Hun Today, Spring 2022

HUN TODAY

SPRING 2022

The Magazine for Alumni, Families, and Friends of The Hun School of Princeton

HUN TODAY

Editor Nancy DePalma ’92

Board of Trustees

Alumni Board

Stephen T. Wills, Board Chair

Leigh Ann Peterson ’86, President

Susan McGlory Michel, Board Vice Chair

Jonathan Begg ’05, Vice President

Jonathan G. Brougham, Head of School

Sarah Dileo Craig ’07, Reunions and Events

Edward Breen

Nora Saunders Dunnan ’06

Rajiv Dahiya

Rashawn Glenn ’92

Marianne Deane

Gabrielle Graff ’98

Christiana Foglio

Robert Kuchar ’01

Peter (PJ) Fonseca ’04

John Law ’10, Young Alumni

Johnny T.Y. Fung ’77

Arnold Lewis ’79

Xavier Goss ’99

Dana Hughes Moorhead ’95, Reunions and Events

Kerry Kandel, Chair, Parents' Association

Kathleen Geiger Perry ’99

Scott Landis ’92

Patrick Quirk ’02

Brian C. Logue ’75

Jennifer Phillips Raics ’89

Ralph “Rip” Mason, III ’69

Krista Ross ’88

Jennifer Mitchell, Faculty Representative to the Board

Nicholas Scozzari ’77

Andrew H. Monfried ’87

Irvin Urken ’68

Herman Penner ’64

Tyler Veth ’11, Hun Fund

Leigh Ann Peterson ’86, President, Alumni Association

Marketing and

Michael J. Renna

Communications Associate

Leah T. Ricci ’96

Editorial Board Rebecca Barus ’15 Marketing and Communications Associate, Writer and Photographer Jonathan G. Brougham

Danner Riebe ’79

Parents’ Association Executive Board

Eric P. Rosenblum

Kerry Kandel, Chair

Robert Siegel ’88

Charmaine L’Oiseau, Secretary

Wayne Slappy ’95

Sosi Balian, Treasurer

Alicia Klosowski Tillman ’93

Katrina Bricker

Susan Ward

Eve Gelade

Richard Goldman, Esq., Corporate Secretary and Counsel

Associate Head of School Alexis Brock Chief Advancement Officer

Chief Marketing Officer

Dongfang “Dianna” Li Kathleen Mitchell-D’Aulerio

Emeriti Trustees Helen Boehm* Raymond Bowers* Lynn Breen Alexander Buck, Sr. ’49* Richard Challener ’44* Paul Chesebro*

Maureen Scannapieco Leming ’95

Mercedes Kelso Susan McCoy

Head of School Steven C. Bristol

Meghan Hayes

G. Gerald Donaldson H’14

Cathleen Morgan Pearlina Neverdal Kristi Pasieka Yinghui “Penny” Peng Michele Spektor Barbara Tarzy Smita Upadhyay Lisa Wehner

Leslie Florio Thomas P. Gallagher Thomas Gorrie

Thomas Monfiletto ’04 Associate Director of Marketing

Arthur Hailand ’41* A.C. Reeves Hicks* Thomas Horwich ’59

On the Cover

Hugh Hurley

Women from

John Y. Keffer ’60

the first classes

Alan Landis ’61*

to include girls at

Director Service Learning

Daniel Lieblich ’34*

Hun returned

History and Global

Ralph Mason, Sr.*

to campus for

Antonio Pirone ’56*

Convocation in

Louis Pyle*

September.

and Communications Lynn McNulty

Studies Department Alyssa Onisick Digital Communications Specialist

Patrick Ryan Perry Sellon ’34* John Stoddard* Lucy Stretch*

Bridget Tavani Associate Director for Donor and Parent Relations

George F. Tidey ’51* F. Kevin Tylus ’73

Hun Today is published by the Office of Marketing and Communications for the alumni, families, and friends of The Hun School of Princeton 176 Edgerstoune Road, Princeton, NJ 08540 Volume 42, Number 1 / Copyright ©2022.

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C ntents 2 A Message from the Head of School

4 50th Anniversary Timeline Milestones of the First Five Decades of Girls at Hun

8 From the Archives A Historical Look at the Admission of Girls

26 Roll Call Meet a Few of our Fantastic Students

32 Unbreakable Bonds From Roommates to Lifelong Friends

35 It’s All Politics NextTerm’s Women in Politics Immerses Students in Important Issues

10 The First Females Their Experience, in Their Own Words

36 Shattering the Glass Ceiling Seven Alumnae Who are Breaking Barriers in Their Careers

12 Rewriting History Modern Edits to Beloved English

41 Making Sure it All Adds Up

Teacher Carol Arnold’s Article, “Girls at Hun: The First Ten Years”

A Quiet Leader With a Knack for Numbers

14 Faculty Influencers

42 In the Boardroom

Six Faculty Members Who Made

The Longest-Serving and the

Their Mark on the School

Newest Female Trustees

18 Staying Power

45 Class Notes

Five Longstanding Faculty Members Who Influence Every Day

65 In Memoriam 22 Lead, Not Follow A Spotlight on Student Leadership

Henry Doyle Ana Maria Figueroa Joyce Haggerty Penney John Sabol

A MESSAGE FROM THE

HEAD OF SCHOOL “Resilience” has been our campus watchword throughout these long months of the pandemic. Our students and adults have shared in the same worries and sacrifices as the rest of the world. Yet, thanks to their endless hard work and adaptability, we have been able to maintain continuously productive and inspiring academic experiences and a full assortment of enlivening activities outside of class. Hun is still Hun. And each day, I watch students meet new challenges head on, buoyed by the knowledge that they will thrive no matter what roadblock is placed in their way.

Fifty years ago, the first females to enroll at The Hun School pushed aside a different roadblock, and charted a path for

“

Hun girls have created an

enormously important legacy at Hun.”

future generations of girls. Outnumbered, they joined their male counterparts in the classrooms, on the stage, and on playing fields – thriving in all areas. You will have the opportunity to hear their words in the pages that follow, but most credit their Hun School experience for preparing them for successful careers and rewarding lives.

In the fifty years that followed, Hun girls have created an enormously important legacy at Hun. They have been academic leaders; since 1974, 55% of Hun valedictorians have been female. They have been co-curricular leaders; in 2020, 52% of campus club leaders were girls. And, perhaps most importantly, they have blazed a path toward equal respect and full participation in every branch of school life. A campuswide survey conducted in 2019 indicated that 97% of our girls believe students have equal access to faculty and academic resources, regardless of gender. These achievements are a fitting tribute to those first women who took those tentative first steps on campus in the fall of 1971.

As our yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of girls and women at Hun continues, I am reminded that challenges, however insurmountable they may seem, do indeed fortify us. We are far better than we were fifty years ago. Who knows how much better we will be in the next fifty?

Sincerely, JONATHAN G. BROUGHAM

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The 2021-2022 academic year marks fifty years since girls enrolled at The Hun School of Princeton. They did not view themselves as renegades; they were simply intellectually curious students with a desire to learn. However, they forged a new path in a School that had been dominated by males for nearly sixty years. And, they made their mark despite challenges (fielding athletic teams, for one), leaving the School better positioned for future generations.

In a yearlong celebration of special events and programming, we honor the women of the past and empower the girls of the present.

We hope you will join us in commemorating this historic event.

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CENTENNIAL SPEAKER SERIES This year’s Speakers’ Series has been themed in honor of the Anniversary. It kicked off with Alicia Tillman ’93. Guests include: • Freestyle Love Supreme Academy, Lin Manuel Miranda’s Hip-Hop Improv Group • Katty Kay, co-author of The Confidence Code • Camille Schrier ’13, Her Royal Scientist, Miss America 2020

• Kimberly McCreight ’90, New York Times bestselling author • Jennifer Pharr Davis, Appalachian Trail record holder for men and women The Wilf Family Global Commons is hosting an exhibition spotlighting the female student, faculty, and staff experience at Hun from 1971 through the present day. Unveiled in November, the exhibition includes a timeline of important milestones in The Hun School’s history, as well as photographs of the female experience spanning the decades from the 1970s to today. The exhibition will remain on display until June 2022.

ALUMNAE PROGRAMMING Special gatherings of alumnae-centered programming throughout the year including Alumni Weekend.

STUDENT PROGRAMMING A robust calendar of student programming has been designed in conjunction with the 50th Anniversary. Programming includes: • The Young Women’s Leadership Cohort mentorship events • Small group conversations around gender • White Ribbon Campaign • Networking dinners with alumnae

WE HONOR THE WOMEN OF THE PAST AND EMPOWER

• Play for Her Clinic

THE GIRLS OF

• Female Athlete Network (F.A.N.)

THE PRESENT.

• “Our Different Paths,” a student-led gender equity conference on March 26, 2022

COLL ABORATIVE 3D MURAL PROJEC T A butterfly-themed 3D mural envisioned by faculty members Sean Hildreth and Megan Skelly and produced by Chandler Strange ’98 and Jane Moore Houghton ’83, designed to engage and educate students about alumnae leaders. Special programming will include student painting sessions, a collaborative studio session with Mrs. Moore Houghton ’83 on November 5th, and artist talks in April. The mural will be unveiled on Alumni Weekend, April 29th - May 1st.

“ONE IN TEN” The Janus Players and Theatre Director Bill Esher will present a Verbatim Theatre production featuring the words and experiences of The Hun School’s first coed classes.

The play will debut on Alumni Weekend.

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A TIMELINE OF Her at Hun

• Randall Lane, Chief Content Officer at Forbes

A yearbook photo of Dr. Fankhauser

1952

1959

Dr. Erna Fankhauser joins The Hun School faculty

Eleanor Roosevelt visits campus to christen a rowing shell.

Dr. Fankhauser is the first female teacher hired at The Hun School.

Prior to joining the School, she was among the first female teachers hired by Princeton University. She taught classical languages and German.

Her son, Elliott Roosevelt, known as “Rosie,” was a member of the crew team and graduated from The Hun School in 1930.

1972 Helen Boehm becomes the first female member of the Board of Trustees

1971

Mrs. Boehm, an optician, founded world-renowed Boehm Porcelain with her husband and continued to operate the business after his death in the 1960s.

Headline from the special edition of The Mall announcing the Board of Trustees’ decision

The first female students enroll at The Hun School Thirty-five female students enroll at The Hun School as day students.

Mrs. Boehm attends a Board of Trustees meeting.

1973 Kathryn Otero Quirk arrives at The Hun School as a girls’ coach

1974 Heidi Baltzer ’74 becomes the first female valedictorian

Mrs. Quirk served The Hun School community for forty-six years as a teacher, coach, dorm parent, and associate director of athletics before retiring in 2019.

A photo of Mrs. Quirk taken during her first year on campus

Since 1974, 55% of Hun valedictorians have been girls.

Ms. Baltzer’s senior yearbook photo

1974

1975

Barbara Otway ’74 is the first female awarded the Faculty Prize at Commencement

Author and educator Linda Kirschner teaches eight seminars on “Feminism and Women in Literature” as part of the Visiting Scholars Program

1975

Ms. Otway’s senior yearbook photo

Faith Dixon ’75 becomes the first Black female graduate

1975

Ms. Dixon was cited for her dedicated service as a volunteer at Princeton Medical Center in 1973.

The Hun School enrolls its first female boarding students Ms. Dixon’s yearbook photo

1975 Mary Jane LaPorte named director of Middle School

Barbara Deitz Caprioni ’76 is the first of nineteen female boarding students admitted in the fall of 1975. The girls resided on the second and third floors of Russell Hall.

Mrs. Caprioni’s senior photograph. In September 2021, she joined several other alumnae on campus for Convocation.

She is the first woman to hold that position.

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1997 Elaine Murphy ’80 and Barbara DeMarco ’81 are the first alumnae named to the Board of Trustees

1996 Barbara DeMarco ’81 is the first female named Alumna of the Year Ms. DeMarco’s senior photograph

Ms. Murphy’s senior photograph

1996 1987

In its first year, two women were named to the School’s Athletic Hall of Fame: Nicole Arendt ’87 (tennis - Ms. Arendt was ranked third in the world) and Maureen Gorman ’80 (basketball) Ms. Arendt and Ms. Gorman’s senior photographs A yearbook photo of Dr. Dineen

Dr. Susan Dineen, a faculty member in the English department, establishes a gender issues study group for faculty

1983 Roberta King named head of Middle School

1985 Esther Iovine is the first Black woman to receive the yearbook tribute

Mrs. King became the first woman on the Administrative Team.

A yearbook photo of Mrs. King

Ms. Iovine served on the dining hall staff for more than a decade.

A yearbook photo of Mrs. Iovine

Ms. Globus and Ms. Sinha’s senior photographs

1983 Gender Studies is offered to seniors Six males and seven females take the course, which meets twice per week in the evenings with students from The Lawrenceville School.

1981 The Hun School Quiz Bowl Team wins the New Jersey State Championship with Donna Globus ’82 and Captain Anushua Sinha ’83 comprising half of the team.

1979

A yearbook photo of Mrs. Arnold

Carol Arnold is named dean of girls

1978

Mrs. Arnold was eventually named dean of students and worked at Hun until 1999. She was the first person in her position to reside on campus.

Her two sons attended Hun, and her husband was a teacher on campus for six years before his death.

The next year, 1979, an all-female ticket was elected officers of Student Council.

1978 Barbara Otway ’74 becomes the first Hun School Teaching Fellow After graduating from Bethany College with a BA in Communications, Ms. Otway returned to Princeton to teach, coach, and live in the dorms.

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Laura Murphy and Adrianne Tuccillo are elected President and Vice-President of the Junior Class

1979 Student Council Officers: Maria Greco, secretary; Amy Hill, president; Danner Schmunk, vice-president.

1978 Carter Dormitory becomes the girls’ dorm It accommodated fifty-eight students and was at capacity in its first year.

2004

1997

Ms. Jacob’s senior photograph

Lindsay Jacob ’04 organizes and publishes Hun’s first underground student newspaper, the Quill

A new spring elective is offered: Introduction to Gender Issues

2001 Emily Donati ‘03 joins all-male wrestling team; Tiffany Carter ‘03 joins all-male ice hockey team

Lindsay was also the first student speaker selected to speak at Hun’s Commencement. She went on to study journalism at Princeton University before losing her battle to cancer in 2007.

2007

Ms. Donati and Ms. Carter’s senior photographs

Dr. Katharin Kiefer named dean of faculty Dr. Kiefer joined The Hun School as a biology teacher in 1980. She retired in 2017.

2010 As part of her senior project, Farema Al Gharbi ’10 interned at General Electric and studied the spread of disease in North Africa and the Middle East

2013 First female leadership endowment established in honor of Michelle Bonacci Marks ‘89 The endowment was established through the generosity of friends and family of Michelle Bonacci Marks ‘89, whose commitment to excellence in athletics, academics, and leadership exemplified the School’s highest ideals.

A yearbook photo of Dr. Kiefer

2014 2013 Janine Cadet ’13 and Breyana Greats ’13 spearhead Diversity Day to celebrate Hun’s community of students from twenty countries and fifteen states

2019

Faculty Member Lynn McNulty teaches AP European History from her car Long before Zoom instruction was a daily occurrence, Faculty Member Lynn McNulty, stuck in an ice storm on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, teaches AP European History from her car. CNN picks up on the news and broadcasts it nationwide.

2016 Dana Radanovic is named co-chair of The Blue Sky Team, a faculty innovation group

NextTerm: Women in Politics

Mrs. Radanovic is well known for her creativity, having created X Day in the Middle School. It was named RAD Day in her honor on the occasion of her retirement in 2021.

NextTerm, an immersive three-week academic experience exploring real-world issues, launches with a course dedicated to Women and Politics.

2018 Girls Leadership Cohort Formed

Girls in the Women in Politics class traveled to Washington, DC to meet with female lawmakers.

2020 The first Women’s Leadership Conference is hosted

by Gender Equity Matters and The Hun School The theme of the virtual conference was Breaking Boundaries, and the goal was to promote intersectional conversations on the role women play in our world.

The YWLC is a group of twenty junior and senior girls plus a new cohort of twenty ninth and tenth grade girls, all nominated by the faculty for their strong leadership potential. The students in the program undergo extensive leadership training, including skill development, networking, and breaking barriers.

2021 The 50th anniversary of girls and women To kick off the yearlong anniversary celebration, some alumnae from the first Hun classes returned to campus for Convocation.

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the DECISION

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a Historical Overview of THE DECISION TO ADMIT GIRLS

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In Her Words

Women from the first coed classes at The Hun School were invited to take part in this year’s Convocation, an annual ceremony marking the beginning of the academic year.

Many had not set foot on campus since graduation five decades earlier, but five women returned and shared their stories of what it was like to be among the first girls at The Hun School.

We share their reflections, in their own words.

Cindy Skoriak Guyer ’72

Barbara Deitz Caprioni ’76

Amy Grodnick Eckenthal ’75

What brought you to Hun?

Tell us about your experience.

What brought you to Hun?

“I wasn’t challenged enough at my

“I came as a boarder and all of

“My best friend at Hun was Mindy

previous school, so I came to Hun

my best friends were boarders. It

Friedman. I knew her from my temple

was a family—a beautiful family. I

in Trenton, and I heard about Hun

also became very close with a lot

admitting girls from her.”

because I wanted small classes and individual attention.”

Tell us about your experience.

team because we were the first girl managers/ball girls of the team.”

Tell us about your experience.

“I was glad

“There were just

Do you have any favorite memories?

to be here.

six girls in my

I have so many favorite stories but the

I felt more

class, but the Hun atmosphere—with all kinds of people, foreign students, the boys, etc.—made me more confident. It helped me in my career. I was the first woman land surveyor hired by the company I work for now.

There were very few women in land surveying then, and Hun helped me prepare for that.”

Did you experience any challenges?

way I was embraced by the community

confident and comfortable,

here is really my

and fared better

herstory. The

here than I would

boarders…the day students who brought us to their homes…It’s all tattooed in my mind and led me to

have elsewhere. I liked the teachers because they were very warm and welcoming to us. I was studious and I liked to learn.”

How do you reflect on your time at Hun? “My husband always says that I got a fantastic education. I know I did.”

directions I never imagined.”

How do you reflect on your experience?

Diane (Dee Dee) Cronin ’76

“When you come to Hun, you know no

Tell us about your experience.

one. Looking back, I have wondered,

“We were the first bunch of girls that

Do you have any fond memories?

‘how did you do that…moving away

started as freshmen. We didn’t have

“I met my husband at Hun! We have

from home, not knowing anyone but

many girls to hang with, but we stayed

been married for forty-six years now.”

your brother and Mr. Beach…but it

together all through high school,

made an impression on me, it was a

college, and the friendships I made

footprint on my forever family.”

here are continuing to this day.”

“There weren’t enough girls for a tennis team then, but it was still worth it to come here.”

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What are your fondest memories of your time at Hun? “The fun we had in class! The girls were outnumbered—sometimes there were only two of us in class—and we got spoiled by the teachers, but it didn’t mean we didn’t have to work. And, the guys really took

Five Decades of Friendship: Jasmin Leary Barry ’75 and Fran Doyle Stokes ’76

Fran Doyle Stokes ’76 was

already

very

familiar with the The Hun School campus by the time she enrolled as a student. As the daughter

of

Henry

Doyle, who served as director of facilities

care of us. They

for twenty-one years,

made sure things

Mrs. Stokes grew up with her siblings in an apartment in Russell Hall. Hun

were working for us.”

