Fall 2014 Magazine

INDIAN SPRINGS

A MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF INDIAN SPRINGS SCHOOL

Art Fuels

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LEARNING THROUGH LIVING SINCE 1952

SAVE THESE DATES!

DIRECTOR

Gareth Vaughan ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AND DEAN OF ACADEMICS

David Noone

OCT. 31-NOV. 2 Parents Weekend Parent/Teacher Conferences

DEAN OF STUDENT LIFE

NOV. 1 Sports 101 Fundraiser (See page 37 or indiansprings.org/sports101 for details!)

Tanya Yeager

NOV. 11 Admission Open House (Visit indiansprings.org/admissionevents for info.)

Jan Fortson DIRECTOR OF FINANCE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Beth Mulvey DIRECTOR OF ADMISSION

Claire Cassady

NOV. 15 Tour de Springs – Houston*

DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE ADVISING

DEC. 6 Tour de Springs – New York City*

DIRECTOR OF COUNSELING AND RESIDENTIAL LIFE

DEC. 10 Inside Springs: Campus Life (Visit indiansprings.org/admissionevents for info.)

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

DEC. 11 Holiday Reception/Choir Concert/Art Show DEC. 26 Alumni Holiday Party – McWane Science Center JAN. 17 Tour de Springs – Naples, Fla.* JAN. 23 Admission Open House (Visit indiansprings.org/admissionevents for info.)

FEB. 13 Tour de Springs – Washington, D.C.* FEB. 28 Tour de Springs – Boston* APRIL 16-18 Alumni Weekend AUG. 16 Ribbon Cutting for New Classrooms *See page 19 for more details about Tour de Springs events.

Gunnar Olson Brian Rodgers Greg Van Horn DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY

Chuck Williams ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND MAGAZINE EDITOR

Mindy Keyes Black BOARD OF GOVERNORS 2014-15

Libby Pantazis P ’03, ’06, ’09, Chair, John Abbot ’80, Robert Aland ’80, Janet Perry Book P ’04, ’09, Myla Calhoun P ’11, ’13, Larry DeLucas P ’99, ’05, Alan Engel ’73, P ’03, ’12, Joe Farley ’81, P ’14, ’16, Clara Chung Fleisig P ’13, ’16, Mike Goodrich Jr. ’90, Rob Henrikson ’65, Ben Hunt ’82, Jimmy Lewis ’75, P ’11, ’11, Ellen McElroy ’78, Catherine McLean P ’03, ’06, ’11, Eli Phillips, Scott Pulliam ’85, P ’16, ’17, Rusty Rushton ’74, P ’09, ’11, Frank Samford ’62, P ’90, Kiki Scalise, P ’14, ’18, Ex Officio, Parents Association, John Simmons ’65, P ’96, Hanson Slaughter ’90, Fergus Tuohy ’96, Ex Officio, Alumni Council ©2014 Indian Springs School. Indian Springs is published biannually in fall and spring.

All rights reserved. 190 Woodward Drive, Indian Springs, AL 35124 | Phone: 205.988.3350 Website: indiansprings.org MISSION STATEMENT

Indian Springs School seeks to develop in students a love of learning, a sense of integrity and moral courage, and an ethic of participatory citizenship. Inspired by the motto Learning through Living, the school community is committed to the belief that students can develop to their full potential by learning to balance individual achievements with the values and principles of democracy.

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WELCOME

2 Greetings from Board Chair Libby Pantazis, Director Gareth Vaughan

How Art Fuels Creativity As schools around the country continue the 21st-century trend of limiting funding for arts education, Indian Springs School students and faculty take a yearlong look at the many ways that visual arts illuminate connections across disciplines and help us develop imagination, find meaning, become comfortable with ambiguity, think creatively, and connect with others.

CAMPUS LIFE

ALUMNI LIFE

18 LASTING TIES

Alumni Weekend 2014 Coast-to-Coast Gatherings for Alumni, Friends Faculty Trip to Asia

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Honors and Achievements

7 FACE TO FACE

Meet New Faculty, Staff

21 ANNUAL REPORT

Campaign Update Donor Spotlights ON THE COVER

16 STRONG FOUNDATIONS

New Classrooms Under Way

Erin Dickson ’16 and classmates develop their skills of observation as they practice contour drawing and painting in Mel Machen’s Painting and Drawing I class.

Cover photo by Graham Yelton

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Alumni News In Memoriam

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LIBBY PANTAZIS

Chair, Indian Springs School Board of Governors

ISS Trustees (from left) Jimmy Lewis ’75, Rusty Rushton ’74, Joe Farley ’81, Alan Engel ’73, Myla Calhoun P ’11, ‘13, John Simmons ’65, Catherine McLean P ’03, ’06, ’11, Frank Samford ’62, Board Chair Libby Pantazis P ’03, ’06 ’09, Robert Aland ’80, Kiki Scalise P ’14, ’18, Janet Perry Book P ’04, ’09, Fergus Tuohy ’96, Clara Chung Fleisig P ’13, ’16, Scott Pulliam ’85, and Hanson Slaughter ’90 with Faculty Emeritus Mac Fleming (second from right) and Director Gareth Vaughan at the Fall Board Meeting on Sept. 19. Trustees not pictured are John Abbot ’80, Larry DeLucas P ’99, ’05, Mike Goodrich ’90, Rob Henrikson ’65, Ben Hunt ’82, Ellen McElroy ’78, and Eli Phillips.

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ontrary to prescriptions of etiquette, I believe one can never say “thank you” too early, too late, or too often. Allow me, then, this opportunity to publicly thank a host of folks.

To the invaluable individuals with whom I serve on the Board of Indian Springs School who are dedicated, passionate, talented leaders giving countless hours of volunteer service performing work on committees and subcommittees, especially over these last few years in campaign and construction mode, I cannot thank you enough. A debt of gratitude in particular is owed to Jimmy Lewis ’75, Chairman of the Building and Grounds Subcommittee; Alan Engel ’73 and Rusty Rushton ’74, who together with Alan’s wife, Lisa Engel, serve as Co-Chairs of the Campaign for Springs Eternal Subcommittee; Donald Hess ’66, Honorary Chairman of the Campaign; John Abbot ’80, Chairman of the Finance Committee; and Frank Samford ’62, Chairman of the Development Committee, all of whom have gone above and beyond in representing the school.

A hearty thanks as well goes to Fergus Tuohy ’96, President of the Alumni Council and Ex Officio Board member, for infusing energy into the Council and reinvigorating the Class Agent System at this critical time of the school’s history.

Alums have also stepped forward to host Tour de Springs events throughout the country, namely Kip Porter ’60 (Margaret) and Joe Farley ’81

(Ginny) with future events to be hosted by Kelly Bodnar Battles ’85, Michael Payne ’84 (Jessica), Leo Kayser III ’62, Rob Henrikson ’65 (Mary), and Dr. Jordan T. Shin ’85. Future events are also being hosted by parents Patti and Ed Rogers.

The enthusiasm of parents who volunteer to host and help with Back-to-School Parent Potluck Dinners, join Parents Association Committees, or co-chair and work the school’s 101 events can never be underestimated. I thank you all, under the leadership of Kiki Scalise, Parents Association President and Ex Officio Board member, for setting such a marvelous tone for the school community.

In addition to their gifts of service, these volunteers are committed to financially supporting the school’s critical Annual Fund, year after year, and to making special gifts to the Campaign for Springs Eternal, thereby ensuring Springs’ continued excellence.

All of these efforts have an enormous impact on the life of Indian Springs School. They enable us to make the best possible decisions for the future of the school and foster a community of engagement that keeps us at the forefront of education. We are preparing the next generation of volunteers, the current students, by our actions of getting involved, working together, and giving back to a school that means so much to so many.

Learning Through Living at its best.

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hen we started the strategic planning and accreditation process that led to our new Campus Master plan, we referred to the goal of modernizing our campus with state-of-the-art, globally connected classrooms; expanded creative spaces; and an updated, flexible dining hall as “imagining the possible.”

Four short years later, we have moved from imagining to creating. Construction of our new classrooms began in earnest over the summer after crews completed utilities relocation, other preparatory site work, and renovations for the new Academic Center in the north wing of the Library.

Everything continues to progress beautifully.

Crews from B.L. Harbert have laid the foundation for our three new classroom buildings and our new Administration Building, and because of a well-conceived “phased” construction plan, classrooms are on schedule to be finished for the 2015-16 school year. (You know you’re in good hands when your project superintendent says, “They will be ready.”) Learn more about the phased plan on page 16 of this issue.

It’s an exciting time to experience the sights and sounds of construction. Many alumni have been making special visits to see the changes taking shape. If it’s not easy to get here, you can also follow our progress remotely via our ISS Construction

Cam. It’s accessible on the Making Springs Eternal page of our school website (indiansprings.org/ makingspringseternal) and on the Progress page of our Campaign for Springs Eternal website (ISSspringseternal.org). Check back often—it’s impressive to see what can happen in just a week.

I applaud our students, faculty, staff, and Board members for happily bearing up and staying focused when the sounds of excavators and drilling machines coincide with class time and meetings. With the students, we are all learning the lesson of ignoring would-be distractions; some students and faculty are also having fun calling our six temporary classrooms, located between Classrooms 10-11 and the Science Center, “RVs.” Every week—and often several times a week— alumni/ae tell me that ISS taught them to think more meaningfully and to find ways to transform challenges into successes. It is because our entire community believes that ISS should be an excellent option for future generations that we have moved so gracefully from imagining to creating the possible.

Thank you for your support, your vision, your dedication, your passion. With these to guide us, we are together Making Springs Eternal.

GARETH VAUGHAN Director, Indian Springs School

LEFT: Students hang out between the temporary portables during morning break.

ABOVE: Follow our progress! View live footage via our Construction Cam at indiansprings.org/ makingspringseternal and on the Progress page of ISSspringseternal.org.

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p CAMPUS LIFE At Indian Springs School, students have an opportunity to make their mark, both inside the classroom and out.

Following the lead of our talented, award-winning faculty, ISS students achieve because they are encouraged to push themselves to new heights, engage actively in their community, and follow their passions.

HIGH MARKS Tara Markert ’14 Wins 4th Place Award at Intel ISEF 2014 LEFT: A happy team

Boys Soccer Team Wins State Championship!

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he ISS Varsity Boys Soccer Team claimed the 2014 Class 1A-4A Soccer State Championship title after a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Randolph School on May 10 in Huntsville! The team, ranked No. 1 in the state, closed out the season listed in MaxPreps at No. 7 in the nation.

ISS Director Gareth Vaughan applauded members of the team not only for winning the championship trophy but also for showing good sportsmanship and supporting one another throughout the soccer season. “In my six years at Indian Springs,” Vaughan told the team at Town Meeting following the victory, “this has been the most skilled team I have had the pleasure to watch.” This is Indian Springs’ second State Soccer Championship since the Alabama High School Athletic Association sanctioned soccer as a high school varsity sport. (The ISS Boys Soccer Team also won the AHSAA State Championship in 2008.) Before that time, ISS won from seven to nine state tournaments organized by Coach Ray Woodard, who started the ISS soccer program and is known as the father of soccer in Alabama. This was the eighth trip to the State Finals for Coach Rik Tozzi, who has coached ISS Boys Soccer for 12 years. Congratulations to the entire team and to Coaches Tozzi, Chuck Williams, and Joe Carter! GO SPRINGS!

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celebrates after the state semifinals match.

BELOW: Tournament MVP Reeves Duggan ’14 with his dad, ISS alum Mell Duggan ’76, and the state championship trophy BOTTOM: Parker Bryant ’16 sending it forward in the finals

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pring 2014 Mayor Tara Markert ’14 was awarded 4th place in the Medicine and Health category at the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) held in May in Los Angeles.

More than 1,700 high school students from 70 countries, regions, and territories competed at the fair, the world’s largest international pre-college science competition.

Markert’s project, “Cytochrome C Oxidase Activity and Chemoresistance,” developed out of summertime research she conducted at the UAB Cancer Center.

The project explores increasing the sensitivity of malignant glioma, a type of brain cancer typically fatal in 14 months, to

temozolomide (TMZ), the drug commonly used in its treatment.

Prior to the Intel fair, Markert’s project won 1st place in March at the Central Alabama Regional Science and Engineering Fair and 3rd place in April at the Alabama Science and Engineering Fair.

In addition, Markert has co-authored a paper currently being prepared for submission for peerreviewed publication in the Journal of Clinical Investigation or the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

She is a freshman at Harvard College.

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2015 National Merit Semifinalists

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ouglas Ray, Latin and English instructor and Poet-in-Residence at Indian Springs School, has been selected by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) as a 2014-15 Teacher of the Future. As one of only 35 teachers chosen nationwide for the organization’s seventh annual Teachers of the Future program, Ray will participate in a variety of initiatives designed to strengthen learning and teaching at independent schools as well as expand their leadership capacities.

The 2014-15 participants were selected from a large pool of nominees who exemplify creativity and innovation in the classroom, inspire academic excellence in students, and serve as opinion leaders among their colleagues and peers. “These exceptional Teachers of the Future are not only preparing children to succeed in life; they are moving the profession forward by modeling innovative practices and leadership among their peers,” says NAIS President John Chubb.

Guided by NAIS staff and other mentors, Ray and fellow

participants will explore four themes: blended and online learning, student health and wellbeing, student assessment, and accreditation. At the conclusion of the program, they will share their findings with the education community.

A native of Mississippi, Ray is the author of He Will Laugh (Lethe Press, 2012), a collection of poems, and editor of the newly published anthology The Queer South (Sibling Rivalry Press, 2014).

He received his B.A. in classics and English and an M.F.A. in creative writing from The University of Mississippi, where he edited The Yalobusha Review. He has taught Latin and English at Indian Springs since 2010.

“Douglas Ray is an ideal choice for the distinguished Teachers of the Future program,” says ISS Director Gareth Vaughan.

