Karl J. Sjolund Head of School
Kelley Black Associate Head of School and Academic Dean
Robert Black Director of Enrollment
Jane Brown
Chief Financial Officer
Bob MacLellan Director of College Counseling
Administrative Team
Rachel Malde
Middle School Coordinator and Arts Department Chair
John Phillips Dean of Students
Molly Short Chaplain
Rob Zeitler Director of Athletics
2024-2025 Board of Trustees
Officers
Phillip Woodlief President Nashville, TN
Jay Fisher, Jr. Vice President Sewanee, TN
Andrew Ruffner ’86 Treasurer Chattanooga, TN
Dot Neale Secretary Memphis, TN
Dan Backlund Sewanee, TN
The Rt. Rev. John C. Bauerschmidt Nashville, TN
Mishoe Brennecke Sewanee, TN
Eunice Colmore Duck River, TN
Andrew Dinsmore ’02 Cleveland, TN
M. Jane Eaves Sewanee, TN
Andrew Hard ’06 Seattle, WA
Henry Lodge South Pittsburg, TN
Newton F. Molloy III SMA ’63 Murfreesboro, TN
H. Katharine Sheeler StA ’81
Washington D.C.
Terence Shepherd StA ’ 79 Coral Springs, FL
Sarah Steffner Chattanooga, TN
Molly Schaefer Still ’07 Winchester, TN
Rev. William S. Wade Honorary, Former Head of School East Kingston, NH
$20,000 +
Anonymous
Patricia S. Ayres
Cartinhour-Woods Foundation, Inc.
John E. Core StA ’79
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Louie M. and Betty M. Phillip Foundation
The Cornerstone Society recognizes those who contribute a total of $1,000 or more in unrestricted support to The SAS Fund during the School’s fiscal year. Giving levels listed reflect gifts made during the 2023-2024 school year (July 1, 2023 –June 30, 2024).
The list does not include restricted, capital, or endowments gifts. These gifts are reflected on page 22 within Total Philanthropic Support.
Schwab Charitable Fund
Vanguard Charitable
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas G. Warner
$10,000 +
Mr. Laurence R. Alvarez
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Cesar J. Gueikian and Amanda Church
Janet Graham
Phebe C. Hethcock
Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Hollingsworth II ’88
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Lodge
Robert T. Johnston ’94
Mr. and Mrs. Newton F. Molloy III SMA ’63
Elliott Puckette ’85 and Hugo Guinness
Lynn Smith
Ms. Margaret C. Woods
$5,000 +
Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Bagby, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Baulch SA ’80
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Baulch III SA ’73
The Baulch Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Bratton SMA ’66
Talley Warner Carroll ’88
Mr. and Mrs. Josephus C. G. Colmore
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Courtney, Jr. SA ’73
Dr. Mishoe Brennecke
Elliott Memorial Fund of St. John’s
Episcopal Church
M. Jane Eaves
Douglas W. Ferris, Jr. and Dot H. Neale
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Jett M. Fisher, Jr.
Sanders Fowler III SMA ’59
The Goddard Family Foundation
Martha Rhodes McLendon ’93 and Charles A. McLendon, Jr.
Pam Lay Myers StA ’72 and Jim W. Myers
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey S. Piazza StA ’59
Beth Myers Rudder ’99 and Josh Rudder
Terence W. Shepherd StA ’79
Karl and Susan Sjolund
Molly Schaefer Still ’07 and McLain Still
The Rev. William S. Wade
Kate Warner ’90
Mrs. Tevis L. Watts
Peter Wadewitz SMA ’52
Richard and Bronwyn Westling
Philip K. Woodlief
$2,500 +
AIG Matching Grants Program
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Allen StA ’77
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Benevity
Jessica Harmon Bohn ’98
Elizabeth J. Brown
George and Beth Chamberlain
Mr. and Mrs. Rupert M. Colmore
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Davis StA ’74
The Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Falkenbury SMA ’70
The Stephen D. Falkenbury, Jr. Foundation
Steve and Patty Ghertner
Mrs. Anne F. Griffin
A. Louis Jung SMA ’64
Sarah Lowe ’82
Jay Motley ’98
Thomas T. Phillips, Jr. Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. John V. Reishman
Dr. Robert F. Ross
Andrew Ruffner ’86 and Meredith Ruffner
Dr. and Mrs. B.W. Ruffner, Jr.
H. Katharine Sheeler StA ’81
Mr. and Mrs. Douglass T. Simpson SMA ’66
Karen and Mike Singer
The Hon. and Mrs. C. McFerrin Smith III StA ’63
Jamey and Sarah Steffner
Dr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Squires SMA ’61
Thaddeus C. Tatem StA ’78
CAPT Richard C. Williams III, USN (ret)
$1,000 +
Anonymous (2)
Adair Exchange Bank Foundation
Howell Adams
Peter J. Anderson ’84
Suzanne E. Angele ’91
William F. Angell StA ’70
Allison M. Asmussen ’99 and Peter Papura
Lee Ann and Dan Backlund
Sandy and Bruce Baird SMA ’69
Deb and Rick Ball
Leo and Linda Sullivan Bashinsky
Mr. and Mrs. David K. Beecken
Sherri Bergman and Scott Wilson
Kelley and Robert Black
Angela Bostelman
The Rev. and Mrs. James R. Boyd StA ’65
Jeanie Hinson Bross ’90 and Jay Bross
Campbell Family Foundation
Nancy and Doug Campbell SMA ’59
Richard M. Campbell SA ’80
Geoffrey D. Cassidy StA ’80
Christ Episcopal Church, San Antonio
David C. Clough, Jr. SMA ’57
Dr. and Mrs. David J. Cochran SMA ’59
Lesley A. Cole
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Core
Ed and Lucy Craig
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Crane
Glynn Rushin Dakin ’88 and Jeff Dakin
Jeffrey P. Dierkes SMA ’70
Jim and Marilyn Dixon
The Hon. & Mrs. Oscar H. Eaton, Jr. SMA ’61
Jon and Amy Evans
The Rev. and Mrs. Donald Fishburne
Carol A. Fujiyoshi, MD
The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. W. Patrick Gahan III StA ’73
Larry Gibson StA ’77
Andrew S. Hard ’06
Thomas H. and Joyce C. (SMS ’58) Harmon
William B. Hayley SMA ’65
David Luke Henton SA ’76
Will Hickerson ’04
Mr. and Mrs. John Hille
Cornerstone Society CONTINUED
Lisa Howick
Gabriel Richardson Lear ’89
Sarah A. Lodge
Dr. Leah Lowe StA ’81
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Mack
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Maloof
Anne C. Marsh SA ’78
Ellis Mayfield
The Rev. and Mrs. Robert A. McAllen SMA ’51
Michael Miller
Carole L. Moser
The Rev. Annwn Myers and Mr. Dixon Myers
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Myers SA ’74
Raymond C. Nance
National Christian Foundation Alabama
Alex Neubauer ’91 and Amy Neubauer
Rob and Phoebe Pearigen
Mr. and Mrs. A.C.G. Pettus StA ’69
George and Sylviane Poe
Mr. Sam D. Poore StA ’71
Emily Puckette SA ’81 and John Benson
William and Sally Reel Regions Bank
Mr. and Mrs. T. Lindsay Reishman ’94
W. Sue Robinson
GB and Charlotte A. Saunders Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Jason Shao ’15
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Skidmore
Morris and Martha Smith
Dr. Jessica B. Stensby ’98
TIAA
Ms. Alexandra von Hoffmann
S. John Waits, Jr. SMA ’66 and Gloria Rockland
Martha Warren StA ’82
Kent and Leslie Westberry StA ’73
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin D. Williamson
Charles and Katherine Zammit
Alumni
1940s
The SAS Fund
The following alumni, families, faculty and staff of St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School and our heritage schools contributed to The SAS Fund during the 2023-2024 school year (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024). This list does not include restricted, capital or endowment gifts.
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. D. Denis Murrell SMA ’49
Albert Reynolds SMA ’48 and Helen Buck Reynolds SMS ’50
Charles E. Schwing SMA ’47
Dr. Oscar M. Thompson, Jr. SMA ’43
1950s
Anonymous
Robert Berglin SMA ’56
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Briggs StA ’57
Mr. W. Douglas Brown, Jr. SMA ’51
Nancy and Doug Campbell SMA ’59
Dr. and Mrs. Charles M. Carr StA ’57
David C. Clough, Jr. SMA ’57
Dr. and Mrs. David J. Cochran SMA ’59
Mr. and Mrs. Wooldridge W. Davis SMA ’52
Sanders Fowler III SMA ’59
Mr. and Mrs. Vance S. Gammons SMA ’54
Thomas H. and Joyce C. (SMS ’58) Harmon
David T. Harvey, Jr. SMA ’51
Dr. and Mrs. J. Noland Harvey SMA ’55
Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Horne, Sr. SMA ’58
Mr. Thomas A. Houston, Jr. StA ’59
The Rev. and Mrs. George A. Kimball, Jr. SMA ’56
Harold R. Knight SMA ’51
Chaplain Lewis C. Long III, USAF (RET) StA ’59
The Rev. and Mrs. Robert A. McAllen SMA ’51
Douglas W. Newton SMA ’56 and Kathleen Migliore-Newton
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey S. Piazza StA ’59
Albert Reynolds SMA ’48 and Helen
Buck Reynolds SMS ’50
John Varela StA ’53
Larry S. Varnell SMA ’57
Peter Wadewitz SMA ’52
Mr. and Mrs. Bayard H. Walters SMA ’59
CAPT Richard C. Williams III, USN (ret)
1960s
Anonymous
Dr. and Mrs. Kent Anthony StA ’66
Sandy and Bruce Baird SMA ’69
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Balsley SMA ’63
Dr. and Mrs. James M. Bennett SMA ’68
David O. Bliss StA ’65
The Rev. and Mrs. James R. Boyd StA ’65
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Bratton SMA ’66
Mr. and Mrs. Allen W. Brooks SMA ’69
The Rev. Tommy Bye SMA ’63
Douglas W. Cameron SMA ’65
Ann Templeton Cameron SMS ’65
Albert E. Carpenter, Jr. SMA ’60
Peter Casparian StA ’68
The Hon. and Mrs. Saxby Chambliss StA ’61
Brooke Davidson StA ’61
Jane S. DeLung SMS ’62 and Charles Westoff
Mr. and Mrs. G. Newton Drake SMA ’69
The Hon. and Mrs. Oscar H. Eaton, Jr. SMA ’61
Claire Agricola England SMS ’66
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Faircloth StA ’61
Michael P. Finney SMA ’61
Jody Fowler SMA ’66
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gatling SMA ’68
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Govan, Jr. SMA ’64
Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Hancock StA ’63
Mr. and Mrs. Herndon S. Hasty StA ’69
William B. Hayley SMA ’65
Jennifer Bird Henley SMS ’63 and Ray Henley
Mr. and Mrs. Batson Lawrence Hewitt, Jr. SMA ’66
Amelia Lang Hodges SMS ’63 and B. Sanders Hodges
Mr. and Mrs. Ted W. Hoff StA ’61
Mr. Peter F. Hoffman SMA ’65 and Mrs. Anne van Leeuwen
Sarah McCrady Hubbard SMS ’61
A. Louis Jung SMA ’64
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Latimer IV SMA ’68
Mr. and Mrs. W. Garth Lovvorn, Sr. SMA ’65
Christopher Mauldin StA ’67
Lt. Col. Chandler McClellan SMA ’65
Julian L. McPhillips, Jr. SMA ’64
Mr. and Mrs. Newton F. Molloy III SMA ’63
Mr. and Mrs. A.C.G. Pettus StA ’69
Richard L. Powers Jr. SMA ’65
Edward M. Resovsky StA ’61
Dr. and Mrs. Frank G. Rieger III SMA ’68
Lt. Col. (Retired) and Mrs. James R. Rimer, Jr. StA ’61
Dr. and Mrs. David W. Rowden StA ’60
Greg Scheuerman StA ’68
William L. (Chip) and Joann Sharkey StA ’67
Heidi Hanger Simmonds SMS ’61
W. Andrew Simmonds StA ’61 and Heidi Hanger Simmonds SMS ’61
Mr. and Mrs. Douglass T. Simpson SMA ’66
The Hon. and Mrs. C. McFerrin Smith III StA ’63
Dr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Squires SMA ’61
David L. Swank III SMA ’64 and Nickoletta Farros
