CAMPUS NEWS NEW TRUSTEE Dr. Michael P. Gingold P’16, ’18 joined Suffield's Board of Trustees in May 2015. He will serve on the Investment Committee and the Budget, Finance & Audit Committee. Mike is a board certified ophthalmologist specializing in ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery. He is a partner with Consulting Ophthalmologists, with offices in Farmington and Glastonbury, Connecticut, and is an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Surgery at The University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Mike holds an AB from Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, where he majored in biology and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He earned his medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville. Mike completed his residency in ophthalmology at the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine and a fellowship in ophthalmic plastic, orbital, and reconstructive surgery at the Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital in New York. He subsequently earned his MBA from the University of Connecticut Graduate School of Business. He has been on the Board of Trustees at Renbrook School in West Hartford, Connecticut, since 2007. He has been a member of the Executive Committee as treasurer and chair of the Finance & Audit Committee since 2010. Mike lives in West Hartford with his wife, Karen. They are the proud parents of David ’16, Caroline ’18, and Andrew, who is in seventh grade at Renbrook. On joining the Suffield Board Mike commented, “Suffield Academy has provided for David and Caroline a challenging academic program in a caring community. We are grateful to the many teachers who have gone beyond expectations to assist in their development. I am honored to have been asked to serve as a trustee at a school we love, and eager to help contribute to Suffield's continued success.”
JEFF WHITE ’65 SCHOLARSHIP Trustee Jeff White is endowing a merit scholarship for talented day students applying to Suffield. Jeff noted that day students are an integral part of the Suffield community and he wanted to help encourage talented local students to attend the Academy. He said, “Prior to coming to Suffield I spent several wonderful years living in nearby Windsor, Connecticut, and I have a great affinity for the area. Day students have been a critical part of the Academy’s past. Often they made significant contributions to the Academy’s academic, cultural, and athletic activities. I am hopeful this gift will help ensure that this important segment will continue for years to come.”
Winter / Spring 2015
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