director Laurie Mufson (1983-1998), athletic director Mike DelGrande (1987-2009); back row: David Reed (current lower school physical education coordinator), Dean of Faculty Bill White (1976-1996), Varsity girls basketball coach Wayne Ferrell (1991-2003), and Varsity girls assistant basketball coach Cedric Boatman (1996-2003).

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HOMECOMING BRINGS A A crisp fall evening was the perfect setting for welcoming Bullis alumni back to campus for our annual alumni tailgate and Homecoming football game. As alumni and their families poured into the Athletic Center for the tailgate, many said they were overcome with such intense feelings of nostalgia—being back at Bullis, stepping into the gym and over to the stadium for the football game—all so reminiscent of their time as students here at the Big B. A special highlight of the evening was welcoming back many former staff members to join the festivities, including Bill White, Laurie Mufson, Michael DelGrande, Susan Spingler Sweeney, Wayne Ferrell, Cedric Boatman, Ed Wright, Larry Bullis ’54, and Judy Bullis, all of whom worked at Bullis during the 1980s and/or 1990s.

This year, we had the pleasure of inducting three alumni into the Athletics Hall of Fame: Ted Kukowski ’49 was a three-sport athlete, lettering in football, basketball, and baseball during his two years at Bullis. He was voted Outstanding Athlete in 1949, and went on to play football for one year at the United States Naval Academy and three years at Syracuse University, before being drafted by the National Football League’s New York Giants.

Safi Mojidi ’04 had an illustrious basketball career at Bullis, as a three-year starter, a member of three ISL AA division championship teams, being named to the All-Decade team in 2009 by The Montgomery Journal, among many other accolades. Safi played collegiately at the University of Rhode Island and was named Women’s Basketball Player of the Year, the University’s Female Collegiate Athlete of the Year, and named to the Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Legends class of 2016.

Brad Ross ’04 made a strong impact on Bullis athletics as a threeyear letter winner in lacrosse and football. For lacrosse, Brad was a two-time All-County and All-State selection as well as an AllAmerican selection, in addition to being a C. Markland Kelly award finalist for the best player in the state of Maryland. Brad had an impressive collegiate career at Duke University, where he helped lead the team to three ACC titles. Following graduation, Brad was drafted

by Major League Lacrosse to the Toronto Nationals and later to the Boston Cannons.

Thank you to all of our alumni and Bullis friends who brought high spirits for the blue and gold.

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At top: Girls Athletic Director Kathleen Lloyd presents a Hall of Fame plaque to Safi Mojidi '04. Above: Sports Information Director Joe Teets presents Brad Ross '04 with his Hall of Fame plaque.

ALUMNI BACK TO CAMPUS

Clockwise from upper left: members of the class of 1998 back on campus together after 20 years, from left, Hilary (Koenig) Beynon '98, Shannon (Ryan) Crain '98, Jackie (Rosenblatt) Blanken '98, Neal Rosenthal '98, Jason Katzen '98, Anna (Buffone) Hurst '98, Sanam Toufanian '98; Current Bullis parents Adam Arnold '95 (left), Eric Carle (center), and Trustee Jon Halle '88 (right) at the pre-football game family cookout; Holly Wright ’83, Trustee Cyndi Bullis Vasco ’83, former Dean of Faculty Bill White, former Bullis administrator Judy Bullis, and former arts chair Susan (Sweeney) Spingler reminisce about Bullis in the 1980s; and Upper School Assistant Principal Kira Orr '93 with former Athletic Director Mike DelGrande.

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2018 HOMECOMING ON CAMPUS

Bullympics Tug of War

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ALUMNI RETURN FOR ANNUAL SOCCER GAME

Boys soccer players from across the decades joined together for the annual alumni soccer game in August. Front row, from left: Mike Jelencovich ’95, Pasquale Giordano ’95, Jacob Friedlander ’17, Boys Athletic Director Andres Parra ’99, Carl Tugberk ’98, Andrew Banadda ’06, Chris Lathem ’07, Isaac Fried ’14; back row: Matteo Spilimbergo ’18, Christopher Lemus ’17, assistant varsity boys soccer coach Chris Allotey, Jonathan Friedlander ’82, Michael Akinkoye ’13, James Barlia ’14, Greg Lovegrove ’14, Andrew Smith ’14, Jeff Rubin ’06, Evan Alexander ’93, and Ali Mesbahi ’93.

“This is a special moment, all of us playing in this game together,” exclaimed Jonathan Friedlander ’82, posing after the game with, from left, his sons Jacob ’17 and Joey Friedlander ’20 and his nephew Michael Friedlander ’19.

CLASS OF 1983 CELEBRATES 35 YEARS

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Members of the class of 1983 are all smiles as they proudly show off their 1983 edition of Roll Call yearbook. Front row, from left: Jim Banning ’83, Holly Wright ’83, Ed Wright (former Bullis teacher), Cyndi Bullis Vasco ’83, Julie (Ayres) Coan ’83, Candice Mitchell ’83, Debbie Mininberg Berman ’83, Joe Schaittereggia ’83; back row: Randy Taylor ’83, Nicole Bernard Chaffin ’83, and Howard Korn ’83.

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CLASS OF 1998 GATHERS AFTER 20 YEARS Bullis spirit reigned high at Homecoming and continued the next day on Saturday, October 13, when the class of 1983 gathered for their 35 year reunion and the class of 1998 celebrated their 20 year reunion.

A dozen members from the class of ’83 gathered at the home of Kevin ’84 and Cyndi Bullis Vasco ’83 (see photo on previous page), where they shared a lot of laughs looking through old editions of Roll Call yearbook and reminiscing about attending Bullis in the early 80s during a transformational time at the School, when the School first included female students.

To commemorate the 20 years that have passed since their graduation from Bullis, members from the class of ’98 reunited at the home of Jackie (Rosenblatt) Blanken ’98 and her husband Bryan, for delicious food and an evening of sharing old memories and renewed friendships.

Alumni enjoyed great conversation and delicious food during their reunion. From far left, Mark Ma ’98, Rachel Pollack ’98, Kelly Paul ’98, Sanam Toufanian ’98, Anna (Buffone) Hurst ’98, Melissa Sherman ’98, Neal Rosenthal, and Corey Feldman ’90.

Below, front row, from left: Kelly Paul ’98, Liz Meltzer ’98, Hilary (Koenig) Beynon ’98, Melanie (Foulger) Bunker ’98, Melissa Sherman ’98, Jessica (Gross) Mikolitch ’98, David Gins ’98; back row: Neal Rosenthal ’98, Randall Cone ’98, Meagan (Mackintosh) Sexton ’98, Carl Tugberk ’98, John Simpson ’98, Shannon Ryan Crain ’98, Ronnie Thomas ’98, Sean Hurney ’98, Sanam Toufanian ’98, Jackie (Rosenblatt) Blanken ’98, Nicki (Pascal) Bunting ’98, Anna (Buffone) Hurst ’98, Adam Littlefield ’98, and Mark Ma ’98.

Bullis Magazine The cover of the fall 19961997 issue pictures students and staff on the site of the future Marriott Family Library.

AOL Software CD Remember when you needed software to connect to the internet? AOL was at the forefront of online internet services.

Pogs Collecting and playing “pogs” was a popular game in the mid 1990s.

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Looking Back in Time: ’90s Prior to the completion of the Marriott Family Library in the 1997-1998 school year, students and staff contributed items to a time capsule that was buried near the library to be opened by the next generation of the Bullis community. This fall, 20 year later, we uncovered that white tube and enjoyed the trip down memory lane as we explored the contents.

Bullis Letter Sweater What a privilege it was to start Upper School wearing a letter sweater instead of a navy blazer!

3rd Grade Signatures The youngest Bulldogs at the time (members of the class of 2007), left their mark in history by documenting their names.

Calendar Bullis student art calendar from 1997-1998.

Blackboard Dodgeball Foam balls were used to play Lower Schoolers favorite P.E. game—blackboard dodgeball.

Signed by then Lower School P.E. teachers Kathleen Lloyd (current girls athletic director) and Eric Richardson, as well as then LS Principal Anne Davis.

Calculator Floppy Disks

Before flash drives, 3.5” disks saved documents, yielding to newer technologies in the early 2000s.

Students knew it was test time when the teacher pulled out a bag of these blue T.I. calculators.

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WILLISTON DYE ’71

ALUMNUS’ CAREER BUILT ON FOUNDATION THAT BEGAN AT BULLIS

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was asked to design Founders’ Hall on the Bullis campus.

At the time, the site was occupied by a farmhouse, part of the original property. Only South Hall and North Hall had been built. In the late 1970s, the School’s board and administrators, led by a retired Commander Bullis and his son, then-headmaster Larry Bullis ’54, wanted to expand Bullis further to include a building dedicated to administrative offices and other much-needed spaces.

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completing his thesis, Williston asked Bullis for permission to undertake the new master plan.

Impressed with his suggestions and enthusiasm, the School agreed. Since initial planning had been approved, Williston worked from that footprint. His design included classrooms for art and music, a kitchen, dining hall, administrative offices, a school store, and a library. Founders’ Hall became the anchor building on campus for decades, and thanks to Williston’s immense talents, it won a 1982 Gulf States American Institute of Architects (AIA) Award for Design.

Following the completion of Founders’ Hall, Williston learned that his parents’ neighbor was head of human resources for Marriott Corporation, which was looking for a design manager for Marriott Hotels and Resorts.

Williston soon interviewed and landed the coveted position.

Working for Marriott was “the greatest training ground there was for learning the hospitality business. It was an energizing place.” Still in his 20s, Williston was part of the largest project Marriott had ever completed— Marriott Orlando World Center, and in his 10 years there, he became a Director of Design Management.

“THINK OF YOUR LIFE AS A STORY AND DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT THAT TO MEAN FOR YOURSELF AND OTHERS.” —WILLISTON DYE ’71 Leaving Marriott for a position at Disney as Manager of Architecture, he soon became Director of Architecture and Environmental Design for Walt Disney Imagineering in Glendale, California. In his 30s, he spearheaded seven departments, including architecture, graphic design, and landscape, for the team designing all Disney theme parks worldwide. “I always wanted to be an architect, but never could have imagined where that path would lead.

The experience at Disney was vastly different than a traditional architecture firm, and I was fortunate to be part of it,” he says. Collaborating with many talented people from storytellers and illustrators to ride engineers and special effects people, he helped launch Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Disney in Hong Kong, and Tokyo Disney Sea theme park—and today his work is seen by over 30 million people a year.

“To be there during the ‘Disney Decade’ was just electrifying,” Williston says, referring to the “1990s giving rise to four new theme parks and making history through the management of talent with hundreds of design professionals.” At Disney, he learned the importance of ‘story’ not just there but for everyone.

“Think of your life as a story, and decide what you want that to mean for yourself and for others.”

By the early 2000s, he left Disney to focus on international hotel design and gaming projects in Las Vegas, and with work slowing due to the recession, he started perhaps his most rewarding venture— Williston Enterprises. “My own company allows me to work with old friends from Marriott, Disney, and elsewhere, and to be selective about projects.” In 2015, he led a project at Notre Dame to expand and redesign the University’s stadium. “These projects at my alma maters— Bullis and Notre Dame—became the book ends of my career, beginning and the end,” he says.

Recently named a Fellow of the AIA, he still enjoys working, and is a proud father, grandfather, and husband. He and his wife Tami reside in Greenville, South Carolina. Reflecting on the 47 years since graduating from Bullis, he says, “I convinced my parents to let me go to Bullis. I wanted to do better than I was doing, and I knew that Bullis offered a harder, tougher work environment. It was the best thing I ever did. My association with Bullis led me to some truly great things in my life.”

Opposite page, left: Williston with his family including, from left, wife Tami, daughter Brittany, son-in-law Matt, daughter-in-law Emma, son Trey, and son Stephen pose with some of Disney’s most iconic characters at his annual “Friends of Williston” event in April 2017.

Top left: Williston’s senior portrait in the 1971 edition of Roll Call.

Top right: Williston in front of the famous Hesburgh Library at the University of Notre Dame in 2015.

Above: Williston (back row, second from right) with Lois and Commander Bullis (center) and Judy Bullis, right, at the October 1979 groundbreaking for Founders’ Hall.

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LESLIE RICHIN ’96

TURNING DAYDREAMS INTO REALITY When Leslie Richin ’96 took a History of Rock ’n Roll class taught by Bullis coach and teacher George King, she may have daydreamed about one day working in the music industry and striding the red carpet at the Grammys.

When she finally got there, covering it as a social media editor for Billboard Magazine, it was less glamorous than the daydream. “I remember when I did cover the Grammys on the red carpet, we lost our WiFi and our air conditioning, and it was 100 degrees.” The takeaway, says Richin, is “bring a MiFi,” a backup device that creates a WiFi hotspot.

But in 1996, there was no consumer WiFi, no “hot spots” or MiFi, no social media editors—in fact, “social media wasn’t even close to being a thing,” laughs Leslie. “I could never have majored in it.”

Today, that once-nonexistent field keeps Leslie busy managing social media for ABC News during the day, and New York Magazine at night. In the everchanging world of social media, Leslie’s talents and mindset are

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in constant demand. “I actually work seven days a week,” she says, quickly adding, “but it’s not permanent.”

In Bullis Upper School, Leslie joined Key Club, played sports, wrote top-ten lists for The Bulldog newspaper, and helped edit the yearbook. “I was one of those people, I tried joining everything,” she laughs as she flips through the yearbook to find herself in club picture after club picture.

That willingness to try things got Leslie in on the ground level in the social media space. After graduating from American University in 2000, she moved to New York, intent on working in the music industry. In 2009, “I was working in Human Resources at a marketing agency.

Social media was becoming a thing you could offer a client.

When they started, I wondered if I could make a career out of this.” She asked around, offering to do social media for free. “I started getting pretty good gigs.”

Leslie worked for the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (known for the Daytime Emmys), Spotify for Artists, and Billboard Magazine, where she joined the staff.

Taking her can-do, give-it-a-try attitude to networking events, she met mentors, learned from bosses, and impressed contacts.

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Leslie built a network, and the network led to work. “Most of my jobs have come from people saying, ‘Oh, you should work with Leslie,’ or ‘I know this girl who does social media.’” But, Richin continues, she created her career by putting herself out there. “It was a lot of asking people, ‘Would you take a chance on me?’”

Leslie credits Bullis with creating a foundation for confidence and drive that keep her so busy today.

“I really didn’t know who I was until I was at Bullis. But there, I thought, ‘I like this person I’m becoming.’ People ‘got me’ at Bullis. I’d never felt that way before,” she says.

Top left: Leslie’s senior portrait from the 1996 edition of Roll Call. Above: Leslie (far right) along with teacher George King (left), taking a break from performing at 1995’s Homecoming halftime; at right, Leslie’s press credential from the 2015 Grammy Awards.

Above left: Erin’s senior portrait from the 2006 issue of Roll Call. Center: Erin, her husband Chris, and their children with WUSA9 news anchor Chris Williamson following her book promotion segment. Right: the cover of Erin’s debut novel.

ERIN (HAWKINS) WRIGHT ’06

The Many Loves of Erin Wright Erin (Hawkins) Wright ’06 fell in love at Bullis in Liberty Okulski’s class, where, in writing exercises, Ms. Okulski urged students to describe vividly and make the reader “feel it.” Erin, now Erin Wright, says, “That’s when I fell in love with writing.”

