ALUMNI
1999 (continued)
Sam Potolicchio won an OZY
Spencer Naake and his wife
Educator Award, given to
Jessica welcomed their daughter,
teachers making a real difference
Kelsey Swendiman Naake, April
across the planet, for his work as
14. They currently reside in
director of global and custom
Bethesda, Maryland.
education at Georgetown
University’s McCourt School of Public Policy, as a professor at the Russian Presidential
2000
Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, and
leading Preparing Global Leaders Forum, a nonprofit leadership
training program for rising leaders from around the world. Sam is a former Landon teacher and co-founded Landon’s Brinkley Lecture Series for seniors.
The late George Boiardi (pictured above wearing the No. 21) is the
posthumous recipient of one of lacrosse’s top honors: the 2017 Spirit
of Tewaaraton Award, given to “an individual involved in the sport of lacrosse who nobly reflects the finest virtues exemplified in the game and who, over the course of his or her life, has made a significant
contribution to society and to the lives of others.” The honor comes 13 years after the Landon and Cornell University lacrosse standout died during a senior-year game at Cornell.
2001 On Saturday, January 14, 36 alumni gathered at Congressional
Country Club for a platform (paddle) tennis tournament organized by Patrick Guarnieri, Spencer Flajser ’07 and Nick Barquin ’97. This is the second year for the tournament, which might become a tradition, and four decades of Landon alumni were present and playing. The
large group photo above shows the 36 participating alumni with Mac
Jacoby in the front row. The second photo shows the event organizers with the tournament victors (L to R): Spencer Flajser, Patrick
Guarnieri, winning doubles partners Penn Leachman ’94 and Burke
Hayes ’94, second place doubles partners John Gill ’75 and John Sager
George Purcell welcomed a son, Elijah Henry, June 27, 2016.
’75, and Nick Barquin.
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