Wayne Ellington ’06 Wins J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award Wayne Ellington ’06, Brooklyn Nets Guard, was awarded the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award by the Professional Basketball Writers Association for his outstanding service and dedication to the community. Since the death of his father in 2014, Ellington has committed himself to gun violence prevention. He has worked with NBA players across the country to reduce gang violence with the Chicago Peace League Basketball Tournament and will host the Philadelphia Peace Games in August as part of his “Power of W.E.” campaign against gang violence in Philadelphia. He has also worked with The Rens, a New York City basketball program for children who have been affected by gun violence. In addition, he has donated more than 2,000 Nets tickets to youth basketball programs, non-profit organizations, and schools throughout New York through the Brooklyn Nets Assist program.
The Huston Family Lower School Chapel Program In 2010, The Stewart Huston Charitable Trust provided funding for an endowment to establish a lecture series in support of the Lower School Chapel program and religion curriculum. This year, Father Frank Allen from St. David’s Episcopal Church addressed our Lower School students and faculty and spoke about Bible passage Mark 4:3-8, “A sower went out to sow.” Father Allen made the correlation about spreading God’s grace daily by being good to other people — especially people in need.
Robert Venturi ’44 and Denise Scott Brown receive Architecture’s Gold Medal In May 2016, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) awarded the AIA Gold Medal to Bob Venturi ’44 and his wife and fellow architect, Denise Scott Brown. Among their many accomplishments as architectural partners, Venturi and Scott Brown designed the Class of 1944 Chapel at Episcopal. In addition, they collaborated on the Franklin Court Independence Historic National Park in Philadelphia. Scan the QR code with your smartphone to view an AIA video showing the medal presentation and examples of their work.
MacBean Bowl Judges
Six EA alumni returned to campus on May 23 to judge the annual MacBean Bowl. Alumni judges included: Mackenzie Hahn ’15, Amanda Paolino ’15, Woody Nimoityn ’15, Cooper Stouch ’15, Evan Tarte ’10, and Courtney Carpinello ’15. Missing from photo, Courtney Carpinello ’15. Pictured – Scott Huston ’91, Father Frank Allen, Father Tim Gavin, and Head of Lower School, Dr. Terry Malone
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