By then, Erin also loved basketball—and before she graduated, she would also fall in love with a fellow student coach at a basketball camp.

Today, Erin is a blogger working on a sequel to her first novel, The Game Changer, just released this year and available on Amazon.

Wright also blogs about fashion, family, and European basketball, from her home in Trieste, Italy, which she shares with husband Chris Wright and their two

young children, Charlotte and Chris Jr. (C.J.). Chris Sr. is a professional basketball player with a team in Trieste.

ended in tragedy—the girl ended up quitting basketball,” Erin says wistfully, still wishing her characters a better ending.

Erin was a Bullis student when The Blair Family Center for the Arts opened in 2002. “When I was in Middle School, the Blair Center was new. There were all these new classes you could take. I wrote my first one-act play—of course, it was about basketball,” she explains. “The story was about a girl and her dad, and her dad coaches her team and they lock horns. I drew from my life. My dad was my club team coach for basketball. A girl coming of age, getting older, and her dad still treating her like a kid. In the play, the characters had trouble separating issues on the court from real life. It

Today, Erin spends her days writing about love and basketball, married to that fellow basketball camp coach.

Chris Wright graduated from St. John’s College High School and played for the Georgetown University Hoyas, while Erin went to Morgan State University and played for the Bears.

Today, Erin and Chris raise their children in Italy, where some things don’t translate. The kids go to bed at 10:30 p.m., like most kids in Italy. And when they return to the United States for the summers, Erin reminds them not to kiss friends on the

playground. “I had to explain, it’s different here at home. High five!”

After years abroad, Erin has become a veteran. On a closed Facebook group for partners of Expat baseball players, Erin has gone from asking questions like “do they have grape jelly in Italy?” to answering them for others. As for grape jelly—they do not, says the now-wise Erin.

Despite her European sophistication, Erin still brims with enthusiasm for Bullis during summers in the United States. “I see a Bullis sticker on someone’s car and I’m honking like crazy. My husband says, ‘What are you doing?’ And when I pull up, I roll down my window and say, ‘I went to Bullis!’”

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DICK VARNEY sends his regards and best wishes to the Bullis community and reports that he is doing well and enjoying life in Washington State. Dick would enjoy hearing from former students by email at d2varney@live.com.

DR. NICOLE CUTTS, PH.D. released The Adventures of Isabelle Book II: Journey to Orphalese, a sequel to Book 1: The Embryo Goddess and the Morpho, in September. In this second installment, Princess Isabelle and an eclectic cast and crew are on a mission to rescue the people of Orphalese, a colony of Xamayca being held captive by the dreaded pirate Captain Flint. Nicole embarked on these adventures of Isabelle as a way of writing her own heroine’s quest. Nicole is a licensed clinical psychologist, success coach, and organizational consultant who promotes and teaches individuals to live a balanced life, both personally and professionally through her businesses Cutts Consulting, LLC and Vision Quest Retreats. For additional information, please visit www. visionquestretreats.com.

A 12-year veteran of the WNBA, MONIQUE CURRIE returned home to play for the Washington Mystics this year (having previously played for the Mystics from 2007-2014), and helped lead the team to the WNBA finals in September.

Cheers to KYLE HEIDENBERGER and Michael Williams who were married on September 15 in Bethany Beach, Delaware, surrounded by their family and friends.

’54 JACK NICHOLAS, JR. was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in the fields of reliability and condition monitoring of physical assets at the 2017 International Maintenance Conference in Bonita Springs, Florida before over 1,000 attendees from over 40 countries.

’55 Following 30 years of service in the United States Navy CDR ROWLETT “MOOSE” BRUCE, JR. spent 23 years working for Anteon (later acquired by General Dynamics), a military subcontractor specializing in simulators and training of interrogators. Moose resides in Virginia and is currently in his eighth year as a middle and high school substitute teacher in Fairfax County.

’60-’79 Attention alumni from the 1960s-1970s—we want to hear from you as well!

Please be sure to submit your photos and updates to alumni@bullis.org for inclusion in our next issue of Bullis Magazine.

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’93 We were honored to have LEIGH KESSLER deliver the Convocation to students, staff, and the Bullis community on the first day of school. Leigh spoke with humor, honesty, and sincerity about his years at Bullis and beyond, offering sound advice from his student experience—work hard, be positive, be a great teammate, be coachable, and above all, be nice to others. Leigh illustrated how these characteristics enable us to overcome challenges and achieve our dreams.

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’02 IBRAHIM DIANE and Karina Ikezoe were married on September 1 in Washington, D.C., exchanging vows in front of family, friends, and many Bullis alumni including Sabrina Ziaee ’02, Martin Bahar ’02, Sebastian Danino-Beck ’02, Chris Copeland ’02, Ben Donoghue ’02, Elliott Jones ’02, and Josh Posnick ’02.

After spending some time abroad in Dubai and London, SABRINA ZIAEE has returned back to the United States and resides in Washington, D.C. where she works at Georgetown University Hospital as the administrator in breast surgery.

’03 In October, JARED ROBINS was named president of NoSweat—a lifestyle brand and manufacturer of products built to increase performance, safety, and hygiene for anyone who sweats while wearing some type of hat, helmet, visor, or hardhat, by wicking away moisture.

Previously, Jared had been the company’s Chief Operating Officer.

’06 Congratulations to SAMANTHA HAVAS and her husband Mike Smeltz who welcomed their first child, son Rowan Isaac Smeltz on June 3. Proud grandmother Anita Havas (Bullis’ executive assistant to the Head of School) loves to visit Rowan as often as she can. Samantha, Mike, and Rowan live with their dog Georgie in New York City.

SAM SENTZ and his wife welcomed their first child, son Liam Patrick Sentz, on March 14.

’12 Congratulations to KYLOR BELLISTRI and the Denver Outlaws who defeated the Dallas Rattlers in Major League Lacrosse’s championship in August. Kylor graduated from Brown University in 2016 and has played for MLL since that year, first for the Boston Cannons and now for the Outlaws, where he is a forward. He resides in New York City where he works as an underwriter at Chubb Limited, an international insurance company. He travels weekly for lacrosse practice and games.

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’12 ’88 Nicole Cutts proudly shows off the cover of her second book. ’93 Leigh Kessler takes the stage for Convocation on the first day of school. ’02 Former Bulldogs embrace as they celebrate at the wedding of Ibrahim Diané. Front row, from left: Ibrahim Diané ’02, Sabrina Ziaee ’02, Sebastian Danino-Beck ’02, Josh Posnick ’03; back row: Chris Copeland ’02, Elliott Jones ’02, Ben Donoghue ’02, and Martin Bahar ’02.

Graduation year ending in a 4 or 9?

Gather with your former classmates and show your Bullis pride! If your graduation year ends in a 4 or 9, this is your official reunion year!

Interested in helping with the plans? Email alumni@bullis.org to get started!

’06 Rowan Isaac Smeltz, son of Samantha Havas ’06 and her husband Mike Smeltz, is all smiles as he celebrates turning four months old. ’06 Liam Patrick Sentz, born March 14, with his parents. ’12 Joseph Hazel at a Case Western Reserve University school of law seminar.

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ALUMNI JOSEPH HAZEL graduated from Morehouse College in 2016 with a degree in political science. Since then he has worked as a paralegal at a local law firm and was Regional Director for the Doug Jones Campaign Selma Office during Alabama’s special election.

Currently, Joe is attending Case Western Reserve Law School in Cleveland, Ohio.

’13 CORBIN BLUMBERG was selected as a scholarship recipient for Godolphin Flying Start’s prestigious two-year Thoroughbred Industry Management and Leadership Program. The scholarship recipients learn and experience management operations and leadership in the global Thoroughbred industry with phases across the world.

Corbin graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in equine science and management.

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ALEXANDER BROWN is a junior at the United States Air Force Academy and was selected to lead the training for all 1,400 incoming freshman over the summer. In addition to being on the Academy’s elite competition flying team, Alexander made the Dean’s list last semester for high honor roll. He is majoring in aeronautical engineering, and aspires to fly the Air Force C-17 after graduation next year.

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INFOGRAPHIC

DWAYNE HASKINS is having an outstanding season as the starting quarterback for Ohio State University, where he is a sophomore. Dwayne has repeatedly been named “Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week” for his performance— and most impressively, he was nominated for the Heisman Trophy—the most coveted and prestigious award in college football.

safety and Derrick plays defensive tackle.

one of the a cappella groups on campus.

LANGSTON STEPHENS is a sophomore at Davidson College where he is a Belk Scholar, a straight A student, member of the football team and the track team, among many other accomplishments.

Last spring, Langston had personal bests in both the triple jump and the long jump.

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KYLE FAIRBANKS is attending the Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) in Newport, Rhode Island, where he is playing fall lacrosse and was named captain of the team.

Bullis varsity boys’ lacrosse coach Jeff Bellistri visited with Kyle when NAPS played at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis in October.

As a sophomore at the United States Air Force Academy, ARYEMIS BROWN, like his brother Alexander ’16, has maintained the stellar academic standards he held at Bullis, also making the Dean’s list last semester for high honor roll. Aryemis will receive special academic honors for his achievement as a straight A student. Aryemis has a dual major in legal studies and political science with the goal of being an Air Force lawyer.

WILLIAM EVANS is off to a great start at Yale University, where he is studying chemical engineering and participating in the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps program.

Additionally, Will was recently selected for “Mixed Company,”

DEVIN DARRINGTON is a sophomore at Harvard University and a running back on Harvard’s football team where he is having a great season.

Bulldogs-turned-Blue-Devils DAMANI NEAL and DERRICK TANGELO returned to Bullis to give the football team a motivational pregame pep talk prior to the Riverdale Baptist game in early October. Damani and Derrick are teammates on Duke University’s football team, where Damani plays

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FORMER BULLIS STAFF Prior to becoming a math teacher at Bullis, Ed Wright (1981-1985) served in the United States Navy for 23 years.

Following his time at Bullis, Ed expanded what was already a side business publishing and selling genealogy books

SHARE YOUR NEWS Celebrating a career transition?

Exotic travels in the works?

Newly married?

Relocating?

Expanding your family?

YOUR CLASSMATES AND FRIENDS WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! To include your news in the next Bullis Magazine Class Notes, send information to Director of Alumni Jennifer Hayman Okun ’99 at: jennifer_okun@bullis.org.

High resolution photos (JPEG format) are welcome.

Deadline is May 1, 2019 for the spring-summer magazine.

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’16 & ’17 Alexander ’16 (right) and Aryemis ’17 Brown (left) welcome their younger brother Austin ’20 during parents’ weekend at the United States Air Force Academy. ’18 Will Evans ’18 (second from left) celebrates his acceptance to the Yale University a capella group Mixed Company with friends. ’18 Varsity boys lacrosse coach Jeff Bellistri supports former Bullis player Kyle Fairbanks ’18 during his NAPS lacrosse game versus the United States Naval Academy.

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Faculty Ed Wright catches up with Larry Bullis ’54 during the Homecoming alumni tailgate.

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ALUMNI and related resources. Twelve years later he sold his company, Family Line Publishing, and retired again, relocating to Lewes, Delaware. He came out of retirement one last time to start a second genealogy publishing company, which he sold in 2012. Ed is enjoying retirement now, spending time with his wife, researching his own genealogy, playing doubles tennis twice a week and taking piano lessons. Of being back at Bullis for Homecoming after 30 years, Ed says, “Homecoming weekend was a wonderful reminder of the satisfaction received from helping the young students of Bullis.”

BILL WIEAND (1987-1998) enjoyed a warm welcome back to Bullis during a recent visit in October, where he reconnected with former colleagues and current Bullis teachers Shirley Kirkwood, Andy Marusak ’66, Glenn Hunter, Tina ZazarisDavis, Tim Simpson, Esty

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IN MEMORIAM CDR Alvin Hall, Jr. ’39 Paul Fulford ’60 Dr. David Borkowski ’69 Edward Borkowski ’69 Lawrence Ledgard ’77

Foster, and Doan Duong. Bill and his wife reside in McLean, Virginia and love spending time with their six children and 16 grandchildren.

It was great to see LAURIE MUFSON (1983-1998) return to Bullis for Homecoming and spend time with alumni and former colleagues at the alumni tailgate. Laurie is the Director of the Burgin Center for the Arts and Director of Theater at Mercersburg Academy, an independent boarding school in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania.

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Faculty During a recent visit to Bullis, Bill Wieand (foreground) speaks with students in Marc Steren’s ’89 entrepreneurship capstone about the products and ideas they are developing. From left, Elijah Fox ’19, Michael Friedlander ’19, Robert Schain ’19, and Ethan Copeland ’19.

Faculty Laurie Mufson (center) and Susan Spingler Sweeney (far left) were instrumental in spearheading the start of Bullis’ arts and theater programs in the early 1980s. They are pictured here with Jim Applebaum and Peter Manos ’84 (far right) as they gather at the Homecoming Alumni Tailgate.

After graduating from Bullis, Jim Rill Jr. ’77, P’08 put the spatial sense that made him so hard to beat on the football field to work in another realm: architecture. This fall, a recent project by the Bethesda-based architect and his firm, Rill Architects, was featured in Home & Design magazine. The cover story, “7 Dream Homes,” (www.homeanddesign. com/2018/08/25/beachbalm) looks at the complete renovation that Rill and his firm did for a Gibson Island property. Working within the home’s original footprint, the team added a screened-in porch to create a gathering space, and converted a vaulted ceiling into a child’s loft-area bedroom. The stunning photos show the before and after of the property.

James Rill Jr. ’77, Architect

Before

UPCOMING EVENTS MAY 10 | Alumni Jerry May Golf Tournament | 12:00 p.m.

JUNE 7 | Alumni Crab Feast | 5:00-8:00 p.m.

Check bullis.org/alumni for additional events.

Items shown: ALL UNIFORM APPROVED! Hillflint Stadium Sweater $85.00 available in adult unisex sizes Under Armour Tech Terry pullover $64.99 available in men’s sizes League Stadium Crewneck Sweatshirt $49.99 available in men’s sizes

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Mystery Alumni Photos Can you identify the people in these photos? Email your answers by January 15 to: Jennifer (Hayman) Okun ’99 at jennifer_okun@bullis.org The first person to answer correctly will win a prize from the Alumni Office!

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Photos from past issues: Photo 1: Marc Pasternak ’86 was the first to correctly identify Kristin Kardash ’86 and Maureen Donnelly ’86 in a photo from 1985.

Photo 2: Jim Craven ’60 was the first to correctly identify some of his former classmates—on the left side, Jim Flinchum ’60 with A.J. Gallerano ’60 on his shoulders; bottom right, Terry Smith ’60 show their Bullis spirit during a pep rally in the late 1950s.

Photo 3: From fall-winter 2017-18 Magazine: Congratulations to William Lerch ’59 who spotted Ray Kelsey ’57 and Ed Leland ’57 catching up over some reading.

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Report of Annual Giving

2017-2018

PERSPECTIVES: ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL | Tim Simpson

A LIFELONG INVESTMENT

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Each fall, Bullis School hosts annual open house events to welcome families interested in considering a Bullis education for their children. Faculty, staff, and students warmly greet visitors and speak with enthusiasm about the School. Open houses also give us a chance to consider our school from an outside perspective. That fresh viewpoint takes me beyond my administrative role and even my role as a Bullis parent. As I look at this beautiful campus, with its state-of-the-art buildings and classrooms, its energized, experienced faculty, and confident, articulate students, I see an impressive school that is building in superb ways toward the future. I see what I hope all new and current families see too: Bullis School is one of the most important investments any family can make.

