Darlington Magazine Fall 2024

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Contents 2 Community News 17 Class Notes 27 Honor Roll of Donors Campus Features 8 Q&A: Alumni Engagement Survey 10 Faculty Focus 16 Angela Pieroni Road to Retirement

Campus Views 6 Class of 2024 14 Alumni Weekend Alumni Profiles 18 Beth (Bagby) Smith (’87, LD ’12) Paving the way for future Tigers

20 Kevin Ivester (’87)

A family legacy of love for Darlington

22 Mike Hudson (’94, LD ’18) A lifestyle of leading through learning

25 Patrick Collier (’08)

Capitalizing on Darlington connections

In Memoriam 36 In Memoriam Spotlights Leaving a Legacy

On the Cover: It’s common for boarding school faculty to take on a variety of duties beyond the classroom, including leading extracurricular activities and working in the dorms. Teachers like Jaclyn Haynes, pictured on the cover, are known as “triple threats” in the independent school world, and play a vital role in making a school’s culture come to life. In addition to teaching Chemistry and AP Environmental Science at the Upper School, Haynes also works with students on the DarFarm after school and serves as a member of the residential duty staff for Thornwood House, where she lives with her children, Holt (’32) and Nora (’36). It’s teachers like Haynes who make Darlington such a special place to live and learn.

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Brent Bell Head of School Stefan Eady Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs Matthew Peer Assistant Head of School for Enrollment Management Natalie Ferguson Chief Financial Officer Hope Jones Director of Pre-K to 8 Chad Woods Director of Upper School Julie (Wilson) Lucas (’97) Chief Advancement Officer Vicki Vincent Director of Alumni Relations Tannika King Director of Communications Editor, Darlington Magazine Maddie Chastain Content Manager Paige Hamil Marketing Coordinator Andy Calvert Kate Walton Photographic Contributors Darlington Magazine is published annually by the Communication Office of Darlington School, and is distributed to those who have shown a continued interest in Darlington.

Darlington School, a nonprofit organization, does not discriminate in admission because of race, color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, and maintains non-discriminatory policies throughout its operation.

Contents: Being a teacher at Darlington includes typical things like curriculum development, lesson planning, and assessments, but it also means getting involved in the life of the school beyond your classroom. Every January, faculty members like Assistant Director of Upper School Brant Evans host a spirited rally modeled after ESPN’s “College GameDay” to kick off RUMPUS Weekend, a highly anticipated, multi-event competition between the students in each of the dorms. Day students join boarding students and faculty to represent the houses in a series of events that challenge the mind and body, and points are earned based on performance, theme, and spirit. While competition was fierce, it was the boys of Summerbell House who scored enough points throughout the weekend to be named RUMPUS champion.

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Head of School “Joseph J. Darlington had exemplified for Mr. Cooper what he had considered to be the ideal relationship between teacher and pupil, wherein mutual endeavor, interest, and respect was of such a nature as to foster the fullest cooperation, not only in matters of intellectual achievement, but also for the development of character and manhood.” - Jabberwokk, 1937 This quotation, found in the 1937 yearbook, provides insight regarding the reasons why the Cooper family chose to name their new school Darlington, and also sets the framework for the model of a Darlington faculty member.

This model began from the very beginning as Mr. Cooper consulted with J.J. Darlington and took his recommendation in the hiring of the school’s first headmaster, Dr. James Ross McCain. When the school started, Dr. McCain was the faculty, teaching every subject and every boy. He set the standard of mutual endeavor, interest and respect that has been followed for 120 years.

Today, our teaching faculty numbers more than 150, and while some of the language has changed, the commitment, competence, and care have not. Like J.J. Darlington, our teachers seek to embody for our students a commitment to Wisdom More Than Knowledge through an active learning environment. While highly trained in their craft, it is their humanity that ultimately separates us from the rest.

Today’s Darlington teacher is accessible and

encouraging to all students. This commitment is the outward sign of the mutual respect between teachers and students that is at the heart of Darlington. It is the most vital, and fragile, relationship that we have, and one that must be fostered positively on a daily basis.

In conversation with alumni, in our alumni survey results, and in my conversation with seniors each year, it is their teachers who’ve made the difference in their Darlington experience. It is the teachers that challenge them, that push them to do more than they thought they could, and who demonstrate through their clarity and consistency a desire for student success. You will see those teachers in the pages of this magazine, and I know you will be reminded of those who made a difference in your life.

Hortman (’72) named Distinguished Alumnus

Alumni Council President Kristen Rachels (’05, LD ’16) and Past Chairman of the Board of Trustees Scott Dozier (’73) present the Distinguished Alumnus Award to Dr. Bob Hortman (’72).

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Dr. Bob Hortman (’72) was presented with the 2023 Distinguished Alumnus Award during Alumni Weekend last fall.

“Dr. Bob Hortman is a retired dentist whose passion for education and philanthropy has resonated throughout the Darlington and Rome community for decades,” said Scott Dozier (’73), who served as chairman of the Board of

Trustees until May. “His legacy is deeply intertwined with our history, and his commitment to excellence is evident in the numerous roles he has assumed over the years ... in recognition of his unwavering dedication, his tireless efforts on behalf of Darlington, and his commitment to nurturing the school’s future, we are proud to celebrate Bob Hortman as an exemplary member of our community. His remarkable contributions and enduring legacy will continue to inspire generations of Darlington alumni, students, and friends.”

A proud member of the Class of 1972, Hortman’s dedication to Darlington is evident through his past role as a trustee and board chair, and now as Life Trustee. He has been an active participant in Career Day presentations and has served on the Alumni Council and as Athletic Booster Club president.

His contributions to The Darlington Fund Board Leadership, Heritage Society, and Strategic Planning Committee further demonstrate his commitment to shaping the future of the school.

Outside the educational sphere, Hortman’s influence extends into various aspects of community life, including First Baptist Church, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Georgia, the Exchange Club of Rome, the Family Resource Center, Habitat for Humanity, Coosa Valley Fair, the United Way of Rome, and the Floyd County Baptist Association’s Free Dental Clinic. In 2013, he was recognized with the Heart of the Community Award for his outstanding service in Rome and Floyd County.

Established in 1983 and given by the Alumni Council, the Distinguished Alumnus/na Award is presented annually to Darlington or Thornwood alumni representing one or more of the following areas: notable achievement in professional field; service to his or her community, state, or nation; service to the arts, sciences, or humanitarian causes; and loyalty to Darlington.

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DarBots qualify for World Championship After going undefeated in state tournament play against the top 35 teams in Georgia, the DarBots robotics team finished second in the finals and received the Control Award for the most advanced and creative programming in the state. They went on to compete against the top 192 teams from across the world in Houston, Texas, in April, marking their first appearance at the FIRST Robotics World Championship since 2015.

Board of Trustees elects five new members Darlington’s Board of Trustees elected five new members at the May meeting.

Wade Brannon (’79) is the CEO of the Pigtails and Crewcuts franchise. He previously served on Darlington’s Board of Visitors and Centennial Celebration Committee, and is a member of the J. Daniel Hanks Sr. (’27) Heritage Society and the J.J. Darlington Society. He and his wife, Camille, live in Atlanta and have three children.

Paige Collier (’88, LD ’23) is senior vice president of commercial banking for Pinnacle Financial Partners in Atlanta.

A graduate of Leadership Darlington, she has served as a volunteer for The Darlington Fund and is a member of the J.J. Darlington Society.

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Kevin Evans (’87, LD ’14) is owner and president of Evans Construction Co. in Rome. He returns to the Board of Trustees after serving two previous terms. A graduate of Leadership Darlington, Evans has also served the school through the Alumni Council, The Darlington Fund Leadership Team, Second Century Campaign Cabinet, Ever Forward Campaign Cabinet, Tiger Pride, and the Fine Arts and Athletic Booster Clubs. He is also a member of the J.J. Darlington Society and father of Lindsay (Evans) Willis (’12) and Keara (Evans) Leonard (’16).

Ransom James (’92, LD ’23) is a partner at Grove Mountain Partners in Atlanta. A graduate of Leadership Darlington, he is an Ever Forward

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Campaign volunteer and member of the J.J. Darlington Society. He and his wife, Michele, are the parents of Mily James (’25).

Charlie Williams (’82) is the CEO of Charles Williams Real Estate Investment Co. in Rome. He has served the school as a class agent and as a member of The Darlington Fund Leadership Team, Tiger Pride, Athletic Booster Club, and J. Daniel Hanks Sr. (’27) Heritage Society. He and his wife, Liz, are the parents of Kelsey Ann (Williams) Bassell (’12), Chas Williams (’14), and Dawson Williams (’20).

Retiring trustees included Deborah (Heyman) Harris (’72T, LD ’17) and Hank Linginfelter (’79).

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Teams, individuals earn state titles in spring sports

The boys’ varsity tennis and track teams celebrate their state titles.

Spring season was a big success for Darlington athletics with studentathletes bringing home state titles in boys’ tennis and track.

“Winning a state championship is a huge accomplishment and these studentathletes should be very proud,” said Athletic Director Eddie Guth. “Their hard work, dedication to their teams, and passion for their respective sports was evident throughout the season, and it makes us all very proud to wear purple.”

The boys’ tennis team outlasted Mount Vernon in a long, grueling Class A Division I State Championship Match at the Rome Tennis Center at Berry College, highlighted by a clutch win in three sets by No. 2 singles player Murray Ellington (’26) for the decisive point in a 3-2 victory as the Tigers hoisted the championship trophy.

“I’m just so proud of this team,” said head coach Betina Fuentes. “This state title is something we’ve had our eyes on since January, and every move we’ve made has been pointed toward trying to get better and get here to the finals to give ourselves a chance. For these boys to pull it off is just incredible. They are a true team that works hard and pulls for each other.”

The boys’ track and field team put together several strong performances over multiple events during the three-day Class A Division I State Championship to compile 92 points, which was good enough to narrowly edge out Athens Christian by one for the team state title at Barron Stadium.

The Tigers had a trio of statechampionship finishes, including Grant Hutton (’24) in the long jump with a distance of 22 feet, 8 inches; the 4x200 meter relay team of Brooke Temple (’27), Sammy Kunczewski (’25), Link Lignell (’24) and Joe Womack (’24), who crossed the finish line first with a time of 1 minute, 27.86 seconds; and the 4x400 relay team of Womack, Temple, Lignell and Anthony Natarella (’24), who finished first with a 3:22.37.

“What these guys accomplished this season was the result of several years of hard work and dedication,” said head coach Kevin Hunt. “Our coaching staff knew for the last few years that we had a special group, and I could not be more proud of these guys for what they accomplished. Several things need to fall into place to win a championship, and these guys put all of the puzzle pieces together and refused to accept anything but a championship this season.”

Lectureship features Malcolm Mitchell Malcolm Mitchell, a Super Bowl champion, highly decorated Georgia Bulldog, award-winning children’s author, and founder of the Share the Magic Foundation, was the 20th speaker in the annual Class of 1953 Lectureship Series in April. He hosted a READing Rally for students in Pre-K to 5 and an interactive READer to Leader presentation for grades 8-12. The Class of 1953 Lectureship Series was established in 2003 to commemorate the class’s 50th reunion.

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21 participate in Leadership Darlington Twenty-one alumni representing seven states and two countries participated in the school’s Leadership Darlington program in March.

“Leadership Darlington is a prestigious and competitive opportunity for alumni to engage with their alma mater and school leaders on an in-depth, personal level,” said Vicki Vincent, director of alumni relations. “The program is designed to increase the number of alumni actively engaged with the school and develop the next generation of Darlington’s leadership.”

Members of the Class of 2024 include Robert Alford (’92), Dr. Valerie (Woods) Ambrose (’98), Heather Bowman (’97), Lauren (McDaniel) Chumbler (’09), Steve Chumbler (’07), Steve Earle (’83), Myles Englis (’12), Lucas Greenberg (’14), Vic Hixon (’92), Cooper Holmes (’02), Noah Katz (’14), Sarah (Manning) Keene (’14), Dr. Trey Lee III (’88), Dawit Lemma (’97), Lee (Taylor) Morris (’07), Morgan (Pollard) Patel (’13), Carol (Culpepper) Seal (’90), David Sewell (’75), Katie (Flint) Smith (’09), Lauren (Muller) Stone (’02) and Chase Tolbert (’12).

“Our class had graduate representation covering a 50-year span of Darlington history and regardless of generation, each graduate had one thing in common; they each reflected the school motto of Wisdom More Than Knowledge - Service

Beyond Self - Honor Above Everything,” said Sewell.

Over two days, participants obtained an integrated view of Darlington, including the internal and external forces that affect the school’s direction and the challenges it faces. They also experienced an interchange with senior administrators and participated in discussions about the future. The program featured a keynote address by Honorary Chair Gordon Smith (’71), chairman of Darlington’s Board of Trustees and retired executive director and CEO of the United States Tennis Association.

“Leadership Darlington not only provided a glimpse of the school that I have never seen before, it also was presented in a way that gave me the ability to visualize my contribution to the school,” said Smith.

Lauren Chumbler agreed, adding, “It was an extremely informative and valuable experience in learning about the school’s past, present, and future. Seeing the school from a different perspective was eye-opening. I highly recommend Leadership Darlington to any alumni that have the opportunity to attend.”

To apply for Leadership Darlington 2025, contact alumni@ darlingtonschool.org.

Students earn accolades at State Technology Competition

Thirteen Darlington students competed at the Georgia State Technology Competition (GaSTC) in March, with Annaliese Cargle (’32) and Brileigh Hatcher (’32) placing first in Productivity Design and Ansel Enverga (’25) placing second in Internet Applications. Students became eligible to compete at GaSTC after placing first at one of the 17 regional technology competitions across the state.

Leadership Darlington participants engage with one another during a working session.

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2024 CLASS OF

Th e mon t h of M ay wa s a bus y on e for graduating seniors as they prepared to say farewell to Darlington. End-of-the-year events like Prom, Baccalaureate and Commencement became rites of passage, inspiring lifelong memories that will live in the hearts of each individual. Forever bonded as a group, our 104 new alumni have created their own legacy at Darlington - for no other class in school history will have the same complexion as the Class of 2024.

Among them are a handful of state champions and national team members, servant leaders, a farmer, and a costume designer, to name a few. They hail from 12 countries and 11 states.

Seventeen are four-year boarding students, and 11 are Dar Babies (having attended since pre-K or kindergarten). Nine have parents who are alumni, three have grandparents who are alumni and 30 in total have relatives that have graduated from Darlington. They have earned $7.5 million in merit scholarships and will attend 56 different colleges in 21 states and Washington, D.C. But the Class of 2024 is special for countless other reasons, and the memories they made here will never be forgotten. Best of luck, graduates, as you move on to the next phase of your lives, and remember that your Darlington family is always here for you!

Graham Swancy (’24) celebrates as he is awarded his diploma by Head of School Brent Bell.

Student Body President Oliver Liu (’24) rings the School Bell to kick off Darlington’s 119th school year at Opening Convocation

Head Prefects Phoebe Wilson (’24) and Jennifer Hughes (’24) accept the Centennial Cup on behalf of Cooper House along with Head of House Becks Nolin.

Manon Harrison (’24) enjoys the Baccalaureate address by Upper School history teacher Heather Shores, who was chosen to speak by the class.

Mary Covington (’24) beams while singing the Alma Mater at the conclusion of Commencement.

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The Alumni Council welcomes the Class of 2024 into the Darlington Alumni Association with a Senior Picnic at the home of Jaime and Barry Hurley (’83, LD ’20).

Audrey Abbott (’24), Lucie Lance (’24) and Lindsey Kelley (’24) are all thumbs up for the Senior Retreat.

Abigail Baggett (’24), Manon Harrison (’24), Maya Pandya (’24), Alex Tran (’24), Karina Patel (’24), Mary Kate Bojo (’24) and Mary Blair Fuller (’24) don decorated uniforms that reflect their college choices on the last day of uniforms for seniors.

Maddox Andrews (’24) climbs the rock wall at the Senior Retreat.

Kathryn Wilson (’24), Kimberly Johnston (’24), Orafiri Koko (’24), Karina Patel (’24), Elika Lamtar Mohammadi (’24) and Xiya Burton (’24) volunteer at this year’s Senior Service Project, the One Kid! One Kidney! 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run in honor of Gabrielle Culberson (’26).

Julie Madden (’24), Eva Mosley (’24), Isla McLaughlin (’24), Grace Junger (’24), Grace Armstrong (’24) and Nicky Lawrence (’25) dance the night away “On Cloud Nine” at Prom.

Link Lignell (’24), one of nearly 15 student-athletes in the class now competing at the collegiate level, signs his letter of intent to run track at Brown University.

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Ava Belle Holcombe (’24) and Jack Bell (’24) are crowned Homecoming Queen and King at the Homecoming football game.

Anthony Natarella (’24) introduces Commencement speaker Gordon Smith (’71), chairman of Darlington’s Board of Trustees and retired executive director and CEO of the United States Tennis Association.

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ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT SURVEY BB: As you know, Darlington wanted to take a unique approach to the surveying of its alumni. Can you speak to the strategy behind the way our Alumni Engagement Survey was developed and administered, and what the goals were?

JH: Our overall objective was to capture the voice of the alumni base and surface practical insights that would be useful to the strategy and leadership of the school. To reach this goal, we knew we needed to gather enough responses for the results to be representative, capture feedback across the entire living Darlington alumni base, and structure the survey so we could compare sentiments longitudinally and understand how views may have changed with time. Knowing that conversion rates for unexpected surveys can often be low, you had the great idea of targeting specific cohorts as their reunion date approached. We also included a raffle prize for a few randomly selected respondents to increase interest.

BB: There were 718 responses to the survey over the last five years. Can you talk a little bit about the size of the survey sample and the demographics of the respondents?

JH: Our various marketing tactics led to 718 completed responses over the initial five-year program, resulting in a 99% confidence level and +/-2% margin of error. We saw consistent representation across decades, from the 1960s to the 2020s, with slightly more male and more day student respondents when compared to the overall alumni base. Overall we are happy with the number and balance of responses to give us confidence in the results.

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BB: Please share what the survey says regarding alumni satisfaction with Darlington and our Net Promoter Score.

JH: Net Promoter Score is a common market research method that measures satisfaction across industries with a score ranging from -100 to 100. For reference, the health insurance industry averages an NPS of roughly 13 and the hotel industry averages an NPS of roughly 39.

From this survey, Darlington’s implied NPS is 49, which places Darlington above the education industry’s average NPS of ~40. Looking at the question in a different way, satisfaction with Darlington stood at 4.2 out of 5, between “Satisfied” and “Very Satisfied.” Either of these measures shows an above-average level of satisfaction with the school, even if different groups of alumni value different aspects of the school and also would suggest different improvements to the school.

BB: What were the key takeaways from the survey?

JH: In addition to the levels of satisfaction mentioned in the previous question, I found the attitude towards Academics and Community very intriguing. Nearly all respondents list Academics as the most valuable aspect of the school; however, those who report strong Community Connections while at the school – through a mentor, athletics, dormitory life, or other activities – are most associated with high satisfaction and high participation in giving.

In other words, Academics is important but considered table stakes. A sense of Community is what creates a satisfied alum and the key conduit for this sense of belonging is a strong mentor or faculty relationship while on campus.

Following that thread, levels of satisfaction while at school are tightly correlated with participation in giving – while valuing Academics is not correlated with higher levels of participation.

Along with Academics and Community, a sense of International Exposure is the third key differentiator discovered as core reasons why individuals are satisfied with their Darlington experience.

Key challenges of the school are identified as Affordability, Diversity, and Traditional Values – both respondents who want to uphold those values and those who want to change those values.

