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Incoming Admissions events, as Open House and the Accepted Students Reception, John Irvine realizes the closeness o f the fa ll Open House A s the Director o f Admissions, M r. Irvine works with Kevin Cuddihy to set the strict criteria for student accepu
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hen I think o f Prep, I always think o f the Cheers Jync, ‘Where everybody knows you name, and they are always glad you came,”' glowed Mr. Jan Butrym about his Prep experience as both alumnus and Shalloe
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admirustrator. Though this building houses no classrooms, and many
students remain unaware o f its function and purpose, Shalloe Hall was a home to both staffand administration who proved vital to the school’s sustenance Most important to its function as an Office o f External Affiirs, Communications, Alumni,
and Admissions, Mr. James Horan, Vice President for Planning and External Affairs, created strategies, planned, and coordinated programs and initiatives for each o f these respective areas. Ms. Elizabeth Walsh, Ms. Lani Franco, and Ms. Nancy Cunningham each assisted Mr. Horan and the entire staff in the day-today work, often assuming different roles on different days. As Director o f Development, Ms. Marge Baker handled fundraising. Responsible for drawing in revenue, Ms. Baker directed the annual phoneathon and donor recognition events. At the year end, she published a comprehensive gift and contribution list in the Annual Report “I am here more than I am home,” mused Ms. Baker, reflecting on her homeavrayfromhome experience. The Director o f Communication, Ms. Ginny Needham-Doyle, kept former
T )u b lk 1 vital aspect o f the job for both M r. James Horan and M s. G inny Needham-Doyle, who together generate a list o f topics fo r the new issue o f the Prep Magazine in M r. Horan's office. Together, the two shared responsibility for reaching thousands o f alum ni around the globe.
and future students informed by managing brochures, posters, the PnpM agtztne, website, and other news and promotional materials for the entire community. Not only did Ms. NeedhamDoyte publicize student events and community accomplishments, she assisted in promoting the school by organizing open houses and Prep Parents’ Association events. Mr. Luis Vega worked with alumni who once called Prep their second home As Director o f Alumnr Relations, he coordinated reunions and awards ceremonies, such as for the new Professional Achievement and Distinguished Service Award given to dedicated
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excelled professionally while remaining true to the Men for Others credo. ‘There’s no place I would rather be,” said Mr. John Irvine, Director o f Admissions, who has found a second home in Prep for 26 years and oversaw freshman recruiting and ultimately took responsibility for admissions. Mr. Irvine also spent his time updating informational materials and the website to create continual and contemporary appeaL In an ever-changing world, it was the Director o f Information Technology's role to ensure that Prep remain abreast o f the rapidly changing world Mr. David Bailey and Mr. Jan Butrym made enormous strides in bringing the school’s technology into the 21st century. The pair installed a projector in virtually all classrooms and created a new computer classroom lab in Mulry Hall; they also added several new computers in the library and about the schooL In addition, the two set-up the authenticated wireless infrastructure to move the phone system to a modem Voice Over IP system for the schooL The Shalloe Hall group oollectivdy worked to tie together
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the entire Prep community, past, present, and future. Truly, each Shalloe administrator had in mind the perpetuation o f a second home for generations o f Prepsters to come.
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The Top 5 Reasons to Go to Shalloe... T o hang out with Butrym and Mr. Bailey... You w an t to play wiffle ball with M r. Irvine... T o sign up w ith Ms. NeedhamDoyle for the Fashion Show... You owe Mr. Horan your article for Journalism class... It’s the beginning of the year and you need textbooks from Ms. Cunningham...
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A s the Director o f DevelopjL x m e n t, Ms. Marge Baker must maintain constant com munication with potential alumni donors, which means that she often may be found on the phone. In addition to super vising the Annual Fund, Ms. Baker conducts many donor recognition events and coordi nates the senior gift drive.
eviewing the latest fig ures from the annual Book Sale, M s. Nancy Cun ningham computes the prof its the school earns from the annual function. As an Assis tant in External Affairs, M s. Cunningham also helps M r. Irvine in admissions and M s. Needham-Doyle in communucations as the need arises.
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