August 2007
The 2007 PVC Senior Student-Athlete Banquet
PVC 2007 PVC Senior Seudent-Athlete Banquet
The 2007 PVC Senior Student-Athlete Banquet
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elcome to the final edition of the Princeton Varsity Club News for the 2006-07 academic year, an edition that is devoted to recognizing and remembering the accomplishments of the Class of 2007 and the award winners from the 10th Annual Princeton Varsity Club Senior Student-Athlete Banquet held May 31. This special edition begins with the Princeton Athletics Year in Review on page 3. Following that, beginning with page 4, we recap the Senior Student-Athlete Banquet, highlighting the 2007 award winners and the remarks from a pair of 2007 graduates, swimmer Sobenna George and water polo/volleyball player Reid Joseph, as well as Director of Athletics Gary Walters ’67. On page 13, we highlight the many community service programs and initiatives that have been a part of the lives of Princeton student-athletes during the past year. And finally, on pages 14-15, we recognize those who graciously supported the PVC during the last academic year. We hope you enjoy these pages, and we thank you for your support of Princeton athletics. See you in 2007-08!
2007 Princeton Varsity Club Senior Student-Athlete Awards Banquet Winners PVC Distinguished Undergraduate Athletic Service Award Chris Chaney, Freddy Flaxman, Luke Owings, Nikki Laffel, Nate Franks PVC Special Award of Merit Gary Walters Citizen-Athlete Award Dick Kazmaier ’52 Marvin Bressler Award Kathleen Deignan Class of 1916 Cup Jon Charlesworth Art Lane ’34 Award Dustin Kahler, Sandra Zaeh, Caitlin Reimers, Brigham Walker William Winston Roper Trophy Jeff Terrell, Peter Trombino C. Otto von Kienbusch Award Claire Rein-Weston, Kathleen Miller, Elyse Colgan
Princeton Varsity Club News Princeton’s Department of Athletics, Jadwin Gymnasium, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J., 08542 Princeton Varsity Club 609-258-5666 www.PrincetonVarsityClub.org Director of Athletics Gary Walters ’67 Associate Director of Athletics for Athletic Relations & Marketing Jamie Zaninovich Assistant Director of Athletic Relations Kellie Gale Assistant Director of Athletic Relations Nick Konawalik Assistant Director of the Princeton Varsity Club Louise Gengler ’75 Athletic Friends Group Manager Lorin Maurer Associate Director of Athletics Jerry Price Assistant Directors of Athletic Communications/ PVC News Editors David Rosenfeld, Craig Sachson PVC Design Yariv Amir Staff Photographer Beverly Schaefer printing by Prism Color Corp. Moorestown, N.J.
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PVC 2006-07 Athletics Year in Review
2006-07 Athletics Year in Review
Princeton wins nine Ivy League championships, led by thrilling football title • by Jerry Price One instant, you’re standing first-team All-America, graduthere helplessly watching your ated second all-time in assists season slip away. Next instant, at Princeton and as the fifthyou’re the No. 1 Play of The Day leading scorer in school history. on SportsCenter. Colgan led the team in scorThat’s one of the greatest ing all four seasons and was an charms of sports: It can happen All-America. Rein-Weston was at any given moment. the No. 1 player on the national Jeff Terrell’s moment came championship team and a fouron the first Saturday of Novemtime All-America. ber in 2006, on the first possesThe William Winston Roper sion of the second overtime of Trophy, given to the outstanding Princeton’s football game against senior male sportsman, was Penn, as the Tigers went for a shared by Terrell and lacrosse Brig Walker ’07 celebrates the Tigers’ thrilling come-from-behind 34-31 win at touchdown on a fourth-and-goal player Peter Trombino. Terrell Yale in November. Princeton’s nine wins were its most since 1964. inside the Quaker 1-yard-line. won the Bushnell Cup as Ivy Terrell handed off to Rob Toresco, 10 years to 110, 40 more than the The men’s and women’s swimLeague Player of the Year before who was stopped once, and then next-best total in the league. ming and diving teams again won Ivy signing a free agent contract with again. Penn appeared to have held, It was a big year in Tiger track titles. The women won the league the Kansas City Chiefs. Trombino and the Quakers would then go on and field, as the men’s and women’s championship for the 17th time graduated as the only player in offense for what was likely to be the cross country and track teams comand then saw freshman Alicia AePrinceton history with four seasons winning possession. Excruciatingly, bined for three Ivy titles (both cross misegger finish second in the NCAA of at least 20 goals and at least 10 Princeton’s bid for an Ivy League country and men’s indoor) and two 400 individual medley and third assists and as one of two players in championship seemed to be fading. second place finishes (both outdoor) in the NCAA 500 freestyle to earn school history with at least 95 goals Until Toresco flipped the ball before embarking on a 12-day tour All-America honors. Diver Michelle and at least 50 assists in a career. back to Terrell, who, as stunned as of China in June. Prior to that, Catha Demond was also an All-America. Richard and Maureen Barron, everyone else, raced to the right and Mullen and David Nightingale both The men won their secondwho combined to win five Ivy titles into the end zone to put Princeton finished in the top 10 at the NCAA straight Ivy title and 19th in program as head coaches of women’s basahead for good. A week later, Terrell championships in the 5,000 meters. history by again using their depth. ketball and softball, left at the end threw for 445 yards in a comeback The field hockey team won Unlike 2006, though, Princeton had of the school year when Richard win against Yale, and the week afits third Ivy League championan individual winner to go along with Barron became associate head ter that the Tigers eased past Dartship in the four years that Kristen the team championship as Doug coach at national power Baylor. Joe mouth to win the Ivy title in football Holmes-Winn has been head coach. Lennox won the 100 butterfly. Scott left to become the head men’s for the first time in 11 years. The Tigers then knocked off the No. The men’s hockey team didn’t basketball coach at Denver. Toresco’s flip to Terrell is 3 seed, Old Dominion, in the openwin a championship, but the rebuilt Courtney Banghart, who played destined to go down as one of the ing round of the NCAA tournament Tigers did host an ECAC playoff and coached at Dartmouth, begreat plays in Princeton football his- on freshman Tina Bortz’s goal in the series for the first time since 1999. came the women’s basketball tory, if not in all of the athletic hissecond overtime. Additionally, George Parros of the coach, while Trina Salcido, Maureen tory at Princeton. Still, it was not the The women’s squash team was Anaheim Ducks became the first Barron’s top assistant, became the only highlight of the 2006-07 athletic not the top-ranked team in the prePrincetonian to win a Stanley Cup. softball coach. year at Princeton University. season, or even the middle of the The Art Lane Award for Sydney Johnson, the 1997 Ivy Princeton teams combined for season, but Gail Ramsay’s team outstanding contribution to sport League Player of the Year at Princnine Ivy League championships, was the one standing when it countand society by a student-athlete was eton, was hired as head men’s basthe most by any league school, ed. Princeton knocked out defendshared by women’s lacrosse player ketball coach after helping another and Princeton won the league’s ing champion Yale in the semifinals Caitlin Reimers, football player Brig Princeton alum, John Thompson III, unofficial all-sports points chamand then took care of Harvard in the Walker, men’s soccer player Dustin coach Georgetown to the Final Four. pionship for the 21st straight year. final to win the Howe Cup for the Kahler and swimmer Sandra Zaeh. Johnson hired as one of his assisThe women’s squash team defeated 15th time in program history. The C. Otto von Kienbusch Award tant coaches Brian Earl, the 1999 all comers to win the Howe Cup, The men’s squash team won the for the outstanding senior sportsIvy Player of the Year, and his presgiving Princeton an individual or Ivy League title and then reached the woman was shared by Kathleen ence gives Princeton the distinction team national champion for the 21st national final with a dramatic 5-4 Miller of the women’s lacrosse team, of employing the Ivy League’s allstraight year as well. win over Harvard. Mauricio Sanchez Claire Rein-Weston of the women’s time leader in three-pointers made Princeton ran its Ivy League reached the national championship squash team and Elyse Colgan of the by both a woman (Banghart) and by championship total over the last match in the individual tournament. women’s water polo team. Miller, a a man (Earl).