William F. Tait, Jr. StA ’67
Dr. and Mrs. David C. Tate StA ’63
Dr. and Mrs. L. Clark Taylor, Jr. SMA ’67
Margaret Lines Thrash SMA ’69
Robert J. Turner SMA ’67
S. John Waits, Jr. SMA ’66 and Gloria Rockland
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Westerfield StA ’64
G. Steven Wilkerson SMA ’61
Robert W. Williams SMA ’69
Mr. and Mrs. T. Buffington Wilson, Jr. SMA ’64
Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Wood, Jr. SMA ’62
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wilson Wright, Jr. StA ’68
Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Yarbrough SMA ’69
Dave Yocum StA ’68
Mr. and Mrs. H. Terry Zimmerman SMA ’61
1970s
Anonymous (6)
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Allen StA ’77
Keith and Kay Anderson StA ’72
Catherine Degen Andreen SMA ’70
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Andrews StA ’72
William F. Angell StA ’70
Catharine Arnold SA ’78 and John Bozzi
Rusty Ashmore SA ’72
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Baulch III SA ’73
Peter C. Benes StA ’77
Charles Warren Bostwick SMA ’71
Suzanne Ramseur Cahoon SA ’75
Anne Camp SA ’74 and John Flanders
Mr. and Mrs. William John Capo, Jr. SMA ’71
Nathan H. Chitty SA ’74
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Coates SA ’74
William T. Cocke IV SA ’78
Dr. and Mrs. David O. Cook SA ’76
John E. Core StA ’79
David W. Cornelius SMA ’71
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Courtney, Jr. SA ’73
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Currey StA ’74
David K. Cushman StA ’74
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Davis StA ’74
Jeffrey P. Dierkes SMA ’70
Roderick H. Dillon, Jr. StA ’74
Elizabeth Clark Duncan StA ’76 and Richard Duncan
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Elliott, Jr. SA ’77
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Falkenbury SMA ’70
William Forrester SA ’73 and Nancy Nicholson Forrester SA ’74
The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. W. Patrick Gahan III StA ’73
Larry Gibson StA ’77
Dean Gillespie SA ’72
Margaret Gibson Haughey SA ’73
David Luke Henton SA ’76
Mary Pope M. Hutson SA ’79
Carl A. Jones SA ’77
Mrs. Robin Albright Kavanaugh StA ’79 and Mr. Darrell Kavanaugh
Mark H. Kelly StA ’73
Cynthia Kershner SA ’72 and Mark Manz
Dr. and Mrs. Brian J. Kistenmacher SMA ’71
Mike Kossmann StA ’75
Albert G. Lewis III StA ’72
Carolina Lewis SA ’76
Mary Kirton Love StA ’72 and Charles Love
Mr. and Mrs. J. Ed Magruder StA ’79
Anne C. Marsh SA ’78
Mr. and Mrs. William A. McCauley StA ’70
Mr. Walter E. McGowan StA ’74 and Dr. Lowri M. McGowan
Mr. Chris Mills StA ’76 and The Rev. Alice Mills
RT Moore SMA ’71
Pam Lay Myers StA ’72 and Jim W. Myers
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Myers SA ’74
Frances W. Ogden StA ’79
Scot Oliver SA ’73
Mr. Sam D. Poore StA ’71
Paul D. Rickey StA ’72
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Robinson StA ’72
Mr. and Mrs. Howard R. Ross, Jr. StA ’70
Angela D. Shedd StA ’78
Terence W. Shepherd StA ’79
Debby Smith SA ’74
Robert Spencer SMA ’70
Thaddeus C. Tatem StA ’78
James G. Thomas SA ’72
Mr. and Mrs. Myles E. Vollmer StA ’71
Mr. Charles N. Watson, Jr. StA ’71
Kent and Leslie Westberry StA ’73
Robert E. Whitlock III SA ’74
Tony SMA ’71 and Helen Winters
Mr. and Mrs. Roger N. Winton StA ’71
Shannon L. Dohoney Yarsa StA ’79 and Joseph Yarsa
Clay Yeatman SA ’75 and Paula Yeatman
Laura Lewis Youngpeter StA ’79 and Michael A. Youngpeter
1980s
Anonymous (2)
Peter J. Anderson ’84 and Deborah Dietzler
Ellen S. Armentrout ’88
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Baulch SA ’80
Katherine Branson ’88
Richard M. Campbell SA ’80
Malia Carlos ’87
Julie Core Carlson ’85 and Bill Carlson
Talley Warner Carroll ’88
Geoffrey D. Cassidy StA ’80
Alicia Howland Corvino ’82 and Paul Corvino
Frederick H. Croom, Jr. ’85
Glynn Rushin Dakin ’88 and Jeff Dakin
Mary W. Darden StA ’81
Evelyn Patterson Donatelli StA ’81
Robert M. Freeman and Michele M. Dozier Freeman ’82
Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Hollingsworth II ’88
Holly Anderson Kruse ’82
Gabriel Richardson Lear ’89
Dr. Lisa C. Dixon Lemen SA ’80 and Mr. Steve Lemen
Dr. Leah Lowe
Sarah Lowe ’82
Jonathan Merrill ’88
Lucy Patterson Murray ’84 and Ned R. Murray
Patton Watkins ’84 and Hunt Oliver ’84
Teresa Outlaw StA ’82 and Joseph Miller
Beth Moore Perkins SA ’80
Emily Puckette SA ’81 and John Benson
Elliott Puckette ’85 and Hugo Guinness
Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Root IV ’87
Andrew Ruffner ’86
H. Katharine Sheeler StA ’81
Shannon Meyer Simpson ’89
Terry L. Snyder ’85
Eugene S. Taylor ’83
Christi Teasley ’83 and Carlton Young
David S. Tharp ’84
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Treadwell ’83
Alexander S. Tripp ’88
Abigail Turner ’88
Martha Warren StA ’82
Anna S. Watkins StA ’80
Hunt Oliver ’84 and Patton Watkins ’84
Molly Mackay Zacker ’82 and David Zacker
Farhad Zarnegar StA ’80
1990s
Anonymous
Douglas E. Allen ’93
Suzanne E. Angele ’91
Alison M. Asmussen ’99 and Peter Papura
Joseph L. Barker ’96
Jana Barnett ’96 and Rob Barnett
Jessica Harmon Bohn ’98
Lawson S. Bordley ’91 and Mary Bordley
Aaron Brockett ’90
Jeanie Hinson Bross ’90 and Jay Bross
The Rev. Drew Bunting ’93 and The Rev. April Berends
Laura O. Cunningham ’96
Drs. Katrena and Nathan Floyd ’91
Paul Fugazzotto II ’94
SFC and Mrs. Scott D. Gelinas ’96
Russell Goodman ’99
Brandon Hale ’93 and Mae Anne Hale
D. Stuart Hale ’97
Sean T. Harris ’95
Georgia L. Hewitt ’97 and John Brain
Peter C. Jenkins ’91 and Sheila Toledo-Jenkins
Michael W. Jezewski ’98
Robert T. Johnston ’94
Mr. and Mrs. Darwin T. Keith-Lucas ’92
Alli Lambert ’90
J. Richard Lodge ’97
Ryan Loyd ’97
Martha Rhodes McLendon ’93 and Charles A. McLendon, Jr.
Clara Turner Middlebrooks ’92
Kimerlen Moore-Spake ’93 and Thomas I. Spake
Jay Motley ’98
Alex Neubauer ’91 and Amy Neubauer
Alicia Gottfried Pascua ’99
Dan Pate ’96 and Laurel York
Rodney Quarles ’92
Mr. and Mrs. Brawley Reishman ’91
Mr. and Mrs. T. Lindsay Reishman ’94
Ian L. Rothenberg ’90
David Schieffler ’99
Dr. Jessica B. Stensby ’98
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Wade, Jr. ’97
Kate Warner ’90
Kenneth P. Weinberg ’92
Lindy Kew Womack ’93 and John A. Womack
2000s
Anonymous
Amanda J. Barker ’00
Hallie B. Gladstone Barrett ’04
Drew Batkin ’00 and Cristina Batkin
Monica Villa Bayarri ’04 and Enrique Bayarri
Sarah Askew Brehm ’00 and Stephen Brehm
David Brooks ’02
Mrs. Sarah Burns and Mr. Paul Burns
Veronica Chittim ’01
Elizabeth G. Reelick Christopher ’06 and Jeff Christopher
Andrew Dinsmore ’02
Lauren R. Baird Fiedler ’00
HollyAnne Giffin ’06
Andrew S. Hard ’06
Will Hickerson ’04
Osei J. E. Hill ’07
Jack M. Howick ’09
James A. Isobe ’01
Torlisa Lashea Jeffrey ’02
Nichole Hidalgo Jordan ’04 and Brandon Jordan
Margaret Loftis ’02
George Malone ’01
Benjamin L. Miller ’06
Sarah Hart Fishburne Shuford ’08 and
Samuel Shuford
Hiroyuki Someya ’04
Aggie Wright Stephenson ’01
Molly Still ’07 and McLain Still
Liz Gilliam Womack ’02
Anna M. Wright ’06
2010s
Anonymous (2)
Rachel M. Alvarez ’18
W. Aubrey Black ’18
Ethan Burns and Helen Wilson Burns
Joseph Burton S. Dorough ’16
Anna-Grace Owens ’11
Camas Gazzola Burkhart ’12
Lucy V. Howick ’14
Sarah Jane Kemmer ’19
Kira Lomeli ’12
Noah and Allison McIndoo ’15
Noah H. McIndoo ’15
Jason Shao ’15
Jack Simons ’18
Kate Wiley ’11
Margaret S. Wilson ’16
Helen L. Wilson ’13
Emma F. Zeitler ’16
Blaise B. Zeitler ’18
Tinashe T. Zimbwa ’13
2020s
Anonymous (5)
Raulston Barnett ’24
Sarah Grace Burns ’21
Hadlee A. Hale ’24
Ms. Susanne L. Morrissey ’24
Hannah B. Moss ’21
Elisabeth D. Neubauer ’23
Nora A. Staszewski ’23
Current Students
Anonymous
Catherine K. Barnett ’28
RH Benton ’29
Dylan T. M. Bruscato ’28
Annabelle Close ’27
Mr. Logan Close ’29
Mr. Sam T. Goodpaster ’26
Jackson M. Hale ’25
Parker H. Kovalski ’25
Nadezhda Kuriachaia ’27
Kiran N. Malde ’26
Maya Indigo S. Mauzy ’25
Ms. Briley Meador ’26
Caroline J. Neubauer ’26
William J. Schrader ’26
Theodore S. Schrader ’27
Samuel F. Weintraub ’26
Annabel Weintraub ’30
Current Families & Grandparents
Anonymous (10)
David and Cassie Allen
Katherine Archambault
Buster and Barbara Asmus
Deb and Rick Ball
Rob Barnett and Jana Lloyd Barnett ’96
Robert and Amy Benton
Andrew Gruman and Alysia Booth
Angela Bostelman
John Brain and Georgia Hewitt ’97
Eric and Claire Broome
Joseph Bruscato and Alison Miller
Sarah N. Carlos
Mr. Steven Carpenter and The Rev. Amanda Gott
Bob and Geri Childress
Elizabeth G. Reelick Christopher ’06 and Jeff Christopher
Michael and Ashley Close
David and Abby Colbert
Rosa Maria Colon and Joaquin Moran
Rich and Sheila Crabtree
Mr. James Crawford and Mr. Brooks Egerton
Christopher L. Crigger and Bess Turner
John and Shannon Davis
Molly DeLorme
Scott and Amy DesJarlais
Ann Egerton
Maria Falikman
David Fricker and Jennifer Matthews
Aymeric and Sandy Glacet
David and Lauren Goodpaster
Howard and Angie Goodpaster
The Rev. Peter Gray and The Rev. Giulianna Gray
Betsy Sandlin and Jason Griffey
Jackie Griffey
Cesar Gueikian and Amanda Church
Brandon Hale ’93 and Mae Anne Hale
Nicholas Roberts and Mary Heath
Ted and Susan Hewitt
Mr. and Mrs. John Hille
Wilda Horton
Stephanie Hoylman
Dave and Janis Hubbard
Erica Kilgore
Matt and Becky Lambert
Jean Lantrip
Rachel Lynch
Barbara and David MacLaren
Joshua Mauzy and Julia Stubblebine
Eleanor B. McDaniel
Dr. Matthew Schrader and Dr. Katie McGhee
James McGhee
Bruce and Joan McPherson
Matthew and Jennifer Meador
David and Robin Michaels
Michael Miller
Thomas Miller
John W. Moore
Raymond C. Nance
Alex Neubauer ’91 and Amy Neubauer
James Pappas and Jennifer Michael
Dan Pate ’91 and Laurel York
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin E. Pate III
George and Sharon Paulson
Geraldine O. Piccard
Tom and Julie Powell
Emily Puckette SA ’81 and John Benson
Mrs. Upshur Smith Puckette
Emily Ramer
William and Sally Reel
Matthew Rudd and Sarah Marhevsky
Scott and Liz Schrader
Trevor and Linsay Shattuck
William Shealy and Katie Gohn
Morris and Martha Smith
Romulus and Bethany Stefanut
Jamey and Sarah Steffner
Dr. Jessica B. Stensby ’98
WC and CA Stubblebine
Joseph and Alyssa Sumpter
David and Heidi Syler
Mena Teijeiro
Jeffrey Thompson and Shelley MacLaren
Tim and Holly True
Adam Tucker
Lauryl Tucker
Christopher and Rebecca Van de Ven
Vello Virkhaus and Sandra Collins
David and Jeanell Weintraub
Kevin Wilson and Leigh Anne Couch
Families & Grandparents Of Alumni
Anonymous (3)
Carolyn and Guthrie Allen
Mr. Laurence R. Alvarez
Mr. and Mrs. M. Kent Anderson
Ann and Henry Arnold
Mrs. Linda M. Ashby
Christine and Chris Asmussen
Mr. Dan Backlund and Mrs. LeeAnn Backlund
Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Bagby, Jr.
