Acorn - Summer 2011

ACORN North Shore Country Day School • Summer 2011

Congratulations Class of 2011

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SUM M ER 2011 The Acorn is published by the Marketing & Communications Department of North Shore Country Day School twice a year for alumni, parents, grandparents and friends.

Its goal is to connect our school community, celebrate recent accomplishments and capture the essence of life and learning at North Shore.

Tom Doar III Head of School Tura Cottingham Director of Marketing & Communications, Editor tcottingham@nscds.org Art Jessen ’70 Webmaster & Photographer ajessen@nscds.org

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Molly Ingram McDowell ’80 Director of Development & Advancement mmcdowell@nscds.org

RE F L E C T I ON Tom Doar See more reflections by Tom Doar at nscds.wordpress.com

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Nancy Green Whiteman ’71 Director of Alumni Relations nwhiteman@nscds.org The Grillo Group Design www.grillogroup.com Marshall Betterton Additional Photography North Shore Country Day School 310 Green Bay Road Winnetka, Illinois 60093 847.446.0674 On the front cover Olivia ’19 and Caroline ’11 Whitmore On the back cover If you know anything about this historical picture please contact Director of Alumni Relations Nancy Green Whiteman ’71, 847.881.8848, or nwhiteman@nscds.org.

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Reflection In the very best schools individuals can and do make a difference.

Schools, in some sense, are predictable.

They all have:

• Students, teachers, parents, alumni • Similar structure defining lower school grades junior kindergarten–5, middle school grades 6–8 and upper school grades 9–12

• All have curriculum, all have schedules, school calendars and distinctive occasions.

Beyond the similarities, all have their unique energy, imprint and culture.

I’d like to think that within that structure and framework, the best schools are places that enable the individual voice to be heard and to influence. Individuals who influence tone, direction and energy enrich the best schools. For it is the power of people—

their passion, commitment, talent and potential—that brings texture and “heart” to the educational journey.

At North Shore, individuals truly tell our story. Perry Dunlap Smith, Ginnie Deane, Jean and Will Talley, Vin Allison, Dick Hall and Julie Hall all contributed, all advanced the school in carrying out their roles— doing it with their unique imprint.

George Mitchell is another classic North Shore individual. He retired from North Shore in 1995 as the supervisor of buildings and grounds and director of transportation after 35 years of service. From cooking and carving the annual Thanksgiving turkey in style, to knowing the name and bus number of every single child, George left his mark by treating everyone with awareness, kindness and warmth. He continues to stay connected and was recently on campus for the rededication of our new playground named for him (see the story on page 17).

“. . . it is the power of people— their passion, commitment, talent and potential—that brings texture and ‘heart’ to the educational journey. . . .

I am pleased that North Shore is a place where people make a difference.”

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L ETTER F RO M THE HEAD O F SCHO O L TO M DO AR I I I

As I look back over the past year, granted, I think about the predictable pattern of events, occasions and the rhythm of a productive school year. But more importantly, I think of the influence of our people—a teacher contributing with creativity and humor; a senior class adapting to a construction year with maturity and spirit; middle school students reaching out to help others with a backpack drive; lower school students collaborating to teach each other a new dance. Each individual student growing to be who they are and in doing so, defining North Shore. This issue is filled with those examples.

I am pleased that North Shore is a place where people make a difference.

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Below // 1 Tom Doar and Jane Deuble 2 Jessica Hourihane ’18 3 The baseball team had their best season ever winning the

Independent School League and Regional championships.

4 Isabel Morgan ’24 5 Haley March ’14, Malini Valliath ’14 and Morgan

Mostrom ’14 at the Bahai Temple on their Walk for Compassion. 6 Carter Smirl ’23 and Javier Heredia ’11

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Taking Action $1,000 for H2O

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Kelly McKnight ’12 and Annie Roge ’12 started the Global Empowerment Movement (G.E.M.) club to raise money for grassroots organizations that provide the most important and basic needs including water and education. Fundraising was difficult until they collaborated with Nora Philbin ’11, Rachel Mabie ’12 and Tess Weiner ’12 to raise money for The Water Project, an organization that provides clean water and sanitation to developing countries. Together, the five raised over $1,000 by selling baked items, soda, ice cream and a March Madness bracket sale. Most of the money was donated to The Water Project. The remaining funds helped provide clean water to victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan and victims of the earthquake in Haiti. They also raised awareness about the need for clean water and sanitation in developing countries, and how each and every person can help.

The last two weeks of a student’s senior year are spent immersed in Senior Service.

The program has origins in the 1960s and evolved into the present program in the mid-’90s. In the past decade, the program became a graduation requirement more closely reflecting North Shore’s “Live and Serve” motto.

“The need for clean water is one that shocked all five of us when we discovered the true gravity of the issue,” said Kelly. There are 1.6 billion people worldwide who do not have access to clean water; and 1 in 5 children in Sub-Saharan Africa die before the age of 5 from preventable water related diseases. Providing clean water to a village not only lowers rates of disease and death; it increases food production, increases school attendance (especially for girls, who tend to spend days fetching dirty water from far away sources), and makes treating diseases far easier.

Left // $1,504 for Nimbus The 2nd graders held their annual bake sale and raised $1,504 for Barnswallow, a raptor rehabilitation

and public education center in Wauconda, IL, founded by Linda Breuer ’69. Their donation will be used to adopt and support the rehabili-

Throughout their final year, seniors research and propose a project. They meet with their chosen agency, write a research paper on a related issue and complete a pre-service reflection. After volunteering for two weeks (60 hours or more), each student writes a post reflection and presents the project at an evening event.

Among the 24 projects completed this year, was one repairing and selling used bikes at Working Bikes Cooperative in Chicago.

Hal Massel and Michael Creatura immersed themselves in the organization that collects, fixes, sells and ships bikes all over the world.

They also researched the role bikes play to low-income individuals and families in the Chicago area and around the world.

Other agencies where seniors volunteered included Casa Juan Diego, a non-profit youth center belonging to and administered

by St. Pius V Catholic Church; CJE Senior Life in Skokie, a comprehensive network of housing, healthcare, community service, education and applied research; Gates of Learning, an early-childhood education center in Glencoe; and PAWS Chicago, an animal adoption and humane center in Chicago.

200+ Backpacks The Middle School organized a backpack drive for Women In Need Growing Stronger (WINGS) for its 2011 service-learning project.

The local organization serves women and children who are abruptly homeless as a result of domestic abuse. In addition to collecting backpacks, book totes, school supplies and books, the Middle School student council created lessons around the topic of homelessness with an emphasis on the ever growing youth homeless population.

Sarah Traisman and Nora Philbin chose to work with the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. “When I began to think about the notion of expanding my existing interests, my mind went directly to my Global Citizenship class with Mrs. McHugh where we learned about several pressing issues in the modern world. One of the topics we studied was immigration and the role it has come to play in America. I knew this was a perfect place for me to jumpstart my Senior Service, for it would be a flawless way to connect what I had learned throughout the year to my final senior-service project.”

tation of Nimbus, an owl rescued by Barnswallow in the spring. In this photo, James Karnezis ’18 buys a cupcake from Rachel Olatunji ’21.

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346 Feet Dancing As a part of the Lower School’s yearlong dance theme, the entire division participated in a Dance-A-Thon in April. Each grade learned a dance and shared with the rest of the Lower School. Students also raised funds for The Happiness Club, a Chicago organization that helps students learn life lessons through performing arts.

“Service learning is education in action.”

Senator John Glenn

$2,000 for Japan

60 Lives Saved

Lower School students, parents and teachers held a bake sale for relief efforts in Japan following the catastrophic earthquakes and tsunami. The bake sale raised over $1,000 that was matched by a generous donor.

The Upper School sponsored a blood drive for Life Source, collecting 20 units of blood from students and faculty that have the potential to save 60 lives. The next blood drive will be held November 2, 2011.

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250 Buttons Who Is Crazy Horse? is a project Hannah Gray ’11 created to promote awareness of and interest in the history, culture and future of American Indians. She selected five Native Americans, wrote about them on a blog and made 1-inch buttons for each.

By selling the buttons she raised more than $500 that she donated to Adopt-a-Native Elder, a program that provides food, clothing, medicine and other materials to traditional Elders living in the Navajo Nation. Visit wtww.whoiscrazyhorse.blogspot.com to read about Crazy Horse, Sherman Alexie, Sacheen Littlefeather, Jim Thorpe and Annie Dodge Wauneka.

For her senior-service project, Hannah connected with the American Indian Center in Chicago. In addition to working with children, she assisted with various cultural workshops such as art, music and sports. She explained, “I expect this seniorservice project will somehow connect to what I want to do later in life. I am extremely interested in Native American issues and I think this will only heighten that interest.”

Left // 1 The 9th grade “Walk for Compassion” raised $4,559 for 12 organizations.

Photo by Clayton Cottingham ’14.

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Dynowski, Kevin Powell, Tori Blair and Teacher Ellen Rasmussen helped sell goodies to raise money for Japan relief. 3 Hannah Gray ’11 combined her artistic talents

Since 2009, Upper School students have raised $1,200 for Kiva, a non-profit organization with a mission to connect people through micro lending to alleviate poverty. This spring, English Teacher Kathy McHugh’s inquiry, purpose and global citizenship class funded entrepreneurs from Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Iraq and Kenya. Students in History Teacher Tim Curren’s economics class wrote and implemented small business plans with the goal of raising additional funds. Ryan Nolan, Cameron Talty and Jake Gordon— The Three Grillin’ Guys—raised nearly $900 through four cookouts held for the Upper School.

5 Miles Walked The 9th grade world history classes were assigned a three-phase “Global Problems, Solutions and Action” service-learning project. In phase one, students were given a website to research a global issue or problem in the area of human rights, public health, poverty and hunger, environment, education or weapons of destruction. Phase two was the curricular portion where each student wrote a research paper on the topic

and social interests to create and sell buttons to raise awareness of American Indians.

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they were assigned. They were required to describe the major world religions position on the problem, how they personally felt about it, and suggestions for how the North Shore community could help alleviate the problem.

In phase three, students worked in groups to develop action plans to alleviate the problems and created posters to educate the school community. To conclude the unit, the class of 51 students collected donations for a “Walk for Compassion.”

They walked five miles from Evanston back to campus raising a total of $4,559.

Proceeds were divided among 12 nongovernmental organizations that seek to alleviate the problems identified.

For example, one group of students raised awareness of children being used as soldiers. They sponsored Red Hand Day on February 12 and asked fellow students to wear red. The annual event draws attention to children being used as soldiers and pleads with political leaders to draw attention to the issue. It’s estimated that 250,000 children are forced into armed conflicts around the world.

Quraishi and Louise Prindiville-Porto participated in the Lower School DanceA-Thon. 5 The Three Grillin’ Guys: Ryan Nolan, Jake Gordon and Cameron Talty, class of 2011.

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Excerpts from Upper School Commencement

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Senior Class Message Adam Griffin Class of 2011

Besanko, Max Fink and Quinnita Bellows 2 Yvette and Yvonne Baffour 3 Nick McCarthy who introduced commencement speaker and Dean of Students Adam Mangana.

“So to my class, thank you—and thank you specifically for the opportunity to give this speech. A group gesture such as this is even more powerful than an individual act.

It is really an honor.

