The O'Neal Magazine Fall 2015

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THE MAGAZINE OF THE O’NEAL SCHOOL

Fall 2015 Issue & 2014-2015 Annual Report

Head of School

Dear O’Neal Community, Independent schools in the Southeast undergo an accreditation every five years for the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS). O’Neal is in the midst of the process which involves feedback from all constituencies, a review of standards, a self-study, and a school visit by an accreditation team.

Ultimately, self-reflection, peer review, and improvement are the goals of the accreditation process to ensure that in every aspect of school life, we are fulfilling O’Neal’s mission. We look forward to completing this important process in April and to having a plan and direction for the next several years.

The O’Neal School has served the Sandhills for decades as the only member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) in the area. The School has remained focused on the values of our mission statement since its founding, which have sustained it through the years of growth and change. The first graduation was held in 1977, and O’Neal now claims extraordinary alumni in many different fields.

Profiles of graduates from each decade are included in this magazine.

Readers will also see news about O’Neal’s recent emphasis on character education, robotics and computer science, and global programs. There is so much happening, and I look forward to seeing many of you on campus. It is a great time to be part of the O’Neal community.

John C. Elmore Head of School 3300 Airport Road / P.O. Box 290, Southern Pines, NC 28388-0290 / Telephone: 910.692.6920 / Fax: 910.692.6930 / www.ONealSchool.org

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THE MAGAZINE OF THE O’NEAL SCHOOL Fall 2015 • Annual Report 2014/2015

The O’Neal School 3300 Airport Road Southern Pines, NC 28387 Telephone: (910) 692-6920 Fax: (910) 692-6930

Front Cover Jr. Lego League Inside Front Cover From the Head of School 2 The Endowment Society 3 Ann Taws Dedication

Website: ONealSchool.org

4 Richard Joyner '77

facebook.com/ONealSchool

6 Class Notes

Twitter: @TheONealSchool

7 David Logan '86

On the cover: Kindergarten student Avery Graham works with Legos in the Jr. FIRST Lego League after school program.

8 Doak Finch '96 10 Eric Subin '04 / Marc Subin '06 12 Laura Puleo '08 14 Reunions 15 Heather Dyer 16

Academics. Achievement.Character.

18 Innovation at Its Best 20 Global Programs 21 2014/2015 Annual Report This magazine is a product of Institutional Advancement Contact Director of Communications Kathy Taylor ktaylor@onealschool.org 1

The Legacy Begins with

You

The Legacy for the Future Society at The O’Neal School that started in 2003, provides an opportunity for the growth of endowment funds.

An endowment fund is needed to support school operations and provide security for the future of the School. Your contribution to the endowment ensures that children will have the unique opportunity to benefit from an O’Neal education.

Gifting may be in the form of cash or stock or by including the School in your will, trust or estate plans (planned giving) or as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy. While all gifts are appreciated, a cash, stock or planned gift of $10,000 or more qualifies you as a member in the Legacy for the Future Society. Legacy members will be recognized for their generous contribution by having their names engraved on the plaque prominently displayed in Bradshaw Hall.

There are many ways to assist in building the O’Neal endowment. Gifts can be made today, or planned giving can include O’Neal as a future beneficiary. Please contact Head of School John Elmore to discuss the future of O’Neal. Email: jelmore@onealschool.org

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This year’s O’Neal Magazine is dedicated in loving memory of

Ann Poindexter Taws One of O’Neal’s founding parents whose tireless work and steadfast diligence will forever be woven throughout the classrooms of this campus.

October 19, 1934 - June 12, 2015 3

Having been involved in the financial advisory industry for a long time, Richard served on the board for the Investment Management Consultants Association for nine years and chaired a committee of that association for 10 years responsible for creating a new wealth management desig-

Richard Joyner Class of 1977

nation, the Certified Private Wealth Advisor. Richard had a major role in designing the curriculum, teaching most of the classes and creating the designation program. Presently, it has just crossed 1,000 certificates nationally and is taught at the Executive Education Center of the University of Chicago. “It has been one of the true highlights of my career,” says Richard. “The board at first told me they wanted to give me an award, but later decided they wanted to offer an annual award to someone who made a major contribution to the profession. And they named it in my honor. When they told me about it, my first thought was ‘I’m not dead!’ It was and is a real honor.”

Richard started attending O’Neal as a sophomore. At 6’4”, he played basketball his whole time at O’Neal as well as made an appearance or two on the soccer field. He was highly involved with the school newspaper and served as president of the student government.

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aledictorian of O’Neal’s first graduating class, Richard Joyner ’77 is the president and CEO of Tolleson Private Wealth Management. Located in Dallas, it is a firm of independent financial advisors that serve very high net worth families by finding and overseeing the service providers unique to meeting the needs of each family.

He had many close relationships with faculty and staff at O’Neal. “Bob Haarlow was a real mentor for me through those years,” says Richard. “He helped me see a much bigger world, gave me confidence to attempt things I never would have attempted otherwise, and was a very positive role model for me. He has been a really strong and positive influence on me for all the years since I was there.” Bob Haarlow was the first headmaster for O’Neal. It was Bob Haarlow who encouraged Richard to apply to colleges outside of the state, such as Princeton and Johns Hopkins. He was accepted to both, but chose to stay closer to home.

Richard was a CPA for 21 years - 10 years in Greensboro and 11 years in Dallas. Into the fourth year of his career, the public accounting profession introduced “specialties”, where general public accounting was no longer acceptable. When forced to choose, he checked the “personal financial planning” box on the “potential specialty list” and from that point on, financial planning has been his focus. Richard joined Tolleson in 2003, when there were about 20 people and 20 client families. Today, there are 140 people and about 150 families. He became the president and CEO of Tolleson Private Wealth Management in February, 2013.

“I think it takes a lot of work to find what you are – and are not – passionate about. But when you find it, wow!”

Jim Miles was also influential for Richard. He was never Richard’s teacher, but he served as a friend, a confidant, a confidence booster and a fun person to be around. His English teacher for a few years, Sally LeFever (now Freeman) inspired his intellectual curiosity. “She made learning so much fun, and was always

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smiling and happy, and curious, and such a great listener,” he remarks. Lastly, Bill Stowell, another English teacher, came to mind. “Bill was a raging liberal and looked the ‘unkempt professor’ part,” recalls Richard. “Long hair, unruly appearance, and such a free spirit. But I don’t recall ever meeting anyone who loved literature and teaching the way he did. He wore his passion on his sleeve every single day.

I still remember some of our classes reviewing Chaucer’s ‘Canterbury Tales’. Those were some of the funniest and most memorable moments at the school – hearing Stowell (we called him ‘Willie’ a lot) guide us through the stories and bawdy humor in some of the Old English language.”

suggests to me that it’s just sitting there waiting for everyone to find it. I think it takes a lot of work to find what you are – and are not – passionate about. But when you find it, wow!

Give back – Early in my career (and at O’Neal and in college) so many people were willing to help me in so many ways. One of the things I almost always do – even today – is to try to ‘pay it forward.’ I try to help anyone who asks figure out how to look for jobs, or critique their resume or try to make other introductions for them. When you do that regularly, it comes back to you many times over.

Be curious – Never stop learning. In my profession, it’s a requirement, but it’s valuable in any profession. Always work to make yourself better. And learning things that are outside of your profession gives you a much better perspective on so many things.

Having always loved Chapel Hill, that was his school of choice after graduation. He soon discovered that the transition from a small town and a small school to a large university wasn’t that easy. Though he had a lot of fun, he didn’t stay focused. He was accepted at Wake Forest as a sophomore transfer.

“Wake was great for me,” says Richard. “It was much more of the type of environment I needed. It was a great experience there.”

Take risks – Don’t be afraid to fail, because failure teaches you the most. I keep a sign on my desk that says ‘fear kills more dreams than failure.’ And I believe it.”

Richard is married to Cheryl of 33 years and has two children, son Rob (27) and Courtney (24), who both live in Dallas.

Richard went on to get his degree in accounting and the first six weeks after graduating, he got married, moved, took the CPA exam and started a new job at KPMG (an accounting firm) in Greensboro.

Along the way, he earned a lot of professional designations - CPA, CFP, CPWA, CIMA, and PFS.

Richard is a member of the board and chairs the finance committee for the Cristo Rey college prep school in Dallas. A relatively new concept for private schools, there are 30 Cristo Rey schools across the nation. They work in the lowest income part of the communities they serve, and bring college preparatory education to those locations. In return, the students agree to work part-time and contribute their earnings to the school to help pay their tuition. For more information, visit www.cristoreydallas.org or www.cristoreynetwork.org.

Richard comments, “I’ve been very lucky in my career, and I get to meet and work with amazing people - so many stories.” When asked if he could give a few words of advice for those just getting started with their careers, he offered up the following: “Work hard – I’m not smarter than most people, but I’ve always been willing to work hard. And I’ve always had this intuitive sense that whatever I’m willing to go after – I mean REALLY go after – I can do it. I’ve always liked the saying ‘the harder I work, the luckier I get.’ And I generally don’t buy all the talk these days of ‘following your passion.’ That

Richard likes to play golf, run and read a lot about early American history and biographies.

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Class Notes

Blair Miller ’04 is currently working for Pine Needles Resort in Sales.

Thank you to Jamaal Barnes ’05 for his inspirational commencement speech at The O’Neal School’s Class of 2015 graduation.

Jamaal manages several streams of global source recruiting at McKinsey and Company.

Jeff Haarlow ’92 helps with the O’Neal varsity basketball team, and has started Haarlow’s Hoops Academy, which offers a variety of training sessions, with many sessions hosted at The O’Neal School’s Tate Gymnasium. He also works at Pinehurst Resort at Course # 9. Jeff played two years of college basketball and golf at Berry College, and started coaching college basketball as a junior in college.

At Berry College, he spent two years as graduate-assistant followed by four years as top assistant and eleven years as Head Coach and was Conference Coach of the Year. Before returning with his family to Pinehurst, Jeff spent one year as head coach at Tennessee Temple University where he was Region Coach of the Year! Jeff has had the opportunity to coach many great players including 15 All-Americans, and five professional players. His wife is a third grade teacher with Moore County Schools, and their two children are 11 and 7. Find out more at www.haarlowshoopsacademy.com.

Nicholas Chandler ’05 is an attorney at Chadbourne & Parke LLP in New York City, where his practice focuses on complex commercial litigation. Nick attended UNC – Chapel Hill where he earned a B.A. in history and a B.A. in religious studies in 2009. He attended law school at Emory University, where he earned a J.D. in 2013.

Nicole Poteat ’06 was married on July 4, 2015 to Emilie Anne Dubois at the Rosecliff mansion in Newport, RI. This summer, they both joined Goldman Sachs in New York – Nicole as a senior analyst in the compliance division, and Emilie as an associate in the business architecture and change management group. Congratulations!

