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PERSPECTIVES

By Brian P. Easler, Head of School

Since I first expressed my interest in becoming the Head of School, people have asked me about my vision for WMA. I am excited by this question, because the last decade of growth and progress finds us poised on a firm foundation for the future. We are a community of healthy, happy and intellectually engaged students and adults who are challenged by a rewarding and unique program. We have a vast alumni network that is proud of its alma mater. We have a beautiful, historic campus that is well-maintained and where regular improvements and updates have come to be an important measure of the school’s progress. The school is clearly in a good place. But, I know we can be even better.

I envision a historic campus so meticulously well-kept and thoughtfully updated that visitors and members alike are in awe of its functional beauty. I envision a sustained competitive market advantage, and a culture of fiscal stability that gives us options and helps us weather storms. I envision a community of learners where we are all open to challenge and change, accepting of feedback, supportive of those around us, and fully committed to personal development. I envision an increasingly rigorous and engaging program that provides our students with foundational skills and unique experiences that will prepare them for the uncertainty and opportunity in the world that lies ahead.

I envision a school that so enthusiastically and fully embraces its global mission that our action and our mission become indistinguishable.

I envision graduates feeling so fully prepared for their journey that they endow the school and its influence in perpetuity.

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Vision, however, is not the mystical ability to see into the future. On the contrary, I believe having vision means being able to calculate and anticipate likely future circumstances, and to use those predictions to guide our actions in the present. Because prediction is not an exact science, it means that vision is always somewhat dynamic; our goals may remain relatively constant, but how we get there will change with the continually evolving landscape. We can improve our chances of succeeding in this endeavor, though, by being informed, thoughtful, judicious, willing and inspiring.

To be informed, we must know ourselves first.

It means measuring ourselves in the present in relation to our past, to our competition, and to our goals. It also means being informed about the world of education, the business of schooling, and general global circumstances.

This takes a team: the breadth and depth of information is magnified as we pool the resources and perspectives of those around us.

Trends, benchmarks and trajectories do not guarantee what will happen next, but they will enhance our ability to predict and make good choices.

Thoughtful and judicious consideration turns this vast array of information into actionable priorities. Opportunities, threats and tolerance for risk are constantly shifting, so a great deal of thought and care must be employed to make the right choices at the right times. The outcome of this careful analysis is the determination of the right course of action, which will sometimes require difficult choices. Having “vision” isn’t enough on its own. It requires a willingness to act, to lead, and to inspire others to follow. Of all the aspects of vision, these are the most singularly dependent on the leader, and it is to these that I commit myself fully.

After all of this, it will come as no surprise that my definition of vision is more of a process than a trait or a specific image of the bright future of Wilbraham & Monson Academy. It’s not a picture of the future, it’s more of a map, and the way to the future has many paths and many choices that will present many emerging opportunities . . . and that is what makes the journey ahead of us so very exciting.

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On The Cover After 16 years of service to the Academy, Brian P. Easler was formally installed as Head of School at the 2014 Convocation ceremony in August. He is pictured with his wife of 25 years Dr. Stephanie Easler, who is a tenured Biology Professor at Holyoke Community College.

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By Bill Wells, Director of Student Promotion

Advanced Placement scores trending upward

“Trend” is one of the most popular words in the world right now.

For example, Wilbraham & Monson Academy’s Advanced Placement scores continue to trend upward.

That isn’t just an example – that’s a fact.

WMA’s AP scores improved for the third time in as many years, finishing well above the Massachusetts and global average.

Of the 161 students who took an AP exam in 2014, 83% recorded a score of three (out of five) or better. The average in Massachusetts was 72%, while the global average was 61%.

Also, and even more remarkably, approximately 20% of the WMA Class of 2014 finished as AP Scholars of Distinction, meaning students scored an average of 3.5 or better on all AP exams, and scored a three or higher on five or more exams.

“The WMA AP program continues to develop and evolve because we have such committed teachers eager to create innovative curriculum,” said Meg Hutcheson, WMA’s Dean of Curriculum.

“The fruits of their efforts are seen in the increased scores and improved student performances.”

The World Languages Department has adjusted its focus in recent years, making the subjects more enjoyable while also improving AP test scores.

“The shift in languages is shifting the focus to native materials, and when we say native materials we mean materials that are designed for native speakers of the language, not necessarily designed for an English student learning a foreign language,” said Kevin Kane, chair of the World Languages Department. “Our text sources, as well as our sources on the internet, were able to give kids a more authentic listening experience and a more authentic reading experience, and that’s what the AP test is looking for: real situations. Knowing the

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structure of the test and knowing how that works, we’re able to start some of those activities and build the skill sets earlier. That pays off not just with the test prep, but also in what the students are able to say and do and articulate. A lot of those activities are fun to do, the interest is there and the results are good.”

“This is a particularly meaningful gift because it’s going to directly affect the quality of life of every male boarding student who comes through the school for the foreseeable future,” Mr. Easler said. “For the Korean parents to do this, not only does it benefit their own children but also every male boarding student in the school.”

Dan Moran of the Center for Entrepreneurial and Global Studies put an academic standard on a certain type of essay, which he in the end felt helped his students greatly with their writing skills and reading habits.

As part of a campus priority project, the Rich Hall improvements include refurbishing the shower rooms and amenities. The project was completed by the start of the 2014-15 academic year.

“We introduced a ‘time bomb’ essay, where the students had an hour from the time they opened up the attachment to respond to the attachment via email, and all of that is traceable through our First Class email system, so if they went over the hour they lost points,” Mr. Moran explained.

“This taught them to write quickly under the gun, and also to review things they may have been shaky on.”

WMA also saw an increase in the number of students taking AP exams, with 161 students tackling tests in 2014 compared to 119 in 2010.

Class of 2015 duo attend writers’ conference YoungSeok (Justin) Jang ’15 and Jon Vogt ’15 were selected to attend the New England Young Writers’ Conference May 15-18 at the Bread Loaf campus of Middlebury College in the Green Mountains of Ripton, Vt. The conference, in its 30th year, attracts the top high school juniors in the field of writing from across the country.

Korean parents make donation toward Rich Hall improvements In a tremendous show of generosity to The Global School®, the parents of Korean boys attending Wilbraham & Monson Academy made a $54,000 donation toward improvements to the dormitory in Rich Hall.

The donation was made to then incoming Head of School Brian Easler at a WMA Alumni, Parents and Friends gathering at the Prima Hotel in Seoul on March 8.

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Head of School Brian Easler with Korean parents in Seoul March 8, 2014.

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Jonathan Lee ’15 chosen for Worcester Youth Symphony Orchestra Jonathan Lee ’15 auditioned for and was selected to participate with the Worcester Youth Symphony Orchestra in May. Jonathan, a violin player, was motivated to try out for the Worcester and Boston orchestras following his performance at the Massachusetts Music Educators Association All-State Orchestra in March.

7 students excel on Latin exam Seven students from Wilbraham & Monson Academy were recognized in May for their award-winning scores on the 2014 National Latin Examination.

Atticus Russell ’18 and Emma Stoll ’18 earned gold medals and a Summa Cum Laude Certificate on the Latin 1 exam, and Marcus Klebart ’15 earned a Magna Cum Laude Certificate; YoungSeok “Justin” Jang ’15 earned a silver medal and Maxima Cum Laude Certificate on the Latin 2 exam, and Hope Williams ’15 earned a Cum Laude Certificate; Kristin Reeves ’14 earned a silver medal and Maxima Cum Laude Certificate on the Latin 5 exam, and Lucrezia “Lulu” Pessina ’14 earned a Cum Laude Certificate.

James Sabatino ’16 writing for ‘Think Tank’ Since July of 2013, James Sabatino ’16 has been a member of the Student Think Tank, which is a group of high school students from the Greater Westfield area whose editorials have been published on a monthly basis in the Westfield News.

James and the other Think Tank members have certainly expressed their views, covering such topics as immigration reform, gun control, biofuels and ObamaCare.

Ben Ochola ’15 scores high on PSAT Ben Ochola ’15 was honored at Wilbraham & Monson Academy’s all-school meeting Oct. 9 as an Outstanding Participant by the National Achievement Scholarship Program. With a smile on his face from ear to ear, Ben received a certificate from Dean of Studies Erik Kindblom.

Ben scored in the top 3% among black Americans on the Preliminary SAT in the fall of 2013.

“I was taken completely by surprise,” Ben said.

“When the award was being announced I was expecting it to be someone else.

“I told my dad (about the award) when we were driving to pick up my brother and he gave me a long talk, basically telling me ‘congratulations.’

I felt really proud.”

Ben took the PSAT a year ago and since then has taken the SAT, which he found easier than the preliminary test.

“I didn’t feel I had done exceptionally well on the PSAT, but I thought I had done well,” Ben said.

“I found the PSAT harder than the SAT. I’ve heard that from a lot of kids and I feel that way, too. I scored 200 points higher on the SAT. Ben is an honor roll student at the Academy. He plans to major in engineering and apply to Northeastern University, Boston University, Tufts University and Trinity College.

WorldQuest 2014 Wilbraham & Monson Academy’s WorldQuest team competed against schools from throughout the country at the World Affairs Councils of America Academic WorldQuest April 26 at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. The WMA foursome of Emily Zeno ’15, Brian Popovich ’15, Danielle Bellefeuille ’16 and Emily Carson ’15 (pictured above with Coach Gina Markowski, far left) faced teams from as far away as Alaska, California, Florida, Maine and Texas.

“The team was thrilled to have the opportunity to represent the Academy at the Academic WorldQuest held at Georgetown University’s campus,” said Ms. Markowski. “The day of the competition we happened to be sitting adjacent to the team that won this year and last year and we felt like we made a good connection with the team because we were able to share some strategies.”

The competition, though, was only part of the group’s overall experience in Washington, D.C. The day before the event, the team visited the American History Museum and the Holocaust Memorial Museum. The following day, after competing for more than four hours at the Academic WorldQuest, Ms. Markowski took the students to the American Art Museum and American Museum of Natural History, and also found time to enjoy the sites of the U.S. Capitol and Washington Monument.

Before returning home, the students and Ms. Markowski sat in a 16-foot high Adirondack chair at the Duke Ellington School of Art before stopping in at Georgetown Cupcake, which has been made famous with its television show “DC Cupcakes” on The Learning Channel.

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By Bill Wells, Director of Student Promotion

Girls’ Track wins NE title

The Titans’ Girls’ Track team (pictured below) claimed the New England Prep School Track Association Division III Championship May 17 in Bath, Maine.

WMA scored points in 13 of the 17 events, with the Titans easily winning the meet by 25 points with 92 points. It was the first New England title for the Girls’ Track program since 2002.

Ally Stoll ’15 and Anna McCartney ’15 landed New England titles for the Academy. Ally crossed first in the 100-meter high hurdles in 17.75 seconds, while Anna repeated as the New England triple jump champion with a leap of 33-feet, ½-inch.

The Titans gained big points by placing second in four events. The 4x100 relay team of Treshae Clarke ’16, Maria Slater ’14, Lauren Poole ’17 and Anna, and the 4x400 foursome of Lauryn Picknelly ’14, Maria, Marissa Small-Towns ’14 and Jordana Irzyk ’17 were both runner-ups.

Individually, Marissa (800) and Treshae (long jump) finished in second place. Treshae (100 and 400), Marissa (1,500) and Lauryn (long jump) placed third, while Anna (high jump) and Ally (pole vault) took fourth in their respective events. Anieth DaSilva ’15 (100 hurdles), Ally (300 hurdles) and Nicole Czuber ’16 (pole vault) placed fifth, and Anieth (300 hurdles) and Maria (100) took sixth.

Mr. Moran sets world record

WMA pair named McScholars

At the Short Course Meters Colonies Zone Championship at Boston University Dec. 15, history teacher Dan Moran was part of an 800-meter freestyle relay team that established a new world record. The team finished in seven minutes, 43.72 seconds, breaking the mark previously set by a team from Japan in April of 2013.

Michael Caine ’14 and Megan Pehoviak ’14 were recognized as 2014 McScholar Athletes at a banquet at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame May 7 in Springfield.

Michael and Megan were among students from 45 schools in Western Massachusetts who were honored for their academic achievement, integrity, athletic ability and distinguished service to their respective schools.

Lauren Poole ’17 claims gymnastics championship Competing against the best gymnasts in the northeast, Lauren Poole ’17 won the vault competition with a score of 9.2 at the Level 8 competition in Woburn, Mass. April 27.

“I was thinking I could win but my coach told me not to think about it,” said Lauren who also claimed the Connecticut state vault title in March.

Nate Barone ’16 competes at national volleyball championship Wilbraham & Monson Academy’s Nate Barone ’16 was selected to play for the Mizuno East 16U team at the 35th annual USA Volleyball Boys’ Junior National Championships. Nate traveled to Houston July 1-4 to compete against the best volleyball players in the country.

Riflery enjoys turn-around season WMA Riflery (pictured above) completed its turn-around campaign Feb. 19 when it placed third at the Prep School Gallery Match in Connecticut, missing the league title by just six points. Valeria Surkovaite ’14 led the Titans with a score of 194 (out of 200), followed by Dimash Aimurzayev ’14 (192), Robert “RJ” Taylor ’15 (186) and Andy Goncalves ’15 (184).

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Sasha Oliinyk ’14 advances to national wrestling tournament

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Olexandr “Sasha” Oliinyk ’14 placed second in the 195-pound weight class at the 2014 Northeast Regional Championships at East Stroudsburg University May 3 to qualify for the Junior National Freestyle Championship.

Sasha’s performance at the regional event came three months after he had his mouth wired shut following an injury, where he broke his jaw in two places.

Julia Winer ’14 reaches milestone With family and friends in the crowd at Suffield Academy May 3 anticipating her special moment, Julia Winer ’14 didn’t disappoint as she scored her 100th Girls’ Lacrosse career goal. Julia entered the 2014 season with 84 career goals.

She netted 15 goals through WMA’s first five games before hitting the magic number in the first half against the Tigers – circling around the net and firing a hard, left-handed shot off the crossbar, which ricocheted off the back of the goalie and into the net.

Boys’ Lax returns to playoffs The Boys’ Lacrosse team (pictured above) qualified for the postseason for the second year in a row, reaching the semifinal round of the Class B tournament. The Titans finished 11-4.

Jackson FrenchRobitaille ’14 named Academic All-American Jackson FrenchRobitaille ’14 was named an Academic All-American in May by U.S. Lacrosse, which serves as the governing body for all high school and youth lacrosse in the country.

Jackson (pictured below with former Head of School Rodney LaBrecque and Coach Phil Roland) was the only player among the 70 prep schools in the region selected to the Academic All-American team. Coach Phil Roland made the announcement during all-school meeting May 22, two days before Jackson graduated.

“It’s a great honor,” said Jackson, a highest honors student. “I didn’t even know it was an award a person could get. Coach said it was only available to our league once every three years so it’s great that it worked out.”

Once again, the season worked out for the Titans. The team went 11-3 for the regular season and qualified for the postseason for the second year in a row following a one-win 2012 campaign. WMA lost 11-10 in a Division II semifinal May 19.

“It was a great year,” said Jackson, a long-pole midfielder. “I’ve never been on a more dedicated team.

I loved working with all of the players, especially considering where we were not too long ago and making it to the playoffs and playing so well against such good teams.”

Jackson, a member of the WMA Boys’ Lacrosse team from Grade 7 through 12, now plays lacrosse for Bates College.

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Lucrezia “Lulu” Pessina ’14 claims tennis title At her lowest moment of the Girls’ Tennis season, Lucrezia “Lulu” Pessina ’14 was at her best.

In her biggest match of the season, after losing her first set of the season, Lulu etched her name into WMA athletic lore by valiantly rallying to win the championship match at the Suffield Academy Tennis Tournament May 17.

“I was really happy,” Lulu said. “I was determined to win.”

“Watching her play from a tennis perspective, it’s like watching a great performance in theater or music,” Coach Jay Hamilton added.

Lulu won her first three round robin matches to advance to the final. There, in a three-and-a-half hour match that featured long rallies and intense pressure, Lulu won 5-7, 6-4 before taking the tiebreaker 10-5.

Lulu said she was “motivated to win” after falling in the first set following an undefeated regular season, where she not only dominated every match but also every set.

After dropping the first set, Lulu trailed 4-3 in the second set and was down 0-40 in the game.

True to her character, though, Lulu fought back, winning that game and the next two to take the second set and force the tiebreaker.

“An average player would have folded up their tent, said they played a good match, and would have been done,” Coach Hamilton said. “But not Lulu.”

Lulu was at her best in the tiebreaker, where she got ahead 5-2 and never relinquished the lead.

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Sebastian Sibilla-Escobar ’15 goes undefeated in tennis Before injuring his wrist, Sebastian SibillaEscobar ’15 was one of the top tennis players in his age group in his home country of Mexico.

More than a year later, without playing any tennis, Sebastian was undoubtedly one of the top tennis players in New England.

Sebastian completed his 2014 season at WMA undefeated, rolling to win after win at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles. All in all, Sebastian went 18-0.

“I think it was pretty OK,” Sebastian said.

“I played well . . . more than my expectations.”

Sebastian was ranked eighth in the U16 age group in Mexico before injuring his wrist. He stopped playing, enrolled at WMA and enjoyed a strong soccer season before taking to the tennis courts.

“I didn’t know what level I was going to be but at the end I got some confidence,” he said. “I’m still not at my same level: my backhand is really bad. But the last four matches I felt comfortable with my tennis . . . with my service and volleys.”

“I was determined to win.”

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“Sebastian absolutely crushed the competition in both singles and doubles at the #1 position,” WMA Coach Brad Walulak said. “He had possibly the greatest season by any athlete in any sport, going undefeated with records of 9-0 in both singles and doubles. Sebastian steamrolled through not only some of the best in his conference but the best in all of New England.

He was a tremendous leader on the court, but even better off it.”

Softball lands Trustees Cup

Softball reaches final

For anyone who followed the Softball team (pictured above) last season, it was obvious the Titans had a great 2014 season on the field.

Coach Erik Kindblom’s team had a great season off the field as well. Softball was selected as the winner of the annual Trustees Cup, which is the most coveted athletic team award at the Academy.

The award takes into account a team’s success on the field, grade point average, team spirit and community service.

For the first time in history, WMA's Softball team reached the Western New England Prep School Girls’ Softball Association Class B final.

The Titans pushed their winning streak to 10 games with a victory over Marianapolis Prep in the semifinal round, losing to Kingswood Oxford School in the championship game. “It was great to see it truly be a team effort,” Coach Erik Kindblom said. “It was exciting to be in this.”

Steve Fleury ’16 named Pitcher of the Year Baseball wins division The WMA Baseball team (pictured above) claimed the Cleary Division regular 2014 season title of the Western New England Prep Baseball League, going 6-2 and earning a home semifinal game.

After a six-game exhibition schedule in Florida, WMA started the regular season 3-4. Things then fell into place with a five-game winning streak, highlighted by a win over Suffield Academy for the first time in years.

Steve Fleury ’16 was named Pitcher of the Year for the Cleary Division for the 2014 season. The right-hander went 3-1 in the league and helped the Titans win the Cleary title. His one loss was an 11-strikeout, complete-game performance in a 3-2 loss to Pomfret School.

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Dr. Werner Fasslabend came from Austria to join classmates Andrew Petkun and Bill James (in his original Wilbraham Academy sweater) for ’64W’s 50th Reunion.

His Excellency Korn Dabbaransi Skyping from Thailand with classmate Mark Mueller during the ’64W 50th Reunion dinner.

Pamela and Craig Meadows in Lak Dining Hall.

A Letter to the Class of Wilbraham 1964 With special thanks to Bill James ’64W From Tim Huston ’64W It started about six years ago for our 45th reunion when I got a call out of the blue from "Wilber" James. Was this the Bill James that I remembered from Wilbraham Academy? Indeed it was. My previous contacts with classmates were few and far between. Living in Philadelphia and commuting to New York daily for many years, I didn't have a lot of time to look up old friends. So, last November when James called again to ask me to be on the Reunion Committee, I couldn't believe it really was now our 50th.

I remember the old grads coming back to Wilbraham, but they had canes and walkers and were dragging oxygen tanks behind them! Were we really that old?

I confess to being very glad Wilber James talked me into being part of the committee. As our conference calls continued, one could feel the interest building, the warmth of the group increasing, and genuine enthusiasm as we anticipated getting together again.

Friday we arrived at the dining hall named after that famous chef of our era, Billy Lak. As we gathered in the parking lot – Bill and Janet James, Stuart and Angela Hampson, Werner Fasslabend, Dick and Kathy Fuld, Andy Petkun – the fun started. Lunch was nothing like I remembered!

There were all sorts of choices: salads, hot meals, make your own sandwiches. After eating a plate of lettuce, Fuld finally scored the peanut butter and jelly. Walking around campus was impressive; the place looked fantastic. I looked for the Butt Lounge in which I had spent countless hours playing bridge, but sadly, it was gone.

Jack Shaw, Jose Mendoza and Bill James behind Rich Hall.

We then assembled across the street from Rich Hall to dedicate a very fancy gate that had been given on behalf of the Monson Class of ’61.

I hope our class gift will be as impressive. Then we were off to Prize Day.

After a quick trip up The Hill to find our senior stones, we drove back to the hotel and then on to Springfield's finest German restaurant, the Student Prince. We had hoped to have Ginny Mattern and Arthur Kelly join us, but they were unable to come at the last minute. However, we were very pleased that Mr. Fred Watts joined the festivities. In his welcome back speech at dinner, Fred revealed the wisdom of the ages that kept him on his game during his 35 years as Master and Dean: “It’s the Scotch!” At dinner, through the miracle of Skype, we saw and talked to Korn Dabbaransi in his Bangkok office.

Being our rock 'n roll class expert, he quizzed us on the top 10 songs of 1964. The place was jammed! Thirty-one classmates and 17 spouses and friends were in attendance.

On Saturday, after a breakfast at Morrow House we assembled to watch the seniors place their stones on a wall just past Rich Hall. Next, our class joined the procession to Commencement, in a place of honor: just behind the faculty.

Our own Sir Stuart Hampson gave the Commencement Address, in which he advised the graduates to enter the date May 23, 2064, (yes, it is a Saturday) in their smartphones, to come back to WMA 50 years hence. Great advice! May they be half as glad to see each other as we were.

Why was our 50th so successful? First, credit goes to Bill James, who organized the Committee, energized us, and kept us on message and served as emcee on Friday evening. A special mention goes to Dick Fuld, who made more than his share of calls. Thank you both.

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REUNION

Kim Marker ’09 excited to be back on campus for her 5th reunion.

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2014 Alumni Award recipients: Ian Macdonald Rachael Kantor ’11, Brie Bates ’11 and Brittany David Kent ’69W came from Canada to enjoy Barry ’11 ready to play in the Alumni the Alumni Clam Bake. ’94 and David Brown ’64M - Service to the Academy, with Kelley McCormick ’84 - Service Challenge soccer game. to the Community.

Robinson Vilmont ’12 (right) and Naofall Folahan ’10 welcome each other back to campus for the Alumni Basketball Challenge.

David Kreps ’06 and Casey Marini ’10 (right) go for the ball during the Alumni Soccer Challenge as Sean McGrath ’07 looks on.

Ian Macdonald ’94, Nick Nikolaou ’94, Director of WMA Middle School Charlie D'Avanzo, Neil Harris ’94 and former faculty member Becky Bouchard

Current and former soccer players pose with Coaches Don and Karen Nicholson after the Alumni Soccer Challenge.

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Todd Masnicki ’89 with his parents Virginia and Ron Masnicki ’57M

Teresa Lawlor with her mom Ann-Marie (Lane) Lawlor ’84 and Laura Gramse, DMD ’84

Brian Pettee ’89 and his dad Charlie Pettee ’57W

Evelyn and Ted Shore Jr. ’48W with Fred Ziter ’54W

Former faculty came back for Reunion! Front row, left to right: Jan Richards, Beth Harrington and Emily Davis; Back row, left to right: Sam House, Scott Diddel and Joe Mazeika ’73

Members of the Class of 2009 celebrating their 5th Reunion

Members of the Monson Academy Class of 1964 celebrating their 50th Reunion: Ted Heffernan, David Brown, David Bloore and Don Southworth

Some of the gentlemen celebrating their 50th or above reunion

Members of the Class of 1994 celebrating their 20th Reunion

A few members of the Class of ’57W relaxing on the Morrow House porch with Director of Capital & Planned Giving Christina Cronin

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Middle School Goes Global

Shortly after introducing the international Grade 8 program, the dormitory was filled to capacity.

“We currently have students from Mexico, Russia, Ukraine, Korea and China,” said Mrs. Gaw. “The immediate interest from various countries, along with the quick enrollment, is a sure sign that we're on the right track.”

By Deanna Roux, Director of Communications Going global is not a new concept to Wilbraham & Monson Academy, so it was no surprise when it was decided the Middle School would begin to offer an international program. To that end, “Grade 8 Goes Global” was introduced. The plan to build a dorm to accommodate 12 Grade 8 students and two faculty families was put into motion, and in November 2013 Pecoy Homes began construction on the lot adjacent to the Middle School. The dorm was completed in time for the opening of the 2014-15 academic year.

The Academy is now among a small group of independent schools in the United States to offer a boarding program for students from Grade 8 through postgraduate.

“We’ve learned over the last few years through our international recruitment that families are seeking educational opportunities in the United States for their children at an earlier age,” said Director of Admission & Financial Aid Kate Gaw. “We’re excited to be able to offer this experience to families.”

The new dormitory has opened the door to expansion in more ways than one.

“Welcoming Grade 8 students from around the “This opens up the opportunity to expand the globe into our classrooms and extracurricular global mission of the Academy, earlier on,” said Middle School experiences creates new Mr. D’Avanzo. “Our local families opportunities for all of our Middle share the American experience can School students and families to build 7500 with students from different relationships and form friendships Square footage countries and cultures and our new with people from around the globe,” 47 international students can share said Charlie D’Avanzo, Director of Number of windows their cultures and customs with our the Middle School. local families. It’s a win-win.”

12 Mr. D’Avanzo said that extending the Number of students WMA’s Middle School Dormitory, a exploration of the Grade 8 theme, the dorm accommodates gift of S. Prestley and Helen Blake, Knowing One's Community, to was dedicated as The Rodney and different parts of the world offers 9 Shirley LaBrecque House at a students more insight into the global Number of months of construction ceremony held Oct. 18, 2014. picture. “For example, this year when we explore the founding of 6 Hasan Alrefae, the Middle School our American democracy and the Number of dorm rooms Dormitory Head, resides in one of forming of a ‘more perfect union,’ the two faculty apartments with we will compare and contrast the 3 wife, Tiffany Alrefae, Dean of revolutionary experience with Number of rooms Students, and their two daughters, Simon Bolivar and Latin America's in the common space Layla (age three) and Yasmin (age struggle for independence from the 2 one).

