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WINTER 2012 Volume 105 Number 2 PUBLISHER Tracy M. Sweet Director of Academy Communications EDITOR Sally V. Holm Director of Publications DESIGNER Ken Puleo Senior Graphic Designer ASSISTANT EDITORS Jill Clerkin Sharon Magnuson
We’re a bit late with this winter issue for a number of reasons, some more important than others. Top of the list, we’ve had to say farewell to the two pinions of the Class Notes section of Andover magazine. Sharon Magnuson has decided that retirement, travel, and more frequent visits with her grandson in California are more appealing. After 14 years at the helm of class notes, Sharon leaves a rich legacy and many friends. We will miss her editing skills, her devotion to deadlines, and her institutional memory mightily—as will you, no doubt.
DESIGN ASSISTANT Sally Abugov CLASS NOTES COORDINATOR Joanne Smith CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Donald Abbott, Alessandra Bianchi, Richard Barry ’62, David Chase, Susan H. Greenberg, Nancy Bailey Miller, Amy Morris ’92, Steve Porter, Christopher Shaw ’78, Thomas Smyth ’08, Leslie Stroh ’61, Paula Trespas, Craig Whitney ’61 PHOTOGRAPHERS Richard Blinkoff, Jisoo Chung ’14, Chris Conti, Scott Diekema ’14, Neil Evans, Christopher Greenleaf, Sally Holm, John Hurley, Marie Liu ’12, Michael Malyszko, Gail Mansfield, Stephen Moreland ’14, Amy Morris ’92, Paul Murphy ’84, Marc Riboud, Don Slater, Thomas Smyth, Gil Talbot, Ashley Tilton, Emily Trespas, Dave White © 2012 Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Andover, the magazine of Phillips Academy is published four times a year—fall, winter, spring, and summer—by the Office of Communication at Phillips Academy, 180 Main Street, Andover MA 01810-4161. Main PA phone: 978-749-4000 Changes of address and death notices: 978-749-4269 alumni-records@andover.edu Phillips Academy Web site: www.andover.edu Andover magazine phone: 978-749-4677 Fax: 978-749-4272 E-Mail: andovermagazine@andover.edu Periodicals postage paid at Andover MA and additional mailing offices. Postmasters: Send address changes to Phillips Academy 180 Main Street Andover MA 01810-4161 ISSN-0735-5718
Sharon and Joanne
Her colleague Joanne Smith, who made major administrative and interpersonal contributions to the class notes operation, also chose this fall to depart to…the other side of McKeen Hall and a promotion in the Office of Academy Resources. She now holds down the fort for Susan Buchanan, Mike Ebner ’70, and Gerrit Keator ’57 in the major gifts office.
So, much of December was spent in interviews on both sides of the Abbot Circle, with wonderful results. The new class notes editor and keeper of the Andover Bookshelf, Kristin Bair O’Keeffe, moved to the town of Andover this past year with her husband and 4-year-old daughter after spending the past five years in China. Kristin is a published novelist, blogger, and magazine writer, and has been a teacher of writing at a number of colleges. She is a self-described “cultural spelunker” with all the curiosity and energy implied. Our hope is to involve her in more writing for the rest of the magazine. We welcome her warm, accessible, and experienced presence to this process. On the Alumni Affairs side, Laura MacHugh comes to Andover from working as an administrator at Simmons College, then as a paralegal and marketing coordinator for a large law firm. She is from Reading, Mass., and was drawn back to working in an educational setting. She is approachable, enthusiastic, and eager to make connections with alumni. We are delighted to welcome them to Phillips Academy. Both are settling in quickly and are more than equal to their assignments. Kristin can be reached at 978-749-4040 or kbairokeeffe@andover.edu; Laura at 978-749-4289 or lmachugh@andover.edu. Please don’t hesitate to contact them with questions, concerns, and suggestions as to how we might better serve you all.
—Sally V. Holm
Cover: Abstract design by Ken Puleo, senior graphic | Winterby2012 Andover designer, based on photographs Dave White
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