Thomas and Emily Diltz Baird
Diane N. Banks
Leo and Linda Sullivan Bashinsky
Fran M. Bass, Jr.
Marguerite D. Batkin
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Baulch SA ’80
Mr. and Mrs. David K. Beecken
Mr. and Mrs. Denis J. Bergeron III
Sherri Bergman and Scott Wilson
Mary and Steve Blount
Mr. and Mrs. James Blythe, Jr.
Margaret E. Bonds
John W. Boyd
Mishoe Brennecke
Mary Bricker-Jenkins
Dr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Bruce
Ty and Melissa Burnette
Doug and Margot Burns
Buck and Sarah Butler
Douglas W. Cameron SMA ’65
Claire M. Cappio
Sarah N. Carlos
Thomas and Christin Carlson
George and Beth Chamberlain
Mr. and Mrs. Josephus C. G. Colmore
Mrs. Susan Core
Drs. Robert and Maria-Elena Coutant
Ed and Lucy Craig
Chip and Virginia Craighill
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Crane
James and Anne Dawes
Richard W. Deutsch and Anne
Chenoweth Deutsch
Pixie K. Dozier
Ninette and Perry Eastman
William E. Engel
Jon and Amy Evans
The Rev. and Mrs. Donald Fishburne
Mr. and Mrs. Jett M. Fisher, Jr.
Sanders Fowler III SMA ’59
John and Barbara Fox
Carol A. Fujiyoshi, MD
Sarah and Henry Gaede
The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. W. Patrick Gahan III StA ’73
Monica Smith Gelinas and David R. Gelinas
Steve and Patty Ghertner
The Giltner Family
Mr. and Mrs. David R. Glenn
Janet Graham
Paul L. Gregory
Ambassador and Mrs. Robert E. Gribbin III
Mrs. Anne F. Griffin
Mr. and Mrs. Dan M. Hatfield
Douglas R. Henning
Phebe C. Hethcock
Mr. Richard B. Hobby and The Rev. Kim M. Hobby
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Horne, Jr. StA ’64
Tom Howick
Lisa Howick
Owen M. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Jones Jr.
Larry and Leslie Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Kemmer
Joyce K. Ladd
Mr. J. Roy Lambert
Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Lodge
Mr. and Mrs. W. Garth Lovvorn, Sr. SMA ’65
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Mack
The Rt. Rev. and Mrs. James R. Mathes
Hayden and Gina Mattingly
Mrs. Virginia G. Maurer
Ellis Mayfield
Tom McCawley and Ann Aitken
Mr. Walter E. McGowan StA ’74 and Dr. Lowri M. McGowan
Emily and Sam McNair
Casey and Sara Milford
Stephen R. Miller
M. Dianne Murphy
The Rev. Annwn Myers and Mr. Dixon Myers
Pam Lay Myers StA ’72 and Jim W. Myers
Dr. and Mrs. John R. Palisano
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Parsons
The Rev. W. B. Patterson, Jr.
Neil and Amy Patterson
Dr. and Mrs. Ouen Pongdee
Mrs. M. P. Priestley
Tracy J. Randolph
Mr. and Mrs. John V. Reishman
Dr. Barbara C. Reynolds
Mrs. Leah S. Rhys
Dr. Robert F. Ross
Mr. John H. Roth III
Dr. and Mrs. B.W. Ruffner, Jr.
Drs. William and Elizabeth Ruleman
The Rev. and Mrs. Daniel K. Schieffler
Dr. David J. Carroll and Dr. Paige Schneider
Dr. and Mrs. J. Douglas Seiters
Mr. and Mrs. John Shibata
Rebecca L. Sims
Karen and Mike Singer
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Skidmore and Family
COL and Mrs. Kevin Stewart
The Rev. and Mrs. Terry Street
Charlie L. Teasley
James G. Thomas SA ’72
Susan Thomas
Albert and Pamela Thombs
Jim and Deb Tucker
Steve and Lynette Verner
Ms. Alexandra von Hoffmann
Owen and Emily Wallace
Austin Wand, M.D.
Nisey and Steven Ward
Mark and Rebekah Warmbrod
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas G. Warner
Hunt Oliver ’84 and Patton Watkins ’84
Richard and Bronwyn Westling
Phil and Jerry White
Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Wood, Jr. SMA ’62
Howell Adams
The Very Rev. and Mrs. Martin L. Agnew, Jr.
William Alexander
The Rev. Maryetta M. Anschutz
Gayle Averyt
Margaret McQueen Averyt
Patricia S. Ayres
Lee Ann and Daniel Backlund
Dede Broadhead Bailey
Zoee Baker
Sue Bass
The Rt. Rev. and Mrs. John C. Bauerschmidt
Meg and Peter Beasley
Cece Brehm
Karen Brehm
Lindsay-Jean Brehm
Sophie Brehm
Mishoe Brennecke
Miles Bruscato
Alexander S. Bryant
Mr. and Mrs. Randall D. Bryson
Paul Calame
Cheryl Carpenter
Eunice R. and Rupert M. Colmore III
Betty Condra
Drs. Trudy and Joel Cunningham
Edward and Berkley Dixon
Jim and Marilyn Dixon
M. Jane Eaves
Douglas W. Ferris, Jr. and Dot H. Neale
Evans and Kelly Fitts
Kevin T. Foley
Claire Forbes
Rob and Courtnay Zeitler Friends Anonymous (4)
Rebecca Nelson Freudigman
G. R. Garner
Mrs. Lauren M. Goodrich
Ms. Peggy J. Green
Dianne Gregory
Carol Gwin
R. S. Gwynn
Stephen A. Haass
Kenedee Hale
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Harper
Cameron and McKenzie Helvey
Helene and Don L. Hunter
Tucker W. Jackson
Neal and Amanda Johnson
Mrs. Eleanor L. Kellermann
James Klingler
Sarah A. Lodge
Patty Lynch
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Maloof
Eugenia W. Manning
The Rev. and Mrs. James Mathes
Priscilla C. McAnally
Dr. and Mrs. John M. McCardell, Jr.
Stephanie McCarter
The Rev. Bruce McMillan
Peter and Charlotte Merrell
Jake and Marin Miller
Frances and Mr. M. Mills
Alec Moseley
Carole L. Moser
Elizabeth Motlow and Emmitt Logsdon
Pratt Paterson
Rob and Phoebe Pearigen
Allison Pluchos
George and Sylviane Poe
Cindy and Bran Potter
Ann Pressey
Rondal K. Richardson
Faye Ricketts
W. Sue Robinson
Wendy Rudman
Michele Rusin
Heidi Siegrist
Karen Sjolund
Bryan Smith
Geoffrey M. Smith
Ms. Lynn H. Smith
George Taylor
Christopher and Katherine Tompkins
St. Andrew’s–Sewanee School
The Rev. William S. Wade
Rosemary L. Walters
Mrs. Tevis L. Watts
Mrs. Sofia L. Wentz
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin D. Williamson
Philip K. Woodlief
Ms. Margaret C. Woods
Charles and Katherine Zammit
Foundations & Organizations
Adair Exchange Bank Foundation
AIG Matching Grants Program
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Baton Rouge Area Foundation
The Baulch Family Foundation
Benevity
National Christian Foundation Alabama
Blair Remodeling
Campbell Family Foundation
Cartinhour-Woods Foundation, Inc.
Clinica Hispana La Paz LLC
The Columbus Foundation
The Dorothy D. Conkey Trust
The Cromwell Group, Inc.
The Cushman Family Charitable Trust
Duck River Electric
The Stephen D. Falkenbury, Jr. Foundation
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Franklin County Lumber Co.
The Gainesville Association for the Creative Arts, Inc.
The Goddard Family Foundation
Henderson Hutcherson McCullough PLLC
Raymond James
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund
North American Company for Life and Health Insurance
Northern Trust Company Charitable Trust
Louie M. & Betty M. Phillips Foundation
Regions Bank
Renaissance Charitable Foundation
GB & Charlotte A. Saunders Foundation, Inc.
Schwab Charitable Fund
Sewanee Trust for Historic Preservation
Shell Oil Company Foundation
Templeton World Charity Foundation
TIAA
The Tucker Foundation
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
The University of the South
Vanguard Charitable
Churches & Dioceses
Calvary Episcopal Church, Memphis, TN
Christ Church Episcopal, South Pittsburg, TN
Christ Episcopal Church, San Antonio, TX
Church of the Good Shepherd, Lookout Mountain, TN
Diocese of Arkansas
Elliott Memorial Fund of St. John’s
Episcopal Church, Fayetteville, NC
The Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee
The Episcopal Parish of St. Mark & St. Paul on the Mountain, Sewanee, TN
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chattanooga, TN
St. Philip Episcopal Church, Memphis, TN
Faculty & Staff
Anonymous (4)
Cassie Allen
Katherine Archambault
Robert and Kelley Black
Andrea Booher
Stephen Brehm
Jane Brown
Doug and Margot Burns
Fisher Calame
Malia Carlos ’87
Jeff Christopher
Ashley Close
Lesley A. Cole
Elizabeth Clark Duncan StA ’76
Dr. Will J. Eyerly
Sandy Glacet
Sarah Jane Kemmer ’19
Rafael and Kira Lomeli ’12
Tracy J. Randolph
Lucy Rudman
Trevor and Linsay Shattuck
Karl Sjolund
Rob Zeitler
PROVIDING FOR THE FUTURE OF ST. ANDREW’S-SEWANEE SCHOOL
The Mountain Society recognizes those who have included SAS among their estate plans. Members may direct their estate gifts toward financial assistance for students, faculty compensation and professional development, campus preservation or other areas which are meaningful to them. We are deeply grateful to all for their commitment to the School and its mission.