“Next year, we will all be in the situation that I was in three years ago. So if I may address my class once more, please, do for “When I came to North Shore, I knew others what you already did for me. Zack no one. The first time I met most of my Young may not remember the time he classmates was over the summer at a made sure that I was not sitting alone at sophomore class ‘cupcake social.’ That lunch, but I do. If you would do something cupcake social was also the first of many for the friends you have, do it for the friends times my peers really extended themselves you don’t yet have. There have been plenty to me, the new kid, and brought me into the of stalwart displays of character and merit community. I quickly came to learn that I over the past few years, so many that I had joined an extremely talented class. cannot mention them all in this speech, however deserving they may be. Everyone “Since then, we have used our talents to keeps telling me that no one remembers accomplish many more incredible things graduation speeches anyway. But one thing in every area of high school life, from still sets this class apart, marking it in the multiple record sports seasons to unannals of North Shore’s history. Even if prompted service and artistic endeavors . . . no one remembers what I said today, it is All of us attending North Shore together undeniable that after the class of ‘Trailer and influencing each other’s lives in so Heaven 2011,’ the Upper School itself will many ways is what made the high school literally never be the same again.” experience special.

“All of us attending North Shore together and influencing each other’s lives in so many ways is what made the high school experience special.”

Adam Griffin ’11

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1 2 Commencement Address Adam Mangana Upper School Dean

“Today’s format is really simple: two stories—one about love, the other about passion; and two principles—perseverance and uplift.

“Perseverance. I met my wife when I was 17 years old on a college visit. She was a sophomore and apparently uninterested in high school seniors. I returned home enamored with Sophy, telling my coach I had committed to Brown and I had met the woman I was going to marry.

“I arrived on campus that fall excited about college and all that it had to offer. I ran into to Sophy several times that year and she would always talk about her sister. It seemed I was making no progress. Luckily in my sophomore year Sophy asked me out. Our first date was on a boat ride in the Boston harbor and from there the rest was history.

“It is important to know what you love and pursue it. There will be many times in your life when you will question and when you will fail but it is important that you persevere through those tough times and that you learn from those failures. Sydney

Frank, my graduation speaker in college, said, ‘Failure is the tuition you pay for success.’ That stuck with me and I hope that it sticks with you. In my life, I have had many failures but meeting my wife has been an incredible success and blessing.

Follow your feelings: if it feels right move forward, if it doesn’t feel right don’t do it.

“Uplift. When I was graduating from college I felt pressure to quantify my degree. I was going to work on Wall Street, go to B school, work on Wall Street some more, live a comfortable life.

“I had a conversation with Ruth Simmons, the president of Brown, and she said to me, ‘What are you going to do to uplift others? I know you didn’t spend four years on this campus with the sole purpose of getting a job.’ I was so focused on checking all the right boxes in life that I got away from what my purpose in life was going to be.

“After college, I went to Teach for America in inner-city Miami, teaching 8th grade students classified as severely emotionally disturbed. My three years of teaching in Miami changed my life forever. The first year finished a lot better than it started and I was rookie teacher of the year in the district. Then, in my second year, while I was preparing my students for the state standardized test, one of my students was missing. I reported his absences to the principal but there was no response. After another week I again went to the principal, thinking we would need to call a truancy

3 officer to make a home visit. Then I overheard some of my students talking about seeing Rodney’s face on the news and I learned that he had been murdered.

“I was numb with guilt. I was again struggling with my purpose, questioning my ability to affect change. Upon reflection, I realized that in my effort to uplift the lives of the kids I worked with, they had uplifted me. Some of the most powerful lessons I’ve learned have come from my experience in Miami.

“When you really care about something, that’s when you are really living. Doing good actually makes you better. And when you choose the paradigm of uplift it turns everything you do into a gift. You all have been enriched in countless ways here at North Shore and there is no better way to make your mark on the world then to share these gifts with others.

“Perseverance . . . Uplift . . . When you are met with failure know that whatever you resist persists, and sometimes you have to stay in the pain in order to eventually feel the warmth of the light at the end of the tunnel. Uplift is the greatest fellowship of all, so when you arrive on your respective campuses in the fall honor our motto of ‘Live and Serve’ by seeking out the sorority of compassion and the fraternity of service.

Leave here knowing that, ‘to the world you might just be one person, but to one person you might just be the world.’”

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“I feel fortunate to know our students and our faculty and see them when they give the best of themselves . . . I thank them for this inspiration.”

Tom Doar

Farewell to Graduates Tom Doar Head of School

“It is my privilege to close this ceremony with a few brief remarks: Class Size, Growth and Inspiration.

Class Size

“We are here to acknowledge the 47 members of the class of 2011. If we had room, I would bring up many others who, because of their influence, might be considered members of the class.

“I would bring up parents who have given so much, cared so much and invested so

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much. I would bring up teachers and advisors and coaches who have cared and connected, who have encouraged, guided and held accountable. And I would bring up former members of the North Shore Class of 2011—individuals who were here in lower school, in middle school or for a part of high school. All of these former students have made their mark on the class, all have had an influence on this group, all have made a difference.

cart-wheeling to first base in a baseball game, and I remember his wonderful laugh. He had an infectious smile and his kind spirit was felt by everyone he encountered.

Louie taught me to love every moment of life and to appreciate everything I have. I think of him almost every day, and I will never forget him. He will always be a part of the North Shore class of 2011.”

“Class of 2011, as you move forward from here and take on the challenges of life, keep Louis with you—I ask that you dance “I’d like to remember one person whose and cart-wheel as Louis showed us. Please impact continues to be far-reaching: Louis smile and bring the kind of joy to others Conant. Louis died tragically over eight years ago, while a student in our 4th grade. that Louis brought and still brings to us.

Louis was, and is, a classmate of these Growth students, and he remains a very important “I often remind myself and others that part of the class.” schools are about growth. Places that honor Tom read a passage from the Mirror the journey—the journey that is a part written by Riley Mostrom. “Louis was of all students’ experiences. always full of joy. I remember him

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Inspiration

“I would like to remind this class to recognize that energy and inspiration come from a variety of directions. Inspiration is often found in one’s everyday routine, and in those who are part of your circle.

“At the Final Morning Ex, our six lifers spoke eloquently about their time at North Shore.

“In my role as Head of School, I am allowed At Senior Service Night, the message and the luxury of sitting back a bit and observfocus on growth came through again. Our ing. I see kindness—a student reaching out students approached their service with and helping another. I see connection— focus, maturity, and made a difference students reaching out to adults, and adults for others. Finally, growth was front and to students. I see singing and dancing and center as I watched the Senior Slide Show. acting that inspire me; games played with Pictures, images and memories reminded focus and passion; and service preformed us all of how much each of these seniors that is truly meaningful. I feel fortunate to has grown and developed, how rich their know our students and our faculty and see journey to this point has been—and how them when they give the best of themselves. well each is now positioned to grow and I find it inspiring and it pushes me to do give going forward. my best. I thank them for this inspiration.

Front row: Suvarna Besanko and Alex Appelbaum Above // 1 Lifers ring the bell.

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Hal Massel, Nora Philbin, Eric Anderson, Sam Bagheri and Peter Milling 3 Lifers Riley Mostrom and Caroline Whitmore fold the School flag.

have learned at North Shore and carry it with them, and in doing so, to recognize the talents of others, know the true value of other people and continually put themselves in a position to be influenced and inspired by those around them.”

For complete transcripts of these speeches, use this QR or go to http://goo.gl/S3KcO

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Maximizing the North Shore Experience “One of the real reasons we have great success with our college placements year after year is because we’ve got great kids,” says Sarah Mills, one of two college counselors at North Shore. She also credits the fact that students have access to “passionate and talented faculty who really care about them and provide an excellent, wellrounded education.”

Sarah and Kristen Kaczynski co-head the School’s college-counseling program. Each student works with both. Having two college counselors per student is just one of the factors that sets North Shore’s program apart from others. It’s also about personal relationships. “Sarah and I are integrated into the community. We see our students ‘in their element,’ participating in community events, activities, athletics and performing on stage. We know our students very well and, as a result, our work with each student is distinct, individualized and focused on each student’s needs, talents and aspirations.”

Another reason students do so well in North Shore’s college process is that they have been engaged, conscientious, connected to teachers and involved in school life. “Our college-counseling process is a natural outgrowth of a student’s education here,” explains Kristen. “It allows them to mature their skills as writers, communicators and thinkers, develop a greater understanding of themselves and their abilities, and move forward into the world with a well-founded sense of confidence.”

While it is a collaborative process, students are firmly in the driver’s seat. College counselors and parents play critical but supporting roles. The students who have the most success in their college search are those who have taken full advantage of the four-year North Shore experience.

Both Kristen and Sarah emphasize that a student’s first two-and-one-half years here should be focused on their coursework, activities, athletics and getting as much as they can out of North Shore. This

positions them to be their own best advocates. It also helps them figure out who they are.

Further, those who capitalize on the North Shore experience, and present themselves honestly and confidently rather than “package” themselves, frequently have the greatest level of success. “Colleges would argue the same,” says Sarah. “It’s very clear who is sincere and genuine.

“When we sit in a room with a college rep with five students and watch the kids do their thing, it’s impressive,” Sarah describes. “They build relationships with people they don’t even know. They are well received. They are comfortable putting themselves out there. They can stretch themselves and take risks because they can count on this place to support them.”

Their last piece of advice? “It’s not about a singular outcome. Do North Shore as well as can be done.”

“One of the real reasons we have great success with our college placements year after year is because we’ve got great kids.”

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21 Hannah Gray Kenyon College

36 Morgan Peters University of Dayton

22 Adam Griffin Rice University

37 Nora Philbin Boston University

23 Lizzie Hays Bradley University

38 Aliyea Rizai University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

24 Javier Heredia North Park University

10 Natalie Binns University of Michigan

25 Melina Jaharis Lawrence University (Conservatory of Music)

11 Kestrin Brahimaj Knox College

26 Leigh Kukanza Northwestern University

12 Jenny Chandler Boston College

27 Luke Lee University of Pennsylvania

13 Fred Cheon Emory University

28 Julia Lowe Loyola University–New Orleans

14 Webbe Colley Tulane University

29 Shelby Marks Drake University

15 Michael Creatura Northwestern University

30 Hal Massel University of Kansas

16 David Deuble University of Arizona

31 Nick McCarthy Bates College

17 Drew Dickson Macalester College

32 Harry Metz Georgetown University

18 Sammi Edelson Trinity College

33 Peter Milling Rice University

19 Max Fink Mercersburg Academy

34 Riley Mostrom Loyola Marymount University

20 Jake Gordon Lawrence University

35 Ryan Nolan Vanderbilt University

39 Haley Ross Scripps College 40 Ben Shafer Washington University in St. Louis 41 Cam Talty Miami University 42 Madeline Tank Amherst College 43 Wilson Taylor University of Richmond 44 Sarah Traisman Vassar College 45 Meera Valliath Johns Hopkins University 46 Caroline Whitmore Vanderbilt University 47 Zach Young Hamilton College

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Redesigned Upper School Opening August 2011 In a little more than 14 months, the Upper School building has been completely redesigned and will welcome students back to school on August 30, 2011. The building was originally constructed in 1922. Founding Headmaster Perry Dunlap Smith wouldn’t even recognize the inside today. It has been updated and reconfigured with flexible and modern room arrangements; classrooms that facilitate cross-curricular dialogues; community gathering spaces and study areas; faculty offices; technology enhancements; and an elevator for equal access. The $11 million project came in on budget and on schedule, and was made possible by the Capital Campaign the School has undertaken to direct resources to People, Programs and Places.

Photos // 1 A view from the south stairwell of students completing a tour.

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New Playground Dedicated After months of anticipation in the Lower School, a new playground was unveiled in early May. The structure has a very modern look and even the equipment pieces have contemporary names. The “fusion” is a large-spoke play area, followed by a smallspoke “ion.” Incorporated into these two new play areas are a cargo net, rock wall, banister rails, spinning rock poles, spinning pogo pods, spring pods, tear drop handles, and spinners. In addition, the “atom” features circle ladders, the “x-wave” is similar to a teeter-totter and the “wiggle walk” is a test of balance. And finally, “chin-up bars” need no explanation. The Benefit Board provided funding for the new playground—$85,000 was raised at this year’s annual auction party through an emotional appeal.