“He poses challenging questions to his students, both in and out of the classroom, and teaches them to question their own assumptions and think critically as they form—and express—their opinions.”

ix Indian Springs School seniors have been named Semifinalists in the 60th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Sebastian Black ’15, Anna Welden ’15, Eli Cohen ’15, Ashley Leader ’15, Ethan White ’15, and Tristan Trechsel ’15 have a chance to compete for approximately 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $33 million to be offered next spring.

The nationwide pool of about 16,000 Semifinalists, who were chosen based on their achievements on the 2013 Preliminary

SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), represents less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors and includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state.

About 15,000 of Semifinalists are expected to advance to the Finalist level in February, and more than half of Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the title of National Merit Scholar, on the basis of their skills, accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies.

This year, ISS has 198 day students and 81 boarders who hail from 9 countries and 12 states.

Charles and Jane Ellis Honored for Years of Service

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ore than 100 alumni, faculty, staff, and friends gathered in May to celebrate the contributions of Charles and Jane Ellis during his 44 years on the ISS faculty. Ellis, who retired in June, created an enduring theater program, built a diverse student body while serving as Admissions Director, and most recently taught the art of woodworking. Alumni traveled from as far as New York to thank the Ellises for their wisdom and kindness. “You are part of our soul and we will always be grateful to you,” said Dr. Jonathan Horn. Send the Ellises a note at cellis0019@ charter.net or 317 Fairfax Way, Birmingham, AL 35242.

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Abroms Scholarship Endowment Opens Doors to Summer Studies

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generous, ongoing gift from ISS parents Hal and Judy Abroms enabled 19 ISS students to participate during summer 2014 in challenging and rewarding summer programs at highly regarded schools and nonprofits across the country and around the world. Established by the Abromses in 1997 in memory of their son Andy Abroms ’77, the Andy Abroms Memorial Scholarship Fund is designed to help defray the costs of summer study programs, internships, and research opportunities in the sciences, arts, politics, history, business, and other areas of interest. Since 1997, the Abromses have awarded more than 200 scholarships ranging from $300 to $2,000 to ISS students in grades 9-11.

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Youth and Action Peace Symposium, Norway – International Relations Kristin Toms ’16 Emory Pre-College Program - Neuroscience of Brain Enhancement Erin Sullivan ’15 Yale Young Global Scholars – Science, Policy, and Innovation Jaylan Jacobs ‘16 Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth - Neuroscience Course Julianne Baker ’16 Medicine and Healthcare Internship with Projects Abroad to Kenya Miriam Bernard ’15 Summer Academy at the Pennsylvania School of Fine Arts Sally Heggeman ’15 Tufts University Adventures in Veterinary Medicine Priscilla Jones ’15 Yale University - EXLPO Marketing Daun Lee ’16 Smith College - Science and Engineering Program Claire Tang ’15 JSA Summer School at Georgetown University – International Relations Erica Ma ‘15 Sewanee Young Writers’ Conference Mira Walker ’16 Law Institute of Georgetown University John Touloupis ’16 Curtis Institute of Music – Summerfest Young Artist Piano Program Sebastian Black ’15 Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama Marty McGuire ’15 Emory Pre-College Program – Economics: Principles and Current Issues Matt Price ’15 George Washington University – Principles of International Law Sam Newton ’16 National Student Leadership Conference at UC Berkeley – Medicine & Health Care Clara Scott ’16 Business World at UPenn David Wang ’15 Dauphin Island Sea Lab - Marine Science Madeleine Thomas ’15

AMNESTY NAMES ISS SENIOR STUDENT COORDINATOR FOR ALABAMA

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mnesty International, a nongovernmental organization that seeks to protect human rights worldwide, has appointed ISS senior Min Gu Kim ’15 Student Activist Coordinator for the state of Alabama. In this role, he will serve as the student contact for all student groups in the state and help other high schools form Amnesty International Chapters.

“Over the years I have had the pleasure of working with Min Gu and watching his leadership abilities strengthen as he has led the student group at Indian Springs School,” says Amnesty Southern Field Organizer Ebony Brickhouse. “I look forward to all that is ahead and hope that more of our youth leaders come from Indian Springs, following the lead of Min Gu.” To prepare for the position, Kim completed an intensive, three-day student leadership training in early August in Philadelphia. “Even though I was elected to serve as Student Activist Coordinator (SAC), I believe that all members of the Indian Springs School Amnesty Chapter are SACs,” says Kim. “We are the only high school in Alabama that has an Amnesty International Club, so we will be the forerunners and help students start new groups at their high schools by visiting them and providing them with fruitful information.”

Kim says the ISS Club also plans to mobilize Alabamians around campaign opportunities and raise awareness of policy-related issues. “The fight for justice is a commitment that starts with building the human rights movement on our campus,” he says.

“Our role is to bring out the best in other students, teachers, and community members so that they can be strong leaders too. By building a strong team and constantly finding ways to get people involved, we will mobilize our community to be a powerful force for dignity and justice.”

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help us welcome these four friendly faces to Campus.

Cindy St. Clair

Choir Accompanist/ Instrumental Music Pianist Cindy St. Clair steps into the role of choir accompanist and instrumental and AP music teacher for 2014-15 while Dr. Alina Voicu is on leave. A former teacher of piano and theory in Samford University’s School of the Arts Preparatory Department, she is currently completing a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Piano Performance at the University of Alabama.

St. Clair has won several piano competitions and has appeared as a soloist with the Huxford Symphony Orchestra, the University of Alabama Symphonic Band, and the Samford University Orchestra. In August, she attended the 39th Annual Classical Music Festival in Eisenstadt, Austria, where she participated in master classes at the Haydn Conservatory and was chosen to perform on the final Gala Recital at the Esterházy Palace. “It is an honor to help shape the next generation of the arts, whether students become professional musicians or committed patrons later in life. My goal is to inspire them each day to love music, much in the same way they inspire me with their work ethic, positive attitude, and exceptional talent.”

Alexis Ortiz Spanish Faculty

Alexis Ortiz has joined ISS as the newest member of the Foreign Language Department.

A native of Mexico, Ortiz earned his undergraduate degree in Linguistics from the Universidad de Colima. He received his M.A. in Spanish Language and Literature from the University of Rhode Island and has completed all course work for his doctorate at Boston University, where he received the Excellence in Teaching Award in 2012 and 2013.

Ortiz has taught all levels of Spanish, Spanish Film and Media, Spanish Literature, and Spanish Conversation and Composition. “Teaching is one of the activities that I enjoy most in life,” he says. “Seeing my students succeed in their lives and careers while making use of the skills we practiced in the classroom is one of my biggest satisfactions.”

Ortiz and his wife, Sarah, who earned her B.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of Rhode Island, will live on campus with their cat, Sophie.

Kiki Scalise

Heads 2014-15 Parents Association ISS parent Kiki Scalise joins the ISS Board of Governors as 2014-15 President of the ISS Parents Association. Mother of Patrick ’14 and Peter ’18, she has previously served as CoChair for Music 101 and as a volunteer for Antiques 101 and Parent Potluck Committees.

“In my sixth year as a parent at Springs, I value the strong sense of community, the diversity, the faculty, and the opportunities for students to participate in student government, which all contribute to the high standard of excellence that continues to exceed our expectations,” she says.

She urges current parents to get involved with Parents Association activities, explore events that highlight other students’ talents, and stay connected by reading the summer assignments for each year’s school theme.

(Turn the page to learn about the 2014-15 theme, “Art Fuels.”)

“What an enriching experience to have the school theme weaved into the curriculum, the choir repertoire, and D-Day, just to name a few,” she says. “This is ISS, and our students take all these experiences with them, enabling them to lead and enrich the community and make a difference.”

Claire Cassady Director of Admission

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ndian Springs welcomes Birmingham native Claire Cassady as the new Director of Admission and Financial Aid. Cassady will lead enrollment initiatives and organize on- and off-campus admission events. She previously served as Assistant Director of Admission & Financial Aid at Saint Mary’s School in Raleigh, N.C., where she coordinated campus visits for prospective students and their families and managed the school’s financial aid budget.

A 2011 graduate of Vanderbilt University, Cassady received her B.S. in Child Studies from the Peabody College of Education. Before college, she boarded during grades 9-12 at the Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tenn., where she was awarded the school’s first Distinguished Scholar four-year merit scholarship. The daughter of ISS alumnus Ed Cassady ’76, she attended Advent Episcopal School in Birmingham for grades K-8. “I look forward to working with students and families from across the state, the country, and the world to continue Springs’ tradition of excellence,” she says.

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EXPLORING THE IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING THE VISUAL ARTS

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art teacher Mel Machen walks slowly around a table where six of her students are attentively drawing and painting the flowers they’ve chosen for this week’s contour line lesson. The room is quiet as they work.

“If you are nervous—if your hands start shaking and you’re going slowly—it’s not going to be a pretty line,” she tells them. “You just make a mark. Don’t be hesitant. Make marks with confidence, and don’t worry if it’s not the right shape or width. Look at the edge that you’re going to draw, and make a mark that feels like an edge.”

Just across campus, science teacher Lisa Balazs’s 8th grade class has just read the short story “You Are What You Eat” by Thomas Rain Crowe. In response, they are creating self-portraits, showing body parts as apples, curry, pizza, Fruit Loops, gummy worms.

“Not all stories have to be written,” Balazs says. “In science, you want to be able to take your observations and build a story out of it. The story gets built because you’re very creative and you’re thinking outside the box all the time.”

Outside, math teacher Tom Barr has walked with his Calculus II class to the creek to explore principles of fluid flow. “Rather than talk theoretically, I’m cutting to the chase,” he says. “We’re going to the source on a hot day to talk about water molecules, what happens to a particle of water as it travels, and the ways that pressure and temperature affect the water. There are actually many mathematical ideas that are tied to visualization in some form or another.”

In class after class this year,Indian Springs students are hearing a recurring theme: Art is everywhere. It is a thread that ties us together and helps us communicate, illustrate, innovate, understand. It teaches us about confidence and persistence, resilience and subtlety. It empowers us to say what cannot be said and to

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imagine what has not yet been imagined.

“The idea behind our 2014-15 school-wide theme, ‘Art Fuels,’ is to help students think about the role of art in their everyday lives and to recognize that it is a source of enrichment, a source of new perspective and a broadening of the mind, a source of inspiration and reflection, a source of excitement—and it’s relevant to all of us,” says ISS Director Gareth Vaughan. “If there is one takeaway, it is that there is a place for the appreciation of art and the exercise of creating art in everybody’s lives.”

FAMILIAR REFRAIN

From the Paleolithic Age to the present, people have had a “constant urge” to leave their mark, says history teacher Kelly Jacobs, who recalls the “blissful” moment about 10 years ago when she realized that art and maps were the keys to helping her students “walk in someone else’s shoes.”

“Art is a fantastic complement to studying law codes that can sound arbitrary to 14-year-old kids, or religious codes, or myths that seem foreign and different. Art is the ’Oh, I get that!’ In the simplest form, they can see why someone would want to paint their hand on the cave wall and say, ‘I was here.’ It changes the conversation and makes history seem relevant and personal.”

French teacher Dr. Jonathan Horn ’75 feels that no study of French language and culture would be complete without the visual and performing arts. “I often use pieces of art in class to stimulate discussion,” he says. “I love to teach about the French Antilles and their art forms and music. Or we’ll look at a painting by Renoir. It makes the language real, relevant, meaningful, expansive—and it connects us with the history of France and the French-speaking world.” a

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Not only do ISS students choose painting, drawing, pottery, and photography classes, says Associate Director and Dean of Academics David Noone. They also join clubs with a visual or performing arts connection and develop independent studies with an art component. “It’s great to see that energy,” he says. “Our goal is to continue that energy and build for the future so our students have even more opportunities.”

To Noone, it’s important that students recognize that art has power—and the power is literally at their fingertips, all the time.

“In today’s world, when our kids can talk to a billion people basically for free, the use of art in message and advertising is one of the biggest powers in existence. The power of it to influence them, and the power they have to influence others: They’re not always aware of it, so that is one of the things we’re trying to get kids to see.”

Art also plays a powerful role in a competitive curriculum, says Noone, because art classes encourage creative thinking and the ability to look at a problem from diverse perspectives. “In a world marked by economic recession and global competition, these skills are absolutely crucial,” he says. “The world’s challenges do not have clear-cut, right-wrong answers. Art teaches students to feel comfortable looking for solutions that no one else has seen."

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

For many artists, says Machen, art is a creative way to explain their own lives and what they perceive happening in the world around them. “Art is not created in a vacuum,” she says. “Throughout history to the present, it is a window into social issues and concerns and a voice for people who don’t otherwise have a voice. It is also a celebration of life and the natural beauty around us.”

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create a weekly “Art Fuels” speaker series to give students a chance to meet a wide variety of artists throughout the school year. They hope that the yearlong theme and weekly guest artists broaden students’ understanding of art and show them that everyone can create art.

“What makes someone an artist,” Machen says, “is his or her very personal response to the world. I have known artists who say, 'I don’t draw well at all, but this is the material and the idea I’m working with, and I consider myself an artist even though I don’t have traditional drawing or painting skills.' I think a lot of times people who haven’t had experience with art don’t realize that. They think, ‘I don’t have a natural ability, therefore I am not an artist.'

And they can be.”

To Sheehan, the beauty of art education—learning to create something from scratch—is that it teaches students to conquer fear of failure, balance constraints of time and resources, develop discipline and patience, and pay greater attention to details.

“Perhaps the most important contribution art offers to an academic environment is getting the student in the habit of creating something beautiful and positive with the intent of sharing and making the world a more civil and tolerant place to coexist,” he says.

CONSTANT COMPANIONS

When any of her science students tell her they “don’t do art,” Balazs reminds them that science and art have long gone hand in hand.

“If you think back to the Renaissance, when all of these great things were happening in science, the perfect ‘Renaissance man’ was an artist and a scientist and a reader and a thinker. You didn’t even do science without drawing,” she says.

