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Report of Giving
A Year Like No Other
Wow, what a year it’s been! When we agreed to co-chair the Annual Fund at the start of this school year, we really didn’t know what to expect given all the uncertainty that still existed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We were certain, however, that Bement was a special community, and we’ve been absolutely amazed by how everyone pulled together and contributed in numerous ways, making this year one of the most unique and special in anyone’s memory. In a year when we couldn’t even be face to face for gatherings, we managed to exceed our Annual Fund 2020–21 goal and set a record for parent participation at 95%! We received 100% participation from our board of trustees, and we had numerous families step forward to provide matching donations that helped enhance the impact of our individual donors. These results are humbling and can only be attributed to one thing: the ethos of Bement, which shined brightly through the challenges of this year. We’re most proud of the fact that we incorporated many different forms of giving during this year’s Annual Fund drive. The Bement Gives Back Challenge provided us all with the opportunity to give back through volunteering and community service. Participants from all corners of our community—alumni, students, parents, faculty and staff, and grandparents— volunteered 216 hours during the month of December, and these volunteers raised an extra $21,600 for Bement in volunteer hours matched (in addition to their personal donations)! We hope that you’ll join us this December 2021 as we embark on this challenge again. We are so grateful for all the ways in which the Bement community thrived this year: faculty and staff going above and beyond to ensure our children’s safety and implementing hybrid teaching; families stepping up with considerable generosity to support the school and teachers as we operated hybrid classrooms; parents volunteering to help the Bement Family Association hold safe community-building events, including the annual Faculty and Staff Appreciation Luncheon under a tent at the closing employee meetings in June. The list could go on and on, and we are truly grateful. While this school year was one that could certainly be remembered for its many challenges, I know we will remember it as the year that highlighted the resilience and uniqueness of our Bement community. Thank you for believing in a Bement education and for this amazing demonstration of your support during this unusual year. We are so proud to be a part of this amazing school, and we are extremely grateful for your generosity to Bement!
L to R: The McCarthy Family, Maddy ‘22, Lisa TT, Braden ‘28, Brian, Molly ‘30, Patrick ‘24
Lisa TT and Brian McCarthy P’22 ’24 ’28 ’30
A Look at Fiscal Year 2020–2021*
0.1%
Summer Programs
2.0%
Student Services 4.8% Endowment Draw 0.7% Interest Income
8.8%
Contributions and Gifts
REVENUE
83.6% Tuition and Fees
6.8%
Operations and Maintenance
6.8%
Development and Admissions
25.8%
General Administrative and Institutional
EXPENSES
60.5% Instructional and Student Programs
2021–2022 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Kimberly Petelle Butz P’19,
VICE PRESIDENT
Raymond Chen P’15 ‘17
Jennifer Chibani ’05
Caroline Haines ’04
Anthony Kwame Harrison ’85,
PRESIDENT
Bob Howe P’18 ’18,
TREASURER
Desiree Kicza P’25 ’27 ’30 ’30
Lisa Kittredge P’06 ’18 ’21,
SECRETARY
Lisa McCarthy P’22 ’24 ’28 ’30
Brian Pearson P’24
Brian Thompson P’24 ’26
Timothy Van Epps P’21 ’23 ’25
Craig White P’03, PF
Wayne Wilkey P’11 ’16
HONORARY TRUSTEES
Cathy Esleeck ’GB, P’62
Xing Ping “Simon” Lu P’09
Stephanie McLennan ’85
Bill Polk ’52, PF
24% were Current Parents
21% were Parents of Alumni
25% were Alumni and Current Students
8% were Grandparents (current and past)
11% were Faculty and Staff (current and past)
11% were Friends (this also includes vendors, matching companies, and foundations) 451 Total Donors
Constituency Codes*
’GB Alumna/us from Grace Bement era (1925–1947) ’00 Alumna/us Class Year TT Trustee PTT Past Trustee P Parent GP Grandparent GGP Great Grandparent FA Current Faculty or Staff PF Past Faculty or Staff FR Friend of Bement HOS Head of School FHS Former Head of School IHOS Interim Head of School
*Donors are listed with their Bement affiliation following each name. For example, John ’72 and Alice PF Smith P’95 means that John is an alum from the class of 1972, and Alice is a past faculty. Together, they are parents of a student who attended Bement Class of 1995.
BEMENT LOYALISTS
Donors with a B preceding their name have donated for five or more consecutive years.
PHOENIX SOCIETY
Donors with a P preceding their name are Phoenix Society members who have named Bement as a beneficiary in their will, life insurance policy, retirement policy, or bank account documents.