The playground was rededicated to George Mitchell on May 25. George retired from North Shore in 1995 as supervisor of buildings and grounds and director of transportation after 35 years of service. When the last playground was installed some 15 years ago, it was dedicated to George.

On a historical note, the first jungle gym was designed by a group of local Winnetka educators including Perry Dunlap Smith, and installed at North Shore Country Day School in the early 1920s.

Photos // 1 Tessa Adamson-Tate ’24 2 Maxine and George Mitchell 3 Trenton Bismonte ’18, Geoff ’24 and Smith ’24 Flickinger

4 The original North Shore jungle gym. (If you can identify the children in this photo, email nwhiteman@ nscds.org or call 847.881.8848.)

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On Campus Annual Auction Raises More Than $220,000 More than 250 parents, faculty and friends of North Shore dodged cement mixers and Upper School renovation to attend the annual Benefit Board Auction/Party “The Mixer,” on Saturday, February 26. The construction-themed party was a hit and raised more than $220,000 which was used to purchase a new playground for the Lower School, and enhance the Supplemental Scholarship Fund, Curriculum and Teaching Fund, Faculty Enrichment Fund and Parents’ Association funding.

Among the highlights were a live auction, food stations by The Bergoff Catering, silent auctions, themed parties created for fun and bidding, a split-the-pot raffle, D.J. entertainment and more. Over the years, the Benefit Board (formerly the Woman’s Board) has raised over $5 million. The School is grateful for their loyal support, hard work and dedication.

Photos // 1 Christiana Lommer with Deb and John Sobel 2 Auction Co-chairs Susie Getz and Tracy Souder with Benefit Board Chair Margaret Bedford and Auction Co-chair Bette Anne Duffy. 3 Parents

Gioia and Jay Williams 4 Class of 2012 Ilhana Redzovic, Katherine Chandler, Jamie Swimmer, Alissa Nolan, Abby Trott at the prom. 5 Lower School field day participants.

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1 2 The Franke Family Fund Established in the fall of 2008, the Franke Family Fund is an endowment for programs that enhance students’ experiences during the academic year. The Fund encourages faculty to develop creative and unique ideas that are school-wide in scope, broad in interpretation and application, and significantly and positively impact the School community.

This year, the Franke Fund program was developed by Vinnie Vrotny, director of academic technology, and Linda Kiracibasi, Lower School music teacher, focusing on the use of video to create compelling and engaging stories, and communicate beyond traditional methods of writing and speaking. Driven by the increased availability of low-cost digital video cameras and those built into computers and cell phones, more and more students are creating video projects when given the option.

The grant had two elements. The first was a three-hour, hands-on storytelling workshop for all faculty to help them better understand the vocabulary, grammar and techniques used to compose a video story, and better guide and push students to cultivate and develop their voice in this medium. The second part brought professional filmmakers to campus to inspire and work with students on video projects.

Filmmakers Visit Campus

Mason Bendewald and Ben Kegan ’05 visited campus to share their expertise with students. Mason came for three days, presented a preview of his award-winning documentary film Tunahaki at Morning Ex and showed the entire film in an evening program. Tunahaki is the story of nine gifted orphans from Moshi, Tanzania, and their journey from Africa to America and back. Additionally, Mason worked with 5th grade students as they filmed their iMovie projects in Chinatown and Little India, and spoke with the Middle and Upper School students about his work and documentary.

Ben earned his film degree from Whitman College. He has made several awardwinning short films and documentaries including Team Taliban and Commencement, directed a one-act play and performed in a long-form improv comedy troupe.

Teacher Missy Dowling uses video to help inform her students in the physics classroom in the laws of motion.

In Middle School, Alex Gutierrez, art teacher, leads a Digital Experience class in which one assignment is creating a stop motion video. Additionally, all students participate in a week-long film making project (see “The Second Story” on page 21). Alex Silets ’87, documentary producer for WTTW, met with Middle School students to discuss ideas and approach to “storytelling” in making a documentary.

And in Lower School, the 5th grade creates documentary films that highlight one aspect of either Chinese or Indian immigrant Chicago communities.

To view examples of student iMovies, use this QR or go to http://goo.gl/Bhq1R

Video Throughout the School

No longer are student assignments limited to writing and presentations. Many North Shore teachers are assigning students video projects. Upper School French Teacher Beatrice McKenna asked students to create short video “commercials” demonstrating their knowledge of verb tenses. Throughout the year, Upper School History Teacher Kevin Randolph assigns a number of short films to capture the students’ understanding of history topics. Their culminating project was creating a film about one aspect of their family history. Upper School Science

Above // 1 Visiting filmmaker Mason Bendewald looks on as Allison Uebele ’18 films in Little India in Chicago.

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Kegan ’05 shared his experience and suggestions with 5th graders who were creating iMovies.

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Focus on History Speaker Susan Retik visited campus in March as this year’s Focus on History speaker. She is the co-founder and president of Beyond the 11th, a non-profit organization that provides support to widows in Afghanistan who have been afflicted by war, terrorism and oppression. Susan was widowed as a result of 9/11 when she was pregnant with her third child. An inspiring speaker, she shared her remarkable story of transforming personal loss into humanitarian outreach through her work. Her story is documented in the award-winning film Beyond Belief that was shown in an evening presentation at the School. The Parents’ Association Multicultural Affairs Committee also offered parents the opportunity to meet Susan before her student presentation.

Virtual Grandparents’ Day Due to the Upper School construction project on campus, this year’s Grandparents’ Day went virtual. Grandparents were mailed a package containing a video CD and a photo collage brochure showcasing students involved in school. While the School missed seeing grandparents this year, plans are already in the works to bring them back to North Shore in person for 2012.

To view the video that was sent out, use this QR or go to http://goo.gl/8jtgv

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Environmental Club Starts Composting

French Exchange Program

Beginning last fall, the Upper School Environmental Club started a vermicomposting project with the guidance of Matt Dowling, Upper School biology teacher and director of sustainability. More than 500 pounds of coffee grounds, tea leaves and kitchen scraps were transformed into compost by red worms in plastic bins. The harvested compost materials were used to grow herbs including thyme, sweet basil, Genovese basil, arugula and chives used in the cafeteria and offered to faculty and staff. While only about 50% of the collected material was composted, the Club hopes to expand its program next year.

The Upper School hosted the first part of a French exchange program in April, welcoming ten 10th graders and two teachers from Lycée Les Rimains in St. Malo. The program’s goal was total immersion in the everyday life as an American student. The French students sat in on classes, participated in sports and even attended Prom. North Shore’s host students also showed the visitors the Chicago area with excursions to the Sears Tower, Field Museum, Millennium Park and a Bulls game. In June, North Shore students traveled to St. Malo, France to complete the second part of the exchange and reconnect with their French friends.

Above // 1 Quinnita Bellows ’12 and Focus on History speaker Susan Retik 2 Rebecca

students and teachers from Lycée Les Rimains in St. Malo attended the prom.

Reategui ’12 and Aleda Deuble ’12 help with the Environmental Club composting project.

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Science Olympiad Regional Results

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North Shore’s Science Olympiad Team finished 2nd out of 16 teams at the College of Lake County’s Regional Science Olympiad competition. The team medaled in 20 of the 23 events, and for the first time ever, each student received at least one medal.

For the 13th year in a row the team qualified for the State Finals at The University of Illinois on April 16 where they placed 6th.

The team included: Robbie Bay ’17, Lexy Cook ’17, Dylan Cotter ’17, Emily George ’17, Charlie Hansell ’17, Thea Loew ’17, Sarah Lumberg ’17, Andrew Potter ’17, Ethan Ramaly ’17, Nick Rusher ’17, Jack Scullion ’17, CJ Charnas ’16, Cameron DehmlowDunne ’16, Marcus Duquette ’16, Allyx Guittard ’16, Valerie Kirtley ’16, Ryan Nolan ’16, Ben Potter ’16, Brent Rofles ’16, Philip Sobel ’16, Henry Young ’16, Vaibhav Anand ’15, Patrick Lanctot ’15, Charlie Filip ’15, Skip Wiltshire-Gordon ’15, Chloe Zeller ’15 and Rebecca Kirtley ’14.

“The Second Story” In a fashion similar to Upper School Interim Week, the Middle School took one week to study a theme as an entire division, applying academic studies to real-world problems. This year, the theme was “The Second Story.” The inspiration came from a combination of the yearlong discussion of stories and a TED talk given by Chimamanda Adichie called “The Danger of a Single Story,” where she related how hard it is to truly understand someone or some idea if you only hear one viewpoint.

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During Theme Week, students worked in small groups to research a current event topic of their choice. From research to writing, from storyboarding to digital recording, students created video, slideshow or podcast documentaries to share their stories. Final projects were presented in a media festival.

Above // 1 Ethan Ramaly ’17 and Patrick Lanctot ’15 prepare to demonstrate their Science Olympiad project.

2 Brent Rolfes ’16 and Ben Potter ’16 also participated in the Science Olympiad. 3 Declan Falls ’14 and Jacob

Hoeflich participated in the Northwestern Model UN. 4 Nell Van Schaack ’17 and Brian Cook ’16 during Middle School Theme Week. 5 Kayla Robinson’15 and Tyler Barr ’16 work on Theme Week projects.

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Visiting Authors Marc Brown and Adam Gidwitz The Lower School welcomed two authors to campus this spring. Marc Brown, author of the “Arthur” book and TV series, shared stories about his life as an author and how Arthur and his friends came to be. He even demonstrated how he draws Arthur and how the character grew into the aardvark he is today. Also visiting was Adam Gidwitz, author of “A Tale Dark and Grimm,” who wrote his book based on the famous Grimm fairy tales.

Photos // 1 Author Marc Brown with junior and senior kindergarteners. 2 Upper School Marc Brown fans George

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The day continued with workshops (mostly student-led) organized by Kestrin Brahimaj ’11 and Quinnita Bellows ’11, with assistance from Vinny Cousineau, Upper School math teacher, and student clubs and activities coordinator. Over 40 students took on leadership roles as the entire student body discussed issues of diversity, explored the cultures of their peers through food, dance and stories, and addressed their own stereotypes and their own unique identities. Workshops included Filipino Cultural Immersion, Exploring the Balkans, Montenegrin Dancing, The LGBT Experience at North Shore and Beyond, Persian Culture and Belly Dancing, and Race and Sports.

Dana Specht Receives Second Fulbright Fellowship Middle School Humanities Teacher Dana Specht received her second Fulbright Fellowship. Not only is it unusual for applicants to receive multiple fellowships from Fulbright, but also she received it in her first year of being an eligible previous applicant. This summer, she will participate in the Fulbright-Hays seminar abroad titled “Cultural Thread in Southeast Asia: Where Thailand and Vietnam Stand as Individual Countries and as ASEAN.” The program will focus on historical and cultural components, and on the contemporary economic relationship the two countries have with one another and with the United States.

Above // 1 4th graders practice their dance for the Lower School Dance-

A-Thon. 2 Erika ’15 and Adrianna ’15 Carter at Middle School graduation.

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Arts Showcase Photos // 1 Caitlin Adamson ’13 2 Ben Shafer ’11 and Julie Block ’13 in All Shook Up. 3 Jonah Levi-Paesky ’13, Sam Barker ’12, Michele Cervantes ’12 and Ryan Fraleigh ’14 in the Take 10 Festival. 4 Avery McCall ’16 self portrait 5 Buckley Oelerich ’23 holds the hat he made for his mother while he waits for the Musical

Tea to begin. 6 5th graders Pressley Smith, Aidan Mitts and Maxi Lowe all played the role of Mary in Mary Poppins. 7 Junior kindergarten artwork 8 Bowie Frucci ’19 re-reads her lines one more time before the Japanese play. 9 Upper School ceramics 10 Photo by Katherine Simmons ’12

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“Ceramics has been a source of bonding with friends, family and other potters. And through all of my man-made pots I have found a deeper connection with nature.”