In line with the rise of the House System on campus, Dormitory Life rose over recent decades to be nearly as important as Athletics in terms of how people feel connected to the school.

Finally, we were able to pull apart four key personas or cohorts among the respondents, each with specific desires, experiences, and needs. These personas ranged in their level of satisfaction with the school and hopes for the future, which provides a few key areas for further exploration to ensure we are understanding the needs of our full community.

BB: It is good to see that these key takeaways support the strategic direction of the school and conversations we are already having around academic rigor, the sense of community, the importance of faculty relationships, belonging, and engagement. We look forward to sharing more about the Alumni Engagement Survey during Alumni Weekend Oct. 18-20. In the meantime, what would you say to a fellow alum

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Head of School Brent Bell interviews developer of Darlington’s 5-Year Alumni Engagement Survey Jeff Hortman (’02, LD ’15), senior vice president of Marketing at Well, a health engagement platform that uses AI to deliver personalized support and improvement pathways. Prior to joining the founding team at Well, Hortman was a senior manager in the digital strategy practice of Monitor Deloitte Consulting. He was a Morehead Scholar at the University of North Carolina and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School.

about the importance of participating in this survey?

JH: We often think of giving money or volunteering our time as the main ways to help institutions we care about, but the truth is that something as simple as sharing your perspective can be extremely valuable as well. We’ve decided to keep this survey open for an additional cycle of five reunion years, so please take the time to give back by spending a few minutes sharing your thoughts.

BB: We are so appreciative of your work with us and your willingness to give back to your alma mater by donating your time and expertise in this way. On a personal note, what has been your favorite part of working on this project for Darlington?

JH: The most rewarding part of this survey has been learning about the impact that Darlington has had on decades of people, both while they were students and after they graduated. Reading through the written responses to open-ended questions weaves a vibrant tapestry of mentors and challenges, friendships and characterbuilding moments. Additionally, it was very interesting to see some of the generational shifts in what makes for a desirable educational experience and to know that Darlington’s leadership has successfully shepherded the school’s strategy over time, in alignment with those changing trends.

BB: Please feel free to share your comments on anything else surveyrelated that may be of interest to the readers of Darlington Magazine.

JH: Given the political and social climate of our

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society, it is no surprise to anyone that members of our national and global community have different perspectives and opinions on the best path forward. From analyzing the responses to this survey, the Darlington Community is no different. While the alumni base may have different opinions of the choices and challenges that face the school, I found it extremely encouraging and uplifting that a set of core values and desires were consistent across all decades and demographics. It is from a base of these shared values that I believe Darlington will continue to thrive as a positive force within our larger shared community.

BB: Last but not least, what were some of the highlights of your own Darlington experience and how did it prepare you for your future?

JH: My Darlington experience began in kindergarten and was sandwiched between a brother and sister who were also at the school.

My dad and his two siblings previously attended Darlington, or Thornwood, and I had two cousins enrolled at the same time I was. This echoes a key sentiment that we heard from the survey which was that the Darlington experience often became an extension of your family experience. Many alums reflect that Darlington did not teach them new values, but rather the school developed and expanded the values and skills that their families had already instilled in them. I would agree with that reflection.

I would also agree with the overall sentiment of the survey respondents, which pointed towards on-campus mentors and teachers as the brightest part of their school days. Some of the teachers who had the greatest impact on my time at Darlington included Raymond Murray, who

provided one of my best friends in the form of his son, Alex; Craig Schmidt, who taught me to distill information into thematic narratives; Skip Saunders, who taught me how to structure an argument; David Powell, who expanded my understanding of critical analysis; Glenn Getchell, who instilled the lessons of hard work; and Reba Barnes, who showed me what a “house” community could look like. Then, of course, Sam Moss (’63), who is responsible for introducing me to London, where I now live, and for putting me up for the Morehead-Cain Award at UNC Chapel Hill.

Yes, my Darlington education prepared me to keep up with the rigors of a collegiate education but, more importantly, it encouraged an inner confidence to say “yes” to new experiences and adventures, which leads to a lifelong sense of learning. The wonderful adventures afforded through the Morehead-Cain eventually led to a job in Los Angeles, where I began a career as a failed screenwriter. I then became a marginally more successful management consultant and recently have found an interest in building and growing new businesses. The skills and passions that Darlington helped to develop in me all those years ago are what keep me curious and open for the next adventure.

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FACULTY FOCUS It only makes sense that Darlington would be named for a teacher – after all, they are the heart and soul of our school. And our 150+ faculty and staff members do so much. They are trusted mentors. Mindful motivators.

Con fidence-boosters. Lifelong lea r n ers.

Inspired innovators. Creative collaborators.

Problem-solvers. Selfless supporters. Servant leaders. Relationship-builders. And dedicated dream-makers.

Ever focused on helping our students discover the very best parts of themselves, our faculty and staff play a pivotal role in preparing the next generation of Darlington graduates for jobs and challenges that don’t even exist yet.

In the next few pages, you’ll hear from a few of them – what inspires them, what they love about Darlington, and why they do what they do.

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“ I love having the ability to make each day a different learning experience for my students and for myself. I believe science teaching should be a student-centered practice, where learning is active, challenging, and relevant to everyday life. My experiences as a student and a lifelong learner guide my teaching, and I always try to offer learning opportunities that I think would engage a younger version of myself. I enjoy seeing students gravitate toward academic and career paths that bring them joy. Whether it’s environmental engineering, ornithology or software development, being even a small part of their journey is very important to me.”

Owen Kinney Head of the Science Department

“ I love watching little people learn. Lots of active learning is key to sparking their motivation and interest. It’s fun to see their minds and hearts grow through a school year! It is so rewarding to see my former students as they grow into teenagers, college students and adults. I know social media often gets a bad rap, but I am so thankful that it allows me to peek into the lives of these incredible people.

Knowing that I was a tiny part of their journey is so precious and humbling.”

Jody Deaton Kindergarten Teacher

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“ I love that education is an always-moving, always-changing environment. You never get the same day twice, and I have had the opportunity to meet some of the world’s most amazing students.

It’s probably the most rewarding profession. Watching our students through the different transitions of grades and life is such a joy. They grow up so fast, and they learn so much about life in a short amount of time. It’s like they come to Darlington as babies and they leave as very promising young adults.”

Terar (Stewart) Everhart (’13, LD ’23) Dean of Students

“ The thing I most love about working in education is the moment students realize that they are capable of much more than they ever thought possible. My teaching and coaching philosophy is to do my best to instill a great work ethic in all of my students and athletes. I have found that this is possible by showing them that you have a great work ethic as a teacher or coach, and you are willing to live up to the standards you set for them.”

Kevin Hunt Assistant Athletic Director

“ I love working in education because I love my subject matter, but more importantly I love to teach kids how to think. As our students’ minds grow and they become more independent, it’s great to see them form their own opinions with the new knowledge they’ve acquired. They gain a better understanding of the world around them and empathy for others. With the Darlington experience, we as teachers get to see them become responsible citizens of the world. Educators are unique because they work with young people in expectation that these students will go on and accomplish great things. We hope for this. We root for this. When they come back with accolades and all the stories about what they have accomplished, we rejoice knowing we were a small part of it.”

Brian Inman Head of the History Department

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FACULTY FOCUS “ My most favorite thing about my roles at Darlington can be summed up in one word... opportunity. The opportunity to work with talented, caring people.

The opportunity to grow professionally, be a part of great projects, and help the students and the school in positive ways. The opportunity to live where I work and provide my children with the best educational experience. The opportunity to create a life that is meaningful and impactful. I am forever grateful for the opportunities Darlington has given me and my family!”

“I see myself as a facilitator of learning, guiding students to discover knowledge independently and encouraging them to realize their full potential. My teaching philosophy is rooted in a profound dedication to student growth and development. I place a high value on fostering critical thinking and creativity, believing these skills are crucial for navigating an ever-changing world.

Creating a supportive and inclusive learning environment is paramount to me; I strive to ensure that every student feels valued and empowered.”

Randy Smith Head of Summerbell House

Rebekah Kinney Assistant Director of Pre-K to 8

“ Watching our students grow into amazing young adults has been the joy of my career at Darlington.

Seeing them become independent, successful, confident contributors and now having the chance to work with some of them as alumni volunteers has been a real treat! So many have taken Service Beyond Self to heart and are giving back to Darlington and their communities. It’s special to have been part of their journey!”

Vicki Vincent Director of Alumni Relations

“ Being a part of and watching the progression of students learning and growing from day to day and year to year is what I love most about working in education. My favorite thing about my job is being a part of a student’s journey and watching them progress through all of the many aspects of their growth from pre-K all the way to senior year or as long as they are at Darlington. In fine arts, watching students progress as visual artists, musicians, actors and storytellers is truly a joy and a privilege.”

Kim Tunnell Director of Fine Arts Anne H. and Robert K. Zelle Chair of Fine Arts

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“My favorite thing about my role at Darlington is working with the seniors and helping them navigate the college process with as little stress as possible, which is not easy for them. I try to help them like I am helping my own boys, with patience and compassion. I know that parents get stressed out, too – been there – but I try to make sure they know that, together, along with the college advisors, we can solve whatever issues arise and hopefully put them at ease. Seeing those faces light up at Commencement is a gift!”

Madge (Brown) Crawford (’84) College Guidance Office Administrator

“ Darlington is a highly collaborative and deeply caring community. I never feel like I am on an island trying to help a student or tackle a project. There are always colleagues to partner with to create the best plan for each individual student when the need arises. I have been here a pretty long time now, 22 years. In that time, Darlington’s students have collectively and individually experienced tremendous joys and devastating losses. I am most energized every day by being able to show up for our students in all of these highs and lows, and help them through to the other side in a way that lets them know how loved they are by the people around them in the Darlington Community. It is hard, hard work sometimes, but it is so rewarding. On a personal level, as I look back over my time here, I can see that simply being present and walking alongside so many students on their Darlington journey has allowed me to lean further into my own strengths over the years. This is the gift that Darlington and her students have given me.”

Tara Inman Dean of Community Life

“ Unique is the first word that comes to mind to describe Darlington. This place takes hold of you and doesn’t let go. It becomes who we are, not just where we work or go to school. It is a unique mix of students, faculty, and staff from all corners of the globe, and we have the chance to walk alongside each other in a journey that is anywhere from 1-14 years while we are here. But it is more than just that time spent together here on campus – it develops into a lifelong bond of friendship, brotherhood, sisterhood, and family that bleeds purple and white no matter where we live or where we find ourselves in the world.”

Steve McConnell Third-Grade Teacher

“ I love knowing that we are part of a special place, creating a wonderful and transformative experience for so many young lives. Our community is hands down the most amazing thing about Darlington. You can find a connection to Darlington no matter where you are, and our community embraces and nurtures everyone in it. Being back on campus as an employee has given me such an appreciation for everything our school has to offer - I love seeing how things are better and new, while also the same in deep ways that matter.”

Julia (Douglas) Thomas (’07, LD ’15) Campaign Director

Fall 2024

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ALUMNI WEEKEND 2023

Jeff Frazier (’73), Ed Gilliland (’73), and Steve (’73) and Sherry Lanier celebrate their 50th reunion at the Golden Tigers and Golden Thistles reception.

Cindy (Hortman) Meeker (’71T, LD ’12) congratulates her brother, Dr. Bob Hortman (’72), the 2023 Distinguished Alumnus.

More than 400 alumni and friends returned to the Lakeside in October for Darlington’s annual Alumni Weekend celebration. Event highlights included the presentation of the Distinguished Alumnus Award to Dr. Bob Hortman (’72), a 35-0 win over Chattooga on Senior Night, and a special presentation honoring boarding alumni for the 100th Year of Boarding during halftime at the football game. Classes ending in 3s and 8s celebrated their reunions with 1988 and 2018 boasting the largest number of returning alumni. A special thanks goes out to the class agents, event hosts, and all those involved in making this year’s celebration a great success. Visit www.darlingtonschool.org/alumniweekend to register to join us Oct. 18-20 for Alumni Weekend 2024!

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Dr. Bob Hortman (’72) is honored during Darlington Celebration.

Alumni Council President Kristen Rachels (’05, LD ’16) pictured with retired faculty member Fran (Formby) Buice (’76) at the Tiger Tailgate.

Lawson Brown (’21), Leah Mayo (’11, LD ’22), Beau Pollard (’10) and Izzy (Hortman) Pollard (’08, LD ’15) volunteer at the Tiger Tailgate.

Ashley (Ware) Anglin (’03) chats with friends at the Alumni Weekend Lawn Party.

Past Board Chairman Scott Dozier (’73) and his wife, Margaret, attend the Golden Tigers & Golden Thistles reception honoring alumni celebrating their 50th or greater reunion.

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Members of the Class of 2018 reunite for their five-year reunion at the Alumni Weekend Lawn Party.

Quarterback Sammy Kunczewski (’25) prepares to throw a pass to clench the Tigers’ decisive victory over Chattooga.

Senior Noelle Adams (’24) shares her experience as a Darlington student during the Tiger Talk.

O’Keefe Johnson (’13), Oreofe Aderibigbe (’13), Domi Novotna (’13) and Alex Munn (’13) catch up before their class parties.

Fall 2024

Wright Bagby (’63, LD ’12), George Home (’63), Bill Wofford (’63) and Carey Higgins (’63) reunite for their 60th class reunion.

Regan (Maki) Couch (’98, LD ’14) attends Lunch by the Lakeside.

Larry Scruggs (’73), Kendra (Harris) Amsterdam (’08), Travis Amsterdam and Julia (Douglas) Thomas (’07, LD ’15) catch up at Lunch by the Lakeside.

Bess (Husser) Creech (’93), Millie (Payne) Raynor (’93), Shannon (Battle) Tanner (’93) and Ben Levy (’93, LD ’23) reunite at the football game.

To celebrate 100 Years of Boarding at Darlington, boarding alumni are recognized at halftime of the football game.

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Campus Feature

Angela Pieroni presents Callie Carlton (’28) with the James Ross McCain Award of Leadership at the 8th Grade MovingUp Ceremony in May.

Angela Pieroni Road to Retirement

Navigating the middle school years can be tough for students. They are faced with new academic challenges and changing hormones while trying to juggle issues related to friendships, social pressures, self-confidence, and more. Fortunately, there are educators like recently retired Assistant Director of Pre-K to 8 Angela Pieroni.

“Middle school is truly the age that I connect with,” said Pieroni, who retired in June after 23 years of service to Darlington. “They want to have fun, yet be challenged. They are curious and love it when they realize that they know something they didn’t think they knew. They want to figure out the world they live in. They are so egocentric, yet their sense of right

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and wrong, justice and injustice, is being formed. When you can get a student to tap into empathy, their whole viewpoint on the world around them can change. Most importantly, they want to believe in themselves, so you can encourage them that anything is possible for their future.”

Pieroni and her family moved on campus in 2000 when her husband, Joe, was hired to teach math at the Upper School. With a decade of teaching experience already under her belt, she joined the middle grades science faculty and residential duty staff the following year.

“I wanted to work at Darlington because I appreciated the educational freedom,” she said. “It felt like the educators were treated like professionals and were given the support to determine what was best for their students in their classroom.”

Pieroni taught Life Science and Physical Science for 21 years in addition to advisory, activity classes, and a Creative Writing class.

“Teaching is my absolute favorite way to spend my time,” she said. “I love the elusive light-bulb moment for students, when you teach them something and they apply it to a completely new concept. I am also really proud that our middle grades science program has evolved from a lecture-based program to a much more hands-on, exploratory model.

I want students to live science and experience science, not read about science as historical facts.”

Additionally during her tenure, Pieroni coached varsity cheerleading and middle grades tennis and volleyball, and served as middle school team leader and then middle school dean before being named assistant director of Pre-K to 8 in 2015. She also served on many committees, including the one that wrote the school’s Mission Statement, and helped spearhead initiatives such as Dot Day, Light the Lake, and the middle grades trips.

The proud mother of alumni Gianna (’17) and Jonathan (’19), Pieroni says she is grateful that her children had the opportunity to grow up at Darlington.

“My children have benefited the most from our Darlington years,” said Pieroni. “I required them to take advantage of the outstanding programs the school offers; in particular, they had to engage in a fine arts program, participate in a sport, and explore a technology program every year. Those three programs helped them be extremely well-rounded when they entered college. Self-advocacy and hard work are two skills that have translated to success in their college years and beyond. They embody the ideal of ‘confident contributor.’”

Pieroni added that she is thankful that Darlington gave her children an international perspective, which was formed, in part, by living in the dorms in their early years.

The recent retiree says she will miss working with students every day, collaborating with colleagues, and engaging with parents.

“Being at Darlington requires you to always be learning, exploring and growing,” she said. “Students challenge you to problem solve and always keep you on your toes. I will miss that. I love that every single Darlington student will have a different life experience, and I love seeing how the gift of education has created their path. To see that a student I taught is now a doctor or a teacher, that they have kids, or that they are living halfway around the world puts me in awe. Knowing these amazing Tigers are changing the world is a blessing.”

Retirement for Pieroni may be a slight change of pace, but as a lifelong learner she looks forward to many new experiences.

“We will be traveling in our RV and visiting our family and friends who live all over,” she said. “There are hiking trails to explore and many craft and garden projects I want to complete. I look forward to volunteering and also plan on taking online classes in areas that interest me. The hardest part about retirement will be deciding how to do everything I want to do!”

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Class Notes 1963

(next reunion 2028)

Class Agent: Bob Elkins

Class of 1963

1935

Nancy Ivester, Kim Tunnell, Lucy (Griffin) Babcock (’71T), Rebekah Kinney, Charla Brewster and Terri (Huffman) Watters (’72T, LD ’13) catch up at the Mothers of Alumni Valentine’s Brunch.

Class of 1973

Event host Mary Helen (Wright) Heaner (’77) visits with Diana (Dixon) Kelley (’76) at the Darlington Connects reception in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Fall 2024

(posthumous)

Edgar Shannon, who served as the fourth president of The University of Virginia, is now the namesake of the institution’s largest and most historic library, The Edgar Shannon Library.

Shannon, a Rhodes Scholar and an English professor, was president of UVA from 1959 to 1974, a time that coincided with tumult across the nation’s college campuses, and he is credited with deftly navigating the challenging times. For example, Shannon was a decorated World War II combat veteran and an ardent supporter of the armed forces, but he encouraged students to protest the U.S. military’s invasion of Cambodia in 1970. A month later, he urged students to sign petitions denouncing the National Guard’s shooting of students at Kent State University. His stance against the war in Vietnam prompted calls for his dismissal, but the board declined to fire him. At Final Exercises that year, students, staff and families greeted him with a prolonged standing ovation. Shannon later served on the boards of the U.S. Naval and Air Force academies. In 1967, he recommended admitting women to UVA’s College of Arts & Sciences. The board agreed and tasked Shannon with preparing the University to become coeducational.

Two years later, he pushed to increase enrollment of Black students. He oversaw the hiring of the university’s first Black admissions officer and the appointment of Black students as student recruiters. “President Shannon’s accomplishments embody the values that the university aspires to in its striving to be both great and good,” said Michael Suarez, an English professor who headed the committee that recommended the library’s new name. “It was President Edgar Shannon who ushered the university into the second half of that century and whose leadership largely gave our university the character, values, and aspirations by which we understand the University of Virginia and its commitments to excellence today.”

Sam Moss III attended Homecoming at Sewanee University and had lunch with five young alumni: Grey Fricks (’23), Grayson Davis (’22), Christopher Hagler (’23), Wesley Inman (’23) and Gracie Willerson (’22). He writes: “They are all doing well, have found their individual niches and love Sewanee!”

