Connections: Fall 2014

THE INSPIRE ISSUE

THE MAGAZINE OF THE EPISCOPAL ACADEMY

Amazing Grace EA seventh grader Grace Haupt inspires her teachers and classmates on a daily basis.

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Contents CONNECTIONS WINTER 2014

News 26

Alumni@EA

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Advancement@EA

Features

2 Amazing Grace 5 Inspired to Lead

41 Events@EA

9 Inspired to Help Haiti

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Athletics@EA

1 0 The Wild, Blue (and White) Yonder

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Arts@EA

11 Inspired by Evie

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OnCampus@EA

12 Inspiring Speakers

54 Class Notes

14 EA Icon: Chip Hollinger, Hon.

7 7 Milestones

16 Going Long with Twitter

80 Last Word

18 Center for Growth and Innovation, NXT@EA Prepare for Second Year

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Episcopal Fund

20 Class of 2014 Commencement 22 Greatings from EA! 24 EA/Hav/AIS Weekend 2014 Stay in Touch with Everything Episcopal… from stories and events to classmates and faculty! Join EA’s Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube communities! Every Chapel Talk, every event, all the news.

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Lini S. Kadaba ’14P

The word “inspire” appears in the middle of our Mission

inspire

Statement, and it’s at the heart of everything we do at The Episcopal Academy. At EA, we have students, like Grace Haupt, Evan Zanolli, and the senior leaders you’ll meet, who are inspiring.

We have faculty members, like EA icon Chip Hollinger, who have been inspiring students for decades. And we have inspiring programs that uniquely prepare our students for bright futures, like the one that Brian Long ’02 is enjoying.

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Amazing Grace

By Lini S. Kadaba

Grace with Ride Ataxia team — Defying Gravity

On the first floor of the Middle School, Episcopal seventh grader Grace Haupt maneuvers her new wheelchair inside the handicap-accessible restroom stall. On this August morning, she practices closing and locking the door during a dry run of her school day.

Over the summer, Grace had spinal surgery for worsening scoliosis, one of the many symptoms associated with the childhood neurodegenerative disease Friedreich’s Ataxia (FA). Recovery has forced her to use a wheelchair rather than her familiar scooter.

Nearby, several onlookers watch. The entourage includes her mother, Holly L. Hedrick; her sister, Lily, 11, a sixth grader at Episcopal; the family sitter, Kate Graham; and Episcopal’s Director of Health

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Services Anne Ravreby. Her homeroom adviser, seventh-grade Spanish teacher Tom Novak, waits in the hallway.

Grace heaves herself up and out of the wheelchair to a standing position. Her gait is unsteady as she pivots, practicing the shift in the stall. Graham rushes forward to spot her. But Lily says: “She doesn’t need help. She can do it.”

And Grace does.

The small triumph speaks volumes about this fiercely determined 13-year-old who makes every effort to hold her ground against the toll of FA. She was diagnosed with the rare, inherited disease that saps energy and affects coordination when she was a kindergartener at Episcopal.

“I want to do things like my classmates are doing,” she says later of her resolve.

Adds her mother: “Grace is a kid with FA.

She is a kid in a wheelchair. But she doesn’t want to be defined by that.”

And, by all accounts, she is not. Grace loves to read. She always has a book—or two or three—by her side. “I read anything,” she says, though of late she favors dystopian fantasies such as the Divergent series and favorite author John Green. “If you can read, you can do anything.”

Technology, especially programming, fascinates her. As one of six inaugural members of the Middle School Tech Team, Grace helps other students in the One-toOne laptop program.

She also enjoys piano—surely she’s the only kid for miles who wants longer lessons!—roots for the Phillies, and contributes to the Yearbook Committee. Last year for EA’s fall sports requirement, she

surveyed students on athletic teams and took pictures, an alternative she proposed.

Hedrick credits Episcopal and the way the community strives to live out the Stripes for creating a welcoming space for her daughter. “It’s hard to imagine anything better,” she says. “Whatever the magical cocktail Episcopal has created for her as an environment, she feels valued.

That’s what makes you get up every day.”

Grace likes to arrive at school from her Devon home half an hour early “just to read,” she says. By evening, she is bone tired, the cost of FA on top of EA’s full schedule. But she refuses to go to bed until her homework is done—to perfection.

“She will not. Will not. Will not,” says her mother, who never wins that battle.

Grace plunges into the deep end of every experience—even the ones that might appear too taxing for her.

“She takes on everything with the right level of spirit, high intensity, a level of stubbornness that serves her well,” Middle School Head Steve Morris says. “She’s ambitious, smart, creative. She finds ways to get herself involved and inspires her teachers and classmates on a daily basis.”

As Middle Schoolers well know, sixth grade begins with a class-bonding canoe trip on the Brandywine River. Grace saw no reason to opt out. Paired with two other students, she sat at the bow.

“She paddled some, and she was eyes up front,” says English teacher Matt Newcomb, her sixth-grade adviser and the form coordinator. Throughout the year, Grace found ways to participate fully. For Aurora-Vesper Day, she was pitcher for the traditional kickball game. On the class trip to Williamsburg, she partook in all activities, and five students—dubbed “the

pit crew”—volunteered to disassemble and reassemble her scooter for the bus rides.

Hedrick also came along to help at night.

Of course, Grace went on the bus with her fellow middle schoolers to watch EA take the Banner from Agnes Irwin in early November.

“She is a really tough kid,” Newcomb says. “I was concerned with how delicate she might be—my preconceived notions.

But she’s tough and resilient, and really works hard.”

For the next hour,

Grace, Ravreby, and the others look over classrooms to assure she can maneuver to a desk, discuss the logistics of the lunch line, and visit the Chapel to go over options for where she should sit.

“I don’t want people to over-accommodate,” Ravreby says. “Grace wants to be treated like everybody else.” At the same time, the nurse’s main priority is safety.

That requires her to constantly think ahead and troubleshoot.

Ravreby might recommend each classroom have a box of supplies and textbooks so Grace has less to carry. Or suggest a shelf for her locker to make books easier to reach. Or explain the importance of an aide (say Graham) to help during sports.

Often, Grace resists the easier way, at least until she has given the way everyone else does it her all. Take the restroom. She could just use the facilities in the nurse’s office, where a helping hand would be at the ready. But she isn’t there yet. At times like that, Grace sets her jaw firm. Those big gray eyes flash. The grownups in her life know well what that look means—no concessions.

“She finds ways to get herself involved and inspires her teachers and classmates on a daily basis.” —Middle School Head Steve Morris

“We’ll make it work,” Ravreby says once again. “Not a problem.”

Ultimately, of course, there are accommodations. FA is relentless that way. First identified in the 1860s, it has no cure or even treatment, though recently several therapies in the pipeline have shown promise. In the United States, only about 5,000 to 6,000 individuals—one in 50,000—have FA. It is considered an “orphan” disease, says Jennifer Farmer, executive director of the Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) based in Downingtown, Pa. (Hedrick sits on its board.)

More common in people of European descent, FA involves a mutation of a single gene involved in the production of frataxin.

The protein is essential to the proper functioning of a cell’s mitochondria, the body’s powerhouse. “People with FA don’t make enough frataxin, and when you don’t make enough frataxin, the mitochondria don’t produce enough energy and cells suffer,” Farmer explains.

The result is a multitude of problems. It affects coordination in the arms and legs.

Like a marionette, movement is jerky. Besides muscle weakness and scoliosis, it also causes wipeout fatigue, diabetes, slurred speech, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or an enlarged heart. Grace battles many of these symptoms already. On top of that, she also has nephrotic syndrome, a kidney condition that is unrelated to FA. Grace’s biggest frustration with FA is its debilitating nature. “I don’t want help,” she says simply.

The words bring tears to her mother’s eyes.

“As the disease progresses, you mourn new losses,” Farmer says. “You’re in a place where you’ve learned to adapt, then you’re forced to adapt again, and then again. People like Grace have the determination to adapt. It’s helping her fight this disease every single day.”

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Grace was four when a pre-K teacher noticed she stumbled into other children.

“Her arms and legs just don’t seem to know where they are sometimes,” she told Grace’s parents. Within 10 months, she was diagnosed with FA. “You Google it, and you just don’t want it to be,” says Hedrick, a pediatric surgeon at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

(Grace’s father, Hans Haupt, is a cardiothoracic surgeon at Phoenixville Hospital.)

“There’s not some quick little fix,” she says. “It just gets worse. How do you explain to a four or five-year-old that it progresses?”

By fourth grade, when the impact of FA was apparent, Grace and her mother made a presentation to her class. Last year, Grace spoke solo. “I tell them it’s progressive,” she says. “So I might not be able to do the same things in May that I do in Septem-

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ber.” In a PowerPoint slide titled “What is happening to me?” she notes that she misses classes for doctor’s appointments.

“We are really NOT on vacation!” the slide says. Another says, “The good news: My brain will always be healthy!”

What’s the most common question Grace gets? “Can I ride your scooter?” (Alas, no.)

Classmate Nicholas Christos, of Wayne, who is also on the Tech Team, is a good friend and participates on Grace’s team— Defying Gravity—for Ride Ataxia charity event. For the last four years, including this year’s ride on October 12, Grace has ridden a recumbent bike for 10 miles to raise money to fight the disease. Team Defying Gravity raised over $17,000 this fall to fight FA. “I have an incredible time at the FARA bike ride with Grace and some other EA friends,” Nicholas says. “Grace is unbelievable at handling this tough disease,” he adds. “She always shows us the way to be strong. She’s never angry. I don’t see how she does it!”

A high honors student, Grace has impressed her teachers. “She thrives academically,” Newcomb says. “Her teen angst isn’t necessarily directed at the social, but at her academics. That speaks to her perfectionism.”

She brings that same work ethic to physical and occupational therapy—constants in her life. At a late-summer visit to CHOP’s Specialty Care Center in King of Prussia, occupational therapist Michelle Hagenbaugh has Grace practice everyday tasks.

As a result of the spinal surgery, she has to relearn things like putting on and taking off athletic shorts or tying her sneakers. While playing a game of Jenga, Grace works on standing from a seated position each time it is her turn. Repeatedly, Hagenbaugh asks if she needs a break. Even these seemingly mundane activities can wear out a person with FA.

“It’s okay,” Grace says again and again as she pushes through.

“She’s very positive,” Hagenbaugh says.

“She’s quite a trooper. She doesn’t give up.”

At the Hedrick-Haupt house this day, the kitchen is abuzz. The sitter prepares lunch, and Lily helps. Grace, at the kitchen table, takes her medications (at least a dozen pills a day) and then continues her explanation of the 3-D printing project she did at an EA summer camp.

Her brother, Henry, 10, a fifth grader at AIM Academy in Conshohocken, runs up and waves a picture of Queen Elizabeth in her face, a favorite tease of his. She swats his hand away in typical sibling fashion.

“She does rule the house,” Hedrick allows with a smile. “We are her subjects, her devoted subjects.” As she starts to tell a story about her daughter, Grace complains, “Mom!” Typical teenager.

But FA is never far away. For a school project, Henry picked Cure Man as the superhero he most wants to be in order to help his sister. Lily did an assignment on the Ride Ataxia logo. And Grace wrote in a poem, even though so many happily do her bidding, “…being the Queen of England/ Is not as glamorous as it sounds./I would rather be able to do it all/Myself.”

“Most days are just the way it is,” Hedrick says. “I feel everybody has something to deal with. This is our thing. We’re just going to fight through it.”

For more information on FA research, go to curefa.org.

Newtown Square-based journalist Lini S. Kadaba is the parent of a 2014 EA student and a frequent contributor to Connections.

KATHERINE HONG

ALEX VISCUSI

TARA BOYLE

Inspired to Lead

WOODY NIMOITYN

JOHN MINICOZZI

SAMUEL POPE

These six members of the Episcopal Academy Class of 2015—three girls, three boys—have truly blossomed into leaders during their time on campus. All six will graduate this spring fully prepared for what’s next and having left their mark on EA.

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Pushing Boundaries

To those who know Tara Boyle who arrived at Episcopal in 2008 from Coopertown Elementary, it came as no surprise that she chose to spend the final summer of her high school career preparing for a rigorous 15-day Outward Bound excursion in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado.

The course focuses on traveling light, exploring the natural world, and becoming a member of a highfunctioning team.

With the bulk of the course taking place at 9,000 feet or higher, it requires a very high level of fitness and a willingness to embrace personal challenge— not what your typical teenager would call fun. But then again, pushing beyond boundaries and taking advantage of every opportunity is something that’s always come naturally to Boyle.

“Tara is a serious student who excels with a rigorous academic load. She has the ability to dig deep when things don’t go her way. She doesn’t whine or complain but rather works harder,” says Cheryl McLauchlan, Hon., the Form Dean of the Class of 2015 and Tara’s ninth grade Honors Algebra 2 teacher. “She’s a super young woman who is passionate about everything she does.”

It’s an attribute that she has refined during her time at EA. “With more success, I began putting pressure on myself to meet certain expectations, and I found myself frustrated when I wouldn’t achieve them. However, I began to realize that improvement and success is accompanied by struggle. I have had my fair share of failure but am learning that these experiences create opportunities to learn, and often with some effort those experiences can be turned into something positive,” says Boyle, who leads the Vestry this year as the senior warden, was a key scorer on the varsity soccer team, and is co-captain of the winter and spring track teams.

Boyle counts two faculty members in particular—Rev. Jim Squire, Hon., and Middle School history teacher and varsity track coach, John Goens, Hon.—as being the most influential in helping her understand that without challenge and hard work, little can be achieved.

“Through Vestry, Rev. Squire has taught me how to be an adult and how to handle difficult topics and uncomfortable situations in a mature and respectful way,” says Boyle. “As a high school student, these are valuable lessons for me, as I will use them in my adult life. He has shaped me as a person and as a leader. Likewise, Coach Goens has been enormously influential to me because he has shown me what it means to have a passion for something.”

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This passion for seeking to expand her interests has translated into a very balanced Episcopal experience—the perfect mix of Mind, Body, and Spirit. In addition to leading the Vestry, Tara is a valuable member of the Diversity Awareness Club and the Admission Office’s Key Club, which helps host visiting students and gives tours to prospective EA families. An honors student, Tara also holds seven school records in track and field and has won awards for her artwork.

However, Kelly Edwards, an Upper School math teacher who serves as Tara’s adviser, notes that while her extracurricular activities are clearly impressive, it’s her maturity and attitude that make her a class leader. “Tara is always contemplating how her actions today will impact her life tomorrow. She is extremely analytical and as a result makes well thought out and calculated decisions,” says Edwards. “I think most would agree that Tara has a maturity beyond her years and her ability to read people and understand their reactions is a true gift.”

It’s this concern for others that makes Tara the perfect fit as the Senior Warden of the Vestry and what makes EA a better place for having her as a student leader. “It’s funny, but I would always find out about her marvelous accomplishments this past year from others,” says Rev. Squire. “She always wants the light shone on others and is deeply responsive to the needs of the Upper School community. In everything that she does, she has just one question in mind, ‘What is best for EA?’”—MIKE LETTS

Armed to Succeed

Alex Viscusi has been the epitome of the term “student-athlete” at Episcopal Academy, truly making her mark on the softball field, in the classroom, and all around campus.

Last spring, the Princeton University-bound senior led EA to its first-ever Inter-Ac and PAISAA state softball titles by notching a 15-2 record and striking out an eye-popping 135 batters in 101 innings of work. She authored a no-hit masterpiece in the biggest game of her life, a 1-0 victory over Agnes Irwin to capture the 2014 PAISAA state title.

The secret to Alex’s success is a pitching repertoire that would get Clayton Kershaw’s attention.

She keeps hitters off-balance with six different pitches, including a fastball clocked in the low 60s (the equivalent of a 90-plus mph major league fastball given that it’s thrown from 43 feet away).

She’s also a force at the plate. In 2014, Alex batted .600 with six doubles, five home runs, four triples, 28 runs scored and 29 RBIs.

“Alex has the skills that, as a coach, you only see every 15 years or so, if you’re lucky,” says Episcopal Academy coach Terry Coyne.

After her much-anticipated senior season this spring for Coyne, Alex will head to Princeton, where she will play for Lisa Sweeney-Van Ackeren, a former Lehigh University fireballer who completely rewrote the Patriot League record books before graduating in 2009. And Sweeney-Van Ackeren will quickly grow to love her as those at EA have.

“Alex Viscusi is an outstanding young woman,” says Cheryl McLauchlan, the Form Dean of the Class of 2015. “She is true to herself and lives her life doing what she thinks is right. She is open and friendly to all and is able to relate to adults as well as her peers in an easy going fashion. She works hard, plays hard, and gives her best to everything she is involved in because it is the right thing to do.

You can count on her.”

Alex has talents aplenty off the field. Ironically, while Alex is a front-and-center star on the softball pitching mound, many of her other main Episcopal activities are more behind the scenes.

A gifted painter, Alex’s talent first caught the eye of theater technical director Kelly Leight-Bertucci two years ago.

“Alex was a sophomore in my tech theater class, and she did this amazing marble scenic painting,” recalls Leight-Bertucci. “It was so well done that I took a picture of it and sent it to some theatre professionals that I know. At first, they thought a (fellow) professional had done the painting and were completely blown away when I told them that a sophomore in my class had done it.”

Since then, Alex has been a fixture on Leight-Bertucci’s technical crew—painting sets and designing floor plans for plays and serving as the light designer for a series of dance performances last winter. In addition, she was a rookie this year on the Chapel Rock video team, a video production unit of five students and two teachers (Leight-Bertucci and Matt Lake) that records every Upper School Chapel.

“Attending Episcopal Academy has given me the confidence and freedom to try new things,” admits Alex. “Mind, Body, Spirit is more than just a motto here. This school truly wants you to develop as a whole person by stepping outside your comfort zone and trying new things.

“Trying new things here at EA like the tech crew has allowed me to grow as a person, to be a part of some great stage productions, and to have my circle of friends really grow too.”

An AP Scholar and one of the top students in the senior class at Episcopal, Alex plans to major in communications or marketing at Princeton, but

she would also like to minor in either psychology or neuroscience.

“Princeton is really lucky to have Alex coming to their school,” says Leight-Bertucci. “They are getting a smart, creative, well-rounded, athletic young woman. She is so talented and so well grounded, which is a credit to her parents.

“Whatever Alex decides she wants to do in college and in life, she’ll not only do, but do extremely well.”—BILL DOHERTY

One in a Million

“I think EA is different because people really set down roots here. I think it’s because this place becomes so familiar to us,” says Katherine Hong, an EA senior who entered Episcopal in Kindergarten. “Past students and faculty return here all the time. Even after years and years, Episcopal is still our school. Nowhere else fosters such a tight-knit community.”

Katherine would certainly know. An exceptional student who has taken the most rigorous courses offered at every step, Katherine has also explored nearly every facet of the community and her interest in academic exploration and personal enrichment is respected community-wide. To put it more succinctly: She has the rare combination of remarkable intellectual ability balanced by a typical high school student’s interest in finding out who they are and what makes them tick.

“Katherine is the complete package. She is not only talented in many areas, but she gives her all to everything she does. She is truly a force to be reckoned with,” says her Form Dean Cheryl McLauchlan, Hon. “Even though Katherine is so talented in many areas, she receives her accolades with dignity and never arrogance. She is one in a million.”

Katherine is a three-sport athlete, running crosscountry, winter track, and spring track. She is an integral part of Student Council, an officer for the Diversity Awareness Club, a Tabula staff member, a past participant in the nationally recognized Student Diversity Leadership Conference, and a member of the Understanding Racial Affinity Club.

This is all on top of taking the highest number of courses possible, at the highest level, in each of her years of Upper School.

“With her rigorous course load, she manages to excel in every subject,” says Upper School math teacher and Katherine’s adviser, Tanuja Murray.

“What I find unique about Katherine is the grace and poise with which she handles herself. She does not lose her composure and does not seem overwhelmed by any of her many obligations and workload. She has faced challenges with a quiet determination.”

With all of her interests and talents, the biggest challenge for Katherine as her high school career winds down may be finding out exactly where her passions lie. “Whenever I get the inevitable ‘What job do you want to pursue?’ query, my response is consistently, ‘I don’t know,’” says Hong. “Now that I am closer to college and to pursuing a career, this is a bit troublesome. The only thing I know for sure is that I want to see the world as soon as possible.”

She was able to begin that exploration last summer, when she participated in EA’s student exchange program with the Herschel School in Cape Town, South Africa. “My exchange to South Africa was one of the best opportunities Episcopal has ever provided for me,” says Hong. “Those two months were an amazing experience. I think it really broadened my horizons. It was really interesting and exciting to discover this whole new world outside of Episcopal. It was so refreshing to be somewhere where nobody had any assumptions or preconceived notions about me. I loved every minute of it.”

Although her thoughts are beginning to look beyond high school, Katherine is still very excited for her final year at EA. “I have enjoyed expanding my horizons at Episcopal, especially in regards to spreading diversity awareness. It is amazing to consider that my classmates and I might have changed this venerable school for the better,” says Hong. “It’s hard for me to imagine life after Episcopal. But in the short term, I am enjoying being a senior and really enjoying every ‘last’ big event.”—MIKE LETTS

So Much to Smile About

Sam Pope always greets you with a huge smile. Ask anyone that interacts with him on a daily basis what he’s like and you’ll get the same answer: a fabulous kid with a great attitude. His self-deprecating

“There is a standard at EA, and they expect you to succeed. And even though the pressure can be great, the teachers are phenomenal and they want you to succeed just as badly as you want to.” —Sam Pope

humor and affable nature are infectious and, like all class leaders, his interests are wide and varied.

“Sam is a stellar example for other students and someone I celebrate knowing everyday,” says David Sigel, chair of the Art Department and Pope’s adviser. “His curiosity, involvement, and thoughtful but tenacious approach to immersing himself in his work helps fuel and enlist all who work with or know Sam. His confidence and leadership come from an honest place and a genuine desire to work for a better outcome for all involved.”

However, Sam would be the first to admit that hard work didn’t always come second nature to him. Everything began to change when Sam began working with track coach and Lower School teacher Jeremy Hark, Hon., who encouraged Sam to try the triple jump during the winter of his junior year.

The initial results were phenomenal—Sam nailed a school record of 47’ 7” after only three meets of the winter season—but the immediate follow-up became a humbling and educational experience for him.

“The rest of the jumps following my record-setting jump weren’t even close to it. My fitness wasn’t where it needed to be and so I kept performing worse and worse. It showed me that I can’t just feed my body whatever and expect it to perform well, and also just how much potential I have when I’m focused,” remembers Pope. “Most of all, it humbled me, showed me that I may be good but I’m not the best, and even if I do perform exceptionally well, it won’t stay that way for long unless I keep at it.”

The guidance of his coaches and Sam’s maturity as an athlete and student certainly began to pay off. In track, he’s continued to build an impressive resume: All-Inter-Ac honors in 2013-2014, the Class of 1910 Award for Greatest Service to the EA boys’ track and field team, the Greenwood Award given to the most valuable member of the track team, and record-setting jumps at the PA Independent School State Meet, the Chestnut Hill Spring Invitational, and the Delaware County Meet of Championships.

Sam even tacked on a second-place finish at the 2014 New Balance Nationals for good measure.

But like all great student leaders, it isn’t one particular strength that defines Sam. A very solid student, Sam is also a key member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Club, Improv Club, the Gender Equality Club, Book Club, Da Vinci Club, Epolitan, Stripes (a boys’ a cappella group), and the Diversity Awareness Club. Sam also facilitated his own lesson for other students during EA’s Peace and Diversity day this past spring. It’s clear

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he’s taken the success he’s found in track, and the determination to push himself, and utilized it in every area of his Episcopal experience.

“There is a standard at EA, and they expect you to succeed,” says Pope. “And even though the pressure can be great, the teachers are phenomenal and they want you to succeed just as badly as you want to. From my three-plus years that I’ve spent at EA, it’s as though both faculty and students refuse to give up on you because they know how great you can be.” —MIKE LETTS

A Renaissance Man Named Moose

There isn’t much that John “Moose” Minicozzi doesn’t do well. He’s the kind of student-athlete that teachers love to have in class. Try to put him in any particular box, and he’ll surprise you.

“John is a renaissance man,” says his Form Dean and adviser, Cheryl McLauchlan, Hon., who John cites as the most influential teacher he’s had during his time at EA. “What makes him special, however, is his love for everything he does. He has a positive attitude that comes through in whatever activity he chooses. He makes everyone so comfortable that he has many friends with a variety of interests.”

And his interests are extensive. Over the past two years, John has performed the most community service hours of any EA student for the Admission Office. He is also a member of the concert band and jazz band (he plays trumpet), and will serve as a board member for Mock Trial and the Junto debate team this year. This past spring, he was elected to the “Esse Quam Videri” student leadership team by EA’s faculty and students.

This fall, John served as a co-captain for the football team and next spring he will again help lead the varsity baseball team. His athletic talents have garnered awards (an honorable mention All-Delco selection in baseball last spring and an All-Inter-Ac football selection in 2012, 2013 and 2014), but it’s his leadership skills that stand out.

