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Magazine of The Episcopal Academy
Winter 2012 }
Contents { Connections Winter
News
16 Advocate Council Reception 18 Faculty News 20 Arts 22 Athletics 23 Science 24 Book Recs 26 The Annual Fund 27 Parents of Alumni 28 Reunion Weekend 29 Class Notes 63 Milestones
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Features
1 Message from the Head of School 3 The Gift of Education
8 EA Junior Travels to Mongolia 1 0 EA/Hav/AIS Weekend Recap 1 2 Alumni Awards Dinner 1 4 Episcopal Mourns the Passing of Charles Latham, jr., Hon. 1 5 Stanley Family Tennis Pavilion Dedication
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Office of Alumni 1785 Bishop White Drive Newtown Square, PA 19073 484-424-1779 t 484-424-1790 f bkonopka@ episcopalacademy.org Editor Michael F. Letts Assistant Editor Phyllis Martin, Hon. Contributing writer Kristen Moses Murray ’91
Contributing Photographers Michael Leslie Phyllis Martin, Hon. John Spofford ’74 Nancy Taylor, Hon. Art & Production Karp Graphic Design www. episcopalacademy. org On the cover: Some school spirit exhibited on Haverford/Agnes Irwin Weekend.
Message from the
Head of School Several parents were in touch with me this fall about an article in the New
Scan the QR code above to read the new york times magazine story.
York Times Magazine in October. The piece by Paul Tough was entitled, “What if the secret to success is failure?” (In case you missed it, scan the QR code at left with your smart phone to read the story.) Could it be that failure is making a comeback? Or, at the very least, that there is growing recognition that students learn from making mistakes? Another article in July’s Atlantic Monthly by Lori Gottlieb, entitled “How to Land Your Kid in Therapy,” concluded that “in shielding students from discomfort, failure, and struggle, we are actually making it harder for our children to grow up.” Tough’s article describes the efforts of two school leaders to bring character education into their school curriculum, and the work of former EA parent and noted Penn psychologist, Marty Seligman, to train students to develop specific character traits. Episcopal was part of the early conversations with the Seligman team, and back on the Merion Campus some six years ago, we brought in Seligman’s colleague, Angela Duckworth, to talk with our faculty about teaching resilience to our students. Following that session and some additional faculty training, we developed the resiliency curriculum which we continue to teach to our sixth grade students. We fully subscribe to Seligman’s notion that young people need to develop resilience, or “grit,” in order to be able to see long-term projects through to completion and in order to overcome challenges that initially seem overwhelming.
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“I have seen students try and fail, curse and cry, but almost always, after some initial setbacks, I see them climb higher than they ever thought possible, and experience the satisfaction that comes with overcoming a true challenge.”
We are constantly telling children that we want them to take risks and that we want them to take on new challenges. We know they will not always succeed in everything they do, but what better place— what safer place—to try and come up short than at Episcopal Academy, where we have teachers who are used to creating soft landings for talented and determined boys and girls. At EA, we have JV and third teams for students who need more practice in order to make the varsity. Here we have full-time counselors, three chaplains, and a wonderful Chapel program. We have a new study skills class to help Upper School students adjust to the challenges of high school. Here we send all our ninth graders to the North Carolina Outward Bound School so they can have a common experience and bond as a class, but most importantly, so that they can all step outside their comfort zones and develop grit. I have stood with our ninth graders as they don their harnesses under the shadow of a rock face at Outward Bound, just as I have stood with students as they struggle with stage fright just before they make their entrance on stage or present in Chapel. In all experiences at Episcopal, I have seen students try and fail, curse and cry, but almost always, after some initial setbacks, I see them climb higher than they ever thought possible, and experience the satisfaction that comes with overcoming a true challenge. We send your children in to the woods of North Carolina and to speak in Chapel precisely because we know they will be uncomfortable and struggle. That is the point. However, through that struggle comes the resilience and self-confidence that will carry over into classes and relationships and all manner of challenging situations that they will face later in life. At Episcopal,
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in order to promote growth, we need to encourage our students to take more risks, and we as parents need to be more willing to let our children struggle and to occasionally experience failure. We all recognize the importance of getting good grades and being accepted to colleges and universities, and I am not advocating that your child should fail their high school exams. That being said, we should let them go out on an academic limb, let them learn to fight their own battles, let them try a class that will really stretch them, and help them to understand that very seldom do all of us get it right the first time. We learn through practice, through trial and error, and through developing the resilience that will keep bringing us back until we get it right. Of course, it is equally important to provide the support that makes positive risk-taking possible. To nurture our students means to help them up when they fall, to give them advice and guidance, to push them to work together, and to encourage them to try again. Support isn’t just about helping students when they fail, but also entails building up their confidence to succeed. That is what we do best. More than just preparing students for college, we have always seen it as our job to educate them for life—to help our students to lead lives of purpose, faith, and integrity. As a faculty we are fully focused on creating a supportive and nurturing environment for your children at Episcopal. We want soft landings. Nurture is a key component of our new mission statement, but the matching bookend to nurture is challenge, and challenge is uncomfortable. Challenge involves struggle, and sometimes, even failure. I am convinced that true growth comes from taking on serious challenges in a supportive environment, and that is what we will be focused on this year at Episcopal.
For more than 225 years, providing talented young men and women with opportunity and the chance to reach their full potential has been a quiet, yet targeted, intention of The Episcopal Academy community. By Kristin Moses Murray ’91
The Gift of Education In the Episcopal Academy archives there is a large, fragile piece of paper with faded script across the top that reads, “Dr. Wm White sundry corporations for the relief of widows and children of deceased clergymen.” The page, bearing the date 1785, is a ledger that listed students and their tuitions, which were paid for by White himself, so that they could attend The Episcopal Academy during its seminal years. Always thought to be a modern concept, many would be surprised to learn that the granting of what we would call financial aid today began during the late 1700s within the Episcopal Church through what was known as the Free School project. Until 1836 there were no public schools; all schools were private, but certainly not everyone could afford to pay for their education. The late 1790s saw the birth of the Free School movement in Philadelphia, which was supported by the Episcopal churches’ charity sermons. Money was raised so that a certain number of children could attend school for free. There were two Free Schools in Philadelphia during the early and mid-1800s, and Episcopal happened to be one. WIN T ER 2 0 1 2 / / 3
Just as it is today, Episcopal’s early leaders were determined to educate the best and the brightest students and prepare them to be the leaders of their generation, regardless of their ability to pay full tuition. This tradition of assisting with the cost of education also has its roots in the Episcopal faith. Almost every religion has a culture of giving. When interviewed for this article, Episcopal Academy Chaplain, James Squire, illustrated his feelings about financial aid by referencing a Bible passage from the Gospel of Luke that is heard often within EA’s walls: “To whom much is given, much is expected.” Helping, reaching out, and supporting young people is a basic principle of many schools and most certainly Episcopal.
“Our aid recipients are some of our most talented students and contributors to the school community and they help us to better reflect the economic, religious, and racial diversity of this great region.” “Financial aid makes it possible for fantastic young people to attend Episcopal who could not otherwise afford to be here,” says Head of School, Ham Clark. “Our financial aid program helps to change lives as we
A Sampling of Named Endowed Scholarship Funds There are currently 50 named endowed scholarships at Episcopal. Below is a sampling of just a few of these terrific funds. A full listing is available in Episcopal’s Annual Report and on our Web site at http://www.episcopalacademy.org/ supporting-ea/endowment: The Aldridge Family Scholarship Fund Established by Alexandra and Fred Aldridge ’51, income as determined from time to time by Episcopal’s Board of Trustees shall be used to provide tuition assistance to deserving students in need of financial assistance who are of outstanding character and who excel in academics, athletics, and community service. Buckley Scholars Fund Established in 1999 by Walter W. Buckley, Jr. ’55 to honor his family’s ties to the school which extend over several generations. The fund provides financial aid and summer enrichment to talented students. Grants are reviewed and renewed annually based on demonstration of financial need, academic performance, and citizenship. Christopher W. Church ’72 Scholarship Fund Established in 1999 by a couple in memory of their close friend Chris Church ’72, in appreciation of the lifelong opportunities Episcopal had given them, their family, and Chris’s other friends. The fund provides financial aid to Upper School students in need who exhibit academic excellence and enthusiasm for the experience presented by the school.
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create opportunities for those whose options were previously limited.” Clark has been credited with shining a spotlight on endowed scholarships (see below “A Sampling of Named Endowed Scholarship Funds”) and with bringing the scholars together with their respective benefactors through the Annual Spring Scholars Luncheon. Although Episcopal has always been committed to aid, it’s more open and celebrated now. To be given a scholarship or any form of aid is a point of pride that salutes the talent of the recipient. Ralph Roam ’95 received financial aid to attend EA and celebrates the opportunities and support that EA gave him. He, in turn, has supported EA with donations and spoke at the 2009 Scholars Luncheon about his school
The Class of 1960 Scholarship Fund In Honor of Kennith R. Balsley, Anthony W. Ridgway, and William P. White The Class of 1960 Scholarship Fund in honor of Kennith R. Balsley, Anthony W. Ridgway and William P. White, gifted communicators and educators who helped to form, influence and shape lives, was established in 2010 and provides scholarships to Upper School students with demonstrated communication skills. The income from this endowed fund supports students with financial need who exhibit talent in written and/or oral communication. The Class of 1961 Scholarship Fund in Honor of Randy Stone ’43 In 2011, on the occasion of their 50th reunion, members of the Class of 1961 established an endowed fund in support of Upper School students who have a need for financial aid and have demonstrated aptitude in the discipline of mathematics. Their intention is twofold: first, that this fund will provide opportunity for young learners to benefit from an Episcopal education and, by so doing, hone this important skill set, and, secondly, that their legacy will pay tribute to the mathematics teacher, mentor and coach who inspired them, Randy Stone ’43.
experiences and how he applied them to life. Roam exemplifies Esse Quam Videri and the Episcopal stripes. He works for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) as a partner in the Capital Projects & Infrastructure (CP&I) practice. He joined the company in 2010 when they acquired a management consulting firm he started in 2007 that specialized in capital infrastructure programs in the utilities market. Today, he works with PwC’s CP&I US leadership team to further develop their practice that provides services associated with developing, financing, planning, permitting, designing, procuring, constructing, commissioning, and operating complex capital assets, projects, or programs. For Roam, EA gave him something special that he applied to his
life and career: “EA provides an educational experience that offers great context. The academics provide a fantastic foundation, but knowing how to apply what you’ve learned and when is more important. A sense of understanding concepts related to community, culture, diversity, spirituality, and politics provides a foundation for how to apply what you learn. Whether it’s in a Chapel speech, a half-time locker room talk, or conversations with classmates, the experiences that teach context create skills you use for the rest of your life. I think that learning to take any situation in context, whether it’s life, business, or success, has prepared me to be a better father, husband, and businessman.”
The Michelle Deasey ’17 Memorial Scholarship Fund The Michelle Deasey ’17 Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 2008 in memory of Devon Lower School student Michelle Deasey. Michelle’s humility, character, competitive spirit and grace continue to inspire her peers, teachers, and family each and every day. This scholarship fund will provide financial assistance to students in need, with preference given to Lower School students who embody these same qualities. The Havens Family Endowment Fund The Havens Family Endowment Fund was established in 2008 by Peter H. ’72 and Louise A. Havens to support the scholarship of young men or women attending Episcopal Academy who have need for financial aid. The scholars supported should have at least a “B” average in their studies. The donors are also especially interested in individuals who participate actively and successfully in activities outside of academics—i.e., varsity athletics or theater or the arts and who participate in community endeavors, giving time to support a charitable cause. Thomas J. Meehan Scholarship Fund Established by family and friends in 2004, to honor the memory of much-loved Episcopal coach Thomas J. Meehan, this fund is used to support Upper School students with demonstrated academic and athletic promise.
Alumni like Ralph Roam took what they learned from EA and applied it to their lives and the global community. Many Episcopal graduates go on to make significant contributions to business, science, and creative spheres as well as to be good global citizens. An additional benefit is that the classmates of students like Roam benefit greatly from the energy, drive, and varied experiences that a more diverse student population provides. A Need to Expand the Program Director of Development Paige LeGrand would like to see an increased focus on generating more endowment funding designated for financial aid. These contributions would bring more people like Ralph Roam to EA, allowing the school to serve as a jumping
The Williams Family Scholarship Fund Established in 2006 by Betsy Williams ’93 and Jenny Williams Weymouth ’96, income generated from the Hess Foundation gift will provide assistance to deserving Middle and Upper School students of promise with priority given to Steppingstone Scholars. Zug Family Fund The fund was established in 1984 by various members of the Zug family, including Tom and Lenore Zug, Harry and Anne Zug, their children James W. Zug ’58, Thomas V. Zug ’64, Graham F. Zug ’70, Albert E. R. Zug ’78, and Wendy Zug Brown ’85. Income from this fund will support highly-motivated and qualified students in need of financial aid, with preference given to students who have suffered a family crisis (loss of a parent, loss of a job, divorce, other financial hardships) and need assistance to be able to continue at EA.
To learn more about establishing an Endowed Scholarship at Episcopal, please contact Paige LeGrand, Director of Development, at 484-424-1773 or plegrand@episcopalacademy.org.
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case here. Everyone is impressed by Mohammed’s work ethic, his kindness, and his genuine and positive demeanor. Mohammed is a model to all of us of resilience, of finding opportunity, of the benefits of curiosity and industry. My life has been enriched through knowing Mohammed and his family, and I am going to follow his career with great interest.” Mohammed Touré ’12
Meagan Berry ’09
off point for talented, purposeful young people to move into the world and to make an impact. There are 50 endowed scholarships and the students who receive these are truly extraordinary young people. Yet the number of students that need financial aid is growing—more than 60% of EA’s applicants applied for some measure of aid in 2011—and each year students that would be an incredible addition to the EA community are unable to enroll due to a lack of funding. “We hope to significantly increase the number of named-endowed scholarships in the years ahead,” says LeGrand. The benefits to both the students themselves and the greater community are remarkable. Take for instance the 2011 co-president of Student Council, founder and co-president of EA Science Society, a member of the French Club, and a member of the varsity soccer and track teams, Mohammed Touré. Mohammed was born and raised in a refugee camp in Guinea after his parents fled war-torn Liberia. He reached the United States only two years before he began high school at Episcopal. While attending 8th grade in a public school, teachers recognized his great potential and encouraged him to apply to Episcopal, seeing it as a chance to broaden his future. He is thrilled to attend thanks to a Buckley Scholarship. “I wouldn’t have come to EA if it wasn’t for scholarships and financial aid. My parents are just new to
America and they were starting all over again,” he explains. Mohammed credits his teachers for urging him on and helping him realize his ambitions, and he also feels that EA has given him important components of education outside of the classroom. “EA pushes you hard and helps you reach those goals very quickly if you’re actually committed to them. The teachers are spectacular and they push me and help me see things differently. And it all adds up.” This past summer, Mohammed was chosen to attend the highly-selected MIT Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES) Program, where less than 6% of the applicants are accepted. Not only did Mohammed attend, but he also excelled, winning the 2011 William H. Ramsey Award winner for “the best all-around performance by a male in the program based on high academic performance, proven leadership, and an exhibited willingness to assist others.” “Mohammed loves to learn, he takes a genuine interest in everything around him, and he is unfailingly polite and appreciative,” said Head of School Ham Clark, who serves as Mohammed’s advisor. “His life has been changed by the opportunities that he has been provided at Episcopal, but he has changed lots of lives here as well. Mohammed’s public school counselor when he applied to Episcopal said, ‘everyone here wants to be Mohammed’s friend,’ and that has become the same
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Bridging the Gap For many, however, financial aid simply provides the gap funding necessary to make the nearly possible a reality. For young alumna Meagan Berry ’09, that support transformed her life and enriched the Upper School experience for all of her peers and teammates. And she did not have the typical EA experience. Berry suffers from a disease called Charcot-Marie-Tooth, a hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy, which comprises a group of disorders that affect peripheral nerves. She also has Type I diabetes. Yet despite the fact that most doctors agree that within the next 10 years she’ll be confined to a wheelchair, Meagan seized every opportunity EA gave her. Molly Konopka, Meagan’s crew coach while at EA, notes: “The beauty of Meagan is that for a long time no one knew Meagan’s health story because it wasn’t a big deal for her.” When Meagan was advised against playing field sports, where the stresses on her body might be too great, she turned to the water. She became a three-time varsity letter winner in swimming, captain of the girls’ water polo team, and a member of the national championship girls’ crew senior quad that became the first from Episcopal to ever compete at Henleyon-Thames in England. “She was not just a freshman on the varsity swimming team; she was a leader on a varsity team,” says Konopka. “That ratcheted up as she became a junior and senior, a leader on three teams and she was taking some difficult classes. And she never used sports, school-work, or how she
was feeling as an excuse when she was down. That’s the kind of kid who imbues in others what it’s like to be a teammate, what it’s like to be a hard worker, what’s it’s like to be a leader. Everyone learns from a student like that—from teachers to kids. What a positive influence!” Her commitment, courage, and dedication were so moving that an anonymous donor endowed a scholarship fund in Meagan’s name on the day of her graduation from Episcopal. The Meagan K. Berry ’09 Scholarship honors “her positive attitude, her quest for excellence, and her courage, which distinguishes her amongst the very best of the graduates of The Episcopal Academy.” Today it is awarded to a student who models these attributes. A fitting gift considering that without a similar scholarship award, Meagan would not have been able to afford an Episcopal education. “Episcopal gave me so much and inspired me to always push myself. As I get older and my perspective grows, I realize what a phenomenal opportunity it was,” says Berry. “It changed my life.” Mohammed and Meagan’s stories are extraordinary, but there are many kids with compelling backgrounds and hurdles to overcome at EA. Students who tackle obstacles and excel in the classroom, in athletics, in the arts, and in the general community make
an impact on their fellow students. They model behavior and offer other classmates a shared experience. The popular John F. Kennedy quote, “The rising tide raises all boats” can be applied to some of these special students who attend EA through aid, making an impact while at the school and afterwards. A Commitment to Each Other In addition to enrolling the region’s best young people, some of whom like Mohammed and Meagan have faced hurdles and enjoyed successes through the school, Episcopal is very committed to keeping current students enrolled. Nationwide, families have been affected by the recession and this leads some who have not previously asked for aid to inquire about it. Episcopal also seeks to avoid being “a barbell school,” which is a portion of people paying full-tuition and then another portion receiving full aid. As Chair of the Financial Aid Subcommittee of the Board of Trustees, Rick Northrop ’70 worked alongside school Business Manager and CFO, Brad Cates, and Ham Clark to expand the financial aid mission, and he too references the barbell effect. “We risk losing the middle part of the family income barbell as tuitions go up,” says Northrop. “A healthy salary can easily be depleted by the cost (in after-tax
Who Made a Difference For You? The faculty of The Episcopal Academy make a difference in the lives of students each and every day. The relationships they form are the most powerful element in the Episcopal experience. We ask you to take a moment to think back to your own days at Episcopal—whether as a student or a parent—and share with us some stories about the faculty who made an impact on your life or your child’s life. To submit your reflection, which we hope to publish in future issues of Connections, please email Mike Letts at letts@episcopalacademy.org.
