1890 SOCIETY
T H E 1890 S O C I E T Y GIVING LEVELS Trustees Circle: $50,000 and up – Honors individuals who give to the School at the highest level. These donors are accorded special recognition by the Choate Rosemary Hall Board of Trustees. President’s Circle: $25,000-$49,999 – Honors the current President and Headmaster of Choate Rosemary Hall. Mellon Society: $15,000-$24,999 – Honors Paul Mellon ’25, Major Benefactor, Choate Society member, and Honorary Trustee.
the 1890 society members
St. John Society: $10,000-$14,999 – Honors George St. John, The Choate School Headmaster, 1908-1947, and his son, Seymour St. John ’31, The Choate School Headmaster, 1947-1973. Ruutz-Rees Society: $5,000-$9,999 – Honors Caroline Ruutz-Rees, Founder and Headmistress of Rosemary Hall, 1890-1938. Ayres Society: $2,500-$4,999 – Honors the lifelong dedication of former faculty member Russell Ayres; his wife, Jean; and their six sons, all of whom graduated from both Choate and Harvard. The Chairman’s Club: Ten or more years of giving at the $2,500 level or above. Young Alumni Circle: The Young Alumni Circle recognizes young alumni (through their 15th reunion) who give leadershiplevel gifts to the School. Kennedy Circle: $1,000-$2,499 – Honors the late John F. Kennedy ’35, former President of the United States. Hart Circle: $500-$999 – Honors the late Larry Hart ’32 for his boundless enthusiasm for, and commitment to, Choate Rosemary Hall.
T RU S T E E S C I RC L E
Anonymous (1) Luis ’78 and Helena Ball (P) Peggy B. Bewkes ’69 Hannah F. Buchan ’88 Michael J. Carr ’76 C Lie Jin and Shi Qing Cheng (P) Piyawan and Prin Chirathivat (P) Celia and Silas Chou (P) George F. Colony ’72 C Moya and Paul Coulson (P) Caroline and Thompson Dean (P) Madeleine and Borje Ekholm (P) Edward A. Fox ’54 Che Fung Bruce ’45 and Lueza Gelb (P) C Melanie Ginter and John Lapides (P) Robert B. Goergen, Jr. ’89 C Jeffrey W. Greenberg ’69 Edith S. Hall ’93 Thomas C. Hazen ’72 ◊ Claire and Carlos Hernandez (P) Carolyn and Kevin Holt (P) Ryan Hong ’89 and Nicole Sohn‑Hong (P) Warren ’75 and Allison Kanders (P) C James ’60 and Betty Kasson (P) Kate and Robert Keith (P) Kenneth R. Kennerly ’83 Owen C. Kennerly ’87 Karen Seo and John Kim (P) Stephanie and Jack Koo (P) Kewsong Lee ’82 Ting Li and Ying Shen (P) Norris Love ’54 ◊ Maria‑Teresa Mata (P) Andres A. Mata (P) Kendrick B. Melrose ’58 Robert A. Minicucci ’71 C Emil Mosbacher, Jr. ’39 (P) ◊ Takashi Murata ’93 Peter ’64 and Beverly Orthwein (P) C Dave ’61 and Katherine Phillips (P) William C. Powers (P) Carolyn Greenspan and Marshall Ruben (P) David L. Sack ’75 C Vanessa Kong Kerzner and Nicholas Sagar (P) Bradlee H. Shattuck ’64 Lixin Sheng and Jianda Ni (P) Edwin L. Solot, Jr. ’81 Sally ’58 and Christian Sonne (P)
Matthew M. Sonne ’88 Nicholas B. Sonne ’88 Chali ’79 and Celia Sophonpanich (P) C Yong H. Suh Cynthia and Jan van Eck (P) Thomas R. Wall, IV ’76 C Ben and Lucy Ana Walton Fund of the Walton Family Foundation C Margaret and Jeffery Yau (P) Jenny Zhang and Fang Zheng (P) Xin Zhou (P)
P R E S I D E N T ’ S C I RC L E
Anonymous (2) Alexandra and Alan Airth (P) Faisal O. Al‑Sakkaf ’77 Kenneth Bartels ’69 and Jane Condon (P) C Samuel P. Bartlett ’91 C Richard H. Bott ’65 Joseph M. Bryan, Jr. ’54 C Leslie and David Burgstahler (P) Kateri da Silva and Alain Bellemare (P) Evelyn and Mike Donatelli (P) Odaria and Shane Finemore (P) Jane and Jeffrey Gale (P) Edward Harney ’82 and Kathryn Mikells (P) Robert ’80 and Kristy Harteveldt (P) C John H. Iglehart ’65 Elizabeth S. Jarvis ’83 ◊ Doy Young Jeung Domenig and Gaudenz Domenig (P) Ellen and Howard Katz (P) Courtney and Michael Katzenstein (P) Sydney Shapiro and Dara Khosrowshahi (P) Alix M. H. Laager ’76 Edward ’74 and Cameron Lanphier (P) C Gretchen C. Leach ’57 James ’75 and Margot Lebovitz (P) Ted ’49 and Frances Little (P) C Richard McVey (P) C Briar Faure Mewbourne ’85 Richard A. Miller ’62 Heather and James Murren (P) Marie and Paul Napoli (P) Gina Sanders and Steven Newhouse (P) David ’56 and Christina Nichols (P) Jill and Russell Platt (P) Bonnie and Jonathan Rothberg (P) Leslie E. Shearing ’85
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Gyu Si (P) Janine ’82 and Michael Smith (P) Christy and Kenson So (P) Jennifer and Joel Stevens (P) Joanne C. Sullivan Rebecca and Joseph Tessitore (P) Louis J. Varsames ’79 Paul A. Varsames ’83 Karin and Douglas Waggoner (P) Amy Wang and Lexin Xu (P) Ting Cheng and Xiaoping Yang (P) Lisa and Daniel Zelson (P)
MELLON SOCIETY
Anonymous (2) Carl ’67 and Betsy Anderson (P) C Clyde ’56 and Sharrie Buck (P) Robert Colman ’59 and Cheryl Atkins (P) C Mercy and Alfonso Cordero (GP) Thomas R. Courage ’65 Drake Darrin ’77 C Kathleen and Steven Elkins (P) Mylene and Carman Feng (P) Linda ’81 and Jeffrey Fine (P) Zachary Goodyear (P) ◊ David R. Hang ’94 Nan M. Harman ’65 Linda J. Hodge ’73 (P) Jeffrey J. Hoo ’86 Nancy and Paul Kelly (P) Isabel Kelly ’97 C Sandra and David Kirchhoff (P) Cecelia M. Kurzman ’87 Christine and Richard Marcks (P) Christopher P. Marshall ’86 C Donald Newhouse (GP) Susan M. Newhouse (GP) ◊ Robert ’78 and Patricia Patch (P) Eric ’76 and Marcy Propper (P) C Kristen and Robert Raskopf (P) Randi Frankel and Peter Reikes (P) David C. Reydel ’55 Rebecca V. Schamis ’91 Peter ’72 and Priscilla Schwarzenbach (P) Alison and William Schweizer (P) Pat ’85 and Patcharin Sethbhakdi (P) C Sunpitt ’84 and Anoma Sethpornpong (P) C Hank Snyder ’85 C Tina and John Springer‑Miller (P) Mimi and Barry Sternlicht (P) Ann and Thayer Stewart (P) c = Chairman's Club
◊ = deceased