“I have had the pleasure of coaching John for four years,” says Episcopal head football coach Todd Fairlie. “He’s not only a great player but an even better teammate and leader. John’s effort every day is second to none, and he has a great understanding of what it takes to win.”

Upper School music teacher and jazz ensemble conductor Ryan Dankanich echoes these sentiments. “Moose is a great leader in the band room.

He displays a true love for all music that is way beyond his years,” says Dankanich. “He has a diverse appreciation of music that includes Stevie Wonder, Count Basie, Fats Waller, and Jack White, and he is 8 // C O N N E C T I O N S

“Mind, Body, Spirit is more than just a motto here. This school truly wants you to develop as a whole person by stepping outside your comfort zone and trying new things. “ — Alex Viscusi our student conductor for the band this year, which is a big responsibility.”

Moose takes his successes in stride and credits the culture at EA for allowing him to pursue all of his interests. “EA is different because of the people.

In other schools, there are the bookworms, the athletes, the actors, and club participators,” says John. “But at EA everyone does everything. It isn’t uncool to do something because the community is supportive of everything. Every day is tiring and rigorous but I get to share them with my best friends and some of the most intelligent and caring teachers I know. This makes every day a lot easier to conquer.”

Asked what he hopes to get out of his final year at EA, John says this: “We, as a class, can make this senior year fun and memorable. I don’t want to leave with any regrets come graduation.” — MIKE LETTS

A Natural Leader

Woody Nimoityn is that special type of student that comes along very infrequently. Mature beyond his years, he carries a healthy sense of who he is, where he wants to go, and what’s really important in life. In the untidy world that is late adolescence, Woody easily moves between the various elements of the social spectrum with seeming ease and acuity.

“Woody is a natural leader. He always seems to know the right thing to say at the right time,” says Whit Powell, Hon., an EA Lower School teacher, Woody’s tennis coach, and one of the teachers Woody says has had the biggest impact on his growth. “What makes him stand out is his ability to connect with every person on the team, from the first singles player to the third-team doubles novice. He makes them feel a part of something bigger than themselves and gives them the sense that their participation is just as important as anyone else’s.”

So it comes as no surprise that Woody was elected captain of the tennis team for this coming spring, along with a host of other leadership positions that have adorned his high school career. Woody served as president of the junior class last year and is the secretary of the Upper School Student Council this year. He was selected by members of the faculty to participate in the Cross Bridge Scholars program (a joint community service program with the Honickman Learning Center in West Philadelphia), is president of the

jazz band and concert band, took part in the Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership (HOBY) program during the summer between his sophomore and junior years, serves on the “Esse Quam Videri” leadership team, and is a valued member of the paddle tennis team and the Young Republican Club. Quite simply, Woody’s goal is to make the Upper School, and EA as a whole, a better place.

“Through Student Council this year I want to help continue to build the sense of family in the community through participation, and to help define the Class of 2015 and its legacy,” says Woody, who hopes to attend Tufts University after EA. “It is important to me for the Class of 2015 to lead by example and make a difference in the community and inspire the coming grades to do the same.

Even with the devastating student and family tragedies over the past couple years, the school has rallied together to be one. We have become a family, and I am so proud to be apart of this special community.”

“Woody is an incredibly talented student who brings his passion and joy for learning and his commitment to excellence to everything he does,” says Dr. Cathy Hall, Assistant Head of School and Woody’s American literature teacher during his junior year. “His positive energy and tremendous work ethic is contagious and his diverse abilities are matched by his fantastic personality and great attitude.”

It’s that sincerity and zeal that are so unmistakable when you sit down to talk to Woody. His focus is always on others—how they’re feeling, what they need, how he can help. In typical fashion, he’s quick to note that it’s the teachers and coaches during his 12 years at EA (he arrived in Pre-K) that have shaped his values and helped him discover who he really is.

“Episcopal is a very nurturing environment, but you are left to discover your interests and navigate through high school independently,” says Woody.

“I have enjoyed my experience at EA because of the great relationships I have built with students and teachers, which have influenced my growth as a young adult. I know my days are numbered as a student at EA, but I will always cherish the memories I have.” —MIKE LETTS

“Leighann has demonstrated a true spirit of service in which she sees the needs of others as if they were her own.”

INSPIRED TO HELP HAITI

BY BILL DOHERTY

Leighann Adelizzi’s

life-altering journeys to Haiti began a couple years ago with a simple walk across the Campus Green to an assembly in the Mainstage Theater.

During the assembly, a few teachers talked about EA’s new partnership with a school in Haiti called St. Marc’s, and Adelizzi was intrigued enough to pick up an application from Rev. Tim Gavin. She filled out the application and soon learned that she would be bound for Haiti.

“My first expectation was that it would be another service trip that you always hear about. A girl from a sheltered life takes a step outside of her comfort zone into a third world country with tragedy and poverty, has a lifechanging experience, and returns home only to forget she even went a few months later,” Adelizzi said during her Oct. 2 Chapel talk.

“But two years and three trips to Haiti later, I could not have been more wrong about that expectation.”

The first trip—with Rev. Gavin and a group of students—ignited a spark in Adelizzi. “I came to love Haiti and its people on that first trip because of all this chaos and discomfort.

Being without my phone and completely disconnected from home really allowed me to experience Haiti for what it is,” she recalled.

“The people and the culture were what drew me in on that first trip. And upon stepping off the plane, the first thing I told my parents was that I wanted to return.”

An opportunity for Adelizzi to return to Haiti occurred last January in Rev. Gavin’s “Haiti: Making the Stranger Our Neighbor” JTerm

class. Feeling more comfortable this time, Adelizzi spoke in French with the children and students of St. Marc’s, performed service work, and formed bonds with the children through games of soccer and “duck, duck, goose.”

“Leigh is a conscientious person,” says Rev. Gavin. “For example, as an ambassador for our Haiti partnership with St. Marc’s School, Leigh has presented reflections to the Board of Trustees, to potential donors, and to the student body in order to raise support for our goal of building a new school in the central plateau of Haiti, which will be completed in the next few months. She has demonstrated a true spirit of service in which she sees the needs of others as if they were her own.”

Upon arriving home from her JTerm trip to Haiti, Adelizzi immediately began to research volunteer groups working in Haiti. Then, one day in Chapel, Adelizzi heard about the Ben Read ’43 Scholarship and realized it was her opportunity to return to Haiti a third time.

The purpose of the Ben Read Scholarship is to send EA students to experience and explore other cultures, learn more about the world, and grow as people.

“I can’t tell you how impressed the Ben Read selection committee was with Leighann’s sincerity and passion for service arising from her prior trips to Haiti and her project at Ile-aVache,” says Chuck Bryant, Episcopal’s Upper School History Chair. “The fact that there was a strong international service component to the project makes it reminiscent of Ben Read’s own life mission, to better the quality of life of people around the world.”

Working in July with an organization called Elevate Destinations, Adelizzi was stationed in the town of Ile-a-Vache, teaching English and leading art classes for locals ranging in age from 2 to 20. During the three trips to Haiti, Adelizzi has found her life’s calling—she wants to major in international relations and make a real difference in Haiti.

“I have been fortunate at such a young age to discover that this work is my true passion that will continue to grow in college and in the future,” says Adelizzi. “A clear direction has been paved for me, and I look forward to following it.”

Those who have taught Adelizzi at EA are confident that she will continue to make a real difference in the world.

“Two of the attributes that make Leighann special are her humility and heartfelt compassion for others,” says Upper School history teacher Rob Trumbull. “Leighann travels with an open mind, listens, and then brings that knowledge back to better programs at Episcopal. She truly wants to make a difference in the world, Haiti in particular, and I am confident that she will.”

Rev. Gavin concurs, saying: “I have taught Leighann in the classroom, coached her in cross-country and track, and worked with her in Haiti, and I can confidently say that she embraces EA’s challenge to develop mind, body, and spirit. She is the type of student we hope to graduate from Episcopal.”

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TH E W ILD , B LU E ( A ND WH ITE )

YONDE R

By Michael Bradley

The simulators are a lot of fun.

Learning about how naval aviators live is great. Evan Zanolli loves the lessons, the science—and that week spent on the replica of an aircraft carrier was amazing.

None of it can approach the real thing.

“Every night I think about flying by myself,” he says. “It’s going to be cool.”

Since the day he went on his first flight, at “three or four,” Zanolli has been all about getting into the air. He can play as much football as he wants, or sing “anything they put in front of me,” but there is only one thing that fires the eighth grader’s passions on a consistent basis.

“He always said when he was little that he wanted to be a pilot or an engineer who designs planes,” says Zanolli’s mother, Alice Patton. “When you hear that, you think, ‘Yeah, right.’ But he never wavered as he got older. We started to say, ‘Wow. He really means this.’”

You bet he does. At first, Zanolli’s forays into the skies were limited to multiple visits to the Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Over the past couple years, he has started going to flight camps, spending weeks at the Naval Academy learning about how midshipmen live and taking classes from professors at the school. This past summer, Zanolli was in Dayton, An-

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napolis, and Pensacola learning as much as he could about flight and planes. And, of course, there are the flying lessons in a Cessna 172. “The last time we went up, we were practicing landings and stalls,” he reports.

While other kids were at the pool or the beach this summer, Zanolli was getting instruction in the physics of air travel, learning how wings generate lift, and what makes the plane go up and down. He spent time at an Air Force base and was all over the place in Annapolis. His “What I did this summer” essay probably had some parts that were classified.

“It interests me,” he says. “Why shouldn’t I have spent my free time doing something I love?”

Zanolli started at Episcopal in fifth grade, and it was pretty clear from his first day on campus that he had considerable drive and ambition. In addition to being a high honors student, he is linebacker and offensive lineman on the football team and was one of only 30 Pop Warner first-team Academic All-Americans. In addition to singing, Zanolli is a fine public speaker and is on the Middle School Chapel Council. He has found enough time, though, to watch Top Gun “quite a few times” and has been known to walk around the house repeating the Maverick and Goose mantra, “I feel the need, the need for speed!”

“Any time he has the opportunity to be a role model, he tries to make the right decision,”

Middle School Head Steve Morris says. “He tries to carry himself in the right ways. He is very articulate, and when he delivers a message, it has the right tone.”

The time Zanolli has spent at the Naval Academy has produced in him a strong desire to attend there after he graduates from EA. But he hasn’t yet been to Colorado Springs, home of the Air Force Academy, so nothing is definite. Don’t bet against his first instinct. Part of it is his makeup. After all, he stuck with his passion for flying from an early age. But he has a pragmatic reason, too.

“Navy personnel and the Marines produce more pilots than anybody else,” he says.

Zanolli has some time before he has to make that decision. Until then, he’ll continue his aggressive pursuit of life among the clouds.

“When I was younger, I thought it was so cool that people could fly over the earth,” he says.

And closer to their dreams.

This entire fall, Episcopal

Inspired

by Evie

By Bill Doherty

Academy’s nationally ranked field hockey team honored the memory of Evie O’Brian ’14 by wearing bright pink ribbons and playing with unmatched passion.

Prior to its October 24 game vs. Academy of Notre Dame, the team paid special tribute to O’Brian, who tragically died this past summer from injuries sustained after she was hit by a pickup truck while on a morning jog in State College, Pa. The entire EA field hockey team—and even EA’s Head of School T.J. Locke—sported pink t-shirts with “Team Evie” and an illustration of a turtle, Evie’s good luck charm when she was young, on the front and her number No. 5 on the back. Assistant field hockey coach Amanda Vos Strache ’99, who was also O’Brian’s adviser, took to the microphone and reminded the assembled crowd of Evie’s ever-present smile and what a terrific teammate she was. Then the team presented flowers to Christy and David O’Brian, Evie’s parents. Notre Dame team took part in the tribute to Evie too as the entire team sported neon pink socks in her memory.

Then the EA team, as they had all season long, came out and gave Evie the ultimate tribute—playing with heart, passion and skill in a 4-0 victory.

Coach Gina Buggy’s talented and driven squad went through the entire Inter-Ac season without a league loss.

At game’s end, the players from both teams lined up and shook hands under a sky that was an eye-popping mixture of blue and white (EA’s colors) and you guessed it, fluorescent pink.

“It was a gorgeous night to celebrate our teammate and friend Evie O’Brian including a magically pink sky at the end of the always exciting Episcopal/Notre Dame field hockey game,” said Buggy. “The field hockey team keeps Evie close to our hearts every day and we always will.”

Ironically, the two teams met again a few weeks later in the PAISAA state championship game on November 15. Notre Dame led 2-0 with 12 minutes left in regulation. But EA, playing for themselves and for the memory of Evie, dug deep and scored three times down the stretch, including two goals in the game’s final two minutes (the game-tying goal by Lexi Fischer and the game winner with just 40 seconds left by Angela Rocca) to capture the state title and complete a 26-1 season with the 3-2 win.

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Inspiring Speakers Thomas B. Locke

The Episcopal Academy’s Class of 1944 Chapel has welcomed an impressive roster of outside speakers this fall.

Many of these speakers stayed after their Chapel talks, visited and participated in various EA classes, and truly inspired and impacted our students. Some of the fall highlights have included:

Timothy Shah

September 11 / Chapel Thomas B. Locke, who oversaw the 9/11 investigation from FBI headquarters back in 2001, delivered a heartfelt talk and presented the school with a truly special gift—a flag that flew on the U.S.S. Cole and at Ground Zero—during the EA’s annual September 11 Chapel.

October 8 / Maura Murphy Lecture The annual Maura Murphy ’96 Lecture Series speaker, Timothy Shah made a persuasive case that the inability to freely practice religion in a world filled with religious diversity is the most important human rights issue of the 21st century. Shah is the associate director of the Religious Freedom Project at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs and visiting assistant professor in the government department at Georgetown University.

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Lieutenant Colonel Jim Wheatley ’51

November 11 / Veterans Day Chapel Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Jim Wheatley ’51, who served in Germany and Vietnam, reflected on his service. The audience was comprised of Middle and Upper School students as well as 28 Episcopal Academy alumni, faculty, and staff who

Marcus Allen

served in the armed forces. During his military career, Wheatley earned two Bronze Stars, a Purple Heart, an Air Medal for Valor, three Meritorious Service medals, and two Army Commendation medals.

Elena Delle Donne

November 3 / Spirit Week Kickoff Chapel Marcus Allen, the first African-American man to lead Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Southeastern Pennsylvania in its century of service, successfully kicked off this year’s EA Spirit Week with an inspiring Chapel speech on November 3. After a warm introduction from EA juniors Dylan Higgins and Nadiyah Browning, Allen expertly weaved together the Episcopal stripes, this year’s Chapel theme “Love Never Fails,” and his own incredible personal story during his combined Middle and Upper School Chapel talk.

November 17 / Elena Delle Donne Visit Elena Delle Donne, one of the top players in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), thrilled a group of second through fifth graders at an early morning Chapel assembly. She then spoke in a combined Middle and Upper School Chapel, sharing her personal story about her special relationship with her sister Lizzie, who has autism and cerebral palsy.

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EA ICON:

Chip Hollinger

By Mike Letts

ICON STATUS Future issues of Connections will profile an EA icon. To nominate a faculty member, a coach, an administrator, or a staff member— either active or retired—for us to profile, please email your nomination to Bill Doherty, director of communications, at bdoherty@episcopalacademy.org.

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When you stop to think about it, it makes perfect sense. John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Joe Namath’s guaranteed victory in Super Bowl III. Richard Nixon’s rise to the presidency. Vietnam. The Beatles’ final public appearance atop Abbey Road Studios. Neil Armstrong’s famous first steps. The Civil Rights Movement and the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. Although not a child of the 1960s in the stereotypical sense, for a young man with a passion for history and political science, the decade provided a real-life laboratory for Charles “Chip” Hollinger to explore the context of American political discourse and social upheaval and to contemplate how he could share his passion.

When you meet Chip, it’s hard to believe that his 45-year legacy of artfully teaching, coaching, and mentoring young men and women at Episcopal wasn’t preordained. Strangely, it took some convincing before Chip realized that to fully consume the history he so loved, he needed to share it with others.

And so, it was during a meeting with his chain-smoking adviser at Kenyon College, Dr. Harry Clor, that a career in education first crossed Chip’s mind in the spring of 1969.

“My father was a lawyer, his father was a lawyer, and his father was a laywer. So I was discussing with him where I should go to law school,” recalls Chip. “In the middle of the discussion, he looked at me and he said ‘Have you ever considered being a teacher?’” recalls Hollinger. “My initial response was actually rude. I laughed and said, ‘Are you kidding?’ But that discussion stuck in my head and really the whole time I was at law school, which was really only half a year, I kept thinking ‘You know maybe I should consider being a teacher.’ So law school was really useful in helping me refine what it was that I wanted to do and wanted to be.”

Originally from the tiny town of Thornburg, Pa, outside Pittsburgh (where he attended school in a two-room schoolhouse), Hollinger began his search for a teaching position in the Philadelphia area because his uncle led an Episcopal congregation in Clifton Heights. He initially interviewed at two local boarding schools, but soon realized that after attending an all-boys boarding school (South Kent School in South Kent, Conn.) and an all-male college (Kenyon), the day school environment was a better fit professionally.

“At South Kent, I was part of a group of people and an entity that’s larger than yourself and that’s what I was looking for when I started looking at teaching positions,” says Chip. “To be part of not just a school, but a place that had values. I interviewed with Jim Quinn Episcopal’s 8th Head of School and got a phone call from him a couple days later. He offered me the job, and I took it.”

The rest is, quite literally, history.

Currently the Assistant Head of Middle School and the Senior Master of the Faculty, his list of responsibilities over the course of four decades at EA is as varied as it is impressive. He’s covered electives, AP politics and government, Western civilization, U.S. history, capitalism, communism, socialism, fascism,

the Arab-Israeli conflict, and introduced his students to landmark cases of constitutional law. Chip has also taught English and coached soccer (for 43 years), football, squash, and tennis.

He began the Model UN Club and led the World Affairs Club and the Chess Club. He’s won the Keegan Award for excellence in coaching and the Class of 1940 Award, given to a faculty member who, in the opinion of their colleagues, has significantly altered the lives of students and stimulated their interest in academics, athletics, and activities. He’s the marshal of the faculty, served as the Middle School history chair for more than a decade, and is the teacher so many alumni thank on their return to campus for his helpful—and sometimes forceful—guidance. He’s the one who stoically mans Middle School recess and exchanges playful banter with the students, his trademark smile across his face and ever-present fedora perched atop his head.

“As a teacher, his encyclopedic mind helps globally-minded Middle School kids—and Chip’s colleagues—put global puzzle pieces together. ‘Why does the Middle East look the way it does?’ ‘Why does North Korea behave the way it does?’ Ask Chip,” says Sue Cannon, Hon., a longtime friend and colleague. “As Assistant Head of Middle School, Chip sets the tone for the life of the community. He doesn’t like to call his job ‘disciplinarian,’ and I see why. He behaves more like a gardener, and he aims to impart, instill, and grow wisdom in children making the transition to young adulthood.

“Sometimes they act like knuckleheads,” Cannon notes with humor, “but Chip demonstrates devotion to fairness and building a healthy community in his everyday interactions with students.”

Teaching and mentoring young men and women is, quite simply, a calling for Chip. He seems genuinely perplexed as to why so many would ask him about spending the bulk of his life with burgeoning adolescents that can be, shall we say, inquisitive and energetic.

“I would be hard-pressed to say that they (Middle School students) have changed as people,” says Chip. “Obviously the most significant change is how technology has altered childhood and what they can do. But in many ways, I don’t see huge changes in kids, as such. People also often ask me how I can teach Middle School kids for so long,” he jokes. “My response is, ‘How can you not?’ It’s such a unique age group. It’s so full of change and it’s just exciting

to teach them. Once you get bitten by that bug, it’s just a great age group to teach.”

“Chip is the most dedicated, loyal, and child-centered educator I have ever encountered in almost 30 years of teaching and administrating,” says Head of Middle School Steve Morris, who has worked closely with Chip for the better part of a decade. “If you stop into Chip’s office, you will note the photographs and the scribbled handwritten notes from innumerable students that show and highlight just a few of the lives Chip has touched in remarkable ways. He makes a difference and he is one reason why Episcopal and our Middle School are so special.

He understands that schoolwork is about people and relationships, and he is tireless in his pursuit of how to best support our school and our students through those relationships.”

It is these one-on-one moments and the students’ natural curiosity that keep Chip working to turn their questions into well-conditioned analytical skills and their energy into excitement.

“I agree with historian Gary Willis when he says, ‘Knowledge of history is the precondition to political intelligence,’” says Hollinger. “So I’m always trying to correlate what’s happening in the world today with history. I’m always trying to make that connection.

Getting kids to focus outside of themselves and outside of our country to develop a global awareness.

“People will ask me, ‘What do you teach?’ and some would say they teach math or history or whatever,” he continues. “I say, ‘I teach kids.’ So really I have to say that I like building a teacher-student relationship with kids that isn’t predicated just on being a dispenser of information.”

History is a funny thing, and for Chip it’s so much more than a timeline of information. So often individuals have trouble recognizing the significance of events as they unfold. It’s only with time, reflection, and context that people truly begin to understand their impact and power.

So it is with the teachers that play such a monumental role in the shaping of students’ lives and the individuals who provide the longevity and commitment that make Episcopal such a cherished community. The pool is deep and wide, and their impact reverberates across decades and generations.

Balsley. Ridgway. Quinn. Doolittle. Haslam. Bishop.

Crawford. Baldwin. And—albeit with much work still in front of him—Hollinger.

History, indeed.

Mike Letts, Hon. is an Upper School English teacher and the Form Dean for the Class of 2015.

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When Brian Long ’02 headed back to the Philadelphia area from his Manhattan home this summer to visit some former Episcopal classmates, they were sure happy to see him.

The group headed out to relive the old glory days and to make some new ones.

It was a fun night, filled with laughter and stories, and as the tab climbed throughout the evening, no one seemed to care. They were hanging together.

And with Long.

Going Long with Twitter

By Michael Bradley

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One of the main reasons for the gettogether was to celebrate Long’s success. In late June, Twitter spent “around $100 million,” according to one source, to buy the company that Long had co-founded in 2012, TapCommerce.

Though the company’s first two years were hectic and required brutal hours, considerable stress, and a beastly travel schedule for Long—not to mention high doses of patience from his wife, Liz Day—the rise from start-up to highpriced Twitter target was rapid, to say the least.

“Obviously, we’re super excited about it,” Long says. “Twitter is one of the most amazing companies over the past 10 years. To work with a company like that on something you created is great.”

Anyone who paid attention to Long’s activity throughout his time at EA and while at the University of Pennsylvania could have predicted he would pursue an entrepreneurial course that would most likely have a tech bent. He began at Episcopal as a Kindergartener and by the time he was in high school, he was seeking out computer science courses and honing a skill for graphic design.

At the same time, he was running some side businesses, including one that

made custom mixes and CDs for his clients. “I sold to everyone I could—parents, friends, students,” Long says.

Long and then-Radnor High School student Andrew Jones, with whom he later started TapCommerce, were “big nerds,” according to Long. They played a lot of video games together and were among the first of their group to get AOL accounts. It’s clear Long had a strong interest in the technical world, and he was doing a lot, beyond just playing games, to foster it. During a couple high school summers, he took an internship with Rajant Corp, a thenRadnor-based company that developed wireless Internet networks to be deployed as necessary. “It was cool to work for them,” Long says.

He graduated from Penn in 2006 with a communications major and a minor in classics, a nod to his love of Latin developed at EA. His first stop on the professional path was at CNET.com, which provided reviews of technical products and services.

It was a perfect blending of Long’s major and his prime interest, but it didn’t last long. CBS bought CNET, and Long left to join a Brooklyn-based startup, Pontiflex, which did mobile advertising. He began with the sales team and over three years with the company (now known as Crossboard Mobile), Long recognized how Internet commerce was moving from the computer to the mobile device.

“Everything was on a touch screen,” he says.

In 2012, he launched TapCommerce as a means of helping companies that were selling on mobile devices reach—and keep—their customers. In advertising days of old, campaigns were based around print, TV, radio and the Yellow Pages. Today it’s vital for companies to have access to customers through their use of apps and other online tools that can lead to sales.

“Most people download a lot of apps, but after six months only about five percent of those apps are still being used,” says Long. “Marketers are spending tons of money to get apps on people’s phones.

What we do is show ads to people who have downloaded apps to get them to use them again.”

An example: Suppose you view some watches on the eBay app on your tablet but move on

to something else before making a purchase.

TapCommerce allows eBay to show you an ad at a later date for those watches and then takes you to the page that features them. “If the user clicks that ad, we get paid,” Long says.

Social media outlets, like Twitter and Facebook, have been making big pushes to expand their mobile advertising reach. Last September, Twitter spent more than $300 million to acquire MoPub, another mobile ad company.

Long is excited about his new alliance but hardly plans to retire at age 30. He spent too much time creating TapCommerce and working to find the necessary funding for it. He had spent time looking for financial backing with Pontiflex, but it’s a completely dissimilar experience trying to get the money for your own company.

“I knew some of the tricks of the trade, but it’s different to go from that to doing it for yourself,” he says. “It’s significantly harder than I thought it would be.”