dollars) of sending children to private school. Financial aid is critical to help fill the gap, not only for those who qualify for full tuition support, but also for those middle income families who need and qualify for aid that helps supplement what they can afford to pay. And, in the future, we need to relieve the burden on tuition as a major source of financial aid—we must raise endowment funds.” Northrop also notes the importance of addressing any misconceptions that may exist about the goal of financial aid. He makes clear, “Economic support for those families that qualify for financial aid is not about meeting quotas or improving athletic teams. It is about being able to attract and support students who can contribute to EA in the classroom, on the field, and in and outside of the Episcopal community. And it is about retaining those students and families who are a wonderful part of our community, but for whom economic conditions have made paying full tuition a significant challenge.” Cates agrees that Episcopal is made up of diverse students who shine in multiple areas. He runs the numbers and observes, “Helping people has been part of our culture since day one. The percentage of aid is the same in the old ledgers as it is now. It proves that there really is a tradition of financial aid at Episcopal.” For the 2011-12 school year, the school has given financial aid to 240 students and the amount of aid is nearly $5 million. “When Episcopal started in 1785, Bishop William White ensured that it was part of the school’s mission to offer support for boys in need, and I am delighted that we continue to provide financial help to deserving boys, and, since 1974, to girls,” says Clark. “Our aid recipients are some of our most talented students and contributors to the school community, and they help us to better reflect the economic, religious, and racial diversity of this great region.” / / / / / / / / / /
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Just as his 11th grade school year was getting
EA Junior Travels to Mongolia to Help Those in Need Student Jay Achuff travels to the Gobi Desert to help physicians work with local children.
started in September of this year, Jameson Achuff joined a team of 22 Americans and headed to the far end of the world in Mongolia. With his mother, Barbara-Jo Achuff, MD, a doctor at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the team carried medical supplies and echocardiogram machines by railway to the southwest portion of the Gobi Desert near the Chinese border. The purpose was to examine children for life-threatening congenital heart defects. The “Searching for Broken Hearts” mission is run by an organization called “For Hearts and Souls” and is made up of a mix of medical professionals and support people from all over the United States. After an exhausting week living in Mongolian “ger” tents with open fires and eating unfamiliar foods, the team screened 1,284 kids and found 50 children with cardiac defects. These babies would have died if they had not received proper care. Jay was instrumental in organizing and entertaining the children while they waited to be seen by the doctors, which in some cases, took as long as four to six hours. During the subsequent week, the team traveled back over rough desert terrain to the capitol city of Ulan Bataar to perform emergency work on those found to have heart issues—the “Mending the Broken Hearts” mission began. The American surgeons worked with a Mongolian medical staff to perform 10 open-heart surgeries and 19 heart catheterizations. Like a well-oiled machine, the team prepared families and children for surgery, carefully repaired holes in the heart in the operating room, and then prayed over recoveries in the makeshift ICU. It took the whole team of dedicated, loving, and amazing people working together for each little patient. Jay worked tirelessly in all areas: taking syringes of blood to different places for lab work and supplying water and coffee to keep the medical team on their toes. All the patients did very well and families were reunited with sons and daughters now made whole. It was an incredible experience to witness miracles of hope and changed lives—including Jay’s. He expressed in his journal: “I realized with this mission how incredibly blessed we are. I did nothing to deserve being born in the
The entire “Searching for Broken Hearts Team.” Jay can be seen in the back row, eighth from the left.
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It was an incredible experience to witness miracles of hope and changed lives— including Jay’s.
U.S. with fantastic medical care that is available to me… I was given a front row seat to watch God at work. Returning home to my own family filled me with a new sense of gratitude and a realization of God’s grace in my life.” Jay and his mother are grateful to the support they received for this trip. The team members donated precious vacation time and out-of-pocket expenses for this trip. The Achuff’s non-profit organization “Lifesong International, Inc.” funded many of the team members’ trips this year. Beside the annual trips to Mongolia, Dr. Achuff has traveled with medical teams to West Africa, Haiti, and Iraq. / / / / / / / / / /
At right: Jay Achuff in the traditional “ger” tent used in Mongolia. Below: Jay with his mother, Dr. Barbara-Jo Achuff.
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EA Hosts Another Terrific Haverford/Agnes Irwin Weekend
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EA hosted another fantastic
Haverford/Agnes Irwin Weekend this past November. The week began with a series of Middle School and Junior Varsity—all against Haverford or Agnes Irwin—games that led up to the all-school bonfire the evening of
Thursday, November 10th. On Friday, all Middle and Upper School students attended a joint Chapel, followed immediately by an all-school pep rally. On Friday, the EA girls swept Agnes Irwin, claiming the banner once again. The scores were 7-0 in girls’ tennis, 4-2 in field hockey, 2-0 in girls’
soccer, and 22-35 (low score wins) in girls’ cross country. On Saturday, the boys put up a valiant effort, but dropped contests in football (16-7), water polo (15-9), golf (a new event this year; 242-267) and soccer (2-1). EA did win convincingly in boys’ cross-country 17-47.
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Awards
2 011 a lum n i Soci et y It was a festive and
celebratory crowd of 240 family, friends, classmates, teammates, and well-wishers who gathered Saturday evening November 12, 2011 for the Alumni Society Awards Dinner to honor and acclaim the high achievements of eight extraordinary individuals and five amazing teams. It was the first time athletic teams were being considered for induction into the EA Athletic Hall of Fame.
Preparations for this event began much earlier in the year. The Hall of Fame Committee, chaired by Jim Farrell ’82, had the difficult task of choosing which, from the many outstanding teams and individuals, would be nominated for induction. After much deliberation, four individuals and five teams were selected. The individuals inducted were: Bob Callahan ’73 (tennis and
squash); Kurt Lunkenheimer ’95 (football and lacrosse); Adam Murray ’02 (the youngest ever inducted); (soccer, ice hockey, and baseball); and John Wynne, Jr., Hon. (EA’s first and most-storied lacrosse coach). The five teams inducted were: 1989-90 Boys’ Basketball (24-1 overall; 10-0 Inter-Ac); Girls’ Squash (12-0 overall; 8-0 Inter-Ac); fall 1939 Football (70-1 overall; 4-0 Inter-Ac); fall 1942
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5 1. Matthew Clayton ’98 was presented with the Young Alumni Award by his mother, Ramona Clayton.
4. John Wynne, Hon. was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame and was presented with his award by Chris Fallon ’98.
2. Bob Callahan ’73 was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame and was presented with his award by George Shafer, Hon.
5. The 1949 football team was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame. Those attending the dinner were l to r: George Swan ’50, Roger Pitkin ’50, Al Schaefer ’50, Jack Kistler ’50, John Rettew ’50, Mike Shouvlin ’50, Chuck Chadwick ’50, and Bob Gerhardt ’52.
3. The Golden Age of Football was acknowledged and honored. Those attending the dinner were l to r: Harry French ’44, Tony Bispham ’44, Karl Rugart ’41, John Cable ’48, Ray Green ’52, Wayne Hurtubise ’49, and Brit Murdoch ’49.
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6. Alan Beller ’67 was presented with the Distinguished Alumnus Award by his brother, Peter Beller ’73.
Dinner Football (8-0 overall; 3-0 Inter-Ac); and fall 1949 Football (6-1 overall; 3-0 Inter-Ac). Similarly, the Awards Dinner Committee, chaired by Bill Rapp ’56, and in consultation with Alumni Director, Bruce Konopka, screened and presented four deserving candidates for the Alumni Awards— Alan Beller ’67, Distinguished Alumnus for excellence in his legal
practice of securities issues, corporate governance, and a stint with the SEC; Meg Hollinger, Hon., Distinguished Service for her extraordinary service to EA; Dr. Nick Morris, Jr. ’61, Community Service for his exceptional local and international volunteer work in providing medical care to the less fortunate; and Dr. Matthew Clayton, II ’98, Young Alumnus for his stellar accomplishments as a saxophonist.
The Committee dotted the “i’s” and crossed the “t’s” during the summer and fall in preparation for this event, which honors exceptionalism within the EA community. For a more complete description of the achievements of each recipient, see the Summer 2011 issue of Connections pp. 32-35. The dinner would not have been the success it was without the
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7. Adam Murray ’02 was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame and was presented with his award by John Spofford ’74. 8. Meg Hollinger, Hon. was presented with the Distinguished Service Award by Jay Crawford ’57. 9. The 1995-1996 Girls’ Squash team was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame. Those attending the dinner were l to r: Katherine French ’98, Priscilla (Farnum) Touhy ’96, captain, Kellen (Heckscher) Vengels ’97 and their coach, John Spofford ’74. 10. The 1989-1990 Boys’ Basketball team was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame. Those attending the dinner were l to r: Andy Person ’91, Toebe Hinckle ’91, Jim Shanahan ’90, cocaptain, Nabi Moghadam ’90, manager, Dan Leibovitz ’92, coach Dan Dougherty, Hon., Brian Dougherty ’92, Brett Miller ’90, and Jim Farrell ’82 assistant coach.
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Call For Nominations The Alumni Society and the Athletic Hall of Fame Committees are seeking nominations for the awards mentioned in this article. You can make a nomination online by going to Alumni Society on the school Web site, www.episcopalacademy.org, and clicking on “nomination form.” Please contact Bruce Konopka, Director of Alumni, 484-424-1779, bkonopka@episcopalacademy.org, or Jim Farrell, Associate Director of Athletics, 484424-1413, Farrell@episcopalacademy.org, with any questions. WIN T ER 2 0 1 2 / / 1 3
invaluable contributions of the following: Nancy Taylor, Hon. and the entire staff of the Alumni Office; Ashley Lunkenheimer ’92 and Chris Morris ’99 for the preparation of many of the superb congratulatory messages for the largest program booklet ever and those who submitted the messages; Todd Cassidy, who prepared the slide show seen during the dinner; and Charles Ogelsby ’63, who was again incomparable as emcee. Although the next Awards Dinner is in 2013, we need to make sure we continue to have highly qualified nominees for each award. Simply complete a nomination form on EA’s Web site under “Alumni Society” for the award in question. / / / / / / / / / /
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1. Nick Morris ’61 was presented with the Alumni Community Service Award by his brother, Tony Morris ’67. 2. Kurt Lunkenheimer ’95 was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame and was presented with his award by his sister, Ashley Lunkenheimer ’92.
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Episcopal Mourns the Passing of Charles Latham, jr., Hon. Beloved Episcopal faculty member and honorary
Alumnus, Charles Latham, jr., died this fall at age 94. He was born on May 6, 1917, in Indianapolis, the only child of Charles Latham and Josephine Parker (Sharpe) Latham. A 1939 graduate of Princeton, he received a Master’s degree in history from Harvard in 1940 and served in the Army Signal Corps during the Second World War. After the war, he resumed his career as a history teacher, spending 10 years at Dublin School in Dublin, NH. He came to The Episcopal Academy in 1958. During his 24 years at EA, he served at different times as History Department chair, Head of Upper School, Director of Studies, and Director of Libraries. In addition to history, he taught Latin, French, political theory, and history of architecture, and provided counsel, support, and guidance to students and faculty alike. After his retirement from teaching in 1982, he moved back to Indianapolis and worked as an archivist at the Indiana Historical Society. In 1997 he became a resident of Kendal at Hanover in Hanover, NH. In the 1950s, he acquired the Latham family house in Thetford, where he spent summers for the rest of his life. At the same time, he began a long association with the Thetford Historical Society, serving as its president and principal archivist for many years. His many publications include A Short History of Thetford, William Fortune: A Hoosier Biography, and histories of Dublin School and The Episcopal Academy. He combined his love of art, architecture, and antiques with his love of travel. Throughout his life he made numerous trips to Europe where he studied cathedrals and bought prints and paintings. Latham had no immediate survivors but he left behind a wide circle of friends, family, and former students in the Upper Valley and across the country. He will be missed.
September 8 marked the Dedication
of the Stanley Family Tennis Pavilion and the completion of Episcopal’s tennis facility, which also includes 14 courts and a coaches’ platform. The pavilion’s enclosed lower level houses a team room, a coaches’ office, and boys’ and girls’ locker rooms, while the covered rooftop deck provides unobstructed views of matches on multiple courts. Coaches and donors gathered to celebrate the occasion and honor the spirit and generosity of lead donor George E. Stanley ’39, who passed away on July 25, 2011.
L to R: Pavilion contractor Tom Williams ’71, Tom Zug ’64, captain ’64; coaches Tim Kent, Hon. and Whit Powell, Hon.; former coach George Shafer, Hon.; pavilion architect Sam Olshin ’78; and Steve Copit ’80, captain ’80.
Stanley Family Tennis Pavilion Dedication
The Stanley family joins Ham Clark to cut the ribbon. L to R: Richard Stanley, son of Richard Stanley ’32; Linda Stanley and Peter Stanley, son and daughter of Edward Stanley ’33; and Mark Stanley, son of Robert Stanley ’43.
L to R: Debra and Steve Copit ’80, captain ’80, P’18,’19; and Kathy and Michael Jacoby ’83, P’13,’15,’19.
Director of Athletics Gina Buggy, Hon., center, with Patty and Patrick Burke, P’12,’14,’16.
Mitch and Kathleen Kick, P’16,’22.
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Advocate Council
The Advocate Council Reception Held at Gulph Mills Golf Club All gifts to The Episcopal Academy Annual Fund
are essential to sustaining and improving the educational programs that make the Episcopal experience excellent. Episcopal is grateful for the financial support it receives from all of its loyal contributors. In some cases, donors choose to make a more significant financial commitment to the Annual Fund by becoming members of The Advocate Council. The Advocate Council was founded in 1989 in order to recognize the top donors to the Annual Fund. This group of leadership donors makes contributions to the Annual Fund of $1,785 or more to support the general operations of EA. The Advocate Council donors are recognized in one of five leadership giving societies and include alumni, parents, faculty and staff, parents of alumni, and friends of the school. In addition, Episcopal recognizes its Young Alumni Advocates, alumni donors within 15 years of graduation who contribute at least $500 to the Annual Fund. What makes the Advocate Council so crucial to the financial health of Episcopal? For the last 10 years, gifts at
Recurring Gifts to
The Annual Fund It is now possible to make your gift to the Annual Fund in installments on your credit card through The Episcopal Academy giving page. Here’s how: Visit http://www.episcopalacademy.org/supporting-ea and click on “Make a Gift” for the online giving page. Enter your giving information, and select the “Recurring Gift” option at the bottom of the page. Enter the amount you would like to give each month and the number of months you would like to make this gift. Click submit, and continue with the giving process online. Your first installment will be charged to your credit card on the day you make your gift online. Remaining installments will be charged on the 15th of each month.
the Advocate level have made up approximately 83% of the total contributed to the Annual Fund, making leadership gifts critical to the operational success of The Episcopal Academy. Each October, Advocate Council donors are honored at a reception hosted by the Head of School. The 2011 Advocate Reception was held at Gulph Mills Golf Club in Conshohocken.
L to R: Chip Wilson P ’03, and Neeru and Sanjay Nayak P ’21 ’23. L to R: Ham Clark and Kate and Joel Lawson ’00.
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L to R: Howard Morgan ’57 P ’94 GP ’18 ’21 ’24, Nadia Jannetta P ’14, Betsy Morgan P ’94 GP ’18 ’21 ’24, Mary Ann and Jay Stetzer ’57 GP ’25.
L to R: Drew Jackson ’63, Norm Cocke ’63, and Jim Rooks ’63 with the trophy for highest participation in the Annual Fund.
L to R: Asuka and Karen Nakahara P ’06 ’08 ’12, and Ham Clark.
L to R: Sandra Mezzanotte P ’11 ’18, Rita Tuma P ’18 ’20, and Meg Habenicht P ’11 with trophies for Bishop White Awards.
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Faculty News & Notes Dr. Catherine Hall Named Academic Dean Position becomes official; Dr. Hall has served as the acting Academic Dean since June Dr. Cathy Hall, Episcopal’s Acting Academic Dean, has been named the permanent replacement by Head of School, Ham Clark. Over the past 15 years, Cathy has worked extensively in Lower, Middle, and Upper School settings in both public and independent schools. Cathy earned her BA from Princeton University and a MEd and PhD from the University of Virginia. Her doctoral work focused on teacher evaluation systems and professional growth and best models for differentiated student learning. During this time, she spent a year working in the National Center for Gifted and Talented Education, a federally-funded research center at the University of Virginia. Prior to taking the Acting Academic Dean job in June, Cathy served as Chair of the Technology Department and the Director of Technology at Episcopal. Cathy’s career began in Lower School, where she served in a variety of roles both in the classroom and at the administrative level. Since that time, she has taught at all levels in math, technology, and English literature, and has served in numerous additional roles, including student advisor and coach. Since taking over as Acting Dean in June, Cathy has overseen Episcopal’s reaccreditation process with the Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS) and authored EA’s self-study. In conjunction with the Dean of Faculty, Cathy has also been responsible for implementing
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Episcopal’s new faculty evaluation system Folio, and for coordinating and implementing the school’s curricular reviews in math, science, and history. “Cathy did a fantastic job in coordinating our accreditation and authoring our selfstudy for PAIS this fall and in overseeing our curricular review process,” said Ham Clark. “Beyond that, she has experience in every area of independent schools, she understands our community and our mission as an educational institution, and is highly respected by our faculty. She is a woman of superior intellect and will guide our academic program with expertise and vision.”