Anthony Parks ’93 currently lives in Southern Pines with his two children, Emily and Fletcher. Anthony has a degree in business from UNC-G, and has owned and operated The Ice Cream Parlor for 14 years.

Scott Nester ’94 married Karen Burke on October 12, 2015 at Castle McCulloch. G.J. Collins ’94 and Keith McLester ’95 were groomsmen. Lisa Nester Kass ’96 from Mequon, WI attended the ceremony with her husband Steve and their son Nolan.

Congratulations to Connie Fleming Wright ’99 and her husband Andrew on the birth of their third child, Wilson Iredell Wright on October 19th.

He weighed nine pounds and was 19 ¾ inches long. Big sisters Sidney (5) and Sloane (3) are very excited!

Congratulations to Kristin Stewart Congelli ’07 and her husband on the birth of their first child, Emery Lauren Congelli. Emery was born on February 25, 2015 and weighed eight pounds, three ounces.

Kristin graduated from Meredith College and her husband, AJ, graduated from NCSU. They were married in Pinehurst on July 7, 2012 and currently live in the Raleigh area.

Congratulations to Sara White Trohanis ’00 on her marriage to William Louis Trohanis. Sara and William were married on May 9, 2015 at The Village Chapel in Pinehurst. They currently reside in New York City where Sarah is the managing director for Major Accounts at The Associated Press.

Melody Miller McClelland ’07 was married in March 2015. She is the owner of Lyme of Southern Pines, a ladies boutique.

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David Logan Class of 1986

David’s technology expertise while also having communications skills is his specialty. O’Neal provided the core math and science courses that were necessary for technology, but it was enhanced with the humanities classes such as writing, language arts, and literature. “I have the ability to communicate a need or want for a larger community to product designers and they understand,” says David. “Joan Smathers who taught my 11th grade writing class taught us the method of ‘précis’, to take a large work of literature or a speech and summarize it into a paragraph. I write a lot and I use this method today. The balanced education provided in a family-oriented environment, is why I feel my success is a product of me going to O’Neal. I wouldn’t have said that twenty years ago, but now looking back, my education has made an impact.”

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urrent O’Neal parent to Grayson ’27, Kenyon ’28, and Harper ’29, David Logan ’86 has returned to his roots as his place of choice for he and his wife Paige to raise their family.

A UNC Chapel Hill student, and having taken some computer science course electives at Sandhills Community College while at O’Neal, the computer science major started to bore him. David was able to select specific courses while at Chapel Hill that provided a blend of technology, business and economics. He graduated with an economics major and joined a local company in Chapel Hill. A few years later he entered the Silicon Valley scene only to return to Research Triangle Park in 2002 to start his own company. Today, David is the general manager of Government Solutions for California-based Vidder, Inc.

The Logan Children: Harper, Kenyon and Grayson

In total, David has spent over 30 years in the security and networking industry including marketing development, product development and executive management roles. An inventor of 12 patents in security, virtualization and network management systems, David is a subject-matter expert and frequent speaker on network security, application security, data leakage prevention, network operations, data center visualization and IP voice technologies. David was founder and president of Covelight Systems and vice president of Acuitive, a strategic marketing consulting firm for startups and investors. Most recently, he was the president of Aruba Networks Government Solutions subsidiary and also the vice president of Product Management and Technical Marketing for Aruba. David is an advisor in UNCChapel Hill’s MBA program and is a coach and advisory board member of area emerging technology companies.

The Logan family’s choice to move back to Southern Pines was a result of many of critical factors. They were looking for a place to raise a family, have an outdoor lifestyle in a community that was nurturing and be able to raise their kids to be successful. David commented, “If O’Neal had not been here, I really don’t think we would have moved here.”

“The balanced education provided in a family-oriented environment, is why I feel my success is a product of me going to O’Neal.”

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In the 80’s David’s parents were very involved with O’Neal as his father served on the Board of Trustees and his mother held many capacities as a parent volunteer.

Welcome Logan Family!

Doak Finch Class of 1996

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t the age of six, Doak Finch '96, took up swimming and today the involvement with the sport has become his career. “I was an ‘active’ child and swimming served as an outlet where it gave me something to focus on and yet be competitive,” Doak comments. “It was fantastic.”

by school size, so we competed against larger schools like Charlotte Latin and Ravenscroft.”

His most memorable time at O’Neal was after the state tournaments. Coach Peterson would take the team to Philadelphia where they would compete in the Easterns, one of the top swim tournaments on the East Coast, whose powerhouse academies like Germantown, Peddie, and Mercersburg would be the opponents. “We swam well individually,” says Doak. “It was a great way to see where we stood and we always enjoyed it.”

Presently, Doak is into his third year at Penn State as an assistant swimming coach, responsible for the distance swimmers competing from 200 meters all the way to one mile.

Prior to coming to Penn State, Doak was assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of Virginia, for 11 years where he also coached the distance swimmers. The Cavalier distance swimmers had a standout season in 2012-2013 where four ACC titles were earned.

Current O’Neal Swimming Instructor and Sandsharks Coach, Taylor Cooper had taken over as the swim team coach during Doak’s senior year. Taylor was instrumental in the recruiting process in finding the school that was a good fit for Doak with regard to personality, athletics and academics. “Taylor had a gift of getting to really know me in a short amount of time,” remarks Doak. “He knew how to get me on the right path to be successful.”

“When I was young, I remember my swim coach, Marcie Peterson, telling my parents ‘This one is going to be a coach when he grows up’,” says Doak. Though he was an economics major, he realized quickly that coaching was the best fit for him.

Easterns: “It was a great way to see where we stood and we always enjoyed it.”

He, like his older sister, his twin sister and younger brother, attended O’Neal from first through 12th grade. When he was old enough to join the O’Neal swim team, he was one of four who represented the boys’ team. He swam under Marcie Peterson, the first O’Neal swim coach and founder of the local swim team, the Sandhills Sandsharks. During his four years of swimming for O’Neal, he was All-American. “We never won a state championship, but we were always runnerup,” says Doak. “Back then, there were no divisions defined

Doak’s swimming career while in college consisted of repeated outstanding achievements. A swimming scholarship recipient, Doak was team captain as a sophomore, junior and 8

senior and was the team’s top butterfly and individual medley swimmer. He still remains among the Top 10 on UVA’s all-time top times list in the 200 fly.

three titles), the 1997 ACC Rookie of the Year and MVP of the 1998 ACC Championship meet. He became the 14th individual to win four successive ACC titles in the same event in 2000 (400 IM). Doak represented the United States at the 1999 World University Games in Palma, Spain, finishing sixth in the 200 fly. He placed seventh in the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 200 butterfly where the top two who qualified for the Olympics team were current (at the time) record holder for the 200 fly, Tom Malchow and the present 200 fly record holder, Michael Phelps.

By the time Doak graduated from UVA, he was an 11-time NCAA All-American. He was a seven-time first-team AllAmerican, including four first team honors in the 200 butterfly. He was an 11-time ACC champion (eight individual and

Not knowing exactly what he wanted to do after graduation, he opted to do odd jobs and volunteer coach at UVA for a year. After which he was hired as a full time coach.

It was always a dream for Doak to go to the Olympics and to win a medal. It was important for him to find those stepping stones of competitions in order to climb the ladder and achieve at each level. He attributes his successful swimming career and coaching career to Coach Peterson, Coach Cooper and his UVA Coach Mark Bernardino. Doak concludes, “These are three people who really could see who I was and help me find my path for what I wanted to do.”

Left: Catherine Frock (Vogt), a senior and Doak Finch, a junior receive the Academic Athlete of the Year Award.

Catherine has also continued with swimming and is currently head assistant coach of swimming at the University of Southern California.

Class Notes

zation travels around the world to assemble and fit wheelchairs for people who are in need.

After graduating from College of Charleston in 2012, Will Cutler ’08 moved to Chengdu, China where he teaches English to the Chinese through Hampson English, and he is also the account manager for Ferrante & Partners. In his free time, Will loves to travel and has been almost everywhere in China. He is also part of a soccer league with people from all over the world.

Daniel McCall ’09 spent the summer in the Guna Yala Islands off the southern coast of Panama.

He stayed with the local island doctor learning native medicine.

He then went to Bocas del Toro off the northern coast of Panama and worked with a group called Floating Doctors.

Katherine Kelly ’10 is the founding director of African Community Empowerment Co. TZ (ACEC.tz), an organization which will prepare the villagers of Mateves, Kisongo, Arusha for the development which will meet their area in three to five years. Katherine currently runs Hill Crest Pre-Primary School, as well as Stepping Stones Pre-Primary School, which will open in January. For more information, visit www.acectz. org.

Cate Dahl ’08 was awarded the Samuel B. Feitelberg Physical Therapy Endowed Fellowship for 2014-2015. Cate received her B.S. degree in exercise physiology from East Carolina University in 2012. Supported by the fellowship, Dahl traveled to Guatemala to participate in the Wheels for the World organization in October. This organi9

Eric Subin Class of 2004

Marc Subin Class of 2006

Though he didn’t consider himself a trial attorney at the time, he liked the atmosphere and he decided to give it a try.

In the meantime, younger brother Marc Subin ’06 had graduated from Clemson University with a major in political science and a minor in sociology. He was into his first year of medical school at the University of Miami and realized that medicine was not for him. After some discussion with Eric and Uncle Herb, he decided to work an internship at the law firm to see if he liked it. Soon after, he got his degree from the Charleston School of Law in 2013.

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rothers Eric '04 and Marc '06 Subin are both attorneys at the NYC law firm founded by their grandfather and now owned by their uncle, Subin Associates, LLP, but it wasn’t always in the plan for them to be a part of the family legacy.

Eric and Marc are enjoying their careers and living together in a two-bedroom apartment in Manhattan.

“I really didn’t know what I wanted to study in college,” says Eric. “My mom suggested that I consider law, because no matter the industry, lawyers are always needed.”

Eric and former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani at the Mariano Rivera Celebrity Golf Classic in July 2015. Eric serves on the executive committee for the Marianno Rivera Foundation and Rudy Giuliani was a guest.

After graduating with majors in political science and philosophy from Emory University, Eric received his law degree from the University of Denver College of Law. He also studied at the Cayman Islands Law School for Off-Shore Tax Haven Banking Law. Before his schooling was over, he attended St. Edmund Hall at Oxford University to obtain his International Law Certification. It was while he was at Oxford that he participated in the Leonard v. B. Sutton International Law Writing Competition and won 2nd place.

While at Oxford he also worked with the ad hoc special court for Sierra Leone on the prosecution of Charles Taylor.