When not chasing financing—“I travel an insane amount,” Long says. “During the first half of this year, I had 75-80,000 miles on United alone”—he leads the app engagement team at Twitter through the acquisition of TapCommerce and enjoys spending time with his wife, a fellow Penn grad. But he does return to EA for the alumni soccer game, and since his parents still live in Wayne, he is back in the area frequently to see them as well as some EA friends, a pattern he plans to continue.

In fact, Long came home to EA on December 10 to address Upper School students as part of the Episcopal Academy Speaker Series. Prior to his speech, Long was introduced by his friend and EA classmate, Mark Sabat ’02, who referenced witnessing Long’s drive and determination at TapCommerce during a recent visit to New York City.

“To see his laser focus, answering countless emails at 8 p.m. on a Saturday night, when nobody else was working, was amazing,” remarked Sabat. “It’s one of the many reasons he’s so successful.”

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Center for Growth & Innovation, NXT@EA Prepare for Second Year After enjoying a successful 2014 debut, the Episcopal Academy’s Center for Growth & Innovation (CGI) is poised for bigger and better things in 2015.

This unique summer program draws on the best of Episcopal’s innovative resources, spaces, faculty, and creative and enriching programs, enabling students across the area to participate in dynamic, fun, and engaging summer offerings.

The Center for Growth & Innovation offers a wide range of opportunities for students to explore. There are courses for every child’s age and interest, led by an incredibly talented, innovative, experienced faculty. Extensive programming for CGI was found in five areas: Arts Academy, STEM Center, Academic Prep, Leadership Institute, and Adventure and Travel. For more information on CGI, call 610-581-7100 or visit www.easummer.com.

In addition to CGI, Episcopal will once again offer two distinct sports options: ESF’s Day and Sports Camps and NXT@EA Sports Camps. All told, the three summer camp offerings—CGI, ESF Day and Sports Camps, and NXT@EA—will attract thousands of kids to EA’s state-of-the-art campus in 2015.

ESF’s Day and Sports Camps are known nationally for their high engagement and award-winning programs. Kids come back year after year to these programs because of the transformative experiences and lifelong friends that the camps are so good at fostering. The weeklong ESF Day and Sports Camps will be offered from June 9 through August 15, 2015. For more information, contact the ESF offices at 610-581-7100 or visit http:// www.esfcamps.com/episcopal/camps/.

Like CGI, the NXT@EA Sports Camps, led by Episcopal varsity coaches, debuted successful—with 799 campers last summer.

These weeklong summer camps, run by Episcopal coaches at EA’s facilities, are expected to grow even larger in the summer of 2015. To learn more about NXT’s summer of 2015 plans, contact Joanna Johnson at Joanna@iamnxt.com or 610-667-4105.

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The Episcopal Academy graduated 125 seniors at its 229th Commencement exercises on Thursday, June 5 in the Class of 1944 Chapel.

During the ceremony, students were recognized for their accomplishments and congratulated for their success. The featured speakers were valedictorian Chester Thai and salutatorian Taylor Anne Fitzgerald.

T.J. Locke, the Greville Haslam Head of School who presided over his first commencement ceremony at Episcopal, acknowledged the many successes of the Class of 2014 before giving them one last homework assignment.

“Your homework is to keep in touch,” said Locke. “Stay close to the people here. We care about you. We want to hear how things are going for you next year. We want you to visit on breaks. I love seeing teachers’ faces light up when a former student visits them. We take great pride in you and your accomplishments.

“You will always be my first class here at EA. You are special in your own right, but you are particularly special to me. Best of luck. I will miss you.”

After the presentation of the awards, diplomas, and bibles, Thai said farewell for the Class of 2014 with a stirring, well-crafted valedictorian address that honored his late classmate Paul Pratt ’14 and cited Odysseus from a classic Greek myth, the poet Robert Frost, the classic book The Great Gatsby, and even astronomer Carl Sagan.

“Greet every new, unexpected step in your life, not with uncertainty, but with excitement and confidence,” said Thai, now a Stanford University freshman. “Take what is behind you, Class of 2014, and write it on the side of your boat. Then, make every oar stroke count. Row, with every last quivering atom in your soul, with every heartbeat to a unified melody of beating oars, trusting the familiar wind against your backs and driving ceaselessly toward the bright horizon and greater heights beyond.”

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Head of School T.J. Locke urged the entire EA community to tweet summer vacation photos from interesting locales using the hashtag #EAcolors.

The response was overwhelming. Here are some of the best EA colors photos we received. Thanks for sharing the photos and your EA pride with us.

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A Banner Year for EA The Episcopal Academy hit the road for the annual Haverford/Agnes Irwin Weekend.

On Nov. 7, Episcopal Academy and Agnes Irwin squared off in cross-country, tennis, soccer, and field hockey, in the annual battle for the banner. By day’s end, the banner was back in the possession of Episcopal after a one-year hiatus.

EA won three of the day’s four events—posting dominant wins in cross-country (21-34, low score wins) and tennis (7-0), as well as a hard-fought 2-1 victory in field hockey, before dropping a 2-1 overtime decision in soccer.

On Friday, the boys fell behind 1-0 in the chase for the sweater by dropping the EA-Haverford golf match, 248264 to the Fords at Merion Golf Club East. On Saturday, the boys put up a valiant fight, particularly on the soccer pitch where Matt Freese’s 15 saves keyed a 0-0 double-OT tie with the Fords. By day’s end, Haverford maintained the sweater due to its victories in cross-country (25-31), water polo (9-8), and football (40-12).

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Class of ’64 50th Reunion Weekend Wrap-Up M AY 2 & 3 , 2 014 “We’re certainly not in Merion anymore,” was the statement many members of the Class of 1964 uttered on arriving for our 50th Reunion at Episcopal’s Newtown Square campus on May 2 and 3. The majority of our class lives many miles from suburban Philadelphia, so their memory of Episcopal’s campus is old stone walls, creaky floors, and lumpy playing fields along noisy City Line Ave. The two-day reunion weekend was a perfect showcase for the 135-acre new campus with its symmetrically arranged quadrangle of stone-faced buildings and expansive playing fields. More important, it was a chance for the 36 reunion attendees to get reacquainted and to share common memories.

Thirty-one EA graduating classmates included Eric Alessandroni, Ken Appel, Peter Bengston, Dave Bower, Bill Bremer, Thayer Bullitt, John Carty, Jeff

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Colen, Warren Cooke, Nick Crowell, Austin de Lone, Joe Duncan, Keener Earle, Louie Earle, Tom Foster, John Langdon, Mike McIntire, Jack MacNeish, John Miller, Fred Osborn, John Rosenberg, Hugh Reynolds, Bruce Smith, Lew Staples, Mike Strawbridge, Dave Trainer, Nick Warnock, Ted Watson, Kirk Woodbury, Ned Young, and Tom Zug. We were especially gratified to be joined by five classmates who graduated elsewhere but retain such a strong connection to EA and their classmates that they attended the 50th Reunion celebration. They are Colin Hanna, Peter Hutchinson, Jad Roberts, David Stokes, and Robin West.

Joining the total of 36 classmates were 20 spouses or significant others.

who was our class exchange student, flew in from Heidelberg, Germany. Dr. John Rosenberg arrived from Los Angeles, Keener Earl from Idaho, Louie Earle from Dallas, Nick Crowell from New Orleans, Joe Duncan and Dave Bower from Florida, Jack MacNeish from South Carolina, and Mike McIntire from Vermont.

The two-day reunion weekend began with a service at the Class of ’44 Chapel, where many of the weekend events were to take place. Tom Zug was the keynote speaker. For the benefit of the younger attendees, he addressed the inevitable challenge of dealing with adversity. One of his anecdotes that resonated with the student audience was Tom’s baseball story about his competing on the 12-year-old’s B team. Tom was the losing (and only) pitcher in a 36-5 drubbing—a loss he has not forgotten to this day. That’s adversity.

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The majority of reunion attendees came in from some distance. Peter Bengtson,

We met with the new Head of School T.J. Locke who addressed the many issues facing Episcopal today. We later heard from a panel of students who answered questions from our class about their EA experiences.

After lunch, where we were serenaded by the Upper School a capella singing group, we visited with our pen pals from thirdgrade classes, and watched a wonderful student-produced video about the many differences between present day EA life and how it was in 1964 based on “facts” we stated in our pen pal letters. Sorry, but no one read 30 books over the summer vacation. Not even the third graders believed that one.

While classmates met with their pen pals, a tour of nearby Chanticleer Gardens was arranged for spouses and significant oth-

ers. “Even after living in the area for so long, I never even knew these beautiful gardens existed,” said Barbara Duncan, wife of Joe Duncan. “And the food in the cafeteria! I was amazed at the quantity and quality of delicious and healthy food selections.”

Throughout much of the weekend, we were joined by two teachers from our era: George Shafer, Hon., who taught third grade and coached our varsity swim team, and Bill Burdick, Hon. who taught math in Upper School and coached soccer.

The highlight of Friday was the presentation of the class gift to T.J. Locke for $222,000. The gift creates The Class of 1964 50th Anniversary Memorial Scholarship Fund and honors the deceased members of the Class. This

fund provides scholarship aid to an Upper School Academy student whose family has suffered a sudden loss of income or a severe financial crisis.

Saturday began with a Memorial Service for our 14 departed classmates: Paul Bowers, John Chew, Terry Griffin, Bill Loesche, Jerome Lyford, Chip McAllister, Eddie McIlvain, Peter Page, Eugene Pilot, Charlie Roberts, John Street, Bill Tiernan, Dave Van Meter, and Peter Williams.

The event was bittersweet with nearly every classmate taking the microphones to share stories about our departed friends and to express sincere respect and admiration. We were honored to have in attendance Hase Griffin ’39, Terry Griffin’s father. Special note was given to Eddie McIlvain, whose name appears on the

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Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington.

Eddie, who was a Special Forces medic, is the only Episcopal Academy student to have died in that war. The service concluded with the release of 50 balloons: 45 blue representing the living Class members and 14 white balloons representing the departed members.

our classmates from the Scholium, the third grade letters and responses, and much more. The Tabula was the result of months of hard work by Kirk Woodbury, Dave Trainer, Eric Alessandroni, and Nancy Taylor from the Alumni Office.

On Saturday afternoon, the class had many activity choices. There was a special campus tour for our class; a Keynote address from EA grad Caroline Waxler ’89; four classes (open to all alumni) taught

by EA faculty on topics ranging from math and science, psychology, food, and Episcopal’s athletic history; and a lacrosse game.

On Saturday afternoon, a bagpiper led us into the Chapel again for a program honoring all reunion classes. We heard from various EA grads of all ages who shared their perspective on what Episcopal has meant to them. The highlight was a piano recital from our talented classmate Warren Cooke. His music selection ranged from ragtime to Chopin. At the conclusion of the service, we repaired to the Dixon Athletic Center for cocktails and dinner.

Throughout the reunion festivities, classmates were able to peruse a “Tabula” reunion yearbook with more than 300 pages that included biographical updates from each class member, original Tabula write ups for each student, memories and anecdotes, excerpted articles about

Great appreciation was extended to the Alumni and Development Office staff that set up the whole weekend: Bruce Konopka, Patsy Porter, and especially Nancy Taylor, who was later elected as an honorary member of the Class of 1964 for her months of devotion and hard

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work. The reunion closed with promises to maintain contact and to get together in the near future, usually in some warm and inviting locale down South. A few couples stayed around on Sunday and took in the local sights, including a visit to the Barnes Foundation exhibit of Impressionist paintings, which was arranged by the Alumni Office.

“I was pleasantly surprised with the many interesting conversations I had over the whole weekend,” said one class member whose comments are probably typical. “I had a pretty small circle of friends during my years at Episcopal, so I wasn’t sure I would have a lot to say to many of the reunion attendees. We shared many more experiences and memories than I could have imagined, and I had a great time. I am really glad I came.”

Finally, many thanks to the Reunion Steering Committee: Tom Zug, Tom Foster, Kirk Woodbury, Dave Trainer, Eric Alessandroni, Joe Duncan, and Dave Bower.

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Thank you, Gary Gary Madeira, Jr. '72 stepped down as board chair of The Episcopal Academy Board of Trustees in June 2014. He had been an Episcopal board member since 1994 and served as the chair from 2010 to 2014. During his tenure, Episcopal developed and implemented its Strategic Plan, grew its endowment from $35 million to nearly $52 million, and chose T.J. Locke as its 11th Head of School.

"We are all very grateful to Gary for his guidance, service, and leadership, and I am particularly thankful for his professional advice and mentoring," Locke said.

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The Episcopal community wishes Gary Madeira well as he embarks on a new position as the Vice President of the Wealth Management Division at The Bryn Mawr Trust Company.

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Alumni@EA How to Nominate Someone for An Award The biennial Awards Dinner that took place on November 9, 2013 was attended by an enthusiastic crowd of 287—the highest number in the history of this special event that recognizes and honors those within the EA community who have demonstrated extraordinary achievements in various categories.

This dinner saw the inauguration of the Alumni Award for Achievement in the Arts.

It is well known that the EA community has a number of individuals who are potential candidates for this award. Mary French, Hon., maryfrench60@gmail.com, past Chair of the Art Department, is Chair of the Arts Selection Committee, which evaluates each nominee and makes its recommendations to the Awards Selection Committee.

The EA community is also fortunate to have numerous deserving candidates for the following awards: Distinguished Alumni; Distinguished Service; Community Service; Young Alumni; and Young Alumni Spirit. The Awards Selection Committee reviews the credentials of any nominee for an award and then recommends the recipients to the Board of Managers for approval.

The members of the selection committee are (by title, current representative, and email address): Alumni Director: Bruce Konopka, bkonopka@episcopalacademy.org; a faculty/retired faculty member: Robert Bishop ’58, bishopr@episcopalacademy. org; one member each from the two immediate 50th reunion classes: Tom Zug ’64, tomzug1@gmail.com and Bruce Brown ’65, bmbrown9999@aol.com; one member each from the two immediate 25th reunion classes: Kristen Cirelli ’89, cirellik@ aol.com and Janice Biddle ’90, janicebiddle99@gmail.com; a member of the Board of Managers nominating committee: Ashley Lunkenheimer ’92, alunkenheimer@gmail.com; Len Haley, Hon., lhaley@episcopalacademy.org; and chair of the awards dinner committee: Bill Rapp ’56, typple6@comcast.net.

The email address of each person is provided so that anyone who desires to nominate someone for an award can easily do so.

For a description of each award and past recipients go to www. episcopalacademy.org and click on the heading “Alumni,” then on the drop-down menu “Alumni Society” and finally on “Awards.” To use the nomination form, simply click on that title, complete the form, and email it to Mary French for “Arts” or to anyone on the selection committee for any other award. A “narrative” approach to submitting a nomination may alternatively be used. Everyone within the EA community certainly knows someone deserving of one or more of these awards, so please start submitting your nominations.

Parents of Alumni Update In March and April, EA Parents of Alumni enjoyed two opportunities to socialize.

On March 7, the EA Alumni and Development office hosted “A Spring Fling,” a cocktail event held in the lobby of the Dixon Athletic Center. More than 65 parents of alumni participated, many for the first time.

On April 25, the Parents of Alumni committee held a “drop-in” cocktail event at Avero Bar Italiano in Devon. No RSVPs were required and everyone covered the cost of their own beverages. More than 50 parents showed up, and Avero owner, EA parent Scott Morrison, generously provided an array of appetizers for the large group.

In addition, the Parents of Alumni committee hosted the popular EA/Haverford/AIS Cocktail party at Aronimink Golf Club on November 7. More than 100 people were in attendance.

This year’s committee members include: Chair

Anne Marie Heil (P ’10, ’12)

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Julie Green Libby Wojdak

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Ellen Blommer Cindy Singley

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Evelyn Fell Marcia Geary

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Sue Petrocelli Lynn Lawson

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Susan Coote Laurie Grims

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Cathy Nassau Charlotte Suspenski

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Becky Brinks Ginny Spofford

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Maribeth Moore

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Eileen Isdaner Mimi Lurio

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Diane Hillyard Joy Shugrue

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Suzanne Pettit (P ’09. ’10, ’12)

Parents should contact their representative with any questions or suggestions for events.

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The Fourth Annual Richard G. Crockett ’82 Memorial Alumni Golf Outing M AY 6 , 2 014 This year’s event, held under beautiful skies, was once again a success at White Manor

Country Club on May 6. Thanks to the hard work of tournament chairman Brett Meyers ’03, this year’s outing had 15 foursomes battling it out for the trophy. The year’s winners were Ed Jones ’87, Vince Powers ’84, and Will Forbes, EA’s technical services coordinator.

The golf outing helps to fund various programs and awards for today’s students including charms for championship teams, career day, and the senior picnic to name of few. Next year’s tournament will be held on May 5 at White Manor, so save the date now. The tournament is a perfect time to re-connect and network with fellow alumni and help support EA at the same time. Contact Alumni Director Bruce Konopka bkonopka@episcopalacademy.org, 484-424-1779) for information and sponsorship/playing opportunities.

Faculty and Staff Awards A number of faculty and staff

members were honored for their years of dedicated service to the Academy.

The following 13 people were recognized for their 10 years of service to EA with a framed certificate and the new designation of honorary alumni: Pictured are: (l to r) Susan Swanson, Matt Newcomb, Anna McDermott, Mike Letts, Cheryl Kalodner, Cathy Hall, Jen Fifer, Mark Eripret, Anne Barr, and Alumni Society President, Ed Spofford ’77. Not pictured: Catherine Bennett, Grace Na, Jeremy Hark, Quincy Hyson.

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Top: Chapel speaker Jim Wheatley ’51 Left: Front row: (l to r) Fred Aldridge ’51, Frank Forbes ’37, David Allen ’51 Second row, Bob Lowry ’51, Bill Rapp ’56, Wallace Branche, Hon., Stu Glasby ’61, Jim Wheatley ’51, Hank Albrycht, Hon., Andrew Stephano ’89, Will Forbes Top row, Gardiner Pearson ’63, Paul Finegan ’51, Christopher Familetti ’04, Fred Tucker ’51, Drew Jackson ’63, Rick Duffield ’62, Andy Hess, Hon, Tom Zug ’64, Jay Mitchell ’80, Cappy Markle ’61, Bill Nellis ’51, J. C. Parry ’66

Alumni Community Service Days There were three alumni community service days last year. The first project occurred on November 16, 2013 at the St. James Middle School. St. James requested help removing 150 linear feet of fallen tree branches and debris which blocked the cemetery and church driveway after several storms. Home Depot generously donated the use of a chipper. Meg (Haley) Noller ’94 and her daughter Maddie, David Dugery ’86 and his son David, Andrea (Belefonte) Puppio ‘86 and her daughter Sarah, Barry Pinheiro ’60, Brett Miller ’90, Heather (Flick) McMeekin ’91 and her children, Paige and Andrew, Jenn Tierney ’91, and Edna Hon. and Len Haley Hon. all participated and helped St. James save thousands of dollars.

The second event occurred on March 8, 2014, here at Episcopal in the maintenance woodshop. Six custom outdoor benches were hand crafted, enabling the students at St. James to schedule outdoor classes during nice weather. Participating in this project were Ray Munder ’57 and his wife Jill, Andrea Belefonte Puppio ’86 and her daughter Sarah and son Matt, Kit Noller, former faculty member and his son Tom, Bill Keffer ’84, and Edna, Hon. and Len Haley, Hon. The third project occurred on Alumni Day 2014, when the class of ’84, led by Bill Keffer and Fred Crockett, and several classmates built an additional six benches for St. James.

Contact Len Haley if you would like to participate in this program at: lhaley@episcopalacademy.org or 610-656-5471.

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Top: (l to r) Len Haley and St. James School Head of School David Kasievich with St. James students.

Right: Custom bench crafters: (l to r) Jill Munder, Edna Haley, Andrea Puppio, Sarah Puppio, Kit Noller, Tom Noller, Ray Munder, and Matt Puppio.

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In front (l to r), Tony Jannetta, Bruce Konopka, Hon., Greg Jannetta '84, Gabby Donatucci '14, Wills Singley '14, Anne Barr, Hon., Jon Barr '14, Carlie Grims '14, William Langfitt '14, Tyler Haab'14, Jack Keffer '14, Alison Keffer, Hon., James Konopka '14, and Noah Reape '14; and in back (l to r), Molly Konopka, Hon., Tom Donatucci '83, Andres Jannetta '14, Steve Jannetta '82, Ali Singley '12, Tim Jannetta '86, Cindy Singley, Cole Grims '14, Marty Grims '79, David Langfitt '75, Jean Haab '84, Kurt Haab '82, and David Reape '80.

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Alumni@EA Alumni Society Sponsored Senior Picnic J U N E 3 , 2 014 Each year the Alumni Society has a Picnic for the graduating seniors.

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3. Three of the Board of Managers that helped out with the picnic: (l to r) David Langfitt ’75, George Boyd ’54, and Chris Morris ’99.

4. Jack Keffer and Michael Smerconish with their gift of a banner from the Alumni Society.

The Alumni Society Board of Managers 2014 – 2015 Pictured board members are: (l to r) Ashley Lunkenheimer ’92, VicePresident; George Boyd ’54; Alvan (Cappy) Markle ’61; and David Langfitt ’75; and in back, left to right: Nabi Moghadam ’90; Chip French ’73; Ed Spofford ’77, President; Karen Marston ’86, Vice-President; Andrew Brenner ’87; and Clayton French ’82.

Missing from the photo were: Julie Manser ’97; James Griffin ’95; David McMullin ’55; Sonje (Volla) Moore ’95; Clayton Platt ’73, Secretary; Vincent Powers ’84, Vice-President; and Amanda (Billmyer) Vos Strache ’99.

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Advancement@E A Get to Know Edward H. Vick ’62

2014-2015 BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHAIR Edward H. Vick, Jr. ’62 VICE CHAIRS Walter W. Buckley, III ’78 Jeremy P. Coote Steven E. Copit ’80 Deborah J. R. Hirtle SECRETARY Peri W. Higgins TREASURER Elizabeth A. Corrigan EX-OFFICIO HONORARY CHAIR The Rt. Rev. Clifton Daniel, III HEAD OF SCHOOL Dr. Thomas John Locke

Edward H. Vick, Jr. ’62 was elected chair of Episcopal Academy’s Board of Trustees effective July 1. A decorated Vietnam War veteran who went on to become the worldwide CEO and chairman of the iconic Madison Avenue advertising agency Young & Rubicam, Vick has served in key leadership roles as a member of EA’s Board for the past 12 years.

“Ed Vick’s election as Board chairman assures a continuation of the bold and visionary leadership that defines Episcopal’s success,” said Head of School T.J. Locke. A member of the Board of Trustees since 2002, Vick played a vital role in Episcopal Academy’s move to Newtown Square and was one of the driving forces behind the school’s 2010 Strategic Plan.

“I received an extraordinary education at Episcopal that I continue to draw on each and every day,” Vick says. “I can never repay Episcopal for the opportunities this wonderful school has made possible in my life, and I can think of no better legacy than to work diligently to ensure that the EA we leave to future generations is even better than the one that so profoundly affected our lives.”

Following his time at Episcopal, Vick graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1966 and, after serving in Vietnam, earned his Master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University.

Vick served two tours of duty during the Vietnam War and received two Bronze Star Medals with Combat “V,” the Combat Action Ribbon, the Presidential Unit Citation and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. He has been active in veterans’ causes and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Vietnam Veterans of America for his volunteer work.

Vick worked in the marketing communications business for 30 years, and was chairman of both Young & Rubicam Advertising and its parent, Young & Rubicam Inc. During Vick’s tenure, Young & Rubicam won numerous creative awards and was named Ad Agency of the Year on several occasions. He retired in 2001.

He has served on the boards of other charitable and not-for-profit organizations, including the United Negro College Fund, American Foundation for AIDS research, Advertising Education Foundation, and the North Carolina University School of Journalism.

TERM TRUSTEES Sandra K. Baldino Robert R. Corrato Louis J. D’Ambrosio Stephen A. Dana Christopher C. Geczy David B. Grossman ’95 Crawford Hill, III ‘70 Stephen A. Jannetta ‘82 Harry R. Madeira, Jr. ’72 Dennis R. Maple Stacey W. McConnell Christopher K. McHugh James E. Minnick Pamela A. Nickolas Richard R. S. Northrop ’70 David J. Reape ’80 William B. Richards ‘63 Ann T. Semmer Jay H. Shah Edward S. Spofford ‘77 Geoffrey F. Worden ’57 Lauren Wylonis Thomas V. Zug ’64 TRUSTEES EMERITI Fred C. Aldridge, Jr. ’51 Gretchen H. Burke Harry B. French ’44 Louis W. Fryman Joseph K. Gordon ’43 Frederick C. Haab ’55 Rush T. Haines, II ’61 Edward L. Jones, Jr. ’53 E. Brooks Keffer, Jr. ’47 James J. Koegel William H. Lamb ‘58 Robert H. Lee, Jr. ’52 Peter M. Mattoon ’49 Davis Pearson ’43 Daniel H. Polett James L. Stinnett, M.D. Jane R. Thompson Donald van Roden ’42 W I N T E R 2 0 1 4 / / 37

Advancement@E A Ellen Urbanski is EA’s Director of Institutional Advancement Ellen Urbanski, formerly the assistant vice president of development for the Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University, became the new director of institutional advancement for The Episcopal Academy on August 11.

