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Salisbury completes a historic year with 8th Head of School Will Webb.

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Campus Life Hilltop Traditions Traversing the Quad

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Chapel Community Sarum Inspiration and Innovation Sarum Classroom Community Shakespeare Lives

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Graduation 2023 Family Events Reunion Weekend Legends Weekend Admissions Outreach Alumni and Development Events

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HEAD OF SCHOOL

What a wonderful year it has been on the Hilltop!

From Monday morning Polar Bear Club plunges in the lake, to singing the Sarum Hymn from the Senior Steps following a Head of School’s Holiday message, to cheering on our athletes, to sharing ice cream with Seniors in our den while watching playoff hockey, to watching Maggie play slip ‘n’ slide kickball with other Faculty children and the Boys during the Brothers and BBQ cookout—we feel very fortunate to have joined this community and be welcomed so warmly.

As you know, at the center of the Salisbury School experience is the integration of tradition and innovation. Salisbury has always been an environment that develops men of character who will lead and innovate. Our School builds an environment that is forward thinking, while holding true to the values and lessons of the past. As we continue to evolve, we do so while standing on the strong foundation built and strengthened throughout our 122-year proud history.

The connection that binds the generations of Salisbury Gentlemen is best told through their own stories and experiences. Each person who steps on the Hilltop learns first and foremost about the Brotherhood, themselves, community, and leadership. Throughout the year students, families, alumni and friends gather on the Hilltop to share their experiences, and it is through these relationships and connections that the Brotherhood is strengthened.

Salisbury traditions are ever-present in all that we do—in programming, the classroom, the chapel, athletics, and campus life among others. Each layer of the school experience impacts the development of the whole student. The Salisbury experience is multi-dimensional and intentional, where the mission promises

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to engage with, and know, each boy. The daily life of school can be a grind— it is work, and thus always relevant and with lasting lessons. This being said, there is excitement to living on the Hilltop that is played out every day. Our Boys are engaged in one-on-one conversations with faculty and advisors where they are asked to consider their important role in the community. There are lessons in the classroom that encourage discussion and questions to consider the perspectives of others.

There are community service opportunities and events to learn through doing. There are competitions on the fields, ice, courts, and water. These layers of connection with people push our boys to consider and reflect on personal responsibility and the impact on others. The framework from which the lessons are learned is the heart and spirit of Sarum.

For growth to happen a shared vision at the institution must focus on a goal that connects the pillars of learning and feeds the mind, body, and spirit through personal connection.

Intellectual and character development happen when a person is challenged by a new environment, ideas, and conversations.

It is through this process that innovation becomes program.

Innovation is crucial to the success of both an organization and a school. It is through this growth mindset that an institution and individuals learn to set high goals and achieve success. While growth and change can be unsettling, it is the process of embracing discomfort that allows Salisbury to be the leader in the education of young men.

Therefore, while Salisbury School remains proudly rooted in the traditions of an all-boys school, there is a constant inquiry seeking the best path forward to graduate men of

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The Salisbury experience is multidimensional and intentional, where the mission promises to engage with, and know, each boy.

character and promise. Innovation leads to excitement in the classroom to apply knowledge, research, and share debates. The excitement to challenge our boys is led by our world class faculty who constantly adapt their practices through skill development, readings, assessments, and hands on experiences. This positive energy leads to confidence, creativity, and a commitment to excellence. Conversations provide an opportunity to understand more deeply an individual or group’s perspective. In assuming the best in each other, leading with questions, and talking “to” and not “about” each other we grow, and thus Salisbury is always working to grow and get better every day.

In this edition of the magazine, we highlight the theme of Then, Now, Always. You will see the importance of the tradition of the Chapel building and its programming.

There are individual stories from both alumni and faculty.

The coming together of alumni, friends, families, students and staff supports the vision to continue to strengthen and build the bond of Brotherhood.

Salisbury School is a place where boys develop into gentlemen through their connections with others from the past, present and future generations. That Brotherhood and devotion allows the School and individuals to know their reference point on the Hilltop, and to embrace the challenge and excitement that comes with personal growth.

By assuming the best, leading with questions, listening, talking “to” and not “about” each other and thus seeking understanding Salisbury School honors the traditions of the past while being a forward thinker in the education of boys.

I hope you will visit us on the Hilltop to see and experience for yourself all of which you will read herein. We look forward to welcoming you!

William V. Webb Head of School

Board of Trustees Campbell Langdon ’79, Co-Chair David Leavy ’88, P’26, Co-Chair Matthew Barzun P’21,’24, Vice Chair Robert P. Zabel ’85, Vice Chair Gregory Johnson P’21, Treasurer John Lambros P’22, Vice Treasurer David Mathus ’77, Secretary Reverend William Danaher ’83, Vice Secretary John Coleman ’77, Chair DEI, Building & Planning William V. Webb*, Head of School Bobby Wynne* ’22 (Hon.), P’19, Associate Head of School Vafa Vahid*, Chief Financial Officer Peter Gilbert* P’18,’20, Assistant Head for Institutional Advancement Baopeng Bai Frederick Beck III*, ’97, President of the AVC Eric Bommer P’23 Lisa Callahan P’04,’08,’09 Matthew Cassin ’94 John Couzens, Jr. ’06 Bradford S. Dimeo ’80 David E. Friedman ’99 Michael Gans ’81, P’17

Kenneth Hanau P’20 Adelaide Harris P’07 Patricia Isen P’14 Armando Jimenez ’09 Peter Keehn P’15 Harriet Marshall P’24 Christopher Merrill P’22 Timothy Rees ’02 Whitney Robinson ’01 J. Wood Rutter ’98 (Hon.) *ex-officio

TRUSTEES EMERITUS

John G. Brim ’64 Dr. Richard S. Childs, Jr. ’63 Barron G. Collier II ’70 Nathaniel B. Day ’56 James Dresser ’59 H. Crosby Foster II ’57 Herbert A. May III ’83, P’12 J. Richard Munro P’88,’90 Amanda D. Rutledge P’80,’84 Michael S. Sylvester ’59, P’85 Anthony C. Woodruff ’01 (Hon.) P’89

Mission Salisbury School instills in boys a vibrant enthusiasm for learning and the self-confidence needed for intellectual, physical, moral and spiritual development. Built on essential core values, the School’s unique culture promotes brotherhood, creativity, empathy, humility, integrity, leadership and respect. Salisbury graduates men of character and promise who are prepared to meet the challenges of college and adulthood and to make a difference in an entrepreneurial, technological and cosmopolitan world.

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HEAD OF SCHOOL

William V. Webb EDITOR

Caroline Gilbert P’18,’20 DESIGNER

Julie Hammill, Hammill Design WRITERS AND CONTRIBUTORS

Mimi Babcock, Chris Brislin ’96, P’26, Peter B. Gilbert P’18,’20, Eliott Grover, Rev. Kirk Hall ’90, James King, Jess Metcalf P’21,’27, Kristina Miller, Trevor Rees, Sarah Scoville, Collin Shapiro, Jon Siff, Electra Webb Tortorella P’17 PHOTOGRAPHERS

Mimi Babcock, Tabitha Brewer P’26, Chris Brislin ’96, P’26, Max Gilbert ’17, Ian Johnson, Robby Kasten ’19, Joseph Meehan, Kristina Miller, Jennifer Siff, Electra Webb Tortorella P’17, Brian Wilcox, COPY EDITOR

Julie Morrow CLASS NOTES COORDINATOR

Chris Brislin ’96, P’26 CLASS NOTES EDITOR

Sarah Scoville

Magazine Editor Caroline Gilbert with Assistant Head for Institutional Advancement Peter Gilbert and their sons Caleb ’20 and Amos ’18 during the 2018 Salisbury School Graduation.

FROM THE EDITOR As you receive this issue of the Salisbury Magazine, we begin our 122nd academic year on the Hilltop. Our theme of Then, Now, Always tells the story of the Gentleman’s Journey. The content reflects the common traditions of Salisbury School, while also celebrating individual achievements from academic to athletic.

Salisbury celebrates a remarkable year beginning with the opening days of orientation to the closing days of graduation. Between the two events are highlights of accomplishments celebrated, lessons learned and shared moments of Brotherhood.

The stories within the Salisbury Magazine reflect a spirit of community and dedication of faculty, students, and families on the Hilltop who embrace the journey. Each member of the community learns through experiences both in the classroom and beyond.

Students and faculty challenge each other with new programming, trips, and hands on learning. There are opportunities to question and debate that lead to personal and community growth.

The Chapel building has undergone a physical transformation, yet the program and spirit of service are constant. The community support for both building and program demonstrate a deep-rooted sense of tradition for learning that is beyond the academic core but inspires individuals to be part of the Sarum Brotherhood.

Kristina Miller Senior Associate Director of Advancement and Director of Communications and Marketing

Peter B. Gilbert P’18,’20 Assistant Head of School for Institutional Advancement

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The Alumni stories spotlight individual tales of experience, team building, communication, and vision. Their stories show the foundation of the Sarum Spirit to lean into a passion, a challenge, and vision by finding solutions that connect others both in idea and process. The accomplishments of a few reflect the lasting impact of the Salisbury journey that is authentic and real to each person.

Come visit the Hilltop to see for yourself the many amazing projects and conversations that are happening.

Caroline Gilbert P’18,’20 Magazine Editor

A Transformative Experience Head of School William V. Webb Editor Shana Stalker

During the academic year, twelve students and two faculty participated in the GivePower Trek to Colombia.

Full Story on Page 14.

Designer Julie Hammill, Hammill Design Writers and Photographers Mimi Babcock, Chris Brislin, Maggie Dewey, Jen Fierck, Eliott Grover, Ian Johnson, James King, Joe Meehan, Kristina Miller, Brooke Niermann, Chris Russell, Sarah Scoville, Jennifer Siff, Procter Smith, Shana Stalker, Electra Tortorella P’17, Brian Wilcox Copy Editor Julie Morrow Class Notes Editor Maggie Dewey Director of Communications and Marketing Shana Stalker Assistant Headmaster for Institutional Advancement Peter Gilbert P’18,’20 The “Salisbury Magazine” is produced by the Office of Communications and Marketing for alumni, parents and friends of the School. Letters and comments are welcome. Please send inquiries and comments to: Office of Communications and Marketing, Salisbury School, 251 Canaan Road, Salisbury, CT 06068 or telephone 860-435-5809.

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WEEKENDS ON THE HILLTOP

At Salisbury, Campus Life is where Brotherhood begins!

The heart of Salisbury School is the boys! Each weekend includes a balance of on campus and off campus choices, activities, competition, and lots of food. There are co-ed opportunities, either on campus or at a peer school. Trips off campus to New York City, Broadway, Great Barrington, MA and more.

There are on campus events to entertain and feed the boys with food trucks, grilling, and fire pits.

THE CAMPUS LIFE PROGRAM is focused on learning by

doing, sharing, and having fun. The program coordinates speakers, on and off-campus activities, and hands on learning. Campus Life is about learning, building, and maintaining the Sarum culture. The School builds its culture through the connections people form with shared experiences and lessons learned while cultivating bonds that honor traditions and community.

Campus Life creates events and activities that build a bond of togetherness, create a sense of belonging and honor the Sarum Brotherhood. Preparation for the present and future happens through relationships, listening to personal stories of past experiences, and doing. At Salisbury, Campus Life is where Brotherhood begins!

BOYS LOVE FOOD AND COMPETITION.

Whether watching a game in Belin or joining paint ball on campus, the choices are endless, and there is always more food.

HOUSE TO HOUSE How much can the boys eat at faculty homes?

Hundreds and hundreds of sliders, grilled steak tips, chicken, chili, cider donuts, s’mores and more during House to House. The event is a highlight for the boys to “house hop” to faculty homes seeking out their favorite foods! Faculty families welcome the boys into their homes for a fun evening with lots of food and laughter, while building relationships and memories.

A FEW OF THE OFFERINGS: dirt cups, buffalo chicken dip, melty ham and cheese sliders, root beer floats, CBR sliders, beef enchiladas, pulled pork sliders, smash burgers, s’mores, steak tips

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BROTHERHOOD LAKE SIDE The Hilltop is a spectacular setting with unique spots to hike and reflect, especially the lakefront. The Curtis Boathouse and lake are important places for gathering with peers, the community, and with friends from other schools.

Taking advantage of the time to unplug, enjoy friendships and the landscape is an advantage of life on the Hilltop.

Gathering at the lake, students and faculty share the place and program that builds bonds of the Sarum Brotherhood.

Traditions at the lakefront include Salisbury School hosting the first weekend with peer schools at the Curtis Boathouse in September.

A senior privilege this year included grilling at the lake any evening during May. Daily requests by sixth formers were emailed to Mrs. Siff for burgers and dogs to grill.

THERE ARE NIGHTS AT THE LAKE, DAYS AT THE LAKE,

grilling, paddle boarding, fishing and ice fishing, pond hockey, lawn games, people gathering to relax, enjoy the view, and share in the beauty of the lake.

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Hilltop Traditions HANGING OF THE GREENS & LESSONS AND CAROLS In December, the holiday traditions of Lessons and Carols and Hanging of the Greens took place in the Chapel and outdoor spaces. These services reflect our community and Brotherhood. They are cherished traditions that bring the community together.

“THAT’S A KNIGHT!” “That’s a Knight!” pin is awarded to members of the community, students and alumni, whose actions represent the Salisbury Gentleman.

The award is given to an individual who puts the needs of others before his own by recognizing when to help without being asked.

BROTHERS AND BBQ The annual Brothers and BBQ spring event was met with great excitement. This celebration of spring includes feasting on brisket, ribs, and all the “fixings.” In addition to the feast, students and faculty enjoyed a night of lawn games, outdoor ping-pong, and live music. Music was performed by our own Jazz Ensemble and Rock Band. Students, staff, faculty and their children all had a fun time frolicking, eating, and laughing in the Class of 2017 Quad.

Brothers and BBQ is a time of celebration highlighting the final week of classes and the close of the school year.

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Traversing the Quad The growth of a Salisbury Gentleman happens through the relationships built between students and dedicated faculty who challenge, engage, and praise the boys as they learn in multiple disciplines.

Students traverse the Quad to gather as a community for school meetings and to enter spaces that encourage creativity and learning in the classroom, library, art room, music room, and media lab.

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Billingsley Lecture On April 18, the entire community welcomed members of the Billingsley family for the lecture named in honor of Walter Billingsley ’82. This annual lecture has a long tradition of speakers who challenge and inspire the way one looks at the world and personal choices. The guest speaker for 2022-23 was Michael Easter, author of “The Comfort Crisis.”

Easter’s book, “The Comfort Crisis” addresses the advantages of seeking out discomfort and challenges mainstream thinking about how to live a healthy, productive and creative life. His personal experiences and research explore the reasons to push through uncomfortable and challenging situations. He promotes a lifestyle in which each person should set up times of boredom, challenges, times of failure, and pushing through to the other side. Michael Easter gave a compelling set of data with personal stories of suffering that lead to more creativity, The Billingsley family with speaker Michael Easter. productivity and positive health.

Prior to the lecture, Michael Easter joined the boys for the class day. In one history class, he challenged them with a hike to “Foxes Ledge” while wearing weighted vests.

He participated in class discussions and got to know the This annual lecture is graciously brought to our community students, while sharing his thesis and inspiring students and by family, friends, and classmates. The Grace L. and Henry faculty to reexamine their choices.

Doherty Foundation on behalf of Salisbury graduate Walter “Esse Quam Videri,” the Salisbury motto, is the Billingsley ’82. Walt was a highly respected member of the Class embodiment of his message. Each person can improve of 1982 and served as President of the School. At graduation, their own success and happiness by doing. Michael Easter’s Walt was honored with the Crosby Medal. At Bowdoin College, message clearly shines a spotlight on the value of embracing he pursued his love of learning and the outdoors. Walt was a a challenge, rather than choosing the easy path. gifted linguist and a fine competitive skier. He loved to travel and had a strong interest in Latin America.

In January 1988, Walt Billingsley died in an automobile accident. His classmates wanted to honor his memory and perpetuate his values.

The purpose of the Walter Billingsley ’82 Memorial Lecture Series is to expose the Salisbury Community to a range of unusual and inspirational individuals speaking on issues of general interest and importance.

Michael Easter joined the Polar Bear Plunge at 5:30 AM with a dive into the Lake.

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MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY:

Courage in the Community: Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Sarum Supporting the Community Salisbury students give back to local youth by sharing their time and experiences.

This year, the MLK day programming focus centered around the word of the year: Courage. The programming wove together Dr. King’s commitment to, and instruction about being courageous in the face of injustice, alongside Salisbury’s commitment to being courageous in a community.

The program allowed 65 students to present 22 different projects, examining experience, course content or school culture through the lens of courage. Topics paired with courage included group experiences in San Antonio, TX at the Student Diversity Leadership Conference, GivePower Trek in Colombia, classroom discussion and analysis in 20th Century History and Statistics. Students from the One Love Club spoke about courage in relationships, and Student Government examined courage in our community.

Using Dr. King’s essay “Antidotes to Fear,” student leaders led discussions in which their peers shared openly and honestly about how courage currently functions at Salisbury, and how each of us as individuals can commit to becoming even more courageous. The day ended with students recognizing their personal and community roles to commit to courage; no one is courageous alone.

A group of our Lacrosse Knights got up early on a Saturday morning at the end of March break to help coach a local youth lacrosse team.

They shared their knowledge and enthusiasm for the game.

Brotherhood at its best! Our Big Brothers Program matches 25 local elementary boys with 23 Salisbury Knights for games, Legos, fishing, dinner, and lots of play time!

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Cum Laude’s 63rd Induction Ceremony

The Sixth Form inductees: Thomas Blair of Melbourne, Australia presented by Mr. Toby Ayer, Hayden Hanes of Old Greenwich, CT presented

by Mr. Christopher Russell, Patrick Jing of Chestnut Hill, MA presented by Mrs. Julia Barbato, Hanjoon Kim of Seoul, Korea presented by Mr. Steve Parmelee, John Patrick of Culver, IN presented by Mrs. Julia Barbato, Rowan Schneider of Corona Del Mar, CA presented by Reverend Kirk Hall ’90, Perry “Sam” Hall of Oldwick, NJ was inducted but unavailable for the ceremony. The Fifth Form inductees: Mykola Kravchenko of Kyiv, Ukraine presented by Mr. Roger McKee ’72, Seamus Latta of Bozeman, MT presented by Mrs. Trudy Pzynski.

On Tuesday, May 16th, the Salisbury Chapter of the Cum Laude Society inducted nine new members to the distinguished national organization.

Salisbury has been a member of the Cum Laude Society since 1959, and the organization includes over three hundred schools in the United States. The ceremony serves to honor and recognize superior academic work and exceptional character.

During Salisbury’s Cum Laude ceremony each inductee is honored with a personal tribute from one of

the faculty members in the Chapter.

These tributes highlight the students’ success in the classroom, but also their contributions to the learning environment and Salisbury community.

Students are inducted because they embody the guiding principles of the organization: Arete, Dike, Time – Greek words for Excellence, Justice, and Honor.

Each new member received his Cum Laude pin affixed by a student who became a member at last year’s ceremony.

The ceremony this year also featured three students who had siblings inducted

to the Salisbury Chapter in previous years. Those boys were James Patrick ’21, Bayard Hall ’20, and Ryan Jing ’20.

This year marked the 63rd induction ceremony at Salisbury and brings student membership of the Chapter to 387. The Salisbury chapter also welcomed Mr. Steve Parmelee who joined the Salisbury community in September and has made an immediate impact in both the English and History Departments.

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Salisbury Trek with GivePower Profound moments happen when one takes advantage of an opportunity. In early December, Salisbury School, as the only high school in the United States, was provided a trip with GivePower, a non-profit organization that develops clean water and energy systems in communities across the world.

The program provided a transformational journey to travel to Colombia to do a highly interactive service trip. This was an opportunity for twelve students and two faculty to travel to Colombia to assist in the building of a solar water farm in LaGuajira, Colombia.

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The Salisbury boys, chosen by a lottery selection, took full advantage of this mission-true program. The learning, the growth, the impact, the fellowship, and the Brotherhood were on full display as they installed a solar array for a school in a remote village. Just as generations of Salisbury Gentlemen have done, these Brothers Built for Others experienced what it means to inspire and partner in solutions for the future.

The story is best told in the boys’ own words, but from the moment this vision was first articulated there has been positive energy. In some ways, it feels a bit like the Apollo space

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“My pride in Salisbury’s character-based educational approach, and the way it shapes young men has never been greater. The courage, kindness, and generosity our students brought to their time in Colombia is truly remarkable.

Our boys led with their hearts and learned that leadership is not a license to do less but a responsibility to do more in the service of others. We returned from our GivePower Trek feeling inspired, fulfilled, and grateful.”

Wall of Honor Salisbury honored new additions to the Wall of Honor this year, Charlie Lynch ’86, the Merriam family, the Souder family, and Margaret and Hugh Whipple ’72. The Wall of Honor prominently honors the School’s most loyal benefactors who have been most generous in advancing Salisbury’s historic mission. The School community is forever indebted to these men and women for their transformational care and leadership.

—Josh Weinstein ’11, Director of Studies

program more than 60 years ago. There will be so many benefits to developing this legacy program on top of the core mission of the project-based, mission true experience for Salisbury School.

The success of the trip truly amplifies that Salisbury is the “school where young men of character go to impact lives and the world.” Salisbury graduating men of character and promise has never been truer than it is today. More and more, people want to be part of mission-driven companies and have opportunities.

The 2022 trekkers recounted their transformational, project-based learning experiences in Colombia during the “courage” themed Martin Luther King Jr. Day workshops.

Once they were pioneers, now they are the “multipliers” for Crimson Knights to come in their advocacy as they tell the story. The participants know that they made a difference, a difference in this world that will be an empowering confidence for years to come.

One of the trekkers was asked, “Why? Why would you sign up for a trip that you knew very little about other than what you were going to do?” Response: “I knew it would be a life changing experience.” He and the other participants know today that their legacy will forever be the literal lighting of a remote village in Colombia. In addition to their work to install a solar micro-grid, thus solving for water scarcity and electricity for a school, our now experienced global citizens have a depth of knowledge to share and inspire the hearts of others.

Sarum Brothers, it’s what we do, it’s who we are!

Assistant Head of School for Institutional Advancement Peter Gilbert P’18,’20, Head of School Will Webb, Fritz Souder P’20, and Charlie Lynch ‘86

Margaret and Hugh Whipple ’72

Elizabeth and Charlie Lynch ’86

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Salisbury Rowing – Brotherhood and Competition Situated at the end of a campus dirt road is Lake Washinee and the Curtis Boathouse.

Each afternoon, in the fall and spring, the peace and quiet of the waterfront is replaced with a hum of activity. One hears commands from the coxswain, coach, and motor of a launch. From the shore, one can watch the precision of the rowers exhibit strength, power, grit, and determination to present the smooth and graceful movement of their shell.

Crew was introduced to Salisbury School in 1930. With a lakefront and dedication to educating the whole boy, the School embraced their environment and mission.

The first races occurred in 1937 against South Kent School. This first decade of rowing was the foundation of rowing at Salisbury. The waterfront was upgraded in 2009 with the building of the Curtis Boathouse. The crew program continues to steadily train and recruit rowers who

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THE ROWING PROGRAM IS A VENUE WHERE THE BONDS OF BROTHERHOOD ARE FORGED.

Inside the Curtis Boathouse the 2023 First Boat proudly gathered for a team photo with trophies and medals earned throughout the season.

learn life skills of competition and teamwork. Coaches instill a culture that builds a team, hones skills, and promotes individual growth. There is a supportive and competitive culture to push the novice and veteran. The rowing program is a venue where the bonds of Brotherhood are forged.

The sport of Crew is uniquely challenging for mind and body; the bonds the coaches and athletes weave create a spectacle on the water. A single rower cannot dominate a boat. Through the coordination of the bow seat to the stroke and coxswain, the boat works in unison.

The movement of a shell is a graceful demonstration of pure power, teamwork, and determination. Each stroke and movement make a difference in the speed and grace of the shell on the water. It is this balance of mental and physical effort combined that shows the focus and trust of all nine members of a boat.

The varsity boats are built by binding together the strengths of those who learned on Lake Washinee with veteran rowers, as they join the Brotherhood. It is the combination of skills and desire that make the most memorable crews.

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improve every day. The daily grind to push beyond expectations of others, to improve, to excel, and to strive to win is only accomplished together.

Always The vision of 1930 to build a program on the lakefront continues to teach the lessons of competition and Brotherhood.

90 years after the first boats were launched the Salisbury rowing team provides experiences that stretch beyond the waterfront. Competition, bonds of Brotherhood, mentoring by coaches and life experiences are all wrapped together.

The crew program is a legacy built on a vision of commitment to the sport, the school, and athletes’ development.

People make a program. Those people include all who have come before and share knowledge, and those who are present today to further a vision for the future. While Salisbury rowing has a tradition of excellence, it is the vision and support of the families, friends, and alumni who will forever continue the rigors and joys of competition and Brotherhood on Lake Washinee.

Rowers are made at Salisbury. It is one of the only sports in which a boy can arrive on the Hilltop and become an elite athlete. The rowers go on to top competitive collegiate programs. Our alumni rowers include five Olympians:

The Sarum Crew team in their Henley jackets, at the Leander Club, a worldrenowned rowing club that has been the home of numerous British Olympians and national team members over the years, located just below the Henley Royal Regatta finish line.

Hugh Stevenson ’68, Montreal 1976; Greg Montesi ’70, Los Angeles 1984, Seoul 1988; Tom Kiefer ’76, Los Angeles 1984; Porter Collins ’93, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000; Elliot Hovey ’02, Beijing 2008, London 2012.

The program is sustained by the history of the Brotherhood, but also by an endowment generously supported by our rowing families and alumni. The endowment provides financial support for the annual operating budget and growth opportunities to maintain our tradition of excellence.

Working together to strive towards excellence is a journey that is seen every day on the Hilltop and on the waterfront.

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Crew goes to England Marlow Regatta, Reading Town Cup, and Henley Royal Regatta

Seventeen rowers and three coaches returned to campus in mid-June for three days of training before boarding school mid-buses and heading for the airport and the final stage of their season.

In England, they donned their Henley jackets, rowed in the Marlow Regatta, Reading Town Regatta, and competed for a spot in the Henley Royal Regatta.

Salisbury crew launches their shell The Marlow Regatta took place at Henley-on-the-Thames for the Henley Regatta Qualifier. on Lake Dorney, the rowing venue of the 2012 London Olympics.

The Reading Town Regatta was an opportunity to compete against 85 boats in the 8+ class and prepare for the Henley qualifier. Qualifier races included the Princess Elizabeth Cup Challenge for 8+ and the Prince Albert Challenge Cup for 4+.

In addition to the current rowers, a 4-boat led by Salisbury head coach Toby Ayer and former Salisbury Crew captain Jack Lambros ’22 competed in the Reading Town Regatta.

Aside from their training on the water, the boys explored the area with stops at the 13th century cathedral in Salisbury, Old Sarum, and Avebury. They also enjoyed a team dinner at The Leander Club, a world-renowned rowing club, located just below the Henley Royal Regatta finish line.

A highlight of the trip was spending days amongst the revelry and excitement of the Henley Royal Regatta. The world’s best-known regatta was first held in 1893 and includes international and world class level rowing: 732 entries from 17 countries competed this year. Part of the tradition of the regatta includes a strict dress code, with specially made Collier and Robinson Henley Jackets for rowers.

The Salisbury rowers, families, alumni, and friends enjoyed the spirit of competition and fun on the banks of Henley-onThames, Oxfordshire, England.

The 2023 season included a team and a trip to remember!

Salisbury Crew 2023 A remarkable journey The spirit of Sarum was seen this spring with the 2023 Crew Team. Both the first and second boats demonstrated a determination to exceed expectations. They were the Brotherhood that rowed in cold, rain, and sun. If one person does not show up, then the entire boat is in jeopardy.

This group of Salisbury athletes showed the Sarum Spirit by pushing each other.

The first boat rowed as a boat on a mission.

Their schedule lined up against some of the best programs of New England. Undaunted, they were determined. They faced down perennial powerhouses Phillips Andover, Deerfield, and defending New England champions Brunswick.

They notched additional wins over Hotchkiss, Glastonbury, Boston College High, St. John’s High School, Kent, Simsbury, Farmington, and Fairfield Prep. They brought home the Kent Invitational Trophy and returned the Dick Curtis Cup to the Hilltop. They set a course record on Lake Washinee. At the end of May, they were undefeated and the team to beat.

As the top seed at the New England Interscholastic Rowing Championship Regatta, they raced in the Grand Final where Salisbury moved into an early lead over Deerfield and the rest of the field. The Knights made a valiant effort but came up just short to St. Paul’s on the final stroke, finishing third by two-hundredths of a second and earning a bronze medal.

2023 was a remarkable season that was created by a remarkable team of rowers and coaches.

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Baseball Champions, AGAIN! Salisbury School baseball has a long tradition of success. Coach Kevin Huber arrived on the Hilltop seven years ago with his own coaching style and culture. His leadership follows a legacy of winning and competing on the Hilltop which began in the late 1990s. Huber continues the tradition that sets Salisbury apart as one of the premier prep baseball programs.

On Tuesday, May 24, Huber’s 2023 team clinched a Western New England Prep Baseball League Tournament championship with a 9-1 victory over Canterbury School.

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Salisbury also won titles under Huber in 2018, 2022 and 2023.

Huber speaks of this team with great pride, as he acknowledges how this team differs from previous years. This year’s team is the first in his tenure in which Salisbury did not win a Young Division regular season title. The team was seeded No. 2 in the Division for tournament play and won the championship on the road. Yet, the team dominated the postseason tournament finishing with an overall 17-3 record.

Year after year, Salisbury competes at the highest level in baseball. Each year different players come in and contribute. This was the first year that the roster included two third formers as starters, Nasir Stevenson ’26 and Quincy Bright ’26 and a third, Mack Brensilver ’26 saw playing time.

The young players added depth to a roster that included leadership from fouryear players: John Patrick ’23, Thomas Galusha ’23 (championship starting and winning pitcher two years in a row) Rowan Schneider ’23, and Sachem Ramos ’23. The team was also supported

by Naval Academy commits Brady Bendik ’23 and Jack Killilea ’23, Player of the Year.

The team celebrates a repeat championship, but also a deep tradition of Sarum energy, team, and pride on the diamond. The future is bright for the team with returning players who will continue the culture and tradition of winning with the next class. Go Knights!

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Signing Day

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS HOCKEY April 8, Jacob Quillan ’20 with the OT winner as @QU_MIH wins the National Championship!

Matthew Coronato ’20 All-American Hockey.

Signed to a three-year entry level deal with Calgary Flames.

On November 9, 2022, 35 Knights representing five different sports (baseball, basketball, hockey, lacrosse and rowing) signed their National Letter of Intent committing to collegiate competition at the following universities: U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis), University of Connecticut, U.S. Military Academy (West Point), University of Michigan, College of the Holy Cross, Brown University, University of Notre Dame, Johns Hopkins University, Syracuse University, University of North Carolina, Colgate University, University of Virginia, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, High Point University, Cornell University, Marquette University, Rutgers University, Lehigh University, University of Pennsylvania, Salve Regina University, Illinois Institute of Technology, Connecticut College, Middlebury College, Gettysburg College, Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Salisbury Knights nominated as candidates for the Hobey Baker Award! Anthony Vincent ’16 (LIU), Jacques Bouquot ’18 (UVM), Kevin Wall ’18 (Penn State), Matt Coronato ’20 (Harvard), Justin Hryckowian ’20 (Northeastern).

BASKETBALL Brandon Roughley ’20 (Williams) and James Morakis ’22 (Tufts) played in NCAA DIII Tournament.

BASEBALL Theo McDowell ’18 AA with Texas Rangers.

Jacob Rysdorf ’22 played in the Division II College World Series with Southern New Hampshire.

On Friday, June 16, Emmett Sheehan ’18 made his major league debut pitching six no-hit innings for the Dodgers.

LACROSSE Utah lacrosse qualified for the NCAA tournament for the first time ever. The roster included 4 Salisbury graduates: Conor O’Neill ’22, Seamus McCarthy ’22, Trey Akabane ’21, and Zach Chandler ’17.

On May 30, 2023, Zachary Hirshon signed his football National Letter of Intent committing to collegiate competition at WPI.

NCAA Lacrosse finals: Duke versus Notre Dame included a Salisbury alum playing for each team. Tyler Carpenter ’19, Duke Defense and Declan Cooke ’22, Notre Dame Defense.

As part of the Notre Dame lacrosse team Declan Cook ’22 won a national championship!

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Knight Shots Salisbury School provides more than 30 interscholastic sports at a variety of levels and several recreational activities for competition. The competitive spirit brings together students and faculty as competitors and spectators on the field, water, ice, court, and trails.

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Then, Now, Always

Chapel Community The story of the Chapel is one of physical space and purpose which reflects the enduring foundational mission of Salisbury School. Since our founding in 1901, the Chapel has been a place of growth, introspection, and character building as the heart and soul of our lives of the Hilltop. Our most sacred core values emanate from the Chapel. As such, it is THE quintessential classroom on campus.

Tradition matters at Salisbury School. For every boy who has ever given a chapel talk or has needed a quiet, reflective space, to the profound moments when the community needs a sacred space to come together, the Chapel renovation stands as an opportunity to preserve a connection to our legacy and the generations to come.

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An Enduring Experience

BY REV. KIRK HALL ’90, CHAPLAIN

Established in 1901, the school’s founding purpose (as stated in the original charter) was “to promote religion and morality in conformity with the doctrines of the Protestant Episcopal Church, and to establish, conduct, and maintain a school for the education of boys who desire to enter college.” Today, what was once a student body primarily from New England, the Salisbury School community now represents thirty states and twenty different countries bringing together a variety of cultures, worldviews, and religious backgrounds.

Approaching 125 years on the Hilltop, our opportunity is to honor the historical and foundational roots of the school while providing a religiously diverse student body a space to develop their own spirituality.

Developmentally, as these young men are differentiating themselves from their family, they work hard to discover their own individual identity. Navigating the various voices about what it means to be a “man,” they look to those whom they trust for guidance and assurance in who they are becoming. Scholars have said that this search for that “life-giving sense of hallowed presence and at-homeness in the world” is the adolescent spiritual journey.

So how can Salisbury provide the tools for that spiritual journey? How can we create such a sense of “at-homeness,” that each student can look beyond their immediate identity to find a sense of kinship with others and a connection to that what remains beyond understanding?

The Chapel at Salisbury approaches these questions with two of the central virtues of the Christian Episcopalian tradition. The first is humility, a recognition that, as limited human beings, no one has it all figured out.

We need each other to understand the world and ourselves. The second virtue is hospitality or a transformational acceptance of the “Other” as the

“CHAPEL BRINGS US TOGETHER AS ONE, WITH A COMMON GOAL TO GROW AND DEEPEN OUR SPIRITUALITY. THIS PLACE CHANGES US IN A UNIQUE WAY. IT’S THE GREATEST POWER I HAVE FELT ON CAMPUS. IT IS REALLY SPECIAL.” –Member of the Class of 2017

way to be fully human. These two guiding principles set a framework for community that transcends religious languages, philosophical ideals, and spiritual perspectives. Focusing on what we have in common, chapel nurtures a sense of “self ” that is intrinsically connected to others. We begin that journey by coming together.

On Tuesday and Friday mornings, the community gathers. Pressures and demands (and phones) can be left at the door. In a 2017 study on the role of the Chapel at Salisbury, one sixth former reflected saying, “there is no class, no quiz, there is no pressure on the sports field. We’re all just together…, it’s the only place on the

campus where we can come and just be ourselves entirely.” It is in that freedom that students come closer. Another member of the class of 2017 noted, “You can tell, sometimes with services, if you are singing next to them, you’re praying next to them, you’re listening to this chapel talk that is really emotional with them, you just kinda are connected. I think that the Chapel - what it does is not only bringing people together physically but emotionally and mentally…it makes us brothers in a way.”

While the common experience may nurture a Brotherhood, the chapel is an experience unlike any other on the Hilltop.

Praying for lost loved ones, evoking the joys

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“CHAPEL IS UNDERSTOOD BY THE STUDENTS AS ONE OF THE FEW PLACES WHERE THEY ARE NOT GRADED, JUDGED, OR MEASURED FOR WHAT THEY CAN AND CANNOT DO. IT IS IN THIS SAFETY THAT STUDENTS CAN RISK BEING THEMSELVES WHICH NOT ONLY ALLOWS FOR STUDENTS TO BE VULNERABLE, BUT ALSO HELPS BUILD A TRUST IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN THEMSELVES.” –Kirk Hall ’90, Chaplain

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and concerns of the broader world, and listening to members of the community share a personal story, each student may consider themselves as a part of something larger. This small, bi-weekly surrender of the self-interest for the greater whole gives chapel a sense that we are more than the sum of our parts or, as some might describe, “a hallowed presence.”