Middle School Humanities Spanish monarchy,” explained Number of faculty teacher Kristen Casey currently Mr. D’Avanzo. apartments occupies the second apartment.

Having a residential program that extends to Grade 8 brings a Middle School presence into the WMA Residential Program, providing academic support into the evening hours and a weekend activity program offering events and activities each weekend.

Grade 6 students use the multipurpose room to play a game during afternoon activities.

Montserrat Gorozpe Ruiz ’19, Ana Sophia Gorozpe Ruiz ’19, Ruoyi (Sukie) Liu ’19, and Suqin Li ’19 spend some time in a dorm room.

The bright and cheery common room at the LaBrecque House is pictured here.

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Semen Sosyedka ’19, Montserrat Gorozpe Ruiz ’19, Ana Sophia Gorozpe Ruiz ’19 and Gleb Zaytsev ’19 make sushi in the multipurpose room.

Ruoyi (Sukie) Liu ’19 and Gleb Zaytsev ’19 with dorm parent and Middle School Humanities teacher Kristen Casey (center) use the multipurpose room for study hall.

WMA retirees remembered

By Bill Wells, Director of Student Promotion

Wilbraham & Monson Academy saw four highly respected faculty members retire at the end of the 2013-2014 academic calendar, including three who date back to the 1990s or before.

Joe Mazeika ’73, Mike Thompson, Allen Hsiao and Jeff Headman were recognized for their respective years of service to the Academy at WMA’s Commencement in May. Mr. Mazeika retired after 37 years of teaching in the Mathematics department at WMA, where he taught nearly every course offered at some point during his tenure. He served as a dorm parent, and coached basketball and baseball at the varsity level. He was also known for his humble support of anything related to the Academy.

“I remember when my late wife, Jane, who was a faculty member here, was a class advisor and her class was holding a Toys for Tots Drive around Christmas time one year,” explained Don Kelly, WMA’s Dean of Faculty. “Jane announced this drive at a school meeting. Who shows up early the next morning in Jane’s classroom with several toys and games for kids?

Joe Mazeika. I remember clearly Jane pointing out to me how Joe quietly supports so many of the school’s activities.”

Mr. Thompson enjoyed two stints at the Academy, first as a college counselor and then as a member of the Admission Office.

Mr. Thompson coached boys’ and girls’ basketball, including both at the varsity level. He was mostly known on campus, though, for his positivity, professionalism and humor.

“Without any exaggeration, Mike Thompson probably had the best combination of compassion and wisdom of anyone I’ve ever met, and I say that with all sincerity because I think the counsel that Mike gave was always well timed, well thought out and very wise, and it always demonstrated that he cared a lot about the people he shared his wisdom with,” said Mike Mannix, Dean of Residential Life.

Mr. Hsiao also worked at WMA on two occasions in the Math and Science departments, serving as the head of both departments at different times. He coached the Math team, as well as soccer, and hosted many international students during school breaks for homestays.

“Where I come from, science is just taught and you have to memorize things,” Berkan Bolkan ’15 said. “But when he teaches, he derives everything from scratch so you know how the science was created and how to approach problems. You don’t just solve problems – you learn how to approach things in life and solve them. When you do that, you can solve any sort of problem.”

Mr. Headman chose to cap his long teaching career by joining WMA in the twilight of his profession.

Starting in 2008 as a member of the Math department, Mr. Headman served as a dorm parent, coached soccer and basketball, and tutored for countless hours.

“Being a new student my sophomore year I was really nervous, but having Mr. Headman as an advisor made everything a clean transition,” Ashley Theriault ’15 said. “He took an interest in making sure I succeeded and everything went well. I couldn’t have asked for anyone better.”

To read the speeches given to honor these retirees at 2014 Commencement, please visit www.WMA.us/retire or scan this QR code.

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C O N V O C AT I O N Brian P. Easler installed as Head of School

By Bill Wells, Director of Student Promotion

With the word “leader” used on more than a dozen occasions in an hour-long ceremony, it was obvious Wilbraham & Monson Academy had selected the right person to drive the school to its next destination.

Brian P. Easler was formally announced as WMA’s Head of School at the Academy’s 2014 Convocation Ceremony Aug. 24 before a capacity and engaged crowd on the East Lawn.

“I thought the ceremony went very well,” Mr. Easler said. “It was exciting for me. Although the job started July 1 and unofficially started long before that with the transition, Sunday was the ceremonial beginning of the new job. It was a great day. It was very festive and there was a lot of energy on campus. It felt good to see students come back, along with former colleagues and Trustees and parents, so it was wonderful.”

After the invocation by Rev. Steven Marcus, Don Kelly, WMA’s Dean of Faculty, spoke of three mottos that are connected to Mr. Easler: Monson Academy’s “Ready for my country,” Wilbraham Academy’s “Truth is eternal,” and WMA’s “Expect excellence.”

“How wise the Head of School Search Committee was to select a candidate to be our next Head of School whose life has epitomized these three mottos,” Mr. Kelly said.

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K. Ivan Gothner, a member of the Academy’s Board of Trustees, announced Mr. Easler as WMA’s next leader. The crowd responded with a lengthy standing ovation. Scott B. Jacobs ’75, Chair of the Board of Trustees, placed a ceremonial Chain of Office around Mr. Easler’s neck, to which he replied, “It’s a heavy piece of bling.”

With 16 years of service to the Academy, Mr. Easler said he will serve the school as a “faithful leader.”

“In my opinion, the most important part of leading is leading by example. We lead by our actions, and specifically our daily actions: people are less likely to do as we say and more likely to do as we do. We have to lead by our own example and not expect something from someone else that we wouldn’t do ourselves.”

The student welcome by Brian Popovich ’15 drew loud applause at its conclusion, with the senior telling the audience that Mr. Easler “has been the greatest influence on my life at WMA,” and relaying to the school’s new leader that students “are here to support you.”

Mr. Easler addresses the crowd under the tent.

Guest speaker John Cain Carter said Mr. Easler was a “cornerstone of leadership” and a “pillar of my foundation,” with their friendship dating back to their days in the U.S. Army Rangers more than 20 years ago.

“I’ve seen him in his formative years when, no question, he was going to chase greatness because of his character and the way he was,” Mr. Carter said. “He had a special air about him.

“Of all the people I know in my life, Brian is the one who shines above everyone else because of who he is as a man, and the self-criticism and the critiquing. He’s constantly honing the edge. He puts a lot of pressure on himself. He’s truly a great human.”

K. Ivan Gothner, a member of the Board of Trustees, gives the introduction of the Head of School.

Alumni parents Paul Robbins and wife Sharon Haley-Robbins with Brian Easler

“In my opinion, the most

John Cain Carter, social entrepreneur, gave an insightful speech as the guest speaker. Founder of a Brazilian landowner-based conservation organization, he and Mr. Easler served together in the Long Range Reconnaissance and Surveillance Detachment of the 101st Airborne Division.

Christian Grenier ’11 and his father Larry visit with Mr. Easler following Convocation.

important part of leading is leading by example.

We lead by our actions, and specifically our daily actions: people are less likely to do as we say and more likely to do as we do.

We have to lead by our own example and not expect something from someone else that we

Scott Jacobs ’75, Chair of the Board of Trustees bestows the Chain of Office onto Mr. Easler.

wouldn’t do ourselves.” ~Brian P. Easler, Head of School

Brian Popovich ’15 gives the student welcome.

Jeannette Viens ’11, Steven Ragnauth ’12 and Sommer Mahoney ’11

Mr. Easler with Rico Americo Vota ’00, the founder and administrator of the “Brian Easler for WMA Headmaster” Facebook group.

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The Art and Architecture of the City WMA takes in Chicago

By Paul Bloomfield, Fine & Performing Arts Chair The four-day art and architecture trip to Chicago during WMA’s winter long weekend was a perfect approach to integrating our City theme with the visual arts at the Academy. Art faculty members Wendy Decker, Marvina Lowry-Brook and I believed that a trip focusing on art and design was an opportunity to explore and deepen an understanding of the principles of art and design in an urban environment. In addition, we were able to connect with some alumni: Austin Little ’12 at University of Chicago, and Ilen Liu ’12 at the Art Institute of Chicago, as well as WMA Trustee Vice Chair Jim LaCrosse ’50W. Our first night included a late dinner at the famous Giordano’s, a Chicago favorite pizza haven. The next day, we braved the Chicago icy winds to visit the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where we met and saw some work of Ilen, a former AP Studio Art student at WMA. He is currently studying fine art. Only a short walk away, we were at Millennium Park to see a major tourist attraction. Anish Kapoor’s massive stainless steel ‘bean’ provided many photo opportunities for visitors, reflecting the surrounding Chicago architecture in its distorted mirror-like surface. Connecting the park to the Art Institute of Chicago, we traversed the 620-foot painted steel and aluminum Nichols

Students stand in front of Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate (nicknamed The Bean) at Millennium Park in Chicago.

of Technology, which included architecture by one of the world’s most influential modernist architects, Mies van der Rohe. To conclude the morning, we saw several works of the nation’s most famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, one of which was for sale at a very reasonable $900,000.

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Bridgeway, which led directly from the frigid Lake Michigan air temperatures into the welcome warmth of the modern wing of the museum.

Having three art teachers on hand provided a wealth of experience for students, especially when we came across several masterpieces, such as Seurat’s pointillist Sunday Afternoon on the Island of the Grand Jatte, and American Gothic

by Grant Wood, among others.

The following morning we spent with the Chicago Architectural Foundation tour. Many of us had read Mr. Lacrosse’s recommended “Devil in the White City” by Erik Larson, which provided a rich historic background for seeing the work of architects Burnham and Root. Their works include the Rookery and the 1893 Monadnuck building, the tallest iron frame building with load bearing walls to date. The tour brought us past the former site of the Chicago’s World Fair of 1893, and Barack Obama’s Chicago residence. We also visited the Illinois Institute

Despite the freezing weather, we visited different neighborhoods. Later that evening, after a delicious Greek dinner in Greektown neighborhood, students experienced the dynamic beats and humor of Blue Man Group, which has been playing in Chicago since the mid 90s. As if that wasn’t enough, we then went to a Chicago blues bar to hear live music and drink soda.

The only remaining building left of the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 is now the Field Museum of Natural History, where we found the world’s largest and most intact T-Rex, “Sue.” A Chicago Transit Authority bus ride through the city brought us to the hotel where we could also refuel at nearby, and much frequented, Starbucks for our evening event.

Undoubtedly, one of the most memorable experiences was our visit to Mr. & Mrs. LaCrosse’s apartment on the 82nd floor in the Hancock Center in the historic downtown area. From the black, wedge-designed structure, we enjoyed more Chicago-style pizza while watching the Super Bowl with our gracious hosts. The panoramic view of Lake Michigan to downtown Chicago was simply spectacular, especially as the sun set, and the illuminated city dazzled below.

During the trip, Chicago’s architecture and urban planning impressed us. We were constantly reminded, as well as surprised by, the integration of design and technological innovation. It seems to express both creative and practical visions for a city that continues to grow and change.

Harrison Kroessler ’14 is "chased" by T-Rex, Sue, at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.

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Titans interact with students at Colegio Junior's.

Students visit Bronze Age and Roman ruins in Galicia.

Students teach English to a second grade class in Spain.

Students visit Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid.

Raising Global Leaders A teacher’s proud reflection on her students’ exchange

By Melody Rivera, World Languages Department The WMA spring break trip to the Spanish province of Galicia was a once in a lifetime experience. The students participated in an exchange program for the second year in a row with Colegio Junior’s, a private K-12 school in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. During the exchange, the students attended classes with their Spanish peers and immersed themselves 100% in the Spanish culture by staying with host families in Galicia.

Our Titans attended classes and spoke almost entirely in Spanish. I have to say I am proud of their effort and also of their expertise in the language. They were well prepared and I received many compliments from the teachers and staff on their effort and ability to communicate in the native language. On the other hand, from the WMA perspective, I had one student say to me that after having visited last year, she felt significantly better prepared this year in her language capabilities, and due to this, she enjoyed her time this year much more. I believe we can credit the great work our teachers are doing in the WMA World Languages Department for this improvement!

All while practicing the language, we headed to the town of Arzua to begin our three-day pilgrimage walk on the holy and world-renowned "Camino de Santiago de Compostela." People from all over the world walk the Camino as a spiritual journey and it’s one of the three major holy pilgrimage walks in the world, along with paths in Rome and Jerusalem. They choose its path as a form of spiritual enlightenment and

surrender themselves to God and the reflection of their faith. Lastly, at the finish, the pilgrims also surrender themselves to the magical and holy Catedral de Santiago de Compostela.

The students reflected that this was one of their favorite parts of the trip.

Our Titans rest following a three-day pilgrimage on the sacred Camino de Santiago de Compostela.

The memories we made are irreplaceable and ones that I will treasure for years to come. From teaching primary grades 1-5 students at Colegio Junior’s to analyzing classical and contemporary art with the likes of Goya and Picasso in Madrid, the WMA students proved their ability to lead, learn and improve while exploring a foreign culture. They did this all while interacting with one another and having the time of their lives!

I have to admit, I was humbled to have been surrounded by such great company. As our future leaders, I am confident they will use their expertise and experiences to help our country continue to progress and remain the world leader it currently is.

Their experience took me back in time to when I was a little girl of nine years coming to the United States and feeling nothing but fear and excitement as I, too, had to learn a new language and culture. That is an experience I will never forget and one that has helped me become the person I am today.

In addition, as I observed the WMA students in foreign territory, I had an epiphany. I realized that what the students had achieved during this trip is exactly what WMA’s mission is for our students: to raise global leaders and scholars who will positively interact with the world leaders who will be equipped with the diverse communication tools required to make positive changes.

As the exchange program came to a close and we bade our farewell at Colegio Junior’s, I noticed there wasn’t a dry eye in the room.

From the students to the adults to the faculty, everyone in the group had misty eyes. That’s when it hit me: I realized why Santiago is so special - because of its people. The Galician people are some of the most beautiful and heartwarming folk I have ever met. They welcomed WMA as they would have their own and took care of us as such. From packing our lunches during excursions to see their beautiful country, to making hot tea for us when we were sick, the northwestern Spaniard proved to be generous, kind, welcoming and openhearted.

I know I speak for the entire WMA group in Spain when I say that we are truly grateful and humbled to have the Galician friendship. It is a strong bond that I am hopeful to see last for years to come.

Our Titans rest following a three-day pilgrimage on the sacred Camino de Santiago de Compostela.

Scan to read Ms. Rivera’s reflection on her student trip to Puerto Rico. www.WMA.us/PuertoRico2014

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While at the Beijing reception in March, Meg Harrington ’15, Soorim Yoon ’14, David Little ’16, Haotian (Roger) Cui ’15 and Director of CEGS Wally Swanson smile for the camera.

Min (Raymond) Yu, Xiaoyu Yu ’19, Tianyi Zhu ’18 and Dr. Bing Li enjoy the Shanghai reception in March.

Sarah Burke ’15, Soorim Yoon ’14, Dr. Bing Li, Alexandra Collins-Anderson ’16 and Jackson FrenchRobitaille ’14 representing WMA in Shanghai.

Celebrating WMA in Beijing and Shanghai

By Bill Wells, Director of Student Promotion

Haotian (Roger) Cui ’15 stands with his parents Wei Zhao and Yingzhi Cui at the Shanghai reception in March.

Head of School Brian Easler and Director of Development Rich Rodgers visit with Yapind Ding and Chunyan Hu, parents of Shiyuan (Amber) Ding ’15 in Shanghai.

Students, faculty and alumni pause for a group photo in Beijing during a reception in March.

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Board of Trustees member and parent Hyun Kim ’77, Fernando Zavala ’07 and English Department Chair Tim Harrington ’73 proudly display the Academy banner in Shanghai.

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WMA Journalists on Location in China

Speaking of Change WMA represents at global summit in China Wilbraham & Monson Academy’s Center for Entrepreneurial & Global Studies Director Walter Swanson and Board of Trustees member Hyun Chong Kim ’77 served on an expert panel at the Global Student Leaders Summit in Shanghai March 18.

Four students from Wilbraham & Monson Academy served as journalists while attending the Global Student Leaders Summit in China March 18.

The summit concluded WMA’s 2014 trip to China, where 17 students and six faculty visited historic sites as well as global businesses in Beijing and Shanghai.

More impressively, those four students had their work published in various media outlets during and after the conference, which drew students from throughout the world.

Mr. Swanson and Mr. Kim, former Korean Ambassador to the United Nations, were among five panelists who addressed how schools are changing in order to adapt to 21st Century marketplace skills. The panel addressed

Carolyn Cross ’15, Emily Zeno ’15, Meg Harrington ’15 and Jackson FrenchRobitaille ’14 served as working members of the media while at the global summit in Shanghai. They wrote on topics ranging from social issues to China’s historic sites.

Board of Trustees member Hyun Chong Kim ’77 and CEGS Director Walter Swanson (both far left) on the Global Student Leaders Summit panel in Shanghai.

Student Social Responsibility Designing solutions that give back At a competition on the other side of the globe, which included participants from throughout the world, two students from Wilbraham & Monson Academy stood out.

Aparna Sivakumar ’15 and Carolyn Cross ’15 were among a group that won a competition at the Global Student Leaders Summit in China March 18.

Emily Zeno ’15 pictured with former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr., who lunched with Emily while attending the Global Student Leaders Summit.

“It was a real world type of responsibility,” Carolyn said. “We submitted articles and had them sent back because the editors wanted something slightly different. We had to scrap our first articles and re-write them, which is what journalists have to do for their jobs.”

an audience of more than 100 educators, who were given the opportunity to ask questions at the end of the panel discussion. Prior to the summit, the WMA group visited Google China and Mary Kay Cosmetics.

More than 500 students were put into small groups for two days to discuss 21st Century themes, such as education, the environment, and health and safety. The objective was to create a social business while also alleviating a social problem.

“The students had to use a designed thinking methodology,” said Walter Swanson, Director of WMA’s Center for Entrepreneurial & Global Studies program. “The idea behind designed thinking is the process of innovation: how do you generate ideas for increasingly complex and interconnected problems that don’t just exist in one academic silo.”

Aparna and Carolyn initially attempted to address bullying, but later opted to come up with a solution for preventing texting while driving.

“We created a product that makes it impossible to text and drive if someone’s phone and car are synced with this device,” Carolyn said. “We called it ‘BRB I’m Driving.’”

Aparna and Carolyn designed a key chain that connects to a cell phone via Bluetooth. When synced, the cell phone would go into something similar to airplane mode. The suggested selling price was $27.99, with 10% of the proceeds going toward victims of accidents caused by texting while driving.

Carolyn wrote for the “Huffington Post;” Emily was published in the “Wilbraham-Hampden Times;” Meg blogged for “Boston Innovation;” and Jackson worked for Education First, which served as the media host at the summit.

Carolyn Cross ’15 and Aparna Sivakumar ’15

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Growing in our Global Mission Academy Launches New Global Educator Grant

By Walter Swanson, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurial & Global Studies

During the 2013-14 academic year, Wilbraham & Monson Academy created the Global Educator Grant, which is an opportunity for faculty members to unite their individual teaching, professional growth and curriculum more personally to the school’s global mission. The faculty was encouraged to submit proposals that addressed a professional desire and met a number of the Academy’s global benchmarks. In return, the faculty was offered the chance to travel abroad to work with professionals and institutions that can bring insight and understanding to classroom curriculum and teaching at WMA. Two faculty members at The Global School®, math teacher John Lombard and art teacher Marvina Lowry-Brook, were the first recipients of the grant.

Mrs. Lowry-Brook (pictured below) traveled to Paris and Milan in 2013 to investigate the fashion and design industry. While there, she made significant university and design house contacts and brought back the experience for

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her new Fine and Performing Arts electives focusing on fashion and design. These popular courses, expanded this year, allow students to begin to create pieces and later learn the economics and business behind this billion dollar global industry.

Mr. Lombard (pictured right) traveled north of the border in 2013 to Toronto, where he investigated how the protection of a tree canopy in that city created a better quality of life and brought down significant costs. Mr. Lombard learned how to have students take tree measurements using the i-Tree software, and he collaborated with Toronto city officials and later University of Vermont professors. These skills are used both for the statistics section in the existing math curriculum as well as service opportunities for WMAction, which is the community service organization at the Academy.

Additionally, Mr. Lombard’s work will inform the WMA community about the economic and quality of life benefits of its tree canopy on campus.

After a successful first year, two additional faculty members were awarded a grant for their work for the 2014-15 academic year. World Language Department member Melody Rivera traveled to Argentina this summer to study the arts and culture from that region to give more South American context to WMA students’ studies of the Spanish language. Center for Entrepreneurial & Global Studies (CEGS) faculty member Michael Dziura traveled to Morocco to better understand the intersection of Islam in North African culture as preparation for a new Philosophy of Religion class.

Opportunities for the faculty to develop new areas of interest as well as bring personal passions to their classrooms allow the Academy’s global mission to continually grow and evolve, creating a richer experience for WMA students.

Atlas WMA St. Maarten WMA Middle School mathematics teacher Jill Dangleis and her husband Jim went to St. Maarten in June. The two are standing at the monument where a treaty between the French and Dutch was signed in 1648, separating the island into two territories.

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Hoover Dam

Mark Xu ’16 went to the Korean Demilitarized Zone in June. Mark was photographed with a sculpture that depicts the Earth being pushed together by people from North and South Korea.

WMA mathematics teacher Donna Barone visited the Hoover Dam on the NevadaArizona border during a birthday celebration in Las Vegas.

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WMA Dean of Students Tiffany Alrefae visited Washington, D.C., in June with her husband Hasan and daughters Layla and Yasmine.

Jeannette Viens ’11 visited the Grand Library in Ephesus during a trip to Turkey in June.

Spain Future WMA Middle School Director Stuart Whitcomb spent part of June in Spain, where he visited a limestone cavern in Cova d’en Xoroi on the island of Menorca.

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The Global School drills down to The City

By Bill Wells, Director of Student Promotion

Wilbraham & Monson Academy, which consists of students from some of the largest cities in the world, hosted “The City: An Academic Conference” on campus April 4.

The day-long academic conference included Trinity College professor Xiangming Chen as the keynote speaker, and a panel discussion regarding the local casino project with Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse, Massachusetts State Senator Gale Candaras, and Denise Jordan, Chief of Staff to Springfield Mayor Dominic Sarno.

The Academy embraced a city theme throughout the academic school year. WMA includes students from Beijing, Boston, Dhaka, Istanbul, Mexico City, Moscow, Osaka and Seoul, to name a few.

“This conference served an important role in helping students understand the worldwide trend of people moving away from rural and suburban areas and migrating to live and work in cities,” former Head of School Rodney LaBrecque said. “In 25 years, when our graduates will be nearing the apex of their careers, I hope that such ‘extracurricular’ education will have prepared them to live well in this new world.”

that as fodder. But ultimately, what we want the students to do is know how to argue from different positions, understand people who think differently from them, and develop the skills to arrive at a compromise.”

Dr. Chen’s speech, titled “Making and Remaking Cities,” explained how cities are becoming more populated and why it’s essential to revitalize urban areas such as Springfield and Hartford.

The three panelists were candid, with each giving their reasons for supporting and not supporting casinos in their respective areas.

Sometimes they agreed on certain issues, but other times they did not, which made for an entertaining and real presentation. New England Public Radio host Susan Kaplan moderated the panel discussion.

The conference also involved the students partaking in a case study, where each student adopted an identity on the topic of a casino being built in that person’s city.

“For us, it was important for the students to see how difficult urban decisions are when multiple constituencies don’t agree,” said Walter Swanson, Director of WMA’s Center for Entrepreneurial & Global Studies. “The casino seems to be the hot topic in the region right now so we used

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“The day resonated with the very diverse student body that we have.”

More information about the all-day event can be found on the school’s website at www.WMA.us/TheCity.

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Panelists Massachusetts State Senator Gale Candaras, Denise Jordan, Chief of Staff to Springfield Mayor Dominic Sarno, and Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse were moderated by New England Public Radio host Susan Kaplan.

The conference also included presentations by: Richard Walker of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston; Guy McLain, Director of the Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History; Marla Michel, Director of the Business Growth Center of Springfield; Michael Mathis, President and COO of MGM Springfield; Serin Houston, Visiting Professor of Geography at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley; and Mary Steele, TV Producer of “Waterfire: Art and Soul of a City.”

Recent studies show more and more people living in city settings. From 1982-2012, the United States (74%-82%), China (21%-52%) and Russia (71%-74%) all grew in regards to urban population.

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“I think it was interesting for our students to see there were people from the public who had varied and sometimes strong opinions on the matter,” Mr. Swanson said. “What they need to understand is when they enter into urban areas and it’s congested, people are going to have different opinions and not agree. Yet, ultimately, they share one neighborhood and one city, and they all have a vested interest in, yet often varied opinions on, how to improve their quality of life.

Sponsoring Global Furtherers*

By Teddy Ryan, Director of Marketing For the past 79 years, the Springfield Public Forum has hosted speakers who run the global gamut - authors, journalists, news correspondents, government officials. Wilbraham & Monson Academy, a season sponsor, has been in the audience for the past five of those years.

Throughout the academic year, students attend 3-4 speaking engagements and have the opportunity to hear from the likes of MSNBC’s Chris Matthews and Senator Olympia Snowe.

Students have gained perspective on John F. Kennedy and the Presidency, the 2012 election, and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. At one event, former Director of Economic Policy Todd Buchholz shared his experiences from serving at the White House during the George H. W. Bush administration and from his time as managing director of the $15 billion Tiger Fund, a hedge fund that began investing in 1980 and was closed in 2000.

WMA’s Global Scholars attend breakout sessions with featured speakers. The opportunity to meet in a small group setting to pose questions of high profile presenters creates a richer student experience. One student interviewed speaker Sherry Turkle as part of her Global Scholars Capstone Project research. Jessica Smith ’14 said she and Ms. Turkle shared research interests in their brief meeting. “She gave me some pointers and tested me on my interpersonal communication skills,” Jessie recalled. The Public Forum sparked interest and inspiration for her and gave her a broader view of other industry employment paths within the Communication and Public Relations field, her chosen field of study while attending New York University.

Former Head of School Rodney LaBrecque and 2012-13 Global Scholars pictured with Economist Todd Buchholz.

“Throughout my time as a Global Scholar, I have been lucky enough to attend many different Public Forum events, which include meeting Senator Olympia Snowe, dining with former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, and speaking with former Director of Economic Policy at the White House, Todd Buchholz. From these events, as well as many others, I have been introduced to new ideas about politics and international affairs that I may not have considered otherwise. I truly believe that my experiences with both the Springfield Public Forum program and Global Scholars have been invaluable to my education, as they have led me to choose to study International Relations at Tufts University.”

- Kristin Reeves ’14

“The Springfield Public Forum offers a great opportunity for the Global Scholars to meet with the local community in an educational setting. I have learned many valuable lessons that can be applied to a local or global level, such as the problem with “Salt, Sugar and Fat” by Michael Moss. I look forward to the next two years of speakers presenting global issues about which they are passionate."