Sam Moss (’63) enjoys lunch with a group of Darlington alumni currently attending Sewannee.

1977

(next reunion 2027)

Class Agent: Beth (Johnson) Higbie

Jim Dent published a book called “Esther, Portraits of the Old and New Covenants.”

Roy Dickinson writes: “For the past few years, other than traveling via dog sitting, I have been sub teaching at Darlington in the spring as well as volunteering as community coach for the boys’ soccer team. I am constantly amazed at how the school has evolved since 1977 into a to- rated college-prep school AND the quality of the students it attracts from all over the world. You would not believe how good the cafeteria is now.”

Chuck Douglas writes: “Retired from 30 years in historic preservation and historic site management career and worked to raise money to build Cherokee County Georgia History Museum in Canton, Ga. Now fundraising chairman and in the process of organizing an endowment campaign for its future. Also returned to real estate after a 30-year absence. Continue to enjoy having lunch with old Darlington friends when in Rome.”

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Alumni Profile

Beth (Bagby) Smith (’87, LD ’12) Paving the way for future Tigers

Each year, the Smith Smarties pre-K students engage in a variety of fun, hands-on, multisensory learning activities – such as Camp Smartie, the ABC Fashion Show, and even a class musical written by their teacher called “Oh, Rome, Georgia, You are the Place for Me!” – that create the foundation for their educational journeys at Darlington.

Beth (Bagby) Smith (’87, LD ’12) has been educating our very youngest Tigers for the past 30 years, but her own Darlington Story began even earlier when she enrolled as a seventh-grader. The daughter of alumnus Wright Bagby (’63, LD ’12), she was no stranger to Darlington, having spent time at football games and other athletic events with her family as a child.

“I loved every minute of my time as a student!” said Smith. “Mr. Van Es would have a stickball game every afternoon, he gave nicknames to every student, there were lots of great teachers, and many wonderful friendships were formed. I knew it was such a privilege to be at Darlington. The friendships that I made are still strong today. Teachers and coaches pushed me out of my comfort zone, encouraged me, and were beside me each step of the way.”

It’s no surprise that Smith would go on to become a leader among her peers and get involved in many aspects of campus life, including Honor Council, FCA, Darlington Christmas, cheerleading, swimming, and more. Even then, she realized that Darlington was more than just her school; to Smith, it was a way of life.

So when she went off to college at Auburn University, where she would earn her B.S. in Elementary Education and M.Ed. in Learning Disabilities, her goal was always

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Beth (Bagby) Smith (’87, LD ’12) gathers her pre-K students for a fun learning activity on Pirate Day.

to return to Darlington one day to teach. This dream came true just two years into her career when she ran into former Darlington faculty member Diane Lumpkin who encouraged her to apply for an open pre-K position. The rest is history.

“I’m very proud to be a part of a great team of teachers and faculty that truly love kids,” said Smith.

“I love heralding in new families and helping them to hopefully love Darlington as much as I do! I also love getting to be involved in the life of the school in so many ways. From the Smarties cheering on teams to supporting other teachers in their endeavors, it is a great place. I love watching my former Smarties cross the graduation stage and seeing the great things they do and, more importantly, the amazing people they are becoming.”

During her tenure, Smith has had the opportunity to see each of her three daughters – Bailey (’15), Avery (’17) and Anne Scott (’20) – live out their own unique Darlington experiences and walk across that stage at Commencement.

“Darlington is a special part of our family and there is not a place on this campus that doesn’t hold a memory for us,” said Smith. “When I walk past The Cove, I see my high school self and friends enjoying break on the steps. When I’m at the pool helping with a swim meet, I remember the fun times I had on the swim team and I also think about the fun my girls had as swimmers. Scott and I were married in the chapel, and it’s fun to go look in the wedding book to find our names and our friends’ names. Some things have changed, but the feelings are all the same – love and admiration for a place that shaped me, my brother, my dad, and our girls.”

Looking toward the future, Smith hopes that those who have benefited from their experience at the school will choose to pay it forward in order to help make a Darlington education attainable for more students like her.

“We all benefit from those that go before us,” she said. “Someone paved the way for me to have a great education, so I feel that it’s important for me to help those that come after me.”

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Class Notes

1984

(next reunion 2024)

Class Agent: Madge (Brown) Crawford

Eleanor (McClendon) Bond has launched a new business called FocalFabrics.com, an online home design resource. Eleanor writes: “I’d love to extend a 20% discount (Enter: DAR2024) to my Darlington Family on my website.”

Class of 1983

1978

(next reunion 2028)

Class Agent: John Gilliland, Chris Peacock

Melissa (Pyle) Hamilton and Kenneth Knight Hamilton (’74) have been happily retired for 10 years.

Melissa retired as the first director of work-based learning for Floyd County Schools in 2013. Kenny retired for the second time from the University System of Georgia after first retiring from a distinguished career in the U.S. Navy, following in the footsteps of his late father, Cmdr. Lee Monroe Hamilton. She writes: “We are enjoying part-time life at our beach property and living the dream.”

1980

Class of 1988

(next reunion 2025)

Class Agent: Brad Skidmore

Mary (Byrne) Vitro visited the Darlington campus with lifelong friends Susan (Campbell) Marable (’80) and Jack Brisco (’81). They enjoyed seeing their old haunts as well as the many improvements on campus.

1982

(next reunion 2027)

Class Agents: Ruth (Moyers) Hallman, Charlie Williams

Katharine (French) Flory writes: “We hosted a party in Columbus … and five of us there were Dar graduates!”

Career Day keynote speaker Dwight Hutchins (’82), who left Darlington after his junior year to accept a four-year engineering scholarship to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is presented a Darlington diploma on Career Day.

John Tuggle (’80), Kate Flory (’17), Katharine Flory (’82, LD ’20), Beth (Barnes) Borom (’84) and Perry Borom (’81)

Eleanor (McClendon) Bond (’84) Mary Kate (Vick) Fuller writes: “My daughter, Mary Blair, graduated from Darlington last spring and will be attending Auburn University.”

David Ivester writes: “We moved from Sugar Land, Texas, to Greenville, S.C., in April due to my acceptance of a new job as chief commercial officer at Applied Engineering Solutions in Greenville.

Also, our daughter (Abby Ivester) graduated from Auburn. Look forward to seeing everyone in October for 40!”

Michelle (Wilkins) Johnson writes: “I am a partner at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in Atlanta and head the firm’s Atlanta Employment Group. My daughter, Emily, is a first-year associate at Nelson Mullins in the Atlanta Mergers and Acquisitions group. My husband of 33 years, Trip, and I live in Atlanta. Our son, Daniel, is a senior at California Lutheran University.”

Joan Pedley writes: “I recently took a new role as the head of marketing for Riverside Insights. It’s an educational assessment company and I love the impact that we have on helping learners through a strengths-based approach. I’m also serving on the Board of Directors at the New York Junior League and spending lots of time volunteering at the hospital with my dog, Ellie, who is a therapy pet.”

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Class Notes

Kevin Ivester (’87) works with Siya Patel (’28) in class.

Kevin Ivester (’87)

A family legacy of love for Darlington Few people get the opportunity to work alongside one of their parents, but Kevin Ivester (’87) was fortunate enough to spend the first decade of his career teaching with and learning from his mother, retired middle grades English teacher Nancy Ivester.

“My mom was the ultimate professional and approached every day as if it was her duty to give her students everything she had,” he said.

“Then-Principal Jim Van Es always said he never had to worry about what Mrs. Ivester was doing because he could guarantee she was teaching nonstop until the last bell rang. I took that as a lesson early on to make sure I utilized every minute in the classroom to the best of my ability, like my mom did.”

His Darlington Story began when he and his brother, Kyle (’87), enrolled as seventh-graders in the fall of 1981, their mother’s first year teaching at the middle school. Over the next six years, the relationships Kevin built and experiences he had – with the soccer team, in particular, during their back-to-back Final Four appearances – would be some of the most memorable and impactful times of his life.

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“In a lot of ways, Darlington shaped my values,” he said. “Other than my dad, I would say Mr. [Gordon] Neville and Mr. Van Es have been the two most inf luential men in my life. Mr. Neville, my soccer coach, taught me what it meant to be a gentleman and how to treat everyone with respect.

Mr. Van Es always spoke about doing the right thing, no matter the situation. Integrity and honesty are the values I learned from Mr. Van Es. If you go through life showing respect to everyone and proving to be an honest person, you will do alright.”

Ivester would go on to earn his B.S. in Science, Technology and Culture from Georgia Tech, where he played four years of soccer. Upon returning to Rome after graduation, he taught summer school at Darlington, which quickly turned into a middle school basketball and soccer coaching gig for the upcoming year, and a fulltime job as a middle grades math teacher starting in 1995.

“One of the things I love most about teaching is when I run into a kid I taught many years ago and see that they have become mature adults,” he said. “Most of the time, in my head I still see them as a sixth-grader, but they have grown into these incredibly well-spoken, intelligent, mature individuals who are contributing to their communities and thriving in life. They always have some funny story they remember from my class

or about something that happened in middle school and we laugh about that. It is an incredible evolution that we witness as teachers, to see a kid go from a middle-schooler to a highschooler, then a college student, and eventually a 20-something adult. I am now teaching the kids of students that I taught in the 90s. Knowing that I played even a tiny role in the process of this evolution is very meaningful.”

Being able to coach soccer and mentor his players – just like Mr. Neville did with him and his teammates – has been a highlight of Ivester’s career, especially the opportunity to coach his daughter, Lily (’25), and son, A.J. (’28).

“After coaching here for over 30 years, being able to coach my own kids has been one of the pleasures of my career here,” he said. “To have my son and daughter on my team and go through multiple seasons with them in middle school has been a great experience for us as a family.

It will be an honor to coach my son in the varsity program this year and continue to play a role in his evolution as a player.”

For the Ivesters, life seems to have come full circle, and as Ivester looks to Darlington’s future, he’s confident that one thing will never change.

“The impact Darlington has had on my children is similar to the impact it had on me,” he said. “They’ve been able to go to school at a place that seems like home to them because they’ve been around it their whole lives. I was a faculty kid who was always hanging around my mom’s classroom after school, and they are the same. They grew up in my room and around school, and Darlington is just home.

“The same way I had amazing teachers who impacted me, they’ve also had incredible teachers who have impacted them,” he continued. “I’ve been at Darlington since 1981, so in 43 years one thing that has always been consistent is that we have had teachers who are invested in helping kids become better people. The names may change, but the mission doesn’t.”

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Class Notes

Class of 1993

Steve Earle (’83, LD ’24), Michael Van Cise (’97, LD ’12), Kimberly Earle and Wade Brannon (’79) pictured at the Darlington Connects Atlanta event.

Sean Suttles writes: “We live on Lake Logan Martin in good ol’ Pell City, Alabama. Updates on our five kids… Chandler works for the Army/ DOD and will have our second grandbaby by Alumni Weekend!

Whitney, the family cornhole champion, graduated from UAB Dental School and is starting with a practice in Montana. House near the slopes with a guest bedroom TBD. Bennett just finished his Masters in Biology which apparently qualifies him to be overworked and underpaid doing clinical research. He will start medical school next fall. He also has the distinct honor of being pledge brother and all around bro with Met Proctor (Paige Latham Proctor’s son...small world). Jane Katherine is, in order of importance, a Kappa and a junior at Alabama. She has achieved the amazing feat of getting As while being honored with a plaque of achievement at Anchor Tiki Bar in Tuscaloosa. Ella graduated from Mountain Brook and will attend Alabama. Notable achievements withheld to avoid any possible sibling rivalries. I work for a tech start up and spend my spare time checking the Distinguished Darlington Alumnus page for my name. My wife, Deana, is gathering content to write a book, “Wives of husbands with ADHD.....Actually They Did Listen To You, but They Could Only Focus For The First 3 Seconds. See ya in the fall!”

1997

(next reunion 2027)

Class Agents: Julie (Wilson) Lucas, Vann Morris

Ginny (Smith) Parrino writes: “This was a fun night! We met up in March, the night before Dawit went to Leadership Darlington. He apparently put out a message on Facebook to see if anyone wanted to get together, Genny Holmes jumped on it, and she and Regan worked together to make it happen!”

Dawit Lema (’97, LD ’24), Regan (Maki) Couch (’98, LD ’14), Ginny (Smith) Parrino (’97, LD ’22), Genny (Holmes) Sanford (’97), Jennifer Brookins (’97), Win Stewart (’97, LD ’12), and Michael Van Cise (’97, LD ’12) 1998

(next reunion 2028)

Class Agents: Regan (Maki) Couch, Kimberly Parnell, Molly (Kelly) Steeves

Edward Mundy’s company, Pig Apple, was named to the 2024 Bulldog 100! Bulldog 100 celebrates the top 100 fastest-growing organizations owned or led by UGA alumni.

1999

(next reunion 2024)

Class Agent: Marie (Hodge) Gordon

Class of 1998

Chief Advancement Officer Julie (Wilson) Lucas (’97) and Billy Mitchell (’58) at the Darlington Connects Atlanta event.

Matthew Jones Jr. recorded his 100th win as the head football coach at Kentucky Country Day in Louisville on Sept. 1, 2023, with an overtime victory over DeSales.

Matthew has been at KCD for 13 years after serving on the faculty at Darlington for seven years (20042011). His 12-year head coaching record is 108-42 with seven District titles and three state semifinal appearances. He lives in Louisville with his wife of 15 years, Jill, and their 7-year old son, Preston.

2005

(next reunion 2025)

Class Agents: Madison (McRae) Cauthen, Kimberly King, Ford Knight, Brad Large

Class of 2003

Fall 2024

Allison Watters visits with Melinda Brown at the Mothers of Alumni Valentine’s Brunch.

Micah Duke and his wife, Ashley (Alexander) Duke (’05), announce the birth of their son, William Alexander, on Feb. 21, 2024.

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Alumni Profile

Mike Hudson (’94, LD ’18)

A lifestyle of leading through learning If you were to sit in one of Mike Hudson’s (’94, LD ’18) science classes, we guarantee that you’d never get bored – and there’s a reason for that. “[Retired Darlington history teacher] Craig Schmidt had a very effective method of combining rigor, humor, interesting stories, and a grading scheme that made me feel like my hard work would be rewarded,” said Hudson. “Since I became a teacher, I’ve tried to emulate that. I always learned best when I was in a positive environment and having fun. It can be a real challenge sometimes as a teacher to find a balance between fun and rigorous, but I try. I feel like I can reach the most number of kids with that approach. I have a mantra which is, ‘If I am bored, then I lost the students a long time ago.’”

The Upper School Biology and Zoology teacher attended Darlington from grades 9-12 before earning his B.S. in Biology from Georgia Tech and M.S. in Biology from the University of West Georgia.

“At Darlington, I learned how to learn; I was able to develop my time management habits and how to go about grasping material,” said Hudson. “Teachers shared strategies and insights about how to discern useful information and how to use that information. The habits I picked up at Darlington carried me through the rest of my education and life in general. Tech is tough and thanks to Darlington, I felt very well prepared for it.”

After eight years of teaching in Atlanta and Rome, he joined Darlington’s Upper School science department faculty in 2008 – or, as he says, he returned home.

“I had a number of great teachers throughout my education,” said Hudson. “Time after time, I found

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Mike Hudson (’94, LD ’18) works with Isabella Spears (’24) in the greenhouse

myself thinking that I would like to do what they were doing. I decided to give it a try and it has been a great experience. I get to talk about my favorite topics all the time, and working with bright and hard-working people has been very rewarding. Whether it’s administration, other teachers, or students, being around so much talent and industry just makes everything feel more rewarding and worthwhile.”

During his tenure at Darlington, Hudson has coached a variety of sports, but in recent years, he’s been able to focus his extracurricular efforts solely on working with students to run the DarFarm, a program he created in 2015 thanks, in part, to a Carla & Leonard Wood Distinguished Faculty Fellowship Grant he wrote.

“We work in the greenhouse, with grow lights in my classroom, and behind the Old Gym, where we have outdoor beds, bees, and chickens,” said Hudson. “My mom and dad have had a garden every year since the early 1970s, and I have always enjoyed watching it progress through the season and working in it. They also had a herd of cattle for about 50 years, so I spent a lot of time growing up with plants and animals.

“Years ago, I had students plant some seeds for a science class and

some of the students didn’t know what to do with the seeds. It made me realize that I had an experience growing up that some people aren’t exposed to,” he continued. “The students that work with the DarFarm learn how to start and grow plants and help with the composting of the coffee grounds that we collect from the dining hall and other material that we find. They feed and water the chickens, and collect the eggs they lay. Sometimes we incubate eggs, and they raise the chicks to the point that they move to the big coop.

Science teacher Jaclyn Haynes takes the bravest kids and shows them how to care for the bees. Working with students on the DarFarm gives me the biggest sense of accomplishment outside of my regular teaching role.”

As he begins his 17th year at the school, Hudson says Darlington has become more of a lifestyle than a career.

“I am here every day checking on the plants and animals, even over the holidays and summers,” he said. “I use the pool and weight room most mornings, and I probably shower at the Huffman Athletic Center more than at my own home. While there’s always a lot of work to do, I rarely feel like I am ‘at work.’ It’s been really good for me, and Darlington has treated me very well.”

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Class Notes

2006

(next reunion 2026)

Class Agents: Wes Henderson, Strom Mull

Johana (Bucci) Gerheim was elected as a Mobile County District Judge in Alabama.

Oliver York and his wife, Lauren, announce the birth of their daughter, Madeleine, on March 10, 2023.

2008

(next reunion 2028)

Class Agents: Mac Gilliland, Izzy (Hortman) Pollard, Patrick Wilson

Gibbens Monteleone Jr. reconnected with classmate Justin Rufen-Blanchette (’08) in May 2024.

Class of 2008

2009

(next reunion 2024)

Class Agent: Korea (Black) Gilreath, Bess (Kelley) Graham

Cris Lowe was named RandolphMacon College “10 under 10,” a young alumni award for RMC alumni who have had remarkable success in their short time since graduating. Cris currently works for the Richmond Strikers Soccer Club as the assistant zone one director.

Cha-ame Napombejara, Arm Napombajera (’08) and Kosuke Morimura (’09) gathered in Bangkok.

Tea (Pozgajcic) Prpic and her husband, Vedran, stopped by the Darlington campus on a recent visit to the United States. They had the opportunity to connect with Aliya Smith (’11) and visit downtown Rome.

Tea and Aliya also connected in Croatia last fall when Aliya was on vacation.

Kia Sims (’14), Rachel Christopher (’12) and Morgan Fambro (’15) visit at the Darlington Connects Atlanta event.

Morgan (Pollard) Patel (’13, LD ’24), Ellen Gaffney, and Meredith (Gaffney) Agarwal (’12) visit at the Darlington Connects Atlanta event.

Cha Ame Napombajera (’09), Arm Napombajera (’08) and Kosuke Morimura (’09) 2010

(next reunion 2025)

Class Agent: Cole Daniel

Tea (Pozgajcic) Prpic (’08) and Aliya Smith (’11)

Attorney Mark Rogers (’94, LD ’12) presents on Career Day.

Katherine Hortman connected with Andrew Smith (’07) and Sarah Storey, daughter of Hal Storey (’75), during a trip to Seattle, Wash.

Courtney (Stevens) Warren was named one of the Herzog Foundation’s 2024 Teachers of the Year. She teaches English at MadisonRidgeland Academy in Madison, Miss.