In this role, Urbanski oversees all of Episcopal’s fundraising and alumni efforts. Ellen takes over for Paige Legrand, who left Episcopal after eight years of outstanding leadership of the school’s development efforts.

“Few people have the combination of frontline fundraising experience and strategic leadership prowess. Ellen has had a remarkable career, and we are fortunate that she has fallen in love with Episcopal,” says T.J. Locke, Episcopal Academy’s Greville Haslam Head of School. “I look forward to partnering with her to make our aspirations a reality.”

Urbanski is excited to have joined the Episcopal family.

“It was immediately evident to me that the Episcopal Academy is a true community of learners, dedicated to its values and passionate about its mission,” says Urbanski. “I am thrilled to be a part of this special place.”

The Alumni & Advancement Office would like to correct the following error in the 2013-2014 Annual Report for The Episcopal Academy. We apologize for the error.

The following gift was listed in the incorrect section.

Mr. David G. Nagle made a gift in honor of Dr. Frank O. Nagle, Jr. ’38

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Giving Across the Decades Like many Lower School students, Tucker Ewan ’26 enjoys visiting Episcopal’s Lower School library to pick out new books to take home each week. And when it’s time for art class, Tucker is an enthusiastic young artist, particularly when it comes to woodworking. As his parents, Todd and Christine Ewan, began to teach Tucker about philanthropy and the importance of giving back, Tucker, a prekindergarten student at the time, decided to make his very first gift to The Episcopal Fund.

Tucker proudly made his gift in honor of the library so that the library could continue to stock its shelves with new books for the Lower School students to enjoy. This year, he directed his second gift to be in honor of the Lower School Art Department and Mrs. Cusack who had helped him with his favorite art project, a wooden dog he made in woodworking.

Tucker not only wanted his gift to help Episcopal, but he also wanted to help EA’s sister school in Haiti. In response to his gifts to Episcopal, he asked his parents to match his gift by making a contribution to St. Marc’s after the kindergarten class learned how difficult it is for their contemporaries in Haiti to get clean water. “Haiti doesn't have much clean water, and life is harder there,” Tucker said. “They can use the money to buy fresh water.”

Though Tucker’s Episcopal career is still in its early stages, he has learned a very important part of being an Episcopal student. He lives the Stripes and puts a strong emphasis on generosity. When asked why he wanted his first gift to go to The Episcopal Fund, he said, “So I can help my school.” What an inspiration he is to us all!

Hughes Cauffman ’34 is one of EA’s most loyal donors, and few alumni appreciate their Episcopal experience more than he does. “My fondest memories of Episcopal were the master teachers — Bryant, Balsley,” he says. “I was so well prepared for college as a result of the incredible teachers at Episcopal.”

Though he was a good student, he was a great asset to the athletic program, too, winning the Inter-Ac high hurdles in 1934 and placing in all of his track and field events as a senior. He was inducted into the Episcopal Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006.

“I have been giving back to Episcopal for many decades because the School equipped me with everything I needed to succeed, professionally and personally,” he says. “The 10 years I spent at the Academy shaped who I became in life.” Hughes is proud to see that today’s students are benefitting from the same strong Episcopal experience that he had, including his great-nieces and great-nephews who are the fourth generation of the Cauffman family to attend EA. In May, Hughes attended his 80th Reunion. “To see our School thriving under new leadership and excelling due to incredible faculty and facilities makes me all the more proud to be an Episcopal alum.”

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The Head’s Circle Cocktail Party T.J. and Lauren Locke hosted a celebratory cocktail reception at their home, Lowry House, in May to honor Episcopal’s most generous donors. Families and alumni who contributed gifts of $10,000 or more for operations were included in this intimate evening. The evening featured insights from T.J. on initiatives for the School, and guests enjoyed music from the talented EA Jazz Ensemble on the terrace.

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T H E E P I S C O PA L F U N D :

Steve ’80 & Debbi Copit P ’18 ’19, The Episcopal Fund Chairs The Episcopal Fund accounts for almost 10% of EA’s operating budget annually. These funds contribute significantly to the program offerings that set Episcopal apart from other schools.

Some examples of what the Fund supports are: • The exploration and experiential learning opportunities through service learning projects and field trips such as Ellis Island and Echo Hill • State-of-the-art technology and teaching tools for our faculty to enhance their classrooms such as iPads, SMART Boards, and laptops • A variety of clubs such as Robotics, Stock Market, and Mock Trial • Professional development for faculty, which included funding for more than 100 faculty who participated in curriculum- enhancing workshops in the summer of 2014

The EA stripes: a unique set of 10 core values we

encourage our students to embrace inside and outside of the classroom. Yet all of us involved with The Episcopal Academy benefit from incorporating these goals into our lives. Two of the stripes, generosity and gratitude, are the foundation of The Episcopal Fund. It is this sense of gratitude that we feel toward EA that made saying “yes” to chairing The Episcopal Fund easy for both of us.

Our family is lucky to be involved in many different aspects of the Episcopal community: an alumnus, a trustee, and current parents. We have watched our boys and their friends grow from pre-K students who could barely sit still to young men and women who really understand the value of their EA education.

We have also witnessed firsthand through personal loss how Episcopal is a community that provides unparalleled support for its “family” members. The Episcopal community has become part of our extended family, and because of that, we feel a responsibility to help our school stay fiscally strong and support an exceptional educational experience.

Like many of you, we are continually inspired by the outstanding faculty and staff whose life’s work is to challenge and nurture our children to be the very best they can be. When annual giving set a record in 2013-2014 for participation and amount raised, including 98% participation from faculty and staff, it further reinforced to us that Episcopal is truly a special place made of a wonderfully diverse group of families with a common goal: an outstanding education for our children.

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Our family has gained enormously from being a part of the Episcopal community. Supporting The Episcopal Fund is one way we can teach our children about the importance of giving back.

Participation at any level shows one’s pride and vested commitment to the lasting value of an Episcopal education.

We hope you will join us, the Board of Trustees, the EA faculty and staff, and T.J. Locke in saying “yes” to generosity and gratitude by making The Episcopal Fund a priority and ensuring the continued success of the Episcopal experience.

Planned Giving at The Episcopal Academy For a wealth of information about planned giving or to join Episcopal’s Bishop William White Society, please visit our website:

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• Compare gift plans.

• Will Planning Wizard helps you collect and organize your thoughts, information, and documents before you visit your attorney.

• Personal calculators will assist in your estate planning.

• Register for membership in The Bishop William White Society.

Events@E A The Keffer Family: 100 Years at EA and Counting

L to R: Sarah Keffer ’17, Bill Keffer ’84, Jack Keffer ’14, Brooks Keffer ’47, Alison Keffer, Hon., and Grace Keffer.

The Episcopal Academy has been honored to have countless family legacies attend the school. Since our beginning in 1785, generations of families have entered our doors to learn and become an integral part of our community. This year, we had a unique celebration as Jack Keffer ’14 graduated exactly 100 years after his great grandfather, E. Brooks Keffer, Class of 1914.

Jack was honored with the esteemed Class of 1877 Award at commencement—“awarded to that member of the graduating class who has shown the greatest proficiency in scholarship, combined with a proper interest in athletics, true strength of character, and popularity among the members of the class.”

During those 100 years, Jack’s grandfather Brooks Jr. ’47, his uncle Ted ’81, and his father Bill ’84 also joined the ranks of Episcopal alumni. His sister, Sarah, will graduate in 2017, and his mother, Alison, has been a teacher at Episcopal for 24 years.

Not only have the Keffers excelled while here on campus, but Brooks ’47 went on to serve on the Board of Trustees, acting as the school’s attorney for many years, as well as the president of the Alumni Board of Managers. In addition, his wife, Grace, was the second president of the EA Mother’s Association (now the Episcopal Academy Parents Association).

In fact, the Episcopal history is rich with the Keffer name. E. Brooks Keffer of 1914 was described in his Tabula as the “class cherub,” as well as the “first athlete of the class.” Brooks Jr. ’47 “tackled every task he has undertaken with vigor and determination to do a good job. He has gained the respect and admiration of many of his classmates.”

In celebration of 100 years of Keffers at EA, Brooks ’47 and Grace have established a scholarship fund to assist current students whose parents unexpectedly need assistance in making their tuition payments. Their “Esse Quam Videri” Tuition Assistance Fund is a wonderful way to mark the occasion and add to the school’s endowment at the same time.

And so the legacy continued with the next two generations of Keffers being active participants in the EA community and displaying great leadership and service.

We are very proud of all our graduates, and it is rewarding for the school to have alumni who want their children to experience the same education and character development as they did. Their commitment to endowment and financial aid only strengthens our community and emphasizes the importance of ensuring that the EA education is available for many, many years. On this special occasion, The Episcopal Academy thanks the entire Keffer family for their ongoing commitment and support.

Whether in the classroom, on the athletic field, or in the Junto Club or Vestry, the Keffers have left their mark on EA. This includes Jack who, in the 2014 Tabula, was voted “most likely to work at EA” and as having “the most school spirit.” In fact,

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Events@E A EA Holds 10th Annual Scholars Luncheon

The Episcopal Academy held its 10th annual Scholars Luncheon, a special event where generous and committed donors interact with talented and appreciative EA scholarship recipients, in the Middle School study hall on April 17.

The annual luncheon is a heartwarming affair; the students are delighted to meet the adults who have literally invested in their success. The donors always seem to leave the lunch inspired by the young people they met and in knowing that their investment is helping transform lives.

Matt Bailer ’97 served as the featured speaker at the luncheon and delivered a funny, poignant message. After confessing that he had mistakenly claimed that his late father, Clifford had invented the Tastykake butterscotch krimpet during a Chapel address he made 15-plus years ago, Bailer told his EA story of being able to attend Episcopal for three years thanks to the generosity of an at-first anonymous donor. The donor eventually revealed his identity to Bailer during his senior year because he was so proud of everything that Bailer had accomplished while at EA. “The gift of that one person literally changed the course of my life,” Bailer said.

Thanks to the donor’s generosity, Bailer, whose father died when he was in sixth grade, was able to attend Episcopal for his final three years of high school.

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While at EA, Bailer excelled in the classroom and on the athletic fields. In lacrosse, he was a two-time high school All-American who won two state titles playing for John Wynne. Bailer also won the Maxwell Club Award as the best high school football player in the Philadelphia area during his senior year. In addition, thanks to a nudge from his EA lacrosse teammate Burke Gallagher ’97, Bailer stepped outside his comfort zone and joined the school’s a capella group.

From EA, Bailer went on to Princeton University—where Episcopal’s Associate Director of Athletics Jim Farrell said that it wasn’t unusual for “Matt to sing the national anthem with Princeton’s a capella group before the start of a lacrosse game, then win the opening faceoff, and go straight down the field and score the game’s first goal.”

Bailer was a two-time All-Ivy League player and played on two national championship teams at Princeton before playing professional lacrosse with the Philadelphia Wings. He went on to earn his MBA from George Washington University and currently serves as the head of client engagement at Collections Marketing Center (CMC) in Wilmington, Delaware.

At the end of his remarks, Bailer thanked benefactors for their life-changing scholarship gifts to today’s EA students and urged the current scholarship students to thank the donors and to be benefactors themselves by channeling their inner Burke Gallagher and challenging a classmate to try something outside their comfort zone and to stretch their limits.

Paul Pratt Shell Christening On April 30 in the Class of 1944 Chapel, a new rowing shell named in honor of

Paul Lewis Pratt ’14 was christened. One of the top high school rowers in the nation, Pratt died in a one-car accident on May 16, 2013. Now, thanks to the generosity of donors, Pratt’s former teammates and future EA rowers will “Pull for Paul” in a boat that bears his name.

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Athletic s@E A Driving Toward the Goal Five seconds remained, and Maddie O’Reilly ’17 wanted the ball. Her team was down a goal in the regional championships, and somebody had to take the last shot. Somebody had to tie the game. O’Reilly received a pass on the right side and fired a left-handed laser beam toward the goal.

girls varsity water polo team that finished 20-2 and captured the 2014 Eastern Prep School Championship. O’Reilly’s 10goal performance in a 19-13 win over Germantown Academy in September earned her a spot in Sports Illustrated’s “Faces in the Crowd” feature.

In Hollywood, the ball would have flown past an overmatched goalie to tie the game. In overtime, O’Reilly would have scored the game winner.

Instead, a great shot was met with an equally great save, and O’Reilly’s team fell.

“A lot of people are afraid to take that shot,” O’Reilly says. “Not me. I want to be a leader.”

Since starting to play water polo in sixth grade at Episcopal, O’Reilly has been more than a leader. She has quickly become the school’s best player, and through her participation in the Olympic Development Program, earned respect as one of the finest high school players on the East Coast. Despite being only a sophomore, O’Reilly has displayed talents that have allowed her to compete with and against players older than her, and she even secured a spot on an under-18 boys team.

“It’s pretty rare in our sport, which is still growing along the East Coast, to have a kid who stands out to the point where she was able to play [varsity] as an eighth grader,” EA girls water polo coach Alicia Keating says. “She’s a really driven athlete who works hard and wants to beat the person next to her.”

O’Reilly has always loved the water, a fact she attributes to her having been born in Bermuda. She started swimming at age eight and demonstrated an aptitude for the sport and for the long hours of hard work that came with it. When O’Reilly entered middle school (she came to EA in fourth grade), she was confronted with the need to play a sport in the fall. She chose water polo and immediately found a home. This fall, O’Reilly scored 122 goals—no, that’s not a typo—for the Episcopal Academy

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O’Reilly’s water polo rise has been rapid and can be attributed to a variety of factors. She’s a strong swimmer and a relentless worker who won’t back down from anything or anyone, be it a daunting workout or an 18-year-old male opponent who is determined to dunk her. Being lefthanded helps, too. There aren’t many southpaws in the water polo world, and by setting up on the right, O’Reilly can catch the ball with one hand without crossing her face, the better to unleash her rocket shot more quickly.

This summer, O’Reilly traveled to California and qualified for the U.S. under-16 national team, one of 28 girls so chosen and the only one from the East. “They made fun of my sunburn, but none of them knows what a cheesesteak is,” O’Reilly says. Although she didn’t make the 12-player squad that travelled to Hungary, O’Reilly enjoyed the experience and vows improvement next year.

“When I’m a 10th grader, I won’t be an underdog anymore,” she says. “Those California girls are tough, and I want to practice like them and make the team. I know I can.”

Playing with the boys will help her achieve that goal. O’Reilly reports that they give her no special treatment—kicking her, swimming over top of her, pushing off her, and dunking her. That, plus workouts alongside her father—she got a bench press for her birthday—should handle the toughening up part. Competing with an elite team in Greenwich, Conn., will help improve her skills. O’Reilly has big dreams and goals of playing in college and for the U.S. Olympic team. Her work ethic and talent will propel her toward those goals, and even if she doesn’t reach the top, she’ll still be in the water.

“There’s always been something about it,” she says.

The two make a great pair.—MICHAEL BRADLEY

Division I Dreams Come True With family members, coaches, teachers, and classmates sitting in the bleachers and cheering them on, 10 Episcopal Academy seniors signed NCAA national letters of intent during a November 12 ceremony in the school’s competition gymnasium.

The 10 Episcopal members of the Class of 2015 who signed binding commitments with Division I colleges and universities on November 12 were: Jane Crager, University of Michigan (women’s lacrosse); Lily Crager, University of Michigan (women’s lacrosse); Chris Friedman, University of Hartford (men’s lacrosse); Maria Kilcullen, Loyola (Md.) (women’s basketball); Genevieve McCormick, Army (women’s tennis); Josh Owsiany, Duke University (men’s diving); Christy Palazzese, Duke University (field hockey); Colin Reder, University of North Carolina (men’s lacrosse); Ali Rushton, University of North Carolina (field hockey); and Curtis Zappala, University of Maryland (men’s lacrosse).

“It takes tremendous perseverance to reach this level of accomplishment. I am as proud of who they are as I am of their achievement,” says T.J. Locke, Episcopal Academy’s Greville Haslam Head of School.

Dee Was Key In 2014 Back in October, Dee Barlee, Episcopal

Academy’s star junior tailback, rushed for 289 yards and five TDs in the Churchmen’s 41-26 win over Penn Charter. Barlee rushed for 1,289 yards and 15 TDs this fall for the Churchmen. He will be one of EA’s football captains next fall, along with Tyler Will and Christian Feliziani.

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Athletic s@E A Emma Seiberlich ’17 Will Swim in 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials

Coach Mike Laitala, Emma Seiberlich ’17, and Tom Andrews of Longhorn Aquatic

For years, Episcopal Academy’s Emma Seiberlich ’17 dreamed of qualifying to swim in the U.S. Olympic Trials. She just had to wait 45 minutes longer than she would have liked to know that her dream had come true.

USA Swimming had a live broadcast on September 18 at 2:00 p.m. to announce all of the new 2016 Olympic Trials cut times.

And you guessed it, Seiberlich was sitting in one of her EA classes at that time, unable to see the live feed or to even check her cell phone until the class was over.

“Right at 2:45, I checked my phone and saw texts from both my mom and my YMCA coach letting me know I got the cut in 200 backstroke,” says Seiberlich. “It was a huge relief. I knew that USA Swimming would be lowering the cut, but I wasn’t sure by how much. The qualifying time was a 2:16.59 and my best is 2:15.51. It felt like a weight was lifted off my shoulders.”

Those texts let Seiberlich know that the countless miles she has swum have paid off in a big way—with an invite to the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb. on June 26-July 3.

Seiberlich trained this summer in Austin, Tex. with the Texas Longhorn Aquatic Club, a USA Swimming club out of the University of Texas. While in Austin, Seiberlich was surrounded by top-notch swimmers as she trained with a USA Junior Nationals team member and several USA Junior and Senior Nationals meet qualifiers at the Longhorn Aquatic Club.

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mer in Texas with her Aunt Hilary “Huddie” (Walsh) Murray, an accomplished AAU and collegiate swimmer who swam in the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Trials, making the finals in 1976. Back at home, she can look up to two of her mother’s other sisters who swam in the Olympic Trials, Stephanie Beilman (1964) and Maura Burke (1980).

Now Seiberlich will continue that family U.S. Olympic Trials tradition.

“My family actually has a huge email distribution list set up [Emma’s mom has 14 siblings, so it’s the best way to communicate].

A couple hours after the (Olympic Trials) news was out, my Aunt Huddie sent an email to the whole family letting everyone know how excited she is for Omaha,” says Seiberlich. “She’s probably my biggest fan besides my mom and dad.”

Seiberlich has plenty of fans at EA, too.

“We, as a coaching staff, could not be more proud of Emma and her accomplishment! Making the Olympic Trials is a dream for many, and we are so excited to see her perform at the Trials,” says Episcopal Academy swim coach Brian Kline.

Kline continues, “It is obvious that hard work and dedication is a longstanding tradition in their family. While Emma sets her goals high each year, she also understands that ‘Success comes before work only in the dictionary (Anonymous).’ It is with this thought process that she is willing to put in the many hours needed to achieve her success.”

The Texas training paid off as Seiberlich excelled at the Texas Open from June 27-29 in Austin (winning all the events in the 15-16 age group and swimming personal bests in the 200 freestyle, 400 freestyle, and 200 butterfly). At the Texas Senior Circuit on July 11-13, she swam personal bests in all seven events, qualifying for finals in the 100 freestyle, 100 and 200 backstroke, and 100 and 200 butterfly.

“I really loved training in Austin. Just training in the University of Texas pool would have been enough on its own to make the trip great, but thankfully I got to make some friends and swim under an unfamiliar coaching style,” says Seiberlich.

“The practices were much different, but they worked out very well. I also had a lot of other fast swimmers pushing me in every practice. That makes the biggest difference.”

Her success at those meets had her primed to perform well at USA Swimming Speedo Junior National Championships July 30-August 3 in Irvine, Calif. Seiberlich performed personal bests in the 100 backstroke (1:03.54), 200 backstroke (2:15.51), and 100 butterfly (1:03.02), and she made the finals in both the 100 and 200 backstrokes.

Her 200 backstroke time at the USA Swimming Speedo Junior National Championships earned Seiberlich the invite to the 2016 Olympic Trials.

Seiberlich’s super summer in the pool has her ranked high both nationally and in the Middle Atlantic region among 15-year-old females in the 100 backstroke (ninth nationally, first in region), 200 backstroke (ninth nationally, second in region), 100 butterfly (31st nationally, fourth in region), and the 200 butterfly (20th nationally, second in region).

“Emma has put forth a great deal of work to this point in her career,” says Kline. “We are excited for this year’s swimming season as there are many returning faces from last year’s strong team. Winston Churchill once said, ‘We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.’

“Emma has certainly been given a special talent to live with and is giving everything she has to make it count as a part of her life. This team is poised to make a splash in the 2014-15 season, and we look forward to having some fun and breaking some records along the way.”—BILL DOHERTY

From EA to Team USA Three key members of the 2014 Inter-Ac and PAISAA champion Episcopal Academy field hockey team—Margaux Paolino ’16, Maddie Bacskai ’16, and Corrine Zanolli ’17—were selected members of U.S. national field hockey teams.

“It is very exciting to have three Episcopal players representing our country as members of the under-19 and under-17 U.S. field hockey teams,” says Gina Buggy, Episcopal’s field hockey coach and athletic director. “Each girl has worked exceedingly hard to become a better player. They are hardworking, determined, confident athletes who are not afraid to accept challenges. They are capable of playing at the highest level.”

All three players are also on the U.S. National Indoor teams: Paolino is on the Women's National Indoor team, while Bacskai and Zanolli are on the U-19 National Indoor team.

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Ar ts@EA EA’s New Music Man Following a thorough national search, James Erwin, the former performing arts chair at the Maret School in Washington D.C, became the new chair of the music department at The Episcopal Academy, effective July 1.

“Jim has a wealth of experience in a premier independent school, and I cannot wait to see where he will take us,” says T.J. Locke, the Greville Haslam Head of School. “There is tremendous energy and excitement about the arts at EA right now, and Mr. Erwin will work with our team of talented educators to bring EA to new levels.”

Erwin was the performing arts chair at Maret School, a K-12 independent school in Washington D.C. for 25 years, where he taught chorus, music theory, jazz band, and composition. During his tenure at Maret, the concert choir quadrupled in size and performed at the White House for Presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton.

“I often hear from alumni about the EA icons, the teachers that changed the lives of so many,” says Locke. “Jim Erwin had that kind of impact at Maret, and we are fortunate to have him here.”

After two-and-a-half decades at Maret, Erwin was recruited by one of his former Maret students, Ben Marcovitz, to become the founding director of performing arts for Collegiate Academies in New Orleans. In that role, Erwin taught at three charter high schools in New Orleans: East-Sci Academy (the school founded and run by Marcovitz), G.W. Collegiate Carver, and G.W. Carver Prep.

However, Erwin missed the independent school world and is thrilled to be at EA. “I am so excited to be a member of the EA team. The school mirrors my ideals of rigor and excellence in academics, athletics, and the arts. All this is wrapped in a stunning campus—rich in history, yet poised for innovation and creativity,” says Erwin.

“Even more, at the core of an EA education is the spiritual quest that asks us to seek understanding and purpose in a diverse and ever-changing world. As a musician and department chair, this is a dream come true!”

Erwin replaced Joe Buches, who left EA after 16 years in order to assume greater responsibilities in his position as artistic director of the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus.

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Groundbreaking Do-It Comes to EA This entire school year, Episcopal Academy is hosting do it, an interactive exhibition that challenges observers to create their own art based on written instructions from some of the world’s most famous artists.

First realized over 20 years ago by the Swiss curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, this exhibition was designed to be flexible and open to interpretation. do it has been shown worldwide in various galleries, museums and alternative spaces. Each version of do it reflects diverse voices and continues to inspire collaboration and creative questioning. It is an exhibition that never stops.

The Episcopal Academy is the first school of its kind to host do it. EA’s version, do it EA, puts this groundbreaking exhibition in the hands of Pre-K through 12th grade students, their teachers, parents, and the school community. Through events, collaborations, interventions and surprises all over campus and online, Episcopal Academy will examine, question, interpret, carry out and generate the instructions that make up do it EA. As part of do it EA, there will be informal lunchtime conversations in the gallery. These are drop-in events that are open to all teachers and students.

The culminating do it EA show will be open from February 23 through April 3. Be sure to routinely check the school website for more do it EA information.

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Epolitan Wins Silver Medal The Episcopal Academy’s annual arts and literary magazine Ep-

In November, the Crawford Campus Center Gallery presented the absolutely stunning sports photography of Philadelphia Eagles team photographer Drew Hallowell ’88 in an exhibit called “Action Shot.” Aside from working as a team photographer for the Eagles, Hallowell is also a freelance photographer and Getty Images contributor. A graduate of Villanova University, Hallowell currently resides in Bryn Mawr.

olitan was recently awarded a silver medal by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA).

