ANNUAL REPORT 1 2016 - 2017 ANNUAL REPORT
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Theresa Sueoka, Lincoln Street Home and School Representative, Chair, Annual Fund Adria Swindle ’95, McCarthey Home and School Representative
Bob Steiner, Chair, Building Committee, Past Chair, Board of Trustees
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Lower School Specialties Linda Tatomer
Brian Barker
2016-2017 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Alan Sparrow, Head of School Trustees Emeriti Peter Billings, Jr. ’63
Luz AlexEscamillaGardner, Chair, Alumni Association
Principal
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Principal Carol
Philip McCarthey, Vice Chair, Board of Trustees
John Bird, Chair, Investment Committee
John Miller ’96 Wood Moyle ’90, Chair, Nominating Committee
The Rt. Rev. Scott B Hayashi, Episcopal Bishop of Utah
Chris Von Maack ’97, Chair, Development Committee
Lower School de Jesus
Middle School Academic Dean Annie Barton ’09
Saba Siddiqui, Chair, Finance Committee
Anna Topham
Michael Weinholtz
Pastor France Davis
Principal Jij
Richard Badenhausen, Past Chair, Board of Trustees
Jennifer Price-Wallin, Chair, Board of Trustees
Ex-Officio
Alan Sparrow Head of
Upper School Assistant Principal Dave
Upper School Principal Ingrid Gustavson
Head of School
Middle School Principal Tyler Fonarow
Josh AkemiKatieSarahVivianKanterLeeLehmanLiebermanLouchheim, Chair, Education Committee
Martin Olsen
Carol Clawson, Chair, Legal Committee
Ian ChristopherKevinBobCummingMarquardtSteiner“Kit” Sumner ’64
Jennifer
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ANNUAL REPORT 3 4 REPORTS 13 TRANSITIONS 24 PROGRAMS 34 ADVANCEMENT 58 ALUMNI EDITOR IN CHIEF Kelly Hermans, Erika Palsson MANAGING EDITOR Stephanie Orfanakis LAYOUT/PRODUCTION Mason Fetzer FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY Kirsten Hepburn, Kelly Hermans, Stuart Ruckman, and Michael Schonfeld Table of Contents ANNUAL REPORT 2016 - 2017
statistics, and coding, but they are not fully connected to the world outside the classroom. Even the director of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at Stanford expressed awareness of what is at risk: no matter how much knowledge and ability our students have, they will not be able to create a positive impact in the world if they are not also empathic citizens, in touch with humanity and the needs of our global society.
Attendees this year weighed a central question: how do we prepare our graduates for the dynamic world that awaits them—not just after high school, but after college? There is growing concern that trends emphasizing STEM education have resulted in imbalanced learning— that is, our brightest STEM scholars are fluent in engineering, advanced Dear Families, Alumni, Grandparents, and Friends, At the end of June, I returned from the annual Malone Family Foundation Heads of School Meeting, which took place at Stanford University. This conference brings together the leaders of top independent schools in the nation, and it’s always an enriching and eye-opening experience.
While I listened to other school leaders voice both their questions and ideas, I felt quietly confident. There is no doubt that the world needs the next generation to possess a strong combination of hightech skills and compassion for others, and that the workforce of the future will need to be versatile and resilient. Fortunately, that’s exactly what we’re focused
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Sincerely, Alan Sparrow Head of School
ANNUAL REPORT 5 on here at Rowland Hall. We have long been committed to developing every facet of our student experience, so that the young men and women who graduate from our school are not just educated in traditional subjects and new technologies. They are also resourceful, as evidenced by their maker projects and teamwork during Beyond the Classroom; they are connected to the environment, participating in fourth-grade field studies, Middle School trips, and Upper School Interim; and they are deeply committed to serving others, going above the requirements of Project 11 and Half Day Whole Heart. As we kick off our 150-year anniversary celebration this fall, I am so proud to be a part of the Rowland Hall community. While uniforms, campuses, and faculty have changed throughout the decades, our focus has remained constant: offering children the best education in the Intermountain West, and teaching them how to lead ethical and productive lives. This tradition of cultivating well-rounded citizens has REPORTS . positioned us to lead others through the educational challenges of the coming years. We know, from the success of our alumni in college and beyond, that our students are ready to make a difference in the world. We should all celebrate the culture of learning and service we have created, and rededicate ourselves to sustaining it.
Rowland Hall’s Board of Trustees is committed to the growth of our school and the Capital Campaign to build a new Middle School and athletic complex. With world-class facilities for study, practice, and play, the new campus will move us forward as a community.
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I heard one of our graduating lifers say something this spring that stuck with me: Rowland Hall has taught her to “run at the challenges.” This attitude of enthusiasm and tenacity in the face of difficult work is evidence of the character we are building in our students. It brings me such joy to be leading the Board of Trustees during this significant period of the school’s growth. I’m excited to see what Rowland Hall’s community will accomplish in 2017-2018 as we run toward the next challenge together.
In truth, growth mindset has long been a part of Rowland Hall’s culture. Learners of every age at Rowland Hall—including faculty and staff—are inspired to innovate and strive for their personal bests. This was true of the Episcopal missionaries who founded our school in the 1860s. They were pioneers in the educational landscape of the Intermountain West, and they laid the groundwork for all the school leaders that have shaped Rowland Hall the past 150 years. From teachers like Tony Larimer to administrators like Julie Barrett, we have a legacy of looking to the future and saying, “We’re doing well, but how can we be even better?”Ourdedication to continuous improvement is what makes me excited about the future of Rowland Hall. In the past year, we’ve seen great strides toward Goal 2 of our Strategic Plan: provide the Intermountain West’s most outstanding math and science program. Our students are earning awards in computer science, winning competitions designing medical devices, and excelling in Middle School Mathcounts, all the while remaining connected to their roles as global citizens, and earning a well-rounded education. As the school devotes more time and energy this coming year to Goal 3 of the Strategic Plan—develop the enrollment and business model for our future—I have no doubt we will continue to flourish.
Jennifer Price-Wallin Board of Trustees Chair
One of my favorite things about being part of the Rowland Hall community is listening to our students speak. In early June, I had the opportunity to attend the commencement ceremonies for the class of 2017 as well as my own daughter’s fifth-grade graduation. As I listened to student speakers that week, a common theme impressed me: growth. Our students expressed gratitude for how Rowland Hall has encouraged them to grow and take risks, and excitement for what awaits them in the next chapter of their lives. They truly embraced the growth mindset that Director of Ethical Education Ryan Hoglund spoke about at Convocation last fall: whenever a challenge presents itself, they remind FROM THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES themselves they just haven’t figured out how to surpass it…yet.
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As in past years, the Finance Committee focused on maintaining a sound financial position, strengthening controls and processes, and ensuring Rowland Hall uses tuition dollars effectively in realizing the five-year Strategic Plan. We had an excellent year including a successful auction in March. Enrollment grew and helped to drive strong finances. The Business Office has added rigor and oversight by continuing to look for ways to centralize and coordinate key processes leading to efficiencies for the school as a whole. Current operations are paramount, but we’re also actively planning for the future. As the Capital Campaign enters its next phase—the creation of a new Middle School and athletic complex on the Steiner Campus—we’re prepared to take on the long-term task of creating facilities to carry Rowland Hall into the next century. We continue to enhance our financial fortitude and flexibility with a focus on strong enrollment and endowment growth. It remains a mission to continuously, clearly, and aggressively define and communicate the value of a Rowland Hall education to our students, parents, alumni, and the community at large.
Saba Siddiqui Finance Committee Chair
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Dear School Friends,
8 2016 - 2017 STATEMENT OF ACTIVITES REVENUE/INCOME Amount % of Total Operating Revenue Tuition $18,496,411 78.2% Auxiliary Services $2,908,488 12.3% Fees and Miscellaneous Income $667,313 2.8% TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE $22,072,212 93.3% Non-Operating Income Donations $1,498,962 6.3% Interest and Dividends $86,011 0.4% TOTAL NON-OPERATING REVENUE $1,584,973 6.7% TOTAL REVENUE/INCOME $23,657,185 EXPENSES Instructional $11,456,399 48.4% General and Administrative $2,227,902 9.4% Building and Grounds $1,395,910 5.9% Promotional and Development $634,225 2.7% Marketing and Communications $382,490 1.6% Auxiliary Services $2,828,569 12.0% Technology $1,015,918 4.3% Financial Aid and Scholarships $2,562,042 10.8% Transfer to/from Endowment and Plant $1,146,216 4.9% TOTAL EXPENSES $23,649,670 NET SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) $7,515 These numbers are audited each year in August after the Annual Report press deadline. Historically, very few changes are required as a result of the annual financial audit. . REPORTS
ANNUAL REPORT 9REPORTS . $23,657,184$23,649,67078.2%TUITION12.3%AUXILIARY6.3%DONATIONS2016-2017 ACADEMIC YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017 REVENUE $11.8ENDOWMENTMILLION $2.56FINANCIALAIDMILLION EXPENSES TRANSFERSSCHOLARSHIPSTECHNOLOGYAUXILIARYMARKETINGDEVELOPMENTBUILDINGADMINISTRATIVEINSTRUCTIONAL&GROUNDS13.9%OFTUITION DOLLARS
Brian Barker served for six years on the Board of Trustees. During his service, he chaired the Communication, Recruitment, and Retention Committee. Mr. Barker has a great eye for detail and was helpful in examining how the school could improve its internal and external communication.
Adria Swindle ’95 served as the Home and School Association representative for the McCarthey Campus for the past three years. During her time on the board, Ms. Swindle served on the nominating, alumni, and development committees. She and husband Geoff ’94 also chaired this year’s auction, The Great Gala, raising vital funds for faculty and staff professional development and the new Middle School and athletic complex on the Steiner Campus and financial aid.
Josh Kanter completed six years of service on the board. Mr. Kanter was the chair of the Investment Committee, where he helped develop the school’s investment policy. He and wife Catherine have agreed to co-chair the Capital Campaign Steering Committee, and we are thankful for his continued leadership at the school.
Thank you, again, to our outgoing trustees for their hard work and dedication. All of our students and faculty benefited from your efforts.
Michael Weinholtz steps down after two terms on the board. Mr. Weinholtz was a key person in recent discussions on school culture, helping the school to articulate the core values that make Rowland Hall so remarkable. He was also a strong supporter of and donor to our financial aid program.
10 2016 - 2017 . TRANSITIONS SALUTE TO DEPARTING TRUSTEES
Brian Barker
Adria Swindle Michael Weinholtz
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Every year the Board of Trustees and school community thanks and bids farewell to several dedicated volunteers who have worked hard for many years on behalf of the school. This year we would like to give special thanks to four trustees who have been exceptional in their service.
Josh Kanter
WELCOME NEW TRUSTEES
Jay Bartlett
Jay Bartlett
Jay Bartlett joined the Rowland Hall community in 2015 when he moved to Utah with wife Julie and daughter Tessa, a fifth-grader. Prior to living in Utah, the Bartletts lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Mr. Bartlett graduated magna cum laude from the University of Vermont, and earned a Masters of Business Administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, where he was named a Tuck Scholar. After Tuck, he spent a few years with the management consultancy Bain & Company in Boston, Massachusetts, and Sydney, Australia, before moving to Utah (the first time) to work with the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. At the conclusion of the games, Mr. Bartlett and his wife returned to Boston for what was supposed to be only a few years, but turned into 13 years. For the last 15 years, Mr. Bartlett has been a management consultant with the Parthenon Group, now Parthenon-EY, where he advises private equity firms on newWhileinvestments.inBoston, Mr. Bartlett served as chair of the board of the Cambridge Ellis School, and was on the finance committee at Belmont Day School. In addition, he served six years on the MBA Advisory Board at the Tuck School.
The Friedmans have three children at Rowland Hall: sixth-grader Molly, ninth-grader Lindley, and eleventh-grader Ned. All three are Rowmarkers, and Ms. Friedman, a Rowmark alumna herself, is excited to reconnect with Rowmark alumni during the academy’s 35th anniversary as part of the school’s sesquicentennial anniversary. Her mother, Christine McRoy, served on the Rowland Hall board during the late 1980s and early 1990s, and Ms. Friedman is happy to continue the family tradition.
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Kitty Northrop Friedman is a member of Rowland Hall’s class of 1991 and a longtime leader in the nonprofit sector. She and her husband, Peter, returned to Utah in 2016 after living in several states, most recently New York. Ms. Friedman currently works as a development specialist at the Park City Community Foundation.
Ms. Friedman earned her bachelor’s degree from Bates College in 1995, and four years later earned her JD from Vermont Law School, where she won a Schweitzer Fellowship. She worked as an attorney at Holland & Knight LLP in New York City before jumping into the world of philanthropy, development, and nonprofits. She gained expertise in the independent school sector while working as the director of development at the Green Mountain Valley School—an elite ski academy in Vermont serving grades seven through twelve—and as associate director of development at the Ethel Walker School in Connecticut. Ms. Friedman has volunteered on the boards of many organizations serving women and children, including the Cobb School Montessori and Women’s Health Research at Yale, both in Connecticut. She currently is a board member of two foundations, along with the Boys’ Club of New York and Bates College.
Kitty Northrop Friedman ’91
Kitty Northrop Friedman
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Virginia Gowski is a marketing and strategic planning consultant and community volunteer in Salt Lake City. Previously, she served as associate director of marketing and licensing at the Sundance Institute/Film Festival overseeing all branding, marketing, and merchandising efforts, and as director of marketing for the University of Utah’s Division of Continuing Education, where she was responsible for all marketing and outreach activities for the division’s ten unique departments.
Virginia Gowski
Virginia Gowski
In her prior East Coast life, Ms. Gowski worked with a variety of nonprofit, educational, government, and corporate clients as director at Reingold Inc., a boutique marketing, communications, and training firm in Washington, DC. She also worked for Markowitz & McNaughton Inc., in management consulting and competitive intelligence. She has a degree in foreign affairs from the University of Virginia.
In addition to serving on the Rowland Hall Board of Trustees, Ms. Gowski is the volunteer coordinator for the McCarthey Home and School Association. She’s currently chair of the board for VSA/Art Access. She also serves on Salt Lake City and County’s joint Cultural Core Committee, and the steering committee of the Tumbleweeds Children’s Film Festival. She was previously chair of the Denver-based Western States Arts Federation and has served on many local nonprofit boards, including the Utah Film Center, Spy Hop Institute for Teachers, and the Utah Cultural Alliance. She has worked in national- and statelevel arts advocacy throughout her career.
Ms. Gowski and her husband, Bill, an orthopedic surgeon, have lived in Salt Lake City for 15 years. They have three children at Rowland Hall: fourth-grader Freddy, second-grader Liza, and kindergartner Jack.
Marina Lowe Marina Lowe Marina Lowe has been with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Utah since 2007 and currently serves as legislative and policy counsel. She represents the ACLU of Utah at the State Capitol from January through March, and throughout the rest of the year, cultivates relationships with elected officials across the state—from United States senators and representatives to local city council members—to further the protection of civil liberties in Utah. Before joining the ACLU of Utah, Ms. Lowe worked in the Appellate Division of the Salt Lake Legal Defenders Association, and at the international law firm of Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius LLP in San Francisco, concentrating on commercial litigation and intellectual property counseling and litigation. Ms. Lowe grew up in Northern California, and earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of California, San Diego, where she majored in political science and minored in French literature. Before earning her JD from the University of California Hastings College of the Law in 2004, she spent two years working in marketing at Hewlett-Packard in Grenoble, France. Ms. Lowe and her husband, Rowland Hall alumnus Mitchell, have two children at the school. Sabina will be in third grade and Sasha will be in first grade this fall.