There are several connecting points throughout each service. However, the chapel “talks” offered by members of the community provide the most explicit sense of “at-homeness.” Themes range from overcoming challenges to the value of the present, from living into your true self to gratitude for what is. The “chapel talks” are a safe place for students to be vulnerable, share personal experiences that often reveal their humanity. These testimonies connect students with one another, recognizing that we are not alone in our struggles, that everyone is fighting their own battles, and that mercy and grace can change lives, if not the world. The deepest message comes through the willingness of the sixth formers to share them.

Following the talks, there is always a standing ovation. Following the benediction, there is always a line to thank the speaker. Following the service, there are always affirming conversations that linger into the classroom, sports teams, and dorms. These simple but powerful gestures speak to the bond that transcends differences. They affirm a kinship that transcends Brotherhood.

They build a student’s trust that they are seen, heard, accepted, and valued. That adolescent trust is the precursor to faith.

In the fall of 2023, Salisbury will move into the newly renovated chapel space and continue this effort to offer a “life-giving sense of hallowed presence and at-homeness in the world.” Within this space, the tradition that informs our humility and hospitality will continue to shape each student’s understanding of who they are and whose they are. The hope is to offer students a sense of self that is intrinsically connected to others as part of a greater whole so that they might go forth to serve the world with compassion, empathy, and love.

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A Church School in the Real Country

BY JAMES KING, LIBRARY DIRECTOR AND ARCHIVIST

In early 1901, Rev. George Quaile went searching for sites to “found a Church school in the real country.”

Rev. Quaile’s search began by boarding a train to Millerton, NY before journeying on “in primitive fashion” to Litchfield County. There, he fell in love with the Frink Farm nestled among the area’s enchanting hills, shimmering lakes, and idyllic villages. As Rev. Quaile wrote in a 1927 issue of Ye Sarum Booke, “So it was that the school found itself two miles from a beautiful New England village, Salisbury, one thousand feet above sea level, …forever free from the danger of commercial development, with resources for boys in woods, precipices, and a lake all on the school property.”

Later, Rev. and Mrs. Quaile journeyed to the site of the future school with their architect, friends, and some of the boys from St. Austin’s School. As described in Ye Sarum Booke, the group said the “appropriate prayers” and turned the first sod “where it was planned to place the altar of the temporary chapel in the basement of the projected building.”

The fresh air and natural beauty of the occasion, however, was a far cry from the “plain, rather grim, basement room” that would house the chapel for decades. Located under the current Admissions offices, the room was tiny, dark, and—until the arrival of Edmund S. Carr and his piano and organ skills in 1906—void of instrumental music. The basement chapel was accompanied by such utilitarian spaces as the laundry, furnace room, and gymnasium.

According to the December issue of Ye Sarum Booke, students descended to

An outdoor class taking in the scenic view of the Chapel and Frink Hill, Fall 1976

the small, ascetic space for daily morning and evening prayers and the “celebration of Holy Communion each Sunday Morning at 8 o’clock and on Saints’ Days and Holy Days at 7:30.”

In 1909 the “cramped little room” that constituted the Chapel was relocated to a space which was the original gymnasium. The new Chapel, known as the Ferguson Room and located in the present-day Development wing of Spencer Hall, would fit the growing student body. A few decades later, those who knew Rev. Quaile best would eulogize him in this spot, recalling his insistence that “the Chapel must be the center” of life at Salisbury School.

The Chapel remained in that location for 52 years until a momentous groundbreaking in 1960. In the 1920s, there were hopes of constructing a new chapel north of Main, but the trustees ultimately scuttled these plans after the stock market crashed in 1929. Plans for a new chapel building restarted, at the end of World War II. However, the Chapel was at the end of a list of future building projects. During the 1950s the basement sanctuary was significantly enlarged, before a new freestanding building was erected. Fifteen years passed before the groundbreaking of a new chapel, as more urgently needed classrooms, dorms, and new gym were built.

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Ferguson Room Chapel in the basement of Main building, 1913

On a fall morning in 1960, Headmaster, Rev. George D. Langdon, presided over the groundbreaking and consecration of a new chapel. Like Rev. Quaile’s ceremonial “symbolic spadeful of earth” in 1901, students were present, and prayers were offered. Richard W. Bartlett of Connecticut designed the new chapel to capitalize on the surroundings.

According to the October 1961 issue of the Cupola, “it was decided…we should construct our chapel in such a manner that it would take full advantage of our natural surroundings.” Unlike the first chapel, this one capitalized on its surroundings with a glass front facing the “majestic mountains in the North.”

On October 21, 1961, more than 550 people—the largest crowd ever to gather up to then—arrived on the Hilltop for the dedication services. The pews were

Architect Richard Bartlett’s rendering of new Chapel, constructed in 1960-1961

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Chapel services in the basement of Main building with organist Willem Keur and Headmaster Emerson Quaile [right] and chaplain Rev. Goodrich [left] visible by the altar c. 1938]

filled, and scores were left outside to “listen as best they could” to the Bishop of Connecticut lead the consecration services. Salisbury’s own Rev. Langdon spoke, noting “how Salisbury had always had a chapel, and that it was necessary if the boys were to have the proper background on which to base their future.” After the services there was a luncheon followed by two varsity games (a soccer loss to Berkshire redeemed by a football victory against Gunnery). Tea at the Headmaster’s house, cocktails and a roast beef banquet at Taconic Lodge, and an evening movie for the students were some of the ways the School marked its first new chapel in more than fifty years. Along with the Chapel’s beautiful first-floor, the Cupola describes how downstairs there now was a “glee club and choir rehearsal room, two piano

Construction of new chapel with roof trusses in place, 1960

practice rooms, a music library with a Hi-Fi system […] and a chaplain’s office.”

Decades later, in 1987, a new organ was constructed and dedicated, filling the sanctuary with music during worship services.

On winter days, students arriving for morning chapel services stepped into a cozy nave heated through timed electric radiant heat in the floor. As the seasons changed outside the chapel’s scenic glass front, bird songs would carry in through the open windows, as sounds of the Sarum Hymn went out over Frink Hill.

For more than fifty years since 1961, electronic chimes have rung out regularly from the steeple, providing a rhythm to the days and years on the Hilltop that will continue as the Chapel begins a new stage of centering this “church school in the real country.”

The new chapel shortly after construction, 1961

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A Tradition that Matters

BY PETER B. GILBERT P’18,’20, ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT

The Michael S. Sylvester ’59, P’84,’02 Alumni and Parent Center occupies the entire ground floor space of Spencer Hall, on the north end of Main. Much of this current space, in the northwest corner, has a symbolic location as it is part of the square footage of the School’s original chapel space. The significance is never lost on us now as we remember those who came before us in more than 120 years of stewardship for the School.

During the past year the Development Office has had a front row view on the renovation and construction of the soon to be opened Daniel M. Cain Chapel. Daily, we are reminded that the Chapel is now and has always been the “heart and soul” of the School. The vision and funding for the renovation started as far back as 2014. To date, this unifying capital project has exceeded more than $7MM in gifts and pledges. With great credit to current and past Board members and many other of the generational Salisbury leaders, the steadfast resolve to complete the project with our usual high standards has carried us forward.

The story of getting this ambitious project to the finish line is a narrative of the collective spirit of the Salisbury faithful. While the renovated space had sixty years of sublime and profound memories, it is noteworthy that

all aspects of the Cain Chapel will have enhancements: the windows, the seating, the entrances to the south and the east, a balcony, a narthex, a curtain wall, a west facing terrace, ground floor classrooms, among many others. It is here on Tuesday and Friday mornings that we gather to affirm our community and our belief in a common humanity. More often than not, a sixth form boy will speak. His message usually reflects on a character defining moment in what is a remarkable sign of trust and confidence in his Sarum Brothers and the faculty.

Any of us who have lived on the Hilltop know that our surroundings, framed by the hills and views, give us inspiration. And, for a school of 310 students, we have exceptional facilities that are well designed and that enhance place for our experiences. As Winston Churchill said, “We shape the building, thereafter they shape us.”

With deep credit and appreciation, the Chapel has all the enhancements and elements Salisbury needs now and for at least another half century ahead.

We look forward to celebrating the opening in September as a community of learners, Brothers, and the faithful who shared a vision for the practical and the exceptional. Sixty years from now, there will surely be an appreciation just like the one we have for our predecessors.

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Sarum Inspiration and Innovation

BY ELIOTT GROVER

Meet four Salisbury Alumni who have taken their experience on the Hilltop and turned it into a passion, where challenges are seen as opportunities. These alumni each followed a unique pathway. Their personal stories highlight the impact of life on the Hilltop in finding their inspiration for personal projects, careers, and passions.

Many of their decisions lead back to the Brotherhood, faculty, and experiences they found at Salisbury: Esse Quam Videri.

RYAN FRAZIER ’12 COURAGE TO EMBRACE A CHALLENGE In his second season as the head video coordinator for the Phoenix Suns, Ryan Frazier ’12 received a daunting assignment. Assistant coach Willie Green told him to run a ball handling drill for the team’s recently signed point guard. Frazier was dubious. The player was Chris Paul, arguably one of the best point guards in the history of professional basketball.

“What the heck am I going to teach Chris Paul about ball handling?”

Frazier thought. But he kept it to himself and started the workout. “You kind of get lost when you’re coaching and you’re with players. Chris is going through the drill, but I think he can give a little bit more effort. So, I tell him, ‘Go harder! Pound it harder!’ He looks at me and what does he do? He starts pounding the basketball harder. He starts making noise to over exaggerate the intensity and precision of each movement. It just showed me why great players are great players. They’re competing against themselves.”

Basketball has been the center of Frazier’s universe since he was nine years old. Growing up in Silver Spring, Maryland, Frazier and his younger sister were raised to pursue their interests. Once his parents saw how much he loved basketball, they signed him up for an AAU team so he could play year-round.

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Ryan Frazier ’12 has particular praise for the influence of coach and mentor:

“Coach Ruskin sees an individual, whether it’s a player or a student, and he doesn’t pigeonhole that person,” Frazier says. “He doesn’t put them in a box. No matter what their background is. They could be coming from the worst educational system in the country or the best. They could be the worst basketball player on the team or already committed to a division one program. Regardless of where they come from, he sees room for them to grow. Maybe the player or student doesn’t see that for himself, but he can see it. And he tells you what he sees. He doesn’t let you off the hook for accepting less than what you’re capable of giving.”

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schedule with AP courses. “I didn’t want to repeat school,” he says. “I wanted to learn more and do something different.”

Applying this attitude to every aspect of his time at Salisbury pushed Frazier to grow in ways he never anticipated. One day during his first year, he was singing in Carr Dorm when Ruskin, who was also his dorm parent, walked by. Frazier laughs as he imitates Ruskin’s distinct accent: “Frazier!

Frazier! You’ve got a beautiful voice. You’ve got to sing in the gospel choir!”

Frazier was reluctant. He identified exclusively as a basketball player. “But Coach Ruskin was unrelenting,” Frazier says. “He wasn’t putting pressure on me to join the gospel choir. He was genuine and honest. He could tell that I obviously liked to sing, and this would be a way to do that.”

Ruskin introduced Frazier to choir director Michael Brown. “I hear you can sing,” Brown said as they shook hands.

They walked over to the chapel. Brown

Head Coach Jeff Ruskin with Ryan Frazier ’12 after winning the New England Championship in 2012.

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One of the players Frazier overlapped within the close world of AAU basketball was a hardworking guard named Zaid Hearst ’11. They played for rival high schools, but they trained at the same gym and bonded over their shared ambitions.

“We were really close because we both had a desire to put the work in,” Frazier says. “It was our goal to get division one scholarships and take that financial burden off our parents.”

The summer after his junior year, Frazier did just that. He had a strong AAU season and received a scholarship offer to Bucknell University. That same summer, he met Salisbury coach Jeff Ruskin. Frazier and Hearst were attending a basketball camp in Pennsylvania, and Ruskin was there to recruit and watch Hearst, who had transferred to Salisbury the previous year.

After the camp, Ruskin asked Frazier if he might be interested in attending Salisbury before heading off to Bucknell.

He was. Burned in his memory was the image of seeing Hearst for the first time after he returned from Salisbury.

“He was bigger, stronger, and more mature,” Frazier says. “It seemed like he’d grown on the basketball court, in a ridiculous way, but he’d also grown as a person. There was this calmness about him. He was figuring himself out.”

After seeing such impressive growth in his friend, Frazier thought boarding school offered the right path for him too.

Family discussions ensued. His father wondered how he felt about attending an all-boys school. “I told my dad if I wanted to go to school with girls, I’d just stay here,” Frazier says. “I wanted to go to Salisbury because I knew it was going to be hard and would push me in ways that I hadn’t been pushed before.”

He arrived on the Hilltop the next fall as a repeat fifth former. With a division one offer secured, it would have been easy to coast and take classes he had already taken. Instead, Frazier filled his

jumped on the piano and Frazier sang a few songs. He joined the gospel choir the next day.

“Something I gained at Salisbury was a willingness to be brave,” Frazier says. “A willingness to truly step out of my comfort zone and be okay with messing up, not singing in the perfect pitch or making every shot was okay. I’d been consumed with trying to be perfect, but you can’t grow if you’re not willing to make mistakes.

It made me realize I can do anything I set my mind to and mishaps shouldn’t deter my ambitions. I can be Ryan the basketball player, Ryan the academic, Ryan the singer. It was one of those things my parents instilled in me, but I’d never been in an educational environment where that message was being driven home so clearly day after day.”

Frazier’s Salisbury basketball experience was equally impactful. His first year, the team had a remarkable season that ended with a devastating loss in the Class A New England Championship. “It wasn’t even close,” Frazier says of the game. “We were embarrassed.”

The following season, the team returned several players whose palates were still stinging with the acrid taste of defeat. “I’d say we had a sense of desperation,” Frazier says. “From the beginning of the year, we had a very clear vision of what we were trying to accomplish. We knew that it was going to take a much greater focus, a much greater attention to detail, and a much greater willingness to sacrifice to achieve our ultimate goal.”

The team put together a magical season. The banner that now hangs in the gymnasium is a testament to the group’s talent and resilience. Frazier views their success as alchemy, the result of pairing implacably driven players with empowering coaches.

Frazier carried the confidence and self-belief he gained on the Hilltop to Bucknell. He excelled in the classroom

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and on the basketball court. A two-year captain, he earned several honors including being named to the Patriot League AllDefensive Team. For his work off the court, he received the Patriot League Award of Outstanding Leadership and Character.

During Frazier’s junior year, it came out that Bucknell students had used violent racial slurs while broadcasting an obscure radio show. After an initially lackluster response from administrators, the university supported a student-led campaign to hold the community accountable. A student organizer asked Frazier if he would speak at a campus event.

“Initially, I was hesitant,” he says.

“Obviously I feel passionate about issues of race, equity, and inclusion within

our community and trying to be part of that change. But if I’m being completely honest, I hadn’t done much to be a part of that change other than be myself and speak up in class when those types of conversations ensued. But this was a whole other level, speaking in front of 2,500 people. It’s a very vulnerable feeling up there by yourself.”

After declining the invitation to speak, Frazier thought about his sister Aryn, a Rhodes Scholar whom he describes as the smartest person he knows. When Aryn was at the University of Virginia, a public safety officer beat up a Black student without provocation. In the aftermath of the incident, students rallied to shed light on the injustice.

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Sarum Inspiration and Innovation RYAN FRAZIER ’12 continued “My sister was at the forefront of that movement,” Frazier says. “I’m watching CNN one day and she pops up talking to Anderson Cooper. My baby sister! I’m seeing all of this and I’m like, ‘Damn, my sister is really about it. I talk like I’m about it, but she’s out there doing it.’”

When his sister told him he should speak at the Bucknell event, he knew she was right. “I got up and talked about my experience as a Black man at Bucknell,” Frazier says. “I talked about the pressure of always trying to please, the pressure of never trying to offend, this pressure of always trying to put people at ease as a Black man in white spaces. To work that hard at something every single day, in every environment and every interaction, no one recognizes that work or that pressure. It’s constant.”

Frazier’s message struck a chord.

It resonated throughout the school and thrust him into a leadership role for ongoing efforts to address racism.

Leadership came naturally. Frazier says, “God blessed me and my sister with amazing parents who put us in great situations growing up to become people who aren’t afraid to lead and aren’t afraid to be vulnerable or push others to be better or more empathetic.”

After college, Frazier worked as an investment banker. It was the job he dreamed of landing as a finance major at Bucknell. But after six months, he had an epiphany. He realized it was the first time in his life he didn’t feel the urge to be the best at what he was doing. “I had never felt like that before,” he says.

After a year, Frazier left to work as a graduate coaching assistant at George Mason University. He jokes that his mom was in tears when he told her he was giving up his Wall Street salary for a $14,000 stipend. After a year at George Mason, a former Bucknell coach reached out to see if Frazier was interested in becoming a video intern for the Milwaukee Bucks. He would only be

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making $9 an hour, but it was a chance to work for an NBA franchise. Frazier moved to Milwaukee that summer.

That year, the Bucks won a league-high 60 games. Giannis Antetokounmpo, the team’s star player, was voted MVP. In professional sports, success begets success. When the season ended, Frazier got a call from a college teammate. The teammate worked with Monty Williams, the incoming head coach of the Phoenix Suns, and said he had recommended Frazier to Williams for the Suns’ head video coordinator position. Frazier was grateful, but he told his teammate there was one problem. “I had no idea what a head video coordinator does,” he says.

But after his teammate gave him a vote of confidence, Frazier agreed to speak with Williams. He was hired shortly thereafter.

In the NBA, most coaches don’t have to report to team facilities until July. Frazier spent the offseason in Phoenix learning the myriad technical and logistical responsibilities of a video coordinator. He met with his predecessor and spoke to every team employee whose orbit overlapped with his, including IT personnel, maintenance members, and assistant coaches. By the time the season

started, he knew what his job entailed and how he could anticipate and solve potential problems.

Under the leadership of Coach Williams, the Suns shot from last place to contenders. During Frazier’s second season, Chris Paul came aboard and led the team to the NBA Finals where they faced the Milwaukee Bucks. “We were up 2-0 and we should’ve beat them,” Frazier says. “But they’ve got Giannis and Giannis is special. We ended up losing in six games.”

After the Finals, Willie Green was hired as the head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans. Green trusted Frazier.

They worked closely together in Phoenix, so he asked if Frazier would join him as an assistant coach. Frazier said yes.

For the past two years, he’s been in New Orleans honing his craft and relishing every moment. “It’s an awesome profession,” Frazier says. “We’re in the business of human development. I get to help people grow, which pushes you to be a better version of yourself. Beyond that, I want to be great at it and that’s a really good feeling to have when you wake up in the morning and head to work.”

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TIM WEISS ’08 LEADERSHIP THROUGH INNOVATION The ability to acclimate to new circumstances is a trait shared by many effective leaders. For some, it takes a lifetime to master. For Tim Weiss ’08, it was baked into his childhood. As a boy, Weiss’s family moved all over the country. By the time he was 12, he had lived in New York, Wyoming, and Texas. Each relocation posed its share of challenges, but they had the cumulative effect of nurturing Weiss’s adaptable nature.

“I never felt fully at home with any friend group in particular, but I also felt like I could always find a way to relate with people,” Weiss says. “They could be jocks, academics, musicians, artists, you name it.

I was able to connect and make friends with people across many different demographics and interests.

That ability is one of the most important tools I have as a leader.”

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“What I felt purpose in, for my career, was to COURAGE TO EMBRACE A CHALLENGE really understand how I could use my privilege for good and support others and support issues At Salisbury, Weiss flourished in that I think are important in the world.” different leadership roles. Arriving on the Hilltop as a fourth former, he found himself in the right place at the right time for his personal development. In middle school, Weiss was diagnosed with dyslexia. It was a light bulb moment after years of not grasping why he didn’t perform as well as he thought he should in school. “Learning I had dyslexia helped me truly understand my strengths and weaknesses. I could orient myself using my skills more effectively,” Weiss says. “This increased self-awareness is when I truly started to shine academically.”

With his innately adaptable disposition, Weiss quickly immersed himself in different aspects of the Salisbury community. He cast a wide social net with longstanding interests in athletics and music. Skiing was his main sport. He also played soccer and lacrosse. A talented guitarist, he was in multiple student bands and was part of the school’s first jazz ensemble. He also had a budding interest in sustainability, which he became more passionate about through his work with Community Service Director Rita Delgado. Developing these different interests and relationships fueled Weiss’s personal growth and brought out his potential as a leader.

During his sixth form year, he was president of the school and captain of the ski team. As president, he helped spearhead a number of sustainability initiatives. These meaningful experiences filled him with a sense of purpose and direction. By the time Weiss graduated, he had a clear sense of who he was and where he wanted to go in his life.

“Salisbury was transformative for me,” he says. “I knew I could achieve more and make a difference and make myself proud at the end of the day. Salisbury was a big steppingstone for my personal confidence.”

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At Colorado College, Weiss majored in environmental policy. Taking various courses in economics and natural sciences, he discovered an aptitude for quantitative thinking. He found himself drawn to the intersection of business and environmentalism and the future of energy. “I felt like I had a skill set that would be conducive to making a difference in that space,” he says.

Making a difference is something Weiss has long valued. “I’ve always wanted to pursue purpose in my career,” he says.

Traveling frequently as a child exposed him to the world and instilled an early awareness of his family’s good fortune.

“I just saw that I had massive tailwinds behind me and a lot of unfair advantages.

I didn’t see much purpose in trying to use those advantages just to create more unfair advantages for myself. What I felt purpose in, for my career, was to really understand how I could use my privilege for good and support others and support issues that I think are important in the world.”

In 2016, Weiss joined his fellow co-founders to start Optera, a Coloradobased software startup that helps corporations quantify and manage their environmental impacts. While he began his career in nonprofits, and he is a firm believer in the ability of nonprofit organizations to address many critical issues, Weiss thinks the most impactful climate solutions will come from the business world.

“As we transition to the low carbon future, we’re functionally creating a new version of the global economy,” he says.

“All of the heavy industrial sectors we rely on right now must find solutions for delivering similar value to the market, but it has to be done in a way that’s conducive

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to a low carbon economy. That’s where we have to be to sustain humankind.”

Since its founding, Optera has charted a promising growth course.

After a couple years of bootstrapping, the company secured its first round of venture capital funding in 2020 and has been on that trajectory ever since. In his role as CEO, Weiss finds that the most important part of his work is connecting with different individuals and figuring out how to help them succeed.

“My job is to empower my people to do their best work,” he says. “I need to understand, on a personal level, do they need a cheerleader, do they need a confident decision maker, do they need a therapist, a coach––what do they need?

And, whatever they need, how can I be sure that I’m adapting myself to deliver it in the most meaningful and impactful way?”

Weiss has proven a dynamic and effective leader. He credits much of his success to the confidence and selfawareness he gained on the Hilltop. “I probably learned the most about myself through the teachers at Salisbury,” Weiss says. “I’m a believer that you don’t have one mentor in life. You collect people’s best attributes. In the teachers at Salisbury, there were so many quality attributes that I could glean.”

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Salisbury eight rowing at Henley in 1983

REV. WILLIAM DANAHER JR. ’83 COMPASSION, CURIOSITY, AND LEADERSHIP

“I was inspired to think more deeply about myself and my place in a sometimes tragic, enormously complex, and ultimately beautiful world. That brought me to faith.”

The world has changed in so many ways since 1901, the year Salisbury School was founded. The same goes for the School––the place and its people.

One theme that remains constant in the stories of generations of Salisbury men is the outsized impact their brief time on the Hilltop had on the rest of their lives.

“Salisbury was the place where I learned to love the things I love,” says Reverend William Danaher ’83. Danaher grew up 40 minutes and a world away in the hardscrabble town of Torrington, Connecticut. As he approached high school age, his parents resolved to send him to a private school where he could access opportunities that were not available at home.

He arrived on the Hilltop in the fall of 1979. A large and pudgy third former who had few athletic opportunities

before coming to Salisbury, he joined the crew team because his older brother told him that rowing rewarded hard work and commitment more than any other sport.

“I never knew I had gifts for being an athlete until I got to Salisbury,” he says.

“I knew I was big, but I didn’t know that I could have much of an athletic career.”

Danaher remembers the precise moment that rowing changed the trajectory of his life. A young coach named Dick Curtis took him out in a pair to work on his stroke.

“It was a cloudy day,” Danaher says.

“I remember the smell of Twin Lakes, I remember the sweat, and the incredible feeling when you’re in a pair. There’s this incredible beauty to rowing. It’s a macho sport, but there’s also a poetry about it.”

Danaher labored to keep pace with Coach Curtis, a distinguished oarsman

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Bill Danaher ’83, on crutches, with his Salisbury teammates after winning NEIRA’s in 1983.

and Navy veteran who had captained the Boston University team and competed at the sport’s highest level. “You know,” Curtis told him when they returned to the dock, “if you put a little bit into this, you could be very good.”

“That just lifted me up,” Danaher says. “I had a great career, and it was all because of that one row.” The following season, he worked his way into Salisbury’s first boat, which won the NEIRA Championship in 1983.

After a post-graduate year at Kent, where his crew won the 1984 NEIRA Championship, legendary coach Steve Gladstone recruited him to row at Brown University. Danaher went on to win the Eastern Sprints and IRA Championships, be named to the All-Ivy team, and receive an invitation to join a 1988 Olympic development camp.

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brothers,” he says. Two individuals who made an indelible impression on his life were chaplain Jim Kellett and theology and history instructor Charles Tait.

Both men were Episcopalian priests with kind and inquisitive dispositions.

For Danaher, they modeled aspirational values of compassion and curiosity.

“I was inspired to think more deeply about myself and my place in a sometimes tragic, enormously complex, and ultimately beautiful world,” he says.

“That brought me to faith.”

Danaher became an Episcopalian at Salisbury. “The Episcopal Church seemed to hold together faith and reason better than any denomination I had encountered,” he says.

These two forces, Danaher discovered, could serve as a powerful compass for navigating life’s peaks and valleys.

He vividly remembers the night John Lennon was murdered. It was December of his fourth form year. The school held a special chapel service, and Tait addressed all the students and faculty who were

reeling from the senseless loss of such a creative and cultural hero. “His ability to contextualize John Lennon in the larger vision of God and life and the country was utterly inspiring to me,” Danaher says.

At Brown, Danaher majored in history while continuing to pursue questions of faith. After graduating, he completed an M.Div. at Virginia Theological Seminary, where Tait had attended, before earning his Ph.D. in religious ethics from Yale.

He spent the next 15 years in higher education as a professor of ethics and dean at Sewanee, the General Theological Seminary, and the Huron University College in London, Ontario, which provided an ideal setting to feed his insatiable curiosity while leading a life of compassion like his Salisbury mentors.

“My life has always been shaped by really dedicating myself to meaning and purpose and the greater good,” Danaher says. “Obviously churches are all too human. Universities are also all too human institutions. But when they’re at their best, they live for ideals and are devoted to high aspirations.”

In 2014, Danaher was appointed Rector of Christ Church Cranbrook in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. With dwindling membership and glaring needs for capital projects, the church was experiencing a steady decline when he took the helm. Having previously worked as a university administrator, Danaher arrived with a clear sense of the managerial acumen and strategic vision essential for leading a large organization.

“It’s not unlike being a head of school,” he says. “You need a capacity to trust and collaborate and delegate at every step of the way. But at the end of the day, it’s my job to manage the parish.”

Under Danaher’s leadership, the parish has flourished. With over 2,000 members, it is the largest Episcopal church in Michigan and among the largest Episcopal churches in the United

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Rev. Bill Danaher ’83 in center with volunteer dentists and staff from an interfaith Dental Clinic in Detroit. The clinic is an important initiative led by Danaher and Christ Church of Cranbrook to support the greater community.

States. One of Danaher’s priorities has been making sure that every individual who visits feels welcomed.

“I’m embarrassed to say it, but we do a conversion rate, just like admissions with a school,” he says. “I do the same data tracking. Right now, we have a pretty high rate. Somewhere around 40% of the people who set foot in Christ Church Cranbrook will join it.”

Engaging and supporting the broader community has been another priority.

Over the past three years, the church has given over a million dollars to local nonprofits. One initiative Danaher is proud of is a new interfaith dental clinic staffed by members of Christ Church Cranbrook and a local mosque for refugees that now operates in both Eastern and Western Michigan. Detroit has become home to thousands of displaced people from Afghanistan and Ukraine, many of whom arrived with severe dental infections that critically affect health and well-being. The church has helped enlist local dentists of different beliefs and faiths to donate their time and expertise. Danaher has also raised $1.1 million from the Lilly Endowment and Trinity Wall Street to continue a program he started with a leading Black Baptist Church in Detroit to provide leadership education for a deliberately diverse and ecumenical

network of clergy in Detroit and Atlanta.

“Christianity has lost a little bit of its generosity and gentleness of spirit in the last few years,” Danaher says. “I feel a very strong obligation to protect, articulate, and bear witness to a generous and gentle Christianity. Salisbury fostered that kind of Christianity in me.”

Since 2021, Danaher has served on the School’s Board of Trustees. As a committee member for the chapel renovation, he has played a critical role. He jokes that some of his fellow trustees have been surprised to see a pastor be so hands-on with construction work, but most pastors don’t have his background. Danaher’s family business was construction, and he has overseen several large projects for his church. “I’ve laid a lot of concrete,” he says with a broad smile.

He is currently pursuing his Executive MBA at the University of Michigan’s prestigious Ross School of Business, and he hopes to continue honing his leadership and business capabilities to develop new initiatives in social enterprises and affordable housing.

“There is no end to what must be done in Metro Detroit to further equity and diversity,” he says. ”I will never forget a day when I went with my grandfather to pick up a load of gravel at a local pit. A man climbed down from his bulldozer and asked my grandfather if he was Ted

Zoli. My grandfather nodded and the man said, ‘You gave my father a job in the Depression, and I would like to shake your hand.’ This instilled in me a deep sense of the social good that ordinary business creates in the lives of its employees.”

More than anything, Danaher views his ongoing relationship with Salisbury as an opportunity to repay a lifelong debt. “Every time I return to the Hilltop, I’m aware of the immense gift that I received and the resources that were spent on me,” he says. “I don’t mean just financial resources. I mean these teachers who gave their lives so that a relative few of us would benefit from their teaching. And their teaching was more than what happened in the classroom. It happened in the hallways, on the water, in the dining room.

The sacrifice of those teachers on my behalf, and on behalf of my classmates, inspires me to live my life similarly and measures who I am and what I do.”

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Sarum Inspiration and Innovation MIKE ZARA ’66 CONNECTING SARUM—BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS abroad, they returned to Long Island when Zara was 10. The local middle school did not have a football team, so he played soccer. When he arrived on the Hilltop, he was quickly approached by varsity soccer coach Gordo Reed.

“Reed did his homework,” Zara says. “He knew who was coming in and what they were bringing to the school.” Coach Reed knew that Zara would make an immediate impact on that season’s squad. There was just one problem. Back then, every third form student was required to play football. Reed went to Headmaster George Langdon and said that the school needed to make an exception.

“Langdon initially said no, but Reed was able to convince him,” Zara says.

When Mike Zara ’66 thinks about his time at Salisbury, he thinks about the camaraderie. He remembers the shared experiences and playful banter. “It was a wonderful fraternity of friends,” Zara says. “I had any number of nicknames that were gentle and kind. Zero. Zebra.

Z-man. Elvis,” he adds with a laugh.

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joyful and solemn, has kept Zara close with a tight circle of classmates. They have fortified their bonds at reunions, weddings, children’s weddings, and, somberly, memorial services.

“Salisbury, for me, felt like family,” Zara says. “I felt at home there.”

Zara arrived on the Hilltop in the fall of 1962. Tall with an athletic frame, he had previously repeated a year when his family moved to Mexico for his father’s job with General Motors. After six years

Friendships that began in South Dormitory and on the athletic fields have endured for half a century. Coming together to celebrate major life events, joyful and solemn, has kept Zara close with a tight circle of classmates.

For the next four years, Zara started at center forward before going on to play at Boston University. It was a lean chapter in the early history of Salisbury soccer. The team lacked depth and steady leadership.

They had four different coaches in as many seasons. “It was a team that emerged

from club status around 1960,” Zara says. “As a result, we could never field enough guys with the skill level to have any real kind of success.”

During his sixth form season, Zara was elected captain. The role came naturally. “I was the oldest in my family and I learned early that I had good leadership skills,” Zara says.

“People relied on me. I wasn’t much of a joiner. I was good counsel for some guys.” The team won one game that year. While Zara was disappointed with the results, he relished every moment playing the game he loved with some of his closest friends.

The leadership skills Zara honed on the field served him well throughout his dynamic career. As a successful banker, he relied on his ability to manage people and come up with innovative solutions to novel problems.

After two decades in finance, he was ready to leave the rat race. He moved to Beaufort, South Carolina and looked for a new challenge. “I ended up starting a landscaping business, which got me out of the politics of corporate life and staff meetings,” Zara says. “I did that for 25 years.”

In 2021, Zara and his wife, Susan, bought a home in Salisbury with the help of local realtor Robin Leech ’65. They now split their time between Connecticut and South Carolina. Returning to the Northwest Corner has let Zara reconnect with Salisbury soccer.

“Last year, I went to all the games,” he says. “I drove to the away games and was at every home game. They were very competitive when everyone was healthy, but other than that they were losing by one or two goals. But they have a wonderful coach and a talented and knowledgeable staff.”

Zara believes soccer can achieve the same level of sustained success as Salisbury’s other sports. “The school has a healthy population of soccer players,” he says, citing strong numbers for the junior varsity and thirds teams. “There’s an interest on the part of the students to participate in the sport. They just need the tools and resources.”

To help meet this need, Zara is leading a campaign to create an endowed fund that will support the soccer team for generations. The goal is to raise $1.5 million over several years. The hope is that the endowment will augment

the team’s recruiting and financial aid budget while funding offseason training and player development opportunities.

The campaign kicked off this summer. Tapping into the organizational and motivational skills he developed at Salisbury, Zara has mobilized past soccer captains to spearhead the fundraising efforts.

“I figured that if each captain called guys in his class, three or four guys, that’s not a big burden,” he says. “And if they’re classmates, there ought to be a closer tie.”

No stranger to fundraising, Zara understands some people may be reluctant to donate to a specific team.

“I’m going to suggest that if you can’t give it for soccer, give it in the name of somebody that you would like to acknowledge,” he says.

For Zara, the relationships he made at Salisbury are what matter the most. Zara reflects on the close-knit friendships that he developed on the Hilltop and continued throughout his life. Connections between Salisbury men focused on not themselves, but rather on the creation of an impactful legacy, building new ties by connecting the past with the present to achieve future goals for both the soccer program and the Brotherhood.

Memories of people, friends, faculty, and coaches are important to sustain us. As Zara recalls poignant moments on the Hilltop, he pauses, “That was pretty good,” he says after a moment.

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Sarum Classroom Community English Department colleagues Jessica Metcalf P’21,’27 and Bryce Daley ’18 The Brotherhood at Salisbury is made up of the boys and the men, but also the women who embrace the culture. English instructor Jessica Metcalf P’21,’27 came to the Hilltop in 2017. A teacher since 1999, she arrived with a great deal of experience. When asked about her role on campus, Metcalf said, “I feel like whether you’re the Salisbury Gentleman or Gentlewoman, it’s one in the same. Together, we make up the Salisbury Brotherhood. I feel as though I play a vital role in the lives of the boys on a day-to-day basis.”

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n 1998, Metcalf started her teaching career while working on a Master’s degree in Secondary Education, and with other graduate students created a successful Alternative Education School in Monroe, CT. She then went on to teach English at Ridgefield High School in Ridgefield, CT. While teaching in the public sphere, she learned the importance of curriculum and classroom management. “We felt like we cracked the code to good teaching and what entices kids to learn: talk to them, not at them.” In 2017, after teaching at the junior boarding school, Indian Mountain, she made the shift to Salisbury School, “I was completely daunted by the prospect of teaching at an all-boys school. I remember wondering what my place would be with the boys. I learned the importance of a female voice in their lives. The moment I stepped on campus, I knew that this school was special.”

In 2020, Metcalf, along with Director of the Rudd Learning Center Kati Brandon, designed the Sarum Scriptorium to set standards and improve student writing. The

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Instructor in English Jessica Metcalf P’21,’27

Scriptorium outlines the formal rules of writing and creates a common language.

Yearly expectations in English classes are denoted with standards for student growth. Students reference this handbook for grammar rules, citations, and print outlines for writing papers.

The philosophy of the English department is to create varied experiences. Students learn writing in a standardized way, but as Metcalf explained, “within this formal framework and teaching the boys the fundamentals of analytical writing,

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the goal is to provide unique pathways to discovery. While benchmarks are important, the interaction between the boys and each teacher is unique and essential for learning. The goal is to teach boys in a way they can learn.”

When asked about her teaching philosophy, Metcalf responded by quoting Benjamin Franklin, “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember.

Involve me and I learn.” Involvement with students is the core of the Salisbury experience. Faculty are energized by the classroom, but also through shared knowledge with colleagues. The English department supports each other and welcomes fresh approaches to learning.

This year, Bryce Daley ’18, the Mount Holyoke teaching fellow in English, works under the mentorship of Metcalf.

