2023 Coming Home for Christmas. Photo by Fred Voelker.
Michael A. Marinelli, Ed.D. ’76 Head of School
Katie Eissler-Thiel Principal
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Mission Statement
Archmere Academy is a Catholic, Norbertine college preparatory school, valuing community, respect, zeal, reverence, and wisdom. Nurturing body and soul, mind and heart, Archmere focuses on the whole person through academic excellence, faith reflection, social development, and service to others. Inspired by its heritage, Archmere cultivates empathic leaders—young men and women prepared for every good work.
4 From the Head of School
Dr. Michael A. Marinelli, Ed.D. ’76 discusses Archmere history.
6 "It has been a wonderful life"
Rev. Joseph McLaughlin, O. Praem., reflects on Vincent J. Filliben '47.
8 Ed Dolphin'04 Ordained
John Jordan '80 discusses the journey of an Archmere Alum.
9 Christopher Dougherty, Ph.D. '85 Inaugurated Inauguration of the eighth President of Madonna University.
10 Students Travel to Taiwan
Seven Archmere students experience a new culture.
From the Head of School
If These Walls Could Talk
By Michael A. Marinelli, Ed.D. ’76
I go to work each day and sit in a historic home that was built one-hundred-and-six years ago. My daily surroundings are a reminder of the past. I often think about the phrase, “If these walls could talk.” I wonder what they would say?
Capturing the course of events by the second is technologically possible today. I think about the number of recorded videos, digital files, photographs, and other media that we have collected as a family. Two movies, Brainstorm in 1983 and The Truman Show in 1998 deal with the subject of recording the daily life of an “average” person. The earlier piece is more fiction than reality, and the latter work almost predicts the future through the increased capacity of technology. We can “resurrect” people who have passed away through voice, film, digital, and holographic technologies. Will we come to a point when we can “replay” our own lives virtually for our descendants so they can know us and we can be with them every day of their natural lives? Would we want that?
Not knowing all that happens between the photographs, the snippets of film, or the written letters of our ancestors is a good thing. In a way, I think we cherish more of those special moments that we need to remember rather than have them played back to us to watch second by second from a digital file. I believe it is also mentally and emotionally healthy to remember the most important things and to let go, and let fade into history, the unimportant, or even the unpleasant and hurtful things that might be better off forgotten. That is not to say we should not learn from our mistakes, nor be able to practice empathy, compassion, and forgiveness in challenging moments.
Findings of a brain study published in Nature on May 26, 2021, and discussed by the National Institutes of Health in June 2021, discuss how the brain suppresses or
sustains fearful memories. “Remembering a threat is key for survival. Fearful memories help people and animals respond to potential dangers. But having these memories fade when they’re no longer useful is important to avoid undue stress and anxiety. When traumatic memories persist, they can lead to conditions like PTSD, anxiety disorders, and related problems like alcohol use disorder.”*
The study discovered that two distinct clusters of brain cells compete for the retention or removal of fearful memories, and this interaction, if not properly balanced, could cause individuals to remain inordinately fearful or fearless. We know that memories are created by connections between neurons and stored in various parts of the brain depending on the nature of the information. Our memory can either retain things for a lifetime or for just a short period of time. Our lifelong of memories are typically composed of stories that we catalog and retrieve when we need them or when something reminds us of them.
Autumn on campus is Archmere story-telling time. It is nostalgic, as we celebrate Homecoming and welcome back alumni celebrating reunions every five years after graduation. This year, we had a large turnout of alumni for the athletic events of the weekend, the Friday afternoon luncheon for alumni celebrating 50 years or more of being graduated from Archmere, as well as the Saturday evening class reunions. I heard stories about Archmere days from the 1950s through more recent years. They were all told to me with a sense of appreciation and pride. Another most popular conversation topic for those who have not been on campus for some time is how surprised they are to see the new and renovated buildings around the grassy quad, which was once a parking lot. At a Homecoming a few years ago, I redirected an alumnus who was driving his car along the brick sidewalk between the science building and gym, looking for the parking lot!
Depending on the generation, the Patio, Manor, and 1938 gymnasium were the only school buildings on campus. If you were a graduate in the 1960s, Saint Norbert Hall was the new building, closely followed by the Moglia Field House. Graduates of the 1970's were the first to study in the Justin E. Diny Science Center, and the graduates of
*“Study Reveals Brain Cells That Sustain or Suppress Fearful Memories.” National Institutes of Health (NIH), 7 June 2021, www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-researchmatters/study-reveals-brain-cells-sustain-or-suppress-fearful-memories.
the 1980s enjoyed performances and other events in the Performing Arts Center, currently under renovation, carrying now the official name of the Rocco A. and Mary Abessinio Performing Arts Center. While all of this building expansion was taking place, existing buildings like the Patio and Manor were renovated for various uses over the years. At this time each year, we pause and give thanks to all of our benefactors who have made Archmere’s growth and sustainability possible. Contributions to the Archmere Fund - the annual giving program for the Academy - and gifts to the capital campaign, “Let’s Renovate the House,” as well as recent capital gifts to refurbish the Ambrogi Fitness Center, repair the Patio stained-glass ceiling, and
install a new heating system in the Patio are all important, no matter the level of gift. We have accomplished much with the help of all of our donors, and much more needs to be done to keep pace with the necessary improvements to campus facilities, while also having resources available for scholarships and financial assistance. Grateful for all those who have contributed to the current campaign, I am hopeful that more friends will consider making a gift, and perhaps “name” a theater seat, an entrance tile, or a lobby bench.
I have been associated with Archmere since 1972 when I arrived as a 9th-grade student. In my memory, I have cataloged and filed the changes at Archmere each decade - not just with buildings and grounds, but with teachers and staff who have come and gone, some now retired and some no longer with us in this life. The “circle of life” is something I have certainly experienced, being a part of the Archmere community for six decades. The richness of that circle is the tremendous impact many teachers and staff members have made in the lives of students and families of Archmere, who, in turn, have created positive forces in the world.
At our annual faculty and staff retreat this year at Daylesford Abbey, I came across a pamphlet in the church entitled, Prayers for Autumn, written by Pater Ignotus, the pseudonym of an author and priest. In closing, I share one of the prayers, hoping that the words are as helpful and relevant for you as they are for me.
“Abba, Father, I am older now, older than I was a year ago this time. My feelings are mixed about this. On the one hand I know it only natural to grow older. In younger years I couldn’t wait to be 'grown-up.' In maturity, I wonder how I got to be the person that I am. In later years I fear the loss of my life’s potential and comfort myself with memories of younger days and find joy in watching a new generation spring up in awe and wonder. Abba, you do not grow old as I do. Yet I look to you to help me to live well, to grow well, and not just pass through this time as if it didn’t matter as much as some past or future stage of life. In your presence, Father, I can face the changes in the world and in myself peacefully. I thank You for what you have done to bring me to this present stage of growth. I trust you for what I will need this day to not just pass through but truly grow through this day and each day after.”
I know that building walls do not talk, but if they could, I believe they would be like proud parents, very satisfied with the many children that have moved beyond the walls of this place “prepared for every good work.” (2Timothy 3:17) It has been a privilege to live and grow in a place that has helped me face the changes in the world and in myself peacefully.
Sincerely,
Michael A. Marinelli, Ed.D. ’76 Head of School
The final panel of the stained-glass ceiling was put in place on September 16, 2024.
A view of St. Norbert Hall and the parking lot that is currently the Student Life Center and the quad taken around 1970.
Mission and Heritage
“It Has Been a Wonderful Life”
By Rev. Joseph McLaughlin, O. Praem.
Vincent James Filliben applied to enter Archmere on September 2, 1943, at age 13. His father, John, who signed the application, said that Vince expected to go to college, but that his college choice was undecided. Vince’s older brother, Francis, had entered Archmere in 1942. At Archmere, Vince played football, basketball, and baseball, winning the Athletic Medal at graduation. He was also in the Herman Joseph Society (altar servers) for four years, was Vice President of his Senior Class, and participated in the Camera Club, Glee Club, Rifle Club, and Yearbook.
The 1947 Patio noted: "It has been said that Vinnie represents the true Archmere man. He had an abundance of talent on the gridiron and the basketball court, but he used another talent so effectively that he was an honor student. His greatest thrill came when the people of Delaware chose him as their "All-State" quarterback. We are certain that Vinnie will always be the gentleman that he is now."
After Archmere, Vince enrolled at Drexel University where he played basketball and baseball. After graduation he played baseball in the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system, and
then served in the Korean War, stationed in the Far East. He played basketball and baseball in the 40th AAA in Japan.
Father Justin Diny, O.Praem. was at Archmere in 19431944, and returned to Archmere in 1946 as Headmaster for Vince’s senior year. Father Diny wrote to Vince in Japan on March 1, 1954, asking Vince if he was interested in coaching and teaching at Archmere. Vince responded on March 8, 1954, saying he was interested. Father Diny made a formal offer on March 19, 1954, saying: "The job is yours for two years if you wish. If you do the job I feel certain you will do, then it is yours for as long as you wish." Vince returned to Archmere in the Fall of 1954 as teacher of math and typing and as coach of football, basketball, and baseball.
In 1963, Vince became Athletic Director. The Class of 1964 dedicated their yearbook to Vince, saying in part: "There is one man whose contributions to us and to the school stand out above the others. This man is Mr. Filliben. ... In the classroom he has instructed many students in mathematics. On the basketball court and the baseball diamond he has given his players an example of good sportsmanship. At dances he has taught everyone the polka. ...This June will complete Mr. Filliben’s tenth year at Archmere. We thank him for what he has given and hope that in his next ten years he will be as successful as he has been in the past." Vince continued teaching at Archmere until June 1992, successful to the very last moment. In 1992, Vince was inducted as a charter member of the Archmere Sports Hall of Fame.
In 1985, Vince retired from coaching after 31 years, recognized by his peers as the state’s "Dean of Coaching."
At the Sports Banquet on May 28, 1985, Vince reminded the 500 guests in attendance of the motto by which he lived: "There is only one way to coast and that’s downhill." Vince also told the capacity crowd that coaching was never work but "a labor of love." Vince continued to teach, serve as Athletic Director, as a member of the state’s Athletic Association, and as a husband and father of VJ. ’78, Anne ’84, and Sean ’86.
When Vince announced his pending retirement in October 1991, he told Matt Zabitka of The News Journal: "I never really felt my job was work. I enjoyed it so much. I just hope I taught the kids something." On January 30, 2010, 200 of Vince’s former players gathered for the dedication of the Vincent J. Filliben ’47 Court in the Moglia Fieldhouse, just four days before Vince’s 80th birthday. On February 27,
Vincent James Filliben Senior Portrait, 1947
2010, Vince wrote to Archmere’s Principal, Bill Doyle, and I: "Never did I realize when I entered Archmere Academy in 1943 as a freshman that the school would be my life’s work. I shall be forever grateful for my parents who gave me the opportunity to become an Archmere student. The Norbertine priests, lay teachers, and coaches gave me the foundation of my life’s values, which in turn made my life rich. My entire family is thankful for the most enjoyable lunch, speeches, 80th birthday cake, flowers, and basketball court dedication. The dedication day was one of the most remarkable days of my life. It has been a wonderful life. God bless you. Thank you. Vincent J. Filliben." Vince’s wife, Eleanor, added a PS: "Vince has been on cloud nine since the dedication. God bless you. Thank you. Ellie Filliben."
Vince died on June 22, 2015, at age 85. The obituary in The News Journal noted that Vince "was a man of strong faith and an active participant in the Church of the Holy Child where he served as lector, usher, and Eucharistic Minister."
Vince lived just off the parking lot of Holy Child, a very easy commute to church. However, on June 23rd the renovation of the interior of Holy Child Church commenced, and so Vince’s Funeral Mass was celebrated in the theatre of the Performing Arts Center at Archmere, a very familiar place to Vince - his "home away from home."
At the time of Vince’s death, John J. Jordan ’80, by then Archmere’s Principal, who had Vince for algebra as a freshman and who played basketball for Vince, told Kevin Tresolini of The News Journal: "Vince was very specific about things, whether it was algebra class or on the basketball court. He was a very structured, very organized guy. He always had a plan. You knew exactly what you were getting, whether it was the classroom or the gym."
In his note to the Archmere community in 2015, Dr. Michael Marinelli ’76, Headmaster, wrote: "Vincent Filliben ’47 was a devoted alumnus, teacher, coach, athletic director, and mentor to generations of students and colleagues at Archmere Academy. Dedicated to his work and his family, his thirty-nine-year career at the Academy ... may be best considered as one that has helped shape, define, and sustain the positive growth of the school through commitment and hard work over five decades." Of Vince, we say in his own words: "It has been a wonderful life. Thank you. God bless you."
This photo from the 1964 Patio can be found in the dedication where Mr. Filliben was recognized for his contributions to Archmere.
Mr. Filliben as seen in the classroom where he was an algebra teacher for many years.
Coach Filliben (right) encouraging his basketball team.
Ed Dolphin ’04 Ordained
By John Jordan ’80, Director of Development and Constituent Relations
On April 6, 2024, Ed Dolphin ’04 was ordained at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the University of Notre Dame campus. A 2004 Archmere graduate, Father Dolphin’s journey has been a faithful one. Notre Dame freshman Joshua Johnson presented Deacon Ed at the April ordination ceremony, asserting that, soon-to-be Father Dolphin, faithfully served Dillon Hall as rector and that his weekly homilies delivered “profound insight on what God has to offer us in the moment. He preaches with wisdom and gentleness, his spiritual lessons stir within the soul a desire for God.” Father Dolphin’s impact on the Notre Dame students was palpable on his ordination weekend, with the students welcoming Ed’s family and joyously celebrating his calling. As a member of the Holy Cross order, Father Ed believes that the “religious community can serve in so many different ways.” Ed has served in
various ministries during his journey, including a summer in 2020 at the Andre House in Phoenix Arizona and this past summer helping in a parish in Austin Texas.
