Perspective Spring 2017

The Magazine for University Liggett School

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HEAD OF SCHOOL Joseph P. Healey, Ph.D.

OFFICE OF ADVANCEMENT UNIVERSITY LIGGETT SCHOOL 1045 Cook Road Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236-2509 313.884.4444 uls.org facebook.com/universityliggett

ASSOCIATE HEAD OF SCHOOL FOR ADVANCEMENT Kelley Hamilton ASSISTANT HEAD OF ADVANCEMENT Cressie Boggs ALUMNI RELATIONS DIRECTOR Katie Durno ANNUAL GIVING MANAGER Trisha Shapiro ADVANCEMENT SERVICES MANAGER Genevieve Valiot SPECIAL EVENTS AND PARENT RELATIONS MANAGER Lauren Blue

PERSPECTIVE – SPRING 2017 DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Michelle Franzen Martin COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER Rebecca Wall GRAPHIC ARTS DESIGNER Lee Ann Gusmano PERSPECTIVE DESIGN SERVICES Costello Design Group University Liggett School is Michigan’s oldest, co-educational, pre-K through grade 12, independent day school. University Liggett School does not unlawfully discriminate against any person on the basis of religion, race, creed, color, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, sex, age, disability or any other protected class as provided by applicable law.

Homecoming 2017 Save the Date! Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017

Festivities will include bounce houses, face painting, a parade, tugof-war, the alumni cook tent and much, much more! Save the date to come see our athletics teams take on their rivals at Homecoming 2017.

When I saw the cover picture for Perspective I thought, “Wow! You don’t look so bad!”

A decade went by very quickly. It seems like only yesterday that I arrived at 510 Chalfonte Avenue and started moving in.

It has been a decade of change. Across those years, we unified the campus, increased our enrollment to the low six-hundreds, increased our net tuition revenue steadily, raised $31 million in our capital campaign, rebuilt all of our athletic fields, and are moving to the final designs for our new Boll Campus Center.

We introduced the study of Chinese and now over 75 students are studying the language and culture. Yun Bai will visit China with 20 students this summer.

“It has been a very special time for me. After a long career in colleges and for the last 25 years as head

Our strings program has allowed us to actually have a fully developed orchestral program. Our sports teams have gathered many awards and both regional and state championships.

of three very distinguished

My “think piece,” A Curriculum for Understanding, was adopted as the curricular structure for the whole school. From that has come amazing work by students at every level based on their own research. Rejecting the current “top down” model of learning and standardized testing, this curriculum seeks to find in each student a passion, a center that animates their learning. Build on that foundation and all the rest will follow.

satisfaction. This school

Last year’s senior class was the first to have every member of the class present their Academic Research Projects to the entire community. It was amazing. Some of the projects have received honors of their own. It was very gratifying. Students learn most when they love what they learn and teaching to that passion then enables them to gain greater confidence in dealing with ideas or issues where they are less secure.

It has been a very special time for me. After a long career in colleges and for the last 25 years as head of three very distinguished schools, I feel a sense of satisfaction. This school has been very special to me and for me. I thank all of you for your support and encouragement. I know the future is filled with opportunity.

Joseph P. Healey, Ph.D. Head of School

schools, I feel a sense of has been very special to me and for me. I thank all of you for your support and encouragement. I know the future is filled with opportunity.”

– Joseph P. Healey, Ph.D. Head of School

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Lifelong Connections Stage Crafter Leaving a Legacy The History of University Liggett School The Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame A Distinguished Career The McMillan Connection A Lifelong Passion To Remember and Honor

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Around Campus Perspective: Student Perspective: Advancement Perspective: Parent Perspective: Alumni Class Notes

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Homecoming

Pep Rally Oct. 7, 2016

Students in all three divisions enjoyed the Homecoming pep rally held Friday afternoon before Saturday’s big game.

Former Liggett Merit Scholar is

Named a Rhodes Scholar Alumnus Aaron Robertson, a senior at Princeton University, was named a Rhodes Scholar.

Robertson, who graduated from University Liggett School in 2013, was one of just 32 Americans to receive the prestigious honor, which will allow him to begin his studies at Oxford University in fall 2017.

At Oxford, he plans to pursue a master of philosophy degree in modern languages.

Robertson came to University Liggett School in ninth grade after being awarded a University Liggett Merit Scholarship, a highly selective award that seeks to attract students from the region who show academic strength and promise, a diversity of extracurricular interests and who will take part in – and contribute to – the life of the school.

“Aaron was one of our first classes of Liggett Merit Scholars,” says Liggett Head of School Joseph P. Healey.

“He was an outstanding student and a thoughtful member of our community. He has been an exceptional student at Princeton, and this Rhodes Scholarship is a testament to the leadership and intellectual vigor he brings to any community where he is. Oxford will offer him a unique opportunity to continue his journey of discovery. We are very proud of him and delighted to celebrate his accomplishments.”

Robert Butler is Named New Middle School Head Robert Butler of St. Louis, Mo., has been named the head of Middle School effective July 1.

Butler, the middle school director at Whitfield School in St. Louis, will replace Jim Brewer, who is leaving Liggett to become head of school at The McGillis School in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Butler has been with the Whitfield School since 2010, serving in roles including middle school director, admissions associate and English teacher. He previously was the assistant track and field coach at Washington University in St. Louis and an English teacher and assistant to the director of admissions at Holland Hall School in Tulsa, Okla. He has a master’s degree in English from Oklahoma State University and a bachelor’s degree in education from Northeastern State University, also in Oklahoma.

“This is an incredible opportunity for me because I could tell from my first visit that University Liggett School is a special place where students thrive and grow,” says Butler, who has two children who will attend Liggett’s Middle School this fall. “I was impressed because the school really understands how children learn best, and it pushes and challenges them in meaningful and creative ways.”

He said the school’s small class sizes and its progressive curriculum were among the reasons he chose to work at the school and enroll his children there.

“Teachers really know their students, and there is a unique partnership school-wide – from prekindergarten through the Upper School,” he says. “I look forward to being a part of the Liggett community.”

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AROUND CAMPUS

“The students love the aspect of digging in the dirt and holding real artifacts in their hands.

They enjoy learning how to be archeologists, and many express a desire to do it again.”

– Becky Gast, Middle School social studies teacher

Middle Schoolers

School Receives

During their study of ancient and medieval cultures, students often wonder: “How do we know what we know about the past?”

University Liggett School’s sixth-grade archeology dig – an annual tradition for more than 40 years – is a hands-on way to answer that question.

The Richard & Jane Manoogian Foundation has given a $1 million gift to support University Liggett School’s Sure Foundations campaign.

‘Dig’ History

Sixth-graders visited the Warner Pioneer Homestead farm in Brighton to conduct an archeology dig. They worked alongside the family and volunteers to screen artifacts from the mound of topsoil excavated from a former garden area of the farm. The property was a part of the same family for nine generations. University Liggett School is the only school group that has been invited to dig at the site. Artifacts found at the site are stored, catalogued and often displayed nearby.

Students found bricks, nails and window glass; ceramic pieces, shards of pottery and glass, and an iron clasp; peach pits, animal bones and even a pig’s tooth, among other items. Many of the artifacts date to the 19th century with some spanning to the mid-20th century.

“The students love the aspect of digging in the dirt and holding real artifacts in their hands,” says Middle School social studies teacher Becky Gast.

“They enjoy learning how to be archeologists, and many express a desire to do it again.”

On the farm is the family’s 1855 Greek Revivalstyle farmhouse that dates back to 1841 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. “After their hands-on experience with archeology, students gain a deeper understanding of how archeologists piece together – sometimes literally – the stories of the past,” Gast says. “Their day at the dig site remains a highlight of their Middle School years.”

$1 Million Gift Richard Manoogian, chairman of the Richard & Jane Manoogian Foundation, is a 1954 graduate of Detroit University School, one of University Liggett School’s predecessor schools. A talented student and athlete during his time at Detroit University School, he went on to become a University Liggett School Trustee and prominent civic and business leader.

He and his wife, Jane, are longtime supporters of University Liggett School.

“We are grateful for Richard and Jane’s longtime commitment to our school and their generosity in supporting the Sure Foundations campaign,” says John W. Stroh III ‘78, president of the University Liggett School Board of Trustees.

“Their gift will deeply impact our school, ensuring that we continue to invest in our campus, build our endowment and raise operational support.”

Manoogian spent many years at Masco Corp., a company started by his father, Alex Manoogian. Richard joined the company in 1958 and became chairman and chief executive officer a decade later.

In 2001, University Liggett School’s arts wing was named in honor of the couple.

The Sure Foundations campaign ensures that University Liggett School remains one of the country’s top educational institutions. The comprehensive campaign has three priorities: investing in the campus, including the construction of new athletic fields and the construction of the John A. and Marlene L. Boll Campus Center; growing the endowment, which will be used to retain top faculty, give students access to the most advanced technology and maintain the school’s enrollment; and secure annual gift funding for academic and extracurricular programs, faculty enrichment and other vital school operations.

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“Maddie is an exceptional model of what educational athletics represents.

She works hard and leads by example both in and out of the classroom.”

– Michelle Hicks, Athletic Director

Maddie Wu Earns

Students Present

Senior Maddie Wu is one of only 32 recipients statewide to receive the 2017 Michigan High School Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete Award.

Students in University Liggett School’s Latin American History class read and presented their own historical fiction for their final project during a special event in January at the Barnes & Noble on Mack.

Scholar-Athlete Award “Wu is an exceptional model of what educational athletics represents. She works hard and leads by example both in and out of the classroom,” says Athletic Director Michelle Hicks.

Wu is the first student-athlete from University Liggett School to receive this award.

She ran four seasons of varsity cross country and played her fourth season of varsity soccer this spring. She was the cross country captain in the fall and soccer captain this spring.

She helped both teams to league and regional titles and last year’s soccer team to win the MHSAA Division 4 final championship. She earned all-state recognition in soccer twice and made the MHSAA Finals in cross country all four seasons. She maintains a 4.1 grade-point average and was a National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalist as a junior.

The Spring Raffle drawing will be held Saturday, May 20, at the All-Alumni Cocktail Reception during Alumni Weekend.

Prizes include your choice of a two-year lease for a 2017 Jeep Wrangler Sport Unlimited or a 2017 Buick Cascada Luxury Convertible, Ahee Collection diamond hoop earrings and a five-night trip for four to Walt Disney World.

Visit uls.org/springraffle for more information.

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Historical Fiction

Four of the nine students in the Latin American History class were selected to present their stories at Barnes & Noble.

“As I planned the class last summer, I felt that an authentic way for students to learn the history of Latin America was to, as [one of the authors we read] Ms. Alvarez puts it, ‘travel through the human heart,’” says Latin American History teacher Brad Homuth. “To that end, students have selected a historical topic to research and have used that information as a springboard to tell a story of their own.”

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Mrs. Linda Brown’s class welcomed Doris Brucker CDS ’47 back to her alma mater.

Memory Lane Doris Shover Brucker CDS ’47 returns to school to tell students about life in the ‘50s.

By Michelle Franzen Martin

With firm handshakes and warm smiles, thirdgraders in Mrs. Linda Brown’s class welcomed Doris Shover Brucker CDS ’47 back to her alma mater, where she shared stories about life in the 1950s.

The third-graders took turns asking Mrs. Brucker about life in the ’50s – questions that were inspired from their reading Beverly Cleary’s book Henry Huggins, which chronicles Henry’s adventures with his dog, Ribsy.

“Do you really like Henry?” Mrs. Brucker asked the students. “He’s a great person, isn’t he?”

Mrs. Brucker moved from Philadelphia to Grosse Pointe when she was seven years old and started attending Grosse Pointe Country Day School when her father, Bertram P. Shover, began serving as head of the Middle School (he later became head of the Lower School). She established a charitable gift annuity in her father’s honor, and an office in the Lower School, where her father used to sit, is named after him.

Mrs. Brucker and her husband, Wilber, sent their three children, Bobbie ’71, Bill ’74 and Brad ’79, to University Liggett School and has remained a generous donor over the years.

“Today is a lot different from 80 years ago,” she told the students, before mentioning the similarities that she shares with them. “I moved here when I was seven, and you’re all eight years old. And did you know that my fifth-grade teacher also was named Mrs. Brown? I loved Mrs. Brown.”

The students asked Mrs. Brucker a variety of questions including: “Did you do canning?

“Did you have a milkman deliver milk?”

“Did your kids wear galoshes outside?”

“If you didn’t have car seats or seatbelts, where was a safe place to sit in the car?”

“With no cell phones, if your children got lost, how would you know?”

Mrs. Brucker thoughtfully answered each one, and had a few questions for the students as well. Among them: “How do students learn how to type now?” she asked, before sharing stories about not being allowed to look at the typewriter keys in typing class and having to use carbon paper when she wanted copies.

She also shared some memories that were closely related to the adventures of Henry and his friend Ramona.

“My science class at Grosse Pointe Country Day went to the park and it was very swampy,” she remembers.

“The ground was mushy, and we wore what we called rubbers to put on over our loafers. We were going to the park to gather specimens to put under the microscope, which was very exciting. I remember stepping into the mud, getting stuck and my rubber shoe being sucked off.”

In Ramona the Pest, another book by Cleary, Ramona gets stuck in the mud and Henry Huggins pulls her out.

For Mrs. Brucker, those well-loved pieces of literature such as Henry Huggins have brought back many memories.

“I strongly identified to this book,” she told the class.

“It was like taking a walk down old memory lane.”

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The Grandpals project demonstrates both to the preschoolers and to the seniors that people of all ages have great value and important contributions to share. The project leverages Liggett’s Reggio Emilia-inspired program, which emphasizes and strengthens community connections.

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Connections Grandpals program connects Liggett’s prekindergarten with senior citizens.

By Michelle Franzen Martin

The 3-year-old grasps a red crayon and looks excitedly around the room before turning her attention back to the older gentleman who is sitting next to her.

“What kind of animal should we draw?” asks the man, whom the younger child calls her “Grandpal.”

“A bear,” the girl says.

“What kind of bear?”

“A chocolate bear!” the girl decides.

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Scenes like this are becoming a regular part of Liggett’s PreK3/4 class, which this year launched a Grandpals project that brings together the prekindergarten students with seniors from the nearby Rivers retirement community in Grosse Pointe Woods.

The 3- and 4-year-olds visit the Rivers once a month to work on a variety of projects with their Grandpals, doing everything from playing with musical instruments and decorating cookies to having a holiday craft exchange and planting a garden. Between visits, they keep in touch via a blog and other technologies.

The Grandpals project was created by Liggett prekindergarten teachers Melody McCambridge and Carla Whitton, who received a Liggett Venture Grant – a faculty professional development grant from the school – to develop the program over the summer.

The Grandpals project demonstrates both to the preschoolers and to the seniors that people of all ages have great value and important contributions to share.

The project leverages Liggett’s Reggio Emilia-inspired program, which emphasizes and strengthens community connections.

“The children and the seniors are forming relationships, and through those relationships, they are learning what people of all ages have to offer each other,” Whitton explains. “This is accomplished through the activities we will be working on throughout the year.”

The activities also help the PreK children and seniors improve their fine motor and gross motor skills. In late September, when the students and seniors met for the first time, they worked on cutting fruit and making kabobs, building with blocks and drawing pictures. During other months, the activities were seasonally based: In October, they made jack-o-lanterns with Play Doh and created a “banana ghost” snack; in December, they made Grinch characters from fruit and sang holiday songs.

In November, the PreK students and their Grandpals worked together on an art installation that was displayed at Garrido’s Bistro, a local eatery in Grosse Pointe Woods.

The piece was auctioned off with the proceeds donated to Focus: HOPE. The preschoolers and seniors choose Focus: HOPE because one of the Grandpals founded Focus: HOPE’s Center for Children, which she managed for 10 years and which has remained in operation on Detroit’s west side since the late 1960s.

After each visit, the teachers have created a blog and a timeline that hangs outside the classroom to document

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The Grandpals program is one example of how the University Liggett School community grew together this year in community spirit, innovation and creativity.

the time the preschoolers have spent with their Grandpals. Documentation is one of the three phases of project work at Liggett, and it helps with the PreK students’ understanding of time.

“Our visits have been really inspiring,” McCambridge says. “The unconditional acceptance between all parties made sharing a learning experience enjoyable for everyone. Friendships were declared through actions, not words. Our Grandpals honored the pace of childhood, and reminded us that at the heart of humanity lies empathy.”

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The Annual Fund enhances academic and extracurricular programs, supports faculty enrichment and helps fund the operating expenses of the school. Support The Annual Fund today with a donation. You can make an online gift at uls.org/annualfund. If you have questions, please contact Trisha Shapiro at tshapiro@uls.org or 313.884.4444, Ext. 411.

Athletes Rack Up Honors Boys’ Tennis

Ends Greenhills’ 8-year reign For the boys’ tennis team, the Division 4 championship is perhaps a little more meaningful because for the last two seasons, Liggett has finished second behind Ann Arbor Greenhills.

Liggett, with 32 points, finished two points better than Greenhills, pushing the Gryphons to second place.

Liggett senior captain and No. 1 singles player T.J. Dulac, who is right-handed, played with a hairline fracture in his right wrist and got as far as the semifinals, before being eliminated by No. 6 seed Austin Koenes (Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian) in three sets.

state title,” Sobieralski says.

Liggett’s No. 3 doubles team of Spencer Warezak and Craig Buehler claimed a state title with a 6-3, 6-1 win over the Greenhills duo Sushruta Shankar and Trey Feldeisen.

Warezak missed all of 2015 with a back injury.

Coach Mark Sobieralski said the team rallied behind Dulac.

Sobieralski said Liggett is in good shape for next year. It graduates only two seniors, Dulac and Davey Sekhon – both captains.

“He might’ve had to pull out and default, and we would’ve never won the

“We’ve got a lot of kids back,” he says.

“We’ll have tons of experience.”

Girls’ Hockey Wins State Championship Congratulations to our Division 2 state champion girls’ ice hockey team.

The University Liggett girls’ hockey team fought back from a 6-1 deficit to beat Ann Arbor Pioneer 8-6 in the Division 2 championship game in March.

“That win was the epitome of never giving up and a collective belief in each other and buying into what needed to be done,” head coach Anna Kuehnlein says.

“Every single girl in that locker room had an immediate impact on the outcome of the game, and my heart.”

The Knights struck first with a first period goal by Senior Kara Francis. However, Pioneer scored the next six goals to build a 6-1 lead heading into the second intermission.

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intermission and quickly scored two goals, scored the three more goals to tie it 6-6.

Junior Maddie Hamilton scored what was the winning goal and junior Olivia Yates added an insurance goal to give the Knights a two-goal advantage heading into the final minutes. Senior Haley Malewicz assisted on four of Francis’s goals to put her mark on the Division 2 title contest.

“From our defense really stepping up, to our goaltender bouncing back and continuing to make big plays, to our forwards pouring on the pressure – they dug deep and got it done. And of course Kara’s epic performance is definitely one for the books,” Kuehnlein says.

ATHLETICS

Seniors Sign Letters of Intent

Emma St. John ’17 will play softball at the University of Detroit Mercy.

Nia Ahart ’17 will play basketball at Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y.

Tre Caine ’17 will play football in the fall for Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y.

Sophia Kopicki ’17 will play lacrosse at Siena Heights University in Adrian, Mich.

Cross Country Teams shine at MIAC and regional meets.

The cross country teams left their mark on both the MIAC conference and the regional championship meets.

The girls’ team finished in first by one point over top MIAC conference competitor Greenhills and the boys’ team finished third. The third-place finish by the boys’ team is the team’s highest ever in the MIAC. Heading into the regional championship meet, the girls were ranked third in the Division 4 state rankings and the boys were ranked 16th. The girls took home the regional championship and the boys came in second. The girls’ and boys’ cross-country teams both ran in the state finals at the Michigan International Speedway. The boys’ team finished 24th at the state meet, while the girls finished 17th.

The senior leaders in the program were Maddie Wu for the girls and Nick Brusilow for the boys under Head Coach Lindsey Bachman.

Field Hockey Strong season ends in state quarterfinals.

The girls’ field hockey team had a strong season under Head Coach Jayant Trewn. They finished 9-6-2 and lost to Farmington in the state quarterfinals. Seniors were Kara Francis, Lucy Alpert, Ivy Meraw, Emily Shell, Katie Fruehauf and Haley Malewicz.

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Football Knights are undefeated in the regular season.

The football team, under Coach Dan Cimini, finished 10-1 and had only the third undefeated regular season in program history. The team won a MIAC regular season and post-season title before beating Lutheran Northwest in the first round of the Division 7 state playoffs and ended the season with a loss to Detroit Loyola in the district finals.

Seniors were Connor McCarron, Tre Caine, Jackson Walkowiak, Darren Huang, Richard Pelt, Teddy Wujek and Sam Durno.

Soccer Boys’ team suffers tough loss in playoffs.

The boys’ soccer team, under Coach David Dwaihy, won a MIAC championship and enjoyed an outstanding regular season. They lost to Royal Oak Shrine in the first round of the playoffs, but finished with a solid 13-3 mark. Seniors were Devon LaMagno, Christian deRuiter, Henry Wujek, Macklin Carron, Spero Kefalonitis, Amani Tolin, Daniel Katz, Gerald Jerry, Sam Brusilow, Brandon Johnston and George Thanasis.

Volleyball

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New coach brings new energy.

Team wins division title in inaugural season.

First-year Head Coach Derek Arena led the girls’ volleyball team to a MIAC division title and district crown before falling to host Madison Heights Bishop Foley in a Class C regional semifinal.

The Liggett figure skating team started its season with a win and didn’t settle for anything less than first throughout the rest of the competition season.

Rebecca Lohman, Sophia Kopicki and Jenna Battani were the lone seniors on the squad, which finished 25-7-3.

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Competitors Abby Hung ’18 and Molly Schelosky ’20 took home the division crown in March.

The duo started the season in top form by competing against six other clubs. Liggett took first place in the spin category and placed third in jumps and moves.

The team competed in the state championship at the end of March.

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Friday, May 19

Saturday, May 20

11:30 a.m. – noon 5th-Grade Pen Pal “Meet and Greet” for 50th Reunion Alumni 5th-Grade Classrooms

9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Guided Historical Bus Tour of Detroit With Faculty Emeritus David Backhurst Meet at University Liggett School Main Entrance

noon – 2 p.m.

Lunch and Learn: History of University Liggett School University Liggett School Upper School Commons 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.

50th Reunion and Higher “Golden Knights” Dinner with Head of School Joseph P. Healey Ph.D. Head of School’s home, 510 Chalfonte, Grosse Pointe Farms

noon – 3 p.m.

Volunteer Opportunity on Belle Isle Meet at Belle Isle* *Specific location information will be sent to you upon receipt of your RSVP

4 – 5 p.m.

Student-Led Campus Tours University Liggett School Main Entrance 5:30 – 8 p.m.

Distinguished Alumni Ceremony/ All-Alumni Cocktail Reception Honoring Stan Bryant ‘64 GPUS Event sponsored by our 2016 Distinguished Alumni Recipent, Richard Baron ’60 GPUS.

University Liggett School Manoogian Arts Wing

8 – 10 p.m.

All-Alumni Cocktail Reception Afterglow University Liggett School Manoogian Arts Wing Dance Studio For more information, please contact Katie Durno at kdurno@uls.org or 313.884.4444, Ext. 414.

If you are celebrating a milestone reunion this year (with your graduation year ending in a “2” or “7”), we encourage you to be here for this wonderful opportunity to see old friends, classmates and our campus; however, all alumni are invited and encouraged to enjoy any of our Alumni Weekend Festivities. Register at uls.org/alumni.

