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1944
NANCY BISHOP writes, “Another great summer in Maine. Traveled to Okavango Delta and Europe this year.” HARRY LEONARD reports, “I keep our graduation photo on my kitchen mantel, still thrills me to recognize every lovely face!”
1946 On Friday evening, December 15, 2017, an intrepid group of GFS alumni braved snow and ice to come together on campus for the kick-off of the Alumni of Color Initiative. Joining them in conversation were a number of faculty, staff, and student leaders from Sistahs (an affinity group for female students of color), BASE (Brothers for Academic and Social Enrichment), and the Asian Students Alliance. The gathering marked the first public event in this new initiative, organized to encourage alumni of color to reconnect with one another and with the school, share their stories, and hear about the latest happenings at GFS. The program included a video presentation by ANDRÉ ROBERT LEE ’89 of current students voicing the need for a more supportive community, and an impassioned speech by SANDRA JEWETT ’74 about the recent changes she has witnessed at GFS: “To my fellow alums, I urge you to seize the day. Take your seat at the table without fear or hesitation, join the conversation, share your story authentically, and re-engage with the desire to ‘pass it forward’ in any way you can. Let me enthusiastically reiterate that this is an exciting time. Let’s help one another learn from the past, transform, and press forward to do greater things in the future.” Among the evening’s guests were several members of the Class of ’91, pictured above, from left to right: GILLIAN GRANNUM, HANNAH CALDWELL HENDERSON, MELISSA IVEY-LAWTON, HEESEUNG LEE, and ERIC ASKEW.
THOMAS R. POWELL, JR. writes, “We have been happily living in Kendal at Hanover, in Hanover, NH, for the past 12 years.”
1947
TED WOLF shares, “In a topsyturvy world, GFS has been a bedrock foundation for me and my family. Thanks, keep up the good work!”
1949
TED LUKENS writes, “In November 2016, George Hagey published a 600-page book entitled Paper, Quill, and Ink. It was a dual-purpose updated history of Towamencin Township, combined with a presentation of the diaries of George Lukens (1768-1849), Quaker, farmer, schoolmaster, and abolitionist. In 1805, his father, John Lukens, had built a large home for the family on the farm, and that same building is now the Administrative Building for Dock Mennonite Academy.
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