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Laura Snow Prosper
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Laura Snow Prosper Laura Snow Prosper has been an active member of the Rowland Hall community since she and husband Pierre-Richard enrolled daughter Olivia in the Beginning School in 2010. This fall, Olivia will enter fifth grade. Ms. Prosper earned her bachelor’s degree in French from the University of Utah, graduating cum laude, and is a lifetime member of Phi Beta Kappa honor society. For the past 25 years, she has worked in administration at the University of Utah, formerly as the coordinator of international programs, and as the special assistant to the president and secretary of the university. In her current role as special assistant to the senior vice president for academic affairs, she assists with donor, alumni, campus, and community relations projects and assignments, along with coordinating the university’s annual commencement exercises.During the 2016-2017 school year, Ms. Prosper served as the co-president of the McCarthey Home and School Association. She is excited to be joining the Rowland Hall Board of Trustees.
This year, Rowland Hall graduated its largest senior class ever: 90 students. Of these seniors, 30 of them are lifers—students who have attended our school for 12 or more years. They will matriculate to 52 different colleges and universities this fall, and 77% of them were offered merit-based aid to continue their education. Seven were finalists for National Merit Scholarships, and many were awarded scholarships from local and national organizations, including the Salt Lake Rotary Club, Youthlinc, and the American Red Cross. The class of 2017 includes top-notch debaters who received multiple bids to the Tournament of Champions, were named National Speech and Debate Association Academic All-Americans, and won the prestigious Young Lawyers Tournament. Budding scientists and engineers, they embraced the maker movement, building items such as a robotic arm and a hovercraft. Two young women were honored with Aspirations in Computing awards from the National Center for Women and Information Technology. One student developed and marketed an app to encourage the use of alternate transportation, and partnered with another to design an award-winning virtual reality game for patients with autism spectrum disorder. Five seniors competed as members of the first two Bench-to-Bedside high school teams. Both teams created innovative medical devices, and one team brought home two prizes. Our seniors excelled as athletes: each year of their Upper School careers, our athletics program placed among the top five in the Deseret News 2A All-Sports Awards. They earned 23 Region titles and five State titles as teams, with individuals winning 12 Region and nine State titles. Eight seniors are Rowmark Ski Academy athletes, who collectively earned 13 top-five finishes at championship events. Another competed as a bigmountain skier, and was named a Freeride Junior World Champion.
Student body president, Isaac Landau
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2017
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Outside of school, students played for club soccer and volleyball teams, ran marathons (even in Antarctica), and earned black belts in karate or Soo Bahk Do. This class includes a professional mountain biker, a member of the U-19 Utah Lady Grizzlies, an elite gymnast, a Junior Olympian in fencing, a member of the US Figure Skating Scholastic Honors Team, and a top-10 finisher in USA Swimming. This group has no shortage of accomplished artists, including dancers, poets, painters, and singers. They led the award-winning Upper School Orchestra and the Jazz Band, and individually competed on instruments ranging from piano to conga drums. These artists performed with groups such as the Voodoo Orchestra and La Onda Caribeña, and played in front of crowds at the Telluride Jazz Festival and Glasgow Music Festival. One group of musicians formed the Lincoln Street Jazz Company, sharing their talents at local assisted-living facilities. Several of our seniors will continue their musical studies in college. Their collaborative spirit was evident in service-learning projects, with a team of 20 students partnering with the Navajo Nation in Southern Utah. They planted garden boxes, mentored children, and interviewed hospice volunteers on the reservation, and two students created a film documenting their collective experience. Two seniors led Middle School students through a sustainability project that won the Shane McConkey EcoChallenge and created a bench out of recycled water bottles.
Individually, the class of 2017 volunteered countless hours both locally and abroad, tutoring refugees, caring for shelter animals, lobbying for environmental protections, and organizing blood drives. It is difficult to quantify the impact their good citizenship will have on the world. This class understands the value of hard work, with some holding jobs as lifeguards, coaches, baristas, or tutors. They explored potential career paths through internships at the University of Utah, Red Butte Gardens, Alliance for a Better Utah, and the Salt Lake Film Society. Several enrolled in summer sessions, including at Phillips Exeter Academy and the Wharton School, and one participated in a mock United Nations program. Even summer travel was educational, with one young man joining Cambridge faculty on an archeological dig and anthropological trip to Kenyan villages. Our seniors’ personal experiences have made them resilient and compassionate: some have families that immigrated from war-torn countries, and many work to combat religious, racial, ethnic, and gender discrimination. They speak languages ranging from Italian to Swahili, have traveled to South Korea, New Zealand, and China, and continually seek to build bridges with people of differing backgrounds. Members of the class of 2017 will leave their mark on the community, whether as a world-ranked junior skateboarder, clothing designer, dedicated unicyclist, or passionate equestrian. While we cannot list all of their achievements here, we hope you share our pride in celebrating these outstanding graduates
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Thirty members of the graduating class are LIFERS — students who have attended Rowland Hall for at least 12 years. Visit rowlandhall.org/lifers2017 to see their first-grade photos.
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In the Beginning School, professional development offerings focused on math and science training for early childhood educators. Beth Van Meeteren, Ph.D., presented at a school in-service day with a focus on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, emphasizing engineering for young children. Almost all of the Beginning School teachers attended these optional sessions as a show of their commitment to providing the best math and science programs in the Intermountain West.
In the Lower School, classroom teachers and the science and math specialists have made tremendous progress aligning curriculum, standards, and resources to support the most cohesive and comprehensive math and science programs
PROGRAMS possible. The Lower School science specialist and each gradelevel team have spent time clarifying roles, aligning content, and adopting the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)—the well-respected national benchmark for how to teach and think about K-12 science. The Lower School principal and director of curriculum and instruction (DCI) attended National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and National Research Council meetings, and both accompanied Upper School Science Department Chair Alisa Poppen and Lower School Science Specialist Kirsten Walker to a two-day NSTA training focusing on implementing the NGSS.
THE STRATEGIC PLAN: PAST THE HALFWAY POINT
Three years ago, Rowland Hall announced its ambitious, student-centered five-year Strategic Plan with three goals: (1) enhance the student learning experience; (2) provide the best math and science programs in the Intermountain West; and (3) develop the business and enrollment model for theThefuture.school has crossed the plan’s halfway point and continues to share and assess its impact. Our learning culture is stronger than ever. In our classrooms, teachers challenge themselves to create rich and meaningful experiences for our students.Afterthe plan’s 2014 unveiling, math and science teachers could have interpreted Goal 2 as a threat, or as an opportunity. Fortunately, our dedicated teachers chose to see it as an opportunity and seized the chance to become even more effective in the classroom. Faculty continue to work with administrators to identify areas of growth, celebrate strengths, and create a roadmap for the future. The finance committee of the board, in partnership with the business office, has begun work on Goal 3 with a focus on strong enrollment and endowment growth. Breaking it Down
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Our Middle School science teachers are reevaluating and reorganizing their curriculum and practices based on NGSS’ three-dimensional learning to aid proficiency in science. Fifth- and sixth-grade teachers are working together to strengthen the bridge between the two grades, particularly in math and science. Two of our Middle School science teachers joined the team attending NSTA’s annual conference in March, and brought back plenty of ideas and inspiration to share with colleagues.
In the Upper School this year, science and math department chairs taught one fewer class so they could meet regularly with their department members, the Upper School principal, and the director of curriculum and instruction to collaborate about best practices and common goals. These department chairs continue to establish cross-divisional connections with colleagues in other grades.
Since the 2014-2015 school year, teachers have taken advantage of the professional development opportunities that abound inside and outside of Rowland Hall. During
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after-school sessions and in-service days, our teachers share illuminating and exciting best practices, and several Rowland Hall educators have led professional workshops for peers, locally and nationally. This summer, four of our Upper School math teachers spent a week at the Anja S. Greer Conference on Mathematics and Technology, one of the premier professional development opportunities for people in their field.
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As our teachers continue to focus on making our math and science courses the richest and most engaging they can be, we keep our eyes open for new ways to bring authentic experiences to our students. One such opportunity recently presented itself, and eight Upper School students took full advantage. The University of Utah’s Center for Medical Innovation sponsors the Bench2-Bedside (B2B) competition, designed to introduce medical, engineering, and business students to the world of medical-device innovation. This year, two teams of medical entrepreneurs from Rowland Hall joined elite teams of graduate and undergraduate students from the University of Utah in pursuit of patents and cash prizes for new medical technologies. This marks the first time that high school students have been allowed to enter the competition, and Rowland Hall’s teams were the only young pioneers in the mix. One Rowland Hall team won the Best Young Entrepreneur Award worth $500 at B2B on April 3, and one of three grand prizes worth $5,000 each at the High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge on April 15.
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Our teachers welcome feedback and use it as a measure of teaching effectiveness. This year, math and science teachers in grades six through twelve piloted the Tripod student survey, a research-based tool that provides student feedback to teachers on classroom practices that impact student learning and achievement. Already, several teachers have used data from initial surveys to identify areas for improvement and shape their professional goals for the year.
As a school, we are focused on the ideas of claim-evidence-reasoning, from first through twelfth grade, and across disciplines. These ideas are a central theme of the NGSS Science and Engineering Practices and the Bench 2 Bedside team members: left to right, Courtney McCabe, Josh Nkoy, Chloe Fleischer, Tobi Yoon, Emilie Orfanakis, Eli NotTaylor.pictured: Elena Zipp, Eleanor Mancheski
What’s Next?
While we are far from finished, math and science teachers, the division principals, the director of curriculum and instruction, and members of the math and science task force have made great strides in designing programs that are the best in the Intermountain West.
The Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees, in conjunction with Chief Financial Officer Gwen Fonarow, is beginning to work on Goal 3: Develop the Enrollment and Business Model for our Future. The bullet points of this goal ask the school to review the financial philosophy and budgeting model to fund the finest PreK-12 program in the Intermountain West. School staff and the Finance Committee will continue to evaluate data regarding revenue and expenses as it relates to enrollment and capacity, and provide a detailed recommendation to the Board of Trustees in the coming year.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards for Mathematical Practice. Similar process standards can be found in the National Council for History Education’s Blueprint for Student Learning, and in key points within the standards of the National Council of Teachers of English. Claim-evidence-reasoning provides a structure for students to sharpen criticalthinking skills: they make a claim based on observations; gather, assess, and share evidence; and then make a reasoned argument for how the evidence explains their claim.
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Director of Ethical Education Ryan Hoglund said the Salt Lake Rotary Service Above Self awards are a highlight of the year for him. "Seeing our students and youth from across the valley stand together and be honored for their commitment to community building, one cannot help but feel the future is in good hands," he said. "Rotary International is the standard for service organizations. These dedicated Rowland Hall seniors should be proud of this recognition."
On Tuesday, May 9, the Salt Lake Rotary Club awarded Rowland Hall senior Elizabeth Izampuye with a Service Above Self award and a $2,000 college scholarship for her hundreds of volunteer hours with the Salt Lake City Red Cross, the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, and more. Seniors Alicia Lu and Kate Button were award finalists and received $1,000 each. Elizabeth has devoted over 245 hours of her time to the local Red Cross chapter and the VA since 2014. As a junior, she served as co-president for Youth Services and planned and directed meetings. She's currently a board member representing youth voices. Elizabeth is certified to provide disaster services and teach disaster preparedness—a fitting introduction for her long-range career goal of becoming a global/public-health administrator. "My desire to help those made vulnerable by societal disasters extends to my local and global communities; specifically, the lower class, homeless, refugees, and children in foster care," Elizabeth wrote in her Rotary scholarship application. "Red Cross Youth Services has taught me about what it means to set an example for others and how to serve THREE HALL SENIORS RECEIVE ROTARY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE those in need...and teach them information they can apply to their own lives." At the VA, she helped veterans needing mobility assistance, and got to know them in theAsprocess.ajunior, Alicia co-led a group of upper and middle school students to collect and create eco-bricks for a new bench on school grounds—a cross-divisional endeavor that won the grand prize from the Shane McConkey EcoChallenge. "Service offers opportunities to work with others to grapple with issues I'm truly passionate about," Alicia wrote in her application. "Through my service projects, I've become friends with other creative and dedicated people who I had previously just passed in theKate,hallway."daughter of beloved fifth-grade teacher Sarah Button, might follow in her mom's footsteps: in her application, she noted she may pursue a teaching career. Accordingly, Kate spent her junior year volunteering as a Middle School tutor at Rowland Hall. "I enjoyed this work because I knew that I was genuinely helping my 'students' to understand new concepts," Kate wrote.
Elizabeth Izampuye, Alicia Lu, Kate Button
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A scan of UHSAA website results show that past Rowland Hall ensembles have achieved superior ratings, and more and more are qualifying for State—proof of the increasing success of all Rowland Hall music students due to excellent training by Ms. Yoon and Interfaith Chaplain and Choir and Orchestra Teacher Jeremy Innis. Additional Rowland Hall ensembles and soloists who advanced to state level competition this year are Megan Fenton, Cindy Shen, and Alicia Lu. Congratulations to all. Jake Bleil, Patrick McNally, Austin Topham, Atticus Hickman, and Tobi Yoon
In March, the three ensembles and four individual soloists successfully competed at the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) Region Solo and Ensemble Festival and advanced to the State festival. Onlookers at Regionals caught the judge wiping away tears at ACE’s interpretation of the Mendelssohn Trio. At State, the Dvorak Quintet, Mendelssohn Trio, Vivaldi Duet, and three soloists received a superior rating, the highest possible. One comment on the judging sheet for the Dvorak performance read, “Wow! The best thing I heard all day! Congratulations on an outstanding performance! Bravo!”
STUDENTS LEAD THE WAY WITH A FINELY TUNED ENSEMBLE Chamber Music teacher, Sarah Yoon, gladly agreed to mentor the group. The ACE class roster quickly grew to eight members when Patrick McNally, Jake Bleil, Alex Benton, and Claire Sanderson joined. The new parties brought further sonic depth to the ensemble, which now included violin, cello, bass, and piano. In addition to meeting during their seminar class, the group meets on weekends and before school as needed to prepare for regional and state competitions. The class is divided into three ensembles: Dvorak Quintet in G major, Mendelssohn Piano Trio in D minor, Vivaldi Cello duet in G minor. Members of ACE often participate in advanced music competitions and ensembles outside of school, such as Utah Youth Orchestras and Ensembles, the Gifted Music School, and the All-State Orchestra. The ACE curriculum prioritizes a college-level repertoire while balancing the student's’ academic schedule.
Middle School Orchestra and
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Rowland Hall’s Upper School seminar classes just keep getting better. Students may enroll in pre-selected seminar classes or they can pitch their specific interest to administration and form an accredited class with like-minded kids and a mentor.Thisyear when sophomore and budding violinist Austin Topham decided he and a cadre of musicians—Atticus Hickman, Augustus Hickman, and Tobi Yoon—could expand their group and pursue a challenging repertoire, he decided to reach for the certified title of Advanced Chamber Ensemble (ACE). Upper School Principal Dave Samson reviewed the earnest seminar class application and gave it a thumbs-up.
Robyn Payne ’02 Director of Institutional Advancement .
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Dear Donors and Friends, As we approach the school’s 150-year anniversary, I have had many opportunities to reflect on my own Rowland Hall experience. I have been fortunate to be a part of the Rowland Hall community for my entire life, as a student, an alumna, and now as a member of the administration. I know firsthand the value of Rowland Hall’s small class sizes, dedicated teachers, and supportive learning environment. We are all a part of a remarkable community, as is evidenced by the generous gifts and countless number of volunteer hours that you have given to the school over the past year. Thanks to you, Rowland Hall is thriving. Our Annual Giving Campaign had another banner year, reaching 73% parent participation. This year’s auction, The Great Gala, drew a record-breaking number of guests and amounted to one of the most successful auctions in recent history. Lastly, we have assembled a dedicated team of volunteers to lead our Capital Campaign effort, and fundraising for the Steiner Campus project is off to a strong start. I look forward to gathering with you over the next school year to celebrate our past accomplishments and look toward the future. Mark your calendars for the sesquicentennial events on September 8-9, 2017, and May 19, 2018, and join us to celebrate this significant milestone.Asacommunity, we have a lot to celebrate and be thankful for. Thank you for making Rowland Hall a priority in your giving and for supporting our mission and our students.
