Someone once asked me why I open my letters and group emails with “Team” as the salutation. I open my letters with “Team” because it’s how I see us and what I aspire for us to be.
Although my teaching career began in a cramped charterschool classroom in Dayton, Ohio, my leadership journey truly began nearly 20 years ago when I became athletic director at Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis, Tennessee. Partnering with others toward a shared goal — and pushing that group to higher ground — has always meant more than any solo win. There are few things more impactful and transformational than being part of a team, and I am privileged to join and lead this one as your fifth Head of School.
This Annual Report speaks to the power of what is possible when we come together from across the country and the decades to lock arms around a common cause: supporting Church Farm School. Thank you for the part you played in making the 2024-2025 school year such a success; thank you for making us better.
Even though I officially started in early July, I have been following the happenings on campus for most of the past year. Under the expert guidance of Interim Head of School Tiffany Scott, the school navigated leadership transitions and pushed forward with beloved traditions: our Student Orientation and Academic Readiness (SOAR) Program, the 23rd Annual Golf Classic, the 99th Pageant, Alumni Weekend, Field Day, Commencement. The list goes on and on.
New projects and initiatives were on the docket, too. We completed renovations (and air conditioning installation!) in cottages on the south side of campus. Our Experiential Learning Program grew stronger with students enjoying term-away and summer travel programs from France to the Galapagos Islands. We staged our first musical in The Buck Family Center for the Arts and watched our choir perform at Carnegie Hall. Your support made all of this and more possible. We are so grateful.
SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM
In what follows, we not only look back but also ahead — most notably by unveiling a revised mission statement for the school.
This spring, as the Senior Leadership Team and Board of Directors’ work on the Strategic Plan 2020-2025 drew to a close, attention turned to our mission statement. I was honored to be invited to the table during this process of reflection and revision. Three key questions drove our discussion: Who are our boys? What do we offer them? Who do they become? After surveying faculty and staff, parents and alumni and following hours of careful drafting and deliberation, we landed on a revised mission statement that captures Church Farm’s core purpose in clear and compelling language.
The refreshed mission statement is the North Star for faculty, staff and for me as we endeavor to uphold and extend a tradition of excellence at Church Farm. It is not, however, without its changes. A letter from Chief Advancement Officer Christopher Kramaric and a feature written by select senior leaders and board members in this Report offer a deeper dive into the revision process, the new statement and our brand promise. I hope you will find that we managed to be bold even as we held tight to Church Farm’s foundational precepts.
There is nothing more foundational for us at Church Farm than creating financially accessible educational opportunities for young men. I am thankful to have a Board of Directors that takes seriously their stewardship of this exceptional school and to have you in our corner.
There has never been a more exigent need for Church Farm than there is right now. Education grows more complex — and more expensive — by the day. At the same moment, we hear reports of boys and men falling behind in our schools and in the workforce. Church Farm is a vital resource for the next generation of leaders and changemakers. We are dedicated to reaching and teaching these young men but need your continued dedication more than ever before. When we team up, everything is possible.
I look forward to all that awaits, especially meeting you on campus this year. With gratitude,
Troy Baker
Dr. Troy Baker Head of School
Suni Blackwell Director of Student Life and Athletics
Brandon Herbert Director of Enrollment Management
Christopher Kramaric Chief Advancement Officer
Tiffany Scott Associate Head of School
Lisa Sembrot Director of Human Resources
Margaret van Steenwyk Assistant Head of School for Academics
Karen Wertz Director of Finance and Operations
Dear Friends,
This has been an important and inspiring year for the Board of Directors of Church Farm School. Together, we have been deeply engaged in strengthening and equipping the school to fulfill its mission of educating a diverse group of scholars with even greater impact.
As part of this work, the Board invited Tiffany Scott to serve as Interim Head of School for 2024–2025. Her steady leadership ensured continuity and stability while we prepared to welcome our next Head of School, Dr. Troy Baker.
A personal highlight for my wife Lisa and me came this spring at Carnegie Hall, where the Church Farm School Choir filled that historic stage with music and pride. Meeting families, friends, and alumni at the reception beforehand reminded me once again of the strong community that surrounds and sustains this school.
The Board of Directors serve as stewards of the Church Farm School mission, and this Annual Report reflects our efforts to ensure that opportunity comes alive for young men every day in Exton. We are grateful for the dedication of our faculty and staff, the commitment of our students and the generous support of families, alumni and friends.
On behalf of the Board, thank you for your continued partnership in this important work.
Go Griffins!
Sincerely,
Vincent J. Napoleon
Board Chair and President
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2024-2025
OFFICERS
Vincent J. Napoleon, Chair and President
Alemayehu Addis ’97, Treasurer
Carol Aichele, Secretary
BOARD MEMBERS
Andrew Carrigan ’87
The Rt. Rev. Daniel G.P. Gutierrez
Michael J. Hankin
Tammy James
Paul Krieger
Lauren Miller
Anthony K. Moore*
Romane Paul ‘06
Caroline Buck Rogers
Mani Sabapathi
Geoff Sheehan
Kari Tank-Nielsen
Marc Turner
David Zimmerman ’88
HONORARY MEMBERS
Samuel H. Ballam III
Matthew J. Burns P’10
Mark T. Carroll P’00, P’01
W. Gregory Coleman
Samuel B. Cupp, Jr. P’02
Stephen B. Darby
Kermit S. Eck
Charles A. Ernst
Morris C. Kellett
Stacey Shreiner Kley
Gibbs LaMotte
Stephen A. Loney ’97, P’26
John Pickering
Jess D. Saunders
Cannie C. Shafer
James Tate ‘52
Christopher H. Washburn
*Deceased
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS AT-A-GLANCE
51
SCHOLARS RECEIVED ACADEMIC HONORS
49
SCHOLARS TAKING HONORS AND ADVANCED COURSES
10
SCHOLARS INDUCTED INTO NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, EARL B. WILKINS CHAPTER
18 3
CHOIR MEMBERS AND FACULTY SANG AT CARNEGIE HALL
1 5
COLLEGE TOUR TO SCHOOLS FUNDED BY DR. JOHN GRUNWELL ‘60
3 STUDENT DIPLOMACY CORPS THE EXPERIMENT IN INTERNATIONAL LIVING THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
STATE COMPETITION QUALIFIERS AND DECA STATE CHAMPION OSCAR LU ‘26
2 BAL (BICENTENNIAL ATHLETIC LEAGUE) COACHES OF THE YEAR KEVIN KORB SOCCER OMAR VICENTE ‘14 — TENNIS
1 BAL DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP & BAL DIVISION MVP
140 CARE PACKAGES SENT TO ALUMNI IN COLLEGE
3 DISTRICT 1 ALL-AMERICAN TEAM SELECTIONS WRESTLING
2 ALL-AREA SELECTIONS BASKETBALL AND WRESTLING
2 FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS VIA QUESTBRIDGE SWARTHMORE AND AMHERST
THE OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
Stefanie Claypoole Director of Marketing and Communications
Stephanie Kimmel Advancement Associate
Christopher Kramaric Chief Advancement Officer
Lori McDermott Director of Alumni and Community Engagement
Heather Teig Director of Advancement Operations
Dear Friends,
As we reflect on the 2024-2025 school year, we also look ahead to Dr. Troy Baker’s tenure as Head of School. With a new chapter in Church Farm School’s history opening before us, we’re proud to unveil a revised mission statement for the school in these pages.
A mission statement communicates an organization’s purpose to those they serve by outlining a primary function. Businesses were among the first organizations to adopt mission statements, which speaks to their importance as a strategic management tool. A solid mission statement empowers colleagues to come together around a shared purpose and to answer the question of what we’re trying to achieve collectively. I often liken them to a formalized gut check: a tool for assessing whether we’re living up to the guiding principles and goals agreed upon.
Since moving into widespread usage across educational institutions in the 1980s, mission statements have also been proven to shape mindset and character. A 2007 study in Research in Business Ethics, for instance, showed that universities with explicitly stated ethical content in their mission statements had a greater influence on a student’s ethical orientation than those that didn’t. Findings like that suggest mission statements not only describe the present but also mold it in light of what is already working and what an organization hopes to become.