Tim Simpson, pictured with his advisee, Jay Pendarvis ’20, learns about new tools in the Gerald L. Boarman Discovery Center’s Makerspace.

“An investment in a journey as well as a destination.”

Many of us devote time, thoughts, inspiration, caring, and resources to Bullis, and the benefits are lifelong. Our children make incredible strides here, learning and developing as individuals who can make a difference in their classrooms, among peers, and in the wider world.

Our school provides unparalleled educational resources and exciting challenges and opportunities. Our community is close-knit and supportive.

Bullis is an investment in a journey as well as a destination. Take a moment to talk with your children, with alumni, with teachers and staff. You will feel the spark that Bullis continually inspires—the energy, passion, curiosity, and dedication to learning and growth that infuses this school and its people. No better investment exists than your child, and the assets their school and teachers bring to them and to your family.

As you look through the pages of our Annual Report, please know how grateful we are to each and every investor who devotes time, resources, and energy to Bullis. The returns, I am sure you will find, are exponential.

Sincerely,

Assistant Head of School Advancement and Enrollment Management

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Honor Roll of Lifetime Giving to Bullis

It is with great pleasure that we recognize those donors who, throughout the years, have made Bullis a top philanthropic priority.

In our strategic plan and through the continuing efforts of the Bullis Board of Trustees, we emphasize the important goal of “building a culture of philanthropy” at Bullis. As you can see from these pages, together we have made incredible strides towards achieving this goal.

Thank you to those individuals, families, foundations, and corporations whose philanthropy has made such a positive impact on our School.

$5,000,000+ The Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Mrs. Abby S. Moffat Mrs. Diana Davis Spencer David and June Trone Family Foundation

$1,000,000+ Mr. Andrew L. Blair ’86 & Mrs. Kerry A. Blair Mr. David T. Blair ’87 & Mrs. Mikel Blair Ms. Jennifer Blair ’89 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Blair The Glenstone Foundation, Mitchell P. Rales, Founder Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kay The Marriott Family J. Willard Marriott Foundation Mr. & Mrs. J. Willard Marriott, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Sullivan

$500,000-$999,999 Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Caulfield Coakley & Williams Construction, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Hanley Mr. & Mrs. Ronald T. Harrison Ms. Nicolette Howard Mr. Ronald Howard Mr. Xin Huang & Ms. Jing Hua Huang Mr. Bradford S. Kline ’72 & Mrs. Theresa Kline Mr. & Mrs. Ethan Leder Mr. & Mrs. Alan L. Meltzer Ms. Lyn G. Rales Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell P. Rales Mr. & Mrs. Milton C. Theo Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Walsh Mr. & Mrs. Kerry Wisnosky BULLIS | www.bullis.org

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Honor Roll continued $250,000-$499,999 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Brandaleone Mr. & Mrs. David A. Butler Edward E. Ford Foundation Dr. William E. Fogle & Mrs. Marilyn Wun-Fogle Mr. Jerome Friedlander King Region Group LLC Mr. Bruce Kogod & Family Ms. Jeannette Lee Mr. Biao Li & Family Mr. & Mrs. Frank E. Mars Mr. & Mrs. David H. Pensky Dr. & Mrs. Rakesh C. Sahni Sapius, Inc. Mr. Lizhao Sha & Mrs. Lixiang Rong Mr. John N. Vassos ’80 & Mrs. Joan Vassos Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Weinberger Mr. & Mrs. Shelton Zuckerman

$100,000-$249,000 Mr. & Mrs. Gary Abramson The Abramson Family Foundation, Inc. Mr. Robert C. Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Edmund Bartlett, III Ms. Sally (Kogod) Biederman ’93 Mr. & Mrs. Kevin D. Braun Bullis Parents Association The Carlynn and Lawrence Silverman Family Foundation Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Alan D. Cohen Mr. & Mrs. M.S. Copeland The David S. Stone Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Barry Dickstein Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Downey Mr. Dudley C. Dworken ’68 & Mrs. Karen D. Dworken Einhorn Yaffee Prescott Dr. & Mrs. Ashraf A. Elattar Mr. & Mrs. David Fink

Dr. Gary S. Friedlander ’79 & Mrs. Deborah Friedlander The Funger Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Garchik Garchik Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Henry H. Goldberg Ms. Ilene Gordon Mr. Thomas Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Adam Greenberg Mr. & Mrs. Warren Halle The Hanley Foundation Mr. Peter Harvey & Mrs. Vicki Friedlander Harvey Mr. & Mrs. Lamont Hoffman Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Harwood Mr. John D. Howard & Mrs. Lorna M. Brett Howard Dr. Norbert Hornstein & Dr. Amy Weinberg Mr. Artis G. Isaac Mrs. Karen Isaac Mr. & Mrs. David W. Jackson Mr. Li Min Jin & Mrs. Chun Mei Zhang The James M. Johnston Trust Dr. Richard K. Jung & Dr. Janice K. Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Marriott Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Marriott Mr. & Mrs. Marvin H. McIntyre Mr. & Mrs. Allan D. McKelvie Mr. Christopher Nordeen BGen Lewis S. Norman, Jr., USAF (RET) ’39 Mrs. Geraldine W. Novak Mr. & Mrs. Gary M. Parsons Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Phillips Phillips Publishing International, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. LeRoy Pingho Potomac Theatre Company, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Andrew W. Prescott The Honorable & Mrs. James F. Rill, Sr. The Schuble Family Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Steed Mr. & Mrs. Kevin P. Tighe Mr. Kenneth Thompson

Please note that this Honor Roll of Lifetime Giving (cumulative giving) to Bullis encompasses all cash and in-kind gifts to the Gym project, The Marriott Family Library, The Blair Family Center for the Arts, Kline Alumni Stadium, Creating a Legacy of Leadership campaign, capital projects, endowment and Bullis Fund.

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Total Voluntary Support to Bullis, 2017-2018 Bullis Fund $1,267,472 Bullis Gala 2018 $277,193 Capital $358,000 Restricted $200,726

Total Support $2,103,391 Trustee Support Bullis Fund

$355,782

The Board of Trustees achieved 100% participation in the Bullis Fund.

Parent Support Bullis Fund

$638,547

The Parents Association Board achieved 100% participation in the Bullis Fund.

Alumni Support Bullis Fund Faculty and Staff Support Bullis Fund

$32,862 $22,143

The Faculty and Staff achieved 100% participation in the Bullis Fund.

Bullis School Endowment Bullis School’s endowment was $10,774,320 as of June 30, 2018.

Gifts were received between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018. Bullis Fund figures reflect unrestricted gifts received during fiscal 2017-2018 to fund current operations.

We have made every effort to ensure that this report is accurate. If you find an error, please notify Sharon Kessler in the Advancement Office at sharon_kessler@bullis.org or 301-634-3697 so that we may update our records.

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Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Annual Revenues and Expenses

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Operating Revenues Tuition & Fees Activities & Auxiliary Endowment & Investments Contributions Summer Programs Other Total

Dollar Percentage $26,956,185 78% $2,000,631 6% $1.000,727 3% $2,119,572 6% $1,673,489 5% $894,047 3% $34,644,652 100%

Operating Expenses Instructional Instructional Support & Auxiliary General & Administrative Summer Programs Debt Service Technology & Facilities Total

Dollar Percentage $18,997,850 59% $2,574,122 8% $5,611,821 18% $1,291,237 4% $934,755 3% $2,537,681 8% $31,947,466 100%

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By Giving Category Special thanks to all those who made gifts to the 2017-2018 Bullis Fund.

BULLIS CIRCLE ($50,000.00 +)

Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Barth Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Hanley Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kay Mr. & Mrs. Ethan Leder Mrs. Abby S. Moffat Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Snyder Mrs. Diana Davis Spencer The Diana Davis Spencer Foundation David and June Trone Family Foundation

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE ($25,000.00 +)

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Marvin H. McIntyre Mr. Francois Moreau & Mrs. Helen Stefan Moreau Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Weinberger

BLUE AND GOLD CIRCLE ($10,000.00 +)

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Caulfield Mrs. Maria Ferris Mr. & Mrs. David Fink Dr. Gary S. Friedlander ’79 & Mrs. Deborah Friedlander Mr. Charles Gravely & Ms. Dana Mallon Mr. & Mrs. Adam Greenberg Mr. Timothy Helmig & Mrs. Claudia B. Helmig ’88 Mr. Harvey Kraft Mr. & Mrs. Kent LaMotta Mr. & Mrs. Walter Magruder Jr.

Mr. Andrew V. Marusak, III ’66 Mr. & Mrs. Jack Quinn Mr. Richard Slaten & Mrs. Katharine Latimer Mr. Lizhao Sha & Mrs. Lixiang Rong Mr. & Mrs. Neal Simon Mr. & Mrs. Kerry Wisnosky Mr. Xiaoguang Zhou & Ms. Jing Wang

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Schuble Mr. Justin Schuble ’13 The Schuble Family Foundation Mr. William B. Schwartz Mr. Keith Teel & Ms. Rebecca Snow Mr. Lijin Yang & Mrs. Julie Cheng Mr. Daniel Zubairi ’93

COMMANDER’S CIRCLE

($2,500.00 +)

($5,000.00 +)

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Accardi Mr. & Mrs. Darren Bernstein Mr. Andrew L. Blair ’86 & Mrs. Kerry A. Blair Mr. & Ms. Andrew Cherner Mr. & Mrs. Alan Cohen The Ferris Family Foundation Mr. Brian E. Ferguson & Ms. Audrey M. Sugimura Mr. Jonathan Halle ’88 & Mrs. Alisa S. Halle Mr. & Mrs. Warren Halle Mr. & Mrs. Brian Lang Mr. & Mrs. George P. Mavrikes Mr. & Mrs. Alan L. Meltzer Mr. Brad L. Mendelson ’84 & Mrs. Holly Mendelson Mr. & Mrs. Robert Meredith Mr. & Mrs. Robert Miller Mrs. Lorraine H. Reale Dr. & Mrs. Rubar Sandi Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Schruefer Mrs. Dale Schuble Mr. Jordan Schuble ’11

HEAD OF SCHOOL’S CIRCLE Mr. Phillip Akins & Ms. Nicole Laframboise Mr. Fareed Al Hinai & Mrs. Maisa Al Adawi Mr. & Mrs. Darren Anzelone Mr. Emmanuel Bailey & Ms. Terhas Redda Mr. Michael Beach & Dr. Katherine LaPorta-Beach Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Boarman Mr. & Mrs. Kevin D. Braun Mr. & Mrs. Michael Brille Mr. & Mrs. Macon Brock The Brock Foundation Mr. & Mrs. John M. Camp, III Mr. Richard W. Camp ’03 Mr. & Mrs. Karl W. Christensen Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey C. Cohen Ms. Diana Daniels Mr. Raj & Dr. Ariel De Mr. Adam Drescher The Drescher Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Eyles Dr. & Ms. Rob Finkel Mr. & Mrs. Todd Foreman Mr. & Ms. John Fruehwirth

Mr. Jeffrey Geifman & Mrs. Nicole Geifman ’89 Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Gilbert Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Green Mr. & Mrs. Donnie Gross Mr. Jeff Hamilton Ms. Laura Hamilton Dr. Aydin Hayri & Ms. Dilek Barlas-Hayri Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Heymann Mr. & Mrs. Amry Junaideen Mr. Sonny Kakar & Dr. Seema Kakar Mr. Dheeraj Khera & Ms. Tripti Sinha Mr. & Mrs. Isaac Marks, Sr. Mr. Garrett Mc Donald & Mrs. Anna Bjerde Mr. & Mrs. James McIntyre Ms. Molly Reinhart Mr. & Mrs. Eric I. Richman Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Rietano III Mr. James Roof & Mrs. Laura Zaimi Mr. & Mrs. Alan Roth Mr. & Mrs. Gerald H. Schaeffer Mr. Dan Shiff Mr. Mark Smith & Ms. Joan Kelly-Smith Ms. Susan Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Shawn Till Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Ward Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence Widerlite Mr. & Mrs. Neal Wilson Mr. Eric Yagoda & Mrs. Stacey Goodman Mr. & Mrs. John Yeatman

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FOUNDERS’ CIRCLE

($1,930.00 +)

Mr. & Mrs. Misbah Ahdab Mr. & Mrs. David J. Andreadis Mr. Thanos Arvanitis & Mrs. Annalisa Fedelino Mr. & Mrs. Milton D. Bernard, II Mr. & Mrs. Brett Bernstein Mr. & Ms. Jesse Booth Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Caldeira Mr. & Mrs. Craig Cohen Mr. & Mrs. David Fellingham Mrs. Nancy S. Ferris Mr. & Mrs. James E. Frye Mr. & Ms. Adam Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Jim V. Gramm Ms. Darlene Haught Dr. Peichong He & Mrs. Yinghuan Sun Mr. John Hoel Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kantor The Lemon Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Robin Lineberger Mrs. Faith B. Mace Mr. & Mrs. Victor Michelena Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Moore Mr. & Mrs. Mark Morris Mr. & Mrs. David Pepper Mr. Andrew Pitzer Mr. James L. Pitzer ’17 Dr. & Mrs. Franklin Polun Mr. & Mrs. Michael Priddy Dr. & Mrs. Adam Reinhart Mr. & Mrs. David Sanders Mr. Emmanuel Skoufias & Ms. Agnes Isnawangsih Mr. & Mrs. James W. Smith, III Mr. David Williamson & Ms. Lee Scott Mr. Jaehyung Yoon & Mrs. Su Young Park-Yoon

HONOR CIRCLE ($500.00 +)

Mr. & Mrs. Augustine A. Agege Mr. Avi Benaim Mr. John Bentivoglio Mr. & Mrs. Glen Berman Dr. & Mrs. Steve Bernstein Mr. Hongbin Bian & Mrs. Hong Fu Mr. Geoff Birchard & Mrs. Blaire Osborn Mr. & Mrs. Warren Bischoff Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Blank Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Bonham Mr. & Mrs. Les Bookoff Mr. & Mrs. Nigel Brazier Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth R. Brodkowitz Mr. & Mrs. Brad Buckles Mr. & Mrs. David Buerger Mr. Lawrence H. Bullis ’54 & Mrs. Judith T. Bullis Mr. Stephen Burnett & Dr. Angela Marshall Mr. Raymond Butler Mr. & Mrs. Michael Byer