Adam Griffin ’11

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Athletics Scoreboard Accomplishments

• Boys’ basketball Regional Champs • Girls’ soccer Regional Champs • Boys’ and girls’ track and field ITC Champs • Boys’ baseball Independent School League Champs & Regional Champs • Boys’ tennis finished 7th in the New Trier Sectional • 18 students received All-Conference recognition: Boys’ Tennis: Riley Hall, Nick McCall Girls’ Track & Field: Aleda Deuble, Annie Roge Boys’ Track & Field: Sam Akainyah, Carlos Hunter, Michael Creatura Girls’ Soccer: Abby Trott (Honorable Mention), Jenny Chandler, Kim Kahnweiler (Goalkeeper of the Year) Baseball: David Deuble (Honorable Mention), Ryan Nolan (Honorable Mention), Ben Shafer (Honorable Mention), Michael Jaharis, Jake Kann, Zach March, Matt Touhy, Jake Gordon • 4 students state qualifiers in track and field: Annie Roge, Rachel Mabie, Sam Akainyah and Adam Griffin • 2 coaching staffs recognized as coach of the year in the Independent School League: baseball and girls’ soccer • 2 athletes recognized as athletes of the year in their sport: Jake Gordon and Annie Roge College Athletics

Eight members of the Class of 2011 are planning on participating in college athletics: Mia Bedford—volleyball at Dickinson, Zach Young—soccer at Hamilton, Eric Anderson—sailing at Yale, Morgan Peters—crew at Dayton, Jake Gordon—baseball at Lawrence, Madeline Tank—field hockey and ice hockey at Amherst, Sammi Edelson—ice hockey at Trinity and Webbe Colley—sailing at Tulane.

Photos // 1 Crea Taylor ’16 2 Rachel Mabie ’12 3 Adam Griffin ’11

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Development News Reunion Annual Giving

Welcome New Alumni

Whether you’re celebrating your 5th or 50th Reunion this year, North Shore looks forward to celebrating this milestone with you this fall. As part of your Reunion celebration, there will be a special Reunion Annual Giving effort led by a Chair in your class. At this special time, please consider pledging your support by making a gift in honor of a teacher, classmate, class or memory. The Reunion class with the highest participation in Reunion Annual Giving by Homecoming, September 23, will receive VIP seating at Saturday’s football game and a free meal ticket for the concession stand. Go Reunion Raiders!

In May, North Shore Seniors were welcomed into the Alumni Association with a special luncheon. Morgan Peters and Michael Creatura were introduced as the Class of 2011 class representatives, serving as liaisons between their classmates and the School in the coming years.

As class reps they will encourage their classmates to stay in touch with each other and the School, come to alumni and school events, and support Annual Giving.

Planned Giving Profile: Todd Searle ’05 What compelled you to make a Planned Gift to North Shore?

The great experiences I had at North Shore and with teachers. I learned not only a great deal from them academically but also in life lessons. I look back fondly on my time at the School and think of all the people who helped shape my life experiences and I was extremely interested in helping others to have the same experiences at North Shore.

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Right // Michael Creatura ’11 and Morgan Peters ’11

What part of your North Shore Country Day experience has remained with you in your life?

Was there something in particular that prompted you to consider North Shore in such a profound and significant way?

My strong connections to the faculty. I still see them around the Chicago area and communicate with a number of them via email. I love coming back to visit because it truly feels like home to me. The connections and friendships made at North Shore are life-long and I will always remember the things I learned at the School. I will always remember Morning Ex and ringing the bell outside of the Diller Street Theater upon graduation!

Quite simply, it is the people who make North Shore what it is. They are caring, generous and inspirational people who care deeply about their students, colleagues and give their time and effort to help students better themselves. This spirit of generosity, giving and caring is what truly prompted me to consider North Shore. I firmly believe the School will continue to produce fine students who will grow up to be exemplary friends, colleagues and the leaders of tomorrow.

What do you hope your Planned Gift will accomplish for the future of the School?

North Shore truly prepared me for my future by making me realize the world is at times a very large place and a very small place. North Shore gave me an incredible gift by teaching me both Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. I use these languages daily in my career and they have helped me tremendously. I will always remember the School as the place that taught me these skills. I hope my gift will help continue North Shore’s strong tradition of excellence in the foreign languages, and the cultural and linguistic excellence for generations of North Shore students.

Learn about the many benefits of becoming a member of the Heritage Society, established to recognize, honor and thank individuals who want to preserve North Shore Country Day School’s tradition of giving back. Heritage Society members have made provisions in their wills or estate plans to benefit North Shore and have informed the School of their commitment. For questions about Planned Giving opportunities and North Shore’s Heritage Society, please contact Molly Ingram McDowell ’80, Director of Development & Advancement, mmcdowell@nscds or 847.441.3316.

Stay Connected Want to know what’s happening on campus? Today you have more opportunities than ever.

Website

(www.nscds.org) Visit the website for the latest news posted at the bottom of the home page. Check out the “Photo Mystery” in the About Us— History section. Can you identify anyone in the pictures? For even more detailed information login to My North Shore at the top right. You will be asked for your login and password. If you can’t remember your login or never had one, contact communications@nscds.org. Hint: if you can’t find something you are looking for, use the SEARCH feature located on the website and portal.

Mobile

(www.nscds.org) Recently upgraded, the mobile app is free for parents, student and alumni with logins and a smart phone. Use this feature to access school calendars, news, directory and more.

Facebook

(North Shore Country Day School) Become a fan and get access to photos, news, events and videos.

Twitter

(@NSCDS) Another social networking service, North Shore uses Twitter to send short text messages to phones or email. Followers receive notices of upcoming events, emergency notices and late-breaking news. In addition to a general Twitter account the School has an athletics (@northshoretrack) Twitter.

Flickr

(North Shore Country Day School’s Photostream) The School’s Flickr account provides a pictorial view of the North Shore experience. Check it out at www.flickr.com/ photos/nscds. Flickr is also used to post historical archive photos and allows viewers to help identify individuals with the tagging tool.

YouTube

(www.youtube.com/nscdsraiders) This is your front row seat to view videos of student work, events on campus, athletics and more.

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Alumni Connections

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2011 Golf Outing The 12th Annual North Shore Country Day School Golf Outing was held on June 14 at the Highland Park Country Club. The weather was perfect to be out on the links for the day. A fun awards dinner followed with Golf Co-Chairs Chris Charnas ’83 and Bill Bach ’87 who thanked and acknowledged this year’s golf outing sponsors: Aon Corporation, William Blair & Company, Anthony E. Blumberg & Associates, LLC, The Bransfield Family, Tom Flickinger, Harris Associates, L.P., J.E.M. Traffic Control Services, Links Capital Advisors, Turtle Wax, Inc., Unilever Foodsolutions, Jim and Tricia Valenti and Wirtz Beverage Illinois.

The winning foursome included Art Jessen ’70, Charlie Doar ’03, Scott Bridgman ’02 and Charlie Waddell.

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Lunch in the Loop Alumni, current parents and friends of the School gathered at the Union League Club in April for lunch and a program featuring North Shore’s dynamic Lower School and early-childhood education program. Head of Lower School Pam Whalley and Director of Early Childhood Programs Kathy Irvin shared highlights and the impact on the JK–12 experience. The fall Chicago Lunch in the Loop program will be held November 16.

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The Annual Alumni, Faculty & Student Baseball Game was held on June 5. It was a picture-perfect day to play baseball and many Raiders participated. Those in attendance included: Bert Jachow ’07, Mike Kotler ’07, Bruce Jarchow ’66, Rob Voges ’10, Nick Young ’09, Danny Lowinger ’08, Stephen Lowinger ’08, Danny Nolan ’09, Alex Kerr ’04, Eric Alexander ’02, Cy Oelerich ’89, Jim Deuble ’76, Art Jessen ’70, Wes Donohoe ’00, Alex Moffat ’00, Ryan Nolan ’11, Jake Gordon ’11, Zach March ’12, Matt Touhy ’12, Andrew Rice ’14, Garrett Rasmus ’14, Jake Kann ’12, Michael Jaharis ’13, Jay Bach and Bat Boy Buckley Oelerich ’23.

Photos // 1 Director of Early Childhood Programs Kathy Irvin, Dee Fortson and Susanna Ver Eecke 2 Eric Hattori ’06 and Nico Gibson ’06 3 Dina Healy Richter ’89, Fiona Eckersley and

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Miles ’07, Chris Davis ’00, Frank Dachille, Rob Wienke ’97, Krista Jablonski ’01 2 Ann Whitfield Roberts ’53, Patti Bach, Jay Bach, John Roberts ’49 and Candy Dern Johnston ’64. 3 Billy Darrow ’73 and Rick MacArthur ’74

4 Scoot Dimon and Thomas Smith ’89 5 Upper School History Teacher Frank Dachille and Tiara Miles ’07 6 Seated Tom Pick ’48, Marion Kimball Purdy ’47; standing Sue Pick and John Ake

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North Shore on the Road Regional gatherings were held in March for North Shore alumni and friends in Rowayton, Connecticut hosted by Marie and Jim Golden ’70; New York City with faculty member Frank Dachille; Atlanta with faculty member Kevin Randolph; and three Florida locations: Vero Beach, Naples hosted by Chip ’61 and Lynne Wavering Shotwell ’60, and Sanibel Island. These fun gatherings are opportunities to connect and visit with alumni and share news about what is happening at North Shore today.

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Photos // 1 Arthur Dole, Alice Graff Childs ’37, Kay Dole, Mary and Gerald Deppe 2 Jack Burnell, Diane Fraser, Chip Shotwell ’61 and Lynne Wavering Shotwell ’60 3 Kevin Randolph, Maggie Dimon, Abby

Smith ’03 4 Roberta Berry, Katharine Paty and Bill Berry ’69 5 Art Lowenstein, Rob Rogers ’71, Bill Hines ’73, Ann Patton ’70, Jim Golden ’70, Marie Golden, Mullery Doar ’06, and Tom Harris ’63

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Homecoming 2011

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Friday, September 23 2 p.m.

Student Pep Rally 4:30 p.m.

Field Hockey Game Soccer Game 5-–8 p.m.

Art Exhibit—“Intersection” Visual Arts Faculty John Almquist Gallery 6–8 p.m.

Complimentary Cocktail Party for Alumni, Parents of Alumni and Faculty Hall Library

4:30–5:30 p.m.

Alumni Flag Football Game

Class of 1996 Devon Levy

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Off Campus Reunion Class Dinners

Class of 1991 Dan Beider Liza Michaels Gravengaard Denis Healy Rob McClung Aisling McDonagh

Hotel Accommodations Highland Park Courtyard Marriott 1505 Lake Cook Road, Highland Park 847.831.3338 reserved rate of $84 a night Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel 933 Skokie Blvd., Northbrook 800.468.3571 reserved rate of $99 a night Sheraton Chicago Northbrook Hotel 1110 Willow Road, Northbrook 800.325.3535 reserved rate of $99 a night

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Informal Reunion Class Gatherings (off campus) 9–11 p.m.

Alumni Classes ’99–’07 Gathering Tommy Nevin’s Irish Pub, Evanston Complimentary Refreshments

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Volleyball Match Soccer Game Little Raiders Field Hockey Clinic— grades 1–5 Upper School Grand Opening 10 a.m.

Alumni & Parents of Alumni Program Welcome and School Update with Head of School Tom Doar 10:30 a.m.

Francis R. Stanton Recognition Presentation to Dick Meyer ’76 11 a.m.–12 p.m.

“Back to the Future” Classes & Tours Experience the new Upper School learning spaces. Attend mini-classes with faculty and students.

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Alumnae vs. Varsity Field Hockey Game 1:30 p.m.

