Columbus School for Girls - 2025 Summer Forte et Gratum

Forte et Gratum Summer 2025

A World of Learning

CONTENT

02 LETTER FROM THE HEAD

10 BACK TO SCHOOL: CSG ALUMNAE

03 SIGNIFICANTLY CSG

12 SOUNDS OF GROWTH

04 CSG DECIDES TO GO FOR IT

13 CSG COMMENCEMENT

06 ATHLETIC ACCOLADES

18 COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER:

07 A WORLD OF LEARNING:

20 ALUMNAE CLASS NEWS

OF SCHOOL

IN FLAG FOOTBALL

HOW CSG SHAPES GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING

AT THE FRONT OF THE CLASS

IN MIDDLE SCHOOL

TINA ISAAC-GOIZÉ ’84

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HEAD OF SCHOOL'S

LETTER

Board of Trustees Chris Olsen P’30’32’37, Board Chair Nicci Hicks P’32, DEIB Committee Chair Taylor Lint ’11, Finance Committee Chair Anne Jeffrey Wright ’70, Nominating & Board Governance Chair Dr. Frederic Bertley Lacey Greenwalt ’04 Honorable Denise Page Hood ’70 Liza Kessler ’86 Carey Collins Krug P’29’33 Matt Skaruppa P’33’35 Brandi Slaughter ’95

Administrative Staff

Dear CSG Community, Turning the pages of this issue of our school magazine, I am reminded that every chapter of our story is enriched by the lived experiences of our students and the legacy of the remarkable alumnae who preceded them. At Columbus School for Girls, we believe that the most powerful learning does not begin and end in the classroom—it is sparked by curiosity and deepened through experience.

Our strategic plan calls us to deliver on the promise of creating a school environment and program that allows our girls to discover rich and meaningful learning through lived experiences. Across all divisions, girls are fully engaged in real-world, interdisciplinary moments that inspire them to think critically, act boldly, and lead with purpose.

Whether building businesses, conducting scientific research, or traveling for cultural exchange, CSG students are developing the confidence and capacity to be the architects of their own futures.

This issue celebrates that spirit of action and excellence. You'll read about the launch of our varsity girls’ flag football team through the NFL’s national initiative, the transformative impact of global studies and travel, and the powerful role our Middle School plays in building identity, confidence, and leadership. We also honor the many CSG alumnae who return to teach, coach, and guide the next generation— and we celebrate the extraordinary outcomes of our graduating class, whose college choices include Ivy League and other highly selective institutions.

Camille Seals P’30’35, Head of School Kamaya Prince Thompson P’30’37, Assistant Head of School Amy Borntrager P’34, Chief Development Officer Sarah Brewer P’29, Interim Director of Enrollment Management Betsy Gugle P’27’31, Director of Lower School Pam Hartshorne P’21, Director of Middle School Megan Henry, Director of Athletics Angie McLarty ’94 P’23’25, Crane McKee Director of The Program for Young Children Scott Parsons, Director of Upper School Joe Powell, Chief Financial Officer Leisan Smith P’33, Chief Equity Officer Michael Tyler II, Director of Strategic Marketing & Communications

Editors Michael Tyler II, Director of Strategic Marketing & Communications Lisa Dodge, P’37, Assistant Director of Development - Annual Fund & Stewardship Megan Murray ’11, Assistant Director of Alumnae & Parent Engagement

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From mentorship to global citizenship to groundbreaking new programs, this magazine is a testament to what’s possible when girls are empowered to lead with purpose and passion. Thank you for being part of this vibrant, ever-evolving story.

Michael Tyler II, Director of Strategic Marketing & Communications Chelsea Drabik, Assistant Director of Marketing Robb McCormick, Robb McCormick Photography

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Layout & Printing Amber Mabry, A Payne’s Designs WestCamp

Camille J.L. Seals Head of School

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"LOOKING AT 'SISTERHOOD' IN THE DICTIONARY, YOU’D FIND WORDS LIKE ‘LOYALTY,’ ‘SUPPORT,’ AND ‘UNBREAKABLE BOND’—AND THE BEAUTIFUL PART IS, I’VE REALIZED I DON’T HAVE TO SEARCH FAR. THAT SISTERHOOD IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, WOVEN INTO THE EVERYDAY MOMENTS AND THE PEOPLE WHO I SPEND EVERY DAY WITH.” — HANNAH WATSON ’29

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CSG DECIDES TO GO FOR IT

IN FLAG FOOTBALL

By Michael Tyler II

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The connection between Main Campus and the NFL’s Super Bowl might seem obscure to most. But the path is clear and straightforward to a band of visionary and inspired CSG students and adults, and they set out together on it this spring, as a team.

Upper School students said the opportunity to become trailblazers strongly resonated with them.

“I have been playing football with my family since I was a kid,” said Lauren LaRochelle ’25.“When I heard about the team, I knew I wanted to be a part of it.”

In February, the National Football League used the broadcast of Super Bowl LIX to advertise its latest initiative: varsity flag football for girls and young women as an officially sanctioned sport in all 50 states. Ohio is not yet one of those states, although dozens of schools in Northeast Ohio have teams and compete in seasonending playoffs.

That sentiment was no less true for faculty and staff, with Assistant Athletic Director Santino Davis P’27 and Physical Education teacher Amy Hartman volunteering as coaches.

The Cleveland Browns, who sponsor the playoffs, are active proponents of this push. To bring the same excitement to Central Ohio, team officials talked with several a re a h i g h s c h o o l s a b o u t f l a g fo ot b a l l , a n d CSG quickly decided to step forward and form a club sport.

Coaching comes with obligations, of course, such as making time to attend certification camps, tryouts, practices, and games alongside their primary duties. But Davis said his motivation never waned. “It was about the girls’ opportunity to experience something they may not have experienced before,” he added.

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“Being a former football player— specifically, tackle football—to be a part of this, where our girls are the founding sisters of CSG football, is very special,” Davis said.

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Flag football is a non-contact version of the familiar American sport, with fewer players on the field at one time. Through flag football, girls learn key life skills that extend beyond the game.

The sport promotes discipline, collaboration, and critical thinking, skills that can benefit girls both on and off the field.

Frankie Nuyles ’26 raised her hand to play in this first season, even though her interest initially focused more on fitness than on first downs.

“I thought this would just be a fun way to stay in shape,” she said. “But now this is one of my favorite [sports] I’ve joined, and I never thought I would be a part of a program like this.”

CSG’s 2025 Flag Football team and coaches celebrate after their first week’s games.

Two other schools joined the Unicorns this season to play games; Columbus School for Girls was the only independent school with a squad. The record book will forever show that CSG’s first flag football victory came on April 6!

“I love this team, and I’m excited to follow the team’s path and see the current freshmen grow the team when they are seniors,” said LaRochelle, who will next play lacrosse for the University of Findlay. “Knowing I had a hand in starting this team is amazing.”

Flag football is enjoying a moment, one that will go international in 2028, when the Los Angeles Olympics features it for the first time as a medal sport (for both men’s and women’s teams). The NCAA has also proposed it as an Emerging Sport for Women; more than 60 NCAA members already have varsity or club teams.

At CSG, the plan is to incorporate flag football deeper into the physical education curriculum and to create opportunities for Middle School girls to learn about the sport. With the NCAA’s interest, Upper School athletes may have a new option to play intercollegiate sports.

In short, flag football offers CSG another way to extend its stature in Central Ohio as the school that encourages girls to be both scholars and athletes.

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Pictured: Sydney Morris ’28 and Delaney Woods ’26

BASKETBALL All Central District Honorable Mention - Samantha Morris ’25 and Caroline Lanning ’27 Central Buckeye League First Team - Samantha Morris ’25 Central Buckeye League Second Team - Caroline Lanning ’27 Central Buckeye League Honorable Mention - Clara Carney ’25 District 10 All-Star team - Samantha Morris ’25 DIVING State Qualifiers - Delaney Woods ’26 and Sydney Morris ’28 Central Buckeye League Honorable Mention - Delaney Woods ’26

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SWIMMING Central Buckeye League Second Team - 200m relay: Reagan Hoffmans ’27, Avery Chapman ’27, Grace Chapman ’26, Emma Mathwig ’26 LACROSSE All Ohio Second Team - Bridget Donnelly ’25 All Region First Team - Bridget Donnelly ’25 All Region Honorable Mention - Lauren LaRochelle ’25, Lucia Furci ’28 Central Buckeye League First Team - Clara Carney ’25, Bridget Donnelly ’25, Lauren LaRochelle ’25 Central Buckeye League Second Team - Sage Fullen ’27, Lucia Furci ’28, Emmy Meuse ’28 Central Buckeye League Honorable Mention - Emmy Sloan ’27, Goldie Poulos ’28 School record - Bridget Donnelly ’25, 293 career varsity goals scored TRACK & FIELD State Finalists - 100m dash: Anjola Awosika ’28, seventh place; 4x800m relay: Lila Schroeder ’25, Maggie Carney ’28, Lillian Furniss ’27, Marie Sweeney ’28, 17th place Central Buckeye League Honorable Mention - 4x800m relay: Maggie Carney ’28, Lillian Furniss ’27, Marie Sweeney ’28, Lila Schroeder ’25

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HOW CSG SHAPES

GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING

By Elizabeth Weinstein

Standing atop the Sólheimajökull Glacier in Reykjavik, Iceland, this March, Dr. Betsy Esser P’34’38 watched a tour guide retrieve a marked string that indicated the glacier’s position just a year earlier. He brought it to Esser and the CSG Upper School students and faculty traveling with her, testimony that the glacier had receded more than 20 feet in that short time.