Did you experience any challenges?

“The middle school I went to was pass/fail, so after that first marking period at Hun they posted the names and grades on the assistant headmaster’s door. I went home and said that wasn’t going to happen again. I wanted my name at the top.”

How do you reflect on your time here?

“It taught me discipline and how to have long-lasting friendships. Also, since international boarding students started coming here then, it also gave me a different view on people and the world.”

was her playground—she even roller skated in Russell basement. “There was a door from our apartment directly to the basement and there is a bump in the floor there that I used to go roller skating over,” laughs the gregarious Mrs. Stokes.

In contrast, Jasmin Leary Barry ’75 did not know anyone when she enrolled at the School, but her mother, who knew thenHeadmaster Dr. Chesebro through a connection, convinced her to attend. Mrs. Barry spent many long days at Hun while her mother worked, and she soon struck up a friendship with Mrs. Stokes, despite being a year apart in class. “Fran was always around and since I was here late too, we started spending time together.”

They even worked the switchboard together. “Back then, you had to answer

Barbara Waterman ’75

the phone and then hook in the lines to connect the calls.” Soon, the two were

What brought you to Hun?

“Mr. Doyle was like a father to me.” Eventually, Mrs. Barry and her mother

“My father was a teacher and coach at

were invited to join the Doyles for Christmas. The two women have kept that

Hun. I wanted to be just like him when I

tradition going ever since, with 2020 the only exception (due to the pandemic).

grew up.”

The friends remember their time as students fondly while marveling at the Tell us about your experience.

“I loved high school here at

inseparable, with Mrs. Barry having dinner many nights with the Doyle family.

changes that have occurred in the last fifty years. “When we were here, you had to take an etiquette class,” explains Mrs. Barry. “They taught you how to host a dinner party, open a bottle of wine, and even how to store your furs,” she laughs.

Hun—even more

Both Mrs. Barry and Mrs. Stokes have witnessed the many changes at the

than my college

School personally—both returned as staff members years later. Mrs. Barry

experience. I had a group of friends and we were inseparable.”

Did you experience any challenges?

“The rules and discipline at Hun were hard for me at first, but I took what I

returned first in 2004. She has spent eighteen years in the Advancement office, where she works on alumni engagement and reunion giving. Incidentally, the Advancement office is located in what was once the Stokes family’s apartment.

Mrs. Stokes was encouraged to return to Hun in 2008 by Mrs. Barry, who saw a part-time opening in the bookstore and knew just the person.

When the two first met several decades ago, they could never have known then that theirs would be a friendship lasting long past Edgerstoune Road.

It would include happy moments, such as marriages (Mr. Doyle walked Mrs.

learned here and put it into action in my

Barry down the aisle at her wedding) and the births of their children, as well

own teaching career. At Hun, you really

as grief, including the recent loss of Mrs. Stokes’ beloved father and brother.

learned how and when to study.”

Through it all, the two have endured a lifetime together.

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Girls at Hun:

The First Ten Years

BY CAROL ARNOLD

During two decades of teaching English at The Hun School, Carol Arnold was a force to be reckoned with. Wait, sentences should never end with a preposition, right? As any former student of Mrs. Arnold’s knows all too well, it was rare to receive a paper returned without a flurry of her eagle-eyed edits. In that spirit, and to honor her legacy in this special anniversary year, we are sharing her Fall 1981 Hun Today article “Girls at Hun: The First Ten Years,” giving it a fresh edit forty years later.

In 2021, 553 in the Upper School; 677 with Middle School .

There have been ten girls who scored 1,000 points in basketball

In 2021, 45% of the student body is female and 2% is non-binary

Now, girls live in Wilf Family Global Commons and Carter Dormitory

In 2019-2020, there were 69 female boarders

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In 2021, 45% of the student population is female and 2% is non-binary

In 2019-2

020, ther e were 69 female boarder s

Russell Hall is no longer a residence hall. Boys now live in Poe Dormitory or in Wilf Family Global Commons

Since 1981, Hun girls have won state championships in track (1991), soccer (1990, 2014 ) lacrosse (1984, 1991, 199 5, 1996, and 1998), softball (198 5, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 200 4, and 2017), basketball (1990, 1991), tennis (1985, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2005), field hock ey (1982, 1983, 1990, 1996, 2000, 2001) and fencing (2004)

Since 1971, 55% of Va ledictorians have bee n female.

At the Class of 202 1’s Commencement Exercises, the Faculty Pri ze and five of the seven memorial awards were given to females. Three of the four winners of the Hea d of School ’s Award were girls, as was the Valedict orian .

Since 1980, nearly 50% of the new inductees have been females

Male and female students in the Class of 2021 attended 81 different colleges and universities

There are five faculty and eleven staff members who are alumni

Once known as the SAC, that floor now belongs to the Middle School. Students now congregate in the Breen Student Center inside the Wilf Family Global Commons, built in 2014.

There are 108 faculty members now, and more than 50% are female In 1979, Carol Arnold was named Dean of Girls. She later became Dean of Students.

We now have seven deans; four are women

Artwork is displayed throughout campus, and there is now a building dedi cated to fine arts: th e Alan B. Landis Fami ly Fine Arts Buildin g

Devon Pasieka ’21 joined those ranks as Student Government President in 2021; Lexi Thomas ’22 is vice president this year

Since 1982, there have been 25 additional female editors -in-chief

Four of thirteen members of the Administrative Team are women

Tracey Arndt became the co-director of Athletics in 2019 There are ten women on the twentyfive member Board of Trustees, and the Board Vice-Chair is a woman It did merge and is now called the Parents’ Association

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FAC U LT Y INFLUEN CERS

I N T H I S A N N I V E R S A RY Y E A R , W E PAY T R I B U T E T O S I X FAC U LT Y M E M B E R S W H O M A D E THEIR MARK ON THE HUN SCHOOL.

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CAROL ARN OLD HUN TENURE: 1979-1999 Carol Arnold joined The Hun School as dean of girls in 1979. She later served as dean of students for eight years, but was perhaps best known as an English teacher who believed in the power of writing—and editing. She was instrumental in creating The Writing Center, a peer tutoring program. She passed away in 2007.

B ONNIE BEACH H U N T E N U R E : 1 9 7 2 -2 0 1 0 Bonnie Beach has been a member of The Hun School community since 1968 when she and her late husband Terry Beach, former dean of admissions and financial aid, moved to campus. She began teaching Spanish in 1972 and in the early 1970s, was a founding faculty member of the Academic Learning Skills Program. She was named director of the program in 1980, and in 2009, the center was renamed to The Bonnie Beach Academic Learning Center. She retired in 2010.

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ANA MARIA FIGUEROA H U N T E N U R E : 1 9 76 - 1 9 9 4 Ana Figueroa joined The Hun School in 1976. She taught Spanish at the School until 1994. Mrs. Fig, as she was affectionately known, taught Spanish alongside longtime fellow faculty member, husband Carlos Figueroa, and their daughter, Ana Sauthoff.

She also led many trips abroad for students as part of the travel and Spanish clubs. She retired in 1994 and recently passed away in 2021.

DR . KATHARIN KIEFER H U N T E N U R E : 1 9 8 0 -2 0 1 7 Dr. Katharin Kiefer began teaching biology at The Hun School in 1980.

She has served in many roles, including science department chair and dean of academic affairs, and in 2007, she was named dean of faculty. An avid runner, she also coached track and cross country.

She retired in 2017 and lives nearby with her husband, former faculty member Jim Kerr.

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ROBERTA KIN G H U N T E N U R E : 1 9 7 5 -2 0 0 4 Just two years after The Hun Middle School opened, Roberta King arrived as a sixth-grade teacher.

Five years later she became head of the Middle School, though she never left the classroom behind— she taught sixth grade social studies until her retirement in 2004.

Mrs. King has been the longest serving head of the Middle School since its opening.

KATHRYN Q UIRK H U N T E N U R E : 1 9 7 3 -2 0 1 9 Kathryn Quirk served The Hun School community for fortysix years as a teacher, coach, dorm parent, and co-director of athletics before retiring in 2019.

She continues to live on campus with her husband, Bill Quirk, and still coaches varsity girls’ softball. Her teams have won eleven state championships.

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F I V E FAC U LT Y M E M B E R S

Who Have Stood the Test of Time S TAC Y C O L L I N G H A M Faculty Member, Visual Arts Twenty-six years ago, Stacy Collingham was in her twenties living in Philadelphia, teaching part time at a few local schools. A friend encouraged her to apply for the part-time photography teacher job at The Hun School of Princeton. Fast forward to present day, Ms. Collingham teaches a plethora of art classes and is the parent of one Hun graduate, Grey ’20, and two current students, Reed ’22 and Wade ’23.

“At the very beginning of my career, I taught photography part time here while also working at two other schools,” she says. “But eventually we added enough sections and I was able to join as a full-time teacher. Back then, I really thought I wanted to be a college professor because that meant I would have more free time to make art, but I have really loved it here since the beginning.”

Three years into her teaching career at the School, she decided to move on campus and was a member of the Resident Life community for eleven years.

Ms. Collingham recalls that teaching high school photography wasn’t always

“It has always been

an easy process and she is thankful for the advancements in technology that have come over the years.

about the kids for

“When I first started, cameras and film were expensive and there wasn’t a

me, and I am always

big budget for buying equipment for students,” she says. “More often than

finding ways to connect with them about whatever they are passionate about.”

not, students would look around at home and find an old film camera and bring it into class and I would have to figure out how to work the camera and then teach the students how to use it after. It was a lot of research on my end but I really wanted students to take photography and enjoy it.

Thankfully after the first few years, you could search the internet for a user manual and that’s how we would learn to use their particular camera.”

Ms. Collingham muses that her biggest joy as a teacher at The Hun School is getting to know her students through their photography.

“It has always been about the kids for me,” she says. “I love working with

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Three years later we got married right

has changed significantly over the years

here on campus where graduation is

and she is proud to be part of a community

held and we had our reception in Russell

that values change and growth.

Lounge. This place is really near and dear to our hearts.”

them and I am always finding ways to connect with them about whatever they are passionate about. I try to get into their world so that I can help them find their

“Those first few years out of college when I was teaching, I was absolutely terrified

Mrs. Davis recalls that from the first

of my students asking me a question that

time meeting her colleagues in the

I didn’t know the answer to,” she says.

math department, she felt a certain

“In fact, my first year, I did every single

camaraderie amongst the group that

problem in every math textbook that we

she knew she needed to be a part of,

offered because I didn’t want to be in a

“From the very beginning, it was evident

position where I didn’t know the answer

that the department was a really close-

to a student’s question. Today, I actually

knit group of people,” she says. “There

prefer a semi-chaotic classroom where

was such a strong bond between the

questions and new thoughts are not only

department back then and I think that

welcomed, but encouraged. The students

still remains true today. We talk sports,

lead the discussions and we are always

we talk math, we talk news, we talk

engaging in conversations about new

about everything, and we have so much

ways to do things.”

fun together but most importantly we all take a lot of pride in what we do.”

While Mrs. Davis has played a handful

D E B O R A H K VA R TA Library Associate

of roles at the School, she notes that

For the past twenty-seven years, Deborah

her favorite role was as mom to her two

Kvarta has been a familiar face; always

J U L I E DAV I S

children, Natalie ’17 and Charlie ’20, who

eager to assist students and faculty alike

Chair, Mathematics

attended Hun alongside their parents.

in researching, accessing information,

Upon graduating with a degree in

“Although we never actually lived on

mathematics from Union College in 1989,

campus, our kids certainly grew up here.

Julie Davis headed back home to Belle

It was a really fun experience to be able

Mrs. Kvarta joined The Hun School in

Mead, New Jersey to begin her search for

to watch them grow and come into their

1994 as one of the School’s librarians. She

her first full-time job. When she learned

own.”

learned about the position from a member

of a sudden opening at The Hun School,

Mrs. Davis notes that both she and her

she figured it was worth a shot. Since

husband had the opportunity to teach

then, Mrs. Davis has dedicated the last

their daughter Natalie, which although

own connection to photography and art.”

thirty-two years of her life to teaching and coaching Hun students.

fun, certainly posed a few challenges: “I was harder on her than any other student

finding literature, and using the School’s library resources.

of

the

School’s

College

Counseling

department during a meeting with her daughter’s college counselor. Through her years at the School, Mrs. Kvarta has sent her five children to Hun: Jessica ’93, Daniel ’95, Patricia ’96, Andrew ’01, and Mark ’04.

Mrs. Davis explains that her first couple

I have ever taught,” she jokes. “It was

of years on campus were a whirlwind,

also really funny because she didn’t know

Over the years, Mrs. Kvarta would argue

between adjusting to becoming a full-

what to call us in class; she refused to call

that her role as librarian, and now archivist,

time teacher and coach, as well as

us mom and dad but also refused to call

has evolved the most. She jokes that it has

meeting and marrying her now-husband,

us Mr. and Mrs. Davis. Instead, she would

even become easier in some ways.

Dave Davis, also a longtime math teacher

just start talking out loud in class until

“When I first started, there was no quick

at The Hun School.

she got our attention, then she would ask

“Mr. Davis and I not only both teach in

her question.”

and easy way to research something,” she says. “The internet was fairly new and

the math department, but we coached

As Mrs. Davis reflects on the past thirty-

nothing was easily accessible. In fact, we

soccer together for fifteen years,” she

two years of teaching at The Hun School,

were one of the first independent schools

says. “We actually met through coaching.

she notes the way she has taught math

to have our entire card catalog online. I

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“I am actually someone who is more introverted by nature, but the boarding community has really brought me outside of my comfort zone. You almost can’t help putting yourself out there and being around the community. Being able to form really strong connections outside of teaching is my favorite part of being at Hun.” — JENNIFER MITCHELL

the School, or even accomplishments from alumni. I love being able to go back through the School’s history—you would really be surprised at how much rich history is on this campus.”

remember coming into work every morning and having to boot up five computers to access our database so students could locate something in the library.”

And while Mrs. Kvarta certainly does not miss combing through thousands of pages of printed indexes to help students access what they need, she appreciates the skills that she and her students learned from those moments.

“I think back then the learning and researching process was much more intentional,” she explains. “It was just a different way of researching—you really had to think through what you were trying

After stepping foot on campus, Ms. Mitchell

recalls

being

immediately

impressed by the beauty of the campus, but it wasn’t until she began teaching

Throughout Mrs. Kvarta’s career at The

at the School that she realized the true

Hun School she has been very familiar

beauty was in the academic building.

with change, including an expansion of Chesebro Academic Building and the library in 2000, as well as changes to the School’s philosophy of learning.

“The culture of the School is really what I love the most, which when I first stepped foot on campus wasn’t immediately obvious to me. It wasn’t until I got in the

“Hun really has a vision to move forward.

classroom and began ingraining myself

Although we love tradition, we are

in the community that I realized the

always looking for ways to evolve and

core of Hun is its community, and the

move forward,” she says. “Over the years, I’ve witnessed changes to the way kids learn, including the addition of NextTerm, which provides students with an experiential learning opportunity, as well as the establishment of the Cultural Competency Committee, which I am a

relationships

and

strong

connections

that are formed amongst students and faculty. Over the years, that is definitely something that has never changed.”

After the first fourteen years at the School, she made the decision to further

member of. I’ve really enjoyed being a part

ingrain herself in the community and

of this community.”

moved on campus in 2007. Ms. Mitchell

to research and you needed to be really

has been a resident faculty member of

familiar with your topic. Today, there is a

JENNIFER MITCHELL

Carter Dorm for the past fourteen years

lot more room for trial and error while you

Director of International Student Programs

and notes that she has always enjoyed

Twenty-seven years ago, Jennifer Mitchell

having The Hun School as her home.

As the School’s archivist, Mrs. Kvarta has

learned of a sudden retirement in the

“I joke that I have the shortest commute

the entire history of The Hun School at her

language department at The Hun School

out of all of my colleagues,” she laughs.

fingertips. She even notes that there are

after a phone call with a longtime friend

“I am actually someone who is more

archives hidden all over campus, including

who worked in the Admission office.

introverted by nature, but the boarding

“One of my good friends from college

community has really brought me outside

“When I first started, I remember we

worked here at that time, and she called

of my comfort zone. You almost can’t help

would just grab anything we could get our

me out of the blue and just said that there

putting yourself out there and being around

hands on to file for the archives: class lists,

was an opening that I might be interested

the community. Being able to form really

letters from the Head of School, Playbills,

in,” she says. “It was actually really last

strong connections outside of teaching is

yearbooks, class photos, fundraisers for

minute and spur of the moment but I’m so

my favorite part of being at Hun.”

are researching a particular topic.”

in Russell Hall.

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happy I ended up here.”

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beloved member of The Hun Middle School.

their own research and understand what is

She is well known for her no-nonsense

happening in the world around them.”

approach and endless knowledge of American history and geography.

explains that there has been one reliable

In her time at the School, Mrs. Nuse has

constant at The Hun School, “From the

taught seventh grade American history

very beginning of my teaching career

and eighth grade geography, coached

at Hun to present day, the feeling of

varsity tennis, swimming, Middle School

community has never wavered,” she says.

tennis, Middle School girls’ basketball, and

“It’s one of the things I love most about

Middle School baseball, as well as sang in

this place. My favorite thing is seeing my

the Middle School choir and played piano

former students around campus, both

in the Middle School jazz band.

teachers and students alike. I’ve really

Since the earlier years of her career, Mrs. Over the years, Ms. Mitchell has been able to attend work each day alongside her three daughters, Anahi ’11, Tina ’13, and Gabby ’25. It has been one of her favorite experiences. “All three of my daughters have very different personalities but they all say how they have really benefited from being a part of the resident life community,” she says. “They have been able to grow up with waves of other children on campus and they have been really lucky to be a part of this place.”

While so much has already changed over the past decade, Ms. Mitchell continues to be excited for the future at The Hun School, “Our School just keeps getting better in

as a teacher, but teaching as a whole has

“I always tell my students

evolved, “When I first started teaching, a

that history is written by the

lot of my lessons revolved around lectures, and now I don’t do any of that,” she says. “Now I do many student-centered projects and I love collaborating with other teachers in the Middle School. One thing I love about Hun is that we get so much teacher autonomy and I can change things

to think differently about the topics we study, to not take everything at face value, and to do their own research and

from when I first started teaching.”

understand what is happening

And while over the years, things have

in the world around them.”

certainly changed, Mrs. Nuse admits there are a few nuggets of teaching gold that she has kept over the last few decades.

new methods of teaching, to campus

evolved, there are a few lessons that have

renovations, I can’t wait to see what the

always remained the same because I

future holds for the School, and one day I

just think they are important skills that

can’t wait for my grandchildren to attend.”

students need to learn,” she says.

A few of those include a formal research

J OA N N U S E

paper,

Middle School Faculty,

current

events

presentations,

note taking, the eradication plan project,

History and Global Studies from

winners. So, I challenge them

wherever I see fit, which is a big change

“Although the style of teaching has really

graduating

enjoyed being part of this community.”