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PVC Roper Trophy
Performance William Winston Roper Trophy Awarded annually to a Princeton senior man of high scholastic rank and outstanding qualities of sportsmanship and general proficiency in athletics. Presented by Mrs. William W. Roper and the Class of 1902.
Jeff Terrell ’07, Football, accepted by his parents, Steve and Sally. Jeff was participating in minicamp with the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Valu Jeff Terrell, who quarterbacked Princeton to the Ivy League football championship this past fall, and Peter Trombino, who graduated as one of the top offensive players in Princeton men’s lacrosse history, shared the William Winston Roper Trophy for 2007. The William Winston Roper Trophy, the highest male student-athlete award at Princeton, was originally given by Mrs. William Winston Roper and the Class of 1902 in honor of Princeton’s famed football coach. It goes annually to “a Princeton senior male of high scholastic rank and outstanding qualities of sportsmanship and general proficiency in athletics.” It has been awarded annually since 1936. Terrell led the Princeton football team through a magical 2006 season that ended with the Tigers’ first Ivy League title since 1995. Terrell won the Bushnell Cup as the Ivy League Player of the Year and joined Jason Garrett as the only Princeton quarterbacks to ever win the Ivy League’s top football honor. Terrell led the Ivy League in passing yards per game (244.5), pass efficiency (131.3), touchdown passes (17) and total offense per game (271.7). His total offense and passing yardage stats ranked him in the Top 10 nationally. Terrell, a religion major from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, went 16-4 in his career as a starter. In his final month as a starter, with no margin for error in the Ivy League race, Terrell threw for seven touchdowns and ran for two others in wins over Penn, Yale and Dartmouth to clinch the Ivy title. He was named the National Offensive Player of the Week after throwing for 445 yards in a dramatic 34-31 win at Yale. That performance, which ranks as the fourth-best singlegame passing performance in Princeton history, also clinched Princeton’s first sweep of the H-Y-P series since 1994. Trombino became the only player in Princeton men’s lacrosse history to have four seasons of at least 20 goals and at least 10 assists. He is also one of two players in school history with at least 95 career goals and 50 career assists and one of five with four seasons of at least 20 goals scored. He finished his career with 98 goals, ninth-best all-time at Princeton, and 146 career points, 11th-best all-time at Princeton. He was a two-time All-America and three-time All-Ivy League selection and the 2004 Ivy League Rookie of the Year. His goal in overtime against Maryland in the 2004 quarterfinals put Princeton in the Final Four, and he finished his career by leading the team in scoring as a sophomore, junior and senior. He ranks ninth in career scoring among all players in Division I lacrosse this past season. Trombino, from North Huntington, N.Y., was a history major at Princeton.
PVC C. Otto von Kienbusch Award
ues Elyse Colgan, Kathleen Miller and Claire ReinWeston shared the C. Otto von Kienbusch Award for 2007. Presented in memory of C. Otto von Kienbusch ’06, friend and benefactor of women’s athletics at Princeton, it is awarded to a Princeton senior woman of high scholastic rank who has demonstrated general proficiency in athletics and the qualities of a true sportswoman. Colgan completed her collegiate career this spring by leading her team in scoring for the fourth time in four seasons. Her 73 goals this past year lifted her to second all-time at Princeton with 272. She scored a career-high 82 goals in the 2006 season. Colgan won her fourth-consecutive Southern Most
Community C. Otto von Kienbusch Award Awarded annually to a Princeton senior woman of high scholastic rank who has demonstrated general proficiency in athletics and the qualities of a true sportswoman. Presented in memory of C. Otto von Kienbusch ’06, friend and benefactor of women’s athletics at Princeton.
Valuable Player Award at the completion of the 2007 season and was also an All-Southern and All-Eastern selection for the fourth time in her career. In 2006, she was featured in Sports Illustrated’s “Faces in the Crowd” section. She is a native of Annapolis, Md., and earned a degree from the Woodrow Wilson School. Miller is one of just five players in Princeton women’s lacrosse history to score more than 200 career points. She finished her career second in program history with 68 assists and seventh on the team’s all-time list with 139 goals. She was a four-time All-Ivy League selection, including unanimous first-team all-league honors in both 2006 and 2007. She earned All-America honors in both her junior and senior seasons and was also a first-team all-region choice in both of those seasons. Miller, an art history major from Alexandria, Va., was Princeton’s leading scorer in both 2006 and 2007, when she had a career-best 47 goals, among the top 10 goal-scoring seasons in team history. She was also the Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 2004. Rein-Weston jumped into the No. 1 position as a freshman and held that spot for the majority of her career. She earned All-Ivy and All-America honors in each of her four years in Orange and Black. Rein-Weston saved her best season for last, as she led the Tigers to the 2007 Ivy League and national titles. Ranked fifth midway through the season, Princeton defeated the top three teams in the country in one six-day span to assume the No. 1 ranking and never looked back. Claire had one of the highlight victories during the stretch, beating eventual national finalist Kristen Lange of Penn in four tight games. An English major from Seattle, Rein-Weston captained the Tigers at the Howe Cup, where Princeton swept Brown, Yale and Harvard to claim the national title. She is only the 11th Princeton women’s squash player to earn four first-team All-Ivy selections.
