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includes the Art of Giving: Berkshire School’s 2007-08 Annual Report

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Weatherproofing the weathervane As recommended by Berkshire Hall project architects Finegold Alexander + Associates, the weathervane atop the building was completely restored with the building beneath it. Says project manager Tammy Zerbe: “We actually went above the recommendation of FAA by re-cladding the steel directional with copper and replacing the steel spacers with stainless steel spacers, to ensure that the weathervane would not stain with rust again.�

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Head of School’s Message Reaction / Round Up the Usual Suspects Under the Dome Alumni in the News Alumni Serving Others College Essays

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Centennial Celebrations Parents’ Weekend p. 21 • Alumni Weekend p. 24

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Centennial Events McCullough’s Musings Under the Mountain p. 36 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award p. 39 2008 Kellogg Volunteer of the Year p. 40 Bygone Berkshire p. 41 • Reunion Gallery p. 42 Feedback on the big fete p. 48 Eyewitnesses to History p. 50

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Graduation Going Green Googling Alumni New math under the Mountain

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Former Faculty & Staff News & Notes Class Notes In Memoriam Myers Mystery Photo Contest

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President, Board of Trustees Michael J. Maher Head of School John E. Ormiston Director of Development and Alumni Affairs KEIRA MCKENNA HOLBROUGH ’92

Director of Alumni Affairs/ Class Notes Editor C. TWIGGS MYERS HON. ’57

Editor: James Harris Director of Communications jharris@berkshireschool.org

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Archivist A note on the typography Please note that the names of living alumni are BOLD-FACED , those of deceased alumni are CAPITALIZED, and those of living former and current faculty and staff members and trustees are in upper and lower case and bold-faced.

For Parents of Alumni Only If this issue is addressed to your daughter/son who no longer maintains a permanent address at your home, please notify the Alumni Office with the correct mailing address. Email alumni@berkshireschool.org or phone 413-229-1240.

Reunited It was a strange sight: students eagerly rushing toward a school building rather than away from it. But then again, the building was Berkshire Hall, and its occupants had endured a one-year exile from the building, built during the Hoover administration and looking like it. So on the morning of September 8, upon hearing the ceremonial peal of the bell atop the newly restored structure, students dashed into the lobby with a sort of rapture, and many were astounded by the changes they saw within.

In an email sent to students and faculty the day before, Assistant Head of School Bill Clough wrote the following: “The building is as much a symbol as it is an office and classroom building. It symbolizes many things that are obvious—academic excellence, professionalism, commitment, love, etc.— but it also symbolizes something greater than that: it is the culmination of enormous time and energy. Time and energy that began as an idea; time and energy that evolved into a plan; time and energy that led to revised plans and more revised plans; and time and energy that is about to become a wonderful reality. It would be impossible to calculate the total human hours behind this effort.

“But perhaps most importantly, the newly renovated Berkshire Hall is also a symbol of our work and dedication as a community committed to kids. And so, in a very real way, we have all contributed to the construction of this building. Take pride in what you have done on behalf of the School and take care in the way that you enter the building today and work in it tomorrow.

“Berkshire Hall will get its proper dedication a little later this fall, but be sure to take a few moments when you first enter the building to absorb everything around you and consider how fortunate we all are.”

Hear, hear!

Mike and Jean Maher at the gala dinner during Centennial Alumni Weekend last spring.

Taking Berkshire to the next step.

Seaver Buck’s school to become greener, more global and technologically smarter.

Following are excerpts from Head of School Mike Maher’s address to Berkshire’s faculty in late August.

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“Learning not for school, but for life.” At face value there is nothing particularly extraordinary about our mission. A lot of schools—in fact, most of them—focus on college and life preparation. That said, some schools carry about this basic responsibility better than others, and we do it exceptionally well. I believe that there is something special going on at Berkshire today.

Some fairly recent accomplishments: • We’ve developed new and exciting academic courses in math, science, and history and programs such as Pro Vita that distinguish Berkshire and, most importantly, that foster curiosity and a passion for learning.

• We have developed a more comprehensive honor code and made it the cornerstone of academic and community life.

• We have achieved record fundraising: In the last four years, the endowment has doubled and our total giving—capital and annual—has increased by nearly 75%.