Football vs. Kirkland Hiawatha High School

Class of 1981 Bill Friend Elise Mackevich Salchi Class of 1975/76 Vickie Joyce Ahern ’75 Nancy Gottlieb Bauer ’76 Tony Blumberg ’76 Barbara Callihan ’75 Pam Rahmann Conant ’75 Jim Deuble ’76 Liz Eisner-Stadtler ’76 Karey Wirtz Fix ’76 Myla Frohman Goldstick ’75 Charlie Ingram ’75 Karen Stone Kaplan ’75 Dick Meyer ’76 Peter Silberman ’76

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Student Homecoming Bonfire Athletic Fields

Saturday, September 24

Class of 1986 Mark Bransfield Liam Davis

Francis R. Stanton Alumni Recognition The 2011 recipient of the Francis R. Stanton Alumni Recognition is Dick Meyer ’76.This recognition is presented yearly to an alumnus/a of North Shore whose life work exemplifies the School’s motto “Live and Serve.” Dick is the executive editor of National Public Radio and shapes and oversees NPR’s worldwide news operation on-air and online. His career accomplishments, dedication and advocacy in his profession as a highly respected journalist, author and advocate in politics, culture and media are living examples of North Shore’s motto. The presentation will be held on Saturday, September 24.

Class of 1971 Kathy Dole Elmer Curtis House Bucky Marshall Mike Rudman Bill Stern John Stern Alison Hurd Tompkins Nancy Green Whiteman Rocky Wirtz Class of 1966 Barbara Bulger Drake Bruce Jarchow Class of 1961 Pam Winston Christensen Harry Drake Panny Mitchell King Kit Osgood Leslie Spitz Jim Wilson Class of 1956 Sally Simmons Kiper Frank Lunding

Reunion Committees

Class of 1951 Honorary class

Class of 2006 Mullery Doar Nico Gibson Eric Hattori Albert Price Sophie Smith

Class of 1941 Honorary Class

Class of 1946 Barbara Favill Marshall

Class of 1936 Honorary class

Class of 2001 Amelia Kegan Jay Webster

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Alumni Connections Reflecting on our History Do you recognize any of these people? As we begin preparing for our 100 year anniversary in 2019, we are sorting and organizing archives. Additional snapshots are posted on our website at www.nscds.org/photomystery.

If you know anything about these pictures, can identify the people in them or know the year they were taken, please contact Director of Alumni Relations Nancy Green Whiteman ’71, nwhiteman@nscds.org, 847.881.8848.

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Class Notes 1930s Charles (Chuck) Haas ’31 passed away peacefully in his sleep on May 12, 2011 at the age of 97. He had suffered from lung disease but continued to live a full and independent life until the last couple of weeks. Chuck was a remarkable and well rounded man. Blessed with great intellect and humanity, he loved literature, history, music, the arts, travel, carpentry and gardening. Chuck grew up in Winnetka and attended North Shore Country Day School. After graduating from Harvard College in 1935, he went to California to begin a career in the film industry. After learning the skills of film-making, he wrote, produced and directed a documentary on the Modesto Case, a frame-up that was part of the labor struggles of the ’30s, and later worked on industrial films. During World War II, he made training films for the Air Corps and prepared weekly staff film reports using footage from all theaters of the War. In 1946, he returned to California where he worked as a writer and producer and later as a director of movies and early television. Among many other shows, he worked on Lucky Strike Theater, the first sponsored film series made for TV, GE Theater, Big Town, The Mickey Mouse Club, Bonanza, Maverick, 77 Sunset Strip, Perry Mason and The Twilight Zone. His feature films included the cult classics Moonrise and The Beat Generation as well as Star in the Dust, Girls Town and The Big Operator. He also worked on two European productions, one in Paris in the ’50s and the other in Spain, in the early ’60s. He enjoyed his work, yet the center of Chuck’s life was at home with his family. In 1936, he married Emilie Dreyfus of Boston, truly the love of his life. They had four children and made their home in Studio City, CA for most of the 68 years of their marriage. They had a wonderful partnership in all ways until Emilie’s death in 2005. In the early ’50s, dissatisfied with the overcrowded public elementary schools of postwar Los Angeles, he and Emilie were among the founders of Oakwood School in North Hollywood inspired by the education model of North Shore. Chuck remained active in the school even after his children were grown. He served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees and continued as an active Board member, attending most meetings until shortly before his death. His leadership and wisdom were invaluable and contributed to the continuity and development of the school over the years.

Chuck read widely and had a remarkable memory for all that he studied. He spoke and read in French, German, Italian and Spanish as well as English, and had studied Latin, Hebrew and ancient Greek. It was not uncommon for him to recite whole poems in various languages from memory. His mastery of European and

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American literature and history was aweinspiring: he hadn’t just read all the books in his extensive library; he thought deeply about what he read and enjoyed sharing his ideas with younger generations. He and Emilie traveled widely; he learned about each place they went and remembered every church, castle, monument or natural site they visited.

He had a profound love of music as well,

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enjoying a private concert each evening before dinner as he sipped a cocktail, and he could talk about the music and the various composers with the same intensity that he felt about literature. In the deepest sense, he was a true teacher who appreciated the richness of a full inner life and was eager to share that with children and grandchildren. His wisdom, generosity and kindness will be missed by all who have known him.

Marjorie Kelly Webster ’33 died at the age of 95 on May 8, 2011 in Santa Barbara. She grew up in Winnetka attending North Shore Country Day School. Her lifetime of intellectual pursuits began during college, when she spent a year at Pueblo Santo Domingo, NM, working with Native American school children and exploring archeological sites of the local tribes. She then completed her degree at Sarah Lawrence College and attended the University of California at Berkeley. When World War II broke out, Marjorie went to work for Douglas Aircraft Company. In 1953, she wed North Shore classmate Roderick Sheldon Webster, to whom she was married for 44 years until he passed away in 1997.

Early in their marriage, with Roderick’s engineering background and Marjorie’s interest in art and archeology, they discovered and nurtured a mutual lifelong passion for antique astronomical instruments through the Adler Planetarium.

From 1962–1969 they served as volunteer caretakers of Adler’s antique instrument collection. In 1970, they were named Co-Curators, still as volunteers, retiring from that position in 1991. In the intervening almost half a century, Roderick and Marjorie helped build

the collection and prestige of the Planetarium in a number of ways. They were involved in acquiring more than half of all the current collections. In the words of Kenneth Nebenzahl, an expert and dealer in rare maps and books in Chicago and an Adler Board member, “their enthusiasm has made the crucial difference between this institution being a great, nationally respected sky show venue, and its position as a world-renowned science museum . . . one of the three most important in the world, along with Oxford and Florence.”

The Websters developed the Adler’s library of astronomy and navigation, now one of the world’s greatest collections of historic scientific instruments, rare books, maps, works on paper, and materials documenting our exploration and understanding of the universe. Their research in museums and private collections throughout North America and Europe resulted in a database of more than 15,000 scientific instrument makers over the past five centuries. The database is accessed daily by scholars and citizens around the globe. In 1998, Marjorie and Roderick published the definitive Western Astrolabes on historical, scientific instruments of the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Volume I, which inspired the creation of another volume on eastern astrolabes. In the process of the research, they met and befriended museum curators, instrument dealers and scholars around the world. Adler Vice President for Collections Marvin Bolt said their “passion and vision have touched the lives and shaped the experiences of tens of millions of people who have walked through these doors and tens of millions who will visit the Adler in decades to come.” Marjorie and her husband developed lasting relationships with Adler staff, often providing scholarships for graduate school. To continue their legacy, in 2006 the Planetarium created the Webster Institute for the History of Astronomy and in 2008 launched a new Adler support group, the Webster Club, to strengthen and preserve its collections. Marjorie was a Life Trustee on Adler’s Board of Trustees and served on the Visiting Committee of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago. She also served on the Woman’s Board and the Library Committee of the Art Institute and was active in the Antiquarian Society of the Art Institute.

On April 5, 2011, and surrounded by her family, Harriet Case Sumerwell ’39 died peacefully in her home in Washington, D. C. Following graduation from North Shore Country Day School in 1939 she went on to study philosophy at Bryn Mawr College where, as president of her class and Queen of the May, she received a BA degree in 1943. After marrying Merritt Paul Starr in 1943, she lived on Mercer Island, WA. Following her divorce, she wed William N. Sumerwell in 1952, and moved to Washington, D.C. in 1960.

Throughout her life, Harriet studied human psychology, beginning with graduate work at the University of Washington in 1950. During the years she raised her children, she attended American University and received her masters of education in counseling in 1977. She worked as a counselor and client service supervisor for programs at the Mental Health Association of Montgomery County, MD. She

combined her love of writing and cooking to contribute special articles to the food sections of the Washington Post, the Washington Star, the Oregonian and the Milwaukee Sentinel.

Harriet contributed actively to the Washington Ballet, Washington Concert Opera, Washington Opera, the Paul Hill Chorale, The Center for Study of Human Systems, The American Civil Liberties Union and Bryn Mawr College.

Through study at the Smithsonian, she developed a fascination with gems and stones, and, in 1989, she became a graduate gemologist certified by the Gemological Institute of America. She collaborated with jewelers around the world to design and create unique jewelry, which she sold through her jewelry company, Jacaranda, which closed in 2004.

1940s John Wilson ’40 wrote, “My twin brother, Morris Wilson ’40, and I took an ocean trip with our spouses from NYC to Southhampton, England. We spent three days in London. We returned four days later from Barcelona.”

Bob McCulloch ’42 died April 14, 2011. He graduated from North Shore Country Day School, then attended Denison University, where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. During World War II, he volunteered for the American Field Service. While with the AFS he drove an ambulance in Syria, Lebanon and Italy. After service with the AFS, he returned to his studies at Denison, graduating in 1947 with a degree in economics. He went to work in Kenton, OH, where he met his future wife, Patricia Mahon. They had no children but numerous nieces and nephews.

He was employed as a sales representative for American Hospital Supply for 25 years. In 1955, Bob and Pat moved to Niles, where they had many friends. For many years, they wintered in Pompano Beach, FL. After his wife’s death, Bob stayed in his home in Niles for a short while before moving in June 2005 to Kendal at Granville, OH, where he became a member of the First Presbyterian Church.

Lyman Hull ’46 died on January 30, 2011, of complications from Parkinson’s disease. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Gretchen; his sons Tom, Dan and Gordon and their respective families, including seven grandchildren; and his sisters Eunice and Katherine. He attended North Shore Country Day School from kindergarten through high school. After graduating from Harvard University in 1950, he worked as a news writer for CBS in New York City and then for NBC in Chicago.

Drafted into the Army during the Korean War, he served as a second staff sergeant in South Korea until the war ended. Following his return from Korea, Lyman attended Northwestern Law School, graduating in 1958. He enjoyed practicing corporate and real estate law for 35 years, first in Chicago and then in Seattle, where he was a founding partner of the law firm George, Hull, Porter & Kohli. Partners and clients alike held him in high regard for his honesty and fairness and for treating others with a sense of courtesy that distinguished him as a true gentleman. Lyman’s life was guided by a deep dedication to family, community and

the environment. He took immense pride in the accomplishments of family members and enormous joy in every family gathering. The Meadow House on Henry Island also occupied a special place in his heart. He loved any excuse to visit, whether to cut firewood, mow the walking paths, or simply observe the quiet beauty of the forest, meadow and beaches.

Lyman was an accomplished oarsman who devoted much of his life to the sport of rowing.

He won a gold medal in the single scull at the 1998 World Masters Games, and he was a devoted member of the Ancient Mariners Rowing Club. His definition of a perfect day began with an early-morning row followed by breakfast with his fellow mariners. He was an ardent supporter of Seattle-area rowing organizations. He co-founded the George Pocock Rowing Foundation, served on the board of Lake Washington Rowing Club, and chaired the 1987 U.S. Masters Rowing Championship in Seattle. Lyman was also actively involved in a wide range of civic and environmental organizations. Through these and other endeavors, he was a great inspiration and role model for everyone who met him.

