Pomfret Magazine — Winter 2020 Issue by Pomfret School

POMFRET MAGAZINE WINTER 2020

Inside:

Playing with Fire (Cover)

Glass Sculptor Marlene Rose ’86

Momentum

Strategic Plan Update

Benson Bobrick ’65

In Praise of Hagop Merjian

Annual Report 2018–2019

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TIM TALK

ON THE HILLTOP

Head of School Tim Richards reflects on the importance of living your values. Arthur Diaz ’78 is coaching again, remembering Ben Morgan ’53, Lessons and Carols, and more...

CHAPEL TALK

CLASS NOTES

Joe Kremer discusses having brain cancer and being grateful.

IN MEMORIAM

STUDENT VOICES

GATHERINGS

FACULTY SPOTLIGHT

ANNUAL REPORT

Marcus von Recklinghausen ’20

Gwyneth Connell

Pomfret School 398 Pomfret Street • PO Box 128 Pomfret, CT 06258-0128 860.963.6100 www.pomfret.org Editor Garry Dow gdow@pomfret.org Proofreaders Tina Lefevre P ’21 Louisa Jones P ’04 Tammie LaBonte P ’05 Class Notes & Gatherings Editor Deb Thurston dthurston@pomfret.org Design & Illustration Jordan Kempain Contributing Writers Tim Richards P ’15 Benson Bobrick ’65 Tim Carey ’61 Printed on recycled stock by a facility that is both certified by the FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council) and is an EPA Green Power partner.

Contributing Photographers Bill Gallery ’69 Jim Gipe (Pivot Media) Jamey McSweeney Lindsay Lehmann David A. Monroe Felix Kunze Rich Collins Pomfret Magazine is published by Pomfret’s Communications Office © 2020 We Want to Hear from You Really, we do. These are your stories and this is your magazine. If we’ve inspired, challenged, or disappointed you, please tell us about it. Our Mission Pomfret School cultivates a healthy interdependence of mind, body, and spirit in its students as it prepares them for college and to lead and learn in a diverse and increasingly interconnected society.

ON THE COVER Marlene Rose ’86 Photo by David A. Monroe

Pomfret School does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, handicap, gender, sexual orientation, age, or national origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, financial aid, or other programs administered by the School.

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Playing with Fire

Inside Marlene Rose’s “heavenly inferno”

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Momentum

How Pomfret’s strategic plan set the School’s future in motion

Returning from Afar In praise of Hagop Merjian

TIM TALK

The Value(s) of a Pomfret Education By Tim Richards P ’15

n the evening of Saturday, October 18, 2014, a Pomfret senior named Joe Robichaud was killed when the car he was driving struck a billboard near his home in the Montérégie section of Quebec. He was just eighteen years old, seven months shy of graduation. Joe was a dynamic young man with his whole life ahead of him. He played hockey, had a wonderful sense of humor, and was incredibly popular for all the right reasons. When the news hit, our tight-knit school community was devastated. It was the greatest challenge I have faced in my time as head of school. I had no roadmap, no field guide, no manual to help me navigate the emotional wreckage I was witnessing. What do you say to a grieving teenager confronting the cold face of death for the first time? How do you support faculty shouldering the enormous burden of caring for students in crisis when they themselves are suffering and in need of care? The first thing I did was cancel classes. Then I invited the community to join me in the simple act of grieving. Together, we prayed, we talked, we cried, we hugged, we communed. A few days later, seventy-five or so of us drove to Drummondville, where I delivered a eulogy in rusty — if not broken — French to an overflowing and grateful congregation, who, like us, was deep in the throes of mourning an irreparable loss. Then we made the long drive back home to begin the painful process of healing. There are moments in life that define a person; this was one of them. On that grim October day, I leaned heavily on my personal values to help light the way for a community suddenly in the dark. As author Steven Mintz says, “Values describe the qualities we choose to embody to guide our actions; the sort of people we want to be.” The same can be said for schools. Values are the building blocks of school culture, more foundational than mission or vision or any other guiding

document. In moments of sudden upheaval, when the easy decision, the expeditious decision, flies in the face of the just decision, it takes moral courage to do what’s right. So, over the course of several months this past spring, we (board members, faculty and staff, and administrators) engaged in a series of exercises designed to first uncover and then articulate our institutional values. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the three core values and nine supporting statements that bubbled up to the surface are not new. Community. Growth. Integrity. These unspoken beliefs have long guided our school, just as they guided me after Joe’s passing, and I am thrilled to finally see them committed to paper. In describing community, our new statement affirms: “We care for ourselves, the people around us, and the community in which we live. We come together to better address challenges and learn from each other. We champion diversity and inclusion, seeking to understand and be understood.” In articulating growth, it says: “We thrive on creativity, innovation, and change. We inspire others with our engagement, determination, and optimism. We take calculated risks and rebound from failure with renewed energy.” In defining integrity, the document reads: “We treat people with respect and compassion. We speak and act with sincerity, honesty, and civility. We dare to hold ourselves and others accountable to the values of Pomfret School.” Clear, supportive, and truly defining values must, at their essence, speak truths about what that school aspires to be at its best. As we continue to evolve, to innovate, and to adopt practices that will help our students achieve their extraordinary promise and potential, these values will continue to serve as a candle in the dark, lighting the way.

To watch a short video about these values, visit YouTube and search for “Pomfret School Values.”

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Connecting the Dots How do you know if kids love your class, or hate it? How do you know if they’re being challenged, or simply entertained? For decades, all teachers had to go on were student feedback forms handed out at the end of the year, if at all. “We wanted a faster, simpler, more reliable way to measure student engagement,” says Gwyneth Connell, who heads up Pomfret’s Grauer Family Institute for Excellence and Innovation in Education. Enter the Wellington Engagement Index. Pioneered by the Wellington School in Ohio, the online assessment asks students only two questions: “How much do you enjoy this class?” and “How challenged are you?” Students answer with the click of a button, and their responses are plotted on an X-Y axis that falls into one of four quadrants: grind, engaged, bored, or entertained. “In under three minutes,” says Connell, “you can immediately see how your class is feeling.” Over time, teachers have the opportunity to collect data points and adjust their teaching practices accordingly. Pomfret is still in the early stages of implementing this program, but the results thus far are incredibly promising. Now it’s just a matter of connecting the dots.

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Certificate Tracks A college major, for high school students. At the start of this school year, Pomfret officially unveiled one of the most exciting academic programs to come along in years. Similar to a college major, the new Certificate Program gives highly-motivated students an opportunity to gain deep exposure to a specific area of study. Current certificate tracks include social justice, STEM, sustainability, artistic expression and design, and global citizenship and awareness — with even more options in the pipeline. Certificates are diploma distinctions that appear on a student’s transcript.

Schwartz Fellow Build a tangled bank.

Steven Johnson was this year’s 2020 Schwartz Visiting Fellow. He visited the Pomfret campus on Thursday, January 23 and Friday, January 24. The author of eleven books, including Farsighted, Wonderland, Where Good Ideas Come From, and The Ghost Map, he is also the host of the PBS series How We Got To Now and the podcast American Innovations. “Write everything down, but keep your folders messy,” he said. “Embrace serendipity; make generative mistakes; take on multiple hobbies; frequent coffeehouses and other liquid networks; follow the links; let others build on your ideas; borrow, recycle, reinvent. Build a tangled bank.” Since 1989, world-renowned experts in their fields have visited Pomfret School under the auspices of the Schwartz Visiting Fellow program. This extraordinary speaker series is the result of the vision and generosity of Michael ’66 and Eric ’69 Schwartz. Past fellows include the writer Joyce Carol Oates, marine archaeologist Robert Ballard, author Bill Bryson, human rights activist Madame Jehan Sadat, historian David McCullough, and American politician Shirley Chisholm, to name a few.

Spring (un)Break Another group of Pomfret spring breakers is getting ready to embark on what has become an annual pilgrimage of sorts. Not to The Bahamas or Miami Beach or Puerto Vallarta — but to Peru’s Sacred Valley. Called “Culture and Conquest: Service Learning in Peru’s Sacred Valley,” this credit-bearing travel course offers our kids an opportunity to visit the Peruvian Andes, including the UNESCO world heritage sites of Machu Picchu and Cusco. “I went during spring break last year and it was life changing,” says Keegan Rybacki ’21. “I learned more about Peru in two weeks than I would have learned in a whole semester back at Pomfret.” During their ten-day visit, students live with local families, work on sustainable service projects, and learn about the rise and fall of the Inca nation, which once stretched the length of South America and featured pristine cities that rivaled the capitals of Europe. Students who participate receive a one-term credit for History and Social Sciences.

ON THE HILLTOP

Digging for Crime Recently, two teachers went missing under suspicious circumstances. “We created an imaginary scenario and it was up to our students to use the skills they learned in class to solve the crime,” says Science Teacher Micaela Dangelo. The class, “Forensic Science: Bones — Digging for Crime,” combines forensic science with archaeology to discover and analyze crime scenes. Over the course of the term, which Dangelo co-taught with Dr. Sarah Chase, students learned how to gather and process evidence like fingerprints, hair and handwriting analysis, and shoe impressions; and how to read bones to determine the sex, age, ancestry, health, and time and manner of death of victims. “We concluded the term with the students using their new-found knowledge to discover the identity of the victims and the murderer,” says Dangelo. On the last day of class, the murderer was served with a warrant, arrested, put in handcuffs, read his Miranda rights, and marched to class, where he was put on trial as students presented their evidence against him. It was intense! “I had so much fun and really learned a lot,” says Keegan Fales ’20. “I love the hands-on approach. I can see immediately how what I’m learning is used in the real world.”

Running with Sherman Quick. What’s the best way to soothe an ailing donkey? Turns out you give it a job. So begins best-selling author Chris McDougall’s heartwarming story about what happened when he decided to train a rescue donkey to run one of America’s most grueling races. McDougall, who covered wars in Rwanda and Angola as a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press before becoming an author, visited campus in the fall to chat with students and faculty about the importance of listening to the voice inside you, even when that voice tells you to go running with a lame donkey. “If you don’t have answers to your problems after a four-hour run,” he says, “you ain’t getting them.” This event was presented by the du Pont Library.

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Make Something Great In June, science teachers Josh Lake and Derek Segesdy teamed up to host Fab Foundry, a hands-on makerspace training for other independent school educators. “We really wanted to explore how makerspace technology improves the educational experience,” said Lake, who chairs the Science Department. Attracting teachers from across the country, the four-day professional development workshop showcased Pomfret’s impressive collection of 3D printers, laser cutters, and CNC fabrication machines.

We the People “It’s us.” Back in November, students from Pat Boyd’s “Introduction to American Government” class hosted the 1st Annual Congressman Horace Seely-Brown Jr. Forum on Politics and Public Policy. “The initiative really grew out of class discussions about the state of the nation, the political divide in the country, and the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump,” said History Teacher and Form Dean Pat Boyd, who also serves as state representative of the 50th district. “The question is: How do you have civil discourse with others who have conflicting personal and political philosophies?” Named for a former Pomfret faculty member who went on to serve more than a decade in the United States Congress, the forum represented a who’s who of local and state political operatives, including State Rep. Doug Dubitsky P ’20, ’22; State Rep. Michael Winkler; Danny Rovero GP ’16, ’23, a retired Putnam mayor and state representative from the 50th district; and Canterbury First Selectman Christopher Lippke ’83. The forum, which drew seventy-five people to campus, was moderated by four very capable students: Cooper Lee ’21, Kayla Doan ’21, Gordie Croce ’20, and Aidan Rosen ’20. Though there was plenty of disagreement, there was also plenty of consensus. Christopher Lippke, a Republican serving his second term in Canterbury, called his job one of problem-solving. “It’s not us versus them,” he said, quite plainly. “It’s us.”

A Prime Opportunity In the fall, students in Derek Segesdy’s “Robotics: Automation” class toured an Amazon Fulfillment Center (BOS7) in Fall River, Massachusetts, where they got a firsthand look at what actually happens when you tap “Buy Now.” “It was an eye-opening experience, to say the least,” said Segesdy. “The amount of packages, automation, and robotics in the facility was impressive. And while much of the process at Amazon is automated, they still rely on skilled workers to operate and maintain the equipment. The tour hit home with students as they realized how important it is to be a creator of this technology, and not just a consumer of it.”

ON THE HILLTOP

Calm Seas Make Poor Sailors If you haven’t visited Olmsted Student Union since artist Chris Rogers ’01 stopped by in May, you’re in for a surprise. Working mostly at night, for a period of about two weeks, Rogers slowly turned the blank space between the upper and lower levels of the student union into a 360-degree mural of juxtaposed faces and a winged Griffin bursting with color and light. “It’s been a crazy experience,” he said. “I haven’t been back to campus in eighteen years ... since the day I got expelled.” On that day, Rogers packed up his belongings and boarded a Greyhound back to Atlanta, Georgia. He was just two months shy of graduation. “It was pretty devastating,” he says. When Rogers finally arrived back home, a note was waiting. It read, “calm seas make poor sailors,” and it was from David Brewster, Pomfret’s longtime art teacher. For Rogers, those five words quickly became a mantra, propelling him forward, first at his new high school, and eventually at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York. There he excelled, earning a BA in studio art with a concentration in painting, drawing, and graphic design. Today Rogers is an acclaimed street artist living in Austin, Texas, known for his murals, portraiture, and abstract and representational work. “I used to think the hard things in life made you weaker. Now I know they make you stronger. That’s what I want the mural to convey.”

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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) In November, Pomfret Theater took to the stage to present all of Shakespeare’s comedies, histories, and tragedies (38 plays) at a whirlwind pace (97 minutes). It was an irreverent romp through the Bard’s catalogue that left audiences breathless with laughter. THE ACTORS: Alli Burke ’20, Simon Chen ’23, Kelly Chen ’23, Tori Colebut ’21, Jack Feng ’22, Harrison Fortenbaugh ’22, Ian Haley ’20, Jessica Huang ’23, Miriam Ivanenko ’23, Dasha Pak ’23, Oscar Xing ’20, Cici Zeng ’23 DIRECTED BY: Sydney Dubitsky ’20 MUSIC BY: Samuel Beckwith (Faculty)

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

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COSTUMES AND PROPERTIES BY: Beth Jacquet (Faculty) SET AND LIGHTS BY: Chip Lamb (Faculty)

Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot Chef Doug Crane of Dragon’s Blood Elixir dropped by the Dining Hall in November to have students and faculty test out a few of his spicy hot sauces. The company says, “Doug is the Master Alchemist. The Supreme Sauce Sommelier. He makes the sauce and runs the whole operation.” Dragon’s Blood Elixir sauces also use seriously-local ingredients. “Like bring-him-a-box-of-peppers-from-your-backyardgarden-and-he’ll-make-a-sauce-out-of-it-for-you local.” Weeks later, our mouths are still tingling!

Remembering Ben What leads us here today. On Saturday, October 5, Pomfret dedicated the historic E. Howard & Co. clock to former faculty member and unofficial horologist, Ben Morgan ’53, during a moving ceremony in Jahn Reading Room, where the clock mechanism is now on permanent display. Every week for many years, Ben climbed the School Building staircase to the clock tower to wind the timepiece, and later spearheaded an effort to rebuild the clock’s inner mechanism. Over seventy people attended the dedication and luncheon, including many alumni and former faculty members, who shared stories about Ben and his penchant for keeping the campus running like clockwork. As Head of School Tim Richards noted in his remarks at the event, “Ben influenced literally thousands of students as a teacher, advisor, mentor, and friend. Over Ben’s forty years on the Pomfret faculty, not only did he inspire curiosity, wonder, and mental toughness in his classes, it was his work behind the scenes that so many remember, and ultimately what leads us here today.”

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Mashamoquet Day Pomfret’s field day took place under a glorious sky in early September. During this annual tradition, forms battled each other in classic contests like tug-of-war, water balloon toss, and three-legged races.

Day of Service In October, eight students from Pomfret’s community service team spent a day volunteering at The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in nearby Ashford, Connecticut. The camp, founded in 1988 by the actor Paul Newman, serves more than 20,000 seriously-ill children and their family members each year. “This incredible event would not be possible without your enthusiasm and support,” said Director of Volunteers Ellen Buus, in a note expressing her gratitude to Anne Richards, who directs community service and outreach at Pomfret. “It was a beautiful day and, with your help, we were able to rock out a fantastic event!” While one group of volunteers was busy at the camp, another group volunteered their time at the Woodstock Agricultural Fair. By the end of the weekend, our students had contributed more than 100 hours of combined service to these two local organizations. Nice work, Griffins!

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Bye-Bye Reflex Earlier this school year, we said goodbye to a Pomfret icon named Reflex. This large-scale welded sculpture by artist Mike Hansel has beautified Pomfret’s quad since it was first installed in 2015. The sculpture, which was on display in the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts, before making its way to Pomfret, is now located in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Reflex is one of over thirty sculptures Hansel has on display at various museums and municipalities across the country.

Salsa & Salsa As part of National Hispanic Heritage Month, students gathered in the Schoppe Dance Studio for a night of Salsa & Salsa, sponsored by the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Special guest Teresa Peralta, a native Spanish speaker and wife of our own Dr. Jordan Lavender, led a dance class featuring salsa, merengue, and bachata. Teresa formerly taught salsa at Phillips Academy. “It was such a great way to bring the community together through food, music, and dancing,” said Jillian Forgue, Spanish teacher and co-director of DEI. “The energy in the room was incredible and we all had a blast.” More than twenty-five students got into the groove, moving to the sounds of “Despacito” and “Danza Kuduro,” while snacking on chips and (you guessed it!) salsa.

Lessons & Carols Clark Memorial Chapel is beautiful in any light, but there is something extra special about candlelight. Such is the power of Lessons and Carols, the moving candlelight service that takes place each December. Featuring familiar readings and songs, this time-honored tradition once again provided the Pomfret community with a flicker of hope during the darkest days of winter.

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Home Turf Arthur Diaz is coaching again. Arthur Diaz ’78 returned to the Hilltop this fall to coach girls JV soccer following his retirement from Groton School — and it was like he never left. Before moving to Groton, Arthur was Pomfret’s CFO for ten years, from 2005 to 2015.

Bondcliff In October, the Outdoor Adventure team traveled to the White Mountains of New Hampshire to climb Bondcliff, one of the state’s famed forty-eight “4,000 footers,” and came away with a sight they will not soon forget. “We stepped above tree line around 1:15 p.m. and there was a collective gasp,” says Biology Teacher Bill Martin of the experience. “The sun was just breaking through the clouds and the peak foliage spreading across the landscape below us was pulsing yellow, red and orange.” The summit called and the group scrambled to the top where they spent an hour soaking in the scenery.” One down. Forty-seven to go.

Live from the Hilltop Can’t make it to campus for a game? No problem. This winter we’ve teamed up with two companies, HUDL and PlaySight, to stream home games for basketball and hockey. Now you can watch your favorite Griffin in action from the comfort of your home or office. It even works on your phone. To learn more, visit www.pomfret.org/athletics/livestream.

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Three-Peat Football wins 3rd straight championship. The Pomfret football team captured its third straight league championship with a 34-6 win over Hebron. The Griffins’ defense — Mambi Tsemo ’22, Connor Soberay ’21, Amon Williams ’21, Matt Rehm ’21, Bryce Howard ’20, Lance Martineau ’21, Eli Sherman ’22, and Owen Pisa ’22 — set the tone early by stopping Hebron on a first and goal situation from the 1-yard line. Andrew DeChellis ’21, Owen Bewley ’22, Matt Botta ’21, Andrew Edwardson ’21, and Sherman anchored the offensive line. Highlights for the Griffins, who led 28-0 at halftime, included long TD receptions by Tsemo, Pisa, and Howard, and a 50-yard TD run by Williams. Quarterback Jaxon Witherspoon ’22 threw for 149 yards with three TDs. Congratulations to the team and its coaches Brian Geyer, Billy Harrington, and Wes Jenkins.

D1 Signings This fall four students signed National Letters of Intent (NLI) to play Division 1 college sports next season. Grace Ferrara ’20 signed with Boston University to play soccer, Zach Frank ’20 signed with Sacred Heart University to play lacrosse, Bryce Johnson ’20 signed with Sacred Heart to play basketball, and Genevieve Becker ’20 signed with UMASS Amherst to play field hockey.

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Family Weekend OCTOBER 24 – 26, 2019 (L-R): Laurisse Rodriguez, Jaxon Witherspoon ’22, and Eudosia Rodriguez

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Eva Steinitz ’20 (left) and family

Cole Hecker ’22 and family

(L-R): Melissa, Brooke ’22, and Jim ’91 Zahansky

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(L-R): Joan, Carter ’22, and Bob Lockwood

(L-R): Lilly and Ella Glowik, Mason Aronian, Kayla Doan ’21 holding John Glowik and Annie Aronian

Cooper Ames ’21 (center) with family

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(L-R): Michaela Nsubuga ’21 and family

(L-R): Stephen, Keegan ’20, and Liette Fales

MATT HYDE, LAFAYETTE COLLEGE

2019 Carey Speaker

his year’s speaker was Matt Hyde, the assistant vice president of enrollment and dean of admission at Lafayette College. “Embrace this moment as a rite of passage, one full of introspection,” Hyde told students. The W.P. Carey ’48 College Admission Lecture Series occurs every year as part of Family Weekend. This lecture series, endowed by William Polk Carey ’48, brings a representative from a prominent college or university admissions office to address students, parents, and faculty about the college admissions process.

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FACULTY & STAFF NEWS Pomfret is home to an exceptional faculty — and this year’s crop of new teachers and administrators makes it even more so! Gwyneth Connell is the new Director of the Grauer Family Institute. Wes Jenkins is the new Dean of Students. Joe Gaudet is a new history teacher and Adja Drame is a new French teacher. In addition, we are happy to welcome back Science Teacher Mary Screen, who spent last year earning a master’s degree in environmental science from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. Jenn Gaudet is the new Director of Financial Aid. Kiona Carpenter is the new Admissions Guest Specialist. Mariam Aghayan is our newest Advancement Officer and Erika Browning is our new Controller. To read all about these fine folks, visit www.pomfret.org/about-us/employee-directory.

Congrats to our CFO, Ed Griffin, for winning The Will J. Hancock Unsung Hero Award. The award is given to business officers who have made “extraordinary contributions to their schools and exemplify exceptional integrity, knowledge, and motivation.” Sounds about right.

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After almost forty years, Controller Marie Jeanne Therrien retired in September. In her farewell note to colleagues, she wrote “Someone once told me that friends are the reward for a life well-lived. Well I must have done something right during the last 37+ years because I have made so many fine friendships while here at Pomfret and for that I am eternally grateful.”

It is with a mixture of sadness and pride that we announce the departure of Associate Head of School Rich Dempsey. Rich will take the reins as the next Head of School at Detroit Country Day School in Michigan this coming July. We’re going to miss you, Rich!

Congratulations to Math Teacher Martha Horst for her promotion to Dean of Faculty, beginning next year. As Head of School Tim Richards noted in his announcement to faculty and staff, “Martha emerged from a very competitive group of colleagues. I know she will be a terrific and dedicated Dean of Faculty and a welcome addition to the Heads Group.”

Former faculty member Katie Wells [History, 2013–2018] and spouse Katy Field welcomed fraternal twin boys on June 21, 2019. On that longest day of the year, Robin Field Wells weighed five pounds four ounces and Oliver Field Wells weighed six pounds five ounces. “Parenting is making us better teachers and teaching is hopefully making us better parents,” Wells said.

Mike and Sheridan Zimmer [English/Form Dean, 2013–present] welcomed Emmeline Jane Zimmer on August 20, 2019. She joins her big brother Charlie.

Don Gibbs, our current Dean of Academics, will be the next Assistant Head of School. “Don stood out for his deep and enduring commitment to Pomfret School in many different roles, his formidable work ethic, and his skills working with students, parents, and colleagues in our community,” said Head of School Tim Richards.

Chloe Prudden [Spanish, 2017 –present] and Tucker Prudden [History, 2017–present] became the proud parents of Mija “Mia” Margaret Prudden on November 12, 2019.

Stephanie and Jamey McSweeney [Communications, 2017–present] were excited to announce the birth of their daughter, Josie Abbott McSweeney on July 27, 2019.

STUDENT VOICES

STUDENT VOICES INTERVIEW BY

Going the Distance

Tina Lefevre

A Q&A WITH MARCUS VON RECKLINGHAUSEN ’20

n an overcast-turned-rainy Sunday in October, Marcus von Recklinghausen ’20 turned a one-mile trip to the Vanilla Bean Café into a fifty-mile run. Why? To prove to himself he could do it. Recently, we sat down with Marcus to learn more about this extraordinary accomplishment.

CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE RUN? I knew it was about a mile from the south end of campus to The Bean, so I decided to run back and forth twenty-five times, which would equal roughly fifty miles. Throughout the day, I took breaks to refuel and regroup — once after twenty miles, and again at miles thirty and forty. The whole fifty-mile run, breaks included, took me about eleven hours to complete. WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO RUN SUCH A LONG DISTANCE? I wanted to challenge myself. Not just physically, but also mentally. When you’re running and you hit that moment of wanting to give up, when your body is telling you to quit, you find a way to block out the pain and just keep moving forward. That applies to other situations in our lives. If things aren’t going well in the classroom or on the basketball court and I get to the point where I might consider giving up, I can look back on this run and know that I’m strong enough to overcome any obstacle.

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DID YOU PLAN TO RUN FIFTY MILES THAT DAY, OR DID YOU JUST PLAY IT BY EAR? It was planned. In fact, the Friday before the run, during my chapel talk, I shared my plans to run fifty miles that weekend. I didn’t announce it to brag or to get attention for it. I mentioned it to create a certain level of accountability for myself. Once I told everyone I was doing it, I knew I was committed. HOW DID MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY RESPOND? Everyone was very supportive. Every time I took a break, people would come up to me to ask how I was doing. Throughout the day, the school’s executive chef, JD Mellowship, gave me tips about what to eat and made sure I had everything I needed. All the encouragement really lifted me up and motivated me to finish.

DID YOU EVER HIT A POINT WHERE YOU WANTED TO GIVE UP? Though I never really wanted to give up, miles twenty to thirty were definitely the most challenging. During the first twenty miles, I felt super motivated — I was excited to get out and accomplish my goal. But miles twenty to thirty were especially difficult. That’s when my body just wanted to shut down — my legs began to ache and the bottoms of my feet started to really hurt from running on the pavement all day. That’s when I had to really dig deep and stay focused on my goal. DO YOU HAVE ANY RUNNING QUIRKS? I’m not sure if this is a quirk, but when I run, I don’t listen to music. People think it’s insane, but I don’t want the distraction. When I’m running, I’m just thinking about the run and reflecting. I’m thinking about my next steps. I’m reminding myself why I’m doing it. IF YOU COULD RUN WITH ANYONE, ALIVE OR NOT, WHO WOULD IT BE? David Goggins, no question. He’s my idol. He’s a former Navy Seal and an ultra-marathon runner. His book Can’t Hurt Me really helped shape my perspective on so many things. WHAT HAS RUNNING TAUGHT YOU ABOUT YOURSELF? Running has taught me that I’m capable of much more than I sometimes give myself credit for. And that, most often, the problems I face aren’t really as big as I might make them out to be. I think many of us tend to give up too easily when we really have so much left. Our mind convinces us that we should give up; the brain wants to avoid pain. But if you can get past those first signals from your brain telling you to stop, you realize your capable of so much more. If you can push through those first roadblocks, you can get into the clear and achieve something so much bigger than you ever thought possible. WHAT ARE YOUR RUNNING GOALS FOR 2020? I’m taking a break from the crazy distances for now and I’m back to running about eighteen to twenty miles a week. In the spring, I definitely want to get back out there. I don’t have any specific goal in mind. I just know that I want to try to expand on what I’ve done. I want to continue to push the limits.

FACULTY SPOTLIGHT

Yes, and…

Gwyneth Connell’s passion for improv comedy is no joke.

ast year, following an extensive nationwide search, Gwyneth Connell was selected to lead Pomfret’s Grauer Family Institute for Excellence and Innovation in Education. Established in 2014, the institute is a place where thinking differently is celebrated and new ideas are nurtured. Through progressive program design, technological advancement, and strategic partnerships, Grauer is both a mechanism for missionalignment and a catalyst for future growth. In his formal announcement to the Pomfret community, Head of School Tim Richards offered this glowing endorsement of the new director: “Gwyneth emerged from a very deep and talented pool of candidates from across the country. During her two days on campus, she impressed us with her intellect, her enthusiasm, her sense of humor, and her passion for education. We feel strongly that Gwyneth will be the perfect leader as we launch into Chapter Two of the Grauer Institute at Pomfret.” With more than eighteen years’ experience as a teacher and administrator working in independent schools, Connell was indeed an impressive candidate. A Peddie School alumna. Degrees from Amherst and Columbia. Teaching stints at Millbrook and Packer. Leadership roles at Berkshire and Blair. In person, she was just as impressive. During her campus visit, she exuded a sense of warmth and approachability that was matched by a keen intellect and strong vision. “In meetings, in the dining hall, in the classroom, she had a way of bringing out the best in people,” one faculty member commented. And so, it was no surprise that amid all the formal pronouncements extolling her professional experience and academic expertise, one tiny but important detail slipped through the cracks. “Being funny is something I take very seriously,” she says. Connell fell in love with improv comedy as an undergraduate at Amherst College. The simple act of standing up on a stage where anything and everything could happen both thrilled and terrified her. “Improv was brutally hard for me at first, and I was very clearly NOT good for a while. The process of getting good at

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improv turned out to be the process of learning to reach outward at the very moment when everything inside me wanted to curl into a ball and hide.” In 2006, Connell moved to New York City to study private school leadership at Columbia’s Teachers College. It was around this time that she also started performing with Chemistry Grad School, a troupe comprised of people she knew from the People’s Improv Theater (PIT). “That was a really formative period of time in my life,” she says. “I realized that many of the tools and tricks I was using as an improv comedian could be applied to my work in education. So much so that I ended up writing my master’s thesis about the Yes, and… Rule.” The golden rule of improv comedy, the “Yes, and… Rule” requires performers to accept what other performers have stated without question (the “yes”) and then work to expand on that line of thinking (the “and”) — no matter how absurd the proposition. “Rather than immediately shooting down an idea that might seem far-fetched,” she says, “it forces you to engage with it.” In general, Connell has noticed that people tend to approach open-ended conversations with a lot of preconceived notions. By delaying judgement, she argues, “you give the conversation time to grow and evolve in ways that can be incredibly productive.” Though only a few months into her new job, Connell’s penchant for building on the good work of others is already yielding results. At the moment, she is partnering with classroom teachers to implement the Wellington Engagement Index, a revolutionary new way to measure student engagement. Pioneered by the Wellington School in Ohio, the online assessment asks students only two questions: “How much do you enjoy this class?” and “How challenging is it for you?” Students answer with the click of a button, and their responses are plotted on an X-Y axis that falls into one of four quadrants: bored, entertained, grind, or engaged. “It allows teachers to gauge how the class is feeling and adjust accordingly,” she says. “It teaches them to improvise.”

CHAPEL TALK

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I’ve found that I am a much happier person when I let others know how much they mean to me, but it took a pretty tough diagnosis to figure that out.

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CHAPEL TALK

Where It Begins Delivered by Joe Kremer

In the summer of 2018, Joe Kremer, our esteemed colleague and dear friend, was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer. Many people facing a similar prognosis would have grown angry and bitter by now. But Joe has chosen a different path — one of grace, wisdom, and humor. Especially humor. By sharing of himself so freely and so openly, he has made the scariest thing imaginable a little less scary. Most importantly, he has reminded us to appreciate what we have while we still have it. Even when that thing is brain cancer.

am new to Gratitude as a movement, though I was raised to be appreciative of my lot in life. However, in the last fifteen months, I have become much more cognizant of the importance and power of being thankful. I have brain cancer. For most, it’s a pretty tough sentence. I had no control over getting it, but it did force me to ask some pointed questions in the last few months. Why was my tumor located in my temporal lobe and not some other region with greater consequences? The temporal lobe affects language processing and memory, and as my very lovely wife has said, “Who would know there is a problem since you never remember what I told you to do and half of the stuff that comes out of your mouth is ridiculous anyways?” Why was I able to walk down the hallways of the neurosurgical ICU the day after my surgery when so many who have brain surgery come out with severe mental and physical challenges that require months of rehab? Why is the most effective course of treatment for my type of cancer an oral chemotherapy with a history of very moderate side effects, or in my particular case, pretty much no side effects? All of these outcomes are happenstance, but these “it could be worse” moments have had a profound impact on my sense of gratitude. I have become convinced that gratitude is a cornerstone of resiliency. If you appreciate the fact that “it could be worse,” then you appreciate the fact that your situation can be overcome more easily. There is an old adage that goes, “Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you react to it.” When something negative happens to you, ask yourself if it could be worse. If it could, you can and will bounce back more quickly. If you have a knee sprain and will miss a few games, focus on the fact that it could have been worse, such as a career ending ACL tear, for instance. If you’re having to go for extra help during every office hour for every class, be grateful you have the opportunity to get that extra help in the first place. In the last fifteen months, I have had two brain

surgeries and five surgeries to completely seal my scalp. It hasn’t been easy to walk around with a bandage on for most of that time, but I am “walking around,” at least, and know it could be worse. As a result, I bounce back much more quickly and trudge on. (Plus, no one rocks a gauze bandage on the top of his head and eight-inch scar on the side of his head like me. Am I right?) Being grateful is not where it ends. It is where it begins. Express that gratitude. Don’t keep it in. Let it out. I now let my good friends know how much they mean to me and end nearly every phone call or text message with “I love you.” Imagine what kind of community we would be if we could all express our gratitude more freely. “Thank you for holding me accountable.” “I appreciate you wanting the best for me.” “Hey, I really liked your comment in class, it really made me look at that situation differently. Thank you.” “I appreciate and am really grateful for the leadership you have been showing at practice. Thanks for setting such a good example.” “Thanks for the nice note. I really appreciated receiving it.” “Thank you for sharing your pizza. I really appreciate it and didn’t have lunch today.” I’ve found that I am a much happier person when I let others know how much they mean to me, but it took a pretty tough diagnosis to figure that out. And lastly, and perhaps most importantly, find a cause or organization that you can get behind. Then let your thoughts become words and your words become actions and change someone’s life for the better. Don’t wait for brain cancer or some other life altering event to truly appreciate the power of gratefulness. Put it to work making your life and the lives of those around you better now. Thank you, Mr. Fisher. I truly appreciate the opportunity to share my thoughts, and thank you, Pomfret, for your attention. It means a lot to me.

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arlene Rose ’86 plunges a metal ladle into the flames and scoops out a giant spoonful of molten glass. The kiln is a toasty 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. As the “lava” emerges from the oven, it emits a deep, almost spectral glow. Carefully and deliberately, she pours the yellow-orange liquid into a nearby mold. Beads of sweat cling to her forehead. The work is hard, dirty, and dangerous — fine art born from an industrial process. At 52, Rose is considered the foremost sand-cast glass artist in America. “I love the texture of the sand on the glass,” she says. “I love the fact that the glass remembers the sand.” Her stunningly original works are sought after by glass connoisseurs, fine-art collectors, and Hollywood celebrities, and she can be found in more than a dozen art galleries and museums across the US and Europe. She is one of only a handful of artists making glass this way. “There’s a raw, rugged beauty to Marlene Rose’s work,” writes Florida-based journalist Bill DeYoung. “It’s entirely without the clean, polished fullness of most art glass... It’s earthy, as if it were belched up from the ground alongside minerals and precious stones — something crude and colored, tough and translucent. But with form.”