• Admission applications have risen by nearly 40%.

• We developed, and the Board unanimously endorsed, ambitious strategic and campus master plans. In four years, we have renovated three dormitories and made significant improvements to Allen Theater, our arts, math and science classrooms, and Geier Library. In perhaps the

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most exciting project in recent history, we committed to and completed a $20 million renovation and expansion of our sacred school building—Berkshire Hall. In the near future, a new state-of-the art athletic facility will come on line.

• We have put smart boards in our classrooms and installed a top-of-the-line language lab.

• We have distinguished ourselves as a leader in environmental studies and in particular in the area of energy conservation.

• We continue to offer new and exciting professional development opportunities for faculty.

• This year, for the first time, we will provide intensive SAT tutoring in small groups for all students in the fifth form.

Looking at these accomplishments collectively, there is nothing ordinary about what we—and I do mean we—have done.

Certainly many of you are feeling this as well. I am reminded of Bill Gulotta’s inspirational remarks at graduation two years ago. “We used to spend all our time and energy trying to be like others schools. Now, other schools are trying to be like us.” In the spirit of Bill’s comments and with full confidence in all of you and what we do, we ought to make it our goal to be the premier mid-sized boarding school in the nation—one that sets an example of what it means to truly prepare kids for future challenges and opportunities.

Here are three obligations that I believe will move us in this direction.

Prepare students to be members of a global community. This means equipping them with an appreciation for other cultures and peoples.There are a number of ways that we can do this: • By establishing an International Baccalaureate program here at Berkshire. Enormously talented internationals come to Berkshire but then must leave after one year to fulfill the IB requirements needed to attend European universities. While they clearly are enriched from a oneyear experience, and we are too, it is not enough time for them and us to fully benefit.Also, by offering an IB curriculum we could attract and retain students from a broader spectrum of nations.

• By establishing partnerships with schools from around the world with the goal of having a relationship with at least one school on every continent.

• By offering and perhaps even requiring each student the opportunity to have a foreign travel experience at some point in their Berkshire career.

• By engaging in a richer, more meaningful, and ongoing discussion about diversity/pluralism on our own campus.

No meaningful discussion about global connections can occur without first looking at the racial and national diversity of our own school community.

Continue to be a leader among secondary schools in environmental studies, especially in the area of carbon reduction. We have already set the standard for others to follow. In the last three years, we have been recognized by several prominent national organizations for our efforts in recycling and emission reduction. In addition: • Our climate action plan was featured by the National Association for Independent Schools.

• One of our students was cited by the National Wildlife Foundation for his innovative independent study on emissions trading.

• We took first place in the Green Cup Challenge, an energy saving competition involving over thirty schools.

• We made focused efforts to manage our water use and to buy local foods.

In order to stay on top, we should continue all these efforts; however, our primary focus must be in the area of energy reduction. There are many colleges and universities plus a growing number of secondary schools that are trying hard to reduce carbon emissions; however, there are very few colleges and no secondary schools that I am aware of that are carbon neutral—able to balance the amount of carbon released with the amount sequestered or off-set.

Becoming the first secondary school in the nation to achieve carbon neutrality would distinguish Berkshire in an unprecedented way and would be the ultimate expression of our commitment to environmental responsibility. The Conservation Committee will spend this year doing a feasibility study to determine if becoming carbon neutral is possible at an acceptable cost.

Be on the cutting edge of technology among secondary schools. An audit of our technology department last year identified three urgent needs: to develop an efficient operating system that allows us to integrate and share information; to increase our service through increased staffing; to bring greater emphasis to the area of academic technology.

With objectives clearly defined, I will be organizing a task force comprised of faculty, staff, students, trustees, and outside experts to create a short- and long-range technology plan. This plan must be both practical and pedagogical, identifying what we need in terms of the technology itself as well as a list of core competencies that we believe our students must have before they graduate from Berkshire in order to succeed in college and beyond.

While all three “urgent needs” are equally important and, in fact, depend on each other, using technology to bring our classroom to life and to assist learning must remain our primary focus.