Middle School History and English Teacher Publishes Think, Care, Act: Teaching for a Peaceful Future Sue’s sabbatical work on moral, peace, and global education in 2005-2006 comes full circle in a book published last fall by Information Age Publishing. When EA awarded Sue Cannon, Hon. a sabbatical for 2005-06 to focus on moral, peace, and global education, she started conducting research and writing as she taught students and teachers in China and Japan and made presentations in Canada, Denmark, and the United States. In the years since, during summers and the school year, Sue continued her research and experimented with ways to make the classroom a place where young people can challenge themselves and pursue excellence, yet feel calm, cared for, and caring. In early 2010, Cannon’s book was selected by eminent peace-education scholar, Ian Harris, for Information Age Publishing’s Peace Education Series. Finally, after the long process of writing, editing, and re-editing, the book has been released! The book presents rationales and practices for teaching students to think,
care, and act. Sue hopes teachers will recognize the many effective practices that are employed at The Episcopal Academy and that they gain inspiration to try new ideas. “I try to make the world a better place with my teaching,” To that end, I have identified three teaching imperatives: empowering students to think critically and creatively about historical and future issues, helping them care about their classmates and families as well as the global community, and empowering them to act—ethically and effectively, locally and globally—for the greater good,” says Cannon. “I aim to create an atmosphere in which students feel safe to express opinions and fully participate. My fellow teachers, students, and families inspire me to be the best teacher I can be—every day.” Think, Care, Act has been praised for its reader-friendly combination of theory and practice. As noted author, developmental psychologist, and professor of education, observes: “The writing is excellent: passionate and personal, blending serious content with an engaging, reader-friendly style. This is an important book—for character education and all of education.” Copies of the book can be purchased at http://infoagepub.com/products/ThinkCare-Act.
History Teacher and Former Director of Admission, Lynne Hay, Hon., Receives Appreciation Award from A Better Chance (ABC) Foundation This past November, Lynne Hay, Hon., was presented with an appreciation award from A Better Chance (ABC) for more than a decade of work with the organization. ABC is a non-profit organization formed in 1963 to provide educational opportunities for young people of color in the United States. Lynne served as Episcopal’s Admission Director for 23 years, leaving the post last spring to focus her time and energy completely on her work as a full-time history teacher. “The two things I’m most proud of during my time as the Admission Director is the wonderful work we did in bringing girls to Episcopal after the school went coed and in bringing more students of color into our community,” says Hay. “I was completely surprised and I got very emotional. To be recognized by ABC for something that was very close to my heart meant a great deal to me.” The glass award, which is about 10” high on a wooden base states: “The MidAtlantic Region of Parents as Partners along with A Better Chance organization recognizes Lynne Hay for her outstanding service, dedication, and unwavering support of our scholars as they move towards their full potential.”
In other Faculty and Staff news… Rachel Tilney is Episcopal’s new Director of Enrollment Management, which oversees all Admission work at EA. Rachel replaces Lynne Hay, Hon., who stepped down to focus her time and energy on teaching full-time. Rachel started her career in Admissions at the Westtown School. She also served as the Admissions Director and Assistant Head for External Affairs at Kimball Union Academy. Most recently, she was the interim Director of Admissions at the Pomfret School. Rachel earned her BA from Colby College and her MA from Northwestern University in Sociology… Aggie Malter, EdD, Director of External Programs, completed her Doctor of Education in School System Leadership and Administration at Widener University in May 2011. Her research and dissertation focused on, “The Status of Professional Development in Independent Schools Related to Teaching 21st Century Skills”… Beloved former Lower School teacher, Sally Bishop, Hon., recently became a United States citizen… Upper School Math teacher, Tom Goebeler,
“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.”
had a paper published in the November issue of The College Mathematics Journal. The paper is titled, “The Cobb-Douglas Function and Holder’s Inequality”… Honorary alumnus Dr. Lee Pearcy’s, Hon. Latin 5 class embraced the holiday spirit this past December by brushing up on their Christmas carols in Latin, killing two birds with one stone... Director of Libraries, Linda Smith, Hon., recently served on an alumni panel for Drexel University’s iConnect, a conference held for Drexel’s online students in information science and technology… Using Endowed Funds for additional professional development and research, these faculty members took part in the following activities this past summer: through the Crawford Hill Fund, Lower School art teacher Janet Cusack Hon. studied mosaics in Italy; Upper School art teachers David Sigel and Hilary Hutchison worked with local artists and researched Georgia O’Keefe in New Mexico; Director of Experiential Learning, Kim Piersall, took part in a National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) course in Wyoming; and Upper School science teacher Susan Rubin, Hon. visited Stockholm, Sweden to learn more about the Nobel Prize process… Through the Talbot Family International Study Fund, Director of Community Service and Service Learning Susan Swanson took part in a three-week community service project in Cuba… Using the Corrigan-Beinkampen Fund Middle School English and history teacher Susan Cannon, Hon. finished her book (see left) and created a complete Web site dedicated to peace education for educators… And through the Oxbridge Program Upper School art teacher Charles Collins, Hon. studied in London, while Middle School Spanish teacher Tom Novak studied in Spain.
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Arts@EA
Alumnus Peter Hay Halpert ’76 Works With Students to Present “Never Meant to Last,” a Student Cell Phone Exhibit
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Alumnus Peter Hay Halpert ’76 (center of photo standing) talks with (l to r) Head of School Ham Clark, Fine Arts Chair and Upper School art teacher David Sigel, and photographer and Upper School art teacher Charles Collins, Hon. during a visit to EA last November.
This past fall
The Episcopal Academy Art Department, together with Episcopal alumnus Peter Hay Halpert ’76, presented a juried student cell phone exhibit entitled “Never Meant to Last” from November 2 through December 15, 2011 in the Crawford Campus Center gallery. “Never Meant to Last” was an exhibit of cell phone and mobile device photographs taken by Middle and Upper School students. As Halpert notes: “Cell phone photography is changing the way we look at the world. Purists call cell phone cameras gimmicks and criticize the quality of the pictures, but they’re missing the point. Photography is a language everyone speaks, and the cell phone camera is making us fluent.” Ninety students submitted more than 300 photos, with at least one submission from each grade, 6th through 12th. Halpert, an art dealer, professor, author, and contributing editor of the Art Newspaper, Photograph Magazine, and American Photo, assembled a group of top curators to assist him in the selection of the photographs to be exhibited, including Peter Barberie of the Philadelphia Art Museum, Martin McNamara of Gallery 339, Stephen Perloff of the Photo Review, and Sarah Solfa of the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center. It was a fantastic show, and a huge hit with the students. Halpert was then gracious enough to spend time with EA students, answering questions and providing insight into his career and time at Episcopal.
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Alumnus Col. Nicholas Marano ’80 Speaks to EA Students on Veterans Day Marine Corps Colonel
Nicholas Marano ’80, spoke in Chapel on November 10th in honor of Veterans Day. To watch Col. Marano’s Chapel Talk, visit this link: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheEpiscopalAcademy#p/u/15/1rglThFRdOI or scan the QR Code at right. Colonel Marano went on to St. Joseph’s University after graduating from Episcopal and he graduated with a BS in Finance in January, 1985 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant. Colonel Marano’s assignments in the Operating Forces include Platoon Commander, Co K, 3d Battalion, 9th Marines; Co A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion; Company Commander 1st Reconnaissance Battalion; and Company Commander, Co K 3d Battalion Fourth Marines. He served as the G3 Assistant Plans Officer, 1st Marine Division; the Regimental Operations Officer for 23d Marines; and the G3 Current Operations Officer for I Marine Expeditionary Force. He has commanded the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines. His other assignments include Executive Officer, Recruiting Station San Francisco and G3 Southern Region Operations Officer, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe. He also served as the Assistant Chief of Staff, G3, Training and Education Command, Quantico, Virginia. His Operational and Combat Tours include Operation AUBURN ENDEAVOR 1998, Republic of Georgia; Operation ALLIED FORCE, 1999, Albania and Kosovo; Operation IRAQI FREEDOM I, 2003, Kuwait-Baghdad; Operation IRAQI FREEDOM II, 2004, Fallujah; and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM 05-07, 2006, Al Qaim. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army Ranger School and the Officer Honor Graduate for Class 10-89. He has also graduated with honors from the Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare School in 1994 and the NATO Defense College, Rome, in 2007.
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Col. Nicholas Marano ’80 (in uniform, center of photo) poses with other members of the Episcopal family who have served in the Armed Forces.
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Athletics@EA
The 2011 Inter-Ac Champion girls’ tennis team.
Girls’ Tennis Grabs 9th Inter-Ac Title in Last 11 Years The girls’ tennis
team completed the 2011 season with an impressive 13-2 record, securing once again the Inter-Ac regular season and tournament titles. Everyone contributed valuable victories throughout the season and each win was a “team win.” Highlights of the year included defeating PIAA powerhouse Conestoga 7-0, capturing four of the seven 1st place medals in the Inter-Ac tournament, and going undefeated in league play.
Crew Members Model True Sportsmanship Rowers
James Konopka ’14 and Nick Mead ’13 were recently honored by the Schuylkill River Regatta Association and the United States Coast Guard for abandoning a race they were in to turn around and assist two St. Joseph’s Prep rowers whose shell had capsized. “They had flipped,” Konopka told the Philadelphia Inquirer. “Nick said we should probably go back (to help them) and I agreed, so we turned around.” “They were yelling ‘help’ and one of the kids didn’t appear as if he could swim too well,” Mead said, noting that snow had recently fallen. “The water was cold and I’m sure their limbs were going numb.” Christopher Blackwell, the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta race director, presented the two rowers with the Thomas Eakins Medal of the Schuylkill Regatta for showing “great presence, maturity, and selflessness and the true spirit of the sport of rowing.” Likewise, the boys received a Civilian Service Award from the Chief Petty Officer of the U.S. Coast Guard for “displaying tremendous character and leadership when (they) stopped to rescue two students who were in distress.” 22 / / C o n n e c t i o n s
The 2011 girls’ field hockey team celebrates its Inter-Ac title following a win against Agnes Irwin School on November 11th.
Field Hockey Caps a Memorable Season with Inter-Ac Title Team has one of its strongest years ever, finishing 24-1-1
EA’s field hockey team capped a tre-
mendous 2011 season with a 4-2 win over Agnes Irwin on November 11th that clinched the outright Inter-Ac Championship with an undefeated league mark of 11-0-1 and brought home the AIS Banner for the third time in four years. The team also had a very challenging non-league schedule, beating Central League champion Conestoga, Friends Schools League champion Shipley, perennial Catholic League champion Archbishop Carroll, as well as out-of-state powers Lawrenceville and Tower Hill. As usual, however, the toughest tests of the year occurred against league rival Notre Dame. After a 1-1 overtime tie in mid-September at EA, the two teams faced each other again at Notre Dame on October 18th in a game, which had a significant impact on the league championship. The game was a classic battle, again going to overtime tied at 2-2. Midway through OT, senior Carly Ciccotti netted the winner to give EA a thrilling 3-2 win. For the season, EA compiled a 24-1-1 mark
Science@EA
Experiential Learning: Dr. Kelly Bethoney’s Introduction to Laboratory Science Course Grows What did you
do this past summer? While most high school students use the summer months to rest and relax, a record number of students chose to work in EA’s teaching research lab for six weeks this past June/July in the second year of the constantly-evolving course: Introduction to Laboratory Science. This experiential education course is designed around student-driven inquiry. It aims to demonstrate that what is learned in the classroom and textbook has practical application in science research and beyond the walls of schools, colleges, and university learning. Unlike last year, which was the inaugural year for the course (see “Bringing a New Kind of Experiential Learning to EA,” Connections, Winter 2010, pp. 20 and 21), the curriculum for this year’s summer course was adapted to cover new ground, while keeping the same goals in mind: providing students with the necessary tools to learn to conduct research in a laboratory setting. The enrollment more than doubled this summer, putting the lab at maximum capacity. The strength of this course is the low student-to-teacher ratio, which enables the student to use high-tech equipment and perform more difficult experimentation. With the guidance of lab coordinator and Upper School Science Department faculty member, Kelley Bethoney, Ph.D., students Jill Barton ’12, Shreya Reddy ’13, Audrey Regillo ’13, Nisha Meyer ’13 and Christian Humann ’12 worked on a protein with specific project goals that were dissimilar to those used in the prior year. In the 2011 summer session, students cloned the protein,
The Introduction to Laboratory Science Course participants: (l to r) Audrey Regillo ’13, Nisha Meyer ’13, Shreya Reddy ’13, Dr. Kelley Bethoney, Jill Barton ‘12, and Christian Humann ’12.
bacteriophage T4 lysozyme, into a DNA plasmid with the overall goal of expressing the viral protein in E. coli. The students successfully genetically engineered the gene, and continued on to complete a small-scale culture protein expression test from a cloned plasmid. This was one of the first experiments of its kind at The Episcopal Academy and is routine in a standard research laboratory. To complete these tasks, the students designed their own DNA primers, used the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), restriction digestion, and transformation into the appropriate Bl21 expression cell lines. In addition to lab work at The Episcopal Academy, the students travelled to the University of Pennsylvania to visit the laboratory of David Christianson, Ph.D. At the lab, Patrick Lombardi, Ph.D. gave the lab students a tour of Penn’s x-ray crystallography facility and demonstrated some basic protein-
modeling techniques using the latest crystallography software to visualize protein structure. To quote Audrey Regillo, as she wore the 3D viewing glasses, “It just looked so real!” This year, we also had the privilege of welcoming guest speaker and father to Audrey Regillo, Dr. Carl Regillo, M.D. to our teaching research laboratory. Students were able to learn about cutting-edge stem cell research and its place in the treatment of several ocular diseases. We also learned about the latest technology in the treatment of blindness! A special thanks to Mr. Paul Rosenberg, Hon., Mr. Geoff Wagg, the US Science Department, the Summer at EA staff, Ms. Alex Thompson, Ms. Susan McQuiston, David Christianson, Ph.D., Patrick Lombardi, Ph.D., Renee Martin, Ph.D., Carl Regillo, M.D., SargentWelch Inc. Pfizer Inc, and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
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Book Recs
Faculty Suggestions… Doug Parsons, Dean of Faculty and Upper School English Teacher:
Anne Barr, Upper School English Teacher:
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, by David Mitchell
“Set in China during the 1970s and 1980s, this book presents a compelling portrait of daily life in China as it presents universal themes about how we choose to live our lives.”
“Towards the end of the 18th century, a young Dutch clerk finds himself stranded in a remote trading post in the port of Nagasaki, Japan, where he undergoes a series of incredible adventures. In the first part of this epic novel, reminiscent of Charles Dickens, the protagonist is the one honest man surrounded by schemers of all kinds, from the bumblingly inept to the truly nefarious. The second part of the novel is like a Wilkie Collins mystery set in a mountain convent, and lets you in on little-known Japanese religious practices. The third part of the novel is an out-and-out sea adventure in the manner of Patrick O’Brian, and finds Jacob de Zoet defending the Dutch trading post from the invading English. This is the most exciting and most beautifullywritten novel I’ve read in some time. And I didn’t even mention the love story at the heart of it.”
Waiting, by Ha Jin
Lee Billmyer, Upper School English Teacher and College Guidance Officer: Swamplandia!, by Karen Russell “A fast-moving narrative incorporating a touch of magical realism and a mysterious romp through the Florida Everglades with characters you will despise and love.” Priceless, by Robert K. Wittman “Reading about the Barnes Foundation, The University of Pennsylvania Archaeological Museum, tales of art heists from around the world, and the recovery of stolen treasures by a former F.B.I. agent provides entertainment and a wonderful education in the world of espionage and art.”
Dr. Sheryl Forste-Grupp, Chair of the Upper School English Department: Here Be Dragons, by Sharon Kay Penman “It is a historical novel about Wales as it struggles to maintain its independence from England. The main character is Joanna, the illegitimate daughter of King John. She marries Prince Llewelyn and during the novel must try to reconcile her loyalties to her father and her husband. It is a great period piece and very well researched. Penman is a local author and did her research for her first novels in the libraries at the University of Pennsylvania.” The Greatest Knight, by Elizabeth Chadwick “It tells about the early life of William Marshal. In the first scene of the novel, he is given to King Stephan as a hostage for his father’s good behavior. Marshal’s father betrays King Stephan and Stephan decides not to execute the boy. Marshal goes on to become the greatest knight of the realm and Henry II appoints him to train his son. William gets caught up in all the quarrels between Henry II and his sons, Richard the Lionheart and John. It is a great read!”
Dalzell ’69 sThe House That War Minister B Here Be DragonCiv zations of Ancient Iraq The Greatest Knili ight Ha Jin Flappers 2 Ra 24 / / C o n n e c t i o n s
And Alumni Titles… Civilizations of Ancient Iraq, by Ben Foster ’68 and Karen Polinger Foster Ben Foster, class of 1968, and his wife Karen, are the joint authors of Civilizations of Ancient Iraq (Princeton University Press 2009), which received the Archaeological Institute of America’s (AIA) 2011 Felicia A. Holton Book Award. For more on the award, see http://www. archaeological.org/awards/feliciaholton. According to the AIA, the book traces Iraq’s rich and varied history from the earliest Neolithic settlements to the Muslim conquest, with chapters that focus on the individual cultures that prospered in this area. It effectively weaves ancient texts and archaeological artifacts to present scholarly research in an engaging style that makes complicated material accessible to the general public.
The House That War Minister Built, by Andrew Imbrie Dayton ’68 and Elahe Taliah Dayton Andrew Dayton’s book (Octovio Press 2011) is an epic saga of 20th-Century Iran, co-authored with his wife Elahe, an Iranian national. In the book, an Iranian family struggles for redemption amid the conflicts between a medieval religion and a modernizing population, between emerging nationalism, and foreign repression. The book has iconic characters, cultural insights, and evocative historical details. The House That War Minister Built covers the Iranian experience from the end of the Qajar dynasty in the 1920s, into the post 9/11 era. The book is available at Amazon. com and other major booksellers. Andrew received his undergraduate degree from Princeton, and advanced doctoral degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, where he met and married Elahe. He subsequently did postdoctoral studies at Harvard and now lives in the Washington, DC area. He has previously published short fiction in the Potomac Review and is a contributing editor for the Washington Independent Review of Books.
Flappers 2 Rappers: American Youth Slang, by Tom Dalzell ’69 Tom Dalzell is one of the world’s top experts in slang and has authored two books, Flappers 2 Rappers: American Youth Slang (Merriam-Webster, 1996) and The Slang of Sin (Merriam-Webster, 1998). In addition, Tom wrote the chapter on the slang of hip-hop in Speaking Freely: A Guided Tour of American English from Plymouth Rock to Silicon Valley by Stuart Berg Flexner and Anne H. Soukhanov (Oxford University Press 1997). Tom is the senior editor of The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, a two-volume dictionary published by Routledge of London in 2005. He has made dozens of media appearances, and contributed to William Safire’s former column in the New York Times on occasion.
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Parents of Alumni (l to r) Paige LeGrand, Director of Development, and Stephen and Louise Mihalek P ’01. (l to r) Gary Madeira ’72 P ’04 ’07, Rick and Jeanne Craft P ’08 ’10 ’12 ’20; and Win Shafer, Hon. P ’05 ’08.
(l to r) Greg Hillyard P ’05 ’08 and Charles Chadwick ’50 P ’70 ’85.
