INDIAN SPRINGS
HEAD OF SCHOOL
SCOTT G. SCHAMBERGER
ACADEMICS
Dr. Jonathan Gray
ADMISSION AND ADVANCEMENT
Taylor Docking
ADVANCEMENT AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Jim Simon
ATHLETICS
Greg Van Horn
COLLEGE ADVISING
Amelia Johnson
COMMUNICATIONS
Erica Richie
DEVELOPMENT
Dawn Phillips
FINANCE AND OPERATIONS
Tanya Yeager
FACULTY
Weslie Wald
RESIDENTIAL LIFE
John Fahey
STRATEGY AND SPECIAL PROJECTS
Lauren Wainwright ’88
STUDENT LIFE
Curtis Phillips
BOARD OF GOVERNORS 2023-2024
Elizabeth Goodrich
Robert Aland ’80
Martin Damsky ’68
Joe Farley ’81
Jerolyn Ferrari
Clara Chung Fleisig
Michele Forman
Elise May Frohsin ’88
Braxton Goodrich ’93
Kyung Han ’85
Leo Kayser, III ’62
Emily Hess Levine ’01
Ellen McElroy ’78
Randall Minor ’99
Hina Patel
Scott Pulliam ’85
Lia Rushton
Hanson Slaughter ’90
Callen Bair Thistle ’01
Andrea Engel Haines ’03 Ex Officio, Alumni Council
Kazuo Moriya ’84 Ex Officio, Parents Association
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MISSION STATEMENT Guided by our motto, Learning through Living, Indian Springs School fosters a love of learning and creativity, a sense of integrity and moral courage, and an ethic of participatory citizenship with respect for individuality and independent thought.
EDITORS
Erica Richie
Jim Simon
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Ellen S. Padgett
PHOTOGRAPHER
Quez Shipman
COVER PHOTO
Mallory Barry
CONTRIBUTORS
Mallory Barry
Yoon S. Byun
Kathryn D’Arcy
Taylor Docking
Tobias Everke
Peggy Fleetwood
Elizabeth Goodrich
Dr. Jonathan Gray
Dawn Phillips
Scott Schamberger
Edina Shrestha
INDIAN SPRINGS MAGAZINE
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CLASS NOTES
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NOTICE OF NONDISCIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS Indian Springs School, an independent school nationally recognized as a leader in boarding and day education for grades 8-12, serves a talented and diverse student body and offers its admission to qualified students regardless of race, gender, religion, national origin, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. Located in Indian Springs, Alabama, just south of Birmingham, the school does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, national origin, ethnicity, or sexual orientation in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, or athletic and other school-administered programs.
ELIZABETH GOODRICH P ’20, ’23, ’28 Chair, Board of Governors Indian Springs School
FROM BOARD CHAIR ELIZABETH GOODRICH
Indian Springs School’s annual winter break is always a much-anticipated time of the year. Students, faculty, and staff are able to catch their breath and enjoy the holiday season before starting the second half of the school year. As a parent of a current Indian Springs student and two college students (also Indian Springs alums), I know how much I enjoy that time with my family and the pause that precedes the hectic spring semester, all of which goes by too quickly. This time also gives me the opportunity to reflect on the highlights of the first part of the school year. We are blessed to have an amazing student body of the most talented and unique young learners in the world. Additionally, Indian Springs is fortunate to have an accomplished and passionate faculty who strive always to guide and support the educational experience of our students in meaningful ways. You will read in these pages many examples of how their work bears fruit.
This year’s theme at Indian Springs is “Innovative Thinking,” which, while exciting and full of promise, in many ways is as much an ongoing, underlying foundation as it is a one-year focus. “Innovative Thinking” is part of Indian Springs’ DNA, and our students and faculty prove themselves to be innovative thinkers every day. As we move into a future full of mystery, where so much information is at our fingertips, delivered by ever more complicated tools, teaching students to be critical thinkers and problem solvers is more important than ever. I’m confident Indian Springs students are well-equipped to face the challenges ahead.
The theme of “Innovative Thinking” coincides with some important milestones in our school’s history. The first is the 50th anniversary of coeducation at Indian Springs School, which we will celebrate later in 2025. In the fall of 1975, Indian Springs opened its doors to women after nearly a quarter century as a boys’ school. Imagining what Indian Springs would have been like absent that historic decision is simply unfathomable as I look around campus today and consider the incredible students who have been a part of this community and gone on to make an impact in the world. Upcoming issues of Indian Springs Magazine will include more about this momentous milestone. One of those early women to attend Indian Springs was Dr. Katrina Armstrong Randall ’82, who recently assumed the mantle of leadership at Columbia University, where she was named interim president over the summer. We wish her well on her achievement and new adventure and look forward to telling more stories like hers in the near future.
The second milestone is the 20-year anniversary of the school’s relationship with the Malone Foundation, which led to our membership in the Malone Online Schools Network, as well as a significant investment in our scholarship program. You will read about the impact this enterprise has had and how Indian Springs became the sole beneficiary in Alabama of media entrepreneur John Malone’s vision to see a nationwide consortium of independent schools that could share ideas in a precursor to the virtual classroom. Over 30 of our students have benefited from scholarships funded by the largest endowed scholarship in the school’s history. Thank you to the Malone Foundation for their support and for making an Indian Springs education accessible to so many deserving students.
Finally, you may know that we are very close to declaring “victory” in our current capital campaign to fund the Kayser-Samford Community Commons. Thank you to the nearly 250 families who have made an investment in this critical piece of infrastructure for the Indian Springs campus. There is still time to add your support, and Indian Springs would be grateful to have it. A community commons should be just that- the work of the community! Successful completion of this fundraising goal will allow the school to move forward with the next round of strategic planning and allow us to address priorities that will help us continue to steward the school in a way that will invite future students to benefit from the robust learning experiences Indian Springs has offered for 72 years.
One of the best parts about being the Chair of this Board of Governors is that I get to say “thank you” a lot. Thank you—to the faculty, staff, students, alumni, parents, and friends of Indian Springs for the many ways you support the mission through your hard work, your financial gifts, and your attention. The school is as strong as it is today because of the many ways this community continues to invest in its success, and we have much for which to be grateful.
by Quez Shipman
Photos
FROM HEAD OF SCHOOL SCOTT SCHAMBERGER
The 2024-2025 school year started in fine fashion with our second annual dinner for the Senior Class and their parents. This event has become a personal highlight of the academic year and is a great way to set the tone for the Indian Springs community. Designed to celebrate our oldest students and their parents, the evening also provides an opportunity to ask our seniors to own and cherish the unique culture at Indian Springs. This is an awesome responsibility that will most assuredly cement their legacy. Thus far, this year’s seniors appear up to the challenge, but as I write this letter, it dawns on me that I should provide a gentle reminder as they enter the transition realm of second semester senior year. Finish strong, Class of 2025!
Our seniors are living the old adage that the days are long, but the years fly by. In one breath they complain about the length of the day and all that they are being asked to accomplish. In the next, they can’t fathom how their last year of high school is more than half over. I can wholeheartedly relate. It seems like just yesterday I was presiding over the unusual July graduation of the class of 2020 in my first week of serving as head of school. After her older sibling walked across the stage, an incoming eighth grader introduced herself to me. She was the first new student I met at the start of my tenure. Fast forward to this school year, and that young eighth grader is only a few short months away from walking across that same graduation stage. Time really does fly!
On a recent business trip for an alumni reception in New York, I was asked what I have learned over my time at Indian Springs. There is no quick answer to this question so I defaulted to saying that I have learned there is no other place I would rather be than at Indian Springs. This is a transformative place for young people to grow and develop in large part because the days are long. Those long days consist of moments, simple and profound, striving to be better today than we were yesterday. Through those moments, the Indian Springs community builds bonds that last a lifetime. I find great joy in watching friendships blossom between young people who, in any other environment, would not have found each other. That is the magic of this place. It is also the reason that when I find myself at a memorial service for someone from the Indian Springs family, I am overwhelmed by the number of alums, faculty, retired faculty, parents, and past parents in attendance.
I have attended far too many of these celebrations of life this school year to say goodbye to some remarkable people. I was saddened to learn when Dr. John Simmons ’65 passed away, but was filled with joy and admiration when I saw the Indian Springs crowd at his memorial service in Jasper, Alabama. John was on the Board when I started at Springs, and one of my last conversations with him was during a visit he and his wife, Rene, made to campus to establish a new fund within our endowment to support faculty professional development. In true John Simmons fashion, he declined to name the fund for himself and instead paid tribute to former faculty member Dr. Richard Crosby. John described Dr. Crosby as the unsung hero behind Dr. Armstrong, always working hard to ensure the school ran smoothly.
Former Board Chair Charles Robinson ’59 recently passed away as well. (Stay tuned for future installments on the history of Indian Springs School that Charles endeavored to write with Mac Fleming.) I lost count of the number of alums and other members of our school community who were gathered at The Country Club of Birmingham to celebrate Charles’ life. As his loving partner, Zanaida, shared some remarks, my mind wandered back to a dinner I had with the two of them just down the hall at the club months earlier. Charles invited me to spend some time with them and he regaled me with stories about the moments at Indian Springs that defined his love of the school. As he bade me farewell that evening, he uttered the words “peace and love,” the very words that Zanaida recounted as Charles’ favorite phrase during his celebration of life.
Indian Springs would not be the place it is today without the steadfast commitment of the men and women who give selflessly of themselves. John and Charles are two shining examples of the giants that came before us and whose shoulders we stand upon now. Perhaps this is why I can confidently say there is no place I would rather be than here at Indian Springs. Our community has never been stronger, yet I am convinced our best days are still ahead. In this season of thanks, I want to share my gratitude with the entire Indian Springs community for all you do for this incredible place.
Peace and Love,
SCOTT SCHAMBERGER Head of School, Indian Springs School
WELCOME TO INDIAN SPRINGS
Meet the Newest Members of Our Faculty & Staff
Mallory Barry began the school year in the photography classroom while Madison Miller was out on maternity leave. She is now serving part-time in the communications department as a communications assistant, creating content for the school website, social media, and magazine. Mallory recently completed her BFA in studio art with an emphasis in photography, video, and imaging at the University of Arizona.
Faculty and residential life member Dr. Patrick Cook teaches ninth-grade world history and electives in Roman worlds and 19th- and 20th-century colonialism. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from University College London and completed his M.Phil and Ph.D. in Ancient History at the University of Cambridge. He was also a Klingenstein Fellow at Teachers College, Columbia University, and most recently taught at TMI Episcopal School in San Antonio, Texas.
Alonia Fulgham joined us in a full-time role this year as assistant dean of students and as part of our history department, where she teaches economics and Latin American history classes. She first joined the Indian Springs community in spring 2024, where she gained experience in Dr. Dan Clinkman’s classroom while finishing her graduate studies. Alonia holds a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a master’s
degree in secondary education from the University of West Alabama.
Curtis Phillips is serving as our new dean of students and a member of our science department, where he teaches physics. Prior to joining the faculty and staff of Indian Springs, he taught in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and New Jersey. Curtis has experience in a wide array of teaching, coaching, and administrative positions, and he holds a bachelor’s in secondary education physics from Slippery Rock University. He lives on campus as part of our residential life community along with his wife, Dawn.
Before joining our advancement team as the director of development, Dawn Phillips spent the last 30 years fundraising and managing teams in the not-for-profit sector and independent schools. Dawn was a member of the administrative faculty at Woodberry Forest School for 12 years, serving as the Assistant Director of the Annual Fund, Director of Parent Engagement, and Director of Stewardship. She has also served as Assistant Director of the Annual Fund at Shady Side Academy and, most recently, as the Director of the Annual Fund at George School. Dawn holds a bachelor’s degree in business communications and public relations from Carlow University. She lives on campus as part of our residential life community along with her husband, Curtis.
MALLORY BARRY
CURTIS PHILLIPS
DAWN PHILLIPS
DR. PATRICK COOK ALONIA FULGHAM
Thank you, Outgoing Members!
John O. Hudson, III P ’21 served on the Board for four years and was a member of the finance and advancement committees. • Ben Hunt ’82 was on the Board for 14 years, serving on the finance committee and as chair of the investment subcommittee. • Erin Shaw Street P ’24 was on the Board for the 2023-2024 school year as the President of the Parents Association, serving on the advancement committee. Welcome, New Members!
1. Michele Forman P ’25 joins the Board for her first term in 2024-2025. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and her master’s degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Michele is a documentary filmmaker and director of media studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is the mother of Max Lizee ’25.
