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4 Greetings from Patty 6 Class of 2016 8 Commencement 10 Senior Awards 13 College Matriculation 14 Around Campus 22 Discover the World: an Icelandic Adventure 28 Courtney Portlock: Preparing Exceptional Leaders 34 Lies, Light, McCarthy Visiting Authors 36 Leading the Way with Financial Literacy in the Lower School 38 Priyanka Sinha ’00: Building Economies 45 Sacred Heart International “Faces of the Heart” 46 Teacher Andrew Wilkinson and the Digital Arts Studio 48 Alumnae News 54 Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award 55 Alumnae Gallery 56 Girl Wonder: Ashley Ward ’02 59 In Loving Memory Page 60

62 Letter from Board Leadership 63 Board of Trustees 64 Letter from Finance Leadership 65 Report of Gifts and Pledges 66 Letter from Stuart Fund Leadership 67 Stuart Fund Donors 76 Stuart Fund Parent Donors 80 Grandparents Club 81 Faculty and Staff Donors 82 Alumnae Donors by Class 84 Memorial Donations 85 Mater Legacy Society 86 Rock and Roll Gala 88 Rock and Roll Gala Supporters 89 Fund-A-Need: Signature Experience Supporters 90 Honorary Gifts 91 Endowment Funds 95 Financial Aid: Filling a need and changing lives, one girl at a time 98 Stuart Program Donors 103 Thank You, Mark Johnson

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Greetings from Patty “You are called to influence our culture . . . and you can do it through your compassion, prayer, and the quality of your relationships. If the apostles, only a few men and women, were able to influence civilization after civilization, why can’t your life, your presence, influence our times?”

– St. Madeleine Sophie Barat In the early 1800’s, St. Madeleine Sophie began the order of the Religious of the Sacred Heart because she believed that young women, well-educated, could change the world.

This is our legacy. The stories in this issue of Stuart News exemplify how leadership development has, and continues to be a hallmark of a Stuart education. I know you will be impressed as you read of the impact alumna Priyanka Sinha ’00 has on the economies of developing nations and the accomplishments of Ashley Ward ’02, an aerospace engineer, working with the Marine Corps on developing a new helicopter. These women exemplify the great work that our faculty is doing to prepare our future leaders, from preschool through grade 12, with exciting and enhanced STEM, SIFE (Stuart Institute of Finance and Economics) and leadership curriculums.

Madeleine Sophie knew her students could be the difference makers in the world through leadership, compassion, and community. As always, one of the greatest strengths of our Stuart community is the diversity of our families. With students, faculty and staff from 58 different countries celebrated in our annual Flag Ceremony, we all benefit when we build unity around the rich diversity of our Stuart community.

We continue our work that began last fall with Diversity Directions. Their comprehensive assessment offered us many insights. We learned that we have many things to celebrate and still much to do. While our appreciation of religious diversity is woven into the fabric of our school, we continue to work on the challenges that come with enjoying a community of students and families from a diverse range of racial and socio-economic backgrounds.

We are actively incorporating recommendations from Diversity Directions to provide training for our Board, administration, faculty and staff. Our girls are called to lead within a global context and we are committed to preparing them well for that challenge.

I’d like to welcome our brother school Princeton Academy’s new In 2016 Dr. Fagin was awarded a Headmaster Rik fully-funded fellowship to attend the Dugan, his wife, prestigious Klingenstein Center for Joanna, and their Independent School Leadership’s 2016 two children who Heads of Schools program at Teachers attend Stuart, to College, Columbia University. our Sacred Heart community. Rik brings amazing expertise and energy to Princeton Academy as well as a wonderful spirit of cooperation. Great things are happening on the Great Road collaboration between our schools!

As our faculty continues to prepare our young women for lives of exceptional leadership, I’m excited to announce that we are reaching beyond Stuart to the greater Princeton community to inspire girls of all ages and backgrounds to become courageous and confident leaders in STEM and entrepreneurship. #LEADLIKEAGIRL: A Conference for Risk-Takers and changemakers will be held at Stuart on Saturday, April 8, 2017. We are thrilled that we’ve lined up keynote speakers Ellen Stofan, chief scientist at NASA and Debbie Sterling, CEO and founder of GoldieBlox.

I am so grateful for the diverse group of developing young women leaders that I see each and every day here at Stuart, and for the remarkable alumnae who are actively incorporating the skills and attitudes learned at Stuart to change our world for the better. Proudly, we are still challenging our girls with St. Madeleine Sophie’s question, “Why can’t your life, your presence, influence our times?”

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The Courage to Question and the Drive to Know Stuart girls are wonder-filled as well as wonderful. They ask questions. They want to know more. From preschool to senior year, their curiosity and zest to learn are fed by outstanding academics and inspiring faculty.

To celebrate 100 Days to Graduation, seniors and preschoolers walk hand-in-hand through a hooting, hollering and high-fiving gauntlet of the entire Stuart community. These Stuart “lifers� are now attending The University of Edinburgh, Harvard, Parsons School of Design, Princeton (4), and Rhode Island School of Design.

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Elena Catriona Bernewitz

Armani Ciara King

Taylor Kady Mills

Rose Fernanda Tetnowski

Emma Lauren Brigaud

Isabella Maria Kopits

Asha Lakshmi Mohandas

Jennifer Rose Walsh

Lindsay C. Craig

Madeleine Louise Lapuerta

Nishali Parikh

Kathleen Elizabeth Walsh

Catherine Mary Donohue

Chloe Noel Mario

Kimberly Pamela Rodas

Julia Kim Weingaertner

Alyssa Adams Ellsworth

Julia Elizabeth Maser

Samantha Elizabeth Servis

Makeda Ajahnae White

Sneha Gopinath

Juliet Victoria McGowen

Hayley R. Siegel

Jiatian Wu

Harley Olivia Guzman

Natalie Maria McGowen

Elizabeth Marie Beres Sochka

Zhi He (Maria) Xu

Victoria Therese Hannah

Pamela Katherine McGowen

Rosalind Marion Stengle

Nanxi Yao

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A truly remarkable group of young women.

“We have artists, athletes, musicians, intellectuals, introverts, extroverts, comedians and scientists. They have developed a reputation as one of the most contrasted, varied groups of girls ever to walk these halls, but despite their differences, this class has the strongest sense of camaraderie and community I’ve ever seen.

I implore you to go out into the world and do something new. Something that makes you uncomfortable. You just might find something that you didn’t know you had. Find that thing and run with it.”

—Brandon Detherage, Commencement Speaker

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Our voices will continue to echo throughout the world.

“We are a class that uses our voices to catalyze long lasting and far reaching change in many disciplines.

We are a grade of talented artists, captivating stage performers, star athletes, curious minds, and loving hearts. Somehow all of our wildly disparate voices have come together to form this beautiful song with complex harmonies. Our voices will continue to echo throughout the world. The impact we have made here is just the beginning … Whether we will be attending college just down the road, across the country, or across the Atlantic Ocean, remember, we are Stuart girls– We make our voices heard.”

— Julia Weingaertner, Senior Class Speaker

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Senior Awards Goal I Margherita Condell Award A personal and active faith in God

JENNIFER WALSH Jennifer Walsh is known by her teachers and peers for her “servant’s heart.” She is determined to give back to, and learn from, each and every one of the many different communities she serves – and she has contributed well beyond the 200 hours of service required in the Upper School at Stuart. In Jennifer’s mind, service is not a requirement; but instead, doing for others is simply second nature. As co-leader of the Campus Ministry Club, Jennifer takes care of her classmates and community. She has a positive spirit at all times, whether building houses in Appalachia or supporting friends during tough times. With her faith as a guiding force, Jennifer lives out the Goals of the Sacred Heart daily.

Stuart’s Goal I Award honors Margherita Condell, RSCJ, affectionately known as “Madame,” who came to Stuart at the request of Reverend Mother Barry in 1964. Madame taught French, greeted visitors and answered the phone. Many girls remember when they passed through the Front Hall, they would first curtsy to Mater, and then to Madame. She left Stuart in 1985 at the age of 84 – the same year she took her vows to become a nun.

Goal II Janet Erskine Stuart Scholar Award A deep respect for intellectual values

NATALIE McGOWEN Natalie McGowen’s teachers describe her as a passionate, independent thinker who is intensely dedicated to the advancement and improvement of our community. She brings a contagious energy to the classroom, always helping to push the conversation deeper. Always looking to learn more, Natalie is known to check out economics textbooks during school breaks in order to take notes and share new concepts she has uncovered with faculty members. She is a leader and motivator, committed to social justice, willingly taking on roles such as head of the Judiciary Committee, co-founder and co-chair of Stuart’s Black Student Union, co-chair of the Diversity Club as well as Mock Trial. In one report card a teacher wrote, “Natalie is pretty awesome.”

That she is.

Stuart’s Goal II Janet Erskine Stuart Scholar Award is in honor of our school’s namesake, Mother Janet Erskine Stuart, the sixth Superior General of the Society of the Sacred Heart, who, through her writings, has influenced education the world over.

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Goal III RSCJ Service Award A social awareness that impels to action

MAKEDA WHITE Makeda White is described by her teachers as a bridge-builder who is “all heart” and a friend to all. She is a deeply spiritual person with a knack for working with underprivileged children. Her caring and remarkably mature way has lead her to being selected as a peer leader, an esteemed position within the Upper School. She cares deeply about issues of diversity and inclusion serving as co-founder and co-chair of Stuart’s Black Student Union and co-chair of the Diversity Club. She is a dedicated leader who strives to make a difference in the world.

Goal IV Alumnae Award The building of community as a Christian value

PAMELA McGOWEN Pamela McGowen is a pillar of the Stuart community. A natural leader, outstanding academic, trusted friend, and phenomenal singer, Pamela is the heart and soul of the Upper School student body. Teachers rave about her natural inquisitiveness, rich understanding of issues, and keen intellect – which she always brings to classroom discussions – that encourage the engagement of others around her. Pam’s work in the organization of Town Hall Meetings has strengthened the power of student voices and resulted in positive changes to the operations of the Upper School. As a Stuart lifer and president of Student Government, she has contributed much to the Stuart community, and we know she will continue to make us proud for many years to come.

Goal V Faculty Award Personal growth in atmosphere of wise freedom HARLEY GUZMAN Harley Guzman’s passion drives her to work harder and learn more. Harley is a multitalented student and athlete with an analytical mind and deep intellectual curiosity. Faculty speak of her sincere “joy in learning” and “thoughtful understanding of self and the world around her.” Harley embraces all she does with a sense of purpose and a zeal for learning. Whether she is acting in her role as peer leader, building schools in Haiti or tearing it up on the basketball court – Harley embraces all she does with a sense of purpose. She wholeheartedly desires to leave the world better and brighter than she found it.

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Harvard University (2) Loyola University Maryland Mount Holyoke College New York University Parsons School of Design Princeton University (5) Rhode Island School of Design Trinity College University of California, Los Angeles

University of Edinburgh University of Massachusetts Lowell University of Rochester University of WisconsinMadison Vassar College Villanova University College of William and Mary

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A Peaceful Place for Girls to Make Some Noise Calm but full of energy, beautiful but purposeful, mid-century modern but 21st century equipped, our campus is an amazing space supremely suited for the growth that happens inside.

This year we’ve had intense debates and easy laughter, cheers for peers, and peacefulness, too. Stuart has just the right mix, just the right space for each girl to listen and reflect, find her voice, make some noise, and sing.

The Upper School musical, Mary Poppins was spectacular! Congratulations to the entire cast and all of the students and faculty who worked behind the scenes to make this a phenomenal show.

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1 2 1. The audience loved watching the acting, costumes, music and story come to life in one of Stuart’s best fourth grade musicals, 101 Dalmatians.

2. Grade 6 took a walk for water in the shoes of Sudanese women in a project-based learning unit.

3. Stuart girls showcased their fine arts talents at the All-School Art Show and Spring Concert.

4. Congè was a day of fun in the sun for our youngest ones.

5. Women We Admire Day in Lower School was a culmination of hard work and research.

6. Fathers and daughters made memories of a lifetime at the Winter Wonderland Dance.

7. Fifth graders celebrated Feast Day like the Ancient Greeks.

8. Lower School celebrated Christmas Colombia-style with grades 3 and 4 Spanish.

9. Juniors received their rings from senior sisters at the milestone Ring Ceremony.

10. Isabella Kopits was named National Merit Semifinalist and Hayley Siegel, Julia Weingaertner, and Natalie McGowen were named Commended Students in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program.

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#leadlikeagirl With the launch of the Stuart Center for Girls’ Leadership in 2014-2015, we began using the hashtag #leadlikeagirl to share Stuart leadership opportunities and student successes on social media. To celebrate the Center, Stuart faculty, staff and girls of all ages received a #leadlikeagirl t-shirt. Stuart girls in #leadlikeagirl shirts were spotted far and wide. You can get your own #leadlikeagirl t-shirt at the Stuart Bookbag on campus or visit www.stuartschool.org/bookbag.

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Ruby Bridges, Icon of Civil Rights History, Shares Her Story with Stuart Girls

1 Stuart was very honored to host Ruby Bridges on campus. Ms. Bridges was the first African-American child to attend an all-white public elementary school in the American South. She met with Lower School students in grades 2-4 and spent two hours with Middle School girls. At each presentation she spoke on age-appropriate issues surrounding justice and acceptance, while sharing her personal story. It was an incredible opportunity for the girls to be able to meet and speak with this remarkable woman, an icon of Civil Rights history. We extend our deep gratitude to Ms. Bridges for sharing her personal story and prompting conversations around our own lives.

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1. Middle School girls headed to the turf field for the annual Green & White Day games.

2. Stuart was proud to present the eighth grade musical, Willy Wonka, Jr. 3. Upper School students got into the Halloween spirit.

4. The Stuart speech team competed at the Yale Invitational and came home with prizes in several categories!

5. The seventh grade girls enjoyed an active, educational and reflective overnight trip to Sprout Creek Farm in Dutchess County, New York.

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DISCOVER THE WORLD: AN ICELANDIC ADVENTURE

By Amanda McCarther, ELL Specialist

Fifteen Upper School Stuart students, along with three faculty chaperones embarked on a STEM adventure to Iceland.

Fourteen intrepid Upper Schoolers (along with three equally intrepid chaperones) set off on a weeklong adventure to Iceland during Spring Break. The trip, part of Stuart’s global programs, offered the students a chance to experience firsthand some of the world’s most fascinating landscapes, along with learning more about geothermal energy and soil conservation.

Over the course of the week, the girls traveled by bus from the country’s capital, Reykjavik, to the southern coast of Iceland and then

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on to the region north of the capital.

Each day was full of incredible vistas and singular experiences. The girls started off their trip by visiting the Blue Lagoon, a geothermal spa and one of Iceland’s most popular tourist attractions. From there they traveled to the Bridge Between Continents, where they viewed the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and saw how the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates are gradually drifting apart. After a short sightseeing tour of downtown Reykjavik, the girls spent the rest of the week traveling to the various geographical

highlights of Iceland. They visited several of Iceland’s most famous waterfalls including: Selfoss, Gullfoss, and Hraunfossar (Iceland’s most romantic waterfall), and also a number of glaciers. They also got to witness a geyser eruption firsthand and hike around Kerid, a volcanic crater lake.

One of the greatest highlights of the trip, however, was their “Into the Glacier” experience which allowed them to hike inside of Langjokull, the second largest icecap in Iceland.

The girls walked through a series of

ice caves and tunnels and even got to see a glacial crevasse from inside a glacier! Another highlight was Jokulsarlon, a glacial lagoon, and one more of Iceland’s most highly visited sites. The girls were completely enthralled with the families of seals who could be seen floating just off the coastline.

When the girls weren’t hiking around the amazing outdoors, they were inside Hellisheidi, the world’s sixth largest geothermal power plant, learning about how Iceland’s hot water reserves fuel the country, and at Sagnagardur, observing the measures Icelanders have taken to protect their land against Iceland’s harsh environment.

They left land to finish their trip with a morning of whale watching where they were lucky enough to see several humpback whales! After a jam-packed week full of geysers, crater lakes, mountains and glaciers, the group returned home jet-lagged but with full cameras and plenty of stories to share about their Icelandic adventure.

Cynthia Blaney ’19 shared her photos and stories with us in a video slideshow.

You can watch Cynthia’s beautiful video at www.stuartschool.org/iceland.

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1. Upper School Swimming stood strong alongside elite competition in Prep Championships.

2. Congratulations to sophomore Jalynn Spaulding and freshman Bey-Shana Clark. The Trentonian named Jalynn to the All-Prep Girls Basketball 1st Team this year, and named Bey-Shana the Top Newcomer. Director of Athletics Justin Leith was also named the Trentonian All-Prep Coach of the Year and the Town Topics Top Coach of a Female Team.

3. Congratulations to the Middle School Tartans Lacrosse Team who went undefeated 9–0 this season.

4. Tori Hannah, named to the All-State Prep B First

Team and Central Jersey Field Hockey Coaches 1st Team, is playing Division I field hockey at UMass Lowell.

5. The Varsity Tennis Team played smart to cruise to an 8-5 record for the season.

6. Upper School Track had one of the greatest seasons on record.

7. Junior Emily Rounds competed for Stuart at State Squash Championships.

8. Congratulations to senior lacrosse star, Julia Maser, who was one of only 12 girls in the state selected for the NJISAA All-Prep Team, and scored her landmark 200th high school career goal this season. She is currently playing lacrosse at Colby College.

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10. Stuart Cross Country exceeded expectations, going 10-0 in dual meets, taking 5th in Prep B.

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For the first time in 10+ years the Varsity Basketball Team finished with a 19-9 record!

Other highlights from the season include winning the George School Tournament, hosting a 10 team tournament in December, and advancing in the Mercer County Tournament. The team was led by a trio of seniors Harley Guzman, Kate Walsh, and Rose Tetnowski, whose leadership helped guide the team this season. Freshman BeyShana Clark led the team in scoring, making an average of 15.7 points per game for a total of 440 points on the season. Congratulations to all of the girls on a fantastic season!

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2. SPARKS Robotics Team hosted 150 competitors for largest P’Town Throwdown ever.

3. Middle School science students got up close and personal with Madagascar hissing cockroaches.

4. Eighth graders built and launched model rockets to test Newton’s Laws.

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6. Girls showcased their understanding of complex scientific phenomena at the First Grade STEM Fair.

Changing the World One Bridge at a Time As part of Stuart’s SHAEP program, 18 sophomores delved into building bridges (literally and figuratively) between communities with 15 students from STEMCivics School in Trenton.

The goal of this PBL (project-based learning), organized by Stuart’s SHAEP Coordinator and French Teacher Anne Hoppenot, was to bring high school students from different backgrounds together to work on a common goal – to see how they could, together, make a difference in the world. The project began with an examination of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals to explore what it takes to build a better world. After watching a TED Talk on the topic, the students worked in teams to tackle the driving question, “How do we, as people, build bridges between communities?”

They conducted engineering experiments, Skyped with an expert bridge engineer, studied the physics

of bridges, and admired the feats created by prominent American engineers at the Roebling Museum.

They went to Mountain Lakes Park to examine different types of bridges, began planning their own bridges, and toured the Stuart campus to see where bridges could be built.

The students also participated in sessions on leadership and teambuilding before heading over to the STEMCivics School for discussions and lunch. To wrap up the week, the students returned to the STEMCivics school where they collaborated to build a bridge using cardboard and duct tape and planned their presentations on the essential

question. In the end, the students’ engineering was successful—the bridge was strong enough to support the weight of two teachers!

The following week, the students from Stuart and STEMCivics worked together to design and begin to construct a bridge that crosses the Stuart stream. It was just one of many bridges built over the course of this two-week project.

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Leadership is in the DNA of Stuart, a concept so important that it carries the lead in the school’s mission statement.

From the time they enter preschool until the day they graduate, students are steeped in the lessons of leadership and service through a combination of challenging curriculum, outstanding teaching, and close attention to each girl’s personal development.

Teachers begin the formal educational process in Lower School, introducing students to the many faces of leadership by assigning class jobs; discussing topics such as tone of voice, equality in play, and the importance of personal responsibility; and creating opportunities for students to present ideas to their peers. The

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process continues in Middle School, where students participate in leadership courses that guide them in identifying the characteristics of good leadership, developing self-awareness, and understanding personal strengths and challenges.

By the time students reach Upper School, they are well versed in the tenets of leadership and eager to implement what they’ve learned.

Two years ago, Head of Upper School Dr. Trisha Medeiros realized that the school had an opportunity to build upon this budding enthusiasm. Although aware that students were developing their leadership abilities throughout

their time at Stuart through service projects, club activities, athletics and the like, Medeiros felt there was room for something more. “Dr. Medeiros realized that our students wanted opportunities to practice and hone their leadership skills, so she decided to harness that energy in formal classroom offerings,” explains Assistant Head of the Upper School Courtney Portlock.

Medeiros solicited support from alumnae and business professionals in the area and secured important partial funding from The Harris B. Siegel Fund for Student Leadership.

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COURTNEY PORTLOCK: PREPARING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERS The aim of the program is simple: to ensure that Stuart students are offered access to the theory, skills and experiences needed to become effective leaders. Any student is eligible to take a leadership course, and those who are particularly interested in cultivating their skills may apply to earn a Leadership Diploma Endorsement, an intensified option that offers students the opportunity to specialize in a leadership area of particular interest.

Endorsement students must complete five leadership courses, three of which are new – Leadership and Personal Development, Applied Leadership, and Leadership Theory and Ethics. The fourth is Public Speaking and the fifth is an elective that’s been designated as part of the leadership endorsement, for example The Art of the Essay or Creative Writing. Participants must also complete a practicum/independent study their junior year and deliver a final thesis presentation their senior year.

Girls may apply for admittance to the Endorsement Program during their freshman or sophomore years, says Portlock; at present, approximately 30 percent of students in each grade seek admission. Often, she notes, students enroll in a standalone leadership course and after experiencing the benefits, decide to pursue the endorsement, whether or not they have specific leadership goals in mind. “Being able to lead one’s own life in a productive, healthy way is critical for personal development,” Portlock says. “It’s imperative for girls to learn that whatever their long term goals, they

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can be leaders of themselves, with a clear understanding of what that means. From there, they can lead anywhere they want.”

Portlock speaks from a place of deep experience. Long an advocate of leadership training for girls, she worked as a diversity director before joining Stuart’s faculty. “My work as a director, including leading diversity workshops, really fueled my interest in teaching leadership to students,” she says, “and when I got to Stuart, I was able to join the work I had done in equity and inclusion education with the other pieces that girls need to be successful leaders.”

Portlock teaches two courses for the Center, one of which is Leadership in Personal Development, an offering designed to help girls gain a better understanding of themselves and the different social identities they bring to the table. “I do a lot of work with students on what it means to navigate relationships by exploring how they see themselves versus how others might see them.” Students will experience privilege in some social situations and marginalization in others, Portlock continues, and it’s important that they develop the tools to navigate every circumstance.

“For example, we’ll give students statistics about how much women

“It’s imperative for girls to learn that whatever their long term goals, they can be leaders of themselves ...” make in the workplace compared to men, and then talk about things they should be aware of so they’re not surprised when they face something that doesn’t seem quite right.”

