Barbara Brammer ’75; P’06

2024 F OUNDERS ’ D AY AWARD R ECIPIENT

“Authentic and approachable and not afraid to dig into the tough topics, Barbara’s leadership at the board level on governance and personnel issues, and her unwavering focus on the need to be a diverse and inclusive school, made us all better. And, at the end of a long day, she could always find a reason to laugh.”

Lucy Abisalih, ’76: past trustee, honorary trustee, and previous Founders’ Day Award recipient

Established in 1993 as part of Lawrence Academy’s bicentennial celebration, the Founders’ Day Award is given annually for extraordinary service to LA.

The 2024 recipient is Barbara Brammer ’75; P’06. When she began at LA in 1971, she was among fewer than 20 female students. After graduating, she earned a B.S. from the University of Vermont and an MBA from Simmons Graduate School of Management.

Her siblings, Robert ’61, Bruce ’73, and Betsy ’74, and daughter Denise ‘06 attended LA, too. Barbara’s father, Albert Anderson, meanwhile, was a dedicated and longstanding trustee and a recipient of the Founders’ Day Award in 1994. Barbara’s family started the Bruce J. Anderson Foundation in memory of her brother, and through the foundation, the family has been generous supporters of LA.

Barbara has been a longtime LA class agent and reunion volunteer and served on the board of Trustees from 2001 – 2020. On the Board, Barbara was an advocate for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging well before these were elements schools were systematically paying attention to.

When asked about Barbara, LA Trustee David Stone ’76 remarked that he has “watched Barbara demonstrate passionate support for the mission of Lawrence Academy and constructive engagement to ensure that we bring it to life every day. She has been an outstanding mentor, colleague, and leader in her work on behalf of the school, and I am proud to have been her colleague and to still be her friend.”

Thank you for your years of service, Barbara, and congratulations on receiving the 2024 Founders’ Day Award.