Father Ed’s journey has been marked by faith and diligence. Ed was born in Wilmington, Delaware, and attended St. Edmond’s Academy as a young boy. A member of the Holy Child parish, Ed was influenced by the parish priests whom he knew there. A 2004 Archmere graduate, Ed played football and worked on the facilities crew during his summers at Archmere. Theology teacher Mr. Burdziak taught Ed when he was a senior and worked with him at school on the grounds crew over the summers. Mr. Burdziak recalled he was quiet and reserved in class, but always attentive. “We had fun working together in the summer, cutting grass and painting the small gym. Ed had a quick wit and dry humor.”
Upon graduation, Ed attended Drexel University, studying information sciences and then worked for eight years as a software engineer. His call to the priesthood crystalized at a Mass at St. Agnes Parish in West Chester when he heard the reading from 1 Samuel 3, God’s calling to Samuel. “I heard that at Mass, and all of a sudden, it was like ’Oh, that call is for me,’” Ed’s priestly vocation is grounded in Samuel’s response, “Speak, your servant is listening.”
Ed returned for his recent 20th Archmere reunion in October, concelebrating Mass with Father McLaughlin and Monsignor Ed Padazinski ’74 and then celebrating with his class in the Patio. Ed’s affection for Archmere and Notre Dame speaks to his sense of community, and a shared connection. “I think there is an instant connection shared by alums from Archmere and Notre Dame. Alumni from 30 years ago and current students can connect their experiences.” As the current Rector at Dillon Hall, Ed loves working with students, welcoming them, and guiding them in their spiritual journeys. “Students at both schools are not just taught; they are genuinely looked after and cared for by dedicated faculty and staff.”
Ed’s love of Archmere runs deep, as does his mission of working with young people. In comparing his college and high school, Ed believes both communities have a sense of enchantment: “There is more than meets the eye. There is a sense of lore, history, and magic that keeps people coming back. I think that both schools’ Catholic mission helps form their students to be more aware of God’s presence in their lives.” Father Ed’s calling will continue to lead his students as they journey together, the Lord continuing to reveal himself as he did with Samuel, everpresent and listening.
John Jordan ’80 (right) and Dr. Michael Burdziak, Theology Teacher (left) were in attendance for the ordination of Ed Dolphin ’04 (center).
Christopher Dougherty, Ph.D. ’85 Inaugurated as the Eighth President of Madonna University
By Michael A, Marinelli, Ed.D. ’76, Head of School
“The Lord has done great things for us and we are filled with joy!” (Psalm 126:3) This powerful affirmation of God’s goodness by the psalmist was the theme for Mission Week at Madonna University, an institution of higher learning founded by the Felecian Sisters of North America. The Sisters, who take their charism from Saint Francis of Assisi, arrived in the United States 150 years ago this fall, coming as missionaries from Poland to tend to the needs of the Polish immigrants who settled in the Michigan area. I had the pleasure of attending the inauguration festivities for Dr. Christopher Dougherty ’85, who was installed as the 8th President of the University, fittingly as part of the University’s Mission Week celebration. I have known Chris since his senior year at Archmere in 1984. This was the year I began working at Archmere as the Director of Development and Public Relations. I remember him as being mature and always interested in the workings of the school. Later, after his graduation from Saint Joseph University, I invited him to consider working at Archmere, but Chris had other educational plans to pursue a Master’s Degree at the University of Pennsylvania that would lead to a career in higher education.
Through the years, Chris always kept in touch with Archmere. When I was installed as Headmaster of Archmere in 2010, Chris attended the Mass and installation ceremony in academic regalia, representing Rutgers University. A few years later, I asked Chris to consider a nomination for the Board of Trustees of Archmere, which he accepted. Chris joined the Board in 2015 while he was Provost and Vice President for Student and Academic Affairs at Rosemont College. After one year, he chaired the Advancement Committee and two years later became Board Chair. Chris was named Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty at Chestnut Hill College in 2017. He was
elected Chair of Archmere’s Board of Trustees one year later. His three-year term coincided with the pandemic, during which he was an amazing support to me and the rest of the Academy’s leadership with his calm and even approach, always grounded in the “data.” Interestingly, at the celebratory dinner, colleagues from Rosemont and Chestnut Hill Colleges made it a point in their pre-dinner remarks that Chris likes data!
Chris made me feel like a part of the family during my visit, as did the rest of his family: Joanne, his wife; Isabelle and Madeline, his daughters; Carole, his mother; and Jason, his brother. There were also a number of Felician sisters present, along with the University’s administration and staff, who were warm and welcoming. As I shared with the sisters, “radical hospitality” apparently is not exclusive to the Norbertines. I even met a Sister of Saint Joseph from the community in Chestnut Hill who taught at my parish grade school, Saint Helena School in Wilmington, during the years I was a student there. Though I did not have her as a teacher, we shared a litany of sisters’ names who taught me that we both knew. It was a nostalgic moment that I did not expect to take place in Livonia, Michigan.
Friday before Homecoming weekend was filled with activities, beginning with Mass in the Sisters’ Chapel (more like a cathedral in size and beauty) on the University campus celebrated by Most Rev. Arturo Cepeda, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit. Mass was followed by brunch, an inauguration ceremony, and a celebratory dinner later that evening. The evening before, Chris and Joanne hosted a reception in their home for all of us traveling from various parts of the country.
When it was time to say goodbye, Chris, in his usual thoughtful way, shared that he marked December 22 on his calendar, hopeful to participate in the Archmere Alumni Mastersingers annual concert program, “Coming Home for Christmas.” Once at Auk, always an Auk, even though a part of Chris will always be a Dragon, Hawk, Raven, Griffin, and now, a Crusader.
After Chris invited me to attend the inauguration events, he asked if I would offer a few remarks on behalf of the President’s colleagues. I was humbled and honored to deliver a brief reflection on this important milestone for Chris, his family, and the University. On behalf of the Archmere Academy community, especially as fellow educators and former teachers, I congratulate Dr. Dougherty, with best wishes and prayers for him, his family, and the Madonna University community.
Michael Marinelli, Ed.D. ’76 with Christopher Dougherty, Ph.D. ’85 during his Inauguration ceremony on Friday, October 11, 2024.
Campus News
Students Travel to Taiwan
The cultural and language exchange trip to Taiwan was an incredible journey of exploration and connection. Seven students from Archmere embarked on a transformative experience, immersing themselves in the rich tapestry of Taiwanese culture and Mandarin Chinese language from June 4th to June 18th. Collaborating closely with Yanping High School in Taipei and various local communities, our students engaged in activities aimed at deepening their understanding of Taiwanese culture and establishing meaningful connections with their Taiwanese peers. From the hustle and bustle of urban Taipei to the tranquil landscapes of the island’s western regions, they embraced the diverse linguistic and cultural landscapes of Taiwan. The students were supervised by Mandarin Chinese language teacher, Ms. Yachi Yu.
Exploring traditional arts, indulging in local cuisine, and participating in community events granted them firsthand insights into Taiwan’s rich heritage. Their journey was not merely about language and culture; it was a profound exploration that broadened their perspectives and deepened their appreciation for global interconnectedness. As they returned home, they brought back cherished memories and a deeper understanding of international collaboration and understanding. This journey was a testament to the power of cultural exchange and the ability to foster meaningful connections across borders. It served as a reminder of the beauty found in diversity and the importance of embracing different cultures. May their experiences continue to inspire others to seek out opportunities for cross-cultural understanding and collaboration.
"We were welcomed happily and taken out to explore. Those adventures we had that day didn’t end because we experienced something new and fun every day. Our host families welcomed us with warmth and enthusiasm. Hanging out with my family and the new friends I made throughout the trip was some of my best memories."
- Nyla Nkemta ’27
"My visit to Taiwan was truly unforgettable. From immersing myself in the diverse cultures, trying various local cuisines, and witnessing traditional customs to strolling through the vibrant night markets and admiring the lush green mountains, picking tea leaves, and making our tea, every moment was exciting."
- Daniel Konitzer ’26
Alex Bogey’24 and Daniel Konitzer ’26 in the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall.
Students participated in a farewell party and were awarded certificates at Yanping High School on June 12, 2024.
Students wrote messages on and released lanterns during their visit to a Taiwanese market.
Archmere’s New Experiential Learning Class
This year, Archmere introduced a brand new “Experiential Learning” class, taught by full-time Learning Specialist, Ms. Lauren Walton. The Science of Everything class was developed to help students explore aspects of emotional, mental, and physical wellness in order to learn how to flourish. Students read, discuss, and present concepts from current research and non-fiction texts about human flourishing and strategies for living purposeful lives as well as engage in practices to improve mental and emotional wellness.
The Science of Everything is not *literally* about the science of everything: instead, it is a class designed to explore insights from selected social sciences (e.g. the science of human flourishing, the science of learning, etc.) and help students put evidence-based principles into practice to mindfully craft purposeful and fulfilling lives in the short- and long-term.
With a combination of theory (reading and engaging with academic research and scholarship using a critical thinking lens) and practice (mindfulness practice, celebrating awe, gratitude, flow, play, positive relationships, and agency, cultivating good habits and resilient mindsets, learning how to learn, engaging in inquiry into a student-choice "science," and designing/conducting local research studies here at Archmere), students can - in the words of Maya Angelou - "know better" and strive to "do better" in school settings, in personal interactions, and in communities where they can make a meaningful impact. The class concludes with an opportunity to dive deep into a subject of choice using a text, online resource, body of research, etc. and use it to spark a passion project or craft a learning portfolio.
About Ms. Lauren Walton:
After earning a degree in Business Administration from SUNY Geneseo, Lauren began her career in business. Although she spent four rewarding years working in Fortune 500 companies, she decided to be adventurous and indulge an interest in international travel that had blossomed when she studied abroad at Oxford University as an undergraduate. Lauren bought a one-way ticket to Greece in 2007, where she earned a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certificate to teach English overseas. Lauren taught in China and South Korea for several years before returning to the U.S. to earn a graduate degree in education from The University of Pennsylvania. She has been an ESL (English as a Second Language) Director, AP teacher, Director of College Counseling, and Reading/Learning Specialist at independent and charter schools in Buffalo, NY, and the greater Philadelphia area for over a decade. Ms. Walton developed an interest in MBE (Mind, Brain, Education) science and will delightedly talk your ear off about educational neuroscience and social-emotional learning. She brings a wealth of knowledge and curiosity about research-based, innovative educational practices to empower students with effective learning strategies that help them develop self-efficacy.
Welcoming Our Newest Board Members
Danielle K. Yearick, Esq. ’90
Clifford L. Anzilotti, Jr., DMD ’85, CP ’26, ’27
Hemanth Mukkamala, DBA, PP ’23
Rev John C. Zagarella, O. Praem.
Awards and Recognition
One hundred and thirteen students at Archmere Academy have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams. The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program provides willing and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement,
AP Scholar with Distinction Award
Sixty-two students qualified by earning an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.
Class of 2024:
Xavier Allison
Camilo Alvarez
Kathryn Anthony
Peyton Bale
Anna Benner
Alexander Bogey
Grace Chen
Jane Chen
Sophia Chen
Alicia Chu
Ameila Citrino
Cecelia Connolly
Matthew Demnicki
Isabella Doncel
Victoria Eastment
Class of 2025:
Ivy Adams
Julia Bloser
Logan Bustard
Josephine Calder
Jack Chesman
Yeuk Yu Chiu
Class of 2026:
Rebecca Wang
Isabelle Ferris
Justin Flenner
Samantha Gordon
Matthew Guariano
Carsten Kaiser
Kylee Kluska
Grace Koch
Clara Korley
Isabella Lehr
Elizabeth Maher
Noah Marino
Ruby Merenda
Gabriela Mirenda
Nicholas Mowbray
Gavin Nguyen
Anthony DeCamp
Benjamin Li
Zimo Liu
Daniel Maceda
Luke Merritt
Eva Messamore
AP Scholar with Honor Award
Lucy Oliver
Madelyn Priest
Sabrina Saggese
Margaret Shelton
Brayden Smith
Nathaniel Sullivan
Matthew Victoria
Samuel Wahl
Julianna Witherell
Kaia Yalamanchili
Miguel Zavala
Michelle Zhang
Andy Zhu
or both for successful performance on the AP Exams. About 25 percent of the more than 2.66 million students worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to also earn an AP Scholar Award. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on students’ performance on AP Exams
AP Scholar Award
Thirty-five students qualified by completing three or more AP Exams with scores of 3 or higher.
Class of 2024:
Philip Blessington
Cole Fenice
Gabriela Fernandez
Megan Foster
Ella Harshyne
Class of 2025:
Richard Angiullo
Leo Bergez
Caileigh Crane
Abby Giancristoforo
Arden Godwin
Maya Grande
Jillian Hamberger
Class of 2026:
Darren Luo
Gavin Rovner
Samuel Ryan
Helen Socorso
Jace Walker
Brianna Yang
Grace Yang
Sixteen students qualified by earning an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.
