The Avonian // SUMMER 2020
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leadership giving societies Through their generous gifts, Avon’s leadership donors make it possible for our school to reach new levels of excellence. Leadership contributions significantly impact the entire Avon community, whether unrestricted or directed toward faculty, financial aid, academic programs, or the maintenance of school buildings. This special recognition is well deserved.
FOUNDER’S GUILD $100,000 +
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Anonymous (4) Mr. & Mrs. Brett R. Jefferson ’84 # Catherine Jefferson Foundation # Mr. & Mrs. Clayton D. Johnson ’82 Ann K. Kirby Foundation # Mr. & Mrs. Wade H. O. Kirby P’17, ’18 # Mr. Steven L. Merrill ’60 # Mr. & Mrs. Anthony D. Minella ’94 Mr. & Mrs. Gilman W. Ordway ’44, GP’04, ’06, ’10 # Mr. & Mrs. Willard T. Walker GP’15, ’19, ’19
Track-and-Field All-American
PELICAN $50,000–$99,999 Anonymous (1) Mr. & Mrs. Martin I. Cole H’16, P’04 # Mr. & Mrs. J. Stratford. R. Dennis ’00 # Mr. Christopher S. Drew ’85 & Mrs. Katie Martin P’17, ’18 # Mr. & Mrs. David E. Drew ’87 # Mr. & Mrs. John E. Drew P’85, ’87, GP’17, ’18 # Elizabeth Ferry Speer Foundation # Mr. & Mrs. Jay S. Jamison P’21 Mr. & Mrs. Neal J. Keating P’19 # Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Lech ’88, P’23 # Mr. & Mrs. John W. Maxwell ’86 # Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Peltz P’09, ’12, ’22, ’22 Mr. Glenn A. Sieber H’19, P’17 # Mr. & Mrs. Henry B. duPont Smith Sr. P’17, ’19 # Thornedge Foundation #
EAGLE $25,000–$49,999 Anonymous (3) Mr. & Mrs. William P. Austin ’92 # Mr. & Mrs. Douglas H. Birnie P’14 The Campbell Family Foundation # Ms. Katherine E. Dietze & Mr. William H. Heyman P’11 Mr. & Mrs. Vincent J Dowling Jr. P’12 The Vincent Dowling Family Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Neil Flanagan P’19, ’20 # Goldman Sachs & Co. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Larson P’19 Lech Family Fund for Cultural & Community Advancement Mr. & Mrs. Edwin J. McCarthy ’74 # McCarthy-Bjorklund Foundation # Mr. & Mrs. Brendan L. McKernan ’89 Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Morris ’84, P’20 # Mr. & Mrs. Akiyoshi Niimura P’18, ’21 # Mr. & Mrs. John A. Nolan ’80 #
ELIJAH GORDON ’20 SPRINTS TOWARD THE FINISH LINE AND A COLLEGE CAREER AT HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY.
# = HEAD OF SCHOOL’S CIRCLE (five or more consecutive years of giving)
d = DECEASED