After Oxford, he took a position at the DeHeng Law Group in Beijing where he assisted in writing a stock subscription agreement. After completing the project, Eric was offered a full-time job with the firm, but he wanted to return to the United States.

Marc with his childhood hero, Stephen Baker -“The Touchdown Maker.” Baker was on the NY Giants team when they won Super Bowl 25 in 1991. Marc dressed up as Stephen Baker for Halloween as a kid.

Eric came to New York City to interview with a corporate law firm where he would still be involved with international law. “When I entered the office, it was a tense vibe, says Eric. “After my interview, I went to my uncle’s firm to meet him for lunch and I had a totally different feeling there. Everyone was congenial and very family-like.” At lunch Eric told his uncle about the interview and his uncle then offered, “If you ever want to work with us, you can.”

Eric was listed twice in the famous New York Law Journal (NYLJ) 2014 Top Verdicts. One was a motor vehicle: pedestrian case with an award of $635,000. The other case was a $750,000 premises liability case. “I have achieved 10

two things that I wanted to do before I turn 30,” says Eric.

“They are to have my name and picture printed in the New York Times and to be included in the NYLJ Top Verdicts listing. Next on the bucket list is to win a 7-figure verdict.”

His role as the attorney for a high profile case in 2013 gave him air time with a press conference covered by the major media outlets. Since that time, Eric is often requested by the media to come and consult on other cases bringing attention to the nation, such as the Mike Brown/Ferguson Grand Jury decision and the Biker Road Rage Incident.

School Director Jim Mahan and Tennis Coach Don Woodfield. For Eric, he resonated most with Dr. James Dougherty and Golf Coach John MacDougald. Eric and Marc have two younger brothers, Bert ’09 and O’Neal Senior Brian.

Though it was not their intention to be a part of the “family business” both Eric and Marc are very proud of their grandfather’s creation. Both are eager to help their Uncle Herb grow the firm even more. “The firm has several floors of this building, but I want it to occupy the whole building,” says Eric. Marc says, “I want to keep doing what we’re doing, but move it to a higher level.”

Ferguson Grand Jury Decision http://pix11.com/2014/11/25/panelistsdiscuss-the-ferguson-grand-jury-decision/

Media Clips with Eric Subin Social Media Free Speech https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=NK_yB3V6yG0

Eric and Marc still keep in touch with their friends and classmates from O’Neal. Marc thought very much of then Upper

When Is Self Defense Justifiable? http://pix11.com/2015/03/12/when-isself-defense-justifiable/

Brianna Ek ’11 is a multimedia journalist for WKPT in Kingsport, TN. She has interned in New York City as a photographer for Bronze Magazine in 2013. In 2014, Brianna lived in Los Angeles as a production intern for both the Tennis Channel and ESPN’s SportsNation. While she was in college, Brianna was sports anchor and reporter for Elon Local News, anchor and executive producer of ELN Radio, content producer for Elon Phoenix Weekly ( a sports show aired on ESPN2) and producer and host of her own radio show SportShortz on Elon’s local radio station, WSOE 89.3 FM.

Leah Samaras ’13 is a junior at UNC-W and is currently studying abroad in Florence, Italy for art history. Leah has been in Florence since September 1st and will be there until mid-December. Leah was recently visited by the O’Donnell/ Davis family. (L-R) Corbin O’Donnell '10, Leah Samaras '13,

Class Notes

Beverly O’Donnell, Marci O’Donnell Davis '07, and Weston Davis '05.

Kellyann Miller ’11 is living in New York City and working for Ralph Lauren corporate.

Ian Conklin ’14 is a sophomore at UNC-Charlotte and has been accepted into the motorsports engineering concentration of mechanical engineering degree program.

He has been working in the Alan D. Kulwicki Motorsports Lab helping the Baja Team rebuild the car from the ground up.

Will Youngclaus ’12 is the drummer for the seven-piece band, Koa, based out of Nashville, Tennessee. With a full-length album on the horizon, Koa spends much of their time on the road, playing shows across the United States. You can learn more at www.thisiskoa.com.

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tion, Best Buddies® and the USO. She got the opportunity to teach a high school class on constitutional literacy and also was able to choose her own special program in supporting the 296 Project – an effort to promote, fund, and support free art and expressive therapies for active duty and veteran service members and their families as a way to heal from trauma or traumatic brain injury.

In prepping for the Miss USA pageant, Laura practiced hard for the interview segment. “It’s a lot like law school in prepping for an exam,” she describes. Laura wrote notecards of the last ten years of pageant questions and constantly paid attention to current events. “Though there’s a lot of bad stuff going on, you can’t come across as a ‘Debbie Downer’ in giving an opinion of current events in an interview,” says Laura. “The glass is always half full. As a law student I am conditioned to take the bad news and say ‘okay – what’s next.’” Laura would time herself in answering questions.

She gave herself 20 seconds and established a rhythm. She would carry out mock interviews with others and ask them to critique her answers.

“These judges aren’t pageant people,” says Laura. “You must conceptualize and verbalize so that they think you’re the girl for the job. In the end, it comes down to personal preference as to who gets crowned. Many girls sabotage themselves by thinking that placing themselves in a pageant is reflective of their value.”

Laura Puleo

So what did Laura achieve from competing in the Miss USA pageant? She was one of the top 15 finalists. She learned a great deal about living a healthy lifestyle with diet and meal schedules. She was able to wear a gorgeous evening gown.

Most importantly, she was able to network with the movers and shakers behind the scenes. “The whole aspect of being famous doesn’t allure me,” says Laura. “It’s the people off camera I want to meet and impress. For two weeks, the contestants are the sole focus for these producers, directors and planners. I want to be noticed by them. I get to network with these people and have it serve as a jumping stone for my career. Even Donald Trump needs lawyers.”

Class of 2008

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Neal’s class of 2008 valedictorian, Laura Puleo, graduated from law school at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia this past spring, but not before being crowned Miss Virginia USA 2015. She went on to compete in the Miss USA competition this past July in Baton Rouge.

Already crowned as Miss Moore County in 2007, she continued to climb the pageant ladder in the Miss North Carolina USA pageant placing 2nd runner up while finishing up her degree in Latin and Attic Greek at Duke University. With that accomplishment under her belt, while studying in Virginia she placed 2nd runner-up in the 2014 Miss Virginia USA pageant. In 2015, she tried again and this time she won.

“The whole aspect of being famous doesn’t allure me...

It’s the people off camera I want to meet and impress.”

As Miss Virginia USA, Laura had many commitments for appearances and as a part of the Miss Universe system, she served as a spokesperson for the Susan G. Komen® Founda-

Now temporarily back home in Southern Pines, Laura is studying for the bar exam to happen in February 2016.

Laura has five siblings who are all O’Neal graduates: Ashley ‘97, Justin ‘00, Preston ‘06, Blair ‘10, and Austin ‘12.

Click HERE for Laura's Contestant Interview.

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Class Notes

Emma Moore ’15 is a freshman at NCSU in the College of Engineering and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. She is part of the University Scholars program, the Benjamin Franklin scholars program, and Alpha Omega Epsilon, a professional engineering sorority. She is majoring in industrial engineering and English with a concentration in language, writing and rhetoric.

Mary Winston Dozier ’14 is a sophomore at Wake Forest University. She is a TriDelt and also a member of RUF (Reformed University Fellowship). This year, she tried out and made the Deamon Deacons Cheer Team.

Look for Mary Winston at the Wake Forest football and basketball games!

In Memoriam Andrew Blair Barber Dec. 19, 2014 Former O’Neal student

Allison Johnson ‘14 has followed in the footsteps of her father and step-mother Sgt. Major-select Christopher and Sgt. Major Maureen Johnson, and enlisted in the US Army. She graduated from basic training on October 15, 2015 as one of 212 soldiers. She was 1 of 12 soldiers selected from that group to be promoted to the next rank, PV2. PV2 Johnson is now living in Monterey California, studying Iraqi Arabic at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center at the Presidio of Monterey, California.

Andrea (Andie) Hagen ‘04 June 8, 2015 Kurt Hilburger September 30, 2015 Former O’Neal student

O’Neal Alumni: Visit O’Neal’s website or email us to update your profile information and let us know what you're doing. The O'Neal community wants to know!

Crawford Liner ’14 is a sophomore at UNC-G. His major is geography with an emphasis on geographic information systems or computer mapping, with a minor in Spanish.

Crawford will spend a month this summer in Madrid in a student exchange program through UNC-G. Aleksandra Majka ’14 has built on her Track & Field success at O’Neal by adding her name to the University of Chicago’s record book. For indoor Track & Field ’15, Aleksandra broke Chicago’s Freshman Record for the 60 Hurdles (9.40) and is in fourth position overall scoring points for Chicago’s UAA Conference winning Women’s Track & Field team. She repeated her performance during the outdoor season by setting Chicago’s Freshman record for the 100 Hurdles (15.52) placing fourth on the school’s all-time list and helping Chicago win its first UAA Women’s (Outdoor) Track & Field Conference Championship! Off the track, Aleksandra is the head cinematographer for UChicago’s “Maroon TV”.

Planning a class reunion?

We’ll be glad to help! www.ONealSchool.org alumni@onealschool.org

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Reunions

O’Neal Picnic Reunion ‘15: Front Row: Jeff Haarlow and daughter, Lynn Joyner Williams, Beth Whitman, Sarah Haarlow, Beth Grady Jordan | Back Row: Mandy Kuhn Grimshaw, Tracy Ingold, Bob Haarlow, Richard Capel, Joy Council, Durward Grady

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n September 10th, Bob Haarlow, O’Neal’s first headmaster, returned to town to get together with some former O’Neal students and teachers. He began with a luncheon at Pine Needles that included Peggy Kirk Bell and Peggy Bell Miller '77, and former teachers Joy Council, Deirdre Newton, Alice Robbins, Missy Quis, Beth Whitman, and his wife Sarah. In the afternoon, he hosted a group that included Bev and Jim Miles and Sharon Trent (former teachers) and Robert Vandervoort '78 and Mary Sue Faulkner '79. That evening, at the O’Neal Fall Picnic, 19 former students and faculty made an appearance, including Grace Sullivan Martin ‘85, Alicia King ‘91 , Tayloe Compton ‘86, Beth Grady Jordan '83, Blanche Slade Hancock '88, Mandy Kuhn Grimshaw '91, Lynn Joyner Williams '79, Richard Capel '83, Jeff Haarlow '92, David Logan '86, Tracy Ingold '80, Lisa Boado '78, Jill McLester '91 and Durward Grady. Later, others joined this group back at Pine Needles including Bill McDonald (former teacher), Bobby Brewer '77, Johnny Howe '80, Dorothy Slade Mann '84 and Chris Buie '81. It is hoped that O’Neal will have a similar gathering at the 2017 picnic for alumni from 1986 – 2000, and another in 2019 for alumni 2001 – present. In 2021, plans are for ALL alumni to return back on campus to be part of the celebration of O'Neal's 50th year!