Course participants receive training in a host of practical skills as well, including how to run a meeting, give a presentation, write a résumé or cover letter, and interview. Classes run between 60 and 90 minutes and are comprised of hands-on activities as well as cognitive exercises – listening to a TED Talk or podcast – something that pushes students to think and analyze.

The Center graduates its first class of endorsement recipients next year –eight to ten students -- and Portlock is enthusiastic about the personal development she has witnessed thus far. Portlock has seen encouraging signs that students are gaining an understanding of who they were as leaders from the Center’s early days, but admits that initially she was unsure of how best to grade their progress. “I raised the issue with Dr. Medeiros and she encouraged me to

Girls gain confidence with public speaking during Lower School morning assemblies.

trust my instincts. After thinking about it, I realized that I wanted to know how the girls were growing and reflecting on the experiences they were having,” Portlock continues, “so I came up with an exercise I call a ‘capstone reflection.’” Every five classes, she explains, students are required to videotape themselves and write a reflection that identifies: three things that have stuck with them from the past five classes, the ideas or concepts they’ve learned that they feel that they can use moving forward, and the ideas they would like to explore a bit more.

From Portlock’s perspective, the results speak for themselves. “It’s

incredible to witness the students’ journeys as they come to understand themselves as leaders and as human beings. They are exploring questions such as, ‘Who am I?’ ‘What energizes me?’ ‘What are the things that I really need to work on, and how do I do that?’” Recently, Portlock notes, Dr. Medeiros returned from a National Association of Independent Schools Conference with an idea for provoking further reflection among students. Instead of asking what they want to be when they grow up, she proposed, why not ask students to think about how they see themselves impacting the world or collaborating with others. “Asking questions such as this sparks their creativity and

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Freshmen connect, bond and take risks at the overnight retreat.

allows us to better direct and guide them on their leadership journey, which is really a journey of selfdiscovery,” Portlock observes.

Parents can also play a role in helping their daughters to become confident leaders, says Portlock. “Listen to what your kids are saying, that’s key. Ask them questions, but don’t feel you need to respond. Instead, consider where their thoughts are taking you – it will allow you to

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engage them in ways that are very important.” Encouraging children to become involved in a variety of activities – a sport, an art class, something of that nature – can also be a valuable method for cultivating leadership skills, Portlock notes.

Leadership students Roshni Patel ’18 and Catherine Biava ’18 are perfect examples. Both are involved in extracurricular activities and both assert that they are recognizing

the benefits of the leadership courses they’ve had. As junior class president, Patel says that many of the concepts and techniques she’s learned in classes have helped her to function more effectively as a leader. “I’ve discovered that much of what leadership is about is personal development and reflection,” she notes. “I’ve gained a greater degree of self-awareness through my classes and have come to understand what goes on in a leader’s mind.” Patel has

“I’ve gained a greater degree of self-awareness through my classes and have come to understand what goes on in a leader’s mind.”

— Roshni Patel ’18

also found the hands-on class activities valuable. “Many of our exercises involve modeling – how to run a meeting, how to interview, how to negotiate a job offer – all activities that have practical applications in the real world. I’ve learned a great deal and gained a lot of confidence in my skills and abilities.”

Biava is using her enhanced leadership skills as well, serving as co-chair for Stuart’s prom. “My leadership courses have helped me to become much better at running meetings and addressing committees. I used to be pretty shy and very nervous about public speaking, but I’ve become more comfortable and confident in addressing people and much more excited about leadership. I’m confident that many of the things I’ve learned will be very helpful in the real world.”

The Harris B. Siegel Fund for Student Leadership The expansion of Stuart’s leadership programs has been made possible by the Harris B. Siegel Fund for Student Leadership, established by Patricia Costante and Stephanie Champi ’12. Their generous gift was given to Stuart in gratitude for Mr. Siegel, a long time director of college counseling.

Listen to Developing Leadership Skills in Girls, an interview with Courtney Portlock, on Stuart’s new podcast, TartanTalk, at www.stuartschool.org/podcast 33

VISITING AUTHORS

TRACY K. SMITH

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This year’s Lies, Light, McCarthy Visiting Author, Tracy K. Smith touched the entire Stuart community with her poetry, readings and stories about growing up as a woman of color in the suburbs of California. Smith kicked off her visit with a public reading in the evening on Thursday, April 14. She returned in the morning on Friday, April 15 to spend the day with students, allocating time to each division.

Ms. Smith is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir Ordinary Light (Knopf,

2015) and three books of poetry. Her most recent collection of poems, Life on Mars (Graywolf, 2011), won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize and was selected as a New York Times Notable Book. In 2014 the Academy of American Poets awarded her with the Academy Fellowship, awarded to one poet each year to recognize distinguished poetic achievement. She is the director of Princeton University’s Creative Writing Program. Thank you, Ms. Smith for spending the day with us!

ROSEMARY WELLS Our youngest students in the Early Childhood Program and Lower School were honored with a visit from Rosemary Wells, award-winning author and illustrator of more than 100 children’s books, including the Max and Ruby series.

Lies, Light, McCarthy VISITING AUTHOR MAY 18, 2017 U.S. Poet Laureate

JUAN FELIPE HERRERA

Juan Felipe Herrera is the 21st Poet Laureate of the United States (20152016) and is the first Latino to hold the position. From 2012-2014, Herrera served as California State Poet Laureate. Herrera’s many collections of poetry include Notes on the Assemblage; Senegal Taxi; Half of the World in Light: New and Selected Poems, a recipient

of the PEN/Beyond Margins Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award; and 187 Reasons Mexicanos Can’t Cross The Border: Undocuments 1971-2007. He is also the author of Crashboomlove: A Novel in Verse, which received the Americas Award. His books of prose for children include: SkateFate, Calling The Doves, which

Reserve seats at www.stuartschool.org/author

won the Ezra Jack Keats Award; Upside Down Boy, which was adapted into a musical for young audiences in New York City; and Cinnamon Girl: Letters Found Inside a Cereal Box. Herrera is also a performance artist and activist on behalf of migrant and indigenous communities and at-risk youth.

Leading the Way with financial Literacy in the Lower School With a challenging curriculum, collaborative learning environment and global focus, Stuart empowers Lower School girls to become leaders, not followers.

Reprinted from Princeton Life Magazine

The U.S. economy serves as the backbone of America and, in some ways, the world as a whole—yet students typically don’t learn how the economy works until high school, or even college. The girls at Stuart are a notable exception.

“Empowering our girls to lead, not follow, is essential to Stuart’s mission,” says Michelle Dowling, head of the Lower School at Stuart.

“In a rapidly changing world, it’s crucial that young women have a sense of both themselves and those beyond their local communities. We want our girls to be at the forefront – defining the conversation, not just taking part.”

Stuart teaches economics and finance to students as young as five years old.

Finance and economics represent just one aspect of a diverse curriculum designed to prepare girls for lives of exceptional leadership and service.

Money Concepts Teaching “money concepts” to the students at such a young age reinforces experiences they have in the real world, according to Susan Beshel, a math specialist who works

with students and fellow teachers to integrate math and finance concepts into the curriculum.

“When children go out with their parents to buy a toy, they learn what things cost and how to make a purchase,” Beshel notes. “We use reallife examples to integrate economics and finance into our curriculum, so it’s purposeful—not just random lessons. Our math curriculum is designed to give students a realworld understanding of money.”

Through hands-on learning, girls in the Lower School study both ends of the spectrum, from the consumer standpoint to the business and service side. From kindergarten to fourth grade, the school focuses on specific lessons appropriate for each level of learning. Beshel cites one project in particular: a café designed by the kindergarten class, where students “work” as cooks, servers and cashiers.

“They learn a cookie costs five cents or ten cents for tea,” she says. “They are required to think about money in a very realistic way.”

Another project—a K through 4 grocery store—empowers students to purchase, stock and sell grocery items to parents and older student shoppers. As an extension of the project, and in keeping with the school’s Sacred Heart values,

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the girls donate the grocery items to a local food pantry.

“Each year, lessons on finance become more advanced to prepare the girls for Middle School,” she continues. “In third grade, we focus on the differences between charity and empowerment. Girls learn the impact of making a small donation versus taking action that leads to long-term benefits. Fourth grade transitions into spending and saving.”

“Teaching ‘money concepts’ to the students at such a young age reinforces experiences they have in the real world...”

Likewise, “Women We Admire Day,” which takes place during Women’s History Month, ties directly into Stuart’s mission. On this day, students each portray an iconic woman who has made a significant impact on society, based on their own in-depth research. A highlight of the event is the “Talking Museum,” where each girl shares a brief presentation with visitors.

Even the youngest students get the opportunity to practice their public speaking skills.

Engaged, Connected, Committed Stuart’s innovative curriculum has been well received. “The youngest of learners truly love the integrated units—they repeatedly ask for them,” Beshel says. “There’s a strong sense of empowerment, and the girls’ math skills improve because they love what they’re doing.”

SUSAN BESHEL LOWER SCHOOL MATH CURRICULUM SPECIALIST

Susan Beshel is the math curriculum specialist in the Lower School. She joined Stuart in 2013 as a third grade teacher, teaching the math and social studies components. Previously, Susan spent 10 years at P.S. 183 on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, where she taught math and was the math coach and data specialist.

Before dedicating herself to teaching, Susan worked in the finance and and publishing industries in New York City. She holds a master’s degree in teaching from Fordham University and double-majored in economics and political science at Bucknell University. When Susan isn't at Stuart or talking about math, she can be found on Long Beach Island, running or enjoying yoga.

Dowling believes the enjoyment from these integrated units is at least partly responsible for the rise in students’ standardized test scores in mathematics since the program’s inception two years ago.

learn,” Dowling notes. “Our girls are active participants in their learning experiences. They don’t just memorize facts. Through hands-on activities and real-world problem solving, learning makes sense to Stuart girls.”

“We are constantly amazed by all that our girls accomplish,” she says. “They’re not afraid to tackle academic challenges because they’re prepared and supported by our wonderful faculty.”

“At Stuart, there’s a real sense of sisterhood. The girls are kind and compassionate and really look out for each other. With all grade levels in one building, our youngest students are surrounded by mentors and role models,” Beshel adds. “Our park-like setting serves as both an outdoor classroom and a playground, recognizing the importance of play in each girl’s development. At Stuart, girls learn that their possibilities are limitless.”

In the Lower School space, individual classrooms surround Millie’s Garden, a large central learning hub designed to encourage hands-on exploration, creation and collaboration. This indoor garden-like setting provides a joyful and light-filled environment that supports the innovative learning within.

“We’re often asked about the benefits of an all-girls school. Stuart’s greatest strength is our faculty. They really understand girls and how girls

Listen to Bringing Curiosity and Wonder to Elementary School Math, an interview with Susan Beshel on Stuart’s TartanTalk podcast at www.stuartschool.org/podcast

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BUILDING ECONOMIES Armed with her “secret power,” Priyanka Sinha ’00 offers advice to the unemployed, the President of Oman, and Stuart girls.

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Speaking to us via Skype from her office in Washington, D.C., Priyanka Sinha, Stuart Class of 2000, is engaged, and happy with the opportunity to connect with the Stuart community. She is unhurried, and gracious with her time, at once speaking with authority as well a sense of calm—both qualities which, no doubt, serve her well in advising heads of state on nation-building.

Priyanka Sinha ’00 is a policymaker who consults with presidents on national policies of growth. With The World Bank Group, she is currently advising the President of Oman on the country’s 5-year Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME) Growth Strategy, aimed at stimulating a strong, national entrepreneurial ecosystem. She has also recently worked in Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, Lebanon, and Egypt where she has supported client governments in reducing unemployment, creating jobs, building their private sector, and supporting their growing entrepreneurs, post “Arab Spring” protests and demonstrations.

The Start of Her Personal and Professional Journey You could say that Priyanka’s career path and her life journey are one in the same – one in which Stuart played a key role, and Sacred Heart Goal Three, a social awareness that impels to action, continues to resonate. Priyanka came to the United States from India when she was nine years old with her parents and two older brothers. She was a curious child, gravitating towards

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be more inclusive?”

Priyanka could not ignore the stark differences between her new life in the “developed” United States and the still “developing” India. Traveling back and forth between the U.S. and India made her more intellectually curious, and emotionally empathetic, to the plights of the “havenots.”

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books that might answer some very personal, and deep questions she had on development, international affairs, how societies are built, and even existentialism. She fondly recalls, “I had complex questions about how people and societies work, and I loved reading, learning, asking questions, and making sense of the world around me.”

Priyanka was always interested in international affairs and development and as she got older “wanted to understand how nations are built.” She grappled with questions such as: Why are some nations poor and others developed?

Why is there income disparity? What are the root causes of poverty? How can development and policymaking

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Though her time at Stuart was short – she was in the Upper School at Stuart for the last two years before graduation–she credits that, “Stuart beautifully and brilliantly offered an empowering space and environment, to feel comfortable and confident in one’s own skin.” According to Priyanka, “It allowed me to feel stimulated enough to speak up, share my thoughts, and engage in conversation, in a very free, safe and intimate environment.” As she went off to college, Priyanka was able to use this confidence to approach her teachers with ease, recreating the comfort she had established at Stuart. She says, “This for me, has been key to my growth. To this day, what I cherish the most about Stuart is the comfortable, intimate, and open bond I was able to build with my teachers and staff.” She says

that along her journey, her teachers, mentors, friends, and confidants, many of whom she keeps in touch with still today, and whose brains she picked, and asked a thousand questions, have been her “secret power.”

The Fundamentals Priyanka spent much of her early twenties seeking the answers to questions of: How do countries grow, and why do some grow fast and others slow? To help her understand the fundamentals, after finishing her undergraduate studies, she stepped out of her comfort zone, devoting the following few years to working with NGOs, civil society organizations, activists, and community organizers. She sought to understand poverty and the poor by finding out how they lived, who they interacted with, in what way, with what challenges. She recounts, “I used India, my home, where I had a head start in understanding the socio-cultural fabric, as my canvas to understand the world. I then spread out, traveling to Latin America, South America and Africa. I lived in villages across Mexico and Sierra Leone where I slept, ate, and lived like the poor. I lived on one meal a day and one glass of water, often sleeping on the floor, drinking out of wells that were too often unhygienic and unsafe.” Priyanka came to learn the intricacies–the desires, opportunities, hardships, and grave challenges–of her future “clients.”

The time Priyanka spent living with the poor was, “an enriching, empowering, and informative experience,” which eventually gave

her the “confidence and ammunition” to apply and be accepted into the Master’s in Public Policy Program at Harvard University. It was at Harvard that Priyanka found things got real very fast; where she had to put her experience at Stuart, from undergrad, her travels, and learnings to the test. She found herself surrounded by highly passionate, talented, knowledgeable, and ambitious change-makers: future presidents, diplomats, princes, and heads-of-state. She says, “Whether I truly felt ready or not, I had to take all the learning and turn it into gold very, very quickly.”

Invisible Issues We asked Priyanka about some of the many real-world “invisible issues” she has worked on, which may feel familiar to Stuart seniors, past and present, who tackle invisible issues in their senior Social Justice Class each year. Her impactful work has crossed regions as well as issues, and is rich in insight.

Priyanka recalls the work she did in her early twenties in Kamathipura, the notorious and second largest red light district in all of Asia. She says, “I went there because I had come to

learn that many women are lured into thinking they could find work and a better life in this area, only to be sexually exploited.” Priyanka found the women faced poverty, inhumane conditions, violence, and often raped by those who they should trust the most—police officers.”

Priyanka worked with activists to educate prostitutes in the area on how they could protect themselves, and fight for their rights as citizens.

She also worked with Prerana, an NGO, who provides free education, food, and day care to children of sex-workers. She recalls being asked continually by friends and family if

Priyanka with the founding team of “GYIPS,” Global Young Indian Professionals and Students, a group aimed at stimulating young professionals across the world to commit to India’s political, social, and economic development.

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it was safe for her to be in the area with pimps, thugs, and such violence and crime. She recalls, “Fear was not part of my vocabulary in my 20’s. I wanted to understand, and I wanted to serve.”

In 2008, the financial recession that gripped the U.S. had a massive global effect and Priyanka returned home to India to provide agriculturebusiness training and advisory support to literally hundreds of thousands of diamond workers who had lost their jobs, and were looking

to transition to the more stable, agro-business sector, in the state of Gujarat. She worked hard for eight months to bring loans, training, advisory support, and access to markets for these new farmers, and business owners. In India, in 2010, she helped to strengthen the largest national healthcare program for women and children under the age of five, and in 2011, in Sierra Leone, she helped launch the first free, national healthcare program after a 11-year civil war. She has also helped to bring financial literacy, savings,

micro-insurance, and micro-pension programs to hundreds and thousands of women entrepreneurs.

More recently, as a policymaker, Priyanka has been working in MENA, the Middle East and North Africa region—a region in turmoil and distress. She worked as part of a team with six or seven countries to help governments solve their high unemployment rate following the devastating “Arab Spring” antigovernment protests and uprising.

Much of the discontent, she explains,

Monitoring the “Midday Meal Scheme,” a school meal program run by the government of India, designed to improve the nutritional status of primary school (and upper primary school) children nationwide.

was rooted in unemployment and citizens’ (particularly the youth) frustration with corruption and the lack of quality public services.

“This was an incredible experience, challenging, and in real time,” Priyanka relays.

Priyanka has worked alongside entrepreneur Mr. Vikram Akula, founder of SKS Microfinance, and one of TIME Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world, on launching a $300 million financial inclusion/mobile banking startup in India. She is proudly passionate about and committed to women’s economic empowerment. She co-designed and co-led the negotiation of The World Bank Group’s global flagship women’s entrepreneurship program called Womenx. She ensures that a portion of her policy work always focuses on improving job opportunities, income, access to finance, and access to markets for women in the developing world, who, to this day, remain more marginalized than their male counterparts.

greatest contribution and value-add to society and humanity.”

your rights, your power, and how you want to proceed/make choices.”

To young women in particular, Priyanka advises, “Become intellectually aware and emotionally prepared that even in 2016, in a developed nation like the United States, you can be treated “differently” as a female. This is often a really hard topic to talk about. The truth is that some of you may be very lucky to never experience gender discrimination in your lifetime, whereas others may have to sadly experience it during college, your first promotion, sometimes even in your home, or at a very young age.”

She continues, “When you reach this fork in your life, where you do experience gender discrimination– although I hope you do not–I think it is very important for you to know

Priyanka brings to light the gender pay gap here in the U.S., where fulltime women workers still only earn 78 cents to every dollar that a man makes (according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics). She explains that women are often surprised to learn that even in a developed nation, women are not offered equal pay.

Tragically, women are often their own victims due to lack of awareness or poor confidence: they do not ask for what they deserve. To young women she says, “Knowledge is your power, always. Educate yourself, so when the time is right, you are able to negotiate and maneuver through these workplace challenges with confidence, strength, and wisdom.”

From One Stuart Girl to Another When asked what advice she can give young women today, Priyanka responds, “To all young people I would say, follow your intellectual curiosity, and stay true to it.

When you follow something that really drives you, excites you, and makes you leap out of bed, you will inevitably find excellence in what you do. And I think striving for excellence and being the best at what you are, is perhaps one of your

Priyanka playing with children in the streets of Gujarat, India.

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Priyanka speaking to students at Alumnae Career lunches.

On Financial Literacy and Savings Our conversation concluded with a discussion of the Stuart Institute for Finance and Economics through which financial literacy and economics are woven into the curriculum at all levels, beginning in junior kindergarten. We asked this powerful, confident advisor to nation states on economic policy, if she had any financial advice for our young women at Stuart. She says, “Oh my goodness, yes. I would advise all young people to become financially literate and financially savvy, from as early as your undergraduate years.

It is so important to know up front a) how much income you need to generate to make you happy and comfortable, b) how much you want to save for your future, c) how much you might want to invest, if you do want to increase your savings, and d) how much you want to spend based on the lifestyle and priorities that make YOU happy.”

To young women, in particular, she stressed the importance of being financially self-reliant as a means to maintaining freedom of choice.

Connecting her life experiences, she says, “As part of The World Bank, whose mission is to end extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity, bringing income to the hands of women is critical. This has intrinsic value of gender equality, but is also key to ensuring women have a greater chance to freedom of

mobility, freedom to choose whom they marry, freedom to start their own business, and freedom to live where they want--regardless of gender norms that might dictate otherwise. I would urge Stuart women to become financially selfreliant so you, too, always have this freedom of choice.”

Great advice for anyone at any age.

Priyanka interviewing and collecting data from recipients of Sierra Leone’s first free national healthcare program for nursing women and children under the age of five.

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“Faces of the Heart” Dhymond Revan ’18 and French Teacher Anne Hoppenot join Sacred Heart “Faces of the Heart” in Nantes, France

Dhymond Revan ’18 and French Teacher Anne Hoppenot joined students and teachers from Sacred Heart schools around the world for the first “Faces of the Heart” International Program in Nantes, France. Thirty students and five Sacred Heart educators gathered in France this summer, from locations as far reaching as Japan, Italy, Germany, Columbia and the United States, for this enriching and life-changing experience.

Madame Hoppenot is a French native and loves sharing her passion for the language, culture and literature with her students.

She has taught at Stuart since 2004 and currently teaches Upper School French, including AP French Language and Cultures.

Mme. Hoppenot is also the Sacred Heart Academic Exchange Program (SHAEP) coordinator, arranging 20+ exchange trips each year for Stuart girls with Sacred Heart schools in the United States and all over the world. Before starting her career as a teacher, she worked for 10 years for L’Oréal, and traveled all over the world for the company.

Mme. Hoppenot dedicates much of her life to living Sacred Heart Goal 3, a social awareness which impels to action. She is a founder of KONEKTE Princeton Haiti, an organization that supports children and their communities through educational initiatives implemented in partnership between Princeton and Fond Parisian, Haiti. Many Stuart students, as well as high school students from other Princeton area schools, have traveled with Mme. Hoppenot and KONEKTE to work with children and schools in Haiti.

Mme. Hoppenot has been involved with the new international program from its inception and was amongst the Sacred Heart educators who started designing the program last September. The organizers came up with a theme of “sustainable consumer behavior” for activities and discussion during the program. The students explored this issue through the lens of the guiding question, “How do our Sacred Heart values translate into choices and actions when it comes to the use of the world’s resources to feed the planet?”

The group also traveled to Joigny, France to see Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat’s home and learn about the foundations of Sacred Heart history in Paris. The educators organizing this event hope to offer the summer program every other year in a different country.

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teacher Andrew Wilkinson and the Digital Arts Studio This incredible combination gives our girls the space, tools and skills to find an extraordinary lens through which to see the world. marketing as well as 10 years exhibiting as a fine artist. He also has extensive experience teaching seminars in photography and video production to all ages and skill levels.

Photography and Digital Design Teacher Andrew Wilkinson

With an amazing list of qualifications in media communications and technology, photography and digital design teacher Andrew Wilkinson is equally skilled in applying his talents for art and commercial use.

The vast experience he brings to the classroom includes over 15 years of promotional design and corporate

Photo by Elizabeth Sochka ’16

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Andrew strives to teach his students not only photography and digital design skills, but much more - he aims to help our girls use their skills to find a new way to see and think of the world around them. He weaves in social justice by asking the girls to use digital design applications, such as branding, marketing, identity and ads, to explore and raise awareness of social issues.