The editors of this latest award-winning issue were Kira Henson ’14 and Paige Dunlap ’14. The staff on the 2014 issue, Epolitan’s 53rd issue, included Sam Pope ’15, Brittany Belo ’14, Korey Shore ’15, and Lindiwe Mayinja ’15.

“At Episcopal Academy, we teach young artists the crafts of creative writing, drawing, sculpture, painting, and photography, but also the importance of putting your work out there and accepting feedback on it,” said David Sigel, Episcopal’s Chair of Visual Arts and the co-adviser of Epolitan along with Lindsay Coleman, the Howard E. Morgan Chair of Creative Writing at Episcopal. “Being acknowledged by a prestigious organization like the CSPA is a great source of validation for the creative work going on here at Episcopal.”

Many people wonder how Epolitan got its enigmatic name. Years ago, founding editor Benjamin Foster explained the magazine’s name in the Epolitan’s first issue by saying, “(Epolitan) has no relation to cosmopolitan, neopolitan, epollicate, or epistolic. It has no verbal, adjectival, or gerundive forms. In short, it is the ideal word.”

Scary Good The Episcopal Academy’s award-winning

Domino Club celebrated Halloween with a well-received stage production of Roald Dahl’s celebrated children’s story The Witches in the Blackbox Theater.

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OnCampus@EA EA Students Go Global This fall, five Episcopal Academy students learned beyond the boundaries of the classroom by taking Global Online Academy (GOA) courses—including Medical Problem Solving, Arabic: Language through Culture, and Multivariable Calculus— with classmates from all over the world.

Unlike massive open online courses (MOOCs) offered at the university level, GOA courses boast small class sizes taught by top independent secondary school teachers. This approach both promotes a global perspective and creates a personalized learning experience for students.

Chris Stein ’16 was one of the five EA students in a GOA course during the fall semester. In his Poetry: Global Voices course, Stein collaborated with classmates from top-flight independent schools in Hong Kong, Korea, South Africa, Tokyo, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Connecticut, and New York City.

“My GOA course was a flexible way to incorporate a course that would otherwise not have fit into my schedule,” says Stein. “I was able to communicate with a dozen amazing students from Hong Kong to Johannesburg to Los Angeles. My teacher is dedicated and interested in the subject matter. His enthusiasm is contagious.”

Declan Meaney ’15 took Arabic: Language through Culture with students across the United States and Japan.

“I really liked the course because it allowed me to get the work done when it was most comfortable and convenient for me to do so. Also, I love learning a new language,” says Meaney.

These unique learning opportunities are possible because Episcopal Academy joined an exceptional group of independent schools as part of the GOA. A not-for-profit consortium that serves member school students in grades 9-12, GOA allows students across the globe to learn collaboratively through online courses taught by member school faculty.

Episcopal is one of 50 member schools that include Germantown Friends, Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., and Jakarta International School in Indonesia.

“To me, this partnership with GOA is great for EA students because it opens up access for students to take a wide variety of courses that they otherwise would not be able to take,” says Adam Lavallee, an Upper School math teacher who serves as the site director for the GOA program at Episcopal. “The perspectives of students and teachers in these courses gives our students a global mindset; EA students are able to talk about global issues with students throughout the world.”

The courses GOA offers—some semester-long and some yearlong—expand and deepen EA’s already vast Upper School curricular offerings. The rigorous, innovative courses are generally asynchronous (most classes do not “meet” at a regularly scheduled login time) and challenge students to communicate, collaborate, and make global connections within an online learning environment.

“The various nationalities represented in the class provide some interesting insights into global cultures,” says Stein. “All class assignments generally are individual and are due at prearranged times; however, group work is coordinated through Skype and Google Docs or by text messaging.

“It was a really positive experience. The flexibility of the course and the interesting, thought-provoking content improved my writing skills and my ability as a student to coordinate and complete work.”

In total, 12 Episcopal Academy students are enrolled in 14 classes throughout fall and spring.—BILL DOHERTY

So Much More in Store Following a major renovation and expansion effort this summer, Episcopal Academy’s Kutteh School Store reopened its doors this fall. Its new location—across the hall from the Annenberg Memorial Library in the Crawford Campus Center—boasts more room for an expanded retail space complete with even more EA apparel, gifts, and keepsakes.

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EA Launches Speaker Series On October 24, E. Gerald Corrigan,

managing director and chairman of Goldman Sachs Bank USA, kicked off the 2014-2015 Episcopal Academy Speaker Series in the Mainstage Theater. His address was titled “Reflections: 45 Years on the Front Lines of Finance.”

In addition to addressing students and faculty in a large group setting, Corrigan—and future speakers in the series—will attend Upper School classes and will also participate in small group leadership seminars with students. The leadership seminar with Corrigan on October 24 was during lunch and gave 10 EA students, chosen by a lottery, the chance to have an intimate conversation about leadership with him.

The second speaker in the series was Brian Long ’02 on December 10. TapCommerce, a mobilephone advertising platform cofounded by Long, was purchased by Twitter earlier this year. To read a profile on Long, turn to page 16.

The Episcopal Academy Speaker Series is intended to bring a diverse, talented group of speakers to campus to introduce ideas, provoke thought, and encourage discourse across a range of topics and perspectives. Speakers are being selected from a large pool of nominations submitted by parents, faculty, and alumni.

The schedule for the rest of the Speaker Series is as follows: March 5, 2015 Educational Access panel, moderated by Jane Williams, the host and producer of Bloomberg EDU, Bloomberg Radio’s weekly look at education.

April 21, 2015 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. April 30, 2015 Coeducation symposium

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OnCampus@EA Pictured are: (l to r) first row, Leah Yao, Katherine Hong, Kara Madey, Courtney Carpinello, Anna Eringis, and Bethany Bryant; second row, Caroline Gary, Amanda Paolino, John Hemphill, Jakob Phillips, Samuel Niu, and Lindiwe Mayinja; and third row, William Ruggiero, Jackson Doyle, Alexander Picariello, Jacob Shuman, and Cameron Pott. (Missing: Aaron Kim, John MacManus, and John Royer)

Pictured are: (l to r) first row, Anna Eringis, Caroline Gary, Courtney Carpinello, Leighann Adelizzi, Amanda Paolino, Leah Yao, Kara Madey, and Katharine Hong.

In back, John Royer, Alexander Picariello, Sam Niu, Aaron Kim, and Cullen McShane.

20 EA Students Receive National Merit Recognition The National Merit Corporation recognized 20 Episcopal Academy seniors for their outstanding academic promise—five National Merit semifinalists and 15 National Merit Commended students.

The Episcopal Academy’s Class of 2015 National Merit semifinalists are: Anna Eringis, Katherine Hong, Samuel Niu, Jake Shuman, and Leah Yao. The 15 commended students in EA’s Class of 2015 are: Bethany Bryant, Courtney Carpinello, Jackson Doyle, Caroline Gary, John Hemphill, Aaron Kim, John MacManus, Kara Madey, Lindiwe Mayinja, Amanda Paolino, Jakob Phillips, Alexander Picariello, Cameron Pott, John Royer, and William Ruggiero. Mayinja is also a National Achievement® semifinalist.

Episcopal Academy Inducts New Honors Society Members Thirteen Episcopal Academy seniors were inducted into

the Cum Laude Honor Society during the September 16 Honors Chapel.The newest Cum Laude inductees are: Leighann Adelizzi, Courtney Carpinello, Anna Eringis, Caroline Gary, Katherine Hong, Aaron Kim, Kara Madey, Cullen McShane, Samuel Niu, Amanda Paolino, Alexander Picariello, John Royer III, and Leah Yao. The Cum Laude Honor Society, founded in 1906, is an organization devoted to the recognition of superior scholarship while simultaneously striving to encourage qualities of justice and honor. Chapters are located in the United States, Canada, England, France, Spain, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.

Episcopal’s chapter was founded in 1952.

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New to EA Three new school administrators have arrived at Epis-

copal Academy for the 2014-15 school year and are already doing top-shelf work in key areas of the school. The three important newcomers are Terry Malone (Lower School head), Peter Anderson (director of enrollment management) and Cyndy Crum (director of college guidance).

Terry Malone came to EA from the Summit Country Day School, a first-rate Catholic independent school with approximately 1,100 students. He served as the Lower School director from June 2008 until December 2011 and then assumed the role of Upper School director as of January 2012. Malone started his teaching career as an elementary school teacher in the Philadelphia School District. He then moved on to the Cherry Hill (NJ) public school system, where he worked for EA’s Greville Haslam Head of School T.J. Locke. While teaching at Cherry Hill, he moved from sixth-grade teacher to an assistant middle school principal to elementary principal.

Malone is a 1996 graduate of Holy Family University with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. He earned a master’s degree in education administration from Gwynedd Mercy University in 2002 and his doctorate in education leadership from Northern Kentucky University in 2011.

Peter Anderson came to Episcopal Academy from Lancaster Country Day School in Lancaster, Pa., where he served as the director of admissions since 2009.

Prior to that, Anderson was the associate director of admissions at St. George’s School in Newport, R.I. (2000-2009) and the director of financial aid/assistant director of admissions at the Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Conn. He graduated from Middlebury College with a degree in U.S. history, earned his MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business, and worked for seven years as an institutional derivatives broker in Switzerland before changing course and starting a career in independent schools.

Cyndy Crum joined Episcopal as the school’s new director of college guidance.

She came to EA from Whitfield School, a highly respected independent school in Saint Louis. She has bachelor’s degrees in English and in secondary education, both from Washington University in St. Louis.

Prior to joining Whitfield School in 1995, Crum served as the assistant director of undergraduate admissions at her alma mater, Washington University, from 1988 until 1995.

EAPA Luncheon Episcopal Academy Parents Association members Annemarie Hennigan (left) and Sue King (right) presented Episcopal’s Head of School T.J. Locke with a check for $300,000 during the 2014 spring luncheon at Avero’s Restaurant in Wayne, Pa.

Seventh Annual Michelle’s Miles is a Huge Success Michelle’s Miles attracted 706 runners and walkers to Episcopal Academy’s campus on October 5 for the annual races to celebrate the life of Michelle Deasey, a talented and dedicated Episcopal Academy third grader who unexpectedly passed away in late 2007.

Three hundred and eighty-eight runners participated in the 5-K race over the rolling hills of EA’s campus, with Matt Van Thuyne, the husband of Episcopal third-grade teacher Heather Van Thuyne, winning the race with a finish time of 17:50. Right behind him were Upper School Head Delvin Dinkins (17:58) and Episcopal Academy sophomore Jeffrey Coote (18:45).

The top three female 5-K finishers were Cammy Devine (23:27), EA parent Candace Gantt (mother of Carter Gantt ’13 and Morgan Gantt ’19, who finished in 24:09), and Dana Cicchitti (24:35).

The oldest runner in the race was 80-year-old Richard Murphy, who averaged 9:36 miles and finished in 29:42.

A portion of the race proceeds will be directed to the Michelle Deasey ’17 Memorial Scholarship Fund, while the rest of the proceeds support the Episcopal Academy Parents Association (EAPA).

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A poem written by Dick Henry on April 9, 2014.

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A middle aged man, Joe Schmo thought he'd give tennis a go

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So he went out and hired a pro Now the tennis pro was well past his prime and the advice he gave Joe not worth a dime.

He taught Joe an underhand serve which would hit the top of the net, bounce, and swerve...

Main Line school rivalry, as my husband, Peter Jacobs, is a graduate of Haverford School. Dick is one of only two members of the Merion Cricket Club (Vic Seixas being the other) to have played at Wimbledon… I wonder if anyone else from EA played there?”

and land in the neighboring court

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On the occasion of his revisiting the Merion Cricket Club

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Richard H. Henry ’33 April 9, 2014

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So Joe took up another sport

A message from Alix Jacobs, Parents of Alumni: “The photo below was taken at Knollwood Military Retirement Residence in Washington, in Captain Henry’s apartment (lots of trophies in the background!). With him is my son, Alex Jacobs ’94. The link is that my mother, Diana Angulo, Alex’s grandmother, is a very dear friend of Dick, and we take her down to Washington from time to time for a visit. Alex drove us down last week. Dick was thrilled that Alex is an EA graduate. When I go to visit with my husband, there is always a lot of banter back and forth about

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Two of Harry French’s grandchildren, Tyler and Bradley, were selected to play in the 2014 MS All-Star hockey game. The game was played on February 20, 2014.

Pictured are Tyler French ’18, Gavin McElhone ’18, and Bradley French ’21 in their All-Star uniforms.

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1946 Class Agent: Winkie Bennett Please send us your news and notes!

1947 Class Agent: Brooks Keffer Brooks Keffer writes: “What better news than that our grandson, Jack Keffer, graduated from

Bart Linvill on his 100th birthday, October 21, 2014, celebrating with T.J. Locke, who shares his birthday, at an EA luncheon at Beaumont Retirement Community, Bryn Mawr, Pa. To our knowledge, Bart is our oldest living alumnus.

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Hughes Cauffman and Joe Duncan IV ’64 chatting at the cocktail party on May 3, Alumni Weekend. Joe’s father, Joseph G. Duncan III, was a classmate of Hughes’. Hughes was celebrating his 80th Reunion.

Jack Keffer ’14, Brooks Keffer’s grandson, receiving the Class of 1877 Award (Spoon Award).

It was a beautiful day in Newtown Square, with blue skies flecked with white cumulus clouds—especially nice after the terrible winter we had.

Top: The Class of ’44 had a gathering on Friday, May 2, 2014 during Alumni Weekend. Harry French presented the 70th reunion check to T.J. Locke. The check was the largest 70th reunion gift ever.

Botton: Those in attendance to celebrate were: Bruce and Peggy Mainwaring, Doug and Carolyn Raymond, Harry French, and Tom and Flora Brown.

EA in 2014 and won the Spoon Award. A very special evening for the family.”

1948 Class Agent: Dick Schneider David Maxwell writes: “Much happier news, ’48 classmate Cal Groton and I got together for a delightful lunch in Boca Grande, Fla., where he and his wife, Louise, have a winter home. My wife, Joan, and I were staying in one of the cottages of the Gasparilla Hotel and Club for six weeks.

(Smart move in light of the winter in Washington!) Cal and I had not seen each other for decades.”

1949 Class Agents: Jim Blatchford and Stan Miller

Class of ’49 65th Reunion Weekend Wrap-Up Some of us met the new Head of School T.J. Locke and the new Head of the Upper School Delvin Dinkins on Friday, May 2. They make a good team and were able to articulate well the broad goals of the Academy with their emphasis on the development of the full child—of his or her spiritual, intellectual, and physical capacities and growth. They handled the wide-ranging questions from the assembled alumni graciously, with a firm grasp of the interlocking policies of the school, and a nice sense of humor. Our classmates in the Class of ’49 should know that there are now about 1,225 students at Episcopal with about 125 graduating every year, and that the students are working very hard.

We had a great dinner at the Merion Cricket Club, where Britt Murdoch had reserved a special dining room with two 10-seat tables, so we could all talk to each other. We had a delicious meal and a spirited discussion on a number of different current topics. By my count, the following people were there: Dan and Carol Baugh, Jim Blatchford, John and Elizabeth DeTar, Wayne Hurtubise, Hal Lampe, Dick Lyford, Bob Martin, Peter and Joan Mattoon, Stan and Ann Miller, Bob Morgan and Adrienne Pié, Britt and Joan Murdoch, and Ana Maria and John Keene.

1950 Class Agent: John Rettew

Save the Date 65th Reunion May 1 & 2, 2015 Dick Hiers writes: “Three stalwart members of the EA class of 1950 were present in New Haven to celebrate our Yale class of ’54’s 60th reunion: Willis Arndt, Harold Starr, and myself. Good time enjoyed by all.”

1951 Class Agent Needed Please send us your news and notes!

1952 Class Agent: Craig TenBroeck

David and Beryl Fricke send greetings to friends, December 2013: “We have been a bit lazy this year about getting our mail.

Time just seems to run too fast.

We are thankful to God for a wonderful year which, among many other fun things, included a month in Kyrgyzstan. It was our first time back. It was lovely to visit old friends and to help with the needs of the people who are in the isolated Chatkal Valley and pretty much without medical care and an opportunity to hear the Good News. The main route out to the north has been snowed in since October. It’s been a great year with all our kids here: David Jr., Jonathan, and Heather, with spouses and six grandchildren now. Pictured above are the newest grandchildren: Elizabeth Anne, first birthday, and Madison.”

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Cla s s Notes 1953 Class Agent Needed Dick Behr reports: “We will have, God willing, a second great-grandchild in August, a grandson’s wedding in September, and my daughter’s wedding in October. Sorry about the timing!!

Enjoyably cool here in Cape May. Hope all is well there.”

1954 Class Agent: Bill Sykes

Class of ’54 60th Reunion Weekend Wrap-Up On Friday, May 2, 2014, 10 members of the Class of ’54 gathered at Merion Golf Club, with various wives, to celebrate their 60th reunion. Attending were Sam and Mary Allen, George and Sandra Boyd, Birch Clothier, Woody Griffith, Paul McAlaine, Ed Palmer, Al and Ann Reeves, Buzz and Sally Ringe, Bill and Alyce Sykes, and yours truly, Curtis Young.

We all enjoyed the happy hour and a fine dinner over which we reminisced and had a great time just talking about the past, the present, and the future. We all felt badly about those who couldn’t make the get-together due to illness (and also those seven who live in the immediate area and wished not to come or even respond to phone calls or mailings).

We all missed you; maybe next time.

This evening was followed up by another get-together at the Academy. A reception and dinner saw Duncan van Dusen and his wife, Elizabeth, Ted Bromley and wife, Barbara, and Harry Deischer, along with Sandy McAlaine joining in on the fun.

These occasions are so rare that we all tried to take advantage of the situation. The night could have lasted longer. One thankyou, if I may, to Sally Ringe, who

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was the chief photographer and took the pictures on Friday that the attendees received in the mail.

See you again in 2019 for our 65th.

Bill Crawford is managing oceanfront seasonal rentals at Long Beach Island (LBI). He invites you to look at photos of the property. To view: IslandRealtyLBI.com; then click on Renting, Search Rentals, at “Go to Listing #” type: 1610. Bill has been enjoying LBI from his earliest childhood.

Ted Bromley tells us: “No babies—however three grandchildren in college this autumn! As you know, Barbie and I moved late last autumn to Pennswood, a Quaker-run retirement “village” located in Newtown, Pa.”

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George Boyd ’54 and his wife, Sandra, with some third grade students during Alumni Weekend.

Chris Shaw’55 reports: “We held our sixth weeklong residential Youth Bridge Camp the last week of June. We had 42 campers and a staff of 23. In the picture at left, I’m third on the left, upper row.”

Class Agent: David McMullin

Save the Date 60th Reunion May 1 & 2, 2015 Bill Lilley writes: “I am now semi-retired from my company iMapData, Inc., which I founded and ran for 25 years. iMapData specializes in the simultaneous visualization of computer databases that are dissimilar in format but related in content, e.g., real-time weather data and infrastructure data for electrical substations, real-time traffic data and infrastructure data for securitysensitive facilities. The company continues to grow and add valuable clients. Now, with some time to myself, I continue my former

academic interests (I used to teach history at Yale a long time ago), reading books and writing book reviews. I also work closely with classmate Walter Buckley on the board of trustees of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation. Walter now is chairman. The foundation is one of the country’s leading forces for teaching innovation in K-12 education. My four kids are all happily married with wonderful children (10) and have successful careers in the standard professions: an investment banker in New York City, a school teacher in Southern Pines, NC, a doctor in Chapel Hill, NC, and a lawyer in Washington, DC. My wife is a very busy diagnostician for children with learning problems. We live in Washington, DC.”

1956 Class Agent: Bill Rapp Please send us your news and notes!

1957 Class Agents: John Clendenning and Howard Morgan Sandy McCurdy reports: “The great class of 1957 powers on with great vigor, the guys meeting frequently to disagree on all matters political and theological, but united in the great EA memories we keep alive—fanned by the likes of Ray and Howard and Jay and Carl and Jay and Ross and John and Joe and Geoff and Kecky and Bruce in the distance—as well as others who

recent picture. My wife, Bonnie, was reelected mayor of Aurora in March and will serve another four-year term. We continue to enjoy our four grandchildren and village life, and now we hope to do a bit more traveling.”

momentarily escape my senile mind. Ray goes to the office every day to pester anyone he can find.

Jay turns 75 and has a fine bash, Geoff continues to be our poet laureate second class, with Bruce retaining first. Ross continues to develop film and his mind. Howard is never home and always around the world on some camel.

Pak is always dear Pak, Jim on the West Cal coast is seen around the world. Ivory’s making moves to return to Pa. Thorne thrives.

We’re all gearing up for our EA 60th with numerous planning meetings. No room for more anecdotes, but since I’ve been asked to write this thing, above is a shot here in Maine of my son Gregory ’83 and daughter Daphne ’84 and Daphne’s daughter Eva and an unidentified old goat on the left.”

Sandy McCurdy writes: “I just came across this old black-andwhite shot of our class reunion of 10 years post-graduation.

Jay’s in it with me when, of course, we were both on the faculty (awfully important people) and, among other things, the two of us were running the entire college guidance department—he writing the recommendation letters for the guys A-L and I from M-Z, also traveling about the Eastern USA visiting colleges, etc., and enjoying all our successes sending many to Harvard, Wesleyan, Yale, Dartmouth, and even Princeton.”

1958 Class Agent: Bob Bishop

Bruce Bennett reports: “My big news is that I retired this spring. I am now an emeritus professor at Wells, but plan to stay involved with the college in various ways, including helping out, when needed, with the Visiting Writers Series. I also had two new chapbooks of poetry published this year, The Wither’d Sedge (Finishing Line Press) and Swimming in a Watering Can (FootHills Publishing). I have enclosed a (fairly)

William H. Lamb received The Legal Intelligencer’s 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award.

Recipients chosen to receive the award represent individuals who have helped to shape the law in Pennsylvania, based on their work on the bench, assisting those in need of legal services, building a law firm, and other means. To be considered for the award, an attorney must have had a distinct impact on the legal profession in the state of Pennsylvania and must still be practicing law.

William was also recognized

by Super Lawyers. He annu-

Members of the Class or 1959 at their 55th Reunion

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Class of ’59 55th Reunion Weekend Wrap-Up

ally has been recognized as a top 100 Pennsylvania Super Lawyer for appellate law and has been a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer since 2005. No more than five percent of all Pennsylvania lawyers are named to the Super Lawyers list.

Candidates for inclusion on the list are evaluated based on their career history, nomination by peers, pro bono work, published papers, and other professional criteria.

Bob Bishop recently received a wonderful booklet from (and penned by) classmate John Magee: Words—A Farrago (Sequim, 2013). There are glimpses of our EA experience. For example, who can pin down what Mr. Keegan meant when he called some of us “a bunch of maroons”? a) a corruption of moron, b) somehow stranded as in marooned, c) a bunch of runaway slaves (Maroons), or d) something else.

Attending the Friday night dinner, May 2, 2014, at Great American Pub, Malvern, Pa., were: (l to r) Sandy Stidham, Barlow Burke, Butch Lenhard, Lowrey Heaver, Dave Pillsbury, Matt Vollmer, Terry Davis, Stu Brown, and Hilton Smith. Great time had by all trying to catch up on what all had happened in our lives over the past five and a half decades. Most of us hadn’t seen each other since graduation 55 years ago. The group traveled a total of 7,201 road miles to get to EA’s new campus. Stu Brown, San Rafael, Calif., and Hilton Smith, Shoreline, Wash., each would have had to drive more than 2,800 miles from the West Coast.

Hilton Smith reports: “Dave Pillsbury and I, and our wives, Shirley and Suzanne, visited Seattle pre and post their Alaskan cruise adventure in late May and early June. We had a great evening cruise on our Waterways Cruises dining yacht with Dave and Suzanne and their good friends from Dave’s days in the Air Force. When they returned from Alaska, we all feasted at the top of the Space Needle, rotating 360 degrees for the most spectacular panorama of Seattle, the Olympic Mountains, Puget Sound, and 14,000-foot Mount Rainier. Dave and I enjoyed lots of travel together while at EA

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Cla s s Notes and afterwards, including three months scooting around Europe in our VW bug in 1961—the year the Berlin Wall went up—and a cross-country RT to California via Canada in 1963 after college.

Then it was on to real life for both of us. It is amazing how time just melts away when you are with old friends.”

The Watson brothers, Ross, Rowley ’59, and George ’60, were in St. Barts, May 2014, for Rowley’s 73rd birthday.

Bix Bush writes: “We are again spending the summer at our house in Maine (on the ocean), with all sorts of children and grandchildren visiting. Fun but tiring as you all know. I am still coaching girls’ basketball and am moving back to Tower Hill School, where I spent 20 years as the athletic director and basketball coach.

Lee spends her time teaching the grandchildren about Maine and all its mountains, islands, lakes, and history. Best wishes to all.”

Richard Foster tells us: “Our grandson Henry is now a year old, standing alone, about to walk, and I already need to childproof our house! He had his first trip to the beach on Cape Cod a few days ago. The whole family will be together in Sancerre in our French house in August.”