Varsity / Alumni Basketball Challenge

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Next Challenge: Wednesday, December 16, 2015!

he awe of a slam dunk, a nail biting buzzer beater win, the contagious smile of a retired coach reliving his glory days, and the pride of the current coach watching his former players compete against his current team could all be captured at this year’s Varsity /Alumni Basketball Challenge on January 7th. The ladies game was tight as the lady Falcons won with a buzzer beater shot from their own coach Lulu Brase. The varsity boys team also won their game, but not without a slam dunk by former student Donald Piper and an outstanding performance by the alumni team. Participants on the alumni teams were: Ladies: (L-R)Jill McLester ’91, Claire Russell ’12, Mary Dixon ’14, Coach Don Woodfield (retired), Maeve Bartiss ’12, Katherine Wooddell ’14, Blanche Hancock ’88, and Abbey Fuller ’12.

Men: (L-R) Chris Paton ’10, Jeff Haarlow ’92, John Schoemmell ’10, Varsity Boys Assistant Coach Mitch Poole, Acting Alumni Coach RJ Jackson 8th grade, Donald Piper (former student), Joseph Taylor ’14 and John Roger Moore ’14.

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Heather Dyer Class of 2011

Heather spends a lot of time reviewing medical records to get numbers for the percentages needed. She often babysits the children when parents are undergoing an assessment.

Blood and urine samples are also collected at the Children’s Hospital. By analyzing the biomarkers in plasma samples it is anticipated that ASD can be diagnosed earlier.

“I’ve always known that I wanted to work with children,” says Heather. “This opportunity will allow me to determine if I want to continue in research and possibly go for my PhD or move to social work." Heather enjoys living in Nashville as there is always something to do or see.

“O’Neal gave me so many opportunities to grow as a person,” says Heather. “Academics in the classroom, service projects with clubs and other extracurricular activities as well as the leadership positions were all contributors. I like helping others and I feel that through the opportunities given to me at O’Neal is how this desire originated.”

Heather also contributes her work ethic to O’Neal regarding time management skills, expectations of the teachers, and the teachers’ knowledge of her capabilities and how they challenged her. “I loved O’Neal,” she exclaims. “I am happy and fortunate to be there as long as I was. I cherish the teacher relationships that I continue to have today. I continue to get birthday cards and texts from teachers and staff. It is so special.”

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eather Dyer ’11 graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill this past spring with a major in psychology. She is now weeks into working as a research analyst for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at Vanderbilt University. Over the summer, Heather worked 10-hour weeks at the Center for Child and Family Policy at Duke University while applying to graduate school for social work. The Center focuses on sciencebased solutions to important problems affecting today’s children and families by using an integrated system of research, teaching, service and policy engagement. “There wasn’t a job opening posted,” Heather says. “Looking at my resume, I had noted that I had research experience, so I reached out to the Center to see if there was something for me and they accommodated.” She hit a dead end with the graduate school efforts, so she started to consider other options. Her youngest sister, Maddie, suggested that she look out of state for a job. They had family in Tennessee, and Maddie discovered an opening when she was browsing Vanderbilt University’s site. It was a rare opportunity for a recent college graduate but Heather nailed it!

Heather has two sisters, Katie ‘12 and Maddie.

Vanderbilt received a grant from the CDC to research autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in eight-year olds. As the prevalence rate of autism is becoming higher, the CDC is trying to understand why. The two-year project will hopefully give a more comprehensive breakdown of who is being diagnosed with the disorder the most and why it is increasing.

Varsity Volleyball Class of 2011 Team Members (L-R) Heather Dyer, Ginny Woollens, Quinn Griffin, Kellyann Miller and Katie Tighe 15

Academics. Achievement.

Mr. Elmore presents November’s character trait, Patriotism/Citizenship, to Lower School students.

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ocus on “Character” has always been at the forefront of an O’Neal education. As mining engineer, diplomat and philanthropist, John Hays Hammond, once said, “Character is the real foundation of all worthwhile success.” From the youngest students in the Pre-Kindergarten 3 class to the soon to be graduates, “character” is learned and demonstrated daily.

now at O’Neal. Each student is assigned to a House in the Middle School. The House is made up of members of all three grades encouraging students across grades to get to know one another. Houses remain named after birds of prey. The House with the most points at the end of the year, receives the Simmons Cup, named after Middle School Administrative Assistant Jan Simmons. This year, instead of six Houses, there are now four: Eagles, Hawks, Bleachers get cleaned during Owls and Ravens. The Houses Sports Service Day. are putting a stronger focus on school spirit, strength of character, being a positive role model and an involved school citizen. “Our goal is to make these attributes permeate throughout all we do in Middle School,” says Middle School Director David Williamson.

Lower School Character Program The Lower School has tweaked its character program this year in focusing on a different trait monthly. Introduced by Head of School John Elmore, he visits the Lower School students at their first assembly of the month and tells a brief story that explains the new character trait. Different activities take place throughout the given month within the classroom.

Another important component in the Lower School character education program is to help young students understand that they can begin to make a meaningful difference in the world through project work on campus as well as through serving others in the greater community. Lower School Director Linda Roberts states, “Our goal is to prepare students for successful careers in an ever changing world and also for the role as a caring, responsible and productive citizen.”

House points are awarded for placement, sportsmanship, spirit and 100% participation in events.

Points may also be earned for other actions, including:

Designed by the Lower School faculty, the teachers felt that is was important for students to exemplify such learned character traits in the broader community. For this reason, throughout the program, character studies are multidimensional. Hallway bulletin boards, photo booklets showing actual student involvement in character activities, student presentations, school and community projects, grade level reports and updates, as well as actually engaging parents and families in this mission all brings emphasis to its importance.

• Kind/volunteer deeds as judged by a teacher • Presenting at a morning meeting

• Winning an academic contest

Middle School Houses Middle School Houses have been around for many years

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Talent Show participation

Almost everyone dresses up for Halloween!

Middle School students visit residents at Quail Haven.

• Hosting a student

the Upper School. The ONVO is responsible for the blood drives hosted at the Upper School at least twice a year.

O’Neal’s service projects with the local Habitat for Humanity is organized primarily through ONVO. The ONVO also puts on the annual Upper School / Middle School Talent Show. Additionally, there are other clubs that students can belong to with the mission of community service, such as the USO for military support and O’Neal for St. Joseph’s Upper School Volunteer Club, where students go to visit residents at St. Joseph’s of the Pines residential care facility.

• Halloween week dress-up (1 point for dressing up, additional points for contest winners) • Homecoming Week dress-up • Morning greeter • Anything else deemed worthy by a teacher The first Friday of each month is Color Day. Points are awarded to students for wearing their House color: Eagles, Green; Hawks, Red; Owls, Black; Ravens, Blue.

An ice cream party during lunch will be given quarterly to the House with the most points earned in that quarter.

Upper School Service Character education culminates in the Upper School, where character is not only demonstrated, O’Neal Volunteer Organization members participate in a but it is present in all aspects of a Habitat Build. student’s life. In order to graduate from O’Neal, an Upper School student must complete at least 36 hours of community service. In addition, if the student is accepted to the National Honor Society, a certain number of group and individual service hours are required each semester. If the student chooses to belong to the School’s Key Club, a certain number of volunteer hours are also required. Outside of “required” hours, O’Neal has service organizations for the sake of “service”. The O’Neal Volunteer Organization was created after 9/11 by (then student) Jamaal Barnes’05 and has remained a strong entity in

Honor Code One of the many unique traits of O’Neal is that it has an Honor Code. With the character education a Lower School student receives, by the time they enter the Middle School, they are prepared to abide by an Honor Code by which the Middle and Upper School students are governed. They sign a pledge at the beginning of the year, accepting the Honor Code in special assemblies. Lockers remain unlocked as there is no fear of items being stolen. The Honor Code instills a safe, trustworthy environment for all of its students.

As students move to the Upper School, there is a studentbased Honor Council, elected by their peers. In presenting during an Honor Council Assembly, advisor Michael Norman stated, “The O’Neal experience is based on mutual respect and personal integrity. All members of the community are expected to honor the rights of others, to conduct themselves in a moral and decent manner, and to see this responsibility as an integral part of their lives as citizens of the community and of the world. The foundation of this belief is the Honor Code that sets the ethical standard underlying every dimension of school life.”

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Innovation at Its Best!

By Dr. Jaiwant Mulik

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Neal’s brand new Innovation Center in Bradshaw Hall was built over summer 2015 in the room adjacent to the McMurray Library. The objective of this center is to provide space and resources for students of all grades to work on short or long term projects of their own choosing.

The goal is to encourage students to explore in-depth areas of interest and work on real world problems.

The semester-long robotics and mechatronics course begins with an introduction to using the Raspberry Pi computer to control and read from external devices. Students then propose group or individual projects and work on that project for the rest of the semester. If students want to continue working on the project they are able to sign up again for the course. The course is offered every semester. Current projects include an app-controlled deadbolt, a robotic arm to draw and play a keyboard, a GPS controlled quadcopter, a remote controlled camera car and a autonomous robot car that gives directions inside a building. There is no cost to the student for their projects. The Innovation Center funds all purchases.

A room was converted from carpet to tile and received a fresh coat of paint making the room bright and evenly lit.

We acquired matching furniture from VS America, a maker of education friendly furniture. In addition to three fixed desks, we acquired six “Fusion Tables” that have curved edges, wheels and flip up for easy reconfiguration and storage. This flexibility is critical to support the variety of projects that are expected. In addition to these tables the Innovation center has 25 PantoMove-LuPo swivel chairs with ergonomic 3D rocker mechanism. This mechanism allows student to gently move while seated helping them remain alert for longer than when using stiff chairs. Three shelving units with drawers allow students to store projects and components if needed.

The First Lego League is offered twice a week as an afterschool program. Students design Lego EV3 based robots to complete missions on an 8’ x 4’ field. In addition to building and programming robots, the program also emphasizes the core values of teamwork, friendly competition, gracious professionalism and “Coopertition”. Currently the Innovation Center hosts one team of seven Middle School students for the Trash Trek season. This year’s missions are themed around dealing with trash.

In addition to the furniture, the Innovation Center has a state-of-the-art Epson interactive projector that works on the whiteboard, eliminating the need for a special board. A 3D printer is available for anyone to build custom parts or models.

The Jr. First Lego League is also offered twice a week as an afterschool program. During the meetings, students use Lego kits to build simple machines (consisting of levers, gears and pulleys) driven by a motor. Students attend a noncompetitive event where they showcase their model and project and demonstrate an understanding of the theme for the year. This year’s theme is, similar to First Lego League, “Waste Wise” and encourages students to understand what happens to trash. There are currently four teams of six students each. Parent volunteers help coach the teams.

