ALUMNI

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This edition shares alumni news submitted through April 2022. Send your news for future editions to: alumni@sdsgriffin.org or facebook.com/SDSAlumni

MARRIAGES: Teresa Sherbert to Scott Williams on September 26, 2021. Ashlie Lancaster to Paul Meding on December 20, 2021.

MARRIAGES: Nick Belmont to Logen Hall on May 28, 2022.

BIRTHS: To Bonnie Buchheit Salvatierra a son, Cade Harrison Salvatierra, on July 10, 2021.

MARRIAGES: Meagan Moore to Robert Karnilowicz on May 1, 2022.

BIRTHS: To Charlie Goodrich twins, Rosefin George Goodrich and Charles Edgar Goodrich, on October 21, 2021. To Molly Knight a daughter, Freya Knight, on March 20, 2022.

BIRTHS: To Vic Bailey a daughter, Guy Stuart Bailey, on June 10, 2021. To Rogers Brandt Settle a son, Warren Powell Settle, on January 19, 2022. To Hunter Floyd Williams a son, Wyatt Russell Williams, on February 17, 2022.

’04

MARRIAGES: Ali Humar to Cody Albright on January 8, 2022. BIRTHS: To Taylor Brandt a son, Sawyer Murphy Brandt, on December 22, 2021. To Meredith Spencer Frees a daughter, Eliza Ann Frees, on April 11, 2022.

’05

BIRTHS: To Leslie Bailey Calicutt a son, Olin Cleveland Calicutt, on August 12, 2021.

’06

BIRTHS: To Cathryn Hunt Judice twins, Benjamin Davis Judice and Luca Alexander Judice, on July 11, 2021. To Maria “Masha” Washburn a daughter, Maya Damaris Hughey, on May 10, 2022.

’07

MARRIAGES: Russell Teter to Emily LaFaice on September 18, 2021. Kathleen Sovenyhazy to Gildas Dubost on February 21, 2022. BIRTHS: To Virginia Bland Hong a daughter, Mina Joy Hong, on July 15, 2021.

GRADUATE DEGREES: Kathleen Sovenyhazy was awarded a Physician Assistant Degree from Charleston in December 2021.

’08

BIRTHS: To Megan Sease Brown and Hunter Brown ’07 a daughter, Lida Suzanne Brown, on June 25, 2021. To Ellis Lehner a daughter, Wren Ellis Lehner, on August 10, 2021.

’09

MARRIAGES: Aaron Frost to Lauren Dallas Culledge on October 2, 2021. Jacob Parris to Patti Hyer on October 17, 2021. Alicia Bargar to Daniel Kapellmann on March 4, 2022.

BIRTHS: To Taylor Cox a daughter, Harper Elizabeth Cox, on November 1, 2021. To Jacob Parris a daughter, Sage Eliana Parris, on February 11, 2022. To Megan Sharpe Hunt a son, Brody Alan Hunt, on April 22, 2022. To Emily Taylor Ricard a daughter, Charlie Wren Ricard, on March 27, 2022.

’10

MARRIAGES: John Barnet to Meghan Carey on October 2, 2021.

BIRTHS: To Jamie England Oaks twins, Clayton James Oaks and Elizabeth Taylor Oaks, on October 9, 2021. To Ansley Gowan Warren a son, Tate Edward Warren, on January 10, 2022. To Annelise Weir Hageman a daughter, Anne Marie Hageman, on April 29, 2022. To Emma Duesterhaus Whitehill and Adam Whitehill a son, Charles Patrick “Chip” Whitehill, on May 11, 2022.

’11

MARRIAGES: Caroline Greene to Charlie Swell on July 31, 2021. Ben Hudson to Tiffany Bell on August 21, 2021. BIRTHS: To Kaylea Bollinger Gransaull a son, Lucas Gransaull, on June 3, 2021. To Stephen Dixon a daughter, Isabel “Izzy” Mae Dixon, on January 8, 2022.

’12

MARRIAGES: Stevie Hazen to Mark Griffin on October 1, 2021.

’13

BIRTHS: To Megan Duesterhaus Mastin a son, Theodore Earl Mastin, on November 26, 2021.

’15

MARRIAGES: Sara Hutchins to Bleu Butcher on October 30, 2021.

’16

GRADUATE DEGREES: Alex Freedman was awarded a Master of Science in Quantitative and Computational Finance from Georgia Tech in December 2021.

OUR LITTLEST GRIFFINS

Row 1: Olin Cleveland Calicutt, Brody Alan Hunt, Charles Patrick “Chip” Whitehill; Row 2: Guy Stuart Bailey, Tate Edward Warren, Eliza Ann Frees; Row 3: Mina Joy Hong; Row 4: Maya Damaris Hughey, Theodore Earl Mastin, Lucas Gransaull; Row 5: Rosefin George & Charles Edgar Goodrich, Sage Eliana Parris

In Memoriam

ALUMNI: Kevin Ashcraft ’85 Nordy W. Davis ’81 Robert Helms Ratterree ’78 Andy Rogers ’71 Jay Wakefield ’80 Tommy R. Young III ’70

GOLDEN GRIFFINS: Josette Ann Davison Ann Pemberly Dobbs Phyllis Drake

Russell Teter ’07 and Betsy Teter at Russell‘s wedding (above) and Russell with bride Emily LaFaice (below).

Meagan Moore ’00 and Robert Karnilowicz wedding. Sara Hutchins ’15 and Bleu Butcher wedding with Sara’s parents and sister, Bobbie Pattillo ’08. Alicia Bargar ’09 and Daniel Kapellmann wedding.

Ashlie Lancaster ’87 and Paul Meding wedding.

Aaron Frost ’09 with bride Lauren Dallas Culledge (right); Aaron and Lauren with Aaron’s brothers, Brett and Chad (far right). Nick Belmont ’98 and Logen Hall wedding with daughter Madeleine ’31. Kathleen Sovenhazy ’07 and Gildas Dubost wedding.

Ali Humar Albright ’03 and Cody Albright wedding. Ben Hudson ’11 and Tiffany Bell wedding. John Barnet ’10 and Meghan Carey wedding.

Alumni Highlights

LIFERS

Seventeen seniors graduated as “lifers,” having spent every academic year since 4K as Griffins.

SHARKS!

What a thrill to have William Bucheit ’94 back on campus to share his passion for nature photography— specifically great white sharks—with eighth grade art students.

COLLEGE CARE PACKAGES

Parents and the alumni office put together some fantastic care packages to send to Class of 2021 alums.

GRADUATION KEYNOTE

Alumni Council President William Gray ’00, principal and Spartanburg office director for McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture, offered words of inspiration and advice to the Class of 2022 as the graduation keynote speaker.

SPRING SOCIAL

Alumni joined current and former SDS faculty on Dorrance Plaza for the sixth annual Spring Social.

THANKSGRIFFIN

We’re thankful for all of the alumni who turned out for Thanksgriffin at the FR8yard in downtown Spartanburg!

ALUMNI COLLEGE PANEL

At the annual alumni college panel, juniors and seniors learned helpful tips and tricks about the college application and admission process from recent graduates Maisie MacMullan ’18, Ann Dobson Ball ’19, Ellie Toler ’20 and Rachel Summers ’20.

CAGGIANO MEMORIAL ALUMNI AWARD

This year’s Caggiano Memorial Alumni Award was presented to Sally Spencer, who retired in May as the SDS alumni relations manager. This award is given to an alumnus or SDS supporter who has made a significant contribution to the life of the Day School.