Stratford Academy 2015 Magazine: The Root of It All

2015

Stratford a publication of stratford academy

| www.stratford.org

M A G A Z I N E

The Root of It All

2015 Graduation Alumni and Academy News 2014-2015 Report of Giving

C A

ongratulations Class of 2015 CLASS FACTS

79 students 58% of class has been together 12 years (50% of these are honor graduates) 46% of class received approximately $4.2 million in merit scholarships, not including HOPE 65% of seniors were enrolled in AP level courses 25 seniors received AP scholar designations after junior year

CLASS HIGHLIGHTS

s a college preparatory school, equipping young people with the skills to succeed at Stratford, in college and

beyond is one of the most important roles we play in the lives of our students. Stratford students are well-

trained to move each step of the way from preschoolers

learning to read and write to upper school students crafting their own creative college entrance essays. Congratulations to the Class of 2015 for being accepted to 85 colleges and universities across the country and for being offered over $4.2 million in merit scholarships, not including HOPE.

Valedictorian – Dori Kacsoh, Emory University Salutatorian – Sean Grossnickle, Duke University National Merit Finalist – Zohar Rubinstein National Merit Commended Scholars – Laurel Ferrari, Hamilton Hirsh, Mary Carolyn Hulgan, Karlyn Suggs, Joshua Wangerin Stratford STAR Student/Teacher – Laurel Ferrari/Mary Beth Gumbart The Telegraph Golden Eagle Award – Dori Kacsoh (Foreign Language) The Telegraph Golden Eagle Honorable Mention – Lucy Bobbitt (Journalism), Griffin Hutchins (Drama) Letter of Intent for Soccer – Jonathan Dean (Wofford College), Lukas Joyner (Georgia State University) Letter of Intent for Basketball – Taylor Reese (Murray State University) Letter of Intent for Baseball – Conner Corbitt (University of North Georgia, Dahlonega) Institutional Agreement in Tennis – Kenji Yoshida (Rhodes College)

COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES AND ENROLLMENTS University of Alabama* Appalachian State University Armstrong Atlantic State University Auburn University* Bard College Berry College* Birmingham-Southern College* Brandeis University* Brenau University Brown University University of California, Los Angeles Carleton College College of Charleston University of Central Florida Clemson University* University of Colorado at Boulder* Columbus State University University of Denver* DePaul University* Duke University Eckerd College* Emory University* University of Florida * Student scholarship offers, not including HOPE

Florida Southern College* Florida State University Full Sail University Furman University* Georgia College and State University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Military College Georgia Regents University Georgia Southern University Georgia State University University of Georgia* Hofstra University* University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Ithaca College* Kennesaw State University Louisiana State University* Loyola University New Orleans* Mercer University* Middle Georgia State University University of Mississippi * Mississippi State University* University of Missouri, Kansas City

Murray State University* The Naropa University New York University University of North Carolina at Asheville University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of North GeorgiaDahlonega Campus University of North GeorgiaGainesville Campus University of North GeorgiaOconee Campus Oxford College of Emory University Pace University Presbyterian College*

Reinhardt College* Rhodes College* University of Richmond Saint Louis University* Samford University* Savannah College of Art and Design Sewanee: The University of the South* University of South Alabama* University of South Carolina University of South Florida, Tampa* Southern Methodist University St. Bonaventure University St. John’s College* Stetson University* University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Texas A&M University Texas Christian University* Trinity University* Valdosta State University Vassar College* University of Vermont* University of Virginia Virginia Commonwealth University* Wake Forest University Washington and Lee University University of West Georgia Whitman College* Wofford College* Xavier University Young Harris College

Stratford Academy 6010 Peake Rd., Macon, GA 31220 • (478) 477-8073 • www.stratford.org Stratford Academy does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion or national origin in the administration of its educational programs, admissions policies, financial aid policies, employment practices or other school-administered programs.

STRATFORD M A G A Z I N E 2015 • Vol. 15 Stratford Magazine is published for alumni, families and friends of Stratford Academy by the Office of Institutional Advancement, 6010 Peake Road, Macon, GA 31220.

Head of School Dr. Robert E. Veto Editor Kathleen Cook Medlin ’88 Editorial Assistants Elizabeth Avant ’85, Gracen Boatright, Ed Grisamore, Sarah Hammond ’14, Jaime Kaplan ’79, Karen McCue Contributors Elizabeth Avant, Ed Grisamore, Sarah Hammond, Maddie Henderson ’07, Jaime Kaplan, Karen McCue Photography/Art University of Alabama Athletic Department, Elizabeth Avant, Beau Cabell, Dr. Kelly Causey, Edward H. Fluker, GoPro, Maddie Henderson, Jaime Kaplan, Alfred Lowe, Lee McDavid, Kathleen Medlin, Steve Mosley, Johnny Mullis, Wes Nobles, Doug Nurnberger, Terry Sowell, Jackie Waters 2015-2016 Stratford Academy Board of Trustees Jeffery L. Avant ’84, Committee on Trustees Lori A. Brewer, Technology Committee Chair Charles B. Brooks Malcolm S. Burgess Jr., Trustee Emeritus George M. Butler Jr. ’89, Advancement Committee Chair Robert J. Cleveland Jr. ’79 Dr. D. Scott Davis, Academic Committee Chair James H. Daws, Buildings and Grounds Committee Chair J. Jason Delves Mary Ellen C. Grossnickle, Chair-Elect/Treasurer Sally S. Hatcher ’94 J. Eric Hefner ’83, Chair Richard P. Maier Sandra G. Matson James T. McAfee III ’86 Harold D. McSwain Jr. ’76, Secretary Virginia Lane Sheridan Susan S. Slappey, Athletic Committee Chair Phillip W. Thomas Stewart C. Vernon ’98, Treasurer-Elect Special Thanks To Bubber Adams, Sue Appleby, Lisa Almond, Elizabeth Avant, Margaret Brogdon, Dr. Kelly Causey, Rachel Chabot, Alana Cowart, Marsha Creter, Mark Farriba, Michelle Fleming, Family of Ed Fluker, Tracy Garner, Ed Grisamore, Sylvia Haynie, Maddie Henderson, Sue Hill, Denny Jones, Jaime Kaplan, Redonda Mann, Karen McCue, Lee McDavid, Donna Kay McGoldrick, Steve Mosley, Wes Nobles, Becker and Gena O’Shaughnessey, Christy Ott, Lori Palmer, Johnny Peterson, Prentice Robinson, Andrea Jones Seagraves, Grady Smith, Terry Sowell, Mollye Treadway, Dr. Bob Veto, Laura Voss, Marilyn Walker, Jackie Waters, Jaqui Wilson Contact Us At kathleen.medlin@stratford.org • 478-477-8073 6010 Peake Road, Macon, GA 31220 www.stratford.org Stratford Academy does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion or national origin in the administration of its educational programs, admissions policies, financial aid policies, employment practices or other school-administered programs.

Stratford Academy uses environmentally responsible paper and inks in the production of Stratford Magazine.

Cover: Steve Mosley Photo Back Cover: Doug Nurnberger Photo

Contents

2 4 6 8 FEATURE: THE ROOT OF IT ALL

From the Head of School

Graduation 2015

College Choices, Acceptances and Enrollments, 12 Years Together Alumni Service Award Distinguished Alumna Award

As the article “How It All Began” demonstrates, Stratford and its community is deeply rooted by tradition. In addition to tradition, Stratford people have forged significant roots in areas outside this school community. This issue’s theme “The Root of It All” pays tribute to those individuals and their places in today’s culture, history of the past or their footprint on the future.

10 14 16 18

How it All Began

Almond Joys Gentle Giant

Makes His Voice Heard

Sharing His Stoke

ALUMNI NEWS:

20 32 34

Class Notes,

Reunions, Stratford on the Road

Li’l Eagles

Weddings

ACADEMY NEWS:

37 38 40 42 43 46 48

School Spirit Collides with Learning

Stratford Earns ADL Designation

Planting the Seeds

Year of

International Exchange

Faculty News

Awards & Scholarships

Fine Arts News

Athletics News

50 51

Stratford Support — Booster Club, SIP

2014-2015 Report of Giving

facebook.com/stratfordacademy facebook.com/stratfordalumniassociation

g ingreen

@stratfordeagles @SAEagleSports

“stratfordacademy”

“Stratford Academy” “Stratford Academy Alumni Association”

In an effort to go “green” and further do our part for the environment by reducing the amount of printed materials we produce, only one magazine was mailed to each address on file. If you would like to receive additional copies of this magazine, please contact Karen McCue in the Advancement Office at karen.mccue@stratford.org or call (478) 477-8073 ext. 289 and we will gladly send you additional copies.

V I E W

F R O M

O V E R L O O K

From the Head of School

Roots and Branches

A

lthough the theme of this edition of Stratford magazine is “The Root of it All,” I’d like to shift the theme just a bit and write about “Roots and Branches.” The legacy of leadership at Stratford goes back to the early days with strong leadership from headmasters and trustees who shaped the early history of this great institution. And those early leaders — the “roots” — produced those who followed. Today, 55 years after the founding of Stratford Academy, we still have staff members, administrators and trustees with direct connections to those early days — the “branches.”

As I sit in my office on this warm summer afternoon, the theme of “roots and branches” is brought home vividly as I watch a crew of groundskeepers trim back the high branches around the outside of the fine arts wing, revealing again the name of former Headmaster Henry H. Tift IV (Headmaster 1977-1997), who is memorialized there. Henry Tift was one of the many fine leaders who have shaped

2

Stratford Magazine 2015

the success of this school according to the vision of the founders. Walking into the Olson Library at Stratford today, one is greeted by both a portrait of Mr. Tift and also a bust of founding Head Dr. Joe B. Hill Jr. (Headmaster 1960-1975).

I want to be careful not to pretend to be hon-

Above: Veto (center) at the Stratford Society Celebration with capital campaign co-chair Stewart Vernon ’98 and Board Chair Eric Hefner ’83. Below: Veto (far right) with current and former Stratford faculty members, Stephanie Greene, Pat Castle, Sara Reeves, Jackie Poole, Andy Lawson and Pat Horne, at a restaurant near Piazza Navona in Rome, Italy, in June.

oring everyone who has been important in transferring the Stratford traditions down the line.

This is mostly a personal account by me — when I took over in 2008, I felt as though I had been handed the keys to a well-maintained, high-performance motor vehicle. In my work here, I have tried to honor all of those who kept that vehicle in great running order.

In addition to Dr. Hill and Mr. Tift, I am grateful to those who helped me personally to get a sense of what Stratford meant to them. I think of Dr. Bill Shirley, Mr. Charles Jay, Dr. Tony Fernandez, Dr. Hugh Smisson, members of the Bowen family, and many others who have communicated to me their love of this school and their commitment to having it thrive. I think it is no accident we have adopted a new motto to accompany the traditional school motto of “Freedom for Excellence.” In much of our work these days, we say “Excellence Never Rests.” Surely those two go hand in hand, and they pay tribute to the sustaining contributions of the founders and those who came after them.

mitment to strong college preparation — although strong college preparation does remain at the heart of all we do. But we also recognize the commitment to strong athletic programs, to strong programs in the arts, to community service, and perhaps most importantly of all, to a commitment to accept people of different stripes and to make them feel part of the community. As I talk with our seniors each year in their exit interviews, “sense of community” and “academic preparation” come through time and time again as the two lynchpins of a Stratford education. And these roots run deep.

Again — apologies for many contributors to the life of Stratford who are not named here. I believe everyone who has ever felt that “It’s Great to be a Stratford Eagle” has left his or her mark on our great school. I am deeply grateful for the strong roots of this place, and I trust we will continue to produce strong healthy branches.

LEE MCDAVID PHOTOS

There are many staff members who are part of both the “roots” and the “branches” of Stratford Academy, and these folks have also helped me to understand “Eagle Pride” in all its forms. We are lucky that Bubber Adams, Emeritus Director of Alumni Affairs, and Grady Smith, Emeritus Athletic Director, are still associated with the school in some capacity and still carry “institutional memory” from the early days on Coleman Hill. I also think of current staff members such as Griff Ethridge, Prentice Robinson, Andy Lawson, Marsha Creter, Laura Voss, Eleanor Marie McDavid, Mike Kelley, Pat Castle, Sylvia Haynie, Rodney Collins, David Bailey, and many others who are part of “old Stratford” and today’s Stratford!

And some of those we’ve lost have also been an important part of the thread that weaves through the rich tapestry of Stratford’s history, including people like Dr. John Paul Jones, Dr. Rodney Browne, Ruby Jo Argo, Betty Atwater, John Paul Gaddy and Jerome Scott.

The continuity of “Eagle Pride,” and the commitment to excellence, go far beyond simply a com-

Top: Veto and representatives of the senior class on stage at graduation. Above: Veto and Board Chair Eric Hefner ’83 lead the processional at graduation on May 23. Below: Bob and Martha Veto on the rooftop of their hotel in Taormina, Sicily, with Mount Etna in the background

2015 Stratford Magazine

3

G R A D U A T I O N

2 0 1 5

LEE MCDAVID PHOTO

2015

4

Stratford Magazine 2015

Stratford

Graduation

O

n Saturday, May 23, 2015, 79 students received their diplomas

and 36 graduated with honors at Stratford’s 2015 commencement.

Held at the Macon City Auditorium, the ceremony opened with an invocation by senior class president Spencer Williams, followed by addresses to the graduates by classelected speaker Joshua Wangerin, Salutatorian Sean Grossnickle and Valedictorian Dori Kacsoh. Griffin Hutchins performed “My Next Story,” which was written by Nick Blaemire for the show Glory Days. >>

2015 Stratford Magazine

5

College Acceptances and Enrollments Members of the Class of 2015 were accepted to the following 86 colleges and universities across the U.S. University of Alabama*† Appalachian State University* Armstrong Atlantic State University Auburn University*† Bard College Berry College† Birmingham-Southern College† Brandeis University† Brenau University Brown University* University of California, Los Angeles Carleton College College of Charleston University of Central Florida Clemson University† University of Colorado at Boulder† Columbus State University* University of Denver† DePaul University† Duke University* Eckerd College† Emory University*† University of Florida

Florida Southern College† Florida State University Full Sail University Furman University*† Georgia College and State University* Georgia Institute of Technology* Georgia Military College Georgia Regents University Georgia Southern University* Georgia State University* University of Georgia*† Hofstra University† University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Ithaca College† Kennesaw State University* Louisiana State University† Loyola University New Orleans*† Mercer University*† Middle Georgia State University University of Mississippi*† Mississippi State University*† University of Missouri, Kansas City Murray State University*†

The Naropa University New York University University of North Carolina at Asheville University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of North Georgia-Dahlonega Campus* University of North Georgia-Gainesville Campus University of North Georgia-Oconee Campus* Oxford College of Emory University Pace University* Presbyterian College† Reinhardt College† Rhodes College*† University of Richmond Saint Louis University† Samford University*† Savannah College of Art and Design Sewanee: The University of the South† University of South Alabama† University of South Carolina University of South Florida, Tampa† Southern Methodist University St. Bonaventure University St. John’s College†

Stetson University University of Tennessee, Knoxville Texas A&M University Texas Christian University† Trinity University† Valdosta State University Vassar College*† University of Vermont† University of Virginia Virginia Commonwealth University† Wake Forest University* Washington and Lee University* University of West Georgia Whitman College† Wofford College*† Xavier University* Young Harris College * Student(s) will enroll † Merit Scholarship offers, not including HOPE

College Choices, Class of 2015 The Class of 2015 will matriculate at 29 colleges and universities across the country.

Alexis Adams* . . . . . . . . University of Georgia Christina Alibozek . . . . . . Auburn University Chandler Banks* . . . . . . . University of Georgia Lucy Bobbitt* . . . . . . . . . University of Georgia Jacob Brewer . . . . . . . . . Georgia College and State University Sydney Brewer* . . . . . . . University of Georgia Amelia Brown . . . . . . . . . University of Alabama Mary Kate Brown* . . . . . Samford University Jackson Burgess . . . . . . . Mercer University Alex Christianson* . . . . . . Georgia Institute of Technology Noah Cole* . . . . . . . . . . . University of Georgia Connor Collins . . . . . . . . . University of North Georgia Oconee Campus Conner Corbitt* . . . . . . . . University of North Georgia Dahlonega Campus Huntley Cowart* . . . . . . . Georgia College and State University Jacob Culclasure . . . . . . . Georgia College and State University Drew Daws . . . . . . . . . . . Mercer University Jonathan Dean . . . . . . . . Wofford College Austin Devenney . . . . . . . Georgia College and State University Brighten Donner . . . . . . . . Georgia College and State University Ansley Edwards* . . . . . . . Wake Forest University Sarah Farriba . . . . . . . . . . Georgia College and State University Cody Ferguson . . . . . . . . . Georgia College and State University Laurel Ferrari* . . . . . . . . . Vassar College Macaden Fulk . . . . . . . . . Georgia College and State University Missy Fuller* . . . . . . . . . . Georgia College and State University Cole Garrett* . . . . . . . . . . University of Georgia

Savannah Groselle . . . . . . Mercer University Sean Grossnickle* . . . . . . Duke University Ella Hall* . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loyola University New Orleans Cole Ham-West . . . . . . . . Auburn University Maggie Hamilton . . . . . . . Georgia College and State University Jack Harper . . . . . . . . . . . Georgia Southern University Cooper Hartley . . . . . . . . . Georgia Southern University Heather Hayden . . . . . . . . Georgia College and State University Morgan Herman* . . . . . . Furman University Mary Kathryn Hightower* University of Georgia Nayah Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . Xavier University Hamilton Hirsh* . . . . . . . . Georgia Institute of Technology Austin Howell . . . . . . . . . Georgia College and State University Mary Carolyn Hulgan* . . . Georgia Institute of Technology Griffin Hutchins . . . . . . . . Columbus State University Bonnie Jarrard . . . . . . . . . Georgia Southern University Sam Jenkins* . . . . . . . . . Appalachian State University Lukas Joyner . . . . . . . . . . Georgia State University Dori Kacsoh* . . . . . . . . . . Emory University Katherine Kennedy* . . . . . University of Georgia Sarin Khurana* . . . . . . . . University of Georgia Alex Koplin . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Alabama Virginia Ann Lineberger . . University of Mississippi Morgan Maier* . . . . . . . . University of Georgia Lawson Massey . . . . . . . Georgia Southern University Miller McCord . . . . . . . . . Georgia Southern University Clayton Montgomery . . . . Mississippi State University Thomas Nash* . . . . . . . . University of Georgia

Murray Nixon . . . . . . . . . . Georgia Southern University Kaley Nystrom . . . . . . . . . University of Alabama Jay Patel . . . . . . . . . . . . . Georgia State University Nathan Puckett* . . . . . . . Georgia Southern University Zoya Qazi . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pace University Lindsey Read* . . . . . . . . . University of Georgia Taylor Reese . . . . . . . . . . Murray State University Marc Rosengart . . . . . . . . Kennesaw State University Zohar Rubinstein* . . . . . . Georgia Institute of Technology Ginny Lane Sheridan* . . . University of Georgia Mary Cason Sherwood . . Georgia College and State University Nisha Shetty* . . . . . . . . . University of Georgia McKenna Sibley . . . . . . . . University of Alabama Joseph Slappey* . . . . . . . University of Georgia Tolu Sogade* . . . . . . . . . . Brown University Mary Spivey . . . . . . . . . . Georgia Southern University Andrew Stephens . . . . . . Georgia College and State University Karlyn Suggs* . . . . . . . . . University of Georgia Mary Elizabeth Wade* . . . University of Georgia Shelby Walker . . . . . . . . . University of Alabama Joshua Wangerin* . . . . . Washington and Lee University Emilie Wells . . . . . . . . . . . University of Alabama Spencer Williams . . . . . . Mercer University Hannah Wilson . . . . . . . . Kennesaw State University Kenji Yoshida* . . . . . . . . . Rhodes College * Honor Graduate

Twelve Years Together LEE MCDAVID PHOTO

58% percent of the Class of 2015 have been together 12 years or more.

6

Alexis Adams Chandler Banks Lucy Bobbitt Sydney Brewer Amelia Brown Mary Kate Brown Noah Cole

Connor Collins Huntley Cowart Jacob Culclasure Drew Daws Jonathan Dean Laurel Ferrari Macaden Fulk

Stratford Magazine 2015 2014

Sean Grossnickle Ella Hall Cole Ham-West Jack Harper Morgan Herman Mary Kathryn Hightower Nayah Hill

Hamilton Hirsh Mary Carolyn Hugan Bonnie Jarrard Dori Kacsoh Katherine Kennedy Sarin Khurana Alex Koplin

Virginia Ann Lineberger Morgan Maier Miller McCord Thomas Nash Murray Nixon Kaley Nystrom Zoya Qazi

Ginny Lane Sheridan Mary Cason Sherwood McKenna Sibley Joseph Slappey Tolu Sogade Mary Spivey Karlyn Suggs

Shelby Walker Spencer Williams Hannah Wilson Kenji Yoshid

2 0 1 5

LEE MCDAVID PHOTOS

G R A D U A T I O N

Head of School Dr. Robert Veto, along with Chairman of the Board of Trustees Eric Hefner ’83, presented the 2015 graduates with their diplomas.

In conclusion, Karlyn Suggs led the singing of the alma mater and student body president Morgan Maier gave the benediction. Included in the ceremony

LEE MCDAVID PHOTOS

was the presentation of the Distinguished Alumna Award and the Alumni Service Award, both established in 1986.

2015 Stratford Magazine

7

G R A D U A T I O N

2 0 1 5

Alumni Awards Included in the graduation ceremony was the presentation of the Distinguished Alumna Award and the Alumni Service Award, both established in 1986. The Distinguished Alumnus(a) Award for Outstanding Career Achievement has been presented to alumni in the fields of law, medicine, education, business, ministry, military and the arts for their career achievements. These alumni have excelled in their chosen fields and made a difference in the world. The Alumni Service Award also dates back to 1986. The award is a way to recognize service to Stratford Academy.

Volunteer service to the school has been an important part of our growth and success here at Stratford, and our alumni have always been a critical source of this kind of volunteer service.

Tracy Garner, Class of 1977 2015 Distinguished Alumna Award

A

fter attending Georgia Tech and graduating as salutatorian from Southern Polytechnical Institute with a degree in industrial engineering, Tracy began her career with Bellsouth/AT&T in 1983 as an outside plant engineer.

In 32 years, she has held positions of increasing responsibility as Vice President of Service Delivery and Assurance for the Southeast Mountain Shores division. In addition to her regular position, she also serves as AT&T’s ACE Executive for the Southern Company, one of the larg-

LEE MCDAVID PHOTO

LEE MCDAVID PHOTO

After receiving the award, Tracy Garner addressed the graduates at commencement.

8

Stratford Magazine 2015

est generators of electricity in the United States. Tracy was recognized in 2012 with the prestigious Turknett Leadership Group Leadership Character Award. She has received the AT&T President’s Volunteer Service Award and Top 40 Women Who Inspire recognition. She has been recognized as a nominee for Woman of the Year in Technology and the Strong, Smart and Bold Award by Girls Inc. She has held numerous leadership roles in fundraising efforts, most notably with the March of Dimes and Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. Today Tracy lives in Smyrna, Georgia.

In her remarks, Tracy recalled her five years as a Stratford student were quite pivotal in her development. When she arrived at Stratford, she was challenged for the first time in her academic career. She remembers, “The classes were more difficult, the teachers more demanding, the students more passionate and involved in learning and the athletes more talented. I will tell you that my first year as a Stratford Eagle was hard, but it set me on a course where hard work and continuous learning became my norm.”

She recognized that rigor prepared her for her more than 30 years with AT&T. Tracy had three key points for graduates, “First, I encourage you to be a lifelong learner,” she said. “For the girls who are graduating, consider an education in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math). And last, find a way to give back.”

LEE MCDAVID PHOTO

Head of School Dr. Robert Veto presents the 2015 Alumni Service Award to Johnny Peterson.

Johnny Peterson, Class of 1981 2015 Alumni Service Award

T

he Alumni Service Award is presented to a man whose loyalty to Stratford has never flagged since the day he graduated. Johnny Peterson’s service to Stratford has touched many areas of our school, most notably athletics.

He was instrumental in starting the youth football and middle school baseball programs. He currently serves as the director of youth football and has been a coach of the middle school baseball team. Johnny also serves on the Booster Club golf tournament committee, has been President of the Booster Club twice and served on the inaugural Alumni Association Board. You might see him on a Friday night grilling hamburgers for the football concessions, then on Saturday morning helping clean up the campus.

Johnny acknowledged all individuals and families who have sacrificed to make Stratford Academy what it is today saying, “My family and so many others have been a small part of this (school) and

giving back is just something we all should do to make this a better place for those who follow. You give how you can, only do it willingly and expect nothing in return.”

He was quick to recognize teachers and coaches, like Andy Lawson, Griff Ethridge, Grady Smith, Darryl Jones and Bubber Adams, who influenced him as a student and now provide the same guidance for his children. “These relationships came from my time spent on the playing field, but have continued as great friendships,” said Johnny. “These individuals are Stratford people, who love this school and continue to give back even today! This points to one common denominator about this school — never forget the relationships that helped build this school to what it is today and who you are. If this is kept in perspective, then our school will continue to thrive.”

Johnny and his wife, Jean ’85, live in Macon and have two children at Stratford, Jack, Class of 2016, and Ellie, Class of 2018.

2015 Stratford Magazine

9

HOW IT ALL BEGAN Every place has a first chapter, a genesis, a taproot that gives life and growth to everything that follows.

F

or Stratford Academy, now in its 56th year, those seeds were planted on a hill overlooking the city it served. It has been carried on by generations that have been taught the same reverence for tradition.

Stratford forged its identity as a new school in an old house. Fifteen years later, when it left those squeeze-between-the-desks days for more elbow room north of town, it did not forsake its roots.

It kept its tether to the past, and began new traditions.

10

Stratford Magazine 2015

STEVE MOSLEY PHOTO

NAME

The school’s name has traveled the world. It has been printed across the tops of diplomas and the bottoms of business cards. Its legacy has reached corporate board rooms and research laboratories. It has been represented on the tennis courts at Wimbledon and the greens at Augusta National.

When a group of community leaders began laying the foundation for a new private school in the late 1950s, names such as the Walker School and Russell School were discussed as possibilities. After all, nearly every public school in the city was named after a prominent local figure. The most famous was Lanier High School, which honored the literary heritage of 19th century poet and musician Sidney Lanier, perhaps Macon’s most famous native son.

The school’s 17 founding board of governors went in a different direction, settling for a sense of place. Stratford-Upon-Avon, in Warwickshire, England, was the birthplace of playwright William Shakespeare, who is credited with contributing more than 1,700 words to the English language.

It also was a way to pay tribute to Stratford Hall, in Westmoreland, Virginia, the birthplace of General Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate Army. May Field Lanier, the daughter-in-law of Sidney Lanier, was instrumental in the purchase and preservation of Stratford Hall as a memorial to Lee. (The Robert E. Lee Building in Macon is located on Mulberry Street, at the foot of Stratford’s first location on Coleman Hill.)

COLORS

The official school colors of navy blue and gray once included “old gold,’’ according to Bubber Adams, a longtime coach and director of alumni affairs emeritus. In fact, the original mascot was the “Golden Eagle.’’

The dark gold was dropped in the 1970s.

Adams said the original colors were proposed even before Stratford had athletic teams. Dr. E.C. McMillan, vice-chairman of the board of governors, believed colors would promote and enhance the new school’s image, although most print advertising was in black-and-white and the days when most people would own a color TV were still a decade away.

Adams said the board initially chose purple and gold as the school colors but rescinded its vote when it was noted that Macon’s BallardHudson High School already had that color scheme.

MASCOT

STEVE MOSLEY PHOTO

The eagle is the national symbol of the United States, and has proudly served as Stratford’s mascot from its infancy.

Sue Hill, wife of first headmaster Dr. Joe B. Hill Jr., was an original faculty member. She said the legend began when a group of students spotted an eagle flying above the school. Members of the faculty were

Replica of Stratford’s football helmet; (opposite) signed lithograph of an Edward H. Fluker pen and ink.

skeptical of those claims, until an eagle reportedly flew through an open window in Marie Heller’s French class. Eagle feathers were reportedly found in other classrooms, too.

Stratford is one of 41 private and public schools in Georgia with an Eagle as its mascot, including several local schools — Northside (Warner Robins), Crawford County (Roberta), Putnam County (Eatonton) and Brentwood Academy (Sandersville). In Macon, Springdale Elementary is also known as the Eagles.

STAR

Stratford opened its doors in 1960, the same year the Dallas Cowboys joined the National Football League as an expansion team. Dallas featured a single, blue star on its helmets to represent Texas as the “Lone Star” state.

Ten years later, when Stratford began its football program, Coach Bobby Brown borrowed the star — with an “S” — and it became

the preferred symbol on the helmets. Over the years, the star has gradually replaced Eagles as the school’s most identifiable icon, and is prominently displayed on everything from carpet to car decals.

After all, you can’t spell STRATFORD without S-T-A-R. “It has become our brand,’’ said Stratford athletic director and head football coach Mark Farriba ’74, who played on Brown’s first football team in 1970. “It is the one thing that is so recognizable as Stratford. It’s huge for me, because I want it on everything. There are a bunch of teams nicknamed the Eagles, but I don’t know of another school with the same star. We don’t have to have anything written on it. Everybody knows who we are.’’

Well, maybe not everybody.

“I have had people confuse it for law enforcement,’’ Farriba said, laughing. “I had one guy who wanted to know if I was a sheriff.’’

In 2010, Stratford alumna and attorney, Kate Dodson Strain ’89, helped Stratford trademark the school’s logos and wordmarks, including the Stratford star. Kate is an intellectual property and commercial transactions attorney in Savannah.

DAFFODILS

Denny O’Callaghan Jones ’67 never needs a calendar to know when the daffodils will bloom.

It is always around her birthday in mid-February, and during the time Stratford is playing in region and state basketball tournaments.

She remembers her first year as cheerleader in the 10th grade. It was 50 years ago this year. Her mother, Laura Nelle O’Callaghan, loved flowers and had more than a thousand daffodils growing in their yard in Shirley Hills. She bought many of them when Temple Beth Israel sold two varieties with yellow flowers — King Alfred and Carlton — for a fundraiser every year.

Jones was on her way out the door to cheer for the Eagles in a tournament game in 1965, when her mother suggested she take some fresh-picked daffodils to the game.

“They bring good luck, and we needed some good luck,’’ Jones said. “I took about 20 or 30 wrapped in a paper towel, and some straight pins. I gave one to all the cheerleaders and to several people in the crowd to wear them.’’

She can’t remember who Stratford was playing that night, except that the underdog Eagles won the game in an upset, and wearing daffodils has been a tradition ever since.

“When I was a kid, I couldn’t wait to get to the game to get my daffodil,’’ said Farriba, the school’s current athletic director. “They would pin it on you. Of course, I was running around and not paying attention to the game, and the flower would get all wilted. It was a way to generate school spirit. Every year, when the daffodils bloom, I think about the state basketball tournaments.’’

Farriba said when his Class of ’74 had its 35th reunion in 2009, class members planted daffodils at the entrance to the school.

Daffodils weren’t the only flower of choice in the 1960s, Adams said. Basketball player Jerry Tift ’67, whose brother Henry later served as Stratford’s headmaster, often brought camellias to games from his family’s yard on Nottingham Drive. (The American Camellia Society was founded in Macon in September 1945.)

2015 Stratford Magazine

11

GRADUATION STOLES

Scarves aren’t the only tradition to find their way around the necks of Stratford students. A new tradition began in 2009 when seniors began wearing graduation stoles, with the initials of family members who are Stratford graduates.

Upper school principal Margaret Brogdon said the school wanted to commemorate Stratford’s upcoming 50th anniversary.

A Stratford parent, whose daughter had attended a graduation at Sewanee, University of the South, where the initials of family graduates were embroidered on the gowns, presented the idea.

“We couldn’t do the robes, so we decided to add a stole with the school colors, crest and the graduation dates of the graduates,’’ said Brogdon. “It didn’t have to be a mother or father. It could be any relative … aunts or uncles or cousins. We wanted it to become a tradition. What we didn’t know was how thrilled people would be about it.’’

NEWSPAPER &YEARBOOK

For more than a halfcentury, the stories and photographs of Stratford students have been pressed between the pages of 12

Stratford Magazine 2015

the school’s newspaper and yearbook.

The names of those two publications, “The Gazebo” and “Overlook” have been among the enduring traditions to keep the school in lockstep with history.

Overlook Mansion was the name of the Greek Revival house on Coleman Hill that Stratford called home for its first 15 years. Elam Alexander, one of Macon’s most famous architects, designed the home. It features 18 majestic columns across the front and side porches. It was built in 1836 for Jerry Cowles, a railroad entrepreneur, and was acquired by Mercer University in 1978. It is now known as the Woodruff House and a popular tourist destination because of its spectacular views of downtown Macon and east toward the Ocmulgee River.

A Byzantine gazebo was added on the front lawn some two decades later when Joseph Bond purchased the house. The street is now named after Bond, who was one of the wealthiest cotton plantation owners in Georgia in the 19th century.

Andy Lawson was a member of the Class of 1964 and has been a middle school history teacher since 1973. Every year, he and other faculty members and alumni give ninth graders a tour of the old school and its grounds. It helps the young people make the connection.

Lawson said school officials had planned to move the original gazebo to the new campus in the mid1970s, and a concrete foundation was poured near the school cafeteria, but it was deemed too fragile.

“I have wonderful memories of that gazebo,’’ Lawson said. “Some of the teachers would have their classes out there.’’

Even now, a newer gazebo serves as a backdrop for prom pictures and family Christmas cards.

The Gazebo and Overlook are lasting reminders that we drink from wells we did not dig and rest in the shade of trees we did not plant.

“They remind me of all the sacrifice and hard work that went in to making Stratford what it is today,’’ Adams said. “It was not only the sacrifices of the teachers, but the parents who took a chance on it becoming a success. I am proud to have been a part of it.’’

STEVE MOSLEY PHOTOS; OPPOSITE: ALFRED LOWE PHOTO

SOCCER SCARVES

Former soccer coach Grant Serafy started this tradition in 1998, when he ushered in the European practice of wearing scarves to promote school spirit.

Stratford soccer mom Christy Ott, whose son Steve ’03 was a ninth-grader on that team, was recruited to take on the task of creating the scarves.

“He knew I could sew,’’ she said, laughing. (She once owned Creative Yarns on Speer Avenue.)

She knitted the first scarf in school colors, and then quickly abandoned that idea. It was too hot during the fall soccer season, so she opted to make them out of fabric.

Each scarf was about 36 inches long and 6 inches wide, she said.

It soon became a tradition for players to wear the scarves to school on game days, and present them to a friend or family member to wear in the stands during the game. Ott later passed the torch … er, needle … to soccer moms Donna Carter and Carolyn Fuller, and is proud the tradition has carried on.

Home of Laura O’Callaghan with daffodils in bloom.

Jaime Kaplan

2015 Stratford Magazine

13

ALMOND JOYS

Lisa Moore Almond reflects on her trailblazing years as a football manager

T

Yes, the memories come rushing back every football season. Sudhe smell of fresh-cut grass brings it all back for Lisa Moore Almond, Class of 1975. denly, she can hear the buckle of chin straps and the whistles of men It takes her across the seasons to the practice in striped shirts. fields at Central City Park and the sidelines at HenLisa grew up the daughter of the late Singleton Moore, who was a civil service employee at Robins Air Force Base, and Jacquelyn derson Stadium.

Moore, who worked in the front office at Stratford. Lisa’s older sister, When she turns back the clock, she is washing Lyn Wooley, attended the all-girls McEvoy towels in the locker room.

High School in south Macon.

Or she is mixing GatoLisa was one of the few girls in her rade behind the bench. neighborhood on St. James Avenue, off Or she is taping the anHouston Avenue. kles of boys who sat next “I wasn’t exactly a tomboy, but I knew to her in geometry class they weren’t going to play Barbie with me, at Stratford Academy. so I played football with them,’’ she said.

It has been 40 years … so long ago and “With so many boys on my street, those yet still so close to her heart. When she guys were some of my best friends.’’ wanders into those old photographs, she On the sandlots and in the backyards of remembers them as some of the happiest her buddies, she was usually designated as times of her life. the punter. She excelled at other sports, too.

Almond was one of the first female “I had a basketball goal at my house, so the football managers at Stratford. The only boys all would come over to shoot,’’ she said. game she missed in three years was when Lisa enrolled at Stratford in the eighth she was a senior. grade, when it was at Overlook Mansion on Of course, it was an excused absence.

Steve and Lisa Almond Coleman Hill. The following year, the school She took the night off and was crowned began permitting girls to manage the basketball teams, and she spent a homecoming queen. memorable season helping Coach Richard Reid with the junior varsity.

“I wanted to change clothes after halftime and go back to being a Her sophomore year, she joined Daneen Nyimicz and Nancy manager for the rest of the game, but I was advised not to do that,’’ Carter as female football managers for Coach Bobby Brown. she said, laughing. “It was the only game I sat out.’’

“It didn’t matter to us that she was a girl. She was someone everyBy the time the opening kickoff arrived the following season, she had traded the Friday night lights of Macon for Saturday afternoons body liked,’’ said Stratford athletic director and head football coach between the hedges at Sanford Stadium in Athens.

