Cushing exists for the students, their academic growth, and personal development. In educating the mind, shaping the character, and nurturing the creativity of an academically and culturally diverse student body, we challenge each individual, support excellence in the learning process, and promote active participation and service in all areas of life and learning. We offer a demanding college preparatory curriculum, teach skills that build confidence, and instill values that endure.
Cushing Today is a publication of Cushing Academy’s Office of Development and Alumni Programs.
Headmaster
Christopher Torino
Associate Head of School
Catherine Pollock
Director of Development
Caitlin O’Brien
Cushing Today Editor
Amy Ostroth
Director of Marketing and Communications
Heather Hill ’90
Contributing Writers
Amy Ostroth
David Sacks ’67
Jennifer Klein
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Jake Belcher
Tom Kates
Tim Morse
Amy Ostroth
Phil Wexler
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Cushing Today welcomes class notes, photographs, story ideas, and comments by alumni/ae, parents, and friends. Please send them to alumniprograms@cushing.org or call 978-827-7400.
Uri Barky ’16 photographs
Cushing’s fall foliage
What Am I?
Can you identify this piece of Cushing’s history? Think you know where it is on campus and what it has to do with Cushing’s past?
Read the full story on page 36 to find out.
20 Commencement Graduates
Matriculations
After 74 Years, a Cushing Diploma
26 Alumni Profiles
Meghan Duggan ’06: Playing for Gold
Cullen Concannon ’89: Celebrating Silver Reunion
Will Day ’89: Awakening his Creative Spirit
32 Building
Building a Fitter Future
2 On Campus
From the Headmaster
Along School Street
New Faculty and Trustees
Show Your Work Good Sports
25 A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life of Jimmie-Gaye Buono
36 What Am I?
Found in the Archives
40 Annual Report 2013–2014
66 Alumni
International Corner Alumni News
Reunion 2014
Alumni Take a Trip into the Country’s Past Class Notes
ON THE COVER A close up of the Penguins on the Rocks, located next to the Emily Fisher Landau Center for Visual Arts, crafted by James Breidenbach ‘03 and his brother, Peter ‘05.
A NEW SCHOOL YEAR IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE BEGINNING of a new journey. Yet, this start is simultaneously a continuation—like ascending a spiral—of a meaningful journey we’ve been on for quite some time.
My journeying with Cushing began last year, of course, and as transitions often are, the year was one of brilliant discovery and reflection for me, and our faculty, staff, students, parents, and alumni. We spent the year examining much of what we do, how and why we do it, and what needed to improve so we could be a better, stronger school. We reviewed our curriculum, and we studied our diversity. We renovated dormitory common rooms, and we opened new, community doors. All that we have accomplished and will seek to accomplish moving forward was and will be rooted in our longstanding tradition of excellence. Working deliberately to enhance our ability to meet our mission, we created a portrait of a Cushing graduate, which, hand-in-hand with our mission statement, will serve as a foundational document—a statement of core values—for our work moving forward. Read more on page 4.
In speaking with faculty and staff to launch this new school year, I framed and outlined our collective vision, one rooted in Cushing’s proud history and our community members’ shared goals for the future. Great leadership, I said, empowers a community of individuals —each with her/his own needs, desires, and motivations—to create and achieve shared goals. Much as a teacher and student share the responsibility of learning, an entire school community shares the responsibility of leading—students, faculty, staff, parents, alumni, and other partners.
This year, we will continue to examine and reflect on much of what we do, and we will act on what we will have learned to the benefit of our students because, as our mission
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionableDAVID THOREAU
statement declares, Cushing exists for students. We are committed to regaining and deepening those elements that are essential to an exceptional education. We want Cushing to be exceptional; and everyone, from students to faculty to Trustees, is aligned and daily seeking ways to improve.
I’m proud of the work we’ve already done, which you will read more about in this issue of Cushing Today. Out of a deliberate, inclusive, and authentic process, we’ve created a new brand and logo that speaks to our traditional strengths and is a reflection of who we truly are at Cushing (read more on page 6). Of utmost importance, we’ve reduced our enrollment to just over 400, a student body size that aligns with tradition and enables us to gather as a community in ways we’ve been unable to do in more than a decade (read more on page 6). We have engaged critical outside perspectives, including author and educator Rosalind Wiseman, to challenge and guide us in strengthening student life (read more on page 11). We have determined that our highest priority capital need is a new athletic center; and we have already begun the fundraising journey for this transformational facility (read more on page 32). Obviously, these efforts are just the beginning. This year and every year will see the faculty, staff, and administration of the Academy engaged in the vigorous and perseverant pursuit of excellence. And because such pursuit, such a journey is only successful when many Cushing minds and voices are heard and converge, we hope you will join us.
ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.
—HENRY
BY CHRISTOPHER TORINO
You might be shocked by this, but I’ve learned that, on occasion, students are curious to know why they’re learning what they’re learning—why we, whether as parents or teachers, are asking them to work hard at something in and out of school. Why do I have to do this? Why do I have to know this?
The Cushing faculty recognizes this questioning of and search for purpose not only as common, but also as essential. It is our honor and responsibility to frame and guide students in their respective journeys to grapple with and answer these questions.
Whereas Cushing’s mission statement expresses our most cherished principle—that our Academy “exists for students” and their learning—we have felt the need for a more specific statement of vision of and purpose for student learning. We have sought a more specific articulation of the knowledge, skills, and mindsets with which we hope our students emerge through a Cushing education.
As a result, in 2013–2014, an ad hoc committee comprised of faculty and staff—with a total of more than 300 combined years of educational experience—collaborated to compose Cushing’s “Portrait of a Graduate”—an expression of all that Cushing graduates should strive to exhibit during their careers both during their time at and beyond graduation from the Academy. The yearlong process involved intensive reflections on each member’s educational experiences at Cushing and other schools, and on the best educational practices at other independent schools, colleges and universities, non-profit and for-profit organizations, and the best ideas put forth in contemporary educational studies and literature. Upon creating an expansive
list of knowledge, skills, and mindsets, the committee focused on those traits and tenets that most aptly portray the Cushing we are and want to be. The entire faculty then participated in drafting the portrait that was reviewed and revised by the twenty faculty who participated in July’s three-day, student-life retreat. The portrait was also presented to the Board of Trustees during its annual summer retreat and, ultimately, recognized and adopted as a powerful expression of learning at Cushing.
As its preamble reads, the Portrait of a Graduate details and supports Cushing’s mission to educate the mind, shape the character, nurture the creativity, and foster the well-being of each student. As a lens through which we examine ourselves and our work, this portrait guides and informs all aspects of school life. And each of the portrait’s four sections—personal, intellectual, community, and ethical—seeks to shape every student’s unique journey through and beyond the Academy.
And so we have begun our first school year with Cushing’s Portrait of a Graduate, knowing that this living document must evolve as it simultaneously guides and is guided by our experiences in educating the whole child and our whole selves. With deliberate reflection and a perseverant pursuit of excellence, we, as a school, are excited and confident that in meeting the task ahead—the task of shaping classroom, extracurricular, and residential curricula to the benefit of our students—we will not only remain wholly committed to that which has long made a Cushing education one-of-a-kind, but also enrich and deepen its possibilities.
The Portrait of a Graduate details and supports Cushing’s mission to educate the mind, shape the character, nurture the creativity, and foster the well-being of each student. As a lens through which we examine ourselves and our work, this portrait guides and informs all aspects of school life.
A Cushing graduate learns, lives, and leads by these ideals:
In my personal journey, I:
• Strive to be self-aware, self-disciplined, and self-controlled.
• Take initiative, adapt, and persevere.
• Live with optimism, passion, a sense of humor, and humility.
• Make informed choices for a healthy, balanced life.
• Advocate for myself.
• Pursue excellence in all areas of my life.
In my intellectual journey, I:
• Think critically, creatively, and reflectively.
• Listen and communicate actively, thoughtfully, and effectively.
• Take risks and grow through challenges.
• Approach lifelong learning with openness and curiosity.
In my community journey, I:
• Respect, support, and show gratitude.
• Value, engage fully in, and contribute to the diversity of my communities.
• Collaborate with others.
• Understand social systems.
• Serve others as an active citizen.
In my ethical journey, I:
• Act with empathy and compassion.
• Act with integrity.
• Act with personal and social responsibility.
• Act with courage on behalf of others and myself.
Cushing exists for the students, their academic growth, and personal development. In educating the mind, shaping the character, and nurturing the creativity of an academically and culturally diverse student body, we challenge each individual, support excellence in the learning process, and promote active participation and service in all areas of life and learning. We offer a demanding college preparatory curriculum, teach skills that build confidence, and instill values that endure.
As you know, the size of Cushing’s student body has fluctuated quite a bit over the years—from just over 200 in the early 1970s to nearly 450 during the 2013–2014 school year. The number of students, of course, influences many things on campus, from community gatherings to class size. After consideration, including a study of the school’s history and a commitment to preserve and strengthen the best attributes of our community, we decided last spring to reduce the student body to 400. This decision was made after a yearlong, collaborative process involving school leadership and the Board of Trustees, which culminated in unanimous approval by the board.
A student body of 400 will enhance community and residential life on campus, allowing us to gather all together in Cowell Chapel for performances and in the Fisher-Watkins Dining Commons for formal dinners—important Cushing traditions that many alumni will remember. The smaller student population will also help us maintain small classes and preserve the nurtur-
ing community and distinct culture that sets us apart from other schools. Additionally, with this improvement, Sawyer-Hopkins will return to its tradition as a girls’ dormitory.
In Admissions, we will continue to shape a healthy and diverse student body, with an intentional synthesis of international and domestic students, boys and girls, athletes and artists, high achievers and those needing academic support. Cushing has been and will continue to be a school committed to serving a diverse learning community exceptionally well, and this change will enable us to do so all the more purposefully and effectively.
Improving the student experience on campus is our highest priority in making this change. We know that upon such a foundation, exceptional things can be built and accomplished. If you have questions about what will happen or why we’re making this change, we encourage you to contact us at: alumniprograms@cushing.org or call 978-827-7400.
As Cushing’s enrollment increased, the Academy needed to create dorm rooms out of common spaces. However, because of rightsizing the student body down to 400, we have been able to reclaim some of that space and restore it to common space.
Our hope is that students and dorm faculty will be able to gather in smaller groups to meet, talk, study, eat, or watch a movie— essentially, to experience more of what makes boarding-school life so special. The newly enlarged common spaces are in Alumni Hall, Ashburnham House, and Price Hall.
Cushing Adopts a New Logo In 2013–2014, the entire community engaged in a process of reflection about the school’s past and future. During a lengthy, deliberate, and collaborative process, we determined that it was time to create a new logo that more accurately reflects who and what Cushing is. The focus of the new logo is Cushing’s Main Building—a building that is at the heart of our campus and is home to just about everything that happens here. The new logo symbolizes both where we’ve been and where we’re going.
The Cushing Academy Athletic Leadership Program held its 3rd annual Youth Sports Day last spring. The group hosted students from Ashburnham’s J.R. Briggs Elementary and Westminster Elementary, and the Elm Street School in Gardner. The weather forced the workshops inside, but the group, with help from members of Oakmont Regional’s Peer Mediators program, ran a variety of workshops focused on sportsmanship, leadership, teamwork, and the “day in the life of an athlete.” A job well done by the student leaders from Cushing and Oakmont!
Just prior to graduation, administrators met with the nine members of the Student Honor Council to commend them on their work upholding the Cushing Academy Honor Code over the course of the year. The Council, which was founded three years ago, participates in disciplinary committee meetings, deliberates on and recommends consequences for rule violations, and meets with students to discuss accountability.
“This group has participated in some of the most difficult and more important educational work in our community; and as individuals you have done excellent work and served as exceptional role models,” said Headmaster Torino as the Honor Council members assembled in his office. “I’m so proud of you for that.” Dean of Students Bob Macioci added, “Many students don’t know what you do because much of it is unseen work, but you did it with great character and seriousness. Your presence in these situations makes such a difference, and what it does for our community is very tangible.”
For nearly a century, the Cushing Breeze was the voice of the student body. It documented events on campus, from the dramatic, like building fires, to the day-to-day, like game schedules and scores. Students submitted letters to the editor with comments on campus culture and world events. At some point toward the end of the 20th century, however, the school paper changed names and then was gone. Last year, Hiu
2013–2014 Breeze Editorial Board
Editor in Chief
Haidee Chu ’15
Assistant Editors
Tony Vien ’15
Erika vonGravanitz ’16
Tik “Haidee” Chu ’15 expressed an interest in reviving the paper. She recruited other students to participate and the group spent much of the spring semester writing, editing, and photographing. The fruits of their hard labor were realized and the newly refreshed Breeze was published in mid-May. The group anticipates printing about one issue per month during the school year.
Sectional Editors
Uri Barky ’16
Cassidy Caouette ’16
Vincent Grimaldi ’15
Kyu Sang Han ’14
Eunice Wong ’15
First-year Honor Council members were presented with a compass, representing leadership; second-year members received copies of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, representing courage and honor in the face of adversity, and doing what is right despite convention.
Learn more about the Honor Council, at: www.cushing.org/honor-code.
Contributing Writers
Sarah Berkowitz ’15
Chyna Christman ’16
Mallory Fredericks ’14
Bee Lee ’16
Blossom Truel ’17
Faculty Advisors
Amy Ostroth
Dena Torino
HONOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, BACK ROW (l–r) Mr. Raja Bala, Jordan Comeau ’14, Kayla Sargent ’15, Gaby Dutil ’14, Bob Zeng ’14, Mariah Weintraub ’14, Mr. Bob Macioci, and Headmaster Torino SEATED (l–r) Michelle Tierney ’14, Mallory Fredericks ’14, Ethan Leff ’14, Taylor Greene ’14Wachusett Mountain rolled out the red carpet for the 2014 “Starry Night” junior-senior prom. Chairlift rides to the summit allowed for gorgeous views for miles, and prom-goers enjoyed appetizers on the patio at the base of the ski resort prior to a buffet dinner and dancing.
Just prior to graduation, 11 seniors and three juniors were inducted into the Cum Laude society. The purpose of the society is to encourage and recognize scholarship, and so the Greek words Arete, Dike, and Time, which mean “excellence,” “justice,” and “honor,” were chosen for the motto of the society. Since the founding of the local chapter in January 1956, membership in the Cum Laude society has been considered one of the most esteemed achievements of a student’s career at Cushing Academy.
Congratulations to Nicole Gabrielle Besen ’14, Kevin Yu-An Chen ’14, Emma Bernett Chin Lin ’14, Tiantian Taylor Huang ’14, Yun Ju Jung ’14, Seungyong Kim ’14, Erik Robert Waldemar Ryde ’14, Patrick Stephane Tawil ’14, Danni Wang ’14, Zhenyuan Yuan ’14, Qingjie Bob Zeng ’14, Paranya Bow Jareonvongrayab ’15, Jiazhong Frank Mei ’15, and Minh Hoang Tony Ngoc Vien ’15.
Spring can be a busy time for Cushing seniors. They’re making college decisions, taking finals, and preparing for graduation. But for Richey Boyd ’14, there was an additional mission added to the mix—raising money for childhood cancer. A boy he’d coached in hockey at home in Florida—Dillon Simmons—was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2012 and had recently passed away. Richey became determined to make a difference—and a statement.
For a few weeks, Richey sold raffle tickets to benefit the Dillon Simmons Foundation. The prize for the winning ticket-holder: the opportunity to shave off Richey’s long “hockey hair.” At the end of an all-school assembly, Richey thanked supporters who helped him raise over $1,000, and asked for a moment of silence for Dillon. He then pulled the winning ticket: Dr. Susie Carlisle, Dean of Academics.
With the help from Richey’s sister, Maggie ’15, Dr. Carlisle took to the stage, plugged in the clippers, and got to work, shaving Richey’s long locks down to a buzz. Congratulations, Richey, for taking a stand and making a difference!
In May, Cushing Academy’s Dance Program presented REWIND, a dance concert of works choreographed by students, guest artists, and Ms. Rebecca Rice, Director. Dances included original choreography from the Dance Theatre Workshop Advanced Class, the Ballet and Contemporary Class, and the after-school Spring Dance course. Additionally, historical Denishawn works of Ted Shawn (Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival founder) were performed, and Ms. Rice revived an original work, “Nuances,” for her advanced students, which was dedicated in memory of her mother and founder of Cushing’s Dance Program, Mona Irvine Rice, who passed away in November 2013.
On April 17, the Cushing community put in an impressive day’s work during the annual Tony Fisher Day of Service to Others. Groups helped out where help was needed at organizations like the Greater Boston Food Bank, Community Harvest Project, and Salvation Army, as well as at Walden Pond, local parks, playgrounds, public service facilities, and several destinations on campus. The day of service is held in honor of M. Anthony Fisher ’69, Cushing Trustee, and well-known philanthropist, who died in a plane crash en route to the Academy in April 2003.
After five weeks of studio exploration, students in the Summer Session Studio Art program put their creations on display for the Cushing community. The annual Summer Session Art Show drew a sizeable crowd, with students, faculty, and staff admiring works that ranged from painting to jewelry making, fiber arts, ceramics, fused glass, and more. Congratulations to all of our artists on a wonderful summer filled with artistic expression, creative growth, and fun.
Each year, Summer Session’s International Night is a highly anticipated event, featuring an international dinner with cuisine from around the world and performances showcasing the diverse cultures of our student body. We congratulate all the students and faculty for their hard work and preparation throughout the week, and the dining hall staff for turning the venue into an amazing hall of nations!
Each Wednesday, Summer Session departments took a break from classroom study and exploration to take their show on the road. Some of the destinations included the Norman Rockwell Museum, Newport mansions, Museum of Fine Arts, and Boston’s Freedom Trail. Here, students in the Critical Skills program enjoyed a day in Concord, Mass., learning about the battles of Lexington and Concord. They also visited Henry David Thoreau’s famous cabin at nearby Walden Pond.
In May, Cushing welcomed Rosalind Wiseman, an internationally recognized author and educator on children, adolescents, parenting, education, and social justice. Her work aims to help parents, educators, and young people successfully navigate the social challenges of young adulthood.
In her address to faculty and staff, and our outside audience via live webcast, Ms. Wiseman focused on how educators manage themselves with young people. “Teaching is constantly an opportunity for failure. Teachers are human, but it’s how we manage ourselves with students and how we react to them that makes the difference.”
She went on to outline students’ group dynamics and how boys, for example, take on such roles as Masterminds, Associates, Entertainers, and Punching Bags within their social circles, and how educational communities can recognize these positions and work with students to better understand them. “To put kids into boxes and labels is counterproductive and makes it difficult for kids to come to you with their problems and the complexities of their lives. Be mindful of how you react to them—it’s not about power and domination, and in fact that can be counter-
productive to many kids and harder for them to invest in their moral compass. Every child should be treated with dignity. Respect is what they can then earn.”
Ms. Wiseman also stressed the importance of addressing conflict strategically, and guiding students to be socially competent. “Don’t lose the value of the moment. Explain what you don’t like, what you want, and what you expect.” Additionally, she relayed, “I’ve learned that an adult who comes to a kid and says ‘I’m sorry’ can be transformational for that child.”
She closed by reminding faculty that, “When there’s conflict with students, these moments that are negative can really become a positive. If we acknowledge what we do, and why, kids will more than likely come and meet us half-way.”
Her May visit was not her last visit to Cushing, however. She returned in July for the Student Life team retreat and also in September to work with students as well as faculty. She will return again in January, March, and June. When she was asked why she decided to work with Cushing, she replied, “The great things you are trying to achieve at Cushing can be done with the people you’ve got. I am excited to play a role in helping.”
On a rainy Tuesday afternoon last spring, Fred Morlock ’16 invited Headmaster Torino to the 3D printing lab for an overview of the student-run 3D Printing Club and to show examples of some of the finished pieces. With three completely different printers and approximately 10 students involved—each at a different level of skill and design—Fred says, “the club is all about supporting one another and fostering interests outside of the regular school curriculum.”
The group is assisted by Fred’s father, Steve Morlock, and Dan Salvucci (Ash House dorm parent and husband of faculty member Ms. Chelle Salvucci), and is supervised by Mrs. Nancy Boyle. “We had a 3D printer at home that we’d gotten off of Craigslist,” notes Fred, “but when I was looking at schools and saw that Cushing had one, that really fascinated me
BOOKS BY ROSALIND WISEMAN
Queen Bees & Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends & Other Realities of Adolescence (2003)
Queen Bee Moms & King Pin Dads: Dealing with the Parents, Teachers, Coaches, and Counselors Who Can Make—or Break—Your Child’s Future (2006)
Owning Up Curriculum: Empowering Adolescents to Confront Social Cruelty, Bullying, and Injustice (2009)
Queen Bees & Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World (2009)
Boys, Girls & Other Hazardous Materials (2010) Masterminds and Wingmen: Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World (2013)
The Guide: Managing Douchebags, Recruiting Wingmen, and Attracting Who You Want (2013) To learn more about Rosalind Wiseman, visit her website at rosalindwiseman.com
and was a big draw—not just that particular printer, but the fact that we could have the exposure to this type of technology.” Since then, Fred has designed and printed everything from action figures with moving parts, to hands and replica Legos. He and his teaching team help the other students navigate the various software options and then let them run with it. “Students can start designing here in the lab and then on their free time, pick up where they left off in the library or in their dorm room, because it’s all on their computer along with tons of tutorials. We then export it here and print the finished piece.”
“Ultimately, what I love about 3D printing is that we can build something that can build the next version of that something. And I want people to be able to come to Cushing and have the support they need to explore their interests like I’ve been able to do with this club.”
The inaugural year of the Cushing Academy Performing Arts Series kicked off on Saturday, Sept. 27, featuring the Rebecca Rice Dance Company. Over 200 guests from the outside community joined students and faculty in Cowell Chapel for this inaugural event.
“As Cushing is celebrating its 150th anniversary and our town of Ashburnham is celebrating its 250th anniversary, we feel it is particularly appropriate that we launch this new tradition—The Performing Arts Series—by celebrating the creative work of our colleague and friend on the Cushing Academy faculty, Rebecca Rice, whose family has had a significant impact on the artistic life of this school, our local community, and the state of Massachusetts for generations,” said Cushing’s Director of Music, Desh Hindle.
Said Ms. Rice, “I was honored to have been asked to present my choreography in Cushing’s new Performing Arts Series, to contribute to the culture of the school and area, and to be able to share it with family, close friends, and colleagues in this very special community.” The Series features two additional events with professional artists, as well as several performances by Cushing’s talented students, all of which are free and open to the public. For more information, please visit www.cushing.org/PASeries
Part of what ties Cushing alumni to today’s students is a sense of shared tradition. This year, we celebrated some of our most beloved traditions: Mountain Day and the all-school handshake. We’ve also started what we hope will become a new tradition—the Cushing Academy Performing Arts Series—and we’ve revived a tradition that was first started by Bradford Lamson in 1963, his first year as Headmaster— Convocation. We hope the continuation of old traditions and the beginnings of new ones will serve as bonds that will tie the Happy Cushing Family together for many years to come.
In December 2000, a young man in Baltimore named Wes Moore opened the newspaper. In it, he saw an article about himself and how he had received a Rhodes Scholarship. But he also saw another story. This one was about a young man—also from Baltimore and also named Wes Moore—who was being sought by the police for his part in the armed robbery of a jewelry store.
This Rhodes Scholar wanted to know how a guy, so similar to himself, had ended up on such a different path. So he wrote the other Wes Moore a letter in jail—where he is now serving a life sentence for his part in that robbery—and asked him. What came next was a correspondence between the two men in which they discussed what made them the same and what made them different. That correspondence led to a book called The Other Wes Moore.
The Other Wes Moore was Cushing Academy’s Common Reading selection for the school year, and on Sept. 19, the author came to talk to the student body about it. He noted that what is important about the title of his book isn’t Wes Moore, but rather, The Other. “There are others everywhere,” he told the students. “There are so many people who are one decision from going toward greatness or going the other way.”
He told the students that the point of the book
wasn’t to tell the story about two people, but to tell the story of two people, both searching for something and only one of them finding it. “I’m better than I was because I met Wes,” he said. “I’m more thankful and aware of the people who advocated and fought for me before I knew how to do it for myself.”
On that note, he encouraged the students to be grateful for the opportunities they have and to use those opportunities—including their Cushing education—to fight for those who don’t. “When you leave college, no one will ask you what your major was,” he said. “They’ll ask you who you fought for. Who did you stand up for when it wasn’t easy? Who did you stand arm in arm with when it was just you two? No one will ever stop asking you that question, because
that is the question that is important.”
He encouraged them to make the most of their time at Cushing, saying, “If you walk across that graduation stage and all you have is a diploma, then you have missed the point. Your education isn’t about your GPA or how many degrees you have, it’s what you do with it.”
Wes Moore’s visit to Cushing was part of Headmaster Torino’s commitment to bringing outside perspectives into the Cushing community. These visitors share their points of view to give Cushing students the opportunity to build up the sense of inclusion and community that is already present at the Academy. It is our hope that these lessons will benefit students in personal ways that will inform their own sense of value and purpose.
SHAWN
GEBHARDT joined our community after working as a teacher, counselor, and administrator in a number of public and independent schools, and as a counselor in private practice. He and Nancy, his wife, have two children and live in Cooke Hall. Shawn serves as dorm head in Cooke Hall, teaches Academic Support, and coaches the junior varsity girls ice hockey team.He attended the Maine College of Art and Salem State University.
Also new to the Academic Support department is a face familiar to many at Cushing: AARON SANTOS ’06 . He attended Endicott College and most recently worked as a paraprofessional in the Cambridge Public Schools. Aaron is also helping in the Admissions Office, is coaching softball and basketball, and lives in Price Hall as a dorm parent.
CHRIS SHEAHAN has taken over instruction in our Mandarin program. After graduating from Williams College in 2013, Chris earned a grant to continue his studies of Chinese language in Taiwan, where he
lived until moving to Cushing in August. In addition to teaching, Chris works as an associate in the Development Office as a liaison and translator for our families from China. He lives in Cooke Hall.
MARK MELCHIOR
joined Cushing as Director of the Fisher-Watkins Library. He has attended the University of Notre Dame for his undergraduate degree, Yale University for a master’s degree, and Boston College, where he did doctoral work. He received his master’s degree in library and information science from McGill University. Most recently, Mark served as a librarian at Fitchburg State University. He lives in Groton with his partner, Todd.
coach in our lacrosse program. An experienced dorm parent and teacher, MAGGIE HOWES will take on the role as Dormitory Head of Sawyer-Hopkins. Maggie attended the University of Vermont and Tufts University. The couple has three young daughters.
