Graduation 2022 | Program + Full Awards

CASADY SCHOOL GRADUATION EXERCISES

Honoring the Seventy-Second Graduating Class in the Seventy-Fifth Year of the School

June 4, 2022

St. Edward’s Chapel Court Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

GRADUATION EXERCISES Audience will please rise when the Seniors, Trustees, and Faculty enter and leave.

Invocation Class Oration, Abigail Loris Fakhoury Presentation of Awards:

Samuel Roberts Noble Scholars Phi Beta Kappa Award Summa Cum Laude Award The Ian Rennert Memorial Award The Reverend Canon James R. Harris Award The Alumni Award The Heads of School Award The Trustees’ Award The Casady Award

Charge to the Graduating Class, Ben May ’68 Diplomas Benediction As the Class of 2022 processes around Casady Lake to greet faculty members, please make space on the Chapel Lawn for the Class of 2022’s cap toss.

Mrs. Jenee N. Lister ’82 Chair of the Board of Trustees Mr. Nathan L. Sheldon Head of School Dr. Jon Powell ’80 Director of Upper Division

SCHOOL AWARDS GIVEN AT GRADUATION Samuel Roberts Noble Scholars are the boy and girl in each class who have the highest numerical average for this academic year.

Kyuna Lee, Jack Edcil Stanfield, William Walter Bankhead, Aaliyal Ngoc Tram Tran, Krish Ankur Mody, Sydney Claire Hulen, Krish Kalpesh Patel, Audrey Wang The Phi Beta Kappa Award is presented each year to that student in the senior class who has demonstrated superior scholarship over the last four years.

Divya Keli Chandrasekaran The Summa Cum Laude Award was established by the late The Right Reverend Thomas Casady and is awarded each year to that member of the senior class who has maintained the highest scholastic average throughout his or her high school years.

Shanta Olivia Ramdas The Ian Rennert Memorial Award, created in memory of Ian Rennert, class of 1987, is awarded to a senior who displays a fullness of vision that unifies and elevates his or her endeavors, whether they be academic, artistic, or athletic, beyond the scope of ordinary achievement.

Shanta Olivia Ramdas The Reverend Canon James R. Harris Award, created in memory of The Reverend Canon James R. Harris, former comptroller of the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma and longtime friend of Casady School, is presented to an Upper Division student who has made significant contributions to the Casady Community. The recipient has enriched our corporate life, drawing from a spiritual commitment and expressed by repeated acts of thoughtfulness and service.

Bianca Thamara Caves The Alumni Award, a permanent trophy of the School, was established in honor of Casady graduates in appreciation of their continuing interest in and support of the School. This award is given to the students who have made significant contributions to the School in their area of ability.

Carson Lee Buffalo, Kiran Nikhil Naidu, Aria Devi Nanda, Ruthie Monae Presswood The Heads of School Award is given in honor of Stephen Gassaway; Reverend Michael Martin; Shaun Kelly, Jr.; Howard W. Taber; Dr. Robert B. Woolsey; Richard B. McCubbin; Barnaby J. Roberts; Mark H. Mullin; Charles W. Britton; David W. Gorham; Christopher C. Bright; and Nathan L. Sheldon, whose leadership built this great School. The award is given to a senior who has made a special contribution to the life and spirit of Casady School.

Caroline Kathleen Watkins The Trustees’ Award, a permanent trophy of the School, is established in honor of past and present trustees in gratitude for their devoted service to Casady School. This award is given to that student who, by virtue of his or her character, loyalty, and service, has made Casady a finer School.

Jonah Aaron Craine The Casady Award, named in honor of the late The Right Reverend Thomas Casady, is a permanent trophy of the School on which are inscribed the names of the winners from year to year. This is the highest award of the School. The recipient is that student who, in character, scholarship, leadership, and devotion, has made the most outstanding contribution to the life of the School.