Project, a nonprofit she started in 2002 to provide college scholarships to impoverished women in India. We have centers in Hyderabad, Madurai, and Bangalore, and at latest count more than four hundred alumnae—women whose families live on $1.50 or less a day are now laboratory technicians, legal assistants, computer operators, and teachers. It’s inspiring and keeps me busy for the most part in New York.”

1961 Class Agent: Cappy Markle Stu Glasby writes: “Had a quick recovery from a second aortic valve replacement procedure last February. “During this time period, I was able to take some neat photos of these winged guests from Central America.

Note: I caught the hummingbird’s tongue.”

1960 Class Agent: Maurice Heckscher Rush Haines ’61 reports: “Here is a picture of daughter Jennifer (Haines) Butler ’88 and me with granddaughters Charlotte, age seven, and Annabelle, age four, on our boat, July 2014, in Ocean City.”

Save the Date 55th Reunion May 1 & 2, 2015 From Maurice Heckscher: “Happy to say that Donna and I helped welcome into the world another grandson, August Carl.

Proud parents are daughter Kellen (Heckscher) Vengels ’97 and husband, Dave. Augie is our second grandchild.”

From William Dixon Shay ’61: “Six children, six grandchildren, various relatives and cronies pulled off a totally successful 70th birthday surprise party at The Orpheus Club on December 21, 2013.

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Peter Timms writes: “I retired as director of the Fitchburg, Mass., Art Museum in December after 30+ years. It has grown considerably and is well worth a visit if you’re interested in art and are in New England. I’m now on the board and was recently elected president of our daughter’s foundation, Women’s Education

“On July 23, veteran Corinthian Class A sloop crew members, including Bill Irving ’60, Steve Irving, and yours truly, gathered at the club for an extended luncheon to savor old times and to embellish related ‘old days’ stories as guests of club member Sallie Seltzer and her son and former commodore Chip Seltzer.”

1962 Class Agent Needed Please send us your news and notes!

1963 Class Agent: Drew Jackson

1964 Class Agent: Tom Zug Frank Shanbacker writes: “My big news is that I retired on June 30 from NBC News after 44

Warren Cooke ’64 reports: “Here is a picture of me with my wife, Cathy, at dinner in Cape May, NJ, with Tom Zug and Susan Hunter. Getting together with Tom and Susan from time to time is for us one of the joys of having a place in Cape May.” Bill Richards ’63 is pictured with several students during a visit to EA’s campus in April. In June Bill was a Professor with Distinction at the number-three-ranked Masters of Finance program by The Financial Times—IE University Madrid. Bill lectured and hosted guest lecturers from around the world on hedge funds. years with the organization. Most recently I was senior operations producer for Primetime.”

Warren Cooke writes: “Cathy and I visited our brilliant classmate Reese Scott at his home in Somerfield, Mass. Reese was one of my closest friends and co-editor with me of the Scholium, a fellow musician (and now teaching and writing music), and I had not seen him since 1964. I am not sure any of our classmates had seen him since his time at Harvard. But he had read every word of the 50th reunion book, I mean every word. Unfortunately, his partner, who sounds like an amazing woman, was not there to be in the picture.”

Dave Trainer writes: “It was great seeing everyone in May and hope we can do it again. The reunion was well done and the alumni staff should take great pride in what they have accomplished. I have been continuing

my exploration of streams/oceans near and far in quest of monster fish. Check out that flounder!

Betsy is on her 2,000th book and continues to walk four miles a day while I look after my lily/ dahlia gardens.”

John Rosenberg reports: “I am off to the Philippines for a medical mission with Philos Health, my ninth trip, doing medical camps and teaching. I am bringing my 16-year-old granddaughter, who wants to become a doctor.”

Colin Hanna writes that he cohosted The Mike Gallagher Show from Jackson, Miss., for one week in August. The Mike Gallagher Show is syndicated on over 130 radio stations and has the sixth largest radio talk show audience in America. He and Mike were investigating the improprieties and possible illegalities in the conduct of the Republican Senate primary runoff race between U.S. Senator Thad Cochran and Mississippi State Senator Chris McDaniel.

Colin can be heard at 7 a.m. every other Monday on the WPHT Morning Show with Chris Stigall.

Email address for Colin Hanna: Colin@Hanna.net.

real evidence of the nature of this reunion. After all, it was an all-boys school back in the day, and the spouses I met at other reunions were mostly just from the Philadelphia region. This was going to be bigger. Much bigger. I just wondered.

Class of ’64—Reunion thoughts from a wife’s perspective.

“We relished seeing old friends, reacquainting with others, and catching up. As a spouse, I loved the ability of these graduates to pick up where they left off some 50 years ago. Relationships were formed and strengthened. Addresses were exchanged, and a promise to not let this group have to wait until the 60th to get together again. Too many of that class were not there to join us.

They were remembered as stories were told and I’m sure that each graduate felt what I felt—a sense of loss but yet comfort in knowing they were not forgotten.

Lynn Bower, wife of Dave Bower, writes: “Many of us through the years have had opportunities to attend various types of reunions. Family, grade school, and college come to mind. During our travel time from Naples, Fla., to Philly to attend the 50th reunion for Episcopal Academy, my mind was thinking about them and wondering how this one would be in comparison. Leading up to this event, for many months prior, I could hear my husband, Dave, on the phone with the committee of ’64 graduates planning the activities, but I still had no

“Upon arrival at the new (to us) campus, the overture of family was evident from the first point of contact—checking in. And then seeing familiar faces was the best treat of all. On Friday night, we were treated like rock stars by the current EA students, even though I’m sure they would have rather been out on dates!

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“A personal thank-you to all of those involved in the planning.

T.J., Bruce, Nancy, and the ’64 committee, thank you for the wonderful reunion.”

1965 Class Agent: Loyd Pakradooni Please send us your news and notes!

Save the Date 50th Reunion May 1 & 2, 2015 Planning has begun on your 50th Reunion. If you would like to be involved, please contact Bruce Konopka, 484-424-1779, bkonopka@episcopalacademy.org.

We hope to see you this spring.

1966 Class Agent: Steve Dittmann Please send us your news and notes!

1967 Class Agent Needed Larry Light writes: “I am the editor-inchief of a new financial news site called AdviceIQ, which launched in 2012 and is doing well. Our offices are in Times Square, and outside my window is the New Year’s Eve ball. Before that, I was investing editor of the Wall Street Journal.”

Bill Bates reports: “I retired from law practice at the end of last year, after 35+ years at Bingham McCutchen and its SF predecessor. The timing was superb, because my schedule co-

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incided with the triennial training program to become a docent at Cantor Arts Center, Stanford’s art museum. So I’m still licensed, but as a tour guide instead of a lawyer. (I encourage all EA alums to let me know if you’d like a tour when in the area.) I knew the art part would be fun, and it is, but I hadn’t anticipated how much easier the social transition into retirement would be thanks to 18 new classmates/friends. In addition, my wife, Kay, and I expect to have more time for travel and our two grandkids, which are both delightful to us.”

1968 Class Agent: Robert Mayock David Fenimore and Dr. Ashley Marshall experienced the magnificent hospitality of Clement Endresen and Nina Korbu for a few long summer days at the latter couple’s home in Oslo, Norway. Fenimore and Marshall, who were pleasantly surprised at the unseasonably warm and sunny Norwegian weather, made a pilgrimage to Lillehammer looking for Little Stevie van Zandt and found instead the site of the Flamingo Club from the Netflix series Lilyhammer. On a more scholarly note, Nina invited them to the National Library to examine and compare Ibsen manuscripts, and prepared them for a visit to the Fram Museum by showing them the original letter left by Roald Amundsen to mark his arrival at the South Pole. Clement and Nina both send warm greetings to the Class of 1968.

Member of the Class of ’68 in Breckenridge, Colo.

Under the leadership of Bob Mayock, Tom McKoy, and Spike Buckley, members of the Class of ’68 met in Breckenridge, Colo., on Thursday, August 14, for their sort-of-annual assault on a 14,000-plus-foot peak. This year they picked Mt. Lincoln, outside Breckenridge, the eighth highest mountain in the state at 14,291 feet. (As a bonus, on the way they also climbed Mt. Cameron, which is also over 14,000 feet.)

Above is a picture taken at 7 a.m. on Friday, August 15, just before they started their ascent.

(Jay Branegan had an EA cap on, but it was so cold—40 degrees above zero—when they started that he had to put his hoodie up.) Pictured are: (l to r) Jay Branegan, David Fenimore, Sam White, Mark Hofmaier, Tom McKoy, Bob Mayock, and Drew Schmidt.

Missing was Spike Buckley, a major organizer of the expedition, who injured his foot while training but came up to Breckenridge anyway.

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Class of ’69 45th Reunion WrapUp A remarkable fest of love and fellowship took place in Dayton, Ohio, the weekend of May 2-4, 2014. This marked the 45th reunion of the Class of 1969, but it had an extra-special significance.

Classmate and friend Criswell Davis battled cancer during late fall and winter of 2013-14 and completed treatments and most evaluations by the end of winter.

As spring progressed, Criswell was feeling largely back to his old self, and it was suggested among a few classmates that a reunion be held in his home of Kettering, Ohio, near Dayton. This idea was tried out on a further circle of ’69ers, and it took hold. The plan was to devote Saturday to several work projects at the home of Criswell and his wife, Bridget.

The reunion would span from Friday night to sometime Sunday.

Not all the class was contacted, as the plans developed informally among those who were already in touch, but the wish was to be inclusive. The class had not reunited in significant measure since the 25th reunion, but a latent affection and interest sprang to life in the conditions that Criswell had faced and come through in the preceding months. So people’s commitments started to firm up and travel plans and accommodations were set in motion. Apart from Pennsylvania, from which

Chuck Hitschler, Greg Lewicki, John Bryfogle, and Kevin Flannery were coming, points of departure were very dispersed.

Cres Fraley and Tom Dalzell were coming from California, Dick Gleason from Oregon, John Voorhees from Colorado, John Bourland from Vermont, Nick Lefevre from Washington, D.C., Brooke Tucker from Maryland, and Van Kalbach from Michigan. To add greatly to the festivities, an old friend of many of the group, Trudy Munsick, was coming from Wyoming.

There were numbers of e-mails connecting ’69ers prior to May. In addition, numbers of us were kept aware of one another, and were able to keep posted on Criswell’s progress, through the website www.caringbridge.org.

We were following his milestones of recovery, admiring his courage and readiness to write about his health challenge. For those traveling to Dayton, our attention was sharply focused as we prepared to leave our homes.

Three ’69ers arrived in Dayton during the day of Friday, May 2, and were able to join Criswell and Bridget to go over what would be done the next day and pick up equipment. Others were arriving in late afternoon. The whole group arranged to meet Friday evening at the Meadowlark Restaurant, a favorite eating spot in that area. Spirits were great as most of the group, coming from different motels, arrived at the

restaurant almost simultaneously.

There were hugs, smiles, and jokes. Some people had not seen one another in person for possibly 45 years. Sitting down together, we got so caught up in conversation that it was close to a couple hours before the main course was ordered and served. And so this gathering of friends took place over the course of the whole evening.

Saturday morning we arrived early at Criswell and Bridget’s home and the work projects rapidly got underway. There were shutters to be hung, gutters to be cleaned and nailed fast, weeding, spreading mulch, excavating honeysuckle roots, and a bi-fold closet door to be installed. Powered by bagels, muffins, juice, and coffee, much was done by noon. But with a slight break for relaxation, we again returned to our various tasks. Tom Dalzell, who had been delayed in California, arrived. The most extensive project, painting, cutting, and installing baseboard, went until far into the afternoon. As the work began to wind up, we did more sitting and talking. A highlight of the weekend was the late-day barbecue, with all manner of side dishes and desserts provided by Bridget’s coworkers. People watched the broadcast of the Kentucky Derby, but mostly it was nice to be outside. The temperature was nearly 70, with steady sun. As light diminished and evening set in, there was a continuing mood of goodwill and gratitude that

’69ers from so many diverse areas were able to spend time together.

The idea came up that some such gathering, incorporating more members of our class, should become a regular thing, maybe with a work program again. A fire pit was assembled in the backyard, and a fire accompanied our conversation. We tried to answer a set of prepared trivia questions from our school days. The night wore on around the fire, with memories of ’69ers who were not present, faculty who had made a difference for us, and talk of the present. Well past midnight, we parted.

Sunday, some of the group had to make early flights for home, but quite a few of us rejoined at Criswell and Bridget’s where we enjoyed quiche, strawberries, and coffee. It wasn’t easy to bring this joyful shared time to an end.

Additional members had to leave for their scheduled flights, but all who could stayed on, enjoying the great hospitality of our hosts.

We had a sense that through Criswell’s recovery we’d been given an opportunity to reach out to one another and that this should continue. We remembered long past events and, to an extent, the role in our lives of our school experiences.

In the days after all travelers had returned home, a new round of e-mail messages went out among us, the impression being one of smiles, added youthfulness, and lingering impressions of the three

days of magic in which we had come together. Criswell posted the most moving testimony on his Facebook page and on caringbridge.org. He considered the reunion an event that reshaped his consciousness of others. All who joined in Dayton had the great chance to return to a sense of solidarity that showed us “friendship has no expiration date.”

Criswell Davis writes: “Yes, the reunion being moved to my house was an amazing idea, one that left me and my wife humbled and grateful beyond measure. The notion that these stellar men, some of whom I hadn’t seen in 45 years, would rally around a classmate in need is the stuff of legends. I do believe that the naissance of this event was sparked by our class valedictorian, Tom Dalzell. He came to see me when I was very sick in the winter and went on to Philadelphia. He had breakfast with a few classmates and the idea grew of moving the reunion to Kettering, Ohio. When Tom told me that my classmates were coming to Kettering, my immediate thought was that there was no way my wife and I would be able to entertain people. Tom said that all we needed to do was to create a list of chores that needed to be done around the house for spring cleaning. You have seen the story, but I can tell you that it was an incredible event, bigger on an emotional scale than any words can possibly describe.”

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Cla s s Notes From Scott Bullitt: “I spent four weeks traveling in Europe with my partner. We flew to Glasgow on June 11 and rented a car to drive down through Wales, then took a ferry from Portsmouth, England, to Le Havre, France.

Renting another car, we meandered through Normandy and Brittany, seeing the Bayeux Tapestry and the D-Day beaches, then visiting Rouen, where Joan of Arc was tried and burned. Then down to Toulouse and Carcassonne, followed by a night in Andorra, just to say we’ve been there. The final leg of our trip took us to Zaragoza and Bilbao in Spain. We used Bilbao as our base for several nights, going to Pamplona for the opening day of the running of the bulls festival and visiting prehistoric cave paintings in Puente Viesgo. We flew home to Tampa, Fla., on July 8.”

1970 Class Agents: John Dautrich and Ron Rothrock

Save the Date 45th Reunion May 1 & 2, 2015 Don Best and Jumper Dautrich had a meeting at EA to start formulating plans for the 45th Reunion on May 1 and 2. If you would like to be on the committee, please contact either of them (donaldbest123@gmail.com or jumpcd@aol.com) or Suzanne Schaffer at sschaffer@episcipalacademy.org or 484-424-1776.

Bill Spofford writes: “In February, I assumed the additional responsibility of director of business operations (supply chain, purchasing, logistics, and customer service) for AGC Chemicals Americas, to go along with the CFO and treasurer roles I still perform. Had a fifth grandchild and first granddaughter, Morgan Bellei, on July 3, 2014.

Sixth grandchild on the way!

And settled on dream house near Dilworthtown, Pa., with fiancée!

Busy spring.”

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Sam Kier ’71 and family Members of the Class of ’71

From Jim Rogers: “Family news for me is summed up in one word: grandchildren. My wife, Barbara, and I have three right now—two girls and a boy ranging in age from nearly four years down to 18 months. Between now and Christmas, if all goes well, we will have three more.

Each of our three daughters-inlaw are pregnant. The wives of EA alumni sons Andrew ’98, Benjamin ’00, and Samuel ’04 are expecting their first, third, and second children, respectively.

It’s going to be a busy fall. Ben and his wife, Candice, and their youngsters moved from Arlington, Va., to Wallingford, Pa., in May. He accepted a relationship manager position with Citizens Bank where he is a vice president.

The other two sons and families are still in Arlington.”

and information services. He is a past president and CEO of the Professional & Education Unit of Wolters Kluwer’s Health Division.

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1971

1973

Class Agent Needed

Class Agents: Rex Gary and Jerry Holleran

Jay Lippincott has been appointed BMJ’s non-executive chairman. He succeeds Michael Chamberlain, who is standing down after nearly ten years as chairman, during which time the company has more than doubled in size and expanded globally.

Lippincott has been a non-executive director at BMJ since January 2012, and consulted to the business, particularly on international opportunities, since 2009. Lippincott has had a distinguished career in scientific, technical, and medical (STM) publishing

Sam Kier and his wife of 42 years, Pam, have now lived outside of Austin, Tex., for seven years. After 30 years with IBM, Sam was acquired by Ricoh in 2007 and has been their chief accountant for their acquisition of the large printer division from IBM. Sam and Pam have three children and three grandchildren.

“We travel to Baltimore frequently where two of our children and the grandchildren currently reside. Our third child is an upand-coming successful actor in the Austin area.”

Thanks to Fred Dittmann, Alex MacMoran, and Don Wynne, who provided the tickets, eight members of the Class of ’71 came together July 22, 2014 at Citizens Bank Park for a mini-reunion and to support the struggling Phillies. While the home team lost 9-6 in 14 innings, we had a great time catching up with each other—and hope to do it again! Pictured are: (l to r) Alex MacMoran, Tom Williams, Fred Dittmann, Scott Isdaner, Jay Aikens, Nick Isen, Tony Brown, and Jim Rosenfeld.

Class Agent Needed Please send us your news and notes!

Bill Clark reports: “Here’s a pic of me with my EA hat at a recent graduation party here in beautiful Vermont (better of me than my friend and mentor Dr. Ray Stevens), and a few at the party asked what EA stood for.

Of course it was my moment to shine.

“Wife, Puddy, was recently honored by the National Show Jumper Hall of Fame, along with a three-time national champion pony she rode named Wizard of Oz. Daughter Lilah has received her GED and will attend community college in the fall. Daughter Sarah will start her junior year at UVM. Daughter Julia is practic-

ing law in Bensalem and will be getting married in September.

Son Miles starts a second year in Las Vegas clerking for Federal Judge Jennifer Dorsey. News from my world is not so good, as I was recently diagnosed with stage 2 rectal cancer, and will be starting an aggressive course of chemotherapy and radiation, followed by surgery. The prognosis is very good, and we are all looking forward to a full recovery.”

Jim Brooke reports: “After eight years in Moscow, Cambodia is a pleasant transition—from the land of frowns to the land of smiles. Life as the Voice of America correspondent in Moscow had gotten increasingly unpleasant.

On a cheerier note, Cambodia was recently rated the world’s friendliest country by readers of The Rough Guide series of travel books. If any classmates are planning to float up the Mekong from Saigon to Ankor Wat, drop anchor midway in Phnom Penh and let’s catch up!”

1974 Class Agent: John Spofford

Marcus Smith’s latest book of poems, SEZ/everythingspeaks, is forthcoming with London’s Live Canon and will be available on Amazon UK.

1975 Class Agent: Jim Cooke

Save the Date 40th Reunion May 1 & 2, 2015

Jay Snider reports: “My oldest son, Jamie, married his college sweetheart Amy Taussik on June 21 in Malibu, Calif. I officiated the wedding.”

1976 Class Agent Needed Andy Hartzell writes: “Right now, I am regional supervising counsel for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection in the Southeast Region in Norristown and am in my 28th year in this business. I focus my practice on land recycling, environmental cleanup, waste management, and water quality issues here with the Department.

I am also an adjunct professor for St. Joseph’s University’s Environmental Protection and Public Safety Institute where I’ve taught a Masters level course in environmental law for about 10 years.

Two of my kids graduated from Episcopal. Tara ’10 spent the fall of 2010 working in an orphanage in Ghana, Africa, then did similar work in the spring of 2011 in Costa Rica. She is now in her fourth year at McGill University in Montreal where she studies environmental sustainability and spends much of her time as an officer in the McGill Outdoor Club.

Colin ’12 spent the fall of 2012

in Arusha, Tanzania, working at an orphanage school, then followed up by spending the spring of 2013 working with a construction crew building a community center in Cuzco, Peru. He will be a sophomore at Lynchburg College in Virginia but is spending the summer in the wilderness canoeing country of Ontario. I am sending along a picture of Colin on Lake Temagami, which was taken last month. My oldest daughter is presently working for Central Mental Health Services in Norristown to assist kids with mild mental health disorders, usually from tough backgrounds. So life is good.”

1977 Class Agent: Jim Alton

Bill Hoffman writes: “This past October 28, I became a grandfather of a beautiful little girl, Isla Grace Ross. I’m a happy and grateful man. You can’t beat the feeling.”

1978 Class Agent: Jim Borum Alan Huffman writes: “After 12 years building a large technology company in the oil industry, I have decided to go back to my roots in ‘Big Oil’ and start up a new exploration and production company called High Peak Energy that will focus on North American oil and gas assets. The new company will be based in the Dallas–Ft. Worth area and will begin operations in September of this year. Beverly and I are doing well and playing as much golf as time will permit. If you are in Texas, look us up!”

Bert Zug introduced his brother, Tom Zug ’64, as the 50th Reunion speaker on Alumni Weekend, May 2, 2014.

1979 Class Agents: Ned Lee and Chris Young Bill McAvoy writes: “How quickly the years have passed since 1979. Sorry I missed the last reunion and the one before that and the one before that!

Each reunion seems to coincide with an important child’s event.

Who knows, maybe the next one.

Although our youngest will be a senior in high school then and I am sure it will be the weekend of the school musical. By the way, I am not sure where the talent comes from. Hailey, our oldest, is an aspiring mezzo soprano opera singer studying at the Eastman School of Music, while our son Eric is heading into senior year of high school, focused on health and wellness and leads his life as such (must come from the wife’s side of the gene pool). Our youngest, Abby, is 13 and an aspiring chef. Just last night we had a fantastic gourmet dinner prepared by her topped off with tiramisu. Five hours in the kitchen is reportedly relaxing. Such wonderful and varied passions. Life in the Boston area is great. Wishing all of ’79 well.”

1980 Class Agent: David Reape Please send us your news and notes!

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1985

Class Agent: Ben Thompson

Class Agent: John Susanin

From Brad Wilson: “In my role as columnist and sports writer for the Easton, Pa., Express-Times, I won two journalism prizes this spring: second place as sports columnist in Division II in the New Jersey Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest and second place for sports beat reporting for scholastic wrestling in Division II from the Pennsylvania News Media Association’s Keystone Press Awards.”

1982 Class Agents: Jim Farrell and Brooke McMullin David Cornell writes: “Doug Dockray and I got together this summer for a four-day motorcycle school at the Texas Tornado Bootcamp run by MotoGP racing legend Colin Edwards.”

Bill Bagnell writes: “Only note I have is my son James is a member of the EA class of ’18. He took a class at EA in July and is now playing on the football team. Also Brooke McMullin’s daughter is in the class and Mike D’Alicandro’s son is coming in as a junior.”

1983 Class Agent: Jamie Hole Please send us your news and notes!

1984 Class Agents: Bill Keffer and Karl Mayro

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Save the Date 30th Reunion May 1 & 2, 2015

Jenny Wallace lives in New York with her husband, Bill, their two children Caroline (8th grade) and Conrad (6th grade), and their Portuguese Water Dog, Lola. She is cofounder of an investment management firm, Summit Street Capital Management, where she is a managing partner and chief investment officer.

Note from Amanda Lamb: “In May of 2014, I published The Living Room, which is about the transforming power of caregiving. For 80 days my brilliant, beautiful, independent mother, who practiced law for nearly 30 years in West Chester, Pa., battled a malignant brain tumor while living with my family in North Carolina. I had the humble privilege of caring for her along with an army of relatives and friends. In the end, we pulled up chairs around her bed—we sang, prayed, read to her, laughed, cried, ate, drank.

In short, while she was dying she taught us how to live. The book is available on Amazon.com. To learn more, you can visit my website at www.alambauthor.com.”

From John Yoo: “I published a new book in April, Point of Attack: Preventive War, International Law, and Global Welfare with Oxford University Press. After some book promotion trips to NYC and Philly (including a stop at Drexel) in May, I experienced the shock and awe of a 25th college reunion. I ran into EA classmate Paul Goldstein during the class reception. From Boston, I had a research trip at the Franklin Roosevelt presidential library, so Elsa and I stopped in Springfield, Mass., on the drive to upstate New York and had dinner with my old friend and classmate Bill Sweidel. Bill and his wife looked healthy, happy, and wise. I did my darnedest to persuade him to come to the next reunion.”

Squire, Hon., Nick Christos, Jon Crawford, Baron Strauss, and Tom Lees, Hon. It was a great fun night!!!”