J.R. NEISWENDER began in July as Dean of College Counseling. J.R. left a similar position at the Greenhill School in Addison, Tex. He attended Princeton University and received a master’s degree from Columbia University Teachers College. J.R. and his wife, Jane Ann, are settling in to their residence at O’Connor House with their son and two daughters, who will attend Cushing. J.R. does dormitory duty in Vose House and is a member of an on-duty team.
THE HOWES family arrived in July to their home in Sawyer-Hopkins Hall.
CHRIS HOWES serves as Dean of Student Life. Chris attended Bates College, Wesleyan University, and Johns Hopkins University. He joined us after working at the Severn School in Maryland, where he served in the same position. Chris will
KISHA WATTS started her tenure as Dean of Admissions during the summer. She has a degree from Williams College and comes to Cushing from the Taft School, where she was the Associate Director of Admissions and Director of Multicultural Recruitment. In addition to overseeing our admissions team, Kisha is assisting as a dormitory parent in Schottland House.
Cushing is pleased to announce the election of Kristen Kelly Fisher and Douglas R. Dubiel to the Board of Trustees. We also note with deep appreciation the leadership of Trustee Joseph Marzilli, upon his retirement from the board.
The July meeting was Marzilli’s last, concluding three terms of trusteeship. Recognizing his dedicated service as a member of the Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee, and through his work on many other committees, Headmaster Torino noted, “We are grateful for Joe’s generous service to Cushing. His leadership, commitment, and stewardship as a Trustee have contributed greatly to the Academy’s current and future strength.”
With a current twofold focus on the provision of capital and creative input for women entrepreneurs launching businesses, and the guiding of exemplary students in the completion of their education,
KRISTEN KELLY FISHER previously served as Vice President for Government Relations, External Affairs, and Special Projects at the Intrepid Museum Foundation.
A resident of New York City, she received her bachelor’s degree from Mount Holyoke College with a major in history, and her master’s degree from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. She is a member of the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum Advisory Board, the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach, and leadership committees benefiting the Humane Society of the United States and the Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti.
The aunt of Lauren Kelly ’11, John Kelly ’13, and Ryan Kelly ’17, Fisher noted, “I am honored to join the Cushing Academy Board of Trustees. My family has a longstanding relationship with the institution, and I look forward to serving the Cushing Academy community.”
DOUGLAS R. DUBIEL is the Chief Operating Officer for Goodrich, LLC, having previously served as Chief Investment Officer. Prior to joining Goodrich in 2006, Mr. Dubiel was a Senior Vice President and Circle of Excellence member at Merrill Lynch, where he provided strategic financial advice to families and established the Hingham, Mass., office.
Dubiel is a graduate of Cornell University, holding a bachelor’s degree in communications. While at Merrill Lynch, he held the Certified Financial Manager designation and several other financial security licenses.
Doug and his wife, Mari Dubiel, are the proud parents of three children, and reside in North Palm Beach, where he is active in several local organizations. “I am a strong believer in Cushing’s mission,” said Dubiel, “and look forward to working with fellow Trustees, the faculty, and administration as a board member.”
HUMAN BEINGS HAVE BEEN IMAGINING self-operating machines for millennia. In Greek myth, Hephaestus created mechanical servants. There are legends of clay giants around the world. Leonardo da Vinci built a mechanical knight around 1495. But perhaps the fullest expression of the notion of robots came with the advent of science fiction in the 19th century. Our modern movies and television are full of robots—Lost in Space, The Jetsons, C-3PO and R2D2 in Star Wars, Data in Star Trek: The Next Generation, WALL-E, and the Transformers movies.
These days, robots are leaving the realm of fiction, however. During the 2011–2012 school year, Cushing Academy initiated its first VEX robotics team, and in May 2012 the team won first place in a competition—their first—that took place at Oakmont High School in Ashburnham. Cushing’s team won again in 2013 and took second place in 2014.
Although the robots are built largely from kits, building them is clearly an interdisciplinary activity. Students must draw on math, physics, engineering, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. Furthermore, because the eight team members must work together to both build them and meet the objective of the competition, it’s also an exercise in teamwork.
The 2014 competition featured teams from eight schools in the area. The Oakmont High School gym echoed with loud music, and it was clear that the local Dunkin Donuts had done a big business that morning. Empty water bottles and yellow bags of chips were plentiful. Tables were covered with gears, duct tape, tools, and the VEX controllers that the teams use to operate the robots.
Competition organizers announce the field of play a year in advance so that the teams can build the right kind of robot for that year’s course. Although each competition is slightly different, they all follow the same basic idea: two teams, competing against each other, gain points by having their robots maneuver scoring objects on the 12' x 12' course. This year’s VEX competition was called “Toss Up” and featured
a tough set of obstacles that the teams had to maneuver around to get to a scoring area. The robot could start at a maximum of 18" tall, had to go over a 3" road bump, go under a 12" bridge, and then score balls in a 24" hexagon goal.
In the 2014 competition, each team had two robots on the course at a time, and they gained points when their robots moved balls to the far side of an obstacle course or lifted balls into a plastic hexagon. Because it is a pointsbased system—the team with the most points wins—robots can either get the points by moving the balls themselves, or prevent the opponents’ robots from doing so. Different robots have different strengths, so a team might specifically build a robot that’s better at offense or better at defense—as in sports, either might have a good chance at winning, depending on the competition they face.
The daylong competition features many rounds, including playoffs and a championship match. Between matches, the team has the opportunity to repair any damage done during the last battle. Because the time between matches is limited, the students must sometimes make judgment calls about what damage is most important to fix.
The coach of Cushing’s team, Jamie Leger, works in the Academy’s IT department and says, “It’s meant to be fun and a way for the kids to gain skills they might not learn in a classroom.” Leger knows just how much fun it can be. He has been involved in robotics for 12 years, since his own high school days, and remains interested in the critical thinking and problem-solving aspects of the activity.
The future of robotics at Cushing is bright, and we wish the 2015 team the best of luck in the Robot Wars.
MANY KIDS DREAM about hearing a huge home crowd screaming for them when they step out onto the field or court. Not every kid gets to live that dream, but soon, Kaleb Joseph ’14 will do just that.
Back home in Nashua, N.H., Kaleb had dreams of going to Syracuse University and then playing for the NBA. Turns out that his dreams were dead on.
Kaleb came to Cushing after spending his freshman year playing at Nashua High School South. In looking to take his game to the next level, he spent some time exploring his prep school options because he knew the competition in the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) was very good. “It’s well-known as the best high school league in the country,” he says. “You know that every week you will play against players just as good as you and who want the same thing you do.”
He chose Cushing over his other options because it was close to home so his parents could see him play, and because “Coach Barry [Connors] kind of harassed me,” he laughs with a good-natured smile. He was also surprised at how friendly everyone on campus was when he came for his visit. “People would stop and ask how I was. It was just a really good environment,” he says.
One of the great things about Cushing for an athlete like Kaleb is that everything is close by. It’s easy to get up and go to the gym for those 5:30 am workouts. “At home, I wouldn’t be able to do that,” he says. “Having everything here on campus was a big help.”
But of course, Cushing is more than athletics; it’s academics too. “It’s more demanding than public school,”
he says. “When I came to Cushing, I didn’t want to have anything to do with school. But now I look forward to learning because I know it’s something I’ll have for the rest of my life.” Helping him make that particular transformation was Cara Clarke, who works in Cushing’s Academic Support Program and knows a thing or two about balancing the demands of athletics and academics because she also serves as the varsity field hockey coach and assistant girls varsity lacrosse coach. “Mrs. Clarke has played a huge role in my academic success,” he notes.
He was just 15 when he came to Cushing, and like most Cushing students, he’s done a lot of growing up in his time at the Academy. “Being away from my family has helped me mature. Here, the teachers are like family, and they’ve helped me a lot.”
Back on that first visit to Ashburnham, Kaleb remembers asking Coach Connors if he thought Kaleb could play for Syracuse. “Coach told me I had all of the ability I needed, but that I had to work hard and hone my skills,” Kaleb says. All that work paid off when, a couple of years later, Coach Connors received a message from Syracuse Coach Jim Boeheim, saying he was coming to watch Kaleb. The offer to play at the university came immediately after practice, and Kaleb committed the summer before his senior year at Cushing. Kaleb knows how lucky he is. “It all panned out just like I wanted it to,” he says. “I don’t think many kids get that opportunity.”
Kaleb is looking forward to what the next few years will bring. He wants to represent his home town and his alma mater. And, of course, he’s looking forward to playing on TV and in front of the crowd in the Carrier Dome. He joined the Syracuse basketball team this fall, and if you turn on the TV right now, you might just be able to watch an Orange Penguin play basketball.
“Coach Connors told me I had all of the ability I needed, but that I had to work hard and hone my skills…”
AS HAPPENS EVERY YEAR , Cushing said goodbye to its seniors on a day near the end of May. Cushing was proud to welcome one of its own amazing alumni back to give the day’s address.
Meghan Duggan ’06 has played on two Olympic ice hockey teams, winning silver in 2010 and again in 2014, when she served as team captain (see page 26 for more on Meghan). She reminded the young graduates that life would throw them challenges and that if they’re to be successful, they must face those challenges. But she also told them, “The values instilled in you by Cushing, the experiences you have had here, have prepared you for the many challenges that lie ahead.” She spoke of her own challenges—injuries and losing important games—but told them how she pushed through and learned much about herself from those challenges. She reminded them to be present in the moment and enjoy the experiences they have. Take action, she said. Surround yourself with people who matter, she advised. She closed with some very good advice: “College is tough, and sometimes life just isn’t fair. Hard situations surface and disappointment stings. When you are faced with a challenge and you want to
give up, open your mind, eyes, and ears. Let yourself learn from that challenge, and you’ll get through it. You’ll even be better on the other side.”
Joining Meghan on the stage was 2014 Valedictorian Danni Wang, a native of Beijing. She talked about the difficult academics at the Academy, but how the teachers were always there to support and encourage her. She thanked the entire community for their hard work in making the experiences of the Class of 2014 memorable and life-changing. And she honored their parents for trusting her to live and study so far from home. In the end, she noted, “Wherever you go, remember how hard you worked, how much you grew, how ready you are for the next step, and how proud you are to be a Cushing Penguin.”
The entire Class of 2014 is to be commended for their hard work and dedication. We wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors and hope to see them often in the years to come.
For a complete list of awards and award winners, please visit the Cushing website.
Layana Saleh Alazzaz
Amir Alimkulov
Andrea Anicic
Adam Xavier Augusta
Ryan L. Bajjaly
William Sutherland Beachus
Giulio Bercellesi
Mackenzie Michael Bernard*
Nicole Gabrielle Besen**
Jonathan Albert Bianchi
Rachel Cross Blatz
Lara Liv Blom
Christopher Sean Bolish
Christine Leigh Bonetti
Richard Steven Boyd*
Chau Truong Quynh Bui
William Robert Carney
Laura Michelle Caves*
Michael Carl Caves
Cyrus Chi Yin Chan*
Cheng-An Chang*
Kevin Yu-An Chen**
Sisi Chen
Jeremy Chikeluba
Emma Bernett Chin Lin**
Jordan Thomas Comeau*
Luis Miguel da Gama Rodrigues
Luke Conner Daniels
Valerie Ellen Dayton*
Thomas J. DeFelice
Phub Dorji
Damien Howard Dunn
Gabrielle E. Dutil
Javier Falcon Navarro
Andrew Hyde Fitzgerald
Donovan Jane Foote*
Kelton Deione Force*
Mallory Ryan Fredericks*
Keeley Jean Frost*
Benjamin Warren Fuller*
Zhaoyi Paul Gao
Taylor Ann Gaton
Maxwell Owen Grafton*
Taylor Susan Greene*
Cynthia Hassania Hamidi
Kyu Sang Han*
Malcolm Xavier Hayes
Devin James Hemeon
Natalie Sophie Hillman*
Jeong Mo Hong
Matthew Vincent Hoover
Tiantian Taylor Huang**
Aidan P. Huczko*
YeJi Im*
Kaleb Alejandro Joseph*
Erin Kelly Joyce*
Yun Ju Jung**
Juan Arturo Kalaf Montes
Daniel Austin Kelley
Seungyong Kim* **
Young Ah Kim*
Samuel Henry Kolle
Byung Joon Lee*
Chia-Lin Jenny Lee
Kyucheol Lee*
Sooji Lee*
Ethan Abrams Leff
Kali Connie Leong
Aixin Li
Yeon Jun Lim*
Stephanie Elizabeth Martin*
Dimitri Michael Masucci
Liam Xavier McCarthy
Muhammad Nadzmi Mohamed Nizam
Ackim Mpofu
Cameron Michael Mutchler*
Oliver Andres Niño Bezara
Nathan Merriman Norton
Tamara Novic
Nolan Robert O’Connor
Shaylah Keehan O’Connor*
Ekenedilichukwu John Ojukwu
Nolan Wakefield O’Neal
Alexander Anthony Cugini O’Neill
Jennifer Elisabeth O’Neill*
Laura Queenan O’Neill*
Valerie Ezinwa Otti
Donovan Antonio Park*
Yongjun Park*
David Peña
Erin Rose Pengeroth*
Rafael Pessah Kirsch
George William Peters*
Hannah Pfeffer
Raveena Phichitsingh
Michael Frederick Powers*
Spencer James Ralston*
Maria Laura Reyes Lopez
Graff Dean Richards
Luis Manuel Rodriguez da Gama
Alexandra Romanova
Erik Robert Waldemar Ryde**
Clayton Wesley Sandage*
Luke Henry Sandbank*
Thomas Ayres Schelling Jr.
Amelia Claire Schneider
Michael Anthony Simonetta
Nicholas Alexander Sorokin
Jackson V. Steele
Carlton Alexander Steer
Manuel Jose Sucre Carrasquero
Idris Taqqee*
Patrick Stéphane Tawil**
Michelle Emily Tierney*
Pranjal Tiwari
Ka Yan Mimi To*
Aaron Milton Todd
Dexter A. Turner
Danni Wang**
Xiadong Wang
Mariah Lee Weintraub*
Todd Harrington Wetzel Jr.
Alford Lloyd White III
Andrew Ryan Wilson
Steven Ciro Windt
Matthew R. Wollrath
Austin Charles Wood
Iasson Xenakis
Deniz T. Yarsuvat
Zhenyuan Yuan **
Qingjie Bob Zeng **
Wei Xi Agnes Zhang
** Cum Laude Society
* Four-year seniors
Curious about our Penguins’ next steps? Here’s where they’re heading—we wish them all the best of luck!
American University
Appalachian State University
Arizona State University
The University of Arizona
Babson College
Bard College (2)
Bentley University
Berklee College of Music
Brandeis University
University of California at Los Angeles (2)
University of California at San Diego
Central Connecticut State University
College of Charleston
Coastal Carolina University
Concordia University - Montreal
Connecticut College
University of Connecticut
Cornell University
Denison University
University of Denver (2)
DePaul University
Durham University
Eckerd College
Elmira College
Emory University
Endicott College
Fairfield University (2)
Fisher College
Florida Southern College
Framingham State University
Franklin Pierce University (2)
The George Washington University
Glion Institute of Higher Education
Goldsmiths College, University of London
University of Hartford
Hobart and William Smith Colleges (2)
Hofstra University
College of the Holy Cross
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Kent State University, Stark
Lake Superior State University
Louisiana State University
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University Chicago (2)
Lynn University
University of Maine (2)
University of Massachusetts, Amherst (3)
University of Massachusetts, Boston
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
McGill University
Merrimack College
University of Miami
University of Michigan (3)
Michigan State University (2)
Mount Holyoke College
Muhlenberg College
University of New Hampshire
New York University
Nicholls State University
Northeastern University (5)
Northwestern University
Norwich University
The Ohio State University
Pace University, New York City
Pennsylvania State University (2)
Pitzer College
Polytechnic Institute of NYU
Pomona College
Providence College
Purdue University
Reed College
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rhodes College
Roanoke College
Royal Holloway, University of London
Sacred Heart University
Saint Anselm College
Saint Michael’s College (2)
Salve Regina University (3)
Skidmore College
Southern Connecticut State University
Southern Virginia University
St. Bonaventure University
St. Lawrence University
Stonehill College
Suffolk University (5)
Syracuse University (2)
Texas Christian University
Trinity College
Utica College
University of Vermont
Villanova University
Wake Forest University
Washington University in St. Louis (2)
Western New England University
The University of Western Ontario
Wheaton College (MA)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester State University
Of our 44 four-year seniors, 11 made Honor Roll status for their entire high school career. These students were recognized during an all-school assembly in May and were presented with a Cushing memento by Dr. Susie Carlisle, Dean of Academics. We congratulate them on this impressive achievement!
Benjamin Fuller Maxwell Grafton Kyu Sang Han Young Ah Kim Byung Joon Lee Stephanie Martin Shaylah O’Connor Jennifer O’Neill Laura O’Neill Yongjun Park Michelle Tierney
Congratulations to the 2014 Teacher of the Year, Mr. Mark Burke! The Reitman Teacher of the Year Award was established by the Reitman family in 1976 to honor that teacher who, in the estimation of the students and the faculty of Cushing Academy, achieved distinction as a faculty member. This award represents the highest honor that a faculty member can receive as a part of the Cushing community.
DURING CUSHING’S 139 COMMENCEMENT in May, Headmaster Torino presented a special diploma to a special individual from Newton Center, Mass.—Sylvia Adasko Lilienthal.
Sylvia is a proud member of Cushing’s Class of 1940. She arrived on campus from the North Shore of Boston in 1936, and spent a successful and enjoyable four years at Cushing. When asked about her favorite Cushing memories, she said that they include meeting her husband and participating in the drama program, in which she played the lead role in Anne of Green Gables. She also fondly remembers the hour of manners instruction that she attended every Saturday morning, something that she said has stayed with her throughout her life.
When Sylvia saw Headmaster Torino a few months ago, she told him about her experiences as a student, including an unexpected turn of events at the end of her senior year. It was the day before graduation and the night of her senior prom. She was called into the office and told that she would not be graduating with her class because she was missing a physical education credit. As a result, she did not receive a Cushing diploma in 1940 and did not march with her class.
In spite of that, Sylvia went on to Endicott College (then Endicott Junior College) as planned, graduating in 1942 with a major in fashion merchandising—a perfect career for
someone who had been voted “Best Dressed” at Cushing. She went on to work in sales at Adasko’s, her family’s chain of stores, in Salem, Mass.
Sylvia and her husband raised a beautiful family of two sons and a daughter, and after taking a few years off to care for her children, she worked as a party planner and in the designer’s section of Filene’s department store, a great Boston institution.
Headmaster Torino was moved by her story, and invited her to come to Commencement so this unfortunate oversight could be corrected. In his invitation he wrote, “Upon reviewing your 1940 transcript, it is clear that your only missing credit is a physical education class. While I certainly consider exercise and fitness an important part of the boarding school experience, I am confident that your many walks throughout the ‘School Upon the Hill’ more than made up for any missed credits.”
So, on a May day 74 years later, she finally received her Cushing diploma. Congratulations, Sylvia!
AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE, managing 400-plus teenagers can be a complicated endeavor. The faculty and staff at Cushing have the responsibility to teach—and to make sure the kids are learning—but because the Academy is a boarding school, they also have some responsibilities that might typically fall to parents.
Jimmie-Gaye Buono has been working at Cushing for 14 years—all of them in the Student Life Office, which is the default place to go for every kind of question that parents and students might have while at the Academy. For the last 13 of those 14 years, she has managed the Student Life Office and kept track of thousands of students. Every time a student has a doctor’s appointment, a college visit, or a trip home, she knows about it. If a parent or administrator calls her, she can tell them exactly where every single student is at any given moment. In addition to student-wrangling, she helps with anything that has to do with residential life, from duty schedules to the list of what students live where, from roommate issues to answering questions about summer storage.
It’s a busy office, and she manages a lot of moving parts—with constant interruptions. She talks to numerous parents every day, and on Thursdays and Fridays that number increases dramatically with weekend permissions. And that’s just on the phone; she also answers dozens of emails and might be visited by up to 50 students each day, who check in with her when they have meetings with one of the Deans or sometimes they just stop by to chat. Like Mrs. Fay in the Headmaster’s Office, Ms. Buono keeps a jar of candy fully stocked in her office. “That candy jar is important,” she says. “We want the kids to feel like they’re welcome in the office and that it’s not just a place to come when they’re in trouble.”
The first few weeks of school are the most important of the year for the office. “In those first few weeks,” she says, “Parents call often to check on their children, and
it’s a time of transition for the students, especially the new ones. I try to take them under my wing and reassure them. I tell them, ‘I’m going to be your Mama Buono. No matter what problem you have, you come and see me.’” She’s a former Cushing parent too—all three of her children attended the Academy—so she knows how critical the beginning of school is for building a sense of trust with all Cushing families. “Parents are leaving their precious children with us, and we have to make sure they know that we’ll take care of their kids and give them the best education and experience possible.”
Of course, she’s busy at the end of school too. There are multiple forms for each student to fill out, library books and room keys to return, and departure plans to finalize.
She enjoys the work, although it’s not without its challenges. Some of the most difficult challenges are when students struggle with roommates or other members of the community. She is often the first to hear when something in the room doesn’t work, if something has turned up missing, or if a student is having a hard time adjusting to life at the Academy. But she sees her job as an important part of building relationships with students and their families. “When something has happened to damage that, it’s my responsibility to help address it and rebuild that relationship,” she says.
Her favorite time is graduation. It is then that she gets to see the results of everyone’s hard work and accomplishments. In many cases, it’s also the first chance she has to meet parents in person. “I spend years talking to them on the phone,” she laughs. “It’s wonderful to finally put a face to the voice on a very special day.”
• Every morning: works with Penny Chrusciel in the Academic Office to track absences.
• By 3 pm every day: creates the resource list, which lets every faculty member on campus know where every student is supposed to be that day.
• Monday afternoon: posts the evening duty schedule and who is on for health center coverage.
• Wednesday afternoon: sends reminder to faculty about weekend duty assignments.
• Friday afternoon: posts the weekend packet with all duty assignments, important phone numbers, events, and any notes for the weekend.
*This is in addition to answering hundreds of phone calls and emails each week.
HOCKEY FIRST CAME TO CUSHING IN 1924, although it wasn’t a regular fixture on campus until the middle of the 20th century. Despite a slow beginning, today hockey is an important part of our community, and many of our students come to Ashburnham because they want to play for one of the best hockey programs in New England.
That’s what Meghan Duggan ’06 did.
Before coming to Cushing, Meghan had been playing for club teams for several years, and some of her teammates played for the Academy. They convinced Meghan that attending Cushing would take her game to the next level. She arrived in the fall of 2002 and spent four years building her game and taking advantage of all Cushing had to offer. “I had a definitive idea of where I wanted to go, and Cushing helped make that happen,” she says. “I played with some really talented girls and some excellent coaches. They all played a huge role in my development.”
But Cushing was about more than just hockey. She appreciated the close-knit community that provided then, just as it does now, an opportunity for everyone to be who they are, whether their interests are in athletics, academics, or the arts. “At Cushing, everyone is respected for what they do and what they’re passionate about,” she says. “Maybe because it’s a small school, the faculty, and the students get along so well.”
Of course, you don’t attend a private boarding school just for the company of the faculty and your classmates, no matter how friendly they are. There’s also work to be done, and Meghan knows that Cushing’s academics are top notch. Never one to shy away from a challenge, Meghan took all upper level classes, in part because Cushing had an environment where she could work individually but also be supported by her teachers. “I can’t imagine where I would be at college if I hadn’t worked as hard as I did at the Academy. We were always held accountable for our learning, and the teachers really pushed us,” she observes.
In the end though, it was her experience on the ice that led her to her college choice, and it was her play at the University of Wisconsin that ultimately led her to two Olympic teams. While playing in the Watkins Tournament at Cushing, she was scouted by the University of Wisconsin, and chose to attend that university after she graduated from Cushing. She made the National team in her freshman year at Wisconsin, and she’s been on every roster since 2007. As a result, Meghan has played on five world championship teams and won four gold medals. Because members of the Olympic teams are chosen from the players on the National team, it’s obvious that her hard work and strong play on those teams led her to the Olympics. Since her graduation from Wisconsin, she’s also played in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League and for the Boston Blades.
You could argue that Meghan has been training for the Olympics since she first picked up a stick as a child, but that training began in earnest prior to the 2010 winter Olympics, in which
Her travels have brought her back to Ashburnham, where she was the 2014 Commencement speaker. “It was an honor to be invited to speak at graduation. I remember how much it meant to me, and it’s such an important day in people’s lives,” she says.
Team USA won a silver medal. She acknowledges that training for the Olympics is a full-time job. She must be careful about what she eats, spend many hours each week in the gym, and travel wherever she needs to go to improve her game.
In spite of her success on the ice, playing hockey hasn’t always been easy. In 2011, she suffered a brain injury that sidelined her for more than a year, and she wasn’t sure she’d ever get on the ice again. She came back from that injury to captain Team USA in the 2014 winter Olympics, where the team took silver. And while a silver medal is nothing to sneeze at, Meghan felt the overtime loss to Canada keenly. “You don’t train as hard as we did to get second place,” she says. “It was a hard time for me even though I know that what we did was awesome and that the Olympics is about more than just one overtime period where you let in one goal.” In spite of the loss, Meghan is proud of the way the team responded. “I’m proud to be an American and so glad I’ve had the chance to represent my country on that world stage,” she says. “You get a huge sense of pride every time you put on that jersey.”
Now that the 2014 Olympics are over, Meghan is figuring out the next phase of her life. She plans to play in the Olympics in 2018, and she recently accepted a position at Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y., where she is an assistant coach for the women’s hockey team.
To learn more about Cullen’s work or to find out where you can purchase it, please visit her website: silverandstone.info
CULLEN CONCANNON’S CUSHING STORY begins the way many Cushing stories do: she came to visit and just knew.
“Three of my sisters went to three different boarding schools in Massachusetts,” she says. “I chose Cushing after visiting the campus the day of my interview. I had a feeling it was the perfect school for me.”
