2024-2025 Annual Report of Philanthropy Preliminary Lists
GIVING SOCIETIES
Every member of our donor community is essential. Your gifts in Fiscal Year 2024-2025 to the Annual Fund for Walker’s, capital projects, endowments, and Horizons make our current programs and future plans a reality.
COPPER BEECH SOCIETY
$100,000+
Donors who have pledged to give $100,000 or more to Walker’s over three years. The Society was formed in 2019.
Jennifer Alter Abt ’89
Alexandra Badger Airth ’83
Margaret M. Ashforth ’84
Margot Campbell Bogert ’60
Ann Watson Bresnahan ’69
Sarah Gates Colley ’75
Harriet Blees Dewey ’60, P’86, GP’21
Jean Moore Edwards ’69
Susan S. Ford ’63
Aileen Turnbull Geddes ’56
Sara Kellogg Goodrich
Sarah E. Johnson ’78, P’10
Lucy Rosenberry Jones ’59, P’80, GP’21
Cynthia Kirkland Kellogg ’60
Barbara Thomas Kennedy ’69
Shelley Marks ’81
Jacqueline Mars P’83
Amie Rappoport McKenna and Stephen V. McKenna P’24
Laura Mountcastle ’74
Lillian Irani Mueller ’77
Kathryn McCarthy Parsons ’75
Letitia McClure Potter ’55, P’85
Katharine O’Brien Rohn ’82
Margot Treman Rose ’80
Lisa Pagliaro Selz ’69 and Bernard Selz
Emma Simon ’89
Deborah Bell Spoehel ’75, P’14
Margery Holley Uihlein ’40+
Cynthia T. Vega ’82
Helen Potter Wagner ’75
Emily R. Wick P’15
Abra Prentice Wilkin ’60
Terese Treman Williams ’55, P’80
HEAD’S CIRCLE
$50,000+
In honor of the Head of School for giving at the highest level
Alexandra Badger Airth ’83 and Alan F. Airth
Roberta Gerstell Bennett ’53
Margot Campbell Bogert ’60
Ann Watson Bresnahan ’69
Sarah Gates Colley ’75
Jean Moore Edwards ’69
Susan S. Ford ’63
Sara Kellogg Goodrich
Horizons National Student Enrichment Program, Inc.
Cynthia Kirkland Kellogg ’60 and Peter R. Kellogg
Barbara Thomas Kennedy ’69
Shelley Marks ’81
Jacqueline Mars P’83
Laura Mountcastle ’74
Kathryn McCarthy Parsons ’75
Jeanette Poillon ’75
Letitia McClure Potter ’55, P’85
Ethel Worthington Riley ’35+
Katharine O’Brien Rohn ’82 and Robert L. Rohn
Molly and Thomas Rutledge
The Rutledge Family Foundation
Kelli and Scott Schlesinger P’26
Lisa Pagliaro Selz ’69 and Bernard Selz
Deborah Bell Spoehel ’75, P’14
Helen Potter Wagner ’75
Abra Prentice Wilkin ’60
Terese Treman Williams ’55, P’80
SUNDIAL SOCIETY
$25,000+
In honor of the School symbol
Margaret Ashforth ’84
Constance Lavino Bell ’48, P’72, ’75, GP’12, ’14
Margaret and George Davis P’26
Harriet Blees Dewey ’60, P’86, GP’21
Aileen Turnbull Geddes ’56
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Lillian Irani Mueller ’77
Barbara Nash and Patrick Flynn P’05
Emma Simon ’89
Ruth Streeter ’72 and Charles Hirschler
Cynthia T. Vega ’82
Xuefen Zheng and Caijun Xu P’27
HORAS AUREAS SOCIETY
$10,000+
In honor of the School’s motto, Nullas Horas Nisi Aureas, "None But Golden Hours"
Phoebe Ha!ner Andrew ’56
Christina Ball ’05
Margaret and Ian T. Ball P’05
Susan and William Bardel P’27
Margaretta Bredin Brokaw ’66
Whitney A. de Roulet Bullock ’70
Lisa Smith Cashin ’71
Paulette Castillo ’73
Kaiyu Dang and Zhijiang Guo P’27
Gail Chandler Gaston ’70
Mary Gardner Gates ’60
Ann C. Madonia Hamm ’84
Lucy Rosenberry Jones ’59, P’80, GP’21
Anne Wakefield Leck ’62
Charlotte Weidlein Lenzner ’05
Anne Sprole Mauk ’69
Carolyn Lanuza Lui and Eddy Lui P’26
Alison McCall ’72
Ruth Cummings Mead ’47
Payne Payson Middleton ’45+
Brenda and David R. Pelizzon P’07
Jeanette C. Pelizzon ’07
Brice Barry Russian ’89
Nancy and John Sabol GP’20
The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts
Robin Hunziker Smith ’73
Kelly and Hamburg Tang P’27
Meera Viswanathan and Eric Widmer
Michaelynn Ware and Thomas Miller P’28, ’29
Emily R. Wick P’15
Sumner C. Wick ’15
Yanzhi Zhang and Futian Ye P’28
Yan Zhao and GuoPing Shen P’26
ETHEL WALKER SMITH SOCIETY
$5,000+
In honor of the School’s founder, Ethel Walker Smith
Jennifer Alter Abt ’89
Denise and Chad Alfeld P’19
Christina Ball ’05
Elizabeth Elkinton Barr ’69
Jan and John R. Barr P’04
Lawrence E. Bathgate II P’90
Barbara Bristol ’67
Christine and Kevin Chessen P’17
Gillian Reighley Christensen ’69
Elizabeth Sivage Clark ’67, P’04
Rebecca and G. Munroe Cobey P’01, ’03
Diane Solomon Doppelt ’75
Cynthia Smith Evanisko ’71
Fidelity Charitable
Mary Melvin Fleming ’75
Sarah Gray and Tom van Loben Sels P’29
Kathryn Loomis Harris ’72
Henrietta Clement Hildebrand ’65
Frieda P. Jacobs ’71
Sarah E. Johnson ’78, P’10
Gurukirn Khalsa ’69
James W. Kinnear W’47, P’69, ’71
Frances Lee ’99
Mary Ann Shoenberg Margaretten ’60
Sarah-Jane McCarthy ’80, P’21
Alice Kerr Moorhead ’61
Pamela Webster Murphy ’94
Amy H. Neidlinger ’00
Kelly O’Connor Pasciucco ’79 and Gerald Pasciucco
Melissa and Thomas Regan P’13
Lisa and Piyum Samaraweera P’26
Catherine Clark Shopneck ’72
Tania Whitman Stepanian ’60
Beth and Christopher E. Strapp P’18, ’21
Tina Tiedtke ’70
Kelly Tran ’07
Sieglinde Wikstrom GP’04
Joseph Williams
Xiaomei Zhang and Lian Shen P’25
LEADERSHIP LEAGUE
$2,500+
In honor of our volunteers who take a leadership role
Alexandra Flood Alco! ’94 and Sam Alco! P’27
Andrew Ashforth
Jennifer and Christian Auger P’25, ’26
David H. Badger P’83
Claudia Ramsland Burch ’68
Carroll Morgan Carpenter ’59, P’68
Yan Chang and Zicai Wu P’25
Mary Laub Cowan ’69
Eleanor and Steven Daugherty P’26
Elizabeth S. Davis ’14
Caryl Van Ranst Dearing ’60
Mary Jane Levy Dickson ’68
Leander Altifois Dolphin ’95 and Raymond Dolphin P’24
Tania Goss Evans ’55
Susan Nichols Ferriere ’69
Lindsay P. N. Flynn ’05 and Christopher Cassimus
Gartner Group Charitable Fund
Nancy Cisco Gilbert ’72
Hilary Walker Hotchkiss ’75
Hubbell Foundation
Holly Hulburd ’67
Toan Huynh ’93
Carol Ho!man Jason ’75
Lisa Kruidenier ’74
Anne and Michael G. Licopantis P’84, ’87
Angela W. Maine P’09
Eliza David Massaro ’92
Cecily Chilton Matthai ’77
Rose Marie and Philip McLoughlin P’98
Patricia and Omar Meguid P’17
Henry D. Mercer, Jr. P’75, ’78
Audrey Nevins ’73
Gretchen Orschiedt
Elizabeth and Andrew Parks P’27
Mary Beth Rettger ’81
Deidra Roach-Quarles ’72
Elisabeth Dobbin Sherwood ’57
Jamiah N. Tappin ’00
Catherine Taylor P’30
Julianna J. Thompson and Joseph Capozzoli P’26, ’29
Abigail Tra!ord ’57
Elizabeth Smith van Gemeren ’77, P’07, ’09
Virtus Investment Partners
W. J. Mountford Co.
Teresa C. Younger Anonymous
1911 SOCIETY
$1,911+
In recognition of the year of the School’s founding
Jean Waller Brune GP’17, ’19
Dorothy Burke GP’26
Virginia Jones Bush ’60
Ximena Eleta de Sierra ’83
Sally Mason Ellison ’55
Wells Downey Hamilton ’66
Ying Li and Wendong Xu P’15
Meleda Wegner Lowry ’81
Gail Sheppard Moloney ’56
Esther Pryor ’85
Corlene Cathcart Rhoades ’82
Pamela Sa!ord ’81
Anne Brainard Schmitt ’64
Lynn Staley and Martin Linsky
CLUETT SOCIETY
$1,000+
To commemorate the original Cluett Dormitory, given in memory of Emily Cluett, Class of 1919, by her family
Elizabeth Paschal Alrick ’81
Junli An and Lingyun Zhou P’28
Frances Beatty Adler ’66
Jenny Belknap ’90
Suzanne Chapin Berl ’64
Robin Frost Bessin ’63
Deanna Briggs and Nicolas Ramkowsky P’25
Christopher L. Brigham
Elizabeth A. Brucker P’95
Elise Burns ’70
Anne Crandall Campbell ’78
Mary Lou Cobb
Christina Dillon Cohen ’85
Gwendolyn Couch and Ned W. Edwards P’07, ’10
Barbara O. David P’92
Fiona de Kerckhove ’89
Ashley Bourne Dewey ’82
Tom DiMartino
Stacey Lombardo DiPiazza ’89
Bonnie A. Ewald ’00
Margaret S. Filoon ’81
Juliet Ward Flood ’77
Alescia C. Ford P’28
Phyllis Richard Fritts ’60
Ying Gao and Guowei Zhang P’25
Elizabeth Gemmill ’63
Elizabeth Jack Ghriskey ’63
James P. Gorter W’50, P’77
Ruth Harrison Grobe ’69
Samara M. Khalique Grove ’00
Antoinette Sickles
Guerrini-Maraldi ’49, P’74
Mary Cobey Hallissey ’01
Lisa Lorillard Halsted ’77
Jennifer Hermann ’78
Richard Hulme P’25
Miisha S. Jones ’10
Whitney Williams Jones ’82
Constance Mellon Kapp ’88
Margaret Prizer Kenny ’63
Caroline R. Kieltyka ’10
WHY I GIVE
XUEFEN (AMANDA)
ZHENG P’27 GUANGZHOU, CHINA
I give because the guidance and support that the school and teachers have provided to my daughter have made me feel like my daughter is everyone’s daughter. I feel that the school o!ers abundant positive energy to its students, both academically and in their personal growth. As a parent, I’m deeply moved and reassured. I feel truly honored to be able to support these outstanding girls, and I hope all the students can grow together.