Andrew started his marketing career in London, England as part of the design and interactive team for a public relations and design firm specializing in film clients, such as Disney, Virgin Interactive, and United Artists. In New York, he worked for Ernst & Young LLP in creative services. Andrew furthered his corporate experience with Merrill Lynch right here in Princeton.

His client projects included Coke, McDonald’s, Fed Ex, Cendant, and Haworth.

Photo by Emma Brigaud ’16

In addition to marketing, Andrew has been a working and exhibiting fine artist for over ten years, exploring both photography and sculpture. His work has been shown regionally and internationally participating in exhibitions in Russia and Beijing. Publications which have reviewed his work include the New York Times (five reviews) through exhibitions at the Jersey City Museum, and the Hudson Valley Museum of Contemporary Art. He has recently been published in The Huffington Post, NBC New York Nightly News and Princeton Alumni Weekly.

Andrew is an active member of the Arts Council of Princeton, and donates work to raise money for community development programs. His work is in several museum collections and many private collections in both the UK and USA. He is also an advocate for the A-TEAM, an artist collective of patrons from the Soup Kitchen.

Photo by Eloise Yang ’18

Generous donor support funds renovation of the new Digital Arts Studio The new fully-equipped Digital Arts Studio is a reality thanks to the incredible support of the Blandford family. The new studio, in the Fine Arts Wing at Stuart, is where classes meet for photography, filmmaking, and architecture. The studio is outfitted with 14 new Apple Mac computers all installed with Adobe Creative Suite software, which allows students to edit and organize images and portfolios, as well as edit and render digital films. The Digital Arts Studio also provides students with photography and filmmaking equipment, such as 12 Canon T5 and T5i cameras, tripods and microphones, all of which are available to students to sign out and use in and outside of school.

The Digital Arts Studio also makes use of an overhead digital projector for viewing and critique of student work. We provide the equipment and the students bring their creativity to the projects!

The new Digital Arts Studio was dedicated with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony at the 2016 Trustee Dinner. Trustees and members of the Fine Arts Department attended the ceremony to recognize the support of Martha and Scott Blandford, and daughters Katherine ’14 and Audrey ’22, in celebration of Pauline and John Blandford.

In photography class, Andrew ensures the girls develop the basics of digital photography, and then asks his students to use these skills to do more than take selfies and snap-shots – encouraging them to use photography to create art and to discover and explore their interests.

Martha and Scott Blandford with Katherine ’14 and Audrey ’22

Photo by Nishali Parikh ’16

Photo by Janani Krishnan ’17

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The alumnae proved their skill, winning the match 3–2 over their younger counterparts, in the alumnae field hockey match against the current varsity team.

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Girl Wonder

When girls come to Stuart, they enter a community that is both challenging and supportive.

Given the freedom—wise freedom—to explore and grow strong, they do, discovering mentors and experiences that unleash the strength within. By the time our graduates leave Stuart, they are ready to make their mark on the world.

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From the Alumnae Board President The 2015-2016 school year was a fabulous one at Stuart,

including many opportunities for alumnae to return to school and engage with current students!

We were excited to host Michelle Gillespie ’79, Dean of the College at Wake Forest University, as the Women in Leadership speaker. We are grateful to the eight alumnae who returned to campus to share their experiences and expertise with Stuart girls as part of another successful Alumnae Career Lunch.

Alumnae returned once again to participate in the Junior Ring Ceremony in December and Alumnae Little Christmas in January. In addition, four brave and energetic Stuart alumnae took on the challenge of teaching mini lessons to the Lower School girls during Women We Admire Day. We thank Lisa Dowd ’80 for hosting alumnae donors at a private tour of the Whitney Museum in New York, and

Joanna Wilson Vargas ’88 for hosting a fabulous cocktail reception on the penthouse terrace of the Gansevoort Hotel. It was an evening full of creativity, camaraderie and celebration of all that Stuart has given us – and what we can do to help provide for future Stuart alumnae. Thank you to all of our generous donors to Stuart this year!

Our alumnae relations co-coordinators, Alicia Fruscione Walker ’98 and Kristen Lopez-Watt ’90, held down the fort and kept the alumnae community connected via EverTrue, LinkedIn, Facebook, and email – as many ways as we can think of! We hope that you will all take advantage of everything that our Stuart networking app and mobile database has to offer.

I look forward to even more alumnae engagement with the school and each other in the coming year. There are so many ways you can be involved – volunteer on the Alumnae Board, as a speaker, on a committee - just let us know. I am grateful for the opportunity to continue in my role as alumnae president this year, and know that what we achieve is due in large part to the support and dedication of those who volunteer their time on the Board. Thank you!

Here’s to a great year ahead!

Kristin Rodewald Dawson ’80 Alumnae Board President

Stuart alumnae met up for Art & Cocktails, a spring Alumnae Association event, at the Whitney Museum in New York City.

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Alumnae Class Notes are going online In an effort to go green and deliver timely, relevant content, Alumnae Class Notes are going online!

To submit your class notes and to keep up with your classmates, visit www.stuartschool.org/classnotes today.

If you have any questions, contact the Alumnae Office at alumnae@stuartschool.org.

SAVE THE DATE! Alumnae Day: May 6, 2017 Especially celebrating the classes of 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007, and 2012 Visit www.stuartschool.org/alumnaeday for more information

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WELCOME HOME Career Lunches A fabulous weekend began on Friday with special Alumnae Career Lunches. The young women in our Middle and Upper School enjoyed lunch with one of six incredible alumnae in a wide range of careers including engineering, medicine, public policy, animation, film making and international relief nursing. Our students asked insightful questions and our outstanding alumnae graciously shared their educational and career journeys.

Left to right: Coordinator of Alumnae Relations Alicia Fruscione-Walker ’98, career speakers Molly Preston ’06, Tiara Little ’11, Lt. Victoria Millar ’01 and Ramona “Bonnie” Berven ’86, Head of School Dr. Patty L. Fagin, career speakers Priyanka Sinha ’00 and Sarah Kuchar ’01, and Major Gift Officer Kristen Lopez-Watt ’90

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ALUMNAE! Class of ’86 Celebrating their 30th reunion, the Class of 1986 came together on Alumnae Day to remember and honor their dear classmate Beatrice Chukumba-Inyama, MD ’86 and celebrate their lives and friendships since their days at Stuart. Beatrice, along with seven other members of the Stuart community, were remembered in the Memorial Window Dedication. Classmates gathered to reflect on their many memories of Beatrice and all the ways she embodied the five Sacred Heart Goals.

Alumnae activities began shortly afterward with tours of the campus, the Alumnae Luncheon and Award Ceremony, Homecoming activities and the Alumnae Field Hockey Game.

The Class of 1986 was awarded with two alumnae awards: The Alumnae Council Award for the highest class participation in the Stuart Fund and the Janet Kerney Award for the class with the greatest percentage attendance on Alumnae Day. Thank you Class of 1986. It was wonderful having you back home with us!

Pictured in front row: Margaret Randazzo, Tatiana Shulzycki Kennedy, Nadine Bustos Back row: Maria Golfinopoulos Yuelys, Andrea Zanni MacElroy, Maria Maruca Brown, Danielle Dabrowski, Christine Wagner Lucas, Monique Peters Hughes, Dr. Carmen Hodges and Elise Mazzetti Arora.

Ramona Berven spoke to Middle and Upper Schoolers on Friday, September 30, 2016 and joined the class dinner Saturday evening with Sudha Ayyala Anupindi.

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Alumnae Day 2016 Over 85 Stuart women returned for Alumnae Day. The alumnae on this page were honored at the Alumnae Luncheon.

After lunch, everyone headed outside for the alumnae field hockey match against the current varsity team.

Once again, the alumnae proved their skill, winning the match 3–2 over their younger counterparts. The weekend culminated in class dinners off campus with special faculty guests.

Left: Class of ’86 and other years at the Alumnae Luncheon

Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award L ily Pa rro t ’0 6 This year’s Barbara Boggs Sigmund Awardee was Lily Parrot ’06.

Lily was nominated for the award by eight of her classmates for her extensive work in the field of refugee support and international family tracing for the British Red Cross.

Lily Parrott ’06 is a service manager for refugee support and international family tracing at the British Red Cross. She is passionate about helping the most vulnerable people in the United Kingdom and around the world.

Lily came to Stuart as a quiet sixth grader, but left as an independent, analytical and confident young woman. She says she graduated with the funniest, most intelligent, kind and dynamic life-long friends. Lily’s teachers were an inspiration and she was greatly impacted by the quality of teaching and she still remembers and uses many of the lessons she learned at Stuart. She earned a degree in philosophy and psychology from University of St. Andrew’s in Scotland. While living in Glasgow during her internship at Barnardo’s, a national children’s charity, Lily found her calling to work with refugees and migrants. She visited many of Bernardo’s projects around the country, one of which was a home for unaccompanied asylum seeking children. Upon meeting these children and examining all of the “vulnerability factors,” she realized the extent of the incomparability of their experiences from other children. Lily received her M.Sc. in Migration, Mobility and Development from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London.

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Alumnae Gallery Re g i M e re d i th C a rp e ni ’71 Regina Meredith Carpeni ’71 was so greatly influenced by the inspiring faculty and abundant leadership opportunities at Stuart that it impacted her whole outlook on life.

After completing her degree in government and Latin American studies at the University of Notre Dame, Regi worked with the Peace Corps in Guatemala and earned an M.A. in International Relations and Latin American Affairs at Columbia University. Regi then began her international banking career at BNY Mellon, during which she rose steadily through the ranks for 38 years until her retirement in 2016 as chief operating officer for the Markets Group. Regi clearly excelled at her work, but her dedication to serve in other ways led her to such positions as founding member of the Wall Street Women’s Alliance, co-chair of Women’s Initiative Network and director for the New York Hall of Science. Regi learned at Stuart that she was a part of something larger, but even more, that she had a responsibility to help. She also credits her experience at Stuart with her ability to balance family and career, and interacting effectively with diverse populations.

Betty Jo “B.J.” Jones ’76 A forward-thinking leader with a confident, can-do spirit and the desire to effect positive change, B.J. developed her talents in public speaking, writing, art, photography and conference organizing while at Stuart. As president of the Black Student Alliance, she organized conferences that brought together students from the East Coast, including Sacred Heart sisters. B.J. also interned for The Honorable Julian Bond, Civil Rights icon, who became a mentor to her. Armed with a global perspective, gift for writing, and a love of Spanish instilled at Stuart, B.J. attended Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and Georgetown Law, where she was president of the Black Student Alliance and a political organizer and fundraiser. B.J. was the national project director for fundraising for the Jesse Jackson 1984 Presidential Campaign. She established a solo law practice in civil litigation, child abuse and neglect and elder law.

Utilizing many of the skills she learned at Stuart, B.J.’s career expanded to include becoming a minister in 1988, director at two charter schools, author, entrepreneur, and mentor to many. She describes herself as a “sister warrior and ambassador for Christ.”

Ra c h e l L ea r s ’ 95 While at Stuart, Rachel Lears ’95 aspired to do work at the intersection of scholarship, activism and creativity. She majored in music at Yale, then earned a Master of Arts in Ethnomusicology, a Graduate Certificate in Culture and Media, and a PhD in Anthropology at NYU. Her graduate work focused on music, media and politics in Latin America as well as documentary film production. Since finishing her doctorate in 2012, she has worked full time as a documentary filmmaker and freelance director, producer and cinematographer, focusing on social justice issues. Rachel’s feature film, The Hand That Feeds (2014), and short film The New Fight for Voting Rights (2016), have become tools for grassroots movements to build solidarity for social change. Throughout her eclectic career, Rachel has built upon educational foundations in research, writing, photography, music and Spanish, as well as the values of intellectual curiosity, collaboration, community, resourcefulness and respect for diversity and dialogue, all of which she learned and practiced at Stuart.

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Girl Wonder: Ashley Ward ’02 Aerospace engineer and graduate of U.S. Air Force Loadmaster Course talks about how the all-girl environment at Stuart prepared her for life Stuart alumna and aerospace engineer, Ashley Ward ’02, recently graduated from the U.S. Air Force Loadmaster Course as a civilian and the only woman in the class.

Ashley works for Naval Air Systems Command as a lead mission test engineer for integrated warfighting capability. She is currently working with the Marine Corps on developing their new heavy lift helicopter.

Ashley credits Stuart with her confidence and high expectations in both course study and in the male-dominated field of aerospace engineering.

She had a love for aeronautics early on in life. She began flying small Cessna aircraft at the age of 14. With her combined love of physics and hands-on sciences like robotics, it all clicked together at the right time for Ashley, making the decision to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. She received her Bachelor of Science in Aircraft Engineering and Master of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering, in addition to completing many trainings and certifications.

What are two things from your time at Stuart that have impacted your life?

One large impact from Stuart, that I didn't notice until college, was the idea that girls can and should study everything from photography to physics. Going into a male dominated field, the comments from other

women who did not have an all-girls education were that they weren't called on in science and math classes and that they were never encouraged to follow those fields. People would see it as cute or such a hardship for them, where my experience was the opposite. At Stuart I was encouraged to take more difficult science and math courses and I was called on–even if my hand wasn't raised.

I think at Stuart more is expected from females and there are no gender barriers. This has helped me through school and in my career because I was never taught I was lesser, so I have yet to believe it.

The community service we did has also had an impact on me. At Stuart, we were given unique opportunities and experiences that have made me a more well-rounded person. I still seek out and donate time and resources to local and national charities, and I have a deeper appreciation for what I have and my impact on those around me.

How/when did you know you wanted to enter the field of aviation and aerospace engineering?

Senior year at Stuart I still wasn't sure what I wanted to major in. I picked aerospace engineering really

“At Stuart ... more is expected from females. This has helped me through school and in my career because I was never taught that I was lesser ... I expect equality and that’s what I get.”

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by chance. I applied to EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University at the suggestion of one of the flight instructors at my flight school. When I got in I decided I liked the location and what ERAU had to offer and went into the engineering program. I was flying Cessnas (small aircraft) since I was 14 and learned from Stuart that I loved physics and hands-on sciences, like robotics, so it all clicked at the right time for me.

What’s it like to be a woman in a field of primarily men?

There are unique challenges being a woman in a predominately male field. In meetings, most people automatically assume you are someone's secretary or there to set up the meeting. In the field, the assumption is that I am a delicate flower and must be protected from manual labor and harsh language. In emails, its assumed I need everything broken down for me because I must not be as smart. At times it is frustrating, but I just use it all as

motivation. I let my actions speak for me, and they usually speak pretty loudly. After the first interaction with me, they learn that I am, in fact, the expert in the room they came to talk to. I move and break down equipment better than most men, have actually trained fleet squadrons on the systems, and I am the one talking over their heads. I think it’s all about perspective and I take the angle of teaching the males around me never to underestimate a woman again.

The looks on their faces or their back tracking emails are fun too.

How did Stuart prepare you to manage in that environment?

As I said earlier, never being taught I was lesser, or that I came second to any boy continues to help me today.

Some ladies at work were taught this throughout their schooling, and it’s a chip and insecurity they carry around every day. Never having developed that insecurity makes me more confident and leaves me free of the doubt that I see a lot of other ladies bring to the table. Other women expect to be treated differently and nine times out of ten that is just what they get. I expect equality and that’s what I get.

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WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP DR . MICHELE GILLE SPIE ’79 Dean of the College Wake Forest University As the dean of the college at Wake Forest University, Dr. Michele Gillespie ’79 has academic oversight for the undergraduate school of arts and sciences. A noted teacher, scholar, historian and author (she has authored or co-edited twelve books), Michele balances academic rigor with integrating community engagement into her work and her classes. She credits her Stuart education for helping her to be a more confident thinker and a more curious person.

Dr. Gillespie did not disappoint students and faculty as the 2015 Women in Leadership speaker. She spoke passionately to the Middle and Upper School girls about how Stuart gave her the confidence to take risks in pursuit of what she believes in. The broader discussion included questions from our girls on the historical context of race relations as it relates to current events in the U.S.

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In Loving Memory Rosemin Ali Robert And Margaret Ayling, parents of Patricia Ayling Gilmour ’73 Claire Binkowski, mother of faculty member Christine Andrews Stanley Boguszewicz, grandfather of Lindsay Armstrong ’22 Ken Campia Donald J. Carroll, father of Kathleen Carroll Hancock ’95 Philip Clark Susan Combs ’68 Kenneth Conover Sr. Jutta Cords, past faculty member and mother of Marina Cords ’74 Chuck Cotton, grandfather of Audrey ’22 and Katherine Blandford ’14 Olga De Goizueta Kathryn H. Dolan, grandmother of Faelen and Fiona Palladino Christodoulos Floudas, father of Ismini Flouda ’07 Mrs. Gibney Barbara Harford, sister in law of founding mother Millie Harford Anne Burns Hillenbrand, grandmother of Molly Hillenbrand ’96 Georgine Johnson, grandmother of Carys ’08, Bethan ’11 and Rhys Johnson Jack Walter Johnson II, uncle of Carys ’08, Bethan ’11 and Rhys Johnson Harvey Landsman, father of staff member Risa Engel and grandfather of Isabelle Engel ’17 Keith Latouche, father of Lauren Latouche Pasko ’01 Joan Luchs, mother in law of Beth Marks ’84 and grandmother of Penelope Luchs ’21

Lorraine Macirowski, grandmother of faculty member Andrew Macirowski Dennis Malone, father of staff member Darren Malone Joan Marshall, mother of faculty member Jill Work David Maxwell, father of Jocelyn Maxwell Froehlich ’83 Frederick R. McGaughan Catherine McGonigal, grandmother of Isabella Maldonado ’23 Dick Miller, husband of former staff member Cheryl Miller Louise Morse, founding parent and mother of Weezie Morse ’67 and grandmother of Maria Morse Deborah Demski Morgan ’85 Elizabeth (Ping) Chiang Moxon, mother of Alma Moxon Eisenacher ’94, Elizabeth Moxon Jensen ’91 and Rosamond Moxon O’Connor ’89 Tom Nolan, stepbrother of Frances de la Chapelle, RSCJ John Joseph O’Gorman, grandfather of Shannon O’Gorman ’11 Patricia S. O’Hara, mother of Margaret O’Hara Swanke ’79 Diane Partridge ’99 Alma and George J. Rehkamp, grandparents of Juliana Ketting ’17 Edward Rentz, father of faculty member Judy Hill Marilyn Sikora, mother in law of faculty member Maureen Sikora Matthew Smith-Farrell, father of Alana, Aveleen and Caileigh Smith-Farrell Harry Steitz Samuel Taylor, father of Samielle ’14 and Yvonne Taylor ’12 Marion Tenney Lena Vitolo Frances Wallace

Remembering a dear Stuart friend Louise Morse, mother of Louise “Weezie” Morse ’67, and grandmother of Maria Morse who attended Stuart, had a tremendous impact on Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart from the very beginning. She and her husband, Marston, were founding parents of the school. Mrs. Morse helped to recruit Stuart's first students–writing letters and making calls to friends throughout the area to talk about the power of a Sacred Heart education, and Mr. and Mrs. Morse were lifelong supporters of the Raissa Maritain Library at Stuart. For nearly 50 years, Mrs. Morse wrote personal letters soliciting funds in support of the library. Mrs. Morse passed away peacefully in November at the age of 105.

Louise Morse (right), Weezie Morse (center) and Dr. Patty L. Fagin on Louise’s 100th birthday

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A NNUA L R EP OR T Two Thousand Fifteen • Two Thousand Sixteen

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From Board Leadership On behalf of the Stuart Board of Trustees and the entire community, we thank you! Thank you for your incredible generosity, your valuable time, and expertise and talent.

Stuart would not be the extraordinary school it is without the partnership we enjoy with our parents, alumnae and friends.

2015-2016 was a banner and busy year! The Board’s leadership, fiscal responsibility, and commitment to excellence contributed to a successful completion of NJAIS/Middle States Accreditation which will serve as a guide for our next strategic plan. We equally appreciate their continued support for our important work on diversity education within our community.

Our adherence to what it means to educate in the essence of the five Sacred Heart Goals and Criteria remains resolute. We are proud to say that record numbers of faculty and staff continued their education and journeys of what it means to work in a faith based community which will help guide us as we embark on the SHCOG (Sacred Heart Commission on Goals) process of reflection this year.

Stuart faculty, staff and administration have started important work on a new Campus Master Plan that will serve us well for the next decade. The work is grand in its scope, reflective of every aspect of Stuart. Collaboration with the Board of Trustees will continue throughout the 2016-2017 academic year. Our intentions are to preserve the historic richness of our facility while ensuring our campus is ready for the next generation of Stuart girls!

The quotes throughout the Annual Report section are from current Stuart parents in response to a parent satisfaction survey distributed annually.

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Philanthropic support has enabled us to award financial aid to a greater number of deserving students and families, strengthen our college placement program, attract and retain outstanding faculty, and modernize various academic spaces and administrative offices. The Stuart Fund and the Rock & Roll Gala were not only enormously successful in terms of the number of donors and the amount of money raised, but they also served to strengthen the friendships within our wonderful school community.

Stuart’s success is due in large part to the leadership of our steadfast Head of School Dr. Patty L. Fagin. She admirably leads the faculty, administration and staff. Her commitment to the Sacred Heart Goals and Criteria are visible and felt everywhere. She inspires all those who grace our halls to be the best that we can be, intellectually, spiritually and emotionally. We thank Patty and all who serve Stuart and our girls and young boys. It is an honor to co-chair the board of such a remarkable school, an all-girls school grounded in the Sacred Heart Goals and Criteria.

Mark Johnson and Suzanne Plambeck Co-Chairs of the Board of Trustees

2015 –2016

Board of Trustees Co-Chairs: Mark Johnson, Suzanne Plambeck Scott Blandford

Rene Johnson

Lorraine McGowen

Karin Borchert

Nancy Kehoe, RSCJ

Maureen O’Halloran, RSCJ

Patricia Costante

Sara Burchell Kestner ’96

Hamilton F. Potter III

Kristin Rodewald Dawson ’80

Cheryl Lagay

Sohini Rath

Patty L. Fagin, PhD

Laura Lamke

James P. Winder

Emily Firmenich

Pablo Lapuerta, MD

Kathleen E. Zavotsky PhD, RN

Judy Garson, RSCJ

Patrick McGonigal

Committees of the Board Audit

Lorraine McGowen, Chair Patrick McGonigal Hamilton F. Potter III (Rose Neubert)*

Enrollment/Marketing Cheryl Lagay, Chair Scott Blandford Karin Borchert Emily Firminech Judy Garson, RSCJ Nancy Kehoe, RSCJ Sara Kestner ’96 Laura Lamke Pablo Lapuerta, MD Sohini Rath Kathleen E. Zavotsky (Kyle Morse, Risa Engel)*

Building & Grounds

Patricia Costante, Chair Karen Freundlich* Rene Johnson Laura Lamke Ted Magnani* Gailon McGowen* Maureen O’Halloran, RSCJ Kurt Schulte* James P. Winder Sam Fruscione* (Rose Neubert, Darren Malone)*

Committee on Trustees Laura Lamke Sohini Rath

Formation to Mission Nancy Kehoe, RSCJ Judy Garson, RSCJ Cherly Lagay Kathy Zavotsky

Development

Sohini Rath, Chair Jennifer Bednar* Karin Borchert Kristin Dawson ’80 Emily Firminech Rene Johnson Sara Kestner Laura Lamke Debbie McAuliffe* Patrick McGonigal Lorena Sayer O’Brien* Dennis Pemberton* Hamilton F. Potter III (Beth Crutcher, Beth Marks ’84)*

Finance

Hamilton F. Potter III, Chair Patricia Costante Lorraine McGowen Maureen O’Halloran, RSCJ Pablo Lapuerta, MD James P. Winder (Rose Neubert)*

Executive Committee Patricia Costante Nancy Kehoe, RSCJ Cheryl Lagay Lorraine McGowen Hamilton F. Potter III Sohini Rath

Head Support & Evaluation Scott Blandford Mark Johnson Cheryl Lagay Suzanne Plambeck Patricia Costante

* non-trustee Staff members in parentheses Mark Johnson, Suzanne Plambeck, and Dr. Patty L. Fagin are ex-officio members of all committees

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From Finance Leadership This past year was a terrific year for Stuart in all respects, thanks to qualities such as commitment, generosity and judgement brought to bear by the members of our Sacred Heart community. Most importantly, you can see this in our student body, from the Early Childhood program through to our seniors. Each year I marvel when I see our graduating class. I am confident that these young women are exceptionally well-prepared for success in college and success in life in all of the ways that matter most in our complex world.