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By Michelle Franzen Martin

Liggett Creative and Performing Arts Chair Dr. Phillip Moss has been honored with Wayne State University’s Arts Achievement Award. Moss, who leads the nationally renowned Liggett Players student-run theater group, was recognized in March by his alma mater for his achievements in theater education.

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The 2016 Michigan Thespian Festival: 21 Upper School students who earned 13 superior ratings, 6 excellent ratings and 2 perfect scores.

Looking back “I am humbled and surprised, but also very thankful that the university is looking at the impact of theater in education,” says Moss, who earned three degrees from Wayne State and was a member of the university’s Hilberry Theatre company. “The Hilberry provides extraordinary actor training, but it is to a lesser extent also known for its superior theater education.”

Moss began teaching at Liggett in 1983 and took a brief break to teach in the Wayne Intermediate School District before returning in 1989 as the creative and performing arts department chair. He serves as director of the Liggett Players, one of the state’s best student theater groups.

Although every stage production at Liggett has been memorable, there are a few that specifically stand out to Dr. Phillip Moss, known to his students affectionately as “Doc.”

The Liggett Players have received many awards over the years including state and national festival honors. “That validation of student-centered work is our greatest success,” he says.

He remembers Beast on the Moon, a 1996 production that was selected as a main stage presentation at the International Thespian Festival. “It was an exceptional story and amazing acting about the Armenian holocaust,” Moss recalls. “The kids were brutally honest in their acting.”

Students Earn Top Rankings

He also remembers Liggett’s 2000 production of Arsenic and Old Lace, which was recognized for top technical student theater by the Educational Theatre Association, and the 2012 production of Chicago.

Unlike many high school theater groups, the Liggett Players is completely student-run, meaning that students do everything from build sets and sew costumes to coordinate the publicity for the fall play and spring musical. They also work together to decide the type of production based on the cast’s interests and abilities.

Three Liggett students earned top rankings at the Educational Theater Association’s International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Neb. Liggett junior Antonio Cipriano finished with an overall Excellent Ranking in solo musical theater.

Juniors Catey Elliott in solo musical theater and Grace Andreasen in solo acting events, respectively, received Superior Rankings and gold medals for their performances. The festival, held June 20-25, brought together top talent from around the world, with troupes from the Pacific Rim, China and Canada participating this year.

“We took it to the national festival and we had a huge standing ovation,” he remembers. “When the cast recognized the pit band, the building exploded – it was just incredible.”

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Leaving a Legacy After a decade of leadership, Joseph P. Healey will retire from University Liggett School in June.

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Head of School Joseph P. Healey has announced his retirement from University Liggett School, ending an extraordinary 10-year tenure in which he transformed the school’s curriculum, unified two campuses, began an ambitious athletic construction effort, launched an all-school strings program and expanded the school’s regional footprint with the creation of the prestigious Liggett Merit Scholars program.

Dr. Healey’s Distinguished Career in Education

Healey, 74, is planning to retire in June so he can spend more time with his family, including his four children, two grandchildren and one granddaughter who was born in April.

1998-2007 Head of School, Ethical Culture Fieldston School, New York City

“It is with profound gratitude and appreciation that I accepted the resignation of Joe Healey, a nationally renowned educator, leader in independent schools, and a good friend to my wife, Vivian, and me,” says University Liggett School Board of Trustees President John W. Stroh III. “Joe will long be remembered for everything he has done for University Liggett School, and he will be greatly missed by the school’s students, faculty, staff and Board of Trustees. We wish him the very best in his retirement as he spends some well-deserved time with his family and friends.”

During his time at Liggett, Healey wrote the defining thesis of his educational career, “A Curriculum for Understanding,” which begins with the fundamental idea that students learn from experience. The paper led to the implementation of Liggett’s progressive Curriculum for

• PH.D., HARVARD UNIVERSITY • M.A., CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA • PH.L., PH.B., PONTIFICIA UNIVERSITAS GREGORINA, ROME 2007-2017 Head of School, University Liggett School

1992-1998 Headmaster, the Haverford School, Pennsylvania 1983-1992 Dean of the College, Hobart College, New York 1977-1983 Associate Dean of the Undergraduate Program, College of William and Mary, Virginia 1974-1977 Director of Fellowships and Off-Campus Learning, Harvard University 1972-1973 Director of Theological Studies, Boston Theological Institute 1966-1967 Teacher, LaSalette Preparatory Academy, Connecticut

“ Joe will long be remembered for everything he has done for University Liggett School, and he will be greatly missed by the school’s students, faculty, staff and Board of Trustees.”

– John W. Stroh III, University Liggett School Board of Trustees President

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Understanding, the school’s guiding philosophy that allows students to drive their own academic growth.

“These 10 years have been among the most rewarding of my long career in education, 25 years of which have been devoted to the independent school world,” Healey says. “I have a sense of satisfaction and a hope that all that has been accomplished will endure and continue as a legacy to the school.”

Among Healey’s other achievements is the creation

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of the Liggett Merit Scholars program, which each year attracts metro Detroit’s best and brightest ninth-grade students to Liggett. Former Liggett Merit Scholars have gone on to earn Rhodes, Fulbright and other prestigious scholarships. Healey’s creation of the Liggett Merit Scholars program helped the school to evolve into a regional institution that attracts students from more than 50 ZIP codes and several foreign countries.

During his time at Liggett, Healey also increased and stabilized enrollment, brought together two separate

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campuses and elevated the athletics program to one that continues to win state and division championships. He developed an all-school strings program which begins with instruction in third grade. He also launched the school’s Sure Foundations campaign, a $50 million fundraising effort that helps to support important school initiatives including the Liggett Merit Scholars program and the construction of the state-of-the-art John A. and Marlene L. Boll Campus Center, which will break ground later this year. The Boll Campus Center follows the

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“These 10 years have been among the most rewarding of my long career in education, 25 years of which have been devoted to the independent school world. I have a sense of satisfaction and a hope that all that has been accomplished will endure and continue as a legacy to the school.”

– Joseph P. Healey, Ph.D., Head of School

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completion of the school’s state-of-the-art athletic fields, one of the country’s largest high school turf fields projects.

“Thanks to Joe’s vision and leadership, Liggett soon will break ground on the Boll Campus Center, which will continue to build on the school’s legacy of athletic success,” says John Boll, grandfather to six Liggett alumni.

“The Boll Campus Center is the next logical step in the school’s development and it would not be possible without the incredible leadership that Joe Healey has given the school.”

Healey came to Liggett in 2007 from the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in New York City, where as the head of school he oversaw a school of 1,600 students and a faculty of 300. Previously he held positions as headmaster at the Haverford School in Pennsylvania, dean of the college at Hobart College in New York, and associate dean of the undergraduate program at the College of William and Mary in Virginia.

Liggett Provost and COO Bart Bronk will assume the position of interim head of school in July. A national search for Liggett’s permanent head of school will begin soon.

“It has been a tremendous privilege to work with Joe Healey, one of the truly great leaders in the independent school world. I am honored to have the opportunity to continue the good work he has initiated and to guide the school through this transition,” Bronk says. “I know I speak on behalf of the entire faculty and staff in expressing our deep gratitude for Joe’s leadership, mentorship, and for his terrific accomplishments at Liggett.”

“ Education is the process of turning information into understanding. We take our experience, the information we acquire, and we consider these and we try to understand what they mean, how they relate to each other, and how they might relate to the tasks, work, or problems we encounter.”

– From ‘A Curriculum for Understanding’

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The Curriculum for Understanding Joseph P. Healey’s defining thesis, “A Curriculum for Understanding,” led to the introduction of the school’s innovative curriculum in which students become active participants in the learning process. At the center of the Curriculum for Understanding is the belief that students drive the process of their own academic growth. They discover their passions.

They uncover questions. They propose answers. And in doing so, they turn information into understanding.

The guiding philosophy comprises five core tenets — critical thinking, creativity, teamwork, adaptability and universalism.

Critical Thinking The short hand for the elaborate process of examining what we encounter in our life and in our imagination and consciously embracing or rejecting it and moving to another level of questioning. Critical thinking clarifies goals, examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, accomplishes actions, and assesses conclusions.

Creativity

Teamwork

Adaptability

Universalism

The creative capacity is not just some talent inside of us, but the capacity to embrace the life outside of us and touch it, feel it, hear it, see it and listen to it. Creativity refers to the phenomenon whereby a person creates something new (a product, a solution, a work of art etc.) that has some kind of value.What counts as “new” may be in reference to the individual creator, or to the society or domain within which the novelty occurs.What counts as “valuable” is similarly defined in a variety of ways.

In this information age with technology, innovation, communication and interactive learning modules that boggle the mind, we cannot be alone.We are not alone. To learn we must learn to collaborate and to share and to invest in each other. Collaboration is a process where two or more people or organizations work together to realize shared goals, a deep, collective determination to reach an identical objective.

Our capacity to solve problems rather than pass them on or over.

We should learn to fix things, repair stuff, make do, and do without.

Adaptability is the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances—a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment.

The capacity to embrace the universe of ideas and opportunities and not to limit one’s universe to the things we are comfortable with because we think we know them. Catholicity means a wide range of interests and tastes, liberality and universality; it may also be described as comprehensiveness as well as breadth or inclusiveness.

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How The Liggett School, Detroit University School, Grosse Pointe Country Day School and Grosse Pointe University School merged to become University Liggett School.

In 1878, the Rev. James D. Liggett had a vision to create a school to develop strength of mind and character so that young people could come to realize their potential and in doing so, make positive contributions to society. That tradition continues today at University Liggett School.

The idea that began Liggett’s development, and spurred more than a century of developing an innovative curriculum, came at a time when Detroit’s prosperity was beginning to show everywhere. A new city hall, built in the French style, had recently been dedicated and the Detroit Opera House opened just across the street from Campus Martius Park. There were horse-drawn sleigh races in the streets, ferries to Belle Isle, and a main thoroughfare that was served by the Detroit City Railway.

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Many of these places are gone, but University Liggett School endures.

For nearly 140 years, University Liggett School has made an impact on the local and educational communities in southeast Michigan and the world. It all began when seven members of the Liggett family, headed by the Rev. James D. Liggett, a lawyer, editor and abolitionist publisher, settled in Detroit to establish a small, independent school for girls.

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At the time, there wasn’t a similar school in the region. The Liggett School was innovative then just as University Liggett School is innovative today.

“I know of no place where there is such an opening for a good school for girls,” Liggett said in a letter to his daughter Jeannette, as told in the book Century: The History of University Liggett School 18781978 by Anne Getz Wormer ‘59 LIG. Christened the Detroit Home and Day School, classes were held in the onetime boarding house along what is now Broadway Avenue near Grand River. The campus consisted of a parlor for class gatherings, a boarding apartment upstairs and a small yard for outdoor play. Most children walked to school from their fashionable homes along Woodward Avenue or Grand River, while some arrived in horse-drawn carriages.

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ner of Cass Avenue and Stimson Place. The Detroit Home and Day School, eventually renamed The Liggett School, was an accessible, centrally located school devoted to high standards, proper behavior and preparation for college and beyond.

By the early 1900s, the streetcar was the main mode of transportation; the Tigers had just been accepted into the American League; and Detroiters, with cloth-topped button shoes, were enjoying ragtime music.

All this happened while Albert Kahn, on one of his first professional jobs, began to design an addition for the Detroit Home and Day School. Kahn’s design for the addition, including a two-story gymnasium and a balcony with a running track, accommodated the school’s growing attendance and was soon fully occupied.

It would remain so until 1964, when The Liggett School moved to a new building on Briarcliff Drive in Grosse Pointe Woods.

Detroit University School, the second of

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four predecessor schools, was founded in 1899 by Frederick Leroy Bliss and Henry Gray Sherrard, Wormer writes in Century.

Both men sought independence from the public schools, envisioning a school of high academic standards that provided direction for the moral and physical wellbeing of young men. In 1916, after fire destroyed the school’s original building at Elmwood between Larned and Congress, it moved to what became known as the ‘’Castle,” a Gothic-style former residence on Parkview Drive near the Detroit River.

The school remained there until 1928 when Henry and Edsel Ford, along with other prominent Detroiters, helped secure the school a new home on Cook Road, then the eastern limits of Grosse Pointe.

For its time, the Detroit University School was an unusual institution in both organization and management. Besides offering a college preparation program, the school would provide a good general course for students not interested in attending college. In addition, manual training and athletic participation would be required.

In all its iterations, University Liggett School has always led the way in innovation, and these concepts, accepted and almost assumed today, were considered very forward-thinking for a school at the turn of the century.

According to the Century book, legend has it that an epidemic of typhoid prompted the 1915 founding of the Grosse Pointe School, which was later renamed Grosse Pointe Country Day School. At the

time, the Grosse Pointes had no private, primary or secondary schools of their own and the children of many families attended either The Liggett School or Detroit University School. The typhoid epidemic led to a citywide quarantine and students from Grosse Pointe lost time from school.

During that time, Michigan ranked first in the world in auto production though most students traveled to and from schools by trolley. Students were buying “nifty” suits for $15 at Hickey’s on Woodward as well as “all good confections popular with the ladies and children” at Sanders’ “Palace of Sweets,” also on Woodward, Wormer writes.

The Grosse Pointe facility opened its white frame house doors to boys and girls from kindergarten through ninth grade.

A year later, classes opened in an Englishstyle building located at Fisher Road and Grosse Pointe Boulevard. The school flourished in the 1920s, despite changes in administration and fluctuation in enrollment.

In 1941, Detroit University School and Grosse Pointe Country Day School joined forces under one board. For the day-today life of the schools, however, the only major change was that Country Day sent its older boys to DUS for high school.

About the Author: Century: The History of University Liggett School 1878-1978 Anne Getz Wormer ’59 LIG was a professional journalist. She graduated from the University of Michigan with a master’s degree in English. She was a journalist for Time, Inc., the Chicago Tribune and the Detroit News. She received the Congressional Fellowship for Journalists, sponsored by the American Political Science Association.

She was assigned to the staffs of Michigan’s U.S. Sen. Robert P. Griffin and the late U.S. Sen. John L. McClellan of Arkansas, in Washington, D.C.

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modern architect Minoru Yamasaki was commissioned to design a lower and middle school along with a new gymnasium, auditorium, library and fine arts rooms to complement the original brick DUS building erected in 1928.

GPUS attracted students from an increasingly large area until the late 1960s when enrollment started to decline. In particular, girls were enrolling at GPUS in lower numbers. Due to the turmoil of the era and the growing ambivalence toward private education in the late 1960s, enrollment at The Liggett School had declined considerably. In 1968, with the Liggett School facing lower enrollment, a joint committee was created to study what many in the community had realized was unavoidable – the two schools would need to merge and consolidate to survive.

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After considerable discussion, the name University Liggett School was selected as the compromise choice. The two schools officially merged in 1970.

The current unified University Liggett School campus has survived a major fire, two World Wars, the Great Depression and has weathered the ups and downs of our region’s vibrant history.

University Liggett School’s diverse and storied heritage has exerted its impact on the Grosse Pointe community and has displayed successful progress to the educational community over the years. When the Rev. Liggett founded the Detroit Home and Day School, his objective was to create an institution that would prepare young people for the challenges of the 20th century. For more than 100 years, his vision has been a reality.

This story was compiled from the University Liggett School archives and Century: The History of University Liggett School 1878-1978

by Anne Getz Wormer ‘59 LIG.

University Liggett School ’s diverse and storied heritage

has exerted its impact on the Grosse Pointe community and has displayed successful progress to the educational community over the years. When the Rev. Liggett founded the Detroit Home and Day School, his objective was to create an institution that would prepare young people for the challenges of the 20th century. For more than 100 years, his vision has been a reality.

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The Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame was created in 2011 to honor and celebrate the rich athletic history of University Liggett School and its predecessor schools. Each year, in the fall, we honor our outstanding alumni athletes at our Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony. Here is a look back at these outstanding alumni athletes.

THE INAUGURAL CLASS CLASS OF 2011 INDUCTEES Bruce Garbutt ‘53, DUS

Chuck Wright ‘66, GPUS

Bruce Garbutt played varsity baseball, basketball and football at Detroit University School. In 1951 and 1952, he was on the football team that won the SSC Championship. In 1952, his basketball team was the District Champs in Class D. In 1952, Garbutt was on the varsity baseball team that took the SSC championship. Garbutt received 13 out of a possible 16 varsity letters in four varsity sports. At Western Michigan University, Garbutt participated in varsity football and intramural basketball and was an intramural badminton singles champion.

After college, he played semi-pro baseball as a pitcher in Canada.

At GPUS, Chuck Wright helped lead the tennis team to the state championship in 1964, 1965 and 1966. He was the 1966 MVP in both tennis and football. After Liggett, Wright played soccer, basketball and tennis at Trinity College and received eight varsity letters. He also received the school’s Middleton Award for being the Trinity athlete with the most spirit. Wright was named Top Midwest Senior tennis player and was also inducted into the Michigan State Hall of Fame for tennis. Coaching became a very important part of Wright’s life. His coaching career at Liggett includes seventh and eighth grade soccer; junior varsity basketball and tennis; as well as varsity basketball and varsity tennis. His honors included league coach of the year in basketball multiple times, and state coach of the year in tennis.

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CLASS OF 2011 INDUCTEES Onnie Killifer ‘74 While at University Liggett School, Onnie Killifer played field hockey, tennis, volleyball and basketball.

The field hockey team she was on was undefeated in her four years with the team and unscored upon in the last two years. Killifer went on to play field hockey at Stanford, where she was an All-American player her last two seasons. She also played two years of varsity basketball and a year of tennis. She was one of the first field hockey players west of the Mississippi to make the U.S. National Field Hockey Team in 1978. After coaching field hockey at Stanford and taking an unknown, unranked team to a No. 12 ranking, Killifer went back to school for a master’s degree in physical education.

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Andrea Kincannon ‘83 Encouraged by her parents, Andrea Kincannon participated in track and played basketball while at University Liggett School. Kincannon’s track abilities were recognized by the Michigan High School Athletic Association and she was named an individual state champion in the 200-meter dash in 1980, 100-meter and 200meter runs in 1981 and 1982 and the 400-meter run in 1983. After Liggett, Kincannon went to Bates College, where she ran indoor track for three years and played basketball her senior year.

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Doug Wood ‘90

While at University Liggett School, Mike Coello played varsity hockey. He was named to the All-State Academic Team, First Team All-State, MVP in 1990 and served as team captain in 198889 and 1989-90, during which time the team won the Michigan State Ice Hockey Championships.

Coello played varsity soccer and was named to the second team All-State. He also played varsity lacrosse and was named to the second team All-State twice and the All-State Academic Team. Coello played varsity ice hockey at Williams College, where he helped the team rank first in its division and took home the William E. McCormick Coaches’ Award. After college, Coello played professional hockey for a year in Landeslida, Erding, Germany.

Doug Wood only had three coaches for the 12 sports seasons he played at University Liggett School but credits all three of them – David Backhurst (soccer), John Fowler (hockey) and Bob Wood (tennis) – for pushing him to achieve what he would not have without them. Wood made his mark at Liggett. His junior and senior years, he led the varsity soccer team in points and held the school record for assists. He also helped lead the varsity hockey team to a state championship in 1990 and was the top point scorer all four years. He still holds the career point record for Michigan High School hockey.

Wood also played in three state tennis championships. At Babson College, he played varsity hockey and his team made the NCAA Division III tournament three years in a row. The team also won the ECAC Division III hockey title his sophomore year. In 1994, Wood’s college team made the final four in the NCAA tournament and he led the team in points and earned the MVP award.

Learn more For more details on each of our inductees’ accomplishments, visit uls.org/ahof

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CLASS OF 2012 INDUCTEES Bob Wood ’59 GPUS Bob Wood played football, basketball, tennis and baseball beginning in the fourth grade. His high school tennis team was state champions three out of four years and he won state doubles championships with partner George Haggarty ‘59 GPUS as a sophomore, junior and senior.

Wood was the athletic director, tennis coach and freshman advisor for 37 years. He increased the number of sports at University Liggett School from 13 to 22. He is also the first and only high school tennis coach in the nation to be inducted into the National Federation of High Schools’ Hall of Fame. He has been inducted in four sports hall of fames.

Art Getz ’67 GPUS Art Getz earned letters for varsity football in his sophomore, junior and senior years. He was starting quarterback all three years and was co-captain his senior year. Undefeated his junior year, Getz had singleseason and career records for best completion percentage, most touchdown passes and yardage. He played varsity basketball three years and was all suburban and all state senior year with the highest scoring average. He was starting shortstop for the baseball team for all three years as well.

Allen Taber ‘80 While at University Liggett School, Allen Taber played varsity hockey, football and baseball. He was instrumental in the hockey team’s 1980 state championship win. In both 1979 and 1980, he was captain of the hockey team and was named the team’s most valuable player. The Detroit News honored Taber in 1979 and 1980 as a 1st team “Class B” all-state center. He was also named in ’79 and ’80 as a 1st team “all-class” all-state forward by Michigan Hockey Weekly. 1980 was a big year for Taber, he also was captain of the football team and named as MVP. The Detroit News named him 1st team “Class D” allstate defensive back. In 1979, he helped lead the baseball team to the “Class D” state championship. Taber also excelled in the classroom. He graduated in the top ten percent of his class and was recruited by Harvard, Brown, Colgate and Dartmouth.

While at Dartmouth, he played varsity hockey and was the team’s leading scorer during his junior year. Also during his junior year, he was the Ivy League’s top goal scorer. Taber received his bachelor of arts from Dartmouth and earned his master’s degree from the University of Michigan.

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Kevin Crociata ’90 Kevin Crociata earned four-year letters for varsity baseball and basketball. He lettered in cross country as a freshman. Crociata was a member of the 1990 Michigan East All-Star Team and was recruited

by Stanford, Notre Dame, Yale University and Northwestern for baseball. In basketball he was part of four league championships and was a four-year starting shooting point guard.

Heather Heidel Petty ’93 Heather Heidel Petty was a varsity tennis player for four years.

She was captain, MVP and during her time at Liggett the team moved from Class C to Class A for competition purposes. Petty and the team won the state championship all four years. She was recognized in USA Today for her All-American status. She was the MVP for soccer and held the record for most goals for both men and women. She was also MVP for varsity women’s hockey. She received a full tennis scholarship to Kansas University and played for Kansas’ soccer team as well.

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CLASS OF 2012 INDUCTEES Lauren Ealba ’02 Lauren Ealba received all-state, allregion, all-district and all-conference honors for four years of high school play on the varsity soccer team. She was the Liggett soccer captain and MVP for three years. She also received the MVP award from the Metro Conference for two years. Ealba currently holds school records for soccer goals scored in a season (46 in 2000) and soccer goals scored in a career (139 from 19992000). She also had all-state, all-region and all-metro honors, and was named a 2002 High School Tennis All-American. She was also all-state and all-region in ice hockey.

Muriel Brock, Faculty and Coach Emerita Muriel Brock, who coached varsity field hockey and served as the girls’ athletics director for 36 years at University Liggett School, was an inspiring, much-loved leader.

She oversaw the athletics program during a time of tremendous change in women’s sports.

Under the guidance of Coach Brock, the girls’ field hockey teams held undefeated seasons from 1970-1974, and in 1973 and 1974 the teams were un-scored upon. Brock also started the school’s lacrosse and ice hockey programs. Brock was known for her dedication in helping student-athletes reach their highest potential both on and off their field. She also founded the Liggett summer camps and ran them for many years. Liggett summer camps still run today.