Oddly, her best memory of her time at the Academy is from Hurricane Gloria, which hit Ashburnham in the fall of 1985, when she was just a freshman. “I had only been at Cushing for a short time,” she says. “I was still hesitant, nervous, and sad about missing friends from home.” But she remembers being allowed to play in the rain for the beginning of the storm, which turned out to be a great thing. They created a mudslide on the Common. “It was pouring rain and everyone was having a blast. We were covered head to toe in mud,” she laughs. “That was the first sign I had that I was going to make some friends here.”
That happy afternoon was just one of many for the young Cullen. She fondly remembers French classes with Cheryl Storm, who was also her advisor. “She was the first adult friend I had,” Cullen says. “I found her glamorous but not intimidating, and she seemed to sincerely like me back.” But like most alumni, the Cushing experience was about more than just one teacher. “Bob Johnson is high up there on my list as well, and I can’t go without mentioning some useful mentoring and babysitting skills that I learned from Bill Wenning,” she says.
Her time at Cushing was transformational for her. “I’m not sure where I’d be today if I hadn’t had my CA experience,” she says. “I learned the responsibility of taking care of my own room, doing laundry, balancing my checking account, getting up and to classes on time, and the benefits and trials of friendships with many people male and female, peers and
adults.” It was the biggest learning experience of her life.
After Cushing, Cullen returned to her home state for college, where she attended both the University of Maine and the University of Southern Maine, where she graduated with a degree in art. She also took metalsmithing classes at the Portland School of Art.
Even her art degree had its roots in her time at Cushing, where she took her first silversmithing class with Mr. Johnson. The jewelry-loving Cullen was inspired to take the class after her friend Jessica Zimmerman showed Cullen a ring she had made in class. “It was astonishing to see what I could learn to make myself. I fell in love with the process.”
Although Cullen took metalsmithing classes in college, she set it aside after graduation until a death in her family in 2009 motivated her to take it up again, simply for the enjoyment of doing it and spending time on herself. She took a class as a refresher, and found that it was as fun as it had always been. So she took another class. And another. After someone asked to buy one of her pieces, it occurred to her that she might be able to turn her hobby into a career, and the rest, as they say, is history. She’s been in business for about three years.
Those years have been a lot of hard work, not just making the jewelry, but also pounding the pavement to seek out business. Now, her business is taking off, and she feels quite proud of all she has accomplished, especially when a catalog or shop calls to buy her pieces.
She still remembers her days at Cushing. When she returned for her 25th reunion in 2014, she came not just to socialize, but to show her work—along with classmate Will Day (read more about Will on page 29). She was happy to be asked, but also a bit intimidated. “The art department at CA has grown so much since I was there, and the quality of work is phenomenal,” she says. “I am proud to say I learned my first steps from Bob Johnson.”
The reunion wasn’t her first trip back, though. She comes back every five years, and says every time is like coming home. “It is heartwarming to see—and even better, be recognized—by the faculty. I am greeted with open arms.”
ARTIST WILL DAY ’89 —he went by Bill during his Cushing days—remembers visiting Cushing Academy for the first time on a quiet, snowy day during winter break. Cushing had been recommended to him by his brother—a student at Exeter—who played against Cushing, and by other friends and family who had visited the Academy and thought Will might fit in there.
Will, a native of Darien, Conn., had not been having the easiest time in the public schools. There hadn’t been anything specific wrong, but it was clear that Will would benefit from a different kind of education. It was in that spirit that Will came to Ashburnham, starting at Cushing as a sophomore in the fall of 1986.
It wasn’t the first time he’d been away from home— he’d attended camps in the summer and traveled a lot. And he was familiar with the private school life because it was a fairly common thing among the people he knew. Still though, he was young and he was heading away for more than a summer. It would only be natural for there to be a small amount of nervousness.
As students at Cushing often do, however, it wasn’t long before the young Will was comfortable at his new school. He remembers art teachers Bob Johnson and Pamela Valanejad saying to him, “What does your heart want you to do? Let’s figure that out.” Cushing allowed him to be himself and not be pinpointed as an athlete
Cushing alum Will Day remembers art teachers Bob Johnson and Pamela Valanejad saying to him, “What does your heart want you to do? Let’s gure that out.”
or a scholar but to do what he wanted. In a class taught by Norm Carey, Will read A Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell, and it had a profound impact on him. A quote from another Campbell book, Reflections on the Art of Living, still impacts his life today: “The privilege of a lifetime is to be who you are.” It was at Cushing that Will was able to explore what that really meant.
Michael Deakin, who taught American politics, also left a lasting impression on the young Will. “He was a good role model. Confident and tough. I looked up to him,” Will says. It was in Mr. Deakin’s class that Will became interested in politics, and that interest inspired Will to run for Student Body President. Will was also part of Cushing’s Model UN, and Mr. Deakin helped Will make that happen.
While at Cushing, Will took advantage of opportunities to explore the world. He took French with Cheryl Storm for three years and studied in France as part of a term abroad in 1988. In 1989, he went to Russia with Dr. David Lee. He observes that his teachers made the Cushing experience warm and engaging. “After all, with a class of six students, you can’t hide, but it wasn’t just about grades. It was about learning about the world. I felt like they were saying, ‘There’s a lot going on in the world, and we’re going to show you.’”
Indeed, Will has always been a bit of an adventurer, and his world travels continued when he went to college at Ohio Wesleyan University, where he double-majored in French and international relations and spent another term abroad.
He joined the Peace Corps after college, in part, he says, because “my time at Cushing really gave me confi-
dence to approach the world and be a citizen of the world.” He served as a community development agent in the North African country of Tunisia, where his work focused on entrepreneurship programs for unemployed women and sports programs for the boys in the town of Sbikha. It was during his time in the Peace Corps that he first began painting—and writing and taking photographs—but it would be nearly two decades before he would recognize how important that outlet would be for him.
Will left the Peace Corps with hair like Michael Bolton and ready to save the world, but when he returned to Connecticut, reality set in. He had bills to pay, after all, so he took a job with Bloomberg Financial Markets in New York City. This was during the Internet boom and he moved around quite a bit in those first years, but he didn’t find the personal and professional success he was looking for. “I wasn’t working from my heart. I was living for my head and my ego,” he says. “Then it was a downhill spiral. I lost jobs, struggled with sadness, and found myself with a lot of family responsibility in a changing economy.”
Thinking a structured artistic endeavor would lead down a better path, he pursued a master’s degree in architecture at the Pratt Institute in New York City. He finished his degree in 2004, but really had no idea what he would do with it. Knowing they didn’t want to stay in New York—among other reasons, his wife, Aimee, had worked in the World Trade Center and survived the attack on 9/11—the couple headed to Los Angeles, where he got a job as a project manager for the architecture firm Gensler. He also worked at KMD Architects for a while, doing much the same thing.
He still needed an outlet for his creative energies, how-
ever, and began painting behind his garage in Los Angeles. But he knew that he wasn’t living the life he should be, and that something needed to change. So he and Aimee talked about where they wanted to go—anywhere in the world—and after some discussion, they decided to move to Boulder, Colo. After the move, he spent a year commuting back to Los Angeles as a business development agent for KMD Architects, but in the end, the crashing economy in 2008 led to the end of his work with them.
So there he was with his wife, two children, and mortgage in a new place, and he had to figure something out. He did odd jobs as a consultant in Boulder, but he did something else, too. He submitted his work to a Boulder art fair and won, selling some of his art and changing the direction of his life.
After having spent years fighting his need to be artistic, Will finally gave in and his world blossomed. He began painting as a full-time career—no longer behind the garage or in the basement after his day job. He discovered a deep faith in God and a profound belief in the importance of family. He’s proud of the work he has done since that art show in summer 2009, and today, he runs his own studio, Will Day Art, and wants to inspire others through his art.
In June 2014, Will traveled to Cushing to show his work during Reunion Weekend. “It was an amazing and
emotional thing for me,” he says. “It brought back a lot of great memories.” He has an appreciation for what Cushing gave him and is grateful for the classmates who accepted him for who he was and the bonds that formed during what was an influential time in all of their lives. Even all these years later, he knows the impact Cushing faculty had on him. “I am where I am today because a group of people at Cushing challenged me, encouraged me, and asked me to take responsibility,” he says. “I’d like to thank them for that.”
In the end, his school days at Cushing planted a seed of creativity, confidence, and exploration for Will. It was a seed that took a while to take root, perhaps, but which has now reached full flower. “I believe all of us are on a journey to find our creative spirit,” he says. “I had to learn to let go and trust my intuition. I want to sustain this. I want to be known as an honorable man who raised a great family and left a positive legacy for the people who loved him.”
IN 1893, when Cushing’s original Main Building burned to the ground, the Trustees immediately voted to rebuild, and the new building featured what was then considered a fabulous new gymnasium space. Two stories, it had a typical gym floor on the bottom and a running track around the second story. That space served the Academy well for more than 60 years before a new building took its place: Heslin Gymnasium. When Heslin opened in 1957, the Cushing community was thrilled. More than 500 alumni, parents, and students attended the opening to see its electronic scoreboards, glass backboards, and wooden pull-out bleachers.
Much like its predecessor did, Heslin Gymnasium has supported Cushing students for nearly six decades. But as happens to all well-used—and well-loved—buildings, its heyday is past, and it is time to look to the future of athletics and fitness at the Academy. From dorm living to academic classrooms and recreational activities, we owe
our students and families the best facilities and experiences that benefit the whole child.
To that end, in March 2015, Cushing will begin construction on a new 30,000-square-foot athletic center. It will be constructed along Pleasant Street between Adams Field and the Joseph R. Curry Academic Center, and will echo the design of the historic Main Building and other nearby buildings. Together, these buildings will enclose a classic campus quadrangle in which students and community members can gather and socialize, making the new building more than simply an athletic space.
Headmaster Chris Torino anticipates the new facility will help build a sense of community on campus. “The new gym will be one more place where our entire community can gather, whether it’s cheering on our teams or pursuing fitness goals. The outdoor quad will be a great place for community events, outdoor classes, or simply enjoying our town and campus.”
ABOVE (l–r) A concept drawing of how the new basketball court might look
An image of how the fitness center might look with a view toward the new basketball court
An architect’s rendering of the new facility, as seen from Pleasant Street. In this view, Adams Field is just beyond the athletic center.
The new center will feature multiple courts, locker rooms, a physical therapy training center, and a state-ofthe-art fitness center. Its construction is part of Cushing’s promise to support the growth of all aspects of the student, including physical fitness and active community participation.
Although Cushing provides athletic activities yearround, it is difficult to offer all students adequate access to fitness and wellness opportunities. Cushing’s weight room is outdated and too small for the community. Heslin Gymnasium has only one court, which is used by all of the school’s basketball and volleyball teams. Community members and non-athletes have little access to the school’s lone cardio studio because it is often reserved for team-specific conditioning. This new facility will address all of those issues.
“It can be a challenge to schedule both games and recreational time,” says Bill Troy, Cushing’s Athletic Director.
“There’s a lot of demand for the space, but there are only so many hours in the week when we can schedule it. The new athletic center will absolutely benefit our students by giving us more and critical options.”
The gymnasium space will include one college regulation court that will run the length of the building. Two more courts—both high school regulation—will run perpendicular to that court. These multiple courts will make it possible for teams and individual students to have court time and will also allow for more practice time for our indoor sports. The larger space will accommodate more spectators as well, ensuring that the Academy’s athletic teams will benefit from enthusiastic community participation. The facility will include locker rooms for faculty, officials, visiting teams, and boys and girls home teams.
This fitness center will be more than 3,000 square feet—more than double the size of the current fitness area—and it will be more flexible than the current space
and more efficient at meeting the needs of a large and diverse community. It will have space for weight and strength training, a cardio room, and a room for group exercise. The center will be a place for all members of the Cushing community—from the fitness beginner to the well-conditioned athlete—to experience the benefits and joy of feeling fit and having fun. More important, it will facilitate a strong sense of community as students and faculty members will be able to pursue their fitness goals together.
In addition to the athletic spaces, the new facility will feature a well-appointed lobby on the main floor that will help commemorate Cushing’s proud athletics history.
The total cost of the new center will be $12 million, and an anonymous donor has made a matching, lead gift. When Cushing raises $6 million in support of the project, this donor will make a donation of $6 million. Furthermore, the members of the Cushing Academy Board of Trustees have already pledged their participation in
this endeavor. Dick Harrington, President of Cushing’s Board of Trustees, says, “Building the new facility is a big undertaking for the Academy, but it is undoubtedly critical; and with it, Cushing’s athletic facilities will take a leap forward. The new gym, fitness centers, and other essential supporting spaces will not only benefit the current Cushing community, but also help us compete against our peer schools. The Board is proud to be part of this important project.”
Cushing will spend the next 18 months raising money in support of this project, and our goal is to have the new facility ready to occupy in January 2016.
Athletics have long been a central part of life at the Academy, keeping students healthy and teaching skills that are useful both on and off the playing field. As such, a gym will serve a vital purpose in the life of Cushing Academy and help Cushing compete both on the field and in the independent school marketplace.
ABOVE A view of the new building from Pleasant Street with the Main Building on top of the hill and the Joseph R. Curry Academic Center on the right
LOWE HALL WAS ONE OF THE FIRST four buildings that made up the Cushing Academy campus (the others were the Main Building, Jewett House, and Parkman Hall) and one of just two that remain—the other, of course, being Jewett. The original Main Building burned to the ground in 1893, and Parkman Hall was demolished in 1940.
The construction of Lowe Hall began in 1889 and was completed in 1890. It was steam-heated with 21 rooms, and its original purpose was to accommodate the female students of the Academy. The 1890 catalogue lists Lowe Hall as a new building erected due to the increasing enrollment of students, and an editorial in an 1889 Breeze stated that the new residence “luxuriated in its plush furniture and fine paintings, its broad staircase and its marble flooring.”
The building is named for Dr. Abraham T. Lowe, a native of Ashburnham and one of the Academy’s original 13 trustees. When Dr. Lowe passed away, he bequeathed $10,000 to the Academy for the construction of the building, which turned out to be about half of the cost. Dr. Lowe’s generosity wasn’t limited to that bequest, however. He had also donated many of the books found in the school’s early library. It seems he was committed to making sure the school in his hometown had the resources it needed to stand the test of time, and we remain grateful for his foresight!
Because Lowe Hall was constructed so early in Cushing’s existence, its story really is the story of Cushing. After the fire that claimed the Main Building, it was in Lowe Hall that the student body gathered—with the smoking ruins visible through the windows—to learn what was to be done. It has served as a girls’ dorm, a boys’ dorm, an infirmary, and a dining hall. Bette Davis lived there as a student, and according to one story, she carved her name inside her closet, although we could
find no evidence of that when we looked for it. In 1938, a hurricane removed its chimneys.
As to living in Lowe Hall, historian Frank Rand (1908) includes a few items of note. In his “Our Lady Cushing” dramatization, created for Cushing’s 50th anniversary and updated for its 75th, he writes that Miss Osgood hosted Sunday evening gatherings to which the boys were invited to join the ladies in singing “the dear old hymns of faith, which she has loved.” It is during one of these gatherings that the ladies and men quickly paired up when she left the room to get the hymn books. Upon her return she quietly queried them as to what was going on. The response was, “Miss Osgood, I will tell you what it is: co-education.” To which another added, “Co-edding.” Was it from then on that socializing with the opposite sex was called co-edding?
In his book, Rand tells a story of a girl who fainted on the steps—perhaps after one of the Sunday night gatherings. Apparently, the Dean of Girls described these meetings as the osculation club (osculation being the act of kissing). This naughty behavior prompted new regulations with regard to boys visiting in the girls’ dorms.
We know there have been other escapades as well, as we’re given to understand that the railings on the outside of the building and the roof over the porch provided a convenient way out at times when students should have otherwise been in their rooms—if not their beds.
Do you have stories about Lowe Hall? We’d love to hear them. Send them to us at alumniprograms@ cushing.org or call 978-827-7400.
Many thanks to Carolyn Marr ’58, who worked hard to organize the Cushing archives and do the research that made this story possible.
Abraham was born in Ashburnham in 1796—during the presidency of George Washington. He earned a medical degree from Dartmouth in 1816, and eventually went back to his hometown to practice with his father—also Abraham and also a doctor. After several years, however, he left Ashburnham to set up an apothecary shop on Court Street in Boston.
He was active in his communities, served as a member of the state legislature for four terms and also as the president of several banks. His civic mindedness may have been what induced him to join the fledgling Cushing Academy’s Board of Trustees in 1865, and in which capacity he would serve until 1889. He was the President of the board from 1876 until his death in 1889. His son, Lewis, and his grandson, Arthur, carried on that tradition, both of them also serving as members of Cushing’s board.
This is a railing outside the second floor of Lowe Hall.
As we prepare to celebrate Cushing’s sesquicentennial (read more on page 69), we’ve been going through and organizing our archives. We’d like to share some of the treasures we’ve found with you.
This is the first volume and covers the very first meeting of the Board, which took place on Sept. 6, 1865. The volume shows the diligence and generosity of the men whose dedication guided the school’s founding and early years. Indeed—in a letter sent to Rev. J. D. Crosby, the clerk for the Trustees in 1875, and printed in full in the volume—Trustee George C. Winchester eschewed any payment for the hard work he had done on the school’s behalf.
Dear Sir,
In answer to your request for my bill against Cushing Academy, I have to say that for all the time and expense incurred in procuring the charter and advising with the architect in regard to the plans and construction of the building, making contracts for labor and materials, and for all the writing for the Academy done by my clerks and myself, and for any money paid out by me for traveling expenses or time in looking after the interests of the Academy, I have no charge to make. I give it all freely and gladly, and shall feel amply repaid for what I have done if the school prospers and is the means of bringing increased usefulness, prosperity, and unity to the town and her people.
Yours truly,
Geo. C. Winchester per G.W. EddyMr. Winchester and his brother, Charles, were both members of the Board and were successful local businessmen—they owned a chair factory. Indeed, George was successful enough to provide the land on which the Academy sits. Originally, he had planned to give his own land, located on Water Street near the corner of Chapel Street. When the Trustees determined they preferred a different location, he purchased the land for them.
This plaque was cast in memory of the sailors who lost their lives when the U.S.S. Maine exploded in Havana Harbor in February 1898. The plaque is one of a thousand plaques that were cast in 1913 from bronze recovered from the ship. Another such plaque can be found on the northeast side of the U.S.S. Maine National Monument, which is located in the southwest corner of Central Park in New York City.
On a page from an autograph book that belonged to Harriet “Hat” Nutting Slack ’28 (left) we found this particular note, from Elizabeth “Betty” Palmer Bedell ’27 (right):
When you get old and cannot see Put on your specs and think of me.
According to her yearbook, Betty was a bit of a dreamer, but still an honor student. She was voted Ideal Cushing Student in her senior year. She attended Wheaton
College, received a master’s degree in education in France, and taught high school.
Hat, according to her yearbook, was “famous for the number of refreshment committees she has been on.” She was a member of the Minervian Society. She attended the University of New Hampshire, where she was a member of Kappa Delta. She was a member of the New Hampshire League of Arts and Crafts. Her sister, Nellie Nutting Abbott, was a member of the Cushing Class of 1932.
Thomas Parkman Cushing founded Cushing Academy with a bequest, leaving a legacy that has been the basis for the education of thousands of young people for 150 years.
We invite you to leave your own legacy.
Whether it is a bequest, a life income gift, a life insurance policy designation, or something else, you can help lay a foundation for Cushing’s future success.
The generosity displayed by Thomas Cushing has been echoed by many friends, alumni, and parents at Cushing over the years who have also made planned gifts to the Academy and who have been recognized as members of our 1865 Society.
For information on the ways you can support Cushing Academy, visit www. cushing.org/support, where you will find calculators, information, and tools to help you plan a gift that will provide benefits, not just to Cushing, but also to you.
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By Email: alumniprograms@cushing.org
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Ashburnham, MA 01430
Fiscal year 2014 was a year of strong donor support. Although it wasn’t a record-breaking year for the Academy, unrestricted support rose nearly 17 percent over last year. Unrestricted giving is especially important to the school because it allows us to direct funding where it is needed most. Our faculty, staff, and Trustees continue to support the Academy at high levels. Together, our alumni and parents provided nearly 80 percent of the gifts that came in during the year, accounting for more than $1.8 million in gifts to the Cushing Academy Annual Fund. The Academy also received an anonymous gift, valued at more than $7 million, to the endowment.
We’d like to recognize the Class of 1969 for having the highest level of participation among all Cushing classes, with 36 percent of class members supporting the Academy. Our second-place class is worth a mention as well. The Class of 2013 had 34 percent participation, boding well for future giving to the Academy. Indeed, all of our young alumni are stepping it up. The February Faceoff challenge, where Cushing’s young alumni competed against the young alumni of other independent schools, helped increase the giving percentage of the alumni who graduated between 2004 and 2013 by 10 percent in just one month. Way to go! Joining 2013 and 1969 in the top five are the Classes of 1941, 1946, and 1953.
Gifts to Cushing make so much possible. In the April issue of Cushing Today, we told you about a field trip to a glass-blowing studio, and in last year’s annual report we told you about a yearly trip to New York City. Both trips were paid for through the generosity of donors. In the following pages you’ll learn more about the very real things your gifts make possible—from paint brushes to capital projects. In the end, you help create the Cushing experience for today’s students as well as tomorrow’s.
Thank you for everything you do to support the Academy.
The following societies recognize the generosity of those donors whose extraordinary contributions are laying the foundation for the Academy’s future.
The Headmaster’s Society recognizes giving during Cushing’s fiscal year, which ran from July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014. There are six giving levels, each named for a Cushing Headmaster.
Recognizing donors who made gifts of $10,000 or more during the fiscal year.
Hervey S. Cowell is known as Cushing’s “Master Builder” and is Cushing’s longest serving head of school—called a Principal, rather than a Headmaster, in those days—serving from 1887 to 1926.
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Nizam Abdul Razak and Kat Abdul Rahman
Gyu Tae Bae and Bok Hee Jung
Ibrahim Balghonaim and Nawal Alhussain
Dr. Donald F. Booth ’54
Richard H. Booth ’53 and Ann Cherry Booth ’53
Mark and Julia Casady and the One Step Forward Education Foundation
Yizhong Chen and Chenghong Xia
Haitao Ding
Kristen Kelly Fisher
Helen Riccio Gallucci ’48
Dick and Jeanne Harrington
Francis Ho and Eppie Cheung
The Estate of Estelle P. Hunt ’91 (HON)
Kwang Ho Im and Sook Jin Choi
Charles Kim and Lisa Nam
Cheon Sik Kim and Dr. Bo Kyung Bae
Samuyeol Ko and Kyungha Lee
Pete and Mary Ann Mattoon
Donald O’Neal
Tom and Missy O’Neill
Chuck and Karen Peters
Barry and Carolyn Ralston
Andrew J. Richardson ’10
Jim and Joanne Richardson
Bill Rose and Dr. Merle Monsein
Dr. Bobby W. Sandage, Jr. and Mic Sandage
Steven W. Sandoval
Kotaro Shiba
John G. Sommers ’74 D and Elizabeth Sommers
Zhong Lei and Xiao Rong Wang
Edward G. Watkins ’56 and Karen Watkins
Robert A. Young ’69
Recognizing donors who made gifts of $5,000 to $9,999 during the fiscal year. Dr. Joseph Curry served Cushing from 1972 to 2000 and, in those 28 years, left an indelible mark on the Academy. Our newest academic building is named in his honor.
Marc and Cheryl Bingham
Thuan Bui and Truong Thi Quynh Thu
Keith and Jyl Calcote
Sen Chung Chau and Amy Chen
Peter and Lucy Cheever
Melissa Irving Christensen ’00
Alex and Norma Cugini
Dr. Stephen H. Cutcliffe ’64
Philip and Sandi Dei Dolori
Ryan L. Duff ’06
Xiyan Fan and Vivian Zhang
Jack Feng and Ann An
Guisheng He and Lingling Fang
Marie Hebeler
Ingo and Ola Hecke
Brad and Kathy Hoffman
Drs. Soo-Jong Hong and Yee Jin Shin
Hiroshi and Yuko Inami
Ted and Dot Iorio
Don and Karen Irving
Odd and Marta Isaksen
Renee N. Khatami ’73
Chang Jae Lee and Mi Young Park
Shih Kun Lee and Emily Chien Lee
Dr. Soon-Hyoung Lee and Shion Kanai
Vicky Lee
Weigen Lu
Kevin and Lynda Macdonald
Norman and Becky MacDonald
Drs. Michael J. Mutchler and Michele C. Parker
Alan Ngai and Hsiu Hui Cheng
Lin Pei and Jing Zhu
Manit and Prapassorn Piamkulwanich
Magnus and Nancy Ryde
Grace Sardjono ’89 and Chin Man
Hideaki and Yuko Shimane
Peter A. Snyder ’90
Bong Won Sohn and Seung Hee Lee
Myung Ho Son and Amy Lee
Anthony A. Steere, Jr. ’61
Yaoqing Wen and Yuqin Xie
Scott D. Whitney ’88
Harry and Sue Wight
Drs. Hyojin Yoon and Sunhee Kim
Xin and Jiayong Zhang
Dengfeng Zhen and Alice Bao
Glen Zhu and Rujie Gong
Quimby Circle
Recognizing donors who made gifts of $2,500 to $4,999 during the fiscal year.
In 1933, Clarence P. Quimby became Cushing’s Principal. He was a fan of athletics and his name graces our turf field, but he also coached the Cushing debate teams for more than 20 years, before retiring in 1956.
Linsheng Bao and Yongmei Li
Jennifer Bleakley and Nina Jacobson
Lina Chow
Dr. Wolfgang Duckeck
Jeremy A. Duffy ’89
Allan H. Goldberg ’49
YoungJin and Sumi Yoon Han
Jaime G. Hancock ’02
Sue B. Hart ’55
John Jansing
Sheldy Leung and Jo Jo Lin
Ming Li and Lei Pei
Thomas and Ellen Mann
Sandro Masucci
Caryl Burton Wright Minor ’58 and Henry Minor
Carlos and Lorenia Pena
Catherine E. Pollock
Philip S. Raskin ’76
Alison R. Rowe ’74
Masakazu and Hiromi Sato
John and Nancy Stamper
George and Tammy Sullivan
Taku and Sonomi Tanaka
Hiroshi and Teruko Uemura
Vose Circle
Recognizing donors who made gifts of $1,000 to $2,499 during the fiscal year. Cushing has had two heads of school named Vose. The elder, James E., served from 1879 to 1887 and was known as a stimulating teacher. His son, James W., served from 1926 to 1933, had been a student of Hervey Cowell’s and initiated the term “Happy Cushing Family.”