Class of 2024:
Madeleine Cowan
Yuqi Cui
Zachary Divito
Class of 2025:
Emily DeSimone
Joshua Kaplow
Class of 2026:
Kabir Goyal
Joseph Fredricks
Kyle Gardiner
Isabella Maceda
Kathryn Pyne
Elisabeth Small
Chloe Li
Jack Maister
Nathaniel Oristaglio
Ella Strohmaier
Daniel Qi
Bella Hughes
Madison McCarrin
Alex Passehl
Nicolas Petillo
Jaela Rembert
Elsie Ipapa
Marina Mahon
Aidan Mahoney
Emily Mayo
Aoife McGurk
Kasey Palma
Cullen Peterson
Amanda Ricci
John Roarty
Kathleen Schaller
David Pinto
Maura Read
Isabella Romesburg
Riley Walsh Christian Wittmeyer
Selena Yang Angela Zhang
AP Capstone Diploma
Three students earned scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research, and on four additional AP Exams of their choosing, to receive the AP Capstone Diploma.
Class of 2024:
Victoria Eastment Grace Koch Elizabeth Maher
AP
Seminar
and Research Certificate
One student earned scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research.
Class of 2024: Kathleen Schaller
Of this year’s award recipients at Archmere Academy, forty-eight are sophomores or juniors: forty-one students from the Class of 2025; and seven students from the Class of 2026. These students have at least one more year in which to complete college-level work and possibly earn a higher-level AP Scholar Award.
Seniors Named National Merit Semifinalists
Yeuk Yu 'Arlene' Chiu ’25, Brianna Yang ’25, and Grace Yang ’25 have been named National Merit Semifinalists. The officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation used their high scores on the PSAT’s, taken in their junior year, as an initial screen for program entrants. Only 16,000 students (of approximately 1.3 million) in about 21,000 high schools entered the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2023 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), which served as an initial screen of program entrants.
To be considered for a National Merit Scholarship, Semifinalists must advance to Finalist standing in the competition. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists, representing less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state. The number of semifinalists in a state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the national total of graduating seniors.
Arlene, Brianna, and Grace have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 6,870 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $26 million that will be offered next spring. To become a Finalist, the three Archmere Semifinalists and a high school official must submit a detailed scholarship application, in which they provide information about the Semifinalist’s academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities, employment, and honors and awards received. A Semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by a high school official, write an essay, and earn SAT or ACT scores that confirm the student’s earlier performance on the qualifying test.
Finalists will be announced in late February and National Merit Scholarship winners of 2025 will be announced in four nationwide news releases beginning in April and concluding in July. These scholarship recipients will join more than 382,000 other distinguished young people who have earned the Merit Scholar title.
In addition, Ivy Adams ’25, Caileigh Crane ’25, Benjamin Li ’25, Zimo Liu ’25, Eva Messamore ’25, and Samuel Ryan ’25 were among the top 50,000 high scorers on the PSAT and will receive the recognition of being named National Merit Commended Students.
Archmere Academy Has Been Designated an Apple Distinguished School
Archmere Academy is pleased to announce it has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for the 2024–2027 program term. Schools apply and are selected for this distinction based on their commitment to continuous innovation in education and using Apple products to inspire, imagine, and impact teaching and learning.
Apple Distinguished Schools are centers of leadership and educational excellence, with a clear vision for how technology-rich environments support learning goals. In Apple Distinguished Schools, forward-thinking leaders and their communities work to inspire, imagine, and impact teaching and learning, and they have documented results of academic accomplishments.
Schools all over the world are using iPad and Mac to transform learning. As teachers incorporate technology into their lessons, they empower students to lead, learn, and thrive, to discover new opportunities, and to make their world a better place.
Arlene Chiu ’25
Brianna Yang ’25
Grace Yang ’25
Scan to give today.
Report on the State of the Academy
Dear Friends of Archmere –
Our new year school year begins with hope and enthusiasm as we look forward to another successful fundraising year, and as we close out our Performing Arts Campaign (PAC). In Advancement, the 2023-24 fiscal year presented the challenge of growing our Archmere Annual Fund giving while also fundraising for the renovation of the 1983 Theater building. Once again, it proved to be a year of growth and optimism. The Archmere Fund exceeded the $550,000 goal, totaling $554,185 in annual unrestricted giving. Our parent clubs continue to be instrumental in the school’s success, raising $100,000 over the course of the year, and our Alumni Association total donations raised $26,124 ($16,124 to the Archmere Fund, $5,000 to the Legacy Scholarship Fund, and $5,000 to the PAC on a $25,000 five-year pledge). We continue to be a community of generosity and of gratitude. Our engaged parents, past parents, alumni, and friends embody the Archmere spirit of giving back. Your generosity speaks to the essence of the Auk community, a community of faith and friendship, of humor and help.
Our school theme this year focuses on the “Archmere story.” We are collectively the stories that we will live out here, day to day, on the campus. Those narratives define the Norbertine mission established here over 90 years ago. Your commitment as a member of the community speaks to sustaining this unique and welcoming culture. With your help, we will continue to create the stories that matter in the lives of the students, faculty, and parents. Our mission remains the same: educating young men and women in the spirit of St. Norbert, a spirit that acknowledges academic excellence and faith community of inclusion. Your help is imperative for our ongoing success. The Archmere Fund directly supports our school operations and programming, as well as scholarship and assistance programs essential for making the school accessible to a wide variety of families.
In the following pages and online*, you will see statistics about the generosity of our donors, along with listings of specific donors as well as those who have chosen to support the Archmere community through planned giving. These numbers and lists are inspiring examples of the Archmere community stepping up in the Spirit of St. Norbert.
I am asking you to contribute to our fundraising efforts for this fiscal year, 2024-25. I have appealed to the Archmere Board of Trustees, to our devoted faculty and staff, and to our current parents; your participation is equally important as we give back to a community that is life-changing. We have provided a QR below as well as an envelope to make the process simple and direct. I ask that you consider a gift to this special place. As always, I am deeply grateful. Your commitment to the school ensures our future success.
John Jordan ’80, PP ’12, ’15, ’18, ’21 Director of Development and Constituent Relations
2023–2024 by the numbers
790 Archmere Fund Donors from 31 different states top five classes revenue
$26,124 from the Alumni Council
$100,000 from the Parent Clubs
$236,136 Total Alumni Giving 43% Overall Alumni Contribution to 23-24 Annual Fund (total of $554,185) alumni giving
revenue expenses
Honor Roll of Donors All Giving 2023 -2024
St. Norbert Society
$75,000+
Mr. & Mrs. Rocco A. Abessinio
Mrs. Kristy K. Ambrogi
Archmere Academy Mothers’ Guild
Dr. Anne Marie Borneman 1977 & Dr. John P. Borneman 1976
Mr. Robert G. Coyle 1965*
Mr. Robert R. Dorsch 1961
Moglia Family Foundation
Mr. Joseph H. Moglia
Mr. Richard B. Seidel 1959 & Mrs. Ann Seidel
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Shields 1960
The Rocco A. & Mary Abessinio Foundation, Inc.
Blessed Hugh Society
$50,000-$74,999
Mr. & Mrs. John B. Kelly
Mr. Kevin J. Lagasse 1980 & Mrs. Nancy Q. Lagasse
Dr. Joseph A. Miller, Jr. & Ms. Rachel C. Wood
St. Evermode Society
$25,000-$49,999
Mr. Thomas H. Anderson, III 1960 & Mrs. Carol J. Anderson
Archmere Academy Alumni Association
Mrs. Rita Bernert
Mr. Anthony G. Flynn, Esq. 1969 & Mrs. Catherine C. Flynn
Dr. John V. Flynn, Jr. 1960 & Mrs. Mary Lou Flynn
Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence S. Giordano
Mr. Marcos A. Ramos & Mrs. Jennie Hon Ramos
St. Herman Joseph Society
$15,000-$24,999
Mr. Kevin J. Coghlan 1976 & Mrs. Sharon Coghlan
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. Gilroy
Mr. Henry C. Grabowski, III 1993
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Maister
Mr. E. Robert Meaney 1965 & Mrs. Angenette Meaney
Mr. James T. Prendergast, Jr. 1977 & Ms. Eleanor Wu
Mr. Robert P. Quercetti 1989 & Mrs. Diane E. Quercetti
Dr. James A. Stockman, III 1961 & Mrs. Lee Stockman
Dr. Phillip B. Storm, Jr. 1986 & Mrs. Stacey Storm
The Raskob Foundation For Catholic Activities
Dr. Anthony A. Vasile 1974 & Mrs. Lori A. Vasile
St.
Godfrey Society
$10,000-$14,999
Anonymous
Mr. Frank J. Behm 1974 & Mrs. Andrea M. Behm
Mr. Louis J. Capano, Jr. 1969
Mr. Joseph P. Clark 1977 & Mrs. Joanne F. Clark
Mr. John X. Denney, Jr. 1963 & Mrs. Mary L. Denney
Mr. Lawrence DiSabatino 1973 & Mrs. Beth DiSabatino
Dr. Diane L. Ferry
Ms. Eloise Flynn Haller
Mr. Francis J. Hickman 1964 & Mrs. Stephanie Hickman
Mr. Ronald P. Lee 1961* & Mrs. Rita C. Lee
Dr. Jose S. Maceda & Dr. Li Maceda
Dr. Michael A. Marinelli 1976 & Mrs. Diane C. Marinelli
Mr. John J. O’Malley 1973 & Mrs. Janice O’Malley
Dr. Robert A. Penna 1985 & Mrs. Melanie A. Penna
Mrs. Elaine C. Reilly 1983 & Mr. Michael F. Reilly
Mr. James L. Verna 1982 & Mrs. Loriann M. Verna
Mrs. Neilli M. Walsh, Esq. & Mr. Peter J. Walsh, Jr. Esq.
Dr. Bing Zhang & Mrs. Rachel Zhang
Prémontré Abbey Society
$5,000-$9,999
Mr. Vincent T. Abessinio 1993 & Mrs. Jennifer Abessinio
Ms. Jessica K. Ambrogi 2004
Mr. Richard B. Angiullo 1990 & Ms. Holly Lissner
Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Angiullo
Mrs. Katherine Ball-Weir, CFRE & Dr. Carl E. Weir, Jr.
Mr. Christopher J. Butler 1993 & Mrs. Christine Butler
Ms. Stephanie Chupiek
Mr. Jack J. Clark 1982 & Mrs. Beth M. Clark
Class of 2024 Parents
Dr. George T. J. Cunningham 1955
Mr. Edwin J. Dealy 1991 & Dr. Heather L. Dealy
Mr. Gary Gremminger
Mr. Thomas C. Grimm 1973
Mr. Michael S. Harrington & Mrs. Kathleen Harrington
Mr. David P. Hogan 1987 & Mrs. Michelle L. Hogan
Mr. & Mrs. William E. Hughes, IV
Kerith Foundation
Mrs. Jane F. D. Klinger 1987 & Mr. Karl Klinger
Mrs. Sandra H. Maddox 1989 & Mr. James R. Maddox, III 1989
Mrs. Paula G. Martin & Mr. Shawn P. Martin
Mrs. Michele S. McCarthy 1979 & Mr. Patrick J. McCarthy
Mrs. Kathryn K. McCord & Mr. Michael E. McCord
Dr. Gerard M. McGeehan 1976 & Dr. Judith P. Ways
Rev. Joseph McLaughlin, O.Praem.
Mr. William J. Meakem, Sr. 1964 & Mrs. Cathy W. Meakem
Montello Family Charitable Fund
Mrs. Kathleen Montello
Mr. Lawrence Osborn
Mrs. Melissa J. Bristow Parsons 1999 & Mr. Elliot R. Parsons 1999
Mr. John D. Pastor 1958 & Mrs. Diane Pastor
Mr. & Mrs. Ryan B. Peterson
Mr. John Poplawski & Mrs. Christine Poplawski
Mr. Peter S. Robinson 1960 & Mrs. Ann Robinson
Mr. Justin M. Ryan & Mrs. Susan M. Ryan
Lt. Col. Thomas L. Sack 1962 & Mrs. Patricia A. Sack
Schanne Family Fund
Dr. Joseph M. Small 1961 & Mrs. Susan Small
Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Zbranak
Benefactor
$2,500-$4,999
Mrs. Margaret M. Abessinio
Mr. Michael A. Albero 1988 & Mrs. Jennifer L. Albero
Mr. Harold P. Anderson 1964 & Mrs. Ginny Anderson
Dr. Damian M. Andrisani 1991 & Mrs. Jennifer M. Andrisani
Mr. Bradley Aulick & Ms. Lesley Aulick
Mr. Richard G. Bacon, Esq. & Mrs. Elizabeth S. Bacon
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Barry
Mr. & Mrs. Sean Beach
Bright Funds
Mr. Sean C. Carroll 1994 & Mrs. Tanya Carroll
Mr. Andrew L. Cooper 2004
Mr. Justin A. Cooper 2008
Mrs. Nancy A. Cooper
Mr. & Ms. Tom Crane
Mr. E. Andrew DiSabatino, Jr. 1969 & Mrs. Catherine DiSabatino
B. Christopher Dougherty, Ph.D. 1985 & Mrs. Joanne Dougherty
Mr. Joel W. Dowling 1993
EDiS Company
Mr. Michael K. Evans, Sr. 1977
& Mrs. Elizabeth D. Evans
Exelon
Mrs. Marisa A. Cole Facciolo 1993
& Mr. Carmen J. Facciolo, Jr.
Mr. Jonathan W. Ferro 1995 & Mrs. Kathy R. Ferro 1995
First State Electric Co.