Elyse Colgan ’07, Women’s Water Polo
Kathleen Miller ’07, Women’s Lacrosse
Claire Rein-Weston ’07, Women’s Squash
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PVC Testimonial
Sobenna George ’07 A PVC Banquet Testimonial
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still remember my first days on campus when I had to walk around with a map to find the different lecture halls, when Murray-Dodge and East Pyne looked the same or when I would make sure that I always had a hallmate or someone from my RA group with whom to eat meals at the dining halls. I remember my first semester, when I thought 9 a.m. class was a good idea and when I voluntarily signed up for lab at 7:30 at night. I remember the days of writing seminar when I had to write that 10-page research paper. Back in those days, 10 pages of writing on one topic seemed like such a challenge, especially since I thought that by page five I had already said what I wanted to say. I’m sure that many of you have had similar experiences of uncertainty. But what I find truly remarkable is the transformation from freshman year to senior year. We have matured, we have learned how to deal with and overcome obstacles, we have gained self confidence and we have learned how to prioritize and not take ourselves too seriously. Many of us even wrote our first book this last semester! One thing that Princeton has definitely taught us well is humility. A lot of us came from high schools where we were among the best. We excelled. We were the people to beat. At Princeton, we quickly learned that wasn’t the case. We were not always at the top of the list, and that was humbling. Because we all have our strengths and weaknesses, we were taught how to help others and, in return, be helped. Some things we were able figure out on our own. Other things we were not, and we learned that it’s alright to ask for help. So the piece of paper that we will receive next week will probably always remind us of the academic challenges at Princeton, the diligence, the late nights, the occasional all-nighters, the Dean’s Dates, the great professors and the unbelievable resources. But I think for all of us here today, that paper will equally remind us of our days as student-athletes. Sometimes we were more like athlete-students because of the sacrifices that we made and the countless hours that we dedicated to our sports. Without a doubt, being an athlete shaped our college experience.
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The thing about sport is that it is so powerful! It makes certain behaviors acceptable that would otherwise be considered unacceptable or even crazy. For example, in my case, I was a sprinter for all four years at Princeton. My longest race was the 100 yard freestyle and on a good day it lasted about 51 seconds. Only athletes would think it acceptable to train 20 plus hours a week, for less than a minute of race time. The amount of time that you dedicated to becoming better athletes far exceeded the amount of time that you actually spent in competition in the pool, on the court, in the rink or on the field. Furthermore, there were times when we were frustrated when we did not perform as well as we would have liked. To the non-athlete, it may seem bizarre that we were so committed to something that frustrated us, sometimes as much as it gave us joy. Another unique quality of athletes is our high pain tolerance. We exerted unbelievable amounts of energy, day in and day out. We were so dedicated to our sport that even after rehab, we got right back to the activity that caused us to get injured in the first place. There were countless broken bones, bruised joints and cases of tendonitis. Yet, it was something about that desire to succeed that made us do things that we never thought were possible. And how many times have others expressed disbelief at how we were able to maintain a social life in addition to school work and practice at Princeton? Sport influenced our social life. It was not shocking to us when we heard the phrase “I don’t think I can make it because I have a big game tomorrow.” We knew what had to be done to get the job done. But once the job got done however, our celebrations were unparalleled!
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So yes, being a student-athlete was not always a walk in the park. We had to make a lot of sacrifices. But at the same time, we benefited greatly. For starters, we got to form very close bonds with people from all different backgrounds. In Princeton, there are athletes from all around the world. We have had the privilege of being exposed to different cultures and ways of thinking. We have learned how to listen to other people’s opinions as valid points of view and not as mere counter arguments. Also, as athletes, we have learned how to be persistent, how to set goals and to work diligently towards achieving them. The great thing about Princeton is that we chose to be athletes. We were not obligated to compete due to scholarships. As a result, we worked hard out of desire and not requirement. We were on teams where people were genuinely interested in investing their time and energy into becoming better athletes. Even when we fell short of our expectations, we always had teammates and coaches who were there to encourage and support us. One of the most important skills we have learned as student athletes is time management. Now that my swimming career is over, it amazes me how athletes are able to cram so many activities into 24 hours. Even though sometimes we were in a constant state of fatigue, we got it done. I know that such a skill will come in handy to us as we enter the work world and/or graduate school. By far, I think that the best part of being an athlete at Princeton was being a member of a team. The friendships that I have gained are priceless and I hope will continue to grow in the future. I have learned to rejoice in the victories of my teammates and to share in their losses. I would just like to say congratulations again to everyone. I really think that we accomplished something great as student athletes at Princeton University and we should be proud. Our college experience has definitely helped to build our characters. We have received great guidance from our professors, coaches and supporting staff. We really have been very fortunate and I hope that as we go out into the real world, that we will be able to use our experiences and our talents to help those around us.
PVC Testimonial
Reid Joseph ’07
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arlier this month, when I was told I’d been selected to speak at tonight’s dinner, I panicked because of my fear of public speaking and also because I got back this morning from a trip to Brazil and I had to come up with something to say before I left. My first instinct was to look up some inspirational quotes having to do with water polo or volleyball. In the late 1950’s movie Some Like it Hot, Sugar says to Junior, “Water polo? Isn’t that terribly dangerous?” Junior responds, “I’ll say. I had two ponies drown under me.” I don’t think these characters can provide too much insight into water polo, or any sport for that matter. Another quote I found is from a well-known movie in the volleyball realm, Side Out, in which a player who discovers the sport says that his experience is about “bumps, sets, spikes, chicks and brews.” I could probably stretch this quote into a good message, but I think it would be better to open up with a quote from my dad. I cannot remember exactly what he said because it changed every time he said it, but it said something along the lines of “you become who you surround yourself with.” The greatest thing Princeton Athletics has given me is an appreciation for the relationships and support that we all share, the amazing people that we have chosen to surround ourselves with, fellow athletes, coaches, friends, families, really the incredible team we are all a part of. Four years ago, we came here because this was where we wanted to be. We are a school where everyone who plays is playing because of their love for the sport, their love for their teammates and the tremendous feeling that comes from being part of a community that places great value on what we do. This amazing support during both athletic competition and the daily struggle is one of the biggest difference makers in the game of life. It’s about teamwork and the sensational support we all get from our coaches, our friends and our families, the support we all have from everyone in this room tonight and others who couldn’t be here but you know would have wanted to be. In the summer of 2003 I was so excited to come to Princeton, but one tiny fear held me back. I was a water polo player but a
miserable swimmer, and I could not for the life of me do a flip turn. I survived in high school, but at the collegiate level, this was going to be a problem and I knew it. Basically, I was the slowest guy in the water. So picture me, approaching the wall, neck and neck with well, to be honest, the slower guys on the team. Suddenly, when they submerge, somersault and glide 20 feet away from the wall, I’m reaching out to grab the wall, pausing and taking a huge breath before changing directions. I must have received five separate individual lessons from members of my team on how to perform an effective flip turn without drowning. I think my coach just thought it was funny. Rather than cast me aside and tease me (although surprisingly they still do), everyone seemed to rally to help this one guy learn how to do a flip turn. It was definitely a team effort. We have all had issues that have hindered team success and some seasons that have been better than others. We’ve had to learn to cope. We’ve had to learn to tough it out, to learn to work together and, fortunately, we’ve had the pleasure of learning how rewarding it is when all those things come together. Princeton athletes have shown another type of support for each other as fans. Seeing fans during a water polo game lined up, covered in body paint, jumping up and down and screaming was definitely a motivator for all of us in the water. During a volleyball game, the fans don’t hesitate to scream after a crushing kill. A few weeks ago I watched Catha and Caroline Mullen at Heps. Every time they came around the corner there was a group of students yelling at
the top of their lungs and I watched both of them try to hold back smiles. It was a special moment not only being a part of the loud cheering section during the race, but also seeing both of them honored on the podium for their victories. There is a sense of pride and respect for fellow student-athletes. You don’t get these experiences alone. These moments would not be meaningful if I wasn’t surrounded by people that I love, respect, and trust. The culmination of my student-athlete experience was not about leaving college with one more victory, it was about leaving Princeton as part of something greater than ourselves. I truly believe that the greatest enjoyment is the experience of dedicating and committing yourself and succeeding in something that you love, which we have all done with each other, not by ourselves. Not surprisingly, I think my dad was right. I instinctively chose for you all to be a part of my life because of the values that you embody. We are surrounded by great people here and it’s helped us all become who we are. Having witnessed firsthand the amazing influence of our teammates, coaches, alumni, and family, it is important to recognize our potential influence on the community in the future. Let’s stay competitive. As we achieve levels of success off campus, after graduation, let’s be sure we serve as role models for student athletes in the future. First, we need to remember how important it’s been for us to have such support from this large family before us tonight, support that has made possible our success athletically and academically. And second, we must continue to help each other just as we’ve done in our four years here. It’s important for the teams and it’s important for us as individuals. Keep the team strong. The student-athlete experience is not a small extracurricular activity or a small part of who we are. It has been a voluntary, co-curricular, and defining experience that has enriched our lives. I know it’s enriched mine. As we all graduate, I know I will not forget my experience or the people that have gone through it with me. Let’s all agree not to forget each other or the studentathletes who follow us.