Nuse has not only grown exponentially

so many ways, from class offerings, to

After

Over the last thirty-four years, Mrs. Nuse

and a fan favorite — the Constitutional Northwestern

University, Joan Nuse was substitute teaching part-time when she learned of an opening at The Hun School for a longterm maternity leave substitute. At the time, she never imagined that her first teaching job would become the first and only teaching job of her career.

Thirty-four years later, Mrs. Nuse is a

Convention,

where

students

each

represent a state and debate one another.

As a history teacher, Mrs. Nuse believes it is vital to relate her lessons to real-world experiences. “I always tell my students that history is written by the winners,” she says. “So, I challenge them to think differently about the topics we study, to not take everything at face value, and to do

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LEAD, NOT FOLLOW Student Leadership at The Hun School

On the field, in the classroom, on stage, and in the STEM lab, girls at Hun are paving the way for future female students.

Each year, a plethora of clubs and organizations are established on campus to empower girls to be leaders in their field.

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Members of the Young Women's Leadership Cohort

 Young Women’s Leadership Cohort Compassion for oneself, overcoming fear of failure, effective

Leadership Cohort has pushed her outside of her comfort zone to explore who she is not only as a leader but as a young woman.

communication, practicing self-compassion, and resisting toxic

“Being part of this cohort is extremely important to me because I

self-criticism are just a few skills that members of the Young

am able to have such enriching conversations with brilliant women

Women’s Leadership Cohort master in their three to four years of

on campus,” Nethra says. “It’s so great to have a community where

participation. Through workshops, alumnae panels, and activities,

such a diverse group of people can discuss so many different topics

the members learn how to identify and hone their personal

without feeling overwhelmed or judged. A lot of our conversations

leadership styles and apply their newly learned skills to their

revolve around self-reflection and I always leave the meetings

respective leadership roles on campus.

knowing more about myself than before.”

Twenty girls who demonstrate strong leadership potential are

While every member of the cohort is an active leader on campus,

nominated annually by faculty. Once becoming official members

the work they do on campus won’t end once they graduate. Over

of the Young Women’s Leadership Cohort, the students begin a

the course of their time in the program, participants also build

robust leadership training program focusing on skill development,

networking skills and once they graduate, they have the ability to

networking, and breaking barriers.

participate in the cohort’s alumnae panel.

Meghan Poller ’95, faculty advisor, notes that the curriculum

“This program extends so far beyond their four years here,” says

of the program revolves around the concept of breaking down

Freshman Dean, Dayna Gash. “This generates a network of

the barriers associated with being a “good girl” versus being a

exceptional women who are doing great things at the School; who

“good leader.”

will go on to do exceptional things in the world and through the

“We talk a lot about what the stereotypical definition of a leader

reciprocal leadership style that they have learned, they will come

is and what that looks like compared to what the stereotypical

back to Hun and mentor the new cohort members. The cycle will

definition of a good girl is,” Mrs. Poller explains. “The two definitions

perpetuate and the impact of the program will expand further.”

differ greatly, so we talk through how to reconcile those qualities

Nethra notes that the lessons she has learned thus far in her

and their personal identities. Identifying those conflicts are often

experience will stay with her long after she graduates from The

the first steps toward establishing comfort with how they feel

Hun School. “When I go off to college, I will always remember

internally, a necessary step for good leadership.”

the discussions we had about ourselves and how we can use

Nethra Velanki ’24 became a member of the cohort when she was

a group of people with similar and different ideas to help

a freshman and notes that being a part of the Young Women’s

us grow and succeed further in life,” she says. “This cohort

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has really reinforced the importance of intersectionality and

members can speak on topics surrounding feminism that they

open conversations in my life.”

are most passionate about,” she explains. “This gives us the

Beginning in 2022, the School is adding a parallel Young Men’s Leadership Cohort.

opportunity to learn from each other through many different mediums. It also allows us to have all types of conversations, even the unsettling ones. Being a member of this club means staying open and ready to hear all types of perspectives.”

Through shared wisdom and conversations with successful women in industries that are traditionally male dominated, the young women will gain the confidence and capacity to network,

Members of the student executive board have been planning this year’s second annual Women in the World Summit, “Our Different Paths,” scheduled for March 26th.

will learn the importance and skills to foster

GEM President, Aletheia Watts-Smith ’22, notes that this year’s

mentor/mentee relationships, and will create a

summit will focus on highlighting intersectionality and how our

leadership plan for their time at Hun and beyond.

different paths in our own genders diverge and converge. She

Some of the speakers this year include:

believes that listening, learning, and application are the best ways for community members to approach topics that they are

WENDY FINERMAN Film and Television Producer, Wendy Finerman Productions

unfamiliar with.

“For me, being in GEM means being someone others can come to with questions about gender equity, but also someone who is willing and wants to be educated on matters that I am not familiar

SAMANTHA HEYRICH ’13 Senior Director, Black Rock Group

with,” she says. “I always want others to think of me as someone

SUSAN MICHEL CEO of Glen Eagle and Vice Chair of The Hun School Board of Trustees

 Female Athlete Network (F.A.N.)

LAUREN RILEY ’95 Managing Director, Global Environmental Affairs and Sustainability, United Airlines

who is receptive to feedback and willing to educate myself.”

In the spring of 2021, the Female Athlete Network, F.A.N., was established on campus with the mission of improving and promoting the female athlete experience at The Hun School.

Several times each month, the forty female athletes gather to discuss topics of interest including nutrition, sports psychology, college recruitment, leadership, body image, and more.

 Gender Equity Matters (GEM)

Brynn Hansson, faculty advisor and coach, notes that her goal

Established in 2016, Gender Equity Matters (GEM) is an

as faculty advisor is to provide a space for girls to share their

organization with the mission of educating students on the

experiences, lead conversations, and shine a light on topics that

matters of gender equity with a specific focus on intersectionality.

are often overlooked in regards to athletics.

GEM is open to students of all genders, including boys and students

“My job is really to elevate the experience for female athletes here

who identify as non-binary or transgender. Club members come

at Hun,” Ms. Hansson says. “I want to hear their perspective as

together each week to plan both club and community-wide

female athletes at the School, about what works for them, and

events and programming with a purpose of continuing to educate

what doesn’t work for them. The girls lead the conversations we

themselves and others on these various topics.

have and it’s really just a space for them to express their thoughts

Allison Sims, faculty advisor, explains that one of the main missions of GEM is to highlight intersectional feminism while also emphasizing the concept that gender equity is about more than the overall idea of women’s rights.

GEM Vice President, Zeynab Diarra ’23, notes that weekly meeting discussion topics are determined by club members and the opportunity to learn from one another is always encouraged.

“We have a program called GEM-Educating-GEM, where

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and feelings about being female athletes both on and off campus.”

Maya Zeruld ’23 joined F.A.N. last spring because being a female athlete is a major part of her identity and she notes that it was important for her to learn about the many different aspects associated with being a female athlete.

“I wanted to be able to learn more about the social, mental, and physical aspects of being an athlete and how to overcome some of the struggles that female athletes face,” she says. “For me, being involved in F.A.N. is being part of something that

empowers young women here at Hun and teaches them about their roles as athletes and what steps they can take to better themselves as players and people.”

For Mackenzie Turner ’24, a two-sport athlete, joining F.A.N. was a no-brainer; she notes that the most valuable aspect of the network is that it provides a safe place for female athletes to talk about their experiences while being educated on topics that aren’t talked about enough.

“We all really believe that this club is the perfect way to collaborate with fellow female athletes about important topics that we all face,” she says. “Through F.A.N., I get to educate myself on topics that should be spoken about more often, along with the ability to relate to other female athletes.” above

 Girls Who Code

Members of

Four years ago, the computer science club’s sign-up sheet consisted of over thirty male students and not one female student. When Amy Wright, faculty advisor and chair of the Computer Science and Engineering department, glanced at the sign-up sheet, she was confused as to why her female STEM

the Female Athlete Network right Members of Gender

scholars, who have a passion for computer science, didn’t sign

Equity

up. After speaking with a few, she realized that the girls wanted

Matters

their own space, and that she had to take action. Thus, the Girls Who Code club was born.

“Computer science is typically

“Since this club was originally established by girls who didn’t

a male-dominated field,” Ms.

feel comfortable joining the regular computer science club, it is

Wright says. “But, we have a

my job to make sure that when girls take the leap of faith to join

lot of female students who are

the club, that they feel comfortable and confident, no matter

as a small, tight-

really talented and interested

their experience level,” Grace explains. “An important part of

knit group of girls

in the field. Ultimately, this

this club is for members to explore whatever they want within

club is designed as a space

computer science.”

The Girls Who Code club began

with a passion for

for young women to feel

computer science;

computer science.”

today, the club is

The Girls Who Code club

following week the club could be hosting an online hackathon.

began as a small, tight-knit

Grace notes that what she loves most about Girls Who Code

one of the largest

group of girls with a passion

is that there are endless opportunities for club members to

on campus.

for computer science; today,

participate in national competitions to qualify for scholarships.

the club is one of the largest

empowered to be leaders in

on campus with several subgroups, including computer science for community service, Hun hackathon, and cyber competitions. Club members compete in national competitions for scholarships, host hackathons, and explore future career opportunities in STEM.

For Girls Who Code club members, each week comes with a new topic. While one week could be spent studying cyber security, the next could tackle building an interface for an online app, and the

“When I first joined Girls Who Code as a freshman, I had no idea what to expect, I just knew I was passionate about computer science,” Grace says. “Today, not only have I learned so much about computer science, but I also am more confident in my skills and leadership capabilities than ever before. I am honored to be part of this amazing group of women.”

Club leaders, Grace Zhao ’22 and Sophia Burton ’23, note that it is their goal to make every girl who signs up for Girls Who Code feel comfortable and confident in the computer science field.

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ROLL CALL Fifty years ago, the first females entered The Hun School as students.

While those first girls were viewed as barrier breakers and renegades, they had a much simpler viewpoint: they were just curious students with a thirst for knowledge. Now, fifty years later, that same spirit courses through the Middle and Upper Schools at Hun and is personified in the girls featured here. Meet some of the bright stars making way for the next generation.

’ 27 S O P H IA N AVA R R O Sophia Navarro loves a good discussion. It is why Dr. Talboy’s English class is her favorite this year, largely because they have many Harkness discussions, where students sit in a circle, engage in lively debates, and learn to use their voices. It’s also why she loves her club advisors, because they encourage conversations around relevant real-world topics, and nothing is off limits. “We always joke around and it’s fun, but at the same time we’re learning good things,” Sophia says.

She knows that any time she has a question or a concern, her teachers and advisors are there to help and offer encouragement. “I feel like someone always supports me, someone is always willing to help me with anything I need or any problems I have,” she says.

Sophia isn’t sure which career path she wants to follow when she’s older, but one thing is for sure: She wants a career where she can help people. She thinks that might be as a surgeon, teacher, lawyer, or even an interior designer.

During her time in The Hun Middle School, she has uncovered that passion for educating others. Her parents are from Costa Rica, and Sophia, a member of the Welcoming Club, had the opportunity to present to The Hun Middle School about her heritage. She also enjoys a good Spirit Week dress-down theme. “Homecoming is a big thing,” she says. “We go all out.”

She’s looking forward to next year, when she’ll be in eighth grade. Already a budding leader in the School, she’s excited about the opportunity to be captain of the Middle School soccer team.

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MADDY HAL EY ’ 27 Maddy Haley has her sights set on the future. Currently in seventh grade, she knows exactly what she’ll be when she grows up: An anesthesiologist. She decided on that career path at the ripe age of five years old. “It’s a lot of college,” Maddy explains.

“But I heard my mom talking about it, so I researched it, and it’s the perfect job for me.”

Choosing a profession that’s male dominated doesn’t intimate Maddy at all; she knows exactly how to handle boys who think girls aren’t as capable. “Some boys think girls can’t do certain things, like robotics or Legos, but you just show them that you can do it and then you be the best in your class,” Maddy says.

And, if her coursework poses a challenge, she feels confident approaching her teachers for extra help. “You can ask any teacher at any time,” she explains. “Even if it’s just for help with a homework assignment.”

Next year, Maddy will be in eighth grade, and she’s excited to offer that same level of support to the incoming sixth graders.

Another thing that Maddy is certain of in the future: Continuing to show her Raider Pride during Spirit Weeks and at events on campus. “We have a whole closet full of Hun gear,” she jokes.

M YA S M IT H ’ 26 Mya Smith has made the most of her Hun Middle School experience. She plays soccer, basketball, and lacrosse for the School, and is involved in the community service, artcology, and wellness clubs.

She knows that much of what she has accomplished here is possible because the groundwork was laid by the thousands of girls and women who came before her.

“They planted the seed and we are able to grow from that,” Mya says. “They were the first, and they made it normal. It wasn't normal for them to be at Hun then.”

She also credits the female administrators and faculty members with ensuring the girls at Hun today have the best experience. She is especially close to Assistant Middle School Head Jennifer Anderson, who was able to help her better understand math. “I think they can relate to us, and understand us, and advocate for us,” she says.

Outside of School, Mya plays AAU basketball and is a Girl Scout. She is currently working on creating a little library for the YMCA that promotes diversity and literacy.

When she grows up, Mya thinks she might like to be a neurologist or psychologist— the kind of person who can “understand what makes people the way they are.” She'd also like to take a leadership role in her mom's nonprofit, Mayanza, which provides preventative healthcare to children in Guatemala.

Being a leader is something she already has had a lot of practice with: Last year, she was the Middle School Student Government President. This year, she serves as treasurer and captain of the soccer team.

“I really love being a leader; it's something I enjoy and it's part of me,” Mya says.

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S H A Y N A W E IS S ’ 23 Shayna Weiss came to The Hun School her freshman year, following in the footsteps of her brother and cousin. While she was happy to recognize a couple of faces on campus, she decided not to put too many expectations on her first year; she would just have fun.

As she started getting closer to her teachers, they started asking her to join various campus clubs and organizations. She became part of the Young Women’s Leadership Society, a member of the School’s Committee for the 50th Anniversary, Red Shield Society, an intern in the Office of Institutional Advancement, the Yearbook Club, and girls’ lacrosse. “I love it; there’s a sense of empowerment you get when you’re a part of something at School.

And now I’m a part of many things at School,” Shayna says.

Shayna also keeps busy outside of School: She likes to make art and work out with her family. For an art class last year, she created a 49-inch-by-50inch painting, which currently hangs in her aunt’s house. Sometimes, her dad asks her to paint furniture or pieces in his office.

In her three years at Hun, Shayna has gained even more confidence, and has taken on leadership roles in many of those organizations she joined freshman year: She is the head tour guide of the Red Shield Society, the leader of the Yearbook Club, and Head of Quill House. “I used to be a little more afraid of putting myself out there and I would say yes to everything and I wouldn’t think if I actually liked it,” Shayna explains.

Nia Oparaji, who serves as a proctor in the resident life

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community, knows what it can be like for ninth graders and new boarders who are nervous about starting at a new school.

“Being a proctor is really cool because I think my freshman year I had a hard time figuring out where I fit in with the community,” she explains. “For me, the reason I am a proctor and a peer leader now is because I want to foster that sense of community and help people find their community a little faster.”

Nia says the best thing about being at Hun is that there are so many processes in place to help students succeed, including the extra help period, the resident coaching program, regular study hall hours, and peer tutors.

“At Hun, it’s a culture of people wanting other people to succeed,” Nia says. As a proctor and leader in the boarding community, she knows that some of her job involves helping younger students learn how to advocate for themselves, feel welcome in the community, and understand the resources that are available to them.

She says a lot of times, it’s as simple as breaking her peers out of their shells. “I tell them the biggest thing is realizing that everyone is just as nervous as you are, so don’t feel like you’re an imposter because you belong here; everyone belongs here. You were chosen for a reason,” Nia says.

After Hun, Nia thinks she might become a lawyer and then look into a career in policy making. “I feel a lot of marginalized communities and low-income communities aren't as advocated for and I want to be that person who is advocating for the quieter voices, or those that get spoken over,” she says.

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LE X I AC O ST A ’ 23 Lexi Acosta knows what it’s like to be outnumbered. A coxswain on the boys’ rowing team, she leads the boat in races, practices, and workouts. “Everything relies on me; it’s a very big responsibility,” Lexi says. “You have to be really comfortable with and good at communicating with the team, the coach, and other people.”

From the moment the boat gets pulled off the rack to the moment it's put back, her team doesn't make any moves without her direction. She steers them, encourages them, and coaches them through practices and workouts. Outside of the boat, she puts her communication skills to use as a proctor in the resident life community.

“I like that we get to work with a diverse group of people; it’s people from all different backgrounds and reasons why they’re here,” she says. “Each person has their own characteristics. It doesn’t feel like anyone is the exact same person.”

Lexi, who lives in Global Commons but hails from Toms River, New Jersey, originally didn’t plan to attend Hun. But, after her revisit day, when she sat in on classes and was immersed in The Hun School experience, she couldn’t see herself going anywhere else. “I made the right decision. I like where I live and I like my friends at home, but it is the right choice,” she says. In fact, Lexi sends all of her friends Hun gear for their birthdays, and she likes that they represent the School

“I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A NETWORK OF PEOPLE SUPPORTING ME.”

in her hometown.

Lexi, who isn’t sure what she’ll study in college, has discovered a passion for economics at Hun. She enjoys math, but doesn't always understand the practical implications of it, and she enjoys English, but doesn’t always want to overanalyze readings. Economics is a good middle ground for her interests, she says.

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She finds time to study during the nightly study hall for the resident life community. She usually gets home late from crew practice, then grabs dinner and showers before getting her schoolwork done. Just like she does as a coxswain, she feels confident asking for help when she doesn’t understand something, whether it’s from the resident coaches, peer tutors, or her teachers.

“When I’m here I feel very motivated to work on schoolwork and I'm very driven with academics, because I feel like I’m set up to do well and utilize my resources,” she says. “It helps me stay on-task, and I feel like I have a network of people supporting me.”

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Sophie Razavi has always had a love for language, more specifically, French. And growing up with a mom who was fluent in the language only motivated her to become fluent herself. Sophie has always taken French courses in school and when she came to The Hun School as a junior, she quickly enrolled in AP French. After earning a five on the AP French exam, she knew she was ready for the next step: college courses.

After doing her own research, Sophie applied to enroll in the course: Speak Up: An Introduction to the Francophone World at

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Princeton University for both the fall and spring semesters.

Sophie notes that since enrolling in this course not only has her love for the language grown exponentially but it has also translated to her coursework at The Hun School. She explains that her French course goes hand-in-hand with her AP European History class.

“WHEN YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE WHO ALL STRIVE FOR THAT STRUCTURE, IT REALLY HELPS YOU GET EVERYTHING DONE AND STAY ON TOP OF IT ALL .”

“It’s a discussion-based course with a large focus on French colonization, and how the language has spread to so many different countries and how each country has created their own version of the language,” she says. “I see a big overlap in course material in my AP Euro class because when we talk about France or different time periods I’m able to put the bigger picture together and gain a deeper understanding of both courses. The language has such a rich history so I love putting the puzzle pieces together.”

