Georgian, Summer 2002

Talking About the Head of School

Learning the Ropes of Leadership

Helping Trentonians

George School community members share their impressions of Nancy Starmer, page 2.

Students travel to Providence for People of Color Conference, page 3.

Mercer Street Friends helps residents leave welfare and achieve independence, page 5.

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New Clerk Sets the Mood for Spirit-led Decision Making

By Kimberly Miller Robbins Cristina Luyando and Odie LeFever also contributed to this article.

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hen David Bruton ’53 stands to speak at the podium, people pay attention not only to his distinctively tall frame and his pleasant baritone voice, but also to what he has to say. “What made David our unanimous choice for clerk of the [George School] committee is his seemingly effortless ability to provide leadership … and his talent for dealing with tough issues with enormous good sense,” said committee mem(Turn to page 2 to read more) ber Jackie Bowers.

David Bruton ’53, father of GS graduate Kate ’85, is the ninth clerk in the George School Committee’s 109-year-old history.

Phil Caputo: Ennis Cosby’s Dream Lives on Through ‘Hello Friend’

by Carol J. Suplee hen Phil Caputo ’87 went to bed on the night of January 15, 1997, his life was fairly predictable. A hard-working attorney in a prosperous Los Angeles law firm, he was looking forward to the coming weekend. His best friend from George School days, Ennis Cosby ’87, was in town.

But the next morning, Phil’s life turned upside down. Ennis had been murdered during the night. For the Cosby family and for friends like Phil, the tragedy brought chaos. The family’s extraordinary celebrity exacerbated their shock and grief. Media attention was relentless during the ensuing days and weeks, even reaching across the country to George School.

In the midst of their heartbreak, Ennis’ parents, Bill and Camille Cosby, established the Hello Friend/William Ennis Cosby Foundation, filing the necessary legal papers that very day. (“Hello, Friend” was Ennis’ greeting to all people he met, regardless of their station in life.) Ennis’ dream — to help children with learning differences — would continue in his name.

While appearing on the Larry King Live show, Phil received a call from Bill Cosby, who asked, before an audience of millions, if Phil would head the foundation. Phil replied by saying, “It would be my honor.”

Later, after reflecting on that moment, Phil notes that he was “also filled with great sadness. It brought home to me that Ennis was truly gone.”

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Phil had to hit the ground running and deal with his grief as he went along.

Thousands of people were calling to express sympathy and offer help. The mail brought hundreds of thousands of letters.

Many were addressed simply, “Bill Cosby, USA.” In the first few weeks, he was deeply involved in the murder investigation. That was first priority. Phil, then 27, faced the challenge squarely and gradually the foundation began taking shape. A newlyappointed board of directors brought a variety of expertise to the table. “I try to be a quiet leader,” he said, “and lead by example. That was Ennis’ way, too. He believed that actions spoke louder than words.”

At George School, Phil and Ennis served together on SAGE, (Students Associated for Greater Empathy) the student-peercounseling group.

There, they learned how to guide by example within the group, and to counsel others quietly, one-on-one.

“A leader must know how to delegate,” Phil said. “He should try to acknowledge others’ strengths and give them the opportunity to do what they do best in a non-threatening environment.”

In the past five years, Phil has seen the foundation grow exponentially.

Philosophically, its mission is to befriend those with dyslexia or language-based learning differences — to open the doors

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In the fall of 2001, David became only the ninth George School Committee (GSC) clerk in 113 years.

The legacy of clerkship extends back to 1889 when an influential and inspired group of Friends met to create a Quaker school run by Friendly principles. These leaders relied on the timeless Quaker principles of clerkship and Quaker decision making.

Kingdon Swayne ’37, GSC clerk from 1976 to 1984, describes one of the most important roles of the clerk as being the presider at meetings, “making sure that all members wishing to speak on an agenda item have the opportunity, while gently helping the garrulous to limit their remarks.” He adds, “The clerk does his or her best to see that all agenda items are addressed.”

Unlike any other business meeting, a Quaker business meeting “usually begins with a substantial period of worship, to set the mood for Spirit-led decision making,” Kingdon explained.

“Decisions are made, not by counting votes, but by the ‘sense of the meeting,’ arriving at clarity as to what needs to be done.”