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Fisher
Dr. Mark Fiss & Dr. Marissa Schnelle
Mrs. Annette Filliben Gass & Mr. Hans Gass
Mr. William E. Gehrman 1988
Mrs. Bernadette Gilmore & Mr. Michael Gilmore
Mr. William F. Githens 1964 & Mrs. Marie Pat Githens
Mr. Robert J. Glass, Jr. 1957 & Mrs. Susan M. Glass
Ms. Janet Grimm
Mr. Michael J. Hare 1979
Mr. Eric Hohman & Ms. Melissa DiVincenzo
Mr. John J. Jordan, III 1980 & Mrs. Noreen O. Jordan
Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Kennedy
Mrs. Mary Louise Kubacki
Dr. Joseph A. Kuhn 1965 & Mrs. Virginia F. Kuhn
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Manelski
Mr. Robert T. Markel, Ph.D 1961
Ms. Kathryn R. Morro 1992
Mrs. Robin G. Newitt
Mr. John J. Nowaczyk 1987 & Ms. Ciara M. O’Connell 1987
Mr. Richard K. Patino & Mrs. Caroline M. Patino
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Pinto
Mr. Joseph R. Rafter, III 1988 & Mrs. Margaret M. Rafter
Mr. James J. Raitt & Mrs. Gwang O. Kim
Dr. & Mrs. Denis P. Rogers
Mr. Steven D. Scattolini 1980 & Mrs. Dina M. Scattolini
Dr. Maedot Semo & Mr. Desta Mideksa
Stalnecker Family Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Mark E. Stalnecker
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Sullivan
Mr. Vincent Thomas & Mrs. Julie Thomas
Mr. Anthony S. Voell 1989 & Mrs. Amanda Voell
Dr. Barbara A. Wasik & Dr. James P. Byrnes
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Patron
$1,500-$2,499
Anonymous
Mr. Winston O. Akoto & Ms. Tamara C. Sampson
Bank of America Matching Gifts Program
Mr. Howard R. Beatson, Jr. & Mrs. Lisa M. Beatson
Mr. Peter G. Beck 1985 & Mrs. Kristin Beck
Mr. Richard M. Beck, Esq. 1982
Mr. Kevin M. Bellew 1987 & Mrs. Lisa D. Bellew
Mr. & Mrs. David Bice
Mr. John Bland
Mr. Joseph C. Bowers 1973 & Mrs. Helen L. Bowers
Dr. Thomas A. Brooks 1976 & Mrs. Deborah A. Brooks
Mr. Carl S. Campion 1976 & Mrs. Joyce A. Campion
Mr. Francis J. Catania, Esq. 1975
Chandler Funeral Homes & Crematory
Mr. & Mrs. James T. Chandler, IV
Mr. John A. Clark, III 1964
Mrs. Debbie Cylc
Mr. F. Mark D’Onofrio 1971 & Mrs. Sandy L. D’Onofrio
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony J. DeSantis
Diamond-Fosbenner Family Foundation
Mr. Michael L. DiSabatino 1999 & Mrs. Catherine E. DiSabatino 1999
Mrs. Amy Filliben
Mr. Jeffrey D. Finocchiaro 1992
Mr. Carmen M. Franceschino 1972 & Mrs. Cindy Franceschino
Mr. George F. Gioffre 1989 & Mrs. Michelle Gioffre
Dr. & Mrs. Leonard C. Giunta
Mr. Thomas A. Goldsmith 1971 & Mrs. Joanne M. Goldsmith
Mr. James M. Hansel 1977 & Dr. Sandra B. Hansel
Mr. John M. Herndon, II 1957 & Dr. Maria C. Moschella
Ms. Genevieve B. Hill 1983
Mr. Kenneth Hutko & Mrs. Karla Wursthorn
Mr. David Ifkovits & Mrs. Kathleen M. Ifkovits
Mr. John F. Jebb, III 1974
Mr. Jeffrey J. Jenkins 1991
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene M. Julian
Mr. Daniel M. Kane 2000 & Mrs. Lauren Kane
Mr. Brendan S. Killeen 1973 & Mrs. Carol I. Killeen
Mr. Gregory A. Krauss 1980 & Mrs. Laurie F. Krauss
Mr. William B. Larson, Jr., Esq. 2004 & Mrs. Stephanie Larson
Ms. Darlene D. Lin 1993
Dr. & Mrs. Austin A. Lobo
Mr. Christopher J. Mascioli 1978 & Mrs. Susan A. Mascioli
Mr. & Mrs. Peter G. McHugh 1981
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Melvin
Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Meredith
Dr. Patricia M. Moore & Mr. Danilo R. Salameda
Mr. John W. Murphy 1989 & Mrs. Alicia H. Murphy
Dr. Brian L. Penza 1997
Regional Orthopaedic Associates, P.A.
Mr. Timothy A. Reilley
Dr. & Ms. Robert A. Rosenbaum
Mr. & Mrs. Henry T. Rossi
Dr. Katherine A. Sahm 1990
Mr. Christopher J. Sanna 2005 & Mrs. Lisle E. Sanna
Ms. Janice M. Sanna
Mr. Ravi Subbaraya & Dr. Vidyarani Subbaraya
Mr. Andrew G. Takats 1977 & Mrs. Deborah Takats
Tri-State The Roofers
Mr. James P. Vail, Sr. & Mrs. Roseann P. Vail
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Wahl, III
Wheeler Financial
Mr. & Mrs. John D. Wheeler
Mrs. Fengxiang You
Mr. Curt E. Zahnow 1986 & Mrs. Karen Zahnow
Fellow
$1,000-$1,499
Aavolyn Corp.
Mr. Marc J. Albero 1991 & Mrs. Stephanie Albero
Mr. Daniel Amoroso
Mrs. Barbra F. Andrisani
Dr. Kert F. Anzilotti 1988 & Dr. Amy W. Anzilotti
Dr. Sharon A. Archer & Dr. David Oslin
Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Arvedlund
Mr. Gregory M. Barna 1993
Mr. Philip B. Bartoshesky 1973 & Mrs. Nancy Lee S. Bartoshesky
Mr. & Mrs. David T. Beatson
Dr. & Dr. Alec Beekley
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel W. Blahusch
Dr. David A. Boyajian 1996 & Mrs. Annette Boyajian
Mr. Michael C. Boyd 1959 & Mrs. Ruth Boyd
Ms. Jennifer S. Green Broomall 1988 & Mr. Hugh Broomall
Mr. William D. Burns 1956 & Mrs. Grace Burns
Mr. Gerald E. Carpenter 1966 & Mrs. Margaret A. Carpenter
Mr. Daniel B. Carroll 1980 & Mrs. Suzanne Carroll
Dr. Mark F. Carroll 1977 & Mrs. Christine M. Stephenson
Mrs. Sally H. Chandler*
Rev. Andrew Ciferni, O.Praem.
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Cilluffo
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Cirillo, III
Ms. Kathryn E. Collins Trogner 1998
Mrs. Joan Connolly*
Mrs. Loren M. Connolly 1988 & Mr. Christopher J. Connolly
Mr. Stephen J. Crifasi 1969 & Mrs. Joan D. Crifasi
Mr. & Mrs. Frank A. Cuoco
Mr. & Ms. Brock Czeschin
Mrs. Leah E. daPonte-Lightcap & Mr. David Lightcap
Daylesford Abbey
Mr. Raymond F. Donovan 1979 & Mrs. Janice Donovan
Mr. Anthony J. Dougherty 1958 & Mrs. Kathleen Dougherty
Dr. & Mrs. William J. Doyle
Ms. Megan Ede 1990 & Mr. Patrick Ede
Ms. Eileen M. Edmunds 1984
Mrs. Katie Eissler-Thiel & Mr. John Thiel
Dr. Jeffrey J. Emmi 1980
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Facciolo
Mr. Kenneth D. Falkenstein 1984 & Mrs. Lori A. Falkenstein 1984
Mrs. Lynn Farrell
Mr. & Mrs. John Ferguson
The Honorable Louis J. Freeh & Mrs. Marilyn A. Freeh
Mr. Howard J. Gallagher, III 1967 & Mrs. Maryalice Gallagher
Mr. Kevin M. Gallagher 2002 & Mrs. Lynn Gallagher
Mr. Richard J. Giacco, Esq. 1970 & Mrs. Lisa M. Giacco
Mr. Matthew J. Githens 1996
Mrs. Dolores Gremminger
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Guerrieri
Mrs. Paula L. Hager & Mr. George Hager, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Hanna
Mr. & Mrs. Carl E. Hertrich
Dr. Daniel E. Hickey 1989 & Mrs. Jessica P. Hickey
Mr. Michael J. Huppe, Esq. 1986 & Mrs. Maria E. Huppe
Dr. & Mrs. James W. Husted
Mrs. Kathryn A. Italiano 2001
Mr. Southard P. Jones 1991
Mr. & Mrs. Francis R. Julian
Mr. & Mrs. James Kaiser
Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Keen
Mr. Kevin M. Kelly 1981 & Mrs. Shari M. Kelly
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Kennedy, Jr.
Ms. Jane F. Keough
Dr. Joohyong H. Kim & Dr. Susan Kim
Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Kraft
Ms. Kimberly A. Kuryea 1985
Mr. Joseph L. Lanteri 1978
Mr. Anthony A. Latini, Jr. 1982 & Mrs. Eileen O. Latini
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy E. Lengkeek
Mr. & Mrs. Alan B. Levin
Mr. Gregory R. Locklear 1995
Mr. John F. Lontz, II 1957 & Mrs. Martha L. Lontz
Lyons Companies
Mr. & Mrs. James F. Malseed
Ms. Kara A. Succoso Mangone 2004 & Mr. Jason Mangone
Mark Dombroski Foundation
Mr. Peter H. McNamara 1974 & Mrs. Elizabeth McNamara
Mr. Joseph P. Melloy, Jr. & Mrs. Diane Smith-Melloy
Dr. Richard J. Murphy 1962
Mr. Donald J. Opdenaker 1977 & Mrs. Ann H. Opdenaker
Mrs. Nancy L. Papa*
Ms. Elizabeth E. Penza Pallante 2003
Mr. Todd F. Penza 1999
Mr. John P. Praskac, III 1965
Mr. Daniel B. Rath, Esq. & Mrs. Monica Mizgerd Rath
Mr. Nicholas F. Sanna 1998 & Mrs. Elizabeth Sanna
Mr. Paul H. Scarbrough 1979
Dr. & Mrs. Frank L. Schadt, III
Ms. Mary Ellen Schauber & Mr. Edward Stegemeier
Mr. William F. Schollins 1964 & Mrs. Lynn Schollins
Mr. Robert E. Scully, Esq. 1972
Mrs. Tammy S. Shumaker-Golden 1987 & Mr. Patrick T. Golden
Mrs. Stephanie C. Silverman 2000 & Mr. Alex Silverman
Mr. & Mrs. David Skelly
Dr. Robert T. Smith, Ph.D. 1973 & Mrs. Pamela A. Vercellone-Smith
Mr. J. Neil Stalter 1956 & Mrs. Patricia Stalter
Mrs. Theresa A. Stover 1988 & Mr. Richard Stover
Mrs. Jennifer R. Sullivan 1983 & Dr. John D. Sullivan 1983
Sykora Family Charitable Foundation
Mr. Stanley R. Sykora & Ms. Gina Sheldon
Mr. William P. Tancredi 2005
The Happy Difference Foundation
Mrs. Bridget G. Therriault 2000
Mr. Anthony M. Tosi 1963 & Mrs. Elizabeth Tosi
Mr. Mark A. Victoria 1993 & Mrs. Virginia Victoria
Dr. & Ms. Eric A. Walker
Mr. James & Mrs. Valerie Wright
Mr. James Yang & Mrs. Vivian Bi
Mr. John S. Yasik 1977 & Mrs. Christine M. Yasik
Ms. Danielle K. Yearick, Esq. 1990
Mr. & Mrs. Shi Hua Zhang
Sponsor
$500-$999
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Bale, Jr.
Mr. Joseph J. Bellew 1980 & Mrs. Kelly A. Bellew
Mr. Michael R. Blahusch 2004 & Mrs. Lauren Blahusch
Mr. David A. Bongiovanni 1972 & Mrs. Teresa Bongiovanni
Mr. Michael T. Boyle 1995 & Mrs. Michelle Boyle
Dr. John S. J. Brooks, Jr. 1966
Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Burdziak, Jr.
Mrs. Katie Burke & Mr. Dennis Burke
Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Bustard
Ms. Donna Caster
Mr. Jianbo Chen & Ms. Yuan Xue
Mr. Christopher J. Conaway 1998 & Mrs. Ariel Kobylak
Mr. R. Thomas Coyne 1993 & Mrs. Allyson F. Coyne
Mrs. Patricia A. Culin
Ms. Beth F. Curry 2006
Mrs. Sandi L. Dalton 1989 & Mr. Eric Dalton
DEDC, LLC
Mr. John P. DelCampo 1968 & Mrs. Nancy E. DelCampo
Mr. Paul DeMara
Mr. & Mrs. John P. DeVido
Mr. Robert M. Dieter 1972 & Mrs. Carol A. Dieter
DiSabatino Construction Co.