Sophie explains that while balancing her heavy course load at Hun, college applications, and her course at Princeton University certainly comes with its challenges, she attributes her success to the time management tactics she has developed as a boarding

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student at the School.

“Being a boarder here at Hun definitely provides me with the structure I need to stay on top of all my courses,” she explains.

“Every night, we sit in Global Commons and do our school work from study hall to a little before lights out and it really helps me manage my work. When you are surrounded by people who all strive for that structure, it really helps you get everything done and stay on top of it all."

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“I JUST THINK THE WHOLE HUN COMMUNITY IN GENERAL IS SUPER SUPPORTIVE AND KIND, AND WANTS YOU TO FEEL BELIEVED IN AND SUPPORTED.” EMMA STOWE ’ 26

Emma Stowe was invited to speak at Convocation this year. While it meant she’d be speaking in front of the Middle and Upper School student body, school faculty, and administrators, along with some special guests, she

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wasn’t deterred.

“We have an improv showcase, and that’s hard because you’re in front of the whole Middle School and kind of putting yourself out there and saying random things, and you don’t know how people will take it,” she says.

But Emma knows that if there’s one thing that makes the Hun community stand out, it’s the sense of belonging on campus.

“I just think the whole Hun community in general is super supportive and kind, and wants you to feel believed in and supported,” she adds.

On campus, Emma enjoys working for Middle School HunTV, the televised announcements all Middle School students watch. It’s the perfect opportunity for her to practice being part of a diverse team of thinkers.

“We were downstairs and we have four people working on a scene, so trying to get your ideas out and heard is hard. But, I do think it’s going to turn out really funny, it’s just something where you share your ideas and everyone is really open. We’ve been having a fun time going around campus and working together,” Emma says.

She also feels that sense of belonging on the soccer team, where she is a newer member. She said the older girls "scooped her up,” which is the kind of feeling she thinks must have been shared among the first girls on campus fifty years ago.

“When she grows up, Emma hopes to be a support for other people, maybe as a surgeon or therapist. “It would be really cool to work with people every day. I like to help others.”

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UNBREAKABLE

BONDS

FROM SHARING A ROOM TO SHARING THEIR LIVES: Three Pairs of Hun Alumnae Keep Friendship Thriving Long After Graduation

When you enter a new school as a boarding student and

LAURA KIM ’19 and CJ MOZEIKA ’19

you are assigned a complete stranger as a roommate, it

While attending boarding school comes with a lot of freedom

usually goes one of two ways. The pair could learn that they

and fun, it also comes with a lot of trust and responsibility.

aren’t quite compatible as roommates and decide to part

A successful experience is dependent upon a boarder's ability

ways the following year, or they could win the roommate lottery and discover that being roommates creates a lifelong bond. For these Hun alumnae, it was the latter.

Bethany Loffredo, dean of students and dorm parent, notes that one of the greatest pleasures of being a dorm parent is being able to watch resident students form those

to be a good roommate. Boarders really have to learn how to build relationships when they’re at their most vulnerable (away from home and sharing personal space with a stranger).

The experience includes learning how to be thoughtful and considerate, but also how to support each other through tough days and celebrate each other’s happiness. It means seeing your roommate in every light.

For Laura Kim ’19 and CJ Mozeika ’19, their boarding

relationships:, “At the end of the school day, our day

experience brought them all of those things, and more. From

students go home and process their days, share good news,

their late night talks in the kitchen of Carter Hall eating Ben

or talk about something funny that happened in class with

& Jerry’s to the memories they made participating in Resident

their parents and siblings; our resident students do all

Life weekend activities, they shared all the ups and downs of

of those things with one another, and inevitably, they are strongly connected to one another as a result. It makes being a dorm parent especially rewarding knowing that we help cultivate those long-lasting friendships.”

Here are a few of our favorite successful pairings turned friends forever.

everyday life and formed an indelible bond in the process. To this day, the two are still there for one another through every phase of life.

“CJ and I did absolutely everything together,” Ms. Kim says.

“Weekend brunch together was a must, we studied together, we did weekend activities, and we even brushed our teeth together every night. You don’t realize how much living with someone really bonds you to that person; you see all sides of them and they see all sides of you. There is a lot of trust there.”

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RAKIYAH WHITE ’13 and JANINE CADET ’13 When you have been best friends since elementary school, being roommates at a boarding school sounds like a dream come true— at least that was the case for Rakiyah White ’13 and Janine Cadet ’13. For a majority of their young adult lives, these two have been inseparable; their friendship has stood the test of time, distance, and a pandemic. They credit the strength of their friendship to their four years spent as boarders at The Hun School.

“We attended elementary and middle school together prior to attending Hun and we were actually randomly paired together as roommates our freshman year,” Ms. Cadet says. “We lived in Carter Hall our first three years and spent our senior year in

LAURA AND CJ

Russell Hall together.”

Outside of the Resident Life community, they always tried to schedule their classes together, participated in track and field together, and always made it a priority to have their meals together.

Ms. White jokes, “We were pretty much always seen together.

Sure, we had different friends and activities but when you are

For Ms. Mozeika, her time spent as a boarder at Hun was the

best friends, there is no separation.”

first time she was away from home for an extended period of

Ms. Cadet even recalls redesigning their dorm room their junior

time. She notes that the friends she made through boarding

year to create one shared space: “As if we weren’t close enough,

became her daily support system, “Laura was always there

we ended up pushing our beds together to create one giant bed,

for me when I needed her,” she says. “Whether it was to eat a

which made every night feel like a sleepover with your best friend.”

pint of ice cream and laugh or to be comforted because I was homesick, through every challenge and every celebration, she was always there to give me advice and a hug.”

And Ms. Kim concurs, “I was so lucky to have my best friends live so close to me,” she says. “When I was sad, someone was there to comfort me, and when I was happy, someone was there to celebrate. My deepest friendships are from the boarding

RAKIYAH AND JANINE

community.”

Several years later and living in two different states, Ms. Kim and Ms. Mozeika are still able to find those moments to connect with one another, despite the distance. They both give kudos to technology for the ability to keep them in touch.

“We’ll call or text just to chat, check in with each other, and always keep one another updated on our lives,” Ms. Mozeika says. “Despite not living in the same hallway anymore, I know that I can always count on Laura to answer my call to give me advice or make me laugh. No matter how far apart we are or how long it’s been, it’s always like nothing has changed.”

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ERICA BROWN ’14 and COURTNEY CALDWELL ’14 Erica Brown ’14 joined the boarding community at The Hun School her junior year. She met fellow junior and four-year boarder, Courtney Caldwell ’14, in Carter Hall during the first week.

“My first couple of weeks at Hun I fell asleep in her bed almost every night and I barely even knew her,” Ms. Brown jokes. “We really hit it off immediately and that was only the beginning for us.”

The pair spent their last two years at The Hun School doing nearly everything together, from sports and classes to Resident Life activities and extracurriculars. “Junior year we both played basketball in

ERICA AND COURTNEY

the winter, and track in the spring. We took classes together, did almost every weekend Resident Life activity together, and in our free time, we applied to be proctors our senior year, and tour guides.”

Ms. Brown notes that looking back on her time at Hun, she finds it crazy to believe that she and Ms. Caldwell were only roommates for one year and she attributes their successful friendship to the memories made in those two short years.

Today, although the two live on opposite coasts, they still make

“We have pretty different personalities and our friendship

a conscious effort to put their friendship first, and they continue

worked from the beginning because of it,” she says. “Living

to remain the closest of friends.

together was the easiest thing ever. Our friendship is so strong

Ms. Cadet notes that the two have celebrated almost all of

today so many years later because we spent such crucial years

their milestones together since graduating from Hun, either in

living together as teenagers. Even at such a young age, we

person or virtually.

went through so many big moments together like getting our

“Even though we went to college in two different states, we made sure to always set aside time to visit each other once a year at

Post high school, their friendship continues to grow and

our respective schools,” she says. “We always made plans during

strengthen each day, and any chance they get together, they

our holiday breaks. Our most recent milestones include Rakiyah

find themselves reminiscing about high school.

attending my going-away party before I moved to Los Angeles

“Whether it was going off to college, graduating college, figuring

for medical school and me attending Rakiyah’s baby shower.”

out our careers, or dating advice, we have always leaned on

Ms. White adds, “Janine was one of the few people who came

each other, and we still do,” she says. “When we aren’t spending

to my very intimate quarantine baby shower last year and since

hours on FaceTime together reminiscing about high school we

she is the future Dr. Cadet, we even spoke on the phone while I

are finding time to come back and visit Hun together.”

was at the hospital before going into labor with my son.”

As Ms. Brown reflects on her few short years at The Hun School,

As the two reflect on their friendship over the years, they both

her advice for current boarding students is simple: leave your room.

share the same sentiment—that they are forever grateful they were

“I know it’s so much easier to just hang out in your dorm room but

able to live together throughout their high school years. They also

trust me when I say, leave your room as much as possible and do

encourage current boarding students to seize every opportunity

every Resident Life activity you can,” she says. “Even if you don’t

they have with one another to make the best memories.

want to, the memories will all be worth it. Being a boarder at Hun is

“Snowball fights on the Mall, Resident Life weekend activities, late nights spent with other boarders...the memories you make at Hun will last you a lifetime. Enjoy the opportunity to live and learn from one another.” Ms. Cadet says.

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licenses, college acceptances, and everything in between.”

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a language no one understands and the experiences are something only a handful of us can wrap our minds around. These moments right now will make for great stories in the future.”

NextTerm Class Focuses on

Women’s Experiences in Politics

HOW HAS THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN POLITICS CHANGED OVER TIME? Jennifer Mitchell, director of international student programs, and Patricia Garrison, chair, interdisciplinary studies, went on a mission to find out when they created their NextTerm course, The Road to 270: Women in Politics.

The School had recently expanded the John Gale Hun Program for Civics Education, and the 2020 election was heating up.

“I noticed that students in this generation

but it went so well that Mayor Lempert ended

aren’t normally so engaged in politics, but

up staying for almost the entire day.

I think all of NextTerm is designed to have students really buy in to whatever the topic is,” Ms. Garrison says. “And I was just so impressed by the level of engagement our students maintained from start to finish.”

The program’s inception in 2019 meant the class was focused on the 2020 election, and Ms. Garrison and Ms. Mitchell wanted their students to understand how a woman might

The students also visited the Washington, D.C. offices

of

Congresswoman

Bonnie

Watson

Colemen and visited Seneca Falls, New York, referred to as the Birthplace of the Women’s Rights Movement. In a conference room in their hotel, the students watched a documentary about young women running for office in the 2020 election cycle and stayed up late talking about it.

run for office. The title, “The Road to 270,”

“We just had the best time. It was so wonderful,

was a nod to the number of electoral votes a

and I can’t tell you how many of the students

presidential candidate needs to secure in order

came up to us later and said it was the best

to win the presidency.

time they’ve had at Hun,” Ms. Garrison said.

This year, they plan to expand the course to include more information about how women

And, both teachers agree, students don’t need to take an entire class dedicated to women to better

“I thought, ‘What would be an interesting

might influence politics or civic discourse in

way for students to learn about the political

more behind-the-scenes ways. They have also

process?’” Ms. Mitchell explains. “That’s the joy

welcomed a new teacher, English teacher

of NextTerm; we were tasked, as teachers, to

Parker Nelson, who will bring an additional

find courses that we were interested in.”

perspective to the course.

NextTerm, The Hun School’s immersive, experi-

However, there are some aspects of the class

ential mini-semester, started three years ago as

that Ms. Garrison and Ms. Mitchell hope remain

of things,” Ms. Mitchell says. “You can look at

a way for students to explore their passions and

exactly the same, including the students’

leadership positions or notice if it’s all male, and

interests in a way they can’t during the typical

excitement to welcome outside guests. In 2019,

women are only in supporting roles. If you don’t

academic day. Students spend three weeks

they invited then-Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert

know to look at these things, you might not even

immersed in a single interdisciplinary course.

for a Question and Answer session one morning,

notice that they are there,” she says.

understand patriarchy. In all classes, students and teachers can examine the characters they’re reading about, or notice which historical figures make it into history textbooks.

“You just have to be aware of the gender dynamic

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Alumnae Shattering the

GLASS CEILING AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER.

Morgan Leahy Baker ’12

E N V I R O N M E N TA L WA R R I O R .

VIDEO GAME DESIGN AND ACCESSIBILITY LEAD

F I R E F I G H T E R . G E O L O G I S T. MASTER SOMMELIER.

It’s not all fun and games…or is it? For Morgan Leahy Baker ’12, who spun her video game hobby into a successful career, it may just be.

“My interest in gaming came from my days at Hun,” she says. “I

F I F T Y Y E A R S AG O ,

was part of a gaming friend group and I even met my husband

THESE CAREERS WERE

hobby has become my profession.”

T H E E XC L U S I V E D O M A I N

Ms. Baker did not plan for a career in video game design,

O F M E N . N O T T O DAY,

disease, and by the time she matriculated at Emory University,

T H A N K S I N PA R T T O

(William Baker ’12) through it.” Few people can say this, but “my

however. She became hard of hearing due to an autoimmune studying mathematics and music, she was profoundly deaf. She continued to turn to video games for fun, but grew frustrated

THESE EIGHT HUN ALUMNAE.

that some of her favorite games weren’t accessible to her.

MEET THE WOMEN WHO ARE

for instance) to motivate or alert the gamer just didn’t work

BREAKING BARRIERS A N D S H AT T E R I N G GL ASS CEILINGS E V E RY S I N G L E DAY.

Games that have a lot of dialogue or rely on sounds (gunfire, well for her. Instead of giving up, she used her voice. “I shared my experiences about how the games weren’t working for me. Game designers and developers want people to play their games, so they started reaching out to me,” she explains.

Eventually, it led her to a career balancing game design and accessibility. She designs games with hearing, motor skills, vision, cognitive, and speech differences in mind. If a game incorporates a lot of dialogue, it may be less accessible to someone who is deaf.

Subtitles may help those players, but for others with cognitive differences, the ability to pause a game and rewind to catch something they may have missed makes a world of difference.

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from left Morgan Leahy Baker ’12 and Vanessa Puzio Billotti ’94

Ms. Baker’s job is to help create games that are universal. “The

had a horrible boss,” she says. “My mom recognized it, told me I

idea is to design with everyone in mind,” she says. “Even if you

needed to get out of there, and convinced me to think about law

don’t speak the language, you

school.” Ms. Puzio Billotti was reticent at first, but eventually

know what a stop sign looks like wherever you are. Netflix has subtitles, and that was employed to help the Deaf community, but so many other people still use that feature. We’re creating designs so everyone can have an

“FEW PEOPLE CAN SAY THIS, BUT MY HOBBY HAS BECOME MY PROFESSION”

amazing experience.”

changed her mind, attending law school with the intention of using her degree in the art world post-graduation.

Then, her career plans took a dramatic turn. “I was interning for a New York Supreme Court judge and watched two female prosecutors on a rape case,” she explains. “They were the white knights of the courtroom and I thought, ‘I want to be them. I want to fight for victims and do what’s right.ʼ” Ms. Puzio Billotti did everything she could to make that happen,

Now that she designs games Ms. Baker finds that she has less

interning in prosecution and for the district attorney’s office

time to actually play them, but she takes heart in knowing her

to make connections. Her dogged pursuit of the role was a

influence makes the experience better, or even possible, for

harbinger of things to come, and once she landed the job, she

others. “I am very connected to the community and it’s very

never rested on her laurels. “Once I got the job in the DA’s office,

humbling to hear how these changes enrich people’s experiences.

I immediately started trying to [prosecute] sex crimes,” she

To hear how many people haven’t been able to play and then

says. “I was very junior, and I would find old sex crime cases that

learn how they enjoy it now…it motivates me and moves me.”

were returns on warrants that nobody else wanted to deal with.

I always told them, ‘I’ll take it.’” It worked, and Ms. Puzio Billotti

TW: Sexual assault is referenced in this article.

Vanessa Puzio Billotti ’94 DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE SEX CRIMES UNIT AT MANHATTAN DISTRICT ATTORNEYʼS OFFICE

rose the ranks, now serving as deputy chief of the sex crimes unit of the Manhattan district attorney’s office.

Her day-to-day is about as far from a pretty picture as possible.

Working closely with Manhattan Special Victims Squad, she, along with her team of forty to fifty assistant district attorneys,

As an art history major at Colgate University, Vanessa Puzio

investigate and prosecute felony sex crimes. It’s a dark world she

Billotti ’94 had set her sights on a career in the prestigious art

lives in each day, but she prefers to see the upside. “Yes, our work

world, so when she landed a plum role at a premier auction

can be very dark, but we feel it’s very empowering and uplifting

house in New York, she was thrilled. It quickly soured. “Now I

at the same time. We’re leaving our families every day to go to a

realize it was sexual harassment, but at the time I just thought I

job and really make a difference.”

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from left MC Shea ’19, Kathryn Morgan ’83 (top), Jen Gruskoff ’84 (bottom), Tyler Willey ’07, and Aditi Prabhu ’00

Her office also trained her in transcendental meditation and in

Ms. Puzio Billotti has also worked with the Innocence Project,

vicarious trauma to ensure she doesn’t bear the heavy load of her

reinvestigating sexual assault cases. She reviewed evidence,

work after hours. “When you listen to story after story, it can affect

interviewed

you, but we have been trained on how to not onboard their trauma.”

overturned. “That was a really rewarding experience. On one

Still, while she works hard to leave her work at the office, as the

case, I spent time with the man who was wrongfully accused

mother of two girls, she does not shy away from sharing what she

and he talked about what he’d been through.” That was one of

does. “I talk to my girls a lot about trusting your instincts. There is

the most impactful moments of her career.

witnesses,

and

ultimately,

the

cases

were

one thing I have gleaned from looking at so many cases and that is people really need to trust their gut. A lot of survivors tell me there is a moment when they knew something was wrong but felt it would

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Jen Gruskoff ’84

be impolite to walk away or not engage with the person who ended

FOUNDER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

up assaulting them. As women especially, we’re trained to be polite,

OF GIRLS SOCCER NETWORK

but I tell my girls, don’t be afraid to be rude. You don’t have to hold

In 2017, as the manager of her daughter’s soccer team in

the door and let someone into a building with you or sit next to

Hollywood, this Hun alumna had an idea. Why not design a

someone if they make you uncomfortable. Trust your gut.”

lifestyle website that wholly caters to girls’ soccer? The idea grew

Ms. Puzio Billotti has prosecuted over 1,000 cases in her career,

from a side project into a burgeoning multimedia site called Girls

but conviction is not always her end game. “Justice means

Soccer Network, the world’s first to connect and inspire women

different things to different people,” she says. “Sometimes

who love the “beautiful game” beyond the pitch. Jen Gruskoff ’84

that means that you’re heard, and your case is investigated but

was working as a script doctor and raising two daughters when

you don’t go to trial. The goal isn’t always about pushing and

the soccer mom grew more and more passionate about the sport

winning a trial. It’s about doing the right thing for each case.”

and its culture. “You’re with the team every weekend, traveling

Of course, earning a conviction is rewarding too. “Some of my best

with them from match to match, sharing the sport with all its

days are after a trial,” she admits. A recent case involving seven

athleticism and drama. It became my life.” She shared managing

victimized sex workers was especially rewarding. “Nobody believed

duties with the father of another player on the team, Michael

them at first (because of the nature of their work) but we tied it

Raimondi. “I launched this business with the man I call my ʻsoccer

together with DNA evidence and won a conviction after trial. It

husband,’ who also runs a production company. Combining their

was triumphant to be able to tell these women—everything you’ve

shared editorial and business skills, they launched the soccer

been through, people saying they didn’t believe you and treating

lifestyle website Girls Soccer Network. Ms Gruskoff’s mission

you poorly, but you stuck with it. I was so proud of them.”

was always very clear: To educate, entertain and inspire soccer-

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mad girls aged 13-24 as well as their parents, coaches and fans.