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August 2007
PVC 2007 Award Winners
Class of 1916 Cup
PVC Distinguished Undergraduate Athletic Service Award
Jon Charlesworth was the 2007 winner of the Class of 1916 Cup. The Class of 1916 Cup is presented to the varsity letterwinner who, continuing in competition in his or her senior year, achieved at graduation the highest academic standing. It was given by the Class of 1916 on the occasion of its 50th reunion. Charlesworth was a molecular biology major at Princeton who participated with the cross country and track teams and earned a varsity letter in cross country in the fall of 2006. He was also a two-time winner of Princeton’s Shapiro Prize, in both 2004 and 2005, and earned a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship in 2006. He is a native of Richmond, Va.
Marvin Bressler Award Awarded to that member of the Princeton family who, through heartfelt support of the University’s student-athletes and coaches, best embodies a belief in the lifelong lessons taught by competition and athletics as a complement to the overall educational mission.
The Princeton Varsity Club Distinguished Undergraduate Athletic Service Award honored five members of the Class of 2007 for their dedicated and diverse contributions to Princeton Athletics and the University. Through their leadership and vision, each has created a legacy at Princeton that will benefit the University for years to come. A native of Germany, Chris Chaney founded and operated the Princeton Streetball Tournament, which has donated tens of thousands of dollars to worthy charities fighting diseases such as breast cancer and sickle cell anemia. In addition, this past fall he led an effort to bring more than 50 of the most influential leaders in the sports industry to campus for the inaugural Princeton Sports Symposium. A founder of the Jadwin Jungle, Princeton’s student booster group, Freddy Flaxman was as devoted a fan of Princeton Athletics as there is. A junior varsity basketball player, Flaxman also helped found IACT, a highly successful initiative which involves Princeton Athletics teams raising money for community outreach programs. Nate Franks may have spent more time at the Class of 1952 Stadium during the past four years than any other Princeton student. A manager for both field hockey and women’s lacrosse, he had a remarkable impact on both programs in any number of capacities. His work with the teams was so heartfelt and dedicated that every member of both teams attended his mother’s funeral this past fall as a show of their appreciation. A three-year starter on the men’s basketball team, Luke Owings was one of the co-founders of IACT. In addition, in 2006-07, Owings served as the Vice President of the Varsity Student Athlete Advisory Committee and, in this role, represented his fellow student-athletes to both Ivy League and NCAA communities. Nikki Laffel was an All-Ivy League swimmer who was a member of three Ivy League championship teams. In addition to her athletic career, she also served as a co-founder of IACT.
Kathleen Deignan, Dean of Undergraduate Students and 2007 Marvin Bressler Award winner.
Citizen-Athlete Award
Presented by the Princeton Varsity Club for selfless and noble contributions to sport and society. “When you follow along and stand back to reflect, you realize that Princeton really has a magnificent athletic environment. There are competent and enlightened administrators, facilities that are first rate, coaches and staff that provide the best teaching and guidance and an overall atmosphere that is conducive to accomplishment and excellence in all respects.”
“I have nothing but respect and admiration for the coaches and staff of the department who facilitate learning and for the students who have the discipline, passion, tenacity and skill to engage in sport at the highest level.” Kathleen Deignan, 2007 Marvin Bressler Award Winner
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Dick Kazmaier ‘52
Dick Kazmaier ‘52, 2007 Citizen-Athlete Award recipient
PVC 2007 Award Winners
The Art Lane Award
Zaeh
Reimers
Kahler
Walker
Dustin Kahler, Caitlin Reimers, Brig Walker and Sandra Zaeh shared the 2007 Art Lane Award. The Art Lane Award has been given to honor selfless contribution to sport and society by an undergraduate. Art Lane, the very embodiment of the award that now bears his name, won the Pyne Prize and captained the 1933 Princeton football team to the national championship as an undergraduate before going on to a career as a Naval officer, a federal judge and a corporate
Locally, Reimers participated in the Trenton Bridge Program, serving as a mentor and “big sister” to local youth while also tutoring community members in Spanish at the Princeton Community Center. Brigham Walker of the football team served as a health promotions assistant, collaborating with campus Public Safety to combat sexual violence by creating information sheets to encourage reporting by victims. In a similar vein of promoting safety on campus, he developed a program to focus on safe
general counsel. Dustin Kahler of the men’s soccer team gained first-hand experience on three continents through work at the International Trade Centre in Switzerland, the Centro Conviven in Argentina and the Guizhou Provincial Research Center in China. On campus, Kahler contributed to the Princeton chapter of Oxfam, coordinating events to raise money for Oxfam International. He served as treasurer for the Global Issues Forum, organizing presentations for the campus community on vital world issues. Kahler was the co-director of “An Evening for Darfur,” raising money for refugees, while also helping to plan a Pura Vida concert to benefit an organization in Peru. Caitlin Reimers of the women’s lacrosse team made two trips elsewhere in the Americas for volunteer work. She first visited the Dominican Republic, serving as a childrens’ summer camp director for nearly 200 local kids while participating in the construction of a church and then traveled to Costa Rica to work at a social services home while living with a Costa Rican family. There, she worked with adolescent boys who were without parental care.
and reduced alcohol consumption. These initiatives led to an appointment by President Shirley Tilghman to the Healthier Princeton Advisory Board. Walker is a member of the Japanese-American Citizens’ League, where he served as a local representative to the national organization. Sandra Zaeh of the women’s swimming and diving team traveled to Botswana in the summer of 2006 as part of the BOTUSA project, a joint initiative of the Centers for Disease Control and the Botswanan government. In Africa, her work focused on assisting children who learn of their HIVpositive status. In another public health venture, Zaeh researched childhood obesity in Hispanic children, presenting her findings at Princeton’s Health Research Symposium. Zaeh also worked with Isles, a Trenton-based organization, to further develop their asthma program. Many of her community service efforts took place in the local area while having a far-reaching effect. She served as a social work intern for Lawyers for Children, a firm in New York City that represents children in foster and abuse cases. Working directly with her team, she coordinated Teams for Toys, a project sponsored by Athletes in Action.