Tangible improvements and growth continued at Stuart during 2015-2016. Continuing in our tradition of teaching in a style that enables our girls to be bold and brave, we have quickly established ourselves as a school who develops leaders in STEM and business. Entrepreneurship comes in many forms for our girls, as evident in our Invisible Issues program. The Stuart Center for Girls’ Leadership has enabled the development of a formal leadership curriculum.

Our new Leadership and STEM Endorsement Programs reflect a commitment to pursuing studies in the STEM fields and leadership training, beyond what is required for graduation. Stuart’s faculty and administration has been exemplary in advancing our academic programs while remaining in a solid financial position.

Revenue 89% Tuition 4% The Stuart Fund and Events

How does Stuart stay fiscally strong? First, we are grateful to the many parents, alumnae, former Stuart parents, grandparents and friends who continue to make Stuart a philanthropic priority. This culture of generosity helped to establish our school in 1963, and continues to enhance our short and long term stability and growth. The partnership that is carefully stewarded by our Advancement Office is vital for us to thrive. We couldn’t progress like we do without the love and support from all our constituents.

Our outstanding faculty are leaders among their peers in the independent school arena, hosting workshops and presenting at local and national conferences, and most importantly, in the classroom. This past year we continued to invest in our faculty, our greatest resource, with record dollars spent on faculty training, growth and renewal.

Faculty development continues to be one of our highest priorities.

Working closely with administration and faculty, Rose Neubert and her team in the Business Office ensure we are financially responsible while able to advance our mission in exciting ways. They support academic progress, diversity, a robust financial aid offering, improvements in our unique campus, and stability for future generations of Stuart girls. An important part of this is our endowment, which contributes very substantially to our annual budget and can be counted to do so in perpetuity.

Stuart also builds strength due to steady enrollment, attracting girls and young boys who add to our unique school. Kyle Morse and her admissions team carefully build our diverse, vibrant and inspiring community, student by student.

4% Donor Endowed Funds Transfer 2% Investment Income, Facility Rentals, Misc.

1% Draws from Restricted Gifts

Expenses 63% Salaries & Benefits 14% Financial Aid 9% Plant Operation & Maintenance 8% Instructional Support 6% General & Administration

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Stuart had a great year and can look with enthusiasm to the future because of all of your commitment and support. Thank you for your expended efforts, shared wisdom, contributions, enrolled children, and in all the ways you made Stuart the exceptional school that it is.

Hamilton F. Potter III Member of the Board of Trustees, Buildings and Grounds Committee and Finance Chair

Report of Gifts and Pledges Unrestricted Giving The Stuart Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 481,097

Special Events Giving Unrestricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $210,766 Restricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,379 Total Special Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $280,145

Restricted Giving Summer STARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500 Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,310 Angel Scholarship and Financial Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $228,210 Fine Arts Angels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,250 The Raissa Maritain Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $450 Lies-Light-McCarthy Visiting Authors Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $275 STEM Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,901 50th Anniversary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,130 50th Anniversary Gift Fund for Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Harris B. Siegel Fund for Leadership Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,720 Stuart Institute for Finance and Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500 First Friday Group Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,775 Millie's Garden - Lower School Renovation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,000 College Prep Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,600 Outdoor Learning Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 Program Enhancements and Misc. Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,045 Total Restricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $414,666

Endowment Giving The Mary P. Caddell ’79 Scholarship Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150 The Callan-O'Brien Family Scholarship Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,100 The Marie-Louise Carmody, RSCJ Scholarship Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,100 The Dean Mathey Scholarship Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $73,072 The Peggy Kerney McNeil Scholarship Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,100 The Goizueta Scholarship Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500 The Mme. Hilda Ronel Scholarship Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $95 The Alice Llewellyn Eubank Burke Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000 The Caroline Dawson Heller ’89 Women in Leadership Memorial Fund . . . . . . $350 The Mark and Tracy Johnson Community Service Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25 The William Kalker Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000 The Mary Ramsey Student Life Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500 The Stuart Memorial Endowment Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,150 The Holt A. Murray Physical Plant Maintenance Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,100 Frances de la Chapelle, RSCJ, General Endowed Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,000 The Cynthia Reiche Suchmacker ’73 Scholarship Endowment . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60,250 Total Endowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $176,492

Rose Neubert appointed to National Business Officers Board Congratulations to our Director of Finance and Operations Rose Neubert, who has been selected to serve on the Board of the National Business Officers Association. NBOA is the only national association focused exclusively on supporting independent school business officers and business operations staff, and fostering financial and operational excellence among the 1,200 member independent schools.

2015-2016 Gifts and Pledges* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,352,400 *Includes $151,554 of outstanding pledges

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Heart at the Heart of It All “Heart” isn’t just in our name. It’s in our blood.

Our community supports one another because each one wants everyone to succeed.

From Stuart Fund Leadership Thank you for generously contributing to The Stuart Fund this past year!

Because of your support, we exceeded our goals and raised $481,097 so that Stuart can continue to deliver its incredible mission on a daily basis. Your gifts allowed Stuart to offer an extraordinary education –innovative teaching, updated learning spaces, cutting edge professional development, rich diversity in our student body, and ultimately, incredible young women and young boys grounded in our Sacred Heart Goals. We are deeply grateful for our loyal donors who continue to support Stuart year after year and we are thankful for our many new donors who made Stuart a philanthropic priority for the first time.

Thank you for your strong commitment to the transformational education that Stuart provides. Your gift to The Stuart Fund transformed a great program and turned it into one that is exceptional - one that has gained a reputation for educating accomplished, committed young women whose confidence and talent set them apart from the crowd.

With gratitude, Suzanne Plambeck and Amy Schaefer

Thirty-five Stuart Fund volunteers worked tirelessly to secure support from parents, alumnae, grandparents, faculty and staff, and trustees. Stuart Fund volunteers are one of our greatest assets. They play an important role in helping others understand that, through their annual giving, they are making a difference in the lives of Stuart girls. We are grateful for their dedication and willingness to donate their time and resources to move Stuart forward.

Suzanne Plambeck

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Amy Schaefer

Stuart Fund Donors Archangels Circle $25,000+

Cynthia Reiche Schumacker ’73 and Scott F. Schumacker Philip and Maria Yang

Angels Circle $10,000+

Joseph and Nancy Delaney Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund The Estate of Margaret S. Goheen Mildred Harford Will and Alyson Landers Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Marks Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Global Impact Funding Trust, Inc Charles and Suzanne Plambeck

Cherubs $7,500+

Maureen and Patrick McLaughlin

Barat Circle $5,000+

Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Blandford Mrs. Donna Donohue Mr. and Mrs. William C. Egan III Mr. and Mrs. Johan Firmenich Mark and Tracy Johnson Robert and Cheryl Lagay Dr. Pablo Lapuerta and Ms. Rachelle Bin

Christine Leahy ’82 Logic Planet Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Gregory G. Mario Mr. and Mrs. Keith M. McAuliffe Lorraine and Gailon McGowen Govindh and Niru Mohandas Northern Trust Company Mr. Sudhir Pakalapati and Ms. Lakshmi Kalidindi Mr. and Mrs. Uttam Rath Mr. and Mrs. John D. Sayer Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Vogel, Jr.

Duchesne Circle $1,963+

Anonymous (3) Mr. and Ms. Attila Agh Mr. Kaushik Arunagiri and Ms. Suman Rao Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Asir Dr. Samuel and Jade Bae Marc and Lynn Baranski Dr. Anthony Chiurco and Mrs. Kimberly Chiurco Barbara (Warren) Clarke and T. Jeffrey Clarke Mr. Clay Creasey Dr. and Mrs. J. Christopher Dries Mr. and Mrs. Shawn W. Ellsworth Dr. Patty Fagin and Mr. Tim Fagin Jasmine Ferrer ’87 and Jason D. Matthews Jennifer Priory Figge ’90 and Michael J. Figge Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garrett Mr. and Mrs. J. Todd Glickson

Ms. Sandra Scarlatella and Mr. Kenneth Harlan Mr. Liming Lu and Ms. Nan He Jose and Peg Irizarry Mr. Hu Jin and Ms. Aizi Shi Mr. and Mrs. James D. Lamke Mr. Shaohui Lin and Ms. Naixiang Li Mr. Qing Li and Ms. Jing Wang The Honorable Virginia L. Long and Mr. Jonathan D. Weiner, Esq. Martha L A Norris Foundation Mr. Patrick McGonigal and Mrs. Kristen Maldonado Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Nester Mrs. Beth Newman Lorena Sayer O’Brien ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Pemberton Mr. Hamilton F. Potter III Schiro Family Foundation Mrs. Tomasina Schiro Sheila Scott ’67 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Sugden The Murray Foundation, Inc. The New York Community Trust Justine Schiro Tsiouris ’92 Ms. Jennifer L. Turner Mr. and Mrs. James P. Winder Mr. Changhong Wu and Ms. Chunxiu Ye

Stuart Circle $1,000+

Anonymous (3) Adobe Systems Inc. Tom Baker and Sue McSorley Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Baus

“Stuart is an environment where people support each other daily. My daughter sees the Stuart family of staff and educators set an example of support, kindness and love.”

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Stuart Fund Donors Dr. and Mrs. Myron Bednar Mr. Steven Behnamnia and Ms. Jill Anderson Drs. Janice K. Bush and Eric L. Hagestad Mr. Marc A. Chennault and Dr. Kimberly Cook-Chennault Randall and Caroline Clouser Ms. Patricia A. Costante Beth and John Crutcher Dr. Cherag Daruwala and Dr. Manisha Chahal Alan and Michelle Dowling Mr. and Mrs. Philip J. Driscoll, Jr. Dr. Cheng Du and Ms. Qin Yang Karen Epstein Mr. and Mrs. Ted Froehlich Martha Clark Goss Steve and Kristen Hackett Mr. and Mrs. John A. Heffern Molly Hillenbrand ’96 Honeywell International Charity Matching Rusty and Rene Johnson Dr. Leonard Jokubaitis and Ms. Cynthia Granata Roberta Tabell Jordan ’76 Margaret Tabell Kasprak ’74 Sara Burchell Kestner ’96 and Cory K. Kestner Mr. and Mrs. Jaap J. Ketting Mr. and Mrs. Shahid Khan Mr. and Mrs. Shyam Kumar Dr. Lewis J. Levine Jessica Pineo Lohnes ’83 Kristen Lopez-Watt ’90 and Antonio Lopez-Torrero Dorothy Fecht Luntey ’73 and J. Kirk Luntey MatlinPatterson Securitized Credit Mr. and Mrs. Sean McKee Sarah Tabell Nocka ’80 Wendy Peterson Osborn ’76 Mr. and Mrs. Nishith Parikh Mr. and Mrs. Jay Park The Honorable Anne Murray Patterson ’76 and James E. Patterson Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Plehn Mr. and Mrs. James F. Poage

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Princeton Area Community Foundation David Ramsay and Beth Burrough Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Schaefer The Semrod Family Mr. and Mrs. Josh Silva David Stengle and Karin Borchert Stengle Mr. and Mrs. Anthony W. Tabell Tabell Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Paul Teti The Benevity Community Impact Fund The Michael and Victoria Wallace Family Foundation Penny and Ted Thomas Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William B. Thompson, Jr. Cynthia Tower ’73 Truist Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Mr. and Mrs. William Walker III Shawn and Cynthia Wallace Duke Wiser and Kate Adams Robert and Kathleen Zatta

Tartan Circle $500+

Anonymous (4) Mr. Robert Medina Aldana and Ms. Cristina Mantellini Bracho Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Armstrong Mr. Benjamin Atlee and Ms. Annette Duvall Atlee Barclays Capital Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Barrigh Dr. and Mrs. Steven Bassett Kathryn Duffy Bavuso ’89 Ms. Terah Benjamin Mr. Anup Bhalla and Ms. Patricia Doyle Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Biava Elizabeth Blaicher ’72 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bracken Bob and F. M. Comizzoli Kristin Rodewald Dawson ’80 and Peter J. Dawson Mr. and Mrs. Jyotirmoy Dev

Beth and Jamie Dial Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Dial Maria Ellis ’78 Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Embleton Katherine Fox Feeny ’71 Mr. and Mrs. Steven Friedman Mr. and Mrs. Richard Glanton Sarah Sheahan Hager ’72 and Harold E. Hager Mr. Yunjian He and Ms. Binbin Ma Mr. and Mrs. Jon D. Hlafter Mr. and Mrs. William D. Hogan Mr. Mark Hu and Ms. Jennifer Rong Lindsay Grabowski Hyde ’03 Mr. and Mrs. Mark Janiszewski Ms. Caitlin E. Jokubaitis Mr. Ethan Kapstein and Ms. Benedicte Callan Mr. Gaurav Khanna and Mrs. Gurpinder Kaur Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Klein Mr. Damon Kress and Dr. Anna Kress Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jay Lee James and Barbara Majeski Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore J. Monte Mr. and Mrs. Gary Mount Tara Ann Murphy ’83 Mr. Sanjeev Musafir and Ms. Meenakshi Trehan Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Muscara Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Nelson Network For Good Anne Conley O’Neill ’68 and Peter O’Neill Dr. Joseph Pecora and Mrs. Jaime Pecora Maureen and Henry Pfeffer Mr. and Mrs. John B. Pierpont Paul and Shannon Rangecroft Dr. Paul Richardson and Mrs. Annetta Vlahakis Mr. Alois J. Riederer Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Ringblom Ms. Andrea Russin Salesforce Foundation Ana Figueroa Sauthoff ’68 and Dr. Ned R. Sauthoff Sheila and Jim Schnell Mr. and Mrs. David E. Schorr Michael and Denise Schubiger

Mr. and Mrs. Govind Seshadri Danielle and Shawn Sieler Mr. and Mrs. Vasilis Staikos Mr. and Mrs. Richard Steinmeier Mr. and Mrs. David Sullivan Terhune Orchards Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Thurm Tyco Lesley Vannerson ’84 W. Bryce Thompson Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Kevin D. Walsh Mr. and Mrs. P. Michael Walsh Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Wass Mrs. Susan N. Wilson

YourCause, LLC Trustee for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Mr. and Mrs. Marc Zarro Dr. and Mrs. Jeffry Zavotsky Greg and Paula Zollner

Green and White Circle $250+

Anonymous (3) Mr. and Mrs. Neil C. Adams American Express Foundation

Mark Badros and Heidi Van Evera Bank of America Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Edward Baranski Mr. and Mrs. Sean Bennett Dr. and Mrs. Mark H. Benson BlackRock Matching Gift Program Katherine Baus Bogumil ’96 and Thomas Bogumil Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Brigaud Ann Fleming Brown ’75 and Michael S. Brown Chip and Marilynn Carstensen Mary Lantin Casparis ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Chiarella

Stuart Christmas Party On a beautiful night, nearly 240 guests were greeted by the lovely voices of the Tartantones at Stuart’s annual Christmas Party. The Front Hall was filled with the holiday spirit as so many members of the Stuart community gathered to celebrate and begin the Christmas season.

Mark Johnson, Dr. Patty Fagin and Cheryl Lagay welcome guests to the Stuart Christmas Party

Michelle and Kevin Broughton

Faculty and Staff bring the holiday spirit

Anand Adya and Aparna Deshpande

Michael and Lindsay Bracken

Larry and Anita Chevres

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Stuart Fund Donors Dr. Paul Claisse and Dr. Ivonne Diaz-Claisse David and Olive Coghlan Mr. Donal Creed and Ms. Carmel Crowley Jack and Renee Cuneo Fran and Steve Denman Ms. Susan Denman Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Molly Doyle ’83 and Vikram Narasimhan Mr. Sean Duffy and Ms. Anita McGlynn Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Dugan III Dr. Firas Eladoumikdachi and Dr. Aline Daou Risa and Barry Engel ETS Cares Mr. and Mrs. Greg Evans Dr. Alex Ewing and Ms. Michele Falcey Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Farnum, Jr. Nancy Bernard Felix ’85 and Mark H. Felix Alyson Flournoy ’75 and John C. Schaible Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Frank G. Whitney Snyder Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Garver Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hallberg Mr. Mohammad Hanif and Dr. Ghalia Hanif Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Hannah Mr. and Mrs. Dixon Hayes Cristina Himes ’86 Patricia Peters Iannucci ’71 and A. Joseph Iannucci Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Ix Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ix Mary Lee Jamieson Mr. Chon Wgmao Jia and Ms. Yan Zheng Thomas and Emily Lesinski RJ and Ena Lumba Elizabeth Marks ’84 and Bryan Luchs Bill and Geniva Martin Mr. Rocco F. Maruca, Sr.

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Dr. Shannon Mason Mr. and Mrs. James C. McConkey Mr. and Mrs. Rajan Mehndiratta Robert and Rebecca Missonis Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Mondello Deborah Brown Murdock ’76 Nelnet Business Solutions, Inc. Vincent and Janet Ottomanelli Nirman and Sonia Patel Kathryn Hughes Redmond ’85 and Aiden J. Redmond, Jr. Dr. Stephen Rounds, Jr. and Reverend Dayle Rounds Julia Rourke ’15 Dr. and Mrs. Carlos Sagebien Francesca Ferrante Segalas ’76 Mr. Onkar Singh and Ms. Sukhminder Kaur Mr. Kenneth F. Smith, Jr. Nancy and Alan Solomon R. Gregg Szabo and Tanya Tadey Mr. and Mrs. Rajiv Tandon Target Mr. and Mrs. Dan Tetnowski

Ms. Nancy Van Evera Mrs. Anita Vogel Mr. Conred Wang and Ms. Clara Chu Jean Connolly Wells ’76 Mayine Yu ’86 Mr. Ludwig Zebrauskas and Ms. Jeanne Ryan

Friends UP TO $249

Anonymous (23) Ms. Faria Abedin Dr. Alexander M. Ackley, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Seth Adler Mr. and Mrs. R. Graham Akers Kristina deTuro Alvino ’83 and Jeffrey S. Alvino Dr. Christopher Amato and Ms. Joanne Seltsam AmazonSmile Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Andrews, Jr. Dr. Ioannis Androulakis and Dr. Marianthi Ierapetritou

Millie’s Garden truly is the Heart of the Lower School!

Cathy Antonakos ’76 Dawn Jones Anuszkiewicz ’88 Aqua America, Inc. Mr. Martin Arsenault Antonia C. Augusta Francis Mr. Joseph Austria and Ms. Maria Dapon-Austria Ms. Karen Badros Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bailey Jan Baldwin Jacqueline Schaffener Baranowski ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Barkley Kathryn Barnhardt Mr. David Barresi Harlyn Bell ’15 Anne-Marie Belli ’79 Margaret Hughes Bender ’75 and John R. Bender Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. H. Berchtold Mr. and Mrs. Michael Beres Reverend Michael Sochka and Ms. Leslie Beres-Sochka Mr. Craig Berman Justyna Piasecka Bernabe ’98 and Nestor Bernabe Mr. Torsten Bernewitz and Mrs. Katrin Weber-Bernewitz Ramona Berven ’86 Dr. Clyde Beverly and Mrs. Carlyne Beverly, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Debasish Bhattacharya Dr. Robert Bierman and Mrs. Toba Bierman Mr. Sanford B. Bing Jason Bink Katherine Kuser Birkenstock ’94 Mr. Joseph D. Birle Mr. and Mrs. Deland W. Blaney Mr. Christopher Boerner and Ms. Shefali Shah Caroline Christen Boucher ’74 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bouyer Maria Komoski Bowditch ’72 and James P. Bowditch, Jr. Ms. Susan G. Bowen Mrs. Anne D. Boyd Sally and Mark Branon Mr. Joseph Brenya and Ms. Bridgette Wuabu

Mr. Joseph C. Briley Dr. Jonathan Brookshire and Ms. Sareena Dalla Ms. Carolyn Brougham Mr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Broughton Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Brown Maria Maruca Brown ’86 Mrs. Lynne Brum Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bruvik Mr. and Mrs. David J. Burchell Mr. and Mrs. Philip N. Burgess, Jr. Ginny Burghardt Grace Butler, RSCJ Meaghan Byrne ’06 Barbara Anne Cagney Jamie Stitzer Cahill ’89 and Thomas Cahill Alison Bates Cale ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Callicott Mrs. Erin Camburn Charlotte Camp ’09 Kiyomi Camp Paula Jane Campanaro Julie Campo ’79 Elizabeth Cancelosi ’07 Mr. D. Davison Cantlay Amethyst Carey ’12 Mr. Edward Carmien and Ms. JoAnn Arnholt Mr. and Mrs. Joel Carstens Ms. Haley Carstensen Katryna Carter ’98 Paul and Mary Carol Catanese Dr. and Mrs. Eduardo Cevallos Mr. Gabriel Chastang-Duenas and Ms. Selema Moliga Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Chevres Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Chiarello Ms. Catherine Chiurco Ms. Jennifer E. Chiurco Christine Cho ’92 Catherine Peyton Clowes ’79 Elizabeth Coan ’76 Mary Coan ’68 Elizabeth Colicchio ’07 Sabrina Comizzoli ’88 Mr. David Congdon ConnectOne Bank Ms. Julie Ann Connick

Kathleen Mandzij 2015–2016 SPA President

2015–2016 SPA Executive Committee Kathleen Mandzij, President Jill Anderson Jennifer Bednar Leigh Brigaud Jennifer Brown Pernilla Burke Emily Firmenich Robin Fitzgerald-Frink Eileen Glanton Nadia Kahn Lakshmi Kalidindi Anna Kress Celia Kuharsky Kristen Maldonado Diana McKee Gina Roche Heather Steinmeier Diana Sullivan Rene Ten Hagen

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Stuart Fund Donors Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Contois Michele Cooke-Andresen ’85 The Corcoran Family Stacy and Christopher Cramer Reverend Care Crawford ’75 Marilyn Crawford ’73 Frances Russo Cress ’76 Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cupit Amanda Cutalo Jamie Cvecich ’77 Mary McNealy Czarnecki ’96 and Christopher Czarnecki Mrs. Lucille G. Dawson Frances de la Chapelle, RSCJ Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Deczynski Mr. and Mrs. Paul DeLuca Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Denny, Sr. Brandon and Amanda Detherage Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. deTuro, Jr. Dominique Di Meglio Ms. Eugenie Steele Dieck and Mr. David H. Dieck Brian and Erin Donnelly Mr. William Dunn and Ms. Patricia Carragher John and Judith Durish Mr. and Mrs. Scott Durish Mary Frances Ebersole Heidi Echternacht Alma Moxon Eisenacher ’94 and Mark Eisenacher Mr. Matthew Ekroth and Ms. Andrea Csupa Mr. Matthew Eldredge Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Enck, Sr. Paulina Enck Lee Jamieson Englert ’83 and John J. Englert Cheryl Eppel ’75 Mr. Lee Farnham

Karen Neely Faryniak ’82 and John G. Faryniak, Jr. Mrs. Rebecca Fazzina Boudes and Dr. Pol F. Boudes Joyce Painter Felsenfeld Dr. and Mrs. Edward Felten Sarah Felton ’79 Fiduciary Trust Company International Jeannette File-Lamb ’72 and Craig M. Lamb Mr. and Mrs. Joel S. Freundlich Mr. and Mrs. Levie Frink Jr. Jocelyn Maxwell Froehlich ’83 and William A. Froehlich Angela Gallagher ’12 Judith Garson, RSCJ Dr. Rosette Gault ’69 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Gill Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Giller Patricia Ayling Gilmour ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Glickson Christa Goeke ’06 Silvia Gorla ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Govan Mr. and Mrs. William S. Greenberg Megan Thanner Guerra Deborah Endersby Gwazda ’67 and Edward J. Gwazda, Jr. Ms. Susan Habicht and Mr. Joshua Sacks Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hack Katherine Hagestad ’17 John and Cynthia Haney Ms. Janet Hansen Jennifer Harford ’77 Susan Harford ’72 Carina Sayles and Chris Hartman Susan Lyle ’78 and Peter Healey Suzanne Hennessy Graefen ’96

“One of the greatest strengths of this school is how genuinely happy and engaged the girls are across divisions and how that happiness and welcomeness permeates the environment.”