It is now a full time job, with the website, social media channels and a highly popular podcast. Ms Gruskoff manages a team of

editors,

freelance

writers, and coders, and combs

national

international

press

and for

compelling soccer-related content. And, as the Girls Soccer

Network

“I WANT TO MAKE SURE THESE GIRLS KNOW WHAT THEY CAN ACHIEVE.”

has

taught, her dedication drove her to pursue professional certification, focusing her attention on the Court of Master Sommeliers. If you think passing the exam is simply sipping a few wines, think again.

The average pass rate is around ten percent, and there are three parts of the exam: theory, tasting, and service. You can pass one portion and fail another. It took her nine years, and six tries, to pass.

“I knew it would be hard,” she says. Some parts of the exam required countless hours of study. “The book learning part…I had that down from my days at Hun,” she laughs. Still, she almost gave up when the other parts of the exam proved too difficult. “I

expanded, Ms Gruskoff was able to fulfill a lifelong dream: to own

thought about quitting, but it lasted for about two weeks before I

a professional sports team. She and her GSN co-founder are now

asked myself, ‘what am I doing! This is what I love.’” She earned the

part owners of the National Women's Soccer League’s Chicago Red

prestigious title in 2010.

Stars. She acknowledges that despite the fact the US Women's National Team is far more successful than their male counterparts team, the women still earn less money. “The players are banding together, making noise and it is exciting to watch.” Ms Gruskoff’s message is all about female empowerment. “I want to make sure these girls know what they can achieve.”

Kathryn Morgan ’83 MASTER SOMMELIER Only 269 wine professionals have earned the title of Master Sommelier since the Court of Master Sommeliers was founded in 1969. Of those 269, 172 are in North America. Wondering how many are women? Just 28, and Kathryn Morgan ’83 is one of them.

Ms. Morgan was a sommelier before turning to education, where she has spent the last five years. She teaches 1,300 employees everything from the basics and background to the styles and regions in an effort to help sales representatives do their jobs better. “If you know more, you sell better.”

A leader in her industry, she is also a strong proponent of mentorship. “We need more women in leadership and we need to support each other.” When news of the Court’s sexual misconduct scandal broke, she leapt into action. She now serves as the Vice Chair of Court of Master Sommeliers on the Ethics Committee, working to ensure that the next generation of female wine professionals never has to say “me too.”

Ms. Morgan is a hospitality veteran, serving as a sommelier at a

Aditi Prabhu ’00

spate of restaurants in Washington, D.C. before moving to New

OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL,

York to become director of wine education at the largest wholesaler

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

of wine and spirits in the United States. If Ms. Morgan’s career trajectory looks easy, it wasn’t. The wine industry is notoriously male dominated, especially in Europe. “There are a lot of women in lower level management in the industry, but it’s less than ten percent in executive leadership,” she explains.

Climate change is not just a cause for Aditi Prabhu ’00; it’s a calling.

In fact, it is one that she traces back to her days at The Hun School.

“My freshman advisor shared an interest in the environment, I interned at the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed one summer and spent every other Saturday as a water quality StreamWatch

Ms. Morgan is a study in perseverance. Similar to many in the

volunteer there, and interned at other local environmental

hospitality business, she was drawn to the industry because of her

organizations during my Hun summers,” she explains.

passion for food and wine. “I grew up in a family of wine and food lovers. My parents liked to entertain and because I was an only child, I was stuck at many dinner parties,” she laughs. “I thought it would be sophisticated to develop a taste for wine.”

Ms. Prabhu continued her studies at Harvard University, where she majored in biology, but her particular interest in environmental policy led her to pursue a law degree at Yale University. She dipped a toe in a “little bit of everything” while

She developed a taste for the restaurant world during college.

working with corporate clients at a law firm in Washington,

“Working in restaurants…you meet cool people, go out every

D.C. before jumping into the deep end at the Environmental

night, and I enjoyed that,” she explains. “But my favorite part was

Protection Agency a decade ago. Her internship many years

recommending wine.” She landed a dream job — running the wine

ago still informs her work — she specializes in regulations with

program at a historic restaurant in Washington, D.C. Largely self-

nationwide impact on water issues.

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Though she managed a group of attorneys issuing regulations, a

to understand that it’s going to happen but you need to make a

particular highlight was in 2016, when she worked with political

conscious decision to put yourself first. Understand that what you

leadership. “There were a lot of policy changes then and a lot of

want is more valuable than what anyone thinks of you.”

litigation going on,” she says. “Getting to work in the middle of it as things were changing—it was exciting.”

Today, she counsels scientists, engineers, and fellow attorneys in fighting the good fight. She has worked on very big plans,

Tyler Willey ’07 GEOLOGIST AND VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER

including the first full-scale attempt to regulate greenhouse

Tyler Willey ’07 thought she might pursue architecture or art

gases from power plants, but even the seemingly small projects

history but an introductory environmental science class in college

make a big impact on specific communities. “We issued the first

ignited her interest in science. An outdoor enthusiast and avid

rule to require public notification of sewage discharge in the

hiker, Ms. Willey chose to focus on the earth beneath her feet. She

Great Lakes,” she says.

majored in geology at Union College and conducted research on

Not one to seek the spotlight, Ms. Prabhu gleans the most

volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest during her senior year.

satisfaction from the mission. “We’re protecting human health

After graduation, she put her expertise to work in the oil industry,

and the environment.”

spending more than two years as a mudlogging geologist on oil rigs. It is a field well known for being male dominated, with a more

MC Shea ’19

But, Tyler Willey was not afraid to stand out and took it a step

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING,

further—by spending a winter on an oil rig in Alaska with no phone

WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

service and brutally cold temperatures. “I was the only woman

Most teenagers have no idea what they want to do. Not MC Shea

there. They used to put me on a school bus to meet the only other

’19. She has known she wanted to “do something with planes,”

woman in the region,” she laughs.

from a young age. “I want to work on structures and be part of

She thrived. “I really liked it and chose to pursue my Master’s

the manufacturing.”

in petroleum geology at Kansas

A STEM Scholar while at Hun, Ms. Shea jokes that Shakespeare

State.” Her real-world experience

was definitely not for her. “I like subjects that always have a right

impressed

answer.” She excelled in math and physics at Hun, rising to AP

professors but when she graduated,

Physics as a senior. In her class of eight, she was the only girl. It

the oil industry tanked.

was unsettling at first, and she admits that she felt the sting of

She returned to her home state of New Jersey and shifted gears,

her male counterparts’ initial doubt of her skills. “Sometimes you

focusing on soil and groundwater remediation. She is knee-deep in

don’t think about how subtle it can be…little things like the boys

a six-year project remediating TNT from the soil of a construction

not acknowledging me. I did the same work, if not faster.” She

project. “There are so many moving parts in a construction project

turned to strong female faculty role models, including Bethany

like this and there’s always something that pops up.”

Loffredo, dean of students, for advice. In the end, the experience of standing out had a great influence on her. “The only way around something is through,” she says. It also influenced her college decision to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

her

classmates

and

“YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU WANT.”

No stranger to solving problems, Tyler Willey also chose to solve problems a little closer to home—by volunteering as a firefighter in Sergeantsville, New Jersey. “Some of my (male) friends were in the department and I wanted to do something new,” says the former

Though her major, aerospace engineering, primarily attracts men,

Hun School and Union College field hockey player. Though the

WPI has inspired her. “Our president is a woman who worked on

firehouse has only had one female volunteer in the past, more than

the Mars Rover landing,” she explains. “It’s not whether you’re

a decade ago, Ms. Willey signed up. She’s responded to everything

male or female—you’re an engineer.”

from brush fires and barn fires to leaking cars but the recent effects

She also never doubts her abilities, and neither do her classmates.

of Hurricane Ida spurred her to undertake swift water training: “We

“We had a project in a class where we had to hook up an air pressure tank and I ended up being the fastest,” she laughs. She is on the road to devising ways to build a better plane but before that, she

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than ninety percent male workforce.

only have a few members currently certified and trained for swift water training, and after being limited with how I could participate during the Ida floods, I figured why not learn and get certified.”

wishes she could give her younger self a little bit of advice: “That

Statistics don’t stand a chance with Tyler Willey. “Don’t assume

feeling of walking into a room and being the only one, you need

any industry is just for males. You can do anything you want.”

HUN TODAY

STEFANIE CONNELL IS IN GOOD COMPANY,

MAKING SURE I T A LL A D DS U P

as women hold a number of leadership positions at The Hun School. Meet the women keeping all the balls in the air, raising

Stefanie Connell Serves The Hun School

money, sharing the news, and

as Chief Financial and Operations Officer

educating the next generation.

TRACEY ARNDT Co-Director of Athletics

Brainy and shy, Stefanie Connell is

to a pandemic? Not quite. “I got a crash

ALEXIS BROCK

fascinated by details. She has a penchant

course in epidemiology,” laughs the good-

Chief Advancement Officer

for

natured Ms. Connell.

JULIE DAVIS Chair, Mathematics PATRICIA GARRISON Chair, Interdisciplinary Studies MAUREEN LEMING ’95 Chief Marketing Officer

numbers,

viewing

spreadsheets

as treasure maps filled with glorious

Months before the March 2020 School

discoveries.

and

closure, when Covid-19 was thought to be a

operations officer, Stefanie Connell’s

virus far from our shores, Ms. Connell was

role is typically behind the scenes. She

already assembling a team and planning a

may share an office suite with Head of

response. It was a herculean task, and one

School, Jonathan Brougham, but her

she executed seamlessly, though it was

role is far less public-facing. Instead,

not without many long days and nights.

As

chief

financial

BETHANY LOFFREDO

she oversees a number of departments

Dean of Students

as wide-ranging as facilities, health

DARA MARTIN

services,

Director of Global and

management to human resources, food

Immersion Programs and

services, and auxiliary programming. In

Co-Director of NextTerm

other words, if it is happening

RADHA MISHRA Director of College Counseling JENNIFER MITCHELL

campus

security,

and

risk

at The Hun School, Stefanie Connell knows all about it.

However, it’s likely that

“I LIKE TO FIND WAYS TO MAKE US STRONGER” It is one of the reasons Ms. Connell relishes time with her family at home in Princeton. A mother of three (Zack Connell

’17

and

Maya

Connell

’21

Director of International

until March 2020, you

attended Hun), she is married to her

Student Program

didn’t really know her.

high school sweetheart, a librarian at

JACQUELINE O’GORMAN Chair, Science EVA OSTROWSKY Director of Counseling and Wellness CHRISTINE PETRUZZELLI Director of the Academic Learning Services Department DEBORAH WATTS Chair, Performing Arts AMY WRIGHT Chair, Computer Science

Ms. Connell joined

Princeton University. As it turns out,

Hun in 2009, first as

numbers aren’t her only passion—she

director of business

is often found turning the pages of a

services before taking

good book. The Prius-driving CFOO also

on the role of chief

champions environmental causes.

financial officer

Still, between contact tracing, staying

in 2014. Financial

abreast of ever-changing guidelines from

projections and

federal, state, and local governments, and

cost-saving

leading the Covid-free charge on campus,

initiatives were

Ms. Connell always focuses on the bottom

an expected

line. “I have a curiosity for numbers,” she

part of the

says. It means you will find her most days

job; leading

at her desk analyzing ways to better use

a nearly two-

Hun’s resources. “I like to find ways to

year response

make us stronger,” she adds.

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In the BOARDROOM

When Susan Michel’s oldest child was about to enter middle school, she and her husband thought he might benefit from the smaller student-teacher ratios that are a hallmark of a Hun School education.

What she didn’t know then was that she was charting a course for all four of her children to become Hun lifers, or students who attend the School from grades six through twelve.

“We see Hun not just for what the School did for our children, but in our community,” Mrs. Michel says. “To have a powerful Middle School education that then continues into Upper School that then prepares them well for college — we couldn't ask for more.”

Ten years ago, Mrs. Michel joined the Board of Trustees, and is the longest-serving current female Trustee. For her, it was an honor to be asked by Head of School Jon Brougham to serve on the Board, and she leaves each meeting feeling empowered and energized.

“We always thought we had the best School when our children went through, and to see it become even better is great. I just feel as if

“I think when these young women entered Hun,

Hun has always been very forthright what's

in

best

thinking for

the

future,” she says.

This foresight is some-

they didn’t realize

thing

the gifts they were

fifty years ago, when it

bringing in that they were going to change the rhythm, and for the better.”

Mrs.

Michel

believes the School had began admitting girls.

“When you break into a

The Veteran: SUSAN MICHEL

room you can change the dance, but you don't have to change who you are,” she says. “And I think when these young women entered Hun, they didn't realize the gifts they were bringing in that they were going to change the rhythm, and for the better.”

This concept of bringing a new rhythm into an environment is one that Mrs. Michel understands well: She is the CEO of Glen Eagle, a global financial company that specializes in wealth management and institutional markets. In the field of financial advising, the Bureau of Labor

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FROM THE LONGEST-STANDING FEMALE BOARD MEMBER TO THE NEWEST FEMALE INDUCTEE, THESE TWO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE PUTTING EDUCATION FIRST.

Get to know them.

Statistics estimates that women make up about thirty percent of the workforce.

Mrs. Michel, who is chair of the investment committee of the Board, knows that girls at Hun today believe they can be part of any club or organization without second-guessing if their gender is holding them back. “And that’s the gift Hun gives them, that they can be themselves,” she says.

of inductees to the Board chairing

of

Trustees, the

Education

Committee where sheʼll bring her real-life experiences from her career as a marketing executive at Fortune 500 companies to the Hun community.

“We’ve all been there, where you’re sitting in class thinking, ‘When am I ever going to use this?’ I want to demystify all of that for kids, because I think it helps create a much more fulfilling experience when you can see what you’re learning and

The Newcomer: ALICIA

TILLMAN ’93

When Alicia Tillman ’93 was a student at Hun, she knew that her time on campus was a stepping stone to her future career.

its connections to life outside Hun,” she says.

Ms. Tillman brings more than twenty years of business experience to the Board. She is the chief marketing officer of Capitolis, a financial technology startup. Previously, she served as chief marketing officer at the software company SAP, and spent ten

“Your high school education is definitely one of the most

years at American Express. In her time as a C-Suite executive, she

important four years of your life because that’s a period where

has seen how leaders use some of the same skills students learn in

you’re really spending the time to find yourself; you learn how

the classrooms at Hun. She's looking forward to helping students

to be part of a team, what inspires you academically, and how

connect what they are learning in the classroom to how they will

to discover your purpose. Hun brings you the best of all of those

use those skills in their future careers.

things,” Ms. Tillman says.

“I want to make sure that what’s most needed out of leaders

And now, sheʼs excited to help current students get the most

in society today is the foundation for how we’re both educating

out of their Hun School education, too. Ms. Tillman was the

and creating an environment of collaboration, strong values,

featured speaker at Convocation, where she inspired the

and purpose for all of the students who come through Hun,”

crowd and kicked off the celebration of the 50th anniversary

she says. “Now, more than ever, we will create a place that's

of girls and women at Hun. She’s also among the newest class

relevant in the context of preparation for a fulfilling life.”

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April 29 – May 1

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ClassNotes

ClassNotes

HUN ALUMNI Keeping in Touch, Informed, and Up-to-Date

1947

1952 1957

75TH REUNION

70TH REUNION

At Community Park Senior Swim this past summer, I met Bill and former faculty member Connie Shaffer.

For over thirty years Connie was Chair of the Modern Languages and Classics Department at Hun. What a delight it was to exchange stories about the School. I

65TH REUNION

gave her former faculty Jack Myers’ letters to our class.

Fritz Blaicher wrote, “Gay and I moved to Vero

Someday soon, I will take Tryg Sletteland’s niece’s

Beach, FL in 1993 and I retired in 2004. We recently

family for a walk. If you call me before the next Class

sold our house and moved to an ocean condo in

Notes, I might take you along, too.

Vero Beach. We are full-time Floridians, however we rent in Vermont for the summer. We have eight

John Stewart wrote, “On August 10th I visited the

grandchildren, aged thirteen to twenty-eight, who

School with my 1959 roommate, Bill Gilman. We

love to visit us in the winter. Can’t believe it will be

enjoyed a tour of the School put together by Jasmin

65 years!”

Leary Barry ’75 and Janine Russo Vanisko ’83, and

1959

Bruce Barren wrote, “At eighty, I am relaxing in

embellished by Dr. James Byer ’62, former head of School. Following the tour we enjoyed lunch with Rick Gallaudet at Jim’s golf club, where I was awed by Jim’s name on nineteen plaques as club champion!

my home office but still very actively working in business. I do not believe in retirement! Thank you,

On September 30th I returned to the School to

Hun, for an inactive and uncreative mind makes

enjoy the celebration for the Breen Performing Arts

one’s life dull and short.”

Center and DAYLO STEM Center. It is an excellent

1960

Paul Kadlic wrote, “We are living in Florida full time now and although the summers can be very hot and humid, we just travel up north for a

above Bruce Barren ’59 below John Stewart ’61, Dr. James Byer ’62, former Head of School, Richard Gallaudet ’61, and Bill Gilman ’61 shared Hun memories over lunch

venue for the students to seriously learn dance, theatre, orchestra, stage management skills such as sound and scenery, and embark in science and technology. I had the pleasure of telling Trustee Ed Breen that personally.

few weeks to visit friends and family during the

The Hun School certainly has come a long way

hottest time.

from the days when Bill and I were students there. The reason was mentioned by several of the

I spend most of my time golfing, reading, and

major donors at the Breen Performing Arts Center

exercising while my wife fills her days primarily

and DAYLO STEM Center Debut celebration: they

with bridge and needlework. Of course, we

experienced firsthand the very beneficial result of

always look forward to visits from our children

the traditional, rigorous education with their kids

and our eight grandchildren. Our last trip out of

attending The Hun School.

the country was to Turks and Caicos for a family vacation and fortunately arrived back home on January 3, 2020 just before the Covid outbreak.

1962

60TH REUNION

Speaking of family vacations, we spent two weeks

Dr. James Byer wrote, “I am enjoying golf these days,

in Avalon, NJ with a large portion of my extended

some with Hun alumni from a variety of classes. I

family as they helped me celebrate my 80th!

hope that my fellow ’62 classmates will attend the

Absolutely the best birthday celebration I’ve ever

Hun Reunion the weekend of April 29-30. It will

had. Family is everything!”

be great to see you then. Please make an effort

1961

to return to the campus and see the enormous number of great changes that have occurred since our graduation.”