MORE SCENES FROM THE 2007 PRINCETON VARSITY CLUB SENIOR STUDENT-ATHLETE BANQUET Football’s Brig Walker and women’s basketball’s Casey Lockwood show off their musical talents during the pre-banquet reception (top left); the entire group of award winners lead the crowd in a rendition of “Old Nassau” at night’s end (top right); the graduating seniors from the men’s water polo team, along with head coach Luis Nicolao, wearing their newly-received letter sweaters (bottom left); Maureen and Richard Barron were given a fond farewell from Princeton after a combined 13 seasons coaching softball and women’s basketball, respectively.
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PVC Remarks from Gary Walters ’67
PVC Senior Student-Athlete Banquet Remarks from Director of Athletics Gary Walters ’67
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s Director of Athletics, let me share with you what amounts to my athletic commencement address. I hope my theme isn’t too sobering, considering the festive nature of this banquet. At past PVC banquets, a common refrain from many of our speakers and recipients has been that the athletic experience at Princeton is inherently cocurricular. Most, if not all, student-athletes and past participants feel in their collective souls that the athletic experience was every bit as educational as the classroom experience. Jon Veach, a starting tailback and captain on our football team who graduated in 2005, wrote a paper for professor Hal Feiveson in which he stated: “The reason athletes put so much time and dedication into athletics is because the athletes do not view varsity athletics as simply an extracurricular activity but rather a vital part of their life and an intense learning experience. I have been an athlete since I was eight years old, and I can honestly say that the summation of my athletic experiences to this point has prepared me for the hard times of my life better than any other experience. Varsity athletics are imbedded with an abundant number of life lessons, values, and striking comparisons to the real world. I believe so strongly in these values that I feel varsity athletes should be given some type of academic credit for the countless hours of training and learning.” Jon’s comments provoke the question: Is it time for the educational-athletic experience on our playing fields to be accorded the same educational and academic respect as the arts? Isn’t the athletic experience, as I believe, a cocurricular activity too? On Jan. 20, 2006, President Tilghman proudly presented to the Board of Trustees the President’s Arts Initiative, a vision for Princeton that includes an arts neighborhood, expanded programs in the creative and performing arts and a commitment to integrating those offerings into a broader liberal education. The president stated that Princeton “fully embraces the creative and performing arts as an essential part of the educational mission.” The president further pointed out that “by participating in the arts, our students develop cognitive abilities and forms of intelligence that
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complement training in other disciplines, and in some cases they discover and develop talents and interests that will shape their careers and principal avocations.” Pulitzer Prize winning poet Paul Muldoon has been appointed by President Tilghman as the new chair of the Arts Initiative. As Princeton’s own Poet Laureate, Professor Muldoon commented that: “We’ve come to understand more widely at Princeton that the arts may be central to the experience here, not necessarily overshadowing
any of the other areas that a student might pursue. There’s something about the way in which the arts make us understand who we are and what we’re doing that I think has become...more central to the University’s idea of itself. “We will be attempting to make it clear that the arts are central to the life of an educated person whether she or he might be majoring in chemical engineering or computer science or whatever it might be. One of the delights of Princeton has to do with the curriculum that allows computer science and chemical engineering and comparative literature majors to write poetry and produce plays.” Who among us would not agree with President Tilghman’s and Professor Muldoon’s compelling assessment of the arts and the significant role they play in contributing to a broad liberal arts education? But also, who among us does not believe that athletics at Princeton is itself a discipline that tests our physical and cognitive abilities? Athletic competition nourishes our collective souls and contributes to the holistic education of the total person in the same manner as the arts.
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In his recent book, Excellence Without a Soul, Harvard’s former Dean of the College and Professor of Computer Science, Harry Lewis, courageously points out the mission drift at Harvard and other research universities from their respective commitments to undergraduate education and teaching. He criticizes the growing academic-educational divide and he also argues for a different professorial rewards system that places a greater value on teaching. But in his book Lewis didn’t limit his commentary to Harvard’s role in the academic cosmos. As a former faculty representative to the Ivy Policy Committee on Athletics, Lewis too is a proponent of intercollegiate athletics as practiced in the Ivy League and heartily endorses its contributions to the individual and collective soul of a University. He concludes: “Like scholarship or mathematics or music, athletics at their best operate in a glorious parallel universe in which the lucky and the skilled can temporarily dwell and excel, detached from the banality of ordinary life. Competitive ambitions and financial rewards need corrupt sports, no more than awards debase the value and purpose of learning or of art. The pursuit of excellence in any area can be more than entertainment—it can be a thing of beauty that brings profound satisfaction to the human spirit.” In a very real sense, student-athletes are also engaging in a form of the creative and performing arts, but what differentiates us is that we do so in a competitive, collaborative and cooperative way and, like great theater, the anticipated outcomes of our games remain in doubt. Bill Coplin, professor of public policy at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, professes that “intercollegiate athletics may be the singlemost important educational activity available to undergraduates who see college as a way to prepare for a professionally rewarding career, regardless of the field.” Professor Coplin says that intercollegiate athletics is almost unique in its ability to help people develop professional competencies such as critical thinking, time management, teamwork, goal-oriented behavior, competitiveness, confidence, persistence/endurance, loyalty, discipline, taking criticism, dealing with setbacks, leadership, flexibility and adaptability.
If we accept what Coplin affirms, and if we believe that intercollegiate athletics contributes to the development of core competencies and analytical thinking, why is it considered a distant cousin to the arts when it seeks academic legitimacy, even though it is accepted as having educational legitimacy? And why is it that fully 60% of Princeton’s graduating seniors, notwithstanding the value that they themselves place on their own athletic experience, felt that they were exposed to some form of negative stereotyping on campus while undergrads? No less noteworthy an alumnus than Michael Spence ’66, Nobel Prize winning economist and a former hockey player at Princeton, said at this very banquet three year ago that the “physical, mental, emotional, and social components of playing hockey at Princeton were a crucial part of his undergraduate education.” To continue on the same theme, George Santayana, the distinguished Harvard philosopher, observed in his 1894 essay entitled “Philosophy on the Bleachers” that “real loss would come [to the academy] if a merely scientific and technical training were to pass for a human one, and a liberal education were conceived to be possible without leisure, or a generous life without any of those fruits of leisure of which athletics are one… ..[In athletics there] is a drama in which all moral and emotional interests are….. involved.” Which brings me back to the original question: Why isn’t the educational-athletic experience in the academy considered to be as worthy of co-curricular respect as the arts? Or, as Trinity Professor Drew Hyland ‘61 has conjectured, “isn’t athletics the sweatiest of the liberal arts?” You be the judge. Thank You and Go Tigers.