- David Little ’16

WMA students, including 2013-14 Global Scholars, pictured with Public Forum speaker Sherry Turkle.

* A "furtherer" is a person who permanently impacts one's life in a positive and profound way.

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NEWS

from the Admission Office

Admission for the future

By Bill Wells, Director of Student Promotion

With more than a dozen years of service already to Wilbraham & Monson Academy, Kate Gaw made a seamless transition to her new position as Director of Admission & Financial Aid on July 1.

Mrs. Gaw took over for Chris Sparks ’95, who now holds a position at Gould Academy in Maine following five years as Director of Admission at WMA.

“It’s very exciting. I love the staff,” said Mrs. Gaw, who is entering her 15th year at the Academy.

“One of the big things here with me getting the position versus someone from the outside was to have continuity and to keep this department balanced. We lost two people, so if you bring in someone new on top of that...It’s exciting for us.”

During her time in the Admission Office at WMA, where she worked as the Director of Financial Aid, Mrs. Gaw had a front row view of the vast improvement of the Academy’s most precious commodity: the students.

The Admission Office personnel from left to right, (back row) Assistant Director of Admission Durelle Brown, Associate Director of Admission & Financial Aid Carlee D'Amato, Assistant Director of Admission Jeanine Little, (front row) Administrative Assistant Elyse Dunbar, Director of Admission & Financial Aid Kate Gaw, and Student Accounts Associate Julie Chan.

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“I think everyone will agree the caliber of student has gone up,” Mrs. Gaw said. “The students who are applying now, they’re the driving force, not their parents. It’s not the parents trying to dump their kid somewhere. It’s the students saying, ‘I want to go to private school’ and they’re the ones seeking us out, which obviously gives you a better student.

“There have been a lot of changes on campus as well. We’ve come a long way in 15 years. Our physical appearance and curriculum have improved. It’s the school in general that attracts the students.”

WMA has been attracting students from China for more than 100 years, but it wasn’t until the last 10 years, after the Academy trademarked itself as The Global School®, that the school stretched its arms around the world, drawing students from six of the seven continents in the last three years.

“We’ve been persistently hitting international markets three years in a row and hitting different areas, which is what we’ll continue to try,” Mrs. Gaw said. “We have students from more than 30 countries and we’ve been pretty stable with that over the last few years. We were half of that not too long ago. We’ve really diversified globally and hopefully we’ll continue to do that. We’re going to South America and Central America to try and pick up more kids from that area. We’re going to Norway, which will be a new market for us.

“We have to be methodical in where we go. We have to do our research and make sure there are good markets, which there are. We’re traveling to ALPHE Conferences (Agents, Language Providers and Higher Education), which is an organization that brings together educational consultants. We’ll meet people from all over the world. I’m going to one in Germany, Korea and Japan. Plus, we have (Head of School) Brian Easler and (Alumni & Development Director)

Rich Rodgers on the road as well. We’ll all connect with alumni and try to overlap, which is helpful in getting the word out.”

The Academy’s reach, though, isn’t just international. The Admission Office is hoping to expand domestically as well, pushing out of predominantly Massachusetts.

“Domestically, we’re going to try and broaden our range a little more,” Mrs. Gaw explained.

“Some of the feedback I’ve received from students is getting kids from more states, which is something we want, also. We’re going to continue in the New England area, New York and New York City – try to reach out in those areas.”

Mr. Sparks bids adieu A message from Chris Sparks ’95, former Director of Admission It is with a grateful heart I depart the school that has given me so much. As a student, I was afforded the opportunity to have dedicated teachers, staff members, and coaches. As an employee I was fortunate to learn just how much the staff here is devoted to the students and families with whom they work. WMA is truly a place like no other. Among so many schools that deliver such a similar product, WMA stands alone in educating students from around the globe, and launching them into their next educational experience with the necessary tools to become global citizens and leaders.

Although it saddens me to move on and leave such a wonderful community behind, I am confident that our new Director of Admission Kate Gaw will make an immediate and significant impact on WMA. Kate has the knowledge, experience, organization, and passion to bring WMA to the next level. It’s a good feeling to leave a position knowing your replacement so well, and knowing that the Admission Office and the school will only become stronger.

Thank you WMA community. My family and I look forward to watching all the great things to come.

Mr. Sparks and his family moved to Bethel, Maine where he will serve as the Assistant Head of School and Director of Admission at Gould Academy. Mr. Sparks, wife Leah, sons Keenan and Christopher, and daughters Cuyler and Ruby, have settled into campus life at Gould Academy.

This is my

City...

Students share what they love about their home city

“Saint Petersburg, Russia, was originally a Swedish Kingdom territory until the SwedishRussian War. White Nights occur from late May to late July, when the sun goes down for only 2-3 hours a day. The State Hermitage Museum is similar to places like the Louvre–it’s a huge world-renowned museum with five buildings.

It was once the imperial residence. A visitor can get lost there and you always discover something you haven’t seen before.”

“Singapore is not only a country, but also a city and island as well. It is one of the most developed cosmopolitan cities in Southeast Asia, with one of the busiest and most advanced trading ports in the world. Racial Harmony is a unique holiday celebrated in Singapore to recognize and appreciate the many different races living together in harmony. This holiday is special to me as I am an atypical Eurasian, with a Muslim mother and a Jewish father, happy and paying no attention to the contrasting races and religions within the family. Singapore appreciates multiculturalism and this makes me feel very privileged.”

- Rachella Ferst ’15

- Kirill Gudkon ’14

“Bengali New Year is the most famous festival in Dhaka City, Bangladesh. It is held on April 14 each year. People wear traditional dress and eat traditional food. Early morning is when people watch the parade wearing their traditional attire. Then they attend the fair. Over the last few years, people started drawing alpona on the street, which attracts people from around the world. An interesting fact about this alpona is that it is created overnight.”

“Istanbul is the only city in the world that lies on two continents: Europe and Asia. Its bridges allow you intercontinental travel. Istanbul contains the world’s first shopping center. It was the trading capital of the world for centuries. It is the city of culture and coexistence. It was home to many great nations and empires. Because of the structure of the Ottoman Empire, it preserved every religion and its people. For example, my family consists of Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Buddhist religions.”

- Berkan Bolkan ’15

- Arman Ahmed ’16

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2014 Mr. Easler gives the Kyle E. Webb Award to Jordan Brown ’15.

Congratulations to all Prize Winners!

Class of 2014 Cum Laude Society Yingie Chen Chen Fang Jackson FrenchRobitaille SeonYoung Park Yijie Qiao Kristin Reeves

Kathryn Schmidt Sihan Shen Maria Slater Gillian Smith Soorim Yoon Max Zielinski

Mr. Harrington ’73 presents Emily Carson ’15 with the George H. Hefflon Memorial Award.

Brian Kennedy ’15 receives the John L. Nepomuceno Prize from Mr. Dziura.

Olexandr Oliinyk ’14 receives the Phil Shaw Award from brothers Phil Shaw ’57W and Jack Shaw ’64W.

Andrew Faulstich ’15 poses for a picture with his parents Carol and Phillip.

Max Zielinski ’14 performs Sharp Dressed Man

by ZZ Top with the Titan Jazz Band.

Special Prizes Phil Shaw Award for Athletic Excellence: Megan Pehoviak ’14 & Olexandr Oliinyk ’14 Trustees Cup: Varsity Softball Alumni Award: Emily Zeno ’15 Trustee Award: Andrew Faulstich ’15 Class of 1977 Humanitarian Award: David Little ’16 Davison Prize: Brian Popovich ’15 Kyle E. Webb Award: Jordan Brown ’15 John L. Nepomuceno Prize: Brian Kennedy ’15 Berube Prize: Hami Akalin ’15

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Michael Caine ’14 receives the Stephen D. Luckraft Memorial Award from Mr. Kindblom.

Commencement Speaker Sir Stuart Hampson ’64W

Yunus (Jonah) Badiab ’14 and Helen Assefaw ’14 give a thumbs up and a smile on their way up Broad Walk.

Christina Wakefield ’14 and her sister Chelby Wakefield ’09

Mr. LaBrecque presents the Frank Chapin Cushman Memorial Award to Kathryn Schmidt ’14.

Kristin Reeves ’14 receives the Head of School Award.

Graduating Seniors hold up their senior stones.

Nicholas Gilfor ’14, voted by his peers as Class Speaker, addresses the crowd.

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Reflections

Final thoughts on the purpose of WMA

By Rodney LaBrecque, Former Head of School

Educational philosopher John Dewey wrote, “Education is the process of individual becoming.” This one thought has been a career-long call to action for me, both as a teacher and as an administrator.

When I was working in California as the Head of School of a start-up venture for the Episcopal Diocese of California, I collaborated with my Board of Trustees in developing the new school’s tagline, much as the faculty at the Academy developed “The Global School®” tagline several years ago. That California tagline and motto was Quare Vitam Dignam, “to seek the worthy life.” I can see now that the mission to develop global citizens and leaders also encompasses the need to understand one's self and be able to reach one's inner potential.

While the faculty must spend time on the practicalities of content selection and delivery in specific courses, they often have an underlying and unspoken agenda. That agenda addresses the importance of developing awareness of one’s self. Our Middle School is quite overt in making this goal crystal clear in the humanities program, which follows a three-year trajectory of understanding one’s past, one’s self, and one's community. In the upper school, this underlying focus is less overt. Yet, it exists everywhere you turn, if you begin to look for it.

I think often of the tripartite makeup of a school: students, teachers and parents. I use a mental model of a cube to visualize the interplay of the three groups. If you place a cube in front of you, there are three axes: length, width and height. Imagine each axis representing one of the three cohorts named above. As you move away from the origin (lower left corner), imagine you are traveling in the direction of greater self-awareness, of greater self-actualization to use the terminology of renowned psychologist Abraham Maslow, or of individual becoming to use Dewey's language. Now divide each axis in half and you will have eight quadrants. If you stay along one axis, you can see the growth of awareness of the self in each constituency. As you travel along a three dimensional path you can see that each constituency interacts with the others in this model. A diagonal line from lower left to upper right would signal an equal development of self-awareness among all three groups. The quadrant at the uppermost right of the cube would be where the highest awareness of not only one’s self, but also of others is maximized. In this space the notion of “individual becoming” or self-awareness is at the highest point on all three axes. All Academy courses, the athletic program and the extracurricular activities are devised to push the three constituencies further along these axes toward fulfillment.

Certainly, progress rarely follows the exact diagonal, but rather a somewhat jagged line where the target is the maximum development for all three groups. The worthy life lies somewhere in that uppermost quadrant and it is a lifelong search to find it.

However, there is a troubling aspect to this search with respect to pre-college education. As schooling becomes more and more standardized, peppered with high stakes testing and national curriculum models, such as the Common Core, the ability of students to seek unique ways to “become” whatever their essence - their worthy life - will be is undergoing steady erosion. The Academy is under constant pressure to balance the need for coverage of material because it is on an AP exam or an SAT Subject Test with the freedom to teach what the students who sit in a particular class might need and to what they best respond.

What makes the Academy an “independent” school is that it has the freedom to teach in ways the faculty feel best suit student and family needs. The Academy employs creative, intelligent teachers who are in love with, and have a certain level of mastery over, the material in their field of study.

This gives the administration and families confidence that students will fare well on the necessary tests they need to take. But the Academy also employs teachers who understand that educators can't lose sight of the ultimate prize: to seek the worthy life. As I watched students, their families and the faculty seek to attain this high ideal, I very acutely understood how special the Academy is. I will miss it dearly.

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Recommended Reads

By Rodney LaBrecque, Former Head of School There are so many books I have truly enjoyed reading during my career as a school teacher and administrator.

When it was suggested I choose three and write something about why I like them, I felt it was an impossible task. However, after winnowing down my list I have settled on three that I feel are somewhat eclectic and spoke to me in different ways at different times.

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

By Jared Diamond What can we learn about our own society by studying the collapse of other highly evolved and seemingly successful societies? Couldn’t people in these societies see their collapse coming?

Easter Islanders cut all the trees down and then had to resort to war and cannibalism in order to survive in the short term.

They did not make it long term. Yet Japan, faced with same island limitations on lumber, has thrived. What did they know and do differently?

The Catcher in the Rye

By J.D. Salinger This book is the quintessential high school summer reading assignment. I remember reading it when I was in high school in the 1960s and it was controversial then due to the offensive adjective that was used in just about every sentence of dialog.

When I first read the book at 16 years old, I thought Holden Caulfield was a rebel who was standing in opposition to a system that had been designed to strip him of all personality and individualism. As I reread the book during my life I have come to see the poor boy as one of the saddest losers ever created.

The Museum of Innocence

By Orhan Pamuk This book is one of the most skillfully constructed novels of which I know. Pamuk slowly draws the reader into the world of Istanbul; it is the story of Orhan Pamuk himself I dare say. Listen to the start of the novel: “It was the happiest moment of my life, though I didn't know it. Had I known, had I cherished this gift, would everything have turned out differently? Yes, if I had recognized this instant of perfect happiness.”

Scan to read Mr. LaBrecque's full book reviews. www.WMA.us/books

What’s on your nightstand?

Marvina Lowry-Brook, Fine Arts Department, WMAction Coach

Moveable Feasts

90-year-old Gloria Vanderbilt. The weekend edition also often has a column called “Small Talk,” where novelists are interviewed. One of the common interview questions, besides “Which literary character most resembles you?” is “What’s on your nightstand?”

John Lombard, Math Department, WMAction Coach

By Gregory McNamee The book is about the history, science and lore of food. It was a gift from someone who knows how much I love(d) to cook, read about food and cooking, and my love of history. It also has recipes.

Also on my nightstand are “The Forgery of Venus,” books on meditation, the Holy Bible, and “Teen Mind, Teen Brain.”

Mark Fischer, Chair of the Math Department, Outdoor Program Coordinator

Financial Times, Weekend Edition I appreciate this Londonbased newspaper’s third person perspective on U.S. events and that the U.S. is no more central to world events than are occurrences in other parts of the world. From the Weekend Edition, my favorite part is “Lunch with FT,” where one of their journalists takes an accomplished (past or present) character who I often don’t know but should know - out to lunch and goes about getting the goods. One recent lunch was with Narendra Modi (now India’s Prime Minister). Another lunch was with

Meg Hutcheson, Dean of Curriculum

Before the Dawn

I Am Malala:

By Nicholas Wade

The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban

By Malala Yousafzai One of my students, Kristin Reeves ’14, gave me this book last December. Malala’s story of how she spoke up against sexism and injustice in her country is inspirational yet quite harrowing.

However, this is also a story about one young woman’s intense love of books – how she carried around her beloved textbooks and how bereft she felt when they were taken away from her. It is sobering to consider how many women around the globe are still denied basic education, or access to books. Reading Malala’s story made me feel grateful for all the educational opportunities I have experienced in my life, and I feel proud of all the opportunities we afford young women and men at WMA.

“Before the Dawn” is one of the few books I’ve read three times and I’m looking forward to reading it a fourth time. It tells so much about early humankind. Wade is a great storyteller and his research is fascinating. The genetics, while somewhat dated, give you an amazing insight into some of our origins. For example, I loved reading about early language development and the possibility that all languages may come from one mother language in Africa. It is suggested in the book that the very ancient languages are click-based languages similar to what the aboriginal people of the Kalahari, the San, speak. The San’s click language was popularized in the South African comedy film “The Gods Must Be Crazy.”

Send your book review, including book title and author, to communications@wma.us.

Sara Burke ’15

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Phil Holt ’56W, Bob Harding ’41W, Associate Director of Alumni Relations Dawn Hines, and Stephanie Easler at the Cape Cod reception held July 16.

Emily Moran ’15, Ann-Marie (Lane) Lawlor ’84, current and alumni parent & WMA Archivist Janet Moran, and current and alumni parent & Assistant Director of Admission Jeanine Little enjoy their time at the Cape Cod reception held July 16.

Olga Lane, Pat Phelan ’04, Bill Lane ’83, and Bob Harding ’41W share stories at the Cape Cod reception hosted by Bill Lane ’83.

Former faculty member Roger Thurston and Phil Holt ’56W catch up at the Cape Cod reception July 16.

WMA on the Cape WMA Alumni Reception on the Cape July 16, 2014 Hosted by Bill Lane ’83 at his home

Alumni parent Bill Lane Sr. and Head of School Brian Easler enjoy their time at the Cape Cod reception hosted by Bill’s son, Bill Lane ’83.

Stephanie Easler, Ann-Marie (Lane) Lawlor ’84 and current parent Anne Brown get to know each other at the Cape Cod reception July 16.

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Doug Jones ’70W, Peter Kumpitch ’60W, former faculty spouse Ginnie Mattern, and Rob Hughes ’69W met for lunch on Martha’s Vineyard in July.

Joan Kumpitch, Head of School Brian Easler, Stephanie Easler, Peter Kumpitch ’60W, former faculty spouse Ginnie Mattern, Rob Hughes ’69W, Doug Jones ’70W, Jeanne Staples, and Susan Hughes gather for a photo on Martha’s Vineyard in July.

Head of School Brian Easler and Angelique Viamari ’03 at the Cape Cod reception July 16.

Hubbard Plymouth College Exchange Fund Student Exchange: England

By Donna Barone, Math Department

England

The Hubbard Plymouth College Exchange Program was founded in 2008 by Leverett Marsden Hubbard Jr., a friend of WMA. The purpose of the fund is to support an exchange with Plymouth College or another boarding school in Great Britain to afford WMA students an opportunity to develop an appreciation for the history and culture of England and understand through first-hand experience the connectedness of the “colony” with the “motherland.”

For most students at WMA, spring vacation means heading home and lots of R & R. Such wasn’t the case for four students this spring break. Erin Demers ’16, Drew Mele ’15, Harrison Kroessler ’14 and Megan Pehoviak ’14 headed to the United Kingdom for the fifth exchange with Plymouth College, an independent boarding school in southwest England.

allowed students to voice their opinion while the teachers were able to accomplish a lot. As far as course load, their equivalent of AP classes (or “A level courses”) seemed to be more difficult. The final test at the end of the year is much longer and covers a much broader range of topics than AP classes.”

- Andrew Mele ’15

We spent some time visiting the sites of London, and were fortunate that a good friend of mine was able to take us on a walking tour of London.

Highlights included visits to Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, Big Ben and Parliament, Trafalgar Square, and a ride on the Eye. My daughter, Jeannette Viens ’11, who is a junior at the University of St. Andrews, was also happy to join in on the fun.

Students share their experiences “With this exchange, I was able to experience the similarities between American and English boarding schools. The relationships I built with the students, who also came to America from England, are something I will cherish forever and I hope to keep in contact with them in the future. Schooling in Plymouth was surprisingly similar to Wilbraham & Monson Academy.

Class sizes were very similar, consisting of around 16 students and the smallest class size being five students. These small class sizes

“The last adventure of the trip we hadn’t yet fully explored was London, and the history of it. The first day back, we went to a few museums and explored the part of the city where we were staying, Kensington, which people from Plymouth called “posh.” Kensington is where there are small shops, expensive things and also a lot of museums. The next day we explored the center of London; we got to see the Kensington Gardens, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and the Parliament Building, all of the embassies, and the London Eye. These were much more beautiful in person than in photos, and also bigger.”

- Erin Demers ’16 “Prior to my visit, I had the expectation that there would be a limited culture shock, if any at all. Quietly, I still had hope I would meet well-read, tea drinkers wearing corduroy. You know, like in the books and movies. Surprisingly, my expectations were not far off. My anticipation of normalcy was fulfilled, as was my discreet

hope for a touch of erudite politeness. Upon arriving at Plymouth College, I was offered a cup of tea. This thrilled me. I sat in a comfortably worn armchair beside a bookshelf crammed with the complete works of Charles Dickens while making polite conversation over a cup of tea. Appropriately, a springer spaniel named Muffin popped in and out of the room. I knew my time in England couldn’t keep up with being this British. And I was right. In retrospect, I have come to realize that I did not meet the British – I simply met people. These people are exceptionally relatable! It was both comforting and humbling to discover that many of the English are just as oblivious of American geography as Americans are to Great Britain geography.”

- Harrison Kroessler ’14 “One day, the five of us visited the Eden Project.

Located in Cornwall, this drive took us through the countryside. It was one of the prettiest views I had ever seen: green, rolling hills, sheep grazing in the grass, and an occasional pond. The Eden Project is made up of what looks like two giant bubbles. It is two structures, and inside each is a biome. We first went into the Mediterranean biome, which contains temperate plants like olives and grapes. Beautiful flowers and trees towered over us, and inside grew lemons and oranges. The second biome is the Tropical biome, which is much hotter. Twice while inside this biome we had to go into this wooden hut that was air-conditioned in order to take a break. Inside this biome was a waterfall. Bananas, coffee beans, and chocolate were also growing inside.

These two biomes labeled where these plant species would be found around the world. At one point I forgot I was inside a “bubble.” It truly made me feel as though I was in Malaysia or South Africa.”

- Megan Pehoviak ’14

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Events

Former Head of School Rodney LaBrecque, Jim Robinson, Shirley LaBrecque and alumni parent Ligia Guerin enjoyed the Log Cabin event in December of 2013.

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Joe (’57W) and Joan Merritt, Kathy McGunn, S. Peter Manchester ’58W feeling nostalgic at the Old Ebbitt Grill in Washington, D.C. in April.

Peter Jurgens ’06 and Caitlin and Jef f Nowak ’06 catch up in D.C. in April. y a chat in s ’08 enjo in b b o R d Hailey er ’97 an Tia Young

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Pia Bovenkamp ’00, Josh Sampiero ’00, Liz Petcu ’04, Julia Issleib ’00, former faculty Todd Felton and his wife Chris, and Lisa Steinhoff ’00 gathered at the Park Cafe in Munich May 10.

UPCOMING Current WMA Trustees Don Stuart ’73 and Dave Reeves (also an alumni parent) are pictured with Director of Finance & Operations Marty McNamara and his wife Jane at the Scottsdale reception in January.

Alumni Events with Head of School Brian P. Easler

Young Alumni Gathering Wednesday, Jan. 7 • 5 - 7 PM Campus Center WMA

friends and In January, alumni, at the Trustees gathered & Spa, l te Ho e ug Ro Sedona is the ’77 ay where Ed Conw General Manager.

Florida Jan. 16 - 23 Fort Lauderdale/Miami, Naples/Bonita Springs, Palm Beach Asia March 24 - April 7 Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Bangkok Washington, D.C. Thursday, April 16 Old Ebbitt Grill Brooke M ele Snyder ’11 ’11, Sommer Mah oney ’11, an Chloe time remin d Jeannette Viens ’11 spent iscing. some

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Colorado, Seattle, San Francisco May 4 - 8 Reunion June 5 - 6

Check the alumni website for other possible cities! www.WMA.us/Alumni Fa ll 2014

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CLASS 1932 Wilbraham

Al Dodge turned 100 years old on May 31.

Friends, family and politicians attended the celebration, including Massachusetts State Senator Bruce Tarr, to wish the centenarian a happy birthday. Al received the 2013 Joanne Holbrook Patton Community Service Award in his hometown of Wenham, Mass. Al's service in his community has been a lifelong commitment and his depth of service has been extraordinary. Al is pictured here with his son Win Dodge ’58W.

Notes

1948 Wilbraham

Dr. Hampton Irwin was married to Sandy Thompson in September of 2013.

Three couples were entertained for dinner at the home of Ted Schwerdtle in Roxbury, Conn. in November of 2013. From left to right: Phil Erlenbach, Dick Brigham, Dave Olsen and Ted Schwerdtle.

1952 Monson James Wait Sr. and his wife are still living on, and maintaining, a 100-acre farm with a barn and five dogs. The farm is no longer home to livestock, but they still love the farm and Coastal Maine. Jim says visitors are always welcome!

1955 Wilbraham Ted Shore Jr. dropped the first puck at a Boston Bruins vs. Washington Capitals home game. The Bruins paid tribute to 90 years of history during 10 select home games. Shore represented his father, who played for the Bruins from 1926-1940.

1938 Wilbraham Alton Cheney celebrated his 94th birthday in September. He volunteers eight hours per week at Good Samaritan Hospice in Prescott, Ariz. He and wife Lillian were married for 66 years before she passed away in June 2010. Together, they enjoyed 15 great-grandchildren.

Tim Chapin is living in northern Vermont and spending the winters in Florida. He’s taken up painting with watercolors, plays golf every week, and recently chaired a $150,000 fundraiser for the Montgomery Vermont Historical Society.

Tim’s children are all in their 50s now.

1957 Wilbraham Bill Faulkner recently traveled to Nepal, Tibet and Bhutan with Road Scholar and was blessed by the living Goddess.

1943 Monson Director of International Student Programs and CEGS Entrepreneurship teacher Gayle Hsiao recently met with Monson alumnus and former Trustee Bob McCray.

Bob is an entrepreneur and angel investor who has helped start more than 40 companies in New England. He is 88 years old and still goes to work everyday with no intention of retiring.

1944 Wilbraham Galway Kinnell, the former Vermont poet laureate, was honored at the statehouse Aug 7.

Galway has won both a Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.

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1950 Monson Dan Wright is now 86 years old and has been married for over 60 years. He and wife Maryann have four children and four grandchildren. After 42 years as a literary agent, Dan retired and is focused on his painting. Dan says "Hello" to his fellow Monson alumni.

1952 Wilbraham Nathanial Bond and wife Beth celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary in December of 2013.

“Our health and wealth are both declining, but I can still mow the lawn. I am almost completely deaf, so I only perform her assigned tasks that I want to hear. I spend most of my time reading and mourning the destruction of the Republican Party by the ‘tea-partiers.’ Best wishes to all!”

1962 Wilbraham Charles Kellogg married Gena Watson March 16, 2013 in Olympia, Wash.

1964 Wilbraham Jose Mendoza is presently a member of the Board of Directors for several companies belonging to Atlántida, a financial group in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

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While recovering from a procedure at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, Conn., Andrew Veitch had a surprise visit from former classmate Ed Kosinski, who is a cardiologist.

“We had fun reminiscing and catching up but best of all I wasn’t charged for his visit!”

Trio House Press published Steven Riel’s first full-length collection of poetry, “Fellow Odd Fellow,” in February of 2014.

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1978

Carolyn Collins and her son Eli Perry are both holding their acceptance letters from WMA. This legacy family includes Eli’s uncle Jamie Collins ’84 and grandfather Don Collins ’60M.

Bill Gage books gigs and travels with his wife Sybil Gage, a New Orleans jazz, blues, singer, songwriter, and band leader (sybilsings.com).

Bill welcomes all correspondence from Wilbraham alumni, faculty and administration, past and present.

Entrepreneur Doug LaVallee has been operating the popular restaurant Scarlett Begonias in Brunswick, Maine since 1995. He would love to see WMA alumni who live in, or visit, Maine.