Kathryn Spector Lasater ’87
Yue Li and Musong Cheng P’25
Suzanne Frey Luetkemeyer ’61
Kristen Lashnits McGowan ’04
Martha Bloch McLanahan ’58
Glenna McMahon ’93
Sejal Patel Mitra ’95
Elizabeth Yinkey Moore ’64
Lucille and Lane Morrison P’93, GP’26
Mary Mountcastle ’72
Amy Diana Natalicchio ’87
Barbara Merlin Neal ’77
Leslie Hailand Newman ’66
Wendy French Nolan ’67
Nina and Markus Nol! P’29
Lauren Schmidt Nowicki ’00
Jenifer and William O’Keefe P’27
Ashley Lickle O’Neil ’78
Julie Lange Peyton ’67
Elizabeth Rauch Raino! ’53
Amie Rappoport McKenna and Stephen V. McKenna P’24
Susan Jensen Rawles ’82
Margot Treman Rose ’80
Carol and Martin Ross P’18, ’19
Debbie and Bernard Rosselli P’98
Patricia Kelsey Schultz ’60
Robin Gorham Sedgwick ’61
Tracey Flach Shiel ’82
Jennifer Soderburg ’98
Julia Darling Spahr ’61
Susan Storer ’71
Amy Storrow ’81
J. Randall Furlong Street ’57
Linda Strohmeyer P’21
Elizabeth Sudler ’77
Catherine Terry Taylor ’79
Catherine Conrad ’83
Kerry Heneghan Tharpe ’91
Helen Thomas P’09
Emiliana Vegas ’85
Laura Maver Ward ’73
Pennell Whitney ’69
Susan Foster Work ’63
Jing Xie and Duan Liang P’27
Xinyi Yao P’27
Yufeng Zhang and Guo Xiang He P’28
Orrin Zirbel GP’25, ’27
DOGSWOOD CLUB
$500-$999
AARP Employee Matching Gifts Program
Jada Adams ’20
Cynthia Johnston Alexander ’67
Lynn Allegaert ’64
Maria Alulema P’25
Amica Companies Foundation
Katharine and Matthew Atkinson P’28
Anne Dobbin Bailliere ’59
Penelope and William Bardel GP’27
Cynthia Anderson-Barker ’72
Clarissa and Alan Basch P’15
Karen Polcer Bdera ’79
Alicia Kelly Benedetto ’97
Ellen Krimmel Besobrasov ’78
Blair Beuttas ’88
Dorothy Scullin Cabot ’52
Qun Cao and Wenkui Liang P’28
Merrill Ware Carrington ’68
Elizabeth Rockwell Cesare
Jessica and Edward Chicoski P’30, ’31
Paula Chu and Laura Danforth P’05
Laurann L. Claridge ’84
Janet Cohen P’93, GP’15, ’16, ’18, ’20, ’21
Frances Ha!ner Colburn ’54
Catharine Conway Coleman ’70
Evelyn Carter Cowles ’69
Mally Cox-Chapman ’69
Sharon and John B. Davies P’96, ’00
Susan Ziebarth Delaporte ’75
Wendy Hodgkins DeLorey ’83 and Christopher J. DeLorey P’20
Sarah House Denby ’72
Deborah Bard Dewing ’66
Sarah Elting Doering ’65
Miranda Sampsell Donnelley ’61
Clarissa Yantis Downey ’53
Ann Higbie Eckrich ’54
Frances Beinecke Elston ’67
Cynthia Emerson ’70
McCall Watson Eng ’81
Susan Hewitt Fischer ’66
Christopher Garrity
Sheryl and Marc Green GP’29, ’31
Mary Fentress Grumhaus ’57
Patricia J. Haigh ’93
Mimi Morrison Harrison ’93 and John Harrison P’26
Kyra and Rob Hartnett P’26
Yijin He and Jianxian Wang P’25
Suzette Scott Hearn ’74
Anne Herr ’81
Alice Hicks
Mackenzie Hine ’16
Shenitha Holley
Roberta Downs Houghton ’59
Nancy King Howe ’57
Anthony Hulme
Judith and Thomas Iovino P’99
Nishette Isaac
Anna Johnson ’60
Crystal Kay ’00
Edith Khayatt GP’24
Suzette Spitzer King ’48
Lizbeth Licopantis King ’87
Nancy Smith Klos ’77
Mary Gorter Krey ’77
Mary Stout Lawrence ’59
Hyojeong Lee and Michael Mulcahy P’26
Sally Chapin Levin ’59
Alyssa Levy ’63
Jiajie Lin and Zhishan Li P’28
Dorothy Hirsch Loebl ’45
Alexander Lunding
Mary Ann Kelly MacDonald ’79
Winnie Crane Mackey ’53
Colleen and Robert Magnus P’20
Nora Martin GP’24
Thara Mathews Alexander ’03
Allison and Graham Mattison P’27
Laurie Mack McBride ’57
Sandra Rohde McNamee ’84
Mary and Jack Merselis GP’23
Janet Henning Miller ’68
Myra J. Morgan
Vance Morgan W’53
Mollie Morrison ’20
Ellen Morrissey ’73
Kimberly Brown Morrow ’78
Lisa and Je!rey A. Moss P’09
Elizabeth Nash Muench ’55
Rachel Myers
Susan Kinnear Neul ’71
Kemble Lickle O’Donnell ’79
Gunnel Orndahl ’74
Jane Orndahl ’71
Dwana Parkes ’95
Marion and Guy Paterson P’17, ’19
Amy and Neil Paul P’16, ’18
Patricia and Thomas Pikor GP’27
Kathryn Auchincloss Porter ’54
Brooke Ga!ney Redmond ’90
Tracey S. Reifler ’82
Dana and Craig Riendeau P’26
Priscilla Reynolds Roosevelt ’59
Rachael S. Rosselli ’98 and Andrew Haynie
Suzanne Sa!ord ’84
Thomas Salvatore P’22
Phyllis Satter
Barbara Johnston Schechter ’74
Margaret Schwartz ’02
Laura Scott ’83
Nicole Lewenson Shargel ’95
Lucinda Atkins She"eld ’82
Nina McCullough Sidley ’70
Elizabeth Cobey Simonton ’03
Elizabeth Arienti Sloane ’83
Laura and George C. Springer P’13
Sarah Royce Stevenson ’75
Katharine Swibold ’78
Lin Tao and Deming Yang P’27
Caroline O’Brien Thomas ’84
Karen Thompson ’73
Hilary Thornton ’77
Elenor D. van Gemeren ’09
Nancy Mack von Euler ’79
Linda Trimingham Warriner ’61
Diana Dyer Watson ’65
Brenda and Orwin Watson P’31
Leila Howland Wetmore ’82 and Charles D. Wetmore P’18
Larke Woods Wheeler ’76
Gretchen and Frederick Wierdsma P’18
Anne Coit Williams ’68
Bethany Wood-Leidt and William Leidt P’13
Terry and Dana Yanaway P’14, ’17
Xuhong Zhao and Ruiyuan Sun P’26
Linda Roberts Zinn ’63
Jennifer and Je!rey Zirbel P’25, ’27
BEAVER BROOK CLUB
$250-$499
Susan Arnold ’63
Patricia Holmboe Atwood ’71
Grace Zelinka Becker and Lawrence Becker
Gabriela Porta Beecher ’91
Monica Sheehan Bennett ’73
Brooke Berescik-Johns ’98
Marie Herkert Bogdanovics ’79
Margaret H. Bonz
The Boston Foundation
Sally Schade Bowman ’74
Elizabeth Pryor Bradley ’85
Paul Breault
Christy Ho!man Brown ’60
Allison Joyner Brown ’93
Linda Hale Bucklin ’62
Nevon Bush ’97
Susan and Peter Chapman
Sage Dunlap Chase ’62
Maryann and Ed Chicoski GP’30, ’31
Saeeun Choi P’25
Shelley Cole ’76
Emily B. Cole-Chu MacSwain ’00
Karen C. Cook ’73
Ana Consuegra Cummins ’83
Tricia Tourville Dave ’82
Marion Linen Dawson Carr ’58
Catherine McKee Donovan ’68
Ashley and Ryan Dorin P’29, ’31
Katherine Dresdner ’69
Marcia P. Easterling
Mollie Stark Eckelberry ’48, P’82
Kirsten Eckelmeyer ’94
Tanis Higgins Erdmann ’55
Kristen and Antonio Fernandez P’26
Nancy Ford GP’28
The GE Foundation
Susan and Bill Gillespie GP’26
Samara H. Ginsburg and Andrew Ginsburg P’29
Meghan and Eric Girard P’31, ’32
Madison S. Glass ’14
Kerri and Josh Glass P’14
Catherine Grant-Alston and Reginald Alston P’28
Stephanie Bothwell Grillo ’90
Dolly Hall ’78
Sonja and Edrick Hall GP’25
Suzanne Hannay and John F. R. Palmer
Kimberly Harris-Thacker and David Thacker P’24, ’27
Lee-Ann and Mitchell Harris P’13
Martha Hedgpeth ’71
Linda and Iain Howard-Sorrell P’09
Carryll Hua ’94
Lisa Danforth Hurst ’79
Susan Lins Jackson ’66, P’93
Jessica Smith James ’73
Hye Jeon and Seong Jo P’15, ’18
Emily Eckelberry Johnson ’82
Sandi Juliano
Tracey Kammerer ’79
Anne Kennedy ’80
Stella and Christopher Kessel P’28
Ellen and Gordon Knight
Joan Krohn
Margaret Lamb ’87
Erica Ohanesian Lamson ’01
Yvette Larrieu ’80
Judith Scott Larsen ’67
Sara Lavery ’00
Karinna Perez-Rubio Levy ’91
Melissa Jackson Loree ’88
Olivia S. Lovelace ’74
Deborah Loven-Gray ’81
Aimee Gilleaudeau Lundy ’72
Kathleen MacNaughton ’71
Meg S. Mahoney
Isabella Manganiello ’19
Alline Matheson ’78
Christina and Mark D. Meador P’25
Megan Mehr and Andreas Mang P’29
Charlotte Meyer ’64
Megan Rogers Miller ’76
Kellie Molander
Kayla A. Monroe ’12
Connie Morales ’92
Tammi Morton P’25
Constance Bell Moser ’72
Marion Flinn Moulton ’88
Catherine and Michael Nartey-Tokoli P’24
Rosaline Ng and Luk Man Li P’25
Brittany Coons Noble ’02
June Wyer Nugent ’68
Pamela Paterson GP’17, ’19
Anne Lacouture Penniman ’76
Mary Derbyshire Petty ’79
Lela Schaus Philip ’79
Amanda Pitman ’90
The Pittsburgh Foundation
Principal Financial Group
Shannon Young Ray ’80
Dar Reimer Barrett ’79
Christine Gibbons Roberts ’78
Jennifer Rodts ’86
Catherine Munson Rogerson ’75
Roberta Roll ’72
Evelyn Lisle Rooney ’56
Deborah Sa!ord P’81, ’84
Subha Sankaran
Christine Sanni
Mary Bebel Schinke ’81
Gina Scinto P’29
Joanna Holdredge Seaver ’99
Christopher Semk
Steven Shea P’16
Katherine Flanagan Shoss ’97
Leslie and Steven Silverman P’15
H. Catherine Skinner P’82
Claudia Mesch Smith ’86
Michelle Soderburg ’95
Kristin Decker Somerville ’00
Nancy Hathaway Steenburg ’68
Janet Stott ’66
Ann Boland Strachan ’83
Jane McCurrach Talcott ’54
Alexandra Tamutus ’95
Robin Ra! Taylor ’85
Jane-Byrd Wiley Terlizzi ’79
Lisa and Christopher Thompson P’26
Andrea Coggins Toivakka ’06
Sheila and Michael Toto P’26
Elizabeth van Gemeren ’07
Bathsheba Veghte ’77
Haydee Diaz-Camacho von Sternberg ’64
Ana Cutillas Walker ’78
Anne Fuller Wall ’64
Deana Washburn ’80
Elizabeth Wright Wempe ’86
Alexis A. Stephan ’10
Eliza Wetmore ’18
Vanessa Guerrini-Maraldi Wilcox ’74
Julia Wilcox ’87
Hooey Stewart Wilks ’82
Shari and Albert Wong P’26
Anstiss Wynn
Chenxi Xiang ’24
Sierra J. Yanaway ’14
Hong Zhao and Lei Chen P’27
MAYPOLE SOCIETY
GIFTS UP TO $249
Abbott Laboratories and Subsidiaries
Nura Abdul-Karim and Salih Abdur-Rahman P’29
AIG
Diana Aixala ’82
Corina Alvarezdelugo
Lea Osborne Angell ’59
Susan Bierwirth Arbios ’74
Barbara Arnold ’69
Margaret Ashley ’18
Kara Ashley P’18
Carolina and Will Atwood P’26, ’30
Andrea Baier ’81
Betsy Ballenger ’71
Josey Ballenger ’87
Je Banach
Ruth Banta ’76
Ariella N. Freund Bareket ’10
Allison Barringer P’13
Ethan Basch
Talia A. Basch ’15
Owen Bass
Sheriden Beard ’16
Seddon Kelly Beaty ’64
Emily and Andrew Bedell P’26
Eda E. Bell ’12
Brett Benzio
Rosalind and Walter Bernheimer
Ece Bidav ’15
Lilli Bieler Biedermann ’83
Tracey Mueller Biedron ’80
Alexandra Bisbee ’82
Anne and Rodman R. Black, Jr. P’03
Averill Blackburn ’04
Lucia Bryant Blanchard ’65
April Bolton Mwangi ’00
Ashley Bonet
Randi Booth
Susan Churchill Bowman ’72
Allison Snyder Brates ’70
Anita W. Brean
Vickery Brewer ’79
Karen Brooks ’72, P’03
Amber and Jeremiah Burrow P’28
Hillary Bush ’86
Judith and Alan Bush P’86
Caroline A. Calandro ’14
Carol Large Calhoun ’55
Kelly Callender
Coleen Campbell
Summer and Kevin Carney P’27
Alison Carlin Carrabba ’86
Jennifer Cavallari and Daniel Durkin P’27
Emily I. Cazares ’17
Isabel Ceballos P’29
Elizabeth Swearengen Cerullo ’78
Cheryl Clark Chalmers ’63
Nicole Madison Chan ’99
Jenny Stewart Chandler ’55
Jean Brigham Chant ’82
Nga Chau
Jing Chen and Yunping Xu P’26
Maanavi Chendanda and Bejan Shirvani P’30
Samantha F. Chessen ’17
Sarah Chotkowski ’08
Awele N. Chukwura ’17
Ursula and Everett Clark P’80, ’84
Carol Clark-Flanagan and Thomas M. Flanagan P’93, ’97
Michelle Class P’28
Angela Coggins P’06
Katherine Rodriguez Colone ’05
Clive K. Connor P’05
Spencer L. Cook ’09 and Tom Cook
Marie and Henry R. Coons P’02
Sofia and Alan Cooper P’29
Dorothy Ferguson Corbiere ’64
Eve Agush Costarelli ’82
Ann Stone Costello ’68
Michelle E. Coster ’12
Alicia Couch-Edwards ’07 and John Monagan
Mary Coyne ’82
Patricia McCurdy-Crescimanno and Terry Crescimanno P’08, ’13
Karen Crowe ’97
Crum & Forster Insurance
Julia Blodgett Curtis ’58
Leslie Kelly Cutler ’61
Nichelle Davidson ’88
Lauren Schwarz Davis ’15
Emily Davis-Knight ’80
Stephanie Davison ’80
Gigi Henriquez de Cardoze ’92
Lorinda Payson de Roulet ’47, P’70
Margaret Shaw Dean ’52
Sarah Bryant Dean ’62
Elisa Del Valle
Brooke DeLorey ’20
Kelly DeVivo
Muhisoni Donavine P’29
Colleen and Eric Doshna P’21
Calista Duggan ’18
Nicole Hart Dunn ’96
Mimi and Paul Duran P’18
Marilou Dusyn
Amanda Eastman ’93
Katharine Beadle Eikenberry ’75
Cynthia Elliott ’71
Erin Shupenis Ellis ’98
Sara and Daniel English P’27
David Erickson
Stephen Erickson
Sara Esthus ’99
Patricia Tierney Falkenhagen ’66
Rachel Feldman
Julie Retzla! and Whitney Flood P’27
Carolyn Foley ’65
Lisa Harrington Foote ’72
Marissa and William Forde P’28, ’31
Emily Forman ’02
Pamela Forsyth ’76
Lori-Jean and Wayne P. Foster P’17
Adaline Dean Friedlander ’18
Linda Walker Fuerst ’64
Mark Fuller
Louise Gabrielle ’81
Ashley Gaddis P’18
Laurel C. L. Gaddis ’18
Shari and Michael Galvin P’14
Catherine and Justin Gervais P’30
Shelley Rea Gilbert ’65
Yujean K. ‘26 at Maclay Regionals
Photo by Jess Windhurst Photography
Susan Kleinhans Gilbertson ’53
Ti!any and Douglas Glanville P’30
Meredythe Goethe ’05
Sam Gonzalez ’13
Beatriz and Andres Gonzalez P’24
Charnaie Gordon
Claire Graham ’15
Margaret Gray ’67
Lisa Weber Greenberg ’76
Nicole T. Gregory ’13
Lauren Gri"n
Colin Griggs
Kathy and John Gro!