• • • • • • • Finally, we must renew our commitment to academic excellence by examining on an ongoing basis what and how we teach. I don’t know of a time where there has ever been a greater need for meaningful education.The signs of decline in the quality of an American education are everywhere and should not be denied: • Fewer and fewer American-born students go on to study math and science beyond the required study.

Consequently, fewer and fewer of them go on to make careers in science and math-related fields.

• I am reminded of David McCullough’s startling statement last spring in which he revealed that only seven American institutions of higher learning require the study of history in college.The implications of this are catastrophic, as it suggests that a significant majority of Americans will enter adulthood with only a basic understanding of our own history and the histories of other world populations.

• And I have heard from several of our most experienced teachers that a growing number of students are coming to us without a solid foundation in reading, writing, and research skills and, more importantly, without the selfdiscipline and curiosity needed to be active learners in the long run.

Taking a step toward excellence does not mean turning our back on the traditions and values that have bound Berkshire for over a century.

So we need to do our part by doing what we do well: providing a strong college-prep curriculum accompanied by unique experiential-based academic offerings that develop a love of learning.

As we step off this school year we should do so with a renewed commitment to our mission and with the confidence that what we are doing is unique in many ways, generic in some, but ultimately powerful.With our recent achievements and the possibilities created in the upcoming capital campaign, I believe that we can create a school that sets the example for others to follow.

But as we reshape the school, let us not forget that it is the culture and the people that make the place unique.Taking a step toward excellence does not mean turning our back on the traditions and values that have bound Berkshire for over a century.We can be a school that is both competitive and caring, rigorous and supportive, humble and confident. We must be more concerned about our true character—what we think about ourselves—than about our reputation—what others think of us.We must stay soundly grounded in our core values and principles: cultivating a familial atmosphere, speaking to the individuality of students, teaching them how to live in community, developing a love for learning for its own sake.

In just a few days we will enter a modernized Berkshire Hall for the first time. As you turn to enter the building, I hope that your hearts will be full of excitement and pride.

This building is a symbol of our renewed commitment to academic excellence—a place where we will literally change lives. It is also a symbol of our progress as a school. With these gifts, however, comes greater responsibility.The fact is that a lot of people are counting on us—the alums, parents, and trustees who have given us their resources, confidence, and trust; and, above all, our students, who deserve our best, each and every day.

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Recalling Mr. Godman

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While I was reading the wonderful last issue of the Berkshire Bulletin, memories of the ’50s and ’60s flooded my brain. John Godman had taken the position of headmaster a few years before my husband, Emmons W. “Put” Putnam, and I came to Berkshire in 1953. John’s Lincolnesque appearance could be forbidding, but, in fact, he had a soft heart, a knack for problem-solving, and a broad sense of humor. Some examples: 1954. During the summer of ’54, Buck Dormitory was built. John invited the Putnams to be the first occupants of the first floor north apartment, moving us from the third floor of Memorial.We were allowed to choose the paint colors for the apartment. Beige was our choice for most of the space, except for the bathroom walls. For that room we selected fuchsia! That fall, happy in our new home, we invited John for dinner one evening. At some point he excused himself, returning shortly to exclaim loudly, “I will never pee in that bathroom again!”

1956. These were the days of sit-down dinners, where the boys took turns being waiters. No faculty children were allowed, but faculty wives were expected to be present and to serve coffee after dinner—using silver service and demitasse cups—to the seniors and faculty.With the group congregating in Johnston Common Room, this was a pleasant enough duty, but the most enjoyable time occurred when study hall began for the boys. A few adults always lingered around the fireplace to hear the tales of a marvelous raconteur: John Godman.

I’ll never forget his story of a female parent whose son had just been expelled. She came to John’s office in a very low-cut, revealing blouse to plead her son’s case. As John sat at his desk, she stood on the other side, leaned over very far, and asked if he really wanted to expel her son. He confessed he had to gulp a few times; nevertheless, his resolve wasn’t compromised. His version of this story, complete with gestures, was hilarious.

1958. John loved dogs, especially retrievers. It was fortuitous for us when we decided to buy a golden retriever, Tessie. Suddenly our karma rose. One night, after lights out for the boys,Tessie did not return home. Dogs were then allowed the run of the campus. Put and I, joined by other faculty members, started searching the campus. Someone alerted John that Tessie was missing. By the time Tessie was found down in the manhole behind Stanley (somebody had not replaced the lid over the opening), John arrived clad in overalls and carrying a rope and shovel. Sure enough, he went down in that hole and rescued our beloved dog.