Scarlett Begonias’ pizza is legendary.

1972 Mark Keroack is President & CEO, Baystate Health, President & CEO, Baystate Medical Center, and Chair, Board of Directors, Health New England. Dr. Keroack provides strategic, financial, and operational oversight for all services at Baystate Health and its subsidiary health plan, Health New England. The clinical delivery system includes Baystate Medical Center, the tertiary care academic medical center for Western Massachusetts, three community hospitals in Greenfield, Palmer, and Ware, Baystate Medical Practices, with its 600 providers in 75 practices across the region, Baystate’s research and educational programs, the Baystate VNA and Hospice, and several other subsidiaries and joint ventures. Congratulations to Mark on this prestigious appointment.

Jeff Polep, the fourthgeneration president of J. Polep Distribution Services, was featured in the April 2014 BusinessWest magazine.

J. Polep ranks among the top 123 convenience store distributors in the country, servicing about 4,500 chain and independent retailers in New England, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Gayle (Cote) Dragicevich (pen name Gayle Suzanne) has published her first book.

“It’s In The Little Things” by Gayle Suzanne is a compilation of 50 stories that illustrate how the “seemingly insignificant events in our lives can shift our energy and make us happier and more fulfilled.”

Andy Skypeck is living in Minneapolis and has just received his first patent - for a joystick controlled heart catheter manufactured by Saint Jude Medical. He is currently a Software Manager working for Baxter Gambro Renal on a new dialysis system.

Maura Griffin, Founder and CEO of Blue Spark Capital Advisors in New York City, received the Women’s Choice Award for Financial Advisors.

The award decision is based on 17 objective criteria and favorable clientele survey results, among other factors. The Women’s Choice Award strives to be the number one source for the best brands, businesses and services recommended by women.

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1981 Kaoru (Tominaga) White stopped by the bookstore while in the states visiting relatives during her school break. Pictured with Kaoru is her husband Bill, their son Kentaro and their daughter Ai. Kaoru is still teaching, as well as coordinating the summer school program at the Canadian Academy in Japan.

There was a mini WMA reunion at a Pixies concert at the Orpheum Theater in Boston: Sean Morgan, Marie (Cristo) Morgan, Pixies guitarist Joey Santiago, Kelley McCormick ’84, Ann-Marie (Lane) Lawlor ’84. Joey and the Pixies recently completed a world tour and were featured in Rolling Stone magazine.

1974 Dave Lyman, owner of Blue Trail Shooting Range in Wallingford, Conn., is a proud father. His son Remington won the Junior Men's Prone Rifle at the USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle/Pistol at Fort Benning, Ga. By winning the national championship, Lyman represented the United States in the International Shooting Sports Federation's World Championships in Granada, Spain in September.

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Doug Turley, VP of Turley Publications, accepted a second place award in the weekly newspaper History category at the New England Newspaper and Press Association (NENPA) Better Newspaper Competition held Feb. 8 in Boston. The winning story became one of the most popular and talked about pieces in the 11-year history of the Wilbraham-Hampden Times, recounting the tale of a ghost sighting at Glendale Cemetery.

1984 After Reunion 2014, members of the Classes of 1983 and 1984 continued to celebrate with classmate Dean Rohan, co-owner of Tree House Brewing in Monson, Mass.(treehousebrew.com).

Pictured here are: Chris Cebula ’83, Scott Trueman, Guy DeWolf, Doug Turley ’83, Jamie Collins, Dean Rohan, Lisa Chrabasz Sheehan ’83, Jean Lachowski, Jerilyn Jacobs Paolino ’83.

1989 Mahsa Khanbabai Esq. visited India with The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). The Group visited three of the U.S. consulates there to discuss business and family visa processing issues. They traveled to four cities: Delhi, Chennai, Goa and Mumbai.

There was a WMA meet-up at a National Soccer Convention in Philadelphia in January. Director of Athletics and Girls’ Soccer Coach Don Nicholson ’79, Philadelphia Union U16 Coach Jeff Cook, former faculty and coach of the 1980 New England Champion Boys’ Soccer team Mike Parson, and faculty member and Boys’ Soccer Coach Gary Cook.

1986 Julie Cecchini was on campus to speak to two CEGS classes in February. Julie founded Terra Americana in Westfield 20 years ago. The company manufactures specialty food products, and “the biggest focus of the business is branding our products for other companies.” Julie is a faculty member at Clark University and also teaches business courses at Shandong University of Science and Technology in China.

Joel Ackerman is remarried and doing well on Long Island. “Can’t believe it’s been 25 years already! Then again, I can’t believe my daughter is a freshman in college at University of Rochester either!”

Bill Guerin has been promoted to Assistant General Manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins, just three years after being named the Penguins’ Player Development Coach, Guerin’s first front-office job following his retirement in 2010. His main responsibility is serving as liaison between the players and management.

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Tracy (Thompson) Viola is a real estate agent studying accounting and working on getting licensed to become a real estate broker. She is extremely proud of her two grown boys. Her eldest studied criminal justice and has a very successful career. Her youngest is attending college for automotive technology. She would love to chat with her former classmates and teachers.

1985 Lissee Lombard Krzynowek is the third generation family member to own the Lombard Funeral Home in Monson, Mass., which has served the community for 80 years. Opened in 1934 by her grandparents, the business has remained centered in the belief that service does not just mean handling funeral arrangements, but sitting with each and every family and showing the compassion they truly deserve in a trying time.

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Jessica Lillie was married in Saint Lucia Dec. 31, 2012 to husband Cory Bimbane. She worked with Melissa (Kressler) Meyer to plan their 20-year Reunion.

1987 Michael Rutstein is Owner and CEO of STRIKEFORCE Communications, a healthcare marketing firm that was named one of the top 100 healthcare marketing agencies in July of 2014 by Medical Marketing & Media.

1988 Doug Huff lives in Bexley, Ohio with his daughter Sarah, their dog Charlie, and their two cats Elroy and Gracie. They love their summers on the local lake, swimming, sports, soccer, cycling, running and neighborhood gatherings. Doug said, “I was a captain of the soccer team and track team at Wilbraham & Monson in 1987. We brought home the Class B All New England Championship that year! I miss the robust seasons in the Wilbraham area!”

Kevin Ryan recently started a job with a new company, Catamaran Rx, as an Account Executive.

He lives in Enfield, Conn., with wife Jennefer, daughter Hanna (age 7) and son Kashton (age 3). He was recently nominated as Treasurer on the Board of Directors for Blandford Ski Area, a small family ski mountain in Massachusetts.

Kevin Slaughter is the head basketball coach of Universal Audenried High School. They were 18-5 last year and went deep in the playoffs.

Kevin is also the CEO and founder of the South Philadelphia Urban Youth All Girls Basketball Camp.

1995 Yashar Yaslowitz and Margo Eberlein were married Oct. 5, 2013.

1998 Kate Carrigan Houston was married in November of 2013 in Alexandria, Va. to Tom Houston. There were eight alums present! Pictured with the bride are James Younger ’97 and Tia Woodard Younger ’97. Included in the group shot are Lee Carrigan, Francis Carrigan ’65W, Delphine Theroux Cyr ’79, Douglas Mulcahy ’58W, Liz Mulcahy ’84, Laura Mulcahy Mayhew ’86.

Anthony Gulluni recently won the primary election for District Attorney in Hampden County.

Tony started working in the Hampden County DA's office in 2009 and is currently an assistant DA for the Superior Court, which is the highest trial court system at the state level. Tony enjoys his job and gets profound satisfaction and fulfillment from the work he does. He has tried more than 100 cases in district and superior court. Along with wanting to create proactive safety programs in the community, Tony has a hard stance on criminals who are repeat violent offenders.

1996 Evan Gallivan is now vice president for advancement at the Boston Architectural College in Boston.

1997 Woody Louis Armstrong Shaw III was awarded the prestigious Harvard Hutchins Fellowship for his steadfast research on his father, trumpetercomposer Woody Shaw (1944-1989). Along with 22 other esteemed fellows, Woody III was granted a one-year appointment at the W. E. B. Du Bois Research Institute housed at the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. The primary focus of Woody’s fellowship is to finalize research for the completion of the first-ever written biography (and documentary) on his late father titled “Trumpet of Fire: The Life and Music of Woody Shaw.”

For two years Stacy Jagodowski has been blogging for edSocialMedia.com about the role of social media in education and social media best practices. Last summer she accepted a position at Cheshire Academy as the Director of Marketing and Communications. The Academy is in the process of redesigning the school’s website, and Stacy’s team is hoping to present at national conferences next year about the process and the research they have done to drive the redesign.

“While I love what I’m doing, I do miss the Massachusetts coast terribly, and visit as often as possible. My parents recently relocated to Cape Cod, so I hope to spend much of the summer there. I talk to Marc Charles often, who lives in Florida and recently got engaged. I’m hoping to make it to the wedding this fall. My sister, Lindsay ’03, is still in Virginia teaching middle school theater and directing upper school productions. I miss having her local, but am so glad she is doing what she loves.”

Gwen Schantz returned to campus in January to speak to students at all-school meeting and in classrooms. Gwen is the COO and a founding partner of Brooklyn Grange, the world’s largest rooftop soil farming business. In just four growing seasons, the company, which now has rooftops in Queens and Brooklyn, is growing 50,000 pounds of organically cultivated produce annually. In total, Brooklyn Grange encompasses 108,000 square feet of farming soil. As part of WMA’s yearlong focus on cities, Gwen was able to show the students that sustainable rooftop urban farming is viable. Their success is on a path to go to the next level as Brooklyn Grange has been contacted internationally about rooftop farming.

“I think people are looking to us as pioneers in this field and asking us for consultations, and also about design and constructing the farms.”

2000 Whitney Gallivan is now a real estate capital markets professional at Holliday Fenoglio Fowler in Boston.

1999 Edward Han-Burgess has moved back to the U.S. following a two-year hiatus in Europe. Eddie started his own strategy company, which kept him traveling everywhere between Chicago and Nairobi and is now based in Minneapolis, Minn.

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Michael Insler married Karyn Lewis May 31, 2013, in Annapolis, Md. Michael is employed as an Assistant Professor of Economics at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis. He is a dedicated runner and ran the Boston Marathon in April of 2014. Michael and Karyn reside in Annapolis.

2002 Jonathan Winegar-Mendez took part in the Pan Mass Challenge Aug. 2 and 3.

The bike ride raises money for adult and pediatric cancer care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) through the Jimmy Fund. This is Jonathan’s third year participating in the two-day bike across Massachusetts. His team has raised more than $200,000 so far.

2003 Lindsay Jagodowski published her book “TRIAD: Theatrical Research for Increasing the Acceptance of Differences,” a curriculum for reducing bullying behavior through theater. She presented on the topic at a conference held by the Virginia Association of Independent Schools. She is enjoying her second year teaching at St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School in Alexandria, Va. as their middle school drama teacher and Director of Theatrical Design for the high school productions.

2004 Hannah (Shenk) Koch and husband Brett welcomed baby girl Ella into their family in July of 2013.

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Trevor McEwen married Alex (Alessandra) Balise May 25, 2014, at the Willowdale Estate in Topsfield, Mass.

Trevor and Alex met at WMA in 2003 but were just friends until meeting for coffee while home from college in the summer of 2007.

They’ve been together ever since!

Lizzy Mitchell married Chuck Kelly July 12 at the Log Cabin in Holyoke, Mass. Chuck joined the WMA community as a Latin teacher this fall. The couple resides off-campus, but close by. Their wedding party consisted of many WMA alum including maid of honor, Lindsay Jagodowski ’03, who sang a gorgeous rendition of “Bridge Over Troubled Water” for Lizzy’s father/ daughter dance. Other WMA Class of 2004 alum in the wedding party: Elizabeth Petcu, Aaron Wile, Melissa Wile, and Allison Radzicki.

Pat Phelan and wife Maggie welcomed their first child, Hadley Faith Reddington Phelan, in May of 2013. Pat recently retired from a successful career as a professional soccer player, playing for four different teams in three different countries.

Pat and his family moved to Cape Cod full time and he just started a job as a financial advisor/ planner with Cape Cod Wealth Strategies and with New York Life.

Peter Reeves was married to Lauren Lombardo in August. Three of his WMA classmates were in the wedding party: Dan Staples, Judson Smith and Chris Beck. The couple lives in Philadelphia, Pa.

2005 Mary Bazanchuk was appointed Assistant Dean of Students at Miss Hall's School in Pittsfield, Mass. Mary, who most recently served as Senior Assistant Director of Admissions, works closely with the Dean of Students to oversee the school's Student Life Program, including student support services, advising and advocacy and leadership development.

Katie June Manning became the bride of David Charles Leuth in a July of 2013 ceremony and reception at Glen Manor House in Portsmouth, R.I. The couple honeymooned in Turks and Caicos.

2006 Victoria D’Amato and Richard Mayson ’01 were married Oct. 25, 2013, in Newport, R.I. The couple met during Reunion Weekend in 2011 and live happily in London, England.

Alexander Debelov spent his vacation in Machu Picchu. “It was an incredible journey to get there.

An amazing place.” Alex’s San Francisco Bay Area tech business, Virool, is expanding. “We’re going to occupy the 21st-floor penthouse on 88 Kearny Street and are looking to grow the company to 100 employees by the end of 2014.” He adds that if there are WMA Alumni looking for a new career opportunity, Virool can be a great new home for them.

Adam Demos is the Founder & Managing Partner of the Springfield Angels (SA). They are actively seeking start-ups to fund and offer a range of benefits beyond initial financial investment. Adam began his career as a founder of EquaMetrics, Inc., a financial technology company that specializes in algorithmic trading. As an entrepreneur, Adam raised $4.5m in series “A” funding and filed 18 provisional patents in 144 countries. EquaMetrics exists today as the only solution for non-quantitative algorithmic traders and has been featured in Forbes Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and CNBC's “Closing Bell.” He serves on the boards of multiple technology startups based in Boston, New York and Springfield, Mass. Adam is happy to speak to alumni pursuing entrepreneurship or computer science careers.

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Symin Charpentier enlisted in the U.S. Navy in May 2011 and is now a lieutenant. He is an outpatient pharmacy division officer at Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.

Brigida Palatino is now serving as an assistant coach for the Women's Varsity Soccer team at Connecticut College. She was a varsity player during each of her four years at Connecticut College.

Michelle Majkut is currently a third-year law student at Villanova University, where she works in the Clinic for Asylum, Refugee and Emigrant Services. She represented a gay Russian refugee seeking asylum in the United States and won his case. He is one of the first Russian LGBT refugees to be granted asylum in the United States since Russia’s President Putin signed the anti-gay propaganda bills into law. With the Sochi Olympics and the increase in homophobic violence in Russia, this win was incredibly exciting and important in bringing hope to other members of the LGBT community who are being persecuted in Russia.

Chris Mortensen completed a BA in Political Science and Government at Dartmouth College in just two years. His next stop is a three-year dual MBA/MPA program with Harvard Kennedy/ Tuck Business. Chris is also a graduate of the Defense Language Institute where he studied Modern Standard Arabic.

2009 After graduating from Williams College, Sarah Lyon returned to Guayaquil, Ecuador, where she has volunteered with a community center called El Movimiento Mi Cometa (the My Kite Movement) since she was 15 years old. During the summer, Sarah worked with community members to establish a new chapter of Destination ImagiNation in Mi Cometa, called Destino ImagiNación del Guasmo Sur (DIGS). She is currently the Coordinator of DIGS and works with six volunteers teaching creative problemsolving skills and teamwork to students from the slum community Guasmo Sur.

2010 Moon Hwang was recently featured on Style.com as a finalist in Parsons & Kering’s third annual “Empowering Imagination” competition with her thesis collection, Detective, a menswear line.

Moon has interned with TSE, Gap, and John Varvatos Collection.

Zainab Sulaiman served as speaker for the Class of 2014 at the Drew University Commencement. Zee recently won first place for undergraduate research as part of her honors thesis defense.

Adelino Palatino has been living and working in Japan since January of 2013. He teaches English communication in Kochi prefecture high schools. Before moving to Kochi, he worked in Nagoya for six months as an English conversation instructor. He finds life very fulfilling in Japan and hopes to spend many years there.

Fernando Zavala is living and working in Shanghai. He recently attended an Alumni and Parent event in Shanghai and was able to catch up with Mr. Swanson and Mr. Easler. Fernando also had a chance to connect with other alumni and learn about what’s new on campus including the “exciting Rugby team.”

Sara Vincunas has started her own photography business (www.saravincunas.com). The Hallmark School of Photography graduate loves to photograph portraits of families, children, senior sessions, and pets. Sara has also done architecture photography.

Jessica Wyszynski visits the campus every time she is home! Jess graduated from Fairfield University in May 2014 with a BA in Psychology.

She just moved to Stamford with her boyfriend who is working as a software engineer. She is working as well and is attending Fordham University pursuing her master’s in clinical social work.

2011

Jacob Conlon earned an Associates Degree in Automotive Technology with honors from Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, Pa. Sara Lawrence has been invited through USA Athletes International (USAAI) to participate in the Down Under Cup Tournament in Melbourne, Australia. After the lacrosse tournament, she will tour Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Thailand.

After her travels Sara is heading to Santos Estates in the Hawkesbury Region of New South Wales. “I found this experience through a website called workaway.info which is a service website where host families post the type of work or help they need and as payment they provide room and board. I encourage everyone to take a look at this website as there are a huge variety of opportunities in all areas of the world. I will be working for a month on a boutique horse stud farm where I will work around the farm as well as get the chance to ride and show some pretty high end horses.”

Bethany Lyon is attending Maastricht University in the Netherlands for her junior year abroad.

2012 Nicholas Jalbert was awarded the Anthony P. Marfuggi Student Award from Holy Cross. The award is given to a “sophomore who has demonstrated academic potential and achievement” to pursue a project that requires the financial support the award provides.

Austin Little has been accepted into the University of Chicago UCIB program. This highly-selective program allows him to take classes at Booth School of Business as an undergraduate.

2013 As a rising sophomore at High Point University Kelsey Gomes landed a (paid) summer internship in Hartford, Conn. with QuEST International Global learning the fundamentals of engineering, program management, and the overall aspects of having a career. Majoring in Communications with a minor in Sports Management, Kelsey keeps busy with HPU Club Softball & Soccer, Peer Mentor program, HPU Recreational Services Referee for intramural soccer, basketball and softball/supervisor for all programs, Theta Alpha chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma and Co-chair of Sisterhood Committee.

Nick Martinelli suited up for the Division 1 UMass soccer team this fall. The outside right defender also entered into the pre-dentistry program at UMass.

Gabrielle “Brie” Bates was selected as a team captain for soccer at Western New England University.

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Hugh Harrell honored at field rededication

By Bill Wells, Director of Student Promotion In its five years of existence, the Wilbraham & Monson Academy Rugby program has been a perfect representation of The Global School®, with students from throughout the world annually comprising the roster.

This season, the players in the program were able to perform on a field that better represented the Academy and the sport of rugby.

In the months leading up to the 2014 season, the pitch was graded, a beautiful stonewall was built along the road and an entrance gate to the field was added. The improvements, along with the program, were honored May 15 during a ceremony at Hugh Harrell Field.

“We are excited that the field rededication comes on the five-year anniversary of WMA Rugby,” said Walter Swanson, who coaches the program with Tim Harrington ’73. “When Mr. Harrington and I started this program five years

ago, the school was taking a chance on a sport that was globally recognized, but locally unknown.”

“We are extremely pleased to have worked for five years to create a successful, internationally-fielded winning team. We have been fortunate in attracting high quality, crossover athletes from other sports in addition to well-experienced rugby players, which has culminated each year into a winning season. In addition to state championships and WMA ruggers now playing in college, we are most pleased with helping to produce well over 100 WMA Rugby alumni who will take the lessons learned on the rugby pitch with them long after graduation.”

At the field rededication, then Head of School Rodney LaBrecque gave the opening remarks, and former faculty member Phil Cardone spoke in memory of Mr. Harrell, who taught and coached at Monson Academy and WMA.

We remember...

Mr. James Ambrose, Former Staff Mr. Herbert M. Aronson ’46 Mr. George H. Bateman ’49 Mr. Melchior J. Berselli ’40 Mr. Richard A. Boss ’46 Mr. Robert W. Carpenter ’50 Mrs. Barbara Carr, Former Faculty Mr. Blake A. Carroll ’71 Mr. Arthur E. Center Jr. ’50 Mr. Joseph L. Chenail ’54 Mrs. Nancy C. Cheney, Alumni Spouse Mr. Tadeusz L. Chudy ’45 Mr. Brian E. Corr ’60 Mr. Jeremiah P. Coughlin ’42 Mr. Charles H. Daly ’41 Mr. Alfred J. Donais Jr. ’54 Mr. Karol F. Dydek ’42 Mr. Gordon E. Eaton ’57 Mr. Arthur K. Fitch ’51

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Mr. Douglas C. Froehlich ’60, Alumni Non-Grad Mr. Harold H. Goucher ’42 Mr. John E. Gow ’50 Mr. David W. Halsall ’66 Mr. Edward A. Hanley ’47 Mr. David V. Hayes ’49 Mr. D.J. Herring ’43 Mr. Parker E. Hodgman ’55 Mr. Morgan B. Hodskins ’41 Prof. Irving B. Holley Jr. ’36 Mr. Peter W. Hughes ’62 Mr. Warren B. Hutchinson ’61 Mrs. Kathleen Jette, Alumni Parent Mr. Peter J. Kaschuluk ’67 Mrs. Sylvia P. Kessaris, Alumni Spouse Mr. Michael J. Kiniry ’57 Mr. Raymond E. Klisiewicz ’48

“The field is named in honor of a great man at our school: Hugh Harrell,” Athletic Director Don Nicholson ’79 said. “He had a role in my life when I started teaching at WMA in my 20s.

He was a great man and we’re so happy to have his name on one of our fields because he was a huge supporter of athletics and a long-time contributor to our program.”

Mr. Nicholson and Danielle Goldaper, Associate Director of Leadership and Reunion Giving, also spoke at the field rededication.

“We are excited to be able to play on an official rugby pitch,” Coach Swanson said. “The widening of the field accompanied with the site improvements put our facility up among the best in New England and allow us to play a more expansive running and kicking centric game.

We are very appreciative of the efforts of our families, alumni and maintenance crew whose efforts made this possible.”

Mrs. Helen Krupczak, Alumni Great-Grandparent Mr. Francis A. McClellan ’30 Mr. James R. McConnell ’47 Mr. Wallace S. Moore ’50 Mr. John A. Nelson ’47 Mr. Michael G. Nicolet ’64 Mr. Robert D. Nicolet ’61 Mr. Charles E. Noe ’69 His Excellency Nitya Pibulsonggram ’58 Mr. Wallace M. Ripley Jr. ’36 Mr. John R. Roan, Former Faculty Mr. John J. Rockett Jr. ’53 Mr. Nicholas W. Rosa ’55 Mr. John M. Sawyer Jr. ’59 Mr. J. David Shenk Sr. ’74 Mr. Thitinanda Thienprasiddha ’72, Alumni Non-Grad Mr. Stephen Vardin ’73 Mr. Mario A. Volpe ’56 Mr. Francis J. Whitaker ’40 Mr. John E. Winters ’52 Mr. Gordon D. Zwicker ’48

WILBRAHAM & MONSON ACADEMY

ANNUAL REPORT OF GIVING

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The Herbert P. Blake Society In recognition of benefactors whose loyalty, support and generosity have helped shape the future of Wilbraham & Monson Academy. Their total support for the Academy is in excess of $100,000.

Mrs. Patricia M. Altman Mr. Richard Altman Andrew Associates Mrs. Mary B. Annan Antonacci Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Frank G. Antonacci Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Antonacci Mrs. Marianne Antonacci Mr. & Mrs. S. Prestley Blake Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Callahan III Mr. & Mrs. David J. Callahan

Mrs. Judith B. Hale Mr. Robert T. Hale ’55W Mr. & Mrs. Glenn R. Hanson Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Hickson Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Leverett M. Hubbard Jr. Irene E. and George A. Davis Foundation Mr. Scott B. Jacobs ’75 Mr. William E. James ’64W Mr. Donald M. Joffray ’46W Mr. & Mrs. Hideo Kagami Dr. Jamieson D. Kennedy ’51W Mrs. Judith A. Knapp KSD Charitable Foundation Mr. James E. LaCrosse ’50W Mr. & Mrs. W. Robert Lappin ’53M Mr. Peter C. Lincoln ’55W Mr. Frank L. Livermore ’17W Mr. & Mrs. Keith Martin ’47W

Mrs. Lenita C. McCallum Witherspoon Dr. & Mrs. Charles A. McCallum Jr. ’43W Mr. Robert W. McCallum ’47W Mr. Timothy J. McEvoy ’68W Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. McKenna Mr. Richard F. Morgan ’59W National Wine & Spirits Corporation Palmer Paving Corporation The Pecoy Companies Mr. Kent W. Pecoy Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Pizzitola ’43M Mr. Oscar H. Plotkin Mr. Peter S. Plumb Esq. ’61W Ms. Carol F. Relihan ’73 & Mr. John Arthur Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Sack ’47W Mr. & Mrs. James J. Shea Jr. ’44W

Mr. J. David Shenk Sr. ’74 Mrs. Mary Louise Shenk Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. Mr. Mark R. Shenkman ’61M Mr. & Mrs. Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi Mr. Steven D. Spence ’76 Mr. Jonathan L. Sperling ’57W Mr. Donald J. Stuart ’73 Mrs. Anne P. Symes Mr. & Mrs. Edward Symes III ’64W Mr. & Mrs. William A. Tychsen ’59W The Wallace Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Gary E. Wendlandt Mr. Sergay G. Zarynoff ’57W

UNRESTRICTED ANNUAL FUND GIVING CLUBS Century Club $25,000 + Mr. & Mrs. Frank G. Antonacci Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Antonacci Mrs. Marianne Antonacci Mr. Scott B. Jacobs ’75 Mr. James E. LaCrosse ’50W Mr. Mark R. Shenkman ’61M Mr. Donald J. Stuart ’73

Wesleyan Society $20,000 - $24,999 Mr. Michael J. Flynn

Leadership Circle $15,000 - $19,999 Mrs. Judith A. Knapp Mr. Peter C. Lincoln ’55W

1804 Founders’ Club $10,000 - $14,999 Mr. Richard S. Fuld Jr. ’64W Mrs. Linda B. Griffin Mrs. Judith B. Hale Mr. William E. James ’64W Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Marini Mr. Richard F. Morgan ’59W Mr. Brian F. Randall ’60W Mr. & Mrs. Hirokazu Yamanashi Mr. Bo Zhao & Ms. Lijuan Hu

Atlas & Bell Circle $5,000 - $9,999 Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Paulo C. Baltazar Mr. Michael Clarke ’58W Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Dooley Mr. Floyd F. Foster Jr. ’42W Mr. & Mrs. Glenn R. Hanson Mr. Kyunghoon Lim & Ms. Mijeong Im Mr. S. Peter Manchester ’58W U. S. Trust Thea E. Katsounakis, Vice President 2

Mr. Jon E. Callahan ’81 Ms. Julie A. Callahan ’78 Mr. John F. Chapple III ’60W Mr. Michael Clarke ’58W Mrs. Esther Deininger Mr. Nicholas Deininger ’43W Mr. & Mrs. Ernest E. Denby Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Dooley The Edward E. Ford Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Leonard G. Enroth ’39W Mr. William R. Faulkner Jr. ’57W Mrs. Marjorie H. Fisher Hampden Engineering Corp.