Thanks to the following donors to all Bement funds between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021:
GRACE BEMENT CIRCLE ($25,000+)
Anonymous (3) B Henry and Jeannie Becton GP’22 ’24 Cheng Cui and Yi Cheng P’25 B The Kittredge Foundation B Lisa Kittredge TT, P’06 ’18 ’21 B Brian and Lisa TT McCarthy P’22 ’24 ’28 ’30 B George PTT and Pamela Siguler P’98 ’00 ’02 ’05 ’14 Jing Zhou and Wei Huang P’22
BLUE AND WHITE SOCIETY ($10,000–$24,999)
Anonymous (2) B Steven and Sheri Andon P’19 ’22 Roger and Ilona Cherewatti GP’19 ’21 ’24 Ho Chun and Jung Lee P’20 ’21 Ming Guo and Aoran Wang P’21 B Caroline Haines ’04, TT, Sidonie Haines P’04, and
Pendery Haines B Greg ’85 and Caroline Holden B John Longmaid PTT, P’93 B Philip and Elizabeth Rosenberry P’13 ’15 Seungho Shin and Yoonkyoung Park P’23 B P The Estate of Joseph Peter Spang PTT Timothy TT and Wendy ’88 Van Epps P’21 ’23 ’25 B Rob and Robin ’62, PTT Whitten Peter and Michelle Wirth P’24 ’26 ’28 Zhongmin Wu and Wenlan Shi P’21 Ning Zhou and Meixuan Zhang P’23 Lei Zhu and Ji Wang P’24
HEAD’S CIRCLE ($5,000–$9,999)
Bruce Biagi and Tricia Yacovone-Biagi GP’29 B John Levine and Susan PTT Clopton P’03 B Robert PTT and Mary PTT Cohn P’03 ’06 Lei Guo and Lihong Gong P’22 Lin Jiang P’21 Scott and Jill Keiter P’27 ’30 Jonggoo Kim and Sumin Lee P’24 B Fred and Susan Pazmino GP’19 ’21 ’24 The Rev. Nicholas and Dorothy Porter P’17 ’17 Mengze Qi and Limin Zhang P’22 B Charles PTT and Sarah Sanford P’12 ’14 ’17 ’19 Lei Xu and Shuping Zhang P’23 Weiqing Ye and Caie Ma P’26 Xun Zhang and Xue Zhao P’24
1925 SOCIETY ($1,925–$4,999)
Anonymous (2) B P Guy Ardrey and Sara FA Becton Ardrey P’22 ’24 P Mike Banas and Emma Chen-Banas P’28 B Richard Brook and Shawna Pazmino-Brook P’19 ’21 B P Joan H. Butler P’83 ’84 B Joe Butz and Kimberly TT Petelle Butz P’19 B James and Erin Cherewatti P’19 ’21 ’24 Ivan and Celeste Enriquez P’22 ’24 B Allison Neumeister Fry ’98 B Anthony Kwame Harrison ’85, TT B Jason M. and Desiree TT Kicza P’25 ’27 ’30 ’30 Eugene Kim and Hyo Jung Park P’24 B Lilia Levine ’03 Moujie Liu and Lihong Tang P’20 Johnny Lok and Vily Ku P’23 ’25 B Patrick and Wheaton Mahoney P’23 Jianhua Mao and Minying Na P’23 B The Honorable Juliette McLennan ’60, PTT, P’85 B P Stephanie McLennan ’85, PTT B P Ted and Carole PTT, PF Pennock P’90 ’94 B Mike HOS and Julianne Schloat P’24 ’26 B Jeffrey and Linda ’83, PTT Schutzman B Rich PTT and Elie PF Shuman P’10 ’14 Yandong Sun and Binbin Xu P’22 B Greg and Katie Vadasdi ’91 Haiwei Wang and Yun Han P’25 B George Withington ’52 Yuguang Xie and Qiong Zhang P’24 Xiaosong Xu and Weihong Xiong P’23 Nicholas and Carla Zayac P’29 ’31
BEMENT HONOR ROLL ($500–$1,924)
Anonymous (3) James and Justyna Arcoleo P’16 ’19 ’29 ’30 ’31 Edward Arron and Jeewon Park P’28 B Andy PTT and Hut Beall P’15 Willson ’76 and Vickie Beebe Deborah Bernier FR
Jason Chen ’21 Jianhan Chen and Xueying Qin P’23 ’25 Yanis and Jennifer ’05, TT Chibani Craig Creelman ’87 B Edie Drexler Denney ’50, GP’14 Salvatore DeSimone FR Mike and Tiffany Doyle P’29 B P Peter FHS and Nancy PF Drake P’90 ’93 ’96 Jim and Joan Edzwald P’95 B William PTT and Suzanne Flynt P’01 ’09 Margaret Fox ’88 B P John Gardiner PTT, P’14 ’18 Robert Gilmore and Amy Burnside P’21 ’21 B Perry O. Hanson III and Susan Easton Hanson ’56 B P Christine Hart PTT, P’02 Howard and Jinx Hastings GP’21 Jordi Herold and Elizabeth Dunaway P’24 Matthew Paul Herrick FR Edward Ho and Karmen Wu P’20 ’22 B John ’63, PTT and Lee Holstein John and Phelicia Howland P’21 B Margo Jones PTT, P’07 and Philip Elmer B Don and Mimi Kirk GP’23 Kylie Madison Kittredge ’18 Larry and Deb Klein GP’28 B P Charles and Pamela PTT Klonaris P’11 ’13 