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STORY BY Garry Dow PHOTOS BY David A. Monroe Felix Kunze Rich Collins

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Heat & Light Though sand-casting is based on an ancient understanding of metalwork that goes back millennia, it has only been used by modern glass artists for a few decades. Because each mold is destroyed after a single use, the process yields unique sculptures that cannot be replicated. As far back as 3,600 years ago, Eastern Mesopotamians realized they could melt sand quartz in primitive kilns to make glass beads. Later, Romans and Phoenicians borrowed the process to make glass of their own. But glass in this ancient tradition was concentrated on an industrial scale. It took modern technology and an imaginative Swede named Bertil Vallien to make the process a viable option for studio artists. Rose, a self-described adrenaline junkie who also rides horses and jumps out of airplanes for fun, refers to the technique as a spectacular process of heat and light. “It is far closer to the fine-art tradition of casting objects, something which appealed to my artistic sensibilities more than the craft-based tradition of blown glass,” she says. On a typical studio day, Rose spends most of her time (up to seven hours) making the mold. She describes it as “getting the shape right.” She starts by sketching her vision. Once the design is finished, she carves the concept into hard foam and then presses

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it into a special mixture of moist sand and clay. (The clay acts as a binding material.) In the final stage, Rose pounds the foam into place, vacuums away the excess sand, blackens what remains with acetylene smoke, and sprinkles in a thin layer of powdered glass for good measure. “There is a rawness and immediacy to working the sand of the mold,” she says. To keep the liquid glass warm in the mold, she continuously blasts it with a blowtorch. If it cools too quickly, the piece will crack and the whole thing will be ruined. Her well-drilled team of four (along with her husband, the architect Thomas Coates) knows exactly what to do and when. “After so many years,” she says, “it’s like a fine-tuned performance where communication exists without words.” When the glass reaches 900 degrees, Rose carefully cuts away the sand, and carries the piece in fire-warmed mitts to the cooling oven. Over the next hundred hours or so, she will slowly bring down the temperature. Her final act will be to crack open the mold and hold it up to the light. The result is always serendipitous. Sometimes the glass takes on a hidden hue. Other times it reveals an unexpected texture. “My sculptures celebrate the unique properties of glass, of transparency, of shine and reflection,” she says.

Water Scarab

Breaking the Mold For early artisans, glassmaking was an almost spiritual exercise. They loved and worshiped the material for its seductive beauty and its innate contradictions. For Rose, who has long been fascinated with ancient cultures, the mold fits. “Talk about falling into something really niche and unusual,” she says. From an early age, the New York native demonstrated an aptitude for the arts. By the time she got to Pomfret in 1982, she had already developed a passion for painting, sculpting, and dancing. Academics didn’t come easily to Rose, but she credits the faculty at Pomfret for pushing and pulling her to succeed. “They helped me build on the talents that I had and gave me the skills to really learn.” She especially credits her coaches: “I learned so much about teamwork and leadership by being on the various varsity teams. I was fortunate enough to be captain of the lacrosse team my senior year, which has definitely helped me with my business today.” At boarding school, Rose also forged some of her strongest relationships. “I consider my Pomfret friends some of my closest friends still today,” she says. With her rigorous show schedule, she ends up seeing these friends whenever she’s in their area. “Everyone has been extraordinarily supportive of my career and a number of my Pomfret friends, as well as their parents, have become collectors of my artwork.”

In many ways, Rose feels like she had two college educations. “I worked really hard during my years at Pomfret, which set me up so that Tulane was not difficult.” At Tulane University, Rose studied under the venerable Gene Koss, one of the founders of the American Studio Glass Movement, who first introduced her to sand-casting. “It was experimental, it was dangerous, it was new,” she explains. “Both my painting and sculpting were going well, but the response to my sand-casting was on an entirely different level. I was getting really positive feedback, not just from my professors, but from professionals in the art world. There was something here, and I recognized the fact that something was different. I felt like I found my calling.” After receiving her BFA from Tulane, Rose went on to earn her MFA at California College of the Arts in Oakland, and then headed north to continue her studies at Pilchuck Glass School in Washington State. In 1992, she finally settled down in sunny Florida. To make ends meet, she worked in art galleries, and even took a turn in public relations, but couldn’t find a place willing (or able) to accommodate her unique style of glassmaking. “The sand-casting process requires a lot of space, and it can get sloppy,” she says. “Glass blowers want it very clean and precise.” Finally, in 2000, a place in St. Petersburg said yes.

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Gulf Coast Flat Bottom Bell Tower

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Totem Sculptures

Jade Oh

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Through the Looking Glass

For the last twenty years, Marlene Rose has been churning out glass sculpture that exudes a timeless quality, with references and allusions to different cultures and civilizations. A rare artist who has discovered a profound way to connect the past and the present, her work reflects both ancient wisdom and modern insight. “I look to these places and peoples of my real and imaginary forebears for the root-inspiration of much of my work,” she says. At a basic level, sand-cast glass sculpture is a way for Rose to explore the primitive forms that she has been obsessed with since college. Buddhas, bells, and butterflies. African masks. Abstract lines. In her career, she estimates she has cast five thousand pieces, no two ever the same. Four years ago, she opened The Marlene Rose Gallery near her home in Clearwater. It is a place of polar opposites. Of density and transparency. Of stasis and flux. The very meaning of the pieces changing with the light. “My goal is to create life in whatever I make. I find myself tugging at the common threads of human imagery, woven through cultures and time. I feel myself riding on this ancient energy. These glimpses of something beyond this present moment become my visions, and they are frozen forever in the icy-hot stillness of glass.”

To learn more, visit marlenerose.com.

Water Button Circle Buddha

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African Mask Wall Self-Lit Wall-Mounted

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MOMENTUM MOMENTUM MOMENTUM

How Pomfret’s strategic plan set the School’s future in motion.

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2013, Pomfret announced its vision for the future. Called The Pomfret Purpose, the new strategic plan was a watershed moment in the life of the School. Uncharacteristically bold for a stodgy New England boarding school, the plan sought to reimagine every facet of the Pomfret Experience. “For young people to flourish in a changing world, we must prepare them wisely, differently, and well,” said Head of School Tim Richards at the time. “This will likely represent a significant change in how we currently operate.” Seven years later, the change has come. These are the results.

“Together we will help our students anticipate, embrace, and prepare for their future. This is our purpose.” — from The Pomfret Purpose, 2013

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LEADERS IN TEACHING AND LEARNING

REAL LEARNING We teach students how to think, not what to think.

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2013 PROJECT: POMFRET The School begins setting aside dedicated time for a new projectbased learning experience. Rooted in the principles of design thinking, Project: Pomfret encourages students and faculty to explore and investigate problems that inspire and perplex them in ways that are deeply and uniquely transformative. CAREER EXPO Pomfret hosts its first annual career day, an event that brings thirty to forty alumni back to campus each year to talk with students about their chosen profession. This full day gathering includes workshops in the morning and one-on-one networking opportunities in the afternoon. Now in its ninth year, 116 alumni and more than 900 students have participated.

2014 THE GRAUER INSTITUTE The School establishes the Grauer Family Institute for Excellence and Innovation in Education. What begins as an incubator for emerging ideas rapidly becomes a powerful agent for change on the Pomfret School campus.

2015 ADVANCED COURSES Pomfret drops Advanced Placement courses from its curriculum and replaces them with advanced courses designed by Pomfret faculty. Students still have the option to take AP exams.

2015 CONTINUED

2016 CONTINUED

PROJECT ZERO Faculty begin attending a weeklong professional development workshop hosted by the Harvard Graduate School of Education. To date, more than forty teachers have graduated from the Project Zero program.

POMCON Pomfret begins hosting a two-day, in-house professional development conference before the start of every school year. Taught by teachers for teachers, PomCon quickly becomes a keystone professional development opportunity and a model for sharing best practices.

LONG BLOCK SCHEDULING Pomfret abandons the traditional seven-block, 45-minute class schedule for a more progressive three-block, 80-minute class schedule — slowing the pace of the day, and giving students and teachers time for deep thinking, real-world assessment, and problem-solving. NEXT GEN CLASSROOMS The School renovates every classroom on campus. Blackboards are replaced with writable walls and desks, and heavy immovable furniture is substituted for lighter modular designs. The result is a more flexible learning environment where the room no longer dictates what can be taught.

2016 HELIOS PROJECT With the support of a grant from the E.E. Ford Foundation, students design and build a passive solar aquaponics greenhouse behind the du Pont Library. Named for the Sun-god Helios, it serves as a research lab in biology and environmental science, and supplies fresh produce to local food pantries.

INNOVATION GRANTS Pomfret awards its first competitive in-house grant. One of the first recipients is Arts Department Chair Chip Lamb, who receives funding to create a new Arts Immersion program. Today, every freshman is required to take the course. CURRICULUM PYRAMID The School restructures its curricular framework, ushering in a new wave of foundational courses for underclassmen and exploratory electives for upperclassmen. This “pyramid” structure gives students who naturally gravitate toward a particular domain of academic inquiry the opportunity to explore that area in greater depth over time. COLLABORATIVE LEARNING CENTER Pomfret creates the Collaborative Learning Center (CLC). The hub of academic support at Pomfret, the CLC equips students with the skills, tools, and confidence they need to succeed at Pomfret and beyond.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE • • • •

Superior Teaching Methods Progressive Curriculum Design Comprehensive College and Career Programs Robust Climate of Innovation, Research, and Partnerships

2017 ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP Three new positions are added to the Academic Department: Director of Student Growth, Coordinator of Teaching and Learning, and Curriculum Coordinator. This new layer of leadership greatly expands the capacity of the department to think and act strategically. TRAVEL COURSES Pomfret develops the first of six credit-bearing travel courses. Today, the roster includes Spain, Morocco, France, Peru, Costa Rica, and Maine.

2018 CERTIFICATE PROGRAM The School unveils one of the most exciting academic programs to come along in years. Similar to a college major, the Certificate Program gives highly-motivated students the opportunity to gain deep exposure to a specific area of study (e.g. sustainability, global citizenship). Certificates are diploma distinctions that appear on the student’s transcript.

2019 COLLEGE COUNSELING CURRICULUM The College Counseling Office releases a four-year college counseling roadmap. Developed in partnership with teachers, coaches, and advisors, the plan helps students uncover their promise and potential as they hone their search for a best-fit college.

MOVING FORWARD In 2013, Pomfret identified six essential qualities that every Pomfret graduate should embody. Now is the time to build a curriculum that truly aligns with those outcomes.

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DISTINCTIVE BOARDING SCHOOL EXPERIENCE

ITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ABOUT TIME.

When classes end, the day is just beginning.

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2017

DIVERSITY DIRECTOR Pomfret hires its first Director of Diversity, building on a long history of social justice work. In 2019, the School elevates the job to a dean-level position and broadens its mandate to include equity and inclusion.

FORM DEANS In a departure from previous years, the Dean of Students Office reduces the number of form deans from eight to four. Each class year is assigned a dean, and he or she remains with that group of students until they graduate. The move allows each dean to build a stronger relationship with his or her form.

2015 QUEST The School unveils the cornerstone initiative of its co-curricular program, QUEST. An important complement to classroom learning, this signature program focuses on character, community, social justice, and health and wellness. MULTICULTURAL RESOURCE CENTER The Virginia S. Eaton Multicultural Resource Center is established. Its mission is to enrich the Pomfret community through increased knowledge, awareness, and understanding of diverse cultures and perspectives. In particular, the center focuses on the professional development of all faculty; and the recruitment, hiring, and retention of faculty and administration of color. ADVISORY The program expands to include a dedicated advisory block during the school day. Now, in addition to weekly advisory dinners, students gain an extra point of contact with their advisor each week.

2016 CONDUCT AND COMPLIANCE TEAM The School establishes the Conduct and Compliance Team (CCT) to address issues of harassment, bullying, abuse, neglect, discrimination, and assault within the school community. The team is comprised of administrators, teaching faculty, and professional staff who have been specifically trained to handle these difficult situations.

8-MAN FOOTBALL The Athletic Department spearheads an initiative to establish an 8-man football league in New England. The move saves the dwindling program and improves player safety. Since moving to the new format, Pomfret has won the championship three years in a row. EASTOVER DORM The School begins a multi-year effort to expand its residential boarding capacity. The result is the creation of a new dorm, Eastover, plus three major residential overhauls. Since 2013, the School has added forty beds, three faculty apartments, and a new head of school house to campus. POMFRET PARENT EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Pomfret announces the creation of a new advisory body called the Pomfret Parent Executive Council (PPEC). Modeled after the Alumni Association Executive Council, the PPEC gives parents a formal seat at the table, allowing them to voice their needs, concerns, and ideas on a wide range of issues impacting their kids.

2018 HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER A new $4 million, state-of-the-art Health & Wellness Center opens its doors, dramatically improving the quality of student care on campus. The new facility unites two separate but related departments — nursing and counseling — under one roof for the first time.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE • Personal Responsibility • Healthy Habits • Lifelong Engagement with Pomfret

2018 CONTINUED

STUDENT WELLNESS CURRICULUM Pomfret introduces a new health and wellness curriculum focused specifically on stress management, starting freshman year. Supported by programs like yoga, mindfulness, meditation, and POUND, the initiative is a direct response to the epidemic of teen anxiety and depression sweeping the country. AFTERNOON PROGRAM Pomfret announces a change to its afternoon program. The new policy gives students more voice and choice in how they spend their afternoons, including a wider range of activities to select from, and a more flexible athletic requirement. TRACK AND FIELD More than forty years after the program was eliminated, Pomfret restores Track and Field to its roster of interscholastic sports. COMMUNITY SERVICE INTERNSHIPS The Community Service Program introduces a new internship opportunity. The immersive service-learning experience pairs select Pomfret students with key partners in the local area for a sustained period of time. The School continues to hold a school-wide Day of Service.

2019 125TH CELEBRATION Pomfret turns 125 years old. The School kicks off the celebration with a series of regional events held all over the world. The year culminates with a special anniversary edition of Reunion Weekend back on the Hilltop — the largest Pomfret gathering in a generation!

MOVING FORWARD So much of what makes Pomfret remarkable happens between the seams. Now is the time to unite our co-curricular and extracurricular offerings under a single integrated residential life curriculum.

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MEASUREMENT OF ACHIEVEMENT

MEASURING WHAT MATTERS. Having the desired impact. 40

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2013

2018

VISION OF THE POMFRET GRADUATE Pomfret identifies the six essential skills every Pomfret student should develop during his or her time on the Hilltop. Soon thereafter, the School begins developing rubrics for teaching and learning that align with those outcomes.

MASTERY TRANSCRIPT CONSORTIUM Pomfret joins the Mastery Transcript Consortium (MTC), a who’s who of independent schools working cooperatively to create a high school transcript that reflects the unique skills, strengths, and interests of each learner.

2015 ACCREDITATION Pomfret kicks off a rigorous two-year self-study. In 2017, the School is re-accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). A globally recognized standard of excellence, NEASC accreditation attests to a school’s high quality and integrity.

2017 CWRA+ Freshmen begin taking The College and Work Readiness Assessment. Unlike most standardized tests, the CWRA+ measures how well a student can think. Pomfret uses the results to mark progress, improve program design, and demonstrate the efficacy of teaching practices.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE • Forward-Looking Assessments • Progressive Faculty Evaluations • Successful Alumni Outcomes

PORTFOLIOS Instead of grading students based solely on tests and quizzes, teachers begin adding portfolio requirements to their classes. A portfolio serves as a compilation of student work that demonstrates growth over time.

2019 ALUMNI SURVEY The Advancement Office conducts an alumni survey to gauge career achievement, life satisfaction, and happiness with the School. More than 600 alumni representing a many different viewpoints and life experiences respond. WELLINGTON ENGAGEMENT INDEX Pomfret pilots a revolutionary new way to measure student engagement. Called the Wellington Engagement Index (WEI), it asks students to plot their overall satisfaction with a course or activity based on the level of challenge and enjoyment they get out of the experience.

MOVING FORWARD Regular feedback has always been an important part of the teaching and learning experience at Pomfret. Now is the time to dramatically reshape how we deliver that feedback using real-time data to accelerate the growth process.

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LONG TERM SUCCESS

A FOCUS ON THE FUTURE.

Meeting the needs of today without exhausting the resources of tomorrow.

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2016

BOARDING TUITION The administration decides to temper boarding tuition increases in an effort to keep Pomfret affordable for tuitioncapable households. The decision results in a relative change from third-most expensive school in 2013 to nineteenthmost expensive school in 2019 based on a survey of forty peer schools.

RETIREMENT Pomfret implements a graded vestment program for retirement accounts. For most employees, the School will match up to 9 percent annually. Faculty and staff who stay at Pomfret for at least five years are considered fully vested.

FUNDRAISING SUCCESS The Pomfret Fund crosses the $2 million mark for the first time. Between 2013 and 2019, annual giving continues to exceed $2 million year-over-year, peaking at $2.4 million. Over those same six years, total giving (annual, capital, planned, and endowment) rises by a staggering 122 percent.

2015 MASTER PLAN The School releases a campus master plan, with an emphasis on revitalized academic spaces and increased boarding capacity. Over the next few years, Pomfret renovates learning spaces in the School Building, Centennial, and du Pont Library; makes major improvements to the dining hall and dorms; opens a brand new dorm, Eastover; and purchases a new residence for the Head of School, Campbell House.

NORTH AMERICAN BOARDING INITIATIVE Pomfret signs on as a founding member of the North American Boarding Initiative (NABI). The goal is to increase the number of full and high-pay domestic boarders who attend boarding schools in the US and Canada by 2,000 students over a five-year period. STUDY OF POMFRET ECONOMICS Rational Partners LLC conducts an economic study of Pomfret. This report, and the changes brought by it, lead to a stronger endowment and increased cost savings, with no adverse impact on services or students.

2017 MARKETS OF PROMISE Using data collected by The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS), the Admissions Office begins targeting previously overlooked boarding markets in places like Houston, Atlanta, and Denver to bolster enrollment.

2017 CONTINUED

COMPREHENSIVE CAMPAIGN Pomfret begins meeting with major donors to discuss a five-year, $60 million comprehensive campaign, based on a mix of capital, endowment, and operational needs and opportunities. Over the next several years, the quiet phase of the campaign generates close to $40 million, setting the stage for a public launch in 2020.

2018 ADMISSIONS REALIGNMENT The Admissions Office adds a position, increasing the number of people who work in Robinson House from eight to nine. At the same time, the residential expectations of admissions officers (dorm duty, coaching, etc.) are reduced, giving those officers more time to find and recruit prospective students. ENDOWMENT MILESTONE The endowment breaks $50 million, representing an amazing 38 percent increase over the life of the strategic plan. This phenomenal growth is directly attributable to the strength of fundraising, investment returns, and a reduction in endowment draw.

RE-BRANDING The Communications Office enlists the help of Edwards and Co. to conduct market research with current parents, prospective parents, alumni, employees, and trustees. Of all the proposed brand positions, “Be Heard” resonates most deeply with the test groups, and is consequently adopted.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE: • Sustainable Financial Model • Strengthened Yield • Increased Contributions

MOVING FORWARD As much as the endowment has grown, it needs to grow more. Now is the time to recommit ourselves to making Pomfret a more affordable, less tuitiondependent school with the financial resources to meet the needs of our students at the highest level possible.

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Returning from Afar

In Praise of Hagop Merjian Story by Benson Bobrick â&#x20AC;&#x2122;65

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RETURNING FROM AFAR: A MEMOIR By Benson Bobrick Published by Stillwater Books Price: $16.95 ISBN 978-0-578-52642-3

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fter Tuxedo Park, I had gone on to Pomfret School, a boys’ prep school founded in 1894 in Northeastern Connecticut. It had a handsome, rural campus designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and a Romanesque stone chapel, radiant with medieval stained glass. Its Rose Window, above the entrance, as well as two of its arched, oblong side windows, had once belonged to the 13th century French cathedral of St. Julien of Tours. Various other campus buildings, designed by the architect Ernest Flagg, followed the Beaux-Arts style he had developed for the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, which secured his fame. My principal guide at Pomfret was Hagop Merjian, who helped confirm my bearings toward a life of literature and learning and by his own, high example showed me what such a life could mean. Other teachers served as ancillary lights; but Hagop was my North Star. He taught English and Humanities and came to enjoy in my eyes an Olympian stature among his peers. Though only a decade or so older than myself, he spoke six languages other than English — Armenian, German, Spanish, Arabic, Turkish, and Greek; had studied at Columbia under a number of notable poets and scholars (including Mark Van Doren, Louis Simpson, Jacob Taubes, and Walter J. Ong); had lived in Egypt and Greece; and brought to his teaching a scholar’s passion for learning, a poet’s passion for words, a prodigious linguistic curiosity and knowledge, and a humane devotion to his students and the impact of learning on their lives. Beyond his school obligations, he wrote when he could and occasionally published articles or poems in magazines. Meanwhile, at Pomfret Center, he built his own house and barn; established a farm; grew lettuce, spinach, onions, chard; raised and slaughtered his own livestock (turkeys, lambs, and pigs); and in general recreated a “little Armenia” for himself adjacent to the pristine campus of the School. Beyond the usual syllabus of assigned reading (Hemingway, Faulkner, Fitzgerald, O. Henry, and the like), Hagop introduced me to poets like Nâzim Hikmet and Conrad Aiken, mythopoeic ideas of language, Greek literature (in particular Plato, in his Humanities class), and controversial social analysis by such figures as Eric Hoffer and C. Wright Mills. His exuberant energy and manifold range made him a force of nature; yet mingled with that gusto was a deep, mournful understanding of the tyranny of history over persecuted lives. Both of his parents had been orphaned, and after barely surviving the Armenian genocide of the Turks, had run a gauntlet of tribulations before making their way from eastern Turkey to New York. There Hagop had grown up in polyglot communities in Brooklyn and Queens, where his family mingled with Arabs, Greeks, Turks, Russians, and Jews. Every weekend, he once told me, his father (who cleaned oriental rugs for a living) would “rehearse and repeat ‘good morning’ and ‘hello’ and ‘thank

you’ and ‘goodbye’ to me in a dozen languages, always repeating to me, in Armenian, ‘a new language learned is a new world understood.’” In addition to his teaching, Hagop counseled college admissions; advised the School’s literary publications; and coached soccer and wrestling, among other sports. Some years after my time at Pomfret, he won the Gold Medal National Wrestling title in his weight class in the Master’s Tournament at the age of forty-four.

As an editor at Pomfret, I must have had a critical eye, but my own writing was incredibly turgid and heavy-laden with involved expressions and abstract words. What might have been said simply was often mouthed over and obscure. There was a tortured quality to it, like a voice in chains. I can barely understand what I was saying; or why I said it as badly as I did. The general quality of The Pomfret Review (the School’s literary magazine) was high. In 1962, for example, there were essays on Joyce and Aristotle, Copernicus, Debussy, Thomas Mann, Augustine and Boethius, Conrad’s The Heart of Darkness, and William Golding’s Lord of the Flies; in the following year, on George Bernard Shaw, Robert Browning’s “Rabbi Ben Ezra,” Adam Smith, Bishop George Berkeley; and so on. Other issues had papers on “The Folk Tale as Psychic Revelation,” “The Aftermath of the Expulsion of the Bonus Army, July 28, 1932,” concepts of Time, and “Echolocation in Bats.” That spoke well for the School. However, the best thing about the Review in my day were the blurbs with which Hagop introduced each piece. Here, for example, is how he prefaced a paper on “A Study in Time: Mythic and Religious”: “The Western consciousness, our consciousness, contains within it three basic time motifs: 1. cyclical time: the idea of time as a natural, regenerative thing, manifested and witnessed in the seasons of the year, believed in the festivals of man, and worshiped in the perpetuation of life year after year. 2. vertical time: the Graecic contribution to our consciousness that drives man out of time, for it awakens our souls to the idea of perfection, of absolute forms and divinely perfect ideas. The dialectical quest for absolute truth must end in a goal outside of history, supra-historical, and so it does — the immortality of Socrates. 3. horizontal time: out of the Hebraic experience of the Old and New Testaments comes the idea that time has a divine origin, is divinely ordained and is progressing toward a divine conclusion. Time becomes invested with sacrality: is holy. History becomes, therefore, sacred; the arena where man’s relation to God is revealed.” There is a whole education in that paragraph.

“My principal guide at

Pomfret was Hagop Merjian, who helped confirm my bearings toward a life of literature and learning and by his own, high example showed me what such a life could mean. Other teachers served as ancillary lights; but Hagop was my North Star.

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The summer before my freshman year at Columbia began, Hagop sent me a letter of advice. Wondering how I would manage, he advised me to “get a haircut,” find practical employment (if possible at a big corporation); urged me to check out the Thalia Movie Theater (famed for its foreign and avant-garde films); explore the bookstores below Herald Square; remain an activist; but “stay out of trouble with the law.” He also offered to read (and critique) anything I wrote: “I always have time for this,” he said. Two years later, he and his wife, Aggie, came to the East Village, where my Pomfret classmate, Peter Murkett (then also at Columbia), and I both lived. He wrote afterwards: “Very fine to see you last week. Very painful to leave so early; there is no doubt about it, we should not get together again unless we have a full day or even a few days to spare…. [Aggie] finds both of you beautiful and quick; the only alternative in the Nicene Creed — remember?? I will keep in touch with you somehow…. For any old thing, keep me posted.” He included a calendar of poems: “Each day of the year’s avarice will perhaps be satiated by flowers rather than cadavers if it is met with one of these poems. Enjoy this calendar. I do so much. It is and has been the greatest and most meaningful anthology of poetry for me — and perhaps for our carcinogenic nation.” Thirty-two years would pass before I saw him again…

her), once took by car through the mountains between Bulgaria and Greece. The usual road had been blocked by a farmer’s strike, so his driver careened up the side of the mountain onto a narrow path used by sheep and goats. The path, winding along a precipice, was slick with manure. “I looked out the window on my side,” he recalled, “and saw that the tires of the mini-Renault were inches from the edge. One tiny mistake would send us to our deaths. We were almost a quarter of a mile up that mountain, and in the intensity of that moment, in the silence of those fears, I heard behind me in the back seat, where Haiganoush had dropped her head into her lap — unable to endure the sight of our demise — a whispered moaning, Armenian liturgical chant, the soft litany of the Song of the Dead. That melody stays with me even now.” Many of Hagop’s letters are marvels of length and animation, with wide-ranging commentary on art, politics, wrestling, pets, history, and other preferred topics, with a diagnosis (always introduced by an ellipsis) of the weather at the top —“ … lambent, frutescent showers,” “ … first snow … good air to split splits in,” “ … early evening, the barn shimmering in the mushroom light, the sweet gloom of dusk.” In all, they reflect the bountiful energy and interests of his capacious life. When typed haphazardly, they are often scrawled over with Armenian, Turkish, Greek, and Arabic words. His ethnic salutations — “Affandim, Magnoon, Barry-Jan, Ya Benson Philimou, Ya Benson Kyrie, Ya Sidi Benson, Khadifa” — are an everaffectionate reminder to me of the world from which he came. Almost always, too, there is some surprising word — “diaskeuasis,” “zetetic,” “paraleipsis,” “thurible,” “ensorcelled,” “anagnoresis,” “chatoyant,” “nacreous,” “glaucous,” “marcesent,” “tabescense,” “chrestomathy” — naturally spawned by his love of unorthodox terms. Then out of the sometimes obscure thicket of his coinage will emerge a time-honored, exquisitely simple Armenian phrase. And so, of a dear friend who died, he wrote: “She was the wild jasmine of our lives.” He has fought to find time to do his own writing and in April 2001 told me: “I share with you the anchorite’s deepest hunger for the cloister and the privileges of the adytum.” His dedication as a teacher long made that hard to indulge. At his retirement dinner in 1999 (attended by hundreds, where I spoke briefly), he declared in an unusually spare speech that the foundation of all good teaching was “love.” For emphasis, he repeated the word several times.

At his retirement dinner in 1999, he declared in an unusually spare speech that the foundation of all good teaching was love.

In February 1998, I received a notice from Pomfret School that its wrestling room was to be named in honor of Hagop Merjian, who was about to retire. We hadn’t seen each other in thirty-two years. I decided to attend — and there he was, the grizzled old warhorse of the School, aged but ageless, vibrant, massive, quick. At our Reunion, we could hardly say enough. So it has been for twenty years now since. As I begin to grow old, he is one of my dearest friends. Typically, our visits to his home occasion bold etymological excursions embellished with a Middle Eastern feast — bulghur pilaf spiced with cumin, shish kabob, prasa (leeks), sumpug (eggplant dishes), boureg, spanakopita, and so on — often accompanied by a little discourse on the history of each dish and the meaning of its name. I have stood with him in his kitchen as he talked non-stop about something or other while he simultaneously cooked, steamed, or grilled xema, imambayeldi, shish kebab, and fish. He is full of good stories. I once sent him a recording of early Christian Syrian chants. He replied with a short, dramatic tale of a detour he and his beloved wife, Haiganoush (or “Aggie,” as we called

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Poetry has been the work of his old age. Like his letters, his poems are crowded with unusual, often foreign words, coined or re-minted, neologisms and the like, verbalized nouns — “mausered,” “coriandered,” “ruddled,” “creviced,” “dervished,” “gargoyled,” and so on. At times, they are reminiscent of the word-play of Gerard Manley Hopkins. Also, as in

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In February 1998, I received a notice from Pomfret School that its Wrestling Room was to be named in honor of Hagop Merjian, who was about to retire. We hadn’t seen each other in thirty-two years. I decided to attend — and there he was, the grizzled old warhorse of the school, aged but ageless, vibrant, massive, quick.

the work of Cavafy (one of his favorites), past and present mingle with equal familiarity in the memory of place. When an uncle learned that Hagop’s mother didn’t know the day of her birth, he exclaimed: “She was born a few days before the full moon/ After the New Year of the big fire that/ Burned the city of Harpoot!” (“Birth Days”) For Hagop, the past is never quite past, but a ripe, ambiguous taste upon his tongue. Hagop once asked me to make a list of “publishable” favorites, concerned that some of his poems might seem too “ethnic” for much appeal. I replied: 12 April, 2009, Easter Sunday. Dear Hagop, Your poems have everything. They are prodigies of bounty — ambitious, broad, full of life, ferocity, light, tenderness — forces of Nature, like the verses cast up by the sea in ‘Walking Carpenter’s Beach.’ Out of your own tidal mix of Greek, Armenian, Turkish, Arabic, English, and German words you seem to have created your own compact poetic diction, in which nothing is trite, and no horror of the past is sullied by platitude. The might of them grows with each reading, and their ‘ethnicity’ (to address your concern) is — as any authentic, strong sense of place is, or provenance — a singular virtue, not a flaw. No one with any true poetic sense would say these poems are ‘parochial ’ or ‘A rmenian,’ but come out of the Book of the World in which the Armenian holocaust is a Rubric, writ large.

I tried to make a list of my ‘publishable favorites’ but the list grew absurdly long. Here and there, of course there is some overlap (‘Memory’/’Mnemdje Baba’) (‘Grimoire’/’Bones’); and now and then my ear tells me some might be trimmed. But there isn’t one I don’t think well of, with their knowing embrace of far-flung lands; the architecture of flowers; the sensate, wholly original details of New England winters; poetic tradition; History; and the sacred obligation of poetry to keep Memory alive.” Of his own, occasional excess, he once said: “I too have found passages …. meta-fluxed and overfilled,” but “ahh, when I luxuriate in the loveliness, the lovingness of the language — it is so hard to extricate one’s self … who wishes to end loving???” Over the years, moreover, he has “labored, loved, and luxuriated” in translations from other tongues. Drawn naturally to the poets of the besieged, exiled, downtrodden, torn — Hikmet, Lorca, Mandelstam, Cavafy, Paz, Celan — he also identifies strongly with the Palestinians, Yazidis, and others “whom the world wants to forget.” He has always observed April 24 as a holy day for Armenians, the day commemorated as the beginning of the genocide. He told me: “I have never worked on that day.” Not much divides us. Now and then we argue gently about one poet or another, or the “madness in religion,” as he sees it, in looking to an imaginary God. I may be Anglo-Catholic, for the most part, by faith and conviction; he, by his own description, a kind of Pelagian heretic. Yet he is also a “vir sanctus”— as Augustine said of Pelagius himself. Nothing else counts.

BENSON BOBRICK ’65 earned his doctorate in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University. He has been called “perhaps the most interesting American historian writing today” (The New York Times). In 2002 he received the Literature Award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

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From the Sundial Ceromony in 2014

40s 1949 Steve Davenport wrote, “The Encampment, book three of the saga of Miss Oliver’s School for Girls and published by West Margin Press, will come out in June, 2020. The school head’s daughter and her roommate, both seniors, risk their lives and break the only two rules, the consequences of which are automatic expulsion, to clothe, feed and, finally, shelter, an Iraq war vet with PTSD. I think all three novels in the saga, the first two of which are Saving Miss Oliver’s and No Ivory Tower, should interest Pomfret folks. Miss O’s is an independent boarding school in Connecticut, with a rich idiosyncratic and beloved culture like Pomfret’s.”

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1958 Ed Johnson reported that he and his wife, Kim, were honored and surprised to receive the Anna Rathbun Award for extraordinary service to the Noank (Connecticut) community by the Noank Historical Society on March 27, 2019. Their daughter, Lacy, helped to engineer the surprise by tricking them into attending the event by telling Ed that Kim was receiving an award, and then telling Kim that Ed was the recipient. She reported that “the looks on their faces were priceless.” Dick Gildersleeve was recognized by the Stonington (Connecticut) Land Trust on the occasion of leaving its board of directors after serving three terms, one as its treasurer. He plans to become more active as a volunteer at the Mystic Seaport Museum, where Anna and George Shaw have been active volunteers since moving to Mystic two years ago. John Dooling wrote, “[I’m] kind of retired now, but still raising beef for America’s table. Best regards to all.”

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Alex ter Weele has released his latest book The Call of the Allagash Wilderness and Other Short Stories. In this eclectic collection of short stories, the subjects range from the wilds of Maine to the city streets of New York, from pastoral descriptions of nature’s beauty to unsettling philosophy, from hunting to loving. In the title story, Alex recounts his journey down the Allagash, evoking Henry David Thoreau’s account of his visit to northern Maine in 1857. The Call of the Allagash follows on the heels of Alex’s best-selling books We Escaped: A Family’s Flight from Holland During World War Two and Poems from the Blue Ridge. For those of you who remember Alex from his days at Pomfret, you may not have known the (true!) story of his escape from Europe with the Gestapo in hot pursuit (think “Sound of Music” on steroids). All of Alex’s publications are widely available in hard cover, paperback, Kindle, eBook, Nook on Amazon or his website at alexanderterweele.com.

1961 Clark Groome wrote, “While Pomfret was celebrating its 125th, my other school, Chestnut Hill Academy (now Springside Chestnut Hill Academy after a merger in 2011), was presenting me with the Francis P. Steel Jr. ’77 Award, which ‘honors an alumnus who, over the course of many years, has made unique contributions and shown an outstanding and extraordinary devotion to the school.’ It’s a tremendous honor and my years as a volunteer, CHA’s first development director, and the author of the school’s sesquicentennial history, all of which I enjoyed thoroughly, are probably the reasons I was chosen this year. When I was working at the school in the 1970s, Gerrit Keator was headmaster, after which he headed Pomfret. A great connection for me to two very special institutions.”