There are currently three programs offered that span students from kindergarten to 12th grade. A robotics and mechatronics course is offered for 9th to 12th grade students.

The First Lego League robotics team is available for students from fourth to eighth grade and Jr. First Lego League teams are available for kindergarten to third grades.

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O’Neal Debuts New Global Programs Site O’Neal is excited to announce the “Global Programs” tab on the School’s homepage. For the past few years, international exposure has grown substantially for O’Neal students on campus and abroad. On this site, you will see profiles of O’Neal’s international students on campus. You will hear first hand experiences of home stays from host parents as well as the students. There are abstracts of independent study abroad trips taken by O’Neal students as well as O’Neal alumni living and working outside of the country. O’Neal’s partnerships and programs with China, France and Tanzania are also illustrated.

From understanding global challenges - environmental and other - to special visitors on campus and trips abroad, O’Neal’s “Global Programs” site is expected to be a very active communications portal for all to see. Click HERE to view.

Academics. Achievement. Character.

O’Neal.

Come to our

Information Session & Tours

The Hannah Marie Bradshaw Activities Center Sunday, January 31st • 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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THE O’NEAL SCHOOL 2014-2015 ANNUAL REPORT *Note: Every effort has been made to assure the accuracy of the information contained in this report.

However, if you have any questions or if there are any errors, please do not hesitate to contact the Institutional Advancement Office at (910) 692-6920, ext. 106. Thank you.

2014-2015 Board of Trustees Executive Committee

Stuart L. Mills, Chair Konni McMurray, Vice Chair Laurie Trexler, Treasurer Lee Howell, Secretary Lynda Acker Susan Baldelli Sherwood Blackwood Stan Bradshaw Paul Dent Win Dozier Mark Epstein Pamela Guest

Michael Gutschmit '86 Roberta King Stephen Later Sarah O’Leary Xan Smith Za’Vette Tatum-Kodzai Joseph Tozzi

Honorary

Ex-Officio Members

Elaine Tate Baillie Stan Bradshaw F. Farrell Collins, Jr., M.D. Frank W. Curtis Heidi Hall Jones Edward T. Taws, Jr.

John Elmore

Head of School

Kari Smith Parents’ Association President Nancy Jenkins Athletic Booster Club President

2014-2015 O’Neal Administrative Team John Elmore Head of School

Richard Catania Upper School Director

Alice Droppers Director of Admissions

Dr. Jaiwant Mulik Assistant Head of School

Dave Williamson, Middle School Director

Kathy Taylor Director of Communcations

Director of Information Technology

Eddie Phillips Chief Financial Officer

Linda Roberts Lower School Director 21

2014-2015 Operating Fund Revenue:

Expenses:

Tuition (net) O’Neal Fund Auction (net) Auction - Innovation Initiative Other Revenue (1)

$5,095,696 112,148 109,147 70,750 861,171

Personnel & Benefits Plant (2)

Technology

Athletics Other Expenses (3)

$4,294,537 436,127 94,001 109,753 981,596

Total Revenue

$6,248,912

Total Expenses

$5,916,014

Surplus

$332,898

Revenue: Innovation Initiative 1% Auction (Net) 2% O’Neal Fund 2%

Expenses: Athletics 2%

Other Revenue (1) 14%

Other Expenses (3) 17%

Technology 1% Plant(2) 7%

Personnel & Benefits 73%

Tuition 81%

(1) Other Revenue – Rentals, Auxiliary Programs & Services, Transportation, Contributions, Miscellaneous, etc.

(2) Plant – Building, Equipment, Grounds & Pool Maintenance, Janitorial Supplies, Contracted Services, Medical, Safety & Security Supplies, Utilities, etc.

(3) Other Expenses – Instructional Materials & Supplies, Professional Development, Transportation, Office Supplies, Miscellaneous and other expenses used in operating the School.

2014-2015 O’Neal Fund Athletic Resources 7%

Faculty Development 3% Fine Arts and Visual Arts 1% Technology 1%

Unrestricted 88%

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Athletic Resources Faculty Development Fine Arts and Visual Arts Technology General Enrichment

$ 7,437 $ 3,621 $ 1,100 $ 1,475 $ 98,426

Total

$112,059

The O’Neal Fund

We would like to recognize the following who presented a cash gift to the O’Neal Fund between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015. Contributions to the Auction, Gifts in Kind and other categories are listed in their respective sections.

Founders Club

Inspired by the families who came together in 1971 to form The O’Neal School, we recognize their leadership with the establishment of the Founders Club. Total O’Neal Fund giving of $1,971 or more sets a generous example and standard for others to follow. Founders Club members are recognized annually by the Head of School and trustees.

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Bradshaw Mr. and Mrs. Richard Catania Mr. and Mrs. R. Winston Dozier Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Elmore Mr. Mark A. Epstein and Mrs. Julia Latham Mr. and Mrs. Steven Gavin Dr. and Mrs. Edward W. Hoehn-Saric Mr. and Mrs. Lee Howell

Mr. and Mrs. W. Carter Keller Drs. William and Za’Vette Kodzai Mr. Stephen Later Dr. Robert D. McCall and Dr. Pamela Guest Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. McMurray Mr. Stuart L. Mills and Mrs. Helen Probst Mills Mr. Edward T. Phillips Dr. and Mrs. Charles C. Schirmer

Dr. John Shepherd and Dr. Jenifir Bruno Dr. and Mrs. Allen Strunk, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. James Taylor Drs. Joseph and Kim Tozzi Dr. Matthew J. Vreeland Mr. Timothy J. Williams and

Dr. Diane M. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Wood

O’Neal Society Donors

Drs. Jeffrey and Lynda Acker Mr. Rob Almony and Dr. Arghavan Almony Mr. and Mrs. Sam Amato AmazonSmile Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ambersley American Center for Philanthropy Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Andrews Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Ansley Ms. Arlene M. Appollo '88 Ms. Judi A. Arnold Mr. R. Marks Arnold Mrs. Susan Baldelli Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey G. Barnes Ms. Kelsey E. Bartiss '06 Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Basile Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Beaver Mrs. Rachel C. Bell Ms. Holly Bell Mr. and Mrs. Rick Bennett Mr. and Mrs. Duane Benson Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood Blackwood Mr. and Mrs. David Blish Ms. Lynn G. Bowness Bradshaw Charitable Foundation Ms. Marie-Luisa Brase Ms. Judy Browne Mr. and Mrs. Will Bullock Mr. and Mrs. John T. Burgess Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Burns Ms. Jan Buynak Ms. Lyn D. Cagle Mr. Richard T. Capel '83 Ms. Cynthia Carr Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Carran Mr. and Mrs. James Carroll Dr. David J. Casey and Dr. Maria DiGiovanni Mr. and Mrs. Chris Cates Mr. and Mrs. James Cavallini Mr. Jamie Chisholm Mr. and Mrs. Larry Chriscoe Mr. and Mrs. Eric Christenson Ms. Elizabeth Ciskowski Mrs. Katharine T. Claghorn

Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Coates Dr. F. Farrell Collins, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Cooper Mrs. Brenda B. Cooper Mrs. Jenell Copeland Mr. Cordell Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cordell Mrs. Caitlin Bowness Cummings Maj. and Mrs. David Curlin Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey I. Cutler Mr. Steve F. Dahl Col. and Mrs. Patrick Dailey Mrs. Lawrence Davis Mr. and Mrs. Jim Dawson Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Dent Mr. and Mrs. Robert Desjarlais Dr. and Mrs. David G. Dickerhoff Mr. and Mrs. J. Gardiner Dodd Dr. and Mrs. James Dougherty Mr. and Mrs. Kent Droppers Mr. and Mrs. John Druga Mr. and Mrs. Justin Duffy Mr. and Mrs. Brett Dymond Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Earhart Mr. Richard J. Edelman and Mrs. Maureen H. Krueger Dr. and Mrs. David Edrington Mr. and Mrs. Robert Eiserman Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Ellis Mrs. Sally Fessenden Mr. Ricky Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Fitch Mr. and Mrs. Ted Fitzgerald Mr. and Mrs. Brad Flechsig Mr. and Mrs. Win Ford Ms. Lindsay Ford Mr. and Mrs. Brian Ford Mr. Craig Fuller and Dr. Victoria J. DeVito Mr. Paul Fulton, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. David M. Furie Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Futrell Ms. Beth Garrison Mr. and Mrs. John Gessner

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Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Gibbons Dr. and Mrs. Matt Grafenberg Dr. and Mrs. Francis Grandinetti Dr. David M. Graves Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Grayson Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Greer Dr. and Mrs. Francis Grimm Ms. June Gunter Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gutschmit Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Haarlow Col. and Mrs. Bill Hager Mr. Henry Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. J Hammond Mr. and Mrs. George Hancock Harris Teeter, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Hart Mr. and Dr. Chris Haslup Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hawkins Mr. and Mrs. Greg Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Healy Mr. and Mrs. John Heckethorn Dr. and Mrs. Andrew A. Hendricks Dr. and Mrs. Michael T. Henry Helen Pringle Holmberg Herbert '97 Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Holshouser Mr. and Mrs. William E. Horner III Mr. and Mrs. Cory Howes Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Howes Mr. and Mrs. Porter Hunt Ingalls & Snyder, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ingham Mr. and Mrs. John J. Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Walter I. Jenkins III Mrs. Carole Johnson Mr. Douglass C. Johnson '09 Ms. Lauren T. Johnson '04 Mr. Theodore Jones and Mrs. Linda Boeser-Jones Dr. and Mrs. John F. Jones Mrs. Beth '83 and Mr. Chris Jordan Mr. Michael and Dr. Pamela Kantorowski T. Lloyd Kelly Foundation Mr. Ben Kemp

O’Neal Society Donors Cont’d

Mr. and Mrs. Win Kerr Mr. and Mrs. William A. Kientz III Mr. and Mrs. Doug Kiesewetter III Dr. and Mrs. Stephen C. King Mr. and Mrs. Alex Korsunskiy Dr. and Mrs. John Krahnert Dr. and Mrs. Richard S. Kruse Mr. Rob Lamble Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Leber Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn Lewis Dr. and Mrs. John R. Lina Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Lineback Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Liner, Jr. Mr. Brad Marin and Dr. Lauren McCormack Ms. Grace Martin Drs. Bill and Kara Martin Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Martin Ms. Kim Mason Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Massey Mr. and Mrs. Leon Matthias Mr. and Mrs. Darren Maxted Mr. and Mrs. William McClelland Jr. Mr. and Ms. Steven McCulloch Col. and Mrs. Tom McFadyen Dr. and Mrs. Wyman McGuirt Mr. and Mrs. Tracey McInnis Miss Katherine McMurray '13 CW4 and Mrs. Birche Meese Dr. and Mrs. Morton Meltzer Dr. Chris Miller Mr. and Mrs. Bill Moody Mr. Dargan Moore and