Mark Farriba, who was a star player for the Eagles in the early 1970s.

She became a football footnote — as well as the answer to a trivia “She was very genuine and helpful. She was always part of the solution.’’ question — when she was selected as the first female manager in the hisLisa was named head manager as a junior and senior, blazing the trail for other females. She also was elected president of student tory of the Georgia football program and among the first in the country. council her senior year, so she was a busy gal. Her class of 1975 was It changed her life. the first to graduate from the new school on Peake Road.

She met her husband, Steve, on the practice fields of Georgia.

“There was nowhere I was happier than a football field in Macon He was an officer with the University Police Department. A former on a Friday night,’’ she said. football manager himself in the early 1970s, he stopped by one afterHer senior year, she asked Brown if he would write a letter of recnoon to see his younger brother, Kevin, who was a student trainer for the Bulldogs and is now associate athletic director at the University ommendation to the Georgia Athletic Department. She interviewed of Alabama. with assistant coach Chip Wisdom, a former UGA player.

14

Stratford Magazine 2015

tie, she innocently asked him to sign in. He smiled and showed his “I made my case for having a girl manager, and he was very recepcredentials. The other managers hurried up to her. tive,’’ she said. “It was 1975, and that was during the women’s move“That was Fred Davison,” they informed her. “He is president of ment, so a lot of people thought I was doing it to get my foot in the the university!’’ door and make a name for myself. But none of that entered my mind.

She was only doing her job.

I was trying to become the first female manager at Georgia. I just Besides, Lisa mostly remembers another man who showed up loved it so much in high school I didn’t want it to end.’’ for practice that day. His name was Steve Almond, and they fell in Bubber Adams was the assistant football coach at Stratford who love. They were married in 1976 and have two children, Whitney and oversaw the managers. He remembers when Wisdom contacted him Brent, and three grandchildren. about Lisa.

Although she was a manager for only her freshman year, it has “He asked if I thought she would fit in with the guys, and I told remained a part of her life. Her son, Brent, was born on March 3, him we had never had any trouble,’’ said Adams. “I told him she was 1983 — four months after Herschel Walker won the Heisman Trointelligent and a hard worker. He told me she would be the firstever female manager at Georgia and asked if I thought she would phy. The week before, Walker had signed with the United States Footbe a good one to break the barrier. I told him I couldn’t think of ball League, becoming the first college football player to leave school anybody better.’’ early to turn professional.

Georgia officials informed her that the school would not be able “March 3 was Herschel’s birthday, too,’’ she said. “My husband to provide athletic department housing during preseason workouts in and the doctor were talking about Herschel leaving while I was in laAugust, but she told them she could stay with her cousin, Alan Blalock, bor. I was huffing and puffing, and they were talking about Herschel.’’ and his wife until freshmen could move into Brumby Hall dormitory.

Dooley later sent her a note to tell her he was saving a scholarship She also was not permitted to date any players during the season. for her nine-pound baby. Brent never played football at UGA, but As Georgia’s first female football manager, she was a pioneer at a time when the sport was changing. It was only three years after the NCAA granted freshman eligibility to play varsity football and four years after Horace King became the first African-American player for the Bulldogs. (Her husband, Steve, was a manager for the Athens (Left) Lisa was crowned homecoming queen on the one game night she missed as a manager; (center) Lisa was one of Stratford’s first female football managers; High team when King (right) Vince Dooley and Lisa in 1975 at UGA football practice. was a player there.)

Of course, it was an adjustment going from a small, private school he later became friends and business acquaintances with Walker. He to a large university in the vaunted Southeastern Conference. She now lives in Malibu, California. traveled with the junior varsity (freshman) team and helped out with Lisa’s story has come full-circle in another way. Her daughter, home games for the varsity.

Whitney, also attended UGA and lived in Brumby residence hall. But Her freshman year in 1975 marked the beginning of the infamous she walked in her mother’s shoes in other ways, too.

“Junkyard Dawg” defensive years of Head Coach Vince Dooley and “She was a journalism major and worked for the sports commudefensive coordinator Erk Russell. nications office,’’ said Lisa. “She was a student liaison for all sports “It was much more specialized than it was in high school,’’ she and would work the phones, giving updates to the press and media.’’ said. “Football was big business. The managers and trainers were Whitney was in the press box during football games and courtseparate. At Stratford, we did it all.’’ side at basketball games. She also did gymnastics, tennis, swimming At the beginning of the season, veteran Athens Banner-Herald and baseball. sports writer Billy Harper featured her in a newspaper article. Harper Lisa and Steve have called Cumming, Georgia, their home for the wrote he didn’t know how many games the Dogs would win but they past 15 years. Steve is retired from management at Brown & Williamson. could “at least boast of having the cutest manager in the SoutheastLisa works in the office at Barnwell Elementary School in Johns Creek.

Her mother and sister still live in Macon, and she fondly rememern Conference.’’

During one practice, she was assigned to work the pass gate. No bers her years at Stratford. one was admitted to the field without proper identification. When “Everything I bought was blue and had a little eagle on it,’’ she a distinguished-looking gentleman showed up wearing a coat and said. “I will always be a Stratford Eagle at heart.’’

2015 Stratford Magazine

15

Gentle Giant

P

Makes His Voice Heard “He has been a friendly face to thousands of people,” said Mark Farriba, who was a high school student when Prentice was hired in 1972 and is now the school’s athletic director and head football coach. “He has never been the guy who waited to see how you were going to be before he decided how he was going to be. He will speak

BEAU CABELL/THE TELEGRAPH

rentice Robinson has been at Stratford Academy since dirt, even though dirt is never around for very long on his watch.

For 43 years, he has swept it out the door, vacuumed it from the carpet, mopped it off the floors and dusted it away in the corners.

He has changed lightbulbs, painted lockers and scraped gum from under the desks of three generations of Stratford students. He holds the school record for searching through the cafeteria’s garbage cans to find retainers left on lunch trays.

You might say he has done everything except drive a school bus. But he did that for 25 years, too. He is familiar with almost every inch of the 183,800 square feet of the buildings at the 114-acre campus on Peake Road.

Grady Smith, the school’s athletic director emeritus, calls him the “mayor of Stratford.”

Custodians can be invisible people. They do their jobs in the shadows and broom closets, often unnoticed and unappreciated by those they serve.

Not Prentice Robinson. It’s not easy to toil in the background when you’re 6-foot-4 and as big as a bear.

He is a gentle giant, friendly and soft-spoken. He is as beloved as anyone who has ever worked at the private school, which opened in 1960 in Overlook Mansion on Coleman Hill (now the Woodruff House).

The classes of 1999 and 2012 dedicated the school’s yearbook to him. When senior Alexis Adams recently applied to the University of Georgia, she wrote about her friendship with Prentice as one of her essay questions.

“He is always positive, says hello and makes me smile,” she said.

“He is one of my best friends.”

Prentice is so popular with the 944 students in K-3 through the 12th grade, they all could be referred to as “apprentices.”

16

Stratford Magazine 2015

to you, reach out to you and be your friend.”

“He is Stratford,” said upper school math teacher Griff Ethridge, who has worked with Prentice for 42 of those 43 years. “When he is around, he makes the rest of us happy. We love him and miss him when he is not here.”

Prentice, 68, has been absent a lot lately. He was hospitalized in November with a variety of health issues. He visits the doctor again Thursday and hopes to get a timetable on when he can return to work.

He grew up in the Unionville neighborhood. He was one of nine children. His mother cleaned homes for $15 a week. He had to quit school after the eighth grade.

He spent two years working at the Stratford campus on Bond Street before the new academy opened in fall 1974.

For more than two decades, he drove a bus for the Bibb County schools. He would pick up students at Lake Wildwood every morning before clocking in at Stratford. He would leave for his afternoon bus route, then return to finish his janitorial duties.

He is a longtime fixture at the school’s athletic events, well-known and well-respected by even the opponent’s players, fans and coaches.

The 1996 Ford Ranger he uses to haul trash is an icon on campus.

So is the storage building that houses the school’s physical plant. It started as a shed, so it became known as Prentice’s “shedquarters.”

His favorite part of the job is his relationship with the students.

He likes to tell the story of a kindergarten student who didn’t want to attend school because he said he didn’t have any friends.

“I saw him crying one day, and I told him there was no need to cry,” Prentice said. “I told him I was his friend and if he needed somebody to talk with to come see me. When kids see me at the mall, they break away from their mamas and come running.”

“He is like a movie star,” said his sister Betty.

Helping Forest Whitaker

BEAU CABELL/THE TELEGRAPH

Actually, he is a movie star.

Sort of.

In the summer of 2012, drama teacher Sylvia Haynie got a phone call from her son, Michael, a 2004 Stratford graduate who is now an actor in New York.

One of Michael’s former classmates at New York University was working as a personal assistant to Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker, who was set to begin filming “The Butler.” The movie is based on the life of Eugene Allen, who worked at the White House under eight U.S. presidents.

Allen’s character is named Gaines, played by Whitaker.

His wife, Gloria, was played by Oprah Winfrey. In the movie, Gaines recounts how he grew up the son of a sharecropper on a cotton plantation in Macon.

To study the dialect, Whitaker asked his assistant to help find an authentic African-American voice from the South. The assistant called his friend from Georgia.

“After Michael listened to the description of the character, he said he knew the perfect person,” Sylvia said.

Prentice agreed to help, especially when he learned Oprah’s role in the movie. He and Sylvia began recording audio tapes and sending them to New York. During the first couple of sessions, Prentice’s answers were short and to the point.

“I realized I needed to interview him while he was doing his work, to make him more comfortable,” Sylvia said. “It was during the summer, and there were no students at the school. I sat on the floor of the locker bay while Prentice was painting the lockers. I just said, ‘Prentice, what are you doing today?’ And I never had to say another word.”

“He talked about how much he loves this school and loves these children,” she said. “He believes what he does is important, and that he is loved. He talked about every detail, about how he needed to makes those lockers look nice. Some people might have said ‘Look at these kids, writing on the lockers or leaving trash in there,’ Instead, he valued what he did.”

“And he knows we value what he does, even the smallest things.”

Later, they were sent the script. When Prentice struggled with the words, Sylvia would read each line and he would repeat it. Some of the language was crude and it made him uncomfortable. But he cooperated.

They went to see the movie together when it was released in August 2013.

“If you watch the movie,” Sylvia said, “you hear Prentice.”

Her only disappointment is that she never heard Whitaker publicly acknowledge the help he received. Prentice was sent an auto-

graphed copy of the movie’s soundtrack but was not financially compensated. He is not listed in the film’s credits.

“But he felt like he contributed,” Sylvia said. “His assistant told me that every morning, when Forest Whitaker was in makeup, he would sit in his chair and say, ‘Let’s listen to Prentice.’ He would put on the headphones and listen to Prentice talk about painting lockers.”

Originally printed on Jan. 11, 2015, this article was reprinted with permission from The Telegraph. Column written by Ed Grisamore.

2015 Stratford Magazine

17

SHARING HIS STOKE Wes Nobles ’99 was that kid in high school. The one who brought VHS videos of himself wakeboarding any time the teachers announced there would be time for TV or video watching during class.

“I

WES NOBLES/GOPRO PHOTOS

know my friends were sick of watching me wakeboard,” he laughs. “But, I knew if I wanted to get better at the sport I needed to watch myself in action. So I would film myself and then put together videos.”

For Wes, that evolved into a love of video production, and he graduated from Georgia Southern University with a degree in broadcast production.

It also led to his first job after college in the motorsports industry. His father, Cliff Nobles, worked as the stage manager for Supercross, and when a position as a show director became available he was quick to recommend his son for the job. The father-son duo worked together for eight years managing and promoting Supercross events. Wes coordinated the talent, scripted commercials, and produced material for the jumbotron while his father ran the podium area.

The work was seasonal, so he would return to Statesboro May through December to deejay or do other odd jobs.

In 2010, Wes was introduced to a new video product — GoPro. GoPro produced small cameras that could be attached to a vehicle or athlete and capture the motorsports experience first-hand. The images produced caught on quickly in the sport and GoPro came onto the scene as a sponsor in 2011. This was the same time that the company realized it wanted to be involved in Supercross from the inside and began looking for someone to hire who knew video production and knew the sport.

Wes Nobles was the man for the job. He was employee No. 41 for GoPro and signed on to work with their four-person media editing team. Coincidentally, he brought his dad with him from Supercross and Cliff started GoPro’s activation fleet, which are the corporate vehicles stationed at event sponsor areas.

(Above) Wes, left, with parents Cliff and Linda Nobles; (Right) Wes still takes time for wake boarding.

18

Stratford Magazine 2015

GoPro was founded in 2005 by Nick Woodman, who wanted a camera that could capture surfers in action. He had engineered and re-engineered products with moderate success until the Hero 1 HD camera was released in 2009. Hero 1 HD was the first generation of the HD camera products that are available through GoPro today. After little interest from the surfing industry, the idea took off with the racing and motorsports community since the device was easily attached to a car, bike or athlete and did not hinder performance. Wes was hired to cover motorsports events, athletes, and individuals willing to use the cameras and film their experiences.

In the last four years, GoPro has grown from a small office on the California coast to a large complex with more than 1,300 employees. The company is currently growing at a rate of approximately 30 new employees a month. The fun for Wes has been watching the company’s original vision expand as the products have

WES NOBLES/GOPRO PHOTOS

GoPro Hero 3 Launch Reel

GoPro: Streets of Japan

caught on with mainstream customers. Today the GoPro media team, which had four employees when he was hired, consists of more than 100 employees. He is the motorsports creative director.

“Our vision has always been ‘share your stoke,’” he explains. “We want to empower people to share their passions with the rest of the world.” In today’s age of online video, GoPro is establishing itself as a library of human experiences — some created by professionals, like Wes, and others created by individuals who want to show others their creativity, interests and action. People all over the world will use www.GoPro.com as an entertainment and lifestyle platform.

Wes remembers explaining to friends of his parents, Cliff and Linda, that his job was to travel the world and shoot videos for YouTube.

GoPro: New Zealand Kayak

Scan an above QR code with a smartphone and see Wes in action.

The first response was typically “That’s a real job?” or “They pay you to do that?” Today, the response is much different. There is brand recognition when he tells curious fellow travelers he works for GoPro. It also gives Wes an opportunity to share the company vision for their products: GoPro is more than a sports action camera product; it is a device for capturing life. And if things go GoPro’s way, they want global communication of individuals sharing amazing experiences on their platform. For the kid who would pop a wakeboarding home video into the VCR at any opportunity, the idea of masses of individuals sharing their passions on an online platform is a dream come true.

2015 Stratford Magazine

19

A L U M N I

N E W S

Alumni – We need you!

Class Notes

The Stratford Academy Alumni Association is expanding. We are looking for alumni willing to serve in the following areas: nominating, social, development, communication, decade chairs, alumni awards, and executive committee. You do not have to live in Middle Georgia to serve! Please email Jaime.Kaplan@stratford.org, if you are interested in serving on the board or on a committee.

1962

1964

Catharine Burns Liles is listed in “Who’s Who in American Art.”

Gus Kaufman writes, “I’m working part-time as a therapist, consultant, trainer and free-lance agitator — this will surprise no one from my class who had in my senior prophecy that ‘when the Communists took over, I would be named Commissar of Middle Georgia.’” He travelled recently to California for his niece’s graduation and for Chiapas birding. He has been selected to be a Grand Marshall for the

1963 Linda Odom is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Nashville, Tennessee. She writes, “I am still feeling enlivened, inspired and fulfilled by my practice and expressive writing.

I so loved our 50th reunion and hope we will have a 55th.”

Atlanta Pride parade on Oct. 11.

Homer Mullins, after more than 20 years of law practice, left King and Spalding in Atlanta in 2002 and moved to Princeton, New Jersey, to become a life coach.

He has now reactivated his bar membership and is practicing in Macon as Odyssey Care Partners, offering coaching, consulting and legal services to families affected by memory impairment. Homer has been certified as a caregiver by the national Alzheimer’s Association.

2014 Alumni Basketball Game THE ALUMNI BASKETBALL GAMES took place on Nov. 26, 2014, in the Grady Smith Gymnasium. Eagles and Eaglettes from five decades participated in this annual event. It was a great night of hoops as the alumni players participated in alum v. alum games and were cheered on by the current Stratford students, parents and alumni.

1965 Jim Adams writes, “I took my grandson, Charles Brooks, to get a look at old Stratford where I learned the true meaning of ‘Freedom for Excellence.’ Glad to have Charles, his brother James and granddaughter Ellen Adams following my way in a place that meant a lot to me.”

Ann Elliott Lovein is looking forward to her 50th class reunion this October at Overlook. Her two grands, Edie and Cam Sharpton, are Stratford students. Her third grandchild, Grace, was born in June (see Li’l Eagles, page 35).

Jim Adams ’65 with grandson Charles Jimmy Smith and his wife, Sanna, have five children and 10 grandchildren. He cured, but now speaks with an retired from 34 years of medical electronic artificial larynx. The oncology practice in Macon in couple split their time between 2011. “Now I spend my time doing St. Simons Island and Cotopaxi, all those things I always wanted Colorado. If you are interested to do: reading, golf, exercise, in a signed, personalized copy of photography and drawing. Looking his book, send Don an email at forward to the big 50th.” donbrewerbooks@gmail.com.

1966

1968

Bert Maxwell celebrated 43 years of his business, Bert Maxwell Furniture, on July 4.

Peggy Crandall Puryear and the “1968 Social Club” met for the second year at St. Simons Island.

The group is comprised of former Stratford students, Fran Jones Hardeman, Lala Happ Clark, Patsy Childs Wharton, Susan Popper Korb, Susie Appleton, Stella Blum Cartwright and Lee Vanette Kirkland McKinney.

1967 Alumnae Eaglettes took the court on Nov. 26.

Former Eagles played a navy vs. white alumni competition.

20

Stratford Magazine 2015

Don Brewer recently released his second novel, Thunder Canyon. Don has a Bachelor of Arts from Furman University and a Master of Science in Criminal Justice from Georgia State University. He is a member of the Association of Former Agents of the United States Secret Service, the National Association of Eagle Scouts, the National Association of Peruvian Horses of America, and the Cataloochee Ranch Dinosaur Club. Don and his wife, Linda, are the proud owners of two Peruvian horses (SRR Animoso and LEA Torreon) and have ridden in a number of shows and parades. Don is a throat cancer survivor, and after 12 years has been declared

1969 Carol Roobin Bashuk was a 2014 recipient of the Women in Business Award from Macon Magazine and Cox Communications.

Steve Hay owns and operates Zaxby’s franchise restaurants in Fort Walton Beach and Crestview, Florida.

1970 Fran Amsler Hail writes, “My husband, Numsen, died in a car accident on April 1, 2014. I live in Crockett, Texas, and have a new

A L U M N I

N E W S

Class Notes

O’Shaughnessey Leads Crimson Tide by Example

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT PHOTOS

BECKER O’SHAUGHNESSEY, a senior at the University of Alabama, has accomplished a great deal in the tennis world since graduating from Stratford in 2012. The youngest son of John and Gena Lawrence O’Shaughnessey ’78, Becker was ranked as the No. 1 tennis player in Georgia and No. 25 in the nation while he was still in high school.

Becker began his college tennis career with a bang. He led the Crimson Tide tennis team as a freshman with 26 doubles victories throughout the year and knocked off six nationally-ranked opponents in singles. He advanced to the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference Doubles Championship and was named to the SEC All-Freshman team.

In his sophomore year, Becker kept up his impressive performance on and off the court.

He played on an ITA Doubles All-American team and was named the ITA Southern Region Player to Watch, ITA Scholar-Athlete and was on the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

Throughout Becker’s junior year, he collected 15 wins in both singles and doubles and was ranked as high as No. 26 in the nation in doubles. He also earned 12 wins at the No. 1 position in doubles and competed in the NCAA Championship doubles tournament in May. The highlight of his season was clinching the match for the Crimson Tide against Ole Miss. In July 2014, he played in the BB&T Atlanta Open, winning a match in the qualifying round and playing in the doubles main draw.

As Alabama’s only senior player this upcoming season, Becker plans to focus on being a standout leader for his team. He said his priorities will be to encourage the new players and lead by example.

This summer, Becker has been rehabbing after foot surgery and instructing youth in tennis camps while he eases back into competitive play with a few tournaments. His thoughts are not far from his final season with the Crimson Tide. “One personal goal I have set for this year is to focus on staying loose by emphasizing flexibility and footwork,” he said.

“Another goal is to push the team to be in contention for the SEC title.”

2015 Stratford Magazine

21

A L U M N I

N E W S

Class Notes grandson, Burkley Charles Nichol, who was born on May 2, 2015.”

Steve Stewart, of the law firm Hall, Bloch, Garland & Meyer LLP, was named to the 2015 edition of Best Lawyers in America for personal injury and commercial litigation.

1971 Lee Hayes Rogers enjoyed a trip to California this summer with

a former Russian translator and 25-year friend, whom they met on a mission trip in 1990 before the fall of Communism. Last summer they visited her in Russia.

1972 Coni Adams Moore loves spending time with her one-year-old granddaughter, Ava Grace Schulze.

Steve Peterson recently re-

turned to the U.S. after residing and working for five years in Cartagena, Colombia. He was a member of the ex-pat management team on a $7 million mega-engineering, procurement and construction refinery with a 12,000-person labor force. The project was partially funded by the Import-Export Bank and located an hour away from Cartagena.

SAVE THE DATE FOR ALUMNI WEEKEND 2015 DURING THE WEEKEND OF OCT. 16-17, Stratford Alumni Association will host the annual Alumni Weekend. The Classes of 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010 will celebrate reunions this year. Visit www.stratford.org/alumni for more information.

NEW EVENT IN 2015!

DURING ALUMNI WEEKEND 2015, Stratford will host its inaugural Alumni Band Reunion. Former band members are invited to participate in an alumni pep band during the football game. In addition, a picnic lunch will be held on Saturday, Oct. 17, at Stratford for band members and their families. For more information, contact Jaime.Kaplan@stratford.org.

Alums Hit the Field at the Alumni Baseball Game ON MARCH 7, former Eagle baseball players, coaches and managers returned to Bobby Hendley Field at the Bubber Adams Baseball Complex for the annual Alumni Baseball Game. The home run derby started the day with Coach Bobby Hendley on the mound and finished with a Hendley vs. Hendley competition as Bart Hendley won the competition. Following the derby, more than 20 Eagles took the field for the Navy vs. White nine-inning competition. Greg Parker ’83 called the game as more than four decades of players took the plate. A family-style cookout for alums, coaches, managers and their families followed the game.

Former Eagle players, coaches and managers enjoyed a day at the ballpark for the 2015 Alumni Baseball Game.

2 2

Stratford Magazine 2015

Steve Peterson ’72 (center of bottom row) at his farewell party in Columbia

1973 Meg Adams Baxter and husband Mark are empty nesters, with all three of their grown children married and living in Georgia. They are grandparents to “six rambunctious, precious grandchildren.” Meg is pursuing a dream of being a potter and invites everyone to see her at the Arts on Riverdale in October.

Ginny Shannon Binion and her husband, Rick, have moved back to Atlanta. She is the registrar at Peachtree Elementary School in Peachtree Corners/Gwinnett County.

Mike Kaplan ’71 and granddaughter Letty Noel

1974 Cubbedge Snow III, of Martin Snow LLP, was recognized as a 2014 Legal Elite in the field of personal injury law by Georgia Trend Magazine.

Billy and Janet Walker ’75 with granddaughter Hattie

1975 Brown Edwards, of Martin Snow LLP, was recognized as a 2014 Legal Elite in the field of taxes/estate trusts law by Georgia Trend Magazine.

Janet Butler Walker and her husband, Billy, welcomed granddaughter Hattie Ann Lewis in January. (see Li’l Eagles, page 34) Grandson Liam Walker, son of Caitlyn and Bo Walker ’00, is a Stratford kindergartner and brother Finn is two. Janet stays busy managing family-owned property and going to lineage society meetings.

She is vice regent for DAR chapter, registrar for Colonial Dames of the XVII Century chapter and the

newly-elected state president of The Huguenot Society of Georgia.

As past board chair for the Historic Riverside Cemetery Conservancy, she remains busy volunteering for events. In her spare time she enjoys genealogical research, but her favorite thing is babysitting her grandchildren.

1976 Jeffrey Henderson retired in 2013 after 30 years of military service. His second career as the director of overseas operations for AAR Airlift still keeps him in “less than friendly countries.” Jeffrey and his wife, Tavia, are now proud grandparents of nine-month-old Beckham Henderson.

A L U M N I

N E W S

Class Notes

Macon to Malawi IN JULY AND AUGUST, STRATFORD UPPER school English teacher and alumna Maddie Henderson ’07 lived in Lilongwe, Malawi, and taught at International Christian Academy (ICA). Maddie and two teachers from Orlando, Florida, taught 53 students from three villages who are part of a village program through Children of the Nations. The class prepared the students to take their entrance exams to ICA for form one, which is equivalent to the ninth grade in the U.S. This experience opened Maddie’s eyes and taught her to appreciate the abundance of resources available in America. Three particular

PHOTOS COURTESY OF MADDIE HENDERSON

(Above right) Maddie is pictured with students at ICA. (Below) Maddie stands outside one of the ICA school houses with her Stratford water bottle.

occurrences stand out for her as learning moments. The first occurred when Maddie and her co-teachers drove 30 minutes into the city to a stationary shop. The power went out while they waited for their copies. Maddie says, “I will not complain any longer about a lack of copy paper.” The next moment was in finding

resources for the class. The class, which was broken into two groups, shared 13 textbooks.

Seeing the students share without complaints reminded Maddie it is unusual for students to have their own copy of a text. The final moment happened when one student wanted to walk home to get his notebook from standard 8 or eighth grade. He would have had to walk four hours — each way. His desire to do well and move forward in his education was a small window into the need for education in Third World countries.

Although the experience was brief, Maddie returned home with a new appreciation for education and the opportunities Stratford students receive.

2015 Stratford Magazine

23

A L U M N I

N E W S

Class Notes 1977 Deena Harrell Cherry welcomed her first grandchild, James “Jay” Austin Wallace IV, who was born to son Hank and his wife, Emily, of Warner Robins.

“I love every minute I spend with this precious baby!” she says.

1978 Art Barry III, associate broker/ partner of Coldwell Banker Commercial Eberhardt & Barry Inc.,

was recognized as one of the top two percent of producers from among the almost 2,800 sales professionals with the company.

Fabia Rogers Butler received the award of Top 20 Women in Business between Marin, Sonoma and Napa counties in California.

For the past 15 years, she has worked for the Bank of Marin. Also, Fabia has dedicated seven years on the board and was president of the Buckelew non-profit, which

houses and finds job placement for mentally-disabled people.

Jennifer Jenkins Carson and her husband, Bob, live in Austin, Texas, with their two teenage boys. She is busy volunteering for the Austin Council of PTA as president and serves on multiple Austin school district committees.

1979 Jeff Battcher has teamed up with former NFL star and college

Carol Elmore ’81 with sons Gaines, Griffin ’09 and Mason ’12 Bill Cummings’79 was honored at a reception held at 1842 Inn in March following his presentation on interior design for Historic Macon. (Front row, left to right) Austin Howell ’15, Bill ’79, Bill Sherwood ’79, Jaime Kaplan ’79, Nancy Johnson Long ’79 (second row) Gena Cummings Howell ’80, Joanna Floyd Jones ’80, Mary Virginia Kay Gage ’78, Laura Jackson (back row) Sarah Williams ’08, Bobby Cleveland ’79, Spencer Williams ’15

2015 Alumni Soccer Game ON MARCH 14, OVER 25 STRATFORD ALUMNI GATHERED for the first co-ed alumni soccer game. Players were cheered on by many fans and both varsity teams.

The game was followed by a cookout.

Alisa Rehberg ’80 and family enjoyed trail riding in Wyoming during the summer.

Alumni soccer players pose for a photo before the game.

coach Bill Curry to form AIM (Advise, Integrate and Manage) Sports Reputation Management.

Their goal is to get to the root of issues in collegiate sports by acting as liaisons in building integrity and accountability back into sports. Jeff also has brought the RBI (Returning Baseball to Inner Cities) program from Major League Baseball to Macon.

Twelve youth from Macon were treated with a trip to the MLB All-Star game in July.

Lisa Herring Bridges substitute teaches during the day and teaches enrichment classes in the afternoon at Holy Innocents Lower School in Atlanta.

1980

Alumnae soccer players with their future soccer stars: Lindsey Pharr Moriarty ’03, Ashley Cantrell Hoye ’03, Summer Sterling Liipfert Grisamore ’03, Merry Burton Liipfert Adams ’04, Laura Beth Cantrell Dickey ’04 and Christy Cantrell Johnston ’01.

24

Stratford Magazine 2015

Lisa Browne Barksdale earned a master’s degree in communication disorders from the University of South Carolina in August 2014.

Alisa Wynens Rehberg is a licensed marriage and family therapist and a licensed professional counselor. She is married to Ches and mom to Gracie (age

14) and James (age 12). They live in Macon through the school year and North Carolina during most of the summer.

Tommy Shealy’s daughter, Lauren, was named to the 201516 U.S. Women’s Field Hockey National Team.

1981 David Thompson of Piedmont Construction Group serves on the executive board of the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce and is the vice-chair for existing business and industry.

1982 Katrina Norris Cowger now lives in Mableton and works two part-time jobs, one as event manager with Bold American Events, the largest catering and events company in Atlanta, and the other as banquet captain with Twelve Hotels and Residences at Atlantic Station and Centennial Park. She has three daughters, two sons-in-law, and three grandsons – two who were born in 2015.

A L U M N I

N E W S

Class Notes Virginia Lewis was the recipient of a U.S. Department of Education Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship

by University of North Carolina’s Center for European Katrina Cowger ’82 with her husband and Studies for the three daughters 2014-15 academic year. Lewis began her studies of Portuguese when she went to Portugal for 12 weeks in the summer of 2013.

She went with Virginia Lewis ’82 in Valparaiso, Chile UNC’s Global Education and Developmental Studies program 1985 that was based at the Scott Page and his wife, University of Porto. In addition Adrien, live in Gray with to her social work courses, their 17-month-old son, she studied the European John Anthony Page III. They Portuguese language and also spend as much time literature at UNC to continue as possible with grandson to advance her proficiency in Oliver Joel Vangsnes (see Li’l verbal and written Eagles, page 34).

Portuguese.

Cheri Parker Shurling serves Dr. Artie Schwartz is as the marketing director for treasurer of the Bibb County her family business, Caring Medical Society.

Companions Inc., which for more than 15 years has served 1983 the elderly in Macon and surRoy Fickling, of Fickling rounding counties. & Company, serves on the executive board of the 1986 Greater Macon Chamber Dr. Jeanne Tift was hooded of Commerce as the

by Boston University on May vice-chair for regional and 15, 2015, for her doctorate. governmental partnerships.

She is a ninth and 11th grade English teacher at Belmont 1984 Hill School in Belmont, Rev. Jimmy Asbell and his Massachusetts. She is wife, Vanda, along with sons married to Chris Sherman and Jimmy (age 17) and Joshua is the mother of Will (age 14) (age 14), are back in Macon. and Ella (age 4).

Jimmy serves as the senior pastor at Vineville United 1987 Methodist Church.

Bill Reynolds received Greg Parker, of Air the Distinguished Service Compressor Sales Inc., serves to Children Award from the on the 2015 Greater Macon Kiwanis Club of Macon at their Chamber of Commerce board annual banquet in September of directors.

2014. This award recognizes

Alumni Gatherings and Reunions 1964 — The Class of 1964 dined at Natalia’s during alumni weekend to celebrate their 50th reunion.

1974 — The Class of 1974 held their 40th reunion at Helen Walker Stewart’s house during alumni weekend.

Class of 1974 celebrated their 40th reunion.

1975 — On June 26-27, 2015, the Class of 1975 celebrated their 40th reunion with a private Rock Candy Tour of downtown Macon on Friday night and a party at Evan Koplin’s on Saturday night.

(Back row) Katherine Adams Dukes, Audrey Walden Gurley, Marion Dennis Discher, Matt Burnham, Burke Murph, (front row) Larry Read, Leslie Bowen Bean, Trip Smisson and Beth Gledhill at Evan Koplin’s home.

1979 — Logan Persons Weaver hosted the Class of 1979 at her house during alumni weekend to celebrate their 35th reunion.

(Left) Members of the Class of 1979 gathered at Mellow Mushroom.

(Below) On Saturday, they met at Logan Persons Weaver’s home for their reunion party.

2015 Stratford Magazine

25

A L U M N I

N E W S

Class Notes volunteer contributions to efforts in Middle Georgia that are focused toward improving the well-being, care, general welfare, and education of children ages 18 and below.

Bill has volunteered with Macon

Outreach, the Mentors Project, makes sack lunches for children at Thanksgiving, replenishes food pantries, as well as raises money and buys Christmas presents and distributes them to needy children.

1988 Blair Cleveland, of Martin Snow LLP, was recognized as a 2014 Legal Elite in the field of business law by Georgia Trend Magazine.

2015 Athletic Hall of Fame Announced THE STRATFORD ACADEMY ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME will induct these Class of 2015 members on Oct. 16 at 10 a.m. in the Grady Smith Gymnasium: Bill Meeks ’76 (athlete), Mrs. Ruby Jo Argo and Mrs. Helen Walker (supporters), Rodney Collins (coach) and the 1977-78 boys’ basketball team (team). The Hall of Fame Class of 2015 will also be recognized during halftime of the Homecoming football game that evening.

The Hall of Fame was organized as a way of maintaining the rich heritage and tradition of the successful athletic programs at Stratford Academy.

In addition, it serves as a means of recognizing, preserving and honoring the athletes, coaches, teams and individuals who have made significant contributions to the athletic programs. The Hall of Fame honors the contributions and accomplishments of these individuals and teams who are worthy of recognition and serve as examples for others to emulate.

For more information about the Stratford Athletic Hall of Fame or the nomination process, visit www.stratford.org/halloffame or contact Athletic Director Mark Farriba.

Pictured are members of the Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2014 representing the inductees: M.L. Clark (coach), Dr. and Mrs. Hugh Smisson (supporters), Katie Jones ’98 and Per Linde ’87 (athletes) and the 1988 softball team (team).

Alumni Flag Football Game In Memory of Sam Anderson ’88 IN MEMORY OF ALUMNUS SAM ANDERSON, the second annual Sam Anderson Memorial Flag Football Game was hosted during Alumni Weekend 2014. The game was a 7-on-7 flag football format and more than 25 alumni and friends of Sam participated. Many participants made contributions to the Andy Anderson Institute which assists families dealing with addiction. To date, $4,625 has been raised during this event in memory of Sam. For information about the upcoming Sam Anderson Memorial Flag Football Game during Alumni Weekend 2015, contact Blair Cleveland ’88 at bkcleveland@martinsnow.com.

26

Stratford Magazine 2015

Richard Suttles received two masters’ degrees from the University of Oklahoma, Washington, D.C., campus. His degree in communication focuses on campaigns to mass audiences to interpersonal communication and his degree in interdisciplinary studies focuses on international relations.

1989

Larry Voss ’89 with alumni director Jaime

Kaplan ’79 Larry Voss’s company, SERVPRO of Henry and Spalding counties, was honored as one of the Bulldog 1993 100’s fastest growing companies Jef Flournoy and family moved by the University of Georgia. back to Macon in June. His wife, Dr. Megan Flournoy, works as an 1990 associate at Pediatric Dentistry of Rob Morgan and his wife, Central Georgia, and he joined ASP Stephanie, live in Greenville, South Franchising as vice president of Carolina, where Rob is a member sales and development. They have of the 2016 Liberty Fellowship three sons: Wes and Brady, who class and Stephanie recently are both Stratford students, and released her second children’s Powers (see Li’l Eagles, page 34). book. They have two daughters, Andrea Jones Seagraves, Molly and Laura, who attend Christ kindergarten teacher at Stratford, Church Episcopal School. presented her agricultural curriculum called “Farm Fridays” at the National 1991 Agriculture in the Classroom conferAutumn Watson Helfert and ence in June and received a Whiteher family live in Scottsdale, Reinhardt Award for her efforts in Arizona. She works for Hewlettpromoting agricultural literacy.

Packard as the worldwide employee engagement lead 1994 for HP Software Professional Jennifer Ward Chandler and her Services. Autumn received two husband, Alan, reside in Birmingsignificant awards this year: 2015 ham, Alabama. She is chief of sales Communication Team of the and vice president of business Year in the American Business development for SkinDx Group.

Awards, which recognizes achievements in every industry 1995 and facet of business, and the Jennifer Kelly Fruitticher began Achievers Elite 8 Vision and a full-time position in June as a cliniValues award, which recognizes cal product specialist for Medtronic companies that display leadership in Augusta. Her children, Kate (age and innovation in engaging 10), Rob and Will (age 8), started their workplaces. the new school year in Augusta. “It will be very hard for this mama — 1992 we will always be Eagles!”

George Greer, of Spivey, Pope, Green & Greer LLC, serves on the 1996 executive board of the Greater Brandon Hayslip writes, “I Macon Chamber of Commerce am president and partner of and is the chair-elect for 2017.

