The Lawrenceville School - Alumni Newsletter - Fall 2021

The Scholarship Aid Initiative Emerge Transformed: The Campaign for Lawrenceville has put Scholarship Aid front and center, making it the largest endowment priority of the Campaign. Ensuring that all segments of society are represented at the Harkness table is vital to the preparation of our students for college, careers, and positions of leadership.

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THE SCHOLARSHIP AID INITIATIVE: VITAL TO LAWRENCEVILLE’S FUTURE Emerge Transformed: The Campaign for Lawrenceville has put Scholarship Aid front and center, making it the largest endowment priority of the Campaign. With a goal of $100 million, this Campaign priority is distinguished as a standalone initiative within the larger fundraising effort. A group of Lawrenceville trustees and emeriti — alumni and parents both — have dedicated $15 million in challenge funds to underscore the significance of this cause (see related article on the “Trustee Challenge”).

SCHOLARSHIP AID has been providing worthy candidates with a Lawrenceville education throughout our history, but its impact has acquired critical importance in today’s world. Ensuring that all segments of society are represented at the Harkness table is vital to the preparation of our students for college, careers, and positions of leadership. With less than 3% of American families able to afford the full cost of an independent school education, Scholarship Aid covers a wide swath of the population, making support for student scholarships integral to the transformational experiences that are a hallmark of our School.

Lawrenceville encourages excellence by providing a range of need-based assistance to students who meet our high admission standards.

Currently, 34% of boarding students receive aid. While awards can range up to 90% of tuition or more, plus books and travel, most are about 50%, reflecting the needs of families in the middle tier. These numbers keep us competitive with our boarding school peers, and Lawrenceville is committed to maintaining them.

The yearly budget of $14 million for Scholarship Aid, at 20% of the School’s average annual expenses, is less than 53% endowed, which means almost half the total must come from current operating funds. Without an increase in the endowed portion of the aid budget, the existing level of funding is not sustainable over time. Our Scholarship Aid goal of $100 million

is calibrated to increase the share of endowed funding to 70%, which will enable us to ensure the future of our commitment while maintaining our long-term financial health and holding tuition increases to a minimum.

Supporting existing levels of Scholarship Aid is not only vital to preserving the standards and character of our School, it’s a critical tool in attracting the kinds of candidates that raise the level of the Lawrenceville experience for everyone. Who are these candidates? Read about one of them, Michael Zuckerman ’05, in these pages. We profiled another, Garry D. Howard ’77, in our May issue, and we will be introducing more accomplished Lawrentians here and on our website at giving. lawrenceville.org as the Emerge Transformed campaign and Scholarship Aid Initiative continue.

Since the Campaign’s beginning, 49 donors (see list) have established new endowed funds for Scholarship Aid, and $52.4 million has been raised for this Campaign priority.

Endowed gifts to Scholarship Aid begin at $100,000, all with naming privileges; endowed gifts of $250,000 or more carry donor preferences. While the Scholarship Aid Initiative is focused on raising endowed funds, single-year tuition gifts are always welcome and will count toward the goal for Scholarship Aid.

For more about the ways you can invest in our students and Lawrenceville’s future, please contact Greg Carter, Assistant Director of Advancement, Director of Principal and Leadership Giving, at gcarter@lawrenceville.org or (609) 895-2114.

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The following individuals have established endowed funds for Scholarship Aid in the Emerge Transformed campaign: Anonymous (4)

Specialty Scholarship Programs Reach Around the World A recent gathering of Swedish Scholars alumni

Sweden; Manne Ekstrom ’01, business

demonstrated the impact of Lawrenceville’s

developer, St. Paul, Minnesota; Sara Tabari

various specialty scholarship programs.

’15, medical student, Sweden; Filip Soderberg

Eric and Claudia Berg P’13

The Swedish Scholars, Northern Irish Scholars,

Buck Blessing ‘81 P’10

and Davis Scholars programs extend the

Joseph T. Breneman II 49 *

benefits and values of a Lawrenceville

Stacy and Hyman J. Brody ‘75 P’07 ‘08 ‘11

education across geographic and cultural

Albert D. Brown ‘71

boundaries and provide American students

Holly and Norman L. Brown, Jr. ‘86 P’20 ‘22

with the opportunity to live and study

’19, engineering student, Sweden; and Beata Fylkner ’20, student, Sweden.