Dylan PF and Kristyn Korpita The Leung Family P’23 William Lidwell FR Martha Lyman ’58, PTT Sherry Marker P’87 ’91 Jay and Mimi PF Morsman P’87 B Virginia Morsman ’87, PTT, PF B Ladimer PTT and Anna Nagurney P’09 B Peggy Nathan PTT, P’83 Rafal Nowak P’23 Jisoo Oh ’96 B Thaddeus ’00 and Marisa Olchowski Neville and Catherine Orsmond P’28 ’28 ’31 B Mark and Lori Ott P’17 ’19 ’24 B Michael and Jane PTT Plager P’12 ’16 B Bill ’52 PTT, PF and Nancy Polk Zhijian Qiao and Lingyi Rao P’24 B Ned ’67, PTT and Maria Reade Jim and Lauren Schattin P’26 Annette Schettino FR Janet Schloat GP’24 ’27 B Warren Schloat GP’24 ’26 The Schmucki Family FR Kathryn Shanahan ’85 B Nathaniel and Amy ’89 Snow B Bob and Sally Spencer P’98 ’00 B P Melissa Stetson P’14 ’18 B William King Stubbs and Dace Stubbs ’61, PTT, PF Brian TT and Julie Thompson P’24 ’26 Vermont Community Foundation Qingsheng Wang and Beili Yuan P’23 Craig TT, P’03, PF and Amy White B Wayne TT and Kathy Wilkey P’11 ’16 Tommy Won Yoo and Chin Hong P’24 P Joshua and Hollis Young FR Gregory Yu P’23 Runkai Zhang ’20 B Qin Zhou and Min Tang P’19
BEMENT MERIT LIST ($250–$499)
Anonymous (3) Charles Altmiller ’72 Jim and Joan Ardrey GP’22 ’24 B Daniel ’01, FA and Rachel Bensen B Jason and Jaime Billings P’24 ’30 Leslie M. Bitman ’76 Ken PF and Karen Boudreau P’05 ’09 Harris Bucklin ’67 Zerah Burr ’99 Alexander Byron ’83 B Fred Byron P’80 ’83 Rebecca Caplice FR B Raymond TT and Julia Chen P’15 ’17 Andrew Ciccarelli and Ann Cooper-Ciccarelli P’22 ’25 Jaime Correa and Juliana PF Camacho P’27 B Jennifer Cox P’25 B The DiBari Family P’22 B Mark Donovan and Anne Lozier P’24 B P Matthew Drake ’96 B Matthew PF and Sara Evans Clark Flynt ’01 Merrill and Jenn Gagne P’24 ’27 B Amy Gordon P’99 ’03, PF Justice and Elizabeth Hammond P’23 ’25 Dianna Hannett GP’24 ’30 B Viva Hardigg ’78 Nicholas Hayes ’55 and Sheila Donovan B Adam and Emily Lent PF Hemingway B Greg Hills and Deborah Weaver Hills ’88 B Gabriel and Kristin Hmieleski P’26 Megan Ho ’20 B Jeanet Hardigg Irwin ’73 B Rob PF and Shelley FHS Borror Jackson P’00 Cheri Karbon P’22 ’23 B Yasuyuki and Nobuyo Kimura P’17 ’20 ’22 B John and Marcia Lannon P’98 Emily Latham ’12 Edmund L. Lincoln, Lucy A. Lincoln, and Emily T. Lincoln FR B Kimberly Caldwell Loughlin P’18, FA B Tinka Lunt P’82 Matthew Lustig and Carolina Aragon P’29 Joan M. MacLean ’56 P Christopher S. Maniatty PTT B Frank FA and Suk Massey Carol Polk Meenan ’55 B David and Penny Michalak P’14 Alexander Milne ’04 B Amelia Mosley P’21 B Michael and Barbara PF Parry P’98 B Douglas and Alice Patton P’16 ’18 B Brian Pearson TT and Sira Berté P’24 B Rebecca Pond ’95, PTT, PF Michael Posever and Anne-Marie Demetz P’10 B Don and Tammy Powell FA B Suzanne T. Purrington ’52, PTT B Sam and Julie Owen ’57 Rea John ’69 and Masumi Reade Todd and Paula Rees P’16 B Christian Rojas and Alexandra Andino P’23 ’29 Sumeet Saxena and Ambreen Bawa P’29 The Schatz Family P’23 ’25 ’29 Benjamin and Kathleen Simanski P’30 Timothy and Kayla Snow P’30 Qiye Sun P’23 ’26 Elena Tillman ’02 Stephanie Vassar ’02 The Walker Family P’24 ’27 Marc Warner and Bonnie Burke P’21 ’23 Arthur K. Wheelock Jr. PF and Perry Wheelock Dingguo Zhou ’22
FRIENDS OF BEMENT ($1–$249)
Anonymous (10) Bob Adam and Stephanie Velez GP’25 ’27 ’30 ’30 Jerry and Casey FA Ahern P’31 Ronald and Carol Aleman P’87 ’97 ’99 Bill and Nancy PF Ames Julie Anderson FR Thomas Anderson FR Donna Andon GP’19 ’22 Alex Bagley ’20 Victoria Bagley ’19 Shel Ball ’64 B John PTT and Kay Bardzik P’88 ’91 ’95 B Darnel and Riché PTT Barnes P’15 B Alexander Bartlett ’87, FA and Megan Tady B Wilson Becton FR Steven and Jessica Benjamin P’27 Stephanie Bennett ’82 B Ben PF and Pamela Bensen P’86 ’91 ’98 ’01 ’02
