AROUND CAMPUS Collegiate School Administration Stephen D. Hickman, Head of School Phyllis Palmiero, Vice President – Finance Amanda Little Surgner ’83, Vice President – Advancement J.P. Watson, Interim Head of Upper School Charles L. Blair, Jr., Head of Middle School Debbie Miller, Head of Lower School
Amanda Little Surgner ’83 VICE PRESIDENT – ADVANCEMENT Elizabeth Woodroof Cogar ’77 EDITOR, SPARK ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Dianne Carter ’04 ASSISTANT EDITOR, SPARK COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Stacy H. Adams DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Board of Trustees 2015 – 2016
Alumni Association Board 2015 – 2016
John D. O’Neill, Jr., Chairman of the Board Paul D. Koonce, Vice Chairman of the Board John L. Walker III, Immediate Past Chairman of the Board Stephen D. Hickman, President / Head of School Phyllis Palmiero, Treasurer Susan. C. Wiley, Secretary
Marshall Schutt ’98, President Sarah Cook Martin ’94, Vice President – President-Elect Mayme Beth Donohue ’03, Recording Secretary Katherine Thalhimer Adamson ’96, Corresponding Secretary Beth Flippo Hutchins ’88, Finance Chair Lizzie Cullen Cox ’00 and Clay Coleman ’89, Annual Fund Chairs Mason Chapman ’84, Past President Susie Materne Benson ’62, Town School Representative Yogi Singh ’02 and Markel Winston ’96 Volunteer/ Community Service Co-Chairs
Richard L. Bennett, Jr. ’90 Michael G. Bland ’83 Mark A. Christian ’77 John G. Davenport Eucharia N. Jackson John W. Martin ’78 Malcolm S. McDonald Gaye C. Montgomery Frank F. Mountcastle III ’83 Jill B. Mountcastle** Sheryl Robins Nolt ’85 Joan Olmsted Oates* Judy Wagoner Pahren Tracey A. Ragsdale Carter M. Reid C. B. Robertson III* Lisa E. Roday Marshall P. Schutt ’98 *** John G. Stallings Wallace Stettinius* Brude D. Stoever Alfred L. Stratford III ’85 Robert S. Ukrop* Michelle P. Wiltshire
Barbara Culpepper Townsend ’64 Barbara Robertson Burke ’68 Laura Moore Hall ’68 Fran Chalkley Robertson ’69 Meade Spotts ’75 Hank Carter ’77 Jeff Modisett ’78 Philip Goodpasture ’78 Chris Kulp ’84 Sarah Johnson Hallock ’85 Jo Ellen Constine ’87 Jack Woodfin ’87 Alan Vaughan ’91 Stephen Spraker ’92 Camp Goodwin ’99 Liza Jarvis Scott ’99 Evan Ocheltree ’05 Sarah Gray Tullidge Innes ’05
* Life Trustee ** Parents’ Association President *** Alumni Association President
Jennifer Robertson Wilkins ’92 ALUMNI DIRECTOR Weldon Bradshaw, Alex Smith ’65 CONTRIBUTORS Weldon Bradshaw, Al Cothran, Taylor Dabney, James Dickinson, Adam Ewing, Kyle LaFerriere, John O’Neill, Jay Paul, Robin Reifsnider, Andy Wiley ’77 PHOTOGRAPHY Scout Design GRAPHIC DESIGN Carter Printing Company PRINTING Thanks to all parents, students, alums and friends who share generously of their information, photographs and archives. The Spark is published twice a year by Collegiate School. We welcome letters from readers, though we may not have room to publish them all. Submissions may be edited for publication. Photographs deemed unsuitable in quality by the Spark’s designers may not be included. We make every effort to return photographs shared with us – please send high resolution (300dpi) digital images whenever possible (to: spark@collegiate-va.org). Class Notes and Photographs: Please send your news and photographs, and we will use them in an upcoming issue. Digital images must be high resolution (min. 300dpi). ADDRESS Spark Editor Collegiate School / Development Office 103 North Mooreland Road / Richmond, VA 23229 E-MAIL spark@collegiate-va.org Visit our web site at www.collegiate-va.org
Groundskeeper George Cooke (center) recently shared expertise and experiences with students visiting from George Wythe High School’s landscaping training program.
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