The mission of the Princeton Varsity Club is “To implement and support programs that perpetuate and enhance the Performance, Values and Community of Princeton Athletics and the University.”
Performance
Enhancing the educational, athletic and postgraduate experiences of our current student-athletes.
Values
Acting as stewards who encourage, perpetuate and demonstrate the educational values inherent in intercollegiate athletic competition.
Community
building a spirited collegiality among current and former Princeton varsity athletes and other supporters as part of the long tradition of athletic excellence at Princeton.
PVC Remarks from Gary Walters ’67
Walters Honored With Special Award of Merit at PVC Senior Student-Athlete Luke Owings ’07 presents Director of Athletics Gary Walters ’67 with the PVC Special Award of Merit.
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rinceton Director of Athletics Gary Walters ’67 was honored with the first-ever Princeton Varsity Club Special Award of Merit at the 10th Annual PVC Senior Student-Athlete Banquet May 31. Luke Owings ‘07, one of five winners of the PVC
Distinguished Undergraduate Athletic Service Award, presented Walters with the surprise award. Walters, Princeton’s Director of Athletics since 1994, has presided over an athletic department that has won 144 Ivy League championships in his first 13 years, a total that is 51 more than the next highest Ivy school during that time. Princeton won a league-high nine Ivy championships in 2006-07. In addition to Princeton’s success during his tenure, Walters recently completed a five-year run on the NCAA Division I men’s basketball committee and spent the 2006-07 academic year as the committee chair. As chair of the committee this past year, he oversaw an NCAA tournament that had all four No. 1 seeds and three of four No. 2 seeds reach the Elite Eight and three No. 1 seeds and a No. 2 seed reach the Final Four. At Princeton, Walters has led an athletic department that has won the Ivy League’s unofficial all-sports standings and has produced at least one individual team or national champion every year of his tenure. Walters is a 1967 Princeton graduate who played point guard on the Tigers’ 1965 NCAA Final Four men’s basketball team, making him one of just two men who have played in the Final Four and gone on to be chair of the Division I men’s basketball committee.
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Table Sponsors The Princeton Varsity Club would like to extend a special thank you to those who sponsored tables at the 2007 PVC Senior Student-Athlete Awards Banquet – this event would not be possible without your generous support!
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Tigers In The Community
Princeton teams work hard on the field to bring home victories. But they also work hard before and after the games in order to give back to the community and represent model citizens. During the 2006-2007 academic year, the selflessness of Princeton’s student-athletes has benefited the many organizations listed below. Athletes in Action Big Sisters Bobby Campbell Lacrosse Foundation Boys and Girls Club of Trenton Community House Summer Computer Camp Costen’s Children’s Library Earth Week Tree Planting First Tee Program of Trenton Girl Scouts of Mercer County The Grant School, Trenton Habitat for Humanity IACT (Ivy Athletes Charity Team) McCarter Theater, Tickets for Kids N.J. State Interscholastic Athletic Association National Junior Tennis League of Trenton Pop Warner Princeton Family YMCA Princeton Junior Squash Association Princeton National Rowing Association Princeton Soccer Association Princeton Youth Hockey Association Reading is Fundamental Special Olympics Susan G Komen Race for the Cure, Philadelphia Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, Princeton Swim with Mike Foundation The Parkinson Alliance Trenton Bridge Lacrosse Program Trenton Soccer Club University Medical Center at Princeton
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long with the aforementioned organizations listed above, the Princeton student-athlete population has itself successfully created many events for the entire community. One of the most popular events is National Girls and Women in Sports Day, where at least 2,000 young children throughout the area travel to Jadwin Gym in order to meet and learn from the members of the University’s women’s sports teams and attend a women’s basketball game. In the fall, student-athletes are able to interact closely with area children during Community Day. Over 45,000 kids are invited to watch a Princeton football game and participate in clinics free of charge. During the holiday season, every Princeton team raises money for Teams for Tots and presents beautifully wrapped gifts to needy children. Athletes in Action runs the program, which includes a celebration for the team members as well as families receiving toys. Year-round, Tiger teams put on camps and clinics for area kids as well as coaches, encouraging good sportsmanship and intellect as well as building skills and character through sport. The student-athlete goals are actively supported by the Department of Athletics through ticketing programs that provide free tickets to sporting events for local organizations. Tiger teams recognize that success on the field is only one aspect of being a studentathlete and that they also have the responsibility to share their resources and skills and build strong relations with their community.