Sarah Storey, Andrew Smith (’07) and Katherine Hortman (’10) 2013

(next reunion 2028)

Class Agents: Camille (Temples) Abney, Mary Lyn Stegall, Blair (Holcombe) Weiksner, Madeline (Gaffney) Welborn

Allison Wetherington is an assistant soccer coach at NCAA Final Four team, Clemson University.

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Class Notes 2014

(next reunion 2024)

Class Agent: Jordan Beck

Bethany Cagle graduated from Emory University in 2018 with a degree in pre-med and Creighton School of Medicine in 2023. She is currently in her second year of a fiveyear residency in General Surgery at Swedish Hospital in Seattle Washington.

Mitchell Kelly Thurston visited with former faculty member Kila McCann and Tina Chea (’15) in Nassau, Bahamas.

Mike Sands connected with former faculty member Kila McCann on a recent visit she made to the Bahamas.

Mike is running a charter service in Nassau.

Mike Sands (’15) and Kila McCann 2016

(next reunion 2026)

Class Agent: Hanna Jon Lewis

Betsy (Hight) Richie (’98, LD ’18) and her mother, Lee Hight, pictured at the Mothers of Alumni Valentine’s Brunch.

Miles Wellesley (’02, LD ’13), Elizabeth Hamilton and Strom Mull (’06, LD ’12) attend the Darlington Connects event in Austin, Texas.

Madeline (Drummond) Tidwell married Burt Michael Tidwell (’17) on June 22, 2024, in Rome. She writes: “We met at Darlington in middle school and have been together since 2013. I’m so lucky Darlington gave me my high school sweetheart!”

Tina Chea (’15), Kila McCann and Mitchell Kelly Thurston (’14) Ian Winder visited with former faculty member Kila McCann and Tina Chea (’15) in Nassau, Bahamas.

Young alumni reconnect at the Darlington Connects Atlanta event.

Madeline (Drummond ’16) and Burt Michael Tidwell (’17)

Tinai Chea (’15), Kila McCann and Ian Winder (’14) 2015

(next reunion 2025)

Class Agent: Vacancy

Juan Angulo Reyes connected with fellow Darlington School Soccer Academy alum Marshall McCann (’15) while playing soccer in Vancouver, Canada.

Adrianna Williams-Young writes: “I probably should have sent this in sooner, but in April of 2023, I married my husband, Benton Williams. In December of 2023, I graduated with my M.A. in clinical mental health counseling from the University of North Alabama. I am now an associate licensed counselor working primarily with children and adolescents in the Medicaid population.”

2017

Vascular surgeon Dr. Frank Stegall (’02, LD ’22) presents on Career Day.

(next reunion 2027)

Class Agent: Ethan Delashmit, Kate Flory, Brock Gardner, Olivia (Drake) McFall

Juan Angulo Reyes (’15) and Marshall McCann (’15)

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Anna Kate Cagle graduated from Mercer University in 2021 with a degree in public health and received her Masters in Public Health from John Hopkins University in 2023.

Currently, she is in her third year at the University of Maryland School of Law.

Class of 2018

Darlington Magazine

Alumni Profile

Patrick Collier (’08) works with Rosemary Holcombe (’30) in class.

Patrick Collier (’08)

Capitalizing on Darlington connections Patrick Collier’s (’08) journey to becoming a n educator bega n in high school w ith encouragement from Darlington coaches like Kevin Hunt, Tommy Atha, and Mitch Jordan.

“I decided to get into education at the end of my freshman year of college,” said Collier, who earned his B.S. in General Social Science Education from Auburn University.

“My mother, Perree Collier, was a teacher at Darlington, and I saw how much she loved her job. I had always enjoyed history thanks to some

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great teachers in high school and in college, and knew I also wanted to coach football. Having kept in touch with many of my coaches, they made it a very easy decision for me to get into education.”

Collier attended Darlington from grades 3-12 and after a stellar high school athletic career, he was fortunate to play football at the next level.

“Darlington helped prepare me for this by teaching me what it meant to be a student-athlete,” he said.

“At Darlington, I learned how to manage my time wisely to make sure I was prepared each day for class and for whatever sport I was in at the time. After Auburn, I moved out to Colorado to work at Rainbow Trout Ranch. Again, the work ethic I learned at Darlington would carry over.”

While out West, he got a call from Atha suggesting he apply for an open middle school history position and the opportunity to coach football and track, sports he had played in high school. He returned to Darlington in the fall of 2014.

“It has been a great experience to teach at the same school I attended,” said Collier. “While there have been many changes since I graduated, such as teachers, leaders and schedules, it has been great to see that the values that were in place while I was a student still stand strong today.

“Darlington is a great place to be a student; you know you are going to be pushed, but you also know that the teacher’s goal is for you to succeed,” he continued. “My teaching philosophy is to help students not only acquire a lifelong passion for learning, but to also make them independent learners. I think this has guided my work because in order for students to have a passion for learning, they need to enjoy it. In my classroom, the students know that we are going to work hard, but there are also moments where we have fun.

It also means that you have to meet students where they are, knowing each student is going to learn differently.”

Since returning to his alma mater, Collier has had the opportunity to help reimagine the history curriculum in grades 6-8 and mentor numerous student-athletes through coaching, which has led to many region championships in both football and track as well as this year’s boys’ state track title. He has also been named an FCA Coach of the Year.

Interestingly, Collier’s sister, Elizabeth (Collier) Bruce (’03), and her husband, Justin Bruce, have joined him on the faculty as head of Thornwood House and learning specialist/registrar, respectively.

“Darlington is more than just a job for me in many ways,” Collier said. “Not only did my mom work here, but my sister and her husband also do. Darlington is where most of my and my family’s time is spent.

I think what I am most passionate about when it comes to Darlington is the community. The community within the teachers and their drive to serve the students and develop them.

The community in athletics and the support you see whether you are at a home game or traveling multiple hours away to play. You also see it with our school’s willingness to serve the surrounding community as a whole.”

For Collier, it’s the community and connections that set Darlington apart, and he has a bit of advice for today’s students.

“Take advantage of everything Darlington has to offer,” he said.

“There are so many opportunities for students, and the connections that you make here will last way past your time here at school. Darlington had a profound impact on me in many ways. One of the biggest was the connections that were made. When looking back, the majority of jobs that I’ve had – including my role as a Darlington teacher now – all came from a connection at Darlington.”

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Calling all alumni…

Ethan Delashmit married Callie (Maffett) Delashmit (’18) on April 27, 2024, in Beaufort, S.C.

Distinguished Alumnus Nominations

2018

(next reunion 2028)

Class Agent: Tigger Frix, Alexandra Gardner, Rosalee Kelley, Samuel Tackeberry

Ellison (Brewster) Kearns married Patrick Kearns (’16) on June 15, 2024, at Darlington School’s Morris Chapel.

Send us your nominations for the 2025 Distinguished Alumnus Award. Established by the Alumni Council in 1983, this award recognizes alumni who have achieved prominence in their profession and/or community and who have demonstrated loyalty to Darlington.

Please email your nomination to vvincent@darlingtonschool.org and include the following information: Name and class year of nominee Reason(s) for nomination Your name and class year

Ethan (’17) and Callie (Maffett) Delashmit (’18) Matthew McConnell is the digital content creator for university communications at Florida State.

Olivia (Drake) McFall married Bradley McFall (’15) on April 28, 2024, in Charleston, S.C.

Patrick (’16) and Ellison (Brewster) Kearns (’18) 2021

(next reunion 2026)

Class Agent: Vacancy

Katie Carlton, a senior at Samford University, was selected as a scholarship recipient by the Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Network Foundation.

2022

(next reunion 2027)

Class Agent: Vacancy

Sophi Shumate (’23), Elsa Quay Corbin (’22), Allie Cordell (’23) and Jonna Massey (’23) attend the Darlington Connects UGA/Athens Area event.

Bradley (’15) and Olivia (Drake) McFall (’17)

Grace Ann Lundy was named Miss Jacksonville State University in January 2024.

Luke Lewis (’21), Annabelle Braden (’19) and Hanna Jon Lewis (’16) catch up at the Darlington Connects event.

Alumni reconnect at the Darlington Connects UGA/Athens Area event.

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Dan Powell (’08), New York City-based audio engineer, sound designer and composer, presents on Career Day.

Darlington Magazine

HONOR ROLL Donors Wh eth er you m a de a donation to Th e Darlington Fund or our endowment funds, you have helped to make a difference in the lives of those we are committed to educating.

Thank you for your continued support of Darlington School!

We invite you to visit darlingtonschool. org/honorroll to see all gifts to the school as well as donor lists broken down by giving levels. While we strive for accuracy, if you notice an error or have a question about your donation, please contact Julie (Wilson) Lucas (’97) at jlucas@darlingtonschool.org.

The Honor Roll reflects gifts made from June 1, 2023, through May 31, 2024.

Alumni Gifts to The Darlington Fund or any other fund Class of 1941 Mr. Harold F. Gallivan Jr. Class of 1944 Mr. Lyons J. Heyman *Mr. John W. Thatcher Class of 1947 Mr. Edward E. Carter Mr. Edward Miles Mr. Fred H. Moore Jr. Mr. Hugh I. Richardson Jr. Mr. Preston S. Stevens Jr. Class of 1948 Mr. W. Frank Barron Jr. Mr. William H. Clayton Jr. Rev. William F. Henning Mr. Charles S. Heyman Jr. Class of 1949 Dr. David A. Mathewes Jr. Mr. J. Julian Roche Mr. Charles H. Simmons Class of 1950 Mr. Jack A. Curtis Mr. I. Arnold Hoge Class of 1951 Mr. William A. Dunlap Dr. Jo H. Stegall Jr. Class of 1952 The Hon. Brooks E. Blitch III Class of 1953 Mr. James H. Dillard II Mr. Jerry M. Dunwoody Mr. James C. Hill Jr. Mr. John P. Hine Mr. Moultrie D. Plowden Mr. Harlan M. Trammell Jr. Class of 1954 Mr. Hugh F. Bryant

Mr. Thomas H. Ford Mr. James A. Ford *Mr. David D. Harvey Mr. J. Cantey Heath Dr. J. Barney Hunter Mr. Rudolph G. Johnstone Jr. Mr. William C. Scott Mr. Fred W. Snell Jr. Class of 1955 Mr. Charles R. Bamford Dr. Bannester L. Harbin Jr. Mr. John Sessions Hill Mr. Gordon H. Little Sr. Mr. C. Jerry Spurlin Mr. Carl V. Strayhorn Dr. Sidney H. Yarbrough III Class of 1956 Mr. William S. Ebert Mr. Byron E. Foy Mr. Edward B. Hamler Mr. Quill O. Healey Mr. Bradford L. Riddle Sr. Mr. Patrick W. Roche Dr. Alex B. Russell Jr. Class of 1957 Rev. Elliotte L. Brewton Jr. Mr. Jere A. Drummond Lt. Cmdr. David Franz Dr. Peter G. Gilbert Mr. Alston Glenn Col. R. Ramsey Green Mr. R. Denson Martin Jr. Mr. John H. McKinley Jr. Mr. Robert A. Ragan Mr. Marvin W. Spearman Jr. Mr. Benjamin C. Wetherington Class of 1958 Mr. Richard J. Beam Jr. Mr. Robert M. Brinson Sr. Dr. William L. Clark Jr. Mr. Barry Ralph Cooper Mr. John R. DiPrima Dr. Lewis M. Flint Jr. Mr. David H. Hanks

“I will really miss Mr. Jared Willerson after graduation. He not only provided a great learning environment, but was also a great advisor. He conducted a chill-yet-productive classroom to learn about Economics. He also helped me greatly with my college process and decision. Thank you, Mr. Willerson!”

Jack Chandler (’24) of Silver Creek, Ga. University of North Georgia

*Mr. Charles H. Higgins III Mr. George H. McElveen Dr. Clyde C. Medlock Jr. Mr. William A. Mitchell Jr. Mr. H. Wynn Montgomery Jr. Mr. B. Wayne Ozment Mr. Roby Robinson III Mr. James D. Rouse Mr. James S. Whelan Mr. Evan H. Wood Class of 1959 Mr. David F. Addlestone Mr. James F. Fitzpatrick III Mr. F. Berry Hayley Mr. John W. Hiers Mr. Marcus G. Keown II Mr. R. Glenn Lesley Mr. Edward White V Dr. C. Stanford Wilbanks Jr. Mr. David H. Young III Class of 1960 Mr. Randall S. Booker Mr. Edwin C. Bynum Jr. Mr. C. Langdon Cheves Jr. Mr. James J. Edmundson Dr. David O. Findley Mr. Robert J. Glenn Mr. Frank A. Graham III Mr. Edward W. Phifer III Mr. Edward H. Rudert Mr. John W. Walden Jr. Mr. John H. Williams III Mr. Robert E. Withers III Mr. James L. Yeargan Sr. Class of 1961 Dr. Robert A. Bethel Dr. Edward W. Brewster Jr. Mr. William E. Coleman III Mr. R. Larry Crutchfield Mr. L. Ray Dempsey Mr. Michael A. Diprima Mr. P. Allen Dodd Jr. Dr. J. Daniel Hanks Jr. Mr. Guy O. Hunter

Mr. Nevin Patton III Mr. Robert F. Woodruff Mr. Alexander K. Wyatt Jr. Class of 1962 Mrs. Ann Oswalt Brierley Mr. Edward E. Brown III Mr. Philip H. Burrus III Ms. Starr Willingham Byrne Mr. Houston L. Crumpler Jr. Mr. James E. Davis Jr. Mr. George C. Gibson Mr. Daniel E. Gulden Dr. Neel Hammond Jr. Mrs. Adeline Wright Hanks Mr. Gordon Lee Hight II Mr. D. Gary Hill Mr. Jimmy E. Jordan Dr. John S. Kirkland Jr. Dr. Jerome E. Lahman Mr. George H. Lanier II Mr. Charles S. Lichtman Dr. Claud E. Morgan Jr. Mrs. Joyce Riddle Neely Mr. Frederick L. Neely Mr. William H. Read Mr. Claude E. Sessions Mr. John A. Shearer Mr. Clarence E. Smith III Dr. Richard F. Spanjer Dr. Frank D. Stegall Sr. Mr. William D. Stutts Class of 1963 Mr. Wright W. Bagby Jr. Mr. Alfred L. Barron Jr. *Mrs. Mary McCamy Beachum Mr. James E. Bethel Mr. John G. Brock Mr. Robert C. Bryson Mrs. Emmelyn Flint Byrd Mrs. Kay Wyatt Cheves Mr. James P. Coleman III Dr. Joel E. Dendy Jr. Mr. Robert N. Elkins Mr. Robert O. Freeman Dr. Joseph W. Goldston

Dr. Thomas S. Harbin Jr. Dr. Buford G. Harbin Mrs. Mary Jervis Hayes Mr. John P. Hines Mr. George E. Home III Mr. R. Marshall Jackson Jr. Mr. J. Stephen Jenkins Sr. Mr. James S. Johnston Jr. Mrs. Anita Berry Lowden Mr. Maxwell B. Mitchell Mr. Samuel G. Moss III Mr. Joseph K. Orr IV Mr. James T. Roe III Mr. E. Willingham Smith III Mr. Randolph H. Stokely Mr. Julian C. Whitten Mr. William M. Whittenburg Jr. Class of 1964 Mr. Michael S. Barron Sr. Mr. D. Randolph Berry Mr. Robert L. Berry Mr. J. Roe Burton Mr. Robert C. Covington Mr. George R. Dodge Mr. John L. Dozier Mr. George W. Eason Mrs. Anne Turner Ginsberg Mr. J. Lewis Glenn Dr. William C. Gordon Mrs. Julia Todd Holliday Mr. J. Terry Honan Mr. Robert E. Keister Mr. J. Sterling Kilpatrick Jr. Mr. Fountain H. May Jr. Mr. Charles D. Mitchell Jr. Mr. John T. Newton Jr. Mr. Jerry A. Owen Mr. Donald C. Pooley Mr. Scott Price Mr. Thomas R. Shevlin Mr. Frank M. Taylor Jr. Mr. Hall Wilson Class of 1965 Mr. Robert C. Doster Mr. Harry M. Foss Jr.

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Mr. J. Duke Hall Mrs. Elizabeth Hardin Hertenstein Mr. Wynne T Huff II Mr. David G. Hunter Mrs. Nancy Smith Hunter Mr. David C. Lanier Mrs. Martha Nabors McClellan Mr. Haywood O. Patton Mr. Randal L. Ringhaver Mr. Frank M. Rogers IV Mr. Charles I. Small Mr. Joseph E. Teague Jr. Ms. Martha Stanton Van Der Mallie Capt. Charles M. Vinson Dr. F. Doyle Woodruff Mr. James H. Zachry Class of 1966 Mr. E. Roy Baggett Mr. Robert D. Brannon Mr. William F. Brewster Mr. Frank A. Brown Jr. Mr. Wilbert W. Brown Mr. Hugh Corbett Mr. Graham F. Daniel Jr. Mr. H. Patrick Derrick Mr. Frederick W. Dick Mr. William G. Harris Ms. Douglas T. Maddox Mr. Peter T. Monte Mr. David G. Newton Dr. Robert F. Norton Jr. Mr. Thomas B. Pearce Mr. Edward W. Penn Jr. Mr. Lamar W. Sizemore Jr. Mr. Frank W. Virgin Class of 1967 Mrs. C. Lee Lovvorn Albright Mr. John C. Brewster Mr. William D. Cornwell Jr. Mr. William E. Elmore Jr. Mr. Dudley H. Greenhut Dr. Robert L. Harbin Mr. Charles A. Hight Jr. Mr. William M. Huffman Jr. Mr. Randolph G. Lewis Mrs. Rhyne Morgan Lipsey Mr. W. Brooks Maddox Mr. J. Kenneth Morgan

Mr. Hall T. Penn Mr. Everett E. Porter III Mr. J. Douglas Riddle II Mr. Robert E. Ridgway Jr. Mr. Michael B. Swain Mr. James S. Thomas Mr. W. Lee Thuston Mr. James P. Trotter Jr. Mr. Gilbert H. Watts Jr. Mr. Lynn E. Whatley Mr. Larry C. Williams Mr. Stuart C. Witham IV Class of 1968 Mrs. Patti Rogers Barron Mrs. Cathy O’Neill Dollar Mr. Charles W. Evans Mr. Floyd H. Farless Mr. John C. Fletcher Jr. Mr. Robert L. Garner Jr. Mr. Robert P. Harris Mr. Harry Johnson III Mr. Kent Maury Mr. Jack L. McGinnis Mr. Dwight M. Meadors Mr. James W. Moore Mr. F. David Muschamp Mr. William F. Nixon Lt. Col. J. David Pesterfield Mrs. Karen Prather Dr. Daniel D. Primm Jr. Mr. S. David Smith Jr. Dr. Leslie C. Watters Mr. W. Bew White Jr. Class of 1969 Mr. Theodore C. Caldwell Mr. Richard W. Calhoun Dr. Kenneth F. Davis Mr. William W. Gaffney Jr. Mr. Michael W. Horner Mr. Scott R. Johnston Jr. Mr. Dan G. Knight Dr. R. Montague Laffitte Jr. Dr. John M. McCord Sr. *Mr. Gray D. Morrison III Mr. M. Clifton Russell Mrs. Ansley Briley Saville Mr. Charles D. Scott Dr. John F. Sisley III

Dr. J. Thrower Starr Jr. Mr. Mark B. Thompson Mr. Thomas B. Waller Mr. Timothy R. Wallis Mr. Cecil B. Wright III Class of 1970 Mr. Thomas A. Barron Mr. H. Logan Boss III Mr. Steven L. Boyd Mr. Carlton Carden Mr. John A. Carey Mrs. Brooke Milner Cornwell Mr. Stephen L. Cornwell Ms. Barbara G. Covington Mrs. Laura Harbin Davis Dr. Bernard H. Eichold II Mr. Jackson M. Heard Mr. Lyons J. Heyman Jr. *Mr. Edward W. Hine Jr. Mr. J. Craig McCrary Mrs. Frances Smith McLean Mr. Charles V. Miller Mr. Lee R. Redmond III Mr. Wright W. Smith Mr. Perrin C. Trotter Mr. William C. Wesley Mrs. Kathy Brown Whitman Mr. R. David Whittenburg Mrs. Jackie Webster Wiggins Class of 1971 Mr. F. Steven Bolding Mr. James T. Byars Mr. John C. Catmur Mr. Samuel K. Formby Mrs. Virginia Starr Gunther Mr. Thomas L. Jones Jr. Mr. William A. Kelly Jr. Mrs. Cynthia Hortman Meeker Mr. Gerald W. Moore Mr. Robert C. Powell III Mrs. Suzanne Wright Protz Ms. Karen A. Sachs Mrs. Anne Morgan Sisley Mrs. Elaine Hackett Smith Mr. Gordon A. Smith Mr. Steven L. Teeter Mrs. Diane Munchak Wilson

“Although I will miss all of my teachers, I will probably miss Mr. Owen Kinney the most! I have gotten to be in his Zoology and AP Environmental Science classes this year, and he makes them so fun and interesting. Mr. Kinney is so kind and passionate about these subjects, and it truly shows in his teaching.