Mr. Richard S. Fuld Jr. ’64W Edward J. Gramse D.D.S. ’39W Mrs. Linda B. Griffin Mrs. Robert W. Griffin Mr. William A. Griffin ’68W Mr. Alan Hale ’46W Mrs. Janet Hale

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Mr. Zhi Qiao & Mrs. Jie Chen Mr. & Mrs. David A. Reeves Mr. & Mrs. Philip C. Steiger Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Stolpinski Mr. William A. Tychsen ’59W Mr. & Mrs. Gary E. Wendlandt Mr. & Mrs. Youke Xie Mr. Liming Zhan & Mrs. Xiaojing Yang

Old Academy Club $3,000 - $4,999 Mr. Paul B. Cronin ’53W Mr. William R. Faulkner Jr. ’57W Mr. Bruce S. Ferguson ’67W Mr. & Mrs. Rodney J. LaBrecque Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Picknelly Jr. Mr. Jonathan L. Sperling ’57W Mr. Thad Wheeler Mr. Stacey H. Widdicombe III ’70W Mr. Ying Xu & Ms. Yi Ran Weng Mr. Qun Yi Zhang & Ms. Qingmeng Ni Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Zielinski

GOLDEN CIRCLE Donors who make gifts of $1,000 or more are eligible for several benefits each year. Some benefits include: Invitations to on campus lectures and performances, 10% off of items in the WMA book store and more.

Headmaster’s Circle $1,000 - $2,999 Anonymous Mr. Dana T. Aftab ’81 Dr. & Mrs. David D. Agahigian Mrs. Sylvia F. Altman Mr. Robert S. Armell ’64W Lt. Col. Richard W. Bailey USMC Ret. ’55M Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Bourgeois

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Dr. David L. Brown ’64M Mr. & Mrs. Matthew M. Burke Mr. & Mrs. David J. Callahan Mr. John F. Chapple III ’60W Mr. Seung Jae Chyun ’75 Cohn Reznick Mr. & Mrs. Carl A. Conlon Mr. Chang Sheng Dai & Mrs. Yan Zhang Mr. Yaping Ding & Ms. Chunyan Hu Mr. Albert W. Dodge Sr. ’32W Mr. James S. Downey ’73 Mr. Robert S. Edmunds ’01 Mr. Robert B. Enemark ’42W ExxonMobil Foundation, Inc. Mr. Evan H. Gallivan ’96 Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Gallivan Mr. Dwight W. Gammons ’52W Mr. H. David Garrity ’54M Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. Glabicky Mr. Gunter M. Glass ’63W Sir Stuart Hampson ’64W Ms. Ellen M. Hancock Mr. Richard J. Harrington Sr. ’60M Mr. David E. Hoxeng ’68W Mrs. Virginia L. Hoyt Mr. Morrison C. Huston Jr. ’64W Mr. Robert A. Johnson ’54W Mr. Douglas H. Jones ’70W Mr. Kent L. Karosen ’84 Dr. Jamieson D. Kennedy ’51W Mr. David I. Kent ’69W Dr. Jordan L. Kramer ’73 Dr. Aaron D. Kugelmass & Mrs. Karen E. Ambrose Mr. Daniel B. Kunhardt Jr. ’72 Mr. & Mrs. Jung-Hyun Lee Mr. Richard LeStage ’61W Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Little Dr. Wei Luo & Dr. Yongyu Mei Mr. David B. Lyman ’74 Mr. Barry M. Maloney ’85 MassMutual Financial Group Mrs. Lenita C. McCallum Witherspoon Mr. & Mrs. Andrew P. Mele

Mr. Joseph W. Merritt Jr. ’57W Mr. & Mrs. Scott Mountford Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Nallen Mr. Robert K. Nichols ’63W Dr. & Mrs. William A. Parisien Mr. Daniel F. Pawling Sr. Peabody Energy Matching Gifts Program Mr. Richard B. Phillips ’63W Mr. Peter S. Plumb Esq. ’61W Pugg Co, Inc. Mr. Robert S. Putnam ’48W Mr. Xiancheng Qiu & Mrs. Ruifen Li Raytheon Company Mr. Dean F. Redfern ’72 Ms. Carol F. Relihan ’73 Mr. Jeffrey A. Reynolds ’83 Dr. Barry M. Rodstein & Ms. Yoshie Yamagishi Mr. & Mrs. Murray J. Ross Mrs. Molly H. Russo ’84 Dr. Kevin E. Schmidt & Dr. Mary E. King Mr. & Mrs. Yang Shen Mr. Dennis C. Sowers ’59W Mr. Jianhua Wang & Ms. Lizhen Lu Mr. Lin Jiang Wang & Ms. Lin Liu Mr. William S. Welles ’64W Mr. Benjamin F. Wilson ’69W Mr. & Mrs. Martin R. Wright Mr. Jian Yang & Mrs. Qi Mu Ms. Tatiana Youschenko Mr. Guowen Zhang & Mrs. Yingyan Du Mr. Bill Zou & Mrs. Lijie Xu

Hill Society $500 - $999 Mr. Ronald W. Alley Sr. ’57W American International Group, Inc. Mr. Eric W. Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Barone Jr. Dr. S. James Beale ’33W Mr. Gary R. Beauchamp ’78 Mr. David P. Benziger ’61M Dr. and Mrs. Steven T. Berger Mr. Frederick L. Blackwell ’72 Mr. Andrew L. Brown ’88 Mr. David B. Chamberlain ’71W Champion Lawn Care, Inc. Mr. Donald J. Collins ’60M Mr. Yingzhi Cui & Mrs. Wei Zhao Mr. William L. Danforth ’56W Mr. Ronald E. Dean ’50W Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury and Murphy, P.C. Mr. & Mrs. Jack S. Dromgold E & R Laundry and Dry Cleaning Inc. Dr. Bonnie Faulkner Ryan ’82 Mr. Robert G. Faulkner Sr. ’53W Mr. Joseph J. Garstka ’69M Mr. Richard R. Garstka ’73 Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Germain Dr. & Mrs. Stuart M. Ginsberg Gionis Insurance Services Mr. Richard P. Goldman Laura Gramse D.M.D. ’84 Mr. Charles G. Greenhalgh Jr. ’42W Mr. George T. Greenhalgh ’45W Mr. Arthur W. Gregory III ’59W Mr. Welles R. Guilmartin CPA ’65M Mr. Kenneth A. Gustafson ’49W Mrs. Janet Hale Dr. Leigh Harrington ’59W Mr. Peter F. Harrington ’72

Discrepancies: We have tried our best to ensure the accuracy of the information contained within these pages. If you encounter an error or omission, please accept our apologies and notify us of the error so we may take the appropriate action to correct it. To make a correction, call the Development Office at 413.596.6811.

Thank you to everyone who engaged in Wilbraham & Monson Academy by making a contribution to the Annual Fund. Last year we received $893,500 in voluntary support of the Annual Fund, continuing our trend of increasing contributions each year.

2013-2014 Summary of Giving Total Annual Fund

Capital Programs & Endowment Major Gifts

Gifts In-kind

Grand Total

$893,500

$1,222,931 $227,426 $82,868

$2,426,725

I would also like to thank all of our hardworking volunteers at Wilbraham & Monson Academy. Our continued fundraising success is largely due to your hard work and dedication throughout the year.

Gifts of all sizes have an immediate and direct impact on the lives of both faculty and students, providing the resources necessary to maintain the highest standards of educating our students, tomorrow’s innovators, in an expanding global community.

Highlights from the 2013-2014 year include: • 142 new donors were added to the roster • Close to 300 constituents make up our core donors and have been making contributions to WMA consistently for five or more years • Reunion classes raised more than $60,000 for the Annual Fund • Members of the Class of 2014 contributed close to $400 in support of their alma mater Something to note while looking through the Annual Report is new donors are now included within the lists. I look forward to adding more names of new donors next year!

I am happy to report that the Consecutive Giving list grows each year. It always contains an interesting mix of alumni, parents, friends, former faculty and staff with five-plus consecutive years of giving to WMA. You’ll see it also has the number of years each have been giving. A nice group has been contributing to the Academy for 28 years!

With gratitude,

2013-2014 Annual Fund

by Constituency

Alumni

$562,915

Alumni Parents

$114,432

Current Parents Grandparents & Alumni Grandparents

Spouses of Alumni

Faculty & Staff

$116,641 $11,240

$26,500 $11,264

Corporations, Foundations $18,602 & Matching Gifts

Friends

Other

Grand Total

$5,010

$26,896

$893,500

Moving forward Dear donors, friends and volunteers, The signs of continued growth and renewal are everywhere on campus, much of it due to the continuing and greatly appreciated support put forward by those of you named on the following pages of our annual report of donors. Funds raised contributed to the construction of the new Middle School dormitory, named in honor of the LaBrecques, renovated Rich Hall bathrooms, enhanced science curriculum, and dozens of other improvements and benefits. This year saw a total of $2,426,725 in giving to the Academy – some of it coming from our 2014 graduating class, who set a new record for senior class giving in the last decade!

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Engaged with WMA

Alumni, parents and friends set new records of attendance for WMA events: from more than 250 attendees for reunion, and a record Prize Day attendance to the 19 Tokyo alumni who joined us in Japan. We were also thrilled to visit Arizona, Boston, Los Angeles, New York, North Carolina, Washington, D.C. and Springfield to catch everyone up on the incredible trajectory of the Academy.

I also want to acknowledge our parent volunteers, particularly the Parents Association members, who created and held a number of exciting student-centered events as well as fostered community awareness for WMA throughout the year.

On behalf of the entire Alumni and Development team, thank you for keeping Wilbraham & Monson Academy in your hearts!

With gratitude,

Richard Rodgers Director of Development

Sarah Wakelin, Director of Annual Giving

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Dr. Harrison B. Hawley ’61W Mr. J. Lawrie Hibbard ’52W Mr. Lloyd N. Hoover ’43W Mr. William D. Howerton ’49W Mr. & Mrs. Leverett M. Hubbard Jr. Illinois Tool Works Foundation Dr. Hampton W. Irwin ’48W Mr. James Irzyk & Ms. Jody L. Abzug Mr. Eric W. Jacobs ’74 Mr. Matthew C. Jarvinen ’96 Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Douglas A. Johnston Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Kalil Mr. M. Loran Kary ’67W Mr. Donald E. Kelly Ms. Mahsa Khanbabai Esq. ’89 Mr. Olli Timi P. Kokkonen ’55W Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Kubacki Mr. Yong D. Kwon ’88 Mr. Heung S. Lee ’58W Dr. Ronald L. Majka ’68M Mr. John C. Marsh ’58W Mr. Josef E. Martin CPCU ’82 Mr. Ronald P. Masnicki ’57M Mr. Todd R. Masnicki ’89 Mr. K. Keith McAllister ’65W Mr. Martin D. McNamara Dr. John W. Miller ’49W Mr. George H. Murray ’42W New York Life Foundation Mr. William T. Olmstead ’41W Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Osmond Dr. Christopher N. Otis & Dr. Roxanne R. Florence Capt. Bertrand A. Page ’58W Mrs. Courtney T. Paterna ’96 Mr. Kent W. Pecoy Kent Pecoy and Sons Construction Company Mr. & Mrs. Gregory A. Popovich Dr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Race Mr. Richard M. Raia ’49W Mr. Arthur S. Robbins ’50W Mr. Richard F. Rodgers Mr. & Mrs. Frederic Rothery Mr. James A. Russell ’55M Mr. Edward J. Sack ’47W Mr. Dror Shmerling & Dr. Shirley Shmerling Mr. Edward W. Shore Jr. ’48W Mr. & Mrs. Garrett P. Smith Mr. Donald J. Southwick ’64M Mr. Jonathan L. Specter ’89 Mr. H. Fletcher Swanson ’63W Mr. Gustavus F. Swift IV ’66W Mr. C. Stetson Thomas ’50W Time Warner, Inc. Mr. Donald T. Tull ’55W Verisk Matching Gifts Program Dr. William H. Warren ’42W Mr. Frederick D. Watts Wells Fargo Foundation Educational Matching Gift Dr. David F. Wender ’69W Mr. Weidong Yang & Mrs. Haiying Bao Mr. Arthur H. Zalkan Dr. Brett R. Zalkan ’83

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Rubicon Society Up to $499 Mr. Earl Acken Mr. Joel E. Ackerman ’89 Mr. Charles A. Adams ’41M Aetna Foundation, Inc. Mr. Patrick T. Agahigian ’09 Ahold Financial Services Mr. Charles M. Albrecht ’60M Ms. Renee A. Alexander Mr. Stephen M. Allen ’57W Mrs. Patricia H. Ambrose Ameriprise Financial Services Anonymous Ms. Miku Anraku ’14 Mr. Glenn R. Anschutz ’79 Dr. Gary W. Ardison ’57W Mr. Robert J. Ardison III '55W Mr. David W. Armstrong Jr. ’40W Mrs. Susan Y. Awad Mr. Stephen J. Balicki Mr. Michael D. Balise ’83 Bank of America Mr. Robert D. Bardwell III ’70W Mr. James A. Barkhuff ’67W Mr. Derrick G. Barnagian ’11 Ms. Donna L. Barone Mr. & Mrs. Eric W. Bascom Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. Bater Mr. John G. Becker Jr. Mr. Barry M. Beckwith ’51M Bedard Brothers Honda Mr. Jeffrey B. Berselli ’68M Mr. Jeffrey D. Berselli ’05 Mr. & Mrs. William J. Best Mr. Lewis W. Birmingham ’60W Mr. Douglas H. Blampied ’56W Lt. Col. Robert W. Bliss USAF Ret. ’39W Ms. Sharon L. Bliss Mr. Paul E. Bloomfield & Ms. Sherri L. Krassin Mr. James R. Blum ’64M Mr. Frederick M. Bodington Jr. ’55M Mr. Nathaniel Bond ’52W Mr. Jeffrey F. Bonk ’78 Mr. & Mrs. Ernest T. Booth Mr. John F. Boozang Mr. Martin N. Bowes ’63W Mr. Theodore W. Brackett ’06 Dr. Robert J. Brandt ’50W Ms. Nina K. Brangman Mr. & Mrs. William E. Braunlich Mr. Lawrence W. Bray ’61M Judge Cary R. Brick ’63M Mr. John A. Brockway ’61M Mr. Kenneth W. Brooks ’42M Mr. & Mrs. Bernard L. Brown Dr. Townsend Brown Jr. ’69W Mr. Kenneth C. Bruno ’67W Ms. Angela M. Bruton Mr. Michael H. Bryne ’14 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bryne Dr. and Mrs. John J. Burke Mr. John C. Burns ’66M Mr. & Mrs. Russell T. Cable Mr. & Mrs. Brian N. Caine Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Callahan III Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Caputo Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Carey Mr. Edward J. Carey ’50M Mr. Alessandro Cattani & Ms. Paola Canal Mr. Ming F. Chang ’89 Mr. Timothy R. Chapin ’55W

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Mr. Richard W. Charbonnier ’57W Mr. Jian Chen & Ms. Chunxia Tong Mr. Xuezhong Chen & Ms. Yimei Lv Mr. Yingjie Chen ’14 Mr. Alton W. Cheney ’38W Mr. William B. Cheney ’57W Mr. & Mrs. James D. Cherry Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Chesky Mr. Phillip B. Chesky ’02 & Mrs. Maureen A. Kelly Chesky ’02 Ms. Rosalyn C. Chesky ’08 Ms. Gail Chesworth-Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Bulent Ciritci Ms. Lara Ciritci ’14 Mr. & Mrs. Gregory J. Clewes Mr. Richard D. Coan ’57W Mr. Edwin T. Conway ’77 Mr. Gary Cook Corcoran & Associates, P.C. Mr. Richard F. Cram Jr. ’66W Mr. Frederik O. Crawford ’60W Ms. Christina J. Cronin CFRE Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Cronin Mr. Robert C. Crowell ’56M D.A. Sullivan & Sons, Inc. Mrs. Jill F. Dangleis Mr. Charles D. D'Avanzo Mr. Donald W. Davis ’56W Mr. William C. Davis ’69M Mr. & Mrs. Bert Davison Mr. Harry A. Day ’57W Mrs. Jean B. Day Ms. Allison Dea Ms. Wendy L. Decker Mr. & Mrs. Alan G. DeLand Mr. & Mrs. Kevin L. Derose Mr. Christopher Descalzo Jr. ’93 Mrs. Stephanie M. Desjardins ’05 Gold and Coin Exchange Mr. Scott Diddel Mr. Qiang Ding & Mrs. Wujun Yi Mr. Russell L. Dinkins ’09 Mr. & Mrs. Heath M. Dion Mr. & Mrs. David M. DiRico Mr. Albert W. Dodge Jr. ’58W Mr. & Mrs. Donn M. Dominique Dr. Tian-jia Dong & Dr. Dongxiao Qin Mr. William F. Donovan ’43M Mr. Jonathan E. Driscoll ’89 Mr. Edward C. Dunn ’69W Ms. Francesca Eastman & Mr. Edward C. Goodstein Mr. Robert L. Eddy Jr. ’62W Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. Ellis Mr. & Mrs. Laurence D. Ely III Ms. Julie Evert Mr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Fallon Dr. Timothy W. Farrell Mr. Phillip L. Faulstich & Mrs. Carol LaLiberte Mr. Donald N. Femia ’54W Mrs. Maria F. Filardi ’87 Mr. Douglas Findlay ’61W Mr. Mark A. Fischer Mr. & Mrs. David C. Fitchet Ms. Caitlin S. Flynn ’06 Mr. & Mrs. David Fortin Dr. James H. Freeman ’49W Mr. Jackson J. FrenchRobitaille ’14 Mr. Stanley L. Fri Mr. Peter O. Frisch Mr. Frank Fritts

Mr. & Mrs. Frederic W. Fuller III Mr. Joseph A. Furgal ’57M Christine Galavotti Ph.D. Mr. Timothy W. Gallagher ’73 Ms. Whitney E. Gallivan M.D. ’00 Mr. Frederick C. Gao Mr. Jinping Gao & Mrs. Lei Fu Mr. & Mrs. L. Michael Gatzkiewicz Mr. Thomas M. Gavin ’66W Mrs. Kate A. Gaw Ms. Emily Gaylord Ms. Inge Geiss Ms. Isabelle Geiss ’14 Mr. Kevin C. Genther ’46W Mr. John R. Germaine Mrs. Barbara W. German Mrs. Sherrie E. Gilfor Mr. Jonathan W. Giokas ’95 Mr. & Mrs. William J. Giokas Mrs. Tina L. Girhiny Mr. Chris Glabicky ’11 Mr. Jeffrey W. Goff ’64W Mrs. Danielle M. Goldaper Mr. & Mrs. Amaro Goncalves Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence H. Goodman Mr. Robert J. Googins ’53W Dr. Barbara J. Gordon & Mr. David J. Gordon Dr. Kathleen M. Gorski Mr. John E. Gow ’50W Mr. Harold O. Graves ’42W Mr. Steven M. Gray ’70W Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Greene Mr. Samuel B. Greene ’06 Mr. Christian L. Grenier ’11 Mr. & Mrs. Laurent R. Grenier Ms. Nicole L. GrenierRibadeneyra ’09 Mrs. Robert W. Griffin Mr. David H. Griffith ’59W Mr. & Mrs. Derrin E. Grimard Mr. Kibreab Hailemariam Mr. Brinley M. Hall Jr. Mr. Robert D. Handel ’71W Mr. Robert J. Harlan Jr. ’62M Mr. E. Morris Hayn Jr. ’49W Mr. Robert L. Hayward ’46M Mr. Edward T. Heffernan ’64M Ms. Jeanne F. Henry ’04 Mr. James H. Herzog Jr. ’70W Mr. Wadsworth C. Hine Jr. ’69W Mr. William C. Hine II ’67W Ms. DawnMarie Hines Mrs. Betty Lou Hodgman Mr. & Mrs. Holger H. Hoetzel Mr. & Mrs. Herbert J. Holl Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Holohan Mr. John S. Houghton ’54W Mr. & Mrs. John P. Hulten Mr. Robert R. Humberston ’68W Mr. William O. Humes ’59M Mr. Doug S. Hutcheson & Ms. Margaret Lenihan Hutcheson Ms. Ashley J. Imbriano ’14 Mr. & Mrs. Frederick M. Insler Mr. Jonathan T. Insler ’99 Mr. Michael A. Insler ’01 Mr. & Mrs. Peter B. Izyk Ms. Stacy E. Jagodowski ’98 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Jalbert Mr. Nicholas C. Jalbert ’12 Mrs. Mary Ellen Jamroz Mr. Skip Jarocki Mr. Christopher F. Jasinski ’00

Mr. & Mrs. Andrew T. Jessup Ms. Yuying Jing ’14 Mr. Arthur S. Johnson III ’40W Mr. Douglas T. Jones ’67W Ms. Brigid M. Jurgens ’08 Mr. & Mrs. James S. Jurgens Mr. Peter J. Jurgens ’06 Mr. Theodore W. Kappler Jr. ’61W Mr. & Mrs. Brian S. Keeley Mr. Lafayette Keeney Mr. Shawn O. Kennedy ’99 Mr. Tae Hoon Kim Mr. & Mrs. Erik M. Kindblom Dr. Paul I. Kingsbury ’53W Ms. Christine Woods Kitto Mr. A.J. Korytoski ’00 Mr. & Mrs. Kurt R. Krohne Jr. Kuhn Riddle Architects Mrs. Bertha P. Lak Mr. Richard H. Lamb ’69W Mr. Michael J. Lane ’86 Mr. William R. Lane Jr. ’83 Mr. Thomas J. Langer ’73 Mr. Jesadang Laohaprasit ’94 Mrs. Mercedese E. Large Mr. & Mrs. Robert V. Laurita Mr. James S. Law ’68W Mrs. Ann-Marie Lawlor ’84 Mr. William M. Lax ’45W Mr. & Mrs. Francis F. Leaf III Mr. Brian J. LeMay ’05 Mr. Yichao Li & Mrs. Jinghua Gu Mr. Guangiun Liang & Mrs. Jurong Ke Mr. Timothy N. Lincoln ’68W Drs. Michael & Nancy Lindberg Mr. M. John Lippman ’53W Mr. and Ms. John Lombard Mr. Andres S. Lopez ’80 Mr. John M. Lovejoy ’54W Ludlow Tennis Club Mr. Charles P. Lukasik ’74 Ms. Bethany A. Lyon ’11 Mr. Mark S. Lyon & Mrs. Anne S. Redman-Lyon Ms. Sarah E. Lyon ’09 Mr. Ian S. Macdonald ’94 Mr. James S. Macgregor III ’60M Mr. Robert K. MacLauchlin ’50W Dr. Thomas G. Magill ’55W Mr. Richard A. Malin ’51M Mr. Robert T. Marchant ’51W Col. Timothy D. Marsano ’78 Marsh & McLennan Companies Mr. Keith Martin ’47W Massachusetts Amateur Sports Foundations Mr. James G. Matzen ’60W Mr. Thomas H. McCallum Jr. ’56W Mr. Richard T. McCarthy ’51W Mr. Kelley J. McCormick ’84 Mr. Robert C. McCray ’43M Mr. David P. McDowell ’73 Mrs. Ruby McKay Mr. Valnere Mclean Mr. John H. Meissner ’66W Mr. Irwin G. Michelman ’75 Mr. Steven K. Miller ’65W Mr. Carl F. Mitchell ’53W Ms. Elizabeth S. Mitchell ’04 Mr. M. Scott Mitchell ’57W Mr. & Mrs. James F. Monahan Mr. Kevin J. Monahan ’73 Ms. Maria-Rallou T. Moore Ms. Tresara G. Moore ’11

Praxair Foundation Mr. & Mrs. David A. Premo Mr. Gary L. Provost Mr. G. Eric Pucher ’47W Mr. Peter S. Pyrczak ’64M Mr. & Mrs. Daniel S. Pytko Ms. Danielle K. Pytko ’14 Ms. Xin Qiu ’14 Mr. Maurice Raizin ’59M Mr. Marcos Ramirez ’94 Mr. Philip S. Rand ’58W Mr. Jonathan C. Randall ’65W Randall's Farm, Inc. Mrs. Elizabeth E. Reeves Ms. Sarah A. Richard ’07 Mr. & Mrs. Ingo H. Riebeling Mrs. Doris H. Roberson Roberta G. Doering School Mr. A. Seth Roberts ’70W Mr. & Mrs. Kevin E. Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Donald B. Robitaille Mr. & Mrs. Marc J. Robitaille Mr. James E. Ross ’53W Mrs. Geraldine E. Roy Mr. Mark J. Rubbins ’79 Mr. Jack Rubin & Ms. Patricia Yuzawa-Rubin Mr. Seth Y. Rubin ’01 Lt. Col. Stephen M. Rusiecki ’80 Mr. Stanley H. Rutstein Mr. J. Brad Ryder ’72 Mr. Daniele Saini Mr. Daniel Salmon & Ms. Charmaine Patterson Mr. Theodore G. Sarant ’73 Mr. Jonathan M. Sargent ’71W Mr. & Mrs. John N. Sarno Mr. Theodore C. Schlette ’71W Mr. Eric T. Schoonover ’54W Mr. Mark A. Schwendenmann ’86 Mr. Edward S. Schwerdtle II ’52W Mr. Richard A. Serafino Jr. ’77 Ms. Bonnie M. Serino ’87 Cmdr. John G. Shaw ’64W Mr. Philip H. Shaw Jr. ’57W Mr. James J. Shea Jr. ’46W Mr. & Mrs. David K. Sherman Ms. Ke Shi ’14 Mr. Edwin Shivell III ’50M Ms. Cynthia L. Shults Mr. Rand K. Silver ’88 Mr. Shawn M. Slattery ’83 Mr. Richard C. Slosek ’60W Ms. Caroline T. Smith Ms. Jessica J. Smith ’14 Mr. Parker E. Smith ’65M Mr. Richard R. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Socha Mr. Michael Sokolov ’56M Mr. Marshall Z. Solomon ’48W Mrs. Susan M. Soto Mr. Frederick Spann & Ms. A. Jacquetta Webb-Spann

Chen Fang ’14, GuangYuan Chen ’14, Sihan Shen ’14, Ziyan Wang ’14 and Yijie Qiao ’14 line up their senior stones to add to the alumni wall.