Willingham Supply and Install

A L U M N I

N E W S

Class Notes

Alumni Gatherings and Reunions 1984 — The Class of 1984 had their 30th reunion party at Twang Southern Taste and Sounds then an “after” party at Whit Evans’s house during alumni weekend.

Autumn Helfert ’91 (center) and team with their award

South. My wife, Nicole, and I have a daughter, Mackenzie, who is going into fifth grade. Twin sons Asher and Carter may have had a rough start born 13 weeks early in October 2013, but they are happy, healthy, very busy little guys now. The Hayslip family will forever appreciate the support and prayers of our Stratford family.”

(Left) Glenn Hayden, Jeff Moore, Robert Jarrard and Misty Oliver Lauk look at their senior yearbook during the “after” party with Keryn Kelly Arnett and Whit Evans in the background.

Jennifer Ward Chandler’s (’94) 10-year-old twins, Mac and Emy, with cousin Banks Williamson (center), a Stratford student

Asher and Carter Hayslip, sons of Brandon Hayslip ’96

1997 Wes Daniels received Middle Georgia State University’s 2015 Distinguished Alumnus Award for his accomplishments and contributions to the community. Wes is a manufacturing engineer at Blue Bird Corporation.

1998 Stewart Vernon, of ASP Franchising Inc., was recognized by Macon Magazine as one of their 2014 “Five under 40 Young Leaders.” Stewart serves on the 2015 Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce and Stratford Academy board of directors.

1999 Hawkins Pham is an investment banker in Vietnam. He

just completed his first Ironman 70.3, which was the first one hosted in the country and was held in Da Nang on what was once called “China Beach.”

Julie Castles Self earned her doctorate in nutrition and health sciences from Emory University this spring. She is an epidemic intelligence service (EIS) officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. She and her husband, Corey, have three daughters: Rosalyn (age 6), Carsen (age 2), and Teagan (age 7 months).

1985 — On June 27, 2015, the Class of 1985 gathered at Bonnie Butler Gibson’s house to celebrate their 30th reunion.

(Right) The Class of 1985 on the steps on Bonnie Butler Gibson’s home

2000 Ashley Leavell Tziros graduated from the University of Florida College of Dentistry graduate endodontics program in June 2014. She and her

2015 Stratford Magazine

27

A L U M N I

N E W S

Class Notes

Alumni Gatherings and Reunions 1989 — The Class of 1989 held their 25th reunion at Marsh Butler’s house

husband, Peter, are both endodontists and practice in the Manchester, New Hampshire, area.

during alumni weekend.

2001 Ross Bridges is in his seventh year teaching upper school science at Stratford. He is also an assistant coach in football and baseball.

Ashley Slocumb Pyron ’02 was honored

by UGA.

2002 Byerly Vaughn Christie is a board certified family nurse practitioner and works in Macon for Lesley J. Cown, M.D. Ashley Slocumb Pyron’s business, Head Over Heels Boutique, was honored as one of the Bulldog 100’s fastest growing companies by the University of Georgia.

2003

Laura Solomon Campbell, Susan Koenig Brown, Heather Ferro Neal, Julie Hoyal Goodman, Paige Newberry Fulk attended the Class of 1989 party.

1994 — The Class of 1994 celebrated their 20th reunion at Idle Hour Country Club during alumni weekend.

On the patio at Idle Hour, the Class of 1994 celebrated their reunion.

2 8

Stratford Magazine 2015

Kayde Campbell has started a private speech-language pathology practice called “Time to Talk: Speech & Feeding Therapy LLC,” which serves the Atlanta-area. She specializes in private speech and feeding therapy, including parent coaching for pediatrics with developmental delays.

Kayde writes, “I continue to support the autism community and consider myself an advocate for those affected. My business is mobile, so I can provide therapy in the child’s natural environment.”

Quinn Rolfes was named assistant vice president at Capital City Bank.

Bobby Schorr, of Hays Service LLC, is a member of the Leadership Macon Class of 2015.

Albert Swann is national account manager at Valeant Consumer Healthcare in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Grier Williford moved to Charleston, South Carolina, in December 2014 and is the managing director/financial advisor for Prestwick Capital Advisors of Raymond James.

2004 F. Michael Haynie played the role of one of the Lost Boys in Peter Pan LIVE! shown on NBC in December.

A crowd gathered in Stratford’s Tift Auditorium to watch the show.

Shannon Kaplan is manager of the women’s department at Urban Outfitters in Athens.

William Osbon graduated from UGA in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in psychology, but then changed his focus to the medical field.

He moved to Augusta and graduated from Augusta Technical College with an associate degree in radiologic technology in 2014. In 2014, William began work as a radiologic technologist at the Medical Center Navicent Health. Currently, he is a radiologic technologist in Cochran at Bleckley Memorial Hospital and resides in Macon.

Ben Vaughn is a partner with Dillon and Vaughn PC in Forsyth, where he specializes in local government affairs, real estate, family law and criminal defense. After earning

A L U M N I

N E W S

Class Notes

Alumni Gatherings and Reunions 1999 — During alumni weekend, the Class of 1999 gathered for their 15th reunion at Stafford King Gudenrath’s house.

Benjamin Smisson ’05 with brothers and friends at his February wedding (left to right): Watson Argo ’05, Chase Ruffin ’05, Wod Sams ’05, Thomas Reichert ’05, Trey Holland ’05, Benjamin Smisson ’05, Taylor McLendon ’05, Rob Forrester ’05, John Meyer ’06, Stephen Nash ’05 and Rigdon Smisson ’08

his Bachelor of Science in forestry from Auburn University, he graduated cum laude from Mercer University School of Law. Troy Watson lives in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, where he is the lead engineer for Tegu, a wooden magnetic toy company.

2005 Marten Basta is a plastic and reconstructive surgery resident at Brown University.

Dr. Chase Hopkins completed an oral surgery and maxillofacial surgery fellowship at Georgia Regents University in Augusta and is practicing dentistry on St. Simons Island.

Taylor McLendon is in his plastic surgery residency at UTSW in Dallas.

Lauren Winters Willis lives in Athens with her husband, Justin, their first son (see Li’l Eagles page 34) and two dogs. She is a physician assistant in the Athens Regional Medical Center emergency room.

2006 Catherine Harmon now works full-time with the Cherry Blossom Festival in Macon. She also worked as an intern and part-time as a seasonal program coordinator.

Kaiser Swann is vice president of business development for Diverse Concepts headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Wesley Walthall, of Walthall Oil Company, serves on the executive board of the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce and is the vicechair for small business.

2007 Karli Campbell Buxton’s Knot + Bow Designs was featured in Vogue magazine as well as Atlanta’s Jezebel Magazine, where her jewelry was named No. 1 in Jezebel’s Top 5 hottest products in their May 2015 issue.

Mary Parker Davis works as a nutrition clinical dietician at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Newnan and lives in Buckhead. She works with patients with all types of cancer. Mary Parker has a master’s in nutrition and is a registered dietician and licensed dietician.

David Holmes is in his fourth year of medical school at Mercer University School of Medicine.

Mary Priestly Jarrard McLendon is on faculty with Texas Ballet Theatre in Dallas.

Bradley Norman works for PMAA and serves as the voice of petroleum marketers

Class members celebrated their reunion at Stafford King Gudenrath’s home.

2004 — The Class of 2004 celebrated their 10th reunion at the Tic Toc Room during alumni weekend.

(Right) The Class of 2004 at the Tic Toc Room

2009 — The Class of 2009 gathered on the patio at Twang Southern Tastes & Sounds during alumni weekend for their fifth reunion.

Dr. Bob Veto, Head of School, joined the Class of 2009 for their fifth reunion.

2015 Stratford Magazine

29

A L U M N I

N E W S

Class Notes

Stratford on the Road IN 2015, “STRATFORD ON THE ROAD” visited Washington, D.C., during the weekend of Jan. 15-17. Alumni director Jaime Kaplan hosted a dinner on Jan. 15 at Macon Bistro and Larder, which was attended by Annie Gantt Jones Blattner ’72, Jill Dreizen Levine ’76, Kim Matthews Fraser ’77, David Shillcutt ’99, Loxley Fitzpatrick Nichols ’67 and Frank Willingham ’63. On Jan. 17, she welcomed alumni to lunch at Pizzeria Paradiso and dinner at The Old Hickory Steakhouse. Jaime enjoyed catching up with the 18 alumni and their family members who attended the events.

Stratford alumni at Will Marshall’s wedding at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church: (front row, left to right) William Ruffin ’09, Nick Shurling ’08, Rigdon Smisson ’08, Nick Whitehead ’08, Groom Will Marshall ’08, Ben Walden ’08, Sam Harmon ’08, Will McDavid ’08 (top row) Kirby Moore ’08, Jamey Wells ’08, Wil Harper ’08, Paul Holmes ’08, Robert Minor ’09, Hayes Hofstadter ’08, Bo Elliott, Duncan Walker ’08, Jim Jackson ’08.

Jaime Kaplan (center) visited with Mary Lee Sell Watts ’94, Melissa Schwaber Hawkins ’98, Stell Owens Syretz ’81, Anna Katherine Moody ’03, Brian Coplin ’94, Vanette Kirkland McKinney ’68 and Lynch Davis ’88 at The Old Hickory Steakhouse in Washington, D.C.

Jaime is pictured with Abby Meadors ’09, Maggie Easterlin ’06 and Frank Tift ’03 at Pizza Paradiso in Georgetown.

(Not pictured, Margaret Anne Rowe ’14 and Janet Cook Carter ’90)

(Far Left) On a visit to watch Mercer women’s basketball team, Jaime Kaplan visited with Hedley Jones ’13, Libby Ellison ’16 and Stacey Dorogy ’14 at Furman University.

(Left) In July, Jaime Kaplan had dinner with Wanda Williams Bond ’74 and Madi McNeal ’08 at Bennie’s Red Barn on St. Simons Island.

Want “Stratford on the Road” to come to your city?

Contact Jaime.Kaplan@stratford.org.

30

Stratford Magazine 2015

and their state associations and provides comprehensive legislative and regulatory representation on Capitol Hill.

The Petroleum Marketers Association of America (PMAA) is a federation of 47 state and regional trade associations representing approximately 8,000 independent petroleum marketers nationwide.

Carson Schilling of BB&T Insurance Services was a member of the Leadership Macon Class of 2014.

Nate Watson is a computer systems consultant with Ingleside Data Systems.

2008 Grey Henson made his Broadway debut in “Book of Mormon” in August 2014 after being with the touring cast for two years.

Hayes Hofstadter passed the engineer-in-training exam in October 2013 and is a project engineer with Hofstadter & Associates.

Balint Kacsoh and wife Julianna were recently featured on the homepage of the science journal, eLife.

Suzanne Snow Schilling is a designer with Bonnie Starr Interiors.

Nick Whitehead works for Southern Spine. He recently

received his master’s degree in business administration from Mercer University.

Suzanna Dann Whitehead teaches second grade at Heritage Elementary.

2009 Morley Conn is now full-time at Stratford, working in the Learning Support Center with ninth and 10th graders. She is also in her third semester of graduate school at Mercer University, Atlanta campus, pursuing a Master of Science in school counseling.

Kathleen Burnham Davis graduated summa cum laude with a master’s of social work degree from Kennesaw State University and is now officially a licensed master of social work.

Paige Hopkins graduated from UGA in May 2013 and is obtaining her doctorate of physical therapy from Georgia State University in Atlanta.

Howell Jarrard and his wife, Merry, are third-year medical students at Georgia Regents University in Augusta.

Virginia Wilkerson is a graphic designer/administrative assistant at M&R Marketing in Macon. Following her graduation from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2013, Virginia was a freelance

A L U M N I

digital illustrator. Her contract work included designing murals for Mellow Mushroom restaurants, illustrating characters for mobile apps and photo restoration.

2010

N E W S

We will remember ...

In memory of former Stratford faculty/staff who passed away August 1, 2014-July 31, 2015

Beverly Buchanan

Members of the Class of 2014 spoke to the Class of 2015 for the “College Freshmen Forum.”

Allie Becker is in her first year of medical school at Georgia Regents University.

Rachael Godlewski is in her first year of medical school at Georgia Regents University.

Meredith Nelson was named “Associate of the Month” for February 2015 at Le Meridien Atlanta Perimeter Hotel.

Courtlyn Smith is in her third year of pharmacy school at UGA. Corine Lindley Watson is a registered nurse on the heart floor at Navicent Health.

2011 Joshua Cohen graduated cum laude from Northwestern University.

2012 Kyle Smith is a senior in the business school at Mercer University.

2013 Jennifer Nicole Barron was accepted into the Georgia Southern School of Nursing program for fall 2015.

Sarah Dennis was selected as the Alpha Delta Pi Collegiate Volunteer of the Year.

Allie Hale led her team in scoring in her second season on Reinhardt’s soccer team and was named to the Capital One Academic All-District team in October 2014 by the College Sports Information Directors of America. She also was named to the Appalachian Athletic Conference AllConference Second Team and received AAC All-Academic

Beverly Buchanan shared her artistic talents with Stratford students from 1983 to 1985, teaching lower, middle and upper school art. Mrs. Buchanan passed away on July 4, 2015.

honors. Allie is pursuing a degree in marketing and accounting.

Katie Hale completed her second season on Reinhardt’s soccer team and was named to the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) First-Team All-Conference Team, AllTournament Team for leading Reinhardt to the conference championship, AAC Defensive Player of the Year and also received AAC AllAcademic honors.

Lexi Rouse received National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s All-America Scholar Athlete Honors.

Millie Evans If you attended Stratford in the 70s, 80s or 90s, there is no doubt you went through “Millie” Evans’s lunch line. Mrs. Evans lovingly served Stratford students with her SA “Straight A” Catering Service for 25 years. Mrs. Evans passed away on April 29, 2015.

Joan Fluker Joan Fluker taught seventh grade at Stratford from 1970 to 1977 and from 1981 to 1990. She also taught at Walter P. Jones and Springdale, educating more than 1,500 students in her teaching career. Mrs. Fluker passed away on July 15, 2015.

Margaret Gordon

2014 Madison Baugh was a member of the Sewanee Equestrian Team. In her first collegiate meet, she earned a blue ribbon.

Montgomery Jones was chosen as Georgia College and State University’s Homecoming Duchess (the Queen’s eligibility is based on having 60 credit hours or more. Duchess is based on having less than 60 credit hours).

Madelyn Pyles, a sophomore at Shenandoah University, performed in “The Wiz” and “The Music Man” this summer at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre in Winchester, Virginia, in her first paid “gig.” Madelyn is majoring in musical theatre.

Katie Stone was named to the 2015 All-SEC Freshmen Team in women’s indoor track and field, competing for the University of Georgia.

Margaret Gordon taught French, Latin and English at Miller, Wesleyan College, Mercer University, Stratford and Tattnall.

She was at Stratford from 1965 to 1973. Mrs. Gordon passed away on March 15, 2015.

Lucille Pinkston Many Stratford alumni fondly remember Lucille Pinkston as one of their very first teachers. She taught first grade at Stratford from 1969 to 1985. Mrs. Pinkston passed away December 10, 2014.

In Memoriam (June 1, 2014 - July 31, 2015) Alumni

Former Faculty

Former Trustee

Sue Kennedy Bennett ’64 George DuPree ’69 Roger Phillips ’70 Jan Jones Marsh ’73 John Paul Gaddy ’85 Ashley Benton Parker ’85 Sean Windham ’88 Aiden Carter ’08

Beverly Buchanan Millie Evans Joan Fluker Margaret Gordon Lucille Pinkston

Donald Eubanks

Present Parents Alvin Hirsh Cammie Holmes McCook Joseph Speight

Stratford Student Carly Rigby

2015 Stratford Magazine

31

A L U M N I

N E W S

Li’l E gles 1 – Paxton Mark Willis born March 23, 2015, to Justin and Lauren Winters Willis ’05 of Athens.

2 – Ava Moriarty born May 25, 2014, to Brad and Lindsey Pharr Moriarty ’03 of Macon.

3 – Asher Charles Smaha born March 7, 2015, to Ched ’94 and Ashleigh Provost Smaha ’05 of Macon.

4 – Mary Burton Cook born May 28, 2015, to Adam and Meagan Johnson Cook ’08 of Smyrna.

5 – Jane Heard born Jan. 30, 2015, to Bryan ’02 and Melissa Heard of McDonough.

6 – Shepherd Hobbs Rogers born March 31, 2014, to Cason ’03 and Callie Rogers of Katy, Texas.

7 – Henry Eaton Hill born July 20, 2014, to Jonathan and Liz Rosson Hill ’01 of Macon and grandparents Jack ’71 and Jan Holloway Rosson ’80.

8 – Sarah Tucker Carter born March 6, 2015, to Yancey and Rebecca Mossman Carter ’95 of Nashville, Georgia.

9 – Ethan Noah Sabbath born Feb. 15, 2015, to Seth ’97 and Jessica Sabbath of Atlanta.

10 – Lily Rigdon Pyles born April 1, 2015, to Byron ’01 and LaWahna Dawn Liipfert Pyles ’01 of Macon and grandparents Richard ’73 and Dawn Smisson Liipfert ’73.

11 – Carolyn “Annie Banks” Mullinax born Aug. 28, 2014, to Brian and Betsy Smith Mullinax ’01 of Hanahan, South Carolina.

12 – Powers Jef Flournoy born May 20, 2015, to Jef ’93 and Megan Flournoy of Macon.

13 – Steven Oliver McNeel born Aug. 19, 2014, to Steven and Mollie Horne McNeel ’99 of Macon.

14 – Chase Albert Voelkel born May 2, 2015, to Greg and Kelly Smith Voelkel ’00 of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

15 – Greyson Gregory Gwyn born Feb. 17, 2015, to Gregory and Lacey Perkins Gwyn ’99 of Locust Grove.

16 — Robert Eugene Cabe IV (Bobby) born May 17, 2015, Robert and Becky Kellum Cabe ’04 of Macon.

17 – Hattie Ann Lewis born Jan. 15, 2015, to Jon and Rachel Walker Lewis ’03 of Macon and grandparents Billy and Janet Butler Walker ’75.

18 – John Anthony Page III born Feb. 2, 2014, to Scott ’85 and Adrien Page of Gray.

19 – Oliver Joel Vangsnes born Oct. 11, 2014, to Ryan and Mallory Page Vangsnes ’07 of Athens and grandparents Scott ’85 and Adrien Page.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 14

8

15

16

17

18

32

Stratford Magazine 2015

19

A L U M N I

20 – William Knight Olson born June 25, 2015, to Charles ’03 and Tiffany Olson of Macon.

21 – Smith Stallworth Ladson born Aug. 22, 2014, to Charles Ladson ’93 and Ashley Dunwody ’00 of Macon.

22 – Katherine “Grace” Butler born June 30, 2015, to Doug and Kate Lovein Butler ’97 of Atlanta and grandparents Hu and Ann Elliott Lovein ’65.

23 – Dawson Matthew Terry born Dec. 9, 2014, to Matthew ’99 and Chantel Terry of Macon.

24 – Mary Elizabeth Sanders born Nov. 13, 2014, to Alex ’98 and Ware Sanders of Macon.

25 – Mattix Morgan Terry born Dec. 4, 2012, to Matthew ’99 and Chantel Terry of Macon.

26 – Ruby Rosen Yarrow born Jan. 3, 2015, to Ben and Allison Gaudet Yarrow ’01 of Brooklyn, New York.

27 – Lucy Elizabeth Dickey born Oct. 9, 2014, to Jamie and Laura Beth Cantrell Dickey ’04 of Macon.

28 – Charles “Charlie” Steven Stewart born Jan. 26, 2015, to Walker ’99 and Tori Stewart of Macon and grandparents Steve ’70 and Helen Walker Stewart ’74.

20

N E W S

29 – Caroline Jennings Morgan born Aug. 25, 2014, to Josh and Tarva Smith Morgan ’97 of Atlanta and grandparents Grady and Anna Newton Smith ’70.

30 – John Oliver “Jack” McMullen born Aug. 25, 2014, to Ian and Ruth Lovett McMullen ’02 of Milledgeville.

31 – Blackwell “Grey” Arnold born May 24, 2015, to Alan and Bailey Pham Arnold ’97 of Dallas and grandparents Gabriel Pham and Zoe Jones ’67.

32 – Franklin Brent “Trey” Davis III born Sept. 12, 2014, to Franky ’07 and Anna Davis of Augusta.

33 – Sterling Gray Grisamore born July 31, 2015, to Grant and Summer Sterling Liipfert Grisamore ’03 of Macon and grandparents Richard ’73 and Dawn Smisson Liipfert ’73.

34 – Mallie Grace Griffith born July 20, 2015, to Jordan and Travis Griffith ’01 and big sister Avery Banks of Macon and grandparents Benjy ’71 and Teresa McEachern Griffith ’73.

35 – Jacie Renee Shepard born March 30, 2015, to Matt and Iris Arnold Shepard ’99 and big brother Jackson of Dudley.

36 – Evelyn Margaret O’Bryan born July 3, 2015, to Ed and Claire Vernon O’Bryan ’02 of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.

21

22

23

24

26

27

28

29

25

30

31 32 36

33

34

35

2015 Stratford Magazine

33

A L U M N I

N E W S

Weddings

1 – Elizabeth Haynes married Andrew Wheaton ’07 on Dec. 27, 2014, at John Knox Presbyterian Church in Greenville, South Carolina. Groomsmen included Steven Kent ’07 and Robert Ragans ’08. The Wheatons currently reside in Greenville.

8 – Hannah Driver ’09 married Thomas Holmes ’09 on April 4, 2015, in the Pierce Chapel at Wesleyan College in Macon. Ashleigh Provost Smaha ’05 was matron of honor. Parker Sealy ’09, Lisa Suh ’09 and David Holmes ’07 were also in the wedding party. The Holmeses currently reside in Augusta.

2 – Burney Pollack married Will Marshall ’08 on July 19, 2014, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Macon.

The wedding party included bridesmaids Molly Meadors Deweese ’05 and Jennifer Marshall Worsham ’04, groomsmen Wil Harper ’08, Will McDavid ’08, Robert Minor ’09, Kirby Moore ’08, Nick Shurling ’08, Ben Walden ’08, Duncan Walker ’08, and Nick Whitehead ’08, ushers Sam Harmon ’08, Hayes Hofstadter ’08, Paul Holmes ’08, Jim Jackson ’08, William Ruffin ’09, Rigdon Smisson ’08, and Jamey Wells ’08, and greeter Katie Walden ’05. The Marshalls currently reside in Atlanta.

9 – Meg Anderson ’04 married Ben Reeves ’01 on July 12, 2014, at Trinity Methodist Church in Savannah. The wedding party included Mick Anderson ’68, maid of honor Sally Jackson Sherman ’03, bridesmaids Kate Hardie Patterson ’04, Caitlyn Yarbrough ’04, Katie Drew Clay ’04, and Austin Yarbrough Johnston ’04, groomsmen Skip Langley ’01, Matthew Capps ’01, Tyler Flemming ’00, Stephen Anderson ’99, John Daniel Reeves ’96, Brad Flynt ’01, Bern Ramsey ’01 and usher Jim Jackson ’08. The Reeveses currently reside in Atlanta.

3 – Ruth Watts married Benjamin Smisson ’05 on Feb. 14, 2015, at The Retreat of Southern Bridle Farms in Perry. The wedding party included best man Trip Smisson ’75, groomsmen Franklin Smisson ’03 and Rigdon Smisson ’08, ushers Rich Liipfert ’00, Ford Neel ’10 and Smisson Neel ’12, and honorary bridesmaid Mary Cole Geeslin ’11. The Smissons currently reside in Augusta.

10 – Mary Priestly Jarrard ’07 married Taylor Wright McLendon ’05 on Dec. 6, 2014, at Mulberry Street United Methodist Church in Macon. Suzanne Snow Schilling ’06 was matron of honor and Taylor’s father Chris McLendon ’74 was best man. Bridesmaids and groomsmen included Alex Smith ’07, Mary Frances Cooper ’07, Sara Ann Manocheo ’07, Mary Beth Jarrard ’13, Bonnie Jarrard ’15, Karen Jarrard ’19, Benjamin Smisson ’05, Watson Argo ’05, Chase Ruffin ’05, Thomas Reichert ’05, Rob Forrester ’05, Stephen Nash ’05, Hotch Young ’04, Wod Sams ’05, Trey Holland ’05, and Howell Jarrard ’09. Mary Priestly is the daughter of Billy ’77 and Cindy Jarrard. The McLendons currently reside in Dallas, Texas.

4 – Dr. Annie Katz ’03 married Dr. Christopher Press on May 2, 2015, at the Holly Farm in Carmel, California. Rachel Walker Lewis ’03 and Lauren Hollman Fried ’03 were bridesmaids. The Presses currently reside in Palo Alto, California.

11 – Claire Rabun ’05 married Benjamin Storrs on Sept. 6, 2014, at Mead Ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The wedding party included groomsman Ross Rabun ’07, maid of honor Mary Rabun ’09 and mother-of-the-bride Jenny Rabun ’77. The Storrses currently reside in Boston, Massachusetts.

5 – Lana Childs ’03 married Daren Lance Montford on Sept. 27, 2014, at St. Simons United Methodist Church on St. Simons Island. Bridesmaids included Jessica Pitts Slocumb ’03 and Summer Sterling Liipfert Grisamore ’03. The Montfords currently reside in Macon.

12 – Sally Jackson ’03 married Peter Sherman on Feb. 28, 2015, at Gansevoort, Grace Bay Beach - Turks and Caicos. The Shermans currently reside in London, England.

6 – Emmy Stroup ’10 married Austin Herrmann on Feb. 7, 2015, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Macon. Groomsmen included her brothers Zach Stroup ’07 and Bo Stroup ’11. The Herrmanns currently reside in Warner Robins.

13 – RoosMaryn “Rose” Opperman married Stebin Horne ’93 on March 30, 2015, at the bride’s family farm in the Western Cape of South Africa. The Hornes currently reside in Macon.

7 – Jessica Pittrizzi married Shane Purcel ’96 on July 26, 2014, at Ten Mile Station in Breckenridge, Colorado. Adam Bell ’96 was the best man and Miles Mendelson ’97 was a groomsman. Shane is the son of Morris ’66 and Sharon Purcel. The Purcels currently reside in Denver, Colorado.

34

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Stratford Magazine 2015

A L U M N I

20 – Milly Sanders ’95 married Matt Thiesen on March 29, 2015, in La Quinta, California. The Thiesens currently reside in Los Angeles, California.

14 – Sarah Wilfong ’07 married Preston Martin on July 26, 2014, at Vineville United Methodist Church in Macon. Nancy Wilfong ’07 was maid of honor. Bridesmaids included Mary Parker Davis ’07, Maddie Henderson ’07 and Sara Ann Manacheo ’07 and groomsmen included Christopher Wilfong ’01 and Edward Wilfong ’03. Betsy Jones Jones ’07 was a reader. The Martins currently reside in Homewood, Alabama.

21 – Ashley Leavell ’00 married Peter Tziros on Oct. 18, 2014, at St. Paul’s Greek Orthodox Church in Savannah. The Tziroses currently reside in Manchester, New Hampshire.

22 – Taylor Duggan married Thomas Reichert ’05 on April 4, 2015, at First Presbyterian Church in Macon.

The wedding party included best man Robert Reichert ’66, groomsmen Taylor McLendon ’05, Benjamin Smisson ’05, Trey Holland ’05 and Stephen Nash ’05, and ushers Rob Forrester ’05, Chase Ruffin ’05, Chase Hopkins ’05 and Billy Monfort ’12. Thomas is the son of Robert ’66 and Dele Dunwody Reichert ’71 and Taylor is the daughter of Chuck and Ellen McElrath Duggan ’79. The Reicherts currently reside in Macon. (Jenny Evelyn Photography)

15 – Abbie Howard married David Holmes ’07 on Dec. 20, 2014, at Cottage Hill Baptist Church in Mobile, Alabama. Thomas Holmes ’09 and Josh Hoffman ’07 were in the wedding party. The Holmeses currently reside in Macon.

16 – Cassidy Roland ’08 married Josh Turner on Dec. 31, 2014, at The Georgian Terrace in Atlanta.

Lindsey Stephens ’08 was a bridesmaid. The Turners currently reside in Atlanta.

23 – Leigh Roberts married Lynch Davis ’88 on May 23, 2015, at the LaGrange Winery in Haymarket, Virginia. The Davises currently reside in South Riding, Virginia.

17 – Julianna Bozler married Balint Kacsoh ’08 on June 7, 2015, at the Tower Hill Botanic Gardens in Boylston, Massachusetts. Sister Dori Kacsoh ’15 was a bridesmaid and brother Adam Kacsoh ’19 was a groomsman. The Kacsohs currently reside in West Lebanon, New Hampshire.

24 – Merry Teague married Howell Jarrard ’09 on June 20, 2015, at Johns Creek United Methodist Church in Johns Creek. The wedding party included Howell’s father Billy Jarrard ’77 as best man and Culby Hinson ’09, Harrison Parker ’09, Robert Lovett ’09, William Snow ’12, Taylor McLendon ’05 and Mary Priestly Jarrard McLendon ’07. The Jarrards currently reside in Augusta.

18 – Kate Hardie ’04 married Brand Patterson ’03 on June 28, 2014, at the Waterfall Club at Lake Burton in Clayton. Katie Drew Clay ’04 was maid of honor. Bridesmaids included Meg Anderson Reeves ’04, Callie Clay ’11, Norris Clay ’07, Shannon Slocumb ’04 and Caitlin Yarbrough ’04. Groomsmen included Kyle Graves ’03, Charles Olson ’03, Franklin Smisson ’03 and Shaw Zimmerman ’03. The Pattersons currently reside in Atlanta.

25 – Annie Holm married Brown Dennis ’08 on May 9, 2015, at Camp Pinnacle in Flat Rock, North Carolina. Sisters Sarah Dennis ’13 and Wimberly Dennis ’16 were in the wedding as were Billy Fickling ’08 and Virginia Hirschey ’08. The Dennises currently reside in Baltimore, Maryland.

19 – Suzanna Dann ’08 married Nick Whitehead ’08 on March 21, 2015, at Mulberry Street United Methodist Church in Macon. Bridesmaids, groomsmen and ushers included Virginia Hirschey ’08, Corinne Easterlin ’09, Robert Minor ’09, Wil Harper ’08, Will Marshall ’08, Ben Walden ’08, Duncan Walker ’08, Sam Harmon ’08, Jamey Wells ’08, Hayes Hofstadter ’08, Will McDavid ’08, Rigdon Smisson ’08, William Ruffin ’09 and Will Burton ’07. Susan Westmoreland Dann ’81 is mother of the bride. The Whiteheads currently reside in Macon.

26 – Suzanne Snow ’08 married Carson Schilling ’07 on Oct. 11, 2014, at Vineville United Methodist Church in Macon. Mary Priestly Jarrard McLendon ’07 was maid of honor. Bridesmaids included Emily Robinson ’08 and Andi Schilling ’14 and groomsmen included Franky Davis ’07, William Snow ’12 and Tyler Brown ’07. Bill ’78 and Karen Jarrard Snow ’81 are parents of the bride. Drew and Mimi Moore Schilling ’76 are parents of the groom. The Schillings currently reside in Macon.

14

15

16

17

19

20

21

22

23

24

N E W S

25

18

26

2015 Stratford Magazine

35

A L U M N I

N E W S

Weddings

– Continued

27 – Jennifer Marshall ’04 married James Worsham on Sept. 12, 2014, at Legacy Church in Plano, Texas. The Worshams currently reside in Melissa, Texas.

28 – Ilona Hartwig ’11 married Hinson Hays ’09 on May 30, 2015, at The Retreat of Southern Bridle Farms in Perry, Ga. The wedding party included Calvin Hays ’99, Gaines Elmore ’09, Jimmy Fritze ’09, Will Larsen ’09, Mitchell Pearson ’09 and Andrew Moore ’09. The Hayses currently reside in Apex, North Carolina.

29 – Katy Slocumb ’07 married Will Burton ’07 on June 13, 2015, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Macon. The wedding party included bridesmaids Norris Clay ’07, Anna Kay McGoldrick Nash ’07, Ellie Angle ’07, Mary Rose White ’07, Alex Slocumb ’11, and Betsy Jones Jones ’07, greeters Karli Campbell Buxton ’07, Nancy Wilfong ’07, and Evan Cantrell ’07, groomsmen Bailey Eberhardt ’11, Hamp Williford ’07, Peter Solomon ’07, Nate Watson ’07, Teddy Robinson ’07, and Nick Whitehead ’08, and ushers Andrew Wheaton ’07, Joe Gifford ’07, Tab Hirschey ’07, Colby Yarborough ’07, and Robert Minor ’09. Katy is the daughter of Steve ’81 and Betsy Slocumb. The Burtons currently reside in Macon.

30 – Fabiana Pacheo married Stephen Peterson ’05 on March 6, 2015, in Atlanta. Stephen is the son of Steve Peterson ’72. The Petersons currently reside in Atlanta.

31 – Sydney Barnes married Obi Ekeledo ’10 on July 18, 2014, at the King and Prince in St. Simons.

The wedding party included Osii Mbata ’10, Emeka Ekeledo ’04, Chidi Ekeledo ’11, Taylor Atkinson ’10, Caleb Ackermann ’10, Hayes Parker ’10, Brian Beringer ’11, John Christian McCullough ’10, Ngozi Ekeledo ’08, Adanma Ekeledo ’06, and Rachael Godlewski ’10. The Ekeledos currently reside in Augusta.

32 – Corine Lindley ’10 married Nate Watson ’07 on Nov. 8, 2014, at First Presbyterian Church in Macon.

The wedding party included best man Nathan Watson ’77, bridesmaids Jenny Watson Barfield ’04 and Sara Ann Manocheo ’07, reader Ngozi Ekeledo ’08, groomsman Thomas Watson ’10 and ushers Andrew Wheaton ’07, Wil Harper ’08, Ben Wilkerson ’07, Hamp Williford ’07, Peter Solomon ’07, Franky Davis ’07, Will Burton ’07, Colby Yarbrough ’07 and Teddy Robinson ’07. The Watsons currently reside in Macon.

36

33 – Claire Jones ’07 married Brent Thompson on Dec. 10, 2011, at Trinity Methodist Church in Charleston, South Carolina. The wedding party included Claire’s brother Spencer Jones ’09 and parents Bruce ’75 and Tava Domingos Jones ’75. The Thompsons currently reside in Summerville, South Carolina.

(Kelly L Photography) 34 – Casey Clark ’02 married Hal Tift ’02 on Oct. 25, 2014, at the University of Georgia in Athens.

The couple currently resides in Atlanta.

35 – Stacy Blair married Rob Forrester ’05 on May 23, 2015, at the First United Methodist Church in Lexington, Kentucky. The wedding party included Courtney Forrester Swift ’98, Phillips Swift ’25, Mary Marshall Swift ’28, Chase Ruffin ’05, Taylor McLendon ’05, Watson Argo ’05, Benjamin Smisson ’05 and Trey Hecht ’05. The Forresters currently reside in Atlanta.

36 – Meridith Markert married Wod Sams ’05 on Aug. 2, 2014, at Ingleside Baptist Church in Macon.

The wedding party included Kenneth Sams ’69, Ralph Sams ’00, Hotch Young ’03, Benjamin Smisson ’05, and Taylor McLendon ’05. Wod is the son of Kenneth ’69 and Hatsy Newton Sams ’71. The Sams currently reside in Macon.

37 – Gabriela Coello married Troy Watson ’04 on Aug. 2, 2014, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, where they currently reside.

38 – Wallace Young married Tim Parker ’01 on July 17, 2015, at Lowndes Grove Plantation in Charleston, South Carolina. The wedding party included Byron Pyles ’01, Travis Griffith ’01, McGregor Jordan ’01 and Sarah Tinsley Parker ’05. The Parkers currently reside in Atlanta.

39 – Kris Hattaway married Ben Vaughn ’04 on Nov. 1, 2014, at Vineville Methodist Church in Macon.

The Vaughns currently reside in Macon.

27

28

29

30

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

Stratford Magazine 2015

31

A C A D E M Y

N E W S

School News

When School Spirit and Problem-Based Learning Collide

E

ducation is more than memorizing facts, testing and repeating. Bubbled-in answers don’t define the scope of a student’s knowledge. At least at Stratford they don’t.

Michelle Fleming’s AP English 11 class learned this firsthand when they examined what it means to “become educated” by reading a wide variety of critical works, watching videos and examining cultural claims. After looking at their own lives and all of the activities that occupy their time, students realized this: Though an education may start inside the walls of a classroom, what is learned there is only one component in the preparation for being a learner in the “real world.” Students need cuttingedge technologies in combination with Scan the QR code with a smartphone to watch the lip dub video. “old-school” critical thinking skills.

And thus the Lip Dub was born — a video about school spirit that was conceived, written, directed, edited and produced by a class of upper school juniors. Why would a school give up precious classroom (“real”) learning time to do a project like this? What could be gained by an entire school participating in something, which on the surface seems frivolous and just for fun? And what place should fun even have in educating students?

Turns out, fun and real learning are not exclusive. The Lip Dub was one of the hardest but most rewarding projects that many of the students had undertaken. After first learning how to speak up and also listen, they began to work with each other with progressively decreasing levels of frustration. As junior Hinal Patel said, “Talking and planning events is easy, but actually implementing those plans and making them happen is the hard part.”

