Award Winners
The Armitage Award STEPHANIE BOWLING ZEIGLER ’84 is the recipient of this year’s Thomas W. Armitage ’25 Award, given annually to a member of the Hotchkiss alumni body for distinguished service to The Hotchkiss Fund. President of The Hotchkiss Fund since 2013, Stephanie previously served Hotchkiss as a class agent, reunion gift committee member, and event host. Under Stephanie’s leadership, The Hotchkiss Fund twice achieved 40 percent overall alumni participation. The number of alumni classes achieving at least 50 percent participation grew from 15 classes in fiscal year 2013 to 25 classes in fiscal year 2015. Moreover, participation from the most recent 15 alumni classes increased from 29 percent in fiscal year 2013 to 36 percent in fiscal year 2015. We extend our sincere thanks to Stephanie for her long-term commitment to Hotchkiss, her dedication to The Hotchkiss Fund over the past two years, and her tremendous energy, enthusiasm, and positive attitude.
The McKee Award DOUG AND JULIE OSTROVER P’16 are the recipients of this year’s McKee Award, named in honor of Hugh and Judy McKee P’78,’80,’84,’89, in recognition of their tireless work for The Hotchkiss Fund. The award is presented annually to a parent or parents for distinguished service to The Hotchkiss Parents Fund. As chairs of the Parents Fund for the past two years, the Ostrovers have demonstrated a level of dedication and enthusiasm that resulted in record-setting fundraising. The Fund raised $1,666,979 this year from current parents, the highest level in the history of the School. In addition, parent participation reached an impressive 75 percent. The Ostrover’s true-blue spirit created a wonderful sense of community among Hotchkiss families. Whether hosting an event, cheering from the sidelines for their daughter Olivia’s teams, or reaching out to welcome new families, they showed a warmth and energy that brought the community together and built momentum for School support. Hotchkiss is very grateful to the Ostrovers for their extraordinary service.
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