William D. Adams ’50
Steve and Liz Akers
Robert and Lisa Alber
Bob Barton
Robert and Diane Bass
Thatcher R. Beebe ’70
Jane Wilbur Brown ’58
Mark Burke and Dr. Jane L. Burke
John F. Carr ’38
Stephen D. Chen ’87
Tryon D. Clark ’91
Seamus and Julie Collins
James and Ronda Conger
Arthur J. Coulombe ’69
Stephen K. Critchfield ’62
Catherine Brewer Daley ’87
Stephen and Jennifer Dolente
Dr. Bart L. Dolmatch and Kim Dolmatch
Charles and Sylvie Dutil
Valerie Wilcox England ’50
Carl Erickson
Matthew P. Ettinger ’91
Katharine King Fite ’53
Rick Forrester and Dr. Natalie X. K. Forrester
Richard and Wendy Gaton
Samuel A. Getz ’75
Shirley Kenyon Glenney ’46
Dr. Verne Goldsher and Jill Goldsher
Ted and Kim Goodnow
Raymond and Maria Haarstick
Dr. Stuart A. Harlin and Jill Harlin
Mark Hayes and Latonya Grant-Hayes
Matthew and Tricia Hegge
Paula Heslin Nelson ’53
Michael Chun Hei Ho ’06
Kevin J. Jacobs ’90
Anand and Joan James
Michael and Diane Kacz
Jay and Sheila Kaplowitz
Jim and Sandy Karman
Pak Kwan Kau and Na Li
Jesse and Haekyung Kim
Kenneth Lee and Jina Hong
Mari-Carol Lenihan ’73
Sylvia Adasko Lilienthal ’40
Anthony J. Mallozzi IV ’01
Joseph Marzilli
Jay H. Massirman ’76
Susan Foley McCann ’63
Richard P. Mohlere, Jr. ’64
Rullina Montes de Freites and Alfredo Freites
Steven and Jennifer Morlock
Yumiko Nishikawa
Isidoro Pessah and Raquel Kirsch
Dr. Helen F. Peters ’66
Ed and Rhonda Pierce
Bernd Recker and Petra Corall-Recker
Lawrence M. Reid ’75
Gretchen Augat Reilly ’56
Bryan and Nancy Ruez
Scott and Kimberly Samson
John Scatterday
Steven and Marie Schwartzapfel
Helen Gonyea Shannon ’47
Kenneth A. Shapiro ’88
Albert and Theodora Simons
Dwight and Cindy Sowerby
Gerry and Marcy Spector
Drs. David Stein and Paula Torres-Stein
Erik D. Stein ’03
David L. Stiller ’64
Donna Merrill Stout ’64
Luis Suberville and Maria Rodriguez
Barbara Hassel Swartz ’53
Masaki and Yukari Tanimoto
Leslie Edwards Vincent ’71
Ann-Chia Wang ’91
Pi-Cheng and Paula Wang
Anderson B. White ’79
Scott Wilson
Andrew and Carlene Ziegler
Rachel Zou and Bill Leong
Lamson Circle
Recognizing donors who made gifts of $500 to $999 during the fiscal year. Bradford Lamson served as Headmaster from 1963 until 1972, but he had previously been a teacher and a coach from 1937 until 1955. His wife was a member of the Cushing Class of 1931.
Anonymous
William C. Allison IV ’47
George D. Anderson ’56
Jane Armstrong
Tony and Kathleen Asselta
Elizabeth Rogers Bald ’87
Dr. Theodore Barton and Cindy Litzenberger
Donna Gary Baum ’69
Stephen and Beth Besen
Leo and Eileen Bonetti
Guy A. Bramble
Rhenda Bramwell Brodnax ’56
Elizabeth Bruning Caplan ’52
William Catlin and Julia Battel
James B. Cheever ’02
Michael Clayton and Alison Freed
Allan O. Colby ’61
John G. Cooney ’60
Sally Cross
Richard and Deborah Diver
Derrick and Michelle Dunn
Henry and Madeline Fischer
Michael R. Foisie ’80 and Jeanmarie Foisie
Edward and Marjorie Foss
Lee and Gloria Freeman
Raymond C. Freeman, Jr. ’51
John R. Frey ’06
Andre A. Gelinas ’93
Ernest J. Glass, Jr. ’57
Dr. Ahmed Hamidi and Rose Marie Ross-Hamidi
Mark Harasimowicz
Abigail Goen Helfat ’96
Blair R. Hopps ’70
Dr. Barry J. Kemler and Joan Kemler
Susan Woodruff Macaulay ’63
John W. MacDowell, Jr. ’48
Virginia Wilkinson Marcotte ’61
Frank and Margaret Mazza
Joseph McPeak
Peter G. Melanson ’85
David and Emily Merjan
Neil J. Minihane ’86
James and Paula Ohaus
Mark and Karen Osterheld
Jin Kyu Park and Yeon Hee Kim
Bruce F. Paul ’52
Heather Sommers Perry ’71
Virginia Reimers Perry ’48
Jim and Denise Pickett
Peter Pohly
Harry and Missy Powers
Paul and Pauline Quinlan
Nancy Johnson Richards ’64
Steven and Carol Sarro
D. Todd Servick ’91
Dr. Michael C. Sheff ’56
Jim and Claudia Smith
Auriell P. Spiegel ’94
Irena Choi Stern ’76
Jessica Eisenhaure Stewart ’88
Paul A. Tierney ’64
Chris and Dena Torino
Michael and Margo Weill
Bob and Pat Whitmore
Thomas Wise and Justine Woolner-Wise
Marty and Mini Young
Lampe Circle
Recognizing donors who made gifts of $250 to $499 during the fiscal year. Affectionately known as “Wink,” Willard Lampe came to Cushing in the fall of 2000 and served until 2007, admirably guiding the school after the departure of Dr. Curry, Cushing’s second-longest serving Headmaster.
Robert H. Alexander ’82
Peter and Ellen Allen
Dana E. Barnes ’83
Barbara A. Beebe
Cynthia Benton-Groner ’64
John E. Bernard, Jr. ’83 and Sharon Bernard
Ricky and Mary Jo Brainin
Martie Brand-Krohn ’70
Marion W. Brown ’69
David and Gail Bumgardner
Peter and Kristen Burke
Joseph and Molly Burns
Allen K. Cohn ’72
Trevor B. Cone ’88
Donald T. Connors
Alan B. Crocker ’68
Lucilla Crocker
David and Lisa Cummings
Brian and Daniela Daccord
Francis S. Dembek
Douglas and Stephanie Desjardins
Rosalie Dolmatch
Charlie and Susan Donahue
Liz Donnenfeld
Doug and Donna Dreyer
Tim and Gail Evjenth
Mark and Donna Exter
Barrie Fahey
Gregg A. Falcone ’78
Carol Fazio
Masashi and Masayo Furuya
John W. Gillis ’58
Robert L. Gorman ’58 and Carol Garland Gorman ’58
Larry and Susan Greene
Eric P. Gulko
Wayne and Maria Hancock
T. Keith Hart, Jr. ’91
Karen Hess ’78
Dr. Joseph C. Hill and Kathleen Hill
Sara Herzog Hogan ’64
Dr. Satoru Ito
Elizabeth Ferguson Jump ’54
Raman Kapur and Geetu Verma
Roderick C. Kellett ’87
William K. Kelly ’90
Paul J. Kennedy
Chelsea Cummings Koski ’03
William P. Kotoski ’56
Thomas and Sarah Kramlich
Peter and Irene Labombarde
Dr. Anne Liebling
Nathaniel C. Lyon ’58
Raymond and Carla Marsico
Gina Martin
Chris and Sharon McCarthy
Kathleen McGuire
Jason and Anne Marie Michaels
Christos and Eliana Mitropoulos
Nicole Xarras Moorshead ’89 and John Moorshead
Marjorie Jensen Murphy ’62
Judith S. Myers ’70
Betsey Nugent ’63
Caitlin O’Brien
Dr. William F. O’Neil ’56
John H. O’Reilly ’63
Adam M. Perlow ’90
James H. Perry
Marcia Williams Perry ’56
Adam E. C. Pierce ’99
Ashlee W. Pierce ’02
Lawrence C. Procter ’64
The Estate of Dorothy E. Rogers ’39
Dr. James A. Rondeau ’65
Matthew D. Rousseau ’82
Susan Remmer Ryzewic ’69
Fernando Salgado ’85 and Susana Rodriguez
Joseph and Sheryl Sargent
Louise Stawniak Sayre ’58
M. N. Shroff
Douglas A. Smalis ’71
Elizabeth J. Smith ’78
Mary Ann Hendrickson Smith ’52
Jane I. Steiger ’71
Gail Henry Stewart ’59
David and Beth Stone
Lucius Strazdis and Vida Juodaitis
John B. Towers ’87
David and Jean Tracy
Dennis and Michelle Tremblay
Dan and Marcia Wasser
Melissa Z. Wasser ’12
Dr. Steven J. Weintraub and Sandee Goldman
Drs. J. Woodrow Weiss and Kay M. Petersen
Todd Wetzel
Joan Wilson White ’48
Ric and Hillary Williams
Benjamin P. Willner ’96
Patrice H. Worcester ’79
Dr. Douglas W. Wright ’64
Irene Choi Yu ’80
Kenneth and Gisele Zangari
Special
Donors who made a payment for a restricted pledge recorded in previous years.
Michael and Linda Beaudette
Kong Chu and Amy Yueng
Tyler Tin Hang Chu ’06
The Estate of M. Anthony Fisher ’69 Magnalube, Inc.
Rob and Mary Beth Rockwell
M. Kerby Saunders II ’67 and Lisa Saunders
Royal Penguin Society
Regular, consistent donations to Cushing Academy are critical to providing resources we can count on each year. The Royal Penguin Society recognizes donors who have made gifts in three or more consecutive years. There are three giving levels, each named for a type of penguin.
Emperors
Recognizing donors who made gifts in 20 or more consecutive years.
Verne A. Adams ’49
Marna Nielsen Blanchette ’61
Dr. Robert S. Bond ’47
Elizabeth Bruning Caplan ’52
Richard J. Chase ’67 and Kelly Chase
Howard S. Cohen ’53
Stephen K. Critchfield ’62
Mark and Donna Exter
Katharine King Fite ’53
Betsy Ross Fleming ’55
Margaret Thomas Hansen ’47
Robert F. Hart ’41
Sue B. Hart ’55
Sara Herzog Hogan ’64
Jean Wilkinson Inglis ’55
Eloise Kenney ’48
Lucille Duval Kline ’54 and James Kline
William P. Kotoski ’56
Fernando Lemus-Suarez ’47
Mari-Carol Lenihan ’73
Margaret Cook Liebig ’50
Amy Logan and Dr. William G. Mayer
Virginia Wilkinson Marcotte ’61
Duncan W. Munro ’44
Gary K. Prahm ’75
Gretchen Augat Reilly ’56
Honorable David G. Sacks ’67
Dr. Michael C. Sheff ’56 and Barbara Sheff
Gail Henry Stewart ’59
Donna Merrill Stout ’64
Rebecca Bidwell Thompson ’59
Edward G. Watkins ’56 and Karen Watkins
Dr. Kenneth T. Wheeler, Jr. ’58
Margery Van Keuren Winter ’51
Susan Partridge Young ’55
Kings
Recognizing donors who made gifts in 10 to 19 consecutive years.
Larry Abbott
Robert H. Alexander ’82
George D. Anderson ’56
Robert E. Barrat ’74
James E. Baskin ’59
Thatcher R. Beebe ’70
Marc and Cheryl Bingham
Dr. Donald F. Booth ’54
Richard H. Booth ’53 and Ann Cherry Booth ’53
Jane Wilbur Brown ’58
Alastair S. Browne ’75
Chris and Jimmie-Gaye Buono
Mark Burke and Dr. Jane L. Burke
Carter W. Byham ’89
Mark Carlisle and Dr. Susan K. Carlisle
Ken and Judi Cavicchi
James B. Cheever ’02
Peter and Lucy Cheever
Melissa Irving Christensen ’00
Charles P. Clark ’54
Tryon D. Clark ’91
Often, our parents and alumni want to know exactly what their donations are used for, and it was in that spirit that we created the Giving Iceberg. We asked all of our faculty members for wish lists—lists of items that they needed or things that would make our student experience better—and they came through. The Giving Iceberg featured everything from magic markers to a Zamboni. And the best part is that when
someone plucked a penguin off the iceberg, they knew exactly where their money was going; it was going to the part of the Academy that meant the most to them or their student, whether that was the art studio, the athletic department, the Academic Support Program, or a specific academic department.
The Giving Iceberg was a wonderful success. During family weekend alone, our parents
donated more than $23,000. Plus, our Athletic Trainer April Boettcher—who came up with the idea of the iceberg—had a wonderful time delivering items to just about every department on campus.
We’re going to keep it up this year. To learn more about the Giving Iceberg, what’s on this year’s wish lists, or to purchase an item, visit www.cushing.org/givingiceberg
TOP (l–r) Headphones, beanbag chairs, and exercise balls were purchased for our Academic Support Program; Our Art Department received many different kinds of art supplies; The Math Department was thrilled with the materials they got from Cushing families.Peter and Nicki Clarke
Allan O. Colby ’61
James F. Collamore ’52
Barry and Melanie Connors
Alan B. Crocker ’68
Alan B. Cutcliffe ’68
Dr. Stephen H. Cutcliffe ’64
Rich Devin and Jessica MacKenzie Devin
Jeremy A. Duffy ’89
Valerie Wilcox England ’50
Stephen A. Freudenheim ’62
Helen Riccio Gallucci ’48
Atim George ’74 and Levi Zangai
John W. Gillis ’58
Robert L. Gorman ’58 and Carol Garland Gorman ’58
Lorraine Duval Gross ’54
Deborah A. Gustafson
Jordan A. Hall ’91
Robin Hanscom Hanscum ’58
Nancy Hanslip
Donald Harmon and Deborah Nyberg Harmon
Dick and Jeanne Harrington
Patricia K. Hecht ’04
Donald J. Hendler ’63
Elizabeth Hartz Hewitt ’53
Diane Cummings Hill ’53
Heather L. Hill ’90
Blair R. Hopps ’70
Jennifer Paxman Horgan ’90
David L. Hunter ’63
Stirling and Martha Ince
Don and Karen Irving
Bob and Carolyn Johnson
Katherine E. Kaae ’81
Jim and Sandy Karman
Dr. Bruce W. Lashley and Elaine Lashley
Margaret H. Lee
Bruce M. Lemieux ’85 and Karen Lemieux
Janet M. Loring ’49
Kathleen Zimmerman Marlow ’99
Carolyn I. Marr ’58
Frank and Margaret Mazza
Peter G. Melanson ’85
Norma Barclay Merolla ’48
Pete and Cindy Merrill
Caryl Burton Wright Minor ’58 and Henry Minor
Mary Lou Dorrien Montuori ’50
Judith S. Myers ’70
C. John Napolitano ’98
Dr. William F. O’Neil ’56
Margit Bliss Orange ’53
John H. O’Reilly ’63
Carlos M. Ortiz, Jr. ’74
Marcia Williams Perry ’56
Virginia Reimers Perry ’48
Harry and Missy Powers
Beverly Stevens Prakelt ’51
Lawrence M. Reid ’75
Will and Meredith Rinaldi
Emily C. Roller
Dr. James A. Rondeau ’65
Matthew D. Rousseau ’82
Michelle and Dan Salvucci
Louise Stawniak Sayre ’58
Kenneth A. Shapiro ’88
M. N. Shroff
Dr. Bruce A. Sinclair
Mary Ann Hendrickson Smith ’52
John G. Sommers, Sr. ’74 D and Elizabeth Sommers
Anthony A. Steere, Jr. ’61
Drs. David T. Stein and Paula M. Torres-Stein
Jessica Eisenhaure Stewart ’88
David and Beth Stone
Cheryl M. Storm
Mark E. Sullivan ’48
John G. Sussek III ’75
Barbara Hassel Swartz ’53
A. Brooks Thoroughgood III ’86
Sally Nichols Tracy ’54
John R. Ursone ’63
Frank M. Vana ’57
Leslie Edwards Vincent ’71
Kristin Henry Walton ’87 and David Walton
Cornelia Edwards Wells ’52
Bill and Marcy Wenning
Joan Wilson White ’48
Dr. Douglas W. Wright ’64
Robert A. Young ’69
John J. Zawistoski ’61
Dorothy S. Zug ’48
Rockhoppers
Recognizing donors who made gifts in three to nine consecutive years.
Anonymous
Gregory Abare
Jeremy Abbott
William D. Adams ’50
Steve and Liz Akers
Peter and Ellen Allen
Tia M. Alliy ’11
Eileen Gaudette Amburgey ’56
Jane Armstrong
Donald M. Aronoff ’66
Donna Audet
Chapman Bailey
Raja D. Bala
Tim and Amanda Beachus
Barbara A. Beebe
Nancy Shook Bender ’54
Dave and Lyn Bennett
John E. Bernard ’83 and Sharon Bernard
Joshua J. Bernard ’08
Henry W. Bidwell ’61
Sylvia Roy Bingham ’53 and Roy Bingham
Nancy Cunneen Boardman ’57
April L. Boettcher
Dr. Millicent A. Bolden ’69
Constance Maynard Bolzan ’60
Jane Bourette
Chris and Nancy Boyle
Guy A. Bramble
David and Elizabeth Branham
Lynn M. Breau
Nancy Brock Brennan ’62
Roger H. Brooks, Jr. ’69
Carole Wiita Brown ’60
Marion W. Brown ’69
Vi-Anne Brown
Andrew and Carol Buono
Anthony J. Buono ’07
Kelly J. Cacciolfi
Edward A. Cadogan ’85
Noel R. Camacho ’03
Mark Carlisle and Dr. Susan K. Carlisle
John F. Carr ’38
John A. Casady ’15
Mark and Julia Casady
Sue Casey
S. Rebecca Chanin ’85
Stephen D. Chen ’87
Simone S. Chicoine
Ed and Penny Chrusciel
Wayne and Cara Clarke
Nancy Stackpole Coffin ’44
Andrew L. Cohen ’69
Meredith K. Colicchie
Seamus and Julie Collins
Cullen Goodyear Concannon ’89
Trevor B. Cone ’88
Donald T. Connors
Shane P. Connors
E. Hunt Coracci ’63
Thomas Corbett
Daniel and Jean Coughlin
Carolyn Whitaker Cox ’52
Alexander E. Coyle
William F. Craig III ’62
Christina Canon Craighead ’57
Carolyn A. Crowell ’66
David and Lisa Cummings
Carolyn S. Cunningham ’13
Julia Cunningham
Robert B. Curry ’58
Nancy Curtis
Matthew M. Cushing ’58
Vito and Rosa Cutrona
Dr. Dwight F. Damon ’49
Francis S. Dembek
Barbara Zimmerman Dennis ’53
Roberta DeWaters ’73
Eliza Wood Dietz ’85
Charlie and Susan Donahue
Lucas J. Donahue ’10
Joe and Angela Droogan
Ryan L. Duff ’06
Donna Dufresne
Alice Carter Duston ’55 and David Duston
Dr. Fred T. Erskine III
Matthew P. Ettinger ’91
Tim and Gail Evjenth
Gregg A. Falcone ’78
Lawrence L. Falk ’88
Jim and Colleen Fay
Carol Fazio
Jack Feng and Ann An
William J. Fenton ’68
Jack and Marilyn Fielder
Edith Hillbrook Fischer ’61 and Charles Fischer, Jr.
Constance A. Fisher ’66
Kristen Kelly Fisher
Robert Foote
Brenda Foster
Nicholas J. Fratello ’96
Diana Wilson Frazier ’58
Lee and Gloria Freeman
Raymond C. Freeman, Jr. ’51
Mary Kohli Furniss ’69
A group of penguins on land is sometimes called a colony. A group of penguins in the sea is called a raft. A group of baby penguins is called a crèche.
Robert Gagnon
Dino and Dianne Gallant
Priscilla Purdy Gallon ’49
Scott and Deb Gardner
Timothy and Abi Gershon
Dr. Grant Geske
Terence Gibbons
Pete and Tira Gilchrest
Perry and Valerie Gillies
Clayton J. Girouard
Allan H. Goldberg ’49
Ted and Kim Goodnow
Brian P. Green ’83
Nat Green and Ann Scalaro-Green
Larry and Susan Greene
Eleanor Laing Greenhalgh-Kilty ’42
Barbara Lloyd Greer ’49
Peter Haigis ’61
Emily M. Halpin ’10
John P. Hamel ’59
Mark Harasimowicz
Shirley Foynes Hargraves-Berl ’45
Ellen F. Harrington ’70
T. Keith Hart, Jr. ’91
Stanford and Susan Hartshorn
Robert C. Hawley ’51
Marie Hebeler
Abigail Goen Helfat ’96
Rich and Jill Henry
Paula Heslin Nelson ’53
Karen Hess ’78
Dr. Joseph C. Hill and Kathleen Hill
David and Phuong Hindle
Brad and Kathy Hoffman
Drs. Soo-Jong Hong and Yee Jin Shin
Barbara Willins Hotchkiss ’42
Kwang Ho Im and Sook Jin Choi
Greg and Tracey Inman
Ted and Dot Iorio
John Jansing
John G. Jennings ’41
Peter H. Johnson ’62
Jennifer A. Johnston ’86
Robert T. Johnston ’67
Robert Johnston
Jeremiah and Louisa Jones
Janet Crocker Joyce ’67
Elizabeth Ferguson Jump ’54
James and Heather Kaehlert
Roderick C. Kellett ’87
Dr. Barry J. Kemler and Joan Kemler
Paul J. Kennedy
Charles Kim and Lisa Nam
Jennifer S. Klein
C. Richard Koster ’57
Koji and Yoshiko Kotaka
Michael and Kristine Kowalenko
Dana Krul and Marcia Meyer-Krul
K.C. Kublbeck
Sabrina Kublbeck
Nick and Margie Kuchta
Don and Jean Kunz
Kate Kusza
Peter and Irene Labombarde
Susan D. Larkin
Kenneth Lee and Jina Hong
Jamison Leger
Matthew S. Lemieux ’01
Timothy A. Leveroni ’05
Dr. Bo Li and Sisy Shen
Sylvia Adasko Lilienthal ’40
Eun Hwan Lim and Ki Ran Kim
Gary and Heidi Lorden
Norman and Becky MacDonald
James and Kimberly MacPhee
Jim and Kelly Maillet
Allison Z. Malcolm ’02
Anthony J. Mallozzi IV ’01
Thomas and Ellen Mann
Roger E. Marchand ’49
Gina Martin
Joseph Marzilli
Charles ’51 and Florence McAlister ’51
Harold V. McAuliffe ’57
Susan Foley McCann ’63
Margot A. McElwreath ’11
Lora McEvoy
Kathleen McGuire
Joseph McPeak
Cathleen S. Melanson
Ellen Cady Mercer ’52
Jason and Anne Marie Michaels
Sandra G. Michelman
Neil J. Minihane ’86
Cynthia M. Mitchell
Jay and Joyce Moody
Elizabeth Moon Moore ’86
Matt and Laureen Moran
June Helman Moriarty ’54
B. Dulany Morriss ’84
Brian and Marie Moulton
John and Sheryl Moylan
William E. Mulliken, Jr. ’64
Drs. Michael J. Mutchler and Michele C. Parker
Fred and Jo-Ann Nalette
Jody A. Newton
Nestor and Anne Nicholas
Yumiko Nishikawa
Lori Nix
Dore Hammond Normile ’73
Caitlin O’Brien
Kyle E. O’Brien ’12
Robert and Brenda O’Brien
Barbara O’Neill
Tom and Missy O’Neill
Amy M. Ostroth
Robert and Marsha Page
Charles Steve Parker, Jr.
William T. Patten ’69
Chris and Jayne Peacock
Ruth Pease
Eric C. Pera
Heather Sommers Perry ’71
Dr. Helen F. Peters ’66
Jim and Denise Pickett
Adam E. C. Pierce ’99
Ashlee W. Pierce ’02
Ed and Rhonda Pierce
Catherine E. Pollock
Dana Daller Powell ’99
Kathryn E. Powers ’08
Neil Proulx
Dr. Adam T. Rabinowitz ’91
Philip S. Raskin ’76
A. Catalina Reinoso
Dr. Vincent S. Reppucci and Michele Pallai
Lyn Reynolds
Robert J. Richard
Nancy Johnson Richards ’64
Richard W. Ripley ’65
Honorable Edward J. Rockett ’55
Bill Rose and Dr. Merle Monsein
Alison R. Rowe ’74
Dave and Leanne Royal
Nancy Baybutt Ruder ’41
Virginia Hanscom Rugeley ’53
Magnus and Nancy Ryde
Susan Remmer Ryzewic ’69
Dr. Bobby W. Sandage, Jr. and Mic Sandage
Nicholas E. Sanders ’05
Joseph and Sheryl Sargent
Steven and Carol Sarro
James A. Schmidt ’41
Willard I. Shattuck III ’62 and Jane Woodruff Shattuck ’65
Matthew Shea
Courtney T. Sheary ’06
Richard B. Shepardson ’51
Dr. David B. Shields
Denis Shubleka
Dan and Dyan Sierra
Louis Sierra
Dr. Candyce R. Silver ’69
Laura Bowen Simon ’67
Douglas A. Smalis ’71
Jim and Claudia Smith
Bong Won Sohn and Seung Hee Lee
Elizabeth Sommers
Robert P. Soucy
Dwight and Cindy Sowerby
John and Nancy Stamper
Jane I. Steiger ’71
Erik D. Stein ’03
Irena Choi Stern ’76
David L. Stiller ’64
Dr. Robert S. Stipek and Anna Maria Alberghini
Laura Stirk
David and Pam Streeter
Ryan Suchanek
George and Tammy Sullivan
Bob and Ann Sullivan
Randall Sussman ’81
Vernon R. Tate, Sr. ’57
Robert and Lianne Therrien
John T. Thornton ’58
Robert W. Thornton ’54
Mary Judith Tierney
Mimi Ka Yan To ’14
Lauren Jacobs Toomy ’04
Christopher J. Tracy ’04
David and Jean Tracy
Dennis and Michelle Tremblay
Robert F. Trevor ’56
Andrew R. L. Trexler ’10
Bill and Sue Troy
Shane and Kimberley Tufts
Matthew E. Tuller ’02
Dr. Catherine Jarmon Van Meter ’62
Josh Vautour
Ovila Vautour
Melissa Z. Wasser ’12
James O. Watson ’59
Frederick D. Watts ’47
Matt Weber
Todd Wetzel
Philip S. Wexler
Ron and Rose White
Bob and Pat Whitmore
Ashley W. Whitney
Scott D. Whitney ’88
Edith Koehler Williams ’63
Merrick and Joan Williamson
Ryan and Rebecca Wood
Douglas K. Woodbury ’93
Susan Stirling Woody ’62
Patrice H. Worcester ’79
James M. Wright ’56
Heather D. Wright-Ojha ’84
Robert M. Yeager ’06
Sara Yeager
Sarah K. Yeager ’08
Jack and Marcia Young
Marty and Mini Young
R. Tyler Young ’99
Kenneth and Gisele Zangari
Andrew and Carlene Ziegler
The Rookery is an annual giving society, recognizing current students, faculty, and staff who have made a gift of any size to Cushing. A rookery is a nesting ground for penguins.