B Carla Bernier GP’15 ’18 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’23 ’24 Jennifer Montgomery Bethlenfalvay ’68 B Barak Blackburn ’85, PF B Terrence and Wendy Blanchard P’20 ’20 B P Mary V. Boeh ’60 Catherine Boody GP’13 ’16 Sarah Boudreau ’05 William and Jennifer FA Boyden Joseph Brook ’19 Preston P. Brown ’91 B Robert K. Brown ’62 Allison Call P’28 Ellen Carter FA Rachael Carter FA Jillian Chaffee ’07 Minji Cho ’12, FA B Howard and Carole Cohen GP’13 Michelle Conant FA Lance Cooper GP’22 ’25 Philip and Anne Corrinet P’94 Brian PF and Toni FA Costa Tim and Jill FA Craig P’29 ’29 Erin Cromack ’07, PF B Michael and Janice FA Currie P’99 ’02 B P Emet Davis ’80 PTT B Lawrence Dean P’89 Assunta DeSimone FR Pawan Dhingra and Charu Gupta P’24 Jacob and Emily Ditkovski P’26 ’29 Jerry and Ann FA Dubie B Paul and Renee Duseau P’12 ’12 B Kate Echeverria ’95 Edward E. Emerson Jr. ’55 and May S. Emerson Nancy Fagan FR Thomas PF and Lyudmila Falcon Paula Farrell FR Nancy Forrest P’82 ’93 Robert Franklin and Cheryl Roberts P’05 B Brian and Mayumi Fraser P’19 ’23 Jeremy Galvagni FA and Kimberly Pinkham P’24 B Dody Phinny Gates ’65 David Gendron and Amanda Gendron GP’26 Mabel Gerquest P’80 Gretchen Gordon P’18 William and Quaneta Greenough P’75 B Sally Cook Gregg ’55 Vikram Sood and Ruchi Grover P’24 B John Gundelfinger ’08 Mark Gutkowski FR Valerie Haggerty P’12 Robert and Kathleen ’66 Harvey Chance Hawkins ’90 Michael Hayes and Sarah Hayes P’26 Jonathan Heard ’72 Frank and Kathryn Hegy GP’22 Frank Henry Jr. PTT, FHS and Wanda Henry P’05 ’08 B Richard A. Herchenreder ’75 and Jeanne M. Sojka Rachel Hobbie ’79 B Susan Conant Holden ’GB P Fred Houck P’96 B Bob TT and Amanda FA Howe P’18 ’18 Ron and Lorene Ishimaru GP’17 ’19 ’24 B Stephen and Evelyn Jakub P’99 Griffin James ’94 Betty Johnson GP’23 Cary and Sue PTT Jubinville P’98 ’00 ’06 Yusa Kanamori ’05 Kirsten Kapteyn P’07 ’08, PF B Amie Keddy FA Jae Ho and Sonia Kim GP’22 John and Martha Knight P’21 Tea Kodua P’22 B Estate Kokosadze and Anna Japaridze P’21 ’22 ’25 Terry Kopinto FA Kerry O’Brien Krause ’09 John Kulsick and Kate Brandt P’30 Paul and Christine Lapuc GP’14 ’17 B Joan Williams Laundon ’58 Richard and Tally Lent FR Kathleen Liberatore FR Lu Ji and Fang FA Liu P’16 MaryBee Eberlein Longabaugh ’GB Kate Loughlin ’18 James and Dorothy Lucey P’86 Katie MacCallum P’29, FA B Benjamin Hart ’02 and Wendy MacKinney Mary Mahoney GP’23 Jeremy Mailloux and Stacey Mimnaugh P’24 ’27 ’30 Dean Matweecha FR B Nancy Maynard P’97 ’98 Mac McCoy and Polly Byers P’10 ’12 Brad and Rebecca ’93 McCutcheon Sharon McGuinness P’25 Gary and Lisa Mead FR Leon and Frances Meier GP’13 ’16 Madeline Merin ’04 B Nancy Mihevc P’12 Dorothy Milne PF John Minor ’GB B Phoebe Montgomery Moeller ’72 Wendy Moonan ’60, PTT B Roberto Mugnani and Silvia Ribes-Mugnani FA Peyton Mullins ’17 Fred and Lusi Murad PF, P’24 ’26 ’28 B Bernard and Rose Murley GP’20 B Ronald and Donna Murley GP’20 Alexandra Nagurney ’09 Ryan Noble ’91 and Kerry Shaw P’23 B John O’Keefe and Lynne Stopen P’17 ’19 Bukola Olode P’22 B Martha Olver ’84 B Jeanne Hinckley Orlando ’95 Melissa Osborne P’27 ’30 B P Ralph Parady and Bunny Boyden Parady ’GB B Marlisa Drexler Parker ’52 Claire Patton ’18 B Will Paulding FA and Lauren Cerillo Nicole Pelc P’25 Shirley Pelletier PF Joy Perry ’98 Jeffrey Pilgrim FA Adam Pistel ’04 Benjamin Plager ’16 Matthew Plager ’12 FA B Rickey Poor ’60 B R. Sargent ’53, PF and Elizabeth Potter P’92 B David Powell FA Edward Raymond, Lynn Sibley, and Family FR Sarah H. Reloj ’80, P’23 James Ricci II ’93 James and Margaret Ricci P’93 ’95 B Emily Mikolayunas Rich P’24 ’28, FA B Madeline