%0912%) )<4)687 Special thanks to . . . Alison Firestone Robitaille ’95 (top, right) and Nina Fout ’77, who both held riding clinics at Foxcroft last Fall. Nina, who won a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympics Games with her legendary mount Three Magic Beans, focused on cross-country with the students, while Alison, an alternate on the 2004 Olympic Team, spent two days working on equitation and show jumping. . . . And also to Nikia Bergan ’93, Laura Block ’07, Kathryn Grant ’05, and TempeWeinbach ’03, who shared life and career stories with the student body at an Alumnae/Careers Panel during Interim in March. These young alums, each with a very different story, had wonderful insights and advice for students pondering their future.
,%-0 %2( *%6);)00 The Foxcroft community recently lost three former members of the Board of Trustees. Arthur W. “Nick” Arundel Nick Arundel, trustee from 1983-1986 and father of Sally Arundel DeWees ’77 and Wendy A. Arundel ’80, died in February at his home in The Plains, VA. He was 83. Nick’s love for horses and land preservation was evident. He created easement programs in northern Piedmont and turned 800 acres earmarked for development into the Great Meadows Field Events Center, where he later raced Virginia-bred Sugar Bee to victory in the Gold Cup. A Harvard graduate, Nick was also passionate about print journalism; his company, ARCOM, published as many as 18 local newspapers, including, the Loudoun Times-Mirror and Fauquier Times-Democrat. Fall 2011
Jean Ellen du Pont Shehan Jean Shehan, 88, passed away in August in Greenville, DE. Jean was a trustee from 1997-2001, and the mother of Susan McConnell ’68, and grandmother of Stephanie Rinehart Keen ’98 and Caroline Rinehart ’01. An accomplished equestrian, Master of Foxhounds, and business woman, Jean saw an opportunity for growth in Foxcroft’s riding program, and built Jean du Pont McConnell Stables, completed in 1968. Her vision has enabled students to pursue their passion for riding in a beautiful, well-equipped facility. In 2001, Jean received the Anne Kane McGuire Distinguished Service Award, Foxcroft’s highest honor. She supported a number of organizations, including the National Audubon Society, to which she donated land for a wildlife sanctuary.
David Reynolds David Reynolds, a trustee from 19651971 and father to alumnae Margaret Reynolds Mackell ’63, Dorothy Reynolds Brotherton ’70, and Julia Reynolds Swords ’66, died in Richmond in August. He was 96. David was the son of Reynolds Metal’s founder Richard S. Reynolds, and served as chairman at the company, which he helped grow into a Fortune 100 company. David helped introduce aluminum foil and other everyday uses for the metal. His environmental efforts later earned the company the Phoenix Award and him the Keep America Beautiful Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished horseman, David bred and raced many well-known horses, including Preakness and Belmont Stakes winner Tabasco Cat.
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