(l to r) Chris Le Vine ’75 P ’07 and Gary Madeira ’72 P ’04 ’07
(l to r) Kathleen Cannon P ’98 ’06, Sue Petrocelli P ’10, Krista Kloppenburg P ’09 ’12, Krista Reichard P ’07 ’09, Rosemary Rush P ’08, Andrea McManus P ’08, Jill Durovsik P ’09 ’12, Diane Hillyard P ’05 ’08, Maribeth Moore P ’06 ’09, and Joy Shugrue P ’04 ’06 ’09.
(l to r) Doug Kloppenburg P ’09 ’12, Mark Cox P ’04 ’07 ’11, and Brian Kelly P ’03.
Parents of Alumni Gather for Reception at Sweetwater Farm Ceci and Ham Clark welcomed 70
parents of alumni for cocktails and a barbeque buffet at Sweetwater Farm on Friday, April 8, 2011. PALs Vicki and Chris Le Vine ’75 generously donated their historic barn as a venue for this year’s Spring Fling. Board Chair Gary Madeira ’72 greeted guests and spoke about the school’s new strategic plan.
The Parents of Alumni committee creates opportunities for all parents of alumni to connect with each other and with Episcopal Academy. PAL is an official committee of the EAPA. Class representatives from the most recent graduation years serve on the committee and all PALs receive a bi-monthly e-message. Diane Hillyard P ’05 ’08 and Jill Durovsik P ’09 ’12 serve as the 2011/12 co-chairs.
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Reunion Weekend
May 4th & 5th, 2012 Save the Dates for Reunions at EA! Mark your calendar
now for an event-filled Reunion Weekend 2012. All alumni are encouraged to attend, catch up with old friends, and reconnect with favorite faculty members. The weekend activities will feature class visits, athletic contests, campus tours, a student panel, tours of Chanticleer Gardens, and much more. On Saturday evening, we will host an all-alumni chapel program, all-alumni cocktail party, and individual reunion class dinners across campus. We hope you can join us! Invitations will be mailed in mid-March. Please contact Alumni Director, Bruce Konopka, at 484-424-1779, or bkonopka@episcopalacademy.org with any questions or for more information.
Moments from Reunion Weekend 2011
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ClassNotes Edited by the Alumni Office Honorary Alumni
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Dr. Richard P. Borkowski has been named the IAEE 2011 Educational
Class Agent: Woody Woodring Please send us your news and notes!
Entrepreneur of the year. The mission of the International Academy for Educational Entrepreneurship is to identify, encourage, and support educators who have already invested or are interested in investing time, energy, and capital to create, develop, and market programs, products, services, and/or technologies designed to enhance and improve education. For the past 40 years, Dr. Borkowski has served as an author, speaker, expert witness, and consultant in sport and recreation safety. His business has evaluated playground and athletic facilities in regard to safety for schools, camps, insurance companies, and law firms. He has been a prolific writer by publishing 410 articles, 310 dealing with safety and the safety responsibilities of coaches, recreational leaders, and teachers. He wrote a monthly safety column for Coaches Legal Report, the National Athletic Director and the Coach’s Letter. He has written numerous books and manuals regarding sports safety including, School Sport Safety and Fitness; The School Sports Safety Handbook; and Putting Prevention Into Practice. Dr. Borkowski’s newest book, The Defensive Game Plan for Safety in Sports was published by Momentum Media in December 2011.
1932 Class Agent Needed Please send us your news and notes!
1933 Class Agent: Bart Linvill Please send us your news and notes!
1934 Class Agent Needed Please send us your news and notes!
1935 Class Agent Needed Please send us your news and notes!
1936 Class Agent Needed
Reunion Committee: Charles Hargens and Kingsley Weston
Save the date 75th Reunion May 4 & 5, 2012
1938 Class Agent Needed Please send us your news and notes!
1939 Class Agent: Heyward Wharton
Garry Davis has written a second book of blogs: Views from My Space (Book II), publisher World Government House. It is now available on Amazon.
Fred Clark compiled “A Memory
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Collection from the Class of 1936” in honor of their 75th reunion last spring. Both Stan Harris and Nick Biddle were able to attend the reunion.
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1937 Class Agent Needed Please send us your news and notes!
Class Agent: Jack Hopkins Please send us your news and notes!
Class Agent Needed Please send us your news and notes!
Reunion Committee: Paul Kitchen, Alan Lukens, Jack Susskind, Don van Roden, and Woody Woodring
Save the date 70th Reunion May 4 & 5, 2012
1943 Class Agent: Joe Gordon
Malcolm Coates writes “I hosted a family Thanksgiving dinner for 20 souls, including my great-granddaughter, born back in the spring of 2011. Our Tokyo group was unable to join us, although they were here this summer where we spent July in our Maine summer house. Our son is fluent in Japanese, and his Japanese wife is fluent in English. Both little boys will be bilingual. I have a total of nine grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. Other than that, I try to keep busy while still in reasonable health. I’m a founding trustee of Esperanza Academy in Lawrence, an immigrant city. Esperanza is a tuitionfree Episcopal independent middle school for needy girls. We raise our
Please take a moment to send us information for the next issue of Connections. We love to hear from you, and we are all interested in what you are doing with your life. Please send information (including photos) to Nancy Taylor, Hon., Alumni Secretary, at taylor@ episcopalacademy.org or Bruce Konopka, Director of Alumni, at bkonopka@episcopalacademy.org. To reach the Alumni Office, please call 484-424-1784.
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ClassNotes $1.3 million annually, from businesses, foundations, and most importantly, individual donors.”
1944 Class Agent: Doug Raymond
Ralph DeCoursey writes that life is good in semi-retirement. “My working days were spent in the employee benefits field, more recently on small employer pension plans. Our Congress has been so busy in that area that an employer with a plan needs a consultant to keep out of trouble with all the regulators. Marge and I have four children and six grandchildren in Lincoln, NH; San Mateo, CA; Harrisburg, PA; and Baltimore, MD. Younger son Peter is an internet political reporter who occasionally appears on the PCN television network. I play tennis two or three times a week, thanks to a new knee installed a couple of years ago. Nine
or 10 members of our Class of ’44 get together for lunch every other month about a mile from the Academy, which makes it easy to keep up with the latest classmate news.”
1945 Class Agent Needed
Ralph Brenner reports that “I have retired from the law firm, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker and Rhoads, a few years after my Chairmanship and have been enjoying a blessed life of travel and leisure between Marco Island, FL and Avalon, NJ, where we are residents and Charlestown, SC, where we are currently spending our winters near two sons who have homes there. Since I am not fishing anymore our family boat has been moved to SC. The fishing seems to be better and the season longer than the Jersey Shore. My wife of 58 years, Joan Ne Van Dusen, and I have four children and 10 grandchildren. Our youngest son,
Andrew, was in the first graduating class from the Devon Campus and then moved on to Merion, graduating in 1986. Our legacy grandchild, Andrew, is currently in the Fifth grade at the wonderful new campus in Newtown Square. His older sister, Lauren, age 13, is enrolled for the fall of 2012 entry into the Episcopal tradition. I have always treasured my years at Episcopal Academy and believe it provided a strong foundation for my career and life challenges.”
Harry Blynn is back in Vero Beach until July. He is involved in politics and his wife Sydney owns a lady’s boutique. He is so happy that he has three grandchildren thriving at EA: James ’14 and Sydney Gibson ’15 and Brooke Baxter ’17. John Hewson is a retired orthopedic surgeon but remains active by special appointment for disability evaluations and orthopedic surgery consultation.
Jim Thorington ’45, right, visited Jim Henson ’45, left, at his home in Beverly Farms, MA on July 8, 2011.
Joe Kopf ’55 caught a crocodile needlefish in Panama while on a cruise.
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Andrew Supplee ’57 with his son, Mark, and grandson, Lucas, at Three-Mile Island, Winnipesaukee, NH.
1946 Class Agent: Winkie Bennett Please send us your news and notes!
1947 Class Agent: Brooks Keffer Reunion Committee: Dick Henderson, Brooks Keffer, Dick Mecaskey, John Montgomery, Henderson Supplee, and Ken Tunnell
Save the date 65th Reunion May 4 & 5, 2012 In his new book Next Medicine, Wally Bortz argues that health care in the U.S. has become a “body shop” so focused on protecting the profitable status quo that it’s all but turned its back on protecting public health through disease prevention. His diagnosis of modern medicine isn’t pretty. “Also, my wife and I ran the SF marathon on July 31, 2011.”
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Dick Mecaskey sent an update on life since graduation. He writes “after graduating from Trinity College as a history major, spent three years in the Army Security Agency in Europe, married Cathryn Wendler, an Irwin’s girl, ended up in Cleveland in the steel business and had two great boys. One son still lives in Cleveland and has six fantastic children really gifted in the arts and music. Our other son lives in England in a lovely Saxon Village south of London. He has a terrific German wife and two young girls, two and five. He is Managing Director of a company called Health Partners International traveling all over the world in his work.”
lighthouse keeper on Burnt Island in Boothbay Harbor, ME. He reports: “During the summer, we do the only ‘Living History’ of a keeper and his family in the U.S. and possibly the world. This gives me the opportunity to interact with people from all over the world. Spring / Fall I do special presentations to school children, K-6. It’s a real fun treat for me to educate them about life as a keeper back then—no running water, electricity, or indoor plumbing as examples.”
Bayard Fox has retired from the CIA
Nick Clifford moved into a retirement
and is running Bitterroot Ranch, next to the Shoshone National Forest in Wyoming. For more information go to www.bitterrootranch.com
community called Eastview, in Middlebury, VT, “near which I’ve lived since moving up here in 1966 to teach at Middlebury. In July 2008, my wife Deborah died very suddenly of a very rare ailment, and I’ve been a bachelor
Class Agent: Dick Schneider
Howie Wright is still working as the
Rowley Watson ’59 with his daughter Linn, on her wedding day, Labor Day Weekend 2011.
Boston Regional, October 12, 2011 at the Legal Seafood Restaurant. Attending were George Emlen ’62, Don Pillsbury ’53, and Sue Pillsbury.
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ClassNotes ever since. She was, like me, a historian and a writer. Four daughters: one each in Vermont, Massachusetts, Philadelphia, and Tuscany. Six grandchildren, the eldest of whom, India Laughlin, graduated from Middlebury last spring; her younger brother is here at the college now, and another grandchild, Hester Tittmann, is a sophomore at Hampshire.”
1949 Class Agents: Jim Blatchford and Stan Miller
Dan Baugh’s book The Global Seven Years War, 1754-1763: Britain and France in a Great Power Contest was published in July by Pearson Longman. At the time of the book launch he was also presented with the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich’s Caird Medal. This is awarded to an individual who “has done conspicuously important work in the field of the
Museum’s interests.” His wife Carol, their three children and three of their nine grandchildren flew the Atlantic to be present.
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scattered around—Louisiana, New Jersey, Florida. We now have three great-grandchildren—their father, our grandson, has his own business in Ithaca, New York—he is a violin maker. We live on our 30 acres in northern Ohio on the Vermilion River—mostly woods except for the barns and pastures where my wife keeps her alpacas and llamas. I still play trumpet—first trumpet with the Ashland Community Concert Band. I’m also the treasurer for a conservative political action committee—makes it somewhat difficult for some of our liberal friends to love us as much as they might want. We have wandered a bit including New Zealand, Alaska, and most of the contiguous 48. Otherwise, retired from a career in Information Systems. Bev and I celebrated our
Class Agent: John Rettew
Richard Hiers most recent activities included attending the Yale-Harvard football game, which Harvard won, 48 to 7, “thereby demonstrating— assuming the validity of the hypothesis of an inverse relation between success of its football team and the academic quality of the university—Yale’s considerable superiority in the latter department. I realize that my great friend Spencer Ervin, Jr., might not entirely agree. While in New Haven, I joined with others representing the Yale Whiffenpoofs of 1954, in various singing celebrations and other festivities.
Class Agent Needed
Don Race writes “Our kids are
Rick Berlin ’63 is working on his 4th record in five years, this time with the Nickel & Dime Band. Rick is in the white suit.
Bill Richards ’63 was married to Daphne Bradshaw-Mack on August 6, 2011, with two of their horses from the Millbrook Hunt as an escort. Addison Marie Huffman, granddaughter of Tom Sorensen ’63.
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60th wedding anniversary this year. We are fortunate.”
Jim Wheatley recently had a great three weeks in Spain on the Coasta Bravo, north of Barcelona in a villa a friend owns just off the beach and the beautiful Med, free for whenever they want to use it.
1952 Class Agent: Craig TenBroeck Reunion Committee: Barc Beahm, Bob Gerhardt, Ray Green, John Haines, Bob Lee, Shelly Margolis, Jim Siegel, and Craig TenBroeck
Save the date 60th Reunion May 4 & 5, 2012 Lin Hollinshead and his wife, Ann, moved back to San Francisco, where they have lived for 25 years, in order to take a one-year interim position at the Episcopal Church of St. Mary the
Virgin. “We have two sons who live here, one of whom just had twins a month ago, and we also have lots of old friends, so it’s been a nostalgic trip. We expect to return to our home in Portland next summer. So life in ‘retirement’ is keeping me busy—this is my 10th job since retiring, and I’m still having fun.”
Bill Wheeler has been living in Yakima, WA for 35 years and loves it. “For the past twenty years I have been blessed to have Bette as part of my life. We each have four children from previous marriages and enjoy seeing them each summer at our cabin on Lake Chelan, WA. I retired 12 years ago from Dowty Aerospace (now GE Aviation) after 23 years as president and CEO. We design and manufacture hydraulic actuators, valves, and related equipment for the Commercial, General Aviation and Military aircraft. Bette and I like to ski and play golf and in general travel. Unfortunately, I have
seen very few classmates over the years but would enjoy hearing about them.”
1953 Class Agent: Pete Duncan Please send us your news and notes!
1954 Class Agent: Bill Sykes
Warren Scott still recruits for Princeton University Lacrosse and recruited Kurt Lunkenheimer ’95 a few years ago. He has spent the last year recuperating and learning to walk from both knees being replaced.
1955 Class Agent: David McMullin
Chris Shaw is continuing his research on the effect that learning how to play bridge has on standardized test scores of middle school students. He also has started a school bridge coach development program with Western
John Taylor ’66 has done a calendar of his sketches from his travels around the world. This sketch is in Ginkaku-ji (Silver Pavilion), Kyoto.
John Langdon ’64 has a show of Mixed Symmetries and Rorschach paintings currently hanging at the Speer Gallery at The Shipley School. The show is called “Extreme Opposites.”
Jon Butler ’67 in a recent Media Release when he signed a one-year agreement with ESPN’s Wide World of Sports at Disney World. From left to right rear; Jon, a rodent friend, Ken Potrock, Sr. Vice President of Disney World, and two Pop Warner scholar-athletes.
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ClassNotes Illinois University that gives teachers the opportunity to earn graduate credit for learning how to play, teach, and coach bridge.
Walter Buckley reports the following. “I am still working full-time and enjoying every minute. I have also taken on more work outside the office and find it very fulfilling and challenging. I currently serve as a trustee on: the Civil War Trust; the National Episcopal Church endowment fund: the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation; and chair the investment committee of the St. Luke’s Hospital here in Bethlehem. Finally, I have the great fun and pleasure of chasing seven grandchildren who range in age from 17 months to 20 years old. Perhaps best of all, my dear bride, Marjorie, who still puts up with me, is busier than I am with her work at the beloved North Carolina Outward Bound School and at UNC-Chapel Hill.”
Joe Kopf is retired but still works a few hours a week doing two things. He referees soccer games for the Hilton Head Recreation Center in the evening several nights a week. “It brings back memories of our soccer days at Episcopal.” Joe’s grandson, 12 and granddaughter, 7 play on soccer teams in CT, and they belong to a soccer club called Oakwood Soccer Club. He is still active in tennis and on two teams. It’s called super seniors, and you have to be at least 60 to be on the team. Joe also works a couple of nights a week at a retirement home as a night manager and reports that it is very rewarding to take care of people who can’t take care of themselves.
1956 Class Agent: Bill Rapp Even though he is retired, Roger Colley had eight radio appearances this past summer and in early
David Fenimore ’68 played the Ghost of Old Hamlet in the Nevada Repertory Theater’s world premiere of Hamlet in the original pronunciation.
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November, and one Manhattan cable TV appearance, on his novel subject of global warming. He is continuing efforts to expand his message and his “rational solution.”
Steve Powell has been retired for 12 years and is living in Sparta, NC, the cow pie, cabbage, and Christmas Tree center of the universe. Over the holiday, he worked in a “Choose and Cut Christmas Tree Lot” because he enjoys talking with the different people who come to buy a tree and he likes the exercise. He invites others to visit him in Sparta.
1957 Class Agents: John Clendenning, Howard Morgan, and Carl Deutsch Reunion Committee: John Clendenning, Joe Colen, Jay Crawford, Carol Deutsch, Charlie Grigg, Joe Little, Sandy McCurdy, Howard Morgan, Ray Munder, Peter
The third annual mini-reunion for the class of ’68 at Guanella Pass (el. 11,669 ft) Colorado; L to R: Bob Mayock, Mark Hofmaier, David Fenimore, Spike Buckley, Jay Branegan, Amy Horne, Drew Schmidt, Rick Crecraft, Alden Kent, and Tom McKoy.
Pakradooni, Jay Stetzer, Ross Watson, and Geoff Worden
Save the date 55th Reunion May 4 & 5, 2012 Ray Munder welcomed his 11th grandchild on May 10th, Ryan Joseph. He now has nine boys and two girls. Wife Jill’s daughter, Jennifer, ran in her first Philadelphia Marathon at age 42. He and Jill are planning a cruise to the Baltic Countries in 2012.
Andy Supplee reports “I just completed eight years of producing a professional Shakespeare theatre, which I hadn’t ever imagined doing anytime earlier in my life’s journey. It came along when I was getting antsy, and it completely hijacked my life. Up in Lebanon, NH we had young actors, many were Equity actors, return year after year for six weeks of rehearsals and performances, and
Andy Dayton ’68 and his wife, Elahe, just published a novel The House That War Minister Built an epic saga about Iran (Elahe is Iranian).
it was great fun arranging for their stay and amusement. Most actors came from NYC, Boston, and one from Philadelphia—Bernard Bygott. I masochistically enjoyed the challenge of nurturing audience and donor interest in the Upper Valley (Lebanon, Hanover, Norwich, etc.) in the new theatre. Now it’s back to my old life, but with renewed spirit. I continue as treasurer of the World Affairs Council of NH. I will now make more progress on my maple sugar tree farm, gardening, property maintenance, and Missouri River history, writing at night. I’ve written over 1,000 pages, which keeps me out of trouble and provides another thing to do in the NH woods. Then there’s the bookbinding and restoring of old books. Hopefully Anthony Ridgway looks down kindly upon my theatre work and book restoring. Getting to know the Maine coast is a special hobby—enjoying the salt air
Sam Kier ’71 has been blessed with his first granddaughter Natalie Shao, daughter of Sam’s daughter Alison and her husband Chen. They live in Owings Mills, MD.
and whatever activities draw a lot of noise from the seagulls. I also enjoy the beach at Bald Peak and the view across to Camp Tecumseh.”