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CLASS OF 2013 INDUCTEES John Neil Patterson 1906 DUS John Neil Patterson was a track and field athlete at Detroit University School. Some of his times/ marks bettered the winning times in the 1906 Olympics, an event he was not allowed to participate in because of his young age. It wasn’t until 1908 when he met the United States age requirement and became at the time the youngest Olympian from the United States. He has held numerous school records since 1904, and set the stillstanding high jump record in 1906. He held state and national records in the hurdles and is still No. 2 on the University Liggett School top 10 high hurdle rankings. He participated in four of DUS’s five consecutive state Class A championship teams.

David Rentschler ’52 DUS David Rentschler was on the varsity baseball, basketball, football and track teams all four years of Upper School. He was president of the Athletic Council and held the Headmasters Scholarship.

After graduation he played football for the University of Michigan where he was a second string player to the great Ron Kramer.

George Perrin ’64 GPUS George Perrin was on the varsity football, basketball and baseball teams at GPUS. He was the school’s starting quarterback for three years, and led the team to break nine school records. He alone set three school records in football. Mr. Perrin was the MVP of the Maumee Valley Invitational Tournament for three years. In basketball, Perrin set the school record for most points scored in a single game (40 points). He also led the GPUS baseball team his senior year with a .405 batting average.

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CLASS OF 2013 INDUCTEES Laura Khelokian Byron ‘87 Laura Khelokian Byron played varsity field hockey, volleyball, lacrosse and soccer at University Liggett School. She was captain of the field hockey team her junior and senior years, and was named top scorer and MVP in her sophomore year.

Byron received an honorable mention by MIAC her senior year for volleyball.

She was the leading scorer on the soccer team her freshman and sophomore year, and team captain her senior year. She was also a member of the Liggett athletic council for three years.

Laura played varsity field hockey all four years at Dartmouth College. She was team captain her junior and senior year, and held records for most goals in a season and most goals in a career.

Gene Overton, Faculty Emeritus Gene Overton worked at University Liggett School for 37 years and during that time he was a tireless supporter of athletics. In addition to work in the classroom, Overton worked 36 of his 37 years as the scoreboard official for both boys and girls home and away games. He was also a starter for the track team.

He recorded University Liggett School’s wrestling meets, basketball and girls softball games. He traveled on numerous occasions with the teams to spring training and games in Florida, as well. For his dedication, Overton was inducted into the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Hall of Honor in 1994. He was part of the inaugural class for his category.

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CLASS OF 2014 INDUCTEES George Haggarty ‘59 GPUS Throughout his life, George Haggarty reached back to his athletic career accomplishments for inspiration to fuel his life’s many successes. A varsity tennis player from 1956 to 1959, Haggarty and doubles partner Bob Wood were State Class Champions and State Team Champions in 1956, 1957 and 1959, and State Class Champions in 1958. Haggarty went on to excel on the varsity men’s tennis team at Colgate University in 1961 and 1963. In 1961, Haggarty held a 19-1 record. He also played varsity basketball at GPUS from 1957 to 1959, helping the team become Maumee Valley Country Day Tournament Champions in 1958-1959, for which he earned the MVP award. Haggarty served the University Liggett School Board of Trustees from 1989 to 1995 and from 1996 to 2002.

Harris Brown ‘66 GPUS Four varsity sports kept Harris Brown busy at GPUS. From 1962 to 1965, he played starting wide receiver in football, varsity from 1963, and carrying the team to an undefeated record in 1965.

During the Coach Trim years, Brown set seven individual records, including 13 touchdowns and a 79-point scoring record.

Brown also played varsity baseball in 1963, and varsity basketball from 1964 to 1966, during which he achieved leading scorer of the season each year, and was selected for the Third All-State Basketball Team in 1966. Brown ran varsity track from 1963 to 1966.

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CLASS OF 2014 INDUCTEES Marty Wittmer ‘83 At University Liggett School, Marty Wittmer excelled in both soccer and hockey. A varsity soccer player from 1981 to 1983, Wittmer helped his team reach First Team All-State and held a single season scoring record. As team captain his senior year, he led the soccer team to the state championship.

As a freshman playing varsity hockey, Wittmer won the State Championship, and earned All-State selection during his senior year. He also served as co-captain of the team during his senior year.

Wittmer attended Lake Forest College and played on the varsity soccer and hockey teams. In soccer, he achieved All-League honors and led the team as captain his senior year.

In hockey, he earned All-League Honors from the American Collegiate Hockey Association and served as captain during his senior year.

Monica Paul Dennis ‘92 From middle school on, Monica Dennis played several sports, including field hockey, volleyball, ice hockey and soccer. She led many of these teams as a captain, and in high school, was MVP in soccer and field hockey. She earned several First and Second All-State Team and All-Division Team honors. At Sweet Briar College in Virginia, Monica played varsity field hockey. She received the Pschirrer Award. In college, she received the Southeast ODAC Player of the Week Award multiple times, and was selected as a Southeast ODAC All-American Player. As a Liggett physical education teacher and coach in 1996 and 1997, she instructed and led the field hockey and ice hockey teams and was an assistant coach in soccer. In 1996, she was the coach for the Liggett state championship field hockey team.

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CLASS OF 2015 INDUCTEES Neil “Shorty” McMillan 1908 DUS Neil “Shorty” McMillan was a huge presence in the athletic world of turn-ofthe-last-century Detroit University School. As a quarterback on the football team under legendary Coach Knickerbocker, McMillan pioneered the use of the game-changing forward pass. During his senior year, he led the DUS team to score an incredible 465 points during seven regular season games, giving up a mere 15 opposition points. On the baseball diamond, McMillan dominated the shortstop position, and he shined as left wing on the ice in hockey. At DUS, he served as secretary of the Athletic Association.

Jack Foster ‘48 DUS On and off the field, court, diamond and track, Jack Foster was a true sportsman, a leader in every sense. Enthusiastically, he played baseball and ran track. With power and precision, he played football and basketball.

As captain of the football team, Foster scored an incredible six touchdowns in a single game. He was also a co-captain of the basketball team. He was awarded 14 varsity letters during his time at DUS. Foster attended Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and before graduating in 1952, played fullback on Dartmouth’s football team all four years, lettering in his junior and senior years.

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CLASS OF 2015 INDUCTEES Peter Monroe ‘61 GPUS Peter Monroe excelled academically and in several sports while at GPUS. In tennis, he was a four-year Michigan Regional Singles Champion, a three-year Michigan State Singles Champion, and was the Michigan Closed Junior Tennis Champion and played on the Maumee Valley IT All Tournament Team during his senior year. He was ranked sixth and ninth in junior singles by the Western Tennis Association. In addition to running varsity track during his junior and senior years, Monroe played varsity basketball for three years, achieving the leading scorer during his senior year. At Williams College in Massachusetts, Monroe played varsity tennis for four years, achieving No.1 singles during his junior year, during which his team won the New England Intercollegiate Championship.

William Hummel ‘78 William Hummel ascends the Athletic Hall of Fame as the best University Liggett School football player of the 1970s. Former University Liggett School Athletic Director Bob Wood said Hummel was “arguably the best football player to ever play at the school.” During his senior year, he achieved All-Conference, AllMetro and All-State Linebacker status. He also participated in varsity wrestling and varsity basketball, and achieved All-State in track and field, for which he was team captain and MVP in 1976 and 1977. He holds the University Liggett School discus record and Class D 4x100 relay for his first place finish at the state meet. Hummel made the All Time Top Ten list in the 100 yard dash, the 100 meter, and discus.

Paula Cornwall ‘84 Leading the team to four consecutive state and regional championships, Paula Cornwall ’84 played varsity tennis for four years, every year as the No. 1 singles player.

She also played two more years as No. 1 singles in middle school.

Her tennis honors are many: three years first team All-State girls’ tennis, named to the All-State Academic Team, and selected to the Prince All-American Team her senior year. She was the Michigan State singles champion her senior year and state singles finalist her junior year. For two years she was the singles Regional Champion and for one year the Regional singles finalist (runner-up). She was named Most Valuable Player in her senior year and was the girls’ Athletic Council representative her sophomore year. Also skilled in varsity track, which she ran her sophomore and junior year, she went on to excel in college. She graduated from the University of Michigan in 1988.

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CLASS OF 2016 INDUCTEES John Welchli ‘46 DUS At DUS, John Welchli played baseball and ran track, and at Brown University in Providence, R.I., he captained the cross country team, was a four-year team member of both track and swim teams. Welchli competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, as a member of the U.S. Olympic Rowing Team, the most successful group ever boated by the United States, winning six medals in seven events. He won the silver medal in the four without coxswain event. Between 1955 and 1965, Welchli won a combined 32 U.S. National and Canadian Henley National gold medals, and for many years held the U.S. National 2000 meter record in the lightweight single and double, and also the Canadian Henley in the lightweight singles. He is a member of the DBC Hall of Fame, the National Rowing Foundation Hall of Fame and the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame.

Megan Brady Hishmeh ‘89 Megan Brady Hishmeh was at home on the ice, fields and in the water throughout her University Liggett School athletic career. She played on the first-ever Liggett varsity girls’ ice hockey team from 1987 to 1989, leading the team in scoring and most minutes played. During the same three years, Hishmeh played varsity field hockey, achieving All-State player status. A fouryear varsity girls’ soccer player, Hishmeh nailed All-State, and was recognized with All-State Honorable Mentions her sophomore, junior and senior years and led her team to Class B Championship in 1988 and 1989, Second Team All-Conference in 1989, and ECSL Second Team All-Division. As a junior and senior, Hishmeh was a varsity swimmer, specializing in butterfly and backstroke.

In 1989 she was honored with the United States Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete Award.

For more information about the Hall of Fame, visit uls.org/ahof

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CLASS OF 2016 INDUCTEES Jennifer Miller ‘92 While Jennifer Miller excelled at varsity basketball in 1988 and 1989, her real love was cross country, which she ran in 1989, and then at the varsity level in 1990 and 1991.

She became conference champion and won three All-Conference awards, was regional champion, All-Regional, and MVP and captain all three years. In 1990 and 1991 she earned All-State status.

Miller placed tenth in the National Championship Meet in 1991 as TAC All-American. The same year, she was named runner-up to Class A champion at the Michigan AAU Championship Meet of all Class A, B, C and D All-State runners. She also established seven new course records during that season, and was the first Liggett student to be named to a Michigan “Dream Team.” Competing in varsity track all four years, Miller established multiple records and was 1992 State Champion in the 3,200 meters, achieving the second fastest state time. She was also named All-Conference, and MVP and champion in 1991 and 1992.

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Romilly Brigid McMahon Stackpoole, Athletic Director, Physical Education Teacher, Coach In 1968, Romilly Brigid McMahon Stackpoole joined The Liggett School with an already impressive resume of athletic instruction, locally and in the United Kingdom. Between 1968 and 2000, Stackpoole served as Athletic Director and Middle School Girls’ Athletic Director. She taught physical education and coached field hockey, lacrosse, volleyball, basketball, Irish dancing and gymnastics.

In 1977, Stackpool as coach, led the champion Girls’ Lacrosse Team to victory at the inaugural Midwest School Girls’ Lacrosse Tournament. She went on to coach the team to five Midwest titles between 1978 and 1982. Between 2000 and 2016, Stackpoole actively pursued and achieved certification as a field hockey and lacrosse official. In 1984, Stackpoole worked with Muriel E. Brock to form the Middle School Inter-Scholastic Athletic Program, and in 1999 she was the proud recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award at University Liggett School.

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“It was clear to all of his GPUS classmates that Stan would be successful at whatever he chose to do in life. However, his choice of pursuing a career of military service, and his extraordinary level of achievement, has elevated him well beyond the traditional definition of ‘success.’ Our class, our school and our country are all thankful for Stan’s selfless contributions.”

– George Perrin GPUS ’64

A Distinguished

Career University Liggett School will honor Stanley W. Bryant ’64 GPUS in May.

By Michelle Franzen Martin

Retired Rear Adm. Stanley W. Bryant, a 1964 graduate of Grosse Pointe University School, one of University Liggett School’s predecessor schools, will receive the 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award during the school’s Alumni Weekend in May.

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Stanley Bryant ’64 GPUS will join an esteemed group of alumni who have received the award.

Each year, University Liggett School selects one outstanding graduate to receive the award as part of the school’s Alumni Weekend festivities, May 19-20.

Past recipients include:

Bryant served in the United States Navy for 37 years, where he spent the majority of his time at sea flying tactical aircraft and commanding several large operational Navy units. Following his impressive career with the Navy, he spent six years working in the defense industry.

• 2016 Richard Baron ’60 GPUS, businessman

He enlisted in the Naval Reserve just before graduating from high school at GPUS, continuing on to graduate from the United States Naval Academy in 1969. After earning his wings as a Naval Flight Officer, Bryant went to fly an A-6, the most advanced attack airplane in the world at that time. He flew during the Vietnam conflict from the USS Enterprise, the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. He went on to retire from an outstanding naval career.

• 2015 Denise Ilitch ’73, businesswoman

Selected for high command after his squadron commanding officer tour, he attended Nuclear Power School, commanded a supply ship and was the Commanding Officer of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier. He commanded the US Naval Forces in Iceland, was a battle group commander, and after he received his second star – the Army requirement of Major General – he served as Deputy Commander to US Naval Forces in Europe until he retired.

The Distinguished Alumni Award will add to Bryant’s decorated resume, which includes the Distinguished Service Medal, three Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Individual Air Medal, eight Strike/Flight Air Medals and 20 other personal, service and campaign awards.

Bryant’s classmate George Perrin GPUS ’64 nominated Bryant for the honor, citing his longtime friend’s outstanding integrity and leadership.

“It was clear to all of his GPUS classmates that Stan would be successful at whatever he chose to do in life,” Perrin says. “However, his choice of pursuing a career of military service, and his extraordinary level of achievement, has elevated him well beyond the traditional definition of ‘success.’ Our class, our school and our country are all thankful for Stan’s selfless contributions.”

Alumni relations director Katie Durno says Bryant enjoyed a remarkable career that was characterized by a deep commitment to service and exceptional achievement.

“Stanley could not have been a better fit for our Distinguished Alumni Award,” Durno says. “His courage and commitment to protecting our country makes him a great representative of University Liggett School and an inspiration to our students and generations of alumni.”

Bryant today is an independent military and aerospace consultant and president of IDDEAS L.L.C. He also is a facilitator and guest speaker for the U.S. Naval Academy’s Capstone Leadership and Ethics Program given to Midshipmen in their fourth year at the Academy. He lives in Virginia Beach, VA. For more information about the Distinguished Alumni Awards ceremony and Alumni Weekend, visit uls.org/alumni.

• 2014 William W. Shelden Jr. ’68, previous University Liggett School Board of Trustees • 2013 Nita Stormes ’72, Federal magistrate judge • 2012 Miles O’Brien ’77, broadcast news journalist • 2011 Gretchen Valade ’45 CDS, Carhartt board member • 2010 Ralph Wilson ’36 DUS, founder and former owner of the Buffalo Bills • 2009 Jeffrey Eugenides ’78, Pulitzer Prizewinning novelist

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Learn Series University Liggett School became a science, ceramics and learning playground for parents, alumni and the community during our Lunch and Learn series this school year. In its second year, the Lunch and Learn series is made possible by a grant from the Ralph C. Wilson Foundation.

The first Lunch and Learn of the school year brought in Kids Empowered founder and president Kimber Bishop-Yanke for a special parent presentation of “Stop the Meanness, Spread the Kindness.�

Longtime Upper School art teacher Karen Katanick taught a ceramics class during the second Lunch and Learn series.

Participants made holiday decorations during the hourlong ceramics class.

The Upper School chemistry students led participants in the penny alchemy experiment during the third session in the Lunch and Learn series.

Students worked with participants to turn a copper penny into silver and gold.

Look for more details in the summer about Lunch and Learn offerings for the 2017-2018 school year.

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For more than a century, the McMillan family has made an impact on all of the predecessor schools that make up University Liggett School today.

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If you’ve walked the length of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and taken in the wide open path from the steps of the U.S. Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, you have experienced the vision of the McMillan Plan, an effort named for Republican Senator James McMillan, chair of the Senate Park Commission in 1902. The plan was an overhaul of the Mall’s existing layout, and made way for the broad expansive design of the park and the bordering museums and cultural centers. The McMillan Plan still serves as a backbone for urban planning in Washington, D.C., today.

Senator James McMillan, together with his brother Hugh McMillan, were influential businessmen during prosperous decades of Detroit’s early history. They were also one of the founding families of University Liggett School.

Many young men and women with McMillan roots have followed in their footsteps, attending Detroit Home and Day School, The Liggett School, Detroit University School, Country Day School, Grosse Pointe University School and University Liggett School throughout the years.

From 1882-1892, Senator McMillan served as a trustee for Detroit Home and Day School, which was renamed The Liggett School in 1911. Senator McMillan’s nephew, Hugh McMillan, served as a trustee from 1936-1945 at CDS, where his son, also named Hugh, attended, graduating in 1944.

Generations later, McMillan descendants attend and support the schools that have united to become University Liggett School. Senator McMillan’s great-greatgrandson, Francis “Sandy” McMillan, would have graduated from GPUS in 1956,

but, as a ninth-grader, he transferred in 1952 to The Hotchkiss School, a boarding school in Connecticut, and then matriculated to Yale University for college.

Sandy McMillan Sandy McMillan admits to living his young life in Grosse Pointe as an individual, not outwardly connected to the legacy of his famous family, though he says his interest has grown in recent years. As immediate past president of the Detroit Historical Society, from time to time, McMillan uncovered artifacts relating to his own ancestry.

“I’m low-key about our family. I grew up with big families all around me, and a lot of my contemporaries chose to talk about their families a lot. But in my work with the Historical Society, I found out about the McMillan Plan in D.C. in a letter from Teddy Roosevelt relative to that plan,” he muses. “Of course, I have gotten curious.

There is a lot I don’t know.”

Sandy McMillan has fond memories of his experiences in Grosse Pointe and at DUS.

The McMillan Tradition The tradition begins with Senator James McMillan, a Detroit Home and Day School trustee from 1882 – 1892, and extends to Ian McMillan ’96. For more than a century, the McMillan family has touched all of the predecessor schools that make up University Liggett School today.

Detroit Home and Day School was renamed The Liggett School in 1911.

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The McMillan Influence Anne Russell, future wife of James Thayer McMillan, graduated from Detroit Home and Day in 1903. Anne and James became devoted to the Grosse Pointe school, later renamed Grosse Pointe Country Day School, which was established in 1915.

All six of their children attended - Marie ‘24, Helen ‘27, James ‘28, Elsie ‘34, William ‘35 and Anne ‘41. Marie later married Henry Tyler Bodman ‘24 DUS. James McMillan ‘28 became a trustee for the Grosse Pointe Country Day School, the new name of the Grosse Pointe School, from 1946-1954. He helped smooth the way for the creation of the Grosse Pointe University School after CDS’s merger with Detroit University School in 1954.

Sandy McMillan '56 (back row, far right) and Richard Bodman (front row, third from left), with classmates in 1951.

“Coach McCann was my favorite teacher. I was in his Latin 1 class twice,” McMillan says. “I went to Country Day with the girls from kindergarten to third grade, and then went to DUS. Then the schools merged in 1954 and they brought them together and built the first addition to the DUS building.”

Richard Bodman Dick Bodman is Sandy McMillan’s first cousin and he shares a similar story about his discovery of his family’s roots and influence much later in life. Born just a few years before the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Bodman spent his earliest years in Washington, D.C., where his father worked at the Pentagon. He recalls becoming accustomed to walking long distances to school because fuel for vehicles was scarce at the time.

“By second grade, my family came back to Detroit and I was supposed to attend Grosse Pointe Country Day School. We lived about a mile and a quarter from the school,” Bodman recalls. On the first day of school, young Bodman set out and just started walking.

“I didn’t know where I was going.

I found a school and walked in and it was a strange place with crosses on the walls, and I sat down in class. Two hours later my sister, Thayer, came running in and said I was at the wrong school. She walked me to GPCDS where we were supposed to be,” says Bodman with amusement.

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As a young middle schooler, Bodman was back at Detroit University School, enjoying five-mile treks to school with friends. “I was used to being independent at that time. At DUS, I didn’t know I wasn’t going to be staying there forever, and I can’t remember what courses I took in sixth grade, but I had Coach McCann in seventh grade,” Bodman says, adding that Sandy McMillan was in class with him.

“McCann had a system called dockets, which were individual packets of questions, and you had to get about 30 done in the year. You could do them any time you wanted, as long as it was done. I figured I could get them done in a month, and basically I did,” Bodman says. This experience showed Bodman that he could achieve a few things, setting him up for some future successes.

“The other thing I can recall is baseball.

I was a left-hander and a pitcher with one talent. I could throw the ball harder than the dickens,” Bodman says. “I think I had two no-hitters in the 8th grade. John ‘Tiger’ French was the catcher, and without him digging in the dirt getting bloody hands there would have been dozens of passed balls allowing runs from walks. It was a good team.”

After eighth grade, Bodman, like his cousin, went to The Hotchkiss School,

where he was immediately placed in 10th grade Latin. At the end of the term, Bodman asked to be advanced fully to the 10th grade and became corridor mates with Fred Ollison, coincidentally also from DUS. After Princeton and M.I.T., Bodman was offered an engineering job with Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, which he declined in order to work as an accountant at Touche Ross & Co. in California.

Years later, Bodman received a call from the White House inviting him to become Assistant Secretary of the Interior and later Assistant Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the White House. From there, he worked at DuPont, The Communications Satellite Corporation, then at AT&T where he started a Venture Capital business that he bought out and has owned ever since.

“The teacher who was most important to me in my life was Coach McCann.

He told me I could do something that was outside of the schedule and that is what gave me the guts to ask to skip up a grade. I was willing to go in and ask,” Bodman says.

Virginia McMillan Lambrecht Sandy McMillan’s sister, Ginny McMillan Lambrecht, who attended Country Day School from third grade until her sophomore year, when she, like her brother and father, transferred to boarding school in Connecticut. For Lambrecht, it was The Ethel Walker School. Virginia’s husband, the late Robert Lambrecht attended public school in Grosse Pointe, but was a University Liggett School Trustee from 1980-86.

“I remember in the sixth and seventh grade, I was a patrol girl with my friend and classmate, and that was such fun. One time Virginia McMillan Lambrecht in 1954 during the winter, we stood at the stoplight in front of the school and we started throwing snowballs at cars. The headmistress, Blanche Richardson, didn’t like that. We were in detention for a couple of Fridays,” Lambrecht joyfully recalls. “We were always getting in trouble. Miss Richard-

son was a wonderful headmistress, she really was. Even though she punished us, you knew she hid a smile behind it.”

Lambrecht says she enjoyed the strong family connections and close friendships she formed at CDS. “Everyone knew everyone and it was nice that way. It was casual and we talked to each other without phones. Sports and activities were very important,” she says. “The classes were small so we got to know each other.”

Teachers offering students individual attention is the University Liggett School experience even today, says McMillan.

He and Lambrecht both sent their own children to University Liggett School.

“No question, I wanted my kids to go to University Liggett School. I had the pleasure of a private school education, and it has done me well. But we also had good public schools here, so we had options,” McMillan says.

When McMillan, his first wife and their four children moved back to the area from New York in 1978, they chose Grosse Pointe as home. His daughter Anne joined University Liggett School in the ninth grade, but McMillan worried about Jamie, whom he says had a learning disability.

“At Liggett they offered him a test and he blew it out of the water. Off the charts.