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John Godman (seated, center) and Put Putnam (seated, right). Others are Frank Beattie (seated, left) and, standing from left, Jack Stewart and Tim Bray.

Mid ’60s. Some of the faculty wives joined a bowling league in Great Barrington. One Thursday night returning from bowling, Carolyn Knerr (wife of faculty member Nick Knerr) and I noticed a redness in the dark sky as we rounded the corner by Spurr Pond. Driving into Berkshire we saw there was a fire on the mountain! In 1956 an antique fire engine had been given to the school by the father of BRAD STEWART ’58 , and a group of faculty and students devoted itself to keeping the truck in working condition.When the Sheffield fire trucks could not get up the mountain, John called out the ancient engine and its crew.

This was the only vehicle which could make it up the dirt road to the reservoir, ultimately to douse the fire.

1968. My husband was director of admissions at Berkshire, and because of churning changes in the social behavior of teenagers at that time, all independent schools were struggling. Put was in the vanguard of the movement to change the all-boys school to co-education. (Do you suppose the fact that our daughter was on track to enter 9th grade the fall of ’69 played a role?) At any rate, throughout that school year, Put spent much time gently urging John to consider this option, not only as an answer to financial concerns by broadening our base, but also as the road to developing a robust school that embraced the rise of women’s rights. A confirmed bachelor and of the old-school headmaster genre, John was a tough nut to crack, but eventually Put prevailed. Berkshire was one of the first traditional prep schools to add women to its student body. Put played a large role in advancing the Berkshire School we know today.

Em Putnam Englewood, Colorado Em Putnam, the mother of SCOTT ’74, KATHY ’74 and BRETT in various capacities at Berkshire from 1953 to 1986, including registrar, assistant college advisor, and manager of the student bank, bookstore and athletic store.

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Lincoln Kirstein My friend [Berkshire trustee] Lo-Yi Chan sent me the fascinating article about Lincoln Kirstein in the last Bulletin. In a book I wrote called Patron Saints, Kirstein is one of the primary figures. There were extraordinary tidbits in this article that I would have happily included in my book if I had only known of them. You have done a brilliant job in uncovering the Kirstein file. Congratulations on award journalism.

Nicolas Fox Weber Bethany, Connecticut The writer, the father of CHARLOTTE WEBER ’01 , is executive director of the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation in Bethany, Connecticut. In addition to Patron Saints, he is the author of The Clarks of Cooperstown, Balthus, Cleve Gray, and The Art of Babar.

MICHAEL GARRETT ’83

Montclair, New Jersey

Personalities Bravo on your Centennial edition magazine! I really appreciate that you let real personalities come through.

Kelly Washburn Associate Director of Development & Publications Director Grace Church School New York, New York

Chet et al.

Just wanted to tell you how much I am enjoying reading the last issue of the Berkshire Bulletin. Of course, I loved the tributes to Chet in the In Memoriam section and the picture of Dana and Baker in Former Faculty and Staff as well as Chet’s puzzle. But I also enjoyed many of the Centennial features. Bill Spalding’s interview with Fred Peters was terrific. (Chet often mentioned “The Bird,” and it was interesting to read that he had made the same impression on students so many years before.) I was also fascinated with Robert Minnerly’s account of what it was like to be headmaster of a boarding school in the 70’s.

This issue is wonderful and will be one I keep for our family archives.Thanks again for including the pieces on Chet. He would have loved that, and so do we.

Carol Currier Valencia, California The widow of CHET CURRIER ’62 , Carol Currier is the mother of former staff member Dana Currier and the mother-in-law of former faculty member Baker Franke.

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Corrections from the last issue of the Berkshire Bulletin is a member of the Class of 1954, not 1953; likewise, BRETT PUTNAM is 1981 and not 1982.

COURTY BRYAN

The remembrance of the late MATTHEW C. DAVIS ’83 omitted the name of his wife,Trena Davis.