Tara Gunn
Yinghua Guo and Jian Ma P’28
Holly Guzman ’02
Christopher Hague
Leslie Bucklin Haines ’61
Cicily Warren Hajek ’58
Margaret Hall GP’18, 21
Margo Hanlan ’01
Hanover Insurance Company Payroll Campaign Fund
Allison L. Harris ’13
Sarah Skinner Hart ’44
Suzanne Hartt ’77
Beryn Frank Harty ’72
Melissa and Jesse Hayes P’25, ’27
Nancy and Frank Hemmerich III P’27
Mary B. Hendrickson and Kenneth A. Poppe
Marguerite and Charles Hensley GP’26
Lorna Hickerson ’87
Laura and George V. Hicks P’10
Elizabeth Palmer Higgins ’74
Adrianne Massie Hill ’56
Laurie and Robert H. Hine P’16
Margaret Holley ’62
Lisa Howard-Sorrell ’09
Helen Bryan Hubbard ’75
Frances Hughes ’78
Marsha Hughes ’95
Anne E. Hull P’79, ’85
Maria and Jonathan Huttner
Katherine R. Hypolite-MacMannis ’04
Karen and Ralph Jacob P’00
Windy Black Jansen ’03
Mandy and Juan Luis Jaramillo P’30
Jill Englund Jensen ’72
Jenny Engles Johnson ’76
Joanne Johnson GP’25
John Johnson Art Direction & Design
Tammy and Christopher Johnson P’22
Jillian Jones ’19
Lauren and Philip Jones P’27
Devon C. Kalune
Beryl Kammerer ’77
Jennifer Kawaja P’30
Annie Keating-Scherer and
Adam Scherer P’30
Jill Ke!er-Crowe ’82
Kerry and Paul Kendall P’30
Catherine T. Kenney ’84 and Michael Vogel P’25, ’28
Keybank Foundation
Justine J. Kieltyka ’16
Judith Coburn Klein ’65
Elizabeth Kue!ner Koors P’27
Cynthia Krohn
Diana Waud Kruglick ’53+
Lauren Krupniko! ’23
Patricia and Henry D. Krupniko! P’23
Mona Lake P’23
Dana Carter Lange ’79
Elizabeth Hanson Lawlor ’71
Myra Laws
Sarah Sneve LeDoux ’78
Tavia Lee-Goldstein
Juliet Legassa ’23
Darby Tench Leicht ’74
John Lendvai
Caroline Baldwin Lewis ’67
Chun Li ’15
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Teal Spencer Lindsay ’75
Max Lindsay-Capobianco
Nancyrose Logan and David Rakyta P’96
Valerie Stoddard Loring ’55
Kara Lucht ’00 and Justin Lucht P’29
Jessica and Geo!rey Luxenberg P’29
Megan Rosidivito Lyczak ’03
Karim Mabrouk
Laurie J. MacAlpine P’08
Nicole Macari ’20
Alexandra de Casteja Mahony ’85
Brennan A. Maine ’09
Silvia Manent ’08
Lynn Sheppard Manger ’59
Leontina Marcotulli ’83
Sarah Crosskey Marvin ’81
Colin May
Anne Austin Mazlish ’51
Ellen McClure
Kathleen McCombe ’70
Deborah and Geo!rey R. McConnell P’98
Beth McGuinness ’88
Elisabeth Holmes McKean ’83
Lué McWilliams ’80
Justine Medic
Margaret E. Meinert ’88
Amy Melnicsak ’90
Amy Merselis P’23
John Merselis P’23
Jessica Meyer and Jason Pope P’29
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Rebecca and Terrence Milka P’08
Ruth Miller
Blair and Christopher Miller P’26
Emily Mitchell
Rebecca Morris ’19
Dinah Bortz Moyer ’78
Megan Mulhern
Joan Berg Mullen ’46
Jonathan Near
Julia Mailliard Nelson ’76
Emily Agnew Nelson ’63
Kristin F. Nicolle
Kimberley Smith Niles ’68
Emilee O’Brien ’13
Louise and Daniel O’Connell P’99
Christine and Mike O’Connor P’19
Ann O’Reilly ’80, P’17
Patricia O’Reilly ’77
Mary and James Obeng P’18
Dele R. Odumosu ’12
Caroline E. Olesh ’15
Cassandra Sperry Ordway ’80
Erin and Gene Ott P’32
Keisha S. Palmer P’18
Margaret Palmer ’78
Carol Bruenner Parker ’66
Mallory Greene Pasquariello
Emma Paterson ’19
Idabelle Paterson ’17
Jessica Bartolini Patras ’95
Holly E. Paul ’18
Georgia C. Paul ’16
Martha Nevins Pawasarat ’80
Elizabeth O’Brien Paxton ’73
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Angela M. Peavy ’15
Veda Pendleton ’75
Trish and Robert Perry GP’27
Suzanne Phillips ’64
Suzanne Piela P’22, ’28
Suzanne Podurgiel
Kerry Scott Pokorny ’90
Alexandra Potts Pool ’48
Larcia Premo ’83
Sandra Price ’82
Patricia Pruett
Dennis J. Puleo
Alden Calmer Read ’48
Chelsea B. Regan ’13
Annabelle Reid ’78
Julie Relyea and Randall Northrop
Deborah Mercer Ribas ’75
Katherine R. Richardson ’14
Elizabeth C. Ridgley ’22
Patty and Allen Riendeau GP’26
Karen Robbins P’24
Cynthia Higgins Roby ’64
Emily Ross ’19
Eleanor Ross ’15
Llewellyn G. Ross P’80
Emily Rossiter ’96
Nancy Rova
Nicole E. Rusch ’15
Isabelle Russell
Sidney Russell P’02
Jane Shanholt Sacasa ’69
Barbara Sa!ord P’81, ’84
Margaret Broadus Saling ’75
Emily Sappington ’06
Sydney C. Satchell ’10
Dorothy Kirmse Scarlett ’70
Philip K. Schenck P’88
Marcia Schoeller
Whitley Ram Schoeny ’92
Kayla I. Scinto ’15
Deborah Seaman ’71
Sandra Lipson Sears ’57
Ann and Rick Semk
Holly and Donald Shanly P’19
Judith and Thomas H. Shannon P’07
Sarah Shaw ’23
Laura MacIntyre Shaw ’78
Andrew Sheintop P’22
Julia Sheldon P’20, ’23
Gail and James Shelton P’12
Sharon Shenberg
Rachael Jenkins Sherrill ’51
Carolyn Stein Shohet ’57
Karen Simmons Rose ’82
Pamela Bennett Skinner ’95
Thalassa Skinner ’82
Nicola and Brenton Slade P’24
Deborah Flagg Smith ’85
Elaine and Raymond Smith GP’25, ’27
FOR GIRLS AND THEIR HORSES
ENHANCING THE WALKER’S EQUESTRIAN EXPERIENCE
Thanks to the generosity of donors, The Ethel Walker School has made significant improvements to its barn and surrounding equestrian facilities, ensuring an even better experience for students and horses alike.
Over the past year, the School has added three spacious 12’ x 36’ run-in sheds in the fields, each built on carefully prepared stone bases to provide comfort and protection for the horses. To enhance care and safety, automatic waterers were installed, supported by new water and electrical lines, ensuring that horses now have constant access to fresh water in every field. More than 3,000
Jennifer Smith ’76
Lorna and Anthony Smith P’28
Sarah Blair Smith ’70
Cheri Soule
Liana Sowa
Eleanor S. Speers ’16
Bessie and Tom Speers P’16
Lisa and Scott Spencer P’27
Kristen T. St Louis ’21
Ashleigh N. Stephan ’11
Alicia Sternberg-Llanos and Ricardo Llanos P’21
Arzu and Carlos Stetzelberg P’23, ’26
Katherine Jones Stillwell ’79
Christine and Robert Stirt P’27
Clara Perkins Stites ’60
Caroline M. Strapp ’18
Allison and Timothy Sullivan P’27
Gretchen Swibold P’78
Eleanor Taylor ’89
Joan Gilbert Thayer ’50
Susan Knapp Thomas ’80
Robin and Daniel P. Towle P’08
Justin Treado
Kyle Trogstad-Isaacson
Shauna Turnbull ’85
Jamie Patterson Valentine ’82
Sarah and Thomas Van Leeuwen
Brianna Vega ’20
Carmen and Pedro Vega P’20
Melissa and Martin Vega P’24
Beverley Dunn Wadsworth ’58
feet of new fencing, including electrified lines, were installed to create secure boundaries and upgraded paddocks near the barn were built to expand capacity.
Inside the equestrian center, all footing in the indoor rings was replaced, providing improved surfaces for training and competition. In addition, the barn’s iconic cupolas were rebuilt and freshly painted, preserving both function and tradition. Philanthropy has also provided practical tools for daily operations, including the donation of a utility vehicle (Gator) that supports fieldwork and horse care.
Emily Lawrence Walberg ’03
Louisa and Nicholas Walsh P’29
The Walt Disney Company Foundation
Qiong Wang ’15
Patricia Connors Warrender ’60
Scott M. Watson W’70
Marianne Pettit Watt ’10
Ting Chu-Richardson Waymouth ’05
Jennifer Schnabel Wedemeyer ’82, P’16
Abigail Welch ’20
Noble Welch P’87
Jennifer Wells
Kim Matthews Wheaton ’68
Glenn Shannon Whipple ’54
Nicole Paquet Whitehead ’01
Margaret C. Wierdsma ’18
Lamonda Williams ’87
Bianca Wilson and Robert Logan P’28
Marion Bierwirth Woolam ’69
Mimi Wriedt ’53
Emily and Benjamin Wry P’27, ’29
Lili Xu and Xiangshu Zhu P’28
Xiang Xu and Hanrong Du P’23
Jingyi Yan ’18
Susan Gri"n Yonkers ’78
Constance Yu ’26
Alexa Zakaszewski
Weijia Zhang ’17
Beini Zhong ’23
Patricia Zimmerman ’85 Anonymous (2)
Looking ahead, Walker’s continues to plan future enhancements, including the installation of a sprinkler system in the barn. These improvements not only strengthen the School’s nationally recognized equestrian program but also reflect the deep commitment of the Walker’s community to supporting the care of its horses and the education of its students.
Barn Manager Kristen Blatt reflects, "The addition of the new turnout fields has been a wonderful improvement to Walker’s barn. It has given us the opportunity to provide our school horses with the proper retirement they truly deserve after long and dedicated show careers, followed by their second careers as school horses. The fields have also allowed some of our horses to be turned out in groups, giving them the chance to live more socially and naturally — just as horses are meant to.”
CUMULATIVE GIVING
HONOR
ROLL 2024-2025
The Ethel Walker School honors individuals who have given loyally to the School over a period of time. We salute you for your faithful and stalwart support of Walker’s and its mission.
35+ YEARS
Anne Dobbin Bailliere ’59
Karen Polcer Bdera ’79
Constance Lavino Bell ’48, P’72, ’75, GP’12, ’14
Roberta Gerstell Bennett ’53
Suzanne Chapin Berl ’64
Anne and Rodman R. Black, Jr. P’03
Lucia Bryant Blanchard ’65
Sally Schade Bowman ’74
Ann Watson Bresnahan ’69
Whitney A. de Roulet Bullock ’70
Lisa Smith Cashin ’71
Elizabeth Rockwell Cesare
Sarah Gates Colley ’75
Tricia Tourville Dave ’82
Marion Linen Dawson Carr ’58
Susan Nichols Ferriere ’69
Susan Hewitt Fischer ’66
Susan S. Ford ’63
James P. Gorter W’50, P’77
Elizabeth Palmer Higgins ’74
Nancy King Howe ’57
Lucy Rosenberry Jones ’59, P’80, GP’21
Tracey Kammerer ’79
Cynthia Kirkland Kellogg ’60
James W. Kinnear W’47, P’69, ’71
Jocelyn Allan Linke ’48
Dorothy Hirsch Loebl ’45
Suzanne Frey Luetkemeyer ’61
Sarah Crosskey Marvin ’81
Martha Bloch McLanahan ’58
Gail Sheppard Moloney ’56
Elizabeth Nash Muench ’55
Leslie Hailand Newman ’66
Kathryn McCarthy Parsons ’75
Letitia McClure Potter ’55, P’85
Elizabeth Rauch Raino! ’53
Shannon Young Ray ’80
Alden Calmer Read ’48
Deborah Sa!ord P’81, ’84
Rachael Jenkins Sherrill ’51
Julia Darling Spahr ’61
Susan Storer ’71
J. Randall Furlong Street ’57
Gretchen Swibold P’78
Jane McCurrach Talcott ’54
Helen Potter Wagner ’75
Diana Goss Ward ’47
Abra Prentice Wilkin ’60
Terese Treman Williams ’55, P’80
30-34 YEARS
Margot Campbell Bogert ’60
Elizabeth Sivage Clark ’67, P’04
Barbara O. David P’92
Carolyn Foley ’65
Mary Stout Lawrence ’59
Sarah Sneve LeDoux ’78
Jacqueline Mars P’83
Sandra Rohde McNamee ’84
Ruth Cummings Mead ’47
Janet Henning Miller ’68
Jennifer Rodts ’86
Elisabeth Dobbin Sherwood ’57
Nancy Hathaway Steenburg ’68
25-29 YEARS
Susan Bierwirth Arbios ’74
Gabriela Porta Beecher ’91
Margaretta Bredin Brokaw ’66
Gillian Reighley Christensen ’69
Rebecca and G. Munroe Cobey P’01, ’03
Julia Blodgett Curtis ’58
Ruth Harrison Grobe ’69
Margaret Holley ’62
Elizabeth Hanson Lawlor ’71
Meleda Wegner Lowry ’81
Anne Sprole Mauk ’69
Rose Marie and Philip McLoughlin P’98
Laura Mountcastle ’74
Lisa Pagliaro Selz ’69 and Bernard Selz
Emma Simon ’89
Sarah Blair Smith ’70
Katharine Swibold ’78
Vanessa Guerrini-Maraldi Wilcox ’74
20-24 YEARS
Margaret Ashforth ’84
Clarissa and Alan Basch P’15
Anne Crandall Campbell ’78
Christina Dillon Cohen ’85
Clive K. Connor P’05
Mollie Stark Eckelberry ’48, P’82
Barbara Nash and Patrick Flynn P’05
Lindsay P. N. Flynn ’05
Emily Forman ’02
Shari and Michael Galvin P’14
Kate Crichton Gubelmann ’67
Frieda P. Jacobs ’71
Connie Morales ’92
Constance Bell Moser ’72
Kathryn Auchincloss Porter ’54
Priscilla Reynolds Roosevelt ’59
Patricia Kelsey Schultz ’60
Carolyn Stein Shohet ’57
Deborah Bell Spoehel ’75, P’14
Joan Gilbert Thayer ’50
15-19 YEARS
Phoebe Ha!ner Andrew ’56
Betsy Ballenger ’71
Elizabeth Elkinton Barr ’69
Susan Churchill Bowman ’72
Christopher L. Brigham
Virginia Jones Bush ’60
Paulette Castillo ’73
Sage Dunlap Chase ’62
Frances Ha!ner Colburn ’54
Elizabeth Hubbard Cook ’44
Alicia Couch-Edwards ’07 and John Monagan
Caryl Van Ranst Dearing ’60
Wendy Hodgkins DeLorey ’83 and Christopher J. DeLorey P’20
Harriet Blees Dewey ’60, P’86, GP’21
Deborah Bard Dewing ’66
Leander Altifois Dolphin ’95, P’24
Cynthia Emerson ’70
Cynthia Smith Evanisko ’71
Mary Melvin Fleming ’75
Lisa Harrington Foote ’72
Louise Gabrielle ’81
Aileen Turnbull Geddes ’56
Mary Fentress Grumhaus ’57
Mary Cobey Hallissey ’01
Lee-Ann and Mitchell Harris P’13
Henrietta Clement Hildebrand ’65
Adrianne Massie Hill ’56
Laurie and Robert H. Hine P’16
Katherine R. Hypolite-MacMannis ’04
Jill Englund Jensen ’72
Anne Kennedy ’80
Barbara Thomas Kennedy ’69
Anne Wakefield Leck ’62
Charlotte Weidlein Lenzner ’05
Leontina Marcotulli ’83
Cecily Chilton Matthai ’77
Sarah-Jane McCarthy ’80, P’21
Glenna McMahon ’93
Lué McWilliams ’80
Mary Mountcastle ’72
Emily Agnew Nelson ’63
Brittany Coons Noble ’02
Carol Bruenner Parker ’66
Mary Gibbs Piper ’57
Susan Jensen Rawles ’82
Melissa and Thomas Regan P’13
Mary Beth Rettger ’81
Jill Gillette Reydel ’51
Katharine O’Brien Rohn ’82
Emily Rossiter ’96
Pamela Sa!ord ’81
Anne Brainard Schmitt ’64
Deborah Flagg Smith ’85
Robin Hunziker Smith ’73
Bessie and Tom Speers P’16
Katherine Jones Stillwell ’79
Jamiah N. Tappin ’00
Caroline O’Brien Thomas ’84