Jack Edcil Stanfield

SCHOOL AWARDS GIVEN AT ASSEMBLIES Acolytes

Bianca Thamara Caves, Rachel Claire Fryer, Tucker David Jacobsen

The Archibald Cason Edwards Sr. Scholarship provides a one-year grant to a boy in the rising junior class who shows talent and initiative in the studio arts (painting, drawing, sculpture, or photography). The Chair of the Fine Arts Department chooses the recipient.

Edward Jiwoo Kang The Brown University Associated Alumni Award honors the student who, as a junior, best combines a high ability in English expression, both written and spoken, with outstanding personal qualities. The members of the Upper Division English Department select the recipient by consensus.

Olivia Li-Ling Wang The “C” Club Award is given to the senior boy who, in the eyes of the School, has surely gained from the School’s precepts and direction, to the end that, by constructive use of such native athletic and scholastic talents as he may have, stands as the epitome of any graduate, as one who leaves the School better for his presence.

Kyler Keith Scoville The Catriona M. Mitchell Mathematics Award is given in honor of Trio Mitchell, longtime mathematics teacher and Director of Studies. The award is presented annually, upon the recommendation of the Mathematics Department, to that high-achieving student in the Upper Division who displays an enthusiastic interest in and love of mathematics, both in the classroom and with fellow students.

William Walter Bankhead The Chilton Powell Talent Award is named in honor of the second Diocesan Bishop of Oklahoma, The Right Reverend Chilton Powell, and granted in recognition of creative and independent talent.

Abigail Loris Fakhoury The Dartmouth Cup, given to Casady School as a permanent trophy by the Oklahoma Alumni of Dartmouth College, is awarded annually to the boy who, in the judgment of the faculty, has contributed the most during the year to the athletic life of the School, through ability, good sportsmanship, and team spirit.

Tucker David Jacobsen The Ena Cochran Award is given to the girl in her class who has demonstrated her consideration for others, through sympathy and friendship and her dependable loyalty to Casady, through small, unobtrusive, but constantly repeated acts of service as well as by more conspicuous actions that yield honor to herself.

Abigail Loris Fakhoury (12th) Ria Sandeep Shah, Rebecca Eden Zewdie (11th) Audrey Trinity Haynes (10th) Julia Rebeka Ungvari (9th) The Frances Nagle Award, named for longtime foreign language teacher, Frances Nagle, is presented to a girl in her junior year who displays outstanding personal character and intellectual promise.

Aaliyal Ngoc Tram Tran The Harvard Prize was established by Archibald C. Edwards (1906-1998). He was born in Oklahoma City, attended Central High School, and graduated from Harvard University in 1928. Four of his children attended Casady, one of whom was a member of the original ninth grade class in 1947. The Harvard Prize is awarded to that student in the junior class who has made the greatest progress in general studies, not for excellence in either science or the humanities but for excelling in both.

Olivia Li-Ling Wang The Judge Clarence M. Mills Scholar Award named for the distinguished Oklahoma City Judge and longtime supporter of Casady, is given to the student with demonstrated achievement and proficiency in a foreign language, level III or above.

Jonah Aaron Craine

The Margaret Lytle Griner Prize is named in honor of Margaret Lytle Griner, Class of 1954. A $1,000, one-year grant is given to a girl in the rising senior class who has integrity, has shown leadership skills, and has been significantly involved in her class or School activities.

Grace Le Thien Hua The Margaret Tuck Award, honoring longtime English teacher, Margaret Tuck, is presented to a girl in her sophomore year who displays outstanding personal character and intellectual promise.

Sophia Raquel Stidham The Patrick S. Nagle Poetry Award is given in memory of Patrick S. Nagle, class of 1957. The award is given to that student in the Upper Division who, as decided by the Chair of the English Department, has written poetry of superior quality during the year. There will not be an organized competition for the award, nor need the poem(s) have been published. The decision rests solely with the Chair of the English Department, though the Chair may seek advice from colleagues.

Abigail Loris Fakhoury The Princeton Club of Oklahoma City Award, is presented to the outstanding boy in the sophomore class at Casady School.