26 2016 - 2017 . ADVANCEMENT 73% ParticipationParent 100% Board of ParticipationTrustees 100% Faculty & ParticipationStaff 67% BeginningSchool 79% SchoolLower 67% MiddleSchool 71% SchoolUpper CLASS WITH PARTICIPATIONHIGHEST THIRD GRADE (Class of 2026) 89% $1,196 Average Gift OF 911 TOTAL GIFTS... 600 were under $500 119 ranged from $500 to $1,499 156 were Hallmarker gifts ranging from $1,500 to $9,999 37 were Headmaster’s Council gifts of $10,000+ LEADERSHIPGIFTS 12 MATCHING GIFTS totaling $33,655 25 FOUNDATION GIFTS totaling $159,909 GOING ABOVE & BEYOND INCLUDING& SEPARATE FROM THE ANNUAL FUND 127 GIFTS from GRANDPARENTS • 64 GIFTS from PARENTS OF ALUMNI229 or 11% OF ALUMNI donated to support the school & financial aid New cello; established new Upper School Chamber Orchestra Invention Kits for Lower School STEM projects Upper School STEM lab equipment, including micropipettes Net for batting cage; Upper School softball camp scholarships YOUR ANNUAL FUND GIFT AT WORK THANK YOU FOR HELPING US GO... TOTAL RAISED ANNUAL2016–2017$950,553FUND
Board of Trustees
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Our Deepest Thank You to Annual Fund Chair, Theresa Sueoka Annual Fund Chair Theresa Sueoka helmed the volunteer effort for the 2016-2017 school year, and her leadership was nothing short of exceptional. Theresa served as a class liaison in 2012-2013 and 2015-2016 and has been a tremendously dedicated member of the school community as a board member, parent (to Maxwell ’16 and Josef, a junior), and volunteer for nearly every committee or network in existence at Rowland Hall. Theresa has agreed to chair this effort again next year, and we are eager to have her warmth, guidance, and humor set the tone for the 20172018 Annual Fund campaign. Thank you so much, Theresa!
Theresa Sueoka
Faculty and Staff
For the seventh consecutive year, Rowland Hall’s faculty and staff reached 100% participation in annual giving and demonstrated an outstanding commitment to our students and the school through their support. We are grateful for the example they set for the Rowland Hall community.
Rowland Hall is fortunate to have a Board of Trustees made up of 25 devoted volunteers who support the mission of the school with their time and talent. In 2016-2017, the board achieved 100% participation in the Annual Fund and concentrated their service on advancing the school’s Strategic Plan. We are immensely grateful for their time and leadership at Rowland Hall.
28 2016 - 2017 Headmaster’s Council Rowland Hall’s Headmaster’s Council is made up of donors whose leadership in annual giving makes up more than 30% of the Annual Fund. Their generosity to the school has a tremendous impact on the teachers and students at Rowland Hall. Since the Headmaster’s Council was established to recognize donors who have given $10,000(+) to the Annual Fund, membership has grown tremendously. This year, more than 35 donors made Rowland Hall the beneficiary of their philanthropy. Many thanks to board member Wood Moyle ’90 who shared his expertise, generosity, and boisterous laughter as chair of the 2016-2017 Headmaster’s Council effort. Chair | Theresa Sueoka 2 PreK | Lindsay and Michael Egan 3 PreK | Andrea and John Miller ’96 4 PreK | Sinead Urwin Kindergarten | Jennifer Nakao ’93 First Grade | Sarah Moles Second Grade | Amy Gallivan Damico and Dru Damico Third Grade | Gina and Mark Miller Fourth Grade | Julie and Jay Bartlett Fifth Grade | Allison Paradise Sixth Grade | Melanie and Joe Borgenicht Seventh Grade | Victoria and Jack Hodgkins Eighth Grade | Erica and Doug Keil Ninth Grade | Tina Bagley Tenth Grade | Robin and Raj Puri; Leta Baker Eleventh Grade | Marianne Arrigona Twelfth Grade | Deanna Byck ANNUAL FUND 2016-2017 CLASS LIAISONS . ADVANCEMENT
As we approach the 150-year anniversary of Rowland Hall, we look to the future and think about what will enable the school to continue providing a premier educational experience for generations of students to come. We have enjoyed extraordinary support from our community: parents, grandparents, alumni, and friends who come together to share in the culture of learning, who challenge one another to support the school in meaningful ways, and who are grateful for the impact a Rowland Hall education has had on their family. It is this community that has inspired us to build the Richard R. Steiner Campus, bringing all Rowland Hall students together again while enhancing teaching and learning at the first and finest independent school in the Intermountain West. Our vision for the future is bright. The Steiner Campus will carry the school through the next 150 years, and plans for the next phase of the project, building a new Middle School and athletic complex, are well underway. The Middle School on the Steiner Campus will provide innovative learning spaces for all classes, including arts and ensembles, electives, accelerated programming, and athletics.
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Middle School on the Steiner Campus
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Capital Campaign Steering Committee Ramps Up
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Classrooms will be 130 square feet larger, on average, than existing Middle School classrooms, giving our students and teachers much-needed space that is lacking in our existing building.
The new Middle School will feature flexible and adaptive spaces that allow students and teachers to create learning environments to enhance the curriculum, instead of limiting the curriculum to fixed spaces. This phase of the project will also build the Steiner Campus athletic complex. This facility will boast a full-size gymnasium, spacious weight and cardio room, dance studio, athletic office spaces and locker rooms, and a Rowmark Ski Academy center.
Should you have any questions about the project or how to get involved, please contact Chris Von Maack at vonmaack@mgpclaw.com, or Robyn Payne at robynpayne@rowlandhall.org or 801-924-2961. flex space in the new Middle School
Led by Development Chair Chris Von Maack ’97 and Campaign Co-Chairs Josh and Catherine Kanter and Saul and Ericka Weissman, our early fundraising for the project is off to a strong start. We are encouraged by the excitement of the school community and the early leadership gifts that have been pledged. We have recruited a dedicated and enthusiastic team of volunteers for the Capital Campaign Steering Committee who are working hard to obtain leadership gifts. The project timeline is still in development and will be determined based on our ability to raise funds over the coming months. We will keep the community updated on campus plans, fundraising successes, and timeline developments as the capital campaign progresses.
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AlexandraJordanHodgkinsKimballToddRankinDaniRaperIraRubinfeldVonMaack ’99
Saul and Ericka Weissman, Campaign Co-Chairs
Nick and Felicity Fouche
“We’ve been at Rowland Hall since our eldest was in 2PreK. When I first heard about the school’s ‘whole child’ philosophy, I couldn’t even attempt to hide my eye roll. Now, as the boys enter tenth grade and sixth grade, I see the role that Rowland Hall has played in developing our two children to be true citizens of their community. I am a convert—hook, line, and sinker. Generations of students, teachers, administrators, parents, and donors paved the way for my children to excel. I can only hope that my work to make the Steiner Campus a reality will allow future generations of students to achieve the same success that those before me allowed our kids to achieve.” - Josh Kanter Saul and Ericka Weissman joined the Rowland Hall community in 2012. They have three children: third-grader Kate, first-grader Max, and 2PreK student James. Saul and Ericka have various business interests ranging from real estate investing and design, to automobile restoration and brokering. Saul has lent his expertise in design and construction to the Board of Trustees Building Committee. Ericka's gemological degree, along with her passion for jewelry, has led her to become a buyer and sales ambassador for O.C. Tanner Jewelers. She has served on the Auction Executive Committee for the past two Rowland Hall auctions. left to right: Josh Kanter, Catherine Kanter, Saul Weissman, Ericka Weissman
Brian and Martha Zipp Robyn Payne ’02, Director of Institutional Advancement
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Tony Wallin Jeanne Zeigler
Chris Von Maack ’97, Development Chair of the Board of Trustees
Jennifer Price-Wallin, Chair of the Board of Trustees
Capital Campaign Steering Committee
Josh and Catherine Kanter, Campaign Co-Chairs
Josh and Catherine Kanter are proud parents of two Rowland Hall students, sophomore Ben and sixth-grader Nate. Josh is President of Chicago Investments Inc. and vice president of Windy City Inc., closely held investment management firms. He is also the founder and executive chairman of the Alliance for a Better Utah. Josh completed two terms of service on Rowland Hall’s Board of Trustees, where he served as chair of the investment committee. Catherine is an attorney, a county planning commissioner, and an engaged community member. She has volunteered on several auction committees during her time at Rowland Hall.
Meet the Campaign Co-Chair
Sarah Campsen
Alan Sparrow, Head of School Gita Varner ’05, Development Manager ADVANCEMENT .
“This conference is one of the best professional development opportunities for math teachers in the
2016-2017 Marquardt Award for Faculty Development
Four members of the Upper School math department had the opportunity to attend the Anja S. Greer Conference on Mathematics and Technology at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire from June 25 to 30. According to Exeter’s website, “the primary emphasis of the conference is mathematics focusing on the impact and applications of technology in the classroom and the role of technology in today's and tomorrow's mathematics curricula.” Ms. Lisa Friedman and Ms. Adella Croft dedicated the week to writing problems that vertically align courses over the years, and are specifically focused on the transition between algebra 2 honors and advanced topics in precalculus. Dr. Emina Alibegovic immersed herself in a course on modeling in algebra and precalculus that has helped her see new opportunities for connecting our math and science classrooms. Mr. Brian Birchler was able to gain an introduction to R, an open source program for statistical analysis that is becoming an academic and industry standard, and he can't wait to introduce it in his classroom. In addition to all the excellent workshops, presentations, and discussions, the department enjoyed time to brainstorm future opportunities and directions for growth, as well as an evening driving and exploring the Maine coastline.
The Marquardt Award was established in 2011 through a generous gift from Bob Marquardt, father of three Rowland Hall alumni and a trustee emeritus. This gift to our endowment annually funds an extraordinary professional development opportunity a faculty member proposes that will benefit the school as a whole.
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“This conference is one of the best professional development opportunities for math teachers in the country,” says Associate Head of School Jennifer Blake.
Brian Birchler, Upper School Math Department Chair
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2016-2017 Marquardt Award for Faculty Development.
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Rowland Hall YEARS
AnniversarySesquicentennial
The 2017-2018 school year marks the sesquicentennial anniversary of Rowland Hall, Utah’s First and Finest Independent School. From 16 students gathered in a downtown bowling alley in 1867 to 950 students studying on two campuses today, Rowland Hall has stayed true to its mission of inspiring students to lead ethical and productive lives for 150 years. New standards for education in Utah were set when The Rt. Rev. Daniel S. Tuttle, George Foote, and Rev. Thomas Haskins founded St. Mark’s School on July 1, 1867. The focus of the school was to offer young men and women a classical education while preparing them for college. Across the West, the school was praised for its educational St.objectives.Mark’s
See a full historical timeline of Rowand Hall at rowlandhall.org/150
School, and soon after, Rowland Hall, was at the forefront of education in Utah, before Utah was a state and before there were public schools in the territory. By 1871, the school had grown to 310 students and was well on its way to being the school we know today.
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Rowland Hall’s founders were firm believers in the power of education and the importance of strong character. Along with a rich history of academic rigor, the school has established numerous programs and traditions that enrich the lives of students, faculty, staff, parents, and alumni. Whether they require innovative thinking, physical prowess, or quiet reflection, these activities are an integral part of what it means to be a Winged Lion. Here we’ve traced some of the most-loved traditions back to their origins. Which ones do you recall from your time at Rowland Hall? your memories with us at rh150@rowlandhall.org
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Thank you to our record 448 guests for embracing this exciting new venue and coming together as a community for a roaring good time in the name of Rowland Hall.Adria ’95 and Geoff Swindle ’94, Auction Chairs
For the first time in school history, we held the event off campus, which yielded significant savings. The Tower at Rice-Eccles Stadium provided a sophisticated setting and allowed us to accommodate more people than our on-campus auctions of the past.
The 2017 Rowland Hall auction, The Great Gala, was a resounding success! For the past 37 years, the biennial auction has provided instrumental support to the school. Thanks to our community’s generosity, we raised $381,000 for faculty and staff professional development, the Steiner Campus Extraordinary Vision Capital Campaign, and financial aid. This year's paddle raise was the most successful in the school's history! Thanks to our magnanimous guests, we raised a record $81,000 in support of financial aid. A huge thank you to junior Ava Mitra for sharing her experience as an international student from Bangladesh.
Evening Supporters
Thank you our Great Gala Daisy Buchanan Sponsors
Thank You to Our Chairs and Volunteers
Cocktail hour sponsored by Peter and Kirsten Ehrich and Kurt Larsen
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Thank you to event chairs Adria ’95 and Geoff ’94 Swindle for their wonderful leadership. The Great Gala wouldn't have been possible without the countless volunteers who helped make it a success. Thank you to Solicitations Committee
Additional Sponsors
Champagne toast sponsored by Steve Goorman and Christa Zaro
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Beer sponsored by Proper Brewing Co. Food sponsored by Peter and Nicole Mouskondis Linens sponsored by Bob and Wendy Steiner
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Chairs Alexandra Von Maack ’99 and Christopher Cocke, the entire Executive and Solicitations Committees, parent and faculty volunteers, the Operations and Technology departments, and everyone who made the evening run smoothly.