2. Kazuo Moriya ’84 P ’19, ’25 joins the Board as the President of the Parents Association for the 2024-2025 school year and serves on the advancement committee. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Montevallo and a master’s in divinity from the Tokyo Union Theological Seminary. Kazuo currently works as a senior account representative at Honda Trading America. He is the father of Kiam Moriya ’19 and Aiden Moriya ’25
3. Callen Bair Thistle ’01 returns to the Board after previously serving ex officio as the Alumni Council President from 2019-2021. She joins both the governance and planning committees. Callen currently works as an attorney and holds a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and a juris doctor from Emory University.
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BOARD OF GOVERNORS SERVICE AWARDS
The Board of Governors selected two members of the Indian Springs School community to receive the MacDonald B. Fleming Distinguished Service Award for the 2023-2024 school year. The award is given in memory of founding faculty member Mac Fleming, who exemplified Indian Springs School’s mission and values throughout his 70 years with the school.
Dr. Robert Cooper P ’94, ’98 GP ’27, ’29
For 50 years, Bob Cooper has served the Indian Springs School community dutifully and with great joy as a member of the history department and in various administrative roles, including dean of faculty. Since 1974, Dr. Cooper has been challenging students to be independent thinkers, persuasive writers, and critical consumers of literature and news. His commitment to the school extends beyond his exemplary teaching to the residential life program, coaching academic decathlon, and engaging our alumni community. Former students recognize Dr. Cooper for being the teacher who not only challenged them the most but also for investing so much of himself in their growth and development. The mystique of
Dr. Cooper looms large in the minds of all he has taught over his time at Indian Springs, and our alumni community bonds across generations over tales of being in his classroom.
Harold Abroms P ’72, ’77 GP ’98, ’01, ’04
Hal Abroms has been an important part of the Indian Springs School community since he and his beloved wife Judy sent their children, James M. Abroms ’72 and Andrew David Abroms ’77 to Indian Springs. Over the decades, Hal has religiously supported the annual fund and contributed generously to every capital campaign. Perhaps the greatest contribution to the school was Judy and Hal’s establishment of the Andy Abroms ’77 Memorial Scholarship Fund in memory of their son. For 25 years, the scholarship has enabled recipients to attend meaningful and challenging summer experiences across the U.S. and around the world. Over 400 Indian Springs students have benefitted from these experiences because of the bold vision that Judy and Hal developed with the school. The Abroms Scholarship remains a hallmark of the Indian Springs program, one of the differentials that makes a really good school a great one.
TOP: Head of School Scott Schamberger and Board Chair Elizabeth Goodrich present Dr. Bob Cooper with the Distinguished Service Award during the 2024 graduation ceremony. BOTTOM: Head of School Scott Schamberger and Board Chair Elizabeth Goodrich present Mr. Hal Abroms with the Distinguished Service Award during the 2024 graduation ceremony.
Congratulations
SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY CLYDE, OUR BELOVED CAMPUS CAT
COLLEGE MATRICULATIONS CLASS OF 2024
American University
Appalachian State University
Auburn University (7)
Berry College
Boston College (2)
Clemson University
Colby College
Colgate University
Colorado School of Mines
Dartmouth College
Furman University (2)
George Washington University
Ithaca College
James Madison University
Kenyon College
Louisiana State University
Mississippi State University
New York University (4)
Oberlin College
Pitzer College
Pomona College
Purdue University
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Samford University (2)
Congratulations Class of 2024!
Sewanee: University of the South
Simmons University
Smith College
Southern Methodist University
Texas State University
The University of Alabama (5)
Tufts University
Tulane University (2)
Union College New York
University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of California, Irvine
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Notre Dame
University of Richmond
University of Rochester
University of Virginia
University of Wisconsin (2)
Valencia College
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University
Wellesley College
Wesleyan University
Photos by Quez Shipman
GRADUATION 2024
Sixty-eight seniors became the newest Indian Springs alums at the school’s 70th graduation ceremony held May 20, 2024, on McLean Lawn.
“As mayor of our student government, I had the privilege of serving alongside some of the most passionate, dedicated, and talented individuals I have ever known. Together, we worked tirelessly to make sure Indian Springs continues to be a place where every voice is heard, every idea is valued, and every dream is within reach. While our leadership tenure is coming to an end here, the spirit of leadership and service that defines our community will continue to thrive in all of us.”
—Fall 2023 Mayor Nate Street ’24
“I came to this school hoping for two things: to make one new friend and to fly under the radar. … I wanted to be a bystander, a background character… I am sure if I went to any other school, I would still be that type of person now. Indian Springs, however, gave me a different set of plans to follow. The campus, faculty, students, and even the swans guided me down a different path—a path that has ultimately changed me for the better.”
—Speaker Ryan Le ’24
“I love Indian Springs for its campus. I was born and raised in a metropolis, so studying on this campus was, to an extent, magical realism… I certainly didn’t expect the swans or Mr. Brunzell’s goats, neither did I anticipate Clyde, our beloved campus cat, coming to visit me at the library every evening… I adore the golden sunset. I enjoy strolling down by the lake with my friends. I love to just walk around the campus, immersing myself in its luxurious but tranquil environment. The proximity to nature has always brought me joy and serenity, and I will miss it.”
—Speaker Eason Shi ’24
“I am here today addressing you all as someone who has been involved in almost every aspect of “Springs” culture. I have been taught by teachers, coaches, and peers that I should not be ashamed of feeling passionate about topics and activities that interest me. Indian Springs has built me into the person I am today, and I could not be more thankful for the opportunities this community has presented to me.”
—Spring 2024 Mayor Beth Scarborough ’24
BELOW LEFT TO RIGHT: Graduates Yusuf Ozaydin ’24, Skye Otter ’24, and Marley Nadler ’24 process into the ceremony while families watch on • The Indian Springs Choir sings “Sing, My Child” by Sarah Quartel • Members of the Class of 2024 enjoy the ceremony. Front row L to R: Miriam Beschliesser ’24, Isaiah Bingham ’24, and Hayes Blackstone ’24. Back row L to R: Paul Lou ’24, Sophie Majcher ’24, and Will Mashburn ’24
GRADUATION AWARDS
THE SPIRITUAL AWARENESS AWARDS
Willa Rose Akins ’24 (above) and Beth Scarborough ’24 (below)
Given in memory of Allan LeVoy Furniss ’63 and Robert Barry Kartus ’68 and recognized by their peers who embody the qualities of dignity, humanitarianism, and spiritual awareness.
THE JORDAN MCDAVID AWARD
Sophia Graham ’24 (above)
Given in memory of Charles Jordan McDavid, Jr. ’58 and selected by the faculty based on extraordinary leadership and character exhibited through participation in student activities.
THE LIBBY PANTAZIS AWARD
Leo Liu ’24 (above) and Eason Shi ’24 (below)
Given in honor of Former Board Chair Libby Pantazis P ’03, ’06, ’09 and selected by the faculty based on exemplary dedication, joy, and passion in service to the school.
CHAMBER CHOIR EUROPEAN TOUR 1
The Indian Springs Chamber Choir was able to embark on an international tour after a lengthy hiatus. During summer 2024, choir members traveled through Central Europe visiting various sights and performing in Bratislava, Slovakia; Prague and the South Bohemia region in the Czech Republic; and Vienna, Austria. Thanks to our Director of Choral Music Dr. Lee Wright, Director of Instrumental Music and piano accompanist Dr. Hye-Sook Jung; Director of Student Health Amy Wammack, Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs Dr. Jonathan Gray, and all of our parent and volunteer chaperones!
Photos contributed by parents and chaperones
TO INDIAN SPRINGS 1955-59
By Steve Coleman ’59
Indian Springs alum Stephen B. Coleman ’59 is an author and poet who recently penned a tribute to his class's time at Indian Springs in the following poem. Steve earned his bachelor’s degree from Duke University and a master's in English from the University of Alabama. In addition to being an award-winning poet, Steve is an avid sailor, and he and his wife Sumter have hosted annual reunions for the class of 1959 at their Birmingham home for many years. The class of 1959 represents one of the school's earliest groups of students and is one of our most loyal and supportive classes.
Elementary schooling left behind, Monitors, halls, silence in our line, Conduct graded for submission; Facts, figures taught by rote; Children reaching adolescence. We knew not what we did not know.
Arriving ISS from disparate places, Social class and circumstance, Boys welcomed to an open campus— Bucolic village more than school; A lake with willows blowing freely, A circle of dorms inviting, uniting.
First Town Meeting, epiphany began On first day of Indian Springs, Doc spoke of Learning through Living, Recognizing us as younger men, Sharing in a Search for Self, To develop one’s unique gifts.
A new world opened; Mr. Fleming, Dr. Crosby, Joined Big Doc Armstrong, To teach not just the facts But to challenge in their meaning. We learned to listen and to learn.
Freedom on an open campus No halls, just step outside To woods, lake, grassy lawns; Not to focus on the rules, But citizens released, responsible In friendly communion of School-Community.
New boarding students paired, And placed beside two seniors, Who, in adjoining rooms, Did neither harass nor haze, But exemplified: “It’s Quiet Hour for study now.”
Upperclassmen mentored by example, Showing us a serious purpose; Faculty thereby relieved of overseeing, Energies focused on teaching, Relaxed, informal, inspiring, friends, Not forcing but attracting us to learn.
Interested, enthusiastic faculty Debated policy in closed meetings. ISS was a new school, Instituting novel education. But Big Doc gave faculty guidance: “Naw, we’re not going to do that.”
Bigger, stronger adolescents Curbed their domineering strength In shared respect for one another. Caring patience proffered To those who endured shortcomings, Or struggled to express deep thoughts.
Infrequent petty disputes, Anger, verbal altercations, Mere troubles of teenagers: Occasional sharp tongues but No revenge or violent retribution. Secure, growing, moving on.
More likely came discussions
Prompted by wonders of life, of truth, of love, Of man’s curious existence.
Bull sessions challenged the mundane, Expanding one’s own universe and understanding.
Entering a classroom
Sometimes with Pal, his dog, Doc would kick off a shoe, Toes scratching Pal behind the ears, And pose for us to grapple with: What is the meaning of life?
White haired, tall and balding, Doc could rule the school
Or speak to you, know you
As a distinctly important individual— You were his special charge. And he cried for those who failed.
Coming from the morning challenge Of Latin’s Horace or Plato’s formulae, Delving the meaning of history, Then to balance our experience: Glee Club rehearsal Transporting to a different world.
Independent each in being, Individuals in our adolescent learning, Dr. Lara Hoggard raised his hands, Conducting “Shenandoah,”
Releasing each from self to chorus, Making music’s splendor.
What bonds we shared:
Teammates in sports, Dining with faculty families, Participating in creation, Every class itself a gift
Taught by those who truly cared.
Too soon we stood beneath the oaks In graduation to unknown fates, Singing in a final anthem
“To Indian Springs, our alma mater, Lift your voices high…To thee we show our loyalty In noble deeds we do.”
MALONE SCHOLARS 20 YEARS OF
Celebrating our 20-year partnership with the Malone Family Foundation
By JIM SIMON and PEGGY FLEETWOOD
Indian Springs School’s unique distinction of being the only independent school in Alabama to have been selected for membership as a Malone Scholars School celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2024. During those two decades, more than $2.4 million in scholarships have been awarded to over 30 students.
This remarkable milestone of learning at Indian Springs was made possible by a generous grant from the Malone Family Foundation. Founded in 1997 by Dr. John C. Malone, the Malone Family Foundation was based on Malone’s idea of creating a national consortium of schools whose ultimate goal is to provide a challenging education to highly capable young students who display the keen desire and motivation to learn, yet lack the resources to finance such an education.
“Our faculty and staff benefit from this professional network of peer institutions all over the United States,” Head of School Scott Schamberger says. “The network of Malone Scholars Schools is comprised of the finest institutions across the country and Indian Springs is humbled to be part of such a renowned group.”
The Malone Family Foundation originally gave each member school an extraordinary gift of $2 million to endow scholarships for these talented and gifted students. In June of 2023, the scholarship funds were supplemented with an additional $500,000 gift from the Foundation.
Cathie Wlaschin, longtime executive director of the Foundation recently wrote: “The Malone Family Foundation is incredibly happy to celebrate our 20-year partnership with Indian Springs School! We’re so grateful for your dedicated staff’s always-enthusiastic efforts to make our scholarship program soar, truly fulfilling the dream of the Malone Family when we selected this exceptional school so long ago. The opportunity to educate deserving, highly capable students in this strong academic yet warm and inspirational environment enticed us then, and ISS proves continually that our confidence is well placed. Personally, Indian Springs continues to inspire me today, and I am proud to have been involved in partnering the Foundation and ISS in this extraordinary perpetual mission.”
Former Indian Springs Director of Development Gisele Crowe remembered how competitive it was to receive the Malone Foundation endowment.
“I remember we had to apply twice before we were accepted,” Crowe recalled. After an unsuccessful pitch during the foundation’s site visit, Indian Springs requested another chance, which was granted.