Karen Thompson ’73
Abigail Tra!ord ’57
Diana Dyer Watson ’65
Ting Chu-Richardson Waymouth ’05
Terry and Dana Yanaway P’14, ’17
10-14 YEARS
Alexandra Badger Airth ’83
Denise and Chad Alfeld P’19
Je Banach
Talia A. Basch ’15
Seddon Kelly Beaty ’64
Jenny Belknap ’90
Blair Beuttas ’88
Marie Herkert Bogdanovics ’79
Jean Waller Brune GP’17, ’19
Isabel Ceballos P’29
Christine and Kevin Chessen P’17
Karen C. Cook ’73
Sarah Elting Doering ’65
Clarissa Yantis Downey ’53
Mimi and Paul Duran P’18
Mary Gardner Gates ’60
Samara M. Khalique Grove ’00
Beryn Frank Harty ’72
Suzette Scott Hearn ’74
Holly Hulburd ’67
John Johnson
Whitney Williams Jones ’82
Yvette Larrieu ’80
Olivia S. Lovelace ’74
Alexander Lunding
Shelley Marks ’81
Marion Flinn Moulton ’88
Emilee O’Brien ’13
Ann O’Reilly ’80, P’17
Kelly O’Connor Pasciucco ’79 and Gerald Pasciucco
Idabelle Paterson ’17
Marion and Guy Paterson P’17, ’19
Amy and Neil Paul P’16, ’18
Lela Schaus Philip ’79
Esther Pryor ’85
Chelsea B. Regan ’13
Tracey S. Reifler ’82
Corlene Cathcart Rhoades ’82
Ethel Worthington Riley ’35+
Margot Treman Rose ’80
Carol and Martin Ross P’18, ’19
Debbie and Bernard Rosselli P’98
Sahba Sadegh-Vaziri ’82 and Ali Reza
Dorothy Kirmse Scarlett ’70
Barbara Johnston Schechter ’74
Holly and Donald Shanly P’19
Gail and James Shelton P’12
Beth and Christopher E. Strapp P’18, ’21
Elizabeth Sudler ’77
Artemis E. M. Talvat ’14
Eleanor Taylor ’89
Elizabeth Smith van Gemeren ’77, P’07, ’09
Cynthia T. Vega ’82
Meera Viswanathan and Eric Widmer
Gwendolyn Walker ’85
Patricia Connors Warrender ’60
Nicole Paquet Whitehead ’01
Emily R. Wick P’15
Bethany Wood-Leidt and William Leidt P’13
Linda Roberts Zinn ’63
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5-9 YEARS
Diana Aixala ’82
Alexandra Flood Alco! ’94 and Sam Alco! P’27
Elizabeth Paschal Alrick ’81
Corina Alvarezdelugo
Andrew Ashforth
Kara Ashley P’18
Jennifer and Christian Auger P’25, ’26
Andrea Baier ’81
Christina Ball ’05
Margaret and Ian T. Ball P’05
Sheriden Beard ’16
Grace Zelinka Becker and Lawrence Becker
Eda E. Bell ’12
Alicia Kelly Benedetto ’97
Monica Sheehan Bennett ’73
Alexandra Bisbee ’82
Margaret H. Bonz
Randi Booth
Barbara Bristol ’67
Claudia Ramsland Burch ’68
Hillary Bush ’86
Nevon Bush ’97
Dorothy Scullin Cabot ’52
Caroline A. Calandro ’14
Merrill Ware Carrington ’68
Elizabeth Swearengen Cerullo ’78
Cheryl Clark Chalmers ’63
Jean Brigham Chant ’82
Samantha F. Chessen ’17
Sarah Chotkowski ’08
Ursula and Everett Clark P’80, ’84
Carol Clark-Flanagan and Thomas M. Flanagan P’93, ’97
Mary Lou Cobb
Shelley Cole ’76
Katherine Rodriguez Colone ’05
Dorothy Ferguson Corbiere ’64
Eve Agush Costarelli ’82
Gwendolyn Couch and Ned W. Edwards P’07, ’10
Evelyn Carter Cowles ’69
Mally Cox-Chapman ’69
Karen Crowe ’97
Eleanor and Steven Daugherty P’26
Lauren Schwarz Davis ’15
Fiona de Kerckhove ’89
Lorinda Payson de Roulet ’47, P’70
Margaret Shaw Dean ’52
Elisa Del Valle
Susan Ziebarth Delaporte ’75
Sarah House Denby ’72
Mary Jane Levy Dickson ’68
Catherine McKee Donovan ’68
Diane Solomon Doppelt ’75
Colleen and Eric Doshna P’21
Katherine Dresdner ’69
Calista Duggan ’18
Nicole Hart Dunn ’96
Amanda Eastman ’93
Jean Moore Edwards ’69
Ximena Eleta de Sierra ’83
Tanis Higgins Erdmann ’55
Tania Goss Evans ’55
Margaret S. Filoon ’81
Marissa and William Forde P’28, ’31
Pamela Forsyth ’76
Laurel C. L. Gaddis ’18
Ying Gao and Guowei Zhang P’25
Gail Chandler Gaston ’70
Elizabeth Gemmill ’63
Nancy Cisco Gilbert ’72
Shelley Rea Gilbert ’65
Susan Kleinhans Gilbertson ’53
Madison S. Glass ’14
Kerri and Josh Glass P’14
Sam Gonzalez ’13
Lisa Weber Greenberg ’76
Nicole T. Gregory ’13
Antoinette Sickles
Guerrini-Maraldi ’49, P’74
Leslie Bucklin Haines ’61
Dolly Hall ’78
Lisa Lorillard Halsted ’77
Ann C. Madonia Hamm ’84
Allison L. Harris ’13
Kimberly Harris-Thacker and David Thacker P’24, ’27
Martha Hedgpeth ’71
Jennifer Hermann ’78
Laura and George V. Hicks P’10
Mackenzie Hine ’16
Alicia Little Hodge ’01
Elisabeth Allen Holland ’83
Richard Hulme P’25
Toan Huynh ’93
Nishette Isaac
Susan Lins Jackson ’66, P’93
Windy Black Jansen ’03
Carol Ho!man Jason ’75
Emily Eckelberry Johnson ’82
Sarah Johnson ’78, P’10
Tammy and Christopher Johnson P’22
Jillian Jones ’19
Beryl Kammerer ’77
Jill Ke!er-Crowe ’82
Catherine T. Kenney ’84 and Michael Vogel P’25, ’28
Margaret Prizer Kenny ’63
Gurukirn Khalsa ’69
Patricia and Henry D. Krupniko! P’23
Mona Lake P’23
Margaret Lamb ’87
Linda and Kenny Langmeier
Judith Scott Larsen ’67
Caroline Baldwin Lewis ’67
Nancyrose Logan and David Rakyta P’96
Megan Rosidivito Lyczak ’03
Jan Mactier ’68
Meg S. Mahoney
Eliza David Massaro ’92
Deborah and Geo!rey R. McConnell P’98
Beth McGuinness ’88
Elisabeth Holmes McKean ’83
Margaret E. Meinert ’88
Charlotte Meyer ’64
Rebecca and Terrence Milka P’08
Megan Rogers Miller ’76
Rebecca Morris ’19
Dinah Bortz Moyer ’78
Pamela Webster Murphy ’94
Susan Kinnear Neul ’71
Kristin F. Nicolle
Kimberley Smith Niles ’68
Ashley Lickle O’Neil ’78
Cassandra Sperry Ordway ’80
Gretchen Orschiedt
Emma Paterson ’19
Holly E. Paul ’18
Jeanette C. Pelizzon ’07
Veda Pendleton ’75
Jeanette Poillon ’75
Patricia Onderdonk Pruett
Katherine R. Richardson ’14
Evelyn Lisle Rooney ’56
Rachael S. Rosselli ’98 and Andrew Haynie
Brice Barry Russian ’89
Molly and Thomas Rutledge
Nancy and John Sabol GP’20
Barbara Sa!ord P’81, ’84
Thomas Salvatore P’22
Sydney C. Satchell ’10
Mary Bebel Schinke ’81
Margaret Schwartz ’02
Deborah Seaman ’71
Sandra Lipson Sears ’57
Christopher Semk
Lucinda Atkins She"eld ’82
Tracey Flach Shiel ’82
Leslie and Steven Silverman P’15
Karen Simmons Rose ’82
Elizabeth Cobey Simonton ’03
H. Catherine Skinner P’82
Cheri Soule
Lynn Staley and Martin Linsky
Tania Whitman Stepanian ’60
Clara Perkins Stites ’60
Amy Storrow ’81
Janet Stott ’66
Caroline M. Strapp ’18
Linda Strohmeyer P’21
Andrea Coggins Toivakka ’06
Shauna Turnbull ’85
Brianna Vega ’20
Carmen and Pedro Vega P’20
Melissa and Martin Vega P’24
Emiliana Vegas ’85
Nancy Mack von Euler ’79
Beverley Dunn Wadsworth ’58
Emily Lawrence Walberg ’03
Linda Trimingham Warriner ’61
Deana Washburn ’80
Jennifer Schnabel Wedemeyer ’82, P’16
Elizabeth Wright Wempe ’86
Leila Howland Wetmore ’82 and Charles D. Wetmore P’18
Eliza Wetmore ’18
Shari and Albert Wong P’26
Marion Bierwirth Woolam ’69
Susan Foster Work ’63
Mimi Wriedt ’53
Jingyi Yan ’18
Sierra J. Yanaway ’14
Teresa C. Younger
Anonymous
Student leaders during Opening Days
ALUMNAE DONORS BY CLASS YEAR
The alumnae of The Ethel Walker School are the backbone of our giving program. Their loyalty to their alma mater is shown through their generous donations. We gratefully acknowledge and thank our alumnae wholeheartedly for all that they do for their School.
1935 REUNION! RESTRICTED GIVING $111,913.94
Ethel Worthington Riley+
1944 ANNUAL FUND PARTICIPATION 33.33%
FUND GIVING $50.00
Sarah Skinner Hart
Elizabeth Hubbard Cook
1945 REUNION! ANNUAL FUND PARTICIPATION 66.67%
FUND GIVING $11,485.98
Dorothy Hirsch Loebl
Payne W. Middleton+
1946
Joan Berg Mullen
1947
Ruth Cummings Mead
Lorinda Payson de Roulet
Diana Goss Ward
1948
ANNUAL FUND PARTICIPATION 50.00% ANNUAL FUND GIVING $25,900.00
Constance Lavino Bell
Mollie Stark Eckelberry
Jocelyn Allan Linke
Alexandra Potts Pool
Suzette Spitzer King
Alden Calmer Read
1949
Antoinette Sickles Guerrini-Maraldi
1950 REUNION!
ANNUAL FUND PARTICIPATION
Joan Thayer
1951
Anne Austin Mazlish+
Rachael Jenkins Sherrill
Jill Gillette Reydel
1952
Dorothy Scullin Cabot
Margaret Shaw Dean
1953
ANNUAL FUND PARTICIPATION
Roberta Gerstell Bennett
Clarissa Yantis Downey
Susan Kleinhans Gilbertson
Diana Waud Kruglick+
Winnie Crane Mackey
Elizabeth Rauch Raino!
Mimi Wriedt
Frances Ha!ner Colburn
Ann Higbie Eckrich
Kathryn Auchincloss Porter
Jane McCurrach Talcott
Glenn Shannon Whipple
1955 REUNION!
Carol Large Calhoun
Jenny Stewart Chandler
Sally Mason Ellison
Tanis Higgins Erdmann
Tania Goss Evans
Valerie Stoddard Loring
Elizabeth Nash Muench
Letitia McClure Potter
Terese Treman Williams
Phoebe Ha!ner Andrew
Aileen Turnbull Geddes
Adrianne Massie Hill
Gail Sheppard Moloney
Evelyn Lisle Rooney
Mary Fentress Grumhaus
Nancy King Howe
Laurie Mack McBride
Sandra Lipson Sears
Elisabeth Dobbin Sherwood
Carolyn Stein Shohet
J. Randall Furlong Street
Abigail Tra!ord 1958
Marion Linen Dawson Carr
Julia Blodgett Curtis
Cicily Warren Hajek
Martha Bloch McLanahan
Beverley Dunn Wadsworth 1959
Lea Osborne Angell
Anne Dobbin Bailliere
Carroll Morgan Carpenter
Roberta Downs Houghton
Lucy Rosenberry Jones
Mary Stout Lawrence
Sally Chapin Levin
Lynn Sheppard Manger
Priscilla Reynolds Roosevelt
1960
REUNION!
ANNUAL FUND PARTICIPATION 46.88%
ANNUAL FUND GIVING $ 215,709.73
RESTRICTED GIVING $2,053,050.96
Margot Campbell Bogert
Christy Ho!man Brown
Virginia Jones Bush
Caryl Van Ranst Dearing
Harriet Blees Dewey
Phyllis Richard Fritts
Mary Gardner Gates
Anna Johnson
Cynthia Kirkland Kellogg
Mary Ann Shoenberg Margaretten
Patricia Kelsey Schultz
Tania Whitman Stepanian
Clara Perkins Stites
Patricia Connors Warrender
Abra Prentice Wilkin
1961
ANNUAL FUND PARTICIPATION 26.67%
Leslie Kelly Cutler
Miranda Sampsell Donnelley
Leslie Bucklin Haines
Suzanne Frey Luetkemeyer
Alice Kerr Moorhead
Robin Gorham Sedgwick
Julia Darling Spahr
Linda Trimingham Warriner
1962
ANNUAL FUND PARTICIPATION 11.76% ANNUAL FUND GIVING $856.61
Linda Hale Bucklin
Sage Dunlap Chase
Sarah Bryant Dean
Margaret Holley
Anne Wakefield Leck
1963
ANNUAL FUND PARTICIPATION 33.33% ANNUAL FUND GIVING $58,180.17 RESTRICTED GIVING $15,135.68
Susan Arnold
Robin Frost Bessin
Cheryl Clark Chalmers
Susan S. Ford
Elizabeth Gemmill
Elizabeth Jack Ghriskey
Margaret Prizer Kenny
Alyssa Levy
Emily Agnew Nelson
Susan Foster Work
Linda Roberts Zinn
1964
Lynn Allegaert
Seddon Kelly Beaty
Suzanne Chapin Berl
Dorothy Ferguson Corbiere
Linda Walker Fuerst
Charlotte Meyer
Elizabeth Yinkey Moore
Suzanne Phillips
Cynthia Higgins Roby
Anne Brainard Schmitt
Haydee Diaz-Camacho von Sternberg
Anne Fuller Wall
1965
REUNION!
Lucia Bryant Blanchard
Sarah Elting Doering
Carolyn Foley
Shelley Rea Gilbert
Henrietta Clement Hildebrand
Judith Coburn Klein
Diana Dyer Watson
Anonymous
1966
Frances Beatty Adler
Margaretta Bredin Brokaw
Deborah Bard Dewing
Patricia Tierney Falkenhagen
Susan Hewitt Fischer
Wells Downey Hamilton
Susan Lins Jackson
Leslie Hailand Newman
Carol Bruenner Parker
Janet Stott
1967
Cynthia Johnston Alexander
Barbara Bristol
Elizabeth Sivage Clark
Frances Beinecke Elston
Margaret Gray
Holly Hulburd
Judith Scott Larsen
Caroline Baldwin Lewis
Wendy French Nolan
Julie Lange Peyton 1968
Claudia Ramsland Burch
Merrill Ware Carrington
Ann Stone Costello
Mary Jane Levy Dickson
Catherine McKee Donovan
Jan Mactier
Janet Henning Miller
Kimberley Smith Niles
June Wyer Nugent
Nancy Hathaway Steenburg
Kim Matthews Wheaton
Anne Coit Williams 1969
Barbara Arnold
Elizabeth Elkinton Barr
Ann Watson Bresnahan
Gillian Reighley Christensen
Mary Laub Cowan
Evelyn Carter Cowles
Mally Cox-Chapman
Katherine Dresdner
Jean Moore Edwards
Susan Nichols Ferriere
Ruth Harrison Grobe
Barbara Thomas Kennedy
Gurukirn Khalsa
Anne Sprole Mauk
Jane Shanholt Sacasa
Lisa Pagliaro Selz
Pennell Whitney
Marion Bierwirth Woolam
1970
REUNION!
Allison Snyder Brates
Whitney A. de Roulet Bullock
Elise Burns
Catharine Conway Coleman
Cynthia Emerson
Gail Chandler Gaston
Kathleen McCombe
Dorothy Kirmse Scarlett
Nina McCullough Sidley
Sarah Blair Smith
Tina Tiedtke
CARRYING FORWARD A LEGACY
ALISON MCCALL ’72 AND HER PHILANTHROPY AT WALKER’S
When Alison McCall ’72 reflects on her time at The Ethel Walker School, she often thinks about what she wishes she had learned — especially about money. “I knew how to balance my checkbook, but that’s all,” she recalls. “I kept wishing I had been pushed more in that arena.” Today, her philanthropy to Walker’s ensures that current students have the financial literacy skills she longed for as a girl.
Alison’s father, Julien Lachicotte McCall, was a banker, a Walker’s trustee, and a man devoted to numbers. Even at 100, he was still balancing his checkbook by hand and preparing his own tax returns. “My father was always concerned about financial literacy,” Alison explains. “He would be thrilled that the girls are learning about the stock market, doing tax returns, and understanding real financial responsibilities.”
Inspired by conversations with Head of School Dr. Meera Viswanathan, Alison felt a spark. She saw in Walker’s Capabilities Approach, and its focus on financial literacy, an opportunity to carry forward her father’s values and extend his legacy. Through her family foundation — which stems from her father’s foundation — she has directed support to Walker’s, ensuring that today’s students gain the knowledge and confidence she lacked.