English teacher and International Baccalaureate program coordinator Ralph Lelii has first-hand knowledge of the process of Quaker business meetings from his position as Faculty Meeting clerk and his years as a convinced Friend. He explains the difference between consensus and sense of the meeting. “In a secular sense, ‘consensus’ is a product of an intellectual process, whereas a ‘sense of the meeting’ is a commitment of faith for Friends … in which corporate prayer produces a result which is in alignment with God’s will for us.”

David finds the inclusive Quaker process of seeking insight energizing and enriching. “Listening, and being open to another’s point of view, is crucial to reaching understanding and clarity,” he said.

Previously the clerk of George School’s Strategic Planning Oversight Committee, David, a Philadelphia attorney, is grateful for the opportunity to apply his leadership skills to strengthen the foundation of George School. A

People Are Talking About... graduate of Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and Harvard Law School, he brings to the committee 40 years of experience practicing law as well as significant time spent collaborating with other organizational committees and boards.

According to Head of School Nancy Starmer, David’s professional experience, coupled with his involvement in educational issues over the course of his lifetime — including a previous stint as board chair at Hill Top Preparatory School in Rosemont, PA — makes him particularly effective as clerk of the school committee. “He’s convinced of the merit of a values-based educational system and a challenging curriculum,” Nancy declared. “He embodies a lot of what the school is doing right now and what it stands for.”

“David is extraordinary at seeing the big picture. He understands what the school is all about and is able to capture the essence of what the group is feeling,” said Nancy. She believes that David has already begun to display how successful he will become in his new role as clerk.

David finds holding a position of leadership at George School is especially rewarding since the school teaches others to “value diversity and to encourage others to do the same.”

At a time when the world is being introduced to new challenges, overcoming obstacles and encouraging ethnic diversity, David declares, “George School isn’t just talking the talk. It’s walking the walk.” ■

Nancy Starmer

From students

From faculty members

She is approachable, kind, caring, bright, desires to get to know the students, friendly, always smiles, open to new ideas, upholds values, and invites us over for cookies.

I am thrilled that she is shaking us up on curriculum issues.

From alumni She is smart, thoughtful, determined, and a consensus builder.

She is a great communicator and a visionary.

Nancy has done an impressive job of absorbing GS history and the Quaker values that are central to its mission.

From staff She stays true to the school’s mission and Quaker ideals and values.

She is open-minded, listens to others and seeks clear understanding.

She has an enormous amount of energy.

From parents She has a mediating spirit and is people smart.

She sees more than one way of accomplishing a goal and has a strong understanding of a boarding/day school environment.

She has a deep concern and genuine caring for the students.

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Nancy is an academician and challenges the faculty to be equally engaged in an open forum about the quality and nature of classroom life.

Nancy has a firm grasp of school history, the events, the people, and the past.

As a careful listener, astute questioner and individual of action, she is a very powerful role model for faculty, staff and students.

Editor’s Notes: At the urging of Nancy Starmer and the school’s governing board, members of the community shared their impressions of Nancy Starmer during her second year as head of school.

Besides providing Nancy with feedback on her performance, the evaluation exercise is connecting George School Committee members more directly to the greater George School community. Above are some of the comments gathered by Head of School Evaluation Committee members, Patrick Sweeney (clerk), parent ’00 and ’02; Joan Gluck, parent ’01 and ’03; David Bruton ’53, parent ’84; Damaris South, former faculty; and Betsy Falconi, parent ’95 and ’98.

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Learning the Ropes of Leadership

by Cristina Luyando

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ver chicken fingers and french fries, six ravenous high school girls washed down their first meal in many hours with cold soda and reveled in the moment.

Despite the posh atmosphere, the food at the Rhode Island Convention Center left much to be desired. So, at 11:30 p.m. the girls had a real treat when a food vendor, eager to close up shop for the night, not only sold the tasty meal to the girls but also gave them twice what they ordered … for free! But these girls were not in Providence just for a midnight snack, they were learning the ropes of leadership and what it takes to be a leader.

“Leadership is based on truth and character. A leader must have the force of character necessary to inspire others to follow him with confidence.