Edward Jiwoo Kang The Reverend Samuel L. Botkin Award, given in honor of The Reverend Samuel L. Botkin, former Vicar of St. Edward’s Chapel, is given for outstanding thoughtfulness and insight in the study of our nation’s past.

William Mattox Blaik The Richard A. Marble Award, honoring longtime science teacher, Richard A. Marble, is given to a girl in the freshman class who displays outstanding personal character and intellectual promise.

Eva Ann Scheer The Robert Woolsey Scholar Award, given in honor of Dr. Robert B. Woolsey, Headmaster Emeritus, is given for demonstrated achievement and proficiency in Latin (at the Advanced Placement level) or Greek (at the level of the equivalent of three years of high school study).

Jason Christopher Li The Roy C. Lytle and Joanne Lytle Award, is given to the senior girl who, in the eyes of the School, has surely gained from the School’s precepts and direction, to the end that, by constructive use of such native athletic and scholastic talents as she may have, stands as the epitome of any graduate, as one who leaves the School better for her presence.

Divya Keli Chandrasekaran The Sara Stanley Gordon Edwards Award provides a one-year grant to a girl in the rising senior class who shows talent and initiative in the studio arts, painting, drawing, sculpture, or photography. The Chair of the Fine Arts Department chooses the recipient.

Meera Joy Abuelshar The Smith College Trophy, given to Casady School as a permanent trophy by the Oklahoma Alumnae of Smith College, is awarded annually to that girl who, in the judgment of the faculty, has contributed most during the year to the athletic life of the School, through ability, good sportsmanship, and team spirit.

Shanta Olivia Ramdas The Stephen J. Sokolosky Memorial Award, given in memory of Stephen J. Sokolosky, class of 1985, is determined by a vote of the members of the senior class. This award is presented to a senior boy who demonstrates concern and support for others, along with an infectious enthusiasm for life in the Casady Community.

Jonah Aaron Craine The Thomas T. Tongue Scholarship, is a one-year grant given to both a girl and boy in the rising sophomore class who has demonstrated highly developed integrity and honesty, healthy and positive social interaction with peers and adults, and consistent and conscientious application of individual effort in academics and school activities.

Jack Michael Barber, Addison Ann Starling

The Vanderbilt University Award is given to a boy in the freshman class who displays outstanding personal character and intellectual promise.

Colin Joseph Jones The William Walker Fine Arts Award is given in memory of longtime administrator and teacher, William Walker. This award is presented annually, upon the recommendation of the Fine Arts Department, to that student in the Upper Division whose creative presence and artistic talents have significantly enriched the Casady Community.

Anna Sara Ungvari The Yale Club of Western Oklahoma Award, is presented to a boy in his junior year who displays outstanding personal character and intellectual promise.

Jackson Connor Chase

DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS Advanced Mathematics Award Jack Edcil Stanfield American Design Award Jenna Jiang Carolina Hampton Pardo Art: 2D Award London Montgomery Metcalf Georgia Jane West

Instrumental Music: Band Award Savannah Adeline Shelton Sarah Margaret Spring Instrumental Music: Strings Award Aaron Chang Abigail Loris Fakhoury Mathematics Award Adithya Bhaktaram

Art: 3D Award Maham Aamir Hameed Gabrielle Truc-Khanh Vuong

Photography Award Brock Wilson Barrett Sarah Catherine Bass

Chinese Award Aaron Chang

Science: Biology Award Kyuna Lee Samuel Alden Timberlake

Choir Award Rachel Hannah White Computer Science Award Jack Edcil Stanfield Debate Award Kiran Nikhil Naidu Most Improved Debater Award Julia Marvel Janknecht English Award Aria Devi Nanda European History Award Jess Spring III French Award Susanna Marie Johnson History Award Allison Elizabeth Jones

Science: Chemistry Award Shanta Olivia Ramdas Science: Physics Award Jason Christopher Li Spanish Award Divya Keli Chandrasekaran Shanta Olivia Ramdas Theatre Award Katherine Frances Spiropoulos Theatre: Drama Award John Hart Hughes Sophia Lyons Blaschke Theatre: Musical Award Carson Lee Buffalo Sydney Kalei Fleming Technical Theatre Award Miranda Josephine Freeland Kyler Christian Palmer

AWARDS PRESENTED TO FACULTY & STAFF The A.S. “Mike” Monroney Fellowship is presented to a faculty member for character, competence, and outstanding classroom teaching.