Alison’s gift is deeply personal. It connects her father’s passion for teaching responsibility through numbers with her own commitment to preparing the next generation of girls. It also reflects the continuity of service her family has given to Walker’s: from her father’s trusteeship to her own philanthropy. “In a way, he was supporting it,” she says. “That makes it feel even more meaningful.”
Outside of her philanthropy, Alison’s career has been vibrant and creative. An art history major at Mount Holyoke, she worked in New York City as an interior designer and events producer. She helped organize Madison Square Garden’s 100th anniversary celebration and was part of the team that restored Radio City Music Hall to its former glory.
Now, as she looks at the opportunities available to Walker’s students, she sees something even greater than the dazzling events she once created. “Girls today have more options when they graduate,” she says. “They are more confident about a variety of areas.” Thanks to Alison McCall’s generosity, Walker’s girls will also have the financial skills and confidence to navigate their futures with strength and independence.
Patricia Holmboe Atwood
Betsy Ballenger
Lisa Smith Cashin
Cynthia Elliott
Cynthia Smith Evanisko
Martha Hedgpeth
Frieda P. Jacobs
Elizabeth Hanson Lawlor
Kathleen MacNaughton
Susan Kinnear Neul
Jane Orndahl
Deborah Seaman
Susan Storer 1972
Cynthia Anderson-Barker
Susan Churchill Bowman
Karen Brooks
Sarah House Denby
Lisa Harrington Foote
Nancy Cisco Gilbert
Kathryn Loomis Harris
Beryn Frank Harty
Jill Englund Jensen
Aimee Gilleaudeau Lundy
Alison McCall
Constance Bell Moser
Mary Mountcastle
Deidra Roach-Quarles
Roberta Roll
Catherine Clark Shopneck
Ruth Streeter
1973
Monica Sheehan Bennett
Paulette Castillo
Karen C. Cook
Jessica Smith James
Ellen Morrissey
Audrey Nevins
Elizabeth O’Brien Paxton
Robin Hunziker Smith
Karen Thompson
Laura Maver Ward
Allison McCall ‘72 (center) and classmates at their 50th Reunion
1974
ANNUAL FUND PARTICIPATION 18.87%
ANNUAL FUND GIVING $5,337.93
RESTRICTED GIVING $100,000.00
Susan Bierwirth Arbios
Sally Schade Bowman
Suzette Scott Hearn
Elizabeth Palmer Higgins
Lisa Kruidenier
Darby Tench Leicht
Olivia S. Lovelace
Laura Mountcastle
Gunnel Orndahl
Barbara Johnston Schechter
Vanessa Guerrini-Maraldi Wilcox
1975 REUNION!
ANNUAL FUND PARTICIPATION 38.30%
ANNUAL FUND GIVING $252,581.72
RESTRICTED GIVING $30,000.00
Sarah Gates Colley
Susan Ziebarth Delaporte
Diane Solomon Doppelt
Katharine Beadle Eikenberry
Mary Melvin Fleming
Hilary Walker Hotchkiss
Helen Bryan Hubbard
Carol Ho!man Jason
Teal Spencer Lindsay
Kathryn McCarthy Parsons
Veda Pendleton
Jeanette Poillon
Deborah Mercer Ribas
Catherine Munson Rogerson
Margaret Broadus Saling
Deborah Bell Spoehel
Sarah Royce Stevenson
Helen Potter Wagner
1976
ANNUAL FUND PARTICIPATION 27.78%
ANNUAL FUND GIVING $2,038.96
Ruth Banta
Shelley Cole
Pamela Forsyth
Lisa Weber Greenberg
Jenny Engles Johnson
Megan Rogers Miller
Julia Mailliard Nelson
Anne Lacouture Penniman
Jennifer Smith
Larke Woods Wheeler
1977
ANNUAL
Juliet Ward Flood
Lisa Lorillard Halsted
Suzanne Hartt
Beryl Kammerer
Nancy Smith Klos
Mary Gorter Krey
Cecily Chilton Matthai
Lillian Irani Mueller
Barbara Merlin Neal
Patricia O’Reilly
Elizabeth Sudler
Elizabeth Smith van Gemeren
Hilary Thornton
Bathsheba Veghte
1978
ANNUAL FUND PARTICIPATION 29.23% ANNUAL FUND GIVING $6,582.99
Ellen Krimmel Besobrasov
Anne Crandall Campbell
Elizabeth Swearengen Cerullo
Dolly Hall
Jennifer Hermann
Frances Hughes
Sarah E. Johnson
Sarah Sneve LeDoux
Alline Matheson
Kimberly Brown Morrow
Dinah Bortz Moyer
Ashley Lickle O’Neil
Margaret Palmer
Annabelle Reid
Christine Gibbons Roberts
Laura MacIntyre Shaw
Katharine Swibold
Ana Cutillas Walker
Susan Gri"n Yonkers
1979
Mary Ann Kelly MacDonald
Dar Reimer Barrett
Karen Polcer Bdera
Marie Herkert Bogdanovics
Vickery Brewer
Lisa Danforth Hurst
Tracey Kammerer
Dana Carter Lange
Kemble Lickle O’Donnell
Kelly O’Connor Pasciucco
Mary Derbyshire Petty
Lela Schaus Philip
Katherine Jones Stillwell
Catherine Terry Taylor
Jane-Byrd Wiley Terlizzi
Nancy Mack von Euler
1980 REUNION!
Tracey Mueller Biedron
Emily Davis-Knight
Stephanie Davison
Anne Kennedy
Yvette Larrieu
Sarah-Jane McCarthy
Lué McWilliams
Ann O’Reilly
Cassandra Sperry Ordway
Martha Nevins Pawasarat
Shannon Young Ray
Margot Treman Rose
Susan Knapp Thomas
Deana Washburn
Elizabeth Paschal Alrick
Andrea Baier
McCall Watson Eng
Margaret S. Filoon
Louise Gabrielle
Anne Herr
Deborah Loven-Gray
Meleda Wegner Lowry
Shelley Marks
Sarah Crosskey Marvin
Mary Beth Rettger
Pamela Sa!ord
Mary Bebel Schinke
Amy Storrow
1982
ANNUAL FUND PARTICIPATION 36.36%
ANNUAL FUND GIVING $130,240.53
RESTRICTED GIVING $3,023.38
Diana Aixala
Alexandra Bisbee
Jean Brigham Chant
Eve Agush Costarelli
Mary Coyne
Tricia Tourville Dave
Ashley Bourne Dewey
Emily Eckelberry Johnson
Whitney Williams Jones
Jill Ke!er-Crowe
Sandra Price
Susan Jensen Rawles
Tracey S. Reifler
Corlene Cathcart Rhoades
Katharine O’Brien Rohn
Karen Simmons Rose
Lucinda Atkins She"eld
Tracey Flach Shiel
Thalassa Skinner
Jamie Patterson Valentine
Cynthia T. Vega
Jennifer Schnabel Wedemeyer
Leila Howland Wetmore
Hooey Stewart Wilks
1983
ANNUAL FUND PARTICIPATION 20.00%
ANNUAL FUND GIVING $105,662.81
RESTRICTED GIVING $5,405,801.65
Alexandra Badger Airth
Lilli Bieler Biedermann
Catherine Conrad
Ana Consuegra Cummins
Wendy Hodgkins DeLorey
Ximena Eleta de Sierra
Elisabeth Allen Holland
Leontina Marcotulli
Elisabeth Holmes McKean
Larcia Premo
Laura Scott
Elizabeth Arienti Sloane
Ann Boland Strachan
1984
Margaret Ashforth
Laurann L. Claridge
Ann C. Madonia Hamm
Catherine T. Kenney
Sandra Rohde McNamee
Suzanne Sa!ord
Caroline O’Brien Thomas
1985 REUNION!
ANNUAL FUND PARTICIPATION 15.00%
ANNUAL FUND GIVING $4,847.23
Elizabeth Pryor Bradley
Christina Dillon Cohen
Alexandra de Casteja Mahony
Esther Pryor
Deborah Flagg Smith
Robin Ra! Taylor
Shauna Turnbull
Emiliana Vegas
Gwendolyn Walker
Patricia Zimmerman
1986
Hillary Bush
Alison Carlin Carrabba
Jennifer Rodts
Claudia Mesch Smith
Elizabeth Wright Wempe
1987
ANNUAL FUND PARTICIPATION
Josey Ballenger
Lorna Hickerson
Lizbeth Licopantis King
Margaret Lamb
Kathryn Spector Lasater
Amy Diana Natalicchio
Julia Wilcox
Lamonda Williams
1988
Blair Beuttas
Nichelle Davidson
Constance Mellon Kapp
Melissa Jackson Loree
Beth McGuinness
Margaret E. Meinert
Marion Flinn Moulton
1989
Jennifer Alter Abt
Stacey Lombardo DiPiazza
Fiona de Kerckhove
Brice Barry Russian
Emma Simon
Eleanor Taylor
Anonymous
Jenny Belknap
Stephanie Bothwell Grillo
Amy Melnicsak
Amanda Pitman
Kerry Scott Pokorny
Brooke Ga!ney Redmond
Gabriela Porta Beecher
Karinna Perez-Rubio Levy
Kerry Heneghan Tharpe
Gigi Henriquez de Cardoze
Eliza David Massaro
Connie Morales
Whitley Ram Schoeny
Allison Joyner Brown
Amanda Eastman
Patricia J. Haigh
Mimi Morrison Harrison
Toan Huynh
Glenna McMahon
Alexandra Flood Alco!
Kirsten Eckelmeyer
Carryll Hua
Pamela Webster Murphy
Leander Altifois Dolphin
Marsha Hughes
Sejal Patel Mitra
Dwana Parkes
Jessica Bartolini Patras
Nicole Lewenson Shargel
Pamela Bennett Skinner
Michelle Soderburg
Alexandra Tamutus
1996
ANNUAL FUND PARTICIPATION 4.55% ANNUAL FUND GIVING $447.56
Nicole Hart Dunn
Emily Rossiter
1997
ANNUAL FUND PARTICIPATION 10.81% ANNUAL FUND GIVING $1,482.92
Alicia Kelly Benedetto
Nevon Bush
Karen Crowe
Katherine Flanagan Shoss
1998
Brooke Berescik-Johns
Erin Shupenis Ellis
Rachael S. Rosselli
Jennifer Soderburg
1999
Nicole Madison Chan
Sara Esthus
Frances Lee
Joanna Holdredge Seaver
2000 REUNION!
ANNUAL FUND PARTICIPATION 26.19% ANNUAL FUND GIVING $11,830.26 RESTRICTED GIVING $500.00
Bonnie A. Ewald
Samara M. Khalique Grove
Crystal Kay
Sara Lavery
Kara Lucht
Emily B. Cole-Chu MacSwain
April Bolton Mwangi
Amy H. Neidlinger
Lauren Schmidt Nowicki
Kristin Decker Somerville
Jamiah N. Tappin
2001
ANNUAL FUND PARTICIPATION
Mary Cobey Hallissey
Margo Hanlan
Alicia Little Hodge
Erica Ohanesian Lamson
Nicole Paquet Whitehead
2002
ANNUAL
Emily Forman
Holly Guzman
Brittany Coons Noble
Margaret Schwartz
2003
Thara Mathews Alexander
Windy Black Jansen
Megan Rosidivito Lyczak
Elizabeth Cobey Simonton
Emily Lawrence Walberg
2004
Averill Blackburn
Katherine R. Hypolite-MacMannis
Kristen Lashnits McGowan
2005 REUNION!
Christina Ball
Katherine Rodriguez Colone
Lindsay P. N. Flynn
Meredythe Goethe
Charlotte Weidlein Lenzner
Ting Chu-Richardson Waymouth
2006
Emily Sappington
Andrea Coggins Toivakka 2007
Alicia Couch-Edwards
Elizabeth van Gemeren
Jeanette C. Pelizzon
Kelly Tran
2008
Sarah Chotkowski
Silvia Manent
2009
Spencer L. Cook
Lisa Howard-Sorrell
Brennan A. Maine
Elenor D. van Gemeren 2010 REUNION!
Ariella N. Freund Bareket
Miisha S. Jones
Caroline R. Kieltyka
Sydney C. Satchell
Alexis A. Stephan
Marianne Pettit Watt
2011
Ashleigh N. Stephan
2012
Eda E. Bell
Michelle E. Coster
Kayla A. Monroe
Dele R. Odumosu 2013
Sam Gonzalez
Nicole T. Gregory
Allison L. Harris
Emilee O’Brien
Chelsea B. Regan 2014
Caroline A. Calandro
Elizabeth S. Davis
Madison S. Glass
Katherine R. Richardson
Artemis Talvat
Sierra J. Yanaway
2015 REUNION!
ANNUAL
Talia A. Basch
Ece Bidav
Lauren Schwarz Davis
Claire Graham
Chun (Alice) Li
Caroline E. Olesh
Angela M. Peavy
Eleanor Ross
Nicole E. Rusch
Kayla I. Scinto
Qiong (Tina) Wang
Sumner C. Wick
2016
Sheriden Beard
Mackenzie Hine
Justine J. Kieltyka
Georgia C. Paul
Eleanor S. Speers
2017
Emily I. Cazares
Samantha F. Chessen
Awele N. Chukwura
Idabelle Paterson
Weijia (Nina) Zhang
2018
Margaret Ashley
Calista Duggan
Adaline Dean Friedlander
Laurel C. L. Gaddis
Holly E. Paul
Caroline M. Strapp
Eliza Wetmore
Margaret C. Wierdsma
Jingyi (Adela) Yan
2019
Jillian Jones
Isabella Manganiello
Rebecca Morris
Emma Paterson
Emily Ross
2020 REUNION!
Jada Adams
Brooke DeLorey
Nicole Macari
Mollie Morrison
Brianna Vega
Abigail Welch
2021
2022
2023
Lauren Krupniko!
Juliet Legassa
Sarah Shaw
Beini (Ten) Zhong
2024
Chenxi (Rita) Xiang
PARENT, GRANDPARENT, AND GUARDIAN DONORS
Each year, families of students and alumnae show their resounding support of The Ethel Walker School through their generous giving. Their appreciation of the School a"rms our mission and ensures the continuation of Walker’s premier education.
