THE GOODALL DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD

Botanic Garden. She continues to serve as a trustee after acting as secretary, treasurer, and vice chair for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Board, which supports an urban botanic garden that inspires people of all ages through the conservation, display, and enjoyment of plants with educational programs that emphasize learning by doing and with research focused on understanding and conserving regional plants and plant communities.

During the Upper School Commencement Ceremony on June 2, Head of School Chris Garten presented the Goodall Distinguished Alumni Award to Suzanne Thoben Marquard H’68.

Established in 1978, the Goodall Award honors annually an alum of CPS, Hillsdale, Lotspeich, or The Seven Hills School who has achieved distinction bettering the lives of others in a public or private career or activity.

Suzy graduated from Hillsdale in 1968, received her B.A. from Radcliffe College and earned her J.D. from Fordham University. She is now retired after a successful career as a corporate finance attorney for Prudential Insurance.

A long-time resident of Prospect Heights in Brooklyn, New York, Suzy has been deeply involved in Brooklyn institutions such as the Montauk Club and Brooklyn

Since becoming an equestrian at the age of 10, Suzy has been passionate about horses. In the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, she was inspired to bring the healing power of horses to those who might best benefit from it. Since that time, Suzy has devoted her talents, energy, and philanthropy to expanding the public’s understanding of horses and to champion the horse-human bond. She started volunteering in 2011 with GallopNYC, also known as Giving Alternative Learners Uplifting Opportunities.

GallopNYC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and adults, including veterans facing developmental, emotional, physical, and social challenges. She served on the board of GallopNYC from 2012-19 and served as board chair from 2014-19.

According to GallopNYC, “Marquard has been one of the guiding forces to build GallopNYC from a small, part-time volunteer program to New York City’s premier therapeutics riding program.” The organization currently serves more than 450 riders in four locations across New York City. Not only has Suzy served the organization in the boardroom, she is a certified therapeutic riding instructor and has taught hundreds of classes. In 2016, she was awarded the EQUUS Foundation Humanitarian Award for her work with the organization.

Congratulations to Suzy on this great honor!

The classes of 2008, 2013, and 2018 will come together to celebrate their reunions on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. More information to follow.

Reunion reps are needed to plan the class events.