Lawrenceville ties remain strong, and achievements are impressive. Mikael Sodersten went on to Harvard and a career as an award-winning scriptwriter, director, and

J. Lynne Cannon P’99

alongside peers from virtually every continent.

Dominique and Michael Caron ‘76

The Sweden-America Foundation, based in

says he returns for every major Lawrenceville

Stockholm, calls the Swedish Scholars program

reunion. Peter Bergoo says he still gets

Leigh M. Tung and Stanley Y.C. Chou P’23

“The Lawrenceville Scholarship,” a one-year

together with classmates. Returning to the

Michael P. Clifford ‘83

post-graduate scholarship first administered

United States after college, two of his sons are

Jeremy B. Cloud ‘96

in 1962 and funded through designated gifts.

pilots in the U.S. Air Force and his daughter

William M. Davis ‘49 *

The Foundation, which has been presenting

recently earned her master’s degree from

Christina Seix Dow and Robert Dow P’08

fellowships to Swedish citizens for research

Princeton. Manne Ekstrom is married to fellow

Patrick F. Elliott H’59 *

and study in the United States and Canada

Lawrentian Joanna Budd Ekstrom ’02, M.D.

Daniel F. Fee ‘88

since 1919, boasts six Nobel laureates since

Brian and Christina Flaherty P’21

1955 among its awardees.

Yvonne Chau ‘98

Laura Windatt Galante ‘90 P’25 Betty W. and William S. Greenberg P’94 ‘02 William H.B. ’65 and Leita V. Hamill H’65 ‘88 ‘99 P’96 ‘99 Christine and Geoffrey T. Ho ‘79 P’13 ‘15 Burtis W. Horner ‘38 * Robert S. Howard P’64 ‘68 GP’93 ‘04 ‘24 GGP’22 Kevin H. Huang ‘05 John N. Irwin III ‘72

Eight of the Scholars, spanning the classes of 1965 through 2020, plus the incoming Swedish Scholar for 2021-2022, Siri Larsson Regnstrom,

producer. Now retired, physician Tore Hoglund

Their collective advice to future Swedish Scholars? Take advantage of everything Lawrenceville has to offer.

To learn how you can support an existing

connected via Zoom in May from homes in

specialty scholarship program, or establish

Sweden and America: Tore Hoglund ’65, M.D.,

a new program based on personal

Sweden; Peter Bergoo ’68, chemical engineer,

preferences, contact Greg Carter, Assistant

Marietta, Georgia; Mikael Sodersten ’79,

Director of Advancement, Director of

filmmaker and assistant professor, New York,

Principal and Leadership Giving, at gcarter@

N.Y.; Henrik Petren ’94, systems developer,

lawrenceville.org or (609) 895-2114.

R. Michael Kasperzak, Jr. ‘72 Cynthia and Mark M. Larsen ‘72 P’01 ‘04 ‘06 Bobby C. Lee ‘93 Ms. Min Bu and Mr. Donald Peck Leng Lee P’21 Amendy YS and Kevin K. Leung P’19 ‘23 Allison and Jeffrey McKibben P’22 ‘25 Eric B. Ottaway ‘86 Marina and David B. Ottaway ‘57 P’86 ‘91 GP’24 Lincoln Pan ‘94 Ann V. and Donald R. Parfet ‘71 Robert J. Saner II ‘65

Report of Giving Honors Donors If you made a gift of any size to Lawrenceville during the 2020-2021 fiscal year — between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021 — your support is honored in our 2021 Report of Giving at giving.lawrenceville.org/2021-report-of-giving. The Report is password-protected under lville2021 to guard your privacy. If we have your current email address and you’ve opted in for Alumni News & Updates, you received an email from us in September with the link and the password, another good reason to make sure we have your current email information.