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Liz Joy, Brian Usher
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Roger and Karen Edgley
ANNUAL REPORT 39 Executive Committee Adria ’95 and Geoff ’94 Swindle, Auction Chairs Christopher Cocke, Solicitations Co-Chair Alexandra Von Maack ’99, Solicitations Co-Chair Hilary Gibbons ’96, Auction Director Darcy Amiel, Invitations Co-Chair Helen Barkes, Class Projects Olga Bott, Class Projects Deanna Byck, Entertainment Chair Sarah Campsen, Item Display Co-Chairs Carrie Dennis, Parties Co-Chairs Holly Drury, Class Projects Kelly Hermans, Graphic Design + Website Carolyn Leone, Parties Co-Chair Akemi Louchheim, Event Coordinator Carter Lowrance, Volunteer Coordinator Co-Chair Janet Mannelin, Class Projects Gina Miller, Item Display Co-Chair Andrea Miller, Decorations Co-Chair Marianne Moyle, Invitations Co-Chair Jennifer Nakao ’93, Class Projects Kathleen Nichols, Class Projects Stephanie Orfanakis, Graphic Design + Website Melissa Orford, Event Coordinator Robyn Payne ’02, Director of Institutional Advancement Nora Peterson, Decorations Co-Chair Jennifer Price-Wallin, Past Chair Robin Rollins, Volunteer Coordinator Co-Chair Emily Smith, Entertainment Chair Wendy Steiner, Item Display Co-Chair Leslie Stone, Paddle Raise Chair Anna Topham, Syndicate Trip Chair Allison Varner, Class Projects Gita Varner ’05, Database and Office Manager Ericka Weissman, Treasure Club Co-Chair Brittany Yeates, Treasure Club Co-Chair Solicitations Committee Christopher Cocke, Solicitations AlexandraCo-Chair Von Maack ’99, Solicitations Co-Chair Adria Swindle ’95, Auction Chair Hilary Gibbons ’96, Auction CynthiaErickaTaraJenniFrancesTonyaLarkynLaurenKatieChristinaAnneAndreaVirginiaSarahPatrickRachaelKatrinaKateEmilyKatherineBeckySamMelanieLetaDirectorBakerBatesBrognaCichosCigarranCuttDuganDurhamEckhauserFlynnGetzelmanGowskiHimoffHoaglandJepsonLiebermanMcBrierMungovanPickronReaganCopingaSkaggsWakefieldWeissmanWright ADVANCEMENT . Ava AngelinaMitraBeitia, James Hyde
Jeff and Sarah Campsen
Gwen Gross Finn and Kathy Gundersen
Brian and Karey Barker
Laura Hermance ’90
James and Nicholl Doolin Jim Ngo and Holly Drury Michael Drury
Bill and Jeanne Davison
Cheryl Birt Ted Blackburn Rob Mayer and Carol Blackwell
KK MichaelHooglandandMarla Howard
Olga SandraBottBowen
Ben ’92 and Erica Dahl Dru and Amy Damico
Jason and Ashley Boe Joe and Melanie Borgenicht
Jacob Copinga and Frances Reagan Copinga Carol RandyCurciandStacey
Anna Davenport
Dan and Anna Ernst Luz and Juan Carlos Escamilla Christopher ’07 and Kwynn Everest
Tyler and Gwen Fonarow
Erik Christiansen and Christina Jepson Tyson and Becky Cichos Chris and Katherine Cigarran Carlo and Heather Ciriello Jascha and Candice Clark Holly Clark Carol Clawson and Steve Hull Christopher Cocke and Marty Olsen Dan ’93 and Amanda Conner
Bill BrianJohnGeierGeierandSarah Getzelman
Michel and Rebecca Filion Kelly and Ethan Fisher
Patrick and Mardee Godfrey
Bill and Virginia Gowski
Noah ’97 and Anne Hoagland
Tom and Ashley Carlin
Rusty and Rachael Eckhauser
Stuart Ruckman and Libby Ellis
Jeff and Kari Hensien
Jesse Goldsmith ’01 Steve Goorman and Christa Zaro
Nicholas Hodson and Mary-Lou Smulders
Tom and Helen Barkes Brad Jensen and Sarah Barnes
Tucker and Kelly Hermans
Robert and Alexandra Altman
Kevin Flamm
Andy Gardner ’00 Dee and Colin Gardner
Scott and Deborah Hinton
Tamra PaulKristynHallHancockHouseandMelissa Hardy
Chris Hill ’00 and Darci Motoki ’01
Bruce Edgar and Cornelia Ulrich Roger and Karen Edgley
Patrick and Jeanne Flynn
Joe JulieBurdickGainer and Jennifer Busch Mark and Sarah Button Dann and Deanna Byck Tyson Call ’08
Trina Empey Mark Erickson and Gwen Creel-Erickson
Curry Dave and Emily Cutt
Nate and Linda Dean Barry and Carrie Dennis Lee MarkDeverDodson and Jamie Zussman
Nadim and Maggie AbuHaidar Wayne and Kathy Adams Gregory and Tara Adondakis
Coral Azarian Jason Bergreen and Abby Bacon Richard Badenhausen and Katherine Venti Mark Baer and Chris Sparrer Baer Bryan and Tina Bagley
Jack and Darcy Amiel Brad Anderson and Maija Holsti Richard and Tanya Andrew Paul Bressloff and Alessandra Angelucci Ken Aoki and Christopher Ossana Ken and Kelly Applegate Apt. 202 Boutique Roger and Susan Arsht
Annie NitinMelissaCashiolaCecalaandJane Chandramouli Michael and Beth Chardack
Janet Bates Eric ’89 and Cyndi Baughman Rob and Laura Beasley James Hyde and Angelina Beitia Conor Bentley ’01 and Mary Anne Wetzel ’01 Jim Benton and Jen Doherty Brad and Lauren Benz Libby Biittner ’03 David ’98 and Christina Lau Billings ’98 Tito Billings ’97 and Mika Robinson
Joan and Bill Baron Stephen and Daryl Barrett Jay and Julie Bartlett
John and Cricket Braun
40 2016 - 2017 . ADVANCEMENT Thank you to the following for supporting The Great Gala 2017 Your contributions are enabling our teachers to share what they’ve learned at professional development conferences and workshops with our students, infusing funds into our financial aid budget, and supporting the Steiner Campus.
Randhir Gandhi and Manisha Shah
David and Marlene Grissom
Eric and Katrina Durham Valli Gibbons Durham ’69
Kurt Dowdle and Ingrid Gustavson
Jack Campsen
Patrick ’93 and Hilary Amoss Gibbons ’96
Tom and Mitzi Conover
Alex Gardner ’07
Garth Hare and Tara Bowman-Hare
John and Lizzie Brenkus Tom and Heidi Brickey Mark Brogna
Ned White and Jennifer Blake Rick and Lynn Bleil Alex Bocock and Amy Sullivan Alfie and Sarah Jones Boe ’98
James and Kris Dumas
David and Lexi Eller
David and Carol Frymire Reed and Lindsay Galen
Ryan Hoglund and Libby Mitchell ’92
Nate and Jacee Ballard
Josh and Carolyn Hickman
June Chen Ben and Susan Chortkoff
Bill Gowski
Sather
John and Mary Ann Brooks
Michael and Lindsay Egan
Peter and Kirsten Ehrich
Dani BryanHoweandKaren Howell
Christopher Canale and Rachel Baar
Dan Duggleby and Amy Geroso
Greg Ferbrache and Jennifer Hyde Ferbrache
Trip and Melanie Bates
Bill ’63 and Barbara Gibbons
Adam and Andrea Himoff
Kirk and Tanya Fleischer
John Foley and Dorene Sambado
Jij de Jesus and Claire Shepley
John Bird and Rin Harris
Stephen and Wanda Bamberger Brent and Anne Baranko
Leta Baker
Russell and Pauline Eley
Peter and Kitty Northrop Friedman ’91
Tiffany and Rob Glasgow
Michael and Jennifer Granger
Patrick and Ann Flynn
Jim and Phoebe Hailey
Tamara Fackrell Bing and Judy Fang Buzz Farnes
Joe Ferriter and Jennie Trauscht-Van Horn
Alice Brown Julie LibbieBrownBrown ’03 Lawrence and Isabelle Buhler
Jack and Victoria Hodgkins
Tom Jonke and Elizabeth Elliott ’07
Paul and Pat Christensen
John Hijjawi and Sarha Lee
Alan Okawa and Allison Oki
Colin and Kat Potter
Robin and Jane Kim Caleb and Gretchen King
John and Marcia Price
Ivan Zendejas-Ruiz and Gaby Portugal-Bouza
Lita Madlang ’08
Lyudmyla Hunter
Robert and Mikelle Mansfield
Matt Douglas and Ashley Meddaugh
Rhonda and Bill Nicoloff
Jim and Lee Payne
Scott and Kathleen Nichols
Jen Powers
Ira Rubinfeld and Willamarie Huelskamp
Danny and Beth Jasper
Mark and Kathie Miller
Jonathan and Tina Ruga Bob and Gail Sanders
Mike DavidKirbyandStephanie Klein
Dave and Judy Kawabata
Timothy and Lisa O'Brien
Alec and Rachel McAree Parker ‘96 and Lauren McBrier
Allison and Mark Paradise
Jeff Miller ’98
Scott Langone
Bill Patterson and Carolyn Leone
Keil Jordan and Krystal Lindsey Kendell ’01 Bill Mulligan and Kim Kernan Matt and Autumn Kieber-Emmons
Richard and Anita Miner Faye Mitsunaga
Paul Svendsen and Mary Piciocchi
Bryan and Erin Riggsbee
Bartley and Tonya Pickron
Celeste Rockwood-Jones
Rachel Sweet-Martin ’88 and Scott Martin
Trell Rohovit and Jenny Wilson
Mike Madlang ’07
Tami and Jane Marquardt
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Kevin and Robin Mayetani
Landon Kawabata and Jennifer Nakao ’93
Brian and Lori Miller
Alex ’98 and Tara Tribe Meade ’00
Becky Chicos, Gina Miller, Manisha Shaw, Sarah Campsen
Joleen Mantas
Mindy McAnulty
Mike and Stephanie Orfanakis
Elizabeth Huelskamp
Olympia BoCaryJessMarianneJenkinsJenkinsandMonicaJensenJonesandKrisHopfenbeckSchiersandMollyJones-Schiers ’07
Scott and Veronique Markewitz
Timothy and Claire Martin
Seth Spain and Molly McCarthey ’03
Judy Maack
Dorothy Huntsman
Kim DaveMaryMcFarlandMcIntyreandNancy
Steve Price and Tiffanie Provost
Camilla Rosenberger
Noel Rankin Todd VictorRankinandSusan Koles
Josh and Hillary Mettle
John and Bria Mertens ’87
Richard Picot and Molly O'Gorman-Picot
Mikelle Moore
Sarah and Paul Lehman Marcus and Denise Leleux
Carolee Okland
McNally
Javier Pinedo
Rickman
Kurt WhittLarsenandChris Lee S. Whitfield Lee ’89
Michael and Robin Rollins
Darren and Tracie Michael John ’96 and Andrea Miller Mark and Gina Miller
Ken MarkJacquinJansen and Carmen Sutherland
Sam Sather Brogna
Tim and Erika McCarthy
Bob and Peggy Hunt Alastair and Polly Hunt
Sean and Mekensy Overholt
Prescott Muir Billy and Larkyn Mungovan Murray Restaurant Concepts, Inc.
Phil and Sandy McCarthey
Laura Snow Prosper and Pierre Prosper Robin and Raj Puri
Harold Miller
Gary Nakao and Stephanie Mori-Nakao
Jerry DougKayserandErica
Derek and Janet Mannelin
Guy and Carol Kroesche
Ed and Nooshin Prasthofer
Jim Macintyre and Liz Joy Josh and Catherine Kanter
Frank Quirk Allen AlexanderRaaband Lori Ramirez
Velvet Rodriguez-Potson
Matt Leonard and Stacey Miller
Paul and Andrea Matlin
Jennifer Price-Wallin and Tony Wallin
Josh Pollatsek and Alexx Koskella
James Okland
Eric and Sarah Moles
Tommy Lombardi ’97 Akemi and David Louchheim Will and Carter Lowrance Bo Lu and Wendy Chen Kyah and Brook Lund
Kelley Rosequist
Karl and Natalie Sanders
Katie and Ben Lieberman Bill and Sissy Lieberman Jeffrey and Anne Livingston David and Naja Lockwood
Ryan and Nora Peterson
Jim Eng and Faye Mitsunaga Mike and Deborah Mohrman
Jerad and Ashley Park
Tom and Klew Lian Mori Wood Moyle '90 Robert and Susan Muenzberg
Daniel and Vanessa Payne Robyn Payne ’02
Jeffrey Kovnick
Rebecca Landau
Melissa and James Orford
Cathleen Sparrow
Joseph and Cynthia Wright
Andy Schilly
Barker Stephen Barrett
Jason and Jackie Stinnett
Richard Scher
GrandGrandGorgozaGolfGlenwildGlassLarryDolanTheFourForsey'sFlemingsTheFilionKindraThomasExclusiveElaseEggsEcclesTheEastDPSPaulDOMUSTheDisneyDiscoveryDeerMeriDaveDaniKathrynCuttCzarneckiHoweHallDeCariaValleyGatewayThemeParkDodoslcDouganLibertyTapHouseEatingEstablishmentTheaterintheCityResortsFallonFehrCanFixItFinishingSchoolPrimeSteakhouseFurnitureandTwentySailorsFrontClimbingClubGeimanandRachelGilbertHouseLabParkAmericaHotelMackinacIsland Michigan Granite Bakery The Great Gala Executive Committee The Great Gala Solicitation Committee Grizzlie Hockey Tickets Grow Wild, LLC- Geoff Christensen Gymnastics Training Center h2blow the blow dry + makeup bar Terry Hale and Joanne Stern Half & Half Boards CristallHandle Harper High West Distillery Higher Ground Learning . ADVANCEMENT
Brian Karey
Dustin and Jenni Skaggs
Leslie and Hal Stone
David and Sarah Yoon Lindsay Young Francis and Angelina Yubero Kristine Zelenkov ’69 Brian and Martha Zipp
Mark and Valdirene Thomas Wendell and Terry Thomas
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Cindy Wright
Jason and Allison Varner
Ken Abdalla and Kitty Stoneburner
Mike and Brittany Yeates
AUCTION ITEM DONORS 9th & 9th Pilates A BalletGeorgiaMargaretAvivaIdieNicoleApt.AnonymousAngleaPaigeAmanganiAltaAlbatrossAlamexoTaraAdidasAdib'sHollyRobGalleryAdamsonAdiRugGallerySkateboardingAdondakisRestaurantJacksonHoleCroslandAndersonKeen,MD(7)202BoutiqueArringtonAtencioWomanBakerBallWest Barbacoa Mexican Grill
Gita Varner ’05
Emily
Kevin and Alice Steiner
Matt and Ann Wigham Brad ’89 and Raina Williams
BillErinBennionBeckettBaxter&RobbJewelersBerretWhiteRestaurant Group and Christian Frech AlfieBloomingsalesBlendTecandSarah Jones Boe ’98 Connie Borup Olga Bott Brass CactusMarleeSmoothiesBrownandTropical and Andrea Matlin Café CampCakeCahootsCaffeExpressoNicheBoutiqueWoodward Action Sports Summer Camp Sarah ChrisTheRachelRusselCampsenCaseChamberlainChildren’sHourandKatherine Cigarran CJ CliveClassicClarkHalesPlanetariumFunCenterCoffeeandAdam Raper ColorCMA Me CopperCoolContenderMineWaterBarnOnionRestaurant Group Core Body Pilates Corner CurrentCulinaryCaitlinCreminelliCreativeCowabungaCotopaxiBakeryBayEnergiesFineMeatsCreerCrafts
Bates
David Stockham ’91
Andy and Tara Wakefield
Fred and Corrine Welt Rich and Sarah Selznick West ’93 Paul and Carol Wetzel
Kirsten Walker Adam and Stephanie Warner
Anna and Reed Topham Andy and Katie Tyser
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Ken
Michael Varner and Kathleen Digre
Kevin and Sara Hames Warren ’98 Christian Waters and Kelly PeterHendersonandKaren Weiss
Hilary Silberman
Sarah Uram
Jason Schnaitter and Lisa Gravelle
Brian and Elizabeth Usher
Steve and Sonnie Swindle
Neil MatthewZussmanand Bireen Whitten
Christopher and Renee Utgaard
Kevin and Jennfier Williams
Sheinberg
Theresa and Greg Sueoka
Ben ’89 and Lindsey Oswald Smith ’92
Don and Teresa Skaggs Gordon and Emily Smith
Saba Siddiqui and Faizi Siddiqi
Jerry and Sinead Urwin
Raul and Jacky Villar
Michael Hoffman and Emily Smith
MelanieBastille
Henry and June Takei Bill and Linda Tatomer
Alan and Paige Stotts
Saul and Ericka Weissman
Hadley Smith ’05
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Chris ’97 and Alex Lee Von Maack ’99
Jen DanielShaeKatieSchonesSchwabSearlandTraci
Lynelle Stoddard
Jeff and Carol Stowell
John and Melissa Smith
Bob and Wendy Steiner Garrett and Sara Stern
Ryan and Elizabeth Spiker
Adria Muir Swindle ’95 and Geoff Swindle ’94
ANNUAL REPORT 43 Mathnasium of Sugar House Mattel and Whitt Lee ’89 Miller-WoodHilaryStevePhilTheBenMazzaMcAdamsMcBrierFamilyMcCartheyMcgintyMettleWatches at Bennion Jewelers John ’96 and Andrea Miller Mimi Sinclair- Keller Williams Salt Lake Mitzi MountainRebeccaMontageMomentumSarahModernConoverCraftsmanMolesDeerValleyBirdMortensenTrailsGallery and Adam Warner Larkyn Mungovan NederlanderNativeNameNailed!DroppersaflowercompanyProducingCompany of America New Orientation The New Yorker NHMU and Dru and Amy Damico Peter and Nicole Mouskondis Ninja Warehouse O.C. OlympicTannerPark Passes Omni Hotels and Resorts Orange Theory Fitness Traci O'Very Covey Anna Palmer ’99 The ParkParisCity Sailing Association Park Meadows Country Club Past Auction Chairs Paul Mitchell—The School Ryan and Nora Peterson Javier Pinedo Pizza PlumbStudioPrint Book Porcupine Grill Steve Price and Tiffanie Provost The Price-Wallin Family Primo, Richelle’s and the Skaggs Family Promontory Golf Club Proper Burger Publik HadleyCoffeeRampton ’94 Rasmussen Landscape RC ReaganWilleyOutdoor Advertising Real Salt Lake and Dell Loy Hansen Red Butte Garden Rowland Hall Booster Club Richelle's Salon and Day Spa Rowland Hall Rowland Hall Chess Club Ruth's Chris Steak House Sage LawrenceDoreneSalonDiningMCSambadoandBeverly Sambado Satory Designs/Kami Kahler Sawtooth Brewery and Public House Sea JenniferSalt SaltSLACSkullcandySkiSizzlingSharpewerksSerendipitySeeleyStablesjewelryPlatterUtahLakeCityMayor's Office Melissa Smith Sofia Gorder and the Dance Company Sole Fitness Soul SquattersSportsSpencer’sPolesDenPub and Brewery St. StreamlinedStorybookPamelaRegisSteeleCaféSpace/Ruth Hadlock Sun Valley Company Sundance Institute Sundance Mountain Resort Susan SusannaBeckwith City Home Collective Tanner Dance Tara Davies Jewelry Andrea Himoff Hires Big H Stephanie Hock Hogle WillamarieZoo Huelskamp I.J. & Jeanne Wagner Jewish Community IntermountainIntermountainCenterK9AcademyPilatesTraining Center Janell James ’93 JDW JeremyCotillionsRanchGolf and Country Club Jolley's Corner Pharmacy Josanne Glass Jump Around Utah Jupiter Bowl Ultimate Bowling Party Just Organic Juice Carol Kardon Katie Waltman Jewelry Ken Hepworth & Associates Patty Kimi’sKimballChop& Oyster House TheKorovilasLenkaVitaTheKindermusikKing'sEnglishKobylkinaKonopasekKuraDoorHolistic Japanese Spa KatieLaylaKyotoKUTVand Ben Lieberman Lifetime Store Lindsay Young Lisa LittleMirandaAmerica Hotel The Little Gym David Locke David and Naja Lockwood Lunatic Fringe M Cuisine and Bakeshop Mabo MaisonClothierconfiserie et boutique Mark Langheinrich ’97, DVM Mark Miller Subaru and Jeff Miller ’98 Sue MartyMartinOlsen and Christopher Cocke Cordell Taylor Thrive TREKTravelbugstudioTracyAnnaTomkatsAcupunctureHospitalityTophamAviaryTravel/Sharon Jonas Trout Truffle/SarahBum2 Culp Cusumano ’89 Tsunami Restaurant & Sushi Bar The Tutoring Toy Shoppe Andy UltimateTysercombat training center Under Current United USAUSUniversalConcertsStudiosOpenTennisPremiumLeather Furniture BrianInc. Usher Utah Jazz Utah Presents/Kingsbury Hall Utah Symphony Utah Opera V ChrisJennaVisualVictoryValter'sChocolatesOsteriaRanchArtInstitutevonBenedikt’97andAlexVon Maack ’99 Alexandra VonWichman Tara WhisperJustinWestminsterErickaWarburtonWakefieldPhotographyandSaulWeissmanCollegeWheatleyRidgeBackcountry Skiing Kathy Wilson LaurenWish Wood Joe ZaniacYMCAHannahWrightYaritz ADVANCEMENT .