1958 Class Agent: Bob Bishop
Heatley Sebring visited Jim McDowell, 281 Mill Cove Road, Brevard, NC 28712, who would love to hear from former classmates. They had an animated conversation about EA and times past. Heatley also had lunch with Howard Chadwick on Nantucket in August, for the third summer in a row. His sons, Harrison Sebring ’94 and Marshall Sebring ’97, both live and work in NYC and attend EA functions.
1959 Class Agent: Lowrey Heaver
Terry Davis retired from pediatric cardiac surgery in 2004 after being Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, OH
Jeff Morrison ’71 and his wife Meg are enjoying the “best thing” in their lives, their first grandchild born on April 10, 2011—their daughter Kerri’s son, Danny Deering.
Peter Lind ’71 is moving with his wife, Mary, to Bedford, England for nine months to work on a new way of eating Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.
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ClassNotes since 1991. He writes “I am now the Associate Chief Medical Officer and Co-Medical Director for Patient Safety at the hospital. Barb and I have two sons, both living here in Columbus, OH, who each have two kids, ages seven and nine, which keep us both hopping. My outside interests include aviation (instrument rated private pilot), music (I play washtub bass in a bluegrass band called “Grassinine” which plays local venues), and writing fiction (four short stories published).” The Class of ’59 honored Meg Hollinger, Hon. at the Biennial Alumni Awards Dinner by presenting her with a drawing commissioned by Lowrey Heaver for the program book.
Hilton Smith reports “In late October, I was able to spend the night with David and Sue Riggs at their home on the Stanford Campus. It was a great follow-up to our 50th at EA in May 2009. David has retired but is still
keeping his hand in at Stanford and with a number of community activities. We shared some thoughts about Ridgway, Balsley, and Latham, all three of which had an impact on our lives after EA. We both grew up in Cincinnati before coming to Philadelphia and EA—me in the 4th grade and David in 8th grade and our parents knew each other pre-Philadelphia. That put an additional spin on our memories. We also shared our thoughts of Stanford where I worked in the administration and left, just before David arrived on the faculty. I am still reporting daily to guide my Waterways Cruises back to profitability and enjoying it. I don’t have to worry about keeping my mind in shape. No retirement in the future, but I am in control of the pace so all is well. Kids —Dan, Stuart, and Will—are no longer kids with Dan having just turned 40. I have a few more days of youth left at 70. Only Stidham has more time left!
Grandchildren—Vlad, Sophia, Samuel —keep us energized, providing the full grandparent experience from toddler to teenager.”
1960 Class Agent: Maurice Heckscher In June, Peter Timms “informed the Board of Directors at the Fitchburg Art Museum that I would retire, not this December, but next (like many classmates, I’m coming upon a significant birthday) and they should begin making plans.” We’ve accomplished a lot in 39 years (if you don’t know the Fitchburg Art Museum, and are in New England, you should visit—Google it) but I wanted to leave while I felt I could still do something else. And this is the News: About a year ago, turning to EA classmate, Al Chagan, for advice, I started a non-profit: Careers That Count. Its mission: to infuse the spirit, character,
Some members of the class of ’75 and other EA alumni at a Christmas gathering. George Bell ’75 with his wife Carrie and their three boys; L to R: George, Henry, and Jimmy.
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and talents of transitioning military personnel into the non-profit sector: Education, Land and Environment, Health and Human Services, Disaster Relief and Assistance, Youth, Sport and Recreation, and Arts, Culture and the Humanities. Having served in the military and on a variety of non-profit boards, I’m convinced that non-profits, and the country, will benefit from the energies of former military personnel. The 501c3 application was approved by the IRS in September. I will be the paid Director; Al, who knows more than I about non-profits having started Impact Thrift Stores, is the volunteer President of the five-member board. We are raising money to develop a searchable database and a Web site and, if all goes well, in 2012 will begin making on-site presentations to transitioning military personnel about the scope and opportunities nonprofits offer.
Maurice Heckscher has once again, taken over as Class Agent and is looking forward to it! “Now have SIX grandchildren and two of my kids aren’t even married yet! Not playing as much squash but looking forward to playing golf at AUGUSTA next year!”
George David and four others were pulled from the Celtic Sea in mid-August after the 100 foot, recordbreaking yacht Rambler 100 lost its keel and capsized during the Fastnet Race. Everyone was okay and the yacht was leading the monohull fleet when the keel broke off. Rambler 100 set the record for fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean during a yacht race, covering 2,975 nautical miles in six days, 22 hours, 8 minutes, 2 seconds.
Jeff Dease has been retired since 1998, and his wife retired in August of last year. Jeff retired as Director of Internal Audit for the International Division of Enron Corp.
1961 Class Agent: Cappy Markle
George Lilley writes the following “Travels—Last January traveled with six college students from Davis and Elkins College to visit the Presbyterian Church of East Africa’s Presbytery in Nyeri, Kenya. Stayed with host families, toured the area and met so many devoted Christians. This fall my wife and I toured Peru including Lima, Iquitos, a week in the Amazon Rain Forest, Cusco, the Sacred Valley, and Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu is as spectacular as the pictures. The remains of Aztec civilization are beautiful and the creativity of the Aztec mind, mindboggling. A trip for anybody’s Bucket List. This past year I have served the Presbytery of West Virginia as its Moderator. Next year, I chair the Council. The Presbytery is in a period of transition as the Executive Presbyter retired.
Peter Halpert ’76 and classmates; L to R: Andy Hartzell, Rod Wolfson, Peter Halpert, Tom Hilberts, and Steve Chawaga had an impromptu class reunion at the opening reception for Peters’s exhibit NEVER MEANT TO LAST, an exhibition of students’ cell phone photography that was in the art gallery at EA.
Members of the Class of ’80 had a Memorial Service on November 10, 2011 for fellow classmates, Jay Hilberts and Philip Trimble, who passed away recently.
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ClassNotes We have just completed a Mission Study that will lead us into new directions for 2012. Thus, year 2012 will be a busy one for me. Finally, I am moderating at a pivotal time when the Presbyterian Church (USA) has modified its ordination standards that previously prohibited the ordination of men or women who were not married or celibate, if single. Thus anyone who was GLBT, regardless of qualifications or talents, could not be a Teaching Elder (minister of the word and sacrament) or Ruling Elder (local church leadership). The adopted change removes the prohibition and requires that, when deciding on church leadership, the education, skills, gifts, and talents of the person are factors to be considered.”
Peter Goldschmidt ’81 married Heidrun Wachenfeld in Berlin, Germany on May 27, 2011. Attempting to propose a toast in German the next day at a reception on board was best man (Trauzeuge) Ted Coxe ’81.
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Alumni Weekend 50th Reunion Committee to date:
Class Agents: Drew Jackson and Norm Cocke
Dick Bensing, Brian Burke, Ken Caro, Rick Duffield, Laird Evans, Jim Fulton, John Galson, Tom Gouge, Wick Havens, John Hodge, Jeff Kennedy, Tom Martin, Bill Radcliffe, Richard Shaw, Bob Stavers, Peter Truitt, and Ed Vick.
Bill Richards was married to Daphne
Save the date 50th Reunion May 4 & 5, 2012
Paul Stetzer continues his second
Bob Stavers and his wife, Judy, “are happily enjoying life on our island in the beautiful Northwest. I am reasonably successful in my second career as a photographer, but fortunate that I don’t have to make a living with it, having retired from PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2001. My Web site address is http:// www.letsimagine.com/documents/ Golden_Eagle_Festival_2011.pdf.”
Bradshaw-Mack on August 6, 2011, at St. Peter’s Church in Millbrook NY, where they have a home. Still at UBS Investment Bank in NY and living at: 38 East 37 Street, Penthouse of Union League Club. career as a professional photographer in New York City and is active in the International Coalition for Arts, Human Rights & Social Justice. His photographs (many of them documenting the Occupy Wall Street movement) can be viewed at http:// artsrightsjustice.net/profile/PaulStetzer and http://paulstetzer.smugmug.com. Paul enjoys spending time with his two grandchildren, Benjamin and Sarah.
Frank Langfitt’s ’82 wife Julie, and children, Christopher and Katie, on Shanghai’s Bund during a visit in 2008.
Andy Howe ’82 recently caught up with classmate Clayton French at a Flyers Game.
1964 Class Agent: Tom Zug
Tom Zug is looking for a classmate or two to help with Class Agent duties. Contact Stephanie Ottone to volunteer or with questions: sottone@episcopalacademy.org or 484-424-1782. SU’s Bruce Smith named a 2011 National Book Award finalist. An English professor in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, Bruce has been named a finalist for the 2011 National Book Award (NBA) in Poetry. Bruce, who also teaches in The College’s creative writing program, was named for the prestigious award for his book Devotions (The University of Chicago Press, 2011). He has been touring in support of Devotions since its publication in February 2011. Smith is the author of five other volumes of
poetry, including The Other Lover (The University of Chicago Press, 2000), which was a finalist for both the NBA and Pulitzer Prize. “I am extremely pleased that Bruce Smith’s work was nominated for the National Book Award in Poetry,” says Arts and Sciences Dean George M. Langford. “As a poet, teacher, and scholar, Bruce is an undisputed star of The College. His work is a major source of inspiration to our students, and has helped put us on the literary map.”
Lew Staples writes that he and his wife of five years, Irina, have just taken an apartment in Baltimore, where Irina has recently begun a job as a hospitalist with Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group. They still maintain their house in North Beach, MD, about 50 miles south of Baltimore. John Langdon has a show of his
Speer Gallery at The Shipley School. The show is called “Extreme Opposites.”
1965 Class Agent: Loyd Pakradooni
Loyd is looking for a classmate or two to help with Class Agent duties. Contact Stephanie Ottone to volunteer or with questions: sottone@episcopalacademy. org or 484-424-1782.
Bruce and Lainie Brown’s son, Carter, has matriculated at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, NY, has made the varsity rowing team as a freshman (both 8’s and 4’s) and anticipates majoring in Environmental Sciences.
1966 Class Agents: Steve Dittmann and Richard Smith
Jeff Kuch reports “Libby and I live in Granite Falls, NC in a green home built
Mixed symmetries and Rorschach paintings currently hanging at the
Dolph Tokarczyk ’84 and his wife Eva have three children now. Elsa, 2 years old, Viggo Michael who was born on October 5, 2011, and Sofia, age 5.
James Harper ’83 is lecturing in the Villa Grazioli at Franscati, Rome.
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ClassNotes of recycled materials, warmed by solar radiant heat and wood. We grow our own food and have a greenhouse that keeps us busy all winter. Our daughter, Abigail, graduated from Wake Forest where I am on the Medical School faculty, married her high school sweetheart, and lives nearby in Charlotte where she works for grocer Harris Teeter. Our son, Tyson, lives in Orlando, teaches counseling psychology at UCF, and is an ER nurse at Florida Hospital. He is also an entertainer at Universal Studio, and you may have met him when he was a guide on the “Jaws” boat. Miss seeing Steve Dittmann at spring training.”
Ed Morris has been elected a Fellow of the Society for the History of Psychology (Division 26 of the American Psychological Association) and an Executive Committee member of Cheiron, the International Society for the History of the Behavioral and Social Sciences. He’s history, now.
John Platt writes that his daughter, Sarah, gave birth to a baby girl in September, making Sheila and he “two-time members of the Goofy Grandparents Club.”
Peter Steere was recently appointed Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Tohono O’odham Indian Nation that he works for in AZ. He is being kept busy with doing much environmental work along the Mexican Border, and he has five grandkids, ages 2 to 10. His children are spread out from Groton to New York to LA, and two of them are teachers. A dozen sketches by New Hampshire artist John S. Taylor are being used to illustrate a small desk calendar that is now being published. All proceeds from the sale of these calendars are being donated to two non-profit organizations doing remarkable work in local communities struggling to recover from the devastating earthquake and
tsunami that struck the Tohoku region of Japan in March. These sketches have been excerpted from several travel sketchbook / journals that John created while traveling throughout Japan. More information can be found on the projects’s Web site: Japan Recovery Calendar, http://www. japanrecoverycalendar.org.
1967 Class Agent Needed Reunion Committee: Jon Butler, Craig Laird, Alan McIlvain, Lee Strickler, and John van Roden
Save the date 45th Reunion May 4 & 5, 2012 Bert Whetstone and his wife, Debby, write “Camp Excell, fourth edition in Morocco, went extremely well. The 18 students, divided into three teams of
Annie Hanaway ’84 with husband Peter at their son Will’s fourth birthday party. L to R: Hobart Rowland ’84, Chip Farnham ’84, and Bill Conlan ’84 got together in October 2011 for the Farnhams’ annual fall party at their home in Chester Springs, PA.
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six, learned all the curricula we hoped they would internalize …and evaluated our camp with 98% superlative ratings for all aspects of the program, including community service, music, sports, language, and leadership components.” Since retiring from Standard & Poor’s in 2006, Paul Blocklyn has taught at Kean University in Union, NJ, where he is an Adjunct Professor of English. He teaches a course in Business and Professional Writing and has published articles on a wide range of business topics. He is currently working on a series of articles designed to help graduating college seniors with the job hunting process. He has given presentations on resume writing at a number of colleges and universities including Manhattanville College, Mercy College, and Western Connecticut State University. His email address at Kean is: pblockly@ kean.edu.
From Doug Harms “Enjoying my very busy and rewarding second career as a Technical Training Engineer for Intel Corp in Oregon. I have been here since the early Pentium days. I currently work with manufacturing partners in the USA, China, Malaysia, Costa Rica, Ireland, and Israel. I also work with capital equipment suppliers from the USA, Japan, England, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland. This, after a 22-year stint in the Navy! My first wife, Betsy, passed away in 2004, and I am remarried to the former Charlotte Bramer Tierney. Between us we have five children—Stephen, Angela, Michelle, Stephanie, and Laurie—and 10 grandchildren—Melany, Matthew (H), Brayden, Jolieana, Curtis, Abby, Cole, Regan, Evelyn, and Matthew (M)! Looking forward to a second retirement and a return back east from Oregon in 2017 for our 50th!”
1968 Class Agent: Robert Mayock
Spike Buckley has recently been elected to two Boards of Directors, The Colorado Veterinary Medical Foundation and Pharmajet, Inc. The former is a great organization, which treats pets of people who can’t afford full veterinary bills, at Harrison Memorial Hospital. Pharmajet makes the most sophisticated needle-free injector in the market and aspires to be the gold standard worldwide for needle-free injectors. The company has been up and running for six years and in that time has forged deep collaborations with The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the CDC, the WHO, UNICEF, to name a few, in the global push to replace the standard needle and syringe with needle-free injectors.
Alexander and Benjamin Richter, born on May 7, 2011, to Jonathan Richter ’84 and his wife, Elise.
Louise (Zimmerman) Hoehl ’87 and Karl Hoehl have two children, Katie born April 7, 2010, and Karl born on April 8, 2008.
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ClassNotes Mark Hofmaier reports “I’m galvanizing my coaching prospects and have resuscitated my acting career! Daughter, Tess, is going to school F/T, working three nights/week as a hostess, and modeling. My son is in his senior year at Adelphi, wishing he could live off-campus; since he has a girlfriend in NYC. We see him more now than his previous three years in college. My wife is using her MFA and directing plays in NYC. All is well.”
Rob Curry graduated from the University of AZ in 1972 with a degree in English Literature. He worked in Food and Beverage as a chef, after completing a Culinary degree, until 1981, then his wife and he had a computer business from 1982-1994. From 1995 until now he has worked for Pearson School Systems as a trainer/ consultant, traveling over 100 days a year to train school districts on our software products. He is married for 35
Wyatt Marston Buzan, born on 1/20/2011, in his EA sweater on Thanksgiving Day 2011. Proud parents are Karen Marston ’86 and Greg Buzan ’86.
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years to his wife Debby and has three sons and three grandkids, Max, Owen and Lily.
Rick Crecraft is celebrating over
tour which included Berkeley, San Francisco, San Jose, and Los Angeles. So far we haven’t landed a Philadelphia venue, but when we do we’ll certainly let everyone know.”
40 years with Crecraft for Treecraft. “Whatever tree and shrub questions you have, I can answer them! Check out my son’s website: www. orionfreeman.com for original song samples and local gigs. Word on the street is this unique guy’s going places!”
Scott Loder and his wife welcomed their first granddaughter to the family, followed in September by their first grandson. In April, at the tender age of 60 years 7 months, he rode in his first bike race, a 64-mile suffer-fest in upstate New York.
Andy Dayton and his wife, Elahe,
Taylor Fernley reports “Fernley &
have just published a novel, The House That War Minister Built, an epic saga about Iran (my wife is Iranian). The prestigious Kirkus Reviews has described it as “a gorgeous, decadesspanning family drama,” a “deliciously complex patchwork quilt” with prose that is “lush” and “surprisingly dexterous.” He writes “we’ve recently returned from a California book
Fernley is in the midst of celebrating our 125th Anniversary and all our many successes of being the first Association Management company in the country (est. 1886), featuring a party at my house in December. All employees / associates and their significant others were invited and with over 60 individuals in attendance, a wonderful time was had by all. I also serve as Chair of the Mid-Atlantic
Chad Croasdale’s ’87 three kids Charlie, 12, Anna, 9, and Ben, 8, still cheer for the Eagles/Phillies and take every chance they can to mix it up with the Cowboys fans. Here they are on a tour of Cowboys Stadium attempting to hide Tony Romo’s equipment.
Adam and Alla Pasternak’s ’89 three children on the first day of school. L to R: Zoe ’18, Max ’20, and Shelby ’25.
Employers’ Association (MEA) and on the Board of the National Liberty Museum and work closely with their Development Committee.”
David Fenimore played the Ghost of Old Hamlet in the Nevada Repertory Theater’s world premiere of Hamlet in the original pronunciation (“OP”). The lead role was played by London actor Ben Crystal, son of British linguist David Crystal (Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language) who has reconstructed the Early Modern English most probably spoken by Shakespeare and his company 400 years ago. The show sold out 12 of its 18 performances. Fenimore is happy to have his life back.