Gregory Abare
Jeremy Abbott
Lawrence S. Abbott
Spencer C. Akers ’17
Elizabeth Allen
Alexandra Y. Asselta ’15
Donna Audet
Ryan L. Bajjaly ’14
Raja D. Bala
Tomas P. Balboa Livis ’17
Elizabeth A. Barberio ’16
David N. Bennett
Sarah H. Berkowitz ’15
Lara L. Blom ’14
April L. Boettcher
Christine L. Bonetti ’14
Timothy R. Bouchard ’16
Marjory K. Boyd ’15
Richard S. Boyd ’14
Chris and Nancy Boyle
David and Elizabeth Branham
Lynn M. Breau
Vi-Anne Brown
Chau T. Q. Bui ’14
Jimmie-Gaye Buono
Mark W. Burke
Kelly J. Cacciolfi
Ronnie C. Callahan ’17
Dr. Norman E. Carey
Dr. Susan K. Carlisle
John A. Casady ’15
Susanna M. Casey
Rodrigo Castanon Cossio ’15
Frederick B. Caswell
Laura M. Caves ’14
Cyrus C. Y. Chan ’14
Andy Cheng-An Chang ’14
Jennifer Chang
Kevin Yu-An Chen ’14
Simone S. Chicoine
Samantha J. Choi ’15
Penny Chrusciel
Haidee Hiu Tik Chu ’15
Rebecca Cinclair
Robert G. Ciottone ’17
Vigen G. Ciottone ’16
Peter A. Clarke
Wayne and Cara Clarke
Meredith K. Colicchie
Bailey J. Conger ’16
Barry and Melanie Connors
Donald T. Connors
Shane P. Connors
Alexander E. Coyle
Nancy Curtis
Luke C. Daniels ’14
Thomas J. DeFelice ’14
Olivia R. Dei Dolori ’15
Francis S. Dembek
Thomas Desbois
Rich Devin and Jessica MacKenzie Devin
Julie E. Donnenfeld ’15
Phub Dorji ’14
Paul F. Dowling
Hannah Duckeck ’16
Donna Dufresne
Michael Dumont
Gabrielle E. Dutil ’14
Nicolas Dutil ’16
John K. Dyke ’15
Kaleb Eyob ’16
Isaac Fasja Romano ’16
Colleen A. Fay
Andrew H. Fitzgerald ’14
Nora E. Flaherty ’16
Donovan J. Foote ’14
Robert T. Foote III
Brenda Foster
Maria Elena Fraga ’15
Amy Frazier
Keeley J. Frost ’14
Benjamin W. Fuller ’14
Adam T. Gadoury ’01
Robert Gagnon
Donald J. Gallant
Melvin Gallant
Deborah Gardner
Timothy and Abi Gershon
Terence Gibbons
Peter C. Gilchrest
Clayton J. Girouard
Taylor S. Greene ’14
Mathias Guerra Isaksen ’15
Deborah A. Gustafson
Kyu Sang Han ’14
Wayne T. Hancock
Mark R. Harasimowicz
Donald Harmon and Deborah Nyberg Harmon
Ellen F. Harrington ’70
Joan S. Hathaway
Sara Haua Fiano ’17
Eric Hebert
Rich and Jill Henry
Heather L. Hill ’90
David and Phuong Hindle
Cole G. Hockman ’15
Jennifer Paxman Horgan ’90
Taylor Tian Tian Huang ’14
Jane Hunt
Stirling and Martha Ince
Paranya B. Jareonvongrayab ’15
Bob and Carolyn Johnson
Erin K. Joyce ’14
Elias Kably Sacal ’16
Trevor G. Kacz ’15
James and Heather Kaehlert
Ruby Yeuk Im Kau ’16
Daniel A. Kelley ’14
Ryan P. Kelly ’17
Paul J. Kennedy
Jessica A. Kinsley ’16
Keo Kirby
Jennifer S. Klein
Michael and Kristine Kowalenko
Dana E. Krul
Kurt C. Kublbeck
Sabrina Kublbeck
Michael Kuchta
Mert Y. Kula ’16
Katherine R. Kusza
Susan D. Larkin
Vicky Ka Yu Lau ’16
Jenny Chia-Lin Lee ’14
James Kyucheol Lee ’14
Margaret H. Lee
Sooji Lee ’14
Jamison Leger
Bruce M. Lemieux ’85 and Karen Lemieux
Katherine M. Lemieux ’15
Connie Kali Leong ’14
Esin Aixin Li ’14
Amy T. Logan
Vivian Chongyi Lu ’16
Malcolm M. Macdonald ’15
Jim and Kelly Maillet
Samantha M. Maney ’15
William Marks
Stephen C. Marsico ’15
Gina M. Martin
Dimitri M. Masucci ’14
Lora McEvoy
Joseph McPeak
Cathleen S. Melanson
Cynthia B. Merrill
Sandra G. Michelman
Brendan R. Miller ’15
Cynthia M. Mitchell
Mary L. Moriarty
Brian E. Moulton
John F. Moylan III
Ackim Mpofu ’14
Alejandro Mussali Benabib ’16
Frederick R. Nalette
Shearee Namgyel ’15
Jody A. Newton
Andrew Neyer
Henry Hang Fai Ngai ’15
Lori A. Nix
Caitlin O’Brien
Shaylah K. O’Connor ’14
Katheryn Joo Hyun Oh ’17
Julia R. Ohm
Russell W. Olive ’15
Alexander A. C. O’Neill ’14
Jennifer E. O’Neill ’14
Laura Q. O’Neill ’14
Amy M. Ostroth
Valerie E. Otti ’14
C. Steve Parker, Jr.
Eric C. Pera
Rafael Pessah Kirsch ’14
Hannah Pfeffer ’14
Raveena Phichitsingh ’14
Catherine E. Pollock
Andrea J. Portilla Romero ’15
Kathryn E. Powers ’08
Michael F. Powers ’14
Neil Proulx
Spencer J. Ralston ’14
Stephanie Ramos
A. Catalina Reinoso
Alexandre Reissmann ’15
Rebecca Rice-Flanagan
Robert J. Richard
Freya I. Roberts ’16
Emily C. Roller
David W. Royal
Erik R. W. Ryde ’14
Jerry Sabatini
Fernanda Salgado ’17
Anne Salmon ’16
Michelle and Dan Salvucci
Christopher J. Scatterday ’15
Michelle Schloss
Amelia C. Schneider ’14
Taylor E. Sebring ’15
Jason Sharron
Matthew Shea
Courtney T. Sheary ’06
Dr. David B. Shields
Denis Shubleka
Jarrod N. Simmons ’17
Michael A. Simonetta ’14
Dr. Bruce A. Sinclair
Chloe A. Smith ’15
Robert P. Soucy
Laura Stirk
David and Beth Stone
Cheryl M. Storm
Pamela A. Streeter
Ryan Suchanek
Rinka Tanimoto ’15
Sintayehu M. Taye ’08
Sarah Tiedemann
Mary Judith Tierney
Mimi Ka Yan To ’14
Lauren Jacobs Toomy ’04
Chris and Dena Torino
Michelle Tremblay
William and Sue Troy
Olivia B. Truel ’17
Kennice Ho Yee Tse ’16
Matthew E. Tuller ’02
Christopher J. Usman ’16
Josh Vautour
Ovila Vautour
Erika L. vonGraevenitz ’16
Matt Weber
Mariah L. Weintraub ’14
William and Marcy Wenning
Todd H. Wetzel ’14
Philip S. Wexler
Ashley W. Whitney
Jack Williams ’16
Steven C. Windt ’14
Arden J. Wise ’15
Matthew R. Wollrath ’14
Eunice E. Wong ’15
Ryan B. Wood
Joshua Sangyeun Yoon ’17
Caroline V. Young ’16
Richard Hawtin Yung ’15
Kenneth and Gisele Zangari
Bob Qingjie Zeng ’14
Jessie Xiping Zhen ’16
Savannah Jiayue Zhong ’15
The Waddle Society recognizes alumni who are 15 years or fewer from graduation who have made a gift to Cushing of any size. A waddle is a group of penguins on land.
Steven M. Adams ’04
Cameron S. Akers ’13
Emily A. Allen ’13
Tia M. Alliy ’11
Abdullatif E. Alsalem ’13
Emanuela D. Antonellis ’11
Gregory A. Bair-Caruso ’00
Catherine C. Barnes ’13
Terra C. Barton ’11
Edmund T. Belsky ’13
Ashley B. Bermingham ’13
Joshua J. Bernard ’08
Laura E. Brady ’04
Anthony J. Buono ’07
Lindsey L. Caleo ’03
Noel R. Camacho ’03
Margaret A. Casady ’08
Kelley A. Cavicchi ’12
Matthew C. Cavicchi ’09
Grace S. Centauro ’12
Jennifer F. Chase ’03
James B. Cheever ’02
Andrew M. Chrabascz ’13
Melissa Irving Christensen ’00
Carolyn S. Cunningham ’13
Lucas J. Donahue ’10
Douglas M. Dreyer ’06
Ryan L. Duff ’06
Elsie R. Eastman ’12
Anastasia E. Edwards Morel ’09
Martha M. Findley ’13
Rebecca E. Fisch ’13
John R. Frey ’06
Adam T. Gadoury ’01
Justina R. Germano ’11
Yasuyuki Goto ’04
Charles S. Gurney ’08
Emily M. Halpin ’10
Cristina L. Hancock ’05
Jaime G. Hancock ’02
Jack M. Harasimowicz ’13
William S. Harlin ’09
David A. Hastings ’10
Patricia K. Hecht ’04
Michael Chun Hei Ho ’06
Stephen K. Inman ’12
Hariz F. Jeffery ’13
Katie L. Kaehlert ’13
Lauren J. Kelly ’11
Selena So Yeon Kim ’13
Jeffrey S. Kirsh ’03
Chelsea Cummings Koski ’03
Jocelyn G. Labombarde ’13
Jenna P. Lashley ’05
Dale O. Lauffer ’13
David Seungwon Lee ’10
Matthew S. Lemieux ’01
Timothy R. Lemieux ’13
Timothy A. Leveroni ’05
Ziran Li ’13
Diana K. Lynas ’07
Allison Z. Malcolm ’02
Anthony J. Mallozzi IV ’01
Julia L. B. Mansfield ’13
Kathryn M. Marchetti ’07
Kathleen Zimmerman Marlow ’99
Jillian C. Mauch ’04
Margot A. McElwreath ’11
Edina Harrington Meehan ’07
Richard J. Meehan ’06
Isabel C. Mendoza ’13
Nicholas J. Merrill ’13
Lindsey N. Miller ’13
Caitlin J. Morse ’12
Celine G. Nader ’99
Kyle E. O’Brien ’12
Mary M. O’Neill ’13
Jonathan P. Pallotta ’13
Amanda R. Palumbo ’13
Nicole S. Paulides ’13
Jack A. Peacock ’13
Adam E. C. Pierce ’99
Ashlee W. Pierce ’02
Dana Daller Powell ’99
Kathryn E. Powers ’08
Amanda L. Proia ’13
Nora Yitong Qiu ’13
Anna P. Rapperport ’11
Andrew J. Richardson ’10
Emily Hudak Ries ’99
Brooke C. Roberts ’13
Caitlyn J. Ryan ’13
Michelle Lu Saetersmoen ’05
Nicholas E. Sanders ’05
Diego Schlesinger Baranek ’13
John P. Schmidt ’13
Nicole Shiffman Schwartz ’99
Jessica A. Sedgwick ’13
Courtney T. Sheary ’06
Mark Jiajing Shen ’09
Jillian J. Sierra ’13
Chernet B. Sisay ’13
Brian P. Sjoblom ’13
Erik D. Stein ’03
Frederick A. Stewart Gonzalez ’07
Bryan R. Stipek ’13
Nicole E. Streeter ’13
Elliot J. Taillon ’12
Ayalew M. Taye ’07
Sintayehu M. Taye ’08
Lawrence A. Taylor IV ’13
Emma J. Therrien ’13
Terrie M. Tin ’09
Lauren Jacobs Toomy ’04
Christopher J. Tracy ’04
Daniel J. Trainor ’13
Andrew R. L. Trexler ’10
Matthew E. Tuller ’02
Marina G. Vernon ’07
Melissa Z. Wasser ’12
Jill A. Weigley ’09
Christopher G. White ’01
Lindsay A. Wilde ’05
Madison D. Williams ’09
Ariel Suli Xu ’13
Aaron A. Yang ’13
Robert M. Yeager ’06
Sarah K. Yeager ’08
Robin C. Yoshida ’11
Blakney C. Young ’05
Devon F. Young ’13
Lauren E. Young ’13
Philip F. Young ’13
Robert T. Young ’99
Justine A. Zayhowski ’09
Ashley M. Zimmerman ’05
1865 Society
The 1865 Society recognizes donors who have made remembered Cushing in their wills or who have made some other kind of planned gift to the Academy.
Anonymous (13)
Susan Mason Balsley ’56
Bob and Jane Barber
William ’25 and Florilla Beazley Trust
Marion C. Beckwith ’31 D
The Estate of Elizabeth Palmer Bedell ’27
Mildred Dunn Beebe ’36 D and Clifford Beebe D
Nancy Shook Bender ’54
The Estate of Margaret Durkee Benton
John R. Briggs, Jr. ’39
Knowlton Brown ’37 D
Alastair S. Browne ’75
Elizabeth Bruning Caplan ’52
Louise C. Carpenter D
John F. Carr ’38
Mark and Julia Casady
John A. Clary 1910 D
The Estate of George H. Cook, Jr. ’31
Erma Clyde Cooke ’90 (HON) D
Mark R. Corbishley ’82
Carolyn A. Crowell ’66
Lewis A. Crowell ’44
Dr. John A. Curtis ’41 and Jean Curtis
Joseph W. Davis, Jr. ’31
Charitable Remainder Trust
On May 24, 2014, the first Mann Family Award for Excellence in the Arts was awarded during Cushing’s commencement exercises. This award was established by Tom and Ellen Mann, in honor of the faculty who taught, encouraged, and inspired their son, Creighton, a member of Cushing’s Class of 2012. The award is given to a student who is enrolled in both visual arts and the academic support program, is engaged creatively in the Cushing community, is a leader
Dorothy S. Day D
Eugene J. Dean III ’94 and Norma Silsby Dean ’94
Beulah Zwicker DiPoli ’23 D
Lillian Peirce Doe ’23 D
Gladys V. Draper 1919 D
Alfred G. Drew ’27 D
Alice Kenyon Duncan D
Richard B. Dunn ’31 D
Elizabeth M. Edmands ’30 D
Dr. Ruth Clifford Engs ’57
Mary G. Fern ’92 (HON)
The Estate of M. Anthony Fisher ’69
Nicholas J. Fratello ’96
Diana Wilson Frazier ’58
Raymond C. Freeman, Jr. ’51
Madeleine Gaylor ’91 (HON) D
Atim E. George ’74
William L. Gilman, Jr. ’31 D
Shirley Kenyon Glenney ’46
Kenneth M. Goldberg ’61
John B. Gorton ’34 D
at the Academy, and has worked to overcome obstacles during his or her time at Cushing.
The inaugural award was given to Christine Bonetti ’14, a native of Farmington, Conn. She was enrolled in academic support for each of her three years at Cushing. She has taken metalsmithing, architectural design, AP painting, and AP drawing. She is now attending the College of Charleston, where she is minoring in art.
Lillian Prakelt Goss ’51
Jonathan B. Gottlieb ’82 D
Peggy Shaw Grant ’51 D
David A. Grimm ’60
Robert W. Hendrick ’27 D
Karen G. Hess ’78
Elizabeth Hartz Hewitt ’53
Dr. Joseph C. Hill and Kathleen Hill
Steven C. Hill ’81
Mary Putnam Hopkins ’25 D
Robert W. Horton 1919 D
Rhonda Y. Houston
Estelle P. Hunt ’91 (HON) D
Thomas E. Jaffa ’70
Sally Ann McGill Jessie ’53
Mary S. C. Johnston D
Chandler T. Jones 1913 D
George C. Jordan III ’59
Elizabeth Ferguson Jump ’54
The Estate of Jane M. Keough
Dr. Richard Kleefield and Mickey Kleefield
Richard A. Knight ’27 D
Dr. Edna M. Kovacs ’71
Chester S. Kurzet ’43 D
Merton B. Lane 1913 D
Helena Chen Law ’59
Dr. Mark L. Lemmon and Barbara Lemmon
Mari-Carol Lenihan ’73
Eino O. Leppanen ’27 D
Jeffrey P. Lindtner ’66
Dr. Rodney M. Liversage ’48 D
Ann M. Logan ’85
Edna Pinney Longbottom 1919 D
Russell D. Loring ’29 D
Ruth Lovell ’34 D
Russell A. Marcotte ’51
Virginia Wilkinson Marcotte ’61
Donald W. McNeish ’40 D
Catherine Ross Merwin ’35
Janet Appleton Michelini ’30 D
Caryl Burton Wright Minor ’58
Cushing Academy is known for its music programs, but as you might imagine, maintaining our instruments—particularly our pianos because we are an all-Steinway school—can be an expensive proposition. Changhao “Eddie” Li ’15 has benefited from the piano lessons he’s been able to take at Cushing, and in honor of that, his mother, Sisy Shen, made a donation last year that enabled the Academy to send its Steinway Grand to receive the care it needed. After classes ended in the spring, we had the piano moved to Aardvark Piano Company, and they began work. They worked hard over the summer, and in August, they returned the piano to the theatre room in the Curry Center. Such a project might ordinarily be prohibitively expensive for the Academy to undertake, but because of the generosity of Ms. Shen, our students have access to a concert-quality instrument. If you’d like to support Cushing’s music program, please contact us at alumniprograms@cushing.org or call 978-827-7400.
The Estate of Elizabeth Colburn Montgomery ’25
Roger E. Morency ’55
Roger G. Needham ’28 D
Gertrude B. Noble 1917 D
Dr. Robert J. Norton ’33 D
Martha Patari ’39 D
Virginia Reimers Perry ’48
Katherine Phelps ’08 D
Ed and Rhonda Pierce
Norman O. Pollet ’28 D
The Estate of Lilla M. Pond ’36
George H. L. Porter, Sr. ’65
Walter G. Prince 1916 D
Frank P. Rand 1908 D
Philip S. Raskin ’76
Ruth Catlin Reardon ’25 D
Ruby Ryland Reed ’41 D
Bruce L. Roberts ’44 D
Helen Fraser Robinson ’35 D
The Estate of Dorothy E. Rogers ’39
Carrie Dickerman Romaine ’62
Alan M. Rosanes ’60 D
Alison R. Rowe ’74
Sally Staples Rulifson ’56 D
Virginia Lewis Sawyer ’28 D
Joan Waterman Senty ’46 D
Jeanne Perrault Sharpe ’31 D
Mildred Nash Sherwood ’22 D
Harry A. Shindler ’22 D
Douglas A. Smalis ’71
The Estate of Amparito Smith
Goodrich T. Smith D
The Estate of Eliot T. Spalding, Jr. ’71
Harold P. Splain 1918 D
David L. Stiller ’64
Lawrence J. Sullivan ’48 D
Vernon R. Tate ’57
Evelyn Lawrence Thomas ’30 D
Paul A. Tierney ’64
The Estate of Vivian Collins Walker 1917
Dr. Deborah Warner ’70
Frederick D. Watts ’47
Anderson B. White ’79
Elizabeth Foord White ’26 D
Beatrice Beckwith Williams ’28 D
Carol Carson Williston ’24 D
Patrice H. Worcester ’79
Dorothy S. Zug ’48
Our alumni laid the foundation for today’s Cushing. They made their mark while they were on campus as students, and each year, many contribute to the Academy’s excellence through their gifts.
1935
Ethel Blackford Anderson
1938
John F. Carr
1939
Dorothy E. Rogers D
1940
Sylvia Adasko Lilienthal
1941
Dr. John A. Curtis
Robert F. Hart
John G. Jennings
Nancy Baybutt Ruder
James A. Schmidt
1942
Barbara Hall Coffin
Eleanor Laing Greenhalgh-Kilty
Barbara Willins Hotchkiss
1943
Marcia Fessenden Kelly-Hall
Richard H. Mansfield
1944
Anonymous
Nancy Stackpole Coffin
Duncan W. Munro
W. Edward Perkins
Marcia Wells Seely
1945
Lucille Agard Bugel
Shirley Foynes Hargraves-Berl
Charles L. Keating, Jr.
1946
Barbara Dunton Gerlach
Shirley Kenyon Glenney
Richard W. Griffith, Jr.
Jeanette Hunter Hennessy
Alumni Giving by Decade to Cushing Academy Annual Fund 2014
Virginia Arey Querci
Barbara Young Stone
Angelos H. V. Xarras
1947
William C. Allison IV
Richard A. Anzolut
John R. Bentley
Dr. Robert S. Bond
Margaret Thomas Hansen
Fernando Lemus-Suarez
Mary Caldwell McLanahan
Helen Gonyea Shannon
Frederick D. Watts
1948
Harold Cohen
Helen Riccio Gallucci
Eloise Kenney
John W. MacDowell, Jr.
Honorable Leah R. Marks
Norma Barclay Merolla
Virginia Reimers Perry
Harriet Patriquin Sanchez
Mark E. Sullivan
Nancy Canby Sunshine
Joan Wilson White
Dorothy S. Zug
1949
Verne A. Adams
Dr. Dwight F. Damon
Priscilla Purdy Gallon
Allan H. Goldberg
Barbara Lloyd Greer
Janet M. Loring
Roger E. Marchand
1950
William D. Adams
Thelma Frank Berman
Pauline Reimers Ellms
Valerie Wilcox England
Oscar H. Hawley
Margaret Cook Liebig
Mary Dorrien Montuori
Norma Webster Read
1951
Ann Woodcock Carlsen
Alma M. Finneran
Raymond C. Freeman, Jr.
Robert C. Hawley
Charles A. McAlister Lucille Duval Kline
Nancy Craig McGrath
Robert U. Phillips
Beverly Stevens Prakelt
Richard B. Shepardson
Margery Van Keuren Winter
1952
Elizabeth Bruning Caplan
Frederick N. Clemson, Jr.
James F. Collamore
Carolyn Whitaker Cox
Ellen Cady Mercer
Bruce F. Paul
Mary Ann Hendrickson Smith
Jennifer Stace
Cornelia Edwards Wells
1953
Phyllis Comber Biddle
Sylvia Roy Bingham
Ann Cherry Booth
Richard H. Booth
Howard S. Cohen
Barbara Zimmerman Dennis
Katharine King Fite
Paula Heslin Nelson
Elizabeth Hartz Hewitt
Diane Cummings Hill
Sally Ann McGill Jessie
Margit Bliss Orange
Virginia Hanscom Rugeley
Barbara Hassel Swartz
John F. Topham, Jr.
1954
Nancy Shook Bender
Dr. Donald F. Booth
Charles P. Clark
Sally Taylor Gedney
Lorraine Duval Gross
Elizabeth Ferguson Jump
Robert P. Michaud
June Helman Moriarty
Robert W. Thornton
Sally Nichols Tracy
1955
Alice Carter Duston
Betsy Ross Fleming
Susan B. Hart
Jean Wilkinson Inglis
Honorable Edward J. Rockett
Susan Partridge Young
1956
Eileen Gaudette Amburgey
George D. Anderson
Victoria Wilson Bath
Rhenda Bramwell Brodnax
Charles W. Hemingway
William P. Kotoski
Dr. William F. O’Neil
Marcia Williams Perry
Gretchen Augat Reilly
Dr. Michael C. Sheff
Marsha Simon Stelman
Peter B. Talbot
Robert F. Trevor
Edward G. Watkins
James M. Wright
1957
A. Peter Blackman
Ann Cunneen Boardman
Christina Canon Craighead
Susan White Daly
Ernest J. Glass, Jr.
Thomas W. Hart
C. Richard Koster
William W. Martin
Harold V. McAuliffe
Theodore F. Robbins
Vernon R. Tate
Frank M. Vana
1958
Marilyn Friese Brent
Jane Wilbur Brown
Robert B. Curry
Matthew M. Cushing
Diana Wilson Frazier
John W. Gillis
Carol Garland Gorman
Robert L. Gorman
Robin Hanscom Hanscum
Nathaniel C. Lyon
Carolyn I. Marr
Caryl Burton Wright Minor
Louise Stawniak Sayre
Melinda C. Swihart
John T. Thornton
Dr. Kenneth T. Wheeler, Jr.
1959
James E. Baskin
Marcia Pioppi Galazzi
John P. Hamel
Odette S. Krasnow
Staunton T. Oppenheimer
David C. Schaefer
David T. Smith
Gail Henry Stewart
Rebecca Bidwell Thompson
James O. Watson
Franklin P. Wilson III
Harvey N. Winchester
1960
Constance Maynard Bolzan
Carole Wiita Brown
John G. Cooney
David A. Grimm
Burton L. Marsh
Charles L. Sonders
Jane Whitney
1961
Henry W. Bidwell
Marna Nielsen Blanchette
Pamet Ward Brown
Allan O. Colby
Edith Hillbrook Fischer
Dr. Allan G. Freedman
Peter Haigis
Virginia Wilkinson Marcotte
Thomas R. Rafalsky
Anthony A. Steere, Jr.