He is considerate and caring, and I will miss him very much!”

Maya Pandya (’24) of Rome, Ga. Georgia Tech

Class of 1972 Mr. Claude F. Allen Mr. James D. Bonham Dr. R. Andrew Bradley Mr. R. Crawford Brock Jr. Mrs. Robin Davis Byars Dr. Benjamin H. Cheek Mr. J. Russell Clarke Mr. Logan T. Cox Mr. William B. Dobbs II Mr. Richard L. Gilbert Jr. Mrs. Deborah Brice Greeson Mrs. Deborah Heyman Harris Dr. Robert P. Hortman Rev. W. Ray Inscoe Mr. Micajah B. Jones Mrs. Mary Selman Kelly Dr. Peeler G. Lacey Dr. James R. Lovvorn Mr. Calhoun A. Mays III Mrs. Merri Barron McLean Mr. Benjamin S. McLean Mr. Royce F. Morris Mr. James J. O’Neill Mr. Alan T. Ramsay Mr. Thomas D. Richardson Mr. William G. Smith Jr. Dr. Carlos A. Sotolongo Mrs. Joan Sisley Stilwell Ms. Jane G. Sullivan Mr. James G. Thwaite Mrs. Beth Garner Tibboel Mr. J. Gray Tuttle Jr. Mr. J. Thomas Watters Jr. Mrs. Teresa Huffman Watters Mr. James R. Wilson Mr. Steven R. Winkler Mr. Charles S. Roach Class of 1973 Dr. Ernest W. Beasley III Mrs. Ann Hollingsworth Croft Mr. Kenneth M. Dickson Mrs. Julianne Garner Douglass Mr. Scott C. Dozier Mrs. Nan Ellen Sutton Fuller Mr. Edwin H. Gilliland Mr. Richard L. Green Mrs. Christa Cline Jackson Mr. Robert T. Korski Mr. P. Kimbrough McConkey Dr. John G. Moore Mr. Michael L. Scott Mrs. Claire Dempsey Snedeker Dr. Stephen E. Wilhoite Mr. Reuben L. Rockwell Class of 1974 Mr. George P. Avary Mrs. Alyce Brice Bradley Mr. Anthony M. Cantrell Mr. Blair H. Dickinson Mr. Clayton S. Doss Jr. Mr. Peter A. Fleming Mr. Douglas A. Hendrickson Mr. David M. Heyman Mr. Henry J. Hine Mr. Robert F. Horsley Jr. Mr. Stafford W. Huff Mr. James M. Kelley III *Mr. Lawrence S. Pritchard Mr. F. Daniel Rutledge Mr. McKie M. Trotter II Mrs. Michelle Denney Worley Mr. Thomas M. Young Class of 1975 Mr. H. Shol Brown III Mr. John R. Cunningham III Mrs. Ann Tate Dickinson Dr. D. Scott Edwards Mrs. Frances Beeland Givhan Mr. James H. Jenkins III Mrs. Sue Brock Lane Mr. Benjamin R. Levinson

Mr. Fred H. Moore III Mr. James V. Patton Mr. Alfred N. Riddle Mr. David M. Sewell Mr. Harold M. Storey Mrs. Emily Stegall Stuckey Mr. W. Frank Stuckey Jr. Mr. William P. Trotter Mrs. Karen Candler Tucker Mrs. Melody Wilder Wilson Class of 1976 Mrs. Susan Adair Blanton Mrs. Frances Formby Buice Mrs. Jean M. Early Mr. William M. Gilliland Sr. Mrs. Diana Fouriezos Hoyt Mrs. Lianne Hill Lockey Mr. Seth B. Mellen III Dr. Daniel D. Pate III Mrs. Shelly Stein Peller Mrs. Roberta Munchak Peters Ms. Elizabeth Birdsong Summer Class of 1977 Mr. Joseph T. Bennett Mr. William M. Bradley Ms. Patience Collier Mrs. Kristy Mack Curtis Mr. Charles W. Douglas Mr. M. Bryan Freeman Ms. Bonnie Grizzard Mrs. Mary Helen Wright Heaner Mr. Andrew C. Heaner Dr. Elizabeth Johnson Higbie Mr. Dennis Hodge Jr. Ms. F. Courtenay Huff Mr. John Izard Jr. Mr. Seth L. Knight III Mr. H. Gordon Pettit III Mr. Alexander W. Whitaker IV Mr. Delos H. Yancey III Class of 1978 Mrs. Linda Stevens Albrecht Mr. Hendrick L. Cromartie III Ms. Paige Skidmore Dickow Mr. J. David Fitts Mr. John K. Gilliland Jr. Mr. Gregory R. Glover Mr. David P. Heaner Mr. Bob H. Howell Mrs. Mary Jane Hall Huegel Mrs. Jennifer Smith Hulgan Mr. C. Stephen Jager Mr. Rodney R. Mitchell Jr. Mrs. Rebekah Barron Montgomery Mr. Thornton W. Morris Jr. Mrs. Katheryn Brice Mull Mr. Chason L. Mull Mr. H. Christopher Peacock Mr. Charles J. Radford Jr. Mr. John L. Todd Mr. J. Henry Trexler Mrs. Margaret Kay Waggoner Class of 1979 Mr. Wade H. Brannon Jr. Mr. Jeffery K. Brooks Mrs. Allison Hunter Brooks Mrs. Eva Marie Kelley Burns Mrs. Susan Hine Duke Mr. Scott Easterwood Mrs. Virginia Johnson Guth Mr. Henry P. Linginfelter Mr. Tony D. Massing Mr. John M. Nixon Sr. Mrs. Linda Grizzard Owens Mrs. Retta Vance Poynter Dr. Gregory C. Rutledge Class of 1980 Mr. Charles R. Boyles IV Mr. Don L. Deal Jr. Mr. T. Bradley Fricks

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T h a n k Y o u t o O u r CSlua ps sp oNrot teer s Mrs. Rosa Ledbetter Kelley Mr. Mark R. Shamblin Mr. Bradley C. Skidmore Mrs. Mary Byrne Vitro Mr. Joseph R. Watters Ms. Alice F. Yurke Class of 1981 Mr. A. Brian Estroff Mr. Clinton G. Hubbard Mr. John H. Irby Mr. James W. Johnson Mr. Thomas Reese Sr. Class of 1982 Dr. Ronald D. Dempsey Mrs. Katharine French Flory Mrs. Ruth Moyers Hallman Mr. Dwight N. Hutchins Mr. Layton Roberts Mr. James S. Talley II Mr. Charles S. Williams Jr. Class of 1983 Mrs. Mary Anne Butler Brocato Ms. Sylvia Dickinson Brophy Mr. Cooper C. Crawford Mr. Steven M. Earle Mrs. Janis Brumit Hoge Mr. W. Byron Hurley Mrs. Katherine Persons Kelly Mr. A. Scott Manfredo Mr. William C. Mizell Mrs. Laura Bozard Richardson Mr. Edwin C. Watters Mr. Jim M. Williams III Class of 1984 Mrs. Cardin Wyatt Bradley Mr. John B. Cain Mr. C. Vick Collins Mrs. Madge Brown Crawford Mrs. Mary Kate Vick Fuller Dr. J. Timothy Green Ms. Julia Ward Hamilton Mrs. Camden Jones Hoch Mr. C. Wilson House Mr. David B. Ivester Mr. Christopher P. Jefts Mr. Winfred M. Jones Jr. Mr. Robert H. Ledbetter Jr. Mr. J. Luke Lester IV Mr. Jeffrey C. Martin Mr. Michael R. Rowan Class of 1985 Mr. Martin H. Bradshaw III Mrs. Amy Gilbert Carter Mrs. Mary Kane Chambers Mrs. Leslie Anne Finley Ms. Sara C. Johnston Mr. Robert L. Leach Mr. E. Wright Ledbetter Mrs. Laura Culpepper Martin Ms. Elizabeth A. Mulvaney Mrs. Mary Burke Wimbish Nadeau Dr. Lisa Hudson Saye Mr. Jarrett E. Shadday Sr. Mr. Richard Song Mr. Andrew G. Welborn Sr. Class of 1986 Ms. Rana Andrew Mr. Jeffrey W. Chambers Mr. Byron L. Eberhart III Mrs. Patricia L. Hubbard Mr. Bryan S. McClendon Mrs. Julia Barton Pollard Ms. Sallie T. Ransom Mr. James F. Short Mrs. Christa Lowe Welborn Mr. Harold W. Wyatt III Class of 1987 Mr. Stephen H. Brewster Sr. Mr. Carter R. Clark Mr. Louie R. Dempsey Jr.

Mr. Kevin C. Evans Mrs. Carla Ward Graf Mr. J. Kevin Ivester Mr. J. Kyle Ivester Mr. E. Bedell James III Mr. Timothy D. Morgan Mrs. Christine Roberts Morgan Mrs. Kimberly Murphy Moseley Mr. Thomas F. Muller Mrs. Elizabeth Hackett Pride Mrs. Elizabeth Bagby Smith Mr. Andrew Y. White

“Throughout my academic journey, U.S. History teacher Ms. Heather Shores has been an unwavering beacon of inspiration and guidance.

With her captivating lectures and profound insights, she ignited within me a passion for understanding the complexities of the past. Her dedication to fostering critical thinking and empathy has not only shaped my academic pursuits, but has also profoundly influenced my perspective on the world. I can’t help but feel a lot of sadness knowing that I will no longer have her wisdom and mentorship to rely on after graduating. I will sorely miss Ms. Shores’ impactful presence and the profound impact she has had on my intellectual growth.”

Class of 1988 Ms. Elizabeth V. Awsumb Mr. D. Brooke Brinson Mr. Bryan K. Clontz Mrs. Kim Lathbury Clontz Ms. Paige Collier Mr. Bryan M. Grant IV Mr. David D. Harvey III Mr. James P. Hazelrigs Mr. David D. Ledbetter Ms. Kimberly B. McCoy Mrs. Kaatje Pels Morris Mr. Enryk E. O’Callaghan Ms. S. Katherine Patton Mr. John Frank Rosenblum Mrs. Paula Lyon Womack Mrs. Kelly Hampton Yanko

Aden Davis (’24) of Anniston, Ala. East Carolina University

Class of 1989 Mr. Coen Dahlhaus Mrs. Anne Dorough Green Mr. Lee J. Hark Mrs. Rachel Gross Langley Mrs. Holly Dudley Shadday Class of 1990 Mrs. Rosemary McGowin Corte Mrs. Ana Gonzalez DeHart Mrs. Christine Lehman Gallagher Mr. H. Kirk Hargett Dr. Alden Berkeley Maier Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Neville Martin Mrs. Lucy Bethell Reynolds Mrs. Carol Culpepper Seal Mr. Chad P. Sharp Mr. H. Carey Snider III Mrs. Stefanie Russell Taylor Mrs. Cammie Schroeder Temple Mr. William B. Temple Class of 1991 Mr. Wright W. Bagby III Mr. Burt G. Bagley Mr. Patrick C. Cash Sr. Mrs. Stephanie Denney Dunton Mrs. Nicole Idnani Julian Mrs. Suzanne Stewart McWhorter Class of 1992 Mr. Robert D. Alford Mrs. Holly Ford Baer Mr. Stratton H. Brock Ms. Smita R. Donthamsetty Mrs. Sarah Fox Hindman Elmer Mr. Jason M. Haney Mr. Victor Hixon Mrs. Annabelle Jordan Hubbell Mr. Ransom James Mr. Scott T. Lothmann Mr. Ryan Stanton Murphy Mr. William T. Neville Mrs. Michelle Simmons Payne Mr. Marlon Reyes Granados Mr. Jeff Snider Class of 1993 Mr. Kent E. Capps Mrs. Elizabeth Husser Creech Mr. Kareem S. Elkhatib Dr. Joseph C. D. Gillespie Mrs. Kathryn Hatch Hollingsworth Mr. Benjamin J. Levy Mr. M. A. Nevin Patton IV

Mrs. Shannon Battle Tanner Mr. J. Alan Zachry Class of 1994 Mrs. Lacy Keef Clack Mr. T. Alexander Ezell III Mr. Michael J. Hudson Mrs. Natalie Murphy Mr. Frank G. Pratt III Ms. Christina D. Robertson Mr. Mark A. Rogers Ms. Leigh Peace Shepard Mr. James H. Smith Mrs. Haynes Maier Studstill Mr. Jon M. Wade Mr. James G. Wilson III Class of 1995 Mr. Trent Davis Mrs. Danielle Joyce Ezell Mr. Charles Hight III Mrs. Manal Khatib Ms. Monica I. L’Esperance Ms. Barbara Anita Lee Mr. Scott W. Morris Dr. Leverett C. Neville Rev. L. Cameron O’Riley Mrs. Calista Harden Smith Dr. Tselane P. Ware Class of 1996 Mr. James H. Booker III Mr. Robert Day Dr. Supriya R. Donthamsetty Ms. Brooke Walker Irby Mr. Matthew T. Sawhill Mrs. Mary Hight Sawhill Mr. Jonathan E. Selig Mrs. Mary Katherine Husser Simmons Mr. John F. Sisley IV Ms. Katherine Daniel Vinyard Mrs. Amanda Zelenak Class of 1997 Ms. Heather Bowman Ms. Jennifer Bruner Brookins Mrs. Laura Collier Darnell

Mrs. Kendall Collins Duggan Mr. David D. Hatch Mrs. Julie Wilson Lucas Mr. Samuel L. Lucas Mrs. Jane Hess Nunez Mrs. Virginia Smith Parrino Ms. Ivy Patton Ms. V. Reynolds Pepper Mr. Andrew B. Saville Mr. Winburn E. Stewart III Dr. Neely Davis Thornton Mr. Michael L. Van Cise Mrs. Megan Gates Watters Mr. Joseph T. Watters III Mrs. Margaret Jane Courtney Willoughby Mrs. Amanda Millinor Wood 2nd Lt. Kevin J. Wood Class of 1998 Dr. Valerie Woods Ambrose Ms. Lauren P. Baker Mr. Michael S. Barron II Mrs. Regan Maki Couch Mr. William J. N. Coxwell Mr. A. Lee Donahue IV Mr. Lindsey D. Evans Mrs. Paige Booker Felker Dr. Cline T. Jackson Sr. Mr. Wesley Jordan Knight Ms. Margaret Gammage Kramer Dr. Robert B. Lindsley Ms. Kimberly R. Parnell Mrs. Elizabeth Hight Richie Mrs. Mary Kelly Steeves Mr. Joseph I. Swedish Mrs. Rachel Rice Turner Class of 1999 Mrs. Amanda Dye Arnold Mr. Sean R. Atkins Mrs. Emily Conrad Beaver Mrs. Carolyn Seigler Brearley Ms. Katherine Gates Farrar Mrs. Lindsey Mann Field Mrs. Marie Hodge Gordon Mr. Michael B. Gordon Ms. M. Magdalen Hackett

Mr. J. Daniel Hanks III Mr. Jonathan W. Harris Ms. Ivelyn B. Harrison Mr. Robert P. Hortman Jr. Mr. John Scott Husser Jr. Mr. Harry Johnson IV Mr. Todd H. Lindsey Mrs. A. Kennedy Penn-O’Toole Mrs. Elizabeth Ogletree Ponder Mr. T. Blake Segars Ms. Jennie Hutchins Wright Ms. Emi Camilla Yamada Class of 2000 Mrs. Katy Clawson Allan Mr. R. Allen Babcock Jr. Mr. Benjamin H. Bagley Mr. C. Blake Cescutti Dr. Z. Luke Farmer Dr. Raul S. Gonzalez Mrs. Maury Stegall Hitchcock Mrs. Jennifer Poley Mason Mrs. Amanda Mize Mr. Jonathan Stitt Mr. William L. Thuston Jr. Mr. J. Skye Wellesley Mrs. Elizabeth Mooney Wellesley Class of 2001 Mrs. Jennifer Crews Davis Mrs. Michelle Ward Deanes Ms. Acquania Gibbs Escarne Mr. Ryan L. Fox Mrs. Katherine H. Griffin Mr. Kristopher H. Kim Mrs. Anna Sargent Miller Ms. Rebecca F. Rhodes Mr. John M. Seegars Mr. Stephen D. Smith III Dr. Kellen A. Spivey Mrs. Whitney Keene Whittington Class of 2002 Mr. Henry H. Alexander Ms. Charlotte Baker Mr. Wendell W. Barnes III Mr. Jason D. Eberhard Ms. Elizabeth K. Fine

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Mr. Mikala K. Glanton Mr. Jonathan C. Glen Mr. Dax I. Griggs Mrs. Helen Davis Hanavich Mrs. Susan Harbin Mr. J. Cooper Holmes Mr. W. Jeffreys Hortman Mrs. Tiffany Payne Horton Ms. Lily M. Ingram Mr. Christopher R. Jackson Dr. Dusty W. Large Mr. Benjamin H. McElrath Mr. R. Alexander Murray Mr. Jason D. Paul Ms. Sarah J. Rhodes Ms. Annie I. Rosen Ms. Jessica M. Shelley Dr. Frank D. Stegall Jr. Mrs. Lauren Muller Stone Mr. Robert W. Sturdivant III Mr. J. Stephen Taylor Mr. Miles G. V. Wellesley Mr. Stephen W. Whatley Mrs. Georgia Harris Wooller Class of 2003 Mr. Justin J. Albury Mrs. Ashley Ware Anglin Mr. R. Kent Barber Mrs. Blair Stegall Bowden Mrs. Elizabeth Collier Bruce Mr. Jeffrey S. Connelly Mr. Padrick D. Dennis Mr. J. Griffin Duncan Ms. Jane M. Hortman Mr. David P. Huguenel Mrs. Anna Lee Jones Mrs. Charly Montague Jones Ms. Alicia Bennett Lanier Mr. Andrew J. Lawrence Mrs. Sarah Ellis Lemons Mr. Lawrence J. B. Liebler Ms. Sarah H. Mooney Mrs. Elena Farinas Phillips Mr. Michael Scott Poley Mr. Whitford E. Remer Mrs. Karen Stuenkel Saville Mr. Ryan Somerville Ms. Amanda Tadajewski Dr. Lauren Jane Tharp Ms. Rachel Leigh Wiggins Class of 2004 Mrs. Ellen Collier Beasley Ms. Jennifer Blair Mrs. Jennifer Burch Mr. Benjamin C. Burch Mr. Jonathan Carl R. Chumbler Mr. Jacob S. Cook Dr. Hunter Edwards Mr. David C. Hoyt Mrs. Whitney Smith Hsu Dr. J. Grant Muller Ms. Alexandria Wysocki Samaddar Mr. H. Clark Seydel Mr. Brightman S. Thomas Mr. Preston D. Ward Mr. Lawton H. Wilson Class of 2005 Mrs. Mary Kathryn Watters Boston Ms. Lauren Ashley Bowling Mrs. Kristi Buice Brigman Ms. Madison McRae Cauthen Mrs. Jody Milford Huguenel Mr. Stanton B. Ingram III Ms. Kimberly M. King Mr. J. Ford Knight Jr. Mr. Bradley C. Large Mr. Barton D. Lowrey Mr. J. Finley Niedrach Mrs. Anne Montgomery Parker Mr. Bradley J. Pierson Ms. Kristen Holland Rachels Mr. William Richardson