Robert Mayock reports “Randomly self-selected members of the Class of 1968 convened early last August in Denver for the third annual Colorado 14er climb, this one of Mt. Bierstadt,
at 14,060 feet. Led by Fenimore’s long-suffering wife, Field Marshall Amy Horne (George School, Class of 1971), we spent the night acclimating in the scenic old mining community of Georgetown (el. 8500), left Guanella Pass trailhead shortly after dawn, summited, celebrated, and were back at the parking lot in time to rejoin wives and domestic partners for the drive back to Denver and a gargantuan brewpub dinner. Other planned and spontaneous reunion activities that week included riding Amtrak across the Rockies; watching the Phillies barely beat the Rockies at Coors Field; exploring beautiful downtown Denver on foot and by bicycle; visiting with McKoy’s son Tommy, his wife Lindsey, and their brand-new daughter Vivienne; and challenging LoDo dining establishments to efficiently serve our boisterous and demanding party of 14 at the drop of a hat. Next summer’s location is yet to be announced, but we
urge our other classmates to clear their calendars and start breaking in those hiking boots now.”
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Jeff Burdick has lived near Charleston, SC for over 30 years, works at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), and now has three children and three grandkids: Erin, age 5, Mason, age 4, and Nicholas, age 3. John Voorhees reports that he is splitting his time between his homes in Boulder, CO and Washington, DC, working as a partner in the law firm Patton Boggs LLP on energy and environmental issues. He and his wife, Kim, celebrated their 30th anniversary this year. They have two sons, John Jr., who is in his first year at Stanford Graduate School of Business (Brown University ’09) and Coerte, a senior at Georgetown University.
A class of ’90 mini-EA get together at Chris Bozzi’s new home in Wayne, PA. L to R: Debra (Serano) Ridder, Christopher Bozzi, Penny Kulp, Kristen (Strid) Dische, Kristen McIlhenney, Kara Dougherty, and Brett Miller. Andrew and Tiziana (Auteri) Simpson ’90 are happy to report the birth of Talia Grace Simpson on June 18, 2011. Almost 5-year-old son Alexander is so happy to be a big brother.
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ClassNotes 1970 Class Agents: John Dautrich and Ron Rothrock Please send us your news and notes!
1971 Class Agent: Jim Amsterdam
Peter Lind and his wife, Mary, are going to Bedford, England for nine months to work on a new way of eating Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. This will be introduced in both Europe and the U.S. in 2013. With Paris only three hours away by train and cheap flights to the rest of Europe, he looks forward to making some quick trips to the continent, all for research, of course.
Sam Kier reports “I retired from IBM in 2007, and I am currently still the Chief Accountant at Ricoh Production Printing Solutions in Boulder, CO. Our home is in Bastrop, TX. Our home was touched by the massive forest fires
Clemmer and Avicolli cousins on summer vacation at Lake Tahoe 2011. Sydney Clemmer ’23, Dante Avicolli (son of Jason Avicolli ’90), Paige Clemmer ’25, and Gaetan Avicolli (son of Jason Avicolli).
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over Labor Day in Central Texas. Over 1,600 homes were destroyed. We were very fortunate to only have some fire damage and are very thankful to the first responders for saving our home. Our youngest son, Nicholas, is an accomplished actor and graduates in December 2011 with a BA degree in Theatre at Texas State. His older brother, Chris, works at T. Rowe Price as an Accounting Manager. Chris also lives with his wife, Alison, in Owings Mills MD.”
Ted Leisenring’s company, Marcellus Power Solutions (www. marcelluspowersolutions.com) has been working for more than 20 years developing co-generation power plants throughout the United States. Using proven technology and systems already in place, they have “solved the problem” of what to do with waste water generated in the drilling process, an issue that has threatened to slow down or stop the development of Marcellus gas wells.
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Zoe Lewicki, daughter of Stephen Lewicki, is living in Nepal with her husband, Trilok Acharya, a native of Kathmandu. Zoe and Trilok met at Swarthmore College and married in summer of 2011, shortly after her graduation. She is teaching 5th grade Social Studies and Language Arts at a private school in Kathmandu. Trilok, who worked at SIG in Bala Cynwyd for two years, is pursuing a career in computer science and
Class Agents and Reunion Committee: Payne Kilbourn, Ted Leisenring, Betsy Marshall, Tom Mascioli, John Senior, and Bill Suplee
Save the date 40th Reunion May 4 & 5, 2012
Lori (Hood) Sanders ’90 with her daughter, Summer, born on December 16, 2010. Grace Juliette McFee, daughter of Christine (Forgione) McFee ’90 and Kirk McFee, born on November 4, 2011, weighting 3lbs 12oz, and doing well at home.
programming and is now working as a Senior Software Engineer at a US company based in Nepal. The two expect to move back to the US in a year or so. Zoe is writing a blog about their lives; you can follow her at http:// nepalijiwan.wordpress.com/. Zoe’s older brother, Sasha, is a second-year medical school student at Boston University, and her younger brother, Dimitri, is applying to colleges with a keen interest in engineering and entrepreneurship.
1973 Class Agents: Rex Gary and Jerry Holleran
Bill Clark reports that his daughter, Julia, has passed the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Bar, and that son, Miles, has passed the New York Bar.
1974 Class Agent Needed Please send us your news and notes!
1975 Class Agent: Jim Cooke
George Bell writes “I’m currently CEO of Jumptap www.jumptap. com, a leading mobile ad network in Cambridge, MA. About a year ago I went on leave from my role as a Managing Director at General Catalyst, a venture capital firm, to run Jumptap, which is one of our investments, as I missed the environment of a fastgrowth company. So before you curse the ads that appear on your mobile phone or iPad, just remember that you are doing a favor for a ’75er by clicking on them. This autumn has been milestone heavy: our oldest of three sons, George, went off to college, a lacrosse recruit to University of the South (Sewanee, TN); my other two sons reached new teenage lows in pulling off stunts that they thought were brand new, but were in fact weak
At the “EA at the Phillies” event at Citizens Bank Park on May 16, Janice (Franks) Biddle ’90 won two Phillies tickets for the best question asked of John Nickolas, current EA parent and CFO of the Phillies, during the question and answer time.
replicas of the shenanigans we were doing at EA; my stunning wife, Carrie, and I celebrated our 20th anniversary; my mom, 80, passed away. I found myself back in Bryn Mawr a lot during her final weeks and saw a number of EA alumi at her funeral in October— it was a lousy reason for a reunion, but I was pleased to catch up with all of you. For the first time in three generations, I have no family reasons to return to the Philly area, no elders to visit there any longer. Strange, really, as eight Bells passed through EA, starting with my grandfather John Bell, EA ’10, and yet I still consider that many of the enduring friendships I struck at EA are rooted in Philly, not to mention the childhood scaffolding that is the foundation of my life. Now, our life sways seasonally between Boston and Maine in the summers, in a pleasant pattern. Secretly I find myself eyeing Florida over one shoulder, my bones liking the warmth. Though I’m
Jenn Tierney ’91 led a group of 14 EA seniors on a trip to Costa Rica for two weeks during the summer of 2011.
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ClassNotes starting to see the value in stillness, nothing has slowed down. The boys, my wife, the sports I still love to play, the charities I endeavor to help—they all bring me an unexpected measure of satisfaction, probably most of all because they remind me to be thankful for my luck. I hope you will look me up if you find yourself in any of the areas that I haunt.”
1976 Class Agent Needed
Rod Wolfson reports “A couple of years ago, I opened my own architectural practice so I could be more hands-on with my clients’ designs. I specialize in working with non-profit institutions for whom I help connect their mission to their architecture. This week my renovations opened for the St. James School,
a start-up middle school for underserved children in Philadelphia’s Allegheny West neighborhood. EA Head Ham Clark has been a valued member of their advisory board for several years. In addition, changing the scale of my practice has allowed me to bring my expertise in existing buildings to residential clients, and I am now involved in a number of remodeling projects.”
1977 Class Agent Needed Reunion Committee: Steve Cloetingh, Gordon Cooney, Andy Kronfeld, and Ed Spofford
Save the date 35th Reunion May 4 & 5, 2012 Madison Riley is Managing Director for Kurt Salmon North America, a
consultancy serving the retail and consumer product industries. His oldest child, Madison, is graduating from Cornell, his second, Gray, is a freshman at MIT, and his youngest, Sarah, is a junior at Nobles and Greenough.
Lee Cox spent much of the 2011 summer working with the Department of the Navy’s, Naval History and Heritage Command, the Maryland State Highway Administration, and the Maryland Historical Trust, excavating the USS Scorpion, a War of 1812 Shipwreck, in the Patuxent River, Prince George’s County, MD. USS Scorpion was Commodore Joshua Barney’s flagship for the Patuxent River fleet. Valuable construction related details of the wreck were gathered during excavations at the bow and stern of the wreck site in 2011. Future plans involve constructing
Ashley Lunkenheimer ’92 and Starla Crandall welcomed the birth of Tate Crandall Lunkenheimer on October 12, 2011, weighing in at 10lbs. Big sisters, Kaia and Devon are so happy to have him in their lives.
Liz Hart ’91 loves going horseback riding over the CA hillsides when she has time between work and the kids.
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a cofferdam around the site to permit the full excavation of the shipwreck in 2013, to coincide with the bicentennial celebration of the naval battle in 1813 that sunk the ship.
son is an 8th grader at the Haverford School. Shawn ran a Christmas baseball camp during the holidays with EA’s present varsity baseball coach Aaron Barras.
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Class Agent: Jim Borum Please send us your news and notes!
Class Agent: David Reape Please send us your news and notes!
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Class Agents: Ned Lee and Chris Young
Class Agent: Ben Thompson Please send us your news and notes!
Shawn Pender is still working as
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the major league advance scout for the Cincinnati Reds as part of Dusty Baker’s staff. He lives in Haverford, PA, during the offseason with his family. His oldest daughter is a neonatal intensive care nurse at CHOP, and his oldest son played professional American football in Germany after graduating from Amherst College last year. His youngest daughter is a junior at Haverford HS and his youngest
Tanya Weisheit ’93 was married to Andy Mera on August 6, 2011 in Larkspur, CA.
Class Agents: Jim Farrell and Brooke McMullin Reunion Committee: Bill Bagnell, Jim Farrell, Kurt Haab, Steve Jannetta, Brooke McMullin, Carter Murdoch, and Scott Toomey
Save the date 30th Reunion May 4 & 5, 2012
Michael Frank reports “Life as a City Manager, Novato, CA, continues to be both challenging and rewarding. After spending over 20 years in San Francisco, it has been an adjustment moving to the “country” although being 30 minutes to the coast, wine country, and the City has its advantages. I am pretty lucky to be living the good life with my husband, daughter, age 10, and two dogs. Looking forward to reunion!” Andy Howe attended a week-long family reunion in Cape Cod this summer and spent time with his brothers William “Prent” ’76 and Warner “Tom” ’79 and their families. He also played in the Ledgerock Golf Summer Member Guest with classmate and member Tom Henefer.
Frank Langfitt reports “After a year in East Africa, I’m moving with my family to Shanghai to work for NPR
Daria (Natan) Pahlavan ’95 and her husband Robert had their first baby, Daria Leora “Kata” Pahlavan on September 6, 2011. Todd Saylor ’94 holding a coconut starfish in Cancun where he owns a bar and manages a real estate office.
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ClassNotes covering China’s economy, Japan, and whatever else comes up. This is a home-coming of sorts. My wife, Julie, and I lived in Beijing in the 1990s and have kept up with many Chinese and Western friends we made there. We’ll be living in a high-rise in Shanghai’s financial district—a huge change from the leafy suburbs of Nairobi. Katie, 10, and Christopher, 7, will study in an international school, and Julie hopes to return to practicing veterinary medicine as she did in Beijing.”
1983 Class Agent: Jamie Hole
Jamie Harper writes “I’ve had another lively year, and wonder which details to extract and pass along to you. My latest book is The Turk & Islam in the Western Eye 1450-1750): Visual Imagery before Orientalism. (London & Burlington VT: Ashgate Press, 2011). My wife, Roxi, and I spent the summer
in Rome directing the University of Oregon’s Rome Program. She ran the architecture track, and I ran the Art History track. The theme of the 8-week session was the villa. Our kids, fiveyear-old Ellie and three-year-old J.E.B., are now pseudo-bilingual, if knowing your gelato flavors counts. Betsy Smith stopped by to visit us in Rome. We also ran into Peter Angelides, whose wife’s family lives in Rome and was passing through the city on his way back from Greece and came over for drinks and dinner one night. My wife was mightily impressed by Peter’s ability to remember and repeat (and repeat) old jokes that date back 30 years or more! J.E.B. (James Emery Bennett Harper) was named after a sequence of James Harpers that include my grandfather James Bailey Harper, EA ’16, and goes by his initials Jeb.”
1984 Class Agents: Bill Keffer and Karl Mayro
Amanda Lamb’s latest true crime book, Love Lies, (Penguin Putnam) came out in December 2011. It is her fifth book. She is also working on another book, number six; in a totally different genre, I Love You to God and Back (Thomas Nelson). This is a collection of her daughter’s prayers that she spent a year recording and writing about. This journey of faith and parenting will be published in April 2012. She is also working on a companion children’s book of the same title due out later in 2012. Amanda continues to be a crime reporter for a CBS affiliate. For more information you can go to www. alambauthor.com. Dolph Tokarczyk and his wife, Eva, had their third child, Viggio Michael, on October 5, 2011.
Hazel (Imbesi) Bentinck ’95 and her husband, Caspar, have four children, Christian, age 6, Francesca, age 5, Liam, age 3, and Henry Patrick who was born on July 29, 2011.
Katie Kurz ’95 with Larisa Warhol ’95 traveling to South America and the Machu Picchu. Words and photos don’t do justice to these remarkable places. A trip of a lifetime.
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Chris Flynn and his wife, Katie, had their second child, John “Ronan” on December 5, 2011.
Andy Baxter reports “I have been
naturopathic medicine, counseling, and CranioSacral therapy. She and her husband, Peter, just celebrated their son Will’s 4th birthday.
with the Henrico County Division of Fire in the suburban Richmond, VA area for the last 17 years. I am currently assigned as the Captain of Fire Station 9, which houses an Engine Company and Paramedic Ambulance. My wife, Barb, is a Flight Nurse with the University of Virginia’s life flight helicopter, Pegasus. Our 14-yearold daughter, Kate, is a freshman at Monticello High School, and our 13-year-old son, Peter, is a seventh grade student at the Virginia Institute of Autism. We live in the foothills of the Blue Ridge in beautiful Charlottesville, VA.”
Alexander and Benjamin Richter were born to Jonathan Richter and Elise Richter on May 7, 2011, each weighing about five pounds! Now, at six months of age, they are nearly seventeen pounds apiece! And they loved their first visit to Philadelphia earlier this month on 11/11/11 to celebrate the 11th anniversary of Jamie Richter ’86 and Kim (Zinman) Richter ’88!
Annie Hanaway is living in Portland, OR. She has a small medical practice offering primary care
Michael Tierney was recently
1985 Class Agent: John Susanin
Andrew Raymer married Sonja Lee Grunden on April 16, 2011. The couple resides in Los Angeles. appointed to the Board of Trustees at Neumann University where he will serve on the Strategic Institutional
Planning and Trustee committees of the Board of Trustees.
Bill Stelwagon is currently a Senior Counsel in the corporate department of Fulbright & Jaworski LLP. His wife, Jennifer, is a psychiatrist in private practice specializing in addiction and is a faculty member at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical College. They have a three-year-old son, Cooper, and a nine-month-old son, Jack.
1986 Class Agent: Karen Marston
Chris Roe reports “I’m still running my motion graphics studio (working on Wipeout and The Bachelor now). But the latest exciting project is I’m developing on a new fitness startup called Abs to Zen, and it involves some EA peeps. For starters, my cofounder is brother Rich ’85 (“celebrity”
David Grossman ’95 with daughter, Eliza, born on March 1, 2011. She loves wearing her EA sweater—“E” for Episcopal and Eliza, too! Jonathan Hobart Hollinger ’95 was married to Victoria Wesner, on August 13, 2011 in Bar Harbor, ME. L to R: Beth Hollinger, Jake Hollinger ’93, Victoria Wesner, Jobey Hollinger ’95, Meg Hollinger, Hon., Chip Hollinger, Hon., and Josh Hollinger ’00.
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ClassNotes personal trainer, former health club owner). Bob Mascioli has been giving me some great legal and business advice. I’ve also hooked up out here in LA with my other brother Gabby ’87 as well as Rick Kwak ’88 and Chad Billmyer ’97 (much younger than us at EA) for help / advice on the startup. I’d love to hook up with many more EA resources! The concept is that most fitness programs don’t work because people do them alone. Abs to Zen is an online fitness program that allows people to work out with friends to custom videos and live classes from the world’s top trainers. The plan is to basically become the Facebook of Fitness and revolutionize the fitness industry. We’ll see! We’re about to raise our first seed stage capital and we should have our alpha test project up in January 2012, targeting new moms in LA / San Diego area. We hope to be up and running at AbsToZen.com in
time for our EA alums to get in shape for summer!”
1987 Class Agents: Andrew Brenner and Ed Jones Reunion Committee: Andrew Brenner, Chair, Cori (Reedy) Burns, Cecily Craighill, Juliet (Walsh) Davis, Toni (Cavanagh) DiMonte, Tara (Warrington) Downie, Peter Dugery, Ed Jones, David Levin, Missy (MacNeish) Marron, and Melinda (Shetzline) Phelps
Save the date 25th Reunion May 4 & 5, 2012
to hear any class news and can be reached by email at kolffster@earthlink. net and looking forward to the 25th class reunion in 2012.
Chad Croasdale has lived in Dallas TX since 2004. He is VP, General Manager at Stryker Communications where they design, install, and service Hi-Tech Operating Rooms across the globe. His three children, Charlie, age 12, Anna, age 9, and Ben, age 8, still cheer for the Eagles/Phillies and take every chance they can to mix it up with Cowboys fans.
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Jeff Kolff is an Advance Laparoscopic and Trauma Surgeon at Abington Memorial Hospital, doing well and living in Wyncote, PA with his wife, Jenn, son Addison, age 9, and daughter Phoebe, age 7. He would love
Class Agent: Kim (Zinman) Richter Please send us your news and notes!
1989 Class Agent: Becky (White) Kreutz Please send us your news and notes!
Eric Smith’s ’95 little girl, Lily, who was born on March 10, 2010.
Danielle (Honzik) Small ’95 was married to Adam Small on June 19, 2011. Pictured are Danielle and Elinor (Serpente) Stewart ’95, Elinor’s husband, Matt, and their son, Jack.
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Sulaiman Love ’97 and his wife, Molly, welcomed their second child, Amil Mateo Love, on July 3, 2011. Big sister is Alicia, who is age 3.