“She (Wlaschin) needed to see what Indian Springs was all about and how we were unique ....Indian Springs School excels at meeting students where they are and growing their love of learning from there,” said Crowe. “On her second visit, I scheduled Cathie to attend classes in a classroom (Mr. Lantrip), faculty porches (Dr. Cooper), and outside (Mrs. Mossberg). I took her to club meetings, a student-led discipline meeting, and off-campus to a student forum at the
Photo by Yoon S. Byun
Civil Rights Institute. It was an epic day, and Cathie loved it! We received a wire transfer for $2 million three days later!”
Director of Advancement and Enrollment Management Taylor Docking says the scholarship continues to have an enduring and profound impact at Indian Springs.
“The Malone scholarship program has made it possible for many strong students to attend Indian Springs who wouldn’t otherwise have been able to. This program has transformed students’ lives and improved our school in ways that are impossible to quantify,” Docking said. “We are so grateful to the Malone Family Foundation for helping deserving students to join the wonderful Indian Springs community for many years.”
Before Zoom meetings or online classes were necessitated by the COVID pandemic, faculty at Indian Springs were already participating in a special intellectual endeavor that effectively offered member schools a second curriculum for its students. The Malone Schools Online Network (MSON), launched in 2013, provides motivated, upper-level students at participating Malone Schools with a variety of academically challenging courses beyond what would normally be available to them.
Faculty at participating schools teach advanced foreign languages or even college-level courses like organic chemistry to a national audience of highly motivated students, including our students here at Indian Springs. These interactive seminars bring students together from across the United States with dedicated teachers in real time. MSON joins the best of independent school education with the latest video conferencing technology to chart new territory in online learning.
Students and teachers join class during their school days using the technology that best suits their needs, from individual laptops to video conferencing systems.
Outside of class students may watch their teachers’ instructional videos, perform lab experiments, read articles, or comment on one another’s discussion posts so that they join their seminar prepared to discuss, debate, and collaborate. Students are able to forge real relationships with teachers and students in other schools and gain experiences that prepare them for college and the workplace.
Current Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs Dr. Jonathan Gray was one of many faculty members at Indian Springs who taught courses.
“I taught in the Malone program for years and it was a really great experience to work with students (virtually) from across the U.S. and have their geographic diversity and ideas contribute to the classroom,” Gray said.
After 20 years, more than 30 scholarships, and around 300 MSON courses, the great relationship with Malone continues, and Indian Springs School’s brightest and most promising students have benefited from the generosity of the school’s largest endowed scholarship fund.
“Our entire community is made decidedly better by these talented and passionate young people who might not otherwise be able to attend Indian Springs,” Schamberger said about our Malone Scholars. “We are grateful that Cathie and the Malone Family Foundation invested in the promise and potential of Indian Springs School two decades ago.”
“The Malone Scholarship allowed me to access a new world of opportunity and expanded my horizons since the first day. It changed my career by giving me exposure to college options as a first-generation college student. After Indian Springs, I received a full scholarship to Stanford, and in 2020, I received a full scholarship from the North Alabama Rotary Club to the University of Oxford. At both institutions, I met people who worked globally with non-governmental organizations, and that has now become my career focus. I currently live in Mexico City and work as the Development Manager for Doctors of the World for its domestic programs, specifically serving migrants and asylum-seekers at the border and beyond.” —Victoria Saenz ’13
Malone Scholars Share Their Thoughts on How the Program has Impacted Their Lives
“In my time attending Indian Springs, from my lighter semesters early on to the busiest seasons of high school, I was always involved in plenty of clubs, extracurriculars, outside commitments, and courses that would’ve been more than easy to get swept up in. Despite this, there was never a day in my Indian Springs career where I forgot how impossible it all would’ve been if it weren’t for the letter I received from the Malone Foundation when I was fourteen years old. Before that day, I knew I’d been accepted to my dream school and goal of the previous two years,
but it had hardly felt like a reached achievement, as I had yet to figure out the financial means to make my dreams a reality. In receiving the Malone Scholarship, I realized that someone had looked at that fourteen-year-old in all of his imperfect, anxious, overachieving glory and thought he was worth investing in. It’s just one of the many reasons that I will continue to strive to reach a point in my life where I can do the same for someone else and invest in a future I believe the world needs. In the months since I graduated from Indian Springs, I’ve been pursuing
“The Malone Scholarship transformed my life in ways I never imagined possible. As the first person in my family to go to college, attending an Ivy League university wasn’t even on my radar before Indian Springs. Being surrounded by brilliant, intellectually curious people at Springs helped me envision a world of possibilities beyond my childhood home in rural Alabama. I was fortunate to attend Yale, graduating with a degree in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology. I’ve dedicated my career to improving patients’ lives through medical device innovation and helped secure FDA approval for breakthrough technologies: an embolic protection device that reduces stroke risk during heart valve replacement and a system that restores blood flow to prevent major amputations in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia. Our work even earned recognition in the New England Journal of Medicine! —Cecilia Wright Petrella ’07
my bachelor’s degree at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, doubly majoring in Physics and Astronomy. It is because of the genius and generosity of the Malone Foundation, the Indian Springs College Advising department, my brilliant teachers, and everyone along the way that I have been thriving here in Amherst. I can’t wait to go back to Indian Springs one day soon and be in the presence of young Malone Scholars just like I was-- fourteen years old, future world-changers, and only just beginning down the best path they could’ve been given.”
“I WILL FOREVER BE GRATEFUL FOR THE MALONE FAMILY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP. THE EDUCATORS AT INDIAN SPRINGS SCHOOL FOSTERED AN ENVIRONMENT THAT CHALLENGED ME ACADEMICALLY WHILE ALLOWING ME TO THINK INDEPENDENTLY AND EXPLORE MY PASSIONS...ATTENDING INDIAN SPRINGS BROADENED MY WORLDVIEW, GUIDED ME TO BECOME A MORE ACTIVE AND ENGAGED CITIZEN, AND ULTIMATELY AIDED ME IN FINDING A CAREER I WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT.” —CARTER LONG ‘10
—Mason Forman ’24
About Dr. John C. Malone and the Malone Family Foundation
DR. JOHN C. MALONE WAS BORN IN 1941 IN MILFORD, Connecticut. He received a scholarship to attend the Hopkins School in nearby New Haven starting in his eighth-grade year and graduated in 1959.
“Receiving a scholarship to a great independent secondary school where I found teachers and students engaged in an exciting learning process, a peer group with whom I could have fascinating and provocative discussions, and where I was challenged to see many sides of each issue, was the undisputed basis for the success I’ve enjoyed—both personally and in my corporate career,” Malone once said.
Malone was a National Merit Scholar and attended Yale University, where he was a Phi Beta Kappa. He obtained a bachelor’s in electrical engineering and economics in 1963. He then received his master’s degree in industrial management from Johns Hopkins University in 1964 and his doctorate degree in operations research from Johns Hopkins in 1967.
Known as the “Cable Cowboy,” Malone is known for his penchant for media deals and complicated corporate structures. From the 1970s to the 1990s, Malone built up the cable TV firm TCI, becoming the CEO at only 29 years old and eventually selling to AT&T for more than $50 billion in 1999.
Malone founded the Malone Family Foundation in 1997 with one principal objective: to improve access to quality education - particularly at the secondary school level – for highly capable students who lack the financial resources to best develop their talents.
Through the Malone Scholars Program, the Foundation has provided scholarship endowments to 50 select independent secondary schools throughout the United States.
“I WILL ALWAYS BE THANKFUL FOR THE MALONE FOUNDATION’S SUPPORT OF MY EDUCATION AND INVESTMENT IN MY CAREER AND FUTURE. AS A FIRSTGENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT, I RECEIVED MY BACHELOR’S IN SOCIOLOGY FROM PRINCETON UNIVERSITY IN 2013. I RECENTLY COMPLETED MY MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. I CURRENTLY WORK AS A RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL AT THE CARL VINSON INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA...I’M THE CHILD OF A TEEN MOM WITH A GED, THE OLDEST OF 9 CHILDREN, AND GREW UP EXPERIENCING ECONOMIC HARDSHIP. WITHOUT THE MALONE SCHOLARSHIP, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ATTEND INDIAN SPRINGS, A PLACE THAT TAUGHT ME TO THINK CRITICALLY AND EMPATHIZE DEEPLY WITH OTHERS.”
—VERONICA CINIGLIO LOPEZ-DELGADO ’09
“I am grateful every day for the education I received at Indian Springs thanks to the generous Malone Scholarship. I also credit the Malone Scholarship and Indian Springs with a lot of the success and growth I had later in college at Vanderbilt University, where I quickly excelled academically and contributed to the community through performing arts and leadership roles.”
—Benjamin Kitchens ’13
“I would not have been able to attend Indian Springs without the Malone Scholarship, so being a recipient has meant the world to me! I am currently a student at MIT studying abroad in Edinburgh, Scotland, for a semester, and many of these experiences would not have been possible without the Malone Foundation putting its trust in me. I cannot explain how grateful I am!”
—Olivia Honeycut ’22
Indian Springs
SUPPORTING SPRINGS
WITH YOUR GIFT TO THE 2024-2025 ANNUAL FUND!
Indian Springs School is a vibrant community of students, educators, parents, alumni, and friends, united by our shared commitment to Learning through Living. This guiding principle continues to inspire a lifelong passion for learning and defines the unique experiences that set our school apart.
In our 72nd year, we celebrate the theme of “Innovative Thinking,” encouraging creativity and original problem-solving inside and outside the classroom. This theme not only shapes our students’ experiences but also reflects the spirit of our entire community. We invite you to reflect on how you can engage with Indian
Springs in meaningful ways. One impactful opportunity is supporting the Annual Fund.
With over 340 students calling Indian Springs home this year, the Annual Fund is essential to sustaining the individualized learning opportunities, enriching programs, and vibrant campus life that make our school exceptional. Your support ensures that we can instill innovative thinking in our students while honoring the values that have made Indian Springs so extraordinary for so long. Thank you for the role you play in this wonderful community and for your consideration of support.
JIM SIMON Assistant Head of School for Advancement & External Affairs
FROM ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL JIM SIMON
Aheartfelt thank you from all of us at Indian Springs School to the alumni, parents, grandparents, friends, faculty, and staff who gave so generously in the 2023-2024 fiscal year. The collective support of the broader community continues to be transformational for our school and allows us to further advance the mission of offering a unique environment where Learning through Living is still fundamental to our pedagogy. Over 900 individual donors supported the school with approximately 1,300 gifts totaling more than $2.8 million. This continues to be an impressive result for a school of our size and is a testament to what we hope is broad-based satisfaction from the extended Indian Springs family with the work we do.
Your giving in the fiscal year 2023-2024 included increases this year over the prior in the annual fund and in our sixth annual Harvest Market celebration. Donors continue to support the KayserSamford Community Commons capital campaign (in its final stretch!) as well as our scholarship program, upcoming campus building renovation projects, faculty development, academics, athletics, the arts, and a host of other critical priorities. We would not be the school we are without your
Thank you to our newest Legacy Society members who recently informed us of their plans to include Indian Springs in their wills. We are appreciative of such a meaningful gesture as Indian Springs seeks to secure the future of the school so that the next generations of talented students will continue to benefit from the amazing experiences that over 4,000 alums have come to know and love.
We are grateful for this year’s 100% giving participation from our Board of Governors, Alumni Council, and Parents Association leadership. Your support sets a powerful example for others that is impressive and noticed. Also, a big thank you to all of the many volunteers who have helped with events for admissions, advancement, performing arts, choir trips, residential life, and so many other areas of school life you make better through your talents and energy. Finally, I want to thank all of my Indian Springs colleagues in External Affairs, as well as the faculty and administration, who
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
July 1, 2023—June 30, 2024
FUNDRAISING
ANNUAL FUND & ANNUAL FUND RESTRICTED 2023-2024
$835,594
& OTHER GIFTS 2023-2024
STATEMENT
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SOURCES OF OPERATING FUNDS
g Tuition & Fees
g Annual Fund & Other Gifts
g Endowment Draw
USES OF OPERATING FUNDS
g General & Administrative
ANNUAL FUND DONORS
Annual fund gifts received between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024, are listed below. A complete list of donors by constituency and by class can be found at www.indiansprings. org/annualreport.