Mr. Jeffrey P. DiSabatino 2001
Mr. James E. Dolphin & Mrs. Tina P. Cernugel
Mr. Hugh A. Donaghue, Esq. 1972 & Mrs. Denise G. Donaghue
Mrs. Joanna Doroh 2000 & Mr. William Doroh
Mr. & Mrs. Mathias J. Fallis
Dr. John V. Fenice & Mrs. Mary High
Mr. Adam R. Fitzner 1991 & Ms. Patricia Harley
Mr. Guy T. Fizzano 1964 & Mrs. Frances J. Fizzano
Mr. Blaise P. Fletcher 2000 & Mrs. Jennifer A. Fletcher 2001
Mr. Scott Frenck & Mrs. Carolyn Frenck
Mr. & Mrs. Eric H. Garcia
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Giacchino
Mr. & Mrs. Doug Giffin
Mr. Sean E. Gleason 1970
Mr. Stephen J. Goett 1972 & Mrs. Carol Goett
Dr. Oliver & Dr. Annie Gutsche
Mrs. Ann R. Hagerty
Mr. Christian B. Hagerty 1993 & Mrs. Celestine Hagerty
Mrs. Karen Hale 1986 & Mr. Thomas Hale
Mrs. Marilyn S. Hamilton
Mr. John P. Hanlon, III 1978 & Mrs. Julie Hanlon
Mr. Robert V. A. Harra, III & Mrs. Michele C. Harra
Ms. Bridget M. Hintze 1993
Mrs. Kristin K. Hodlofski 1991
Dr. I. Dennis Holgado 1991 & Mrs. Jennifer J. Holgado 1991
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Julian, Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Kennedy
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Kowalski
Mr. & Mrs. Karl J. Law
Ms. Emily M. Leach 2001
Mr. Yao-Bin Liu & Mrs. Jing Wang
Mr. Francis J. Lucey, Jr. 1979 & Mrs. Marianne Lucey
Mrs. Maureen F. Malloy 1988 & Mr. Terrence Malloy
Mr. Matthew G. Manlove 1997 & Mrs. Meghan Manlove
Mr. William C. Martin 1974 & Mrs. Kathleen Martin
Dr. James R. McBride 1961 & Mrs. Carol McBride
Mr. Michael J. McColgan 1973 & Mrs. Angela McColgan
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel P. McCollom, Esq.
Col. Joseph V. McLaughlin 1966 & Mrs. Julie M. McLaughlin
Mr. Mark E. McLaughlin 1968 & Mrs. Margaret McLaughlin
Ms. Lauren McMahon
Mr. John S. McManus, Jr. 1966 & Mrs. Fay L. McManus
Honor Roll of Donors
Dr. Robert L. McNamara 1982 & Dr. Cynthia McNamara
Mr. Michael E. Melvin 1973
Mr. Michael F. Miscoski 1966 & Mrs. Kyle M. Miscoski
Mr. Thomas C. Nelson 2005
Mrs. Ainsley M. Palladino 2005 & Mr. Dominic Palladino, Jr.
Mr. David K. Park 1976
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph T. Pepe
Mrs. Ursula L. Praiss
Dr. Nicholas F. Quercetti, III 1998 & Mrs. Danielle Quercetti
Col. John M. Ramler, M.D. 1968 & Mrs. Linda J. Rambler
Mr. David A. Repka 1975 & Mrs. Janet N. Repka
Mr. & Mrs. Marc A. Ross 1991
Concord Pike Liquors
Dr. Lauren F. Scarpaci 1988 & Mr. Shawn M. Scarpaci
Mr. Scott M. Schaffer 2004
Mr. & Mrs. Michael G. Schiavello
Schlosser & Associates Mechanical Contractors
Dr. & Mrs. William K. Schmidt
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Shields
Mr. & Mrs. David R. Shields
Ms. Mary D. Shipley
Mr. Richard A. Sweeny 1983 & Mrs. Lisa V. Sweeny
Ms. Lauren E. Tosi 2004
Cmdr. Andrew F. Ulak, USN 1989 & Mrs. Veronique Ulak
Mr. David A. Voell 1989 & Mrs. Tara Voell
Mrs. Justine C. Voell
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Walsh, III
Mr. Ryan C. Washall 2003
Mr. Thomas J. Weiss 2002 & Mrs. Laura Weiss
Mrs. Anne Wenger & Mr. Richard Wenger
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel W. Whitaker, III
Mrs. Debra Whitby-Norman & Mr. Stephen C. Norman, Esq.
Mrs. Laura L. Willrich
Ms. Erica M. Wilson 2002
Mr. Yongsheng Xu & Ms. Xiaoqing Tang
Ms. Yachi K. Yu
Mr. Wei Zou & Mrs. Lisheng Zhao
Sustainer
$250-$499
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Adler
Mr. & Mrs. Frank A. Albero
Dr. & Mrs. Phillip S. Allender
Aloysius Butler & Clark
Mr. & Mrs. Dino F. Altoe
American Floor Systems, Inc
Mr. Charles Anerino & Mrs. Carmel Anerino
Mrs. Mary N. Bell
Mr. Richard E. Berl, Jr. 1972 & Mrs. Sheree J. Berl
Mr. Christopher Boehm & Mrs. Kimberly Egloff-Boehm
Ms. Olivia A. Branco 2006
Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Bussiere
Mrs. Beth A. Campbell Murphy 1997 & Mr. Eric S. Murphy
Ms. Christina Carr
Mrs. Denise A. Chambers 1989 & Mr. Christopher L. Chambers
Dr. Alfonso P. Ciarlo & Mrs. Shirley M. Ciarlo
Ms. Joanna Cline & Mr. Larry Shiekman
Dr. Pierre N. Coant & Ms. Katherine Coant
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick E. Coggins
Mr. Keith Conner & Mrs. Rachel Conner
Mr. Gerald Coyne 1971 & Mrs. Kathleen Coyne
Mr. Joseph R. Creekmore, Jr. 2011 & Mrs. Tara Creekmore
Mr. Thomas S. Cross 1969 & Mrs. Frances S. Cross
Mr. & Mrs. Peter V. Curcio
Mr. Louis P. D’Angelo 1964 & Mrs. Carol E. D’Angelo
Mr. Benjamin H. Deeble, Jr.
Mr. Joseph M. DeMarco, Esq. 1977
Mr. Damian J. Demnicki 1986 & Dr. Pamela T. Demnicki
Mr. & Mrs. Tracey S. Dennewitz
Mr. James A. deProphetis, Jr. 2001
Mr. Joseph M. Devlin 1977
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph G. DiGregorio, Sr.
The Honorable Joseph G. DiPinto 1950* & Mrs. Patricia M. DiPinto
Mr. Timothy Dougherty
Mr. Logan Duffie & Mrs. Kathryn Duffie
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Duszak
En Route Marketing
Dr. Dorothy Escobar
Dr. Paul J. Fagan & Mrs. Nancy Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Finizio
Mrs. Hyunjoo Fleming 1988 & Mr. Daniel J. Fleming
Mr. Christopher R. Forrest 1964
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher G. Furlong, Esq.
Mrs. Christine M. Manubay Gardiner 1991 & Dr. Stephen J. Gardiner
Mr. & Mrs. Francis Gentile
Ms. Kelly J. Gimlett 2011
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin C. Gimlett
Gioffre Benefit Services
Giordano, DelCollo, Werb & Gagne LLC
Ms. Rachel E. Gonzalez 2009
Gordon, Fournaris & Mammarella, P.A.
Mr. Matthew Gordon
Mr. Thomas W. Gorman 1976 & Mrs. Nancy Gorman
Ms. Cabray L. Haines 1996
Ms. Megan A. Hazzard 1988
Mr. Thomas A. Hazzard 1961
Mr. Timothy F. Hickey 1993 & Mrs. Lisa Hickey
Mr. Mark Hodlofski
Mrs. Jennifer J. Julian Hopkins 1996 & Mr. Brian Hopkins
Ms. Maura K. Iacobucci 2010
Kane Insurance Group, LLC
Mr. & Mrs. Maksymilian A. Kawalec
Mrs. Rosemary K. Killian
Mr. Theodore A. Kittila & Mrs. Anne-Laure P. Kittila
Mrs. Kari M. Klaskin 1980 & Dr. Howard Klaskin
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Klempa
Mr. Francis J. Kushner* & Jane Kushner
Mrs. Carron Laake, Esq. 1985 & Mr. Peter W. Laake, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lauser
Mr. Richard D. Leigh 1978 & Mrs. Kerry M. Annett
Mr. Lou H. LoBosco 1964 & Mrs. Mary Jo LoBosco
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Lopresti
Mr. Daniel Lutz & Mrs. Susan Lutz
Maddox Concrete
Mr. Michael V. Marchlik 1977 & Mrs. Jo Ann V. Marchlik
Mrs. Karen I. Marinelli
Mr. John F. Matarese 1998
Mr. Samuel P. McCollom 2010 & Ms. Nora M. Crawford 2010
Mr. Matthew T. McNeal 2011
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis J. McNichol, III
Mrs. Christine C. Moritz 1995 & Mr. Garrett B. Moritz
Cmdr. Robert H. Morro, Jr. 1978 & Mrs. Anita Morro
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Nannas
Dr. Gregory W. Natello 1972
Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Nowaczyk
Mrs. Margaret L. Olivero
Mr. David A. Oswinkle & Mrs. Kim Oswinkle
Mrs. Mary Pace*
Mr. Paul J. Pomeroy, III 1988 & Mrs. Corinne Pomeroy
Mr. Nicholas F. Quercetti, Jr. 1974 & Mrs. Patricia M. Quercetti
Mr. Raymond M. Radulski, Esq. 1967 & Mrs. Sherron H. Radulski
Mr. Raffaele C. Rappucci 1991
& Mrs. Maria A. Rappucci 1994
Mr. & Mrs. Leo F. Rattigan
Mrs. Catherine Reigner & Mr. Paul Reigner
Dr. Michael X. Repka 1972 & Dr. Mary Anne Facciolo
Mr. John W. Rollins, III 1988 & Mrs. Carin Rollins
Mr. George J. Rossi 1963 & Mrs. Lorraine V. Rossi
Mr. Matthew Roszkowski 2001
Dr. & Mrs. Eric G. Ruoss
Mr. & Mrs. William R. Russell, III
Mr. John C. Saling 1979 & Mrs. Alison T. Saling
Mr. George W. Scherbak 1969 & Mrs. Barbara C. Scherbak
Mr. Charles E. Sibre 1967 & Mrs. Ellen R. Sibre
Dr. Paul A. Sica, III 1989 & Mrs. Ilena Sica
Mr. Jeffrey Smith & Mrs. Denise J. Smith
Dr. Sindhu K. Srinivas & Dr. David T. Grande
Mr. & Mrs. Terry A. Strine
Mr. Donal P. Sullivan
Mr. Peter D. Thomson
Tom & Fran Cross Charitable Fund
United Way of Delaware
Dr. Jamie C. Wohlhagen 2004 & Dr. Ryan P. Emptage 2004
Mrs. Kathleen Wright
WSFS Bank
Dr. Yong Zhu & Mrs. Yang Wu
Contributor/Associate
Up to $249
Air Products & Chemicals
Mr. Jess D. Anderson 1992 & Mrs. Heidi Anderson
Ms. Kathleen Shields Anderson 1997
Mr. Phil Anderson & Ms. Ellen O’Neill
Mr. Philip T. Anderson 2015
Mr. Keith W. Anzilotti 1956 & Mrs. Barbara Anzilotti
Dr. Kert F. Anzilotti 1961 & Mrs. Marie G. Anzilotti
Lt. Col. Austin T. Appleton 1989
Ms. Gabriella Arauco-Shapiro 2011
Mr. & Dr. Bryan Arcari
Mrs. Sandra H. Autman
Mr. Jimmy E. Avendano & Mrs. Melissa J. Flores
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Wagner
Mr. Kyle Bardeer
Ms. Ellen M. Barnard 1984
Ms. Stephanie Corsi Bazylewicz 2005 & Mr. Daniel Bazylewicz
Mr. & Mrs. John Bellace
Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Beneck
Mr. Robert K. Beste, Jr. 1968 & Mrs. Elizabeth A. Beste
Ms. Regan M. Bice 2015
Mr. Glenn A. Bixby, III 2006
Mrs. Molly Blessington & Mr. Philip Blessington, IV
Mr. Philip J. Blonski 2008
Mr. & Ms. Adekunle Bolarinwa
Mr. Martin P. Bonnes 1981
Mr. Christopher B. Boone 1993
Mr. Bruce L. Booth & Mrs. Margaret D. Booth
Mr. William J. Bowden, III 1961 & Mrs. Rebecca S. Bowden
The Honorable Kathleen Lucas & Mr. J. Patrick Bradley
Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Bradley
Mr. Scott Brannan
Ms. Carol Brants
Sr. Mary Broderick, SHCJ
Mr. Joseph P. Brooks 1972 & Mrs. Denise M. Brooks
Ms. Maureen Brown
Ms. Susan Brynteson
Mrs. Irene F. Bubel
Mr. Sean B. Buckley 1988
Mr. Christopher J. Burk 1982
Mr. William J. Burkavage, Jr. 1966 & Mrs. Judith G. Burkavage
Mr. Michael L. Burns 1995 & Mrs. Jill Burns
Ms. Jane Butler
Ms. Maria C. Byers 2009
Mr. Sangho Byun 1991 & Mrs. Shelly Gilbride 1993
Mr. Zachery Caccamo
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Calder
Mrs. Nora E. Campbell 2011
Mr. & Mrs. Roger D. Campbell
Mr. Douglas B. Canfield & Mrs. Mary Ann Matuszewski
Mrs. Linda L. Carney
Mr. Timothy B. Carroll 1977
Mrs. Constance Z. Cekaitis