Ms. Janet Trent Mr. and Mrs. Chris Morris Mr. and Mrs. James Mowery Dr. and Mrs. Jaiwant Mulik Avery G. Nelson Ms. Cheryl Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Nester Mr. Daniel Neveu and Dr. Leslie Murphy Ms. Tara Nicastro Mr. and Mrs. David Nicoll Mr. Michael Norman Mr. Scott O’Connell and Dr. Susan Buckland Dr. and Mrs. Gerard J. O’Donnell Mr. and Mrs. Sean O’Leary Drs. David and Edna Pashley Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pashley Mrs. Elaine Bradbury Passman '95 Mr. and Ms. Luke Pastre

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Paules Peking Wok Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Pepe Mr. and Mrs. Bob Pfordresher Mr. and Mrs. John W. Phillips Pine Needles Country Club, Inc. Mr. Mitch Poole Mr. and Mrs. F. Huling Poston III Mr. Mark M. Pracht '10 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Pracht Mrs. Robin Prim Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Quis, Jr. LTC. and Mrs. Joel Quinn Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard Renner Mr. and Mrs. Will Rhem Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan M. Richman Ms. Janet Ridge Mrs. Marjorie Roach Mr. and Mrs. P. Wayne Robbins Mr. and Mrs. William A. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Guy Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Houston Roberts Mary Robosson Mrs. Sarah Merchant Rojas Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Ronalter Jr. Mr. and Dr. Robert S. Rostan '88 Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Rostan '91 Mr. Dennis Rothery Mr. and Mrs. John R. Rumery Mrs. Nancy Rumery Mr. Ronald Russell Mr. and Mrs. Gary Ryals Sandhills Dermatology, PA Mr. Allen H. Saye Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Saye Mrs. Cornelia B. Schirmer Schwab Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Sam Self Mrs. Jan Simmons Mr. and Mrs. Adam Simpkins Mrs. Kendall Smith Mr. and Mrs. Fulton A. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith MSgt. and Mrs. Christopher J. Souza Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Sowell Ms. Kim Spears and Family Mr. Justin Stevens Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stevens Mrs. Julia '92 and Mr. Braden Stilwagen Dr. and Mrs. David Strom

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Drs. Glen and Diane Subin Ms. Kimberly Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd M. Sullivan Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Summers Dr. and Mrs. Charles Swanson Mr. and Mrs. Bill Swartz Target Mr. Edward T. Taws Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ricky L. Taylor Texas Instruments Foundation The Community Foundation for the

National Capital Region Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Thompson Mr. and Dr. Ryan Thurman TIAA-CREF Employee

Giving Campaign Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tompkins Mrs. Judy Trevarrow Mr. and Mrs. Paul Trevarrow Mrs. Laurie '83 and Mr. Donald W. Trexler Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Uherka Mr. and Mrs. James J. Ulrich Mr. and Mrs. Randy Vest Mr. and Mrs. Rino Viskovich Mrs. Nancy Waddington Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Wagner Mr. and Mrs. James E. Walters Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William Watkins Mr. and Mrs. Edward Weatherly Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Weeks Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Weeks Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Wenzel Drs. Jason and Teresa White CPT. and Mrs. Henry Wickham Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Wilder Mr. and Mrs. Bradley M. Williams Mr. David Williamson Mrs. Rarra Martin Wilson '00 Winston-Salem Foundation Dr. and Mrs. James Winter Mrs. Kristie Wolferman Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Woodard Mrs. Woodard Heath Mr. and Mrs. Steve Woodward Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Wornom III Mr. and Mrs. Dean Wrightson Ms. Elaine Zelch Mr. and Mrs. Leon T. Zhang Ms. Maria Zone Mr. Tom Zone

Parents

Drs. Jeffrey and Lynda Acker Mr. Rob Almony and Dr. Arghavan Almony Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ambersley Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Andrews Mr. Steven Baldelli Mrs. Susan Baldelli Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey G. Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Basile Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Beaver Ms. Holly Bell Mr. and Mrs. Rick Bennett Mr. and Mrs. David Blish Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood Blackwood Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Burns Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Carran Dr. David J. Casey and Dr. Maria DiGiovanni Mr. and Mrs. Richard Catania Mr. and Mrs. Chris Cates Mr. and Mrs. Larry Chriscoe Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Coates Mr. Scott O’Connell and Dr. Susan Buckland Mr. and Ms. Steven McCulloch Maj. and Mrs. David Curlin Col. and Mrs. Patrick Dailey Mr. Dargan Moore and Ms. Janet Trent Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Dent Dr. and Mrs. David G. Dickerhoff Mr. and Mrs. R. Winston Dozier Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Druga Mr. and Mrs. Justin Duffy Mr. and Mrs. Brett Dymond Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Earhart Mr. Richard J. Edelman and

Mrs. Maureen H. Krueger Dr. and Mrs. David Edrington '86 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Eiserman Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Ellis Mr. and Mrs. John Elmore Mr. Mark A. Epstein and Mrs. Julia Latham Col. and Mrs. Tom McFadyen Mrs. Sally Fessenden Mr. and Mrs. Ted Fitzgerald Dr. and Mrs. David M. Furie Mr. and Mrs. Steven Gavin Mr. and Mrs. John Gessner Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Gibbons Dr. and Mrs. Francis Grimm Dr. and Mrs. Matt Grafenberg Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Greer

Dr. and Mrs. Wyman McGuirt Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gutschmit '86 Col. and Mrs. Bill Hager Mrs. Blanche '88 and Mr. George Hancock Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hawkins Mr. and Mrs. Greg Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Healy Mr. and Mrs. John Heckethorn Dr. and Mrs. Andrew A. Hendricks Dr. and Mrs. Michael T. Henry Mr. and Mrs. Lee Howell Mr. and Mrs. Cory Howes Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ingham Mr. and Mrs. Tracey McInnis Mr. and Mrs. Walter I. Jenkins III Mr. Theodore Jones and

Mrs. Linda Boeser-Jones Dr. and Mrs. John F. Jones Mrs. Beth '83 and Mr. Chris Jordan Mr. Michael and Dr. Pamela Kantorowski Mr. and Mrs. W. Carter Keller Mr. and Mrs. Win Kerr Mr. and Mrs. Doug Kiesewetter III Dr. and Mrs. Stephen C. King Drs. William and Za’Vette Kodzai Mr. and Mrs. Alex Korsunskiy Dr. and Mrs. Richard S. Kruse Mr. Rob Lamble Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Leber Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Lineback Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Liner, Jr. Mr. Brad Marin and Dr. Lauren McCormack Drs. Bill and Kara Martin Ms. Grace Martin Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Massey Mr. and Mrs. Leon Matthias Mr. and Mrs. Darren Maxted Mr. and Mrs. William McClelland Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Wyman McGuirt Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. McMurray CW4 and Mrs. Birche Meese Mr. and Mrs. Chris Morris Dr. and Mrs. Jaiwant Mulik Mr. Daniel Neveu and Dr. Leslie Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Sean O’Leary Mr. and Ms. Luke Pastre Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pashley Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Paules

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Pfordresher Mr. and Mrs. F. Huling Poston III LTC. and Mrs. Joel Quinn Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard Renner Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan M. Richman Mr. Ronald Russell Mr. and Mrs. Gary Ryals Dr. and Mrs. Edward W. Hoehn-Saric Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Saye Dr. and Mrs. Charles C. Schirmer Dr. John Shepherd and Dr. Jenifir Bruno Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith Mr. and Mrs. Fulton A. Smith MSgt. and Mrs. Christopher J. Souza Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Sowell Dr. and Mrs. David Strom Mrs. Julia '92 and Mr. Braden Stilwagen Dr. and Mrs. Allen Strunk, Jr. Drs. Glen and Diane Subin Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Summers Ms. Kimberly Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd M. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Bill Swartz Dr. and Mrs. Charles Swanson Dr. and Mrs. James Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Ricky L. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Thompson Drs. Joseph and Kim Tozzi Mr. and Mrs. Paul Trevarrow Mrs. Laurie '83 and Mr. Donald W. Trexler Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Uherka Mr. and Mrs. Randy Vest Mr. and Mrs. Rino Viskovich Dr. Matthew J. Vreeland Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Wagner Mr. and Mrs. James E. Walters Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William Watkins Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Weeks Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Wenzel Drs. Jason and Teresa White CPT. and Mrs. Henry Wickham Mr. Timothy J. Williams and

Dr. Diane M. Williams Dr. and Mrs. James Winter Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Woodard Mr. and Mrs. Steve Woodward Ms. Maria Zone

Mr. Richard T. Capel 1983 Mrs. Elizabeth Grady Jordan 1983 Mrs. Laurie Gutschmit Trexler 1983

Mrs. Elaine Bradbury Passman 1995

Dr. David A. Edrington 1986 Mr. Michael A. Gutschmit 1986

Mr. Mark M. Pracht 2010

Arlene Appollo 1988 Mrs. Blanche Slade Hancock 1988 Mr. Robert S. Rostan 1988

Ms. Kelsey Bartiss 2006

Former O’Neal Students Mrs. Lindsay D. Blackwood Mrs. Caitlin Bowness Cummings Mr. George Hancock Mr. John H. Taws Mr. Adam Simpkins Mr. Lloyd Sullivan Ms. Kimberly Sullivan

Mr. Scott W. Rostan 1991

Ms. Katherine McMurray 2013

Mrs. Julia Fiskin Stilwagen 1992

Miss Avery Nelson 2024

Alumni

Mrs. Helen Holmberg Herbert 1997 Mrs. Farra Martin Wilson 2000 Ms. Lauren Johnson 2004 Mr. Douglass Johnson 2009 Mr. Mark Pracht 2010

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Parents of Alumni & Former Students

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Amato Mr. R. Marks Arnold Ms. Judi A. Arnold Ms. Lynn G. Bowness Mr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Bradshaw Ms. Lyn D. Cagle Ms. Cynthia Carr Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cordell Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey I. Cutler Mr. Steve F. Dahl Mr. and Mrs. Brad Flechsig Mrs. Lindley Fleury MBA, MHA Mr. Craig Fuller and

Dr. Victoria J. DeVito Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Futrell Ms. Beth Garrison

Dr. David M. Graves Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Haarlow Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Holshouser Mr. and Mrs. William E. Horner III Mr. and Mrs. John J. Jackson Dr. and Mrs. John Krahnert Mr. Stephen Later Dr. and Mrs. John R. Lina Dr. Robert D. McCall and

Dr. Pamela Guest Dr. and Mrs. Morton Meltzer Mr. Stuart L. Mills and

Mrs. Helen Probst Mills Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Nester Dr. and Mrs. Gerard J. O’Donnell Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Pepe

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Pracht Mr. and Mrs. Guy Roberts Mr. and Mrs. William A. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. P. Wayne Robbins Ms. Mary Robosson Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Ronalter Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Self Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Quis, Jr. Mr. Edward T. Taws Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James J. Ulrich Mr. and Mrs. Edward Weatherly Mr. and Mrs. Bradley M. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Wood Mr. and Mrs. Dean Wrightson Mr. and Mrs. Leon T. Zhang

Faculty and Staff

Thank youO’Neal Faculty & Staff for 100% O’Neal Fund participation!