Anonymous (8)
David A. Allen StA ’77
Suzanne E. Angele ’91
Sandy and Bruce Baird
Margaret D. Beasley
Jeff and Leslie (Martin) Bell
Belinda A. Bennett ’06 and Dave Husen
The Rev. and Mrs. James R. Boyd StA ’65
The Rev. and Mrs. J. Thompson Brown
(Ann Robinson SMS ’50)
The Rev. Drew Bunting ’93 and The Rev. April Berends
The Rev. Peter F. Casparian StA ’68
Robert M. Clinkscale
Bill and Owene Courtney
Clay and Cheryl Cushman
John Landon Davis StA ’74
O. H. Eaton, Jr. SMA ’61
M. Jane Eaves
Sandra Haverstick Fancher SMS ’63
Michael P. Finney SMA ’61
Dawn Davis Flannes
Michael S. Flannes SMA ’69
Doctors Nathan & Katrena Floyd
Joel A. Fowler
The Rev. Dr. W. Patrick Gahan III StA ’73
Anne F. Griffin
Shore B. Griffin ’84
Roy and Carol Hancock
William B. Hayley SMA ’65
Alice S. Haynes
Raymond B. Hester SMA ’61
Phebe Carter Hethcock
Tom Houston StA ’59
Dale Jackson StA ’71
John J. Kenna StA ’79
Stephen P. Kennard StA ’59
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Kilpatrick StA ’63
Dr. Brian J. Kistenmacher SMA ’71
Mary and Charles Love
Ellis O. Mayfield
Martha Rhodes McLendon ’93 and Charles A. McLendon
Lawrence and Barbara Meyer
Amelia L. Montjoy
W. Bradley Munroe, Jr. StA ’59
Jack A. Northrop StA ’59
Burt O’Donald StA ’59
Teresa Outlaw StA ’82
Dr. Ted SA ’75 and Lyn Owen
Allison and Pratt Paterson
Keri Michelle Peardon ’97
Harvey and Sharon Piazza StA ’59
John W. Porter, Jr. SMA ’52
Ariel and David Poss
Edward M. Resovsky StA ’61
Dick and Lorraine Roberts
Mrs. F. Murray Robinson
Rhoda and B.W. Ruffner
Greg Scheuerman StA ’68
H. Katharine Sheeler StA ’81
W. Andrew Simmonds StA ’61
Heidi Simmonds SMS ’61
Lynn H. Smith
C. McFerrin Smith III StA ’63
John Stamps
Bill F. Tait, Jr. StA ’67
Eugene S. Taylor ’83
W. Allen Taylor SMA ’60
E. Christine Teasley
Jack Toland StA ’51
Christopher R. and Katherine Ide Tompkins
Dr. and Mrs. William W. Turner, Jr. SMA ’65
Marleen Allen Varner
The Rev. William S. Wade
Bayard H. Walters SMA ’59
Anna S. Watkins StA ’80
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Wheeler ’83
Captain and Mrs. Richard C. Williams III StA ’59
Polly Withey
Gardner and Judy Wright StA ’59
Endowment
SAS’s endowment serves as a permanent, self-sustaining resource for the long-term health and success of the school. Nearly half of our endowment is specifically earmarked to benefit financial aid, allowing us to uphold a primary tenet of our mission and our heritage.
The endowment consists of 52 individual funds with a June 30, 2024 market value of $26.6 million. These funds generated $1.2 million in revenue for the 2023-2024 school year – for 16.5% of the budget. Distributions are based on a conservative, Board of Trustees-approved distribution of 6% (calculated using a trailing three-year moving average of annual market values).
Scholarship Funds
Funds provide general scholarship assistance unless noted otherwise.
The Adair Scholarship Fund
Established in 1976 by John A. Adair, the fund provides general scholarship assistance.
The Robert E. Adams and Eugenia D. Adams Fund
Established by Sewanee Military Academy alumnus Robert E. Adams, Class of 1951, the fund provides general scholarship assistance.
The John and Hope Baggenstoss Scholarship Fund
Established by John and Hope Baggenstoss to provide financial aid for a day student from Marion or Grundy County.
The William O. Brown SMA ’59 and Deborah Douglas-Brown Scholarship Fund
Established by William O. Brown SMA ’59 and his wife, Deborah DouglasBrown, in 2022, the fund provides general scholarship assistance.
The Katherine Doddridge Kreigh Budd Scholarship Fund
Given by Matilda Winters Kreigh in memory of her sister, Katherine Doddridge Kreigh Budd, to be awarded upon the basis of the student’s outstanding scholarship, general ability, and need of financial assistance.
The Emily D. Cameron Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established in memory of St. Andrew’s-Sewanee alumna Emily D. Cameron, Class of 2001, the fund provides general scholarship assistance.
The Brown Atkin Craig Scholarship Fund
The fund provides general scholarship assistance.
The Augustus Brennecke Croom Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established in 2021 by family members, classmates and friends of Augustus (Gus) Brennecke Croom, Class of 2022, the fund provides for general scholarship assistance.
The Hiram Kennedy Douglass Scholarship Fund
Awarded to a Black student whose achievements and contributions to St. Andrew’s-Sewanee are of the highest order.
The Clyde A. Fasick, Jr. Scholarship Fund
Established by family members, classmates, and friends in memory of Clyde A. Fasick, Jr., a member of the Sewanee Military Academy Class of 1952. The scholarship is awarded to a deserving male or female student in order to further their scholastic goals. When possible, special consideration is given to a student who has served faithfully as an acolyte, as Dr. Fasick did.
The Edward E. Ford Foundation Scholarship Fund
Established in 2001, this scholarship is awarded to a day student indigenous to the Mountain who demonstrates the academic potential and motivation to capitalize on the St. Andrew’s-Sewanee educational experience.
The Green Educational Trust Scholarship Fund (ND) Given by James E. Green to provide scholarships for deserving students.
The Danny Griffiths Scholarship Fund
Given in memory of Danny Griffiths, a 1965 alumnus of St. Andrew’s School, the fund provides general scholarship assistance.
The Colenzo Hubbard Scholarships Fund
First awarded in the fall of 2019, the fund provides full scholarships to boarding students from Shelby County, Tennessee who demonstrate academic promise and leadership ability, and whose presence enhances the cultural, ethnic, socio-economic, and/or racial diversity at SAS. Established by an anonymous donor, the fund honors the Rev. Colenzo Hubbard who has long helped inner city youth in Memphis and who, over the years has helped SAS identify and welcome many outstanding students.
The George Richard Keller Memorial Scholarship
Established by the Sewanee Military Academy Class of 1961 in memory of their classmate “Ricky” who died in the service of his country.
The Robert E. Kyle Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established in 1975 through gifts from Sollace M. Freeman and Mr. Kyle’s brothers, in memory of their parents, the fund provides general scholarship assistance.
The Langford Scholarship Fund
Given by Mrs. Elizabeth Langford, St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School’s first treasurer. The scholarship is given to students attending SAS who are in good standing.
The Harry Miller Memorial Endowed Fund
Established in 2012 by his family the fund provides financial support to Upper School boarding students.
The Walter Patterson Partee Scholarship Fund
Established in 1990 by the family of Walter Patterson Partee, the scholarship is awarded to enable a student with learning differences and demonstrated financial need to attend St. Andrew’s-Sewanee.
The Reader’s Digest Endowed Scholarships Fund
Given to students who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in academics and in non-academic programs of the school.
The St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School Class of 1993 Scholarship Fund
The fund provides general scholarship assistance.
The St. Mary’s Scholarship Fund
Presented to a female boarding student who is a strong scholar and has made significant contributions to the extracurricular life of the school, and whose character is such that her presence enriches the family atmosphere of St. Andrew’s-Sewanee.
The Murray and Sue Robinson Scholarship Fund
Established in honor of Murray Robinson, St. Andrew’s Class of 1952, and his wife Sue, by the Delta and Pine Lane Company in appreciation for Mr. Robinson’s leadership of the Scott, Mississippi company.
The Sewanee Academy Scholarship Fund
Established in 2021 through generous gifts of Sewanee Academy alumni and others, the Fund honors the students, faculty and staff of Sewanee Academy, and preserves its educational legacy and role in the creation of St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School. The scholarship serves to encourage recipients to be bold, fearless, and confident in the pursuit of their academic dreams. The scholarship is given to one or more students, with first-priority consideration given to legacies of Sewanee Academy alumni, faculty, or staff.
The Sewanee Military Academy Class of 1951
Memorial Scholarship Fund
The fund provides general scholarship assistance.
The Father and Mrs. Simmonds Scholarship Fund
Established by family and friends in memory of Father Harvey Simmonds, Sr., and his wife, Mrs. Ethel Louise Byerly Simmonds, longtime employees of
St. Andrew’s School. Fr. Simmonds served many years as the school’s bursar and Mrs. Simmonds was a member of the faculty. The scholarship is given to a student who exemplifies the essence of the mission of St. Andrew’s school, and who contributes in positive ways to the ongoing life of St. Andrew’sSewanee School.
The G. H. Miller Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established in 1947 by his parents, George Blackwell Smith and Emily Miller Smith of Lookout Mountain. Lt. Smith, a 1935 alumnus of Sewanee Military Academy and also of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was killed in action in France on October 8, 1944. The scholarship is to be awarded in his memory each year to a student (or students) at St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School who comes from the State of Tennessee.
The Speegle Scholarship Fund
Established in April 2000 in honor of Betty and Speedy Speegle, longtime employees of St. Andrew’s School, to enable young boys and girls to have the opportunity to attend St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School and to be cared for and helped in the way that Betty and Speedy cared for and helped young men over thirty years ago.
The Lauren Thomas Scholarship Fund
Established by family and friends in memory of Lauren Thomas, Class of 2006, is awarded to a student from Grundy or Marion County with the same cheerfulness, school spirit, and strength of character that Lauren exemplified during her all too brief life.
The William S. Wade Fund for Financial Aid
Honoring Bill Wade and his commitment to the St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School mission statement, which states in part that SAS is to provide “educational opportunities for those students for whom such experiences might not otherwise be available.” The fund focuses on assisting students and their families who would have no hope of funding the type of independent education provided by SAS without substantial financial aid. The Fund reflects Fr. Wade’s personal dedication to seek ways of helping economically disadvantaged young people.
The Howard and Sally Wall Episcopal Scholarship
Established in honor Howard D. and Sally Jones Snow Wall, the fund provides need-based assistance for deserving students.
The Sofia Wentz Scholarship Fund
Given in honor of Sofia Wentz, longtime middle school humanities teacher and Dean of Faculty at St. Andrew’s-Sewanee, is awarded to a Middle School student who demonstrates the academic potential and motivation to capitalize on the St. Andrew’s-Sewanee educational experience.
The Phil White Scholarship Fund
Established to honor Phil White, in recognition of his more than 40 years of service to SAS and its ancestral schools, the fund provides general scholarship assistance.
The Ralph W. Williams, Jr. Scholarship Fund
Established by Ralph W. Williams, Jr. SMA ’51 and his wife, Almonese B. Williams, the fund provides need-based assistance for enrolled students.
The Wings of Angels Fund
The fund provides general scholarship assistance.
The Woods Memorial Scholarship Fund
Created in memory of Mr. Granville Cecil Woods, Sr., and the Very Reverend Granville Cecil Woods, Jr. Mr. Woods, Sr., was a graduate of the Sewanee Military Academy and a longtime member of The University of the South’s Board of Trustees and Board of Regents. His son, Dean Woods, was Dean Emeritus of the Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia. As a Trustee of St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School, he provided invaluable leadership during the School’s formative years. The Woods Memorial Scholarship is presented to a student (or students) whose parent or parents are full-time employees of The University of the South.
Building, Faculty and Programmatic Funds
The Bearden Library Endowment
Provides general support for the Agee Library.
The Susan Core Discretionary Endowment
Provides general support for the School.
The Engle Library Endowment
Provides general support for the Agee Library.
The Hallet Endowment TRUST
The Patterson Math Chair Endowment
Provides general support for a designated faculty member in Mathematics.
The SMA Leadership Endowment
Provides for annual awards, presented each May during Honors and Awards Day, to one female and one male student selected by the faculty to receive the SMA Class of 1946 Leadership Award.
The SMA Leadership Development Endowment
Provides support for programs intended to instill in students values, mores and traditions experienced, taught, and practiced at the former Sewanee Military Academy and embodied in large measure in the former Academy’s Honor Code.
The Sewanee Academy Scholarship Fund
Established in 2021 through generous gifts of Sewanee Academy alumni and others, the Fund honors the students, faculty and staff of Sewanee Academy, and preserves its educational legacy and role in the creation of St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School. The scholarship serves to encourage recipients to be bold, fearless, and confident in the pursuit of their academic dreams. The scholarship is given to one or more students, with first-priority consideration given to legacies of Sewanee Academy alumni, faculty, or staff.
