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.”