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REACTION

The Summer/Fall 2007 edition of the Berkshire Bulletin was the best ever and a pleasure to read. Colorful and informative, and obviously the result of extensive research, it shows a great effort that merits congratulations.

I was amazed to learn, nearly 30 years after I first heard of Berkshire, of the school’s association with Lincoln Kirstein.

Now the father of a budding ballerina, I spend two afternoons every week at the School of American Ballet, where his name is uttered in hushed, reverential tones.Your article gave me a better understanding of him, of the times in which he lived, and of the school we both attended.

Carol Currier with Dana Currier and Baker Franke at Alumni Centennial Weekend in May.

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Thinking outside the curriculum Two Centennial programs were so successful that they may become traditions.

The week-long Pro Vita session last winter offered each student three week-long elective courses outside the core curriculum, courses ranging from African Drumming, Movement and Storytelling to Bob Dylan: Poet of Sin and Salvation, and from Model Rocketry to The Films of Frank Capra. Right: Among the guest speakers were advertising agency owner BILL DRAKE ’73 (the Psychology of Advertising class).

Below: Meanwhile, the Environmental Symposium held on Earth Day attracted, among others, KATHY ORLANDO ’89 , executive director for land protection for the Sheffield Land Trust and TWIGGS MYERS HON. ’57 .

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Danielle Scharf ’08 presented her independent study project on sports medicine at a reception last May. Looking on are her faculty advisor, Head Athletic Trainer Marc Wysocki (standing) , and Brian Lewton, assistant athletic trainer. Proposals for independent study were approved in the following areas: Berkshire Centennial history, emissions trading, sports medicine,Asian dance forms, special education, sign language, modern Asian economics, relativity, the Big Bang, animation, toxins and the brain, advanced Chinese, New York City, Dostoevsky, French theatre actresses of the 19th and 20th centuries, and modern film analysis.

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The arts were alive and well

on campus last spring. Three examples: on the Allen Theater stage, a production of Beth Henley’s The Miss Firecracker Contest; in the Geier Library, a oneman ceramics show by Kang Liu ’08 of Pasadena, California, seen here with several faculty admirers; and, in Johnston Common Room, the annual Capriccio classical music recital, courtesy of music teacher ChengChia Wu and her talented charges.

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Experience Bloomsday Once again, Berkshire students traveled to Ireland this summer to participate in Experience Bloomsday, a weeklong celebration of James Joyce and his epic novel Ulysses. The lucky students this year, pictured with Berkshire English teacher Colin McNamara and Joycean scholar Kevin O’Halloran, were Liz Rizzo ’09 of Queensbury, New York, and George Martinecz ’09 of Cheshire, Connecticut. Pictured at Berkshire earlier this year were, from left, Berkshire parent and Experience Bloomsday sponsor Tom Steiner; James Quin, director of the James Joyce Centre in Dublin; English department chair A.J. Kohlhepp; and Mr. O’Halloran.

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Last spring, science teacher Mike Dalton, pictured with his wife, Lori, and TWIGGS MYERS HON. 57,

was named the first winner of the Class of 1957 Faculty Award, established by that class on the occasion of its fiftieth reunion. The award, in the form of a stipend, annually recognizes an outstanding member of the faculty for excellence in teaching and tenure of service as exemplified by Mr. Myers. Mr. Dalton, who also heads the school’s maple syrup operation and is the resident bagpiper, came to Berkshire in 1999.

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Living Graciously The school held its fifth annual Gracious Living Day last spring, with students, faculty and staff volunteering at a host of locations throughout Berkshire County, including the Egremont Fire Department (under the supervision of ROBIN MCGRAW ’70 and former faculty Buzzie Hayes McGraw) and the Sheffield Historical Society. The event is held annually in observance of the April 9 birthday of Larry Piatelli, Berkshire’s former head of school who died in October of 2003.The concept of gracious living was the hallmark of Mr. Piatelli’s brief tenure at Berkshire.

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The Coach and the Chief Over one hundred alumni, friends and family gathered last spring to honor Tom and Susan Young at dedication ceremonies for the Thomas H.Young Field and the Susan B.Young Mezzanine in Geier Library. The Coach showed he still has his stuff on the mound, while the Chief did her Statue of Liberty number.