Character is knowing what you want to do and having the determination to do it, in a way which will inspire confidence in those around you or for whom you are responsible.” This saying, by Field Marshall Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, stood out in Lindsay Salamon’s ’04 mind when she first heard it during school assembly. She felt this quote captured the essential elements of a good leader. Lindsay’s calling to become a leader led her to attend the People of Color Conference (POCC) in Providence last December.

Six students, two chaperones and several GS faculty were a few of the 1,500 other private school students, faculty and staff who attended the conference December 6-8, 2001, at the convention center. The chaperones, Rachel Williams Speller and Jenna Kuebler Davis ’78, and GS faculty (Danny Kerr, Edna-Anne Valdepeñas and Head of School Nancy Starmer) attended various workshops at the POCC while the students participated in the Student Diversity Leadership Conference (a student-geared conference under the POCC umbrella).

“In order for us to get beyond the racism, the sexism, the homophobia, the anti-Semitism, the classism, the society, the ableism in our society, we

need to be able to have conversation and dialogue to be able to move from conversation and dialogue to effective action,” said conference speaker Beverly Daniel Tatum, dean and professor at Mount Holyoke College. “And that is really the goal of my remarks today, to encourage you to move toward effective action, and I think that is … what this conference is all about.”

The students were encouraged to attend various sessions of their choos-

tural issues. For the students, this conference ultimately “helped them learn about the imbalances that exist in the country between race and socio-economic status,” said Jenna, assistant director of admission for GS. “These [students] are the leaders who will soon be adults and will take these issues to the next level.”

Monique Williams ’03 drew up the following conclusions from the conference. “I learned that no matter who you

During the three days of the conference, participants developed effective crosscultural communication skills, expressed themselves through the arts and learned networking principles and strategies. First row from left: Carol Pak ’02, LaToya Norman ’02, Lindsay Salamon ’04, Monique Williams ’03, Noelle Minter ’02. Second row: Jenna Kuebler Davis ’78 (chaperone), Loly Ogundadegbe ’02, Rachel Williams Speller (chaperone). ing. The students who attended the class race session found it to be an eyeopening experience. This activity, which explored the different frames of reference people are accustomed to, required its participants to stand in a straight line and take a step forward or backward based on their answers to certain questions. “This activity and the discussion afterwards inspired all the representatives of George School to return and simulate this with the [GS] community on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day,” said Noelle Minter ’02.

During the conference, the students, their chaperones and faculty who attended the POCC were empowered by and educated on leadership and cul-

are (white, black, mixed, gay, or heterosexual) we all can come together and make right some of the wrongs in today’s society, making everyone equal.”

Overall this conference helped each student figure out what is positive about race relations today and what areas still need work.

“I like when someone is able to act without worrying about how people perceive them, but they still are aware of how their leadership affects others,” Loly Ogundadegbe ’02 explains. “I look for a responsible and very dominant figure because they emulate what I want to be like down the road.” ■

“Bad News Bears” Become the Team to Beat

by Cristina Luyando As the white orb flew over to her side, her heart skipped a beat. The adrenaline pumping through her veins made her feet and arms move lightning fast; doing this right meant everything.

Beads of sweat threatened to drip down her forehead as she swiftly fell to her knees, balling up her fist and placing it in her other open palm and…WHAM!!

She sent the object flying out of her safety zone. Who knew volleyball could be so intense!

When George School’s girls’ volleyball team was born five years ago, it was about as good as the “Bad News Bears,” maybe worse. The 12 girls who played that year lost every game out of 15. The second year was not very different from the first. By the third year, however, the girls had a winning season. In the winter of 2001, GS was the team to beat; they were 17-1.

“We beat all the schools that we had previously lost to and eventually won the ANC [Academy of the New Church] competition,” said Varsity Coach Erin Sio. Her interest in volleyball and the fact that GS offered only two girls’ winter sports, swimming and basketball, urged her to start up the team five years ago.

But after winning the ANC competition, the girls felt pressure to hold onto their championship record. “I told the girls to take it one game at a time; winning is the bonus. If you play like you love volleyball, then you’ll win,” Erin said.

There are several important elements for a team member to have: loving the game, having the talent to play and being strategic about winning. “The most important thing as a member of the team is reaching a point where you fully trust every other person and their skills — the day we all had reached this point marked a feeling of unified confidence that couldn’t be broken,” said team captain Liz Welton ’02.