In addition to the names of last year’s donors, the Report also includes: • highlights of alumni and parent support;

• an introduction to new trustees;

David W. Sumner ‘86

• recognition of volunteers;

Thomas S. Tesauro ‘08 Lucille and Raymond G. Viault ‘63 P’96

• Campaign updates and a message from the co-chairs;

• special features on Young Alumni and the Red & Black Leadership Society;

John E. Waldron ‘87

• tributes to outstanding Reunion classes;

A. Lorne Weil and Kathy Angele P’21

• winners of The Lawrenceville Fund awards;

Matthew and Eliza Tobias Sharp ‘89 P’24

Bruce A. Williamson ‘83 Michael T. ‘78 and Carolyn H’78 Wojciechowicz P’06 ‘10 ‘12 Kerry and T. Robert Zochowski, Jr. ‘82 P’13 * indicates deceased

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• retrospectives on the year from Head of School Steve Murray and Assistant Head of School/Director of Advancement Mary Kate Barnes;

• and more.

We’re grateful to the Lawrenceville community for its support throughout the year, and the Report of Giving lets us express our appreciation for all you do in black and white — and red, of course. We encourage you to visit our Report of Giving website at giving.lawrenceville.org/2021report-of-giving, password lville2021. Thank you!

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CAMPAIGN PROGRESS

The Progress of EMERGE TRANSFORMED Impacts Us All Emerge Transformed is more than a catchy name for the largest fundraising campaign in Lawrenceville’s history. It also captures the impact of a Lawrenceville education on generations of students from every segment of society and every corner of the globe, and the corresponding impact on the world itself. Lawrenceville graduates most often go on to successful careers and personally fulfilling lives, but just as important, they bring the knowledge and values they gained at the Harkness table, in the Houses, and on the playing fields to advances in science and medicine, the causes of justice and good government, and the health of our economy.

Lawrentians touch every aspect of the larger society, and we are all transformed as a result.

That’s only one reason why the outstanding progress of the Emerge Transformed campaign is exciting news. The value of this Campaign is evident in the transformation of our campus, as we move toward a landscape that both reinforces our hallmark sense of community and extends the Olmsted legacy for future generations; in the transformation of learning, as new experiences make an unparalleled education even more dynamic and meaningful for students and faculty alike; and in the transformation of student lives, as scholarship aid brings wide-ranging perspectives, thoughtful discourse and debate, and the brightest minds to the Harkness table.

As of October, the Emerge Transformed campaign had raised $375.5 million toward its $425 million goal, with the support of 5,707 Lawrenceville alumni, parents, and friends. Here’s how that total breaks down across the Campaign’s major priorities: SCHOLARSHIP AID Goal: $100 million Raised: $52.4 million FACULTY & STUDENTS Goal: $80 million Raised: $36.9 million OUR CAMPUS Goal: $175 million Fully funded THE LAWRENCEVILLE FUND AND THE PARENTS FUND Goal: $32.5 million Raised: $30.4 million With your continued support, Lawrenceville is on its way to making history for successfully executing the largest campaign ever undertaken by an independent school. But we still have $50 million to raise before the Campaign’s conclusion on June 30, 2023, and every dollar counts. Visit giving. lawrenceville.org to learn more about ways you can be part of the transformation.

$425 million

“Emerge Transformed captures the impact of a Lawrenceville education

$375.5 million

88% to goal

on generations of students from every segment of society and every corner of the globe, and the corresponding impact on the world itself.”

WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THE 5,707 DONORS WHO HAVE ALREADY INVESTED IN EMERGE TRANSFORMED: THE CAMPAIGN FOR LAWRENCEVILLE, AND WE WELCOME PARTICIPATION BY ALL ALUMNI AND PARENTS IN THIS HISTORIC EFFORT.

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TLF AND THE CAMPAIGN The Lawrenceville Fund (TLF) is on track to be the second largest gift to Emerge Transformed: The Campaign for Lawrenceville. Incorporating The Parents Fund (TLPF), TLF is also one of the most critical fundraising priorities of this Campaign, with the greatest potential for immediate impact on every aspect of School life, and the easiest way for every Lawrentian to participate in this historic philanthropic effort.

“The Lawrenceville Fund

Your gift to The Lawrenceville Fund is a gift to the Campaign, and can be designated to any of the TLF designations listed on our giving form at giving.lawrenceville.org.

With $30.4 million already raised toward a five-year goal of $32.5 million, supporting TLF allows you to be part of a significant collective impact. By making your gift of any size today, you will be joining the largest campaign ever undertaken by an independent school — and making an important statement about the value of a Lawrenceville education. Your support, every year, will be critical to our ultimate success.