1990 Class Agent: Lori (Hood) Sanders and Kristin McIlhenney
Christopher Behr who manages Latin America and Caribbean operations for Save the Children, is enjoying the arrival of his son Matias, born on 11/11/11. Chris lives outside Washington, DC with his wife, Heidy, and 2 ½ year old son Felipe, who is now a proud big brother. Matt Carpenter is currently teaching English at Stetson Middle School in West Chester. He coaches girls’ volleyball at Rustin High School. He has a 14-year-old stepdaughter and a 12-year-old stepson and they live in Royersford, PA.
1991 Class Agents: Joe Bongiovanni and Holly (Sando) Rieck
Sam Brown ’97 and his wife, Jenny, got an early Christmas present with the birth of a baby boy, Thatcher Espen Brown, on December 3, 2011. Proud grandpa is Tony Brown ’71.
Tracey (Freeman) Stidolph and her husband, Russell, had their third daughter, Stella Grace Stidolph, on September 29, 2011.
Mike Rickels continues to work as an endocrinologist in the medical school at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and serves as Medical Director for the Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplant Program, an experimental treatment for Type 1 diabetes. He recently moved from downtown Philadelphia to Bryn Mawr with his wife, Alyssa, and four children, Andrew, age 13, Peter, age 10, Caroline, age 7, and Claudia, age 7. Jenn Tierney reports “Things are great for me. I had a fantastic summer, filled with adventures. I went with the senior class to Costa Rica for two weeks and led a group of 14 students through the country. Our time was spent travelling
all over the country, hiking, surfing the Pacific waves, climbing, repelling down waterfalls, kayaking through a mangrove forest, white-water rafting on the Pacuare River, horseback riding, and so much more. I am still loving teaching 3rd grade at Episcopal, and I have a fantastic class this year, as I always do. We just celebrated Spirit Week, leading up to EA/Haverford/AIS Weekend, and it always reminds me of my days as a student at EA and makes me so grateful to still be so connected to this fine school. I see many familiar faces at EA every day, such as former teachers and now so many of my classmates have children at EA, which makes me feel even more at home here. Life is good!”
Betsy Thomas writes “In 2011 I finally finished my Cornell degree, 20 years after I started it. I’m currently working a contract position in a biotechnology
Margo Marsh ’97 was married to John Wanner on September 18, 2010 by the Blackfoot River in Missoula, MT.
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ClassNotes lab, which is quite interesting. Between work and the kids I don’t have a whole lot of time, but once in a while I still manage to go marauding over the California hillsides on horseback. I do like being out West; it suits me well.”
1992 Class Agents: Charley French and Ashley Lunkenheimer Reunion Committee: Billy Dougherty and Charley French
Save the date 20th Reunion May 4 & 5, 2012 Chris Henderson’s oldest son, Graham, just started first grade at EA this year, and he just had a third child, Rhoads Phillip, born on June 23, 2011. Chris also celebrated his 11year anniversary to Allison (Rhoads) Henderson, AIS, this past November.
They look forward to spending a lot of time at EA going forward.
Natalie Bard married Matt Cicciari on July 30, 2011 in Philadelphia. They currently reside in Waltham, MA.
joins sisters, Kaia and Devon, who are so happy to have him in their lives that they cannot stop poking and prodding him.
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Tim Allen is working at Wharton
Class Agent: Dave Grau
Research Data Services at UPenn and is active in various worldwide technology forums. He resides in South Philly.
Rebecca (Blevins) Hyatt works as a
Dan Ledger is living outside of Boston, MA, along with his wife Lauren and two young children, David age 1 ½, and Andrew age, 4 ½, who keep them entertained and busy. He just completed a master’s degree at MIT in May and he started a new job a few weeks ago with Endeavor Partners. They do technology strategy consulting in the mobile/wireless space.
Ashley Lunkenheimer and Starla Crandall welcomed Tate Crandall Lunkenheimer, a 10lb (!) baby boy. He
Special Agent (criminal investigator) for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). She’s been with NCIS since 2009 and is currently assigned to the Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay, GA.
Betsy Williams married Thomas Moore in Lyford Cay, Bahamas on Saturday June 11, 2011. In attendance were Paul Strid, Liz Williams, Stefy (Raymond) Dill, and Jennifer (Whelan) Kovatch. Also in attendance was her sister, Jenny (Williams)
Weymouth ’96. Emily West is living in Pennington, NJ and working on fundraising for
James Decker ’98 completed the Ironman World Championships in October 2011. With him is his family including his wife, Kristin, daughters, Emily and Kate, and EA alumni Kelly (Decker) McCullough ’99 and Steve Decker ’01. Mark Hassett ’98 and his wife, Amanda, have had their first child, Seth Shane Jordan-Hassett, born on September 26, 2011. Proud grandmother is Linda Hassett, Hon., EA Lower School librarian.
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Stand Up to Cancer (www.su2c.org), a groundbreaking foundation that accelerates the treatments from the lab to the patient. After 14 years of teaching in Hanover County, VA, Karen (Rosser) Cribbs has accepted a position this past fall teaching middle school mathematics at the Collegiate School in Richmond, VA. Karen’s oldest daughter, Eleanor, is in kindergarten at the Collegiate School.
Tanya Weisheit married Andy Mera on August 6, 2011 in Larkspur, CA. EA alumni at the wedding ceremony included Laura Yang, Sara Crouse,
Scarlett Campitelli ’94, Mark Weisheit ’91, and John Weisheit ’98. Tanya’s mother, Libby, who taught 2nd grade at EA, walked Tanya down the aisle. Tanya and Andy live in the Bernal Heights neighborhood in San Francisco.
Drew Dziewit ’98 and his wife, Jenifer, welcomed their second child, Spencer John Dziewit, on September 20, 2011.
1994 Class Agents: Tema (Fallahnejad) Burkey, Anna (Morgan) Cassidy, Coryell (McIlvain) Urban, and Sarah (Glick) Johnson
Adam Barrist was named a 2011 Super Lawyers “Rising Star,” a distinction awarded to only 2.5 percent of lawyers in PA. Adam concentrates his practice in all areas of commercial litigation, tort litigation, and contract negotiation.
1995 Class Agents: Brooke (Doherty) Horgan and Katie Kurz
Marianna Allen is teaching French at Central High School in Philadelphia. She has been happily married since August 2009. Laris Warhol was a bridesmaid in her wedding. Marianna’s most recent trip was to Australia this past summer to see her in-laws and to hang out with the dingoes.
Daria (Natan) Pahlavan and her husband, Robert, welcomed a baby girl, Kata, on September 6, 2011. After gracing the stage of the Reineke Festival Concert Hall with FargoMoorehead Opera in Fargo, ND in late October, Stephanos Tsirakoglou will make his way to St. Louis, MO in January for the Winter Opera of St. Louis’ production of Ariadne auf Naxos.
Katie Kurz reports “For the past year, I’ve been participating in an executive master’s program in Lugano, Switzerland in communications management. The opportunity to go back to school has been fantastic! During the summer as part of the program, I did a two-week intensive course at Anderson School of Management at UCLA. While I was on the West Coast, I had the chance to connect with Eric Smith and his family for a day at Redondo Beach.
Tyler Wren ’99 is still cycling professionally for the Jamis/Sutter Home Pro Cycling Team. He recently finished on the podium at a stage of the Tour do Rio in Brazil on the 2016 Olympic course and is heading to the Vuelta, Chile in January 2012. Mark Dugan ’99 and his wife, Megan, have had their second child, James, born on June 4, 2011. Big brother is Jack.
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ClassNotes
Alumni Class Agent Program Update The Alumni & Development Office is always looking for interested alumni to serve as Class Agents. Class Agents receive “insider information” about programs, sports, clubs, and classes and are responsible for sharing the details with classmates. Additionally, Class Agents are expected to encourage classmates to make a gift to the Annual 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, Development Officer, at: sottone@episcopalacademy.org or 484-424-1782.
After my studies, I traveled to South America with Larisa Warhol, and we experienced the amazing wonders of the Galapagos Islands and Machu Picchu. Words and photos don’t do justice to these remarkable places— definitely a trip of a lifetime.”
Danielle Honzik was married to Adam Small on June 19, 2011 in Watch Hill, RI. Adam is a professional musician and composer for TV and film. In attendance at the wedding was Elinor (Serpente) Stewart. Adam and Danielle moved from New York to Los Angeles three years ago. At that time she left the restaurant business, got her master’s and now is a Marriage and Family Therapist Intern working toward licensure. She is loving her new career and is working at The Relational Center, a non-profit dedicated to fighting social isolation in marginalized communities.
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Jamie Evans reports “We are thrilled to announce the arrival of James Graham Evans, born at 3:36 pm on Tuesday, January 3, 2012. He weighed in at a hearty 8lbs, 13.5oz, and measured 21 inches long. ‘Graham’ and mom are healthy and happy. It has certainly been an exciting start to 2012!”
Natalie (D’Anella) Minervini and her husband, Mike, welcomed their second son, Dante Michael Minervini, on October 25, 2011. He joins his big brother Giovanni, age 4.
Jenny (Williams) Weymouth and her husband, Sandy, had a baby girl, Elsie Lena Weymouth, on October 13, 2011. She joins her older sister, Lilly, age 2.
Anders Beck is playing in the Bluegrass Band “Greensky Bluegrass” and tours all over the country and
Gayle Laakmann ’00 (second from right) was married to John McDowell on June 18, 2011 in Seattle, WA. In attendance were (l to r): Christy (Laakmann) Kaupinen ’99, Kathy Crothall, and Karen (Laakmann) Flaherty ’96. Not pictured but but also in attendance was Ali O’Keefe ’00. Kimmy Gardner ’00 was married to Daane Reinking on October 1, 2011 at the Philadelphia Country Club. L to R: Mike McGuiness ’00, Kimmy, Jack Meyers ’00 and Justin Dilucchio ’00.
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was recently mentioned in Rolling Stone online edition for performance at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in San Francisco.
prior to joining the Management Consulting Group at Public Financial Management.
Erika Erndl was a member of the Pan American Swim team, that competed in Guadalajara, Mexico and won several medals during the competition.
managing Meadowstone Farm in Bethlehem, NH, an organic vegetable and fruit farm. He and his wife, Jenny, also raise goats for cheese, laying hens, pigs, broiler hens, and turkeys. Jenny teaches at a small Independent school on the property of the farm called Woodland Community School. They had their first child, Thatcher Espen Brown, on December 3, 2011.
husband, Jamie, had a baby boy, Jackson Waters. They are living in Honolulu, HI.
Kelly (Egan) Turley and husband
John Salvucci and his wife, Erin,
1997 Class Agent: Julie (Manser) Ganz Reunion Committee: Holly Clinger, Julie (Manser) Ganz, Matt Meyers, and Kellen (Heckscher) Vengels
Save the date 15th Reunion May 4 & 5, 2012 Erik Solivan graduated from Rutgers School of Law in May 2011 and finished a Fellowship at the Rutgers University Eagleton Institute of Politics
Sam Brown is in his fourth year of
Daniel, welcomed twin sons, Brendan and Declan, to the family on July 8, 2011. They join big brother, Grayson, age 3. The family is happy and healthy.
Charles Peruto and his wife, Puja, welcomed Priya Silen Peruto into the world on May 27, 2011. Charles is a real estate developer and builder
in Philadelphia with projects on the Jersey shore, and most notably in Philadelphia, 2000 Delancey Place, which is the first historic restoration / renovation to become LEED certified in the US and first LEED certified historic residential project of any kind in PA.
1998 Class Agents: Rob Melchionni
Tara (Carella) Waters and her
recently moved to Swarthmore, PA from Brooklyn, NY. John has started an insurance brokerage firm, Fortside Insurance Group, which serves the insurance needs of businesses and families. Erin is a middle school math teacher and basketball coach at Wissahickon Charter School in Philadelphia.
Katy Romano ’01 was married to Daniel Joseph Solomon on August 20, 2011 at Appleford in Villanova. In attendance l to r: Michael Kochan ’01, Mikhal (Monson) Brooks ’01, Crawford Hill ’70, Mark Vakil ’01, Allison Hathaway ’01, Peter Merriman ’01, Daniel Solomon, Gregory Stigliano ’01, Katherine Solomon ’01, Hadley Hill ’01, Jennifer Pope ’01, Peter Tedesco ’01, Nell Baird ’01, Casey Degan ’01, Alexandra Nicholls ’01, and Emily Wren. Aubrey McKeough Krick was born on August 28, 2011 to Elizabeth (Leedy) Krick ’00 and Evan Krick.
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ClassNotes On October 8, 2011, James Decker completed the Ironman World Championships in Kona, HI. This was James’ seventh Ironman. James completed his MBA in 2009 and is currently the Assistant VP of Sports & Recreation at Philadelphia Insurance Company. He currently lives in Wayne, PA, with his wife, Kristin, and his daughters, Emily, age 4, and Kate, age 1½.
1999 Class Agents: Andrew Addis and Catherine (Hunt) Ryan
Kirsten Saboe recently started a new job working as a Clinical Research Associate at Premier Research Group, Philadelphia, PA. Premier Research is a leader in clinical research for analgesia, neuroscience, oncology and cardiovascular disease and has a wealth of experience in medical device and pediatric clinical research.
Brendan Tidwell Cullen and his wife, Tara, welcomed their first child, Renae Kathryn Tidwell Cullen, on August 31, 2011.
2000 Class Agents: Kimmy Gardner and Jack Meyers
Thomas Park and his wife, Ellen, are currently residing in North Charleston, SC.
2001 Class Agents: Evan Coughenour, Drew Crockett, Sarah (Baker) Perkins, and Pete Tedesco
Special thanks to the reunion committee for organizing a great event over Thanksgiving Weekend! Evan Coughenour, Pete Tedesco, Alex Sun, Ruth Kelley, and Sarah (Baker) Perkins Forty-two members of the class of 2001 gathered on Friday, November
The Class of 2001 gathered at the Pub & Kitchen in Philadelphia on November 25, 2011 to celebrate their 10th reunion.
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25 at Pub and Kitchen for their 10year reunion. Donning their “EA 10th Reunion” buttons with pride, classmates reconnected over light refreshments and classy beverages. We were excited to catch up with old friends, retell our best high school stories, and meet new spouses, friends, and significant others. Members of the class are producing their own documentary films, working at tech start-ups, getting various advanced degrees, auctioning artwork at Sotheby’s, starting coffee shops, running their own non-profits, teaching high school, and supporting our Vice President Joe Biden—to share a few current callings amongst many. It was great to reconnect with everyone and have an excuse to form an “official” Facebook group. Thanks to all who could make it out to the reunion!
Katie Spofford married Ciaran Barrett on March 19, 2011 in the EA Class of
Mark Sabat ’02 was married to Megan Lowry on November 5, 2011, at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, in Philadelphia. In attendance were Jake Sabat ’96 - Best Man, Jacquie Sabat, Hon., Brian Long ’02, Brad Reilly ’02, Tim Mahoney ’02, Peter Greenhalgh ’02, Jamie O’Neill ’02, Fred Brown ’02, Paul Creedon ’01, Lauren Owens ’04, Debbie Castiglione, Hon., and Linda Smith, Hon.
1944 Chapel. She has been working at Comcast in National Engineering & Technical Operations division for over five years. Katie is also currently attending Penn State and is working on a master’s degree in Engineering Management.
Kellogg School of Management. He will be moving to New York to begin work as a Vice President at Olympus Partners, a private equity firm based in Stamford, CT.
Danielle Pakradooni is working as the
Brian Tierney is living in New York City and works in Business Operations at www.irrive.com, a social travel startup.
Sales & Marketing Manager for the OffBroadway show Blue Man Group in New York City. She also oversees their National advertising and group sales strategy.
Bryan Koegel is now a sales manager
2002
at Lamar advertising. He manages a sales team that covers Chester, Montgomery, Berks, and Schuylkill counties. He also spends his time as both a member of the Kimmel Cancer Center Committee and volunteers twice a month at the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House on Front Street in Philadelphia.
Pete Tedesco recently completed his MBA at Northwestern University’s
Christina (Nolen) Burke ’02 and her husband Michael had their first child, Ryan James Burke, born on October 5, 2011.
Class Agents: Kevin Dugan and Tim Mahoney
Mark Sabat married Megan Lowry on November 5, 2011 at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. Coincidentally, their families own houses in Avalon, NJ across a bay from each other, but they never met until Megan joined an intramural soccer team in Philadelphia with Mark’s best friends
Eva Kohn ’06 graduated from Duke in May 2010. Here with her parents, Joe and Lisa, and brother Elias Kohn ’08.
from Episcopal. Mark is a Consultant with Medassets, specializing in Revenue Cycle Management. Megan recently completed her Master of Science in Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania and is starting as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner at Jefferson University Hospital in December. Jake Sabat ’96 was the Best Man, and of course Mrs. Jacqueline Sabat, Hon. was looking her best, dancing the night away. Also in attendance were: Brian
Long, Brad Reilly, Tim Mahoney, Peter Greenhalgh, Jamie O’Neill, Fred Brown, Paul Creedon, Lauren Owens ’04, Mrs. Debbie Castiglione, Hon. and Mrs. Linda Smith, Hon. For the past five years Allison Kendro has spent her time working at BBDO (a premiere worldwide advertising agency in NYC), and most recently co-created the strategy behind the new branding initiative for Lowe’s Home Improvement
Class of 2006 5th Reunion at the Pub & Kitchen in Philadelphia on November 26, 2011.
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ClassNotes “Never stop improving.” Looking to further her career, she has recently joined Tremor Video, a digital video technology company, as the Research Manager where she is joining a former EA student Celeste Giampetro ’91. While she calls NYC home these days, she continues to surf with ambitions to ride waves all over the world. Next up, Nicaragua.
Gettysburg, PA. Andrew’s siblings, Eric ’05 and Jennie ’12 were both in the wedding party.
Rocco Imperatrice will be attending
Diana Hirtle and Garrett Wilson were
Alex Saggiomo garnered his first
married in Jackson Hole in July with plenty of EA alums present on July 23, 2011.
publication in Saveur (issue 143: Italian Christmas); his credits include the dish displayed on the cover of the magazine as well as several recipes in the special features section. In addition, Alex is responsible for posting several original recipes on the magazine’s website and is expected to publish his next piece in an upcoming issue of Saveur. Alex is enrolled at Culinary Institute of America in St. Helena, CA, and has been interning in the test kitchen at Saveur since September, 2011.
Business School.
Matt McMonagle married Julie Kenney on November 5, 2011 at Glen Foerd Mansion in Philadelphia. Four of Matt’s groomsmen were classmates at EA: Matt Deasey, Reed Kendall, John DeBruicker, and Paul Mirabello. Other EA classmates in attendance were Stephanie Cavalier, John Shuck, and Mark Adomanis.