“To me, it is most important to have everyone get along and to enjoy playing,” said Alexis Dansky ’03.

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Andrew Musoke ’00 — Natural Born Leader in Training

by Kimberly Miller Robbins

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hat are some key traits of a good leader? According to George School graduate Andrew Musoke ’00, “a good leader has the ability to listen and the ability to communicate with diverse populations.

If you’re able to listen, you’re able to understand.”

Based on his own definition, it appears that Andrew, a sophomore at Connecticut College, has the market cornered on leadership. Born in New York, NY, the 20-year-old has finetuned his communication skills by living in six different countries and speaking four languages — Luganda, Swahili, English, and French.

Andrew discovered the natural born leader within him during his time at George School. The decision to enroll in the school came after Andrew’s father learned that he was being transferred to Nigeria from Tanzania.

“My parents and I decided that I should go to high school in the United States,” Andrew said. “I had a friend at George School and decided to check it out.”

Placed at a new school, in a country that was no longer familiar, Andrew quickly learned the importance of becoming independent and how to

adjust to their new surroundings by becoming a peer group counselor and a member of George School’s peer group review team.

Excited by the opportunities for growth that he found at George School, Andrew chose to continue his education at Connecticut College, another small school that has allowed him to interact with a diverse student body and helped him to pursue his dreams of growing as a leader.

“The personality of a leader I got from my mother and father. But the opportunity to become a leader, I definitely got from George School. If I went to a larger school, I would be just a number. At Connecticut College, like at George School, I am allowed to be seen by my face and name, rather than my school identification number.”

Only two months after arriving on the college campus, Andrew began campaigning for freshman class president. “I was sitting in my room one day and my friends said, ‘You should run for freshman class president.’” So he did. Andrew’s campaign was a success and he was elected. “I think it was my personality in general that helped me to win,” he recalled. “I was able to appeal to a lot of different people.”

cope with living far from his family.

Before long, he learned to master all of the tasks he needed to survive.

“I was used to having people do everything for me,” he explained. “I had

“The personality of a leader I got from my mother and father. But the opportunity to become a leader, I definitely got from George School.” to learn to do a lot of things when I came back to the United States, even laundry. All of these new experiences brought out the little leader in me.”

As each new experience evoked more confidence in Andrew, he began to help his fellow classmates learn to

Andrew Musoke ’00 is a sophomore at Connecticut College and is doublemajoring in international relations and economics.

Andrew recognizes that his leadership skills have been enhanced by cultural experiences he garnered from living in Africa, Europe and Asia and that his motivation to become a leader came from watching his father serve as a United Nations ambassador.

For Andrew, to be a good leader a person must “practice what you preach.

You can’t have this fake façade. You have to be honest with yourself and honest with people.”

Today, at Connecticut College, Andrew is chair of both multicultural affairs for the Student Government Association and the cultural diversity committee. He also serves as a peer advisor, international advisor and student advisor.

Andrew hopes one day to put all of his skills and experiences to work in a much larger leadership role. “My dream has always been to work for the UN or the US diplomatic foreign services,” he said. “Today, I would also like to be secretary of state or secretary general of the UN.” ■

(Volleyball, continued from page 3) “My best players will play smart rather than play big,” Erin explained.

“They have so much mutual respect for each other it’s incredible. I tell them, ‘the only agenda you should have is to love volleyball.’”

The team members surely love the game, which has led them to their impressive record of 13-2 for the winter 2002 season. “Of all the teams I play on, the volleyball team is the most hilarious,” said Alexis. “We all play to have fun.”

The girls follow the example of their coach.

“Erin loves volleyball as much as we do, so she puts all her heart and soul into coaching us,” said Kate Horne ’02.

“Plus she really believed in us. We

would not have had such an awesome season without her.”

But Erin modestly does not take all the credit for the team’s success.

“No amount of [coaching] clinics could enable me to be the perfect coach,” Erin said. “Liz Welton is the setter, the glue that holds them together. She’s mental toughness making magic out of mediocrity.”