The center, in turn, is part of the Institute for Innovation and Leadership. The Institute, which Columbus School for Girls launched in 2023, features distinct but interconnected centers that also focus on math, leadership, science, equity and art.

Each offers hands-on learning opportunities that build on the core curriculum.

In that moment, Esser, director of the Center for Global Studies and Citizenship (CGSC), says she felt two powerful emotions: awe at the beauty of the landscape but also deep concern.

The Center for Global Studies & Citizenship has a mission of helping CSG students become thoughtful global citizens who can navigate today’s complex world.

“There were a lot of mixed feelings on the glacier,” she recalls.

“I thought, this might be the only time in our lives we get to walk on a glacier, knowing that thousands of years of ice were beneath us.”

The CGSC builds such competence through curriculum, programming, cultural exchanges and travel. It is guided by a four-part framework: investigating the world, understanding perspectives, communicating across cultures and taking action.

At the same time, she says, the experience inspired a sense of urgency to help others understand what is happening to the world’s glaciers and why that matters for the future.

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Esser has deep roots at CSG, having previously served the school as director of the diversity program and currently serving as both school counselor and director of the CGSC. A lifelong love of travel led her to connect her latter focus with global education, taking her to graduate school to earn a doctorate in global studies.

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“I see a lot of overlap between diversity work and global studies,” Esser says.

“I believe in teaching students to be citizens of the global society— to take care of it just like they would their local community.”

This, she adds, is why the center aims for students to see people who live in different nations not as “others” but as neighbors in a shared, vast community.

“We talk about civil discourse and how to have intercultural conversations, and learn how to have conversations with people that we disagree with, in a way that helps us understand rather than to argue,” Esser says.

OUR INTERCONNECTED WORLD The vision of an interconnected world extends from Pre-K through Form XII, with age-appropriate projects, discussions and interdisciplinary collaborations that reflect global themes.

“Even if our students never leave the country, we want to help them become global citizens,” Esser says. “Travel always deepens global education, and it is very powerful. But I don’t believe that you have to travel to be a global citizen or to know that there are lots of different kinds of people around the world.”

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to host an expanded Children’s Book Week around the theme of “One World, Many Stories.”

“The girls, especially in Lower School, spent a lot of time doing research and projects related to that theme. At the end of the week, we had a whole school evening festival for families, with performances, displays and interactive exhibits,” Esser says.

Offerings featured everything from a Chinese tea room and calligraphy to Turkish marble paper-making and Spanish bingo.

Upper School students who traveled abroad presented about their school trips, and Middle School students made presentations, as well.

Upper School students have the option of taking a seminar class focused on global education and citizenship.

“We spend the beginning of the year looking at identity and our own culture and communication,” Esser says of the course. “Then we branch out and think about international relations and how to communicate across cultures.”

Students have many opportunities to put the lessons they learn at CSG into practice, including through a global dialogue initiative, which connects students with peers on Zoom from all over the world to discuss global topics.

Every year, CSG also hosts international students through the ASSIST Scholars program, which matches exceptional students with U.S. independent schools for a one-year exchange experience.

This year, CSG welcomed students to campus from Germany and Slovakia.

Then there’s the Upper School Global Travel Program—or, as Esser calls it, “the cherry on top” of CSG’s global learning curriculum: “We’re sending kids around the world, and they ’re coming back with really powerful experiences.”

‘PARTICIPANTS, NOT PASSENGERS’ Each year, the Upper School Global Trave l P ro g ra m offe rs o pt i o n a l spring break trips. In 2024, students could explore the foundations of democracy in Greece or deepen their understanding of ecological science in Costa Rica. This spring, they could immerse themselves in the history, arts and culture of Taiwan or study climate change and sustainability in Iceland.

The application process begins in the fall, when students apply for the program they hope to attend. Once details are finalized, they begin a pre-travel curriculum in January. A scholarship fund helps ensure that every student who wants to travel has the opportunity.

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Russia and China—all places that I had dreamed about,” she says.

Madeline Metzbower ’26, who was on the same flight, recalled feeling culture shock at the start of the Taiwan trip.

“Everything was so different: the scooters everywhere, the food, and all restaurants were family-style. The culture was so steeped in history, which is something I have never really experienced in America,” she says.

She was surprised by how different the bathrooms were (“mostly squatty potties”) and relieved at how kind everyone was to the students.

“We think about team building so that the group feels cohesive before we’re across the world,” Esser says. “We talk about the culture we’re entering, being a guest in someone else’s home country, and we talk about identity.”

Students learn to prepare for the experience of culture shock by learning about the cultural differences and customs of the countries they are visiting.

“The goal is that the kids feel prepared and that culture shock isn’t quite as much of a shock,” Esser says.

A significant part of travel preparation also includes discussions about the responsibility of being part of a group— “How do we respond to stress? How do we take care of each other on the trip, even if we’re not best friends or we don’t know each other right away?”— and the fact that these are educational experiences, not vacations.

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“We talk to the kids a lot about being participants, not passengers of travel,” Esser explains.

UNICORNS ABROAD Molly Jarosch ’27 was alongside Esser on the Icelandic glacier this year. She said she was drawn to that program by her particular interest in studying climate change and renewable energy.

“I got to see (Icelanders’) views on their country, and I got insight into what life is like in places outside the U.S.,” she says.

Sydney Poindexter ’27 was in the group of students who traveled to Taiwan, and she says she’ll never forget the moment she realized, mid-flight, that she was literally traveling the world.

For a final project in their global studies seminar, Madeline proposed making a podcast with several of her classmates, including Sydney and Molly. “Planet in Progress” covers globalization and other topics that resonate with the student producers—from media and linguistics to food and fashion. The episodes feature fun facts, interviews with subject experts and discussions among students and community members.

“Our overarching goal is to get people to look at globalization with a broader lens and realize how it actually affects us all in the everyday,” Madeline explains.

“Travel is a big responsibility, but also an honor,” she continues. “If you have the mindset to learn wherever you go, traveling is merely a tool and not the whole point. You will be able to gauge new ideas and become the best version of yourself, no matter where you go.”

These students may have traveled far, but their work as global learners is just getting started—right here at home.

“I had just woken up and, when I clicked on the flight display screen in front of me, it hit me that I had flown over Japan,

Support for our Global Travel Fund helps shape the future of our students by empowering them to explore the world, amplify their voices, and become the changemakers our world needs.

To learn more, go to columbusschoolforgirls.org/institute.

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INITIATIVE PLACES CSG ALUMNAE AT THE FRONT OF THE CLASS

By Kim Catley

Throughout his 20 years at Columbus School for Girls, Dr. Kevin Sweeney P’28 has often invited alumnae back to his science and engineering classroom.

Members of the FIRST Robotics Team 677 were regular guests in the early years. More recently, the interdisciplinary design class he co-teaches with Susan O’Connor has welcomed professionals from a host of STEM fields, such as Charity Fluharty ’06, a design engineer who creates pop-up cards for Hallmark, and Sally Jeffrey O’Neil ’72, one of the first CSG alumnae to pursue a career in engineering.

“Sally told the story of how she and her classmates petitioned my predecessor to introduce new science courses, to better prepare students for collegelevel engineering,” Sweeney says.

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“Her visit was a moving reminder of how CSG alumnae have been shaping the future—both their own and the school’s—for generations.

strengthen ties between students and CSG’s global network of 3,000 Unicorns while supporting core academic programming.

“It’s incredibly valuable for students to see the wide range of paths they can take in STEM—and even more powerful when those paths are shared by women who once sat in the same seats.”

“Our priority is to formally capture who is available and what their skill sets or expertise are. Then, when a faculty member proposes, for example, bringing a lawyer to their class, I have a handful of people who have already raised their hands,” says Megan Murray ’11, Assistant Director of Alumnae and Parent Engagement.

CSG graduates have long felt a call to return to campus and nurture the next generation of Unicorns. Alumnae can be found among our faculty and staff, coaching our athletes and on our Parents’ Association Board. They regularly serve as mentors, offering career advice or hosting a student in the Senior May Program.

Since 2021, the Alumnae in the Classroom initiative has worked to

Last year, more than 100 alumnae returned to campus. Some carved out 20 minutes between meetings to speak to a class over Zoom. Others spent an afternoon in the classroom while home from college on spring break.

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CSG’s history by posing questions to more than 30 alumnae participants. And a Form IV BizTown project looking at communities, economies, and entrepreneurship brought in alumnae who work for local companies such as Fortuna Bank.

Eigel first spoke with CSG fourth graders last spring about her role as Head of Corporate Giving and Employee Engagement at DSW. She explained how corporate-giving programs can aggregate small acts of service to make a larger collective impact, using DSW’s used-shoe donation program as an example.

Eigel then partnered with Dr. Lisa Abrams’ Web Design class on a project for Soles4Souls, a nonprofit that receives the shoes collected by DSW and distributes them to people in need around the world. After touring a local DSW store, Eigel challenged students to help tell a better story about the impact of shoe donations. Their feedback resulted in an immediate change to DSW’s website.

Students also created a website for a used-shoe drive at CSG this April, during which the school collected 23 bags of shoes.

Chloe Brooks ’25 has had several opportunities to engage with alumnae while at CSG, but she says a recent Alumnae Weekend networking reception stands out. The revamped event featured a student-driven icebreaker and conversation prompts posted throughout the room, which aimed to encourage deeper discussions. In addition to bonding over shared experiences, Brooks says she enjoyed hearing about fellow Unicorns’ professional journeys.