An official presentation of the plan was made to school leadership, and it was at that point students realized the enormity of bringing their plans to life, plans which involved rearranging, compromising, last-minute changes, and growing pains. As Fleming admitted, “Problem-based learning is messy, and that was probably the most educational aspect of it all.”

But the class did it, and the Lip Dub lives on YouTube channel StratfordEagles1. The spirited, three-and-a-half minute walk through Stratford’s halls included grades 1-12 and has had more than 4,400 views.

So did the students learn anything? In their own words, they learned a great deal, including the comment that seems to really synopsize the entire project: As juniors in high school, it’s absolutely possible to bring the whole school together and make something awesome.

Stratford earns ADL “No Place for Hate” Designation IN A SCHOOL-WIDE ASSEMBLY in February, a representative from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) presented Stratford with two banners acknowledging the school’s designation as a “No Place for Hate®” (NP4H) community for the past two school years.

As school guidance counselor Jaqui Wilson explains, “The mission of the ADL is one that Stratford embraces: creating a place where all people feel safe.” ADL’s No Place for Hate® initiative provides schools and communities with an organizing framework for combating bias, bullying and hatred, leading to long-term solutions for creating and maintaining a positive climate.

At Stratford, ADL is a student group that promotes a “world without hate” and works to educate others about diversity. Wilson has been the most proud of the ADL club in the upper school that grew out

of seeking the NP4H designation. “There is a core group of culturally-minded students who have charged themselves to set an example for their peers,” she said. “Knowing that the goal is lofty, they continue to strive to make Stratford safe for all of our students.”

The students conducted assemblies for each division for the past two years. They have mentored lower school students by going into the classrooms and encouraged them to make Stratford a school that practices the ADL mission. They also have the tough conversations with their peers about appropriate social media presences to keep Stratford a place for no hate.

This student-led group with the support of school leadership will continue to meet the ADL’s requirements for this important designation.

2015 Stratford Magazine

37

A C A D E M Y

N E W S

School News

Planting the Seeds ‘Stratford Grows’ program excited about another year

“S

tratford Grows” has become a buzzword on campus.

And it has nothing to do with the recent campaign to build a new lower school or any projected increase in enrollment for the upcoming school year.

It marked the successful inaugural year for an exciting grassroots approach to introduce kindergarten students to an agricultural curriculum. Entering its second year, it has literally been planting the seeds to educate and promote awareness of everything from growing kale to raising baby chicks.

“Some children don’t understand that milk comes from a cow,’’ said preschool director Dr. Kelly Nagle Causey ’88. “They think it comes from Kroger.’’

That is changing, thanks to Causey’s commitment to project-based learning and an emphasis on cross-divisional educational opportunities. In addition to her preschool responsibilities, Causey serves as the school’s curriculum coordinator for grades pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, giving her a “birds-eye view” of courses of study at every level. This is her 23rd year in education.

(Below) Kathy Larsen’s kindergarten class observes the baby chicks hatched at the Stratford Preschool; (below right) Hundreds of soil samples were returned for the Flat Farmer project.

38

Stratford Magazine 2015

Causey said a number of preschool students enroll at Stratford already knowing their letters and sounds, and some even know how to read. They have been exposed to print and books. They not only know about “Old McDonald,’’ but E-I-O and all the other vowels, too. The challenge is seeking new ways to engage them in creative learning and exploration.

“Stratford Grows” is an adaptation of the award-winning program kindergarten teacher Andrea Jones Seagraves ’93 brought with her from Crawford County last year.

Seagraves, in her 19th year as a teacher, was recipient of the Georgia Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture Educator Award in 2013, presented by the Georgia Farm Bureau. She also was recognized by the National Agriculture in the Classroom Organization, a program developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to foster a greater awareness of the role of agriculture.

At the Eagles Nest School in Roberta, Seagraves developed a curriculum that included an “Agricultural Alphabet,’’ “Farm Fridays” and “Cranium Crops.’’ Although she grew up a self-professed “city girl,’’ she understood the importance of agriculture, the state’s oldest and largest industry.

“Crawford County is a rural community, and I was trying to inspire my children to love learning,’’ said Seagraves.

Although there were no guarantees the program would be met with the same level of enthusiasm at her alma mater, she embraced the chance to give it the old “collard” try.

“We have a lot of families at Stratford who are on the production end

A C A D E M Y

N E W S

of agriculture on a large scale,’’ said Causey. “We felt like we could take advantage of Andrea’s groundwork, and the curriculum she developed.

When you look at any kindergarten curriculum, no matter what school, you’re going to talk about farm animals. You’re going to talk about the life cycle of caterpillars to butterflies. You’re going to talk about growing beans. It’s usually apples in the fall, and pumpkins for Halloween. But you can put it all under the umbrella of agriculture. Andrea tightened it up and tied it specifically to Georgia.’’

“I continued to do what I’ve always been doing,’’ said Seagraves.

“Children are very engaged in anything that is sensory-oriented. So you look for anything you can show them that they can touch and smell.’’

Veteran kindergarten teachers Kathy Larsen and Sara Reeves have helped build on the program’s framework. Reeves will be in her 27th year at Stratford, and Larsen enters her 18th year, and 29th year teaching. The three kindergarten classes of Seagraves, Larsen and Reeves planted gardens on the south end of the preschool building. They took field trips to the Georgia National Fair, cut down a Christmas tree and pulled radishes from the ground at the “Little Farm” in Jones County.

The program has spread beyond the tiny grasps of curious preschoolers. The “Flat Farmer” project collected soil samples from nearly all 50 states. The school also partnered with “Dirt Farmer” Joe Zawacki to deliver fresh vegetables and other organic (Above) Teacher Ross Bridges explains soil erosion she said, laughing. “We were still getting soil the last week of school.’’ foods to more than 60 Strat- to kindergarteners; (above right) Seagraves’s class visiting the Little Farm in Jones County.

Bridges will have his environmental science classes analyze each soil ford families though a Comfor pH, phosphorous and nitrogen. The kindergarten students will study munity Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. the color, texture and look at maps to see the origin of each sample. UpTwo summer camps were offered at the school with fun, agriculturebased themes — “Fruits of Georgia” and “How To Eat Fried Worms.” per school teacher Hollie Wangerin had her geography classes request Causey adapted the popular “Flat Stanley” concept to create “Flat information about the latitude and longitude of each clump of dirt.

Farmer.” Each kindergarten student colored a paper cut-out. Parents Zawacki, a former Stratford parent, operates a farm at 1297 Wesleywere asked for contact information to help find friends and relatives an Drive in Macon. The Dirt Farmers, like other CSAs, have become a across the country. “Flat Farmers” were mailed to those contacts, who popular way for consumers to directly buy seasonal produce and other were asked to send back a dirt sample. foods from local farmers. The preschool lobby has become the drop-off “When I heard we were going to try to get at least one soil sample point for Stratford families each Friday. Zawacki donated pumpkins to from each state, I didn’t think we had a shot,’’ said Ross Bridges, an upper the school last fall and a Christmas tree for the lobby during the holischool science teacher. “But we got a ton of response.’’ days. He also helped plan the garden during the planting season.

Causey said more than 150 soil samples arrived at her office.

Don’t look for the Stratford campus to rezone to “agricultural” on the 2009 Homecoming Queen Pierce Persons (above center) with her court.

“When we sent out Flat Farmer in February, didn’t it 2009 wasn’t “back 40” start anight chapter “Future Farmers of America” any time soon.

Matthew we Waldorf wasrealize named the Homecoming King at theor Saturday soccer of game. the best time to ask for dirt samples because half the country was frozen,’’ But the ideas keep growing.

2015 Stratford Magazine

39

A C A D E M Y

N E W S

School News

Year of International Exchange

W

Every other year, Stratford hosts a group of approximately 20 Japaith a focus on global citizenship, Stratford has made moves over nese students visiting from Sakurai High School in Kurobe City, Japan. the past decade to expose students The students and their chaperones travel to the states in March for the to not only the study of foreign Cherry Blossom Festival. Stratford students volunteer to serve as budlanguage, but culture as well. Four dies and hosts for the Japanese guests during their stay. such opportunities were part of Beginning this year, the time included a one-night homestay for the the 2014-2015 school year. students with their American hosts. Japanese students shadowed their “One of our strategic initiatives is to ‘enlarge/enhance StratAmerican buddies in classes and then performed a short program of traditional Japanese dance in traditional costume for the student body. ford’s global vision.’ All of the cultural exchange programs are orgaFollowing the performance, the Japanese students and their buddies nized with this end in mind,” said upper school principal Margaret gathered for a friendship tea (modBrogdon. “Whether the exchange involves students travelling to aneled on the Japanese Tea Ceremoother country, welcoming visitors ny) and the Japanese students demfrom other countries here on our onstrated making green tea and campus, or simply learning more served it to the American students. about other cultures through The Japanese students also do classroom study or extracurricular calligraphy lessons and sometimes involvement, the aim is always to origami demonstrations with their enhance and enlarge cultural unAmerican buddies. The purpose of the exchange with Sakurai High derstanding for students who will School is to build international live and work in a global society.” understanding, expand cultural In the fall of 2013, Stratford enawareness, and cultivate friendtered into a partnership with the Confucius Institute to offer Manships with students from a sister school. Students are encouraged to darin classes to students. Located begin an email exchange with each on the Wesleyan College campus other before the actual visit and ofin Macon, the organization was established by the Chinese govten the email exchanges continue after the students return to Japan. ernment to promote Chinese Senior Ally Parker hosted Japalanguage and culture in countries throughout the world. Two nese students and a French student dedicated Chinese teachers teach during the year. “I can honestly say spoken Mandarin classes to lower, my goals for the future and permiddle and upper school students, ceptions of other countries have as well as teaching students to changed for the better. Overall, I write Chinese characters. Students think I learned that no matter what, also learn about China’s culture, teenagers are the same at heart,” she focusing on special holidays and reflects. “From country to country, special celebrations, Chinese art (Top) Japanese students demonstrate writing for their American “buddies;” (above) French students we have a common understanding and their American hosts visited CNN in Atlanta. forms and Chinese food. of one another, and that univerIn the fall of 2015, Stratford lower and middle school students will sal/automatic friendship helps us understand the aspects that we don’t view a performance by a visiting Chinese dance group, compliments share. I have made friends that I still keep in touch with, not because of the Confucius Institute. The Institute also offers opportunities for Stratford recommends it or we feel that’s the right thing to do, but besummer study in China for Stratford students who are interested in cause we are truly interested in each other’s lives.” expanding their knowledge of Chinese language and culture. Most This April, Stratford welcomed 20 French exchange students from Fifth graders took their annual field trip to Space Camp in November. of the expense for the summer program is absorbed by the Institute, sister school Lycée Jean XXII in Les Herbiers, France. The French stumaking the trip an affordable opportunity for interested students. dents followed their hosts to classes at Stratford and also participated 40

Stratford Magazine 2015

A C A D E M Y

N E W S

in classes designed specifically for them. There was a day in Atlanta where the students visited the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, the CNN Center and the World of Coke. The highlight of the French students’ visit was prom – a very American experience for the guests. Stratford students collected prom attire and everyone gathered at Theatre Macon to dress before dinner and attending prom.

“This exchange program is a huge benefit to our community and our students. Students form lifetime friendships and gain a deeper understanding of another culture than they ever could from a textbook or a classroom,” said Rachel Chabot, foreign language department chair and coordinator of the French exchange program. “They are more open to new people and new experiences, as well as forming a connection to another country that will benefit them for the rest of their life.”

Stratford students plan to make a return trip to visit to Les Herbiers in the spring of 2016.

Once school dismissed in May, 20 Stratford students and four chaperones from Stratford’s science department made a 10-day trip to Belize. The purpose of this excursion was not only to learn about the history and current state of Belize and the Mayan culture, but also study the rich marine and ecological environment of the country.

Trip coordinator and upper school science teacher, Jackie Waters, has chaperoned the trip to Belize numerous times in her 20 years of teaching. “It is such an amazing experience to take students out of an environment where they are comfortable and watch them grow, sometimes at an almost spiritual level,” she explained. “The Belizean people are so proud and live so contentedly with a very simple lifestyle. That is an eyeopening experience for the rest of us.”

The group visited local landmarks such as the Chaa Creek Natural History Museum, Panti Medicinal Trail, Belize Zoo, Actun Tunichil Muknal Caves, Xunantunich Mayan Ruins, Rio Frio caves and a canoe expedi- Stratford students at Xunantunich Mayan ruins; (inset) Stratford students Bella Gill, left, and Hinal Patel, right, with school children at Calla Creek School. tion on the Macal River. Even with all of those amazThey taught us how to ‘punta’ — a native dance. Moments like that one ing sites, the highlight of the trip was a day of community service at a help increase my passion for wanting a leadership position with kids.” remote village school. The students spent the day volunteering at the Experiences like these will continue to be a part of Stratford’s efCalla Creek School and interacting with the Mayan children.

“It was incredible to see two completely different school environforts to raise global citizens. Brogdon reflects, “The world will be their neighborhood. Our job is to prepare them to move into the world with ments and how much fun they had with just the simplest of games we all the skills and understanding they need in order to be successful, offered to them,” said Ginny Anne Pinson, one of the students on the contributing members of a global society.” trip. “They could take anything and turn it into something exciting.

2015 Stratford Magazine

41

A C A D E M Y

N E W S

Faculty News Seagraves Recognized at National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference

I

n June, Stratford kindergarten teacher Andrea Jones Seagraves ’93 attended the National Agriculture in the Classroom conference in Louisville, Kentucky. She presented a session to fellow educators about her curriculum called “Farm Fridays.” She was also awarded a White-Reinhardt Award by the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture for her efforts to promote agriculture literacy.

Andrea Seagraves (third from right) was recognized for her contributions to ag literacy.

Collins Inducted Into Macon Sports Hall of Fame ON MAY 7, COACH RODNEY COLLINS was inducted into the Macon Sports Hall of Fame. Coach Collins has had an outstanding career as a player and as a coach. At Hawkinsville High School, he lettered in football, basketball, baseball and track. As quarterback

Coach Rodney Collins is pictured with his wife, Wanda, son Chad, daughter-in-law Sabrina and daughter Shannon at the Macon Sports Hall of Fame ceremony.

for the Red Devils, he received All-State honors twice and was named State Class B Back of the Year in 1965. He continued his football career as a quarterback and punter at Austin Peay State University.

Rodney Collins has coached throughout Georgia including Northside in Warner Robins, Baker Academy, Briarwood Academy, Southland, John Milledge and Riverside Military. However, he considers Stratford home. At Stratford, he was head football coach from 1988-2002 and 2007-2012, winning state championships in 1993, 1999 and 2000. He also had five region championships.

His Stratford record is 158-95 in 21 seasons.

Former Baseball Coach Bobby Hendley Honored FIFTY YEARS LATER, BASEBALL HISTORIans are still rehashing a game played on Sept. 9, 1965. It was a pitchers’ duel between the Dodgers’ Sandy Koufax and a young player from

Faculty Service Awards

A

t the end of the year luncheon hosted by the Board of Trustees, Stratford faculty/staff members were honored for their years of service to the school. The following staff were recognized: 5 Years — Shannon Boswell, Mary Reid Carter, Rachel Chabot, Jamie Dickey, Phyllis Elder, Nancy Gordillo, Mike McCue, Cameron Paterson, Chance Reynolds 10 Years — Lynn Hutto, Kenna Jones, Lindsey Stevens, Wendy Woodcock 15 Years — Frank Katz, Janet Pierson, Ginny Reeves, Ed Smith 25 Years — Walt Mays 45 Years — Grady Smith 42

Stratford Magazine 2015

Retired faculty members join teachers and staff with 20+ years of service at the annual Valentine’s Day luncheon, which was held on Feb. 14, 2015.

Macon for the Chicago Cubs named Bobby Hendley. Hailed as the best pitched game in baseball, Koufax pitched a no-hitter to Hendley’s one-hitter. In January, the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) recognized former Stratford baseball coach Hendley, Koufax and announcer Vin Scully with the “Willy, Mickey and The Duke Award.” Annually, this New York-based organization honors individuals who are judged to be personalities forever linked in baseball history. It is named for three legends who once roamed the outfield for New York teams — Willie Mays (New York Giants), Mickey Mantle (New York Yankees) and Duke Snider (Brooklyn Dodgers).

In February, Bobby Hendley was inducted into 2015 Class of the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. As a pitcher at Lanier High School, he collected 204 strikeouts and led the Poets to two consecutive regional titles. He received a baseball scholarship to the University of Georgia, but opted instead to sign with the Milwaukee Braves. He won 25 games and recorded 261 strikeouts in three seasons with the Braves (1961-63). Hendley pitched for the Chicago Cubs until he retired from the majors in 1967 with 522 strike outs. He coached River North Academy (1975-82) to four state titles and then came to Stratford in 1983 where he was assistant coach until 2001 amassing five state titles for the Eagles. Hendley was also named the Georgia state coach of the year five times in his career.

A C A D E M Y

Honors

and

Awards 2015 – Lower School

Virginia Parker Buzzell Memorial Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Wilkin This award goes annually to a second grader who exemplifies the qualities of the wonderful Parker Buzzell. Virginia Parker Buzzell was a bright and shining Stratford student in the 1980s. Fellow students and teachers knew Parker for her intellectual curiosity and the genuine kindness she showed to everyone. Wise beyond her years, Parker’s brave and courageous spirit brought joy to her family and friends. Parker’s family and friends provide the scholarship through the Parker Buzzell Foundation.

Howard Ingley Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Lois Mitchell Given each year in honor of former music teacher and Lower School Principal Howard Ingley, this award is given to an outstanding third grader who has an interest in fine arts.

Lois Irby Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Garud, Athena Leskovics Given to two fourth-grade students who excel academically, this gift was endowed from an anonymous friend to honor Mrs. Lois Irby, a longtime and greatly loved first-grade teacher at Stratford.

Elaine P. Massey Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shorter McCook Given yearly in honor of Elaine Massey, who was a member of Stratford Academy’s founding faculty in 1960. Massey was named Stratford’s first Lower School Principal in 1977 and served in that capacity until her retirement. The award goes each year to an outstanding fifth grader who has been at Stratford since the first grade.

Fine Arts Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ava Adams Stratford Academy is fortunate to have such a strong fine arts program. Lower school students participate in art classes, music classes and band. Each year lower school students may audition for the spring drama production. An award is presented each year to a student with strong participation in the area of fine arts.

Fifth Grade Council Ava Adams, Cooper Baskette, Gunn Bush, John Haithcock, Anna Caroline Hutchinson, Isabela Jimenez, Shorter McCook, Anna Mincey, Jack Minette, Ayush Patel, Mary Spencer Reeves Fourth Grade Georgia Math League Awards First Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ishaan Narsinghani Second Place (Tie) . . . . . . . Marshall Butler, Sam Culp, Will Lamb, Anna Thompson Fifth Grade Georgia Math League Awards First Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Garud Second Place . . . . . . . . . . Bhargav Gudapati Third Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . Darran Shivdat

Honors

and

N E W S

Math Olympiad Winners Scored in the top 20 percent for students internationally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Darran Shivdat Scored in the top 40 percent for students internationally . . . . . . . . . . . Tyler Brown, Peter Garud, Waris Qadir Scored in the top 50 percent for students internationally . . . . . . . . Marshall Butler, Esha Panse, Gita Pavuluri Math24 Online Challenge Individuals, School-Level Awards First Grade Top Player . . . . Janti Hajo (First Place in State, 13th Place in Nation) Second Grade Top Player . . Aaron Patel Third Grade Top Player . . . . Zane Harley Fifth Grade Top Player . . . . . Waris Qadir Overall Top Players . . . . . . . Hameed Al-Hajj, Ishaan Narsinghani, Gita Pavuluri

(All overall top players were fourth graders) Grade-Level, State and National Awards First Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . First Place State, Fifth Place Nation Fourth Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . First Place State, Seventh Place Nation Third Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fourth Place State Fifth Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fifth Place State Second Grade . . . . . . . . . . . Sixth Place State Teams, State and National Awards Fourth Grade Adept Team . . First Place State, Third Place Nation (Fourth Grade Level) First Grade Dune Team . . . First Place State, Seventh Place Nation (First Grade Level) Educators, State Awards Mrs. Phyllis Elder . . . . . . . . First Place Mr. Bill Reynolds . . . . . . . . Third Place Dr. Bob Veto . . . . . . . . . . . . Fourth Place Mrs. Gaylyn Cole . . . . . . . . Seventh Place Mrs. Susan Wade/ Mrs. Elinor Tyre . . . . . . . . Eighth Place Fifth Grade Science Fair Awards First Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Minette Second Place . . . . . . . . . . . Carly Blackwood Third Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ayush Patel

Awards 2015 – Middle School

Outstanding Student Awards Helen B. Comer Memorial Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shaw London Named in memory of Helen Comer, a former Stratford student, this award is given annually to the outstanding sixth grader.

Seventh-Grade Outstanding Student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chidozie Nwabuebo Charles Kendall Ross Memorial Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holland Schell Given in memory of Charlie Ross, a courageous young man who was Stratford’s top eighth-grade student for the 1986-1987 school year.

Citizenship Awards Sixth Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Baxley, Madeline Davis Seventh Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anna Grace Grossnickle, Asma Karim Eighth Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kaitlyn Neel Scholar Awards Sixth Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bond Almand, Nora Jorgensen Seventh Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan Hightower, Drew Kelly Eighth Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashlin Jackson, Griffin Matson D.A.R. Awards DAR American History Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kieran MacKinnon Sixth Grade DAR Citizenship Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EmmaJane Canady Seventh Grade DAR Citizenship Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Elaine Mitchell Eighth Grade DAR Citizenship Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dylan Reynolds Eagle Ambassador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marta Stevenson Awarded to the top eighth grader who possesses the qualities of a good citizen in addition to his/her outstanding academic performance, this student is a young person Stratford would be proud to send out into the world as an ambassador.

Eagles of Distinction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sai Pagadala, McKinley Thompson Selected by the eighth-grade faculty, the Eagles of Distinction are selected on the basis of academic achievement and overall positive contributions to the life of the school.

Duke Talent Identification Program State Recognition Will Deal, Sara Kate Durkee, Ruzan Khoja, Kieran MacKinnon, Sean Malholtra, Chidozie Nwabuebo, Neely Shah, Daniel Smolensky, Hampton Tiller, Dylan Yurgalavage Sixth-Grade Content Awards for Outstanding Achievement in a Subject Accelerated Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Haaris Ahmed Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olivia Santoyo-Turullois History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rohan Patel

Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carson Simmons Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maddie Fackler English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harmony Nagle Visual Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rohan Patel Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nora Jorgensen Sixth-Grade Recognition for Perseverance, Generosity and Hard Work . . . . . . . Edlin St. Vil Fried Seventh-Grade Content Awards for Outstanding Achievement in a Subject Algebra I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Josie Lamb Accelerated Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lucy Boswell Foundations Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olivia Walsh Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sara Kate Durkee English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Price Lee History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emma Grace Gadd Spanish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arya Datta French . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Upshaw Latin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abby Ellison Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kieran MacKinnon Visual Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Haley Hendricks Eighth-Grade Content Awards for Outstanding Achievement in a Subject Jackie C. Poole Algebra Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McKay Powers Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holland Schell Foundations Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cap Patel Faye Holliday English Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexandra Stefanis Latin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenzie Muenzer French . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Benjamin Jorgensen Spanish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maimee Henderson Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Uswa Khan Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jonathan Siegel Civics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rushabh Patel History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bobby McCord Visual Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cole McDaniel Dramatic Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guinevere Heath, Austin Slocumb Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Maggie Fuchs, Benjamin Jorgensen Eighth-Grade Recognition for Leadership with Middle School Recycling . . . . . . . Preston Brewer Eighth-Grade Spirit Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emory Sutherland

2015 Stratford Magazine

43

A C A D E M Y

Honors

N E W S

and

Awards 2015 – Upper School

Citizenship Awards Best Citizens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ansley Edwards, Sean Grossnickle DAR Best Citizen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ansley Edwards Scholarship Awards Thomas Whitley Harper Memorial Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sachin Khurana William M. Brake Memorial Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shishir Bandi Josephine Barker Lamb Memorial Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wehbe Lee Joel Plant Hatcher Memorial Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laren Durkee, Dylan Quintal Arthur and Jane Brook Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aiza Shabbir Otis Walton Gunn Memorial Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Libby Ellison Ann Brown Tift Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aysha Roberts Tommy Robinson Memorial Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victoria Brown Summer Smisson Neel Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colyar McCord John Paul Gaddy Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Wilson Avant Henry Harding Tift IV Memorial Fine Arts Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ally Parker Andy Anderson Memorial Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Matlock Departmental Awards Joe B. Hill History Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Grossnickle DAR American History Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wehbe Lee William M. Brake Mathematics Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsey Read Faye R. Holliday English Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zohar Rubinstein Excellence in Spanish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nisha Shetty Excellence in French . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Carolyn Hulgan, Tolu Sogade Excellence in Latin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Wilson Avant, Laren Durkee World Language Award for Excellence in Language Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dori Kacsoh Excellence in Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dori Kacsoh Mary Eva Harper Chemistry Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Tang Technology Group Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacob Brewer Excellence in Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Carolyn Hulgan Excellence in Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Carolyn Hulgan Excellence in Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Griffin Hutchins Rising Star . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Huntley Cowart

Community Service Awards Seniors with the most career hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cole Ham-West, Hamilton Hirsh Student earning most hours this year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacob Lischer Seniors with over 100 hours . . . . . . . . Alexis Adams, Christina Alibozek, Chandler Banks, Jacob Brewer, Lucy Bobbitt, Amelia Brown, Mary Kate Brown, Noah Cole, Huntley Cowart, Drew Daws, Austin Devenney, Ansley Edwards, Cody Ferguson, Laurel Ferrari, Missy Fuller, Maggie Hamilton, Cole Ham-West, Cooper Hartley, Mary Kathryn Hightower, Hamilton Hirsh, Mary Carolyn Hulgan, Bonnie Jarrard, Samuel Jenkins, Dori Kacsoh, Katherine Kennedy, Virginia Ann Lineberger, Morgan Maier, Lawson Massey, Miller McCord, Thomas Nash, Kaley Nystrom, Marc Rosengart, Mary Cason Sherwood, Nisha Shetty, McKenna Sibley, Joseph Slappey, Tolu Sogade, Mary Spivey, Andrew Stephens, Karlyn Suggs, Shelby Walker, Emilie Wells, Spencer Williams, Hannah Wilson Achievement Awards Student Leadership Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morgan Maier Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meredith Fuchs United States Senate Youth Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Grossnickle American Legion Boys’ State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chandler Banks American Legion Girls’ State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Huntley Cowart Rotary Youth Leadership Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noah Cole Georgia Scholars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsey Read STAR Student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laurel Ferrari STAR Teacher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Beth Gumbart National Merit Scholar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zohar Rubinstein National Merit Commended Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Carolyn Hulgan, Karlyn Suggs, Hamilton Hirsh, Laurel Ferrari, Joshua Wangerin Governors Honors Participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dori Kacsoh (French) Governors Honors Alternate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Carolyn Hulgan (French) The Telegraph Golden Eagle Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winner – Dori Kacsoh (French) Honorable Mention – Griffin Hutchins (Drama), Lucy Bobbitt (Journalism) The Telegraph Golden Eagle Nominees . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laurel Ferrari (Art), Sean Grossnickle (Athletics), Joshua Wangerin (Citizenship), Nisha Shetty (Science), Jacob Brewer (Technology), Zohar Rubinstein (English), Lindsey Read (Math), Mary Carolyn Hulgan (Music)

Stratford Scholarships Andy Anderson Memorial Scholarship David Matlock

John Paul Gaddy Memorial Scholarship Mary Wilson Avant

Halstead Tindal “Andy” Anderson II was an outstanding athlete and student leader in the Stratford Class of 1984. As president of his senior class and a significant presence on the 1983 state championship football team, Andy was a prominent figure on campus during his high school years. After attending the University of Georgia and graduating from Mercer University, he became a successful businessman and active community volunteer in Macon. After his death in 2003, family, friends, classmates and business associates endowed a full scholarship in his name. Each year the scholarship goes to an Upper School student or students who is involved in extracurricular activities and demonstrates qualities such as integrity, character and school spirit.

John Paul Gaddy arrived on Stratford Academy’s campus during the summer of 1984 as a high school senior and in his own words, he never left. As a student, he quickly made his mark by earning a starting position on the basketball team and easily making friends. He graduated from Stratford and spent his first two college years at his beloved Texas Christian University. John Paul began his 27-year tenure at Stratford as a college student when he returned as an assistant coach and he instantly became a student favorite. Following graduation from Mercer University, he began a full-time position as coach and civics teacher. Students, parents, fellow teachers and coaches experienced John Paul’s passion for teaching, coaching and learning both in the classroom and on the athletic fields. His love of Stratford and the school’s purpose of educating the whole student made him an ideal candidate for the school’s Director of Admissions and Publications. John Paul dedicated his too-short life and multiple talents to nurturing a community of holistic education that prioritized moral values, good health, community involvement, and responsible citizenship. Hundreds of Stratford families benefited from the deep love and care he invested in his students and the innumerable ways he exhibited his wonderful sense of humor, knowledge of current affairs and exemplary integrity. Upon his untimely death, memorial gifts were made to Stratford Academy to provide a scholarship award for the child of a current school employee.

William M. Brake Memorial Scholarship Shishir Bandi William M. Brake was already a legend in Macon when he came to Stratford in the late years of a long career as school administrator and teacher of mathematics before teaching geometry at Stratford from 1973 to 1986. His blunt manner and rumpled style could not disguise his affection and concern for the young people in his care. Students smiled at his eccentric ways and high-pitched voice, but they admired him extravagantly and learned enthusiastically under his leadership.

This scholarship goes each year to a rising senior who has demonstrated by exceptional mathematical ability, intellectual curiosity, and superior achievement, a commitment to meeting the challenges and complexities of higher mathematics.

Arthur and Jane Brook Scholarship Aiza Shabbir Jane and Arthur Brook educated their five children at Stratford. With five children as graduates of Stratford, they invested much of their lives and family time at the school for more than two decades. Following the graduation of their youngest son Freeman in 1987, they began a plan to provide a scholarship for future Stratford students. The scholarship is given in honor of the five Brook children, Steve ’72, Debra ’74, Dean ’77, Laurie ’80, and Freeman ’87. Following graduation from Stratford, four of the five Brook children graduated from Furman University. Thus the Brook family has chosen to honor and link their children’s experience with a university well known and loved by the family. This scholarship is awarded to a rising senior who is a Furman Scholar.

Virginia Parker Buzzell Memorial Scholarship Robert Wilkin Virginia Parker Buzzell was a bright and shining Stratford student in the 1980s. Fellow students and teachers knew Parker for her intellectual curiosity and the genuine kindness she showed to everyone. Wise beyond her years, Parker’s brave and courageous spirit brought joy to her family and friends. The Virginia Parker Buzzell Memorial Scholarship goes annually to a second grader who exemplifies the qualities of the wonderful Parker Buzzell. Parker’s family and friends provide the scholarship through the Parker Buzzell Foundation.

44

Stratford Magazine 2015

Otis Walton Gunn Memorial Scholarship Libby Ellison The Otis Walton Gunn Memorial Scholarship is given by the family of Otis Walton Gunn. Mr. Gunn graduated from Stratford in 1968 and is remembered for his passion for life and the energy he brought to all of his interests and activities. This scholarship is awarded to a student who has excelled at Stratford, exhibited leadership ability, and contributed to several areas of school life: academic, athletic and extracurricular.

Thomas Whitley Harper Memorial Scholarship Sachin Khurana Thomas Whitley Harper ’66 was an outstanding student, leader and athlete whose positive energy, diverse abilities and exemplary character contributed significantly to the early establishment of Stratford as a strong college-preparatory school in the state of Georgia. Outgoing and affable, Tommy counted all students and teachers his friends, even as he cut a forbidding figure on the basketball court and golf course. He went from Stratford to the University of Georgia for undergraduate study and to the University of Virginia School of Medicine, where he led his class academically. He died in his late 20s before he could complete his training in orthopedic surgery. Each year, in his honor, the school awards this scholarship to a rising senior whose exceptional intellect, leadership and character set an inspiring standard for the members of the Stratford community.

Joel Plant Hatcher Memorial Scholarship Laren Durkee, Dylan Quintal Joel Plant Hatcher brought joy to the members of his school community with his love of life, bright smile and warm personality. Joel was born in Macon on March 17, 1966, and died on July 28, 1986. He entered Stratford Academy in the first

A C A D E M Y

Honors

and

N E W S

Awards 2015 – Upper School

Georgia Certificate of Merit . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Tang, Shishir Bandi, Sachin Khurana, Dylan Quintal Robert C. Byrd Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dori Kacsoh UNC Morehead-Cain Nominee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsey Read Furman Scholars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miles Anderson, Shishir Bandi, Robert Clark, Raine Foulkes, Felton Hatcher, Savannah Joyner, Chris Jellum, Libby Ellison, Sachin Khurana, Wehbe Lee, Dylan Ogle, Dylan Quintal, Aiza Shabbir, Michelle Tang Wofford Scholars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shishir Bandi, Robert Clark, Felton Hatcher, Sachin Khurana, Wehbe Lee, Dylan Quintal, Aiza Shabbir, Michelle Tang Presbyterian Junior Fellows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shishi Bandi, Robert Clark, Felton Hatcher, Sachin Khurana, Wehbe Lee, Dylan Quintal, Aiza Shabbir, Michelle Tang, Ramsie Whitworth Harvard Book Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Michelle Tang Jefferson Book Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Felton Hatcher Sewanee Book Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shishir Bandi Wellesley Book Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ramsie Whitworth Varsity Debate Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amelia Foulkes, Tolu Sogade Academic Achievement Awards Ninth Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tejas Athni Tenth Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carly Wanna Eleventh Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Tang John William Herin Jr. Effort Awards Ninth Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katherine Hall Tenth Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grace Adams Eleventh Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Tang Twelfth Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Savannah Groselle Bee Binner Spirit Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morgan Maier

Scholar/Athlete Awards Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Carolyn Hulgan Softball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Elizabeth Wade Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Grossnickle Boys’ Cross Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Nash Girls’ Cross Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virginia Ann Lineberger Volleyball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ansley Edwards Cheerleading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sydney Brewer Boys’ Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chandler Banks Girls’ Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taylor Reese Boys’ Swimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noah Cole Girls’ Swimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dori Kacsoh Wrestling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Austin Howell Boys’ Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cole Garrett Girls’ Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karlyn Suggs Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Christianson Baseball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conner Corbitt Boys’ Tennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarin Khurana Girls’ Tennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lucy Bobbitt Girls’ Soccer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsey Read Boys’ Soccer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Grossnickle Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nathan Puckett Wendy’s High School Heisman Nominees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ansley Edwards, Sean Grossnickle Senior Three-Sport Athletes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lucy Bobbitt, Amelia Brown, Alex Christianson, Sarah Farriba, Cole Garrett, Griffin Hutchins, Alex Koplin, Virginia Ann Lineberger, Karlyn Suggs Senior Four-Sport Athletes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chandler Banks, Austin Howell Senior Five-Sport Athlete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Grossnickle Best Female Senior Athlete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lucy Bobbitt Dr. John Paul Jones Best Male Senior Athlete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Grossnickle

grade and, after graduation in 1984, attended Auburn University. Joel benefitted from Stratford’s flexible, open educational environment and participated in a variety of diverse activities including the Varsity Soccer Team, the Student Leadership Board, the One-Act Play competitions, the Stratford Ensemble of the Upper School Chorus and Yearbook photographer.

Joel’s happy-go-lucky manner made him a favorite with all ages and his enthusiastic willingness to try new things inspired other to explore their own gifts. Each year this scholarship goes to a worthy Upper School student(s) who has made significant contribution to several areas of school life at Stratford.

find humor and the positive side of any situation. He expressed exuberance for life and school in the band room and in the classroom as he explored his creativity and shared his upbeat nature and sense of humor with others. The Tommy Robinson Memorial Band Scholarship goes annually to a rising upper school band student who exemplifies the qualities of Tommy Robinson. The award is given by the family of Tommy Robinson.

Lois Irby Memorial Scholarship Peter Garud, Athena Leskovics

Charles Kendall Ross Memorial Scholarship Holland Schell

The Lois Irby Memorial Scholarships were endowed by a gift from an anonymous friend to honor Mrs. Lois Irby, a longtime and greatly loved first-grade teacher at Stratford Academy. The award goes annually to two outstanding rising fifth graders.

The Charles Kendall Ross Memorial Scholarship is given in honor and memory of Charlie Ross (May 20, 1973 –Nov. 20, 1987), a wonderful, courageous young man who was Stratford Academy’s top eighth-grade academic student for the 1986-1987 school year. The scholarship goes annually to the top eighth-grade student and is provided by the family and friends of Charlie Ross.

Josephine Barker Lamb Memorial Scholarship Wehbe Lee

Ann Brown Tift Scholarship Aysha Roberts

Josephine Barker Lamb ’64 was a beloved Stratford alumna, who devoted her time and talents to the school for many years. Warm and welcoming, she served as Alumni Director from 1984 to 1990. Unofficially, she lent her considerable organizational skills, personal charm, and positive energy to causes across the spectrum of school life from the time she entered Stratford as a student until her untimely death. Never too busy to take on a project or too tired to turn a cheerful smile on a visitor, Josephine was a person of great civility and decency. Each year this scholarship is awarded to a rising senior who is the child of an alumna or alumnus and who exhibits the qualities Stratford seeks to foster in students: character, integrity, academic achievement, and active leadership in several areas of school life.