Liz, who is a graduating senior, reflects on her volleyball career at GS. “Being captain/setter was an intense role. I may have become too invested and blinded by success had it not been for the rest of the team, who always reminded me that our priority was just to have a good time,” she said. ■

The girls’ varsity volleyball team practices game simulations with the team’s male managers to teach the girls how to hold up to powerful opponents in a real game situation. First row from left: Alexis Dansky ’03, Meg Peake ’03, Tanya Hoke ’03 (her teammates added her photo).

Second row: Anna Welton ’02, Kate Horne ’02, Liz Welton ’02, Serena Takei ’04. Third row: Erin Sio (coach), Jessie Duncan ’03, Arden Brookstein ’03, Liza Hale ’02, Samiyah Iddinn ’03.

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Mercer Street Friends — Where Compassionate Hearts and Strong Convictions Converge

by Carol J. Suplee

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ercer Street. This quaint little road situated a few blocks from the Capitol in downtown Trenton, NJ, is lined with large shade trees and graceful buildings.

Although the street is picturesque, the 150-year-old Quaker meeting house that calls Mercer Street home has a much deeper mission than its quiet appearance suggests.

Besides being the chair of Mercer Street Friends, Odie LeFever, parent ’88 and ’90, is George School’s director of external affairs and associate director of advancement.

Mercer Street Friends (MSF) was created in 1958 from Friends’ response to the conditions they saw around them: deteriorated housing, racial tensions, pressing health needs, hunger, struggling schools, crime, and unmet needs of elders and children.

When Odie LeFever first learned of MSF’s mission through Bob Appelbaum, a George School parent and charter board member of MSF, she was moved.

Clearly, it was her kind of place, where tender hearts and strong convictions converged. So, in 1984, she agreed to serve on the board of trustees, which she now chairs.

It’s simple enough in Odie’s view. If there is something she believes in, she helps. She served on the board of Planned Parenthood in Bucks County for five years in the ’90s. She was clerk of Newtown Monthly Meeting in the mid-

care and links lonely elders with people who have extra room in their homes and hearts. It is now the largest such service in the state.

Two years ago, because of its integrity and efficiency, MSF was designated by the state as lead agency among 36 social service partners dedicated to helping Trentonians leave welfare and achieve independence.

“I can’t hold the hand of someone who is sad or lonely, comfort a sick Trenton neighbor or take care of the children who need after-school care,” said Odie. “But I can help maintain the health of an organization that does these things. I can work to bring clarity as we make decisions. I guess I am an enabler.”

Odie admits that life is a mystery; some people are lucky, others are visited by pain and misfortune. She doesn’t know why that is, but she says, “I believe my good fortune compels me to balance the scales.” ■

’80s and was convener of the Newtown Ministerium for six of the last 12 years she has represented her Friends meeting on that local faith organization. She has also been clerk of the publications committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting for several years.

“I never really considered myself a leader,” Odie said, “but I have thought about what it takes. A leader should give and deserve trust and provide a sense of safety. She should be reliable, open, objective, and affirming of others.”

Her responsibility to MSF as a board member, she explains, is to care for the organization’s fiscal health and to help maintain a constancy of mission. The process of “reaching consensus by hearing and heeding all voices” is paramount.

“When we look at all the programs we manage — the contracts, the complex financial arrangements — it is intricate, often difficult,” said Steve Kitts (parent ’94), long-time executive director of the agency. "Odie is able to take all these elements into her hand, clarify them and simplify them. She gets to the point. That is such an invaluable help to the board. She is able to lead us away from the details to a broader understanding of the ideals that guide us.”

When Odie first began her association with MSF almost two decades ago, she wrote a pamphlet explaining the agency’s Quaker-centered beliefs and mission. Steve said that the pamphlet so perfectly captured their roots, values and vision that it is still used to this day and has gone through several printings.

“Odie fulfills her religious responsibility to care for others in the most profound and practical sense,” said Steve.

Ten thousand families are served each year by the food cooperative alone.

The agency operates health care services, children centers and youth nurturing programs. Families are supported and counseled, adults learn literacy and living skills while they seek employment. The agency provides elder day

Note: Dozens of George School students have served MSF clients over the years including Odie’s son Ben ’90 and Chelsea Davies ’02 (Andrew Bourns Social Justice Fund recipient) who spent several weeks working at MSF in the summer of 2001.