His two-year contract allows him to teach during the day and attend graduate classes for a Master’s in Education in the evening. Throughout the year Metcalf has mentored Daley. He explained, “If it weren’t for having a mentor, I wouldn’t have had as smooth a transition into teaching. I was anxious going into the year. With Jess’s help and support, I have been able to bounce ideas off an experienced teacher. She’s helped me to find my voice and shape my lessons.”

Daley’s experience as a new faculty is informed by his tenure as a Salisbury student. He came to Salisbury as a fifth former in 2016. Immediately, he noticed the special relationship between students and faculty. He stated, “The faculty were invested in the students and cared about their success athletically, academically, and socially.” Daley also discussed the importance of how the Salisbury Gentleman is deeply woven into the fabric of the community: “It was a standard I wanted to meet.”

Daley recalls teachers such as Dick Curtis, a 42- year veteran English Instructor, and Jon Siff, Dean of Faculty and then English Instructor. Daley said, “Mr. Curtis stood out. He pushed

Instructor in English Bryce Daley ’18

us. We had to write an autobiography.

I loved going to class every day. He told stories that opened my eyes. In Mr. Siff’s class, we got outside, and we tied poetry to nature. He opened my eyes to the connection between man and the natural world, how to put the beauty of nature into words.” Both Curtis and Siff fueled his curiosity and challenged his thinking in an interactive and positive way.

What Daley loves the most is how Salisbury’s culture persists. He explained, “Boys are the same because they thrive on competition. They enjoy debating and vying for a prize.

Whenever you can incorporate learning and competition, they are quick to buy in.” But what surprises Daley the most is “They’re growing and learning, and so am I right alongside them.” The growth of a Salisbury Gentleman occurs within the group of others; community, classroom and competition combine for lessons of academic skills and personal growth. That growth is obvious to Daley

from when he was a student and today as a faculty member.

Metcalf also enjoyed the mentormentee relationship. She expressed that “working with Bryce is rewarding on many levels. It is fun to share my passion for teaching, but I also love how much I’ve learned from Bryce. His fresh ideas help to reinvigorate me and evaluate my own teaching. Eventually, Bryce will be the one to share all that he knows with new colleagues and then the cycle of growth continues.”

Brotherhood in the classroom is a legacy of shared growth. Individuals arrive on the Hilltop and become a part of Sarum, the place where skills of school, life and Brotherhood are woven together. The English classroom, whether looking at the skills of writing for the students or building relationships between faculty remains steadfastly focused on the Salisbury Gentleman, preparing him for challenges to innovate and lead beyond the Hilltop.

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Shakespeare Lives The Bard of Avon is alive and well in Sarum.

BY TREVOR REES, ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CHAIR

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r. Curtis delivered a Chapel meditation about doing hard things. Sixty years ago, JFK told a crowd in Houston, TX “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.” Mr. Webb often speaks about making the hard right decision, instead of the easy wrong one.

Shakespeare is hard. To most teenagers, the lexicon is cryptic; the context atavistic; and the syntax enigmatic.

Nightmares from previous English classes still haunt them, and boys may bristle at another slog through this rank and muddy estuary. So, why do we still brush up the boys’ Shakespeare?

Because it is hard. And buried in the discomfort is a rewarding feast, English’s smorgasbord. Engaging with complex works of literature, done right, can be a deeply rewarding personal experience.

To help our department inspire Salisbury’s fourth form English students to mount a charge “once more unto the breach” of Shakespearean studies, we looked north of the border to Lenox, MA’s Shakespeare & Company. The Company boasts one of the most extensive actor training programs in the country (Keanu Reeves is an alum!) and is home to an award-winning theatrein-education program. One of their specialties is partnering with schools for in-house residencies, having professional directors and actors collaborate with educators to introduce students to Shakespeare in active, imaginative, and personally meaningful ways.

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Under the direction of professionals from Shakespeare & Compnay, fourth form English students practice lines for their production of Henry V.

with our amateur production of Henry V; special thanks are owed to alumni Peter Weeks ’68 and Bruce Lawrence ’68 for making the program possible.

Our resident actors, Ryan Winkles and Malle Winters, brought a unique pedagogy that engaged the boys. They immediately got the students moving around and exploring the physicality of acting; intense games of Zip-ZapZop, Dodgeball, and “Kitty Wants a Corner” got the blood pumping during first period classes. This was not your usual Shakespeare as a substitute for Nembutal, this was alive.

Our partners from Lenox approached the play’s text as a scaffold; Ryan and Malle declined to tell the boys what they were supposed to think about a line.

After letting them fill the space and step through that door themselves, a Socraticstyle questioning followed, where boys reconciled their understanding of the play’s plot and themes with each character’s affect at a particular juncture.

The residency culminated with a form-wide gathering and collaborative performance of a condensed, hourlong version of Henry V. Some boys dazzled, others flopped, everybody howled. Nobody looked at their phone, rapt in their classmates’

channeling the Harry Monmouth’s milieu (“A kingdom for a stage!”)

Myles Crain ’25 transformed into Montjoy, Dom Valcin ’25 sold the crowd on the Dauphin’s creepily deep love for his “cheval volant”, and Rachie Chen’25 went positively bonkers as the King of France.

If you can access Shakespeare, a curriculum for life is at your fingertips, free of charge. Fretting about the poor decisions your friend keeps making?

Regan can sympathize “O sir, to willful men, the injuries that they themselves procure must be their schoolmasters.”

(King Lear, 2.4) The breadth of the human condition, it is all there, and it is relevant to this day.

When they leave the Hilltop, our hope is that Salisbury boys will know the sagacious Bard is ever available, entertainer as well as life coach. Unlikely they will forget evacuating their comfort zones with actors from Shakespeare & Company and storming into battle at Harfleur and Agincourt.

Riffing Hal on St. Crispin’s Day: old boys forget; yet all shall be forgot, but Salisbury Fourth Formers will remember with advantages what feats they did that day in December ’22 when they brought the heroic tale of Henry V back to life on the ground floor of Centennial!

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he theme of the past fiscal year and the School’s advancement work, Then, Now, Always, resonates with so many of the Salisbury School constituents. It capably ties together the stalwarts of Sarum, The Legends from the most distant of graduating classes, and our current boys in the pursuit of excellence. It unites our current and past Board members with our parents who always share a vision for what is possible.

It is the stories and the successes profiled in the annual report that remind us why we do what we do.

Salisbury is mission true, just as we were in the many decades that have preceded the dynamic times of today.

We care about growing gentlemen. The students know that it is how you treat people that matters most. Our boy-centric educational model needs your commitment and support, now. Our faculty has doubled down on pedagogy and programs designed for how boys learn best. Our parents, current and “forever” included, embrace the value proposition of a school designed for boys, for which we are grateful. Year in and year out, your fundraising participation percentage is the envy of independent schools. Thank you.

The most interesting part of my role now is my many interactions with the alumni. There are a few resounding traits of each and every one of you. You are men of character who value relationships. You hold us and each other to high standards. You are obsessed with learning and possess deep intellectual curiosity. And, you tell us how you learned the mental toughness and resiliency here to thrive in a dynamic, complex world. Of note, more than 45% of our alumni donate to Salisbury over a threeyear period. If we simply make that annually, we would lead all schools in philanthropy.

Last fall one of the Legends threaded his first day on campus more than fifty years ago when he was nervous,

vulnerable, and optimistic to his 50th reunion last fall.

He said that one gets “to see their inner soul” in moments like these. The Hilltop’s remarkable culture of support and Brotherhood keeps this alive, always.

The Salisbury brand is thriving, as evidenced in our successful external work in admissions and development.

As you enjoy the pages ahead, we are proud to amplify the most noteworthy moments and accomplishments from the past fiscal year. These stories exemplify our collective work and successes that can be celebrated by each and every member of the Sarum community.

As I write this in late June from Henley-on-Thames as a fan of the Salisbury crew team, I am reminded of the power of both optimism and faith that resonates on the Hilltop. On a day off here the team and coaches visited the hamlet of Salisbury; legend has it that long-time faculty member and coach Dick Curtis led the team in the Sarum Hymn from remains of Old Sarum, site of the ruins of an ancient fort and castle. One can’t imagine a more profound moment.

Loyalty and honor, we thy sons now pledge then…Then, Now and Always.

Here’s to many more in the year ahead. Thank you for making these moments possible and enduring, just like all we do for the boys in our special part of the world.

Esse Quam Videri

Peter B. Gilbert P’18,’20 Assistant Head of School for Institutional Advancement

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FINANCIAL

OVERVIEW Gifts to Salisbury School July 1, 2022—June 30, 2023

FY23 Income n

Tuition & Fees 72% (net of financial aid)

n

Endowment 13%

n

Annual Fund 10%

n

Other 5%

The Salisbury Fund:

$2,535,559 Capital & Endowment:

$8,094,866 Other: (includes annual restricted, planned gifts and gifts-in-kind)

$1,865,937 FY23 Expenses n

Instructional 26%

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Administrative 24%

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Plant Maintenance 24%

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Auxiliary Services 12%

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Debt Services 8%

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General Institutional 6%

Alumni Top Ten | The Salisbury Fund Participation 1992 1964 1988 1961 1957 1966 1984 1960 1985 1965

Total:

$12,496,362 Participation in The Salisbury Fund Alumni Participation:

24%

Parent Participation:

78%

Faculty Participation:

100% 224

New Donors

Contributions 67.5% 48.2% 47.4% 45.0% 41.2% 38.5% 37.3% 36.8% 34.6% 33.3%

1984 1981 1988 1979 2007 1992 1966 1983 1959 1980

$153,194 $85,515 $82,375 $54,150 $44,055 $38,011 $35,025 $33,150 $31,400 $30,908

The Salisbury Fund Totals Alumni:

$959,738

Parents:

$691,008

Past Parents, Grandparents, Friends:

$884,813

(Classes must have at least 10 active classmates to be listed)

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PLANNED GIVING Salisbury Announces Partnership with Estate Planning Resource Salisbury School is a place where tradition matters. In the name of tradition and legacy, we are excited to share a way for our community members to protect their own future—the same way you’ve ensured our graduates grow to become men of character and promise. To help you protect the things that you love, we have partnered with FreeWill, a free estate-planning resource for the Sarum community. Take a moment today to explore the resources at FreeWill to care for your loved ones. It is quick (most people finish in 20 minutes or less) and 100% free to you.

freewill.com/salisburyschool

Loyalty and Brotherhood Then, Now, Always “I have been a consistent contributor since graduation and therefore it was important to me that Salisbury is a beneficiary in my estate plans.

Salisbury’s email introducing their partnership with FreeWill spurred me on and provided an easy way to make sure that happened. I have a great love for the School and hope it will thrive for many years to come. I really like knowing that I will continue to support Salisbury even when I am no longer grass-side up.”

—Peter Clifford ’74

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Cupola Society The Cupola Society is an honored group of alumni, parents, and friends whose commitments to Salisbury will extend beyond their lifetimes. These generous intentions will one day translate into a substantially larger endowment, creating opportunities for increased scholarship aid, faculty support, and facilities improvement.

Anonymous Mr. Douglas B. Allen ’53 * Mr. J. Bryan Anthony ’64 Mr. William E. Appleyard ’53* Mr. Dutch Barhydt Mr. David W. Barnard ’61 Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Barnett ’62 Mr. and Mrs. Courtney Bartlett ’84, P’13 Mr. William W. Bartlett ’54, P’84, GP’13* Mr. Jim H. Bates ’48, P’75,’82, GP’04* Mr. Andrew N. Baur P’86* George Beavers III ’48, P’82* Reverend Dr. Charles A. Bevan, Jr. P’92,’94,’97,’00* Mr. David R. Blossom ’28* Mr. Gordon J. Boozer ’85 Mr. Morley C. Boyd P’83* Mrs. Helene K. Bracken* Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Bradford ’48, P’86 Mr. John G. Brim ’64 Mr. Donald W. Burkett ’58 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Callahan P’04,’08,’09 Mr. Edmund Samuel Carr* Dr. and Mrs. James Carter P’94 Mr. and Mrs. Keith E. Cassell P’06 Mr. Edward C. Childs ’93 Mr. John W. Childs ’59 (Hon.) Dr. Richard S. Childs, Jr. ’63 Mr. C. Robert Clausen ’43* Mr. Peter G. Clifford ’74 Mr. and Mrs. Atwood Collins III P’93,’97 Mr. Jonathan T. Connors ’98 Mr. Charles N. Cresap* Mrs. Carolyn B. D’Alessandro Mr. William G. Daniels ’72 Mr. Edwin C. Davies ’53* Mrs. Helen Davis Mr. Jeremy S. Davis ’52* Mr. Nathaniel B. Day ’56 Mr. James F. Dickerson ’65 Mr. Charles D. Dickey III ’67 Mr. And Mrs. John T. Dillon P’09* Mr. James van B. Dresser ’59 Mr. Peter T. Earle ’51* Mr. John M. Emmett ’53*

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Mr. John F. Erdmann III ’81 Mr. L. Gillespie Erskine, Jr. ’40* Mr. William R. Fearey ’42* Mrs. Marian M. Ferguson* Mr. Richard D. Field ’59* Mrs. Elizabeth W. Firuski* Mr. Richard T. Flood, Sr.* Mr. John J. Flynn, Jr. ’79 Mr. Jackson W. Foley, Jr. ’61 Mr. and Mrs. H. Crosby Foster II ’57 Mr. Richard B. Fuller ’64* Mr. Michael J. Garvey, Jr. ’48* Mr. James W. Gerard V ’79 General James W. Gerard Ii ’34, P’79* Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Gilbert P’18,’20 Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Gudis P’13 Mr. David H. Haffenreffer ’57 Mr. Donald B. Hajec ’56* Mr. Lewis R.M. Hall ’47* Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Y. Hanes ’92, P’23,’25 Mr. And Mrs. David F. Harris ’37, P’64* Mr. Thomas L. Harris ’45* Mrs. Yasuko Harris* Mr. Joshua F. Hart ’74 Mr. John E. Herlitz ’60* Mr. Peter A. Highman ’42* Mr. and Mrs. Landon Hilliard III P’00 Mr. William O. Hiltz ’69 Mr. Eric C. Hudson ’80 Ms. Camille Jayne Mr. Gregory Johnson and Ms. Jennifer Walston Johnson P’21 Mr. David S. Junker ’35* Mr. Henri Pell Junod, Jr. Mr. Henri P. Junod 1917* Mr. John L. Kemmerer III ’66 Mr. George P. Kendall ’47* Mr. And Mrs. Edward M. King ’53* Mr. Brady C. Knight ’91 Sir Eddie Kulukundis O.B.E. ’50* Mrs. Elizabeth H. Lawrence P’54* Mr. David C. Leavy ’88 Mr. Jeffrey W. Lozier ’65

Mr. Sidney Mathews ’28* Mr. Arlington B. McCrum III ’80 Mr. Ralph J. Menconi ’84 (Hon.) Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Merrill P’22 Mr. C. Hayes Miller ’75 Mr. Daniel P. Miller ’50 Mr. Michael Moore ’58* Mr. John H. Moorhead ’64 Mr. Orson D. Munn III Mr. and Mrs. J. Richard Munro P’88,’90 Ms. Maura Nicholson de Visscher P’05,’11 Mr. Thomas H. Nicholson ’64 Mr. William F. Nolker ’39* Mr. and Mrs. Todd A. Novak ’89, P’18 Mr. Joseph F. Park, Jr. ’57* Mrs. Susan C. Park* Col. And Mrs. James G. Parker ’30* Mr. John W. Patten ’49* Mr. David C. And Mrs. Mary N. Perkins ’33* Mr. James M. Phillips ’88* Mr. Peter T. Phinny ’68, P’87* The Honorable Robert H. Phinny P’68,’73* Mrs. Sally G. Phinny P’68 Mr. C. Chandler Pohl ’60 Mr. John H. Priestman* Reverend Ernest B. Pugh ’31* Reverend Dr. George Emerson Quaile* Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Riegel III ’84 Mr. Daniel S. Riker, Jr. ’39* Mr. David H. Rudolph ’90 Mr. William B. Ruger, Sr. ’36, P’64* Mr. and Mrs. James E. Rutledge P’80,’84 Mr. J. Wood Rutter ’98 (Hon.) Mr. Jesse F. Sammis III ’56 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Saunders P’01,’13 Mr. Joseph A. Schiffenhaus ’48* Mr. Laurence C. Schiffenhaus ’47 Mr. and Mrs. Christoph H. Schmidt P’76,’78 Mr. Alan J. Schmitz P’64,’68* Mr. Oliver C. Scholle ’72 Mr. Miles P. H. Seifert ’53* Mr. And Mrs. George H. Semler, Jr. ’44* Mr. Charles L. Sherman Iv ’53*

Mr. Virgil C. Shutze, Jr. ’63 Mr. James E. Simon ’88 Mr. and Mrs. John A. Sivright Jr. P’01 Mr. Joseph S. Skobba* Mrs. Sonia P. Somerville P’05 Mr. David S. Spalding ’80 Mr. Ellsworth M. Statler ’31* Mr. Patrick J. Stern ’66* Mr. Prescott D. Stewart ’89 Mr. Robert B. Stewart ’56 Mr. John W. Stokes II P’84* Mr. Walter H. Stokes ’84 Mr. Michael S. Sylvester ’59, P’85,’02 Mr. William G. Thompson ’45* Mr. Frederick M. Tibbitts, Jr. ’65 Mr. Rodman K. Tilt, Jr. ’56* Mr. Wesley R. Tinker III ’53 Mr. Bronson Trevor, Jr. ’70 Mr. Robert H. Trowbridge Jr. ’51, P’75,’77* Mr. John L. Tyler ’41* Mr. John E. Van Duyl ’70* Mr. Edward C.A. Wachtmeister ’67, P’95,’98* Mrs. Karen W. Wachtmeister P’95,’98 Mr. Jeffrey P. Walker P’71* Ms. Sophie P. Walker* Mr. and Mrs. Peter Q. Weeks ’68 Mr. Richard P. Westcott ’43 Mr. Hugh W. Whipple ’72 Mrs. Katharine B. Whipple P’68,’72* Mr. John R. Whitton, Jr. ’47* Mr. Peter Wilmerding, Sr. ’65, GP’93 Mr. Frederick L. Wood ’67 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony C. Woodruff ’01 (Hon.), P’89 Mr. George W. Young ’48* Dr. Jack M. Zimmerman ’44 Mr. Eugene M. Zuckert ’29* * deceased

A gift of any amount through a will, trust, or beneficiary designation qualifies you for membership in the Cupola Society. To join, simply let us know of your plans. You will be recognized in certain publications and will receive invitations to special events. Salisbury School deeply appreciates the members of our Cupola Society.

If you would like more information about the Cupola Society, please contact: Electra Webb Tortorella P’17 Director of Leadership and Planned Giving etortorella@salisburyschool.org 860-435-5775

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PARENT VOLUNTEERS A huge thank you to all our dedicated Parent Volunteers! Their work combined with our generous parent donors demonstrates a continued commitment to the boys’ and their families experience on the Hilltop.

Sixth Form Gift Committee Co-Chairs Gaillee and Neil Fitzpatrick P’23 Amy and Glen Kacher P’23

Committee Aza and Timothy Bowlin P’23 Liz Fernandez and Alex Canals P’23 Dianne Dobbeck and David Christensen P’23 Tracy and Kevin Growney P’23,’25 Victoria and Jonathan Hanes ’92, P’23,’25 Narifah Bacchus and Neal Khoorchand P’26 Cindy and Steven Jing P’20,’23 Gail and Kevin Nemsick P’21,’23 Austyn Zung and Filipe Pereira P’23 Pom and David Shillingford P’23 Sarah and Charles Vorbach P’23 Tamra and Jeffery Wilt P’23

Parent Fund Volunteers Co-Chairs Linda and Jared Soper P’25 Maclaren and William Latta P’23,’24 Third Form Elizabeth and David Mandy P’26 Amy and Dana Merk P’26 Mimi Shea P’26 Jackie and Peter Schellbach P’20,’26 Fourth Form Caroline and William Black P’25 Pan and Charles Broll P’25 Maggie and Roger Crain P’25 Kelly and Paul Judge P’23,’25 Darci and Todd Reimund P’25 Fifth Form Leora Armstrong P’24 Kimberly and Nick Berens ’92, P’24 Caroline and Michael Reilly P’24 Susan and Peter Williams P’24

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Admissions Parent Volunteers

Hospitality Parent Volunteers

Chiquita Alexis P’25 Caroline Black P’25 Aza Bowlin P’23 Liz Fernandez and Alex Canals P’23 Sarah Chiarenza P’24,’26 Victoria and Jon Hanes ’92, P’23,’25 Mark and Lisa Hellman P’26 Hilary and Jan Karst P’25 Joycelyn and Norbert Kuls P’25 Maclaren and Jamie Latta P’23,’24 Dana and Amy Merk P’26 Gail and Kevin Nemsick P’21,’23 Betsy Putnam P’26 Darci and Todd Reimund P’25 Caroline Reilly P’24 Isabelle Ryan P’24 Sarah Vorbach P’23

Jennie Barillaro P’24,’25 Peaches Bauer P’23,’26 Aza Bowlin P’23 Sara Chiarenza P’24,’26 Liz Fernandez P’23 Tracy Growney P’23,’25 Victoria Hanes P’23,’25 Susan Hens P’24 Kelly Prichard-Judge P’23,’25 Amy Kacher P’23 MacLaren Latta P’23,’24 Margaret Mager P’23 Julie Patrick P’21,’23 Sarah Vorbach P’23 Darci Reimund P’25 Carolyn Wambach P’23,’26 Peter Wambach P’23,’26

Spring Family Weekend Career Panel Sarah Ashmore Bradley P’24 Ester Ramirez-Cepeda P’23 Darci Reimund P’25

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Sixth Form Gift Since its inception in 1991, The Sixth Form Gift Program has served to endow financial aid, teaching chairs, fellowships, and building projects: Belin Lodge, faculty housing, athletic playing fields, Spencer Hall, and other aspects vital to the ongoing development of the school community. Families have generously contributed more than $17MM creating a legacy for their boys and enhancing the experience for the entire Salisbury Community.

This year, the parents of the Class of 2023 chose to support the restoration and renovation of the Chapel, naming the lower terrace and pergola in honor of the Class of 2023.

Tradition matters at Salisbury School. For every boy who has ever given a Chapel talk or has needed a quiet, reflective space, to the profound moments when the community needs a sacred space to come together, the Chapel renovation preserves a connection to our legacy and the generations to come.

With strong leadership from the co-chairs and their committee and through the generous gifts of 102 donors, $807,741 was raised ensuring the project’s completion.

We would like to thank co-chairs Gaillee and Neil Fitzpatrick P’23, and Amy and Glen Kacher P’23 for their partnership and passion in this mission to an impactful conclusion that is deeply rooted in Salisbury tradition.

Sixth Form Gift Committee Co-Chairs Gaillee and Neil Fitzpatrick P’23 Amy and Glen Kacher P’23 Committee Aza and Timothy Bowlin P’23 Liz Fernandez and Alex Canals P’23 Dianne Dobbeck and David Christensen P’23 Tracy and Kevin Growney P’23,’25 Victoria and Jonathan Hanes ’92, P’23,’25 Narifah Bacchus and Neal Khoorchand P’26 Cindy and Steven Jing P’20,’23 Gail and Kevin Nemsick P’21,’23 Austyn Zung and Filipe Pereira P’23 Pom and David Shillingford P’23 Sarah and Charles Vorbach P’23 Tamra and Jeffery Wilt P’23

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SARUM GIVES Thank you to all our volunteers who brought success to our Challenge and Giving Days. Loyalty and commitment in our Challenge Days highlight the commitment of the Salisbury community to the future of our school.

Giving Day Dec. 6, 2022 Giving Day 2022 was a tremendous success that produced over 350 donors and $223,000 in contributions in a single day. Led by alumni, parents, and friends of Salisbury, the entire community came together for the boys in support of The Salisbury Fund.

Once again, the Class of 1992 rallied and made close to 20 gifts across 24 hours, supporting our faculty and staff and giving in honor and memory of those individuals that made an impact on their Salisbury experience in years past. This year’s Giving Day exceeded our goals and showed us all that the Salisbury community cares deeply about the future of our School.

Sarum Challenge June 6-8, 2023 The Sarum Challenge 2023 saw record numbers of donors and dollars with over $108,000 raised among 389 individual contributors. This Class vs.

Class participation challenge saw the Class of 1992 take home the Knight Trophy for the second year in a row with 58 total donors achieving a 68.8% class giving rate. Most importantly, this annual event engages the entire alumni community and asks everyone to connect with classmates and make an impact on the Salisbury of today with support for faculty, staff, and students. The commitment and loyalty of our community is best displayed in the friendly competition we see throughout this week each June.

Parents 3rd, 4th, 5th Form Challenge April 14-21, 2023 During a week in April, the Form vs Form Parent Challenge was on! The Challenge for parents was a successful competition to raise funds for The Salisbury Fund with a prize (Belin Breakfast Sandwich) going to the winning form. Gifts from a variety of parents across all forms raised $14,000 for The Salisbury Fund. The third form parents emerged the victors sending all 53 third formers to Belin!

Alumni Volunteer Council and Leadership The Alumni Volunteer Council (AVC), composed of all Salisbury Class Agents and the AVC Leadership, plays a key role in keeping Salisbury alumni connected to each other and to the Hilltop. The Alumni Volunteer Council is led by Co-Chairs Courty Bartlett ’84 and Ted Ahrens ’04, who work closely with Director of Alumni Giving Chris Brislin ’96, P’26 on a plan of action for both groups. The Alumni Volunteer Council promotes regional events and reunions, alumni networking, and improves participation in The Salisbury Fund. They are passionate about Salisbury and are eager to make a positive impact.

Founded in 2022 the AVC Leadership group is a dedicated group of alumni leaders who work to foster connection, engagement, and participation with graduates across the class years. The AVC Leadership group is led by Chair Fred Beck ’97 and Vice Chair William Nazar de Jaucourt ’02. These alumni leaders work towards creating opportunities for collaboration and engagement among its members and the greater alumni community.

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Class Agents Co-Chairs of the Alumni Volunteer Council Mr. Courtney Bartlett ’84, P’13 Mr. Theodore R. Ahrens ’04 Class Agents Mr. Richard P. Westcott ’43 Mr. Richard R. Gillespie ’48 Mr. Arthur L. Peacock ’50 Mr. Stan Pinover ’51 Mr. Ralph M. McDermid ’53, GP’14 Mr. Hilary G. Woodhouse ’54 Mr. Jesse F. Sammis III ’56 Mr. Anthony P. Hoag ’57, GP’15 Mr. Bradford W. Ketchum, Jr. ’57, P’96 Mr. Donald W. Burkett ’58 Mr. John E. Olson ’60, P’92 Mr. Jackson W. Foley, Jr. ’61 Mr. Peter S. Barnett ’62 Mr. Lawrence H. Delafield ’62 Mr. John H. Moorhead ’64 Mr. Peter P. Brower ’65 Mr. James F. Dickerson ’65 Mr. Melvin H. Campbell, Jr. ’66 Mr. John L. Tyler Jr. ’66 Mr. Ian A. McCurdy ’68 Mr. Joseph K. Hill, Jr. ’69 Mr. Willard R. Vanvoorhees ’70 Mr. Chris A. Rallis ’71, P’04,’06 Mr. Oliver C. Scholle ’72 Mr. Paul Evans Haviland ’73 Mr. Peter G. Clifford ’74 Mr. Knut A. Rostad ’74 Mr. Jeffrey W. Wheeler ’74 Mr. Bill Bushing III ’76 Mr. Stephen K. Garfield ’76, P’09 Mr. Michael R. Eckel ’77 Mr. Alexander H. Middendorf ’77, P’12 Mr. Christopher C. Bushing ’78 Mr. William T. Ziegler ’78 Mr. John J. Flynn, Jr. ’79 Mr. Gregory T. Cutler ’80 Mr. John S. Hamilton ’80, P’16 Mr. Mark C. Hess ’80 Mr. James P. Robinson USCG ’80 Mr. Edward J. Swibold ’80 Mr. Christopher A. Gorycki ’81 Mr. Nicholas Lieder ’81 Mr. William R. Pollard ’81 Mr. Jonathan S. Bates ’82 Mr. George Beavers IV ’82 Mr. Theodore B. Smith III ’82 Mr. Christopher C. Callahan ’83, P’15 Mr. Duncan R. Kennedy ’83 Mr. David M. Molder ’83 Mr. Anson G. P. Stookey ’83

Mr. Courtney Bartlett ’84, P’13 Mr. Serre L. Murphy ’84 Mr. Jeffrey T. Prior ’84 Mr. Charles M. Spofford ’84 Mr. Nathan B. Durfee III ’85 Mr. Thomas G. Johnson, Jr. ’85 Mr. James E. Mullen ’85 Mr. Robert P. Zabel Jr. ’85 Mr. E.D. Smith Kennedy ’87 Mr. Chad A. Wabrek ’87 Mr. Ian A. Findlay ’88 Mr. Davis B. Martin ’89 Rev. Dr. Joseph K. Hall IV ’90 Mr. Brady C. Knight ’91 Mr. Kristopher S. Loomis ’92 Mr. Sasha A. Tcherevkoff ’92 Mr. Michael T. Anastasio ’93 Mr. Ghassan C. Haddad ’93 Mr. Andrew C. Gates ’94 Mr. Justin K. Kane ’94 Mr. Eben M. MacNeille ’94 Mr. Alexander T. Raday ’94 Mr. Preston F. Death ’95 Mr. Scott S. Fox ’95 Mr. Christopher J. Brislin ’96 Mr. Seamus S. Lamb ’96 Mr. Timothy J. McCaffrey, Sr. ’96 Mr. Frederick Beck III ’97 Mr. Grant M. Schwartz ’97 Mr. Benjamin M. Feldman ’98 Mr. Jason F. Indelicato ’98 Mr. David E. Friedman ’99 Mr. David J. Greiner ’99 Mr. Oliver B. Janney ’99 Mr. Tucker M. Veenis ’00 Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Gross ’01 Mr. David R. Sandals ’01 Mr. Cris P. Sigovitch ’01 Mr. John E. Atkins ’02 Mr. Bryan T. Bendjy ’02 Mr. Edward A. Brown ’02 Mr. Colin R. Griggs ’02 Mr. William M. E. Nazar de Jaucourt ’02 Mr. Gabriel J. Tash ’02 Mr. Winter Mead III ’03 Mr. Theodore R. Ahrens ’04 Mr. Jonathan M. Bates ’04 Mr. James T. Clark, Jr. ’04 Mr. Robert B. Hollinger III ’05 Mr. Llewellyn G. Ross III ’05 Mr. Jeremiah J. Cunningham ’06 Mr. Bradley P. Werntz ’06 Mr. Brian L. Corbat ’07 Mr. Patrick J. Powers ’07 Mr. Kyle S. Beatty ’08

Mr. J.R. DiBart III ’08 Mr. Michael J. Driscoll, Jr. ’08 Mr. Alexander S. Holder ’08 Mr. Tin Kin Wong ’08 Mr. Henry P. Couzens ’09 Mr. Tucker K. Garfield ’09 Mr. John P. Guay ’09 Mr. Stefan Merriam ’09 Mr. Chase A. Richey ’09 Mr. Kyle M. Good ’10 Mr. Christopher S. Hansell ’10 Mr. Zachary A. Rohde ’10 Mr. Yanbo Wang ’10 Mr. Gabriel J. Antoni ’11 Mr. Christopher E. Garibaldi ’11 Mr. Samuel A. Richter ’11 Mr. Andrew B. Brunson ’12 Mr. Albert J. Carfora IV ’12 Mr. James Ladd ’12 Mr. Wesley G. Middendorf ’12 Mr. Elliot C. Gudis ’13 Mr. Jake Harrington ’13 Mr. Alexander M. Morrison ’13 Mr. Sadiq A. Olanrewaju ’13 Mr. Taylor L. Ogan ’14 Mr. Matthew P. Rote ’14 Mr. Samuel E. Keehn ’15 Mr. Duncan S. Morris ’15 Mr. Ryan M. Phelps ’15 Mr. Lucas E. Smith ’15 Mr. Graham P. Turner ’15 Mr. Nathaniel R. Carter ’16 Mr. Brendan P. M. Dioli ’16 Mr. Parker B. Dotson ’16 Mr. Henry D. Dresser-Kluchman ’16 Mr. Anthony F. Drouin ’16 Mr. Luke Israel ’16 Mr. Jordan Kaplan ’16 Mr. John Sutor ’16 Mr. Kyle L. Tuttle ’16 Mr. Niklas Ast ’17 Mr. Zachary T. Chandler ’17 Mr. Julian J. Coleman ’17 Mr. William Ferreira ’17 Mr. Michael J. Foggia ’17 Mr. Peter Fousek ’17 Mr. Tyler Hickman ’17 Mr. Masashi Kawabata ’17 Mr. Theophilios Quartey ’17 Mr. Aleksandr H. Sakharov ’17 Mr. Andrew A. Bazarian, Jr. ’18 Mr. Victor-James Beauchamp ’18 Mr. Nicholas T. Hale ’18 Mr. Colin Hively ’18 Mr. Woods Novak ’18 Mr. Jacob Sampson ’18

Mr. Nicholas C. Sant Foster ’18 Mr. Jonathan Souder ’18 Mr. Stephen D. Willis ’18 Mr. Yingfan Xu ’18 Mr. John Doyle ’19 Mr. George B. Faulstich ’19 Mr. Winston Jules ’19 Mr. Logan M. LaPole ’19 Mr. Jackson Mullaney ’19 Mr. Thomas R. Newberry ’19 Mr. Dawson Wynne ’19 Mr. Jack M. Baltimore ’20 Mr. Michael Fairfax ’20 Mr. William Hauser ’20 Mr. Kyle Reilly ’20 Mr. Hedi Abderrahim ’21 Mr. Erik Bockisch ’21 Mr. Thomas Buhl ’21 Mr. Alex W. Carpenter ’21 Mr. Reginald T. S. Fisher ’21 Mr. Fabrice Mukendi ’21 Mr. Luke Nemsick ’21 Mr. Yinchi Wang ’21 Mr. William DeLaGarza ’22 Mr. Cole Eichler ’22 Mr. Oliver Frontini ’22 Mr. John M. Norris ’22 Mr. Sean P. Sadayasu ’22 Mr. Tye Scott ’22

2022 Legends Weekend Committee 1972 Mr. Toby Beavers ’72 Mr. Alan Benjamin ’72 Mr. Rick Hartmann ’72 Mr. Andy Hemingway ’72 Mr. Roger McKee ’72, P’19 Mr. Beck Miller ’72 Mr. Orson Munn ’72 Mr. Ollie Scholle ’72 Mr. Max Ulrich ’72 Mr. Hugh Whipple ’72 1973 Mr. Douglas K. Childs ’73, P’07 Mr. Paul Evans Haviland ’73 Mr. Alexander D. Walker III ’73 Mr. Thomas B. Wheeler III ’73

Bold Alumni Volunteer Council Leadership

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CAPITAL AND ENDOWMENT UPDATES With $8,094,866 raised for capital projects and endowed funds, below is a listing of endowed funds at Salisbury and several of the philanthropic highlights of the 2022-23 school year.

Institutional Economics: The historic growth and success of Salisbury School is reflected in our ability to remain mission-true to our boys school mission. While benefiting from the loyalty and love of our constituents in a partnership to build and endow facilities and programs, the School realizes our everyday goal for excellence. The top line items for any school’s budget are personnel and programs. Just as the For the Boys mantra has served us well, it is the remarkable gratitude in the tradition to honor those most connected with the boys and their families: the faculty and the staff. Salisbury stands out in this regard with many of our facilities and prizes being named after faculty and staff members, including the most recent: The Chandler House, Yukun Luo Mandarin Prize, and the Ruskin-Delgado Endowment for Jewish History and Education. There is no greater honor for a faculty/staff member than to have a naming legacy at a place you have given so much of your life and service.

As we look to the 125th celebration in 2026, our future will very much rely on endowment growth and significant programmatic capital projects. In partnership with parents, grandparents, and alumni, we have seeded

endowments for a number of the athletic teams this past fiscal year: football, hockey, lacrosse, and soccer. While it takes considerable support to use a 5% draw annually for each, we are confident that we can do so in the next few years without prioritizing support away from The Salisbury Fund, always our top fundraising priority for our annual operating budget. Of note, as the School rounded out the fiscal year on June 30th, the Class of 1985 successfully seeded an endowment to which they will add in their many years and reunions ahead towards a $1.5MM goal.

One only has to look at the immediate impact of our most recent capital for programmatic funds: the digital media lab that produces our livestreaming, an economics-history prize that rewarded research and original thought, the sailing fund that provided new equipment and elevated the team to new heights, the 1% for the Planet support from Harney Teas that has taken our environmental science beyond the theoretical, and the golf range that has provided a breadth of student opportunity and added to our athletic trophy case.

Others interested in learning more about endowment opportunities, please contact Assistant Head of School for Institutional Advancement Peter Gilbert at 860-435-5730 pgilbert@salisburyschool.org.