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CLASS NOTES

Steve Dexter reported, “A short while ago I entered into the fourth quarter of our century of years and had the opportunity to reflect on what has been going on. I have now been retired from the Navy for a longer period (28 years) than the almost 26 years I spent on active duty. Add seven years as a middle school teacher, and 10 more working for two defense contractors, it was an interesting time. Debbie and I have been married for over 39 years now and have three children (37, 35 and 33) and four grandchildren (6, 4, 2, and 21 months – and a fifth due in May). After moving three times in the first five years of our marriage, we have been stable now in Norfolk, Virginia for over 34 years. For more than eleven years I have visited patients in the nursing home of our local VA medical center, am in the 13th and last year as chairman of the local interview committee for UPenn, have served for three years as a veterans’ mentor at Norfolk Drug Court, and help Debbie take care of the 6 and 21 month olds parts of Monday through Friday each week. I have lectored at our church for the past 33½ years, and did the same for two years when we lived in Sicily, as well for 15 months at the C of E parish in Taormina. So far life has been interesting and fulfilling. Our health has been good – working out four times a week really helps.”

George Morgan wrote, “I’m still finding more to do in retirement than I seemed to have been able to find in pre-retirement. I visited with my twin grandsons a few months ago. At 15, they’re about the age I was when I was a freshman at Pomfret, and a bit more into academics than I was at the time. My wife of 53 years, two dogs, and two cats do keep me busy. I’m the owner of an on-line list called ‘Fictionmags’ with about 185 correspondents (mostly in the US & UK), the purpose of which is to exchange information, including indexing, of fiction in magazines from the 1800s to the present. The list has been going since 1999 and I’ve been a member of the list since 2001, becoming a co-moderator in 2011, and assuming the ownership just recently. Over the years we have created an extensive index of fiction from many types of magazines, including the Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, Redbook, literary magazines, crime/mystery magazines, science fiction/fantasy magazines, western/romance/thriller, humor, men’s magazines, and many obscure ‘little’ magazines. I still come to the annual reunions in the spring; this past spring my was 34th since 1981. Seeing the parts of the School as they were from my time in ’57-’61, juxtaposed with a student body and a curriculum quite different from my time, continues to be exciting and helps to keep me young. I still enjoy being on our class agent committee and having the continuing opportunity to boost our participation rate in class giving.”

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’61 One of the latest oil paintings of the National Cathedral (3’x4’) by George Walker ‘61. “After many years working in the environmental field, I have become an artist thanks to Chick Cole, who taught me art at Pomfret,” he said.

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George Walker ‘61 recently visited with former faculty member Tom Reid [History/Dean of Students 19791988], and captured this image of Tom with a beautiful painting of the Old Hockey Pond by Chick Cole [Art, 1951-1998]. It was a wonderful visit and he is happy to share this image with those who fondly remember their Pomfret hockey days on the old Hockey Pond.

1962 Howie Mallory wrote, “My class note is really an open letter to our Arctic rambling classmate, John Bockstoce, and to acknowledge the extraordinary very northern latitude places where he has spent so much of his life. When I read John’s most recent book, White Fox & Icy Seas in the Western Arctic, it was very hard to visualize the intensity of the arctic landscape where he did so much research. This past May, I was fortunate to spend two weeks at approximately 11 degrees North on the northern part of Svalbard archipelago, which is above Norway. Several North Pole expeditions have started from here. Not a research trip at all, but a ski touring exploration on the white, white landscape, based off a sturdy iron hulled sailboat that navigated the ever-present mini icebergs. Hardly a monochromatic landscape under a 24-hour sun, with graveyards of bones giving evidence to a collapsed whaling industry. Although it was the eastern Arctic, John captured it all. Thanks John. For the record: because Dartmouth clobbered the Yale football team this fall, I owe Wally Buschmann a beer at our 60th reunion.”

1963 John Griswold wrote, “I’ve been retired for three years from my old firm, Commonfund, but am now doing consulting and teaching with two organizations: the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), where I’m a senior consultant doing financial/governance work with college and university boards and investment committees; and the CFA Institute, where I’m engaged in teaching basic institutional investment principles to trustees of public pension plans. Both activities benefit from my long experience as a trustee and chair of the Pomfret board!”

Winifredo Villamora wrote, “I recently corresponded via email with my classmate/Pomfret roommate and Seattle resident Jim Thomson, whose daughter-in-law, Jess, is a food writer and author who also happens to be a New York Times contributor. Our daughter, Genevieve, was recently featured in a New York Times article on a famous Filipina cookbook author. Genevieve attended the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University after completing high school at St. Ignatius College Prep in Chicago. Needless to say, my wife, Grace, and I had dreams of her becoming a savvy diplomat and following in the footsteps of Madeline Albright, her neighbor at Georgetown. But no, she made the right choice when she came to the proverbial fork in the road. She is now the proud co-owner of the Bad Saint restaurant in Washington, DC which was mentioned again in an article in the Times dated October 19, 2019, and entitled 10 Reasons Washington Is a Great Restaurant City. Bad Saint was chosen number two by Bon Appetit magazine in the list of the Ten Best New Restaurants of 2016, and was given three stars by Pete Wells, the New York Times food critic. Bad Saint’s Executive Chef, Tom Cunanan, is a 2019 James Beard Award Winner for the Mid-Atlantic region. Bad Saint is literally named after Saint Malo (now St. Bernard Parish) in Louisiana, the first Filipino settlement in North America, founded in 1763 by Filipino sailors of the Manila-Acapulco galleon trade (1565-1815), some of whom witnessed and fought in the British invasion of Louisiana during the War of 1812.”

1964 Frank Paine wrote, “Some of you may remember that about 18 months ago, I published a novel entitled The Tehran Cyber Connection. I’m writing now just to let you know of two recent additional books I’ve released on Amazon. One is a successor to The Tehran... It’s a novel entitled Debit Cards for Terror, and features many of the same characters as The Tehran… It begins on 9/11/2001, with a description of Robert Sleighton’s perceptions of the al-Qaeda attacks on the World Trade Center; I was there, so these are actually my perceptions. The story then follows Robert as he is invited to form and manage a group that will attempt to block flows of funds to terrorist groups. He meets with considerable success, but with adventures along the way. He travels the world to develop his network, and meets up with interesting people. The second book is a very special project for me. Back in the 1930s, my father wrote a novel which we have re-titled The Man Who Would Be Emperor. It features a Greek prince in the 12th century who felt he had been unjustly deprived of the crown for the Holy Roman Empire at Constantinople. [It] follows him over many years as he escapes from prison, has a love affair with the Dowager Queen of Jerusalem, and much more. My sister and I edited it very thoroughly, wrote a substantive introduction, and it’s now out. It’s a really good read. I hope you consider taking a look. Both books, for now, are in e-versions only, but I intend to produce paperback versions as well.”

’64 L-R: Genevieve Villamora, Grace Villamora, Executive Chef Tom Cunanan, and Win Villamora ‘64 in front of Genevieve’s restaurant, Bad Saint

CLASS NOTES

Dick Flood Remembrance

ichard T Flood, Jr, who taught at Pomfret from 1957 through 1960, died on October 30, 2019, a year following his wife Sally’s death in 2018. A young graduate of Williams, Dick came to Pomfret to teach French, serve as a dorm master, faculty advisor and coach for both the varsity hockey and baseball teams. Dick and Sally, as they would be for the rest of their careers, were a team, opening their home and caring deeply about the students they mentored in the few years they were at the School. Dick left in 1960 to do an exchange at Charter House in England, and returned the next year to spend seven years at Westminster. In 1967, he moved to Noble and Greenough where he had grown up and where his father had taught for nearly fifty years. Following his tenure at Nobles where he taught, coached and served as Dean of the school, Dick departed in 1988 to assume the Head of School position at Salisbury School. He remained there until 2003. Upon retirement, he devoted his life to assisting students to gain admission to secondary schools and placing teachers in schools around the country. When I came to Pomfret, I was a floundering student, low in confidence and terrified that I would never make it through the school. Dick and Sally made my transition into the Pomfret culture easier, just as they did years later when I started my 38-year tenure at Nobles in 1976. Their warmth, constant encouragement, and genuine interest in me and so many others in my class, made us feel we were important both to the school and to them.

As a teacher, Dick had a sense of how we felt in a classroom, and he did all the right things to make us believe we were smart and able to excel in the tasks put before us. As an advisor, he was thoughtful, reliable, confrontational when he had to be and always supportive. I always felt that when he talked with me, I was the most important person in the world. As a coach, he led with his knowledge of the game, unbounded enthusiasm and an authentic sense of how a team works best. I felt let down when Dick and Sally left following my 11th-grade year. What I did not realize then, but am well aware of now, is that once they knew you they never forgot. Dick and Sally remained in touch with me through college and were enthusiastic about my choice to become a teacher. The fact is, Dick was a primary reason I chose the profession, one of the best decisions I have ever made. Dick was influential in my choice to work at Nobles, where I had the honor of teaching his son, Sam. So, what goes around really does come around. Dick was an educator and mentor to countless young people. His love for his students and the schools where he worked was unending, and I have a feeling that the likes of Pomfret graduates — Sweet, Munson, Johnson, Wright, Case, Walker, Ayers, and so many more — are grateful for what he did for them. I know I am and will be so for the remainder of my life. BY TIM CAREY ‘61

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’65 Justin Klein ‘65 (left) and Dean Moss ‘65 on a back roads biking trip in Sweden in September 2019.

Joel Rathbone wrote, “I am retiring from my law firm at the end of this year, and my daughter Kim has been elected the new Managing Partner. The firm, which we started in 2014, has grown to over 80 employees practicing in 17 states handling more than 500 new insurance subrogation cases monthly. I am very proud of her and her ability to lead the firm. My son, Joel J, his wife, and two boys now live with us; we are enjoying seeing our grandkids every day and taking care of them at least one day a week as they are only 3 and 1-1/2. Joel J has earned his equity acting card by stage managing at night at Dobama Theatre in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, along with his day job of math teacher at Shaker Heights High School. His wife, Hester, is a counselor for the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center and thank goodness has the patience of Jobe. Kim’s two kids are now 14 and 8. What happened to the time... They all live within a mile of us so we see them all the time as well. We are very blessed to have both kids, and their kids, so near to us. I am apprehensive about retirement, but I have a few irons in the fire for a possible new career, and I have some great hobbies that I can enjoy more fully. I assume many of my classmates feel the same as Father Time marches on - i.e. apprehensive about the future.”

1966 Dave Raymond shared, “I received a Lifetime Achievement Award for service to the international engineering industry. It was presented in Mexico City by the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) at their Global Infrastructure Conference on September 9, 2019. This was the first Lifetime Achievement Award made by this organization. Nominations came from throughout the world and were judged by an independent panel. It was a complete surprise to me. Since retiring earlier this year, it has been gratifying to receive recognition from several organizations, including Engineering News Record Magazine, and to have the board room at the American Council of Engineering Companies in Washington, DC named for me after serving as the organization’s president for 20 years.”

’68 A new album by John Jeffrey Hodges ‘68, Personal, is available on all the major digital outlets: Amazon, Apple, Spotify etc. It was recorded with some of the finest musicians in Detroit, which means they’re some of the finest in the world… Check it out and feel free to download!

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Classmates from the class of 1969 joined friends and family of Bruce Oakes for a surprise birthday party on August 24, 2019. L-R: Bill Gallery, Bob Sims, Peter Welsh, Bruce Oakes, Jock Herron, Robert Randall, Eric Coleman, and Frank Sepulveda (front).

L-R: Class of 1969 mates Robert Shasha, Jock Herron, and Bruce Oakes joined together for breakfast in Cambridge, Massachusetts on November 16, 2019.

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Ben Bensen reported, “I just added 235 miles to my total mileage on the AT, covering most of Pennsylvania and all of Maryland. The trip started with a lightning stop for lunch in New York with Tim Smith and Carter Hinckley, and it brings me up to 32% of the trail completed. So far so good! Escapades included wonderful ‘trail magic,’ meeting great people, misplacing my wallet, and being rescued anyhow. Meanwhile, the ‘Politburo’ and other classmates are doing great work to ensure a terrific reunion this spring. Can’t wait!”

1974 Dan Blumenthal reported, “[The] 2019 edition of Practice Commentary to McKinney’s NY Real Property Law and Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law (Thomson/West Pub.) has gone to press (and online via Westlaw). This is my sixth year as the commentator for the certified reference works on New York real property laws.”

grammar law, Mr. Murbach provided a kindness to the severity. Both remain with me today as I read students’ papers! I ran into Andrea Mellon Geyer ’77 a few times at our gym in Cambridge! Finally, let me say that the people in my class (and on both sides) remain happy memories. I’d be glad to catch up with any of them and I enjoy reading about them in the various communications. I’ve lurked Ian LaFarge, wonder what happened to Joe Muldoon ’77, Matt Muldoon ’78 and others … While college is the usual touchstone for fund-raising and adult memories, Pomfret’s subtle but oh-so-impactful contributions to our adult formation are notable and ought to be recognized.”

1978 Arthur Diaz retired from his job as Groton School’s CFO at the end of June 2019. He and Eileen subsequently moved to Westerly, Rhode Island. In August, Arthur officiated at the wedding of his son Alex ’12 to Lydia Brents ’12. During the fall, Arthur returned to Pomfret as the head coach of the girls’ JV soccer team, the team he previously coached for nine years before leaving for Groton in 2015.

1976 Gerry Benoit wrote, “One of my books, Introduction to Information Visualization, was published in 2019. I’m working on another book for MIT Press based on Habermas’ theories. I’m glad I studied German at Pomfret because Ms. Regelmann’s instruction remains strong to this day and aids in reading Habermas in the original. I’m still a faculty affiliate at Harvard, but somewhat early semi-retired. I am now teaching in the Data Science program for UC Berkeley (all online!). I was glad to see the School’s honor directed at Ben Morgan. He was my “Dorm Monster.” I appreciated his kindness to taking Ian LaFarge (the other RA) and me to Saturday dinner and to events we’d never have experienced. One that sticks in the mind is visiting an organ manufacturer and Hammond Castle in Gloucester. Ben and I used to play duets on the harpsichords in his flat in Lower 4. When the clock tower was destroyed by lightning, Ben, knowing of my interest in crafts and arts in general, asked me to paint the ticks and numbers on the clock faces and to sign the back (inside) of the glass. One of the most memorable experiences at Pomfret was the cultural/physical aspects of Anglican church services in the Chapel. It’s said the chapel is no longer a religious place and no longer has services, which is a disappointment, but the visuals of the chapel, the donors’ and former students’ history there, the music and organ, the graphic design of the publications (really, that’s quite important in a young person’s senses), and the sense of service to others remain the most inspiring and useful experiences. The sense of the school’s motto - strive manfully remains my touchstone. The presence and support of one of the English teachers, Mr. Murbach, in our English classes back in the day were and remain so valued. While his colleague, Mr. Spencer, laid down the

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’79 David Meade ‘79 was married to Phoebe Agcol on August 28, 2019 in Groton Long Point, Connecticut.

The Inventor

DAVID HALL ’70

In April, David Hall ’70 announced that his company, Velodyne LiDAR, had signed an agreement with Japanese manufacturer Nikon to mass-produce its patented sensors. Lidar sensors are what allow self-driving cars to “see” what’s around them. Founded in 1983, the company started out producing high-end audio equipment, before pivoting its focus to lidar technology around 2005. Velodyne was an early supplier of sensors for Google X’s self-driving project, which later became Waymo. Reports dating back to June suggest Velodyne is preparing for a public offering, reportedly hiring four bankers to help it navigate the IPO process. However, at the Business Journal’s Upstart Tech Awards event in October, David told the crowd that he would prefer to skip the IPO, favoring the new way of going public used by Spotify and Slack. If and when he does, some experts believe his company could be valued in excess of $1.8 billion.

CLASS NOTES

80s 1982 James Snyder announced, “I was named a Fellow of the Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers (SMPTE). Being named a Fellow is recognition of the work done by someone in their career and to the Society, which sets the international standards for motion imaging, including both video and motion picture film. I am joining an impressive group of moving image engineers and professionals stretching back to the beginning of motion imaging. I was inducted at the Fellows Luncheon at the SMPTE Annual Technical Conference in Los Angeles on October 22, 2019.”

1987 Lisa Walsh wrote, “I moved to Norwalk, Connecticut in October 2019 and I am now working as a Marketing Project Manager for Maplewood Senior Living and Inspir Carnegie Hill, headquartered in Westport. I live with Josh Nelson, also Pomfret class of 1987. My daughter Sophia is a freshman at Drew University and is a starting team member on the women’s Division III fencing team. Our labradors keep us active on the weekends and of course we are often on the road supporting Sophia and her team.” Tucker Gallagher announced, “As part of my midlife career change I am opening a dog hotel and spa in Washington, DC. It will be called The Duncan (named for my cocker spaniel) Dog Hotel and Day Spa, located in the NoMa neighborhood of Washington. We’ll have daycare, overnight suites, and a full grooming salon opening in February, 2020. Tell alumni to stop by!”

’87

L-R: Josh Nelson ‘87, Sophia McGee, and Lisa Walsh ‘87 on Sprite Island last summer.

After 14 years at Cape Cod National Seashore, Jody Anastasio ‘87 moved to Hawaii to serve as Education Specialist at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. She said it is a wonderful opportunity to learn about volcanoes, native rainforest, and Hawaiian culture.

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New Advancement Director

illiam F. Mitchell, Pomfret Class of 1984, will be the next Director of Advancement at Pomfret School. “Will emerged from a field of highly experienced fundraising professionals as the clear choice for this centrally important role at Pomfret,” said Head of School Tim Richards in his announcement to the Pomfret community. Will brings with him twenty-three years of fundraising experience. For the past threeand-a-half years, he has been the Director of Advancement at St. Andrew’s School in Delaware, where he has helped them move into a position to launch an ambitious capital campaign. Prior to St. Andrew’s, he spent ten years at St. Paul’s School in New Hampshire, first as Director of Gift Planning and then as Director of Leadership Gifts. He has also worked in fundraising in higher education and at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

We are also pleased to welcome Kathy Mitchell, who is currently serving as Director of Events at St. Andrew’s. Kathy is looking forward to moving back to New England to be closer to family, and is excited about getting involved in the Pomfret School community. The Mitchells have two sets of twins; the older two (Emily and Ryan) are in college and the second pair (Andrew and Matthew) are currently juniors at St. Andrew’s. Will plans to arrive on campus at the end of June — ready to undertake the work of moving us forward with our own substantial fundraising efforts. He is particularly thrilled to be returning to his alma mater to help us further build on the momentum we have gained over the past several years. Vassar Pierce will continue to serve in an interim capacity until Will arrives on campus this summer.

CLASS NOTES

1999

90s

John Davis had two recording projects nominated for Grammy Awards: Brad Mehldau’s Finding Gabriel ( Jazz Instrumental Album, which he recorded and mixed at The Bunker Studio) and Mark Guiliana’s Beat Music! Beat Music! Beat Music! (Contemporary Instrumental Album, on which he recorded drums and bass).

2002 Congratulations to Liz Malerba, who was recognized by the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (the National Center) as a recipient of the 2019 Native American 40 Under 40 award in August 2019. Recipients of the award are Native American and Alaska Native leaders who have demonstrated leadership, initiative, and dedication and made significant contributions in business or their professions. Liz is a member of the Mohegan Tribe and Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs of the United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) in Washington, DC.

2003 2001

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Congratulations to Jamie Calabrese Brätt, who was named to Hartford Business Journal’s 40 Under Forty class in July 2019. Jamie is an Engagement Manager at Infosys in Hartford, Connecticut. Among her accomplishments, Jamie has been instrumental in facilitating commercial real estate developments that drive grand list growth, and has served on the boards of directors of four nonprofits, all working to make greater Hartford and downtowns throughout Connecticut more vibrant and economically sustainable.

Amanda Gill-David announced, “My husband, Jonathan David, and I welcomed a baby girl on July 29, 2019 at 10:23 am weighing 8lbs 13oz. Her name is Charlotte Samantha David.” Phil Baylor reported, “In 2019 I moved to Exeter, New Hampshire with my wife, Kait, and three-year-old son, Hobey. I work part-time from home for a DC-based consulting firm. For the previous nine years, we lived in the DC metro area, where I consulted for the government and started an ill-fated business venture. We are enjoying the outdoors and being closer to family in our return to New England.”

’00 ’03 Emily and Jonathan Murphy ‘00 welcomed their baby daughter, Mackenzie Jane Murphy, on May 19, 2019.

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Amanda Gill-David ‘03 with her baby daughter Charlotte.

Get with the Program Erik Kapitulik ’90 recently published a book called The Program. Based on the lessons he learned as a platoon commander in the Marine Corps, the book explores battle-tested methods for creating and sustaining high performance leaders and teams. Eric came to Pomfret on November 5, 2019 to present a seminar with students, where he discussed his philosophy of leadership and teamwork to help achieve life goals and ambitions. During his time as a Special Operations Officer with 1st Force Reconnaissance Company, 1st Marine Division, Eric led a team of 20 covert

ERIK KAPITULIK ’90

operations specialists on numerous Special Forces-related missions, including long-range reconnaissance patrols, hostage rescues, highaltitude jump exercises, ship takeovers, and gas-oil platform takedowns. In 1999, Erik was one of three Marines to survive a helicopter crash that killed six fellow Marines and a Navy corpsman. “What happened to us was an unfortunate accident,” Kapitulik told the LA Times, five days after the accident. “It’s not going to stop me, it’s not going to stop my men, because that would be disrespecting the men that we lost.”

CLASS NOTES

Gold Star SARAH VAILLANCOURT ’04

In October, Sarah Vaillancourt ’04 was inducted into the 2019 Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame along with her teammates from the 2010 Women’s Canadian Olympic hockey team. At Vancouver 2010, Canada won its third straight gold medal in women’s ice hockey, shutting out Team USA 2-0 in the final game. During the tournament, Sarah scored three goals and recorded five assists for a total of eight points over five games. This is the second time Sarah has been honored by the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame. Her first induction came in 2012 as a member of the Turin 2006 Olympic hockey team, which also took home the gold.

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’06 Congratulations to Prisca and Greg Jones ‘06, who were married on April 27, 2019. Pomfret alumni in attendance were (l-r) Else Ross Griffin ‘07, Brady Griffin ‘06, Prisca, Greg, James Pinkham ‘06, and former faculty Marshall ‘70 and Ginny Eaton.

2005 Seung Un Ham reported, “I’m working at a company called Kakao in South Korea. It has been two years since I married my wife, Hye Jin. We were dating at Meerkat Cafe in Seoul, Korea.”

2006 On June 22, 2019 James Pinkham and Sara Hahn were married in Barnard, Vermont. Nic Birdsall was the best man, and Brady Griffin and Mike Sullivan were groomsmen for the weekend. “It was great to have lifelong friends like Greg Jones and Else Ross Griffin ’07 for this special day as well,” James said. Amanda Jordan is excited to partner with Walker Books to publish a three-book series of children’s fiction. Her debut novel, Theodora Hendrix and the Monstrous League of Monsters, will publish in October 2020. Erin Wolchesky announced, “On August 24, 2019 I was married to John Schnare at the Lord Thompson Manor in Thompson, Connecticut among family and friends. Fellow alumni Chantelle Lamountain Hershkovitz, Dylan Wolchesky ’04, and Conor Wolchesky ’09 were all in our wedding party, as well as former faculty and mother of the bride Anne Miller. We are very excited for this next chapter in our lives!”

’05 Sarah Mayor Brouwer ‘05 (center) with her husband, Andrew, and baby daughter, Nora.

CLASS NOTES

final of the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Linz Ottensheim, Austria in August. Following the conclusion of this competition, Felice now ranks #11 of the top 15 women’s rowers in the world. Steven Harkey has taken a position as the head of data and research for New Bedford Public Schools, directly advising the Superintendent. Paige Conklin received a promotion to Senior Associate at BKD Capital Advisors in Denver, Colorado. Andrea Micci has qualified for the 2020 Boston Marathon. This will be her first time in the race.

2011

’06 John Schnare and Erin Wolchesky ‘06 on their wedding day.

Congratulations to Christopher von Wedemeyer, who was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the Tech Category in June 2019. Chris is the founder and CEO of Dr. Smile, a start-up company in Berlin, Germany that offers dental aligners and therapies. On August 17, 2019, Margaret Thompson was married to Colin Stevens in Newport, Rhode Island. After Margaret graduated from Quinnipiac University and Colin from Union College, the two spent the next three years traveling the country and living in multiple states while Colin pursued his professional hockey career. Margaret and Colin are now settled just outside of Boston, Massachusetts with their black lab, Madaket. Margaret works in commercial real estate/ development and Colin coaches hockey.

2015 2008 Congratulations to Felice Mueller, who won a bronze medal in the Women’s Pair Final of the 2019 World Rowing Cup I in May. Felice and the USA team went on to win third place in the women’s eight

Katie Gordon is now the house manager at the Wick Theatre in Florida. She fondly remembers her time at Pomfret performing in City of Angels and the tutorage she received there.

’06 Celebrating the wedding of Sara & James Pinkham ‘06 were Pomfret classmates (l-r) Nic Birdsall ‘06, Brady Griffin ‘06, Else Ross Griffin ‘07, James Pinkham, Greg Jones ‘06, and Mike Sullivan ‘06.

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2016 As a Forbes Under 30 Scholar, Brittany Cameron has been recognized as an up-and-coming leader from a diverse and underrepresented background. She attended the three day Forbes Under 30 Summit in Detroit, Michigan in October 2019, which featured lectures from entrepreneurs and celebrities, networking opportunities, workshopping events, and the time to interact with the other scholars.

’16 ’11

Jared Taintor ‘16, a member of the U.S. Naval Academy rowing team, holds the King’s Cup, won by the U.S. Armed Forces team at the Henley Royal Regatta in July 2019.

Colin and Margaret Thompson Stevens ‘11 on their wedding day.

’12 Alex Diaz ‘12 and Lydia Brents ‘12 were married on August 24, 2019 in Sevierville, Tennessee. Many Pomfret alumni and family were in attendance to celebrate! (L-R) Bruce Diaz ‘80, Shandy Chen ‘13, David Diaz ‘88, Lydia Brents Diaz, Ned Liggett ‘12, Amy Diaz ‘10, Diego Briones ‘12, Dana Diaz ‘14, Alex Diaz, Rob Motley ‘13, Margaret Eshleman ‘12, Arthur Diaz ‘78, Dejda Collins ‘12, Susan Diaz Killenberg ‘83, Ian Crouse ‘12, Maguire Crouse ‘15.

CLASS NOTES

CLASS AGENTS & SECRETARIES Classes not listed do not have a class agent at present. If interested in volunteering, contact Louisa Jones, Director of Constituent Engagement, at 860.963.5295 or ljones@pomfret.org.

1949 Tony LaPalme

1961 Tim Carey Steve Dexter Clark Groome Richard Jackson George Morgan George Walker

1972 Milton Butts

1962 Howie Mallory

1975 Andre Burgess

1954 Chet Lasell Bill O’Brien

1963 Dick Fates John Griswold Ted Swenson

1977 John Leeming

1955 John Huss Brooks Robbins Will Stewart

1964 Peter Clement Spinner Findlay

1979 Brad Painter

1965 Donald Gibbs

1980 Rachel Kamen

1967 Michael Petty

1981 Eric Foster

1968 Greg Melville Rob Rich

1982 Luis Cruz Joey Moffitt

1969 Rick Levin

1983 Wendy (Reeder) Enelow Tim Robinson

1951 Rolfe Floyd 1952 Chuck Henry 1953 Fred Gaston

1956 Tony Hoyt 1957 Dan Fales 1958 Ed Johnson George Shaw 1959 Jeb Embree 1960 Ben Fairbank

1970 Ben Bensen 1971 Jacques Bailhé

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1973 Pete de Treville John Matthews Andy Teichner

1978 Mark Breen

1984 Jeff Curran

1985 Chris Berl Lisa (Thompson) Thomas 1987 Kay Cowperthwait 1989 Katie (Moriarty) Whittier 1990 Rachel Baime 1993 Elisabeth Costa de Beauregard 1994 Karrie Amsler Daniel Levin Ed Wartels 1995 Carson Baker Whitney Cook Allison (Glasmann) Reiner Robin Thebault Dan Thompson 1996 Anderson Bottomy Mike Newton Rebecca (Holt) Squires

1997 Miriam (Jamron) Baskies Wheeler (Simmons) Griffith Hadley (Weiss) Rosen 1998 Buzz Evans Kip Hale Toyin Moses Livia (Skelly-Dorn) Roustan 1999 Lindsey (Boardman) Duerr TJ Patrick 2000 Hilary (Gerson) Axtmayer 2001 Caitlin (Rogers) Connelly Cooper Hastings Wendy (Smith) Scarisbrick 2002 Christina (Galanti) Dickson Jo Anna (Galanti) Fellon John Lindsey Colton Riley Chris Watkins Bill Wentworth 2003 Saleem Ahmed Chelsea (Weiss) Baum Laura (Keeler) Pierce Chris Pike Mackie (Pilsbury) Spadaccini Poon Watchara-Amphaiwan

2004 Bob Saunders Etienne Vazquez 2005 Davinia Buckley Laura (Dunn) Cona Tim Deary Alysia LaBonte-Campbell Josh Rich Bona Yoo 2006 Michelle (Gilmore) Castiglione Hillary (Ross) Charalambous Caroline (McLoughlin) Davis Young Hoon Hahn Maryam Hayatu-Deen Greg Jones Katherine (Winogradow) Munno James Pinkham Erin (Wolchesky) Schnare 2007 Chris Golden Else (Ross) Griffin Holly Lorms Shawn McCloud Melissa (Stuart) Rogalski Darren Small Emily (Detmer) Taylor 2008 Alexandra D’Agostino Steve Harkey Emily Johnson Joanna (Gaube) Nemeskal

2009 Molly Downey Katie Kramer Sam St. Lawrence

2014 Isaiah Henderson Meghan MacArthur Annie Zalon

2010 Maura Hall Kayla Sheehan Samantha Slotnick Ryan Wainwright

2015 K.C. O’Hara

2011 Matthew Bourdeau Kenri Ferre Czarina Hutchins Daniel Palumbo Margaret (Thompson) Stevens Ray Zeek 2012 Allie Bohan Helen Day Moira MacArthur Jack Nicholson Georgia Paige Sorrel Perka 2013 Alex Adams Lindsay Barber Alyson Chase Hayden Clarkin Jordan Ginsberg Lexi Gulino Dan Kellaway Dylan O’Hara Izzie Tropnasse

2016 Madison Dean Abby McThomas Caelan Meggs Sofie Melian-Morse Rhone O’Hara Chloe Saad Dave Samberg Sam Skinner 2017 Olivia Kremer Mallory McArdle Brandon Mitchell Sophie Nick 2018 Abby Conway Taylor Ettore Henry Linhares Nia Medina-Orrantia 2019 Rory Schauder Brinton Thomas Caroline Woodard Sawyer Zimmerman

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4/28

IN MEMORIAM

In Memoriam ’39

’43

’45

’46

William M. Jordan ’39 April 13, 2019

David M. Gillespie ’43 November 4, 2019

Arthur H. Blair ’45 May 15, 2019

William H. Clark III ’46 January 28, 2019

’49

’54

’56

’57

Richard A. Feldon ’49 June 7, 2019

H. Livingston Schwartz III ’54 June 11, 2019

John P. Curtis ’56 August 17, 2019

Peter Kemble ’57 June 15, 2019

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’58

’59

’60

Simeon H. Rollinson III ’57 June 25, 2019

Brian P.T. Blake ’58 October 5, 2019

Hugh Rowland, Jr. ’59 September 5, 2019

Fitzhugh Mullan ’60 November 29, 2019

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’64

’67

’71

Linda Parquette ’64 February 6, 2019

John B. Charnay ’67 January 25, 2019

Robert L. Woods ’67 October 11, 2019

Samuel Beardsley, Jr. ’71 May 30, 2019

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’77

’78

’12

Scott E. Smith ’75 October 13, 2019

Charles L. Abry V ’77 October 8, 2019

Kenneth A. Howes ’78 August 2, 2019

Michael P. Wolak ’12 July 30, 2019

We were saddened to learn that Judith Roure, wife of former faculty member Eugene Roure [Science, 1967-1977], passed away on September 29, 2019. Our condolences go out their daughter, Cara Roure Johnson ’93 and those Pomfret community members who are near and dear to the family.

To request a printed copy of full-detail alumni obituaries, call the Advancement Office at 860-963-6129.

IN INMEMORIAM MEMORIAM

Cole Family

Cynthia Whitehead Cole

ici was born in New York, New York on May 28, 1929, and passed away peacefully at Westview Medical Center in Dayville, Connecticut, on December 21, 2019. She grew up in Oyster Bay and Syosset, Long Island, the daughter of Cathleen Gruner and Lyman T. Whitehead. After graduating from The Fox Hollow School in Lenox, Massachusetts, she moved to New York City and had a career in modeling. There she met and married the love of her life, Charles (Chick) Cole, and together they moved to Pomfret School in 1951 when Chick was hired as the Director of the Art Department. They remained there happily for the rest of their lives. While in Pomfret, she found her home and her passions. She loved Pomfret School and devoted her life to the students there, some of which were her own children. She became a highly successful and renowned real estate agent in Northeastern Connecticut, which comes as no surprise to anyone who knew her. Cici was driven, tireless, and highly intelligent. It didn’t hurt that she was also charming. Cici was one of a kind. She is survived by her four children, Susan Cole Campbell ‘71, Lindsey Cole Miesmer ‘72, Charlie Cole ‘75, and William Cole ’81, and her nine grandchildren, including Izzie Burch ‘04. Additional Pomfret relatives include Marshall Cole ’71, Chris Patton ’71, Todd Coffin ’86, Else Ross Griffin ’07, and Charlie Gruner ’13. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, May 2 at noon in Clark Memorial Chapel at Pomfret School. Gifts in Cici’s memory may be made to The Chick and Cici Cole Scholarship at Pomfret School. P.O. Box 128 Pomfret , CT 06258-0128.

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“

Dear friends, we know that life is short and we do not have much time to gladden the hearts of those who travel with us. So be swift to love, make haste to be kind. — Henri Frédéric Amiel, 1821–1881

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GATHERINGS

Gatherings

Stay Connected, don’t miss the next gathering near you! Look for our Upcoming Events newsletter.