Often a person with a learning disability is brilliant. He came in to University Liggett School in sixth grade,” McMillan says. All four children are University Liggett School graduates. Anne Kenney ’82 and Ian ’96 live in the Boston area, Jamie ’85 lives in San Francisco, and Duncan ’92 lives in Grosse Pointe.

Lambrecht and her husband had three sons, and their youngest considered attending Hotchkiss, The Taft School or Choate, as he had his sights set on an Ivy League education.

“Jeff decided he’d have a better chance getting into college from University Liggett School, as most of the kids at boarding schools at the time were preparing to go to Yale. He was quite right; it was better to compete with his classmates here rather than at boarding school. He made the right choice,” Lambrecht says.

Jeffrey ’85 went to William & Mary, and James ’84 and Robert ’81 attended Babson College.

McMillan Cousins Numerous next generation cousins populated the halls of CDS, DUS & GPUS during the next few decades.

Elsie McMillan Caulkins’ ‘34 CDS daughters, Bliss Caulkins Clark and Elsie Caulkins Childs, were members of the classes of 1963 and 1965.

William C. McMillan ‘35 CDS children included Julianne ‘59, James Thayer McMillan II ‘64, Douglas ‘66, Amy ‘67 and Philip ‘69.

James McMillan ‘28 CDS, and his wife, Virginia’s, two children attended CDS and DUS during the merger - Ginny ‘57 and Sandy ‘56 GPUS.

University Liggett School McMillans

Anne McMillan Kenney ‘82

James McMillan ‘85

Duncan McMillan ‘92

Ian McMillan ‘96

Jeffrey Lambrecht ‘85

Robert Lambrecht ‘81

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After a decade of leadership, Dr. Joseph P. Healey is retiring from University Liggett School. To show our gratitude and appreciation for everything he has done, we will name the Stadium Field in his honor.

Let’s Say Thank You, Together.

Please consider making a gift to The Campaign to Honor Dr. Healey and share with him how much he meant to you and your family’s time at University Liggett School.

Say farewell to Joe and give at www.uls.org/healey.

PERSPECTIVE: STUDENT

“In their own unique ways each activity teaches students how to lead and excel, and these skills stay with Liggett students through the rest of their lives.”

– Alexandra Diggs ‘17

Opportunities for Success For Alexandra Diggs ‘18, extracurricular and academic opportunities make school special.

By Alexandra Diggs ‘18

I’ve been a student at Liggett since I was four years old. Throughout that time, my experiences at school have been defined by the people surrounding me and the activities, which I chose to participate in. Though a small school, Liggett has provided my peers and me with every opportunity to succeed.

From our first days in Lower School, the teachers and curriculum at Liggett have encouraged us to always try new things and pursue our interests. This has continued through Middle and Upper School through joining sports teams, taking a new foreign language, exploring robotics, or taking a new elective. In every academic, athletic, or other extracurricular activity there are different lessons to be learned that prepare the students for life after Liggett.

Through the extracurricular activities, students are taught to be leaders and also to give their strongest effort in whatever they chose to do. The foreign language curriculum allows students to become proficient in another language and study other cultures, which gives us a better understanding of the world in general. Finally, the

courses and programs offered to the students allow us to fully explore our academic interests.

Not only do the extracurricular activities teach students to be leaders, but they also help to develop the feeling of community amongst the students. As many of the students have attended Liggett for several years, everyone is already fairly familiar with one another. However, participating in the performing arts, robotics, or on one of the many athletic teams that Liggett offers allows us to grow closer with people in other grades as well as other students we might not know as well in our own grade.

These extracurricular and academic opportunities are what truly make Liggett special. Each one offers different chances to the students to grow, develop, and ultimately discover what they would like to do after graduation.

In their own unique ways each activity teaches students how to lead and excel, and these skills stay with Liggett students through the rest of their lives.

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The winning tickets will be drawn at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 20, at the All-Alumni Cocktail Reception in the Manoogian Arts Wing at University Liggett School.

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ACADEMIC RESEARCH PROJECT IN FOCUS

Academic Research Projects at a Glance Here is a look at some of the Academic Research Projects that students are working on. Hear the students share their experiences first-hand during the Celebration of Research, May 23-25.

Lucy Alpert is researching antisemitism in the dental field from the early to mid-19th century. She has been in daily contact with the creator of the film about Emory University’s dental school, “From Silence to Recognition: Confronting Discrimination in Emory’s Dental School History,” as part of her research.

Senior’s Academic Research Project is recognized at Science and Engineering Fair.

By Michelle Franzen Martin

Jovana Djokovic ‘17 has found a way to harvest rainwater to charge cell phones, and her efforts have been recognized by the judges at the Science and Engineering Fair in Detroit.

Djokovic, who presented her research in March at the Science and Engineering Fair, has been invited back to present at the state science and engineering fair. Her research is part of her Academic Research Project, the cornerstone of Liggett’s Curriculum for Understanding and the culmination of a year and a half of research on a chosen topic.

For her project, Djokovic created a turbine that collects water that falls off the roof of McCann Ice Arena on Liggett’s campus. The turbine is installed into the downspouts, with wiring installed into the ice arena to create a public cell phone charging station.

“This is an important global issue, and rain water is an important source of energy,” she explains, adding that she chose McCann because it has a large roof that is approximately 12 feet tall.

Djokovic, who always has been interested in environmental science, says she came up with the idea while attending a special class on energy renewal at Brown University last summer.

At the science and engineering fair, she was visited by approximately 14 judges who found her project and its research significant and recommended that she present at the state fair in Flint.

Djokovic, who lives in Clinton Township, at press time has been accepted to four colleges – Princeton, Clarkston University in New York, Kalamazoo College and the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering.

Gerald “JJ” Jerry presented his research on stem cell therapy for chronic knee conditions at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Research Day in California in March. The conference draws about 40,000 orthopedic surgeons from around the world each year.

Sophia Kopicki planned and organized a screening of the film “Embrace” at the AMC Gratiot in February for her project, which centers on how social media affects the body image of adolescent girls.

Evan Marquardt was invited to speak at the Michigan Association of Planning’s annual student conference on his project – gentrification, social displacement and the economic upside – at Michigan State University.

Kester Stefani has been working with John Pluenneke, a leading researcher and algorithm expert at Oncotype DX. To further his understanding of genomic sequencing, he has visited the Applied Genomic Technology Center at Wayne State.

George Thanasas conducted water quality analysis at several locations along the shoreline surrounding Lake St. Clair. His project, which was judged at the Detroit Science and Engineering Fair, was inspired by University Liggett School’s ecology class work a few years ago of the shoreline along Ford House.

Andrew Wu is conducting authentic research on how the pluripotency of iPSCs (stem cells) can be manipulated and what the optimal protocol would be for deriving cardiomyocytes. He is working with Drs. Pablo Ortiz and Mariela Mendez at their lab at Henry Ford Health System.

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Steve Tait, who attended University Liggett School on a scholarship, is grateful for his experiences at the school and is committed to giving back. He included the school in his estate for $675,000 for financial aid and scholarships.

A Lifelong

Passion Steve Tait ’71 left University Liggett School with a curiosity about the world that continues today.

By Michelle Franzen Martin

When he was in Upper School, Steve Tait ‘71 took a geography class that taught him more than how to identify countries on a map.

The course, taught by Earl Kimber, also left him with a lifelong passion for travel.

“I made a life and career in the travel industry, and my interest in travel was formed at University Liggett School,” says Tait, who worked for many years in business travel operations before opening a bed and breakfast in Massachusetts. “At the time, in order to pass Earl Kimber’s class, you had to identify on a map of the world every country, its president and its chief export. Still, many years later, I have such a curiosity about the world that has lasted me my whole life.”

Tait, who attended University Liggett School on a scholarship, is grateful for his experiences at the school and is committed to giving back. He included the school in his estate for $675,000 for financial aid and scholarships.

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“ I benefited from someone else’s graciousness when I was young, and I believe it is very important to give back.”

– Steve Tait ‘71

“It is important to pay it forward,” he says. “I was a financial aid recipient at Liggett as well as at Colby (College), and without that, I am quite confident I wouldn’t be where I am today.”

After high school, Tait majored in political science at Colby College – a school he says he chose without first seeing it.

“Because we didn’t have a lot of money, I only had ever traveled once to the New York World’s Fair in 1964, but I was always fascinated about travel,” he says. “I wanted to experience a different part of the country. I wasn’t able to afford to travel to visit the school during my senior year, and I remember flying out to Colby for the start of my freshman year of college so excited. But I also remember landing and thinking, ‘What did I get myself into?’ But I just loved it and had a great experience there, too.”

His passion for travel and adventure continued after college when he began working at a travel agency. After more than 25 years in the business, Tait left American Express and followed his passion for travel to Provincetown, Mass., where he and his partner, Dave, opened the Aerie House and Beach Club.

“It’s great fun,” he says of being an innkeeper. “I enjoyed my career in the corporate world, but I also have enjoyed reinventing ourselves.”

He is grateful for his experience at University Liggett School.

“I benefited from someone else’s graciousness when I was young, and I believe it is very important to give back,” he says.

Drs. Fikry and Mona Ibrahim, the parents of Tarik Ibrahim M.S., M.D., a 1999 alumnus, have made a philanthropic contribution to the school’s Sure Foundations fundraising campaign by naming the Upper School Commons after him.

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The Upper School Commons is named in memory of Tarik Ibrahim, M.S., M.D. ’99

By Michelle Franzen Martin

Drs. Fikry and Mona Ibrahim, the parents of Tarik Ibrahim M.S., M.D., a 1999 Liggett alumnus, have made a philanthropic contribution to the school’s Sure Foundations fundraising campaign by naming the Upper School Commons after him. This gift honors Tarik by commemorating him and keeping his legacy alive.

Known by patients and colleagues alike as “Dr. LOVE” for his warm smile and affectionate demeanor, Dr. Tarik Ibrahim, an accomplished neurosurgeon, was formerly Chief Neurosurgery Resident at Loyola Medical Center in Chicago. He also completed a six-month training in cerebrovascular and microneurosurgery with the world-renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Juha Hernesiemi in Helsinki, Finland.

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published author, publishing 16 journal articles and four book chapters in the U.S. as well as nine additional publications for international readership, with first authorship on several.

Dr. Douglas Anderson, chairman of Loyola University Medical Center, says he loved Tarik like a son.

“I immediately started to entice him to be a colleague... as I could think of no better person with whom to build our department, lead the next generation of neurosurgeons. I loved him like a son,” he says.

“Tarik left an indelible impression on his family, his classmates and others who had an opportunity to know him. Through this fundraising campaign, driven by his classmates and family, he will be remembered each day by the Upper School students and faculty who use the Upper School Commons area.”

– Kelley Hamilton, Associate Head of School for Advancement

Dr. Tarik Ibrahim was born on Sept. 2, 1981. He attended University Liggett School from fourth grade through his senior year and completed his undergraduate degree at Michigan State University in 2003, his master’s degree at Wayne State University in 2006 and his medical school degree from Penn State University in 2010.

Tarik began at University Liggett School as a young boy, and because Liggett fosters community ties and encourages long-lasting bonds, the friendships he made all those years ago have withstood time and space.

The friendships that Tarik formed at school became his extended family unit.

Family friends have said many wonderful things about Tarik: “I have known Tarik since elementary school and loved this charming prince since.”

“Tarik is a very special, brilliant young man with the

most dazzling smile.”

While Tarik and his friends formed their own family, their extended family – meaning the parents and siblings – also became family. Although life took everyone on different paths, strong bonds continue on today, and become even stronger as time goes on.

“Tarik left an indelible impression on his family, his classmates and others who had an opportunity to know him,” says Kelley Hamilton, associate head of school for advancement. “Through this fundraising campaign, driven by his classmates and family, he will be remembered each day by the Upper School students and faculty who use the Upper School Commons area.

“We believe that naming the Commons in his honor will inspire current students and generations of future students who will see his name and be reminded of his many accomplishments.”

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We were just a few weeks from the deadline on this issue of Perspective when Head of School Joseph Healey announced his retirement from University Liggett School. We were putting the finishing touches on a magazine that would trace the extraordinary history of University Liggett School and its predecessor schools, and Joe’s retirement announcement came at a fitting time because of the incredible impact he has had on the school’s history. He is a genuine history maker!

I joined University Liggett School because I believed strongly in the Curriculum for Understanding, the defining thesis of Joe’s career. The paper, originally entitled “A Curriculum for Understanding,” led to the implementation of the school’s progressive curriculum and is the guiding philosophy that allows students to drive their own academic growth.

I have had the honor of working closely with Joe through the Sure Foundations campaign, and together we celebrated some important milestones including the completion of the athletic fields in 2015 and the public campaign kickoff last spring. This spring, we are embarking on a new fundraising effort, one that leaves an emotional impact on many of our hearts. We will hold a special campaign that will give the Liggett community a chance to honor Joe by naming the stadium field after him. This is a fitting tribute since Joe brought the football program back after it had been cancelled due to a lack of participation in 2006.

Many of you may have heard the story that Joe shares about his experience on the football field. When he was a high school student, the football coach put him out on the field and told him, “Healey, stand there and don’t move!” Joe’s football career was quick but he understands the importance of sports and what it means to the heart and soul of a school. When he moved to Michigan to become our head of school, he noticed immediately that there was no football team, no Homecoming! Years later, as he tells the story, he remembers, “This is the Midwest!

Michigan! How can there be no football at Liggett?” Like everything Joe did in his career, he made a positive impactful change. He brought football back in 2009 and today, Liggett not only continues to have a football team – but it also has an outstanding football team, one that won the MIAC championship this year. We also now have a Homecoming weekend tradition that is packed with volunteers, parents, students and alumni.

I hope you will take a moment and think about how Dr. Healey has impacted your life, your school, the lives of your children, shaping lives that shape lives.

And I hope you will consider making a gift to The Campaign to Honor Dr. Healey.

You will find an envelope enclosed in this issue of Perspective, or you can give online at www.uls.org/Healey. Or feel free to call or email me at khamilton@uls. org or 313-884-4444, Ext. 410 for more information. Please share with Joe how much he meant to you and your family’s time at University Liggett School. Every gift will help make Healey Field a reality.

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“I hope you will take a moment and think about how Dr. Healey has impacted your life, your school, the lives of your children, shaping lives that shape lives.

And I hope you will consider making a gift to The Campaign to Honor Dr. Healey.”

– Kelley Hamilton Associate Head of School for Advancement

PERSPECTIVE: PARENT

“Liggett was the primary school we looked at within our community and we went for several visits, and got a positive vibe. The thing I loved the most is that parents and family are able to be involved.”

- Anna Rabbani

Supportive Environment After a full day of school, my kids want to stay longer.

By Anna Rabbani

My husband, Bob, was a “Liggett Lifer,” and he graduated in 1994. He really had a great experience at Liggett and he was hoping our children would have the same. I was the harder sell. I’m not from Michigan, so I was more the skeptic. Liggett was the primary school we looked at within our community and we went for several visits, and got a positive vibe. The thing I loved the most is that parents and family are able to be involved. School was a big leap for my kids because they never went to daycare. But everyone was very inviting and welcoming and there were a lot of opportunities for parents to come in and help. If it were appropriate, we could be there at any time.

Our older son, Zachary, started in Pre-K3. Zach is now in third grade, and his brother Jacob is in first grade.

I love that the preschool and kindergarten classes use play as the primary tool for learning. I think that’s how young kids learn, and they focus on the social part of it.

Kids learn a lot from other kids and that goes a long way in their academic learning. I especially like the projectbased learning, and how teachers choose projects based on what the kids are interested in at that very moment, rather than having a preset schedule of project topics.

So, for first grade this year, the class was interested in rocks and crystals and minerals, even bringing them in from home. A week or two later, their project focused on rocks. The children chose books about rocks from the library for read-to-self time, they collected rocks during recess, and took a field trip to the Cranbrook Institute of Science where they had a special session with the rocks and minerals in Cranbrook’s collection.

What I really hope is that my kids will be able to develop their own interests and have a broad liberal education and then take off and delve into what they are passionate about while still having a well-rounded base. I think with smaller class sizes and project work that will happen.

Zach has been studying piano outside of school for a few years, and it feeds right into Liggett’s general music classes and strings in third grade. His strings teacher is allowing him to explore some of his piano music that he already knows. She is familiar with the style he is learning in piano and sends music home with him. In that way, he’s developing relationships with the teachers. He was moving up a level in piano and his music teacher and strings teacher all came to his recital because that is what they do. It’s nice they are supportive in that way.

And not just teachers, but there are a lot of parents who are involved with the school in the day-to-day: parents, siblings, teachers and teachers’ kids. My kids know them and talk to them. They have been excited about the technology teacher that joined last year and enjoy after-school clubs and summer camps. They’ve done video game coding, iPad music and a special assembly involving yo-yos, which the kids loved. So he created an after-school yo-yo club. It’s all about taking what the kids are excited about and running with it.

In fact, most days they don’t want to come home; they want to stay at school longer. As a parent, that’s a nice problem to have – children who love to be at school and who want to stay instead of going home.

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1. Betsy and Paul Huebner ‘97; 2. From left, Lauren Blue, Trisha Shapiro, Cressie Boggs, Joe Healey, Kelley Hamilton, Katie Durno, Michelle Martin; 3. Linda and Herman McKenzie; 4. John Stroh III ‘78 with Wendy and Jody Jennings ‘61 GPUS; 5. Georges Ghafari and Wendy Jennings; 6.

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Thank You to Our

Corporate Sponsors The Sponsorship Society offers a unique way to support the extraordinary opportunities of a University Liggett School education by advertising throughout the school. To become a sponsor, contact Trisha Shapiro at 313.884.4444, Ext. 411 or tshapiro@uls.org

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Benefactor Dinner Nov. 2, 2016

1. Jen Welch, Kristy Slanec, Nancy Cotton, Laura Marcero and Tracey Secco; 2. Christine Bronk, Carla Haladjian and Kim Melegari; 3. 2016 Liggett Knight Co-Chairs Connie Ahee and Karen Fox; 4. Louana and Georges Ghafari; 5. Benefactor Dinner hosts Kristy and Jared Slanec; 6. Maria Quint and Michelle Rivera; 7. Barbara and Atsushi Yoshida; 8. Rick and Linda Leonard; 9. Jennie Silva and Pam Yates; 10. Bernadine Wu and Huong Reilly; 11. Jen Welch and Jennifer Fruehauf 3

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Liggett Knight Raises Nearly Half a Million Dollars University Liggett School’s annual fall fundraising gala, Liggett Knight, raised nearly half a million dollars – the most a single event has earned in the school’s history.

The event, held Nov. 18 at the Detroit Athletic Club, raised $490,000 for the arts and academic initiatives, technology, building improvements, athletic equipment and more.

One highlight of the event was a paddle call for donations to raise money for the arts. The paddle call alone raised $161,000.

Popular items for the live, silent and fishbowl auctions included various vacations, a Shinola bicycle package, Ivanka Trump-signed jewelry donated by edmund t. AHEE Jewelers, and a chance to be Head of the Upper School.

Liggett parents, faculty and staff also led to the success of Liggett Knight by donating items for themed baskets, helping with student art projects and providing one-of-a-kind experiences.

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Dear Alumni, Once again I can report that things in the Alumni Relations office have been busy! We have had the pleasure of seeing many of you at various events this past fall and winter and there are more events on the horizon. The big event coming soon is Alumni Weekend on May 19 and 20. Planning for this has taken up a large portion of my winter and I’m excited that’s finally almost here. If your graduation year ends in a “2” or a “7” then you will be celebrating a milestone reunion, so please make plans to join us. Of course all alumni are welcome and encouraged to attend the many fun events we have in store this year which include: • An all-new 5th grade/50th reunion alumni meet-and-greet • Lunch & Learn: History of University Liggett School • Our 2nd Annual “Golden Knights” dinner with Dr. Healey for those celebrating their 50th or higher reunions • Detroit bus tour with Faculty Emeritus David Backhurst – back by popular demand!

• Volunteer opportunity on Belle Isle • Campus tours • The All-Alumni Cocktail Reception and Distinguished Alumni induction of Stanley W. Bryant RADM USN (RET), ’64 GPUS • Class photos • Afterglow with DJ spinning your favorite tunes from “back in the day!”

For more information or to register, please visit www.uls.org/alumni. I look forward to seeing you soon and as always, go Knights!

Sincerely,

“The big event coming soon is Alumni Weekend on May 19 and 20. Planning for this has taken up a large portion of my winter and I’m excited that’s finally almost here. If your graduation year ends in a “2” or a “7” then you will be celebrating a milestone reunion, so please make plans to join us.”

- Katie Durno Alumni Relations Director

Katie Durno Alumni Relations Director

Alumni Sports Alumni Soccer Game Aug. 21, 2016 The alumni soccer game ended with the varsity soccer team beating the David Backhurstcoached alumni team 3-1.

Alumni Hockey Game Nov. 26, 2016 More than 20 alumni turned out for the alumni hockey game and participants had a great time.

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1. Mary Griffith Kattman ’74 and Lindsay Brownell ‘06; 2. Jeff ’89 and Hilary Prus; 3. Joe Healey and Yates Campbell ‘07; 4. Biz Renick Bracher ‘87 and Kelley Hamilton; 5. Robert Holmes ‘75, Andrew Fowler, Blaise Lippa ’91 and Barbara Roman ‘83

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1. Woody Sempliner and Anne Berman Feld ’70 GPUS; 2. Tommy Fair ’14, Host Georgia Shreve, Dick Dahling ’77 and Kelley Hamilton; 3. Chelsea Baumgarten ‘07, Ted Bealin and Reade Ryan ’55 GPUS; 4. Martha Friedricks-Glass ‘58 LIG, Maurice Robinson ‘02 Joe Healey and Tascha Alvarez von Gustedt ‘91

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1. Ellen Durand ’79 and Julie Johnson Granger ‘77; 2. Phil Mackethan ‘86 and guest with Cressie Boggs; 3. Kris Mighion ‘82 and Dave Parcells ‘82; 4. Shelly Tibbitts Tucker ‘87, Jen Barnhart-Fozo ‘87, Troy and Biz Bracher ‘87

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1.Mike Lovejoy, Sue Wenzlaff and Robert Wenzlaff ‘57 GPUS; 2. Beth Rizzo ‘82 and Kelley Hamilton, associate head of school for advancement; 3. Angela Johnson ‘93, Katie Durno, alumni relations director, and Ellen Kuschinksi Castleman ‘63 LIG

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A Favorite Summer Trad

Liggett Summer Programs 2017 • Day Camps With Daily Swim Lessons and Archery • Baseball • Basketball • Coding/Video Game Design • Cross Country • iPad Music • Lacrosse • Lego® • Minecraft® • Soccer • Track and Field • Volleyball NEW: Mad Scientists at Work and Softball Camp For more information and registration, visit

uls.org/summerprograms 3 years old through 12th grade.

Morning and extended day care available.

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1045 Cook Road, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236-2509 313.884.4444 uls.org

Homecoming 2016

Oct. 8, 2016

We were lucky enough to get perfect weather for Homecoming – and with games and activities of all kinds, we had record attendance. Football and girls’ field hockey won their games, and boys’ varsity soccer lost in a tough upset.

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Romilly Stackpoole, Class of 2016 inductee with Cathy Griffin and Muriel Brock, Faculty Emerita; 5.

Phil Langford, Staff Emeritus and Jennifer M. Miller ’92; 6. Sarah Stackpoole ’90, Romilly Stackpoole Faculty Emerita and Class of 2016 Inductee and Dana Warnez ‘89; 7. Joan Watts; 8. Dana Warnez ’89 and Meghan Brady Hishmeh ‘89, Class of 2016 inductee; 9. Pete and Jane Ottaway Dow ’51 CDS; 10. Bill Maher; 11. Christine Reif and Kelly Boll; 12.