Transformed campaign.”

To learn more, contact Skylar Beaver, Assistant Director of Advancement, Director of The Lawrenceville Fund and Alumni and Family Engagement, at (609) 895-2185 or sbeaver@lawrenceville.org.

THE L AWREN CE VI LL E F U ND $30.4 MILLION RAISED

$32.5 MILLION GOAL

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(TLF) is the easiest way for every Lawrentian to participate in the Emerge

As you consider your support of The Lawrenceville Fund or The Parents Fund, we encourage you to join the nearly 700 alumni and parent donors whose gifts earned them membership in the Red & Black Leadership Society last year. With six membership giving levels ranging from $2,500 to $100,000-plus, and three more just for the youngest 15 alumni classes, ranging from $250 to $2,500-plus depending on class year, the Red & Black Leadership Society offers a widely accessible opportunity to support personal priorities at a leadership level. To learn more, contact Maureen Ehret H’72 P’06 ‘12, Director of the Red & Black Leadership Society, at 609-895-2192 or mehret@ lawrenceville.org.

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STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION Magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School. Harvard College mid-year commencement speaker. John Harvard Scholar. President of the Harvard Law Review. Clerkship with Justice Sonia Sotomayor at the U.S. Supreme Court. Skadden Fellow and attorney, Ohio Justice & Policy Center (OJPC). Now litigation counsel at OJPC and visiting assistant professor at Ohio State’s Moritz College of Law. What these achievements don’t tell you is that Michael Zuckerman came to Lawrenceville following several minor brushes with the law, a bright but rebellious young teen whose mother was struggling financially after his father died suddenly when Michael was 12. Michael’s academic potential earned him admission to the School, and scholarship aid made it possible for him to attend.

Entering as a Second Former, Michael soon found his footing. He became editor-in-chief of The Lawrence. He ran for Coach Ed Poreda P’77 GP’04 ’07 ’08, who, says Michael, was so invested in his athletes, “it made me want to be a great runner, and it’s become a lifelong thing.” He performed on a regular basis with Periwig. He volunteered as a counselor at School Camp. He embraced House life, initially as a day student, and served as Hamill House president his Fourth Form year. “One of the incredibly generous things financial aid did was enable me to become a boarder,” he says with obvious gratitude.

“LAWRENCEVILLE OPENS DOORS YOU NEVER

“Lawrenceville opens doors you never imagined,” he adds.

“It gave me a sense of the possibilities for someone with an interest and willingness to work hard.” Committed to a law career in the public sector with a focus on criminal justice reform, Michael says, “Lawrenceville gave me a chance to hit the reset button in my life, and I want to give others that same chance.”

IMAGINED,” SAYS MICHAEL ZUCKERMAN ’05.

At 34, Michael is still writing his Lawrenceville story, but thanks to the generous donors who gave him an opportunity to succeed, the first few chapters are a compelling read.

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Scholarship Aid is the largest endowment priority of the Emerge Transformed campaign, with a goal of $100 million. In recognition of its critical importance to sustaining the prominence and vitality of our School, a group of Lawrenceville trustees and trustees emeriti have stepped forward to create the Trustee Challenge for Scholarship Aid. They are offering a 1:1 match for new gifts, which means every dollar raised for student scholarships, up to $15 million, will be doubled.

The impact of these gifts extends far beyond the dollars. Donors will help to ensure that Lawrenceville can continue to invite a full array of students to the table, providing the transformative experience that has been shaping global leaders for 211 years.

Scholarship Aid commitments currently stand at $52.4 million. By dedicating $15 million in challenge funds to raise the bar on this priority, the generous trustees and emeriti listed here offer the promise of getting us to two-thirds of goal by the end of 2021: Hyman Brody ’75 P’07 ’08 ’11, Biff Cahill ’68 P’09, Christina Seix Dow P’08, Mark Larsen ’72 P’01 ’04 ’06, Marcus Mabry ’85, Celeste Mellet ’94, David Ottaway ’57 P’86 ’91 GP’24, Ron Rolfe ’63 P’21, Truman Semans ’45 P’87, Joe Tsai ’82 , Ray Viault ’63 P’96, Alex Buckley Voris ’96 and Jon Weiss ’75.