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Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Moran Ms. Elizabeth L. Mulcahy ’84 Peter L. Murray Esq. ’61W Ms. Cathrine Musselman Mr. & Mrs. Larry J. Musselman Mr. Bruce Mutch ’97 Mr. Gerald M. Myers ’61M Ms. Nancy W. Naftulin Ms. Irene L. Nakabonge-Lugude ’94 Mr. Sanford E. Nemshin ’58M Mr. Howe S. Newell Mr. David L. Nickerson ’49W Mr. Karl G. Nonemaker ’64M Mr. Daniel M. O'Brien ’79 Ms. Christine E. O'Donnell ’13 Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. O'Donnell Mr. Juan P. Olalquiaga & Mrs. Mercedes Calcano Mr. David Olsen ’52W Mrs. Marguertite T. O'Malley Mr. Robert T. O'Neill ’69M Mr. John R. O'Reilly & Ms. Ann Rick Mr. Timothy J. O'Reilly ’11 Mr. Douglas W. Osmond ’75 Mr. Edward W. Osmond ’79 Mr. Eric M. Ostrom ’10 Ms. Rachel S. Ostrom ’12 Mrs. Debra J. Pageau ’76 Mr. & Mrs. John J. Pajak Ms. Brigida C. Palatino ’08 Ms. Harmony A. Palmer Dr. Michael A. Pangan ’86 Mrs. Jerilyn J. Paolino ’83 Mr. Bradley L. Paster ’89 Mr. & Mrs. John C. Patrick Mr. Andrew M. Paul ’69W Mr. Steven L. Paul ’66W Mr. John R. Payne Jr. ’62W Mr. Andrew J. Pehoviak ’10 Mr. & Mrs. John D. Pehoviak Ms. Karen J. Pekala ’69M Mr. & Mrs. Luke R. Pelletier Mr. Franco Pessina & Mrs. Angelica Ragazzi Mr. Frederick V. Peterson Jr. ’66W Mr. Stephen J. Petrolati ’73 Mr. Charles A. Pettee ’57W Mr. Donald Phillips Ms. Linda Pietras Mrs. Christine L. Pilch Mancini ’83 Mr. Willard F. Pinney Jr. ’61W Mr. & Mrs. David R. Piquette Mr. & Mrs. Craig A. Platt Mrs. Amy Pollard Mrs. Sandra A. Poole Mr. Bud Porter ’44W Mr. Robert S. Porter ’59W Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey R. Power Jr. Mr. Nicholas A. Powlovich ’69M Mr. & Mrs. Eric P. Prashaw

Julia Winer ’14 poses for a selfie with her family.

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Sparago Dr. & Mrs. Anthony G. Spartos Dr. & Mrs. Nicholas T. Spellman Mr. Thomas S. Starodoj II ’51W Mr. E. Michael Stevens ’64M Mr. Harley Stone Mr. Michael F. Stone ’67W Mr. Robert B. Stone ’64W Dr. Mont E. Stong ’78 Mr. Walter G. Swanson Mr. James W. Symmonds ’64M Mr. Douglas J. Taber ’74 Ms. Hannah K. Tanguay ’10 Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Taylor Jr. Mr. Richard P. Taylor ’62W Texas Instruments Texas Roadhouse Mr. Edward H. Thaxter ’65W Ms. Kara Thayer ’95 Mr. Michael J. Thompson Ms. Sandra S. Thorne Mr. Thomas R. Toman Mr. Walter Toner ’67W Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan M. Topodas Mr. Scott R. Trainor ’84 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen P. Troy Mr. Robert W. Tull ’50W Winston M. Turner Ph.D. ’62W Mr. David M. Tyson ’51W United Technologies United Way of Central & Northeastern Connecticut Dr. F. Knowlton Utley III ’55M Mr. George T. Van Buren ’64W Mrs. Mary Van Leeuwen Mr. & Mrs. Adam P. VanVoorhis Mr. Andrew G. Veitch ’65W Mr. Thomas C. Vose ’66W Ms. Liz Wagoner ’01 Mr. James H. Wait Sr. ’52M Mrs. Sarah E. Wakelin Mr. Benjamin H. Walcott ’50W Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Walker Mr. William D. Walsh ’58M Mr. Ke Wang & Ms. Jiao Ping Mr. R. Wallace Watson ’70W Ms. Xavierra Webb-Spann ’04 Rev. Stephanie K. Weiner Ms. Erika M. Whipple Mr. Stuart F. Whitcomb Mr. Harry T. Whitin III ’63W

Mr. Herbert W. Wilkinson III ’61M Mr. William W. Willard ’59W Dr. Edward B. Williams ’29M Mr. Andrew R. Willis ’00 Mr. & Mrs. Scott H. Willson ’55W Mr. Bruce A. Wilson ’60W Ms. Carolyn J. Wilson Mr. Craig M. Wilson ’60W Mr. Harry P. Wilson ’67M Dr. James S. Wilson ’61M Ms. Danelle Woeniann Mr. M. Scott Wood ’68W Mr. Paul G. Woodhouse ’55W Mr. David S. Woodward ’66M Mr. Sheldon M. Woolf ’50W Worcester Polytechnic Institute Mrs. Ursula S. Wright Mr. Yashar D. Yaslowitz ’95 Mr. & Mrs. Arthur E. Young Ms. Xiaohan Yu ’14 Mr. Zuo J. Yu & Mrs. Hong Ai Mr. Fernando Zavala ’07 Mr. Jiyong Zhang & Mrs. Chunmei Qiu Mr. Rener Zhang ’14 Dr. Fred M. Ziter Jr. ’54W Ms. Marianne G. Zurn

GIVING BY GROUPS Annual Report lists

by Constituent

Trustee Mr. David J. Callahan Mrs. Linda B. Griffin Mrs. Krista Hanson Mr. Scott B. Jacobs ’75 Mrs. Judith A. Knapp Mr. James E. LaCrosse ’50W Mr. Barry M. Maloney ’85 Mr. Timothy J. Marini Mr. Kent W. Pecoy Mr. David A. Reeves Mr. Mark R. Shenkman ’61M Mr. Donald J. Stuart ’73

Trustee Emeriti Mr. Eric W. Anderson Mr. Edward J. Carey ’50M Mr. Richard S. Fuld Jr. ’64W Mr. Alan N. Hall Mr. William E. James ’64W Mr. Frederic Rothery

Former Trustee Judge Cary R. Brick ’63M Mr. Donald J. Collins ’60M Mr. William F. Donovan ’43M Mr. Richard G. Dooley Mr. William R. Faulkner Jr. ’57W Mr. Bruce S. Ferguson ’67W Mr. Michael J. Flynn Mr. Richard P. Goldman Mr. Harold O. Graves ’42W Mr. David H. Griffith ’59W Mr. Kent L. Karosen ’84 Ms. Mahsa Khanbabai Esq. ’89 Mr. Richard LeStage ’61W Mr. Peter C. Lincoln ’55W Mr. Ronald P. Masnicki ‘57M Mr. Todd R. Masnicki ’89 Mrs. Lenita C. McCallum Witherspoon Mr. Robert C. McCray ’43M Mr. Richard F. Morgan ’59W Mr. George H. Murray ’42W Mr. Richard B. Phillips ’63W Mr. Peter S. Plumb Esq. ’61W Ms. Carol F. Relihan ’73 Mr. Edward J. Sack ’47W Mr. Jonathan L. Specter ’89 Mr. Jonathan L. Sperling ’57W Mr. Richard P. Taylor ’62W Mr. William A. Tychsen ’59W Mr. James H. Wait Sr. ’52M Mr. Gary E. Wendlandt Mr. William W. Willard ’59W Mr. Benjamin F. Wilson ’69W Mrs. Susan B. Yesley (Awad)

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Monson Academy Alumni 1929 Dr. Edward B. Williams 1941 Mr. Charles A. Adams 1942 Mr. Kenneth W. Brooks 1943 Mr. William F. Donovan Mr. Robert C. McCray 1946 Mr. Robert L. Hayward 1950 Mr. Edward J. Carey Mr. Edwin Shivell III 1951 Mr. Barry M. Beckwith Mr. Richard A. Malin 1952 Mr. James H. Wait Sr. 1954 Mr. H. David Garrity 1955 Mr. Frederick M. Bodington Jr. Lt. Col. Richard W. Bailey USMC Ret. Mr. James A. Russell Dr. F. Knowlton Utley III 1956 Mr. Robert C. Crowell Mr. Michael Sokolov 1957 Mr. Joseph A. Furgal Mr. Ronald P. Masnicki 1958 Mr. Sanford E. Nemshin Mr. William D. Walsh 1959 Mr. William O. Humes Mr. Maurice Raizin 1960 Mr. Charles M. Albrecht Mr. Donald J. Collins Mr. Richard J. Harrington Sr. Mr. James S. Macgregor III 1961 Mr. David P. Benziger Mr. Lawrence W. Bray Mr. John A. Brockway Mr. John L. Crowell Mr. Gerald M. Myers Mr. Mark R. Shenkman Mr. Herbert W. Wilkinson III Dr. James S. Wilson 1962 Mr. Robert J. Harlan Jr. Judge Cary R. Brick Mr. James R. Blum Dr. David L. Brown Mr. Edward T. Heffernan Mr. Karl G. Nonemaker Mr. Peter S. Pyrczak

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1964 Mr. Donald J. Southwick Mr. E. Michael Stevens Mr. James W. Symmonds 1965 Mr. Welles R. Guilmartin CPA Mr. Parker E. Smith 1966 Mr. John C. Burns Mr. David S. Woodward 1967 Mr. Harry P. Wilson 1968 Mr. Jeffrey B. Berselli Dr. Ronald L. Majka 1969 Mr. William C. Davis Mr. Joseph J. Garstka Mr. Robert T. O'Neill Ms. Karen J. Pekala Mr. Nicholas A. Powlovich

Wilbraham Academy Alumni 1932 Mr. Albert W. Dodge Sr. 1933 Dr. S. James Beale 1938 Mr. Alton W. Cheney 1939 Lt. Col. Robert W. Bliss USAF Ret. 1940 Mr. David W. Armstrong Jr. Mr. Arthur S. Johnson III 1941 Mr. William T. Olmstead 1942 Mr. Robert B. Enemark Mr. Floyd F. Foster Jr. Mr. Harold O. Graves Mr. Charles G. Greenhalgh Jr. Mr. George H. Murray Dr. William H. Warren 1943 Mr. Lloyd N. Hoover 1944 Mr. Bud Porter 1945 Mr. George T. Greenhalgh Mr. William M. Lax 1946 Mr. Kevin C. Genther Mr. James J. Shea Jr. 1947 Mr. G. Eric Pucher Mr. Edward J. Sack 1948 Hampton W. Irwin M.D. Mr. Robert S. Putnam Mr. Edward W. Shore Jr. Mr. Marshall Z. Solomon

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1949 Dr. James H. Freeman Mr. Kenneth A. Gustafson Mr. E. Morris Hayn Jr. Mr. William D. Howerton Dr. John W. Miller Mr. David L. Nickerson Mr. Richard M. Raia 1950 Dr. Robert J. Brandt Mr. Ronald E. Dean Mr. John E. Gow Mr. James E. LaCrosse Mr. Robert K. MacLauchlin Mr. Arthur S. Robbins Mr. C. Stetson Thomas Mr. Robert W. Tull Mr. Benjamin H. Walcott Mr. Sheldon M. Woolf 1951 Dr. Jamieson D. Kennedy Mr. Robert T. Marchant Mr. Richard T. McCarthy Mr. Thomas S. Starodoj II Mr. David M. Tyson 1952 Mr. Nathaniel Bond Mr. Dwight W. Gammons Mr. J. Lawrie Hibbard Mr. David Olsen Mr. Edward S. Schwerdtle II 1953 Mr. Paul B. Cronin Mr. Robert G. Faulkner Sr. Mr. Robert J. Googins Dr. Paul I. Kingsbury Mr. M. John Lippman Mr. Carl F. Mitchell Mr. James E. Ross 1954 Mr. Donald N. Femia Mr. John S. Houghton Mr. Robert A. Johnson Mr. John M. Lovejoy Mr. Eric T. Schoonover Dr. Fred M. Ziter Jr. 1955 Mr. Robert J. Ardison III Mr. Timothy R. Chapin Mr. Robert T. Hale Mr. Olli Timi P. Kokkonen Mr. Peter C. Lincoln Dr. Thomas G. Magill Mr. Donald T. Tull Mr. Scott H. Willson Mr. Paul G. Woodhouse 1956 Mr. Douglas H. Blampied Mr. William L. Danforth Mr. Donald W. Davis Mr. Thomas H. McCallum Jr. 1957 Mr. Stephen M. Allen Mr. Ronald W. Alley Sr. Dr. Gary W. Ardison Mr. Richard W. Charbonnier Mr. William B. Cheney Mr. Richard D. Coan Mr. Harry A. Day Mr. William R. Faulkner Jr. Mr. Joseph W. Merritt Jr. Mr. M. Scott Mitchell

Mr. Charles A. Pettee Mr. Philip H. Shaw Jr. Mr. Jonathan L. Sperling 1958 Mr. Michael Clarke Mr. Albert W. Dodge Jr. Mr. Heung S. Lee Mr. S. Peter Manchester Mr. John C. Marsh Capt. Bertrand A. Page Mr. Philip S. Rand 1959 Mr. Arthur W. Gregory III Mr. David H. Griffith Dr. Leigh Harrington Mr. Richard F. Morgan Mr. Robert S. Porter Mr. Dennis C. Sowers Mr. William A. Tychsen Mr. William W. Willard 1960 Mr. Lewis W. Birmingham Mr. John F. Chapple III Mr. Frederik O. Crawford Mr. James G. Matzen Mr. Brian F. Randall Mr. Richard C. Slosek Mr. Bruce A. Wilson Mr. Craig M. Wilson Mr. Douglas Findlay 1961 Dr. Harrison B. Hawley Mr. Theodore W. Kappler Jr. Mr. Richard LeStage Mr. Peter L. Murray Esq. Mr. Willard F. Pinney Jr. Mr. Peter S. Plumb Esq. 1962 Mr. Robert L. Eddy Jr. Mr. John R. Payne Jr. Mr. Richard P. Taylor Winston M. Turner Ph.D. 1963 Mr. Martin N. Bowes Mr. Gunter M. Glass Mr. Robert K. Nichols Mr. Richard B. Phillips Mr. H. Fletcher Swanson Mr. Harry T. Whitin III 1964 Mr. Robert S. Armell Mr. George T. Van Buren Mr. Richard S. Fuld Jr. Mr. Jeffrey W. Goff Sir Stuart Hampson Mr. Morrison C. Huston Jr. Mr. William E. James Mr. David E. Richheimer Cmdr. John G. Shaw Mr. Robert B. Stone Mr. William S. Welles 1965 Mr. K. Keith McAllister Mr. Steven K. Miller Mr. Jonathan C. Randall Mr. Edward H. Thaxter Mr. Andrew G. Veitch

1966 Anonymous Mr. Richard F. Cram Jr. Mr. Thomas M. Gavin Mr. John H. Meissner Mr. Steven L. Paul Mr. Frederick V. Peterson Jr. Mr. Gustavus F. Swift IV Mr. Thomas C. Vose 1967 Mr. James A. Barkhuff Mr. Kenneth C. Bruno Mr. Bruce S. Ferguson Mr. William C. Hine II Mr. Douglas T. Jones Mr. M. Loran Kary Mr. Michael F. Stone Mr. Walter Toner 1968 Mr. David E. Hoxeng Mr. Robert R. Humberston Mr. James S. Law Mr. Timothy N. Lincoln Mr. M. Scott Wood 1969 Dr. Townsend Brown Jr. Mr. Edward C. Dunn Mr. Wadsworth C. Hine Jr. Mr. David I. Kent Mr. Richard H. Lamb Mr. Andrew M. Paul Dr. David F. Wender Mr. Benjamin F. Wilson 1970 Mr. Robert D. Bardwell III Mr. Steven M. Gray Mr. James H. Herzog Jr. Mr. Douglas H. Jones Mr. A. Seth Roberts Mr. R. Wallace Watson Mr. Stacey H. Widdicombe III 1971 Mr. David B. Chamberlain Mr. Robert D. Handel Mr. Jonathan M. Sargent Mr. Theodore C. Schlette

Wilbraham & Monson Academy Alumni 1972 Mr. Frederick L. Blackwell Mr. Peter F. Harrington Mr. Daniel B. Kunhardt Jr. Mr. Dean F. Redfern Mr. J. Brad Ryder 1973 Mr. James S. Downey Christine Galavotti Ph.D. Mr. Richard R. Garstka Dr. Jordan L. Kramer Mr. Thomas J. Langer Mr. David P. McDowell Mr. Kevin J. Monahan Mr. Stephen J. Petrolati Ms. Carol F. Relihan Mr. Theodore G. Sarant Mr. Donald J. Stuart

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1974 Mr. Eric W. Jacobs Mr. Charles P. Lukasik Mr. David B. Lyman Mr. Douglas J. Taber Mr. Charles M. Callahan III 1975 Mr. Seung Jae Chyun Mr. Scott B. Jacobs Mr. Irwin G. Michelman Mr. Douglas W. Osmond 1976 Mr. David J. Callahan Mrs. Debra J. Pageau 1977 Mr. Edwin T. Conway Mr. Peter A. Picknelly Jr. Mr. Richard A. Serafino Jr. 1978 Mr. Gary R. Beauchamp Mr. Jeffrey F. Bonk Col. Timothy D. Marsano Dr. Mont E. Stong 1979 Mr. Glenn R. Anschutz Mr. Daniel M. O'Brien Mr. Edward W. Osmond Mr. Mark J. Rubbins 1980 Mr. Michael Bryne Mr. Andres S. Lopez Mr. Richard J. O'Donnell Lt. Col. Stephen M. Rusiecki 1981 Mr. Dana T. Aftab Anonymous 1982 Mr. Josef E. Martin CPCU Dr. Bonnie Faulkner Ryan 1983 Mr. Michael D. Balise Mr. William R. Lane Jr. Mrs. Jerilyn J. Paolino Mrs. Christine L. Pilch Mancini

Mr. Jeffrey A. Reynolds Mr. Shawn M. Slattery Dr. Brett R. Zalkan 1984 Dr. Laura Gramse D.M.D. Mr. Kent L. Karosen Mrs. Ann-Marie Lane Mr. Kelley J. McCormick Ms. Elizabeth L. Mulcahy Mrs. Molly H. Russo Mr. Scott R. Trainor 1985 Mr. Kevin L. Derose Mr. Barry M. Maloney 1986 Mr. Michael J. Lane Dr. Michael A. Pangan Mr. Mark A. Schwendenmann 1987 Mrs. Maria F. Filardi Ms. Bonnie M. Serino 1988 Mr. Andrew L. Brown Mr. Yong D. Kwon Mr. Rand K. Silver 1989 Mr. Joel E. Ackerman Mr. Ming F. Chang Mr. Jonathan E. Driscoll Mahsa Khanbabai Esq. Mr. Todd R. Masnicki Mr. Bradley L. Paster Mr. Jonathan L. Specter 1990 Ms. Margaret E. Hayes 1993 Mr. Christopher Descalzo Jr. 1994 Mr. Jesadang Laohaprasit Mr. Ian S. Macdonald Ms. Irene L. Nakabonge-Lugude Mr. Marcos Ramirez Mr. Adam P. VanVoorhis

1995 Mr. Jonathan W. Giokas Ms. Kara Thayer Mr. Yashar D. Yaslowitz 1996 Mr. Evan H. Gallivan Mr. Matthew C. Jarvinen Mrs. Courtney T. Paterna 1997 Mr. Bruce Mutch 1998 Ms. Stacy E. Jagodowski 1999 Mr. Jonathan T. Insler Mr. Shawn O. Kennedy 2000 Ms. Whitney E. Gallivan Mr. Christopher F. Jasinski Mr. A.J. Korytoski Mr. Andrew R. Willis 2001 Anonymous Mr. Robert S. Edmunds Mr. Michael A. Insler Mr. Seth Y. Rubin Ms. Liz Wagoner 2002 Mr. Phillip B. Chesky Mrs. Maureen A. Kelly Chesky 2004 Ms. Jeanne F. Henry Ms. Elizabeth S. Mitchell Ms. Xavierra Webb-Spann 2005 Mr. Jeffrey D. Berselli Mrs. Stephanie M. Desjardins Mr. Brian J. LeMay 2006 Mr. Theodore W. Brackett Ms. Caitlin S. Flynn Mr. Samuel B. Greene Mr. Peter J. Jurgens 2007 Ms. Sarah A. Richard Mr. Fernando Zavala

2008 Ms. Rosalyn C. Chesky Ms. Brigid M. Jurgens Ms. Brigida C. Palatino 2009 Mr. Patrick T. Agahigian Mr. Russell L. Dinkins Ms. Nicole L. Grenier-Ribadeneyra Ms. Sarah E. Lyon 2010 Mr. Eric M. Ostrom Mr. Andrew J. Pehoviak Ms. Hannah K. Tanguay 2011 Mr. Derrick G. Barnagian Mr. Chris Glabicky Mr. Christian L. Grenier Ms. Bethany A. Lyon Ms. Tresara G. Moore Mr. Timothy J. O'Reilly 2012 Mr. Nicholas C. Jalbert Ms. Rachel S. Ostrom 2013 Ms. Christine E. O'Donnell

Current Students 2014 Ms. Miku Anraku Mr. Michael H. Bryne Mr. Yingjie Chen Ms. Lara Ciritci Mr. Jackson J. FrenchRobitaille Ms. Isabelle Geiss Ms. Ashley J. Imbriano Ms. Yuying Jing Ms. Danielle K. Pytko Ms. Xin Qiu Ms. Ke Shi Ms. Jessica J. Smith Ms. Xiaohan Yu Mr. Rener Zhang

Current Parents 2014 Ms. Nina K. Brangman Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bryne ’80 Mr. & Mrs. Brian N. Caine Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Callahan III ’75 Mr. Alessandro Cattani & Ms. Paola Canal Mr. Jian Chen & Ms. Chunxia Tong Mr. Xuezhong Chen & Ms. Yimei Lv Mr. & Mrs. Bulent Ciritci Mr. Qiang Ding & Mrs. Wujun Yi Mr. Jinping Gao & Mrs. Lei Fu Ms. Inge Geiss Mrs. Sherrie E. Gilfor Mr. & Mrs. Derrin E. Grimard Mr. Kibreab Hailemariam Mr. & Mrs. Brian S. Keeley Mr. Tae Hoon Kim Mr. & Mrs. Robert V. Laurita Mr. Yichao Li & Mrs. Jinghua Gu Mr. Guangiun Liang & Mrs. Jurong Ke Dr. Wei Luo & Dr. Yongyu Mei Ms. Cathrine Musselman Mr. Juan P. Olalquiaga & Mrs. Mercedes Calcano Ms. Harmony A. Palmer Mr. & Mrs. John D. Pehoviak Mr. Zhi Qiao & Mrs. Jie Chen Mr. Franco Pessina & Mrs. Angelica Ragazzi Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Picknelly Jr. ’77 Mr. & Mrs. David R. Piquette Mr. & Mrs. Daniel S. Pytko Mr. & Mrs. David A. Reeves Mr. & Mrs. Marc J. Robitaille Mr. Daniele Saini Mr. Daniel Salmon & Ms. Charmaine Patterson Mr. & Mrs. Yang Shen Mr. Dror Shmerling & Dr. Shirley Shmerling

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Ms. Caroline T. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Youke Xie Mr. Zuo J. Yu & Mrs. Hong Ai Mr. Jiyong Zhang & Mrs. Chunmei Qiu Mr. Qun Yi Zhang & Ms. Qingmeng Ni Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Zielinski 2015 Mr. & Mrs. Bernard L. Brown Mr. & Mrs. Gregory J. Clewes Mr. Yingzhi Cui & Mrs. Wei Zhao Mr. Yaping Ding & Ms. Chunyan Hu Mr. & Mrs. Heath M. Dion Mr. & Mrs. Donn M. Dominique Mr. Phillip L. Faulstich & Mrs. Carol LaLiberte Ms. Ellen M. Hancock Mrs. Mercedese E. Large Mr. & Mrs. Jung-Hyun Lee Mr. & Mrs. Andrew P. Mele Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Moran Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Nallen Mr. & Mrs. Luke R. Pelletier Mr. & Mrs. Gregory A. Popovich Mr. Bill Zou & Mrs. Lijie Xu 2016 Ms. Renee A. Alexander Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Barone Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Steven T. Berger Mr. & Mrs. Brian N. Caine Mr. Chang Sheng Dai & Mrs. Yan Zhang Dr. Aaron D. Kugelmass & Mrs. Karen E. Ambrose Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Little Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. O'Donnell ’80 Mr. Xiancheng Qiu & Mrs. Ruifen Li Mr. & Mrs. Ingo H. Riebeling Dr. Kevin E. Schmidt & Dr. Mary E. King Mr. & Mrs. Adam P. VanVoorhis ’94

Mr. Jianhua Wang & Ms. Lizhen Lu Mr. Lin Jiang Wang & Ms. Lin Liu Mr. & Mrs. Hirokazu Yamanashi Mr. Jian Yang & Mrs. Qi Mu Mr. Weidong Yang & Mrs. Haiying Bao Mr. Bo Zhao & Ms. Lijuan Hu 2017 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Cronin Mr. James Irzyk & Ms. Jody L. Abzug Mr. & Mrs. Erik M. Kindblom Mr. Kyunghoon Lim & Ms. Mijeong Im Mr. & Mrs. Craig A. Platt Dr. Kevin E. Schmidt & Dr. Mary E. King Mr. & Mrs. Michael Sparago Mrs. Susan B. Yesley (Awad) Ms. Tatiana Youschenko Mr. Liming Zhan & Mrs. Xiaojing Yang Mr. Guowen Zhang & Mrs. Yingyan Du 2018 Mr. Paul E. Bloomfield & Ms. Sherri L. Krassin Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Picknelly Jr. ’77 2019 Mr. Doug S. Hutcheson & Ms. Margaret Lenihan Hutcheson Dr. Aaron D. Kugelmass & Mrs. Karen E. Ambrose Mr. & Mrs. Scott Mountford Dr. & Mrs. Nicholas T. Spellman 2020 Mr. Paul E. Bloomfield & Ms. Sherri L. Krassin Dr. Christopher N. Otis & Dr. Roxanne R. Florence Dr. Barry M. Rodstein & Ms. Yoshie Yamagishi