“Connecting with the students is so energizing,” Eigel says. “They have a refreshing new perspective and are so enthusiastic to provide their viewpoints.

“CSG gave so much to me and was such a crucial part of my work ethic, personal growth and innate curiosity. This is a small way I can give back.”

“CSG alumnae give a glimpse of what my life could be like in the future,” Brooks says. “Seeing so many different people and hearing about their unique journeys is fascinating and very valuable.”

While Alumnae in the Classroom focuses on graduates sharing advice and skills with students, Murray hopes the coordinated effort will also open the door for more alumnae to find a meaningful connection with CSG. “A classroom visit is a great exploratory way for students to learn what’s possible, for alums to see the CSG of today and interact with the students, and for non-local alums to get involved,” Murray says. “But once they’ve dipped a toe in, it often leads to asking about other ways to support students.”

For Teresa Eigel ’08, a classroom visit to speak about her work with the shoe retailer DSW led to a semester-long project with a Nashville nonprofit.

If you’re interested in joining the Alumnae in the Classroom program, please reach out to Megan Murray ’11 at mmurray@columbusschoolforgirls.org.

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SOUNDS OF

GROWTH

By Erin Dentmon

in Middle School

A Middle School classroom at CSG is never quiet.

And that’s by design!

In the midst of profound intellectual and emotional growth, Middle Schoolers are always using their voices. Whether they are researching history or sorting out finances, CSG girls grow as confident leaders in an environment where it’s not merely okay but encouraged to take risks.

“When our students are given the opportunity and the trust to do things, they can do immensely well. As adults, it’s about stepping out of their way and letting them do it,” says Middle School Director Pam Hartshorne P’21.

When Form VI students planned their grade’s annual social with Columbus Academy and Wellington School this spring, the student council dealt with everything from decorations to the budget in preparing a night full of inclusive, entertaining activities.

Nerves almost got the best of the girls when it came time to make announcements at the event. But their advisor, Jennifer McCormick P’28 reminded them that, even if feeling intimidated, they could rise to the challenge of public speaking.

“I was kind of unsure of myself, but once we got into it, it was like, ‘Okay, you can do this,’ ” says Jasmine Davis ’31, president of the Form VI council.

Classroom projects, too, help girls find and use their voices.

In Vince Maite P'22'27'31 Form VIII history class, students have the freedom to choose their own research topics. The sense of ownership this promotes has the added benefit of increasing enthusiasm.

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In sharing their research with one another, they grow even more. The lively voices you can hear walking past Middle School classrooms? That’s the sound of students analyzing diverse views, articulating their own reasoning and learning to respect others’ opinions.

“In all-girls environments, students often experience reduced pressure to conform to societal stereotypes, which empowers them to express themselves more freely and confidently. We cultivate a supportive atmosphere where girls feel safe and encouraged to voice their opinions,” Maite says.

“At CSG, you’re accepted, so I know if I make a mistake, people won’t laugh or make fun of me,” Jasmine agrees. “My old school was coed, and I feel like my voice wasn’t heard as much, and I wasn’t able to be my true, fully bright self.”

The impact of that Middle School culture lays a foundation for girls to continue their growth in Upper School and beyond.

“Having been in this all-girls environment since Middle School helped me feel comfortable in my own skin and built the confidence I have today,” says Frankie Nuyles ’26, who joined CSG as a Form VI student. “Middle School is where people have the need to ‘fit in,’ but there was not a huge need for this at CSG because of the sense of community.”

The next time you’re on campus, pay attention to the sounds of the Middle Schoolers. You’ll hear them asking questions, sharing ideas, and discovering their identities without worrying about being judged—that’s the difference of an all-girls Middle School.

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Auburn University Boston College Boston University Bowling Green State University Bucknell University Central State University DePaul University Duke University Hamilton College

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Hofstra University Kenyon College Lehigh University New York University Northwestern University Ohio University Olin College of Engineering Penn State University Santa Clara University

The Ohio State University The University of Findlay Tulane University of Louisiana University of Chicago University of Maryland, College Park University of Oregon Villanova University

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER TINA ISAAC-GOIZÉ ’84 Tina Isaac-Goizé '84, a journalist and editorial consultant, was this year’s Commencement keynote speaker. Tina attended CSG from preschool through Form XII, going on to graduate from Vanderbilt University. She now is an editor and Paris correspondent for such international lifestyle publications as Vogue Runway and the New York Times, and her book on jewelry designer Hannah Martin will be published in September.

Merci, Mrs. Seals, for your kind words, and bonjour, members of the CSG community, the Board of Trustees, faculty and staff, students, parents, family, friends, classmates, and fellow survivors of the Class of 1984. Many of you have traveled far to be here, and some have texted to say you’re online. For that, I’m deeply touched. Your presence says it all about the bonds we form at CSG. To the Class of 2025, such a pleasure to meet you after lunch. What a fabulous, energetic, and inspiring group you are. Congratulations. It’s an honor to be with you today.

And to be honest, it’s also a bit surreal. For one, I feel like it’s only been a minute since I was sitting where you are, waiting for my adventure to start. Next, as the mother of a graduating senior back in Paris, I’m right here with your parents, feeling proud, excited, relieved, and a little bit shell-shocked. How did this happen so fast?

Also because, while CSG gave me a first-rate education, I wasn’t top of my class. I didn’t graduate cum laude. I didn’t sit on Student Council or excel in sports, as many of you do. So when Mrs. Seals and I spoke this spring, I asked her in essence, “Why me?” And she replied, “When a student graduates from CSG, after all that dedication, hard work, often sacrifice, she may feel like she has to follow a certain path in life.” So I guess I’m here to tell you, you don’t. You don’t, because a CSG education offers you a runway to the world, if you so choose.

Now you get to start creating a life you love, and you already have what it takes to thrive, whether you realize that or not.

For me, the journey from Columbus to the City of Light was anything but predictable. Even now, when I tell people I’ve lived in Paris for more than half my life, the first question I get is whether I moved for love. The answer is, oui mais non.

Yes, I went for the love of the place, not a person.

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to spend my summer in a language immersion program in France. I knew that I was going to come back and attend the university that my parents did. And, since I was interested in fashion, I was sure that I would never wear a uniform again.

I was wrong, and we’ll get back to that.

In my family, learning about other cultures is top priority, whether it’s down the street or across the ocean. Choosing to study French at CSG was a given. My mother and grandmothers both spoke the language, while the men in the family only wished they did. Sorry, Dad. The first time I saw Paris was with Madame Edmondson, our French teacher at CSG, who invited me and two classmates to travel with her during spring break. I was 16.

I was dazzled by the city, by its beauty, by the shopping, of course, the bottomless chocolate mousse at Fouet. The city was foreign to me and yet not. I remember thinking, “I could do this.”

Madame Edmondson really saw me. She knew about listening to your inner voice because she followed hers here to the U.S. There were other stories like that at CSG. Mr. Wong, the Upper School math teacher, had made his way to Columbus from China. He sported a wild perm and even wilder clothes, and he had unorthodox teaching methods that would get him fired today. He threw X-Acto knives in class, yet never drew blood, only tears. A wrong answer might get you sent out the window and onto the roof outside what is now Summer 2025 Magazine

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the PYC room, even in winter. And if you made senior honors class, he’d teach you to play the horses at Scioto Downs.

you also realize that you are not just one class, you’re part of a community.

I never got to the Downs, but from Mr. Wong, I learned a thing or two about big personalities, and that, too, is a life skill. I’ve never met an editor as tough. To this day, whenever I hand in an article, I can almost hear Mr. Wong down the hall saying, “Isaac, you call this your homework?”

Halfway around the world, back in the digital dark ages, also known as the early ’90s, Michele McCabe Guyard, Class of ’76, welcomed me to Paris. So did Susan Stone, Class of ’81, and Cathy Jones Williard, Class of ’80. We didn’t really know each other, but each of them took the time to find me the old-fashioned way, through Forte et Gratum. We met for lunch, and they told me their stories.

Mr. Wong believed so strongly in CSG’s mission that he founded what became one of the school’s most cherished traditions, the Scholarship Walk. He told us we could do anything. “Shoot for the moon,” he told us. “If you get there, you didn’t aim high enough.” What he didn’t say was missing a moonshot can put you on the right path, too.

One example: After college, I moved to New York, where I was lucky enough to land an interview at Vogue, and then a second, and a third. This was for an assistant’s job like the one in the bestseller and the movie called The Devil Wears Prada. I’d always been interested in fashion and what clothes say about who we are. For me, this was it.

It was destiny. And guess what? I blew it spectacularly, and I was sure that my outfit didn’t help, either.

But not getting what you want can turn out to be a gift, too.

I found a job at a different publisher and was lucky enough to meet a mentor. But Paris was still the dream, and looking back, had I landed that job at Vogue, I never would have bought a ticket to Paris four years later.

Choosing to be a stranger in a strange land can be a wonderful adventure. Yes, it can be glamorous, be fun, serendipitous. It also takes a whole lot of work. But the payback is the kind of riches that no one can steal: learning a language, understanding a different culture, appreciating a different quality of life. Like most everything else, it’s never as easy or as glamorous as it appears on the small screen.

Now, parents, I don’t necessarily recommend moving abroad with no job, no working papers, no contacts, no savings, no health insurance, and no real game plan. And yet every day we are learning to live with more uncertainty than that.

Full credit to my parents for playing along. For years, my father thought I would end up in prison. “You’ll look good in stripes,” he said.