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Alena Herklotz ’98 Dr. and Mrs. David J. Herman Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Hill John and Linda Hochuli Courtney Hodock ’95 Eliza Hoover ’95 Anne Hoppenot Barbara Horne ’94 Mr. and Mrs. Jacque P. Howard Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Huber Ms. Melinda Huffman-Schwartz Susan Hughes ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Humbles Agnes Acuff Hunsicker ’68 Ingredion Inc. Paul and Christina Jeanes Mr. and Mrs. Gerson Jean-Marie Nancy Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Jones Cynthia Chooljian Jost ’77 and Danny J. Jost Ms. Anne Judson Richard and Mary Jo Kahn Eric and Chien-li Kainer Nancy Kehoe, RSCJ Eliza Kelly ’67 Anne H. Kelsey Kelsey Family Foundation Whitney Kerney ’91 Ms. Donna Kigin Elizabeth M. Kitts ’08 Kathryn Kitts ’06 Rosemary Murphy Kitts ’69 Susan Knox ’12 Ms. Christina Kosyla Mr. David Kragseth and Ms. Leigh Engelhardt Mr. and Mrs. Duane Kress Alexey Krupitsch Mr. and Ms. Sergei and Celia Kuharsky Mr. Krishna Kumar and Mrs. Veena Kumari Edith Kurie ’74 Olivia Kuser ’72

Mary Kay and Rob Kuser Charlotte La Nasa ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Gerald R. La Nasa, Jr. Margaret La Nasa ’14 Joseph and Frances Lampariello Deborah Land Jennifer Garver Landis ’90 and John Landis Jennifer Larsen ’07 Natasha Dickey Lawton ’90 Dr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Lepore Mr. Zhi Liang and Mrs. Tao Zhu Elizabeth Lincoln ’70 Jennifer Liu ’12 Gia Fruscione-Loizides ’96 and Craig Loizides Ms. Victoria Lombardo Fay Lonstein Carol Fischer Lowenstein Mrs. Barbara T. Lyle Susan Lyle ’78 Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Magnani Joan Magnetti, RSCJ Mr. Darren Malone Mr. and Mrs. David Manion

Mr. and Mrs. Terrence Marcus Barbara and Joe Marshall Ms. Barbra Martin Mr. and Mrs. Herman Martin Tilar Martin ’12 Ms. Virginia M. Martin Melissa Martynenko ’98 and Jeffrey Hodge Michaela O’Neill Mathews Mr. and Mrs. Erik W. Matson Caroline McCarthy ’02 Kaitlin M. McCarthy ’06 Mrs. Cheryl McCormick Dr. Lorraine McGlynn Regan McGrory ’95 Ms. Carolyn McGuire Colleen Farrell McHugh ’03 and Brendan McHugh Mr. and Mrs. James R. McKee, Sr. Karin Seminack McLaughlin ’89 and Daniel McLaughlin Margaret O’Hare McSherry ’00 and Brian McSherry Norm and Trisha Medeiros Eleanor Meredith ’73

Lower School and Early Childhood students spent quality time with grandparents and special friends on Grandparents Day.

Margaret Camp Millice ’07 Ms. Nancy Miszowski Mr. and Mrs. Byron Monroe Anne Grabowski Moore ’01 and Dave Moore Ginny and Roger Moore Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Kyle Morse Louise Morse ’67 Mr. and Mrs. Sharif Muhammad Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Mullen Ms. Catherine Murphy Ed and Jennie Murphy Kathleen Murphy ’04 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Murphy Ms. Carole Nagy Christopher and Rose Neubert Mr. Anthony J. Nicastro Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Nickerson Clare Gardner Nieto ’92 Mr. Thomas Nolte and Ms. Jennifer Peck-Nolte Dr. and Mrs. Vincent C. Noonan Dr. and Mrs. Gerard Norton Ms. Cherry Oakley Mr. and Mrs. Francis C. Oglesby Sister Maureen O’Halloran, RSCJ Ms. Mavis Ohene-Adu Karen Olson, RSCJ Nellie Farrell O’Malley ’00 and Brendan O’Malley Catheryn O’Rourke ’90 Aileen O’Shea Mr. and Mrs. Keenan Padgett Ms. Diana Page Mr. and Mrs. Richard Palmer Audrey Goldberg Parton ’77 and Jim Parton Caroline Passano ’09 Will and Terry Passano Mr. and Mrs. John A. Payne Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Peal Alistair and Daniela Phayme Patricia Russo Phillips ’69 Mr. and Mrs. Craig Piotrowski Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Piscitelli Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Pizzi

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Stuart Fund Donors Abigail C. Platten ’95 Nancy Douglas Pontone ’67 Mr. M. Scott Porreca Mr. and Mrs. Marc Portlock Mr. and Mrs. Romstead Postadan PSE&G Ms. Catherine M. Quinlan Mr. and Mrs. Chandra Ramanathan Ms. Vidya Ramanathan and Mr. Subramani Iyer Mr. and Mrs. Anthony P. Randazzo, Jr. Ms. Alexa M. Rangecroft Ms. Cameron M. Rangecroft Allison Reece ’02 Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Reece Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Reiche Religious of the Sacred Heart Mr. and Mrs. Jason Ridings Erika Riederer ’10 Sheila Riley ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Robinson Veronica Maxwell Robinson ’94 and Tyrone Robinson Ms. Jacqueline R. Rocci Maggie Agin Rogers ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Roman Rosica RSCJ 49th Street Community Mr. and Mrs. Eran Rubinstein Mr. and Mrs. Larry Runge Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Saint-Laurent

Freshman Rebekah Ten Hagen won the 2016 Stuart Stock Competition

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Cristina Salmastrelli ’01 Ms. Chandra Sanders Dr. and Mrs. Shigetaka Sato Theresa McKee Sayia ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sbarro Barbara Schafer Dr. and Mrs. Mark S. Schambra Mr. Dennis Scheil and Mrs. Christine Lubrano Scheil Mrs. Eileen A. Scheuerman Ingrid Schmiederer ’05 Alexandra Tully Schneider ’04 Jordan Schnell ’95 Aino Ettinger Schoeniger ’85 Leslie Pizer Schwaderer Mr. Michael Schwartz Hillary Hurst Schwarz ’89 Melissa Baggitt Scott ’75 and Thomas A. Scott Ms. Aneesa Sen Ms. Samantha Serrano Dorothy Shannon Caroline Sheerin ’89 Mr. Nicholas Sheppard Mr. Christopher Shilts and Ms. Catherine R. Hamm Mr. and Mrs. John Shilts Kathleen Simko ’02 Barbara Simmons Dr. and Mrs. Mitchell Simon Jennifer and Paul Simons Sally and Richard Simpson Amy Sismondo ’07 Amelia Berchtold Sked ’05 Marianne Giarrusso Smith ’79 Rev. Michael Sochka and Ms. Leslie Beres-Sochka Society of the Sacred Heart Mr. and Mrs. Tracey Soriano Mary Jane Sweetland Spadaccini ’06 and Joe Spadaccini Ms. Clare Ann Spadea Ms. Courtney Stewart Katherine Stoltenberg Ms. Sheila Stuart Margaret O’Hara Swanke ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Alan Taback Mr. and Mrs. Virendra Tanna Edie Tattersall ’09

Ms. Alicia Testa Mr. Raymond Scott and Ms. Carolyn Thomas Maya Thompson ’04 Mrs. Ruth C. Thornton Prof. Wade Trappe and Dr. Nisha Gilra Candice Oswald Traskos ’00 Mr. Walter Trinkl and Ms. Ana Crespo-Trinkl Stephanie L. Truesdell ’88 Mr. Thomas Tucker Mr. and Mrs. Alan Vanderborght Liliana Vargas ’88 Ariana Vera ’08 Marguerite and Fernando A. Vera, Jr. Peeranut Visetsuth Sara Wagner Mrs. Nancy D. Waldman Alicia Fruscione Walker ’98 and Joshua Walker Scott and Missy Walker Margaret Walsh ’14 Dr. Sarah P. Wascura Jane Weiner ’96 Wells Fargo Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wells Mr. and Mrs. Robert White Mr. and Mrs. James W. Wickenden Mr. and Mrs. Harold B. Wilder Mr. and Mrs. James L. Williams Mr. Andrew Wilson Dr. Abigail Winder ’99 Mrs. April Woodhull Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Wright Phyllis Wright Dr. and Mrs. Lin S. Yu H. Lydia Zaininger ’79 Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Zindulis Ms. Adrienne C. Zych

Poetry in Motion 5K Run Runners had the perfect day for a race at our Poetry in Motion 5K Run and Fitness Fair. Congratulations to Stuart’s own sixth grader Charlotte Bednar who was the overall Female Winner with a time of 20:21 and to second grader Anna Burke, winner of the One-Mile Fun Run! Thank you to all our runners and many thanks to our generous sponsors!

Proceeds from the event, which is dedicated to the memory of Victoria Flournoy McCarthy ’71, support the Lies, Light, McCarthy Visiting Author Program at Stuart.

The McCarthy & Flournoy Family joined Dr. Patty Fagin awarding prizes at Poetry in Motion.

Charlotte Bednar ’22 was the Overall Female Winner!

Founders Club donors make some noise at annual dinner Ninety-five guests were in attendance for the annual Founders Club Dinner, recognizing those who have given $1,963—to correlate with Stuart’s founding year—or more, in the last year to Stuart.

Guests started in the STEM Link and SIFE (Stuart Institute for Finance and Economics) Lounge, mingling while videos of student interviews played, examples of student work with the laser cutter, 3D printer and robotics were on display and the stock ticker displayed the Dow Jones top 30, the five latest presidential poll results and a thank you message to members of the Founders Club, “Thank you for investing in our girls!”

Guests enjoyed dinner and inspirational remarks on the theme, “Risk Takers, Noise Makers, Ceiling Breakers.”

Dr. Patty Fagin thanked our

founders for their commitment to Stuart and thanked founding mothers Mary Murray Garrett, Millie Harford and Peggy McNeil for the risks they took in Stuart’s beginning. She spoke of the ways in which Stuart educates our girls, from the youngest learners all the way through Upper School, to be “risk takers, noise makers, and ceiling breakers!”

Eighth grader Molly Lagay, alumnae Priyanka Sinha ’00 and Regi Carpeni ’71 were highlighted as proud examples of Stuart girls. In celebration of the theme, Dr. Fagin invited guests to take a noise maker from the center of the table and join her making some noise! Closing the event was Board of Trustees Chair, Suzanne Plambeck who reiterated the appreciation of the trustees to all who are working to carry out the mission of the school.

Joe and Nancy Delaney

Richard and Eileen Glanton

Lakshmi Kalidindi and Sudhir Pakalapati, Thomas Jacob and Dr. Patty L. Fagin

Priyanka Sinha ’00 and Marguerite Vera

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Stuart Fund Parent Donors 2015–2016 STUART FUND CABINET Stuart Fund Cabinet Co-Chairs Suzanne Plambeck Amy Schaefer

Leadership Gifts Committee Alumnae Chair Cynthia Reiche Schumacker ’73

Grandparent Chairs Raymond & Mary Ann Marks

Current Parents Sue Evans Maria Yang

Parent Division Representatives Lower School: Marcella Agh Middle School: Melinda La Nasa Upper School: Nancy Delaney

Past Trustee Chair James P. Winder

Past Parent Chairs James & Sheila Schnell

Faculty/Staff Co-Chairs Christina Kosyla Aneesa Sen Nancy Solomon

The Stuart Fund is our annual campaign that raises unrestricted gifts for Stuart.

Unrestricted money supports all areas of our program, including our campus, excellent faculty, robust financial aid program, curriculum enhancements, extracurricular activities, technological upgrades and so many other school needs.

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CLASS OF 2016

Anonymous (2) Mr. Torsten Bernewitz and Mrs. Katrin Weber-Bernewitz Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Brigaud Mrs. Donna Donohue Mr. and Mrs. Shawn W. Ellsworth Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Hannah Dr. Pablo Lapuerta and Ms. Rachelle Bin Mr. and Mrs. Gregory G. Mario Lorraine and Gailon McGowen Govindh and Niru Mohandas Mr. and Mrs. Nishith Parikh Rev. Michael Sochka and Ms. Leslie Beres-Sochka David Stengle and Karin Borchert Stengle Mr. and Mrs. Dan Tetnowski Mr. and Mrs. Kevin D. Walsh Mr. and Mrs. P. Michael Walsh Mr. Changhong Wu and Ms. Chunxiu Ye

CLASS OF 2017

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Asir Dr. Steven Bassett and Ms. Michelle Monte Mr. Anup Bhalla and Ms. Patricia Doyle Paula Jane Campanaro Joseph and Nancy Delaney Risa and Barry Engel Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hallberg Paul and Christina Jeanes Richard and Mary Jo Kahn Eric and Chien-li Kainer Mr. and Mrs. Jaap J. Ketting Will and Alyson Landers Mr. Zhi Liang and Mrs. Tao Zhu Mr. Liming Lu and Ms. Nan He Lorraine and Gailon McGowen Karin Seminack McLaughlin ’89 and Daniel McLaughlin Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Nelson Mrs. Beth Newman Mr. and Mrs. Romstead Postadan Dr. Stephen Rounds, Jr. and Reverend Dayle Rounds Mr. Dennis Scheil and Mrs. Christine Lubrano Scheil Mr. Onkar Singh and Ms. Sukhminder Kaur Mr. and Mrs. James L. Williams

CLASS OF 2018

Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Biava Mr. Joseph Brenya and Ms. Bridgette Wuabu Mr. and Mrs. Philip N. Burgess, Jr.

Dr. Cheng Du and Ms. Qin Yang Mr. and Mrs. Joel S. Freundlich Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Hannah Rusty and Rene Johnson Mr. and Mrs. James D. Lamke Mr. Shaohui Lin and Ms. Naixiang Li Mr. and Mrs. Keith M. McAuliffe Maureen and Patrick McLaughlin Govindh and Niru Mohandas Nirman and Sonia Patel Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Pemberton Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Plehn Ms. Christina Cipolla Venturi Marguerite and Fernando Vera Mr. and Mrs. Kevin D. Walsh Philip and Maria Yang Dr. Cheng Du and Ms. Qin Yang

CLASS OF 2019

Anonymous (2) Mr. Benjamin Atlee and Ms. Annette Duvall Atlee Ms. Terah Benjamin Mr. and Mrs. Deland W. Blaney Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Brigaud Mr. Edward Carmien and Ms. JoAnn Arnholt Mr. and Mrs. Michael Chiarella Dr. Anthony Chiurco and Mrs. Kimberly Chiurco Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Deczynski Mr. and Mrs. Steven Friedman Mr. Yunjian He and Ms. Binbin Ma Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Huber Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Magnani Mr. and Mrs. Roman Rosica Dr. Stephen Rounds, Jr. and Reverend Dayle Rounds Michael and Denise Schubiger Jennifer and Paul Simons

CLASS OF 2020

Anonymous (3) Ms. Faria Abedin Mr. Joseph Austria and Ms. Maria Dapon-Austria Mr. David B. Flamer Mr. and Mrs. Joel S. Freundlich Mr. and Mrs. Paul Humbles Mr. Ethan Kapstein and Ms. Benedicte Callan Mr. and Ms. Sergei and Celia Kuharsky Mr. Krishna Kumar and Mrs. Veena Kumari Mr. and Mrs. Gregory G. Mario Karin Seminack McLaughlin ’89 and Daniel McLaughlin Mr. and Mrs. Rajan Mehndiratta

The Junior Class explored the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Alice Llewellyn E. Burke Fund enriches the arts education of all students by funding annual visits to the region’s finest museums.

Ms. Cherry Oakley Vincent and Janet Ottomanelli Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Pemberton Alistair and Daniela Phayme Ms. Andrea Russin Dr. and Mrs. Shigetaka Sato Dr. and Mrs. Mark S. Schambra Mr. and Mrs. Govind Seshadri Jennifer and Paul Simons Mr. Walter Trinkl and Ms. Ana Crespo-Trinkl Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Vogel, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Wass

CLASS OF 2021

Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. Neil C. Adams Mr. Kaushik Arunagiri and Ms. Suman Rao Dr. Samuel and Jade Bae Shawn and Danielle Sieler Mr. and Mrs. Philip N. Burgess, Jr. Dr. Paul Claisse and Dr. Ivonne Diaz-Claisse Mr. Donal Creed and Ms. Carmel Crowley Beth and John Crutcher Kristin Rodewald Dawson ’80 and Peter J. Dawson

Ms. Susan Denman Dr. Paul Claisse and Dr. Ivonne Diaz-Claisse Mr. William Dunn and Ms. Patricia Carragher Mr. and Mrs. Greg Evans Mr. and Mrs. Levie Frink Jr. Mr. Mohammad Hanif and Dr. Ghalia Hanif Mr. and Mrs. Jacque P. Howard Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O. Ix Robert and Cheryl Lagay Elizabeth Marks ’84 and Bryan Luchs Mr. and Mrs. Herman Martin Mr. and Mrs. James C. McConkey Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Muscara Ms. Mavis Ohene-Adu Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton F. Potter III Mr. and Mrs. Chandra Ramanathan Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Schaefer Danielle and Shawn Sieler Ms. Clare Ann Spadea R. Gregg Szabo and Tanya Tadey Mr. Raymond Scott and Ms. Carolyn Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Robert White

CLASS OF 2022 Anonymous (4) Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Armstrong

Dr. and Mrs. Myron Bednar Mr. and Mrs. Sean Bennett Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Blandford Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bouyer Mr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Broughton Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Chevres Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Chiarello Mr. Sean Duffy and Ms. Anita McGlynn Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Dugan III Mr. Matthew Eldredge Dr. Alex Ewing and Ms. Michele Falcey Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Frank Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Gill Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Govan Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hack Mr. Mark Hu and Ms. Jennifer Rong Mr. Chongmao Jia and Ms. Yan Zheng Rusty and Rene Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Shahid Khan Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Klein Mr. David Kragseth and Ms. Leigh Engelhardt Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Magnani Mr. and Mrs. David Manion Mr. and Mrs. Erik W. Matson Norm and Trisha Medeiros Mr. and Mrs. Richard Palmer

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Stuart Fund Parent Donors Ms. Beth Patchel and Mr. James Dial Mr. and Mrs. Craig Piotrowski Mr. and Mrs. Marc Portlock Dr. Paul Richardson and Mrs. Annetta Vlahakis Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Ringblom Mr. and Mrs. Roman Rosica Dr. and Mrs. Carlos Sagebien Mr. and Mrs. David Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. William B. Thompson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Vogel, Jr.