J.D. Cassidy and Nessa (Arthur) Parks had an impromptu mini-reunion on the campus of Clemson University when they were on college tours with their high school juniors this spring.

J.D.’s son, Jack ’15, is currently at EA.

1986 Class Agent: Karen Marston Amy Korman writes: “I hope you had a great summer and I appreciate the opportunity to mention that I have a book coming out this fall. It’s a mystery set on the Main Line titled Killer Wasps, and it’s a light read that is due out from HarperCollins’ new Witness Impulse mysteries. Nothing serious, lots of shopping and cocktails.”

From Marnie Schneider: “My grandfather, Leonard Tose, was inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and look at this gorgeous bunch of people who showed up for me!!

Amy (Donohue) Korman, me, Nessa (Arthur) Parks, Rev

Nick Christos and daughter Phoebe ’18 competed in the Stone Harbor Triathlon on July 20 in Stone Harbor, N.J. Nick did better than last year and this was Phoebe’s first triathlon. Phoebe finished first in the under 15 age group. They had a great time training together and plan to do it again next summer.

1987 Class Agents: Andrew Brenner and Ed Jones

Marnie Schneider ’86 with EA friends and family

Cori (Reedy) Burns reports: “We are enjoying the summer in San Francisco and lots of travels. We visited Sugar Bowl in the Sierra Nevada for 4th of July. This photo is of Milo, age six, and Maxine, age four, after a hike across the meadow to see the wildflowers. We are traveling to Lisbon over the summer to see my husband’s family. Our kids will meet their Portuguese cousins for the first time in person.

Very exciting. We will then visit the beach on the East Coast and see all the Reedy family cousins: Brendan ’90 and Lee Reedy’s kids, Kyle, age nine, and Erin, age seven. Bill ’88 and Beth Reedy’s kids are Caitlin, age three, and Brady, age eight months.”

Girls from the Class of ’89 enjoying the Alumni Weekend reception on May 3, 2014. back. And saw Catherine again with other EA alums at Betsy Williams’ ’93 home for a lovely EA gathering with the fabulous T.J. Locke! With my youngest, Emily, age five, joining her big

outside of Boston, and I continue to enjoy my career with The Boston Consulting Group, which has spanned 16 years. I was recently promoted to lead BCG’s global health care business and am now spending more time traveling and working internationally.”

Bill Marvin accepted the 2014 Enterprise Award Technology CEO of the Year Award, presented by the Greater Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies (PACT). Bill is the president, CEO, and cofounder of InstaMed, the leading health care payments network. InstaMed operates a nationwide network connecting hospitals, practices, health care payers, and patients on its secure and cloud-based network, to simplify the end-to-end health care payments process.

From Missy (MacNeish) Marron: “I joined the Spencer Stuart Boston Office and Financial Services practice this spring. I have two kids, Maddy, age eight, and Alex, age four, and still live in Essex, Mass.”

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1988

Class Agent: Becky (White) Kreutz

Class Agent Needed

1990

Adam Farber reports: “Everyone says that time flies…and I agree.

Our three sons, Max, Sam, and Oliver, are now 13, 12, and 8 and certainly keeping Amy and me busy. We continue to enjoy living

Class Agent Needed

In early June 2014, some members of the Class of 1990 had a little get-together at Kristin (Strid) Dische’s home. Pictured are: (l to r) in back, Nabi Moghadam, Chris Bozzi, Kristin McIlhenney, and Penny Kulp, and in front, Brett Miller, Debbie (Serano) Rider, Quinn J. McLelan, Kristin (Strid) Dische, and Kara Dougherty.

From Rick Heitzmann: Rose MacAlpine Tolland Heitzmann was born on June 20, 2014 to the delight of mom Peta, dad Rick, brother Gardner, and sister, Ivy.

1991

Save the Date 25th Reunion May 1 & 2, 2015

Class Agents: Joe Bongiovanni and Holly (Sando) Rieck Holly (Sando) Riech writes: “Still in Fairfax, Va., and loving the ’hood but missing Philly every day! Had dinner and drinks with Catherine Rosato and Jenn Tierney, an EA third grade teacher, on the Potomac a few months

brother Donny, age seven, at elementary school this fall, I dusted off the resume and got back into the workforce. I am now a magistrate in Alexandria, approving arrest and search warrants and locking folks up when need be— which I’m sure (as was the case when I became a Philly A.D.A. back in 2000) will make certain EA alums and faculty members chuckle a bit.”

The Sando family gathered recently in Miami, Fla., where Blake ’95 lives with his wife, Jen, and their three children: Lizzie, Blake Jr., and Teddy. Ralph ’89 and his two girls, Brittany ’18 and Berkeley ’22, and Holly and her husband, Don, and their two children, Donny and Emily, and the Sando matriarch, Joyce, EA Mom to Ralph, Holly, and Blake, a.k.a. “Nana-San,” were all on hand!

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Cla s s Notes little time off for gardening and vacation before starting with the new firm on September 1.

Bob Winter writes: “We have had a third child, Brady Burell, born on April 27, 2010 while we were living in New Mexico. We are currently living in Manhattan Beach, Calif., but a month away from moving to Montreal.”

1992 Class Agents: Charley French and Bill Dougherty Please send us your news and notes!

The Sando Family

Class Agent Needed

Jenny (Han) Viullasenor and her husband, Nazario, have triplets, Samuel, Maya, and Elisa, born on November 22, 2011.

Allison Price writes: “Here is Reid Alexander Kaplan in his sweet EA sweater. He was born on November 15, 2012 in Washington, DC.”

Tyrone Ross writes: “I am currently an assistant principal at Hardy Williams Academy Mastery Charter School. It is a K–6

1993

Ted Leeds and Chris Bozzi (Haverford School ’91) traveled to Peru and hiked the Inca Trail to visit Machu Pichu. This is on the trail.

leader of the EY restaurant practice. Lee works in the food service industry, which has enabled them to travel together for both business and fun. They are admired by their friends and family and have a very strong bond; they are so blessed to have found each other.

In addition to the Ritz Carlton wedding, Michael and Lee had a second wedding celebration on Saturday, May 10, 2014 officiated by Gene Simmons. The newlyweds spent three weeks on three islands in Hawaii for their honeymoon. Lee’s brother Anthony Samango’94 along with Holly (Sando) Rieck attended the wedding.

Lee Samango and Michael Gottlieb got married on May 9, 2014 at the Ritz Carlton in Monarch Beach, Calif. They have a beautiful love story and formed an amazing life together. Michael is a senior partner with Ernst & Young and serves as the global

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Stephen Murray has been appointed president of the Ecumenical Theological Seminary in Detroit, Mich.

Rob Milbourne has resigned from Norton Rose Fulbright to join another international law firm, K&L Gates, as a partner in the Brisbane office. He took a

Andrew Purcell and his wife, Melissa, have twins, Mary and Sophie, born on October 2, 2014.

They join big brother Andrew who is 17 months old.

elementary school in Southwest Philadelphia. My wife is Jennifer Ross, and we currently live in Drexel Hill. We have a girl named Olivia Skye Ross. She was born on November 16, 2012 at the Birth Center in Bryn Mawr. Attached is a picture at 13 months old wearing her EA sweater.”

1994 Class Agents: Tema (Fallahnejad) Burkey, Anna (Morgan) Cassidy, Coryell (McIlvain) Urban, and Sarah (Glick) Johnson The Burkeys recently traveled to Sun Valley, Ida., with their favorite EA family, the Levinsons.

Sam starts to sleep through the night at some point soon! On the professional front, after five years of leading the strategy practice at a Chicago-based digital boutique agency, Rob was recently appointed the CEO of Mira Fitness, a corporate venture–backed wearable technology company also located in the Chicago area.

Christy (Meyer) Crandall and her husband, Doug, have had a third child, Ryan Miller Crandall, born on March 5, 2014, weighing in at 8 lbs and 21 inches long.

Matthew is seven, entering second grade at Holy Cross Regional Catholic School, and Addison is five, entering kindergarten at the same school.

Gil Grandbois writes: “Kate Brooks and I were married in November 2008 at Chatham Bars on the cape in Chatham, Mass. We now live in Concord, Mass. Our first child, Addie (Adeline), was born on July 25, 2011. We are expecting another child, a boy, very soon. Exciting times for the Grandbois family.”

1995

Laura Rooklin ’95 and Sean Devlin ’90

Laura Rooklin continues to work for Google at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. She is a manager on the real estate and workplace services team, the department that focuses on keeping the Googlers happy, healthy, and productive. While in Seattle for a team meeting in June she met colleague Sean Devlin ’90, who had recently joined Google as the facilities manager in the Ann Arbor office. Over lunch they realized that they were both EA alums!

Last summer Laura and Jen Miller traveled to Scandinavia to visit Katie Miller ’99. The photo included was taken in Stavanger, Norway, one of the stops during their adventures in Norway and Sweden.

Class Agents: Brooke (Doherty) Horgan and Katie Kurz

1996 Class Agent Needed

Brian Guernsey writes: “Jackson is four years old; he was born on November 10, 2009. We just had two babies, Claire and Aiden, who were born on May 7, 2014. A picture of the threesome is attached from May 8 at the hospital.”

Mike McKeon: “I live in Bala Cynwyd with my wife, Jenn, and daughters Ava and Alyssa. I was recently elected as a shareholder at the law firm of Lavin, O’Neil, Cedrone & DiSipio. Here is a picture of my family celebrating my parents’ 40th wedding anniversary. Pictured are: (l to r) my wife Jennifer McKeon, my mom Maria McKeon, my dad Barry McKeon, my daughters Alyssa and Ava, my brother Kevin McKeon ’99, and me.”

Save the Date 20th Reunion May 1 & 2, 2015 Brooke Hassett writes: “My husband, Chad Stinner, and I have had our first child, Tegan Clair Stinner, born on May 12, 2012.”

On January 8, 2014, Rob DeMento, his wife, Tina, and their son Nate, age two and a half, welcomed baby brother Sam into the family. They’re adapting to life as a family of four and hoping that

Jen Miller writes: “Laura sent you an update on both of us from last summer. I can give you an update for my own professional world as well. I am still living in Denver, Colo., and am currently a computer technology teacher and coach in the Denver public school system.”

Ham Clark, Hon. writes: “Tsolin Nalbantian visited my office. She is a tenured Middle Eastern history professor at Leiden University in Amsterdam, as old and as good as Oxford.

Her mom is Lebanese and she has been doing some research here while on sabbatical.”

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June 18, 2014. She was eight lbs, five oz, and both mom and baby are doing terrific.”

Mike Cannone writes: “I was married to Rosalie Ash Ward on September 8, 2012. We had our first child, Elodie Grace, born on January 7, 2014.”

Margot (Marsh) Wanner writes: “Here is our daughter Eliza Catherine, Liza Cate, in her EA sweater, wearing it with pride!

She is 18 months old and keeps busy and laughing. Hence, the photo is a little blurry…she doesn’t stay still for long.”

Addison West and Ashley Eyre ’04 were married on July 26, 2014.

Scott Reynolds and his wife, Aimee, welcomed their third son, Brendan, on June 6, 2013. Here is a picture of their three boys from St. Patrick’s Day. In order from the top are Sean, Connor, and Brendan.

Priscilla (Broomell) Falco writes: “I was married to John Falco on September 25, 2010. We have two children, Ellie born on April 27, 2011, and Anna born on June 28, 2013.”

1997 Class Agent: Julie Manser Bobby Serpente writes: “My wife, Jessica Serpente, just gave birth to our first child. Isabelle Jeannine Serpente was born on

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EA classmates in attendance were Elizabeth Eyre ’10, Drew Polus, Marshal Sebring, and Sarah West ’98.

Jessica (Walls) Beers and her husband, Steve Beers ’94, have had their first child, Valentine, born on March 12, 2013. Jessica reports: “Valentine turned 18 months in September and is an absolute joy. She loves being a little city girl, walking around smiling at everyone. We are just head over heels for our baby girl!”

Francesca Giuntoli was married to Ryan Cummings on October 20, 2007. Jessica Broadbent was a bridesmaid and Courtney Evor’s parents attended the wedding. “We are living in Phoenix, Ariz. We have two children, Fiona Geraldine Cummings born on August 22, 2008, and Christopher Ryan Cummings born on October 22, 2010.”

James Rich reports: “I was married to Nadine on June 2, 2012.

Sam Brown was at the wedding.

We have one child, Harlan, born on April 9, 2014.”

1998 Class Agent: Rob Melchionni John Dougherty and his wife, Sarah, welcomed their first child, Meredith Hanley, on June 12, 2014 at New York Presbyterian/ Weill Cornell Medical Center

in New York City. Meredith weighed in at 6 lbs, 13 oz. The family continues to reside in New York City where John is a consultant with PwC and Sarah works in marketing for RBC Capital Markets.

Fran Sutter writes: “We are proud to announce baby number four, Chase Sutter, born on April 17, 2014, weighing 9 lbs, 5 oz.

Big brothers Trey, age five, and Coleman, age 20 months, and big sister Jaden, age three, love having the little guy around!”

year of residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston for internal medicine while I am working in the aviation division of General Electric outside of Boston. Classmates in attendance were: John Duffy, Theo Schell-Lambert, Rachel Sparkler, Doug Hitchner, me, Mike Walsh, Kathleen, Chris Leo, and Andy Resnik.”

John Salvucci and his wife, Erin, had their second child, John Thomas Salvucci, born on June 22, 2014.

Katherine, who will turn two this fall.

Jeff Porter reports: “My wife and I welcomed our son, Briggs Davis Porter, into the world on April 15, 2014. He weighed 9 lbs, 3oz and was born at 9:11pm.”

2000 Class Agents: Kimmy (Gardner) Reinking and Jack Meyers

Reid Smith recently joined the Cato Institute in Washington, DC, where he assumed responsibilities as director of development. His personal “byline” remains at The American Spectator, with regular contributions to Rare and The American Conservative.

1999 Class Agents: Andrew Addis and Catherine (Hunt) Ryan Christy (Laakmann) Kaupinen and her husband, Wes, welcomed their second child, Luke Laakmann Kaupinen, on March 20, 2014. He weighed in at a robust 9 lbs, 3 oz, and joins his big sister

Tyler Wren is currently competing in his thirteenth and final season as a professional cyclist.

He has formed an athletic event organization company called Wrenegade Sports, LLC, and the company’s first event, the Rensselaerville Cycling Festival in upstate New York, was recently named one of “The Best 11 Gran Fondos in America” by Men’s Journal.

Chris Morris and Courtney (Bancroft) Morris have had a third child, Chase Christopher Morris, born on June 25, 2014.

Katherine Smith writes: “In November 2013, my husband, Robert Kaufman, and I welcomed a baby boy, Samuel Adrian.”

Andrew Walsh has recently joined Ballard Spahr in Washington. He has joined their real estate department and is looking forward to his new position.

at the Hyatt at Bellevue on May 3, 2014. We live in Westchester, NY, outside of Manhattan.”

Save the Date 15th Reunion May 1 & 2, 2015

Austin Frieman writes: “My wife, Mariana, and I have had our first child, Milani Elise Frieman, on July 26, 2014.”

Steve Klein writes: “My wife, Kathleen Degnan, and I were married in Harwich Port, Mass., on Cape Cod last summer, June 7, 2014. Kathleen is in her second

Cheo Scott tells us: “I was engaged on January 18, 2014 and will be celebrating ten years at Vanguard on August 16, 2014.”

From Jack Meyers: “I am engaged and will be married on May 2, 2015. My fiancée’s name is Nicole Iacovelli. She’s from Newtown, Pa., and works for Lincoln Financial.”

Dara Pettinelli recently moved back from LA to NY to work at Conde Nast Traveler as a senior content manager. “I also got married in May to Neville Kapoor, who also just took a new job as a financial advisor at Merrill Lynch.

We were married in Philadelphia

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Cla s s Notes Kyle R. Eckel reports: “My wife, Tatiana Paravela, and I were married on July 2, 2010 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. We had a son on February 28, 2013. He’s big and strong and moving around great. His name is Leonardo Paul Eckel.”

Rachael Garrett is a Giorgio Ruffolo Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Sustainability Science at Harvard University; a National Science Foundation Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability Fellow; and a Fulbright NEXUS Regional Scholar.

Her research focuses on agriculture, rural development, and conservation in Brazil. Rachael will be starting as an assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Environment at Boston University in July 2015.

Ben Rogers recently accepted a job at Citizens Bank as a corporate banking relationship manager in Wilmington, Del. His wife, Candice, four-year-old daughter Addison, almost twoyear-old son Henry, and newest addition Luke bought a house in Wallingford, Pa., and are excited to be back in the greater Philadelphia area again. Luke Baird Rogers was born at 6:10 p.m., October 18, 2014, weighing 8 lbs, 4 oz and 21.5 inches long.

2001 Class Agents: Evan Coughenour, Drew Crockett, Sarah Baker, and Pete Tedesco Katie (Spofford) Barrett and her husband, Ciaran, had their baby, Sean, baptized at the Episcopal Academy Class of 1944 Chapel on February 23, 2014. In attendance were: Bill Spofford ’70, Jim Spofford ’71, Eric Spofford ’23, Katie, Sean, Chelsea Marshall ’02, Jim Spofford, Jr. ’99, and Ed Spofford ’77.

The Spoffords

Drew Crockett was married to Katherine McVeigh on October 5, 2013. In attendance were: (l to r) Tim McVeigh, Maggie McVeigh, Maura McVeigh, Owen McVeigh, Maureen McVeigh, Katie, Drew, Ginny Crockett, Dave Crockett ’75, Tucker Crockett ’03, Max Crockett ’07, and Parker Crockett ’10.

Evan Coughenour received his Masters in business administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business on June 14, 2014. He and his wife, Liz, are moving to San Francisco in August, where Evan will be working for Bellwether Education Partners, a boutique consulting firm focused on the education sector.

The Crocketts

Rhonda Clinton ’84 reports: “Here is a photo of Lytia Fisher, Danielle Pakradooni, and I celebrating Lytia receiving her M.D. degree from Tufts University in May 2014.”

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Jessica Moyer reports: “I was married September 2013 to Andrew Tamaccio and was joined by (l to r) Jackie (Aronchick) Cox, Claire (Zipf) Giambastiani, and Sara (Weiner) Collis in my bridal party. We also welcomed our first child, a baby boy, on June 17, 2014. His name is Parker Julius Tamaccio. Here is a picture from our wedding day and one from Parker’s first trip to the beach. I am working as a director in accounting shared services in the treasury department at Independence Blue Cross and live in Ardmore.”

Jackie (Aronchick) Cox and her husband, Adrian Cox, have announced the birth of their little boy, Colin Adrian Cox, on October 2, 2013. He was 8 lbs, 13 oz.

2003 Class Agents: Julia Crawford, Ann Imbesi, and Caroline Cuckler Ashley Johnson writes: “I got a new job as a reporter with FOX26 KRIV in Houston, Tex. I started my job in April 2014 and cover all topics on weekday evening news and weekend mornings.”

private equity team as a director, and Cooper will be starting at the University of Southern California in its doctor of physical therapy program in August.

James Lee Cook, Jr. and Bowen Hollis Cook celebrated the birth of Eloise Summerour Cook on May 19, 2014. They live in Memphis, Tenn., where he is a financial advisor with Raymond James Associates.

Sean Seelinger has relocated to London with the Boston-based law firm Ropes & Gray to help grow the firm’s government enforcement/white collar crime practice group in Europe.

They love following EA from Memphis.

Michael Kochan reports: “My wife, Alexandra Sadvari, and I welcomed our son, William Sadvari Kochan, on July 11, 2014.

The family resides in Toronto, where Alex is an environmental lawyer and I am a manager with Bain and Company.”

Clark wedding

Martha Kelley graduated from Wharton’s MBA program in May and joined Goldman Sachs as an associate in their real estate principal investing area (REPIA).

She is currently living in Brooklyn, NY.

Grace Gerk, daughter of Lauren Yost-Gerk and Andrew Gerk, proudly wears her EA sweater.

Grace was born on November 3, 2013.

Matt McMonagle and his wife, Julie, announce the birth of their daughter, Claire Marie McMonagle, born April 24, 2014.

Richard Clark married Anna Diskin on December 27, 2013 at the Downtown Club in Philadelphia. Joining in the celebration were: (l to r) Jim Mathisen ’05, Spiro Floratos, Matt Surprenant, Marc Adelberg, Nicholas Nottebohm, Sam Rogers, Kevin Clark ’10, Caryn Clark ’07, Rich Clark, Anna, Rob Havens, Renata Certo-Ware, Kajal Alemo, Peter Havens ’72, Barb (Petro) Escobar, Eric Turner, and Vik Singh.

Sam Rogers continues to work as an account manager for a Washington, DC–based media organization. In addition to work, he can be found occasionally performing improv shows based upon increasingly dated 90’s and 00’s references. He lives with his wife, Veronica, and 18-month-old daughter Ava in Arlington, Va.

2004 Class Agents: Nick Brown and Michael Ciccotti Renata Certo-Ware reports: “Here is a recent picture of me with my husband, Ozgur Ozden, and Andrew Chipego and his girlfriend, Kara Weymouth.”

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Joshua McLane ’06 sent this picture of classmates over the Christmas holiday 2013. Pictured are: (l to r) Scott Ritrovato, Ben Kissner, Sara Orr, Josh McLane, Alicia LaPalombara, Sam Daly, and Ashley DuBay. Brennan wedding

Khandelwai wedding

Kossuth wedding

2005 Class Agents: Nick Morris and Packy McCormick Liz Brennan reports: “I got married on July 19, 2014, and a number of young EA alumni were in attendance. I’m living in California now and working for a solar company called Solar-

City, which I’ve been at since graduation from college. I met my husband, Tom, at Princeton. (Fun fact: He rowed the first semester of his freshman year at Princeton.

Another fun fact: His last name is Brennan so I don’t have to change my name!) We took a nice, long three-week honeymoon in Greece right after the wedding and now

we are getting back into the swing of real life. Pictured above are: (l to r) Spencer Hoffman, Madeline Lurio, Bridget Henwood, me, Carolyn Brennan ’03, and Mara Powers. Missing from the EA photo but also in attendance were Ali (Hillyard) Monroe and my brother, Andrew ’00.”

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2006 Class Agent: Kelsey Reinhard Denise Kossuth was married to John Patrick Kelly (goes by J.P.) on January 4, 2014. He is a trader at J.P. Morgan in Manhattan and is originally from Lawrenceville, NJ. They met while both were competing on the swim team at Franklin & Marshall College. They were married by the Reverend Tim Gavin, Hon. in a ceremony at the Bellevue in Center City Philadelphia. Katie

Trumbull-Smith wedding Bechtold and three members of EA’s string ensemble provided the music for the ceremony. Those in attendance shown above were: (l to r) Tommy Bergstrom ’09, Steve Kossuth ’99, J.P., Denise, Tom Kossuth, Hon., Kelsey Platt ’07, and Emma Imbriglia ’08.

Medha Khandelwal writes: “I was married to Siddhartha Agarwal in Philadelphia at the Horticulture Center in Fairmount Park on July 12, 2014, with the reception at the Please Touch Museum. EA classmates included: (l to r) Alex Nakahara, Colleen McKenna, Sandra Mummanachit, Cassandra Stuper Fossum, Caitlin Chagan, and Jessica Feldman.”

Sam Daly is presently serving in Afghanistan with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines as the forward observer, artillery officer. They are stationed at Camp Leatherneck in Helmand Province. He left on April 11 and is hoping to return in late October/early November.

He is well, happy to be doing what he was trained to do, and is looking forward to his end of service date: March 2015. He plans to attend business school when he retires from the Marine Corps.

Turner wedding Chelsea Scott writes: “I completed my third year of graduate school at Cornell University where I am working toward a PhD in geophysics. I traveled to the Atacama Desert of northern Chile to study the impact of an earthquake that occurred in April. It was fascinating to explore the geology of the driest landscape on Earth and to experience Chilean culture.”

Rosie Trumbull reports: “I married Chris Smith (a Shipley graduate) on July 5, 2014. There were some classmates in attendance—all Class of ’06! Pictured are: (l to r) Ashley DiSilvestro, Sandra Mumanachit, me, Colleen McKenna, and Claire Pelura. My brother, Jon Trumbull ’07, and my dad, Rob Trumbull, Hon., were of course also there, even though they aren’t in the picture.”

Andrew Turner was married to Aimee Pilalis on September 6, 2014. They met at Bradley University and are now living in Chicago. Andrew is a teacher at Nazareth Academy, a high school in LaGrange, Ill., and Aimee is teaching in the Teach for America program.

2007

2008

Class Agents: Rahul Jha, Shane Isdaner, Annie Spofford, and Megan McFarland

Class Agents: Blake Shafer and Heather Hayes

Alex Peters married Charles Reed on September 28, 2013 at the Barn on Bridge in Collegeville, Pa. Her bridesmaids included her closest friends from her EA days, from l to r: Brittany McCormick, Nicole McNeal, Naimah Bahar, Nantale Nsibirwa, Sophia Lambertsen, and Winnie Liu. After Alex graduated from The New School for Social Research in May 2013, and after Chip’s return from Afghanistan in January, the newlyweds moved to Fort Benning, Ga., where Chip is finishing the captain career course for the Army and Alex continues her work for children with autism.