CURRENT PARENTS
Nura Abdul-Karim and Salih Abdur-Rahman P’29
Alexandra Flood Alco! ’94 and Sam Alco! P’27
Maria Alulema P’25
Junli An and Lingyun Zhou P’28
Katharine and Matthew Atkinson P’28
Carolina and Will Atwood P’26, ’30
Jennifer and Christian Auger P’25, ’26
Susan and William Bardel P’27
Emily and Andrew Bedell P’26
Deanna Briggs and Nicolas Ramkowsky P’25
Alexandra Browne P’27
Amber and Jeremiah Burrow P’28
Qun Cao and Wenkui Liang P’28
Summer and Kevin Carney P’27
Jennifer Cavallari and Daniel Durkin P’27
Isabel Ceballos P’29
Yan Chang and Zicai Wu P’25
Jing Chen and Yunping Xu P’26
Maanavi Chendanda and Bejan Shirvani P’30
Jessica and Edward Chicoski P’30, ’31
Saeeun Choi P’25
Michelle Class P’28
Sofia and Alan Cooper P’29
Kaiyu Dang and Zhijiang Guo P’27
Eleanor and Steven Daugherty P’26
Margaret and George Davis P’26
Muhisoni Donavine P’29
Ashley and Ryan Dorin P’29, ’31
Sara and Daniel English P’27
Kristen and Antonio Fernandez P’26
Alescia C. Ford P’28
Marissa and William Forde P’28, ’31
Ying Gao and Guowei Zhang P’25
Catherine and Justin Gervais P’30
Samara H. and Andrew Ginsburg P’29
Meghan and Eric Girard P’31, ’32
Ti!any and Douglas Glanville P’30
Catherine Grant-Alston and Reginald Alston P’28
Sarah Gray and Tom van Loben Sels P’29
Yinghua Guo and Jian Ma P’28
Kimberly Harris-Thacker and David Thacker P’24, ’27
Mimi Morrison Harrison ’93 and John Harrison P’26
Kyra and Rob Hartnett P’26
Melissa and Jesse Hayes P’25, ’27
Yijin He and Jianxian Wang P’25
Nancy and Frank Hemmerich III P’27
Richard Hulme P’25
Mandy and Juan Luis Jaramillo P’30
Lauren and Philip Jones P’27
Jennifer Kawaja P’30
Annie Keating-Scherer and Adam Scherer P’30
Kerry and Paul Kendall P’30
Catherine T. Kenney ’84 and Michael Vogel P’25, ’28
Stella and Christopher Kessel P’28
Elizabeth Kue!ner Koors P’27
Hyojeong Lee and Michael Mulcahy P’26
Yue Li and Musong Cheng P’25
Jiajie Lin and Zhishan Li P’28
Carolyn Lanuza Lui and Eddy Lui P’26
Jessica and Geo!rey Luxenberg P’29
Allison and Graham Mattison P’27
Christina and Mark D. Meador P’25
Megan Mehr and Andreas Mang P’29
Jessica Meyer and Jason Pope P’29
Blair and Christopher Miller P’26
Tammi Morton P’25
Rosaline Ng and Luk Man Li P’25
Nina and Markus Nol! P’29
Jenifer and William O’Keefe P’27
Elizabeth and Andrew Parks P’27
Suzanne Piela P’22, ’28
Julie Retzla! and Whitney Flood P’27
Dana and Craig Riendeau P’26
Lisa and Piyum Samaraweera P’26
Kelli and Scott Schlesinger P’26
Gina Scinto P’29
Lorna and Anthony Smith P’28
Lisa and Scott Spencer P’27
Arzu and Carlos Stetzelberg P’23, ’26
Christine and Robert Stirt P’27
Allison and Timothy Sullivan P’27
Kelly and Hamburg Tang P’27
Lin Tao and Deming Yang P’27
Catherine Taylor P’30
Julianna J. Thompson and Joseph Capozzoli P’26, ’29
Lisa and Christopher Thompson P’26
Sheila and Michael Toto P’26
Louisa and Nicholas Walsh P’29
Michaelynn Ware and Thomas Miller P’28, ’29
Brenda and Orwin Watson P’31
Bianca Wilson and Robert Logan P’28
Shari and Albert Wong P’26
Emily and Benjamin Wry P’27, ’29
Jing Xie and Duan Liang P’27
Lili Xu and Xiangshu Zhu P’28
Xinyi Yao P’27
Xiaomei Zhang and Lian Shen P’25
Yanzhi Zhang and Futian Ye P’28
Yufeng Zhang and Guo Xiang He P’28
Hong Zhao and Lei Chen P’27
Xuhong Zhao and Ruiyuan Sun P’26
Yan Zhao and GuoPing Shen P’26
Xuefen Zheng and Caijun Xu P’27
Jennifer and Je!rey Zirbel P’25, ’27
ALUMNAE PARENTS
Denise and Chad Alfeld P’19
Kara Ashley P’18
David H. Badger P’83
Margaret and Ian T. Ball P’05
Jan and John R. Barr P’04
Allison Barringer P’13
Clarissa and Alan Basch P’15
Lawrence E. Bathgate II P’90
Constance Lavino Bell ’48, P’72, ’75, GP’12, ’14
Anne and Rodman R. Black, Jr. P’03
Karen Brooks ’72, P’03
Elizabeth A. Brucker P’95
Judith and Alan Bush P’86
Carroll Morgan Carpenter ’59, P’68
Christine and Kevin Chessen P’17
Paula Chu and Laura Danforth P’05
Elizabeth Sivage Clark ’67, P’04
Ursula and Everett Clark P’80, ’84
Carol Clark-Flanagan and Thomas M. Flanagan P’93, ’97
Rebecca and G. Munroe Cobey P’01, ’03
Angela Coggins P’06
Janet Cohen P’93, GP’15, ’16, ’18, ’20, ’21
Clive K. Connor P’05
Marie and Henry R. Coons P’02
Gwendolyn Couch and Ned W. Edwards P’07, ’10
Barbara O. David P’92
Sharon and John B. Davies P’96, ’00
Lorinda Payson de Roulet ’47, P’70
Wendy Hodgkins DeLorey ’83 and Christopher J. DeLorey P’20
Harriet Blees Dewey ’60, P’86, GP’21
Leander Altifois Dolphin ’95, P’24
Colleen and Eric Doshna P’21
Mimi and Paul Duran P’18
Mollie Stark Eckelberry ’48, P’82
Danielle and Scott D. Edwardson P’24
Lori-Jean and Wayne P. Foster P’17
Ashley Gaddis P’18
Shari and Michael Galvin P’14
Kerri and Josh Glass P’14
Beatriz and Andres Gonzalez P’24
James P. Gorter W’50, P’77
Antoinette Sickles
Guerrini-Maraldi ’49, P’74
Lee-Ann and Mitchell Harris P’13
Kimberly Harris-Thacker and David Thacker P’24, ’27
Laura and George V. Hicks P’10
Laurie and Robert H. Hine P’16
Linda and Iain Howard-Sorrell P’09
Anne E. Hull P’79, ’85
Judith and Thomas Iovino P’99
Susan Lins Jackson ’66, P’93
Karen and Ralph Jacob P’00
Hye Jeon and Seong Jo P’15, ’18
Sarah Johnson ’78, P’10
Tammy and Christopher Johnson P’22
Lucy Rosenberry Jones ’59, P’80, GP’21
James W. Kinnear W’47, P’69, ’71
Patricia and Henry D. Krupniko! P’23
Mona Lake P’23
Nilda and Ariel Legassa P’23
Ying Li and Wendong Xu P’15
Anne and Michael G. Licopantis P’84, ’87
Nancyrose Logan and David Rakyta P’96
Laurie J. MacAlpine P’08
Colleen and Robert Magnus P’20
Angela W. Maine P’09
Jacqueline Mars P’83
Sarah-Jane McCarthy ’80, P’21
Deborah and Geo!rey R. McConnell P’98
Patricia McCurdy-Crescimanno and Terry Crescimanno P’08, ’13
Amie Rappoport McKenna and Stephen V. McKenna P’24
Rose Marie and Philip McLoughlin P’98
Patricia and Omar Meguid P’17
Henry D. Mercer, Jr. P’75, ’78
Amy Merselis P’23
John Merselis P’23
Rebecca and Terrence Milka P’08
Lucille and Lane Morrison P’93, GP’26
Lisa and Je!rey A. Moss P’09
Catherine and Michael Nartey-Tokoli P’24
Barbara Nash and Patrick Flynn P’05
Mary and James Obeng P’18
Louise and Daniel O’Connell P’99
Christine and Mike O’Connor P’19
Ann O’Reilly ’80, P’17
Keisha S. Palmer P’18
Marion and Guy Paterson P’17, ’19
Amy and Neil Paul P’16, ’18
Brenda and David R. Pelizzon P’07
Letitia McClure Potter ’55, P’85
Melissa and Thomas Regan P’13
Karen Robbins P’24
Carol and Martin Ross P’18, ’19
Llewellyn G. Ross P’80
Debbie and Bernard Rosselli P’98
Sidney Russell P’02
Deborah Sa!ord P’81, ’84
Barbara Sa!ord P’81, ’84
Thomas Salvatore P’22
Philip K. Schenck P’88
Holly and Donald Shanly P’19
Judith and Thomas H. Shannon P’07
Steven Shea P’16
Andrew Sheintop P’22
Julia Sheldon P’20, ’23
Gail and James Shelton P’12
Leslie and Steven Silverman P’15
H. Catherine Skinner P’82
Nicola and Brenton Slade P’24
Bessie and Tom Speers P’16
Deborah Bell Spoehel ’75, P’14
Laura and George C. Springer P’13
Alicia Sternberg-Llanos and Ricardo Llanos P’21
Arzu and Carlos Stetzelberg P’23, ’26
Beth and Christopher E. Strapp P’18, ’21
Linda Strohmeyer P’21
Gretchen Swibold P’78
Helen Thomas P’09
Robin and Daniel P. Towle P’08
Elizabeth Smith van Gemeren ’77, P’07, ’09
Carmen and Pedro Vega P’20
Melissa and Martin Vega P’24
Michaelynn Ware and
Thomas Miller P’28, ’29
Jennifer Schnabel Wedemeyer ’82, P’16
Noble Welch P’87
Leila Howland Wetmore ’82 and Charles D. Wetmore P’18
WHY I GIVE
Emily R. Wick P’15
Gretchen and Frederick Wierdsma P’18
Terese Treman Williams ’55, P’80
Bethany Wood-Leidt and William Leidt P’13
Xiang Xu and Hanrong Du P’23
Terry and Dana Yanaway P’14, ’17
GRANDPARENTS
Penelope and William Bardel GP’27
Constance Lavino Bell ’48, P’72, ’75, GP’12, ’14
Jean Waller Brune GP’17, ’19
Dorothy Burke GP’26
Maryann and Ed Chicoski GP’30, ’31
Harriet Blees Dewey ’60, P’86, GP’21
Nancy Ford GP’28
Susan and Bill Gillespie GP’26
Sheryl and Marc Green GP’29, ’31
Margaret Hall GP’18, 21
Sonja and Edrick Hall GP’25
Marguerite and Charles Hensley GP’26
Joanne Johnson GP’25
Lucy Rosenberry Jones ’59, P’80, GP’21
Edith Khayatt GP’24
Nora Martin GP’24
Mary and Jack Merselis GP’23
Lucille and Lane Morrison P’93, GP’26
Pamela Paterson GP’17, ’19
Trish and Robert Perry GP’27
Patricia and Thomas Pikor GP’27
Patty and Allen Riendeau GP’26
Nancy and John Sabol GP’20
Elaine and Raymond Smith GP’25, ’27
Sieglinde Wikstrom GP’04
Orrin Zirbel GP’25, ’27
ALEXANDRA ALCOFF ’94, P’27
NEW YORK, NY
I give because Walker’s has given so much to me. My time at Walker’s (1991-1994) changed my life and helped me believe in myself and my dreams. I treasure the friendships I made, which I still have today, the community that embraced and supported every step of my education and the mission of the school to empower young women to break boundaries, think constructively and be agents of change. I give because my daughter, Class of 2027, is now being nurtured and inspired by the dedicated faculty and sta! as she continues on her journey to discover who she is and the potential for what she can become.
A VOICE FOR GIRLS’ EDUCATION
For Charlotte Lenzner ’05, The Ethel Walker School was more than a place of learning — it was the community that helped her discover her voice. Growing up in West Hartford, Charlotte’s early school years were idyllic. She remembers walking to primary school with the neighborhood children. When she entered a crowded middle school as a shy student in a class of more than forty, she felt lost. Recognizing this, her mother — herself a graduate of an all-girls school — encouraged Charlotte to try Walker’s.
At first, Charlotte resisted. Transitioning into a class of only five girls was a shock, but it soon became transformative. “Walker’s didn’t allow me to fall behind,” she recalls. “It gave me the confidence to speak up and to grow into myself.” Boarding in high school further deepened her connection to the School, as did the teachers who inspired her most. She still fondly remembers faculty members like Carol Clark-Flanagan P’93, ’97 aka “Clarky,” Laurie MacAlpine P’08, and Julia Sheldon P’20, ’23 — mentors who balanced high expectations with compassion. “I was a proud Grape and member of the choir while at Walker’s and continue to feel such joy and love whenever I spend time with these faculty. They are incredible teachers who bring such light to their work that you can’t help but be inspired!”
Charlotte went on to Bates College, where she majored in art history. But the lessons of Walker’s stayed with her, shaping her conviction that a girls’ education has unmatched power — particularly in the younger years. “Being surrounded by women and empowered by them opened my world,” she says. “I want as many girls as possible to have access to that same opportunity.”
FILLING AN OUTSTRETCHED PALM
In 2024, Betty Flanders Foster ’53 committed a transformative gift to establish The Madelene Sala Endowed Fund for Music and the Visual Arts, ensuring that generations of Walker’s students will benefit from vibrant instruction and performance opportunities in both disciplines. When asked to recall her earliest memory of Walker’s, Foster points to a powerful first impression.
“I think Mrs. Galbraith was my earliest memory,” she reflected. “She was formidable and quite lovely…important enough for me to feel slightly awkward and curious about Walker’s.” That curiosity quickly blossomed into a deep connection with the School. Foster’s pride in Walker’s rests in its inclusiveness. For her, what mattered most was that “every girl was a part of Walker’s and it wasn’t just the Big 6 — it was everybody in the school. It was important, and I liked living in that atmosphere.” This sense of shared community, where each student’s presence was valued, helped shape her enduring loyalty to Walker’s. Foster’s own generosity is rooted in family history. She recalls her mother’s candid words: she could not have attended Walker’s without her grandmother’s financial support. “That really touched me at the time when I was there. It wasn’t just, ‘oh, she’s going to Walker’s.’ My family’s income wouldn’t have allowed me to go if it hadn’t been for the extra money from my grandmother.”
Her commitment has translated into generous support for Walker’s, both financially and through service. As a member of the Alumnae Board and as its liaison to the Board of Trustees, Charlotte has seen firsthand how vital the Annual Fund is to sustaining the Walker’s experience. “Those flexible dollars are the ones that make the biggest di!erence,” she notes. “I trust Meera and the School to use them where they’re most needed.”
Every visit back to campus renews her dedication. Seeing today’s students and teachers reminds her of the community that shaped her own journey — and inspires her to keep giving back. Now the mother of two young daughters, ages four and two, Charlotte feels an even deeper sense of responsibility. “I care deeply about the future of women’s rights and education,” she says. “Supporting Walker’s is one way I can help ensure that future.”
This awareness, instilled during her student years, inspired her to give back in turn. As she describes it: “I got so much. I really got a lot from Walker’s. Walker’s is a generous place. If you put your hand out, it gets filled. And I think that being so, you’ve got to do a part of filling up when somebody’s hand [is outstretched].”
Her creation of the Madelene Sala Endowed Fund is both a tribute to the inspiring teacher it honors and an embodiment of Foster’s belief that generosity sustains community. The Fund ensures that music and the arts, cornerstones of a Walker’s education, will flourish for generations of girls.
Looking forward, Foster’s vision for today’s and tomorrow’s Walker’s girls is grounded in both pragmatism and optimism. “I hope for a continued solid education and a sense of security,” she said. Most importantly, she hopes Walker’s students will carry into adulthood the confidence “not to be afraid to be in the world, whatever that means to them.”
Betty Flanders Foster’s story is one of gratitude transformed into action. From the support she once received to the support she now provides, her philanthropy underscores a lifelong relationship with Walker’s. Through her endowed fund, she has given the School — and its students — the same gift she once received: the chance to thrive in a place where generosity, belonging, and opportunity define the experience.
Betty (right) with Laurie MacAlpine P’08
CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, FUNDS, AND MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES
AARP Employee Matching Gifts Program
Abbott Laboratories and Subsidiaries
The Abra & Jim Wilkin Fund
AIG
American Endowment Foundation
Amica Companies Foundation
Arthur K. Watson Charitable Trust
The Barbara M. Neal Trust
Bessemer Trust
Bindon Foundation
BNY Charitable
The Boston Foundation
BWX Technologies, Inc. Charity Custodial Account
The Carrington Family Charitable Fund
Cashin Family Fund
CDM Foundation
The Charles & Elizabeth Barr Foundation, Inc.
The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Foundation
Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation, Inc.
Combined Jewish Philanthropies
Corning Incorporated Foundation
Crum & Forster Insurance
Darling Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation
Deloitte
The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Inc.
Fidelity Charitable
Firman Fund
Fleetwood Foundation
Gartner Group Charitable Fund
The GE Foundation
Goldstone Family Foundation
Gorter Family Foundation
Hanover Insurance Company Payroll Campaign Fund
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Henry F. Sears Foundation
Hickory Hill Foundation
Horizons National Student Enrichment Program, Inc.