CLASS OF 2023

Anonymous Dr. Christopher Amato and Ms. Joanne Seltsam Marc and Lynn Baranski Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Barrigh Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Deczynski Jasmine Ferrer ’87 and Jason D. Matthews Mr. and Mrs. Johan Firmenich

2015–2016 STUART FUND PARENT CLASS CAPTAINS Early Childhood Preschool 1 & 2: Dixon Hayes Junior Kindergarten: Kristen Lopez-Watt ’90

Lower School Kindergarten: Mark Badros Grade 1: Diane McKee Grade 2: Beth Marks ’84 Grade 3: Reuwai Hanewald Grade 4: Robin Frink

Middle School Grade 5: Sandy Scarletella & Noel Ix Grade 6: Anita Chevres & Tia Bennett Grade 7: Beth Marks ’84 Grade 8: Alisa Tarditi & Faria Abedin

Upper School Grade 9: Terri Manani Grade 10: Laura Lamke Grade 11: Rommie Postadan Grade 12: Patrick Hannah

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Mr. Kenneth Harlan and Ms. Sandra Scarlatella Jose and Peg Irizarry Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O. Ix Mr. Hu Jin and Ms. Aizi Shi Ms. Donna Kigin Mr. and Mrs. Gerald R. La Nasa, Jr. Thomas and Emily Lesinski Dr. Lewis J. Levine Mr. Patrick McGonigal and Mrs. Kristen Maldonado Mr. and Mrs. Sean McKee Robert and Rebecca Missonis Ms. Diana Page Mr. and Mrs. Richard Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Jay Park Dr. Joseph Pecora and Mrs. Jaime Pecora Kathryn Hughes Redmond ’85 and Aiden J. Redmond, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Eran Rubinstein Ms. Joanne H. Seltsam and Dr. Christopher Amato Dr. and Mrs. Mitchell Simon Mr. and Mrs. Tracey Soriano Mr. and Mrs. Richard Steinmeier Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Sugden Mr. Conred Wang and Ms. Clara Chu Mr. Ludwig Zebrauskas and Ms. Jeanne Ryan

CLASS OF 2024

Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Debasish Bhattacharya Alan and Michelle Dowling Mr. Matthew Eldredge Mr. and Mrs. Levie Frink Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Todd Glickson Steve and Kristen Hackett Mr. and Mrs. Gerson Jean-Marie Mr. Ethan Kapstein and Ms. Benedicte Callan Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Nester Ms. Beth Patchel and Mr. James Dial Mr. Dennis Scheil and Mrs. Christine Lubrano Scheil Mr. Christopher Shilts and Ms. Catherine R. Hamm Mr. and Mrs. Josh Silva Mr. Onkar Singh and Ms. Sukhminder Kaur Ms. Clare Ann Spadea Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Wright

CLASS OF 2025 Anonymous (2) Mr. and Ms. Attila Agh

Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Barrigh Dr. Clyde Beverly and Mrs. Carlyne Beverly, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Joel Carstens Mr. Marc A. Chennault and Dr. Kimberly Cook-Chennault Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Chevres Mr. Clay Creasey Mr. Donal Creed and Ms. Carmel Crowley Mr. and Mrs. Jyotirmoy Dev Alan and Michelle Dowling Mr. and Mrs. Scott Durish Mr. Kenneth Harlan and Ms. Sandra Scarlatella Mr. Damon Kress and Dr. Anna Kress Mr. and Mrs. Shyam Kumar Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jay Lee Mr. Zhi Liang and Mrs. Tao Zhu Kristen Lopez-Watt ’90 and Antonio Lopez-Torrero Mr. and Mrs. Gregory G. Mario Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Murphy Dr. and Mrs. Gerard Norton Ms. Cherry Oakley Alistair and Daniela Phayme Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Reece Veronica Maxwell Robinson ’94 and Tyrone Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Saint-Laurent Ms. Chandra Sanders Mr. and Mrs. Richard Steinmeier Mr. and Mrs. Alan Vanderborght Mr. Ludwig Zebrauskas and Ms. Jeanne Ryan

CLASS OF 2026

Anonymous (2) Mr. Robert Medina Aldana and Ms. Cristina Mantellini Bracho Dr. Ioannis Androulakis and Dr. Marianthi Ierapetritou Mr. Gabriel Chastang-Duenas and Ms. Selema Moliga Randall and Caroline Clouser Alan and Michelle Dowling Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Embleton Mr. and Mrs. Johan Firmenich Mr. and Mrs. Sharif Muhammad Mr. Sudhir Pakalapati and Ms. Lakshmi Kalidindi Mr. and Mrs. Uttam Rath Prof. Wade Trappe and Dr. Nisha Gilra Shawn and Cynthia Wallace

CLASS OF 2027

Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Broughton Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Brown Mr. Marc Chennault and Prof. Kimberly Cook-Chennault Mr. Donal Creed and Ms. Carmel Crowley Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Giller Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jay Lee Thomas and Emily Lesinski RJ and Ena Lumba Bill and Geniva Martin Mr. and Mrs. Sean McKee Karin Seminack McLaughlin ’89 and Daniel McLaughlin Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Keenan Padgett

CLASS OF 2028 Anonymous (2) Mark Badros and Heidi Van Evera Dr. and Mrs. Mark H. Benson Katherine Baus Bogumil ’96 and Thomas Bogumil

Dr. Firas Eladoumikdachi and Dr. Aline Daou Jasmine Ferrer ’87 and Jason D. Matthews Mr. and Mrs. Richard Glanton Steve and Kristen Hackett Mr. Subramani Iyer and Ms. Vidya Ramanathan Mr. and Mrs. Mark Janiszewski Mr. Sanjeev Musafir and Ms. Meenakshi Trehan Ms. Meenakshi Trehan and Mr. Sanjeev Musafir Mr. and Mrs. Marc Zarro

CLASS OF 2030

CLASS OF 2029

Mr. and Mrs. Seth Adler Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bracken Dr. Jonathan Brookshire and Ms. Sareena Dalla Dr. Cherag Daruwala and Dr. Manisha Chahal Mr. and Mrs. Dixon Hayes Mr. Qing Li and Ms. Jing Wang Mr. and Mrs. Jason Ridings Mr. and Mrs. Vasilis Staikos

Mr. Matthew Ekroth and Ms. Andrea Csupa Mr. Gaurav Khanna and Mrs. Gurpinder Kaur Kristen Lopez-Watt ’90 and Antonio Lopez-Torrero Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Mondello Mr. Sudhir Pakalapati and Ms. Lakshmi Kalidindi Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sbarro Mr. and Mrs. Paul Teti Alicia Fruscione Walker ’98 and Joshua Walker

Mr. Steven Behnamnia and Ms. Jill Anderson Mr. Christopher Boerner and Ms. Shefali Shah Gia Fruscione-Loizides ’96 and Craig Loizides RJ and Ena Lumba James and Barbara Majeski Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Nester Mr. and Mrs. Paul Teti Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wells

CLASS OF 2031

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Dr. and Mrs. Eduardo Cevallos

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Mount

Mrs. Lucy Adams Campbell Adams ’21

Stella Firmenich ’23 Margaux Firmenich ’26

Ms. Karen Badros

Mrs. Lucille G. Dawson

Maya Hanewald ’22 Sasha Hanewald ’25 Tess Hanewald ’25

Ellery Badros ’28

Anna Dawson ’21

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Pizzi

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bailey

Mr. and Mrs. Paul DeLuca

Kelly Christie ’24

Sydney Williams ’26

Charlotte Jones ’27

Ms. Ann Rodriguez

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Baranski

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Denman

Isabella Dugan ’22

Josephine Baranski ’23

Corinne Kadri ’21

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Runge

Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Baus

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Dial

Amy Rosica ’19 Paige Rosica ’22

Sophie Bogumil ’28

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Beres Elizabeth Sochka ’16

Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Bierman Rachel Bierman ’19

Mr. Joseph D. Birle Kathryn Ix ’21 Emily Ix ’23

Mrs. Ginny Burghardt Camryn McAuliffe ’18

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Callicott Josephine Baranski ’23

Cecilia Patchel Eldredge ’22 Eleanor Patchel Eldredge ’24

John and Judith Durish

Mr. and Mrs. John Shilts

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Fruscione

Sydney Shilts ’24

Julia Walker ’29 Gabriela Loizides ’30

Mrs. Barbara Simmons Kelsie Bouyer ’22

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Glickson

Mr. and Mrs. Virendra Tanna

Sarah Glickson ’24

Simran Rath ’26

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Ix

Ms. Nancy Van Evera

Kathryn Ix ’21 Emily Ix ’23

Ellery Badros ’28

Mr. and Mrs. Duane Kress

Amanda Vogel ’22 Maryellen Vogel ’20

Joseph and Frances Lampariello

Mr. and Mrs. William Walker III

Rebekah Ten Hagen ’19

Julia Walker ’29

Ms. Linda Lee

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Wallace

Olivia Helms ’23 Henry Lee ’31 Peter Lee ’31

Isabella Wallace ’26

Ms. Virginia M. Martin Claire Landers ’17

Dr. Lorraine McGlynn Kiera Duffy ’22

Mr. and Mrs. Byron Monroe Giselle Jean-Marie ’24

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Milla Kress ’25

Penelope Luchs ’21

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Grace Sheppard ’19

Alexandra Durish ’25

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Marks

Grandparents Club Chairs Mary Ann and Raymond Marks, grandparents of Penelope Luchs ’21

Mr. Nicholas Sheppard

Christina Purtlebaugh ’17

Faculty and Staff Donors Stuart’s faculty and staff bring their best every day to support our students. They are the role models, the teachers, the character builders, the inspirational leaders delivering our mission in creative and innovative ways.

Their dedication to our students, families and our community is not only reflected in student learning, but also by their generous participation in The Stuart Fund.

Christine Andrews Martin Arsenault Janice Baldwin Kathryn Barnhardt David Barresi Patricia Bazergui Craig Berman Susan Beshel Jason Bink Lynne Brum Maureen Bruvik Barbara Anne Cagney Erin Camburn Kiyomi Camp Mary Beth Carstens Megan Cianfrone Stacy Cramer Beth Crutcher Walter Cupit Amanda Cutalo Brandon Detherage Dominique Di Meglio

Erin Donnelly Michelle Dowling Denise Driscoll Heidi Echternacht Risa Engel Karen Epstein Dr. Patty Fagin Rebecca Fazzina Boudes Joyce Felsenfeld Debbie Endersby Gwazda ’67 Susan Habicht Dorothy Hamblen Catherine Hamm Cynthia Haney Janet Hansen Robyn Henry Judy Hill Linda Hochuli Anne Hoppenot Melinda Huffman-Schwartz Paula Jones Mary Jo Kahn

Christina Kosyla Alexey Krupitsch Melinda La Nasa Deborah Land Natasha Dickey Lawton ’90 Susan Lee Justin Leith Adlynn Lepore Emily Lesinski Victoria Lombardo Faige Lonstein Kristen Lopez-Watt ’90 Sean Malloy Darren Malone Elizabeth Marks ’84 Cheryl McCormick Carolyn McGuire Karin Seminack McLaughlin ’89 Dr. Trisha Medeiros Robert Missonis Sylvia Moore Kyle Morse

Catherine Murphy Rose Neubert Elena Nickerson Aileen O’Shea Jennifer Peck-Nolte Maureen Pfeffer Anne Pierpont Antonio Piscitelli Michael Scott Porreca Courtney Portlock Catherine Quinlan Shannon Rangecroft Samantha Ryan Christine Scheil Eileen Scheuerman Dr. Michael Schwartz Aneesa Sen Samantha Serrano Joe Shiarappa Mariah Silva Kathleen Simko ’02 Jennifer Simons

Sally Simpson Amelia Sked ’05 Nancy Solomon Courtney Stewart Katherine Stoltenberg Alan Taback Kristy Tancredi Alicia Testa Andrew Thurm Thomas Tucker Maribeth Virzi Gabriella Vovsi Sara Wagner Alicia Fruscione Walker ’98 Margaret Wilder Andrew Wilson April Woodhull Phyllis Wright Tao Zhu Adrienne Zych

Faculty and Staff Goal Awards Our outstanding faculty and staff lead and mentor by example every day at Stuart. Each year those who truly exemplify a specific Sacred Heart Goal and its Criteria are nominated by their colleagues and selected by the Board of Trustees to receive an award. We applaud these women who live and breathe life into the words that make up our Sacred Heart Goals.

Christina Kosyla

Sally Simpson

Goal I: A personal and active faith in God

Goal IV: Building of community as a Christian value

Denise Driscoll

Kristy Tancredi

Goal II: A deep respect for intellectual values

Goal V: Personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom

Cathy Murphy Goal III: A social awareness which impels to action

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Alumnae Donors by Class CLASS OF ’65

Gertrude Baker Millar

CLASS OF ’67

Deborah Endersby Gwazda Eliza Kelly Louise Morse Nancy Douglas Pontone Sheila Scott

CLASS OF ’68

Mary Coan Agnes Acuff Hunsicker Anne Conley O’Neill Ana Figueroa Sauthoff

CLASS OF ’69

Rosette Gault Anne Judson Rosemary Murphy Kitts Patricia Russo Phillips

CLASS OF ’70 Elizabeth Lincoln

CLASS OF ’71

Katherine Fox Feeny Patricia Peters Iannucci Michaela O'Neill Mathews

CLASS OF ’72

Elizabeth Blaicher Maria Komoski Bowditch Jeannette File-Lamb Sarah Sheahan Hager Olivia Kuser Susan Harford Peacock Regina Murray Volkwein

CLASS OF ’73

Marilyn Crawford Eugenie Steele Dieck Patricia Ayling Gilmour Dorothy Fecht Luntey Eleanor Meredith Cynthia Reiche Schumacker Cynthia Tower

CLASS OF ’76

Cathy Antonakos Erella Ronel Bregman Stacie Paulsen Chandler Elizabeth Coan Frances Russo Cress Roberta Tabell Jordan Deborah Brown Murdock Wendy Peterson Osborn Anne Murray Patterson Francesca Ferrante Segalas Jean Connolly Wells

CLASS OF ’74

CLASS OF ’77

CLASS OF ’75

CLASS OF ’78

Caroline Christen Boucher Margaret Tabell Kasprak Edith Kurie Josephine B. McNeil Leslie Pizer Schwaderer Anonymous Margaret Hughes Bender Ann Fleming Brown

CLASS OF ’79

Carolyn Crawford Cheryl Eppel Alyson Flournoy Melissa Baggitt Scott

Barbara Warren Clarke Jamie Cvecich Antonia Augusta Francis Jennifer Harford Cynthia Chooljian Jost Audrey Goldberg Parton Maria Ellis Carol Fischer Lowenstein Susan Lyle

Anonymous Anne-Marie Belli Julie Campo Catherine Peyton Clowes Sarah Felton Shelley Hearne Susan Hughes Theresa McKee Sayia Marianne Giarrusso Smith Margaret O’Hara Swanke H. Lydia Zaininger

CLASS OF ’80

Kristin Rodewald Dawson Megan Thanner Guerra Sarah Tabell Nocka

CLASS OF ’81

Caryl Ciabattoni Dyckman Mary Frances Bradley Ebersole Mary Ellen Claffey McLaughlin Valerie Van Horn Pate Emily K. Reeves

CLASS OF ’82

Karen Neely Faryniak Christine Leahy Jacqueline R. Rocci

Outdoor Learning Lab A very special ceremony was held on June 10 as the Lower School gathered by the new outdoor garden which sits between Millie’s Garden and the STEM wing. The girls welcomed special guests, Maureen and Patrick McLaughlin, and Stuart alumna Robin Roman ’75. Thanks to generous support from Ms. Roman and the Rita L. Conlon and Alice McLaughlin Innovation Fund, the girls in the Lower School have an incredible outdoor space to learn and make their garden grow.

Students in grades K–4 have helped plant and tend to over 1,300 native plants. The Class of 2024 designed and made a stepping stone that was placed in the garden during the dedication. In a new annual tradition, the fourth grade classes

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will design and place a stone in the garden as a parting gift to the Lower School. As the garden grows inch by inch, this outdoor space will enhance the STEM, literacy, humanities and arts programs in Stuart’s Lower School and Early Childhood Program. Students will participate in project-based learning that will facilitate inquiry-based activities in a natural setting. Their learning will emphasize the importance of sustainable gardening and maintaining a school wildlife habitat.

At the ceremony, the girls in grades 3 and 4 shared personal poems and prayers about nature, and everyone sang songs to celebrate. We

look forward to seeing the garden flourish and the beautiful wildlife it will attract. Soon the garden will be full of fluttering butterflies, buzzing bees, digging worms, chirping birds and curious Lower School girls!

CLASS OF ’83

Kristina deTuro Alvino Jacqueline Schaffener Baranowski Alison Bates Cale Molly Doyle Lee Jamieson Englert Jocelyn Maxwell Froehlich Jessica Pineo Lohnes Tara Ann Murphy Sarah Albano Wascura

CLASS OF ’84 Elizabeth Marks Maggie Agin Rogers Lesley Vannerson

CLASS OF ’85

Anonymous (2) Michele Cooke-Andresen Nancy Bernard Felix Karen Campbell Kavanagh Kathryn Hughes Redmond Fidelma Callery Woodley

CLASS OF ’86 Anonymous Ramona Berven Cristina Himes Mayine Yu

CLASS OF ’87

Michele Davison DeGroat Jasmine Ferrer

CLASS OF ’88

Dawn Jones Anuszkiewicz Sabrina Comizzoli Lorena Sayer O’Brien Stephanie Truesdell Liliana Vargas Joanna Wilson Vargas

CLASS OF ’89

Kathryn Duffy Bavuso Jamie Stitzer Cahill Holly Light

Karin Seminack McLaughlin Rosamond Moxon O’Connor Hillary Hurst Schwarz Caroline Sheerin

CLASS OF ’90

Mary Lantin Casparis Jennifer Priory Figge Silvia Gorla Jennifer Garver Landis Natasha Dickey Lawton Kristen Lopez-Watt Catheryn O’Rourke

CLASS OF ’91

Katryna Carter Jennifer Chiurco Alena Herklotz Melissa Martynenko Alicia Fruscione Walker

CLASS OF ’99 Abigail Winder

CLASS OF ’00

Margaret O’Hare McSherry Nellie O’Malley Candice Oswald Traskos

CLASS OF ’01

CLASS OF ’92

Natalie Hamill Anne Grabowski Moore Cristina Salmastrelli

CLASS OF ’94

R Caroline McCarthy Allison Reece Kathleen Simko

Whitney Kerney

Christine Cho Clare Gardner Nieto Justine Schiro Tsiouris Katherine Kuser Birkenstock Alma Moxon Eisenacher Barbara Horne Veronica Maxwell Robinson

CLASS OF ’95 Caitrin Higgins Courtney Hodock Eliza Hoover Regan McGrory Abigail Platten Jordan Schnell

CLASS OF ’96

Katherine Baus Bogumil Catherine Chiurco Mary McNealy Czarnecki Gia Fruscione-Loizides Suzanne Hennessy Graefen Molly Hillenbrand Sara Burchell Kestner Jane Weiner

CLASS OF ’98

Justyna Piasecka Bernabe

CLASS OF ’02

CLASS OF ’03

LINDSAY GRABOWSKI HYDE Colleen Farrell McHugh

CLASS OF ’04

Kathleen Murphy Alexandra Tully Schneider Maya Thompson

CLASS OF ’05

Catherine Currie Noelle Tosti Ridings Ingrid Schmiederer Amelia Berchtold Sked

CLASS OF ’06 MEAGHAN BYRNE

Christa Goeke Kathryn Kitts Katlin McCarthy Mary Jane Sweetland Spadaccini

CLASS OF ’07

Elizabeth Cancelosi Elizabeth Colicchio Jennifer Larsen Margaret Camp Millice Amy Sismondo

CLASS OF ’08 Haley Carstensen Carys Johnson Elizabeth Kitts Ariana Vera

CLASS OF ’09 Charlotte Camp Clodagh Coghlan Caroline Passano Edith Tattersall

CLASS OF ’10 Caitlin Jokubaitis Erika Riederer

CLASS OF ’11

Shannon O’Gorman

CLASS OF ’12 Amethyst Carey Stephanie Champi Angela Gallagher Susan Knox Charlotte La Nasa Jennifer Liu Tilar Martin

CLASS OF ’13

Katherine Hagestad Alexa Rangecroft Sheila Riley

CLASS OF ’14 Margaret La Nasa Margaret Walsh

CLASS OF ’15

Harlyn Bell Julia O. Rourke Cameron M. Rangecroft

“Stuart is a safe community that allows our girls to stay young just a little longer. Stuart encourages and requires community service of the girls. It becomes part of who they are.”

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Memorial Donations In Memory of Mathew Emile Aguilar Julie Ann Connick

In Memory of Robert W. Ayling and Margaret G. Ayling Patricia Ayling Gilmour ’73 and Thomas Gilmour

In Memory of John and Pauline Blandford

Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Blandford

In Memory of Mary P. Caddell ’79 Anonymous Jewish Communal Fund

In Memory of Marie-Louise Carmody, RSCJ

Anonymous Deborah Endersby Gwazda ’67 and Edward J. Gwazda, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hennessey Marli Hinckley in loving memory of The Honorable Richard W. Wallach The Jewish Communal Fund Regina Murray Volkwein ’72 and Edward A. Volkwein II

In Memory of Martha Challener Mr. and Mrs. R. Graham Akers Public Education Foundation Patricia Ayling Gilmour ’73 and Thomas Gilmour

In Memory of Father Patrick Connor Joyce Painter Felsenfeld

In Memory of Kathleen M. Cox Sheila and Jim Schnell

In Memory of Erin Hogan Curcio ’00 Mr. and Mrs. William D. Hogan

In Memory of Patrick Donohue Mrs. Donna Donohue

In Memory of James Doyle

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S. Hovanec

In Memory of Margaret Evanovich Dr. and Mrs. Jeffry Zavotsky

In Memory of Carroll Florkiewicz Jacqueline Schaffener Baranowski ’83 Ramona Berven ’86 Alma Moxon Eisenacher ’94 and Mark Eisenacher Joyce Painter Felsenfeld Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Fruscione Suzanne Hennessy Graefen Dr. Joan Guest and Mr. Bruce Guest Caitrin Higgins ’95 Whitney Kerney ’91

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Jennifer Garver Landis ’90 and John D. Landis Jessica Pineo Lohnes ’83 and Paul Lohnes Jeanne and Joseph Mazzetti Valerie Van Horn Pate ’81 and Donald W. Pate Mr. and Mrs. David E. Schorr Leslie Pizer Schwaderer ’74 and Frederick J. Schwaderer Candice Oswald Traskos ’00 and James Traskos Alicia Fruscione Walker ’98 and Josh Walker

In Memory of Robert B. Hearne

Shelley Hearne ’79 and Kathleen Welch

In Memory of Caroline Dawson Heller ’89 Mr. James J. Dawson Ms. Mary Louise Dawson

In Memory of Mr. James J. Hughes Susan Hughes ’79

In Memory of Mrs. Eleanor M. Hughes-Fulmer

John P. and Maude Belli Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Bernard Mr. and Mrs. James C. Blair Ms. Beatrice Bloom Sally and Mark Branon Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty Company Mr. and Mrs. James Callery Chip and Marilynn Carstensen Mr. and Mrs. John S. Chamberlin Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. deTuro, Jr. Ms. Tina Di scipio Mr. William Dunn and Ms. Patricia Carragher Cheryl Eppel ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Edward Farrell Karen Neely Faryniak ’82 and John G. Faryniak, Jr. Joyce Painter Felsenfeld Mr. and Mrs. Ted Froehlich Mr. Scott W. Fulmer Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garrett Michael and Lor Gehret Goldstein & Herst Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Goss Hamilton Jewelers Mrs. John T. Henderson Mr. Douglas Honnold Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Hopkins II Susan Hughes ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Gerald R. La Nasa, Jr. Ms. Rosaria Lawlor

Ms. Christine Lokhammer Elizabeth Marks ’84 and Bryan Luchs Mrs. Barbara T. Lyle Mr. Wade Martin Mr. Edward E. Matthews Jeanne and Joseph Mazzetti Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. McDonald Mr. Tom Meeker Mr. Michael Monarca Mr. and Mrs. Michael Morandi Ms. Carole Nagy Dr. and Mrs. Kevin T. Nini Dr. and Mrs. Vincent C. Noonan Ms. Anne Nosnitsky Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart Ms. Emily K. Reeves Mr. Rick Rosenberg Mr. and Mrs. David E. Schorr Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Southerland, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Austin C. Starkey, Jr. Rev. Peter Stimpson and Mrs. Laurene Stimpson Ms. Sheila Stuart Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Teumer Mrs. Daphne Townsend Mr. and Mrs. John D. Wallace Ms. Helen Walter Mr. and Mrs. Joe Weber Mr. and Mrs. James W. Wickenden Mrs. Susan N. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Edwin W. Wislar Fidelma Callery Woodley ’85 and William Woodley Ms. Jane D. Young

In Memory of Thomas C. Jamieson, Jr. Lee Jamieson Englert ’83 and John J. Englert Mrs. Mary Lee Jamieson

In Memory of Joan Kirby Eliza F. Kelly ’67

In Memory of Yvonne M. Levine Dr. Lewis J. Levine

In Memory of Jacqueline Maruca Maria Maruca Brown ’86 and William Brown Mr. Rocco F. Maruca, Sr.