Missions matter. Still, there are things that a mission statement is not.
Mission is not, for example, marketing. Marketing connects Church Farm with an external audience while our mission addresses itself more to internal audiences. A mission statement may change every decade, but our marketing messages are being continually refined to differentiate Church Farm in a crowded school marketplace and solve the pain points our families bring to the table.
One of the biggest pain points we’re able to solve for our families — as many of our readers know well — is figuring out how to afford a four-year, private school education. The fact that Church Farm School commits to meeting the full financial needs of our students is, perhaps, our greatest differentiator. It’s why financial accessibility is often front and center in our marketing campaigns. Where you won’t find financial accessibility going forward, however, is in our mission statement, which brings me to another thing that a mission statement is not.
Church Farm School’s mission statement is not the same as our brand promise. (You’ll hear me talk about our brand promise often, sometimes referring to it as our organizational promise or our foundational promise.) For Church Farm School, our promise predates any of our adopted mission statements. Indeed, our promise traces its roots back to the Colonel and our founding!
Church Farm’s brand promise is a core commitment that defines what those we serve can expect from us and how we are perceived in the wider world. It sits at the intersection of what we can offer, what people need and what the rest of the market doesn’t provide. Church Farm School’s promise has been, is, and will remain making educational opportunities financially accessible to boys.
So why take financial accessibility out of this revised mission statement? Well, if a mission statement tends to address itself to internal audiences — those who already know us in some shape or form — we began to ask ourselves: What impact does including it have on our students and teachers?
If our primary purpose is to be an exceptional school and community that shapes boys into men, then what bearing does our ability to discount the price of admission have on that work? Is it possible, even, that we’re transmitting unintended messages to our students and our teachers? What you’re delivering is an education worth less than what other schools provide. Such a possibility didn’t sit right with school leadership or the Board. Confident in Church Farm School’s unyielding promise to financial accessibility and our ability to continue highlighting it in our marketing, we decided to focus our revised mission statement on Church Farm School as a school.
We are a school, and the best thing we can do — the thing that we need all our colleagues focused on — is being the very best school that we can be for the boys we serve. Even if Church Farm School leverages its resources to make an education available at a discounted price, it is emphatically not a discount education. The revised mission statement unveiled in these pages, we believe, reflects that fact.
To learn more about the process that got us to our revised mission statement and to hear from school leaders about why certain concepts and turns of phrase were lifted, read on. I think you’ll find the statement to be fearlessly unequivocal about our purpose as a school. In that way, it complements nicely the clear-eyed, bold style of leadership Dr. Baker brings to his headship.
We are excited for what’s to come in this next chapter and are grateful to have you with us as we build an even brighter future for Church Farm School.
Yours sincerely,
Christopher Kramaric Chief Advancement Officer
MINDED MISSION
A mission statement can make or break a school’s success in the cutthroat world of independent school admissions. Church Farm School competes for boys from across the country and the globe, going up against schools with centuries-old traditions and lofty missions. By contrast, our most recent mission statement seemed to be answering misconceptions rather than outlining aspirations.
While the name Church Farm School once did almost all the explanatory work for us — we were a school and working farm rooted in the Episcopal tradition — the decommissioning of the farm spurred an identity crisis of sorts.
Who did we serve and what was our purpose in serving them?
A name change in the 1990s to CFS, The School at Church Farm intended to reshape the school’s image. Our subsequent expansion into day and international student populations shored up enrollment but exacerbated confusion. Even the push to prepare boys for college with a more rigorous academic curriculum led some to wonder if we were planning to stray from our commitment to boys who need someone to take a chance on them.
The mission statement developed by the Board of Directors in concert with then Head of School The Rev. Edmund K. Sherrill II represented a monumental step forward for the school in defining Church Farm’s purpose.
The Church Farm School prepares a diverse group of boys in grades 9-12 with academic ability and good character to lead productive and fulfilling lives by making a college preparatory education financially accessible.
Thirteen years after its drafting, the mission statement speaks to some of the anxieties that defined that era. Clarifying, for instance, that Church Farm prepares “boys with […] good character to lead productive […] lives,” almost feels like a direct response to the locals who often wondered aloud if we are a reform school.
In the spring of this year, Church Farm School administrators and board members asked themselves if the mission statement was doing the work the school needs it to do. Does it clearly express who we serve? Does it outline our core purpose and activity? And, perhaps most importantly, does it inspire motivated middle school boys or their parents to dive deeper and dream bigger?
Realizing the mission statement needed refining, that group of school leaders — joined by incoming Head of School Dr. Troy Baker — launched community-wide surveys to answer three key questions. Who are our boys? What do we offer them? Who do they become?
Your answers served as the foundation for a monthslong series of workshops, debates and discussions, all of which resulted in Church Farm School’s revised mission statement, adopted by the Board of Directors in May of this year:
Wondering what a mission statement is and is not? Asking yourself about the financial accessibility piece of the puzzle? Check out Chief Advancement Officer Christopher Kramaric’s letter to the community on page 5.
Dynamic Young Men
BRANDON HERBERT DIRECTOR OF ENROLLMENT
Qualifying the students we serve was one of the hardest parts of revisiting our existing mission statement. We knew from the jump that we did not want to limit ourselves. Even if Church Farm School is a college preparatory school, we are not looking for an entire class of high academic achievers just as we would never fill a cohort with only top athletes or only kids passionate about robotics.
I speak from experience. Running admissions these last five years, our top priority has always been composing a class that spans the gamut. We want the social butterfly and the quiet bookworm. We need that star basketball player and that student with great stage presence. We are looking for our next class president and the boy who is going to throw himself into Chapel Council. In fact, we want scholars who are each of these things and more: Be an athlete and an academic. Excel in STEM and be a singer. In short, we want a student body defined by its dynamism.
When we went back to the survey results, answers to the question — Who are our boys? — were remarkably similar across the board. They are resilient. They are well-rounded and adaptable. They are always moving, progressing and advocating for themselves. They have a spark that tells us we should take a chance on them.
They are, in a word, dynamic. That’s who we serve: dynamic young men.
Church Farm School prepares dynamic young men to become tomorrow’s changemakers through a transformative education rooted in curiosity, leadership development, engaged citizenship and the pursuit of excellence alongside one’s brothers.
Tomorrow’s Changemakers
ROMANE PAUL ’06, BD, P’23
There’s a quote from Horace Mann, the so-called ‘Father of Education,’ that I’ve come back to over the years: A different world cannot be built by indifferent people.
In November 2009, I was invited to address current scholars at the Farm and opened with that line. The purpose of my talk was to highlight the importance of involvement in one’s own community and the ways that individual action feeds change at an ever-greater scale. The weightiest challenges facing our world — disease, poverty, educational inequality, access to healthcare — are ones that my generation and the one coming up behind me must tackle. I stressed that doing so very often starts in your own backyard, but that action is only fed by education. To act, you must care, and to care, you must first understand.
What I was gesturing toward then comes into focus in the revised mission statement’s reference to tomorrow’s changemakers That phrase was an answer to one of our guiding questions in this project: Who do our boys become? It also connects the education and self-discovery our students take up today to their ability to change the world tomorrow. Whether it’s the intellectual inquiry of the physics lab or the interpersonal revelations you find living alongside 18 other guys in the cottages, Church Farm School equips young men with the tools they need to shape their own lives and the lives of their fellow men.
The more we thought about the reason for having a mission statement — to state our purpose and remind ourselves of the ultimate goals of a Church Farm School education — the more convinced we were that we needed to set our sights high in terms of outcome. We can and should prepare boys for careers,
but trajectories change. The kid who wants to be a doctor today might be a banker two decades from now. What’s certain is that he will be a person among other people in a world in need of thoughtful interrogation, intervention and innovation.
Church Farm gave me what I needed to make my own waves in the world. I credit my time as a student with leading me to Swarthmore, Columbia Law, Hunter College and my career as an attorney. I like to think that by making change in my world, I’m carrying on the society-shaping work countless alumni brothers have undertaken in the humanities, technology, sciences, the arts, education and law. If the mission statement serves to structure the school’s programs and focus, it felt critical that we aspire to produce men who — like their brothers before them — see the world around them and dare to imagine it otherwise.