Patty Amato Sam Amato Julia Ambersley Judi Arnold Lynn Bowness Marie-Luise Brase Judy Browne Laura Bullock Jan Buynak Lyn Cagle Cynthia Carr Richard Catania Jackie Cavallini Jamie Chisholm Elizabeth Ciskowski Alison Coates Taylor Cooper Jenell Copeland Cindy Cordell Caitlin Cummings

Brooke Cutler Steve F. Dahl Alice Droppers Amanda Duffy John Elmore Ricky Fisher Jennie Ford Lindsay Ford Mark Futrell Beth Garrison Lisa Gessner Sue Gibbons David Graves Boyd Grayson Vicki Grimm June Gunter Kelley Hager Henry Hamilton J Hammond Blanche Hancock '88

Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Ansley Mrs. Rachel C. Bell Mr. and Mrs. Rick Bennett Mr. and Mrs. Duane Benson Mr. and Mrs. John T. Burgess Mr. and Mrs. James Carroll Mr. and Mrs. Eric Christenson Dr. F. Farrell Collins, Jr. Mrs. Brenda B. Cooper Mrs. Lawrence Davis Mr. and Mrs. Jim Dawson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Desjarlais Mr. and Mrs. J. Gardiner Dodd

Adam Hart Reid Haslup Suzanne Holshouser Wendi Howes Lauren Hunt Ben Kemp Kia Korsunskaya Ceci Liner Kim Mason Chris Miller Carole Moody Jaiwant Mulik Kathy Nester Maggie Nicoll Michael Norman Eddie Phillips Suzanne Phillips Mitch Poole Robin Prim Will Rhem

Guy Roberts Linda Roberts Sarah Rojas Dennis Rothery Jan Simmons Kendall Smith Justin Stevens Kathy Taylor Rebecca Thurman Sandee Tompkins Penny Vest Heather Weeks Woody Wilder David Williamson Kristie Wolferman Sally Wood Laura Wrightson

Grandparents and Friends Dr. and Mrs. James Dougherty Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Fitch Mr. Paul Fulton, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Francis Grandinetti Mrs. Woodard Heath Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Howes Mrs. Carole Johnson Mr. and Mrs. William A. Kientz III Mr. R. Marks Arnold Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Martin Mr. and Mrs. James Mowery Ms. Cheryl Nelson Drs. David and Edna Pashley

Mrs. Marjorie Roach Mr. Allen H. Saye Mrs. Cornelia B. Schirmer Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stevens Mr. Edward T. Taws Jr. Mrs. Judy Trevarrow Mrs. Nancy Waddington Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Weeks Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Wornom III Ms. Elaine Zelch Mr. Tom Zone

Pine Needles Country Club, Inc. Sandhills Dermatology, PA Schwab Charitable Fund T. Lloyd Kelly Foundation Target Texas Instruments Foundation

The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region TIAA-CREF Employee

Giving Campaign Winston-Salem Foundation

Businesses and Foundations

AmazonSmile Foundation American Center for Philanthropy Bradshaw Charitable Foundation Harris Teeter, Inc. Ingalls & Snyder, LLC Peking Wok

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Restricted Donations and Gifts in Kind

The needs of The O’Neal School are diverse, and contributions are made in a variety of forms. All support is appreciated.

Some contributions are made specifically restricted to fulfill a particular purpose. Donations other than cash or securities are considered gifts-in-kind. The 2014 – 2015 contributors are listed below.

Drs. Jeffrey and Lynda Acker Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Andrews Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey G. Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Burns Ms. Amy Butters Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Carran Dr. David J. Casey and Dr. Maria DiGiovanni Mr. and Mrs. Richard Catania Mr. and Mrs. Chris Cates Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Dent Ms. Lisa Dishman Mr. and Mrs. R. Winston Dozier Jr. Mr. Richard J. Edelman and

Mrs. Maureen H. Krueger Dr. and Mrs. David Edrington ‘86 Mr. Mark A. Epstein and Mrs. Julia Latham Dr. John Fessenden Mr. and Mrs. Rodolfo H. Field

Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Futrell Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Greer Mr. and Mrs. Adam Hart Henry Nias Foundation, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Michael T. Henry Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kelso Mr. and Mrs. Aaron L. Landry Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Leber Mr. and Mrs. William McClelland Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. McMurray Mrs. Lynn Melton Mid Carolina Primary Care, PA Mr. Stuart L. Mills and Mrs. Helen Probst Mills Mr. Dargan Moore and Ms. Janet Trent Dr. and Mrs. John R. Moore IV Mr. and Mrs. Evans Neville Mr. and Mrs. Sean O’Leary Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pashley

Mr. and Mrs. George R. Perkins III Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan M. Richman Mrs. Sarah Merchant Rojas Sandhills Emergency Physicians Dr. and Mrs. Charles C. Schirmer Mr. and Mrs. Sam Self Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith Dr. and Mrs. Allen Strunk, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd M. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Ricky L. Taylor Texas Instruments Foundation Drs. Joseph and Kim Tozzi Dr. Matthew J. Vreeland Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Wagner Mr. and Mrs. James E. Walters Jr. Dr. and Mrs. James Winter

Major Donors

Thank you to our Major Donors whose total giving for 2014/15 was $1,000 or greater.

Drs. Jeffrey and Lynda Acker Dr. and Mrs. Allen Strunk, Jr. Mr. Rob Almony and Dr. Arghavan Almony Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Andrews ATEX Technologies, Inc. Drs. Allen and Emily Averbook Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baillie Mr. Steven Baldelli Mrs. Susan Baldelli Ms. Holly Bell Bradshaw Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Bradshaw Mr. and Mrs. John T. Burgess Mr. and Mrs. Richard Catania Mr. and Mrs. Larry Chriscoe Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Coates Dr. F. Farrell Collins, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Copeland Dr. and Mrs. Dell A. Dembosky Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Dent Mr. and Mrs. Sam Self Dr. and Mrs. David G. Dickerhoff Ms. Lisa Dishman Mr. and Mrs. R. Winston Dozier Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kent Droppers Dr. and Mrs. Peter L. Duffy Mr. Richard J. Edelman and

Mrs. Maureen H. Krueger Dr. and Mrs. David Edrington ‘86 Mr. and Mrs. John Elmore Mr. Mark A. Epstein and Mrs. Julia Latham First Bank FirstHealth of the Carolinas

Mr. Paul Fulton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Steven Gavin The Golden Pearl Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Greer Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gutschmit ‘86 Harris Teeter, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Winfred N. Hasty Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew D. Hendry Henry Nias Foundation, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Edward W. Hoehn-Saric Mr. and Mrs. Lee Howell Mr. and Mrs. Tracey McInnis Mr. and Mrs. Walter I. Jenkins III Mr. Koley Keel and Dr. Michele Keel Mr. and Mrs. W. Carter Keller Dr. and Mrs. Stephen King Drs. William and Za’Vette Kodzai Mr. Stephen Later Dr. and Mrs. John R. Lina Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Lineback Mr. and Mrs. David B. Logan '86 Dr. Robert D. McCall and Dr. Pamela Guest Mr. and Mrs. William McClelland Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Wyman McGuirt Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. McMurray C. Louis Meyer Family Foundation Mid Carolina Gastroenterology

Associates, P.A. Mr. Stuart L. Mills and Mrs. Helen Probst Mills Mr. Dargan Moore and Ms. Janet Trent Mr. and Mrs. Salvatoro J. Nuzzo Mr. and Mrs. Sean O’Leary Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pashley

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Col. and Mrs. Patrick Dailey Mr. and Mrs. George R. Perkins III Pete’s Family Restaurant Mr. Edward T. Phillips Pinehurst Coins Pinehurst Radiology Pinehurst Medical Clinic, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan M. Richman Mr. and Mrs. P. Wayne Robbins Mr. and Mrs. Houston Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Rostan '91 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rudig Mr. Ronald Russell Dr. and Mrs. Charles C. Schirmer Dr. John Shepherd and Dr. Jenifir Bruno Mr. and Mrs. Fulton A. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd M. Sullivan Mr. Edward T. Taws Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Taws Dr. and Mrs. James Taylor Drs. Joseph and Kim Tozzi Mrs. Laurie '83 and Mr. Donald W. Trexler Trident Marketing Mr. James R. Van Camp Vivify Software LLC Dr. Matthew J. Vreeland Mr. Timothy J. Williams and

Dr. Diane M. Williams Mrs. Kristie Wolferman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Wood Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Wornom III

Endowment and Scholarship Gifts

Endowment Funds for Middle School and Upper School Student Scholarships

Endowment Funds for Faculty Enrichment

Mrs. Helen B. Cook Fund • Majel Frey Curtis Fund

Mr. and Mrs. R. Winston Dozier, Jr.

Holmberg Scholarship Winner Fulton Smith

Nuzzo Scholarship Winner Cecilia Bockoven

Bradshaw Scholarship Winner Kyndon Stone

Hannah Marie Bradshaw Scholarship Hannah Marie Bradshaw loved The O’Neal School as a positive place that helped her reach her true potential. A young girl whose enthusiasm, curiosity, and spirit of friendship enhanced the character of her class, her parents Jean and Stan Bradshaw established this endowed fund in her memory. Bradshaw scholars are selected from rising 9th graders.

Mr. and Mrs. Stan Bradshaw Ron Kirby and Family Mary Breitenbeck MJSK, LLC Mr. and Mrs. John J. Jackson Dr. and Mrs. Gerard O’Donnell

Helen Pringle Holmberg Scholarship

Helen Pringle Holmberg ’97 was The O’Neal School’s first John Motley Morehead Scholarship recipient. Jean Rae and Centre Holmberg established, the scholarship to recognize outstanding Upper School students who display leadership, scholarship, moral force of character and physical vigor. Recipients are selected from rising 9th graders.

Mrs. Jean Rae Hinton

Nuzzo Family Foundation Scholarship In recognizing Teeda and Sal Nuzzo’s strong value for a strong educational background, the Nuzzo family provides scholarships to four Upper School students annually. The Nuzzo Family Scholarship is given in honor of Rev. John Nicola a retired priest who taught Latin at The O’Neal School. This scholarship is not endowed. Recipients are selected as rising 9th graders.