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Endowed Funds that Support Programs

Leland C. Rhodes ’86 Forestry Fund Established in 1990 in memory of Leland Rhodes ’86 to support the Forest Science class.

Abbruzzese Fund for Entrepreneurial Studies Established in 2007 by the Abbruzzese Family in support of the Entrepreneurial Studies Program.

Lisa H. Lawrence Music Endowment Established in 1975 to support the music program.

David Charlton Perkins ’33 Fellowship Established in 2007 through a gift from the Estate of Mary Perkins, this fellowship is offered annually to provide assistance to a talented fifth or sixth former to study in England during school vacation.

The recipient should visit Salisbury, England while in England, to renew historic links between Salisbury School and Old Sarum.

Class of 1950 Anne Langdon Fund Established in 2000 by Dan Miller ’50.

The Chandler Fund Established in 2021 in honor of Tracy and Headmaster Emeritus Chis Chandler’s ’11 (Hon.), P’18,’24 thirty years of service to Salisbury School to endow the Campus Life program at Salisbury.

Class of 1957 George And Anne Langdon Fund Established in 2007 by the Class of 1957 in honor of George and Anne Langdon to support the Rudd Learning Center.

Class of 1978 Mental Health Fund Established in 2018 by the Class of 1978 to support student assistance, educational programming, and annual speakers to address the various mental health issues so prevalent in today’s society.

NEW Economic History

Prize Endowment Established in 2022 by Steve Noneman ’86 to support the Salisbury Economic History Prize.

Endowed Language Fund in Support of Mandarin Chinese Established in 2010 in support of Mandarin Chinese.

Rudd Reading Center Endowment Established in 1991 by Ron Glenn ’59 in honor of Josephine and Hop Rudd.

Kleberg Environmental Science Established in 2001 by the Robert J Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation to support Environmental Science field studies and lectures.

Loblolly Fund fo Environmental Studies Established in 2003 by John Winthrop P’05 to be used by the Environmental Science Department to purchase items for which money is not available in the budget.

NEW The Merriam Family

Chair for History Established in 2023 by the Merriam family.

Morris Family Chapel Talk Endowed Fund Established in 2014 by the William R. Morris family.

Richard B. Fuller ’64 Endowed Music Fund Established in 2008 by Cary Fuller in honor of his brother Richard’s love for music.

NEW Rita Delgado &

Jeff Ruskin Endowment Established in 2022 in recognition of Rita Delgado and Jeff Ruskin to support Jewish history and education programming The Walter Brown Billingsley ’82 Memorial Lecture Series Fund Established in 1988 in memory of Walter Billingsley ’82 to expose the Salisbury community to a wide range of unusual and inspirational individuals speaking on issues of general interest and importance.

Alton Yan ’24 (runner up), Scot Beattie Math Department Chair, and Hanjoon Kim ’23 (winner).

Economic History Prize Endowment Economics is a unique lens through which to view the world, both past and present. The objective of the Economics Prize is for students to develop and articulate their lens for economics, with a particular focus on the past. Students should begin their research process by reading history books on economics and business, on a topic of their choice. They may wish to study a particular industry, company, technology, ideology, theory, historical figure, or field of economics. It is important that the student chooses a focus that they feel a personal connection to. After a topic is identified and researched, a thesis should be developed and defended.

The Economics Prize for an Outstanding Research Paper is awarded to a student who demonstrates personal engagement, depth of understanding, and an ability to consider and weigh diverse viewpoints. The paper should draw from a variety of high-quality, dependable sources.

Henrietta M Mead Book Fund Established in 1995 in honor of Henny Mead.

NEW Yukun Luo

Mandarin Chinese Course Prize Established in 2022 by the Schulein Family.

Endowed Funds that Support Financial Aid Andrew J. Rutledge ’80 Scholarship Established by the Rutledge family in memory of their son and brother, Andy, to support returning students who are real assets to the School.

The Merriam Family Chair for History Salisbury extends its sincere thanks and deep appreciation to the Merriam family for their continued loyalty and support of the School. In 2021 the Merriams wished to recognize former Headmaster Chisholm S. Chandler ’11 (Hon.), P’17,’25 through a transformational gift to the School. A million-dollar gift to the Chandler Fund in 2021 was followed this year by a gift to endow the Merriam Family Chair for History. Donors like the Merriams affirm the Salisbury mission of educating the whole boy and allow Salisbury to continue to provide the very best experiences for our boys and faculty members.

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Jeff Ruskin and Rita Delgado Endowment for Jewish History and Education This winter, Salisbury School was proud to announce the creation of an endowed fund to support educational and experiential programming focused on Jewish history and education for our boys and faculty. The Rita Delgado and Jeff Ruskin Endowment honors the legacy of these long-time faculty members and highlights one of the many critical roles they have held during their years on the Hilltop. This mission-true endowment from anonymous donors is a timely and purposeful programmatic enhancement that formalizes and financially supports ongoing efforts and creates opportunities for growth.

Rita and Jeff have been active in brainstorming the capacity of this vision and will be meaningfully involved in the next steps of planning and integration. There is no greater honor at a school than to have a legacy gift, program or building named on your behalf.

We thank Rita and Jeff for their steadfast loyalty to the boys in their many roles on campus and for the special moments where they have reminded all of the importance of community and fellowship.

Ann Corkery Scholarship Established in 2013 by Carol and Dick Munro in memory of former Librarian Ann Corkery.

Class of 1992 Gift Scholarship Fund Established in 1992 by the Class of 1992.

Barbara Pogue Cultural Travel Fund Established in 2018 by John F. Pogue in memory of his wife, Barbara, and her love of travel. This Fund provides assistance for students to travel on school sponsored trips.

Class of 1993 Gift Scholarship Fund Established in 1993 by the Class of 1993 to support partial scholarships for middle income families of diverse backgrounds.

Charles Hayden Foundation Scholarship Established in 1971 to support deserving young men from New York and Boston metropolitan areas.

Frank S. and Carolyn B. D’Alessandro Scholarship Established in 2001 by Carolyn B. D’Alessandro.

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Roger McKee Scholarship Established in 2022 by the Class of 1972 in honor of their 50th Reunion to support a student with a demonstrated and continued interest in studio art, design, woodworking, or wrestling.

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Daniel P. Miller Scholarship Established in 1997 by Daniel P. Miller to support tuition costs for a student from the local area.

David Anderson Carter ’94 Scholarship Established in 1996 in memory of David Anderson Carter ’94.

David Hagerman Memorial Scholarship Established in 2021 by family and friends in memory of David Hagerman.

Edward F. Dwight ’78 Memorial Scholarship Given in memory of Edward F. Dwight ’78 by his family, this scholarship is awarded to a student recognized for his character and integrity, elevating the Salisbury experience-academically, athletically and relationally.

Edwin C. Tappert Scholarship Established in 1986 from a bequest in Edwin Tappert’s will as well as gifts sent in his memory. The scholarship supports a student whose positive citizenship, ability to contribute to team sports, and academic motivation and performance are such that he is likely to pursue with profit at least one field of study (mathematics, science, history, a foreign language, and music) through his senior year.

Elizabeth Jenks Dresser Day Student Scholarship Established in 1991 by Jim Dresser ’59 in memory of his mother.

Ellsworth Morgan Statler ’31 Scholarship Established in 1987 with a gift from the Estate of Ellsworth Morgan Statler ’31.

Foxhollow Scholarship Established in 2005 through a gift from Foxhollow School.

Francoise and William Bartlett ’54 Endowed Scholarship Established in 2011 and awarded annually to a student with financial need with a preference for a student who has a demonstrated record or commitment to the study of French or other world languages that differ from his native language.

Salisbury Freedom Fund Scholarship The Freedom Fund was established by the Salisbury School Executive Committee in honor of John Niven ’76, Garnet “Ace” Bailey P’97, and J.C. Connors P’98, all of whom died in the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Awards from the Freedom Fund provide partial scholarships available to families affected during these tragic events. The scope of the Fund has been expanded to include the children of U.S. military service members and public servants.

Class of 1965 George and Anne Langdon Scholarship Established by the Class of 1965 in honor of The Reverend George and Mrs. Anne Langdon, two truly dedicated people who made a profound difference in their lives.

Class of 1953 George D. Langdon Scholarship Established anonymously in 1998 to ensure that aid will be available for a student already at Salisbury who, due to changes in his family’s economic circumstances, might otherwise not be able to complete his education at Salisbury without economic assistance.

George L. Maxwell ’59 Scholars Program Established in 1997 by George L. Maxwell ’59.

Gordon S. Reid Scholarship Established in 1982 in honor of Gordon S. Reid.

Harney Family Fund Scholarship Established in 2021 by the Harney family to provide an annual day student scholarship.

Harold H. Corbin Jr. Summer School Scholarship Established in 1996 by Mrs. Florence Corbin in memory of Harold Corbin, the founder of Salisbury’s Summer School. This scholarship was launched on the occasions of the 50th anniversary of the Salisbury School Summer School.

Harvey Childs Scholarship Fund Established in 1970 by Mabon Childs in honor of his brother.

Henri Pell Junod Class of 1917 Endowed Scholarship Established in 2012 by Henri P. Junod in honor of his father, Henri Pell Junod Class of 1917, to be awarded to students of middle income families.

Jack Souder Scholarship Fund Established in 2018 by the Souder family to provide tuition assistance for the daughters of faculty and staff, or sons not attending Salisbury in grades 9-12.

Joan and John E. Herlitz ’60 Endowed Memorial Scholarship Established in 2010 to provide scholarship aid to a student with demonstrated financial need, with a preference for a student who has either an established record in visual arts or a related field or an interest or passion in the visual arts that can be nurtured and grown in the classroom here at Salisbury School.

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J. Wood Rutter Scholarship Established in 1998 in honor of Woody Rutter by his many friends and family to support an international student.

Jeffrey P. Walker Scholarship Established in 1970 by Jeffrey P. Walker.

John and Barbara Pogue Scholarship Established in 1999 by John and Barbara Pogue in honor of their family’s long relationship with Salisbury School. Barbara Pogue served as a faculty member and as a day student advisor, and the Pogues remain active and involved in the School and the local community. The recipient should be a day student, preferably from the Salisbury or Lakeville community.

John Houghton Harris Memorial Scholarship Established in 1992 by David F. Harris Sr.in honor of his brother.

John S. Morris ’84 Scholarship Established in 2009 with gifts from family members and classmates of John S. Morris ’84, the John S. Morris ’84 Scholarship will each year provide scholarship aid to a student with financial need, with a preference for a student who has a demonstrated interest in the study of music and the intent to further that interest through participation in the music program at Salisbury.

Kanatiio T. Adams ’12 Memorial Scholarship Established in 2016 in memory of Kanatiio T. Adams ’12 to be awarded annually to a student recognized for his dignity, integrity, and grace, with a preference that he be a First Nations or American Indian lacrosse athlete.

M.J. Gans International Student Support Fund Established in 2019 by Michael J. Gans ’81 to advance the eductation of students from developing or third world countries.

Malafronte Family Endowed Scholarship Fund Established in 2012 by Michael W. Malafronte ’92.

Class of 1948 Maurice Firuski Memorial Scholarship Established in 1997 by the Class of 1948.

Merwin R. Haskel Scholarship Established in 1960 by Merwin Haskel’s family and friends in honor of his 60th birthday.

Michael Morgan Nields ’91 Scholarship Established in 1991 by the Nields family in honor of their son, Michael Morgan Nields ’91.

Patrick J. Stern ’66 Scholarship Established in 2005 through a gift from the estate of Patrick J. Stern ’66 to be a scholarship fund for paraplegic or quadraplegic students.

Peter A. Fitzgerald ’93 Endowed Scholarship Fund Established in 2010 by the Fitzgerald family to remember and permanently honor the life of a beloved son, brother, and friend.

Philip Sherwood Keeler Class of 1914 Scholarship Established in 2020 by a gift from the Marion Keeler Trust in memory of her brother, Philip Sherwood Keeler Class of 1914, to be awarded to a student annually for the duration of his time at Salisbury. Preference will be given to a football, hockey, basketball, or baseball player, the sports Philip loved and excelled at while at Salisbury.

Ralph MacAllister Ingersoll Scholarship Established in 1986 with a donation from Thelma B. Ingersoll in memory of her husband, Ralph MacAllister Ingersoll, the noted publisher and editor.

Dewitt Wallace Reader’s Digest Scholarship Fund Established in June of 1973 by the Reader’s Digest Foundation to support disadvantaged students from middle-income families.

Richard Altman ’59 Scholarship Established in 2019 with a gift from the Jack & Sylvia Altman Foundation

by Elizabeth J. Altman in memory of her father, Richard Altman ’59.

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Markey Family Scholarship Established in 2014 by the Markey family, this scholarship will be awarded to a Salisbury student enrolled in the School’s Learning Center, who needs financial assistance with the costs associated with the program.

Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation Scholarship Established in 1981 by Mrs. Barbara Babcock Millhouse.

Scholarship Established in 2022 by the Fitzpatrick family.

Sally G. and Robert H. Phinny Scholarship Established in 1993 by Sally G. and Robert H. Phinny.

Yukun Luo Mandarin Course Prize Near the conclusion of the 2022-23 school year, the Schulein family partnered with the School to find the ideal way to highlight Mr. Yukun Luo’s remarkable and impactful teaching career at Salisbury. Forevermore, the Yukun Luo Mandarin Course Prize will be awarded to the distinguished student in each class from Mandarin I up to the Advanced Placement level.

The conviction to honor Yukun at the milestone of the conclusion of his fifteenth-year fits well and appropriately with the mission of the School. The faculty-student partnerships and relationships are central to all we do on the Hilltop. As the first and only Mandarin instructor at Salisbury, Yukun designed a leading world languages model for educating boys.

At the 2023 Awards Ceremony, unbeknownst to Mr. Luo, each recipient of the annual Mandarin Course Prize earned the added distinction of this noteworthy honor for the first time. Consistent with his selfless service to his pupils, Yukun received great applause with deep humility.

Class of 1972 Roger McKee Scholarship In recognition of their 50th Reunion and their classmate, long-term faculty member Roger McKee, the Class of 1972 created the Class of 1972 Roger McKee Scholarship.

This scholarship will be awarded to students who demonstrate interest and pursue work in studio art, design, woodworking, or wrestling, all areas in which Roger McKee excels. The School extends its deep appreciation to the 1972 reunion committee Toby Beavers, Alan Benjamin, Rick Hartmann, Andy Hemingway, Roger McKee, Beck Miller, Orson Munn, Ollie Scholle, Max Ulrich, Hugh Whipple, and to the members of the Class for their dedication and generosity to the School.

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Richard Paul McKellar Scholarship With deep gratitude to Gaillee and Neil Fitzpatrick P’23, the School is proud to announce the creation of the Richard Paul McKellar Scholarship. This fully endowed scholarship is named for Gaillee’s father who was a veteran, scholar, thespian, photographer, educator, and loving and proud grandfather of Griffin ’23.

Mr. McKellar was a first generation American who paid for his undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan and graduate school at Columbia University by modeling. During his well lived life, he taught in high schools as a Reading and Literacy Specialist and as an ESL teacher for over thirty years. This endowment will support a full boarding tuition, fees, and extras annually and opens doors to a depth of remarkable opportunities afforded to all Salisbury boys.

In Chicago, the Fitzpatricks have also been actively involved with the Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund, with whom Salisbury is now a proud partner. The DMSF has the well-stated mission to provide access to educational opportunities “for talented Chicagoarea students facing financial need.” Their decades-long success has impacted thousands of lives in Greater Chicagoland. Salisbury School has always valued providing access to boys from all socio-economic backgrounds, so the opportunity to apply for and, ultimately, to partner with the DMSF was an extension of our admission’s ethos.

As schools progress into the 21st century, our goal is to continue to attract mission-true students and maintain an enduring culture of success. There is no more important tool than endowing the financial aid budget. Tuitions have outpaced inflation, making access and affordability the challenges for all private schools in the long-term.

With the Fitzpatrick’s gift, generations of Salisbury men will become McKellar Scholars and will be given the opportunity to benefit from a transformational educational opportunity. Richard Paul McKellar’s educator’s legacy will have a special meaning here and will provide the ignition for many boys’ journey to the Hilltop and beyond as they realize their internal promise with the uplifting joy of a Brotherhood.

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Roy R. Raizen ’48 Scholarship Established in 2006 by Roy R. Raizen ’48.

Seebeck Family Scholarship Fund Established in 2014 by John Seebeck.

Sean McBride ’84 Endowed Scholarship Fund Established in 2016 by John M. Hurley in memory of his classmate Sean McBride ’84 to support a deserving student who is a hard worker, an athlete, and an outdoorsman.

Thomas M. Ritchie, III ’83 Scholarship Established in 1991 by family and friends to honor Tim MacPherson Ritchie’s memory. Tim attended Salisbury School for two years. He was a very active youth, and his passions were tennis (he was captain of the varsity team) and hockey.

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Class of 1953 Tom Dorsey Scholarship Established in 2001 by the Class of 1953.

Walter C. Bradford ’48 Family Scholarship Established in 2002 by Walter C. Bradford.

William G. Thompson ’45 Endowed Scholarship Established in 2011 with a gift from the Estate of Bill Thompson ’45.

William P. Reeves Scholarship Fund Established in 1997 and awarded to a graduating senior who has shown himself a gentleman, quietly responsive to the needs of others.

The student may also reflect other characteristics of Bill Reeves, such as his great enthusiam for teaching, his love of math, his love of music, his love of literature and/or language.

Endowed Funds that Support Faculty Whipple-Brewster Chair for the Director of the Rudd Learning Center Established in 2022 by Margaret and Hugh Whipple ’72.

Helen S. Maher Faculty Chair for the Arts Established in 2010 by Helen Maher to assist the School in its continuing efforts to educate its students at the highest level.

Rev. Stephen D. Parker, Jr. ’59 Chaplaincy Chair Established in 1997 by the Class of 1959 to honor their classmate Reverend Stephen D. Parker ’59.

Dr. Richard S. Childs, Jr. ’63 Chair for Excellence in Teaching Established in 1998 by John W. Childs ’59 (Hon.) in honor of his brother, Rick, who was inspired by many faculty, especially George Langdon, while he was a student here.

Wachtmeister Family Endowed Fund for the Headmaster’s Chair at Salisbury School Established in 2011 by the Wachtmeister family.

Hamilton Endowed Chair for the Sciences Established in 1986 by the Frederic C. Hamilton family.

Lynch Family Endowed Teaching Fellowship Established by the Lynch family in 2010 to help attract bright young candidates to the faculty at Salisbury.

Bob Gardner Endowed Teaching Fellowship Established in 2013 to recruit and retain excellent teaching faculty in the sciences.

Class of 2011 Gift - Endowed Teaching Fellowship Established by the Class of 2011 to recognize the important and significant role the Salisbury faculty has on the lives of the boys and to allow Salisbury to attract and sustain talented qualified teachers.

Class of 2016 Endowed Teaching Fellowship Established by the Class of 2016 to support young faculty members.

Helen S. Maher Teaching Fellowship for the Arts Established in 2006 by the Maher family for a young teacher who recently graduated from college.

Rutherfoord Family Endowed Teaching Fellowship Established in 2010 by the Rutherfoord family to attract first time faculty from college to the Hilltop for their first teaching position.

Childs Entrepreneurial Studies Program Established in 2005 by John W. Childs ’59 (Hon.) for the purpose of recruiting and compensating a first rate faculty person to lead a course in the study of entrepreneurial capitalism.

Performing Arts Established in 2005 by the Murray family to compensate a new faculty member in the performing arts.

Class of 1956 Faculty Fund Established in 2007 by the Class of 1956 to support the compensation of the Salisbury School faculty.

Class of 2000 Ford Technology Established by the Class of 2000 to endow a new leadership position for technology and curriculum.

Baur Lynch Faculty Travel Fund Established in 2005 by Andrew S. Baur ’86 to offer stipends to faculty for summer travel with a professional development focus.

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Alexander Whitridge Sabbatical Account Established in 2012 by the Whitridge family in honor of their son and brother, Caldy, to give faculty and staff members the opportunity to take time away from their duties at Salisbury in order to pursue endeavors that both refresh and enhance the abilities that make them valuable mentors and teachers.

Sixth Form Medal Established in 2022 by the Broll family as a graduation award voted on by the Sixth Form and awarded to a faculty member.

The John K. Magiera Award Established 2012 by OMR Architects to be awarded annually, the John K. Magiera Award recognizes an individual member or multiple members of Salisbury’s staff who have performed exceptional service during the previous school year and display the qualities of unwavering respect for others, teamwork, and fairness. In 2022 this fund was endowed by the Broll Family.

Class of 1991 Ford Faculty Development Fund Established in 1990 by the Class of 1991 and the Edward E. Ford Foundation in support of faculty development.

Class of 1994 Ford Faculty Fund Established in 1993 by the Class of 1994 and the Edward E. Ford Foundation in support of faculty development.

E.E. Ford Faculty Initiative Fund Established in 2003 by the Edward E. Ford Foundation to enable the Headmaster to challenge and inspire all members of the faculty who meet and exceed the opportunities presented by new curricula, encouraging innovative and responsive academic instruction.

Class of 2003 Faculty Endowment Fund Established by the Class of 2003 to support the Sarum faculty and perpetuate the academic integrity of Salisbury School.

William R. Kenan Jr. Faculty Endowment Fund Established in 1980 by the Kenan family to supplement pensions and other benefits for faculty.

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Excellence in Teaching Fund Established by the Class of 1973 in honor of their 50th Reunion to recognize a long term faculty member’s excellence in teaching, mentoring, or coaching.

Endowed Funds that Support Athletics

Class of 1973 Faculty Excellence in Teaching Fund

Baseball Endowment Established in 2021 with a gift from the John R. Whitton Jr. and Barbara Whitton Charitable Trust to enhance the baseball program and support annual programmatic needs.

In recognition of their 50th Reunion, The Class of 1973 established the Class of 1973 Excellence in Teaching Fund.

This Fund recognizes faculty members who have excelled in teaching and gone above and beyond their regular duties in all aspects of their role. Thank you to Reunion Committee members Doug Childs, Paul Haviland, Alex Walker, and Tom Wheeler and the members of the Class of 1973 for creating this wonderful fund.

Brandon Russo ’10 Fund Established in 2021 in memory of Brandon Russo ’10 to provide a hockey equipment package to the varsity hockey team each season.

Endowed Crew Fund Established in 2011 by Atwood Collins III with a gift from the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation to enhance the crew program and provide for Fleet maintenance. A recent anonymous $1MM gift ensures the Salisbury crew program will perpetuate its mission for years to come.

Endowment for Driving Range/ Outdoor Center Established in 2022 by the Merrill family.

NEW Football Endowment

Established in 2023 by the Hirshon family to provide general support for the football program.

Lacrosse Endowment Established in 2022 to support annual programmatic needs.

NEW Soccer Endowment Established by Michael Zara ’66 to provide additional support for and raise the profile of Salisbury’s soccer program.

Soccer Endowment The Soccer Endowment was created in 2023 by Mike Zara ’66.

Soccer has become a very popular, important sport and many prospective students are looking for schools with competitive, supportive programs. In the immediate future, the Fund will provide support for the team, coaches and program that will ultimately elevate our recruiting efforts to attract these top players. Soccer team captains from each year have united to enlist fellow teammates to support this effort.

Tauck Endowment Fund Established in 1991 by Peter Tauck ’75 to provide financial assistance for students to participate in athletic team trips.

For more information or to support these initiatives, please contact: Peter B. Gilbert P’18,’20 Assistant Head of School for Institutional Advancement pgilbert@salisburyschool.org | 860-435-5730 Electra Webb Tortorella P’17 Director of Leadership and Planned Giving etortorella@salisburyschool.org | 860-435-5775

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An Education Fund for Faculty Daughters: Jack Souder Scholarship Fund The Jack Souder Scholarship Fund was established to bring equity to faculty and staff families by pledging funds to support our daughters’ education. The fund reflects a commitment to retain and support all members of the community. This fund acknowledges dedication and value of the Salisbury School families and staff.

The Jack Souder Scholarship Fund enables each eligible faculty and staff family a grant to be paid directly to their daughter’s secondary school of choice in defraying part of the cost of that year’s tuition. This fund supports the faculty and staff in a critically important way. It has a tremendous impact on recruiting and retaining the best possible faculty and staff to make our community stronger.

The fall of 2023 marks the fifth year of distribution of funds to support the education of the daughters of Salisbury faculty. Each year the fund supports the educational choices of faculty daughters.

In the first few years of existence the fund has supported nine families and eleven daughters.

Salisbury School Faculty daughters benefit from the Jack Souder Scholarship Fund to support their secondary school education choices. In the past five years, eleven daughters of Salisbury faculty and staff with the support of this fund have attended Berkshire School, Emma Willard School, Kent School, Millbrook School, The Frederick Gunn School, The Hotchkiss School, and St. George’s School.

Salisbury Faculty in their own words:

“Working at Salisbury School has afforded both of my children the opportunity to attend top-notch secondary schools. My son, Drew, graduated from Salisbury in 2020, and my daughter, Abby, graduated from Berkshire School last spring. If not for the generosity of the Jack Souder Scholarship Fund, Berkshire would not have been an option for Abby. Berkshire allowed her to flourish academically and socially and set her on a path to success in college. She is now thriving in her first year at the University of Virginia.”

Beth Hammond P’20, Director of Health Services

“Danielle and I truly believe in the value of independent secondary school education…Our daughters, Cate and Chelsea, received a well-rounded experience at Millbrook School that prepared them for the next chapter in their lives. We will be forever appreciative of the Jack Souder Scholarship Fund.”

Danielle and Tim Sinclair ’91, Athletic Director

“I’ll never forget the generosity and the ways my family and the families of my friends have been able to experience the big-heartedness of the Souder family through the creation of the Jack Souder Scholarship Fund.”

Megan Mokriski

Emma Wynne

Molly Metcalf

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Alexis Benham

Ava Marti

Acadia Johnson

Cate & Chelsea Sinclair Ava Marti received the Bourne Advisory Council Leadership Award at the awards ceremony at the Frederick Gunn School.

This award recognizes a student who embodies distinguished leadership qualities and who has demonstrated such qualities throughout their years.

Rhonan Mokriski ’93, Instructor in History, Co-Director of International Students

“To say that we, the Wynne Family, are eternally grateful for the Jack Souder Scholarship Fund is a gross understatement.

It is hard to put into words the feeling of relief it afforded.

The funds provided an opportunity much like we can provide the sons of Salisbury faculty and staff. There is also a large element of appreciation one feels when their place of work makes a substantial investment in their family. Just when you think you can’t be more grateful to work at such an amazing school, the Jack Souder Scholarship Fund added an even greater amount of appreciation and pride in all those who benefit.”

Amy and Bobby Wynne ’22 (Hon.), P’19, Associate Head of School

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HONORARY AND MEMORIAL GIFTS In memory of Kanatiio Adams ’12 Mr. Albert J. Carfora IV ’12

In honor of Kati Brandon Mr. and Mrs. Andrew A. Bazarian P’18,’23

In honor of Daniel Amo ’16 Mr. Jeremiah Jones and Mrs. Louisa GebeleIn Jones

In honor of Sean Brennan Mr. Sebastian J. H. Port ’22 Mr. Carl Edward A. Wachtmeister ’98

In memory of Ronald and Dorothy Anastasio P’93,’95 Mr. Michael T. Anastasio ’93

In honor of Christopher J. BrislIn ’96, P’26 Ms. Maureen Ciombor GP’26

In honor of John “Toby” Atkins ’02 Mr. and Mrs. J. Hunter Atkins P’02 In honor of Tobias Ayer Mr. and Mrs. Joshua B. Gray P’21,’22 In honor of Leighton Ball ’18 Ms. Michelle Karbiner-Ball P’18 In honor of Zachary U. Banks ’18 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Banks P’18 In memory of James H. Bates ’48, P’82,’75, GP’04 Mr. James M. Bates ’75, P’04 In memory of Janet Graves Bates Mr. James M. Bates ’75, P’04 In memory of Judith Bates Mr. James M. Bates ’75, P’04 In memory of George Beavers III ’48 Mr. George Beavers IV ’82 In memory of Gail Bensinger Mr. John Daly In honor of Nicholas M. Berens ’92 Mr. Kristopher S. Loomis ’92

In honor of Henry BrislIn ’26 Ms. Maureen Ciombor GP’26 In memory of Scott A. Brooks Mr. Stephen C. Brooks ’05 In honor of Christopher W. Brown ’93 (Hon.) Mr. Field L. Glover CFRE ’88 Mr. John A. C. McLean ’88 Mr. Marwan Shehab ’88 In honor of Adam Brown-Bryant ’17 Mr. Guy Bryant and Ms. Meredith Brown P’17 In honor of William “Bill” E. Buehner P’89 Mr. Johnson Lee ’94 and Ms. Stephanie Ho In memory of Francisca (Paquita) Cabellero Benitez GP’23 Mr. Alex Canals and Ms. Liz Fernández P’23 In honor of Ethan Canals-Fernandez ’23 Mr. Alex Canals and Ms. Liz Fernández P’23 Mr. Manny Fernandez Ms. Veronica Jorge-Curtis Ms. Monique Pittman-Lui In memory of Mario H. Cebada Amezquita P’95 Mr. Mario H. Cebada Echeverria ’95

In memory of Sean Bowler ’02 (Hon.) Mr. Bryan T. Bendjy ’02 Mr. Joshua C. Frechette Mr. Kevin P. Grady ’00

In honor of Tracy and Chisholm S. Chandler ’11 (Hon.), P’17,’24 Mr. and Mrs. Drew J. Casertano P’09 Mr. Christopher N. Colao ’15 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hanau P’20 Mr. and Mrs. William R. Harris Jr. ’76, P’07 Mr. Samuel E. Keehn ’15 Ms. Carol Keenan Mr. Timothy J. McCaffrey, Sr. ’96 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nichols Mr. and Mrs. William V. Webb

In honor of Pierce & Strader Bowlin ’23 Ms. Angie Bowlin

In honor of John R. Chandler III ’24 Mr. and Mrs. John R. Chandler, Jr. GP’17,’24

In memory of Charlotte Billingsley Dr. Farrell Mendelsohn and Mrs. Ashley Morris-Mendelsohn P’24 In memory of Walter B. Billingsley ’82 Mr. James R. Billingsley, Jr. P’24

In honor of Hugh Cheney ’95 (Hon.), P’99 Mr. John E. Atkins ’02 Mr. and Mrs. Dutch Barhydt Mr. and Mrs. William E. Buehner P’89 Mr. and Mrs. Starling Childs Mr. Alexander L. Cole ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Richard I. Curtis ’91 (Hon.), P’06 Mr. Christopher L. Faison ’04 Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Gilbert P’18,’20 Mr. David J. Greiner ’99 Mr. Andrew M. E. Guild ’04 Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Y. Hanes ’92, P’23,’25 Mr. Ned Ide Mr. Alexander W. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kesler Mr. Chadwick P. Ramsdell ’03 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy E. Sinclair ’91 Mr. Joshua D. Weinstein ’11 In memory of Russell “Rusty” Cheney ’99 Mr. Christopher W. Brown ’93 (Hon.) Mr. Hugh Cheney ’95 (Hon.), P’99 In honor of Daniel Chiarenza ’26, Jonathan Chiarenza ’26, and Joseph Chiarenza ’24 Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kruzynski GP’24,’26 In memory of ColIn M. Conroy ’95 Ms. Joan M. Maher P’95 In memory of Ann Corkery Mr. Christopher Joseph Brislin ’96 and Dr. Lindsay A. Brislin P’26 Mr. Edward Corkery ’04 (Hon.) Mr. Matthew B. Corkery Mr. and Mrs. Seth Gabarro Mr. Samuel E. Keehn ’15 In honor of Matthew B. Corkery Mr. William R. DeLorey ’11 Mr. Robert Lewis Hansell and Dr. Phyllis S. Hansell P’10 Mr. Jeremiah Jones and Mrs. Louisa Gebelein Jones In honor of Alexander Cowell ’25 and Benjamin Cowell ’24 Mr. Wilbur Furman and Mrs. Janice Cowell GP’24,’25 In honor of Pierce Cowles ’24 Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cowles GP’24 In honor of Richard I. Curtis ’91 (Hon.) Mr. Robert J. O’Donnell ’03

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In honor of Andrew W. Leonard ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Leonard P’12

In honor of Bryce Daley ’18 Ms. Brooke Niermann

In memory of Jake A. Hescock ’16 Mr. Andrew J. Guanci ’15 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Hescock P’16 Mr. Dylan X. Sanchez ’18 Mr. John Sutor ’16

In honor of In Honor of JustIn DeLucia ’23 Mr. and Mrs. James Brandon

In memory of George R. Hill ’70 Mr. and Mrs. C. David Koncz ’70, P’02,’07

In honor of Yukun Luo Mr. Charlie Chen and Ms. Lydia Lu P’25

In memory of KevIn J. Dimeo ’09 Mr. Chad G. Berger ’10 Mr. William H. Casertano ’09

In honor of ColIn Hively ’18 Mr. Kevin Hively P’18

In memory of James B. Lynch ’58 Mr. Geoffrey R. Lynch ’87

In honor of KevIn Huber P’23 Mr. Michael F. Cipriano ’19

In honor of Edward Marshall ’24 Mrs. Susan S. Phillips GP’24

In memory of George G. Huntoon II ’62 Mr. Michael G. Huntoon ’65

In honor of Jeffery May P’15,’21 Mr. Colin O. May ’15

In honor of Alexander “Xander” W. Jones Mr. Jeremiah Jones and Mrs. Louisa Gebelein Jones

In memory of In Memory of Thomas D. Mazza ’86 Mr. W. Reed Johnston, Jr. ’86

In honor of Carl Karst ’25 Mr. and Mrs. Jan Karst P’25

In memory of Howard McKee P’72, GP’19 Mr. and Mrs. Roger W. McKee ’72, P’19

In memory of Jane Keur Mr. W. Wesselink Keur ’63

In memory of Henrietta and Robert Mead Mr. James P. Robinson USCG ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Barry L. Williamson P’95 Mr. Trevor O. Williamson ’95

In memory of Duane Daentl Mr. Edward R. Johnson ’59

In memory of John H. Dyett, Jr. Mr. Virgil C. Shutze, Jr. ’63 In honor of Samuel Eichmann ’22 Mr. James Stuart In memory of Peter A. Fitzgerald ’93 Mr. C. Nicholas Arienti ’93 Mr. and Mrs. Atwood P. Collins ’93 Mr. Ghassan C. Haddad ’93 In honor of William J. Fitzgerald ’10 Mr. and Mrs. William J. Fitzgerald P’10 In memory of Richard T. Flood Jr. ’03 (Hon.) Mr. and Mrs. H. Crosby Foster II ’57 Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Ryder P’09 In memory of Sally Elliot Flood Mr. and Mrs. H. Crosby Foster II ’57 In memory of Robert “Bob” Gardner Mr. and Mrs. Russell H. Edes In honor of Maxwell L. Gilbert ’17 Ms. Mary Reardon GP’17 In honor of Peter Gilbert P’18,’20 Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Coe P’10,’12 Mr. Matthew Harblin ’22 Mr. Charles Langdon ’20 Mr. Lucas E. Smith ’15 In memory of Michael J. Gunning ’92 Mr. and Mrs. Mark T. Mulvoy ’92 In memory of David S. Hagerman Mr. Joshua D. Mattison ’95 In honor of Rev. Joseph K. Hall IV ’90 Mr. Reid J. Boren ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Miller Ms. Heather N. Pelletier Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Siff Mr. Lucas E. Watson ’90 In honor of Ashley and Ted Harrington P’13 Mr. and Mrs. James Reid In memory of George W. Hebard ’61 Mr. Peter P. Clark ’61

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In memory of Willem Keur ’36 (Hon.) Mr. W. Wesselink Keur ’63 In memory of Judith and John Kittredge P’80 Mr. Christopher J. Kittredge ’80 In memory of The Rev. George D. Langdon and Mrs. Anne Langdon Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Adams ’65 Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Ames ’64, P’87 Mr. J. Bryan Anthony ’64 Mr. John W. Brooks ’64 Mr. Dwight E. Chalker ’64 Mr. William O. Clark, Jr. ’65 Mr. James B. Clarke ’63 Mr. and Mrs. George W. Currier ’65 Mr. James F. Dickerson ’65 Mr. Nicholas R. Duke Sr. ’65 Mr. John P. Eggers ’65 and Ms. Rose Anne Stoia Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Enright, Jr. ’49 Mr. Robert F. Hill ’64 Mr. Michael G. Huntoon ’65 Mr. and Mrs. David N. King ’64, P’93,’94 Mr. Joseph P. Lawson, Jr. ’65 Mr. Jeffrey W. Lozier ’65 Mr. Glenn A. Millar ’64 In honor of Joshua T. Leary ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Paolo Maglio GP’12,’14 In honor of Kyle A. Leary ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Paolo Maglio GP’12,’14 In honor of Matthew Lehman ’25 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lehman P’25