George School Wins Gold Medal The new two-volume admission catalog won a Gold Medal in the prestigious CASE 2002 Circle of Excellence Awards Program in the category of student recruitment publications. The catalog was one of 81 entries submitted by schools, colleges and universities.

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(Phil Caputo, continued from page 1) of learning and help them reach full potential. Materially, the Hello Friend Foundation promotes and supports early recognition, public awareness and effective education through its programs. “I am proud of what has been accomplished,” Phil said. “One of the blessings is that we are a lean organization. We can make decisions quickly and get things done.”

The foundation produced a wellregarded video, Ennis’ Gift, featuring many prominent people, which was recently licensed to HBO. In a campaign to encourage children to read, the foundation, with its partner Scholastic, distributed 50,000 books to classrooms in each of the following states — Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New York. Using a curriculum designed by the foundation’s educational director, Fordham University’s Graduate School of Education is currently training 50 New York City kindergarten through third grade public school teachers

“Hello, Friend” was Ennis’ greeting to all people he met, regardless of their station in life. to recognize and meet the needs of children with learning differences. “We are training 50 teachers who will go back to 50 classrooms,” Phil said. “Thousands of children will benefit.”

The foundation has become Phil’s life work. He is inspired by the shared dreams of both Ennis Cosby and Andrew Bourns ’87, son of former Head of School David Bourns. (Andrew died suddenly in 1991 of a previously undetected heart ailment. The Andrew Bourns Social Justice Endowment was established at George School to perpetuate Andrew’s concern for inner city children.) “Ennis would be proud of this work, and our friend Andrew would be, too,” Phil said. “Their hopes and dreams shine through. This has been a reaffirmation of my friendship with these two who were determined to roll up their sleeves and make a difference.” ■ (Log on to the Foundation’s website: www.hellofriend.org for more information.)

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eQuiz

have been appointed to a board of directors, 32 percent have been officers in a club. Nine percent of people surveyed have held the position of chief executive officer, closely followed by chief operating officer at eight percent.

Leaders Speak Out

Peace Appeals to the Activists

Eighty-five alumni responded to the leadership eQuiz that was announced in the May eNewsletter sent out by the alumni director. The eQuiz touched upon the various leadership issues and volunteer activities of alumni.

For complete results of the leadership eQuiz visit the George School website at www.georgeschool.org and select “Alumni eQuiz” from the site index.

Vision Tops List Alumni identified the five most important qualities of a good leader as being:

Sixty-eight percent of alumni who responded have belonged to an activist group. The top three groups include: peace activism/nonviolence movements at 31 percent, ecological activism/environmentalism at 29 percent and antiracism/ethnic movements at 25 percent.

Learning to Lead Almost 80 percent of people discovered their leadership abilities before age 30. The percentages below are based on the total number of alumni respondents.

Integrity Intelligence Motivational skills

Class notes in this issue were received by March 6, 2002.

Organizational skills

Top Performers Forty-one percent of the 85 surveyed reported being elected or appointed to the position of officer in a community organization. Forty percent

Jack Greenwood Narvel ’62 I organized my friends to form a stock corporation at age nine. We sold stock at $1.00 per share to the neighbors, bought tools, then did odd jobs in the neighborhood for pay all summer. At the end of the summer, we were able to make a profit, buy all the ice cream and candy we could eat, and return 10 percent to our investors (everybody got $1.10 back).

Celina Kapoor ’92 My father has often said that being a leader often means being a bit alone and going against the current. When I realized that I often view things differently than the majority and that that could be an asset, I began to see my own leadership potential.

26% 21% 12% 20% 14% 5% 2%

You can’t give motivation to others, you can only help them find it within and connect it to a vision that builds something greater out of that.

Fate picks us, but we decide what to do with it.

A Desire to Serve

C. Harrison Stevens ’52

A majority of alumni respondents have participated in volunteer activities.

The most popular areas of activity are with nonprofit organizations (56 people), educational institutions (50 people) and children’s activities (40 people).

My first elections were spontaneous (I did not try). I wasn’t thinking of what I’d “be” as much as what we wanted to “do.”

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