In Memory of Victoria Flournoy McCarthy ’71 Anonymous Sally and Mark Branon Mr. and Mrs. Ira Fuchs

In Memory of Peggy Kerney McNeil Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Priory

In Memory of John Moxon

Rosamond Moxon O’Connor ’89 and John O’Connor

In Memory of Holt and Regina Murray

Anne Murray Patterson ’76 and James E. Patterson Regina Murray Volkwein ’72 and Edward A. Volkwein II

In Memory of Scott Newman Risa and Barry Engel Mr. Bill Heltzel Mr. and Mrs. Jaap J. Ketting

In Memory of James O’Mara Maureen and Henry Pfeffer

In Memory of Karlene R. Paxton Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Ryan

Chester G. Peterson, D.D.S. and Burnetta Griggs Peterson Wendy Peterson Osborn ’76

In Memory of John Joseph Quinlan

In Memory of Mary S. Ramsey Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bruvik Charlotte Camp ’09 Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Mullen Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Nickerson Ms. Margaret Ramsey and Mr. William Newman Ms. Christine Ramsey and Mr. Andrew Fussner

In Memory of Hilda Ronel Meaghan Byrne ’06 Sabrina Comizzoli ’88

In Memory of Richard P. Salmastrelli

In Memory of Michelle Stark Mr. Anthony J. Nicastro

In Memory of Emma L. Thomas Mr. Raymond Scott and Ms. Carolyn Thomas

In Memory of Annette A. Thompson Maya Thompson ’04

In Memory of Lena Vitolo

Paul and Shannon Rangecroft

In Memory of Ellen Wehrman Mr. John H. Wehrman

Annie and Dave Moore Cristina Salmastrelli ’01

In Memory of Brady Michael Wells

In Memory of Harris B. Siegel

Gift In Memory of Ms. Roni Williams Kenny

Ingrid Schmiederer ’05

In Memory of Elaine Simko Kathleen Simko ’02

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wells

Mrs. Carol LiVolsi Mr. Frank Kenny

In Memory of Donna Weir Skattum ’77 Mr. Neil Volant

Ms. Catherine M. Quinlan

Mater Legacy Society Planned Giving The generosity of the Mater Legacy Society members supports the current and future programs at Stuart. We are so grateful to the donors who remember Stuart in their wills, or who, through another type of planned giving, strengthen Stuart in perpetuity.

Anonymous (3) Marcella Agh William A. Bonnell Mary Elizabeth Carr-Townsend Laura A. B. Cifelli ’86 Robert E. Clancy Mary Frances and Robert Clark Beth and John Crutcher Margaret B. Considine Margaret K. Considine ’72 George J. Cook, Jr. Estate of James E. Doyle Pauline and Bill Egan Katherine Eikel ’95 Mary Flournoy ’73 Patricia Donelly Gilbert ’74 Margaret S. Goheen Mary Anne Guerrero

Margaret LaFarge Hamill Samuel M. Hamill William H. Hamill Estate of Margaret Hehir Linda M. Hill Marli L. Hinckley Jeanne Howley Eleanor M. Hughes-Fulmer Mary Lee Jamieson Jaap and Regina Ketting Elizabeth Richardson Keuffel Rusti Murphy Kitts ’69 Nancy Kramer John S. Kramer Alicia L. Kress David Mathey Mary Anne and David Maxwell William Mayhall

Felicite P. Morgan Deborah Brown Murdock ’76 Robert Olson Jessica Palmer ’99 Ms. Maribeth Proshan Kathryn and Les Rudnyanszky Ruth and John Sayer Sheila and James Schnell Cynthia Reiche Schumacker ’73 Jaye Hewitt Semrod Harris B. Siegel George F. and Kathie Smith Thomas J. Sowanick Guy and Marie Speciale Megan Thomas, Esq. Ruth and James Thornton Charles Townsend, Jr. Philip and Maria Yang 2015-2016 ANNUAL REPORT

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1. Elizabeth Marks ’84, Kim Jingoli Chiurco and Mary Ferlise 2. Sara Burchell Kestner ’96, Cory Kestner, Gia Fruscione-Loizides ’96 3. Robert and Rebecca Missonis and Michelle and Alan Dowling

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4. Maria and Philip Yang 5. Gala Chair, Katie Hughes Redmond ’85 and Dr. Patty Fagin 6. Jasmine Ferrer ’87, Carolyne Wass and Nadia Khan

The Rock and Roll Gala Brought Out the Rock Stars!

The Stuart community does it again, turning out in full force to support our girls at the Rock & Roll Gala and Auction. Decked in concert attire, guests enjoyed delicious food from Flik Independent School Dining, and packed the dance floor all night long. Guests went home with concert swag bags and hundreds of fabulous auction items.

Many thanks to our sponsors, donors, volunteers and guests for making the Rock & Roll Gala a wonderful success. Your support enables us to continue to do what we do best – educate girls who make a difference! ... because Stuart Girls Rock!

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Rock and Roll Gala Sponsors ROLLING STONES SPONSORS ($5,000) The Glenmede Trust Company of New Jersey Bill and Geniva Martin TINA TURNER SPONSORS ($2,500) Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. John Beckelman ConnectOne Bank Dr. Patty Fagin and Mr. Tim Fagin Dr. Jasmine Ferrer '87 and Dr. Jason D. Matthews Ms. Sandra Scarlatella and Mr. Kenneth Harlan Mr. and Mrs. Paul Teti Marguerite and Fernando Vera Mr. and Mrs. Todd A. Wigder

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JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS SPONSORS ($1,000) Dr. Samuel and Jade Bae Marc and Lynn Baranski Dr. and Mrs. Myron Bednar Blue Sea Products Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bracken Dr. Anthony Chiurco and Mrs. Kimberly Chiurco

Joseph and Nancy Delaney Flik Independent School Dining Mr. Thomas Jacob Mark and Tracy Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Shahid Khan Dr. Pablo Lapuerta and Ms. Rachelle Bin Elizabeth Marks '84 and Bryan Luchs Mr. and Mrs. Keith M. McAuliffe Maureen and Patrick McLaughlin Merrill Lynch Scull-Ridings Group Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Nishith Parikh Charles and Suzanne Plambeck Kathryn Hughes Redmond '85 and Aiden J. Redmond, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence R. Roche Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Tarditi Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Vogel, Jr. Philip and Maria Yang Dr. and Mrs. Jeffry Zavotsky

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Rock and Roll Gala Event Supporters Anonymous (5) Mr. and Mrs. Neil C. Adams Mr. Anand Adya and Ms. Aparna Deshpande Mr. and Mrs. Sean M. Albert Karen S. Ali Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Anderson Dr. Ioannis Androulakis and Dr. Marianthi Ierapetritou Mr. and Mrs. James V. Annarella Ana I. Antonacci Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Armstrong Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Mark Badros and Heidi Van Evera Dr. Samuel and Jade Bae Marc and Lynn Baranski Mr. David Barresi Beautycounter Mr. Steven Behnamnia and Ms. Jill Anderson Dr. and Mrs. Mark H. Benson Ms. Susan Beshel Dr. Clyde Beverly and Mrs. Carlyne Beverly, Esq. Mr. Anup Bhalla and Ms. Patricia Doyle Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Blandford Mr. Christopher Boerner and Ms. Shefali Shah Katherine Baus Bogumil '96 and Thomas Bogumil Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bracken Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Brigaud Mr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Broughton Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Brown Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bruvik Mr. and Mrs. Philip N. Burgess, Jr. Ginny Burghardt C.M.S. Refrigeration, Inc. Paula Jane Campanaro Mary Lantin Casparis '90 and Thomas Casparis Stephanie Champi '12 Stacie Paulsen Chandler '76 and Curtis W. Chandler Elizabeth M. Charbonneau Mr. Gabriel Chastang-Duenas and Ms. Selema Moliga Mr. Marc A. Chennault and Dr. Kimberly Cook-Chennault Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Chevres Mr. and Mrs. Michael Chiarella Dr. Anthony Chiurco and Mrs. Kimberly Chiurco Ms. Dina M. Christie Ms. Christina Cipolla Venturi Randall and Caroline Clouser ConnectOne Bank Ms. Patricia A. Costante

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Mr. Donal Creed and Ms. Carmel Crowley Beth and John Crutcher Mr. and Mrs. Daniel N. Daisak Kristin Rodewald Dawson '80 and Peter J. Dawson Michele Davison DeGroat '87 Joseph and Nancy Delaney DeSimone Orthodontics Brandon and Amanda Detherage Mr. and Mrs. Jyotirmoy Dev Dominique Di Meglio Mr. Giuseppe Di Vincenzo and Mrs. Valentina Varola Mrs. Donna Donohue Alan and Michelle Dowling Mr. Sean Duffy and Ms. Anita McGlynn Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Dugan III Mr. William Dunn and Ms. Patricia Carragher Dr. Firas Eladoumikdachi and Dr. Aline Daou Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Embleton Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Enck, Sr. Risa and Barry Engel Karen Epstein Ms. Marla Esposito Mr. and Mrs. Greg Evans Dr. Patty Fagin and Mr. Tim Fagin Nancy Bernard Felix '85 and Mark H. Felix Joyce Painter Felsenfeld Jasmine Ferrer '87 and Jason D. Matthews Mr. and Mrs. Johan Firmenich Alyson Flournoy '75 and John C. Schaible Mr. and Mrs. Steven Friedman Mr. and Mrs. Brinton W. Frith Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Fruscione Gia Fruscione-Loizides '96 and Craig Loizides Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Giller Mr. and Mrs. Richard Glanton Mr. and Mrs. J. Todd Glickson Ms. Susan Habicht and Mr. Josh Sacks Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hack Steve and Kristen Hackett Ms. Dorothy Hamblen Mr. Christopher Shilts and Ms. Catherine R. Hamm Hannah of Princeton, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Hannah Ms. Janet Hansen Ms. Sandra Scarlatella and Mr. Kenneth Harlan Mr. Kent Helms Mrs. Robyn Henry Susan Hughes '79 IAB Solutions LLC Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ix

J. McLaughlin Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jacob Mr. and Mrs. Mark Janiszewski Paul and Christina Jeanes Joanna Vargas Skin Care Rusty and Rene Johnson Mark and Tracy Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Melvin L. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Jones Mr. Ravi Jonnalagadda and Ms. Godha Iyengar Richard and Mary Jo Kahn Mr. Ethan Kapstein and Ms. Benedicte Callan Karen Campbell Kavanagh '85 and Edward H. Kavanagh Sara Burchell Kestner '96 and Cory K. Kestner Mr. and Mrs. Jaap J. Ketting Mr. and Mrs. Shahid Khan Mr. Gaurav Khanna and Mrs.Gurpinder Kaur Ms. Donna Kigin Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Klein Mr. and Mrs. James R. Knill II Ms. Christina Kosyla Mr. David Kragseth and Ms. Leigh Engelhardt Mr. Damon Kress and Dr. Anna Kress Mr. and Mrs. Gerald R. La Nasa, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James D. Lamke Dr. Pablo Lapuerta and Ms. Rachelle Bin Mr. and Mrs. Timothy P. Leddy Mr. and Mrs. Justin Lee Ms. Linda Lee Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jay Lee Mr. and Ms. Marc Liebowitz Kristen Lopez-Watt '90 and Antonio Lopez-Torrero RJ and Ena Lumba MacJac LLC Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Magnani Mr. Sean Malloy Kathleen and Jerry Mandzij Mr. and Mrs. Gregory G. Mario Elizabeth Marks '84 and Bryan Luchs Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Marks Mr. and Mrs. Herman Martin Bill and Geniva Martin Michaela O'Neill Mathews Mr. and Mrs. Erik W. Matson Mr. and Mrs. Keith M. McAuliffe McCaffrey's Mr. and Mrs. Pat McCormick Mr. Patrick McGonigal and Mrs. Kristen Maldonado Mr. and Mrs. Sean McKee Karin Seminack McLaughlin '89 and Daniel A. McLaughlin

Mary Ellen Claffey McLaughlin '81 and Hugh McLaughlin Maureen and Patrick McLaughlin Charitable Fund Norm and Trisha Medeiros Mr. Robert Medina Aldana and Ms. Cristina Mantellini Bracho Mr. and Ms. John Michaels Gertrude Baker Millar '65 and James Millar Robert and Rebecca Missonis Kyle Morse Mr. and Mrs. Sharif Muhammad Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Murphy Mr. Sanjeev Musafir and Ms. Meenakshi Trehan Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Nester Christopher and Rose Neubert Mr. Enzo Nini Dr. and Mrs. Gerard Norton Anne Conley O'Neill '68 and Peter O'Neill Aileen O'Shea Vincent and Janet Ottomanelli Mr. and Mrs. Keenan Padgett Ms. Diana Page Mr. Sudhir Pakalapati and Ms. Lakshmi Kalidindi Mr. and Mrs. Richard Palmer Dr. Joseph Pecora and Mrs. Jaime Pecora Leslie G. Pell Pennington Quilt Works Maureen and Henry Pfeffer Mr. and Mrs. John B. Pierpont Charles and Suzanne Plambeck

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Poljevka Mr. Hamilton F. Potter III Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart Princeton Internet Marketing Paul and Shannon Rangecroft Mr. and Mrs. Uttam Rath Kathryn Hughes Redmond '85 and Aiden J. Redmond, Jr. Dr. Paul Richardson and Mrs. Annetta Vlahakis Mr. and Mrs. Jason Ridings Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Ringblom Veronica Maxwell Robinson '94 and Tyrone Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence R. Roche Ms. Ann Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Rourke Saker ShopRites, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sbarro Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Schaefer Dr. and Mrs. Mark S. Schambra Mr. Dennis Scheil and Mrs. Christine Lubrano Scheil Michael and Laura Semler Mr. Joe Shiarappa Mr. and Mrs. Josh Silva Dr. and Mrs. Mitchell Simon Ms. Clare Ann Spadea Mr. Michael St. Maurice and Ms. JoseĂŠ Bourgoin Mr. and Mrs. Vasilis Staikos Mr. and Mrs. Richard Steinmeier Stuart Parent Association Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Sugden Brian Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. David Sullivan

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Tarditi Mr. Darcy Taylor and Ms. Kelly Bremner Ms. Alicia Testa Mr. and Mrs. Paul Teti The New York Community Trust Mr. and Mrs. William B. Thompson, Jr. Prof. Wade Trappe and Dr. Nisha Gilra University Radiology Dr. Xavier Valencia and Dr. Concetta Lipardi Mr. and Mrs. Alan Vanderborght Marguerite and Fernando Vera Mr. and Mrs. Mark Vovsi Alicia Fruscione Walker '98 and Josh Walker Shawn and Cynthia Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Wass Mr. Scott Weingaertner and Ms. Annabelle Kim Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wells Mr. and Mrs. Robert White Mr. and Mrs. Todd A. Wigder Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Williams Fidelma Callery Woodley '85 and William Woodley Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Wright Phyllis Wright Mr. Wen Zhong Xu and Ms. Cindy Yan Philip and Maria Yang Mr. Steven Yang and Ms. Lydia Kang Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Yates Mr. Ludwig Zebrauskas and Ms. Jeanne Ryan Mr. Zhi Liang and Mrs. Tao Zhu

Fund-A-Need: Signature Experiences Supporters Dr. Anthony Chiurco and Mrs. Kimberly Chiurco Mr. Donal Creed and Ms. Carmel Crowley Kristin Rodewald Dawson '80 and Peter J. Dawson Joseph and Nancy Delaney Alan and Michelle Dowling Mr. Sean Duffy and Ms. Anita McGlynn Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Dugan III Mr. William Dunn and Ms. Patricia Carragher Dr. Patty Fagin and Mr. Tim Fagin Mr. and Mrs. Richard Glanton Mr. and Mrs. J. Todd Glickson Jose and Peg Irizarry Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jacob Mark and Tracy Johnson

Mr. Ethan Kapstein and Ms. Benedicte Callan Mr. and Mrs. Shahid Khan Ms. Donna Kigin Mr. and Mrs. James D. Lamke Dr. Pablo Lapuerta and Ms. Rachelle Bin Mr. and Mrs. Timothy P. Leddy Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Magnani Mr. and Mrs. Keith M. McAuliffe Maureen and Patrick McLaughlin Robert and Rebecca Missonis Aileen O'Shea Dr. Joseph Pecora and Mrs. Jaime Pecora Mr. and Mrs. John B. Pierpont Charles and Suzanne Plambeck Kathryn Hughes Redmond '85 and Aiden J. Redmond, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Ridings Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence R. Roche Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sheppard Mr. and Mrs. Richard Steinmeier Mr. and Mrs. David Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Paul Teti The Michael & Victoria Wallace Family Foundation The New York Community Trust Mr. and Mrs. William B. Thompson, Jr. Marguerite and Fernando Vera Philip and Maria Yang Mr. Ludwig Zebrauskas and Ms. Jeanne Ryan

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Honorary Gifts In honor of Joseph R. Alexander and Linda Cullen Mr. Lee Farnham

In honor of Jan Baldwin Charlotte Camp ’09 Mr. Douglas Rubin Dr. Abigail Winder ’99

Charlotte Camp ’09

In honor of Paul J. Hirsch Ms. Patricia A. Costante

In honor of Anne Hoppenot Charlotte Camp ’09

In honor of Maureen Baus

In honor of Mary Lee Jamieson

In honor of Ortolf and Helga Bernewitz

In honor of Jennifer Lee-You ’93

Mr. and Mrs. John D. Sayer

Anonymous Mrs. Susan N. Wilson

Mr. Torsten Bernewitz and Mrs. Katrin Weber-Bernewitz

Barbara Horne ’94

In honor of Katherine Baus Bogumil ’96

Risa and Barry Engel

Mr. and Mrs. John D. Sayer

In honor of Barbara Anne Cagney Chip and Marilynn Carstensen

In honor of Stephanie Champi ’12

In honor Elizabeth A. Marks ’84 In honor of Rocky Maruca Ms. Caitlin E. Jokubaitis

In honor of Robert Missonis Danielle and Shawn Sieler

Ms. Caroline Costante Ms. Patricia A. Costante Mr. Jeremy Hirsch Dr. Paul J. Hirsch MD Advantage Insurance Company of New Jersey

In honor of Ginny Moore

In honor of Patricia Costante

Charlotte Camp ’09

Chip and Marilynn Carstensen

In honor of Elena Nickerson Charlotte Camp ’09

In honor of Antonio Piscitelli

Jamie Cvecich ’77 Katherine Fox Feeny ’71 Sarah Sheahan Hager ’72 and Harold E. Hager Roberta Tabell Jordan ’76 Margaret Tabell Kasprak ’74 Edith Kurie ’74 Olivia Kuser ’72 Deborah Brown Murdock ’76 Sarah Tabell Nocka ’80 Wendy Peterson Osborn ’76 Audrey Goldberg Parton ’77 and Jim Parton Susan Harford Peacock ’72 Maggie Agin Rogers ’84 Theresa McKee Sayia ’79 Leslie Pizer Schwaderer ’74 Francesca Ferrante Segalas ’76 Margaret O’Hara Swanke ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony W. Tabell Tabell Family Foundation Jean Connolly Wells ’76 H. Lydia Zaininger ’79

In honor of Donna Starke Ms. Caitlin E. Jokubaitis

In honor of Stuart Faculty and Administration

Mr. Stephen Cohen Ms. Maria Falca-Dodson Mrs. Nina Gowaty Mr. Edward Grab Mr. Jeremy Hirsch Dr. Paul J. Hirsch Mr. Michael Martin Mr. Michael Skero Mrs. Catherine Williams

In honor of Victoria Reece Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Reece

Melissa Martynenko ’98 and Jeffrey Hodge Clare Gardner Nieto ’92

In honor of Erika Riederer ’10

In honor of Alicia Testa

Mr. Alois J. Riederer

Katherine Hagestad ’17

In honor of Ariella S. Russin

In honor of Maria Yang

Ms. Andrea Russin

The Selz Foundation, Inc.

In honor of Samantha Ryan

In honor of Mary Kate Zavotsky ’14

In honor of Stacy Cramer

Charlotte Camp ’09

Dr. and Mrs. Jeffry Zavotsky

In honor of Holly Zindulis ’01

In honor of Walter Cupit

In honor of Cynthia Reiche Schumacker ’73

Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Brown Charlotte Camp ’09

Mrs. Nancy Reiche

In honor of Fran de la Chapelle, RSCJ

In honor of Tica Simpson Charlotte Camp ’09

Mr. Sanford B. Bing Chip and Marilynn Carstensen Ms. Caitlin E. Jokubaitis

In honor of Elizabeth M. Sochka ’16

In honor of Judith Garson, RSCJ

Antonia C. Augusta Francis Erella Ronel Bregman ’76 Alison Bates Cale ’83 Elizabeth Coan ’76 Reverend Care Crawford ’75 Frances Russo Cress ’76

Mrs. Nancy D. Waldman

In honor of Julia Giller Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Giller

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Mr. and Mrs. Michael Beres

In honor of Anne Soos

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Zindulis

Endowment Funds SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENTS Fund

2015–2016 Gifts

Market Value

Distribution

$104,824

$5,624

$150

$24,987

$1,333

$1,100

$68,905

$3,638

$28,942

$1,533

$174,010

$9,335

$55,300

$2,801

$1,068,822

$57,340

$54,227

$2,909

$544,260

$25,000

$61,079

$3,277

$102,227

$5,484

The Barbara Boggs Sigmund Scholarship Fund Established in memory of Barbara Boggs Sigmund, a former Stuart faculty member, Sacred Heart alumna and mayor of Princeton Borough, to support a minority student from Princeton with financial need.

The Mary P. Caddell ’79 Scholarship Fund Established in memory of Mary Caddell ’79, who died in a hiking accident while a student at Stuart, to support a student with a strong interest in science and the environment.

The Callan-O'Brien Family Scholarship Fund Established in memory of two of the founders of Stuart, Anne Cuttle Callan O'Brien and her husband Russell O'Brien, and Anne's mother Catherine, for whom Stuart's first scholarship fund was established.

The Class of 2008 Scholarship Fund Established by the parents of the Class of 2008 in honor of their daughters.

The Margherita Condell, RSCJ Scholarship Fund Established in honor of Margherita Condell, RSCJ, by Muriel Gardiner a long-time friend, with additional contributions provided by Mrs. David McAlpin, to support a minority student.

The Marie-Louise Carmody, RSCJ Scholarship Fund Established in honor of Marie-Louise Carmody, RSCJ, beloved guidance counselor and mentor, to support a kind, faithful and motivated student with financial need.

$1,100

The Frances de la Chapelle, RSCJ Scholarship Endowment Established in 2010 in honor of 25 years of service faithfully provided by Frances de la Chapelle, RSCJ, for financial aid that will allow Stuart to continue attracting and retaining the brightest, most motivated, diverse student body.

The Maloney-Duffy Scholarship Fund Established by Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Maloney in gratitude for their parents, John & Shirley Maloney and James & Diane Duffy.

The Goizueta Scholarship Fund The Goizueta Foundation was founded by Robert C. Goizueta in celebration of the achievements of immigrants to the US. Their gift to Stuart supports financial aid for Hispanic/Latina students.

The Hillenbrand Family Scholarship Fund Established to provide financial aid to students at the beginning of Upper School and continue providing support to those students through to commencement.

The James E. Kerney Scholarship Fund Established by the James Kerney Foundation to provide financial assistance for children from the city of Trenton.

$500

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Endowment Funds

SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENTS (CONTINUED) Fund

2015–2016 Gifts

Market Value $23,973

Distribution $1,286

$73,072

$1,493,631

$76,247

$236,827

$12,705

$55,156

$2,847

$111,796

$5,998

$51,334

$2,754

$60,250

$167,549

$5,787

$95

$8,117

$430

The Stuart Scholarship Fund Established and supported by the generous donors of our community to help fund Stuart's financial aid program.

$118,352

$6,349

The Stuart Board of Trustees Scholarship Fund Established by current and former Trustees in support of the financial aid endowment.

$532,812

$28,584

The Peter Mark Scholarship Fund Established in memory of a renowned scientist, father of Catherine ’77 and husband of Delia Mark, Stuart's beloved former school nurse.