In honor of Eric Lombardo Mr. and Mrs. John S. Lombardo, Jr. P’11

In memory of Rob Mead Mr. James P. Robinson USCG ’80 In honor of Fields S. Mendelsohn ’24 Ms. Jill Nelson P’24 In honor of Archie Messinger ’23 Ms. Maxann Beja P’23 In honor of Jessica Metcalf P’21 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nichols In memory of Kyle D. Miller ’01 Mr. Thomas R. McHugh ’01 In honor of Ryan Mohyeddin Mr. James Mohyeddin and Dr. Farah Toyserkani P’22 In honor of Rhonan Mokriski ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew A. Bazarian P’18,’23 Mr. Reid J. Boren ’90 Mr. Charlie Chen and Ms. Lydia Lu P’25 Rev. Dr. Joseph K. Hall IV ’90 In memory of Warren E. Moore ’79 Mr. Timothy R. Fitzpatrick ’79 Mr. John J. Flynn, Jr. ’79 Mr. and Mrs. James W. Gerard V ’79 Mr. David S. C. Kusuma ’79 Mr. and Ms. Campbell B. Langdon ’79 Mr. James E. Lineberger, Jr. ’79 Mr. C. Bruton Lynch ’79 Mr. P. Huntington MacWilliams ’79 Mr. Anson B. Mooney ’79

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Mr. Joshua J. Ott ’79 Ms. Martha Peabody Mr. S. Blake Swensrud II ’79 Mr. D. Randall Wilmot ’79 In memory of Samuel T.B. Newton ’06 Mr. and Mrs. Blake T. Newton III P’06 In honor of Katherine Nichols Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nichols Mr. Bryan Wymbs In honor of Robert Nichols Mr. Bryan Wymbs In honor of Brooke Niermann Mr. and Mrs. Starling Childs In honor of Mary B. O’Neil Mr. Jeffrey J. May In memory of Richard H. O’Neil P’14,’23 Mr. Jeffrey J. May and Dr. Mary B. O’Neill P’15,’21 In memory of Barclay Palmer Mr. Edward R. Johnson ’59

In honor of Theophilios “Theo” Quartey ’17 Mr. Jeremiah Jones and Mrs. Louisa Gebelein Jones In memory of William P. Reeves Mr. Kevin C. Coleman ’87 Mr. Charles R. Simonds, Jr. ’89

In honor of Luke Salvati ’17 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Salvati P’17

In memory of Gordon S. Reid Mr. Charles R. Hoeveler ’63

In honor of Christopher Schellbach ’26 Mr. Peter Schellbach ’20

In honor of Riley Reimund ’25 Mr. and Mrs. Todd Reimund P’25

In honor of Oliver Scholle ’72 Mr. Robert G. Manice ’72

In honor of Cole Rice ’21 Mr. and Mrs. Dan Rice P’17,’21,’22

In memory of William “Bill” H. Schweitzer, Sr. P’04 Mr. Arthur H. Schweitzer III ’04

In honor of Erik N. Rice ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Dan Rice P’17,’21,’22 In honor of In Honor of Kai D. Rice ’17 Mr. and Mrs. Dan Rice P’17,’21,’22 In honor of Barbara Riegel P’84, GP’13 Mr. and Mrs. James Reid In honor of Amanda and Richard Riegel Mr. and Mrs. James Reid

In honor of Reverend Stephen D. Parker, Jr. ’59 Mr. Christopher Joseph Brislin ’96 and Dr. Lindsay A. Brislin P’26

In honor of Isaiah Robinson ’14 Mrs. Cheryl Burton GP’14

In honor of James Patrick ’21 Ms. Marilyn Wicks

In memory of Geoffrey Rossano Ms. Joan Baldwin Mr. and Mrs. Russell H. Edes Mr. and Mrs. Dennis P. Shortelle

In honor of John Patrick ’23 Ms. Marilyn Wicks In memory of Richard D. Peoples Mr. and Mrs. Sean M. Peoples P’20 In memory of James M. Phillips ’88 Mrs. Barbara B. Phillips P’88 In honor of the Phinney Family Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Spinella In memory of George Phinney ’17 (Hon.) Mr. and Mrs. Brent M. Barbato ’02 In honor of Wendy Pillsbury P’22 Mr. James Stuart In memory of Johnson T. Platt ’53 Ms. Leslie B. Barker In honor of Jaxon Popovich ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Popovich P’20 In honor of Sebastian Port ’22 Mr. and Mrs. David K. Port P’22 In memory of George E. Quaile Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Siff

In honor of J. “Woody” Wood Rutter ’98 (Hon.) Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Callahan P’04,’08,’09 Mrs. Olivia Petrasch

In memory of Paul A. Ruisi ’66 Mr. Michael Zara, Jr. ’66 In honor of Jeffrey “Jeff” RuskIn P’22 Mr. Sayre B. Brennan ’03 Mr. Nicolas R. Cantone ’05 Mr. and Mrs. S. Lane Faison III P’01,’04 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Rimsa In honor of Christopher Russell Mr. Joshua D. Weinstein ’11 In memory of Brandon Russo ’10 Mr. and Mrs. Brad Allecia P’24 Mr. Chad G. Berger ’10 Mr. Dennis M. Driscoll ’10 Mr. and Mrs. William Latta P’23,’24 Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCall P’23 Mr. Zachary A. Rohde ’10 Mr. and Mrs. Corwin Zass P’23 In memory of Andrew J. Rutledge ’80 Mr. William H. Mell III ’81 Mr. Joshua J. Ott ’79 Mr. J. Wood Rutter ’98 (Hon.) Mr. and Mrs. James Rutledge P’80,’84

In honor of Dennis P. Shortelle Mr. Dillon Potter ’18 In honor of Jonathan Siff Mr. James S. Dineen, Jr. ’83 In memory of Barbara Mick Simmons P’04 Mr. James T. Clark, Jr. ’04 In honor of Samuel H. Simmons P’04 Mr. J. Andrew Will and Mrs. Natalie G. Smith In honor of Timothy Sinclair ’91 Mr. Jeremiah Jones and Mrs. Louisa Gebelein Jones Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Strug P’22 In honor of Procter Smith III P’05 Mr. and Mrs. Milledge West P’09 In honor of Ronald M. Solan ’54 Mr. Matthew R. Northrop ’86 In honor of William Soper ’25 Mr. James S. Lane III GP’25 In honor of Thomas Spinella Mr. and Mrs. William V. Webb In honor of Charles Strauss Mr. Will Leedy In memory of Cooper B. Stuart Jr. ’05 Mr. Nicolas R. Cantone ’05 Mr. Patrick M. N. de Visscher ’05 Mr. Leland F. Morris ’05 In honor of John Sutor ’16 Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Sutor IV P’16 In honor of Andrew Swann ’96 Mrs. Nancy Swann P’96 In Memory of Charles W. Tait Mr. Michael L. De Feo ’84 Mr. Charles B. Rouse and Mrs. Susan Daly-Rouse P’84

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In memory of EdwIn C. Tappert Mr. John W. Brooks ’64 In honor of Electra Webb Tortorella P’17 Mr. Ralph J. Menconi ’84 (Hon.) In memory of John L. Tyler ’41 Mr. John L. Tyler Jr. ’66 In honor of Nikolas ValcIn ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Valcin GP’22,’25

In memory of Alexander “Caldy” Whitridge ’05 Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Babcock III ’75 Mr. Nicolas R. Cantone ’05 Mr. Patrick M. N. de Visscher ’05 Mr. Leland F. Morris ’05 In memory of Peter R. Wilkinson ’59 Mr. Richard R. Glenn ’59

Remembering a classmate or a loved one

In memory of John Van Duyl ’70 Mr. and Mrs. C. David Koncz ’70, P’02,’07

In honor of Andrew Will Mr. Joseph Boellhoff ’19 Mr. Vimal Sukumaran ’15 Mr. and Mrs. William V. Webb

In honor of KevIn Wall ’18 Mr. and Mrs. Edson Hefke GP’18

In memory of Carl H. Williams P’67,’70,’74 Mr. Christopher S. Hansell ’10

We are often asked about giving opportunities in memory of a classmate or loved one.

There are several possibilities, including naming a Chapel pew or establishing an endowed fund.

In memory of Thomas C. Weatherill ’44 Mr. Robert C. Weatherill

In honor of Wendy Winston P’19 Col. and Mrs. Gregory S. Winston P’19

Please contact:

In honor of William V. Webb Mr. Joshua Wolman Mr. and Mrs. Jackson T. Wong P’15

In honor of Amy and Robert “Bobby” D. Wynne ’22 (Hon.), P’19 Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Gilbert P’18,’20

Peter B. Gilbert P’18,’20

In honor of Joshua D. WeinsteIn ’11 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Mager P’23

In honor of Robert “Bobby” D. Wynne ’22 (Hon.), P’19 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bakewell P’18 Mr. and Mrs. James Brandon Mr. Ethan Canals-Fernández ’23 Mr. and Mrs. Drew J. Casertano P’09 Mr. and Mrs. Eric DeLaGarza P’22 Ms. Kathy Drake P’19 Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Gilbert P’18,’20 Mr. and Mrs. William Mangel P’22 Mr. Jackson Tuma ’21

pgilbert@salisburyschool.org

In honor of Henry Welch ’26 Mr. Ken Krebs and Ms. Jessica Stark In memory of Brent Wentz Mr. Todd Creech and Mrs. Heather Roberto P’24 In honor of Beau Westphal ’23 Mr. and Mrs. Tim Westphal P’23 In honor of Kathy and Richard Weymouth Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Cleary

Assistant Head of School for Institutional Advancement 860-435-5730 Electra Webb Tortorella P’17 Director of Leadership and Planned Giving etortorella@salisburyschool.org 860-435-5775

In honor of Chenming Yan ’23 Mr. Haihui Yan and Ms. Xiaoging Jin P’23

DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Mimi Babcock Director of Family Giving and Engagement

Ryan Carr Director of Advancement Services

Heather Pelletier Advancement Services Coordinator

860-435-5735

860-435-5708

860-435-5705

Tabitha Brewer Development Coordinator

Peter Gilbert P’18,’20 Assistant Head of School for Institutional Advancement

Sarah Scoville Director of Development Communications & Admissions Associate

860-435-5728 Christopher Brislin ’96, P’26 Director of Alumni Giving and Engagement 860-435-5727

860-435-5730 Kristina Miller Senior Associate Director of Advancement & Director of Communications and Marketing 860-435-5791

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860-435-5732 Electra Webb Tortorella P’17 Director of Leadership and Planned Giving 860-435-5775

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Graduation

2 023 Graduation on the Hilltop is a special moment of tradition and celebration. The gathering of the graduates, family, and friends is a poignant moment to reflect on the bonds of Brotherhood. It is also a celebration of the journey and accomplishments of the members of the Class of 2023.

Festivities began as friends and families gathered on the Hilltop for the traditional Thursday barbecue followed by the Sixth Form – Faculty Softball Game. Then graduates were honored in a prize ceremony followed by a special graduation dinner for graduates and their families under the tent.

Friday morning, the traditional Baccalaureate Service was the first official moment of reflection. Then the sounds of bagpipes filled the quad, and the ceremony officially began.

Diplomas were awarded, wisdom was shared, and the graduates enjoyed their last moments on the Hilltop as students. The Salisbury community celebrates these young men as they embark on their next journey.

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Excerpts from Graduation Speakers GUEST SPEAKER RETIRING SCIENCE FACULTY HUGH CHENEY P’99 reflected on the importance of the people who have guided individual growth: family, friends, faculty, and the Hilltop. He reminded the graduates to keep the memories alive by using the metaphor of tending a campfire. It is important to pause, reflect, and breathe life into your fire. This place, these people, and these memories will always be with you, giving strength on a personal journey.

“For a few brief years you have been warmed by the flame of the people here and this landscape. Now the flame is dwindling, turning to embers, and graying a bit with ash.

Bank this fire. Occasionally, take those embers that are your memories and hold them in the palm of your hand.”

SCHOOL PRESIDENT JUSTIN DELUCIA ’23 , reflected on the bonds of

the Brotherhood and leadership: spending time together, leading by example, becoming the Salisbury Gentleman.

“One of the most impressive qualities of our class is the incredible leadership among the group. Brady and I may hold the titles, but we are definitely not the only leaders on campus...Just to name a few, Matt Nemsick, leader of our legendary fans section, shows us what Sarum looks like. His steadfast school spirit reminds us how powerful leading by example can be.

Trey Deere who introduced us to “Orange Shirt Day” and taught us about his family’s experiences at residential schools. Hanjoon Kim who lightens the mood and makes everybody’s day. Oliver Pereira, who volunteers as an EMT on weekends, teaching us what service to your community looks like.

We have all had the ability to be our true selves. We haven’t had to worry about what other people think. We have been able to grow and learn about who we are and what we want to become. We have made the friendships so close that the only real word to describe each other is “Brothers.”

“We are men of character, loyalty, honor, and courage.

We embody our motto, Esse Quam Videri.” Justin DeLucia ’23, School President HEAD OF SCHOOL WILL WEBB emphasized the classes’ ability to give of

themselves to a community.

“What is clear is that you took to heart that in looking at a situation and asking yourself “what can I GIVE to this to make it better for all?” rather than “what is in it for ME?” You truly receive the most, and the outcome is often better than you envisioned it would be. As you move forward through life you will see, time and again, that this singular approach will serve you, and all those within your sphere, very well.”

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Graduation

Events

Knight of the Long Table An evening dedicated to the Class of 2023 began with a procession to the Curtis Boathouse. There, the sixth formers enjoyed a formal dinner of steak and lobster, while celebrating their years on the Hilltop. The Knight of the Long Table, a tradition established in 2017, provided a night of reflection on the Salisbury experience and Brotherhood with toasts, singing, and laughter.

College Day The Class of 2023 enjoyed a dress-down day to proudly don their new college gear.

Sixth formers celebrated their college choices and received congratulations from the entire Salisbury community.

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Graduation

Awards & Prizes COURSE AWARDS Art

Introduction to Film Making: Adam Bauks Sculpture: Aidan Dalton Ceramics: Cooper Growney Art Survey: Hanjoon Kim Painting: Leo Li & Digby Shillingford English

Creative Writing: Ethan Leiker Literature in Film: Rapolas Marcinkevicius English IV Honors: Rowan Schneider History

Modern Asian History: Duncan Rider Mathematics

DEPARTMENTAL DISTINCTIONS Arts

Boatbuilding Michael Born Digital Photography Ethan Canals-Fernandez Isaac Moore Jacob Weiner Filmmaking Tim Huber Jack Huynh Isaac Moore Music Griffin Fitzpatrick Kris Qian Jinwoo Son William Tse Nathaniel Duffy Visual Arts Lucas Cepeda Pierce Bowlin Strader Bowlin Aidan Dalton Cooper Growney Robert Schulein Digby Shillingford Woojoon Shim Jacky Wang Woodworking Michael Born Lucas Cepeda Jacky Wang

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English

Justin DeLucia Griffin Fitzpatrick Sam Hall Hayden Hanes Patrick Jing John Patrick Woojoon Shim Michael Strapp Jacky Wang Entrepreneurial Studies

Hayden Hanes Matt Nemsick William Tse Thomas Yao History

Brady Bendik Brock Behrman Thomas Blair Cole Christenson Justin DeLucia Griffin Fitzpatrick Cooper Growney Hayden Hanes Sam Hall Patrick Jing Leo Li Quinn McCall Robert Morrison Brady O’Sullivan

Honors Calculus: Henry Metz Christian Ramos Rowan Schneider Robert Schulein Peter Vorbach Thomas Yao Jacky Wang Mathematics

Patrick Jing Hanjoon Kim Leo Li Woojoon Shim Timmy Virtudes Jacky Wang James Yang Science

Justin DeLucia Nathaniel Duffy Sam Hall Zachary Hirshon Brayden Hogue Patrick Jing Hanjoon Kim John Moore John Patrick Michael Strapp Jacky Wang Keghan Zass

World Languages

Mandarin: Robert Schulein Woojoon Shim Jinwoo Son French: Thomas Yao Latin: John Patrick Keegan Zass Spanish: Robert Schulein Woojoon Shim Jinwoo Son

Music

Classical Ensemble: Kris Qian Rock Band: Nathaniel Duffy

Science

Forest Science: Matthew Alberti Honors Chemistry: Brady Bendik Sustainability: Russell Judge Environmental Science: Peter Vorbach World Languages

Yukun Luo Mandarin III Course Prize: Jack Huynh Spanish III: Aidan Monninger Spanish III: Oliver Pereira Spanish IV: Strader Bowlin Yukun Luo Mandarin IV Course Prize: Robert Schulein French II: Philip Trojanowski Yukun Luo Mandarin II Course Prize: Bavo Vandenhoeck French IV: Thomas Yao Latin III: Keghan Zass

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MULTIPLE COURSE AWARDS

MAJOR ACADEMIC AWARDS

Lucas Cepeda Woodworking & Spanish III

The Josephine Bauman Rudd Prize

Justin DeLucia Probability and Statistics & Geology Griffin Fitzpatrick America and the Cold War & Rock Band Zachary Hirshon Stem Foundations & Spanish VI Honors Timothy Huber Coloring Our Past & Stem Foundations Garrett Krieger Literature of the Family & Discrete Mathematics Quinn McCall Boat Building & Physics Robert Morrison Coloring Our Past & Modern Politics and Current Issues John Patrick AP Statistics & Latin IV Honors

Yates Latta The Helene K. Bracken Economics Prize

Isaac Moore Digital Photography, Graphic Design & Coloring Our Past Christian Ramos Banned Literature, Calculus & Forest Science

Jinwoo Son Classical Ensemble & Yukun Luo Mandarin IV Course Prize

Matt Nemsick

Sam Hall English Department Prize for Excellence in Writing, Coloring Our Past & AP Microeconomics Patrick Jing Multivariable Calculus, AP Biology & Honors Physics

Lucas Cepeda

Jacky Wang

The Lawrence Music Award

The Key Society Award

The Pillar Prize

Robert Schulein The Chapel Award

Cooper Growney The Cupola Award

Russell Judge Duncan Rider

The Head of School’s Award for School Leadership

The Jones Art Prize

Woojoon Shim Multivariable Calculus, AP Statistics, AP Chemistry & Yukun Luo Mandarin IV Course Prize

Griffin Fitzpatrick Kris Qian

Thomas Blair Argumentative & Persuasive Writing, AP Calculus BC & AP Microeconomics

Cooper Growney

The Reifsnyder Prize

EXTRACURRICULAR PRIZES

LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE AWARDS

The Harold Corbin Prize

Jacky Wang The Sixth Form English Prize, AP Environmental Science & Spanish IV Honors

Sachem Ramos Contemporary Short Fiction & Sustainability

William Tse AP Calculus AB & Classical Ensemble

Sam Hall

Brady Wambach

Cole Christensen The Hugh Cheney Science Award

Pierce Bowlin The Leland Rhodes ’86 Fellowship Award

Peter Vorbach

MAJOR ATHLETIC AWARDS

The Rev. Edwin M. Ward Prize

Trey Deere

The Garrison Miller Crimson Knight Award

The Crosby Medal

Michel Born

Justin DeLucia

The Matthew B. Corkery Medal

The Quaile Medal

Michel Born Cole Christensen Christian Johnson-Hall Russell Judge Rapolas Marcinkevicius Joseph A. Sartori Award

The Richard Fromberg Award

Griffin Fitzpatrick The Founder’s Medal

Justin DeLucia The Headmaster’s Medal

Wenxuan Wang

Brady O’Sullivan Andy Rutledge Athletic Award

Russell Judge Frank Garfield Medal

Rapolas Marcinkevicius Robert Gardner Athletic Award

Hayden Hanes The Richard T. Flood Athletic Medal

Trey Deere

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Matriculation Matthew Alberti Neal Bauer Adam Bauks Christian Bazarian Brock Behrman Brady Bendik Thomas Blair Michael Born Pierce Bowlin Strader Bowlin Ethan Canals-Fernandez Lucas Cepeda Cole Christensen Vern Cooke Aidan Dalton Nicholas Damiba Trey Deere Justin DeLucia Nathaniel Duffy Griffin Fitzpatrick Thomas Galusha William Gantcher Ryan Goldstein Cooper Growney Perry Hall Hayden Hanes Zachary Hirshon Brayden Hogue Timothy Huber Nhan Huynh Patrick Jing Christian Johnson-Hall Russell Judge Thayer Kacher Ashton Khoorchand Jack Killelea Hanjoon Kim Garrett Krieger William Latta Ethan Leiker Yikang Li Andrew Mager Rapolas Marcinkevicius Luke Marino Quinn McCall Archie Messinger

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Junior Hockey Drexel University Salve Regina University Denison University University of Notre Dame United States Naval Academy University of Pennsylvania GAP Year University of Colorado Tulane University Syracuse University Bates College Colby College Johns Hopkins University Naugatuck Valley College Trinity College Syracuse University Middlebury College United States Naval Academy Cornell University University of Connecticut Hobart William Smith Colleges Cornell University Connecticut College Junior Hockey Wesleyan University Worcester Polytechnic Institute University of Colorado Loyola Marymount University Lehigh University Brown University Springfield College Bates College University of Colorado Hobart William Smith Colleges United States Naval Academy Vanderbilt University Hobart William Smith Colleges Northeastern University GAP Year Johns Hopkins University University of Miami University of Colorado United States Military Academy College of the Holy Cross Indiana University

Henry Metz James Meyo Aidan Monninger Isaac Moore John Moore Robert Morrison Matthew Nemsick John Nevin Brady O’Sullivan John Patrick Dylan Payne Oliver Pereira Ty Pereira Luke Pisani Chukun Qian Christian Ramos Sachem Ramos Christian Ratcliffe Brooks Rhine Duncan Rider Rowan Schneider Robert Schulein Digby Shillingford Woojoon Shim Jaxon Smart Jinwoo Son Michael Strapp Philip Trojanowski William Tse Bavo Vandenhoeck Timothy Virtudes Peter Vorbach Brady Wambach Wenxuan Wang Dylan Watson Beau Westphal Jacob Wiener Jan Marco Wimmershoff Gonzalez Luke Winkler Chenming Yan Wenhao Yang Tianyu Yao Alex Zakrzewski Corwin Zass

University of Virginia Gettysburg College Santa Clara University University of North Texas The University of North Carolina Denison University Colgate University Elon University Brown University Purdue University Boston University University of Utah Carleton University University of Virginia University of California-Davis United States Naval Academy University of Michigan Bryant University Hobart William Smith Colleges High Point University Washington University Babson College Texas Christian University New York University Cornell University Boston University Junior Hockey Illinois Institute of Technology Carnegie Mellon University Macalester College United States Naval Academy Fordham University The University of North Carolina Georgia Institute of Technology Connecticut College Marquette University University of Vermont Rutgers University Lehigh University Purdue University University of Illinois University of Toronto Brown University University of Toronto

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“Sarum Connections: You should know” Alumni and visitors share their stories and experiences in person, virtually, and through podcasts.

The ability to host alumni and friends on campus is an important link between learning on the Hilltop and application for future roles as leaders. Their stories are a highlight of learning on the Hilltop and throughout the Salisbury community. These events throughout the year bring together all constituents with the students through shared conversations, programs and connections. Thanks for sharing!

Interview/podcast: Sadiq Olanrewaju ’13 on how his time on the Hilltop opened him up to new experiences, challenged the way he thought about himself, and prepared him to be a leader. bit.ly/3pi0qHM

Program/Speaker Alumni Veterans Day Panel: Former Captain Tom Dalton ’07 of the United States Army and Major Mitchell McDonald ‘07 joined us on campus for Veterans Day to share their stories of experiences on the Hilltop and their leadership opportunities. bit.ly/449dxd4

Legends Weekend Alumni in the Archives and Classroom The Archival History class met with alumni from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s to talk School history. The class co-taught by Jon Siff and James King empowers students to learn, communicate, and expand on Salisbury’s history. Salisbury is fortunate to have alumni who are willing to share their stories. Combining institutional stories, and knowledge of traditions with current voices on the Hilltop is a powerful means to learn. bit.ly/3qX8MoN

Parent/Classroom: Jose Cepeda P’23 Sharing real world applications in the AP Statistics classroom.

Cepeda, a senior managing director at the global management consulting firm FTI Consulting, shared multiple examples of his team’s use of regression, residuals, and predicted values to solve business problems for his clients. bit.ly/3XmFY5i

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FACULTY RECOGNITION:

Honoring Retiring Faculty: Hugh Cheney P’99

BY JON SIFF, DEAN OF FACULTY

When an educator commits to a school for the better part of thirty years, there are inevitably many ways they can, and should, be remembered for their contributions to individuals and the community. Hugh Cheney’s legacy is therefore impossible to fully capture in any one speech or article commemorating his time as a leader of boys on the Hilltop. Yet, it is important to strive for a meaningful encapsulation to honor and thank a great man for his service.

Hugh Cheney began his Salisbury journey in 1993. He brought to the Hilltop a passion for sharing the outdoors and environment. He shared valuable lessons about the power of nature and provided eager minds with knowledge and wisdom that cannot always be gleaned in a classroom setting.

Hugh Cheney used experience as a powerful vehicle for connecting with Salisbury students. On countless trips into the woods of the northwest corner, the high peaks of the Adirondacks, and the wild and beautiful scenery of Yellowstone National Park, he took

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boys out of the classroom and into the wider world. He taught them to see the connection between themselves and the natural world; he worked to teach them the lessons of science, but always against the backdrop of their duty to one another and the environment.

It was in these experiences that Hugh Cheney found ways to share his most important sources of strength and decency.

The November 29, 1993, issue of The Cupola featured a faculty profile on the newly arrived Mr. Cheney. In that article, he shared, “honesty will carry you through almost any situation, be it in school, or with others, and having accomplished that you can really develop into a good human being, so I’d almost rather teach my students honesty than environmental science.” This article proved remarkably prescient. Looking back, it can be said that his greatness as an educator was based upon his own professional and personal integrity and the way he worked to instill that essential characteristic in his students.

Few will be remembered more viscerally than Hugh Cheney. I will

“Honesty will carry you through almost any situation, be it in school, or with others, and having accomplished that you can really develop into a good human being, so I’d almost rather teach my students honesty than environmental science.”

Hugh Cheney P’99

miss hearing him acknowledge the fact that third formers required nurturing to grow. He believed in every boy’s ability to learn about their place in nature and humanity. His quiet and unassuming voice spoke volumes to guide young men of character. His presence made everyone on the Hilltop just a little better by being Hugh Cheney. Loyalty, honor, and devotion were not just words, but actions by which Hugh Cheney lived and taught for his thirty years on the Hilltop.

As he moves into retirement, he takes his place among the pantheon of those who dedicated themselves to generations of Salisbury students. He will stand out among that elite company for his integrity, care, patience, and steady support for the growth of young men into Salisbury Gentlemen.

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Welcome New Faculty This fall Salisbury welcomed twelve new faculty who bring a variety of experience and unique interests to share on the Hilltop.

David Barrutia, Spanish Instructor BA Middlebury College MPA Renmin University of China

Jaimee Christinat, Learning Center Instructor BA University of Connecticut MA Stony Brook University

Milestone Anniversaries It is with pleasure that we honor colleagues who have reached important milestones in their careers at Salisbury.

Thank you!

25 Years:

Lynne Flanagan Peter Gilbert Rita Delgado 20 Years:

Beatriz Rosero 15 Years:

Toby Ayer Chris Russell Andrew Will

10 Years:

Bryce Daley ’18, English Fellow

Meg Allen Kirk Hall Mara Jones Denise Lancto

Christon Gill, Learning Center and English Instructor

5 Years:

Kyle Dudley Leanne Larson Kristina Miller Rich Powell Bob Reynolds Rob Reynolds

BA University of Massachusetts Lowell

BS Western Carolina University

Ned Ide, English Instructor BA Trinity College

Katy McEnroe, Learning Center Instructor

BS Southern Connecticut University MS College of New Rochelle

James Mead, Spanish Instructor BA SUNY Geneseo

John K. Mageira Award 2023 The John K. Magiera Award is given annually to a member or members of the school’s staff who have performed exceptionally well in their work over a number of years. Established in 2013, the Award celebrates the qualities that John Magiera, the School’s Business Manager from 1994-2015, exemplified during his time on the Hilltop. Mr. Magiera was known for his unwavering respect for others, loyalty to his colleagues and the School, appreciation of teamwork, and his sense of fundamental fairness. He inspired those around him with his love of Salisbury School and always encouraged others to strive to make the Hilltop a better place.

This year’s recipients were Director of Human Resources Margy Donecker and Director of Campus Safety John Gordon. They work tirelessly to support the community. Congratulations and thank you!

Stephen Parmelee, English Instructor BS Pensacola Christian College M.Ed Clarks Summit University

Morgan Phillips, Math Instructor BA Williams College JD Boston University School of Law

Jacob Porter, Science Instructor BA Elizabethtown College BS University of Maryland

Rodolfo Ruiz, Spanish Instructor

BA Universidad CENDA Bogota, Columbia

Collin Shapiro, Assistant Director of Admissions, Communications Associate

BA History University of Massachusetts

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BROTHERHOOD

FAMILY EVENTS

Fall Family Weekend Fall Family Weekend is a special time to share the stories and successes of the Salisbury students. With peak foliage on display, nearly 400 parents and friends arrived on the Hilltop in early October to spend time with their sons and to hear news of the opening weeks of the school.

Beginning on Friday and throughout the weekend, parents attended conferences with teachers and advisors, receiving important information and stories on the progress of the boys. Parents had the opportunity to learn about their sons’ experiences and meet other parents at the form receptions.

International Family Dinner International families traveled great distances to spend time with their sons. Having traveled from all corners of the world our special guests were treated to dinner with their son’s faculty advisors.

Sixth Form Parent Dinner A special dinner was also held for the sixth form parents to mark the beginning of their final year. Gailee and Neil Fitzpatrick P’23 and Amy and Glen Kacher P’23, parent leaders of the Sixth Form Gift Project announced their goal to support the renovation of the Chapel in honor of their son’s final year on the Hilltop.

Special Guests Karen Duffy Lambros P’22 engaged in a lively discussion of her most recent book “Wise Up” in which she shared Stoic wisdom on living a life of purpose through letters to her son, Salisbury graduate Jack Lambros ’22.

Other highlights included the parent education speaker, Grace Grinnell, from National Alliance on Mental Illness who spoke about adolescent mental health.

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Spring Family Weekend Convocation Speaker Herb May ’83

Grandparents Day In late September, Salisbury students welcomed a record number of grandparents and special friends to the Hilltop. They arrived early on a Wednesday to learn about the Salisbury experience and share a day with their Knight.

Our guests joined the community for breakfast before attending morning classes. They were welcomed at All-School meeting on the senior steps and in the quad. Here they gained a sense of life on the Hilltop. Before heading off to cheer on the athletics, they rejoined their Knight for a special lunch in the dining hall.

Head of School Will Webb shared a message of the care, compassion, and relationship building which the entire Salisbury Community provides to the boys. As well, he emphasized how the community prides itself in an ability to see, hear, and know every boy.

On May 15, in the Flood Athletic Center, Herb May ’83 delivered the 2023 Spring Convocation address. His message resonated with alumni, families, students, and faculty who were present.

May evoked a familiar Salisbury journey of a young man arriving on the Hilltop, leaving the familiarity of friends, family, and place.

Herb May ’83 and Will Webb During his years on the Hilltop, May built relationships that opened opportunity for Brotherhood, family, and new opportunities.

He faced new challenges, but also growth and the chance to give back. By embracing the culture of the Hilltop, May learned to recognize challenges and create solutions.

May’s leadership and involvement with the One Love Foundation is a prime example of such an opportunity. He became involved with the Foundation because the issue of building healthy relationships is important, but also because of the people. To be a difference maker requires the courage to identify problems as challenges to be solved.

He reminded the audience to embrace challenges to further one’s personal growth.

May ended his story with the reminder to be open to new paths and ideas because one never knows what awaits on the other side.

To live, learn and work at Salisbury takes courage to walk a non-linear path to make a difference: “Esse Quam Videri.” It is what Salisbury boys learn while on the Hilltop and how Salisbury men live beyond the Hilltop.

One Love Foundation is a national non-profit organization with the goal of ending relationship abuse. One Love works to empower young people with the tools and resources they need to see the signs of healthy and unhealthy relationships and bring life-saving prevention education to their communities.

Salisbury School is honored to continue our relationship with the One Love Foundation through educational programming, interactive workshops and by raising awareness at our One Love games and meets.

In the fall, the community comes together after Chapel for a walk to come together in a show of unity for the principles of One Love and the important work of guiding young people as they build healthy relationships.

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REUNION WEEKEND

Reunion Weekend included celebrations on Friday night at the Curtis Boathouse, where alumni and faculty reunited to share stories and laughter. The Varsity Lacrosse game versus Brunswick was livestreamed for the loyal Sarum fans. Saturday events included golf at the School range, rowing on Lake Washinee, and cheering the Varsity Baseball team.

An evening celebration Saturday, at Belin Lodge, brought more alumni, friends and faculty together. Festivities concluded with brunch on Sunday with plans to return to the Hilltop again soon! The weekend was full of memories, laughter and recognition of the bonds of the Salisbury Brotherhood.

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The Hilltop came alive the weekend of May 11-14, with over 300 visitors who brought the Sarum!

The Class of 2018 had eighteen registered alumni that attended, but by Saturday evening there were close to thirty in attendance!

Four alumni were awarded “That’s a Knight!” pins: Topher Callahan ’83, Duncan Kennedy ’83, Anson Stookey ’83, and Dave Molder ’83.

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LEGENDS WEEKEND

Over 60 Salisbury Legends, spanning classes from 1956 to 1973, returned to campus in early September for the 2022 Legends Weekend.

The weekend provided an opportunity to attend and participate in classes, hear from a student panel, enjoy a campus tour, which was an eye opener for those who had not been back to campus in 50 years. Off campus activities included canoeing down the Housatonic, pickleball, a golf scramble, and an art gallery tour throughout Northwest Connecticut.

Friday evening, the group came together for an evening of friendship, food and merriment at Tenmile Distillery, in Wassaic, NY. Saturday included lunch under the tent on Reeves Field and a State of the School address from Head of School Will Webb. The evening concluded with fireworks display on the Class of 1997 Field. It was a great day to be a Knight!

Hilltop Awards During the Legends Knight of the Long Table at the Curtis Boathouse on Saturday evening, Head of School Will Webb presented the Hilltop Awards to Ollie Schollie ’72, Beck Miller ’72, and Paul Haviland ’73, for their incredible service to Salisbury.

Ollie Schollie ’72

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Beck Miller ’72

Paul Haviland ’73

Head of School Will Webb with Salisbury Medal Honoree Hugh Whipple ’72

Salisbury Medal The tradition of awarding the Salisbury Medal annually to a person or persons who have perpetuated the goals and ideals of the School goes back to 1979. During this time, this well-earned honor has never been awarded separately to a father and son. In 1992, Trustee Emeritus Taggart Whipple was recognized with this honor and awarded the Salisbury Medal. During Legends Weekend, at the ceremony for his 50th reunion, Hugh W. Whipple ’72 was presented the Salisbury Medal.

Head of School Will Webb spoke to the meaning of this honor: “One of the great pleasures of working in schools is to partner with generational difference makers…donors, like the Whipples, bring joy to the Hilltop. Hugh and Margaret have affirmed and supported all that is great about our School. Reunion giving is and always will be a meaningful way to honor a milestone.”

In a selfless commitment to the Hilltop, Hugh’s leadership and vision led to an endowment for the Director of the Rudd Learning Center, the Whipple-Brewster Chair.

Furthermore, Hugh and his wife Margaret have started the process to enhance and refurbish the tennis courts.

The Whipple-Brewster Tennis Center, while still in the design phase, will provide a long-overdue opportunity for the athletic department. The Whipples have created a generational legacy at Salisbury that earns a spot with the most venerable names in our history. Loyalty, honor, service, and devotion are central to the Medal and the core of a Salisbury Gentleman.

2023 Legends Weekend Committee: Sam Sammis ’56, Jim Dickerson ’65, Ian McCurdy ’68, Peter Weeks ’68, Rick Hartmann ’72, Andy Hemingway ’72, Beck Miller ’72, Orson Munn ’72, David Ober ’72, Paul Haviland ’73, Doug Sanders ’73

Dedication of Class of 1972 Woody Rutter Crew Shell The Class of 1972 is truly a remarkable group and Salisbury Gentlemen of character, twenty-strong in attendance for Legends Weekend. As if that was not meaningful enough, these men were committed to having Woody Rutter ’98 (Hon.) and other long-serving members of the Salisbury community join them for the celebration. One can imagine no greater tribute for an educator than to have his charges of many years ago show such gratitude and dedication.

On a picture-perfect Saturday at the lake, the “perfect boat,” a new eight-person shell with state-of-the-art Salisbury-branded oars was christened, The Woody Rutter. The Class of ’72, Salisbury legends on the water during their own time, donated the boat with the goal of perpetuating excellence and providing the current oarsmen with the same opportunities to chase dreams and earn medals, as they had.

Of note, Woody’s dedication to the crew program during his time at Salisbury had him traveling overseas with the team. In the 1980s, Woody and his family donated a new eight-person shell (wood, of course) in honor of his father, Joseph Ormsby Rutter.

