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Cincinnati picnic attracts 30 to Sharon Woods Park SHARONVILLE, Ohio – The Cincinnati Culver Club hosted its second annual picnic at Sharon Woods Park with 30 alumni, parents, current students and campers, and a prospective family on hand. The outing included a catered meal and outdoor activities at the Fern Hollow Shelter. The Aug. 10 outing served as a welcome home for campers and a send-off for Academies students. Senior Development Officer Cathy Zurbrugg represented the campus.
Jud Little ’65 and two of his former Jud Little Scholars, Katie Mikles ’13 (left) and Stephanie Pfeifer ’12, attended the Oklahoma Culver Club event in September.
50 Okies gather ‘up on the roof’ OKLAHOMA CITY –The Oklahoma Culver Club gathered on the rooftop of Packard’s New American Kitchen on Sept. 17, 2014.
The campus was represented by Culver Club Coordinator Maria Benner, Director of Development Mike Hogan, and Assistant Director of Admissions Savannah Kranich ’05.
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Elizabeth Berry SS’99 and Joe Orthwein N’05 welcomed the 50 members and guests. CEF Trustee Jud Little ’65 gave an update on the State of the Academies and recognized the Jud Little Scholars and their parents. Little presented a Culver eagle statue to the first Jud
Little Scholar, Stephanie Pfeifer ’12. He thanked Pfeifer for being an ambassador for this scholarship program and for recruiting young people from Oklahoma for this scholarship.
About a dozen people from the South Florida Culver Club gathered Oct. 19 for a Sunday brunch at the Grove Isle Hotel & Spa outside Miami. Pictured, left to right, are club leaders Sheila Yale ’61, Hector de la Canal ’12 and Tony Morganthau ’64.
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Since 2003, members of the Cincinnati Culver Club have donated nearly $18,000 to provide financial aid for Cincinnati-area students to attend the boarding school and summer programs.
Musical trio entertains in Taiwan TAIWAN – Culver parents Cheng Sen Chang and Hsiu-Li Hung hosted the 12th annual Culver dinner at their home in June. Entertainment was provided by one of Taiwan’s best-known musical trios. Advancement Director Tony Giraldi ’75 was introduced to the Changs three years ago by Lily Lee, the mother of Angela Lee ’00, one of Culver’s first students from Taiwan. Lee continues to be a Culver ambassador and recently recruited two families in Taiwan and Asia who applied for admission this fall. A second event in Taiwan included alumni, current students, and prospective families, Giraldi said.
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