The E.V. Perry Endowment
The Professional Development Endowment Fund
Provides general support for professional development opportunities for full-time faculty and staff.
The Bishop Reynolds Endowment
The Rittenhouse Endowment TRUST
Provides general support for the School
The Sheeler History Endowment
The Student Union Endowment
Provides general support for the preservation and operation of Owen Student Union.
The Stamps Endowment
Established in 1999 in memory of Thomas C. Stamps ’92 to provide general support.
The Stoskopf Endowment TRUST
Established through the estate of Alice L. Stoskopf, the fund provides general support of the School.
The Snowden Science Endowment
Provides general support for the preservation and operation of Wade Hall.
The St. Andrew’s Chapel Endowment
Provides General support for the preservation and operation of St. Andrew’s Chapel.
The John Stoufer Ziegel Fund
Established through the estate of John (Jack) Stoufer Ziegel, a Class of 1952 alumnus of St. Andrew’s School, the fund provides general support for the operation and maintenance of McCrory Hall for the Performing Arts and the music and drama programs which take place in McCrory Hall.
$50,000+
Anonymous
John B. Dorsey SMA ’54 *
Total Giving
The following made financial contributions to SAS during the 2023-2024 school year (July 1 - July 30). Giving level is determined by total giving to the school during this period and includes gifts to all funds.
Douglas W. Ferris, Jr. and Dot H. Neale
Estate of John Raymond Green
Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Lodge
Northern Trust Company Charitable Trust
Philip K. Woodlief
$20,000+
Anonymous
Patricia S. Ayres
Cartinhour-Woods Foundation, Inc.
John E. Core StA ’79
M. Jane Eaves
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Jett M. Fisher, Jr.
Dr. Henry L. Hamman StA ’64 (deceased)
Franklin Hildebrand SMA ’46*
Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Hollingsworth II ’88
North American Company for Life and Health Insurance
Louie M. and Betty M. Phillips Foundation
Schwab Charitable Fund
Vanguard Charitable
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas G. Warner
Richard and Bronwyn Westling
$10,000+
Mr. Laurence R. Alvarez
Mr. Dan Backlund and Mrs. LeeAnn Backlund
Mr. and Mrs. David K. Beecken
Douglas W. Cameron SMA ’65 and Ann Templeton Cameron SMS ’65
Cesar Gueikian and Amanda Church
Janet Graham
Cesar J. Gueikian and Amanda Church
Phebe C. Hethcock
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund
Robert T. Johnston ’94
Mr. and Mrs. Newton F. Molloy III SMA ’63
Elliott Puckette ’85 and Hugo Guinness
Ms. Lynn H. Smith
Molly ’07 and McLain Still
Templeton World Charity Foundation
The Tucker Foundation
Peter Wadewitz SMA ’52
Ms. Margaret C. Woods
Estate of John S. Zeigel
$5,000+
Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Bagby, Jr.
Sandy and Bruce Baird SMA ’69
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Baulch SA ’80
The Baulch Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Baulch III SA ’73
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Bratton SMA ’66
Mishoe Brennecke
Talley Warner Carroll ’88
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Courtney, Jr. SA ’73
Dr. Fred Croom ’85
The Hon. and Mrs. Oscar H. Eaton, Jr. SMA ’61
Elliott Memorial Fund of St. John’s
Episcopal Church
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
Sanders Fowler III SMA ’59
The Goddard Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Hancock StA ’63
Martha Rhodes McLendon ’93
and Charles A. McLendon, Jr.
Pam Lay Myers StA ’72 and Jim W. Myers
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey S. Piazza StA ’59
Rita G Reynolds Trust of 2006
Dr. Robert F. Ross
Terence W. Shepherd StA ’79
Mr. and Mrs. Douglass T. Simpson SMA ’66
Karl and Susan Sjolund
Dr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Squires SMA ’61
The Rev. William S. Wade
Mr. and Mrs. Bayard H. Walters SMA ’59
Kate Warner ’90
Mrs. Tevis L. Watts
$2,500+
AIG Matching Grants Program
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Allen StA ’77
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Meg and Peter Beasley
Benevity
Jessica Harmon Bohn ’98
Bryant and Jane Brown
George and Beth Chamberlain
Clinica Hispana La Paz LLC
Eunice R. and Rupert M. Colmore III
Mr. and Mrs. Josephus C. G. Colmore
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Davis StA ’74
Pixie K. Dozier
The Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee
Jon and Amy Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Falkenbury SMA ’70
The Stephen D. Falkenbury, Jr. Foundation
Drs. Katrena and Nathan Floyd ’91
Steve and Patty Ghertner
Mrs. Anne F. Griffin
A. Louis Jung SMA ’64
Sarah Lowe ’82
Jay Motley ’98
Mr. and Mrs. John V. Reishman
Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Root IV ’87
Andrew Ruffner ’86 and Meredith Ruffner
Dr. and Mrs. B.W. Ruffner, Jr.
H. Katharine Sheeler StA ’81
The Hon. and Mrs. C. McFerrin Smith III StA ’63
Jamey and Sarah Steffner
William F. Tait, Jr. StA ’67
Thaddeus C. Tatem StA ’78
CAPT Richard C. Williams III, USN (ret)
$1,000+
Anonymous
Adair Exchange Bank Foundation
Howell Adams
Peter J. Anderson ’84 and Deborah Dietzler
Suzanne E. Angele ’91
William F. Angell StA ’70
Alison M. Asmussen ’99 and Peter Papura
Deb and Rick Ball
John Benson and Dr. Emily Puckette SA ’81
Sherri Bergman and Scott Wilson
Kelley J. and Robert Black
Blair Remodeling
Angela Bostelman
The Rev. and Mrs. James R. Boyd StA ’65
Jeanie Hinson Bross ’90 and Jay Bross
Campbell Family Foundation
Nancy and Doug Campbell SMA ’59
Richard M. Campbell SA ’80
Geoffrey D. Cassidy StA ’80
Christ Church Episcopal, South Pittsburg, TN
David C. Clough, Jr. SMA ’57
Dr. and Mrs. David J. Cochran SMA ’59
Lesley A. Cole
Mrs. Susan Core
Ed and Lucy Craig
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Crane
Frederick H. Croom, Jr. ’85
Glynn Rushin Dakin ’88 and Jeff Dakin
Jeffrey P. Dierkes SMA ’70
Jim and Marilyn Dixon
Dr. and Mrs. Will J. Eyerly
The Rev. and Mrs. Donald Fishburne
Evans and Kelly Fitts
Jody Fowler SMA ’66
Carol A. Fujiyoshi, MD
The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. W. Patrick Gahan III StA ’73
The Gainesville Association for the Creative Arts, Inc.
Larry Gibson StA ’77
Andrew S. Hard ’06
Thomas H. and Joyce C. (SMS ’58) Harmon
William B. Hayley SMA ’65
David Luke Henton SA ’76
Will Hickerson ’04
Mr. and Mrs. John Hille
Lisa Howick
Gabriel Richardson Lear ’89
Sarah A. Lodge
J. Richard Lodge ’97
Dr. Leah Lowe StA ’80?
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Mack
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Maloof
Anne C. Marsh SA ’78
Ellis Mayfield
The Rev. and Mrs. Robert A. McAllen SMA ’51
Michael Miller
Carole L. Moser
Elizabeth Motlow and Emmitt Logsdon
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Myers SA ’74
The Rev. Annwn Myers
and Mr. Dixon Myers
S. D. Myers
Raymond C. Nance
National Christian Foundation Alabama
Alex Neubauer ’91 and Amy Neubauer
Rob and Phoebe Pearigen
Mr. and Mrs. A.C.G. Pettus StA ’69
George and Sylviane Poe
Mr. Sam D. Poore StA ’71
Emily Puckette SA ’81 and John Benson
Mrs. Upshur Smith Puckette
William and Sally Reel
Regions Bank
Mr. and Mrs. T. Lindsay Reishman ’94
W. Sue Robinson
GB and Charlotte A. Saunders Foundation, Inc.
Jason Shao ’15
Karen and Mike Singer
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Skidmore and Family
Morris and Martha Smith
Dr. Jessica B. Stensby ’98
Leo and Linda Sullivan Bashinsky
TIAA
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
The University of the South
Ms. Alexandra von Hoffmann and Mr. Robert Doyle
S. John Waits, Jr. SMA ’66 and Gloria Rockland
Martha Warren StA ’82
Mrs. Sofia L. Wentz
Kent and Leslie Westberry StA ’73
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin D. Williamson
Charles and Katherine Zammit
$500+
Anonymous (2)
Douglas E. Allen ’93
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Andrews StA ’72
Catharine Arnold SA ’78 and John Bozzi
Diane N. Banks
Sue Bass
Marguerite D. Batkin
Baton Rouge Area Foundation
The Rt. Rev. and Mrs. John C. Bauerschmidt
Charles Warren Bostwick SMA ’71
John W. Boyd
Eric and Claire Broome
Doug and Margot Burns
The Rev. Tommy Bye SMA ’63
Julie Core Carlson ’85 and Bill Carlson
Cheryl Carpenter
Christ Episcopal Church, San Antonio, TX
Church of the Good Shepherd, Lookout Mountain, TN
The Dorothy D. Conkey Trust
Dr. and Mrs. David O. Cook SA ’76
Rich and Sheila Crabtree
Christopher L. Crigger and Bess Turner
The Cromwell Group, Inc.
Drs. Trudy and Joel Cunningham
Diocese of Arkansas
Michael P. Finney SMA ’61
Kevin T. Foley
Mr. and Mrs. Vance S. Gammons SMA ’54
Howard and Angie Goodpaster
Stephen A. Haass
D. Stuart Hale ’97
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Harper
David T. Harvey, Jr. SMA ’51
Nicholas Roberts and Mary Heath
Henderson Hutcherson McCullough PLLC
Mr. Thomas A. Houston, Jr. StA ’59
David StA ’71 and Heidi Huff
Torlisa Lashea Jeffrey ’02
Michael W. Jezewski ’98
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Jones Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Darwin T. Keith-Lucas ’92
Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Kemmer
Holly Anderson Kruse ’82
Dr. and Mrs. John M. McCardell, Jr.
James McGhee
Jonathan Merrill ’88
Clara Turner Middlebrooks ’92
Casey and Sara Milford
RT Moore SMA ’71
John W. Moore
M. Dianne Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. D. Denis Murrell SMA ’49
Pratt and Allison Paterson
Cindy and Bran Potter
Tom and Julie Powell
Mr. and Mrs. Brawley Reishman ’91
Renaissance Charitable Foundation
Edward M. Resovsky StA ’61
Faye Ricketts
Nicholas Roberts and Mary Heath
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Robinson StA ’72
Dr. and Mrs. J. Douglas Seiters
Shell Oil Company Foundation
Robert Spencer SMA ’70
COL and Mrs. Kevin Stewart
George Taylor
Christi Teasley ’83 and Carlton Young
Mr. and Mrs. Myles E. Vollmer StA ’71
G. Steven Wilkerson SMA ’61
Mr. and Mrs. T. Buffington Wilson, Jr. SMA ’64
Lindy Kew Womack ’93 and John A. Womack
Laura Lewis Youngpeter StA ’79 and Michael A. Youngpeter
Molly Mackay Zacker ’82 and David Zacker
$250+
Anonymous (2)
Mr. and Mrs. M. Kent Anderson
Gayle Averyt
Margaret McQueen Averyt
Lauren R. Baird Fiedler ’00
Monica Villa Bayarri ’04 and Enrique Bayarri
Margaret E. Bonds
Katherine Branson ’88
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Briggs StA ’57
Eric and Claire Broome
Dr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Bruce
The Rev. Drew Bunting ’93 and The Rev. April Berends
Ty and Melissa Burnette
Mrs. Sarah Burns and Mr. Paul Burns
Peter Casparian StA ’68
The Hon. and Mrs. Saxby Chambliss StA ’61
Mr. R. Woody Deutsch
and Mrs. Anne Chenoweth Deutsch
Michael and Ashley Close
Rosa Maria Colon and Joaquin Moran
Betty Condra
Kevin Wilson and Leigh Anne Couch
Mr. and Mrs. Wooldridge W. Davis SMA ’52
Andrew Dinsmore ’02
Ninette and Perry Eastman
Ann Egerton
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Elliott, Jr. SA ’77
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Faircloth StA ’61
William Forrester SA ’73
and Nancy Nicholson Forrester SA ’74
SFC and Mrs. Scott D. Gelinas ’96
The Giltner Family
Brandon Hale ’93 and Mae Anne Hale
Dr. and Mrs. J. Noland Harvey SMA ’55
Douglas R. Henning
Mr. and Mrs. Batson Lawrence Hewitt, Jr. SMA ’66
Ted and Susan Hewitt
Mary Pope M. Hutson SA ’79
James A. Isobe ’01
Raymond James
Owen M. Johnson
Mark H. Kelly StA ’73
Cynthia Kershner SA ’72 and Mark Manz
Mike Kossmann StA ’75
Mr. J. Roy Lambert
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Latimer IV SMA ’68
Dr. Lisa C. Dixon Lemen SA ’80 and Mr. Steve Lemen
Rachel Lynch
Mrs. Virginia G. Maurer
Tom McCawley and Ann Aitken
Dr. Matthew Schrader and Dr. Katie McGhee
Mr. Walter E. McGowan StA ’74 and Dr. Lowri M. McGowan
Emily and Sam McNair
Bruce and Joan McPherson
Julian L. McPhillips, Jr. SMA ’64
Mr. Chris Mills StA ’76 and The Rev. Alice Mills
Alec Moseley
Frances W. Ogden StA ’79
Patton Watkins ’84 and Hunt Oliver ’84
Teresa Outlaw StA ’82 and Joseph Miller
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Parsons
The Rev. W. B. Patterson, Jr.