“I think that too often students segment the academics. Our students sometimes come to ISS thinking, ‘I’m good at science,

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“WHAT MAKES SOMEONE AN ARTIST,” SAYS ART TEACHER MEL MACHEN, “IS HIS OR HER VERY PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE WORLD.”

ENGLISH TEACHER DIANE SHEPPARD TEACHES AP LANGUAGE STUDENTS ABOUT VISUAL RHETORIC AND WAYS TO ANALYZE MESSAGES IN CARTOONS, ADS, POSTERS, FILMS, AND OTHER MEDIA.

Graham Boettcher, Ph.D., Chief Curator at the Birmingham Museum of Art and opening guest speaker for the school’s 2014-15 theme, challenged students to think about how they experience art. “YOUR EXPERIENCE OF A WORK OF ART DOES NOT HAVE TO HINGE ON AUTHENTICITY OR MONETARY VALUE,” he told them. “WHETHER IT IS A REMINGTON [SCULPTURE] AT THE BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM OF ART OR SOMETHING YOU FIND AT A FLEA MARKET, ART IS EVERYWHERE. ART IS WHERE YOU FIND IT, AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, BEAUTY IS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW.”

I’m not good at art. I’m good at art, I can’t do math.’ There really isn’t that division. The more creative you are, the better you are at asking good questions and getting good answers and figuring out ways to get the answers in science. ‘Art Fuels’ points out to students that there is more crossover than they ever imagined.”

Visual arts are also inherent to the study of math, says Barr.

“Mathematics manifests itself and gets communicated by making drawings and physical models or building visual models on computer screen. In those senses, the physical skill to make a drawing can be key in communicating an idea to somebody else or in examining an idea and solving certain kinds of problems.”

Many mathematicians see pure mathematics as an art form, says Barr. “There’s a deep sense of aesthetics among many mathematicians, and that sense gets applied to the way in which a new idea is presented. If the mathematician proves a theorem and establishes something that before had not been understood, then the emotional response from other mathematicians is ‘Wow—this person has done something amazing here. And the proof that this person has given is something beautiful.’”

TO INFINITY … AND BEYOND

The semesters that Barr teaches Geometry, he takes his students outdoors by the lake to visualize the idea of infinity. “Imagine a line that goes through your body,” he tells them. “Out the top of your head, up into the sky, down through your body, and into the earth. This is infinity.”

It’s an important mathematical concept, he says. “As with the principles of fluid flow, I think it’s important to take yourself out and experience infinity this way. It’s not art exactly, but to my thinking it is knit up with what people try to capture in pieces of art, which also encourage people to engage in this way.”

This semester he and Machen are working with senior Mike Jin ’15 on an independent study that blends math and art: the creation and study of a “tensegrity sculpture” similar to one outside the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in D.C. Made from metal rods and cables, it will be assembled so that no two rods touch. “These sculptures have some mathematical properties that are really interesting,” says Barr. “I would say that mathematics itself is kind of a sculpture. It’s a model for something that occurs in nature, and that model ultimately resides in people’s minds.”

What excites him about “Art Fuels” and projects like Jin’s independent study is that both encourage students to use their hands to illustrate an idea. “There is so much delight in working with materials,” he says, “particularly if you have in your mind a concept for something you want to create or construct. If you don’t have the skills to do that, then that’s the end of the road. It’s in your mind forever. If instead it can come out through material means, then you gain a lot of satisfaction and an important way to demonstrate your idea, potentially solve a problem, and connect with other people.” a

SPRINGS ETERNAL: FOSTERING THE ARTS

Committed to promoting creativity, Springs alumni and friends are contributing funds to build a new Visual Arts Center at ISS as part of the Campaign for Springs Eternal.

The new facility will include new art studios, an art gallery, outdoor art yard, and renovated music

practice rooms. "By encouraging them to look outside the box when seeking ways to improve and innovate," says Board Chair Libby Pantazis, "ISS is creating students adept at problem solving, self-expression, collaboration, flexibility, and self-assessment— all fueled by the arts and crucial to developing a full identity."

“AS ART DEMANDS WE SEE IN NEW WAYS, THINK IN NEW WAYS, AND REJECT CONVENTION, IT OPENS POSSIBILITIES FOR NEW COMMUNICATION WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE. WE DROP OUR ASSUMPTIONS IN ORDER TO COMMUNICATE.” —Latin and English instructor and Poet-in-Residence Douglas Ray, who gave the 2014-15 Opening Speech on the first day of school FA L L 2 0 1 4

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USING THE INTERNET TO BRING ART TO A NEW AUDIENCE: A Q&A WITH SARAH URIST GREEN ’98 ISS alum Sarah Urist Green ’98, former curator of contemporary art for the Indianapolis Museum of Art, launched The Art Assignment, a weekly video series produced by PBS Digital Studios, earlier this year as a way to expose a new audience to contemporary art. Produced in collaboration with her husband, writer John Green ’95, the interactive show features guest artists who 14

demonstrate art “assignments” for viewers, who share their work online.

Here, Sarah Urist Green (one of our featured “Art Fuels” guest speakers this fall) talks about her show and the experience of art.

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TO CREATE THE ART ASSIGNMENT? I’d been working as a museum

curator for a number of years, and all the while John was developing his online career.

I would sit through many museum meetings about ways to try to get more people—mainly younger people—to come to the museum, and I just couldn’t ignore the giant possibilities of the Internet.

I would also notice the funny things that people would do, take pictures of, and post online, and then I'd think about analogous exercises by contemporary artists. I decided to step away temporarily from the museum world and instead go to people where they are, using the platform of the Internet to get people thinking about art and incorporating it into their lives. I also want people to notice the artistic things they are already doing online, and think about them in a more critically engaged way.

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I started out with a fairly narrow definition of what art is but that has changed as I've progressed in my career. That definition has con-

tinued to broaden to where very little is not art, for me. I think with the series I want to show people a wide variety of the ways artists are working, approaching art, and thinking about it not as a material but as ideas. It’s not so much about skills. Skills are important; skills can be enjoyable. But to have firm conceptual underpinnings to what you’re doing: That’s so important in the contemporary art world today.

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My main goal with the series is to demystify contemporary art, to show people how it doesn’t have to be highbrow, elitist, or alienating. Art can be very inclusive. And there are many ways of making and experiencing art. With so many images circulating on the Intenet now, and so much access, I want viewers to ask themselves: “What am I looking at? What is this picture? What is it doing? And what is my role in this whole organism of the Internet?”

“PHOTOGRAPHY ALLOWS ME TO CAPTURE THE WORLD AROUND ME AND KEEP THE MOMENT THAT THE PICTURE REPRESENTS AVAILABLE FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS TO APPRECIATE.” — MARC STRAUS ’16

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onstruction on Indian Springs’ 18 new classrooms began over the summer and remains on target for completion for the 2015-16 school year, thanks to a flexible, phased building plan overseen by Ralph Cantrell, Project Superintendent at B.L. Harbert International, ISS Director Gareth Vaughan, ISS Associate Director David Noone, and the ISS Building Committee.

“Phased construction allows us to work on several tasks at once and keeps our crews out in front of one another,” says Cantrell, who walks the ISS job site constantly, meets with Vaughan and Noone frequently, and thinks 2-3 weeks ahead to keep construction on schedule. “Phasing also lets us improvise during bad weather. Our main objective is to get these new classrooms ready for the new school year.”

The new classrooms are part one of a threephase capital improvement plan prepared by ArchitectureWorks, LLP, of Birmingham and Lake|Flato Architects of San Antonio and funded by the Campaign for Springs Eternal.

Crews took down Classrooms 1-6 and the former Administration Building and renovated the ISS Library in July and August after several months of preparatory site work that included asbestos abatement, window removal, utilities relocation, and replacement of antiquated sewage and gas lines.

ISS Director Gareth Vaughan and Project Superintendent Ralph Cantrell frequently visit the job site together to view the progress of classroom construction, which remains on schedule for the 2015-16 school year.

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In September, workers finished clearing trees and shrubs around the Library to prepare for the new buildings, new landscaping, and a new parking lot. By the middle of the month, they were laying the foundation for four new buildings— putting in building pads and drilling holes for the piers of the three classroom buildings and working their way around to the new Administration Building, which will be built on spread footers.

Next up, Cantrell and crews will pour the concrete footings and slabs, set structural steel posts to frame the walls, put in utilities, and begin adding new sidewalks and drainage runnels around the new buildings.

In the spring, Harbert crews will also create multiple pathways to the lake. “We won’t use machines for these pathways because it’s a wetland area. This is all done by hand,” says Cantrell.

“This will really open up the views to the lake from the new buildings.”

“It’s exciting to watch our new classrooms take shape from the ground up,” says Vaughan, “We salute the entire Harbert team for staying on schedule. In less than a year, these buildings will modernize our campus and give our students greater access to interactive technologies that prepare them for the increasingly competitive global landscape. We look forward to these classrooms of the very near future.”

TOP ROW, LEFT: Illustration of a new classroom by Lake | Flato Architects. TOP ROW, PHOTOS AT RIGHT: The building project has created a yearlong “teachable moment,� says

Associate Director David Noone, who has invited a B.L. Harbert representative to speak to ISS Entrepreneurship students about construction budgeting and management.

MIDDLE ROW, LEFT: Six temporary classrooms near the Science Building accommodate class space needs for 2014-15. MIDDLE ROW, RIGHT: In addition to new classrooms and a new Administration Building, three faculty work spaces will be added during Phase One. BOTTOM ROW: Oversize panels hung on construction fencing celebrate the Campaign

for Springs Eternal and the many ISS alumni, parents, grandparents, and friends whose generous support is making the new buildings possible.

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ALUMNI A ND FR I E NDS

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rom April 10-13, Indian Springs School celebrated the many people— alumni, students, parents, faculty, and friends—who make Springs Eternal. More than 300 alumni, family members, and friends attended Reunion Class Parties, the Alumni-Faculty Reception for All Classes, the Directors’ Dinner, Tailgating and Soccer Games, Sunday Brunch, a classroom 1.

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discussion with current students featuring Bob Athey ‘59, a Concert Choir performance, and the public launch of the Campaign for Springs Eternal.

To see all photos from Alumni Weekend 2014 (and look ahead to Alumni Weekend 2015), visit indiansprings.org/alumniweekend2015. Thank you for being a part of this incredible community.

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TOP ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT:

1. Freddie Delchamps ’09 and Evan Pantazis ’09 2. Meg Nunnelly Olsen ‘94, Jill Russell ’94, Sand Reardon ‘94 3. John Tanquary ‘74, John White-Spunner ‘74, and E.T. Brown ’74 4. Barbara Aland, Laura Aland ’06, Jack Aland ’75 MIDDLE ROW:

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5. Director of Development Beth Mulvey with Director Gareth Vaughan and Bob Athey ’59 6. Bobby Damsky ’71, Ray Gildea ’71, Bob McGahey ’64, Steve Knox ’74 BOTTOM ROW:

7. Michael Payne ’84, Charles Ellis, Dr. Bob Cooper, Chris Thompson ’84 8. Class of ’59 at their 55th reunion

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campus and facilities. Join Director Gareth Vaughan, Drs. Cooper and LaCasse, and other faculty and friends at stops along our coastto-coast tour. To attend or get more information about individual events, please contact Beth Mulvey at bmulvey@Indiansprings.org or 205.332.0591.

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ndian Springs School thanked more than 100 alumni, parents, and friends for their generous, ongoing support at the 2014 Directors’ Dinner held April 10 at BridgeStreet Gallery and Loft.

“Your deep, heartfelt commitment enables us to continue the school’s longstanding tradition of excellence,” said Director Gareth Vaughan.

“Thank you for sharing your passion—and your vision.”

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TOP ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: 1. Larry Greer

’63, Eugenia Greer, Tom Adams ’63, and Alston Ray ’66 2. Cindy and Michael Routman ’72

Springs Eternal Co-Chair Rusty Rushton ’74 BOTTOM ROW:

8. John Poynor ’58 and Bill Viar ’62 9. Julie and Scott Bryant ’82

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3. Rene and John Simmons ’65 4. Jeff Book, David Germany of Regions Financial Corporation, and ISS Trustee Janet Perry Book 5. Dorrie Fuchs and ISS Director Gareth Vaughan with Board Chair Libby Pantazis THIRD ROW: 6.

ISS Trustee Myla Calhoun and Director of Development Beth Mulvey 7. E.T. Brown ’74 and Campaign for

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ore than 60 alumni, parents, and friends gathered on June 13 at the SpringHouse Restaurant in Lake Martin, Ala., to celebrate Springs Eternal.

Hosted by Margaret and Kip Porter ’60 and Ginny and Joe Farley ’81, the event marked the first stop on the school’s coast-to-coast Tour de Springs.

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Bottom row:

1. Joe Nonidez ’62, Gray Plosser ’63 2. Virginia Farley ’16, Joe Farley ’81, Director Gareth Vaughan, Mac Farley ’14

5. Rusty Rushton ’74, Director Gareth Vaughan, Board Chair Libby Pantazis

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3. Sharon Samford, Kip Porter ’60, Margaret Porter, Margaret Moore Porter 4. Charles Ellis, Stanley Graves

Nine-Day Cultural Exchange Trip Gives ISS Faculty Insights into Korean Society, Customs

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ighteen ISS teachers, administrators, and staff members traveled to South Korea and China June 14-22 to learn more about Asian society, culture, and history and to visit with about 160 ISS parents, alumni, and students in order to gain a deeper understanding of the customs of the school’s Asian students.

Part of a professional development initiative provided by AJIN USA, an automotive manufacturing facility that supplies parts to Kia and Hyundai from its Chambers County, Ala., plant, the nineday trip took ISS educators to Seoul, Daegu, and Busan, South Korea; and Shanghai, China.

The exchange program was created by AJIN

USA CEO Sea Jung Ho as a way to strengthen student-teacher connections and enhance teaching and learning. Sea’s son, Sea Joon Soo ‘17, is a sophomore at Indian Springs.