LEADERSHIP LEVEL
$25,000 +
Gillian and Mike Goodrich ’63
Keecha Harris
Rob Henrikson ’65
Bill Nickell ’56
Nancy and Jim Tyrone ’73
ARMSTRONG SOCIETY
$10,000 TO $24,999
Anonymous
Allan Cruse ’59
Pilar Childs Dostal ’92 and Jared Dostal
Lisa and Alan Engel ’73
Elizabeth and Mike Goodrich ’90
Joan and Preston Haskell ’56
Ronne and Donald Hess ’66
Amy and Daniel McKinney
Heather and Dan Mosley ’74
Lia and Rusty Rushton ’74
Relia Mae Scheib
Rene and John* Simmons ’65
Xiaoling Li and Qiang Zhang
FOUNDERS LEVEL
$5,000 TO $9,999
Judy* and Hal Abroms
Margaret and Bruce Alexander
Maud G. C. Belser
Marie and Duncan Blair ’75
Camille Stein Butrus
Jie Han Li and Xian Xuan Chen
Priscila and Greg Denny
Robert Egerman ’79
Tara Plimpton and Steve Elder
Jennifer and Sam Eskildsen ’94
Elise May Frohsin ’88 and Hank Frohsin
Mary and Braxton
Goodrich ’93
Nina and Harry Harrison ’60
Martha Diefendorf and Bob Hogan ’68
Lauren* and Glen Howard ’67
Ning (Jemmy) Le
Emily Hess Levine ’01 and Bob Levine
Lili Cheng and Jun Liang
Rosalind and Daniel*
Markstein
Catherine and Emmett McLean
Kathy and Mark Myatt ’55
Molly Myers ’92
Julie and Mark Nelson ’88
Katrina Armstrong Randall ’82 and Tom Randall
Tracy and Scott Schamberger
Qian Wang and Zhiwei Shen
Patricia and Rick Sprague ’66
Kyle Strange
Keiko and Kayser Strauss ’96
Richard Whitley
Amy McDaniel Williams ’80 and Steve Williams
GOVERNORS CIRCLE
$2,500 TO $4,999
Susan and John Abbot ’80
Barbie and Steve* Arnold ’66
Elizabeth and Bob Athey ’59
Julia and John Badham ’57
Madeleine Hill Bayless ’01 and Rodney Bayless
Betsy and William Belser ’80
CJ and John* Bigger ’56
Heidi and Martin Damsky ’68
Ginny and Joe Farley ’81
Robert Friedel ’67
Howard E. Furnas, III
Carol Dewar and Larry Futrell ’64
Sarah and Jonathan Geisen
Terry and Paul Goldfarb ’69
Barbara and Jim Flowers
Kyung Han ’85
David Huggin ’59
Michael Levine ’74
Ellen McElroy ’78
Carole and Matt Miller
MK Myatt ’86 and Randy Earl
Susanna Myers ’90 and Gerry Pampaloni
Hina and Rakesh Patel
Stacy and Scott Pulliam ’85
Keri and Ben Rankin
Janet and Pete Rooney
Diana and Bill* Slaughter ’56
Melissa and Hanson Slaughter ’90
Ginger Lolley Socolof and Joe Socolof
Jane and Kevin Tavakoli ’98
Judy and Arthur Toole ’58
Patricia and Bill Warren ’69
Cheng Hu and Leibo Zhang
TOWN MEETING LEVEL
$1,500 TO $2,499
Jenni and John Arias ’80
Adina and W. C. Bass ’97
Priscilla Fowler and Keir Breitenfeld
Elizabeth and John Breyer ’71
Kay Armstrong Carter and Frank Carter ’62
Caryn and Steven Corenblum ’74
Elizabeth and Bart Crawford
John Curington ’84
Ilana Engel ’12
Jerolyn Ferrari
Jeff Gale ’92
Dana Gale
Elene and Brian Giattina
Alice and Paul Goepfert
Andrea Engel Haines ’03 and Kent Haines ’03
Susan and Wyatt Haskell ’57
Marilyn and Charles Hohenberg ’58
Mary and Jay Holekamp ’63
Sheri and Jimmy Krell
Henry Long ’01
Cathy and Caldwell Marks ’93
Virginia Bledsoe Mattox ’86
Christy and David Nelson ’93
Guy Nsanza ’14
Libba and John Owen ’70
Janet and Charles Plosser ’66
Michael Pratt ’67
Jamie and Justin Routman ’02
Cindi and Michael Routman ’72
Gail and Deak Rushton ’78
Mary Helmer and Mark Sabel ’84
Jim Simon
Jennie and Tom Smith ’72
Linda and Leo SullivanBashinsky ’64
Pam Sutton
Leah and Bo Taylor
Holly Jones Terrell
Callen Bair Thistle ’01 and Will Thistle
Anny Zhu and Alan Zhang
MAYORS LEVEL
$500 TO $1,499
Cathy and Tom Adams ’63
Barbara and Jack Aland ’75
Kelly and Robert Aland ’80
Xin and Lou Anders
Patrick Anderson ’92
Candi and C.P. Bagby ’63
Jennifer Bain ’84
Layla and Roger Baldwin ’87
Shaheen and Michael Bermudez
Jody Klip Black ’78 and Jeffrey Black
Josephine and Bill Blackwell ’66
Cathy and Mark Boardman
William Bowron
Adrienne and Julian Brook
Cindy Bryan ’02
Pat and Ehney Camp ’60
Catherine and Patrick Cashio
Cathy and Paul Jones, Jr. Continued on page 25
DIRECTORS DINNER
Indian Springs is grateful for our leadership donors whose generosity accounts for so much of the funds raised each year for the Annual Fund and capital giving priorities. Our annual Directors’ Dinner is the school’s way of saying thank you to all of our supporters who make gifts of $1,500 or more.
1. Board Member Robert Aland ’80 and Kelly Aland 2. Heidi Damsky P ’98; Board Member Martin Damsky ’68 P ’98; and Cecilia Matthews 3. Annie Butrus P ’26 and Greg Butrus P ’26 4. Justin Routman ’02; Jamie Routman; Cindi Routman P ’02; and Michael Routman ’72 P ’02 5. Kevin Tavakoli ’98; Jane Tavakoli; Chinelo Dike-Minor; and Board Member Randall Minor ’99 6. Sam Eskildsen ’94 P ’29 and Jennifer Eskildsen P ’29 7. Peter Rooney P ’24, ’27; Janet Rooney P ’24, ’27; Board Member Elise Frohsin ’88 P ’20, ’25; Hank Frohsin P ’20, ’25
DIRECTORS DINNER CONTINUED
8. Tracy Schamberger and Head of School Scott Schamberger 9. Steven Corenblum ’75 P ’03, ’06, ’11 and Guy Nsanza ’14 10. Will Slaughter ’91 P ’26 and Allan Cruse ’59 11. Gray Plosser ’63 GP ’25; Diana Plosser GP ’25; Gillian Goodrich P ’90, ’93, ’94 GP ’20, ’23, ’26, ’28, ’28; and Mike Goodrich ’63 P ’90, ’93, ’94 GP ’20, ’23, ’26, ’28, ’28 12. John Owen ’70; Libba Owen; Bill Warren ’69; Patricia Warren; Allan Soloman ’68; and Director of Advancement & Enrollment Management Taylor Docking 13. Jim Gauntt ’74 and Susan Gauntt 14. Board Member Joe Farley ’81 P ’14, ’16; Bo Taylor; Assistant Director of Development & Special Events Leah Taylor; Board Member Hina Patel P ’18, ’20; and Rakesh Patel P ’18, ’20
by
Photos
Quez Shipman
Libing Zhan and Chuan Chen
Lindsey and Lewis Chitwood
Jonette and Kenneth Christian ’67
Yunjung Choi and Minyung Chung
Jim Clower ’64
Lisa Dean Columbia ’81 and Frank Columbia
Alexee Deep Conroy ’96 and Matthew Conroy
Jesanna Cooper ’94 and Michael Morris
Anna and Chandler Cox
Shaun Crawford
Mary Lee and David Darby ’61
Maria Jerez and Bernardo
De La Pava
Jen and Conrad De Los Santos
Priscila and Greg Denny
Anna Margaret and Tommy Donald ’58
Lori and Stephen Dorsky ’71
Sherry and Andy Driggers
Betsy Stewart Durst ’09 and Lucas Durst
Elizabeth and Drew Edge ’84
Pam Doyle and Joe Embry ’88
Bill Engel ’75
Susan and Sid Evans
John Fahey
Heidi and Bill Falconer
Jan and Chip Feazel ’63
Anne and Rick Finch ’60
Sam Frazier ’92
Gail and Chip Gamble ’58
Elizabeth and David Garcia ’85
Sylvia Goldberg
Julie Dyas Goldberg ’90 and Brian Goldberg ’87
Fran and Bill Goodrich ’66
Mary and Victor Hanson ’74
Kate Hawley ’09 and Matt Neal
Heidi Hess ’89
Connie Hill and Doug Turner
Dale and John Holditch
Jin Ji Hong and Bin Dai
Kathryn and Edward Hook
Laurel Hu and Zhe Su
Amanda and Herndon Inge
Mitch Ives ’70
Roslyn Jackson
Susie and Peter Jander
Pim and Paan Jindapon
Cathy and Paul Jones
George Jones ’98
Leo Kayser, III ’62
Pamela and Prescott Kelly ’61
Ashley and Joe Kerr
Katy and David Killion ’00
Won Heo and Jaehoon Kim
Yang Suck and Richard Kim
Nancy and Charles King
Sarah Abroms Kunin ’04 and Abraham Kunin
Kim and KN Kurra
Joyce and Jerry Lanning ’59
Alison Goldstein Lebovitz ’88 and Alan Lebovitz
Hyunjeong Park and Sangyong Lee
Janet and Adam Lichtenstein ’91
Sharon Kean and Bob Lipson ’68
Gina and Hank Long ’70
Man Sun and Jiawei Lu
Xuanling Huang and Yuanzheng Luo
Tommy Maddox ’69
Rebecca and Ed Mahayag
Alice Marson ’13
Leslie and David Matthews ’75
Judy and Gerson May
Kathryn McDonald
Rebecca and Thomas McWilliams ’97
Anjali and Mohit Mehra
Jana and Mukul Mehra ’91
Chinelo Dike-Minor and Randall Minor ’99
George Monk ’69
Jeanne and Richard Monk, III
Beatrice and Frank Morring ’68
Rhonda Nabors
Hilary and Stuart Nelson ’95
Naomi Nelson ’93 and Louis Doench
Alyson and Alan O’Neil ’93
Bryn and David Oh ’87
Nancy and Sandy Petrey ’59
Vicki Vitiello and Jeff Pettus ’73
Patricia Pierce
Susan Pizitz ’80
Merritt Pizitz*
Paula Purse Pointer
Sam Pointer ’81
Alison Pool-Crane ’79
Kate Konecny Pope ’02 and William Pope
Margaret and Kip Porter ’60
Stacy and Timothy Price ’01
Ginny and Grady Richardson ’57
Jan and Dick Richardson ’70
Dolores and Dave Richie
Jason Riffe ’03
Owen Roberts ’07
Eleanor Roberts ’11
Charlotte and Bill Rose ’63
Anne Marie Seibel and Steven Rowe
Nirmal Roy ’02
Tullia Rushton ’09
William Rushton ’11
Sharon and Frank* Samford ’62
Kiki and Pierre Scalise
Kelly and Scott Schell
Sara and Don Schmidtke
Lisa and Dickie Schweitzer ’74
Beth and James Scott ’75
Josie and Clark Scott ’71
Karen Shepard ’81
Linda and Robert Sherman ’58
Ida Zhu and Times Shi
Judy and M. D. Smith ’59
Beverly VonDer Pool and Phillip Smith
Sue and Allan Solomon ’68
Allison and Steve Spensley
Jenny Carroll and Adam Steinman
Katerina and Jackson
Stewart ’04
Erin and Shane Street
Jane and Kevin Tavakoli ’98
Ann and David Tharpe
Dale Batchelor and John Thomas ’68
Niamh Tuohy ’89
Fergus Tuohy ’96 and Michael Barnett
Connie and Marshall Urist
Gareth Vaughan
Lauren Wainwright ’88
Howard P. Walthall, Sr. and Rosemary M. Fisk
Holly Ellis Whatley ’84 and Prince Whatley
Tom Whitehurst ’68
Rowan and Russ Williams ’73
Jackie and David Woodall ’93
Xia and Wei Yang
Juan Wang and Yong Yang
Tanya and Scott Yeager
Jialin Hu and Anshi Yu
CLASS OF 1968 55TH REUNION GIFT
Members of the Class of 1968 who contributed to the Community Commons Bell Encasement Project in 20232024. The project first began in the 2022-2023 fiscal year during Alumni Weekend and has generated over $300,000.