Connecticut

Tennis in New Canaan AUGUST 13, 2019 Front row, l-r: Colin Kroll ’20, Aidan Rosen ’20, Louisa Jones P ’04, Jean (Sinica) Still ’73, P ’05; second row, l-r: Mary Kroll P ’20, Christine Marks, Joey Moffitt ’82, Vip van Voorhees ’64; third row, l-r: David Marks ’99, Greg Still P ’05, Katie (Bell) Bues ’03 with daughter Cece, David Parry P ’21; back row, l-r: Paul Fowler ’64, Paul Healy ’05, David Still ’05, Winnie Goodrich ’05, Alex Bues

Paddle Tennis at New Canaan Field Club NOVEMBER 8, 2019 Front row, l-r: Sarah (Ortiz-Elejalde) Vazquez ’03, Etienne Vazquez ’04, Joey Moffitt ’82, Lisa Walsh ’87, Meg Hecker ’10, Leslie (Embree) Kelly ’88, Katie (Bell) Bues ’03 and Alex Bues; Back row, l-r: Denis Embree, Paul Fowler ’64, Vip Van Voorhees ’64, David Still ’05, Greg Still P ’05, Rebecca and Pete D’Agostino ’07, Thomas Klok

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Washington, DC

DC Area Alumni Gathering SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Front row, l-r: Adeline Noel P ’87, Connie Cannon P ’12, Elena Irick ’12 , Corrine Baker, Brooke Toni ’86 and John Irick ’65. Back row, l-r: Former faculty Steve Davis, Samuel Davis, Derry Allen ’65, Meg Weekes, Regina Roberts, Scott Baker ’87, Brianna Davis, Michael Davis ’81, Ginny Eaton P ’91, Marshall Eaton ’70, Jeffrey Dennis ’82, Karam Angulo ’99 and Susan Angulo. Missing from photo: Bill Wiggins ’89 and son Graham Wiggins.

Massachusetts

Paddle Tennis at Myopia Hunt Club NOVEMBER 10, 2019 L-R: Spencer Whitmire ’15, Brett Perryman P ’23, Jay Perryman P ’23, Joan Lockwood P ’22, Ellis Perryman ’23, John Huss ’55, Linda (Bryan) Brenske ’83, Katie (Hartz) Allen ’91, Caleigh Fates, Julee Haley P ’23, Dick Fates ’63, Brad Haley P ’23, Emily Haley, Mike Newton ’96, Louisa Jones P ’04, Genevieve Richardson ’99, Chad Cooper ’96

GATHERINGS

Holiday Receptions New York Holiday Reception DECEMBER 3, 2019

L-R: Trustee Bob Mullarkey ’79, P ’10, Joey Moffitt ’82, Paul Fowler ’64, Alumni Association President Laura (Keeler) Pierce ’03, Board of Trustees Chair Justin Klein ’65, Head of School Tim Richards P ’15

L-R: Trustee Stephanie Schuetz ’00, Louisa Jones P ’04, Trustee Molly (Graham) Hanson ’00

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Carson Baker ’95 and Trustee Nick Mettler ’95

Boston Holiday Reception DECEMBER 9, 2019

Seated, l-r: Buzz Dunn P ’05, Ray Flynn GP ’23, John Fiske ’53, Ava Zhi ’19; back row, l-r: Timothy Burr, James & Julie Long P ’23, Head of School Tim Richards P ’15, Emerald Yu ’19

L-R:, Ali D’Agostino ’08, Sarah Annicelli ’08, Mike & Azza (Reineman) Gibbons ’09, Sarah Evans ’08, David Barrett ’03

L-R: Steve Cargill ’08, faculty member Martha Horst P ’13, ’15, ’19, ’22, ’22, Abby Horst ’15, Caitlin Wood ’15

GATHERINGS

Illinois Chicago Reception October 9, 2019

L-R: Interim Director of Advancement Vassar Pierce, Ashlyn Cahill ’10, Julie Jahn, Luke Paskevich ’04, Candice Wang ’18, Head of School Tim Richards P ’15, Anna Bagley ’13, Carsten Lohan ’13, Ted DeNapoli ’90, Evan Jahn ’97, Caelan Meggs ’16, and Max Ballo ’14

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Asia Gatherings In November 2019, Head of School Tim Richards and Anne Richards P â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;15 traveled to Asia to meet and gather with parents in Singapore, Cambodia, China, and South Korea.

Seoul, South Korea

With parents in Seoul, South Korea.

GATHERINGS

Asia Gatherings Shanghai, China

Dinner with parents in Shanghai, China.

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Beijing, China

Dinner with families in Beijing, China.

Singapore

Anne and Tim Richards (right) met with David Skillen & Liz MacLachlan P â&#x20AC;&#x2122;20 in Singapore.

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2018-2019 ANNUAL REPORT

Financials

ANNUAL REPORT

Income (Millions)

Endowment Draw, $1.9

12%

Other Revenue, $0.7

76% Net Tuition, $16.0

Annual Giving, $2.4

Net tuition of $16.0 million accounted for 76% of the Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total operating revenue of $21 million. 82

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Financials

Expenses (Millions)

17%

Administrative, $3.5

Student Support Services Include: Technology, health services, food service, college counseling, and school office

14%

Student Support Services, $3.0

Debt Services, $1.2

25%

18%

Institutional, $3.8

Educational, $5.4

20% Plant, $4.2

Plant Costs Include: Buildings, housekeeping, energy, security, vehicles, grounds, and PPRRSM

Educational Costs Include: Classroom costs, including teaching faculty salaries and prof development, athletics, and library

ANNUAL REPORT

Dollars By Constituency

Alumni $1,195,078

Current Parents $735,283 Past Parents $289,064 Foundations $42,378

Friends $36,468

Grandparents

$54,656

$2,352,927*

2,089 Donors

Alumni

1418

Current Parents

242

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210

Past Parents

151

Friends

Matching Gifts

Foundations Grandparents

Scale of Gifts # of Donors

Range

Total

%Total

$50,000+

$634,000

27%

$25,000-$49,999

$395,152

17%

$10,000-$24,999

$499,558

21%

$5,000-$9,999

$283,493

12%

$1894-$4,999

$176,053

129

$1000-$1893

$145,749

124

$500-$999

$69,504

206

$250-$499

$59,330

537

$100-$249

$69,857

919

under $100

$20,231

2089

$2,352,927

ANNUAL REPORT

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ANNUAL REPORT

Volunteers W

e are enormously grateful to the many individuals who have generously volunteered their time and efforts to encourage engagement with Pomfret during the 2018-2019 fiscal year.

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Parents Executive Council Mr. & Mrs. William B. Aldenberg P ’20 Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey T. Arnold P ’20 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Arsenault P ’20 Mr. & Mrs. Andrew L. Beall ’79, P ’19 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Bourque P ’20 Ms. Mellanie Brown P ’19 Mr. & Mrs. Brian Burke P ’20 Mr. Samuel Donkor & Ms. Dora Ampong P ’20 Mr. & Mrs. Doug Dubitsky P ’20, ’22 Mr. & Mrs. William Dunning P ’19 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Fales P ’20 Mr. & Mrs. Sean Farrell P ’18, ’20 Mr. & Mrs. Mark F. Ferrara P ’15, ’18, ’20 Mr. Laurence Hale ’91 & The Rev. Jane Hale P ’19 Mr. & Mrs. Eric S. Huckaby P ’19 Mr. & Mrs. Bruce R. Lane P ’18, ’19 Ms. Kelsey D. Leachman P ’16, ’20 Mr. & Mrs. John W. Leslie P ’21 Ms. Alice M. Madaza P ’21 Mr. & Mrs. David C. Marshall P ‘19 Mr. Mariano Medina Garcìa & Ms. Remedios Orrantia Perez P ’18, ’20 Mr. & Mrs. Gary Mitchell P ’20 Ms. Mary Mumford-Haley P ’18, ’20 Ms. Laura T. Noyes P ’19 Mr. Keith O’Hara & Mrs. Dena Cocozza O’Hara P ’13, ’15, ’16, ’18, ’20 Mr. Paul Schauder & Ms. Darcy Mayers P ’19 Mr. & Mrs. Henry C. Toulmin P ’19 Mr. & Mrs. Theodore C. Walker P ’11, ’14, ’19 Mr. & Mrs. James A. Zahansky, Jr. ‘91, P ’21, ’22

Parent Agents 2019

Mr & Mrs. Joseph R. Brambil P ’19 Mr. & Mrs. Eric S. Huckaby P ’19 Mr. & Mrs. Bruce R. Lane P ’18, ’19 Mrs. Gage F. Woodard P ’19

2020

Mrs. Jessica Arsenault P ’20 Mrs. Tania Azar P ’20 Mr. Keith A. O’Hara & Ms. Dena Cocozza O’Hara P ’13, ’15, ’16, ’18, ’20

2021

Mrs. Debbie Cantelmo P ’21 Mr. Edward A. Holmes, Jr. P ’21 Mrs. Heather R. Kelsey P ’21 Mr. Chris A. Kruczynski P ’21 Mrs. Tracy T. Rueckert P ’21

Reunion Committee Mr. Walter P. Hinchman P ’81, ’83 Mrs. Caroline F. Sloat P ’86, ’95 J. Anthony LaPalme ’49 Chester K. Lasell ’54 Jeb N. Embree ’59 G. Clay Hollister ’59 Chester K. Lasell ’59 Robert M. Olmsted ’59 Peter W. Clement ’64 Paul D. Fowler ’64 John T. Irick ’65 James D. Seymour ’65 Louis C. DiNatale ’68 Eric D. Coleman ’69 George J. Feiss ’69 John Herron ’69 Leonard S. Klein ’69 Richard G. Levin ’69 Eric A. Schwartz ’69 Frank J. Sepulveda ’69 Robert L. Sims ’69 Robert B. Casper ’74 Arthur C. Diaz ’78 Andrew L. Beall ’79 Susan E. McKechnie ’79 Robert K. Mullarkey ’79 Bradley R. Painter ’79 James P. Snyder ’82 Adam W. Foulke ’88

Daryle L. Bost ’89 Toby E. Metcalf ’89 Adolphus B. Clinton II ’92 Matthew Doelger ’94 John N. Huss ’94 Daniel B. Levin ’94 Nathaniel S. Russell ’94 Timothy L. Whipple ’94 Laura Keeler Pierce ’03 Oliver C. Blodgett ’04 Rebecca L. Coakley ’04 Michael G. Dio ’04 Christian T. Ford ’04 Emily P. Hardej ’04 Victoria A. Hood ’04 Luke C. Paskevich ’04 Robert M. Saunders ’04 Etienne J. Vazquez ’04 Molly K. Downey ’09 Dana M. Diaz ’14 Hallie L. Leo ’14 Lauren W. Paneyko ’14

Free Agents William H. O’Brien III ’54 John J. Huss ’55 William A. Stewart III ’55 I. Howell Mallory ’62 Charles W. Findlay III ’64 Paul D. Fowler ’64 Gregory W. Melville ’68 Daniel B. Levin ’94

Class Secretaries J. Anthony LaPalme ’49 E. Brooks Robbins ’55 Charles W. Fleischmann ’63 Sarah Armstrong Scheide ’80 Caroline E. Waterlow ’91

Alumni Association Officers Laura Keeler Pierce ’03 President James D. Seymour ’65 Vice-President Daniel J. Thompson III ’95 Vice-President Sarah K. Howie ’09 Secretary

Alumni Association Executive Council Frederick W. Allen ’65 John T. Irick ’65 James D. Seymour ’65 Robert T. Whitman ’65 Jeffrey A. Oppenheim ’67 Richard G. Levin ’69 Richard A. Bensen ’70 Charles C. Boak ’75 John B. Leeming ’77 Luis Cruz ’82 James P. Snyder ’82 Michael J. Zurbrigen ’82 Robert V. Banker ’86 Adam W. Foulke ’88 Rachel D. Baime ’90 Caroline E. Waterlow ’91 Daniel J. Thompson III ’95 Olutoyin D. Moses ’98 Katherine M. Duglin ’01 Laura Keeler Pierce ’03 Luke C. Paskevich ’04 Etienne J. Vazquez ’04 Timothy J. Deary ’05 Kathryn S. Nelson ’06 Trevor C. Reid ’06 Else Ross Griffin ’07 Margaret R. Hecker ’10 Kathryn G. Sheehan ’10 Hayden M. Clarkin ’13

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Top100 Donors T

his list acknowledges those donors who made cash gifts to the Pomfret Fund, capital projects, or an endowed fund that results in them ranking in the Top 100 donors of the 2018-2019 fiscal year.

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Mr. & Mrs. Hyung J. Ahn Anonymous (2) Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey T. Arnold Estate of Mr. Loring M. Bailey, Sr. Mr. Richard R. Bassett Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Bernal Mark W. Blodgett ’75 & Family William M. Boehme ’62 Mr. & Mrs. Daryle L. Bost ’89 Mr. Thomas J. Campbell W. P. Carey Foundation, Inc. Mr. Malcolm G. Chace, Jr. & John B. Chace ’18 Jinho Cho ’81 Mark A. Cohen ’82 Eric D. Coleman ’69 William J. Cotter ’65 Mr. & Mrs. John R. Curtis, Jr. ’58 Mrs. Ana M. Cutillas Mr. Inigo De Zabala & Ms. Eva Dalda Edmund A. DeNapoli ’89 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Eglin James M. Enelow ’83 Wendy Reeder Enelow ’83 Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Findlay III ’64 Mrs. Barbara H. Foster The Furtherance Fund, Inc. Mr. Jun Gao & Ms. Runhong Xu Mr. & Mrs. E. Clayton Gengras, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. E. Clayton Gengras III ’89 Mr. & Mrs. Peter T. Grauer David B. Greenwood ’68 Laurence N. Hale ’91 & The Rev. Jane C. Hale Gray P. R. Hamilton ’11 Miles N. P. Hamilton ’13 Mr. Raymond Hannigan & Ms. Tobin Heminway Meredith Graham Hanson ’00 Ms. Rebecca Henry & Mr. Harry S. Gruner John Herron, Jr. ’69 Mr. & Mrs. Helmut R. Jahn Lisa Noble Kaneb ’86 & Mr. Chris Kaneb Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Keyser Mr. Kevin Kim & Ms. Eun Ju Kang James J. King ’65 Justin P. Klein ’65 Estate of Janet Arvonen Kniffin ’70 Mr. & Mrs. Bruce R. Lane Chester K. Lasell ’54 Bruce Lee ’49 Mr. & Mrs. John W. Leslie Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Linhares Mr. Guandong Liu & Ms. Yingyi Han

Mr. Jun Liu & Ms. Lili Gao Mr. Tiankun Liu & Ms. Xiufeng Yu Benjamin L. Lubin ’52 Scott W. Maker ’76 Marin Community Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Michael Marrus Gregory W. Melville ’68 Donald L. Mennel ’64 Mr. Nicholas D. Mettler ’95 Mr. John Motulsky & Ms. Wendy Nacht Robert K. Mullarkey ’79 & Ms. Nina Ritter David M. Murray ’97 Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Olmsted ’59 Jeffrey A. Oppenheim ’67 Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Paul Tara Peters Peterson ‘89 Atty. & Mrs. Albert A. Pisa Ms. Mary Podolak Mr. Jose Luis Ponce Manzanilla & Ms. Ana Maria Baqueiro Marina Shields Purcell ’89 Judson P. Reis ’60 Mr. & Mrs. J. Timothy Richards James E. Rothman ’67 Eric A. Schwartz ’69 Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Schwartz ’66 James D. Seymour ’65 Mr. & Mrs. David N. Sherr John Simpkins III ’68 Robert L. Sims ’69 Estate of Scott L. Steele ’71 Estate of David K. Storrs ’62 Bradford P. Straus ’54 Mr. Daniel J. Thompson III ’95 Mr. & Mrs. Henry C. Toulmin Mr. & Mrs. Archbold D. van Beuren (van Beuren Charitable Foundation) Mr. & Mrs. Arnoldo Wald Mr. & Mrs. Theodore C. Walker David J. Watkins ’62 William F. Wiggins ’89 Mrs. Gage F. Woodard David M. Woodrow ’64 Mr. Chaeles Bi-Chuen Xue & Ms. Wei Ding Dr. Wen Yang & Dr. Hui Peng Jason H. Yin ’02 Robert J. Yudell ’65 Mr. Huimin Zhang & Ms. Bing Xi Mr. Hongfeng Zhi & Ms. Yun Qiu August Zinsser III ’59

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Giving Societies T

he giving levels listed on the following pages allow us to recognize the leaders among our Pomfret Fund donors. Graduates of the last nine years may join any giving society by making a gift of one-half the minimum level of that society.

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The Sundial Society The Sundial Society recognizes those individuals who contribute $50,000 or more to the Pomfret Fund during the fiscal year or equivalent in contribution and matching gift. Mr. Thomas J. Campbell Jinho Cho ’81 & Ms. Kyong Ah Lee Mr. Chaeles Bi-Chuen Xue & Ms. Wei Ding Mr. Jun Gao & Ms. Runhong Xu Lisa Noble Kaneb ’86 & Mr. Chris Kaneb Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Olmsted ’59 Marina Shields Purcell ’89 Judson P. Reis ’60

The Pomfret Benefactor’s Society

The Pomfret Benefactor’s Society recognizes those individuals who contribute between $25,000 and $49,999 or more to the Pomfret Fund during the fiscal year or equivalent in contribution and matching gift. Mr. Inigo De Zabala & Ms. Eva Dalda Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Eglin Ms. Rebecca Henry & Mr. Harry Gruner Mr. Kevin Kim & Ms. Eun Ju Kang Justin P. Klein ’65 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Linhares Mr. John Motulsky & Ms. Wendy Nacht Robert K. Mullarkey ’79 & Ms. Nina Ritter Mr. & Mrs. David N. Sherr Bradford P. Straus ’54 Dr. Wen Yang & Dr. Hui Peng Robert J. Yudell ’65 Mr. Hongfeng Zhi & Ms. Yun Qiu

The Headmaster’s Society

The Headmaster’s Society recognizes those individuals who contribute between $10,000 and $24,999 to the Pomfret Fund during the fiscal year or equivalent in contribution and matching gift. Mr. & Mrs. Hyung J. Ahn Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey T. Arnold Mr. Richard R. Bassett Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Bernal Mark W. Blodgett ’75 & Family William M. Boehme ’62 Mr.& Mrs. Daryle L. Bost ’89 Mark A. Cohen ’82 Edmund A. DeNapoli ‘89 Jim Enelow ‘83 Wendy Reeder Enelow ‘83 Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Findlay III ‘64 Mrs. Barbara H. Foster Mr. Raymond Hannigan & Ms. Tobin Heminway Meredith Graham Hanson ‘00 Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Keyser Mr. & Mrs. Bruce R. Lane Mr. & Mrs. John W. Leslie Mr. & Mrs. Michael Marrus Gregory W. Melville ‘68 David M. Murray ‘97 Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Paul Atty. & Mrs. Albert A. Pisa Mr. & Mrs. J. Timothy Richards Eric A. Schwartz ‘69 Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Schwartz ‘66 James D. Seymour ‘65 Mark Simon ‘64 Mr. & Mrs. Henry C. Toulmin Mr. & Mrs. Archbold D. van Beuren Mr. & Mrs. Arnoldo Wald Mr. & Mrs. Theodore C. Walker Mrs. Gage F. Woodard David M. Woodrow ‘64 Jason H. Yin ‘02 Mr. Huimin Zhang & Ms. Bing Xi

The Peck Society

The Peck Society named in honor of William E. Peck, founder of Pomfret School, recognizes those individuals who contribute between $5,000 and $9,999 to the Pomfret Fund during the fiscal year or equivalent in contribution and matching gift. Nicholas E. Allen ’92 Cynthia L. Carroll ’86 Mr. Bingliang Chen & Ms. Huiping Yu Kenyon W. Clark ’67 Jeffrey P. Curran ’84 Mr. & Mrs. John R. Curtis, Jr. ’58 FLIK Independent School Dining Brendon P. Giblin ’95 Laurence N. Hale ’91 & The Rev. Jane C. Hale Mrs. Pamela Howard Mr. Wei Lan & Ms. Hong Pan Chester K. Lasell ’54 Bruce Lee ’49 Mr. Man Kit Lee & Ms. Ho Yan Mr. Guandong Liu & Ms. Yingyi Han Mr. Tiankun Liu & Ms. Xiufeng Yu Mr. Jun Liu & Ms. Lili Gao Benjamin L. Lubin ’52 Scott W. Maker ’76 Ms. Elizabeth Matthews & Mr. Charles James Mr. & Mrs. George Matthews Neil D. McDonough ’75 Donald L. Mennel ’64 Nicholas D. Mettler ’95 James F. Newbold ’89 Katharine H. Olmsted ’89 Mr. John G. Partilla III Tara Peters Peterson ’89 William K. Plumb ’85 Mr. Jose Luis Ponce Manzanilla & Ms. Ana Maria Baqueiro Philip B. Rettger ’75 Mr. & Mrs. David A. Rosow, Jr. Amy Robbins Salerno ’79 Mr. Benjamin Segal & Dr. Jacqueline Mahal Mr. John Stafford & Ms. Nancy Curtin Daniel J. Thompson III ’95 Richard H. Wadhams, Jr. ’61 David J. Watkins ’62 William F. Wiggins ’89 Mr. & Mrs. Charles T. Wilmerding Mr. & Mrs. Murray J. Wilson Mr. Jianjun Xia & Ms. Rongrong Zhao Mr. Minshan Xing & Ms. Xiaoqing Niu

Mr. Yundong Zhang & Ms. Shiping Qin Mr. Zhenyu Zhang & Ms. Haiqing Lu Mr. Wenjiong Zhu & Ms. Jia Shen Daniel M. Zigal ’02 August Zinsser III ’59 Michael J. Zurbrigen ’82

The 1894 Society

The 1894 Society recognizes individuals who contribute between $1,894 and $4,999 to the Pomfret Fund during the fiscal year or equivalent in contribution and matching gift. Mr. & Mrs. Todd Adams Anonymous (2) Vincent C. Banker ’49 Mr. & Mrs. James R. Barry Melissa Bellanceau, Honorary ’62, ’64 & Ralph Bellanceau Oliver C. W. Blodgett ’04 Mrs. Joan R. Bolling Mr. & Mrs. Douglas P. Braff, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. N. Harrison Buck Nancy Hall Bunting ’87 Peter H. Castle ’71 Mr. Zhili Chen & Ms. Linjuan Ji Dr. & Mrs. William C. Clyde Mr. Keith A. O’Hara & Ms. Dena Cocozza O’Hara Colleen Murray Coggins ’79 Timothy H. Crawford ’59 Mr. & Mrs. R. Richard Croce Wyatt S. Daentl ’78 Arthur C. Diaz ’78 Mrs. Genie Egerton-Warburton Richard J. Fates ’63 Frederick E. Findlay ’65 Robert B. Fiske, Jr. ’48 Paul D. Fowler ’64 Winthrop P. G. Goodrich ’05 Christopher B. Gumprecht ’98 Ian N. Gumprecht ’95 William P. Henning ’64 Jack R. Gumprecht Howard-Potter ’93 Waldo C. M. Johnston, Jr. ’60 Linda Bartley Kittler ’71 Elizabeth S. Kleinbeck ’88 Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Kolb Mr. & Mrs. Leighton Lee IV ’94 Mr. Lei Liang & Ms. Lifeng Cheng Mr. & Mrs. Eric J. Lim Mrs. Kate C. Lindsey Jay F. Luchs ’91 Mr. & Mrs. Seth Mankin Mr. Edward McCarthy & Ms. M. Robin Davis

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R. Carey McIntosh ’51 Mr. & Mrs. Alexandre Mendonca Mr. King Shun Ng & Ms. Yuet Siu Mr. & Mrs. J. Geddes Parsons Christina Paumgarten ’90 Laura Keeler Pierce ’03 & Matthew V. Pierce, Jr. Dr. Mingming Qi & Ms. Yongxia Liu Mr. & Mrs. J.D. Rehm Mr. & Mrs. Ernst Renner Theodore R. Robb ’52 Atty. & Mrs. Dean A. Rosen Benjamin C. Rubenstein ’92 George Santiago, Jr. ’75 Stephanie J. Schuetz ’00 Christopher G. Scott ’83 Charles A. Scudder ’67 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Soutter Mrs. Virginia Soutter Mr. & Mrs. John M. Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Todd Ruthven A. Wodell ’68 Mr. Rob G. Woodard, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Wright Willard S. Yankus ’91 Mr. Tong Zhang & Ms. Ming Wei

The Olmsted Society

The Olmsted Society, named in honor of William Beach Olmsted, revered headmaster of Pomfret School from 1897 through 1929, recognizes individuals who contribute between $1,000 and $1,893 to the Pomfret Fund during the fiscal year or equivalent in contribution and matching gift. Philip R. Allen ’53 Alexandra Parsons Andrews ’07 Anonymous (3) Barbara Lazear Ascher ’64 Matthew J. Atwood ’99 Samuel F. Babbitt ’46 Mr. George R. Baldwin Joshua D. Bank ’86 Mr. & Mrs. Jon M. Barrett & Family Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Bartkus Mr. & Mrs. Peter N. Baylor Mr. & Mrs. Andrew L. Beall ’79 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Beck James M. Bergantz ’72 Mrs. Karen Birdsall John R. Bockstoce ’62 Mr. & Mrs. John J. Borland, Jr. Mrs. Kathy M. Bourque

* Indicates deceased

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Giving Societies

Markley H. Boyer ’51 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Brambil Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Browne Dr. David A. Brush Mr.& Mrs. Steven J. Bullied Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Campbell Mrs. Sandra W. Campbell Samuel W. Cargill ’79 Benjamin L. Chapman ’60 Gilbert W. Chapman, Jr. ’52 Mr. & Mrs. Homer D. W. Chisholm Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Clagett Class of 2019 Mr. & Mrs. Langdon P. Cook Peter S. Corbin ’64 Mr. Craig Corona & Ms. Gretchen Cole Elisabeth T. Costa de Beauregard ’93 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Croce Frederick M. Danziger ’58 Lammot du Pont III ’50 W. Hardy Eshbaugh III ’55 John E. Evans III ’98 Mary Valentine Feathers ’72 & Mr. Kenneth R. Feathers William G. Fenley ’69 Mr. & Mrs. Ross Freeman Mr. & Mrs. Weston Garrett Alfred H. Geary ’92 Mr. & Mrs. E. Clayton Gengras, Jr. Jonathan G. Gengras ’90 Gilbane Building Company Samuel L. Goldworm ’92 Mr. & Mrs. Rob Gorsuch Wheeler Simmons Griffith ’97 Mr. William Guttman & Ms. Kristina Rigopulos Mr. Harri T. Hakkarainen & Ms. Lisa Marselli L. Alexander Hamilton III ’76 Mr. & Mrs. S. Matthews V. Hamilton, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Brian Handly Amy R. Hare ’83 Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Hare Kendrick Harmon ’53 Mr. & Mrs. Andrew L. Hatch Mr. & Mrs. Jay Henderson David S. Henkel, Jr. ’65 John Herron, Jr. ‘69 Mr. Amory Houghton III Mr. & Mrs. Richard N. Hubbell ’67 Mrs. Linda Mintz Derek C. Johnston ’85 Mr. & Mrs. Colin J. Keeler Joseph P. Keiffer ’70 Kilohana e Kavika Fund Mr. Chanshik Kim & Ms. Hyunjoo Chang Ms. Jihyun Kim Mr. Young Woo Kim & Ms. Eunjung Lee Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Kittrell Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Kroll John H. Kueffner ’67

Mr. & Mrs. Scott J. LaShelle Mr. & Mrs. John B. Leeming II ’77 Mr. & Mrs. Joshua B. Levine Ms. Jing Li Richard T. Lieberman ’93 Mr. & Mrs. David C. Marshall Dr. William A. Martin Timothy S. Matthews ’75 Mrs. Robin J. Mayor Mr. & Mrs. Theodore A. McGraw, Jr. Mrs. Alice Meerwarth Monique Jennings Miles ’95 Mrs. Linda Mintz Dr. & Mrs. Jae Myung Edward C. Otocka ’02 & Molly Swift Otocka ’03 Charles B. Parsons ’06 Jessie G. Parsons ’09 Mr. Gustavo Passarelli & Ms. Rosemarie Solano Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Pearman Mr. & Mrs. Stephen H. Perry Mrs. Sandra S. Pershing Rev. & Mrs. Nicholas T. Porter Mr. & Mrs. Donald Rice Robert R. Rich ’68 Douglas G. Roach ’79 Mrs. Katharine H. Robinson David A. Rosen ’73 Charles W. Rosenfield ’78 Mr. & Mrs. David Rosow Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Rueckert Mr. & Mrs. J. Sebastian Scripps Derek W. Seto ’95 George T. Shaw ’58 Alison S. Shoemaker ’85 Foye F. Staniford, Jr. ’49 John A. Steffian, Jr. ’81 John Strawbridge III ’60 Benjamin R. Tarlow ’08 Hunter M. Temple ’53 Mr. & Mrs. G. Brinton Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Ralph E. Thompson, Jr. Lewis Turner, Jr. ’66 Roger van der Horst ’72 Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. Verstandig George M. Walker ’61 William M. Walker ’85 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ware Ms. Xiaoyan Wei Elizabeth Tilt Weiner ’88 Robert T. Whitman ’65 Mr. & Mrs. James A. Zahansky, Jr. ’91

The Lefferts Society

The Lefferts Society, named in honor of Halleck Lefferts, beloved headmaster of Pomfret School from 1930 through 1942, recognizes individuals who contribute between $500 and $999 to the Pomfret Fund during the fiscal year or equivalent in contribution and matching gift. Sarah Collins Allenby ’92 & Mr. Daniel E. Allenby Anonymous Mr. Tareq Ayman T. Altayyar Jane S. Amos ’88 & Mr. James Hurley Thomas H. Belknap ’57 Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Bensen ’70 Natasha B. Blodgett ’06 Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Brennan Robert P. Brown, Jr. ’61 Mrs. Jean E. Burdick Andre B. Burgess ’75 Mrs. Ellen Burnham John W. Burton ’99 Mr. & Mrs. John Cantelmo Yue Cao ’11 Samuel M. W. Caspersen ‘91 Clara S. Chisholm ’10 Mr. & Mrs. David Chomas Daniel C. K. Chow ’75 Jordan F. Clark ’84 Matthew H. Clayton ’15 Richard D. Cobb ’61 W. Todd Coffin ’86 Laura Dunn Cona ’05 Mark B. Constantian ’64 Stephen A. Cook ’64 Katharine B. Cowperthwait ’87 Catherine Carpenter Cox ’93 Luis Cruz ’82 *John P. Curtis ’56 Mara E. Cushwa ’83 John M. Davis ’67 Paul C. DeNapoli ’90 Stephen T. Dexter ’61 John A. Dix ’64 Thomas R. Downing ’67 Mr. & Mrs. David W. Duglin Samuel R. Dwyer ’96 Benjamin A. Fairbank, Jr. ’60 Mr. & Mrs. Robert A Fisher Russell W. Fisher ’62 Monique Lowery Foster ’80 Eric L. Foster ’81 Diana Heide Fredericks ’92 Geoffrey T. Freeman ’60 Mr. & Mrs. Peter Gallagher Alfred W. Gardner, Jr. ’71 Mr. & Mrs. Weston Garrett Mr. & Mrs. Michael Gary ’82

Giving Societies

Mr. & Mrs. James C. Gibbons John N. Gilbert III ’83 Jack A. Goldstein ’10 Mr. & Mrs. Edward T. Goodman Wallace B. Goodwin II ’45 Ralph I. Goodwin, Jr. ’47 Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Graham A. Hardin Gray ’90 Mr. & Mrs. Edward T. Griffin David H. Haffenreffer, Jr. ’86 Christopher R. F. Hale ’98 Alan Hamerstrom ’59 Perry A. Harvey ’63 Mr. & Mrs. Bradford Hastings ’68 Teodulo A. Henriquez ’75 Mr. & Mrs. Walter P. Hinchman A. Carter Hinckley ’70 Edwin P. Hollingsworth ’15 G. Clay Hollister ’59 & Caroline Hollister Anthony S. Hoyt ’56 William N. Hull ’12 Richard S. Jackson, Jr. ’61 Heather Julian ’85 Mrs. Theresa Klotzbach Mr. Mark R. Kosinski Mr. & Mrs. Gary M. Laskowski Ms. Kelsey D. Leachman Charles E. Leeming ’82 Mr. Ling Xin Li & Ms. Sai Chai Zheng Mr. Stewart MacDonald & Ms. Cynthia Doggett W. Neely Mallory ’51 Courtney Hallock McGinnis ’91 Peter G. McLean ’48 Mr. & Mrs. James E. McMerriman Lindsey Cole Miesmer ’72 Dr. & Mrs. Donald M. Miller Frank L. Miller IV ’70 Adrienne Biggert Morrell ’92 Ms. Lainey W. Moseley Susan M. Moseley ’76 David T. Mscisz ’14 Robert B. Off ’66 Mr. David Parry & Ms. Sally Casey Ridley Pearson ’71 Jada Phillips ’98 Mr. & Mrs. John G. Picerne Henry A. Pommer ’18 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pommer III Charles E. Potts II ’64 Connor H. Quinn ’11 Mr. Paul J. Regan, Jr. Mrs. Joan R. Reynolds Ms. Mary Roickle & Ms. Martha Carter Dirk-Jan Rosse ’79 Walter Rowson III ’63 Nathaniel S. Russell ’94 Mr. & Mrs. John A. Samociuk Mr. & Mrs. Carl V. Schuman Ryan E. Scully ’08 James D. Seymour ’53 Robert Y. Shasha ’69 Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan D. Sheehan Yuichi Shigeie ’94

Baldwin Smith III ’88 Timothy Y. Smith ’70 Paul T. Steege ’64 Anna S. Sullivan ’86 Lewis L. Taylor ’59 Mark A. Tillinghast ’85 Samuel O. Tilton ’62 Mr. & Mrs. Rodney B. Uyeda Clifford I. van Voorhees III ’64 Cai Von Rumohr ’62 Mr. Guoyou Wang & Ms. Fenghua Dong Mr. Kai Wang & Ms. Haiyan Ji Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Watson Ms. Lucy A. Webster Mr. Xin Wei & Ms. Yi Zhang Timothy L. Whipple ’94 William J. Whipple ’65 Catherine Moriarty Whittier ’89 Mr. Benjamin D. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey J. Wong ’80 Ms. Jacquelyn Yiznitsky Mr. Lixing Zhang & Ms. Chen Kan Mrs. Kimberly J. Zimmerman Mr. & Atty. Robert R. Zyskowski

The Strong Society

The Strong Society, named in honor of Dexter K. Strong, headmaster from 1942 to 1951, recognizes individuals who contribute between $250 and $499 to the Pomfret Fund during the fiscal year or equivalent in contribution and matching gift. Mr. & Mrs. Douglas J. Andrea Anonymous (2) Meredith C. Anthoine ‘13 Polly Carter Antol ‘98 Marc L. Archambault ‘84 Thomas B. Arnold ‘70 Mr. & Mrs. Bruce M. Babcock Ilse D. Bailey ‘73 Jacques P. Bailhé ‘71 James C. Baker ‘82 Mrs. Marion Ballard McKim N. Barnes ‘64 Mr. & Ms. Habib Becil Dr. Jennifer Bender-Ferre Jessica Slosberg Benjamin ‘83 Christopher N. Berl ‘85 Ms. Juliette L. Blake Charles C. Boak ‘75 Peter H. Borgemeister ‘69 Melissa Samuel Boryk ‘92 James D. Breen, Jr. ‘91 Linda Bryan Brenske ‘83 Brooke Rorer Brown ‘87 Mr. & Mrs. Edward C. Browne, Jr. Ms. Diane Burke