Ann Brown Tift wore many hats in her long, rich tenure at Stratford Academy. A Stratford parent, wife of former headmaster Henry Tift, Spanish teacher, English teacher, chair of the English department, sponsor of myriad clubs and organizations, and college counselor, Ann’s gifts to Stratford are innumerable. From the time she began working at Stratford in 1977 until she left in 2005, Ann’s skills as an educator, her love of learning, and her desire to see students engage in the world outside Stratford Academy helped shape the lives of students as well as multiple areas of school life. Her students remember her love for literature and the intellectual energy she inspired in her classroom. The students and parents she counseled through the college admissions process remember her encouragement to “reach for Pluto,” but to “secure a spot on Mars, just in case.” The scholarship is given to a student with intellectual curiosity, integrity and deep engagement in some particular area of school life or significant contributions in several areas of school life. Ann committed herself to encouraging a more diverse environment at Stratford Academy. The Ann Brown Tift scholarship is established in her honor by friends and family members in pursuit of a more diverse student body.

Summer Smisson Neel Memorial Scholarship Colyar McCord Summer Smisson Neel was known frequently to remark, “I just bleed blue,” when referring to her love of all things Stratford. As a student, she was captain of the cheerleading squad and a manager of the baseball team before graduating in 1979. Throughout college and in her early adulthood, she remained loyal by volunteering her time as a reunion coordinator, an annual fund representative, and a founding member of the Alumni Council. She was mother to four Stratford students and gave her time as classroom mother, field trip driver, SIP volunteer, “team mom” and anything else she could do for her beloved school. The Summer Smisson Neel Memorial Scholarship is given to a female Upperclassman whose spirit and love of life positively contribute to Stratford’s overall school spirit and student engagement.

Tommy Robinson Memorial Band Scholarship Victoria Brown Tommy Robinson was a delightful and kind young man who exhibited a zest for life and for the Stratford Band Program.

His friends, teachers and band director knew him for his loyalty to others, enthusiasm for learning and music, and ability to

Henry Harding Tift IV Memorial Scholarship Ally Parker Henry Harding Tift IV, headmaster of Stratford Academy for 20 years until his death in 1997, was a man of personal balance. He enjoyed the exercise of his mind in projects ranging from the study of English literature at Yale University to his daily crossword puzzles and Scrabble games. He enjoyed the exercise of his body in athletics and such outdoor activities as fishing, canoeing and arrowhead-hunting. He enjoyed the exercise of his imagination through an enthusiastic appreciation of the fine arts, especially instrumental music, choral music, theater and film. Under his leadership, Stratford developed its commitment to institutional balance in academics, athletics and the arts. Each year, in recognition of distinguished dedication to that balance, the school awards the scholarship to a rising senior demonstrating excellence and leadership in the fine arts who has made significant contributions to other areas of school life: academics, athletics and activities.

2015 Stratford Magazine

45

A C A D E M Y

N E W S

Fine Arts Spirit of Stratford Marching Band Earns Sweepstakes Award

L

At the end of the day, representatives from every school lined up across the field to hear each band’s scores announced. As is customary when the commentator announced “Stratford Academy,” the drum majors and seniors stood at attention on the field. Other band members and supporters stood silently in the stadium bleachers as each judge’s rating was announced.

“We were thrilled to hear that all six of the judges awarded Stratford a ‘superior,’ which is the highest possible rating,” said Voss. “Although we were the smallest and the youngest band participating, we were the only band in the single A category to receive straight superior ratings.” Six superior ratings earned the band the Sweepstakes Award.

LEE MCDAVID PHOTO

ast September in the heat of the late summer, the Spirit of Stratford Marching Band and Color Guard traveled to Hawkinsville to compete in the annual Hawkinsville Invitational Marching Band Festival. Six judges carefully watched and listened to each band and provided written critiques, recorded comments, and an overall rating based on points earned by the band. Three of the six judges scored specific captions: drum major, color guard, and percussion, while the other three judged the ensemble and performance as a whole.

“The Stratford musicians took the field with excitement and beautifully performed their show, ‘Magic To Do”,’ said band director Laura Voss. The performance was a big hit with the crowd, as well as with the judges.

Stratford Senior Savannah Alday to be Featured on First “Macon Music” CD

46

Stratford Magazine 2015

release party.

Stratford senior Savannah Alday was chosen to be among the artists featured on “Macon Music.”

Each of the winners received four hours of studio time with Stuckey, who then mixed the CD and helped the artists promote themselves. “Being selected as one of the artists to be included is a huge honor,” said Savannah. “Receiving any recLEE MCDAVID PHOTO

L

ocal music producer Joey Stuckey, owner of Shadow Sound Studio in downtown Macon, has believed for years that Macon music artists are some of the best around, and was looking for an outlet to create a CD featuring the midstate’s best musicians. So a partnership with Josh Rogers, NewTown Macon president and CEO, was formed to find 10 artists to feature on a CD titled “Macon Music.” After 26 artists submitted their work as part of a contest, Rogers and Stuckey announced the first 10 music acts to be featured on Volume I of this project. The “Macon Music” CD is due to be released in September at a free

ognition is always wonderful, but being noticed by those you respect in the amazing music community that Macon has produced is the best!”

Savannah has been pursuing her dream of becoming a singer since she was eight. In 2012, she was awarded “Georgia’s 2012 Entertainer of the Year in New Country” and then released her debut single, “Never Forget,” in May 2013.

Since that time she has released two more singles, an EP of original songs titled “All Day Everyday” and filmed a music video. The Savannah Alday Band plays regularly around Middle Georgia and made it to the finals of the 2014 Georgia Battle of the Bands.

A C A D E M Y

Literary Team Earns Stratford’s First State Title in Return to GHSA

I

n March, 15 upper school students represented Stratford in the GHSA region literary meet. The students competed in the private school class A division in girls’ trio, boys’ quartet, girls’ solo, boys’ solo, oral interpretation, extemporaneous speaking and essay. These eight students placed either first or second advancing them to the state meet: Meredith Fuchs (girls’ dramatic interpretation), Asa Marshall (boys’ dramatic interpretation), Joshua Wangerin (boys’ extemporaneous speaking), Mary Carolyn Hulgan (girls’ essay); Dylan Quintal, Stephen Mosley, Walker Gibbons, Zohar Rubinstein (boys’ quartet). At the state meet held at Northside High School in Warner Robins, Fuchs, Marshall, Wangerin

and Hulgan placed second earning the team 20 points and a first place finish at state. “Literary is made up of individual events and our region-qualifying students did an outstanding job in their separate events,” said Sylvia Haynie, literary team advisor. “But the points are added together, meaning it was the team effort that brought home the trophy!” The literary team’s state title represents Stratford’s first GHSA state championship in its return to the association.

Literary team: (front row) Gracie Childers, Meredith Fuchs, Carly Wanna, Zohar Rubinstein, (back row) Mary Carolyn Hulgan, Savannah Alday, Asa Marshall, Huntley Cowart, Walker Gibbons, Dylan Quintal, Griffin Hutchins, Stephen Mosley, Sara Kate Sellers

N E W S

2014-2015 Stratford Fine Arts Highlights Literary First Place, GHSA Private Class A state literary meet Second Place Finishes at State Mary Carolyn Hulgan (girls’ essay), Meredith Fuchs (girls’ dramatic interpretation), Asa Marshall (boys’ dramatic interpretation), Joshua Wangerin – (boys’ extemporaneous speaking) Number of students who qualified for state meet: 8

Theatre Fall One-Act play, Band Geeks • 28 cast and crew members in grades 8-12 participated • First place, GHSA A region competition • Actors Conner Hefner and Walker Gibbons received top performer awards Winter Musical, Pajama Game • 84 cast/crew members representing students in grades 1-12 Spring Production, Scenes from Broadway • 52 students from grades 1-12, including 19 members of musical theatre class More than 50 students participated in the Drama Club

Band 96 Number of students participating in Band program (grades 5-12) 5 Number of Band Programs — Beginning, Intermediate, Spirit of Stratford Marching Band and Color Guard, Symphonic Band and student-led Basketball Pep Band 16 Number of band students participating in Solo and Ensemble Festival 32 Number of medals earned at Solo and Ensemble Festival 5 Number of students in the District Honor Band — Maggie Fuchs, Meredith Fuchs, Mary Carolyn Hulgan, Benjamin Jorgensen, Nora Jorgensen 1 Number of students in the District Honor Jazz Band — Mary Carolyn Hulgan 3 Number of students in the South Region Honor Band — Maggie Fuchs, Meredith Fuchs, Benjamin Jorgensen 4 Number of students selected for UGA High School Honor Band Festival — Anna Kate Alford, Victoria Brown, Meredith Fuchs, Mary Carolyn Hulgan 16 Number of fourth and fifth graders that comprised “Stratford Stars” and “Stratford Wings” choral groups

2015 Stratford Magazine

47

A C A D E M Y

N E W S

Athletics Two State Titles for Eagles

T

wo Stratford teams earned state titles in 2014-2015. In only its second year, the shooting sports team captured its first state title after finishing third last year following the inaugural year of the program. Shooting sports, which still competes interscholastically in the GISA, sent 22 of the team’s 27 members to the state tournament to compete in sporting clays, skeet and

trap. Top finishers in the state tournament included seniors Nathan Puckett (first place) and Andrew Stephens (second place) in individual sporting clays, and Stephens (first place) and junior Tommy Cleveland (second place) in individual skeet. Stephens was named the Individual High Overall Winner after a tie-breaker shoot off in five stand, trap and skeet while also receiving All-State honors. To add to the excitement of the

Shooting Sports Team at State Tournament

tournament, Sean Grossnickle and George Lind, shot their first 25/25 rounds in skeet.

The boys’ tennis team captured its 10th state title in May against defending state champions, Brookstone School of Columbus. Stratford’s number one doubles team of Kenji Yoshida and Sarin Khurana set the tone for the day when they won the first match of the day in just under 45 minutes, 6-1, 6-1. Close behind them, junior Sachin Khurana won Boys’ Tennis his match 6-4, 6-2 at number one singles. Then it was freshman Mark Barrow who clinched the state title for the Eagles with a 7-6, 6-0 victory at number two singles. Brookstone won number two doubles, and sophomore Bhavik Narsinghani was ahead 6-1, 3-1 at number three when the match was decided. Final score was Stratford 3, Brookstone 1.

Brown Named Head Baseball Coach

T

LEE MCDAVID PHOTO

yler Brown ’07 was named head baseball coach for Stratford in May. Brown served as assistant coach at Stratford for three seasons before taking the position as the head softball and head baseball coach at Windsor AcadCoach Brown emy in Macon in 2012.

At Windsor, he led the Lady Knights softball team to a GISA final four appearance in 2013 and a GISA AA state championship in 2014.

He was also named GISA AA Softball Coach of the Year that same year. Brown’s Windsor Knights baseball team played in the GISA AA baseball finals and finished as state runnersup this spring.

While at Stratford, Brown was a three-sport athlete excelling in baseball, cross country and 48

Stratford Magazine 2015

track. His baseball career included a .371 career batting average, a 22-6 career pitching record with two no hitters, and a state championship in 2007. Brown holds the Stratford single season record for most at bats (109) in a season and he has the fifth all-time record for most hits in a season (42). Brown was named GISA All-State in 2005 and 2007. He was also a two-time All-Region cross country selection as well as a member of a state champion 4x4

relay team in track.

Brown played baseball for two years at Gordon College and one year at Georgia College and State University. While at Gordon, Brown was an Academic All-American and named the Gordon College Athlete of the Year in 2009.

Along with his head baseball coaching duties, he will assist with Stratford’s softball program and teach upper school economics and physical education.

Stratford Third in Directors Cup THE 2014-15 SCHOOL YEAR REPRESENTED Stratford’s first year competing interscholastically in the GHSA (Georgia High School Association) since 1970, when the school left to become founding members of the SEAIS (Southeast Association for Independent Schools) which is now the GISA (Georgia Independent School Association). At year-end, Stratford was named third overall for Class A in the Regions Directors Cup ranking by the GADA (Georgia Athletic Directors Association)

and first overall for Region 7-A in both the girls’ and boys’ divisions.

“I am very proud of the job well done by all of our athletes and coaches regarding Stratford’s overall athletic performance last year,” said athletic director Mark Farriba. “To achieve the standing our athletic teams ended up with in the Regions Director Cup at the region and state level is a testament to our continuing legacy of pride, tradition and excellence.”

A C A D E M Y

N E W S

2014-2015 Stratford Athletics Highlights GHSA Regions Directors Cup — 3rd place overall finish A Division and 1st place finish for Region 7-A The Telegraph’s 2015 All-Middle Georgia Athletes of the Year — Mary Kathryn Hightower (girls’ soccer), Eliza Freedman (girls’ tennis), Sachin Khurana (boys’ tennis), Sean Grossnickle (Martha Pennyman Scholar-Athlete of the Year) The Telegraph’s 2015 All Middle Georgia Coaches of the Year — Kate Blankenship (girls’ soccer), Ian Hayley (boys’ soccer)

Stratford Scoreboard

Cephus Breaks Four Career Records

15

LEE MCDAVID PHOTO

O

n Jan. 23 playing against rival FPD, junior Quintez Cephus broke the career points record posted in 1985

by Eagle standout, John Hilburn ’85. Heading into the game, Cephus was only seven points behind Hilburn’s record of 1,776 career points.

Cephus sunk a three-point shot to tie the record and then passed it with a two-pointer. By the end of the night, Cephus had put up 26 points for the Eagles to end the evening with a 63-44 victory over the Vikings.

For the season, Cephus scored 568 points his junior year averaging 22.7 points per game.

He had a 46% field goal percentage, 35% three-point percentage and 64% free throw percentage. Additionally, he averaged 8.9 rebounds per game, 3.2 steals per game and took

15 charges. It was a memorable year as Cephus broke records for points in a single game with 53, career points with 1,960, career assists with 462 and career steals with 388. He earned postseason honors of Georgia Sportswriters AllState team, The Telegraph All Middle Georgia first team and the AJC All-State team for the GHSA A division.

Hall of Fame Class of 2015 Announced IN ITS SIXTH YEAR, THE STRATFORD ATHLETIC HALL of Fame will induct the class of 2015 on Oct. 16.

Formally established in 2010, the Hall of Fame strives to maintain the rich heritage and tradition of the successful athletic programs of Stratford Academy. It serves as a means of recognizing, preserving and honoring the athletes, coaches, teams and individuals who have made significant contributions to the school’s athletic programs. The Hall of Fame honors the contributions

and accomplishments of these individuals and teams who are worthy of recognition and serve as examples for others to emulate. The inductees are honored at an all-school assembly on the Friday of Alumni Weekend each year. They are also recognized during halftime of the homecoming football game that evening. The class of 2015 includes: Rodney Collins (coach), Ruby Jo Argo and Helen Walker (supporters), Bill Meeks ’76 (athlete) and the 1977-78 boys’ basketball team (team).

Number of teams to make the State Playoffs (15 out of 19 varsity teams) 2 Number of State Titles (shooting sports, boys’ tennis) 1 State Runners-Up (boys’ soccer) 4 Number of Area Titles (boys’ soccer, boys’ tennis, girls’ tennis, girls’ track) 5 Number of students committed to play college-level sports — Conner Corbitt, North Georgia College (baseball); Jonathan Dean, Wofford College (soccer); Lukas Joyner, Georgia State University (soccer); Taylor Reese, Murray State University (basketball); Kenji Yoshida, Rhodes College (tennis) 48 Student-athletes named to The Telegraph’s All-Middle Georgia teams 15 Student-athletes named to GHSA All-Area teams 13 Student-athletes named to GHSA AllRegion teams 12 Number of 2015 Senior Three or More Sports Awards 3 Student-athletes named to Georgia Sports Writers All-State teams — Quintez Cephus (basketball), Taylor Reese (basketball), O’Showen Williams (football) 2 Student-athletes named WMAZ Athlete of the Week — Sean Grossnickle, Cole Garrett 1 Student-athlete named to Athletes for a Better World/GHSA Vince Dooley Award finalist — Sean Grossnickle 1 Student-athlete named to AJC All-State team — Quintez Cephus (basketball) 1 Student-athlete named to GACA All-State team — Mary Wilson Avant (softball) 1 Student-athlete named Macon Touchdown Club Scholar-Athlete of the Year — Sean Grossnickle 1 Student competing at Interscholastic Equestrian Association Nationals placing third overall — Mei Mei Randolph 1 Student-athlete recognized by the Middle Georgia chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame — Sean Grossnickle 2015 Dr. John Paul Jones Best Male Senior Athlete: Sean Grossnickle 2015 Best Female Senior Athlete: Lucy Bobbitt

School-wide Participation in Athletics in 2014-2015 164

Students participated in the Youth Football/ Cheerleading programs 128 Students in Pre-K through Grade 5 participated in SISL (Youth Soccer) 84% Middle School Students Participated on Stratford teams 84% Upper School Students Participated on Stratford teams

2015 Stratford Magazine

49

S U P P O R T

Stratford Support 2015-2016 Booster Club Officers President Hughes Pinson President-Elect/ Raffle Chair Andrew Sutherland Treasurer Donna Kay McGoldrick

Booster Club

The Stratford Booster Club membership is composed of families who provide financial and volunteer support for Stratford’s extended athletic program. Annually, the Booster Club raises funds through membership dues, sports program advertising, annual golf and tennis tournaments and the annual jeep raffle party.

Secretary Melis Jamison Membership Chair Lori Palmer Sports Program Terry Sowell Athletic Director Mark Farriba Athletic Director Emeritus Grady Smith Team Parents Elizabeth Avant

2015-2016 SIP Board of Directors

Grady Smith (left) and Mark Farriba (right) presented honoree Jeff Avant (center) with a replica of the Stratford football helmet he wore as a student.

In March at the annual raffle event, the club honored Jeff Avant ’84 for his service. Avant has chaired the Board of Trustees, GISA-GHSA Committee, Athletic Committee, Hall of Fame Committee, and the Golf Tournament Committee for 22 of the 23 years Stratford has hosted the event.

For the 2014-2015 school year, Stratford’s Booster Club assisted with the following projects: • Baseball wind screens • Baseball nets • Football stands • Practice field irrigation and leveling • Track resurfacing • Golf cart • Vetrimax equipment • Football field speakers • Camera equipment • Ice machine for baseball • HVAC for Grady Smith Gymnasium

Chair Lisa Mitchell Chair-Elect Jennifer Butler Secretary Kathryn Manley Treasurer Mollye Treadway Immediate Past Chair Betsy Hatcher Administrative Liaison Marsha Creter Preschool/Lower School, Parent Representative Council Chair Holli Keenan

SIP

Stratford Interested Parents, or SIP, is the school’s parent volunteer organization. Its purpose is to enhance each student’s school experience and support the school, faculty and administration through a variety of planned events.

Some of the many annual events sponsored

by SIP are the division open houses, Middle School dances, holiday buffet, Daddies and Special Friends Valentine’s

Day Breakfast, school field days, Upper School Spring Fling and uniform resales. There are additional committees for the parent and faculty “sunshine” committees, Ticket Depot, faculty appreciation breakfasts, holiday decorating and grade-level representatives.

Through funds raised by membership dues and the uniform resales, SIP relocated and provided design leadership for a new Lower School playground which opened in September 2015. In addition, they are working with the Stratford Ecology Club on a green initiative to replace water fountains with water coolers and a recycling program for plastic water bottles.

Middle/Upper School, Parent Representative Council Chair Jan Battcher Preschool/Lower, Student Events Council Chair Paula Aguirre

Faculty/Administration Support, Council Chair Kelly Cross Family Support, Council Chair Nicole McCormack

50

Stratford Magazine 2015

OPPOSITE: LEE MCDAVID PHOTO

Middle/Upper School, Students Events Council Chair Kathryn Strickland

The Stratford 2014-2015 Report of Giving

The 2014-2015 Report of Giving is

an acknowledgement of the generosity of Stratford supporters. Trustees, parents, alumni, grandparents,

former parents, faculty, staff, friends, foundations and corporations have all contributed to continue the 55-year-old tradition of “freedom for excellence.� Stratford is grateful to the contributions made to the following funds from June 1, 2014 through May 31, 2015: Stratford Loyalty Fund Excellence Never Rests Capital Campaign, Phase II Endowment Fund Overlook Planned Giving Society Georgia GOAL Tax Credit for Education Program This report is also a reflection of the commitment of Stratford volunteers. It is their work, commitment and belief that makes each of these fundraising campaigns successful. Stratford Academy appreciates the continued

WALTER ELLIOTT PHOTO

support of each donor recognized in the 2014-2015 Report of Giving.

2015 Stratford Magazine

51

2 0 1 4 - 2 0 1 5

2014-2015 Advancement Committee Marsh Butler ’89, Chair Mary Ellen Grossnickle Eric Hefner ’83 Tom McAfee ’86 Kathleen Medlin ’88 Lane Sheridan Stewart Vernon ’98 Dr. Bob Veto 2014-2015 Loyalty Fund Volunteers Homer Mullins ’64 Alumni Chair Summer Sterling Liipfert Grisamore ’03 Young Alumni Chair

Online gifts and pledges can be made to the Loyalty Fund at www.stratford.org/ onlinegiving.

52

Stratford Magazine 2015

G I V I N G

Each year Stratford Academy depends on the generosity of supporters for the Loyalty Fund. This annual giving campaign bridges the gap between expenses and revenues and represents a portion the school’s annual operating budget.

Giving percentages are emphasized in our Loyalty Fund campaign and we look for 100 percent participation among many of our constituent groups. Volunteers are also a key component to the success of the Stratford Loyalty Fund. We are grateful to the families who took on leadership roles in 2014-2015.

Heritage Circle

Overlook Circle

Founders’ Circle

Mr. and Mrs. Reginald W. Buzzell II

Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Maddux Dr. and Mrs. Joe S. Robinson Taylor-Stevens Foundation, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Briscoe Buckhead School Uniforms Shop Community Foundation of Central Georgia, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. J. Eric Hefner Mrs. Ann J. Herman The R. A. Bowen Trust Zarks Family Foundation Inc.

$10,000 and more

Charlene and Dr. Billy Baxley Grandparents/Parents of Alumni Chairs

Gifts to the 20142015 Loyalty Fund Unrestricted Gifts $172,799 Restricted Gifts $39,095 In-Kind Gifts $6,222 Total Loyalty Fund Gifts $218,116

O F

The Stratford Loyalty Fund

Marsh Butler ’89 Stratford Society Chair

Courtney and David Baskette, Karen and William Baxley, Stacy and David Bethune, Angie and Patrick Buice, Christy and Matt Childers, Mary Charles and Emory Dunn, Holli and Dr. Mark Keenan, Lesley and Richie Hodgin, Honey and Jack Miscall, Anslie and Dr. Josh Perkel, Katie and Jeff Powers, Candi and Jim Wilson Parent/Grade Level Chairs

R E P O R T

$5,000 - $9,999

$2,500 - $4,999

Benefactors’ Circle $1,000 - $2,499

Mr. and Mrs. V. James Adams Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Alibozek Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Amos Jr. Mr. Srinivas P. and Dr. Sailaja A. Bandi Bank of America Foundation Mr. Madison C. Barnett Mr. Matthews S. Barnett Mr. Britian G. and Dr. Evelyn O. Bickley Mr. and Mrs. John S. Bickley Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William R. Bowden Mr. and Mrs. John A. Brewer Dr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Brogdon Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm S. Burgess Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Marsh Butler Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Carter II Dr. and Mrs. David J. Cohen Mr. John P. Cole and Ms. Mary S. Donovan Mr. and Mrs. Dean C. Copelan Sr. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Daws

Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Easterlin Mr. and Mrs. J. Joseph Edwards Drs. Keith and Sondralyn Fackler General Mills Boxtops for Education Ms. Pamela B. Gibbons Drs. Warren Griffin and Joan Griffin Mr. Duke and Dr. Catherine Groover Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Grossnickle Dr. and Mrs. A. K. Harper Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hefner Sr. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hightower IV Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Hoye Joe and Pat Edwards Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Kyle W. Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Greg Jordan Mr. Charles N. Koplin Mrs. Jennifer B. Koplin Mr. and Mrs. Clarence L. Kramlich Jr. Kroger Mr. and Mrs. James E. Lee II

Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas McAfee III Mr. and Mrs.* Thomas H. McCook Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip M. McGoldrick Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. McSwain Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Medlin Jr. MidwayUSA Foundation, Inc Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Cory Moore Mrs. Page Persons Munro Mr. and Mrs. Brandon A. Oren Dr. and Mrs. Joshua A. Perkel Mr. and Mrs. Bryan B. Persons Ms. Lucy Benton Persons Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey N. Powers Publix Super Markets, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Jason Ivey Reaves Mr. Stephen A. Reichert Mr. Bob R. Scheetz Ms. Jennifer Simmons Dr. Marcus L. Simmons Dr. and Mrs. Garry H. Simons III

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Slappey Jr. Drs. Felix O. and Bola O. Sogade Southstar Energy Services LLC/ TrueBlue Schools by GNG Dr. and Mrs. George S. Stefanis Mrs. Kate Dodson Strain Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Stribling Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Swift Jr. The Dickey Family Foundation Dr. and Mrs. William L. Tift Mr. and Mrs. Stewart C. Vernon Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Veto W. L. Amos Sr. Foundation, Inc. Dr. Carol D. Wanna Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilkin Drs. Ihab Zaggout and Kristina Zaggout * Deceased

Partners $500 - $999

Amazon Smile Foundation Mr. Henry L. Ariail III Dr. and Mrs. William W. Baxley Jr. Mr. Loyd H. Black Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Alrick Brooks Mr. and Mrs. James T. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Gerald M. Carr Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Clark Class of 2008 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey C. Clayton Mr. and Mrs. Royce Conner Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew W. Dorsey Mr. James J. and Dr. Laura S. Edwards Dr. and Mrs. Marcus C. Evans Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Farriba Dr. and Mrs. Brad N. Ford Ms. Tracy L. Garner Genentech Mr. and Mrs. David E. Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Green Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Harper Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Hatcher Mr. Hunter N. and Dr. Anna W. Hogan

Dr. and Mrs. Winston R. Jeshuran Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Luce Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Noman A. Malik Dr. and Mrs. W. Rob McCormack Mr. William B. Messer Microsoft Giving Campaign The JK Group Inc. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Mohr Mr. and Mrs. George J. Myers III Dr. and Mrs. Gururaj Nayak Dr. and Mrs. Chuk Nwabuebo Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Palmer III Mr. and Mrs. B. Lucas Payne

Mr. and Mrs. James Larry Read Dr. and Mrs. Frank E. Seagraves III Dr. Sheila K. Shah Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stowe Mr. Robert C. Stribling SunTrust Foundation Matching Gift Program Dr. and Mrs. William M. Thompson Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tyre Ms. Nancy D. Warlick Mrs. Louise Lamback Watson Mr. and Mrs. Derek Whitworth

Supporters Up to $499

Mrs. Diane M. Adams Mrs. Merry Burton Liipfert Adams Mrs. Jennifer M. Adrien Mrs. Karen Garner Agnew Dr. and Mrs. Saghir Ahmed Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Aivalotis Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Alday Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin S. Alford Drs. Ahmad Al-Hajj and Abeer Abouyabis

Mrs. Jacqueline Almand Drs. John and Valerie Ambrose Dr. and Mrs. Amos M. Anderson III Mr. and Mrs. William H. Anderson II Anonymous (3) Mrs. Tracey Brown Appelbaum Ms. Sue Appleby Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Ariail Jr. Mr. C. Victor Armstrong

Mr. Gerald Arnold Reverend Jimmy R. Asbell Mr. and Mrs. Greg Atkinson Ms. Caroline E. Avant Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery L. Avant Ms. Katherine L. Avant Mrs. Judy Henderson Avent Mr. and Mrs. David A. Bailey Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Ballard

Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Banks Sr. Mrs. Jennifer Watson Barfield Mrs. Lisa Browne Barksdale Mr. and Mrs. Brett A. Barron Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Barrow Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Baskette Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Bass Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Battcher Dr. Anne Margaret Baxley

2 0 1 4 - 2 0 1 5

R E P O R T

O F

G I V I N G

The Stratford Society represents our school’s leadership donors. Families who contribute $1,000 or greater to the school comprise this prestigious group. Each spring the Stratford Society celebration is held to recognize these donors and acknowledge our appreciation of their continued support. This year’s event was held on May 3, 2015, at Fickling Farm.

(Clockwise from top right) Margaret and Joe Brogdon and Kristin and Brandon Oren; Julie and Tom McAfee, Terry and Baxter Sowell, John Cole, Mary Donovan, Trey and Andrea Seagraves; Martha and Bob Veto, Chad Brooks, Shannon Vernon, Mary and Hughes Pinson, Lori and John Brewer; Robin and Leslie Siegel, Anslie Perkel and Kathryn Manley; Roy Fickling, Valery Landers and Jim Manley enjoy the buffet dinner by Fountain of Juice catering; Jim and Angela Adams, Homer Mullins, Priscilla Frank, Henry Koplin and Blythe Hamilton.

Supporters, continued Mr. and Mrs. William W. Baxley III Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Belko Mr. Wesley Bennett Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Benson Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Berg III Ms. Colleen M. Beringer Mr. and Mrs. David W. Bethune Mr. and Mrs. John S. Bickley Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Brock Bingaman Mr. and Mrs. Bruce J. Bishop Sr. Dr. William E. Black Dr. and Mrs. Wesley Lane Blackwood Mr. and Mrs. Andy Blalock Ms. Kathryn J. Blankenship Mr. Caleb Bloodworth Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey H. Bobbitt Mr. and Mrs. William C. Boswell III

Ms. Lane E. Bowden Mr. William R. Bowden Jr. Mrs. Kyra L. Bragg Ms. Mary David Hogan Brantley Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Alan Brewer Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Bridges Jr. Mr. Ross S. Bridges Mrs. Debra J. Brook Mr. Christopher Brown Mr. and Mrs. James L. Brown Mr. Rodney A. Brown Mrs. Linda B. Browne Mrs. Mary Catherine Simmons Bruce Mr. and Mrs. Patrick H. Buice Mr. Henry D. Bullard Mr. and Mrs. Raymond R. Bunker Mrs. Patricia S. Burgess

Ms. Rebecca R. Burgess Mr. and Mrs. William D. Burton Jr. Ms. Martha W. Bush Dr. and Mrs. Stanley S. Bush Mr. Gregory and Dr. Angela Bushway Mr. D. Melson Butler Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Butler Mr. and Mrs. Reginald W. Buzzell III Ms. Beth Cain Drs. Craig and Brenda V. Caldwell Mrs. Constance Libsack Cameron Mr. and Mrs. David S. Canady Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Cantrell III Ms. Evan M. Cantrell Mr. and Mrs. Randolph C. Capps Mrs. Jennifer Jean Jenkins Carson Dr. Athelene Carter Mr. and Mrs. C. Tommy Carter Mrs. Mary Reid Carter

Mr. and Mrs. John F. Castle Mr. Brian and Dr. Kelly N. Causey Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Robert Chabot Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Chambless Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Chanin Mr. Daniel E. Cheek Mrs. Deena Harrell Cherry Mr. and Mrs. Matt Childers Mr. Blake E. Christianson Mr. and Mrs. Karl Christianson Ms. Meredith L. Christianson Ms. Frances L. Clay Dr. and Mrs. Henry T. Clay Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Cleveland Jr. Mr. Jonathan S. Cohen Mr. Joshua N. Cohen Mr. and Mrs. James M. Cole III Mr. and Mrs. Terry Coleman Mr. and Mrs. Tracy L. Coleman

Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Collins Ms. Cynthia H. Comer Ms. Morley A. Conn Mr. Benjamin E. Conner Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Cork III Mr. and Mrs. Marc A. Corsini Mr. Michael E. Corsini Mr. and Mrs. Craig N. Cowart Mr. and Mrs. Jacob L. Cozart Dr. and Mrs. John C. Cranford Jr. Mr.* and Mrs. Raymond Crangle Mr. and Mrs. Neil S. Creter Dr. and Mrs. John H. Culp Jr. Ms. Patricia J. Dallen Dr. and Mrs. D. Scott Davis Dr. Henry J. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Gregory M. Deedrick Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Delves

2015 Stratford Magazine

53

2 0 1 4 - 2 0 1 5

R E P O R T

O F

G I V I N G

Supporters, continued Mr. and Mrs. Andrew G. Denisar Mr. and Mrs. Brown W. Dennis Jr. Dr.* and Mrs. Brown W. Dennis Mr. and Mrs. James Dickey Ms. Marjie M. Dickey Mrs. Wanda Dillard Mr. and Mrs. Roger Dodd Ms. Elizabeth B. Domingos Mr. Arthur D. Donnelly IV Mr. and Mrs. David M. Donner Mr. James H. Dorsey Jr. Ms. Mary Rae Phelps Dudley Mrs. Ellen Elizabeth McElrath Duggan Mr. and Mrs. John K. Dukes Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William Emory Dunn Mr. George F. Dunwody Sr. Mrs. Ginny Sweet Simmons Dupuy Mr. and Mrs. John Eddlemon Mr. John Slade Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Elder Dr. Ronald E. Elliott Jr. Drs. Kris and Janine Ellis Mr. and Mrs. C. Scott Ellison Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Epps Jr. Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Ethridge Jr. Mr.* and Mrs. Donald C. Eubanks Mr. and Mrs. John D. Eubanks Mr. and Mrs. Robert Evans Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Evans Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Whitney T. Evans III Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Faulkner Jr. Ms. Louisa M. Felton Ms. Candace L. Ferguson Dr. and Mrs. James B. Ferrari Ms. Shannon Kay Fickling Mr. Wayne Flanders Mr. and Mrs. Chester H. Fleming Mr. and Mrs. Rodger Fleming Mr. and Mrs. Tommy C. Fletcher Ms. Kathy Fox Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Fredrickson Mr. Allen Free Mr. James J. Freedman Mr. and Mrs. James L. Fritze Mr. and Mrs. Chad M. Fulk Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Garland Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Garner Mr. Kirby N. Garner Mrs. Claudia Sessions Garrard Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Garrett GE Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Brian T. Geary Dr. and Mrs. Tarun K. Ghosh Mrs. Joyce D. Gibson Lt. Col. and Mrs. Gregory Gilleland Mrs. Carman Harper Gillis Mrs. Terri Fluker Gilman Mrs. Corley Emily Hawkins Gilpin Dr. and Mrs. Joshua Brian Glenn Mr. Ronald B. Goldman Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Golson Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Orlando A. Gonzalez Mrs. Nancy Gordillo Dr. and Mrs. Larry W. Grant Ms. Lisa D. Gratigny Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Greene Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Greene Mr. and Mrs. Emmitte H. Griggs Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Groselle Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Joshua R. Groves Mr. and Mrs. Matt Grubb Mr. and Mrs. Ted Gumbart Mrs. Otis Benton Gunn Dr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Haithcock Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hancock Mr. Matthew and Dr. Carol Collings Haney Mr. and Mrs. William Hanley Mr. and Mrs. Kyle R. Hannan Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Hardeman Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan S. Harley Mr. James E. Harmon Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Harper III Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin L. Harrington Mr. and Mrs. Howard O’Neal Hart Jr. Mrs. Amy Annette Hill Hartness

54

Stratford Magazine 2015

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene S. Hatcher Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Haygood Jr. Rev. and Mrs. Benjamin I. Haygood Mr. and Mrs. Ian Hayley Ms. Sylvia S. Haynie Ms. Patricia C. Hayslip Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Walter Hellis Mr. Brian R. Henderson Ms. Madelyn M. Henderson Mr. and Mrs. William A. Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Sam K. Henley Jr. Mrs. Emily Shoffner Henry Mr. and Mrs. Martin L. Herndon Mr. Will Herndon Mr. Ronald W. Hewett Mr. and Mrs. Brannon R. Hicks Sr. Dr. and Mrs. J. West Hightower Mrs. Betty C. Hilburn Mr. and Mrs. Jarret M. Hill Mr. and Mrs. Jed Hill Mr. and Mrs. Monroe T. Hill Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Hills Mr. and Mrs. James C. Hinson Sr. Mr. Albert J. and Dr. Kathleen S. Hlavaty Ms. Kathleen E. Hlavaty Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hodgin Mr. Michael H. Hofstadter Mr. and Mrs. Mike Holliman Mr. Roland M. Holloway Ms. Anneilia Holton-Williams Dr. and Mrs. C. Thomas Hopkins Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Horn Mr. and Mrs. Franklin S. Horne Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Howell Mr. Henry L. Hoyal Jr. Mr. Jeff Hubbard Ms. Mary Hart Humble Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Hurt Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Hutchinson III Ms. Lynn Hutto IBM Matching Grants Program Mr. and Mrs. Melville A. Jamison II Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Jaquith Mr. and Mrs. Lee F. Jellum Mr.* and Mrs. Jack G. Jennings Mr. and Mrs. Jayme J. Jimenez Mr. and Mrs. Leigh M. Johnson Dr. and Mrs. Sarvepalli D. Jokhai Mr. and Mrs. Adam T. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Fred I. Jones Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Fred I. Jones Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Jones Ms. Janet E. Jones Ms. Julie Jones Dr. and Mrs. Todd Jones Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Jones Mr. Spencer B. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Jones IV Dr. and Mrs. Dennis K. Jorgensen Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Judd Drs. Balint and Gabriella Kacsoh Ms. Jaime C. Kaplan Mr. and Mrs. Jerome L. Kaplan Ms. Lise Kaplan Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Kaplan Dr. Frank H. Katz and Ms. Sara Walcott Mr. Jason M. Katz Dr. and Mrs. S. D. Katz Dr. Gus B. Kaufman Jr. Mr. John M. Keen Dr. and Mrs. Mark Keenan Mr. and Mrs. William Keenan Mr. T. Michael Kelley Mr. and Mrs. John P. Kelly Ms. Virginia Kerley Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Kersey Mr. and Mrs. William E. King Mrs. W. D. “Jack” Knight Sr. Mrs. Margery Maxwell Kreider Mr. and Mrs. Richard LaCroix Mrs. Betty Sweet Ladson Mr. and Mrs. W. Stephens Lamb Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Larry E. Landers Mrs. Mary Jim Lane

Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Woodrow Langford Mrs. Carol B. Lanier Mr. and Mrs. William H. Larsen Mr. and Mrs. Jack K. Lasseter Mrs. Bettie A. Lawrence Mr. Charles A. Lawson Mr. Dewayne Lawson and Dr. Bridget Trogden Dr. and Mrs. William D. Lazenby Mr. and Mrs. Alexander B. Lee IV Drs. Gregory P. and Jennifer S. Lee Mr. and Mrs. Attila John Leskovics Lt. Col. and Mrs. Keith P. Leslie Mr. and Mrs. Marion H. Liles Jr. CDR and Mrs. Mark A. Lind Mr. and Mrs. William E. Lindsey Mr. and Mrs. Edmund W. Little III Mr. and Mrs. Shawn R. Lock Mr. and Mrs. Allen S. London Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Long Jr. Prof. and Mrs. Patrick E. Longan Mr. Chris Loomis Mr. and Mrs. Hubert C. Lovein Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jarod S. Lovett Mr. and Mrs. Joshua A. Loyd Dr. Jane Macdonnell Drs. Aran and Elaine MacKinnon Ms. Elizabeth C. Maddux Ms. Katherine M. Maddux Mr. Richard P. Maier Dr. Stephen D. Mallary Mr. and Mrs. James A. Manley III Mr. and Mrs. Jason Mann Mr. and Mrs. Steve Mann Mr. Babar Mansoor and Dr. Tooba Mansoor Mr. Julian M. Marshall Mrs. Susan G. Marshall Mrs. Susan Hanberry Martin Mr. and Mrs. William Martin Mrs. Lynn H. Massey Drs. David and Allison Mathis Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Matson Ms. Charlotte M. Maurizi Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Mays Dr. and Mrs. George W. McCommon Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. McCord IV Dr. and Mrs. James McCoy Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. McCue Mr. and Mrs. Brent A. McDaniel Mr. and Mrs. W. Brian McDavid Mr. Jay M. McElrath Ms. Elizabeth V. McGoldrick Mr. and Mrs. Christopher W. McIntyre Mrs. Lee Vanette K. McKinney Mr. Ben McLain Mr. and Mrs. Kyle B. McMahon Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. McMahon Dr. and Mrs. Donnie L. McMickle Mr. and Mrs. John W. Meeks Jr. Mrs. Melissa Thompson Merlino Mr. Fred Miller Mr. and Mrs. David L. Mincey III Dr. and Mrs. Christopher E. Minette Mr. and Mrs. Marion Reeves Minton Mr. and Mrs. Jack Miscall III Mr. and Mrs. James T. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. John T. Mitchell Jr. Mrs. John T. Mitchell Sr. Mr. and Mrs. John E. Mitchener Mr. Abdul A. Mizori and Dr. Kurdistan A. Gargis Ms. Robin Mole Mrs. Carter Kelly Monroe Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Montgomery Mr. Craig Moore Mrs. Michelle Moore Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Morgan Dr. Robert R. Morgan Jr. Morgan Stanley Mrs. Tarva Smith Morgan Mr. Michael R. Morgenstern Ms. Lindsey Morse Mrs. Doris McCowen Muir Mr. Homer S. Mullins Mrs. Linda M. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Wayne C. Murray Mrs. Gail K. Nagle

Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Nagle Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Nash Sr. Mrs. Carol Ann Coney Nettles Mr. and Mrs. Arthur R. Newberry Jr. Mrs. Marcia Hemingway Newcomb Ms. Suzy Newton Mr. and Mrs. Hoa Nguyen Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Nicholson Mr. James G. Nixon Mrs. Jacinda Neal Norvell Ms. Jessica S. Ogburn Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Ogle Ms. Leah Oldham Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Oliver Mrs. Nell B. Olliff Ms. Melinda B. Olmstead Dr. Russell G. O’Neal Mr. David A. O’Shaughnessey Mr. Michael B. O’Shaughnessey Mr. and Mrs. W. John O’Shaughnessey III Mr. William J. O’Shaughnessey IV Dr. Sagar J. Panse and Dr. Ashwini P. Gore Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Parel II Drs. Richard and Anjali Parish Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Parker Mr. Harrison L. Parker Ms. Lauren Parris Mr. and Mrs. Alpesh Patel Mr. and Mrs. Vijay H. Patel Mr. and Mrs. Vinod D. Patel Mr. Cameron Paterson Mrs. Cornealia Ham Patton Drs. Veera and Anu Pavuluri Dr. Donna M. Payne Ms. Susan Payne Mr. and Mrs. Crawford G. Peace Mr. William Lee Perkins Tift Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Perry Mrs. Barbara Peterson* Mr. and Mrs. John B. Peterson Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Carl S. Phillips Mr. and Mrs. T. Cater Pierce Mr. and Mrs. George L. Pierson Sr. Mrs. Chandler Jones Pike Mr. and Mrs. William C. Pilcher Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Pinkston Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Wood D. Pope Mrs. Leslie Lynn Streelman Poythress Mr. and Mrs. John Patrick Pruett Mr. and Mrs. Nathan J. Pruitt Mr. and Mrs. David H. Pushman Drs. John Putzke and Virginia Hall Mr. and Mrs. William D. Ramsbottom Jr. Mrs. Leigh Ratliff Mr. and Mrs. Wesley M. Rauls Mrs. Elizabeth Coleman Dunwody Rawlings Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy S. Ray Mr. and Mrs. Philip T. Raymond Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Lee Reese Mr. and Mrs. George R. Reeves Mr. and Mrs. Michael Roy Reeves Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Reeves Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Reeves Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Reynolds III Mr. William M. Reynolds Jr. Mrs. Holly S. Strawn Riley Mrs. Juanita W. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Scott Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Zack Robinson Mrs. Barbara Dean Rogers Mrs. Jodi Ariail Roosenraad Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Rowe Dr. and Mrs. David H. Rozier Mr. and Mrs. David H. Rozier Rabbi and Mrs. Aaron Rubinstein Drs. Vishwas and Monali Sakhalkar Sanofi-Aventis U.S. Charitable Trust Mr. Salvador Santoyo and Mrs. Sylvia Turullols Mr. and Mrs. Bobby B. Schell Ms. Abby Schirmer Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Schorr Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Carl C. Schuessler Sr. Mrs. Connie Sealy Dr. Ashraf I. Sedfawy and Mrs. Marguerite

W. Youssef Mr. and Mrs. Rader J. Sellers Dr. and Mrs. Mustaphasahim Shaaraoui Dr. and Mrs. Aamer Shabbir Ms. Lindsay Baker Shaker Mr. and Mrs. Blake C. Sharpton Ms. Erika H. Shelton Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Sheridan Mr. and Mrs. William K. Sherwood Mrs. William C. Shirley Sr. Drs. John and Rosita Shivdat Mrs. Phillipa C. Shoffner Mr. and Mrs. Robin R. Siegel Mr. and Mrs. William P. Simmons Jr. Mr. H. Scott Singletary Ms. Katy S. Burton Mr. and Mrs. Christopher N. Smith Ms. Courtlyn E. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Grady A. Smith Mr. Kyle S. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Ed Smith Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Smith Drs. Alexander Smolensky and Olena Smolensky Mr. and Mrs. William A. Snow Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William A. Snow IV Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Solomon V Ms. Maggie Sowell Mr. and Mrs. M. Baxter Sowell Jr. Mr. Morgan B. Sowell III Mr. and Mrs. Justin M. Spillers Mrs. JoEllen D. Spivey Mr. John S. Spivey Mrs. Kelli Squires Mrs. Brooke Evans Stanley Mrs. Mary Dukes Stapleton Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Stecher Jr. Mr. Johnnie J. Stephens Sr. Mr.* and Mrs. Stuart Stephenson Dr. and Mrs. N. Brad Stevens Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Stevenson Mr. and Mrs. Walker S. Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Bradley D. Stone Stratford Academy Alumni Association Stratford Academy Board of Trustees Mr. and Mrs. H. Jerome Strickland Mr. and Mrs. Matthew T. Strickland Dr. and Mrs. Bradley T. Sumrall Mr. and Mrs. Gregory R. Sutton Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Sutton Mr. and Mrs. Bradford F. Swann Mr. and Mrs. John E. Sweat Target Mr. John T. Taylor Dr. and Mrs. Nick Tehrani Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Scott Terry Dr. and Mrs. Carter E. Tharpe Mr. and Mrs. John D. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Phillip W. Thomas Mr. G. Scott Thompson Mr. and Mrs. John S. Thompson Dr. and Mrs. Jerome P. Tift Mr. Scott P. Tift Ms. Nancy Todd Mr. Anthony B. Toles and Mrs. Katherine G. Holtzclaw Mr. and Mrs. Kregg R. Toole Ms. Melissa Toole Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Treadway Mr. and Mrs. Gang-Hwang Tsai Ms. Catherine Frances Brown Tucker Drs. Emeka and Anayo Umerah Dr. and Mrs. James A. Upshaw Dr. J. M. Van De Water Mr. and Mrs. James A. Vaughn Dr. and Mrs. Chandresh Viradia Ms. Laura J. Voss Mr. and Mrs. John Paul Wade Mr. and Mrs. Robert Walcott Dr. and Mrs. Devin V. Waldrop Mr. Duncan D. Walker IV Mr. Jason E. Walker Mr. and Mrs. John R. Walker Ms. Marilyn Holton-Walker Mr. and Mrs. William O. Walker

2 0 1 4 - 2 0 1 5

R E P O R T

O F

G I V I N G

Supporters, continued Ms. Shelli L. Wall Mr. and Mrs. David P. Walsh Jr. Mr.and Mrs. Wesley J. Walthall Mr. and Mrs. Kevin A. Wangerin Ms. Kaye G. Wansley Mr. and Mrs. Virgil P. Warren Mrs. Jackie M. Waters Mr. and Mrs. H. Ronald Watson Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Watson

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan T. Watson Jr. Mrs. Wanda F. Watson Mr. and Mrs. James E. Weatherford Mrs. Meredith Happ Weintraub Wells Fargo Foundation Educational Matching Gift Program Dr. and Mrs. Perry B. Wells Mr. and Mrs. Wayne West Mr. and Mrs. Lee Whelchel

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy V. Whipple Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Winship Whitaker Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. White Sr. Mr. Robert C. White Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Wilkin Jr. Mrs. Carol K. Williams Ms. Sarah E. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Williams III Mr. and Mrs. Wade H. Williamson

Ms. Jacquelin Wilson Mr. and Mrs. James M. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Jim R. Wilson Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Wilson Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Woodcock Mr. and Mrs. James Wootan Mr. and Mrs. John T. Wynne Mrs. Dorothy Yarbrough Ms. Julie Yates

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse J. Yockman Mr. George E. Youmans Jr. Mr. and Mrs. H. Andrew Young Mr. and Mrs. Barry Yurgalavage

Mr. Richard P. Maier Mrs. Sandra G. Matson Mr. James Thomas McAfee III Mr. Harold D. McSwain Jr.

Mrs. Virginia Lane Sheridan Mrs. Susan S. Slappey Mr. Phillip W. Thomas Mr. Stewart C. Vernon

Dr. and Mrs. W. Rob McCormack Mr. and Mrs. Brent A. McDaniel Mr. Jay M. McElrath Mr. and Mrs. Christopher W. McIntyre Mr. and Mrs. Kyle B. McMahon Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. McMahon Dr. and Mrs. Donnie L. McMickle Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. McSwain Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Medlin Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David L. Mincey III Dr. and Mrs. Christopher E. Minette Mr. and Mrs. Marion Reeves Minton Mr. and Mrs. Jack Miscall III Mr. and Mrs. James T. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. John T. Mitchell Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John E. Mitchener Mr. Abdul A. Mizori and Dr. Kurdistan A. Gargis Ms. Robin Mole Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Montgomery Mr. Craig Moore Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Cory Moore Mrs. Michelle Moore Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Nagle Dr. and Mrs. Gururaj Nayak Mr. and Mrs. Arthur R. Newberry Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Hoa Nguyen Mr. James G. Nixon Dr. and Mrs. Chuk Nwabuebo Ms. Jessica S. Ogburn Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Ogle Ms. Leah Oldham Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Oliver Ms. Melinda B. Olmstead Mr. and Mrs. Brandon A. Oren Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Palmer III Dr. Sagar J. Panse and Dr. Ashwini P. Gore Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Parel II Drs. Richard and Anjali Parish Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Parker Mr. and Mrs. Alpesh Patel Mr. and Mrs. Vijay H. Patel Mr. and Mrs. Vinod D. Patel Drs. Veera and Anu Pavuluri Mr. and Mrs. B. Lucas Payne Dr. Donna M. Payne Mr. and Mrs. Crawford G. Peace Dr. and Mrs. Joshua A. Perkel Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Perry Mr. and Mrs. John B. Peterson Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Carl S. Phillips Dr. and Mrs. Wood D. Pope Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey N. Powers Mr. and Mrs. John Patrick Pruett Mr. and Mrs. Nathan J. Pruitt Drs. John Putzke and Virginia Hall Mr. and Mrs. William D. Ramsbottom Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley M. Rauls Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy S. Ray Mr. and Mrs. James Larry Read Mr. and Mrs. Jason Ivey Reaves Mr. and Mrs. Dale Lee Reese Mr. and Mrs. Michael Roy Reeves Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Reeves Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Reynolds III Mrs. Juanita W. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Zack Robinson Mr. and Mrs. David H. Rozier Rabbi and Mrs. Aaron Rubinstein Drs. Vishwas and Monali Sakhalkar Mr. Salvador Santoyo and Mrs. Sylvia Turullols Dr. and Mrs. Frank E. Seagraves III Dr. Ashraf I. Sedfawy and Mrs. Marguerite W. Youssef Mr. and Mrs. Rader J. Sellers Dr. and Mrs. Mustaphasahim Shaaraoui Dr. and Mrs. Aamer Shabbir Dr. Sheila K. Shah Ms. Lindsay Baker Shaker Mr. and Mrs. Blake C. Sharpton Ms. Erika H. Shelton Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Sheridan Mr. and Mrs. William K. Sherwood Drs. John and Rosita Shivdat Mr. and Mrs. Robin R. Siegel Ms. Jennifer Simmons Dr. Marcus L. Simmons Dr. and Mrs. Garry H. Simons III Dr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Slappey Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Christopher N. Smith Drs. Alexander Smolensky and Olena Smolensky Drs. Felix O. and Bola O. Sogade Mr. and Mrs. Justin M. Spillers Mrs. JoEllen D. Spivey Mr. John S. Spivey Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Stecher Jr. Dr. and Mrs. George S. Stefanis Dr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Stevenson Mr. and Mrs. Walker S. Stewart

Trustees Mr. Jeffery L. Avant Mrs. Lee T. Barrow Mrs. Lori A. Brewer Mr. Charles B. Brooks

Mr. Malcolm S. Burgess Jr. Mr. Marsh Butler Jr. Mr. Robert J. Cleveland Jr. Dr. D. Scott Davis Mr. James H. Daws

Mr. J. Jason Delves Mrs. Mary Ellen C. Grossnickle Mrs. Sally Sanders Hatcher Mr. J. Eric Hefner

Present Parents Mrs. Jennifer M. Adrien Dr. and Mrs. Saghir Ahmed Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Aivalotis Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Alday Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin S. Alford Drs. Ahmad Al-Hajj and Abeer Abouyabis Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Alibozek Mrs. Jacqueline Almand Drs. John and Valerie Ambrose Anonymous (3) Mr. Gerald Arnold Mr. and Mrs. Greg Atkinson Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery L. Avant Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Ballard Mr. Srinivas P. and Dr. Sailaja A. Bandi Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Barrow Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Baskette Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Battcher Mr. and Mrs. William W. Baxley III Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Belko Mr. and Mrs. James A. Berg III Mr. and Mrs. David W. Bethune Mr. Britian G. and Dr. Evelyn O. Bickley Mr. and Mrs. John S. Bickley Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Brock Bingaman Dr. and Mrs. Wesley Lane Blackwood Mr. and Mrs. Andy Blalock Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey H. Bobbitt Mr. and Mrs. William C. Boswell III Mr. and Mrs. William R. Bowden Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Alan Brewer Mr. and Mrs. John A. Brewer Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Briscoe Dr. and Mrs. Alrick Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. James T. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Patrick H. Buice Mr. and Mrs. Raymond R. Bunker Dr. and Mrs. Stanley S. Bush Mr. Gregory and Dr. Angela Bushway Mr. and Mrs. Marsh Butler Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Reginald W. Buzzell III Ms. Beth Cain Mr. and Mrs. David S. Canady Mr. and Mrs. Randolph C. Capps Mr. and Mrs. Gerald M. Carr Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Carter II Mr. Brian and Dr. Kelly N. Causey Mr. Daniel E. Cheek Mr. and Mrs. Matt Childers Mr. and Mrs. Karl Christianson Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Clark Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey C. Clayton Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Cleveland Jr. Dr. and Mrs. David J. Cohen Mr. and Mrs. James M. Cole III Mr. John P. Cole and Ms. Mary S. Donovan Mr. and Mrs. Tracy L. Coleman Mr. and Mrs. Dean C. Copelan Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Craig N. Cowart Mr. and Mrs. Jacob L. Cozart Dr. and Mrs. John C. Cranford Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. D. Scott Davis Dr. Henry J. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Davis Mr. and Mrs. James H. Daws Mr. and Mrs. Gregory M. Deedrick Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Delves Mr. and Mrs. Andrew G. Denisar Mr. and Mrs. Brown W. Dennis Jr. Mrs. Wanda Dillard Mr. and Mrs. Roger Dodd Mr. and Mrs. David M. Donner Mr. and Mrs. Matthew W. Dorsey Mr. and Mrs. William Emory Dunn Mr. George F. Dunwody Sr. Mr. and Mrs. John Eddlemon Mr. James J. and Dr. Laura S. Edwards Drs. Kris and Janine Ellis Mr. and Mrs. C. Scott Ellison Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Epps Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John D. Eubanks Dr. and Mrs. Marcus C. Evans Mr. and Mrs. Robert Evans Mr. and Mrs. Whitney T. Evans III Drs. Keith and Sondralyn Fackler Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Farriba Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Faulkner Jr. Ms. Candace L. Ferguson Dr. and Mrs. James B. Ferrari Mr. and Mrs. Rodger Fleming Mr. James J. Freedman Mr. and Mrs. Chad M. Fulk Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Garner Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Garrett Dr. and Mrs. Brian T. Geary Dr. and Mrs. Tarun K. Ghosh Ms. Pamela B. Gibbons Mr. and Mrs. David E. Gibson Lt. Col. and Mrs. Gregory Gilleland Dr. and Mrs. Joshua Brian Glenn Mr. and Mrs. Orlando A. Gonzalez Ms. Lisa D. Gratigny Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Greene Mr. Duke and Dr. Catherine Groover Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Groselle Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Grossnickle Dr. and Mrs. Joshua R. Groves Mr. and Mrs. Matt Grubb Mr. and Mrs. Ted Gumbart Dr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Haithcock Mr. Matthew and Dr. Carol Collings Haney Mr. and Mrs. William Hanley Mr. and Mrs. Kyle R. Hannan Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan S. Harley Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Harper III Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin L. Harrington Mr. and Mrs. Howard O’Neal Hart Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene S. Hatcher Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Hatcher Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ian Hayley Mr. and Mrs. J. Eric Hefner Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Walter Hellis

Mr. and Mrs. William A. Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Martin L. Herndon Mr. and Mrs. Brannon R. Hicks Sr. Dr. and Mrs. J. West Hightower Mr. and Mrs. Jarret M. Hill Mr. and Mrs. Jed Hill Mr. and Mrs. Monroe T. Hill Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hodgin Mr. Hunter N. and Dr. Anna W. Hogan Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Horn Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Hutchinson III Mr. and Mrs. Melville A. Jamison II Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Jaquith Mr. and Mrs. Lee F. Jellum Dr. and Mrs. Winston R. Jeshuran Mr. and Mrs. Jayme J. Jimenez Mr. and Mrs. Leigh M. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Kyle W. Johnston Dr. and Mrs. Sarvepalli D. Jokhai Mr. and Mrs. Adam T. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Fred I. Jones Jr. Ms. Janet E. Jones Ms. Julie Jones Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Jones IV Dr. and Mrs. Dennis K. Jorgensen Drs. Balint and Gabriella Kacsoh Ms. Lise Kaplan Dr. Frank H. Katz and Ms. Sara Walcott Dr. and Mrs. Mark Keenan Mr. and Mrs. John P. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. William E. King Mr. Charles N. Koplin Mrs. Jennifer B. Koplin Mr. and Mrs. W. Stephens Lamb Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Woodrow Langford Mr. Dewayne Lawson and Dr. Bridget Trogden Mr. and Mrs. Alexander B. Lee IV Drs. Gregory P. and Jennifer S. Lee Mr. and Mrs. James E. Lee II Mr. and Mrs. Attila John Leskovics CDR and Mrs. Mark A. Lind Mr. and Mrs. William E. Lindsey Mr. and Mrs. Shawn R. Lock Mr. and Mrs. Allen S. London Mr. and Mrs. Jarod S. Lovett Mr. and Mrs. Joshua A. Loyd Dr. Jane Macdonnell Drs. Aran and Elaine MacKinnon Mr. Richard P. Maier Dr. and Mrs. Noman A. Malik Mr. and Mrs. James A. Manley III Mr. and Mrs. Jason Mann Mr. Babar Mansoor and Dr. Tooba Mansoor Mr. and Mrs. William Martin Drs. David and Allison Mathis Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Matson Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Mays Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas McAfee III Mr. and Mrs.* Thomas H. McCook Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. McCord IV

Congratulations to the Class of 2029 (Beginners) for posting the highest parent participation in annual giving with 88 percent. It is Stratford’s Loyalty Fund goal to post an overall participation percentage of 75 or greater in the parent campaign.

2015 Stratford Magazine

55

2 0 1 4 - 2 0 1 5

R E P O R T

O F

G I V I N G

Present Parents, continued Mr. and Mrs. Phillip W. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. John S. Thompson Dr. and Mrs. William M. Thompson Jr. Mr. Anthony B. Toles and Mrs. Katherine G. Holtzclaw Mr. and Mrs. Kregg R. Toole Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Treadway Mr. and Mrs. Gang-Hwang Tsai Drs. Emeka and Anayo Umerah

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley D. Stone Mr. and Mrs. Matthew T. Strickland Dr. and Mrs. Bradley T. Sumrall Mr. and Mrs. Gregory R. Sutton Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Swift Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Nick Tehrani Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Scott Terry Dr. and Mrs. Carter E. Tharpe

Dr. and Mrs. James A. Upshaw Mr. and Mrs. Stewart C. Vernon Dr. and Mrs. Chandresh Viradia Mr. and Mrs. John Paul Wade Dr. and Mrs. Devin V. Waldrop Mr. and Mrs. John R. Walker Mr. and Mrs. David P. Walsh Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kevin A. Wangerin

Dr. Carol D. Wanna Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Watson Dr. and Mrs. Perry B. Wells Mr. and Mrs. Timothy V. Whipple Mr. and Mrs. Derek Whitworth Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Wilkin Jr. Mrs. Carol K. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Wade H. Williamson

Mr. and Mrs. James M. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Jim R. Wilson Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Wilson Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Woodcock Mr. and Mrs. H. Andrew Young Drs. Ihab Zaggout and Kristina Zaggout * Deceased

Grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Neil S. Creter Dr. and Mrs. John H. Culp Jr. Dr.* and Mrs. Brown W. Dennis Mr. and Mrs. J. Joseph Edwards Mr.* and Mrs. Donald C. Eubanks Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Evans Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Javed H. Fazal Mr. and Mrs. Chester H. Fleming Mrs. Joyce D. Gibson Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Golson Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Larry W. Grant Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Greene Drs. Warren Griffin and Joan Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hancock Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher Sr. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hefner Sr. Mrs. Ann J. Herman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Hills Mr. and Mrs. Mike Holliman

Mr. and Mrs. V. James Adams Jr. Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Amos Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Anderson II Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Banks Sr. Dr. and Mrs. William W. Baxley Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John S. Bickley Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Bridges Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm S. Burgess Jr. Mrs. Patricia S. Burgess Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Butler Mr. and Mrs. Reginald W. Buzzell II Drs. Craig and Brenda V. Caldwell Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Cantrell III Dr. Athelene Carter Mr. and Mrs. C. Tommy Carter Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Chambless Mr. and Mrs. Terry Coleman Mr. and Mrs. Royce Conner Mr.* and Mrs. Raymond Crangle

Mr. and Mrs. Franklin S. Horne Jr. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Hurt Mr. and Mrs. Fred I. Jones Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Jerome L. Kaplan Mr. and Mrs. William Keenan Ms. Virginia Kerley Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Kersey Mrs. W. D. “Jack” Knight Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence L. Kramlich Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard LaCroix Dr. and Mrs. Larry E. Landers Mrs. Mary Jim Lane Mr. and Mrs. Hubert C. Lovein Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Luce Jr. Ms. Charlotte M. Maurizi Dr. and Mrs. James McCoy Mr. and Mrs. Phillip M. McGoldrick Mr. Fred Miller Mrs. John T. Mitchell Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Mohr Mr. and Mrs. Wayne C. Murray Mr. and Mrs. George J. Myers III Mrs. Gail K. Nagle Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Nagle Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Nash Sr. Ms. Susan Payne Mr. and Mrs. Crawford G. Peace Mrs. Barbara Peterson* Mr. and Mrs. William C. Pilcher Mr. and Mrs. David H. Pushman Mrs. Leigh Ratliff Mr. and Mrs. Philip T. Raymond Jr. Mr. and Mrs. George R. Reeves Mr. and Mrs. Scott Roberts Dr. and Mrs. David H. Rozier Mr. Bob R. Scheetz Mr. and Mrs. Bobby B. Schell Mr. and Mrs. William A. Snow Jr.

Mr. Johnnie J. Stephens Sr. Mr.* and Mrs. Stuart Stephenson Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stowe Mr. and Mrs. H. Jerome Strickland Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Sutton Dr. and Mrs. William L. Tift Mr. and Mrs. Robert Walcott Mr. and Mrs. William O. Walker Mrs. Wanda F. Watson Mr. and Mrs. Wayne West Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilkin Mr. and Mrs. John T. Wynne Mr. and Mrs. Barry Yurgalavage * Deceased

Former Parents Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Easterlin Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Ethridge Jr. Mr.* and Mrs. Donald C. Eubanks Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Evans Jr. Ms. Shannon Kay Fickling Dr. and Mrs. Brad N. Ford Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Fredrickson Mr. and Mrs. James L. Fritze Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Garland Sr. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Golson Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Larry W. Grant Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Green Mr. and Mrs. Emmitte H. Griggs Mrs. Otis Benton Gunn Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Hardeman Dr. and Mrs. A. K. Harper Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Harper Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Haygood Jr. Rev. and Mrs. Benjamin I. Haygood Ms. Sylvia S. Haynie Ms. Patricia C. Hayslip Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hefner Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Sam K. Henley Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hightower IV Mrs. Betty C. Hilburn Mr. and Mrs. James C. Hinson Sr. Mr. Albert J. and Dr. Kathleen S. Hlavaty Dr. and Mrs. C. Thomas Hopkins Jr.

Mrs. Diane M. Adams Mr. and Mrs. V. James Adams Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Amos M. Anderson III Mr. and Mrs. William H. Anderson II Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Ariail Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David A. Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Banks Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Brett A. Barron Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Bass Sr. Dr. and Mrs. William W. Baxley Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John S. Bickley Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce J. Bishop Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Bridges Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Brogdon Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James L. Brown Mrs. Linda B. Browne Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm S. Burgess Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William D. Burton Jr. Mr. D. Melson Butler Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Butler Mr. and Mrs. Reginald W. Buzzell II Drs. Craig and Brenda V. Caldwell Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Cantrell III Mr. and Mrs. John F. Castle Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Chanin Dr. and Mrs. Henry T. Clay Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Collins Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Cork III Mr. and Mrs. Neil S. Creter

Mr. and Mrs. Franklin S. Horne Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Howell Mr.* and Mrs. Jack G. Jennings Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Jones Dr. and Mrs. Todd Jones Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Judd Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Kaplan Dr. and Mrs. S. D. Katz Mrs. Betty Sweet Ladson Dr. and Mrs. Larry E. Landers Mrs. Carol B. Lanier Mr. and Mrs. William H. Larsen Mr. and Mrs. Jack K. Lasseter Mrs. Bettie A. Lawrence Dr. and Mrs. William D. Lazenby Lt. Col. and Mrs. Keith P. Leslie Mr. and Mrs. Marion H. Liles Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edmund W. Little III Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Long Jr. Prof. and Mrs. Patrick E. Longan Mr. and Mrs. Hubert C. Lovein Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Luce Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Maddux Mr. and Mrs. Steve Mann Mrs. Susan G. Marshall Mrs. Susan Hanberry Martin Ms. Charlotte M. Maurizi Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Mays Dr. and Mrs. George W. McCommon

Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. McCue Mr. and Mrs. W. Brian McDavid Mr. and Mrs. Phillip M. McGoldrick Mr. and Mrs. John W. Meeks Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Morgan Mr. Homer S. Mullins Mrs. Gail K. Nagle Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Nicholson Mrs. Nell B. Olliff Mr. and Mrs. W. John O’Shaughnessey III Mr. and Mrs. Crawford G. Peace Mr. and Mrs. Bryan B. Persons Mrs. Barbara Peterson* Mr. and Mrs. T. Cater Pierce Mr. and Mrs. George L. Pierson Sr. Mrs. Chandler Jones Pike Mr. and Mrs. William C. Pilcher Mr. and Mrs. David H. Pushman Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Reeves Dr. and Mrs. Joe S. Robinson Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Rowe Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Schorr Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Carl C. Schuessler Sr. Mrs. Connie Sealy Mrs. William C. Shirley Sr. Mrs. Phillipa C. Shoffner Mr. and Mrs. William P. Simmons Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Grady A. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Ed Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Smith Mr. and Mrs. William A. Snow Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William A. Snow IV Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Solomon V Mr. and Mrs. M. Baxter Sowell Jr. Mr.* and Mrs. Stuart Stephenson Dr. and Mrs. N. Brad Stevens Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Stribling Mr. and Mrs. Bradford F. Swann Mr. and Mrs. John D. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Thomas Dr. and Mrs. William L. Tift Dr. J. M. Van De Water Mr. and Mrs. James A. Vaughn Ms. Marilyn Holton-Walker Ms. Kaye G. Wansley Ms. Nancy D. Warlick Mr. and Mrs. Virgil P. Warren Mr. and Mrs. H. Ronald Watson Mrs. Louise Lamback Watson Mr. and Mrs. Nathan T. Watson Jr. Mrs. Wanda F. Watson Mr. and Mrs. James E. Weatherford Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. White Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Williams III Mrs. Dorothy Yarbrough Ms. Julie Yates * Deceased

Faculty Mrs. Susan Abernathy Mrs. Diane M. Adams Anonymous Ms. Sue Appleby Mr. Greg Atkinson Mrs. Elizabeth B. Avant Mr. David A. Bailey Mrs. Alleyne A. Benson Ms. Kathryn J. Blankenship Mr. Caleb Bloodworth Mrs. Shannon Roark Boswell Mr. Ross S. Bridges Mrs. Lane Briscoe Mrs. Margaret C. Brogdon Mrs. Catherine C. Burton

56

Mrs. Katy S. Burton Dr. Brenda V. Caldwell Mrs. Mary Reid Carter Mrs. Patricia T. Castle Dr. Kelly Nagle Causey Mrs. Rachel Veto Chabot Mrs. Gaylyn L. Cole Mr. Rodney Collins Mrs. Alana M. Cowart Mrs. Marsha M. Creter Mrs. Betsy I. Delves Mr. Jamie Dickey Mr. Jerry Elder Mrs. Phyllis W. Elder Mrs. Donna Ellison

Stratford Magazine 2015

Mr. G. Griff Ethridge Jr. Mrs. Martha M. Eubanks Mr. Mark E. Farriba Mrs. Theresa M. Ferrari Mr. Wayne Flanders Mrs. Michelle P. Fleming Mr. Tommy C. Fletcher Ms. Kathy Fox Mr. Arthur A. Fredrickson Mr. Allen Free Mrs. Nancy Gordillo Mrs. Stephanie F. Greene Mrs. Cheryl S. Griggs Mrs. Mary Beth T. Gumbart Mr. Benjamin Lucas Harrington

Mrs. Margaret C. Harrington Mr. Ian Hayley Ms. Sylvia S. Haynie Ms. Patricia C. Hayslip Mrs. Beth Henderson Ms. Madelyn M. Henderson Mrs. Patricia M. Herndon Mrs. Melissa Hinson Mrs. Vicki T. Howell Mr. Jeff Hubbard Ms. Lynn Hutto Mrs. Betty Ann Jennings Mrs. Kenna B. Jones Mrs. Millie W. Jones Mrs. Susan H. Jones

Mrs. Angie J. Judd Ms. Jaime C. Kaplan Dr. Frank H. Katz Mrs. Reeda R. Katz Mr. T. Michael Kelley Mrs. Carol B. Lanier Mrs. Kathryn P. Larsen Mr. Charles A. Lawson Mr. Dewayne Lawson Mrs. Holly M. Leskovics Mr. Chris Loomis Mrs. Redonda W. Mann Mrs. Susan G. Marshall Mrs. Susan H. Martin Mrs. Lynn H. Massey

Mr. Walter S. Mays Mrs. Disa D. McCommon Mrs. Karen H. McCue Mr. Michael S. McCue Mrs. Jessica S. McDaniel Mrs. Eleanor Marie McDavid Mrs. Donna Kay McGoldrick Mr. Ben McLain Mrs. Kathleen Cook Medlin Mrs. June L. Meeks Ms. Lindsey Morse Mrs. Elaine Murray Mrs. Diane D. Nicholson Mrs. Lori T. Palmer Ms. Lauren Parris

2 0 1 4 - 2 0 1 5

R E P O R T

O F

G I V I N G

Take Credit for Helping Stratford Students Established in 2008, the Education Expense Credit allows taxpayers to take a credit against their Georgia income taxes for amounts contributed to Georgia GOAL, a qualified student scholarship organization, and designated to Stratford Academy.

Stratford uses these funds to increase the amount of financial aid available to families who demonstrate need.

Individual taxpayers can receive a tax credit against their Georgia income tax liability for amounts contributed to the GOAL Scholarship Program. In addition, amounts contributed to GOAL are deductible for federal income tax purposes.

The GOAL Scholarship Program uses the contributions to provide financial assistance for public school children who desire to attend Stratford. The funding is also available for students who are eligible to enter Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten. Many of these families never realized a private education could be made available to them. Stratford Academy is grateful to the following

families who contributed in our school’s name to the Georgia GOAL Student Scholarship Organization.

GOAL Tax Credit Eligibility Individuals, Married Filing Jointly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . up to $2,500 Individuals, Married Filing Separately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . up to $1,250 Individuals, Filing Single . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . up to $1,000 Business Pass Through Entities* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . up to $10,000 Business Entities, C-Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . up to 75% tax liability Trusts** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . up to 75% tax liability * S-Corp, LLC, Partnerships ** Qualifying trusts include, but are not limited to: complex, general power of appointment, credit shelter, GST exempt/dynasty, GST non-exempt, irrevocable life insurance, marital (only if no mandatory income distribution) and irrevocable.

Stratford Academy GOAL at a Glance Funds Designated by Taxpayers 2015: $176,413.70 Financial Impact Impact on Stratford Budget for 2015-2016: $426,530 $247,888 in dollars to the bottom line $178,742 in tuition paid

GOAL Students 32 students enrolled Lower School (7), Middle School (6), Upper School (19) Ethnicity: 20 Caucasian, 12 Minorities Gender: 23 Male, 9 Female

GOAL Families Median household income $45,216 Eight children of faculty 12 varsity athletes, spread across multiple sports Every GOAL recipient met academic requirements of Stratford’s admission process.