Bill Maher and John Welchli ’46 DUS, Class of 2016 inductee; 13. Julie Granger ’77 and Kevin Granger ‘72; 14. Class of 2016 inductees Meghan Brady Hishmeh ‘89, Romilly Stackpoole, Jennifer M. Miller ’92 and John Welchli ’46 DUS; 15. Jenny and Chuck Wright ’66 GPUS; 16. Lloyd Semple ’57 GPUS and Goody Semple; 17. Connie Zucker and Paul Brigolin ‘89; 18. Jennifer M. Miller ’92, 2016 inductee with Lynn McNaughton ’66 GPUS and Christine McNaughton; 19. The Romilly Stackpoole fanclub is all smiles; 20. Tracy and Doug Blatt 4

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Liggett Class Representative: Mary Louise Goodson Drennen 106 Merriweather Road Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-3623 mldrennen@comcast.net Ann Pelton Babcock sent us her Christmas greetings early this year.

She said she was fine, lives a quiet life and is grateful to be as healthy as she is.

Sally Baubie Baker wrote that she is still driving but not on the expressways. She is still playing bridge at the Ann Arbor City Club and every Saturday eight widows meet for lunch.

Five of them are in their 90’s, all still drive and all play bridge.

We want your photos!

We will publish, on a spaceavailable basis, pictures of alumni weddings, civil unions, gatherings, promotions, birth announcements and other activities.

What we need: Images must be 300 dpi/jpeg format and must be accompanied by caption information: who (left to right), what, where, when.

Note: Due to small files sizes, we cannot accept photos pulled from the Internet or social media. We reserve the right to reject images for any reason, including but not limited to, poor photo quality.

Email photos to Katie Durno at kdurno@uls.org.

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Patricia Giblin Hack is in Florida for the winter again. This year in Ponte Vedra, a resort near Jacksonville where they get her to assorted appointments including her personal physical trainer three times a week She is fine but anxious to have May come around so she can go to her home in Northern Michigan with her daughter Marie.

Elaine Kaufman James stays pretty close to her Toronto apartment this time of year. Many of her friends are off in Florida or Mexico and those still nearby have moved into assisted living areas and are not happy as she found out when she did venture out for dinner with them there the other night.

Kathrine Morris Schoew escaped a car accident in early December without being injured at all. Her son Rick, who lives with his family in nearby Norfolk, was helping her in her apartment while we talked. She loves it there where she has many friends and a beau. Daughter Chrissie and Roger Powers have moved to East Jefferson for the half year they are back from Florida.

Mary Louise Goodson Drennen: Our class is remarkable but many serious health issues have joined most of us somewhere along the way to 95. I have tried not to publish word of them in my report but may share the knowledge with my closely knit classmates. I’m delighted to be planning a visit from my two “honorary grandchildren,” Ryan and her brother, William Wendt, who live in Odessa, Fla. They fly in on my 95th birthday, a Thursday this year, and hope to celebrate with me all weekend long!

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Shirley Loud Kuecken wrote in to say that she is living in Honeoye, NY, with her youngest daughter and her husband and they are very wonderful to her. If you’d like to connect with Shirley, her email address is SELK9@ aol.com and she would love an email from any friends and classmates.

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Liggett Class Representative: Betsy Stanton 1570 East Ave., Apt. 112 Rochester, NY 14610 585-244-8134 bstanton@rochester.rr.com Betsy Stanton enjoys life in an active retirement home. She remains active in events of the Susan B. Anthony House and continues to write newsletters for alums of her collegiate sorority Delta Delta Delta.

She plays bridge often, continues to use her car and stays active with her family - two sons, one daughter and six grandchildren. One granddaughter attends the University of Rochester.

Her apartment is large enough for her baby grand piano. Life is good.

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Liggett Class Representative: Norah Moncrieff Williams 502 Glen Arbor Lane Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236-1506 JackandNorah@wowway.com Judy Stanton stays active with the Civil Air Patrol, Whirly Girls (helicopter), ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) Kappa Kappa Gamma (collegiate sorority) and Panhellenic, Gilda’s Club (for yoga) and ushering with the Broward Center for the Performing Arts (for matinee Broadway shows). The ushers were honored with a costume appreciation dinner at Halloween at which Judy portrayed the witch in WICKED, including green face and green hair.

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Liggett Class Representative: Ann M. Burton 7 South Street Washington, Ct. 06793 amb6@nyu.edu The eight of us reporting below hope to hear from our other eleven classmates in 2017.

Janet Allen Fruehauf: Janet was the president of the Liggett class of 1950,

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and she lives in Grosse Pointe with her husband of almost 65 years, Henry Richard Fruehauf Jr. ’48 DUS. Of her five children and 13 grandchildren, nine have attended University Liggett School. She and her family enjoy winter sports, boating on the Great Lakes and travel to the Mediterranean, Africa, and Montana. She is pleased, as are we all and that over the years University Liggett School has retained its Liggett name.

Jane Austin Gould: After living for 30 years in Florida, Jane recently moved to New Jersey. She now lives nearer to her daughters, one of whom is on the faculty of Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. Jane is an artist, and she continues to pursue her painting.

We hope to be able to get together in 2017 when she is in Connecticut.

Mimi Rohn McDowell: Mimi lives in Maitland, Florida and characteristically leads an energetic life. “I am a retired high school counselor after 33 years.

I then worked part-time with juvenile court systems, career development, etc. Now I am a lady of leisure who lunches. I swim at the Y and do water aerobics four to five times a week.

I ride my tricycle. I don’t trust my balance on two wheels, everyday in my neighborhood with my two great Pyrenees dogs - Lola and Louie. I take classes at The Art Center and make wonderful things out of clay and paint wild paintings. I read a lot and enjoy a wonderful group of other old lady friends. We exercise together and then go out to eat! I love living in Florida and don’t miss northern winters.

My four children all live within 50 miles of me and we see a lot of each other. I have four grandchildren, two stepchildren, three step grandchildren and two great grandchildren. I lost my husband 13 years ago and miss him greatly. I am very happy and keep very busy. I would love to hear what all our classmates are doing with their lives.

We had a wonderful life at Liggett. We were very lucky.

Nancy Alles O’Hara: Nancy moved back to Michigan in 2002 after sixteen years in northern Virginia. She and her widowed sister, Susan, live together in Traverse City. In 2011, Nancy’s husband of 30 years passed away after a prolonged illness. Since then she has volunteered at an adult day care and

in 2017 will give one day a week to the Senior Center. Nancy has a small ministry that she started a couple of years ago: the Pocket Prayer Shawl, which is a small, sandwich bag sized piece (knitted, crocheted, or whatever) with a small prayer card enclosed and another card explaining the meaning and use of the “shawl.” In addition to distributing them to my friends and church cohorts, she gives a box of 20 to the Salvation Army and have had to refill it eight times! “It’s pretty exciting to reach people in this way, and I now have two men who are knitting for me,” she said. She also had the privilege to supply a campus ministry in Ann Arbor, which serves both U of M and Eastern. Nancy is a lady of many talents, among them beading - and she even finds time to keep up with her reading. Her family continues to grow, she has five children, eight grandchildren and soon-to-be 21 great grandchildren. “My dear Joe O’Hara merged his five with mine, so I get to enjoy all of them and six more grands.

Life is truly good, and I’m so grateful to be a part of it! I hope our little private Liggett Facebook (great idea, by the way!) takes off and we continue to be part of each other’s lives even in some small way.”

Ruth Henderson Graham: Ruth and her husband, Al, live in Bloomfield Hills, summer in Petoskey, and spend the coldest months in Vero Beach, Fla. After twenty Atlantic crossings, their travels are now within the United States. They have cruised the Columbia, Mississippi and Snake Rivers as well as along the New England coast. They have visited many historical sites, especially the Civil War battlefields. Since I have also been engaged in walking the battlefields, there is a vision of our encountering each other on Little Round Top in Gettysburg. Ruth and Al are both alumni of the University of Michigan, and they are “real GO BLUE people” and they are active with their respective fraternity and sorority groups. The Class of 1950 is grateful to Ruth for having organized our last class reunion. Who will do it next time?

Sue Shafter Zinzer: Sue and her husband, Jack, live in Carmel, Ind. – just north of Indianapolis. Carmel is the only city in the nation with 100

roundabouts! Summers are still spent at the cottage on beautiful Lake Huron in East Tawas, Mich. They have two sons, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Sue is a docent at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians & Western Art. The Museum was founded in 1989 and is a leading museum in the field. Sue and her husband have travelled extensively in Yosemite, Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks.

Sidney Boales Whelan: Sidney and her husband, Jack, are very happy living in Sarasota, Florida for the past 42 years. One of their three sons lives near by in Bradenton so they see the grandchildren often. Sidney writes, “After attending Pine Manor Jr. I graduated from the University of Michigan, majoring in Education. I then taught kindergarten at Liggett, Beacon Hill Nursery School in Boston (while Jack went to MIT graduate school in architecture) and then kindergarten in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where we lived for 14 years.

Our boys went to a fabulous private school taught by Jesuits. Everything was taught in Spanish. The boys were really Puerto Ricans when they arrived in Sarasota and went to the high school. They came home after the first day and said that they thought all the kids were on Valium, how they knew what Valium was, I have no idea. They were used to the friendly and vivacious Puerto Rican kids. I volunteer at a near by public school, helping third graders who are falling behind in reading.

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Community Foundation in Waterbury, Conn., one of the oldest foundations in the country. For many years I served on the Grants Committee and was President of the Foundation for two years. For a couple of years I was chairman of the Washington Republican Town Committee and active in local politics. In all of these activities, I have had the good fortune to meet countless people who also work to support their towns and non-profit organizations. My interest in history seems to have migrated back from Britain to America, and so I have been studying the American Civil War and travelling to as many battlefields as possible with the Civil War Tours led by Ed Bearss, former head historian of the National Park Service. As a member of the National Society of Colonial Dames of America, I am on the Board of Managers of the Connecticut Society and the Board of the beautiful Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum in Wethersfield, Conn. Our study of family history, colonial history and of decorative arts is endlessly fascinating, and working with a group of like-minded people is a great pleasure. Once a year I get to Grosse Pointe to be with my family, and now one has a home in Vero Beach, and so I am looking forward to a week in warm Florida in 2017.

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GPUS Class Representative: Jane Weaver Reuther 81 Lewiston Road Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 jnb7@comcast.net Joan LeGro Bushnell entertained a group of GPUS alumni at her house in June. They gathered to meet a friend of Joan’s from Sacramento and to share wonderful stories from their days at GPUS. Fred ’55 GPUS and Sarah Ollison, Bud and Jane Reuther ’55 GPUS, George and Ann Jerome ’56 GPUS, Stevie Hampton ‘58 GPUS, Kathy Collins ’55 GPUS, John Diebel and Danny Harris had a delightful evening sharing memories, amusing tales and stories describing life on Renaud Road in the ‘50s.

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of Massachusetts. A brief 50th wedding anniversary trip was also close by (due to major work on our 1795 home in Wickford village, RI), as we explored the Berkshires, where Dan found a superb Shakespeare repertory company in Lenox, MA and we stumbled onto the Norman Rockwell museum in Stockbridge, MA: five minutes surrounded by most of the original paintings for his Saturday Evening Post covers, and you will agree, “This was our life!” A good March visit in Florida with Gay and Dick Budinger (including dinner with Ellie and Peter Durno) was the farthest we roamed, and all our volunteer work (helping to feed the homeless, etc.) was close to home, as well.

Susan Gillis Snow places new emphasis on the word “active” as a dedicated volunteer in her adopted hometown of La Grande, Ore. When she isn’t pushing the juice cart at a local hospital, she’s busy with the Philanthropic Educational Organization, the international women’s organization providing educational opportunity for female students worldwide. But wait, there’s more! Susan’s main focus is her volunteer work as a “cat socializer” at The Blue Mountain Animal Shelter “Saving the Lives of Homeless Pets.”

She was recently on the cover of a La Grande monthly publication featuring local seniors of note. Here’s to you, Susan. Here’s to you, Joan. Keep up the good work!

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Liggett Class Update (No Class Representative)

Judie Schneider Bailey: We received a Christmas card from Judie, it was so cute – she had included a red and white napkin and wrote ‘Have yourself a Merry little hangover.’ Tom and I both laughed! When I spoke with Judie she said that she planned to visit us during President’s week, but her daughter-in-law is expecting a baby in late January or early February. I said whenever you can visit us is fine with us.

Reported by Anne Wrigley Molesky GPUS Class Representative: Wendy Krag 170 Merriweather Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 gigipab@comcast.net

Julie Pearce: As our 60th reunion lumbers towards us, I want to state my thanks for two of my teachers at GPUS: Miss Harvey, who taught geometry, and Miss McEnery, who taught history. I liked many of my teachers, but these two were especially important to me. Without my realizing it at the time, they were modeling for me the life path I would choose — and, in their way, making it possible for me to choose it. I think of those years as a world where I — and probably most of us — assumed that, as females, we would go to college and then get married and have a family, and perhaps work a little along the way, at best. Being a wife and mother wasn’t one career path, among others — it was really the only career path for women. What I saw in these teachers, instead, were single women with important careers — women who seemed truly satisfied with their lives, and who seemed to love the work they were doing, giving important education to students both in the subjects they taught and the examples they set in their personalities and character. They were truly women who had taken charge of their own lives in a world that discouraged that.

And they radiated how successfully they had done it. Truly, I am grateful to them and have wonderful memories of them.

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GPUS Class Representative: Suzie Sisman Decker 77 Muskoka Road Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-3009 ssdeck@gmail.com Bill Turner: Miriam was christened at Grosse Pointe Memorial Church in December; that’s nine grandchildren christened at the font where I was christened. Miriam has twin older brothers. Lynn and I returned from Italy, Greece and Israel in November, off to Africa in January. Must keep moving! Looking forward to the 50th Anniversary celebration this summer.

Peter Boone: I still live in Manhattan Beach with my wife Dona. Manhattan Beach (population 25,000) is one of the 72 suburbs searching for a city in LA County. My son lives in the same town so I regularly see him and his kids – one of whom is 14 (revolution in progress and such fun to watch).

I have a daughter that lives in New Haven, Conn. – we see her and her

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Fred ’55 GPUS and Sarah Ollison with Wendy ’57 GPUS and Bill Krag and Katie and Jim Stewart ’57 GPUS

The working title of Jeanne Bambas Denton-Nelson’s ’58 GPUS most recent sculpture is “Cash For Keys.” The sculpture is a political comment on the 2008 foreclosure crisis and our credit card culture.

son in the summer. In her case the apple fell far from the tree – she loves the New England snow and can’t see a good reason to live at the beach.

I recently retired, after 35 years with a small software company, so I have time to enjoy the family, the beach, badminton and traveling.

Jeanne Bambas Denton-Nelson: My life on Maui is somewhat idealistic, living, watching Humpback whales and having 200 pound babies born in my watery back yard. For me, I live to paint, sculpt, draw and write.

I will, as I have for the last 30 years here, continue my pursuit to express my art. My pieces have been shown in many museums, including The Cleveland Museum, The Chicago Institute of Art, The Butler Institute of Art and The Honolulu Academy of Arts. It has been a pleasure to have the luxury to express myself through

my work as I wish, and not prostitute my work with the provincial censoring of local galleries. Although censoring art works, often has a backlash in a greater demand for controversial work.

Hmmm. I am still working on a larger sculpture with seven bronzes and a Persian carpet made from keys and coins on granite. The Working Title is: “Cash For Keys.”

This is a political comment on the 2008 foreclosure crisis and about our credit card culture.

My health is excellent, but I tell everyone, I am a bionic woman: two total new shoulders, one reattached Achilles heel, one reattached retina and one total hip replacement.

Sounds like a Christmas weird wish list.

I do hope all the survivors of our class avoiding the grim reaper, continue to comfortably live out their lives with concern for their fellow human beings as we are all a world family not just a small privileged village. Be well! Do good work and keep your eyes wide open!

The life and times of Gary and Judy Rembacki, who amazingly will be celebrating 52 years of marriage in October. No one is more amazed then we are. We still have all of our original body parts and can go thru detectors at any airport without setting them off, so far. I play golf two days a week during the season with a great group of senior guys from all walks of life. We don’t lie about our scores because we no longer keep them. We just enjoy the exercise and fun of being together.

Judy has taken to the Kentucky tradition of going to the horse races and wearing outstanding hats. To my classmates I wish them good health and lots of laughter.

Claudia Gage Snyder: I’ve been living in Bingham Farms, Mich. for almost 32 years. I play a lot of bridge/duplicate and do some volunteer work at my church. Of course I still find time to knit, a life-long hobby that I really love! I did travel to Cooperstown, NY in July 2015 with my brother Tom Gage ’66 GPUS and his wife, Lisa, for his induction into the Baseball hall of fame. Tom won the very prestigious Spink Award for the baseball writer of the year. Wonderful VIP treatment and met so many famous players young and old! Naturally, I’m a big Tigers fan. I’m hoping to go back to England again next summer. I want to check out some of the famous places that were involved at the time of the War

of the Roses. After all, didn’t they just find the remains of King Richard III in a parking lot! Anyway, I’m looking forward to our 60th reunion ... yikes...

60 years!

Rick Kinder: Midge and I remain active. We celebrate our 55th wedding anniversary this year, and have entered the downsizing and simplifying stage.

After cruising the Chesapeake Bay and New England/Canadian waters for nearly 30 years, we replaced our 40 foot Sabre sailboat with a 19 foot Lightning, which we race locally and in regional regattas. In the fall we turned our educational consulting business over to our daughter and by spring will move to a newly built carriage home in nearby Lititz, PA. Our son and daughter along with grandchildren live in the area. Life is good!

I look forward learning news from others and wish everyone the best!!

Julie Schneck Sylvester: It has been a busy time for me with my horses, travel, family and friends. My older horse is now 30 years old and is starting to show signs of aging, but he ignores the signs and is still a Leprechaun at heart. My other horse is the Queen, ruler and boss of the barn - just ask her. This past year had me venturing far and wide. The Hebrides, islands between England, Scotland and Ireland, are beautiful, remote and tenacious. My second trip took me to the Baltic countries which were a battleground for years and the people still show their resilient perseverance.

2017 is going to be another special year for me as I pack for a trip to New Zealand. My best to you and to all of my GPUS colleagues!

Bonnie Gillis Dugan: Hi Everyone!

Hope we will have a reunion soon so we can catch up! Rick, my late husband and I had a Sabre 28 and then moved on to the 34, both beautiful boats. We sailed in groups for 13 years and then my husband died at age 54, in 1988. I have been single ever since. I lived in Manhattan for 25 years; Connecticut for 10 years; North Carolina for 17 years; Southport on the coast and three years in Pittsboro in the middle of the state.

I live in a continuing care retirement community. If you’re thinking about moving, come see me and see how I live. I am in a villa; we have a big house close by with three restaurants, movie theater, exercise facility and a ton of other activities. There is another ULS.ORG

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facility here for assistant living and memory - perish the thought! So one is taken care of for life – ages from 70, 80, 90 and there is one 100 year old.

Everything is beautifully decorated.

Everything they do here is the best; I have no regrets. I am fortunate that I have no health issues; walk five miles daily and was a runner for 13 years prior. I gave up golf because I did not like the courses where the women play and I lost my skill as I was in the league and played 18 holes 5 times week. I was quite good. I am not shy about that! Then living in Pittsboro, I dropped to one to two times a week on nine holes. My game went downhill so I stopped.

My main interest is animal rights. I play bridge and other games, plus there is great theater here. I manage to keep busy. I have two mini poodles and I have traveled a great deal – 25 countries abroad. Hope all is well with everyone. Life has gone by quickly, has it not?

Jack Flaacke: Hello to all my classmates. My wife, Karen, and I have lived in Florida, in the Tampa area now, for almost 40 years. Both our children and grandchildren are nearby.

Many folks work hard, retire and move to Florida. Since we are already here, I’ve no reason to retire. So I’m still working at the businesses I started 20 years ago – recycling electronics and property investment, although day-today has been turned over to my son.

So it’s work and play and all the other things that snowbirds do when they come south. As I approach 77 years old, I am thankful for good health measured by that fact that I have no prescriptions to take. I wish all of you good health too and look forward to a reunion for our 60th.

Suzie Buttrick McCready: I read the last Perspective and the school has come a long way since 1958. I was sorry to hear we lost Henry Peiter.

He was quite a character. What a wonderful tribute to Brick Brock, no matter the inclement weather. That never stopped her. There certainly was a wonderful turn out for the dedication of the field. (In May 2016 on a cold, wet and windy day, University Liggett School dedicated the Muriel E. Brock field hockey and lacrosse field with almost 300 people on hand to honor Coach Brock.)

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Church, which keeps me hopping.

I have been chairlady of the Women’s Circle and an officer of the Presbyterian Planning Committee.

I am involved in two Bible studies which take a great deal of my time. I joined the Bible Study Fellowship, an international organization for women and have made a whole new set of friends. No matter where in the world one may travel, you may find a BSF nearby, and they will be studying the same thing that one studies in their home group. For my social activity, I play a lot of bridge with the Friends in the Hills welcome club group. I am no longer on the board of directors, but I still keep active with the membership.

Life is terrific here in the valley of the sun. I am finally used to the summer heat, after more than 20 years. I don’t go out in the middle of the day. I hope I can make it back for our 60th Reunion. I would like to see all we have left before more of us start joining life in the sky. It sounds like you would like to have another reunion, so mark your calendars for May 18 -19, 2018 in Grosse Pointe and stay tuned.

I love hearing from you any time of the year.

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Liggett Class Representative: Anne Wrigley Molesky 6649 Hawaiian Avenue Boynton Beach, FL 33437 561-413-3744 248-225-8922 tomjmolesky@gmail.com Natalie Deloe Riewe: It has been quite a year for Natalie and Gordie.

Gordie has been in the hospital six times this year. Fortunately, Gordie is feeling much better now and even sounds more like himself. Natalie and Gordie attended a funeral for their retired minister who was a very close friend of theirs. Natalie said that their son-in-law, Brian, had an operation in January. She mentioned that ‘it’s not life-threatening.’ Tom and I wished them a very merry Christmas and a much more healthy 2017!

Gwendy Bennett Gugino: We received a beautiful Christmas card from Gwendy and Jim – it was a photo of Emily and Rich’s wedding on June 9, 2016. Gwendy said they will be going to Colorado in August for a month and then Connecticut in September for their granddaughter Ashley’s wedding.

From left: Gretchen, Emily, Rich, Gwendy ’60 LIG and Jim Gugino

Karin Ryding: Karin and I had a great phone conversation. She has regular visits to the doctor and is feeling OK. She said they have had good weather this far. She is working on several articles, no more books, right now. Victor is still working for the state department.

Karin continues to study Swedish at the Swedish School. She’s hoping to increase her proficiency for yet another trip to Sweden sometime next year. Victor is retiring in early 2017, so they hope to just enjoy and have a happy and healthy future.

Ingrid Sandecki: Ingrid wrote in her Christmas card: “Congratulations for so many years as class secretary!

We we talk, I think I have nothing significant to report but you always seems to manage to make a ‘silk purse out of a sow’s ear.’ Miss Craig would be proud!”

Bonnie Wilson Skoryanc: Bonnie and Jim recently bought a new car after having an accident with a deer that destroyed her old one. Her youngest daughter and her husband live in Tacoma, Wash. He is with State Farm insurance company. They bought a new home a couple of months ago. Bonnie hopes that in the summer she will go visit them.