Nearly 100 years ago, Virginia Lamborne entered the doors of Rowland Hall’s Avenues Campus and began her education at a school unlike any other in Salt Lake City. Rowland Hall had an ahead-ofits-time reputation for providing young women “an opportunity to study academic subjects to advanced standards.” Raised by her grandparents who frequently traveled, Virginia boarded at Rowland Hall until she graduated in 1934. Strict rules and an inflexible schedule of school bells governed school life. Each day, Virginia wore the same uniform: black-and-white Oxford shoes, a gray skirt, a white shirt with a Peter Pan collar, and never an ounce of makeup. She filled her time writing for the school paper and literary magazine and performing in the plays. For Virginia, Rowland Hall was like a second home. She enjoyed it, and though she didn’t know it at the time, she was establishing a legacy that would last for four generations, and counting.In1941, Virginia married J.P. “Pat” Gibbons, the next-in-line president of Gibbons & Reed Co., a road-building company in Salt Lake City. Together, they had four children (Mike Gibbons ’60, Bill Gibbons ’63, Vicky Hoagland ’67, and Valli Durham ’69) whom they instinctively sent to Rowland Hall.
. ADVANCEMENT Virginia1934Lamborne
GibbonsJim1960Gibbons1992SarahGibbons GibbonsJack HoaglandElla HoaglandSam DurhamLucusHoaglandQuinn DurhamMiles GibbonsMatt GibbonsPatrick1993 GibbonsTracy1996 HoaglandNoah1997 HoaglandSadie1999 Bill 1963Gibbons Vicky1967Hoagland Valli1969Durham JP Gibbons"Pat"
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By 1956, because of Virginia’s school history and Pat’s involvement in the community, Pat accepted an invitation to join the first Board of Trustees at St. Mark’s School. He was part of the leadership that merged Rowland Hall with St. Mark’s School
Mike
A Legacy of Service and Scholarship
Of the many students the scholarship has supported over the years, one received the Distinction in Service Award from Rowland Hall, an honor that would’ve surely brought pride to the late Gibbons couple. For Pat and Virginia, providing opportunities for children to thrive was deeply important, and their commitment to education showed in their service on multiple boards. Their children have carried on that commitment: they took the reigns of the Gibbons Family Foundation in 1989, just prior to Pat’s and Virginia’s passing. “Our parents were dedicated to their community, offering both time and financial contributions,” son Bill ’63 said. “It was something that we [children] all saw and learned by example.”
Over the years, Bill, Mike, Vicky, and Valli have all honored their parents’ legacy through financial support to their parents’ scholarship and the Annual Fund, and service on the school board. They also sent their children to the school—in the late ’80s and early ’90s, five of Virginia and Pat’s grandchildren attended Rowland Hall: Mike’s son Jim Gibbons ’92 and Matt Gibbons; Bill’s kids Patrick Gibbons ’93 and Tracy Gibbons ’96; and Vicky’s kids Noah Hoagland ’97 and Sadie Hoagland ’99 . Between those five Winged Lions, they held titles such as musician, athlete, yearbook editor, member of the German Club and Amnesty International, and even “most talented.”
Unsurprisingly, Virginia and Pat’s legacy lives on today in great numbers. Three of their four children are now grandparents at Rowland Hall, three of their grandchildren are current parents of lower schoolers, and seven of their great-grandchildren attend Rowland Hall: Ella (fourth grade), Sam (second grade), and Quinn Hoagland (4PreK); Sarah (fourth grade) and Jack Gibbons (second grade); and Lucas (kindergarten) and Miles Durham (3PreK).
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“I can’t even imagine the Salt Lake Valley not having Rowland Hall in it,” Bill said. “I love that my grandkids are so excited about their education. I don’t remember ever being that excited about my education.”HissonPatrick ’93 agrees. “I look at the things my children are learning and am in awe of the curriculum, the academics, and the things they know about plants and the planets, for example,” he said.
“The subjects they study are so developed at Rowland Hall.” Bill nodded in agreement. “To see how the school does things now and to see the direction it is going...it is a good cause, so that’s why we continue to give every year,” the elder Gibbons said.
Patrick continued his father’s thought: “I can’t imagine how my life would be different if my grandmother hadn’t attended Rowland Hall. It’s like the butterfly effect,” he said. “There’s also a reasonable chance that we would have ended up here even if my grandmother hadn’t gone here because of the Rowland Hall community and rigorous academics.”Thoughmuch has changed since Virginia Lamborne stepped foot on the Avenues Campus almost 100 years ago—the school’s location, name, dress code, and enrollment—the legacy that Virginia began, and the traditions of friendship and service that she and her husband modeled, remain constant a century later. .
In 1966, headmistress Betty Corr retired after 18 years. Headmaster Tom Jackson later learned that the beloved Mrs. Corr had no retirement fund. Pat and Virginia stepped in, making a generous gift to the school that would ensure that Mrs. Corr received a healthy monthly stipend. Pat and Virginia’s second son, Bill Gibbons ’63, said his parents donated money to help fund Mrs. Corr’s retirement, and when she died, leftover funds went toward establishing a new scholarship. Thus the Pat and Virginia Gibbons Scholarship was created, and continues today as an endowed fund to annually assist a student in need.
ADVANCEMENT
A Legacy
46 2016 - 2017 . ADVANCEMENT YOU CAN LEAVE A LEGACY, TOO
At Rowland Hall, there are many ways to ensure your support has a lasting impact. Establishing a named endowment fund is a way to create a scholarship or honor a loved one. An endowed fund requires a long-term, minimum commitment of $50,000 which rolls off 4% interest annually. Creating a planned gift in your will is another way to leave a legacy. If you have named Rowland Hall in your estate plans or would like to discuss options on how to give a tax-wise planned gift to the school, please contact Director of Institutional Advancement, Robyn Payne ’02 at robynpayne@rowlandhall.org LEAVE SOCIETY
Rowland Hall wishes to thank all of the following donors who generously contributed to the school’s 2016-2017 Annual Fund.
This Annual Report lists gifts made from July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2017. While we make every effort to be accurate, mistakes occur. If you have made a gift to Rowland Hall during the fiscal year and your name has been omitted, misspelled, or incorrectly listed, please accept our sincere apologies and advise us of the error by calling Robyn Payne in the Advancement Office at 801-924-2961. Out of respect and for purposes of consistency, all grandparents’ names are listed formally.
DONORS
HALLMARKER GOLD ($5,500-$9,999)
Anna and Reed Topham Wells Fargo Matching Gifts Program
Bryan and Tina Bagley
RichardAnonymousand Tanya Andrew Ken and Kelly Applegate
Kurt DavidLarsenandNaja Lockwood
The Jacquelyn and Gregory Zehner Foundation
Mikelle Moore
Jeff and Sarah Campsen
Bill ’63 and Barbara Gibbons
Ronald and Holly Jorgensen
Jill and David Lang
Tamra Hall
Spencer and Ann Galt
Mark Jansen and Carmen Sutherland
Louise Gaylord Larry and Rachel Gilbert Goldman Sachs
Jim Benton and Jen Doherty
Ajay Krishnan and Shailaja Akkapeddi Bill Patterson and Carolyn Leone
Nadim and Karen Bikhazi
David and Susan Carlebach
Rob and Laura Beasley
Robert and Kelli Dotson
John ’96 and Andrea Miller Scott and Kathleen Nichols
. DONORS
The R. Harold Burton Foundation
Mark Erickson and Gwen Creel-Erickson
Eric and Sarah Moles
Rick and Lynn Bleil
Brian and Karey Barker
Roger and Karen Edgley
Dru and Amy Damico Delta Airlines Foundation
Stephen Denkers and Heidi Titus
Michael and Beth Chardack
Dan and Kathy Chace
Russell and Pauline Eley
Roxane Googin and Kent Winterholler
Gerald and Julia Johansson
Chris '97 and Alexandra Lee Von Maack '99
DST JonathanSystemsand Pam Eichner Bing and Judy Fang
Phil and Gloria Horsley
The Sunderman Hauck Family Fund
DONOR THANKS Annual Fund Donors 2016 - 2017 Alex ‘86 and Catherine Kim Tami and Jane Marquardt
Paul BarbaraStottsTelander
Robert and Alexandra Altman
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Paul House and Melissa Hardy
2016HEADMASTER’S2017 COUNCIL ($10,000 +) Anonymous (4)
Nicholas Hodson and Mary-Lou Smulders
Drew and Liza Howell
Mary W. Harriman Foundation
Bamberger Allen Health and Educational TomFoundationandHelen Barkes Carl and Kimberly Barkow Bill and Joan Baron Jay and Julie Bartlett
Zach and Janelle Smith
John Bird and Rin Harris
Tom and Mitzi Conover
The Abrams Family
Peter and Kirsten Ehrich Chip and Gayle Everest Jack and Victoria Hodgkins
Nick and Marcy Stearns
Jack and Darcy Amiel Brad Anderson and Maija Holsti
Kevin Baneth
Brent and Anne Baranko
Dann and Deanna Byck
Nick and Felicity Fouche
John Hijjawi and Sarha Lee KK Hoogland Jeff and Sharon Jonas Caleb and Gretchen King Akemi and David Louchheim
Heather AlastairHorsley and Polly Hunt
Eric ’89 and Cyndi Baughman
Jennifer Price-Wallin and Tony Wallin
Joe and Gainor Bennett
Tim and Susan Houden
Tiffany and Rob Glasgow
Dee and Colin Gardner
Roger and Susan Arsht
Barry and Carrie Dennis Alan Hayes
HALLMARKER BRONZE ($1,500-$2,999)
Peter and Kitty Northrop Friedman '91
The Mark and Kathie Miller Foundation
HALLMARKER SILVER ($3,000-$5,499)
Anonymous (2) Gregory and Tara Adondakis
Alec and Rachel McAree Wood Moyle '90 Ryan and Nora Peterson
Anonymous (4)
Will and Carter Lowrance Scott and Connie Maves
David and Sandra Askew
Kanter Family Foundation
Robert and Sara Anne Williams Spalding ’87
Bob and Merritt Bennett
Matt Leonard and Stacey Miller
Phil and Sandy McCarthey
Richard Badenhausen and Katherine Venti
Dal and Carolyn Bagley
Elaine Burke
Brian and Martha Zipp Charitable Foundation
Joe and Stephanie Nash Kenneth and Kelle Okazaki Bartley and Tonya Pickron Josh and Autum Savage Max and Teri Savage
Robert and Susan Card
Tom and Ashley Carlin
David and Rocio Andrews
Erik Christiansen and Christina Jepson
Holly Clark Carol Clawson and Steve Hull
Jacob Copinga and Frances Reagan Copinga
Bill and Virginia Gowski
The Steiner Foundation, Inc
Pierce and Elise Browne
Jeff and Kari Hensien
Morgan and Brett Hutchinson
John and Bria Mertens Microsoft Giving Campaign
The Janes Family
Brad Jensen and Sarah Barnes
Julie Barbero
Jerry and Sinead Urwin Jason and Allison Varner Saul and Ericka Weissman
Marty Olsen and Christopher Cocke Melissa and James Orford Allison and Mark Paradise
Saba Siddiqui and Faizi Siddiqi Allan and Thalia Papanikolas Smart ’63 Luke and Tristan Smart Alan and Nancy Sparrow
Pierre and Laura Prosper Robin and Raj Puri Bill and Julia Reagan Dewey and Kari Jo Reagan James and Christine Riter Michael and Robin Rollins
Ben and Susan Chortkoff
John and Ellie Olwell Roser '60 Ira Rubinfeld and Willamarie Huelskamp
CONTRIBUTORS 2016-2017 Anonymous (43) 2nd Grade Families
Ken Abdalla and Kitty Stoneburner Bjorn Ablad Kait NadimAbrahamandMaggie AbuHaidar
Mark and Julie Davenport
Frank and Sarah Cipriano Carlo and Heather Ciriello
Dan Duggleby and Amy Geroso
Eric and Katrina Durham
Rachel Sweet-Martin ’88 and Scott Martin Adria Muir Swindle ’95 and Geoff Swindle ’94 Sarah Uram
DONORS .
