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Alumni Weekend 2018
by Amy Connell |photos by M. Dirk MacKnight
Alumni Weekend 2018 was, in every way, spectacular!
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Gould hosted yet another incredible group of alumni and friends for a September weekend packed full of hugs and high fives, fireworks, food, and fun! Mother Nature even got in on the action with her own show!
1. Members of the Class of 1968 celebrated their 50th Reunion this year. A special thank you to Vicky Brown Myers ’68 for putting together a fantastic collection of everyone’s yearbook picture. What a fun trip down memory lane!
2. Huge congratulations go out to our 2018 Athletic Hall of Fame inductees, Coach John Wight, Al Sumner ’59, and Gretchen Dock ’68. The Gould Academy Athletic Hall of Fame was started in 2007 to recognize the outstanding achievements and contributions in the area of athletics by Gould students and coaches. Go Huskies!
3. Kelly Brush Davisson of the Kelly Brush Foundation was honored with Gould’s Nathaniel Tuckerman True Award, presented to a non-alum in recognition of his or her distinguished contributions to the local or global community through professional, civic, or philanthropic activities. This award has only been presented 14 times in the last 43 years. It is Gould’s most prestigious award. Congratulations, Kelly!
4. What is better on a Sunday morning than art and mimosas? Thank you to metalsmith Karen Eisenberg ’78 who filled Owen Art Gallery with her gorgeous pieces.
5. Did we mention the food? Nothing beats a traditional New England lobster bake with friends.
6. Lively music by Gould’s very own Late for Assembly rocked the weekend and was enjoyed by all of our guests, both small and tall!
7. It’s a family affair! Nicole Berry ’19, with her father, David Berry ’79, will be the third generation on both sides to graduate from Gould!
8. Alumni, friends, and faculty came out to celebrate Gould’s beloved Frank Vogt with the annual Frank Vogt 5K Race. And while we don’t all love to run, we all love Frank!
9. During Alumni Weekend’s all-school assembly, Aidan Payson ’03 talked about his “longish” bike trip from Portland, Oregon, all the way to Patagonia — an amazing experience captured beautifully in pictures and words and a testament to the fact that the Gould adventure never ends.
Thank you all for coming home to Gould!