Martin Damsky ’68
Lawrence Hawley ’68
Bob Lipson ’68
Cecilia Matthews (Alan Matthews ’68*)
Jerry Shadix ’68
Allan Solomon ’68
Sara and Logan Taylor Continued on page 26
HARVEST MARKET 2023
Over 150 parents, grandparents, alums, faculty, staff, and friends came together on October 28, 2023, for the Parents Association’s sixth annual Harvest Market fundraiser. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsorship donors, those who purchased tickets, and the in-kind support from the Birmingham Coca-Cola Bottling Company, El Barrio, and Milo’s Tea, over $80,000 was raised. Special thanks to chair Tricia Wallwork and sponsorship co-chairs Elise Frohsin ’88 and Danny Markstein ’92 and decorations chair, Sarah Slaughter. We will acknowledge Harvest Market 2024 donors in our 2024-2025 annual report.
by
1. Joana Silva P ’28 and Marcelo Frietas P ’28
2. Rita Watkins; former staff member Cindy Van Horn P ’02,’05; and faculty member Dr. Bob Cooper P ’94, ’98 GP ’27, ’29 3. Kari Todd ’09 and Jahman Hill 4. Lourdes Sanchez-Lopez P ’25; David Taylor P ’25; and Yikun Schwebel P ’22, ’25 5. Alexee Deep Conroy ’96, P ’27; Anne Marie Seibel P ’23, ’26; and Steven Rowe P ’23, ’26 6. Board Chair Elizabeth Goodrich P ’20, ’23, ’28; Danny Markstein ’92 P ’25, ’29; Tricia Wallwork P ’23, ’25; Head of School Scott Schamberger; Sarah Slaughter P ’26; and Elise May Frohsin ’88 P ’20, ’25 7. Wesley Vaughn; Claire Cassidy Vaughn; Tracy Schamberger; and Board Member Hanson Slaughter ’90 P ’20, ’22 8. Anna Knowles P ’27; Lisa Edwards P ’25; Craig Edwards P ’25; and Byron Knowles ’27
Photos
Quez Shipman
HARVEST MARKET SPONSORS
HARVEST LEVEL
$5,000
Maud G. C. Belser
The Butrus Family
RAINMAKER LEVEL
$2,500
Betsy and William Belser ’80
Lisa and Alan Engel ’73
Ginny and Joe Farley ’81
Elizabeth and Mike Goodrich ’90
Ellen McElroy ’78
Janet and Pete Rooney
Diana and Bill* Slaughter ’56
Melissa and Hanson Slaughter ’90
Ginger Lolley Socolof and Joe Socolof
GARDEN LEVEL
$1,000
Elise May Frohsin ’88 and Hank Frohsin
Julie Dyas Goldberg ’90 and Brian Goldberg ’87
Gillian and Mike Goodrich ’63
Emily Hess Levine ’01 and Bob Levine
Carole and Matt Miller
Lia and Rusty Rushton ’74
Sabel Law Firm, LLC
Pam Sutton
Jane and Kevin Tavakoli ’98
Leah and Bo Taylor
Jialin Hu and Anshi Yu
SPROUT LEVEL
$500
Shaheen and Michael Bermudez
Boardman, Carr, Petelos, Watkins & Ogle, P.C.
Bohamia, LLC
Adrienne and Julian Brook
Heidi and Martin Damsky ’68
Pam Doyle and Joe Embry ’88
Mary and Braxton Goodrich ’93
Pim and Paan Jindapon
Judy and Gerson May
Jana and Mukul Mehra ’91
MK Myatt ’86 and Randy Earl
Alyson and Alan O’Neil ’93
Dr. Priscila Denny at Oak Mountain Orthodontics, P.C.
Dolores and Dave Richie
Tracy and Scott Schamberger
Anne Marie Seibel and Steven Rowe
Karen Shepard ’81
Sarah and Will Slaughter ’91
Allison and Steve Spensley
Jenny Caroll and Adam Steinman
Erin and Shane Street
SEED LEVEL
$250
Diane and Dan Berkowitz
Peggy and Chris Biga
Julie and Bryan Bray
Memily and Ed Colvin
Alexee Deep Conroy ’96 and Matthew Conroy
Jesanna Cooper ’94 and Michael Morris
Elizabeth and Bart Crawford
Taylor and Rick Davis
Maria Jerez and Bernardo De La Pava
Jen and Conrad De Los Santos
Claire Maples Edwards ’89 and Heath Edwards
Lisa and Craig Edwards
Susan and Sid Evans
Jerolyn Ferrari
Maye and Bernard Frei
Sarah and Jonathan Geisen
Elene and Brian Giattina
Nancy and Bradley Hendrix
Connie Hill and Doug Turner
Dale and John Holditch
Natalie and Mike Johnson
Anna and Byron Knowles
Nan Jiang and Shun Lu
Leslie and David MacLeod
Danny Markstein ’92
Rhonda Nabors
Hina and Rakesh Patel
Keri and Ben Rankin
Kiki and Pierre Scalise
Edina and Sadeep Shrestha
Jim Simon
Dorothy and Jodie Smith
Nina and John Spence
Sara and Logan Taylor
Kari Todd ’09
Connie and Marshall Urist
Tricia and Troy Wallwork
Shuping Zhong and Yanjun Yao
CLASS OF 1973 50TH REUNION GIFT
Members of the Class of 1973 who contributed to a Community Commons landscaping project called “The Commons Rocks” in 2023-2024. The project first began in the 2022-2023 fiscal year during Alumni Weekend and has generated over $100,000.
Bill Bell ’73
Dee Denson ’73
Alan Engel ’73
Doug Hunter ’73
Philippe Lathrop ’73
Jeff Pettus ’73
Bruce Richards ’73
Paul Roberts ’73
Gary Rubin ’73
David Simon ’73
Ron Stewart ’73
Jim Tyrone ’73
CLASS OF 1974 50TH REUNION GIFT
During 2023-2024, members of the Class of 1974 generated almost $100,000 towards a class gift for the Community Commons Campaign. The following donors contributed:
Mark Addison ’74
E.T. Brown ’74
Joey Fetterman ’74
Jim Gauntt ’74
Ira Gore ’74
Victor Hanson ’74
Charles Kelly ’74
Michael Levine ’74
Bob Montgomery ’74
Woodard Peay ’74
Rusty Rushton ’74
Andy Sachs ’74
Chip Thuss ’74
Fred Wallace ’74
John White-Spunner ’74
FACULTY AND STAFF
The following faculty and staff were donors to the 2023-2024 annual fund.
Neil Barrett
William Belser ’80
April Berry
Blake Berry
Jordan Brooks
John Brunzell
Anne Burruss
Catherine Cashio
Athena Chang
Renee Chow
Dan Clinkman
Clay Colvin ’95
Bob Cooper
Buck Crowe
Colin Davis
Taylor Docking
John Fahey
Jim Flaniken
Peggy Fleetwood
Annie Galey
Jonathan Gray
James Griffin
Mandy Griffin
Ann Hamner
Jonathan Horn ’75
Leslie Hurt
Amelia Johnson
Hye-Sook Jung
Mac LaCasse
Tessa Magnuson
Ed Mahayag
Rebecca Mahayag
George Mange
Pedro Mayor
Christopher Mullinax
Victoria Ott
Justin Pino
Rachel Preskitt
Matthew Rhoades
Erica Richie
Michael Rowlett
Scott Schamberger
Edina Shrestha
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Jeffrey Sides ’91
Jim Simon
Brad Skiff
Leah Taylor
Christina Tetzlaff
Stephanie Thomas
Greg Van Horn
Lauren Wainwright ’88
Weslie Wald
Amy Wammack
Hunter Wolfe
Calvin Woodruff
Lee Wright
Tanya Yeager
GRANDPARENTS
The following grandparents were donors to the 2023-2024 annual fund.
Judy* and Hal Abroms
Maud G. C. Belser
Adrienne and Julian Brook
Camille Stein Butrus
Pat and Ehney Camp ’60
Kay and Frank Carter, III ’62
Memily and Edward Colvin
Pam and Bob Cooper
Gillian and Mike Goodrich ’63
Ronne and Donald Hess ’66
Dale and John Holditch
Rosalind and Daniel* Markstein
Judy and Gerson May
Kathy and Mark Myatt ’55
Diana and Gray Plosser, Jr. ’63
Margaret and Kip Porter ’60
Judy and Ed Rutsky
Sharon and Frank* Samford ’62
Carol Schwebel
Diana and Bill* Slaughter ’56
ANNUAL FUND RESTRICTED GIFTS
Gifts for the following initiatives selected by the school were received in 2023-2024.
Acworth Foundation Scholarship Fund
Art Department
Athletics Programs
Badham Scholarship
Capstone Projects
Financial Aid
Faculty Housing
H.Drennen Jones
Scholarship Trust
Medical Properties Trust Scholarship
Theatre Program
RESTRICTED GIFTS
In 2023-2024 gifts were made to support initiatives outside the school’s annual operating budget for the following purposes.
ART BUILDING
Nancy Poynor ATHLETICS
(TRACK & FIELD)
Lili Cheng and Jun Liang
BROOKS HINES
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Rene and John* Simmons ’65
CLASS OF 1968 SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Sharon Kean and Bob Lipson ’68
Beatrice and Frank Morring ’68
Jerry Shadix ’68
Dale Batchelor and John Thomas ’68
DIRECTOR’S PURSE FUND
Anonymous
FACULTY HOUSING
Rebecca and Ed Mahayag
Tracy and Scott Schamberger
HOGGARD ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Sharon and Frank* Samford ’62
Dottie and Jeffrey Smith ’61
IAIN ALEXANDER ’91
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Margaret and Bruce Alexander
Judy and Ed Rutsky
INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH
Hong-Young Kim ’04
KHADIJA JAHFIYA ’11 SCHOLARSHIP
Keecha Harris
MACDONALD B. FLEMING ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
CJ and John* Bigger ’56
Rene and John* Simmons ’65
Jason Riffe ’03
Robert McGahey, III ’64
SUSAN & TENNANT MCWILLIAMS ’61 FAMILY ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP
Susan and Tennant* McWilliams ’61
Cheryl and Burk McWilliams ’65
MALONE FAMILY FOUNDATION
SCHOLARSHIP
The Malone Family Foundation
RAY HARTWELL ’65 MEMORIAL MOCK TRIAL FUND
Marianne Geeker Hartwell
Rene and John* Simmons ’65
RICHARD CROSBY PROFESSIONAL FACULTY DEVELOPMENT ENDOWED FUND
Rene and John* Simmons ’65 THE ALAN MATTHEWS ’68 SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Cecilia Matthews
CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS
The following donors made gifts to one or more of Indian Springs School’s campaigns, programs, and/or initiatives in 2023-2024.
1919 Investment Counsel, LLC Abroms Charitable Foundation, Inc. Acworth Foundation
Ascension St. Vincent’s
Birmingham Jewish Foundation
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
CommerceOne Bank
Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, Inc.
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis
Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama
Drennen Jones Scholarship Trust
El Barrio Restaurant & Bar
Engel Family Advised Fund
Ernst & Young Foundation
Fidelity Charitable
Fine Geddie & Associates LLC
Genentech
J.E. and Marjorie B. Pittman Foundation, Inc.
Jimmie and Emil Hess Fund for Indian Springs School
Jones Family Fund
Keecha Harris and Associates, Inc.
KPMG Gives
Mainstreet Family Urgent Care
Medical Properties Trust Charitable Fund, LLC
Mike and Gillian Goodrich Foundation
MPT Scholarship
National Christian Foundation Alabama
National Christian Foundation Carolinas
Oversize Outfitters, LLC
Pinkerton Foundation
Princeton Area Community Foundation
Publix Super Markets
Regions Financial Corporation
Ronne & Donald Hess Foundation
Rusty and Lia Rushton Advised Fund
Schwab Charitable
Small Boarding School Association
Stifel Charitable Inc.
The Benevity Community Impact Fund
The Blackbaud Giving Fund
The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
The Ehney Addison Camp Jr & Mildred Fletcher Tillman Camp Foundation
The Haskell Foundation
The John and Julia Badham Family Trust
The McKinney Foundation
The Roberts Foundation
The San Francisco Foundation
The Sperling Family Charitable Foundation
The Steiner Foundation
The University of Alabama Educational Foundation
Tuthill Square Foundation
The University of Alabama Educational Foundation
U.S. Charitable Gift Trust
Vanguard Charitable
MATCHING GIFTS
The following employers matched their employees’ gifts to Indian Springs School in 2023-2024.