Jim Firestone wrote, “In my last Class Notes, I asked you to call me and I got no response. Are

Jim Steiger wrote, “Much has changed since the 50th

you trying to get your Class Ambassador recalled?

Reunion of the Class of 1962. Juanita and I retired in

Tryg Sletteland ’64 however, did call to ask me

2015 from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN and

to welcome his niece’s family, who moved into

moved to Maple Ridge, a small suburb of Vancouver,

Princeton, also on Vandeventer Avenue.

British Columbia to be close to our two Canadian

above from left to right: Herbert Hagens ’64, Peter Hagens ’66 (celebrating his 55th Reunion), and Herbert Hagens Sr ’41 (would have celebrated his 80th Reunion this year.)

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above left Jim Steiger ’62 and his wife, Juanita above middle Tryg Sletteland ’64 and Michael Fogarty ’64 above right Author Jono Miller ’70

above left A painting by Brad Faus ’71 above right Hun alumni celebrated at the wedding of Mike Christiansen ’71’s daughter, Alison. Chuck Henry ’70, Mike Christiansen ’71, Carl Christiansen ’74, Mike Christiansen ’09, and Will Christiansen ’07 below left Former Trustee Mike Guadagno ’71, former Head of School Dr. James Byer ’62, and Trustee Brian Logue ’75, enjoying a round of golf at Trenton Country Club in September 2021 below right Members from the Class of 1971 reunite for their 50th on Zoom.

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daughters and four grandsons, ages 7-12. We are

we have a daughter and two grandchildren who live

say the least. Afterwards, one of the dads told me

surrounded by natural beauty. Scenic and hilly hiking

five blocks away, so we get regular grandchildren

I’d been his first-year philosophy teacher thirty years

trails through the woods are literally a four-minute

fixes. And, six weeks ago we got a new puppy, so

ago. What goes around, comes around. Love to all.”

walk from our house. (Encounters with an occasional

it is chaos right now. Unfortunately, we did lose a

bear keep things interesting.) We celebrated our 50th

couple of cousins to Covid, as I am sure some of my

Charlie Guthridge wrote, “Beth and I send our best

anniversary in 2019.

classmates did too. Hopefully, things will improve

to you and Sonia and to all our Hun classmates. If

Covid infection and death rates have been much lower here than in the U.S., and we consider ourselves very fortunate. As citizens and neighbors, our young people are facing many new challenges that will require, and strongly tax, the critical thinking skills and moral and civic values that are the cornerstone

over the coming year.”

anyone is looking for a good read, Stephen King’s

1964

Herbert Hagens wrote, “Not much news to report

new book, Billy Summers, is very entertaining.”

Tryg Sletteland wrote, “Dear classmates, I had a health setback in May while in Brazil and the worst part of it was being hospitalized for two nights and

of a Hun education.”

three days. I don’t have any health insurance down

1963

Brazilian Reals, so that makes medical care pretty

Harvey Jacob wrote, “What a year it has been! Nothing seems to be the same. Daily routines have been upended. Volunteer activities have been upended.

Religious services have been upended. I lead services regularly at my synagogue. In September 2020, I had to record my singing for the High Holidays. During the year I led a bunch of Zoom services. 2021’s High Holiday services were truncated, but at least I got to sing live to people who I could hear respond. My wife, Beth, the super volunteer, had to give up weekly stints with four different groups. I only had to give up

there, but the U.S. Dollar is worth more than five inexpensive. Sonia and I have protected ourselves well from Covid in both countries and are happy to have returned recently for our southern California half of the year! We’ve already been up to Oregon to see my kids and our three grandkids, and to San Francisco, where we lunched sumptuously with Michael Fogarty, who is likely moving soon to Pittsburgh, PA, where one of his sons and two grandchildren live.

Bill Acker wrote, “I have finally retired completely after three false starts. Clare and I have been married 53 years – unbelievable. Our four children

We have not been able to travel. We missed two

Dublin. Between them there are four grandchildren,

who lives in Israel with five of our grandchildren. We have only seen our Pennsylvania grandchildren for two days in the last eighteen months but saw their father, our son, for about six days, mainly because Beth and I had a couple of hospitalizations. Luckily,

are happily settled in careers and live in London and whom we see a lot, but would love to see more. We live between Tunbridge Wells in England and Ponte de Lima in Portugal, which is delightful. We used to see Paul Rosenblum frequently. Paul and I were roommates at Penn, and, yes, we are embarrassed to admit that Donald Trump was a classmate. John Taylor and I are in touch and argue about politics.

John shares our love of Portugal and has a place near Lisbon. Clare and I and Paul and his wife, Jeanne, have met for many, very pleasant trips together – Japan, Vietnam, Croatia, Sicily, Dresden, etc. but, of course, all of this stopped completely with Covid.

We can’t wait to get back on the road, and to see Paul and Jeanne again. I hope all of you who read

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this are well and I send you my good wishes.”

Profit board responsibilities … all pretty small time, but that makes them more, not less, time(because

we

don’t

have

a

paid

secretary). I’m working fitfully at my philosophy work, swimming every day, re-learning my cooking skills, and wondering where the time went. I had to give a speech yesterday evening to high-potential/

See you on the Link!

all been vaccinated and remain Covid free so far. I saw Bud Stults recently and he is doing fine too.”

1965

Stephen Polin wrote, “My wife, Jaclyn, and I are in the process of building a house on Martha’s Vineyard. In early September 2021, I had lunch with Sam Bacon while on the Vineyard. Recently, I spoke with Luke Salisbury and sent him a couple

chapters from the two books I wrote while under prolonged quarantine. I have been busy recording and preparing to release two more CDs and are on my website at www.spxyxx.com.

Our son Schuyler graduated from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati in May of 2021, and in June secured a position as senior rabbi at Temple Israel in Columbus, GA where he and his wife, Daniella, now live with our three-year-old grandson, Micha.”

1967

55TH REUNION

1970

Congratulations to our 2020 Distinguished Alumnus Award Recipient, David Diamond ’70.

Jono Miller wrote, “I’m retired and living in Sarasota, FL, where I’ve been since graduating from Hun. After ten years The Palmetto Book: Mysteries and Histories of the Cabbage Palm has been published by the University Press of Florida. Despite my long association

Fred D’Agostino wrote, “Juggling lots of Not For

consuming

and age 99, my brother Peter Hagens ’66, and I have

continuing to paint. Paintings and some recordings

cooking one lunch per week at a local food bank.

vacations and three trips to visit our oldest daughter

other than Adelaide, my father, Herbert Hagens ’41

with New College, (and 25 pages of citations) this is not an academic book. Any Hun readers interested in the natural or cultural history of the coastal South or peninsular Florida should find this an enlightening and entertaining reading experience.”

1971

Steve Weiss wrote, “For our 50th Reunion, fifteen

low-opportunity kids that we (Univ. of Queensland)

classmates convened on Zoom last April for two

give a leg up via a support program that starts in

wonderful hours that passed quickly. We shared

high school. I wanted to tell them a bit about my

updates and stories new and old. Some of us had

own journey. When I got to “My parents were born

not seen each other in 50 years! Attendees included

about a hundred years ago,” I was nonplussed, to

Steve Weiss, Stu Aizenberg, Mark Taylor, Roger

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ClassNotes

1975

“There are certain people with whom we are fortunate to cross paths and who leave with us indelible memories due to their kindness and generosity. In my life, one of those people was Mr. Arthur Rozas.

I arrived at The Hun School in 1973 in the summer term prior to my junior year. I left behind an allboys school in the Dominican Republic where I was deeply embedded and had studied in Spanish since second grade. That summer, Hun was hot and desolate. We were only about ten students, half of whom were international students, with the other half American students doing remedial work.

We lived in Carter Dormitory for about one month and I was given an English aptitude test that determined that my English was adequate enough so it would not be necessary to join the International Program. Instead, I became the only international student who joined the regular curriculum as an American student in the fall. However flattering that may have been, it left me in a sort of cultural limbo at Hun—not really belonging to either group.

I returned a month later and started my junior year. It was my first time away from home for longer than a few weeks and the first time I was going to study in English. The first book we had to read for English class was Moby Dick. I was totally overwhelmed and able to read just a few lines at a time before having to consult the dictionary, but two things saved me: I discovered the Cliff Notes and I had Mr. Allen Kirschner as a teacher.

He was one of the kindest, smartest, and most caring people I have ever met.

I lived in Poe Dormitory and it was the time of Watergate, the end of the Vietnam War, the financial recession, and long gas lines, and as many other boarding schools in the area were closing down, Hun was receiving their students.

I was fascinated by the different nationalities of the students at Hun and I interacted with them in sports, around the dorms, and at meals, but since I was not officially a part of the International Program, I missed out on all the extracurricular activities and field trips that were part of that program. I had the fortune of meeting Mr. Arthur Rozas, a true gentleman of impeccable manners. He had a calm demeanor, gesturing elegantly with his inseparable pipe. He always had something pleasant and positive to say to everyone. Mr. Rozas taught French, Spanish, and Latin and was the co-director of the International Program. Although I never had him as a teacher, he noticed that I had been left in a sort of social no-man’s land at the school, and he began to

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include me in some of the activities with the other international students so that I didn’t feel so left out. He became a mentor that I could always go to if I needed something and our friendship continued after graduation.

The school had only recently become co-ed, and at that time there were very few girls at Hun, and all were day students. As boarding students, we spent a lot of time together forming a tight-knit group and friendships that have continued over the decades. I was also very fortunate that I met three day students, Robert Purcell ’75, his sister Veronica Purcell ’76, and Avery Chenoweth ’74, who opened the doors of their homes to me.

I was able to have a window into the life of a day student and learn about the local Princeton community. Robert and Veronica’s parents became like second parents to me. Rob and I were ushers in our respective weddings and he is also my daughter’s godfather.

My senior year I lived in the Russell attic and I had Mr. James Kerr for senior English: a brilliant, inspiring teacher with a tart tongue and a wicked sense of humor. Thanks to him and to Mr. Kirschner, by the beginning of my senior

I am forever grateful to The Hun School for giving me the cultural foundations that would prepare me for a life in the United States, and to Mr. Arthur Rozas for his friendship and support.”

year I was contributing in English to Logos, the Hun literary magazine. I’ve always hated math and was terrible at it, but Mr. Norman Cubanski made it tolerable and Mr. Spengler taught a very interesting American History class that has served me well in always wanting to know more about the history of what would one day become my adoptive country. I had no clue at that time that my adult life would take place in the United States. A great part of my career as a physician and psychiatrist has been in academic medicine, and I have written close to 100 medical articles and book chapters and have edited two books in English, but I would have never believed anyone who would have predicted this when I was choking on Moby Dick, Shakespeare, and Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales.

I am forever grateful to The Hun School for giving me the cultural foundations that would prepare me for a life in the United States, and to Mr. Arthur Rozas for his friendship and support.

Sometimes, life has a way of coming around full circle. After Mr. Rozas retired from Hun in the 1990’s, he moved one hour away from my home in South Florida. We reconnected, and my wife and I became very close with him and his wife. They had no children, so for Mr. Rozas, his students were like his children. I learned that Mr. Rozas was born in Argentina to immigrant parents from north-central Spain. He started his teaching career as a Brother of the La Salle religious order (also known as the Christian Brothers), a Catholic order that was founded in France in the late 1500’s and has over 1,000 schools and colleges in 79 different countries.

He spoke four languages fluently and left the order so he could marry his wife, and then they immigrated to the United States, where he taught at Hun for many years.

By the time of his retirement, Mr. Rozas was suffering from severe diabetes and he received his medical care at the University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital, where I was on the medical staff for twenty years. We would get together for lunch every time he came for his medical appointments and he and his wife partook in many of our family celebrations.

I particularly remember our 10th wedding

anniversary, where they demonstrated their impressive dancing abilities. One day, Mr. Rozas and I were scheduled to meet for lunch at the medical center during the day of his scheduled medical visit, but he called me the night before to cancel our lunch appointment because he said he wasn’t feeling well. I didn’t think much of it at the time, but he passed away suddenly at his home the following day.

I like to think I was able to give him back at least a little bit of the support that he gave me when I was a student at Hun.” ­— By Eugenio Rothe ’75

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Bing, David Stein, Rick Van Orden, Alan Levine,

Steve Yavelow, Shelly Perlmutter, Kevin Thurm, Jonathan Frieman, Chris Lau, Rick Ziegler, Larry Gilman, and George Koh.

We look forward to celebrating this milestone in person at Hun’s Alumni Weekend in the spring.

In other news, Brad Faus began his 45th year of teaching at the secondary level and the 35th at The Hotchkiss School in Connecticut. He is the program director of studio art and art history, teaches fine art, design, and architecture, and has coached several interscholastic teams, including girls’ varsity lacrosse.

As an artist, he works in mixed media, printmaking, and encaustic. He and his wife are starting to make plans for retirement in South Carolina and Maine.

above Rick Stine ’74, Mike Christiansen ’09, Carl Christiansen ’74, Will Christiansen ’07, Mike Christiansen ’71, and Jeff Rubin ’74 below left Greg Rafalski ’73 and Mark Schwartz Hester ’74 relive

Mark Taylor and David Stein met in person this

Hun School days over lunch at JoJo’s in Hamilton, NJ below right Bruce Cohen ’74 and his wife Debi

summer for the first time since graduation in 1971.

They had dinner together in Washington, DC.

1972

50TH REUNION

Kurt Rahlfs wrote, “Retired. Roaming ski areas, hiking trails, and bicycling the byways.”

Don Meisel wrote, “It’s been almost ten years since the Class of 1972 Friday night Reunion gathering.

This year marks our milestone Reunion of 50 years.

It’s time to celebrate. Travel back to the Hun campus and reconnect with classmates and friends, relive Hun memories, and let’s make some new ones.

Over the past ten years, I’ve run into classmates including Alan Chalifoux, Brooks Schlieben, Bob

Higgins, David Ludlum, Dick Sword, Barry Sussman, Rusty Jones, and Lou Gidding. I stay in touch with Craig Hannas, former faculty member, and wrote a

and her husband renovate their house in Haddon

Love and fond regards always to my Hun ’74 close

Heights, NJ.”

crew! Avery Chenoweth, Joe Haydu, John Seiler,

Heidi Baltzer Pavela, Joy Holzman Wayne, Alan

publication several years ago. Hopefully Craig and

1974

the spring. I also hope to entice Norm Cubanski,

to my lovely wife, Debi. We have been Israeli

story about him for the St. Andrew University alumni former faculty member Whit Rutter will join us in

Efron, Lisa Eringen, Ted Betz, Michael Freed ’72,

Bruce Cohen wrote, “2021 is my 30th year married

former faculty member, to return for our 50th.

citizens since 1992, and our eldest son, Ari, 29,

I sold my home in Lawrenceville after 25 years and

in Haifa as a professional musician/producer,

have moved to nearby Hamilton. Covid has slowed

is an Israeli Army veteran living his post-IDF life working primarily in film and television. Our

Bob Albanese ’73, Bill Middlebrook ’73, and Sue Fulton Talbot ’75.”

Carl Christiansen wrote, “Jane and I celebrated the wedding of our son, William Christiansen

’07, and Sierra Hicks originally on August 22, 2020 with a total of nine people attending, due to Covid

youngest son, Levi, is one Covid-19-delayed course

restrictions. On August 28, 2021, they had a “redo”

Carolina, Boston, and Maine in the last six months.

from finishing college in New York City to embark

of the wedding in Camby, Oregon so everyone

Since I am on the Reunion Committee, please

on a career in sculpting for film. In 2023, I will

could attend.”

let me know if you are going to attend or need

reach my 30th year as rabbi and music director

accommodations and/or transportation. I’d be happy

at Congregation Beth El of Manhattan on Park

to help in any way that ensures that you come back

Avenue and 64th Street in Manhattan.

down travel plans but I’ve made trips to North

1975

Amy Grodnick Eckenthal wrote, “I am so glad I was

and celebrate a milestone. dmmeisel@yahoo.com.

2021 marks my 43rd anniversary as a worship

present at The Hun School’s Convocation and kick-off

musician

with

for the Her at Hun yearlong celebration. It was very

several albums available on iTunes, along with

special for me, having not returned to campus since

Greg Rafalski wrote, “I spend a lot of time enjoying

covers of my songs by other artists. Two rather large

my graduation in 1975. I could sense the excitement

life! I am retired and enjoy spending time with

career-summary books are coming out in 2021-

throughout the campus as the entire Hun community

my family and golfing. My daughter, Kelly, was

2022 – one on theology and the other a collection

returned from last year’s hybrid adventure. I also

recently married and we have been helping her

of my music from 1978-2018 in music score form.

enjoyed speaking with my fellow barrier-breaking

1973

(brucecohenwordsmusic.com)

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April 29th - May 1st, and catching up with the rest of

Dennis Pone wrote, “Donna and I love being

my friends and classmates then. Please make the

grandparents to our first grandson, Finley Roland

effort to attend.”

Starr, and our three-year-old Emelia Rosalie Pone. We

1976

Congratulations to our 2022 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee, Thomas Sumners ’76.

Dee Dee Cronin Nemeth Juno wrote, “Monday,

are catching up to Barbara Deitz Caprioni and Dee

Dee (Cronin) Nemeth Juno. Our third grandchild and second granddaughter is due in October of 2021! Life is good. Best to all of my Hun family.”

1977

45TH REUNION

September 13th I attended Convocation and celebrated

Bill Hawkey wrote, “Greetings from Pennington

50 years of girls at Hun. What a fun morning catching

to the great class of 1977. Hard to believe we are

up with everyone. I enjoyed meeting all the people

coming up on our 45th!

involved in the morning’s events. After taking a tour of Hun I want to be a student again! Looking forward to

After more than eighteen months of having all

more Her at Hun events this coming year! We missed

of our lives turned upside down, I think we can

you Fran Doyle Stokes, Jasmin Leary Barry ’75, and

treat ourselves to a trip back to Hun this spring to

Janine Russo Vanisko ’83!”

celebrate our 45th Reunion. As for me, I didn’t get very far geographically, as far as family and career

Barbara Deitz Caprioni wrote, “Convocation and

go. I’m coming up on almost forty years of teaching,

brunch at Hun were held on a beautiful, hot, and

coaching, administrative jobs, and now as Head

above Bill Gates ’75 models the socks he received

bad hair day — but I loved every minute of it. I had

of School of our old rival, The Pennington School.

for making a donation to the Hun Fund

the opportunity to meet a few of the students.