“This incredible trip helped us better understand the traditions and needs of our Korean and Chinese students and get to know their families,” says ISS Director Gareth Vaughan. “Because of our exposure to their beautiful cities and countryside, customs, culture, and foods, we have all come to a better appreciation of this distinctive part of our school community. We are grateful for this invaluable opportunity to bring our two worlds together.”

TOP LEFT: ISS students Sherry Ge ’14, Vivian Wei ’17, new student Sunny Dong

’17, and Claudia Choi ’14 with chemistry teacher Chris Tetzlaff and dorm parent Holly Rodgers in Shanghai. MIDDLE LEFT: ISS senior Sylvan Zhang ’15 with AJIN USA CEO Sea Jung Ho in Shanghai. Zhang interned at AJIN USA in Cusetta, Ala., in August. BOTTOM LEFT: ISS English teacher Diane Sheppard (far left) with Lee Songhyun ’15 and parents Lee Hyesun and Lee Seokho, who arranged for the ISS Korean Parents Association Event in Seoul on June 16. BOTTOM RIGHT: ISS mathematics teacher Dr. Mac LaCasse (center) with ISS students Jing Yu He ’15 and Claudia Choi ’14 in Shanghai.

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A N N UA L R E P O R T Indian Springs School’s financial picture remains strong with the Board and Administration’s commitment to reaching a balanced budget and the generous support of the entire community. Springs’ existence is only possible through the dedication of its volunteers and the generosity of alumni, parents, grandparents, and friends. Thank you for the outpouring of attention and support that carried our students and faculty through another marvelous year.

F I N A N C I A L S TAT E M E N T S July 1, 2013—June 30, 2014

Fundraising

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SPRINGS ETERNAL GIFTS & PLEDGES AS OF JUNE 30, 2014

Income

Building Endowment Total

$12,724,100.85 1,345,000.00 $14,069,100.85

annual fund & annual fund restri c ted

Annual Fund Unrestricted Annual Fund Restricted

$554,466.21 47,066.00

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Amnesty International Faculty Continuing Education Hoggard Scholarship Endowment Ray Hartwell Fund Scholarships Tennis Total Restricted Gifts Total Fundraising Support

$5,000.00 $259,529.00 $75.00 $8,642.00 $40,000.00 $1,025.00

Tuition and Fees Annual Fund

$7,289,940 687,813

Total Income

$7,977,753

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Salaries and Benefits Financial Aid Instructional and Student Activities Dining, Transportation, and Other Services Operations and Maintenance General and Administrative Total Expenses Capital Expenditures

$3,918,580 1,527,228 531,631 826,869 1, 187,953 792,537 $8,784,798 $2,281,140

$314,271.00 $14,984,904.06

Thank you for your generous support of Indian Springs School.

Your gifts are vital to continuing the school’s tradition of excellence.

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ANNUAL REP ORT

Gareth Vaughan

Rusty Rushton ’74

Making Springs Eternal Capital Campaign 2014-18 More than 300 Indian Springs School students, faculty, alumni, and friends gathered in Town Hall on April 12 to celebrate the public launch of the $20 million Campaign for Springs Eternal, the largest capital campaign in the school’s history.

At a ceremony kicking off Alumni Weekend 2014 festivities, Director Gareth Vaughan, Board Chair Libby Pantazis, and Campaign Co-Chair and alumnus Rusty Rushton ’74 revealed that because of the generosity of more than 100 alumni, parents of alumni, and current parents during the Campaign’s silent phase (September 2013 to early April 2014), commitments of about $15 million—75% of the fundraising goal—have been secured over the next five years, enabling the school to begin constructing new classrooms (see page 16) and continue planning for a new dining hall and new arts center.

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Enduring Legacy

“The learning environments we provide for our bright young students must be consciously geared toward the increasingly global reality in which we now live and work,” said Rushton, who is Associate Director of the University Honors Program at UAB. “The campus upgrades we’re initiating will help us raise the physical components of our academic provision to the standard of our already exceptional program.”

Lead gifts have come from Gillian and Mike Goodrich ’63, Cecilia Matthews and the Estate of Alan Matthews ’68, Mary and Rob Henrikson ’65, and parents of alumni Judy and Hal Abroms, said Pantazis. “On behalf of the Board, I offer my deep appreciation to those who remember the importance of Indian Springs School in their own lives, to those who value the role of the school in the lives of their children and grandchildren, and to those who continue to make it a priority,” she said. “You ensure the school’s place for future generations.”

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The Campaign for Springs Eternal was created in response to Indian Springs School’s new Campus Master Plan, which identifies the need to replace or

modernize aging buildings dating from 1952, when the school opened its doors. Prepared by internationally recognized architects ArchitectureWorks, LLP, of Birmingham and Lake|Flato Architects of San Antonio with input from a wide range of ISS constituents, the proposed plan comprises three phases: modernizing the campus and classrooms to accommodate emerging technologies for greater flexibility and global connectivity; replacing the current dining hall with a new dining hall that includes outdoor dining; and creating a new arts center that features art studios at the heart of the campus. The ISS Board of Governors will finalize the timing and details for the arts center and dining hall phases as fundraising continues.

“It’s incredibly exciting to be able to usher in this next chapter in Indian Springs School history,” said Vaughan. “The passion and dedication that we are witnessing from the ISS community will give our students the tools they need to succeed and provide our world-class faculty a state-of-the-art stage on which to shine.”

To learn more and view the short Campaign for Springs Eternal video, visit ISSspringseternal.org.

C A M PA I G N T E A M

Halls: $1 milion each

The Campaign for Springs Eternal is headed by a passionate and accomplished group of alumni, faculty, and friends of Indian Springs:

Arts Center: $1 million

HONORARY CHAIRS: Donald Hess ’66 and Libby Pantazis

Art Yard: $250,000

CHAIRS: Lisa Engel, Alan Engel ’73, Rusty Rushton ’74

Special Dining Area: $250,000 Dining Deck: $250,000 Studios: $200,000 each Classrooms: $100,000 each

NORTHEAST: Rob Henrikson ’65, John Abbot ’80

LEAD GIFTS

MID-ATLANTIC: Ellen McElroy ’78

“Daring”: $2 million + Cecilia and Alan Matthews ’68 Gillian and Mike Goodrich ’63

WEST COAST: Kelly Bodnar Battles ’85 PARENTS OF ALUMNI: Catherine and Emmet McLean, Sydney and Mike Green

PLANNED GIVING: Allan Cruse ’59, Frank Samford ’62, Hanson Slaughter ’90

“Creativity”: $500,000 + Lisa and Alan Engel ‘73

DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR: Frank Samford ’62

“Collaboration”: $250,000 + Sydney and Michael Green Catherine and Emmett McLean Sharon and Frank Samford ‘62

STAFF: Gareth Vaughan (Director), Beth Mulvey (Director of Development) NAMING OPPORTUNITIES

Donors who contribute $100,000 and more have the opportunity to create an enduring legacy at ISS by naming a classroom. Currently, classrooms will be named to honor: The Gamble Family, in honor of William ‘03, Travis ’63, Tom ’60, and Chip ’58 Gamble

The Class of 1964 Academic Center: $2 million Dining Hall: $2 million

“Passion”: $50,000 + The Bodnar Family Julie and Scott Bryant ‘82 Caryn and Steven Corenblum ‘75 The Gamble Family Elizabeth and Mike Goodrich ‘90 Mary and Braxton Goodrich ‘93 Emily Hess ‘01 and Bob Levine Jennifer and Ben Hunt ‘82 Pat and Michael Levine ‘74 The Pizitz Family Stacy and Scott Pulliam ‘85 Barbara and Bill Viar ‘62

“Innovation”: $1 million + Judy and Hal Abroms Mary and Rob Henrikson ‘65

CURRENT PARENTS: Scott Bryant ’82, Scott Pulliam ’85

Rene and John Simmons ’65

Art Gallery: $500,000 Gathering Lawn: $250,000

SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST: Robert Aland ’80, Joe Farley ’81, Scott Pulliam ’85, Mike Goodrich ’90

Frank Cantey, named by Caldwell Marks, Trustee of Indian Springs School

Main Dining Room: $500,000

The Slaughter Family Nancy and Jim Tyrone ’73 Shazi Visram ’95

“Wisdom”: $100,000 + Susan and John Abbot ‘80 Kay Armstrong and Frank Carter ‘62 Allan Cruse ‘59 Heidi and Martin Damsky ’68 Ginny and Joe Farley ‘81 Frances and Bill Goodrich ‘66 Sarah Urist ‘98 and John Green ‘95 Malinda and Jimmy Lewis ’75 C. Caldwell Marks and Family Libby and Dennis Pantazis Nancy and John Poynor ’58 Lia and Rusty Rushton ’74 Rene and John Simmons ’65

ISS Director Gareth Vaughan thanked Cecilia Matthews (left), wife of ISS alumnus Alan Matthews ’68, and ISS alumnus Mike Goodrich ’63 (right) for their generous support of the Campaign for Springs Eternal at the 2014 Directors’ Dinner.

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Celebrating their 50th class reunion, the Class of 1964 came together to name a classroom to honor their time together at Indian Springs. Led by Leo Sullivan-Bashinsky ’64, Marc Gitenstein ’64, Jack McSpadden ’64, and Jeff Cohn ’64, the gift will serve as an enduring tribute to these classmates’ deep love of Springs and as an inspired legacy for future generations of ISS students.

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ANNUAL REP ORT

A N N UA L FUND In all independent schools, tuition, income from endowment, and profits from summer programs and facilities rentals are the annual operating revenue streams. Your gifts each year to the Annual Fund are vital to maintaining Springs’ exceptional programs and attracting and retaining excellent faculty.

Thank you for your gifts this year.

SPRINGS FOR LIFE

The Springs for Life Society: A Commitment to Lifelong Giving is a giving society for those who pledge to contribute to the Indian Springs School Annual Fund in some way, every year. The following people have made commitments to Springs for Life and contribute to ISS each year.

Susan and John Abbot ’80 Kelly and Robert Aland ’80 Anna Altz-Stamm ’99 Elizabeth and Bob Athey ’59 Krissie Ames ’92 and Neal Axon Candi and C.P. Bagby ’63 Monica Shovlin and Chris Baxley ’79 Elliott Bell ’10 David Bloom ’08 Janet Perry and Jeff Book Patricia and Ehney Camp ’60 Lisa Dean ’81 and Frank Columbia Anna and Chandler Cox Christianna and Tom Crittenden ’72 Allan Cruse ’59 Hanelle Culpepper ’88 and Jeff Meier IVE TO MaryGLee and David Darby ’61

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Amy and Clint Dillard ’84 Kimberlyn Downs Cathy and Mell Duggan ’76 Lisa and Alan Engel ’73 Ginny and Joe Farley ’81 Mac Fleming Elise May ’88 and Hank Frohsin Diane and Tom Gamble ’60 Alice and Paul Goepfert Terry and Paul Goldfarb ’69 Kathleen and Jesse Graham ’56 Wendy and Mark Habeeb ’74 Susan and Wyatt Haskell ’57 Beth and Kirk Hawley ’66 Carla and Larry Hawley ’68 Sally and Greg Hawley ’75 William Hawley ’08 Nancy and Tommy Healey ’62 Ronne and Donald Hess ’66 Heidi Hess ’89 and James Rucker Mary and Mark Howard ’70 Kelly Johnson ’92 Sara Kim ’89 Felix Kishinevsky ’05 Emily Hess ’01 and Bob Levine Georgia and Coleman Lipsey ’60 Mrs. Betty Loeb Carter McLean ’06 Kofi Mensah Margaret R. Monaghan Lee and Mac Moncus ’60 Susanna Myers ’90 and Gerry Pampaloni Molly Myers ’92 and Rick Hatfield Christy and David Nelson ’93 Hilary and Stuart Nelson ’95 Julie and Mark Nelson ’88 Naomi Nelson ’93 and Louis Doench Marcia and Mike Nichols ’70

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DONORS

2013-14 Annual Fund Springs’ fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30. The following list recognizes Annual Fund donors by giving level in the 2013-14 fiscal year. Asterisks (*) indicate the donor’s enrollment in Springs for Life and attendant commitment to give to the ISS Annual Fund every year.

Listings by constituency and by class can be found at indiansprings.org/annualreport2014.