Surgenor Richards PF Robert Richardson P’22 B Richardson’s Candy Kitchen Donald and Sara PF Robinson P’85 ’91 Leslie Rockwell FA Jeanine Rodriguez P’24 ’27 B Bill Rogers ’65 B Greg and Kate Rolland P’20 ’23 ’23 B Mary Ann Rolland GP’20 ’23 ’23 B Josh PF and Kate ’73 Rosenblatt P’05 Jamie and Sara Rourke P’20 ’22 Jim and Nancy Rourke GP’20 ’22 Katrina Rowe FR Julie Russell ’50 Avery Rymes ’19 B John and Amanda Rymes P’19 Sabra Sanwal FR Jonathan and Stephanie Scagel P’21 ’21 Sheri Wills Schettino FR Robert and Bette Schmitt GP’19 Martin and Margaret ’71 Schumacher John and Lisa Seelen PF Justin Serpone and Angela McMahon P’27 ’29 Terry FA and Julie Shields P’19 ’21 ’25 Louis Sikkelee FR Michael Silipo and Lydia Hemphill P’01 ’04 B Charles and Marty PF Smith P’03 Scott Smith PF and Sally Reid P’98 ’01 ’03 Snow and Sons, Inc. John and Shiang Sobieski P’24 Barry and Linda Stacy P’08 ’11 Jonathan and Susan Stark P’15 B Alan Stefanini and Dianne Bensen Stefanini P’98 ’01 ’02 Jane Stewart FA Michael and Mia Sullivan P’22
Colin Sweeney and Iris Chelaru P’26 ’31 Mark and Emma Theriault P’16 ’16 ’28 Gary Therien ’78 Joseph Torras and Michele Johnston-Torras P’13 ’16 Philip and Nancy Torrey FR B Jean Pitman Turner PF Chen Wang and Jia Xu P’24 P Ted and Sarah ’90 Weihman Anna Wetherby FA B Peter Whalen and Janna Ugone P’14 B Tell ’GB, PTT and Conni White John and Emily PF Whitney Mary Wickwire P’82 Elizabeth (Lee) Harding Williams ’55 Maria Williams P’13 ’20 Waltraud and Rainer Wirth GP’24 ’26 ’28 William and Sandra Wittig GP’29 Pam Wolanske P’91 Nicole Barriale Wong FR Chad Wrisley ’05 Larry and Donna Wrisley P’05 Sam Wyllie-Cain PF Nancy E. Yarmac PF Sarah Young ’02 Paul and Linda Zayac GP’29 ’31 Jeff Zilch and Kathy Zilch P’27 ’29
GIFTS MADE IN MEMORY OF
William S. Armour ’47 by Louis Sikkelee FR Kay Bartlett FHS, PF by Edie Drexler Denney ’50, GP’14 Kay Bartlett FHS, PF by Marlisa Drexler Parker ’52 Kay Bartlett FHS, PF by Elizabeth (Lee) Harding Williams ’55 Elizabeth Beebe PTT, P’60 ’63 ’65 ’76, PF by Willson ’76 and Vickie Beebe Grace Bement FHS, GP’62’s birthday by Joe and Kimberly TT Petelle Butz P’19 Grace Bement FHS, GP’62 by Ladimer TT and Anna Nagurney P’09 Grace Bement FHS, GP’62 by Tell ’GB, PTT and Conni White Marc Bernier P’15 ’19 by Julie Anderson FR Marc Bernier P’15 ’19 by Carla Bernier GP’15 ’18 ’19 ’20 ’21 ’23 ’24 ’25 Marc Bernier P’15 ’19 by Deborah Bernier FR Marc Bernier P’15 ’19 by Rebecca Caplice FR Marc Bernier P’15 ’19 by John Levine and Susan PTT Clopton P’03 Marc Bernier P’15 ’19 by Evans and Frank Family Marc Bernier P’15 ’19 by Nancy Fagan FR Marc Bernier P’15 ’19 by Paula Farrell FR Marc Bernier P’15 ’19 by Rob PF and Shelley FHS Borror Jackson P’00 Marc Bernier P’15 ’19 by Cary and Sue PTT Jubinville P’98 ’00 ’06 Marc Bernier P’15 ’19 by Gary and Lisa Mead FR Marc Bernier P’15 ’19 by Amelia Mosley P’21 Marc Bernier P’15 ’19 by Pazmino and Brook Families Marc Bernier P’15 ’19 by Ted and Carole PTT, PF Pennock P’90 ’94 Marc Bernier P’15 ’19 by Edward Raymond, Lynn Sibley, and Family FR Marc Bernier P’15 ’19 by Snow and Sons, Inc. Marc Bernier P’15 ’19 by Pam Wolanske P’91 Marianne Bourbeau P’75, PF by Matthew Drake ’96 Marianne Bourbeau P’75, PF by Shirley Pelletier PF Marianne Bourbeau P’75, PF by Donald and Sara PF Robinson P’85 ’91 Marianne Bourbeau P’75, PF by Charles and Marty PF Smith P’03 Lee Boyden P’49 by Ralph Parady and
Bunny Boyden Parady ’GB John N. Butler FHS P’83 ’84 by Joan H. Butler P’83 ’84 Pasqualino Ciccarelli GP’22 ’25 by Andrew Ciccarelli and Ann Cooper-Ciccarelli
P’22 ’25 Jacob and Helene Cooper GP’22 ’25 by Andrew Ciccarelli and Ann Cooper-Ciccarelli