David Fell is working at Northwestern Mutual. “I have been here for a year and a half now.

I’m living with fellow EA classmates of mine, Peter Dilsheimer and Brendan Lawrence, in Center City Philadelphia. On a personal note, I recently finished the Eagleman 70.3 Half Ironman in Maryland in early June. I got into the sport of triathlon last summer and have fallen in love with the sport. I’m planning on

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Catie Khella reports: “I am teaching seventh grade earth science for Boys Latin of Philadelphia Middle School.”

Jackie Bailey-Ross is currently working at Drexel University College of Medicine as an academic administrator and assistant to the director of the Division of Pre-Health and Pre-Medical Programs.

On June 12, 2014, Matthew Coote ’10, Alexandra van Arkel ’10, and Tim Carson ’10 attended a Phish concert in New York City.

Sophia Park ’10

2009 Class Agents: Erin Flynn and Caroline Hanamirian Please send us your news and notes!

2010 Class Agents: Jake Butts, Kirsten Petrocelli, and Lauren Berry Sophia Park has graduated from the University of Michigan with two majors: philosophy and biopsychology, cognition, and neuroscience. She is attending the George Washington University Law School this fall. She was engaged to Steven Hwang on January 19, 2014, and will be married on June 19, 2015.

Bruce Leto writes: “I will be pursuing a Masters in performing arts administration at NYU this fall with a merit-based scholarship!”

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Andy Pettit: “I graduated with honors from Trinity College in May, moved to Washington, DC, in June, and began working as an analyst at a commercial real estate finance firm called Walker & Dunlop.”

Lauren Berry writes: “For senior year I broke a swimming record in the 800 free relay at the Patriot League championships in February. In the spring, I received the Herbert Rogers Prize in Psychology, which the Psychology Department awards to a student for outstanding scholarship and work. In addition, I was the female recipient of the Class of 1913 Trophy from the Athletic Department for having attained the greatest distinction as an athlete and a scholar. I also received the Leopard Leader Award at the annual Aaron A. Hoff awards ceremony at Lafayette for outstanding leadership on campus.”

committees including the Moving Committee, which is charged with overseeing the college’s move to a brand-new campus currently under construction. In addition to the job, I am using the opportunity to explore Singapore and other parts of Southeast Asia. I’ve already made it to Laos (see photo).

I am blogging about all of the adventures in a weekly blog post that can be found here: https:// gingeryale.wordpress.com.”

Jake Butts: “I just started a job in Singapore working for Yale-NUS (a brand-new liberal arts college started by Yale and National University of Singapore) as a Dean’s Fellow. I will spend the year here with 17 other recent college graduates mentoring students and acting as an advisor and resource as they come into the college. In addition to working with students, I will also be working in the Admissions Office helping to review the over 12,000 applications expected this year, and will serve on a number of

Kristen Robinson has joined the military and was her division’s leader (recruit chief petty officer) in boot camp. She is currently an airman in the Navy and stationed in Pensacola, Fla., training to be an air crewman on fixed wing naval aircraft.

2011 Class Agents: Jimmy McEntee and Haley Habenicht

Bill Deasey is an intern at Fox News and currently working with fellow EA classmate Benjamin Whalen to create a series of commercials for the business analytics company Clutch.

Alumni Class Agent Program Update

Anders Lindgren spent the spring semester of his junior year in Kathmandu, Nepal, studying the economics of developing countries. Anders left the States on January 26 with no return ticket because he wanted to do some trekking after the conclusion of the program. Charlie McGregor joined him to explore the Himalayas.

responsible for sharing the details with classmates. Additionally, class agents

Ned Dana is spending the summer in China teaching children of migrant workers. He is a senior at Yale College, majoring in psychology and studying music composition. He continues to sing with his a cappella group, Yale Out of the Blue. As a member of their leadership team, Ned helps direct and arrange music as the group’s assistant music director.

The Alumni & Office of Institutional Advancement is always looking for interested alumni to serve as class agents. Class agents receive “insider information” about programs, sports, clubs, and classes and are are expected to encourage classmates to make a gift to The Episcopal Fund.

Our goal is to strengthen the alumni connection with the life of the school, and we need class agents to help. If you are interested in serving as a class agent for your class, please contact Stephanie Ottone, Assistant Director of The Episcopal Fund and Alumni Programs, at: sottone@episcopalacademy.org or 484-424-1782.

Megan Kilcullen and Tommy Bergstrom ’09 are working at Franklin & Marshall College in the Admissions Office.

2014 Class Agent: Jack Keffer

Wills Singley and Jamie Evans ’96 were both captains on February 12, 2014 “Senior Day”—EA vs. Haverford ice hockey at the Skatium. Jamie came from Manhattan to stand in for the late Brant Singley ’80.

2012 Class Agent: Brian Metzler Burk Fitzpatrick has transferred to the University of Delaware and will redshirt the 2015 season.

He will be a redshirt junior and will be eligible in the 2016/2017 season.

2013 Class Agents: James Costalas and Megan Kilcullen

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Forever Episcopal “I aspire every day to live, laugh, and love just as Evie always did.” —Connor Martin ’14

Eva C. (Evie) O’Brian ’14 Eva C. (Evie) O’Brian ’14 passed away on July 19 from injuries she sustained in an accident in State College, Pa. on July 3.

More than 1,500 mourners attended Evie’s July 23 memorial service at the Class of 1944 Chapel. Their devastation at her loss was paired with their admiration, even awe, of the many loving bonds she had forged in her all-too-short 18 years.

There was a palpable sense among those of us who came together in her memory that we did so not only to support Evie’s family or to grieve her tragic loss but also because each of us—deeply, personally, and for a very long time—would miss her.

July 3 was the third day Evie spent as a freshman at Penn State University, where she was enrolled in a summer session before starting her freshman year in August. That afternoon, she went out for a jog and was struck by a pickup truck as she crossed an intersection. During the next two weeks, as Evie fought a traumatic set of injuries, she more than once beat the odds doctors set against her survival.

Despite her resilience, the heroic efforts to save her, and constant care from her doctors and her parents Christy and David, Evie succumbed to her injuries 16 days after her accident.

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community speaks to the extraordinary impact Evie had on her world and the extraordinary loss the world sustained when it lost her. At a July 20 prayer service held at Episcopal just after Evie’s death, Kris Aldridge, a member of the history faculty who taught Evie, aptly called her “sunshine.”

In the days and weeks that followed, this theme—of Evie’s radiant warmth— would repeat itself as those who loved her reflected on her life. Indeed, Amanda Vos Strache ’99, Evie’s adviser and coach, offered the following reflection at Evie’s July 23 memorial service: “To know Evie is to laugh and smile with her; to honor Evie is to brighten the days of others as she always brightened ours, to cheer for and encourage others first, and to always embrace the lasting value of being part of a team.”

Evie was a leader of a number of teams at Episcopal: the varsity field hockey, winter track, and lacrosse athletic teams and the fraternal team of the Class of 2014.

Gina Buggy, director of athletics and head varsity field hockey coach, remembers that Evie was “the consummate teammate; she was the glue between substitutes and starters, between seniors and underclassmen.”

Evie repeated this pattern as a leader of the Class of 2014; her classmates were inspired to follow her model of optimism, grit, and genuine care for all.

Evie was part of a smaller team, too, and one that was critically important in her life. In Pre-Kindergarten, she formed a friendship with classmates Emma Brumbaugh ’14, Carli Grims ’14, and Madeleine Blommer ’14 that would grow in strength and constancy over 14 years.

When Evie was airlifted from Altoona to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania just a day after her accident, her three best friends and their families were among those who met the helicopter at the hospital. The three friends decorated Evie’s room with photographs of the four of them in Lower School jumpers, in Middle School athletic uniforms, in prom dresses,

and in white graduation dresses just this past June; they said they wanted the nurses and doctors to “know who she was.”

When there was hope that she would survive, the three young women founded and grew exponentially a group they called “Team Evie” to raise emotional and financial support for Evie’s care and caretakers.

On social media, they adopted the hashtag #BeliEvie—and believe they did until the very end.

At her service on July 23, Evie’s parents and her siblings Chris and Abby ’11 sat in the front chapel pew on one side of the aisle, and Emma, Carli, and Madeleine sat in the front pew on the other side. During the service, they spoke beautifully of the enduring nature of their friendship and the extent to which Evie had been the light of their lives. Madeleine Blommer remembered, “My best friend Evie was beautiful, determined, and radiated with her ear-to-ear smile. Evie was deeply caring for the people she loved. She cherished her friendships.”

Beloved by her three best friends, Evie was also respected and adored by her classmates, their parents, underclassmen, and all the teachers who had the good fortune to have their classroom atmospheres changed by Evie’s contagious optimism and determination.

Connor Martin ’14 reflects that Evie’s “genuine joy and lust for life was infectious” and that “her smile lit up the room no matter what.” Connor indicates the lasting impact Evie had on him—and on so many others—when he says that he “aspires every day to live, laugh, and love just as Evie always did.”

Indeed, though Evie’s life ended far too soon, those who miss her are consoled at least in part to know that she had done many more than 18 years of good in her 18 years of life. Madeleine Blommer seems to speak for many when she calls it “an absolute gift” to have had Evie with her as long as she did. —Sarah Baker ’01

M ilestones Marriages Lee Samango ’91 to Mike Gottlieb May 9, 2014 Suzanne Long ’92 to Glenn Krotick June 2013 Gil Grandbois ’94 to Kate Brooks November 2008 Orondo McMullen ’94 to Ayanna July 16, 2013 Kate Rozzi ’95 to Charles October 5, 2013 Priscilla Broomell ’96 to John Falco September 25, 2010 Michael Cannone ’96 to Rosalie Ash Ward September 8, 2012 Francesca Giuntoli ’97 to Ryan Cummings October 20, 2007 James Hunter ’97 to Elaine C. Budreck August 16, 2014 James Rich ’97 to Nadine June 2, 2012 Addison West ’97 to Ashley Eyre ’04 July 26, 2014 Kelly O’Donnell ’99 to Mark Hansen ’02 April 12, 2014 DJ Gregory ’99 to Kehau Ahu June 12, 2014 Dara Pettinelli ’99 to Neville Kapoor May 3, 2014

Karen Black ’00 to Lucio Hernandez August 28, 2010

Madeline Lurio ’05 to Tyler McIntyre September 6, 2014

Kyle Eckel ’00 to Tatiana Paravela July 2, 2010

Abigail Pyeritz ’05 to Keith Hopkins April 25, 2014

Lindsey Hyland ’00 to Tim Buckless June 10, 2010

Medha Khandelwal ’06 to Siddhartha Agarawal July 12, 2014

Steve Klein ’00 to Kathleen Degnan June 7, 2014

Denise Kossuth ’06 to John Kelly January 4, 2014

Matthew Santini ’00 to Alexandra September 22, 2012

Andrew Turner ’06 to Aimee Pilalis September 6, 2014

Jessica Moyer ’01 to Andrew Tamaccio September 2013

Rosie Trumbull ’06 to Chris Smith July 5, 2014

Peter van Roden ’01 to Lauren Goodrich June 28, 2014

Alex Peters ’07 to Charles Reed September 28, 2013

Brian Tierney ’01 to Lisa Evans September 6, 2014

Births

Beth Randolph ’02 to Daniel Taglioli June 22, 2013 Rebecca Godick ’03 to Evan Humble August 2, 2014

1988 Jennifer (Haines) Butler and Christopher Butler Madeline Anne Butler September 22, 2014

Kristin (Strid) Dische and Jeffrey Dische Beckett Dische January 2, 2009 Evelyn Dische May 23, 2013 Katie (Bowes) Stankus and Frank Stankus Dean Stankus September 25, 2013

1991 Bob Winter and Kelly Winter Brady Burdell Winter April 27, 2010

1992 Cas Holloway and Jessica Holloway Eliza Renee Holloway April 25, 2014 Suzanne Long and Glenn Krotick Sarah Krotick March 24, 2014 Eric Ransome and Francis Ransome Grace Ransome March 7, 2009 Mason Ransome April 19, 2011

Liz Kelly ’03 to Andrew Varani June 30, 2012

Bob Owens and Angela Meier Kathleen Owens August 22, 2011 Elisabeth Owens October 21, 2013

Richard Clark ’04 to Anna Diskin December 27, 3013

Bill Reedy and Beth Reedy Brady Reedy December 5, 2013

Geoff Walker and Kristen Walker Mac Walker December 9, 2008

1990

1993

Rick Heitzmann and Peta Heitzmann Rose MacAlpine Heitzmann June 20, 2014

Jason Moyer and Emily Moyer Wyatt M. Moyer April 3, 2007

Eric Turner ’04 to Maggie Dunn July 12, 2004 Elizabeth Brennan ’05 to Thomas Brennan July 19, 2014

Peter Strid and Patricia Strid Luca Strid April 9, 2009

Kristin McIlhenney and Troy McLelan Quinn Jackson McLelan August 28, 2013

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Andrew Purcell and Melissa Purcell Mary Purcell October 2, 2014 Sophie Purcell October 2, 2014 Jenny (Han) Viullasenor and Nazario Villasenor Samuel Villasenor November 22, 2011 Maya Villasenor November 22, 2011 Elisa Villasenor November 22, 2011

1994 Christy (Meyer) Crandall and Douglas Crandall Ryan Miller Crandall March 5, 2014 Gil Grandbois and Kate Grandbois Adeline Grandbois July 25, 2011 Miller McPherson Grandbois August 19, 2014 Marc Katz and Leana Katz Miles Milton Katz March 10, 2014 Orondo McMullen and Ayanna McMullen Che McMullen January 9, 2006 Luke McMullen September 3, 2007 Asa McMullen March 1, 2012

1995 Rob DeMento and Christina DeMento Nathaniel J. DeMento November 22, 2011 Samuel Robert DeMento January 8, 2014 Linda (Mielcarek) Graham and Steve Graham Ryan Graham August 28, 2009 Travis Graham June 15, 2011

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Brian Guernsey and Allison Guernsey Jackson Guernsey November 10, 2009 Claire Guernsey May 7, 2014 Aiden Guernsey May 7, 2014 Sonje (Volla) Moore and Robert Moore Colbie Lucille Moore May 22, 2014 Jessica Mullen and Thomas Mullarkey Connor James Mullarkey October 8, 2012 Blake Sando and Jennifer Sando Edward Ralph Sando September 4, 2014 Elinor (Serpente) Stewart and Matthew Stewart Nora Mary Stewart May 4, 2012

1996 Priscilla (Broomell) Falco and John Falco Ellie Falco April 27, 2011 Anna Falco June 28, 2013

Scott Reynolds and Aimee Reynolds Brendan Reynolds June 6, 2013

John Salvucci and Erin Salvucci Thomas Salvucci June 22, 2014

1997

Katherine Smith and Robert Kaufman Samuel Adrian Kaufman November 2013

James Casey and Jocelyn Casey William Faulkner Casey September 14, 2010 Lillian Grace Casey April 9, 2014 Francesca (Giuntoli) Cummings and Ryan Cummings Fiona Geraldine Cummings August 22, 2008 Christopher Ryan Octopber 22, 2010 James Rich and Nadine Rich Harlan Rich April 9, 2014 Bob Serpente and Jessica Serpente Isabelle Jeannine Serpente June 18, 2014

1998 John Dougherty and Sarah Dougherty Meredith Hanley Dougherty June 12, 2014

Michael Cannone and Rosalie Cannone Elodie Grace Cannone January 7, 2014

Colby Hall and Ben Heller Samuel Shepard Heller April 4, 2014

Brendan Dugan and Laura Dugan Robert Broyhill Dugan July 9, 2011 Thompson Cavanaugh Dugan March 29, 2014

D’Arcy O’Neill and Maureen O’Neill Lilly O’Neill June 3, 2008 Charlotte O’Neill May 2, 2010 Audrey O’Neill April 4, 2013

Brooke Hassett and Chad Stinner Tegan Claire Stinner May 12, 2012

Andrew Rogers and Jessica Rogers Brooke Perry Rogers September 30, 2014

Fran Sutter and Jolene Sutter Chase Sutter April 17, 2014 Tara (Carella) Waters and James Waters Jackson Kendrick Waters June 30, 2011 Vaughn Emerson Waters September 16, 2013

1999 Andrew Addis and Lauren Addis Dalton Scott Addis June 20, 2014 Dan Connelly and Jordan Connelly Logan Patrick Connelly August 26, 2014 Mark Dugan and Megan Dugan Ann Louise Dugan July 24, 2014 Austin Frieman and Mariana Frieman Milani Elise Frieman July 26, 2014 Tripper Heckscher and Brittany Alexis Daniel Harrison Daniel Heckscher September 14, 2014 Steve Kossuth and Liz Kossuth Katherine Kossuth April 21, 2014 Christy (Laakman) Kaupinen and Wes Kaupinen Luke Laakmann Kaupinen March 20, 2014

Chris Morris and Courtney (Bancroft) Morris Chase Christopher Morris June 25, 2014 Jeffrey Porter and Alexis Porter Briggs Davis Porter April 15, 2014

2000 Ted Bullock and Gina Bullock John Edgar Bullock February 16, 2014 Lorene (Delson) Boudreau and John-Michael Boudreau Benjamin Jack Boudreau June 4, 2014 Cecilia Collins and Haraldur Gudmundsson Gudmundur Philip Gudmundsson January 17, 2012 James Cook and Bowen Cook Eloise Summerour Cook May 19, 2013 Justin DiLucchio and Stephanie DiLucchio Andrew DiLucchio December 3, 2013 Olivia DiLucchio December 3, 2013 Kyle Eckel and Tatiana Eckel Leonardo Paul Eckel February 28, 2013 Joshua Hollinger and Yu Hollinger Charles He Hollinger August 11, 2014 Ben Rogers and Candice Rogers Luke Baird Rogers October 18, 2014

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1944

1962

Jackie (Aronchick) Cox and Adrian Cox Colin Adrian Cox October 2, 2013

Alan Crawford, Jr. August 23, 2014

Dudley F. Denison May 26, 2014

Richard E. Lander October 13, 2014

William M. Radcliffe July 27, 2013

F. Douglas Raymond, Jr. October 18, 2014

1963

Michael Kochan and Alexandra Kochan William Sadvari Kochan July 11, 2014 Jessica (Moyer) Tamaccio and Andrew Tamaccio Parker Julius Tamaccio June 17, 2014

2002 Kevin Dugan and Maria Dugan Andrew Tate Dugan September 12, 2014

2003 Matt McMonagle and Julie McMonagle Clair Marie McMonagle April 24, 2014 Liz (Kelly) Varani and Andrew Varani Graham Sullivan Varani September 19, 2014

Deaths 1940 William B. Whitney ’40 January 8, 2014

1941 Karl F. Rugart, Jr. April 29, 2014

1942 Thomas A. Hewson October 1, 2014

1943

1949

Nicholas Biddle, III September 5, 2014

C. A. Wayne Hurtubise, Jr. November 10, 2014

Richard W. Fetter August 11, 2014

1951

James David Sleeper, Jr. ‘63 October 3, 2014

H. Mercer Johnston January 5, 2014

1966

William L. Van Alen, Jr. February 19, 2010

David B. Rogers September 27, 2014

1952

1971

Raymond Green September 17, 2014

Richard E. Greenwood October 22, 2014

William J. Taylor, Jr. October 18, 2014

1985

1953

Joseph P. Nastasi May 19, 2014

Kenneth S. Clark, Jr. August 1, 2014

Wade A. Williams December 4, 2014

1954

2014

Eugene V. Alessandroni November 25, 2014

Eva Caroline O’Brian July 19, 2014

1955 Norton C. Wright March 24, 2010

1959 Richard C. Foster October 25, 2014

1960 Howard Gibson Henry, Jr. July 8, 2013

Samuel E. Bagshaw September 4, 2014 Donald A. Gordon April 27, 2014

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L a s t Wo rd

Mr. Met

By Michael Bradley

It wasn’t until Morrison “Morrie” Heckscher ’58 ventured into the vault that he realized his future belonged to the world of art.

Until that point, Heckscher had concentrated mainly on what he was not. He wasn’t a furniture maker, that’s for sure. “I butchered many good pieces of mahogany in my ignorance,” he says of his high school efforts at constructing tables and chairs.

He didn’t feel comfortable in the academic world, despite majoring in American history at Wesleyan College.

But the school had “a small but fine collection” of European graphic art prints from the 15th through the 20th centuries, which attracted Heckscher’s attention. When a renowned Viennese curator arrived to inspect the assortment, Heckscher had the opportunity to join him and handle some classic works. “I could never deal with copies again,” he says.

That encounter started him on a path that would lead to New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he spent 48 years as a fellow, curator, and for the past 13 years, as chairman of the American Wing. Heckscher retired on June 30 but hardly plans to turn away completely from The Met. On a late July afternoon he was in his office, and he has been charged with writing a history of the museum to coincide with its sesquicentennial in 2020.

Oh, and he plans on building furniture again, this time with a shorter learning curve and better results.

“I’ve loved it,” he says of his time at The Met. “There are fascinating people in this business, and of course, wonderful works of art that only get more interesting as you know more about them and share them with others.”

Heckscher credits Episcopal with “planting the seed” that spawned his love of art. Renowned teacher Anthony Wayne Ridgway, who established EA’s fine arts department, encouraged creativity among his students and nurtured their curiosity. “He allowed someone like me to wander off and look at things,” Heckscher says.

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Heckscher started at Episcopal in preKindergarten during World War II and graduated in 1958. “It took me 14 years to graduate,” he says with a laugh. While there, he developed his creative side by woodworking, something he learned from his grandfather, a member of EA’s class of 1902. Although Heckscher enjoyed squash and tennis, he distinguished himself in neither. He did, however, win the Forestry Club Prize in 1955 and still has the book he was awarded. Heckscher remains true to that calling and enjoys planting trees and gardening.

He left Wesleyan in 1962 and spent the next two years working in a graduate program at Winterthur Museum, studying Early American culture and earning an M.A. at the University of Delaware. He started Ph.D. work at Columbia in 1964 and joined The Met two years later as a Chester Dale Fellow in the Prints Department. From 1968 until his retirement, Heckscher worked in the American Wing, helping to organize exhibitions. While chairman, he oversaw the redesign and reinstallation of the entire Wing.

Over each of the past 20 years, he has hosted Episcopal’s fourth grade on its annual trip to New York City. The class visits the American Wing and usually the Egyptian section of the museum, and Heckscher delights in exposing the young minds to art.

“It might have an impact on some of them—sooner or later,” he says. “I don’t want to scare them away or bore them to death.”

That hasn’t been the case, as Sylvia Davis can attest. The fourth-grade teacher has had the privilege of squiring her students to The Met and believes the excursion to be a highlight of not only the year but of their time at EA. “Our kids have such a lovely time,” Davis says. “They get to see important pieces of American history. [Heckscher] is very pas-

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sionate and excited about the art, and it’s a contagious kind of passion. He had 40 to 50 fourth graders glued to what he was saying.”

Heckscher has given back in other ways.

In 2011, he hosted an Episcopal senior, JJ Waldron, who chose to explore art history for his senior project. Waldron spent a month at The Met, researching the Hudson River School, a mid-19th century American art movement, and culminated his time there by writing the text for the placard that accompanied Andrew Wyeth’s Tennessee masterpiece. Heckscher helped direct Waldron’s work but more importantly encouraged him to pursue his growing passion for art. Now a senior at Washington University in St. Louis, Waldron is majoring in art history and spent this past summer working at a gallery in New York.

“There were a lot of people who said it wasn’t practical for me to study art,” Waldron says. “[Heckscher] told me I could pursue something I loved academically and make it a successful career.”

Morrie Heckscher has done just that during nearly a half-century at The Met. As he heads into “retirement,” he vows to keep learning and loving art—and wishing that the world would do the same.

“My hope is that what is real becomes more precious, and people will realize how much better it is than the virtual,” he says.

Maybe all we need is a trip into that vault.

Michael Bradley is a writer and broadcaster whose work has appeared in several national magazines and on a variety of radio and TV stations around the country. He is the father of Bryan Bradley ’11.

Image: © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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This year, we are transforming our Annual Fund into The Episcopal Fund. This change sends a message that gifts to EA are an investment in the Episcopal community, our students, and our faculty. Gifts to The Episcopal Fund will also help us emphasize The Stripes of generosity and gratitude that are so important to the fabric of EA. Your gift to The Episcopal Fund will help provide our phenomenal teachers with the materials, technology, and professional development opportunities they need. In addition, The Episcopal Fund will include gifts made to meet new or recurring operating expenses incurred throughout the school year.

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Alumni Weekend and Philadelphia Regional Friday, May 1 and Saturday, May 2, 2015

Attend the Upper School spring concerts featuring several musical ensembles.

Hear from current students at the Student Panel moderated by Head of School T.J. Locke.

Make yourself at home on campus by using the Dixon Athletic Center and tennis courts for swimming, squash, and more.

Join your fellow alumni, and wear your favorite hat for a Kentucky Derby cocktail party on Saturday afternoon.

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