Mr. Donald Button & Dr. Martha Bestebreurtje Mr. & Mrs. James J. Byrnes III Mrs. Virginia K. Cargill Mr. & Mrs. David L. Cary Sung-Min Choo ‘04 Edward C. Chow ‘75 Mr. & Mrs. William P. Clough Mr. & Mrs. William J. Coakley Mr. & Mrs. Charles D. Cole, Jr. ‘75 Parker A. Cook ‘06 Hunter W. Corbin ‘61 Dr. Douglas A. Cotanche Mr. & Mrs. David Cour Courteney G. Cronin ‘07 Michael G. Curtis ‘62 James K. Cushing ‘03 Peter J. D’Agostino ‘07 Dr. & Mrs. Garfield W. Danenhower III Caroline McLoughlin Davis ‘06 Edward de Coppet ‘50 Mr. E. Thomas Detmer & Ms. Marguerite H. Childs Molly E. Dimeo ‘12 Michael G. Dio ’04 Mr. & Mrs. Garry F. Dow Mr. & Mrs. Martin L. Driscoll Nathan A. DuBois ’06 Katherine M. Duglin ’01 Mr. & Mrs. William J. Dunn, Jr. Allan F. P. Eakin ’04 Matthew B. Eccleston ’96 Mr. & Mrs. David Egan Corbin Eissler ’67 Linnea Corwin Elrington ’80 Jeb N. Embree ’59 Bayard C. Ewing ’62 Mr. & Mrs. Vilmar D. Fagundes Danforth P. Fales ’57 Dr. & Mrs. John T. Fallon III Mr. & Mrs. Jack Farrell Stephen G. Feathers ’05 Jo Anna Galanti Fellon ’02 Margaret K. Feltz ’91 Mr. David Ferraiuolo & Ms. Lisa Papa Mr. & Mrs. Francis Figliola Sarah M. Flournoy ’93 Christian T. Ford ’04 Arthur K. Forester ’57 Walter M. Frankenberger III ’76 Arthur Z. Gardiner, Jr. ’53 Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Garrison Frederick K. Gaston III ’53 Nicholas G. Gaube ’04 Wendy C. Gibbons ’94 Donald S. Gibbs, Jr. ’65 E. Morgan Gilbert ’49 Richard O. Gildersleeve ’58 Michael E. Glick ’65 Christopher P. Golden ’07 Lide Banks Goodwin ’92 Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. Gould Galen N. Griffin ’58 John S. Griswold, Jr. ’63 Charles V. Henry III ’52

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Higgins Henry B. Hoff ’63 Hunter C. D. Hollingsworth ’07 Thomas G. R. Hollingsworth ’05 William J. Hollingsworth ’03 Mr. & Mrs. Arthur M. Horst Mr. & Mrs. Laurence A. Horvath ’89 William J. Huffer ’56 Mr. & Mrs. John M. Hurley John J. Huss ’55 Michael L. Jacobs ‘62 Mr. Mark Jaffe & Mrs. Marcia Glassman-Jaffe William D. James ’87 Mariah Mills Johns ’07 Mr. & Mrs. Jeremiah W. Jones Alexander W. Jones ’04 Dr. Robert Kay & Dr. Suzanne Kay Peter B. Kelsey ’64 Dr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Klare ’67 Alexis Barnett Knott ’88 Matthew M. Konon ’98 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Y. Kopf, Jr. Ms. Katherine W. Krents Mr. & Mrs. John K. LaBonte Mr. Raymond A. LaChance & Mrs. Kathleen Burdick-LaChance Margaret A. Lamb ’74 Anthony C. Lame ’63 Jesse S. Lawrence ’91 Nina R. Lederman ’77 Mr. & Mrs. Brian P. Lee Peter G. Lehman ’94 Mrs. Lindsay Shaw Lehmann Richard G. Levin ’69 Alexandra B. Levit Kovacevich ’92 Tucker W. MacDonald ’12 David C. Madrid ’06 I. Howell Mallory ’62 Thomas P. Marinis, Jr. ’61 Julie Better Masterson ’82 Shawn P. McCloud ’07 Mr. & Mrs. William P. McCloud Mr. & Mrs. Michael McLean Matthew J. Mees ’76 Ms. Anne Miller Ms. Jane Mitchell Johanna M. Moffitt ’82 Mrs. Alexandra Moore Judson H. R. Morris, Jr. ’52 Olutoyin D. Moses ’98 Fitzhugh Mullan ’60 Peter C. Munson ’60 Mrs. Kathleen Shotmeyer O’Brien Samantha Jones O’Brien ’91 Katharina Grenfell O’Connor ’91 Ms. Margaret M. O’Leary Stephen C. Owen, Jr. ’52 John A. Paine ’54 Bradley R. Painter ’79 Dr. & Mrs. Sowhey Park Luke C. Paskevich ’04 Z. David Patterson ’55 Princess E. Iseghohi Payne ’00 *Roswell B. Perkins ’43 Rachel E. Prentiss ’77 Jaime A. Ramirez ’91

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Philipp U. Rasi de Mel ’91 Peter W. Reimer ’13 Michael Revelakis ’14 Alexandra R. Reynolds ’87 Mr. David W. Ring Kate Green Ripple ’92 Christopher A. Romasco ’99 Livia Skelly-Dorn Roustan ’98 Mr. & Mrs. Mark Rumley Ms. Rebecca Sar William G. Saunders ’65 Lawrason R. Sayre ’46 Wendell Smith Scarisbrick ’01 Mr. Scott Scharer & Ms. Margaret Talcott Adam P. Schmidt ’89 Mr. Cory Scott & Ms. Julie DeVoe Samuel D. F. Scripps ’07 Mark A. Semmelrock ’76 Mr. & Mrs. Steven L. Shuster Susan M. Smiga ’78 Andrew L. Smith ’89 Peter Smoluchowski ’70 Michael A. Solis ’73 Margaret Thompson Stevens ’11 David T. Still ’05 Rush Taggart III ’71 Toby C.Taylor ’79 Frederic W. Thomas ’87 William F. Thornton ’85 Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. L. Timpson Peter P. Tower ’54 Mr. & Mrs. John M. Ufland Bonnie F. Underwood ’93 James L. Van Alen, Jr. ’85 Etienne J. Vazquez ’04 Sarah Ortiz-Elejalde Vazquez ’03 John R. Viertel ’67 Kristen J. Brush Vincent ’00 Jared R. Vincent ’01 Edward C. Walker ’11 David B. Warner ’72 Mr. & Mrs. Eric P. Weichselbaumer Hugh Whitman, Jr. ’70 Calhoun W. Wick ’63 Nicholas Wilder ’57 Warden M. Williams ’54 Jeremy R. Wintersteen ’86 Stephen Woodruff ’77 Dr. DanDan Yang Hallie K. Ziesmer ’90

* Indicates deceased

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Giving Societies

The Century Club

The Century Club recognizes those individuals who contribute between $100 and $249 to the Pomfret Fund during the fiscal year or the equivalent in contribution and matching gift. Mr. & Mrs. William B. Aldenberg Frederick W. Allen ’65 Ms. Nancy Allen Philip K. Allen, Jr. ’61 Dr. & Mrs. Frederic P. Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Annicelli Anonymous (3) Ms. Cynthia K. Antos Howard R. Apollonio ’61 Samuel A. Appleton ’02 Alexandra T. Arguimbau ’01 Ralph J. Arietta ’62 Sarah Chappell Armentrout ’88 Dr. & Rev. Thomas F. Army, Jr. Mr. Jeremy B. Asher Asmare Atalay ’71 Mr. & Mrs. Daniel V. Atwood Stephen J. Atwood ’03 Mr. & Mrs. Michael G. Aubuchon Mikko Auvinen ’95 Hilary Gerson Axtmayer ’00 Charles M. Ayers ’61 Mr. & Mrs. John F. Azzone Theodore F. Babbitt ’42 Thomas B. Babcock ’01 Carson T. Baker ’95 Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Baker Scott C. Baker ’87 Douglas S. Baldwin ’67 J. Forbes Barber ’02 David A. Barrett, Jr. ’03 R. Nathaniel W. Barrows ’64 Jay Barry ’14 Robert H. Bates ’60 Chelsea Weiss Baum ’03 Philip R. Baylor ’03 Daniel M. Bayly ’99 Daniel F. Becker ’87 Mr. Henry Beinstein *Robert E. Belknap III ’56 Mrs. Mary S. Belknap Gerry R. Benoit ’76 Dr. John Bergendahl & Dr. Kimberly Bergendahl Erin Gould Besler ’00 Christopher C. Bezamat ’94 Burroughs C. Blind ’99 Ms. Helen W. Blodgett John A. Bogardus III ’70 Mr. & Mrs. John D. Boland Telena Bolding ’87 Maren Feltz Boothby ’90 Peter R. Borden ’57

Lisa Boris Boshnack ’96 Matthew D. Bourdeau ’11 Mrs. Jane E. Bourette Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Bourque Thomas K. Boyd ’70 Mr. Patrick Boyd Lawrence J. Braman ’61 Capt. & Mrs. William R. Bray Sheldon Stout Bright ’92 James S. Brodsky ’86 Ms. Gayle E. Brookfield Blakeslee P. Brown ’63 Henry R. Buck ’08 Catherine Bell Bues ’03 Elizabeth D. Burch ’04 Ms. Anne Burke Mr. & Mrs. Brian Burke Mrs. Lorraine M. Burke Brett D. Burns ’01 Waldemar G. Buschmann ’62 Mr. & Mrs. Cedric F. Butler Jeremy B. Button ’91 Timothy W. Calabrese ’99 Mr. & Mrs. William F. Cameron ’56 Robert B. Campbell, Jr. ’01 Mr. Richard W. Canavan & Ms. Anouk de Ruiter Miles B. Canning ’67 James Carey, Jr. ’61 Catherine Welch Carrington ’01 John M. Case ’61 Finn M. W. Caspersen, Jr. ’88 William E. Castagna ’11 Michelle Gilmore Castiglione ’06 Mr. & Mrs. Jamie Cattell Alexander S. Chase ’15 John H. Chase ’52 Brian J. Clark ’80 Mrs. Kathryn Davies Clark Mr. & Mrs. Warren Clark III William H. Clark III ’46 Hayden M. Clarkin ’13 Peter W. Clement ’64 Kathaline Phrasavath Clements ’07 Nathaniel R. Clymer ’65 Allen T. Cobb ’64 Charles S. Coit ’62 Corey E. Collins ’84 Joel A. Conn ’66 Mr. & Mrs. Edward T. Conroy Peter H. Conze III ’89 William C. Cook ’08 Paul T. Cooley ’04 Calvin W. Coquillette ’67 John H. Cornell IV ’10 Daniel H. Cornwall ’59 Laura H. Cowperthwait ’90 Alexander B. Coxe ’83 Eric J. Crane ’84 Stephen C. Crane ’65 Joseph N. Crary ’70 Marc C. Crook ’04 Richard U. Cross ’71 John M. Cunningham ’13 Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Cunningham William P. Curlee ’59 Tara J. Currie-Martinez ’92

Anne Ramsey Cutler ’83 Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Czuba Mr. & Mrs. John L. Dana Amber C. Darigan ’00 Dr. John Day & Dr. Jane Doyle Mrs. Sandra A. Dean Timothy J. Deary ’05 Michael A. DeCarli ’96 Robert J. DeFreitas ’84 Mr. Richard K. Dempsey Jeffrey P. Dennis ’82 Sarah P. Dewey ’78 Terry B. Dick IV ’61 Mrs. Sara I. DiIorio Mrs. Leila M. Dillon John A. Dix, Jr. ’96 Molly K. Downey ’09 Maura Puliafico Drake ’00 David A. Driscoll ’04 Julia Field Driscoll ’07 Sean P. Driscoll ’06 Mr. & Mrs. Doug Dubitsky Washington A. Duke ’95 J. Lansing Duncan ’67 Rosamond J. Dunn ’07 Mr. & Mrs. Edward Dunphy Samantha R. Dutra ’10 Kenneth Elmore ’81 Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Ely Dr. & Mrs. Michael D. Enos Jonathan C. Esten ’70 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Fales Michael G. Farina ’93 David E. Farnum ’91 Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan K. Farnum Mr. & Mrs. Sean Farrell Benjamin A. Fash ’00 Mr. & Mrs. Greene Fenley III Mr. Oscar Fernandez de Llano & Ms. Maria Gonzalez Bernardo Mr. & Mrs. Mark F. Ferrara Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Ferrara Mr. & Mrs. Paul V. Ferrucci Eric F. Fiedler ’61 Charles W. Fleischmann ’63 Christopher B. Fleming ’70 John O. Flender ’49 Dr. & Mrs. George B. Foote, Jr. ’64 Mr. & Mrs. Venton Forbes Mr. Stephen Ford & Ms. Patricia Pahucki Adam W. Foulke ’88 Matthew T. Freund ’79 Jeremy Frost ’67 Frank L. Fuller IV ’64 Elizabeth Poulos Fuller ’05 Andrea Gaines ’76 Vincent E. Gallagher, Jr. ’87 Mr. & Mrs. Vincent E. Gallagher Mr. & Mrs. Steven Garneau Mr. Robert L. Garofalo Todd A. Gattoni ’79 Kathryn E. Geissinger ’76 Mr. & Mrs. Warren Geissinger Mr. & Mrs. Alan E. Gerew Michael S. Gideon ’03 Amanda Gill-David ’03

Giving Societies

Devon Lafreniere Gilman ’09 Corey A. Gingras ’09 Daniel J. Good ’91 Liza T. Gorham ’09 Mr. & Mrs. David R. Goudreault Wesley M. Graff III ’68 Mr. & Mrs. Andy R. Graham Joseph F. Grandone ’03 Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Green David B. Greenwood ’68 Else Ross Griffin ’07 William E. Griess, Jr. ’52 Mr. & Mrs. Louis E. Griffith, Sr. Alexander P. Gristina ’11 Charles A. Griswold ’70 Anthony T. Guiterman ’67 Mrs. Mary Jean S. Gulden Jing Guo ’14 Dr. & Mrs. Earl Gurevitch Thomas M. Haberle ’76 Mr. & Mrs. Erik O. Hage Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Hager III Ms. Valerie Haggerty Ben-Ali Haggin ’52 Young Hoon Hahn ’06 David W. Hall ’80 Ryan R. Hall ’12 Nathaniel H. Hallowell ’83 Dr. & Mrs. Lloyd A. Hamilton, Jr. Olivia J. Hamilton ’12 Mr. Michael Hanatow Mr. & Mrs. Eric C. Hanson Mae M. Hanson ’14 Michael W. Hard ’55 Emily P. Hardej ’04 Steven A. Harkey ’08 Lindsay R. Harrington ’11 Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey P. Harris Juliana Keyser Harris ’91 Lindsey K. Harris ’09 Paul A. Harsch III ’64 William C. Hastings ’01 Sophie K. Hatch ’13 William E. Havemeyer ’62 William H. Hayes ’67 Stephen Heartt ’49 William G. Heckendorf ’02 Mark L. Hildebrand ’65 Julia K. Hinchman ’81 Mr. Nhat Hoang & Ms. Linh Lam William B. Hoff ’56 Mary Ann Hoff-Vandenberg ’93 Travis J. Holloway ’07 Mr. & Mrs. L. Emmett Holt IV Victoria A. Hood ’04 Joseph P. Horton ’99 Charles S. Hosley ’69 Helen Pollari Howell ’70 Sarah K. Howie ’09 Dr. & Mrs. John S. Howland III Mr. & Mrs. Peter Hubbell Mr. & Mrs. Eric S. Huckaby R. Alexander Hulse ’92 Mr. James R. Humes John N. Huss ’94 Madeleine R. Hutchins ’14 Noel A. P. Ingalls ’11

John T. Irick ’65 Mr. & Mrs. Jean-Paul Jacquet Evan Jahn ’97 Richard D. Johnson ’65 Mary-McLean Bancroft Jones ’80 Amanda K. Jordan ’06 Gilbert H. Judson ’70 Takayoshi Kamei ’75 Mr. & Mrs. Anthony T. Karren Agata K. Kawalec ’09 William J. Keeler ’08 Zenab Keita ’10 Margaret H. Kelly ’90 Stuart M. Kent ’62 Sarah E. Kern ’06 Andrew W. Kerr ’58 Blake Kingeter ’09 Lucien L. Kinsolving ’40 Peter Kirkaldy ’73 Mr. & Mrs. Stefan H. Kist J. Douglas Knott ’61 Miss Allison Koehler Gregory M. Kops ’98 Thomas R. Kopf ’89 John-Alexander Kourkoulis ’12 Mr. James Krall & Ms. Maryellen Donnelly Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Krasusky Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Krekorian Nathaniel T. Kremer ’14 Michael J. Krents ‘02 Mr. & Mrs. Chris A. Kruczynski Mr. & Mrs. James A. Labbe Mr. & Mrs. Chip G. Lamb Ms. Christine M. Lamothe Loser J. Lane ’79 Thomas L. Langman ’55 Stephen R. Lanzit III ’05 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Lanzit Mr. & Mrs. Leon Lapierre Mr. & Mrs. Stephen F. Larrabee Lindsay R. Larsen ’97 Katherine Simshauser Lavin ’85 Brian J. Lawler ’11 Joel T. Lazarus ’60 Dale S. Ledbetter, Jr. ’02 Ms. Tina Lefevre David H. Lefferts ’85 John F. Leslie, Jr. ’62 Seaver W. Leslie ’65 Ryan A. Levesque ’07 Hillary H. Lewis ’96 Mrs. Rachel M. Lewis Mr. Zhengjiang Li & Ms. Yu Luo Ms. Sarah Ligmann Seung H. Lim ’03 Edward C. Lingenheld III ’63 Mark A. Lipman ’70 Dr. & Mrs. Harry B. Locker Mr. & Mrs. Louis Lombardo Holly A. Lorms ’07 Patrick A. Loughlin ’09 Dr. & Mrs. Carl B. Lundborg Meghan J. MacArthur ’14 Moira M. MacArthur ’12 Christopher W. MacKay ’10 Morgan W. MacKay ’07

Mr. & Mrs. Keith F. Mackie William F. Mackie ’13 Mrs. Diane Glasmann MacLaren Mr. & Mrs. Doug MacLeod Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Macleod Mr. & Mrs. Nicolas E. Madahuar Ms. Alice M. Madaza Laura J. Magenheimer ’00 Mr. & Mrs. Paul Malerba Mr. Jonathan Malinoski B. Lee Mallory III ’57 Glenn C. Mandigo ’83 Hollie Stephens Marinecz ’98 Ms. Kathleen T. Marshall John C. Martin ’00 Jessica Ferwerda Martin ’97 Mr. & Mrs. Brian P. Martineau Andrea Hunter Martone ’06 Mr. Rolf Mathies Mr. Todd Matthew & Ms. Sabrina Putnam Ms. Johanna Mawson & Mr. David Gebb Ms. Deirdre McCarthy Jeffrey E. McCartney ’82 Daniel F. McGloine ’04 Mrs. Nancy W. McKelvy Thomas S. McPheeters III ’59 Abigail H. McThomas ’16 Susan R. Mead ’81 David M. Meade ’79 Ms. Phyliss P. Meaders Mr. & Mrs. Scott Medeiros Mr. J. William Mees Mr. & Mrs. William O. Melvin, Jr. Robert M. Michaels ’73 Stephen P. Mikula ’66 Mrs. Hillary B. Miller Laurence G. Miller ’67 Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Miller Joseph K. Milnor, Honorary ’73 Mr. & Mrs. G. Scott Milnor Brendan T. Mims ’98 Brandon W. Mitchell ’17 Mr. & Mrs. Gary Mitchell Karen Corwin Mook ’75 George R. Morgan ’61 Sherman Morss, Jr. ’62 Dr. Toye Moses & Ms. Alma Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Keith R. Mosher William D. Moss III ’00 W. Dean Moss, Jr. ’65 Elke V. Muller ’80 Mariana Munoz ’99 Peter S. Murkett ’65 Jonathan P. Murphy ’00 Ms. Allison S. Murray Michael A. Newton, Jr. ’96 Thomas W. S. Nichols ’57 Oliver C. Nihan ’12 Mark D. Norris ’79 William G. Norwich ’72 Caroline Hofe Nowak ’82 & Mr. Matthew R. Nowak William H. O’Brien III ’54 Duun M. O’Hara ’18

Dylan G. O’Hara ’13 Keith C. O’Hara ’15 Rhone I. O’Hara ’16 Ms. Yvonne O’Neal Marisa Azzone Olszewski ’00 John A. Onderdonk III ’85 Mr. & Mrs. Osagie A. Orobator Drew J. Otocka ’63 Melissa E. Padala ’02 Georgia W. Paige ’12 Reginald R. Paige, Sr. ’81 Francis Paine ’64 Daniel R. Palumbo ’11 Sonya C. Park ’79 Sumner Parker ’45 Timothy A. Patrick, Jr. ’99 Alysa Hill Paul ’99 Mr. & Mrs. Wayne S. Penn Amparo Perez-Arda ’12 Joshua E. Petty ’92 Michael S. Petty ’67 Katherine A. Peverada ’10 Mr. & Mrs. Charles D. Pious Harrison Pious ’04 Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Pomeroy III ’53 Willard R. Pope ’59 Derek W. Pratt ’90 Alexis Rosenthal Proceller ’84 Nathaniel H. Proctor ’07 Frederick M. Pryor ’57 John Quattrocchi III ’60 Paul G. Rathe ’72 R. Otis Read III ’71 Sean T. Regan ’01 Richman T. Reinauer ’89 Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Reist Mr. Brian Rice Rebecca Castle Richard ’00 Catherine T. Ridder ’94 Mr. Peter C. Rimkus E. Brooks Robbins ’55 Sean Roberts ’02 Timothy T. Robinson ’83 William K. Rodiger ’80 Mr. & Mrs. Matthew J. Rodman Ms. Laurisse K. Rodriguez Maria Von Oertzen Roll ’03 Emily K. Rosenfield ’01 Mrs. Michelle M. Ross Raphael Roumain ’02 Mr. & Mrs. Wallace H. Rowe IV Mary Babcock Roy ’03 Jan Rozendaal ’57 Robert A. Rubenstein ’69 Nicholas H. Ryan ’74 Dr. & Mrs. Gilbert Samberg Mr. & Mrs. Michael H. Sangree Mr. Paul Schauder & Ms. Darcy Mayers Erin Wolchesky Schnare ’06 Mr. & Mrs. Irving J. Schoppe Götz A. Schreiber ’63 Mr. F. Agustus Seamans Mr. & Mrs. Bradford W. Seaward Shane A. F. Sefton ’14 Mr. & Mrs. Mark Sefton

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Giving Societies

Andrew M. Sereysky ’67 Marcus A. Sesin ’09 Kelly Larsen Shannon ’01 Margaret Stutz Sharp ’95 Kathleen Campbell Sheldon ’76 Amanda Holt Shipley ’96 John Simpkins III ’68 Robert L. Sims ’69 Amy Takazaki Sinclair ’00 Allison Hopper Skinner ’89 Elisabeth E. Sloat ’86 Darren A. Small ’07 Brian W. Smalley ’89 Susan Durfee Smalley ’89 N. Fedor Smith IV ’95 Norman W. Smith ’59 Mr. & Mrs. Paul B. Smith Russell A. Smith ’02 Sarah L. Smith ’98 Dale W. Snape ’68 Andrew P. Sokobin ’67 Mallory Jaffe Sorkin ’05 MacLean Pilsbury Spadaccini ’03 Mrs. Margaret M. Speranza Jane S. Speyer ’83 Scott M. Sporn ’04 Paul J. Staab ’02 Joseph H. Stagg IV ’00 Elizabeth Wright Steger ’97 Mr. & Mrs. Gordon W. Stewart Mrs. Betsy Stielau Christopher M. Stockdale ’73 John C. Stockman, Jr. ’73 Samuel N. Stokes ’58 Rev. & Mrs. Lewis S. Stone Henry L. Strong ’75 James G. Stuart ’66 Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin J. Sullivan, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John A. Sullivan Edward B. Surdam ’58 Alexandra C. Sweet ’01 Karen Thibodeau Sweet ’70 Sarah E. Sweet ’05 Edward F. Swenson III ’63 Ken Takeyama ’98 Theodore R. Tauchert ’53 Elyse E. Taylor ’10 Hollis C. Taylor ’06 James A. Taylor, Jr. ’52 Mr. & Mrs. Richard Taylor Alexander H. ter Weele ’56 Jan C. ter Weele ’53 Mr. Sergej Tews & Ms. Alla Polishko Robert E. Thebault ’95 Elizabeth Thompson Thomas ’85 Dr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Thompson, Jr. James L. Thomson ’64 Ms. Debra K. Thurston

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Eugenie McPherson Trevor ’84 Corrin Trowbridge ’77 Mr. & Mrs. James P. Trowbridge Mrs. Sheryl A. Turney Ethan N. Ufland ’13 Kimberley Van Auken ’80 Mr. & Mrs. James M. Vance Kimberly Kane Vanneck ’90 Roberto Vega ’01 Esther Von Spiczak ’02 Mr. Truong Giang Vu & Ms. Van Anh Nguyen Kelsanah A. Wade ’09 Lisa W. Walsh ’87 Mr. William C. Watkins IV Dr. Kurt Weber & Ms. Karin Clough Mr. Geoffrey L. Webster Dalton S. Weinstein ’10 Mr. & Mrs. James A. Weiss Mr. Noble Welch W. Lambert Welling ’50 William R. Wentworth, Jr. ’02 Benjamin P. Whatley ’04 Kristina Doot Whatley ’04 Charles J. Wheatley ’12 Thomas D. Wheatley ’15 Mrs. Katherine S. White William K. White ’84 Vincent B. Wickwar ’61 Mr. Andrew F. Wiessner Sarah Bartholomew Wilkinson ’90 Fred D. Williams III ’55 Mr. & Mrs. Frederick W. Williams Lela I. Williams ’88 Laura Church Wilmerding ’87 Monique Kapitulik Wolanin ’87 & Mr. Bruce Wolanin Conor M. Wolchesky ’09 Mr. & Mrs. Oliver Wolcott III Donald F. Wolf ’75 Mrs. Lucy H. Wong William K. Woods ’58 Robert C. Wrigley ’52 Mr. Tiejun Yang & Ms. Zhiwei Wang Eugene V. York ’68 Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Zawacki Kaitlin L. Zeek ’07 Raymond R. Zeek III ’11 Mr. & Mrs. Raymond R. Zeek Biying Zhang ’12 Gen. & Mrs. Peter Zwack

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Pomfret Fund Honor Roll T

he names listed on the following pages represent those who, through their generous and thoughtful gifts, have done so much to strengthen Pomfret School. Pomfret Fund donors, for the time period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 are included. We extend our sincere thanks to our Trustees, Class Agents, Free Agents, Parent Agents, and all the volunteers who devoted so much time and energy to this successful campaign. Pomfret School appreciates all those who have contributed so thoughtfully to the School. We apologize if we have inadvertently omitted or misspelled any names. Please advise us of any error so we may correct our records.

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Alumni

£ J. Anthony LaPalme £ Bruce Lee £ F. Staniford, Jr.

£ Z. David Patterson £ E. Brooks Robbins £ Fred D. Williams III

† P. Blair Lee

CLASS OF 1950

CLASS OF 1956

CLASS OF 1914

Joan Strong Buell Edward de Coppet Lammot du Pont III W. Lambert Welling

† John W. Lewis † Barton L. Mallory, Jr.

£ £ £ £

CLASS OF 1929

CLASS OF 1951

CLASS OF 1924

† William H. Coverdale, Jr.

CLASS OF 1930

† Landon K. Thorne, Jr.

CLASS OF 1931 † George M. Mott

CLASS OF 1938

† Lovat F. Cooper-Ellis

CLASS OF 1939 † Louis L. Lorillard

CLASS OF 1940 Lucien L. Kinsolving † David C. Park

CLASS OF 1942

£ Theodore F. Babbitt

CLASS OF 1943

**£ David M. Gillespie *£ Roswell B. Perkins

CLASS OF 1945

£ Wallace B. Goodwin II Sumner Parker

CLASS OF 1946

£ Samuel F. Babbitt * William H. Clark III † Roger L. Bull † Andrew L. Riker III Lawrason R. Sayre † John S. Williams, Jr.

CLASS OF 1947

£ Ralph I. Goodwin, Jr.

CLASS OF 1948

† Jon A. Stone £ Robert B. Fiske, Jr. £ Peter G. McLean

CLASS OF 1949 £ £ £ £ £

Vincent C. Banker Stephen R. Davenport John O. Flender E. Morgan Gilbert Stephen Heartt

Rolfe Floyd III £ Markley H. Boyer W. Neely Mallory £ R. Carey McIntosh £ Hugh L. Wilde

CLASS OF 1952

Charles V. Henry III £ Gilbert W. Chapman, Jr. £ John H. Chase William E. Griess, Jr. Ben-Ali Haggin £ Charles V. Henry III £ Benjamin L. Lubin £ ◊ Judson H. R. Morris, Jr. Stephen C. Owen, Jr. £ Theodore R. Robb £ James A. Taylor, Jr. £ Robert C. Wrigley

CLASS OF 1953

Frederick K. Gaston III £ Philip R. Allen £ John A. Fiske £ Arthur Z. Gardiner, Jr. £ Frederick K. Gaston III £ Kendrick Harmon £ Robert W. Pomeroy III £ James D. Seymour £ Theodore R. Tauchert £ Hunter M. Temple £ Jan C. ter Weele

CLASS OF 1954

Chester K. Lasell William H. O'Brien III £ Chester K. Lasell £ William H. O'Brien III £ John A. Paine £ Bradford P. Straus £ Peter P. Tower £ Warden M. Williams

CLASS OF 1955

William A. Stuart III John J. Huss £ W. Hardy Eshbaugh III £ Michael W. Hard Charles K. Hudson, Jr. £ John J. Huss Thomas L. Langman

LEGEND Names of class agents appear in bold face above the listing of donors Names in italics denote class members who made a gift to a capital fund in lieu of the Pomfret Fund * Indicates deceased

Anthony S. Hoyt *£ Robert E. Belknap III William F. Cameron *£ John P. Curtis William B. Hoff £ Anthony S. Hoyt £ William J. Huffer Sidney S. Quarrier £ Alexander H. ter Weele

CLASS OF 1957

Danforth P. Fales £ Thomas H. Belknap £ Peter R. Borden £ Danforth P. Fales Arthur K. Forester £ William C. Horn, Jr. £ B. Lee Mallory III Thomas S. McKeown, Jr. £ Thomas W. S. Nichols Frederick M. Pryor Jan Rozendaal £ David W. Unsworth Nicholas Wilder

CLASS OF 1958

George T. Shaw £ John A. Brough, Jr. £ Anthony Call £ John R. Curtis £ Frederick M. Danziger £ George T. Dewey III £ John S. Dooling £ Richard O. Gildersleeve £ Galen N. Griffin £ Edward R. Johnson £ Andrew W. Kerr £ David W. Mason £ George T. Shaw £ Samuel N. Stokes £ Edward B. Surdam £ William K. Woods

CLASS OF 1959

Daniel H. Cornwall Timothy H. Crawford £ William P. Curlee £ Robert H. E. Elliott £ Jeb N. Embree Alan Hamerstrom £ G. Clay Hollister Thomas S. McPheeters III £ Robert M. Olmsted £ Willard R. Pope E. Everett Post, Jr. £ Norman W. Smith £ Lewis L. Taylor £ August Zinsser III

CLASS OF 1960

Benjamin A. Fairbank, Jr. Robert H. Bates £ Benjamin L. Chapman £ Benjamin A. Fairbank, Jr. £ Geoffrey T. Freeman £ Waldo C. M. Johnston, Jr. £ Joel T. Lazarus £ Fitzhugh Mullan £ Peter C. Munson John Quattrocchi III £ Judson P. Reis £ John Strawbridge III

CLASS OF 1961

James Carey, Jr. Stephen T. Dexter Clark Groome Richard S. Jackson, Jr. George R. Morgan George M. Walker £ Philip K. Allen, Jr. £ Howard R. Apollonio £ Charles M. Ayers £ Lawrence J. Braman £ Robert P. Brown, Jr. £ James Carey, Jr. £ John M. Case £ Richard D. Cobb £ Hunter W. Corbin £ Stephen T. Dexter £ Terry B. Dick IV Eric F. Fiedler £ James R. Foster £ Clark Groome Lee S. Hyde £ Richard S. Jackson, Jr. J. Douglas Knott £ Thomas P. Marinis, Jr. £ George R. Morgan £ Richard H. Wadhams, Jr. £ George M. Walker £ Vincent B. Wickwar Douglas S. Wright

CLASS OF 1962

I. Howell Mallory £ Ralph J. Arietta £ John R. Bockstoce £ William M. Boehme £ Waldemar G. Buschmann £ Charles S. Coit £ Toby Condliffe £ Michael G. Curtis Bayard C. Ewing £ Russell W. Fisher £ Isaac Hall, Jr. £ William E. Havemeyer Michael L. Jacobs Stuart M. Kent £ John F. Leslie, Jr. £ I. Howell Mallory

£ Made a gift to the Pomfret Fund for five or more consecutive years ◊ Indicates gift was matched by employer † Perpetual annual gift funded through the Annual Giving Endowment Fund ° First time donor

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£ Sherman Morss, Jr. *£ David K. Storrs £ Samuel O. Tilton £ Cai Von Rumohr £ David J. Watkins

CLASS OF 1963

Richard J. Fates John S. Griswold, Jr. Edward F. Swenson III £ Blakeslee P. Brown Jonathan E. Dunn £ Richard J. Fates £ Charles W. Fleischmann £ John S. Griswold, Jr. £ Perry A. Harvey Henry B. Hoff £ Anthony C. Lame £ Edward C. Lingenheld III £ Drew J. Otocka £ Daniel A. Poor £ Walter Rowson III £ Jonathan P. Russell £ Götz A. Schreiber £ Thomas Y. Simon Edward F. Swenson III £ Calhoun W. Wick £ B. Owen Williams

CLASS OF 1964

Peter W. Clement Barbara Lazear Ascher £ Thomas C. Barbour £ McKim N. Barnes R. Nathaniel W. Barrows Peter W. Clement Allen T. Cobb Mark B. Constantian £ Stephen A. Cook £ Peter S. Corbin £ John A. Dix £ Charles W. Findlay II £ George B. Foote, Jr. £ Paul D. Fowler £ Frank L. Fuller IV Paul A. Harsch III £ William P. Henning Matthew H. Hobbs £ Peter B. Kelsey £ Donald L. Mennel £ Francis Paine £ Charles E. Potts II £ Mark Simon £ Paul T. Steege £ James L. Thomson II £ Clifford I. van Voorhees III £ David M. Woodrow

CLASS OF 1965

Donald S. Gibbs, Jr. £ Frederick W. Allen Anonymous

Pomfret Fund Honor Roll Nathaniel R. Clymer £ William J. Cotter £ Stephen C. Crane £ Frederick E. Findlay £ Donald S. Gibbs, Jr. £ Michael E. Glick £ David S. Henkel, Jr. £ Mark L. Hildebrand Richard D. Johnson £ Cletus Keating III James J. King £ Justin P. Klein Seaver W. Leslie £ W. Dean Moss, Jr. Peter S. Murkett Robert D. Orr, Jr. Tolbert N. Richardson III Donald H. Robinson £ William G. Saunders £ James D. Seymour William J. Whipple £ Robert T. Whitman £ Robert J. Yudell

CLASS OF 1966

£ Timothy D. Bates Robert N. Bavier III £ Joel A. Conn Robert W. Duncan £ James H. Goodwin William M. Lockwood, Jr. Stephen P. Mikula £ Robert B. Off John H. Sargent £ Michael L. Schwartz £ James G. Stuart £ Lewis Turner, Jr.