Class of 2006 Ms. Mary Ethridge Mr. Wesley Henderson Ms. Emily C. Hendrickson Mrs. Andrea Riddle Kelley Dr. Clark C. McGehee Ms. Strom S. Mull Mrs. Fatema Bandukwala Salehbhai Dr. Taylor R. Smith Ms. Elizabeth A. Sturdivant Mr. T. Oliver York Class of 2007 Mr. Robert W. Baker Mr. Steven R. Y. Chumbler Mrs. Marlowe Brant Cross Mr. Cornell Jerome Cypress III Mrs. Tiffany Dempsey des Cognets Dr. William L. Edwards Mr. Robert M. Gaffney Mr. Jonathan T. Gilreath-Harvey Dr. Brett R. Henson Ms. Avery L. Holcombe Mr. Preston J. Jacobs Mrs. Natalie Elizabeth Jay Dr. Anna Krueger Melnikoff Mrs. Lee Taylor Morris Mr. Benjamin C. Pate Mrs. Christine Doss Perrin Mr. Bradford L. Riddle Mrs. Jennifer A. Ryan Hall Mrs. Julia Douglas Thomas Mr. B. Gregory Thomas Jr. Ms. Dorothy S. Vincent Mr. T. West Watters Jr. Mr. Delos Harley Yancey IV Class of 2008 Mrs. Kendra Harris Amsterdam Mrs. Mary Beth Montgomery Ball Mr. Benjamin M. Cantrell Mr. Patrick L. Collier Ms. S. Nash Cooper Dr. W. McKay Gilliland Jr. Mr. John M. Graham V Mr. Garrett N. Henderson Mrs. Katherine Powers Lightner Mrs. Elizabeth Buice McGehee Mrs. Claire McWhorter Ms. Kelly R. O’Mara Mrs. Katherine Knight Patterson Mrs. Elizabeth Hortman Pollard Mrs. Brennen Riddle Smith Mrs. Elizabeth Jones Tumblin Ms. Brooke Wilkins Ms. Annie F. Williams Mr. Patrick R. Wilson Class of 2009 Mrs. Lauren McDaniel Chumbler Mr. T. Harrison Douglas Mr. Tyshawn M. Good Mrs. Elizabeth Kelley Graham Mr. Cleveland N. Jackson Mrs. Abigail Vincent Key Mr. Ian D. McKenzie Ms. Laurie S. Pope Mrs. Jessica Moore Russell Mrs. Katherine Flint Smith Mr. E. Connor Somerville Mr. Gavin Andrew Tumblin Class of 2010 Mrs. Jaclyn Brass Brooks Mr. J. Hunter Brooks Mr. Cole P. Daniel Mr. Adewale A. Desalu Mrs. Payton Payne Guest Mr. C. Thad Mathis Dr. Beau P. Pollard Class of 2011 Ms. Charlotte N. Burns Mr. Lucas R. Cook Mrs. Madeline E. A. Cornwell Mr. Benjamin C. Davidson

“The teachers I will miss the most are Mrs. Christie Atkins and Mr. Joe Pitts. They have both been incredible role models for me during my time at Darlington. Mrs. Atkins, my Geometry Honors teacher, has shown me unrelenting kindness every single interaction I’ve ever had with her. Mr. Pitts, my head of house, has shown me how to be a leader and always makes duty nights fun.”

Jack Bell (’24) of Rome, Ga. Clemson University

Mr. Owen S. Greeson Mrs. Anna E. Harris Ms. Chandler D. Holcombe Ms. M. Allison Hubbard Ms. Leah C. Mayo Ms. Anna K. Shea Mr. J. Henderson Stegall IV Mrs. Danielle Baker Wilson Class of 2012 Mrs. Kelsey Ann Williams Bassel Ms. Darlene C. Chikezie Ms. Rachel N. Christopher Mr. Ivy Stewart Duggan III Mrs. Marissa McKoy Duggan Mr. Sean T. Healy Mr. Robert J. Kuckhoff Ms. Anna Grace Rutledge Newton Ms. Kirin C. Pandit Mr. Austin K. Spooner Mr. Theodore M. Summer Mr. Chase M. Tolbert Mrs. Lindsay Evans Willis Ms. Mary Morgan Yancey Class of 2013 Mrs. Camille Temples Abney Mr. Jesse W. Cook Mr. Charles H. Copeland Ms. Katherine P. Cox Mrs. Terar Stewart Everhart Ms. Madeline J. Krafcheck Ms. Mary Austin Morgan Mrs. Morgan Pollard Patel Ms. Amber Person Ms. E. Catherine Reese Ms. Caroline Schley Mrs. Bailey Brock Schmitt Ms. Mary Evelyn Stegall Mr. Samuel K. Talley Mrs. Blair C. Weiksner Class of 2014 Mr. Jordan T. Beck Mr. Lucas M. Greenberg Mr. Noah J. Katz Mrs. Sarah Manning Keene Mrs. Anne T. Miller Class of 2015 Ms. Charlotte A. Boyd Ms. Jazlyn M. Green Ms. Hannah G. Harper Mr. Bradley J. McFall Ms. Bailey E. Smith Ms. Grace Welborn Mrs. Kinslee Clevenger Wood

Class of 2016 Ms. Lillian S. Bertelkamp Mr. R. Trenton Blankenship II Ms. Abigail M. Cantrell Mr. W. Willingham Crawford Mr. Robert H. Ledbetter III Mrs. Keara Evans Leonard Ms. Hanna Jon Lewis Mr. Ethan M. Pender Mr. Alexander J. Roberts Ms. Emily V. Robertson Mr. William J. Robertson Ms. Victoria E. Samuels Mr. Jacob E. Walker Ms. Adrianna R. Williams-Young Ms. Gracen K. Wilson Class of 2017 Mr. Carson H. Barnes Mrs. Annaliese Clevenger Cameron Mr. Ethan Mark Delashmit Mrs. Farrin Mumpower DiRuggiero Ms. Bernadette K. Ebri Ms. Katharine W. Flory Mrs. Ella Carpenter Givens Mr. J. Burchfield Givens Mr. Hollis W. Ledbetter Ms. Olivia Drake McFall Ms. M. Grace Padgett Mr. Gamble G. Shadday Ms. Avery T. Smith Class of 2018 Ms. Stacy Chen Ms. Jacqueline J. Cline Ms. Caroline B. Cordell Mr. Elijah R. Frix Ms. Alexandra G. Gardner Mr. David L. Hagler Mr. Randall M. Smith Mr. Samuel J. Tackeberry Mrs. Aisling Fields Walding Class of 2019 Ms. Kathryn A. Chunn Ms. Madison C. Day Ms. N. Flynn Flaherty Ms. Gabrielle L. Fuller Ms. Kathryne E. Ledbetter Mr. Smith P. Wheeler Class of 2020 Ms. Veeka M. Malanchuk Ms. Anne Scott M. Smith Ms. Grace H. Watters

Class of 2021 Mr. J. Lawson Brown Mr. Luke E. Lewis Mr. Aug Ningombam Class of 2022 Mr. Grayson J. Davis Ms. Stephanie H. Hughes Class of 2023 Ms. Alden Elizabeth Baker Mr. Jacob A. Day Mr. Samuel A. Fricks Mr. Boyd B. Rachels Current Parents Mr. and Mrs. Greg Abbott Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy D. Absher Dr. and Mrs. Peter Adams Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Adderley Mr. Jiang Bian and Ms. Yan Ai Mr. and Mrs. Segun Akinola Ajiboye Mr. and Mrs. Keesjan Albers Mrs. Katy Clawson Allan ’00 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Blake Alvey Mr. and Mrs. Brant Aaron Amerman Ms. Betty Rana Andrews ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Justin M. Anglin ’03 Ms. Christy M. Archer Mrs. Mary S. Ashworth Mr. and Mrs. Rasheed B. Atolagbe Mr. and Ms. Benjamin Ayers Dr. and Mrs. Edward Babigumira Mr. and Mrs. Wright W. Bagby III ’91 LD ’23 Dr. and Mrs. Charles Brandon Baggett Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Bagley ’00 LD ’20 Dr. Wei Xu and Mrs. Haitao Bai Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin D. Baker Mr. and Mrs. James Michael Barndt Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Joseph Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Ames Barnett Mr. and Mrs. Cedric O. Battle Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Beatty Mr. and Mrs. L. Brent Bell LD ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bell Mr. and Mrs. Danny Bickers Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Bogue Mr. Bryant Bolds and Dr. Taiwanna Brown-Bolds

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T h a n k Y o u t o O u r CSlua ps sp oNrot teer s Mr. and Mrs. James H. Booker III ’96 LD ’19 Mr. and Mrs. Verne Hanson Borders Mr. and Mrs. Stan Bouckaert Mr. Joseph W. Williams and Ms. Nathalie Elizabeth Bouckaert Dr. and Mrs. Scott G. Bowerman Ms. Heather Nicole Bowman ’97 LD ’24 Mr. and Mrs. Eric Brasington Mr. and Mrs. David Brearley ’99 Mr. and Ms. Roger Bregenzer Mr. and Mrs. D. Brooke Brinson ’88 LD ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Jason E. Broce Dr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Justin A. Bruce ’03 Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin C. Burch ’04 ’04 Dr. and Mrs. Lucas N. Butler Ms. Liza Byrd Mr. Zhuangyong Chen and Mrs. Pearl Cai Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Cannon Mr. and Mrs. Bradley A. Cargle Mr. and Mrs. Dan D. Carlton Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Cabe Carney Mrs. Suni Hamm Carroll Mr. and Mrs. Patrick C. Cash Sr. ’91 LD ’23 Mr. and Mrs. C. Blake Cescutti ’00 LD ’19 Dr. and Mrs. Garvin L. Chandler Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Chapman Mr. Grant Bittle and Mrs. Laura Charlier Mr. Omar J. Chemaly Mr. Jianjun Yang and Ms. Lili Chen Mr. Martin Chen and Mrs. Anna Dong Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Childers Mr. and Mrs. Carter R. Clark ’87 LD ’17 Mr. and Mrs. W. Mark Cochran

Mr. Davide Conti and Mrs. Elisa Giannelli Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Courtnay Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Covington IV Mr. and Mrs. Robert Culpepper Covington Jr. Dr. John A. Cowan Jr. and Dr. Anne R. Cowan Dr. and Mrs. Ryan Cox Mr. and Mrs. Steven Craig Mr. and Mrs. Matt Crane Mr. and Mrs. Hendrick L. Cromartie III ’78 Ms. Ronda Culberson Mr. and Mrs. George William Cummings Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Daniel Mr. and Mrs. Scott Daniel Ms. Shelley E. Daniel Mr. and Mrs. Brian Keith Davidson Mr. and Mrs. T. Davis ’95 Mrs. Omorinsojo Desalu Dr. Belete Desimmie and Mrs. Freweini Gebremedhin Mr. and Mrs. Reed Deupree Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lee Donahue IV ’98 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Draper Mr. and Mrs. I. Stewart Duggan Jr. ’97 LD ’23 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Patrick Dunagan Dr. and Mrs. Justin M. Dunn Mr. and Mrs. Stefan Eady Ms. Lulie D. Ebaugh Mr. Christopher and Dr. Karen Eberhart Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Edwards Mr. Clay T. and Dr. Nancy A. Edwards Mr. Kareem S. Elkhatib and Mrs. Dana Sabi ’93 Mr. Warren C. Ellison Ms. Kippi Bohannon Ellison Mr. and Mrs. Brandon J. Elrod

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Enderle Mr. and Mrs. Arnel Enverga Mr. and Mrs. Ty Ethridge ’06 Mr. and Mrs. Brantley D. Evans Mr. Lindsey Evans ’98 and Mrs. Tonja Owens Mr. and Mrs. Lorenta Everhart ’13 LD ’23 Mrs. Ying Fan Dr. Coleman Fannin and Dr. Jordan Fannin Mr. and Mrs. G. Brian Ferguson Mr. Timothy Tyrell Ferguson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fife Mr. and Mrs. Derek J. Fine Dr. and Mrs. Mark William Floyd Mr. and Mrs. Matt Forrister Ms. Amanda Nicole Fox Ms. Carla Fox Mr. and Mrs. John Reed Freeman Mr. Brandon Williams and Ms. Ashley Fricks Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Fuentes Mr. and Mrs. Gregory B. Fuller ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Andy Garner Mr. and Mrs. Jason W. Garrett Mr. and Mrs. Travis Gaug Ms. Tierney Gearon Mr. Curtis J. Gilbert Mr. Rodolfo Giotto and Mrs. Marcela Savoy Buscato Mr. Giuliano Gobbo and Mrs. Tatiana Pedroso Gobbo Mr. and Mrs. Derrell Goode Mr. David Nigel Gordon Mr. Christopher Todd Graham Ms. Anna Katherine Gray Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Griesbach Mr and Mrs. Gianluca Grioni Mr. and Mrs. Scott T. Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. H. Kirk Hargett ’90 Dr. Gregory E. Harris and Dr. Sonbol Shahid-Salles

“I will genuinely miss Coach Mark Tunnell so much after graduation. Not only was he the first staff member I met from Darlington, but he was also a basketball coach and mentor to me throughout all four years at Darlington. He has helped me grow in my competitive spirit, while also teaching me when it is best to reign it at times.

He’s always open and easy to talk to, and will never make you feel less than. I am definitely going to miss all the laughs I have had with him over these four years.”

Audrey Abbott (’24) of Rome, Ga. Augusta University

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan W. Harris ’99 LD ’22 Dr. and Mrs. Jason Franklin Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Mark Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Damon M. Harvey Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Hatcher Jr. Ms. Jaclyn Holt Haynes Mr. and Mrs. William Lyman Henning Jr. Dr. and Mrs. David J. Herren Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Hight Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hight III ’95 LD ’22 Ms. Hillary DeAnna Hilliard Mr. Victor Hixon ’92 Mrs. Mary A. Hixon Dr. and Mrs. M. Paul Holcombe Mr. and Mrs. Justin Blake Holder Mr. and Mrs. William R. Holmes Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Troy Hopper Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Hortman Jr. ’99 LD ’18 Mr. and Mrs. Sam C. Horton ’02 Mr. Zinan Liu and Dr. Xuejing Hou Mr. and Mrs. David C. Hoyt ’04 Mr. and Mrs. P. Kevin Hunt Mr. and Mrs. W. Byron Hurley ’83 LD ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Brian D. Inman Mr. and Mrs. J. Kevin Ivester ’87 Dr. and Mrs. Cline T. Jackson Sr. ’98 Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jacobson Mr. and Mrs. Ransom James Dr. and Mrs. H. Whitney Jennings Ms. Sally Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Alan Jones Mr. and Mrs. James Michael Jones Mr. and Mrs. Jason S. Jordan Dr. and Mrs. Todd Kelley Mr. and Mrs. Bassel Munif Khateeb Mr. Ismat Yassin and Mrs. Manal Khatib ’95 Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Kimani Mr. and Mrs. R. Darrin Kines Dr. Robert E. and Dr. Toni P. King Mr. and Mrs. Corey Kinnebrew Dr. and Mrs. M. Kirk Kizziah Dr. Ben W. and Dr. Mandy C. Knaak Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Jordan Knight ’98 Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Keith Koon Dr. Arman Kosedag Mr. Santhaya Kotchasanmanee Mr. and Mrs. Anton Zigmunt Kunczewski Mr. Johnson Kuo and Mrs. Yan Zhou Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Dana Laliberte Ms. Alicia Lanier Middleton ’03 Mr. and Mrs. Jason Lansdell Mr. and Mrs. J. Matthew Larry Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Michael Lawrence Ms. Jennifer Annette Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. David D. Ledbetter ’88 LD ’20 Mr. and Mrs. E. Wright Ledbetter ’85 LD ’19 Mr. Brendan C. Leezer and Dr. Kristen H. Leezer Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Lemons ’03 Mr. and Mrs. Eric Levy Mr. Zhinong Li and Mrs. Qingyao Wan Mr. and Mrs. Gang Li Dr. and Mrs. Mark D. Lignell Mr. and Mrs. John Lowrey Mr. and Mrs. Shannon T. Loy Mr. and Mrs. Samuel L. Lucas ’97 ’97 LD ’13 Dr. and Mrs. Damus Lufadeju

Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Lugo Mr. and Mrs. Brian Lunsford Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Chance Lynn Mrs. Gin Lynn Mr. Feng Lyu and Mrs. Ting Zhou Dr. and Mrs. Jeffery Machat Dr. Alden Maier ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey C. Martin ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Mathews Mr. and Mrs. Zachary Blake Matthews Dr. and Mrs. Charles B. May Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Lee McDowell Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. McElrath ’02 LD ’15 Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. McGuire Rev. and Mrs. Will McQueen Mr. Douglas Meredith and Ms. Laura Bledsoe Dr. and Mrs. Chris Merritt Mr. and Mrs. William Taft Middleton Dr. and Mrs. Brandon L. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Miller Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cade Miller Mr. Kevin Mitchell and Dr. Lucie Mitchell Mr. Brian L. Talley and Mrs. Amanda Faye Mize ’00 LD ’23 Dr. and Mrs. Jonathon Richard Molnar Mr. and Mrs. Shay Lewis Momon Dr. and Mrs. E. Clark Montague Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Moseley Sr. ’87 Ms. Mayra Munoz Mr. and Mrs. Ryan S. Murphy ’92 ’94 Mr. and Mrs. Travis Kyle Musgrave Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Nadu Mr. and Ms. Freddy Nagle Dr. and Dr. Michael Natarella Mr. and Mrs. Justin Clay Nations Mr. and Mrs. Walter Neil Mr. Trong Nghia Nguyen and Mrs. Thi My Hanh Pham Mrs. Tam Thi Minh Nguyen Mr. Eddy Ntayagabiri and Mrs. Jocelyne Ninteretse Mr. and Mrs. Matthew D. Nolin Dr. and Mrs. J Norris Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ndubuisi Obioha Ms. Toyosi Okurounmu Dr. and Mrs. William Chastain Ostuw Mr. Alp Ozsoy and Mrs. Natalia Villagra-Ozsoy Mr. Jianbing Pan and Mrs. Shumei Wei Mr. and Mrs. Terry Ray Parker Dr. and Mrs. Cyrus J. Parsa Ms. Heather Hulette Parton Dr. and Mrs. Himanshu Patel Dr. and Mrs. Pulin Patel Mr and Mrs. Amit H. Patel Mr. and Mrs. Alpesh N. Patel Mr. and Mrs. Jigar Patel Dr. and Mrs. Michael K. Paxten Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Peer Mr. and Mrs. Lon Peterson Mr. Charles Pettit Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan D. Pewitt Dr. and Mrs. Kevin Daniel Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Phillips Ms. Kimberly Pichardo Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Pierce Mr. and Mrs. William E. Pilcher Mr. and Mrs. Phillip S. Pilgrim Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Patrick Piller