Dell Rubin Smithern: Dell’s son-inlaw had an operation in January in Ann Arbor, Mich. Dell also reported that her sister-in-law, Elma, passed away last summer. Dell spent almost two weeks in California. The California house is like new and is now up for sale.

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Anne Wrigley Molesky: When the hurricane Matthew warning came up, it was the first time since we had moved to Florida four years ago that we experienced getting ready. The porch was the first thing, taking the furniture and decorative objects on the walls into the living room. Tom then closed and locked the hurricane shutters all around our home. We now know how long it takes to prepare.

Fortunately, Matthew went north of us to the treasure coast of Florida. Tom had his cataract operations done on both eyes, which entailed going to Boca Raton to the doctor’s office and to Delray for the operations. He now has 20/20 vision! Saturdays were busy watching the college football games – University of Miami, Michigan, Michigan State and USC. Thanksgiving dinner was at one of our favorite restaurants, Charlie’s Crab in Palm Beach. Tom and I had the traditional turkey dinner that was delicious. We are so excited about the election results and Donald Trump being our President. We had met him last year at the Easter service at Bethesda-ByThe-Sea Episcopal Church in Palm Beach. We had Christmas Eve dinner at Charlie’s Crab and attended the Christmas Eve service at BethesdaBy-The-Sea. It was a beautiful service.

We felt very secure with so many police cars surrounding the blocks around the church. In December, my alma mater – the University of Miami, Florida beat West Virginia 31 – 14!

What an exciting game.

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Liggett Class Representatives: Sharon Litsky 2000 California Street #402 San Francisco, CA 94109-4302 sharonlitsky@sbcglobal.net Gail Sake Niskar 30030 High Valley Road Farmington Hills, MI 48331-2143 galeml@aol.com Joan Willens Abrams: Life has taken another turn, seemingly in an interesting direction. After spending a couple of weeks in New York this summer, and looking for a place to live, I decided to move back to Detroit to my mother’s home in Franklin, Mich., to continue working. I loved being in the country and made such good friends whom I will miss. It was fun being so close to Chicago as well. Professionally, I have been

developing a communication tool for fashion and retail companies and I am creating a sample piece in Detroit with the hope of getting back to New York. I am so happy to be back in an urban environment, and to be experiencing Detroit in its newly hatched renaissance. Detroit is cool and it is really fun to be here with such a positive attitude around the city. My family is all doing great; above and below me. My mother is going to be 95 and she is remarkable. She is still so beautiful, high energy and with all of her faculties. It’s been great spending time with her at this stage in my life.

She is in Palm Springs now, which too is amazing. And my son and his family are thriving in Portland. I’m so proud of all of them and of course they are the joy of my life. As I mentioned, I am furiously back on the work track.

I am still teaching at Parsons: Online marketing and Fashion Branding. This keeps me knowledgeable about a very strange world that is ruling the fashion industry today. And I’m making great progress with my vidbit merchandising tool. I have a young partner, 25, a writer in Brooklyn, who makes the idea possible. I am also working on a very exciting project with young men from Waterloo, Canada who have developed a nano-technology that authenticates branded merchandise.

They want to market it to the fashion industry and use me to do so, which I’m pretty excited about. They are about to enter in a case study program funded by some source in Silicon Valley and will be near you and Palo Alto for the next three months.

I’m going to be in Palm Springs in February and dying to come up your way and see you guys and them. I know I’m not going to make it but it’s so tempting, I had to mention it. So as I settle into life in the Detroit suburbs, I hope I brought you up to date as we all ease into our next decade of life.

Renate Schmidt Latimer: Vienna in June, with theater every night, and hiking in Vail at 10,000 feet in July were the highlights of our summer.

And above all the almost daily joy of my two-year-old grandson, who, by the way, loves the borscht and bagels and salmon at Barney Greengrass, where Philip Roth likes to hang out!

Gloria Shenkman Cohen: I have given up my Los Angeles apartment and will be making West Bloomfield my base. However, I’ve been traveling to New York City, Long Island, New Jersey, Connecticut, Miami, Key

West and Boca, as well as to Palm Beach Gardens where I was there to experience Hurricane Matthew! My son, his wife and three children are still in LA. I will be going to Mexico over the holidays then stay in Boca Raton for a few months. I will see Annette Lonyo Geddes, who is such a wonderful friend to me and my daughter and Gail Sake Niskar who is full-time in Florida now. I will drive to the West Coast and see Sally Ross Riley and we will try to get others together. I run into Connie Wineman Jacob at charity events. She looks more beautiful and elegant every time I see her! I will also spend part of winter in L.A. so I will see Ellen Kuschinski Castleman. My parents celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary. Amazing. My dad passed away a few months later and my mom is still doing ok at 96. I am anxious to keep traveling while I have the spirit and energy. Had my granddaughter count flags as the countries entered for the Olympics and 122 countries so far! Too bad world is in such a state.

Anyone who wants to go on adventure can contact me. Hope we can all see each other somewhere soon.

Tess Friendenberg Tessler: Hello to all. Be safe in 2017, and God Bless America. My 8th grade and 1/2 of the 9th grade at Liggett were the most wonderful youth experience of my life.

I loved Liggett School for the time I had the opportunity of attending. I am still friends with Carolyn Leech and Sharon Litsky and that makes me very happy.

Sharon Litsky: I’ve been doing a bit of traveling myself, starting with a trip to Arlington to visit husband John’s son, wife and two grandchildren. Then to Chicago for my niece Karolyn’s adult Bat Mitzvah and an opportunity to spend time with my nephew, his wife and grandniece/grandnephews as well as with my sister Dell Litsky Smithern ’59 LIG. John and I also enjoyed time in Half Moon Bay, Calif., the destination of this year’s annual weekend away with dear friends, plus another long weekend enjoying the hospitality of special friends in

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Scottsdale. We stopped in London to join in the festivities of grandson Isaac’s boarding school (Eton) in their annual ‘Fourteenth of June Day’ before heading for a wonderful three weeks in Prague, Vienna and Budapest enjoying synagogues, Jewish history tours, classical music almost every night, night cruises on the Danube, and wonderful hotels and food. My year wouldn’t be complete without my annual birthday visit to Rancho La Puerta in Tecate, Mexico for a week of great food, exercise and time to relax and reflect. Travel concluded with a recent quick trip to Palm Desert to rendevouz with my sister Dell and two cousins whom I hadn’t seen in a long time. And I had a delightfully long and laughter-filled lunch reunion in October in San Francisco with Ellen Kuschinski Castleman and her husband, Don, while they were here visiting San Francisco and the Wine Country for a wedding. It’s always fun to reminisce and laugh about the old days at Liggett, those days still being part of the happiest memories of my teenage years.

Susan Heavner Becker: We’re off to Tahiti in January 2017 with my sister and brother-in-law. I’m looking forward to sun and warmth. Our sweet new dog, Winston, gives us lots of smiles and love. We’re both in relatively good health and enjoying volunteer activities.

Jenifer Hughes Parker “arrived in Sarasota, Fla. on February 1st in our RV, for a two-month stay at Sarasota Sunny South where we have been the past few years. We did our walks on Siesta Key Beach, visited friends, went to plays, concerts, etc. One day in March Doug asked if I wanted to look at real estate, and the rest is history.

We bought a single-family house in Osprey, Fla. that is in southern Sarasota County, and moved here full time on May 16th. We were here until Aug. 1 and then headed north to Kentucky and Michigan and then

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went across Canada to Nova Scotia where we had rented a cottage. It was a pleasant change from Florida. From there, we did babysitting duties first in Maine and then in Rhode Island for Rebecca and Heather. Hurricane Matthew came through Beaufort, and we ended up with a tree on our Beaufort house -- which is for sale. Fortunately there was minimal damage to the house. Doug and I went to a Bowater reunion dinner in Greenville in October, guys he had not seen for 20 years! We saw a bit of fall color during our travels. We are enjoying our new life here. We joined the church choir at St. Boniface Church, and also joined the Sarasota Choral Society, and sang the Messiah with the Sarasota Orchestra. Dylan is happy in his new digs, especially the dog beach where he can be off leash. He has yet to swim in the ocean, but will go in the waves to fetch his ball. He is not fond of our pool, but we put him in occasionally. We have eleven grandchildren all together, ranging from Kate, who is a freshman at Appalachian State, to Nathan who is a busy toddler. We expect another grandchild in March, so babysitting duties will be in order once again.”

GPUS Class Representatives: Sandy Georgeson Moisides 17 Colonial Road Grosse Pointe Shores, MI 48236-1719 sanmoi@comcast.net Bill Randall 503 Devonshire Ln Aurora, OH 44202-8594 wrrandall@windstream.net Meg Van De Graff Shannon: Meg and Rob just returned from a two week eastern Caribbean cruise on the Celebrity with they very much enjoyed. They already signed up for a 2017 western Caribbean cruise, which will be a transitional cruise. Then next November they are renting a cabin for two weeks in North Carolina. They are looking forward to enjoying the future.

Reported by Anne Wrigley Molesky Al Blixt: I’m still in Ann Arbor where I’ve lived since 1963 and happy to do so. My day job continues as a consultant to colleges and universities on leading innovation and change.

As managing partner of New Campus Dynamics, the work is fun and challenging. I worked with universities coast-to-coast in 2016 and have a new book due out in late 2017. I

am deeply involved with issues of developmental disability as the board chair of Intentional Communities of Washtenaw, now it its 10th year.

My son, Andrew, has now lived independently as an ICW resident for four years and he is thriving. Our Chicago family, oldest son, David, his wife Jan and fabulous grandchildren, Dash, 10, and Evie, 8, were with us for the holidays. Jill and I are deeply involved in the Michigan Shakespeare Festival where he is the board chair and Jan is the artistic director. Much love to all of you and your families.

David Hughes: Hello all! Sorry I missed the 50th, but the memories document I started then, to send to you all, has grown from about 20,000 to 45,000 words. No point sharing it just too much stuff - but here’s a brief summary of Gina’s and my activities in 2016. (Not written in a form that will please the Perspective people, I dare say - too busy to polish it.) Gina (Barnes) and I are retired from our university careers but still get dragged into, or can’t drag ourselves out of, so many academic-related things, or other Japan-related things. But we still manage to have fun. We both started the year in Japan. Each of us taught at Japanese universities from September 2015 through January - me at Tokyo U of Foreign Studies and Gina at Kyushu U only about 800 miles away. We linked up several times for various travels - hot springs, research trips, Irish music pub sessions in Kyoto and Tokyo, etc.

We’ve taken lots of other overseas trips too: Gina to Japan again, Boston/ Cambridge for 20th anniversary of the Society for East Asian Archaeology, which Gina created, and Vancouver; me, with Gina tagging along and then to Copenhagen, Barcelona and Hamburg - all for Japanese music performance and teaching duties.

Our Japanese folk music group has performed in Copenhagen, Liverpool and Manchester plus many times in London, and will perform at the Onassis Theatre in Athens in a year or so; our separate Okinawan music and dance group has also had several gigs.

We’ve both also given various public or university lectures and examined PhD theses. I was external examiner for two PhD theses: one on Japanese gamelan musicians in Solo, where I’ve spent about nine months myself researching and playing, and one on Argentine tango in Japan. In April, the British Forum for Ethnomusicology, I’m a past head and long-term board

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Alice Wrigley Baetz ’64 LIG, far right, was honored at the Jenny Lind Club of Michigan Lucia Dinner.

member, at its annual conference, held a “wine reception in honor of David W. Hughes.” I didn’t know about this until the preliminary program was circulated - but Gina was contacted for help in the planning, which explains why she was so willing to join me in attending the conference before I even knew about this. Several of my former students gave presentations, and a Festschrift is being prepared for publication - embarrassingly wonderful. Oh, and at the conference’s music party/reception, several of my former students combined to perform part of my “Jap Rap”, an intro to Japanese music in rap, with some appropriately politically incorrect passages. They got Gina to locate the lyrics on my computer and send them, and they actually put copies of the words on tables at the party. And they dragged me up to perform parts of it for the first time - since I retired in 2008. Bass, keyboard, drums too.

Now they want to make a recording for YouTube. Up in Durham, where we spend half of our United Kingdom time, we continue to play two to three times a week in pub sessions - Irish, English, Scottish, etc. folk music. The worlds of London and Durham are so different and both wonderful, and we have so many lovely friends in each city. Surely that’s enough for now. But I’m keen to hear more about the rest of you and your various activities. Oh, and in a couple of days we enter the Year of the Cock, or Rooster, if that’s less offensive. I guess that’s the birth year for most of our class. Best wishes to all, and Happy 2017 and ever after!

Susan Gilbert: Susan and Geoff Gilbert are into their second year as Portland, Ore. residents and are loving it. Susan reported that on Dec. 8 the view from their 26th floor apartment looked more like Michigan than Portland, with lots of snow and ice.

Connie Brown Glaser ‘66 GPUS was the keynote speaker at the recent Automotive News Women’s Leadership Conference.

The Gilberts have explored some of Oregon, went to Mexico for spring break with the grandkids, visited Norway and Iceland in the fall and most recently went to Seattle for a weekend. Next, in January, is the Southwest in search of sun.

Sandy Georgeson Moisides: I had a fun event in May. Dr. Robert and Marlene Niccolini, parents of Robert ‘86, Michael ’89 and David Niccolini ‘92, all University Liggett School graduates, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. I saw John Mozena ’89 and Susan at the event. Their daughter Beth ‘93 is married to David Niccolini ’92, who also happens to be my son Christos Moisides’ best friend from childhood.

Maybe too many connections to follow, but it was really fun seeing so many friends and their adult children.

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Liggett Class Representative: Karolyn A. Krieghoff Sewell 2046 Camino de los Robles Menlo Park, CA 94025-5917 ksewell7@comcast.net Alice Wrigley Baetz: Alice said that Andy and Chris are feeling just fine!

She and Andy attended the 80th anniversary of Jenny Lind Club of Michigan Lucia dinner dance. Our Aunt Jane Rutherford was a charter member of Jenny Lind, our mother Olga Wrigley was president of Jenny Lind from 1959 – 1961, I was Lucia in 1955, our cousin Rebecca Ebershoff was Lucia in 1957 and Alice was Lucia in 1960. Alice was so honored to be the first of five past Lucia’s to be introduced at the Lucia dinner. Alice, Andy and Chris will be coming to visit us for Easter – we are so excited!

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Don Green ’66 GPUS and his Roots Canada business partner recently received the Order of Canada, one of Canada’s highest civilian honors. David Johnston, the lieutenant governor of Canada presented the award to him. The Order of Canada recognizes outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the country. “They desire a better country“ is the official motto.

Betty Irwin Schreiber: We received a darling Christmas card from Betty – Happy Holidays with five dogs. She has always loved dogs and it is signed

by Betty, Ken and Maggie - the dog.

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GPUS Update Connie Brown Glaser was the keynote speaker at the recent Automotive News Women’s Leadership Conference, attracting an audience of more than 600 business leaders in the auto industry. An author and syndicated columnist, Connie spoke about her international bestseller, Swim with the Dolphins: How Women Can Succeed in Corporate America on Their Own Terms. An expert on women in the global economy, Connie has traveled around the world consulting and speaking at business and corporate forums. She spent 3 weeks in India as a guest of the U.S. State Department, speaking to media, business, and ULS.ORG

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Mini Reunion: The 1966 Football Team Celebrates Its Undefeated Season

By Chuck Wright Below are some snapshots taken at Weber’s Inn on Sept. 18 from our “football reunion” dinner honoring Coach Trim. Jenny wishes we had invited the wedding photographer who was in the next room to come in and take a group picture for us! Besides Dick and Kathy Trim, those in attendance were Mark Brown (who organized the whole thing), Mark Weiss, Rick Granger, Chris Seyler, Clark Durant, Peter Durant, Walter Cytacki and his wife, Sally, Wally Gamber and his wife, and last but not least Jenny and me.

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university audiences. She and her husband Tom live in Savannah, GA and Asheville, NC.

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GPUS Class Representative: Priscilla Mead 750 S. Race St. Denver, Co. 80209-2724 ulsclass1970@gmail.com The GPUS Class of 1966 celebrated their 50th reunion with dinner at the Little Club in May 2016 during Alumni Weekend. We regret not including this photo in the last issue.

Jani DuCharme Gunsaulus ’67 GPUS with her husband, Clyde, son Calvin and his fiancé, Jessica Wilson, at a wedding in Glen Ellen, San Francisco

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Ann Mesritz Gronvold ’67 GPUS, Chrissie Johnson Zoufal ’67 GPUS and Amy McMillan Harwood ’67 GPUS enjoyed the San Francisco area together in December.

Bill Marcus is reaching a transition in his work life. JBS Energy, Inc., the consulting firm where he was a principal for 32 years, is retiring.

It stopped taking new work but will complete existing projects.

Bill is continuing his work with consumers, environmentalists, and utility regulators through a successor firm, MCPM Economics.

He will reduce the amount of work that he’s doing over the next several years while also reducing his commute and eliminating both staff supervision and the pressure to find work for other staffers. But in the short term, the administrative steps to start a new business are a significant task. This past year,

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Several members of the Class of 1974 celebrated Onnie Killifer’s 60th birthday together in Apton, Calif.

Some of the University Liggett School class of 1970 celebrated New Year’s Eve together. Clockwise from left: Jane Whitney, Annie Widlak, Chuck Shreve, Hadley Mack French and John Danaher.

James Perry ’70 GPUS was recently elected as a Fellow of the State Bar of Michigan Foundation.

Marie and Bill traveled to Italy and Amsterdam in the spring. They spent some time with his dad in Michigan in September, who is doing very well, and then went from there to spend a week relaxing on Terceira Island in the Azores.

Leslie G. Wrigley: Les and Robin celebrated Christmas in San Mateo.

After Christmas, they drove down to Santa Ana to visit Robin’s sister, Wendy, and her husband, John.

Wendy has arthritis and they anticipate that she will either be using a walker or a wheelchair. Fortunately, John is now retired so he will be able to be home and take care of her. Les and Robin went hiking in July in Washington and in October they went hiking in the Catskills. It has been a very good year for real estate. Les said a 1,000-square-foot home is a $1 million plus. They still own five rental homes in the area, which are always rented.

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Tommy Buell McDonell ’70 GPUS will have a two-person show with Deborah Kline at the Campbell House in Southern Pines, N.C. The show features abstract work from both artists. Tommy is an award-winning artist whose work has been showcased in Durham, N.C., Aberdeen, N.C., and Dallas.

Dickinson Wright attorney James B. Perry was elected as a Fellow of the State Bar of Michigan Foundation.

Fellows of the State Bar of Michigan Foundation are chosen for their outstanding legal ability and devotion to community. Only five percent of the State Bar of Michigan’s members in good standing are invited to become Fellows. He also spoke at the 5th Annual Employment Law Workshop presented by the American Society of Employers. He spoke at the Plenary Session and presented “Retaliation, Really?” during the morning breakout sessions. Perry is a Member in Dickinson Wright’s Detroit office.

Liggett Class Representative: Renee R. McDuffee 480 Lodge Drive Detroit, MI 48214 rrmkpk@earthlink.net Reflecting on the class of 1970: Some of us are facing retirement, some of us are facing illnesses, but looking back, we still act like high school teenagers having fun.

Kathy Curry Robinson and Howie Robinson: We are currently carrying on a thoroughly modern marriage 600 or so miles apart. Howie is still working on Long Island at Brookhaven National Lab, while Kathy returned to the Midwest ahead of him to set up a retirement base near two of their three grandkids, in ChampaignUrbana, Ill., site of the University of Illinois. Kathy is taking classes in philosophy and poetry writing. They take turns traveling back and forth between “Treetops,” their third-floor co-op apartment that reminds them of Paris, and “Seabreeze,” a tidy little house built in the 1970s that is half a mile from Long Island Sound, where Howie likes to take daily swims when the weather is warmer.

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Class Representative: Sara Hendrie Sessions 972 N. Brys Drive Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236-1670 sessions9@comcast.net Eric Fornell reports that his daughter Alison got married on August 6th in Newport, where she is a teacher at St. George’s School. Jim Tracy ‘74 and Matt ‘74 and Sharon Pierce joined in the celebration.

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Mini Reunion: Class of 1980 Hockey Players

By Jamie Todd ‘80

Lifelong friends are truly rare and special. Lifelong teammates are rarer and even more special. Such is the case with a group of University Liggett School alumni hockey players.

Teaming up together in 1980, they brought University Liggett School their first state hockey championship, defeating DCDS in the finals. At that time, they combined class B, C and D into one division and Class A was the division with the larger high schools. The little high school from Grosse Pointe with a total of 120 boys somehow had enough hockey talent to hang and defeat all of the B/C/D challengers and even tied Trenton, the eventual Class A champion, that year. This was one of those high school accomplishments that stays with you long past the trophy ceremony.

Captains from the 79/80 team — Bill Seaver, Jamie Todd, Jay Peacock (Coach), Allen Taber, Dave Parker

From there, they went their separate ways, continuing their hockey journeys along with preparing for their professional lives. Allen Taber headed east to play and continue his education at Dartmouth. Jamie Todd headed to the University of Michigan to study Electrical Engineering and successfully walked on to the varsity team as a freshman. Bill Seaver went on to earn some playing time at Bowling Green University. His brother Scott Seaver (class of ‘81) went on to play at Ferris State.

Most of them drifted apart for about 30 years.

Enter Facebook and the expansion of Pond Hockey tournaments nationwide. Jamie Todd had relocated to Colorado and continued to play and coach hockey on a regular basis. He played in a couple of Pond Hockey tournaments with some other friends in Colorado and Wisconsin with various amounts of success. Todd said, “It’s fun any way you slice it but much more fun if all of the players on your team are good players. It’s not easy to find six players that have the time and the ability to take a couple days off of work and leave their families to participate and also to be ‘good’ players.” He and Allen Taber, who lives in Grosse Pointe Farms, played in a tournament in Beaver Creek, Colo., and thought that it would be great if they could get more players from their past to join them.

Fast forward to 2013. Facebook allowed them to reach out to their old high school classmates to see who was interested and could get away. We identified a tournament in Silverthorne, Colo. (close to the Breckinridge Ski Resort) that would be a great way to reunite and play together again. We could also ski a couple days after the tournament and get some extra mileage out of the venture. We invited everyone we could find and could only get solid commitments from five total players. It turns out that most of our ex-teammates didn’t continue playing/ skating until they were 50. The few others that were still playing had kids with commitments or other obligations. No matter — we were going to play. Bill Seaver was living/working in New Hampshire and his brother Scott, living in Rochester, N.Y., joined them.

They also enlisted Rich Carron, who played on the 1980 championship team and was living in Grosse Pointe Woods. Jamie Todd, who lived in Colorado, filled the last spot with a local player and they were off — the Motown Mayhem was created! They played in the Colorado Pond Hockey Tournament in the 45+ division with 15 other teams competing for the title. They won by defeating a team from Steamboat Springs and the dynasty was started.

The teammates participated in a special post game ceremony to honor their friend and teammate, John Hindle, who passed away a couple years prior.

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Al Girard ’74 and his grandkids

of tennis.” Hmmm…as Michigan starts it’s freeze, a trip to Santa Rosa and some doubles sounds pretty great!