John J. Zawistoski
1962
Nancy Brock Brennan
Dr. Marylin Corbett Brown
William F. Craig III
Stephen K. Critchfield
Stephen A. Freudenheim
Peter H. Johnson
Margaret Jensen Murphy
Clayton S. Robinson
Barbara Brown Schultz
Willard I. Shattuck III
Dr. Catherine Jarmon Van Meter
Susan Stirling Woody
1963
David H. Carbone
Eugene H. Coracci
Donald J. Hendler
David L. Hunter
Susan Woodruff Macaulay
Susan Foley McCann
Betsey Nugent
John H. O’Reilly
Paul M. Sears
Joe E. Strauss
John R. Ursone
Edith Koehler Williams
1964
Cynthia Benton-Groner
Margaret O’Leary Cain
Dr. Stephen H. Cutcliffe
Sara Herzog Hogan
Richard P. Mohlere, Jr.
William E. Mulliken, Jr.
Lawrence C. Procter
Nancy Johnson Richards
Peter J. Schenk, Jr.
David L. Stiller
Donna Merrill Stout
Kathleen Coulombe Taylor
Paul A. Tierney
Thomas G. Trager
Ellen G. Weaver
Peter C. Whitney
Dr. Douglas W. Wright
Mary Gilman Yax
1965
Christopher T. Murphy
George H. L. Porter, Sr.
Walter E. Rapp III
Richard W. Ripley
Dr. James A. Rondeau
Jane Woodruff Shattuck
1966
Donald M. Aronoff
Dr. Fred W. Benton, Jr.
Carolyn A. Crowell
Constance A. Fisher
Lucile Bonnar Hanscom
Dr. Gregory Johnson
Marc R. Nathanson
Dr. Helen F. Peters
1967
Richard J. Chase, Jr.
Robert T. Johnston
Janet Crocker Joyce
Honorable David G. Sacks
Laura Bowen Simon
Warren F. White, Jr.
1968
Alan B. Crocker
Alan B. Cutcliffe
William J. Fenton
1969
Ellyn Alkon-Doig
Donna Gary Baum
Dr. Millicent A. Bolden
Roger H. Brooks, Jr.
Marion W. Brown
Ellen M. Bryan
Albert C. Bulls III
Gillian Brown Bunker
Andrew L. Cohen
Arthur J. Coulombe
O. Diane Bright Doriney
Mary Kohli Furniss
Richard A. Maloney
Lynn Montana
Constance Graham O’Dea
Eleanor Glancy Parker
William T. Patten
Susan C. Peters
Susan Remmer Ryzewic
Dr. Candyce R. Silver
Gwen Hooz Silverman
Jonathan S. Silverman
Lester G. Spellman
Jean Chadwick Walters
Robert A. Young
1970
Thatcher R. Beebe
Martie Brand-Krohn
William H. Buell III
Ellen F. Harrington
Blair R. Hopps
Richard E. Hunter
Dr. Babetta L. Marrone
John H. McCann III
Judith S. Myers
Dr. Deborah Warner
1971
Carol Anderson Carter
Heather Sommers Perry
Douglas A. Smalis
Jane I. Steiger
Daniel O. Turcotte
Leslie Edwards Vincent
1972
Leslie Foss Bowen
Allen K. Cohn
Stacey Selden
1973
Roberta DeWaters
Renee N. Khatami
Mari-Carol Lenihan
Dore Hammond Normile
Christina P. Smith
1974
Robert E. Barrat
Atim E. George
James Condict Grace
John T. Leyden, Jr.
Carlos M. Ortiz, Jr.
Alison R. Rowe
John G. Sommers, Sr. D
1975
Alastair S. Browne
Samuel A. Getz
Gary K. Prahm
Lawrence M. Reid
John G. Sussek III
Sandee Fried Zuccaro
1976
Mohammed R. Khan
Jay H. Massirman
Philip S. Raskin
Irena Choi Stern
1977
Julianne Cusack Ciraldo
Rosemary Chun Dodek
David F. Farnham
1978
Jodie D. Elliott
Gregg A. Falcone
Karen G. Hess
Robin Lockwood Hall
Elizabeth J. Smith
1979
Anderson B. White
Patrice H. Worcester
1980
Michael R. Foisie
Michael A. Rousseau
Irene Choi Yu
1981
Matthew L. Cone
Katherine E. Kaae
Randall Sussman
1982
Robert H. Alexander
Anna S. Choi
Matthew H. Defeo
Paul S. Dever
Matthew D. Rousseau
Stephanie Terrien
1983
Dana E. Barnes
John E. Bernard, Jr.
Brian P. Green
Elizabeth Stebbins Torkelsen
Rosario Velasco Lino
1984
Dr. Sheila A. Caldwell
Dr. Mark D. Desjardins
Barbara D. Morriss
Heather D. Wright-Ojha
Cushing Academy’s 2nd Annual Golf Tournament was a big success! Over 100 alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of Cushing joined us on Monday, June 23, 2014, at the Ridge Club in Sandwich, Mass. All proceeds from this star-studded event will support the Cushing Athletics program. Among the players were Tom Poti ’96, David Warsofsky ’09, Meghan Duggan ’06, Erika Lawler ’05, Billy Ryan ’05, Chris Bourque ’04, and many more of our extended Cushing family. Better still, the one and only Bobby Orr stopped in to sign autographs and take photos.
We had some wonderful sponsors with Cushing ties, including Sports 195 (Aaron Earls ’90), Anthony Joseph Real Estate LLC (Tony Mallozzi ’01), Innovative Distribution Services (Lawrence Taylor P’13), and Morgan Stanley (Pete Metcalf ’98).
After all was said and done, the tournament winners were Tom Poti ’96 and his ringer teammates Matt Brown ’97, Keith Emery ’97, and Eric Nickulas ’94.
Save the date now for next year’s event on June 29, 2015.
TOP Thanks to everyone for playing!
BELOW LEFT Meghan Duggan ’06 with Boston Bruins legend Bobby Orr
BELOW RIGHT It was a beautiful day, and a beautiful location for a round of golf.
Last year, we told you that the Class of 2013 and their parents had supported some special changes to Cushing’s campus, namely a new private dining space in the Fisher-Watkins Dining Commons, and an outside patio space near the Joseph C. Treadwell Student Center. We’re happy to announce that those projects are now complete, and the Cushing community is enjoying the new spaces that were made possible through the generosity of our students and families. We hope you’ll take a moment to see these lovely new spaces the next time you’re on campus.
1985
Peter M. Adeson
Alicia K. Amerson
Edward A. Cadogan
S. Rebecca Chanin
Eliza Wood Dietz
Bruce M. Lemieux
Peter G. Melanson
Jack S. Miller
Fernando Salgado
Brett J. Torrey
1986
Raeko Azuma
Jennifer A. Johnston
Anthony D. Marken
Neil J. Minihane
Elizabeth Moon Moore
Brian G. Moriarty
A. Brooks Thoroughgood III
1987
Elizabeth Rogers Bald
Stephen D. Chen
Catherine Brewer Daley
Roderick C. Kellett
Christopher Swanson
John B. Towers
Kristin Henry Walton
1988
Trevor B. Cone
Darryn A. DuShane
Lawrence L. Falk
Kenneth A. Shapiro
Jessica Eisenhaure Stewart
Scott D. Whitney
1989
Carter W. Byham
Cullen Goodyear Concannon
Jeremy A. Duffy
Jill M. Halloran
Nicole Xarras Moorshead
Grace W. Sardjono
1990
Aaron G. Earls
Heather L. Hill
Jennifer Paxman Horgan
Kevin J. Jacobs
William K. Kelly
Adam M. Perlow
Peter A. Snyder
1991
Tryon D. Clark
Matthew P. Ettinger
Jordan A. Hall
T. Keith Hart, Jr.
Dr. Adam T. Rabinowitz
D. Todd Servick
Ann-Chia Wang
1992
Elizabeth I. Johnson
1993
Andre A. Gelinas
Elyse H. Webber
Douglas K. Woodbury
1994
Erin Winski Greenwald
Auriell P. Spiegel
1995
Kara L. Moore
Jordana Rosen Popovich
Rozlynn M. Silvaggio Bauman
1996
Nicholas J. Fratello
Abigail Goen Helfat
Benjamin P. Willner
1997
Rachel L. Dellheim
1998
C. John Napolitano
1999
Kathleen Zimmerman Marlow
Celine G. Nader
Adam E. C. Pierce
Dana Daller Powell
Emily Hudak Ries
Nicole Shiffman Schwartz
R. Tyler Young
2000
Gregory A. Bair-Caruso
Melissa Irving Christensen
2001
Adam T. Gadoury
Matthew S. Lemieux
Anthony J. Mallozzi IV
Christopher G. White
2002
James B. Cheever
Jaime G. Hancock
Allison Z. Malcolm
Ashlee W. Pierce
Andika A. Rosadi
Matthew E. Tuller
2003
Lindsey L. Caleo
Noel R. Camacho
Jennifer F. Chase
Jeffrey S. Kirsh
Chelsea Cummings Koski
Erik D. Stein
2004
Steven M. Adams
Laura E. Brady
Yasuyuki Goto
Patricia K. Hecht
Jillian C. Mauch
Donald L. McLagan (HON)
Lauren Jacobs Toomy
Christopher J. Tracy
2005
Cristina L. Hancock
Jenna P. Lashley
Timothy A. Leveroni
Michelle Lu Saetersmoen
Nicholas E. Sanders
Lindsay A. Wilde
Blakney C. Young
Ashley M. Zimmerman
2006
Douglas M. Dreyer
Ryan L. Duff
Saif F. Enany
John R. Frey
Michael Chun Hei Ho
Richard J. Meehan
Courtney T. Sheary
Robert M. Yeager
2007
Anthony J. Buono
Diana K. Lynas
Kathryn M. Marchetti
Edina Harrington Meehan
Frederick A. Stewart Gonzalez
Ayalew M. Taye
Chen-Han Tsai
Marina G. Vernon
2008
Joshua J. Bernard
Margaret A. Casady
Charles S. Gurney
Kathryn E. Powers
Sintayehu M. Taye
Sarah K. Yeager
2009
Matthew C. Cavicchi
Anastasia E. Edwards Morel
William S. Harlin
Mark Jiajing Shen
Terrie M. Tin
Jill A. Weigley
Madison D. Williams
Justine A. Zayhowski
2010
Lucas J. Donahue
Emily M. Halpin
David A. Hastings
David Seungwon Lee
Andrew J. Richardson
Joshua I. Spector
Andrew R. L. Trexler
Abigail C. Williams
2011
Tia M. Alliy
Emanuela D. Antonellis
Terra C. Barton
Justina R. Germano
Lauren J. Kelly
Margot A. McElwreath
Anna P. Rapperport
Robin C. Yoshida
2012
Kelley A. Cavicchi
Grace S. Centauro
Elsie R. Eastman
Stephen K. Inman
Caitlin J. Morse
Kyle E. O’Brien
Elliot J. Taillon
Melissa Z. Wasser
2013
Cameron S. Akers
Emily A. Allen
Abdullatif E. Alsalem
Catherine C. Barnes
Edmund T. Belsky
Ashley B. Bermingham
Andrew M. Chrabascz
Carolyn S. Cunningham
Martha M. Findley
Rebecca E. Fisch
Jack M. Harasimowicz
Hariz F. Jeffery
Katie L. Kaehlert
Selena So Yeon Kim
Jocelyn G. Labombarde
Dale O. Lauffer
Timothy R. Lemieux
Ziran Li
Julia L. B. Mansfield
Isabel C. Mendoza
Nicholas J. Merrill
Lindsey N. Miller
Mary M. O’Neill
Jonathan P. Pallotta
Amanda R. Palumbo
Nicole S. Paulides
Jack A. Peacock
Amanda L. Proia
Nora Yitong Qiu
Brooke C. Roberts
Caitlyn J. Ryan
Diego Schlesinger Baranek
John P. Schmidt
Jessica A. Sedgwick
Jillian J. Sierra
Chernet B. Sisay
Brian P. Sjoblom
Bryan R. Stipek
Nicole E. Streeter
Lawrence A. Taylor IV
Emma J. Therrien
Daniel J. Trainor
Ariel Suli Xu
Aaron A. Yang
Devon F. Young
Lauren E. Young
Philip F. Young
Students never cease to amaze us with their generosity and commitment to community service. In addition to serving their communities and bringing their youthful exuberance to campus, many of our students also contribute to the Cushing Academy Fund.
2014
Ryan L. Bajjaly
Lara L. Blom
Christine L. Bonetti
Richard S. Boyd
Chau T. Q. Bui
Laura M. Caves
Cyrus C. Y. Chan
Andy Cheng-An Chang
Kevin Yu-An Chen
Luke C. Daniels
Thomas J. DeFelice
Phub Dorji
Gabrielle E. Dutil
Andrew H. Fitzgerald
Donovan J. Foote
Keeley J. Frost
Benjamin W. Fuller
Taylor S. Greene
Kyu Sang Han
Taylor Tian Tian Huang
Erin K. Joyce
Daniel A. Kelley
Jenny Chia-Lin Lee
James Kyucheol Lee
Sooji Lee
Connie Kali Leong
Esin Aixin Li
Dimitri M. Masucci
Ackim Mpofu
Shaylah K. O’Connor
Alexander A. C. O’Neill
Jennifer E. O’Neill
Laura Q. O’Neill
Valerie E. Otti
Rafael Pessah Kirsch
Hannah Pfeffer
Raveena Phichitsingh
Michael F. Powers
Spencer J. Ralston
Erik R. W. Ryde
Amelia C. Schneider
Michael A. Simonetta
Mimi Ka Yan To
Mariah L. Weintraub
Todd H. Wetzel
Steven C. Windt
Matthew R. Wollrath
Bob Qingjie Zeng
2015
Alexandra Y. Asselta
Sarah H. Berkowitz
Marjory K. Boyd
John A. Casady
Rodrigo Castanon Cossio
Samantha J. Choi
Haidee Hiu Tik Chu
Olivia R. Dei Dolori
Julie E. Donnenfeld
John K. Dyke
Maria Elena Fraga
Mathias Guerra Isaksen
Cole G. Hockman
Paranya B. Jareonvongrayab
Trevor G. Kacz
Katherine M. Lemieux
Malcolm M. Macdonald
Samantha M. Maney
Stephen C. Marsico
Brendan R. Miller
Shearee Namgyel
Henry Hang Fai Ngai
Russell W. Olive
Andrea J. Portilla Romero
Alexandre Reissmann
Christopher J. Scatterday
Taylor E. Sebring
Chloe A. Smith
Rinka Tanimoto
Arden J. Wise
Eunice E. Wong
Richard Hawtin Yung
Savannah Jiayue Zhong
2016
Elizabeth A. Barberio
Timothy R. Bouchard
Vigen G. Ciottone
Bailey J. Conger
Hannah Duckeck
Nicolas Dutil
Kaleb Eyob
Isaac Fasja Romano
Nora E. Flaherty
Elias Kably Sacal
Ruby Yeuk Im Kau
Jessica A. Kinsley
Mert Y. Kula
Vicky Ka Yu Lau
Vivian Chongyi Lu
Alexandra J. Merjan
Alejandro Mussali Benabib
Freya I. Roberts
Anne Salmon
Kennice Ho Yee Tse
Christopher J. Usman
Erika L. vonGraevenitz
Jack Williams
Caroline V. Young
Jessie Xiping Zhen
2017
Spencer C. Akers
Tomas P. Balboa Livis
Ronnie C. Callahan
Robert G. Ciottone
Sara Haua Fiano
Ryan P. Kelly
Katheryn Joo Hyun Oh
Fernanda Salgado
Jarrod N. Simmons
Olivia B. Truel
Joshua Sangyeun Yoon
Gifts from current parents are particularly special because they’re already advancing the institution by sending their children here. By going beyond their tuition payments to make charitable gifts to the Academy, parents show incredible dedication to Cushing’s ongoing excellence.
2014 Anonymous
Nizam Abdul Razak and Kat Abdul Rahman
Jane Armstrong
Tim and Amanda Beachus
John E. Bernard, Jr. ’83 and Sharon Bernard
Stephen and Beth Besen
Dr. Henry Blom and Mary Beth Blom
Leo and Eileen Bonetti
Thuan Bui and Truong Thi Quynh Thu
Sue Casey
Collins and Valerie Chikeluba
Mark and Kathryn Daniels
Anthony and Kathleen DeFelice
Derrick and Michelle Dunn
Holly Dunn and George Delahunty
Charles and Sylvie Dutil
Robert Foote
Richard and Wendy Gaton
Aylin Gozubuyuk
Larry and Susan Greene
Dr. Ahmed Hamidi and Rose Marie Ross-Hamidi
Mark Hayes and Latonya Grant-Hayes
Drs. Soo-Jong Hong and Yee Jin Shin
Kwang Ho Im and Sook Jin Choi
Charles Kim and Lisa Nam
Cheon Sik Kim and Dr. Bo Kyung Bae
Kenneth Lee and Jina Hong
Shih Kun Lee and Emily Chien Lee
Eun Hwan Lim and Ki Ran Kim
Gina Martin
Sandro Masucci
Chris and Sharon McCarthy
Kathleen McGuire
Rullina Montes de Freites and Alfredo Freites
Drs. Michael J. Mutchler and Michele C. Parker
Robert and Laurie O’Connor
Donald O’Neal
Barbara O’Neill
Carlos and Lorenia Pena
Phil and Patricia Pengeroth
Isidoro Pessah and Raquel Kirsch
Chuck and Karen Peters
Peter and Kathleen Pfeffer
Harry and Missy Powers
Barry and Carolyn Ralston
Magnus and Nancy Ryde
Dr. Bobby W. Sandage, Jr. and Mic Sandage
Dr. Barry R. Schneider and Sue Schneider
Glenn and Peggy Todd
Lisa Weintraub
Gary Weintraub
Todd Wetzel
Scott Wilson
Eric and Margo Wood
Xin and Jiayong Zhang
Rachel Zou and Bill Leong
On graduation morning, just before the traditional senior speeches on the library patio, Cushing formally opened its new Contemplation Garden with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Designed by John Kelly ’13 and made possible because of the generosity of the Kelly family, the garden took shape over the course of this year.
The garden, which the Kelly family dedicated in honor of the student body, features carefully placed rocks, bonsai, and sculpture that create a serene space for members of the Cushing community to reflect, wonder, and dream. Indeed, the space is so lovely that it has inspired the creation of a beautiful glass sculpture by Alex O’Neill ’14 and Arkady Baltser ’17.
We are thrilled that the vision and dreams of one Cushing student could be brought to life and will be enjoyed by Penguins for generations to come.
2015
Anonymous
Tony and Kathleen Asselta
Andrew and Carol Buono
Keith and Jyl Calcote
Mark and Julia Casady
William Catlin and Julia Battel
Yizhong Chen and Chenghong Xia
Michael Clayton and Alison Freed
Brian and Daniela Daccord
Philip and Sandi Dei Dolori
Stephen and Jennifer Dolente
Liz Donnenfeld
Charles Elliott
Xiyan Fan and Vivian Zhang
Jack Feng and Ann An
Daniel and Anne Ferguson
Edward and Marjorie Foss
Dr. Verne Goldsher and Jill Goldsher
YoungJin and Sumi Yoon Han
Bruce and Pamela Harris
Stanford and Susan Hartshorn
Matthew and Tricia Hegge
Randy and Sheila Horrocks
Hiroshi and Yuko Inami
Odd and Marta Isaksen
Anand and Joan James
Michael and Diane Kacz
Jay and Sheila Kaplowitz
Raman Kapur and Geetu Verma
Thomas and Sarah Kramlich
Kate Kusza
Vicky Lee
Bruce M. Lemieux ’85 and Karen Lemieux
Dr. Bo Li and Sisy Shen
Gary and Heidi Lorden
Kevin and Lynda Macdonald
Norman and Becky MacDonald
Raymond and Carla Marsico
Alan Ngai and Hsiu Hui Cheng
Yumiko Nishikawa
Lori Nix
James and Paula Ohaus
Daniel and Allison Parsley
Manit and Prapassorn
Piamkulwanich
Lyn Reynolds
Bill Rose and Dr. Merle Monsein
Grace Sardjono ’89 and Chin Man
Joseph and Sheryl Sargent
John Scatterday
Albert and Theodora Simons
Bong Won Sohn and Seung Hee Lee
Dwight and Cindy Sowerby
Taku and Sonomi Tanaka
Masaki and Yukari Tanimoto
Shane and Kimberley Tufts
Wallace and Kimberly Varga
Yaoqing Wen and Yuqin Xie
Merrick and Joan Williamson
Thomas Wise and Justine Woolner-Wise
Eric and Margo Wood
2016
Gyu Tae Bae and Bok Hee Jung
Linsheng Bao and Yongmei Li
Dr. Theodore Barton and Cindy Litzenberger
Ricky and Mary Jo Brainin
Peter and Kristen Burke
Sue Casey
Sen Chung Chau and Amy Chen
Mercedes Christman
James and Ronda Conger
Steve and Peggy Cotton
Dr. Wolfgang Duckeck
Charles and Sylvie Dutil
Jim and Colleen Fay
Rick Forrester and Dr. Natalie X. K. Forrester
Scott and Deb Gardner
Pete and Tira Gilchrest
Larry and Susan Greene
Richard and Maryellen Guerriero
Dr. Stuart A. Harlin and Jill Harlin
Jean Anne Hart
Guisheng He and Lingling Fang
Ingo and Ola Hecke
Odd and Marta Isaksen
Pak Kwan Kau and Na Li
Samuyeol Ko and Kyungha Lee
K.C. Kublbeck
Sabrina Kublbeck
Kate Kusza
Chang Jae Lee and Mi Young Park
Dr. Soon-Hyoung Lee and Shion Kanai
Sheldy Leung and Jo Jo Lin
Ming Li and Lei Pei
Dr. Anne Liebling
Robin Lockwood Hall ’78 and Jeff Hall
Weigen Lu
Pete and Mary Ann Mattoon
Steven and Jennifer Morlock
Drs. Michael J. Mutchler and Michele C. Parker
Dr. Frederick Nevins and Nancy Nevins
Mike and Sarah Quinlan
Jennifer Raterman
Scott and Kimberly Samson
Conrad and Sara Sanford
Masakazu and Hiromi Sato
Steven and Marie Schwartzapfel
Kotaro Shiba
Hideaki and Yuko Shimane
Myung Ho Son and Amy Lee
Lucius Strazdis and Vida Juodaitis
Hiroshi and Teruko Uemura
Zhong Lei and Xiao Rong Wang
Ric and Hillary Williams
Dr. Mark G. Wolf and Alison Wolf
Marty and Mini Young
Dengfeng Zhen and Alice Bao
Glen Zhu and Rujie Gong
2017
Larry Abbott
Steve and Liz Akers
Robert and Lisa Alber
Jennifer Bleakley and Nina Jacobson
Garth and Jacqueline Bonadie
Joseph and Molly Burns
Brendan and Laura Callahan
Lina Chow
Seamus and Julie Collins
Haitao Ding
Richard and Deborah Diver
Lisa Durkee Abbott
Carl Erickson
Martha Erickson
Jim and Colleen Fay
Thomas and Lee Ann Fital
Scott and Deb Gardner
Raymond and Maria Haarstick
Jesse and Haekyung Kim
Norman and Becky MacDonald
Gina Martin
Lin Pei and Jing Zhu
Fernando Salgado ’85 and Susana Rodriguez
Luis Suberville and Maria Rodriguez
Jerome and Sonya Tarter
Brad and Patricia Truel
Michael and Margo Weill
Ryan and Rebecca Wood
Drs. Hyojin Yoon and Sunhee Kim
Parents of Alumni
Many of our alumni parents continue to affirm the value of a Cushing education even as their students pursue lives beyond high school.