David and Lexi Eller
June FlorianChenSolzbacher and Xiao Xin Chen
Jazmin Adamson Adobe Systems Incorporated Neeraj and Archana Agarwal Campbell and Juliette Ainsworth Booth and Kristin Aldred Emina MohammandAlibegovicand Duna Alsolaiman Amazon Smile
Jascha and Candice Clark
Conor Bentley ’01 and Mary Anne Wetzel ’01 Paul and Ann Bernstein
Bryan Cunningham Randy and Stacey Curry
Bill AnnieBarronBarton ’04 Robert and Char Bauer
Trina Empey Dan and Anna Ernst Luz and Juan Carlos Escamilla
Leta Baker Abe and Lisa Bakhsheshy
Robert Ball and Sandra Nugent
Timothy Beals and Marcella Woizcik Trey and Erin Bean
Tom and Heidi Brickey
Mark Dodson and Jamie Zussman
Jim and Michelle Chamberlain
Jose Beach Paul and Talitha Beach
John KrisRobertaBlumenthalBocockandPhuong Bodeen
Jim and Susan Downs
Tyson and Becky Cichos
Fred and Corrine Welt
Jack BryanMarianneArnottArrigonaandMichelle Ashby Holly JasonCoralAmberAusbeckAyersAzarianBergreen and Abby Bacon
Todd and Monika Brickson
Alan and Vanessa Davis
Larry Bown and Savittrey Nalamlieng
Bruce Edgar and Cornelia Ulrich
The David J. and Nancy L. McNally Foundation
Kelly BruceCookandJulie Cooper Thomas and Mary Jane Cork Chris and Kari Corroon
Jeffrey and Anne Livingston
Ken and Ann Burnett Matt and Valerie Burnett Mark and Sarah Button
Tara Anderson
Alice DavidBrownBrown ’87 and Christian Fritze
Pat TheMichelePaulChristensenandPatChristensenChristiansenChurchofJesusChrist of Latter-Day Saints Foundation
Chris and Katherine Cigarran
Eric Scaife and Caroline Milne
Gregg Wood and Nicki Camp Martin Caravati and Wanda Updike
Brian JoeCherylBirchlerBirtBiskupiak and Diana Brixner
Scott ChristineScholarshipSchaeferAmericaandKevin Schwartz
Patricia Callahan
Brian Elkington Jean Elkington Atif Ellahie and Hina Baig
John Sarbo and Kathryn Czarnecki
Andrea Beckman
Dan and Roxana Dan Paul and Debbie Dau
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Mary Ciminelli and Cliff Read
David Min and Megan Donohue David and Gaynelle Mize Sean Morgan and Sara Bresee Nakasone Family Foundation
Rob Mayer and Carol Blackwell
Emily LyndaAndreaClawsonClaytonColeman and Alisha Matthews
Ken Aoki and Christopher Ossana Leila Armknecht
Mike and Susan Brodsky
Clifford Coury and Stanna Frampton
Scott DennisCowdreyCrocker and Barbara Nielsen Adella
Julie and Bill Barrett
John and Heather Ure Dunagan ’91
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Christine Bamberger
Steve and Cindy Burian
Jim Dreyfous Jim Ngo and Holly Drury
Todd Wilcox and Antonio Bucio
Chris Nolan and Angela Keen
Paul and Dena Corson
Ben and Alexandra Doctorman
David ’98 and Christina Lau Billings ’98
Joe and Melanie Borgenicht
Lauren Carpenter
Jim Carlisle and Kris Kokeny Jeanette Carpenter ’95
John and Alesa Davis
Wayne and Kathy Adams
Michael and Lindsay Egan
Katie and Ben Lieberman
Ruth Eleanor Bamberger and John Ernest Bamberger Memorial Foundation
John Carron and Traci Telander
Theresa and Greg Sueoka
Hongsuk Yang and Soohyun Park Mike and Brittany Yeates
Ed and Melissa Barbanell
James and Nicholl Doolin
Julie DenisBrownandKathryn Brown Lawrence and Isabelle Buhler
Sara Dacklin
Leslie and Hal Stone Alan and Paige Stotts
Jij de Jesus and Claire Shepley
John and Lizzie Brenkus
Andrew Chase and Lee Molen-Chase
Charles Womack and Donna Clower Willard L. Eccles Charitable Foundation
John and Sarah DeMark
Robert Dustman
Timothy and Lisa O'Brien
Jim Macintyre and Liz Joy Bob and Suzanne Marquardt
John Ballard and Karen Miller
Jon Accarrino and Annette Shade-Accarrino
JonathanCroftand Molly Doilney Crosswhite ’98
Ted Paisley and Tricia Petzold Pfizer Foundation Matching Gift Program
Thomas Check
David and Alison Anderson
Shannon and Jonathan Casson Keith and Yuri Chan Nitin and Jane Chandramouli Dale and Margaret Chapman
Zenon Bulka
Alec MarkBadenBaerand Chris Sparrer Baer
Jonathan Delcambre
Carmen and Belinda Brokke
Chris and Amy DeLap
Mike and Kari Bennett
Christa Brigdon
Doug and Donna Booher
Adam and Andrea Himoff
Jon Snyder and Cindy Hall
Stuart and Peggy McCandless
Alan and Liesl Jeppson
Gary and Paula Evershed Beverly Facklam Dan Berkowitz and Rachel Factor
Rob and Susanna Mellor
Courtenay
Jason Moore
Steve Goorman and Christa Zaro Sofia Gorder Bert Granberg and Felicia Olivera Michael and Jennifer Granger
Kipp Greene and Jeanne Zeigler
John and Michelle MacFarlane
Scott and Veronique Markewitz
Jim Michie and Wendy Smith
Brett and Lisa Friedman
Scott
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Lianna Lopez
Paul Lehman
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Mitch and Marina Lowe
David and Stephanie Klein
Lisa JohnKimballFlanders and Cynthia Kimberlin-Flanders
Charles Gaddis Jordan Gaddis Julie Gainer and Jennifer Busch Randhir Gandhi and Manisha Shah Wei Gao and Bo Qiu Ganesh Gopalakrishnan and Kalpana Ganesh Gardner and Taylor, PLLC Alex Gardner ’07 Brian and Sarah Getzelman
Eric CaryLauraJohnsonJohnsonJonesand
Tom and Klew
Anthony Kaye and Elizabeth Wright
Meredith Metzger
Mike and Diane Koetter
Brian Lunde and Sue Mark-Lunde
Josh SarahLegerand
Priya Junnar and Hiram Chodosh Youngwook Won and Minjin Jung Toby Schmidt and Natalie Kaplan Mark Johnston and Gabrielle Kardon
Mary Lawlor
Stephen and Wesley Hartsell
John and Jennifer Muhlestein
Barry and Cindy Feinman
John Foley and Dorene Sambado Tyler and Gwen Fonarow Scott and Melody Fontaine Alec and Ariel Ford Tracy and Leilani Fowler
Kyah and Brook Lund
Joel Long
Paul and Andrea Matlin
Doug and Erica Keil
Mark and Gina Miller
Josh and Carolyn Hickman
Robert and Mikelle Mansfield
Peter and Jessica Lindgren
Tom Moyer and Lauren Barros
Kevin and Robin Mayetani
Heidi Memmott
Patrick and Ann Flynn
Jim Matheson and Amy Herbener
Alex and Clark LaCouture
Larry Livsey
Landon Kawabata and Jennifer Nakao ’93
Earn and Learn Program Abhijit and Sayali Kulkarni Bobby Kwun and Patty Yun Steven Labrum and Jenney Wilder
Peter and Bonnie Feola Hugh and Kate Ferguson
Donald and Maisa Morris
Jon Melman and Aimee Nussbaum
James Harvey and Christine Greenwood
Mary McIntyre
Brian Morgan
Joe Ferriter and Jennie Trauscht-Van Horn Ira and Lili Field Michel and Rebecca Filion
Tim and Erika McCarthy
Diane FinnJenniferGuidoGullyandKathy Gundersen
David and Carol Frymire Brian Fukushima and Tammy Park Anson Fogel and Alex Fuller Sam and Carol Funk
Tracy Mills and Elizabeth Hruby-Mills
Mary Muir
Jeff Streba and Molly Lewis
Josh and Hillary Mettle
Dave and Rebecca Livermore
Patrick ’93 and Hilary Amoss Gibbons ’96 Jeremy and Coreen Gililland Todd and Liza Glick Patrick and Mardee Godfrey Sam and Sherrie Goldstein
Bo Lu and Wendy Chen
Dieter Knecht
Lorena Magdaleno
Darcy and Brian Marvin Marva GrahamMatchMather and Tammy Frisby
John and Gina Kiechle
Laura Hermance ’90 Tucker and Kelly Hermans
Lian Mori
Jeffrey Kroger/Smith'sKovnick
Donna Milavetz
Nate ’00 and Anna Kogan
Brian Mickey and Amy Locke
Cory and Kimberly Hacking
Kris Hopfenbeck
Ragu and Shalini Kasturi
Bobby and Kathy Kennedy Sharon Kessinger
Mitcham
Dan and Joy Mitchell
Mitch Lindsay and Margee Hayes
The Rt. Rev. Scott Hayashi and Amy JamesRachelO'DonnellHayesandMelissa Henn Kirsten Hepburn
Lisa JohnMirandaandSara
Jim and Phoebe Hailey
Kathy Howa and Kendra Tomsic Dani BryanHoweandKaren Howell Elizabeth Huelskamp Maria Hutchings Tony and Oanh Huynh James Hyde and Angelina Beitia Robert Immitt Jeremy and Anne Innis Intermountain Healthcare Mark and Jen Irwin Ken DannyJacquinandBeth Jasper Marianne Jenkins
Pete and Jen Hathaway Chris and Tasha Hatton
James Milavetz
Brian and Lori Miller
Wendy Fenton
Timothy and Claire Martin
Laura Kiechle ’05
Vivian and Kim McGuire
Kevin Fedor and Donna Williams
Jim JacobHallHampton ’04 Linda Hampton Kelly Hannah ’90 Dugg and Ann Marie Hannon Chris and Megan Hanrahan Skip and Sarah-jane Hardy ’04 Sydney Hartsell ’08
Robert Hausser
Daniel and Emily Lupash
Steve and Michelle Lessnick
Chris Hill and Jacqui Wittmeyer
Scott and Deborah Hinton Noah ’97 and Anne Hoagland Ryan Hoglund and Libby Mitchell ’92 Troy and Ashley Holbrook Phillip and Naomi Holm Jason Hone and Jeanne Falk Robin and Cynthia Hori Stanley Holmes and Rebecca Horn Ellen Hotung and Steve Boyd
Jess and Monica Jensen
Jen Beck Lair ’89 and John Lair Rebecca Landau
Karma Sok-Choekore and Tenzin Lhazey Yuan Lin and Hongwei Xu
Stan Freck and Tina Braun
DeMittCharlotteLangoneLarsenRutledge and Annalise Lasater
Sarah Lenhart
Joel and Mary Jo Marker
Jeff Miller ’98
Gary Lindemann
Flor Gurmandi Kurt Dowdle and Ingrid Gustavson Ellen Guthrie
Parker ‘96 and Lauren McBrier
Bud MichaelMcManusMeasom and Rebecca Lucille
DonElizabethJulieMikeMelanieRobbinsRobbinsRobertsRoberts-MorrisRodriguezRogersandDiane Nicholson Trell Rohovit and Jenny Wilson
Dave and Kate Samson Ricardo Sanchez and Rosa Ramos Salvador Sandra Helm Living Trust
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Anni Schneider
Gary and Alisha Schlichter
Geoff Ballantyne and Mary Jo Sweeney
Lans and Chelsea Taylor
Tyler
Lee and Nobuko Song Susan Sparrow ’04 Allison Spehar
Ned and Chrissy Swanson
Levi RobertToddand Tami Tokita
David and Barbara Viskochil
Chris and Serife Welton
Michael Teter Chaleh and CJ Thirkill
John and Lee Rech Santosh and Deepika Reddy Bart and Georgia Reuling Victor and Susan Koles Rickman
John and Ann Skaggs Sam Sleiman
Thomas
Gail ShaneRoseand Heather Rose
Richard and Teri West
Jennie VanWagner ’07
Chuck White
Doug Wortham and Nick Nero
Greg and Chrissy Wood
Ed and Marie-Claude Wrenn
Mike and Leslie Tate Bill and Linda Tatomer
William Yaggy '63 and Amy Leveen
Hannah Yaritz
Adam and Dani Raper Marc and Michelle Rasich
David and Sarah Yoon Lindsay Young
Ken Smith and Cathleen Zick Troy and Julie Somerville
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Nick and Chelsea Vasquez
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AndreNathanCarlAllenSkipTroyEdJenColinErikAlisaPlumJPNicolePickavancePinnellandBethPlavanPrint,IncPoppenandLynnPostnieksandKatPotterPowersandNooshinPrasthoferPricePuckettRaabRabkeandKatherineRagleRamjoue
Bill TraciShannandDaniel Sheinberg Bing Shen and Claire Liu
RobertKyleeMaxwellFredJeffPamLynelleStewardStoddardStoneandCarolStowellandLindaStrohackerSueoka’16SuliafuSummerfieldandIsabel
Jim and Missy Tschabrun
David and Tiffany Shewell Fuad and Samar Shihab
Gita Varner ’05
Jeannine Smith John and Melissa Smith
Sankar and Mary Swaminathan
Andy and Tara Wakefield
ChristianAdvisorsWatersand
Sarah EdwardWhiteWhite and Jennifer Blake Troy and Katie Williams
Lake Christopher and Renee Utgaard
Alex and Sally Uhle
Sattarova Taylor ’00
Anne Wolfer
Camilla StuartMichelleRosenbergerRoyerRuckmanand Libby Ellis
Peter and Karen Weiss
Sam Sather Brogna Doug and Deborah Schillinger
Larry and Ellen Toscano
Doug ’00 and McKinsee Weyher
Jason and Mary Rose Young
Richard Picot and Molly SteveBrandonMikeOracleSergeStanBradAlanMaureenO'Gorman-PicotO'HaraUreOkawaandAllisonOkiOlchandMargaretOldhamandMauraOlszanskyjMatchingGiftsProgramandStephanieOrfanakisandBethOttandJennaGelegotisPagoaga
Bethany Stephensen Garrett and Sara Stern Derek Steward
Andy and Katie Tyser
Matt Wachowiak and Ayako Yamaguchi
Kirsten Walker
Kerry
Ben ’89 and Lindsey Oswald Smith ’92
Adam and Stephanie Warner
Pete and Pat Sadoski Salt Lake Acting Company
Shaun Shakib and Sabine Koepf-Shakib B.J. Sandberg and LaVonne Wells Sandberg
Matt ErwinWallaceRigbyRingandCarol
Charles and Ethanne Waldo
Cynthia Muirhead Worthington ’51
Jonathan and Tina Ruga Gina ThomasRussoRust and Raychel Gonzales
Wendell and Terry Thomas Tom Thorne
Dave ChelseaHilarySidlowSilbermanSimmons
Erika StevenPalssonandCindy Panish Kody Partridge Kelly and Jeanene Patterson Kip and Terri Paul Jim and Lee Payne Robyn Payne ’02 Zach Pendleton and Sara Payne Robby Pederson and Becky Taylor
The Thomas & William Gilbane
Wasatch
Kate JamesTaylorandOlga
Carolyn Uhle
Pieter and Leidy van Ispelen
Sarah TenzinYoungYoungtok and Xi Feng
Katie WayneTurnbullandLinda
Emi van Wagoner
MarkFoundationandChristine
Target Take Charge of Education
Lawrence and Fabby Trujillo
John and Erika Summers Kit ’64 and Molly Sumner
Rob Wilson and Elizabeth Howard Phillip and Beckie Winston
Riven Hallie
Gary and Kirsten Thomas Mark and Valdirene Thomas
Jen PatrickSchonesandJennifer Seagrave
Steve and Lisa Towner
Bob and Lynette Tucker
Kelly Henderson
Kurt Shirkey
Patrick JonathanMurphyandPaula Naatz Allen and Kate Nevins Kathleen Tundermann Niles ’96 Chucks Nimmagadda and Preeti Tonpe Chad and Kristina Obermark Mark Oftedal and Sarah Wright
Paul Svendsen and Mary Piciocchi
Drew vonLintel and Jessie Fiat
Mike and Carol Shackelford
ANNUAL REPORT 51DONORS .
