Alumni News Fall 2015 Park Tudor School
Susan Batchelder Plimpton ’61 Named Distinguished Alumna
The Park Tudor Alumni Association and
Park Tudor School are pleased to announce that Susan Batchelder Plimpton ’61 is our 2016 Distinguished Alumna. Plimpton served as a trustee of World Learning from 1998 to 2007 and as chair of the board from 2004 until the end of her term on the board. She was named chair emerita in February 2011 and elected cochair of the Advancement Committee in October 2012. Her affiliation with World Learning began in 1963, when she went to Sweden with The Experiment in International Living. She subsequently went to Tanzania with the School for International Training in 1967 and led an Experiment group to Italy in 1968. Both her sons have World Learning affiliations as well: one traveled to Nicaragua with SIT Study Abroad in 2001; the other was an Experimenter to Japan that same year. Plimpton served as a marketing executive with General Mills, Pillsbury, and American Express Financial, before retir-
ing in 2000. She currently serves on the boards of the University of Minnesota Medical Foundation, the Minnesota International Center, Freedom from Hunger, and Friends of Ngong Road. Plimpton received a BA from Wellesley College, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and an MA in international administration from the School for International Training.
Connect with Fellow Alums: Get the Park Tudor Alumni App
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ark Tudor offers a way for you to connect with fellow Park Tudor alumni with an app called Evertrue. You can identify alums in your profession, and even find alumni located nearby. The app includes a secure, searchable directory, so you can reconnect with friends and keep your contacts up-todate. Download the Evertrue app from the Apple App Store or Google Play. Search for “Park Tudor School” to find our community, and then log in with your email or LinkedIn profile to get started.
Upcoming Events Chicago Alumni Reception Thursday, January 28th 6 – 8 p.m. Amli River North (at the intersection of Clark and Hubbard) 71 West Hubbard St. Chicago, Illinois Floor 12 - Club Level RSVP to ghueni@parktudor.org to 317-415-2766.
Friends and Family Honor Barbara Rominger with a Tree
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riends, family and fellow book club members honored longtime Lower School teacher Barbara Rominger by planting a tree in her honor. The tree is located near the Lower School, next to Foster Hall.
Tree planted in honor of Barbara Rominger. Front row left-right: Cathy Dezelan, Herma McFadden Compton, Donna Johnson, Gaye Rardon, Sylvia Hanselmann, Jay Hanselmann, Margaret Taylor, Claudia Nole, Susie Main. Back row left-right: Edith Greiwe, Roberta Miroff Wurzman, Debbie March, Marian Smith Marlowe, Emily Sturman, Diane Roe, Mary McGonagle, Kristin Bullock.
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