Hubbell Foundation
ImpactAssets, Inc.
InfoShred, LLC
The Irani Family Foundation
J.P. Morgan Charitable Giving Fund
The James E. and Constance L. Bell Foundation
James W. Thornton Family Foundation
John and Nancy Sabol Foundation
John Johnson Art Direction & Design
Jones Family Foundation
Keybank Foundation
The Knapp Fund
Lange Family Foundation II
Lee Family BOA Charitable Gift Fund
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Marie Christine Tiedtke Trust
Mary F. & David D. Grumhaus Fund
Mass Mutual
Microsoft | Give with Bing
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
Moorhead Family Fund
Morgan Stanley | Gift
National Christian Foundation of South Florida
Nelson Mead Fund
The New York Community Trust
Nyssa Foundation
Otis Elevator Company Charity Custodial Account
PayPal Giving Fund
Peter R. & Cynthia K. Kellogg Foundation
The Pittsburgh Foundation
Poillon-Brescia Family Fund of the BOA
Charitable Gift Fund
Principal Financial Group
The Prospect Hill Foundation
Rauch Raino! Foundation
The Richard Foundation
The Rutledge Family Foundation
S. Spencer Scott Fund, Inc.
Schwab Charitable
The Selz Foundation, Inc.
She"eld Foundation
Shopneck Family Foundation
Stanley Black and Decker
Stephanie and Lawrence Flinn, Jr.
Charitable Trust
The Tharpe Family Fund, Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley
T. M. and M. W. Chilton Family Foundation
Tidewater Jewish Foundation
TisBest Philanthropy
Transfer Enterprises Inc.
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
UnitedHealth Group Inc.
Vanguard
Vanguard Charitable
Virtus Investment Partners
W. J. Mountford Co.
The Walt Disney Company Foundation
WestWind Foundation
The Wikstrom Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee
Woodland Foundation, Inc.
Anonymous
Jonathan C. S. Cox Family Foundation
The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts
Student leaders welcome this year’s New Girls
LEARN MORE ABOUT ENDOWMENT GIFTS
The School welcomes your interest in supporting our endowment, which provides the essential foundation for Walker’s long-term strength and sustainability. Endowment gifts are transformative investments that continue giving year after year, ensuring that future generations of students will benefit from the exceptional education and opportunities that define the Walker’s experience.
For those seeking a more personalized legacy, named endowed funds o!er the opportunity to create a lasting tribute while supporting specific areas of school life. With a minimum commitment of $100,000, you can establish an endowed fund that reflects your passions and values — whether supporting faculty excellence, student financial aid, academic programs, athletics, arts, campus sustainability, or other initiatives close to your heart. Named funds create a permanent connection between your family’s philanthropic vision and Walker’s mission, with recognition that honors your generosity for generations to come. If you have ideas or questions about our endowment, please contact Senior Director of Development and Engagement Marion Paterson P’17, ’19.
ENDOWMENT AND CAPITAL GIFTS
Alexandra Badger Airth ’83
Roberta Gerstell Bennett ’53
Christopher L. Brigham
Caryl Van Ranst Dearing ’60
Fidelity Charitable
The James E. and Constance L. Bell Foundation
Jacqueline Mars P’83
Barbara Nash and Patrick Flynn P’05
Ethel Worthington Riley ’35+
Robin Hunziker Smith ’73
Deborah Bell Spoehel ’75, P’14
Jamiah N. Tappin ’00
Helen Potter Wagner ’75
Terese Treman Williams ’55, P’80
FACULTY AND STAFF DONORS
We extend a special thank you to the faculty and sta! of The Ethel Walker School for their boundless contributions.
Je Banach
Clarissa Basch P’15
Brett Benzio
Ashley Bonet
Randi Booth
Paul Breault
Isabel Ceballos P’29
Carol Clark-Flanagan P’93, ’97
Alicia Couch-Edwards ’07
Elisa Del Valle
Kelly DeVivo
Tom DiMartino
Mimi Duran P’18
Ned W. Edwards P’07, ’10
Rachel Feldman
Marissa Forde P’28, ’31
Mark Fuller
Michael Galvin P’14
Christopher Garrity
Beatriz Gonzalez P’24
Colin Griggs
Christopher Hague
Allison L. Harris ’13
Kimberly Harris-Thacker P’24, ’27
Laurie Hine P’16
Nishette Isaac
Jillian Jones ’19
Annie Keating-Scherer P’30
Linda Langmeier
Tavia Lee-Goldstein
Karim Mabrouk
Laurie J. MacAlpine P’08
Brennan A. Maine ’09
Colin May
Justine Medic
Emily Mitchell
Kellie Molander
John Monagan
Megan Mulhern
Kristin F. Nicolle
Randall Shō Northrop
Gretchen Orschiedt
Erin Ott
Mallory Greene Pasquariello
Marion Paterson P’17, ’19
Amy Paul P’16, ’18
Suzanne Piela P’22, ’28
Melissa Regan P’13
Julie Relyea
Carol Ross P’18, ’19
Isabelle Russell
Pamela Sa!ord ’81
Christine Sanni
Christopher Semk
Julia Sheldon P’20, ’23
Cheri Soule
Liana Sowa
David Thacker P’24, ’27
Justin Treado
Leila Howland Wetmore ’82, P’18
Meera Viswanathan
Anonymous
Corina Alvarezdelugo
Andrew Ashforth
Owen Bass
Rosalind and Walter Bernheimer
Margaret H. Bonz
Anita W. Brean
Christopher L. Brigham
Susan and Peter Chapman
Nga Chau
Nancy Deming
Marcia P. Easterling
Sara Kellogg Goodrich
Kathy and John Gro!
Tara Gunn
Suzanne Hannay and John F. R. Palmer
Alice B. Hicks
Anthony Hulme
Sandi Juliano
Ellen and Gordon Knight
Cynthia Krohn
FRIENDS GIFTS IN KIND
BlueStar Communications Group, Inc.
Nancy Deming
Paige DiPietro
Danielle and Scott D. Edwardson P’24
Thalia Falcon ’89
Joan Krohn
Kenny Langmeier
Max Lindsay-Capobianco
Meg S. Mahoney
Myra J. Morgan
Suzanne Podurgiel
Mary B. Hendrickson and Kenneth A. Poppe
Patricia Onderdonk Pruett
Dennis J. Puleo
Molly and Thomas Rutledge
Phyllis Satter
Marcia Schoeller
Lynn Staley and Martin Linsky
Sarah and Thomas Van Leeuwen
Eric Widmer
Joseph Williams
Anstiss Wynn
Teresa C. Younger
WHY I GIVE MARISSA FORDE P’28, ‘31 VISUAL ARTS FACULTY
SIMSBURY, CT
Judy Fletcher
Laurie and Robert H. Hine P’16
Joan Jacobs
Kelianda Farm
Katharine O’Brien Rohn ’82
I choose to give because I see Walker’s as more than just a place of employment; it’s a community I am deeply invested in, both professionally and personally. As a teacher, I dedicate my time and energy to empowering my students, and my donation is an extension of that commitment. It’s a way to support the programs that enhance the experience for all students, including my own daughters. My giving is an act of gratitude and a way of paying it forward to the school that has become a second home for my family.
Students looking at Walker’s campus from Talcott Mountain on Mountain Day
GIFTS TO HORIZONS AT THE ETHEL WALKER SCHOOL
Horizons at The Ethel Walker School, the first all-girls Horizons program in the nation, serves 130 underserved girls in Greater Hartford public schools in Pre-K-8th grade. Walker’s is proud to sponsor and host this program, which creates the conditions, connections, and community that enable every girl who attends to gain the skills, confidence, and motivation to overcome the opportunity gap and realize her potential. Horizons at The Ethel Walker School builds brighter futures for girls by creating year-round academic, artistic, and athletic opportunities, nurturing potential, and inspiring individual dreams in a safe and supportive community.
Jennifer and Christian Auger P’25, ’26
Clarissa and Alan Basch P’15
Ethan Basch
Talia A. Basch ’15
Margot Campbell Bogert ’60
Christopher L. Brigham
Kelly Callender
Coleen Campbell
Carol Clark-Flanagan and Thomas M. Flanagan P’93, ’97
Mary Lou Cobb
Spencer L. Cook ’09 and Tom Cook
Eleanor and Steven Daugherty P’26
Marilou Dusyn
David Erickson
Stephen Erickson
Charnaie Gordon
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Mackenzie Hine ’16
Shenitha Holley
Horizons National Student Enrichment Program, Inc.
Horizons third graders in their African drumming elective
Linda and Iain Howard-Sorrell P’09
Lisa Howard-Sorrell ’09
Maria and Jonathan Huttner
Nishette Isaac
Sarah E. Johnson ’78, P’10
Devon C. Kalune
Barbara Thomas Kennedy ’69
Caroline R. Kieltyka ’10
Myra Laws
John Lendvai
Alexander Lunding
Angela W. Maine P’09
Brennan A. Maine ’09
Ellen McClure
Ruth Miller
Rachel Myers
Jonathan Near
Ann O’Reilly ’80, P’17
Gretchen Orschiedt
Mallory Greene Pasquariello
Letitia McClure Potter ’55, P’85
Katharine O’Brien Rohn ’82
Carol and Martin Ross P’18, ’19
Emily Ross ’19
Nancy Rova
The Rutledge Family Foundation
Molly and Thomas Rutledge
Subha Sankaran
Ann and Rick Semk
Christopher Semk
Sharon Shenberg
Emma Simon ’89
Alexis A. Stephan ’10
Ashleigh N. Stephan ’11
Beth and Christopher E. Strapp P’18, ’21
Kimberly Harris-Thacker and David Thacker P’24, ’27
The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts
Helen Thomas P’09
Kyle Trogstad-Isaacson
Elenor D. van Gemeren ’09
Elizabeth van Gemeren ’07
Cynthia T. Vega ’82
Virtus Investment Partners
Meera Viswanathan
Jennifer Wells
Alexa Zakaszewski
TRIBUTES
IN HONOR OF
Each year, gifts are made in honor of members of the Walker’s community.
SAVANNAH ATKINSON ’28
Susan and Bill Gillespie GP’26
MAYA ATWOOD ’26
Alice Hicks
EMILIA AUGER ’26
Jennifer and Christian Auger P’25, ’26
QUINN AUGER ’25
Jennifer and Christian Auger P’25, ’26
MAUREEN BERESCIK P’98
Brooke Berescik-Johns ’98
BETTY CASTILLO
Paulette Castillo ’73
SAGE DUNLAP CHASE ’62
Linda Hale Bucklin ’62
CAROL CLARK-FLANAGAN P’93, ’97
Glenna McMahon ’93
Jessica Bartolini Patras ’95
Mary B. Hendrickson and Kenneth A. Poppe
Katherine Flanagan Shoss ’97
Elizabeth Smith
van Gemeren ’77, P’07, ’09
CLASS OF 1953
Clarissa Yantis Downey ’53
CLASS OF 1964
Dorothy Ferguson
Corbiere ’64
CLASS OF 1975
Jeanette Poillon ’75
ANNE DAUGHERTY ’26
Eleanor and Steven Daugherty P’26
BETHANY DAVIS
Xiaomei Zhang and Lian Shen P’25
ELISA DEL VALLE
Carmen and Pedro Vega P’20
DIALS
Maria Alulema P’25
Anne Dobbin Bailliere ’59
Ariella N. Freund
Bareket ’10
Jenny Belknap ’90
Deanna Briggs and
Nicolas Ramkowsky P’25
Alison Carlin Carrabba ’86
Samantha F. Chessen ’17
Karen C. Cook ’73
Sofia and Alan Cooper P’29
Mary Coyne ’82
Patricia McCurdyCrescimanno and Terry
Crescimanno P’08, ’13
Jill Ke!er Crowe ’82
Fiona de Kerckhove ’89
Sarah Bryant Dean ’62
Brooke DeLorey ’20
Harriet Blees
Dewey ’60, P’86, GP’21
Cynthia Emerson ’70
Mary Melvin Fleming ’75
Adaline Dean Friedlander ’18
Mark Fuller
Meredythe Goethe ’05
Allison L. Harris ’13
Hilary Walker Hotchkiss ’75
Joanne Johnson GP’25
Jillian Jones ’19
Lauren and Philip Jones P’27
Barbara Thomas
Kennedy ’69
Suzette Spitzer King ’48
James W. Kinnear W’47, P’69, ’71
Judith Coburn Klein ’65
Yvette Larrieu ’80 Kathryn
Spector Lasater ’87
Mary Ann Shoenberg
Margaretten ’60
Anne Sprole Mauk ’69
Sandra Rohde McNamee ’84
Sejal Patel Mitra ’95
Mollie Morrison ’20
Brittany Coons Noble ’02
Jeanette C. Pelizzon ’07
Suzanne Phillips ’64
Susan Jensen Rawles ’82
Tracey S. Reifler ’82
Corlene Cathcart
Rhoades ’82
Priscilla Reynolds
Roosevelt ’59
Margaret Schwartz ’02
Catherine Clark Shopneck ’72
Pamela Bennett Skinner ’95
Claudia Mesch Smith ’86
Jennifer Smith ’76
Kristin Decker
Somerville ’00
Sarah Royce Stevenson ’75
Catherine Taylor P’30
Shauna Turnbull ’85
Brianna Vega ’20
Cynthia T. Vega ’82
Marianne Pettit Watt ’10
Julia Wilcox ’87
Xiaomei Zhang and Lian Shen P’25
Jennifer and Je!rey Zirbel P’25, ’27
THE ETHEL WALKER SCHOOL ADVANCEMENT OFFICE
Leila Howland Wetmore ’82 and Charles D. Wetmore P’18
THE ETHEL WALKER SCHOOL FACULTY
Emily Forman ’02
THE ETHEL WALKER SCHOOL MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Eleanor Taylor ’89
MARISSA FORDE P’28, ’31
Xiaomei Zhang and Lian Shen P’25
ALORA G. FOSTER ’17
Lori-Jean and Wayne P. Foster P’17
BEATRIZ GONZALEZ P’24
Xiaomei Zhang and Lian Shen P’25
SARA KELLOGG GOODRICH
Julia Wilcox ’87
ADDISON HALL ’25
Sonja and Edrick Hall GP’25
ALLISON L. HARRIS ’13
Abigail Welch ’20
VALERIE THOMAS HARTSHORNE ’49
Tara Gunn
MACKENZIE HINE ’16
Laurie and Robert H. Hine P’16
NISHETTE ISAAC
Maria Alulema P’25
GRACE JOHNSON ’25
Sandi Juliano
LANA JONES ’27
Lauren and Philip Jones P’27
JANE KAWAJA ’30
Jennifer Kawaja P’30
PHOEBE WELCH KNIGHT ’87
Noble Welch P’87
LAURIE J. MACALPINE P’08
Isabella Manganiello ’19
LIESL MANG ’29
Megan Mehr and Andreas Mang P’29
ELIZA DAVID MASSARO ’92
Barbara O. David P’92
JOYCE MCINTYRE P’92
Glenna McMahon ’93
Mary B. Hendrickson and Kenneth A. Poppe
Andrea Coggins Toivakka ’06
NAOMI SERVANTE MCNALLY ’92
Marcia P. Easterling
MIKAYLA MORALES ’23
Mona Lake P’23
MYRA J. MORGAN
Patricia Zimmerman ’85
AUDREY NEVINS ’73
Martha Nevins Pawasarat ’80
GRETCHEN ORSCHIEDT
Karen Polcer Bdera ’79
Margot Campbell Bogert ’60
ERIN OTT P’32
Xiaomei Zhang and Lian Shen P’25
MARION PATERSON P’17, ’19
Karen Polcer Bdera ’79
Shelley Cole ’76
MELISSA REGAN P’13
Karen Polcer Bdera ’79
JULIE RELYEA
Xiaomei Zhang and Lian Shen P’25
AVERI RODRIGUEZ ’24
Nora Martin GP’24
KATHARINE O’BRIEN ROHN ’82
Margot Campbell Bogert ’60
Mary Lou Cobb
Gretchen Orschiedt
Isabelle Russell
CAROL ROSS P’18, ’19
Shenitha Holley
MICHAEL SADOWSKI P’02
Meredythe Goethe ’05
PAMELA SAFFORD ’81
Mary Beth Rettger ’81
Deborah Sa!ord P’81, ’84
SUZANNE SAFFORD ’84
Deborah Sa!ord P’81, ’84
SUSANNA SCHERER ’30
Annie Keating-Scherer and Adam Scherer P’30
KELSEY A. SHELTON ’12
Gail and James Shelton P’12
BETH STRAPP P’18, ’21
Katharine O’Brien Rohn ’82
SUNS
Diana Aixala ’82
Carolina and Will
Atwood P’26, ’30
Susan and William Bardel P’27
Roberta Gerstell Bennett ’53
Robin Frost Bessin ’63
Averill Blackburn ’04
Randi Booth
Elizabeth Pryor Bradley ’85
Claudia Ramsland Burch ’68
Nevon Bush ’97
Virginia Jones Bush ’60
Jennifer Cavallari and Daniel Durkin P’27
Jing Chen and Yunping Xu P’26
Saeeun Choi P’25
Laurann L. Claridge ’84
Frances Ha!ner Colburn ’54
Eve Agush Costarelli ’82
Ana Consuegra Cummins ’83
Sarah Elting Doering ’65
Diane Solomon Doppelt ’75
Gwendolyn Couch and Ned W. Edwards P’07, ’10
Bonnie A. Ewald ’00
Ashley Gaddis P’18
Laurel C. L. Gaddis ’18
Nicole T. Gregory ’13
Samara M. Khalique Grove ’00
Dolly Hall ’78
Martha Hedgpeth ’71
Adrianne Massie Hill ’56
Laurie and Robert H. Hine P’16
Margaret Holley ’62
Marsha Hughes ’95
Richard Hulme P’25
Jessica Smith James ’73
Mandy and Juan Luis Jaramillo P’30
Carol Ho!man Jason ’75
Crystal Kay ’00
Edith Khayatt GP’24
Caroline R. Kieltyka ’10
Sally Chapin Levin ’59
Nicole Macari ’20
Eliza David Massaro ’92
Glenna McMahon ’93
Emily Agnew Nelson ’63
Carol Bruenner Parker ’66
Amy and Neil Paul P’16, ’18
Holly E. Paul ’18
Trish and Robert Perry GP’27
Julie Lange Peyton ’67
Patricia and Thomas
Pikor GP’27
Jeanette Poillon ’75
Kerry Scott Pokorny ’90
Letitia McClure Potter ’55, P’85
Amie Rappoport McKenna and
Stephen V. McKenna P’24
Jennifer Rodts ’86
Catherine Munson Rogerson ’75
Pamela Sa!ord ’81
Margaret Broadus Saling ’75
Lucinda Atkins She"eld ’82
Katherine Flanagan Shoss ’97
Deborah Bell Spoehel ’75, P’14
Janet Stott ’66
Ann Boland Strachan ’83
Elizabeth Sudler ’77
Gretchen Swibold P’78
Katharine Swibold ’78
Jamiah N. Tappin ’00
Joan Gilbert Thayer ’50
Susan Knapp Thomas ’80
Deana Washburn ’80
Alexis A. Stephan ’10
Eliza Wetmore ’18
Leila Howland Wetmore ’82 and Charles D. Wetmore P’18
Margaret C. Wierdsma ’18
Terese Treman
Williams ’55, P’80
Linda Roberts Zinn ’63
GRETCHEN SWIBOLD P’78
Katharine Swibold ’78
PARKER A. TOWLE GP’08
Robin and Daniel P. Towle P’08
BRIANNA VEGA ’20
Carmen and Pedro Vega P’20
MEERA VISWANATHAN
Margot Campbell Bogert ’60
Suzanne Hannay and John F. R. Palmer
Letitia McClure Potter ’55, P’85
IRENE WANKO
Devon C. Kalune
ELIZA WETMORE ’18
Max Lindsay-Capobianco
LEILA HOWLAND WETMORE ’82
Max Lindsay-Capobianco
Eliza Wetmore ’18
WANXIN XU ’26
Jing Chen and Yunping Xu P’26
ARIANNA ZIRBEL ’25
Elaine and Raymond Smith GP’25, ’27
Orrin Zirbel GP’25, ’27
EMMYT ZIRBEL ’27
Elaine and Raymond Smith GP’25, ’27
Orrin Zirbel GP’25, ’27
IN MEMORY OF
Each year, gifts are made in memory of members of the Walker’s community who are no longer with us.