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Last spring, Director of Parent Programs Jane Piatelli and her son Greg ’09 climbed up to the cairn atop Black Rock erected by students shortly after the death of her husband, former head of school Larry Paitelli, in the fall of 2003. It was Mrs. Piatelli’s first visit to the site.

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Berkshire varsity softball coach Bill Gulotta last spring with his Westminster counterpart, MITCH OVERBYE ’79 . At season’s end Mr. Gulotta, who founded the Western New England Softball Association, stepped down as coach after 20 years.

His players compiled a record of 160 wins and 88 losses, and his 1987 team stepped up from Division II to win the Division I New England Championship.

Lori Charpentier (far left), the longtime girls’ varsity hockey coach whose teams racked up 224 wins in 10 seasons, and Dean Charpentier (third from left), her husband and assistant coach, left Berkshire in June. Mrs. Charpentier was director of athletics and, before that, director of admissions, while Mr. Charpentier taught English—including creative writing and the popular senior elective on J.R.R.Tolkien—ran the annual Hamlet Night, and coached lacrosse. The Charpentiers, who will teach at Brooks in order to be closer to their families, are pictured with Cheryl Geerhold, director of college counseling, and Peter Quilty, dean of students.

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Twelve intrepid students bicycled through the Sacred Valley of the Incas in Peru last June, courtesy of the Ritt Kellogg Mountain Program. The group also visited the lost city of Machu Picchu, the ancient capital of Cuzco, and Lake Titicaca.

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Now on Board

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New trustees include alumnus, two current parents

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DAVID W. KNOWLTON ’76 is managing partner of the New York City-based investment banking firm Watch Hill Partners LLC, which he co-founded in 2003 and which focuses on providing merger, acquisition and corporate finance advisory services to leading private equity firms and corporations…formerly headed and built fully integrated investment banking platforms at Gleacher & Company and First Union Securities, and before that was managing director in Chase Manhattan’s acquisition finance group…worked for the United States Congress Joint Economic Committee in Washington DC prior to his banking career…a 1980 graduate of Kenyon College and a former member of that school’s board…he and his wife, Barbara, live in New York City and have four children: Jack, Libby, Katie, and Sam.

Perri Stein Procida, mother of Michael ’11, is a managing member of Wilshire Partners, a media/marketing consulting firm she created in 2003...has served as senior vice president of interactive marketing at AOL, executive vice president for Engage Media Services, and as an officer and head of the sales division at NetZero, which she helped take public...also spent 17 years working for NBC Television in various sales positions...a graduate of the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, she has served on the advisory boards of that school and of The Partnership with Children in New York City...she and her husband, Mario, live in Greenwich, Conn., and have three other children: Dylan, Peter and Parker.

Matt, Isabel, Julia and Ed Reger.

Edward Reger, father of Matthew ’11, is president of Dentech Investments Ltd., Garbage Genie Investments Ltd., and a member of the board of Grup Peralada…before cofounding Dentech, he was executive vice president of the Bank of British Columbia and managing director of Luditec, S.A. in Barcelona, Spain, responsible for the installation of an information system encompassing over 4,000 remote terminals in preparation for the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992…studied at Harvard College and Yale University in the United States prior to attending the London Business School…was founding president of the Vancouver Rowing Club and past president of the San Francisco Ballet and is an avid polo player and golfer...he and his wife, Isabel, also have a daughter and live in Barcelona, Spain.

Brown leads Green and Gray.

Last spring, four-year student Kelsey Brown of Madison, Wisconsin—pictured here with a fellow native Midwesterner, Head of School Mike Maher—was elected all-school president for the 2008-09 school year. Last year found Kelsey on the varsity field hockey team, performing in the musical Chicago, on stage in a dance performance or in the center of a JV lacrosse huddle.

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Launch date 2009!

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ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

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The New Yorker in Washington

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The fourth in a long line of Lizzas, he was four years at Berkshire and didn’t write a word for the school’s newspaper, the Green & Gray. Yet here he is,Washington correspondent for The New Yorker magazine, frequent guest on TV talk shows and author of three cover stories on Barack Obama.