Class of 1974: From left, Amy (Morgan) Toussaint, Emigh (Erikson) Litch, Eric Fornell, Sara (Hendrie) Sessions, Ellen (Kennary) Doyle, Cliff Dierksen, Mary Fay (Griffith) Kattman, Bill Dahling, Jeff Harness, Al Gerard, Sandy Pensler, Dave Peters, Jana (Kirlin) Brownell and Matt Pierce all Class of 1974 attended the funeral for the late Mark Valente ’74 who passed away in July. (Please see In Memoriam for Mark’s obituary.)

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Class Representative: Thomas Graves 24 Harbor Hill Rd. Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 tggravesmd@gmail.com One of the things I especially love about being the 1978 class representative is making contact with people I love and don’t see very often, some I haven’t seen since we graduated - but it is wonderful catching up again. Thank you for taking the time to share your life with us here. It’s exciting that our class is so diverse - that way, we can really learn from each other! In fact, I am proposing that next year we take a trip visiting some of our ’78 friends who live in really awesome locations!

For example, let’s say we wanted to know what is happening in Shanghai, China. We could pay a call on Beth Peabody Rentschler. Beth and her husband, Pete Rentschler, have been living in Shanghai, China the last six years. Do we wonder what life is like in Shanghai these days? Beth says, “We love it!” Beth’s son Peter is engaged and lives in Chicago. Peter and Katie’s wedding is next July. Beth’s daughter Grace graduated from Colgate University last May and now lives and works in Chicago. Grace attended 11th and 12th grade at Shanghai American school and loved it! Beth said, “We’ve had many visitors from Grosse Pointe, some from days past at University Liggett School.” Beth

added, “I hope this finds you and our fellow classmates happy and well.

Cheers to the holiday season and a healthy and happy 2017.”

When we had our fill of Chinese food with Beth, we could go to the land of bikes and hikes and one of the most beautiful places on earth: Mackinac Island. And on the Island we can find our classmate Elaine Touscany. Elaine finds Mackinac dreamy as many of us do. In her words, “I just bought a condo on Mackinac Island and could not be happier. I still live in Metamora with John Monahan, but decided I needed something on the island.”

While the Chinese food on the Island may not rival Shaghai’s - Elaine finds the view is phenomenal. She mentions tremendous peace as she sits on her porch admiring The Jewel (the front nine of the golf course). I don’t golf but if Elaine offers a class reunion on Mackinac I might take a few practice swings from her front lawn!

When it gets too cold on Mackinac Island, let’s head to Santa Rosa, Calif. and the urban heart of wine country. We can ask Fritha Beekhuis Mansueto, who lives there for a tour.

In fact, if we liked the area, Fritha could help us relocate there. Fritha works in property management, and she owns rental units and vacation rentals. Fritha has two kids Ethan and Leona, 16 and 20. She mentions that she was married, but sadly she was widowed in 2005. Fritha stays in contact with Chris Schrashun Gretchco. Fritha says, “I still play lots

The summer in Northern Michigan is beautiful, and John Hastings mentioned that he loved being up there from Texas this summer for a mini-reunion at Big Trout Island in northeastern-most Michigan this past October - with Bill Harness, Bill Beardslee, Mike Merlo, Ziggie Martin, and Mark Mushro.

Maybe our class would favor a stint in Connecticut? If so, we could stop by at Kevin Conley’s home. I asked Kevin for an update, and he replied, “As promised, my regular alumni note every 38 years. I’m surprised to be living where I am—a two-time expat (of Detroit and Brooklyn) settled in country Connecticut, a nice blue state, in an old farmhouse, with four kids (Max, Sarah, Jack, and Gloria) and Plato the dog. My wife, Amy, is a writer too. We’re doing surprisingly well, considering the collapse of the publishing industry. This summer I had a great visit with Frank Judge and Bob McJennett, who were driving up to Boston together, to visit Claudia Kuhnlein Eaton. To the delight of my kids, they told embarrassing stories that I’d almost forgotten about me standing naked in the snow in Petoskey or talking Communist policy in school assembly. A few months later, Frank and his wife Carolyn Way Judge welcomed me, and my son, into their home in Ridgefield, Conn., a nice break on our way back from college visits. I’m always happy to share politics and embarrassment on Facebook, which actually feels a lot like the Commons at University Liggett School, with regular rabble rousers Heather Vincent ‘77, Adam Davis ‘79, Bill Fleischmann ‘79, et al., solving the world’s problems during study breaks, same as ever. Drop by.”

Hmmm….I like the old farmhouse theme, but can Kevin cook?

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Red Wings Alumni Game Feb. 10, 2017 Jimmy Carson ‘86 returned to campus recently to the delight of many.

Carson, who played for the Detroit Red Wings in the early ‘90s and attended Liggett in the mid-’80s, hit the ice at McCann Ice Arena with the Red Wings Alumni team. Carson and his fellow Wings alumni took on the MI Blood in a charity game to benefit Michigan Blood.

A few familiar faces were in the crowd to watch Carson play, including David Backhurst, faculty emeritus.

Debbie Holly Palms is married to Jeff Palms. That kind of makes us related since one of our daughter’s best friends is Jeff’s niece, which Debby just shared with me. Debbie has been blessing the world through her work at the Council of Michigan Foundations for the past six years. The Council of Michigan Foundations is a community of philanthropists committed to improving outcomes for Michigan, and the world beyond. They invest in Michigan’s charitable organizations, convene business, and work with government and nonprofit leaders.

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“to leverage our collective voice to increase the impact of Michigan philanthropy.” Debbie also serves as Director of Learning Services for the Council for the past three. Debbie has one son living in Breckenridge, Colo. and a daughter living in Leland, Mich.

John Engel reported from Evanston, Ill. John said, “It is so wonderful to see the news about our classmates!” John recalled the way we learned from each other at University Liggett School.

He mentioned one memory learning from Dick Dahling ’76. In John’s words, “Dick was a smart, thoughtful and worldly young man. I was just 16 and only wise enough to notice and remember Dick’s leadership. Over

the years, as I met important life decisions, did I learn more specific lessons from Dick: why rigorous study and thoughtfulness about history are vital, how to gain perspective from difficult losses, the necessity for humility in our personal views and respect for our national process.

Lessons like the one Dick taught were countless in my days at Liggett and what made the place so special and inspiring in the years thereafter.

I am a bit late on this, but thank you Dick and everyone one else who taught and demonstrated vital life lessons to me!” John Engel has always been a grateful guy - which is my theory for his constant smile

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Another person with astute insight into finding joy in life is Bill Harness.

Bill is married to Katie, and those of us who know her would say, “If you can’t be happy being married to Katie, you can’t be happy”. The point is - Bill and Katie live a life they love. Bill amazed me with his great wisdom regarding this subject. He mentioned that he knows “happy people who have very little wealth,” and he knows unhappy people who have more than they could ever use. Bill said, “How we perceive our life determines our happiness, and therefore we only need to alter our perceptions to alter our happiness. Happiness, I believe, comes from gratitude. I have had many challenges in my life, and the one thing that has helped to see me through them all is a genuine gratefulness for all that God has given to me. To love and to be loved as the most prime example. My family, my friends, my dog and even total strangers. The natural world and its indescribable splendor. The stars above and the endlessness of what is unknown. One does not have to be religious to see it just this way, but for me it adds an exponential sense of joy.”

As for the Graves Family, we are doing well. I married the love of my life, Anne. We are headed toward 30 years of marriage in September!

We have two children, Tommy, 25 and Sarah, 22. Tommy is working in Michigan in sales, and Sarah is finishing college and working for the Cincinnati Reds baseball team.

Anne works as the Evangelization Coordinator at St. Paul on the Lake in Grosse Pointe. Her calm and loving way blesses many people. I have worked as a family physician in New Baltimore, Mich. since 1989 with seven wonderful partners. A huge part of my life is our Haiti mission HART, The Haiti and Africa Relief Team, which sends doctors, nurses, dentists and other volunteers to serve the poorest people in our half of the world. It is easy to be grateful for what we have here in the USA after visiting Haiti - and yet, the people are joyful - we love returning each year.

In summary, our class is all over the world. We are involved in many different occupations. Some of us are single, married, divorced, widowed.

Sarah Thurber recently wrote a book called “The Secret of the Highly Creative Thinker.” It’s about the science of creativity. It’s full of amusing pictures, intriguing research and fun exercises to help people be more creative thinkers.

Former University Liggett School faculty members enjoy lunch together. Clockwise Christine Reif, Barb King, Ceil Frederick, Julie Granger and Helen Slade. Also at the gathering were Mike Bowden, Eric Linder, Betty Greer, and David and Elaine Backhurst.

Some have kids, and some don’t.

But we have shared important memories together as students at Liggett - and that bonds us into a family.

To steal the words of Bill Harness, “Happiness, I believe, comes from gratitude.” Yes, Bill, I believe you are right, your formula works. We are happy, because we are grateful … to be part of such a wonderful class, and such a brilliant school.

Former University Liggett football players Robert Listman ‘94 and Bill Listman ‘87 celebrate with their nephew Connor Barthel ’19 on the Knights amazing 10-1 2016 season.

1982 35th Reunion!

Class Representative: Michael Ottaway 252 Cloverly Road Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 482363304 Michael_Ottaway@ml.com

Sarah Thurber: I have just written a book called “The Secret of the Highly Creative Thinker.” It’s about the science of creativity. It’s full of amusing pictures, intriguing research and fun exercises to help people be more creative thinkers.

It’s been a best seller on Amazon, and gotten some great reviews. In addition to authoring the book, I am currently running an innovation company called FourSight that teaches creative problem solving and publishes a creative thinking assessment that has been used by more than 100,000 people around the world.

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Sameer Patel ’94 with his daughter Maya

In late 2014, John K. Addis ‘94 left his position as Creative Director of a Lansingarea design firm to branch out on his own as a sole proprietor – creating AE: Adventures in New Media. Above is a picture of the new AE office space.

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Alumni Master Class with J. Navarro ‘00 Broadway, the Big Apple and making connections.

J. Oconer Navarro ‘00, a classically trained pianist who works as a Broadway composer, writer, musical director, arranger and vocal coach, took time out of his busy New York City schedule to spend an afternoon at University Liggett School.

While at the school, he worked with Dr. Phill Moss’s Upper School drama class and gave a master class after school to more than 40 Upper School students. During his master class, he took questions from students, talked about what it takes to work on Broadway, and discussed the process of piecing together a musical and what it takes to make connections in the Big Apple.

“When I had my call-back audition for NYU, I looked up who was playing piano in every orchestra on Broadway and reached out to ask for a meeting. Some responded,

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some didn’t, some agreed to meet with me, some didn’t,” he says.

“But I wanted them to at least know my name and my face and have that initial connection.”

At Liggett, Moss challenged him to emerge from the orchestra pit to the stage.

“It was this guy,” Navarro says, pointing to Moss when asked how he made the transition from classically trained pianist to musical theater enthusiast.

“It was my time with the Liggett Players that really opened my eyes to the world of theater,” he says. Not only did I perform, but I was able to design, choreograph, orchestrate, arrange and direct.”

Navarro, who began playing piano when he was two years old, grew up in a musical family who regularly saw shows at the Fisher, Masonic and Fox theaters. Navarro said it’s

important for students to study their craft and older traditional musical composers.

“For musicals, study all of them.

Study the classics,” he says. “Even the new musicals like Hamilton and Book of Mormon are structured the same way as the classics, they are just using modern vernacular.”

Moss said that Navarro is a great example of talent combined with hard work, determination and a bit of being in the right place at the right time.

“We discovered how talented Jay is on the Pleasant Lake trip in ninth grade. He’s immensely talented, but he’s also smart, motivated and driven, and it’s tremendous that he’s willing to share his experiences as a working musician with our drama and choir students,” says Moss.

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Renata Conger ’06 and her husband, Dave

Jack Elsey Jr. ‘00 and his wife, Dr. Merrill Perlow Elsey, are celebrating the birth of our new baby girl, Isabel Emily Elsey, who arrived on December 5, 2016 weighing 8 lbs., 2 oz.

1991

Class Representatives: Natasha Moulton-Levy 13595 Julia Manor Way Westfriendship, MD 21794-9220 teklaml@aol.com Katy Campbell 3257 Cummings Berkley, MI 48072-1154 mkpodolan@gmail.com Alexandra Solomon: I am a proud member of the class of 1991 and the daughter of Christine Reif. I am reaching out with a status update of sorts. I am a licensed clinical psychologist and assistant clinical professor at the Family Institute at Northwestern University. In addition to treating individuals and couples, I train graduate students to do couples therapy and teach an undergraduate course, “Building Loving and Lasting Relationships: Marriage 101.” The course has received international attention and is frequently referred to as “the most popular course on campus.” Last year, in fact, the graduating seniors elected me to deliver their “Last Lecture” during senior week. I am passionate about supporting the relational development of young adults, and I am about to publish my first book.

“Loving Bravely: 20 Lessons of Self-Discovery to Help You Get the Love You Want” is a relationship self-help book that offers readers a

Liggett Lifers wedding: A group of University Liggett School Lifers were together this past fall for a wedding in Alberta, Canada. From left right: Jessica Spriet Monasterio ’02, Michelle McGoey Williams ’99, Lauren Ealba Harris ’02, bride Julie Moore Totsch ’02, Suzanne McGoey ’02, Kari Stahl Schives ’02 and Virginia Moore Bludeau ’99.

“deep dive” into self in order to better understand who they are in the service of creating healthy and happy intimate relationships.

1994

Class Representative: Peter Brown 5605 Trousdale Drive Brentwood, TN 37027-4308 pbrown@gpjco.com In late 2014, John K. Addis left his position as Creative Director of a Lansing-area design firm to branch out on his own as a sole proprietor.

In the past two years, AE: Adventures in New Media has expanded to a team of 11 in-house web, graphic, and video professionals. Last month, AE purchased and moved into a commercial building to support its growing staff and resources. Addis lives in Lansing with his wife Leah and 2.5 children.

Peter Brown is still living in Nashville with his wife Angie and two boys Truman, 6, and Robert, 3. He is vice president at G7 Entertainment Marketing, a firm dedicated to helping brands market their products using music, sports and other lifestyle platforms. Recent projects include a partnership between Cisco and Keith Urban, Taylor Swift and Diet Coke and an extensive music festival program for Fireball Whisky.

Sameer Patel is still living in Los Angeles with his wife Mary and daughter Maya and works as a radiologist at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. He’s still waiting for a Lions Super Bowl win. His brother and parents all doing well in Chicago and Michigan respectively.

2006

Class Representative: Alyssa Bronikowski 1221 N. Dearborn #211N Chicago, IL 60610-8376 Alyssa.bronikowski@gmail.com Renata Conger: Renata and her husband, Dave, were blessed to visit Japan again this past November. They traversed hundreds of miles by bullet train, climbed mountains by ropeway, and clopped down cobblestone roads wearing traditional wooden ‘geta.’

From the bustling city of Osaka, to the serene forests of Ise, they encountered breathtaking sights, delicious local delicacies, and charming people. The couple looks forward to taking their two-year-old daughter, Zerelda, when she’s a bit older.

Stone Hazlett: Stone has finished a long eight-year career in the Air Force. He will be medically retiring from the Air Force in the spring.

Stone will then continue in the civilian workforce in business development.

Stone has also founded and built a nonprofit organization aimed towards facilitating healthy transition for veterans returning from deployment and separating from the military. He gained his organizations 501c3 status shortly after Christmas 2016. The name of the company is Operation Frontline Recovery. Additionally, Stone has a new born son born on August 21st named Stone Jr. He plans ULS.ORG

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Exploring Space With Marlon Cox ‘92 NASA Space Suit expert Marlon Cox ’02 returned to University Liggett School to speak with Upper and Lower School students about NASA and the International Space Station. From left: Marlon, Shernaz Minwalla, assistant head of the upper school and dean of student life, and Marlon’s wife Kristie, who also works at NASA.

Please email us … … so we can return the favor and let you know what alumni events are happening in your area. And while you’re at it, send us some news! Write to kdurno@uls.org.

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Who Could Have Predicted?

Well, the Class of 2007 did, at least when it came to the future of two of their classmates.

Ten years after they were called out as future doctors in the yearbook, Anthony Provenzano ’07 is an internal medicine resident and Monique Squires ’07 is an orthopaedic surgery resident.

Armaity Minwalla ’13 performs at the Women’s Glee Club Annual Cabaret Night

From the left, Dan Dube ’10, Christopher Stroh ’12, Bharath Kotha ’12, Peter Eckrich and Patrick Monahan ’12 attended Liggett Knight in November 2016 at the Detroit Athletic Club.

on moving back to Michigan following medical retirement from the Air Force.

2009

Class Representative: Bianca Avolio 4884 Kensington Detroit, MI 48224 Bianca@thesecondguess.com Tracy Gray: “Before teaching my students about purpose in writing, I have to stop and think. Before I pose the question “what is your purpose” to them, I have to think about my own. Do I have a purpose?

Am I following through with that purpose? Am I doing everything I can to achieve that purpose? You can

A group of Class of 2012 alumni enjoyed dinner together after many of them volunteered in the alumni cook tent during Homecoming 2016. Clockwise from front Christopher Stroh ’12, Bharath Kotha ’12, Meghan Berkery ’12, Brendan Clancy ’12, Dan Dube ’10, Anthony Palleschi ’12, Kathrine Parthum ’12, Alexis Walker and Pat Monahan ’12.

teach purpose in many ways. You can teach author’s intent; you can teach the meaning behind the whole text; you can connect it to the student’s own lives. This year I implemented a curriculum called book love. I was so excited! Getting back to helping students love literature again! What a beautiful thing to teach. The school year has gone pretty well so far. I’ve got good students, had some really excellent work from students. I hope that by the end of the semester we are all following and living by our own purpose. Because, taking a lesson from Thoreau, life was meant to be lived deliberately and it would be a shame to get to the end only to realize we hadn’t fully lived.”

Briana Bellamy ’13 with a display of her desserts at a local tasting

2013

Class Representative: Armaity Minwalla arminwal@umich.edu Kevin Allen: Kevin is excited to start his career with Comcast/NBC Universal after graduation. He will be working in various positions around the country for two years before moving on to the next step in his career. Kevin stays busy at the University of Michigan by playing bass in a band, running a student record label, and finishing his education in business with a music minor. Although his grades aren’t quite as good as those of his sister Samantha Allen ‘16, he likes to think that he has more fun.

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Amber Baldwin: Amber is completing her final semester Oakland University.

She will be graduating from OU’s honors college with a bachelor’s degree in health sciences in April. She is currently putting the final touches on her senior honors thesis with the title “Best Practices in Public Policy Related to Palliative Care and Physical Therapy:A Systematic Analysis.”

She will be applying to doctor of osteopathic medicine schools in June.

Emma Bandos: Emma has recently finished all her formal classes at Western Michigan University for art education with an emphasis in photography. This past semester she worked as a photography laboratory technician and mentor to be able to enhance and improve her skills and knowledge in the darkroom and lighting studio. She is now student teaching at Mattawan Early Elementary. She has one more semester of student teaching left after this school year. She is expected to graduate her five-year program a semester early in the fall of 2017. This past year she was the vice president of chapter development for the Kappa Rho chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi. She now holds the historian and alumnae relations cabinet chair positions.

She was newly initiated into Order of Omega, the Greek Life honors society. Over the summer, she worked at Pretty Lake Camp in Mattawan.

This camp provides a free experience for underprivileged students to still have the experience of attending an overnight summer camp. Emma worked in the outpost with middle school and early high school aged students. She is excited and nervous to be able to teach her own art classroom in the future, and cannot wait to see where it takes her.

Briana Bellamy: Briana’s time away from Detroit while attending Emory University for her undergrad has allowed her to reflect about how she wants to positively affect her hometown. While many businesses are being created, very few of them are by those who are familiar with the city of Detroit and its people. With this in mind, Briana has decided to combine her passion for baking and the need to represent her community in business by breaking into the food industry. By making ice cream and baking cookies, she plans to have her items in stores

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and potentially a permanent location to sell her desserts. She has already begun developing her brand by hosting a tasting at a local boutique shop. From that alone, Briana started filling orders and was also asked to bake for a wedding. While she had to stop to finish her last semester of college, she plans on devoting all of her time to her business after graduation.

Connor Borrego: Connor is currently a senior at the University of Michigan studying political science and entrepreneurship. As a member of the inaugural cohort of the entrepreneurs leadership program run by the University of Michigan Center for Entrepreneurship, Connor has had the opportunity to work on behalf of the Department of Defense’s Office of Economic Adjustment as a management consultant for their Defense Manufacturing Assistance Program based out of the Institute for Research on Labor Employment and the Economy in Ann Arbor. After graduating Connor plans to get more involved with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and entrepreneurial programming within the state of Michigan. Connor also has been working with Tripp Preston ’15 and a collective of students from the University of Michigan to develop a forum-based digital marketing analytics mobile application for digital news outlets.

Ariana Castillo: After a busy summer and fall full of academia and rugby Ariana continues to do just those things this winter semester -- studying and training. Ariana has been taking classes to finish up her bachelor’s of science degree in international studies with a subplan in global environment and health. She looks forward to graduating in April from the University of Michigan and following a path related to healthcare. Ariana helps lead the service organization, FNE at Michigan, where she prepares a delegation of students to travel to Nicaragua for the month of May to carry out various service projects in a rural community outside of Leon. In June of 2016, Ariana had the pleasure of competing in the Collegiate Rugby Championships in Philadelphia. The team placed fifth. In the fall of 2016, Ariana’s rugby team placed third in their conference. Ariana continues to

compete and train diligently with her team with the hopes of getting a bid for Sevens Nationals in the spring after graduation.

Victoria Chochla: Victoria is finishing her undergraduate career at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and will be graduating at the end of April. At the end of January, she participated in a Doulas of North America doula training and doula certification class. She was inspired to take this class after taking a childbirth and culture class for her international studies minor. In addition, Victoria is preparing to host her annual tennis clinic this spring in Poland and looks forward to teaching Polish children the fundamentals of tennis.

Julia Grimm: Julia is completing her last semester of Denison University as a communication major and history minor. Julia was recently initiated into the National Communication Association’s honor society, Lambda Pi Eta, which rewards achievement in communication studies. At Denison, Julia also spends her time tutoring students at a local elementary school in Newark, Ohio. She is honored to be able to create a positive learning environment and act as a role model for underprivileged children. This past summer, Julia worked as a government affairs intern at a lobbying firm in Washington, D.C. She combined her passion for communication and history by reporting on U.S Congress hearings of public policy issues. Julia plans to enjoy her last few months as a college student at Denison and is excited to begin a new stage in her life as a college grad.

Alec Josaitis: Alec is a senior at the University of Michigan, pursuing a B.S. in honors physics. His studies have given him the opportunity to travel abroad for the first time and continue his studies internationally. Last year, Alec conducted particle physics research at the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva, Switzerland, and participated in a summer school for cosmology at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy. This summer, Alec will travel to a volcano in a remote portion of northern Chile to help service the Atacama Cosmology Telescope. While not causing trouble abroad, Alec enjoys singing in a

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men’s choir, exploring the rooftops of culturally-interesting buildings, listening to music too loudly in his headphones, going for runs when it isn’t too cold, speaking broken French in Ann Arbor, and being a questionable influence on fellow Liggett alumni A.C. Robertson ‘13 and T.C. Fair ‘14. After graduating, Alec hopes to pursue a Ph.D. in Experimental Cosmology; he will apply this coming fall. Please do not hesitate to contact him at ajosaitis@ gmail.com.