Church Farm School prepares dynamic young men to become through a transformative education rooted in curiosity, leadership citizenship and the pursuit of excellence alongside one’s brothers.
A Transformative Education Rooted in Leadership Development and Engaged Citizenship
TIFFANY SCOTT ASSOCIATE HEAD OF SCHOOL
Leading college guidance for a decade here at Church Farm School, I gained a nuanced understanding of how our scholars stack up against the thousands of other soon-to-be graduates applying for college admission. The acceptances our students have earned speak to the fact that admissions committees at some of the country’s top schools see our graduates as competitive applicants who have availed themselves of every opportunity we’ve put in front of them.
I see what other independent schools in our area and across the country provide, though, and can readily admit that we could and should have more on offer. The most highly regarded schools out there are continually pushing the upper limit of their academic offerings, integrating social-emotional learning into their curriculum and giving their students chances to go on service trips or travel around the globe. While many of us probably spent summers working an hourly job or hanging out by a pool, the private school students of today are taking advantage of a wide array of experiences ranging from internships to academic intensives on university campuses.
When I realized this a few years ago, I began to build partnerships with the likes of Yale University and Student Diplomacy Corps. Those relationships have continued to evolve — along with a stream of generous philanthropic support — and gave way to our newly established Experiential Learning Program. That initiative is one way in which we are pushing ourselves as an educational institution. We need to do that. As
many colleagues heard me say this past year, “Sometimes we are just ‘doing school,’ and we can’t just ‘do school’ anymore.”
One of the pitfalls of developing new programs is that a school, especially a smaller school like ours, can quickly become incoherent. When we were deciding how to frame the transformative education Church Farm delivers, we knew we wanted to highlight the most important throughlines in our curriculum. What is it about a Church Farm education and what it imparts on our scholars that makes it transformative? What are the soft skills already infusing our classroom and cottage experiences that we want to lean into? What common threads unite what happens in the art room as much as on the athletic field and deserve to be woven even more tightly into the fabric of the Church Farm School experience?
Leadership development and engaged citizenship bubbled to the surface. When you consider our Cottage Prefect Program, our students’ volunteerism and community service and the experiential learning opportunities mentioned above, it is apparent just how committed we are to developing leaders and graduating men who can confidently move through the world. There is, however, always more we can do. In my new role as Associate Head of School, one of my focuses when considering how we can ‘do school’ better is folding leadership development and engaged citizenship into our curriculum and our campus life in new and exciting ways.
Curiosity and the Relentless Pursuit of Excellence
TROY BAKER HEAD OF SCHOOL
When most people hear “education,” they picture a teacher at the front of the room, grades in a book and scores on a test. Those are the visible products. They matter — especially when colleges are watching — but they’re not what makes an education transformational.
A transformational education sparks curiosity. It lights a fire that keeps burning long after diplomas are framed and tassels stored away, because our students will spend most of their lives not in college. The curious don’t quit at the end of a unit; they dig deeper, connect dots and ask better questions. A person who knows how to ask the right question often serves the world better than one who claims to know every answer. If a school can unlock that trait in its students, it can call itself truly transformative.
Curiosity naturally leads to excellence, and excellence is a process, not a product. It’s the relentless pursuit of getting better today than we were yesterday. It looks different for everyone. Our charge is to foster an intrinsic curiosity that drives each of our students to define excellence on his own terms and chase it with everything he’s got.
Alongside One’s Brothers
ANDY CARRIGAN ’87 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
I came to CFS as a seventh grader in 1981. I wasn’t initially thrilled to be attending boarding school, much less one that put me smack dab in the middle of acres and acres of cornfields. I eventually came to see CFS as a microcosm of the real world, and, like the real world, everyone had their quiet power and a unique story to tell. I lived with boys from many diverse backgrounds — CFS gave me an appreciation of so many varied ethnicities, cultures, religions and socio-economic circumstances — I couldn’t help but be inspired, and most importantly, prepared for life.
The brotherhood at CFS was like nothing I had experienced before. I had no siblings, and over time, we came to see, understand and support each other as brothers, always pushing one another to be our best selves. The support also came from our “brothers” and “sisters” within the faculty and staff. The relationships that can be formed when your English teacher is also your cottage parent, or your coach, or your theatre director or advisor, are deep and meaningful. And the connections that you make during this developmental time in your life are immeasurable. Whether you realize it at the time or not, you have a built-in community of champions rooting for your success and steering you along the way — many of them are parents, friends or donors you might never actually meet. It’s powerful. It’s unspoken. That’s brotherhood. We knew it had to have a home in the revised mission statement.
Alumni Connection: Temidayo Bambe ‘22
INTERVIEWED BY J. GORDON SCHLEICHER '62
Although they graduated 50 years apart, Alumni Association Executive Council member J. Gordon Schleicher ’62 and former CFS Student Ambassador Temidayo Bambe ’22 bonded immediately over their passion for volunteering. Director of Alumni and Community Engagement Lori McDermott connected the two (Gordon resides in Michigan; Temidayo is from Darby, PA) while Temidayo was a student and they have remained in touch. Our gratitude to Gordon for forging connections with our Griffins and drafting this profile below!
Even with a full courseload and working two part-time jobs to pay for college, Temidayo volunteers with an organization that tutors young men. While at Amherst College he says tutoring has allowed him to support young men from backgrounds like his while providing the kind of guidance he once needed.
One moment that stood out was working with a student who admitted struggling with insecurities. Despite being remarkably capable, Temidayo says, this young man admitted to feelings of self-doubt that would creep in during exams, affecting his performance and leaving him discouraged.
Temidayo recognized that the young man needed to prove to himself that he was more than capable. He created custom practice tests that mirrored his class materials and walked him through anxiety-reduction strategies; strategies that he had used himself. The result was feeling more in control and confident. Temidayo says moments like this remind him of the value of brotherhood, mentorship and the lessons he carries from his own CFS brothers.
Temidayo arrived at Church Farm in 2018. Although born in Nigeria, Temidayo immigrated to the United States at a young age and spent most of his life in Philadelphia. Raised in a Baptist
household, Temidayo grew up with a resounding appreciation for service to others in need. As a young boy, he enjoyed painting, reading mystery novels and spending quality time with his younger sister, Temilola. In grade school, he transitioned mid-semester to an Episcopal school in South Philly, where he would learn the value of public speaking from poetry recitations during school assemblies. Despite his shy nature, his mother saw leadership qualities in him and figured that Church Farm School was the perfect place for Temidayo to develop further.
At Church Farm, Temidayo participated in various sports such as cross country, wrestling and track & field. When asked about his most memorable moment, Temidayo shared how nerve-wracking it was running for a student government committee chair position as a freshman. “I honestly wanted to find ways to get involved in student affairs. It was initially scary since it wasn’t common for underclassmen to run for high positions, but that’s what also made it exciting.” He says he most appreciated “the brotherhood” between students of color and learning to work together as a team.
Small But Mighty: The Class of 2025
Surrounded by family, friends, faculty and fellow Griffins, the 18 members of the Church Farm School Class of 2025 were honored on May 25 during Baccalaureate and Commencement ceremonies. While the graduating class is smaller than in years’ past, their accomplishments are sizable. Three members – Hector Audelo Gutierrez of Paterson, NJ; Kennent Pineda from Newark, NJ; and Achylles Farias from Viamão, Brazil – were named QuestBridge National College Match finalists in October. Hector matched with Amherst and Kennent matched with Swarthmore; both received full, four-year scholarships to attend. As an international student whose uncle graduated from Church Farm in the 1990s, Achylles’ path to continuing his education in the United States was more arduous. He is excited to be attending Trinity College in Dublin.
Says Neiman Smith, who came to Church Farm from St. James School in Philadelphia and assumed leadership roles in many areas of school life, “What makes CFS special is that it helps you discover who you are outside of home — how you handle big responsibilities, independence and personal growth. The people and community here make the most of every moment. No matter what, you know you have a support system that always has your back.” Neiman is pursuing sports medicine and psychology at Widener University.