Mrs. Kristin E. Chambers 1999
Mr. John P. Chanowski 1964 & Mrs. Sally Chanowski
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Chominski
Mr. Joseph Cilia
Ms. Rose Cilia
Mr. Donald F. Clark 1975
Mr. James Clark, III
Mr. Matt Coles
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph H. Conaway
Mr. Thomas J. Conway 1988
Mrs. Karen Coombe
Mrs. Doris E. Cooney
Mr. Edward J. Cooney, Ph.D. 1980 & Mrs. Joanne W. Cooney
Mr. Jamie A. Corcoran
Mrs. Megan K. Healy Corey 2002 & Mr. Jeffrey Corey
Mr. Sean M. Corrigan 1994 & Mrs. Devon Corrigan
The Honorable B. Paul Cotter, Jr. 1955
Dr. Eileen Crawford 1999 & Mr. Dana Schmunk
Mr. Stephen J. Crifasi, Jr. 2003
Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Crouse
Mr. John J. Cruice, Jr. 1967 & Mrs. Nina Cruice
Ms. Erin K. Wade Curry 1994
Mr. James J. Cutrufello 1973 & Mrs. Mariane C. Cutrufello
Ms. Carmelina F. D’Arro 1985
Mr. & Mrs. Hervine A. DaCosta
Mr. Ralph D. Daley & Mrs. Mary E. Daley
Ms. Dallas Danish & Mr. Brian A. Danish 1998
Mr. Julio C. daPonte & Mrs. Maureen L. daPonte
Mrs. Leah Davidson-Wolf & Mr. Christopher Battaglia
Mr. Michael J. Davolos 2005
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence A. DeAngelis
Ms. Susan E. DeCarlo 2007
Dr. Patricia O. Dechellis 1992 & Mr. Mark Dechellis
Mr. John J. Deemer 1981 & Mrs. Pam L. Deemer
Mr. & Mrs. John O. Deemer
Delaware State Osteopathic Medical Society
Mrs. Leah R. Burge Delventhal 2006 & Mr. Paul Delventhal
Mrs. Laura M. DeRose 1993 & Mr. R. James DeRose
Mr. Anthony S. DeSantis 2005 & Ms. Kasey E. Hacker 2006
Mr. Ralph DeSimone & Dr. Tana DeSimone
Mr. Gerald Desmond 1983
Mr. Michael P. DiDaniels 1973
Mr. Matthew M. DiFelice & Mrs. Regina DiFelice
Mr. Michael A. DiFonzo 1978 & Mrs. Theresa H. DiFonzo
Mr. Christopher R. DiFusco 1995 & Mrs. Leigh Ann DiFusco
Mr. Andrew DiNardo
Mr. Bruce DiNardo 1982 & Mrs. Amy C. DiNardo
Mrs. Maria Elena DiPietro & Mr. Stephen V. DiPietro
Ms. Nina DiPinto
Mr. James V. DiSabatino 1961 & Mrs. Candy DiSabatino
Mr. Kevin A. DiSabatino 2003 & Mrs. Tina DiSabatino
Mr. Mark M. Dobson 1966 & Mrs. Kathryn B. Dobson
Mr. James M. Donahue, Jr. 1973 & Mrs. Mary F. Donahue
Ms. Lorin E. Donovan 2017
Mr. Joseph M. Dougherty, III 1986 & Ms. Stephanie A. Davolos 1987
Mr. & Mrs. George J. Dramis, IV
Ms. Kathleen Duffy Smith
Mr. William A. Dunphy 1969 & Mrs. Sharon Dunphy
Mrs. Meghan M. Ebeid & Mr. Ashraf F. Ebeid
Ms. Diane Eissler
Mrs. Michelle P. Elliott 1993 & Dr. Daniel J. Elliott 1993
Dr. & Mrs. Mark Emptage
Ms. Kerry Ann Erickson-Felps
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Ewing
Dr. Joseph M. Fay 1961 & Mrs. Mary H. Fay
Mr. Christopher J. Fazio 1991 & Mrs. Adriana Fazio
Mrs. Meghann Felice & Mr. David Felice
Ms. Margaret A. Fetters
Ms. Jessica Figliolini
Mr. GianClaudio Finizio 1989 & Mrs. Susan M. Finizio
Dr. John J. Finley, IV 1996 & Dr. Jennifer Finley
Mr. David D. Finocchiaro, Esq. 1966 & Mrs. Diane Finocchiaro
FMC Corporation Matching Gift Plan
Mrs. Nancy Forlino
Mr. Lawrence T. Foti, Esq. 1968
Mr. Brannock J. Furey 2011
Mr. Conor A. Furey 2014
Ms. Alexis T. Furlong 2006
Mr. & Mrs. James M. Gallagher
Ms. Anna M. Garcia 2021
Ms. Erin O. Garcia
Mr. Thomas Gerard & Mrs. Laura M. Gerard, Esq. 1984
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Giancristoforo
Ms. Christine A. Gilbert
Mr. Patrick M. Giles 1990 & Mrs. Jennifer Giles
Dr. Janine M. Gillin 1997
Mr. Joseph Giordano & Mrs. Airelle Giordano
Ms. Catherine M. Glatts
Mr. James E. Glatts, Jr. 1972 & Mrs. Donna Glatts
Gleason-Ulum Charitable Fund
Mr. James F. Gleason, Jr. 1961 & Mrs. Mary L. Gleason
Dr. James M. Goett 1968 & Mrs. Lucy Goett
Mr. Sean Golden 2006
Mrs. Virginia M. Jones Goldschmidt 1978 & Mr. Joseph Goldschmidt
Ms. Mary Goodrick
Mr. Sean W. Gorman 2005
Ms. Joanne K. Govatos 1999 & Mr. David B. Govatos
Mr. John A. Grace, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Bobby G. Graham
Mrs. Elizabeth Green
Dr. Jamie H. Green 1980
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Grisillo
Mrs. Lisa M. Gruss 1993 & Mr. Thomas Gruss
Mr. Andrew J. Hahm 2014
Dr. Heather G. Hahn & Mr. Michael J. Hahn
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy P. Hamberger
Mr. Mark J. Hannagan
Mr. Edwin V. Harrington, Jr. 1962 & Mrs. Elaine R. Harrington
Mr. Douglas J. Harrison 1968 & Mrs. Joan K. Harrison
Mr. Patrick J. Hart 1973 & Mrs. Patricia Hart
Mr. & Mrs. Harry J. Hartman
Mr. Jason R. Hartman 1998
Ms. Pauline R. Hartman 2022
Mrs. Kathleen C. Hartnagel-Nasuti 1987 & Mr. Tonino Nasuti
Mr. William F. Hartnett & Mrs. Margaret R. Hartnett
Mr. Christian S. Hartranft 2008
Dr. Sean P. Hayes 1989 & Mrs. Molly B. Hayes 1990
Dr. Mohamed Hefnawi & Mrs. Heba Samaha
Ms. Janice D. Heidt
Ms. Hali M. Henderson 1999
Mrs. Rebecca Hendrixson & Mr. Edward T. Hendrixson
Ms. Kat Henretty
Mr. & Mrs. Enrique Hernandez
Mr. Eric A. Hertrich 2004 & Mrs. Kate Hertrich
Mr. R. Karl Hill & Mrs. Claire S. Hill
Ms. Jody Hoffman
Mr. William A. Hohman & Mrs. E. E. Hohman
Mr. Bayard Holleger, Jr. & Mrs. Denise S. Holleger
Mr. Kyle P. Holmbeck 1988
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Homsey
Ms. Therese Horning
Ms. Kelly L. Hoyes
Mr. Edward C. Huffman 1992 & Mrs. Stacey M. Huffman 1992
Mr. Edmond M. Ianni, Esq. 1975 & Mrs. Ann Marie J. Ianni
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Jackson, Sr.
Ms. Lisa P. Jalot
Mr. Raymond P. Jatres 1973 & Mrs. Carol Jatres
Mr. Jonathan Jezyk & Mrs. Laura Jezyk
Mr. Michael C. Johnson, Jr.*
Mr. Rodney Kaiser & Mrs. Angela Kaiser
Ms. Abigail L. Kates 2020
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew T. Kates
Mrs. Marie Keane
Ms. Deborah Kelly
Mr. Robert F. Kelly, Jr. 1970 & Mrs. Tritty Kelly
Mr. Sean Kelly
Rev. Daniel R. Kent
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Kerns
Mr. & Mrs. John J. Kerrigan
Mr. Chad M. Kessler & Mrs. Maria C. Kessler
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Kestner, Jr.
Ms. Danielle M. Killen 2003
Mr. Philip F. King 1955 & Mrs. Marilyn R. King
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen E. Klinge
Ms. Debra J. Koelker
Mr. Christopher J. Koppel 2005
Mr. Marc A. Kreider 1986 & Mrs. Valerie K. Kreider
Mr. Lewis Krieg 1963 & Mrs. Susan J. Anderson-Krieg
Mr. David J. Kubacki 1992 & Dr. Grace Kwon
Mr. Michael A. Kulis 1987 & Mrs. Rachel Kulis
Dr. Stephen J. Kushner 1980 & Mrs. Pamela G. Kushner
Mr. Evhen Kyj 2001
Mr. Matthew E. Lagoy 1999 & Mrs. Jaime Lagoy
Mr. Richard G. Lanahan 1960 & Mrs. Pam J. Lanahan
Mr. Thomas M. Laskas 2000 & Mrs. Elise M. Laskas 2000
Ms. Diane Latini-McIntyre 1984
Mrs. Noelle A. Lauer-Paregian 1994 & Mr. Michael G. Paregian
Ms. Catherine M. Lawless 2017
Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Lehman
Ms. Victoria Leon
Ms. Kathleen Leubecker
Mrs. Dava E. Robinson Lewis 1993
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Linton
Mr. Michael L. Logothetis 1989
Mrs. Hui Long & Mr. Ke Li
Mr. Joseph A. Lopresti 1989 & Mrs. Katie Lopresti
Dr. Paul F. Lovell 1957 & Mrs. Catherine W. Lovell
Mr. & Mrs. John P. Luce
Mr. Stephen Luongo & Mrs. Ellen Luongo
Ms. Hollie A. Lyko & Mr. Zachary Roth
Mrs. Mary Pat Lynam & Mr. John C. Lynam
Mrs. Catherine E. Macey-MacLeod 2004
Mr. & Mrs. James R. Maddox, Jr.
Mrs. Patricia A. Maher & Mr. Brian G. Maher
Mr. John M. Maiorano
Mrs. Lindsay A. Maiorano 2003 & Mr. Domenic Maiorano
Mr. & Mrs. John R. Malloy
Mrs. Kathryn C. Manners
Mr. David A. Manning 1988
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Manuel, Sr.
Mr. Peter K. Mariani 1979 & Mrs. Erin K. Mariani
Mrs. Angela P. Mariano 1988
Mrs. Sonia Marichic-Goudy & Mr. Matthew Goudy
Mr. & Mrs. Carmen Marinelli
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Marley
Dr. Stephen B. Mastella 1978 & Mrs. Laura A. Mastella
Mr. Michael A. Matassino 1992 & Mrs. Jaime Matassino
Mr. Pete F. Materese & Mrs. Sue Matarese
Mr. & Mrs. Edward McAvinue
Ms. Emma C. McCann 2019
Mr. David M. McCrae 1979 & Mrs. Denise L. McCrae 1979
Mr. Garvan F. McDaniel & Mrs. Monica G. McDaniel
McDermott Family Charitable Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel McDermott
Mr. John H. McDonald
Mrs. Leahbeth R. McDonald 1983 & Mr. Brian
McDonald
Mr. & Mrs. William N. McDonald, III
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard J. McFadden
Mr. Brian M. McGlinchey 1987 & Megan McGlinchey
Mr. William McGlinchey 1982
& Mrs. Katherine R. McGlinchey
Mr. John P. McHugh 1970 & Mrs. Rosanne McHugh
Mr. Ryan D. McKinney 1993
Ms. Kathryn E. McNichol
Mr. Robert D. Mears, III 1986 & Mrs. Katherine A. Mears
Mr. Thomas C. Mengers 2010
Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Merritt
Mr. Mark J. Mervine & Mrs. Marianne Mervine
Mrs. Mary Kate Chrzanowski Mieczkowski 1998 & Mr. Bobby Mieczkowski
Ms. Michele Miller
Mrs. E. Lynn Mineo 1985 & Mr. Michael P. Mineo
Ms. Erin M. Moffitt 2011
Ms. Nancy Monk
Honor Roll of Donors
Mr. Bret A. Morris 1984 & Mrs. Elise Morris
Mr. Mark P. Morse 1963 & Dr. Winifred A. Morse
Mr. Jake J. Mottola 2016
Mr. James Mowbray & Mrs. Jennifer Seramone Mowbray
Dr. Peter M. Mrozinski & Mrs. Catherine L. Mrozinski
Mr. Daniel J. Murphy 1987
Mr. Kevin C. Murphy 1989 & Mrs. Sarah Murphy
Dr. & Mrs. Guy Nardella, Jr.
Ms. Barbara Neiger & Amy N. Geiger
Mrs. Maureen Newton
Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Newton
Mr. & Mrs. Francis Niermann
Dr. & Mrs. John M. Nista
Mrs. Adrienne K. Noel 1993 & Mr. Patrick A. Noel, Jr.
Dr. Henry J. Nothnagel
Dr. Francis J. Nowaczyk 1980 & Mrs. Patricia M. Nowaczyk
Mr. Michael K. Nowaczyk 1993 & Mrs. Danielle N. Nowaczyk 1994
Mr. Robert A. Nowaczyk 1965
Ms. Elizabeth O’Neill
Mrs. Kristen C. O’Rourke 1988 & Mr. Kevin O’Rourke
Mr. Ronald R. Orgiefsky 1981 & Mrs. Meredith Orgiefsky
Mr. Jonathan Osifat & Mrs. Cathy Osifat
Mr. Patrick J. Owens
Ms. Susan M. Padien 1984
Mr. & Mrs. James Parks
Mr. & Mrs. Francis A. Patone
Mr. Michael E. Pembroke 1971 & Mrs. Marcia S. Pembroke
Peninsula Wealth Advisory Group
Mr. & Mrs. Louis J. Penza, Jr.
