Annual Giving Report | 2011–2012
Dear Walker’s Alumnae,
around the country and hear of all of your successes. The Centennial Campaign is ramping up and gaining momentum. As people learn about the scope of our ambition and our ability to rise to the challenges involved, they have begun to share the vision we put forth. This shared sense of pride and purpose has helped us secure over $21 million of the $50 million goal. The Centennial Campaign will drive our progress into the next 100 years, and it is taking shape as I write. Phase One involved upgrading our athletic fields. We now have athletic fields that will attract a new generation of student athletes. In closing, I will say that it’s always a pleasure to correspond with you, even more so when there is good news to report. I ask that you renew your allegiance to Walker’s, and continue to power our pursuit of the mission to which we have each contributed.
Parents and Friends: In the evolution of a learning institution there are critical junctures — points in time when events align to create a clear path forward. We at Walker’s are at such a place right now, and the news I share with you is among the best I have ever had the pleasure to report. The results of our Annual Fund campaign are in, and we have set a record for money raised: more than $1.6 million. I cannot emphasize enough how important this is to the ongoing operation of our campus. The Annual Fund delivers a foundation of fiscal strength, and without it we cannot reach for brighter, more distant stars. Which brings me to the launch of the Centennial Campaign. It began with a fabulous celebration last October where over 1,200 of you — our alumnae, parents and friends — attended Walker’s Centennial weekend. Sigourney Weaver ’67 spoke at our Saturday Chapel, and it was her words that reminded us of how successful our alumnae can be with a Walker’s education behind them. I continue to feel privileged to meet many of you
Warm regards,
Pamela Churchill Director of Development pamela_churchill@ethelwalker.org
Campaign Donors Early Supporters of the Centennial Campaign
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Lynn Sheppard Manger ’59 Jacqueline Mars P’83 Celeste Royall Niarchos ’64 Kathryn McCarthy Parsons ’75 † Barbara McClurg Potter ’41, P’75 Letitia McClure Potter ’55, P’85 Sarah Johnson Redlich ’78, P’10 Brooke Gaffney Redmond ’90 Donya Nagib Sabet ’90 Lisa Pagliaro Selz ’69 Bessie & Tom Speers P’16 Abigail Trafford ’57 Abra Prentice Wilkin ’60
Kate Crichton Gubelmann ’67 The Harriman Foundation Andrea Herron & Harvey Eisen P’10 Linda & Iain Howard-Sorrell P’09 Ann & Charles Johnson P’78, GP’10 Lucy Rosenberry Jones ’59, P’80 Cynthia Kirkland Kellogg ’60 & Peter Kellogg Jane du Pont Kidd ’57 James Kinnear P’69, ’71 Nancy Kitchell Lickle ’53 † Deborah Williams MacKenzie ’55 Cythlen Cunningham Maddock ’63 Angela & Richard Maine P’09
Sarah Gates Colley ’75 Susan & Raymond Conlon P’10 E. Kay Cowan Amey Amory DeFriez ’45, P’67, ’69 Harriet Blees Dewey ’60, P’86 Clive L. DuVal III P’09 Susan S. Ford ’63 Janice & Robert Gallo Rebekah & Matthew Gardiner P’14 Christine & John Gates P’73, ’75 Aileen Turnbull Geddes ’56 Sara Kellogg Goodrich Audrey Fentress Gorter ’50, P’77 Pamela Kohlberg & Curt Greer P’10
Lynn Allegaert ’64 Timothy R. Bazemore Constance Lavino Bell ’48, P’72, ’75, GP’12 Roberta Gerstell Bennett ’53 Margot Campbell Bogert ’60 Ann Watson Bresnahan ’69 Christopher L. Brigham Margaretta Bredin Brokaw ’66 & Thomas Brokaw Helen & David Castellani P’09 Elizabeth Rockwell Cesare Elizabeth Sivage Clark ’67, P’04 James Clark P’13
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