Contents CO N N ECTIO N S S U M M E R 2016
News
Features
12 Alumni@EA
2 Congratulations to the Class of 2016
20
Giving@EA
6 EA Icons
23
Athletics@EA
28
Arts@EA
8 Faculty and Staff Honored at End-of-Year Celebration
32 OnCampus@EA
9 Freedom, Defined
36 Class Notes
1 0 Small Acts Making a Big Difference
50 Milestones 52 Memory Lane
11 Scientific Research Abounds in Upper School
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Connections, the magazine of The Episcopal Academy, is published three times each year by the Office of Communications. Classnotes, comments, and photographs can be directed to: The Episcopal Academy is committed to environmental sustainability and is proud to print on paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. On the cover: Members of the Class of 2016 process to the Class of 1944 Chapel for Episcopal’s 231st Commencement Exercises. Photograph taken by Mr. Michael Leslie. Corrections from Connections, Spring 2016: In the “Inspired to Serve” article, the Honorary Alumni title was missing from the following faculty members’ names: Susan Swanson, Len Haley, Michael Letts, Cassie Keith. Also, 13 students attended the JTerm Service Trip to India, not 10 as was mistakenly noted.
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Michele Godin Courtney Brinkerhoff-Rau P ’16 ’19 Kate LaBrake CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Stephanie Ottone Nancy S. Taylor, Hon. Phil Gleason ’66 ARCHIVAL RESEARCH
Cassie Keith
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS
Michael Leslie Mark Tassoni Courtney Brinkerhoff-Rau P ’16 ’19 Suzanne Schaffer P ’28 Nancy Taylor, Hon. Tessa Marie Images A special thank you to Chloe Kinzig ’14 who interned for the Office of Communications this summer and helped with the production of this issue. A special thank you to alumni, students, parents, teachers, and friends who submitted their personal photographs for use in this issue: Morgan Lindblad ’16 Elizabeth Conlin P ’17 ’17 Beth Gallagher P ’11 ’14 ’16 ’24 Jackie Hershey P ’18 ’20 ’25 Margaret Hondros P ’16 Xilla Jorgensen P ’17 ’19 ’22 Peter LeRoux P ’17 ’19 ‘21 Chris Miller P ’17 Christy O’Reilly P ’12 ’14 ’17 ’19 Linda Lew, Hon. Joe Townsend ART & PRODUCTION
Karp Graphic Design CONNECTIONS