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I was making it all up as I went along, but those small kindnesses helped me feel grounded. Listening to them, I thought, “I too can do this.” Eventually, I made my way through the ranks from the copy desk at Women’s Wear Daily, and then, thanks to the arrival of the internet, to editor positions at Elle and then French Vogue. Today, I’m honored to be a correspondent for publications that are held in high regard, including the one that did not hire me thirty-something years ago.

What I hope you hear today is that taking that alternate route, starting from the bottom, and recognizing a mentor when you meet her will help you get where you want to be.

If you take a moment to look to your left and to your right, not just under this tent, but wherever you go next, chances are you, too, will find people from this community who will be happy to talk to you as you make your way. Community is CSG’s real superpower.

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SUPERPOWER Speaking of superpowers, every heroine needs a uniform.

Even if you never want to look at another plaid again, believe me, I get that. May you give yourself the freedom of finding your new uniform because, ultimately, that is what fashion is. It’s a universal language that speaks without words.

In a world that has all sorts of ideas about what women should be and what we should look like, how you dress shows others what you stand for. That can make you feel confident, make others want to hear what you have to say, and help you get where you want to go. How you dress speaks volumes about who you are and what you represent. So suit up and shoot for the moon, and if that takes you to Paris, you know who to call.

ALUMNAE CLASS NEWS 1955

Co-class rep Esther Webster Summers ’55 shares, “Hooray for our very successful 70th reunion, with nine of our classmates in Columbus and three by Zoom. Thanks to ALL of you who made the effort to show up, one way or another, at the school or at our B&B. Breaking news is that we won both Alumnae Cups: the glass mug for the largest amount of funds contributed, and the Champagne Cup for the largest percent of participation in giving. Thank you one and all for setting the record for a 70th-reunion class. It is thanks to Beatrice (Bobbie) Isaac Weiler ’55 and Alan for a generous lifetime gift, which certainly alone earned us the winner’s mug this reunion year.

“Marcia Willcox McHam ’55, Roberta Yenkin Krakoff ’55, and Rosamond Brown Vaule ’55 toured the school mid-Friday morning, on April 25. They were impressed especially by their dynamic Senior student tour guide.

Bobbie and Esther joined them for a very fine buffet luncheon with Head of School Camille Seals and other classes who were returning after 50 years or more.

Afterward, we attended a panel, headed by Camille, with six students in the Upper and Middle schools, during which we were introduced to some very articulate, enthusiastic girls sharing their vicissitudes and ultimate joy of learning, of sisterhood, of activities in sports and extracurricular events, of the supportive and enriching academic community they found at CSG. “We headed then to the Alumnae Assembly, where we were treated to a Color Guard presentation and sang, ‘Banner red and golden, colors of the dawn. By no fear witholden, we will bear thee on...,’ followed by the school prayer and a finely sung madrigal by the Grace Notes. We were able to hear from the winner of the Young Alumna of the Year, with an interesting career as a psychologist in international refugee work. Then a hearty welcome to our new alums, the graduating Class of 2025. A unique activity followed wherein each of us, alumnae and graduating seniors, wore name tags suggesting various provocative characteristics about ourselves so that we could easily enter into conversations with and about each other. One senior related she was going on to college as a committed science major, had participated in a varsity sport all her years and had received training as an opera singer!

“The Alumnae Cocktail Party, held in our old study hall, brought us Dorothy Sugar Ziegler ’55, Jane Peters Ward ’55, and Sarah Stoneman Scuri ’55, as well as a wonderful picture. We went from there to Wings (the old Far 20

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East), where Saundra Dombey Cooke ’55 joined us for an egg roll, then finally to our Bexley B&B, which we had to ourselves for the weekend, located just up Drexel Avenue toward Main Street from Ruth Tucker Ayers Harris ’55’s old house.

“On Saturday, April 26, we gathered for the Alumnae Brunch, another array of good food. Camille (we’re all on a first-name basis now) gave us her vision, balanced and strong, addressing young people’s needs while holding on deeply to core humanistic values, standing open and embracing while recognizing vulnerability. We came to understand this is who she is and what she wants for our school. Applause of all sorts followed her talk. ‘Proud we wear the roses of CSG.’ Indeed!

Official reunion over, we piled into Bobbie’s van to take a look at Franklin Park, where Arbor Day, several weddings and a series of prom pictures were being celebrated. Like after school, lo those 70 years ago, we drove around Bexley looking for boys. Oh no, I mean for the old neighborhoods and houses we lived in or frequented or knew who lived there. Bobbie brought us up to date every time, knowing who lived there now. She was the very best chauffeur, not minding at all where or how we directed her.

“At 5 p.m. that evening, we reunited at the B&B and Zoomed with Myla Shisler Collier ’55 in California, who is working on a memoir; Ann Blake Parsons ’55 in Chicago, hoping to make it to northern Michigan this summer; and Carole Kennon-Eaton ’55 in the D.C. area, proud of her longtime leadership role in her residential community and equally glad for her retirement. Scottie’s Cafe brought in lots of sandwiches, fruit, and cookies, and our wine bottles flowed. Judy Yenkin Brachman ’56 visited awhile with her husband. Connie Aldrich Bodiker ’54 joined in the fun. And Alan Weiler was charmingly ‘ours’ for the evening.

June Loving ’55 came just in time to make it half the class returning for our winning 70th! All Hail, Alma Mater!”

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Joanna Walz Foster ’56 shares, “Hello. One of the joys of being class correspondent is getting to talk to people you’ve known for more than 65 years. One such person is Andrea (Andy) Smith Lorig ’56. Yes, we talked about health, our children and the current state of political affairs, but as we’ve known each other for so many years, we also talked about conversations and experiences we’d shared while we were in school together. With all of the moving we do in today’s world, that’s a very unusual experience to have.

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“Another such person whom I’ve known since I was 10 years old is Sue Andreae Brown ’56. As a kid, she and I spent a lot of time together and enjoyed many happy experiences with her family. Today, despite some health challenges, Sue and her husband, Hewitt, still travel. They live in Marco Island (Fla.) in the winter, Michigan in the summer, and last spring they traveled with their son Eric to Acklins (in the Bahamas), where some years ago they built a home so they could bonefish.

“As for me, so far this year my life has changed—a lot. No more traveling for sure. As a result of a fall Jerry had in February and growing dementia on the part of both of us, Jerry and I have moved into the assisted living section of a beautiful senior establishment. Oh my, now this has been a challenge! I’ll spare you the details. Jerry and I have to believe that we WILL adjust. (Remember the Little Engine that Could—I think I can, I think I can.)

“I want to thank Judy Yenkin Brachman ’56 for stepping in for me while Jerry spent two months in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, etc. Judy didn’t attend the Alumnae Weekend but did visit with her cousin Roberta Yenkin Krakoff ’55 and others in the Class of 1955. Those women are still beautiful. Do you think we’ll be attending our 70th reunion? Hmmm, something to think about.

Happy Summer!”

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Dr. Jane Lehmann Dodson ’57 is living in Florida and is very involved with the Church of Scientology. She says she is very busy every day learning and interacting with people from all over the world. Her son and grandson live in Nashville, Tenn.. Jane is very happy with her life.

Adelaide Price Northrop ’57 lives in Chaplin, Conn., where she was named poet laureate of the town. Her daughter has recently been named to the same post. Adelaide was a pilot and solo sailor, which she has pretty much given up. Two daughters live within a mile of her, and another daughter lives in Switzerland.

Susan Hoover ’57 and husband Terry have moved from their farm house to downtown Shelburne, Nova Scotia.

They live in an 1864 house that they are renovating. Sue was very active in the theater company in Shelburne but has given that up and now is very active in the church.

Mary Rose Webster ’57 shares, “I find that there is much to be grateful for in my ninth decade, and still much to discover about myself and the world. I am now deeply involved in a group that some friends and I started to address the needs of older women in our area. We call it SWAG–Senior Women’s Action Group. I am making new friends and reconnecting with old ones at our monthly potluck get-togethers. Next month a woman from the Senior Wellness Center will give a talk titled ‘Soothe Stress for a Bigger Brain and Greater Focus.’ I can hardly wait. My two middle-aged sons (how did that happen?) are doing 21

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well for themselves, and they are proving to be generously attentive to their aging parents’ needs. My grand-dog is adorable. I just got a major grant to spruce up the exterior of my 1892 house, and I am working to get it on the National Historic Register. With the assistance of SWAG, I hope to live out my life here.”

Linda Johnson Ziegler ’57 has moved to First Community Village, where she has made many new friends. Her two sons now live in Columbus, so she is able to see them often.

Linda goes to Florida during the winter.

Molly McDonald Shoemaker ’57 lives in Ithaca, N.Y., where she has retired from the Ithaca School system.

After she retired, she picked up the cornet and plays with a group in church. She volunteers with the Salvation Army and teaches remedial math. As you may recall, Molly went to college in England for two years before coming back to go to Cornell. She belongs to a book club in London. Isn’t Zoom great? Molly’s husband died two years ago.

Lanah McNamara Miller ’57 reports that she and John are doing well and spend their winter months in Florida. Their youngest son and daughter live in Columbus, and their oldest son splits his time between Chicago and New York.

Judy Pass Redd ’57 shares that her family is growing with 3+ great-grandchildren. She is President/Secretary of her Residence Association and chief cook for their monthly potluck. She is still gardening. She walks with a cane but is in relatively good health.

Margaret (Margie) Barton Williams ’57 and husband Tom downsized about 10 years ago and love their place. Margie is very active with her church as chair of the Buildings and Grounds Committee. She is still playing golf and recently went to the Masters with her daughter and son-in-law.

A true bucket list achievement. She also belongs to the CSG book club. Anyone interested can join in Columbus; it meets the second Thursday of the month at 1:30 p.m.