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Byer Family Ms. Amy Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Aric Caplan Mr. & Mrs. Eric Carle Mr. John L. Carlin, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Brett Carmel Mr. Dal Clayton Mr. David H. Cohen ’87 & Mrs. Michelle R. Cohen ’87 Mrs. Belinda Coleman The Coleman Group Inc./ Powell Foundation Mr. Bryan K. Cook ’91 & Ms. Davina L. Cook Mr. Brian Cotter & Mrs. Casey (Hanley) Cotter ’05 Mr. & Mrs. Victor Crawford Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Day Mr. Denis Demblowski & Mrs. Glaucia Petcov Demblowski Mr. Timothy G. Evans & Dr. Sara Romeyn Mr. & Mrs. Steve Fairbanks Fairbanks Realty Group Mr. Thomas B. Farquhar & Ms. Mary Grady Mr. & Mrs. Scott Feldman Dr. & Mrs. George A. Folsom Mr. Andrew S. Friedlander ’82 & Mrs. Tracey K. Friedlander Mr. & Mrs. John W. Galbreath, II Mr. & Mrs. Olandis Gary Mr. & Mrs. Joe Gawronski Mr. & Mrs. Steven H. Goldberg Ms. Zoe Goldberg ’13 Mr. Seth Goodman ’95 & Mrs. Kelly Goodman Mr. & Mrs. Lenny Gordon The Hanley Foundation Mr. John Horan & Ms. Renata Baker Dr. Nigel Hughes & Mrs. Melissa Gray-Hughes Mr. & Mrs. Paul Guevara Mr. Zhiwen Guo & Mrs. Rong Yang Hamill Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. John A. Harris Ms. Tracy S. Harris Mr. & Mrs. John E. Havas Mr. Li He & Ms. Lijun Geng Mr. & Mrs. Steven Hersh Mr. & Ms. Edwards Holliday Mrs. Sally Hottle Mr. Yongkang Hu & Mrs. Chunmei Yao Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Hunter Inkerra Medical DC Mr. & Mrs. Jimmie Johnson Mr. Walter Jones & Dr. Angela Patterson Mr. Jonathan A. Kaplan & Ms. Jill S. Wilkins Professor Zaza Kavteladze & Mrs. Elena Volkova Mr. Leigh H. Kessler ’93 & Mrs. Sharon Kessler Mr. Abdul K. Khanu & Ms. Premila Khanu

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Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Koenig Dr. Jonathan Koff & Dr. Stacey Koff Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Kuehl Mr. & Mrs. Scott Lasher Mr. JP Lavalleye & Mrs. Lesley Lavalleye Mr. David M. Leahy Ms. Hong Li Mr. Liangwan Li Ms. Xuetao Li Mr. Zheng Li & Ms. Yan Jiang Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Lieberman Mr. Zihua Lin & Mrs. Xingxiu Huang Mr. & Mrs. Tyrone S. Lloyd Mr. Dianwei Lu & Mrs. Qiaoliang Hao Mr. Pei Lu & Mrs. Lan Tang Mr. Jay F. Luchs ’90 Mr. & Mrs. David Maged Dr. Arvin Malkani ’92 & Mrs. Manju Malkani Mr. Peter M. Manos ’84 & Mrs. Carolyn Manos Mr. Jonathan Mars ’09 Dr. Andre Marshall Mr. Robert Mazer & Ms. Julia Beck Mr. Tom McCally & Mrs. Ande Torgerson McCally COL Myron McDaniels, MD & Dr. Celeste McDaniels Mr. & Mrs. Duane C. McKnight Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Melrod Mr. & Mrs. Edward Merlis Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Mills Dr. & Mrs. Gregory Mitchell Mr. James Mitchell, Jr. & Mrs. Dana Davis Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Don Moran Mr. Romerio & Dr. Marilyn Moreno Dr. & Mrs. Farhad Naseh Ms. Natasha M. Nazareth-Phelps Mr. Christopher Nordeen Dr. Chuck Nwosu & Mrs. Pauletta Rowser-Nwosu Ms. Kira R. Orr ’93 Mr. & Mrs. Scott Overall Mr. & Mrs. Reza Pahlavi Mr. & Mrs. John Penovich Mr. & Mrs. Joel Poretsky Mr. Tilghman Price & Mrs. Nina C. Price ’87 Mr. & Mrs. Kim Prophet Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Psacharopoulos Mr. Gary P. Ratner & Dr. Ellen V. Krieger Mr. & Mrs. Michael Ravitch Mr. & Mrs. Robert Reed Dr. & Mrs. J. Michael Reidy Mr. & Mrs. James L. Rianhard Dr. & Mrs. Alonford Robinson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Roy Rodman Mr. John Rosen & Ms. Cindy Nachman-Senders Mr. & Mrs. David Rothenstein Mr. & Mrs. Jay Rouse Mr. Kevin Rowe ’97 & Mrs. Brigitte H. Rowe

Mr. & Mrs. Sam Rubenstein Mr. & Mrs. Devin Schain Ms. Allison Scheurer ’06 Mr. & Mrs. John M. Scheurer Mr. & Mrs. Jim Schumacher Mr. Richard Schwartz & Ms. Heather Drummond Ms. Ashley T. Shiff Mr. Clayton R. Simmers, II ’88 & Mrs. Susan Simmers Mr. & Mrs. Timothy D. Simpson Mr. & Mrs. Mark B. Smith Dr. & Mrs. Ifeolumipo Sofola Mr. Roy Spooner & Mrs. Kelly Smith Mr. & Mrs. Sompodh Sripoom Mr. Marc N. Steren ’89 & Mrs. Stephanie Steren Dr. & Mrs. Moises N. Steren Mrs. Kendall F. Strickler Mr. Wei Su & Mrs. Dengfeng Chen Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Swanberg Mr. & Mrs. Dustin Swartz Symphonic Strategies, Inc. Ms. Joanne Szadkowski Mr. Hong Tan Ms. Susan Thomas Mr. & Mrs. William E. Timmons, Sr. Mr. James Townsend Mr. & Ms. Philip Urofsky Ms. Lisa Vardi Mr. & Mrs. Florin Vasilian Mr. & Mrs. Charles Vinal Mr. Hua Wang & Mrs. Qunwu Sun Mr. Lei Wang & Ms. Wenping Sun Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Warsaw Mr. & Mrs. Troy Weaver Mr. & Mrs. Scott Welch Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy White Ms. Deb White Ms. Joyce L. Williams Mr. Trevor Williams Mr. & Mrs. Blair Willing Mr. Lianbing Yang & Mrs. Zhilan Li Dr. Thomas Yau & Dr. Linda Yau Mr. & Mrs. Michael Zacharia Ms. Hua Zeng Mr. Qingfu Zeng & Mrs. Li Li Mr. Hui Zhang & Mrs. Jiu Hong Zhang Mr. Wangbin Zhang & Mrs. Yuling Hong Mr. Matt Zimmer & Ms. Devin Cheema Mr. & Mrs. David Zolet

BULLDOG CIRCLE ($100.00 +)

Mr. Brian D. Aaron Mrs. Mazda Afshar Mrs. Florence Akinpelu Dr. Louai Alassar & Mrs. Nadia Mansour Mr. & Mrs. Brian Albertini Mr. James Allen Ms. Linda Allen Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Alster Mr. & Ms. Bo Andersen

Mr. Kevin & Mrs. Runaka Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Roland Arjukese Mr. Richard A. Armstrong, Jr. ’70 Ms. Gloria Armstrong Dyer Mr. Adam J. Arnold ’95 & Mrs. Mimi Arnold Mr. & Mrs. Louis Aronson Mr. Kenneth D. Auerbach & Mrs. Judith S. Shapiro-Auerbach Mr. Scott Azaroff ’07 Mrs. Phyllis Baker Mr. & Mrs. Ray Baldon Mr. & Mrs. Donald H. Bambeck Mr. Brian M. Barnes ’71 & Mrs. Teri Barnes Mr. & Mrs. John Barpoulis Mr. Nicholas Barpoulis ’13 Mr. & Mrs. Barry Bass Mr. & Mrs. John E. Baublitz Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Beckman Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey M. Bellistri Ms. Marian C. Bennett, Esq.

Mr. Austin R. Berk ’00 & Mrs. Jamie Berk Mr. Michael Berry & Mrs. Renee Berry Mrs. Ukonnaya Bigelow Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Blanc Mr. & Mrs. Brandon Booth Mrs. Adetutu & Mr. Adebowale Bosede Mr. & Ms. Christopher Brewer Mr. & Mrs. Chris Brown Mr. & Mrs. Russell Brunner Mr. Bremante Bryant & Ms. Lorna Gross Mr. & Mrs. Brian Caine Mrs. Elena Caldeira Mr. & Mrs. John Campanella Mr. & Mrs. Sean Cassidy Mr. Tanner A. Cerand ’00 Mrs. Jody Chapin Mr. Lee Chaffin & Mrs. Nicole Bernard Chaffin ’83

Mr. Michael W. Chellman & Ms. Suzanne Hayes Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Cilento Mr. Jessie Clancey Mr. & Mrs. Dwayne K. Clayton Mr. & Mrs. William F. Clement Mr. Peter Coan & Mrs. Julie A. Coan ’83 Mr. Bradley Cohen Mrs. Adrienne Cohen Mr. Dan Cohen & Mrs. Nikki Herson Cohen ’97 Mr. Mark Colburn & Ms. Joy Foust Colburn Mrs. Jennifer Cooper Mr. Julian Cox & Ms. Shirley Kirkwood Mr. John Crain & Mrs. Shannon Ryan Crain ’98 Mrs. Peggy Cressy Mr. & Mrs. Jack Crowley Mr. Corrado Dal Forno & Ms. Julie Finigan-Dal Forno Mr. William C. Dana ’49 Mr. Angelo Daniels Mr. Elliott Datlow ’99 Mr. Lanny Davis & Mrs. Carolyn Atwell-Davis Mr. Edward J. Dayhoff & Mrs. Monica Dayhoff Mr. & Mrs. James Dickie Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Domask Ms. Marjorie Dougherty Mr. & Ms. Justin Dross Mr. Pierre Duliepre Mrs. Doan Duong Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Durham Mr. & Mrs. Dean Eisen Mr. & Mrs. Jason M. Eist Mr. & Mrs. Ayodele Eniafe Mr. Sanni Eniola & Dr. Mofolasayo Eniola Ms. Shannon P. Estrin ’92 Mrs. Dagnija Eyles Mr. & Ms. Robert Ferrara Mr. Alec S. Fink ’14 Mr. Gregory L. Fink ’10 Mr. Alexander Fishman ’12 Ms. Talia U. Fox Mrs. Theresa Fox Mr. & Mrs. Franco Fracyon Mr. Sean Frazier & Mrs. Marie Hunter Frazier Mr. Jonathan K. Friedlander ’82 & Mrs. Audrey G. Friedlander ’86 Ms. Melanie E. Friedlander ’14 Mr. & Mrs. Eric Gates Mr. & Mrs. Alan Gilbert Mr. Jerry Gluck Mr. & Ms. Neal Golden Mr. Nathan Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Oliver S. Grant Mr. Leander Gray Ms. Zane Gray LTC Allen M. Green, USAF (RET) ’71 & Mrs. Gail Green Mr. Robert Green

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Greenawalt Mr. Thomas R. Greenawalt II ’17 Mr. & Mrs. Damian Greenleaf Ms. Christine M. Gresham, Esq. ’91 Mr. Robert & Ms. Maria Grossman Dr. & Mrs. Irvin Guterman Dr. David J. Haidak & Ms. Cecily C. Holiday Ms. Sarah Hall Mr. Benjamin Halle ’17 Ms. Lauren Halle ’15 Mr. Gang Han & Mrs. Zhengling Mao Mr. & Mrs. Timothy R. Hanson Mr. Jay Hardgrove & Ms. Ann O’Donoghue Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Harris Mr. Eliot Harrison & Ms. Wendy Blake-Coleman Mr. Robert C. Harrison ’56 Ms. Anna Hartsfield Mr. & Mrs. Dwayne Haskins, Sr. Mr. Joshua Hausfeld & Mrs. Melissa Hausfeld ’97 Ms. Maris Hawkins Mr. & Mrs. Daniel M. Hays Mr. George R. Hegamin Mr. & Mrs. Shereem Herndon-Brown Mr. Reginald T. Herron & Ms. Brigitte W. Johnson-Herron Mr. & Mrs. Donnie V. Hinton Mr. & Mrs. Adam Hirschfeld Mr. & Ms. Seth Hirschfeld Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hoch Mr. Yul Hodge & Ms. Lisa Mallory Ms. Claire Holman Mr. & Mrs. John Honeycutt Mr. Chris & Ms. Elizabeth Horich Mr. & Mrs. Bart Hosmer Mr. & Mrs. John Hosmer Mr. & Mrs. William E. Houston Mr. & Ms. Christopher Hoverman Mr. Zhijian Hu & Mrs. Weilan Guan Mr. Howard Humphries ’62 Mr. & Mrs. William Hunter Mr. James E. Hurson ’81 & Mrs. Kellie Hurson Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Hyman Mr. & Ms. Will Jacobi Mr. Stephen H. Jaffe ’64 & Mrs. Pirjo L. Jaffe Mr. Petr Janda & Mrs. Olga Fantova Mr. & Mrs. Lance Jeffers Mr. & Mrs. Thierno Johnson Mr. Jahansooz Jomehri ’78 Mr. Joseph Jones Mr. Michael & Mrs. Debra Joram Mr. & Mrs. Allen Kabiri Dr. Harvey I. Katzen ’68 & Mrs. Barbara O. Katzen Mr. & Mrs. Larry Law Mr. Richard Kane & Mrs. Susan Thornton Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Kelley Mr. & Mrs. James Kelly Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Kessler Mr. Jason Kezmarsky

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Mr. & Mrs. David King Mr. & Mrs. Scott Kirsch Mr. Stephen Kirshon Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Kittel Ms. Kelly Kleifges ’11 Mr. & Mrs. Edward Kramer Mr. & Mrs. Niraj Kumar Mr. Daniel LaChina Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Lam Mr. Neil Landres Mr. & Mrs. Richard Landry Mr. Richard E. Lankford ’68 & Mrs. Bonita Lankford Mrs. Denise Lawson Dr. & Mrs. Michael Lee Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Levine Mr. & Mrs. Steven Lewis Mrs. Kathy Lindert Mr. Rilong Liu & Mrs. Yuhui Zhang Mr. Stuart Livingstone Ms. Chelsie Lloyd Ms. Margaret A. Lloyd Mr. & Mrs. Philip J. Lombardo, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Kraig B. Long Mr. Alexander Lourie & Mrs. Faith Darling Mr. & Mrs. Willie Loving Mr. Dong Lu & Mrs. Junge Fan Ms. Mei Lu Dr. Jian Mao & Mrs. Yue Qiu Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Maravilla Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Martin Dr. David Martin & Mrs. Maureen Martin Mr. & Mrs. Terence Martin Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel Mathes Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Matthews Mr. Richard V. Mattingly, Jr. ’54 & Mrs. Linda Mattingly Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Matuszky Mr. Paul Mavrikes ’14 Ms. Charlene D. Maxwell Ms. Stephanie Mayer-Sattin Mr. & Mrs. Jeremiah McDermott

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Mr. & Mrs. Darren McLinton Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Mekhaya Ms. Elizabeth M. Mendelson ’11 Dr. & Mrs. Neeraj Mendiratta Mr. Matthew A. Metro ’92 & Mrs. Laura Metro Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence K. Miles, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Chris Moore Ms. Ariana R. Moreno ’15 Mr. & Mrs. Corey Morgan Mr. Michael Murphy ’69 & Mrs. Robin Roth-Murphy Mr. Michael J. Murtaugh, Jr. & Ms. Ann Murtaugh Ms. Tonya Muse Dr. & Mrs. Bahram Nasehi Mrs. Marilyn Neely Mrs. Deborah A. Neuner CAPT Jack R. Nicholas, Jr. ’54 & Mrs. Dorothy M. Nicholas Ms. Livia M. Nicolescu Mr. Percy Norman & Mrs. Karen Johnson-Norman Mr. & Mrs. Francis F. O’Connor, Jr. Mr. Jared Okun & Mrs. Jennifer Hayman Okun ’99 Ms. Claire Olszewski ’06 Mr. William M. Orsinger Mr. & Mrs. Christos Panagiotopoulos Mr. Anthony & Mrs. Kathleen Pappano Mr. Andres R. Parra ’99 & Mrs. Tara S. Parra ’01 Ms. Lucille Pavco & Mr. Andrew Giaccia Mr. Fritz Pierre-Louis Mr. & Mrs. James Pittman Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Pollicino Mr. Kevin Pompey & Mrs. Virginie Antoine-Pompey Mr. & Mrs. Charles Popenoe, III Mr. Raphael Posner & Mrs. Courtney B. Posner ’00 Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Poulin