Emily Ramer
Paul D. Rickey StA ’72
Michele Rusin
Greg Scheuerman StA ’68
The Rev. and Mrs. Daniel K. Schieffler
Dr. David J. Carroll and Dr. Paige Schneider
Matthew Schrader and Katie McGhee
Charles E. Schwing SMA ’47
William L. (Chip) and Joann Sharkey StA ’67
Angela D. Shedd StA ’78
Terry L. Snyder ’85
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chattanooga, TN
St. Philip Episcopal Church, Memphis, TN
Aggie Wright Stephenson ’01
The Rev. and Mrs. Terry Street
Joseph and Alyssa Sumpter
David L. Swank III SMA ’64 and Nickoletta Farros
Dr. and Mrs. L. Clark Taylor, Jr. SMA ’67
Eugene S. Taylor ’83
David S. Tharp ’84
James G. Thomas SA ’72
Robert J. Turner SMA ’67
John Varela StA ’53
Hunt Oliver ’84 and Patton Watkins ’84
Kate Wiley ’11
Liz Gilliam Womack ’02
Shannon L. Dohoney Yarsa StA ’79 and Joseph Yarsa
Rob and Courtnay Zeitler
$100+
Anonymous (9)
The Very Rev. and Mrs. Martin L. Agnew, Jr.
Carolyn and Guthrie Allen
Keith and Kay Anderson StA ’72
Catherine Degen Andreen SMA ’70
Dr. and Mrs. Kent Anthony StA ’66
Ellen S. Armentrout ’88 and Glen Staszewski
Mrs. Linda M. Ashby
Rusty Ashmore SA ’72
Buster and Barbara Asmus
Christine and Chris Asmussen
Dede Broadhead Bailey
Thomas and Emily Diltz Baird
Zoee Baker
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Balsley SMA ’63
Joseph L. Barker ’96
Robert and Amy Benton
RH Benton ’29
Mr. and Mrs. Denis J. Bergeron III
Robert Berglin SMA ’56
David O. Bliss StA ’65
Mary and Steve Blount
Mr. and Mrs. James Blythe, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Joshua Booher
Lawson S. Bordley ’91 and Mary Bordley
Mr. and Mrs. Allen W. Brooks SMA ’69
Mr. W. Douglas Brown, Jr. SMA ’51
Russell A. Brown Cox SA ’74
Joseph Bruscato and Alison Miller
Ethan Burns ’11 and Helen Wilson Burns ’13
Buck and Sarah Butler
Calvary Episcopal Church, Memphis, TN
Anne Camp SA ’74 and John Flanders
Mr. and Mrs. William John Capo, Jr. SMA ’71
Claire M. Cappio
Christin Carlson
Dr. and Mrs. Charles M. Carr StA ’57
Bob and Geri Childress
Nathan H. Chitty SA ’74
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Coates SA ’74
David and Abby Colbert
David W. Cornelius SMA ’71
Alicia Howland Corvino ’82 and Paul Corvino
Drs. Robert and Maria-Elena Coutant
Mr. James Crawford and Mr. Brooks Egerton
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Currey StA ’74
Mary W. Darden StA ’81
Brooke Davidson StA ’61
Jane S. DeLung SMS ’62 and Charles Westoff
Scott and Amy DesJarlais
Richard W. Deutsch
and Anne Chenoweth Deutsch
Evelyn Patterson Donatelli StA ’81
Duck River Electric
Elizabeth Clark Duncan StA ’76 and Richard Duncan
William E. Engel
Claire Agricola England SMS ’66
The Episcopal Parish of St. Mark and St. Paul on the Mountain, Sewanee, TN
Maria Falikman
Michele M. Dozier Freeman ’82 and Robert M. Freeman
Rebecca Nelson Freudigman
David Fricker and Jennifer Matthews
Paul Fugazzotto II ’94
Sarah and Henry Gaede
G. R. Garner
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gatling SMA ’68
Camas Gazzola Burkhart ’12
Monica Smith Gelinas and David R. Gelinas
Dean Gillespie SA ’72
Aymeric and Sandy Glacet
Mr. and Mrs. David R. Glenn
Russell Goodman ’99
David and Lauren Goodpaster
Mrs. Lauren M. Goodrich
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Govan, Jr. SMA ’64
Ms. Peggy J. Green
Ambassador and Mrs. Robert E. Gribbin III
Betsy Sandlin and Jason Griffey
Mr. and Mrs. Dan M. Hatfield
Margaret Gibson Haughey SA ’73
Cameron and McKenzie Helvey
Jennifer Bird Henley SMS ’63 and Ray Henley
Osei J. E. Hill ’07
Amelia Lang Hodges SMS ’63 and B. Sanders Hodges
Lucy V. Howick ’14
Tom Howick
Dave and Janis Hubbard
Sarah McCrady Hubbard SMS ’61
Helene and Don L. Hunter
Carl A. Jones SA ’77
Nichole Hidalgo Jordan ’04 and Brandon Jordan
Mrs. Robin Albright Kavanaugh StA ’79 and Mr.
Darrell Kavanaugh
The Rev. and Mrs. George A. Kimball, Jr. SMA ’56
Dr. and Mrs. Brian J. Kistenmacher SMA ’71
James Klingler
Nadezhda Kuriachaia ’27
Matt and Becky Lambert
Jean Lantrip
Albert G. Lewis III StA ’72
Mr. and Mrs. W. Garth Lovvorn, Sr. SMA ’65
Barbara and David MacLaren
Mr. and Mrs. J. Ed Magruder StA ’79
George Malone ’01
The Rt. Rev. and Mrs. James R. Mathes
Christopher Mauldin StA ’67
Joshua Mauzy and Julia Stubblebine
Priscilla C. McAnally
Eleanor B. McDaniel
Jennifer Michael and Jim Pappas
David and Robin Michaels
Stephen R. Miller
Benjamin L. Miller ’06
Thomas Miller
Frances and Mr. M. Mills
Kimerlen Moore-Spake ’93 and Thomas I. Spake
Lucy Patterson Murray ’84 and Ned R. Murray
Douglas W. Newton SMA ’56
and Kathleen Migliore-Newton
Scot Oliver SA ’73
Alicia Gottfried Pascua ’99
Dan Pate ’96 and Laurel York
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin E. Pate III
Neil and Amy Patterson
George and Sharon Paulson
Beth Moore Perkins SA ’80
Dr. and Mrs. Ouen Pongdee
Mrs. M. P. Priestley
Rodney Quarles ’92
David Stark and Sarah Ralston Stark
Dr. Barbara C. Reynolds
Albert Reynolds SMA ’48 and Helen Buck Reynolds SMS ’50
Mrs. Leah S. Rhys
Dr. and Mrs. Frank G. Rieger III SMA ’68
Lt. Col. (Retired)
and Mrs. James R. Rimer, Jr. StA ’61
Mr. and Mrs. Howard R. Ross, Jr. StA ’70
Mr. John H. Roth III
Dr. and Mrs. David W. Rowden StA ’60
Matthew Rudd and Sarah Marhevsky
Drs. William and Elizabeth Ruleman
Scott and Liz Schrader
Sewanee Trust for Historic Preservation
William Shealy and Katie Gohn
Mr. and Mrs. John Shibata
Sarah Hart Fishburne Shuford ’08 and Samuel Shuford
Heidi Hanger Simmonds SMS ’61
W. Andrew Simmonds StA ’61 and Heidi Hanger
Simmonds SMS ’61
Shannon Meyer Simpson ’89
Geoffrey M. Smith
Hiroyuki Someya ’04
Thomas Studios
Romulus and Bethany Stefanut
WC and CA Stubblebine
David and Heidi Syler
Dr. and Mrs. David C. Tate StA ’63
Charlie L. Teasley
Albert and Pamela Thombs
Dr. Oscar M. Thompson, Jr. SMA ’43
Margaret Lines Thrash SMA ’69
Christopher and Katherine Tompkins
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Treadwell ’83
Jim and Deb Tucker
Adam Tucker
Lauryl Tucker
Larry S. Varnell SMA ’57
Vello Virkhaus and Sandra Collins
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Wade, Jr. ’97
Mark and Rebekah Warmbrod
Anna S. Watkins StA ’80
Mr. Charles N. Watson, Jr. StA ’71
Kenneth P. Weinberg ’92
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Westerfield StA ’64
Robert E. Whitlock III SA ’74
Robert W. Williams SMA ’69
Tony SMA ’71 and Helen Winters
Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Wood, Jr. SMA ’62
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wilson Wright, Jr. StA ’68
Anna M. Wright ’06
Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Yarbrough SMA ’69
Clay Yeatman SA ’75 and Paula Yeatman
Farhad Zarnegar StA ’80
$1-$99+
Anonymous (18)
William Alexander
David and Cassie Allen
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Allen
Rachel M. Alvarez ’18
The Rev. Maryetta M. Anschutz
Katherine Archambault
Ann and Henry Arnold
Amanda J. Barker ’00
Jana Barnett ’96 and Rob Barnett
Catherine K. Barnett ’28
Raulston Barnett ’24
Hallie B. Gladstone Barrett ’04
Fran M. Bass, Jr.
Drew Batkin ’00 and Cristina Batkin
Peter C. Benes StA ’77
Dr. and Mrs. James M. Bennett SMA ’68
W. Aubrey Black ’18
Karen Brehm
Sarah Askew Brehm ’00 and Stephen Brehm
Lindsay-Jean Brehm
Cece Brehm
Sophie Brehm
Mary Bricker-Jenkins
Aaron Brockett ’90
David Brooks ’02
Dylan T. M. Bruscato ’28
Miles Bruscato
Alexander S. Bryant
Mr. and Mrs. Randall D. Bryson
Sarah Grace Burns ’21
Suzanne Ramseur Cahoon SA ’75
Paul Calame
Fisher Calame
Malia Carlos ’87
Albert E. Carpenter, Jr. SMA ’60
Mr. Steven Carpenter and The Rev. Amanda Gott
Veronica Chittim ’01
Elizabeth G. Reelick Christopher ’06 and Jeff Christopher
Annabelle Close ’27
Mr. Logan Close ’29
William T. Cocke IV SA ’78
Chip and Virginia Craighill
Laura O. Cunningham ’96
The Cushman Family Charitable Trust
David K. Cushman StA ’74
John and Shannon Davis
James and Anne Dawes
Molly DeLorme
Edward and Berkley Dixon
Joseph Burton S. Dorough ’16
Mr. and Mrs. G. Newton Drake SMA ’69
Claire Forbes
John and Barbara Fox
Franklin County Lumber Co.