Tyler and Shawni Tanner
Kristin Takahashi
Hadley Smith ’05 Hubbert and Vicki Smith
’98 Cheryl Palmer
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Butler
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Epina Charleigh Vitek, Jack Vitek, Michael Vitek
George Jensen Mr. and Ms. Joseph C. Bennett Blair Alley Ms. Dale O. Berry
Quinn Hoagland, Sam Hoagland, Ella Hoagland
Cate Christiansen, Adie Christiansen
Ms. Evelyn Falk
Alan Dugan
Anonymous (5) Mr. and Ms. John Abdalla
Rachel Morse
Ally Abdalla, Jordan Abdalla Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bagdasarian Andy Merrill, Louise Rech Mr. and Ms. Dal Bagley
Zoe Hone Ms. Gail Flanagan Owen Keil, Maddie Keil Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Fowler
Mr. and Ms. Larry Framme
Mr. and Ms. Gregory Frech Maddy Frech Ms. Elizabeth Gaylord Tristam Gaylord
Emma Skinner
Eli Stern
Mr. Gilbert M. Grosvenor Wyatt Eller, Samira Eller
Ms. Patricia Hepburn
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cole Tucker Lee Mr. David Copeland and Ms. Susan Koehn
Mr. and Ms. John Hoagland
Mr. and Ms. Ken Hoffman
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Horsley Mei Mei Johnson, Teddy Johnson
Ms. Karen Hyde
52 2016 - 2017 Francis and Angelina Yubero James and Jo-Ann Yuen Goh Ivan Zendejas-Ruiz and Gaby Portugal-Bouza Robert Zeng IN HONOR OF Current Rowland Hall students are not listed Alan and Nancy Sparrow (2) Benjamin '07 and Katharine Tyler ’04 Brian AlessandraEricEmilyElizabethDougDianeBirchlerGuidoWorthamHowardGordon’16Baughman’89Miranda ’16 Jessie Cameron King Maxwell Sueoka ’16 Michelle Rasich, Kody Partridge, Fiona Halloran, Lee Thomsen, Matt Burnett Mike Shackelford and the Debate Program Robert Deans The Gilbert Family IN MEMORY OF Abdulmajeed Alsolaiman Benjamin Dolan-Wilardson Bert I. Frisby EdmundCBFC Tyler Wrenn ’92 Geeta Shah ’95 Jackson Miller Jane Barrett ’92 Jeremiah Thompson Judy Chapman Faydock ’57 Keith Lunde Leslie Carson Neil NonieStackHammond and Hays Gorey Peter Hayes Phil RobertKarshD. Maack, Esq. Sandra Helm Sharon Muir Sutton Snook ’90 The Rev. Lincoln Ure Tony Larimer and Pete Winder GRANDPARENT DONORS
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Jay
Anna Jiricko
Noa Fukushima, Maile Fukushima, Anna Fukushima
Mr. Lindsay Logue Sally Logue, Simon Logue
Julien Markewitz
Jules Framme
Mrs. Doris Lunde Cole Lunde, Ty Lunde
Benjamin Fowler, Emily Fowler
Maddy Himoff, Isabel Himoff
Jason Cowdrey
Nick Orfanakis, Emilie Orfanakis Mrs. Etta-Rae L. Blazar Soren Feola Mrs. Roberta Bocock
Ms. Sharon Crow Erin Stotts, Hayden Stotts
Charlotte Moles, David Moles Mr. and Ms. Herbert Carlin Maddie Carlin, Lizzie Carlin, Emma Carlin Mr. and Mrs. Gerald K. Carlisle
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Sofia Espinosa, Ben Espinosa
Sam Carlisle
Mr. Rick Gordon and Ms. Susan Marshall
Ms. Virginia Chin William Chin
Eli Hoffman
Macy Olivera
Mrs. Madeleine Dugan
Ms. Cynthia Johnson Kate Warren, Will Warren Mr. and Mrs. Steven C. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hayward
Ella Bagley, Allison Bagley
Ms. Valli Durham Lucas Durham Ms. Linda Eesley Hailee Eesley
Frederic Bocock, James Bocock, Elisabeth Bocock, Mary Bocock Mr. and Mrs. Jesse C. Bown Isabelle Bown, Auden Bown Mr. Jack Brickson Kaia Brickson, Dagny Brickson Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Browne Lily Ferguson
Ms. Geraldine Grant Molly Friedman, Lindley Friedman, Ned Friedman
Lila Jackson
Ms. Marie Graham
Ms. Jenni Jackson
Dr. and Ms. Burton Jaffe
Megan Monahan
James Hunt, Henry Hunt Mr. and Ms. Robert Card
Ms. Bea Lehman
Mr. and Mrs. Hal Louchheim
Julia Graham
Mr. Milt Markewitz
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gibbons
Ms. Charlotte H. England
Andrew Kimball, Katie Rose Kimball
Ms. Lorraine Jensen
Mr. Terry Kogan and Mr. Greg Hatch
Ms. Judy Maack
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Cross William Potter, Nicholas Potter
Mrs. Elaine Ling-Fukushima
Sasha Lowe, Sabina Lowe
Mr. and Ms. George Mariz Milana Teter, Theo Teter
Ms. Elaine Burke
Arden Louchheim, Carter Louchheim
Mr. Robert Barbanell Calvin Barbanell Mr. Roland Barbero TatumEllisonBrown-Barbero,Brown-Barbero Mr. and Ms. Lee Barnes
Jake Gilbert, Ryan Gilbert, Kaela Gilbert
Jack Gibbons, Sarah Gibbons Ms. Elizabeth Gibson Cooper Davis
David Kogan
Ms. Jane and Ms. Tami Marquardt Dakota Erickson, Briggs Ballard, Boston Ballard
Juliet Von Maack, Charlie Von Maack
Alyssa Jorgensen
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Himoff
Chiara Kim
Mr. and Mrs. James Clayton
Jake Gilbert, Ryan Gilbert, Kaela Gilbert
Ms. Rona Greenstadt
Mr. and Ms. Steven F. Lowe
Will Ferbrache
Mr. and Mrs. Don Granberg
Current Rowland Hall grandchildren are listed
Dr. and Mrs. Sung Wan W. Kim
Tyler Lehman, Will Lehman, Samantha Lehman
Mrs. Joan Diamandis Sasha Diamandis, Skylar Diamandis
Jennifer Price-Wallin and Tony Wallin
Tim and Jane Sullivan Geoff ‘94 and Adria ’95 Swindle Dan Urmann ’94
Katie and Ben Lieberman
TheAnjaliWilliamMaackMarshallPaiJohnandMarcia Price Family Foundation
Ms. Keiko O. Mori Akemi Kawabata, Josef Sueoka Ms. Wendy Morris Sarah Kaye Ms. Judith B. Moyle Ocky Moyle
Kanter Family Foundation
William Pagoaga
Meg Hoglund
Carol Clawson and Steve Hull
Mr. and Mrs. Rolando Miranda Gabriella Miranda Mr. and Ms. Tom Mitchell
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rust Enzo Rust, Izzy Rust Mr. and Ms. Max Savage Olivia Savage Dr. and Mrs. Harold E. Shaw
Ben ’92 and Erica Dahl
Glenda and Jim Bradley Madeleine Dugan
Jeff Miller ’98
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Nugent Isaac Ball
The John and Marcia Price Family Foundation
ENTREPRENEUR’S CIRCLE
Ben Amiel, Joey Amiel
Cary Jones and Kris Hopfenbeck
Mrs. Huong Vu Asher Bodeen, Finley Bodeen, Giselle Bodeen
William and Nancy Shott
Mr. and Mrs. David Mize Cooper Porges, Davis Porges Mr. and Mrs. Mark Moore
Ms. Susan Olszanskyj Greg Olszanskyj Ms. and Mr. Sandy Pagoaga
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Stoneburner Ally Abdalla, Jordan Abdalla Mr. Paul Stotts
WayneAnonymousandKathy Adams
John ’96 and Andrea Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Potter William Potter, Nicholas Potter Mrs. Savita Puri Alison Puri, Amber Puri Mr. Frank Quirk Davern Cigarran, Sebastian Cigarran Mr. and Ms. Toby Rankin Zoe Rankin, Eli Rankin Mr. and Mrs. William K. Reagan Brynn Copinga, Brooke Copinga, Spencer Reagan Ms. Marcia Richards Greg Olszanskyj Mr. and Mrs. Leon Royer Maya Royer
Mr. Stuart Z. Uram and Mrs. Lilly Langotsky
Dr. and Mrs. Richard D. Wallin
ENDOWMENT FUND
Mrs. Marilyn Snow Olivia Prosper Mr. and Mrs. Mark Squiers Garrett Glasgow, Sommer Glasgow Dr. and Mrs. Melvin Steinhart
Sasha Diamandis, Skylar Diamandis
Ms. Miyoshi Marumoto
Mr. and Ms. Kevin Mayetani Allison Mayetani
Mr. Bruce Paisner
The Mark and Kathie Miller Foundation
DST Systems
Jim Eng and Faye Mitsunaga
Dr. and Mrs. Michael R. McCormick
Declan Miller, Miles Miller, Natalie Miller, Owen Miller
Charlie Lowrance, Bo Lowrance, Tom Lowrance Mr. and Mrs. Allan Smart Max Smart, Leo Smart Mr. Jack D. Smith and Mrs. Abby Dalton Smith, Jack Smith Mr. Lee Shuster and Ms. Linda Smith David Kogan
Judy
Bill ’63 and Barbara Gibbons
Allison Mayetani
Charlie Tate, Marguerite Tate
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Ella Leonard, Alex Leonard, Kate Leonard Mr. and Mrs. Richard Miner
Vicky Gibbons Hoagland ’67 and John Hoagland
John Bird and Rin Harris
Ms. Norma W. Matheson
Ryan and Nora Peterson Marc and Michelle Rasich
Saul and Ericka Weissman
The following individuals have pledged a future gift of $50,000 to the school via the Entrepreneur’s Circle
Ms. Christine McRoy Molly Friedman, Lindley Friedman, Ned Friedman Dr. and Mrs. Jon Middleton Madeleine Baneth Mr. and Ms. Mark Miller
Nick Orfanakis, Emilie Orfanakis
Brian and Karey Barker
Emily Barron
Alison Puri, Josef Sueoka, Amber Puri Mr. and Mrs. Henry Takei
Lucy Wallin Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Whitfield
Ray CorporationBrim of the Episcopal Church in
Rick and Lynn Bleil Buscher Foundation
Anna and Reed Topham Family Chris, ’97, AlexandraandLee Von Maack, ’99
Dr. Gary Nakao and Ms. Stephanie Mori-Nakao Akemi Kawabata, Carson Kawabata
Mike ’60 and Jennifer Gibbons
Ken DavidMaryMichaelBlakeJacquinKirbyLevinthalMcIntyreandNancy McNally Dave Stockham ’91 Tom Stockham
Darm and Bette Bennett Penney ’57 R. Harold Burton Foundation
Steve Price and Tiffanie Provost
EricAnonymous’89and Cynthia Baughman
Ms. Barbara Telander
Mr. James Okland Ruby Varner, Madsen Varner
The Stuart Uram and Lilly Langotsky Foundation PHASE 2
Judy Maack Phil and Sandy McCarthey
Calen Carron Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Turnbull
Ms. Toni Miller
Annie Lutton
Josie Fonarow, Tessa Fonarow
DONORS .
Arden Louchheim, Carter Louchheim
Dani Howe
Paula Swaner-Sargetakis and Joe SadieSargetakisWeyherSchabdach ’98 Tim and Jane Sullivan
Anna and Reed Topham
Nick and Felicity Fouche
Wood Moyle ’90 Nakasone Family Foundation
Asher Williams, Wyatt Williams Mr. and Ms. Thomas Pickron Lindsay Pickron, Noah Pickron
Erin Stotts, Hayden Stotts Mr. and Ms. Joe Sueoka
DONORS
ValliDavidSuzyUtahDayDeisleyGibbons Durham ’69
Stead and Kendall Sumner Burwell ’96
Will Matheson
GIFTS TO THE RICHARD R. STEINER CAMPUS BUILDING FUND PHASE 1
We would like to extend a special thank you to Alumni Association Chair Alex Gardner ’07. Highlights include a record-breaking number of alumni participating in the Alumni Scholarship Fund, establishing a network of class liaisons, and encouraging all alumni to return for the 150-year anniversary celebration events this fall. We would also like to thank Rachel Sweet-Martin ’88 as she steps down from the Alumni Executive Board for her leadership and ten-plus years of service. We appreciate her insight, institutional knowledge, and determination to build a vivacious Alumni Association. Thank you, Rachel!
The Alumni Scholarship Fund is making an impact at Rowland Hall. Consistent support from alumni is as important as ever. Rowland Hall strives to meet an ever-increasing need for financial aid so the school can continue to welcome all qualified students, regardless of their family’s ability to pay. We feel strongly that the education of all of our students is enriched by the diversity of our community. This year, the Alumni Scholarship Fund was supported by 11% of our alumni and has now reached a total value of $175,000. The scholarship is currently awarded to two students. Thank you for your support!