The original Woody Rutter shell was given in honor of Woody in 1998 by Former Trustee James M. Johnson and his son, Jesse ’89.

Other than the incredible coaches of yesterday and today, there has been no greater rowing stalwart at Salisbury than Woody.

As tradition dictates, Head Coach Toby Ayer tied the generations of Salisbury men together with words of history and meaning for the sport with strong optimism and encouragement for days to come. As he finished speaking, he handed Woody a chalice with water acquired from the finish line of our racecourse to pour across the bow of the sleek, carbon fiber beauty.

If a picture speaks 1,000 words, the ambition of the current team was only matched by the pride of the Class of ’72 and the honor and humility in Woody Rutter’s eyes.

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ADMISSION OUTREACH Throughout the year the Admissions Office works to articulate the mission, dedication, and advantages of the Hilltop experience for past, present and future Knights. They connect with families around the world through receptions, school fairs, and virtual events. These events often featured current students, faculty and parents who shared their experiences and perspective on life at Salisbury.

Travel: Over 40 fair and school visits throughout the United

States and Canada, travel to Europe and Asia.

Receptions: Familes with connections to the Hilltop gathered

to welcome new families and students. In New Canaan, CT, familes were welcomed by Chuleeporn and Charles Broll P’25, while Pom and David Shillingford P’23 welcomed familes in their Salisbury, CT home and gardens. (pictured below)

PROGRAMS HIGHLIGHTED n R udd Learning Center Session with Rudd Learning Director Kati Brandon n G o Knights! with Head Coaches with breakout room sessions with varsity head coaches from each sport. n Decision Making: An essential step in the Admissions process is supporting families as they decide to matriculate at Salisbury School. Revisit events are tailored to prospective parents and provide essential information on the Salisbury experience: academics, campus life, wellness, athletics, and more. n “Beyond the Tour” Preview Day: In person and oncampus, the Admissions Office welcomed over 45 families with a vested interest in Salisbury School. The program featured a student life panel with faculty and student leaders, campus tour, student panel and breakout sessions hosted by the College Office, Rudd Learning Center, Dean of Academics and Student Life Faculty Coordinators. n Admitted Student Virtual Events hosted by Director of Admissions Bill Warder. n “Face to Face with Faculty,” “Student Stories” and “Parent Perspectives.” All admitted students were given an opportunity to gain a deeper perspective and understanding of Salisbury from those living the experience. n A dmitted Student Revisit Days: for those who had enrolled or were making a final decision.

75 families arrived on campus over two days. The program featured a student life panel with faculty and student leaders, school meeting, visits to classes, a leadership panel for parents and lunch with current parents, faculty and students.

Gatherings: In December and January, the Admissions

and Development teams partnered for gatherings of alumni, current families, prospective families and friends in Bozeman, MT and Denver, CO. Virtual Events: Knights @ Night Virtual Event Series:

Events hosted by Director of Admissions Bill Warder, 32 prospective families attended to learn about signature programs.

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Prospective familes gathered in Belin Lodge to begin Admitted Student Revisit Days.

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Salisbury Winter Classic In mid-February, the Flood Athletic Center was full of positive energy and enthusiasm. A record-breaking attendance of alumni, family and friends traveled from far and wide to join the fun and connect with each other and Salisbury.

Families gathered in the rink for a family skate, while others joined in a paddle tennis tournament. English Department Chair Trevor Rees led a discussion of “Circe” for The Book Club gathering.

Athletic competitions were a highlight of the afternoon where attendance brought the Sarum to energize the athletes. Not to be missed were the highlights of food selections including hot chocolate, local donuts, popcorn and a taco truck. The Knight was present for photos!

It is a highlight of the winter to welcome alumni, family and friends to the Hilltop for a festive day of activity, energy, and comradery.

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Alumni and Development Events Stamford Yacht Club Reception | October 6, 2022

Miami Reception | March 21, 2023

Over fifty-five alumni, families, and friends arrived at the Stamford Yacht Club to hear Head of School Will Webb speak about the start of his first school year and his vision for the year ahead. This reception was graciously hosted by David Greiner ’99 and Eben MacNeille ’94.

Close to twenty alumni, family, and friends attended a South Florida reception in Coral Gables at the home of Roxana and Seamus Lamb ’96. Salisbury has a vibrant community in South Florida, and everyone enjoyed reconnecting and meeting new community members and stayed late into the evening.

Eben MacNeille ’94, Head of School Will Webb, David Greiner ’99

Stamford Yacht Club Reception

Little Compton Reception | August 4, 2022

After a multiple year hiatus, the Salisbury community gathered again in Little Compton, RI at the Sakonnet Point Club. Hosted by Hilary Woodhouse ’54 and Chris Brislin ’96, P’26, the reception convened over thirty alumni, family, and friends to reconnect and meet Head of School Will Webb.

Tyrone Croom ’93, Chris Brislin ’96, P’26, Seamus Lamb ’96 (host)

Ginger Croom, Tyrone Croom ’93, Todd Creech P’24, Chris Brislin ’96, P’26

Hilary Woodhouse ’54, Alexander “Sandy” Middendorf ’77, Jack Williams ’12, Matt Corkery

Anne Krieger GP’23, Helen Woodhouse, Hilary Woodhouse ’54, Richard Krieger GP’23

Joshua Ott ’79, Assistant Head of School for Institutional Advancement Peter Gilbert P’18, P’20, Hilary Woodhouse ’54, Matt Corkery, Hank Alexandre ’86, Campbell Langdon ’79

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The Metropolitan Club February 16, 2023

Alumni, family, and friends of Salisbury enjoyed a lovely reception at the Metropolitan Club of Washington, DC. Hosted by Susan and Frank Dunlevy P’07, guests heard from Head of School Will Webb. (Photos are not permitted during an event)

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Fishers Island | July 29, 2022

The NYC Holiday Event at the Union Club | November 29, 2022

On a glorious summer evening, former Board Chair Dicky Riegel ’84 and his spouse Amanda, former Trustee Ashley and Teddy Harrington ’13, and Barbie Riegel P’84, GP’13 hosted over sixty-two alumni, parents, and friends on Fishers Island to introduce Head of School Will Webb.

Over 150 alumni, parents, and friends gathered in December at the Union Club in New York City. The event was a delightful way to kick off the holiday season. The NYC Holiday event was graciously hosted by Thaddeus Strobach P’24 and former Trustee Jamie Gerard ’79

Rhonan Mokriski ’90, Mitchell McDonald ’07, Eddie Brown ’02

Jamie Lineberger ’79, Co-Chair Board of Trustees Campbell Langdon ’79, and former Trustee Jamie Gerard ’79

Patrick de Visscher ’05, Wells Ross ’05, Will Nazar de Jaucourt ’02, Allie Reid ’07

Liam Hibbits ’17, Colin Hively ’18, Bobby Wynne ’22 (Hon.), P’19

Tim Johnson ’12, Jake Harrington ’13, Ian Harrington ’15

Patty Sadayasu P’22, Thaddeus Strobach P’24, Chris Brislin ’96, P’26

Tom O’Neil ’84, Wendy O’Neil, former Board Chair Dicky Riegel ’84, Jack Hanau ’20

Teddy Harrington P’13, Jake Harrington ’13, former Trustee Ashley Harrington P’13, Head of School Will Webb, Barbie Riegel P’84, GP’13, former trustee and Board Chair Dicky Riegel ’84

Merion Cricket Club | February 15, 2023

John McEvoy ’98 hosted a lively gathering of more than thirty people at the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, PA.

Hattie Laveran P’14, Rudi Laveran P’14, Emily Cavanaugh P’25

Dwight Chalker ’64 and Peter Wilmerding ’65

Alex Cook ’73, Sandy Middendorf ’77, P’12, Bruce White ’76

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Alumni and Development Events continued Palm Beach | March 23, 2023

Vero Beach | March 22, 2023

Emma and Bill Roberts ’83, former Trustee, hosted a wonderful reception at the Sailfish Club in Palm Beach. Many Salisbury alumni, parents, and friends gathered to meet Head of School Will Webb.

Sally and Crosby Foster ’57, Trustee Emeritus and former Board Chair, graciously welcomed the Salisbury community for an evening at their home to meet Head of School Will Webb.

Head of School Will Webb and Host Trustee Emeritus Crosby Foster ’57

Head of School Will Webb, Hosts Bill Roberts ’83 and Emma Roberts

Chris Brislin ’96, P’26, Jeremiah Cunningham ’06, Matt Swift ’06, Mike Katzenberg ’06, Alex Canet ’07

Trustee Emeritus Tony Woodruff ’01 (Hon), P’89 and Walter Davis P’89,’92

Sally Foster and Sally Woodruff P’89

Alumni and Development goes west!

Over the winter, Salisbury headed west to meet with alumni, parents, and friends in Denver, CO, Bozeman, MT, and Dallas TX. Denver, CO | December 8, 2022

Bozeman, MT | December 9, 2022

Dallas, TX | February 28, 2023

Jocelyn and Doug Childs ’73, P’07 hosted a lively event with 35 people in attendance.

In Montana style, Jamie and McLaren Latta P’23,’24 graciously opened their home to alumni and families. We hope to make this an annual event.

29 attendees brought the Sarum with our Dallas reception in February at the Katy Trail!

Amos Gilbert ’18, Doug Childs ’73, P’07, Assistant Head of School for Institutional Advancement Peter Gilbert P’18,’20

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Lawler Coe ’12, Jack Clark ’14, Dave Williams ’67, Brewster Freedman ’67, Amos Gilbert ’18, Chad Johnson ’21, Tommy Newberry ’19, Assistant Head of School for Institutional Advancement Peter Gilbert P’18,’20

Jacob Repokis ’06, Mike Martin ’80, Parker Young ’01, Andrew Dunleavy ’07, Ligon DeVogel ’12, Sam Wells ’09

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Presidents of the School Dinner | May 11, 2023

Seventeen former presidents of Salisbury School attended a dinner in NYC ahead of Reunion Weekend. This first-time event was a great opportunity to connect school leaders from across the decades to share stories and talk through the Salisbury of today with Head of School Will Webb, Board Co-Chair Campbell Langdon ’79, Assistant Head of School for Institutional Advancement Peter Gilbert P’18,’20 and Director of Alumni Giving and Engagement Chris Brislin ’96, P’26.

Parent’s and Caregivers of Knights (PACK) Lunch

In early September, Victoria Hanes P’23,’25 hosted a lovely gathering in Greenwich, CT designed to build connections between current and new families.

Jocelyn Morse P’26, Mimi Shea P’26, Irene Ricci P’26, Hillary Karst P’25

Presidents of the School Dinner

Asia | June 19-23, 2023 & Hong Kong | June 21, 2023

Over forty guests, including current students, a remarkable number of alumni, and past and current parents, educational consultants, and friends attended a Salisbury Reception at the JW Marriott. The families made Head of School Will Webb’s first Salisbury visit wonderfully unique.

Alexander Synder P’24, Andrea Nadel P’24, Hope Bertrand, Betsy Putnam P’26, Alex Canals P’23, Lisa Hellman P’26, Dana Feller P’26

Hong Kong Current and Past Parents

Hong Kong Current Students

Seoul, Korea | June 20, 2023

Saying hello to current parents and their sons, and newly enrolled families for Fall of 2023. It was a great honor to say farewell to our esteemed graduates of the Class of 2023, who make us proud with their remarkable accomplishments.

Virtual PACK Luncheons occur each term and include updates from Head of School Will Webb, faculty, and administrators. Faculty share their classroom teachings, and parents hear about campus events from Director of Campus Life Jennifer Siff. Parents share their thoughts and can ask questions.

The forum allows for connections and communication between current parents and school administrators during the academic year.

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CLASS NOTES

1948

CLASS AGENT: DICK GILLESPIE

Dick Gillespie writes, “I am receiving fabulous photos of birds and related subjects from Bill “Stinky” Davis. He must live in a zoo and has great patience.”

numerous awards. Currently, I am writing a first draft of a novel about the Prophet Muhammed and working on a memoir, how different things were! I have Zoomed with Hi Woodhouse and Stu Williamson, both in good health!”

1956

CLASS AGENT: SAM SAMMIS

Beautiful photographs taken by Bill Davis ’48, shared by Dick Gillespie ’48.

1952

CLASS AGENT: To volunteer, please

email alumni@salisburyschool.org

Peter Luquer is still residing in Hartland Four Corners, VT with his wife, Deborah. Peter retired from his architectural business and community activities. Their daughter, Heide, and her husband live nearby in Norwich, VT and their son, Peter, lives in Port Jefferson, NY. Peter is no longer producing maple syrup but remains an active beekeeper and gardener.

Chuck Benson writes, “After a short stint at Wharton, a longer stint with the Marine Corps Fleet Marine 2nd Division. After discharge in 1960 I began working for H.P. Gallagher in Easton, MD as a salesman for a two-man office.

I now am the senior partner of the firm, Benson and Mangold, at which we have 117 agents and 7 physical locations on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Parris Island remains a distant memory.

I actively captain my Swan 47 and have the support of our two sons, Schuyler and Coard, both of whom are partners in the real estate company. My wife, Caroline, of 55 years prefers to meet the boat in the BVI referring to that as a ‘meet and greet.’

Four grandchildren are also sailors, one of which recently graduated from the Naval Academy with honors and is attending the nuclear arm of the naval station in Charleston, SC until next year and then on to the shipyard in Portsmouth, NH for the Nuclear School.”

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CLASS AGENTS: TONY HOAG, BRAD KETCHUM

David Denison and wife Marcia have lived in Tampa for the last year; missing the family they have in VA and Julie in MD, but love living in that part of the country. If traveling to the area, David asks you please let him know!

CLASS AGENT: DON BURKETT

CLASS AGENT: HILARY WOODHOUSE

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Trustee Emeriti Nat Day ’56 and Crosby Foster ’57 pose with Head of School Will Webb.

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1954 James Becket writes, “I am living happily in Ojai, CA and recently finished directing/producing the documentary film The Seeds of Vandana Shiva, which has won

Sam Sammis shares, “Jinny and I had a fantastic time at Salisbury over Legends Weekend in the Fall of 2022.

This weekend is a wonderful event at the School. Jinny and I are planning on attending again this October and hope that a number of my classmates will join us! We have been traveling back and forth between Greenwich, CT and Randolph, VT at the Green Mountain Stock Farm. We wish we saw more of all our classmates!”

While in Beaufort, SC this spring Hilary Woodhouse ’54 had lunch at the Blackstone Restaurant. This is what he found—school banners from all over!

Donald Burkett moved to Naples, FL two years ago after living in NYC, Dallas, Boston and Houston for over 40 years; and has never looked back.

Donald loves the Florida Gulf Coast. He would welcome an update or visit from his classmates. He hopes this finds his classmates happy, healthy and at peace; thanking them for the great memories!

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CLASS AGENT: To volunteer, please

email alumni@salisburyschool.org

Trustee Emeriti and former Board of Trustee Chairs Tony Woodruff ’01 (Hon.), P’89 and Michael Sylvester ’59, P’85, ’02 enjoyed reconnecting.

military, but made some friends in the process, including coaches Duane Daentl and Barclay Palmer as well as classmate Henry Foster, all of whom have passed on. I enjoyed conversing with classmate Rev. Steve Lyon while he was Class Agent. I’m delighted that the Sarum crew teams have flourished, it was my favorite sport.”

Steve Parker is looking forward to Legends Weekend, noting, “Let’s make a good showing for ‘Old Sarum and we mean old.”

Michael Sylvester reports, “After 47 years, I sold my company and retired to Vero Beach, FL. Much to my surprise, I found a number of Salisbury people here including Crosby Foster ’57 and Tony Woodruff ’01 (Hon.) both former Board Chairmen. In addition, I saw Jay Kemmerer ’66, Tony Tremaine ’66, John Childs ’59 (Hon.) and Annie Harris. The School had two receptions locally for our new Head of School Will Webb and both were very well attended.

1960

CLASS AGENT: JOHN OLSON

Ed Johnson ’59

Ed Johnson writes, “I have been retired from Natchaug Hospital as well as the fire/security alarm business since 2011, although still writing as a parttime journalist. Some of my material can be found if one Googles ‘Notes from the Old Noank Jail.’ I’m also still following the firearms industry and have a website at www.johnsonautomatics.com.

My wife died three years ago, and I have ongoing health issues, but my daughter lives nearby and keeps an eye on me. I rarely travel far from home except for appointments in New Haven, CT or when my daughter drives me. I enjoy staying in touch with folks via e-mail.

I was only at Salisbury for one year before going to college and then the

Howard Baldwin is still living the dream. He is producing a film late summer and remains busy in the TV industry. Howard is based in Palm Springs, CA and wishes classmates and all the very best.

1961

CLASS AGENT: JACK FOLEY

David Generaux shares a cheeky note, “Understanding there may be a vacancy and I need a job, the Duck wishes to volunteer his legendary snow removing expertise to the Maintenance and Grounds crews.”

1962

CLASS AGENTS: PETER BARNETT, POMPEY DELAFIELD

Stanley Young III writes, “I had a great Reunion Weekend in May 2022 with

Charlie Jones, Ed Weidlich, Tom Smith and Peter Barnett. It was wonderful to be with these guys after so long. Some great memories were shared. I still live on Long Island and all four of my children live close by with seven grandkids and two granddogs. At 80, I am retired but stay busy by working around my home. I work out at the local YMCA three times a week, see my family and friends and write. I have self-published three books using personification as my vehicle to enter the literary world. I bring life/voice to the inanimate by having ‘them’ (drain, medicines, Thanksgiving turkey, jock strap, etc.) come off the page to tell you, the reader, a story often with humor. I am sure Mrs. Rudd is turning over in her grave upon hearing this. The Titles are.: A View (as seen) By A Toilet Seat, Tales From The Wizard Of Odd, and If Only They Could Talk...This Is What They Might Say. Please contact me via email, if you would like to buy a copy. The books are $10.00, each plus shipping and I will personalize them, what a deal! Best to all. Stay well and happy, Stan and Pear Shape!”

Peter Barnett and Jeanne have 12 grandchildren. The oldest, Alex, was at Duke University when the COVID pandemic began. Alex decided to take

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a year off and now is licensed as a fixed wing aircraft pilot and has plans to restart Duke’s Aviation Club. Peter and Jeanne enjoy attending their grandchildren’s soccer, baseball and basketball games as their health permits in “bad” weather.

Tom Smith writes, “You can say that at age 79 I finally had my first grandchild on July 3, 2022, a baby girl named Ida. After proudly announcing this event at a golf tournament, one of my companions told me he had 52 grandchildren and great grandchildren. I’m a late starter.”

1964

CLASS AGENT: JOHN MOORHEAD

John Brim ’64 and his wife, Elena, at Chateau de Chillon near Montreux, Switzerland.

number of our friends from ’64 and ’66 to attend as well. One of the many highlights of the weekend will be touring the remodeled and expanded Chapel. Our class was the last class to attend the Chapel in the basement of Main in 1961. Former Headmaster George Langdon’s initiative to build the new Chapel was one of his greatest contributions to Salisbury School. We all send condolences to Mike Huntoon, whose older brother George Huntoon ’62 passed away in 2022. George was School President, captain of the football team and commodore of the crew team.

We also are saddened by the passing of David Wood ’66 in November 2022.

David served in the Marine Corp and was awarded a Purple Heart while in Vietnam. After finishing his degree at Syracuse University, he settled in Plainfield, MA and joined the police force for many years. He was Plainfield’s Chief of Police for six years and retired in 2014. Many of his friends continued to call him ‘Chief.”

Frederick Tibbitts Jr. writes, “I am in retirement at age 77 and having sufficient time, attend Planet Fitness six times a week and eat very healthfully.

No longer tied to a career, I enrolled at The State University at Albany beginning this spring’s semester to complete some undergrad refresher courses in my favorite

subject, psychology. I look forward to pursuing my master’s degree and then teaching there, as I continue for my dissertation and doctorate in psychology, which should all together only take me around six more years. Since I expect to live until past 100, no sweat. Always a student, always a teacher be thee. I’ve never been happier. Amo, amas, amat, et al. Cheers to all my wonderful classmates of 1965 and may they as well consider similar ambitions. Life is what you make of it.”

1966 CLASS AGENTS: MEL CAMPBELL, JOHN TYLER

Michael Zara shares that he and his wife, Susan, had the good fortune to buy a second home in Salisbury two years ago. It’s only 75 yards down the road from the White Hart Inn’s cozy bar!

Being back in Salisbury has reawakened many fond memories of the Hilltop.

Mike had the pleasure of attending most of the Salisbury soccer team’s games and is supporting a fundraising campaign for his beloved sport. Please call or stop by when you come back to the Hilltop.

1968 CLASS AGENT: IAN MCCURDY

Peter Weeks and Ian McCurdy remind classmates of their 55th Reunion!

Reserve October 6-8, or any portion

Dwight Chalker shares, “After living in Honolulu, HI for 50 wonderful warm sunny years, I have forsaken Hawaii to return to my former home on Philadelphia’s Main Line. The Main Line is much the same as it was when I grew up here, and the winters are as I remember them – cold.”

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CLASS AGENTS: PETER BROWER, JIM DICKERSON

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The Class of 1968 (left to right): Bob Schmitz, Bill Schaeffer, Peter Weeks, Bruce Lawrence, Peter Phinny, David Von Hemert, Ian McCurdy, Allan Heyward and Peyton Smith at their 50th Reunion in 2018.

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thereof, to come to the Hilltop for a weekend of fun activities and celebration.

Don’t forget to make your hotel reservations before the rush!

The Class of 1973 at Legends Weekend last September. Left five: Doug Childs, Rick Hamilton, Ned Stebbins, Charley de Limur, Alex Cook. Top row: Ace Ahrens, Mike Harney, John Harris and Paul Haviland. Middle row: Hunter Smith, Mark Segalla, Jeff Byron, Duncan Pindar, Harry Bartley.

Bottom row: Doug Sanders, Richie Blue, Dave Thomas, Alex Walker, Dave Elliott. Missing: Kurt Feick, Huck Hill, John Oler, Roland Roosa, Tom Wheeler.

Ian McCurdy ’68 at the helm

Ian McCurdy writes, “I am enjoying retirement after twenty-two years of being a college professor and ‘corrupting the youth of America.’ If more collegeaged people were as good as my students at SUNY Maritime College, we older folks would not have much to worry about. Speaking of worrying, I would love to see the Class of 1968 return to the Hilltop this October for our 55th reunion over Legends Weekend. Would you all believe that we are now Legends?

The Hilltop looks great. I drive by often to visit friends on Twin Lakes. I hope to see you all in the fall, and until then be well and do not ignore my and Peter Weeks’ emails, letters and phone calls.

We want to speak with you.”

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CLASS AGENT: OLLIE SCHOLLE

The special edition of The Pillar Yearbook from Legends Weekend is available online. Please contact Electra Webb Tortorella P’17 for access at 860-435-5775 or etortorella@salisburyschool.org.

Lawrence Lee reports he was granted rare personal interviews by: West Coast Navy Seal Commander Dick Couch, US

Ambassador Edwin Reischauer, Nobel Laureate Josef Brodsky, Chief Bishop of San Francisco Russian Orthodox Cathedral Elias Wen, Perfected Infallible Superbowl Winner Prediction Algorithm after a quarter century research effort.

Devised 6G Anti-aging formula. Also notable for Lawrence was earning triple First Honors at Oxford University and a diploma in International Relations from Cambridge University. Lawrence has survived a hurricane, earthquake, buffalo herd stampede and numerous car crashes and honored with a standing ovation and shoulder hoist parade. His is also proud to be America’s only living multilingual poet.

1973 CLASS AGENT: PAUL HAVILAND

The special edition of The Pillar Yearbook from Legends Weekend is available online. Please contact Electra Webb Tortorella P’17 for access at 860-435-5775 or etortorella@salisburyschool.org.

Paul Haviland writes, “Last spring the Class of 1972 invited our class to join them in a joint 50th Reunion celebration during Legends Weekend which was held on the Hilltop last September. A number of alumni from the classes of 1970 and 1971 also came since their reunions were

cancelled due to the pandemic. It was a huge success! Everyone had the best time! Thank God for name tags since we have all morphed into these really old men over the years. Once you got over the initial shock of seeing a classmate 50 years later, within minutes, we all amazingly picked up where we left off, so long ago, as if we all just graduated!

We received emails and updated photos from classmates who could not attend, including Spencer Lee. Highlights from Legends Weekend included: On Friday afternoon, the Class of ’73 won a scramble golf tournament against ’72. However, the class of ’72 won the Longest Drive Contest (Ollie Scholle ’72) and Closest to the Pin (Orson Munn ’72). John Oler hosted the outing at Sharon Country Club.

We held a large dinner on Friday night at the new Ten Mile Distillery near the School. I introduced our new Head of School, Will Webb, and his lovely family.

Everyone gave them a warm welcome.

He is only our eighth Headmaster in our 122-year history - talk about a long-term job commitment!

There were a number of other activities including tennis, pickleball, canoeing,

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crew, fly fishing on the Housatonic River, mountain biking on our trails, running, use of the School’s athletic facilities, lectures, visiting live classes and other events. The highlight of the weekend for many people was taking a guided tour of the campus. It looks more like a state-ofthe-art university today than the small New England boy’s school we went to.

Varsity Football lost against The Hun School 41 – 0 while Varsity Soccer defeated Pomfret School 3-1.

Head of School Will Webb gave a State of the School address and shared his vision for the future. It sounds like Sarum will do extremely well in his good hands.

We had a huge 50th Reunion dinner bash in the Curtis Boathouse on the lake. ’72 classmate, Hugh Whipple ’72 provided the wine from his personal collection and was instrumental in providing the menu for the evening. The wine was sinfully great; Hugh is officially invited back to every Legend’s Weekend going forward.

It was also great to catch up again with a couple of our favorite former Masters from long ago; Woody Rutter ’98 (Hon.) and Ralph Menconi ’84 (Hon.).

We held a Service of Remembrance on Sunday morning and gave special praise to former classmates Ben Rauch, Sonny Fitzsimons and Bill Robison.

We also remembered Mark Cebrian and David Hopkins from the class of ’72.

Ollie Scholle and I also mentioned them in our speeches on Saturday night.

I hope that many of you who couldn’t come last fall can visit the School for Legends Weekend this October.”

Duer McLanahan writes, “Hello classmates, schoolmates, faculty: Ralph Menconi ’84 (Hon.), Woody Rutter ’98 (Hon.), Grant Rudnicki, Morgan Shipway, Roslyn Rudd and staff. I live in Boston, MA. I’m seeking EnglishMandarin translator-interpreter work and welcome any offers or suggestions. I am also looking for a job using Mandarin and/or English in the United States, Taiwan or China. Presently, I am seeking a local school teaching position.

I am healthy and have avoided Covid.

I enjoy daily indoor pool salubrious swimming; the best aerobic exercise. I’m working to publish my polite jokes as a collection. I am also writing, revising and recording my folk songs and will perform them in music venues. I also look for acting roles via a Boston-based casting agency. I acted in a Boston art house movie featuring Hollywood filmmaking facets. I portrayed a protagonist manifesting problematic choices; fortunately, unaddressed in my three Salisbury Family Weekend comedy roles directed by the ardently focused William A. Reifsnyder, and subsequently amused, jovial, effervescent Ralph Menconi ’84 (Hon.). Hope you all are happy!”

Duncan Pinder writes, “Legends Weekend last fall was enjoyable, if a tad melancholy. Some Brothers are no longer with us, and our numbers are subject to life forces we may be reluctant to accept.

The campus is most impressive. There is enough of the original that we could still feel the Sarum we knew 50 years ago, but so much new, so much more.

The Hilltop is an impressive place, and I would say the Brotherhood mission and branding is now more clearly defined.

For me that’s a nod to the incredibly good fortune of an unbroken string of legendary Head of School’s, Ed Ward must be smiling. The Pindar family is well. Our four sons, Duncan ’07 at Omni, Max in Atlanta, Mallery with TICO in Charleston, Lindsay with Live Oak Bank in Wilmington, and Hawkins with APM Terminals in Mobile, are all launched, spread across the southeast, and making us proud. I am still at it working for Terminal Investment Corporation (TICO), building terminal tractors for the supply chain.”

David Elliott writes, “2023 is shaping up to be a bucket list year. My current endeavor is riding my motorcycle to The Four Corners of the lower 48: Key West, FL and San Ysidro, CA are in the books.

Blaine, WA is next with Madawaska, ME being the final stop. This is not a marathon as I’m flying home periodically and spending time with old work, college and Sarum mates Kurt Feick and Hunter Smith along the southern legs.

Good times and more to come!”

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Ace Ahrens ’73 pictured with his granddaughters Frankie (Caroline Frances) and Nevi (Anne Neville) Ahrens.

David Elliott ’73 on his motorcycle.

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CLASS AGENTS: PETER CLIFFORD, KNUT ROSTAD, JEFF WHEELER

Knut Rostad, Jeff Wheeler and Peter Clifford are getting geared up for their official 50th in the fall of 2024 and hope to have a great turnout! More news to come in the future.

Sean Jessurun entered his mandatory retirement roughly 18-months ago, at age 65. He has one son, Lance, who is 30 years old and is living in Manhattan where he works in finance. Sean just sold his Michigan house and is planning to leave Illinois for the Asheville, NC area sometime in the near future.

Park Morrison shares, “I plan to retire from full-time employment this summer.

My daughters are both married, one in Philly with my 18-month-old grandson and the other is in Florida (which provides us a great excuse to escape Maine’s mud season).”

Alex Merwin writes, “We’ve been living in Southwest Michigan for the last 12 years. I retired in the middle of 2020 from Whirlpool Corp., having worked there 15 years; the last role as a lead supplier development engineer. I now serve on the board of a local ministry that has a summer camp with many other outdoor activities year-round. I like doing building projects around the facilities; it’s better than home projects in that you don’t have to pay for the materials. I usually go on a work mission trip once a year to help with disaster relief. So far, I’ve been to the Houston area (Hurricane Harvey), Lake Charles, LA and most recently, the Appalachian region of Kentucky. My daughters are 35 and 32. The oldest has been married for several years and we’re hoping for a grandchild to happen soon. My wife and I will be celebrating our 40th anniversary this year and are in the midst of planning a trip to Scotland in the fall.”

Richard Chisolm shares that he is living quietly in Tampa, FL while caring for his 93-year-old mother. He is still

active in teaching coaching education courses for U.S. Soccer but has refrained from actively coaching this year due to commitments around caring for his mother. Richard became a grandfather in late December with the birth of granddaughter, Eliza Marie Chisolm! He is looking forward to attending his 50th reunion in 2024!

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Anonymous “When I moved on from Salisbury, I did not understand what I had received, much of it without my positive participation. Over the years, I have come to recognize the significance of that experience. Whether it was classrooms, or Chapel, or the practice fields and athletics, or the dining hall, or simply hanging, the time and community formed a bedrock which I sometimes live up to and sometimes, well, I realize I need to do better. Salisbury taught me that getting up and trying again is the mark of ‘a good person,’ that the value of any accomplishment is in the working together in community to achieve a goal, not the goal itself.”

Fritz Babcock shares that he continues to plug away at his career in woodworking doing construction, furniture and carving commissions.

His three boys are in their 30’s living in Maine, NYC and Philly. He has three grandchildren by the time you read this.

His wife Mimi works at Salisbury, so he still watches hockey and lacrosse games, when he can. Fritz was pretty tough during his time at school so a reference to that time he ‘fell off a roof ’ hasn’t slowed him down!

Jim Bates writes, “Rae Ormsby and I got together this year while I was in Phoenix, AZ. We’d not seen each other in almost 50 years, and it was like we saw each other yesterday. The people in the restaurant, where we commandeered a table for two hours, remarked about ‘how

Jim Bates ’75 and Rae Ormsby ’75 reunited in Phoenix, AZ.

cool it was watching us.’”

Richard Belshaw writes, “I have been living in Durham, NH for 26 years as of May 1, with no plans to move anytime soon. I have been married to my wife, Julia, for 31 years. We parented two children, both closing in on age 30, who now live in Philadelphia, PA and Montreal, Canada.

I am an Episcopal clergy person of over 11 years in the Diocese of New Hampshire, currently at Christ Church in Portsmouth.

For over a decade, I have been an employee for the Town of Durham working as their television control room operator for town meetings, i.e., I televise, record, stream, operate the audio/visuals, among other things. I’m also a citizen representative on the town’s Human Rights Commission.

In my copious free time, I make visual art and do a lot of archival work, both of which are tied to the above professions. On the music front, I reluctantly gave up any serious guitar learning, and I am now in the ukulele and drumming modes and growing interested in two-string instruments.”

Fred Bowditch shares that after graduating from UCSB he moved to Wyoming where he drilled oil wells, later

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settling in Jackson Hole. When the boom went bust, Fred started working for Life-Link, a backcountry ski equipment manufacturing company. They also originated Simms (fly fishing gear), Croakies (eyewear retention), Tarponwear (hot-weather fishing apparel), and Dynafit Randonee (US distributor). Fred was in charge of production planning and later handled all the IT department and retired in 2019.

Jackson Hole had an epic snow winter this year, and there was lots of skiing to be had. Fred’s wife is an artist, who loves to draw and paint. They spent time in warmer weather in the desert country of southern Utah late last spring.

Chris Cutler wishes “All the best to the wayward boys of ’75!” After a career as an arborist, he reports “Life is good here in the Boston area, still climbing occasionally.” Chris shares that he found a partner a year or so ago and may retire sometime. He has a lovely family and writes, “How very lucky I am.”

Andy Devlin shares that while most of us are celebrating our 65th birthdays, Andy is celebrating the 25th anniversary of his retirement. He packed in a BA from Grinnell College, five years as a Marine Corp. Officer (Captain Devlin), a Columbia law degree, time at railroad giant CSX, lobbying Congress and as owner of a tech consulting company.

Along the way, he has had a railroad engineer’s license, a trucker’s license and a multi-engine turbine pilot’s license. He travels extensively and lives in Florida with a big, fast dog called “Godzilla.”

Spencer Eckel aka “Ed” writes, “For a rough sketch of the years since ’75, I’ve held various jobs after a ‘year off,’ earned several degrees mostly at UMass-Amherst (‘91 Astronomy and ’94 Physics). I held a career in secondary education as a science teacher (physics and assorted other things) at places like Northfield Mount Hermon, Georgetown Day in D.C., Bullis in MD, Shelton and Stratford Public schools in CT, Miss Halls in MA, and now St.

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Johnsbury in VT. I had two kids along the way, Emily (27) and Avery (25).”

Tony Fairbank is living now in Cheney, WA after mostly living in Seattle and Bainbridge Island. He is married with two grown daughters. Tony has been a student of Chinese history and Zen Buddhism for 50 years, studying, teaching and training, having earned a PhD. He’s traveled significantly through China and Asia and is proud to have included two trips to Iran and one trip to the island of Java.

Fritz Feick shares with enthusiasm about everything from the early days going from a part-time actor and parttime bouncer at the Copacabana in LA to a career in the industry. As a film editor, he “made movies, commercials and trailers, and cut for some of the best filmmakers in the world like Ridley Scott and Sam Raimi.” He has settled in NYC to be near his daughter and grandson while spending time at his place near Dartmouth in New Hampshire. “I am still profoundly in love with God”. He walks that walk creating faith-based events in New York.

Jay Gulick writes “I’m happily married (35 years this summer) and have three

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grown children. I retired back in 2018 after 30 years of owning and operating a small computer network integration business.

Now, as an empty nester, I’m very thankful to be healthy and enjoy hunting, skiing, boating, hiking, biking and other various activities throughout the year.”

Rich Harris shares that from Ohio Wesleyan to Copenhagen, Denmark to North Africa, he has seen a lot but also brought a lot back with him. If you are ever in Denver, CO offer to buy him a coffee…you’ll need the caffeine to keep up with all the tales. He writes “I learned about Manifest Destiny in a classroom in Memorial Hall, so I moved to Denver over 40 years ago. I retired in 2021 after a rewarding career in commercial photography. In 2022, my wife, Sandy, and I celebrated retirement by traveling to 10 different countries in Europe over a four-month period. I also had an excellent trip to Belize with Frank Wells, Fritz Babcock and Karl Kasper.”

Ian Hughes writes “After 25+ years living in Fairfield, CT and raising two boys, I finally moved to the mountains of Reno, NV. I spend as much time as I can playing in the Sierras.”

Karl Kasper retired after 35 years as a consulting geologist and moved from coastal Portland, ME to the nearly milehigh city of Bozeman, MT. Karl finds time for lots of fishing, hiking, skiing, biking and boating. Karl married right after college; he and his wife are at 43 years of marriage and counting. Karl shares that with three children and two granddaughters, “Life is very good!”

Ulrich “Rick” LaFosse writes, “I am married, and have two children, a 29-year-old son and a 28-year-old daughter. I retired on Jan 1, 2020, after forty years as a consulting geo-structural engineer, hydrogeologist, and blasting consultant. During the last 25 years of my career, I was senior principal and CFO in the firm I co-founded and grew to over fifty employees. Among numerous projects, we designed the

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foundations for Salisbury School’s Athletic Facility and a new dormitory.