HollyAnne Giffin ’06
Mr. Sam T. Goodpaster ’26
Rev. Peter Gray and Rev. Giulianna Gray
Dianne Gregory
Paul L. Gregory
Jackie Griffey
Andrew Gruman and Alysia Booth
Carol Gwin
R. S. Gwynn
Hadlee A. Hale ’24
Jackson M. Hale ’25
Kenedee Hale
Sean T. Harris ’95
Mr. and Mrs. Herndon S. Hasty StA ’69
Georgia L. Hewitt ’97 and John Brain
Mr. Richard B. Hobby and The Rev. Kim M. Hobby
Mr. and Mrs. Ted W. Hoff StA ’61
Mr. Peter F. Hoffman SMA ’65
and Mrs. Anne van Leeuwen
Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Horne, Sr. SMA ’58
Wilda Horton
Jack M. Howick ’09
Stephanie Hoylman
Tucker W. Jackson
Peter C. Jenkins ’91 and Sheila Toledo-Jenkins
Neal and Amanda Johnson
Larry and Leslie Jones
Mrs. Eleanor L. Kellermann
Sarah Jane Kemmer ’19
Erica Kilgore
Harold R. Knight SMA ’51
Parker H. Kovalski ’25
Joyce K. Ladd
Alli Lambert ’90
Carolina Lewis SA ’76
Margaret Loftis ’02
Rafael and Kira Lomeli ’12
Chaplain Lewis C. Long III, USAF (RET) StA ’59
Mary Kirton Love StA ’72 and Charles Love
Ryan Loyd ’97
Patty Lynch
Kiran N. Malde ’26
Eugenia W. Manning
Hayden and Gina Mattingly
Maya Indigo S. Mauzy ’25
Stephanie McCarter
Mr. and Mrs. William A. McCauley StA ’70
Lt. Col. Chandler McClellan SMA ’65
Noah and Allison McIndoo ’15
The Rev. Bruce McMillan
Ms. Briley Meador ’26
Matthew and Jennifer Meador
Peter and Charlotte Merrell
Jake and Marin Miller
Ms. Susanne L. Morrissey ’24
Hannah B. Moss ’21
Caroline J. Neubauer ’26
Elisabeth D. Neubauer ’23
Anna-Grace Owens ’11
Dr. and Mrs. John R. Palisano
Geraldine O. Piccard
Allison Pluchos
Richard L. Powers Jr. SMA ’65
Ann Pressey
Tracy J. Randolph
Rondal K. Richardson
Ian L. Rothenberg ’90
Lucy Rudman
Wendy Rudman
David Schieffler ’99
Theodore S. Schrader ’27
William J. Schrader ’26
Trevor and Linsay Shattuck
Heidi Siegrist
Jack Simons ’18
Rebecca L. Sims
Karen Sjolund
Bryan Smith
Debby Smith SA ’74
Nora A. Staszewski ’23
Mena Teijeiro
Susan Thomas
Jeffrey Thompson and Shelley MacLaren
Alexander S. Tripp ’88
Tim and Holly True
Abigail Turner ’88
Christopher and Rebecca Van de Ven
Casey and Brittany Vaughn
Steve and Lynette Verner
Owen and Emily Wallace
Austin Wand, M.D.
Nisey and Steven Ward
David and Jeanell Weintraub
Annabel Weintraub ’30
Samuel F. Weintraub ’26
Phil and Jerry White
Margaret S. Wilson ’16
Mr. and Mrs. Roger N. Winton StA ’71
Dave Yocum StA ’68
Blaise B. Zeitler ’18
Emma F. Zeitler ’16
Tinashe T. Zimbwa ’13
Mr. and Mrs. H. Terry Zimmerman SMA ’61
Honorary
and Memorial Giving
Ayden Allen ’28
David and Cassie Allen
Ethan Allen ’24
David and Cassie Allen
Bryce Archambault ’27
Katherine Archambault
Alesha Ashby ’96
Linda M. Ashby
Marya Ashby ’00
Linda M. Ashby
Nathan Ashby ’94
Linda M. Ashby
Dan and Lee Anne Backlund
Elizabeth Perkins SA ’80
Anne Ruleman Barach ’05
William A. Ruleman III
Elliott Benson ’24
Emily E. Puckette SA ’81 and John Benson
Capt. George I. Bliss USN, Retired
David O. Bliss StA ’65
Emily Blount ’14
Mary and Steve Blount
Zachary Blount ’12
Mary and Steve Blount
Rachel Bonds ’01
Margaret E. Bonds
Tara Bonds
Virginia L. Tucker
Stephen and Sarah Brehm ’00
Celeste Shibata
Emery Broome ’29
Eric Broome
Honorary Giving
Dylan Bruscato ’28
Thomas Miller
Doug and Margot Burns
Tom and Julie Powell
Sara Bunemann
Claire Forbes
Addie Burkhart
Anna S. Watkins StA ’80
Louis Buntin
Dorothy H. Neale and Doug Ferris
Malia Carlos Anonymous
Jeffrey Champion
Sarah A. Lodge
Veronica Chittim ’01
Margaret E. Bonds
Eunice and Rupert Colmore
Rondal K. Richardson
Susan Core
Leigh Anne Couch
Jon and Amy Evans
Elizabeth M. Howick
Bran and Cindy Potter
Conner Deen ’29
Deborah Ball
Maggie DesJarlais ’24
Scott and Amy DesJarlais
Lizzie Duncan StA ’76
Steven P. Ward
Blythe Ford ’12
James Blythe, Jr.
Elizabeth Pride Ford
James Blythe, Jr.
Blythe Ford ’12
James Blythe, Jr.
Elizabeth Pride Ford
James Blythe, Jr.
James Fields Ford ’15
James Blythe, Jr.
Scott D. Gelinas ’16
David R. Gelinas
Spencer G. Gelinas ’00
David R. Gelinas
Sandy Glacet
George W. Poe and Sylviane Poe
Max Goodpaster ’28
Howard Goodpaster
Morris and Martha Smith
Sam Goodpaster ’26
Howard Goodpaster
Morris and Martha Smith
Eliza R. Griffey ’26
Jackie Griffey
John L. Henning ’13
Douglas R. Henning
Tan and John Hille
George Taylor
Hank Holman, Jr.
Grover Asmus
C. Fleet James SMA ’62
James Klingler
Daniel and Alison Paterson
Mrs. Marion Knoll
William and Sally Reel
Stephanie Layne
Elizabeth J. Brown
Margot A. Burns
Emily C. Teasley ’83
Karl J. Sjolund
David M. Lodge SA ’75
Henry and Donna Lodge
Henry and Donna Lodge
J. Richard Lodge ’97
J. Richard Lodge ’97
Henry and Donna Lodge
Kira Tharp Lomeli ’12
David S. Tharp ’84
Mary Ming Lynch ’24
Rachel Lynch
Lynn P. Mahler ’99
Mary P. Priestly
Ida A. “Annie” McCawley ’13
Thomas Q. McCawley
1LT (P) David Cross McClellan
Chandler McClellan (USA, Ret.) 1965
Laura and Thomas McGee
Anonymous
Martha Rhodes McLendon ’93
Sarah H. Gaede
Aiden Mitchell ’25
Nichole M. Jordan ’04
Arabella Mitchell ’27
Nichole M. Jordan ’04
Mrs. Kim Perkins
William and Sally Reel
Sarah Grace Powell ’24
Tom and Julie Powell
Thomas C. Priestly ’96
Mary M. Priestley
Thomas C. Priestly ’96
Mary M. Priestley
William M. Priestly ’93
Mary M. Priestley
Elliott Puckette ’85
Emily E. Puckette SA’ 81
Claire Reishman
HollyAnne J. Giffin ’06
Lucy P. Murray ’84 and Ned Murray
Frances W. Ogden StA ’79
Claudia Rinck
Joseph Burton S. Dorough ’16
Anne Marie Romero SMA ’71
George C. Myers 1974
Abbott Root ’24
Harry H. Root ’87
In Honor of STA Class of ’64
Anonymous
*Henry L. Hamman StA ’64
SAS Students, Staff, and Faculty
Dan and Lee Anne Backlund
Lucy Rudman
Kate Sheeler StA ’81
The Class of 2023
Steven P. Ward
The SAS Enrollment Team
Dan and Lee Anne Backlund
The SAS Theatre Program
Dan and Lee Anne Backlund
Katy Bass Smith ’90
Francis M. Bass, Jr.
Lynn H. Smith
William Alexander
Lyrah Spake ’28
John W. Moore
Molly Shaefer Still ’07
Claire Forbes
Masey Lodge Stubblefield ’01
Henry W. Lodge
E. Christy Teasley ’83
Charlie L. Teasley
Chelsea Tharp ’09
David S. Tharp ’84
Emmanuel Thombs ’18
Albert L. Thombs
The Rev. William S. Wade
M. D. Murphy, M.D.
Nathan Floyd, M.D. ’91
Joanna and Paul Ware
Evans Fitts
Emma Wockasen ’25
Joyce K. Ladd
Robert Wood, Sr.
Robert H. Wood, Jr. 1962
The Rev. Stephen G. Alexander
SMA ’58
Lisa C. Lemen SA ’80
Ian C. Asmussen ’03
Alison Asmussen ’99
Christine and Chris Asmussen
Michele Rusin
Maryl Miller Baird SMS ’63
Jennifer Henley SMS ’63
The Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Alan Batkin
Justin A. Batkin ’00
Ruth Benson
Suzanne E. Angele ’91
Alex Berner-Coe ’13
Helen Wilson Burns ’13
Lucy V. Howick ’14
Sarah A. Lodge
Thomas Q. McCawley
Claire D. Reishman
Katherine D. Wiley ’11
Christopher A. Blevins ’99
Alison M. Asmussen ’99
Alicia A. Pascua ’99
James “Jimmie Joe” Boone ’13
Helen Wilson Burns ’13
Joseph Bradshaw, StA ’72
Thomas W. Andrews, M.D. StA ’72
Jerry Brennecke
Margaret M. Averyt
Gayle Averyt
Thomas M. Carlson
Cheryl Carpenter
Kevin T. Foley
G. R. Garner
Tucker W. Jackson
Eugenia W. Manning
Memorial Giving
Frances K. Mills
Ann Pressey
Thomas Brice StA ’56
Lewis C. Long StA ’59
Tom Brodhead ’85
Dede Bailey
Peter Brodhead
Nancy Chubb Stewart Bush SMS ’63
Jennifer Henley SMS ’63
Paul C Cahoon
Suzanne R. Cahoon SA ’75
Emily D. Cameron ’01
Jaime A. Isobe ’01
John A.M. Chitty SMA ’67
Nathan H. Chitty SA ’74
Chris Cody
Patricia Lynch
Elizabeth Core ’84
John E. Core StA ’79
Susan Core
George Core Anonymous
Christine R. Asmussen
Sarah N. Carlos
Susan Core
John E. Core StA ’79
William E. Engel
Jon and Amy Evans
Janet Graham
Robert S. Gwynn
Lisa Howick
Claire D. Reishman
Sarah H. Shuford ’08
E. Christy Teasley ’83
William S. Wade
Phil and Jerry White
Josh Colmore ’95
Jana A. Barnett ’96 and Rob Barnett
Augustus B. Croom ’22
Alexander S. Bryant
Frederick H. Croom, Jr. ’85
Wooldridge W. Davis SMA ’52 and Carolyn Davis
Jennifer Michael
Claire D. Reishman
Fred Croom
Sherri Bergman
James Blythe
Ty and Melissa Burnette
Thomas M. Carlson
Cheryl Carpenter
M. Jane Eaves
Schwab Charitable Fund
Kevin T. Foley
Frances K. Mills
Eugenia W. Manning
Stephen R. Miller
Bruce McMillan
Allison Pluchos
Emily E. Puckette SA ’81
Leah S. Rhys
Paige Schneider
William S. Wade
Margaret C. Woods
James Blythe, Jr.