Christian Agbor Union College
Dhondup Aretsang Gettysburg College
Phuntsok Aretsang Stonybrook University
Hector Audelo Gutierrez Amherst College
Jaime Contreras Rochester Institute of Technology
Anthony Espinoza St. John’s University
Achylles Farias Trinity College Dublin
Alexis Gunera Princeton University
Amadu Jalloh Holy Cross University
Muse Kabiso-Johnson Skidmore College
Paul Kagiri Rutgers University
Zachary Kogan Amherst College
Xavier Osorio Haverford College
Kennent Pineda Swarthmore College
Adarsh Rana Vassar College
Neiman Smith Widener University
Gabriel Soriano Fabian Lehigh University
Class COLLEGE
Brandon Linares University of Albany
CUMULATIVE GIVING TO CHURCH FARM SCHOOL
The following represents cumulative giving to all funds, events and campaigns during the past fiscal year.
$50,000+
THE 1918 SOCIETY
recognizes the dedication and loyalty of a committed group of donors who make an annual leadership gift of $1,918 or more to Church Farm School.
$6,000 - $9,999
Mary Jo and Richard Adams '67
Anonymous
Estate of William Clayton '73
S. Griswold Flagg III Trust
Estate of Ira C. Williams
$20,000 - $49,999
Eileen and Alemayehu Addis '97, BD
Teresa and Matthew Burns P'10
Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund
Kathleen and Samuel Cupp, Jr. P'02
Julia and David Fleischner
E. Allen & Adelaide R. Ginkinger Memorial Trust
John Grunwell '60
Sandra J. Hoover Charitable Remainder Unitrust
Charles Imbesi
Katznelson Associates LP
Laurie and Steve Katznelson
KeyBank
Barbara Woods and Steve Marcus '73
McCausland Foundation
Patriarch Family Foundation
Caroline Buck Rogers BD
Finley L. Walton Trust
WSFS Bank
$10,000 - $19,999
Burns Engineering, Inc.
Fidelity Charitable
Fox Chase Bank Charitable Fund
Stacey and William Kley
Ellason & Molly Laird Downs PC Trust
Meridian Bank
Lauren Miller BD
National Philanthropic Trust
Kate and Geoff Sheehan BD
The Snowden Foundation
Barbara and Ken Timby '62
Truist Financial Corporation
Vanguard Charitable
Helen E. VanSant Trust
Carol BD and Stephen Aichele
Alice Anderson Bishop
Peggy and Doug Briggs
Caldwell Heckles & Egan, Inc.
Sandy and Christopher Clark '84
Priscilla Gabosch (Karl '48)
Peggy and Cecil Hengeveld '64
D. P. Miller Fund of the Princeton Area
Community Foundation
Lawrence J. Morris Trust
Lisa and Vincent Napoleon BD
Winifred Pratt
Kalpana and Mani Sabapathi BD
Schwab Charitable Fund
Kathleen and Frank Seidman
Utica National Insurance Company
$1,918 - $5,999
Franny and Francis Abbott
Anonymous
American Express Foundation
Jonathan Briskin
Amee Shah and Andrew Carrigan '87, BD
Dave Carroll '62
Christin and Stephen Carroll '00
Marcia and W. Gregory Coleman
Kaye and Lane Collins '58
Gertrude Como (Lawrence Wegel '64)
COMSPOC
CyberGrants
Julia and Darrell DeMoss
Dorset Asset Mgmt. LLC
George W. Ferguson Trust Under Deed
First Cornerstone Foundation
Pam and Peter Fleetwood '69
Eleanor Gherst
Joyce Graf (Bob '62)
Janice and James Gravely '71
Michael Gremo
H. O. West Foundation
*The Office of Institutional Advancement made every effort to ensure these lists of our generous supporters are complete and accurate. Please contact the Office at 610.363.5333 with questions or concerns.
Frank C. Hagyard Trust
Hair By Erica Loney, Co.
Hankin Foundation
Michael Hankin BD
May Hobson Ferguson Trust
IMC Construction
Karen and Jason Kittlesen '91
Maxine Lewis
Erica and Stephen Loney '97, P'26
Alix and Jim Markee
Michael K. Marshall
Muldaur Ige Family Fund
Ray Muldaur '81
Fran and Peter Neall '64
Talmadge O'Neill '86
The Philadelphia Foundation
Laura Pitt
PR Commercial Painting, LLC
RPC Services, LLC
Rebecca Russell
Tamra and Michael Sanford
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
Kate and Aaron Schnittman
Charles "Terry" Shreiner III
Sodexo
Keith Southwick
Carol and James Tate '52
Marc Turner BD
Kathleen and John Van Der Wal '84
Margaret F-S and Edward van Steenwyk
Patricia and Christopher Washburn
Valerie and Eric Weller '74
Marian and S. Gray Whetstone, Jr. '60
David Zimmerman '88, BD
$500 - $1,917
Anonymous
B&D Extended Reality
Deana Binder
Mary Menacker and Stuart Brackney '62
BrightView
Chrissy and Bart Bronk '96
Chris Brown
Elinor and James Buck
Shawn and Don Burt '77
Ruth and James Cherry P'03
Dorothy Clapham
Stefanie F-S and Edward Claypoole
Timothy Cope
D'Anjolell Memorial Homes
Carol Dechen
Sharon and Frank Donohoe
Duke Energy Corporation
Peter Egan
Dawn and Gerald Ellson '50
Mary and Charles Ernst III
Everett Frank Legacy Foundation, a Fund of the Chester County Community Foundation
Neil Fanelli
Victor Ferguson
Marianna Flowers (Robert '44)
Patricia Fox (Kimber '57)
Lynn Marie Golemon (Bill ’50)
Joan and David Gottier
Kristen and George Graham III
Douglas M. Guiles
Alta and N. Peter Hamilton
Margaret S. Havens
Tom Hipp
Interstate Maintenance
Paul Karow '93
Pereice Kilgore F-S and Ross Stacey
Gabriel Prestol and Christopher
Kramaric F-S
William Lamb
Elaine Lunardi
Sara and Douglas Magee
Michael McCabe
Rev. Thomas McClellan
Linuo Yang and William Molloie '82
Virginia and Robert Montgomery
Patricia and Gordon Munson
Priscilla Palmer
Romane Paul '06, BD, P'23
Philip S. Post
QVC
Rhoads Energy
Jeanne B. Ritter
Mildred Robinson
Bill Robison '60
Geoffrey Rogers
Christopher Sanford
Tiffany Scott F-S
Doris Shaw
Lizette and Edmund Sherrill II
Eleanor Forbes and Samuel Slater
John Smith III '85
Stephanie and Walt Smith '86
Vanessa and Paul Spear '81
St. Mary's Alter Guild
Sanna L. Steigerwalt
Beverly R. Steinman
Kathryn F. Strang
Trumbull Corporation
UGI Energy Services
Isabelle T. Vauclain
Vernice Veranga-Mulcahy and Christopher Mulcahy, Sr. P'20
Mary Ellen and Edward Vollrath '55
Susan and Jeffrey Wallace
Erika Wallington (Michael '60)
Judith and Jeffrey Warren '68
Mike Wasson
Adam Wegel
Joan and Henry Wein '59
Nancy Wentzel
Julia C. Wickland F-S
Willis Towers Watson Northeast, Inc.
Debra F-S and Mark Witmer
Philip Yang '07
GIFTS UP TO $500
Blake Adams
Mary and Joel Adams
Benedicta Addei P'27
Samuel Ademola '07
Taiwo Ajirotutu P'11
Rosemarie Alleva
Nasiruddin and Al-Yassa Al-Mahi P'23
Robert Alyanakian
Anchor Mechanical LLC
Barbara and Jeff Andrews F-S
Anonymous (14)
Ansys Government Initiatives (AGI)
Lynne S. Archer
Ardrossan Beagles, Inc.
