PLANNING YOUR LEGACY WITH THE MEADOWS

Vincent “Vinnie” Montalto

Laura and Dean Ommen

Arthur Siegel

Laura and Dean Ommen

Ronda Smith

Duane Youngblood

Laura and Dean Ommen

Capital Gifts

2021-2022

Archibald C. & Frances F. Rufty Foundation

Jaime and Matthew ’92 Chilton

College Loan Corp

Ernest A. & Mary E. Becker

Family Foundation

Joanna and John Falb

Nazanin and Joshua Ford

Nisa and Jonathan Hsu

Dawn and Stephen Hutchison

The Janda Family

Dominik Kuna and Robert Boughner

The Letizia/Flynn Family

Ashley and Matthew Levin

Stacie ’98 and Justin ’99 Michaels

Marni and Daniel Moses

Andrea and Patrick Ramsey

All capital gifts for the 2021-22 school year supported the Sarah D. Barder Hall STEM Expansion that now positively supports the educational experiences of hundreds of students on our campus each and every day.

For Bedel G. Tiscareño, a man whose boundless energy manifested itself in many ways throughout his lifetime, the pursuit of education, both on a personal and formal level, was the perennial pursuit that flavored his life. As a boy in his native Mexico, he was enrolled in one of the first ESL programs in the U.S. Later, his love of languages led him to study Italian, and later still, well into retirement, he would audit classes in local colleges and expand his interests in the arts.

In 2017, after battling with Parkinson’s for nearly 20 years, Bedel passed away. The void created by his passing was too great not to be filled by something as equally bright and selfless as he was. That is when his family chose to honor his memory by establishing an endowment fund at The Meadows School in his name. The Bedel G. Tiscareño Endowed Scholarship supports Latino and Latina students interested in STEM subjects at The Meadows’ Upper School.

“It was a way for our family to continue to honor his legacy, which was one of a love of learning and a lifetime of generosity,” said his daughter and Meadows’ board member Sylvia Tiscareño. “He was a very charismatic man, very friendly and very generous.”

Given her father’s interest in STEM, the family wanted to include STEM in the scholarship. “The STEM area has a lot of student interest, and we wanted to support underrepresented students,” Sylvia said.

The scholarship has been awarded to one student since its inception: a student-athlete who wants to pursue careers in both forensic science and the WNBA. It’s appropriate that this first recipient shares Bedel’s passion for basketball. Throughout his life, he was an enthusiastic player, even inspiring his younger brother to take up the sport. And although he only picked up basketball because he wanted to be like Bedel, that younger brother ended up playing basketball as part of the 1968 Mexican Olympic team. Basketball aside, Bedel also excelled at racquetball, handball, and, during his time in the Army’s 82nd Airborne, he indulged in the art of pugilism becoming quite a formidable boxer.

Jumping out of airplanes was just one of the ways he chose to challenge himself. Especially as he was afraid of heights. He believed that all obstacles were opportunities, every challenge surmountable and that education was the key that would open every door. “He was always doing this,” his daughter explained. “He was always reading, and he loved learning.”

A father of four, Bedel G. Tiscareño stressed the importance of education as being a life-long principle for his children. As a grandfather, he was immensely proud to see that commitment championed by his grandchildren, especially Anthony Terry, who currently attends The Meadows School. Through the endowment fund now established in his name, countless other Las Vegas-area children also will have the opportunity to explore new avenues and pursue a quality education.