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Mr. & Mrs. Tracy Proctor, Sr. Mr. Ezra Raskas ’05 Dr. Hadi Michael Rassael ’82 Ms. Liana C. Ratner ’16 Ms. Moriah G. Ratner ’14 Mr. & Mrs. David Reed Dr. Kevin Reed & Dr. Herlene Chatha Mr. Vincent Reid & Dr. Terra Bowen-Reid Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Reiter Mr. Bill J. Risio ’61 & Mrs. Mary C. Risio Ms. Laura Rodman Mr. Richard Rodman Mr. Francisco Rosario & Ms. Alliah Humber Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Ross Dr. Michael A. Ross & Dr. Susan T. Elliott Ms. Margarete Rougier Mr. E. R. Russell, Jr. ’69 & Mrs. Patricia K. Russell Ms. Lindy Russell-Heymann Mr. Jonathan Salvi & Ms. Nina Manguiri Mrs. Carla Scott Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Scott Ms. Kathleen Sears Mr. Amgad Shehata & Mrs. Gail Jagdeosingh Hon. & Mrs. Rostyslav Shiller Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Sides Mr. & Ms. Thomas D. Silverstein Mr. & Mrs. John Simon Mr. Lawrence R. Sita & Mrs. Marina N. Protopopova Mr. David Sjogren & Ms. Lisa Gray Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Skyles Jr. Mr. William R. Smith ’58 & Mrs. Judy Smith Ms. Bernice Sparrow Dr. Antonio Spilimbergo & Ms. Gloria Spilimbergo Mr. Erik Standish Mr. Joseph I. Stein ’16 Ms. Laura M. X. Steyer ’04 Strategic Admissions Advice, LLC Mr. & Mrs. Robert Sturges Mr. & Mrs. George Suggs, Sr. Ms. Muriel J. Suggs Mr. & Ms. Hanzhen Sun Mr. Liyong Sun & Ms. Hong Gao Mr. James D. Swinson ’62 Dr. Yong Tang & Dr. Jun Zhang Mr. Carl E. Taylor ’74 & Ms. Shari J. Cantor Mr. Joseph R. Teets Dr. Daniel TerBush & Ms. Karin Novak Mr. Samuel Thomas ’12 Mr. William E. Timmons, Jr. ’86 & Mrs. Cheryl Timmons Mr. & Mrs. Roderick Tolentino Mr. John M. Trammell Mr. Carl E. Tugberk ’98 & Mrs. Jennifer Tugberk Mr. & Mrs. Faik Tugberk

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Tummonds Jr. COL Michael S. Tuomey, USA ’78 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Turner, Jr. Mr. Jeff & Dr. Patricia Ulanet Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Van Voorhees Mr. Robert K. VanHoek ’73 Mr. Richard S. Varney ’52 Mr. Kevin Vasco ’84 & Mrs. Cyndi Bullis Vasco ’83 Dr. & Mrs. Alejandro Velikovsky Mrs. Sarah Via Dr. & Mrs. Ian Walker Ms. Allison Walther Mr. Runjiang Wang & Mrs. Xiuyan Tang Mrs. Jean Ward Mr. & Mrs. Tom Waugh Mr. Joshua Weiner & Ms. Sarah Blake Dr. & Mrs. Lowell Weiss Mr. & Mrs. John Whatley Mr. Vincent White Mr. & Mrs. Ray Whitney Ms. Elise C. Widerlite ’11 Mr. & Mrs. Marcus Wiseman Ms. Laura E. Wolf Mr. Conrad W. Wong ’78 & Mrs. Ann E. Wong Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Works Mr. & Mrs. Vennard Wright Mr. Benjamin Wu & Ms. Teresa Lee Mr. & Mrs. Van A. Yeutter Mr. Zhiguang Zhang & Mrs. Xiaoyan Yang Mr. Matthew Zigler Susie & Stephen Zimmermann Mr. & Mrs. Edward Zormelo Dr. Lester Zuckerman & Dr. Naomi Zuckerman

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Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence W. Abrams Ms. Kathleen Adams Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Alexander Mr. Jeff Alexander Mr. & Mrs. Eric Allen, Sr. Mr. Milan Antic Ms. Maria Antokas Mr. Karl Anton Mr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Armstead, Sr. Ms. Catherine Austin Dr. & Mrs. Duruhan Badraslioglu Mr. Brandon Bailey Mr. & Mrs. Pedro P. Balarezo Mr. Peter J. Baldwin ’69 & Mrs. Eileen L. Baldwin Dr. David M. Band & Ms. Susan Klein Mr. Corey Barksdale & Ms. Brenetta Locke Ms. Joanne Beach Mr. Robert Beach & Ms. Toni D. Corbett Ms. Victoria Benson Ms. Tanja Berkson Ms. Nancy Bischoff

Ms. Dana Bleiberg Mr. & Mrs. James Bongino Mrs. Kristen Booth Mr. Cody S. Branchaw ’14 Dr. Michael J. Bresler ’64 & Mrs. Adrienne F. Bresler Mr. Anthony Brooks Dr. & Ms. Michael Brown Mr. David Budin & Ms. Margot Mahoney Ms. Sharon Buell Mr. Tola Buli Dr. Shawn Burgess & Dr. Ellen Burgess Mr. & Mrs. Robert Butland Ms. Jennifer Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Flavio Campos Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Carelli Mr. Preston Carmon Ms. Shaina Chafin Mr. & Mrs. Christopher M. Chen, Sr. Ms. Lisa Clarke Ms. Xueying Clarke Mr. Adam Cohen ’14 Ms. Carly A. Cohen ’16 Mr. & Mrs. Rob Cohen Ms. Angela Cole Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Conrad, III Mr. & Mrs. Troy Cook Mr. & Mrs. Carlos A. Cruz Mr. & Mrs. Donrole Cyprien Ms. Catherine Dahlberg Dr. Donnette Dais Ms. LaWanda P. Dates Dr. Barry Davis & Mrs. Tina Zazaris-Davis Ms. Allison Davison Ms. Kelsey Donegan Mr. Anthony Dorsey & Ms. Caryn L. Boyd Mr. Stephen Dunwell Mr. & Mrs. Andrew P. Dyer, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Ebb, Jr. Mr. Jason Eberstein Mr. Forouzan Ebrahimi-Qajar & Ms. Rokhsan Fallah Ms. Roya Ebrahimi-Qajar Mr. & Mrs. Ali Elias Ms. Allison Ewing Mrs. Elizabeth Farr Ms. Angela Fields Mr. John C. Foery ’82 & Mrs. Delves A. Foery Mr. & Mrs. Esty Foster Ms. Marcia Franklin Ms. Jennifer E. Frey Reni Ms. Marni S. Friedlander ’11 Mr. Malcolm Furgol & Ms. Gudrun Hofmeister Ms. Francesca Gattuso Ms. Rita Gerharz Mr. Ira Gluck & Dr. Brenda Seaver Ms. Stefanie L. Gogerty Ms. Boloye Gomero Ms. Stacie Gottlieb Mr. Warren Graver & Ms. Stephanie M. Bunting Graver

’92 Mr. Richard P. Green Ms. Jessica Grow Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Grubb Mr. Steven J. Grudziecki ’87 & Mrs. Kelly Grudziecki Mr. Zhongtian Guan ’14 Ms. Cathy Harris & Ms. Cheryl Terwilliger Mr. & Mrs. Mark Hasfurter Mr. Carl Hayes, Jr. Ms. Amy Heinzelmann Ms. Laura Heninger Ms. Chelsea Henry Ms. Alana Hill Mr. & Mrs. Stephen W. Holderness, Jr. Ms. Kristen Hull ’05 Mr. & Mrs. James Hunter Mr. Ahmed K. Husen Ms. Eva Jacobson Mr. Petr Janda ’17 Mr. Alfredo Jandres & Ms. Gloria Jandres Mr. Charles Johnson Mr. George Johnson & Dr. Barbara Johnson Mr. Frank Justice & Ms. Kristin Kowalew Mr. & Mrs. Casey Kazanjian Ms. Lauren Keller Mr. Brian R. Kelley ’14 Ms. Michelle Kelly Mr. Andrew Kilby Ms. Erin Kilic Ms. Taryn Kittel ’10 Dr. & Mrs. Hon-Sum Ko Mr. Noah & Ms. Elise Kohan Mr. & Mrs. Brad Kosegarten Mr. Paul Koziel Ms. Kristin Kvasnyuk Dr. Matthew Levinger Ms. Karena Levy Mr. Fuyi Li & Mrs. Zhe Liu Mr. & Mrs. Dwain Ligon Ms. Madison L. Lotstein ’16 Mr. Andrew S. Lowenthal Mr. Richard J. Lucey ’63 & Mrs. Concetta Lucey Ms. Gwendolyn Lyda Mr. & Mrs. Bijan Manesh Dr. & Mrs. Richard S. Margolis Ms. Andrea Martin Mr. & Mrs. Drew Martin Ms. Valerie Martin Ms. Anne Whitfield Mastin Dr. Susan Matcha Ms. Kara Mazie Mr. James P. McDevitt ’55 & Mrs. Marlene McDevitt Mr. William McGowan Dr. John McKew & Ms. Margot Mays Mr. Gualberto Mendez Mr. Eric Metee Mr. Christopher P. Miller Mr. Edmond Mjekiqi & Mrs. Arijeta Blakqori Ms. Holly Moffett

Mr. Paul J. Monk ’64 Ms. Noel Montague Mr. Stephane Moreau Mr. Benjamin Mosteller Mr. & Mrs. Neil Narcisenfeld Mr. Romel Ngbea Mr. Robert Nichols Mr. & Mrs. Brian Nixon Ms. Jennifer Nobil ’06 Ms. Laura Nutter Ms. Katherine V. Offutt COL Jerry K. Patterson (RET) ’53 Mr. Robert Peard Mr. George P. Psacharopoulos ’17 Mr. & Mrs. Gnanamuthu Rajamani Ms. Catherine E. Ramella ’99 Mr. Gabriel Raskas ’08 Ms. Lauren Rathmann Mr. Jonathan Rau Ms. Christie Ray Mr. Moises Reyes Mr. Jonathan Rice ’09 Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Rice III Mr. Mark Riffee & Mrs. Betty Luo Riffee Mr. Justin L. Robinson ’06 Ms. Faith Robinson Ms. Stacey Roshan Ms. Sabrina Rota Mr. Bradley Ryan ’03 Mr. Wesley D. Sage ’64 & Mrs. Linda Sage Rev. & Mrs. Marion Sampson Mr. John Sandoval & Ms. Nancy L. Spencer Mr. & Mrs. Craig Savarick Mr. & Mrs. Evan Schaffer Mr. Peter Scher & Ms. Kim Tilley Ms. Megan Schneider Mr. John F. Schoenfelder ’60 & Mrs. Diane Schoenfelder Mr. Lance Scott Ms. Marygrace Serra Ms. Marcella Sheintal Ms. Alice Shih-Kahn Ms. Emily Simpson Mr. Dadrien Sims Ms. Cristina Sorto Ms. Tanya Soto Ms. Tamara Sowers Mr. Andrew L. Sprinkle ’17 Ms. Mackenzie Staffier ’04 Mr. Nathan Stanford Mr. Jermell L. Stills Ms. Jodie Stone Ms. Dominique Swann Mr. Wannawut Thienhom Mr. & Ms. Evan Thompson Mr. Evan Thompson ’17 Mrs. Gladys Tillman Mr. Joseph Tonrey Ms. Patricia Topliffe Mr. Mark Traver Ms. Rebecca Turett Ms. Camila Uechi ’12 Mr. Luis A. Uechi & Ms. Maria G. Uechi

Ms. Hilary A. Vellenga Ms. Katharine Vincent ’08 Mr. Matthew Waite ’80 & Mrs. Margi Waite Mr. & Ms. Quinton Walker Mr. Mark Walter Ms. Sherri A. Watkins Mr. & Mrs. Adam W. Wegner Mr. Philip Weisgold Mr. Arthur West Mr. Bryan G. Whitford Ms. Danielle & Mr. Kieran Wilcox Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Williams Mr. & Mrs. Lewis W. Wilson Ms. Dorothy Yen Ms. Caitlin Zolet

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Current Parent Donors

Grandparents

Bullis is fortunate to receive the support of a generous group of grandparents of our current students and alumni.

Mrs. Florence Akinpelu

Adeyemi O. Sofola ’18 & Rotimi Sofola ’19

The generosity of our parents provides the invaluable support that makes a Bullis education so unique.

Class of 2018—Grade 12

58% Participation Class of 2019—Grade 11 53% Participation Class of 2020—Grade 10 60% Participation Class of 2021—Grade 9 69% Participation Class of 2022—Grade 8 68% Participation Class of 2023—Grade 7 64% Participation Class of 2024—Grade 6 83% Participation Class of 2025—Grade 5 58% Participation Class of 2026—Grade 4

65% Participation

Class of 2027—Grade 3 88% Participation Class of 2028—Grade 2 67%Participation

Class of 2029—Grade 1 100% Participation Class of 2030—Kindergarten 75% Participation

Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Alster

Dylan Hyman ’15 & Ryan T. Hyman ’19 Mrs. Phyllis Baker

Sara B. Jacobi ’20 & Jared Jacobi ’22

Parent Ambassadors for 2017 -2018 A special thank you to our Bullis Fund Volunteers. We couldn’t have done it without you.

Ms. Joanne Beach

Evan M. Beach ’24 Ms. Nancy Bischoff

Thomas K. Bischoff ’21 Mr. & Mrs. Macon Brock

William B. Everett ’19 Mr. Lawrence H. Bullis ’54 & Mrs. Judith T. Bullis

Joseph E. Bullis ’17, Lucia M. Vasco ’20 &

Julia K. Vasco ’21 Mrs. Elena Caldeira

Alexander R. Caldeira ’19

Grades K -2

Anjali Schruefer

Mr. John L. Carlin, Jr.

Brinley E. Rianhard ’19

Grade 3

Melissa Hausfeld ’97

Mrs. Peggy Cressy

William R. Evans ’18 & Julia R. Evans ’22

Grades 4 & 5 Kevin Anderson

Mrs. Dagnija Eyles

David E. Eyles ’19

Grade 6

Muriel Suggs

Mr. & Mrs. David Fellingham

Benjamin Gordon ’22

Grade 7

Karen Johnson-Norman

Mrs. Nancy S. Ferris

William G. Ferris ’20

Grade 8

Keri Herndon-Brown

Grade 9

Pauletta Nwosu

Grade 10

Sherri Jackson

Grade 11

Tamara Haskins

Grade 12

Shawn Wiseman

Mrs. Theresa Fox

KaQuan Little ’10 & Karina T. Hunter ’27 Mr. Jerry Gluck

Rachel N. Gluck ’20 & Jake I. Gluck ’23 Mr. & Mrs. Oliver S. Grant

Justin Grant ’11 Mr. & Mrs. Warren Halle

Lauren Halle ’15, Benjamin Halle ’17 &

Matthew Halle ’26 Mr. & Mrs. John A. Harris

Sydney D. Geifman ’17 & Jack H.