Unfortunately, two classmates have died in the last few years: Linda Gerstenfeld Cheren ’57 and Suzanne (Susie) Schiff Gallant ’57.

1960

Class Rep Carolyn Thomas Christy ’60 shares, “The Class of 1960 reconnected for our 65th, largely by Zoom, which was great fun! The contact has spurred a postreunion flurry of activity, which includes a beautiful display of Karen Tweedy-Holmes ’60’s photography to an avalanche of address connections. We plan to have another Zoom session in 2026 and have vowed to communicate more so our 70th can be as fun-filled as the dinner party Penny Utley Shyjka ’60 cooked for Molly Doyle ’60 and me. We enjoyed Mary (Missie) Martin Perramond ’60 interrupting family events to join us at CSG. The Zoomers included Lisa McKee Nedelman ’60, Sally Seifert

Cohen ’60, Barbara (Bobbie) Watson Neal Billings ’60, and Karen Tweedy-Holmes ’60 making eight!

“Plus Alice Richter Iapichino ’60 sent us all informative emails; Susan (Sue) Wyker LaPorte ’60 was picking up her sisters at the airport; Kathryn (Kate) Knies ’60 was selling carpet; and Lynn Balshone Jacobs ’60 was at a law conference with her husband. Angela King Westwater ’60 is lunching with Karen to catch up since her flight from abroad did not allow her the opportunity to join in this time.

“We missed the six classmates (Nancy Rice Bott ’60, Sandy Kirkendall Reckless ’60, Connie Bridgman Smart ’60, Sue Zollinger Hornberger ’60, Martha Elberfeld Parsons ’60, and Linda Weissenbach Helgerson ’60) who have passed on.

“Our class has high hopes of receiving good contact information on the classmates around the continent whom we were unable to reach or hear from this time. Thanks to each one who joined in as she was able. Carolyn Thomas Christy cchristy@kira.net.”

Sandy Kirkendall Reckless ’60’s alumna daughter, Martha (Marti) Reckless Stockinger Simmons ’92, has her own art on display at alumna Tiffany Burton Duncan ’92’s Hammond Harkens Gallery in downtown Columbus.

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Carla Pollack Lane ’64 shares, “It is with great sadness that the Class of 1964 reports the death on May 1 of our dear friend and classmate Priscilla Gray Platt ’64 of Falmouth, Maine. Priscilla was the president of CSG's Student Council the year we graduated, and she kept up her leadership roles throughout her life. Coping with her own health challenges in her later years, she was a leader in the Southern Maine hospice movement. Among her survivors are sons Joshua Platt of Hallowell, Maine, and William Platt of New Boston, N.H., and three grandchildren.”

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Wonderful news from Susanne Cobey Friedman ’69, who writes, "I have been inducted into the Hall of Fame of the International Organization of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) for starting the commercial concrete and asphalt recycling industry for North America in 1984.

Even though, at the time, recycling existed, especially in Europe, it wasn’t being done efficiently with the correct equipment or on any large scale at that time. As Owner, President and CEO of my company, Eagle Crusher, I introduced a line of portable crushing plants that enabled customers to recycle concrete with rebar and asphalt, instead of dumping the materials into landfills. The recycled concrete could be used as base material for roads, the recovered clean steel remelted, and the recycled asphalt added back into the asphalt paving mix. Due to my success, companies all over the world eventually revamped their recycling equipment accordingly. I currently have four 22

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companies in the off-road equipment industry and have been and currently am the only female owner, President or CEO of any Crusher Equipment Manufacturer in the world."

Class of ’69 song leader and 1969 Gold Team song leader Babette Gorman ’69 has been singing alto for 23 years with the Columbus Women’s Chorus (CWC), which just celebrated its 35th year as Central Ohio's only feminist chorus. Babette is now Board President and Director of Technology and Marketing. CWC performs their own concerts in November and April, often during CSG's Alumnae Weekend. And Babette still writes her movie blog babetteflix, now with more than 1,580 movies summarized.

Dr. Candace Corson ’69 shares, “This spring I have restarted my nonprofit teaching of native uses of plant medicines, "Return to the Lost Medicine Garden — Growing Medicine in Your Own Backyard." Just gave a class in Carmel, Ind., for the Herb Society of Central Indiana. I always do this in honor of my dear mentor and friend, Patsy Clark, who descended from the Shawnee people, born in the hills of Tennessee and has been living and teaching in northern Indiana for many years. She has blessed our family by loving all four of my sons and teaching them invaluable lessons of love and care for the Earth and her inhabitants.

I still continue with my work. I'm passionate about this last 25 years, the impact of simply adding plant-based nutrition, on protecting and strengthening human health. I'm one of about 600 national parking directors in the United States and hundreds of others internationally, in the j+ family (JuicePlus+... I love the new, humble simplification of j+ that honors the generous and kind founder of this company over 55 years ago, Jay Martin). Two of my four sons live spread over 3,600 miles, from Bellingham, Wash., to Juneau, Alaska, with 5 children between them, all of whom I miss so much. And I'm grateful my oldest and youngest sons still live in Indianapolis near us and are so helpful with the care of my husband, who is struggling now in his fifth year of an autoimmune reaction to the mRNA vaccine, compromising his energy and musculoskeletal system/chronic pain and struggling to remain independent. We’re blessed to have a good home and garden, which most don't have, and are grateful and praying for a good outcome for everyone in our country and the world, in these serious times.”

1970

Susan Zimmer Vogel ’71 and Mary Whitney Jastram Kelley ’70 celebrated Alumnae Weekend 2025 together in Florida.

Mary Whitney Jastram Kelly ’70 and Susan Zimmer ’71 celebrated the Alumnae Weekend 2025 together in Florida. We kept in touch, throughout the festivities, via text and emails. Technology is wonderful.

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Leslie Huntington ’70, Victoria (Vicky) Havens Scott ’70, Sally Schmidt Austen ’70, and Roseanne (Rosie) Coleman Kolar ’70 enjoyed dinner together the night before their Double Nickel Reunion at Alumnae Weekend 2025!

Leslie Huntington ’70, Vicky Havens Scott ’70, Sally Schmidt Austen ’70, and Roseanne (Rosie) Coleman Kolar ’70.

Shared by Class Rep Lesley Wilson Schaab ’70: “CLASS REUNION, 2025: 1970 STILL RESOUNDING!

“CSG Alumnae We e ke n d 2 0 2 5 attracted 17 members of the Class of 1970 to the school to marvel at the fact we graduated 55 years ago! (At least one classmate asked, ‘If I feel like I’m 45, how can it be that we’re having a 55th reunion?’) Those participating included: Lynne Aronson; Sally Schmidt Austen; Dr. Lisa Brustein Brand; Virginia Hunt DaCosta; Babs Summer Glazier; Sara Smith Harris; Roseanne (Rosie) Coleman Kolar; Jill Levy; Susan Leach Madden; Beth Byers Sells; Lesley Wilson Schaab; Victoria (Vicky) Havens Scott; Janie Marr Werum; Kim Williams; Anne Jeffrey Wright; Leslie Huntington; and Kitty Porter Young.

“On Friday, the Alumnae Association offered school tours, class visits, panel discussions, and an assembly. We all gathered in the theatre atrium for a beautiful luncheon in honor of classes celebrating 50 or more years. Friday evening found us at the Alumnae Cocktail Party, where our class picture was taken. Following this event, Beth Byers Sells ’70 graciously invited us to her new home on Columbia Avenue, where we enjoyed pizza, salad, desserts, and various beverages furnished by ‘in-town’ classmates. We also enjoyed receiving beautiful ‘swag bags’ put together

by Sally Schmidt Austen ’70 and Leslie Huntington ’70!

The bags were decorated CSG totes, designed, made and sold by members of the CSG Fashion Club. This group also made ‘bag charms,’ which embellished the bag handles.

The bags held distinctive unicorn T-shirts, socks, candy, and a beverage.

“Saturday, wearing our new T-shirts and unicorn socks, we gathered at the school for the Alumnae Brunch and enjoyed an address by Head of School Camille Seals. We were amazed to learn of the array of athletics, clubs and learning experiences enjoyed by current students, which made us proud to support our wonderful school! Following brunch, classmates dispersed to various locations, including Sally’s wonderful ‘pop-up’ shop, where many of our classmates found new items to wear and enjoy. Saturday evening, following a cocktail reception at the school, we gathered at the home of Lesley and Karl Schaab and enjoyed burgers, 23

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brats, and side dishes made by ‘in-town’ classmates and had a ‘gab-fest.’

“Sunday, at the invitation of Anne Jeffrey Wright ’70, many classmates gathered for an Earth Day celebration at the Washington Gladden Social Justice Park, adjacent to the First Congregational Church. Our class and the school have special connections to this park, named in honor of Washington Gladden, First Congregational minister and the founder of the Social Gospel Movement. Gladden’s daughter Alice was a CSG ‘matriarch,’ who instigated a long tradition of CSG graduation ceremonies taking place in Gladden’s church. When the church wanted to build a park to honor Columbus residents who fought for social justice, Anne’s mother, Nancy Jeffrey, provided the means to establish this park, located on the former site of Byers Auto. Anne is now a park trustee and, in her welcoming address, noted that Earth Day is 55 years old, established the same year as she and her classmates graduated from CSG. She pointed us out, and we received applause.

Following the ceremony, we learned that Barbara (Babs) Summer Glazier’s ’70 grandfather, Joseph Schonthal, is one of the leaders honored at the park. Mr. Schonthal’s name is emblazoned on the wall of honor featured in the park.