Mr. and Mrs. Sal Nuzzo Nuzzo Family Foundation

The Robbins Scholarship

The Robbins Scholarship is a four-year O’Neal Upper School scholarship awarded to a rising ninth grader, and was given in honor of Alice Robbins. Mrs. Robbins was one of the first teachers for the School, has served as a college counselor, head of the Upper School, interim headmaster and member of O’Neal’s Board of Trustees.

Mr. and Mrs. Van Coats Mrs. Alice Haywood Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Curtis Mr. and Mrs. P. Wayne Robbins Drs. John and Nancy Borel Ellis Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Walker 28

In Memory of: Hannah Marie Bradshaw Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Bradshaw Mary Breitenbeck Mr. and Mrs. John J. Jackson Ron Kirby and Family MJSK, LLC Dr. and Mrs. Gerard O’Donnell In Memory of: Alice Haywood Drs. John and Nancy Borel Ellis In Memory of: Ann Taws Mr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Bradshaw

In Honor of Simon Cagle ‘05 Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Fitch In Honor of Kyle Flechsig ‘14 Mr. and Mrs. Brad Flechsig In Honor of Butch Jenkins Mr. R. Marks Arnold In Honor of Alex Martin Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Martin In Honor of: Hannah, Stephen, Jr. and William Saye Mr. Allen H. Saye

Memorial Gifts

Mrs. Katharine T. Claghorn Dr. F. Farrell Collins, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gutschmit Mrs. Bernice S. Cole Larson Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. McMurray Mr. and Mrs. Charles Meyer Ms. Tara Nicastro Mr. and Mrs. John W. Phillips Pine Needles Country Club, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Quis, Jr. Ms. Janet Ridge Mr. and Mrs. P. Wayne Robbins Mr. and Mrs. John R. Rumery

In Honorarium

In Honor of Jan Simmons Ms. Arlene M. Appollo '88 Dr. David J. Casey and Dr. Maria DiGiovanni Mr. and Mrs. J. Gardiner Dodd Dr. and Mrs. David Edrington ‘86 Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Futrell Ms. June Gunter Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Haarlow Mr. and Mrs. Alex Korsunskiy Mr. Rob Lamble Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Leber Mr. and Mrs. Bob Pfordresher Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Quis, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. P. Wayne Robbins Dr. and Mrs. Allen Strunk, Jr.

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Mrs. Nancy Rumery Ms. Kim Spears and Family In Memory of: Gertrude Tichy Ms. Sally Fessenden In Memory of: Dr. Jack Young F. Farrell Collins, Jr., MD In Memory of: William P. Youngclaus C. Louis Meyer Family Foundation

Dr. and Mrs. James Taylor Drs. Joseph and Kim Tozzi Mrs. Kristie Wolferman Mr. and Mrs. Dean Wrightson In Honor of Frank Thigpen Mr. R. Marks Arnold In Honor of Jack Ulrich Mr. and Mrs. James J. Ulrich

Auction 2015

The O’Neal School Computing and Innovation Initiative

The O’Neal School launched the Computing and Innovation Initiative at our 44th Annual Auction with the goal of raising funds to facilitate three new state-of-the-art science labs for Lower, Middle and Upper Schools as well as a greenhouse for the 2014/15 school year.

Mr. Rob Almony and

Dr. Arghavan Almony Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ambersley Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gutschmit '86 Mrs. Susan Baldelli Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey G. Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Basile Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Will Bullock Dr. David J. Casey and Dr. Maria DiGiovanni Mr. and Mrs. Larry Chriscoe Mr. and Mrs. Dan Copeland Col. and Mrs. Patrick Dailey Mr. Weston K. Davis '05 and

Mrs. Marci O’Donnell Davis '07 Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Dent Ms. Lisa Dishman Mr. and Mrs. R. Winston Dozier Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kent Droppers Mr. and Mrs. John Druga Dr. and Mrs. Peter L. Duffy

Dr. and Mrs. David Edrington '86 Mr. and Mrs. John Elmore Mr. Mark A. Epstein and Mrs. Julia Latham Lindley A. Fleury, MBA Dr. and Mrs. David M. Furie Mr. and Mrs. Steven Gavin Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Gibbons Mr. and Mrs. John Heckethorn Mr. and Mrs. Lee Howell Mr. and Mrs. Walter I. Jenkins III Drs. William and Za’Vette Kodzai Mr. and Mrs. Mitch Lancaster Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Lineback Mr. and Mrs. David B. Logan '86 Mr. and Mrs. Tracey McInnis Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. McMurray CW4 and Mrs. Birche Meese Mr. Stuart L. Mills and Mrs. Helen Probst Mills Mr. and Mrs. Chris Morris Dr. and Mrs. Jaiwant Mulik

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Muller Dr. and Mrs. Gerard J. O’Donnell Mr. and Mrs. Sean O’Leary Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pashley Mr. and Mrs. George R. Perkins III Dr. and Mrs. Charles C. Schirmer Ms. Mary Schmidt Dr. John Shepherd and Dr. Jenifir Bruno Mr. and Mrs. David Shriver Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith Mr. and Mrs. Rick Stefanik Dr. and Mrs. Allen Strunk, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd M. Sullivan Dr. and Mrs. James Taylor Drs. Joseph and Kim Tozzi Mrs. Laurie '83 and Mr. Donald W. Trexler Mr. Dean Unger and Mrs. Francine Wild Drs. Jason and Teresa White Mr. and Mrs. David Whitmire

Auction Business Sponsorship Platinum - $5,000 Bradshaw Capital Management, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Stan and Jean Bradshaw Pulmonary Medicine / Pinehurst Medical Clinic Dr. F. Farrell Collins, Jr. and Dr. David C. Thornton

Gold - $2,500 First Bank Pete’s Family Restaurant Mr. and Mrs. Pete Kakouras

Silver - $1,000 ATEX Technologies Mr. and Mrs. Brian and Konni McMurray Dargan Moore / Edward Jones Mr. Dargan Moore CFP, CLU FirstHealth of The Carolinas Marlboro-Chesterfield Pathology, P.C. Dr. and Mrs. Dell and Mary Dembosky

MidCarolina Gastroenterology Associates Dr. Marion B. Pate Dr. Robert D. McCall, Jr. Dr. Behnam Asgharian Pinehurst Radiology Dr. and Mrs. David and Jennifer Furie Drs. Bill and Kara Martin Drs. Carolyn and Bobby Maynor Pinehurst Coins Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Wade 30

State Farm Mr. Bill McClelland Trident Marketing Mr. and Mrs. Steven Baldelli Vivify Software LLC Mr. and Mrs. Paul and Heidi Dent

Auction Individual Sponsorship Magnolia Club - $1,000 Drs. Jeff & Lynda Acker Mr. and Mrs. Win and Elizabeth Dozier

Drs. William Kodzai & Za’Vette TatumKodzai Mr. Mark Epstein & Mrs. Julia Latham

Drs. Joe & Kim Tozzi

Dogwood Club - $750 Dr. John Shepherd and Dr. Jenifir Bruno

Crepe Myrtle Club - $500 Mr. and Mrs. Robin and Sonja Perkins

Azalea Club - $250 Col. and Mrs. Tom and Worthy McFayden

Mrs. and Mrs. William A. Roberts and Mr. Dillon R. Roberts

Dr. Lissette Machin and Mr. Matthew Wilson

Auction Advertisement Sponsorship Program Ruby - $500

The Mosquito Authority

Sapphire - $250 Clark Chevrolet Cadillac Inc Jani-King

MeridianZero Pinehurst Family Dentistry / Susan L. Buckland, D.D.S.

Reaves Nursery & Landscape Systel Business Equipment Co., Inc.

The O’Neal School Auction Individual Contributors

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Andrews Mr. and Mrs. Steven Baldelli Mrs. Dana Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Ed Basile Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood Blackwood Ms. Lynn Bowness Dr. and Mrs. Kerr Boyce Mrs. Jean Bradshaw Ms. Lulu Brase Mrs. Brooke Butler Mrs. Sara Carran Mr. and Mrs. Larry Chriscoe Ms. McKenzie Cooper Mrs. Rachel Copeland Mrs. Brandy Cowell Ms. Perry Dann Mr. Matt Downing Mr. and Mrs. Win Dozier Ms. Erin Ducker Mrs. Amanda Duffy Dr. and Mrs. David Edrington '86 Mrs. Christina Eklund Mstr. Ethan Ellis Mstr. Aden Ellis Mr. and Mrs. John Elmore Dr. and Mrs. Steve Filby Mr. & Mrs. Ted & Roberta Fitzgerald Mr. and Mrs. Brian Ford Mrs. Jennifer Ford Ms. Lindsay Ford

Dr. and Mrs. Jeff Gibbons Dr. and Mrs. Matt and Gina Grafenberg Vicky Grimm Mr. Michael Gutschmit ‘86 &

Mrs. Denise Gutschmit Mr. and Mrs. Lee Howell Mrs. Lauren Hunt Mrs. Beth Jordan '83 Mr. and Dr. Koley Keel Mr. and Mrs. Carter Keller Dr. and Mrs. Stephen King Kia Korsunskaya Mr. Stephen Later Ms. Julia B Latham Ms. Page Lewis Mrs. Nikki Lienhard Mrs. Christy Lineback Ms. Sarah Litton Mr. Jim Mason Ms. Emma Maxted Ms. Tamika McCall Mr. and Mrs. Brian McMurray Mrs. Lynn Melton Mrs. Helen Probst Mills & Mr. Stuart Mills Mr, & Mrs. Casey and Katy Mills Mr. Dargan Moore & Ms. Janet Trent Mr. John Morris Ms. Lynn Morris Mrs. Karuna Mulik Ms. Kathy Nester

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Col. Daniel Neuffer Mrs. Rennie O’Connor Mr. and Mrs. Sean O’Leary Mr. and Mrs. Tom Pashley Mrs. Diane Patenaude Mrs. and Mr. Suzanne Phillips Ms. Mandy Reid Mrs. Chris Roach Mr. and Mrs. Houston Roberts Mrs. Kerry Ross Mr. and Mrs. Steve Saye Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schaffer Mr. and Mrs. Xan Smith Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Sowell Mrs. Cassie Stefanik Mr. and Mrs. John Taws Mrs. Kathy Taylor Mr. Gordon Thorpe Mrs. Laurie '83 and Mr. Donald Trexler Mr. and Mrs. Jeff and Janna Uherka Mrs Debbie Wade Mr. and Mrs. Timothy and Patricia Wenzel Mr. and Mrs. David Williamson Ms. Jordan Wolfe Mrs. Sally Wood Ms. Simone Woolley Mrs. Laura Wrightson Ms. Elaine Zelch

The O’Neal School Auction Business Contributors

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Homecoming 2016

Friday, January 22, 2016 O’Neal is a college preparatory school dedicated to the development of academic excellence, strength of character, and physical well-being of its students in an environment where integrity, self-discipline and consideration for others are fundamental.