Geifman ’20 Ms. Anna Hartsfield

Maya Mathes ’23 Mr. & Ms. Seth Hirschfeld

Nathan W. Hirschfeld ’24 Mr. & Mrs. John Hosmer Jonas Hosmer ’17 & Sabrina L. Hosmer ’18

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Friends

Bullis appreciates the support of our many friends.

Mrs. Sally Hottle

Alexander E. Day ’16 & Elizabeth Day ’19

Mr. & Mrs. Gnanamuthu Rajamani

Abdul K. Khanu ’18 & Aamilah K. Khanu ’21

Mr. & Mrs. William Hunter

Aleka G. Frazier ’22

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Reed

Ajay C. Reed ’24

Mr. & Mrs. Casey Kazanjian

Brendan M. Kazanjian ’18, Olivia G.

Kazanjian ’20 & Colleen R. Kazanjian ’21

Ms. Molly Reinhart

Sophia J. Reinhart ’23

Mr. Stephen Kirshon

Robert L. Schain ’19, Carly R. Schain ’20 &

Josslyn Schain ’25 Mr. & Mrs. Jatinder Kumar

Alisha N. Schruefer ’24 & Lila Schruefer ’30 Mr. Neil Landres

Camille B. Helmig ’17, Charlotte B. Helmig ’20

& William T. Helmig ’22 Mrs. Denise Lawson

Elliott N. Chavous ’18 & Evan P. Chavous ’18 Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Levine

Hailey A. Roth ’24

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Reiter

Jonas Hosmer ’17 & Sabrina L. Hosmer ’18 Rev. & Mrs. Marion Sampson

Ebony N. Sampson ’19 Mr. & Mrs. Gerald H. Schaeffer

Lauren Halle ’15, Benjamin Halle ’17 &

Matthew Halle ’26 Mrs. Dale Schuble

Jordan Schuble ’11, Justin Schuble ’13 & Jessica

B. Schuble ’19 Mrs. Diana Davis Spencer

Spencer P. Moffat ’17

Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Lewis

Carter Morris ’16

Dr. & Mrs. Moises N. Steren

Carly M. Steren ’14, Ian M. Steren ’20, Jack A.

Steren ’20, and Logan Steren ’23

Mr. & Mrs. Willie Loving

Lauryn A. Harris ’19

Mr. & Mrs. George Suggs, Sr.

McKenzie J. Suggs ’24

Mr. & Mrs. Terence Martin

Caroline G. Martin ’19 & Elizabeth A.

Martin ’24

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Swanberg

Thomas K. Bischoff ’21

Mr. & Mrs. Marvin H. McIntyre

Caitlin McMahon ’14, Jackson McIntyre ’16,

Sophia K. McIntyre ’18, Charlotte Caine ’22 &

Anthony W. Caine ’24 Mr. & Mrs. Edward Merlis

William E. Houston ’19 & Benjamin T.

Houston ’21 Mr. & Mrs. Austin Mittler

Corey Golden ’10, Jordan Schuble ’11, Lindsay

N. Golden ’12, Justin Schuble ’13, Jessica

B. Schuble ’19, Jared C. Cohen ’20, & Emma J.

Golden ’20

Byer Family Mr. Brian D. Aaron Mr. Ralph Barbaro Ms. Tanja Berkson Mr. & Mrs. James Bongino Ms. Allison Davison Mr. & Mrs. Andrew C. Delinsky Mr. David Dunbar Mr. Thomas B. Farquhar & Ms. Mary Grady Mrs. Elizabeth Farr Mr. Malcolm Furgol & Ms. Gudrun Hofmeister Ms. Elizabeth Kelly Dr. & Mrs. Hon-Sum Ko Mr. Harvey Kraft Ms. Margaret A. Lloyd Mr. Dong Lu & Mrs. Junge Fan Mrs. Faith B. Mace Mr. Thomas T. Mavrikes Mr. William M. Orsinger Mr. David A. Porter Mr. John Sandoval & Ms. Nancy L. Spencer Mr. & Mrs. Evan Schaffer Mr. Jermell L. Stills Mr. Frank Stopak Mr. & Mrs. Roderick Tolentino

Mrs. Gladys Tillman

Nailah I. Shaw ’15 & Ephraim J. Shaw Mr. & Mrs. William E. Timmons, Sr.

Grace E. Timmons ’19 Mrs. Jean Ward

Cameron Accardi & Colby Accardi ’21 Dr. & Mrs. Lowell Weiss

Emily S. Rubenstein ’23, Anna F. Rubenstein ’26

& Simon M. Rubenstein ’26

Mrs. Marilyn Neely

Benjamin R. Jones ’19 Dr. Jens Neumann

Julian J. Christensen ’22 Mrs. Deborah A. Neuner

Jordan S. Greenstein ’21 Mr. & Mrs. James Pittman

Jesiah P. Matthews ’19

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Faculty and Staff Donors

We recognize those who have so generously contributed, extending themselves beyond their day-to-day work to support the education of our children. For 2017-18, 100% of faculty and staff made gifts to the Bullis Fund.

Ms. Kathleen Adams Mr. Jeff Alexander Mrs. Margaret G. Andreadis Mr. Milan Antic Ms. Maria Antokas Mr. Karl Anton Mrs. Lisa Anzelone Ms. Catherine Austin Dr. Duruhan Badraslioglu Mr. Brandon Bailey Mr. Pedro P. Balarezo Ms. Pamela Bass Mrs. Evelyn W. Beckman Mr. Jeffrey Bellestri Ms. Victoria Benson Mrs. Renee Berry Ms. Dana Bleiberg Dr. Gerald L. Boarman Mrs. Julie Booth Mrs. Kristen Booth Ms. Katherine Brewer Mr. Anthony Brooks Mr. Chris Brown Ms. Sharon Buell Mr. David Buerger Mr. Tola Buli Mr. Robert Butland Mr. Raymond Butler Ms. Jennifer Campbell Mr. Flavio Campos Mr. Daniel Carelli Mr. Preston Carmon Ms. Shaina Chafin Mr. Michael Chellman Mr. Christopher M. Chen Mr. Patrick Cilento Mr. Jessie Clancey Ms. Lisa Clarke Ms. Xueying Clarke Mrs. Carolyn B. Cohen Mr. Mark Colburn Mrs. Jennifer Cooper Mr. Carlos A. Cruz Mrs. Rudith Cruz Mr. Donrole Cyprien Ms. Catherine Dahlberg Mr. Corrado Dal Forno Mr. Angelo Daniels Mrs. Faith Darling Mr. Edward J. Dayhoff Mrs. Monica Dayhoff Mr. James Dickie Ms. Kelsey Donegan Ms. Marjorie Dougherty Ms. Jennifer Dross Mr. Pierre Duliepre

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Mrs. Doan Duong Mr. Jason M. Eist Mr. Ali Elias Ms. Allison Ewing Ms. Pat Ferrara Ms. Julie Finigan-Dal Forno Mr. Esty Foster Ms. Marcia Franklin Ms. Jennifer Frey Reni Ms. Francesca Gattuso Ms. Rita Gerharz Ms. Stefanie L. Gogerty Ms. Boloye Gomero Mr. Nathan Gordon Ms. Stacie Gottlieb Ms. Lisa Gray Mr. Richard P. Green Ms. Maria Grossman Ms. Jessica Grow Mr. Stephen Grubb Mr. Timothy R. Hanson Ms. Tracy S. Harris Mrs. Carolyn Hasfurter Ms. Darlene Haught Ms. Anita Havas Ms. Maris Hawkins Ms. Amy Heinzelmann Ms. Laura Heninger Ms. Chelsea Henry Ms. Alana Hill Ms. Claire Holman Ms. Elizabeth Horich Mrs. Kerry R. Hosmer Mrs. Jennifer M. Houston Mr. Glenn Hunter Mrs. Katrina Hunter Mr. Ahmed K. Husen Ms. Elizabeth B. Jacobi Ms. Gloria Jandres Mr. Charles Johnson Mr. George Johnson Mrs. Debra Joram Mrs. Ani Kazanjian Law Ms. Lauren Keller Mr. Bruce Kelley Ms. Michelle Kelly Mrs. Sharon Kessler Mr. Jason Kezmarsky Mr. Andrew Kilby Ms. Erin Kilic Mrs. Susan L. King Ms. Shirley Kirkwood Mrs. Lynn C. Kittel Ms. Taryn Kittel ’10 Ms. Elise Kohan Mr. Brad Kosegarten

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Ms. Kristin Kowalew Mr. Paul Koziel Ms. Kristin Kvasnyuk Mr. Daniel LaChina Mr. Stuart Livingstone Ms. Chelsie Lloyd Mrs. Kathleen Lloyd Mr. Tyrone S. Lloyd Mrs. Amanda C. M. Lombardo Ms. Andrea Martin Mr. Drew Martin Mrs. Maureen Martin Ms. Valerie Martin Mr. Andrew V. Marusak, III ’66 Ms. Anne Whitfield Mastin Mrs. Wendy Matuszky Ms. Stephanie Mayer-Sattin Ms. Kara Mazie Dr. Celeste McDaniels Mr. William McGowan Mrs. Tammy McKnight Mr. Gualberto Mendez Mr. Eric Metee Mr. Christopher P. Miller Ms. Holly Moffett Ms. Noel Montague Mrs. Rachel Moore Mr. Stephane Moreau Dr. Marilyn Moreno Mr. Benjamin Mosteller Ms. Ann Murtaugh Mrs. Aimee Narcisenfeld Ms. Natasha M. Nazareth-Phelps Mr. Romel Ngbea Mr. Robert Nichols Ms. Laura Nutter Ms. Katherine V. Offutt Mrs. Jennifer Hayman Okun ’99 Ms. Kira Orr ’93 Mrs. Xiumin H. Overall Mrs. Kathleen Pappano Mr. Andres R. Parra ’99 Mr. Robert Peard Mr. Fritz Pierre-Louis Mr. Robert J. Pollicino Mrs. Harriet Polun Mrs. Nina C. Price ’87 Mrs. Shannon J. Priddy Ms. Catherine E. Ramella ’99 Ms. Lauren Rathmann Mr. Jonathan Rau Ms. Christie Ray Mr. David Reed Dr. Michael J. Reidy Mr. Moises Reyes Mr. Mark Riffee

Dr. Sara Romeyn Ms. Stacey Roshan Ms. Lindy Russell-Heymann Ms. Megan Schneider Mr. Lance Scott Ms. Marygrace Serra Ms. Marcella Sheintal Ms. Alice Shih-Kahn Ms. Emily Simpson Mr. Timothy D. Simpson Mr. Dadrien Sims Mr. Mark B. Smith Ms. Cristina Sorto Ms. Tamara Sowers Ms. Bernice Sparrow Mr. Erik Standish Mr. Nathan Stanford Mr. Marc N. Steren ’89 Ms. Laura M. X. Steyer ’04 Mrs. Kendall F. Strickler Mrs. Wendy Sturges Ms. Dominique Swann Ms. Joanne Szadkowski Mr. Joseph R. Teets Dr. Daniel TerBush Ms. Cheryl Terwilliger Mr. Wannawut Thienhom Mr. Samuel Thomas ’12 Ms. Susan Thomas Mr. Joseph Tonrey Ms. Patricia Topliffe Mr. John M. Trammell Ms. Rebecca Turett Ms. Maria G. Uechi Ms. Lisa Vardi Mrs. Marcela Velikovsky Ms. Hilary A. Vellenga Mrs. Sarah Via Ms. Jina Walker Mr. Mark Walter Ms. Allison Walther Ms. Sherri A. Watkins Mrs. Betsey Waugh Mr. Philip Weisgold Mr. Arthur West Mr. Vincent White Mr. Bryan G. Whitford Mrs. Amy Whitney Ms. Danielle Wilcox Ms. Laura E. Wolf Ms. Dorothy Yen Mrs. Tina Zazaris-Davis Mr. Matthew Zigler Mr. Matt Zimmer Susie Zimmermann Ms. Caitlin Zolet

Alumni Donors

We are grateful for and proud of our alumni who continue to support the Bullis Fund.

Class of 1949

Mr. William C. Dana

Class of 1952

Mr. Richard S. Varney

Class of 1953

Col. Jerry K. Patterson (Ret.)

Class of 1954

Mr. Lawrence H. Bullis Mr. Richard V. Mattingly, Jr. Capt. Jack R. Nicholas, Jr.

Class of 1955

Mr. James P. McDevitt

Class of 1956

Mr. Robert C. Harrison

Class of 1958

Mr. William R. Smith

Class of 1969

Class of 1986

Class of 1970

Class of 1987

Mr. Peter J. Baldwin Mr. Michael Murphy Mr. E. R. Russell, Jr.

Mr. Richard A. Armstrong, Jr.

Class of 1971

Mr. Brian M. Barnes Lt. Col. Allen M. Green, USAF (Ret.)

Class of 1973

Mr. Robert K. VanHoek

Class of 1974 Mr. Carl E. Taylor

Class of 1975

Mr. Richard G. Kline, Jr.

Class of 1978

Class of 1960

Mr. John F. Schoenfelder

Mr. Jahansooz Jomehri Col. M. S. Tuomey, USA Mr. Conrad W. Wong

Class of 1961

Class of 1979

Mr. Bill J. Risio

Dr. Gary S. Friedlander

Class of 1962

Class of 1980

Mr. Howard Humphries Mr. James D. Swinson

Mr. Matthew White

Class of 1963

Mr. James E. Hurson

Mr. Richard J. Lucey

Class of 1964

Dr. Michael J. Bresler Mr. Stephen H. Jaffe Mr. Paul J. Monk Mr. Wesley D. Sage

Class of 1966

Mr. Andrew V. Marusak, III

Class of 1968

Mr. Harvey I. Katzken Mr. Richard E. Lankford

Class of 1981

Class of 1982

Mr. John C. Foery Mr. Andrew S. Friedlander Mr. Jonathan K. Friedlander Dr. Hadi Michael Rassael

Class of 1983

Mrs. Nicole Bernard Chaffin Mrs. Julie Ayres Coan Mrs. Cyndi Bullis Vasco

Class of 1984

Mr. Peter M. Manos Mr. Brad L. Mendelson Mr. Kevin Vasco

Mr. Andrew L. Blair Mrs. Audrey Greenhouse Friedlander Mr. William E. Timmons, Jr.

Mr. David H. Cohen Mrs. Michelle Konigsberg Cohen Mr. Steven J. Grudziecki Mrs. Nina Cochrane Price

Class of 1988

Mr. Jonathan Halle Mrs. Claudia Landres Helmig Mr. Clayton R. Simmers, II

Class of 1989

Mrs. Nicole Harris Geifman Mr. Marc N. Steren

Class of 1990 Mr. Jay F. Luchs

Class of 1991

Mr. Bryan K. Cook Ms. Christine M. Gresham, Esq.

Class of 1992

Ms. Stephanie M. Bunting Graver Mrs. Shannon P. Estrin Dr. Arvin Malkani Mr. Matthew A. Metro

Class of 1993

Mr. Leigh H. Kessler Ms. Kira R. Orr Mr. Daniel Zubairi

Class of 1995 Mr. Adam J. Arnold Mr. Seth Goodman

Class of 1996

Mr. Lawrence K. Miles, Jr.