Carol and Randall Atkinson
B.L.A.I.R. Creative Marketing
Barbara Back-Messer and Ishmael
Messer
Amy Baker
Jason Baker F-S
Susan and Samuel Ballam III
Wendy and Noah Ball-Attipoe P'12
Allan C. Barbee
Naomi Barnes P'13
Elizabeth Barron
Arthur Bartikofsky
Jane W. Barton
Greg Bauer
Thomas Bauer
Pat Bayliss
Walter Beck '89
Ramona and James Beehler
Tyler Beeson
Ryan Beginin
Colleen Bernert
Renee Bernhard P'14
Wilfred L. Black Trust
Michelle and Suni Blackwell F-S
Clarence Blair '99
Linda Bonsall
Carol and Harry Bonyun III
John Boucard '06
Eric Boyle '81
Yvette and Earle Bradford
Darren Breslin
Alfio Brindisi
S. Brooksie
Theresa and Bob Brown '76
David L. Brown
Paula and Paul Buckley '65
Richard Burtner '74
Gail and John Carmichael
James H. Carville
George Cashmark
J. David Cashmere '83
Ralph J. Celidonio
Rich Cenci
Luitgarde M. Chassin P'92, P'96
Ally Antonini and Steven Choc '02
Andrea Chrest F-S
Susan and Stewart Cleaver '71
Julia and John Cleland
Barbara Clothier
Tristram C. Colket Trust
Ed Collins
Cornell University Foundation
Matt Craig
John Crampton
Suzanne Crawford
James Crowley
Jim Danna
Gregory J. Davis, Esq.
Alida and Howard Davis, Jr.
Kathleen and Patrick Dean '80
Pamela and Dave Devenney
LeeLee and Robert Devenney
Jennifer Chelf and Sean Devenney
Jennifer and Daniel Devine
Lauren and Joe Dewey
Amy Diedrichson
Robert Brown and Samuel DiFalco P'14
Charles DiVenti
Vincent Dotoli
Lance Douglas '75
Adam S. Doyle '89
Marsha and Joseph Dratch
Don Duckworth '62
Faith D'Urbano
Kymber and Bob Dyer
George H. Earle
Kurtis Egan
Emily Stahl Photography
Chase Engel '19
The Evans Network of Companies
Martin Evans '77
Colleen and Joseph Fanelli F-S
Julie and William Fenimore
Karen and Drew Fetters
Elijah Freeman '14
Georgia Freeman P'93
Kristen and Eric Fulmer F-S
Diane and Ronald Furry
Sheryl and Joseph Furtado
Shana and Marvin Garcia '99
Karen Gardiner
Nick Gersbach
Kathryn Gibby
Gertrude and Alwyn Go P'14, P'18
Nathan Godinez
Barbara A. Goodman
Sandi-Jo and Mark Gordon
Jeffrey G. Graber
Suzanne and John Graves P'08
Nigel Greaves '95
Caryl Greaves-Bowen P'95, P'03, P'08
Gavin Green
Sharona Caplan and Robert Greenbaum
Gary Gress
Mia and Benjamin Griffin P'27
Ida Guckes
Jane and Robert Gulick '47
Joanne and Donald Hadley II
Richard A. Hall
Sandy and Troy Hamilton P'26
Melody and James Hammond
Keva and Jason Hammond P'23
Mary Louise Harlan
Harmony Biosciences
Lawrie Hartt
Wendy P. Hartung
Joan Harvey
Barbara Hauptfuhrer
Judith B. Hellekson
Cora P. Heness
Kevin Henry
Brittany Booker and Brandon Herbert F-S
Gerald Hevey '92
William Hoch '73
Virginia Hofmann
Kathleen Houlahan F-S
Jill M. Howell
Lori and Michael Howell
William Hughes '79
Cora and Thomas Hunter
Maud C. Irwin
Bonnie and Donald Ivins
Rose and John Jarvie '76
Harold Jensen III '63
John Hancock
Lea Johnson
Paul T. Johnson
Diana and Lawrence Jones
Linda Jones
JSM Mitchell, LLC
Marianne Kaplan P'07
Amanda and Michael Karwic
Kelemua Gebre and Abe Kassu P'17
Celia Kaucic
Anne and Morris Kellett
Tim Kelly
John Kent F-S
Francis Killian, Jr. '92
Jinhong Kim '14
Stephanie Kimmel F-S
Nancy Long and David Kissane
Macauley Kistler
Gay West-Klien and Allan Klien
Thomas Knezevich '18
Anne Marie and Kevin Korb F-S
Paul Krieger BD
Marjorie and Arnold Krog
David P. Krutsch
Dianne Kuchlak
Sue and Steven Kullen '73
Young-Suk Kwon P'10
Mary Lamsback
Maryann Lauber
Helen Lawlor
Jacqueline Leach
Kathi and Robert LeKites '64
Jean Lenehan
Grazyna and G. Webber Lewis '80
Robin Liberty '77
Chae H. Lim '15
Delfin Limcango
Claire and Peter Lindley
Hottub Liotta
CUMULATIVE GIVING TO CHURCH FARM SCHOOL
Pearl Moore P'07
Mary Ann and Earl Morgan
PJ Liotta
Jeffrey B. Littlepage
Mary Jane and Richard Littlepage
Joan Loos
Jean Lucas
Lynn and William Lyon-Vaiden
Allison Mackie
Halsey R. MacLaughlin, Sr.
Zandra Maffett P'00
Nunziata Magistro
Main Line Car & Limo Service
Alice R. Mannion P'81
Tony Marino
Alan Markert '63
Steve Mathis
Kim and Michael Matteo P'10
Ginny and John McCann
Lori F-S and Stephen McDermott
Barbara McFadden
Becky Kesslick and Robert McHale F-S
Perry McMahon '64
Paula Ng and Michael McNulty '73
Diane Menio
Meta
Julia Mignatti
Beryl S. Miller
Lark and Christopher Miller '78
Susan and Jeffrey Mitchell
Thomas Moroch
Michael Murphy, Jr. '03
Dolores and Michael Murphy P'03
Thomas Neff '60
Jim Niness
Evelyn L. Norton
Uchenna and Samuel Nwafor P'25
Thomas F. Nye '88
Garrett O'Neill
Ed Orcutt '72
Matt Orme
Dianne Pagano Manges
Phyllis and Peter Patukas
Laura and Gardiner Pearson
Wanda and Harry Peirce* P'89
Kinue and Walter Perkins
Donaleen and August Peters, Jr. P'77
Krista Peterson F-S
Barbara M. Pettinos
Charlie Pilkington
Zygmont Pines (Eric Roberts '80*)
Angie Pochuski F-S
Margaret and Noel Poole '71
Michael Pratt '86
Leroy Prempeh '96
Elizabeth Pula P'02
Karolyn and Tony Purnell '81
Christopher Pusey '81
Bettianne and John Quinn
Israel Ramirez '17
If you mention the Kistler family, almost every alumnus between 1968 and 2018 fondly recalls Jack or John Kistler, a father and son who spent a combined almost 70 years in service to Church Farm School as administrators, teachers, coaches and mentors. Jack once said about his transition to CFS from Episcopal Academy, “The kids at Episcopal had everything and knew everything. I felt I could do so much more here.”
John, CFS’ former athletic director (among many roles), was eager to follow in his father’s footsteps. He left the Perkiomen School for CFS and never looked back. His impact on the
Uni and Bir` Rana P'25
Gail Phifer-Rankin and William Rankin, Jr.
Sean Raws
Elizabeth and Douglas Redman
Barbara N. Reed
Joan and Ross Reese
Mlynue Reeves '13
Mary Ellen and Joseph Rhile, Jr.
Eric Riethmiller
Joan C. Roberts
Margaret M. Roberts
Miari Roberts P'14, P'24
Assegedech Lemma and Eafa Roby P'23
Luke Roderick
Susan and Charles Rogers '65
Lynne Rubenfeld
Cynthia D. Rugart
Beata Russo
Joanne and Joseph Russo
Jennifer and William Sanderson
Marianne and Randall Sands
Ola and Dean Sanusi, Sr.