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Frances Ross ’77 and Bill Nolan Susan Hazlett and Ed Norman ’79 Jamie and Greg Odrezin Libby and Dennis Pantazis Susan Dillard ’80 and David Phillips Laura and Erskine Ramsay ’64 Michele and Rod Reisner ’84 Ginny and Grady Richardson ’57 Charles Robinson ’59 Cindi and Michael Routman ’72 Betsy and Daniel Russakoff ’92 Mary Helmer and Mark Sabel ’84 Betsy and John Saxon Sue and Allan Solomon ’68 Linda and Leo Sullivan-Bashinsky ’64 Callen Bair ’01 and Will Thistle Becky Thomas ’81 Michele Thompson ’83 Kathy and Tommy Thomson Susan and Carlisle Towery ’55 Nancy and Jim Tyrone ’73 Dorrie Fuchs and Gareth Vaughan Mark Waldo ’75 Ellen and Jim Walker ’80 Eboni Washington ’07 Holly Ellis ’84 and Prince Whatley Andrea and Larry Whitehead Alexa Whitehead ’01 Amy McDaniel ’80 and Steve Williams

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($20,000 or More)

Judy and Hal Abroms Gillian and Mike Goodrich ’63 Mary and Rob Henrikson ’65 Hwa Sook Song and Weon Kil Kim Sharon and Frank Samford ’62 ARMSTRONG SOCIETY ($10,000 or more)

Abroms 2011 Charitable Lead Unitrust Number One Acworth Foundation Elizabeth and Bob Athey ’59 The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham Allan Cruse ’59 Lisa and Alan Engel ’73 Elizabeth and Mike Goodrich ’90 Kyung Han ’85 Ronne and Donald Hess ’66 Leo Kayser ’62

Heather and Dan Mosley ’74 Pinkerton Foundation Ronne & Donald Hess Foundation FOUNDER’S LEVEL ($5,000 or more)

Susan and John Abbot ’80 Abroms Charitable Foundation, Inc. Julie and Scott Bryant ’82 Elquis Castillo Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Mary and Braxton Goodrich ’93 Korean ISS Parents’ Association Leta and Jim Matte ’77 Catherine and Emmett McLean Rene and John Simmons ’65 Jennifer and Mark Styslinger Linda and Leo Sullivan-Bashinsky ’64 Nancy and Jim Tyrone ’73 Dorrie Fuchs and Gareth Vaughan g overnors ’ c i r c le ($2,500 or more)

Margaret and Bruce Alexander Julia and John Badham ’57 The John & Julia Badham Family Trust Lucie and Stanley Bynum ’64 Joo Young Kim and Hong Kyu Choi Bill Engel ’75 Ginny and Joe Farley ’81 Matthew Furnas ‘06 Jung-Mee Kwon and Sung-Jin Kim Carol and Jamie Loeb Rosalind and Daniel Markstein Leslie and David Matthews ’75 Ellen McElroy ’78 Cheryl and Burk McWilliams ’65 Ann and Richard Monk ’57 Susanna Myers ’90 and Gerry Pampaloni Molly Myers ’92 and Rick Hatfield Joe Nonidez ’62 Sean and Janis O’Malley Libby and Dennis Pantazis Betty and Joe Pigford ’58 Janet and Charles Plosser ’66 Margaret and Kip Porter ’60 Patti and Ed Rogers SoHee Kim and JunWook Ryu Susan and Carlisle Towery ’55 TOWN MEETING LEVEL ($1,000 or more)

Joanna and Al Adams ’62 Barbie and Steve Arnold ’66 Candi and C.P. Bagby ’63 Melody and Johnny Banks Medha and Amol Bapat ’88 Corrine and Woodrow Barnes ’63 Kathryn and Thomas Barr Kelly Bodnar ’85 and Brett Battles Mindy and Dylan Black Shay and John Michael Bodnar ’88

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Pat t i a n d E d R o g er s McLean, Virginia Parents of Hal Rogers ’18 Founder’s Level Donors

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ndian Springs School has provided the educational and boarding experience that our son, Hal, has embraced as a second-year student. The advanced, multicultural academic environment and the close attention to individual student needs have exceeded our expectations. We are pleased to support ISS initiatives that further enhance the school’s reputation as a premier provider of higher education.

ABOVE: Sabra,

Ed, Patti, and Hal Rogers.

LEFT: Hal in ISS Robotics class

The Bodnar Foundation Janet Perry and Jeff Book Karen and Bill Boyle ’62 Elizabeth and John Breyer ’71 Caroline and E. T. Brown ’74 E. T. Brown Family Fund Myla Calhoun Patricia and Ehney Camp ’60 The Ehney A. Camp & Mildred Fletcher Tillman Camp Foundation Caroline Clark ’82 and Brad Goodman Kathy and Jim Clower ’64 The Coca-Cola Foundation Matching Gifts Program Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama Marie and Travis Cox Heidi and Martin Damsky ’68 Susan and Mitchell Dascher Charles DeBardeleben ’79 Emma Dinsmore ’05

Amanda Dinsmore ’03 Joanne and Wilson Dinsmore John Dixon ’72 Anna Margaret and Tommy Donald ’58 Elizabeth and Drew Edge ’84 Lori and Richard Feist Jan Fortson Linda and Arthur Freeman ’59 Carol Dewar and Larry Futrell ’64 Alice and Paul Goepfert Janet and Morton Goldfarb Kim and Scott Grumley Melinda and Joe Guillaume Nancy and Tommy Healey ’62 Susan and Darby Henley ’82 Heidi Hess ’89 and James Rucker Lauren and Glen Howard ’67 David Huggin ’59

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Jennifer and Ben Hunt ’82 Betsy Hunter Jannike and Brian Jackson ’92 Pamela and Prescott Kelly ’61 Sheri and Jimmy Krell Ben Lee ’78 Hyunsuk and Bo Lee Pat and Michael Levine ’74 Emily Hess ’01 and Bob Levine Malinda and Jimmy Lewis ’75 Jenny and James Lewis Hilton Locke ’98 and Christian Anthony Loeb Family Foundation, Inc. Lin Zhang and Jian Ma Min Xie and Tianyu Ma Cathy and Caldwell Marks ’93 Priscilla and Tony Marzoni ’64 Devra and Robert Maulitz ’64 June and Joe Mays ’63 Lee and Mac Moncus ’60 Sara and Tommy Moody ’64 Sam Moorer ’59 Beatrice and Frank Morring ’68 Beth Mulvey and David Noone Christy and David Nelson ’93 Julie and Mark Nelson ’88 Hilary and Stuart Nelson ’95 Martha and Bill Nickell ’56

Kathy and Eli Phillips Tonya and Bartley Pickron ’91 Dana and Dick Pigford ’65 Don Pittman ’78 Frances and Merritt Pizitz Diana and Gray Plosser ’63 Dale Prosch Stacy and Scott Pulliam ’85 Anne and Darryl Quarles ’71 Laura and Erskine Ramsay ’64 Laura Schiele ’86 and Steven Robinson Mary Rose Santiago and Cesar Romero Charlotte and Bill Rose ’63 Lia and Rusty Rushton ’74 Gail and Deak Rushton ’78 Mary Helmer and Mark Sabel ’84 The San Francisco Foundation Kiki and Pierre Scalise Nina and Bob Senn Elizabeth Rappaport and Jack Shannon ’71 Melissa and Hanson Slaughter ’90 Leslie and Rocky Smith Blakeley and Bill Smith Tom Smith ’72 Merrill H. Stewart, Jr. Philippa and Michael Straus Deborah Kayser Strauss Keiko and Kayser Strauss ’96

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felt that appreciative words would not, by themselves, persuasively convey, nor tangibly advance, my belief in the Learning Through Living philosophy that infused my formative experiences at Indian Springs, both inside and outside the school’s classrooms.

LEFT: Allan Cruse ’59 (right) with classmate Bob Athey ’59 in a 1956 photo RIGHT: Allan Cruse ‘59 (left) with classmate Bob Athey ‘59 (right) at a class reunion barbecue in April 2013

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Jane and Kevin Tavakoli ’98 Ann and David Tharpe Judy and Arthur Toole ’58 Fergus Tuohy ’96 Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Alina Voicu and Daniel Szasz Ellen and Jim Walker ’80 Bucky Weaver ’68 Marjorie and Jim White ’60 Tom Whitehurst ’68 Kathryn and David Wiencek Amy McDaniel ’80 and Steve Williams Lesli and Kneeland Wright Youhong Wang and Yang Xu Jie Zheng Ling Song and Tong Zhou M AY O R ’ S L E V E L ($500 or more)

Cathy and Tom Adams ’63 Alabama Injury Lawyers, P.C. Kelly and Robert Aland ’80 Ameriprise Financial Gift Matching Program Stephen Armstrong Freddi Aronov Priscilla and Eddie Ashworth ’67 Jennifer Bain ’84 Lisa and Rob Balazs Amy and William Barr Mary Ann and Willis Bass ’64 Jennifer Boll ’92 Tom Byers ’67 Shelly Durfee-Chandler and William Chandler Jane and David Chaplin Clara Chung Fleisig and Glenn Fleisig Connie and Doug Clark Cason Benton and Stuart Cohen The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, Inc. Jesanna Cooper ’94 and Michael Morris Anna and Chandler Cox Missy and Dorsey Cox ’78 The Engel Family Foundation David Faber ’66 Elise May ’88 and Hank Frohsin Terry and Paul Goldfarb ’69 Sydney and Michael Green Susan and Wyatt Haskell ’57 Beth and Kirk Hawley ’66 Mary and Jay Holekamp ’63 Kayo and Steven Howard ’83 Ann and David Hunt ’84 Caspar Isemer ’00 Mitch Ives ’70 Roslyn Jackson Knox Gil Jennings ’56 Yang Suck and Richard Kim Sara Kim ’89 Dolly and William King Michelle Abroms ’98 and Jon Levin Hui Li Georgia and Coleman Lipsey ’60

Erin and John Lockett ’95 Mrs. John A. Lockett, Jr. Laili and James Markert Eileen and Danny Markstein ’92 Carole and Michael Mazer Gerrin and John McGowan Liz and Brendan McGuire Microsoft Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Susan Brand and Harry Mueller ’62 Carol and Thomas Nelson Frances Ross ’77 and Bill Nolan Nolan Byers PC Melissa and John Oliver ’60 Angie and Jeff Parmer Sandy Petrey ’59 Diane and Jeff Pettus ’73 Marjorie and John Pittman Janet and Craig Pittman ’74 Emily and Jerry Pittman ’76 Kathy and Bill Pittman ’70 J.E. and Marjorie B. Pittman Foundation, Inc. Susan Pizitz ’80 Alison Pool-Crane ’79 Jane and McGehee Porter ’57 Nancy and John Poynor ’58 The Prudential Foundation Matching Gifts Publix Super Markets Michele and Rod Reisner ’84 Jennifer and Matthew Riha Nirmal Roy ’02 Kari and Gary Rubin ‘’3 Ginger Grainger ‘86 and Steve Rueve ’84 Beth and James Scott ’75 Young Ju Sung and Jung Ho Sea Jerry Shadix ’68 Diane Sheppard and Stan Fuller Kathryn and Richard Shimota Royal Simpkins ’83 Kate and Charles Simpson Susan and Robert Sims Sara and Jamie Spector ’94 Patricia and Rick Sprague ’66 Michael Steiner ’95 The Steiner Foundation Michele Thompson ’83 Cathy and Rune Toms Aye Unnoppet ’88 Connie and Marshall Urist Jane Wenzel Kathryn and Ethan White Sally and Richard Whitley Lu Shen and Wei Zhang COMMISSIONER’S LEVEL ($250 or more)

David Abroms ’01 Marca and Craig Alexander Anna Altz-Stamm ’99 Sharon and Jim Bailey ’79 Tory Cohen ’89 and Matt Baldwin Mary Fasnacht and Curt Barney

Kitty and Ronnie Barrow Karen and Curt Bassett ’57 Marie and Bill Baxley Jody Klip ’78 and Jeffrey Black Jean and Nick Bouler Jamie Brabston Anne and Don Brunson ’64 Carol and Harry Caldwell Kay Armstrong and Frank Carter ’62 Pinkie and Bryan Chace ’74 Jonette and Kenneth Christian ‘67 Carrie Cleverdon and J. Campbell Teri and Emmett Cloud ’95 Linda and Ben Cohen ’68 Lisa Dean ’81 and Frank Columbia June and Ed Conerly Caryn and Steven Corenblum ’75 June Yang and Mike Costanza ’78 Richard Cusick ’90 Amy and Jim Daugherty Kathy and Larry DeLucas Jim Dent ’72 Jennifer and Walter Dickson Amy and Clint Dillard ’84 David Doggett ’68 Pilar Kohl Childs ’92 and Jared Dostal Cathy and Mell Duggan ’76 Anne and John Durward ’90 Jane and Charles Ellis Jan and Chip Feazel ’63 Nedra and Joey Fetterman ’74 Anne and Rick Finch ’60 Mac Fleming Robert Friedel ’67 Dana and Jeff Gale ’92 Chris Genry ’78 Anonymous Cynthia and Ira Gore ’74 Anita Jayagopal ’96 and Brian Gouri Carole Griffin ’78 Wendy and Mark Habeeb ’74 Carla and Larry Hawley ’68 Jean and Fred Heath ’62 Sharon Heggeman Clay Heilpern ’06 Tate Heilpern ’03 Lori and Karl Heino Ryan Henderson ’07 Pat and Billy Hiden ’71 Martha Diefendorf and Robert Hogan ’68 Fran Hutchins ’95 and Laura Kalba Jason Jakubowicz Kimberley and Mark Janich Qin Wang and Kai Jiao Natalie Platt and Arnold Jones Bailey Jones ‘’9 Maria and Larry Katz ’82 Rebecca and Brandon Kirby ’92 Stefanie Rammes and Christopher Kolorz Joyce and Jerry Lanning ’59 Mary and Robert Lewis Janet and Adam Lichtenstein ’91

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H wa S o o k S o n g and Weon Kil Kim Seoul, Korea Parents of Eui Hyun Kim ’15 Leadership Level Donors

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ince our child’s entrance to ISS, we have supported the school periodically for the development of the school. We think that our support is nothing but a small token of our gratitude to the school, compared with the honor you have given us with the special appreciation letter for us. Like other parents, it was so special to us that our child entered ISS among so many U.S. schools, and, furthermore, we have felt that ISS is more precious and important as the communications between us and the school have played an important role in the growth of our son. Taking this opportunity, we would like to express again our sincere gratitude to Mr. Vaughan and to all the teachers of ISS.

TOP: Eui Hyun Kim ’15 and his parents, Weon Kil Kim and Hwa Sook Song, with ISS history teacher Dr. Bob Cooper at the ISS Korean Parents Association Event in June in Seoul, part of the nine-day cultural exchange trip provided for ISS faculty members by AJIN USA. BOTTOM: Eui Hyun Kim ’15 performs at the fall 2013 Student Concert.