John Lindgren ’47 writes, “We ought to have at least one class note on this site, so I am in print! As probably the furthest away of all the ’47 class, I seldom visit NSCDS, but remember fondly a visit there in 2007, when Pete Henderson looked after me so well, as well as meeting so many helpful staff and our headmaster. That isn’t saying much, I know, but at least it is an entry, and our class score is no longer zero! Best wishes to all readers (both of you? one? any?).”

1950s Tod Egan ’50 writes, “I’ve been mentoring a boy (now a young man) for about nine years . . . a very rewarding experience.”

Elinor Notz Foltz ’51 is unable to attend the reunion this fall and writes, “Bob and I will be in Europe for the month surrounding the reunion. I am fit, golfing, jogging and whatever in SW Florida—alive and well and counting blessings. Of those of us who knew each other well in those days, Audrey and Byron are the two I count on to keep swinging. My six kids and three step kids are scattered all over the U.S. making for great visiting. We have 29 grandkids—from 4 to 31 this year. Inspiration to keeping fit and healthy. Certainly keeping a sense of humor is essential.”

Thomas Taylor ’55 reports, “Nancy and I continue to enjoy our Remalers Holidays.

We were in Madrid, Morocco, Barcelona and southern France this past February and March.

The hiking in the Atlas Mountains was particularly delightful.”

Patricia Victery Ferguson ’57 passed away on September, 15, 2010, at her home, surrounded by her family, in Austin, TX. Patricia was raised in Houston where she was a cheerleader for St Anne Catholic School. The family later moved to Winnetka where she attended North Shore Country Day School. Following graduation, she returned to Texas to attend The University of Texas and pledged Pi Beta Phi. Patsy was a long time resident of Austin where she lived

an active life excelling in team tennis, gourmet cooking and field trial competition with her trusty black lab “Medina.” She leaves behind many dear friends in Houston, Austin and Ft. Davis. She is survived by her beloved husband and friend of 38 years, Walter “Keene” Linscott Ferguson, four stepchildren and 10 grandchildren.

1960s Colin Graham ’60 writes, “Interpolation and Sidon sets for Compact Groups by Colin and Kathryn E. Hare will be published by the Canadian Mathematical Society in 2012.”

Pam Winston Christensen ’61 writes, “Hi Members of the Class of 1961: Please seriously consider coming to the 50th Reunion of our class. The more of us that attend, the more interesting and fun it will be. I live in Lake Geneva, WI, with my husband of 33 years, Dan. I just retired from a career in medical coding in January. I love being retired and highly recommend it. My son, Doug, lives near Boston with his wife and three daughters. My daughter, Jen, lives near San Francisco with her husband who is from Norway and their twins, Olive and Niclolai. In June, we went to Norway for their baptism. Our daughter, Erica, lives in Chicago.”

Chip Shotwell ’61 writes, “Lynne ’60 and I are enjoying our summers in the North Woods of Wisconsin and our winters in Naples, FL, and Chub Cay, Bahamas. We are both involved with The Conservancy of Southwest Florida with Lynne being on the Board of the Naples Botanical Garden. We do a lot of boating and fishing and love having our kids and grandkids involved. Molly Shotwell Oelerich ’87 is a trustee, on the Executive Committee and Chair of the Finance Committee at North Shore. She is a vice-president of MB Financial Bank. Her husband Cy ’89 is on the staff at North Shore and coaches football, baseball and strength conditioning as well as substitute teaching.

Three or four years ago he was chosen by the senior class to be their commencement speaker.

Their son, Buckley, will start first grade this fall in the class of 2023. Their daughter, Dixie Louise, is expected to be in the class of 2026.

Our son, Henley ’95, and his wife, Nelly, have a 1 1/2 year old son, Alfred Henley Shotwell V and call him Duke. Henley owns a business in Naples that sells hunting bows and archery accessories and he makes custom fishing rods of all varieties.”

The Evanston Preservation Commission honored 12 projects that entailed the rehab, restoration, alteration, re-use or construction of property within Evanston, IL, to recognize the importance of preservation. Architect Ellen Rockwell Galland ’63 received the Mary Perkins award for excellence in preservation for the Homes That Work project on Lake Street and Ashland Avenue in Evanston.

Judy Drake Berkowitz ’64 emailed, “Marnie Paul, Jan Miller Kahler and I gathered in DC in early April to celebrate Holly Potter Fromm’s son’s marriage. Had a wonderful dinner as well with Linda Allison Haslach and

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her husband. Great time, as though we’d seen each other a month before (it’s been many years. . . . ).”

Barbara Bradford ’66 reports her brother Dave ’63 is doing well and runs his own business from Chagrin Falls, OH. Barbara (Boo) lives with her husband, Jack, in Washington, D.C. and south Florida after retiring from private practice and foreign travel with a U.S. State Department business program (USTDA).

Dave and Boo’s younger sister, Ginny, and her husband, David, are proud parents of 14-yearold triplets and live in Baltimore.

Bill Fowle ’66 reports that he has a new position as a team leader with a local vet center. He is working with combat veterans and families on readjustment from military to family life— says it is a “great job!”

Suzette Elliott ’66 died November 18. Suzette owned and operated a ranchette in Oregon.

She had a life-long love of horses and many other animals. In addition to her ranching, she used her talents to renovate homes with great success.

Tad Meyer ’67, who joined the Memorial Church at Harvard University as associate minister for administration in December, will become acting Pusey minister in the Memorial Church while the University seeks a permanent successor to the late Rev. Peter J. Gomes.

Joan Rockwell ’68 writes, “In 2010, we placed over 275 acres into a perpetual forestry conservation easement. Our lodge at Rockcliffe Farm Retreat became a certified ‘green lodging.’”

Scott Peters ’68 wrote his daughter just graduated from vet school and his son is a writer with a book out soon.

Susan Restin St. John ’68 emailed, “thank you to many friends who have supported my Peace Corps adventure for seven long months!

I was amazed to receive the Peace Corps invitation to serve in Jamaica for two years and two months (June 28, 2011–Sept. 2, 2013)!

Having prepared myself for many other countries and situations, this was a complete surprise. Jamaica has been served by the Peace Corps since 1962, but only recently re-organized their efforts to include teacher training and community development. All education

Susan Restin St. John ’68

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volunteers work as youth advisors, teaching English literacy, helping with special ed. and community organizational support. I will not know the exact location of my assignment until arriving in Jamaica for training. I am well aware of the risks in this highly volatile nation, but am extremely motivated to help in whatever way I can. Having visited the island in 1968 with my family, I realize we all consider Jamaica to be a resort location, with fringe elements of Rastafarians, reggae and calypso . . . but Jamaica has one of the worst economies and crime rates in the world. Helping young people navigate in the larger global community will hopefully bring needed cooperation, balance and peace. If you are interested in learning more, go to the Peace Corps website (peacecorps.gov) and click on Where Do Volunteers Go? then choose Caribbean and Jamaica. My motivation for doing this: I am acting on the principles I have forever taught my family and students: “We must be the change we wish to see in the world”—Gandhi. I will be 61 next week . . . it’s time to do this NOW!!! To prepare, it has been a wonderfully simplifying, purging, inspiring process . . . never thought I could do it, but here I am . . . ready!

Amy Winston Martens ’69 died January 27, 2011, from complications of pneumonia. She became a quadriplegic in 1990 and met each day with courage and grace, enjoying reading, television, music, animals and visits with her family and friends.

1970s Ruth Burnell ’70 writes, “It was lovely to see so many classmates at reunion! Back here in northern California I am watching my gardens grow and putting in drip systems . . . the joys of spring. My daughter will be attending Whitman College in the fall of 2012 after a gap year of travel while my son will be entering junior year at MIT. Ah the empty nest . . . as if they actually spent time at home the last few years anyway!”

Steve Geering ’70 went from contract composer to staff composer at Fisher Price Mattel and says this is his dream job. He draws on NSCDS energy and Mr. Allison’s influence, “working together ethic.”

Chris Templeton ’70 passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2011, in San Antonio. Even though Christopher battled polio her whole life, she courageously broke through all barriers she faced. She was the first disabled actress to receive many contract roles. She was a supporting actress on The Young and the Restless for 10 years. She went on to become a successful writer, director and actress in many movies, independent films, and television productions.

Chris’ shows included Simon & Simon, Columbo and In The Heat of the Night among others.

Because of Christopher’s relentless tenacity, she brought her Grey Forest, TX, community together through several successful events.

Christopher, along with others, started the Grey Forest Farmer’s Market. She was president of the Grey Forest Studio Art Walk for one term. Because she included a fundraiser for the American Breast Cancer Society during the walk, it was a banner year for them. She was

Chris Templeton ’70

vice president and member of the Grey Forest Playground Club. Christopher also initiated Relay of Life events at Sandra Day O’Connor High School in Helotes, TX. In the last years of her life, she started a foundation through her business RAWtatoilli that financially aids people in their pursuit of alternative cures to cancer.

Jim Golden ’70 writes, “Greetings, fellow North Shore-ites. Marie and I recently moved to Rowayton, CT. I’m enjoying living here on the water and am still at work in the film business. Our daughter, Marian, is two years out of college and has followed me into film production. She is presently working for a competitor and doing her best to drive me out of business! Loved seeing everyone at our recent Reunion!”

Maggie Parsons Nichter ’71 wrote, “Hi, I’m living in Wheaton. My youngest child Nellie just graduated from high school so now I can finally experience empty nest syndrome. I’m not sure if that is good or bad, maybe both. My two older kids are a tennis coach (Terry) and the west coast recruiter for Stanley Tools (Kip).

As for my husband Mark and myself, well, we are just getting older and creaky. Fun stuff.

For those of you who had Mrs. Parsons for first grade way back when, I’m sorry to say she passed away in 2004. I miss her.

Nick Johnson ’72 was married to Kimberly Ries on May 30 in Olema, CA. with his two brothers Chris ’66 and Craig ’70, father Bob

Standing: Chris Johnson ’66, Craig Johnson ’70 Katrina Wolcott Kelley ’43, Bob Johnson ’43, Diane Holliday Johnson ’43; seated: Nick Johnson ’73 and Kimberly Ries

Johnson ’43, Diane Holliday Johnson ’43 and mother Katrina Wolcott Kelley ’43 in attendance along with Nick’s two daughters and son.

Anissa Nedzel Gage ’73 is “part of the Oil City Artists Relocation and Revitalization Program in Oil City, PA. I’m a fine artist and a poet. I’m published in the fall and spring editions of www.journalofformalpoetry.com.”

Cliff Gately ’75 writes, last summer he, Christine and their two girls moved from Kenilworth, IL, to their new home in Lake Forest, IL. “We used to be a bike ride from campus,” Cliff said. “We’ve moved away . . . but not that far.” In February, Cliff took a new job in the marketing department of the global law firm of Holland & Knight. In his new role, Cliff leads the firm’s marketing communications team and develops integrated communications messages and strategies to support the firm’s business plans across all communications channels. Holland & Knight has 18 U.S. offices as well as offices in Abu Dhabi, Beijing and Mexico City. Cliff continues to be a member of the Chicago Bar Association, where he has served on the CBA’s Editorial Board since 1994.

Charlie Ingram ’75 said that “On May 20, 2011 I had the unique honor of conducting the Erie Philharmonic Orchestra in front of a full house at the Warner Theater in Erie, PA as part of the Erie Phil’s Pops Series program ‘American Heroes: A Salute to our Armed Forces.’ My conducting debut (and finale!) was part of a fund raising effort for the Philharmonic. Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever was my conducting piece, which is posted on YouTube. The whole experience reminded me of those wonderful days so many of us experienced performing on North Shore’s stage. Mr. Allison would be proud! I look forward to seeing classmates of ’75 and ’76 back at Reunion this September!”