P’22 ’25 Joanna Creelman P’87 ’89 ’95 by Ted and Carole PTT, PF Pennock P’90 ’94 Scott Creelman PTT, P’87 ’89 ’95 by Craig Creelman ’87 Aiden Francesco Day ’13 by Thomas Anderson FR Aiden Francesco Day ’13 by Assunta DeSimone FR Aiden Francesco Day ’13 by Salvatore DeSimone FR Aiden Francesco Day ’13 by Mark Gutkowski FR Aiden Francesco Day ’13 by Kathleen Liberatore FR Aiden Francesco Day ’13 by William Lidwell FR Aiden Francesco Day ’13 by Mark and Lori Ott P’17 ’19 ’24 Aiden Francesco Day ’13 by Katrina Rowe FR Aiden Francesco Day ’13 by Sabra Sanwal FR Aiden Francesco Day ’13 by Annette Schettino FR Aiden Francesco Day ’13 by The Schmucki Family FR Aiden Francesco Day ’13 by Maria Williams P’13 ’20 Aiden Francesco Day ’13 by Sheri Wills Schettino FR Aiden Francesco Day ’13 by Nicole Barriale Wong FR Mary “Gug” Drexler FHS, PF, PTT, P’50 ’52 by Edie Drexler Denney ’50, GP’14 Mary “Gug” Drexler FHS, PF, PTT, P’50 ’52 by Marlisa Drexler Parker ’52 Mary “Gug” Drexler FHS, PF, PTT, P’50 ’52 by Elizabeth (Lee) Harding Williams ’55 Gretchen Fox PTT, P’86 ’88 by Margaret Fox ’88 Philip Gladue GP’12 ’16 by Andy PTT and Hut Beall P’15 Mary Hawks ’GB, PF by Harris Bucklin ’67 Mary Hawks ’GB, PF by Richard A. Herchenreder ’75 and Jeanne M. Sojka Mary Hawks ’GB, PF by Wendy Moonan ’60, PTT Sarah “Sally” Ann Bailey Houck P’96 by Fred Houck P’96 Yang Hua GP’23 by The Leung Family P’23 Mariam Ismail by Sumeet Saxena and Ambreen Bawa P’29 In-Ae Kim GP’24 by Eugene Kim and
Hyo Jung Park P’24 Pamela Wick Lincoln ’65 by Edmund L. Lincoln,
Lucy A. Lincoln, and Emily T. Lincoln FR Francis Malone PF by Viva Hardigg ’78 Mrs. McDonald PF by Viva Hardigg ’78 Amy O’Hare ’87 by Thomas PF and Lyudmila Falcon Amy O’Hare ’87 by Anthony Kwame Harrison ’85, TT Amy O’Hare ’87 by Sherry Marker P’87 ’91 Ann Osborne GP ’27 ’30 by Melissa Osborne ’27 ’30 Theodore Pina PF by Kirsten Kapteyn P’07 ’08, PF Bernice Shuman GP’10 ’14 by Andy PTT and
Hut Beall P’15 Amy Spencer ’00 by Bob and Sally Spencer P’98 ’00 Edward Stinson ’51, PF by Harris Bucklin ’67 Michael Walsh GP’27 ’30 by Melissa Osborne ’27 ’30 Timothy C. Young ’61, PF by Anonymous Timothy C. Young ’61, PF by Jim and
Joan Edzwald P’95 Timothy C. Young ’61, PF by Matthew PF and Sara Evans Timothy C. Young ’61, PF by Katie MacCallum P’29, FA Timothy C. Young ’61, PF by Dorothy Milne PF Timothy C. Young ’61, PF by Ladimer TT and Anna Nagurney P’09 Timothy C. Young ’61, PF by Thaddeus Olchowski ’00 Timothy C. Young ’61, PF by Brian Pearson TT and Sira Berté P’24 Timothy C. Young ’61, PF by Peter Pettengill and
Deborra PF Stewart-Pettengill P’01 ’03 Timothy C. Young ’61, PF by Peter L. Phillips FR Timothy C. Young ’61, PF by William Reid ’03 Timothy C. Young ’61, PF by Matt Rich P’22 ’23 Timothy C. Young ’61, PF by John and Lisa Seelen PF Timothy C. Young ’61, PF by Charles and Marty PF Smith P’03 Timothy C. Young ’61, PF by Scott Smith PF and
Sally Reid P’98 ’01 ’03 Timothy C. Young ’61, PF by Joseph Peter Spang PTT Timothy C. Young ’61, PF by Ruth Stevens FR Timothy C. Young ’61, PF by Cyrus and
Nancy Todd FR Timothy C. Young ’61, PF by Gene and
Susan Venable FR Timothy C. Young ’61, PF by Brian ’74 and Danette Wadman P’03 ’05 ’10 Timothy C. Young ’61, PF by Wendy Waller FR Timothy C. Young ’61, PF by Jeffrey Whipple FR Timothy C. Young ’61, PF by Tell ’GB, PTT and Conni White Timothy C. Young ’61, PF by Nancy E. Yarmac PF Timothy C. Young ’61, PF by Robert and Beverley Yoon P’05 ’07 Timothy C. Young ’61, PF by Joshua and Hollis Young FR
GIFTS MADE IN HONOR OF
Sara Becton Ardrey P’22 ’24, FA by Wilson Becton FR Dave Belcher P’07, FA by Zerah Burr ’99 Dave Belcher P’07, FA by Claire Patton ’18 Emma Billings ’30 by Dianna Hannett GP’24 ’30 Jason Billings ’24 by Dianna Hannett GP’24 ’30 Jacob Brook ’21 by Joseph Brook ’19 Jacob Brook ’21 by Richard Brook and