Class of 1997

Mrs. Nikki Herson Cohen Mrs. Melissa Sherman Hausfeld Mr. Kevin Rowe

Class of 1998

Mrs. Shannon Ryan Crain Mr. Carl E. Tugberk

Class of 1999

Mr. Elliott Datlow Mrs. Jennifer Hayman Okun Mr. Andres R. Parra Ms. Catherine E. Ramella

Class of 2000

Mr. Austin R. Berk Mr. Tanner A. Cerand Mrs. Courtney Weinstein Posner

Class of 2001

Mrs. Tara Haag Parra

Class of 2003

Mr. Richard W. Camp Mr. Bradley Ryan

Class of 2004

Ms. Mackenzie Staffier Ms. Laura M. X. Steyer

Class of 2005

Mrs. Casey Hanley Cotter Ms. Kristen Hull Mr. Ezra Raskas

Class of 2006

Ms. Jennifer Nobil Ms. Claire Olszewski Mr. Justin L. Robinson Ms. Allison Scheurer

Class of 2007 Mr. Scott Azaroff

Class 2008

Mr. Gabriel Raskas Ms. Katharine Vincent

Class of 2009 Mr. Jonathan Mars Mr. Jonathan Rice

Class of 2010 Mr. Gregory Fink Ms. Taryn Kittel

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Class of 2011

Ms. Marni S. Friedlander Ms. Kelly Kleifges Ms. Elizabeth M. Mendelson Mr. Jordan Schuble Ms. Elise C. Widerlite

Alumni Parents

Bullis is fortunate to receive continued support from many past parents.

Class of 2012

Mr. Alexander Fishman Mr. Samuel Thomas Ms. Camila Uechi

Class of 2013

Mr. Nicholas Barpoulis Ms. Zoe Goldberg Mr. Justin Schuble

Class of 2014

Mr. Cody S. Branchaw Mr. Adam Cohen Mr. Alec S. Fink Ms. Melanie E. Friedlander Mr. Zhongtian Guan Mr. Brian R. Kelley Mr. Paul Mavrikes Ms. Moriah G. Ratner

Class of 2015

Ms. Lauren Halle Ms. Ariana R. Moreno

Class of 2016

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Armstead, Sr. Mr. Kenneth D. Auerbach & Mrs. Judith S. Shapiro-Auerbach Mr. & Mrs. Donald H. Bambeck Dr. David M. Band & Ms. Susan Klein Mr. & Mrs. John Barpoulis Mr. & Mrs. Barry Bass Mr. & Mrs. John E. Baublitz Ms. Marian C. Bennett, Esq. Mr. & Mrs. Aric Caplan Mrs. Jody Chapin Mr. Michael W. Chellman & Ms. Suzanne Hayes Mr. & Mrs. Alan Cohen Ms. Diana Daniels Mr. & Mrs. Esty Foster Dr. David J. Haidak & Ms. Cecily C. Holiday Ms. Sarah Hall Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Hanley Mr. & Mrs. John A. Harris Mr. Eliot Harrison & Ms. Wendy Blake-Coleman

Ms. Carly A. Cohen Ms. Madison L. Lotstein Ms. Liana C. Ratner Mr. Joseph I. Stein

Class of 2017

Mr. Thomas R. Greenawalt II Mr. Benjamin Halle Mr. Petr Janda Mr. Patrick Leasure Mr. Andres E. Lopez Mr. James L. Pitzer Mr. George P. Psacharopoulos Ms. Skylar M. Schultz Mr. Andrew L. Sprinkle Mr. Evan Thompson Mr. Jalen C. Wade Ms. Nicole Zuckerman

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Mr. & Mrs. John E. Havas Mr. & Mrs. Donnie V. Hinton Mr. & Mrs. Stephen W. Holderness, Jr. Mr. Petr Janda & Mrs. Olga Fantova Mr. & Mrs. Thierno Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Kelley Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Kessler Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Kittel Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Koenig Mr. Neil Landres Mr. JP Lavalleye & Mrs. Lesley Lavalleye Mr. David M. Leahy Mr. & Mrs. Tyrone S. Lloyd Mrs. Faith B. Mace Dr. & Mrs. Richard S. Margolis Mr. & Mrs. George P. Mavrikes Mr. & Mrs. Alan L. Meltzer Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence K. Miles, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Don Moran Mr. Romerio & Dr. Marilyn Moreno Mr. Christopher Nordeen Mr. & Mrs. Francis F. O’Connor, Jr.

Mr. William M. Orsinger Mr. & Mrs. Scott Overall Dr. & Mrs. Franklin Polun Ms. Faith Robinson Dr. Michael A. Ross & Dr. Susan T. Elliott Ms. Kathleen Sears Mr. & Ms. Thomas D. Silverstein Mr. John Sandoval & Ms. Nancy L. Spencer Dr. & Mrs. Moises N. Steren Mr. & Mrs. Robert Sturges Mr. & Ms. Evan Thompson Mr. & Mrs. William E. Timmons, Sr. David & June Trone Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Faik Tugberk Ms. Maria G. Uechi & Mr. Luis A. Uechi Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Van Voorhees Mr. & Mrs. Adam W. Wegner Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence Widerlite

In Honor or Memory of For those who gave to Bullis in honor of someone special or in memory of a loved one, we extend our thanks for their generous contributions.

In honor of Mrs. Kathleen Adams

In honor of Mr. Brad Kosegarten

Mr. Petr Janda ’17

Mr. George P. Psacharopoulos ’17

In memory of Robert M. Agate

In honor of Brad Kosegarten & Bryan Whitford

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Caldeira

Mr. Eliot Harrison & Ms. Wendy Blake-Coleman

In loving memory of Samuel Armstrong, Sr.

In memory of Lena Mario & Donald Risio

Ms. Gloria Armstrong Dyer

Mr. Bill J. Risio ’61 & Mrs. Mary C. Risio

In memory of Michelle Benaim

In honor of Stephanie Mayer-Sattin

Mr. Matthew A. Metro ’92 & Mrs. Laura Metro

Mr. Andrew L. Sprinkle ’17

In honor of student Autumn Bryant

In honor of Izzy Metee

Mr. Bremante Bryant & Ms. Lorna Gross

Mrs. Kathy Lindert

In honor of the Bullis class of 2020

In honor of Stephane Moreau

Mr. & Mrs. Andrew P. Dyer, Sr.

Hon. & Mrs. Rostyslav Shiller

In honor of all past Bullis School staff

In memory of Suzine Har Nicolescu

Mr. James D. Swinson ’62

Ms. Livia M. Nicolescu

In honor of Coach Ray Butler

In honor of Sophia Poretsky

Mr. & Mrs. Thierno Johnson

Mr. & Mrs. Joel Poretsky

In honor of Noah Cherner’s Bar Mitzvah

In honor of Hailey Roth

Mr. & Mrs. Adam W. Wegner

Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Levine

In memory of Dr. and Mrs. Chung-Ming Wong

In honor of Logan Steren’s Bar Mitzvah

Mr. Conrad W. Wong ’78 & Mrs. Ann E. Wong

Mr. & Mrs. John A. Harris

In honor of Patrick Cilento

In honor of Dr. Daniel Terbush

Mr. & Mrs. Don Moran

Hon. & Mrs. Rostyslav Shiller

In honor of Dana ’13 & Daphne ’17 Daniels

In honor of Grace Timmons

Ms. Diana Daniels

Mr. & Mrs. William E. Timmons, Sr.

In honor of Matthew Elliott ’99

In honor of Joseph Van Voorhees & David ’06 Van Voorhees

Dr. Michael A. Ross & Dr. Susan T. Elliott

Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Van Voorhees

In memory of Robert. M. Goldberg

In honor of Ms. Sarah Via

Ms. Zoe Goldberg ’13

Mr. Evan Thompson ’17

In honor of Al Grossman, Headmaster 1950-1979

In honor of Mr. Webster

Mr. Harvey Kraft

Mr. William R. Smith ’58 & Mrs. Judy Smith

In honor of Ryan Hyman

In memory of Michael Woorman ’92

Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Alster

Ms. Tanja Berkson Mr. & Mrs. James Bongino Mr. & Mrs. Evan Schaffer

In honor of Liz Jacobi, Sara Jacobi & Jared Jacobi Mrs. Phyllis Baker

In memory of Walter King Mr. Elliott Datlow ’99 Ms. Margaret A. Lloyd Dr. & Mrs. Richard S. Margolis

In honor of Ryan Zaimi ’19 Mr. James Roof & Mrs. Laura Zaimi

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Restricted Donations We recognize the many families, friends and companies that have generously donated and supported restricted projects at Bullis. $50,000+ Mr. & Mrs. Milton C. Theo $20,000+ Mr. Lizhao Sha & Mrs. Lixiang Rong $10,000+ Mr. Ralph Barbaro Dr. & Mrs. Irvin Guterman $5,000+ Mr. & Mrs. David Fink Ms. Lijun Geng & Mr. Li He Mr. & Mrs. Michael O’Neil, Jr. $1,000+ ABE Networks The Benevity Community Impact Fund Bernstein Management Group Inc Mrs. Dengfeng Chen & Mr. Wei Su Fairbanks Realty Group Mr. & Mrs. Steve Fairbanks Mr. & Mrs. Jatinder Kumar Ms. Hong Li Ms. Xuetao Li Mr. Zihua Lin & Mrs. Xingxiu Huang Mr. Dianwei Lu & Mrs. Qiaoliang Hao Dr. & Mrs. Farhad Naseh Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Snyder Mr. Hong Tan The Trustees of the Rockville Academy Mr. Hua Wang & Mrs. Qunwu Sun Mr. Lianbing Yang & Mrs. Zhilan Li Mr. Qingfu Zeng & Mrs. Li Li Mr. Hui Zhang & Mrs. Jiu Hong Zhang Mr. Wangbin Zhang & Mrs. Yuling Hong $500+ Mr. Hongbin Bian & Mrs. Hong Fu Mr. Brandon Chasen ’04 Mr. Peter J. FitzGerald ’50 & Mrs. Jeremy FitzGerald Mr. Zhiwen Guo & Mrs. Rong Yang Mr. Gang Han & Mrs. Zhengling Mao Mr. Grant Hollingsworth ’04 Mr. Zhijian Hu & Mrs. Weilan Guan Mr. & Mrs. Scott Kirsch Mr. Ross W. Koenig ’02 & Mrs. Ashley C. Koenig ’00 Mr. & Mrs. Steven Lewis Mr. Ke Li & Ms. Yanqing Men Mr. Liangwan Li Mr. Pei Lu & Mrs. Lan Tang Mr. Thomas T. Mavrikes

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Up to $499 Mr. Karl Anton Mr. Richard A. Armstrong, Jr. ’70 Mr. Craig Aronoff ’04 Mr. Ryan Aschenbach ’09 Mr. Ross Bender ’09 Ms. Melissa Alpeter Blair Mr. & Mrs. Chris Brown Mr. & Mrs. Brad Buckles Mr. Owen Caulfield ’14 Mr. Keith Cohen ’06 Mr. Thomas D. Cowles ’00 Mr. Paul Davis ’04 & Mrs. Whitney Davis Mr. Joshua Ein ’06 Mr. Evan C. Feldman ’00 & Mrs. Lindsay Feldman Mr. Moise T. Fokou ’04 Mr. C. Hunter Gosnell ’06 Mr. & Mrs. Adam Greenberg Mr. Zack Harwood ’06 Mr. Reginald T. Herron & Ms. Brigitte W. Johnson-Herron Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Hunter Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Kelley Mr. Leigh H. Kessler ’93 & Mrs. Sharon Kessler Mr. Sean Kirby-Smith ’09 Mr. Zheng Li & Ms. Yan Jiang Mr. Stuart Livingstone Mr. Andrew V. Marusak, III ’66 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Meredith Mr. & Mrs. Jason B. Mitchell Mr. David P. Ochsman ’01 Mr. & Mrs. Christos Panagiotopoulos Mr. David A. Porter Potomac Pizza and Potomac Village Deli Mr. Blake L. Priddy ’14 Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Psacharopoulos Mr. & Mrs. James L. Rianhard Mr. & Ms. Philip Sahady Mr. C. Dean Sclavounos ’63 & Mrs. Ann Sclavounos Mr. John Simpson ’98 & Mrs. Lindsey B. Simpson ’00 Mr. & Mrs. Timothy D. Simpson Mr. Erik Standish Mr. Frank Stopak Mr. Liyong Sun & Ms. Hong Gao Mr. & Mrs. Dustin Swartz Mr. & Mrs. Eric Sypes Mr. & Mrs. Roderick Tolentino Mr. Runjiang Wang & Mrs. Xiuyan Tang

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Foundation and Corporate Donors A.B.E. Networks Bank of America The Benevity Community Impact Fund Bernstein Management Group Inc. The Brock Foundation Camp-Younts Foundation CapX Office Solutions, LLC Coakley & Williams Construction, Inc. The Coleman Group Inc./Powell Foundation The Diana Davis Spencer Foundation The Drescher Foundation Ernst & Young Foundation Fairbanks Realty Group The Ferris Family Foundation Fidelity Charitable Greater Washington Community Foundation Hamill Family Foundation The Hanley Foundation

Inkerra Medical DC The Lemon Foundation JP Morgan Chase & Co Marinelli, LLC Millennium Engineering and Integration Co. National Philanthropic Trust New York Life Potomac Pizza and Potomac Village Deli The Schuble Family Foundation Schwab Charitable Six 9 / Seven 9 Holdings LLC Strategic Admissions Advice, LLC The Trustees of the Rockville Academy U.S. Trust United Jewish Endowment Fund Vanguard Charitable XML Financial Group

Capital Campaign Honor Roll of Giving We recognize that the success of our Capital Campaign, “Creating a Legacy of Leadership,” could only be possible because of the generous support of the many community members who have pledged their support to this project.

Donors to the campaign up through 2016-2017 are listed on the Honor Roll plaque in the Gerald L. Boarman Discovery Center lobby. New Donors to the Capital Campaign in fiscal year 2017-2018 are listed below.