Jennifer Herndon Mackey ’75 is “still teaching first grade in Batavia, IL. It is my 14th year as a teacher. This last December, I received my second masters—this one in literacy education.

My son Conor is 22 and is studying composition at St. Olaf College in MN and my daughter Caitlin just finished her freshman year at Drake. Her major is studio arts with a focus in sculpture. My husband, Michael, has been designing libraries for an architectural firm for 12 years now. We still live in St. Charles, IL. Life is good.”

Tony Blumberg ’76 emailed, “On April 5 of this year, following a very positive campaign, I was elected to the Highland Park City Council.

I was sworn in on May 9 along with Highland Park’s first female mayor. I was previously active in Highland Park as a member of the Plan Commission for two terms and as a member of various private boards devoted to improving the availability of affordable housing, day care and early childhood development. My election colors, I am proud to note, were purple and white!”

Katherine Franke ’77 was one of eight Columbia faculty members to win the 2011 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship in recognition of their “exceptional capacity for produc-

Are you an Iron Raider?

The School is looking to identify a specific group of alumni—Iron Raiders—and hopes you can help.

An Iron Raider is a North Shore Country Day School Alumnus/a who participated in 12 full seasons of Upper School Athletics at any level.

It can be a combination of sports and levels (example two years of varsity football, two years of JV soccer, four years of JV and varsity basketball, two years of JV baseball and two years of varsity tennis) but must represent a full season of sports for every season of a four-year high school experience at North Shore Country Day School.

Ryan Nolan ’12 and Athletic Director Patrick McHugh

For more information on Iron Raiders visit raiderathletics.blogspot.com.

If you are an Iron Raider, please email Athletic Director Patrick McHugh, pmchugh@nscds.org or Chris Charnas ’83, chris@linkscapitaladvisors.com.

tive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts.” Columbia’s new Guggenheim Fellows are among 180 who were selected from a pool of nearly 3,000 applicants. The John Simon Memorial Guggenheim Foundation was established in 1925 to “add to the educational, literary, artistic and scientific power” of the United States, “and also to provide for the cause of better international understanding.”

Katherine is a professor of law at Columbia Law School, where she also directs the Center for Gender & Sexuality Law, serves on the executive committee of the Institute for Research on Women and Gender, and on the steering committee of the Center for the Critical Analysis of Social Difference. She is among the nation’s leading scholars in the area of feminism, sexuality and race. In addition to her scholarly writing and teaching, she teaches at a medium security women’s prison in Manhattan.

1980s

Juliette Corboy ’14 coincidentally sat next to Scott Smith ’80 at last year’s Stanley Cup! Bob Vieregg ’82 is chief operating officer for The United Group in Lake Forest.

Kate O’Malley McCulloch ’85 emailed, “I really enjoyed seeing folks at the reunion last fall. I started my own consulting firm last year

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and am enjoying the variety of not being in an office all the time! My oldest, Lucy, is now 18 (yikes) and an accomplished musician. Gracie is almost 15 and ready to start high school . . . watch out field-hockey fans! George is 12, in middle school, and in sports almost 24/7! Still enjoying New Jersey but I miss home!”

Michelle Atwater Heise ’85 writes, “It was great having lunch at Hackney’s with everyone.

I am busy with my two wonderful children.

I look forward to getting together again with everyone soon.”

Linda Bartell Griswold ’85 emailed, “I am settled in the suburbs with my husband and two redheaded children and teach locally. I am happy classmates are reconnecting.”

Richard Brown ’85 states, “Everything is great.

I have a son, Eddie, who will be 3 in July. I love being a dad and am working at Kellogg’s.”

Sandy Diller ’85 wrote, “I’m an environmental specialist with the Water Reclamation District.

I am married, in Chicago and retiring at 50. I will end up in Holland, MI, when we’re done with work.”

Karen Irvine ’85 “works and teaches at the Museum of Contemporary Photography (Columbia College). I am the mother of two wonderful boys (ages 2 and 5).”

Lisa Paul Renaud ’85 reports, “I have three girls and enjoyed seeing everyone at the Hackney’s lunch.”

Holly Pollard-Wright ’85 emailed following the local class lunch gathering, “It was great seeing everyone. I am a veterinary surgeon clinician for domestic wildlife in Milwaukee.

I am married and am adopting a wonderful boy, Benjamin Spencer Pollard Wright. I am also a handicapped scuba instructor.”

Jacqueline Scott ’85 reports, “I have just finished my 10th year of being a philosophy professor at Loyola University Chicago. I live in the city with my husband and two boys (ages 5 and 8), and am taking a year off from marathon training.”

Rashid Ghazi ’85 has three children attending North Shore and is very active with the School as a Trustee and parent. He has produced the documentary film FORDSON: Faith, Fasting, Football. It follows a predominately ArabAmerican high school football team from Dearborn, MI, during the last 10 days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and unearths the story of a community desperately holding on to its Islamic faith while struggling to gain acceptance in post 9-11 America. Fordson is an unprecedented glimpse inside the lives of a community that is home to the largest concentration of Arabs in any city outside of the Middle East, and their determination to hold on to the American Dream. Fordson has been accepted to numerous film festivals across the nation and received critical acclaim including: Special Grand Jury Award, Slamdance Film Festival; Special Grand Jury Award, Dead Center Film Festival; Audience Award and Founders Award, Politics on Film Festival; and Winner of the World Cup Film Awards. The United States government has also taken notice of the film as U.S. Special Operations

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Command recently hosted a screening of the film in front of 150 domestic and foreign military officials at the Sovereign Challenge Conference. Fordson will be theatrically released on September 9, 2011, in 10 markets across the nation via AMC Independent with plans to expand based upon its initial box office success. Website: www.fordsonthemovie.com.

Liam Davis ’86, along with Justin Roberts, was nominated for a Grammy award for Best Musical Album for Children for their Jungle Gym record.

Chris Avery ’87 emailed, “We are getting settled here in northern California. Our children Cammi and Chase are getting acclimated to their new school and environment, which is going well. Kegan successfully completed his first year at Columbia College. Taylor is having a great junior year at DePaul. Great news about the Raider Baseball Team! Very exciting.”

Courtney Williams ’88 has a new job as the registrar at the American College of Education.

She was previously the associate registrar at the Chicago School of Psychology.

Jeff McCarter ’88 and his nonprofit youth media group Free Spirit Media will be working with WTTW Channel 11 on a campaign to lower the percentage of high school dropouts in the area. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has awarded WTTW a $100,000 grant for this project and McCarter’s high schoolers will produce peer-to-peer videos exploring this issue. “Young people have invaluable insights,” McCarter added that they are also highly motivated to create positive change. “We want our efforts to inspire the public to get more invested in helping kids stay in school,” agreed Dan Schmidt, of Wilmette, WTTW’s president and CEO. American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen will be in development for at least a year.

Chesly Manly ’89 is director of marketing, health services at Walgreens.

1990s Emily and Justin Pohn ’94 had their first child on March 15, 2011, named Charlotte Sinclair.

Aoife Butler ’94 is a senior associate for Alston and Bird Law firm in New York City.

Carrie Goldstein Gallagher ’94 and husband John Gallagher “had our second child, a boy, Caiden Gallagher in March. He joins his sister, Kaelah Gallagher, who is 5. After practicing for nine years at large law firms in Chicago and Phoenix, my husband and I decided to open my own law practice in November 2010. The Law Office of Carrie M. Gallagher, P.C., in Ionia, MI, is a general practice law firm.”

Devon Levy ’96 was married to Jason Siegel on May 29. Their wedding was held at the Metropolitan Club at the Willis Tower in Chicago. She is also starting graduate school for her MSW this fall at St. Katherine University in Minnesota while maintaining her job as an employment counselor at HIRED for welfare recipients.

Kate Hutchins Kletzien ’99 lives with her husband in Door County. She works as a CNA in a nursing home for patients with dementia.

Pictured at the Politics On Film Festival in Washington, D.C. in April, in which FORDSON: Faith, Fasting, Football won both the Founders and Audience Awards at the film festival, are former Head of School Dick Hall and former faculty member Nancy Geyer Christopher, with Haniya ’18, Ruhma and Rashid Ghazi ’85.

2000s Vince Fuentes ’00 is finishing a master’s degree in diplomacy and international affairs at Seton Hall University, hopefully in August of this year.

Max Kustner ’01 and wife, Leah, along with their (adorable!) children, moved back to Chicago this past fall. They are both teaching in small schools in Chicago’s Westridge neighborhood, Leah at the high school level, and Max in an elementary school where he teaches 7th and 8th grade core curriculum (his third year teaching Middle School). They report that the move was smooth and they’re thrilled to be back in town!

Freida Bauer Fröhlich ’02 , ASSIST student at North Shore, was married in May 2010. In Germany they have two weddings and this August will be the second ceremony. Their church wedding will be at the Johannes Church in Erbach on Saturday August 6, 2011. The Reitz family, her North Shore host family, will be attending. She began her job at an American law firm, Dewey & LeBoeuff LLP, in Frankfort as an attorney in May 2011.

Molly Whiteman ’03 graduated in May from University of Wisconsin in Madison with a masters in social work. She is working in Madison for CARE Wisconsin. This social service agency provides health care management and long-term care support services for older adults and adults with disabilities.

Abby Smith ’03 writes, “I am teaching at Trinity School in Atlanta and I couldn’t be happier! I’m teaching in a new program at the school called World Languages which, with the help of Rosetta Stone software, is giving kids the chance to choose their own language for learning! It’s amazing to be in a classroom with kids learning Hindi, Gaelic, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese and more! Another exciting part of my life is that I have recently decided to go to Zimbabwe in the summer with six other

teachers from Trinity to start a partnership with a school in Matopo Hills, a small town in Zimbabwe about one hour from South Africa.

We have a blog to post all of our preparations and updates during our trip! Check it out: www.buildingglobalrelationships.blogspot.com It will certainly be an experience like no other, and the realization of a dream I’ve had since my days at NSCDS to go to Africa!”

September at the Edelweiss Lodge and Resort.

Recruited from campuses nationwide, American college graduates are employed at the Edelweiss Lodge which provides lodging, recreation, sports and tours for our overseas American Armed Forces Service Members and their families.

Andrew Hill ’03 became media director at Silver Carrot in March 2011 in New York City.

He is engaged to Lauren Rich and they plan to be married in March of 2012.

Leah Druzinsky ’08 wrote, “I am a musician.

I perform my original music at venues across the country. I just moved back to Chicago from Denver where I’ve been performing for the past year. I had a big performance at Martyrs’ and at Red Line Tap in June, and another show in July at Lilly’s Bar. Click LIKE to become a fan on my Facebook page and you can follow my career and see what I’m up to! Please help me expand my fan base!!!

After assisting the design team for the new Children’s Memorial Hospital being built in Chicago, Quinn Andersen ’04 moved to California, where she is a designer at WATG, an international architectural firm. She is now designing hotels in China and the Middle East.

Since her graduation from Emory in 2009, Sarah Fell ’05 has been working at a search marketing agency in Atlanta, writing content for an array of clients. She is also very involved in fundraising and event planning for the Atlanta chapter of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America.

Current faculty member Frank Dachille met with Northwestern University sophomore Sara Cunningham ’09 at Northwestern during a North Shore Model United Nations in April.

Ben Kegan ’05 was back on campus to provide a workshop for the 5th grade video project.

Art Jessen ’70 and Kelly Krier ’06 in downtown Munich, Germany. (April 2011)

Katie Butler ’05 is teaching kindergarten in Boston (Andover) and pursuing her masters at Leslie University.