John Payton Crabtree, Sr. StA ’36
Priscilla C. McAnally
Pete Culwell StA ’59
Harvey S. Piazza StA ’59
Mark F. Davidheiser ’91
Susan Core
Eileen Degen
Catherine J. Andreen SMA ’70
Anne C. Marsh SA ’78
John Payton Crabtree, Sr. StA ’36
Priscilla C. McAnally
Pete Culwell StA ’59
Harvey S. Piazza StA ’59
Mark F. Davidheiser ’91
Susan Core
Eileen Degen
Catherine J. Andreen SMA ’70
Anne C. Marsh SA ’78
Lewis Dozier
Michele M. Freeman ’82
Albert Burton “Bud” Eargood, Jr. SMA 52
Helene Hunter
Bonnie P. Fowler
Sanders Fowler III SMA ’59
Paul D. Goddard
The Goddard Family Foundation
Zachary Goodpaster
Samuel T. Goodpaster ’26
Roger S. Goodrich SMA ’52
Lauren M. Goodrich
Tim Graham
Sherri Bergman
Alexander S. Bryant
George W. Poe and Sylviane Poe
J. D. Seiters, Ph.D.
Daniel L Griffiths StA ’65
George W. Westerfield StA ’64
Diana J. Wyatt-Brown Haass SMS ’60
Stephen A. Haass
Henry L. Hamman StA ’64
Anne Chenoweth Deutsch
Anonymous
David Pitts Hewitt SMA ’68
Batson L. Hewitt, Jr. SMA ’66
Michael “Mickey” Hollingsworth, Sr.
Michael E. Hollingsworth II ’88
Preston Briton Huckabay ’12
Anna-Grace N. Fredericks ’11
G. Richard Keller, SMA ’61
Jane DeLung SMS ’62
The Hon. Oscar H. Eaton, Jr. SMA ’61
Michael P. Finney SMA ’61
Rita G. Reynolds Trust of 2006
Michael P. Finney SMA ’61
Myles Kincaid ’13
Helen Wilson Burns ’13
Elle Kincaid
Emily Wallace
The Rev. R. Pattee Kirby
Robin M. Kavanaugh StA ’79
Mikey “Sunshine” Kirkpatrick ’09
Anna-Grace N. Fredericks ’11
Ginger Lambert
Mary A. Lambert ’90
William Philip Lang, Jr. SMA ’21
Amelia Hodges SMS ’63
John R. Lodge SMA ’42
Henry W. Lodge
Kanchan Malde
Margaret C. Woods
James F. Marquis, III StA ’71
Kay Anderson StA’ 72
Thad N. and Patricia C. Marsh
Anne C. Marsh SA ’78
Shawna Midgett
Alexander S. Bryant
Marin M. Miller
Donald D. Miller StA ’59
Harvey S. Piazza StA ’59
William C. Moser III, StA ’67
Carole L. Moser
Henry Myers SMA ’44
George C. Myers SA ’74
Virginia Owen
Anne C. Marsh SA ’78
Timothy J. Pettus
A.C.G. Pettus, Sr. StA ’69
Rosemarie Poore
Sam D. Poore StA ’71
F. Murray Robinson StA ’52
Eunice R. Colmore
Janet Graham
W. Sue Robinson
Anne Marie Romero SMA ’71
George C. Myers SA ’74
Anne E. Roth ’91
Suzanne E. Angele ’91
James W. Dawes
John H. Roth
Sarah Aiko Kanami Rudolph ’10
Carol A. Fujiyoshi
Julia Running
Anonymous
Tom and Jeanette Seddon
Anonymous
Conrad Griffith Sharkey
William L. Sharkey StA ’67
Conrad Griffith Sharkey
William L. Sharkey StA ’67
Constance Griffith Sharkey
William L. Sharkey StA ’67
The Rev. William L. Sharkey
William L. Sharkey StA ’67
Sister Frances, OSH
Anne C. Marsh SA ’78
G.H. Miller Smith SMA ’35
Upshur S. Puckette
Speedy Speegle
Christopher A. Mauldin StA ’67
Larry R. Tate StA ’71
Roger N. Winton StA ’71
Thomas F. Taylor SMA ’64
Steve Verner
Dunstan Tegli StA ’68
Paul W. Wright, Jr. StA ’68
David C. Tolson StA ’59
Thomas A. Houston, Jr. StA ’59
Harvey S. Piazza StA ’59
Gene and Sue Turner
Abigail Turner ’88
A. Legare’ Van Ness StA ’62
Peter F. Casparian StA ’68
Joan Wade
Alison M. Asmussen ’99
Lauren R. Baird Fiedler ’00
Sue Bass
Susan Core
Pixie K. Dozier
Elizabeth Duncan StA ’76
William P. Gahan III StA ’73
Sarah A. Lodge
James R. Mathes
Ellis Mayfield
Dorothy H. Neale and Douglas Ferris
Tracy J. Randolph
Claire D. Reishman
Phil and Jerry White
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Ann P. And Francis G. Watkins, Sr.
Anna S. Watkins StA ’80
Mary and Neil Watson
Charles N. Watson, Jr. StA ’71
Myra and Robert Wood
Anne C. Marsh SA ’78
Robert H. Wood, Jr. SMA ’62
Orville Zeitler
Robert O. Zeitler
Gladys Zimmerman
H. T. Zimmerman 1961
Valedictorian
Reese Michaels Class of 2024
When I first began writing this speech, I wasn’t sure how to start. knew I wanted to say some thank yous, but I didn’t want to be too sappy, or too cliche. So, naturally, I asked my mom. And, in a very mom fashion– she told me that a good starting point would be to think about all the parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings, and guardians who have been with us every step of the way. At every soccer game, volleyball game, swim meet, track meet, performance, etc… etc… Who helped us with our calculus homework or listened when we practiced our poetry recitation. She asked me what I would want to say to them. And honestly, I’m not sure. The best I can do is to say– thank you. Thank you for being there at every game. Thank you for listening to us butcher whatever poem we were trying to learn and helping us with homework or projects or whatever else we probably should have done sooner than the day before it was due. Thank you for shaping us into the adults that we are now, and thank you for loving us and supporting us throughout it all.
Now, for the students. What can I say to such a diverse group of people who have impacted me in so many meaningful ways? What can say to impart upon you some morsel of wisdom that I’m not sure I have? How do I convey what this class has accomplished together and as individuals? How many stories about Charlie getting lost in the woods can I tell? Yes… it did happen more than once. How many funny anecdotes can I make before they tell me to be serious? I guess, for a lot of us, I can start at the beginning. I came into SAS as a sixth grader, having spent the past 5th-grade year believing I was on the top of the societal food chain (to be fair, I was a head taller than everyone, so my ego was pretty high). I was confident in my friendships, my academics, and where I stood in my community. As someone who had grown up surrounded by people had known practically since birth, it was a shocking shift to come to SAS, somewhere completely new to me (albeit only 5 minutes down the road). When we spend so much of our lives encompassed in the same community, it can be easy to lose ourselves within it. I came into 6th grade unprepared for the new classes, new people, and new environments– not to mention I was now at the very, very bottom of this social food chain.
As many of us have probably experienced at least once in our lives, whether you are moving from California to a new state, or coming into school from homeschooling, losing those connections to who was before meant I had to find myself again. I had to build myself back up piece by piece before I could feel whole again. It’s been a long couple of years of building, but I haven’t been alone. I went to a creedal statement this past week that talked about unity, community, and individualism. For me, it brought up three crucial questions that think are relevant to us now, especially as we leave. What does it mean to have unity with a group of people? How is community essential to
our lives? And how do we hold onto our individual identities while building strong connections? I want to explore these questions with you all today. Firstly, what is unity? When we say unity, it can be easy to think about a cohesive, group– a group of all the same people with the same ideas. But Webster’s Dictionary defines unity as… just kidding, I’m cliche but not that cliche. When I think of unity, I think of the hands painted on the walls of the chapel commons. think of different people being interconnected by something that we can’t define. Maybe it’s love. Maybe it’s something else. I like to think our class has unity. like to believe that as we sit together today, some of us itching to get this service moving and some of us trying not to imagine life away, we can all feel that underlying understanding that we got here together– united. Though some of us have been here for 7 years and some of us only 1, we worked hard together. We collectively groaned at the bell in religion together. We struggled through these past few weeks together, and can now say that we are leaving together. We are unified by the simple fact that we are here, we are loved, and we made it, even when maybe we didn’t think we would.
Secondly, how is community crucial in our lives? I’m not sure who I would be without the community here. I’m not sure I would have been able to find all the scattered, lost, pieces of myself without everybody here. Community isn’t about knowing everyone closely, but rather, about being a part of something bigger than ourselves. Your very presence in a community is enough to impact everyone in it. You all have given me more than I could ever put into words, but want to at least try to express it.
To the teachers: Thank you for teaching us more than just your subject. I learned the true meaning of patience from Mother Short in religion. I learned the power of stories from Mr. Short’s “Short’s Shorts” in 6th grade. The importance of organization came from Mr. Burns’s geometry class. Knowing when to ask questions and when to listen came from Dr. Terry’s chemistry class. Empathy and kindness came from every conversation with Ms. Carlos. Passion and determination came from Mrs. Knoll’s coaching in swim. Understanding my own self-worth beyond grades came from my struggles in Mrs. Burns’s precalculus class. How to find joy within the struggle came from Mr. Christopher’s calculus class (notice the theme of struggle from the math department). Dr. Ankney showed me how complex the world is. Mr. Windhauser taught me the importance of learning from the past, and Dr. Ercole taught me how to go with the flow. Mr. Dillon showed me just how much there is to do in the world. Mr. Wheeler taught me that adults are humans, too. Mrs. Black instilled in me the influential power of respect-- what respecting yourself and respecting others can accomplish. Ms. Padro taught me how to have confidence in
myself. Ms. Asmus and Ms. Randolph showed me the strength of steadiness and structure (not to mention how to write a mean free verse poem). Mrs. Malde introduced me to the beauty of creative art, and Ms. Bowie taught me that I can do anything put my mind to. I don’t think we can ever truly understand what the teachers here have done for us– but they have shaped our very beings and have loved us every step of the way. To the senior class: I can’t do everyone justice, because I don’t know some of you half as well as I would like to. But meant what I said at the senior retreat when I said am unfathomably proud of all of you and the people that you are. You have taught me what it means to be resilient in the face of unimaginable adversity and pain, to face the world with humor, to put others before yourself, to put yourself and your health first. You’ve shown me what hard work and determination look like, and how it pays off. I’ve been awestruck by your art, or music, or dance, or sheer athletic ability. I’ve been inspired by your writing, your words, the stories you’ve shared, and the insight you’ve brought to class discussions or conversations. You are all truly extraordinary people, and I am so far beyond grateful to have known you, even if we never talked. You are my community, and an irreplaceable part of this community, and I know that your presence has made SAS that much stronger.
Finally, how do we hold onto our own individual selves while still forging strong connections? Maybe for some of you, you’ve always known what it meant to be yourself. I know I didn’t. For most of my life, I was who I thought other people wanted me to be. When I came to SAS, there were so many new people and teachers that I pulled myself apart trying to be something for everyone. But a true connection can’t form without something to grasp onto. Something to anchor it. When we aren’t ourselves, when we forget to hold onto and be true to the essential parts of us that make us, us-- those connections and relationships are built on something fragile. A phantom pillar. If there is one message leave you with today, it’s that who you are is inherently valuable beyond measure. You are loved and worthy of love. Your inner being is something that can never be taken away from you but has to be protected. Be who you are and share yourself with others. The connections in a community are only strong if we allow others to know us fully. We are about to scatter– away from this community, away from family and friends, away from each other. And while we will always have this community to return to, we are losing the foundation that we’ve worked so hard to build here. When you are in your new communities for this next period of your life, find ways to hold onto your individuality. Make connections as authentically you as possible, and don’t be afraid to be vulnerable in that way. Build your foundation as strong as you can, this is our chance to start again– to find new facets within ourselves and be the best versions of who we can be. Take all that you’ve learned here, the kindness, patience, respect, organization, forgiveness, all of it– and build yourself a new community, with unity grounded in a collective understanding of the importance of individualism and connections. The motto You Belong Here doesn’t just mean you belong at SAS. It means you belong here on this earth, and the world is better for it.
Thank you for everything you have given me, and everything you will give the world–our global community is stronger for it. Thank you.
St.
Andrew’sSewanee School Prayer
O God, who through the love and labor of many, has built upon this mountain a goodly heritage, and has crowned our school with honor and length of days, we give thanks for past achievements and future hopes accomplished in our midst; but chiefly do we offer gratitude for the gift of your son Jesus Christ, who is the cornerstone of our life together, and the revealer of all truth. May we, and all who follow after us, maintain a zealous quest for learning and wisdom; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