Ashlynn Dickinson The Geneva Hood Memorial Award, established by Dr. and Mrs. J. William Hood, honors an outstanding teacher.

Amanda Pardue The John R. Horter Memorial Award is presented to that member of the Casady School faculty or staff who is recognized by his or her colleagues for character, service to the School, and for love of fellowman.

Jaime Steinke The Sandra Billups Cerny Award is presented to that member of the Casady School faculty, staff, or administration who is recognized by his or her colleagues for dedication to the School and excellence in meeting his or her responsibilities.

Rick Provost The Karen Knutson Award is presented to a full-time teacher who has coached two seasons during the school year and whose encouragement and direction promote growth and confidence in the student-athlete and nurture the development of a productive team spirit.

Madison Gilbert

PROGRAM AWARDS Crier Award Katherine Frances Spiropoulos

Logos Award Abigail Loris Fakhoury

Gale of the Year Award Madison BaoKhanh Nguyen

Youth Active in the Community “YAC” Award Kyuna Lee Aria Devi Nanda Katherine Frances Spiropoulos Caroline Kathleen Watkins

The Lil Cox Yearbook Award Holly Isabella Burkhart Caroline Kathleen Watkins

SPECIAL AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS National Merit Finalist Divya Keli Chandrasekaran, Kiran Nikhil Naidu, Abigail Loris Fakhoury, Jack Edcil Stanfield, Drew Deanne Walters OKC Foundation Scholars Award Luis Alberto Lopez, Kate Wolf Johnson, Jennifer Taing Ou, Ruthie Monae Presswood

Alliance Française Rachel Claire Fryer Noble Hours Award Kyuna Lee

THREE SPORT LETTER RECIPIENTS Boys’ Athletics Quincy Cole-Stevens, James Coyle, Zac Dunn, Braden Gerard, Ashton Hale, Tucker Jacobsen, Ayden Kerr, Jack Morgan, Jack Naifeh, Ethan Nedio Girls’ Athletics Claire Anderson, Sarah Cate Bass, Sophie Buthion, Caroline Currie, Riley Dumigan, Avery Hart, Kate Johnson, Caroline Naifeh, Helen Olszewski, Kyra Patel, Shanta Ramdas, Lili Tran, Anna Ungvari, Sarah Walsh

ATHLETIC AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS GIRLS

BOYS

Cross Country Most Valuable Runner: Shanta Ramdas Most Improved Runner: Julia Janknecht

Cross Country Most Valuable Runner: Larry Mathis Most Improved Runner: Consheng Zheng

Field Hockey Most Valuable Player: Riley Dumigan Most Improved Player: Aria Nanda

Football Most Valuable Lineman: Bo Naifeh Most Valuable Lineman: Tucker Jacobsen Most Improved Lineman: Ethan Nedio Most Valuable Back: Conner Richards Most Improved Back: Cole Phillips Fenimore Award: T.J. Murphy

Volleyball Most Valuable Player: Sydney Fleming Most Improved Player: Alexa Bailey Basketball Most Valuable Player: Modesti McConnell Most Improved Player: Damian Zheng Soccer Most Valuable Player: Riley Dumigan Most Improved Player: Sarah Cate Bass Swimming Most Valuable Swimmer: Maddy Lu Most Improved Swimmer: Addison Starling Golf Most Valuable Player: Caroline Garner Most Valuable Player: Drue Love Most Improved Player: Melanie Angeles Softball Most Valuable Player: Layne Bergner Most Improved Player: Sophie Buthion Tennis Most Valuable Player: Lili Tran Most Improved Player: Emilia Mantilla-Ochoa Bryant Memorial Award: Gabi Vuong Track & Field Most Valuable Player: Riley Dumigan Most Valuable Player: Shanta Ramdas Most Improved Player: Helen Olszewski Sophomore Sports Award: Caroline Naifeh Freshman Sports Award: Helen Olszewski