Courtney Saunders F-S
Henry Schade
Linda Schall
Drew Scheetz
Charles William Schellenger
Margery and Gordon Schleicher '62
Dina F-S and Matthew Schmidt
Lee Scouten '71
Lisa F-S and David Sembrot
Mary and William Seymour '78
athletic program was legendary – bringing multiple teams to KSAC Championships, introducing new sports at CFS, helping oversee the construction of the Founder’s Pavilion in 1996 and co-founding the Wrestling Invitational with his father in 1989. In addition to their long tenures at CFS, the father and son (Jack passed in 2016) have received many accolades from the school. Both are in the CFS Hall of Athletic Honor, and John was awarded the school’s prestigious Newt Disney Service Award in 2018.
The extended Kistler family has been omnipresent at Church Farm School, too. Jack and his wife, Beckie (who received the 2024 J. Tyler Griffin Award for Ambassadorship), raised their family on Church Farm School’s campus, bringing them to most athletic competitions and the Pageant each year. John’s sister, Padgett, is married to newly retired teacher, coach and administrator Art Smith. Padge’s brother Chapman and sister Kelly, and all their children and grandchildren, have been common faces and supporters of CFS.
Led by a generous alumnus with a leading gift, the Kistler Endowed Fund in the family’s honor was announced in April and reached its goal of $100,000 in May. The Fund will support financial aid for a deserving student annually in perpetuity.
Our thanks to those who’ve already supported the Fund. Add your name at www.gocfs.net.
2024-2025 SUPPORTERS
Eileen and Alemayehu Addis '97, BD
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Michelle and Suni Blackwell F-S
Clarence Blair '99
John Boucard '06
Shawn and Don Burt '77
Richard Burtner '74
Amee Shah and Andrew Carrigan '87, BD
Dave Carroll '62
Ally Antonini and Steven Choc '02
Andrea Chrest F-S
Sandy and Christopher Clark '84
Ukashah Shabazz '15
Anita and Richard Shapiro
Jacqueline and Robert Sharp P'12
Ann Sherrill
Siana Carr & O'Connor, LLP
Marshia and Richard Siemon '73
Jill and Josh Silverman '75
Carol A. Simmons P'96
Raymond Simmons, Jr. '96
Christine and Steve Simms
David Sinclair '92
Delver Smith '63
Richard Smith '64
Edward C. Somers
Rachel Spang-Lawton P'10
Kathleen Statton
Stefanie F-S and Edward Claypoole
LeeLee and Robert Devenney
Lauren and Joe Dewey
Adam S. Doyle '89
Faith D'Urbano
Dawn and Gerald Ellson '50
Neil Fanelli
Fidelity Charitable
Elijah Freeman '14
Kristen and Eric Fulmer F-S
Priscilla Gabosch (Karl '48)
Shana and Marvin Garcia '99
Janice and James Gravely '71
Nigel Greaves '95
Gary Gress
Francis Killian, Jr. '92
Jinhong Kim '14
Stephanie Kimmel F-S
Macauley Kistler
Karen and Jason Kittlesen '91
Stacey and William Kley
Gabriel Prestol and Christopher Kramaric F-S
William Lamb
Jacqueline Leach
Grazyna and G. Webber Lewis '80
Erica and Stephen Loney '97, P'26
Elaine Lunardi
Barbara Woods and Steve Marcus '73
Alix and Jim Markee
Kim and Michael Matteo P'10
Lori F-S and Stephen McDermott
Lauren Miller BD
Linuo Yang and William Molloie '82
Janet and Ralph Steele '74
Reva and Leslie Stephenson
Cedric Strother '82
Jon Swider '14
Mike Talarico
Kari Tank-Nielsen BD
Carolyn L. Thomas
Alexandria and Greg Thompson
Frank L. Thomson
Thrivent
Cecille and Salvadore Tinio P'21
TisBest Philanthrophy
Barbara E. Turner P'96
Lucia and Vincent Valente
Dell Vannicolo
Edwina Vauclain
Michael Murphy, Jr. '03
National Philanthropic Trust
Thomas F. Nye '88
Talmadge O'Neill '86
Romane Paul '06, BD, P'23
Mary Ellen and Joseph Rhile, Jr.
Christopher Sanford
Tamra and Michael Sanford
Dina F-S and Matthew Schmidt
Lisa F-S and David Sembrot
Mary and William Seymour '78
Ukashah Shabazz '15
Doris Shaw
Lizette and Edmund Sherrill II
Charles "Terry" Shreiner III
SkyBitz, Inc.
Stephanie and Walt Smith '86
Vanessa and Paul Spear '81
Janet and Ralph Steele '74
Jon Swider '14
Kari Tank-Nielsen BD
Alexandria and Greg Thompson
Marc Turner BD
Kathleen and John Van Der Wal '84
Margaret F-S and Edward van Steenwyk
Valerie and Eric Weller '74
Julia C. Wickland F-S
Dempsey Woods III '98
Allen Yusko F-S, P'08
David Zimmerman '88, BD
CUMULATIVE GIVING TO CHURCH FARM SCHOOL
GIFTS UP TO $500 (CONTINUED)
Phillip Vitela
Joan Vogel
Will Walker III '75*
Grace E. Walter
Robert Warfel F-S
Joan Warren
Shirley Warren
Mary Ann and Robert Watson
Eileen Weaver
Jane Weaver
Virginia Webb
Nicole Campbell F-S and Ian Weigand '09
Teresa Lunardi Wemhoff and Aaron Wemhoff
Susan Wentink
Susan and Kenneth Werner
Karen F-S and Brian Wertz
Janet and H. William Westerman
Mollie and Warwick Wheeler
Barbara White
James Tate Award for Excellence in Ambassadorship
The James Tate Award for Excellence in Ambassadorship is presented to a member of the CFS student body, a Student Ambassador, who distinguishes himself in the way that he carries himself both on and off campus, among his peers, faculty, staff, alumni, donors and friends. The recipient is recognized as a campus-leader. In particular, he is a role model for the younger students. The recipient of the Tate Award is expected to continue leading – someone who will “look back, come back and give back” – even after he graduates, much like the award’s namesake, James Tate ’52. We were pleased to present the 2024-2025 Tate Award to Kennent Pineda ’25. Kennent has served capably as an ambassador for the school – always attending meetings and participating in special events that showcase Church Farm School. We wish him the best of luck at Swarthmore!
Dennis White
Bernadette and Nelson Whitworth P'09
Patricia and Stephen Wickham
Robert W. Wilkey
Kathy and Gerald Wilkins
Elizabeth Lexa and David Wilson, Jr.
Jim Wilson
Romaine and Lenox Wilson P'94
Dempsey Woods III '98
Sarah L. Woods
Susan Woodward
Dee and Howard Wright
Nancy and R. Richard Wright, Jr.
Allen Yusko F-S, P'08
Donna and William Zarycranski P'16
Andrew Zinis '84
Lisa Zinis P’84
Debora and James Zug
Susan and Thomas Zug, Jr.