Shawna Pazmino-Brook P’19 ’21 Joseph Brook ’19 by Richard Brook and
Shawna Pazmino-Brook P’19 ’21 Minji Cho ’12 by Valerie Haggerty P’12 Kylie Jean Donaldson ’20 by Bernard and
Rose Murley GP’20 Beckie Duseau ’12 by Paul and Renee Duseau P’12 ’12 Brie Duseau ’12 by Paul and Renee Duseau P’12 ’12 William Franklin ’05 by Robert Franklin and Cheryl Roberts P’05 Rosemarie Gage P’10, FA by Philip and Nancy Torrey FR Clarese Gardiner ’18 by Melissa Stetson P’14 ’18 Emily Gardiner ’14 by Melissa Stetson P’14 ’18 Alice Gearhart FA by Jason Chen ’21 Sharon Hughes PF by Harris Bucklin ’67 Shelley Borror Jackson FHS, P’00 by Erin Cromack ’07, PF Shelley Borror Jackson FHS, P’00 by Emet Davis ’80, PTT Amie Keddy FA by Yusa Kanamori ’05 Barrett Kicza ’30 by Bob Adam and
Stephanie Velez GP’25 ’27 ’30 ’30 Emma Kicza ’27 by Bob Adam and
Stephanie Velez GP’25 ’27 ’30 ’30 Jason Kicza ’25 by Bob Adam and
Stephanie Velez GP’25 ’27 ’30 ’30 Lane Kicza ’30 by Bob Adam and
Stephanie Velez GP’25 ’27 ’30 ’30 Casey Kittredge ’21 by Lisa Kittredge TT, P’06 ’18 ’21 Emily Lynn Dean Lawrence ’89 by Lawrence Dean P’89 Katie MacCallum FA, P’29 by William and Sandra Wittig GP’29 Austin Wade MacKinney by Christine Hart PTT, P’02 Benjamin Hart MacKinney ’02 by Christine Hart PTT, P’02 Wilder Mary Mahoney ’23 by Don and Mimi Kirk GP’23 Wilder Mary Mahoney ’23 by Mary Mahoney GP’23 Tom Mangan FA by Shel Ball ’64 Kenneth O’Brien P’95 ’00, PF by Anonymous Kenneth O’Brien P’95 ’00, PF by Adam Pistel ’04 Carole Pennock PTT, P’90 ’94, PF by Ben PF and Pamela Bensen P’86 ’91 ’98 ’01 ’02 Phoebe Pliakas-Smith ’13 by Howard and Carole Cohen GP’13 Rebecca Pond ’95, TT, PF by Rob PF and Shelley FHS Borror Jackson P’00 Rebecca Boone Porter ’17 by The Rev. Nicholas and Dorothy Porter P’17 ’17 Thea V. Porter ’17 by The Rev. Nicholas and
Dorothy Porter P’17 ’17 John Reloj ’23 by Sarah H. Reloj ’80, P’23 Sydney Elizabeth Rourke ’22 by Jim and Nancy Rourke GP’20 ’22 Mike Schloat HOS, P’24 ’26 by Ted and
Carole PTT, PF Pennock P’90 ’94 Mike HOS and Julianne Schloat P’24 ’26 by Rob PF and Shelley FHS Borror Jackson P’00 Forrest Schmitt ’19 by Robert and Bette Schmitt GP’19 Louise Smith P’95 ’97, PF by Matthew Lustig and
Carolina Aragon P’29 Louise Smith P’95 ’97, PF by The Schatz Family P’23 ’25 ’29 Kalia Sobieski ’24 by John and Shiang Sobieski P’24 Francis Spalding ’71 by Bill Rogers ’65 Anna-Lise Torras ’16 by Joseph Torras and
Michele Johnston-Torras P’13 ’16 Jean-Pierre Torras ’13 by Joseph Torras and
Michele Johnston-Torras P’13 ’16 Littell White ’GB, PTT by Christine Hart PTT, P’02 Littell White ’GB, PTT by Rachel Hobbie ’79 Littell White ’GB, PTT by Rob PF and Shelley FHS Borror Jackson P’00 Renee Wu FA by Shel Ball ’64 Talia Zayac ’29 by Paul and Linda Zayac GP’29 ’31
GIFTS MADE IN KIND
Elya Rowa P’22 Rich PTT and Elie PF Shuman P’10 ’14
MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES AND FOUNDATIONS 2021
We are most grateful to the companies and foundations listed below for participating in the Matching Gift Program, which offers the donor the opportunity to increase their gift to Bement.
Dell Technologies, Inc. Facebook, Inc. Google Guidehouse, Inc. Johnson Controls, Inc. Nasdaq, Inc. Netflix, Inc. Pew Charitable Trusts Société Générale S.A.
We have made every attempt to publish the names of our donors accurately. If your name has inadvertently been omitted, misspelled, or listed incorrectly, please accept our sincere apology and bring the error to the attention of the Alumni and Development Office so that we may correct our records.