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Alumni Parents Dr. & Mrs. David D. Agahigian Anonymous Mr. Eric W. Anderson Mr. Stephen J. Balicki Mr. & Mrs. Paulo C. Baltazar Ms. Donna L. Barone Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. Bater Mr. Jeffrey B. Berselli ’68M Mr. & Mrs. William J. Best Ms. Sharon L. Bliss Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Bourgeois Mr. & Mrs. David J. Callahan Mr. & Mrs. James D. Cherry Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Chesky Mr. Seung Jae Chyun ’75 Mr. Donald J. Collins ’60M Mr. & Mrs. Carl A. Conlon Mr. Gary Cook Mr. Richard F. Cram Jr. ’66W Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Cronin Mr. Charles D. D'Avanzo Mr. & Mrs. Alan G. DeLand Mr. & Mrs. David M. DiRico Mr. Albert W. Dodge Sr. ’32W Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Dooley Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. Ellis Mr. & Mrs. Laurence D. Ely III Mr. Robert G. Faulkner Sr. ’53W Mr. & Mrs. David C. Fitchet Mr. & Mrs. David Fortin Mr. & Mrs. Frederic W. Fuller III Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Gallivan Mrs. Kate A. Gaw Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Germain Mrs. Sherrie E. Gilfor Dr. & Mrs. Stuart M. Ginsberg Mr. & Mrs. William J. Giokas Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. Glabicky Mr. & Mrs. Amaro Goncalves Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence H. Goodman Dr. Barbara J. Gordon & Mr. David J. Gordon Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Greene Mr. George T. Greenhalgh ’45W Mr. & Mrs. Laurent R. Grenier Mrs. Robert W. Griffin

Stephen DePalma ’14 and Brian Popovich ’15

Mrs. Janet Hale Mr. Michael J. Flynn Mr. & Mrs. Glenn R. Hanson Mr. Richard J. Harrington Sr. ’60M Mr. & Mrs. Dale Henry Mr. & Mrs. Richard Holohan Mr. & Mrs. John P. Hulten Mr. & Mrs. Frederick M. Insler Mr. & Mrs. Peter B. Izyk Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Jalbert Mr. & Mrs. Andrew T. Jessup Mr. & Mrs. Douglas A. Johnston Sr. Mr. & Mrs. James S. Jurgens Mr. Lafayette Keeney Mr. Donald E. Kelly Mrs. Judith A. Knapp Mr. & Mrs. Robert V. Laurita Mr. & Mrs. Francis F. Leaf III Mrs. Mary Van Leeuwen Drs. Michael & Nancy Lindberg Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Little Mr. Mark S. Lyon & Mrs. Anne S. Redman-Lyon Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Marini Mr. Ronald P. Masnicki ’57M Mr. & Mrs. Andrew P. Mele Mr. & Mrs. James F. Monahan Ms. Maria-Rallou T. Moore Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Moran

Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Nallen Mr. Daniel M. O'Brien ’79 Mr. Richard J. O'Donnell ’80 Mr. John R. O'Reilly & Ms. Ann Rick Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Osmond Dr. & Mrs. William A. Parisien Mr. Daniel F. Pawling Sr. Mr. & Mrs. John D. Pehoviak Mr. Charles A. Pettee ’57W Mr. & Mrs. David R. Piquette Mr. & Mrs. Gregory A. Popovich Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey R. Power Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Eric P. Prashaw Mr. & Mrs. David A. Premo Dr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Race Mr. & Mrs. David A. Reeves Mrs. Elizabeth E. Reeves Mr. & Mrs. Murray J. Ross Mr. & Mrs. Frederic Rothery Mr. Jack Rubin & Ms. Patricia Yuzawa-Rubin Lt. Col. Stephen M. Rusiecki ’80 Mr. Stanley H. Rutstein Mr. & Mrs. John N. Sarno Dr. Kevin E. Schmidt & Dr. Mary E. King Mr. & Mrs. David K. Sherman Ms. Caroline T. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Garrett P. Smith

Grandparents Mrs. Sylvia F. Altman Mrs. Patricia H. Ambrose Mr. & Mrs. Ernest T. Booth Mr. & Mrs. William E. Braunlich Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Dooley Mr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Fallon Mr. & Mrs. L. Michael Gatzkiewicz Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Germain Mrs. Barbara W. German Mrs. Ruby McKay Mr. & Mrs. Larry J. Musselman Mr. & Mrs. John J. Pajak Mr. John R. Payne Jr. ’62W Mrs. Sandra A. Poole Mr. & Mrs. Donald B. Robitaille Mrs. Geraldine E. Roy Mr. & Mrs. Gary E. Wendlandt Mr. & Mrs. Scott H. Willson ’55W

Alumni Spouse Mrs. Linda B. Griffin Mrs. Judith B. Hale Mrs. Virginia L. Hoyt Mrs. Betty Lou Hodgman Mrs. Jean B. Day Mrs. Doris H. Roberson Mrs. Ursula S. Wright

Faculty & Staff Ms. Donna L. Barone Mr. Paul E. Bloomfield Mr. John F. Boozang Mrs. Lori Chesky Ms. Gail Chesworth-Taylor Mrs. Barbara A. Conlon Mr. Gary F. Cook Ms. Christina J. Cronin CFRE Mrs. Jill F. Dangleis Mr. Charles D. D'Avanzo Ms. Wendy L. Decker Mr. Brian P. Easler Mr. Mark A. Fischer Mr. Frederick C. Gao Mrs. Kate A. Gaw Mrs. Virginia C. Giokas Mrs. Tina L. Girhiny Mrs. Danielle M. Goldaper Dr. Kathleen M. Gorski Mr. Steven M. Gray ’70W Ms. DawnMarie Hines Ms. Margaret Lenihan Hutcheson Mr. James Irzyk Mrs. Lisa C. Jalbert Mr. Donald E. Kelly Mrs. Maureen A. Kelly Chesky ’02 Mrs. Anne W. Kindblom Mr. Erik M. Kindblom Ms. Sherri L. Krassin Mrs. Jeanine M. Little

Mr. John C. Lombard Mr. Martin D. McNamara Ms. Elizabeth S. Mitchell ’04 Mr. Luke R. Pelletier Ms. Linda Pietras Mrs. Rose B. Power Mr. Richard F. Rodgers Ms. Cynthia L. Shults Ms. Caroline T. Smith Mr. Walter G. Swanson Mr. Michael J. Thompson Mrs. Sarah E. Wakelin Mr. Thad Wheeler Ms. Erika M. Whipple Mr. Stuart F. Whitcomb

Former Faculty & Staff Mr. John G. Becker Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Carey Mrs. Carol A. DeLand Mr. G. Scott Diddel Mr. Edward C. Dunn ’69W Dr. Timothy W. Farrell Mr. Stanley L. Fri Mr. Peter O. Frisch Mr. Frank Fritts Ms. Emily Gaylord Mr. Richard P. Goldman Mr. Harold O. Graves ’42W Mrs. Linda B. Griffin Mr. Brinley M. Hall Jr. Mr. Doug S. Hutcheson Mrs. Mary Ellen Jamroz Mr. Stanley A. Jarocki II Mr. Rodney J. LaBrecque Mrs. Bertha P. Lak Mr. Steven K. Miller ’65W Ms. Nancy W. Naftulin Mr. Howe S. Newell Mr. Edward W. Osmond ’79 Mrs. Jerilyn J. Paolino ’83 Mr. Harold E. Porter ’44W Mr. Gary L. Provost Mrs. Kathleen A. Sherman Mr. Richard R. Smith Mrs. Susan M. Soto Mr. Frederick D. Watts Mr. Herbert W. Wilkinson III ’61M

Friends Mr. Earl Acken Mr. & Mrs. Eric W. Bascom Ms. Angela M. Bruton Mr. & Mrs. Matthew M. Burke Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Caputo Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Bert Davison Ms. Allison Dea Mr. Euclide Desrochers Ms. Francesca Eastman & Mr. Edward C. Goodstein Mr. John R. Germaine Mr. Alan N. Hall Mr. & Mrs. Herbert J. Holl Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Leverett M. Hubbard Jr. Ms. Christine Woods Kitto Mr. & Mrs. Kurt R. Krohne Jr. Mrs. Lenita C. McCallum Witherspoon Mr. Valnere Mclean Mrs. Marguertite T. O'Malley Mr. & Mrs. John C. Patrick Mr. Donald Phillips

Mrs. Amy Pollard Mr. & Mrs. Kevin E. Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Philip C. Steiger Jr. Mr. Harley Stone Ms. Sandra S. Thorne Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan M. Topodas Rev. Stephanie K. Weiner Mr. & Mrs. Gary E. Wendlandt Ms. Danelle Woeniann

Corporations & Foundations Ahold Financial Services Alpha Oil Company Ameriprise Financial Services Andrew Associates Anonymous Bedard Brothers Honda Champion Lawn Care, Inc. Cohn Reznick Corcoran & Associates, P.C. D.A. Sullivan & Sons, Inc. Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury and Murphy, P.C. E & R Laundry and Dry Cleaning Inc. Gionis Insurance Services Kuhn Riddle Architects Ludlow Tennis Club Massachusetts Amateur Sports Foundations Peabody Energy Matching Gifts Program Kent Pecoy and Sons Construction Company Pugg Co, Inc. Randall's Farm, Inc. Raytheon Company Texas Instruments Texas Roadhouse United Way of Central & Northeastern Connecticut Wells Fargo Foundation Educational Matching Gift Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Matching Gift Companies Aetna Foundation, Inc. American International Group, Inc. Bank of America ExxonMobil Foundation, Inc. Illinois Tool Works Foundation New York Life Foundation Praxair Foundation Time Warner, Inc. United Technologies

NEW DONORS Ms. Renee A. Alexander Ms. Miku Anraku ’14 Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Barone Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Eric W. Bascom Dr. and Mrs. Steven T. Berger M.D. Mr. James R. Blum ’64M Mr. Martin N. Bowes ’63W Ms. Nina K. Brangman Ms. Angela M. Bruton Mr. Michael H. Bryne ’14 Mr. Albert Calvanese Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Caputo Jr. Mr. Alessandro Cattani & Ms. Paola Canal

Mr. Jian Chen & Ms. Chunxia Tong Mr. Xuezhong Chen & Ms. Yimei Lv Mr. Yingjie Chen ’14 Mr. & Mrs. Bulent Ciritci Ms. Lara Ciritci ’14 Mr. Chang Sheng Dai & Mrs. Yan Zhang Ms. Allison Dea Mr. Yaping Ding & Ms. Chunyan Hu Mr. & Mrs. Heath M. Dion Mr. Jackson J. FrenchRobitaille ’14 Mr. Richard S. Fuld Jr. ’64W Mr. Jinping Gao & Mrs. Lei Fu Mr. H. David Garrity ’54M Ms. Emily Gaylord Ms. Inge Geiss Ms. Isabelle Geiss ’14 Mr. Jeffrey W. Goff ’64W Mrs. Danielle M. Goldaper Mr. Christian L. Grenier ’11 Mr. & Mrs. Derrin E. Grimard Mr. Kibreab Hailemariam Ms. DawnMarie Hines Mr. & Mrs. Holger H. Hoetzel Mr. & Mrs. Herbert J. Holl Sr. Mr. John S. Houghton ’54W Mr. Morrison C. Huston Jr. ’64W Ms. Ashley J. Imbriano ’14 Mr. James Irzyk & Ms. Jody L. Abzug Ms. Yuying Jing ’14 Mr. & Mrs. Brian S. Keeley Mr. Shawn O. Kennedy ’99 Mr. Tae Hoon Kim Mr. & Mrs. Kurt R. Krohne Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert V. Laurita Mr. & Mrs. Jung-Hyun Lee Mr. Yichao Li & Mrs. Jinghua Gu Mr. Guangiun Liang & Mrs. Jurong Ke Mr. Kyunghoon Lim & Ms. Mijeong Im Mrs. Elizabeth S. Mitchell-Kelly ’04 Mr. & Mrs. Scott Mountford Ms. Christine E. O'Donnell ’13 Mr. Juan P. Olalquiaga & Mrs. Mercedes Calcano Mrs. Marguertite T. O'Malley Mr. Eric M. Ostrom ’10 Ms. Rachel S. Ostrom ’12 Dr. Christopher N. Otis & Dr. Roxanne R. Florence Ms. Harmony A. Palmer Dr. & Mrs. William A. Parisien Mr. & Mrs. John C. Patrick Mr. Franco Pessina & Mrs. Angelica Ragazzi Mr. & Mrs. David R. Piquette Mr. & Mrs. Craig A. Platt Mrs. Amy Pollard Mr. Peter S. Pyrczak ’64M Mr. & Mrs. Daniel S. Pytko Ms. Danielle K. Pytko ’14 Mr. Zhi Qiao & Mrs. Jie Chen Mr. Xiancheng Qiu & Mrs. Ruifen Li Ms. Xin Qiu ’14 Mr. Marcos Ramirez ’94 Mr. Jonathan C. Randall ’65W Mr. & Mrs. Ingo H. Riebeling Roberta G. Doering School Mr. & Mrs. Kevin E. Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Marc J. Robitaille

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Mr. Frederick Spann & Ms. A. Jacquetta Webb-Spann Dr. and Mrs. Anthony G. Spartos Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Stolpinski Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Taylor Jr. Mr. Thomas R. Toman Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Walker Mr. Ying Xu & Ms. Yi Ran Weng Ms. Carolyn J. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Martin R. Wright Mrs. Susan B. Yesley (Awad) Mr. & Mrs. Arthur E. Young Mr. Arthur H. Zalkan Ms. Marianne G. Zurn

Dr. Barry M. Rodstein & Ms. Yoshie Yamagishi Mr. Daniele Saini Mr. Daniel Salmon & Ms. Charmaine Patterson Mr. Mark A. Schwendenmann ’86 Ms. Ke Shi ’14 Mr. Dror Shmerling & Dr. Shirley Shmerling Ms. Jessica J. Smith ’14 Dr. & Mrs. Nicholas T. Spellman Mr. E. Michael Stevens ’64M Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan M. Topodas Mr. George T. Van Buren ’64W Mr. Jianhua Wang & Ms. Lizhen Lu Mr. Lin Jiang Wang & Ms. Lin Liu Rev. Stephanie K. Weiner Mr. Harry P. Wilson ’67M Mr. & Mrs. Youke Xie Mr. Jian Yang & Mrs. Qi Mu Mr. Weidong Yang & Mrs. Haiying Bao Ms. Tatiana Youschenko Ms. Xiaohan Yu ’14 Mr. Liming Zhan & Mrs. Xiaojing Yang Mr. Guowen Zhang & Mrs. Yingyan Du Mr. Jiyong Zhang & Mrs. Chunmei Qiu Mr. Qun Yi Zhang & Ms. Qingmeng Ni Mr. Rener Zhang ’14

GIFTS IN-KIND Mr. Earl Acken Baltazar Contractors, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Paulo C. Baltazar Ms. Sharon L. Bliss Judge Cary R. Brick ’63M Chandler Architectural Products Mr. Michael Clarke ’58W Mr. Gary Cook Gold and Coin Exchange Mr. & Mrs. Jack S. Dromgold Hampden Engineering Corp.

Mrs. Janet Hale Mr. Richard J. Harrington Sr. ’60M Mrs. Betty Lou Hodgman Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Johnson Ms. Christine Woods Kitto Ludlow Tennis Club Mr. David B. Lyman ’74 Mrs. June Caldwell Martin Mr. Robert C. McCray ’43M Mr. Valnere Mclean Mr. & Mrs. Andrew P. Mele Mr. Howe S. Newell Mr. Donald Phillips Mr. Peter S. Plumb Esq. ’61W Randall's Farm, Inc. Raytheon Company Mr. & Mrs. David A. Reeves Mr. James A. Russell ’55M Mr. Parker E. Smith ’65M Mr. Harley Stone Texas Instruments Ms. Sandra S. Thorne Mr. Ke Wang and Ms. Jiao Ping Ms. Danelle Woeniann Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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CONSECUTIVE YEARS GIVING Mr. Michael Clarke ’58W Mr. Richard P. Goldman Mrs. Robert W. Griffin Mr. Peter C. Lincoln ’55W Mr. Richard B. Phillips ’63W Mr. Peter S. Plumb Esq. ’61W Ms. Carol F. Relihan ’73 Mr. Jonathan L. Sperling ’57W Mr. William A. Tychsen ’59W Mrs. Judith A. Knapp Mr. Mark R. Shenkman ’61M Mr. Frederick M. Bodington Jr. ’55M Dr. David L. Brown ’64M Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Carey Mr. Paul B. Cronin ’53W Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Dooley Mr. Olli Timi P. Kokkonen ’55W Mr. James S. Law ’68W Mr. Andrew M. Paul ’69W Mr. Robert S. Putnam ’48W Mr. James J. Shea Jr. ’46W Mr. Edwin Shivell III ’50M Mr. Thomas S. Starodoj II ’51W Dr. Brett R. Zalkan ’83 Mr. Stephen M. Allen ’57W Mr. David W. Armstrong Jr. ’40W Mr. & Mrs. William J. Best Mr. Frederick L. Blackwell ’72 Mr. Lawrence W. Bray ’61M Mr. William L. Danforth ’56W Mr. Robert B. Enemark ’42W Mr. Bruce S. Ferguson ’67W Dr. James H. Freeman ’49W Dr. Barbara J. Gordon & Mr. David J. Gordon Mr. Harold O. Graves ’42W Mr. George T. Greenhalgh ’45W Mr. E. Morris Hayn Jr. ’49W Mr. James H. Herzog Jr. ’70W Mr. William C. Hine II ’67W Mr. David E. Hoxeng ’68W Mr. & Mrs. Frederick M. Insler Mr. Richard LeStage ’61W Mr. Robert K. MacLauchlin ’50 Dr. Thomas G. Magill ’55W Dr. Ronald L. Majka ’68M Mr. John C. Marsh ’58W Mr. Todd R. Masnicki ’89 Mr. M. Scott Mitchell ’57W Peter L. Murray Esq. ’61 Mr. Robert K. Nichols ’63W Mr. Steven L. Paul ’66W Mr. Robert S. Porter ’59W Mr. & Mrs. Murray J. Ross Mr. & Mrs. Frederic Rothery Mr. & Mrs. David K. Sherman Mr. Dennis C. Sowers ’59W Mr. Donald J. Stuart ’73 Mr. Frederick D. Watts Dr. David F. Wender ’69W Mr. Harry T. Whitin III ’63W Mr. Stacey H. Widdicombe III ’70W Lt. Col. Richard W. Bailey USMC Ret. ’55M Mr. Ming F. Chang ’89 Mr. Kevin C. Genther ’46W Mr. Charles G. Greenhalgh Jr. ’42 Col. Timothy D. Marsano ’78 Mr. Josef E. Martin CPCU ’82 Mr. Richard T. McCarthy ’51W Mr. Carl F. Mitchell ’53W Mr. James W. Symmonds ’64M Dr. Fred M. Ziter Jr. ’54W |

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Mr. John G. Becker Jr. Mr. Joseph J. Garstka ’69M Mr. Eric W. Jacobs ’74 Mr. & Mrs. Theodore W. Kappler Jr. Mr. Daniel B. Kunhardt Jr. ’72 Mr. Richard A. Serafino Jr. ’77 Mr. H. Fletcher Swanson ’63W Mr. David M. Tyson ’51W Ms. Erika M. Whipple Mr. Herbert W. Wilkinson III ’61M Mr. Charles D. D'Avanzo Dr. Timothy W. Farrell Mr. Robert G. Faulkner Sr. ’53W Mr. Steven M. Gray ’70W Mr. Richard J. Harrington Sr. ’60M Mr. William D. Howerton ’49W Mr. & Mrs. Leverett M. Hubbard Jr. Mr. James E. LaCrosse ’50 Mr. Heung S. Lee ’58W Drs. Michael & Nancy Lindberg Mr. & Mrs. James F. Monahan Mrs. Debra J. Pageau ’76 Mr. Camille F. Sarrouf ’51W Mr. Andrew G. Veitch ’65W Lt. Col. Robert W. Bliss USAF Ret. ’39W Mr. John F. Boozang Mr. & Mrs. Bert Davison Mr. Ronald E. Dean ’50W Mr. Michael J. Flynn Mr. Gunter M. Glass ’63W Mr. Arthur W. Gregory III ’59 Mr. & Mrs. Dale Henry Dr. Jordan L. Kramer ’73 Mr. Richard F. Morgan ’59W Mrs. Jerilyn J. Paolino ’83 Mr. Willard F. Pinney Jr. ’61W Dr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Race Mrs. Elizabeth E. Reeves Mr. Edward S. Schwerdtle II ’52W Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Stolpinski Mr. Edward H. Thaxter ’65W Mrs. Sarah E. Wakelin Dr. William H. Warren ’42W Dr. & Mrs. David D. Agahigian Mr. & Mrs. Frank G. Antonacci Mr. Brian P. Easler Mr. & Mrs. William J. Giokas Ms. Mahsa Khanbabai Esq. ’89 Mr. & Mrs. Erik M. Kindblom Mr. Richard J. O'Donnell ’80 Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey R. Power Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David A. Premo Mr. Edward W. Shore Jr. ’48W Mr. & Mrs. Martin R. Wright Mr. Robert J. Ardison III ’55W Mr. Gary R. Beauchamp ’78 Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Bourgeois Mr. John A. Brockway ’61M Dr. Townsend Brown Jr. ’69W Mr. & Mrs. Alan G. DeLand Mr. James S. Downey ’73 Mr. & Mrs. David C. Fitchet Mr. Frank Fritts Mr. Evan H. Gallivan ’96 Mr. Jonathan T. Insler ’99 Mr. Michael A. Insler ’01 Mr. & Mrs. Peter B. Izyk Ms. Stacy E. Jagodowski ’98 Mr. Donald M. Joffray ’46W Mr. M. Loran Kary ’67W Mr. & Mrs. Rodney J. LaBrecque Mr. Timothy N. Lincoln ’68W

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Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Osmond Mr. & Mrs. John J. Pajak Mr. Brian F. Randall ’60W Mr. James E. Ross ’53W Ms. Cynthia L. Shults Ms. Liz Wagoner ’01 Mr. Andrew R. Willis ’00 Mr. Benjamin F. Wilson ’69W Mr. Robert D. Bardwell III ’70W Mr. David P. Benziger ’61M Mr. David B. Chamberlain ’71W Ms. Gail Chesworth-Taylor Mr. Donald J. Collins ’60M Mr. Harry A. Day ’57W Mr. Peter O. Frisch Mr. & Mrs. Frederic W. Fuller III Mrs. Tina L. Girhiny Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Greene Mr. & Mrs. Glenn R. Hanson Mr. Doug S. Hutcheson & Ms. Margaret Lenihan Hutcheson Mr. Robert A. Johnson ’54W Mr. & Mrs. James S. Jurgens Mr. William R. Lane Jr. ’83 Mr. Richard A. Malin ’51 Mr. Robert T. Marchant ’51 Mrs. Lenita C. McCallum Witherspoon Mr. Bud Porter ’44W Mr. G. Eric Pucher ’47W Ms. Bonnie M. Serino ’87 Mr. Richard R. Smith Mr. C. Stetson Thomas ’50W Anonymous Ms. Christina J. Cronin CFRE Ms. Barbara Godard Mrs. Judith B. Hale Mr. J. Lawrie Hibbard ’52W Mr. William O. Humes ’59M Mr. M. John Lippman ’53W Mr. James G. Matzen ’60W Mrs. Courtney T. Paterna ’96 Mr. Nicholas A. Powlovich ’69M Mr. Ralph A. Quackenbush ’51W Mr. Jonathan M. Sargent ’71W Ms. Kara Thayer ’95 Mr. Robert W. Tull ’50W Winston M. Turner Ph.D. ’62W Mr. Sheldon M. Woolf ’50W Ms. Donna L. Barone Mr. Douglas H. Blampied ’56W Mr. Seung Jae Chyun ’75 Mr. Robert C. Crowell ’56M Mr. Albert W. Dodge Sr. ’32W Mr. Donald N. Femia ’54W Ms. Caitlin S. Flynn ’06 Mr. Peter J. Jurgens ’06 Mr. Yong D. Kwon ’88 Mr. William M. Lax ’45 Mr. Mark S. Lyon & Mrs. Anne S. Redman-Lyon Mr. Ian S. Macdonald ’94 Mr. Irwin G. Michelman ’75 Cmdr. John G. Shaw ’64W Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Taylor Jr. Mr. Donald T. Tull ’55W Mr. Bruce A. Wilson ’60W Mr. Dana T. Aftab ’81 Mr. Eric W. Anderson Anonymous Mr. James A. Barkhuff ’67W Mrs. Jill F. Dangleis Mr. Mark A. Fischer Mr. Alan N. Hall Mrs. Mary Ellen Jamroz Dr. Mark A. Keroack ’72 Dr. Paul I. Kingsbury ’53W

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Mr. David P. McDowell ’73 Mr. David L. Nickerson ’49W Mr. Douglas W. Osmond ’75 Mr. & Mrs. John D. Pehoviak Mr. Maurice Raizin ’59M Mr. & Mrs. David A. Reeves Mr. & Mrs. Donald B. Robitaille Lt. Col. Stephen M. Rusiecki ’80 Mrs. Molly H. Russo ’84 Mr. Donald J. Southwick ’64M Mr. Benjamin H. Walcott ’50W Mr. Paul G. Woodhouse ’55W Mr. Arthur H. Zalkan Mr. Jeffrey F. Bonk ’78 Mr. & Mrs. Ernest T. Booth Mr. John C. Burns ’66M Mr. Frederik O. Crawford ’60W Mr. Frederick C. Gao Mr. Robert L. Hayward ’46M Ms. Brigid M. Jurgens ’08 Mr. Donald E. Kelly Mrs. Bertha P. Lak Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Little Dr. John W. Miller ’49W Ms. Maria-Rallou T. Moore Ms. Nancy W. Naftulin Ms. Linda Pietras Mr. Richard P. Taylor ’62W Mr. & Mrs. Scott H. Willson Mr. M. Scott Wood ’68 Mr. Patrick T. Agahigian ’09 Mr. & Mrs. Allen S. Bicknell Mr. Nathaniel Bond ’52W Mr. & Mrs. Carl A. Conlon Dr. Kathleen M. Gorski Ms. Jeanne F. Henry ’04 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Jalbert Mr. Kent L. Karosen ‘84 Ambassador Hyun Chong Kim ’77 Mr. and Ms. John Lombard Mr. David B. Lyman ’74 Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Marini Mr. Karl G. Nonemaker ’64M Mr. Daniel M. O'Brien ’79 Mr. William T. Olmstead ’41W Mr. David Olsen ’52W Dr. Edward B. Williams ’29M Dr. James S. Wilson ’61M Mr. Charles A. Adams ’41M Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. Bater Mr. Lewis W. Birmingham ’60W Mr. & Mrs. William E. Braunlich Mr. John F. Chapple III ’60W Mrs. Stephanie M. Desjardins ’05 Mr. & Mrs. Laurence D. Ely III Mr. Phillip L. Faulstich & Mrs. Carol LaLiberte Mr. Richard R. Garstka ’73 Mr. & Mrs. L. Michael Gatzkiewicz Mr. & Mrs. Amaro Goncalves Mr. Robert J. Googins ’53W Mr. Robert D. Handel ’71W Mr. David I. Kent ’69W Ms. Bethany A. Lyon ’11 Mr. K. Keith McAllister ’65W Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Nallen Mr. John R. O'Reilly & Ms. Ann Rick Dr. Michael A. Pangan ’86 Mr. John R. Payne Jr. ’62W Mr. & Mrs. Gregory A. Popovich Mr. Walter G. Swanson Mr. Thomas R. Toman Mr. Thomas C. Vose ’66W Mr. R. Wallace Watson ’70W Mr. & Mrs. Kenrick E. Williams