Peter and Ellen Allen
Joongkeun An and Myungboon Lee
Ethel Blackford Anderson ’35
Chapman Bailey
Ibrahim Balghonaim and Nawal Alhussain
Bob Barton
Robert and Diane Bass
Dave and Lyn Bennett
Marc and Cheryl Bingham
Norman Bingham and Sylvia Roy Bingham ’53
Allan and Loretta Blauner
Jane Bourette
Chris and Jimmie-Gaye Buono
Dr. Norman E. Carey
Mark Carlisle and Dr. Susan K. Carlisle
Carol Anderson Carter ’71
Ken and Judi Cavicchi
Richard J. Chase, Jr. ’67 and Kelly Chase
Peter and Lucy Cheever
Ed and Penny Chrusciel
Peter and Nicki Clarke
John G. Cooney ’60
Daniel and Jean Coughlin
Lucilla Crocker
David and Lisa Cummings
Julia Cunningham
Vito and Rosa Cutrona
Doug and Patty Delay
Dr. Ernest J. Dellheim and Jane Dellheim
Dr. Claude Desjardins and Jane Desjardins
Douglas and Stephanie Desjardins
Rich Devin and Jessica MacKenzie Devin
Dr. Bart L. Dolmatch and Kim Dolmatch
Charlie and Susan Donahue
Paul Dowling
Doug and Donna Dreyer
Joe and Angela Droogan
Alice Carter Duston ’55 and David Duston
Tim and Gail Evjenth
Mark and Donna Exter
Barrie Fahey
Carol Fazio
Jack and Marilyn Fielder
Michael R. Foisie ’80 and Jeanmarie Foisie
Masashi and Masayo Furuya
Dino and Dianne Gallant
Atim George ’74 and Levi Zangai
Samuel A. Getz ’75
Perry and Valerie Gillies
Ted and Kim Goodnow
Nat Green and Ann Scalaro-Green
Eleanor Laing Greenhalgh-Kilty ’42
Wayne and Maria Hancock
Nancy Hanslip
Mark Harasimowicz
Ellen F. Harrington ’70
Dick and Jeanne Harrington
Marie Hebeler
Rich and Jill Henry
Karen Hess ’78
Diane Cummings Hill ’53
Dr. Joseph C. Hill and Kathleen Hill
Brad and Kathy Hoffman
Dr. James R. Hollowood and Judith Hollowood
Ed Howard
Greg and Tracey Inman
Ted and Dot Iorio
Don and Karen Irving
John Jansing
Bob and Carolyn Johnson
Robert Johnston
Jeremiah and Louisa Jones
James and Heather Kaehlert
Jim and Sandy Karman
Charles L. Keating, Jr. ’45 and Mary Keating
Dr. Barry J. Kemler and Joan Kemler
Mark and Janet Kindy
Lucille Duval Kline ’54 and James Kline
Koji and Yoshiko Kotaka
John and Wendy Kretchmer
Dana Krul and Marcia Meyer-Krul
Nick and Margie Kuchta
Don and Jean Kunz
Peter and Irene Labombarde
Dr. Bruce W. Lashley and Elaine Lashley
Richard Lewis
Amy Logan and Dr. William G. Mayer
Nico and Julie Louras
James and Kimberly MacPhee
Thomas and Ellen Mann
Drs. Babetta L. Marrone ’70 and Thomas M. Yoshida
Frank and Margaret Mazza
Charles A. McAlister ’51 and Florence McAlister
Tim and Erika McCormick
Ed and Leslie McElwreath
Donald L. McLagan ’04 (HON) and Barbara McLagan
David and Emily Merjan
Pete and Cindy Merrill
Jason and Anne Marie Michaels
Wolfgang and Dorothy Millbrandt
Caryl Burton Wright Minor ’58 and Henry Minor
Christos and Eliana Mitropoulos
Jay and Joyce Moody
Nicole Xarras Moorshead ’89 and John Moorshead
Matt and Laureen Moran
Brian and Marie Moulton
Stephen and Judy Muller
Paul Nacol
Fred and Jo-Ann Nalette
Nestor and Anne Nicholas
Robert and Brenda O’Brien
Julia Ohm
Tom and Missy O’Neill
Mark and Karen Osterheld
Robert and Marsha Page
Rich and Susan Palmer
Nick Papakyrikos and Judy NormanDin
Jin Kyu Park and Yeon Hee Kim
Chris and Jayne Peacock
Ruth Pease
Susan C. Peters ’69 and Dr. Patrick Cavanagh
Jim and Denise Pickett
Ed and Rhonda Pierce
Peter Pohly
Bernd Recker and Petra Corall-Recker
Dr. Vincent S. Reppucci and Michele Pallai
Jim and Joanne Richardson
Will and Meredith Rinaldi
Dave and Leanne Royal
Bryan and Nancy Ruez
Steven and Carol Sarro
Walter and Charleen Sawyer
Jay and Heidi Sharron
Willard I. Shattuck III ’62 and Jane Woodruff Shattuck ’65
Dr. Michael C. Sheff ’56 and Barbara Sheff
Dan and Dyan Sierra
Jim and Claudia Smith
John G. Sommers, Sr. ’74 D and Elizabeth Sommers
Gerry and Marcy Spector
John and Nancy Stamper
Drs. David Stein and Paula Torres-Stein
Dr. Robert S. Stipek and Anna Maria Alberghini
Cheryl Storm
David and Pam Streeter
George and Tammy Sullivan
Bob and Ann Sullivan
Rosalie Swanson
Peter B. Talbot ’56 and Suzanne Talbot
Lawrence and Stacey Taylor
Robert and Lianne Therrien
David and Jean Tracy
Dennis and Michelle Tremblay
Bill and Sue Troy
Pi-Cheng and Paula Wang
Dan and Marcia Wasser
Edward G. Watkins ’56 and Karen Watkins
Jim and Jane Weigley
Dr. Steven J. Weintraub and Sandee Goldman
Drs. J. Woodrow Weiss and Kay M. Petersen
Bill and Marcy Wenning
Ron and Rose White
Bob and Pat Whitmore
Peter C. Whitney ’64
Harry and Sue Wight
Sara Yeager
Jack and Marcia Young
Robert A. Young ’69
Andrew and Carlene Ziegler
Like so many others, our Cushing grandparents are also committed to advancing the education available at Cushing for both current and future classes. We are mindful of their faith and are deeply grateful for their support of Cushing Academy.
Sylvia Roy Bingham ’53 and Norman Bingham
David and Gail Bumgardner
Betsy Burke
Alex and Norma Cujini
Dr. John A. Curtis ’41 and Jean Curtis
Dr. Claude Desjardins and Jane Desjardins
Rosalie Dolmatch
Anne Feeney
Lee and Gloria Freeman
Richard and Patricia Guerriero
Sally Hartshorn
Norm and Audrey Kacz
Ruth Pease
Paul and Pauline Quinlan
Seimei and Kazuko Shimane
Louis Sierra
The Cushing community is broad and inclusive. Our former faculty may no longer spend their daily lives at Cushing, but many have deep ties to the Academy that go on even after they leave. Further, the Academy has many friends whose relationships with Cushing are varied. The generosity of these individuals is deeply appreciated by the students and faculty at the Academy.
Anonymous
A. Patton Abbe
Raymond and Shirley Ablondi
Roger and Linda Adams
William and Cynthia Allen
Robert H. Amick
Ibrahim Balghonaim and Nawal Alhussain
Barbara A. Beebe
Dorothy S. Benham
John E. Bernard, Jr. ’83
Richard and Dolores Boettcher
Dorian Bowman
Marilyn Brady
Guy A. Bramble
Dr. Christopher N. Breiseth
Farid Bukhari and Qamar Ahmed
Jack and Beverly Burke
Mark H. Carlisle
Andrienne G. Clark
Nicolette B. Clarke
Catherine F. Cloutier
Jared J. Colicchie
Seamus Collins
Thomas Corbett
Sally Cross
John C. Custer
Vito Cutrona
Barbara E. Daigle
Joshua Delaney
Robert and Olive DeLuca
Dana and Sheryl Demers
Dr. Mark D. Desjardins ’84
Lisa J. Durkee Abbott
Robert and Jeanette Emerson
Donald R. Erb
Dr. Fred T. Erskine III
Edith Hillbrook Fischer ’61 and Charles Fischer, Jr.
Henry and Madeline Fischer
Kristen Kelly Fisher
Raymond and Rose Fortier
Barbara S. Foster
Steve and Joanne Gagnon
Dr. Grant Geske
Glenn and Nancy Goodale
Eric P. Gulko
Karl and Sandra Hakkarainen
David and Linda Halvorsen
Wendy Hammond
Patricia K. Hecht ’04
Estelle P. Hunt ’91 D
Victoria W. Hunt
Dr. Satoru Ito
Bradford and Marion Joliffe
Louisa G. Jones
Christine S. Kelly
Patricia Beyer Kelly
Christine Lorion
Kevin and Paula MacDougall
Leonard and Elizabeth Martone
Joseph Marzilli
Daniel McGowan and Ruth Dunkley-McGowan
Nelson A. McLean
Patrick McNamara
Donald and Ann Miller
Nancy R. Moses
Carole Ogren
James H. Perry
Sarah M. Peskin
Paul and Carol Pollastri
Michael M. Ridgway
Joyce Rivard
Dorothy Rouleau
Ruth Russo
Steven W. Sandoval
Pamela L. Shoemaker
M. N. Shroff
Allan F. Small
Wayne and Vivian Spacek
Edith M. Sparling
Dana and Lorna Sulin
Wayne and Katrina Sweitzer
Peter and Romayne Timms
Brett J. Torrey ’85
James and Connie Tucker
Edward P. Walsh
Kristin Henry Walton ’87 and David Walton
Nathalie J. Weeks
Marcy S. Wenning
Sherwin and Martha Wexler
Gary and Jean Williams
Dr. L. Dane Williams
Marc Wysocki
Sara B. Yeager
Yi Zhou and Li Tang
We’re grateful to our corporate and foundation partners who support Cushing excellence. This list includes those companies who have matched gifts made by their employees to Cushing Academy.
Aetna Foundation
Alber Hearing Services, P.C.
Allied Printing Services Charitable Foundation
Anthony Joseph Real Estate LLC
Assured Guaranty Corp.
Baird Foundation, Inc.
Bank of America Foundation, Inc.
Booth Charitable Lead Unitrust
The Boston Foundation
Byham Charitable Foundation
Camelot Lane LLC
Carol Fazio Charitable Fund
Conger Management Group, Inc.
Donald and Susan Booth Charitable Fund
Douglas W. and Patricia G. Wright Family Fund
E.G. Watkins Family Foundation
Elizabeth R. and Frederick W. Bald Charitable Fund
The Erickson Family Fund
Essex County Community Foundation
The Ettinger Foundation, Inc.
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Fidelity Foundation Matching Gifts to Education Program
Flo-Tech, LLC
GE Foundation
Gretchen Augat Reilly Fund
Harold and Janice Cohen Foundation
The Hebeler Foundation
Hillsdale Fund Inc.
Hoffman Auto Group
Innovative Distribution Services
Iorio Charitable Foundation
Jansing-Cook Foundation
John Carr Foundation
Joseph & Barrie Fahey Foundation
Karen and Mark Osterheld Charitable Gift Fund
Kelly Fisher Foundation
The L.M. Reid Group, LLC
Lewis M. & Esther Perlstein Family Foundation
Lowell Corporation
M & M Transport Services, Inc.
Marquis George MacDonald Foundation, Inc.
Mattoon Family Giving Fund
McCarthy Realty Trust
Network for Good
Norman J. and Rebecca L. MacDonald III Charitable Gift Fund
Northern Trust Company
One Step Forward Education Foundation
Petaluma Portfolio, LLC
Quail Run Residents
Remmer/Ryzewick Family Fund
Richard and Jean Harrington Charitable Foundation
Richard W. and Susan M. Palmer Charitable Fund
Rochester Area Community Foundation
Schwab Charitable Fund
Sport195, Inc.
The Stiller Family Charitable Foundation
Target Corporation
Thomson Reuters
Trading Post Music, Inc.
UBS National Philanthropic Trust
UBS Warburg LLC
United Way of Central Massachusetts
United Way of Rhode Island
VMware Foundation
Watkins Family Charitable Trust
Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign
In the fall of 2013, an anonymous donor made a gift which enabled the Academy to make some improvements to its campus. Part of School Street, located behind the Main Building, was closed and turned into a lovely green space. Traffic on campus is now directed up the Academy Street hill to turn right at Lowe Hall. Parking is no longer permitted along School Street in front of Alumni Hall. In making these changes, the Academy’s campus has become more pedestrian friendly—a sensible choice since so many students and faculty live on campus and walk to and from offices and classrooms each day. We hope our entire community will enjoy the new green space behind the Main Building.
Wells Fargo Foundation
White Sylvania Charitable Trust
William Bass Charitable Foundation
Many donors make gifts in tribute of specific individuals. It’s a wonderful way to honor those people who have had a significant impact on your life. This list includes our students who have made gifts in honor of the Cushing faculty who are so important to their Academy experience.
In Honor of
Lauren Dellheim Ainsworth ’94
Dr. Ernest J. Dellheim and Jane Dellheim
In Honor of Raja D. Bala
Jennifer E. O’Neill ’14
Laura Q. O’Neill ’14
Magnus and Nancy Ryde
Mariah L. Weintraub ’14
In Honor of April L. Boettcher
Magnus and Nancy Ryde
In Honor of Nancy L. Boyle
John A. Casady ’15
In Honor of Jimmie-Gaye Buono
Scott Wilson
In Honor of Mark W. Burke
Spencer C. Akers ’17
Mathias Guerra Isaksen ’15
D. Todd Servick ’91
In Honor of Kelly J. Cacciolfi
John A. Casady ’15
In Honor of Moira E. Cahill
Elizabeth A. Barberio ’16
Christine L. Bonetti ’14
Haidee Hiu Tik Chu ’15
Eunice E. Wong ’15
In Honor of Nathaniel S. Carey ’97
Andrew H. Fitzgerald ’14
In Honor of Dr. Norman E. Carey
Grace S. Centauro ’12
Jennifer E. O’Neill ’14
Magnus and Nancy Ryde
In Honor of Dr. Susan K. Carlisle
Ryan P. Kelly ’17
Brendan R. Miller ’15
Matthew R. Wollrath ’14
In Honor of Pat Caruso and Beverly Bair-Caruso
Gregory A. Bair-Caruso ’00
In Honor of Cara Clarke
Ryan L. Bajjaly ’14
Marjory K. Boyd ’15
Kaleb Eyob ’16
Shearee Namgyel ’15
Caitlyn J. Ryan ’13
In Honor of Wayne Clarke
Ryan L. Bajjaly ’14
Caitlyn J. Ryan ’13
In Honor of Donald T. Connors
Magnus and Nancy Ryde
In Honor of Melanie J. Connors
Scott Wilson
In Honor of Steven Couture, Jr.
Malcolm M. Macdonald ’15
Magnus and Nancy Ryde
In Honor of Alexander C. Coyle
Robert G. Ciottone ’17
Todd H. Wetzel ’14
In Honor of Dr. Joseph R. Curry ’00 (HON)
Irene Choi Yu ’80
In Honor of Rachel Dellheim-Simon ’97
Dr. Ernest J. Dellheim and Jane Dellheim
In Honor of Jessica MacKenzie Devin
Christine L. Bonetti ’14
John A. Casady ’15
In Honor of Richard T. Devin
John A. Casady ’15
In Honor of Paul F. Dowling
Randall Sussman ’81
In Honor of Colleen A. Fay
Haidee Hiu Tik Chu ’15
Katherine M. Lemieux ’15
In Honor of Robert T. Foote III
Magnus and Nancy Ryde
In Honor of Robert Gagnon
Stephen C. Marsico ’15
In Honor of Lisa M. Geddis
Dorothy S. Benham
In Honor of Deborah A. Gustafson
Matt and Laureen Moran
In Honor of Wayne T. Hancock
Timothy R. Bouchard ’16
Cristina L. Hancock ’05
In Honor of Donald Harmon and Deborah Nyberg Harmon
Carole Ogren
In Honor of Joan S. Hathaway
Katherine M. Lemieux ’15
In Honor of Richard J. Henry
Yasuyuki Goto ’04
Jill P. Henry
Paranya B. Jareonvongrayab ’15
Kathleen Zimmerman Marlow ’99
Lori A. Nix
Emily C. Roller
Denis Shubleka
In Honor of Jennifer Paxman Horgan ’90
Julie E. Donnenfeld ’15
In Honor of Stirling E. Ince
Spencer J. Ralston ’14
Magnus and Nancy Ryde
In Honor of Stephen A. Jacobs
Lauren Jacobs Toomy ’04
In Honor of Robert F. Johnson
Katherine M. Lemieux ’15
In Honor of Kurt C. Kublbeck
Magnus and Nancy Ryde
In Honor of Margaret H. Lee
Ackim Mpofu ’14
In Honor of Grady S. MacPhee ’13
James and Kimberly MacPhee
In Honor of Cynthia B. Merrill
John A. Casady ’15
In Honor of Sandra G. Michelman
Magnus and Nancy Ryde
In Honor of Thiravat Na Pombejara ’70
John H. McCann III ’70
In Honor of Julia R. Ohm
Thomas P. Balboa Livis ’17
Olivia R. Dei Dolori ’15
Taylor E. Sebring ’15
Matthew R. Wollrath ’14
In Honor of C. Steve Parker
Andrew H. Fitzgerald ’14
Magnus and Nancy Ryde
Richard Hawtin Yung ’15
In Honor of Catherine E. Pollock
Katherine M. Lemieux ’15
In Honor of A. Catalina Reinoso
Magnus and Nancy Ryde
Taylor Tian Tian Huang ’14
In Honor of Jerry Sabatini
Magnus and Nancy Ryde
In Honor of Michelle Schloss
Jack Williams ’16
In Honor of Matthew Shea
Nicolas Dutil ’16
Andrew H. Fitzgerald ’14
Trevor G. Kacz ’15
Russell W. Olive ’15
Rafael Pessah Kirsch ’14
Christopher J. Scatterday ’15
Magnus and Nancy Ryde
In Honor of Dr. David B. Shields
Malcolm M. Macdonald ’15
Jennifer E. O’Neill ’14
Laura Q. O’Neill ’14
Magnus and Nancy Ryde
In Honor of Denis Shubleka
Magnus and Nancy Ryde
In Honor of Dr. Bruce A. Sinclair
Samantha J. Choi ’15
In Honor of Dr. William R. Sponholtz III
Cole G. Hockman ’15
In Honor of Bryan R. Stipek ’13
Dr. Robert S. Stipek and Anna Maria Alberghini
In Honor of David A. Stone
Rosalie Dolmatch
In Honor of Cheryl M. Storm
Jennifer E. O’Neill ’14
Laura Q. O’Neill ’14
Ashley M. Zimmerman ’05
In Honor of Sintayehu M. Taye ’08
Magnus and Nancy Ryde
In Honor of Lauren Jacobs Toomy ’04
Michael A. Simonetta ’14
In Honor of Christopher Torino
John A. Casady ’15
In Honor of Dr. James Tracy and Jan Tracy
Drs. J. Woodrow Weiss and Kay M. Petersen
In Honor of William F. Troy
Richard S. Boyd ’14
Bailey J. Conger ’16
Alan B. Crocker ’68
In Honor of William H. Wenning
Taylor Tian Tian Huang ’14
Matthew R. Wollrath ’14
In Memoriam
Many donors make gifts in memory of specific individuals. It’s a wonderful way to honor those people who have had a significant impact on your life.
In Memory of
Constance Butler Amick ’53
Robert H. Amick
In Memory of Mildred Dunn
Beebe ’36 and Clifford Beebe
Barbara A. Beebe
In Memory of Nancy C. Collins ’52
Robert A. Young ’69
In Memory of William H. Cook ’79
Jodie D. Elliott ’78
In Memory of Jeanette P. Curry ’00 (HON)
Irene Choi Yu ’80
In Memory of Phyllis Roberts Falcetti ’55
Quail Run Residents
In Memory of
Bradley P. Gardner ’04
Blakney C. Young ’05
In Memory of John Hagerty
Margaret H. Lee
In Memory of Charles E. Hesse ’89
Jeremy A. Duffy ’89
In Memory of Charles W. Hemingway III
Charles W. Hemingway ’56
In Memory of Nina Jauw ’84
Dr. Sheila A. Caldwell ’84
Heather D. Wright-Ojha ’84
In Memory of Bradford Lamson
Marc R. Nathanson ’66
In Memory of
Raymond and Brenda Lemieux
Bruce M. Lemieux ’85 and Karen Lemieux
In Memory of
Roland L. McCann ’64
Susan Foley McCann ’63
In Memory of Mona I. Rice
GE Foundation
A. Patton Abbe
Raymond and Shirley Ablondi
Roger and Linda Adams
William and Cynthia Allen
Dorian Bowman
Marilyn Brady
Dr. Christopher N. Breiseth
Jack and Beverly Burke
Andrienne G. Clark
Catherine F. Cloutier
Alan B. Crocker ’68
Lucilla H. Crocker and the Crocker Family
Sally Cross
Barbara E. Daigle
Dana and Sheryl Demers
Donald R. Erb
Henry and Madeline Fischer
Raymond and Rose Fortier
Barbara S. Foster
Glenn and Nancy Goodale
Karl and Sandra Hakkarainen
Wendy Hammond
Diane Cummings Hill ’53
Bradford and Marion Jolliffe
Christine S. Kelly
Renee N. Khatami ’73
Kevin and Paula MacDougall
Leonard and Elizabeth Martone
Patrick McNamara
Nancy R. Moses
Stephen and Judith Muller
Sarah M. Peskin
Paul and Carol Pollastri
Rebecca Rice-Flanagan and Thomas Flanagan
Michael M. Ridgway
Joyce Rivard
Dorothy Rouleau
Ruth Russo
Walter and Charleen Sawyer
Stacey Selden ’72
M. N. Shroff
Allan F. Small
Christina P. Smith ’73
Wayne and Vivian Spacek
Edith M. Sparling
Dana and Lorna Sulin
Wayne and Katrina Sweitzer
Peter and Romayne Timms
James and Connie Tucker
Leslie Edwards Vincent ’71
Edward P. Walsh
Gary and Jean Williams
Dr. L. Dane Williams
In Memory of Santina Ruberti
Margaret H. Lee
In Memory of Robert R. Rust
Christopher J. Tracy ’04
In Memory of Barbara Beasley Schoephlin ’49
Janet M. Loring ’49
In Memory of Rolando S. Sexon, Jr. ’84
Dr. Sheila A. Caldwell ’84
Heather D. Wright-Ojha ’84
In Memory of Berenice Spellman
Lester G. Spellman ’69
In Memory of
John G. Sommers, Sr. ’74
John T. Leyden, Jr. ’74
Robert A. Young ’69
In Memory of John B. Stebbins
Jeremiah and Louisa Jones
In Memory of Stanley B. Talbot ’28 and Sally Pratt Talbot ’28
Peter B. Talbot ’56 and Suzanne Talbot
In Memory of Edward B. Wall
R. Tyler Young ’99
In Memory of Clifford Ward
Pamet Ward Brown ’61
Volunteers
There are many ways to support Cushing Academy and making a gift is just one. There are many members of our community who give their time and counsel by serving on boards and committees, making fundraising calls, hosting or facilitating special events, making baked goods in appreciation of Cushing faculty and staff, and more. Every day, these volunteers are having a positive impact on the quality of life at Cushing Academy.
Tarek S. Al Naqeeb ’04
George D. Anderson ’56
Christopher R. Behne ’03
Edward A. Cadogan ’85
Johanna F. Chanin ’79
James B. Cheever ’02
Tyler Tin Hang Chu ’06
Aaron G. Earls ’90
Michael Chun Hei Ho ’06
Raden I. H. Kusumo ’88
Anthony J. Mallozzi IV ’01
Jay H. Massirman ’76
C. John Napolitano ’98
Mary M. O’Neill ’13
S. Christopher Park ’68
Andrew J. Richardson ’10
Nathaniel L. Sahn ’93
Sisy Shen
Stacy L. Silverman ’04
Alumni Council
David F. Farnham ’77
President
Arthur J. Coulombe ’69 Vice President
Members
Roger H. Brooks, Jr. ’69
Anna S. Choi ’82
W. Isaac Fitzgerald ’01
Robin Lockwood Hall ’78
Ellen F. Harrington ’70
T. Keith Hart, Jr. ’91
Thomas E. Jaffa ’70
Roderick C. Kellett ’87
Chelsea Cummings Koski ’03
Carolyn I. Marr ’58
William T. Patten ’69
Alison R. Rowe ’74
Wayne C. Scroggs ’75
Elizabeth J. Smith ’78
Sintayehu M. Taye ’08
Brett J. Torrey ’85
Elliott Q. Ventura ’78
Joan Wilson White ’48
Ryan L. Duff ’06 Co-Chair
John R. Frey ’06 Co-Chair
Melissa Irving Christensen ’00 Secretary
Members
Tia M. Alliy ’11
John R. Butler, Jr. ’04
Britney A. Carr ’00
Jamie B. Corcoran ’03
Patrick J. Despres-Gallagher ’10
Meghan F. Duggan ’06
Katharine K. Foote ’06
Chelsea Cummings Koski ’03
Beth Achille Lambert ’98
Kathleen Zimmerman Marlow ’99
Hayley M. Moore ’04
Alexandra C. Moroch ’06
Robert C. Phelps ’08
Friederike E. H. Recker ’08
Carlie J. Smith ’06
Rachel E. Sommers ’07
Minji Son ’06
Lauren Jacobs Toomy ’04
Marina G. Vernon ’07
Lindsay A. Wilde ’05
Jenny C. Zirinsky ’06
Spencer C. Akers ’17
Samuel C. Buck ’15
John A. Casady ’15
Laura M. Caves ’14
Andy Cheng-An Chang ’14
Olivia R. Gilchrest ’16
Ryan P. Kelly ’17
Katherine M. Lemieux ’15
Alexandre Reissmann ’15
Kayla M. Sargent ’15
Taylor E. Sebring ’15
Zachary D. Sowerby ’15
SENDING THEIR YOUNG BOYS TO SCHOOL
in the United States was always a dream for Cushing parents Yat Ming “Ricky” and Lai Hing “Lilian” Ho, parents of Chun Hei “Michael” ’06 and Chun Ming “Sam” ’09.
Their boys attended middle school at American International School in Hong Kong, where the family is from and still lives today. At that time, their parents gave them each English names and named them after two brothers who were pop singers they knew, Sam and Michael Hui, hosts of “The Hui Brothers Show” in Hong Kong. (Incidentally, one of their other brothers was named “Ricky”!)
When it came time for high school, Ricky and Lilian Googled boarding schools and found Cushing Academy. The family visited several schools, but in the end, their choice came down to Lawrence Academy and Cushing. They picked
Cushing because they loved the atmosphere during their visit.
Michael and Sam spent roughly eight years each in the United States attending high school and college, but today they are back in Hong Kong with their parents. As a family, they are involved in the family toy manufacturing company, Prosperity Toys, which Ricky founded. Michael has a strong leadership role as the Manager of Sales and Marketing. While Michael starts to take over the company at the young age of 26, Ricky and Lilian are pursuing their passion for producing traditional Hong Kong operas. Michael’s vision for the company brought him back to the United States this past summer to learn new business skills during weeklong seminars at Stanford University and Babson College.
Clearly, Michael has an insatiable appetite
for education. In addition to his four academic years at Cushing, he is a proud participant of four summers in Cushing Summer Session, and he also finished his bachelor’s at Bentley University in 2009, in just three years.
Cushing was a turning point for him.
“I learned to be independent and how to do research, and that resulted in a clear direction and a good value system,” he says. Michael’s time at Cushing was memorable because of his beloved advisor Peggy Lee, many fun-filled International Night performances (eight altogether, including summers), and his days and nights surrounded by trees and hills. Ashburnham was a place he called home. As a memento of his time at Cushing, he keeps a special photo of himself in 2009. In the picture, he is in his college cap and gown and his brother Sam is in his Cushing graduation regalia. They are joined
ABOVE (l–r) Sam Ho ’09, Ricky Ho, Lilian Ho, and Michael Ho ’06 at the APC meeting in August, which they hosted in their home. TOP (l–r) Lilian Ho, Jennifer Klein, Ricky Ho, Michael Ho, Dena Torino, and Headmaster Torino during the Torinos’ visit to Hong Kong in 2014by Silver Penguin and their former college counselor, Rich Henry.
Their company’s toys are shipped to 47 different countries around the world—in America, you can find their toys in your local Toys ‘R’ Us—and because of the family business, Michael travels to the United States often. As a result, Cushing is fortunate to be able to see Michael on a regular basis. He has attended events in America and in three Chinese cities as part of Headmaster Torino’s tour of Asia this past February.