MEMORIAL/HONORARY GIFTS
Mrs. Arny
John Grunwell ’60
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Atkinson
Carol and Randall Atkinson
Virginia Atkinson
Diane and Ronald Furry
Charles and Zenobia Ball
Wendy and Noah Ball-Attipoe P’12
Ron Bayliss
Pat Bayliss
Gordon Edward Back ‘42
Barbara Back-Messer and Ishmael
Messer
Benjamin Archer ’18 and Walter Beck ‘89
Wanda and Harry Peirce* P’89
Dr. Harry C. Best
Elizabeth and Douglas Redman
The Reverend and Mrs. George R. Bishop
D.P. Miller Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation
Class of ‘64
Kathi and Robert LeKites ‘64
Class of ‘92
Main Line Car & Limo Service
Gerald Hevey ‘92
The Colonel
Dawn and Gerald Ellson ’50
Newt Disney ’48
Pam and Peter Fleetwood ’69
Max Dobles
Kathleen and John Van Der Wal ‘84
Lola Douglas
Lance Douglas ‘75
Dan Dratch F-S
Marsha and Joseph Dratch
Keith A. Ferguson ‘83
Victor Ferguson
Robert D. Flowers ‘44
Marianna R. Flowers
Kimber J. Fox ’57
Patricia Fox
Joan Frank
D’Anjolell Memorial Homes
Margaret F-S and Edward van
Steenwyk
Richard Gherst
David and Victoria Brown
Sandi-Jo and Mark Gordon
Sally Graham
Jill M. Howell
Mary Jane and Richard Littlepage
Scott Gregg Anonymous
William A. Guthrie
The Snowden Foundation
Janet C. Hartzell
Lauren and Joe Dewey
Diane Hartzell
Lori F-S and Stephen McDermott
Ginny and John McCann
Daniel G. Hutchinson ‘52
Carolyn L. Thomas
Matthew Kaplan ‘07
Marianne Kaplan P’07
Ace Johnson
William Hughes ’79
Geraldine Joines
Thomas Bauer
Christopher Kramaric F-S
Jennifer Devine
Leroy Coer ‘54 and Jack Kistler
Dee and Howard Wright
Richard D. Lunardi
Elaine Lunardi
Theresa Lunardi Wemhoff
Richard D. Lunardi and Sons
Elaine Lunardi
Walter Lybrand ‘80
Vanessa and Paul Spear ’81
Steve Marcus ‘73
Sarah L. Woods
Edward Matzuras '96
Barbara E. Turner P'96
Lori McDermott F-S
William Seymour ‘78
Janet Hartzell and Lori McDermott F-S
Lauren and Joe Dewey
Edward A. McMahon
Perry McMahon ‘64
Heidi Medenica
Lori F-S and Stephen McDermott
The Rev. Calvin and Grace Miller
Lark and Christopher Miller ‘78
R. Alexander Montgomery
Virginia and Robert Montgomery
David Parks
Sandra J. Hoover Charitable
Remainder Unitrust
Allan McDonald Perry
Wendy P. Hartung
Gregory Peters '77
Donaleen and August Peters, Jr. P'77
Ned Sherrill and Karen Koenig Post
Philip S. Post
Eric Roberts '80
Anonymous (2)
Arthur Bartikofsky
Deanne Binder
Darren Breslin
John Cleland
Karen Gardiner
Sharona Caplan and Robert S. Greenbaum
Melody and James Hammond
Mary Lamback
Diane Menio
Thomas Moroch
Zygmont Pines
Lynne Rubenfield
Henry A. Schade
Trudi Roderick
Luke Roderick
Al and Glen Roberts
Margaret M. Roberts
Caroline Buck Rogers BD
Geoffrey Rogers
Tiffany Scott F-S
Stefanie Claypoole F-S
Paul Krieger BD
Ned Sherrill
Matthew Scott Schofield ‘02
Elizabeth Pula P’02
The Sherrill Children
Claudia and Steven Casebolt
Ned Sherrill
Laura Pitt
H.O. West Foundation
Dr. Charles Wesley Shreiner, Jr.
Robin Liberty '77
Shirley Shreiner
Robert Alyanakian
Mary Menacker and Stuart Brackney ‘62
Chrissy and Bart Bronk ‘96
Marcia and W. Gregory Coleman
Priscilla Gabosch (Karl ’48)
Lea Johnson
Lawrie Hartt
Stacey and William Kley
Elaine Lunardi
Allison Mackie
Alix and Jim Markee
Lori F-S and Stephen McDermott
Barbara McFadden
Barbara N. Reed
Joe and Mary Ellen Rhile
Anita and Richard Shapiro
Doris Shaw
Charles "Terry" Shreiner III
Siana Carr & O'Connor, LLP
Joan Vogel
Coaches Tom Johnstone ‘09 F-S and Art Smith F-S
Barbara Woods and Steve Marcus ‘73
Joe Rhile and Art Smith F-S
Grazyna and G. Webber Lewis '80
Maddy Smith
Jean Lucas
Joyce P. Spaziani, R.N.
Cora P. Heness
Larry Stevenson ‘59
Claire and Peter Lindley
Ann and Norman Strate
Joan Loos
Peter Terry
Diana and Lawrence Jones
Michael C. Wallington ‘60
Beata Russo
Erika Wallington
William Alexander Walker III ‘75
Jill and Josh Silverman ‘75
Charles H. Wein '64
Joan and Henry Wein '59
Bill Wentzel
Lori F-S and Stephen McDermott
Pereice Kilgore F-S and Ross Stacey
Nancy Wentzel
Lawrence T. Wegel ‘64
Gertrude Como
Adam Wegel
Karen Wertz F-S
Ned Sherrill
James A. West
Gay West-Klien and Allan Klien
Earl Wilkins ‘26
Marianne and Randall Sands
Silver Eagle Bassetts
Virginia Hofmann
My Brothers from the 1980s
J. David Cashmere ‘83
The wonderful CFS community and colleagues
Tiffany Scott F-S
ANGEL FUND
The Janet C. Hartzell Angel Fund was created in memory of longtime employee Janet Hartzell. It is intended to help certain families bridge a financial gap in tuition fees should their circumstances change unexpectedly.
Walter Beck '89
Lauren and Joe Dewey
Joyce Graf (Bob '62)
Diane Hartzell
Elaine Lunardi
Kim F-S and Michael Matteo P'10
Ginny and John McCann
GIFTS IN KIND
Lori F-S and Stephen McDermott
Pereice Kilgore F-S and Ross Stacey
Kathryn F. Strang
Teresa Lunardi Wemhoff and Aaron Wemhoff
Nancy Wentzel
The following individuals and organizations have donated their products or services to Church Farm School this year.
Luciano Abreu '24
Jean Marie Anderson
Sue and James Carrigan
Kerry Cavalcanto
Dawn Mitchell Designs, LLC
Episcopal Church of the Advent
Kris Flynn
Darryl J. Ford
Kim Nadwodny
Robert Nye
Barbara Partridge
Marc Saunders
Kathy Schilling
Lizette and Edmund Sherrill II
Stephanie and Walt Smith '86
St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
The Joseph E. Rhile Endowed
Fund
The Joseph E. Rhile, Jr. Endowed Fund was created by a group of dedicated CFS alumni who wished to honor longtime faculty member and coach Joe Rhile. The scholarship honors a rising senior and challenges them to uphold the CFS core values and serve the community as an ambassador.
GOLF CLASSIC
Our thanks to our 2024 Golf Classic Supporters!
Anchor Mechanical LLC
B&D Extended Reality
Betsy Barron Photography
Caldwell Heckles & Egan, Inc.
Dave Carroll '62
George R. Graham
Interstate Maintenance
Market Street Print
Meridian Bank
PR Commercial Painting, LLC
RPC Services, LLC
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
Sodexo
Mike Talarico
Karen Wertz F-S
Willis Towers Watson Northeast, Inc.
WSFS Bank
The fourth Joseph E. Rhile scholarship was presented on Saturday, May 10 during Alumni Dinner to Devon Bower-Prophet ’26 by Art Smith. Criteria for the award includes a rising senior (preference to a wrestler) who leads by example and upholds CFS core values. Devon is a hardworking student and athlete honored by the District 1 Coaches Association as a member of the All-Academic team. Coaches nominate their wrestlers to be on the team. Wrestlers must have a minimum 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 non-weighted scale) and a varsity winning percentage of 0.600 or better (minimum of 15 matches, with some exceptions). Devon was also named in the Daily Local's Honorable Mention All-Area Team and received the Coach’s Award for Wrestling from CFS.
2024-2025 SUPPORTERS
Principal Balance: $175,377.23
Timothy Cope
Jennifer Chelf and Sean Devenney
Sue and Steven Kullen '73
YOUR TAX DOLLARS, YOUR CHOICE.
You can now give your Pennsylvania tax dollars to Church Farm School scholarships!
When you sign up for the EITC/OSTC programs, you’ll send your tax liability to a current Griffin rather than the state and be issued a tax credit worth 90% of your contribution.
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Burns Engineering, Inc.