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In Honor of…

In Honor of Ms. Mary M. Bacon Dr. Tian-jia Dong & Dr. Dongxiao Qin

In Honor of Ms. Sara K. Burke ’15 Dr. & Mrs. John J. Burke

In Honor of Mr. Phillip J. Cardone Dr. David L. Brown ’64M Mr. Bruce Mutch ’97 In Honor of Mr. Charles D. D'Avanzo Mr. & Mrs. Russell T. Cable

In Honor of Mr. Laurence S. Derose Mr. & Mrs. Kevin L. Derose

In Honor of Mr. Michael H. Dziura Dr. Tian-jia Dong & Dr. Dongxiao Qin

In Honor of Mr. Brian P. Easler Mr. Brian J. LeMay ’05 Ms. Sarah A. Richard ’07 Mr. Arthur H. Zalkan In Honor of Mr. Ralph C. Evert IV ’15 Mrs. Barbara W. German

In Honor of Mr. Andrew P. Faulstich ’15 Mr. Phillip L. Faulstich & Mrs. Carol LaLiberte

In Honor of Mr. Frederick C. Gao Dr. Tian-jia Dong & Dr. Dongxiao Qin

In Honor of Mr. Andrew A. Goncalves ’15 Mr. & Mrs. Amaro Goncalves

In Honor of Ms. Brianna G. Goncalves ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Amaro Goncalves

In Honor of Dr. Kathleen M. Gorski Dr. Tian-jia Dong & Dr. Dongxiao Qin

In Honor of Mrs. Linda B. Griffin Rev. Stephanie K. Weiner

In Honor of Ms. Caroline O. Hancock ’15 Ms. Ellen M. Hancock In Honor of Mr. Charles J. Headman Dr. Tian-jia Dong & Dr. Dongxiao Qin

In Honor of Mr. Rodney J. LaBrecque Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Antonacci

Mr. Derrick G. Barnagian ’11 Mr. and Mrs. S. Prestley Blake Mr. John A. Brockway ’61M Mr. & Mrs. David M. DiRico Mr. Bruce S. Ferguson ’67W Mrs. Linda B. Griffin Mr. David H. Griffith ’59W Mr. Kenneth A. Gustafson ’49W Mr. Kent L. Karosen ’84 Dr. Jordan L. Kramer ’73 Mr. Robert K. MacLauchlin ’50W Dr. Charles A. McCallum Jr. ’43W Mr. George H. Murray ’42W Dr. & Mrs. William A. Parisien Mr. Peter S. Plumb Esq. ’61W Mr. Richard F. Rodgers Mr. J. Brad Ryder ’72 Mr. & Mrs. John A. TenBrook Westminster School

In Honor of Mrs. Shirley H. LaBrecque Mr. & Mrs. S. Prestley Blake In Honor of Mr. Gregory L. Large ’15 Mrs. Mercedese E. Large

In Honor of Mr. John C. Lombard Mr. & Mrs. Gregory J. Clewes

In Honor of Mrs. Gisela F. Martin Mr. Josef E. Martin CPCU ’82

In Honor of Mr. Sean P. McGrath ’07 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Clewes

In Honor of Mr. Donald J. Nicholson ’79 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Cronin

In Honor of Mr. Timothy J. O'Reilly ’11 Mr. John R. O'Reilly & Ms. Ann Rick

In Honor of Mr. Thomas M. Quinn ’16 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Fallon

In Honor of Mr. John J. Sbordone Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Walker

In Honor of Ms. Molly M. Socha ’15 Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Socha

In Honor of Mr. Atilla M. Troy ’20 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen P. Troy

In Honor of Ms. Sara M. Troy ’20 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen P. Troy

In Honor of Mr. Stuart F. Whitcomb Dr. Tian-jia Dong & Dr. Dongxiao Qin

Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Bencks Mr. William R. Faulkner Jr. '57W Ms. Donna L. Fountain Mrs. Helen B. Kidess Mrs. Dorthy N. Kirk Ms. Stephanie Markham Hastings Mr. and Mrs. John H. Parke Mr. and Mrs. David L. Perry Mr. and Mrs. Henry Plate Mr. Bud Porter ’44W Mr. & Mrs. John E. Scott Mr. Robert C. Smith

In Memory of Mr. Robert T. Hale ’55W Mrs. Judith B. Hale

In Memory of Mr. Richard W. Handel Jr. ’67W Mr. Robert D. Handel ’71W

In Memory of Mr. Hugh Harrell Dr. David L. Brown ’64M Mr. Donald J. Collins ’60M

In Memory of Mr. Parker E. Hodgman ’55 Mr. William R. Faulkner Jr. ’57W

In Memory of Mr. Carl D. Howard Mr. Ronald E. Dean ’50W

In Memory of Lt. Timothy D. Jessup ’87 Mr. & Mrs. Andrew T. Jessup

In Honor of Mr. Max R. Zielinski ’14 Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Zielinski

In Memory of Mrs. Jane Kelly Dr. Bonnie Faulkner Ryan ’82

In Memory of…

In Memory of Mrs. Jane E. Ostrom Mr. Eric M. Ostrom ’10 Ms. Rachel S. Ostrom ’12

In Memory of Mr. Melchior J. Berselli ’40M Mr. & Mrs. Eric W. Bascom Brothers Honda Ms. Angela M. Bruton Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Caputo Jr. Mr. William C. Davis ’69M Mr. & Mrs. Herbert J. Holl Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Kurt R. Krohne Jr. Mrs. Marguertite T. O'Malley Mr. & Mrs. John C. Patrick Mr. Bud Porter ’44W Roberta G. Doering School Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan M. Topodas

In Memory of Mr. Francis M. Casey Mr. Jeffrey F. Bonk ’78 Mr. Daniel M. O'Brien ’79

In Memory of Mr. Charles P. Day ’48W Mrs. Jean B. Day

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In Memory of Mr. Ernest J. Lawton Dr. David L. Brown ’64W

In Memory of Ms. Jaime Prashaw ’01 Mr. & Mrs. Eric P. Prashaw

In Memory of Mr. George E. Rogers Dr. David L. Brown ’64M Mr. James H. Wait Sr. ’52M

In Memory of Mr. Jackson H. Skillings Sr. ’33W Dr. S. James Beale ’33W In Memory of Reverend Arthur F. Tuttle Jr. Mr. Alan N. Hall

In Memory of Mr. Gordon D. Zwicker ’48W Mr. & Mrs. Kevin E. Roberts

In Memory of Mr. Alan Hale ’46W Bacon & Wilson PC Shacor Privott ’14 on his way to the alumni wall to lay his senior stone.

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GIFTS TO CAPITAL, SCHOLARSHIP AND ENDOWMENT 2013 Dining Hall Phase II Haas Electric, Inc.

2014 Middle School Dorm Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Flynn Mr. & Mrs. S. Prestley Blake

2014 Rich Hall Amenities Project Mr. Seung Koo Chu & Ms. Sun Lee Choi Mr. Si Il Jang & Mrs. Sun Young Hwang Mr. Seoung Wan Kang & Ms. Eunjin Cha Dr. Hee-Sup Kim & Dr. Eunhwa Choi Ambassador & Mrs. Hyun Chong Kim ’77 Mr. Jin Kyu Kim & Mrs. Seung Eun Lee Mr. KyungHo Kim & Mrs. Jiwoon Woo Mr. Keon Soo Lee & Mrs. Insuk Han Mr. Seung Koo Lee & Mrs. Mi Jeong Kim Mr. Won Hee Lee & Mrs. Kye-hwa Kang Mr. Ki Joon Na & Mrs. Nam Kyung Hwang

Dr. In Joo Park & Ms. Sook Hee Yae Mr. Jae Jun Yang & Ms. Eun Kyung Min

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

FloDesign Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Flynn Mr. Brian W. Ford 2014 Science Campaign Ms. Aline L. Foster Dr. & Mrs. David D. Agahigian Mr. Jinping Gao & Mrs. Lei Fu Mr. & Mrs. Sherman Barker Mr. Russell C. Garrison Mr. & Mrs. & Dr. Natasha M. McKay Gregory M. Barnagian Dr. & Mrs. Stuart M. Ginsberg Barnes & Noble Mr. William J. Giokas Dr. Souther J. Beale ’33W Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Goldman Mr. Gary R. Beauchamp ’78 Mr. & Mrs. Laurent R. Grenier Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Bourgeois Mrs. Linda B. Griffin Mr. Stephen Brand Mr. & Mrs. Mr. & Mrs. John A. Brockway ’61M Kenneth A.Gustafson ’49W Mr. & Mrs. Bernard L. Brown Ms. Ellen M. Hancock Christopher W. Cary M.D. ’73 Mrs. Caroline Harkala Mr. Yingzhi Cui & Mrs. Wei Zhao Mr. & Mrs. Scott B. Jacobs ’75 Mr. Yaping Ding & Ms. Chunyan Hu Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Kennedy III Mrs. Francesca Eastman Dr. Mark A. Keroack MD, MPH ’72 & Mr. Edward C. Goodstein & Dr. Annmarie Errichetti Mr. Robert S. Edmunds ’01 Mr. & Mrs. Erik M. Kindblom Mr. & Mrs. Dr. & Mrs. Paul I. Kingsbury ’53W Robert G. Faulkner Sr. ’53W Mr. Stanley Kowalski III Mr. Phillip L. Faulstich Dr. Aaron D. Kugelmass & Mrs. Carol LaLiberte & Mrs. Karen E. Ambrose Mr. & Mrs. Bruce S. Ferguson ’67W Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Little Mr. & Mrs. Robert K. MacLauchlin ’50W MassMutual Financial Group Dr. Charles A. McCallum Jr. ’43W Mr. & Mrs. Andrew P. Mele

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Merritt Jr. ’57W Mr. George H. Murray ’42W Mr. & Mrs. David L. Nagle Drs. David & Juliette Ochola Dr. Christopher N. Otis & Dr. Roxanne R. Florence Dr. & Mrs. William A. Parisien Mr. Michael F. Paszek Dr. Marxan E. Pescetta Mr. & Mrs. Edward A. Pessolano Mr. & Mrs. Harold E. Porter ’44W Mr. & Mrs. David A. Reeves Mr. Arnold Reich Mr. Richard F. Rodgers Dr. Barry M. Rodstein & Ms. Yoshie Yamagishi Mr. Thomas Sando Schwab Charitable Fund Dr. & Mrs. William Seefeld Mr. Farid Shawki Mr. & Mrs. Phil Snead Dr. Nicholas T. Spellman Mr. Jonathan L. Sperling ’57W Mr. & Mrs. John A. TenBrook Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Thompson UBS Employee Giving Programs Westminster School Mr. & Mrs. Kenrick E. Williams WMA Parents Association Mr. Jian Yang & Mrs. Qi Mu Mrs. Susan B. Yesley (Awad) Mr. Bo Zhao & Ms. Lijuan Hu

2015 Middle School Courtyard Landscaping Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Shenkman ’61M

Antonacci Family Scholarship Antonacci Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Frank G. Antonacci Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Antonacci Mrs. Marianne Antonacci

Barber Prize Fund The United Methodist Foundation of New England

Bequest Fund Mr. Kenneth R. Churilla ’61M Dr. Edward J. Gramse D.D.S. ’39W Mr. & Mrs. W. Robert Lappin ’53M Mr. Craig Shea ’48W Mr. James J. Shea Jr. ’44W

Berube Prize Fund Ms. Norma R. Berube

Capital Projects Fund Mr. William R. Faulkner Jr. ’57W

Library Fund/ Give-a-Book Campaign Mr. & Mrs. Russell T. Cable Ms. Christina J. Cronin CFRE & Mr. Mark Langevin Mr. & Mrs. Kevin L. Derose ’85 Dr. Tian-jia Dong & Dr. Dongxiao Qin Law Office of Julie German Evert Mr. Phillip L. Faulstich & Mrs. Carol LaLiberte Mr. & Mrs. Amaro Goncalves Ms. Ellen M. Hancock Mr. James Irzyk & Ms. Jody L. Abzug Mrs. Mercedese E. Large Mrs. Elizabeth S. Mitchell-Kelly ’04 & Mr. Charles Mitchell-Kelly Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. O'Donnell ’80 Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Socha Dr. & Mrs. Nicholas T. Spellman Mr. & Mrs. Stephen P. Troy Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Zielinski

Francis Michael Casey Fund for the Fine and Performing Arts Mr. Arthur H. Zalkan Dr. & Mrs. Brett R. Zalkan ’83

Classmates SeonYoung Park ’14 and Harrison Kroessler ’14 make their way toward the tent and Commencement festivities.

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Fred and Evelyn Ziter Faculty Professional Development Fund Dr. & Mrs. Fred M. Ziter Jr. ’54W

George D. Morrow Scholarship Fund Dr. David L. Brown ’64M & Mrs. Ruth M. Remick

H. Willis Cutler ’84 Memorial Fund Mary Cutler Trust

Henry Wesley and Ruth Benton Scholarship Fund Dr. David L. Brown ’64 M & Mrs. Ruth M. Remick Mr. John P. Smith

Hubbard Plymouth Exchange Fund Mr. & Mrs. Leverett M. Hubbard Jr.

In-Kind Gift Fund Mr. Earl Acken Baltazar Contractors, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Paulo C. Baltazar Ms. Sharon L. Bliss Judge Cary R. Brick ’63M Chandler Architectural Prods.

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Clarke ’58W Mr. & Mrs. Gary F. Cook Mr. Euclide DesrochersGold and Coin Exchange Mr. & Mrs. Jack S. Dromgold Mr. & Mrs. Alan Hale ’46 Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Harrington Sr. ’60W Mr. & Mrs. Parker Hodgman ’55M Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Johnson Ms. Christine W. Kitto Ludlow Tennis Club Mr. & Mrs. David B. Lyman ’74 Mr. Robert C. McCray ’43M Mr. Valnere Mclean Mr. & Mrs. Andrew P. Mele Mr. Howe S. Newell Mr. Donald Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Peter S. Plumb Esq. ’61W Randall's Farm, Inc. Raytheon Company Mr. & Mrs. David A. Reeves Mr. & Mrs. James A. Russell ’55M Mr. Parker E. Smith ’65M Mr. Harley Stone Texas Instruments Ms. Sandra S. Thorne Mr. Ke Wang & Ms. Jiao Ping Mr. Thad Wheeler Ms. Danelle Woeniann Worcster Polytechnic Institute

Seniors pause to smile for the camera.

James D. Hale 1913 Scholarship Fund Bacon and Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Bencks Mr. William R. Faulkner Jr. ’57W Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Ms. Donna L. Fountain Mr. & Mrs. Alan Hale ’46W Mrs. Helen B. Kidess Mrs. Dorthy N. Kirk Ms. Stephanie Markham Hastings Mr. & Mrs. John H. Parke Mr. & Mrs. David L. Perry Mr. & Mrs. Henry Plate Mr. & Mrs. Harold E. Porter ’44W Mr. & Mrs. John E. Scott Mr. Robert C. Smith

UBS Employee Giving Programs Under Armour School Sponsorships

Major Gifts-Theater Curtain Fund Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Bourgeois Mr. & Mrs. David J. Callahan Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Carson Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC Dr. Wayne H. Duke & Dr. Deirdre C. Curran Mr. Robert S. Edmunds ’01 Excello Tool Engineering & Manufacturing Co., Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Steven Imbriano Mr. Nicholas C. Jalbert ’12 Dr. Aaron D. Kugelmass & Mrs. Karen E. Ambrose Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Little Dr. Sivakumar Padmanabhan & Ms. Sridevi Jeyasekar Mr. & Mrs. Adam P. VanVoorhis ’94 Mr. & Mrs. Kenrick E. Williams Ms. Caroline T. Smith

Paul Beach Godard Prize

Our fundraising success is largely due to the volunteer efforts of reunion agents, class agents, Sarrouf Family students, parents and friends of Scholarship the Academy. Thank you for all of Mr. & Mrs. your tireless efforts throughout Camille F. Sarrouf ’51W the year. Whether it was writing letters or making phone calls, Parker Hodgman ’55M you had a major hand in the Memorial Scholarship Fund success of the 2013-2014 year.

Mr. & Mrs. Parker Hodgman ’55M Ms. Barbara Godard

Phil and Florence Shaw Scholarship Fund

Mr. & Mrs. Leverett M. Hubbard Jr.

Community Foundation of Western MA Mr. & Mrs. Philip C. Steiger Jr.

Mr. Ronald W. Alley Sr. ’57W Archie D. & Bertha H. Walker Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Francis J. Cataldo ’57W Mr. William B. Cheney ’57W Mr. Russell S. Cook ’57W Mr. William R. Faulkner Jr. ’57W Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Mr. & Mrs. David H. Griffith ’59W Mr. & Mrs. Donald M. Joffray ’46W Dr. & Mrs. Paul I. Kingsbury ’53W Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Merritt Jr. ’57W Mr. Harry A. Read ’57W Mr. Jonathan L. Sperling ’57W Mr. Stacey H. Widdicombe III ’70W

Major Gifts to the Academy

Markell & Monson Class of 1898 Award

Anonymous Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Flynn Mr. Timothy G. Foley Haas Electric, Inc. Mr. Peter C. Lincoln ’55W Palmer Paving Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Shenkman ’61M

Sandy Bayless ’68W Memorial Scholarship Fund

Dr. David L. Brown ’64M & Mrs. Ruth M. Remick

Mrs. Elizabeth Bayless

John L. Nepomuceno Prize Fund Mr. Ming F. Chang ’89

Keith and June Martin Faculty Chair Fund Mrs. June C. Martin

Leverett Marsden Hubbard Family Faculty Sabbatical Travel Supplemental Fund

Margaret Steiger Memorial Scholarship Fund

VOLUNTEERS

Turf Field Fund Mrs. Marjorie H. Fisher

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Seniors waiting patiently for their diplomas.

and how we execute those values in each facet of school life.

When you give to The Global School®, you are helping further our future global leaders, thinkers and doers.

www.WMA.us/AnnualFund Jessica Smith ’14 feeling accomplished following the 2014 Commencement.

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From the perspective of FloDesign’s drone, students and faculty line Broad Walk as the Class of 2014 walks toward the Alumni Wall for the stone laying ceremony.

Kieran Summers ’14 holds up his senior stone on the way to the Alumni Wall.

WMA HERITAGE SOCIETY Membership in the Heritage Society is comprised of individuals who have included Wilbraham & Monson Academy in their will or estate plan, have established an endowed fund or have made a planned gift to the Academy. These individuals add to our endowment. Their generosity and planning creates significant Academy resources.

Mr. John M. Adan Jr. ’62W & Mrs. Joan Price-Adan Mr. Dana T. Aftab ’81 Mr. Robert A. Augusto Mrs. Martha B. Barend Mrs. Cynthia O. Bean Mr. & Mrs. Lewis W. Birmingham ’60W Mr. & Mrs. S. Prestley Blake Dr. David L. Brown ’64M & Mrs. Ruth M. Remick Mr. & Mrs. James L. Brown IV ’55M Mrs. Jeanne K. Caropreso & Philip R. Caropreso M.D. Mrs. Priscilla Carter Mr. & Mrs. John F. Chapple III ’60W Mrs. Marilyn S. Clark '84 & Mrs. Mike Clark Mrs. Anna S. Clough Ms. Christina J. Cronin CFRE & Mr. Mark Langevin Dr. Neida Q. Dimeo Mr. Robert S. Edmunds ’01 Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Enemark ’42W Mr. William R. Faulkner Jr. ’57W Mr. & Mrs. Gunter M. Glass ’63W Mrs. Linda B. Griffin Mr. & Mrs. David H. Griffith ’59W Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth A. Gustafson ’49W Mrs. Janet Hale Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Harrington Sr. ’60M Mr. Douglas J. Harwood ’70 Mrs. Betty Lou Hodgman Mrs. Virginia L. Hoyt Mr. & Mrs. Leverett M. Hubbard Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Scott B. Jacobs ’75 Mr. & Mrs. William E. James ’64W Mr. Kent L. Karosen ’84 & Mr. Brian B. Hauserman

Dr. & Mrs. Jamieson D. Kennedy ’51W Mr. Kenneth J. Kessaris ’50W Dr. & Mrs. Paul I. Kingsbury ’53W Dr. Jordan L. Kramer ’73 Mr. & Mrs. Daniel B. Kunhardt Jr. ’72 Mr. & Mrs. Rodney J. LaBrecque Mr. & Mrs. James E. LaCrosse ’50W Mr. & Mrs. Philip C. Lawton ’54W Mr. Peter C. Lincoln ’55W Mr. Charles P. Lukasik ’74 Mr. James W. Lyons Mr. & Mrs. Robert K. MacLauchlin ’50W Mrs. Angela M. Maldonado Mr. S. Peter Manchester ’58W Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Marchant ’51W Mrs. Taffy L. Marron Mr. Josef E. Martin CPCU ’82 Mrs. June C. Martin Mr. Charles P. Mason Jr. ’62W Mrs. Lenita C. McCallum Witherspoon & Mr. David Witherspoon Dr. Charles A. McCallum Jr. ’43W Mr. Robert C. McCray ’43M Mr. John H. Meissner ’66W Mrs. Marcy A. Minnick ’97 & Mr. Emanuel Minnick Mr. & Mrs. M. Scott Mitchell ’57W Dr. Oscar R. Nepomuceno Mrs. Diane Peters Mr. & Mrs. Peter S. Plumb Esq. ’61W Mrs. Jewell G. Prentice Mr. & Mrs. G. Eric Pucher ’47W Mr. & Mrs. Brian F. Randall ’60W Ms. Carol F. Relihan ’73 & Mr. John Arthur Mr. & Mrs. Camille F. Sarrouf ’51W Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Shenkman ’61M

Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Shivell III ’50M Ms. Cynthia R. St. George CFRE ’78 Ms. Janet Sweeney Ms. Mary Sweeney Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Sweeney Mr. & Mrs. Edward Symes III ’64W Mr. Richard P. Taylor ’62W Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Thompson Mr. Donald T. Tull ’55W Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Tull ’50W Mrs. Ashley B. Vitale Mr. Frederick D. Watts Mr. & Mrs. Gary E. Wendlandt Mr. Washburne D. Wright ’60W Ms. Chelsey A. Zahornacky Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Zahornacky Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Zahornacky IV Mr. Arthur H. Zalkan Dr. & Mrs. Brett R. Zalkan ’83 Mr. & Mrs. Ira L. Zalkan ’89 Mrs. Barbara Zarynoff Dr. & Mrs. Fred M. Ziter Jr. ’54W Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Ziter ’61W Dr. William D. Ziter '56 W

The Estates of….

Mr. Ronald W. Barend ’66M Mr. Garey M. Browne Jr. ’54M Mr. Charles W. Carter Mr. Kenneth R. Churilla ’61W Dr. Walter S. Clough M.D. ’45W Mr. Douglas Coon ’39W Mr. Fredrick M. Crean ’67W Mr. Leonard Cummings ’40M Mrs. Mary A. Cutler ’01M Mr. & Mrs. Peter G. Ellis ’37W Mr. William F. Favorite Dr. Ralph A. Goddard M.D. ’46W Dr. Edward J. Gramse D.D.S. ’39W Mr. William A. Griffin ’68W Mr. Alan Hale ’46W Mr. Allan L. Haling ’42W Mr. Parker E. Hodgman ’55M Mr. John G. Hoyt ’48M Mrs. Sylvia P. Kessaris Mr. H. W. King CFP ’46W Capt. Robert T. Leary USCG Ret ’37W Mr. Ronald Lerner ’52W Mr. Richard B. Lord ’38W Mr. N. F. Maldonado ’55W Mrs. Barbara Manchester Mr. Harvey A. Marron ’60M Mr. Keith Martin ’47W Mr. Caleb H. O'Connor ’30W Mr. Sherman V. Olson ’49M Mr. George I. Parker Jr. ’31W Ms. Kimberly S. Peters ’78 Mr. Frank J. Pizzitola ’43M Mr. Chester H. Prentice ’40W Mr. Craig Shea ’48W Mr. James J. Shea Jr. ’44W Mr. Francis W. Smith ’44W Mr. George L. Stephenson II ’51W Mr. Lewis A. Storrs ’21W Mr. John S. Williams ’39W Mr. Paul G. Zarynoff ’53W Mr. Sergay G. Zarynoff ’57W W MA A nnu al R epo r t 2 01 3-2 01 4

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Preserve our Heritage...Invest in our Future.

Wilbraham & Monson Academy Profiles in Planned Giving Bequests: Pathways for Growth at The Academy Donors who have remembered Wilbraham & Monson Academy in their will in both large and small ways have benefited WMA in many capacities, helping to build and maintain new buildings and provide indispensable support for scholarships, faculty and a range of educational activities. A bequest is one of the simplest ways to provide for the metropolitan's future and can take many forms. You may arrange for the Academy to receive: • a specific dollar amount • specified assets, such as securities, real estate, or tangible personal property • all or a percentage of the remainder of your estate after all other obligations (a residuary bequest) You may make a bequest to the Academy by preparing a new will or adding a codicil to your present will. An outright bequest to WMA is fully tax-deductible for estate-tax purposes. For information and assistance, contact Christina Cronin, Director of Capital and Planned Giving, at CCronin@WMA.us or 413.596.9189.

Monson Academy graduate and Palm Beach Pops founder and conductor Robert Lappin ’53M left a generous unrestricted bequest that has helped build the Academy’s endowment.

The estate of longtime scholarship program volunteer and supporter Parker Hodgman ’55M is establishing a scholarship in his memory. Parker is pictured with WMA Named Scholar and 2013 graduate Malachi Shy.

Please note that WMA does not provide tax or legal advice. Gift calculations may be provided for illustrative purposes only, and the actual values may vary based on the timing and nature of the gift.

Advice from legal and tax counsel should be sought when considering a charitable gift plan of any kind.

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Dr. Edward Gramse ’39W left a bequest earmarked for bricks and mortar that helped the Academy add faculty housing.

THE WORLD AHEAD

Building The Global School

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THE RUDY & MARGIE FISHER TENNIS COURTS Honoring Rudy and Margie Fisher’s love of the game.

For many years, Wilbraham resident Rudy Fisher and a group of his friends were avid tennis enthusiasts and played on the WMA courts in the summer months. Rudy was so appreciative of being able to use the courts, he paid back the Academy’s generosity by funding the repaving of the courts on several occasions.

When Rudy passed in 2011, his wife Margie Fisher, alumni grandparent of Alexis Grimard ’14, wanted to do something special to honor his memory. It made perfect sense to Margie and her family, to make a gift that would support WMA’s tennis program and name the courts in Rudy’s memory. On June 7, 2014, through their generous gift, the Rudy & Margie Fisher Tennis Courts were officially named. We thank Margie and her entire family for their generous support of the Academy.

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