Truth be told, RYAN LIZZA ’92 confessed in an interview in early July, he did write for the paper at Berkshire—but it was an underground paper called, he recollected with some embarrassment, The Door.

“It was my first experience with journalism,” he says, adding that the second of two issues he and some friends published via their Macs was confiscated by the administration. Ryan says he has “fond memories” of English classes with Norm Merrill and of studying Thoreau with Hilary Russell.

He says he also enjoyed his role senior year as comanager, with MATT MATTSON ’92, of WBSL, the school’s FM radio station.

In the years since, Ryan—a Long Island native and the brother of CARL ’84, JOHN ’88, FRANK ’90 and JENNIFER ’94 —has made a steady ascent Ryan Lizza with his son, Dylan. from Sheffield to Washington. After leaving the Mountain he took a semester off out West with Ryan recalls of the late NBC Washington bureau chief and the National Outdoor Leadership School, then entered host of Meet the Press. “He was very warm and generous.”

University of California at Berkeley, where he pursued a At the time of his interview with the Bulletin, Ryan was double major of English and Mass Communications. While working on his third major story on the Democratic nominee still an undergraduate, he took classes at Cal’s Graduate for president, a story that would appear in the issue with the School of Journalism and worked as “a low-level reporter” controversial cover satirizing Barack and Michelle Obama. He on Hot Guns, an Emmy-winning documentary for PBS had previously written cover stories on Obama for the New Frontline about the trade in stolen hand guns.

Republican and GQ; he said he expected his new piece, at Then it was back to New York, first as an intern for 12,000 words, would be the longest of the three.

Harper’s Magazine and then as a reporter/researcher—“a gloAnd talk about big stories: In addition to this year’s camrified term for intern”—for the New Republic, about the paign, Ryan has covered the Clinton impeachment, the Florida time the deceptions of Stephen Glass, the magazine’s boy recount, the 2004 Presidential race—“not one of the greatwonder, were being uncovered. (“I’d see him alone in his est”—and this year’s Presidential campaign—“maybe the greatoffice at his computer, probably covering his tracks.”) Three est.”

He notes that while there is little glamour in covering the months later, the magazine hired Ryan full-time, first as a White House—“everybody’s fighting over the same scraps”— political correspondent, then as a senior editor covering the he does, by virtue of working for a magazine rather than as a White House and the 2004 presidential campaign.

Ryan is a correspondent for GQ, has been a contributing newspaper or network television reporter, have the luxury of picking and choosing his own angle. editor for New York magazine, and has written for the New He said he has interviewed Hilary Clinton twice, Obama six York Times, the New York Times Magazine, The Washington times and McCain several times. His take on the candidates?

Monthly, and The Atlantic Monthly. He has also appeared fre“For the who-would-you-rather-have-a-beer-with test, I quently on television news shows; last spring he and Tucker suppose I’d go with Obama or McCain,” he said. “But Carlson, now a senior campaign correspondent for Senator Clinton is an extremely impressive woman. She has MSNBC, appeared on the late Tim Russert’s show on so much knowledge on so many issues—the other two CNBC/MSNBC. don’t have quite the same chops.”

“Russert was as wonderful a guy as everyone says he was,”

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Bruce Benson on the job: with Governor Bill Ritter, on a walk with speakers at the University’s Conference on World Affairs, and watching medical students revive a dummy.

Head of the Herd In 1964 BRUCE BENSON ’57 graduated from the University of Colorado with a bachelor of arts degree in geology. Last March he returned there as its president, in charge of 4 campuses, 45,000 undergraduate and 10,000 graduate students, and 26,000 employees.

Ever since, Bruce has put in 12 and often 15 hours a day on the job on behalf of the Buffalos. (The mascot of the Colorado Springs campus is the mountain lion.) For example, a recent community outreach day called for meetings with editorial page editors from the state’s various newspapers, a Rotary Club luncheon, an interview at a radio station, meeting with local legislators, and a fundraising dinner for the University of Colorado Foundation. (After he had gone to bed that same night he was awakened at two a.m. and informed that campus security had rounded up two students with cross-bows hunting possums. “You can’t have 40,000 teenagers in one place and not have problems,” he laughed.)