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Cecilia and Peter Loeb ’76 Terri and Charles Lorant ’75 Melodie and Greer Mallette ’89 Beverly and Daniel Marson Scotty and Sam McAliley ’70 Carol and B. G. Minisman ’63 Xiaohua Zhou and Lianke Mu Kathy and Mark Myatt ’55 Marcia and Mike Nichols ’70 Betty and Charles Northen ’55 Deborah Cramer and Pat Odum ’72 Anne and David Ovson ’69 Jocelyn Bradley ’77 and Jim Palmer Stacy Donohue ’86 and Chris Perrone Barbara and William Powell

Beth and Andy Price Aileen and Randy Redmon ’84 Susan and Rick Rodriguez Kathleen and Charles Rossmann Neil Roy ’96 Lisa and Bob Schilli Lisa and Erik Schwiebert Christina and Keck Shepard ’78 Linda and Robert Sherman ’58 Katie Shimota ’10 Jordan Shin ’85 Janet and Joe Simonetti ’75 Beverly VonDer Pool and Phillip Smith Amy and Marty Stallings Paul Steiner ’79

The T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Irene and Dorion Thomas ’90 Kathy and Tommy Thomson Martin Tobias ’95 Connie Hill and Doug Turner Vulcan Materials Company Stewart and Missy Waddell Belinda and Bryson Waldo ’70 Jenny and Billy Walker Fred Wallace ’74 Tracey Hinton ’82 and Alan Walters Jill and Thomas Walton Ryan Webb ’02 Hua Yang and Yu Wei

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L e o S u ll i va n - B a s h i n s k y ’ 6 4 Chelsea, Alabama Alumnus Founder’s Level

My Memories of Springs Reading the Greek classics with Mr. Johns; Listening to the radio in the dorm when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the NYY 10 to 9 on Bill Mazeroski’s home run in the 9th inning of the 7th game of the 1960 World Series; Struggling to learn French with Mr. Draper, who patiently listened to my Southern take of his beloved language; Hiding in boiler rooms late at night to play bridge; Walking night patrol and watching a tornado tail pass over the dorm circle and touch down in some trees just past it; Reading Isaiah with Mr. King and thinking, “So that is where Elizabethan authors got their ideas”; Our spirited intramural athletic teams; Coaches Pey, Cameron, and Woodward; our soccer team’s skill and comradery, as well as the tennis, basketball and baseball teams; Mr. Canty and Mr. Humphreys in math, and for the first and only time, grasping a mathematical concept, the Pythagorean Theorem, and realizing ideas exist in their own realm. We don’t create them, we just discover them; The lake challenge on D-Day; Studying in my room for a French test when we heard of the death of JFK, and realizing we were living history, which Mr. Fleming taught us to embrace; Learning who we would become …

My memories of Springs I recall as a well-spent youth. And from all my Learning through Living, which prepared me to seek the deeper ideas and truths in life, I have a sense of deep gratitude and offer a heartfelt “Thank You.”

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TOP: Leo Sullivan-Bashinsky with his wife, Linda BOTTOM: Leo Sullivan-Bashinsky ’64 with classmates Tom Norton ’64 and Erskine Ramsay ’64 from the 1963 yearbook

Emily Sims ’82 and Wes Westbrook Holly Ellis ’84 and Prince Whatley Andrea and Goodloe White ’90 Heather White ’92 and Mukesh Patel Andrea and Larry Whitehead Rowan and Russ Williams ’73 Ham Inn and Shih Bin Wu Alton Young D - D AY L E V E L ($100 or more)

Norma-May Isakow and Edward Abraham Barbara and Jack Aland ’75 Judith Lee Aland Laura Aland ’06 Heidi Duncan ’89 and John Alten Steve Apolinsky ’80 Sara and Pete Arner Barbara and Spencer Atkins Peter Bain ’81 Sanjiv Bajaj ’98 Diane and Todd Baker Karen and Michael Balliet Sherry and David Baltscheit ’89 Jen Spears ’96 and David Bashford Steve Batson ’60 Monica Shovlin and Chris Baxley ’79 Suzanne and Howard Bearman John Beckman ’90 Darnell and Wayne Belcher Carol and Bill Bell ’73 Ann Benton Carolyn and John Bigger ’56 Lynette and Delano Black Anne and Bill Blackerby Josephine and Bill Blackwell ’66 Marie and Duncan Blair ’75 Georgia and Lynn Blake Andrea and Jim Bledsoe ’85 Lynn Bledsoe and Bill Ryan Ben Bright ’05 David Brockington ’13 Adrienne and Julian Brook Holly Brown ’96 Pam and Alan Buchalter ’83 Connie and Michael Buchanan Karola Buysse Jill and Restituto Caranto Warren Caris Patrick Cather Marge and Bob Ciancetti Becky Cohn Sumter and Steve Coleman ’59 Barbara and Lem Coley ’62 Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Deane and Phil Cook ’62 Pam and Bob Cooper Christine and Darryl Copeland Elliot Corenblum ’03 Christianna and Tom Crittenden ’72 Carolyn and Richard Crocker ’65 Gisèle and Steve Crowe

Hanelle Culpepper ’88 and Jeff Meier June Cunniff Bobby Damsky ’71 Mary Lee and David Darby ’61 Sally and Brian Davis Isa Delgado-Lowery and Brett Lowery Amy and Ricky Dick ’68 Flora and Sanders Dix Karen Gerstner-Dobbs and Tim Dobbs ’64 Eva and Jiri Dubovsky Claire Maples ’89 and Heath Edwards Bob Egerman ’79 Ada and Gabi Elgavish Meagan and Jim Ellington Amy Finkelstein ’95 and Myles Steiner Deborah and Marzette Fisher Anne and Alston Fitts Ruth Fitts ’96 Patricia and Danner Frazer ’62 Sarah Frazier ’90 and Marc Sennewald Allison and Jeff Fuller Howard Furnas Gail and Chip Gamble ’58 Diane and Tom Gamble ’60 Sarah and Reese Ganster ’63 Lisa and Charles Gibbs Terri and David Glasgow Reena Glazer ’87 Ari Glazer ’90 Sylvia Goldberg Nancy and Sidney Grady Kathleen and Jesse Graham ’56 Melinda and Greg Groover Caroline and Chip Hall ’78 Ann and Tim Hamner Laura and Steve Hancock Allison and Milton Harsh ’72 Gene Hawkins ’59 Sally and Greg Hawley ’75 Xujing Wang and Zening He Judy and John Heacock ’58 Kathy and Gary Heacock Pattie and Noble Hendrix ’63 Cynthia and David Hobdy Liz and Richard Hogan ’71 Melissa and Scott Hooker Jonathan Horn ’75 Mary and Mark Howard ’70 Myra Hunt Mary and Chris Israel ’58 Amy Jacobs Kelly Johnson ’92 Jennifer and John Johnson Jessica and Ben Johnson ’71 Gilbert Johnston ’96 Muff and Gilbert Johnston ’63 Laurie and Frank Jones ’58 Lida and Bill Jones ’63 Jessica Spira ’82 and Robert Kahn Jeanne and Thomas Keevan-Lynch Mary Alston Fitts ’94 and Andres Kerllenevich Amanda Key ’95

Cathy Bekooy and Sanjay Khare ’85 Melanie and Jay Kieve Katy and David Killion ’00 Alexa and Eddy Kim ’81 Josephine Kim ’88 Julie McDonald and Joshua Klapow Kate Konecny ’02 Del Kottas Sherri and Trausti Kristjansson Mac LaCasse Mike Lantrip Susan and Billy Lapidus Katherine and Chris Lashley Jenny and George LeMaistre ’66 Sharon Kean and Bob Lipson ’68 Joan Loeb Neely Harris ’96 and Lars Lohmann Alice Hawley ’03 and Henry Long ’01 Melody and Ben Machen Karen and Harry Maring ’72 Kat Martin Herb Martin ’62 Maria C. Martinez Virginia Bledsoe ’86 and Phillip Mattox Darby and Tom McElderry Judith and Bob McGahey ’64 Ruth Ann and Mike McGarty Mary Lee and Kevin McMahon Cheryl Killingsworth and James McMinn Leine and Thomas McNeely Alex McPhillips ’03 Ruth Ann and Jack McSpadden ’64 Kofi Mensah Merck Partnership For Giving Brenda and Wayne Meshejian ’63 Margaret R. Monaghan Jenny Morgan ’96 and Jamie Shutzer Dena and Robert Moye Mary Murphy Christie and Richard Neely Naomi Nelson ’93 and Louis Doench Lou Anne and Clay Newsome ’65 Mark Noel ’88 Gail and Tom Nolen ’66 Lea Novakova and Jan Novak Victoria West and Richard Nunan ‘’0 Dragana and Mak Obradovic Daniel Odrezin ’05 Jamie and Greg Odrezin Bryn and David Oh ’87 Bill Oliver ’86 Anna and Gunnar Olson Leslie and Peter O’Neil Rachel Oser Norton Owen ’72 Qun Zhu and Quanhong Pan Lee Pantazis ’06 George Ann and Alton Parker Madeleine and Hubert Pearce Susan Dillard ’80 and David Phillips Carrie and Richard Pizitz ’75 Sam Pointer ’81

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Sohee Kim and J u n wo o k Ry u Daegu, Korea Parents of Ethan Ryu ’16 Town Meeting Level Donors

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SS is our pride, and I am delighted that Ethan has the opportunity to start his lifelong journey of learning at ISS. I have been overwhelmed with the supportive and caring culture of ISS and the encouraging school environment. I am proud Ethan could play as a soccer team member when ISS won the state championship. It is an honor to join the Annual Fund for Springs.

TOP: From left, brother Robin Yongjae,

parents Junwook and Sohee, and Ethan Hyunjae Ryu ’16 BOTTOM: Ethan Ryu ’16 played midfield and striker on the 2014 ISS State Soccer Championship Team.

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Brenda and William Pompey Pompey & Pompey, P.C. Trish Powell Crain Martha and Mike Pratt ’67 Jeannette Prayer Deborah and Larry Quan ’68 Mary and Michael Quillen Douglas Ray Lina Pineda-Rezonzew and Gabriel Rezonzew Sherrie and Bruce Richards ’73 Ginny and Grady Richardson ’57 Jan and Dick Richardson ’70 Dorothy and Scott Ridley Debra Riffe Elizabeth and Ricky Robinson ’64 Charles Robinson ’59 Holly and Brian Rodgers Kathryn and Will Rose ’92 Betsy and Daniel Russakoff ’92 Judy and Ed Rutsky Lane and John Schmitt Bentley Turner ’04 and Brian Schoening June Scott Alan Seigel ’77 Virginia and Jesse Shearin ’59 Barbara and Waid Shelton Susanne and Jim Shine ’77 Ramona and Vic Simmons Ed Smith ’63 Ruth and Jim Smith ’56 Suzanne and Gene Smitherman ’66 Sue and Allan Solomon ’68 Rita and Clifford Spencer ’58 Whitney Sprague ’01 Lee and Sam Stayer Janet and Walter Stephens ’67 Cindy and Andy Strickland ’57 Caroline Tauxe ’76 and John Tanquary ’74 Target John Terry ’63 Jamie and Bobby Thacker Anne and Richard Theibert Cindy and James Thigpen Carol and Tim Thomas ’67 Stephanie and Dan Thomas Valerie Morrison ’87 and Clark Thompson Jill and Chip Thuss ’74 Barry Tobias ’98 Cynthia and Raymond Tobias Cathy and Scott Turner Cindy and Greg Van Horn Janet and Peter Waldo ’77 Mary and Andrew Waldo ’71 Angela and Sam Waldo ’69 Mitzi and Mark Waldo ’75 Anne and Mark Waldo Carol Cowley and Susan Walker Howard P. Walthall, Sr. Lucy and Elias Watson ’58 Leanna Webb Julie and Charles Welden ’82 Rebecca Rutsky ’91 and Hal White

Alexa Whitehead ’01 Michelle Williams Janice Williams Mike Witten ’75 Boo and Bud Woodall ’76 Mary and Terry Woodrow ’63 Timothy Woolsey Rachael Mills ’01 and Jim Yarbrough ’01 Tanya and Scott Yeager William Yon Dawn and Jobey York Ivey and Peter Young

a n n ua l f u n d restricted gifts The following donors made gifts to support specific initiatives within the school’s annual operating budget: A N DY A B R O M S M E M O R I A L SCHOLARSHIP

Promotes the education of Indian Springs School students by supporting participation in summer study programs that are meaningful, enlightening, and intellectually challenging.

Abroms 2011 Charitable Lead Unitrust Number One Abroms Charitable Foundation, Inc. Judy and Hal Abroms ACWORTH SCHOLAR SHIP

Awards partial financial aid for two academically gifted high school students.

Acworth Foundation IAIN ALEXANDER SCHOLARSHIP

Awarded annually to a rising senior who shows good citizenship and demonstrates an appreciation of the values of Indian Springs School.

Margaret and Bruce Alexander Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Judy and Ed Rutsky Barbara and Waid Shelton SCHOLARSHIPS FUND

Julia Pearce ’11

A RT D E PA RT M E N T

Lu Shen and Wei Zhang CHESS PROGRAM

Sharon and Frank Samford ’62 Lu Shen and Wei Zhang CHOIR

Jane and Charles Ellis

LIBRARY

Anne and Bill Blackerby Patrick Cather MOCK TRIAL

Lu Shen and Wei Zhang SCIENCE

Lori and Bob Pollard

ENDOWED & RESTRICTED FUNDS Endowed and Restricted Funds support programs and projects at Springs from year to year.

Endowed Funds, according to the school’s endowment policy, are used for scholarships and other donor-designated purposes to benefit Indian Springs School in perpetuity.

Below the fund names and descriptions are the names of those who contributed to Endowed Funds during 2013-14.

LARA HOGGARD MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP*

Given to an outstanding singer or musician at ISS on a yearly basis in honor of the dedication of former ISS Glee Club Director Dr. Lara Hoggard to the school and its students.

Dottie and Jeffrey Smith ’61 Mike Witten ’75 Restricted Gifts support donor-designated initiatives. Restricted Fund balances are carried forward until fully expended per the donor’s wishes.

Named funds can be created with gifts and pledges of $25,000 or more. Below the fund names and descriptions are the names of those who contributed to Restricted Gifts during 2013-14.