Since retirement, including during early in the pandemic, I spent most of my time on a live-aboard trawler traveling from Stuart, FL to Sturgeon Bay, WI. We spent an amazing summer in the North Channel and Georgian Bay in Ontario, Canada. When not aboard the trawler, I spent many days paddling an old-school sea kayak among the mangroves and on rivers of South Florida as well as pretty much any remote water body up and down the East Coast.

During my bi-yearly migrations I seek the so-called perpetual summer lifestyle.

This winter I volunteered at the Florida Oceanographic Society in Stuart, FL.” Frank Lawrance recently moved to Charleston, SC after a lifetime in Fairfield County. He continues to work in wealth management, but retirement might be in the works. Frank has been married for 35 years with a daughter and a son, who both work in bond trading in New York and private equity in Virginia, respectively.

Griffin “Griff” Neighbors writes, “I have been a professional manufacturers’ representative for 30 years, selling metal and plastic parts that go into things such as Deluxe Scrabble®, Ram pickup trucks, Stanley tape measures, Philips heart monitors, etc., a job I still love doing.

Griff Neighbors ’75 reconnected by chance last summer with former English teacher and coach, Frank Guerra while on Cape Cod, MA.

My daughter sells custom jewelry and luxury watches. My son is a professional sailor on the East Coast, Islands and Mediterranean. My wife makes art sold on Etsy and Facebook from our home in Madison along the Connecticut shoreline.

She gets saltwater and I get to mountain bike, which I do often and everywhere, keeping my bike in the car on sales trips.

At a Cape Cod clam bake last August my friend turned, pointing to say, “Griff went to Salisbury.” They were talking to former English teacher and coach Frank Guerra. We spent an hour catching up.

He had just retired as Headmaster of Boston Trinity Academy, a school he and his wife, Rebekah, founded. Living right on Buzzards Bay, MA he intends to be a fisher of fish and less a fisher of men (to miss-quote Matthew 4:19).”

Nick Nichols updates that he lives in Washington, CT where he has a custom furniture and cabinet business going on 43 years. He is still happily married with two grown sons and a granddaughter.

Rae Ormsby worked in the United States Air Force rising to Major. He also worked at Nellis Air Force Base as a ground controller, working closely with the Air Force equivalent of Top Gun pilots. Rae pivoted from there to teaching English as second language to disadvantaged youths in Phoenix, AZ (thanks to Salisbury and his time abroad in Spain). He then went into teaching math. Rae is retired now and spends time with his wife, Lisa. Rae is happy and always grateful.

Edmund “Pen” Pendleton writes “After 25+ years in public relations on and around Wall Street, I opened a boutique agency in NYC in 2014. My three children are a lawyer (37), a hairstyling business owner (33) and an employee education professional (30). As COVID was tailing off, I moved back to Manhattan after nearly 40 years of suburban life. I am now a kid in The City.”

Ralph Peter moved up to Napa in California after living in the Bay Area

for years. Following Salisbury, he earned degrees from Penn State and UMass Dartmouth, and moved around the country, generally where trees or animals needed his input. He is semi-retired but still skilled in making furniture and other things with sawdust byproducts.

Ralph Peters ’75 at work in the “office” in Napa

Brian Powers writes, “I am retired from the insurance brokerage and risk management business. My wife of 28 years, Cybil, continues to work at Ralph Lauren Corporation where she has worked for the past 35 years. Cybil and I have three children. My oldest daughter, Lindsay, graduated from Tufts University and is living and working in Boston, MA. My son, Andrew, and younger daughter, Lise, are twins and currently both juniors at Connecticut College and Trinity College, respectively. Cybil and I enjoy being empty nesters when we can as the children tend to drop by frequently. I am happy to report Cybil is ‘still the one, and we still have fun.’”

Jim Santoro writes “At some point I became tired of flying 125,000 to 225,000 miles a year and spending 20 to 30 hours a week going to, coming from, or being in an airport or on a plane, then spending another 50 to 60 hours in the office or on job sites. So, for the last two decades I have been semi-retired working for my former full-time employer, Controlled

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Demolition Inc., somewhere between four to six months a year at a much more comfortable pace. The rest of my time has been consumed by looking after three farms including the one I live on in rural northern Maryland. I also have three dogs, a 15-year-old Jack Russell, a ninemonth-old Jack Russell, and a 6-monthold Labrador. I have to say I consider myself lucky and that life has been good to me. I have to add that many times Tom Hemingway, sometimes with family in tow, has traveled great distances to be with me and the rest of the CDI crew on shot days.”

Peter Sowels writes, “After my experience at Salisbury, I moved back to Maine starting at University of Maine Orono. Either I got overserved a lot or the school decided I was not their type, so one semester it was. I went to work and took night school classes for three years. Determined to get a degree I transferred to Northeastern University for one semester and then over to Boston University where I graduated in 1982.

I returned to Maine to my father’s automobile business selling Mazda, Porsche, Audi, and Volkswagen with my brother. I married my wife, Anne, in 1988. My 31-year-old daughter, Lindsey, lives and works in Manhattan with her husband and black lab puppy. My 28-year-old son, Payson, works with me as the Porsche Service Manager. Skiing, golf and boating take up most of our free time, and we enjoy an occasional trip to a ranch in Wyoming where we ride.

I have run into Doug Williams ’74 at Sugarloaf Resort a few times, as well as Karl Kasper. I ran into Peter Tauck in Banff, Canada where he was having a family retreat. I have only been back to Sarum once and that was for a tribute to the late Carl Williams.

Things are good, and I will likely retire at the end of 2024.”

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Peter represents the family on the Board and is working with his four siblings on succession to the fourth generation. Peter is based in Connecticut, but he spends time in Utah and the Adirondacks, NY, where he enjoys anything outdoors.

Terry Ullram retired in June after 44 years in the school business. Terry was Dean of Students and then Director of Admissions at Storm King School and then Suffield Academy. He opened his educational consulting business, Ullram and Associates in 1999 and then balanced his business with college counseling at Watkinson School. Upon retirement, he began splitting time between private college counseling, kayaking, hiking and exploring the countryside on his motorcycle.

Hayes Miller writes, “Cathy and I have both retired and are living in the White Mountains in New Hampshire.

Any classmates coming up to ski (any style), golf, or bike, please contact me.

Our son, Michael, was married early November in Charleston, SC and all three of our children are now living in the Boston, MA area.”

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CLASS AGENTS: BILL BUSHING, STEVE GARFIELD

Alec Kloman shares, “After becoming empty nesters two years ago and Danielle’s job becoming virtual thanks to COVID, we’ve decided to move from western Massachusetts to Lyme, NH. I’m closing my private practice in neurology in Massachusetts and will start practicing neurology at Dartmouth Health in September. Never stay still!”

Keith Kasper writes, “On Labor Day weekend of 2022, my son got married on our property almost 40 years to the day that my wife and I got married, also on our property in Richmond, VT. I came out of retirement for a brief period this spring to help my law firm as they lost a partner, and the senior associate is about to leave on maternity leave.

I will hopefully be back to retirement (other than teaching law at University of Vermont and St. Michaels College) by summer.”

Henry Pitney writes, “Stealing a page from Keith’s book, I am retiring in April; I can’t let him, and Richard Dallett have all the fun. I’m using my 40-year-old boat as my initial retirement hobby, luckily an old college buddy has worked decades in the boatyard where it winters and he’s been my renovations guru, replacing our ’McHale’s Navy’ radar which no one knew how to use except me! I am planning a trip to the Canadian Maritimes this summer. I’ve run into Tony Horkan’s sister a couple of times at my brotherin-law’s house in Annapolis, MD, and it would be good to see him as well!”

Mark Schmidt writes, “Hm, we must all be about the same age and stage. I retired on February 1 this year and despite some initial anxiety about how I’d manage that change, I’ve enjoyed every moment of it. Of course, the highlights of these first two months have been a ski trip with Bill Harris (and his friends from the 10th Mountain Regiment) and attending the Santa Barbara Film Festival with an expert guide, Richard Dallett! I am looking forward to whatever comes next!”

Mark Schmidt ’76, Bill Harris ’76, and friends from the 10th Mountain Regiment on a heliskiing adventure.

Steve Garfield reports that he is still working and has indicated to his company that he would like to continue for two more years, even though he

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turned 65 this year. Steve has been traveling globally a great deal and renting road bikes around the world which has been enjoyable. His oldest daughter, Sasha, is married, and his son, Tucker ’09 was married in June. Steve’s youngest daughter, Emma, is still single and having a blast. Steve writes “It’s hard to imagine our 50th is in three short years.

Hope everyone is well.”

Steve Garfield ’76 has recently enjoyed global travel and road biking abroad.

Peter Sanderson writes “Well, it sounds like there is a class support group for all the impending ’76 classmates who are retiring this year. I, too, retired in June after 42 years as an athletic director (35 years at the Fessenden School outside of Boston, MA). I have also completed my 35th and final season as the varsity basketball coach, where I have been lucky enough to have coached 32 players who went on to play college ball (18 at the D1 level, including a 2011 national championship team member for UConn). My final team this winter

amazingly ran the table to a 19-0 undefeated season and were champions of the Future Stars Tournament. I couldn’t have scripted going out that way if I tried. I will miss the coaching aspect the most in retirement, although not supervising 45 other coaches or responding to upset parents whose son didn’t make the varsity hockey team, but overall, it was quite a special ride.

Both our sons were born and grew up on the Fessenden campus and my wife, Sue, has worked in the Admissions Office and is the Director of Financial Aid. We now have two grandsons (ages three and one) in Nashville, TN via my older son Cory (where he is the Executive Director of Nashville Rowing and a national team coach) and his wife, Emy. My younger son, Scott, is a software engineer who is working hard on his second successful start-up company and has bought a house in Dorchester, outside of Boston, MA. We have a home adjacent to the Cape Fear National Golf Club near the coast in Wilmington, NC. Sue plans to work one more year, but after that the plans are to move there and hopefully improve my golf game full time in North Carolina. So, all classmates are welcome if you are passing through to tee it up with me.”

Richard Dallett writes, “Glad to see so many of you piling on board the good ship, it’s about time! There are plenty of berths, but sorry, no lifeboats.

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Santa Barbara, CA is still a lovely place to be. Very happy to have Mark Schmidt and his wife, Maria, nearby and now more available for adventures!

My daughter Lucia (age 25) is rocking it as a freelance illustrator and art teacher in Brooklyn, NY. Our luck continues to hold. Stay healthy y’all.”

Bill Bushing reports, “It’s been a busy second year in Charlotte, NC for Wendy and me. I retired in September and most weeks I am out playing tennis and golf, cycling, and playing an occasional pickleball match. We have also enjoyed getting together with the great friends we’ve made since moving to Charlotte a year and a half ago. Wendy and I are also traveling more and have made some fun road trips to Charleston, Savannah, Hilton Head Island and Blowing Rock, NC in the Blue Ridge Mountains, where we enjoyed the fall foliage. In July of 2022, we made a long overdue drive up the East Coast, stopping along the way

Peter Sanderson ’76, athletic director and varsity basketball coach at The Fessenden School, went 19-0 in his final season.

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to visit friends and family in Annapolis, MD, Greenwich and Fairfield, CT, Watch Hill and Newport, RI and Cape Cod, MA. We stayed with my brother, Chris ’78, and his family while on the Cape and enjoyed connecting with Ralph Menconi ’84 (Hon.). In February, Wendy and I visited my son, David, in Pensacola, FL. We celebrated his birthday and took full advantage of the great beaches and seafood there.

Finally, earlier this year we traveled out west. Part 1 was a week in Colorado Springs, CO to see Wendy’s son Michael and his wife, and to ski at Breckenridge

Bill Bushing ’76 and wife Wendy are enjoying life in Charlotte, NC.

Bill ’76 and Chris ’78 Bushing hiked Indian Canyon National Park in Palm Springs, CA.

Bill Bushing ’76 shares a photo of his son David and his girlfriend, Katie and their dog Boon taken in Pensacola, FL.

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Resort. Part 2 for me was a trip to Palm Springs, CA with my brother, Chris ’78, to watch the Indian Wells tennis tournament, play some golf and hike Indian Canyon National Park.

Part 3 took us to Seattle, WA to join Wendy’s son Phillip and his wife and our granddaughter for a visit and a ski weekend at Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia, Canada. I hope all is well with you guys. As Steve Garfield mentioned, we are three years away from our 50th Reunion.”

Tim Woodhull writes, “Mark, I am available to join you and Bill Harris on that next helicopter ski trip with the 10th Mountain Regiment! I will stay by my phone waiting for it to ring with that invite. The Woodhull Family keeps growing with two of my three sons, Corbin and Harry, married with three Woodhull grandchildren so far, all boys.

My son, Harry was married in Edgartown, MA during the height of the pandemic with 20 people in attendance. I have no plans of retiring any time soon as I really like what I do, so why stop. Didi and I celebrated our 41st wedding anniversary last year. Time flies when you are having fun. My very best to all the 76ers.”

Bill Calfee writes, “I am not retired!

Actually, I started a business three and half years ago and now I feel I have a tiger by the tail! I run a team of 11 remarkable people all looking to change online shopping for good. We will be launching in Vermont in June the Myti online shopping platform and delivery service. You can shop online and have all the items come from the independent retailers in your community, delivered to your doorstep. I love going to work! My job is split between stewarding the vision and raising money; both are things I love to do! Check out our video (featuring me!) and what we are doing at https://myti. com/invest. On the family side, my son Peter has a son who is 18 months old, and my older daughter has a 2-month-old girl.

It has been an amazing process to see the

two of them shift into parent mode. My youngest continues to thrive playing the cello, performing earlier this year with the Vermont Youth Philharmonic Orchestra.

Her other passion is aerial silks in which she has been choreographing and performing (I never was so dedicated when I was 14).

And she is getting ready to go to high school next year! She is also a great Nordic skier, snowboarder and mountain biker. We would like to build a new house, and wow, those building costs are out of control!”

Dwight Reynolds writes, “Hello to my fellow ’76 classmates. The past year and a half has been challenging. My wife of almost 40 years had two heart valve replacements after a very serious blood infection. After almost six months of hospitalization and physical rehabilitation she turned the corner. She’s back home again and is gaining her strength and independence every day. It was a challenge to run my private practice and be at the hospital but somehow, I figured it out. My son Justin is doing well in his new business as a dog trainer in Miami, FL. I continue my role as a psychologist and, thankfully, love the work. I will decrease my hours over time, but I don’t see the need to retire. I play tennis almost every morning and am grateful that I am physically fit and healthy. I continue to ride my motorcycle and get together yearly with my brother to ride on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina.Wishing you all good health and happiness.”

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CLASS AGENTS: CHRIS BUSHING, TOM ZIEGLER

Tom Charlton has retired from working as an attorney in the EPA’s Office of Civil Enforcement after almost 35 years. His future plans include fishing, logging, general farm management, traveling and spending quality time with family and friends. Tom will be splitting his time between Falls Church, the family farm in Southern Virginia, and Hatteras Island, NC.

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1980

CLASS AGENT: JOHN FLYNN

On Saturday, October 22, 2022, under picture perfect skies, Assistant Head of School for Institutional Advancement Peter Gilbert P’18,’20, Randy Wilmot, Dr. Rev. Kirk Hall ’90, Josh Ott, Jamie Gerard, Per Arienti and Head of School Will Webb honored the late Warren E. Moore ’79. They gathered by a newly planted Maple tree below Carr Dormitory and adjacent to Reeves Field, to pay their final respects to their late classmate, Warren E. Moore, who passed away on July 6, 2021. A plaque was installed next to the tree, that reads: In fond memory of our classmate and Sarum Brother, Warren E. Moore ’79 who died in his 61st year, July 6, 2021 Beloved by his classmates, teammates, and teachers alike. Resting at Home on the Hilltop 22 October 2022. Dr. Rev. Kirk Hall ’90 led a traditional memorial service. After some brief reminiscences from his classmates, Warren’s favorite song, “Brick House,” was played as his final anthem Salisbury School is

CLASS AGENTS: GREG CUTLER, JOHN HAMILTON, MARK HESS, JAMIE ROBINSON, D SWIBOLD

David Kasuma ’79

greatly honored by the opportunity to participate in this memorial service for Warren with the Class of 1979.

As President of the World Design Organization (WDO), David Kusuma is busy speaking at design forums around the world. So far in 2023, he keynoted at Ahmedabad Design Week in India and the Turkey Design Vision 2030 Workshop in Istanbul. On his speaking schedule for the remainder of the year are design events in Milan, Chandigarh, Rabat, Berlin, Vienna, San Diego, Hong Kong, Guadalajara, Santiago, and Tokyo.

Mike Martin ’80, John Rice ’80 and Jim Seitz ’80 at the New England Patriots vs.

Pittsburgh Steelers game.

Class of 1980 alumni Mike Martin, John Rice and Jim Seitz met for some fun at the New England Patriots vs.

Pittsburgh Steelers game in September 2022. The three alums also had dinner with John Hamilton that same evening in Pittsburgh, PA but forgot to get a picture taken at the table.

Nick Risom ’81, Herb May ’83, Jeff Erdmann ’81, Cutler Whitman ’81 reunited on the golf course.

1982

CLASS AGENTS: JERRY BATES, GEORGE BEAVERS IV, TED SMITH

Assistant Head of School for Institutional Advancement Peter Gilbert P’18,’20, Randy Wilmot ’79, Rev. Dr. Kirk Hall ’90, Josh Ott ’79, Jamie Gerard ’79, Per Arienti ’79 and Head of School Will Webb honored the late Warren E. Moore ’79 on a beautiful October day with a newly planted Maple and plaque on the Hilltop.

Chris Kostanecki writes, “I had a great time seeing fellow classmates in southern Texas at Brian Vogt’s ranch and during a recent visit to Lake Tahoe hosted by Bryan Rich for a big ski weekend. I hope that if anyone makes it to the San

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CLASS AGENT: IAN FINDLAY

Briggs Forelli ’82, Lew Ledyard ’82, Tony Cadwalader ’82, Brian Vogt ’82, and Chris Kostanecki ’82 gathered to share some Sarum!

Francisco area they will please reach out.

My youngest is graduating from college in June and my daughter is working in NYC. My wife Jennifer and I just celebrated our 25th anniversary! Where has the time gone? Be well.”

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frequently. Tony lives in Coronado, CA full time and welcomes any classmates passing through.

1986

CLASS AGENT: To volunteer, please

email alumni@salisburyschool.org

CLASS AGENTS: COURTY BARTLETT,

Will Campbell, Chris Lineberger, Morris Macleod and Tom Vail enjoyed several epic days of big powder skiing at Alta Resort! Including the record setting day when five inches per hour fell and they unexpectedly interlodged the resort at 2:00 p.m.

Christopher Brean Murray’s first book of poems, Black Observatory, was published by Milkweed Editions in February of 2023. The book was chosen

by Dana Levin as the winner of the 2021-2022 Jake Adam York Prize.

Field Glover and wife, Laura, completed their second full year in the plumbing business, Nichols Plumbing & Drain Cleaning, in Bangor, ME. They welcome any and all Sarum visitors.

SERRE MURPHY, JEFF PRIOR, CHARLES SPOFFORD

Tony Richards shared that he and Mike De Foe had a nice lunch together and walked around the Del Coronado.

He reports he also sees Javier Leon fairly Hank Alexandre ’86, Troy Blodgett ’86, Steve Noneman ’86, and Reed Johnston ’86 reunited Boston, MA in October.

Field Glover ’88 and his wife Laura with their business Nichols Plumbing & Drain Cleaning in Maine.

Assistant Head of School for Institutional Advancement Peter Gilbert P’18,’20 and Serre Murphy ’84 reconnected in sunny Florida.

Serre Murphy ’84 and Ian Ogilvie ’84 connected at El Rey De Las Fritas in Miami, FL on September 5, 2022.

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Mike De Foe ’84 and Tony Richard ’84 connected in California.

Seth Blodgett ’88 and family dressed in Nichol’s tee shirts.

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1990

CLASS AGENT: KIRK HALL

Andy Reinhard shares, “After graduating from Lincoln Sudbury High School in 2022 our son, Tucker, just completed an incredible gap year with EF which had him living with a family and studying Spanish in Barcelona, Spain building artificial reefs and teaching children in local schools in the Dominican Republic and completing a business internship in Sydney, Australia, along with other cultural experiences and travel across Europe. After a couple more weeks of personal European travel with friends from the program, he’ll come home and work as a sailing instructor for the summer on Nantucket, MA before heading off to Colby College in Maine as a freshman in the Class of 2027 (Go Mules!). For anyone who has a graduating son or daughter who might want to gain some independence and life experience before heading off to college, I can’t recommend a gap year program enough and would be happy to share more about the experience with any of my Sarum family.”

Andy Reinhard ’90 and his son, Lucas.

1992

CLASS AGENT: KRIS LOOMIS, SASHA TCHEREVKOFF

Mills Morrison is excited that his son Harry will be joining the Salisbury Class of 2027 in the fall.

Mills Morrison’s ’92 son, Harry ’27, will be entering his third form year on the Hilltop this fall! Go Knights!

Kris Loomis celebrated great friend Tim Westphal’s P’23 50th birthday at the Surf Ranch in the middle of farming country in Central California this past March. Even through the specially designed wave by legendary surfer Kelly Slater ran him through the washing machine, it was a barrel of fun to experience, plus it gave him and Beau Westphal ’23 time to discuss their shared passion for tractors. Kris thanks Bentley Westphal P’23 for organizing a once in a lifetime event.

1994

CLASS AGENTS: ANDREW GATES, JESS KANE, EBEN MACNEILLE, ALEC RADAY

Jeremy Winters writes, “I am still on active duty, and, for your records, am now a Colonel in the Marine Corps. I have the humbling job of commanding a Marine Air Control Group in 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, stationed in San Diego, CA. Ironically, I will conclude my command tour in June of this year, after which I expect to relocate back to the D.C. area. I’m currently interviewing for positions as the Aide to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and/or as the Military Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy. My lovely ladies and I move, a lot! Though I was recruited by Chisholm S. Chandler ’11 (Hon.), P’17,’24 and the late Chip Wolcott to attend Salisbury before attending the Naval Academy, I am a proud Sarum alumnus who knows Head of School Will Webb will lead this organization to new pastures. I remain eternally committed to this institution and am always proud to support if asked. Chis always wanted to create a leadership development continuum for our young men, a project I both believed in and supported in-person. I remain committed to that end state. If Will Webb calls on me to support, I will avail myself as my mission tasking and higher headquarters allows. Proud to be from the Hilltop, one of the most special places in the world. Regards, Colonel Jeremy “Beef ” Winters, USMC, Commanding Officer Marine Air Control Group-38, 3D Marine Aircraft Wing, FMF MCAS Miramar, CA”

Kris Loomis ’92 and Beau Westphal ’23 chatted all things Sarum in California this spring.

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Michael Passaro ’94 with his wife, Jennifer, and daughter, Penelope.

Michael Passaro and his team at Douglas Elliman Real Estate were recently recognized as the #2 sales team in the nation, making it seven years in a row at #1 or #2. He’s happy to announce his expansion to Nantucket, MA and Palm Beach, FL and looks forward to those endeavors.

contaminated areas evaluating public health threats. It’s been a few challenging years to say the least, professionally.

My wife has been conducting amazing scientific research as part of Rutgers University’s School of Public Health, and the kids are growing old and healthy at seven and ten years-old (thankfully); soon they will be ready for a Salisbury experience. If you are in the area please reach out, it would be nice to see some familiar faces.”

March 26th at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA. “TDash” was last seen with sketches of the 1998 offensive line playbook teaching Jr. the basics between naps.

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CLASS AGENT: TUCKER VEENIS

1997

CLASS AGENTS: FREDERICK BECK III, GRANT SCHWARTZ

1995

CLASS AGENTS: PRESTON DEATH, SCOTT FOX

Eaven Horter’s ’97 baby girl, Beatrix Poppy, born November 7, 2022, at 10:35 a.m. weighing 7 pounds, 3 ounces and measuring 19 inches.

1999

CLASS AGENTS: AVID FRIEDMAN, DAVID GREINER, OLIVER JANNEY

Assistant Head of School for Institutional Advancement Peter Gilbert P’18,’20 reconnected with Avery Draper ’95.

James Taradash and wife Duygu welcomed James Mitchel Taradash Jr. to the world and north shore of Boston on

Piers Mudd ’00

Piers Mudd has recently moved his family back to the UK after eight years living overseas. He spent the previous four years living in Uganda in East Africa where he set up a sustainable fish production business. Prior to that he lived in the Caribbean for four years where he co-founded an infrastructure company supporting offshore energy

Dr. Luis O. Rivera shares, “It has been a few years since I shared some updates. I am currently living in New Jersey and working with the CDC as a toxicologist. I have been deployed for a few years through the Office of Emergency Management to support COVID-19 emergency response and recently worked on the Ohio train derailment, aside from my daily tasks working with environmentally John Dobbs ’99, James Taradash ’99, AJ Oster ’99, Matt Haslett ’99 (the groom!), Chris Daane ’99, Oliver “OJ” Janney ’99, and Austin Work ’99 reunited in July 2022 for Matt’s wedding in Sandwich, NH.

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projects. He has now taken up a role as chief operating officer at Brilliant Planet, a climate-tech start-up using algae for carbon dioxide removal and sequestration. He has three children, Isla (8), Arlo (6) and Lochie (4).

2003

CLASS AGENT: WINTER MEAD III Michael Katzenberg ’06 and his business partners recently launched “Florida Squeezed,” an environmentally conscious sunscreen brand.

Tyler Quinn ’05 and wife Christy on their wedding day in London, England in June of 2022.

2005

CLASS AGENTS: BLAKE HOLLINGER, WELLS ROSS

Clifford Starke ’03 with wife Georgia and their daughter Sasha Rose Starke.

Clifford Starke writes, “I am very proud to have gotten married last August to Georgia. We have a beautiful 2.5-yearold daughter, Sasha Rose Starke. Business wise, I’ve been primarily focused for a decade on the cannabis sector and have successfully built and sold several companies. I’m currently focused on Europe, specifically Germany, where I received the first medical cannabis license. I’m currently based in London but am always traveling globally. It would be great to attend alumni events or reconnect with some alumni. I was fortunate to have gracious and special memories on the Hilltop and hope current students and future students understand the opportunity of attending Salisbury in real time!”

Tyler Quinn writes, “After two years of COVID-related postponements, I was finally able to marry the most incredible woman, Christy Wright, in London, England last June. It was the greatest day of my life. Jeremiah Cunningham ’06, my Salisbury roommate, was standing by me when we exchanged our vows.

Christy and I now live in Denver, CO where I’m working as CEO of a small boutique fitness concept called Alchemy 365. We operate ten studios spread out between the Twin Cities of Minnesota and Denver. We recently launched two studios in Denver using Cameron Flint ’09 as our real estate broker!

2006

CLASS AGENTS: JEREMIAH CUNNINGHAM, BRAD WERNTZ

Michael Katzenberg, along with two business partners, recently launched the environmentally friendly sunscreen brand Florida Squeezed. https://floridasqueezed. com/ https://www.palmbeachdailynews. com/story/lifestyle/2022/03/29/ environmentally-friendly-products-donot-contain-aerosols/9442308002/

Gabe Shohet ’06 is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Black Sheep Coffee in the UK.

Gabe Shohet shares that he’s doing well and working to open additional store locations of Black Sheep Coffee in the UK and beyond. Be sure to check our Black Sheep Coffee at www. blacksheepcoffee.com.

Crawford McCarthy is loving life in Orange County, CA where he lives with his wife Katie and their dog. He is running his own media platform, The Best Ceats (www.thebestceats. com), which serves the restaurant and hospitality industry offering photography, videography, written work and a podcast about the industry. He is also a freelance writer for restaurants, wine, spirits, and more.

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hockey whenever he has the chance. He would love to connect with other Sarum alumni in the Twin Cities for a craft beer or Wild game.

2007

CLASS AGENTS: BRIAN CORBAT, PATRICK POWERS

Bradley Werntz ’06 addressed Jeff May’s P’15,’21 Entrepreneurial Studies program in April of this past school year.

Bradley Werntz spent time on the Hilltop this spring as an advisor for Jeff May’s P’15,’21 Entrepreneurial Studies program and looks forward to working with this program in the future. Bradley also recently joined the board of the Narragansett Boat Club in Providence, RI where he has been rowing since moving to The Ocean State in April of 2020.

Scott Sheahen ’06 on the ice

Scott Sheahen recently moved to Minneapolis where he works as a traveling reporter and continues to play

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Jonas Tinius fondly writes, “I think of Assistant Head of School for Institutional Advancement Peter Gilbert P’18,’20 and Woody Rutter ’98 (Hon.) often and intensely think about Salisbury and my time on the Hilltop. It was really the most formative period of my educational life, and I have taken all steps afterwards with the training and discipline and love for study I took from this wonderful place. (I also remember still the first BBQ Peter threw at his house, back in 2005 when I arrived in Salisbury).

I was in LA as visiting faculty at UCLA for the winter quarter, teaching twice a week and wrote a significant chunk of my upcoming book. The announcement of my appointment at UCLA can be found here: https://www.wacd.ucla.edu/ announcements/archive/2020/winter/ jonas-tinius. I have gotten messages from quite a few former Sarum of my year. It would be lovely to stay in touch.

Sloane Ortel writes, “As one of the rare Sarum Sisters, it’s perhaps expected that I’m spending my days doing somewhat unusual things. Invest Vegan, the investment advisory firm I founded a few years ago, is adding clients at a steady clip as the absurdity of trusting traditional Wall Street firms to integrate ethical considerations in their investment process becomes more obvious by the day. I recently moved to Utah and co-founded Woodcache PBC, a carbon removal company that removes waste wood (which is 50% carbon by weight) from forests, buries it in specialized vaults, and sells carbon removal certificates to companies seeking to offset their emissions. Anyone interested in war stories from these efforts should

Sloane Ortel ’07 on the slopes

check out my podcast, “Free Money with Sloane and Ashby,” or reach out to me directly. I’d love to connect with anyone in the extended Salisbury Community who’s interested in chatting about carbon markets, ethical investing, or how awesome Utah’s ski season has been this year (877” and counting!)”

2008

CLASS AGENTS: KYLE BEATTY, J.R. DIBART, MIKE DRISCOLL, ALEX HOLDER, TK WONG

Nicholas Platt, Brad Dimeo ’80, Connor Bell, and canine JC pose at the Kevin J. Dimeo ’13 Walkway dedication at Providence College.

Kevin Dimeo was Class of 2009 at Salisbury.

Nicholas Platt, Connor Bell and Brad Dimeo ’80 attended a dedication of a memorial walkway for Kevin Dimeo ’09 at Salisbury, ’13 at Providence College.

Michael Driscoll started a new job as territory sales manager at Srixon/ Cleveland Golf.

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Alex LiDonni recently got married.

Brooks Ross got married in June of 2022.

Jon Kostas (formerly Jon Kostakopoulos) has appeared on 60 Minutes and Good Morning America.

Sean Cleary recently got married.

Kyle Beatty writes, “After ten years of teaching at The Fessenden School and serving as the dean of students, I made a career pivot to the world of development. As the Assistant Director of Development at Belmont Day School in Belmont, MA, I have the joy and pleasure of building strong relationships with the faculty, students, and parents.

Lindsay, Anders, and I are excited to welcome our second son in mid-May.”

patiently and generously gave to Noah during his time at Salisbury. Thank you so very much!”

2009

Will Spencer ’09 celebrated the birth of his son Liam.

CLASS AGENTS: HANK COUZENS, TUCKER GARFIELD, JOHN GUAY, STEFAN MERRIAM, CHASE RICHEY

2010

Gabe Antoni ’11, his wife, Lauren, and daughter, Marleau, along with Kevin Morris ’11, his wife, Emily, and son, Mac, at the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Rangers at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA on March 12, 2023.

CLASS AGENTS: KYLE GOOD, CHRIS HANSELL, ZACH ROHDE, DAVID WANG

Will Casertano ’09, Assistant Head of School for Institutional Advancement Peter Gilbert P’18,’20, and Will Ortiz ’06 reconnected in Florida last fall.

Alex Love’s ’10 parents with Assistant Head of School for Institutional Advancement Peter Gilbert P’18,’20 and Director of Admissions Bill Warder.

2011

CLASS AGENTS: GABE ANTONI, CHRIS

Noah Merksamer’s mother writes, “Noah was offered a merit fellowship for a PhD at Texas A&M University. This accomplishment started me thinking of the endless amount of support that Noah received along the way.

I would like to thank Salisbury School for the endless support, advice and encouragement that Salisbury School so

Mike Morris ’12, who recently began a new job at The Canterbury School in Fort Myers, FL is pictured with his with son, MJ, who was born on February 23, 2022.

GARIBALDI, SAM RICHTER

2012

CLASS AGENTS: ANDREW BRUNSON, AJ CARFORA, WYATT LADD, WESLEY MIDDENDORF

Mike Morris writes, “I started a new job as Dean of Students and lacrosse coach at The Canterbury School in

Fort Myers, FL. I could not have accomplished my goals without my mentors and Salisbury family: Bobby Wynne ’22 (Hon.), P’19, Matt Corkery, and Assistant Head of School for Institutional Advancement Peter Gilbert P’18,’20. Thank you and I cannot wait to get back on the Hilltop!

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Jacob Calder ’12 and his wife opened a chiropractic practice in Middletown, CT, Forest City Chiropractic and Acupuncture.

After Salisbury, I dove headfirst into the fashion industry. I’ve modeled for multiple years, even attending Paris fashion week numerous times. I’ve held positions at GQ, TRR and after receiving my degree, obtained my millinery license. Now, I am a celebrity stylist and have a hat store in the West Village in New York City, life has been far from boring. Also, I’d love to give a ‘shout out’ to Matt Corkery, I know he is no longer on the Hilltop, but he was the man!

2014

CLASS AGENTS: TAYLOR OGAN,

Jacob Calder shares that he and his wife recently opened a chiropractic practice in Middletown, CT. Forest City Chiropractic and Acupuncture began accepting new patients in March 2023.

They offer a variety of services with the overarching goal of improving the health and performance of all patients.

MATT ROTE

2015

CLASS AGENTS: SAM KEEHN, DUNCAN MORRIS, RYAN PHELPS, LUKE SMITH, GRAHAM TURNER

Weilun Zhang ’15 and Jerry Guo ’15 recently visited the Hilltop and reconnected with faculty member Rhonan Mokriski ’90.

2016

CLASS AGENTS: NATE CARTER, MARTIN DIOLI, PARKER DOTSON, HENRY DRESSER-KLUCHMAN, ANTHONY DROUIN, LUKE ISRAEL, JORDAN KAPLAN, JOHN SUTOR, KYLE TUTTLE

2013

CLASS AGENTS: ELLIOT GUDIS, JAKE HARRINGTON, ALEC MORRISON, SADIQ OLANREWAJU

Rashad Lance writes, “It’s been a very long time since I’ve been on the Hilltop but the connections that I made there have been lifelong. I’ve attended multiple baby showers, weddings, bachelor parties and even traveled the world with the Brothers I met at Salisbury.

Nick Rambush ’14 reconnected with faculty member Jeff May P’15,’21 and Jeff’s son Caleb May ’21.

Torrance Smith ’16 and his dad, Chip P’16, recently returned to the Hilltop to attend a Salisbury Regatta.

2017

CLASS AGENTS: NIKLAS AST, ZACH CHANDLER, JULIAN COLEMAN, WILLIAM FERREIRA, MICHAEL FOGGIA, PETER FOUSEK, TYLER HICKMAN, MASASHI KAWABATA, THEO QUARTEY, SASHA

Rashad Lance ’13 has had a successful career in the fashion industry and is currently a celebrity stylist and owns a hat store in the West Village of New York City.

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Dan Cone ’14 welcomed son Patrick David Cone into the world on December 4, 2022, at 9:34 a.m., weighing 7 pounds, 15 ounces and measuring 21 inches.

SAKHAROV

Walter Battey reports, “In 2021, I graduated from Santa Clara University

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with a bachelor’s degree in engineering.

More recently, I have moved to Seattle, WA to work in data operations analysis for a company called Parametric Portfolio Associates, one of the leaders of investing in municipal bonds, fixed income, and tax loss harvesting. Nothing but Sarum could have prepared me for the time management skills I would need for this role.”

2018

CLASS AGENTS: DREW BAZARIAN, VICTOR BEAUCHAMP, NICK HALE, COLIN HIVELY, WOODS NOVAK, JAKE SAMPSON, NICK SANT FOSTER, JACK SOUDER, STEPHEN WILLIS, RUDOLPH XU

Rudoph Xu ’18 stopped by campus to speak to Jeff May’s P’15,’21 class last September,

Dawson Wynne ’19, Joe Newman ’18, Logan McNaney ’19 and Associate Head of School Bobby Wynne ’22 (Hon.), P’19 reunited following a Maryland vs.

Rutgers lacrosse game.

Nik Ast ’17 and Assistant Head of School for Institutional Advancement Peter Gilbert P’18,’20 reconnected in Munich, Germany this past winter.