Ms. Karen D. Perkins 1979
Ms. Jill Perretta
Mr. John B. Peters
Mr. Robert A. Piane 1974
Mr. Edward J. Cooney, Ph.D. 1980 & Mrs. Joanne W. Cooney
Mr. John J. Pileggi 1977 & Mrs. Lisa M. Fraguada-Pileggi
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel A. Pisani
Mr. Stan P. Plastek & G. L. Plastek
Plaza Home Mortgage
Mr. & Ms. Ryan Pombo
Ms. Melissa Pomeroy 1990
Dr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Porth
Mrs. Catherine M. Powell-Clothier
Mr. John C. Powell 1961 & Mrs. Lynda Powell
Mr. Randall T. Preston & Mrs. Polly A. Preston
Dr. Kai Qi & Mrs. Xiaojuan C. Huang, Esq.
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Rafter
Mr. & Mrs. Zenon F. Ragan
Mr. Peter R. Rainwater & Mrs. Anne Rainwater
Ms. Stephanie A. Rasamny 1998
Ms. Elaine Rathmanner
Dr. Donna M. Raziano
Mr. James J. Reap, Jr. 1989 & Mrs. Jennifer S. Reap
Mr. Lawrence M. Reardon* & Margaret Reardon
Mrs. Christine E. Reeves
Mr. Keelin C. Reilly 2017
Ms. Joanne M. Reis 1980
Mrs. Courtney M. Lynch Rice 2004 & Mr. Derek Rice
Riddle Hospital
Mr. William J. Robinson 1977
Mr. Jeff Rogalsky & Mrs. Karen Rogalsky
Mr. Herman W. Ross, Jr. 1977 & Mrs. Tina M. Ross
Mr. Christopher L. Rossello 1992
Ms. Anne Runkle
Mr. James E. Ryan 1988 & Mrs. Dominique Ryan
Mr. Thomas S. Ryan & Dr. Catherine M. Bonuccelli
Mr. Timothy C. Ryan 1984 & Mrs. Michelle Ryan
Mr. Stephen L. Sapienza 1969
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Sarro
Mrs. Sharon R. Scarpitti
Mr. Christopher P. Scattergood 1960
& Mrs. Rita M. Scattergood
Mr. & Mrs. William A. Schatzman
Ms. Janna E. Scheflen
Mr. Ralph C. Schilly, Jr. 1945* & Mrs. Margaret H. Schilly
Mrs. Kathryn J. Schultz 1988 & Mr. Brian Schultz
Mr. Robert J. Scott 1972 & Mrs. Terri S. Scott
Dr. Prakash Seshadri & Ms. Dawn C. Seshadri
Mr. Gregory W. Shannon 1964 & Mrs. Barbara C. Shannon
Dr. Rafael Shapiro, Ph.D. & Dr. Ingrid Arauco, Ph.D.
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Shea
Mr. Charles Shockley 1953 & Mrs. Carol Shockley
Mrs. Patricia A. Signora 1982 & Mr. Alexander Signora
Mr. Daniel M. Skedzielewski & Mrs. Christine a. Jadach
Mr. Gregory D. Skelton & Mrs. Shannon L. Skelton
Mr. David J. Skibicki 1978 & Mrs. Kathleen L. Skibicki
Ms. Elizabeth Smigielski
Mr. Daniel T. Smith, Jr. 1994
Ms. Kathleen Smith
Ms. Suzyn-Elayne Soler & Mr. Andrew Toles
Mr. Frank J. Spitz, III & Dr. Cheryl A. Bolinger
Mrs. Denise M. Starnes 1993 & Mr. Matt A. Starnes
Ms. Anne M. Steadman 2001
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Sterling, III
Dr. Carolyn Stout-Swain & Mr. Michael Swain
Mrs. Kathryn Sturdivant
Mr. Andrew G. Takats 2003
Dr. Michael S. Taptykoff 1973 & Mrs. Amelia Taptykoff
Mrs. Nicole Taylor-McKinney
Ms. Stephanie M. Taylor 1993 & Mr. Mark Ervin
Mr. Paul A. Them 2009
Mrs. Meaghan Thomas & Mr. Sean Thomas
Green & White Society
The Green & White Society allows young alumni who recognize the importance of leadership and who truly valued their Archmere experience to invest in the current generation of Auks and to show their support for Archmere’s future. Alumni who have supported the Archmere mission in the first fifteen years after graduation with gifts in the following categories are eligible for the Green & White Society:
• Graduated within the last five years and donate $100 or more
Mr. Jay E. Tiongson 1993
Mrs. Patricia Tolvaisa & Mr. Albert Tolvaisa
Mrs. Gina L. LoBosco Tonn 1993 & Mr. Gregory Tonn
Mr. Michael A. Tosi 2008
Ms. Gina M. Travalini 1995
Mrs. Natalie M. Trento 2003 & Tommaso Trento
Mr. Robert N. Tsaganos 1983 & Mrs. Kalli Tsaganos
Mrs. Kristin A. Tsamoutalis 2005
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Uliase
United Way of Greater Philadelphia & Southern New Jersey
Mr. John R. Vaile, III 2016
Ms. Rachel Van Wylen
Mr. Frederick L. Voelker, III & Mrs. Lauren A. Voelker 2003
Mrs. Jocelyn D. Voell Wells 1990 & Mr. Heath Wells
Mr. Thomas J. Vogt 1969 & Mrs. Cynthia Vogt
Mr. Theodore E. von Mechow 1956
Mrs. Adriane M. Wack 1993 & Mr. Peter J. Wack
Ms. Sherry Wallen
Mr. Charles B. Walsh 1982 & Mrs. Paige Walsh
Mr. Michael J. Walsh 1980 & Mrs. Genevieve A. Walsh
Ms. Kristen A. Walters 1992
Mr. Ryan M. Walters 2009 & Mrs. Abigail E. Kushner 2010
Ms. Lauren Walton
Ms. Kerith Wang 2012
Ms. Kristine Ward 1983
Mrs. Catherine Wascheck Chinn & Mr. Michael Chinn
Mr. John Washburn
Mr. David Watson
Mr. John F. Werkheiser 1980
Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Werner
Ms. Angelina Whalen
Dr. Matthew Wilcox & Mrs. Valerie Wilcox
Ms. Anne Wisgo
Mr. & Mrs. Kedron Wolcott
Mr. Thomas R. Wolf, P.A.
Mr. Robert Wolownik 1974 & Mrs. Kathleen S. Keller
Mrs. Lisa K. Wood & Mr. Brian Wood
Mr. William E. Wood 1965 & Mrs. Beverley J. Wood
Mr. Joseph Yasik
Ms. Danielle F. Young
Mr. Michael Zajano 1963 & Mrs. Nancy Zajano
Mrs. Dolores A. Zakielarz
Mr. Joseph Zakielarz, IV 1983 & Mrs. Deryn Zakielarz
Mr. Louis A. Ziccarelli 1980 & Mrs. Catherine H. Ziccarelli
Mr. Richard J. Zimny 1999
• Graduated within the last ten years and donate $250 or more
• Graduated within the last 15 years and donate $500 or more
The following Green and White Society donors will receive special invitations to leadership level events such as the Head of School’s Reception.
Ms. Zoe C. Akoto 2017
Dr. Christopher J. Ambrogi 2011 & Dr. Victoria A. McIlrath 2011
Mr. Michael K. Ambrogi 2011
Mr. Nathaniel S. Bustard 2023
Ms. Cayli P. Carter 2023
Ms. Mercedes C. Chartier 2014
Mr. David M. Dewees 2018
Mr. Thomas S. Donovan 2009 & Mrs. Becky Donovan
Mr. Cole V. Fenice 2024
Mr. John C. Flanagan 2021
Mr. Andrew Kim 2018
Mr. Orcel W. Kounga 2012 & Mrs. Molly Kounga
Mr. Christopher G. McCord 2011
Mr. Gregory M. McCord 2016
Mr. Owen Phillips 2021
Mr. Jacob Poplawski 2023
Mr. Brennan H. B. Stark 2017
Ms. Raylin F. Xu 2015
Ms. Justine Zhang 2014
Gifts in Kind
Mr. Marc J. Albero 1991 & Mrs. Stephanie Albero
Ms. Michele L. Bednar 1989
Mrs. Jennifer Harmon-Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy S. Luzader
Mr. James R. Maddox, III 1989
& Mrs. Sandra H. Maddox 1989
Maddox Concrete
Mr. Philip O’Donnell
Mr. Joseph R. Rafter, III 1988
& Mrs. Margaret M. Rafter
Alumni News
1973
1988
Tom Grimm ’73 published his first children’s book titled The True Meaning of Christmas . After forty years representing companies in corporate and patent litigation, he began a second career as a writer of children’s books inspired by his grandchildren.
Michael Blahusch ’04 and his wife Lauren, welcomed a baby girl named Penny on July 23, 2024. Penny joins two big sisters Ruby (age 5) and Joey (age 3). The family resides in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Sgt. Brian Gilmore ’88 recently brought his arson dog, Elou, to campus for a visit. Students taking a forensic science course learned about the important role arson dogs play in the investigation of fires and also enjoyed some demonstrations on how Elou can detect traces of accelerants.
2004
Dr. Jamie Wohlhagen ’04 was recently named Top Doctor by Delaware Today. Jamie is an optometrist with Delaware Ophthalmology Consultants. Dr. Wohlhagen has worked for DOC since 2005 and is dedicated to providing quality family eye care.
2005
Stephanie Corsi Bazylewicz ’05 and husband Daniel welcomed their fourth child on July 25, 2024. Nicholas Corsi Bazylewicz joins older siblings Alessandra and Tyler (age 5) and Natalie (age 2). Baby Nicholas weighed 8 lbs, 2 oz and measured 20.5 inches long. Stephanie and her family reside in Northfield, New Jersey.
2007
Jacqueline Ryan ’07 and Alex Tosi ’07 got married on July 6, 2024 in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico surrounded by 50 of their closest friends and family from all over the country.
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Michael Henry ’07 was recently invited to speak at the White House as part of President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot Initiative roundtable on childhood cancer. He presented his work with the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation and sat on a panel that focused on improving state support for families diagnosed with pediatric cancer. Michael is the Director of Advocacy for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.
2009
PJ Succoso ’09 and Miranda Ciarrocchi Succoso ’09 welcomed a little girl on April 29, 2024 and named her Filomena Marie. The new family of three resides in Wilmington, Delaware.
Jimmy Bowers ’09 married Jillian Sitjar on July 13, 2024 at the Camden Aquarium. Pictured below: Bill Meakem ’64, Danny Bowers ’10, Kathleen Bowers Ventresca ’87, Jimmy Bowers ’09, Joe Bowers ’73, Miranda Ciarrocchi Succoso ’09, Jim Bowers ’76, Billy Bowers ’17, JT Newton ’09, PJ Succoso ’09, Paul Fagan ’09, Matt Palmer ’09, Tom Donovan ’09, and in attendance but sadly not pictured: Kevin Healy ’76 and Emma Healy ’09.
2017
Brennan Stark ’17 and Sara Reed were married on July 27th at Brennan’s parents’ house in Wilmington. They held their reception across the street at Bellevue Hall.
Keelin Reilly ’17 married the love of his life, Emmeline Roth, on June 29 at Saint Paul’s University Catholic Church in Madison, Wisconsin. Keelin and Emmeline met during their freshman year at Johns Hopkins, while performing together in the university comedy improv group “The Buttered Niblets”, and they’ve been laughing together ever since. Patrick Reilly ’13 and Melina Reilly ’20 joined Emmeline’s brother Benjamin in the wedding party. After a wonderful honeymoon in Ireland and Scotland, Keelin and Emmeline are living in Madison, Wisconsin, where Keelin has started a PhD program in Biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin and Emmeline is working as a Clinical Research Associate with Johnson & Johnson.
Members of the Class of 1974 returned to Archmere on Friday, October 18, 2024 to be inducted into the Golden Alumni Society.
Back row: Ed Duffy, Michael Padazinski, Joe Milligan, Larry Rufo, Denis O’Flynn O’Brien, Gerry Deeney, Joe Norton, Pete McNamara, Frank Behm, Ken Wensel, Nick Quercetti. Front row: John Jebb, Marty Devine, Bruce Tigani, Anthony Vasile, Bob Piane, Irv Brockington, Joe Paul, Kevin Hagan, Ed Lawlor, Kim Burney, Joe Grassano, James Brunswick, Armand Pace.
Planned Giving
Planned giving is any gift made in lifetime or at death as part of a donor’s overall financial and/or estate planning. These gifts include gifts of equity, life insurance, real estate, personal property, securities, or cash. Planned giving preserves a donor’s legacy, representing their commitment to positively impacting communities by supporting the organizations they care about.
Named in honor of Archmere’s founder, Abbot Bernard H. Pennings, O.Praem., the Archmere Founder (Planned Giving) Society recognizes the families and individuals who have told us of their intentions to include the Academy in their wills or other estate plans. If you have included Archmere in your plans, please tell us—By letting us know, you are assured your gift will be used as you intend. It also serves as an inspiration for others to do the same.