“Following the event, classmates returned home, basking in happy thoughts of people, places, and times remembered during our reunion.

We missed those who could not be with us but look forward to seeing them in 2030!”

1971

Mary (Paige) Minister Yates ’71, Lisa Miller Westwater ’71, Connor Strauss ’71, Nancy Pace ’71, and Caroline Donnan ’71 in Italy.

Nancy Pace ’71 and Cathy Stephenson ’71.

The Class of ’71 at 71!!!

Enjoying a s o j o u r n in Italy.

Nancy Pace ’71 and Connor Strauss ’71.

Nancy Pace ’71 had two classmates visit her in Hawaii: Catherine (Cathy) Stephenson ’71 in January and Connor Strauss ’71 in February.

1974

The Class of 1974 will have a memorial service on Saturday, September 6, for our classmate, Mary Jane Trapp '74, who passed away unexpectedly on April 24, 2025. We will honor her for her outstanding service to the community as a lawyer and judge, her exceptional role as a mentor to women in the legal profession, and her unwavering love and support for CSG. The service will be in Columbus, and everyone is invited to attend. For final details, please contact Muffy Hamilton Parsons '74 (muffyparsons1@gmail.com).

1976

Ann Arthur Cook ’76 and Charlotte Stiverson ’76.

Charlotte Stiverson ’ 76 shares, “Ann Arthur Cook ’76 and I always try to get together when she is in town, whether for a cup of coffee or a hike in the woods. Here we are at our last meeting, enjoying a cup of coffee while catching up with each other.”

1981

“Squirrel spaghetti dinner in progress,” by Diane Lore ’81.

spaghetti dinner in progress.”

Shelagh Connor Shapiro ’81 shares, “Nana anew! Jerry and I are so excited about the birth of Bianca Remi Shapiro. (Photo to follow when she's 18.) Kelsey and Connor are doing well. From all reports, Addie is, too!”

Announcement from Shelagh Connor Shapiro ’81.

Lori Bornstein Linskey ’81, part of Team Crafty, participated in this year's Knit For Food.

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Diane Lore ’81 has been adopting a new art interest in miniatures lifestyles and recently showed off this adorable s c e n e , “ S q u i r re l

Lori Bornstein Linskey ’81 says she discovered a love for knitting in 2023, which h a s b ro u g h t h e r immense joy. Knitting has evolved into a profound passion that drives her to make a difference.

She was thrilled to participate in this

year's Knit for Food, a 12-hour knitting marathon to support four organizations combating food insecurity: Feeding America, World Central Kitchen, No Kid Hungry and Meals on Wheels. Here she is, proud to be part of Team Crafty.

Jennifer (Jenny) Brown Cohen ’81 shared that a story she told at an open-mic event was picked up by public radio for “The Moth Radio Hour,” airing internationally in February. It provided her a great five minutes of fame!

Susan (Sue) Dawson Cook ’81 and her husband, Chris, continue to live part of the year in San Jennifer Brown Cohen ’81 Carlos, Mexico. Most days Susan on stage. swims in the Sea of Cortez. On the best days, she’s accompanied by a friendly pod of bottlenose dolphins. Here’s a link to a drone video a neighbor recorded from one of her swims: https://youtu.be/LacNOxjVYXQ. She teaches Zoom yoga classes, guided meditations, and Yoga Nidra on the Insight Timer app, and she offers yoga retreats in Mexico. Insight from Susan’s expertise in the fitness field and her own healthy lifestyle habits provide a foundation for her book, Fitter Than Ever at 60 and Beyond , helping senior readers live Susan (Sue) Dawson Cook ’81 swimming with t h e i r b e st l i ve s . a friendly pod of bottlenose dolphins in the Travel plans this Sea of Cortez. summer include an extended driving trip to Seattle for their oldest son’s wedding, a visit to Lake Tahoe, and a two-week trip to Panama’s mainland and Boca del Toros islands.

Laura Chu Stokes ’81 sure made the most of her trip to NYC! She met up with Stephanie Halliday Giroux ’81 for lunch and saw The Six with Lori Bornstein Linskey ’81 with dinner to follow at Molyvos. She also met up with Kathleen Clark ’79!

Laura Chu Stokes '81 and Stephanie Halliday Giroux '81

Laura Chu Stokes ’81 and Lori Bornstein Linskey ’81.

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Kathleen Lach-Rowan ’81 reports that in March, nine alumnae (of various classes - Kathleen LachRowan ’81, Laurel (Lolly) Marks ’84, Andrea Krupman ’84, Cheryl Cates ’81, Beverly (Bev) Bradway Ax ’80, Kim Laura Chu Stokes ’81 and Kathleen Rice Wilson ’80, and Clark ’79.

Jane Coffman Wichman ’80) reconnected for dinner in the private room at Figlio.

All are welcome, so if you’d like to join the group next time, arrangements are made for separate checks. Please contact her: Kathleen.Lach@MorganStanley.com.

Marigene Malone D o l ve n ’8 1 i s s u p e r excited about becoming a grandma! Her grandson Judah is engaging, smiling, cooing and wants to move; it won’t be long!

Marla Krupman ’81 and her husband continue to enjoy their RV travels around the United States.

They are especially happy to have the chance to spend time with friends along the way, such as fellow CSGers Dawn Echols van Hoegaerden ’81, Audrey Cohen ’81, Ellen Glimcher ’84, Dara Pizzuti ’87, Marisa Betancourt Hay, Damaris Hay ’81 and Julia Brown ’89. Marla has been through Florida, Louisiana, Texas, and New Mexico since December. After heading up the West Coast, she hopes to drive across Canada this summer.

Kathleen Lach-Rowan ’81, Lolly Marks ’84, Andrea Krupman ’84, and Cheryl Cates ’81.

Danny Bernstein, Marla Krupman ’81, and Dawn Echols van Hoegaerden ’81.

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T h e C l a s s of 1 9 81 i s saddened to share that Ellen Rose Efsic ’81 has passed away (Jan. 2, 1963-March 4, 2025).

Finding beauty in life, she was passionate about the arts, literature, food, fashion, and gardening. She will be missed by many.

Class Rep Amy Dunning Sheehan ’83 shares, “For our class, it has been a year of birthday celebrations as we turn 60. For me, I have been reminded of how many people have made a difference in my life and how much love I share with my family and friends. It is amazing the friendships I made at CSG that have lasted through the decades. For all my classmates reading this, Happy Birthday!

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Courtney Rice Bosca ’83 shares, “My husband, Chris, and I are living our dream: spending four or more months a year in Florence, Italy, enjoying friends and studying Italian. If anyone finds themselves in Florence, please let me know! I continue my work running my nonprofit Youth Across Borders, and I love every second of it. YAB awards eight scholarships to people living with HIV in the U.S. The scholarships cover the cost of our annual trip to Honduras, where we spend a week at a home for children and young adults who are also living with HIV. This is a passion that fills me up every day. I have known some of the children for 13 years and have had the pleasure of watching them grow. If anyone is interested in a trip like this, please reach out. Everyone is invited! In fact, this November, both Elizabeth (Betsy) Carlin ’83 and Charlotte Blair Jones ’83 are going! My kids are well.

Nicholas graduated from the University of Cincinnati in August, and Mario is living in Chicago and working in video and sound engineering.”

Elizabeth (Betsy) Carlin ’83 says that “all is well in Wilson, Wyo. Our daughter Biz is just finishing up her first year at Connecticut College, where she is thriving. I was elected chair of the Teton County School Board for another (and final) four-year term. I enjoy the work as it is a position that is critical to the future of our community and beyond. I am doing several things to celebrate my 60th trip around the sun. My wife organized a super-fun karaoke/dance party, and I traveled with a group of college friends to Antigua in January for a group celebration. Next up, my family is taking a bucket-list rafting trip on the Yampa River in late May. Not sure what will come up in the later six months of the year, but it sure has been great so far!”

Cathryn (Cathy) Jones Williard ’83 wrote that she went to Alumnae Weekend with her mom, Sarah Stoneman Scuri ’55! Cathy still works as an occupational therapist part time at CSG, and she also works with her cousin, Rebecca McCabe Ibel ’84, at her gallery, Contemporary Art Matters, in sales. Her son, Chris, is happy in NYC, working in real estate development, and her husband, Steve, is working in medical sales. They hope to spend more time traveling in the near future.

Lisa Mueller Greene ’83 shares, “We have been happily living in West Hartford, Conn., for almost 20 years now.

I do part-time project work, primarily for area nonprofits.

My daughter Alison (age 26) is based in Brooklyn and is pursuing a career in stage managing and directing. Jackie (age 24) lives in Washington, D.C., and currently works for EY in accounting. I have been spending more time with my sister Julianne (Julie) Mueller ’74 during her monthly visits to our mother, who lives just a few miles from me.”

Amy Dunning Sheehan ’83 shares, “I am still teaching middle school - hoping one of these days to retire! I’m trying to adjust to not having my sons nearby, but that has not been easy. I have one son working in Minneapolis, and the other lives near Portland, Ore., where he is finishing up the

last of his college courses and applying to medical school.

Fortunately, we will spend time in Oregon this summer visiting him (and driving through Minneapolis to see my other son), as well as going on a five-day whitewater rafting trip.”

Sadly, there is also news of deaths in the family. Courtney Rice Bosca ’83 lost her father very quickly last year, and recently her mother-in-law passed away. Helen McSweeney Corley ’83’s father passed away in March.