Thomas McIntire ’19 and Ethan Hennessey ’19 reconnected at a lacrosse event at College of the Holy Cross this past fall.

Will Dubow ’17, Tyler Hickman ’17, Luke Salvati ’17 and Cole Leveston ’17 recently reconnected. It’s always great to catch up with some fellow Knights!

Tim Miles ’18

Nicholas Cohen writes, “Last year I completed an accelerated master’s in business analytics at Wake Forest University. Upon graduating, I moved to Charlotte, NC where I work as an antimoney laundering consultant at Deloitte.

Luckily, a lot of people from my master’s program also moved to Charlotte so it was a much easier adjustment than expected. I haven’t gotten the chance to visit with any Salisbury alumni recently but hope to once my work slows down.”

2019

CLASS AGENTS: JOHN DOYLE, BRYCE FAULSTICH, WINSTON JULES, LOGAN LAPOLE, JACKSON MULLANEY, TOMMY NEWBERRY, DAWSON WYNNE

2020

CLASS AGENTS: JACK BALTIMORE, MICHAEL FAIRFAX, WEST HAUSER, KYLE REILLY

Bobby Metz ’20, who attends Colgate University, and Miles Hall ’20, who attends Clarkson University, enjoyed some Salisbury reminiscing at a Clarkson vs. Colgate hockey game.

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Bobby Metz ’20, Director of Athletics Tim Sinclair ’91 and Nick Haas ’20 enjoyed reconnecting on the Hilltop this spring.

During a visit to S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications this spring, Head of School Will Webb and Chair of the Art Department Ian Johnson P’26 reconnected with current Syracuse students Wally McKeon ’20, Lucas Cohen ’22 and Simba Chen ’21.

2023

Zach Chandler ’17, Trey Akabane ’21, Former Headmaster Chisholm S. Chander ’11 (Hon.), P’17,’25, Conor O’Neill ’21 and Seamus McCarthy ’22 share the Sarum pride on the University of Utah’s lacrosse field.

2021

CLASS AGENTS: HEDI ABDERRAHIM, ERIK BOCKISCH, CHRISTIAN BUHL, ALEX CARPENTER, TOREY FISHER, FABRICE MUKENDI, LUKE NEMSICK, CHUCK WANG

Owen Mulvaney shares that he has left college and gone into business with his two brothers, Andy ’08 and Matt ’10, and he has never been happier.

Digby Shillingford ’23, Matt Nemsick ’23, Luke Nemsick ’21, Strader Bowlin ’23, Hayden Hanes ’23, Aidan Monninger ’23, and Pierce Bowlin ’23 spent part of their Spring Break last March on the slopes in Utah!

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Alex Moore writes, “I am glad to see that Salisbury is doing so well. I have many fond memories of my two years on the Hilltop. I have kept in touch with former faculty member Luke Hyde. His career as a clinical psychologist is going very well at the University of Michigan.

My wife and I recently moved to her hometown of Des Moines, IA. We are

both anesthesiologists in a private practice group in town and are enjoying being near family. Prior to this, we worked at Vanderbilt and before that at Mass General. We have an almost 2-year-old daughter, and another one on the way, so life is good!

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Thomas C. Weatherill ’44

Thomas C. Weatherill, age 94, passed on July 5, 2022, surrounded by his family in Florida where he lived in Edgewater for the past 30 years. Thomas was born in Boston and lived in Woodbury for many years. After retirement, Thomas moved to Ocean City, NJ, and later to Edgewater, FL. Thomas graduated secondary school from the Salisbury School in Salisbury, CT and received his B.A. from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, ME. Thomas served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He began his career at Sun Oil in Philadelphia where he worked over 30 years, retiring from his position as Systems Programmer. During his career at Sun Oil, Thomas participated in a mentoring program where he would tutor at need students in Philadelphia. He was a member of The Presbyterian Church at Woodbury where he served as Deacon and Usher, delivered flowers to shut ins, and generously volunteering for anything the church needed. He enjoyed coaching his children’s Woodbury Little League and Babe Ruth baseball teams, going to Ocean City, NJ and the beach, photography, doing crossword puzzles, playing tennis and was a big fan of chocolate milk shakes.

In his younger years, Thomas played in a church fast pitch softball league. While in Florida, he enjoyed playing Bocce with his friends and was editor of the Pelican Pouch, his community newspaper. Most of all, Thomas loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.

Thomas was predeceased by his wife Nancy (Jackson) Weatherill and Marlies Mabey Weatherill, parents Robert T. and Marion B.S. Weatherill, and brother Jared (Marie) Weatherill. Survived by his children Robert (Lori) Weatherill, Karen (David) Warren, Craig Weatherill (Diane Brennan), Jeff Weatherill (Joseph Kromenacker), Judith (Sean) Mauro, grandchildren Robert (Brooke), Kevin (Christy) and Kyle Weatherill, Tim (Sue) Warren, Lindsay (Terrence) Rindler, Christopher Warren, Ryan (Rebecca)

Weatherill, Jessica (Chris) Knight, Sarah and Rebecca Mauro and 13 greatgrandchildren.

was a wonderful father and grandfather who had a great sense of humor and will be missed by many.

Theodore T. Everitt, Jr. ’48

Nicholas L. Ludington ’51

Theodore T. “Ted,” of Babylon, NY. Ted Everitt passed away on January 7th, just shy of his 94th birthday. He was born January 16, 1929 to Theodore and Eleanor Field Everitt in Orange, NJ. His family moved to Bellport, NY where he spent most of his childhood.

After graduating from Salisbury School, he began his career in the mailroom of NBC where he met his wife Doris Wilhelm. They were married on August 23, 1952. Ted served in the Army during the Korean War and was stationed at Fort Hood in Texas. After his service, it was back to NYC and NBC. A year after the birth of their first child, they moved to Babylon where they raised their three children. Ted loved to be on the water and had many successful years sailing on the Great South Bay. At NBC Ted worked his way up the ladder to the Film Coordination Department. After forty years at NBC he enjoyed many happy years of retirement. Despite losing his wife Doris in 2008 he continued living in his home listening to jazz, enjoying grandchildren, hobbies and his faithful kitty Puffy. In 2019 he moved into The Babylon Beach House overlooking The Great South Bay. We will be forever grateful to the Beach House for the wonderful care they took of Dad, for the friendships and good times shared by all. He loved playing Bingo, joking with Staff and working on his puzzles.

They became part of our family. Ted was predeceased by his wife Doris, brother John Everitt and son-in-law Richard Kenison. He is survived by his three children, Susan Lapierre and her husband Lee, Robin Kenison and Ted Everitt III and his wife Kristina. He is also survived by five grandchildren, Ben Coulthard, Sarah (Everitt) Brand, Emma Lapierre, Matthew Kenison and Bryan Everitt. He

Nicholas Ludington, 90 years old, of New York City, recently passed due to COVID and pneumonia. Born in NYC to G. Franklin and Marion Hagadorn Ludington, he attended Buckley School, then St. Paul’s and Salisbury, before graduating from Brown University in 1955. After college he joined the Navy, proudly serving off Korea as a Signal Officer on the USS Bennington, an Essex-class aircraft carrier. On his return in 1962 he became a “Mad Man,” working in advertising and public relations.

Beginning his career in NYC, he then moved to London for 17 years before returning to NYC in the 1980s; along the way specializing in international work with such firms as Foote, Cone & Belding, Benton & Bowles, Ogilvy & Mather, and DAY. He remained very involved in the Naval War College over the years, as well as the Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, New York Hall of Science, and AFRAS Association for Rescue at Sea. Nick was also a longtime member of the Brook Club, Pilgrims Society, and the community of Point O’ Woods on Fire Island. Nick leaves behind one son, Leland Ludington, who lives and works in Spain; a sister Nancy Brash Hume, a niece and nephew, Diana and Alexander Brash.

Robert H. Trowbridge, Jr. ’51, P’75,’77

Robert Trowbridge, Jr., 90, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, passed away May 26, 2023.

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was a member of the Army ROTC and fulfilled his eight-year tenure, gaining the rank of Major, in the Army Corps of Engineers Reserve. He worked for Bethlehem Steel Corporation in Washington, D.C., until 1968, when he founded Trowbridge Steel Company, Inc., in Northern Virginia, a reinforcing steel fabricating facility. Bob was active in the following organizations: Associated Builders and Contractors; President, Washington, D.C., Chapter of the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute; and Northern Virginia Builders Association.

As an avid sportsman, he was a pitcher for Georgia Tech baseball, coached Little League baseball and soccer for over a dozen years, achieved a three handicap in golf with nine hole-in-ones, was an IFR rated pilot piloting his own planes. He enjoyed tennis, long distance biking (the longest routes being the entire Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway). He loved Duplicate Bridge, amassing over four thousand Master Points; in 1992 he envisioned and then shepherded the founding of the Jacksonville School of Bridge, which, thanks to hundreds of dedicated volunteers, has continuously thrived as a center for learning and playing Bridge.

He is survived by his loving wife, June; sons, Robert and Thom (he was preceded by son, John); grandchildren, Courtney, Kirk, Cooper, Melinda, J.T., William and Grayson; sister, Cornelia; and many, many dear friends.

Ronald M. Solan ’54

Ronald Martin Solan, 86, of Porter Street, passed away Aug. 9, 2022 at his home. He had been dealing with both Covid and cancer. He was a beloved, lifelong member of the community and loving uncle, cousin, and friend to many. He was dearly loved by his family and his intrepid spirit will always be an inspiration. Ron was born April 5, 1936, in Lakeville, the son of the late Martin and Mary Rocknack Solan.

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in 1954 and later graduated from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tus University. Ron was a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces serving as a Green Beret. He served in Vietnam and many places throughout the world. He reached the rank of Master Sergeant during his military career.

Upon his retirement, Ron returned to the Northwest Corner where he lived as an artist and skilled crasman. He was a morning fixture for years at On the Run Coffee Shop, and an avid reader with a love of history that made him a valued teammate at trivia later in the day.

He is survived by his nephews John and Stephen Lubianetsky, his cousin Richard Solan, and many great nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sisters Agnes Solan, Rose Blass, and Lorraine Lubianetsky. Ron was also the longtime partner of the late Sally Ongley Northrop of Salisbury and an important part of the lives of her two sons, Matthew and Michael. Michael’s 2015 book “Tombquest: Valley of Kings” was dedicated to Ron. It read, “For Ronald Martin Solan: Artist, Soldier, and Porter Street Irregular.”

Carl Von Czoernig, Jr. ’56

Carl “Ted” von Czoernig Jr., age 85, passed away February 5, 2023. Loving husband of 64 years to Martha (nee: Yeaw). Beloved father to Tracey von Czoernig, deceased, Carl von Czoernig III, Heidi Willis (Joseph) and Stephanie Sinkula (Scott). Grandfather of 11 and Great-grandfather of 7. Brother to Frederick von Czoernig (Cynthia).

Charles A. Dann III ’57

Charles “Chuck” Arthur Dann III passed away in August 2022 from complications of surgery for cancer.

He was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1939, the youngest child of Charles Arthur Dann II and Rachel Protzman Dann. He was adored and cared for by his older sisters, Mary and Doris,

as they grew up in Valley Stream, NY. Chuck’s early education began at Indian Mountain School in Lakeville, CT, and he graduated from Salisbury School in Salisbury, CT. He then went on to Cornell University in Ithaca, NY where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and a master’s degree in Education. A member of Theta Chi fraternity, Chuck also trained and raced on the lightweight rowing crew as an undergraduate. The highlight of his crew career was rowing in the Henley Royal Regatta on the Thames River in England.

His teaching career began in Bakersfield, CA where he taught high school math and science and coached sports. He also served as the announcer at school baseball games, his melodious voice catching the attention of Phala, a middle school English teacher. Chuck and Phala were married in 1968, and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, settling in Kensington, CA. Chuck earned a master’s degree in Geophysics from the University of California, Berkeley, and began teaching advanced math and science courses at San Leandro High School until his retirement in 1999. He also enjoyed a side career as a part-time electrician.

Chuck was a devoted and tireless father to his three children, never too busy to help with homework, plan birthday parties, drive to lessons and activities, coach sports teams, or share his knowledge of and love for the natural world. In 1995, his dear wife Phala passed away from breast cancer, leaving the family bereft.

In 1999, Chuck married Faith Roelofs and moved to Prescott, AZ. Together they volunteered extensively at Unity Church and the Highlands Center for Natural History. He was a docent and puppeteer in the elementary school field trip program at HCNH and he portrayed John Miller, one of the first prospectors along Lynx Creek in the Center’s Natural Heritage program. Traveling the world with Unity Church and Yavapai College

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groups was a special pleasure and adventure. These trips included Ireland, Greece, Spain, Kenya, Tanzania, Panama, Costa Rica, Alaska, Peru, Australia, and New Zealand. He celebrated his 80th birthday in 2019 by taking his family on a fabulous cruise to Alaska.

Chuck freely used his many skills in building and fixing things, especially electrical. His hobbies included getting his private pilot’s license; skiing with lifelong friends in Tahoe; and hiking in the Grand Canyon, including a round-trip backpacking trek to Phantom Ranch with old friends. At home he could be found observing the night sky while walking his dog, listening to classical and Hawaiian music, immersed in the pages of a thick novel, or making the best coffee around.

Chuck is survived by his loving wife Faith Roelofs, his daughters Megan (Matthew) Fesinmeyer and Erin Dann, his son Ryan (Taylor) Dann, five grandchildren (Madeleine and Avery Fesinmeyer, Ian Dann-Fernald, Faith Angel Roelofs-Eslava and Thomas Roelofs-Eslava), and by his sister Mary (James) Little.

Peter R. Wilkinson ’59

On Monday, January 23rd, Peter Ridley Wilkinson Colonel USAF (Ret), a beloved husband, family man, eternal optimist and our fearless leader passed away. He was 83 years old. Pete graduated from Colgate University with a bachelor’s degree in economics, a 4-year soccer letterman award, a love for singing as a member of the Colgate 13, and an experience as a ROTC cadet, which led to an amazing career in the Air Force. As an airman in the United States Air Force, he piloted C-130’s, flying two tours in Vietnam before transitioning to human resource management, earned an MSA in Industrial Personnel Management from George Washington University and eventually moved to strategic program management. He ended his Air Force career leading research and development for various organizations and space

programs. After retiring from the Air Force, he joined Rockwell / Boeing’s aerospace division as the Director of Strategic Planning and earned a PHD in Leadership and Human Behavior at Alliant International University.

Pete lived a purpose-filled life. He met his wife Terri while stationed in Columbus, OH, proposed two months later and they were successfully married for 52 years. He often described her as the “Wind Beneath his Wings”.

Upon marriage, he committed to Terri that he would have three phases of his life – the Air Force, a post Air Force career to support his wife and family, and then dedicate his remaining time to giving back. True to his word, he retired from the Air Force, then from Boeing, and committed the rest of his life to mentoring disadvantaged children (CASA), supporting veterans (MOA, Honor Flight, Veterans Court), protecting wildlife (Columbus Wild Center), aiding the homeless (Columbus Street Church), and leading multiple church related initiatives, one in which resulted in the construction of a new church itself, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Santa Margarita, CA. Pete was a family man to his core.

His early days with his siblings included painting tar on the now legendary rock and playing with fishing knives in Mamaroneck, NY. He deeply loved each and every one of his children, grandchildren, brothers and sister, aunts, uncles and cousins – often calling his family his biggest accomplishment.

He loved family time and made every outing an event. He turned road trips into adventures, simple vacations into amusement parks, never missed a chance to bodysurf in the ocean and loved to sit back with appreciation and take it all in.

His absolute favorite times were spent around family dinners debating solutions to the world’s problems. The Supreme Court has nothing on Pete Wilkinson’s family dinners starting even when his

kids were as young as 10. Nothing was off limits, but you better come prepared.

Family holidays and extended family reunions brought him great joy, he could continue debating anything and everything and ending the night singing with the whole Wilkinson/Decker crew.

He loved classical music, snow covered trees, airplanes, weather, bourbon, political conversations, storytelling, racquetball, mentoring, diet coke, and crisp bacon. He was preceded in death by his mother Isabel Decker and father Milton Decker. Pete is survived by his wife Terri, his children Sean (Kate) Wilkinson, Shannon (Chris) Diffley, Scott (Emily) Wilkinson and his grandkids Mia, Ty, Charlie, Mackenzie, Kellen and Isabel. In the end, he would have asked for a simple celebration without a lot of hoopla, and we want to honor his well-lived life this way.

Peter Perrin ’60, P’92

Peter MacKay, a lifelong resident of Weston, and a retired Captain of the Weston Fire Department, died on December 10, 2022, after a courageous battle with cancer. Peter was born on November 12, 1940, in Newton, the son of the late William Gardner Perrin, Esquire and Euphemia Sinclair (Ganson) Perrin.

He was the devoted husband to Linda Jane (Howe) Perrin of Weston for 55 years and a loving father of Adam Perrin and his wife, Denise of Virginia and Caleb Perrin and his wife, Ilaria of Italy. Brother of William G. Perrin, Jr. of Florida, and Thalia Stone of Vermont. Also survived by six grandchildren, Luke and his wife, Katie, Drake, Lily, Aodhan, Violet, and Freyja; and three great-grandchildren, Zoe, Tess, and June. As well as his extended family of cousins, sisters-in-law, brothersin-law, nieces, and nephews. Peter attended Salisbury School in Salisbury, CT, and later attended Boston University before leaving school and dedicating himself to the service of others. His long and distinguished career with the Town of Weston Fire Department

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started in 1962. Peter served as a Volunteer Firefighter, Firefighter, EMT, Lieutenant, and ultimately as Captain before retiring in 2005 after 43 years of service. Peter was a Mason for 58 years and a brother with the Waltham Triad Lodge A.F. & A.M. For 12 years, Peter taught a generation of children at the Unitarian Universalist Church’s Sunday School. Prince Edward Island, Canada, was an annual pilgrimage for Peter and his family, where he rejuvenated himself surrounded by the beauty of the red-rocked seascapes and the power of fellowship across borders and generations.

Peter was a natural leader with a warm and generous personality which outsized his 6’4” frame. His wide and welcoming smile was inclusive and available to everyone within arm’s reach. He was a coach, a great enthusiast of sport, and the dedication required to compete, and a fan of all sports pursued by his children and grandchildren.

Peter was a teacher, openly sharing his knowledge, experience, and expertise in fire science, landscaping, construction, dry-set masonry, soil sciences, surveying, and pumpkin carving. Peter’s capacity to make careful observations and unfailing focus on helping others made him the most effective of problem solvers. Forever humble, private, and reserved, Peter, in his lifetime, would not acknowledge or accept what he truly was to many, a hero.

George G. Huntoon II ’62

George Griggs Huntoon II, 79, passed away peacefully October 28th, 2022 in Houston, TX. George was born August 19, 1943, the son of George G. Huntoon and Joan Lyons Huntoon. Raised in Palm Beach and Naples, Florida, George attended Salisbury School, graduating in 1962, he attended Duke University for one year, graduating from Florida Atlantic University in 1968 with a B.S. in Ocean Engineering. The Ocean Engineering program was the first in the nation at that time.

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Indiana and eventually became Amoco.

After graduation George accepted a job starting in Lafayette, LA 1968-1970, followed by New Orleans, LA from 1970-1976 with Amoco Corporation, and back to Lafayette, LA from 19761982 and 1982 finally settling in Houston, TX. Retiring in 1999 after 31 years in the oil business. After a year of retirement, he was persuaded to come back to the oil business working for BP/ Amoco as a consultant for another 12 years, finishing out his career working on BP’s massive Atlantis Oil & Gas Platform, the world’s deepest moored Oil & Gas platform at the time. He traveled to many countries throughout the world during his career and was well respected in the oil industry.

During George’s senior year of college in 1968 he married the love of his life, Susan Schillberg Huntoon and had a loving marriage of 55 years.

George was a devoted husband & father and loved spending time with his family and being involved with his children’s activities. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved hunting, diving, fishing, skeet shooting, photography, bird watching and gardening. Growing up, he enjoyed playing sports, racing and riding motorcycles and spent a lot of time on the beaches and fishing the beautiful waters of Florida. In his later years he enjoyed traveling with his wife and their Labrador Spice, in their RV around the country. He always looked forward to spending time with his 6 grandchildren.

George is survived by his loving wife Susan Huntoon, his children Lee Anne Huntoon, George G. Huntoon III and his wife Jessica, Christina Mashburn and her husband Roy, and Megan Aldinger and her husband Jarrett. His brother Michael Huntoon and his wife Delores. Sister-in-law’s, Jeanne Merchant and husband David, Tina Cochanour Woodin and husband Wayne. His grandchildren, Hanna Huntoon, Lyla Huntoon, Ryker Mashburn, James

Huntoon, Morgan Aldinger and Graham Aldinger. His niece and nephews, Melissa Myers, Mike Huntoon, Christopher Merchant and Grant Merchant and Shaun Cochanour.

We would like to thank the Village at Gleanloch Community, especially Laurie and Charlotte who was George’s Angel Nurse. We would also like to thank, all the nursing staff and Doctors at Willowbrook Methodist Hospital who cared for George over this last year, especially, Dr. Julio Rodriguez.

Park M. Morrison ’74

Park McLeod Morrison, 67, of Rockport, Maine, died unexpectedly Saturday, May 27, 2023, while enjoying his favorite pastime – golf. Park was born to the late Betsy and Victor Morrison Jr. in Old Lyme, Connecticut, on November 29, 1955. He graduated from the University of Maine in 1978 and obtained a master’s in journalism from Boston University in 1982. Park married Melissa (Missy) Chapman, in Old Lyme, Connecticut in 1980. He and Missy moved to Rockport in 1985, where they raised their daughters, Storrey and Sarah.

He worked in advertising, marketing, and communications during his career.

He was a talented writer and published author. Park was creative and artistic, honest, kind, selfless, and welcoming. He was a lifelong golfer who played countless rounds at Old Lyme Country Club, Black Hall Club, and Megunticook Golf Club. Park was passionate about history and loved researching the genealogy of the Morrison and McLeod families. Park put his family and friends above all, and never hesitated to provide support, aid, and comfort to those in need. He was a remarkable grandfather and cherished his time with his grandson, Elliot. Park will be lovingly remembered by his wife of almost 43 years, Missy Chapman; daughters, Storrey (Jeff Ryckbost) and Sarah (Aaron Fulton); brother, Victor III (Patty Dunn); sister, Susan; nephew,

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Park Dunn-Morrison (Emily Overton); niece, Zelie Garrette (Rene); grandson, Elliot Ryckbost; and sister-in-law, Debbie Harford (Jim).

David B. Tearse ’83

David Bradley Tearse died suddenly on December 26, 2022 at Sugarloaf Mountain after a morning of skiing on fresh powder with his 2 favorite people in the world, his beloved children David Squire Tearse and Béla Cary Tearse.

He was born April 12, 1964 in Victorville, California to Bonnie Ree (née French) and Bradley Jon Pester who was a member of the first Navy Seal team. Later in his life, David was adopted by his beloved stepfather Harold “Sandy” Tearse, hence his mid-summer name change that led to much teasing.

David was 4 years old when his brother Christiaan Daniel Tearse was born. The family moved to Wayzata, MN where from an early age on, David became a superb skater. While attending Salisbury School in Salisbury, Connecticut, he captained Varsity football as running back and hockey as a right winger. He took humble pride in being a cool cat on campus with assistance from fellow dude Herb May. At St. Lawrence University, Dave took as many road trips as he could to UVM to visit friends Bill Howard & Greg Erdmann, since it was a “way more fun” school. He also had a blast at SLU with SAE fraternity brothers and friends for life Mike Fay, David Linton, Duke Sullivan and Rob Walles.

After graduating from St. Lawrence, David settled in Boston where he met Selden Wells whom he married in 1994.

They moved to Duxbury, MA in 1995.

Squire was born 1997 and Béla in 2001.

Dave was happily roped into coaching youth hockey and convinced to coach soccer, excelling at the former and surviving the latter. He enjoyed boating in Duxbury Bay and was especially fond of water skiing, fly fishing and picnics on Saquish and Captains Flats. His

most favorite moments were spent with his children, including a trip to Belize in 2022 where they enjoyed horseback riding, scuba diving and hiking.

Work adventures for David included Fidelity Investments, Arise Air, Vendini, BosunAir, LLC Private Flight & Travel and, most recently, David was a top salesman at Berlin City Lexus in Portland, Maine where he enjoyed friendships with Daniel Kahn and many other terrific coworkers.

David is survived by his children Squire and Béla, his former wife Selden Wells Tearse, half brother Nick Pester (Kimberly), stepbrother Hal Tearse (Lynn), nephew David Tearse, niece Nicky Wright (Casey), aunts, uncles and cousins on the French side of the family, and many friends who agree he was one of the funniest, most humble and kind people they’ve ever known.

Mike Wall ’85

Mike Wall passed away in December 2022 on Mt. Desert Island, ME. After graduation from Salisbury, Mike went out to Colorado where he got his bachelor’s at UC-Boulder. Following graduation, he moved to Park City where he worked as a ski instructor. A couple of years later he moved to Aspen where he worked for a stock brokerage and continued to teach skiing. He was a very talented skier and a very good ski instructor, always in high demand with locals and tourists. Mike loved the blues and played a mean harmonica. He played frequently in bars in Aspen, including along with the band Blues Traveler several times.

In the mid-90s he earned his master’s degree in psychology at Boston University and started practicing psychotherapy in Aspen which became his passion. He focused on treating people with drug/alcohol addiction and depression. He continued practicing in Aspen until the mid 2000s when he moved back East to Connecticut. In addition to skiing, he loved to sail and

bought a sailboat that he kept near Stamford, CT. Mike was a one-of-a-kind individual and a good friend, very observant, sensitive, and funny with a sense of humor sharp enough to defuse any serious situation. Mike loved the mountains, skiing, and sailing and is survived by his wife.”

Gregory A. Goldman ’04

Gregory A. Goldman, 37, of Conway, N.H., passed away suddenly and unexpectedly after a brief illness on July 21, 2022. Greg was completing his Ph.D. at Kansas University and traveling back to Conway when tragedy occurred. Greg leaves behind his father, Arthur Goldman, and his wife, Lisa Moore; and his mother, Denise Goldman; his brother, Brett and his wife, Allison; and sister, Danielle and their children, Wyatt Adalyn and Nova. Greg was born Feb. 2, 1985. He was a graduate of Thayer Academy, Wesleyan University, University of Wisconsin and was about to complete his Ph.D. at KU when he died.

Greg was an avid skier in the Mount Washington Valley and enjoyed hiking as well and pretty much everything our beautiful area has to offer. Greg was a great hockey player in high school and college, a gifted writer and had a great sense of humor with a beautiful smile that would light up any room. “The B A true a purple a state and Greg was a huge KU Jayhawks basketball fan. He will be missed by so many aunts uncles and friends. Greg has left us way too soon and will be in our thoughts and prayers forever.

Paul Serpe ’04

Born on September 12, 1985, in New Jersey, Paul Michael Serpe, affectionately known as Paulie, left this world on July 17, 2023. He was a loving husband, brother, son, and friend, and his untimely departure left a profound void in the lives of all who had the privilege of knowing him.

Paul is survived by his beloved wife, Kathryn, Kay Serpe, who shared his

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dreams and adventures. Together, they resided in Driggs, Idaho, where they were building a new house in Paul’s dream location among the mountains. He is also survived by his sister, Catherine Davidheiser, her husband Eric Davidheiser, and their 2-year-old son Philip Michael.

Paul’s parents, Linda and Russell Serpe, mourn the loss of their cherished son.

Paul’s journey in life was marked by passion and adventure. He grew up in Northern New Jersey, where he developed a deep love for sports, particularly the NY Yankees and Giants. His early years were filled with joy as he played and watched his favorite teams compete.

After attending Morristown Beard School in New Jersey and Salisbury School in Connecticut, Paul pursued his dreams, excelling in lacrosse at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania. But his culinary passion called him, and he found his true calling at the French Culinary Institute, studying in both New York and Italy, with a special focus on Italian cuisine. His love for food and culture shone through, bringing delight to those around him.

In pursuit of adventure and a life in the mountains, Paul moved to Park City, Utah. There, he flourished as an exceptional baker at Red Bicycle Breadworks, showcasing his talents and the Italian culinary knowledge he had acquired. He further manifested his culinary dreams by co-founding Hidden Peak Dining, a catering business in partnership with Tom Thibodeau, which continues to thrive today.

In Utah, Paul met his wife, Kathryn “Kate” Serpe, and the two were united in marriage on September 26, 2015. Friends and family from across the country came together to celebrate their union. In 2021, Paul and Kate made their way to Driggs, Idaho, where they were building their dream home amidst the majestic mountains they both cherished.

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passion for the outdoors flourished, and he embraced every opportunity to explore nature’s wonders. Skiing, snowmobiling, mountain biking, camping, golfing, floating the Snake River, and playing hockey were just a few of the adventures that brought him immense joy.

However, what truly set Paul apart was his boundless generosity and warmth as a friend. He hosted unforgettable Thanksgivings for those in the food and beverage industry who lacked family nearby. Always ready to help, he would give without hesitation, providing a place to stay, a cooked meal, or a listening ear.

Paul’s vibrant energy was infectious, and his enthusiasm for life was truly contagious.

He was known for his humor, being a straight shooter, and having sayings that could make anyone burst into laughter.

Paul’s departure leaves a void that will be deeply felt by countless friends and loved ones. Paul Michael Serpe, you touched the lives of many with your kindness, love, and zest for life. Your memory will forever remain in the hearts of those you touched, and your legacy will continue to shine bright through the love and laughter you shared with everyone around you. Rest in peace, dear Paulie.

Jake Hescock ’16

“There are some individuals whose positive energy and friendliness stay with you. That’s Jake Hescock” Recent football star and magnetic young personality Jake Adam Hescock’s promising future was last week shockingly cut short at age 25. On Tuesday, December 6, 2022, while jogging in his new Boston neighborhood, Jake was felled by cardiac arrest. He died at Mass General on Sunday, December 11.

Jake, who was born in Pittsfield on December 27, 1996, is survived by his parents, Jeffrey Hescock and Carey Blake Hescock, his brother Luke, his beloved dog Snoop; maternal grandparents, Howard Blake, Jr. and his wife Doreen, of Dalton; paternal grandmother Nancy

Sheridan, Marco Island. Florida; aunts and uncles Donna Hescock Walz, Keith, Jack, Kellie, and Michael Hescock; Kimberly Blake Harrington, Curt and Craig Blake. He is also survived by numerous cousins, other aunts and uncles. He was predeceased by his beloved paternal grandfather, Raymond Hescock.

Jake attended Pittsfield schools. After his sophomore year at Taconic, he completed his undergraduate education at Salisbury School in Connecticut.

There he played basketball, baseball, and football, where he was captain of the team. His passion clearly became football. Playing tight end and defensive end, Jake helped the 2016 Salisbury team to attain the Class A Football Championship from the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council.

Personal awards he won include: #2 Prep School Football Player in the state of Connecticut; First-Team All New England Lineman of the Year; All New England Offensive/Defensive Lineman of the Year.

He played football at the University of Wisconsin Madison for one year, transferring to the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, where he graduated with a Batchelor of Science Degree in Business; he was continuing his education at UCF for another BS in Economics. Jake appeared in 49 games for the UCF Knights.

Besides starring in football, Jake also starred as Sir Lancelot in Salisbury’s production of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and served as 2016 class president at the school.

This month, Hescock had just started his first job, selling medical equipment for Stryker in Boston, persistently pursuing his would-be employer until they finally saw his worth and hired him.

Other passions in the life of Jake Hescock were many: the outdoors in general, specifically hunting, fishing, and hiking; he was a die-hard fan of the Cowboys, Celtics, Red Sox, and Bruins, and preferred watching games at home

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with his family; he loved cheering on his brother Luke, most recently as a football player at Hobart College.

As many would confirm, Jake had a larger-than-life personality, which was apparent to anyone who met him, if only for a brief moment. Philadelphia photographer Roger Barone, writing on Facebook about his meeting Jake at two UCF-vs-Temple games, said it all: “There are some individuals whose positive energy and friendliness stay with you. That’s Jake Hescock.

“During pregame drills, I saw this player smiling, laughing, and playing air guitar in the rain. You felt happy just watching him... Later, Jake caught a touchdown.

UCF won against Temple 62 - 21. A couple years later the match was repeated in Philly. I spoke with Jake about the photos I had taken earlier, and he was laughing and as friendly as ever, saying he was listening to AC/DC while playing the air guitar.

“Jake was 25 years old and had a whole life ahead of him --- so we thought.

Blessings to the Hescock family, friends, teammates. He was a kind soul. May seem odd, but I will miss this person.”

“Jake was the glue that held us all together as his core group of friends,” says Hannah Barbarotta, and Jake’s parents express their gratitude to Hannah for her unwavering presence during this crisis.

His parents also want to thank their son’s amazing medical team at Mass General in Boston, and all the other friends and family who have extended their loving support.

FORMER STAFF MEMBER

Mitchell Bronk

In 1986, Mitchell embarked on a second career—first as business manager, then as controller—at Salisbury School in Connecticut. Reluctant to give up teaching altogether, he tutored a number of students preparing for physics advanced placement exams. Mitchell retired in 2007. Mitchelle passed away on March 6, 2023.

J. Anton Schiffenhaus ’48, Trustee Emeritus Salisbury lovingly remembers Salisbury alumnus and Trustee Emeritus J. Anton Schiffenhaus ’48 who died in July 2022.

A true Salisbury gentleman, Anton was President of the Class of 1948, earning numerous accolades for his academic prowess, his abilities on the football gridiron, and for his meritorious citizenship.

After his graduation from Salisbury, Anton continued to steward the School community as a loyal and generous Trustee, serving faithfully on the Board for nearly two decades. Former Board Chair and Trustee Emeritus Michael Sylvester ’59, P’85,’02 remarks, “Anton was one of Salisbury’s great Trustees-smart, loyal, and extremely generous.

He was particularly interested in giving students more and better opportunities to study the Arts, so when we were designing the Ruger Arts Center, Anton made sure we included a state-of-the-art ceramics studio, which he named in honor of an artist who had inspired him.

Furthermore, Anton developed a very close relationship with longtime Arts Chair, Erika Crofut, and was always first in line to fund new Arts projects.

Anton dearly loved Salisbury, and he constantly showed it.”

Headmaster Emeritus, Chisholm S. Chandler ’11 (Hon.) P’17,’25, added, “Anton will forever be remembered for his devotion to Salisbury School. I don’t think I’ve ever met a kinder or more thoughtful human being than Anton. He enriched the lives of so many students and faculty members over the years with his generous spirit and keen sense of interest in all school happenings. When I read the famous Sir Issac Newton quote, ‘If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants,’ my mind immediately goes to Anton. He was indeed a Salisbury Giant, and we will remember him with uncommon reverence.”

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Richard D. Field ’59 The Salisbury School community suffered a devastating loss this past July with the passing of Richard D. Field ’59. Dick was a beloved member of his class, extremely popular and deeply respected, and his devotion to his classmates and his school remained a keen focus throughout his life.

In his years as a student on the Hilltop, Dick displayed numerous talents in and out of the classroom. He wrote beautifully, and classmates listened intently when he commented on or critiqued literature. He was also appointed to various leadership positions by his classmates and the faculty, which was a portent for his extremely successful business career that followed his graduations from Salisbury and Trinity College. One of his most noteworthy contributions to the School during his years as a student was the formation of a wildly popular singing quartet, The Deuces Wild. They recorded an album and performed at different school events, capturing the attention of the boys of Sarum as well as weekend visitors from Farmington, Ethel Walker, and Westover, crooning popular tunes such as Tom Dooley and Paper Moon!

Dick enjoyed a brilliant career in finance as a visionary banker, serving in different leadership positions at BNY Mellon, Mastercard, and as Founding Director of LendingTree. Revered by colleagues for his partnership, thoughtfulness, and wisdom, Dick made lifelong friends in one of the world’s most competitive businesses, underscoring his uncommon character and integrity.

While incredibly busy in his business career, Dick always remembered the School that helped turn a boy into a man, and he stayed close to Salisbury throughout his life. For more than a decade, Dick served as Vice Chairman of the School’s Board of Trustees and was responsible for numerous strategic

Receiving the Salisbury Medal in 2009, Dick Field ’59 with Headmaster Emeritus Chisholm Chandler P’17,’25.

decisions that ushered in an age of growth and prosperity. He played a key role in the 2014 Campaign, For the Boys, which raised over $108 million for campus facilities and endowment. The Field Music Center and a faculty home named after his much-adored mother are among the gifts with which Dick blessed the School community.

Later in life, Dick took on a leadership role with the Parkinson’s Foundation and was honored for his commitment to finding a cure at a NYC Gala in 2018. For me, he is the epitome of the Salisbury Gentleman, and I will remember his many wonderful traits in the years ahead, including his understated sense of humor. He is one of the finest men to ever step foot on our glorious Hilltop.

–Chisholm S. Chandler P’17,’25, Headmaster Emeritus

Gifts in memory of Dick may be made to the Richard D. Field ’59 Music Endowment.

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