KPMG US
Microsoft Corporation
Regions Financial Corporation
GIFTS-IN-KIND
Gifts of tangible property and services are a significant help to Indian Springs throughout the year. Gifts-in-kind from the following were contributed in 2023-2024:
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Kathryn D’Arcy
El Barrio Restaurant & Bar/ Rachel and Neville Baay
David Fetterolf
Continued on page 31
GIVE THE ULTIMATE GIFT
JOIN THE LEGACY SOCIETY
Indian Springs lost a generous supporter in 2024 with the passing of Merritt Pizitz. The name Pizitz in the Birmingham, Alabama area is a familiar one from the department store that bore Merritt’s family name for many decades until its sale in 1986. Pizitz is also a very familiar name at Indian Springs with five family siblings and cousins having graduated, including Merritt’s daughter Paget Pizitz Taylor ’97. During his many years as a parent and then parent of an alum, Merritt generously supported Indian Springs through five capital campaigns and with nearly 30 consecutive years of annual fund giving. We were deeply moved to learn that Merritt remembered Indian Springs in his estate plans with a generous bequest. “He was always grateful for what the school did for my future,” Paget recently recalled. Indian Springs is grateful for the impact Merritt Pizitz has had on the strength and future financial security of the school via his ultimate gift of a bequest. If you have already included Indian Springs with a provision in your will, please let us know so that we may list you with other alumni, parents, and friends who are members of our Legacy Society. If you would like more information on how you can support Indian Springs through your estate plans, please visit www.indiansprings.org/plannedgiving or contact Jim Simon and/or Dawn Phillips in the Advancement Office at 205-332-0615 or 205-733-2625.
2023-2024 LEGACY SOCIETY
Judy* and Hal Abroms
Patrick Anderson ’92
Susan and Steve Apolinsky ’80
Pris and Eddie Ashworth ’67
Julia and John Badham ’57
Candi and C.P. Bagby ’63
Murray and Keehn
W.Berry, Jr.*
Lois and Ben Blackwell*
Karen and Bill Boyle ’62
Kay Armstrong Carter and Frank Carter ’62
Pinkie and Bryan Chace ’74
Heidi and Martin Damsky ’68
Cathy and Mell Duggan ’76
Kaaren “Coo”
Hirschowitz Engel ’79*
David Faber ’66
Ginny and Joe Farley ’81
Robert Friedel ’67
Howard E. Furnas III
Chris Genry ’78
Gertrude Gildea*
Steven Gilmer ’67*
Sylvia Goldberg
Rachel Krantz and Edward Goldstein ’67
Billie Grace and Henry Goodrich*
Gillian and Mike Goodrich ’63
Eugenia and Larry Greer ’63
Emil and Jimmie Hess*
Ronne and Donald Hess ’66
Martha Diefendorf and Bob Hogan ’68
Lauren* and Glen Howard ’67
Robert Johns*
George Johnston ’65
Gilbert Johnston ’63
Pamela and Prescott Kelly ’61
Sandy and Wayne* Killion ’68
Judy* and Philippe Lathrop ’73
Sharon Kean and Bob Lipson ’68
Cecilia and Alan* Matthews ’68
Lawrence Matthews ’64*
June and Joe Mays ’63
Susan and Tennant* McWilliams ’61
Hanelle Culpepper Meier ’88 and Jeff Meier
Margaret R. Monaghan
Bob Montgomery ’74
Marcia and Mike Nichols ’70
Joe Nonidez ’62*
Merritt Pizitz*
Margaret and Kip Porter ’60
Nancy and John* Poynor ’58
Cindi and Michael Routman ’72
Sharon and Frank* Samford, III ’62
Cooper Schley ’64
William S. Schuler ’66*
John Tanquary ’74
Jane and Kevin Tavakoli ’98
Ann and David Tharpe
Jill and Chip Thuss ’74
Fergus Tuohy ’96 and Michael Barnett
Nancy and Jim Tyrone ’73
Gareth Vaughan
Irvin “Bucky” Weaver ’68*
Pamela and William Weeks ’69
Marjorie and Jim White ’60
Amy McDaniel Williams ’80 and Steve Williams
Photo courtesy of the Pizitz family
COMMUNITY COMMONS
To the Indian Springs Community:
All of us at Indian Springs continue to be grateful for how impactful the Kayser-Samford Community Commons has been for our students, faculty, staff, and friends. Nearly 250 donors have made special gifts and pledges to this capital campaign, which has raised nearly $12.4 million of our $13.5 million goal. Thank you to all of our alumni, parents, and friends who have helped Indian Springs address this critical priority for the school. With just over $1 million left to raise, we are in the final stretch and hope those who have not yet made a gift will
consider helping us reach the finish line! Gifts of all sizes and amounts are needed and appreciated, but note that all donors who give $1,000 or more will be recognized on our donor wall of honor, and donors who give $5,000 or more can name a table.
Please go to www.indiansprings.org/communitycommons to learn more, or reach out to Assistant Head of School for Advancement & External Affairs Jim Simon with any questions. Thank you for all you do for Indian Springs and your consideration of support to help us go over the top!
December 2024
“Implementing the Community Commons most definitely enhanced the quality of life for the Springs community. For me, the Community Commons served as a setting for all types of social exchanges; from eating breakfast with friends before classes to discussing campus life with administration, it facilitated countless interactions that otherwise would not have been possible. Now utilizing similar spaces at Georgetown, I see how the Community Commons at Springs matches the multifaceted facilities on my current university campus.”
DONORS 2023–2024
The following donors made cash gifts, pledges, and pledge payments to the Community Commons Campaign in 2023-2024:
Leo Kayser, III ’62
Bill Engel ’75
Cecilia Matthews (Alan Matthews ’68*)
Ronne and Donald Hess ’66
Lisa and Alan Engel ’73
Emily Hess Levine ’01 and Bob Levine
Martha Diefendorf and Bob Hogan ’68
Susan and John Abbot ’80
Scottie and Bruce Lanier
Nancy and Jim Tyrone ’73
Alison Steiner ’97 and Brooks Hayes
Kimberly and Michael Steiner ’95
Lia and Rusty Rushton’ 74
Rene and John* Simmons ’65
Michael Levine ’74
Courtney and Jay Pigford
Melissa and Hanson Slaughter ’90
Malinda and Jimmy Lewis ’75
David Faber ’66
Sarah Urist Green ’98 and John Green ’95
Caryn and Steven Corenblum ’75
Stacy and Scott Pulliam ’85
Mary and Victor Hanson ’74
Margaret and Kip Porter ’60
Nolan Richards
Tricia and Troy Wallwork
Elizabeth and Bob Athey ’59
Heidi and Martin Damsky ’68
David Huggin ’59
Lindsey and Lewis Chitwood
Caroline and E. T. Brown ’74
Elizabeth and Mike Goodrich ’90
Ellen McElroy ’78
Susanna R. Myers ’90 and Gerry Pampaloni
James Peay ’74
Anne Marie Seibel and Steven Rowe
Nancy and Sandy Petrey ’59
Sheri and Jimmy Krell
Galin and Kevin Spicer
Nancy and Paul Roberts ’73
Ginny and Joe Farley ’81
Sami Damsky
Susan and Sid Evans
Barbara and Bill Viar, Jr. ’62
Margaret and Bruce Alexander
Molly Myers ’92
Carol and Bill Bell ’73
Jeannie and Ron Stewart ’73
Vicki Vitiello and Jeff Pettus ’73
Alexee Deep Conroy ’96 and Matthew Conroy
Tracy and Scott Schamberger
Cynthia and Ira Gore ’74
Diane and Tom Gamble ’60
Andrea Engel Haines ’03 and Kent Haines ’03
William Rushton ’11
Tullia Rushton ’09
Dawn and Joe McCarty, Jr.
Hina and Rakesh Patel
Margaret and John White-Spunner ’74
Jenni and John Arias ’80
Yunjung Choi and Minyung Chung
Shaheen and Michael Bermudez
Fred Wallace ’74
Elizabeth and Bart Crawford
Cindi and Michael Routman ’72
Sue and Allan Solomon ’68
Constance Hill and Doug Turner
Pinkie and Bryan Chace ’74
Barbara and Jack Aland ’75
Tanya and Scott Yeager
Jeanne and Richard Monk, III
Catherine and Emmett McLean
Gareth Vaughan
Chinelo and Randall Minor ’99
Amanda Adams ’79 and Paul Weir
Nyya and John Hudson
Linda and Arthur Freeman ’59
Priscilla Fowler and Keir Breitenfeld
Erin and Shane Street
Nan Jiang and Shun Lu
Sharon Kean and Bob Lipson ’68
Jesanna Cooper ’94 and Michael F. Morris
Xin and Lou Anders
Judy and M. D. Smith ’59
Danny Markstein ’92
Taylor and Rick Davis
Jill and Chip Thuss, Jr. ’74
Bob Montgomery, Jr. ’74
Susan and Jim Gauntt ’74
Betsy Stewart Durst ’09 and Lucas Durst
Jane and Kevin Tavakoli ’98
Jerolyn Ferrari
Callen Bair Thistle ’01 and Will Thistle
Brooke and Tom Carruthers ’78
Judy* and Philippe Lathrop ’73
Kate Konecny Pope ’02
—CASON SWAID ’23
Kari and Gary Rubin ’73
Leigh and Dee Denson ’73
Jerry Shadix ’68
Edwin Marty ’90
Kim and KN Kurra
Tracee Strum-Gilliam
Martha Anne Rich and Bill Craig
Dale and John Batchelor ’68
Rik Tozzi
Elizabeth and Andy Sachs ’74
Heidi Molbak and Rob Verchick
Kathryn and Edward Hook III
Doug Hunter ’73
Carla and Larry Hawley ’68
Andrea and David Simon ’73
Jane and Lester Seigel ’75
Nedra and Joey Fetterman ’74
Mia Swier Criss ’03 and Darren Criss
Sarah Mills Nee ’03 and Jon Nee
Jim Simon
Tricia and Rotem Elgavish ’90
Hua Tao and Jiong Chen
Caroline Wingo Colvin ’95 and Clay Colvin ’95
Peggy and Michael Fleetwood
Weslie and Greg Wald
Jenny and George LeMaistre ’66
Robert Friedel ’67
Elise May Frohsin ’88 and Hank Frohsin
Alex Lacy ’79
Laura Steele and Chris Girkin
Diana and Bill* Slaughter ’56
Sarah and Will Slaughter ’91
Sue and Allan Solomon ’68
Tricia and Troy Wallwork
IN MEMORIAM GIFTS
Gifts to Indian Springs School were given in 2023-2024 in memory of:
IAIN ALEXANDER ’91
Margaret and Bruce Alexander
JANICE LAVONNE
QUARTERMAN BASS
W.C. Bass
JIM BROWN ’65
Rene and John*
Simmons ’65
BOBBY DAMSKY ’71
Sami Damsky
BRIAN DOWLING ’65
Rene and John* Simmons ’65
ROBERT DRENNEN ’80
Susan Pizitz ’80
MARTIN FREEMAN ’65
Rene and John*
Simmons ’65
ALLAN FURNISS ’63
Rene and John*
Simmons ’65
JOHN N. FURNISS ’60
Patricia and Ehney Camp ’60
MAC FLEMING
Rene and John*
Simmons ’65
Christina Tetzlaff
BILL GWIN ’65
Rene and John*
Simmons ’65
RAY V. HARTWELL, III ’65
Rene and John*
Simmons ’65
MARY HENRIKSON
BROOKS HINES ’65
Rene and John*
Simmons ’65
BILL JONES ’63
Jan and Chip Feazel ’63
Rene and John*
Simmons ’65
JOHN JOHNSON ’65
Rene and John*
Simmons ’65
MERRILL JOHNSTON ’65
Rene and John*
Simmons ’65
FRANK LARY ’65
Rene and John*
Simmons ’65
CHARLES LUPTON ’65
Rene and John*
Simmons ’65
WILLIAM E. LEVERETT
Elizabeth and Fred Wooten ’61
PAUL LYDOLPH ’90
Andrea Buchanan and Edwin Marty ’90
Tricia and Rotem Elgavish ’90
Susanna Myers ’90 and
Gerry Pampaloni
RANDY MARKS ’65
Rene and John*
Simmons ’65
TENNANT MCWILLIAMS ’61
Susan McWilliams
Cheryl and Burke McWilliams ’65
Dewitt Bell
Stephen Caldwell
Mary Lee and David Darby ’61
Mary Jo Dean
Torrey Dekeyser
Peggy and Michael Fleetwood
Bettina and Lenny Gribben
Diane C. Locke
Elizabeth R. Painter
Lia and Rusty Rushton ’74
Rene and John*
Simmons ’65
The University of Alabama Educational Foundation
Ronne and Donald Hess ’66 Continued on page 33
PARENT ANNUAL FUND CELEBRATION 2024
The Indian Springs Parents Association sponsored a gathering at the Kayser-Samford Community Commons on April 11, 2024, to celebrate and thank fellow Indian Springs parents for their support of the 2023-2024 Annual Fund. We are so grateful to the many parents and grandparents who support Indian Springs with a gift each year and to our Parents Association volunteers, led by 2023-2024 Parents Association President Erin Street P ’24.