Paul Creedon is at the University of
Ashley Johnson is back in Philadelphia
Chicago, Booth School of Business.
as a television reporter on PHL 17. She works for a new morning show Eye Opener that everyone can watch weekdays from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Christina (Nolen) Burke and her husband, Michael, welcomed Ryan James Burke into the world on October 5, 2011. Everyone is doing well. Ted Oberwager is now at Harvard
2003 Class Agent: Julia Crawford
Andrew Minnick married Caitlin Carpenter on October 9, 2011 in
Hart Callahan ’07 is a two-time captain of Division I tennis team, playing number 1 singles at Bryant University.
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Villanova’s Graduate MBA Program starting January 2012.
2004 Class Agents: Nick Brown and Michael Ciccotti
Leigh Ahrensdorf is living in Boston since graduation from college in 2008 and she currently works as a financial
Elizabeth Hamlin ’08 is in her last year at Tulane University and is playing tennis on the team there. Alumni from the class of ’09 at the HarvardYale football game. L to R: Erin Flynn, Hannah LaPalombara, Isha Gulati, and Zoe LaPalombara.
analyst at Children’s Hospital Boston. Leigh is looking forward to starting graduate school for her MBA at Boston College this winter.
Ashley Battista is currently working for Marriott Hotels in Bucks County, PA. Her family will be going to Australia as a part of the “Make a Wish Foundation’s” gift to her younger sister Sydney Battista ’11.
Christine Galib is back in Philadelphia to do “Teach for America” as well as attend the University of Pennsylvania for her master’s in Education.
Barbara (Petro) Escobar was selected to serve on the Art Advisory Committee for the 2012 benefit for “Reach the World,” an organization which promotes cultural education for public school students by connecting them to world travelers.
After several years at RWS and Associates Entertainment, Dana Everitt is heading to Tanzania where she will spend the spring conducting theater classes at a school for orphaned girls on the outskirts of Dar Es Salaam.
Lauren Bobzin reports the following “I am living in New York, NY. I was most recently employed as a trader with Merrill Lynch but taking some time now to travel with my sister and switch things up a bit career-wise—not sure what’s next. Involved with a couple education-based Boston Partners as well as serving as a mentor in The Student-Sponder-Partners in NYC. I was recently in the same wedding party with EA friends Jason Brown ’03 and Lydia Williams ’03. Our friends, from Harvard, Perry Barlow and Jesse Lane married Sept 3, 2011, in Newport, RI. I recently finished my fourth marathon in Chicago this past
Former Board Members of the Alumni Society who attended the annual Holiday Party, were l to r seated: John Hodge ’62, Janice (Franks) Biddle ’90, Dave Acton ’51, Bruce Stone ’76, Karl Mayro ’84, and l to r standing Steve Dittmann ’66, Don Best ’70, Ned Lee ’79, Bill Rapp ’56, Loyd Pakradooni ’65, and Harry French ’44. Not pictured, Fred Dittmann ’71.
fall as I can’t shake the need to stay active after so many years as an EA and Harvard athlete. I am still following the EA athletics programs, particularly the women, getting to games when I can and very impressed by the caliber of student-athletes (talent and character) that we continue to send to top schools and programs around the country.”
2005 Class Agents: Nick Morris and Packy McCormick
Cally Crawford reports “I’ve been living and working in Cape May, NJ since June ’10. Cape May is a great place to be in the summer months because I run into a lot of EA classmates when they’re here. I currently work for Cape Resorts Group in the Procurement Office sourcing and buying everything from ribbon to trash cans to elf costumes”.
Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2011. Winners of the Turkey Trot were: Andrew Marston (son of David Marston ’88), Greg Buzan ’86 with daughter Reagan Spencer Buzan, and Charlie Kinzig ’12.
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ClassNotes Kit Zipf is in Corpus Christi, TX in
Michelle Ashcroft is in her first year of
flight school for the Marines with about two months of training left.
law school at Temple Law and plans to specialize in Public Interest Law.
2006
Andrew Lerner is currently working as the Director of Public Policy and Research at Smarter Campaigns LLC.
Class Agents: Allie Fitzpatrick and Kelsey Reinhard
Special thanks to the reunion committee for organizing a great event over Thanksgiving Weekend! Armena Ballard, Caroline Cannon, and Kelsey Reinhard Kelsey wrote “While many people were back in the Philadelphia area celebrating Thanksgiving with their family and friends, the Class of 2006 held its five year reunion at Pub and Kitchen on Saturday, November 26. Almost half of the class reunited for its first official class gathering since graduating from Episcopal. It was a great turnout and an enjoyable night for all those who attended! “
Kaitlyn Fallon worked at the Manhattan DA’s office this past year and just started law school at Brooklyn Law this past fall.
Rob McCallion and Sam Daly are serving together in a platoon in Fort Sill, OK. They are training to be artillery officers. Sam recently completed OCS, and is a 2nd Lt. USMC. Rob recently graduated from West Point. Eva Kohn has been working for the Phoenix Suns since graduating from Duke in May of 2010. Her work has focused on providing business development strategies and entertainment for businesses and corporations throughout the Valley and
led her “New Business Team” class in revenue generated for the 2010-11 campaign. She was promoted to an Account Executive last January and has learned a great deal about the business side of the sports industry and hope to continue to work in the sports business.
2007 Class Agents: Rahul Jha, Shane Isdaner, Annie Spofford, and Megan McFarland
Lindsey Wilkinson reports “I am currently working and living in Washington, DC as a paralegal for the Commercial Litigation department of Cozen O’Connor, specifically concentrating on White Collar Defense and Government Investigations. I hope to continue to explore this field and branch out into legislative policymaking office in the upcoming year prior to applying to graduate school. I’m enjoying living in DC, but thankful
Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2011. Annual Alumni Soccer Game.
Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2011. Alumni Field Hockey game.
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not to be in a tent outside my office (Occupy K Street DC, is Alive and Well and starting to smell).”
Hart Callahan is currently enrolled in an accelerated one-year MBA program at Bryant University. He is also working for Lincoln Road Advisors, a private equity deal-sourcing company based out of New York City as a financial analyst. His brother, Nelson Norley ’13, and sister, Grace Norley ’16, are currently attending EA and loving it just as he did.
2008 Class Agent: Blake Shafer
T.J. Carson has accepted a position as an analyst at Barclays Capital beginning in July 2012. He is currently a senior at Trinity College where he tries to keep Gardner Butterworth out of trouble. “This is a full time job!” he reports.
Alejandro Rettig y Martinez was named to the second team AllCentennial Conference for his play during this past soccer season. This is the second year in a row that Alejandro has received this honor.
Liz Hamlin went to Costa Rica last summer with a group from Tulane to tutor high school students, at the Liceo Julio Fonseca, that live in some of the worst slums in San Jose, including Leon XIII (one of the slums). She found it very rewarding to be teaching these students English and was surprised with their eagerness to learn and engage in the tutoring process. She wants to continue working with kids and younger students in the future. Liz is in her last year at Tulane University and is playing tennis on the team there. Tulane is a top-50 team in the country, but this year should be around 30 in the country. Playing tennis at Tulane
has been challenging and time consuming but very rewarding.
2009 Class Agents: Erin Flynn, Bob Wassell, and Caroline Hanamirian
Pat Rapuano and Matt Haraburda spent 11 weeks this past summer backpacking through Europe. They both attend Holy Cross College and are members of the crew team.
2010 Class Agents: Jake Butts and Kirsten Petrocelli
Anayis Melikian reports the following. “As of late, I am working towards a double major in Hospitality and Tourism Management / Business Administration and a minor in Corporate Communications at College of Charleston. I am an active member in my sorority, Zeta Tau Alpha, and plan on running for Risk Management
Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2011. The starting line of the Turkey Trot, included several dogs.
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Director in Programs Council this month. That’s about all that’s going on here—not too interesting but loving the South!”
Eliza Crawford was just elected Captain for the Penn State Sailing Team.
Lily Austin is now a freshman at Swarthmore College and involved with the Student Run Emergency Housing Unit of Philadelphia. She encourages other alums in the Philadelphia area to get involved and volunteer. More information can be found at www. srehup.org.
2011 Class Agents: Jimmy McEntee and Haley Habenicht
Jimmy McEntee made the Notre Dame Mock Trial team as a freshman. Notre Dame has traditionally finished in the top 10 in the nation.
Jenna Adelberg ’02 was married to Andrew Silver on October 30, 2010 at the Please Touch Museum.
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Please join us for
The Episcopal Academy House Tour 2012 20th Anniversary Preview Party Wednesday, April 25th 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. House Tour Thursday, April 26th 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information, or to purchase tickets, email eahousetour2012@yahoo.com. Jack Freese is enjoying Harvard and
Haley Habenicht appeared in the
has gone out for the crew team. He is working for a company called Finalsclub that is working on an open coursework project for all of the Ivy League.
Charleston Post and Courier for her Free Hugs, for her activism project for her Women and Gender Studies Class. She received 285 Hugs over one and a half hours.
Diana Hirtle ’03 was married to Garrett Wilson ’03 on July 23, 2011. In attendance were; Brett Meyers ’03, Mike Norrett ’03, Drew Crockett ’01, Tucker Crockett ’03, Parker Crockett ’10, Max Crockett ’07, David Crockett ’75, and Kacey Hirtle ’11.
Milestones Marriages/Unions Bill Richards ’63 to Daphne Bradshaw-Mack 8/6/2011
Andrew Raymer ’85 to Sonja Lee Grunden 4/16/2011
Jeff Kivitz ’02 to Julia Tingley 5/11/2011
Brearley (Rauch) Khan ’90 & Ali Khan Heathly Fletcher Khan 11/21/2011
Mark Sabat ’02 to Megan Lowry
Christine (Forgione) McFee ’90 &
11/5/2011
Kirk McFee Grace Juliette McFee 11/4/2011
Diana Hirtle ’03 to Garrett Wilson ’03 7/23/2011
Darioush Nikpour ’90 & Luciana Nikpour Mateo Cintra Nikpour 10/6/2011
Natalie Bard ’92 to Matthew Cicciari
Matt McMonagle ’03 to Julie Kenney
7/30/2011
11/5/2011
Tiziana Auteri-Simpson ’90 &
Tanya Weisheit ’93 to Andy Mera
Andrew Minnick ’03 to Caitlin
8/6/2011
Carpenter 10/9/2011
Andrew Simpson Talia Grace Simpson 6/18/2011
Elizabeth Williams ’93 to Thomas Moore 6/11/2011
Tobin Fisher ’95 to Robyn Sue Goldman 7/3/2011
Jonathan Hobart Hollinger ’95 to Victoria Wesner 8/13/2011
Danielle Honzik ’95 to Adam Small
Birth/Adoptions Jamie Harper ’83 & Roxi Thoren Eleanor Dawkins Harper 8/15/2006 Chris Flynn ’84 & Katie Flynn John “Ronan” Flynn 12/5/2011 Jonathan Richter ’84 & Elise Richter Alexander Richter 5/7/2011 Benjamin Richter 5/7/2011
6/19/2011
Dolph Tokarczyk ’84 & Eva
Margot Marsh ’97 to John Wanner
Tokarczyk Viggo Michael Tokarczyk 10/5/2011
9/18/2010
Kimmy Gardner ’00 to Daane
Bill Stelwagon ’85 & Jennifer
Reinking 10/1/2011
Stelwagon Cooper Stelwagon 3/19/2008 Jack Stelwagon 2/24/2011
Louisa Hall ’00 to Ben Steinbauer
Louise (Zimmerman) Hoehl ’87 &
11/6/2011
Gayle Laakmann ’00 to John McDowell 6/18/2011
Thomas Park ’00 to Ellen Park 2/27/2009
Katy Romano ’01 to Daniel Joseph Solomon 8/20/2011
Jenna Adelbereg ’02 to Andrew Silver
Karl Hoehl Karl Hoehl 4/8/2008 Katie Hoehl 4/7/2010
Jason Avicolli ’90 & Kristin Avicolli Gaetan Avicolli 12/2006 Mia Avicolli 7/2010
Chris Behr ’90 & Heidy Behr Matias Behr 11/11/2011
Bobby Clark ’90 & Sarah Clark Robert G. “Booker” Clark, III 7/20/2011
Tracey (Freeman) Stidolph ’91 & Russell Stidolph Stella Grace Stidolph 9/29/2011
Bill Dougherty ’92 & Courtney Dougherty Curran Dougherty 6/12/2011 Emma Dougherty 6/12/2011
Chris Henderson ’92 & Allison Henderson Rhoads Phillip Henderson 6/23/2011 Ashley Lunkenheimer ’92 & Starla Crandal Tate Crandall Lunkenheimer 10/12/2011
Karen (Rosser) Cribbs ’93 & Scott Cribbs Elizabeth Rose Cribbs 5/19/2009
Jeff Greco ’93 & Lucie Greco Isabella Grace Greco 6/26/2011
Hazel (Imbesi) Bentinck ’95 & Caspar Bentinck Liam Bentinck age 3 Henry Patrick Bentinck 7/29/2011
Daria (Natan) Pahlavan ’95 & Robert Pahlavan Daria Leora Kata Pahlavan 9/6/2011 Jamie Evans ’96 & Kimberly Evans James Graham Evans 1/3/2012
10/30/2010
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Milestones Natalie (D’Anella) Minervini ’96 & Mike Minervini Dante Michael Minervini 10/25/2011
Elizabeth (Leedy) Krick ’00 & Evan Krick Aubrey McKeough Krick 8/28/2011
Paul M. Ingersoll ’46
Jenny (Williams) Weymouth ’96 &
Christina (Nolen) Burke ’02 &
8/11/2011
Sandy Weymouth Elsie Lena Weymouth 10/13/2011
Michael Burke Ryan James Burke 10/9/2011
Sanford M. Rosenbloom ’47
Sam Brown ’97 & Jenny Brown
John Tsafos ’02 & Alicia Tsafos Abigail Rose Tsafos 12/14/2011
George Pettinos ’49
Deaths
Frank C. Reichle, Jr. ’50
A. Wayne Robinson ’36
12/22/2011
11/8/2011
George E. “Ed” Byers, Jr. ’53
Augustus H. Wadlow ’37
8/1/2011
4/16/2011
Eric P. S. Jacobsen ’54
Harrison Bispham Wetherill ’37
9/5/2011
8/8/2011
Walton R. Johnston, III ’56
Murphy James Murphy 6/1/2010
Elkins Wetherill ’38
6/17/2011
8/11/2011
William H. Knowles, II ’58
Charles Peruto ’97 & Puja Peruto
George E. Stanley ’39
7/10/2010
Priya Silen Peruto 5/27/2011
7/25/2011
George F. Cormeny ’62
Susan (Schaffer) Reiser ’97 & Andrew
Fayette R. Plumb, II ’40
5/29/2009
Reiser Chloe Reiser 12/22/2009
12/2/2011
William F. Tiernan, III ’64
J. Tyler Griffin ’41
8/20/2011
Kelly (Egan) Turley ’97 & Daniel
8/9/2011
Turley Grayson Turley age 3 Brendan Turley 7/8/2011 Declan Turley 7/8/2011
Dickson R. Pitts ’73
G. Morris Dorrance, Jr. ’41
7/26/2011
8/11/2011
Jay Hilberts ’80
S. Jervis Brinton ’42
9/29/2011
6/28/2011
Philip St. John Trimble ’80
James M. Earle ’42
8/5/2011
7/12/2011
Andrew Stuper ’04
C. Gilpin Gibbon ’42
3/15/2011
8/19/11
Betty Ann Duffey, Hon.
Peter von Zanthier Hires ’42
3/15/2011
Thatcher Espen Brown 12/3/2011
Holly Clinger ’97 & Daniel Edmisten Lily James Clinger-Edmisten 2/15/2009
Luke Frutkin ’97 & Megan Frutkin Addison Frutkin 8/19/2011
Sulaiman Love ’97 & Molly Love Alicia Imani Love 8/15/2008 Amil Mateo Love 7/3/2011
Carly (Krum) Murphy ’97 & John
James Decker ’98 & Kristin Decker Kate Decker 4/3/2010
Drew Dziewit ’98 & Jenifer Dziewit Spencer John Dziewit 9/20/2011
Mark Hassett ’98 & Amanda Hassett Seth Shane Jordan-Hassett 9/26/2011
Mark Dugan ’99 & Megan Dugan James Dugan 6/4/2011
Brendan Tidwell Cullen ’99 & Tara Tidwell Cullen Renae Kathryn Tidwell-Cullen 8/31/2011
8/4/2010
Herbert W. Warden, III ’42 3/28/2008
James H. Parcher ’43 9/27/2011
F. Gilman Spencer, III ’44 6/24/2011
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1/1/2012
William W. Fiske, II ’47
8/27/2011 7/3/2011
Annual Report Corrections The Alumni & Development Office would like to correct the following omissions in the 2010-2011 Annual Report for The Episcopal Academy. We apologize for the errors. The following people should have been listed as members of the 2010-2011 Advocate Council. Advocate $1,785 - $2,499 Mr. Frank M. Shanbacker, III ’64 Young Alumni Advocate $500 - $1,784 Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Melchionni, Jr. ’98 This year we began highlighting donors who have made a contribution to the Annual Fund for at least 10 consecutive years. The following people should have been listed as having made gifts to the Annual Fund for at least 10 consecutive years. Mrs. Richard M. Armstrong, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Gregory R. Bedrosian ’84 Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Behr ’53 Mr. Howard B. Chadwick, Jr. ’58 Mrs. Elizabeth J. DeNatale, Hon. Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Dugery ’87 Dr. & Mrs. Robert Farnham, III ’59 Mrs. Elizabeth Ament Greenwood Mr. David B. Grossman ’95 & Ms. Katherine Tomford Mrs. Ellen M. K. Hay, Hon. Col. Eric P. S. Jacobsen ’54† Mr. & Mrs. Gregory S. Jannetta ’84 Dr. & Mrs. William W. Lander ’43 P ’71 ’74 Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Mascioli ’86 Mr. Robert A. Melikian & Ms. Susan J. Hohnsbeen P ’10 Mr. & Mrs. Warden B. Muller ’54 Mr. Hugh A. Reynolds ’64 Mrs. Jacqueline B. Sabat, Hon. Mr. & Mrs. George R. Swan ’50 Mr. & Mrs. Brian P. Tierney, Sr. ’75 P ’01 ’04 Mr.† & Mrs. Philip St. John Trimble ’80 Mr. E. Smedley Ward, III ’67 Mr. Ernest Welde, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Howard E. N. Wilson P ’03 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Yadgar (Susan Edwards ’86)
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