FOR ALUMNI&FRIENDS
From the Alumni Association President Melissa Fagan Billitto ’87
Alumni Families
Dear Friends,
The Class of 2013 included 12 children of alumni:
Leah O’Brien Matt O’Brien ’81
Lindsay Aleman Tracey Porter Aleman ’87 and John Aleman ’84 (See page 11 for photo of Lindsay.)
Maggie Snyder Joan Pearce Snyder ’78 and Barry Snyder ’69 Granddaughter of Isabel Brown Pearce ’48
Sam Carney Tracey Quillen Carney ’80 Grandson of Marcia Stirling Quillen ’56 and Bill Quillen ’52
Dwyer Tschantz Martha Poorman Tschantz ’85 Grandson of Ellie Alexander Poorman ’53
Eliza Crosby Bonnie Wilson Crosby ’79
Alumni with children newly enrolled for the 2013-14 school year: Rob Brand ’89 Carolyn Gates Connors ’81 Jeff Hughes ’79 Kyle Zechman McKean ’98
The Quaker tradition of “coming to consensus” is practiced by students every day at Friends. It is also exercised with mindfulness by the Alumni Board each March— the meeting when the Alumni Awards for the following Homecoming weekend are finalized.
Melissa Fagan Billitto ’87
This past March, with roughly 15 Alumni Board members present and after months of research, we pored over the nominations for some three hours. And in the end, it was abundantly clear, through the consensus process, which names we returned to again and again. I am very proud to announce the 2013 Alumni Awards:
“....in the end, it was abundantly clear, through the consensus process, which names we returned to again and again.”
Distinguished Alumni Award: Elisa Stroud Poole ’59 and Richard Poole ’58 Service Award: Tyrie Jenkins ’73 Young Alumnus Award: Adam Ellick ’95 (Please see page 5 for more about this year’s awardees.)
It’s not every day that we have the opportunity to honor married alumni for both of their lives’ work, and so this year we were very pleased to host a special May luncheon in the Pooles’ honor. With their daughter, Kristin Stroud Poole and other family members in attendance, the Pooles shared wonderful memories from their days at Friends and reflected on the lifelong influence of the School, the value of service, and the unique bonds of family and “old” friends. We look forward to celebrating all of our honorees during the All Alumni Reunion event on Friday evening, October 25. Please join us to celebrate these outstanding representatives of Friends alumni. In addition, our third annual Alumni Art Show will be on display—an event that just continues to grow in popularity. Be sure to reference the full schedule of events on our Homecoming 2013 website: www. wilmingtonfriends.org/homecoming-2013 We look forward to seeing you back on campus in October! Sincerely, Melissa Fagan Billitto ’87
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Jeff Davis Susan Tattersall Davis ’84 and Bob Davis ’83 Meredith Erskine Meg Gehret Erskine ’83 Granddaughter of John Gehret ’51 and the late Amanda Spackman Gehret ’51 (See page 11 for photo of Meredith.)
The total enrollment of alumni children for 201314 is currently 97 students, approximately 13% of total enrollment.
Jack Hollingsworth Peter Hollingsworth ’77 Grandson of David Hollingsworth ’45 Emily Horwitz Rich Horwitz ’75 Jon McMillan Carl McMillan ’79 and the late Wendy Smith McMillan ’77 (See page 11 for photo of Jon.) Sophie Mester Lisa Medford Mester ’83 (See page 11 for photo of Sophie.)
Maggie Snyder ’13 and mom, Joan Pearce Snyder ’78 (sorry, we missed dad, Barry ’69, for the photo).