The more involved Michael becomes with Cushing, the more he enjoys it. In Hong Kong, he has started the Alumni and Parents Council (APC) with fellow alumnus Tyler Chu ’06, and parents Jo Jo Lin and Lina Chow, who are mothers to Constantine Leung ’16 and Marcus Choy ’17, respectively. He’s also a member of the Headmaster’s Advisory Council, and is so enthusiastic about his role on that council that he lists it on his business card. In fact, he intends to add his new title as President of Cushing’s APC.
Michael enjoys his work with the APC because it connects him with today’s current parents and students from mainland China and Hong Kong. “I love to see students make decisions for their education and to study abroad,” he says. “It is meaningful to me to help them make the right decisions.” He feels they are all part of the big Cushing family and share in their passion for the school.
For those thinking about getting more involved, he advises, “Involvement isn’t always monetary—it could be attending events or getting involved with students or alumni. Everyone has a unique story and we are all a big family. If you think back on all the good times together, it’s easy to connect back to each other.”
If you’d like to talk with him about getting involved with the APC, please email him at michael@prosperitytoys.com. He also wants you to know that he bleeds Cushing purple and even has purple pants!
On June 22, 2014, the Hong Kong Alumni and Parents Council organized an event so that current Cushing students and their families who live in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong could get together for a day of fun. Here are some photos they shared with us from the event.
IN OUR LAST ISSUE, we told you about the Cushing Academy Traditions Facebook page. The group is managed by Hannah Chun Welsh ’76 and is a place for Academy alumni of all ages to talk about all things Cushing. In July, the group surpassed 2,000 members with the help of some of Cushing’s young alumni. If you’re on Facebook and you haven’t yet signed up, please do! It’s just one more way for you to feel connected to your alma mater. Check it out at facebook.com/groups/CushingTraditions
Hockey alumni Aaron Bogosian ’06 and Richard Bachman ’06 (above) paid a visit to campus recently, along with Aaron’s fiancée, Cassie, and Richard’s wife, Devyn. In addition to catching up with faculty and staff on campus this summer, they headed up to Iorio Arena to check out their hockey photos in the Tom Poti ’96 Hospitality Suite. (And they may have done some joyriding in the SpinMobile, too!)
Psychologist Dr. Deborah Warner recently traveled to the nation’s capital to receive the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Warner was honored for her work protecting patient privacy in her successful efforts that spanned four years and stopped the New Hampshire attorney general from taking patient medical records without the patients’ knowledge or consent. In her advocacy activity, Dr. Warner reported the attorney general’s actions to the professional licensing board, the legislature, and the governor and council. Her persistent efforts included bipartisan legislation that passed unanimously in the house and senate to stop further encroachments on privacy of this type by the attorney general.
Dr. Warner practices in the north country of New Hampshire and Vermont, seeing private patients and providing consultations to organizations. This is the second national award for Dr. Warner, who also received the American Psychological Association’s President’s Award.
Everyone knows how difficult the real estate market is in New York City. Over the last 25 years, Mark D. Friedman ’82 has become an expert. Mark lives on the Upper West Side and has partnered with Richard Rosenthal to create the Friedman-Rosenthal Team, part of Halstead Property LLC. They work with local and foreign buyers and sellers in coops and condos. Mark has worked with such celebrities as Sting, Natalie Portman, and Matthew Modine, among others.
Mark lives his wife, Maxine, a well-known jewelry designer, and their twin teenage daughters. He works with The American Cancer Society and is on the event committee of Taste Of Hope. He supports The Lustgarten Foundation and is on the board and is President of West Side Pre-School.
Mark also does radio and TV commercials. He is a proud supporter of The Actor’s Fund and is a member of REBNY, SAG-AFTRA, and AEA and a new, reluctant, member of AARP.
If you’re a Penguin looking to make a move to, or within, Manhattan, give Mark a call. He’s happy to help his fellow Penguins out!
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ABOVE Dr. Deborah Warner, right, receives the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Register of Psychologists, presented by its retiring director, Dr. Judy Hall.IN 1865, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts authorized the incorporation of Cushing Academy. On May 15, 2015, Cushing Academy will celebrate its sesquicentennial, but such a momentous occurrence cannot be properly celebrated in just one day. In fact, we think it will take more than a year to adequately mark the occasion.
In that spirit, we invite you to join us for a series of events— both on campus and farther afield—in which we will celebrate 150 years of the school we love.
Here’s a list of the events we have planned. Some are events we host every year that will have a distinct sesquicentennial flavor to them. Some are new—like the Performing Arts Series, which launched in September. Some are geared toward alumni and some toward our current students and families, but no matter the purpose of the event, please know that all members of our extended community are welcome to attend.
We’ll be sharing our celebration with the town of Ashburnham, which will celebrate 250 years in 2015. Some of the events will be joint events with the town that has hosted the Academy for the last century and a half.
This should not be considered a comprehensive list— there may still be details to work out for these events and we may add any number of events over the course of the year. Obviously, some of these events are also pretty far in the future and may be subject to change. Please visit www.cushing.org/150 to see the most up-to-date list and current detailed information about each one. At our sesquicentennial website, you’ll also find a timeline of Cushing’s history, stories from Cushing’s past, pictures from events, sesquicentennial news, and more.
Should you have questions about any of the events, ideas about how we can celebrate the Academy’s sesquicentennial, or if you would like to volunteer your time to celebrate, please email alumniprograms@cushing.org or call 978-827-7400.
We look forward to celebrating with you!
Celebrating 150 years at Cushing Academy
NOVEMBER 2014
Nov. 1 Reception hosted with Elliot Ventura ’78 in Grapevine, Texas
Nov. 2 Reception hosted by Arthur Coulombe ’69 in San Antonio, Texas
Nov. 4 Reception hosted by Scott Whitney ’88, P’17 in Houston, Texas
Nov. 5 Reception hosted by Will Day ’89 in Boulder, Colorado
Nov. 13 Reception hosted by Jeremy Duffy ’89 in Providence, Rhode Island
Nov. 18 Reception hosted by Nate Stillman ’90 in Chicago, Illinois
DECEMBER
Dec. 5 Sesquicentennial Kickoff Party at The Liberty Hotel in Boston
Dec. 8 Reception hosted by Peter Snyder ’90 in Washington, DC
Dec. 9 Reception hosted with Aaron Earls ’90 in New York City
Dec. 13 Cushing will host Pink the Rink, a community-wide fundraiser in support of breast cancer research.
JANUARY 2015
Jan. 10 Performing Arts Series: Music from Three Continents for Cello and Piano www.cushing.org/PAseries
FEBRUARY
Feb. 26–28 Student Performance: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
MARCH
Mar. 28 Performing Arts Series: Jerry Sabatini & Sonic Explorers Octet www.cushing.org/PAseries
APRIL
Apr. 4
Ashburnham-Westminster Road Race
Apr. 24–25 Spring Family Weekend www.cushing.org/sfw
Apr. 30–May 2 Student Performance: Spring Theatre Workshop
MAY
May 7 Student Performance: Spring Dance Concert
May 15 A Cushing Academy Birthday Party
May 23 Commencement www.cushing.org/graduation
JUNE
June 5–7 Reunion Weekend www.cushing.org/reunion
June 29 3rd Annual Cushing Golf Tournament www.cushing.org/golf
TBD In June, Ashburnham will host its Downtown Days Festival, and we’ll witness the opening of a time capsule.
SEPTEMBER
TBD Convocation
TBD Mountain Day (rain date Sept. 24)
TBD September will feature an Ashburnham town parade, which we hope will involve some Cushing students and faculty!
OCTOBER
Oct. 7 Founder’s Day
TBD Homecoming
TBD Fall Family Weekend www.cushing.org/ffw
DECEMBER
Dec. 4 Sesquicentennial Conclusion Party
CUSHING ACADEMY HOSTED more than 100 alumni during Reunion Weekend in June. Like last year, attendees had the opportunity to stay on campus and were treated to lots of good food and trips down memory lane.
The weekend was packed with events for those who attended. Will Day ’89 (read more on page 29) and Cullen Concannon ’89 (read more on page 28) were invited back for an alumni art show. The late John Sommers ’74 was honored for his contributions to the Academy during
lunch on Saturday, when he was posthumously awarded the Thomas Parkman Cushing Alumni Service Award. Lawrence Proctor received his long-delayed diploma. Members of the Cushing community who have passed were remembered under a sapphire blue sky. Bob Johnson once again treated those in attendance to his watercolor demonstration, and Coach Wayne Hancock had a great time pitching to some enthusiastic alumni during the traditional home run derby on Adams Field.
During the Grand Celebration on Saturday night, longtime Cushing faculty member Rich Henry was honored as he came to the end of his 30-year career at the Academy—one in which he touched the lives of hundreds of students, including many who attended the event.
Friendships were made and renewed. A good time was had by all. We hope you’ll join us for a very special reunion next year as Cushing Academy celebrates its sesquicentennial!
LEFT, TOP TO BOTTOM The Origin entertains the guests at the Grand Celebration; Nate Stillman ’90 with his daughters Samantha and Addison; Kelly Cacciolfi, from Cushing’s Alumni Office, takes a turn with Elliott Ventura ’78; Kristin Henry Walton ’87 and former faculty member Isabel Cernada Purdy
In 1865, the Massachusetts General Court passed an act incorporating Cushing Academy. Thus it is that in 2015, the Academy will celebrate its sesquicentennial.
No matter when you graduated, we hope to see you!
TOP ROW FROM LEFT Good friends arm in arm; Diane Hill ’58, Craig Ferrell ’64, and June Moriarty ’54; John Sommers, Jr., accepts the Thomas Parkman Cushing Alumni Service Award on behalf of his father from Alumni Council members Roger Brooks ’69 and David Farnham ’77. MIDDLE FROM LEFT Frankie Redd ’74, Hannah Chun Welsh ’76, Sam Getz ’75, and Jay Massirman ’76; Kathy Coulombe Taylor ’64 signs a gourd in the shape of a penguin as a gift to Headmaster Chris Torino.Reunion Weekend 2015
will be extra special and we hope that every alumnus/na of this great school will make plans to attend.
We’re working on making it the best reunion yet, so if you have ideas about how to make it great or if you’d like to help encourage your classmates to attend, please contact us at alumniprograms@cushing.org or 978-827-7400
TOP ROW FROM LEFT Dee Dee McMillon ’69 laughs with Headmaster Torino; The Class of 1959 MIDDLE FROM LEFT Lawrence Procter ’64 and his wife, Phyllis, on the steps of Alumni Hall with his new diploma; The Class of 1949
Sometimes we have the distinct pleasure to have our alumni serve as guest columnists in Cushing Today. In this issue, David Sacks ’67 tells the story of a trip to Alabama that he and his wife, Deborah Leopold, took earlier this year. During the trip, David took the opportunity to become reacquainted with John Nixon ’68 and to learn more about John’s involvement with the civil rights movement.
WE MADE PLANS TO TAKE A ROAD TRIP to Alabama for a three-day weekend in June. Our route took us to the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, site of the terrible bombing and death of four little girls in 1963; along the road from Selma to Montgomery, following in the footsteps of the voting rights marchers; and to Montgomery, where Rosa Parks courageously began the bus boycott that galvanized a nation. Our choices reflected layers of Civil Rights history. We would also pay homage to an earlier generation: the Tuskegee Airmen and the campus of Booker T. Washington’s Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University).
Forty-seven years ago, at graduation, was my last contact with Cushing student John W. Nixon, Class of 1968. We were neighbors on the third floor of Ash House and spent a lot of time that year hanging out and talking. I have always remembered that John’s father, Dr. John W. Nixon, a dentist in Birmingham, Ala., was the leader of the local N.A.A.C.P. chapter. I would later learn that he was the leader of the state branch as well. I admired his courage in being in that position at such a racially challenging time in the heart of the Civil Rights movement. Our trip to Alabama was the perfect time to try to renew an old friendship no matter where I might find him.
In trying to find John before the trip, I found a wonderful digital exhibit of his father’s civil rights work, which also includes photographs from John’s time at Cushing. It is part of the Alabama State University’s Levi Watkins Learning Center Digital Exhibits at www.lib.alasu.edu/lwlcdigitallib/jwnixon/bio.html.
The week before our departure, I finally located a telephone number for John. I left a message that began: “If this is not the John Nixon of Cushing Academy, please delete the message. But if it is you…”
Nearly a week went by before I received a message in response: “Nice to hear from you… this is a surprise, but a good surprise.” We spoke later that day and made plans to meet for lunch in Birmingham.
John and I immediately reconnected. “I am so honored that you called and have come here,” he said. During lunch, John said he had a special treat and made a phone call to Montgomery, Ala. He handed over the phone so that I could say hello to Doris Dozier Crenshaw. John told us that Ms. Crenshaw was one of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “foot soldiers” in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. She made a date to meet us that very afternoon after an 80-mile ride south.
We pulled up to a modest two-story brick building on Union Street in Montgomery. I thought it was garden apartments where Doris lived. WRONG! This was the Bricklayers Hall which served as Dr. King’s headquarters during the boycott. We sat around a table in a room with Doris telling us stories of history—including that the room in which we were seated was actually Dr. King’s office. The goose bumps began.
We went upstairs which is in the same condition as the late 1950s and early ’60s. There is an unemptied ashtray, a vintage Coke machine, and the same podium and folding chairs used for the many organizing and strategy sessions led by Dr. King.
Ms. Crenshaw now keeps the memories of Dr. King, Ms. Parks, and the many individuals in the Bus Boycott alive by using the same premises to operate the Southern Youth Leadership Development Institute. Although not yet on the itinerary of the published Civil Rights brochures, I trust the building can gain formal historic designation before too many more years pass.
History makes fast friends. We drove around Montgomery with
John and Doris, and John pointed out many sights of political significance—the public service commission where he had worked, the state capitol where he had come to know and become friends with former Governor George Wallace (how’s that for a change from the Wallace segregation statements of the sixties!). We visited the moving memorial wall and fountain at the Southern Poverty Law Center.
One Wallace story John shared was the day in 1984 that Democratic vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro came to Montgomery, in search of southern support, and she recited items in her legislative career where she had supported programs for the South. Governor Wallace then cross-examined her with “Why, then, did you vote for/against particular bills in Congress which were not helpful to the South?” The meeting ended without her gaining any support. Representative Ferraro went outside for a solo photo op in front of the capitol and John decided the right thing to do was to stand by her side. Before he could leave the room, however, Governor Wallace called him over and clasped his hands and began talking. John realized the governor was trying to keep him from following the candidate outside. Finally he was able to have the governor let go and went outside to join Gerry Ferraro so that she would not stand alone.
We drove past many locations important to both the Civil Rights movement and Civil War history, including the first White House of the Confederacy, on the steps of which Jefferson Davis was sworn in as president of the Confederacy; the home in which the King family lived during his Montgomery years and from which Mrs. Coretta Scott King and their youngest child left for Atlanta after a bombing in which, thankfully, no one was injured; and the house in which, said Doris Crenshaw, “we hid the Freedom Riders,” pointing out “where (now Congressman) John Lewis spent the nights.”
It is one thing to drive by an historic site and quite another to have a participant with you sharing her recollections of events. And so it went, including the place where Ms. Parks boarded the bus on Dec. 5, 1955, where she was arrested, and even the building where she had been working but lost her job due to her courageous act.
Doris was an official in the Carter and Clinton administrations, was a delegate to a number of Democratic National Conventions, and has been in regular contact with members of the King family, Rep. Lewis, and former Atlanta Mayor and Ambassador Andrew Young, among many others.
The second highlight of our unexpected personal tour of Montgomery was another not-yet historically designated location, the barbershop of Nelson Malden, a location which still exudes the fifties
and sixties. Its walls are adorned with memorabilia of political campaigns and the Civil Rights movement. Nelson Malden, you see, was the barber who cut Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s hair every two weeks during his years in Montgomery. The stories he tells!
Before we left Birmingham, John drove us around pointing out the area of the church bombing, the Kelly Ingram Park where so many demonstrations took place and where police chief Bull Connors infamously attacked the demonstrators with water hoses and dogs. He also showed us the former Sloss Ironworks, iron being a mainstay of the development of Alabama. He also proudly told us that he was about to become the next museum director of Sloss Furnaces, which is a registered national historical landmark.
John shared stories of his father’s labors. He told us how his father would be accompanied in public appearances by a deputy chief of police to avoid an outbreak of violence, and how the police assisted him to avoid the F.B.I.’s coming to town to provide the protection. John also told us about how his father secretly met in a hospital—to avoid detection—with Deputy Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach. The meeting took place the night before Katzenbach stood face to face with Governor George Wallace in the famous confrontation in Tuscaloosa as the governor blocked two black students from enrolling at the University of Alabama.
There is a pleasant irony of our trip. With the windfall time spent with John and Doris, we missed virtually every museum’s open hours! Between that unmet need and to strengthen our renewed relationship with John, we shall return soon to deepen the understanding of the history of our youth.
1936
Marian Wheeler turned 97 in May and did the Academy the favor of sending a “Girl’s Graduate Book” to add to our archives.
1948
Edward Lipinksy—Lippo—is still enjoying life!
1950
Mary Lou Montuori, Judy Elmer Love, and Elayne Hawkins Duarter still get together every year.
1974
Reggie Blaszczyk’s new book, 100 Years of Innovation: A Legacy of Pedagogy and Research, is a history of chemical engineering at the University of Delaware and was written for the department’s centennial celebration.
1976
Andrew Wolfe has been named Interim Dean of the College of Engineering at SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Albany.
1979
Chris Ingram published a book in July 2014 called Hey Kemosabe: The Days (and Nights) of a Radio Idyll The book is based on the memories of radio personality Dan Ingram (Chris’ father) and other radio personalities. You can purchase a copy at Amazon.
1985
Lauren Dix Rubin is living in Westport, Conn.
1988
Michael Alper, who works at Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell LLP in Denver, Colo., has been named the 2015 Denver Insurance Litigation Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers,
the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession. Michael focuses his national practice on complex commercial litigation with particular emphasis on consumer class actions and insurance disputes. He counts among his clients some of the largest insurance companies in the U.S. He is an invited member of the Claims & Litigation Management Alliance and has appeared on the Colorado Super Lawyers list for insurance coverage since 2012.
Tony Lam visited campus with his son back in July. He took a moment to visit with Peggy Lee and Bill Wenning while he was there.
Alan Cheung is working in Hong Kong for his family business, Dascom Holdings. Give him a shout if you’ll be in his neck of the woods!
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan made the 2014 Vanity Fair International Best Dressed list.
Maria Vivas Alicea is doing rural community health care in Africa for the Peace Corps after graduating from Johns Hopkins University and Tulane University, where she studied international health.
Matt Entwhistle is pursuing a double major in music composition and physics at New York University. He would like to thank Desh Hindle and Julia Ohm for bringing out his artistic side, and Kurt Kublbeck for his excellent teaching in AP physics—and
all the other faculty members who made his time at the Academy so memorable!
Tia Alliy is in her final year at Smith College, where she is majoring in astronomy and minoring in history. She intends to pursue a Ph.D. in astrophysics. This summer, she finished up her undergraduate research in computational astrophysics at North Carolina State University. She is excited to present her findings on neutrino oscillations.
Luka Fischman was on tour for most of August with his band Sleep On It. The band has a Facebook page, so if you’re on Facebook check it out and give it a like.
India native Saurabh Holia lived in Ash House for three years during his time at Cushing. He is currently pursuing his mechanical engineering degree at the University of New Hampshire. He says, “Thank you for everything Cushing has ever given me. Thanks for always believing in me. I am never going to forget what you have given me. Cushing prepared me well for college.”
Elsie Eastman is attending Smith College, where she is majoring in geology and minoring in Spanish, though she’s also interested in business. She’s taking the year off to work in Thailand and New Zealand before spending her junior year studying in Spain.
Caroline Stanclift is a biochemistry major and African studies minor at Wheaton College, where she is also a member of the varsity tennis team and works in a chemistry lab. This past summer, she worked full time as a protein research intern at Stronger,
ABOVE Cover of Reggie Blaszczyk’s ’74 new bookFaster, Healthier (SFH), which is a company that works on preventative health. In addition to that, she also climbed to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania! She misses Cushing dearly, and regularly talks to some of her housemates from Mary Hare (now Schottland) House. She says, “I would not be where I am today or have been able to summit the tallest mountain in Africa without some of the lessons I learned at Cushing.”
Emily Vecchi is beginning her third year at Northeastern University, where she’s studying communication and cinema studies. She says, “I don’t think I would be the person I am today without Cushing Academy. I am a better person because of the people I met there. Cushing made me believe in true love and friendship, and also
taught me how to be happy and live every day to the fullest.”
Melissa Wasser is attending Syracuse University and majoring in communications. She spent the summer living and working in New York City with an internship at Discovery Communications. She says, “If I didn’t have Cushing I wouldn’t be who I am today. The four years I spent at Cushing were the best years of my life; not a day goes by where I’m not thinking about that place. Not only did I make lifelong friends but the faculty turned into my family.”
Emily Winter is attending DePaul University in Chicago. She’s majoring in psychology and has a minor in theatre studies. She also works for the Outdoor Program at the university.
Cameron Akers is attending American International College in Springfield, Mass., where he is studying physical therapy.
Andrew Chrabascz cherishes the memories he made at Cushing, and often finds himself thinking about his days at the Academy. He’s in his second year at Butler University, where he plays basketball.
Lena Duckeck, a native of Germany, attended Cushing for one year, but it changed her life. She’s doing an international baccalaureate in Germany, and plans to study medicine in England for the next few years before conquering the world with her Penguin spirit. She’ll never forget the amazing time she had with all of her friends from different backgrounds.
Nate Hurwitz is in his second year at Clarkson University, where he is majoring in global supply chain management. He’ll be a resident advisor this year. He races on the Division 2 cycling team and runs the official social media accounts for the university. This summer, he worked with a start-up pharmaceutical company to help develop topical creams that treat various pain, burns, and allergies in an overarching attempt to begin to try to get opioids and other harmful drugs off the street.
Are you feeling out of touch with Cushing Academy? Wondering what’s happening on campus? We send an electronic newsletter to our alumni once a month. If you’re missing it, or have a classmate who is, email us at alumniprograms@cushing.org or call 978-827-7400 to make sure we have your most up-to-date contact information.
ABOVE (L) Bill Wenning and Peggy Lee with Tony Lam ’89 ABOVE (R) Caroline Stanclift ’12 on the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in the summer of 2014 BELOW Maria Vivas ’04 in AfricaMarisa “Reese” Maccario spent two amazing years at Cushing. She’s attending the University of Connecticut, where she’ll be playing ice hockey.
Molly O’Neill is attending Saint Mary’s of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., with a major in communications and a minor in psychology. She spent part of her summer working at Cushing’s Summer Session talking photos and generally being helpful.
Adam Augusta remembers the good times with friends in the locker room, student center, and dorm. He also has a special place in his heart for his dorm parent, Chelle Salvucci.
Ryan Bajjaly is attending Stonehill College, where he is playing football.
Cheng-An “Andy” Cheng is attending Hofstra University. He learned and experienced more at Cushing than any of the other places he’s been.
Max Grafton has some unforgettable memories from his time at Cushing and hopes to stay in touch with the friends he made.
Dan Kelley lived in Price Hall for three years at Cushing and has many fond memories of that dorm. He’s attending Suffolk University to study law and will room with Nolan O’Connor
Nolan O’Connor lived in Ash house both of his years at Cushing, where he created many memories. He was also a frequent visitor to the student center. He’s attending Suffolk University, where he plans to study business marketing. He’s going to room with Dan Kelley
Our intern team joined in on the Summer Session fun by going on the Odyssey cruise. It’s been great to have so many alumni back on campus this summer! BACK ROW (l–r) Ben Sharron ’12, Cassandra Dinkel, Olivia Papakyrikos ’12, Sam Johnson (CASS ’09, ’11), Sarah Osterheld ’11, Meg Barry ’11, Jeff Merrill ’11, Chris Bennett ’13, Jeff Mott (CASS ’02, ’03, ’05, ’06), Austin Wood ’14 FRONT ROW (l–r) Molly O’Neill ’13, Justina Germano ’11, Abby Glennon, Grace Centaro ’12, Claudia Markey (CASS ’05), Abbie Hastings ’06, Adam Gadoury ’01 (Honorary intern)Spencer Ralston is attending Saint Michael’s College in Vermont, where he’s playing lacrosse and majoring in business. He’s been competing in triathlons for almost four years. He races at the sprint and Olympic distance. His dream is to be able to turn professional and race triathlons at the ironman distance.
Patricia Kelly recently completed her 28th year at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Conn., where she is the Head Athletic Trainer. She really enjoyed her nine years at Cushing and the friendships she made. She also wishes she could get back to campus more often.
This list includes those alumni whose passings we have learned of since April 2014.
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Fred Green
1938
Barbara Bowman Rowell
1939
Seymour Russell
1942
Avis Walcott Salo
1947
Charles Kaye
1949
Constance Bass
1952
James Collamore
1953
Carolyn Lewis Chase
Patricia Lipson
1956
Weston Buddington
1962
Joanne Nemeroff
1974
Aimee Paris Dertouzos
Ida Jordan
1977
William Cravens
1979
Steven Farnham
TOP Ellyn Alkon-Doig ’69 on a recent visit to Cushing MIDDLE ROW (l–r) Molly O’Neill ’13 photographs Jeff Merrill ’11 while he instructs his Ultimate Frisbee team. Former Cushing Academy Athletic Trainer Chris Kingsley with Athletic Director Bill Troy and the Stanley Cup. Chris is the head trainer with the Los Angeles Kings, who won the cup in 2014 and in 2012. BOTTOM ROW (l–r) Cushing faculty member Joan Hathaway visits with the Binghams—Cole ’10 and Cal ’07. Elliott Ventura ’78, Monica Choi ’81, and Jodie Elliott ’78 during a July visit in TexasYour gift to the Cushing Academy Fund makes possible everything that makes a Cushing education special.
Gifts purchase supplies like those Dr. Sponholtz and his students use in the laboratory. They pay for transportation that allows Julia Ohm to take her theatre students to New York City. They ensure we’re able to build the infrastructure that allows our students to take advantage of the latest technology. They allow us to add new spaces like the new patio outside the student center, and upgrade existing spaces like creating the semiprivate dining alcove in the Fisher-Watkins Dining Commons. They allow us to offer scholarships to worthy students both domestic and international.
Your gift today will allow us to do all of that and more.
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