CLASS OF 1967

Michael S. Petty Douglas S. Baldwin £ Miles B. Canning £ Kenyon W. Clark £ Calvin W. Coquillette £ John M. Davis £ Thomas R. Downing J. Lansing Duncan £ Corbin Eissler Jeremy Frost Anthony T. Guiterman James C. Gulick £ William H. Hayes £ ◊ Richard N. Hubbell £ Ronald W. Klare £ John H. Kueffner Laurence G. Miller £ Jeffrey A. Oppenheim £ Michael S. Petty £ James E. Rothman £ Charles A. Scudder £ Andrew M. Sereysky

LEGEND Names of class agents appear in bold face above the listing of donors Names in italics denote class members who made a gift to a capital fund in lieu of the Pomfret Fund * Indicates deceased

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Andrew P. Sokobin John R. Viertel

CLASS OF 1968

Robert R. Rich £ Peter G. Canby Larry P. Goldberg Wesley M. Graff II £ David B. Greenwood £ Bradford Hastings £ Gregory W. Melville Joel H. Rathbone Robert R. Rich £ Robert W. Richardson David F. Robinson £ John Simpkins III £ Dale W. Snape £ Ruthven A. Wodell £ Eugene V. York

CLASS OF 1969

Richard G. Levin £ John M. Adams £ Peter Barnet Peter H. Borgemeister William D. Bramhall Reginald J. Carroll £ Geoffrey B. Churchill Stephen H. Cole Eric D. Coleman Peter Dunham, Jr. James D. Edwards ° Shuzaburo Eto £ George J. Feiss III £ William G. Fenley £ Bill Gallery £ John Herron, Jr. £ Charles S. Hosley £ David M. Howe, Jr. Myron Kellogg Leonard S. Klein £ Jonathan L. LeVeen £ Richard G. Levin Robert C. Livingston, Jr. ° Jeffrey C. Parker £ Jeffrey L. Purvin £ Curtis G. Rand £ Carl E. Rohde II £ Robert A. Rubenstein £ Eric A. Schwartz Frank J. Sepulveda £ Robert Y. Shasha Robert L. Sims ° Winthrop A. Stites ° Jeffery J. Stone £ Gary M. Tharler James E. Thurmond, Jr. Naomi Vega-Nieves £ Peter B. Welsh Gordon B. Wheeler

CLASS OF 1970

Richard A. Bensen Thomas B. Arnold £ Richard A. Bensen £ John A. Bogardus III Thomas K. Boyd Joseph N. Crary £ Marshall L. Eaton Jonathan C. Esten Christopher B. Fleming Charles A. Griswold £ A. Carter Hinckley £ Helen Pollari Howell £ Gilbert H. Judson £ Joseph P. Keiffer Mark A. Lipman Frank L. Miller IV Thaddeus M. Sendzimir £ Timothy Y. Smith £ Peter Smoluchowski Karen Thibodeau Sweet £ Hugh Whitman, Jr.

CLASS OF 1971

Jacques P. Bailhé Asmare Atalay £ Jacques P. Bailhé £ Peter H. Castle Richard U. Cross £ J. Wesley Eaton Alfred W. Gardner, Jr. £ Linda Bartley Kittler John W. Kraemer £ Henry R. Palmer III £ Ridley Pearson £ R. Otis Read III Steven P. Shwartz Rush Taggart III £ Peter H. Wright

CLASS OF 1972

Milton Butts £ James M. Bergantz £ Mary Valentine Feathers £ Henry J. Fisher II £ Lindsey Cole Miesmer William G. Norwich Paul G. Rathe £ Roger van der Horst £ Robert D. Vatz £ David B. Warner

CLASS OF 1973

Peter A. de Treville John C. Matthews Andrew R. Teichner £ Ilse D. Bailey Peter A. de Treville ◊ Peter Kirkaldy £ Robert M. Michaels £ Charles W. Reyburn

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David A. Rosen Michael A. Solis Christopher M. Stockdale John C. Stockman, Jr. John Winer

CLASS OF 1974

Anne C. Geissinger £ Margaret A. Lamb Nicholas H. Ryan

CLASS OF 1975

Andre B. Burgess £ Mark W. Blodgett £ Charles C. Boak £ Andre B. Burgess Daniel C. K. Chow £ Edward C. Chow Charles D. Cole, Jr. £ Teodulo A. Henriquez Takayoshi Kamei £ Timothy S. Matthews Neil D. McDonough £ Karen Corwin Mook £ Philip B. Rettger ◊ £ George Santiago, Jr. Cynthia Shearer Henry L. Strong Donald F. Wolf

CLASS OF 1976

Gerry R. Benoit £ Walter M. Frankenberger III £ Andrea Gaines £ Kathryn E. Geissinger £ John M. Groton III Thomas M. Haberle £ L. Alexander Hamilton III £ Scott W. Maker £ Matthew J. Mees ◊ £ Susan M. Moseley £ Mark A. Semmelrock Kathleen Campbell Sheldon

CLASS OF 1977

John B. Leeming II £ Sandra A. Bonomo Nina R. Lederman £ John B. Leeming II Rachel E. Prentiss Corrin Trowbridge £ Stephen Woodruff

CLASS OF 1978

Mark S. Breen David S. Bunge £ Wyatt S. Daentl £ Sarah P. Dewey £ Arthur C. Diaz £ Sarah Hambrick Charles W. Rosenfield Susan M. Smiga

CLASS OF 1979

Bradley R. Painter Anonymous £ Andrew L. Beall Sarah Porter Bell £ Samuel W. Cargill

£ Colleen Murray Coggins Matthew T. Freund Todd A. Gattoni Loser J. Lane Susan E. McKechnie David M. Meade Bruce A. Mikolajczak £ Robert K. Mullarkey ° Mark D. Norris £ Bradley R. Painter £ Sonya C. Park Douglas G. Roach Dirk-Jan Rosse £ Amy Robbins Salerno Elliot S. Sobol £ Toby Kamen Taylor

CLASS OF 1980

Rachel M. Kamen £ Kimberly Carlson Benner Brian J. Clark Quinn Eli £ Linnea Corwin Elrington £ Monique Lowery Foster David W. Hall Mary-McLean Bancroft Jones Elke V. Muller £ William H. Porter William K. Rodiger £ Kimberley Van Auken £ Jeffrey Wong

CLASS OF 1981

Eric L. Foster Jinho Cho £ Kenneth Elmore £ Eric L. Foster Julia K. Hinchman Susan R. Mead Reginald R. Paige, Sr. John A. Steffian, Jr.

CLASS OF 1982

Luis Cruz Johanna M. Moffitt £ Merritt Ashmead-Robinson £ James C. Baker £ Mark A. Cohen £ ◊ Luis Cruz £ Jeffrey P. Dennis £ Michael Gary Peter P. Husovsky £ Charles E. Leeming Julie Better Masterson Jeffrey E. McCartney £ Johanna M. Moffitt Caroline Hofe Nowak James P. Snyder S. Whitney Welch Michael J. Zurbrigen

CLASS OF 1983

Wendy Reeder Enelow £ Jessica Slosberg Benjamin £ Linda Bryan Brenske £ Ingrid Black Burnell £ Alexander B. Coxe £ Mara E. Cushwa £ Anne Ramsey Cutler

£ James M. Enelow £ Wendy Reeder Enelow £ Timothy W. Eustis £ John N. Gilbert III £ Nathaniel H. Hallowell £ ◊ Amy R. Hare Glenn C. Mandigo £ Alexander R. McLean £ Lucinda Nalle Timothy T. Robinson £ Christopher G. Scott £ Peter J. Southam £ Jane S. Speyer ◊ Albert S. Washco

CLASS OF 1984

Jeffrey P. Curran £ Marc L. Archambault £ Heather Richardson Bonner £ Adam D. Carpenter Jordan F. Clark Corey E. Collins Eric J. Crane £ Jeffrey P. Curran £ Robert J. DeFreitas £ William F. Mitchell Alexis Rosenthal Proceller Eugenie McPherson Trevor £ William K. White

CLASS OF 1985

Christopher N. Berl Elizabeth Thompson Thomas Anonymous £ Christopher N. Berl £ Derek C. Johnston £ Heather Julian Katherine Simshauser Lavin £ David H. Lefferts John A. Onderdonk III ◊ £ William K. Plumb Alison Smith Shoemaker Elizabeth Thompson Thomas William F. Thornton £ Mark A. Tillinghast £ James L. Van Alen, Jr. William M. Walker

CLASS OF 1986

£ Joshua D. Bank James S. Brodsky £ Cynthia L. Carroll W. Todd Coffin £ David H. Haffenreffer, Jr. £ Lisa Noble Kaneb £ Elisabeth E. Sloat £ Anna Bryan Sullivan £ Jeremy R. Wintersteen

CLASS OF 1987

Katharine B. Cowperthwait Scott C. Baker £ Telena Bolding £ Brooke Rorer Brown £ Nancy Hall Bunting £ Katharine B. Cowperthwait Vincent E. Gallagher, Jr. Stephen H. Greer £ William D. James

£ Christopher J. Kriz £ Alexandra Boardman Reynolds Frederic W. Thomas Lisa W. Walsh Laura Church Wilmerding £ Monique Kapitulik Wolanin

CLASS OF 1988

Jane S. Amos £ Sarah Chappell Armentrout Finn M. W. Caspersen, Jr. £ Adam W. Foulke £ Philip T. Jurgeleit £ Elizabeth Shaw Kleinbeck Alexis Barnett Knott £ Baldwin Smith III £ Elizabeth Tilt Weiner Lela I. Williams

CLASS OF 1989

Catherine Moriarty Whittier £ Daryle L. Bost £ Peter H. Conze III £ Edmund A. DeNapoli E. Clayton Gengras III £ William R. Gerdsen £ ◊ Laurence A. Horvath £ Thomas R. Kopf Andrew S. Kriz £ James F. Newbold £ Katharine H. Olmsted £ Nathaniel M. Peirce £ Tara M. Peters £ Marina Shields Purcell Richman T. Reinauer Adam P. Schmidt Allison Hopper Skinner Susan Durfee Smalley Brian W. Smalley Andrew L. Smith £ Catherine Moriarty Whittier £ William F. Wiggins

CLASS OF 1990

Rachel D. Baime Anonymous £ Rachel D. Baime Maren Feltz Boothby £ Laura H. Cowperthwait Paul C. DeNapoli £ Jonathan G. Gengras A. Hardin Gray £ Amy H. Henderson James D. Hunt David G. Kell £ Margaret Moore Kelly Christina Paumgarten Derek W. Pratt £ Lucille Day Scott Kimberly Kane Vanneck £ Sarah Bartholomew Wilkinson £ Hallie K. Ziesmer

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CLASS OF 1991

£ James D. Breen, Jr. Jeremy B. Button £ Samuel M. W. Caspersen £ Charles F. Elliott III £ David E. Farnum £ Margaret K. Feltz Daniel J. Good £ Laurence N. Hale £ Juliana Keyser Harris £ Jesse S. Lawrence £ Jay F. Luchs £ Courtney Hallock McGinnis Samantha Jones O'Brien Katharina Grenfell O'Connor £ Jaime A. Ramirez £ Philipp U. Rasi de Mel £ Abigail Gardiner Silk £ Willard S. Yankus James A. Zahansky, Jr.

CLASS OF 1992

£ Nicholas E. Allen £ Sarah Collins Allenby Melissa Samuel Boryk Sheldon Stout Bright Tara J. Currie-Martinez £ Diana Heide Fredericks £ Alfred H. Geary £ Samuel L. Goldworm £ Lide Banks Goodwin R. Alexander Hulse £ Alexandra Levit Kovacevich £ Winston G. Miller Elizabeth Downing Monte Adrienne Biggert Morrell £ Joshua E. Petty John S. Post £ Kate Green Ripple £ Benjamin C. Rubenstein £ Dacque E. Tirado £ D. Wyatt Wartels

CLASS OF 1993

Elisabeth T. Costa de Beauregard £ Elisabeth T. Costa de Beauregard £ Catherine Carpenter Cox Michael G. Farina £ Sarah M. Flournoy £ Mary Ann Hoff-Vandenberg £ Jack R. Howard-Potter £ Richard T. Lieberman £ Bonnie Watson Underwood Timur T. Yildiz

CLASS OF 1994

Karrie M. Amsler Edward W. Wartels £ Karrie M. Amsler Christopher C. Bezamat Elizabeth C. Fowler £ Wendy C. Gibbons £ John N. Huss Leighton Lee IV £ Peter G. Lehman

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£ Daniel B. Levin Catherine T. Ridder £ Nathaniel S. Russell Yuichi Shigeie £ Timothy L. Whipple Amanda Barnes Zampiello

CLASS OF 1995

Carson T. Baker Whitney A. Cook Allison Glasmann Reiner Robert E. Thebault Daniel J. Thompson III Mikko Auvinen £ Carson T. Baker David G. Castagnetti Washington A. Duke £ Brendon P. Giblin £ Ian N. Gumprecht £ Kyle P. Kahuda £ Nicholas D. Mettler Monique Jennings Miles Kerri Salvietti Osborne £ Allison Glasmann Reiner Laura G. Sasser-Cuff Derek W. Seto Margaret Stutz Sharp £ Andrew F. Sloat N. Fedor Smith IV £ Robert E. Thebault £ Daniel J. Thompson III

CLASS OF 1996

M. Anderson Bottomy Michael A. Newton, Jr. Rebecca Holt Squires Lisa Boris Boshnack £ M. Anderson Bottomy £ Chandler H. Cooper £ Michael A. DeCarli John A. Dix, Jr. Samuel R. Dwyer Matthew B. Eccleston Patrick J. Lefebvre £ Hillary H. Lewis Daniel T. Manchester, Jr. £ Michael A. Newton, Jr. £ Amanda Holt Shipley £ Rebecca Holt Squires

CLASS OF 1997

Miriam Jamron Baskies Wheeler Simmons Griffith Hadley R.P.W. Rosen Miriam Jamron Baskies £ Wheeler Simmons Griffith Evan Jahn £ Lindsay R. Larsen Braden N. Long Jessica Ferwerda Martin £ David M. Murray £ Hadley R.P.W. Rosen Elizabeth Wright Steger Constance Mosher Syharat

CLASS OF 1998

John E. Evans III Christopher R. F. Hale Olutoyin D. Moses Livia Skelly-Dorn Roustan £ Polly Carter Antol Shawn L. Bacot £ John E. Evans III £ Christopher B. Gumprecht £ Christopher R. F. Hale £ Susanne W. Harris £ Matthew M. Konon £ Gregory M. Kops ◊ Hollie Stephens Marinecz Brendan T. Mims £ Olutoyin D. Moses Jada Phillips £ Trevor M. Rees £ Justin D. Rogers ◊ £ Livia Skelly-Dorn Roustan £ Sarah L. Smith £ Angela Hill Tabb £ Ken Takeyama £ Thayer P. Whipple

CLASS OF 1999

Lindsey Boardman Duerr Timothy A. Patrick, Jr. Anonymous (2) £ Matthew J. Atwood Steven G. Aubuchon £ Daniel M. Bayly Burroughs C. Blind Lisl Trowbridge Bove John W. Burton £ Timothy W. Calabrese £ Lindsey Boardman Duerr £ Joseph P. Horton Brent E. Kahuda Colin E. McNamara Mariana Munoz Geoffrey M. Parnell Timothy A. Patrick, Jr. £ Alysa Hill Paul Christopher A. Romasco Tahlia Naumburg Sayers Amanda E. Schoppe Katrin I. Urban Kelly L. Wentworth Brett C. Woodis

CLASS OF 2000

Hilary Gerson Axtmayer £ Hilary Gerson Axtmayer Erin Gould Besler Graham C. Boardman Amber C. Darigan Maura Puliafico Drake £ Jessica Graziano Elder Heather A. Farrell Benjamin A. Fash £ Juan H. Feliciano £ Matthew D. Goldblatt £ Meredith Graham Hanson Laura J. Magenheimer £ John C. Martin Susannah P. Miragliuolo ° William D. Moss III

£ Jonathan P. Murphy Marisa Azzone Olszewski £ Princess E. Iseghohi Payne £ Timothy R. Peck Jessica Saunders Poulin Rebecca Castle Richard £ Stephanie J. Schuetz oJason S. Seal Amy Takazaki Sinclair Joseph H. Stagg IV Bennett R. Stapleton Dana E. Strom Joy Losee Vacca £ Kristen Brush Vincent

CLASS OF 2001

Caitlin Rogers Connelly William C. Hastings Wendell Smith Scarisbrick Alexandra T. Arguimbau Thomas B. Babcock Lilly Rand Barnett Brett D. Burns Robert B. Campbell, Jr. £ Catherine Welch Carrington Ryan E. Conroy Katherine M. Duglin Nathan J. Farrell Narinder Gill Grause William C. Hastings Ashley Howard McKinley Sean T. Regan Emily K. Rosenfield £ Wendell Smith Scarisbrick Kelly Larsen Shannon £ Alexandra C. Sweet £ Roberto Vega £ Jared R. Vincent

CLASS OF 2002

Christina M. Dickson Jo Anna Galanti Fellon John P. Lindsey Christopher J. Watkins William R. Wentworth, Jr. £ Abdul-Aziz R. Ahmed £ Samuel A. Appleton J. Forbes Barber Anne Kiely Connors £ Jo Anna Galanti Fellon Emily Deegan Hau £ William G. Heckendorf £ Tamotsu G. Hirai £ Gardiner R. Holland Karl A. Koenigsbauer £ Michael J. Krents £ Dale S. Ledbetter, Jr. Robert P. Lemelin Mia Wiessner Olney Edward C. Otocka Melissa E. Padala Julia M. Proctor £ Colton A. Riley £ Sean Roberts £ Rachel Schoppe Rogers Raphael Roumain Russell A. Smith Paul J. Staab Esther Von Spiczak

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Jesse J. Walker £ William R. Wentworth, Jr. Jason H. Yin ° Daniel M. Zigal

CLASS OF 2003

Muhammed-Saleem R. Ahmed Chelsea Weiss Baum Laura Keeler Pierce Christopher G. Pike MacLean Pilsbury Spadaccini Suparatch Watchara-Amphaiwan £ Muhammed-Saleem R. Ahmed William G. Army, Jr. £ Stephen J. Atwood £ David A. Barrett, Jr. Chelsea Weiss Baum £ Philip R. Baylor Catherine Bell Bues £ James K. Cushing Michael S. Gideon £ Amanda Gill-David Joseph F. Grandone John I. Healy William J. Hollingsworth Seung H. Lim Edward O. Mears £ Gregory A. Osborne Molly Shuster Otocka Christine L. Pedersen £ Laura Keeler Pierce £ Christopher G. Pike ° Michael A. Polsonetti Maria Von Oertzen Roll Mary Babcock Roy £ MacLean Pilsbury Spadaccini £ Catherine D. Townsend £ Sarah Ortiz-Elejalde Vazquez

CLASS OF 2004

Robert Saunders Etienne J. Vazquez £ Mark L. Abroms Anonymous (2) Margaret W. Baird £ Oliver C. W. Blodgett Kyle F. Borner Elizabeth D. Burch £ Sung-Min Choo Jeanna M. Cook Paul T. Cooley Marc C. Crook £ Michael G. Dio ° Caroline T. Donahue ° David A. Driscoll Allan F. P. Eakin £ Christian T. Ford Nicholas G. Gaube Lauren A. Goethals £ Emily P. Hardej ° Victoria A. Hood £ Alexander W. Jones

Daniel F. McGloine £ Luke C. Paskevich Harrison Pious £ Kristina A. Shiroka Scott M. Sporn £ Etienne J. Vazquez £ Angela Malerba Werry Benjamin P. Whatley Kristina Doot Whatley Alasdair J. T. Willson Dylan W. Wolchesky

CLASS OF 2005

Davinia Buckley Laura Dunn Cona Timothy J. Deary Alysia L. LaBonte-Campbell Joshua Rich Hyun-Yi Yoo £ Laura Dunn Cona £ Timothy J. Deary £ Stephen G. Feathers Elizabeth Poulos Fuller £ Winthrop P. G. Goodrich Paul H. Healy Thomas G. R. Hollingsworth £ Alysia L. LaBonte-Campbell Stephen R. Lanzit III Jessica L. Magnuson £ Mallory Jaffe Sorkin £ David T. Still Sarah E. Sweet

CLASS OF 2006

Michelle Gilmore Castiglione Hillary Ross Charalambous Caroline McLoughlin Davis Young Hoon Hahn Maryam A. Hayatu-Deen Gregory E. Jones, Jr. Katherine Winogradow Munno James E. Pinkham Erin Wolchesky Schnare Natasha B. Blodgett £ Elisabeth M. Brubaker £ Michelle Gilmore Castiglione Hillary Ross Charalambous £ Parker A. Cook Edward G. Cooke £ Caroline McLoughlin Davis £ Sean P. Driscoll Nathan A. DuBois Emily Humes Durst Brady P. Griffin £ Young Hoon Hahn Amy Smith Hernández Gamboa £ Gregory E. Jones, Jr. Amanda K. Jordan Sarah E. Kern ° David C. Madrid Laura Poulin Mair Tamara Ferreira Marcella

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Andrea Hunter Martone £ Charles B. Parsons £ James E. Pinkham Erin Wolchesky Schnare Hollis C. Taylor

CLASS OF 2007

Christopher P. Golden Else Ross Griffin Holly A. Lorms Shawn P. McCloud Melissa Stuart Rogalski Darren A. Small Emily Detmer Taylor £ Alexandra Parsons Andrews Kathaline Phrasavath Clements Courteney G. Cronin £ Peter J. D'Agostino £ Julia Field Driscoll Eun Kyung Lee DuBois Rosamond J. Dunn Jeremy T. Glick £ Christopher P. Golden £ Else Ross Griffin Caroline M. Haines Bryan J. Heckendorf Hunter C. D. Hollingsworth ° Travis J. Holloway Mariah Mills Johns £ Ryan A. Levesque £ Holly A. Lorms £ Morgan W. MacKay Shawn P. McCloud ° Jaron G. Murphy £ Nathaniel H. Proctor Melissa Stuart Rogalski Samuel D. F. Scripps Darren A. Small £ Emily Detmer Taylor Emily Eastman Wiesman Rhysa P. Williams £ Kaitlin L. Zeek

CLASS OF 2008

Alexandra M. D'Agostino Steven A. Harkey Emily F. Johnson Joanna Gaube Nemeskal Sarah B. Annicelli Henry R. Buck £ Stephen W. Cargill William C. Cook Alexandra P. Crean Alexandra M. D'Agostino Sarah H. Evans Steven A. Harkey £ Emily F. Johnson £ William J. Keeler £ Andrea M. Micci Joanna Gaube Nemeskal Daniel C. Peck

Emma D. Pellerin Ryan E. Scully £ Charles H. Sullivan £ Benjamin R. Tarlow

CLASS OF 2009

Molly K. Downey Kathryn M. Kramer Samantha L. St. Lawrence £ Thomas M. Atwood Dana M. Bourque Calvin J. Brown Benjamin E. Coulthard Molly K. Downey Alexandra Reineman Gibbons ° Devon Lafreniere Gilman £ Corey A. Gingras £ Zachary J. Golden Liza T. Gorham Lindsey K. Harris Sarah K. Howie ° Benjamin S. Johnson Agata K. Kawalec ° Blake Kingeter £ Kathryn M. Kramer Kevin P. Krupinski £ Patrick A. Loughlin £ Jessie G. Parsons Madison A. Perry Brendan P. Rempel Marcus A. Sesin £ Rebecca Smith Sosik Kelsanah A. Wade Conor M. Wolchesky

CLASS OF 2010

Maura J. Hall Kathryn G. Sheehan Samantha A. Slotnick Ryan C. Wainwright Bekim A. Cela £ Clara S. Chisholm John H. Cornell IV Mackenzie C. Deary £ Amy E. Diaz ° Samantha R. Dutra Jack A. Goldstein Maura J. Hall Hilary L. Jones Zenab Keita £ Christopher W. MacKay Katherine A. Peverada £ Kathryn G. Sheehan £ Samantha A. Slotnick £ Elyse E. Taylor Ryan C. Wainwright Dalton S. Weinstein Brittany A. Zulkiewicz

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CLASS OF 2011

Matthew D. Bourdeau Carlos H. Ferre Czarina N. Hutchins Daniel R. Palumbo Margaret Thompson Stevens Raymond R. Zeek III Matthew D. Bourdeau Yue Cao £ William E. Castagna Shane P. Dunphy Lilah T. Fones Isabel C. Gallant Alexander P. Gristina Gray P. R. Hamilton £ Lindsay R. Harrington Czarina N. Hutchins oNoel A. P. Ingalls £ Kyle T. Lasewicz Brian J. Lawler Garrett D. D. Lawson £ Hannah P. Leo £ Aidan P. McGloine ° Paige A. Merrow Daniel R. Palumbo Chang Hyun Park Connor H. Quinn £ Margaret Thompson Stevens £ Edward C. Walker Holly N. Williams £ Reanne M. Wong £ Raymond R. Zeek III

CLASS OF 2012

Elizabeth A. Bohan Helen E. Day Moira M. MacArthur Jack W. Nicholson Georgia W. Paige Sorrel M. Perka Elizabeth A. Bohan Molly E. Dimeo £ Sean P. Fitzpatrick £ Shay M. Gingras ° Ryan R. Hall ° Olivia J. Hamilton William N. Hull Elena Irick John-Alexander Kourkoulis Ronald M. LaBeef, Jr. Edward G. Liggett £ Moira M. MacArthur ° Tucker W. MacDonald Brian M. Miller Oliver C. Nihan £ Julia S. Oswald Georgia W. Paige ° Amparo Perez-Arda Charles J. Wheatley Biying Zhang

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CLASS OF 2013

Alexandra R. Adams Lindsay M. Barber Alyson J. Chase Hayden M. Clarkin Jordan P. Ginsberg Alexis Gulino Daniel D. Kellaway Dylan G. O'Hara Izabel M. Tropnasse Ashley C. Anctil Meredith C. Anthoine Lindsay M. Barber Harrison W. Chase £ Hayden M. Clarkin John M. Cunningham Jordan P. Ginsberg Miles N. P. Hamilton ° John Schuyler H. Hart Sophie K. Hatch Alison E. Horst Daniel D. Kellaway Maximillian P. King William F. Mackie £ Sean M. McMerriman Andrea L. Nicholson £ Dylan G. O'Hara ° Morgan E. Olander ° Christopher A. Pease Peter W. Reimer Joshua C. Roemer-Ingles £ Harrison J. Schroder Geoffrey B. Short Ethan N. Ufland

CLASS OF 2014

Isaiah Henderson Meghan J. MacArthur Annie J. Zalon ° Emmeline C. Albright Jay Barry £ Bridget D. Bohan £ Eric R. Boyda ° Dana M. Diaz ° Alexandra A. Gerew ° Danielle Gomes Rodrigues Jing Guo Mae M. Hanson ° Katherine B. Holt £ Madeleine R. Hutchins ° Christopher G. Johnson ° Nathaniel T. Kremer £ Hallie L. Leo Jane E. Linhares £ Meghan J. MacArthur £ Kelli K. Mackey Hollis T. McLoughlin Katherine A. McNaughton Martha E. Mead David T. Mscisz £ Katherine W. Pearson

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° Michael Revelakis Shane A. F. Sefton £ Andrew N. Slotnick £ Annie J. Zalon

CLASS OF 2015

Keith C. O'Hara £ Ross Ackeifi £ Abdulla A. Alharmoodi £ Gabriella M. Araya £ Jeffrey T. Austin £ Elisabeth Q. R. Bartkus £ Matthew J. Bonavita £ Bailey Mae Bone £ Jonathan G. Bray £ Colby S. Breault £ Ian C. P. Buckley £ Nicholas R. Burdick-Chapel £ Abigail W. Byrnes £ Brandon J. Caffrey £ Emanuel H. Calmar £ Jake E. Canepari £ Alexander S. Chase £ Daniel W. Chung £ Sophia H. Clarke £ Matthew H. Clayton £ James M. Collins £ William S. Collins £ Kailey A. Cox £ Taylor H. Crompton £ Chelsea E. Cutler £ Rider A. Daily £ Nicole L. Derosier £ Carl M. Ellerkamp £ Alexandra R. Finley £ India B. Finley £ Devin M. Frisby £ It Fufuengsin £ Nickolas F. Fulchino £ Austin R. Galusza £ Joshua W. Genovese £ Cameron M. Giles £ Rachel K. Godfrey £ Abbey M. Haggerty £ Sarah L. Hatfield £ Edwin P. Hollingsworth £ Abigail K. Horst £ Emily Hupalo £ Evan Jaccodine £ Christopher W. Jackson £ Henry J. Karmen-Tuohy £ Christopher R. Kattak £ Grace Keenan £ Amanda C. Kewer £ Rohan Khatu £ Genevieve O. LaBeef £ Cherie E. Langlois £ Lawand D. Lateef £ Seungwoo Lee £ Joshua S. Liebhaber £ Jeremiah J. Lim

£ Wil J. Loughborough ° Olivia V. Lyon £ Andres E. Mannil Paolini £ Cameron J. McGuire £ William L. McNabola £ Mary-Louise A. Mellon £ Melanie J. Murphy £ Makenna N. Newkirk £ Weston J. Nolan £ Timothy O. Offei-Addo £ Keith C. O'Hara £ Obim Okeke £ Shawn O'Loughlin £ Pelumi S. Onabanjo £ Matthew F. Ouellet £ Poojan P. Patel £ Pavel S. Pylaev £ Christopher J. Rackey £ Victoria W. Read £ Lucy D. Richards £ Harrison D. Robinson £ John P. Ross £ Molly M. Schroder £ Nana A. Sekyere £ Connor J. Shea £ Anneka C. Sheppard £ Darren I. Singh-Estrada £ Kyra N. Smith £ Joshua Solomon £ Summer Staff £ Edward J. Staten £ Joseph J. Staten £ John C. Sullivan £ Peter S. Tallas £ Kant Tantasathien £ Carlin D. Testa £ Lizardo J. Vargas Pacheco £ Dorian D. M. Weekes £ Zackery D. Weimer £ Madeleine J. West £ John Weston £ Thomas D. Wheatley £ Caitlin G. Wood £ Yihe Zhang £ Xinwen Zhang

CLASS OF 2016

Madison A. Dean Abigail H. McThomas Thomas Meggs Sofia Melian-Morse Rhone I. O'Hara Chloe E. Saad David W. Samberg Samuel F. Skinner Lauren C. Allen Khalifa K. Almheiri Alisa Alperovich David S. Altman Charlotte R. Apuzzo Kaylee M. Arzt

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Jack A. Bacon Michael S. Belden Elisabeth M. Berard Gerald Blount Douglas P. Braff, Jr. Emily V. Buell Brittany A. Cameron Thomas R. Castle Sirui Cheng Brody M. Childs Dylan M. Clarkin Evan M. Clarkin Thomas C. Clay Kenneth L. Colombe Vincent Conn Alyzae A. Davis Madison A. Dean Benjamin I. DiIorio Andrew J. Douglas John J. Duffy II Caroline Dunn-Packer Henry D. Enelow Lauren E. Ferraiuolo Christian A. Figliola Austin S. Fink Alex D. Foley Max A. Goldstein Gianna F. Gonzalez Noah Grimeh Raphael J. Guillebon Christopher M. Hicks, Jr. £ JoonKi Hong Eliza W. Hunnewell Remington v. L. Hutchins Matthew W. Kenyon £ Keun Young Kim Bradley D. Kittrell Kyung Mo Koo Arseniy Koshelev Tanapol Kosolwattana Mohammad Labadi Olivia K. Leachman Jun Beom Lee Eliza H. Levin Emily B. Linhares Breana T. Lohbusch John P. Long Lauren K. MacMaster Riley M. MacNeil Hassan Makiya Jesse Martinez Nicholas S. Mazzarella Aidan S. McGannon Abigail H. McThomas Thomas Meggs Sofia Melian-Morse Carter Miller William B. Miney Alessandra E. Montero Katharine E. Moran Eduardo Munoz-Alonso Merigo Michelle A. Nivar Rhone I. O'Hara Hanna W. Ohaus Rosemary E. Osborne Matthew G. Parent Rebecca L. Pempek Kyle R. Penn

Phoebe Pliakas-Smith Timothy P. Quimby Joseph M. Ranaldi Michael Rodriguez Cristiano D. Rovero Jacob A. Ruzecki Chloe E. Saad David W. Samberg Grace A. Sandercox Jacob M. Scanlon William H. T. Scharer Christina A. Schiavone George W. Schmidt Yaw Sekyere Zoe Sewell Andrew J. Shields £ Samuel F. Skinner Eun Kyung Son Edmund Q. Sylvester V Jared R. Taintor Anna G. Tarplin Preston C. Teller Ruoyu Tian Ngoc Tran Annie L. Vance Jadan D. Villaruel Slade W. Vincent £ Anh T. Vu Hugh P. Wackerman Alexandra S. L. Wallin Ruohang Wang Ravisara Wattana Benson N. Weed Remy M. Wells Molly P. Wicker Cameron W. Winston Weizhi Wu Sera N. Yanik Ekin S. Yazici Andrew R. Youngman Sarah Youngman Michai Zlatopolsky

Kevin T. Griffin Amanda R. Hatfield Jessica Hua William G. Jarvis Harold R. Khoo Alexander Kravtsov Olivia K. Kremer Joshua M. Labonte Yuxin Lan Kathleen A. LeFebre Shu Liao Amanda M. Lim Polina Lipskaya Mallory C. McArdle Elizabeth K. McCarthy Fan Qian Meng Dale E. Miller Guilherme V. Missaka Brandon W. Mitchell Sophie P. Nick Fayoni K. Olusesi Ava M. Pawlowski Jiaman Peng Tucker A. Powell Gregory B. Rice Philip E. Satin Colton B. Saunders Charles L. Shehan Peter A. Simeone Minkeun Song Christopher D. Soutter Nicholas G. Speranza Julie W. Sullivan Athiwat Thoopthong Mikael Toikka Abigail R. Trivella Clayton E. Voges Kunath Vorasadhit Thomas C. Wickham Rachel M. Wikman Christopher W. Wright Jungmi Yoon

CLASS OF 2017

CLASS OF 2018

Olivia K. Kremer Mallory C. McArdle Brandon W. Mitchell Sophie P. Nick Khia G. Beeles Jonathan G. Beniers Lucas P. Bonavita Andrew G. Brown Melissa S. Browne Rebecca A. Bullied Margaret L. Calvert Kailey E. Castle Alex S. Cech Davis H. Chase Adinai Chonweerawong Elisabeth M. Clagett Emma L. Clark-Christie Hailey M. Coudert-Morris Evan J. Cunningham George R. Enelow Sydney Fisher Hayden Garrett Malcom B. Gewirz Monroe M. Gray

Abigail S. Conway Taylor M. Ettore Henry J. Linhares Naiara Medina Orrantia ° Talibah L. Alexander ° Claire E. Anderson Anonymous ° Christina S. Bacon ° Jared A. Beniers ° Aubrey J. Benzing-Plourde ° Trisha L. Berk ° Chad W. Bernal ° Lila C. Bertsch ° Aiden D. Bourke ° Mariella R. Catalano ° Abigail S. Conway ° Catherine D. Corona ° Aren C. Craft ° Theodore Danzig ° Alexandra G. DiBiaso ° Uyen H. Dinh ° Michael Dorfman ° Taylor M. Ettore