1. Keith Lee P ’28; Ben Rankin P ’28; Keri Rankin P ’28 Charlene Lee P ’28; and John Arias ’80 P ’26 2. Board Member Michele Forman P ’25 and Erik Lizee P ’25 3. Jonathan Geisen P ’21, ’25; Sarah Geisen P ’21, ’25; and Dana Flynn Schneider P ’24
4. Lou Anders P ’27 and Xin Anders P ’27 5. Sara Taylor P ’24 and Logan Taylor P ’24 6. Sid Evans P ’25; Susan Evans P ’25; David Schwebel P ’22, ’25; and Yikun Schwebel P ’22, ’25 7. Board Member Elise Frohsin ’88 P ’20, ’25; Shane Street P ’24; and 2023-2024 Parents Association President Erin Street P ’24 8. Lewis Chitwood P ’27; Lindsey Chitwood P ’27; Anjali Mehra P ’27, ’29; Mohit Mehra P ’27, ’29; and Board Member Emily Levine ’01 P ’27
Photos by Quez Shipman
CLAY NEWSOME ’65
Rene and John* Simmons ’65
JOHN OLIVER ’60
Melissa Oliver
BEN PADEN ’66
Rene and John* Simmons ’65
DICK PIGFORD ’65
Rene and John* Simmons ’65
FRANK SAMFORD ’62
Rene and John* Simmons ’65
BILL SLAUGHTER ’56
Augusta and Scott Andrews
William Bowron
Patricia and Ehney Camp ’60
Steve Coleman ’59
Fine Geddie & Associates, LLC
Peggy and Michael Fleetwood
Sam Frazier ’92
Sarah Frazier ’90 and Marc Sennewald
Gillian and Mike Goodrich ’63
Lu Han
Joan and Preston Haskell ’56
Susan and Wyatt Haskell ’57
Sally and Greg Hawley ’75
Ronne and Donald Hess ’66
Carey and Bill Hinds
Leo Kayser, III ’62
Charles King
John Lauriello
Emily Hess Levine ’01 and Bob Levine
June and Joe Mays ’63
Ellen McElroy ’78
Rosalind and Daniel *Markstein
George D. McMillan
Ellen McWhorter
Kathy and Mark Myatt ’55
Patricia Pierce
Ginny and Grady Richardson ’57
Cindi and Michael Routman ’72
Lia and Rusty Rushton ’74
Jim Simon
Margaret Anne Smith
Stifel Charitable, Inc.
Adam Thomas ’91
Tricia and Troy Wallwork
Sally Worthein
Sarah Zimmerman
JOHN SLAUGHTER ’65
Rene and John* Simmons ’65
MIKE LEE AND DIANE
STEWART
David Tavakoli ’91
PERRY TIMBERLAKE ’65
Rene and John* Simmons ’65
ELMA TUOHY
Will Davis ’86
Peggy and Michael Fleetwood
Erin and John Lockett ’95
Melissa and Hanson Slaughter ’90
Fergus Tuohy ’96 and Michael Barnett
Niamh Tuohy ’89
BERT WIESEL ’65
Rene and John* Simmons ’65
DAVID WOODS ’85
Brian Woods ’90
COMMEMORATIVE GIFTS
Gifts to Indian Springs School were given in 2023-2024 in honor of:
ADELIA CRAWFORD ’23
Elizabeth and Bart Crawford
KATHRYN D’ARCY
Gisele and Steve Crowe
DUNCAN WILSON EARL ’24
MK Myatt ’86 and Randy Earl
ALAN Z. ENGEL ’73
Clara Chung and Glenn Fleisig
JOSEPH M. FARLEY ’81
Sheri and John Corey ’75
MAX D. MARKSTEIN ’25
Rosalind and Daniel* Markstein
EGON MOLBAK
Sally and Greg Hawley ’75
MARK MYATT ’55
MK Myatt ’86 and Randy Earl
JOYCE SACHS
Heidi Molbak and Rob Verchick
ANDY SCHWEBEL ’22
Carol Schwebel
ROSA SCHWEBEL ’25
Carol Schwebel
JIM SIMON
Conor Gubbins
NATHANIEL STREET ’24
Hugh Shaw
MARSHALL URIST ’94
Connie and Marshall Urist
2023-2024 VOLUNTEERS
ADMISSIONS
VOLUNTEERS
John Arias ’80
Ginger Brook
Larry Brook ’87
Lisa Edwards
Craig Edwards
Claire Maples Edwards ’89
Emily Fleisig ’13
Gail Hawthorne
Bradley Hendrix
Khadija Jafihya ’11
Jesanna Cooper ’94
Lawrence Katz ’82
William Kong ’23
Anjali Mehra
Hal Rogers ’18
Justin Routman ’02
Yikun Schwebel
Erin Street
Shane Street
Cia Tompkins
Christie White
HARVEST MARKET COMMITTEE
Julie Bray
Ginger Brook
Michele Coco
Pam Doyle
Claire Maples Edwards ’89
Elise May Frohsin ’88
Elizabeth Goodrich
Courtney Gunnells
Cathy Heald
Nancy Hendrix
Connie Hill
Pim and Paan Jindapon
Danny Markstein ’92
Jana Mehra
Anjali Mehra
Kazuo Moriya ’84
Tamara Moriya
Amy Sides
Anna Sides ’26
Joana Silva
Sarah Slaughter
Melanie Smith
Nina Spence
Erin Street
Shane Street
May Su
Sara Taylor
Cia Tompkins
Tricia Wallwork
Rebecca Rutsky White ’91
Kimberly Wilder
PARENTS ASSOCIATION
President
Erin Street
Grade Level Representatives
8th Grade:
Claire Maples Edwards ’89
Rebecca Rothman
9th Grade:
Ginger Brook
Cia Tompkins
10th Grade:
Elizabeth Crawford
Meg Nunnelly Olsen ’94
11th Grade:
Jennifer Dunn
Carole Miller
12th Grade:
Melody Tagtmeyer
Ellen Witt
Residential Life
Maria Katz
ADVANCEMENT OFFICE
Jim Simon, Assistant Head of School for Advancement & External Affairs
Leah Taylor, Assistant Director of Advancement for Individual Gifts & Special Events
Peggy Fleetwood, Advancement Associate
Edina Shrestha, Advancement Associate
KATRINA ARMSTRONG RANDALL ’82
Katrina Armstrong Randall ’82 was appointed interim president of Columbia University on August 14, 2024. She continues to serve as the CEO of Columbia’s medical center and the executive vice president of Columbia’s health and biomedical sciences programs. Katrina was the first woman chosen to lead these departments, which she was appointed to run in 2022.
CLASS NOTES
CLASS OF 1960
Composer, conductor, and Wesleyan University’s John Spencer Camp Professor of Music Neely Bruce ’60 recently debuted a new original production, “The Jewel Thief,” at Wesleyan’s Center for the Arts. The ballet was composed by Neely and choreographed by Patricia Beaman, a professor of dance, and based on Hitchcock’s 1955 thriller “To Catch a Thief.” Neely conducted the live performance of his score with an ensemble, which interlaced Baroque and Modern motifs.
Patrick Lathrop’60, who currently lives in Portugal, recently visited campus with Phillipe Lathrop’73 on his way to visit his friend Neely Bruce’60 and attend the premiere of “The Jewel Thief,” which was inspired by a collaboration between Neely and Patrick.
CLASS OF 1965
The McWilliams Family gathered for Thanksgiving 2024 in Normandy, France, and Burk McWilliams ’65 shared a photo with all the family members with a link to Indian Springs School.
CLASS OF 1970
An undergraduate alum of Yale and a recipient of a doctor of medicine from Johns Hopkins, Katrina began her academic career after earning a master’s degree in clinical epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania, where she served in numerous positions, including physician-scientist fellow, professor, chief of general internal medicine, associate director of the Abramson Cancer Center, co-director of the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, and director of research at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. She’s also held positions at Harvard Medical School and the T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Katrina came to Columbia from Massachusetts General Hospital, where she had been serving as the first woman physician-in-chief. She was the 2022 recipient of the Indian Springs Outstanding Alum of the Year Award and recently mentioned how impactful her time was at Indian Springs during her convocation address to Columbia’s incoming class of 2028. A video clip of her address and how having been awarded a scholarship to attend Indian Springs changed her life may be viewed here: www.indiansprings. org/katrina
Mike Nichols ’70 now serves as the Director of Housing and Community Development for the City of Houston, where he oversees affordable housing development, disaster funding, and homelessness solutions. He was also selected as the 2024 Humanitarian of the Year by the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship of Houston-Galveston.
CLASS OF 1971
Griff Harsh ’71 has been named the chair of neurosurgery at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. He began his new role on January 1, 2025, and will oversee the residency program.
NEELY BRUCE ’60
’70
PATRICK LATHROP ’60 AND PHILIPPE LATHROP ’73
GRIFF HARSH ’71
CATCHING UP WITH OUR YOUNG ALUMS
Head of School Scott Schamberger had dinner with some of our young alums on a recent trip to Sewanee: The University of the South.
From Left to Right: Ivy Spence ’24, Scott Schamberger, Catherine Belser ’20, Jim Tozzi ’20, Clara Rominger ’21, and Grace Brown ’21
Assistant Head of School for Advancement & External Affairs Jim Simon and Director of Advancement and Enrollment Management Taylor Docking met up with some young alums during a trip to Washington, D.C.
ABOVE: VAUGHN MCWILLIAMS ’92, CALLAN CHILDS ’91, LAUREN WAINWRIGHT ’88, THOMAS MCWILLIAMS ’97, BURK MCWILLIAMS ’65, CHERYL MCWILLIAMS, SUSAN MCWILLIAMS (WIDOW OF TENNANT MCWILLIAMS ’61)
MIKE NICHOLS
From Left to Right: Taylor Docking, Jaedyn Archinard ’21, Yusuf Ozaydin ’24, Aubrey Turner ’24, and Jim Simon
CLASS OF 1980
Alum and current parent John Arias ’80 recently paid a visit to his college alma mater, Duke University, when the Blue Devils football team played the Mustangs from SMU. John and his son Ethan Arias ’26 were on the field for the ceremony where the Peach Bowl, Inc., Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation, and PNC Bank honored former Duke Head Coach Fred Goldsmith for the 30th anniversary of his 1994 Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year Award (pictured just to the left of the trophy).
CLASS OF 1982
Jessica Spira Kahn ’82 was recently named the senior associate dean for clinical and translational research and director of the Block Institute for Clinical and Translational Research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
CLASS OF 2003
Luke Strange ’03 was recently promoted to Vice President of Governmental Relations at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. Luke has been with AEI for over a decade.
D.G. Pantazis ’03 and wife Sarah recently welcomed a fifth member to their family! Born in June 2024, daughter Betsy joins older siblings George (5 years) and Kate (3 years).
CLASS OF 2009
Evan Pantazis ’09 married wife, Christina, in May 2022. In January 2024, they welcomed their first child, a daughter named Ann. They currently live in the Birmingham area.
CLASS OF 2010
After graduating from Cornell Law School in 2022, Chee Lee ’10 joined Linklaters, LLC in New York as an associate in the energy and infrastructure practice.
CLASS OF 2017
Dewey Wilbanks ’17 is currently in his first year of medical school at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra University/ Northwell Health in Hempstead, New York. Dewey earned his bachelor’s in Biochemistry and Comparative Religion from Colgate University in 2021 (pictured at a recent alumni gathering in New York).
CLASS OF 2019
Violinist Honney Kim ’19 was appointed as the concertmaster and violin fellow of the Montgomery Symphony for the 20242025 season. Honney is currently pursuing a master’s degree at the Juilliard School in New York and actively performs in Europe as a member of the European chamber group LGT Young Soloists.
CLASS OF 2020
Dede Driscoll ’20 recently graduated from George Washington University with a bachelor’s degree in English and literature.
Aidan Meador-Woodruff ’20 graduated from the University of Michigan with a bachelor’s degree in physics and applied mathematics. Aidan is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Rochester.
Bruce Zhang ’20 graduated from Boston College with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and economics and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in mathematics and finance from Columbia University.
CLASS OF 2024
Following their final performances with the Indian Springs Chamber Choir on their tour through Europe, recent grads Misbah Meghani ’24 and Matthew Thomson ’24 met up with their Greek, AP Latin, & and the Ancient Mediterranean (AP GLAM) teacher, Buck Crowe, for a trip through Greece.
