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Legion President Rick Sherlock ’76 (far right) was the keynote speaker Oct. 26 at the Washington, D.C., One Culver Celebration at the historic Metropolitan Club. A retired Army major general, Sherlock is joined by, left to right, Maj. Gen. John Peabody ’76 (Army, retired), Brig. Gen. Peter Collins ’77 (USMC, retired), and Grant Suttle ’18 (Potomac, Md.). About 110 guests were present, and according to one Culver parent, ‘there was a terrific vibe in the room that spoke to the power of the Culver network.’
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In October, the Central Ohio Culver Club, under the leadership of Jenna Albers ’08, hosted a Happy Hour at Smith & Wollensky in Columbus with 23 boarding and summer alumni and parents attending. Kneeling (left to right) are Leigh Roessler ’85, Kathy Miller, Donna Albers, and Jenna Albers ’08; Second row: Dave Miller ’64, Dick Foster ’61, Louesa Foster, Jean Finnegan, Laura Dodds, Paula Bonetzky ’85, and Bryan Huber; Back row: Bill O’Brien ’90, Thom Lach ’82, Margy Rockwood SS’92, Kari Brumback, Dave Brumback ’75, Shun Honda SS’80, ’91, Kathleen Lach-Rowan SS'80, Senior Development Officer Cathy Zurbrugg, and Jake Albers ’06.
A small but enthusiastic group representing the Culver Club of Georgia gathered Nov. 1 in The Zone at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. They enjoyed pizza and sweets and watched the Falcons NFL game with a group of patients and their families, and did art projects with those who weren’t into the game. In attendance were, left to right, Bill Hunt ’88, Kim Krizman Bearden ’86, Dan Brooks ’79, Juliet Marks Veal ’88, and Ben Barnes ’98.
Though not a CCI or a CPA event, 28 Chicago mothers gathered Dec. 10 for the Chicago Mothers’ Holiday Party at the home of parents Kathleen Swan and Tom Elliott. Among those attending were (foreground, left to right) Janice Franklin and Carmita Harris and (back row) Jill Quist, Julie Crews Barger, Laura Weaser, Sandy Welch, and Tonia Iwobi. Crews Barger is the CPA coordinator and Weaser is an associate director of College Advising and former Dean of CGA.
In November, former Colombia First Lady Nohra Puyana Pastrana (back row in pink) joined Culver’s Educating Global Leaders Scholarship Program for lunch in Bogota. She has helped with the program over the past two years, partnering with Donna and Jim Brooks ’66. Five scholarship recipients will return to camp in June for their third summer. Pastrana is a past summer parent and daughter of Eduardo Puyana ’49 and a sister of David Puyana ’76. Representing the Academies were Chief International Officer Tony Giraldi ’75 and Associate Director Karla Hernandez W’81. CULVER ALUMNI MAGAZINE
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