Despite the challenges of Covid, we weathered

What a wonderful group of ladies and gentlemen.

the storm quite well by keeping the students in

female alumnae. I certainly didn’t recognize at the

Needless to say, it was quite an experience with all

school this past eighteen months. I’m fortunate

time the trail we were blazing for all the girls that

the new faces and current ’rules and regs.’ But as

to have a great colleague in Jon Brougham, head

followed us. Hun truly is better for having taken that

time marches on… so does the world. Looking very

of School, to share stories, seek advice and ideas,

first bold step 50 years ago.

forward to upcoming events.

and commiserate with at times. We should all be

Barbara Waterman wrote, “I was honored to have

Grandsons Parker, 7, and Campbell, 4, are my life and

the school has never been stronger! When I’m not

been invited and included in the Convocation

heartbeat. We are all quickly discovering that it’s the

enveloped in the 24/7 life of a day/boarding school, I

Ceremony on September 13th celebrating 50 years

best club to be a part of… never imagined life during

spend time at our lakefront cottage in Connecticut,

of Her at Hun. It was a very pleasant day and I

Hun days as a MeMa. Shout out to all of you out

Maine, or at the Outer Banks in NC. Hope to see you

enjoyed sharing stories of our Hun experiences at

there who were, and still are, a part of the Barbisms…

all in April back in Princeton.”

brunch with my fellow women classmates and

Founder of Big Man’s Brew. Check it out, IPA fans! Be

friends. I look forward to our Reunion in the spring,

well and stay safe - hugs to you all!”

proud to be a part of the Hun community because

WE ARE RAIDERS! Keep the Hun network strong.

Stay connected to each other and the place you call home.

EMAIL US ALUMNI@HUNSCHOOL.ORG FOLLOW US

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1978

Deirdre ‘Dee’ Calvin Hamling shared a story that her horse farm was featured on NBC-NY promoting the work they do with students from local colleges to help teach team-building and leadership skills. “Raven Hill’s Equipower-Solutions kicked off our first session of Horsemanship & Medicine recently. This is our fifth year working with these extraordinary first-year medical students from Touro, and they are absolutely amazing. Nothing feels better in life than making a positive impact on someone, as our horses and awesome team have done year after year. I am so grateful for this continued opportunity and am very proud of the fantastic program Bonnie Malajian and I developed, and the horses, team members, and students that make the magic happen.”

1979

above Steven Hawkey, Amanda Barroca, Ellie Hawkey, Karen Hawkey, Bill Hawkey ’77, Paige Hansen,

recipient and Hun School Trustee, Danner Schmunk

grandson Campbell Orsley, Allison Orsley, Barbara Deitz Caprioni ’76, Jared Caprioni, grandson Parker

and Billy Hawkey below left Tara Dorgan ’14, Avery Dorgan ’11 and his wife Safiqa Khimani, Jocelyn

Congratulations to 2022 Alumnus of the Year Riebe ’79.

Avery Dorgan ’80, and Guy Dorgan at Avery’s wedding reception below right Barbara Deitz Caprioni’s Orsley, and Ryan Orsley.

1980

Jocelyn Avery Dorgan wrote, “My son, Avery

Dorgan ’11, married his longtime love, Safiqa, on May 29, 2021. My daughter, Tara Dorgan ’14, was his best woman. It was an incredible three-day celebration in traditional Indian style, where the two families had a chance to bond and become one.”

1981

Scott Brenner wrote, “I have been busy building products to help small- and medium-sized companies learn about cybersecurity threats and how to protect themselves. I am also creating a suite of technology services with my business partner to help companies create or improve their online presence. In addition, I am also doing another consulting gig for Comcast, helping them launch a new product. In the little spare time I do have, I enjoy running and hiking with my wife, Danielle, in Haddonfield, NJ. We’re enjoying the freedom that comes from having all three of our daughters (finally) out of college!”

1982 1983 Martin

40TH REUNION

Sumners,

Stuart

Tucker,

and

Jeff

Freedman, the three amigos, enjoyed catching up over some great Trenton Pies! Jeff has been friends with Stu, Martin, and Paul Pintella since the first

left Deirdre Calvin Hamling ’78 above Derek

day he met them in August 1979. It is a wonderful

Straut ’78, Clifford Gibbons ’79, and Rick Crispin

friendship that has endured even though Jeff has

’77 catch up in September at a Stetson-Princeton

not lived in the Mercer area since 1983. Jeff has

Tigers football game at Princeton Stadium

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been in the residential sports camp industry for the past 24 years. Prior to that, he was a lawyer in the enforcement division of the NCAA, and he has three kids.

Fran Held, founder of Mitzvah Circle, was featured on Philadelphia Channel 6 News’ “Hometown Heroes” in September of 2021. Mitzvah Circle means “a circle of kindness.” Fran and Mitzvah Circle served 97,000 people in the community in 2020, including donating 2 million diapers. To view the full story, visit https://6abc.com/west-norritontownship-mitzvah-circle-montgomery-countypennsylvania-fran-held-charity/11022948/.

1987

35TH REUNION

1988

above left Trustee Alicia Klosowski Tillman ’93 pictured with her husband, Bill, daughter, Riley,

States Marine Corps as a Brigadier General on

and Tim Field ’94 with their daughter, Madison. below Dana Hughes Moorhead ’95 attended

August 1, 2021. I had the privilege of serving

a successful social for parents of students in the Black Student Union during a beautiful fall

alongside incredible young Americans every day.

weekend at Hun’s Homecoming 2021.

Timothy Adams wrote, “I retired from the United

12; and son, William, 10, at a family wedding this summer in Asbury Park, NJ above right Laura

My work focused on aviation, offensive cyber, and counter terrorism. We continue to reside in Memphis and New Orleans and see Hardy Roddy when our paths cross. Melissa and I stay busy playing tennis, traveling, and cheering on the New Orleans Saints.

I may be reached at timothylradams@gmail.com.”

Derek Ruetsch wrote, “On August 23, I married Cynthia, a friend from eighteen years ago when we were simulator partners transitioning from the turboprop to the DornierJet at Atlantic Coast Airlines. Cynthia now flies for JetBlue and has changed bases from Boston to Los Angeles, and has joined me in Goodyear, AZ.” Derek is still at Atlas Air, and spent most of October in Miami while he was in requalification training to go back on the Boeing 747, this time as Captain.

Before he upgraded to Captain on the 767, he flew the 747 around the world as First Officer.

1990

Congratulations to our 2020 Distinguished Alumna Award Recipient, Kimberly McCreight ’90.

Good Morning America has selected Kimberly McCreight’s latest thriller book release, Friends

Like These as a GMA Buzz Pick. In the novel, Kim takes the reader on a roller coaster ride following

1991

Breen Performing Arts Center were some of my

getting after it and going strong after thirty years!

at Hun! Make plans to spend some time at Alumni

Matthew Deering and Gordon Grauer are still Gordon and Matt hope to see all their fellow classmates at their 30th Reunion in April.

1992

30TH REUNION

1993

Alicia Klosowski Tillman wrote, “Hi, Class of 1993!

a group of friends who met in college and share

I hope everyone had a great summer and fall. My

one dark secret.

family and I spent most of our weekends in Long Beach Island, NJ in between camp and sports

Rebecca Jacobson Baranoff wrote, “Our family

weekends with the kids. I visited the Hun campus

recently moved in June from Marietta, GA to a

in September and was blown away by all the

beautiful home in Katy, TX. We moved for my

amazing additions and renovations. The Wilf Family

husband’s job.”

Global Commons and DAYLO STEM Center, and

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highlights, along with seeing fellow ’93 alumna Jen Pontani Stone, who is making her continued mark Weekend to check out the beautiful campus. Hope to see you there!”

1994

Tim Field wrote, “Hope the class of 1994 and all other classes are doing great! We had a great summer and are excited for the upcoming fall season. We are loving every minute with our daughter Madison and living life to its fullest. Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday season. Hope to see you all soon and best to your families. Go Raiders!”

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left Tim Adams ’88 above left Martin Sumners ’83, Stuart Tucker ’83, and Jeff Freedman above right Derek Ruetsch ’88 and his wife, Cynthia, on their honeymoon in Santorini

above left Fran Held ’83 taping a segment for Philadelphia Channel 6 News above right Hun Mini Reunion at Surf City Hotel in Surf City, NJ with Marian Stoddard McLaughlin ’87, Linda Rowe Catullo ’87, Chad Stockman ’87, Bill Kearns ’86, Tom Jingoli ’86, and Gary Roberts ’85 below left Author Kimberly McCreight ’90 with her new book, Friends Like These. below middle Hun roommates: Matthew Deering ’91 and Gordon Grauer ’91 on their 28th annual Grauer and Deering Family Summer Vacation in Islamorada, FL below right Brunch in Newtown, PA - Jennifer Turner Stefano ’92, Shawntell Manning ’92, and Judith Persichetti Kelly ’92

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above left Mark Greenfield ’97 married Nicole Raphael on May 30, 2021 above right Kelly Camamis ’97, her children, Maddie, Sawyer, Charlie, and their mini Bernedoodle, who is with Kelly at every Hun Middle School field hockey and soccer game. below right Jeff Servello ’98

above left Christian Brunone ’02 and his wife, Katherine, enjoyed a warm early fall down the Jersey shore with six-month-old son, CJ, and dog, Sandy. They welcomed Christopher Joseph on April 3, 2021 above center Heather MacKenzie Coody ’97, her husband John, and their son, JJ left Children of Christine Czarnecki Pompile ’02: Paige, Penny, and Piper right Bruce Slappy, son of Trustee Wayne Slappy ’95, and Mila Negi, daughter of Erica Chawla Negi ’98

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1995

and his family have been stationed all over the

fellow alumna Kimberly Johnson Spolitino ’84.

world, having lived in Hawaii, Annapolis, Norfolk,

Congratulations to our 2020 Athletic Hall of Fame

In December 2020, Christine started a little baking

Bahrain, Newport, and Mayport.

Inductee, Adam Epstein ’95 and to the Women’s

business and couldn’t be more thankful for all the

Lightweight 4+ Christina Krauthamer ’95, Alison Kale

During his career, he served on five ships, taught

support from her Hun School family! Feel free to

Emery ’96, Melissa Christine Stevens ’95, Jill Espaillat

at

check out her work on Facebook and Instagram:

Quintero ’95, and Erica Chawla Negi ’98 (coxswain).

management in Memphis, and taught other

Adam has chosen to return to campus in 2023 to

the

Naval

Academy,

performed

personal

“I cannot believe that this year marks twenty years

celebrate his AHOF induction with classmates.

1997

25TH REUNION

Kelly Camamis wrote, “I live in Cranbury, NJ with my

Baked.by_Christine!

surface warfare officers in Newport.

Jeff began his career as a division officer in USS Port

since graduation. I cannot wait to be back in April to

Royal serving as the fire control officer, auxiliaries

see all the newest updates to our campus and catch

officer, and damage control assistant. He served

up with my fellow classmates!”

his department head tours as the chief engineer Patrick Quirk, Brad Shade, Ahmed Ghusson, and

three kids: Maddie, who is in eighth grade at Hun,

in USS Nitze and USS Leyte Gulf. Following Jeff’s

Sawyer, who is in seventh grade at Hun, and Charlie,

completion of department head tours, he served

Brian Whitman participated in the Capital Health

as the commanding officer of USS Squall and

golf outing this past summer. Everyone is doing well

served as the executive officer in USS Paul Ignatius

and excited for the upcoming Reunion.

who is in fourth grade at Chapin and hopes to join her siblings at Hun when she is old enough. Our mini-Bernedoodle, Sadie, joins me most days as I drive the kids back and forth to Hun and all their soccer, field hockey, basketball, tennis, and baseball games. I love being back on campus, running into faculty and staff who are still here after all these years, and am looking forward to seeing the Class of 1997 at our 25th reunion this April!”

Heather MacKenzie Coody wrote, “After nearly two years of not traveling, we were so excited to finally have the opportunity to come home to Philadelphia/New Jersey for a visit this past summer.

prior to taking command this past June.

2002

20TH REUNION

2003

Ramona Carey Ferrell wrote, “I had a baby boy on

Congratulations to our 2022 Athletic Hall of Fame

July 20, 2021. I now have two girls, 7 and 5, and a

Inductee, Leo Stinson ’02.

baby boy. His name is Edison Ryan Justice Ferrell.

Edison is doing well and loving his big sisters.

Christine Czarnecki Pompile lives in Bordentown with her family of five. She and her husband, Phil,

I hope everyone is doing well. I plan on visiting for

have three beautiful little girls Paige, 9, Penny, 7,

my 20th year Reunion; I can’t believe I graduated in

and Piper, 3. The girls all love to dance and take

2003 (almost twenty years ago!).”

classes at Stewart Johnson’s Dance Academy with

We introduced JJ to all the best things: cheesesteaks, the Jersey Shore, and the Linc (working really hard for his first complete sentence to be “Go Birds!”). We can’t wait to introduce him to Hun in April when we return for the Class of 1997’s 25th Reunion!”

1998

Congratulations to our 2020 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees, Nina Tinari ’98 and Brendan Tierney ’98. Brendan will return to campus in 2023 to celebrate his AHOF induction as well as his 25th Reunion with classmates!

Hun makes the world go round! Well, that’s the case when alumni children meet on a commercial set in Los Angeles, CA. Bruce Slappy (son of Trustee Wayne Slappy ’95) and Mila Negi (daughter of

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Erica Chawla Negi) spent a whole day together and found the Hun connection. Erica got to spend the day with Wayne’s wife, Angel Slappy, and had the best time! “Finding the Hun connection was the best part. Then to follow it up, I got a call about the 1995 Lightweight Boat being chosen to be inducted to the Athletic Hall of Fame!”

Congratulations to Commander Jeffrey Servello!

Jeff took command of the warship, the USS Paul Ignatius in June of 2021. His active-duty career began in May of 2002 when he graduated from the United States Naval Academy. From there, he

If you would like to share stories with classmates and the alumni community, please email Director of Alumni Engagement and Leadership Gifts Officer Janine Russo Vanisko ’83 at janinevanisko@hunschool.org, or contact your Class Ambassador.

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Barrington Lloyd-Lovett wrote, “The Lloyd-Lovett

day can become a future Raider like his mama,

family has recently purchased their first home and

uncles (Dean Petrone ’05 and Brent Petrone ’08)

are settling in nicely on Alameda Island in California!

and Pop-Pop (Jack Petrone Jr. ’71, deceased).

Tamsin recently turned two and is happy to vocally assert her independence. Islay (four) is an avid

Scott Sussman is in the process of starting a network

participant in music and ballet classes. Katie has been

of commitment-free neighborhood workspaces

an AUSA in the San Francisco region for the last several

called from HERE. The first two locations will be in

years, and currently prosecutes securities fraud from

Plainfield and Princeton Junction. The work zones

the Oakland branch. After five+ years at payments

can be booked hourly and daily on their website

processor Stripe, Barrington has recently taken a new

or app without any monthly subscriptions. “We are

position at the software tools startup Notion.”

excited to start welcoming our guests and hopefully lots of Raiders, who are no longer commuting into

Ryan Mack wrote, “It’s been almost a year since my

the city five days a week and want to spend some

brother, Logan Mack ’07, and I shot our first short

productive time outside of their houses.”

film You’re Family Now, and we couldn’t be more excited about how well it has been received on the

Scott recently took up competitive handcycling,

festival circuit. We have been an official selection

and combined with his Hun swimming experience,

at over thirteen festivals around the world, which is

competed in the NJ State Triathlon, where he won

quite a feat based on the amount of films that are

the state championship in the Para Athlete division.

submitted each year.

Scott lives in Robbinsville with his wife, Kim, and Recently we were selected to play at GenreBlast this fall, which is recognized as one of the world’s 50 best genre film festivals.

At the festival we

were not only nominated for four awards, but we were honored to take home "Best Short Film" of

two kids, Tyler, and Mia.

2004

Bernie Silverstein and Lisa Walter ’07 are excited

the entire festival! There were so many incredible

to announce the birth of their son Brooks Taylor

filmmakers this year, we still can’t believe it. Our

Silverstein. Brooks was born on September 5th,

film will be playing in festivals throughout the rest

2021 in Long Branch, NJ. Bernie is currently

of the year, and will be available to watch online

working in his family’s real estate development

early 2022. The teaser trailer for You’re Family Now

business alongside Orin Wilf ’92. Lisa works in

lives on my website: https://www.ryanmack.com/

software configuration. The happy family reside in Monmouth County, NJ.

With the success of our first short film, my brother Logan and I decided to keep going with Mack Productions and shoot a second short film

DO YOU KNOW A

We are so thankful for all of the support we have

working in human resources for various Fortune

received on this second film. We hope to have

500 companies. My career has allowed me to live all

The Runner submitted to festivals by early 2022,

over the country – Chicago, Arizona, Charlotte, and

followed by an online release later that year.

now Orlando, where I work as a senior HR director

CLASSMATE OR ALUMNA WHO STANDS OUT FROM THE CROWD? Email nancydepalma@hunschool.org and help us celebrate her.

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together called The Runner. We wrote the story

Congratulations to our 2020 Athletic Hall of Fame

together over Zoom and launched a Crowdfunding

Inductee, Angela DiPastina McMullin ’05. Angela

campaign this summer, which was just recently

will return to campus in 2023 to celebrate her AHOF

greenlit thanks to all of our incredible supporters!

induction with classmates.

Our second film will bring back the same incredibly

Congratulations to 2020 Young Alumni Award

talented crew from our first production including

Recipient, Kelsey Tylus Testa ’05.

Hun alumnus, Joe Carugati ’07, as our editor. We are currently casting and preparing for our shoot later this October. The film is a heart-pounding Sci-Fi/Horror short that follows a woman and her blind son down the haunting coastline of a post-apocalyptic world.

2007

15TH REUNION

Idris Hilliard wrote, “I’ve had an eventful fifteen years since graduating from Hun. After a short-lived basketball career in Germany, I’ve transitioned to

for PepsiCo. Jaclyn Petrone Gardner

and

Ryan

Gardner

welcomed their first child, John “Jack” Graham

Over the years, I’ve been able to keep in close

Gardner on September 21, 2021 in London. Jaclyn

contact with some of my best friends and mentors

and Ryan look forward to visiting the Hun campus

from Hun, and am grateful for the friendships

with baby Jack soon, and they have already told

created and opportunities afforded during my

him if he studies hard enough, he hopefully one

high school years.”

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above left GenreBlast – Best Short Film You’re Family Now. Congratulations, Ryan Mack ’03 and Logan Mack ’07 above right Brad Shade ’02, Ahmed Ghusson ’02, Brian Whitman ’02, and Patrick Quirk ’02, director of summer and auxiliary programs, faculty, mathematics below left John “Jack” Graham Gardner, son of Jaclyn Petrone Gardner ’03 and Ryan Gardner below right Edison, son of Ramona Carey Ferrell ’03

left Elizabeth Marino Marlin ’07 married Daniel Marlin on August 28 at The Ashford Estate. above Scott Sussman ’03 with his wife, Kim, and their two children, Mia and Tyler right Brooks Taylor Silverstein, son of Bernie Silverstein ’04 and Lisa Walter ’07

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above Julianne Marino Daly ’07, Elizabeth Marino Marlin ’07, Sarah Dileo Craig ’07, and Melissa Marino Goudey ’08 left Sarah Dileo Craig ’07 with daughter, Annie, future Raider class of 2038, at a Hun vs.

Mercersburg field hockey game. below Christine Heilman Molini ’08 married Hector Molini on May 8, 2021 in Seabrook Island, South Carolina

above William Christiansen ’07 and Sierra Hicks at their post-Covid restrictions wedding on August 28, 2021. below Son of Trustee Marianne Deane, Joseph Deane ’07 married Evelia Johnston on October 2, 2021 in Brooklyn, New York

left Florencia Wills, daughter of Brian Wills ’07, and granddaughter of Board of Trustees Chair Steve Wills.