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Thank You to the 2016-2017 Alumni Executive Board
54 2016 - 2017 . ALUMNIALUMNI2016-2017EXECUTIVE BOARD Alex Gardner ’07, Chair Christopher Von Maack ’97, Past Chair Christina Lau Billings ’98 Patrick Gibbons ’93 Molly McCarthey Spain ’03 Rachel Sweet-Martin ’88, Past Chair
If you are interested in being on the Alumni Executive Board or being a class liaison, please contact Director of Alumni Relations Hilary Gibbons ’96 at hilarygibbons@rowlandhall.org. Alumni Scholarship Fund/Endowment
ANNUAL REPORT 55ALUMNI . ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP FUND DONORS 2016-2017 Financial support from Rowland Hall’s alumni enriches our students’ experience. We realize giving to your alma mater is a choice and we thank you for supporting Rowland Hall! * = Winged Lion Society; three or more recent years of consecutive giving Anonymous (12) Cyrus Akrami ’07 John Amoss ’98 Ian Anderson ’03 Megan Andrews ’03 Rustin Armknecht ’16 Bill ’63 and Judith Atwood* Don Mabey and Genevieve Atwood ’64* Frank Atwood '67 and Maureen Supple Liza Badenhausen ’15 Jessie Barker ’15 Nathaniel Barusch ’05 Hannah Bebbington ’10 Lawrence Benjamin ’07 Conor Bentley ‘01 and Mary Anne Wetzel ‘01 Ethan Bergvall ’98 Merry Jo Bertolucci '57 Libby Biittner ’03 Peter ’63 and Marney Billings Chris Binger ’01 Brooks and Adrienne Martain Black ’02 Emily Blair ’02 Jonathan Bone ’94 and Clover Sanders ’97 Nancy Sandack Borgenicht ’60* Chris Bossart ’05 Matt Bossart ’10 Skip ’60 and Matty Branch Zachary Brodsky ’08 Libbie Brown ’03 Tori Searl Cassel ’06 Vanessa Clayton ’02 Randall Crail ’05 Ben ’92 and Erica Dahl John ’01 and Alexandria Drake Chase Dreyfous ’03 Faith Dryer ’68 David Dunn ’97* Anne Edwards ’06 Ann Buchman Ellingson ’66 Michael Elliott ’01 Atle and Emily Barrett Erlingsson ’97* Emily Everest ’02 Christopher Felt ’06 Bianca Filion ’07 Adrienne McConnell Finnell ’93 John and Joan Bennett Firmage ’51 Peter and Kitty Northrop Friedman ’91* Kristin Gelegotis ’03 Andy Gilbert ’12* Henry Gilbert ’16 Matthew Glasgow ’15 Nathaniel Goodman '64 Jennifer Bone Hannah ’89 Aleks and Brittney Roetzel Hansen ’02 Eric and Missy Hansen '85 Sydney Hartsell ’08* Maddie Haslam ’10 Carter Haslam ’09 David Hausser ’01 Ed Heath ’00 Mervyn and Bonnie Fink Hecht ’57 John and Vicky Gibbons Hoagland ’67* John and Joan Schwartz Hodge '59 Andrea Hoffman ’05 Sarah Wood Holland ’02 Taylor Hollen ’09 E.K. and Jodie Ray Hunt ’58 Ann Pearson Hutton ’53 Elliott and Sarah Hall Ilgenfritz ’04 Stephanie Deck Jackel ’56 Alexandra Jacobs ’07 Jerica Johnson ’07 Bo and Molly Jones-Schiers ’07* Dru and Megan Jones Shiotani '05* Alex and Morgan Sorensen Knight ’07 Nate ’00 and Anna Kogan* Grace Kong ’91* Bernard and Eve Dahnken Krayenbuhl ’47 L3 GabrielWhittJedGeorgiaSarahMarkDougCommunicationsLabov’13Langheinrich’97Lappe’02Larsen’15Lazar’98Lee’89*andTracyGibbons Llanos ’96 Mary Lombardi ’00* Thomas Lombardi '97* Mark Long ’97* Judy MikaelaMaack*Martineau Larson ’04 Niki Larsen Martinet ’95 Parker ‘96 and Lauren McBrier Mairin McCarthey ’06 Seth Spain and Molly Spain ’03 Sam ’95 and Kyle Hannafod McConnell Miles and Calli Payne McGann ’99 Meredith McManus ’59* Emily Wood Melton ’95 William Michalak ’02 Lowell and Nancy Tisdel Miles ’47 John ’96 and Andrea Miller* Adam Goldstein ’95 and Marilee Miller ’97 Alessandra Miranda ’16 Ryan Hoglund and Libby Mitchell ’92 Katy Mohrman ’05 Connor Nelson ’14* Melissa Nguyen ’07 Hannah Nichols ’15 Preston Nielson ’01* A.J. Oliver ’07 Coley Oliver ’08 Jennifer Oppold '97 Teale Orme ’06 John and Elisabeth Page Pinsonneault ’01 Steve and Jenna Gelegotis Pagoaga ’98 Robin ’98 and Sierra Burton Pardey ’98 Jorgi Paul '08 Rainy Paul '12 Robyn Payne ‘02* Darm and Bette Bennett Penney '57 Dana Pool ’06 Russell and Joni Friedman Pratt ’60 Gini Sweet Pringle ’56 Sally Adams Prinster ’60* Kiersten Joesten Prucha ’05 Brian and Tacy Conard Quinn ’96 Brady ’94 and Valerie Floyd Rasmussen ’93 Rudi Riet ’91 John Roberson ’70* Meghan Rolfs ’07 John and Jeanna Tachiki Ryan ’01 Patrick Schloesser ’16 Christopher Slager ’07 Hadley Smith ’05 Don Smith ’61* Charles and Judith Smith Sam and Jane '68 Snider* Merrick Jackson Soss ’03 Tony Sweet '60 Ryan and Amy Hoeppner Taylor ’89* James and Olga Sattarova Taylor ’00 Vanessa Therson ’05 Sam Thomas ’16 Joan KacieAmandaJuliaIziGrantBrookeAbbyThompson*Thomsen’16Tilson’16Tilson’16Torres’15Toscano’06*Towner’06TachikiTurcuato ’99 David Gortner and Heather VanDeventer ’90* Johanna Varner '02 Alonso and Alexandra Brown Velasco ’01 Andre and Penny Ray Vernet ’61 Ajay Virkar ’01 Chris ’97 and Alex Lee Von Maack ’99* Fred and Becky Webster ’03 Wells Fargo Matching Gifts Program David Wetzel ’04 Steve and Lindsay Alder Wojciechowski ’95 Bill Yaggy ’63 and Amy Leveen* Nathan Zick-Smith ’11
Davethree.Stockham ’91
The young entrepreneurs, engineers, artists, and scientists in the room, along with those who don’t yet know what they want to do, could all glean something from Dave’s speech. He acknowledged that while defining what you want can be difficult, life is also meant to be fun. “Life is better than you can plan,” Dave said in closing. So as the class of 2017 heads out into the world and makes lists of things they want to accomplish—and Dave said he hopes those lists include tackling global warming and gender disparity in the workplace—these young graduates can expect a few surprises and detours along the way.
Dave Stockham ’91 was the honored speaker and welcomed the seniors to the Alumni Association by encouraging the graduates to define their futures: “Define what you want, and then ask for what you want. If you don’t find it where you are, create it.”
Dave is currently the vice president of sales at Cotopaxi, an outdoor retail company focused on creating sustainable products while helping to alleviate poverty worldwide. He is a member of Rowland Hall’s Entrepreneur's Circle and a proud father of
Alumni Senior Breakfast
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Dave appealed to the soon-to-be graduates with a mix of humor, anecdotes, and hope, and emphasized that they all have the power to shape their own futures. He encouraged the graduates to define what they want and write it down, whether it is a list of things to accomplish in one day—with a nod to Ferris Bueller’s infamous day off in Chicago—or the outline of a five-year plan. He championed self-fulfillment through adventure and hard work. Dave told the seniors that while ideas aren’t rare, people who put in the effort to develop their ideas are extremely rare, and he believed everyone in the room was capable of being one of those people. He advocated collaboration and networking—especially within the Rowland Hall community—and stressed that perfectionism can be defeating.
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Each year, Rowland Hall’s Alumni Association celebrates graduating seniors by officially welcoming them to the organization at the annual Alumni Association Senior Breakfast in May.
Hilary is excited to increase alumni involvement, strengthen the alumni community, and celebrate the ways Rowland Hall has influenced and enriched alumni lives.
Whether it’s a leadership role on the Alumni Executive Board, serving as a class liaison, chairing your reunion, attending an alumni event, visiting campus, sharing your story, or supporting the school, we would love to hear from you!
Director of Alumni Relations, Hilary Amoss Gibbons ’96 Hilary is proud to assume the position of director of alumni relations at Rowland Hall. A Salt Lake City native and Rowland Hall graduate, she started volunteering on Rowland Hall’s Alumni Committee in 2009 and joined the Advancement Department in 2012. Her knowledge of the school’s culture, traditions, and community bring experience and enthusiasm to the position.
In conjunction with the school's sesquicentennial celebration, we are celebrating all graduates at an all-class reunion 6 pm Friday, September 8. Reconnect with old friends and current and former faculty, tour the Lincoln Street Campus, and get down with music from the years gone by. Whether you’re celebrating 25 years, 50 years, or even seven years, we would love to see you there!
Hilary and her brother, John ’98, are second-generation Rowland Hall alumni. Their father, Steve Amoss ’65, attended along with Hilary’s uncles, Lindsay ’67, Dee ’73, and John ’74. Hilary married Patrick Gibbons ’93, whose family also has a long tradition at the school. Between their families, there are 16 graduates and a total of 25 who attended the school. Hilary and Patrick have two children at the school: Sarah (fourth grade) and Jack (second grade).
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RSVP at rowlandhall.org/150
If you have any questions about the reunion celebration, contact Hilary Gibbons ’96, hilarygibbons@rowlandhall.org. .
ANNOUNCING AN ALL-CLASS REUNION!
ALUMNI
This year, the Alumni Association has lots to be proud of. Here is our year by the numbers! 11% of alumni made a gift to the school. As an alumni community, we reached our highest participation EVER! Way to go, alums! 230 alumni gave back to Rowland Hall with a gift to the school. Thanks to all those who contributed—your gifts truly make a Thedifference.classes of 2006, 2010, 2011 hosted and celebrated reunions this year. The classes of ’10 and ’11 combined to celebrate five(ish) years, and the class of ’06 celebrated ten years. At both reunions, classmates gave out hugs, laughed about old times, and caught up on life since Rowland Hall.
32 alumni attended our annual Alumni Fall Social. This year, we mixed things up and hosted the event at alumniowned Proper Burger and Brewery in Salt Lake City. Good food, great friends, and lots of fun.
Two tailgates for University of Utah football. We had our largest tailgate gathering on record and even had alumni from out of town join us before the game. 13 alumni played in the annual alumni men’s basketball game. As usual, it was a close and hard-fought game between the green team and the white team, but in the end the “young guys” bested their older counterparts. Don’t worry guys, there’s always next year!
43 alumni and their guests celebrated the holidays at our Alumni New Year Celebration. Hosted in the McCarthey Campus Parlor, alumni had the opportunity to raise a glass to 2017 and enjoy time together while surrounded by some of Rowland Hall’s historic art that adorns the walls of this special space.
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90 graduates from the class of 2017 make up our biggest group ever to join the Alumni Association! We welcomed them to alumni life with a breakfast honoring their class at the Little America Hotel. Dave Stockham ’91, vice president of sales at the innovative outdoor-product company Cotopaxi, shared advice and wisdom with our graduating seniors.
150 starting September 2017, we’re celebrating Rowland Hall’s 150-year anniversary, or sesquicentennial anniversary. We want you to be there to help commemorate this milestone. Visit rowlandhall.org/150 for information about our All-Class Reunion, Kickoff Celebration and more!
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION – YEAR IN REVIEW
25 alumnae participated in our second-annual alumni women’s volleyball game. Along with beloved coaches Kendra Tomsic and Kathy Howa, these women had a great time catching up and playing together and impressed everyone with their serving and spiking skills.
ANNUAL REPORT 59 Important Alumni Dates for 2017-2018 September 8 | 6-8 pm All-Class Reunion, Lincoln Street Campus September 9 | 10-11:30 am Avenues Campus Tours 12-3 pm Rowmark 35 Year Celebration, BBQ and Game Day 4-5 pm McCarthey Campus Tours 5-9pm All-School Sesquicentennial Kickoff Celebration October 21 | University of Utah Football Tailgate for Alumni November 11 | University of Utah Football Tailgate for Alumni December 14 | Alumni Holiday Party April 25 | Alumni Day of Giving May 19 | Sesquicentennial Jubilee ALUMNI . CALENDARSMARKYOUR
60 2016 - 2017 Alumni men's basketball game<<<Alumni came to Rowland Hall to tailgate Utes!cheeringbeforeonthe Alumni women's volleyball game . ALUMNI
ANNUAL REPORT 61 Jon<<<Bone ’94 and Libby Mitchell ’92 having fun at the Fall Social at Proper Brewing Company Holiday PartyGita Varner ’05, Andrea Hoffman ’05, Chris Felt ’06, Annika Torkelson, Ben Smith ’89, Lindsay Smith ’92 Holiday PartyJames Tran ’07, Alisha Moss ’06, Bianca Fillion ’07, Jim Trauba ’07, Dave King ’09, Leigh Hunt ’13, Joe Illingworth ’11, Olivia Fillion ’12 ALUMNI .
62 2016 - 2017 . ALUMNI >>> Leigh Hunt ’13, Christina Billings ’98 and Sarah Patrick ’94 met for brunch in January. They are all graduates of both Rowland Hall and Wellesley College. In<<<November 2016 Molly McCarthey Spain ’03 married Seth Spain. Merrick Jackson (’03) and Mairin McCarthey (’06) were bridesmaids, along with former student Cressida Cooke. >>> Alex Brown Velasco ’01 and her husband Alonso, welcomed baby Alonso III tofamily.their Susan Sparrow ’04 and husband Nick Zosel-Johnson welcomed their first child, a daughter named Olivia.
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Proper Brewers Liam ‘00 and Rio ‘04 Connelly’s Proper Brewing Company brought home two gold medals from the North American Brewers Awards.
From left to right: Willy Weyher, Mark Langheinrich '97, Alex Gardner '07, Chris Hill '00, Ajay Virkar '01, Keith Elliott '99, Liz Elliott '07, Koshlan Mayer-Blackwell '01, Tommy Sharp '99, the groom Mike Elliott '01 and his bride Jaqueline Petro, Dave Sandberg '00, Preston Nielson '01, Libbie Brown '03, Chris Bossart '05, Conor Bentley '01, Jesse Goldsmith '01, Mary Anne Wetzel '01, David Hausser '01, Ian Anderson '03, JZ Davis '00.
Mike Elliott ‘01 married Jaquelynn Petro at a beautiful summer wedding at Solitude Resort. Over 20 Rowland Hall alumni were there to help celebrate!
>>> Times Square shout out to Matthew Prince ’92 Cofounder, CEO of Cloudflare recognized as the companyentrepreneurialNASDAQoftheyear! RH<<<sweethearts Chris Bossart ’05 and Jerica Johnson ’07 are engaged! Utah<<< Magazine'sBusiness30 Women to Watch included two alumnae Sarah West ’93 and Vanessa Clayton ’02 David<<< Marquardt ’04 and abroadenjoyedGeorgia<<<game!athereMarquardt.theirPanasiukSashawelcomedfirstson,JohannPicturedinhisbeesonesieaSaltLakeBeesLarsen’15studyinginItaly. Nick and Deborah Hobden Holbein ’03 welcomed first child Arthur Sutton Holbein on December 20, 2016.
Peter Carroll ’05 - In April of this year, he completed a Master's Degree in Political Science at the University of Michigan. Peter and his wife, Kate Hoffmire, now live in New York City where she works as a research analyst at a software company, and he works as a social scientist at Innovations for Poverty Action, splitting his time between New York and Tanzania to research how mobile phones affect the well-being of rural women.
Chris Everest ’07 moved to Atlanta, GA and just completed his first year of an MBA at Georgia Tech
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Katy<<< Mohrman ’05 finished her Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Minnesota and is now moving to Charlottesville, VA for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mormon Studies at the University of Virginia!
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Anne Edwards- Class of 2006- Finished her Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Utah and is now moving to Memphis, TN for a Postdoctoral fellowship at the St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.
Sarah Lappe ‘02 married Tejas Sonavane last January - Congratulations! ALUMNI .
Morgan (Sorensen) Knight ’07 and her hubby, Alex Knight, announced in Ireland via Instagram/Facebook that they’re having a baby.
Congratulation to Molly Jones ’07 who was awarded as one of Coldwell Banker's 30 Under 30!
Diane Kay Rolfs, mother of Colin Rolfs ’04 and Meghan Rolfs ’07, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on June 12, 2017, after a battle with ALS. Francis “Pete” Winder, or “Father Pete” as he was known to many in the Rowland Hall-St. Mark’s community during his time as school chaplain, passed away February 4, 2017.
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Rhoda Cornish Sparrow, mother of Head of School Alan Sparrow, and grandmother to Andy Sparrow ’01 and Susan Sparrow ’04, passed away February 5, 2017, at her home in Bellport, New York, at the age of 101.
Margo Silvester, mother of current parent Dusty Silvester ’93, and step-grandmother to Alyssa Cole ’15 and current student Connor McIntosh, died March 15, 2017, after a battle with a rare cancer, gastrointestinal stromal tumor.
Our condolences to the families and friends of the following alumni and friends of the school who have passed away this year. If you know of a Rowland Hall community member who should be acknowledged in this way, please share the news with Director of Alumni Relations Hilary Gibbons at hilarygibbons@rowalndahll.org.
Ron Rainger ’67 died May 26, 2016, of early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Michele Thayer Hackett Gibson ’64 died at Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Colorado, on January 14, 2017, after a long battle with cancer.
***Correction from last year’s Annual Report In Memoriam section: In the listing for Shelly Andrews, her son Chris’ graduation year was incorrectly printed as 2002. Chris graduated in 2000. We apologize for this error.
Marilyn Behle Graham ’55 died July 19, 2016, in Washington state.
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Nancy Palmer ’53 passed away January 4, 2017, in Portland, Oregon.
Sarah Anne (Sally) McKinnon ’56 passed away at her home in Castle Rock, Colorado, on March 22, 2017.
Kathryn Romney, former Middle School English teacher, passed away in June 2017 after battling Alzheimer’s disease.
Janet Moe Lund, mother of Anna Lund ’07, passed away June 9, 2017, after a long illness. Beloved daughter Anna was by her side.
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