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“Tigers in the Community” works with many community partners to reach across borders to educate: to teach values through sport, build character, sportsmanship and intellect. Princeton’s student-athletes and the athletic department recognize that they have the resources and identity which allow for a valuable and meaningful partnership with the community. Tigers in the Community supports the student-athlete in his/her broader educational goals to give back to the community.
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PVC Donor Roll The Rev. James H. Adams, III ‘61 Mr. Geoffrey P.M. Adamson ‘99 Enid and Stanley Adelson Mr. Franklin E. Agnew ‘56 Hewes D. Agnew, M.D. ‘58 Selim Alev and Victoria Wolfe P10 Mr. Warren L. Allen ‘42 Christopher and Karen Amo P08 Ms. Margaret S. Amo Mrs. Jessica Collins Anderson ‘02 William and Jo Anderson P09 Mr. Alan J. Andreini ‘68 Mr. Kevin R. Armbruster ‘77 The Rev. Richard S. Armstrong ‘46 Mr. W. Dillaway Ayres, Jr. ‘73 Mr. Nathan Dulaney Bachman, IV ‘57 Mr. Scott S. Bacigalupo ‘94 Mr. Robert B. Badeer ‘60 Dr. Jay Baldwin Richard Baldwin, Jr., M.D. ‘62 Mr. Robert H.B. Baldwin ‘42 Mr. John F. Bales ‘34 Mr. John F. Bales ‘62 Mr. Gregory T. Barkauskas ‘74 Mr. John E.P. Barnds ‘54 Mr. Solomon D. Barnett ‘05 Thomas P. Barnett, M.D. ‘83 Mr. Richard C. Bartholomae ‘46 The Hon. Paul B. Bartle ‘65 Mr. C. Scott Bartlett, Jr. ‘55 Mr. Baron K. Bates ‘56 Harry and Kathleen Baugher P98 Mr. Nathan J. Beck ‘06 Robert and Patricia Becker P07 Mr. G. Griffin Behncke ‘00 Mr. Carl G. Behncke ‘67 Mr. Jason D. Bell ‘04 Mr. John R. Berger ‘74 Mr. John F. Bernard ‘49 Ms. Priya M. Bhupathi ‘02 Mr. Mark C. Biderman ‘67 Mr. Chester Billings, Jr. ‘46 Chris and Mark Bilsky F79 Mr. Ethan B. Bing ‘98 Ms. Jane O. Biondi ‘00 C. Robert Biondino, M.D. ‘65 Mr. William D. Birch, Jr. ‘64 Mr. Mark J. Biros ‘70 Mr. John W. Bitner, Jr. ‘67 Mr. James C. Blair ‘61 Mr. Patrick J. Blake ‘86 Ms. Maura J. Bolger ‘03 Mr. KasemSante G. Boonswang ‘96 Robert E. Booth, Jr., M.D. ‘67 Regina Marie and Dale Bortz P10 Mr. William J. Bostian ‘71 Mr. Henry E. Bothfeld ‘53 Ms. Linda Kerr Bowers ‘85 Mr. Wayne E. Bowman ‘67 Mr. Peter J. Boyle ‘72 Ms. Marty M. Brady P09 Mr. William J. B. Brady, III ‘87 Paul Breitman and Dorothea Berkhout Mr. Charles S. Brenner ‘78 Mr. Jamie M. Brickell ‘80 Mr. Robert D. Briskman ‘54 Mr. James H. Bromley ‘60 Mr. Tyler V. Bronson ‘97 Mr. Howard J. Brown ‘46 Mr. Terry P. Brown ‘65 Mr. William E. Brown ‘51
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PVC Donor Roll Mr. Mark F. Lockenmeyer ‘81 R. Tempest Lowry, M.D. ‘56 Hank Lubin, M.D. ‘79 Mr. Lawrence Lucchino ‘67 Mr. John H. Lumpkin, Jr. ‘66 Mr. Hugh MacRae, II ‘46 Mr. John-Paul Madden ‘92 Coe and Denise Magruder P08 Mrs. Aila Winkler Main ‘92 Mr. Timothy R.M. Main ‘87 Mr. Michael J. Manzo ‘70 Mr. Michael J. Mardy ‘70 Mr. Spencer S. Marsh, III ‘63 Ms. Xochiquetzal U. Martinez ‘04 Mr. Ralph K. Martinson Mr. Craig A. Masback ‘77 Ms. Wanda L. Mason ‘02 Kent E. Mast, Esq. ‘65 Mr. Edward E. Matthews ‘53 Mr. Keith J. Mauney ‘70 Mr. McKinley C. McAdoo ‘71 Mr. Edward J. McCabe, Jr. Mr. Michael G. McCaffery ‘75 Mr. John F. McCarthy, Jr. ‘43 Ms. Lindsay S. McCrory ‘03 Mr. Brian J. McDonald ‘83 Mr. Walter K. McDonough ‘84 H. Clay McEldowney, PE, LS ‘69 Mr. Robert McEldowney, Jr. ‘40 Mr. John F. McGillicuddy ‘52 Mr. James J. McKay, Jr. Dr. Lelan D. McReynolds ‘61 Mr. Edward M. Mead ‘49 Ms. Melanie B. Meerschwam ‘01 Jeanne and Robert Methvin P09 Mr. J. Kenneth Michaelchuck ‘68 Mr. Peter T. Milano ‘55 Ms. Claire C. Miller ‘04 James and Nancy Miller P07 Mr. Richard H. Miller ‘47 Mr. John W. Minton, Jr. ‘50 Mr. Andrew H. Mitchell ‘95 Mr. James S.W. Mitchell ‘97 Miss Mary K. Moan ‘97 Mr. M. Glenn Morris, III ‘72 Mr. Lucas R. Moskowitz ‘02 Mr. Kent K. Motes ‘74 Robert and Kathleen Mullen P07 Mr. Duncan J. Murphy ‘74 Mr. Kenneth R. Murray ‘60 Mr. Stephen C. Muther ‘71 Mr. Spencer G. Nauman, Jr. ‘55 Mr. Conor D. Neu ‘02 Mr. Cameron D. Neulen ‘50 Mr. Guy M. Newland ‘51 Mr. William R. Newlin ‘62 Ms. Sarah Nikiforow ‘93 Mrs. Rosalie Wedmid Norair ‘76 H. Edward and Marjorie Nyce Mr. John A. O’Brien ‘65 Mr. Thomas P. O’Connell Mr. Elliott M. Ogden, Jr. ‘44 Mr. Daniel I. Okimoto ‘65 Mrs. Robin Dwyer Olsen ‘00 Mr. Paul J. Ondrasik, Jr. ‘72 Mr. John D. O’Neill ‘61 Richard and Susan O’Neill P01 James and Kristin O’Reilly P08 Mrs. Christine Adams Osborn ‘87 Mr. William H. Osborne, III ‘50 H. Martyn Owen, Esq. ‘51