° Olivia C. Ferrara ° Berkeley A. Gardner ° Julia O. Gengras ° Christine E. Giovannoli ° Alexsa M. Jack ° Tobias R. Ketchum ° Khanh B. Le ° Henry J. Linhares ° Yujia Ma ° Alisyn M. Narracci ° Duun M. O'Hara ° Mary Elizabeth Ostrander ° Linh D. Phan ° Henry A. Pommer John M. Poulson ° Laura Ramos Alonso ° Liam K. Riordan ° Bailey D. Riva ° Alexandre Rondeau ° Leslie Rosario-Olivo ° Francesca M. Salerno ° Corbin Schneider ° Austin T. Schwartz ° Zeyu Sha ° Abigail T. Stone ° Kaela J. Thomson ° Calvin H. Todd ° Christo Toub ° Linzee P. Tracey ° Bryce H. Voges ° Jiahui Wang ° Yian Wang ° Jordan L. Winer ° Lyndsey J. Winick £ Oliver Wolcott IV ° Elli T. Xiao ° Yicheng Yang ° Chase A. Zimmerman

Students CLASS OF 2019

° Patrick G. Cary ° William D. Dunning ° Madison Fisher ° Valeria Gracia Panini Benjamin D. Huckaby ° Garrett J. McMerriman ° Madeline Metcalf ° Zoe Mintz ° Lucy H. Moseley ° Curtis Motulsky ° Alvaro Pasch Basagoiti ° Rory M. Schauder ° Anna M. Sosik ° George Thomas ° Dylan T. Weichselbaumer ° Caroline Woodard ° Sawyer J. Zimmerman

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CLASS OF 2020 Dorsey-Camila M. Salerno

CLASS OF 2021 ° Brennan E. Holmes

CLASS OF 2022 ° Tatum Fisher

PARENTS CLASS OF 2019 Mr. & Mrs. Douglas J. Andrea Anonymous £ Ms. Merritt Ashmead-Robinson ’82 £ Mr. & Mrs. Andrew L. Beall ’79 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Brambil Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Browne Mr. & Mrs. David L. Cary Mr. Jinho Cho ’81 & Ms. Kyong Ah Lee Mrs. Sara I. DiIorio Mrs. Leila M. Dillon Mr. & Mrs. Paul V. Ferrucci £ Mr. & Mrs. Robert A Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Brian Geyer Mr. & Mrs. David R. Goudreault Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. Gould Mr. & Mrs. Edward T. Griffin Mr. Raymond Hannigan & Ms. Tobin Heminway £ Mr. & Mrs. Arthur M. Horst Mr. & Mrs. Eric S. Huckaby Mr. & Mrs. John M. Hurley Mr. & Mrs. Anthony T. Karren Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Kittrell Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Krekorian Mr. & Mrs. Bruce R. Lane Mr. & Mrs. Scott J. LaShelle Mr. Lei Liang & Ms. Lifeng Cheng Dr. & Mrs. Harry B. Locker Mr. & Mrs. David C. Marshall Dr. William A. Martin Ms. Deirdre McCarthy £ Mr. & Mrs. James E. McMerriman Mrs. Linda Mintz Ms. Lainey W. Moseley Mr. John Motulsky & Ms. Wendy Nacht Mr. King Shun Ng & Ms. Yuet Siu Ms. Laura T. Noyes Mr. Gustavo Passarelli & Ms. Rosemarie Solano Mr. Timothy T. Robinson ’83 Ms. Rebecca Sar Mr. Paul Schauder & Ms. Darcy Mayers Mr. & Mrs. Carl V. Schuman Mr. Cory Scott & Ms. Julie DeVoe £ Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan D. Sheehan

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Pomfret Fund Honor Roll

Mr. Sergej Tews & Ms. Alla Polishko Mr. & Mrs. G. Brinton Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Henry C. Toulmin Mr. & Mrs. Rodney B. Uyeda Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. Verstandig £ Mr. & Mrs. Theodore C. Walker Dr. Kurt Weber & Ms. Karin Clough Mr. Geoffrey L. Webster Ms. Lucy A. Webster Mr. Xin Wei & Ms. Yi Zhang Mr. & Mrs. Eric P. Weichselbaumer Mrs. Gage F. Woodard Mr. Rob G. Woodard, Jr. Mr. Hongfeng Zhi & Ms. Yun Qiu Mrs. Kimberly J. Zimmerman Gen. & Mrs. Peter Zwack

CLASS OF 2020 Mr. & Mrs. Hyung J. Ahn Mr. & Mrs. William B. Aldenberg Anonymous (2) Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey T. Arnold Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Arsenault Mr. & Ms. Habib Becil Dr. John Bergendahl & Dr. Kimberly Bergendahl £ Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Bernal Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Bourque Mr. & Mrs. Brian Burke Mr. Zhili Chen & Ms. Linjuan Ji Mr. & Mrs. R. Richard Croce Mrs. Sandra A. Dean Mr. & Mrs. Doug Dubitsky Mr. & Mrs. David Egan Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Fahey Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Fales Mr. & Mrs. Sean Farrell £ Mr. & Mrs. Mark F. Ferrara £ Mr. & Mrs. Donald S. Gibbs III Mr. & Mrs. Kevin E. Graber Mr. William Guttman & Ms. Kristina Rigopulos Mr. & Mrs. Erik O. Hage Mr. Harri T. Hakkarainen & Ms. Lisa Marselli £ Mr. Laurence N. Hale ’91 & The Rev. Jane C. Hale Mr. Kevin Kim & Ms. Eun Ju Kang Mr. & Mrs. Stefan H. Kist Mr. Mark R. Kosinski Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Kroll Mr. & Mrs. James A. Labbe £ Ms. Kelsey D. Leachman Mr. Ling Xin Li & Ms. Sai Chai Zheng Mr. Zhengjiang Li & Ms. Yu Luo Mr. Guandong Liu & Ms. Yingyi Han Mr. & Mrs. Seth Mankin Ms. Elizabeth Matthews & Mr. Charles James Dr. & Mrs. Donald M. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Gary Mitchell Ms. Allison S. Murray Dr. & Mrs. Jae Myung £ Mr. Keith A. O'Hara &

Ms. Dena Cocozza O'Hara Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Pearman Mr. Jose Luis Ponce Manzanilla & Ms. Ana Maria Baqueiro £ Dr. Amy Robbins Salerno ’79 Mr. & Mrs. Michael H. Sangree Mr. & Mrs. David N. Sherr Mr. & Mrs. Gordon W. Stewart Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ware Mr. & Mrs. Murray J. Wilson Mr. Minshan Xing & Ms. Xiaoqing Niu Mr. Huimin Zhang & Ms. Bing Xi

CLASS OF 2021 Mr. & Mrs. Todd Adams Mr. & Mrs. Cedric F. Butler Mr. Donald Button & Dr. Martha Bestebreurtje Mr. & Mrs. John Cantelmo Dr. & Mrs. William C. Clyde Mr. & Mrs. David Cour Mr. Inigo De Zabala & Ms. Eva Dalda Mrs. Sara I. DiIorio Mrs. Genie Egerton-Warburton Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Eglin Mr. Oscar Fernandez de Llano & Ms. Maria Gonzalez Bernardo Mr. & Mrs. Ross Freeman Mr. Jun Gao & Ms. Runhong Xu Mr. & Mrs. Rob Gorsuch Dr. & Mrs. Earl Gurevitch Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Hager III Mr. & Mrs. Brian Handly Mr. & Mrs. Edward A. Holmes, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Craig Kelsey Ms. Jihyun Kim Mr. & Mrs. Chris A. Kruczynski Dr. & Ms. Matthew J. Lebo Mr. & Mrs. Brian P. Lee Mr. & Mrs. Leighton Lee IV ’94 £ Ms. Tina Lefevre Mr. & Mrs. John W. Leslie Mr. & Mrs. Joshua B. Levine Ms. Jing Li Mr. Jun Liu & Ms. Lili Gao Mr. Tiankun Liu & Ms. Xiufeng Yu Ms. Alice M. Madaza Mr. & Mrs. Brian P. Martineau Mr. & Mrs. Scott Medeiros Ms. Jane Mitchell Mr. David Parry & Ms. Sally Casey Mr. John G. Partilla III Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Pearman Dr. Wen Yang & Dr. Hui Peng Mr. & Mrs. J.D. Rehm Mr. & Mrs. Ernst Renner Mr. & Mrs. David A. Rosow, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Rueckert Mr. Benjamin Segal & Dr. Jacqueline Mahal £ Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan D. Sheehan Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Smith Mr. & Mrs. John A. Sullivan

Mr. Kai Wang & Ms. Haiyan Ji Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Watson Ms. Xiaoyan Wei Mr. & Mrs. Murray J. Wilson Mr. Chaeles Bi-Chuen Xue & Ms. Wei Ding Mr. & Mrs. James A. Zahansky, Jr. ’91 Mr. Tong Zhang & Ms. Ming Wei Mr. Yundong Zhang & Ms. Shiping Qin Mr. Wenjiong Zhu & Ms. Jia Shen

CLASS OF 2022 Mr. Tareq Ayman T. Altayyar Mr. & Mrs. Glenn E. Ames Anonymous Mr. Richard R. Bassett Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Beck Ms. Juliette L. Blake £ Mr.& Mrs. Steven J. Bullied Mr. & Mrs. Jamie Cattell Mr. Bingliang Chen & Ms. Huiping Yu Mr. & Mrs. David Chomas Mr. Richard W. Canavan & Ms. Anouk de Ruiter Mr. & Mrs. Doug Dubitsky Dr. & Mrs. Michael D. Enos £ Mr. & Mrs. Robert A Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Venton Forbes Mr. & Mrs. Peter Gallagher Mr. & Mrs. Brian Geyer £ Mr. & Mrs. Arthur M. Horst £ Mr. & Mrs. Laurence A. Horvath '89 Mr. & Mrs. Patrick T. Kendig Mr. Chanshik Kim & Ms. Hyunjoo Chang Mr. Young Woo Kim & Ms. Eunjung Lee Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Krasusky Mr. Wei Lan & Ms. Hong Pan Ms. Kathleen T. Marshall Mr. & Mrs. Erik S. Maurer Mr. & Mrs. Michael McLean Atty. & Mrs. Albert A. Pisa £ Mr. Brian Rice Ms. Laurisse K. Rodriguez Mr. & Mrs. Mark Rumley Mr. John Stafford & Ms. Nancy Curtin £ Dr. Bridget H. Tsemo Mr. & Mrs. Arnoldo Wald £ Monique Kapitulik Wolanin ’87 & Mr. Bruce Wolanin Mr. Jianjun Xia & Ms. Rongrong Zhao Mr. Chaeles Bi-Chuen Xue & Ms. Wei Ding Mr. & Mrs. James A. Zahansky, Jr. ’91

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Mr. Zhenyu Zhang & Ms. Haiqing Lu

Grandparents

° Ms. Nancy Allen Dr. & Mrs. Frederic P. Anderson Mrs. Marion Ballard Mr. & Mrs. John J. Borland, Jr. £ Mrs. Jean E. Burdick Mrs. Lorraine M. Burke £ Mrs. Sandra W. Campbell £ Mrs. Cynthia Clark ° Mr. & Mrs. William P. Clough Mr. & Mrs. Robert Croce ° Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Ely £ Mr. & Mrs. Jack Farrell £ Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Ferrara Mrs. Barbara H. Foster Mr. Robert L. Garofalo £ Mr. & Mrs. E. Clayton Gengras, Jr. ° Ms. Joan Graber Mr. & Mrs. Peter Hubbell ° Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Keyser Mrs. Theresa Klotzbach Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Kolb Mr. & Mrs. Louis Lombardo £ Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Macleod ° Mr. & Mrs. George Matthews £ Mrs. Nancy W. McKelvy Mrs. Alice Meerwarth ° Mr. & Mrs. William O. Melvin, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Sowhey Park Mrs. Joan R. Reynolds ° Mr. & Mrs. Donald Rice £ Mrs. Katharine H. Robinson ° Mr. Luis S. Rodriguez Mr. & Mrs. David Rosow Mrs. Michelle M. Ross £ Mr. F. Agustus Seamans Mrs. Virginia Soutter ° Mrs. Betsy Stielau £ Mr. & Mrs. Richard Taylor ° Mr. & Mrs. William M. Tenaglia £ Mr. Benjamin D. Williams ° Ms. Jacquelyn Yiznitsky

Parents of Alumni

Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Annicelli Anonymous (7) Dr. & Rev. Thomas F. Army, Jr. £ Mr. Jeremy B. Asher £ Mr. & Mrs. Daniel V. Atwood Mr. & Mrs. Michael G. Aubuchon £ Mr. & Mrs. John F. Azzone

£ Mr. & Mrs. Bruce M. Babcock £ Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Baker Mr. George R. Baldwin £ Mr. & Mrs. Jon M. Barrett & Family Mr. & Mrs. James R. Barry Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Bartkus Mr. & Mrs. Peter N. Baylor Mr. & Ms. Habib Becil Dr. Jennifer Bender-Ferre Ms. Barbara J. Bernhart Mrs. Karen Birdsall Ms. Helen W. Blodgett Mr. & Mrs. John D. Boland Ms. Robin L. Boss £ Mrs. Paula J. Bourdeau £ Mrs. Jane E. Bourette £ Mrs. Kathy M. Bourque £ Mr. & Mrs. Douglas P. Braff, Sr. Capt. & Mrs. William R. Bray £ Mr. & Mrs. Edward C. Browne, Jr. £ Dr. David A. Brush £ Mr. & Mrs. N. Harrison Buck Ms. Anne Burke £ Mrs. Elizabeth W. Byram Mr. & Mrs. James J. Byrnes III £ Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Campbell £ Mr. Thomas J. Campbell £ Mrs. Virginia K. Cargill £ Mr. Thomas Chase & Dr. Sarah Chase £ Mr. Scott Childs £ Mr. & Mrs. Homer D. W. Chisholm £ Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Clagett £ Mr. & Mrs. Warren Clark III £ Mr. & Mrs. William J. Coakley Mr. & Mrs. Leroy Colombe Mr. & Mrs. Edward T. Conroy Mr. & Mrs. Langdon P. Cook £ Mr. Craig Corona & Ms. Gretchen Cole £ Dr. Douglas A. Cotanche £ Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Cunningham Mr. & Mrs. John L. Dana Dr. & Mrs. Garfield W. Danenhower III Dr. John Day & Dr. Jane Doyle £ Mrs. Polly J. Dean £ Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Desrochers £ Mr. E. Thomas Detmer & Ms. Marguerite H. Childs £ Mrs. Lesley D. DeVoe £ Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Donze £ Mr. & Mrs. Martin L. Driscoll £ Mrs. Sally Driscoll £ Mr. & Mrs. David W. Duglin Mr. Guy W. Dunn Mr. & Mrs. William J. Dunn, Jr.

LEGEND Names of class agents appear in bold face above the listing of donors Names in italics denote class members who made a gift to a capital fund in lieu of the Pomfret Fund * Indicates deceased

£ Mr. & Mrs. Edward Dunphy Mr. & Mrs. Kitisak Durongkavibul £ Mr. & Mrs. J. Roderick Eaton ° Ms. Emily J. Eisenlohr Dr. & Mrs. Bruce Ettinger £ Mr. & Mrs. Vilmar D. Fagundes £ Dr. & Mrs. John T. Fallon III Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan K. Farnum Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence L. Feltz £ Mr. & Mrs. Greene Fenley III £ Mr. David Ferraiuolo & Ms. Lisa Papa Mr. & Mrs. Francis Figliola £ Mr. Stephen Ford & Ms. Patricia Pahucki Mr. & Mrs. Vincent E. Gallagher £ Mr. & Mrs. Weston Garrett £ Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Garrison Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Gaudreau Mr. & Mrs. Warren Geissinger Mr. & Mrs. Alan E. Gerew £ Mr. & Mrs. James C. Gibbons £ Mr. & Mrs. Brian M. Gingras Mr. & Mrs. Edward T. Goodman Mr. Edward F. Granara £ Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Green £ Mr. & Mrs. Louis E. Griffith, Sr. Mrs. Mary Jean S. Gulden Ms. Valerie Haggerty £ Dr. & Mrs. Lloyd A. Hamilton, Jr. £ Mr. & Mrs. S. Matthews V. Hamilton, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Eric C. Hanson £ Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Hare Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey P. Harris £ Mr. & Mrs. Bradford Hastings £ Mr. & Mrs. Andrew L. Hatch £ Mrs. Constance T. Haydock £ Mr. & Mrs. James E. Hayward £ Ms. Rebecca Henry & Mr. Harry Gruner Mrs. Kathie N. Hess Mr. & Mrs. Richard Higgins £ Mr. & Mrs. Walter P. Hinchman Mr. Nhat Hoang & Ms. Linh Lam £ Mr. & Mrs. L. Emmett Holt IV Mr. Amory Houghton III £ Mr. & Mrs. Henry Howard II Dr. & Mrs. John S. Howland III Mr. James R. Humes £ Mr. Mark Jaffe & Mrs. Marcia Glassman-Jaffe £ Mr. & Mrs. Norman P. Johnson £ Mr. & Mrs. Jeremiah W. Jones £ Ms. Abbe Karmen Dr. Robert Kay & Dr. Suzanne Kay Mr. & Mrs. Gerrit M. Keator £ Mr. & Mrs. Colin J. Keeler £ Mr. & Mrs. Robert Y. Kopf, Jr. Mr. James Krall &

Ms. Maryellen Donnelly £ Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Kremer £ Ms. Katherine W. Krents ° Dr. Juergen Kunz & Dr. Petra Kunz £ Mr. Raymond A. LaChance & Mrs. Kathleen Burdick-LaChance £ Mr. & Mrs. Chip G. Lamb Mr. Bart Landenberger & Ms. Jennie McAvoy £ Mr. & Mrs. Ronald M. LaBeef £ Mr. & Mrs. John K. LaBonte £ Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Lanzit Mr. & Mrs. Leon Lapierre Mr. & Mrs. Stephen F. Larrabee Mr. & Mrs. Gary M. Laskowski ° Mr. & Mrs. Hong Long Le £ Mr. John B. Leeming, Sr. Mrs. Rachel M. Lewis £ Mr. & Mrs. Eric J. Lim £ Mrs. Kate C. Lindsey £ Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Linhares Mr. Jin Dai & Ms. Lingqiao Ma Mr. Stewart MacDonald & Ms. Cynthia Doggett £ Mr. & Mrs. Keith F. Mackie Mrs. Diane Glasmann MacLaren Mr. & Mrs. Paul Malerba ° Mr. & Ms. Ivan Maslov Mr. Rolf Mathies £ Mrs. Robin J. Mayor £ Mr. Edward McCarthy & Ms. M. Robin Davis £ Mr. & Mrs. William P. McCloud £ Mr. & Mrs. Theodore A. McGraw, Jr. Ms. Phyliss P. Meaders £ Ms. Anne Miller Mrs. Hillary B. Miller £ Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Miller £ Mr. Joseph K. Milnor £ Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Miragliuolo £ Mrs. Alexandra Moore £ Dr. Toye Moses & Ms. Alma Robinson £ Mr. & Mrs. Keith R. Mosher £ Mrs. Kathleen Shotmeyer O'Brien Ms. Yvonne O'Neal Mr. & Mrs. Osagie A. Orobator £ Mr. & Mrs. J. Geddes Parsons £ Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Paul £ Mr. & Mrs. Albert J. Peck Mr. & Mrs. Wayne S. Penn £ Mr. & Mrs. David Perez £ Mr. & Mrs. George H. Perreten £ Mr. & Mrs. Stephen H. Perry £ Mrs. Sandra S. Pershing ° Dr. Thieu Phan & Ms. Thuy Pham Mr. & Mrs. John G. Picerne £ Mr. & Mrs. Charles D. Pious

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Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pommer III Rev. & Mrs. Nicholas T. Porter £ Mr. & Mrs. James M. Rees Mr. Paul J. Regan, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Reist £ Mr. & Mrs. J. Timothy Richards Mr. Peter C. Rimkus £ Mr. & Mrs. Winfield F. Robinson, Jr. £ Mr. & Mrs. Matthew J. Rodman £ Ms. Mary Roickle & Ms. Martha Carter Dr. & Mrs. Gilbert Samberg £ Mr. & Mrs. John A. Samociuk Mrs. Allison B. Sawyer £ Mr. Scott Scharer & Ms. Margaret Talcott Mr. & Mrs. Irving J. Schoppe Mr. & Mrs. J. Sebastian Scripps £ Mr. & Mrs. Timothy M. Seamans Mr. & Mrs. Bradford W. Seaward Mr. & Mrs. Mark Sefton Mr. Min Sha & Ms. Yu Du Mr. & Mrs. Steven L. Shuster £ Mr. & Mrs. Paul B. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Smith £ Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Soutter £ Mrs. Margaret M. Speranza £ Rev. & Mrs. Lewis S. Stone £ Mr. & Mrs. Stephen H. Stoner £ Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin J. Sullivan, Jr. £ Mr. & Mrs. John M. Taylor Dr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Thompson, Jr. £ Mr. & Mrs. Ralph E. Thompson, Jr. £ Mrs. Sheila A. Tighe £ Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. L. Timpson Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Todd £ Mr. & Mrs. James P. Trowbridge Mrs. Sheryl A. Turney Mr. & Mrs. John M. Ufland Mr. & Mrs. Archbold D. van Beuren

Pomfret Fund Honor Roll

Mr. & Mrs. James M. Vance Mr. Truong Giang Vu & Ms. Van Anh Nguyen Dr. William E. Walker Mr. Guoyou Wang & Ms. Fenghua Dong Mr. & Mrs. James A. Weiss £ Mr. Noble Welch £ Mrs. Katherine S. White Mr. Andrew F. Wiessner Mr. & Mrs. Frederick W. Williams £ Mr. & Mrs. Charles T. Wilmerding Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey D. Winick £ Mr. & Mrs. William S. Wiquist, Jr. £ Mr. & Mrs. Oliver Wolcott III £ Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey J. Wong £ Mrs. Lucy H. Wong Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Wright Mr. & Mrs. William J. Wright Dr. DanDan Yang £ Mr. Tiejun Yang & Ms. Zhiwei Wang £ Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Zawacki £ Mr. & Mrs. Raymond R. Zeek Mr. Lixing Zhang & Ms. Chen Kan

Friends

Anonymous ° Mr. Henry Beinstein ° Mrs. Mary S. Belknap ° Mr. Peter Berdon ° Mr. & Mrs. John Berkseth Mrs. Joan R. Bolling ° Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Brennan Mr. David T. Brewster Jr. ° Ms. Gayle E. Brookfield ° Mr. Alan Brooks ° Ms. Diane Burke ° Mr. Clayton Calvert ° Mr. Parker Calvert ° Dr. Benjamin M. Cherry Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Chirico £ Mrs. Kathryn Davies Clark ° Class of 2019 ° Ms. Gwyneth Connell Ms. Samantha Crimmins ° Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Czuba Mr. Peter A. Franz Mr. & Mrs. Steven Garneau ° Dr. & Mrs. Robert Glassman ° Dr. Lynn Gorsuch

LEGEND Names of class agents appear in bold face above the listing of donors Names in italics denote class members who made a gift to a capital fund in lieu of the Pomfret Fund * Indicates deceased

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° Mr. Wesley Jenkins ° Mr. & Mrs. Christopher R. Johnston Mr. & Mrs. Norman G. Kim-Senior Mr. Man Kit Lee & Ms. Ho Yan ° Dr. & Mrs. Carl B. Lundborg ° Ms. Karen MacVeigh Mr. & Mrs. Michael Marrus £ Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. McMenemy Mr. J. William Mees ° Mr. & Mrs. Alexandre Mendonca Mr. & Mrs. G. Scott Milnor £ Mr. & Mrs. John W. Moses Dr. Mingming Qi & Ms. Yongxia Liu ° Atty. & Mrs. Dean A. Rosen ° Ms. Abbe Rosenbaum £ Mr. & Mrs. Wallace H. Rowe IV ° St. George's School Mrs. Janet J. Stebbins Mr. Charles E. Stoddard Mr. Stephen Taft £ Ms. Katie Wells & Ms. Katy Field Ms. Allison Woodruff Mr. Benjamin Woodruff Mr. Bradley Woodruff ° Mr. & Atty. Robert R. Zyskowski

Faculty & Staff

Mr. Marvin Aguilar Anonymous £ Ms. Cynthia K. Antos ° Mr. Samuel Beckwith £ Mrs. Melissa Bellanceau, Honorary ’62, '64 ° Dr. Betty Bloch £ Mr. Patrick Boyd Ms. Rebecca Brooks £ Mr. & Mrs. Edward C. Browne, Jr. £ Mrs. Brenda L. Bullied £ Mrs. Kathleen M. Burdick-LaChance £ Mr. Patrick Burke ° Dr. Ryan Burns ° Mrs. Kelliann R. Carroll £ Mr. Thomas S. Chase & Dr. Sarah Chase

° Ms. Aijha Clark ° Ms. Hannah Cooke Mrs. Deborah Daigle £ Mrs. Micaela Dangelo £ Mr. Timothy J. Deary ’05 £ Mr. Richard K. Dempsey Ms. Katherine M. Duglin ’01 Mr. Shane P. Dunphy ’11 Ms. Anouk de Ruiter Mr. & Mrs. Garry Dow ° Mrs. Deborah Favreau £ Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Fisher £ Ms. Jillian Forgue Mr. Anthony Foronda ° Ms. Katie Forrestal Mrs. Sarah Gawronski Mr. Brian Geyer £ Mr. Donald Gibbs III Mr. Matthew Goethals Mr. & Mrs. Andy R. Graham Ms. Rebecca Grassi Mr. & Mrs. Edward T. Griffin ° Mrs. Monique Griffin ° Ms. Fantasia Hanmer ° Mr. William Harrington Mr. W. Cooper Hastings ’01 ° Mrs. Debbi S. Holmes £ Mr. & Mrs. Arthur M. Horst Mr. James R. Humes £ Mr. & Mrs. Jean-Paul Jacquet £ Mrs. Lauren Jarominski Ms. Nina Joly £ Mr. & Mrs. Jeremiah W. Jones £ Mr. Jordan Kempain ° Miss Allison Koehler £ Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Kremer £ Mrs. Olinda A. LaBeef Mr. Ronald M. LaBeef ’12 £ Mrs. Tammie LaBonte £ Mr. Joshua Lake £ Mr. & Mrs. Chip G. Lamb £ Mrs. Lindsay Shaw Lehmann Ms. Christine M. Lamothe £ Ms. Tina Lefevre Ms. Sarah Ligmann ° Mr. Doug Litowitz Mr. & Mrs. Doug MacLeod £ Mr. Jonathan Malinoski ° Ms. Joanne Mann Mrs. Karen L. Marshall Mr. Todd Matthew Ms. Johanna Mawson Ms. Jackie Mazzarella Mrs. Mary Ellen McGloine Mr. & Mrs. Quinn McMahon £ Ms. Yajuan Min £ Dr. Pablo Montoro Alonso

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£ Ms. Annie O'Sullivan Mrs. Mariona Pérez Oliva £ Mr. Matthew V. Pierce, Jr. ° Mr. Paul Proulx Ms. Sabrina Putnam £ Mr. Brian Rice £ Mr. & Mrs. J. Timothy Richards £ Mr. David W. Ring £ Mr. Matthew J. Rodman £ Mr. & Mrs. Tim Rose £ Mr. Gregory Rossolimo Ms. Haley Sanborn Mr. Derek Segesdy £ Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan D. Sheehan £ Ms. Samantha A. Slotnick ’10 £ Mr. & Mrs. Paul B. Smith £ Ms. Debra K. Thurston Mr. Rob Toste £ Ms. Carolyn Wagner Ms. Caroline J. Wardlow £ Mr. William C. Watkins IV £ Mr. Bruce Wolanin £ Mrs. Judith M. Wong £ Mrs. Sheridan Zimmer

£ The Murray Family Charitable Foundation £ The PHFFoundation Sire Foundation

Foundations & Corporations

Follett Corporation Mr. Keith A. O’Hara & Mrs. Dena Cocozza O’Hara

£ AmazonSmile Foundation The Allen Family Foundation £ The Bern Schwartz Family Foundation £ The Chrysopolae Foundation £ Cloven Rock Fund - Essex Delaware Community Foundation £ Marie G. Dennett Foundation, Inc. Feather Foundation, Inc. (as requested by Kathryn & Weston Garrett) FLIK Independent School Dining ° Gilbane Building Company Kilohana e Kavika Fund £ Marin Community Coundation Mattel Children’s Foundation

Corporate Matching Gifts

Netnet Foundation Mr. John A. Samociuk Pacific Gas & Electric Company Susan M. Moseley ’76 Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Luis Cruz ’82 Pitney Bowes, Inc. Amy R. Hare ’83

Acxiom George Santiago, Jr. ’75

Prudential Financial, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Todd Adams

BAE Systems Hollie A. Marinecz ’98

SL Green Realty Corp. Young Hoon Hahn ’06

Bank of America Charitable Foundation Mr. James R. Barry

TIAA Serves Mr. & Mrs. William J. Dunn, Jr.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Judson H.R. Morris, Jr. ’52

Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gift Program Mr. & Mrs. Weston Garrett

GE Foundation Laurence A. Horvath ’89 GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Albert S. Washco ’83 Healthy Living Market & Café Mr. & Mrs. Henry Howard II Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba Networks Mr. Scott Childs IBM Corporation Oliver C.W. Blodgett ’04 Peter Kirkaldy ’73 KKR & Co. L.P. David T. Still ’05 Marsh & McLennan Companies William K. Plumb ’85 Mattel Children’s Foundation Livia Roustan ’98 Morgan Stanley Richard N. Hubbell ’67

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Capital & Endowment Gifts T

he following list reflects payments or cash gifts made during fiscal year 2018-2019 and does not include pledges.

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Capital & Endowment Gifts

John M. Adams ’69 Anonymous Ilse D. Bailey ’73 Mr. Loring M. Bailey, Sr. Peter Barnet ’69 Timothy D. Bates ’66 Robert N. Bavier III ’66 Ms. Deborah Y. Beers-Jones James M. Bergantz ’72 Dr. Melanie Bone Mr. & Mrs. Daryle L. Bost ’89 William D. Bramhall, Jr. ’69 John A. Brough, Jr. ’58 Dr. David A. Brush Anthony Call ’58 Mr. Thomas J. Campbell Peter G. Canby ’68 Miles B. Canning ’67 W. P. Carey Foundation, Inc. Reginald J. Carroll ’69 Mr. Malcolm G. Chace, Jr. Geoffrey B. Churchill ’69 Mrs. Elizabeth Clark Kenyon W. Clark ’67 Mark A. Cohen ’82 Stephen H. Cole ’69 Eric D. Coleman ’69 Toby Condliffe ’62 Parker A. Cook ’06 Stephen A. Cook ’64 Calvin W. Coquillette ’67 William J. Cotter ’65 Stephen C. Crane ’65 Mr. & Mrs. John R. Curtis, Jr. ’58 Frederick M. Danziger ’58 John M. Davis ’67 Mr. Steven A. Davis George T. Dewey III ’58 John S. Dooling ’58 Robert W. Duncan ’66 Peter Dunham, Jr. ’69 Jonathan E. Dunn ’63 Mr. & Mrs. Marshall L. Eaton ’70 James D. Edwards ’69 Jeb N. Embree ’59

Shuzaburo Eto ’69 George J. Feiss III ’69 William G. Fenley ’69 John O. Flender ’49 Estate of Seth B. French, Jr. ’37 Bill Gallery ’69 Mr. & Mrs. E. Clayton Gengras III ’89 Mr. & Mrs. E. Clayton Gengras, Jr. Jonathan G. Gengras ’90 Donald S. Gibbs, Jr. ’65 Richard O. Gildersleeve ’58 Larry P. Goldberg ’68 James H. Goodwin ’66 Ralph I. Goodwin, Jr. ’47 Mr. & Mrs. Peter T. Grauer David B. Greenwood ’68 Stephen H. Greer ’87 Galen N. Griffin ’58 James C. Gulick ’67 Mrs. Alice E. Hale David W. Hall ’80 Gray P. R. Hamilton ’11 Miles N. P. Hamilton ’13 Meredith Graham Hanson ’00 Mr. & Mrs. Bradford Hastings ’68 William H. Hayes ’67 John I. Healy ’03 David S. Henkel, Jr. ’65 Ms. Rebecca Henry & Mr. Harry Gruner John Herron, Jr. ’69 Mrs. Kathie N. Hess Mr. & Mrs. Walter P. Hinchman Charles S. Hosley ’69 David M. Howe, Jr. ’69 Madeleine R. Hutchins ’14 Elena Irick ’12 Mr. & Mrs. Helmut R. Jahn Ryan C. Johnson ’10 Mr. & Mrs. Jeremiah W. Jones Cletus Keating III ’65 Myron Kellogg ’69 James J. King ’65 Justin P. Klein ’65 Leonard S. Klein ’69 Estate of Janet Arvonen Kniffin ’70 Chester K. Lasell ’54 Jonathan L. LeVeen ’69 Richard G. Levin ’69 Robert C. Livingston, Jr. ’69 William M. Lockwood, Jr. ’66 Mrs. Diane Glasmann MacLaren David W. Mason ’58 Ms. Fair Alice McCormick

Gregory W. Melville ’68 Hagop M. Merjian ’75 Lindsey Cole Miesmer ’72 Johanna M. Moffitt ’82 Ms. Pamela Morrell Mr. & Mrs. Keith R. Mosher W. Dean Moss, Jr. ’65 David M. Murray ’97 Mr. & Mrs. Paul Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Olmsted ’59 Jeffrey A. Oppenheim ’67 Robert D. Orr, Jr. ’65 Kerri Salvietti Osborne ’95 Ms. Mary Podolak Daniel A. Poor ’63 Ms. Katharine A. Powell Jeffrey L. Purvin ’69 Curtis G. Rand ’69 Joel H. Rathbone ’68 Judson P. Reis ’60 Robert W. Richardson ’68 Tolbert N. Richardson III ’65 Ms. Nora M. Robbins David F. Robinson ’68 James E. Rothman ’67 Robert A. Rubenstein ’69 John H. Sargent ’66 Eric A. Schwartz ’69 Charles A. Scudder ’67 Thaddeus M. Sendzimir ’70 Frank J. Sepulveda ’69 James D. Seymour ’65 Robert Y. Shasha ’69 George T. Shaw ’58 John Simpkins III ’68 Robert L. Sims ’69 Mrs. Caroline F. Sloat Dale W. Snape ’68 James P. Snyder ’82 Mr. & Mrs. Louis J. Soracchi Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Stapleton Estate of Scott L. Steele ’71 Winthrop A. Stites ’69 Mr. Charles E. Stoddard Jeffery J. Stone ’69 Bradford P. Straus ’54 Lewis L. Taylor ’59 Gary M. Tharler ’69 James E. Thurmond, Jr. ’69 Peter P. Tower ’54 Naomi Vega-Nieves ’69 Peter B. Welsh ’69 Gordon B. Wheeler ’69 William F. Wiggins ’89

B. Owen Williams ’63 Mr. Robert Wood & Ms. Marie Rimer Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey M. Woods Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Woodworth August Zinsser III ’59

Bequests

Estate of Mr. Loring M. Bailey, Sr. Estate of Seth B. French, Jr. ’37 Estate of Janet Arvonen Kniffin ’70 Estate of Scott L. Steele ’71 Estate of David K. Storrs ’62

Named Endowment Funds FACULTY SUPPORT

Class of 1958 Endowed Fund for Faculty John A. Brough, Jr. ’58 Anthony Call ’58 Mr. & Mrs. John R. Curtis, Jr. ’58 Frederick M. Danziger ’58 George T. Dewey III ’58 John S. Dooling ’58 Richard O. Gildersleeve ’58 Galen N. Griffin ’58 David W. Mason ’58 George T. Shaw ’58 Class of 1967 Faculty Impact Award Endowed Fund Miles B. Canning ’67 Kenyon W. Clark ’67 Calvin W. Coquillette ’67 John M. Davis ’67 William H. Hayes ’67 Jeffrey A. Oppenheim ’67 Charles A. Scudder ’67 Brad 1968 & Betsy Hastings Fund for Faculty Enrichment John Simpkins III ’68 Per-Jan Ranhoff Teacher Enrichment Fund Daniel A. Poor ’63

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Capital & Endowment Gifts

The Waddy Rowe Endowment Fund Mr. & Mrs. E. Clayton Gengras III ’89

STUDENT FINANCIAL AID Class of 1959 Endowed Merit Scholarship Fund Jeb N. Embree ’59 Lewis L. Taylor ’59 Class of 1968 Scholarship Fund James C. Gulick ’67 Robert W. Richardson ’68 James E. Rothman ’67 Dale W. Snape ’68 Class of 1969 Johnny Daniels Memorial Scholarship Fund John M. Adams ‘69 Peter Barnet ‘69 William D. Bramhall ‘69 Reginald J. Carroll ‘69 Geoffrey B. Churchill ‘69 Stephen H. Cole ‘69 Eric D. Coleman ‘69 Peter Dunham ‘69 James D. Edwards ‘69 Shuzaburo Eto ‘69 George J. Feiss ‘69 William G. Fenley ‘69 Bill Gallery ‘69 David B. Greenwood ‘68 Bradford Hastings ‘68 John Herron, Jr. ‘69 Mr. & Mrs. Walter P. Hinchman Charles S. Hosley ‘69 David M. Howe ‘69 Ryan C. Johnson ‘10 Myron Kellogg ‘69 Leonard S. Klein ‘69 Jonathan L. LeVeen ‘69 Richard G. Levin ‘69 Robert C. Livingston ‘69 Hagop M. Merjian Honorary ‘75 Jeffrey L. Purvin ‘69 Curtis G. Rand ‘69 Robert W. Richardson ‘68 David F. Robinson ‘68 Robert A. Rubenstein ‘69 Eric A. Schwartz ‘69 Frank J. Sepulveda ‘69 Robert Y. Shasha ‘69 Robert L. Sims ‘69 Mrs. Caroline F. Sloat Winthrop A. Stites ‘69 Jeffery J. Stone’69 Gary M. Tharler ‘69 James E. Thurmond ‘69 Naomi Vega-Nieves ‘69 Peter B. Welsh ‘69 Gordon B. Wheeler ‘69

Class of 2006 Scholarship Fund Mr. & Mrs. Jeremiah W. Jones Peter T. Cook 1960 Memorial Scholarship Fund Parker A. Cook ’06 Stephen A. Cook ’64 Donald L. Eccleston Memorial Scholarship Fund William F. Wiggins ’89 Seth B. French 1907 Memorial Scholarship Fund Seth B. French, Jr. ’37 General Scholarship Fund Mr. Thomas J. Campbell The Edith P. Gengras Scholarship Fund Mr. & Mrs. E. Clayton Gengras, Jr. Jonathan G. Gengras ’90 Laurence N. & Janet D. Hale Memorial Scholarship Fund Mrs. Alice E. Hale

The Stapleton Family Scholarship Fund Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Stapleton The Patrick D. Wood 2001 Memorial Scholarship Fund Ms. Deborah Y. Beers-Jones Dr. David A. Brush John I. Healy ’03 Mrs. Kathie N. Hess Madeleine R. Hutchins ’14 Mr. & Mrs. Jeremiah W. Jones Mrs. Diane Glasmann MacLaren Ms. Fair Alice McCormick Ms. Pamela Morrell Mr. & Mrs. Keith R. Mosher Mr. & Mrs. Paul Nelson Ms. Mary Podolak Ms. Nora M. Robbins Mr. & Mrs. Louis J. Soracchi Mr. Charles E. Stoddard Mr. Robert Wood & Ms. Marie Rimer Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey M. Woods Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Woodworth

OTHER

Newell & Betty Hale Scholarship Fund Mrs. Alice E. Hale

Loring M. Bailey, Jr. 1963 Endowed Fund Mr. Loring M. Bailey, Sr.