The SunDial Giving Challenge is a yearly fundraising tradition where Suns and Dials compete to see who can rally the most support for Walker’s. The 2024-2025 SunDial Challenge raised over $225,000 for the Annual Fund for Walker’s and brought us all together in school spirit. HOORAY SUNRAY TO THE SUNS,
Thank you for your spirit and support!
ALCIOUS WATSON GP’31
Brenda and Orwin Watson P’31
ANNE FORCIER WATSON ’70
Scott M. Watson W’70
PAMELA WESTFELT ’60
Patricia Connors Warrender ’60
ERIC WIDMER
Rosalind and Walter Bernheimer
Fiona de Kerckhove ’89
Suzanne Hannay and John F. R. Palmer
Edith Khayatt GP’24
Ellen and Gordon Knight
Elizabeth Smith
van Gemeren ’77, P’07, ’09
Melissa and Martin Vega P’24
Meera Viswanathan
SUSAN SALANT WIERDSMA ’55
Elizabeth Nash Muench ’55
VERA RICHARD WOOD ’39
Phyllis Richard Fritts ’60
HAROLD L. WOODS
Larke Woods Wheeler ’76
RICHARD T. WRIGHT P’86
Elizabeth Wright Wempe ’86
2024-2025 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Katharine O’Brien Rohn ’82 Chair · Darien, CT
Emma Simon ’89 Vice Chair · West Hartford, CT
Thomas Regan P’13 Treasurer · Avon, CT
Michaelynn Ware P’28, ’29 Secretary · Farmington, CT
Alexandra Badger Airth ’83 Newport Beach, CA
Margot Campbell Bogert ’60 Trustee Emerita · Bedford Hills, NY
Elizabeth Rockwell Cesare Trustee Emerita · Norwalk, CT
Mary Lou Cobb West Simsbury, CT
Sarah Gates Colley ’75 Trustee Emerita · Hobe Sound, FL
Dr. Samara M. Khalique Grove ’00 Co-Chair · Salem, VA
Cynthia T. Vega ’82 Co-Chair Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Katharine Swibold ’78 Secretary · Tarrytown, NY
Eda E. Bell ’12 Chadds Ford, PA
Fiona de Kerckhove ’89 Newbury, United Kingdom
Sarah Elting Doering ’65 Malibu, CA
Nicole Hart Dunn ’96 Weatogue, CT
Dr. Alicia Little Hodge ’01 Washington, DC
Charlotte Weidlein Lenzner ’05 Bronxville, NY
Silvia Manent ’08 Concord, MA
Eliza David Massaro ’92 Avon, CT
Kayla A. Monroe ’12 Enfield, CT
Dele R. Odumosu ’12 Brooklyn, NY
Jeanette C. Pelizzon ’07 San Diego, CA
Letitia McClure Potter ’55, P’85 Trustee Emerita · Greenwich, CT
Alvaro E. Rodriguez P’24 Westerville, OH
Beth Strapp P’18, ’21 Granby, CT
Kelly Lee Tang P’27 New York, NY
Jamiah N. Tappin ’00 Boston, MA
Cynthia T. Vega ’82 Ex O"cio Co-Chair, Alumnae Board Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Dr. Meera Viswanathan Ex O"cio Head of School Simsbury, CT
Teresa C. Younger Brooklyn, NY
Tracey S. Reifler ’82 Seattle, WA
Sarah Shaw ’23 Southwick, MA
Kristen T. St Louis ’21 New Haven, CT
Caroline M. Strapp ’18 New York, NY
Eliza Wetmore ’18 New York, NY
Chenxi (Rita) Xiang ’24 Chengdu, China and Stanford, CA
Le (Sarah) You ’22 Wuhan, China and Boston, MA
THE ETHEL WALKER SCHOOL HERITAGE SOCIETY
The Ethel Walker Heritage Society celebrates and honors those women and men who have chosen to make gifts to The Ethel Walker School through a bequest or other legacy giving, including life insurance and remainder trusts. Throughout Walker’s long history, planned gifts have been the largest source of income for the School. Ethel Walker Smith’s personal planned giving reflects this philosophy and generosity of spirit. She has been an extraordinary benefactor to the School, having shaped the School with her vision from its founding moments and now with her planned giving into perpetuity. Her demonstration of planning for the future helped to realize her philanthropic ambitions. It is a fitting tribute that our planned giving society bears her name. We invite alumnae, parents, and friends to share in Ethel Walker Smith’s ambitions and commitment to an extraordinary education for girls and consider joining her and many others by creating a planned gift.
Ted Alexander GP’13+
Lynn Allegaert ’64
Elizabeth Radley Anderson ’53+
Joan Garver Anderson ’57+
Marie D. Ballenger P’71, GP’87+
Beverly Vander Poel Banker ’60, P’82+
Karen Polcer Bdera ’79
Ruth Russell Belding ’42+
Suzanne Chapin Berl ’64
Margot Campbell Bogert ’60
Constance Irwin Bray ’56+
Ann Watson Bresnahan ’69
Hope Nesbit Brown ’43+
Helen Watson Buckner 1936+
Frances Hazen Bulkeley ’44, P’68+
Paul M. Butterworth+
Elizabeth Rockwell Cesare
Helen Willard Chapin ’47, P’64+
Hilary Clark ’87+
Ruth Cleveland
Rebecca and G. Munroe Cobey P’01, ’03
Sarah Gates Colley ’75
Clive K. Connor P’05
Quarrier Bloch Cook ’53+
Sharon and John B. Davies P’96, ’00
Elizabeth Carpenter Davis ’41, GP’80+
Leonor Lobo de Gonzalez ’51+
Antoinette and Nicholas de Wol! P’23
Amey Amory DeFriez ’45, P’67, ’69+
Elizabeth G. Fortune 1936+
Alice G. Gay+
Sally Young Gevalt 1938+
Sara Kellogg Goodrich
Ruth Harrison Grobe ’69
Kate Crichton Gubelmann ’67
Harriet Henderson 1918+
Constance and C. Hugh Hildesley P’85
Katharine Lee Howard 1936+
Leslie Davies Huguenin ’96
Joan Pruitt Ireland ’49+
Carol Ho!man Jason ’75
Sarah E. Johnson ’78, P’10
Louisa Livingston Kennedy ’52+ and Moorhead C. Kennedy+
Diana Waud Kruglick ’53+
Elizabeth Grant Lasell 1932, P’62+
Barbara Miller Lawson ’43+
Dora Sinclair Loutrel 1933+
Eileen Josten Lowe ’43+
Tatiana Litchfield Lowe 1935+
Mary Coe Lynch 1933+
David O. MacKenzie W’55+
Deborah Williams MacKenzie ’55+
Doris Merrill Magowan 1932+
Stella Moore McClintock ’53
Anne Cunningham McClure ’40, P’66+
Virginia McCurdy GP ’08, ’10+
Louise Miller McElhinny ’53+
Martha Bloch McLanahan ’58
Vernon Lynch Merrill ’44+
Payne Payson Middleton ’45+
Katherine Mountcastle P’72, ’74+
Kenneth Mountcastle P’72, ’74+
Elizabeth Nash Muench ’55
Leslie Hailand Newman ’66
Celeste Royall Niarchos ’64
Marguerite Sykes Nichols 1931, P’53+
Frances McKee O’Brien ’26, P’57+
Harriet Parker 1923+
Judith Anne Walker Peabody ’47+
Judith N. Phelps+
Letitia McClure Potter ’55, P’85
Elizabeth Rauch Raino! ’53
Shannon Young Ray ’80
Alita Weaver Reed ’60+
Tracey S. Reifler ’82
Ethel Worthington Riley 1935+
Barclay Robinson+
Margot Treman Rose ’80
Hester Jones Sargent 1937, P’63, ’65, ’68+
Mary Bebel Schinke ’81
Tracey Smith ’74
Jane Bassett Spilman and
Robert Spilman P’76+
Wendell Miller Steavenson ’58
Amy Storrow ’81
Emalea Warner Trentman 1932+
Molly Mixsell Waldron 1932+
Phyllis Watts P’17
Abra Prentice Wilkin ’60
Louise Brooks Willard ’46+ and Henry K. Willard II+
Terese Treman Williams ’55, P’80
Nancy Cooper Young-Williams ’48, P’70+
A LEGACY OF FRIENDSHIP AND GIVING
HONORING WALKER’S THROUGH PLANNED GIFTS
As the Class of 1981 prepares to celebrate its milestone 45th Reunion this year, longtime classmates Mary Bebel Schinke and Amy Storrow find themselves reflecting on the profound ways Walker’s shaped their journeys. From classmates to accomplished women who have carried Walker’s values into their careers and communities, their bond exemplifies the enduring connections forged within our School. Today, both Mary and Amy have chosen to honor that experience through their planned gifts to The Ethel Walker School Heritage Society, ensuring that future students will discover the same life-changing opportunities that defined their own time here.
For Mary, an attorney from Roxbury, Connecticut, Walker’s was “one of the most important periods” of her life. She recalls the friendships, creativity, and encouragement that helped her grow. “I was given a great deal by the Walker’s experience and community,” she shares. “For me, making a gift to Walker’s in my estate plan is the best way to give in a meaningful way, ensuring future girls can have the same opportunities I did.”
PLANNED GIVING
Amy, a retired Senior Foreign Service o"cer and writer who lives in Mystic, Connecticut, agrees. She credits Walker’s with instilling the confidence that carried her through a groundbreaking career.
“I graduated in 1981 believing that girls could do anything, that I could do anything,” she says. When she joined the Heritage Society, she saw it as a way to pass that confidence forward. “How do you put a price on a mindset? My approach has been to designate a percentage of my estate [and wonders,] can you spare at least 10% to help other girls grow their capabilities? Say you’ll join me.”
Their stories remind us why Walker’s holds such a special place in so many hearts. Their thoughtful planned gifts reflect not only gratitude for a cherished past, but also confidence in Walker’s future. Through their generosity and leadership, they are helping to write the next chapter of the Walker’s story — one that will inspire and transform countless students yet to walk our halls. Mary and Amy demonstrate that the bonds formed here truly do last a lifetime, continuing to strengthen our community for generations to come.
Making a planned gift is a wonderful way to show your support and appreciation for The Ethel Walker School and its mission while meeting your personal financial, estate-planning, and philanthropic goals — extending your generosity into the future. We encourage you to explore how planned giving might fit into your own story. Taking even small steps now, like learning about options or having initial conversations, can help you make an informed decision about your long-term impact. Planned giving isn’t just for retirees or those with significant wealth — it’s a thoughtful option for anyone who wants to create lasting impact for causes they care about.
Many planned gifts cost nothing during your lifetime
· You can start small and adjust your plans as circumstances change
· The sooner you begin planning, the more options you have to structure your giving
Professional advisors can help explore what works for your situation
· Your gift can provide for both loved ones and charitable causes
Planned gifts can take many forms:
· Bequests in your will or trust
· Charitable gift annuities that provide income during your lifetime
· Life insurance policies naming a charity as beneficiary
Retirement account designations
Charitable remainder trusts
· IRA charitable rollover allows individuals 70 $+ years to make tax-free gifts each year up to $100,000
Please request our complimentary guides about planned giving. We look forward to speaking with you about your philanthropic goals. To learn more, visit ethelwalker.giftplans.org or contact Senior Director of Development and Engagement Marion Paterson P’17, ’19 at mpaterson@ethelwalker.org or +1-860-408-4257.
