AROUND THE POND
Departing Faculty j Senior Class Dean Mike Townsend and Dean of Faculty Penny Townsend. Penny is the new head of the Pennington School in New Jersey. j Director of Development John Ormiston j Multicultural Affairs Director Felecia Washington Williams ’84 j French teacher Molly MacLean j History teacher Chad Faber j Science teachers Greg Emerson and Peter Hanby j Teaching fellows Erick Dalton ’00, Lydia Finley, Kaitlin Harvie, Cheryl Setchell New Faculty j Thomas Antonucci, history j Dana Carbone, science* j Jeremy Clifford, mathematics j Casey D’Annolfo, English fellow j Shannon Lenz, science j F. Michael McAloon, science j Aurélie Miller, French fellow j W.T. Miller, French* j Laura Monti ’89, science j Robert O’Connor, science j Greg Ricks, multicultural affairs j Edie Traina, history j Mark Traina, history/admissions* j Laurel Waterhouse, history fellow
Singing in Spain m The 40-member Taft Collegium Musicum stages an impromptu concert in the Alhambra on day four of their 12-day tour of Spain in March. “There were numerous moments like this,” says director Bruce Fifer. “This particular spot, however, had absolutely perfect acoustics for the person standing in the middle—me!” The group later performed to a packed audience of about 750 people in the Basilica de Nuestra Señora de las Angustias in Granada, receiving a standing ovation. The group also visited Toledo, Seville, Cordova, Segovia, and Madrid. Peter Frew ’75
*Returning former faculty member. More information will follow in the fall issue. A.P. Grading Just as students are finishing their exams, faculty head out across the country to grade exams for the College Board. Advanced Placement test graders this year are as follows: j Sara Beasley, English Language and Composition j Brian Denyer, French Language j David Hostage, Chemistry (test development committee) j Jim Lehner, Environmental Science j Al Reiff ’80, Statistics (table leader) j Rachael Ryan, U.S. Government j Pilar Santos, Spanish Language j T.J. Thompson, Music Theory 12 Taft Bulletin Summer 2006
m The Taft Jazz Ensemble plays “Freddie Freeloader” by Miles Davis at a small group concert this spring. Querino Maia ’09-piano, Risa Sakuma ’07-trumpet, John Riggins ’08-alto, Bob Vulfov ’09-tenor, Seth Tinkle ’09-bass, and Joseph Secor-Taddia ’07-drums. Peter Frew ’75