THE PHOENIX SOCIETY
Thank you to the following members of our community who have named Bement as a beneficiary in their will, life insurance policy, retirement policy, or bank account documents:
Anonymous Guy Ardrey and Sara FA Becton Ardrey P’22 ’24 Mike Banas and Emma Chen-Banas P’28
Terry Belanger ’63 Nancee Bershof PTT, P’97 ’98 Mary V. Boeh ’60 Joan H. Butler P’83 ’84
Emet Davis ’80, PTT Matthew Drake ’96
Peter FHS and Nancy PF Drake P’90 ’93 ’96 James ’54 and Katherine Dunn
Cathy Esleeck ’GB, PTT, P’62 Kathleen Fontaine ’80
John Gardiner PTT, P’14 ’18 Lester and Burdine Anderson ’54 Giese
Dolly Glennon PTT, P’08 ’11 Christine Hart PTT, P’02 Fred Houck P’96
Robert and Ellen Fuller PTT Kaufmann P’94
Charles and Pamela TT Klonaris P’11 ’13
Debra MacLean P’04
Christopher S. Maniatty PTT Brad and Rebecca ’93 McCutcheon
Philip PTT and Deborah McKean P’84 Stephanie McLennan ’85, PTT David and Joyce Milne P’69 ’75, PF Ralph Parady and Bunny Boyden Parady ’GB Ted and Carole PTT, PF Pennock P’90 ’94 David PTT and Nancy PF Pond P’89 ’95 Katherine Stenson Lunt PTT, P’00 ’02 and
Rob Stenson
Melissa Stetson P’14 ’18
Ellen Waldinger PTT, P’11 ’14 Ted and Sarah ’90 Weihman
Tell ’GB, PTT and Conni White Ann Wright ’65 Joshua and Hollis Young, FR
In addition to the Annual Fund, the Bement funds listed below provide for a diversity of programmatic funding. Income from these funds not only strengthens our operating budget but also provides donors the option of designating their contributions to areas of specific interest.
Bartlett/Drexler Scholarship Fund
Established in 1977 as a challenge grant from an anonymous donor wishing to provide general scholarship support in honor of Kay Bartlett and Mary “Gug” Drexler, former co-heads of the school.
Beebe Memorial Fund
Established in 1973 by the trustees in memory of William H. Beebe P’76, former business manager, for the general needs of the school.
The Bement School Bridge Grant
Established by Dolly Glennon PTT, P’08 ’11 in 2014, the Bridge Grant provides complete financial support for an incoming, local lower school student with demonstrated need of full financial assistance to attend Bement. Financial aid, along with a Bridge Grant, will provide a qualified family with 100% of the tuition cost of enrollment each year.
Clagett Professional Development Fund
Established in 1978 as a bequest of Nancy L. Clagett P’60, GP’85. The fund has been augmented by gifts from C. Thomas Clagett Jr. P’60, GP’85 and family. Income from the fund provides Bement faculty with opportunities for professional development.
Nancy and Peter Drake Scholarship Fund
Established in 1999 by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Flynt Jr. GP’01 ’09 in honor of the years of dedication and service of Peter Drake P’90 ’93 ’96, a former head of school, and his wife, Nancy Drake PF, P’90 ’93 ’96. This fund supports financial aid awards.
Fox Family Scholarship Fund
Established in 1999 by a gift from John and Gretchen PTT Fox P’86 ’88 to support financially deserving students who represent diversity at Bement, providing them with the opportunity to participate in all activities and services offered at the school.
General Scholarship Fund
Established by the board of trustees to provide financial aid to those who would otherwise be unable to attend Bement.
Established by Fred Honnold Houck and SarahAnn Houck P’96 to ensure the systematic and professional maintenance of the Mason & Hamlin grand piano presented by them and their children, Charlotte, David, and Brent ’96, to Bement on October 19, 2010, in memory of Virginia Honnold Houck GP’96.
Library Endowment Fund
Established in 2004 by the board of trustees as an endowment for the Clagett McLennan Library.
James Mullins Athletics Fund
Established in 2009 in memory of James Mullins P’14 ’17 by his family and friends to support athletics.
O’Hare Scholarship Fund
Established in 1988 by a gift from Peter Risatti, a friend of Bement, in memory of former Bement student Amy O’Hare ’87. Recipients of awards are to be upper school students of strong character who show athletic promise.
Carole Pennock Lower School Fund
Established in 2016 by her family, this endowed fund supports the lower school in appreciation of Carole Pennock, recognizing her 34 years of dedication to Bement as lower school head, trustee, Parents Association president, kindergarten teacher, and proud parent of Chris ’90 and Alex ’94.
Phillips Scholarship Fund
Established in 1997 by a bequest from Bessie Wright Phillips, a friend of Mary “Gug” Drexler, to be used for scholarships.
Nancy Pond World Language Fund
Established in 2016 by her family, this endowed fund will support language programs in celebration of Nancy’s 31 years of dedication to the growth and nurture of Bement students and the World Language Department.
Reader’s Digest Scholarship Fund
Established in 1972 by a matching gift from the DeWitt Wallace Fund. Income from the fund is to be used for scholarships to deserving middleincome students from families demonstrating the potential and willingness to pay a portion of tuition and fees.
Siguler Family Fund
Established in 1999 by a gift from George PTT and Pamela Siguler P’98 ’00 ’02 ’05 ’14 for general endowment growth.
Timothy C. Young ’61 Fund
Established in 2020 by the family and friends of Timothy C. Young, this endowed fund honors Tim’s devotion to Bement by supporting financial aid and tuition remission for faculty and staff children attending Bement.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Bement Gives Back Challenge 2021
Join us for this challenge in December and make a difference in your community through volunteering and service! To learn more, visit bement.org/bementgivesback.
Students, families, faculty, and staff volunteered more than 200 hours of community service last December, including trail maintenance, food delivery, and trash cleanup.
Grand Day Friday, May 27, 2022
Visit bement.org/grand for more information.
Alumni events in Boston, NYC, and the Pioneer Valley
Visit bement.org/alumni for information about alumni gatherings.
DECEMBER 2021
BEMENT GIVES BACK
CHALLENGE
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