The Dean Mathey Scholarship Fund Established through the estate of Dean Mathey, WWI vet, national tennis champion, financier and long-time Princeton University Trustee who had a lifelong commitment to education, volunteerism and philanthropy.

The fund supports students who excel in science.

The Edward E. Ford Scholarship Fund Established through a gift from the Edward E. Ford Foundation and matched by several generous friends of Stuart to support financial aid for students of the Upper School.

The Peggy Kerney McNeil Scholarship Fund Established in memory of one of Stuart's Founding Mothers, and mother of Fran ’71, Josephine ’74, grandmother of Jennifer ’90, Colleen ’91, Sarah ’10 and great-grandmother of Emily ’15 and Betsy ’21; to support the daughter of an alumna.

$2,100

The Hamilton F. Potter, Jr. and Linton W. Turner Scholarship Endowment Established by Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton F. Potter III in honor of their fathers, to provide scholarship support to students of any grade.

The Gee Johnson Scholarship Fund Anonymously given to establish an endowed financial fund in memory of Gee Johnson.

The Cynthia Reiche Schumacker ’73 Scholarship Endowment Established in celebration of Stuart's 50th Anniversary to support a student or students of any grade who have demonstrated academic excellence and shown financial need.

The Mme. Hilda Ronel Scholarship Fund Established by the family, friends and students of beloved French teacher, Hilda Ronel, who taught at Stuart for many years.

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Students bring musical to life using cutting edge tech Upper School girls are now using QLab, a multimedia software, to create special effects for school productions.

Working as a team with a professional lighting designer, they chose, manipulated and animated images to create the backdrops for the Upper School Musical, Mary Poppins. Students amazed themselves as they learned how to operate the same software used by professional set designers on Broadway and around the world.

This technology was made possible through generous donations to the Fund-A-Need at last year’s Dinner Series.

Fund

2015–2016 Gifts

Market Value

Distribution

$9,400

$505

2015–2016 Gifts

Market Value

Distribution

The Alice Llewellyn Eubank Burke Fund Established by Mrs. Betty Wold Johnson in fond memory of Alice Llewellyn Eubank Burke, mother of Clotilde ’77, to enrich all students arts education by funding annual visits to the region's finest museums.

$10,000

$288,243

$14,932

The Caroline Dawson Heller ’89 Women in Leadership Memorial Fund Established by James J. Dawson and Mary Louise Dawson in memory of their daughter Caroline ’89. The proceeds support activities of the Women in Leadership initiative including visiting speakers, workshops and mentorships that inspire young women to lives of leadership.

$350

$76,251

$4,072

$2,399,259

$128,714

$133,777

$7,177

The Eileen Fox Weence Scholarship Fund Established in 2004 by Kathy Fox Feeny ’71 in celebration of her mother, a Sacred Heart alumna and an RSCJ from 1941-1946. She lived by the motto “Educo,” to draw forth and discover how to excite each individual to learn and grow.

PROGRAM ENDOWMENTS Fund

The Faculty and Staff Development Fund Established to provide long-term resources for the compensation and professional development opportunities of faculty and staff so that Stuart will always attract and retain personnel capable of inspiring and empowering the young women of Stuart.

The Frances de la Chapelle, RSCJ Faculty and Staff Endowment Established in 2010 in honor of the 25 years of service lovingly provided by former faculty member and Head of School, Frances de la Chapelle, RSCJ to provide training and compensation to recruit and retain the finest possible faculty and staff.

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Endowment Funds

PROGRAM ENDOWMENTS (CONTINUED) Fund

2015–2016 Gifts

Market Value $68,781

Distribution $3,690

$306,882

$16,463

$25

$119,680

$6,419

$2,000

$31,693

$1,594

$71,533

$3,838

$31,221

$1,648

The Jane and Frank Ryan Fund for Leadership Training Established by John and Carolyn Healey in honor of Carolyn's parents to support educational opportunities for the development of leadership qualities in Stuart's students.

$52,486

$2,816

Pauline Palmer Wood Memorial Fund Established by the Egan family in memory of Pauline Egan's mother to support library acquisitions for the Lower School.

$32,636

$1,751

Harris B. Siegel Endowment for Leadership Development Established by Patricia Costante and daughter Stephanie Champi ’12 in recognition of college guidance counselor Harris B. Siegel. Proceeds will support Upper School students’ pursuit of leadership opportunities and the skills that put them front and center in the causes and activities that capture their interest.

$52,301

$2,806

The Frances de la Chapelle, RSCJ Program Endowment Established in 2010 in honor of the 25 years of service lovingly provided by former faculty member and Head of School, Frances de la Chapelle, RSCJ, to support new technology, enhanced communication with the Sacred Heart Network, advance the curricula and support service programs that result in local and global commitment to social justice and environmental action.

The Green Chair in Music Fund Established by Helena R. Geuting in memory of her mother, Helena Springer Green Raskob to further the music program at Stuart from Preschool to Grade 12.

The Mark and Tracy Johnson Community Service Fund Established in honor of their daughters, Carys ’08 and Bethan ’11, to further the outreach of the community service program at Stuart.

The William Kalker Fund Established to provide financial assistance for needy students to take part in the school's international exchange programs, with first preference given to students of Jewish heritage.

The Louise and Marston Morse Library Fund Established by a Stuart trustee with additional support from the Morse's friends to honor these two members of Stuart's Founding Committee, Professor Marston Morse, renowned mathematician, and Louise Morse, community advocate and champion of the Stuart libraries, to support the collections and activities of the libraries.

The Mary Ramsey Student Life Fund Established in loving memory of long-time Stuart faculty member Mary Ramsey by her husband David Gilvarg, family members, friends and former students to support travel exchanges and various opportunities available but not always feasible for students of modest means.

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$500

Financial Aid:

Filling a need and changing lives, one girl at a time “We are honored to be among the many parents and friends in our community who look beyond their own families and are willing to make a sacrifice and a difference.”

—Patrick McGonigal

33

%

of Stuart students receive some level of financial aid

Kristen Maldonado, Patrick McGonigal and Bella Maldonado ’23

When Stuart approached Kristen and me regarding the need for scholarship support we were compelled to respond. We understand that there are many girls whose lives would be drastically enriched by becoming students at Stuart. There are young women who possess the ability and drive to succeed in a rigorous academic environment but whose families do not have the financial means to send their daughters to Stuart. Knowing that Kristen and I are having a direct impact on the life of a young girl is very rewarding. The Financial Aid Fund provides support for highly motivated and capable young women to attend Stuart. Being a part of the Stuart community is most often a life-transforming experience for

both the students and even for their families. These deserving girls might not have these opportunities without the Financial Aid Fund at Stuart.

Students from all socioeconomic backgrounds contribute to the richness of our community, and ultimately continue on to become Stuart ambassadors who make us proud in their chosen fields.

We are honored to be among the many parents and friends in our community who look beyond their own families and are willing to make a sacrifice and a difference.

“Stuart, along with some fortunate young girls, become the beneficiaries of such generosity and spirit, and for that we are tremendously grateful.”

—Lynne Brum, Director of Institutional Advancement 2015-2016 ANNUAL REPORT

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Endowment Funds

PROGRAM ENDOWMENTS (CONTINUED) Fund

2015–2016 Gifts

Market Value $162,956

Distribution $8,742

Timendi Causa Este Nescire Fund (Ignorance is the cause of fear) Established by A. Raines Plambeck ’08 and E. Fayette Plambeck ’15. The fund will be used to give students leadership education opportunities, encouraging them to spread knowledge, empathy, tolerance and understanding.

$53,806

$2,887

Stuart Memorial Endowment Established by the Board of Trustees in 2013 as a means of creating a lasting tribute to those memorialized through contributions.

$28,993

$851

$9,400

$505

$1,100

$22,118

$1,133

2015–2016 Gifts

Market Value

Distribution

$11,000

$3,603,913

$192,757

$3,928

$211

$37,423

$2,008

Elaine France Simko Memorial Fund for Lainie's House Established in memory of Lainie Simko, mother of Kathleen ’02, Caroline ’06 and Julia, and wife of Michael, for ongoing maintenance of the home of the Head of School.

$13,150

The Dr. Alan C. Pugh Book Award Fund Established by Mark and Tracy Johnson in honor of Tracy’s father to support an Upper School student who exhibits both intellectual curiosity and respect, acceptance and concern for others.

The Holt A. Murray Physical Plant Maintenance Fund Established by the family and friends of Holt Murray to provide long-term support to maintain the campus of Stuart.

UNRESTRICTED ENDOWMENTS Fund Frances de la Chapelle, RSCJ, General Endowed Fund Established in 2010 in honor of the 25 years of service lovingly provided by former faculty member and Head of School, Frances de la Chapelle, RSCJ, to support new technology, enhanced partnership with the Sacred Heart Network, advance the curricula and support service programs that result in local and global commitment to social justice and environmental action.

The Richard Flournoy Memorial Fund Established in memory of Richard Flournoy, father of Lee ’67, Anne ’69, Vickie ’71, Mary ’73, Alyson ’75 and grandfather of Caroline ’02 for the general support of Stuart.

The Stuart General Endowment Established to provide long-term resources available for emergency purposes and assistance each year to the operating fund.

New named funds may be endowed with a gift of $50,000. Exceptions are made at the discretion of the Head of School and the approval of the Board of Trustees. Gifts can be made over a multi-year period.

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Sophie Dinner The Sophie Dinner provides a wonderful opportunity to thank our donors who have given a gift of $5,000 or above in the last year or have lifetime giving of $100,000 or above. Scott and Martha Blandford hosted the event, graciously welcoming guests to Apple Blossom Farm. Donors were delighted to hear from Head of School Dr. Patty Fagin as she presented on project based learning (PBL). The highlight of the event was when Upper School students shared their PBL experience with guests over dinner conversation.

Sophie Dinner hosts, Scott and Martha Blandford

Students joined Sophie Dinner guests in discussion of project based learning.

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Stuart Program Donors RESTRICTED GIFTS Summer STARS

Raissa Maritain Library Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Ryan Trenton Children’s Chorus Inc.

Mrs. Lucy Adams Robert K. Hornby Sylvia Moore

Harris B. Siegel Fund for Leadership Development Stephanie Champi ’12 Mr. Stephen Cohen Ms. Caroline Costante Ms. Patricia A. Costante Ms. Maria Falca-Dodson Mrs. Nina Gowaty Edward Grab Mr. and Mrs. John A. Heffern Mr. Jeremy Hirsch Dr. Paul J. Hirsch Mr. Michael Martin MD Advantage Insurance Company of New Jersey Trisha Stevenson Medeiros Mr. Michael Skero Mrs. Catherine Williams

Angel Scholarship and General Financial Aid Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Catherine Currie ’05 Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Fruscione Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garrett Jacob Reiss Foundation Mr. Bill Heltzel Nancy Kehoe, RSCJ Mr. and Mrs. Jaap J. Ketting Mr. Patrick McGonigal and Mrs. Kristen Maldonado Mr. Douglas Rubin Nancy and Alan Solomon The Fruscione Foundation The Selz Foundation, Inc.

Athletics Mr. Thomas Bell and Ms. Lori Hennon-Bell Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Shelley Hearne ’79 and Kathleen Welch Caitrin S. Higgins ’95 Maureen and Patrick McLaughlin Charitable Fund The Benevity Community Impact Fund

Fine Arts Angels Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Alexander

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Lies, Light, McCarthy Visiting Author Fund/Poetry in Motion Anonymous (4) Mr. and Mrs. Neil C. Adams Mr. Anand Adya and Ms. Aparna Deshpande Mr. Kaushik Arunagiri and Ms. Suman Rao Ms. Stephanie Astrin Bai Brands, LLC Dr. and Mrs. Myron Bednar Ms. Susan Beshel Ms. Eileen Bitterly Dr. Pablo Lapuerta and Ms. Rachelle M. Bin Sally and Mark Branon Mr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Broughton Mr. and Mrs. Philip N. Burgess, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James C. Burke Mr. Ethan Kapstein and Ms. Benedicte Callan Mr. and Mrs. Joel Carstens Oleg Chebotarev Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Chevres Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Chiarello Charles Clark Stacy and Christopher Cramer Mr. and Mrs. Jyotirmoy Dev Beth and Jamie Dial Mr. Nil Domenech More Mrs. Donna Donohue Mr. Sean Duffy and Ms. Anita McGlynn Mr. William Dunn and Ms. Patricia Carragher E. Allen Reeves, Inc. Dr. Patty Fagin and Mr. Tim Fagin Jasmine Ferrer ’87 and Jason D. Matthews Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Mr. and Mrs. Johan Firmenich Alyson Flournoy ’75 and John C. Schaible Mr. and Mrs. Ira Fuchs Ms. Ann Geduldig Mr. and Mrs. Richard Glanton Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Govan Greenlight Technologies, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Hopkins Lawrence Horn Chongmao Jia Mark and Tracy Johnson Lydia Kang Sara Burchell Kestner ’96 and Cory K. Kestner Mr. and Mrs. James D. Lamke Dr. Pablo Lapuerta and Ms. Rachelle Bin Littleford Electrical Contracting, LLC

Kristen Lopez-Watt ’90 and Antonio Lopez-Torrero Mason, Griffin & Pierson, P.C. Jasmine Ferrer ’87 and Jason D. Matthews Mr. and Mrs. Keith M. McAuliffe Kevin E. McCarthy Mr. Sean Duffy and Ms. Anita McGlynn Lorraine and Gailon McGowen Norm and Trisha Medeiros Microbilt Corporation Ashwini Mokashi Mr. & Mrs. John A. Morgan, Jr. Denyce Mylson Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Nelson Olympian Personal Training Orangetheory Fitness Mr. and Mrs. Richard Palmer Mr. and Mrs. John B. Pierpont Princeton Fitness & Wellness Princeton Integrated Healthcare LLC Pure Barre Princeton Paul and Shannon Rangecroft Mr. Kaushik Arunagiri and Ms. Suman Rao Mrs. Kelly Raveling Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Reece Dr. Paul Richardson and Mrs. Annetta Vlahakis Richardson Smith Architects Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Ringblom Road Runner Cleaners Dr. Stephen Rounds, Jr. and Reverend Dayle Rounds Dr. and Mrs. Shigetaka Sato Ms. Lauren Scardella Michael and Laura Semler Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Prof. Shivaji Sondhi Clare Ann Spadea Mr. and Mrs. Vasilis Staikos Mr. and Mrs. Richard Steinmeier Ms. Courtney Stewart Katherine Stoltenberg Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein & Blader, P.C. The Bar Method The New York Community Trust Ms. Kristen Todd Marguerite and Fernando Vera Annetta Vlahakis Mr. and Mrs. Gary Vona Sara Wagner Alicia Fruscione Walker ’98 and Joshua Walker Mr. and Mrs. Kevin D. Walsh Ms. Nora Willett

RESTRICTED GIFTS (CONTINUED) Mr. Walter Wojciechowski Steven Yang Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Yates Mr. Ludwig Zebrauskas and Ms. Jeanne Ryan Yan Zheng

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Mr. Steven Behnamnia and Ms. Jill Anderson

50th Anniversary Fund Ms. Faria Abedin Dr. Shakil W. Ahmed Nisha Gilra Ms. Josie McNeil and Mr. David Owen Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Louise A. Morse Ms. Rosamond Moxon O’Connor ’89 Anne Conley O’Neill ’68 and Peter O’Neill Shakil Ahmed and Faria Abedin Family Foundation Wade Trappe

Stuart Institute for Finance and Economics Rusty and Rene Johnson

First Friday Group

College Prep Program

Mrs. Mary C. Bliss Joan P. Brown Carl and Cynthia Campbell Veronica Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Enck, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Kevin P. Fitzpatrick Mr. and Ms. John R. Haines Ms. Catharine R. Macdonald Mr. and Mrs. John B. Pierpont Mr. and Mrs. Neil Proshan Mary Ellen Telfeian Mr. John H. Wehrman

Philip and Maria Yang

Building and Grounds Mr. Frank Kenny Mrs. Carol LiVolsi

Millie’s Garden: Lower School Renovation Project Anonymous Alan and Michelle Dowling Mr. and Mrs. Johan Firmenich Mr. and Mrs. Sean McKee

Stuart Experience Class of 2016

Outdoor Learning Lab Anonymous Jewish Communal Fund

Program Enhancements and Misc. Giving Anonymous Mr. Anup Bhalla and Ms. Patricia Doyle Charlotte Camp ’09 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garrett Mr. Frank Kenny Will and Alyson Landers Mrs. Carol LiVolsi Maureen and Patrick McLaughlin Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sheppard The Stuart Class of 2016

The Joan Kirby, RSCJ Fund Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garrettg

Our girls get hands-on experience with emerging technology in Stuart’s fully-equipped MakerSpace.

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Stuart Program Donors ENDOWED GIFTS The Holt and Regina Murray Physical Plant Maintenance Fund The Honorable Anne Murray Patterson ’76 and James E. Patterson Regina Murray Volkwein ’72 and Edward A. Volkwein II

Alice Llewellyn Eubank Burke Fund Mrs. Betty Wold Johnson

The Caroline Dawson Heller ’89 Women in Leadership Memorial Fund

Ms. Catharine R. Macdonald The Randolph Foundation

Hilda Ronel Scholarship Fund

Stuart Memorial Endowment Fund

Callan-O’Brien Family Scholarship Fund

Meaghan Byrne ’06

John P. and Maude Belli Peter A. Bernard James C. Blair Ms. Beatrice Bloom Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty Company Mr. and Mrs. James Callery Mr. and Mrs. John S. Chamberlin Samuel J. deTuro Ms. Tina Di scipio Edward Farrell Joyce Painter Felsenfeld Mr. and Mrs. Ted Froehlich Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Fruscione Mr. Scott W. Fulmer Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garrett Michael and Lor Gehret The Estate of Margaret S. Goheen Goldstein & Herst Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Goss Dr. Joan Guest and Mr. Bruce Guest Hamilton Jewelers Mrs. John T. Henderson Mr. Douglas Honnold R. W. Hopkins Ms. Rosaria Lawlor Ms. Christine Lokhammer Mr. Wade Martin

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. O’Brien

Dean Mathey Scholarship Fund The Estate of David Mathey

The Goizueta Scholarship Endowment Ana Figueroa Sauthoff ’68 and Dr. Ned R. Sauthoff

Marie-Louise Carmody, RSCJ Scholarship Fund Anonymous Deborah Endersby Gwazda ’67 and Edward J. Gwazda, Jr. Mrs. Erin Heinemann Hennessey and Mr. Ed Hennessey Marli Hinckley in loving memory of The Honorable Richard W. Wallach Jewish Communal Fund Regina Murray Volkwein ’72 and Edward A. Volkwein II

Mr. James J. Dawson Mary Louise Dawson

Peggy Kerney McNeil Scholarship Fund

William Kalker Fund

The Mark and Tracy Johnson Community Service Fund

Jennifer Priory Figge ’90 and Michael J. Figge Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Priory The James Kerney Foundation

The Mary Ramsey Student Life Fund

Carys Johnson ’08

The Mary P. Caddell Scholarship Fund

General Endowment Mr. and Mrs. John Beckelman

Anonymous Jewish Communal Fund

Dr. and Mrs. Ronald S. Schotland

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bruvik Ms. Christine Ramsey and Mr. Andrew Fussner Ms. Margaret Ramsey and Mr. William Newman

Sixth graders at Hamilton Grove Health Care and Rehabilitation Center entertaining guests on Goal 3 Day.

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ENDOWED GIFTS (CONTINUED) Edward E. Matthews Jeanne and Joseph Mazzetti Mr. Brian J. McDonald Mr. Tom Meeker Mr. Michael Monarca Mr. and Mrs. Michael Morandi Dr. and Mrs. Kevin T. Nini Dr. and Mrs. Vincent C. Noonan Ms. Anne Nosnitsky Valerie Van Horn Pate ’81 and Donald W. Pate Public Education Foundation Emily K. Reeves Rick Rosenberg Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Southerland, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Austin C. Starkey, Jr. Rev. Peter Stimpson and Mrs. Laurene Stimpson Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Teumer Mrs. Daphne Townsend Mr. Neil Volant Mr. and Mrs. John D. Wallace Candice C. Walsh Ms. Helen Walter Mr. and Mrs. Joe Weber Mr. and Mrs. Edwin W. Wislar Ms. Jane D. Young

The Cynthia Reiche Schumacker ’73 Scholarship Endowment Nancy Reiche Cynthia Reiche Schumacker ’73 and Scott F. Schumackerz

The Goizueta Scholarship Endowment Ana Figueroa Sauthoff ’68 and Dr. Ned R. Sauthoff

“The school’s greatest strength is the Stuart Spirit! A wonderful atmosphere that allows the girls to grow into strong and confident women. Faith, heart, mind and body!”

Stuart Names Lynne Brum New Director of Institutional Advancement Ms. Brum comes to Stuart from Whitby School in Greenwich, Connecticut, where she has been the director of institutional advancement for the past four years. She began her career at Boston College and has had success at several independent schools including National Cathedral School, Far Hills Country Day School and The Pingry School. Ms. Brum has replaced Beth Crutcher who left Stuart to serve as the director of advancement at The American School in London.

communications. While at Whitby, she more than doubled the size of the annual giving and secured the schools' first ever million-dollar gift.

As director of institutional advancement, Ms. Brum will oversee development, alumnae and communications activities at Stuart. She will work closely with the Board of Trustees and Head of School on tactical policies, programs and operations that support the school’s mission and goals.

“Lynne is a dynamic, knowledgeable, dedicated and savvy independent school professional with 20 years of high-level experience in institutional advancement at a variety of educational institutions,” said Dr. Patty Fagin, Head of School at Stuart.

“We believe she will make an immediate and tangible impact on our development efforts and are thrilled that she has chosen to join our Stuart community.”

Ms. Brum’s background includes strategic planning, trustee management, comprehensive campaigns/feasibility studies, alumni relations, annual fund, planned giving, corporate and foundation relations, government relations, stewardship, special events, marketing, and

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Thank you, Mark Johnson For your many years of leadership and service

In late September 2016, quietly and without fanfare, Mark Johnson stepped down as co-chair of the Stuart Board of Trustees. I would like to take this opportunity to thank him for his extraordinary service to the school and to me. Mark joined the Stuart Board of Trustees in 2005 and served as co-chair of the Head Search Committee that would recommend my hiring to the Board in November of 2009. By the end of my first year as head of school, he and current Board Chair Suzanne Plambeck would become Board co-chairs, creating a novel and effective governance structure that remained intact for the next five years. Mark and Sue’s leadership shepherded Stuart through two rounds of strategic planning. Together they supported multiple new academic initiatives in STEM, leadership, finance and economics, and helped develop new policies around financial aid, cash reserves, diversity, sustainability and donor recognition.

Mark is dedicated to the mission of Sacred Heart education and is absolutely devoted to Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart. He has been a model of great trusteeship, always working collaboratively with the Board and school leadership. Mark has led Stuart through some very difficult challenges with calm professionalism, humor and a strong belief in good governance. We are grateful for everything that he has done and continues to do for Stuart.

Patty L. Fagin, PhD Head of School

Tracy, Rhys, Bethan ’11, Carys ’08, and Mark Johnson

“Try to render all possible service to others, not talking of the thing, but doing it.”

—Janet Erskine Stuart, RSCJ

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