A M N E S T Y I N T E R N AT I O N A L

Mee Ok Choi and Tae Jung Kim FAC U LT Y C O N T I N U I N G E D U C AT I O N

AJIN USA / Jung Ho Sea ray hart w ell mock trial endo w ment

Alden and Lou Abbott James A. Backstrom, Esq. Peggy and Scott Fechnay, Sr. Elizabeth and Grady Frank, Jr. Mr. and Ms. Broox G. Garrett Elizabeth and Peter Kane Deborah and Peter Keefe Michelle and Christopher Kelly

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New York, New York Alumnus Armstrong Society Donor

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y time at Indian Springs was an influential and unique experience in my personal development—it was an education at many levels. I hope that my giving back enables others to benefit from Springs as much as I do.

Rex Lamb III Mary and J. M. Marcoux Cheryl and Burk McWilliams ’65 Robbie and Thomas Morris III Katherine and James Mutchnik My Tribute Gift Foundation Inc. Richard M. Steuer Robert Trout SCHOLARSHIPS

Gillian and Mike Goodrich ’63 TENNIS

The Birmingham Jewish Foundation Margery and Jeff Pizitz ’75 Dottie and Jeffrey Smith ’61

PLANNED GIVING SOCIETY The Planned Giving Society honors individuals who share a commitment to the future of Indian Springs School by including Springs in their estate plans. These individuals have included the school in their wills, established a charitable trust while maintaining life income, or named the school as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy or retirement plan. If you have taken similar steps to benefit Springs, please let the Development Office know your plans. More information about Planned Giving to Springs can be found at indiansprings.org/plannedgiving.

Judy and Hal Abroms Priscilla and Eddie Ashworth ’67 Julia and John Badham ’57 Candi and C.P. Bagby ’63

Carolyn and John Bigger ’56 Lois Blackwell Kay Armstrong and Frank Carter ’62 Bryan Chace ’74 Martin Damsky ’68 Mell Duggan ’76 Coo Hirschowitz Engel ’79 David Faber ’66 Joe Farley ’81 Robert Friedel ’67 Howard Furnas Gertrude and Ray Gildea Sylvia Goldberg Rachel and Edward Goldstein ’67 Gillian and Mike Goodrich ’63 Eugenia and Larry Greer ’63 Preston Haskell ’56 Ronne and Donald Hess ’66 Bob Johns George Johnston ’65 Muff and Gilbert Johnston ’63 Judy and Philippe Lathrop ’73 Kristine Billmyer and Russell Maulitz ’62 Tennant McWilliams ’61 Margaret R. Monaghan Bob Montgomery ’74 Frances Ross ’77 and Bill Nolan Joe Nonidez ’62 Jocelyn Bradley ’77 and Jim Palmer Margaret and Kip Porter ’60 Nancy and John Poynor ’58 Cindi and Michael Routman ’72 Sharon and Frank Samford ’62 Cooper Schley ’64 Jane and Kevin Tavakoli ’98 Ann and David Tharpe Chip Thuss ’74 Nancy and Jim Tyrone ’73 Marjorie and Jim White ’60 Allison and J.P. Williams ’77 *Distributions will be made when fully funded.

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Honor Gifts Gifts to Indian Springs School were given in honor of these individuals in 2013-14: Charlotte Benedict ’16 Evie Baxley ’14 Sienna Chen ’14 Kathryn D’Arcy Reeves Duggan ’14 Jane and Charles Ellis Lisa and Alan Engel ’73 Mac Fleming Charles Elliot Gibbs ’14 Alice Hawley ‘03 and Henry Long ’01 Ashley Heeren, Lake/Flato Allen Hunter ’06 Indian Springs School Teachers and Staff Tara Markert ’14 Danny Markstein ’92 Cori Mazer ’14 Jimmy Lewis ’75 Libby Pantazis Julia Pearce ’11 Hannah Rezonzew ’15 Brandi Rickels, Lake/Flato Jason Riffe ’03 Shannon Riffe ’00 Tyler Schmitt ’09 Marriage of Elizabeth Rappaport & Jack Shannon ’71 Diane Sheppard Dayton Louis Spector Emily Steiner born 11/24/2013 Timothy H. Thomas ’67 Gareth Vaughan Lee Watkins

M e mor ia l Gifts

IN MEMORY OF

R AY HA RT WE LL ’65

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Gifts such as books; audiovisual, computer, and photographic equipment; and other tangible property are valuable contributions to the school’s programs and activities. The following individuals and organizations gave gifts-in-kind during 2013-14: ANTIQUES 101 GIFTS-IN-KIND

Family and friends are honoring the memory of Ray Hartwell ’65 through the creation of the Ray Hartwell ’65 Mock Trial Team Endowment.

Hartwell, a retired attorney and partner with Hunton & Williams in Washington, D.C., died in February.

Bob Heriot ’72 Leo Kayser, Jr. Charlotte Lusco Arthur Edgar Malone, Jr. Katlyn Hill Nickell W. Lee Pierson Joel Shin ’86 Henry E. Simpson Diane Stewart Innes Tartt ’62

M AT C H IN G G IFTS

Gifts to Indian Springs School were given in memory of these Indian Springs School gratefully individuals during 2013-14: acknowledges the corporate supporters who made gifts in Darcy Adams ’09 Iain MacPherson Alexander 2013-14: Gary Barton ’70 Chris Bodnar ’90 Hugh Nelson Brown ’76 Wendell Cauley Jr. ’68 Ganganna Chandraiah Walter B. Evans ’57 Pamela Furnas Billie G. Goodrich Ray Hartwell ’65 Valerie Everton Hawkins

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Allstate—The Giving Campaign Ameriprise Financial Gift Matching Program The Coca-Cola Foundation Matching Gifts Program Merck Partnership For Giving Microsoft Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Network for Good PG&E Corporation Foundation Vulcan Materials Company

Attic Antiques Diane and Todd Baker Mindy and Dylan Black Kim and Scott Grumley Melinda and Joe Guillaume Ann and David Hunt ’84 Kelly and Clint Jacobs Melanie and Jeff Jeffcoat Xiaohua Zhou and Lianke Mu Hina and Rakesh Patel Kiki and Pierre Scalise Leah Tharpe ’03 and Miles Duffy Cathy and Rune Toms Holly Ellis ’84 and Prince Whatley Kathryn and Ethan White Sara Wishart and Stuart Whitehurst ’79 Timi and Carlton Young OTHER GIFTS-IN-KIND

David Doggett ’68 and Tim Doggess ’75 Philip Hayden Mrs. Emil Hess Darby and Tom McElderry Stacy and Scott Pulliam ’85 Debra Riffe Kate and Charles Simpson Dorrie Fuchs and Gareth Vaughan

Class of 1956

Preston Haskell received the 2014 Gold Medallion for Lifetime Achievement at the 44th annual Humanitarian Awards hosted by the OneJax Institute, The Florida Times-Union reported in May. The nonprofit institute promotes racial, religious, and cultural tolerance in Northeast Florida.

Haskell is founder and chairman of Haskell, a design-build firm with a strong tradition of community service. He and his wife, Joan, are longtime supporters of the arts, nonprofits, and educational and economic initiatives.

Class of 1961

David Roberts IV published the novel Becoming Twigo in April. The book, which explores bullying, ethical relativism, love, and death, features a Photoshopped cover image of his daughter, ISS alum Katie Roberts ’95.

Class of 1976

Ed Cassady, Senior Vice President and CFO at Robins & Morton, and Keith Owens P ’17, President of MBA Engineers, will team up to talk about “Building Regions Field” at Sports 101 on Nov. 1. Robins & Morton and MBA Engineers were instrumental in designing and constructing the state-of-the-art, 8,500-seat baseball stadium for the City of Birmingham and the Birmingham Barons in the city’s new Parkside District. Completed in 2013, the ballpark features a brick

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Jim Bailey, M.D., has published his first novel, The End of Healing, which chronicles a young physician’s quest to become a healer in a system that puts profits ahead of patients. Bailey is a fellow in the American College of Physicians and professor of medicine and preventive medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, where he directs the Center for Health Systems Improvement, cares for the sick, and teaches doctors in training. His research appears in JAMA and many other peer-reviewed medical journals.

“What Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle did for the American meatpacking industry, I hope to do for the modern healthcare industry,” he says. Join Bailey and ISS friends at these upcoming signings: Thursday, Nov. 6 : 6-7:30 p.m.

Little Professor Book Center 2717 – 18th St. S., Homewood Friday, Nov. 7: 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Continental Bakery Downtown 1820 – 4th Ave. N., Birmingham Class of 1982

Jessica Spira Kahn, M.D., M.P.H., was recently named Interim Division Director of Adolescent and Transition Medicine at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. She completed her residency training and chief residency in pediatrics and a fellowship in adolescent medicine

Jessica Spira Kahn ’82 at Children’s Hospital in Boston before joining the CCHMC faculty in 1999. She is a tenured professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Her clinical interests include sexual and reproductive health and eating disorders. Her research focuses on prevention of and reducing disparities in cervical cancer and other diseases related to human papillomavirus, with an emphasis on adolescents and HIV-infected individuals. She facilitates an online global community of practice to prevent HPV-related cancers in collaboration with the World Health Organization, involving about 1,200 members in 120 countries. She also serves as Assistant Chair of Academic Affairs and Faculty Development at CCHMC. She and her husband, Rob, also a professor at CCHMC, have three children, ages 11, 16, and 19.

Class of 1985

Phillip Hurst, the first employee on the team that founded Golf Channel in the early nineties, will speak at Sports 101 on Nov. 1. He will talk about the experience of developing, launching, and growing cable TV’s first dedicated sports channel (still one of the most successful cable channels today). In addition to working on the pre-launch business planning and funding stages, after launch he became director of programming and new media as the channel expanded its global and online distribution.

Alumna Profile:

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ost weekend mornings and many weekday evenings, family practitioner Aye Unnoppet ’88 sets aside her office stethoscope for her garage lathe as she turns from the craft of listening to patients to a craft that she often feels listens to her. Unnoppet does woodworking, and what started in medical school as the answer to the desk she couldn’t afford has turned into MAYED (1mayedofwood.com), a new online business with a clever play on her name, selling custom handmade razors and pens. Unnoppet is left-handed, so her first pens enabled her to create ballpoints, rollerballs, and fountain pens that felt right to her, as well as (in the words of a good friend) “ditch the tragic plastic.” Her pieces are an extension of her, she says. She uses a variety of hardwoods and strives for a balance of form and function. Unnoppet believes that her experiences at Springs and the “organic” environment of the school laid the groundwork for her love of woodworking. “Being around so many creative types— professors, students, and the rest of the ISS staff—fostered being true to myself,” she says. “Springs is a place that if you open yourself up to your surroundings, you can learn so much.

I had such a positive experience here that I associate most good feelings and creative vibes to that. I never lost that.”

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A Way With Words:

ISS Classmates John Green ’95 and Daniel Alarcón ’95

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ime magazine named author and “teen whisperer” John Green ’95 one of the 100 Most Influential People in the world in 2014.

Actress Shailene Woodley, star of the film adaptation of Green’s bestselling The Fault in Our Stars, wrote in her essay for the TIME 100 list: “He sees people with curiosity, compassion, grace, and excitement. And he’s encouraging a huge community of followers to do the same.” The film surpassed the $300 million mark at the worldwide box office in September after breaking pre-sales records and opening to massive success in June.

Green’s 2008 novel, Paper Towns, will hit the silver screen in summer 2015.

Will Thistle, Callen Bair ’01 Class of 1991

Luke Robinson, Broadcaster for the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) Radio Network, will share insights into the AHSAA—from his days as a student athlete to his work now on the AHSAA radio team—as part of his 30-minute talk, “Ahead of the Game: The Growth of the AHSAA,” at Sports 101 on Nov. 1. Robinson hosts “Sportzblitz Live” and “The AHSAA Scoreboard Show.”

Class of 1992

Patrick Anderson married his partner, Robert Morales, in a small ceremony in San Diego, Calif., on April 26. They live with their three cats in San Diego, where Anderson is a professor of Communication and Ethnic Studies at the University of California, San Diego.

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uthor Daniel Alarcón’s newest book, At Night We Walk in Circles, was named a finalist for the celebrated 2014 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. The 2013 novel has received much critical acclaim. In her review for The New York Times, Ana Menendez writes: “At Night We Walk in Circles is a provocative study of the way war culture ensnares both participant and observer, the warping fascination of violence, and the disfiguring consequences of the roles we play in public.” Alarcón delivers, she says, “a vibrant, ambitiously political story that derives its power from the personal.”

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Sam Eskildsen has joined Lazarus Capital Partners as Managing Director and is serving as CEO of two of the Birmingham-based private equity firm’s portfolio companies, Sauls Seismic, Inc., and Nomis Inc. LCP targets manufacturing, value-add distribution, and service companies located primarily in the Southeastern U.S. Class of 1996

Neely Harris Lohmann, Senior Deputy Editor at ESPN The Maga-

Regina Schreiber ’04 and the family of Andrea Howard ’04 zine, will give a 30-minute talk, “From Youth Hockey to NASCAR: Bringing You the Stories of Each Season,” at Sports 101 on Nov. 1.

Before joining ESPN The Magazine, she served as editor-in-chief of Mental Floss magazine for 10 years.

Class of 1999

Will Barclift was promoted in fall 2013 to Director of Education at The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts in Highlands, N.C. In spring 2014, he completed his M.A. in Teaching – Comprehensive Education (Visual Arts) at Western Carolina University, earning magna cum laude and receiving the Outstanding Prospective Teacher award. He also holds an M.F.A. in New Genres from the San Francisco Art Institute.

Class of 2001

Callen Bair married Will Thistle (Class of ’98, Decatur High School) on March 22 at Highlands United Methodist Church in Birmingham. A reception followed at the Birmingham Museum of Art. Bair is currently clerking for the Honorable Staci G. Cornelius, a federal magistrate judge for the Northern District of Alabama. She serves on the junior boards of the YWCA of Central Alabama and the Robert E. Reed Foundation and is a member of the Indian Springs Alumni Council. Thistle is an attorney with Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP in Birmingham. He serves on the Reed Foundation junior board.

Class of 2002

Nina Cole Reynolds and Justin Daniel Lanier were married on Aug. 2 at the Cathedral Church of the Advent. The Rev. Canon R. Craig Smalley officiated. The bride was given in marriage by her parents, Dudley and Neal Reynolds. The couple will live in Birmingham.