George Whiteman ’06 is working as an administrative assistant for the Smith Buchlin consulting firm in Chicago and as a physical therapy aide for North Shore University Health Systems.

Yaosca Chimurenga ’05 is currently working as a staffing manager at Office Team.

Tyler Whitemore ’06 is engaged and will be married to Mallory Ann Morse on July 9.

Mallory is a 1st grade teacher at Rowe Academy in Chicago and Tyler is an investment banking analyst with Sagent Advisors in Chicago.

Robbie Penzell ’06 “graduated in December from the University of Missouri. I am currently working for Edge Sports International, a sports agency located here in Chicago. More specifically, I am working on the inaugural Chicago United Hoops Classic, a high-school basketball all-star game taking place on April 30 at the Sullivan Athletic Center on DePaul’s downtown campus. The game is featuring the best players from the west side vs. the best from the south side, with all proceeds going to benefit the Norm Van Lier Scholarship Fund and Purpose Over Pain. The game’s message is all about unifying the south and west sides through this all-star game, while promoting education and non-violence. Ever since I left North Shore, I have felt a desire to give back to the community. (Apparently “Live and Serve” became ingrained in DNA after 12 years.) I became director of Greek Week at my university, which is one of the biggest collegiate philanthropies and helped run/organize one of the largest collegiate blood drives in the nation. Once I graduated, I didn’t want to stop giving back, so getting involved with this game was a perfect fit because the game is just the product that will help improve our communities in Chicago.”

Kelly Krier ’06 graduated in May 2010 from Centre College, in Danville, KY, and has been working for the Department of Defense in Garmisch-Partenkirchen Germany since

Melissa Curley ’08 is now studying at the University of Edinburgh and interned at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.

She is in the honors program at the University of Iowa and is a history major, art history minor and is pursuing a certificate in museology.

Last summer she worked at Christie’s Auction House in New York. She hopes to intern at the Art Institute or in a museum, gallery or a Chicago auction house this summer.

James Kinnaird ’06 writes, “My business partner, Jeffrey Zucker, and I have been working on a restaurant concept for a couple of years. After looking for the perfect spot in the Chicagoland area for over a year, we found the place where we will open our first location: 614 W. Diversey Parkway in Chicago. Late this summer, we will be opening a fast-casual restaurant. Fast-casual restaurants serve food that has never been frozen or microwaved and is made to order with healthy options and limited table service. Examples of fast-casual restaurants include Panera, 5 Guys and Chipotle. Our restaurant will serve completely customizable, personal pizzas and salads, ready in minutes, with the customer’s choice of dough, sauce, and fresh toppings. This desire to let customers determine their own individual-sized pizzas and salads led to the idea for our name: “Pizza Persona.” Check out our website (www.pizzapersona.com), where you can join our e-mail list. Feel free to follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/pizzapersona) and on Facebook as well!

Frank Dachille and Sara Cunningham ’09 Saachi Shah ’09 is currently a research assistant for Shameem Ahmed, computer science graduate student at Information and Communication Technology.

Christoph Tries ’09 writes, “Since last August, I have been spending a year doing community service work in Chile. I am working with a non-governmental organization whose work is based on youth volunteers who attend university and spend a great part of their spare time going to work with the families in the slums.

Through various intervention programs we help the families develop self-sustainable communities that do not depend on government benefits or social subsidies. The work is on eye-level, and very participative, putting the families at the center of all our efforts and focusing on the exchange between youth volunteers and resident families. The encounter has been one of the most powerful experiences I have had in my life. Today, I am very grateful to North Shore and all the opportunities it gave me to learn, understand, and develop myself as a person. During my time at this wonderful school, I have gotten to know values such as social responsibility and to be aware of what is happening in our world around us. North

Michael Kotler ’07 and Reed MacPhail ’07 at their Claremont McKenna graduation this year.

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Shore´s motto ‘Live and Serve’ seems to be describing very fittingly what I have been doing in the past 10 months.”

Christoph with the families of a former slum in Santiago de Chile that now, thanks to “Un Techo para Chile,” live in their own neighborhood, and volunteers from all over Latin America and the Carribean, formalizing a promise to fight poverty on the entire continent.

Luke Gensburg ’09 attends Colgate and was named Patriot League Rookie of the Year in Men’s Tennis in May. He was also selected to the All-Patriot League First Team.

Former Faculty & Staff North Shore welcomed back to campus George Mitchell and his wife Maxine on May 25. They attended a special Morning Ex presentation that highlighted George’s impact at the School as the supervisor of buildings and grounds and director of transportation from 1960–1995.

He not only was outstanding in these roles but had the remarkable ability to know and be very responsive to all students, parents and faculty.

The newly refurbished playground bears his name as a tribute to all he gave to North Shore with his care, compassion and commitment to support the School community. Following Morning Ex, the Mitchells toured and visited Lower School classes and attended a luncheon with current and former faculty that offered a very special and fun reunion for all. Former faculty and staff who attended the luncheon included: Joyce Lopas, Anne Whittlesey, Julie Hall, Carolyn Howard, Bob Beerheide, Helen Turley, Caroline McCarty, Carol Radloff, Lorri Braidman, David Osberg, Betsy Gray, Peggy Smith Coffee ’90 and Liz Price Hunt ’42 .

Former North Shore coach Eric “Ric” C. Lambart passed away in Jacksonville, FL, on February 17, at the age of 102. He was born outside London, England in 1908. In 1916, at the age of seven, Ric traveled alone to the United States, sent by his parents, to avoid the German Zeppelin bombing raids on England during WWI. At 14,”embellishing” his age, he signed on with the merchant marine, venturing into ports around the world, and eventually earning his officers papers. He assisted with the evacuation of Greek refugees escaping

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the massacre at the Turkish port of Smyrna, while onboard the SS Winona. Following this harrowing experience, he joined the Greek Army for a brief period. He returned periodically to the United States and attended the Irving School, in Tarrytown, NY, before entering Columbia University in 1925. At Columbia, Ric starred in football, back in the era when Columbia played Ohio State and Syracuse, and beat Stanford in the Rose Bowl. Ric also excelled in crew, and he was captain and stroke of Columbia’s renowned eight-oared crew that won multiple national Collegiate Rowing Championships. Ric rowed for the Columbia crew, which was favored at the 1928 Olympic trials. He was disqualified at the last minute when it was discovered that his mother had not properly completed his U.S. naturalization.

Following college, Ric worked for the Norris Grain Company in Chicago, and had a seat on the Chicago Board of Trade. In 1939, he joined the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant, enrolling in naval flight school. When WWII started, he was pulled from flight school to serve shipboard, as the Navy needed experienced ships’ officers.

Ric first served on the aircraft carrier Suwannee in the Atlantic, prior to serving most of WWII on the aircraft carrier Yorktown in the Pacific, both under future Admiral J. J. “Jocko” Clark.

A decorated officer, Ric participated in many of the major naval battles against the Japanese during WWII. After the war he commanded the cruiser Philadelphia. He transitioned from regular Navy officer to Naval Reserve officer and attained the rank of Rear Admiral before his retirement from the Navy. Ric had a successful career in the business world as an executive at CBS and then NBC in Chicago. He lived in Winnetka, with his wife, Harriett Street Lambart, and raised his family there. He continued his involvement in sports as a football coach at North Shore Country Day School. He remained in touch throughout his life with North Shore students he had coached. Ric lived in Jacksonville since his retirement in 1973 and remained active, coaching the Jacksonville University freshman crew, playing tennis into his 80’s, and involved with Navy affairs. He is survived by three children: Karen Lambart Spencer, Florence R. Lambart and Harry S. Lambart ’65 and grandchildren, and long-time companion Julia Adams Bartholomay ’43.

Marriages Freida Bauer Fröhlich ’02 to Stefan Frohlich May 2010 Joanne Avery ’90 to Mike King November 13, 2010 Devon Levy ’96 to Jason Siegel May 29, 2011 Luke Strauss ’03 to Anne Gerstenberger June 25, 2011

Births Lena Lynn Davenport February 4, 2011 Thomas and Dana Brown Davenport ’96 Charlotte Sinclair Pohn March 15, 2011 Emily and Justin Pohn ’94 Caiden Gallagher March 2011 John and Carrie Goldstein Gallagher ’94

Upcoming Events Alumni/Homecoming Weekend September 23–25 (Complete schedule on page 35)

Annual Giving /Hannaford Recognition Event October 13

Lunch in the Loop November 16 Union League Club, Chicago

College-Age Alumni & Faculty Breakfast December 21

Young Alumni & Faculty Gathering December 21 Tommy Nevin’s Pub, Evanston

Alumni & Faculty Basketball Tournament Date TBD Mac Gym

Alumni, Parents of Alumni & Friends Regional Gatherings San Francisco February 6, 2012 Seattle March 2, 2012

Additional regional gatherings are being planned.

Check North Shore’s portal for updates.

For more information on events, contact the Alumni Office, nwhiteman@nscds.org, 847.881.8848.

In Memoriam Martha H. Bradford July 21, 2010 Mother of David Bradford ’63 and Barbara Bradford ’66 Patricia Victery Ferguson ’57 September 15, 2010 Suzette B. Elliott ’66 November 18, 2010 Sister of Clark Elliott ’75 Elizabeth Crilly Frank ’34 December 3, 2010 Douglas Kramer ’54 December 28, 2010 Brother of Anthony Kramer ’58 Amy Winston Martens ’69 January 27, 2011 Sister of Marnie Winston Rodgers ’60 and Buff Winston ’63 Lyman W. Hull ’46 January 30, 2011 Brother of Katharine Hull Kappas ’48 and Eunice Hull Drewsen ’52 Leslie Anderson Bird ’56 January 31, 2011 Bettye Howard February 2, 2011 Mother of Nat Howard ’67 and Ann Howard Hanna ’71 Mayme Finley Spencer February 8, 2011 Mother of Clothield Spencer Miller ’72, Wendy Spencer ’74, Karen Spencer Kelly ’76 and Shelley Spencer Fitzsimmons ’77

Christopher Anne Templeton ’70 February 15, 2011

Noah Warsaw ’01 April 4, 2011

Rear Admiral Eric “Ric” C. Lambart February 17, 2011 Father of Harry S. Lambart ’65

Harriet Case Sumerwell ’39 April 5, 2011

Jean P. Durling March 2011 Mother of Marcia Durling Williams ’68 Donna DiMatteo Marzano March 13, 2011 Stepmother of Maggie Marzano Roeck ’95 and J.P. Marzano ’94 Jerry Perkins ’73 March 13, 2011 Father of Christine Perkins ’06 Brother of Susan Perkins ’76 and Betsy Perkins Hill ’70 Ray E. Garard ’55 March 21, 2011 Brother of James L. Garard ’50 Rosemary Cavalieri Foreman March 28, 2011 Mother of Michael Malpede ’72 Grandmother of Brian Malpede ’06 and Kevin Malpede ’10

Robert H. McCulloch ’42 April 14, 2011 Richard E. Johnson ’38 April 20, 2011 Marjorie Kelly Webster ’33 May 8, 2011 Charles (Chuck) Haas ’31 May 12, 2011 Howard Conant Sr. May 13, 2011 Father of Meredith Conant George ’73 Father-in-law of Pam Rahmann Conant ’75 Grandfather of Rachel Conant ’05, Sophie Conant ’09 and the late Louis Conant ’11 Stacy C. Mosser, Jr. ’40 May 17, 2011 Marianna Bolognesi Florian June 25, 2011 Mother of Paul Florian ’68 and Marina Florian ’70

David James Vogler March 31, 2011 Husband of Alice Marshall Volger ’69 Son-in-law of Barbara Favill Marshall ’46 Brother-in-law of Carol Marshall Allen ’74 and Bucky Marshall ’71 Alexander K. Whybrow April 2011 Brother of Molly Whybrow ’05

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