Jeffrey and Maria Owings P07 Carl and Elizabeth Page P05 Dr. Mary Amanda Pagnotto ‘00 Mr. David S. Panzer ‘95 Mr. Charles Parl ‘67 Mr. Charles R. Parmele, III ‘47 Dr. Lynn A. Parry ‘53 Mr. Michael J. Patino ‘96 Ms. Arlene Shelia Pedovitch ‘80 Thomas C. Peff, M.D. ‘71 Mr. G. Frederick Perkins, Jr. ‘58 Mr. R. Kenneth Perry ‘50 Dr. Charles A. Philips ‘62 Robert F. Pickels, M.D. ‘63 Harold Pilskaln, Jr., Esq. ‘53 Mr. Thomas R. Pirelli ‘69 Caroline and Mario Piselli P06 Mr. Arthur W. Pitts, Jr. ‘54 Keith C. Player, M.D. ‘90 Mr. Charles J. Plohn, Jr. ‘66 David and Lynne Plummer P09 Capt. Thomas M. Pohl ‘00 Prof. Michael E. Porter ‘69 Mr. William C. Powers ‘79 Ms. Catherine O. Prentke ‘03 Mr. Richard Ottesen Prentke ‘67 Mr. William C. Purple, Jr. ‘47 Mr. James A. Purviance ‘54 Mr. Jeffrey J. Pyros ‘80 Mr. John G. Quigley Mr. Ryan K. Quillian ‘03 Mr. Matthew P. Quilter ‘74 Mr. Clyde E. Rankin, III ‘72 Mr. Ernest L. Ransome, III ‘47 Robert H. Rawson, Jr., Esq. ‘66 Mr. Brian J. Rayne ‘84 Mr. Pendennis W. Reed ‘31 Dennis and Denise Reilly P09 Arthur and Lindsay Reimers P07 Mr. Walter C. Reisinger, Jr. ‘85 Mr. Henry A. Rentschler ‘50 Ms. Amelia E. Reyes ‘01 Mr. Denis T. Rice ‘54 Mr. Trumbull L. Richard ‘39 Mr. Daniel P. Riley ‘00 Mr. L. Randy Riley ‘74 Ronald N. Riner, M.D. ‘71 Peter and Martha Riola Mr. John A. Ripley ‘89 Mr. Anthony J. Riposta ‘74 Mr. Thomas S. Roberts ‘85 Mr. Christopher R.P. Rodgers ‘42 Mr. Robert B. Rodgers ‘56 Gerald E. Rodts, Jr., M.D. ‘83 Mrs. Caroline Buck Rogers ‘77 Mr. John W. Rogers, Jr. ‘80 Mr. Scott A. Rogers, III ‘71 Mr. Robert S. Roma ‘79 Mr. Gerald B. Rorer ‘64 Mrs. Jean Weinberg Rose ‘84 Mr. Stephen J. Rosen ‘84 Norton S. Rosensweig, M.D. ‘57 Anton Rosenthal and Ruth Ganister P07 Dr. David A. Rothenberger ‘69 Karl F. Rugart, Jr., M.D. ‘45 Mr. Robert H. Ruxin ‘76 Mr. Jesse T. Ryan ‘00 Mr. Ian D. Sachs ‘97 John and Janice Saidla P93 Ms. Ann M. Santi ‘06 Mr. James M. Santos ‘81
Mr. John R. Sauder ‘03 Mr. Brian M. Sax ‘94 Mr. Franklin E. Schaffer ‘45 Mr. Erich S. Schifter ‘77 Bruce D. Schirmer, M.D. ‘75 Mr. Peter O. Schundler ‘65 Dr. Robert T. Schuster ‘72 Mr. Adam J. Schwartz ‘03 Mr. Amory B. Schwartz ‘85 Mrs. Julie R. Schwartz ‘90 Ms. Cynthia Scott P03 Mr. John T. Scott ‘41 Mr. Warren B. Scott Mr. Richard O. Scribner ‘58 Mr. Edward W. Scudder, III ‘71 Christopher K. Seglem, Esq. ‘68 Mr. O. Griffith Sexton ‘65 George and Reni Seyfried Richard and Rosemarie Sgalardi P09 Mr. Edwin H. Shafer, II ‘44 Mr. William J. Shaughnessy P07 Mrs. Joan L. Sachs Shaw W60 Mr. Roderick W. Shepard ‘80 Mr. Sean P. Sherman ‘82 Mr. John J.F. Sherrerd ‘52 Mrs. Janet R. Sherry P04 Christopher and Marsha Shinkman P94 Mr. G. Leif Shiras ‘81 Ms. Jessica E. Siebel ‘06 Mr. David C. Siegfried ‘64 Michael and Marian Siesta P01 Mr. Richard V. Simkus ‘83 Mr. Murray S. Simpson, Jr. ‘59 Mr. Edward H. Sipe ‘48 Mr. Frank P. Slattery, Jr. ‘59 Mr. Hugh W. Sloan, Jr. ‘63 Mr. Benjamin M. Smith ‘98 Christina T. Smith, M.D. ‘95 Mr. David Kingman Smith ‘52 Mrs. Marjory Gengler Smith ‘73 Mr. Trevor A. Smith ‘03 Mr. Bruce R. Snider ‘83 Mr. David S. Sodbinow Mr. J. Sedwick Sollers, III ‘77 Ms. Tracy Solomon ‘05 Mr. Theodore T. Sotir ‘80 Thomas Sowanick and Christine Wainwright P07 Mr. Frank S. Sowinski ‘78 Mr. Anthony T. Spano ‘54 Dr. Richard R. Spies *72 Mr. Benjamin L. Spinelli ‘56 Jack and Anne Sproat P06 Mr. Kevin J. Staley ‘75 Mr. Richard Starsia ‘78 Mr. Steven K. Stearns ‘84 Peter H. Stone, M.D. ‘70 John Strittmatter and Patricia Ganser P09 Mr. Lawrence J. Stupski ‘67 Mr. Paul G. Sullivan ‘48 Mr. Terrence K. Sullivan ‘53 Mr. John G. Sully ‘45 Simon and Margaret Sutcliffe P98 Ms. Donna E. Tatro Mr. Chalmer S. Taylor ‘85 Mr. Doug Taylor Mr. John C. Taylor, III ‘47 Mr. Richard E. Thomas, II ‘66 Roger M. Thomas, Esq. ‘52 Mr. James D. Thursby
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Michael H. Torosian, M.D. ‘74 Henry and Ann Trentman P08 Mr. John van Zelm Trubee ‘54 Mr. Stuart A. Tuffnell ‘61 Mr. Thomas C. Tufts, A.I.A. ‘53 Mr. Edward B. Ungrady Mr. August O. Uribe ‘85 Dan and Kathleen Vance P06 P10 K. Morgan Varner, III ‘63 Dr. Robert D. Varrin ‘56 Milton and Carol Vasich P09 Mr. William N. Vaughan ‘42 Mr. C. Michael Vaughn, Jr. ‘80 Miss Aditi Viswanathan ‘89 Mrs. Diana Gardner Vogel ‘90 Mr. Bruce D. Von Cannon ‘76 Ms. Brianne von Fabrice Mr. Howard F. Vultee, Jr. ‘58 Mr. Frank J. Vuono ‘78 Mr. James M. Wadsworth ‘61 Mr. William M. Walker, II ‘64 Mr. F. Irving Walsh, Jr. ‘41 Mr. Gary D. Walters ‘67 Mr. John R. Waltman ‘45 Mr. William H. Walton, III ‘74 Mr. Henry C. Ward, Jr. ‘57 Mr. William B. Ward, Jr. ‘59 Ms. Leslie A. Warren ‘05 Elizabeth and Peter Washburn P05 Mr. Marc E. Washington, Jr. ‘97 Mr. John B. Watkins ‘45 John M. Webb, Esq. ‘54 Mr. Theodore E. Webber ‘69 Ms. Ashley L. Weber ‘05 Mr. Jerome P. Webster, Jr. ‘61 Mr. Donald C. Weeden ‘64 Mr. Thomas P. Weidner ‘69 Mr. Edwin A. Weihenmayer, III ‘62 Mr. Peter G. Weiland ‘55 Mr. Joseph W. Weiss ‘04 Mr. John A. Welaj ‘88 Mr. Peter C. Wendell ‘72 Gerard and Marcia Weston P04 Robert Satterlee Wetmore, M.D. ‘70 Mr. Mark D. Whaling ‘98 Dr. James W. Wickenden, Jr. ‘61 Mr. Alan M. Willemsen ‘55 Dr. G. Mennen Williams, Jr. ‘62 Mr. Richard L. Williams, Jr. ‘36 Dr. Van Zandt Williams, Jr. ‘65 Peter and Candis Willis P08 Mr. David M. Wilson ‘53 Mr. Edward L. Winpenny, Jr. ‘46 Mr. August L. Wolf ‘83 Mr. Jeremy Becket Wolf ‘97 Mr. and Mrs. Barry Wolkon P91 Mr. James D. Woodward ‘70 Mr. M. Cabell Woodward, Jr. ‘51 Mr. Victor H. Woolley ‘64 Mr. William A. Workman ‘89 Mr. Scott E. Wunsch ‘92 Mr. John O. Wynne ‘67 Mr. Paul M. Wythes ‘55 Mr. Jeffrey H. Yellin ‘04 Mr. Lawrence J. Zadra ‘83 Ms. Diana M. Zakem ‘06 Joseph P. Zawadsky, M.D. ‘51 Mr. Leroy S. Zider, III ‘64 Richard W. Ziegler, M.D. ‘75 Mr. James W. Zug ‘62 Suzanne Zywicki ‘84
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August 2007
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