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Mr. and Mrs. Corey Pitts Mr. Joseph Pitts Mr. and Mrs. Jack Michael Pollard Jr. Mr. and Mrs. W. Todd Ponder ’99 Mr. Kent Wilson Popham Mr. and Mrs. William Joseph Powers Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Allen Prior Ms. Beth E. Pruitt-Hall Mr. Mark Will and Mrs. Monica Puente de la Vega Mr. You Qiu Mr. and Mrs. Tyler D. Reed Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Reese Sr. ’81 Mr. and Mrs. Ryan H. Remsen Mr. and Mrs. James Reynolds Dr. John Rhodarmer and Dr. Amanda Rhodarmer Mr. and Mrs. William Richardson ’05 Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Richie ’98 LD ’18 Ms. Amy Patrice Ringer Mr. Layton Roberts ’82 LD ’15 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Albert Rodney Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Rogers Mr. and Mrs. J. Keith Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Rogers ’94 LD ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Rush Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan A. Russell ’09 Mr. and Mrs. Trey Salmon Dr. and Mrs. Gregory San Mr. and Mrs. Jason Sanker Mr. and Mrs. Andrew B. Saville Jr. ’97 ’03 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew T. Sawhill ’96 LD ’20 ’96 LD ’16 Mr. Alan Saye and Dr. Lisa Saye ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Segura Mr. and Mrs. Juan P. Selle Mr. Qiang Cui and Mrs. Ping Shen Mr. and Mrs. F. Martin Shepard ’94

Mr. and Mrs. George E. Shropshire III Mr. C. Andrew Shropshire Sr. Mr. Brandon Derek Shurley Mr. and Mrs. Corbin Bryce Sisson Mr. and Mrs. David C. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Smith III ’01 Ms. Paula Smith Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Smyly Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Snider ’92 LD ’19 Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. S. Song ’85 LD ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Seth S. Sorrells Mr. and Mrs. Brian C. Spears Mr. E. Kirk Spears Mr. and Mrs. Steve Spence Ms. Kristy Ann Spivey Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Steeves ’98 LD ’12 Dr. and Mrs. Frank D. Stegall Jr. ’02 LD ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Richie Julius Stephens Mr. Brent L. Stepp Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Stitt ’00 Mr. and Mrs. Ryals D. Stone ’02 LD ’24 Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Louis Strack Mr. and Mrs. P. Justin Strickland Mr. and Mrs. Justin D. Studstill ’94 Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Sturdivant III ’02 Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sukhanath Dr. and Mrs. Greg Sumner Dr. and Mrs. Larkin Swartz Mr. and Mrs. David Mark Tanner Mr. Derek A. Taylor and Dr. Lindsey Ryan Taylor Mr. James R. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Michael Teasley Mr. and Mrs. William B. Temple ’90 LD ’15 ’90 LD ’18

“I will miss Mr. Al Shorey. His commitment to the Math Team was truly exceptional. From driving us to various tournaments to consistently showing pride in our efforts, regardless of the results, he exemplified dedication and support. The impact he has had on my mathematical journey and the Math Club is immeasurable.”

Oscar Jin (’24) of Shanghai, China University of California, Los Angeles

Mr. and Mrs. Alvaro Martin Teran Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Thoem Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Tidwell Mr. and Mrs. Stevie Timm Mr. and Mrs. Rachata Tippayapaphanupap Mr. and Mrs. Karl Twenge Mr. and Mrs. Christopher P. Twyman Mr. and Mrs. Jon M. Wade ’94 Mr. Trenton Wade Mr. and Mrs. C.S. Walley Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Wampler Mr Bin Wang and Mrs. Jun Li Mr. and Mrs. Min Wang Mr. Kai Wang and Mrs. Lan Xu Dr. and Mrs. Jason Scott Ward Mr. and Mrs. Gavin Watchorn Mr. and Mrs. Jeff M. Waters Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Watters III ’97 ’97 LD ’23 Ms. Carrie E. Watterson Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Watts Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Barnes Webb Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Weekley Mr. Jianfeng Wei and Mrs. Xiaoqian Chen Mr. and Mrs. J. Skye Wellesley ’00 LD ’14 ’00 Mr. and Mrs. Nathan C. West Mr. Thorsten Wilkening Ms. Brooke Wilkins ’08 Mr. and Mrs. Jared L. Willerson Mr. Phillip L. Wilson Dr. and Mrs. David Bailey Wilson Mr. Mark Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Womack ’88 LD ’22 Mr. and Mrs. J. Tyler Wood Mr. and Mrs. Chadrick E. Woods Mr. and Mrs. R. Kenneth Woods Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy S. Wright Mr. Mack Wright Mrs. Yujun Xia Mr. Tao Xiong and Ms. Yanju Yan Mr. Yu Zhang and Ms. Shanshan Ye Mr. Yi Yao and Mrs. Jie Shen Mr. and Mrs. Jon Yoo Mr. and Mrs. Michal Zelenak ’96 LD ’19 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jeffrey Zeller Ms. Hanping Zhu Faculty & Staff Mrs. Stacy Albers Mr. B. Christopher Allen Ms. Sara R. Alt Ms. Rana Andrews Ms. Christy Archer Mrs. Christie M. Atkins Mrs. Jennifer Willingham Bagby Mrs. M. Cristina Baldwin Mrs. Kimberly Bell Mr. Paul Bell Mr. L. Brent Bell LD ’14 Mr. Drew Besson Ms. Breonna N. Blankenship Mrs. Misty Boling Ms. Ivy H. Brewer Mrs. Dawn Brock Mrs. Tori R. Brown Mrs. Elizabeth Collier Bruce ’03 Mr. Justin A. Bruce Mrs. Ann M. Camp Mr. Mario Cantin Mrs. Cassidy Carter Mrs. Madeline Fox Chastain Ms. Allison Clark

Mr. Samuel Clark Ms. BeBe Cline Mrs. Mallory Collier Mr. Patrick Collier ’08 Mrs. Madeline Duncan Cornwell ’11 Mr. John E. Cox Mrs. Madge Brown Crawford ’84 Ms. Shelley E. Daniel Mrs. Jody C. Deaton Mrs. Carrie A. Eady Mr. Stefan Eady Mr. Christopher Eberhart Mr. Garvin Samuel Edwards Mr. Matthew Enderle Mrs. Ashley Evans Mr. Brant D. Evans Mrs. Terar Stewart Everhart ’13 LD ’23 Mrs. Natalie L. Ferguson Mr. Derek J. Fine Mrs. Julie D. Fine Mrs. Leslie A. Finley ’85 Mrs. Mary Kate Fowee Mrs. Andrea Frazier Mrs. Betina Fuentes Mrs. Kristy A. Garrett Mr. Travis Gaug Mrs. Carmen Gonzalez Mrs. Cindy A. Gordon Mr. Wayne Groves Mrs. Payton Payne Guest ’10 Mr. J. Edward Guth Mrs. Virginia Johnson Guth ’79 LD ’20 Mr. M. Douglas Hamil Mrs. Lisy Hammontree Mrs. Anna Swafford Harris ’11 Mr. Damon Harvey Ms. Jaclyn H. Haynes Mr. Keegan Hinsley Mr. John Hintermaier Dr. Julia Houston Ms. Tracy J. Hoza Mr. Michael J. Hudson ’94 LD ’18 Ms. Chrissy R. Hughes Mr. P. Kevin Hunt Mr. Brian D. Inman Mrs. Tara K. Inman Mr. J. Kevin Ivester ’87 Mrs. Alexandra Trahan Johnson Mrs. Hope A. Jones Mrs. Charly Montague Jones ’03 Mrs. Molly F. Jordan Mrs. Jennifer L. Kelley Ms. Tannika King Dr. Toni P. King Mr. Jason King Mr. Owen M. Kinney Mrs. Rebekah A. Kinney Ms. Christina Kopp Mrs. Barbara Kuckhoff Mrs. Jessica P. Laliberte Mr. J. Matthew Larry Mr. Brendan C. Leezer Mr. Chad A. Liddle Mrs. Darcy D. Liddle Mr. Alan Liow Mr. Mark Loudermilk Mrs. Lauren M. Loy Mrs. Julie Wilson Lucas ’97 Mrs. Jennifer E. Luitwieler Mr. Kurt A. Luitwieler Mrs. Jamie L. Massey Mr. Aaron J. McCollum Mr. Steve D. McConnell Ms. Strom S. Mull ’06 LD ’12

Ms. Kerri Nagle Dr. Michael Natarella Mr. Matt Nolin Mrs. Rebecca Nolin Mrs. Kathryn W. O’Mara Mrs. Monisha Patel Mrs. Wendy L. Payne Mrs. Jessica Peer Mr. Matthew Peer Mr. Ethan M. Pender ’16 Ms. Paige Peppers Ms. Kimberly Pichardo Mrs. Angela T. Pieroni Mr. Joseph Pitts Mr. Kevin Ray Dr. Celeste Rivers Mrs. C. Paige Rogers Mrs. Samantha L. Rush Mr. Juan P. Selle Ms. Heather Shores Mr. Alan B. Shorey Mrs. Elizabeth Bagby Smith ’87 LD ’12 Mr. Randy M. Smith Mrs. Melissa M. Smyly Mr. Charles H. Steeves Mrs. Caitlyn Terry Mrs. Jenifer Thoem Ms. Reilly Thomas Mrs. Julia D. Thomas ’07 LD ’15 Mrs. Kim H. Tunnell Mr. Mark V. Tunnell Mrs. Kaleigh Tutorow Mrs. Vicki S. Vincent Ms. Carrie E. Watterson Ms. Jordan E. West Mr. Jared L. Willerson Mrs. Rebecca A. Wood Mr. Chadrick E. Woods Mrs. Lindsay H. Woods Mrs. Bebe Zazzaro Grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Wright W. Bagby Jr. ’63 LD ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Harris Bagley Mr. W. Frank Barron Jr. ’48 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Bell Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Bouton Mr. and Mrs. Jim R. Bragg Dr. Edward W. Brewster Jr. ’61 Mr. Robert M. Brinson Sr. ’58 Mr. and Mrs. R. Crawford Brock Jr. ’72 Mrs. Glenda C. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. William E. Carroll Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cheek Mr. and Mrs. William S. Cherry Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Clift Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Covington ’64 Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Daly II Mr. and Mrs. Erroll B. Davis Jr. Mr. L. Ray Dempsey ’61 Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie G. Dudley Jr. Ms. Jo Anne B. Dulaney Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Ferguson Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Fuller Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Peter G. Gilbert ’57 Mrs. Gaynelle Parrish Grizzard Dr. Buford Harbin ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Hight Jr. ’67 Mrs. Joan H. Hill Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Hortman ’72 Mr. and Mrs. James H. Hudson Sr. Dr. and Mrs. J. Barney Hunter ’54 Mrs. Nancy R. Ivester

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“I will miss my head of house, Mrs. Elizabeth Bruce (’03), so much after graduation! She has been such a great second mom figure to me and my Thornwood House girls, especially as boarding students who live away from home. She makes us all feel at home, gives each and every one of us a sense of belonging, and spreads kindness and a love for life any and everywhere she goes.

I will forever cherish and miss our duty nights filled with laughter and jokes. She is truly one of the kindest humans I’ve ever met, and I’m so grateful and lucky to have had her as my head of house!”

Sydnee Barndt (’24) of Eagle River, Alaska Wingate University

Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. James Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William F. Johnson Mrs. Sue Brock Lane ’75 Ms. Sylvia B. Lanier Mrs. Betty Wright Ledbetter Mr. and Mrs. Roger C. Martin Mr. and Mrs. Wesley A. Martin Mrs. Madge McCown Mr. and Mrs. Larry S. Miller Ms. Jacquelyn B. Mooney Mr. and Mrs. Grant Parrish Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan S. Peer Mr. and Mrs. Don Pirkle Mr. and Mrs. Bradford L. Riddle Sr. ’56 Mr. and Mrs. Earl D. Saville Jr. ’69T LD ’18 Mr. and Mrs. David L. Shuford Mr. and Mrs. James A. Smith Dr. Jo H. Stegall Jr. ’51 Dr. and Mrs. Frank D. Stegall Sr. ’62 Mr. Preston S. Stevens Jr. ’47 Ms. Vivian S. Stitt Mr. and Mrs. Kurt M. Stuenkel Ms. Ginny Swann Rev. Anne E. Swiedler Mr. and Mrs. Roger H. Tillery Mrs. Priscilla J. Tunnell Mr. Wesley Walraven Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Waters Mr. and Mrs. Marti Watkins Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Watters Jr. ’72 ’72T LD ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Lowell R. Wilkins Parents of Alumni Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Segun Akinola Ajiboye Mr. and Mrs. B. Christopher Allen Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Andrew Ms. Rana Andrews ’86 Ms. Alisa G. Ansley Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan M. Atkins Mr. and Mrs. Rasheed B. Atolagbe Mrs. Martha Avery Mr. and Mrs. Wright W. Bagby Jr. ’63 LD ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Wright W. Bagby III ’91 LD ’23

Mr. and Mrs. Harris Bagley Mrs. Beth H. Baker Dr. and Mrs. Lee House Baker Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Baldwin Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Barfield Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Barron Sr. ’64 ’68T Mr. W. Frank Barron Jr. ’48 Mr. Alfred L. Barron Jr. ’63 Dr. and Mrs. John J. Beninato Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Berry ’64 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bethel Ms. Diane Black Mr. Randall S. Booker ’60 Mr. and Mrs. Sam Marks Boykin III Mr. and Mrs. William M. Bradley ’74 Mr. and Mrs. Martin H. Bradshaw III ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Eric Brasington Ms. Ivy H. Brewer Dr. Edward W. Brewster Jr. ’61 Mr. and Mrs. William F. Brewster ’66 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Brewster Sr. ’87 LD ’18 Rev. and Mrs. Elliotte L. Brewton Jr. ’57 Mr. and Mrs. D. Brooke Brinson ’88 LD ’14 Mr. Robert M. Brinson Sr. ’58 Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brock Mr. and Mrs. John G. Brock ’63 LD ’17 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery K. Brooks ’79 ’79 LD ’14 Mrs. Glenda C. Brooks Dr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Brown Jr. ’66 Mr. and Mrs. H. Shol Brown III ’75 Mrs. Joan D. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Buice ’76 Mrs. Eva Marie Kelley Burns ’79 Mr. and Mrs. E. Rhett Butler Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Lucas N. Butler Mr. and Mrs. James T. Byars ’71 ’72T Mr. and Mrs. William G. Camp Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Cantrell ’74 Mr. and Mrs. Dan D. Carlton Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. William E. Carroll Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Carter R. Clark ’87 LD ’17 Ms. Mary E. Cline Ms. Paige Collier ’88 LD ’23 Mr. and Mrs. Lynn B. Collier Dr. and Mrs. M. Dwayne Collier Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Conrad Mr. and Mrs. David L. Corbin Dr. John A. Cowan Jr. and Dr. Anne R. Cowan Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Cox Mr. John E. Cox and Mrs. Sonja Wescott Cox Mr. and Mrs. Cooper C. Crawford ’83 ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Houston L. Crumpler Jr. ’62 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Daniel Mr. and Mrs. J. Anderson Davis Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth F. Davis ’69 ’70T Mr. and Mrs. Robert Day ’96 LD ’19 Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Deaton Mr. Louie R. Dempsey Jr. ’87 LD ’17 Mr. L. Ray Dempsey ’61 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Denson Mrs. Omorinsojo Desalu Mr. and Mrs. Blair H. Dickinson ’74 ’75 Mr. and Mrs. James H. Dillard II ’53 Ms. Janice P. Dismuke Dr. and Mrs. David M. Dohrmann Mr. and Mrs. Terry Dollar ’68T LD ’17 Dr. and Mrs. Appa R. Donthamsetty Mr. Clayton S. Doss Jr. ’74 Ms. Patsy R. Douglas Mr. Malcolm B. Douglas Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie G. Dudley Jr. Mr. and Mrs. I. Stewart Duggan Jr. ’97 LD ’23 Ms. Jo Anne B. Dulaney Mrs. Ann H. Dunwody Mr. Jerry M. Dunwoody ’53 Mr. and Mrs. Stefan Eady Mr. and Mrs. Byron L. Eberhart Jr. Mr. Clay T. and Dr. Nancy A. Edwards Ms. Kippi Bohannon Ellison Mr. Warren C. Ellison

Dr. Basil G. and Dr. Paula D. Englis Mr. and Mrs. Kevin C. Evans ’87 LD ’14 Mr. Lindsey Evans ’98 and Mrs. Tonja Owens Mr. and Mrs. W. Paul Fambro Mr. James E. Farish Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Finley ’85 Dr. Lewis M. Flint Jr. ’58 Mr. and Mrs. John D. Flory ’82 Mr. James A. Ford ’54 Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Foss Jr. ’65 Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gaffney Mr. and Mrs. Jason W. Garrett Ms. Christy Garrett-McClain Dr. and Mrs. Peter G. Gilbert ’57 Mr. and Mrs. William M. Gilliland ’76 Mr. and Mrs. J. Lewis Glenn ’64 Mr. and Mrs. John F. Glenn Dr. John D. Glover Mr. and Mrs. Gregory R. Glover ’78 Mr. Giuliano Gobbo and Mrs. Tatiana Pedroso Gobbo Mrs. Deborah Brice Greeson ’72T Mr. and Mrs. William L. Griffin Mrs. Gaynelle Parrish Grizzard Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Gunther ’71T Mr. and Mrs. Scotty E. Hancock Dr. and Mrs. J. Daniel Hanks Jr. ’61 LD ’12 ’62T LD ’12 Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Harbin ’67 Dr. and Mrs. Bannester L. Harbin Jr. ’55 Dr. Buford Harbin ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Huell T. Hargett Mr. and Mrs. William B. Harrison Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hawkins Mr. and Mrs. Barry R. Henderson Mrs. Wanda M. Henson Mr. Lyons J. Heyman ’44 Mr. and Mrs. Wendell E. Hicks Mr. Gordon Lee Hight II ’62 LD ’17 Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Hight Jr. ’67 Mr. and Mrs. John P. Hine ’53 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald P. Hogan Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Hortman ’72 Mr. and Mrs. Clinton G. Hubbard ’81 Mr. and Mrs. James H. Hudson Sr. Mr. and Mrs. William M. Huffman Jr. ’67 Ms. Chrissy R. Hughes Mr. and Mrs. P. Kevin Hunt Dr. and Mrs. J. Barney Hunter ’54 Mr. and Mrs. W. Byron Hurley ’83 LD ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Brian D. Inman Mrs. Nancy R. Ivester Mr. and Mrs. J. Kyle Ivester ’87 Mr. John Izard Jr. ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Jackson Jr. ’73T Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. James Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Jensen Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnson III ’68 Mr. and Mrs. Scott R. Johnston Jr. ’69 Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Jones Jr. Mr. Herb C. Jones Dr. and Mrs. P. David Kearns Mr. and Mrs. James M. Kelley III ’74 LD ’17 ’80 Dr. and Mrs. Todd Kelley Mr. and Mrs. William A. Kelly Jr. ’71 ’72T LD ’12 Mr. Ismat Yassin and Mrs. Manal Khatib ’95 Ms. Patricia Kidd Dr. Robert E. and Dr. Toni P. King Mr. and Mrs. Owen M. Kinney