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Julie Schottenstein Saar ’84 & Yoaz Saar are pleased to announce they are grandparents! On March 19, daughter Maya Saar Peskind ’14 and husband Kevin Peskind welcomed their son, Joshua Yoaz Michael Peskind. Congrats to Aunts Ruthie Saar ’22, Holly Schottenstein Kastan ’74, Amy Schottenstein ’83, Uncles Shai Saar (BHS ’16) and Eric Schottenstein (CA ’78) and all extended family.

in Columbus City Schools with Wellness needs. Lori Coffman Palmer ’87 writes letters to prisoners to help build community before they re-enter society. Great energy in the Class of 1987!”

Wendolyn Holland ’87, April Zimmerman Katz ’87, Laura Bloch Kepes ’87, Staci Solomon Wasserman ’87, and Dara Pizzuti ’87 all attended Melanie Katz Schottenstein’s ’87 daughter Sophie's wedding in Alys Beach, Fla., in April. It was an absolutely stunning wedding full of dear family and friends. Melanie was over the moon and could not have looked prouder or more beautiful.

Chris McConahay Harris ’87’s son Michael was married on April 13, 2025.

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The Class of 1987 shares, “The world seems crazy; fortunately, we have our friendships and shared history to lean into and celebrate. We are the sandwich generation, watching parents age and the next generation mature. In recent years, the moms of Anne Bennett Brownfield ’87, Rachel Cashdollar Bennett ’87, and Lori Coffman Palmer died; Lori Coffman Palmer ’87, Rachel Cashdollar Bennett ’87, Kate Carlin Giller ’87, Susan Robinson Austin ’87, Wendolyn Holland ’87, Lisa Berger ’87, Elizabeth (Betsy) Butler ’87, and Lucinda Kerschensteiner '87 all lost their fathers. Chris McConahay Harris ’87’s younger brother, Dominic, also died. Please let us know who else has lost a loved one.

“We also bring beauty, joy, and purpose to our community.

Sarah Windel Kay ’87 started a floral business named ‘vie de la fete.’ Lisa Berger ’87 founded a woman-owned bank, Fortuna, and was a featured speaker for the Women's Fund, together with Carol Andreae ’63. They spoke about what investing in women today looks like and the challenges Lisa faced while trying to raise capital from women. Anne Bennett Brownfield ’87 has retired and plans on traveling in France soon. Susan Robinson Austin ’87 retired from 30 years of service with the Central Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Operations, and now works as an independent contractor with primarily U.S. Special Forces. Rachel Cashdollar Bennett ’87’s job with a startup lost funding in August, and her husband, Dan, was granted a 3.5-month sabbatical from work, so they have been traveling in their camper van to visit long-neglected friends and family on the East Coast, northern Midwest and Texas. Chris McConahay Harris ’87 volunteers her time to Clear Creeks and Byways. Elizabeth (Beth) Offenberg Sauer ’87 escorts patients at Planned Parenthood, makes starter kits for the NCH Teen and Pregnant Clinic, and assists social workers from NCH who help students 26

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Wendolyn Holland ’87, April Zimmerman Katz ’87, Laura Bloch Kepes ’87, Melanie Katz Schottenstein ’87, Staci Solomon Wasserman ’87, and Dara Pizzuti ’87.

Chris McConahay Harris ’87 at her son’s wedding.

1992

Class Rep Bethany Broderick ’92 shares, “We 1992 CSG graduates are special and historical! We can always be counted on to provide new news. We are so proud of Tiffany Burton Duncan ’92 on the opening of her new (old) gallery Hammond Harkins Galleries. Opening festivities were celebrated with many, including a few minutes with Tiffany, Dr. Tensing Maa ’92 and me (pictured here) and many others. Marti Reckless ’92’s art is featured behind the pic. (She was busy selling her beautiful paintings.)

Tiffany Burton Duncan ’92, Bethany Broderick ’92, and Tensing Maa ’92.

Tiffany Burton Duncan ’92 with her daughter Joey ’23.

1995

Rebecca Greene Freeman ’95 had a fantastic time at her 30th CSG reunion in April. She writes that it was her first time back to Columbus in 17 years and that it was fun to see how much has changed! She especially enjoyed reconnecting with classmates and hearing everyone's Summer 2025 Magazine

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updates. Rebecca has lived in the Washington, D.C., area for the last 20 years. She and her husband celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary last summer and started taking ballroom dance classes together, which has been a fun new hobby. Their son is in elementary school, loves sports, and is busy with ice hockey, swimming, and tennis all year round. Rebecca is a mental health therapist who specializes in older adults' mental health, with speciality areas including aging transitions, relationship issues, and menopause. Recently she has been planning events for the CSG Alumnae Washington, D.C.-area regional chapter, and she arranged a botanical garden walk and brewery social this spring.

awarded to graduates who demonstrate professional accomplishment and/or outstanding service to humanity.

Jen is recognized for her work and research in the field of psychology and eating disorders. Her new career endeavor is focusing on psychedelic-assisted therapy.

Dr. Sarah Evans Drawz ’95 shares, “I attended the reunion, my first time back to CSG in 30 years, and loved reconnecting with everyone. I live in Minneapolis and am about to be an empty-nester with my husband and sweet small dog, when both my children are in college this fall.

I keep busy working as a pathologist at the state's largest Level 1 trauma center and safety-net hospital.”

Sarah Sofia Knepp ’96 continues to enjoy Sara Singer Benhnini ’96 & Molly Schirner life in Charlotte, N.C., Fortune ’96. with her husband, Adam, middle school-age daughters Sofia a n d C ha r l otte, a n d Zi ggy t he Res cue. S a ra h founded Sarah Sofia Productions, Consulting and Events 15 years ago. She specializes in strategic planning, content creation, digital marketing strategy, and event planning for businesses, nonprofits, brands, and solo entrepreneurs. She recently added the role of content coordinator for Waxhaw & Marvin Living Magazine, part of Best Version Media, to h e r re s p o n s i b i l i t i e s .

You’ll find her on the tennis courts, playing pickleball and mah-jongg with friends, Sara Singer Benhnini '96, Sarah taking Ziggy for walks on Sofia Knepp '96, and Sarah's the trail that runs through daughers Sofia & Charlotte their neighborhood, volunteering with her favorite nonprofits, and enjoying the surrounding lakes,mountains and beaches! Sarah enjoyed showing her family her old stomping grounds in D.C. for Spring Break and catching up with classmate Sara Singer Benhnini!

Bernadette Kuhnsman Donovan ’95 shares, “Our 30th reunion felt especially meaningful, given that our 25th reunion took place over a Zoom call during COVID. Truly, nothing compares to the feeling that is uniquely ours when we are together again. This is a sisterhood that feels both powerful and enduring. I was especially moved watching my daughter, Quinlan (Class of 2029), take it all in—observing my comings and goings, spending time with the women at our home, and clearly sensing that this connection is something she, too, will one day be a part of. Clare Willoughby Ceballos ’95 dancing as a unicorn was the cherry on top!”

The Class of 1995 at Alumnae Weekend 2025 Cocktail Party.

Special Unicorn appearance at the Class of 1995’s class party during Alumnae Weekend 2025.

Classmates Molly S c h i r n e r Fo r t u n e ’96 and Sara Singer Benhnini ’96 met in Vegas last weekend to attend Dead & Co at the Sphere.

Ruth Ann Vleugels ’96, her husband, Keith, and four children, Jack, Caroline, Luke, and Kate, reside in Boston.

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Sarah Plesich ’96 left Ohio for sunnier skies. She now lives in St. Petersburg, Fla.!

Dr. Jen Henretty ’96.

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Dr. Jennifer (Jen) Henretty ’ 9 6 w a s a w a rd e d t h e Distinguished Achievement Citation from Ohio Wesleyan University during her 25thyear reunion. The citation is the Alumni Association's highest honor and is

Ashley Love ’01 shared, “I graduated in May 2024 with my PhD and educational theory and practice from the University of Georgia with a focus in international studies Ashley Love ’01 graduated with her PhD from the University of Georgia.

as cultural competence building. I took my first group of teens (but one of many groups) to Spain in the inaugural cohort of Wanderlust Classroom (www.wanderlustclass room.com), my travel and educational business! In the summer of 2025, we are taking two teen groups to Spain and Italy and Costa Rica.”

2019

Emma Ruth Rau ’19 married Evelina Starr Butcher (changed name to Rau) on October 13, 2024, in Huntington, W.Va., at the Ritter Park Rose Garden.

2011

Lindsay Michelle Crockett ’11, the recipient of a full, merit-based two-year scholarship, earned a Master of Urban Planning degree from Harvard University this May.

2012

Robin Smith ’12 and Paul Anderson eloped in Snoqualmie, Wash., on Dec. 14, 2024, after nearly 10 years together! Sara Zia-Liu Maurer ’12, who attended CSG through IX Form, was the officiant. Robin started a mental health clinic with several colleagues this summer, the Bellevue Center for CBT and DBT. She also continues to provide pro bono mental health services to Ukrainians and other people affected by disasters.

Emma Ruth Rau ’19 married Evelina Starr Butcher in October 2024.

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Alyssa Canowitz ’21 shares, “I graduated from the University of Maryland in the spring of 2025 with a BA in Secondary Education: Social Studies and History! I will be a middle school social studies teacher in Baltimore, Md., in the fall.”

Khushi Chabria ’21 graduated with a BS in Marketing from The George Washington University and landed a job at Procter & Gamble as a marketing technologist.

Caroline Kromalic ’21 graduated cum laude from Case Western Reserve University, majoring in Materials Science and Engineering. She will start her master's this summer at Case Western as part of the integrated BS/MS program.

