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The Academy World Magazine Fall 2012 Published for the Alumni, parents, and friends of Wilbraham & Monson Academy Editor Emily Gaylord Assistant Editor Deanna Roux Advisory Board Brian Easler Rodney LaBrecque Richard Rodgers Meaghan Rothschild Chris Sparks ’95 Contributing Writers Mary Bacon Allie Collins Anderson ’16 Christina Cronin Jill Dangleis Sarah Goolishian ’13 Nicholas Jalbert ’12 Steven Lakeraj Ragnauth ’12 David Little ’16 Gina Markowski Alessandra Mele ’09 Meghan Rothschild Bill Wells
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Photography Bill Wells Wilbraham & Monson Academy is Paul Bloomfield assigned to the National Register of Sarah Goolishian ’13 Historic Places. Jan Reynolds Ziter Various contributing photographers
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Scott B. Jacobs ’75 Chair
Susan “Suzy” Awad President
Mark R. Shenkman ’61M Vice Chair
Karen Ambrose Vice President
Michael J. Flynn Secretary
Melissa Reeves Treasurer
Donald J. Stuart ’73 Treasurer
Madona Zerbe Secretary
Susan Y. Awad Bruce E. Buxton David J. Callahan K. Ivan F. Gothner Krista Hanson Hyun Chong Kim ’77 James E. LaCrosse ’50W Steven P. Marcus Timothy J. Marini Susan C. McKenna Kent W. Pecoy Steven D. Spence ’76
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Head of School Emeritus Richard C. Malley
Community Service Gets a Facelift The community service group at WMA has recently been adopted by the Marketing & Communications department and renamed WMAction. The group is reinforcing WMA’s relationship with the community by getting hands on in the surrounding area. The group works on site at area organizations such as Springfield’s Gray House and the Dakin Pioneer Valley Humane Society as well as sponsors events on campus. Students who participate in WMAction get experience in modern day philanthropy from on site service, to marketing, event planning and community relations. The group even adopted a manatee named Ariel in honor of this year’s water theme! www.WMA.us/WMAction The Academy World · Fall 2012 ·
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