Georgia GOAL Donors for 2015 Drs. John and Valerie Ambrose Dr. and Mrs. William V. Argo Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Sudhir S. Athni Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery L. Avant Mr. and Mrs. David A. Bailey Mr. Srinivas and Dr. Sailaja Bandi Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Barrow Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Benson Mr. and Mrs. William C. Boswell III Mr. and Mrs. Bicknel Bowden Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Bowen Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Brewer Dr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Brogdon Jr. Drs. Kevin and Bonnie Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Cantrell III Mr. and Mrs. John F. Castle Mr. Brian and Dr. Kelly Causey Drs. Russell and Cynthia Chambless Mr. and Mrs. John C. Clark

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cleveland Mr. and Mrs. Neil S. Creter Dr.* and Mrs. Brown Dennis Mr. and Mrs. James Dickey Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Dorogy Mr. and Mrs. Shearl Dummitt Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Easterlin Mr. and Mrs. G. Griff Ethridge Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Faulk Dr. and Mrs. James B. Ferrari Mrs. Michelle Fleming Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Fredrickson Mr. and Mrs. David Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Howell Newton Mr. and Mrs. Brian Thomson Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Grossnickle Mr. and Mrs. George Grubb Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Hardeman Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. James Hays Mr. and Mrs. Howard Holleman Mr. and Mrs. Neal Howard Ms. Jaime Kaplan Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Langford Mrs. Carol Lanier Mr. Dewayne Lawson and Dr. Bridget Trogden Mr. and Mrs. James E. Lee II Mr. and Mrs. Jarod S. Lovett Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Maddux Mr. Richard Maier Mr. and Mrs. Steve Mann Mrs. Susan Marshall Mr. and Mrs. William Martin Mrs. Lynn H. Massey Mr. and Mrs. James T. McAfee III Dr. and Mrs. W. Rob McCormack Mr. and Mrs. Philip M. McGoldrick Mr. and Mrs. Charles McMahon

Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. McSwain Jr. Mr. Alan S. Meadors Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Meadors Mr. Mortimer Meadors Mr. and Mrs. John R. Medlin Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James Todd Mitchell Ms. Lindsey Morse Mr. and Mrs. Wayne C. Murray Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Palmer Jr. Mr. and Mrs. W. Warren Plowden Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ranson Drs. Vishwas and Monali Sakhalkar Dr. and Mrs. Frank Edward Seagraves III Dr. Sheila Shah Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Sheridan Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Slappey Mr. and Mrs. Grady A. Smith Mr. and Mrs. M. Baxter Sowell

Mr. and Mrs. Justin M. Spillers Dr. and Mrs. Rex W. Tidwell Dr. and Mrs. William L. Tift Ms. Nancy Todd Mr. and Mrs. Jay Traynham Mr. and Mrs. H. Jeff Treadway Dr. Daniel R. and Dr. Mary Bell Vaughn Mr. and Mrs. Stewart C. Vernon Ms. Marilyn Walker Dr. Carol D. Wanna Ms. Kaye G. Wansley Mr. and Mrs. J.Shand Watson Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Whitaker Drs. Ihab Zaggout and Kristina Hawkins * Deceased

Learn more about receiving your tax credit at www.stratford.org/georgiagoal or www.goalscholarship.org. Applications for 2016 will be accepted beginning on Aug. 1, 2015. The application is online at www.goalscholarship.org and interested taxpayers should submit names by Dec. 1. The 2015 tax credit program closed when the $58 million statewide cap was met on Jan. 1. Interested taxpayers should contact Kathleen Medlin, Director of Institutional Advancement, at (478) 477-8073 ext. 210.

Faculty, continued Mr. Cameron Paterson Mr. T. Cater Pierce Mrs. Janet S. Pierson Mrs. Jil H. Pinkston Mrs. Sara M. Reeves Mrs. Virginia M. Reeves Mr. Paul R. Reynolds III Mr. William M. Reynolds Jr. Mrs. Juanita W. Roberts Mrs. Susan E. Rozier

Mrs. Sharona Rubinstein Ms. Abby Schirmer Mrs. Robin P. Schorr Mrs. Andrea Jones Seagraves Mrs. Katherine P. Sellers Mr. Grady A. Smith Mr. Ed Smith Mrs. Karen J. Snow Mrs. Kelly A. Solomon Mrs. Terry M. Sowell

Mrs. Lindsey Spillers Mrs. Kelli Squires Mrs. Emily Stecher Mr. Mark R. Stecher Jr. Mrs. Sue Stephenson Mrs. E. Lindsey Stevens Mrs. Jennifer R. Sweat Mrs. Juleen J. Thomas Ms. Nancy Todd Ms. Melissa Toole Mr. H. Jeff Treadway Mrs. Mollye L. Treadway

Mrs. Elinor Tyre Dr. Robert E. Veto Ms. Laura J. Voss Mrs. Susan S. Wade Ms. Sara Walcott Ms. Marilyn Holton-Walker Mrs. Teresa H. Walker Ms. Shelli L. Wall Mrs. Sloan Walthall Mrs. Hollie Wangerin Ms. Kaye G. Wansley Mrs. Jackie M. Waters

Mr. John Watkins Mrs. Virginia S. Watson Mrs. Wanda F. Watson Mrs. Irene Goodenough Whitaker Mrs. Cason B. Wilkin Ms. Jacquelin Wilson Mrs. Wendy S. Woodcock Mrs. Tina S. Wootan Mrs. Della E. Young

2015 Stratford Magazine

57

2 0 1 4 - 2 0 1 5

Foundations Taylor-Stevens Foundation Inc. The Dickey Family Foundation The R. A. Bowen Trust W. L. Amos Sr. Foundation Inc. Wells Fargo Foundation Educational Matching Gift Program Zarks Family Foundation Inc.

Amazon Smile Foundation Bank of America Foundation Community Foundation of Central Georgia Inc. GE Foundation Joe and Pat Edwards Foundation, Inc. Merck Company Foundation MidwayUSA Foundation, Inc

R E P O R T

O F

Corporations Buckhead School Uniforms Shop Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. Genentech General Mills Boxtops for Education IBM Matching Grants Program Kroger Microsoft Giving Campaign The JK Group Inc.

Mr. Buster Black Mrs. Catharine Burns Liles Mr. Wally Little Ms. Nancy Domingos Warlick

Class of 1963 Mr. Vic Armstrong Ms. Martha Bush Mr. Ronnie Hewett

Class of 1964

Dr. Bill Black Mrs. Suzanne Jones Harper Dr. Gus Kaufman Mr. Andy Lawson Mr. Homer Mullins Mrs. Louise Lamback Watson Mrs. Tina Stokes Wootan

Class of 1965

Mr. Jim Adams Ms. Lisa Felton Mrs. Mary Ann Elliott Lovein Mrs. Chandler Jones Pike

Class of 1966

Mrs. Barbara Dean Rogers

Class of 1967

Mr. Roland Holloway Dr. Jerry Tift

Class of 1968

Dr. Mick Anderson Mrs. Fran Jones Hardeman Mrs. Vanette Kirkland McKinney

Class of 1969

Mr. Rodney Brown Mrs. Doris McCowen Muir

Class of 1970

Ms. Dabo Hogan Brantley Mr. Bill Buzzell Mrs. Anna Newton Smith

Class of 1971 Mr. Johnny Dukes Dr. Ron Elliott Mr. Mike Kaplan Dr. Steve Mallary Mr. Frank Pinkston

Class of 1972 Mr. Mike Corsini Mr. Gene Maddux Mr. Bryan Persons Mr. Brad Swann

Class of 1973

Mrs. Vicky Buxton Cork Mrs. Nelle Childs Persons

Class of 1974 Mrs. Debra Brook Ms. Buff Domingos Mr. J. Dorsey Mr. Mark Farriba

58

Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas McAfee III Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. McSwain Jr. Mrs. Kate Dodson Strain Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tyre Mr. and Mrs. Stewart C. Vernon Mr. Jason E. Walker Ms. Marilyn Holton-Walker Drs. Ihab Zaggout and Kristina Zaggout

Ms. Shannon Kay Fickling Mrs. Terri Fluker Gilman Mrs. Cheryl Stevens Griggs Mr. Emmitte Griggs Mr. Brian Henderson Mrs. Linda Murphy Ms. Suzy Newton Mrs. Holly Strawn Riley Mr. Scott Singletary Mrs. Beth Metts Vaughn Mr. James Vaughn Mr. Tommy Williams

Mrs. Beth Dunwody Rawlings Mr. Bill Sherwood Mr. Scott Thompson

Class of 1980

Mrs. Lisa Browne Barksdale Dr. Anna Weaver Hogan Mrs. Gena Cummings Howell Ms. Mary Hart Humble Mrs. Hannah Napier Warren Mr. George Youmans

Class of 1981

Mrs. Dawn Maurizi Barron Mrs. Nan Solomon Harper Mr. Mark Horn Mr. Johnny Peterson Mrs. Karen Jarrard Snow Mr. Bob Woodcock Ms. Julie Yates

Class of 1976

Class of 1982

Class of 1977

Mrs. Deena Harrell Cherry Ms. Tracy Garner Ms. Pam Barnett Gibbons Mr. Bobby Nicholson Mrs. Lindsey Owens Stevens Dr. Brad Stevens Mr. Nathan Watson Mrs. Meredith Happ Weintraub Mr. Bob White

Class of 1978

Bank of America Foundation GE Foundation Genentech IBM Matching Grants Program Merck Company Foundation Microsoft Giving Campaign The JK Group Inc.

Morgan Stanley Sanofi-Aventis U.S. Charitable Trust SunTrust Foundation Matching Gift Program Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gift Program

Mr. Robbo Hatcher Mr. Chip Koplin

Class of 1983

Mrs. Margaret Keen Grubb Mr. Eric Hefner Mrs. Stacie Wigley Hill Dr. George McCommon Mrs. Beverly Ashmore Nagle Mrs. Robin Lee Parker

Class of 1984

Mrs. Tracey Brown Appelbaum Reverend Jimmy Asbell Mr. Jeff Avant Mr. Whit Evans Mr. Mike Morgenstern Mr. Greg Parker Mr. Billy Ramsbottom Ms. Cathy Brown Tucker

Class of 1988

Dr. Anne Margaret Baxley Mr. Shep Bickley Mr. Charlie Boswell Dr. Kelly Nagle Causey Mrs. Claudia Sessions Garrard Mr. Ronnie Goldman Mrs. Susan Marie Mincey McCord Mrs. Kathleen Cook Medlin Mrs. Lori Tift Palmer Mr. Jason Reaves Mrs. Mollye Lamb Treadway Mrs. Molly Hudson Watson

Class of 1989

Mr. Charles Briscoe Mr. Marsh Butler Mrs. Julie Williams Canady Dr. Jay Cranford Mrs. Laurie Lee Horne Cranford Mr. Dev Donnelly Dr. Marc Evans Mrs. Paige Newberry Fulk Mr. Gene Hatcher Mrs. Julie Holcomb Hayley Mrs. Jodi Ariail Roosenraad Mrs. Kate Dodson Strain Mr. Tyler Taylor Mrs. Susan Stephenson Wade

Class of 1990

Dr. Jennifer Shaker Lee Dr. Rob Morgan Mrs. Jacinda Neal Norvell

Class of 1991

Mr. Hank Ariail Mr. William Baxley Mr. David Bethune Mr. Britt Bickley Mrs. Katie Adams Brooks Mr. Mark Hatcher Mr. Henry Hoyal Mr. John Kelly Mrs. Katie Gibson Parel Mr. Carl Phillips Mrs. Leslie Streelman Poythress

Class of 1994

Ms. Becky Burgess Mr. Slade Edwards Mrs. Sally Sanders Hatcher Dr. Russ O’Neal Mrs. Anna Lovein Sharpton

Class of 1995

Mrs. Jenna Kaplan Denisar Mrs. Ginny Sweet Simmons Dupuy Mrs. Leigh Forester Loyd Mrs. Ginny Moore Reeves Mr. Ben Terry

Class of 1996

Class of 1998

Ms. Mary Rae Phelps Dudley Mrs. Carman Harper Gillis Mrs. Margery Maxwell Kreider Mr. Reeves Minton Mrs. Courtney Forrester Swift Mr. Stewart Vernon

Class of 1999

Mrs. Mary Catherine Simmons Bruce Mrs. Emily Shoffner Henry Mr. Walker Stewart Mr. Scott Tift

Mrs. Paige Pilcher Alford Mrs. Stacy Walker Bethune Mrs. Jeana Gunn Bush Mr. Stephens Lamb Mrs. Marion Cook McIntyre Mr. David Mincey Mr. Wade Williamson

Class of 2001

Class of 1987

Class of 1993

Mr. John Eubanks Mrs. Katherine McGoldrick Eubanks Mr. Kyle Johnston

Stratford Magazine 2015

Mr. David Bullard Mrs. Constance Libsack Cameron Mrs. Marjorie Huckabee Carter Mrs. Dixie Butler Clark Mrs. Stephanie Sidaway Jones Mr. Bill Reynolds Mrs. Kristy Jay Wilson

Mr. Jason Katz Mrs. Lori Landers Mitchell Ms. Jessica Ogburn Ogburn Dr. Wood Pope Mrs. Clare Golson Rauls Mrs. Andrea Jones Seagraves Mrs. Kathryn Simmons Strickland Mr. Jason Walker Mrs. Candi Newton Wilson

Mr. Madison Barnett Mr. Matthews Barnett Ms. Kate Blankenship Mr. Chris Brown Mr. Will O’Shaughnessey Ms. Benton Persons Mr. Wesley Walthall

Class of 2009

Dr. Evelyn Ogburn Bickley Mrs. Ashley Leonard Cozart Mrs. Kelli Pushman Hill Mrs. Tarva Smith Morgan

Dr. Mark Barrow Mr. Tom McAfee Mr. Thomas McCook Mr. Mike McCue Mrs. Candy Conn McMahon Mr. Raines Newberry

Class of 1986

Class of 2006

Class of 1997

Class of 1979

Class of 1992

Mrs. Merry Burton Liipfert Adams Mrs. Jenny Watson Barfield Mrs. Laura Beth Cantrell Dickey Mr. Bo Harmon

Class of 2007

Class of 1985

Mrs. Elizabeth Boswell Avant Ms. Frances Clay Mrs. Bonnie Butler Gibson Mrs. Jean Huffman Peterson Mr. Drew Young

Class of 2004

Mr. James Berg Mr. Charlie Bridges Mrs. Hayes Woodcock Capps Mr. Clay Capps Mrs. Courtney Brooks Garner Mr. Britt Messer Mrs. Carter Kelly Monroe Mr. William Perkins Tift Mrs. Cason Buzzell Wilkin Mrs. Kim Ward Williamson

Mrs. Jennifer Jenkins Carson Mrs. Donna Kay Miller McGoldrick Mrs. Gena Lawrence O’Shaughnessey Mrs. Cornealia Ham Patton Mr. Bill Snow Mr. Steve Solomon Mr. John Spivey Mrs. Karen Garner Agnew Dr. Duward Benson Ms. Kyra Lee Bragg Mr. Bobby Cleveland Mrs. Ellen McElrath Duggan Mrs. Denise Beall Fritze Mr. Kirby Garner Mrs. Corley Hawkins Gilpin Mr. Hal Harper Mrs. Amy Hill Hartness Ms. Annelia Holton Holton Ms. Jaime Kaplan Mr. John Keen Mrs. Nancy Johnson Long Mrs. Carol Coney Nettles Mrs. Marcia Hemingway Newcomb

Stratford Academy Alumni Association

Alumni

Mrs. Judy Henderson Avent Mrs. Jan Young Battcher Ms. Cynthia Comer Comer Mrs. Melissa Thompson Merlino Mr. Larry Read Mrs. Janet Butler Walker Mr. Wesley Bennett Mr. Marc Corsini Dr. West Hightower Mr. Jimmy Hinson Mr. Hal McSwain Mr. Bill Meeks Mrs. Mary Dukes Stapleton

Class of 2008 Sanofi-Aventis U.S. Charitable Trust

Matching Gifts

Mr. Srinivas P. and Dr. Sailaja A. Bandi Mr. and Mrs. David S. Canady Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Grossnickle Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Hardeman Ms. Anneilia Holton-Williams iMedia Group Mr. and Mrs. Greg Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Kaplan Dr. Frank H. Katz and Ms. Sara Walcott

Class of 1975

Organizations

Morgan Stanley Publix Super Markets, Inc. Southstar Energy Services LLC/ TrueBlue Schools by GNG SunTrust Foundation Matching Gift Program Target

In-Kind Gifts

Class of 1962

G I V I N G

Class of 2000 Mr. Reg Buzzell Mr. Chase Stribling

Mr. Ross Bridges Mrs. Mary Reid Franklin Carter Mr. Ben Conner Mrs. Christy Cantrell Johnston Mrs. Irene Goodenough Whitaker

Class of 2002

Class of 2003

Mrs. Ashley Cantrell Hoye Mrs. Page Persons Munro Mrs. Brooke Evans Stanley

Mrs. Katy Slocumb Burton Ms. Evan Cantrell Ms. Mary Parker Davis Ms. Maddie Henderson

Class of 2008

Mr. Hayes Hofstadter Mr. Duncan Walker Ms. Sarah Williams Ms. Colleen Beringer Ms. Morley Conn Ms. Marjie Dickey Mr. Spencer Jones Mr. Mac Marshall Ms. Elizabeth McGoldrick Mr. David O’Shaughnessey Mr. Harrison Parker

Class of 2010

Mr. Blake Christianson Ms. Courtlyn Smith Ms. Maggie Sowell

Class of 2011 Ms. Kayla Avant Mr. Will Bowden Mr. Joshua Cohen Ms. Liz Maddux

Class of 2012

Ms. Meredith Christianson Mr. Becker O’Shaughnessey Mr. Kyle Smith

Class of 2013 Ms. Caroline Avant Ms. Lane Bowden

Class of 2014 Mr. Johnny Cohen Ms. Katie Hlavaty Ms. Kate Maddux Mr. Morgan Sowell

2 0 1 4 - 2 0 1 5

Alumni Loyalty Fund Class Challenge In 2014-2015, Stratford continued the Alumni Loyalty Fund Class Challenge, which is a friendly competition among our graduating classes to see which can produce the highest percentage participation in the Loyalty Fund. Typically, alumni classes post eight to 10 percent in annual giving, and our goal is to increase that number to 25 percent over the next three years.

O F

G I V I N G

Endowment Fund

The Stratford Endowment Fund is a collection of funds (unrestricted and restricted) which supports students, faculty, staff, and programs.

Each year about $60,000 is budgeted to fund operations not covered by tuition, other fees and revenue sources.

Continued endowment growth helps the school maintain reasonable tuition levels while continuing to provide excellent programs and exceptional faculty and staff, which results in smaller, more personalized classes and plentiful co-curricular offerings. Stratford’s endowment total stands at $3.73 million (market value as of June 30, 2015).

Honorariums in honor of Mr. Elton M. “Bubber” Adams III Mr. Loyd H. Black Jr.

in honor of Dr. Anne C. (Muffy) Hanse Mr. and Mrs. M. Baxter Sowell Jr.

in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Albert McKay Mr. and Mrs. William O. Walker

in honor of Master Mack Strickland Mrs. Ginny Sweet Simmons Dupuy

in honor of Mrs. Jenny Watson Barfield Mr. and Mrs. Nathan T. Watson Jr.

in honor of Mr. Luke Harrington Miss Jane K. Hatcher Mr. Robert F. Hatcher III Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher Jr.

in honor of Mr. Ben McLain Miss Jane K. Hatcher Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher Jr.

in honor of Ms. Ann B. Tift Community Foundation of Central Georgia, Inc. Mr. Stephen A. Reichert

in honor of Mrs. Kathleen Medlin Mrs. Carol K. Williams

in honor of Mrs. Wimberly Treadwell Mrs. Carol K. Williams

in honor of Mr. Cameron Paterson Mr. Robert F. Hatcher III Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher Jr. Mr. and Mrs. M. Baxter Sowell Jr.

in honor of Master Stewart Vernon Jr. Dr. Harles Carter Mr. and Mrs. William M. Green

in honor of Miss Annie Baxley Dr. and Mrs. William W. Baxley Jr.

In the Alumni Loyalty Fund Class Challenge, participation matters most — each gift counts towards a class’s total.

The class with the highest overall participation is recognized in this annual report. Many thanks to every alumnus(a) for supporting the Stratford Loyalty Fund and congratulations to the Class of 1962, who have shown us leadership in giving.

in honor of Mr. Ben Baxley Dr. and Mrs. William W. Baxley Jr.

The following classes had the highest percentages:

in honor of Mrs. Mary Beth Gumbart Miss Jane K. Hatcher Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher Jr.

in honor of Mr. William Baxley IV Dr. and Mrs. William W. Baxley Jr. in honor of Mr. Robert A. Bowen Mr. and Mrs. William O. Walker in honor of Mr. D. Melson Butler Mr. and Mrs. William O. Walker in honor of Miss Lucy Elizabeth Dickey Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery L. Avant in honor of Mrs. Theresa Ferrari Miss Jane K. Hatcher Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher Jr. in honor of Mrs. Michelle Fleming Mr. Robert F. Hatcher III Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher Jr.

Class of 1962 28.57% Class of 1979 26.76% Class of 1964 18.42%

in memory of Mrs. Jean Horne Alligood Ms. Marilyn Holton-Walker

Class of 1989 17.65%

in memory of Mrs. Ruby Jo Argo Dr. and Mrs. Amos M. Anderson III Mr. Michael E. Corsini Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Hilburn Mr. and Mrs. Sam Jones Mr. and Mrs. Phillip M. McGoldrick Mr. and Mrs. John McNeill IV Mr. and Mrs. G. Boone Smith III Mr. and Mrs. William O. Walker

Class of 1983 17.07%

R E P O R T

in memory of Mr. Charles Avant Mr. and Mrs. Karl Christianson Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Collins Mr. and Mrs. Royce Conner Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Hilburn Mrs. Mimi McCook Mr. and Mrs. Phillip M. McGoldrick Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. McSwain Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. Persons Mr. and Mrs. John Patrick Pruett Mr. and Mrs. Phillip A. Sibley Ms. Marilyn Holton-Walker in memory of Mrs. Leslie Susan Kennedy Bennett Stratford Academy Alumni Association in memory of Mr. James A. Berg Sr. Mr. and Mrs. V. James Adams Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William O. Walker in memory of Mrs. Ann M. Bowen Mr. and Mrs. William O. Walker in memory of Mrs. Frances Kelley Brannen Stratford Academy Board of Trustees in memory of Dr. Rodney Mack Browne Mrs. Linda B. Browne in memory of Ms. Aiden Eliza Carter Class of 2008 Mr. Albert J. and Dr. Kathleen S. Hlavaty Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Jones Prof. and Mrs. Patrick E. Longan

in honor of Mary Carolyn Hulgan Anonymous in honor of Ms. Lynn Hutto Mr. and Mrs. M. Baxter Sowell Jr. in honor of Mrs. Reeda Katz Mr. and Mrs. M. Baxter Sowell Jr.

in honor of Mrs. Kathleen P. Peterson Mr. and Mrs. M. Baxter Sowell Jr.

in honor of Mrs. Hollie Wangerin Miss Jane K. Hatcher Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher Jr.

in honor of Mr. Grady Smith Mr. and Mrs. M. Baxter Sowell Jr.

in honor of Mr. Nate Watson Mr. and Mrs. Nathan T. Watson Jr.

in honor of Mrs. Karen Snow Mr. and Mrs. M. Baxter Sowell Jr.

in honor of Mr. Thomas Watson Mr. and Mrs. Nathan T. Watson Jr.

in honor of Miss Amelia Lindsey Spillers Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery L. Avant

in honor of Mrs. Ginny Watson Mr. and Mrs. M. Baxter Sowell Jr.

in honor of Mrs. Disa McCommon Mr. and Mrs. M. Baxter Sowell Jr.

in honor of Mr. Bobby Stecher Mr. Robert F. Hatcher III Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher Jr.

in honor of Mrs. Wanda Watson Mr. and Mrs. M. Baxter Sowell Jr.

in honor of Mrs. Cammie McCook Mr. and Mrs. W. Stephens Lamb Jr.

in honor of Miss Lillie Sweet Holiman Strickland Mrs. Ginny Sweet Simmons Dupuy

in honor of Mr. Andy Lawson Dr. Gus B. Kaufman Jr. in honor of Mr. Chris Loomis Mr. Robert F. Hatcher III Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher Jr. Mr. and Mrs. M. Baxter Sowell Jr. in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lovett Mr. and Mrs. William O. Walker

Memorials Mr. and Mrs. M. Baxter Sowell Jr. Stratford Academy Alumni Association Dr. and Mrs. Jerome P. Tift Ms. Marilyn Holton-Walker in memory of Mr. Roy Newton Cowart Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Hilburn in memory of Mrs. Ruth Cusick Mr. and Mrs. Karl Christianson Mr. and Mrs. Brown W. Dennis Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Grossnickle in memory of Mrs. Mary Louise Dukes Mr. and Mrs. John K. Dukes Jr. in memory of Mr. George W. Dupree Stratford Academy Alumni Association in memory of Mr. Don Eubanks Class of 2015 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy K. Adams Mr. and Mrs. V. James Adams Jr. Dr. and Mrs. John P. Atkinson Mr. Thomas H. Atkinson Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery L. Avant Bank of America Foundation Dr. and Mrs. William W. Baxley Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William W. Baxley III Mr. and Mrs. James A. Berg Jr. Dr. and Mrs. William P. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm S. Burgess Jr. Ms. Rebecca R. Burgess Mr. and Mrs. John F. Castle Mr. Michael E. Chanin Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Chanin Mr. and Mrs. Karl Christianson Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Collins Ms. Raye Coplin Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Deaton Mr. and Mrs. Brown W. Dennis Jr. The Honorable Robert Dickey and Mrs. Cynde Dickey Mr. and Mrs. Eugene C. Dunwody Mrs. Ginny Sweet Simmons Dupuy Mr. and Mrs. George W. Franklin Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Garland Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Golson Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David F. Green Ms. Kay S. Greer Mr. and Mrs. Emmitte H. Griggs Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Grossnickle Mr. and Mrs. Ted Gumbart Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Gunn II Mr. J. E. Hall III Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Hardeman Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William A. Henderson Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Henley Mr. James H. Hernandez Mrs. Cordelia D. Holliday Mr. Riley D. Holliday Mr. and Mrs. Franklin S. Horne Jr. Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Horne III Mr. Henry L. Hoyal Jr. Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Johnson Jr. Mrs. Jane S. Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Doug Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Jones Mr. John D. Jones Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jerome L. Kaplan Mr. and Mrs. W. Stephens Lamb Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Larry E. Landers Mr. and Mrs. Marion H. Liles Jr. Ms. Jacquelyn E. Lineberger Ms. Lisa Lineberger Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lineberger Mr. Ralph L. Lineberger IV Ms. Virginia A. Lineberger Mr. and Mrs. Hubert C. Lovein Jr. Macon Senior Civic Club Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Maddux Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Maxwell III Mr. and Mrs.* Thomas H. McCook Jr. Mr. and Mrs. W. Brian McDavid Mrs. Betty J. McGoldrick Mrs. Dale F. McGoldrick Mr. and Mrs. Phillip M. McGoldrick Mr. and Mrs. John McNeill IV Mr. and Mrs. Elbert T. McQueen

in honor of Miss Virginia Parker Wilkin Mrs. Ginny Sweet Simmons Dupuy in honor of Mrs. Jane Williams Mr. and Mrs. M. Baxter Sowell Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. McSwain Jr. Mr. Alan S. Meadors Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer F. Meadors Ms. Arden C. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Mack Minton III Mr. and Mrs. James T. Mitchell Mr.* and Mrs. Rhett L. Moody Dr. M. Sidney Moore Jr. Ms. Ellen L. Murphey Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Neal Mr. and Mrs. Edmund E. Olson Dr. Russell G. O’Neal Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. Persons Mrs. Chandler Jones Pike Ms. Mary Elisabeth Plowden Mr. and Mrs. Philip T. Rabun Mr. and Mrs. Bill Raines Mr. Stephen A. Reichert Dr. and Mrs. David H. Rozier Ms. Camille Sanders Mrs. Fran Martha Holliday Sanford Dr. and Mrs. Carl C. Schuessler Sr. Mrs. Connie Sealy Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Simmons Dr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Slappey Jr. Mr. and Mrs. G. Boone Smith III Mr. and Mrs. James L. Solomon Mr. and Mrs. M. Baxter Sowell Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Stewart Mr. and Mrs. J. Steven Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Kice H. Stone Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Stroup Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Bradford F. Swann Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Talbot Dr. and Mrs. Jerome P. Tift Dr. and Mrs. William L. Tift Drs. Gary Walker and Anna Walker Mr. and Mrs. Johnny C. Walker III Ms. Marilyn Holton-Walker Mr. and Mrs. James E. Weatherford Mr. and Mrs. James K. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Woodcock Mr. and Mrs. James Wootan

2015 Stratford Magazine

59

2 0 1 4 - 2 0 1 5

Catherine G. “Cathy” Hardie Professional Development and Study Fund This fund was established in memory of Cathy Hardie by her family, friends and the Dura Connell Foundation.

It is designed to provide funding for teachers to pursue exceptional professional development opportunities in their chosen fields, to attend educational conferences and is intended to raise their level of expertise and enthusiasm for teaching.

Henry Tift IV Scholarship Endowed by the family and friends of Henry Tift, headmaster of Stratford from 1976 to 1997, this scholarship is awarded annually to a rising senior who has excelled in the arts at Stratford, exhibited leadership ability, and contributed to several areas of school life: academic, athletic and extracurricular.

In addition to the school’s endowed funds, there are numerous scholarship funds held

by Stratford Academy which were established in memory and in honor of Stratford faculty members, students, alumni and parents.

Many of these are awarded at the annual Honors Day programs to students based on merit achievements and scholarship criteria.

60

Stratford Magazine 2015

O F

G I V I N G

Memorials, continued

Endowed Funds Andy Anderson Memorial Scholarship The scholarship, endowed in memory of Andy Anderson, Stratford Class of 1984 alumnus, by his family and friends is awarded annually to an Upper School student who has demonstrated leadership and athleticism as a member of the football team and personal qualities of integrity, character and school spirit.

R E P O R T

Mr. and Mrs. Kazuhiro Yoshida Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Young Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Young in memory of Mrs. Millie Evans Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Jones in memory of Mrs. JoAnn Floyd Mr. and Mrs. V. James Adams Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Chanin Mr. and Mrs. Karl Christianson Mr. ans Mrs.* Thomas H. McCook Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William O. Walker in memory of Mr. Jesse Walton Fussell Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Grossnickle in memory of John Paul Gaddy Dr. William C. Acton Mr. and Mrs. Timothy K. Adams Mr. and Mrs. V. James Adams Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Anderson II Anonymous Dr. Ralph G. Asbury Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery L. Avant Babush Neiman Kornman & Johnson Mr. and Mrs. David A. Bailey Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Banks Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Batton Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William R. Bowden Mrs. Harriette Brandon Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Braswell Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Bridges Jr. Dr. and Mrs. William P. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm S. Burgess Jr. Drs. Craig and Brenda V. Caldwell James and Nancy Mohead Callahan Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Cantrell III Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Carter II Mr. and Mrs. Joe W. Caskey Mr. and Mrs. John F. Castle Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Chanin Mr. and Mrs. Karl Christianson Mr. David L. Claypool Mrs. Sue M. Coggins Polly P. Coleman Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Collins Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Collins Community Foundation of Central Georgia, Inc. Crozier Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Dickey II Mr. and Mrs. Rickey Dorman Mr. and Mrs. Guy B. Eberhardt Sr. Mr. John Slade Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Ellison Jr. Emory Communications, LLC Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Evans Jr. Ms. Ann B. Felton Mr. Joseph M. Gallagher Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Garland Sr. Mrs. Frances Gavin* Mr. Ari Geller Dr. and Mrs. R. K. Godsey Frances Grafton Mrs. Julie Peterson Greene Mrs. Anna Walker Sanders Greer Mr. and Mrs. George S. Greer Ms. Kay S. Greer Bonnie C. Gregg Mr. Paul Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Emmitte H. Griggs Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Grossnickle Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Gunn II Ms. Anna Ham Terry and Peggy Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher Jr. Ms. Patricia C. Hayslip Mr. James H. Hernandez Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Hilburn Mr. and Mrs. John P. Holmes III Mr. John Paul Holmes IV Mr. Neil S. Holmes Dr. and Mrs. C. Thomas Hopkins Jr. Dr. Charles T. Hopkins III Ms. Paige M. Hopkins Mrs. Sara L. Hopkins Mr. and Mrs. Franklin S. Horne Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Hoye Ms. Mary E. Hudson Mrs. Jane S. Johnston Ms. Cindy Jones Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Jones Mr. John D. Jones Jr. Ms. Katherine A. Jones Ms. Jaime C. Kaplan

Mr. David P. Kempa Dr. and Mrs. David E. Kent Mr. Hall Killen Mr. Haynes H. Killen Mr. John A. Lane Clowe Wright Lashley Mrs. Bettie A. Lawrence Dr. and Mrs. Richard B. Liipfert Ms. Jacquelyn E. Lineberger Ms. Lisa Lineberger Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lineberger Mr. Ralph L. Lineberger IV Ms. Virginia A. Lineberger Mrs. Jennie Belle Davis Lombardo Ms. Ann Rhetta Minton Luszcz Ms. Amy Maley Mr. and Mrs. James A. Manley III Mrs. Lynn H. Massey Dr. and Mrs. Charles B. May Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas McAfee III Mr. James W. McCook III Ms. Linda McElroy Mr. and Mrs. Phillip M. McGoldrick Mr. and Mrs. John McNeill IV Mr. and Mrs. Elbert T. McQueen Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. McSwain Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Medlin Jr. Ms. Elizabeth T. Minton Mr. and Mrs. Mack Minton III Mr. and Mrs. Marion Reeves Minton Mrs. John T. Mitchell Sr. Rabbi Jack L. Moline Mrs. Carter Kelly Monroe Ms. Ellen L. Murphey Mr. and Mrs. Ed Muse Mr. Dave Norris Mr. and Mrs. Edmund E. Olson Mr. and Mrs. Brandon A. Oren Dr. and Mrs. Reggie D. Osbon Mr. David A. O’Shaughnessey Mr. Michael B. O’Shaughnessey Mr. and Mrs. W. John O’Shaughnessey III Mr. William J. O’Shaughnessey IV Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Palmer III Ms. Mary S. D. Pate Mr. and Mrs. Bryan B. Persons Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. Persons Mrs. Barbara Peterson* Mr. and Mrs. Chester W. Pierce Mr. David S. Poole Dr. Dusti Prisock Mr. and Mrs. Philip T. Rabun RACO General Contractors, Inc. Ann Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. John T. Reynolds Bette Robinson Dr. and Mrs. David H. Rozier Ms. Erika H. Shelton Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Simmons Dr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Slappey Jr. Mr. and Mrs. C. Randall Smith Mr. and Mrs. G. Boone Smith III Mr. and Mrs. Grady A. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Larry E. Smith Sr. Mr. and Mrs. James L. Solomon Southern Trust Insurance Company Mr. and Mrs. M. Baxter Sowell Jr. Stratford Academy Alumni Association Dr. and Mrs. N. Brad Stevens Sr. Ms. Betty Stewart Mr. and Mrs. J. Steven Stewart Mr. and Mrs. H. Jerome Strickland Ms. Marjorie M. Stricklin Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Sullivan Frank and Peggy Swayze F.D. and L.M. Swift Dr. and Mrs. William L. Tift Mr. and Mrs. Mark Toth Mr. and Mrs. Jay C. Traynham Judge and Mrs. Marc T. Treadwell Mr. and Mrs. Johnny C. Walker III Ms. Marilyn Holton-Walker Mr. and Mrs. William O. Walker Mr. J. Robert L. Weatherford Mr. and Mrs. James E. Weatherford Mr. and Mrs. John B. White Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. White Jr. Mr. Andrew T. Wilkinson Miss Claire C. Wilkinson Ms. Emily E. Wilkinson Mrs. Joni Wilkinson Mr. and Mrs. James K. Williams Mr. and Mrs. James Wootan Mrs. Anne Youmans

Mr. and Mrs. George E. Youmans Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Young Dr. and Mrs. Edward H. Young Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Young Mr. and Mrs. H. Andrew Young in memory of Mrs. Delina McGarity Geiger Ms. Marilyn Holton-Walker in memory of Mrs. Kathryn Baugh Graves Mr. and Mrs. Neil S. Creter Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Hilburn Mr. and Mrs.* Thomas H. McCook Jr. Mr. and Mrs. C. Randall Smith in memory of Mr. Danielle Edward Groselle Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Grossnickle in memory of Mr. William Fred Hefner Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Grossnickle Mr. James H. Hernandez Mr. and Mrs. John P. Holmes III Ms. Jacquelyn E. Lineberger Ms. Lisa Lineberger Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lineberger Mr. Ralph L. Lineberger IV Ms. Virginia A. Lineberger Mr. and Mrs. James L. Solomon in memory of Mr. Alvin Hirsh Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery L. Avant Mr. and Mrs. John F. Castle Mr. and Mrs. Karl Christianson The Honorable Robert Dickey and Mrs. Cynde Dickey Georgia Recyclers Association Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Grossnickle Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Gunn II Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. Holleman Mrs. Jane S. Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Jones Mr. Charles N. Koplin Mrs. Jennifer B. Koplin Dr. and Mrs. Larry E. Landers Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Maddux Mr. and Mrs. Philip T. Rabun Rivoli Garden Club Dr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Slappey Jr. Smithco. Enterprises Mr. and Mrs. M. Baxter Sowell Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James Wootan Mr. and Mrs. Kazuhiro Yoshida in memory of Ms. Joy Hulgan Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Ellison Jr. in memory of Mr. Jack Jennings Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Bridges Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Collins Mr. Will Herndon Mr. and Mrs. Phillip M. McGoldrick Mr. and Mrs. Grady A. Smith Ms. Marilyn Holton-Walker in memory of Mrs. Jan Jones Marsh Mr. and Mrs. Neal Howard Mrs. Holly S. Strawn Riley Mr. and Mrs. Grady A. Smith Mr. and Mrs. James L. Solomon Stratford Academy Alumni Association Mr. and Mrs. Bradford F. Swann in memory of Mrs. Mary Stringer McAfee Ms. Marilyn Holton-Walker in memory of Mrs. Cammie Holmes McCook Mr. and Mrs. V. James Adams Jr. Dr. and Mrs. William W. Baxley Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Carter II Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Collins Mr. and Mrs. William C. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Hilburn Mr. David P. Kempa Mrs. Lynn H. Massey Mr. and Mrs. Phillip M. McGoldrick Mrs. John T. Mitchell Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Palmer III Mr. and Mrs. Philip T. Rabun Mr. and Mrs. Bradford F. Swann Ms. Marilyn Holton-Walker in memory of Mr. Tommy McCook Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Palmer III in memory of Mrs. Glennice Edna McCue Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Grossnickle Ms. Marilyn Holton-Walker

in memory of Dr. Ernest Moore Mr. and Mrs. V. James Adams Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John McNeill IV in memory of Mr. Don Morrow Dr. and Mrs. William W. Baxley Jr. in memory of Mrs. Summer Ione LaWahna Smisson Neel Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Hilburn Mr. John S. Neel Jr. in memory of Mr. Paul R. Odom Mr. and Mrs. William O. Walker in memory of Mrs. Ashley Benton Parker Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery L. Avant Dr. and Mrs. William W. Baxley Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Carter II Mrs. Mimi McCook Mr. and Mrs.* Thomas H. McCook Jr. Stratford Academy Alumni Association in memory of Mr. Charles Otis Patton Jr. Ms. Patricia J. Dallen Dr. and Mrs. William L. Tift in memory of Mr. Henry Pinkney “Pink” Persons Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Collins Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Gunn II Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Hilburn Mr. and Mrs. John P. Holmes III Mr. Shep Marsh Mr. and Mrs. John McNeill IV Mr. Alan S. Meadors Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Palmer III Mr. and Mrs. John B. Peterson Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Philip T. Rabun in memory of Mrs. Barbara S. Peterson Dr. and Mrs. William W. Baxley Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Hilburn Mr. David P. Kempa Mr. and Mrs. Phillip M. McGoldrick Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Palmer III in memory of Mr. John B. Peterson Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Palmer III in memory of Mr. Roger A. Phillips Stratford Academy Alumni Association in memory of Mrs. Lucille Pinkston Mr. and Mrs. V. James Adams Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin S. Horne Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert C. Lovein Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James T. Mitchell Ms. Marilyn Holton-Walker in memory of Miss Carly Rigby Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Collins in memory of Mr. Richard Sheridan Mr. and Mrs. V. James Adams Jr. Dr. and Mrs. David E. Kent in memory of Ms. Mary Louise Skene Stratford Academy Alumni Association in memory of Mrs. Jean D. Sowell Mr. and Mrs. Karl Christianson Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Grossnickle Mr. and Mrs. Grady A. Smith in memory of Mrs. Frances Durr Griggs Stater Dr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Brogdon Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Hilburn in memory of in memory of Mr. Henry Harding Tift IV Mr. Michael R. Morgenstern in memory of Dr. Wiliam H. M. Weaver Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Palmer III in memory of Mr. Rodney Williams Mrs. Carol K. Williams in memory of Mr. Jefffrey Sean Windham Stratford Academy Alumni Association in memory of Mrs. Mary Jean Yates Dr. and Mrs. Richard B. Liipfert in memory of Mr. George E. Youmans Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Palmer III * Deceased

2 0 1 4 - 2 0 1 5

R E P O R T

O F

G I V I N G

SECOND GRADER STEWART Vernon generously gave Stratford some of the tips he earned driving guests to their cars at a party his parents hosted as a donor cultivation event for the capital campaign.