We invite you to join them.

INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE?

Contact Greg Carter, Assistant Director of Advancement, Director

“The Trustee Challenge for Scholarship Aid is offering a 1:1 match for new gifts to this

of Principal and Leadership Giving,

critical Campaign

at (609) 895-2114 or gcarter@

priority.”

lawrenceville.org.

ENGAGE WITH US

TRUSTEE CHALLENGE

Trustee Challenge Doubles Your Gift to Scholarship Aid

Emerge Transformed isn’t only about supporting Lawrenceville financially. Your involvement as an active alumnus/a, parent, and volunteer also makes an important contribution to this Campaign and will be crucial to our success. Here are just a few ways you can participate and help Lawrenceville to Emerge Transformed: STAY IN TOUCH! Have you moved? Changed jobs? Graduated from college? Share your contact information with us at www.lawrenceville.org/alumni.

This is the best way to make sure you receive news from campus and invitations to events.

FOLLOW US! We’re on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

Go to giving.lawrenceville.org and click on “Engage With Us” for the links. And be sure to share our posts with your Lawrenceville friends and classmates!

JOIN THE LAWRENCEVILLE ALUMNI NETWORK! Reconnect with classmates, grow your professional network, become a mentor, and more. Visit www. lawrencevillealumni.com or download the “Graduway Community” App from your app store to access the Lawrenceville Alumni Network from your smartphone.

VOLUNTEER! There are many ways to stay connected to Lawrenceville.

Your Reunion Committee, our wide range of Affinity Groups, and your

local Lawrenceville alumni chapter would love to welcome you. Alumni and parents alike can also volunteer to serve as advocates for The Lawrenceville Fund and The Parents Fund by encouraging others to join them in support. To learn more, contact Skylar Beaver, Assistant Director of Advancement, Director of The Lawrenceville Fund and Alumni and Parent Engagement, at sbeaver@lawrenceville.org or (609) 895-2185.

FOR MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH LAWRENCEVILLE AND THE CAMPAIGN, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.LAWRENCEVILLE.ORG/ALUMNI. GO BIG RED!

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HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE Gifts at every level will contribute to the transformation that is a hallmark of the Lawrenceville experience.

Here are a few ideas:

SUPPORT THE LAWRENCEVILLE FUND (TLF), including The Parents Fund (TLPF), with a gift we can use today. Whether you are just starting your philanthropic journey, or seeking a leadership gift opportunity, The Lawrenceville Fund offers you a way to make an immediate impact. We appreciate the flexibility to apply these gifts where the need is greatest, but we know you may have specific preferences. Check out the options for designating your gift on the giving form at giving.lawrenceville.org.

TOP OFF AN EXISTING ENDOWED FUND Increase an existing scholarship fund to $1 million, and it will generate income equivalent to a 60% tuition award, often the difference in the ability to attend for many families. Take an existing program fund to $100,000, and you can put your name on it.

OFFER THE LAWRENCEVILLE EXPERIENCE TO A STUDENT FROM YOUR STATE Scholarship funds of $250,000 and above carry the option for donor preferences.

MAKE A PLANNED GIFT Trusts and bequests are tailor-made for endowing scholarships, funding new programs, or naming a deanship.

SUPPORT A STUDENT OR PROGRAM NOW Current use gifts for student scholarships or special programs, like the Rising Scholars or one of our summer immersion programs, provide immediate support for these priorities.

CONTACT US If you’d like to learn more about ways you can participate in EMERGE TRANSFORMED,

Mary Kate Barnes Assistant Head of School Director of Advancement (609) 895-2100 mbarnes@lawrenceville.org

Greg Carter Assistant Director of Advancement Director of Principal and Leadership Giving (609) 895-2114 gcarter@lawrenceville.org

Skylar Beaver Assistant Director of Advancement Director of The Lawrenceville Fund and Alumni and Family Engagement (609) 895-2185 sbeaver@lawrenceville.org

Jerry Muntz Director of Planned Giving (609) 620-6064 jmuntz@lawrenceville.org

please visit our website at giving.lawrenceville.org or contact us by phone or email.

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