Congratulations to the Class of 2012 Andrew Ades, Syracuse University Thomas Arnold, California Institute of Technology Kelsey Bacon, University of Pennsylvania Samuel Birger, Vanderbilt University Kevin Bloom, University of Vermont Samuel Bloomstone, Lehigh University Arielle Bloostein, Case Western Reserve University Connor Bradley, Lehigh University Brooke Brennan, Clark University Katherine Bullion, Dartmouth College Matthew Burns, Connecticut College Jeremiah Campanelli, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Nina Ciffolillo, McGill University Page Cochran, Hamilton College, New York Kristine Corey, Boston University Taylor Cross, Norwich University George Crowley, Babson College Kara Cummings, Saint Michael’s College Frederick Daley, Wake Forest University William Duffy, Bucknell University Phoebe Erickson, Wesleyan University David Feldman, Elon University Janelle Ferrara, Yale University Luke Flood, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Summers Ford, Miami University, Oxford Nina Friedman, University of Vermont Sophia Friedman, The George Washington University Alejandra Gil, Middlebury College Reid Gilligan, Bucknell University
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Jennifer Gough, Boston University Caroline Griffin, Hobart and William Smith Colleges Aaron Hentoff, Brandeis University Elizabeth Hitti, University of Pennsylvania Juliana Hoke, Lafayette College Caroline Hubbard, Johns Hopkins University Rebecca Iafrati, Tufts University Jennifer Jasinski, St. Lawrence University Nicole Johnson, Hobart and William Smith Colleges Derek Kahr, Union College Griffin Kay, Dartmouth College Megan Kerbs, Union College Brendan King, Avon Old Farms Carson Knisley, Vanderbilt University Jessica Kraft, Emory University John Lawrence, Bucknell University Jonathan Levitt, Kenyon College Spencer Low, Babson College Nicholas Lund, Claremont McKenna College Erik Matthews, Berklee College of Music Meghan McAneny, Duke University H. Collin McCabe, Whitman College Meghan McEachern, Boston College Amanda McGuinness, Fairfield University Georgia McIntyre, Colgate University Robert McLarnon, Johns Hopkins University Tayra Melendez, University of Rhode Island Phoebe Melnick, Boston University Stephanie Merinoff, Boston University David Nagelberg, Ithaca College William Oldach, University of Connecticut
Kathleen Oppenheim, Northeastern University Duncan Orlander, Northwestern University Jaime Pearlstein, Emory University William Pegram, University of Rhode Island Winston Pingeon, American University John Pops, University of Richmond John Rautiola, Middlebury College Kyle Reardon, University of Rochester Juliana Rordorf, New York University Matthew Ryan, Ithaca College Ash’Shaquor Sandiford, Springfield College Drew Silverman, Emory University Ethan Silverman, New York University Emily Snider, Bowdoin College Melanie Snider, University of Chicago Emily Stanislawzyk, University of Vermont Brooke Stoller, The George Washington University Edward Sullivan, Lehigh University Matthew Tanner, University of St. Andrews (Scotland) Julia Taylor, University of Richmond Andre Tilahun, Lehigh University Conor VanDuzer, United States Military Academy Jeffrey Vaz, Colby College Daniel Walsh, Woods College at Boston College Ashley Weir, Bucknell University Chase Williams, University of Vermont Kelsey Young, Vanderbilt University
Every gift to the Annual Fund helps to bridge the gap of $8,000 between tuition and the cost of educating each student at Rivers. Where will your Annual Fund gift go? Your gift affects every aspect of the Rivers experience: • Curriculum Development – Interdisciplinary Department courses – New biochemistry and history curricula • Professional Development – 21st century classroom workshops – Coursework for advanced degrees • Faculty Salaries and Compensation – To attract and retain outstanding faculty • Co-curricular Activities – Resources for activities and trips – Leadership program training • Classroom Technology – Sets of iPads for every department – Apple TVs for classroom projection • Athletics – Year-round strength and conditioning program – Recertification for athletic trainers • Financial Aid – To help ensure socioeconomic diversity
Your participation counts. To make a gift, go to www.rivers.org/giveonline or mail a check or credit card information to: Advancement Office , THE RIVERS SCHOOL 333 Winter Street , Weston, MA 02493 1 • Riparian • Fall 2012
Rivers Online Networking Database Offers New Features for Alumni
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he Career Development Committee encourages alumni to take advantage of two new features on the Rivers website: job postings by fellow alumni and career mentor opportunities. Visit www.rivers.org, then click on RiversNet and log in as instructed. Job postings will be the first thing you see, but when you click on “Directory,” you can sort and see alumni in a variety of career and school fields as well as locations. Alumni may sort through the Directory to look for career mentors Stephen Lable ’90, to take full advantage of the Rivers network. Larry Glazer ’86, If you are looking to fill an opening at your place Greg Stoller ’87 of business, consider posting on Rivers’ secure listing service for alumni by sending the information to m.hupper@rivers.org. If you are willing to share your experience or expertise with other alumni as a Career Mentor, please let us know by sending an email to m.hupper@rivers.org and we will then indicate this on your profile. “The Boston and New York Career Development Committees have created a tremendous buzz in the Rivers community as more and more alums are connecting every day,” commented committee chair Stephen Lable ’90. “I encourage everyone to attend a CDC event in Boston or New York, to check out our online networking groups including the Rivers Linkedin group, and to make sure Rivers has your latest contact information.” Questions? Please contact Associate Director of Advancement Marney Hupper at m.hupper@rivers.org or 339-686-2247.
RiversNet
www.rivers.org Two new website features: Job postings by fellow alumni and Career Mentor opportunities