Dr. and Mrs. John S. Kirkland Jr. ’62 Mr. and Mrs. Dan G. Knight ’69 Dr. Arman Kosedag Mr. and Mrs. John Krawiec Mrs. Barbara Kuckhoff Mrs. Sue Brock Lane ’75 Ms. Sylvia B. Lanier Ms. Alicia Lanier Middleton ’03 Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Ledbetter Jr. ’84 Mrs. Betty Wright Ledbetter *Mrs. Irby L. Ledbetter Mr. and Mrs. J. Luke Lester IV ’84 LD ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Jon K. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Chad A. Liddle Dr. and Mrs. Mark D. Lignell Mr. and Mrs. Howard J. Lowden ’63T Mr. and Mrs. Kurt A. Luitwieler Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. MacKimm Mr. and Mrs. Wesley A. Martin Mr. and Mrs. Roger C. Martin Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Massey Mr. and Mrs. Fountain H. May Jr. ’64 Dr. and Mrs. Charles B. May Jr. Mr. R. Kelly Mayo Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. McConnell Dr. John M. McCord Sr. ’69 Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Minshew Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Montgomery ’78 Ms. Jacquelyn B. Mooney Mr. and Mrs. Timothy D. Morgan ’87 LD ’17 ’87 LD ’19 Mr. and Mrs. Chason L. Mull ’78 ’78 Dr. and Mrs. Matthew P. Mumber Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Nadu Mrs. Kay Nelson Mr. and Mrs. John T. Newton Jr. ’64 Dr. and Mrs. J Norris Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. O’Mara Mr. and Mrs. Joe O’Neal Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ndubuisi Obioha Mr. and Mrs. James A. Owens ’79 Mr. and Mrs. B. Wayne Ozment ’58 Dr. and Mrs. Daniel D. Pate III ’76 LD ’13 Dr. and Mrs. Himanshu Patel Mr. and Mrs. Jigar Patel Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Nevin Patton III ’61 Mr. Haywood O. Patton ’65 Mr. and Mrs. Joshua N. Payne Mr. and Mrs. George R. Payne Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Peller ’76 Mr. and Mrs. Hall T. Penn ’67 Dr. Sean B. and Dr. Annette R. Peppard Ms. Marianne Pepper Mr. Douglas S. Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Pierce Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Pieroni Ms. Elizabeth W. Pollard Mr. Brian S. Powell Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O. Powell Ms. Beth E. Pruitt-Hall Mr. John G. Quandt and Dr. Mary Frederick Quandt Mr. and Mrs. William H. Rachels Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Tyler D. Reed Dr. and Mrs. Rayburn Rego The Rev. and Mrs. Douglas E. Remer Mr. and Mrs. Ryan H. Remsen Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Richardson ’72 Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Richie ’98 LD ’18

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Class Notes Mr. and Mrs. Brenton J. Robertson Mr. Robert O. Rogers Mr. and Mrs. J. Keith Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rosen Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Rudert ’60 Dr. and Mrs. James J. Santoro Mr. and Mrs. Earl D. Saville Jr. ’69T LD ’18 Mr. Vernon H. Scarborough Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Schrimsher Dr. and Mrs. J. Ryland Scott Mr. and Mrs. David M. Sewell ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Jarrett E. Shadday Sr. ’85 LD ’18 ’89 Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Shamblin ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Jerry P. Sharp Mr. Robert E. Shaw Mr. and Mrs. F. Martin Shepard ’94 Mr. and Mrs. Alan B. Shorey Mr. C. Andrew Shropshire Sr. Mr. and Mrs. George E. Shropshire III Mr. and Mrs. David W. Siegel Mr. and Mrs. Marc J. Sklar Mr. and Mrs. Todd Sledge Mr. and Mrs. Tye D. Smith Mr. and Mrs. E. Willingham Smith III ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Wright W. Smith ’70 ’71T LD ’18 Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Smith ’87 LD ’12 Mr. and Mrs. S. David Smith Jr. ’68 Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Randall M. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Smyly Mr. and Mrs. William F. Sparks Mr. and Mrs. Steve Spence Dr. and Mrs. Frank D. Stegall Sr. ’62 Dr. Jo H. Stegall Jr. ’51 Mr. Brent L. Stepp Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Stevenson

Ms. Vivian S. Stitt Mr. and Mrs. W. Frank Stuckey Jr. ’75 ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Justin D. Studstill ’94 Mr. and Mrs. Kurt M. Stuenkel Ms. Elizabeth Birdsong Summer ’76 Mr. Jack D. Summerbell Dr. and Mrs. Greg Sumner Mr. and Mrs. William B. Temple ’90 LD ’15 ’90 LD ’18 Mr. J. Chad Terry Mr. and Mrs. W. Lee Thuston ’67 Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Tidwell Mr. and Mrs. Roger H. Tillery Mr. and Mrs. Rachata Tippayapaphanupap J.L. Todd Auction Company Dr. and Mrs. W. Larry Tucker ’75 LD ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Mark V. Tunnell Mr. and Mrs. John F. Turner Mrs. Dorothy Turner Mr. and Mrs. Christopher P. Twyman Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy P. Vincent Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Larry T. Waddell Mr. and Mrs. John A. Wade Mrs. Deana M. Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Timothy R. Wallis ’69 Mr Bin Wang and Mrs. Jun Li Lt. Col. John R. Ware II Mrs. Nancy Ware Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Watters Jr. ’72 ’72T LD ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Watters ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Watters ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wayt Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew G. Welborn Sr. ’85 ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Lynn E. Whatley ’67 LD ’15 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas White Dr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Wilhoite ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Lowell R. Wilkins

“I will miss my Chemistry teacher, Ms. Jaclyn Haynes, the most when I graduate because she is a very kind and encouraging teacher. She moved into the dorm last year, so I spent a lot more time with her outside of class, and I really appreciate how easy it is to talk to her and how great of a listener she is. Ms. Haynes will be very missed by me!”

Grace Junger (’24) of Malibu, Calif.

University of Tampa

“I will definitely miss Mrs. Alli Clark the most after graduating. She has been my rock since she was my advisor freshman year, and - as our school counselor - has been there with a shoulder to cry on and helpful advice through some really difficult times in high school. I will always think of her as my second mother and reach out to her whenever I need help. Her role in my life has shaped me in more ways that I can express, and I hope to keep in touch in the years to come.”

Isabella Spears (’24) of Rome, Ga. University of Georgia

Mr. and Mrs. Jared L. Willerson Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Williams Jr. ’82 Ms. Anne Paige Wilson Mr. Mark Wilson Mr. and Mrs. R. Kenneth Woods Jr. Mr. and Mrs Steven Patrick Worsham Mr. and Mrs. Cecil B. Wright III ’69 Mr. and Mrs. Delos H. Yancey III ’77 Mr. and Mrs. James H. Zachry ’65 Mrs. Bethany Zazzaro Mr. and Mrs. Michal Zelenak ’96 Friends Anonymous Ms. Sidney W. Boozer Mr. Cade Breland Ms. Betty Jo Casey Mr. and Mrs. Douglas DiRuggiero Mrs. Ann H. Dunwody Merle J. Elmore Mr. Joe Elmore Mr. Michael Farah Ms. Martha Farah Mrs. Mary Dunn French Mr. Thomas Gatliff Ms. Alexandra Rosen Gourvitch Mr. and Mrs. Jon Gravitt Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Haarlow Mr. Court Hurst Mr. Shelton Kidd Mrs. Betty Wright Ledbetter Ms. Tyesha K. Love Ms. Dalal McCarthy Ms. Helen Mills Ms. Madison Moseley Mrs. Catherine T. Ottley Mr. Yiming Pan Ms. Kay Phillips Ms. Morgan Pope Mr. and Mrs. Randy Randalls Mr. Robert Rice Mrs. Mary Jo K. Roche Mr. Robert Salem Ms. Marie Salem Mrs. Jody Selman Mrs. Michelle Shaw Mr. Jimile Shunnarah Ms. Denise Sims Ms. Melissa Stanford Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thornton Mr. Robert Ticknor

Dr. Joe Vargo Dr. Harrison F. Warner Ms. Kristyn Wilson Mrs. Wadleigh C. Winship *Mrs. Anne H. Zelle, The Anne H. and Robert K. Zelle Advised Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee A. W. Ledbetter Foundation Donthamsetty Family Foundation Inc. Dunn French Foundation Heyman Family Foundation Spangler Companies, Inc. Summit Hill Foods The Garner Foundation Inc. The Jack and Anne Glenn Charitable Foundation Trees Unlimited Trotter Foundation Inc. W. R. J. Dunn Trust Wadleigh C. Winship Charitable Fund Capital & Endowment Gifts Mr. and Mrs. Claude F. Allen ’72 Ms. Christy M. Archer Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan M. Atkins Mr. and Mrs. Wright W. Bagby Jr. ’63 LD ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Wright W. Bagby III ’91 LD ’23 Mr. Charles R. Bamford ’55 Mr. Alfred L. Barron Jr. ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bell Ms. Breonna Nicole Blankenship Dr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Bouton Dr. and Mrs. Scott G. Bowerman Ms. Ivy H. Brewer Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Brierley ’62T Mr. and Mrs. John G. Brock ’63 LD ’17 Mrs. Glenda C. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery K. Brooks ’79 ’79 LD ’14 Mrs. Joan D. Brown Mr. and Mrs. James T. Byars ’71 ’72T Mr. and Mrs. Kent E. Capps ’93 LD ’15 Mr. and Mrs. William E. Carroll Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Christopher B. Cescutti ’00 LD ’19 Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Chastain Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Clark Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Cornwell ’70 ’70T

Mr. and Mrs. William D. Cornwell Jr. ’67 Dr. John A. Cowan Jr. and Dr. Anne R. Cowan Mr. John E. Cox and Mrs. Sonja Wescott Cox Mr. and Mrs. Cooper C. Crawford ’83 ’84 Mrs. Ann Hollingsworth Croft ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Houston L. Crumpler Jr. ’62 Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Daly II Ms. Shelley E. Daniel Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth F. Davis ’69 ’70T Mr. and Mrs. Reed Deupree Ms. Paige Skidmore Dickow ’78 LD ’14 *Mr. Kenneth M. Dickson ’73 Estate Mr. and Mrs. Scott C. Dozier ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Jere A. Drummond ’57 Mrs. W. R. J. Dunn Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Stefan Eady Mr. Garvin Samuel Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Enderle *Dr. J. Paul Ferguson Mr. and Mrs. G. Brian Ferguson Mr. and Mrs. John D. Flory ’82 Mrs. Mary Kate Fowee Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Freeman ’63 Mrs. Mary Dunn French Mr. and Mrs. Jason W. Garrett Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Gilbert Jr. ’72 Mr. and Mrs. Alston Glenn ’57 Mr. and Mrs. J. Lewis Glenn ’64 Mr. and Mrs. John F. Glenn Mrs. Robert J. Glenn ’60 Mrs. Carmen Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. W. Kerry Gordon Mrs. Gaynelle Parrish Grizzard Ms. Bonnie Grizzard ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Guest ’10 Mr. M. Douglas Hamil Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Brian Parham Hammontree Dr. and Mrs. J. Daniel Hanks Jr. ’61 LD ’12 ’62T LD ’12 Dr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Harbin Jr. ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Scott B. Harris ’72T LD ’17 Mr. and Mrs. Damon M. Harvey Mr. Charles S. Heyman Jr. ’48 Mr. and Mrs. David M. Heyman ’74

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T h a n k Y o u t o O u r CSlua ps sp oNrot teer s Mr. and Mrs. Lyons J. Heyman Jr. ’70 Mr. Lyons J. Heyman ’44 Mr. and Mrs. Wendell E. Hicks Mr. and Mrs. John P. Hine ’53 Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Hine ’74 Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Hortman ’72 Dr. Julia Houston Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Hudson ’94 LD ’18 Mr. and Mrs. J. Kevin Ivester ’87 Mrs. Alexandra Trahan Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Jones Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William A. Kelly Jr. ’71 ’72T LD ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Kimani Mr. Jason King Mr. and Mrs. Owen M. Kinney Mrs. Barbara Kuckhoff Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Dana Laliberte Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Leach ’85 Mr. and Mrs. David D. Ledbetter ’88 LD ’20

Mr. and Mrs. J. Luke Lester IV ’84 LD ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Jon K. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lichlyter Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. Linginfelter ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Howard J. Lowden ’63T Mr. and Mrs. Shannon T. Loy Mr. and Mrs. John R. Martin ’90 LD ’23 Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Mathews Mr. and Mrs. Matthew S. McClellan ’65T Mr. Jack L. McGinnis ’68 Rev. and Mrs. Will McQueen Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell B. Mitchell ’63 Mr. and Mrs. William A. Mitchell Jr. ’58 Mr. Gray D. Morrison III ’69 Mrs. Joyce Riddle Neely ’62T Dr. Leverett C. Neville ’95 Mr. William T. Neville ’92 Mr. and Mrs. George R. Payne Jr. Mr. Ethan M. Pender ’16

Mr. Edward W. Penn Jr. ’66 Mr. Douglas S. Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Pierce Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Pieroni *Mr. Lawrence S. Pritchard ’74 Mr. Robert A. Ragan ’57 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Ray Mr. and Mrs. Alfred N. Riddle ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Randal L. Ringhaver ’65 Mr. and Mrs. J. Julian Roche ’49 Mr. and Mrs. James T. Roe III ’63 Mrs. Jody Selman Mr. Robert E. Shaw Mr. James F. Short ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Gordon A. Smith ’71 Mr. and Mrs. William G. Smith Jr. ’72 Mr. and Mrs. Randall M. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Wright W. Smith ’70 ’71T LD ’18 Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Smith ’87 LD ’12 *Mr. John W. Thatcher ’44 Ms. Reilly Thomas

Mr. and Mrs. J. Gray Tuttle Jr. ’72 Ms. Martha Stanton Van Der Mallie ’65T Dr. Joe Vargo Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy P. Vincent Jr. Mr. Wesley Walraven Dr. Harrison F. Warner Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Waters Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Watters Jr. ’72 ’72T LD ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Watters III ’97 ’97 LD ’23 Ms. Carrie Elaine Watterson Mr. William C. Wesley ’70 Mr. and Mrs. Julian C. Whitten ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Larry C. Williams ’67 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Womack ’88 LD ’22 2nd Lt. and Mrs. Kevin J. Wood ’97 LD ’23 ’97 LD ’17 Mr. and Mrs. Chadrick E. Woods Mrs. Bebe Zazzaro

*Mrs. Anne H. Zelle, The Anne H. and Robert K. Zelle Advised Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Heyman Family Foundation Spangler Companies Inc. Dunn French Foundation R. H. Ledbetter Family Raiden W. Dellinger Charitable Trust Samuel E. and Mary W. Thatcher Foundation Inc. The Jack and Anne Glenn Charitable Foundation W. R. J. Dunn Trust Summit Hill Foods Trees Unlimited AbbVie Foundation Bank of America

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Leaving a Legacy

Dick Trippeer (’57), Life Trustee

Richard Allen “Dick” Trippeer Jr. (’57), who died Dec. 2, 2023, led a life marked by exceptional leadership and a spirit of adventure, leaving an indelible impact on his community and on Darlington School.

A successful banker, Trippeer retired as chairman of Union Planters Corporation, Memphis, in 1989. He is remembered for his professional accomplishments as well as for his extensive service to community organizations such as the Brooks Museum and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, which were especially dear to his heart.

Over the years, Trippeer maintained a strong connection with Darlington, serving on the Board of Visitors and the Board of Trustees before eventually being named a Life Trustee.

In 1968, Trippeer Hall was constructed on the Darlington campus, initially serving as a dormitory for young men. However, when the school became co-ed in 1973, it was transformed into a residence for girls, providing housing for generations of students until its eventual dismantling in 2003. The Trippeer Arch at the entrance to The

Quad remains a permanent nod to the generosity of the Trippeer family.

“As we mourn the loss of Dick Trippeer, we celebrate a life well-lived – a life marked by generosity and a deep commitment to others,” said Head of School Brent Bell. “His legacy at Darlington and beyond serves as a testament to the enduring impact one person can have on the world, leaving a lasting imprint on the hearts of those who had the privilege of knowing him.”

Betsy Awsumb, Former Faculty Elizabeth “Betsy” Aswumb, who died Dec. 24, 2023, was a legendary lifelong educator who impacted countless lives during the four-plus decades that she and her late husband, George, taught at Darlington.

She began her teaching career at Thornwood School, which merged with Darlington in 1973 to create the co-educational institution we know today, and would go on to teach at Shorter College and Darlington, where she established the international student program and spent 20 years as international student director before she and George retired in 2009.

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“Betsy was a good friend to me when we arrived in Rome,” said Head of School Brent Bell. “Her care and support for Darlington students is her legacy here. Betsy believed that every student was important and she worked to create an environment where everyone felt they belonged.”

The Awsumbs legacy at Darlington lives on in many ways. Each spring, student artwork is selected for permanent display in The George and Betsy Awsumb Senior Art Collection, and the Awsumb Faculty Award is presented to a teacher who exemplifies a personal commitment to the education and well-being of the superior and average student

alike, empowering students with selfconfidence and instilling in them the desire to learn not only while at Darlington, but also for a lifetime.

Additionally, Upper School students take classes in the George W. Awsumb Room, which was named in memory of the beloved arts and humanities teacher two years after his passing in 2013.

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Gene Scott died on Jan. 13, 2024

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1952

1953

Frank Collier died on March 16, 2024

William Newton died on July 28, 2023

Charles Cobb died on Aug. 21, 2023

Fred Ware died on April 15, 2023

George Griffin died on March 31, 2024

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1958

1959

1960

Charlie Higgins died on Jan. 22, 2024

John Wiggs died on Feb. 29, 2024

Horace Stewart died on Aug. 4, 2023

Jim Kinnaird died on Jan. 11, 2024

Jack Taylor died on Aug. 8, 2023

Slater Brown died on Sept. 4, 2023

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1955

David Harvey died on Feb. 3, 2024

Jim Ham died on Nov. 20, 2023

Wink Jenkins died on May 1, 2024

Granville Tilghman died on Aug. 6, 2022

Walter Alford died on Feb. 10, 2024

Dick Trippeer died on Dec. 2, 2023

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1962

1963

1964

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Neal Ray died on Aug. 26, 2023

Owen Roberts died on Sept. 24, 2023

Mary (McCamy) Beachum died on May 3, 2024

Steve Poulsen died on Feb. 3, 2024

Carol McSwiney died on Aug. 29, 2023

Barry Wright died on Oct. 3, 2023

Ed Hine died on Feb. 10, 2024

Jane (Mooney) Morgan died on Oct. 28, 2023

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Former Faculty

John Wilcox died on Nov. 11, 2023

Bill Atkins died on Oct. 8, 2023

John Reed died on July 20, 2023

Stephanie (Smith) Walker died on April 7, 2024

Sarah McFather died on July 21, 2023

Grant Harbin died on Jan. 11, 2024

Betsy Awsumb died on Dec. 24, 2023

Former Faculty

Bobby Hattaway died on April 6, 2024

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1956

Catherine (Awsumb) Nelson died on March 25, 2024

Natalie (Garrett) Wilson died on Nov. 6, 2023

Not Pictured – 1954: Bob McKaughn died on April 10, 2024 1963: Frank Lea died on Oct. 8, 2023 Memorials published in this issue reflect those who passed away between July 18, 2023, and July 8, 2024. Additional memorials reported to the Advancement Office during the past year can be found at www.darlingtonschool.org. Alumni and former faculty who passed away after July 8, 2024, will be included in the next issue.

Rena Storey died on April 2, 2024

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Evy Molnar (’29) plays the fairy, Moth, in the middle grades’ Drama class production of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in the Zelle Black Box Theatre in May.