Class of 2004

Writes Regina Schreiber, “In 2010 I graduated from Marburg University with a degree in chemistry. In March 2011, I started with a job at the Federal Environment Agency (German equivalent to the U.S. EPA) in Dessau and currently work in the field of environmental risk assessment for plant protection products. In October 2013, I got married to my partner, David Schreiber. We were very lucky to have my ISS host family—the family of ISS alum Andrea Howard ’04—attend the wedding and spend some days in Germany with us afterwards. It was their first time in Germany and we were very happy to take them to Berlin, Leipzig, and Dresden. Holger Sahl ’04, my German co-ASSIST student, was also able to make it to the wedding. This fall, David and I will be in the U.S. for three weeks, first in the D.C. area and later on also in Birmingham. I’m very excited to reunite with a couple of alums during our trip and to see what has changed on campus since my last visit!”

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Tullia Rushton ’09 (left), Ravi Jariwala ’09, and Christina Malmat ’09 Class of 2005

Charles Guo writes, “After several years in retail consulting, I moved to San Francisco in 2013 to start my MBA at Berkeley-Haas. I’m fortunate to have ISS classmates Evan Wilson ’05 (Ph.D., English) and Sophie Cooper ’05 (J.D.) also at Berkeley. I still think of them as they were from our days at Springs. At Berkeley, I am chairing the national Haas MBA Tech Case Competition, working on a startup focusing on e-commerce in the grocery channel, and am a Fellow at the Berkeley SkyDeck Accelerator. I would love to connect with ISS alumni in the Bay Area, particularly if they’re in the tech space and/or interested in connecting with the Berkeley community.”

Sung ’09 flew from Switzerland and Korea, respectively, to attend the wedding. Martin is a 2013 graduate of Furman University and currently a second-year student at the University of Cincinnati Law School. Smith is a 2013 graduate of Furman and a Corporate Underwriter with PNC Bank in Cincinnati. The couple will live in Fort Wright, Ky. Class of 2012

Alice Adair Martin ’90 and John Marshall Smith friends and family alumnus parents honored

Parents of alums Virginia Samford Donovan (mother of Frank Samford ’62) and Tricia Powell Crain (mother of Will Crain ’14) were chosen by Birmingham magazine and Alabama Media Group as two of 20 Birminghamarea “Women Who Make a Difference for 2014. The honor recognizes women making an impact in business, philanthropy, the arts, and other areas. Donovan, a philanthropist and namesake of the Virginia Samford Theatre, was honored posthumously. Crain is executive director of the Alabama School Connection.

Alice Adair Martin and John Marshall Smith were married on Aug. 2 in a candlelight ceremony held at the First United Methodist Church in Florence, Ala. Martin’s former ISS roommates Cathrin Schmitz Draeger ’09 and Angela

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Tullia Rushton (left) and Ravi Jariwala received their white coats at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine White Coat Ceremony for first-year medical students on Aug. 17. Christina Malmat drove up from Tuscaloosa, where she is a second-year law student at The University of Alabama School of Law, to celebrate with her former ISS classmates.

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Virginia Barr, pictured here in The Pajama Game, spent the summer in Falmouth, Mass., performing at The College Light Opera Company (CLOC), a summer stock that does a different musical or operetta each week. Barr also performed in Les Misérables, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Into the Woods, Lady Be Good, and H.M.S. Pinafore as part of the 32-member CLOC Vocal Company , an auditioned group of actors/singers from colleges nationwide. ISS Drama teacher Jim Ellington was in this company for five seasons in the seventies and directed there in the nineties.

Lisa and Alan Engel ’73 and Daniel Odrezin ’05 aipac Conference delegation

Community volunteer leaders Lisa and Alan Engel ’73 and Ronne and Donald Hess ’66 and Birmingham Jewish Federation Assistant Executive Director Daniel Odrezin ’05 were part of a Birmingham delegation that attended the 2014 American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Conference in March in Washington, D.C. AIPAC is a grassroots organization made up of Jews and other friends of Israel devoted to educating officials about the importance of a strong U.S.-Israel relationship.

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ongratulations to these members of the Class of 2014, who became second- and third-generation ISS alumni/alumnae on May 23: 1. Katherine DePalma ’14 (right) with her mom, Rebecca Garity DePalma ’80 2.

Cameron McDonald ’14 (right) with mom Catharine Smythe ’89 3. Reeves Duggan ’14 (left) with his mom Cathy, brother Ivy ’07, dad Mell Duggan ’76, and sister Carlee ’09 4. Mac Farley ’14 (center) with parents (standing, from left) Joe ’81 and Ginny, sister Virginia ’16, and grandparents Hugh and (seated, left) Diane King and (seated, right) Edwynna Trawick 5. Lizzie Scott ’14 with (from left) parents Beth and James Scott ’75 and sister Clara ’16 6. Tess Walker ’14 with parents Ellen and Jim Walker ’80 7. Katie Whatley ’14 (third from right) with (from left) grandparents Charles and Jane Ellis, parents Prince and Holly Ellis Whatley ’84, sister Alice ’12, and uncle Leslie Whatley ’91

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Nominate a Fellow Alum for the 2015 Outstanding Alum Award.

ISS alumni have made outstanding contributions in their fields and communities all over the world. Nominate a former classmate for the 2015 Outstanding Alum Award: Visit indiansprings. org/oaa or email Director of Development Beth Mulvey at bmulvey@indiansprings. org. Nominations are due Nov. 15!

IN MEMORY OF

HELEN PAYNE Helen Payne, who taught French at Indian Springs from 1975 to 1997, died peacefully on July 21 on Whidbey Island, Wash., after suffering from PSP, a rare degenerative neurological disease.

Payne, who also taught French at BirminghamSouthern College and UAB, was much loved by students and colleagues. The recipient of many educational grants, she traveled extensively and brought her knowledge of other countries and cultures back to her home community. A common message from her students is “she taught us much more than French, she taught us life.” Survivors include her husband, Martin Payne; and children Michael Payne ’84 (Jessica Uhl) of Houston and Laura Payne Martinez ’86 (Rich) of Langley, Wash.

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James Herman (Jimmy) Faulkner Jr. ’56 died on March 2 after a lengthy illness. A lifelong resident of Bay Minette, Ala., he received an Associate in Arts degree from Marion Military Institute in 1958 and a Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Business Administration degree from The University of Alabama in 1960. He served as an officer in the U.S. Army and in the Alabama National Guard and at one time co-owned several Baldwin County newspapers, Delta Oil Company, and Minute Stop, Inc. Prior to his death, he was the owner of Faulkner Realty and Faulkner Insurance.

Charles Hamilton (Chuck) Lupton III ’65 died on April 10 at his Washington, D.C., home after a long battle with esophageal cancer. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Lupton served in Italy as a sergeant in the U.S. Army and later earned his MBA from the University of Virginia. He worked as a health-care consultant for much of his life, evaluating and researching programs to improve the delivery of health care. He also cofounded Fancy Foods Gourmet Club, an internet gourmet food company.

Survivors include his brother, Kenan Lupton ’66 (Linda).

Robert Stanley (Bobby) Damsky ’71 died on Aug. 10. Survivors include his brother, Martin Damsky ’68 (Heidi) and niece Annie Damsky ’98 (Mark Brink).

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Alumni/a parent and grandparent Dale Jones Carruthers died on Aug. 23 at her home in Birmingham.

Survivors include her husband, Thomas Neely Carruthers; son Thomas Neely Carruthers III ’78 (Brooke Monroe); and grandchildren David Auston Smith ’09, Everett Carruthers Smith ’10, Virginia Gilder Smith ’12.

Alumna/us parent and grandparent Helen Patricia Kerrison Chetelat of Hoover passed away on April 23 at her residence at Somerby Assisted Living. Survivors include daughter

Lori Busby ’79 (Mark Busby ’78); and grandchild David Busby ’11.

Alumnus parent John Stephens Creel died on April 8. Survivors include his son John S. Creel Jr. ’79.

Alumni grandparent Frank Wesley Davies Jr. passed away on March 24. Survivors include grandchildren Townsend Kyser ’95 (Kelly) and Ashley Kyser ’99 (Scarlett).

Alumnus parent Rick D. Francis of Birmingham passed away in July at his home. Survivors include his wife, Beverly; and son, Chris Francis ’06 (Schelli, partner).

Alumnus parent Dr. Sang Yeung Han of Birmingham died on May 10.

Survivors include Kyung Han ’85.

Alumni grandparent James Warren Heacock Sr. died on May 16. Survivors include grandchildren David Heacock ’01 (Laura Hancock ’01), Daniel Heacock ’03 (Marianna), IN MEMORY OF

DR. W. LEE PIERSON Dr. W. Lee Pierson, who served as Interim Director of Indian Springs School during 2007-08, died on March 17 in Branford, Conn. Pierson was a graduate of The Choate School, where he received the Choate Seal Prize in 1957. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Princeton University, a master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and a doctorate in education from Harvard University. In the 1960s, he taught at Phillips Exeter Academy and served as a teaching fellow at Athens College in Athens, Greece. He also served as special assistant to four successive U.S. Commissioners of Education, promoting racial integration at public universities in the South on behalf of the federal government.

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Alumna parent Bernard Joseph Heggeman III passed away on May 30. Survivors include his wife, Sharon Lary Heggeman; and daughters, Annie and Sally ’15.

Alumna parent Dr. Paul Reginald Hug passed away on May 23.

Survivors include daughter Melanie Walter ’83 (Keith).

Alumnus parent Ann Rose Humphreys died in June. Survivors include son Stephen Humphreys ’76.

Alumnus parent Santosh Kumar Khare, M.D., of Hoover died in July.

Survivors include his wife, Dr. Pratibha Khare, and son Sanjay Khare ’85 (Catherine Bekooy).

Alumna parent Steven (Steve) Francis Landry died on March 18. Survivors include his daughter, Taylor Landry ’12.

Alumnus sibling Kathleen Andrews Liles of Birmingham passed away on June 16 at her home. Survivors include her brother, Paul Andrews Liles ’67 (Anne).

Alumnae parent Edward L. Nemeth died in May at his home.

Survivors include his wife, Nancy; and three daughters, Sally Nemeth ’77, Carolyn Nemeth Porter ’78 (Craig), and Dr. Paula Nemeth, who taught biology and anatomy at ISS. Alumnae grandparent and great-grandparent Helen House Pilkinton died on March 27. Survivors include grandchildren Cauley von Hoffman ’85 and Courtney Pilkinton ’03; and great-grandchild Candace von Hoffman ’14.

Alumnus/a parent and grandparent Marcia Sears died unexpectedly on April 13. Survivors include Steven ’70 (Patsy) Sweeney Sears; and granddaughter Sarah Madeleine Sears ’10.

Alumna grandparent Margaret (Peggy) Scott Rountree Stockham died on May 6. Survivors include granddaughter Elizabeth Miller ’12.

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Join Us!

oin ISS alumni, parents, and friends on Saturday, Nov. 1, for Sports 101, the only ISS Parents Association fundraiser of 2014-15!

From tailgating to game time, “training camps” to “warm-ups,” it’s an evening of major-league fascination and fun for the entire ISS community.

Help us meet our 2014-15 Annual Fund goal by being a Sports 101 sponsor: Donate or pledge at one of four giving levels when you register online and you’ll receive tickets and other perks with your sponsorship. Or purchase a 2014-15 Sports & Cultural Pass when you register—it comes with two free tickets to Sports 101. Individual event tickets are available at $50 each. Funds raised support student scholarships, faculty salaries, facility improvements, library acquisitions, classroom needs, and more. For more info and to register, visit indiansprings.org/sports101.

Sports 101 Highlights

Games & Classes • Fun Featured Alumni, Parent & Faculty Speakers •

• Supper from Jim ’N Nick’s Bar-B-Q Auction and Whiteboard Giving • Silent Opportunities • Adults 21 & Over • Casual Attire 5:00 p.m. tailgating Begins —Gym Parking Lot

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Training Camps —Fun Classes by Alumni,

Parents & Faculty (See indiansprings.org/ sports101 for class options.)

6:00 p.m.

Warm-Ups —Theater

The Science of Baseball: Maximizing Performance & Preventing Injury Glenn Fleisig, Ph.D., P ’13, ’16, Research Director, American Sports Medicine Institute 7:00 p.m.

Game Time —Practice Gym REGISTER ONLINE at indiansprings.org/sports101

Questions about registering? Contact Kathryn D’Arcy at 205.332.0592 or kdarcy@indiansprings.org

ISS Chamber Choir To Tour in Spain Next Summer

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he ISS Chamber Choir will travel to Madrid, Toledo, Seville, Cordoba, Granada, and other unforgettable Spanish destinations June 2-11, 2015, to sing as part of the American Celebration of Music in Spain. Led by Music Director Tim Thomas ’67 and accompanied by 2014-15 Choir Accompanist Cindy St. Clair, the choir will sing in at least five languages and perform a wide range of music, including Francis Poulenc’s Gloria; a 16thcentury motet by Juan Navarro; African music; folk songs; Sephardic music (which has its roots in the traditions of Jewish communities of medieval Spain); and more. If you’re interested in joining the Parent and Alumni Companion Tour (no chaperone responsibilities included), please email Director of Development Beth Mulvey at bmulvey@indiansprings.org for more information and the full choir tour itinerary.

Congratulations, Graduates!

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Howard University Indiana University Ithaca College Johns Hopkins University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mississippi State University Mount Holyoke College Northeastern University Northwestern University Oberlin College Oxford College of Emory University Pomona College Rhodes College Scripps College Sewanee: The University of the South Stanford University Trinity University Troy University

Tulane University University of Alabama University of Alabama at Birmingham University of California – Davis University of California – Los Angeles University of Denver

University of Rochester University of Tampa University of Toronto Virginia Polytechnic Institute Wagner College Washington and Lee University Washington University in St. Louis Williams College

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