Reunion Giving Class of 1957 Gift
Five years ago at their 45th reunion, the class of 1957 voted to make a substantial gift to Tower Hill School in recognition of their 50th reunion in 2007. Not since graduation, when they donated a plaque in memory of Jimmy Lee, had they made a gift as a class. A goal of $50,000 was set; gifts and pledges were to be accepted over a five-year period; and the funds were to be used to establish an endowed fund with income supporting financial aid awards for students enrolled in Tower Hill.
Established by the Tower Hill Class of 1957 in celebration of their 50year reunion in 2007, in order to provide, annually and in perpetuity, a financial aid award to a Tower Hill student (or students) as a sign of our gratitude for the fine education, the friendships and other deep gifts we received at Tower Hill School near the start of our life’s journey.
Class of 1982 Gift
For the Class of ’82, our 25th year reunion coincided with a strong push by Tower Hill to raise funds for the Campaign for Athletics. In the months preceding the reunion, a few of us met to discuss our 25th year reunion class gift. We had an exceptionally strong class at Tower Hill and felt that we could do something special. We realized that several members of our class had already made a significant contribution to the campaign. Also, we knew that none of these gifts had been designated towards a commemorative gift. After a few phone calls and e-mails, we came up with a plan, for which I would like to credit Lesley Abrams Nicholson. Lesley pointed out that if our classmates who had already made donations designated their gifts to the Class of ’82, we could claim the bridge crossing Pennsylvania Avenue for $75,000 as our class reunion gift. Furthermore, if we could raise another $25,000 from our classmates who had not yet donated, we could claim an even $100,000 contribution to the Campaign for Athletics from our class.
John M. Acken Anonymous Jane Richards Atkinson Judith Cain Ballard William W. Beck, Jr. Margaret Moyer Bennett Bruce S. Beresford Rosalie Sellar Brainard Margaret Johnson Brown Dr. David A. Burrows Michael N. Castle Gerret van S. Copeland Edward L. Cussler, Jr. Carol Kitchell Diffenderffer E. Lea Carpenter du Pont Martha Yerkes Eustis Wendell Fenton H. Wendell Gray, Jr. Judith Carpenter Herdeg Norman K. Jellinghaus Phyllis Coerver Jones Lois E. Kay Jane du Pont Kidd
Roger A. Kinsman Elaine Fairman Lincoln William H. Lockwood, Jr. John H. Lopez Knut H. Lykke Alison Collins McKenna Charles L. Munson Frances Heckert Pane Mary Wise Peeples John E. Riegel Campbell H. Robinson Walter S. Rowland Joyce Pierson Shepherd W. Brooke Stabler, Jr. Hugh B. Tulloch Susan Johnson Tulloch Richard L. Ullman Bonney Robinson Wasson James J. Wild Roger N. Williams Creighton B. Wright Gilbert Yule
Class of 1982
Laurie J. Antonik-del Hierro Mary Page Bailey M. Allison Barlow Alexis I. du P. Bayard III John D. Black Sally Gillespie Boettger Evelyn H. Brantley Gioia Bonmartini Brophy Sheryl Sachs Brotman Catherine Brown-Butler Paul Bryant Katherine Leibu Cary John Cashman Sheila Collier Jennifer A. Collins Bonnie Egan Copeland Anthony R. Cucuzzella Jesse L. Dendy, Jr. Amanda Corroon Dolan Benjamin F. du Pont E. Bradford du Pont, Jr. James A. Edison Dean Eliason John Elling Eric R. Epstein Ian Flinn Blair Wardenburg Fosburgh David C. Foulk Scott H. Gakenheimer Alfred Gawel Brook J. Gillespie Timothy Gordon Ellin Wellford Grant Jill Warren Haberland David E. Handley
D. Nathaniel Haskell Kenneth L. Howe Miles Huffaker Leonard M. Jornlin Joanne Kim Kolowrat William O. LaMotte IV Harrison A. Latimer Edmund A. LeFevre, Jr. Peter A. Lindholm Kenneth MacLeod Sohrob Madani Marika Mayr Malfitano Christopher Maxmin Douglas C. McCoy Bradford H. Mitchell Robert E. Naylor III Lesley Abrams Nicholson Blaine T. Phillips Janet Pulliam Charles R. Rickards, Jr. Jeannette Houseman Roberts Susan MacDonald Roddey Kelly Rouke Bradford Saffer Beth Carney Salter Yolanda Santiago-White Elizabeth Sayre Melinda P. Smith Nicholas Tsaldaris Robert E. Tuzun P. Jane Walmsley Frederick Waugh George A. Wilford, Jr. Susan Williams Catharine Carper Wood
1982
We sent out an e-mail to our entire class and the support came rolling in. Things went down to the last day; however, on the eve of homecoming, our class had raised $100,000 for our school.
We hope that our gift demonstrates how strongly we feel about Tower Hill. In addition, we hope that our accomplishment sets a trend for classes in the future to give back to the school which has given us all such invaluable gifts that will last a lifetime.
Tony Cucuzzella ’82
Class members who gave during the last 5 years to the Endowed Fund.
1957
On October 27, 2007, Rev. Richard Ullman was proud to report at the class reunion reception that the class had exceeded their goal by over $3,000, thanks to the generosity of 40 donors, representing 98% of the classmates. On behalf of the class, he presented the Tower Hill School Class of 1957 Financial Aid Fund, with the following dedication:
Alison Collins McKenna ’57
Class of 1957
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