Founder Society 2023-2024
Mr. and Mrs. Rocco Abessinio
Mrs. Kristy Ambrogi
Mr. Thomas H. Anderson, III ’60 and Mrs. Carol J. Anderson
Dr. Clifford L. Anzilotti ’59 and Mrs. Sandra P. Anzilotti
Mr. J. Gregory Carroll ’66 and Mrs. Suzanne Carroll
Ms. Cindi Cericola
Mr. Charles Conway, Ph.D. ’52
Mr. Robert G. Coyle ’65*
Mr. John F. Daniels, Esq. ’70
Dr. Carmelina D’Arro ’85
Mr. Robert R. Dorsch ’61
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Emmi ’82
Dr. Diane L. Ferry
Dr. John V. Flynn, Jr. ’60 and Mrs. Mary Lou Flynn
Mrs. Juliet Fuscsick
Mr. William E. Gehrman ’88
Mr. Kevin and Mrs. Rosemary Gilroy
Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence S. Giordano
Mr. Robert J. Glass, Jr. ’57 and Mrs. Susan M. Glass
Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Hertrich
Mr. Francis J. Hickman ’64 and Mrs. Stephanie Hickman
Mrs. Joan Joyce
Mr. Kevin M. Kelly ’81 and Mrs. Shari M. Kelly
Mr. Richard G. Lanahan ’60 and Mrs. Pam J. Lanahan
The Honorable Joseph J. Longobardi ’48 and Mrs. Maud Longobardi
Dr. Robert T. Markel ’61
Mr. Francis McAlonan ’65
Mrs. Mildred Mealey
Dr. Joseph A. Miller, Jr., and Ms. Rachel C. Wood
Mr. Michael J. Monaco ’61 and Ms. Andrea Monaco
Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Morris
Mr. John W. Oravis ’70
Mr. John D. Pastor ’58 and Mrs. Diane Pastor
Mrs. Ursula L. Praiss
Mr. Raymond M. Radulski ’67 and Mrs. Sherron H. Radulski
Mr. Timothy A. Reilley*
Mrs. Mary Ellen Schauber and Mr. Ed Stegemeier
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Shields ’60
Ms. Stephanie Short
Mr. Charles E. Sibre ’67 and Mrs. Ellen R. Sibre
Mrs. MaryAnn E. O’Brien Slowik ’79 and Mr. Jeffrey J. Slowik
Dr. Joseph M. Small ’61 and Mrs. Susan Small
Ms. Deborah McHugh Truscello ’81
Mr. Anthony S. "T.J." Voell ’89 and Mrs. Amanda Voell
Mr. David A. Voell ’89 and Mrs. Tara Voell
Mr. F. John Waldron ’67
Dr. F. Thomas Witomski ’54
*Deceased
A Lasting Legacy: Robert G. Coyle ’65 Leaves a Remarkable Gift to Archmere Academy
Last spring, Archmere Academy received an unexpected yet deeply meaningful gift from alumnus Robert G. Coyle, a member of the Class of 1965. Bob passed away on March 17, 2023, in Holmes, Pennsylvania, leaving his estate to Archmere as his sole beneficiary. Though we had not known of his intentions, his planned gift serves as a powerful reminder of the profound impact Archmere can have on its students, sometimes in ways we may never fully realize.
Bob’s journey to Archmere was unique. He began high school at Montfort Prep Seminary (a Catholic school for young men intending to enter the priesthood) in Bayshore, New York, then transferred to St. James High School in Chester, Pennsylvania, for his sophomore and junior years. He joined the Archmere community for his senior year, graduating with the Class of 1965, before attending St. Joseph’s University. Bob spent his career working for the Social Security Administration, ensuring the well-being of countless individuals through his service.
Though his time at Archmere was brief, the school left a lasting impression on him. By including Archmere Academy in his estate plans, Bob demonstrated the power of planned giving. His generous gift ensures that future generations of students will benefit from the same values and education that shaped his life.
In recognition of Bob’s transformative gift, Archmere Academy will name the Robert G. Coyle Reference Center in the St. Norbert Hall Learning Commons in his honor. This space will serve as a place where students gather to collaborate, study, and grow—continuing Bob’s legacy of service and support for the Archmere community.
Planned gifts like Bob’s are essential to Archmere’s financial future, providing the resources necessary to uphold the school’s mission of educating students in a rigorous academic environment rooted in its Catholic, Norbertine faith and values. Often, these gifts arrive unexpectedly, but they reflect the deep connections that alumni feel with Archmere.
Bob’s decision to make Archmere his sole beneficiary, even though the Academy was unaware of his plans, speaks to the lasting impact the school had on him. His quiet generosity and foresight will ensure that Archmere’s tradition of excellence continues for years to come.
Archmere is profoundly grateful for Bob’s planned gift, which will support our mission and help us continue to inspire and educate students for years to come. His legacy reminds us that every planned gift—no matter when or how it is given—makes a lasting difference. In remembering Bob Coyle ’65, we celebrate a life lived in service to others, and a gift that will benefit the entire Archmere community.
For information about Archmere’s Founder Society and to learn more about making a planned gift that benefits Archmere, contact
Katherine Ball-Weir, MPA, CFRE, PP ’17 Director of Institutional Advancement 302-798-6632, ext.857 kballweir@archmereacademy.com
Roberty G. Coyle ’65 pictured in the 1965 Archmere yearbook.
Larry Osborne In Memoriam
I who made the stars of night, I will make their darkness bright. Who will bear my light to them? Whom shall I send?
Refrain:
Here I am Lord. Is it I, lord? I have heard you calling in the night. I will go lord, if you lead me. I will hold your people in my heart.
Michael Johnson 1984-2024
Co-Director, Office of Student Life and Culture, Math Teacher
Mike Johnson always incorporated the hymn, “Here I am, Lord,” into the Installation Ceremony for Elected Members of Student Council. The hymn speaks to a Christ-like servant leadership, a theme that Mike implored his “StuCo” kids to explore and embody. In his numerous Kairos speeches, Mike often spoke about seeing God in others, a message
Mrs. Lorraine S. Przywara
June 12, 2024
Mother of Lawrence J. Przywara ’80
Mrs. Nancy L. Papa
June 13, 2024
Officer in the Mothers Guild 1983-1995
Mother of Sheila ’87, Angela ’88, Peter ’90, Darlene ’92, and Matthew ’95 Papa
Maternal grandmother of Giavanna ’18, Anthony ’21, and Nicholas ’23 Mariano
Mrs. Wilma Fitzner
June 15, 2024
Mother of Lisa Fitzner Meyer ’89, Adam R. Fitzner ’91 Danielle Fitzner Peroni ’94
Mr. Henry T. Sterling, III ’61
June 25, 2024
Dr. Timothy D. Kelley ’08, Ph.D
July 3, 2024
Dr. D. Michael DeSimone ’75
July 12, 2024
Brother of Mark DeSimone ’80
that always resonated with me, especially in a value-driven community filled with positive role models. My greatest hope is that Mike knew that it was in him that I most saw Christ. He breathed life into our five core values of community, respect, reverence, wisdom, and zeal, and was steadfast in holding others accountable for living our mission. Mike without a doubt made “darkness bright,” spreading his light and love over Archmere for 17 years. We will continue to hold his legacy in our minds and hearts.
- Katie Eissler-Thiel, Principal
Dr. Fidelis M. Kenine
July 14, 2024
Father of Onyinyechi K. Kenine ’22
Ms. Jordan Elizabeth Oswinkle
July 15, 2024
Daughter of David Oswinkle, Athletic Director
Ms. Sandra G. Carey
July 15, 2024
Mother of Jason A. Carey ’92
Dr. Antonio C. Sacre
July 22, 2024
Father of Antonio B. Sacre ’86
Mr. Michael C. Johnson, Jr.
August 5, 2024
Archmere Faculty Member, 2007 to present
Mrs. Andrea Dougherty
August 11, 2024
Wife of Paul J. Dougherty ’96
Mrs. Patricia Langford
August 15, 2024
Maternal grandmother of Kyle Carty ’09, Archmere Faculty Member
Mr. Joseph J. Picciotti, Jr.
August 24, 2024
Father of Joseph J. III ’71 and John R. ’71 Picciotti and Bradley M Gaudioso ’92
Mrs. Margaret M. Butler
August 24, 2024
Wife of the late William F. Butler, Jr., Former Trustee
Mother of Melissa F. Butler ’87
Mr. Harry E. Gordon, Jr.
August 27, 2024
Paternal grandfather of Andrew C. Gordon ’06
Mrs. Natividad T. Icasiano
September 12, 2024
Maternal grandmother of Alexandra ’25 and Wyatt ’28 Beekley
Mrs. Joan McDowell Connolly
September 15, 2024
Wife of the late Arthur G. Connolly, Jr. ’55
Mr. Stephen F. Laskowski
September 15, 2024
Father of Jennifer ’00, Lindsay ’03, Craig ’07, Eric ’11 Laskowski
“Mr. Johnson’s passion for Archmere was larger than life. Whether he was teaching a class, mentoring student council, or firing up a pep rally, his enthusiasm was infectious, instilling in each of us strong pride in our school. He made everyone feel a part of the Archmere community; though he might not have had you in class, he knew who you were and would greet you with a booming “Sup, squad!” Mr. Johnson had a profound impact, leaving Archmere better than he found it. We are all better people because of him.”
- Maya Shah ’23, former President of Student Council
"The motto of Saint Joseph’s Prep in Philadelphia, where Mike went to high school, is "For the greater glory of God." The motto of Villanova University, Mike’s alma mater, is "Truth, Unity, Love." Mike came to Archmere in 2007 well-equipped as a campus minister who united the campus, loved his students and colleagues, and was always truthful, doing all for the greater glory of God. Mike inspired reverence ("pietas") at Archmere through his Kairos talks on the Sacraments and God’s Friendship and his leadership of the Student Council."
- Father Joseph McLaughlin, O.Praem
“Michael Johnson embodied the spirit of Archmere Academy in every way. His unwavering enthusiasm and genuine respect for others created a vibrant community where every student felt valued. His zeal for teaching inspired countless young minds, instilling in us a reverence for learning and the wisdom to pursue our passions. Michael’s legacy will forever illuminate our hearts and halls. I am so grateful to have called him a mentor and friend.”
- Maura Corsini ’14
“Knowing Mike and working with him has been an honor for me. He has touched my life with his enthusiasm and energy. He inspired me to make Archmere the best it could be for all the kids. Our community will not be the same without him - but his memory will live on and on in all of us and all his students! In his Kairos speech, he would thank me for letting him transition to math, but the reality is that we are the ones who lucked out having him!”
- Vinita Lobo, Math Teacher
“It’s hard to think of someone on campus who displayed the core values of Archmere on a daily basis. I watched Mike deal with students who found themselves in hot water. The conversations were grounded in respect and the ideals of our community. Everything Mike did he did with zealwhether it was discipline reflections with students or some crazy math I didn’t understand. Most importantly, it’s pretty clear to us, Mike did this because in his heart he revered the students and community of Archmere.”
- Bob Nowaczyk, Director of Student Life and Culture, History Teacher
Mr. Ralph C. Schilly, Jr. ’45
September 17, 2024
Brother of Andrew J. Schilly ’53
Mrs. Betty White-Dodd
September 17, 2024
Mother-in-law of John Hanlon ’78
Maternal grandmother of Isabelle Hanlon ’21
Mr. Russell L. Gehrt ’70
September 20, 2024
Brother of W. Thomas Gehrt ’67
Uncle of Matthew T. Gehrt ’96
Mr. Ashoke Chatterjee
September 24, 2024
Father of Pia ’99 and Sudeshna ’01 Chatterjee
Mr. Craig E. Taulman ’96
September 25, 2024
Mrs. Bonnie E. Reeder
September 2024
Wife of the late Kenneth J. Reeder, Archmere teacher and coach, 1965-1971
Mr. Mark C. Chen
October 5, 2024
Father of Beth ’87 and Mary ’92 Chen
Mrs. Marlene E. Seibert
October 6, 2024
Wife of the late Charles A. Seibert, Jr. ’48
Mother of John Christopher Seibert ’79 and Kathleen A Seibert ’82, former Archmere teacher (1989-2000)
Mr. John P. Courtney, Sr
October 8, 2024
Paternal grandfather of Tara Courtney ’12
Mr. John F. Hyde, III ’74
October 23, 2024
Son of the late John Hyde ’48
Brother of James C. Hyde ’82
Mr. Rodrigo M. Abrenica, USN, Ret.
October 29, 2024
Father of Norlisa Abrenica Keffer ’87
Ms. La Raine L. Rothwell
November 11, 2024
Mother of JaNyiah N. Rothwell ’17
Mrs. Marcella M. Aitken
October 22, 2024
Former Archmere teacher and coach
1975-2012
Mother of Mark ’79, Kathleen ’80 (married to Willliam Abbott ’80), Patricia ’82, Margaret ’87
Mother-in-law of Christohper J. Mascioli ’78, former teacher & coach - 1983 to 2020
Paternal grandmother of Michelle Aitken ’08 and Sydney Aitken ’19
Maternal grandmother of Christopher ’11, Andrew ’13, and John ’13 Mascioli; Luke Currie ’11; Justin ’11 and Tyler ’14 Signora
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Boys Cross Country Wins DSAC Championship, Girls Place Second
For the first time since 2014, the boys varsity cross country team captured the DSAC team title! The varsity girls finished in second place while the JV teams also finished second. In addition, the teams from the Diamond State Conference came together to help raise money and awareness for Colon Cancer in memory of Archmere teacher Mike Johnson through a bake sale and 50/50 raffle. Diamond State Conference awards winners were announced after the meet.