D.G. PANTAZIS ’03
EVAN PANTAZIS ’09
JOHN ARIAS ’80
JESSICA SPIRA KAHN ’82
LUKE STRANGE ’03
IN MEMORIAM
ALUMNI
John F. Bigger, Jr. ’56 passed away on July 1, 2024, in North Augusta, South Carolina. He was raised in Anniston, Alabama, and after graduating from Indian Springs, served with the U.S. Navy for two years. John received his bachelor’s degree from Duke University and obtained his medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis, where he served as Chief Resident during his Ophthalmology residency. After becoming a board-certified ophthalmologist, John operated a private practice in Augusta, Georgia, beginning in 1976 until his retirement in 2005.
He served on many different boards in the medical community and was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, where he was actively involved in the church choir. He was preceded in death by his first wife of 38 years, Sally Bigger, and a son, Bill Bigger. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Carolyn “C.J.” Bigger; children, Bob Bigger (Mary Anne), David Bigger, Robbie Bell (Lisa), and Buffie Harper (Mark); daughter-in-law, Leigh Bigger; sister Linda Shonesy; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Frank Charles Jones ’58 passed away on August 31, 2024, in Birmingham, Alabama. He graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in economics from Sewanee: The University of the South at Sewanee. Frank obtained a master’s degree in mathematics from the University of Michigan and a master’s in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As a fellow of the Society of Actuaries, he chose a career as a life insurance executive. He was a vestry member of the Cathedral Church of the Advent, served on several local boards, and was an active member of the Mountain Brook Club, where he loved to play tennis and ran every morning for decades. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Laura Benedict Jones; daughter Laurie Jones Kent (Shea); grandsons Caldwell Bishop Kent (Erin), Garrison Eastin Kent (Callie), and Thomas McKinley Kent; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
Thomas William Lloyd ’59 passed away on June 7, 2024, in Birmingham, Alabama. After graduating from Indian Springs, Tom earned his bachelor’s degree in history from Vanderbilt University. He earned additional bachelor’s degrees in Spanish and international business and foreign trade and commerce from the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University, as well as a master’s degree in Spanish education from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Tom also served as a U.S. Marine Captain during the Vietnam War. He had a 40-year career in real estate in the Birmingham area and was a member of the Alabama Symphony Chorale. Tom is survived by his wife, Patricia; daughters Ashley Martin ’89 (Alex Grant) and Melanie Martin Troncale; grandchildren Rea, Ada, and Burleigh; and brother Charles Lloyd.
HONEY KIM ’19
DEWEY WILBANKS ’17
CHEE
LEE ’10
MISBAH MEGHANI ’24 AND MATTHEW THOMPSON ’24
AIDAN MEADOR-WOODRUFF ’20
DEDE DRISCOLL ’20
BRUCE ZHANG ’20
JOHN GREGORY SIMMONS ’65
BY JIM SIMON
Indian Springs is sad to report the passing of John Gregory Simmons ’65. He died in Birmingham on September 5, 2024, and was 76 years old. John served on the Indian Springs Board of Governors from 2007 to 2021 and was an enthusiastic member of his class and a generous supporter of the school.
John was a native of Jasper, Alabama, and after graduating from Indian Springs, attended Washington & Lee University, followed by medical school at Tulane. After his residency, John returned to Jasper to join his father’s medical practice in 1978, where he began a 36-year career as an ear, nose, and throat surgeon. In addition to his medical practice, John was an enthusiastic supporter of the Boy Scouts (having been an Eagle Scout himself) and loved music, literature, and tennis.
Classmate Burk McWilliams ’65 recounted conversations with John that, according to Dr. Crosby (long-time administrator in Indian Springs’s early years), John was only the second student from Walker County to have attended Indian Springs at the time of his enrollment in the early 1960s. “I know this was important to him,” Burk said, “...but I think it was his constant generosity to the school that stands out for me.” John endowed a faculty professional development fund in Dr. Crosby’s memory in 2022.
His wife Rene spoke about the impact Indian Springs had on his life. “John’s time as a boarding student at Indian Springs was among some of his fondest memories. The camaraderie with fellow classmates and teachers helped mold him into a southern gentleman,” she said. “He was grateful and appreciative of the friendships he made during his school years and while serving the ISS community as an adult.”
His daughter Sarah also spoke about the profound impact the school had on him. “Being a Springs alum alongside my Dad gave us a special bond,” she said. “My dad felt like his experience at Indian Springs changed the trajectory of his life and positively impacted his professional journey. Friendships from his time at Springs were enduring ones, and...Dad continually searched for opportunities to motivate the next generation of Indian Springs students.”
John is survived by his wife Rene, daughter Sarah Simmons ’96 (Adam), son John Terry Simmons, daughter Brooks Steitz (John), three grandchildren, sister Anna Gainer (Hugh), nephews, and many other friends and family.
James Roy “Jimmy” Moncus, Jr. ’59 passed away on July 22, 2024, in Pelham, Alabama. Jimmy began a career as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service as a young teenager, walking the mail routes all over Birmingham. After graduating from Indian Springs, he continued to carry the mail to put himself through college at Auburn University. Jimmy joined the U.S. Air Force National Guard stationed in Montgomery, Alabama, and later began working at the EEOC to pay for law school at Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. After completing his law degree, he entered into private practice, where he practiced law and developed real estate for over 50 years. Jimmy was preceded in death by his brother, Mac Moncus ’60. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Marilyn Craig Moncus; sons, James Roy Moncus, III, and Benjamin Craig Moncus (Kristi); grandchildren, Taylor Ann Moncus and Benjamin Davis Moncus; and sister, Mary Tobye Lee Scheer.
John Neilson Furniss ’60 passed away on June 5, 2024, in Wilmington, North Carolina. After graduation from Indian Springs, John obtained his bachelor’s in English from Washington & Lee University. He earned a master’s degree in English from the University of Alabama and taught literature at Ole Miss and Memphis State University before attending Duke University, where he earned a doctorate degree in English literature. While completing his doctorate at Duke, he met his wife Mary Ann, and they married in 1973. John taught literature for several years at Memphis State University and Georgia State University until his retirement in Wilmington, where he taught classes at the local community college. He is survived by his wife Mary Ann Biggs Furniss; sister Emory Maxwell (Charles); sister-in-law Terry Quinn; and several nieces and nephews.
Harry Chapman Harris ’60 passed away on May 2, 2024, in Austin, Texas. Harry earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics and his master’s degree in mathematical statistics from Auburn University, where he was a proud member of the ROTC. As a captain in the U.S. Army, Harry served in Vietnam, Korea, and Germany. While stationed in Korea, Harry met the love of his life, the late Nina Kim Harrison. After his military service, Harry obtained an accounting degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and became a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Financial Planner. His career kept him in the Birmingham area until he finally retired at the age of 81 to relocate to Texas to be closer to his son and his family. Harry is survived by his son Lowell Harrison (Kimberly) and daughter Helen Lantz (Bart); grandchildren Cole, Cade, Pate, Walker, and Reese; brother James Harrison, III; and a niece and nephew.
Alex Walter Jackson ’67 passed away on December 2, 2024, in Alabaster, Alabama. Alex grew up in Clanton, Alabama. After graduating from Indian Springs, he earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his juris doctor from the University of Alabama. Alex spent his career practicing law, first in private practice and then with the Alabama State Bar and the Alabama State Supreme Court, working as the staff attorney for Special Chief Justice Nabors and Special Chief Justice Patterson. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club in Clanton and Montgomery and a member of the First United Methodist Church. Alex is survived by his three children, Anna Holly, John Alexander Jackson, and Daniel Jackson; grandchildren Blake, Abigail, Leila, Raeleigh, and Brantley; and brother John Hollis Jackson.
Bedford Warner Wadlington, III ’70 passed away on January 28, 2024, in Jackson, Mississippi. He grew up in Sledge,
Mississippi, before attending Indian Springs for high school. Warner met his wife Melanie while attending Millsaps College, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in chemistry. They made their home on the family farm just outside of Sledge as the third generation to manage Wadlington Farms. After his retirement in 2010, he and his wife enjoyed traveling. He was a lifelong golfer and played countless rounds at Wilson Lake Country Club and later at Lake Caroline in Madison, Mississippi. Known to his grandchildren as “Bud,” he instilled a love of the outdoors in both his children and grandchildren and maintained hunting land for them to enjoy. Warner is survived by his wife Melanie; children Mary Morgan (Matt), Bill Wadlington (Anna Susan), and Jim Wadlington (Carrie); seven grandchildren; sisters Mary Jane Thompson (Scott) and Frances Wallace (John); and brother Thomas Wadlington (Sarah).
FRIENDS & FAMILY
LEIGH HILL ALLISON
July 2, 2024
Spouse of the late Jack Allison, Jr. ’55
KATHIE BLOOM
August 14, 2024
Spouse of Martin Bloom ’73 and mother of David Bloom ’08
JUDITH SULLIVAN CRITTENDEN
January 22, 2025
Spouse of Phillipe Lathrop ’73
AMY SUZANNE
LAMB DICK
October 11, 2024
Spouse of Ricky Dick, II ’68
MARY EAGAN HENRIKSON
February 1, 2024
Spouse of Rob Henrikson ’65
LAUREN RUTH HOWARD
November 6, 2024
Spouse of Glen Howard ’67
DEBBY DORSKY THOMAS
November 30, 2024
Mother of Blake Thomas ’09
LESLIE JOAN “BIRDIE” WANDRISCO
November 20, 2023 Former Staff
CHARLES LEE ROBINSON ’59
BY JIM SIMON
Indian Springs mourns the loss of former Board Chair Charles Robinson ’59, who died in Birmingham on August 10, 2024. He was 83 years old. Charles was a mainstay of the class of 1959, attending all of their annual reunions, and spent the last 12 years of his life working on a comprehensive history of Indian Springs School, 10 years of which was in collaboration with his former teacher and mentor Mac Fleming. Charles served on the Indian Springs Board of Governors from 1973 to 1980, including as chair from 1975-1979, during which he helped the school avert insolvency through several bold financial maneuvers. He was the first recipient of the school’s Outstanding Alum of the Year Award in 1980.
After graduating from Indian Springs, Charles attended Emory University, where he began his study of Law. He received his JD from Cumberland School of Law and enjoyed a 35-year career at Johnston, Barton, Proctor, and Rose, LLP, where he eventually served as managing partner. In addition to his board service for Indian Springs, Charles served on the boards of the Lakeshore Foundation, The Alys Stephens Center for Performing Arts, was president of Girls Inc. of Central Alabama, and chaired the advisory board of the UAB School of Arts and Sciences.
At his memorial service, Charles’s son Billy recounted the lifelong friendships that have endured for over 65 years, including the members of the Indian Springs championship basketball team of 1959, which included Peyton Bibb ’59, Ehney Camp ’60, and Kip Porter ’60 “They have remained friends throughout their lives,” Billy said.
Lifelong friend and Indian Springs classmate Jerry Lanning ’59 recalled many memories with Charles, including college antics involving a run-in with the Emory campus police as well as, “Three days hopping freight trains with Mexico as our target, but getting no further than Bogalusa, Louisiana. and then hitchhiking to New Orleans...and a number of other adventures, but probably none suitable for publication.”
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His son, Charles Jr., recently remembered how impactful his father’s Indian Springs years were to him. “Dad attributed much of his success to his time at Indian Springs,” he recalled. “His Indian Springs experience set the course for his life with a higher standard than he might have otherwise found. He would want nothing more than for others, no matter their background, to have a similar, life-enriching experience.” His longtime companion, Zanaida Griffin, remembered “his warm smile and convivial Irish charm” when they first met in 1993. “Life with Charles was like being on a wonderful 30-year date,” she said.
Charles is survived by his sons Charles Robinson, Jr. (Lacy) and Billy Robinson (Katie), his companion of 31 years, Zanaida Griffin, many grandchildren, and his two siblings, Ann Robinson Vrocher and Robert Robinson (Phoebe).
1. Russell Maulitz ’62; Maria Gigly; Carla Sportelli; and Kristine Billmyer 2. Bill Weeks’69; Pamela Weeks; and Director of Development Dawn Phillips 3. Jessica Spira Kahn’82, Longtime Faculty Member Dr. Bob Cooper P ’94, ’98 GP ’27, ’29; Jess Francavilla ’05 4. Board Member Randall Minor ’99; Board Member Hanson Slaughter ’90 P ’20, ’22; and Adam Lichtenstein ’91 5. Tim MacKay ’08; Board Chair Elizabeth Goodrich P ’20, ’23, ’28; and Board Member Mike Goodrich ’93 P ’20, ’23, ’28 6. Julia Goldberg ’20; Head of School Scott Schamberger; Marty McGuire ’15 7. Cecilia Reisner ’18; Chloe Miller ’18; Patrick McGuire’18; and Ken Jiao ’18 8. Will Morris ’27; Jesanna Cooper ’94 P ’27, ’29; Owen Russell ’94; and Jon Loflin ’94
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