Matthew Burns P'10
Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund
Marcia and W. Gregory Coleman
IMC Construction
Katznelson Associates LP
KeyBank
Almost every taxpayer in the Commonwealth with a business or household tax liability of $3500 or higher is eligible to participate. Some spots even exist for those with as little as $1000 in state tax liability. There is no better way to directly impact the life of a Church Farm student today than participating in EITC/OSTC but spots are limited and time is of the essence.
Wondering if you qualify? Scan the QR code to answer three questions and find out!
The Shreiner Society recognizes alumni and friends of Church Farm School who make a lasting commitment to the school through legacy giving and including CFS in their estate planning.
SHREINER SOCIETY MEMBERS
Susan and Samuel Ballam III
Chrissy and Bart Bronk '96
Dave Carroll '62
Joanne and Mark Carroll P'00, P'01
Peter Corrado
Julia and Darrell DeMoss
Kathryn and Dale Elks '74
Priscilla Gabosch (Karl '48)
Eleanor Gherst
William Hughes '79
Harold Jensen III '63
Paula Ng and Michael McNulty '73
Maricela Medina
Lauren Miller BD
Kinue and Walter Perkins
Winifred Pratt
Charles William Schellenger
Margery and Gordon Schleicher '62
Nancy Spatz P'83
Vanessa and Paul Spear '81
Sanna L. Steigerwalt
Kathryn F. Strang
Madeleine Tellekamp P'89
Patricia and Christopher Washburn
IN MEMORIAM MEMBERS
William Clayton ’73
Richard Gherst
George Govette '58
Jean and Wilbur Hall
Robert G. Rogers, Jr.
Jean and Lyle Schweitzer '49
Henderson Supplee III
Ira C. Williams
Bruce Wilson
Ira Williams Leaves Legacy for Church Farm School
When Ira Williams of Lower Gwynedd, PA, recently passed at the age of 99, we learned from his nephew, Clark Williams-Derry, that he had left a significant gift to Church Farm School. Mr. Williams has been supporting Church Farm School as far back as our digital records go (1987), and was an avid fan of choral music. He was a Barbershop Quartet singer in his own right, and attended CFS’ “Do It a Capella” Choral concert – a performance by the local Glen Loch Men’s Chorale and the CFS Choir – in February 2012. Clark says his late uncle had a few strong passions in life – music, gardening and social justice. It seems Mr. Williams found all three in Church Farm School. “I believe that he felt Church Farm School most embodied his own ideals and what he wanted to leave to the world,” Clark says.
Mr. Williams was raised Episcopalian – his father a deacon at St. Thomas Whitemarsh and his great-grandfather an Episcopal priest. Mr. Williams did not attend college, instead enlisting in the Army and serving in World War II before returning home to become first a technician, and then a manager, with Bell Telephone. An avid gardener, Mr. Williams tended to his lush
He was a self-educated adult, but I do believe he felt strongly about giving educational opportunity to others that he did not get himself.
backyard with great care; when he moved to Spring House Estates, a retirement facility in Montgomery County, he served on the grounds committee to ensure beautiful spaces for the residents.
“He was a saver; he believed saving his money for someone else and not squandering it was the right thing to do,” Clark says.
“He was a self-educated adult, but I do believe he felt strongly about giving educational opportunity to others that he did not get himself.” We are extremely grateful to Mr. Williams for believing in the mission of CFS and creating a lasting legacy that will support our dynamic young men.
YES, YOU’RE A PHILANTHROPIST!
You may not think of yourself as a philanthropist, but you already are. Church Farm School was founded — and is sustained today — by everyday people choosing to give what they can.
And many of our supporters are discovering new, creative ways to make their giving go even further.
Three Ways You Can Get Creative With Your Giving:
LOWER YOUR TAXES WHILE GIVING BACK
If you’re in your seventies and have a traditional IRA or other qualified retirement account, you can use your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) or a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) to support Church Farm students. Doing so can reduce your taxable income while changing lives.
REDIRECT YOUR PA STATE TAXES TO SCHOLARSHIPS
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If you live or work in Pennsylvania, you can turn your state tax liability into scholarships for CFS students through the EITC/OSTC program . It’s simpler than you think and it ensures your tax dollars go directly to education, right here at home. Learn more on page 22.
CREATE A LEGACY THAT LASTS
Most wealth in America isn’t in cash—it’s in assets. By including CFS in your will or estate plans, you can make one of the most meaningful and lasting gifts of all. You can also designate CFS as a beneficiary (for any percentage you choose) on your life insurance or retirement accounts.
You spoke, and we listened: Now you can designate your gift to the 2025-26 Annual Fund for Church Farm School.
The Annual Fund touches nearly every aspect of life at Church Farm, and this new option allows you to align your passions with the school’s priorities.
ARE YOU IN?
SCAN HERE TO MAKE YOUR ANNUAL GIFT TODAY
Art Smith: Legendary Coach, Teacher, Mentor and Champion
Every child deserves a champion: an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists they become the best they can be.
RITA F. PIERSON
These words formed the centerpiece of a letter Art Smith delivered to his Church Farm colleagues in early April announcing his retirement after 47 years. Those who had the privilege to work or coach alongside Art Smith, or who were lucky enough to be one of the hundreds of young men he mentored in the halls and on the mats at Church Farm, felt the loss immediately. But we also felt other things: pride in knowing this great man, happiness that he was leaving to enjoy life with his family in Maine and, finally, awe at the passion one must have to spend nearly five decades in one location. In an end-of-year address to the community, Art stated that his head wasn’t yet ready to leave Church Farm – he still loved the school with his entire being – but his heart was. Those who know Art’s family well – his wife, Padge; his son, Hunter; his daughter, Taylor; and his beautiful grandchildren – know the decision was not made lightly. “The time has come for me to join my children and grandchildren in Maine. I
just don’t want to miss another milestone or opportunity to spend precious time with them,” he stated.
Art’s approach to Church Farm was always familial. In parting remarks, he advised his colleagues to follow two rules: incorporate your own family into the Church Farm community and don’t forget that Church Farm exists to provide opportunity.
“Don’t give up on our kids. Every kid deserves a champion.”
Art championed so, so many. Starting out as a cottage faculty member straight from West Chester University, Art’s dedication saw him growing in responsibility over 47 years to his most recent roles as Varsity Wrestling Coach (with more than 350 career wins!), Dean of Students and science teacher.
“As you know, I have a true passion for the mission of the Church Farm School. What many of you don’t know is that as a boy growing up, I was the definition of the student Church
The Arthur E. Smith Endowed Fund
The Arthur Smith Endowed Fund was created in the 2023 -2024 school year by Church Farm School alumni who were inspired by their teacher, coach and mentor, Art Smith. They joined with current and former faculty, staff and friends to exceed the goal of raising $125,000 to endow this fund to be used for student scholarships.
At the Alumni Dinner on May 10, the first annual Art Smith Endowed Scholarship was awarded to Eddie Echevarria ’26, a rising senior possessing the following attributes:
• Multi-sport athlete
• Service to the school
• Integrity and ethics, demonstrating honesty and upholding a high standard of conduct
• Selflessness in his everyday actions
• Leadership ability and the gift of empowering others
• Responsible in taking ownership of actions and commitments
• Positive attitude that both inspires and motivates others
• Empathy, being able to understand the perspectives of others
• Self-discipline and able to learn from mistakes
2024-2025 SUPPORTERS
Principal Balance: $176,680.79
Stefanie F-S and Edward Claypoole
Jennifer Chelf and Sean Devenney
Lori F-S and Stephen McDermott
Michael Pratt '86
Geoffrey Rogers
Schwab Charitable Fund
Mary and William Seymour '78
Farm was seeking to serve. Perhaps that is why my feelings and loyalty run so deep. I was fortunate to have a strong mother and grandmother in my corner providing and nurturing me through my high school years. Grit was modeled for me in my home daily by these incredibly resilient women. Giving up, not trying, not being accountable and making excuses were not acceptable solutions to problems we encountered as a family. That is
probably why I believe so strongly in restorative justice and helping students to create a plan for change. If you are inspired to be a champion, I promise you that you will love your job as a teacher until your time on this earth is over.”