Connor Fannon: Over the past few years Connor has met numerous amazing people, including many of the alumni of the baseball program at Oakland University, but also his 30 teammates that he can confidently call his brothers. As far as school goes, Connor will be graduating this spring with a Bachelor’s of integrative studies degree focusing on sales, and he believes that this degree will put him in a great position to be successful post-graduation. He hopes, however, to be continuing his baseball career after this collegiate season, as the Major League Baseball draft is held June 9th-11th. This past fall, Connor was named offensive MVP, and hopefully he will be able to carry that over to our season! Connor is excited for this last semester in college, but knows there are bigger and better things to come in the future!

Austin Kidder: Austin is in his fourth year at Walla Walla University.

He has recently decided to major in biophysics in addition to bioengineering and is currently finishing his last class requirement for a chemistry minor. This past summer he spent a considerable amount of time on a salmon seining boat in Alaska, an experience he greatly enjoyed and may continue this summer.

Colleen Klimek: 2016 was a very exciting year for Colleen. Starting out the year with an internship with The Walt Disney World Company in Florida. She was able to work Braves spring training, Special Olympics spring games and The Invictus Games. After a successful eight month internship she went back to Olivet to finish up the last semester of her degree in sports and recreation and business administration, in the

Department of Health and Human performance. Finishing in only three and a half years at the top of her department was a true success.

Before graduation in December she had already received a job offer from Disney to work on the opening team for the new Epcot Festivals team who will be in charge of the inaugural International Festival of the Arts. Only a few weeks in and she was offered a position as a trainer for the next festival. She hopes to continue her career at Disney, eventually becoming a leader for the team.

Cameron Marchese: Cameron is on track to graduate in the spring with majors in economics and French, and has been coaching youth hockey for the last two years as well. He is a head coach for the mite travel team at the Winter Club of Lake Forest. He has accepted an offer for a full-time job, where he will be working as a sales executive at a company in North Chicago called Uline. Cameron will be moving to downtown Chicago at the end of this coming summer.

Armaity Minwalla: Armaity is finishing her undergraduate career with a B.A. in women’s studies and a minor in music. In the fall of 2017, Armaity will begin the next stage of her academic career as she pursues a masters of social work at the University of Michigan. She will be concentrating in interpersonal practice with a practice area in health in hopes of pursuing a career in women’s health education and advocacy. This year, Armaity reprised her role as diversity peer educator for Couzens Hall, where she assists in maintaining the tenets of diversity and inclusion and the emotional and physical wellbeing of her 520 residents. In this role, she has organized celebrations, symposiums and dialogues around social justice and diversity and serves as advisor to Couzens Active Multiethnic Organization. She also had the privilege of teaching a course for future residential staff members on building inclusive communities.

This is also Armaity’s eighth and final semester with the University of Michigan Women’s Glee Club where she serves as vice president and oversees all alumnae relations including the organization’s first ever Alumnae Choir, which was featured during Armaity’s last concert with

WGC in April. Armaity’s most recent endeavor has been volunteering for the Southeast Michigan Doula Project as their expansion of services intern. She has been working for this nonprofit organization since April 2016 and hopes to continue volunteering with them throughout her graduate studies. With this organization, Armaity has been assisting in the implementation of doula support services during more than just labor and delivery experiences. Doulas are emotional, spiritual, and physical support persons for pregnant women.

While historically, doulas have been used exclusively for labor and delivery, Armaity and SMDP believe that women need support during every stage of their pregnancy. Armaity cannot wait to see what the future brings and is excited to continue pursuing her dreams of creating social change and hopes that she has inspired others to do the same.

Beth Ottosen: Beth is a senior microbiology major at the University of Michigan. She is currently working as a research assistant in the Mobley Laboratory, a part of the microbiology and immunology department of the University of Michigan Medical School.

There, she is assisting research on the bacteria Acinetobacter baumannii, a common hospital acquired infection of the respiratory tract, blood, and other body systems. Her research focuses on the virulence factors possessed

by A. baumannii strains such as drug resistance, immune evasion capabilities, and metabolic pathways, which enhance its pathogenicity in infected hosts. The ultimate goal of this research is to better understand how A. baumannii causes disease, and by doing so be able to develop alternatives to the standard antibiotic treatments currently used. Some of her work will be presented by her supervising post doc, Dr. Sebastien Crepin, at the American Society for Microbiology conference this summer.

After graduation, she plans either to get more research experience as a laboratory technician, or to get certified in medical laboratory science before applying to graduate programs within the next year or two.

Ashley Rahi: In December, Ashley graduated Summa Cum Laude from the honors college at Oakland University with a Bachelor of Arts in

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Alexander Minanov ’16 tried out for the University of Pennsylvania lacrosse team and made the squad as a walk on.

Psychology. She plans on continuing her education by pursuing a masters degree in speech-language pathology.

Her goal is to become an ASHA certified speech-language pathologist and work in a pediatric setting upon successful completion of the master’s program. Additionally, for over a year she has been working with the nonprofit organization Fleece and Thank You to bring comfort and happiness to children in hospitals across Michigan and now Ohio by giving them handmade fleece blankets. She helps to prepare the blanket kits at the Fleece and Thank You warehouse and works at the events by helping groups, businesses, and teams make blankets.

She also goes to various hospitals and helps deliver the finished blankets to the children who are admitted for treatment. Ashley hopes to continue working with the organization in the future because it is a cause close to her heart and has seen what a difference it makes to not only the child receiving the blanket, but to the child’s family, as well!

human rights non-profit in London.

Aaron continues to write and submit to a variety of publications. His work has been featured in the Detroit Metro Times and is forthcoming in the Los Angeles Review of Books.

Aaron Robertson: Aaron is finishing his senior year at Princeton University, where he is pursuing an A.B. in Italian and a certificate in African-American studies. He formally ended his run as editor-in-chief of The Nassau Literary Review in fall 2016, and is presently occupied with his thesis project: an Italian-to-English translation of a 450-page book! Oh boy. Beginning in October 2017, he will be pursuing an M.Phil in modern languages at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.

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Elizabeth Stallings: Elizabeth is currently a senior at the University of Michigan. She graduated in April with a Bachelor of Science in engineering with a concentration of environmental engineering and a minor through the program in sustainable engineering.

This past August, Elizabeth got engaged to Christopher McDonald of Bloomfield Hills. They plan to get married this summer before Christopher’s seven year commitment as an ordnance officer in the United States Army commences. Aside from academics, Elizabeth also just completed her term as president of Alpha Delta Pi sorority. She also spends time working at the University of Michigan law library as a reading room desk assistant and working at the Ann Arbor Water Treatment Plant as their engineering intern.

Ashley Tengler: Ashley is completing the last semester of her bachelor’s degree at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. She will graduate with a major in political science and a minor in urban studies. Over the summer, Ashley worked in Ann Arbor as a canvasser for Clean Water Action, Michigan’s largest environmental nonprofit, where she was able to educate local communities about current environmental issues. She recently returned from spending a semester in Norwich, England where she studied at the University of East

Ian Barone, Laura Hicks Barone ‘08, Muriel Brock, faculty emerita, Robert Eckert, Raleigh Dettlinger Eckert ‘08 outside of the Gem Theater on Saturday, March 4, 2017 during Raleigh and Robert’s wedding reception

Anglia and had the opportunity to travel around Europe. After graduating in May, Ashley hopes to move to Washington, D.C. and pursue a career in nonprofit work.

Aria Ganz-Waple: Aria is currently in her last semester at Wayne State University and will be graduating with a dual major in biological sciences honors and university honors. She plans to one day attend medical school with hopes of working in the ER. Alexa Yates: Currently Alexa is finishing school at Wayne State University, working towards her BFA in Industrial Design and working parttime for both her father’s company Yates Industries, and SHE stores, a clothing boutique located in Grosse Pointe and West Bloomfield. She has lived in downtown Detroit since last February and absolutely loves it.

She is happy to be a part of such an awesome community and witness the incredible changes being made in Detroit.

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Class Representative: Megan Desmadryl megandes@umich.edu We had about 15 alumni here for our Christmas pizza party and this is what they had to report: Anthony Galea: attends Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and he said it’s been a good fit for him, but that classes have been tough!

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Mini Reunion: Class of 2016 Pizza Party The class of 2016 gathered in the Upper School Commons in December to have pizza, see friends and connect with their former teachers.

Spencer Ewing: attends Central Michigan University and he reports that college has been pretty fun – especially when he isn’t studying.

Bobby Root: attends U of D Mercy and said it is pretty fun, especially in the fall when he could walk around downtown and enjoy many local Detroit hot spots.

Kira Borum: attends Central Michigan University and has been having fun with all her new found freedom.

Jack Sheeren: attends University of Chicago and says school is good and that he likes it that classes aren’t mandatory.

Alexander Bowman: attends Lake Forest College and says he likes school and being on the basketball team!

Sam Allen: is at University of Michigan and is doing lots of theater and working a bunch, too.

Carissa Knickerbocker: attends University of Chicago and spends her time on theater and teaching kids about mommies.

Jonathan Elmer: attends Florida Gulf Coast University and loves it.

He says there is an awesome beach on campus and that he’s loving the sunshine and “living the life!”

Amy Jachim: is doing a work-study program at Kettering University where she is studying engineering for blocks of time and also working in engineering for blocks of time.

Grant Mercer: attends Miami of Ohio and says “he’s good!” He might participate in fraternity rush

in the spring but is unsure. He likes school a lot.

Megan DesMadryl: is at University of Michigan and says she loves school.

She likes how many different things there are to do at school and says she sees Rita Sidhu quite a bit because they have a lot of the same classes.

Kendall McConico: is at Case Western Reserve and reported that college is difficult but really fun and that she loves her freedom and also her team!

Former Faculty/Staff Former faculty/coach Bill Bellows (ret. 1985) wrote in to say that he moved into an assisted living facility in Ellsworth, ME and that he still keeps in touch with Dick Trim and Glynn Conley ’59 GPUS. If you want to reach him, his email is bilsbeat@gmail.com ULS.ORG

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We have received word of the recent passing of the following Alumni and extend our condolences to their families and friends.

Memorial notices for those for whom we receive a published obituary will appear in the In Memoriam section of Perspective magazine. Upon request, we will also post memorial notices on our alumni Facebook page. If you would like to report the recent death of a classmate or friend, please email a copy of the obituary or a link to the obituary to Katie Durno at kdurno@uls.org.

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Memoriam Mary McGuire ’37 CDS, passed away in December 2016, in Lombard, Ill. at the age of 96.

Born Mary Dykema in Detroit on January 2, 1920, she was the daughter of Margery Russel Dykema and Raymond Kryn Dykema.

She attended Chatham Hall (1937), Vassar College (1941), and Johns Hopkins Medical School (1946). She had a private psychiatry practice in Grosse Pointe for more than 20 years. She was married to Laurie Craig Dickson, Jr., from 1949 until his death in 1968. She was married to James George McGuire from 1972 until his death in 2011. She had two sons, Craig Blackwood Dickson and Raymond Dykema Dickson. She is survived by her son Craig; daughtersin-law Linda Tuttle Dickson and Karen Kenney Dickson; grandchildren Laura Blackwood Dickson, Elizabeth Dickson McNamee, Sarah Keller Dickson, Louise Claire Dickson, and Raymond Dykema Dickson; sisters-in-law Jane Kilner Dykema and Annette Shelden Dykema; ten nieces and nephews; and many cousins.

Elizabeth “Betty” R. Cornwell ’44 LIG of Saginaw, passed away peacefully in her sleep in August 2016 at the age of 90. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Caroline Giddens; sisters, Mary Koebel, Grace Coryell and Nancy Harbison. We will be remembered by her husband of 65 years Ernie Cornwell, sons, Peter Cornwell, Steve and Kacey Cornwell; grandchildren Sean, Michelle, Eric, Nate, Kristen, Tyler and Ben; great grandson, Alistair and many nieces and nephews. Betty was an avid bridge player, golfer and puzzle enthusiast, who enjoyed her family and friends.

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Raymond Riley “Bob” White Jr., ’47 DUS, passed away in September 2016 at the age of 87. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Lynn; daughters, Lindley White and Shelley Dolan (Tim) and grandchildren, John and Riley Dolan. Bob served in the U.S. Coast Guard and was a graduate of Proctor Academy and Northwestern University. He spent his career in the steel industry. He was a member of the Commodores Club and served as commodore for The Grosse Pointe Club.

Ann Meader Cooper ’51 CDS, passed away unexpectedly in January 2017 at the age of 83. A resident of Grosse Pointe, she was the daughter of Cortland Horr Meader and Elizabeth Burr Edwards. Ann attended the Grosse Pointe Country Day School and the University of New Hampshire.

She married Thomas Arthur Garred of Grosse Pointe in 1957. Thomas Garred preceded Ann in death in May of 1983. An infant daughter, Susan Garred, also preceded Ann in death in 1962.

Ann married Dr. Ralph Ruehle Cooper in 1986 and was introduced to the Keweenaw Peninsula. After Ralph’s death in 2004, she continued to spend summers in the Upper Peninsula.

She enjoyed the theater and music.

She was particularly fond of going on jazz cruises, and to the Symphony with family and friends. Her graciousness and bright cheerful attitude will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.

Ann is survived by a sister Bette-Burr Fenley (Greene); children, Lynne Cameron (David), Tracy Meyers (Jeffrey), Michael Cooper (Sylvia), Lynne Robertson (James) and Elizabeth Cooper; grandchildren, Thomas (Alycia), Lindsay and Jonathan Cameron, Beth and Jenny Cooper, Andrew Robertson, Kathryn van Susante (Paul), William, Rebecca and Stephen Jessup; great-grandchildren, Murray and Arlo Cameron, and Xander van Susante; nieces, Thia Waller, Wendy Zimmer (Roger), and Sally Fenley, and a nephew, William Fenley.

David Johnston ’51 DUS, passed away in August 2016 at the age of 82.

David earned a B.A. in art from the University of Michigan, School of Art and Architecture. He served in the

U.S. Army from 1953-55. After moving to New York in 1958, he worked as a scenic designer off-Broadway and in summer stock. He met his future wife, Mary Lou, when they worked summer theatre in Spring Lake, N.J. Wishing to focus on his art, David moved to Paris in 1963. The Johnstons were married in Switzerland that year and lived primarily in Europe until 1975. David works hang in museums and private collections in the U.S. and Europe. He is survived by his wife, Mary Lou; a daughter, Diana J. Minor (Timothy); a son, Scott; two grandsons, Evan and Owen Minor; and his brother, Forman S. Johnston.

Hans Becherer ’53 DUS, passed away in October 2016 at home in Denver of esophageal cancer. He was 81.

Hans was born April 19, 1935, and grew up in Grosse Pointe. He earned a history degree in 1957 from Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. After joining the Air Force, he served as a supply officer in Germany.

During a vacation with his sister, Ruth, near St. Tropez, France, he spotted a young Parisian, Michele Beigbeder, who worked as a ballerina and model. They began dating and married two years later. Returning to the U.S., he enrolled at Harvard Business School. After getting his masters of business administration in 1962, he drove his Renault Dauphine to Moline, Ill., to take a full-time job at Deere. As a promising young executive, he was brought back to Moline in 1967 as an assistant to William Hewitt, the company’s chairman. On later postings, Mr. Becherer scoured Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa to find new customers. He was involved in bartering Deere combines for jute in India. He won a series of promotions in the 1970s, when Deere sales boomed, and in the 1980s, when a farming slump forced the company to cut its payroll by more than a third.

He rose to chief executive in 1989 and chairman the next year, becoming

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only the seventh chief of the company founded in 1837 to make steel plows.

He retired from Deere in 2000. He is survived by his wife, a daughter, a sister and three grandchildren. A son, Maxime, died in 1998.

Mark Valente ’74, passed away in August 2016 at the age of 60.

Mark, was born Aug. 27, 1956. He earned an accounting degree from Villanova University, class of 1978, then went on to earn a Law Degree from the University of Detroit School of Law. Mark left Grosse Pointe in 1984 to work in the Office of Public Liaison at the White House under President Ronald Reagan. In 1986, he became the Director, Coalition Development Department at the Republican National Committee. In 1989 Mark worked as Director, in the Office of Congressional Relations, at the US Office of Personnel Management for President George H.W. Bush. After leaving government service, Mark formed a Washington, D.C. based government relations firm, Valente & Associates. Mark was elected to the Grosse Pointe Park city council at age 24, the youngest in the city’s history. Mark is survived by his wife Claudia (Barker), mother Maria (Ballerini), father Marco Jr., brothers: JB, Richard, Dean, and brother-inlaw Craig Barker, nieces and nephew and twelve godchildren. Mark was predeceased by his grandparents Ballerini and Valente.

We regret to pass along the news that Tom Stanczyk ‘82, passed away unexpectedly in October 2016.

William “Bill” Burns ’93, passed away unexpectedly in November 2016 at the age of 41. William was born March 12, 1975, to Kamini Burns (née Saith) and Richard J. Burns. He began studying marine engineering at the Merchant Marine Academy at King’s Point, NY, and graduated from the Great Lakes Maritime Academy in Traverse City, MI. Bill had a heart condition all his life. He spent his last evening visiting friends, in the best of spirits and in good company - talking hockey, fishing, hunting, and sea stories. Bill will return to sea one last time, with a burial at sea by his employer MEBA (the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association).

His family will also take some of his ashes to ceremoniously spread in his honor for the duration of their lives, whenever they travel to the ocean.

Bill had a special relationship with his 11-year old niece Morgane, who he helped up her basketball game, took trick-or-treating any Halloween that he could, and made sure she always got her homework done. Bill is survived by his parents, Richard and Kamini Burns; his sister and her husband, Margaret Burns Vap and David Vap, his niece Morgane Vap, and his good friends all over the world.

Tarik F. Ibrahim ’99, M.S., M.D., son of Drs. Fikry and Mona Ibrahim, passed away unexpectedly in July 2016 at the age of 34. Tarik was born on Sept. 2, 1981, in Grosse Pointe.

A neurosurgeon at Loyola University in Chicago, Tarik was to begin specialization in base-of-skull surgery at the Swedish Medical Center in Seattle. He chose to challenge himself with the most demanding specialty, motivated by a selfless drive to tackle the most devastating afflictions. He is survived by his parents, Drs. Fikry and Mona Ibrahim; his aunts and uncles, Drs. Onsi and Yvonne Rizk, Mr. and Mrs. Bahi and Eva Habib; his cousins Mona and Chady Haurani, Mina and Dmitri Zhuk, Youssef and Sophia Rizk, and Ben and Jennifer Rizk; his nieces and nephews, Mira, Nadeem, Malek, Eva, Amalie, and Nathan. He is preceded by his late grandparents, Dr. Anis Rizk Hanna and Mrs. Marie Boctor, and his late uncle, Dr. Sabry Ibrahim.

Joseph Opperwall ’05, passed away unexpectedly in October 2016 at the age of 29. Joseph was born Jan. 31, 1987, in Grosse Pointe, to Theodore Opperwall and Kristine Galien, and attended the University of Michigan Dearborn and the College for Creative Studies. He was a self-employed interior designer in the Grosse Pointe area. Joe had far-ranging interests.

He enjoyed world travel, designing and building things, craft beer, and automobiles, among others. He was a member of the Detroit Racquet Club. In addition to his parents, Joe is survived by his fiancee, Rachel Enright; brother, Daniel G. Opperwall (Eleni); niece (Patricia); two nephews (Theodore and Joseph); and grandmother, Jean Galien.

Honorary Alumni Longtime Grosse Pointe Park resident Kim Khong Lie M.D., 84, passed away in November 2016, on the MS Koningsdam while on a cruise in the Caribbean Sea.

Dr. Lie was born in 1932, in Djakarta, Indonesia, to Norine Kwee and Keng Hoen Lie. He was the fifth of 10 children.

After spending his childhood in Indonesia, he moved to the Netherlands. He entered university at 16 and received his medical degree from the University of Leiden.

Shortly after marrying his wife, Mado in 1957, they emigrated to the United States, where he always wanted to do his surgical residency and which he completed at Grace Hospital in Detroit.

He was blessed with 59 years with Mado, 10 children and 14 grandchildren, whom he truly enjoyed and adored.

Dr. Lie was a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. In 1970, he co-founded the American Association for Hand Surgery and served as its president shortly thereafter. In 1973, he opened the Hand Surgery Center, the first of its kind in the Metropolitan Detroit area, where he developed innovative methods of skin grafting specific to hand surgery.

He received an honorary degree from University Liggett School in 1998 upon his youngest child’s graduation.

Dr. Lie is survived by his wife, Mado; children, Winston A. Lie, Roxane M. Lie ‘80, Marc A. Lie ‘84 (Anja Derckx), Lancelot A. Lie ’86 (Vivian Preston), Parcival A. Lie ‘88, Gunther A. Lie ’91 (Nancy Alcott), Tamara M. Lie Fobare ’92 (Greg Fobare), Natasha O. Lie Wilde ‘94 (Christopher Wilde), Sergei A. Lie ‘97 Kara Conway) and Ariadne G. Lie M.D. ‘98 (Dr. Justin Bult); grandchildren, Maja, Asia, Lillian, Audrey, Emilia, Josephine, Amstel, Zealand, Greta, Harrison, Andrew, Skylar, Declan and Ophelia.

He also is survived by his nine siblings, Giok, Gwan, Titi, Ruud, Jenny, Grace, Edith, Gwat and Eric.

Former Trustee We regret to pass along the news that Gail Isbey Phillips, passed away in January. She was a University Liggett School trustee from 1970-1976.

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Head of School Joseph P. Healey instructs the Liggett Knight and Lady to begin the traditional tug of war during Homecoming in October. The annual red vs. blue tug of war is held on the school’s Stadium Field.

Little did Dr. Healey know, just five months later when he announced his retirement, the Liggett community would decide to name that field in his honor. The Campaign to Honor Dr. Healey asks the Liggett community to make a gift in honor of the longtime head of school who has made an extraordinary impact on countless students and alumni. Gifts can be made online at www.uls.org/Healey.

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University Liggett School 2016-2017 Board of Trustees Connie Ahee

Atanas Ilitch

Thomas Robinson ‘80

Gloria Butler Miller

Lila LaHood ‘92

A. Paul Schaap

Shauna Ryder Diggs

Patrick Mansfield

Joseph J. Shannon

James A. Fitzgerald ‘56 GPUS

Tomasine Marx, ‘78

Shema Spivey

Henry Ford III ‘98

James T. Mestdagh

Kenneth A. Fruehauf ‘85

Matthew Moroun ‘91

John W. Stroh III ’78 President

Louana Ghafari Secretary

David A. Nicholson

Beth Van Elslander Wood ‘89

Scott A. Reilly Treasurer

Anne Widlak ‘70

Jason Patrick Hall Joseph P. Healey

Cynthia Ford Honorary Trustee Ruth R. Glancy Honorary Trustee

William W. Shelden, Jr. Honorary Trustee

David M. Wu ’83 Vice President

2016-2017 Alumni Board of Governors Katherine Andrecovich ‘04

Ellie Farber ‘11

Gail Kachadourian Howe ‘89

Christopher Stroh ‘12

Jeffry Bauer ‘73

John “Chip” Fowler ‘00

Julie Borushko ‘04

Michael Fozo ‘87

Abigail McIntyre ‘91 Vice President

Anne Hildebrandt Tranchida ‘92 Secretary

William Canfield ‘64 GPUS*

Patsy Gotfredson ‘80

Robert Jewett ‘87

Joseph Cobb ‘04*

Jessica Hall ‘01*

Muffy Boomer Milligan ‘73

Dana Warnez ‘89 President

Paula Cornwall ‘84

Waref Hawasli ‘00

Lynn Carruthers Park ‘73

Jean Doelle ‘55 LIG

Tom Henry ‘61 GPUS

Robin Russell ‘59 GPUS*

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