Volleyball Most Valuable Player: Kendall Landis Most Valuable Player: Brock Barrett Most Improved Player: Zac Dunn Basketball Most Valuable Player: Zac Dunn Most Improved Player: Jack Lee Soccer Most Valuable Player: Alex Angeles Most Improved Player: James Moncho Mike Nickels Award: Jes Stanfield Mike Nickels Award: Luis Lopez Swimming Most Valuable Swimmer: Ayden Kerr Most Improved Swimmer: Jack Naifeh Wrestling Most Valuable Wrestler: Lawson Jacks Most Improved Wrestler: Alex Spiropoulos Shaffer Award: James Coyle Baseball Most Valuable Player: Tucker Jacobsen Most Improved Player: Jack Barber Highest Batting Average: Tucker Jacobsen Golf Most Valuable Player: Ian Wallis Most Improved Player: Ayan Zubair Tennis Most Valuable Player: Eric Tien Most Improved Player: Milin Kumar Track & Field Most Valuable Player: Kyler Scoville Most Improved Player: Larry Mathis Glenn H. Sears Freshman Sports Award: Quincy Cole-Stevens Ayden Kerr

Class of 2022

Hamza Noor Ahmed Talha Noor Ahmed Neema Ryan Alamian Spencer Bernard Anderson Saul Alejandro Angeles Luca Paul Baresel Andrew Jacob Barnett Brock Wilson Barrett Sarah Catherine Bass Bobbi Delayne Bergner Charles Smith Buckley Carson Lee Buffalo Michael James Burkhart Gillian Audrey Bush Bianca Thamara Caves Divya Keli Chandrasekaran Aaron Chang Sean Michael Christ Andrew Sean Coyle Jonah Aaron Craine Quinn Cassidy Davis Abigail Loris Fakhoury Sydney Kalei Fleming Rachel Claire Fryer Konstantine Peter Gianos Faith Elizabeth Goggins Jonathan Maddux Gross Maham Aamir Hameed Juliet Elizabeth Holmboe Tucker David Jacobsen Zachary Alexander Jarman Musa Jehangir Kate Wolf Johnson Susanna Marie Johnson Peter Augustus Johnstone Allison Elizabeth Jones Jack Dalton Koehn Kendall Shaaban Landis Kyuna Lee Elizabeth Spencer Lees Jason Christopher Li Luis Alberto Lopez

Edison Yupeng Lu Neil Mukesh Luhar Blake Austin Mahoney Modesti Shyree McConnell Crawford Jay McKinstry London Montgomery Metcalf James Modiri Moncho Fisher Douglas Moody Timothy Jake Murphy Kiran Nikhil Naidu Jackson Zeak Naifeh Robert Franklin Naifeh Aria Devi Nanda Stephane Marcel Okenge Jennifer Taing Ou Kyler Christian Palmer Erik Patrick Victor Pascual-Rosales Kyra Anil Patel Ruthie Monae Presswood Shanta Olivia Ramdas Kyler Keith Scoville Savannah Adeline Shelton Brody Ray Sheppard Katherine Frances Spiropoulos Jess Spring III Sarah Margaret Spring Jack Edcil Stanfield Benjamin Cayton Stanford Jackson Thomas Steiner Isabella Grace Stidham Vivienne Ella Sweet Samuel Alden Timberlake Anna Sara Ungvari Gabrielle Truc-Khanh Vuong Drew Deanne Walters Noel Kaye Warrior Caroline Kathleen Watkins Georgia Jane West Rachel Hannah White Grayson Eyler Wilks Carson Stephen Wilson Consheng Zheng