Mr. Milan Antic Ms. Marian C. Bennett, Esq. Mr. & Mrs. Brett Bernstein Mr. & Mrs. Aric Caplan Mr. David Dunbar Mr. Peter Harvey & Mrs. Vicki Friedlander Harvey Mr. & Mrs. Dwayne Haskins, Sr. Mr. Li He & Mrs. Lijun Geng Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kantor Mrs. Lam Kong Mr. Liangwan Li & Mrs. Chunrong Deng Ms. Xuetai Li Mr. Zheng Li & Ms. Yan Jiang Mr. Honglu Liu & Mrs. Danna Zou Mr. Dong Lu & Mrs. Junge Fan Ms. Mei Lu Dr. & Mrs. Franklin Polun Mr. Hong Tan & Mrs. Jingxiang Zhang XML Financial Group Mr. Qingfu Zeng & Mrs. Li Li Mr. Hui Zhang & Mrs. Jiuhong Zhang

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2018 Gala Donors/ Patrons/Sponsors 1440 Health 1930 Grille 4 Star Tennis Academy A.B.E. Networks Charo and Larry Abrams, RSVP Catering Bart Acocella Toni Adderley Page Misbah and Hind Ahdab Phillip Akins and Nicole Laframboise Fareed Al Hinai and Maisa Al Adawi Khaled Alamdeen and Vandy Gyandhar Louai Alassar and Nadia Mansour Brian Albertini and Mary Beth Albertini Dawn and Gordon Alexander All Fired Up Linda Allen The Amazing Art Studio Hunaina Al-Mughairy John Anagnostou and Stavroula Drosatou Runaka and Kevin Anderson Margaret and David Andreadis Lisa and Darren Anzelone API, Al Kallay ArcLight Bethesda Elena and Roland Arjukese John Arlington and Christine Benagh Mimi and Adam ’95 Arnold Ami and Louis Aronson Lee and Bryce Arrowood Artworks Fine Art Studio, Inc. Emily and Duruhan Badraslioglu Emily and Brandon Bailey Emmanuel Bailey and Terhas Redda Kyle Bailey Renata Baker April and Ray Baldon Hillary and Tom Baltimore Corey Barksdale and Brenetta Locke

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Joanne and Brian Barlia Catherine Barros Mary and Alexander Barth Alicia and Steve Baskin Pamela and Barry Bass BB&T (Branch Banking & Trust Co.) Michael Beach and Katherine LaPorta-Beach Evelyn and Kenneth Beckman Stephanie and Jeff Bellistri Avi Benaim Nancy Berkowitz Dawn and Glen Berman Nicole and Desi Bernard Jennifer and Brett Bernstein Jill and Darren Bernstein Montayo Bess and Celandra DeaneBess Bethesda Bagels Amy and Warren Bischoff Melissa Blair Agnes and Daniel Blanc Stephanie and Jeremy Blank Blu Water Day Spa Craig Boarman and Samira Sami Valerie and Jerry Boarman Trinette and John Bolden Margaret and Andrew Bonham Bill Booker and Sonya White Jennifer and Les Bookoff Adetutu and Adebowale Bosede Bowl America Bowlero Corp Kathleen and Kevin Braun Bernadette and Nigel Brazier Katherine and Ray Brewer BrightView Landscapes Jill and Kenneth Brodkowitz Alatri Bros Claudia and Chris Brown Melissa and Michael Brown Kristen Bryant

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Monique and Brad Buckles David Budin and Margot Mahoney Bullis Alumni Association Bullis Board of Trustees Bullis K-12th Grade Classes Bullis Parents Association Bullis School Store Bullis Summer Programs Buttercream Bakeshop Ca’Venexiana Cristin and Brian Caine Jane and Steve Caldeira Kathy and John Campanella Amy Campbell Capital Cryo Allison and Eric Carle Lisa and Brett Carmel Caroselli, Beachler & Coleman Sharon and Sean Cassidy Connie and Pat Caulfield Caulfield Provision Company Cava Mezze Lee Chaffin and Nicole Bernard Chaffin ’83 Chaia DC Tracey and Edwin Chavous Abby and Andrew Cherner Chevy Chase Facial Plastic Surgery Chipotle Adam Chmara and Stephanie Nashman Elise and Chris Chon Livia and Karl Christensen Jacqueline and Patrick Cilento Clyde’s Restaurant Group CNN Julie ’83 and Peter Coan Adrienne Cohen Jennifer and Jeff Cohen Kim and Craig Cohen Angela Cole Belinda Coleman

Lynette and Joseph Conrad Jillian and Scott Copeland Carla and Victor Crawford Lamia and Jack Crowley Donnette Dais Corrado Dal Forno and Julie FiniganDal Forno Lanny Davis and Carolyn AtwellDavis Julie and Ed Day Ariel and Raj De Kevin Deegan and Allison Walther Denis Demblowski Glaucia Petcov Demblowski Lorna Gross Interior Design Andrea and Jamie Dickie Angela and Duncan Dixson Simeon Djankov and Caroline Freund Jennifer and Llewellyn DMello Asanga and Joseph Domask Dormify.com Jennifer and Justin Dross Eden and Martin Durbin Karen and Daniel Durham Darlene and Andrew Dyer Eastland Food Corp.

Todd Ecker and Laura Rodman Edge Floral Event Designers Norma and Dean Eisen Deysi and Jason Eist Ali Elias Ayodele and Rhoda Eniafe Tim Evans and Sara Romeyn Kathryn and Tony Everett Patrick Ewing Kirsten and Matthew Eyles Mary and Steve Fairbanks Olivia and Joel Fechter Pamela and Scott Feldman Brian Ferguson and Audrey Sugimura

Maria Ferris Angela Fields Susan and David Fink Kim and Rob Finkel Janet and David Fishman Rafael Flores and Maria Lourdes Noel Suzanne and George Folsom Tracy and Todd Foreman Talia Fox Noelle and Franco Fracyon Tina and Jimmy Fragoyannis Framebridge Angelo Frederick Audrey ’86 and Jon ’82 Friedlander Debbie and Gary ’79 Friedlander Tracey and Andy ’82 Friedlander Christine and John Fruehwirth Linda and Jim Frye Hong Fu Todd Fulmer and Deborah Huguely Fulmer Alison and Squire Galbreath Lapreea and Olandis Gary Amy and Eric Gates Jennifer and Joe Gawronski Nicki ’89 and Jeff Geifman Andrew Giaccia and Lucille Pavco Melanie and Alan Gilbert Leigh Giles-Brown Sheri and Brad Glickman Tammy and Steven Goldberg Stacey Goodman and Eric Yagoda Julie and Keith Gordon Sue and Lenny Gordon Donna and Jim Gramm Warren Graver and Stephanie Bunting Graver ’92 Melissa Gray Zane Gray Andrea and Rob Green Kelly and Thomas Greenawalt Stephanie and Damian Greenleaf Jill and Donnie Gross Maria and Robert Grossman Barbara and Irv Guterman H2O Suites Resort, a Meisel Holdings Property The Habit Burger Grill Sarah Hall Alisa and Jon ’88 Halle Jeff Hamilton Heather and David Handel Ilene and Adam ’92 Hanin Michelle and Tim Hanson Qiaoliang Hao and Dianwei Lu Jay Hardgrove and Ann O’Donoghue

Tracy Harris Peter Harvey and Vicki Friedlander Harvey Darlene Haught Melissa ’97 and Joshua Hausfeld Anita and Jack Havas Cheryl and Daniel Hays Amy Heinzelmann Claudia ’88 and Tim Helmig Reggie Herron and Brigitte JohnsonHerron Nikki Herson Cohen ’97 Herson’s Honda and Herson’s KIA Laura and Ernie Heymann Highland Sun Laurence Hinz and Caroline Silby Jaime and Adam Hirschfeld Kerry and Michael Hoch Yul Hodge and Lisa Mallory William Hoffman, Re/Max Leading Edge LaShawne and Robert Holland Melba and Edwards Holliday Heath and John Honeycutt Kerry and Bart Hosmer Moe Houdaigui and Dawn Lurie Houdaigui Jennifer and Erl Houston Helen and Christopher Hoverman Jennifer Hughes Hunter’s Bar and Grill Melissa and Andrew Hyman Kristi Indahl Shanelle Ingram The Inn at Little Washington Franklin Jackson Elizabeth and Will Jacobi Eva Jacobson Jeff Goldman & Associates, Inc. Maria and Lance Jeffers JetBlue Caren and Walter Jew Deborah and Jimmie Johnson Angela Patterson and Walter Jones Farah and Amry Junaideen Nicole and Lee Jundanian Seema and Sonny Kakar Richard Kane and Susan Thornton Kane Sheri and Robert Kantor Jill Wilkins and Jon Kaplan Roxanne Karayil Amy and Brian Katz Zaza Kavteladze and Elena Volkova Glynis and Victor Kazanjian Bruce Kelley Premila and Abdul Khanu

Ari Khoshkhou and Azita Moazzez Kicks Karate Julie and Scott Kirsch Klever Kids Stacey and Jonathan Koff Paul Koziel Kimberly and Ryan Kuehl Kathryn and Bruce Labovitz Margo and Kent LaMotta Linda Lan Landmark Dividend Wendy Landres Tanya and Richard Landry Lauren and Brian Lang Jamie and Scott Lasher Taryn Laughlin Coaching LLC Launch Sport Performance D. Lawson Lebanese Taverna Karen and Ethan Leder Pamela and Michael Lee Teresa Lee and Benjamin Wu Kathy Lenart Jacinto Leon and Digna Espinoza Levine Music Celesta and Steven Lewis Fuyi Li and Zhe Liu Zheng Li and Yan Jiang Masami and Dan Lieberman Lidia Lijun Geng Kathy Lindert Robin and Terry Lineberger Kathleen and Ty Lloyd Mei Lu Lucky Strike Gwen Lyda Jayne Mack Sharon Mack Jane and Hal Magruder Manju and Arvin ’92 Malkani Kathy and Bijan Manesh Tamar and Scott Maravilla Zana and Isaac Marks Lesley and Christopher Martin Anwar Masood and Armina Rahman Monica and Rodney Matthews Jennifer and George Mavrikes Charlene Maxwell Kara Mazie Tom McCally and Ande Torgerson Jodi and Jeremiah McDermott Garrett McDonald and Anna Bjerde Tara and Brooks McFeely Andrea and Keith McIntosh Jessica and Jamie McIntyre Rodney McKenzie Tammy and Duane McKnight

Donnea and Darren McLinton Chia and Oscar Mekhaya Brooke and Matthew Melnick Grace and Daniel Melrod Holly and Brad ’84 Mendelson Libby and Neeraj Mendiratta Susan and Rob Meredith Claire and Greg Merril Kenneth Meyer Maggie Meyer Julie and Victor Michelena Meredith and Robby Miller Myra and Chuck Mills Lynn and Gregory Mitchell Edmond Mjekiqi and Arijeta Blakqor Monique’s Esthetique Lisa and Ronald Moore Rachel and Chris Moore Francois Moreau and Helen Stefan Moreau Corey and TaNoah Morgan Judith and Mark Morris Tonya Muse Aimee and Neil Narcisenfeld Feri and Farhad Naseh Feri and Bahram Nasehi Natasha Nazareth-Phelps Anne and Tom Netting Livia Nicolescu Ingrid and Brian Nixon Karen and Jim Nunes Chuck Nwosu and Pauletta RowserNwosu O’Donnell’s Market Wendy and Michael O’Neil Kira Orr ’93 Xiumin and Scott Overall Peggy Painter Pennie and Christos Panagiotopoulos Andres Parra ’99 Karen and Ray Pate Rebecca and John Penovich Janette and David Pepper Carmen and Dennis Perkins Burt Pina and Sandra Seaton-Pina Lauren and Bobby Pollicino Jennifer and Joel Poretsky Alice Porter Potomac Pizza Nina ’87 and Tilghman Price Shannon and Mike Priddy Vernessia and Tracy Proctor Project Athlete Erika and Anthony Psacharopoulos Dong Qin Jessica Qiu and Jian Mao

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Suzanne and Marvin Rabovsky Rad Orthodontics Michael Rassael ’82 Caren and Michael Ravitch Kevin Reed and Herlene Chatha Vincent Reid and Terra Bowen-Reid Phyllis and Mike Reidy Revit Auto Suzanne and James Rianhard Lois and Norman Rich Susan and Eric Richman Margaret and Thomas Rietano Mark Riffee Ayishah and H. Lamont Robinson Lisa and A.J. Robinson Rocklands Barbeque and Grilling Company Rodman’s Store Antoinette and Stephen Rodocanachi Sylvia Rolinski Francisco Rosario and Alliah Humber John Rosen and Cindy NachmanSenders Laurence Rosoff and Shannon Estrin ’92 Robyn and Alan Roth Pamela and David Rothenstein Marnie and Jay Rouse Brigitte and Kevin ’97 Rowe Elissa and Travis Royall RTR Pilates Sandra and Sam Rubenstein Anne and Rick Rudman Lindy Russell-Heymann RW Restaurant Group Danielle and Cornell Saddler Safeway Zaina and Phil Sahady Layn Saint-Louis and Renette Belizaire Richard Samit and Jamie Gravino

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Nancy and Jay Samuels Patty and David Sanders Emine and Rubar Sandi Jeff Sattin Michelle and Craig Savarick Sarah and Devin Schain Michelle and Roger Scheumann Audrey Schreiber Anjali and Daniel Schruefer Jaymi and JR Schuble Dede and Jim Schumacher Bill Schwartz and Lorraine Reale Brandi and David ’88 Schwartzberg Kendra Scott Scout Bags Kathy Sears Seasons 52 Jill and Bryn Shaw Amgad Shehata and Gail Jagdeosingh Kimberly and Andrew Shiff Jennifer and Neal Simon, Bronfman E.L. Rothschild, LP Suzanne and John Simon Laura and Tim Simpson Lawrence Sita and Marina Protopopova SkinDC Dermatology Center Mai and Benjamin Skyles Small Ball Baseball Academy Alyssa and Michael Smith Joan Kelly-Smith and Mark Smith Julie and Jim Smith Anthony Goode Smith and Stephanie Smith Tanya and Daniel Snyder Pamela and Ife Sofola Camp Somerset for Girls Tanya Soto SoulCycle Bernice Sparrow Gloria and Antonio Spilimbergo

BULLIS | Fall-Winter 2018-2019

Sprinkles Ploenphan and Sompodh Sripoom Stephanie and Marc ’89 Steren Jodie Stone Strosniders The StudyPro Wendy and Bob Sturges Jean Sturman Lisa Sugar ’94 Sugarfina Muriel Suggs Yan and Hanzhen Sun Kristi and Dustin Swartz Sweet Charma Carrie and Eric Sypes Talia’s Cuzina Karyn and Stuart Tauber Lindy and Peter Taylor Nikola and Milton Theo Beth and Brian Thompson Leanne and Shawn Till Kim Tilley and Peter Scher Cheryl and Bill ’86 Timmons James Townsend Mark Traver Berry Trimble June and David Trone, Total Wine & More Kierstan and Robert Turner Ukonnaya Bigelow Melissa and Philip Urofsky Lisa Vardi Cyndi ’83 and Kevin ’84 Vasco Mihaela and Florin Vasilian John Vassos, CapX Office Solutions LLC Susan and Charles Vinal Vineyard Vines WABC TV Live! with Kelly and Ryan Robin and Eric Wade Rebecca and Ian Walker Tom Walsh and Kendall Houghton

Ruihuan Wang Carrie and Matthew Ward Deb and Mike Warsaw Sherri A. Watkins Angela and Troy Weaver Cheryl Weaver Kim and Larry Weinberg Nancy and Mark Weinberger Joshua Weiner and Sarah Blake Debra White Hannah and Jeremy White Vin White Paula and Larry Widerlite Sheryl and Mike Wilbon Angela and Raymond Williams Joyce Williams Trevor Williams Joy and Blair Willing Jim and Trish Wilmans Coleen and Neal Wilson Staci and Lew Wilson Wink Eyecare Boutique Shawn and Marcus Wiseman Robin and Kerry Wisnosky Laura Wolf Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts Cynthia and Gregory Works Linda and Thomas Yau Lisa and Bobby Yazdani Shelley and Van Yeutter Jaehyung Yoon and Su Young ParkYoon Young Lynn and Michael Zacharia Laura Zaimi and James Roof Zazzy Peacock Studios Tara Zier Matthew Zigler Devin Cheema and Matt Zimmer Theresa Zolet Alexandra and Edward Zormelo Naomi and Lester Zuckerman

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