Meredith Graham Hanson 2000 Scholarship Fund Meredith Graham Hanson ’00

The W. P. Carey 1948 Fund for Excellence in Admissions W. P. Carey Foundation, Inc.

Carl T. Herman 1963 Memorial Scholarship Fund Toby Condliffe ’62 Jonathan E. Dunn ’63 Daniel A. Poor ’63 B. Owen Williams ’63

The W. P. Carey 1948 Fund for Excellence in College Counseling W. P. Carey Foundation, Inc.

John P. King 1967 Memorial Scholarship Fund James J. King ’65 Lasell Family Scholarship Chester K. Lasell ’54 Kathryn E. Maloney 1981 Memorial Scholarship Fund William J. Cotter ’65 Wendell D. Mansfield Memorial Scholarship Fund Ralph I. Goodwin, Jr. ’47 Peter P. Tower ’54 Moffitt Family Scholarship Fund Johanna M. Moffitt ’82

The John B. Chace 2018 Endowment for Athletics Mr. Malcolm G. Chace, Jr. & John B. Chace ’18 Chapel Endowment Fund Mrs. Elizabeth Clark David W. Hall ’80 Northeast Connecticut Community Orchestra, Inc.

Class of 1966 Endowed Student Experience Fund Timothy D. Bates ’66 Robert N. Bavier III ’66 Robert W. Duncan ’66 James H. Goodwin ’66 William M. Lockwood, Jr. ’66 John H. Sargent ’66 Alice W. Dunbar Visiting Artist Fund Ilse D. Bailey ’73 William H. Hayes ’67 The Virginia Eaton Multicultural Resource Center Mr. Steven A. Davis Marshall L. Eaton ’70 David S. Henkel, Jr. ’65 Elena Irick ’12 Bradford P. Straus ’54 The Grauer Family Institute for Excellence and Innovation in Education Mr. & Mrs. Daryle L. Bost ’89 Mr. & Mrs. Peter T. Grauer Justin P. Klein ’65 Joseph Mannas 1972 Drama Award James M. Bergantz ’72 The Benjamin B. Morgan 1953 Endowed Fund for Astronomy and the Manual Arts Ilse D. Bailey ’73 John Simpkins III ’68 Milton M. Morse, Jr. 1948 Prize Fund John O. Flender ’49 Cameron Duke Stebbins 1995 Memorial Fund Kerri Salvietti Osborne ’95

Class of 1965 Endowment Fund William J. Cotter ’65 Stephen C. Crane ’65 Donald S. Gibbs, Jr. ’65 Cletus Keating III ’65 W. Dean Moss, Jr. ’65 Robert D. Orr, Jr. ’65 Tolbert N. Richardson III ’65 James D. Seymour ’65 August Zinsser III ’59

Junius “Jay” L. Powell 1943 Memorial Scholarship Fund Ms. Katharine A. Powell

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Pontefract Society T

he Pontefract Society honors alumni, parents, and friends who with generosity and foresight have included Pomfret School in their estate plans through bequest provisions, life income gifts, charitable trusts, gifts of insurance, and other planned giving arrangements. The School is pleased to recognize their commitment to its future and would welcome additional members at any time.

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Pontefract Society E. Davies Allan ’58 Anonymous (27) Jacques P. Bailhé ’71 Mrs. Edith McBride Bass Richard A. Bensen ’70 Carswell R. Berlin ’71 Whitney S. Bodman ’68 William M. Boehme ’62 John A. Bogardus, Jr. ’45 Mrs. Mary Lela Bogardus Jeremiah M. Bogert, Jr. ’85 Brooke Rorer Brown ’87 Robert P. Brown, Jr. ’61 Peter B. Burnham, Jr. ’79 Peter G. Canby ’68 Gilbert W. Chapman, Jr. ’52 Kenyon W. Clark ’67 * William H. Clark III ’46 David L. Craven ’61 John R. Curtis ’58 Ms. Celenia Z.A. Delsol John A. Dix ’64 & Constance S. Dix Herbert Drake, Jr. ’61 Lammot du Pont III ’50 Jeb N. Embree ’59 Richard J. Fates ’63 Mary Valentine Feathers ’72 David A. Feffer ’67 Henry J. Fisher II ’72 Robert B. Fiske, Jr. ’48 Eric L. Foster ’81 Paul D. Fowler ’64

George M. Galpin ’65 *Wyatt Garfield ’43 *John R. Gibb ’40 Mr. & Mrs. Galen N. Griffin ’58 John S. Griswold, Jr. ’63 *Mr. Newell D. Hale Mrs. Newell D. Hale Alan Hamerstrom ’59 *John T. Hamilton II ’29 Kendrick Harmon ’53 *Benjamin P. Harris III ’54 William H. Hayes ’67 Charles V. Henry III ’52 John Herron, Jr. ’69 Jennifer M. Hoben-Williams ’78 Kirk Hollingsworth ’45 Anthony S. Hoyt ’56 John T. Hoyt, Jr. ’49 Richard S. Jackson, Jr. ’61 Mrs. Louisa Gebelin Jones Peter B. Kelsey ’64 Justin P. Klein ’65 Chester K. Lasell ’54 Ronald A. Levene ’82 *John W. Lewis, Jr. ’24 Mrs. Kate C. Lindsey Scott W. ’76 & Susanna Maker James D. Makowsky ’63 David W. Mason ’58 Mr. J. William Mees *Frank Melville III ’40 Francis ’64 & Frederica Paine

John A. Paine ’54 Ridley Pearson ’71 *Roswell B. Perkins ’43 Daniel A. Poor ’63 Rachel E. Prentiss ’77 Philip B. Rettger ’75 *Bruce M. Ridgway ’32 *James R. Riker ’51 Theodore R. Robb ’52 E. Brooks Robbins ’55 *Douglas B. Robinson ’31 Amy Robbins Salerno ’79 *Arthur K. Salomon ’53 James D. Seymour ’65 Robert L. Sims ’69 George T. Shaw ’58 Edward A. Sprague ’50 Samuel N. Stokes ’58 Bradford P. ’54 & Diane Straus *Charles C. Townsend, Jr. ’45 *Mrs. Louise M. Warner David J. Watkins ’62 *William F. Whitehouse, Jr. ’34 Robert T. Whitman ’65 Robert Yudell ’65

* Indicates deceased

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In Memory Of Merritt L. Armstrong ’67 William H. Hayes ’67 Gerard M. Aubuchon Michael G. Aubuchon Dwight C. Baker ’56 Mr. & Mrs. John Berkseth

In Memory Of

Robert E. Belknap III ’56 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Belknap ’57 Andrew W. Bingham ’52 Charles V. Henry III ’52 Benjamin L. Lubin ’52 Mrs. Judy M. Brush Bradley R. Painter ’79 Jared R. Vincent ’01 Kristen J. Vincent ’00 Mr. Richard M. Burdick Mrs. Jean E. Burdick Mrs. Kathleen M. Burdick-LaChance Peter B. Burnham ’52 Mrs. Ellen Burnham Charles V. Henry III ’52 Benjamin L. Lubin ’52 Theodore R. Robb ’52 William B. Cargill ’72 Mrs. Virginia K. Cargill Jeremy B. Clark ’63 Kathryn D. Clark Sydney P. Clark ’47 Jordan F. Clark ’84 Charles D. Cole, Honorary ’56 Heather Richardson Bonner ’84 Danforth P. Fales ’57 Lindsey Miesmer ’72 Jeffrey D. Corzine ’02 Melissa P. Bellanceau, Honorary ’62, ’64 Thomas P. Cutler ’63 Jonathan E. Dunn ’63 Mr. R. Duane Daentl Wyatt S. Daentl ’78 Heather Julian ’85

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John S. Daniels ’69 Stephen H. Cole ’69 Robert W. Richardson ’68 Carol Ann DeBlois ’82 Alexander B. Coxe ’83 Bennett L. Fisher ’60 Henry J. Fisher II ’72 Mrs. Joyce M. Garofalo Henry Beinstein Peter Berdon Benjamin M. Cherry Stanley Czuba Mrs. Kathleen Glassman Dr. Lynn Gorsuch Mr. & Mrs. Jeremiah W. Jones Carl B. Lundborg Karen MacVeigh Abbe Rosenbaum B. Eve Geissinger ‘72 Kathryn E. Geissinger ‘76 Kress A. Goldstein ’13 Noah Grimeh ’16 Peter W. Reimer ’13 Geoffrey B. Short ‘13

Benjamin B. Morgan ’53 William R. Gerdsen ’89 William G. Heckendorf ’02 John H. Kueffner ’67 Braden N. Long ’97 Joseph P. Muldoon ’77 Kilohana e Kavika Fund Donald W. Nelson ’52 Charles V. Henry III ‘52 N. Kwaku Offei-Addo ’10 Mr. & Mrs. Norman G. Kim-Senior Marcus A. Sesin ’09 Edward C. Walker ’11 Richard Osborne ’38 Rosemary E. Osborne ’16 Ellen E. Pasay ’99 Ms. Anne Burke Ms. Diane Burke Henry L. Petty ’61 J. Douglas Knott ’61 Peter Richardson, Honorary ’56 Sidney S. Quarrier, Jr. ’56

Zachary P. Gottfried ’98 Sarah L. Smith ’98

Mrs. Barbara L. Riley Colton A. Riley ’02

John H. Gulden ’64 Charles E. Potts II ’64

Joseph Robichaud ’15 Ross Ackeifi ’15 Abdulla A. Alharmoodi ’15 Anonymous Gabriella M. Araya ’15 Jeffrey T. Austin ’15 Elisabeth Q. R. Bartkus ’15 Matthew J. Bonavita ’15 Bailey Mae Bone ’15 Eric R. Boyda ’14 Jonathan G. Bray ’15 Colby S. Breault ’15 Ian C. P. Buckley ’15 Nicholas R. Burdick-Chapel ’15 Abigail W. Byrnes ’15 Brandon J. Caffrey ’15 Emanuel H. Calmar ’15 Jake E. Canepari ’15 Alexander S. Chase ’15 Daniel W. Chung ’15 Sophia H. Clarke ’15 Matthew H. Clayton ’15 James M. Collins ’15 William S. Collins ’15 Kailey A. Cox ’15 Taylor H. Crompton ’15 Chelsea E. Cutler ’15 Rider A. Daily ’15 Nicole L. Derosier ’15

Michael I. Gulden ’57 Anthony S. Hoyt ’56 Benjamin P. Harris III ’57 Chester K. Lasell ’54 Mr. Leonard J. Hassler Terry B. Dick IV ’61 Mrs. Anne R. Lorms Holly A. Lorms ’07 Mr. J. Kelly Lorms Holly A. Lorms ’07 Wendell D. Mansfield, Honorary ’48 Stephen R. Davenport, Jr. ’49 Mrs. Anne S. Milnor Joseph K. Milnor, Honorary ’73 Peter M. Moffitt ’44 Johanna M. Moffitt ’82

Carl M. Ellerkamp ’15 Alexandra R. Finley ’15 India B. Finley ’15 Devin M. Frisby ’15 It Fufuengsin ’15 Nickolas F. Fulchino ’15 Austin R. Galusza ’15 Joshua W. Genovese ’15 Cameron M. Giles ’15 Rachel K. Godfrey ’15 Abbey M. Haggerty ’15 Sarah L. Hatfield ’15 Edwin P. Hollingsworth ’15 JoonKi Hong ’15 Abigail K. Horst ’15 Emily Hupalo ’15 Evan Jaccodine ’15 Christopher W. Jackson ’15 Henry J. Karmen-Tuohy ’15 Christopher R. Kattak ’15 Grace Keenan ’15 Amanda C. Kewer ’15 Rohan Khatu ’15 Mohammad Labadi ’16 Genevieve O. LaBeef ’15 Cherie E. Langlois ’15 Lawand D. Lateef ’15 Seungwoo Lee ’15 Joshua S. Liebhaber ’15 Jeremiah J. Lim ’15 Wil J. Loughborough ’15 Andres E. Mannil Paolini ’15 Cameron J. McGuire ’15 William L. McNabola ’15 Thomas Meggs ’16 Mary-Louise A. Mellon ’15 Melanie J. Murphy ’15 Makenna N. Newkirk ’15 Weston J. Nolan ’15 Timothy O. Offei-Addo ’15 Keith C. O’Hara ’15 Obim Okeke ’15 Shawn O’Loughlin ’15 Pelumi S. Onabanjo ’15 Matthew F. Ouellet ’15 Matthew G. Parent ’16 Poojan P. Patel ’15 Pavel S. Pylaev ’15 Christopher J. Rackey ’15 Victoria W. Read ’15 Lucy D. Richards ’15 Harrison D. Robinson ’15 John P. Ross ’15 Molly M. Schroder ’15 Nana A. Sekyere ’15 Connor J. Shea ’15 Anneka C. Sheppard ’15 Darren I. Singh-Estrada ’15 Samuel F. Skinner ’16 Kyra N. Smith ’15 Joshua Solomon ’15 Summer Staff ’15

Edward J. Staten ’15 Joseph J. Staten ’15 John C. Sullivan ’15 Peter S. Tallas ’15 Kant Tantasathien ’15 Carlin D. Testa ’15 Lizardo J. Vargas Pacheco ’15 Dorian D. M. Weekes ’15 Zackery D. Weimer ’15 John Weston ’15 Thomas D. Wheatley ’15 Caitlin G. Wood ’15 Ekin S. Yazici ’16 Xinwen Zhang ’15 Yihe Zhang ’15 Barclay Robinson ’52 Katharine H. Robinson Geoffrey T. Rowson ’67 Walter Rowson III ’63 Emily T. Scott ‘10 Hayden M. Clarkin ‘13 William D. Shew ‘52 Charles V. Henry III ‘52 Cameron D. Stebbins ‘95 William P. Henning ‘64 Kerri A. Osborne ‘95 Andrew F. Sloat ‘95 Mr. Robert E. Sloat Quinn Eli ’80 Amanda K. Jordan ’06 Linda Bartley Kittler ’71 Colin E. McNamara ’99 Elisabeth E. Sloat ’86 James P. Snyder ’82 John R. Viertel ’67 Cameron D. Stebbins ’95 William P. Henning ’64 Kerri Salvietti Osborne ’95 Andrew F. Sloat ’95 David K. Storrs ‘62 Charles S. Coit ‘62 Christopher J. Wolfe ‘83 Luis Cruz ‘82 Jane S. Speyer ‘83 Patrick D. Wood ’01 Dr. David A. Brush Catherine Welch Carrington ’01 Alexandra C. Sweet ’01

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In Honor Of

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In Honor Of Mr. Ntiamoa Adarkwa George R. Enelow ‘17 Dale E. Miller, Jr. ‘17 Mikael Toikka II ‘17 Spencer C. Bailey ‘04 Mrs. Louisa G. Jones

Hillary Ross Charalambous ‘06 Mrs. Louisa G. Jones

Stephen T. Dexter ‘61 Lee S. Hyde ‘61

Claire Gorsuch ‘21 Mr. & Mrs. Rob Gorsuch

Dr. Sarah Chase Emma L. Clark-Christie ‘17

Michael G. Dio ‘04 Anonymous

Gwynith Grant ‘82 Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Schauder

Mr. Thomas Chase Shu Liao ‘17

Katherine M. Duglin ‘01 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Brambil Mallory C. McArdle ‘17

Mr. Edward T. Griffin Mr. Matthew Goethals

Elisabeth M. Clagett ‘17 Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Clagett Class of 1968 Charles E. Potts II ‘64

Mr. J. Roderick Eaton Kailey A. Cox ‘15 Young Hoon Hahn ‘06 Christopher D. Soutter ‘17

Class of 2002 Dale S. Ledbetter, Jr. ‘02

Keegan Fales ‘20 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Fales

Mr. Adolphus B. Clinton Catherine D. Corona ‘18 Lauren E. Ferraiuolo ‘16 Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Fisher Sydney Fisher ‘17 Tatum Fisher ‘22 Alexsa M. Jack ‘18 Ava M. Pawlowski ‘17 Lyndsey J. Winick ‘18

Mrs. Erin Fisher Olivia C. Ferrara ‘18

Bailey Mae Bone ‘15 Melanie Bone, M.D.

Ms. Dena Cocozza O’Hara Brittany A. Cameron ‘16 Mr. Keith A. O’Hara and Family

Mr. Patrick Boyd Dylan M. Clarkin ‘16 Hugh P. Wackerman ‘16

Mr. Bradley C. Davis Henry D. Enelow ‘16

Paul D. Fowler ‘64 Peter S. Corbin ‘64 Mr. & Mrs. Jeremiah W. Jones Laura K. Pierce ‘03 Clifford I. van Voorhees III ‘64

Dwight C. Baker ‘56 Mr. & Mrs. John Berkseth Mr. John Becker Amanda M. Lim ‘17 Jiaman Peng ‘17 Rachel M. Wikman ‘17 Melissa Bellanceau, Honorary ‘62, ‘64 Ms. Gwyneth Connell Richard A. Bensen ‘70 Mr. David T. Brewster Jr. Oliver C. W. Blodgett ‘04 Michael G. Dio ‘04

Ms. Rebecca Brooks Catherine D. Corona ‘18 Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Fisher Sydney Fisher ‘17 Tatum Fisher ‘22 Mrs. Martha Horst Alexsa M. Jack ‘18 Mrs. Ellen S. Browne Trisha L. Berk ‘18 Harrison L. Browne ‘19 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Browne Dr. David A. Brush Hassan Makiya ‘16 Mr. Keith Buehler Michael S. Belden ‘16 Mr. Patrick Burke Christina S. Bacon ‘18 Olivia K. Kremer ‘17 Austin T. Schwartz ‘18

Mrs. Deborah L. Davis Jesse Martinez ‘16 Mr. Steven A. Davis Aren C. Craft ‘18 Fayoni K. Olusesi ‘17 Calvin H. Todd ‘18

Ms. Jillian Forgue Khia G. Beeles ‘17 Alexander Kravtsov ‘17 Gregory B. Rice ‘17 Julie W. Sullivan ‘17 Jungmi Yoon ‘17

Mr. Michael Fura Jungmi Yoon ‘17 Ms. Shanique Garcia Lauren C. Allen ‘16 Michelle A. Nivar ‘16

Hannah Dean ‘20 Mrs. Sandra A. Dean

Mr. Warren Geissinger Barbara L. Ascher ‘64 McKim N. Barnes ‘64 Kathryn E. Geissinger ‘76

Madison A. Dean ‘16 Mrs. Sandra A. Dean

Emmy R. Gengras ‘21 Mr. & Mrs. E. Clayton Gengras, Jr.

Timothy J. Deary ‘05 Mr. Cory Scott & Ms. Julie DeVoe

Julia O. Gengras ‘18 Mr. & Mrs. E. Clayton Gengras, Jr.

Michael A. DeCarli ‘96 Mrs. Erin DeCarli

Mr. Brian Geyer Mr. John Motulsky & Ms. Wendy Nacht

Mr. Richard K. Dempsey Dylan M. Clarkin ‘16 Mr. John Motulsky & Ms. Wendy Nacht Jan C. Desrochers ‘99 Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Desrochers

Mr. Matthew Goethals Jonathan G. Beniers ‘17 Brandon W. Mitchell ‘17 Christopher W. Wright ‘17 Mr. Robert Gordon Jordan L. Winer ‘18

Jeffrey P. Haines ‘82 Michael J. Zurbrigen ‘82 Meredith Graham Hanson ‘00 Anonymous Arden R. Heminway ‘19 Mr. Raymond N. Hannigan & Mrs. Tobin J. Heminway Amy Smith Hernández Gamboa ‘06 Anonymous Mr. Walter P. Hinchman Mary-McLean Jones ‘80 Brennan E. Holmes ‘21 Mrs. Debbi S. Holmes Mr. & Mrs. William A. Tenaglia Mr. Arthur M. Horst Elisabeth M. Clagett ‘17 Mrs. Martha Horst Claire E. Anderson ‘18 Rebecca A. Bullied ‘17 Alexander Kravtsov ‘17 Khanh B. Le ‘18 Mr. John Motulsky & Ms. Wendy Nacht Minkeun Song ‘17 Julie W. Sullivan ‘17 Chase A. Zimmerman ‘18 Mr. Charles Houmard Zeyu Sha ‘18 Elli T. Xiao ‘18 Ashley L. Humes ‘06 Mr. James R. Humes Samantha L. Humes ‘11 Mr. James R. Humes Ms. Georgianna Hunt Jiaman Peng ‘17 Mr. Jean-Paul Jacquet Alexsa M. Jack ‘18 Shu Liao ‘17 Ms. Nina Joly Polina Lipskaya ‘17

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Mr. Jeremiah W. Jones Alexander W. Jones ‘04 St. George’s School Mrs. Louisa G. Jones Anonymous (2) Ms. Rebecca Brooks Michelle Castiglione ‘06 Mr. & Mrs. Garry F. Dow Alexander W. Jones ‘04 Polina Lipskaya ‘17 Madeline Metcalf ‘19 Duun M. O’Hara ‘18 Mr. & Mrs. Bradford W. Seaward SL Green Realty Corp. Justin P. Klein ‘65 William D. Moss III ‘00 Mr. Joseph E. Kremer Kenneth L. Colombe ‘16 Vincent Conn ‘16 John P. Long ‘16 James E. Pinkham ‘06 Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. Verstandig

J. Anthony LaPalme ‘49 Mrs. Tammie L. LaBonte Hannah K. Leachman ‘20 Mr. & Mrs. Richard Taylor

Joseph K. Milnor, Honorary ‘73 Danforth P. Fales ‘57 Mrs. Tammie L. LaBonte Mr. J. William Mees Peter S. Murkett ‘65

Olivia K. Leachman ‘16 Mr. & Mrs. Richard Taylor

Dr. Pablo Montoro Alonso Trisha L. Berk ‘18

Mrs. Anne K. Richards Margaret L. Calvert ‘17 Lucy D. Richards ‘15

Mrs. Lindsay Shaw Lehmann Trisha L. Berk ‘18 Ava M. Pawlowski ‘17 James A. Zahansky, Jr. ‘91

Mr. Keith R. Mosher Constance J. Syharat ‘97

Mr. J. Timothy Richards Lucy D. Richards ‘15

Ms. Patricia A. Mulcahy David W. Samberg ‘16

Lucy D. Richards ‘15 Mr. & Mrs. J. Timothy Richards

Gregory A. Osborne ‘03 Brandon W. Mitchell ‘17 Oliver Wolcott IV ‘18

Mr. David W. Ring Ms. Katie Wells

Kevin Li ‘20 Mr. Ling Xin Li Henry J. Linhares ‘18 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Linhares Mr. Doug MacLeod John M. Poulson ‘18 Laura Ramos Alonso ‘18 James A. Zahansky, Jr. ‘91 Chase A. Zimmerman ‘18

Mohammad Labadi ‘16 Jacob M. Scanlon ‘16

Elizabeth R. Malerba ‘02 Mr. & Mrs. Paul Malerba

Mrs. Olinda A. LaBeef Margaret L. Calvert ‘17 Kailey E. Castle ‘17 Fan Qian Meng ‘17 Abigail R. Trivella ‘17 Rachel M. Wikman ‘17 Sera N. Yanik ‘16

Mr. William T. Martin Yuxin Lan ‘17 Shu Liao ‘17 Jiaman Peng ‘17 Jiahui Wang ‘18 Chase A. Zimmerman ‘18

Mr. Joshua Lake Tobias R. Ketchum ‘18 Mr. Chip G. Lamb Charlotte R. Apuzzo ‘16 Madeleine R. Hutchins ‘14 Amanda M. Lim ‘17 Julie W. Sullivan ‘17 Annie L. Vance ‘16 Chase A. Zimmerman ‘18 Mrs. Susan Lamb Mr. Chip G. Lamb

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Garrett J. McMerriman ‘19 Mr. & Mrs. James E. McMerriman Mr. James A. McSweeney Kaela J. Thomson ‘18 Martha E. Mead ‘14 Douglas A. Cotanche Ph.D . Hagop M. Merjian, Honorary ‘75 Jinho Cho ‘81 Paul D. Fowler ‘64 Joseph P. Horton ‘99 Peter S. Murkett ‘65

Ms. Annie O’Sullivan Brennan E. Holmes ‘21 Linzee P. Tracey ‘18 Katherine A. Peverada ‘10 Elyse E. Taylor ‘10 Laura K. Pierce ‘03 William J. Keeler ‘08 Mr. Matthew V. Pierce, Jr. Mr. Bryce Plourde Aubrey J. Benzing-Plourde ‘18 Pomfret School Boys & Girls Ice Hockey Caroline Dunn-Packer ‘16 Pomfret School Faculty Mariella R. Catalano ‘18 Ms. Samantha Crimmins Mr. Richard K. Dempsey Ms. Carol J. Raiford Ms. Cynthia K. Antos Ms. Sarah Ligmann Mr. James M. Rees Dylan M. Clarkin ‘16 Chase A. Zimmerman ‘18

Mr. Brian Rice Mr. John Motulsky & Ms. Wendy Nacht Alisyn M. Narracci ‘18

Maxwell d. Robinson ‘19 Merritt Ashmead-Robinson ‘82 Thomas W. Robinson ‘64 William P. Henning ‘64 Mr. Matthew J. Rodman Laura K. Pierce ‘03 Kunath Vorasadhit ‘17 Christopher W. Rogers, Jr. ‘01 Meredith Graham Hanson ‘00 Tiffany Hayes Romaniello ‘99 Mrs. Louisa G. Jones Mrs. Quinn Rose Elisabeth M. Berard ‘16 Abigail S. Conway ‘18 Madison Fisher ‘19 Kathleen A. LeFebre ‘17 Mr. Tim Rose Trisha L. Berk ‘18 Bailey D. Riva ‘18 Deja C. Ross ‘17 Mrs. Michelle M. Ross Mr. Gregory Rossolimo Trisha L. Berk ‘18 Mr. & Mrs. David L. Cary Shu Liao ‘17 Yujia Ma ‘18 Sophie P. Nick ‘17

Mary Elizabeth Ostrander ‘18 Jacob A. Ruzecki ‘16 Jared R. Taintor ‘16 Ms. Katie Wells Mr. Wallace H. Rowe IV Anonymous Melissa S. Browne ‘17 Caroline Dunn-Packer ‘16 Malcom B. Gewirz ‘17 Mrs. Louisa G. Jones Corbin Schneider ‘18 Austin T. Schwartz ‘18 Ms. Haley Sanborn Curtis Motulsky ‘19 Mr. John Motulsky & Ms. Wendy Nacht Ms. Mary Screen Trisha L. Berk ‘18 Laura Ramos Alonso ‘18 Mr. Derek Segesdy Austin T. Schwartz ‘18 Mrs. Sarah Segesdy Laura Ramos Alonso ‘18

Mrs. Kathryn O. Sheehan Hailey M. Coudert-Morris ‘17

Elyse E. Taylor ‘10 Katherine A. Peverada ‘10

Angela Malerba Werry ‘04 Mr. & Mrs. Paul Malerba

Emily Sherr ‘20 Mr. & Mrs. David N. Sherr

Mr. Matthew Taylor Jiaman Peng ‘17

Ms. Sarah-Anne Wildgoose Mr. & Mrs. David L. Cary

Samantha A. Slotnick ‘10 Sophie P. Nick ‘17

Taylor B. Thomas ‘21 Mrs. Genie Egerton-Warburton

Mr. William S. Wiquist, Jr. Mark A. Tillinghast ‘85

Marcus B. Smith ‘89 Harold R. Khoo ‘17 Guilherme V. D. M. Missaka ‘17 Tucker A. Powell ‘17 Colton B. Saunders ‘17 Charles L. Shehan ‘17 Mikael Toikka II ‘17 Thomas C. Wickham II ‘17

Dr. Bridget H. Tsemo Rebecca A. Bullied ‘17 Emma L. Clark-Christie ‘17

Caroline Woodard ‘19 Mrs. Barbara H. Foster

Rebecca Smith Sosik ‘09 Anonymous MacLean Pilsbury Spadaccini ‘03 Dr. & Mrs. John T. Fallon III Benjamin R. Tarlow ‘08 Steven A. Harkey ‘08

Christopher M. Turney ‘09 Mrs. Sheryl A. Turney

Ms. Melissa Wyse Trisha L. Berk ‘18 Fan Qian Meng ‘17

Mr. Kai Wang Ms. Haiyan Ji

Ms. Mary K. Yokum Trisha L. Berk ‘18

Ms. Katie Wells Alexandra G. DiBiaso ‘18 Berkeley A. Gardner ‘18 Hayden Garrett ‘17 Christine E. Giovannoli ‘18 Jiaman Peng ‘17 Madeleine J. West ‘15 Jungmi Yoon ‘17

Mrs. Sheridan Zimmer Trisha L. Berk ‘18

In Kind Gifts Richard J. Fates ’63 Paul D. Fowler ’64 Mr. & Mrs. John M. Hurley Johanna M. Moffitt ’82 Mr. Gustavo Passarelli & Ms. Rosemarie Solano

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ANNUAL REPORT

2018-2019 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

ADVANCEMENT STAFF

Justin Klein ’65, Chair Monique Jennings Miles ‘95, Vice-Chair Kathryn E. Wilson P ’20, ’21, Secretary Lindsay B. Paul P ’14, ’17, ’21, Treasurer Mark W. Blodgett ’75, P ’04, ’06 Daryle l. Bost ’89 Thomas J. Campbell P ’09 Jimmy Chan P ‘17 Mark A. Cohen ’82 Tiffany Ding P ‘21, ‘22 Malik S. Ducard ‘91 Meredith Graham Hanson ’00 Rebecca D. Henry P ’13 Martha Linhares P ‘14, 16, 18 Scott Maker ’76 Michael Marrus Gregory W. Melville ’68 Nicholas D. Mettler ’95 Robert K. Mullarkey ’79, P ’10 David M. Murray ’97 Dena Cocozza O’Hara P ’13, ’15, ’16, ’18, ’20 Robert M. Olmsted ‘59, P ‘89 Hui Peng P ’21 Judson P. Reis ’60, P ’98 Amy R. Salerno ‘79, P ‘18, ‘20 Robert J. Yudell ’65

Mariam Aghayan Advancement Officer (890) 963-6150 maghayan@pomfret.org Beth Dow Campaign Manager (860) 963-5993 bdow@pomfret.org Monique Griffin Assistant to the Director of Advancement (860) 963-6127 mgriffin@pomfret.org Debbi Holmes P ’21 Gifts Administrator (860) 963-6128 dholmes@pomfret.org Louisa Jones P ’04 Director of Constituent Engagement (860) 963-5925 ljones@pomfret.org Tammie LaBonte P ’05 Director of Reunion Engagement (860) 963-6131 tlabonte@pomfret.org Johanna Mawson Senior Advancement Officer (860) 963-5960 jmawson@pomfret.org Vassar Pierce Interim Director of Advancement (860) 963-6167 mvpierce@pomfret.org Deb Thurston Database Management and Communications (860) 963-6129 dthurston@pomfret.org Judith Wong P ’11, ’14 Director of Alumni and Parent Programming (860) 963-5994 jmwong@pomfret.org

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Reunion Never Looked So Good.

Pomfret Magazine — Winter 2020 Issue

Articles inside

Playing With Fire

In Praise of Hagop Merjian

Chapel Talk

Student Voices

Strategic Plan Update