Little Stewart said he wanted to help Stratford build the new Lower School. Then he asked the entire student body to follow his lead with “Change for the Campaign.”

With a series of videos played to students during homeroom, they were asked to bring in a penny for each year of their age. This “change” was collected by the homeroom teachers and contributed to the Excellence Never Rests Phase II capital campaign.

The response was overwhelmingly positive. Students contributed $1,039.40 with numerous classes posting 100 percent participation.

The following students contributed and signed their class roster: Aziz Abuzaidieh Alexis Adams Elisa Aguirre Gavin Aguirre Meggie Aivalotis Mariam Akbar Savannah Alday Anna Kate Alford Hameed Al-Hajj Minna-Tullah Al-Hajj Lora Al-Hakim Evan Ambrose Jack Ambrose Samantha Atkinson Mary Wilson Avant Cate Ballard Morris Ballard Nischal Bandi Chandler Banks Celine Barakat Jude Barakat Libby Baskette Annie Baxley Ben Baxley Ryan Begyn Jack Belko Alexa Bethume Josh Bevill Mia Bhasin Mia Bingaman Jordyn Bingham Carly Blackwood Sadie Blackwood Andrew Blalock Lucy Bobbitt Jack Boltja Peggy Boltjia Jensen Bowden Jimmy Bowden Hayes Boyd Preston Brewer Ellis Bridges Rho Bridges Charlie Briscoe David Briscoe Charles Brooks James Brooks Amelia Brown Catherine Brown Justin Brown Victoria Brown Jude Burgess Kate Burgess Clayton Burnett Gates Bush Gunn Bush Mary Caroline Bushway Piper Bushway

Marshall Butler Mary Blue Butler Sallie Butler Annie Buzzell Blain Caldwell Evan Carr John Henry Causey Katherine Causey Quintez Cephus Carson Chambless Andy Cheek Charlie Cheek Lucie Cheek Gracie Childers Laney Childers Blair Christie Dixie Anne Clark Sam Clark Knox Cleveland Elizabeth Cochran Lawson Cole Josie Coleman Rivers Connally Harrison Cooper Conner Corbitt Huntley Cowart Mary Leland Cozart Dottie Cranford Miller Cranford Charles Cross Kacey Cross Ben Crossley Sarra Crossley Hadley Cullars Mason Cullars Mimi Culp Sam Culp Amber Datta Conner Davis Leah Davis Madeline Davis Miller Ann Davis Luke Deal Grace Deedrick Patrick Delves Addie Denisar Nathan Dillard Mike Dodd Brighton Donner Cam Douthit Cole Dover Kirvin Driver Willow Driver Caroline Duke Rebecca Duke George Dunn Weston Dunwoody Maci Durso

Trudi Ruth Durso Cate Eddlemon Dylan Ellis Haley Ellison Kaitlyn Epps Jack Eubanks Callie Evans Christopher Evans Mary Frances Evans Taylor Evans Emily Fackler Maddie Fackler Sarah Farriba Langley Anne Faulkner Laurel Ferrari Elias Fisher Chandler Fleming Libba Fleming Mary Margaret Fleming Santino Franklin Rob Fruitticher Will Fruitticher Meredith Fuchs Macaden Fulk Missy Fuller Annie Garner Brooks Garner Auden Geary Avery Geary Charlie Giles Emme Glenn Gracie Gonzalez Mary Kate Graves Jacob Groover Savannah Groselle James Groves Abhi Gudapati Taylor Gumbart John Haithcock Nalbi Hajo Jeffrey Hale Ella Hall Katherine Hall Katherine Hamilton Luke Haney Sydney Hanley Zane Harley Grayson Harrell Jack Harrington Paul Harrington Ella Hart Cal Hatcher Felton Hatcher Kate Hatcher Lily B. Hatcher Nate Hatcher Guinevere Heath Conner Hefner

Reynolds Hefner Maimee Henderson Blake Hendley Natalie Hendrix Jeannie Hightower Ashby Hill Betsy Hill Houston Hill Lilly Hill Nayah Hill Cade Hodgin Kiley Kate Hodgin Caroline Horn Hadley Horner Austin Howell Mary Carolyn Hulgan Claire Hurt Matthew Hurt Anna Caroline Hutchinson Emily Hutchinson Forest Hutchinson Banks Jaquith Carson Jaquith Lauren Jaquith Kaylee Jellum Ava Jeshuran David Jimenez Isaac Jimenez-Kerley Anouk Johnson Finn Johnson Jett Johnston Tate Johnston Tucker Johnston Jasmine Jokhai Jonathan Jokhai Clarke Jones Kaleb Jones Ginny Jorgensen Gracie Jorgensen Nora Jorgensen Alexa Kang Paul Katner Anna Katherine Katz Nathan Katz Harrison Keenan Mary Harper Keenan Ben Kelly Hamzah Khan Uswa Khan Mackenzie King William King Sarah Koplin Eden Kovacs Gray Kovacs West Kovacs Jacob Lawson Sophie Leigh Athena Leskovics

Elijah Leskovics Zizi Leskovics Aubrey Lewis Brady Lincoln Garland Lind Hendley London Peyton Lovett Tinsley Loyd Clifton Macdonnell Alice Mahler Akins Manley Thomas Mann Amal Mansoor Lawson Massey Morgan Mathis Grant Matson Griffin Matson Malin McAfee Zoe McAfee Evans McCook Shorter McCook Bobby McCord Lila McCord Miller McCord Cole McDaniel Emmie McElrath Lauren McElrath Campbell McIntyre Stella McIntyre Brandon McKinney Hunter McKinney Taylor McKinney Ellie McMahon Lock McMahon Molly Grace McPherson Anna Kate Medlin Jack Medlin Shaafay Memon Ellie Mincey Ellie Minette Marian Minton Drake Miscall Jack Miscall Kathryn Mitchell Mary Lois Mitchell Valery Mitchell Sanders Mitchener Graham Moore Matt Moore Aiden Mukherjee Anna-Burns Myers Darden Myers Harmony Nagle Ishaan Narsinghani Hadley Neal Sanford Caroline Neel Bradley Nichols Murray Nixon

Sai Pagadala Tift Palmer Yash Panse Anna Kathryn Parel Jack Parel Anil Parish Manisha Parish Aaron Patel Aashiq Patel Cap Patel Dillan Patel Rohan Patel Sagar Patel Gita Pavuluri Rahul Pavuluri Ella Payne Grayson Payne Aaron Perkel Abby Rose Perkel Kelly Grace Perrin Alice Perry Emma Kate Perry Ellie Peterson Roman Phillips Salvador Phillips Hughes Pinson Claudia Pope Helen Pope Woodson Pope Katie Beth Powers McKay Powers Cole Pruitt Truett Puckett Rachel Putkze Ann Putzke John Putzke Zoya Qazi Safi Rahman London Ramsbottom Tres Ramsbottom Akshay Ranabhotu Alice Rauls Martha Rauls Reagan Ray Taylor Ray Alexis Reese Carson Reeves Georgia Reeves Mary Spencer Reeves Dane Reynolds Makenzie Reynolds Carly Rigby* Jacob Rigby James Rigby Barrett Roberson Nyna Grace Robinson Callaway Rollins Ginna Ross

Ray Ross Coleman Rozier Om Sakhalkar Harper Schell Holland Schell George Seagraves Mary Frank Seagraves Molly Edward Seagraves Steve Sedfawy Armin Sedghi Campbell Anne Sellers Ahmed Shaaraoui Jude Shaaraoui Lilia Shaaraoui Ahmed Shabbir Aiza Shabbir Eli Shaker Garrett Shaker Cam Sharpton Bonnie Sherwood Mary Cason Sherwood Nisha Shetty Shawn Shivdat Harley Anne Shurling McKenna Sibley Zainab Siddiqui Jonathan Siegel Ann Maries Sikes Whitney Sikes Kendall Simmons Matthew Simons Carsie Sims Mary Marwood Sims Nate Slappey Cale Smith Cope Smith Ben Snow Abigail Spillers Amelia Stecher Charlotte Stecher Riley Stecher Trey Stecher Alexandra Stefanis Andrew Stephens Jai Stephens Jayce Stephens Madelyn Stephens AJ Stevenson Kjell Stevenson Ella Stewart Anna Grace Stone Mack Strickland Kathryn Sumrall Caroline Sutherland Drew Sutherland Greg Sutton Mary Marshall Swift Phillips Swift

Jocelyn Tang Emma Terry Kate Terry Carter Tharpe Evie Tharpe Raines Tharpe Logan Thomas Anna Thompson McKinley Thompson Nolan Thompson Will Tiller Emerson Toles Luka Tomic Oge Umerah Tobe Umerah Ollie van der Ouderaa Tripp Vaughn Sloan Vernon Stewart Vernon Suhani Viradia John Wade Blake Waldrop Jacob Waldrop Liam Walker Savannah Wallace Joseph Webb Carlin Weinberg Conor Whelan Alexus Whipple Alyssa Whipple Robert Wilkin Virginia Wilkin Jade Williams Spencer Williams Banks Williamson Hannah Wilson James Wilson Laila Wilson Laura Wilson Zalik Wilson Kate Wimberly Adam Zaggout Savannah Zawacki Lanier Homeroom Paterson Homeroom * Deceased

2015 Stratford Magazine

61

2 0 1 4 - 2 0 1 5

Planned giving is finding ways to make charitable gifts now or after your lifetime while enjoying financial benefits for yourself today. Sometimes it’s difficult to be charitable when the future is uncertain — after all, your family comes first. But there is a way to make a significant gift that takes into account tax-saving strategies and income-producing assets.

These types of gifts are planned gifts.

While the primary purpose of a planned gift is to help the charitable cause of your choice, its secondary purpose may be for you to enjoy the personal financial or family benefits that certain plans can provide you. Planned gifts can be made now to immediately support our needs, or they can be enacted upon your death as a final way to leave your legacy.

Dear Friends of Stratford,

JOHNNY MULLIS PHOTO

The second phase of the Excellence Never Rests capital campaign was launched during the 2013-2014 fiscal year. With a goal of $4.5 million, this campaign represents the final piece of Stratford’s master campus plan with the addition of the new Cantrell Lower School and repurposing the current Lower School facilities. Every division of the school will benefit from this campaign, as it includes additional facilities for our Upper and Middle School fine arts classes, athletic programs, Upper School academic programs and ASAP (after school/summer) programs.

The public phase of this campaign began in fall 2014 with a tailgate party kick-off celebration prior to a home football game and a donor recognition event. Throughout the school year, funds were continually raised and by summer 2015 $3.5 million of the $4.5 million had been raised. Ground was broken on the new Cantrell Lower School in July 2015, and the new building should open with the 2016-2017 school year.

Stratford took a leap of faith this summer by beginning construction in order to fulfill the promise to our families and teachers that the new Lower School would be ready in one year. Currently, Stratford is at a critical place in our capital campaign with the goal to finalize the last $1 million needed

Overlook Planned Giving Society

Learn about planned giving opportunities for Stratford at www.stratford.org/ plannedgiving. If you have made arrangements for Stratford to be included in your estate plans or otherwise, the school would like to include you in our planned giving society. Please contact Kathleen Medlin, Director of Institutional Advancement, at (478) 477-8073 ext. 210 or kathleen.medlin@ stratford.org for more information.

62

O F

G I V I N G

Excellence Never Rests Campaign Phase II

Be a Part of Stratford Academy’s Future

The Overlook Society is composed of an elite group of Stratford supporters who have carried out their desire to provide for the school with planned giving or an estate gift: Mr. Loyd H. Black Tammy and Charlie Cantrell Dr. Ashley C. Davis Mr. and Mrs. David F. Green Sr. Mr. Charles N. Koplin Mrs. Jennifer Koplin Mrs. Jennie Davis Lombardo

R E P O R T

With Your Support

Excellence NEVER RESTS

Stratford Magazine 2015

Supporters gather at the home of the Vernons.

between now and the end of the year.

Since 1960, Stratford Academy has been recognized for a high standard of excellence, and the school’s leaders have designed a strategic plan and fundraising campaign to ensure this standard of excellence continues well into the future. Leadership has the responsibility of looking forward — to prepare Stratford students for today and plan for tomorrow. Your support of this campaign will assist the school with this mission.

These long-awaited enhancements will transform our campus and the educational experience of our students, most importantly ensuring that the Stratford standard of excellence is consistent across all grade levels. Please think about your leadership role with Stratford Academy and the lasting impact your personally meaningful contribution will have on every future Eagle.

There are also two exciting opportunities to recognize a Stratford student, faculty/staff member, alumnus(a), parent, grandparent or supporter through our brick and “Foundations of Excellence” campaigns. A pledge form is included in this magazine or you may pledge online at www.stratford.org/ onlinegiving. Please visit www.stratford.org/ENR2 for more information or contact Stratford Advancement Director Kathleen Medlin at Kathleen.medlin@stratford.org or (478) 477-8073.

Sincerely,

Dr. Bob Veto, Head of School

2006

Spring 2013

Excellence Never Rests capital campaign launched to build new science center, new lower school and improve athletic facilities and campus security.

Planning for Excellence Never Rests Phase II begins including new lower school and repurposed current lower school to become a student activities center. Campaign goal is $4.5 million.

2005

2010

Long-range plan identifies need for new lower school, among other facilities, to complete Stratford’s campus master plan.

Excellence Never Rests capital campaign divided into Phase I and II. Lower school included in Phase II.

2011 Phase I completed.

A donor cultivation event was held in September 2014.

2 0 1 4 - 2 0 1 5

Stratford Academy is grateful to these individuals, who have generously served on Phase II of this campaign: Julie and Tom McAfee ’86, Campaign Co-Chairs Shannon and Stewart Vernon ’98, Campaign Co-Chairs Jim Adams III ’87 Dr. Bill Argo ’72 Jeff Avant ’84 Martha Williams Berg ’70 Malcolm Burgess Bill Buzzell ’70 Bill Fickling III ’74 Robbo Hatcher ’82 Angela Maddox Hicks ’76 Eric Hefner ’83 Jaime Kaplan ’79 Chip Koplin ’82 Kathleen Cook Medlin ’88 Lori Landers Mitchell ’93 Jennifer Pope Courtney Forrester Swift ’98 Rob Wilkin Dr. Bob Veto

R E P O R T

O F

G I V I N G

Recognize an Eagle for the Excellence Never Rests Campaign

A Brick Campaign for Stratford’s Future Join this exciting opportunity to recognize a Stratford student, alumnus(a) or supporter with a personalized brick paver located in the courtyard of the new Cantrell Lower School. Proceeds from brick campaign will benefit the Excellence Never Rests Phase II. www.stratford.org/ENR2brick

Brick Campaign Levels: $5,000 • 8x8 inch brick used to border perimeter of courtyard • Six lines of text with eighteen (18) characters including spaces per line • Personalization letters are 5/8-inch tall

$1,500 • • • •

4x8 inch brick with two names placed in center area of courtyard Three lines of text with eighteen (18) characters including spaces per line Personalization letters are 5/8-inch tall Two-Name Paver example: Mary and John Smith OR Mary Smith ’78 and John Smith ’79 OR Mr. & Mrs. John Smith

• • • •

4x8 inch brick with one name placed in center area of courtyard Three lines of text with eighteen (18) characters including spaces per line Personalization letters are 5/8-inch tall Single-Name Paver example: John Smith OR The Smith Family OR John Smith Family

$1,000

For other gift amounts, donors can choose the appropriate combination of these three levels.

Foundations of Excellence Wall Display In the Cantrell Lower School, Stratford faculty/staff, past and present, will be honored with a “Foundations of Excellence” permanent wall display. Teachers, coaches and staff who instilled “Freedom for Excellence” in Stratford students for the last 55 years can be recognized by former or current students, parents or supporters. At the $500 giving level, a donor may have one name listed.

For this honorary display, think about the teacher who taught you to love learning, that staff member who always encouraged you with a smile, or the coach who inspired that “never quit” attitude. Donor names will be included as well and acknowledgement will be sent to the honored staff member when possible. www.stratford.org/ENR2foundations All brick campaign and “Foundations of Excellence” gifts are tax-deductible and can be made over a five (5) year period. Forms for both can be downloaded at www.stratford.org/ENR2. These campaigns are separate and naming opportunities may not be combined. Payment can be made by stock transfer, check, credit card or billed to a student’s school account. Please direct questions to Advancement Director Kathleen Medlin at or (478)477-8073x210 or Kathleen.medlin@stratford.org.

September 2014 Public phase tailgate kickoff party generates excitement among Stratford families.

Stratford donors enjoy a kickoff event hosted

by Shannon and Stewart Vernon.

AUGUST 2015 April 2015

Raffle winners at the tailgate party

December 2013

December 2014

$1 million raised to date.

$2.5 million raised to date.

Stratford students raised $1,039 with “Change for the Campaign.”

$1 MILLION LEFT TO RAISE.

July 2015

August 2016

Construction breaks ground for the new lower school.

Cantrell Lower School scheduled to open with the 2016-17 school year.

May 2015

Cantrell Lower School

$3.5 million raised to date.

Campaign co-chairs Stewart Vernon and Tom McAfee

2014 Stratford Magazine

63

2 0 1 4 - 2 0 1 5

R E P O R T

O F

G I V I N G

Excellence Never Rests Phase II (Gifts as of July 31, 2015) Excellentia Society $500,000 and More Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Cantrell III

Libertas Society $250,000-$499,999 Mrs. Carolyn Townsend McAfee Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas McAfee III

Eagle Society

$100,000.00 $249,999 Butler Automotive Group, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Marsh Butler Jr. Mr. and Mrs. L. Morris Butler Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Butler Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Clark Mr. and Mrs. David E. Gibson Mr. and Mrs. J. Eric Hefner Mr. and Mrs. Edmund E. Olson Dr. Hugh F. Smisson III

Talons Society

$50,000-$99,999 Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm S. Burgess Jr. Mr. Robert S. Burgess Community Foundation of Central Georgia, Inc. David Belk Cannon Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Roy H. Fickling Mr. and Mrs. William A. Fickling III Mr. William A. Fickling Jr. Mrs. Betty Heard Mr. Russell C. Henley Mr. John S. Neel Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William D. Skinner Stratford Booster Club Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Sullivan The Fickling Family Foundation Mr. Bryan E. and Dr. Julia C. Tiller Mr. and Mrs. Stewart C. Vernon

Wings Society

$25,000-$49,999 Mr. and Mrs. V. James Adams Jr. Dr. and Mrs. William V. Argo Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery C. Battcher Mr. and Mrs. Reginald W. Buzzell II Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Carter II Mr. and Mrs. Nirmal Das Mr. and Mrs. William H. Greer III Mr. Duke and Dr. Catherine Groover Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher Jr. Hefner Holdings, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Hicks III Dr. and Mrs. Winston R. Jeshuran Mr. Charles N. Koplin Mrs. Jennifer B. Koplin Dr. and Mrs. Richard B. Liipfert Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Maddux Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Cory Moore Mr. and Mrs. Brandon A. Oren Mr. and Mrs. D. Hughes Pinson Dr. and Mrs. Wood D. Pope Renasant Bank Dr. and Mrs. Jason L. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Swift Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Thomas Zaxby’s of Middle Georgia

1960 Society

$10,000-$24,999 Drs. John and Valerie Ambrose Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Amos Jr. Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Brewer Mr. and Mrs. John A. Brewer Dr. and Mrs. Alrick Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Brooks Dr. and Mrs. William P. Brooks Dr. and Mrs. Stanley S. Bush Mr. and Mrs. Reg Buzzell Mr. and Mrs. Dean C. Copelan Sr. E. J. Grassmann Trust Dr. and Mrs. Joshua Brian Glenn Mr. and Mrs. Randolph C. Capps Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Grossnickle

64

Stratford Magazine 2015

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene S. Hatcher Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Hatcher Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Johnson Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kyle W. Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Kaplan Dr. and Mrs. Mark Keenan Drs. Atul and Minni Khurana Mr. and Mrs. Wade A. Kovacs Dr. and Mrs. Chris McLendon Mr. and Mrs. John McNeill IV Mr. and Mrs. James T. Mitchell Dr. and Mrs. Joshua A. Perkel Dr. and Mrs. J. T. Pope Mr. and Mrs. M. Baxter Sowell Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Bradley T. Sumrall SunTrust Foundation Matching Gift Program Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Swift Dr. and Mrs. Minor Verson W. L. Amos Sr. Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan D. Walker III Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gift Program

Overlook Society

$5,000-$9,999 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery L. Avant Mr. and Mrs. James A. Berg Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Berg III Mr. G.R. Bethune Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Davis Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Easterlin Dr. and Mrs. Brad N. Ford Ms. Tracy L. Garner GFGW Inc. Ms. Blythe M. Hamilton Dr. and Mrs. A. K. Harper Mr. and Mrs. Eugene S. Hatcher Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Jayme J. Jimenez Ms. Jaime C. Kaplan Mrs. Letty Kaplan Mr. Henry K. Koplin Dr. and Mrs. Larry E. Landers Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Langford Mr. and Mrs. James A. Manley III Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. McSwain Jr. Merck Partnership for Giving Microsoft Giving Campaign The JK Group Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Reeves Minton Mrs. Holly S. Strawn Riley Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Sheridan Dr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Slappey Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Smith Dr. and Mrs. George S. Stefanis Dr. and Mrs. Nick Tehrani Mr. and Mrs. Phillip W. Thomas Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Veto Dr. Carol D. Wanna Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilkin Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Wilkin Jr.

Gazebo

$2,500-$4,999 Anonymous Mr. Srinivas P. and Dr. Sailaja A. Bandi Dr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Brogdon Jr. Mr. D. Melson Butler Mr. and Mrs. John F. Castle Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Cleveland Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James M. Cole III Dr. and Mrs. D. Scott Davis Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Delves Mr. and Mrs. John Eddlemon Mr. and Mrs. Robert Evans Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Garner Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Grinstead III Mr. Charles H. Grinstead IV Mrs. Jane Meriwether Terry Grinstead Miss Valentine Grinstead Mr. and Mrs. Jed Hill Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Horn Mr. and Mrs. Zach Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Steve Mann Dr. and Mrs. W. R. McCormack Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. McCue Mr. and Mrs. John R. Medlin Jr. Mr. Homer S. Mullins

Drs. Richard and Anjali Parish Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Parker Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin W. Pope Mr. and Mrs. Byron B. Pyles Mr. and Mrs. T. Bryant Pyles Mr. and Mrs. Jason Ivey Reaves Mrs. Susan S. Rogers Mr. and Mrs. John W. Shingler SunTrust Bank, Middle Georgia Dr. and Mrs. William L. Tift Mr. and Mrs. James Wootan Zarks Family Foundation Inc.

Patron

$1,000-$2,499 Abbott Fund Matching Grant Plan Drs. Ahmad Al-Hajj and Abeer Abouyabis Mr. and Mrs. William H. Anderson II Mr. C. Victor Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. David A. Bailey Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Ballard Bank of America Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Baskette Dr. and Mrs. William W. Baxley Jr. Mrs. Leslie Bowen Bean Mr. and Mrs. David W. Bethune Dr. and Mrs. Tarek Bisat Mr. and Mrs. Brian Bogle Mr. and Mrs. William C. Boswell III Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Bowen Jr. Mr. Robert A. Bowen III Mrs. Kyra L. Bragg Mrs. Linda B. Browne Mr. Brian and Dr. Kelly N. Causey Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Chanin Mr. and Mrs. Matt Childers Ms. Frances L. Clay Mr. John P. Cole and Ms. Mary S. Donovan Mr. and Mrs. Royce Conner Mr. and Mrs. Neil S. Creter Mr. and Mrs. James H. Daws Mr. and Mrs. James Dickey Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Dorogy Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Driver Mr. James J. and Dr. Laura S. Edwards Mr.* and Mrs. Donald C. Eubanks Mr. and Mrs. John D. Eubanks Dr. and Mrs. Marcus C. Evans Dr. and Mrs. James B. Ferrari Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Dr. and Mrs. Brian T. Geary Mr. and Mrs. Emmitte H. Griggs Mr. and Mrs. William Hanley Mr. and Mrs. Howard O’Neal Hart Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James C. Hays Sr. Ms. Patricia C. Hayslip Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Hofstadter Ms. Mary Jimenez Mrs. Jane S. Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Jones Ms. Katherine A. Jones Mr. T. Michael Kelley Mr. and Mrs. John P. Kelly Ms. Virginia Kerley Mr. Richard P. Maier Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Matson Mr. and Mrs. Phillip M. McGoldrick Mr. and Mrs. Christopher W. McIntyre Mr. and Mrs. William H. Mohr Mr. and Mrs. Howell W. Newton Mr. and Mrs. Scott Nystrom Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Palmer III Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Parel II Dr. and Mrs. Shyam Prasad Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Reynolds III Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Rowe Dr. and Mrs. Frank E. Seagraves III Dr. and Mrs. Aamer Shabbir Dr. Sheila K. Shah Mr. and Mrs. Blake C. Sharpton Mrs. Phillipa C. Shoffner Mr. and Mrs. Robin R. Siegel Dr. and Mrs. Charles Edward Smaha Mr. and Mrs. Grady A. Smith Mr. and Mrs. William A. Snow Jr. Stratford Academy Student Body

Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Stribling Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Sutherland Mr. and Mrs. Gregory R. Sutton Mr. and Mrs. Bradford F. Swann The R. A. Bowen Trust Mr. Daniel R. and Dr. Mary Bell Vaughn Mr. and Mrs. Edward Vogel Mr. and Mrs. Robert Walcott Ms. Marilyn Holton-Walker Mr. and Mrs. Nathan T. Watson Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James M. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Roy W. Wyche Jr. Mr. and Mrs. H. Andrew Young

Friend

Up to $999 Mrs. Diane M. Adams Anonymous (3) Ms. Sue Appleby Mr. and Mrs. Greg Atkinson Dr. and Mrs. John P. Atkinson AZPAC-Match Program Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Barrow Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Benson Jr. Ms. Kathryn J. Blankenship Mr. Caleb Bloodworth Mr. Stephen and Dr. Margaret Boltja Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Bridges Jr. Mr. Ross S. Bridges Mr. and Mrs. Raymond R. Bunker Mr. and Mrs. William D. Burton Jr. Drs. Craig and Brenda V. Caldwell Dr. Athelene Carter Dr. Harles Carter Mrs. Mary Reid Carter Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Robert Chabot Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Christianson Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Collins Mr. and Mrs. Craig N. Cowart Ms. Stacey Creter Ms. Beth Parker Davis Ms. Mary Parker Davis Ms. Mary Rae Phelps Dudley Ms. Margaret M. Easterlin Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Elder Mr. and Mrs. Richard Epps Sr. Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Ethridge Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Farriba Ms. Louisa M. Felton Ms. Shannon Kay Fickling Mr. Wayne Flanders Mr. and Mrs. Rodger Fleming Mr. and Mrs. Tommy C. Fletcher Mr. and Mrs. Josiah E. Flournoy III Ms. Kathy Fox Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Fredrickson Mr. Allen Free Mr. and Mrs. Chad M. Fulk Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Garland Sr. Mrs. Nancy Gordillo Mr. and Mrs. William M. Green Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Greene Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Greene Mr. and Mrs. Ted Gumbart Mrs. Frances Hardwick Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin L. Harrington Ms. Sylvia S. Haynie Ms. Madelyn M. Henderson Mr. and Mrs. William A. Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Martin L. Herndon Ms. Alexandra Hill Mr. and Mrs. James C. Hinson Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Howell Mr. Jeff Hubbard Ms. Lynn Hutto Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Jaquith Mr.* and Mrs. Jack G. Jennings Mr. and Mrs. Leigh M. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Doug Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Judd Mr. and Mrs. Jerome L. Kaplan Dr. Frank H. Katz and Ms. Sara Walcott Dr. and Mrs. S. D. Katz Mr. and Mrs. William Keenan Dr. and Mrs. Frank B. Kelly Jr.

Mr. Haynes H. Killen Mrs. Carol B. Lanier Mr. and Mrs. William H. Larsen Mr. and Mrs. Jack K. Lasseter Mr. Charles A. Lawson Mr. Dewayne Lawson and Dr. Bridget Trogden Mr. Chris Loomis Mrs. Susan G. Marshall Mrs. Susan Hanberry Martin Mrs. Lynn H. Massey Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Maxwell III Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Mays Dr. and Mrs. George W. McCommon Mr. and Mrs. Brent A. McDaniel Mr. and Mrs. W. Brian McDavid Mr. Ben McLain Mr. and Mrs. John W. Meeks Jr. Mr. Andrew S. Moring Ms. Lindsey Morse Mr. and Mrs. Wayne C. Murray Mr. and Mrs. Matthew M. Myers Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Myler Ms. Suzy Newton Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Nicholson Dr. and Mrs. Samer Mufid Othman Ms. Lauren Parris Mr. and Mrs. Sarjit J. Patel Drs. Veera and Anu Pavuluri Mr. and Mrs. Keith Peterson Mr. and Mrs. T. Cater Pierce Mr. and Mrs. George L. Pierson Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Pinkston Jr. Mrs. Leigh Ratliff Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Reeves Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Reeves Jr. Mr. William M. Reynolds Jr. Ms. Kailey R. Rhodes Mr. and Mrs. Scott Roberts Mr. and Mrs. David H. Rozier Rabbi and Mrs. Aaron Rubinstein Sanofi-Aventis U.S. Charitable Trust Ms. Abby Schirmer Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Schorr Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Rader J. Sellers Ms. Marjorie M. Slappey Mr. and Mrs. Connie W. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Ed Smith Ms. Melissa Smith Mr. and Mrs. William A. Snow IV Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Solomon V Mr. and Mrs. Justin M. Spillers Mrs. Kelli Squires Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Stecher Jr. Mr. Johnnie J. Stephens Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Stephenson Dr. and Mrs. N. Brad Stevens Sr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Steven Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Walker S. Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Darren B. Suggs Mr. and Mrs. John E. Sweat Mrs. Estelle McKenzie Owens Syretz Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Thomas Ms. Ann B. Tift Dr. Frank W. Tift Ms. Nancy Todd Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Treadway Master Stewart C. Vernon Jr. Ms. Laura J. Voss Mr. and Mrs. John Paul Wade Ms. Shelli L. Wall Mr.and Mrs. Wesley J. Walthall Mr. and Mrs. Kevin A. Wangerin Ms. Kaye G. Wansley Mrs. Jackie M. Waters Mr. and Mrs. H. Ronald Watson Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Watson III Mrs. Wanda F. Watson Mrs. Carol K. Williams Mr. and Mrs. James K. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Woodcock * Deceased

St ra tfo Oc W tob ee rd er 1617 ke |w Al ww n d .s t um ra t 2 for d.o 01 n rg / alu 5 i mn

Th the e Ath sch leti c o Mr ol’s a Hall At s. R thle of F hle FRID All am uby ti alu mn Jo c pro e ho Grad tic H AY, n y Arg gra O Enj i and o*, ms. ors in Smit all o CT oy t O The divi h G Mr f din heir f Fa BE du s. H y ner am m R e Clas als mn ,m i In m usi lies ar Alu len W s of 2 and t asium e In 16 ca em nd e gue mn alker* 015 i eams – 10 duct Gam ory o Sam n i s chi : f ldre ts at BBQ and t ducte who h 00 a. ion eo S A m. he n th am A nd es n’s our a v P e 19 a e a a eS n i C trat derso rson onta ctivit nnual cnic 77-7 re: Co made i 8 a c ford n ‘8 e A sig ch tJ s.

M bo lum – 5 n run footb 8, the emo aime Check ni W :00-7 ys’ ba Rodn ifican ey . n a Ka s Alu : e r w i l 0 For k l n e C i 0 e C t co fi e a g k p ont m t e b Co m act clock ld. Th ni A l Fla lan@ site f end P p.m. ball te ollins, ntribu nta er b s i o c and g e h a s ct s B r n m. Bill M tions tra lair alve gam ocia ic ra F Tom me (*D t Cle s. A e w tion ootb tford in pla at th All mb ece eeks o M e n v . n w cA org alu ela y in ill be s. R Str ase ’76 ill h all fee ers w mn n a . t , e e d G t o a d f ser res ) st 7 ’8 a ’86 ill jo Alu Al i and vat ord fo in t mn 8 at ted a -on-7 the S me at i o o o t b Du umn their t n a l fl S – b u om get kcl s re all mA mn ag tr 5: ring fa i h iB . que stad hal , Ho milie atfo mcaf er in and evela us is footba nder 00-6: ste i son 00 s re ee@ the ftim m we rd n l l R d. um. d f o e p @ l c e, j eco ceiv v.

A M r . u m o hal m. l m u e m n a o m m T e a t io lm of a in u mi w n rtin e to o w c lum s for ng ompl igg arks i Ban n sno play ith tw rial Fl ime s yst d to ni a the an w.c . o 2 ag F C e n d p nd Me 0-m oot m om the crown Ha tary a ount s.co lay d et y 19 inu ball Str ing ll o dmi te, 65 y – m o urin our g a s f r o S f t s •1 7:3 ello the ford f th J i F A o a n a ime TU 0p e wE f m 97 t o A o 2 thle 01 . e t agl Cam RD Ka otbal 0• tic 5 Ho Re he Ho m. es con pla l 19 Hal in t pu AY, n f gam me cog me tac S s e or l h 7 O c c e tJ o e fr o n o e w 5 • RE T f C m det . m i aim F ont ou T ing am ing tio ails ww 19 UN r – OB eK e n l f Q o o Cla . s– bby otb apl 10: ER .st 80 ION ss ueen an, F o 3 1 ra • of 2 and 8:30 all ga Alu or m tfo 19 YEA f the 0 a.m 7 m 0 p r s e e mn ore 1 cho . cog .m. .

5. rd 85 iD .or • R CL o niti irec inform on g/a 19 AS l for a tor, atio 9 tou lum 0 SE at J n a r of niw • 19 S aim bou the 95 e.K t Alu e cam ek apl mn • pus en 20 an@ i W . d 0 e 0• for str eke atf nd d eta 20 ord 20 ils.

05 .or 15, go •2 r (4 01 78) 0 477 -80 73 ext . 29 6.

WALTER ELLIOTT PHOTO

iw e ek end

Stratford Academy Office of Institutional Advancement 6010 Peake Road, Macon, Georgia 31220-3903

WALTER ELLIOTT PHOTO

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Macon, GA Permit No. 173