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above left Matt Florio ’08 married Soeurette Morley on October 1st, 2021 at Congress Hall in Cape May, NJ. above center Natalie Robinson Whitacre ’08 at her graduation from University of Miami Law School above right Doug Davis ’08 is the assistant dean of students at The Lawrenceville School below Over thirty Hun friends celebrated the wedding of Soeurette Morley and Matt Florio ’08

below left Shane Davis ’07, Vaughn Ross ’06, Kristian Richardson ’06, and Idris Hilliard ’07 at Kristian’s wedding in February of 2020. below right Emma Marie, daughter of Lindsay and Connor Snook ’08

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above left Morgan Cawley ’08, Melissa Marino Goudey ’08, Christine Heilman Molini ’08, and Bridget Stinson ’08 above right Alyssa Pone Starr ’09 and Brad Starr ’09 welcomed Finley Roland Starr on August 19, 2021, weighing 8 pounds, 1 ounce!

2008

is responsible for the personal security of the General,

New Jersey and New York City visiting family with

arranges all in-theater travel and means for such

my seven-month old rescue puppy, Taz!”

Natalie Robinson Whitacre graduated Magna Cum

travel in and around Jordan, Syria, Kurdistan, Iraq,

Laude from the University of Miami School of Law

Qatar, Kuwait, and other locations within the Mideast

in May of 2021. She is practicing law in Denver, CO.

region, attends all meetings with the General, and coordinates meetings among other coalition

Connor Snook and his wife, Lindsay, welcomed Emma Marie on March 26, 2021 at 5:50 a.m. Emma weighed 4 pounds, 14 ounces, and was 18 ½ inches long. Connor and Lindsay are over the moon in love!

command staff and with the US Embassy staff.

2012

2016

Catherine Porter graduated from Brown University in May 2020 in Environmental Science/Ecology. She began a two-year program as a graduate student

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and research assistant to Professor Ryan Haynes at the University of Virginia (UVA) in Charlottesville,

Jamie Weiner’s art was recently displayed at The

VA in September 2020. She studies the effects

Doug Davis is entering into his second year as the

Princeton Public Library’s fall exhibit connecting art

and

assistant dean of students and a history teacher at

and nature: Love Thy Nature. Jamie’s connection to

and landscape on beneficial and invasive insect

The Lawrenceville School. He is also the head coach

Princeton Public Library is longstanding; since 2003

migration and ranges. The pandemic allowed her

for the boys’ basketball program. He is currently

her green star was chosen as the centerpiece of the

to retain her athletic eligibility in rowing for an

working on his MA in Education at Teachers College,

library’s Ik-Joong Kang’s Happy World permanent

additional year. She rows in the Varsity Eight boat

Columbia University.

exhibition, consisting of 3,700 pieces from the

for UVA, which is currently ranked third by the NCAA

Princeton community made into tiles.

as a team and represents one of the top boats in

influences

of

climate

change,

weather,

the country. It has made for an exciting, albeit very

Doug married his college sweetheart, Narissa, in

socially restricted pod, graduate student life.

2018. The intimate wedding was held in New York

Jamie’s career following her graduation from

City with just family members and close friends.

Skidmore College in 2016 has centered on helping

Narissa is a pediatrician at New York Presbyterian.

others. She was a job coach at Community Options,

Tatiana Swain received a National Academy of

then a certified nursing assistant at both Merwick

Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) award with four

Care & Rehabilitation Center and then Lehigh Valley

other classmates from her alma mater, Howard

Hospital. Jamie spent most of 2021 being a medical

University. They created this production virtually in the

Carrick Porter continues to serve in the field artillery

assistant at The Heart Care Group in Allentown,

spring of 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic first hit.

branch of the US Army as a captain and begins the

Pennsylvania, and just began a master’s program

They won in the “Serious News” category for a piece

rigorous seven-month captain’s school in July, 2020

to become a physician assistant at Salus University.

titled, “NEWSVISION SPECIAL REPORT: COVID-19’s

2011

at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He will then take on a battery company command of three to five platoons, which consists of 100-200 soldiers.

2015

Impact In Communities Across the Country,” where each student broadcasted from their hometown.

Anchal Kannambadi wrote, “After graduating from

She is presently working as a morning producer,

He currently is serving a tour in the Mideast as the

Dickinson College in 2019, I have been working

writer, and on-air talent for CBS19 News in

Aide-de-Camp to Major General Ken Ekman (Air

at SAP America in various departments under

Charlottesville, VA.

Force), the Deputy Commander of the multi-nation

marketing. As of October of 2021, I will transition into

coalition called Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) to

a new role as a business development specialist for

eliminate vestiges of ISIL in Iraq and Syria. As such, he

SAP under sales. I currently split my time between

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ClassNotes

above left Carrick Porter ’11 above center Anchal Kannambadi ’15 and Taz right Avery Dorgan ’11 and his wife, Safiqa Khimani below Catherine Porter ’16 rowing in the Varsity Eight at the University of Virginia.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS! The Hun School of Princeton’s Alumni Association is actively seeking nominations for 2023: • Alumnus of the Year Award • Distinguished Alumnus Award below Tatiana Swain ’16 in her new role at CBS19 News in Charlottesville, VA.

right Griffin Ferrara

’17 and Vera Nikolaeva ’17 graduated from Bentley

• Young Alumni Award • Athletic Hall of Fame

University at Fenway Park in May 2021

Please email your nomination for these community awards to

alumni@hunschool.org.

For detailed information about award criteria and to submit your nomination online, please visit hunschool.org/alumni/alumni-awards.

Thank you to all Alumni and Friends for submissions.

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ClassNotes

above left Former Faculty Marilyn Wilson

above right Dave Leete celebrates a milestone with his

daughters, Tracy Leete Bohr ’80 and Kathy Sanders, and his son, Randy Leete right Greg Rafalski ’73 and former faculty member Bill McQuade spent a day golfing and catching up in South Carolina

2019

to the shore to see me for the second time. It was

Those in attendance responded “here.” Mr. Sabol

a special time!”

also rang a small bell for the names on the wall.

you’re all doing well. During my time at UCLA,

Dave Leete turned 80 on September 12th and

Mr. Sabol was an active duty marine from 1970-

I developed an interest in pursuing a career in

celebrated with his children, grandchildren, and

1972 and continues to be very active in the

finance after graduation. During the summer of

great grandchildren. Congratulations on your

American Legion Post 960, participating in a

2021, I worked at Credit Suisse in New York in their

milestone, Dave!

variety of educational and ceremonial programs.

2022 I will be joining Blackstone in New York as a

Tom and Deb Ryan taught and lived on campus

A new book was released November 2021 by

summer analyst. If you’re in New York this summer,

from 1992-1999. Tom taught Middle School,

George Selleck, Kian and Me: Gifts from a

I would love to catch up!”

coached football, and was director of resident

Grandson published by Post Hill Press and

life. Deb taught English in the Upper School.

distributed by Simon & Schuster. “Written in

They now live in Washington, NC, where Deb runs

the epistolary form, Dr. Selleck illustrates the

her own college counseling business, and Tom

gratification and wisdom his grandson, Kian, has

Tijmen “TJ” Suijker is studying international

is the founder and owner of Pamlico Books, an

given him—from his time as an infant through

business administration at Erasmus University

independent bookstore.

now, as a toddler.”

for the Security Token Group markets division on

Their son, Conor, who was born while they lived

Marilyn Wilson wrote, “I have so many wonderful

the Security Token Market and Tokenized Stock

in Poe Dorm, is in graduate school at UNC-

memories of my time at The Hun School of

Market.”

Chapel Hill. Their daughter, Cayley, is pursuing her

Princeton (mid-1960s to 1989) as secretary to the

doctorate at Penn State.

dean of students and athletic director. I am so

Arturo Rodrigues wrote, “Hey everyone, I hope

mergers & acquisitions team. In the summer of

2021

RSM in the Netherlands. “I will be freelance writing

Former Faculty and Staff

Jane and Larry Kidder continue enjoying their

proud and pleased that I had the honor of being They have fond memories of their time at Hun and

at Hun in the year 1971! I enjoyed interacting with

wish all former students and faculty the very best.

all the students, as well as the amazing faculty and staff. It was such a pleasure coming to Hun

Ed Sabol took part in the dedication of the new

each day! In reading Hun Today, I realize how

Lower Bucks County Vietnam Veterans Memorial

lucky I am to have known so many wonderful

about his books (mostly on Zoom). Jane spent

in

some time with Sandy and Frank Dippery. The

people that continue to make this world a better

Township, PA.

work at Howell Farm. Larry is writing and speaking

Veterans

Memorial

Park

in

Middletown

Dipperys are both doing well, had no damage

place. Also, I am thrilled that my son, Joe Wilson ’75, and two granddaughters, Lauren McQuade ’93 and

from either of the storms that passed through

The two-hour ceremony included a military

New Jersey, and say hello to everyone.

Lindsay McQuade Magnussen ’99, are graduates

helicopter flyover and a roll call of both veterans

as well.

in attendance and names on the wall. Marines Bill Long wrote, “I was touched that a group of

Ed Sabol of Bristol Township and George Delia

I am going to be 91 years old in November and I

past Hun players took the trouble to drive down

of Bristol, at times emotionally, led the roll call.

am in pretty good health, and I just want to say

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hello and thank you all for the wonderful memories! A fond hello to the former deans and athletic directors that I had the pleasure to work with: Sandy Bing, Peter Savidge, David Leete, Hawley Waterman, Dr.

Jim Byer, former head of School, David Faus, Kathy Quirk, Bill Quirk, co-director of athletics, and Bill Long. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!”

Eric Wolarsky

wrote,

“I’ve

been

living

his wife, Deb, their son, Conor, and daughter, Cayley and

working at George School ever since I departed Hun back in 2006. My current title is associate dean of students. I’m busy raising my two kids, ages 5 and 2, and trying to keep sane during the pandemic. I enjoy catching up with my former students and colleagues on all of the usual social networks. I hope everyone is staying healthy over on Edgerstoune Road!”

above left Former faculty members, Tom Ryan and above right front l to r: Phil Practico ’97, Bill Long, Tim O’Brien ’94. back l to r: Calvin Peterson ’94, Pat Kahney ’93, Ryan Simone ’97, Sherrod Arshan ’93, and Carl Jackson ’94 (who drove three hours from MD) below On September 4th Jane and Larry Kidder’s granddaughter, Karla Kruger married Caleb Geisler.

Karla is the daughter of Debi Kidder Kruger ’90. She is pictured below with her sister Hannah, dad, Randy, Debi, and brother Reed.

THE HUN BLACK ALUMNI NETWORK is an affinity group for alumni who self-identify as Black.

The group sponsors programming for networking, mentoring, socializing, and more, with the goals of increasing alumni engagement, connection, volunteerism, and philanthropy.

For more information, please email

ALUMNI@HUNSCHOOL.ORG

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In Memory of...

Herbert H. Hagens ’41 Peter Moss ’50 Robert Meyer ’51 Alan Mclam ’52 Ray A. Alberigi ’53 Michael Mennello ’53 William A. Patty ’55 John Pitney ’62 Rudy Beitzel ’66 Matthew Mason ’66 Jeffrey Winegar ’71 J. Scott Taylor ’74 Larry Gebert ’76 Janet Kucinski Matz ’77 Michelle Messer Haley ’85 Jacqueline McCarthy ’86 Brett Hill ’98 Nicholas Gilman ’06 Atlanta “Anna” Haliburton-Ursel ’18

Eugene Bonacci

Hazel McNally

father of Christopher Bonacci ’84 and Michelle

mother of John McNally ’85,

Bonacci Marks ’89 (who pre-deceased him)

Kathleen McNally Ricchetti ’84, and Stephen McNally ’88

Helena Christie mother of Nicholas Christie ’88

Janet Mitchell wife of Steve Mitchell ’47

Samuel Cortina father of Former Hun School Trustee

Howard Pagel

Gregory Cortina ’71, grandfather of

father of Todd Pagel ’00

Douglas Cortina ’03, Brian Cortina ’05, and Matthew Cortina ’07

Frederick Crispin Jr. father of Frederick Crispin III ’77 and grandfather of Quentin Crispin ’17

John Doyle brother of Frances Doyle Stokes ’76, uncle of Ryan Stokes ’11

Henry Doyle

Daniel Pease husband of Megan Arno Pease ’94

Joyce Haggerty Penney former faculty member and mother of Kurt Penney ’81 and Erin Penney ’79

Edward Peterson father of Leigh Ann Peterson ’86 and grandfather of Aidan Shine ’24

father of Frances Doyle Stokes ’76,

Evelyn Powers

grandfather of Ryan Stokes ’11

mother of Nicole Powers Bentley ’87

Ana Figueroa

Lynne Elinor Gatta Relles

Former faculty member and wife of fellow

mother of Elinor Relles Tappe ’81 and

faculty member, Carlos Figueroa,

grandmother of David Corbin ’12

mother of former Spanish teacher Ana Sauthoff, Charlie Figueroa ’72, and George Figueroa ’76

James Foley husband of Edie Padderatz Foley ’77

John Sabol former faculty member, brother of Edward Sabol, former faculty member, and uncle of Jennifer Sabol Hall ’97

Gerald Spear father of Alfred Spear ’87

Arleen Allen

Michael J. Gainer, Sr.

mother of Glenn Allen ’86

brother of Ed Gainer, director of technology

Colleen Arno

Robin Garrity

father of Richard Steiner ’80,

mother of Matthew Arno ’90

mother of Rick Garrity ’02

Thomas Steiner ’81, and Linda Steiner ’86

and Megan Arno Pease ’94

Deanna Adelman mother of Lauren Adelman ’96

Richard Steiner

Richard Goosman

Marion Tesser

father of Scott Goosman ’97

mother of Jon Tesser ’83

Michael Gratch

George Trzaska

Kim Barus

father of Emily Gratch ’08 and Mattie Gratch,

father of Scott Trzaska ’89

mother of Rebecca Barus ’15,

former faculty member

marketing and communications associate

Jacqueline Revesz Berrien mother of Beth Berrien-Clark ’85

Thomas F. Urbaniak, M.D.

Thomas Hoey

Former Hun School Trustee, father of Beth

father of Erin Hoey Williams ’85

Urbaniak ’84, Kristin Urbaniak Shea ’87,

Vincent Lipani

and Tom Urbaniak ’92

father of Shawn Lipani ’82,

Claire Winkler

Todd Lipani ’84, and Troy Lipani ’94

mother of Elaine Winkler Van Noord ’84

If a member of your family passes away and you would like him or her to be remembered in our next issue, please email alumni@hunschool.org.

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IN MEMORIAM HENRY DOYLE Henry Doyle, who worked as director of facilities for twenty-one years, passed away on July 13, 2021 in Fort Pierce, Florida. He was ninety-two. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Mr. Doyle was well-liked by two decades of Hun students and colleagues as a man with a warm smile. He not only headed the maintenance department, but also lived on campus with his wife, Nan, and four children, including Fran Doyle Stokes ’76. He retired from The Hun School in 1990.

ANA MARIA FIGUEROA Ana Maria Figueroa passed away on August 8, 2021 at the age of ninety-five. Mrs. Figueroa joined The Hun School in 1976, teaching Spanish alongside her husband, the late Carlos Figueroa, and their daughter, Ana Sauthoff. Her two sons, George Figueroa ’76 and Charlie Figueroa ’72, also attended the School. Mrs. Fig, as she was known, was a beloved teacher who shared her passion for her native language with Hun students until her retirement in 1994.

JOYCE HAGGERTY PENNEY Joyce Haggerty Penney passed away on December 3, 2021 at the age of ninety. She was an artist who completed her studies at Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia before pursuing a career in fashion illustration. Ms. Penney spent nearly two decades as Chair of the Fine Arts Department at The Hun School of Princeton, teaching Studio Art and Art History from the 1970s to 1990s. After her retirement from Hun, she continued to teach art to adults. Her daughter, Erin Penney ’79, and son, Kurt Penney ’81, also attended the School.

JOHN SABOL John Sabol, former faculty member and brother of former faculty member, Ed Sabol, passed away July 25, 2021 at the age of 69. Mr. Sabol was a member of the faculty for twenty-seven years from 1984 to 2011. His passion for the arts was infectious. During his tenure he taught ceramics in both the Upper and Middle Schools. He was instrumental outside of the classroom as well, developing an after-school ceramics workshop, working with Middle School music program, and serving as director of the jazz band.

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THE HUN SCHOOL OF PRINCETON

PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION Will you leave a legacy...

The Parents’ Association at The Hun School helps to create meaningful connections

that helps Hun students, faculty, and

between Hun families while supporting the

programs succeed for years to come?

School through events, communications,

YO U C A N.

service, and fundraising. We hope to see you at our events throughout the year!

(And it is easier than you think.)

Would you like to make a gift that costs you nothing today and makes a lasting difference in the years ahead?

Consider joining the John Gale Hun Society by including The Hun School in your estate plans. For example, you might name The Hun School as a beneficiary of your: • Will or trust • IRA or other retirement plan • Life insurance policy Planned gifts come in all shapes and sizes, and they are an easy way for you to leave a lasting legacy for Hun. As a member of the John Gale Hun Society, you can rest assured that your tax-deductible gift will help future generations of Hun Raiders.

WE ARE ALL FAMILY AT HUN!

To learn more about making a planned gift that is right for you, please contact:

If you are interested in volunteering, want to learn more

Lisa A. Marin, JD ’83, director of leadership and planned gifts

about events and initiatives, or simply want to connect

lisamarin@hunschool.org | 609-921-7600, ext. 2130

with other Hun parents, please contact Bridget Tavani, associate director of donor and parent relations at

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In Her

Footsteps THREE ALUMNAE SHARE WHY THEY MADE HUN A FAMILY TRADITION

I loved my four years at Hun, and remain grateful to the friends, faculty, coaches, and staff who made my experience so positive and one of such growth. When my daughter, Suzanne, made the decision to attend Hun, I was thrilled that she, too, would have the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive in such a special place. Hun treats each student as an individual and empowers them to grow and excel with confidence and determination. It encourages leadership, recognizes competition as a good thing, and promotes community involvement and engagement. It is academically rigorous, and a safe place to voice and discuss different points of view. Like it did with me, Hun certainly contributed to her growth as a young woman and helped her succeed in – and contribute to – our ever-changing world. For that, we are both thankful.”

- M. Elaine Murphy Arnold ’80 and daughter, Suzanne Arnold ’10

When Nina decided that she wanted to go to Hun, I was thrilled. Aside from the academic opportunities I knew Hun would provide, I knew that the sense of community Hun has always fostered would make a world of difference on a personal level. The more years that go by, the more grateful I am to have had the Hun experience, and even more grateful that Nina has as well.”

- Elise Cascone ’80 and daughter, Nina Russo '11

Attending The Hun School was such a special experience for me.

I had so many caring teachers that I will never forget, and made lifelong friendships that I treasure. It was such an amazing learning environment that prepared me well for college and beyond. I feel so fortunate to have had the chance to be part of the Hun community and wanted my daughter Molly to have the same opportunity! There’s no better gift you could give to your child than a Hun School education.”

- Marian Stoddard McLaughlin ’87 and daughter, Molly McLaughlin ’21

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