Robin Smith ’12 and husband Paul Anderson.

Taylor Alyse McIntyre ’12 earned the degree of Juris Doctor from Fordham University College of Law this May.

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Maya Saar Peskind ’14 graduated with a Master in Elementary Taylor McIntyre ’12.

Education at Vanderbilt University in May 2024. She married Kevin Andrew Peskind in May 2024 in Columbus, Ohio. Maya and Kevin welcomed their son, Joshua Yoaz Michael Peskind, in March 2025. Joshua is grandson to Julie Schottenstein Saar ’84 and Yoaz Saar.

Maya Saar Peskind ’14 graduated from Vanderbilt University in May 2024.

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Maya Saar Peskind ’14 married Kevin Andrew Peskind in May 2024.

Gabriella Cain ’21 graduated cum laude from New York University in December 2024, with honors in Theater and minors in Feminism in STEM and Entertainment Business.

She was named a University Honors Scholar, receiving NYU's Founders Day Award. She has continued her time in New York City as a working actor, stage manager, and teacher for Atlantic Acting School.

Courtney Pascol ’21 graduated with honors from Nova Southeastern University as a Public Health major with a Pre-Health minor. She will get her master’s in Physician Assistant Studies from South College in Atlanta in the fall.

Joshua Yoaz Michael Peskind, son to Maya Saar Peskind ’14 and husband Kevin.

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Alumnae Book Club Celebrating our 50th year!

We are excited that this year marks 50 years of the CSG Alumnae Book Club! All are welcome to join us on the second Thursday of each month between September through May. We meet in the Kibler Conference room. Please reach out to Carolyn Thomas Christy ’60 (cchristy@kira.net) to RSVP or for additional details.

Alumnae Scholarship Walks

On Saturday, May 3, our alumnae community hosted four regional Alumnae Scholarship Walks! In honor of this annual school tradition, alumnae came together in Columbus, New York City, the Boston area, and the Washington, D.C., area to raise awareness and support CSG's tuition assistance program. Thanks to our respective regional captains: Marnie Stein ’93; Danielle Berger ’90 and Alex Ording ’05; Catherine Colinvaux ’82 and Jen Georgia Lee ’90; and Rebecca Greene Freeman ’95 and Julieanne Meuller ’74. A special thank-you to those who participated in walks or donated to the Scholarship Fund! Are you interested in hosting a walk in your city next year? Reach out to Megan Murray ’11 at mmurray@columbusschoolforgirls.org for additional information.

IN MEMORIAM Ellen Kissane Rose ’47 June 1, 2025 Linda Gerstenfeld Cheren ’57 July 5, 2023 Catherine Colinvaux ’82, Quiana Sloan Agbai ’89, Jen Georgia Lee ’90, and Masu Haque-Khan ’91 at the Boston-area Alumnae Scholarship Walk.

Suzanne (Susie) Schiff Gallant ’57 June 24, 2022 Adelaide Rosamond Thompson ’59 April 6, 2025 Karen Morgan DiPaolo ’62 Summer 2024 Priscilla Gray Platt ’64 May 1, 2025

Jen Georgia Lee ’90, Quiana Sloan Agbai ’89, Catherine Colinvaux ’82, Masu Haque-Khan ’91, and K.C. Hines ’93.

Jen Georgia Lee ’90, Catherine Colinvaux ’82, Masu Haque-Khan ’91, and Quiana Sloan Agbai ’89 at the Boston-area Alumnae Scholarship Walk.

Dr. Sherry Zox ’68 March 22, 2025 Mary Jane Trapp ’74 April 24, 2025 Ann Prior Melaragno ’76 Jan. 31, 2025 Jennifer Emnett LeMonte Johnson ’78 May 9, 2025 Ellen Efsic ’81 March 4, 2025

Danielle Berger ’90, Alexandra (Alex) Ording ’05, and Chloe Metz ’94 at the NYC Alumnae Scholarship Walk.

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Audra Longert ’95, Christina Brown Ellis ’96, and Marnie Stein ’93 at the Columbus Alumnae Scholarship Walk.

If you wish to send condolences to family members, please contact the Development Office for additional information at development@columbusschoolforgirls.org.

ALUMNAE WEEKEND Almost 200 alumnae returned to campus this April for Alumnae Weekend 2025, a joyous celebration of milestone reunion years for the Classes ending in ’0s and ’5s.

The weekend was filled with joy, laughter, and reconnection as generations of Unicorns came together to celebrate the ties that bind.

Highlights included an inspiring student panel that offered a glimpse into life at CSG today, guided tours showcasing exciting updates across campus, and a special awards ceremony recognizing our 2025 Alumnae of the Year, Julie Janata '75, and Outstanding Young Alumna Robin Smith '12.

From reminiscing with old friends to making new memories, it was a magical weekend that reminded us all of the enduring strength and spirit of the CSG sisterhood.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ALUMNAE WEEKEND, VISIT OUR WEBSITE:

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ALUMNAE PHOTOS

Class of 2020 Front Row: Abigail Lawlor, Grace McNeil, Khari Lamar Back Row: Madison McCurdy, Erin Solomon

Class of 2010 Front Row: Stephanie Ladman, Sarah Henderson Chomeau, Maggie Wilson Pfefferle, Michaela McConnell McJunkin Back Row: Janie Staravecka, Molly Schissel Hogghe, Kelsey Klopfer Tacca, Sarah Dutton Rose

Class of 2005 Front Row: Katherine Albers, Urvashi (Nikki) Bagga West, Heather Daye, Ariel Haytas Bowlby, Samantha (Sammy) Sanderson Brown, Margaret Prunte DelCol, Rebecca (Becca) Kastan Lipnick Back Row: Georgia Ruch Gocken, Kerry King, Laura Perry, Christina (Chris) Xu, Alexandra (Alex) Ording, Joan-Margaret (JM) Hodge, Jonelle (Blair) Johnson, Caitlin (Katy) Shanahan, Elizabeth Chinn, Ann Kelley McCabe, Olivia Nathan, Chelsea Rauck Sanderson, Kristen Albers Robertson

Class of 2000 Front Row: Michelle Page Golla, Jessica Guy Everhart, Jennifer Good Skrobarcek, Jessica Germain Price, Jaquelyn Bitler-Walker, Elizabeth Sinclair, Ashley Kincaid Ings, Katherine Fiorile Burgess Back Row: Elizabeth Seidler, Carrie Radcliffe Arrington, Chelsea Woods, Jacquilyn Stavroff McKiernan, Cathleen Murnane Reis, Elizabeth Wheeler Bishara, Sarah Resch Flower, Michaun Burton Winborn 31

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Class of 1995 Front Row: Natalie Horvath Francisco, Audra Longert, Katie Piazza Matney, Clare Willoughby Ceballos, Krissa Kean Spence, Katie Hannan Dehart Back Row: Cynthia Epler, Kristin Stephens Stults, Sarah Evans Drawz, Bernadette Kuhnsman Donovan, Ellishia Bellinger-Hudson, Angi Carbonaro-Crawford, Melissa Huffman, Rebecca Greene Freeman

Class of 1990 Front Row: Elizabeth Emens, Amy Bodiker Baskes, Janet Knight Rauschenberger, Claudia Driskell Blake Back Row: Jennifer Georgia Lee, Heather Dolman, Catherine Karnitis

Front Row: Sarah Ryan, Kate Hally MacPherson, Robin Ives Canowitz, Pam Prouty, Rebecca Coomer Minkin, Lena Myers Lini Back Row: Shari McCaskill Lamar, Felicianne GarlandJackson, Angela Thyer, Krissy Kendrick Dobies, Amy Dell, Kelly Speakes-Backman, Lindsay Lawrence Sears, Jayn Moore Warner, Lisa Busche Welch, Julia Falenski White, Theresa Sugar

Class of 1980 Front Row: Lavea Brachman, Lisa Tyus-Lee, Heather Nelson Mason, Lucy Wolfe Back Row: Karen Henry Helmick, Kim Rice Wilson, Jennifer Johnson Eve, Jane Coffman Wichman, Robon Warburton Donaldson

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Class of 1975 Front Row: Sarah Marsh Schweitzer, Debra Shoemaker Schwinn, Lizanne Galbreath Megrue, Julie Feibel Friedlander, Elizabeth (Liz) Johnson Taylor, Barbara Werum Richard Back Row: Julie Janata, Sarah Young Taylor, Julie Steigerwald, Marian Morris Burns, Betsy Jeffrey Balderson, Sharon Libell Leenhouts, Judith Altreuter, Ann McCabe

Class of 1970 Front Row: Lynne Aronson, Babs Summer Glazier, Susan Leach Madden, Jill Levy, Sally Schmidt Austen, Beth Byers Sells

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Back Row: Lisa Brustein Brand, Sara Smith Harris, Victoria Havens Scott, Janie Marr Werum, Anne Jeffrey Wright, Leslie Huntington, Roseanne Coleman Kolar, Lesley Wilson Schaab

Class of 1960 Left to Right: Molly Doyle, Carolyn Thomas Christy, Penny Utley Shyjka.

Class of 1955 Left to Right: Jane Peters Ward, Dorothy Sugar Ziegler, Esther Webster Summers, Beatrice (Bobbie) Isaac Weiler, Rosamond Brown Vaule, Marcia Willcox McHam, Roberta Yenkin Krakoff, Sarah Stoneman Scuri

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We would like to thank everyone who joined us for A Red & Gold Affair, a new event celebrating the incredible spirit of CSG’s philanthropic community. We look forward to seeing you next year! Save the date - Saturday, April 25, 2026.

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