“I knew it was going to be a hell of a job,” said the craggy longtime oilman, who turned seventy on July fourth, in a phone interview from his ranch on the Blue River in Dillon, eighty miles west of Denver. “But I like working and solving problems. They say the harder you work, the luckier you get. I believe that.”

But Bruce Benson wasn’t hired for his luck. His appointment last February by the University’s regents came about because of his proven ability to raise money; his extensive experience in state politics, including a run for Governor in 1994; his community involvement in education, including

chairing both the Denver Public Schools Foundation and the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, and his business savvy as owner and president of Benson Mineral Group Inc., an oil and gas exploration and production company, among other industries.

It is the first of these—fundraising—that will occupy most of his time, and for good reason: The university has an annual budget of $2.4 billion, less than 10 percent of which comes from the state, which ranks 48th in the nation in per-student funding from the state government. And while the school’s annual fund raised $162.5 million, much of that is capital money that doesn’t pay for operating costs. Another constraint is that the state mandates that at least 55% of the freshman class be made up of Coloradans, who pay only $7,000 tuition; outof-state students pay $25,000.

As it happens, Bruce—who become a Berkshire trustee in 1978 and served as president of the board from 1984 to 1994—honed his fundraising skills at Berkshire while serving as national chairman of the Program for the Nineties fundraising campaign, a campaign that yielded the Rovensky Student Center. He also practiced what he preached by becoming the

¹ “I knew it was going to be a hell of a job... But I like working and solving problems. They say the harder you work, the luckier you get. I believe that.”

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major donor toward the center’s dining hall, today known as Benson Commons. Berkshire’s 1997 Alumnus of the Year, Bruce will serve as co-chair of the school’s upcoming Hail Berkshire capital campaign.

Long before he was hired, Bruce had already shown his fundraising mettle for his new employer, having been national chair of the University’s Beyond Boundaries campaign that raised $1 billion from 1997 to 2003. He also served on the board of directors of the University of Colorado Foundation from 1990-1996 and chaired the geology department’s $14 million fund drive. Once again he threw not only his energy but his money into the mix, which led to the dedication in 1999 of the five-story Benson Earth Sciences Building across the street from the football stadium on the Boulder campus.

Today, Bruce is fundraising at the state level, the federal level, and the philanthropic level. He wants to strengthen the University’s presence in Washington via more aggressive lobbying, and even involve faculty from the University’s Business School and School of Public Affairs in finding other funding solutions. He says the University will kick off another capital campaign within the next two years.

Helping Bruce do the job is a central administration of 300, including four vice presidents and an assistant vice president. But he says one of his most important aides is the one he married 15 years ago. For starters, Marcy Benson is a formidable fundraiser in her own right: she co-chaired the drive that raised $273 million for the new Children’s Hospital, which is affiliated with the University.

“They got a two-for-one deal when they got me,” Bruce says of his wife, who, although not on the payroll, attends all the scheduling meetings. “Marcy’s one of the most likable, competent people out there, and smart as hell.”

It also helps that by virtue of his political involvement— past chair of the Colorado Republican party, Colorado chair of the Bush-Quayle presidential campaign, Colorado finance chair for the Bush-Cheney reelection campaign, and, until his appointment, national co-chair of the Romney for President campaign—Bruce already had in

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Helping Bruce do the job is a central administration of 300, including four vice presidents and an assistant vice president.

But he says one of his most important aides is the one he married 15 years ago.

place working relationships with Governor Bill Ritter (“he’s a member of the wrong party but a good guy and a good friend”) and many legislators.

But Bruce, whose office is close to the Capitol, says he is done with politics, at least the formal variety, as a condition of the non-partisan role he must play in his new job. “I don’t take a position, I don’t even comment,” he says.

A prominent state Republican told Bruce recently that he missed receiving phone calls from Bruce asking for money for various candidates. “Forget politics,” Bruce replied. “Now I can ask you for a big donation to the University of Colorado.”

But Bruce is still a political animal, as evidenced by his winning over faculty members who would have preferred he have a Ph.D. and students who would have preferred he were a Democrat. He recalled a recent visit to the Boulder campus, whose faculty had voted 40-4 against his appointment.

“For twenty minutes I laid out what I was doing and then took questions. The frowns turned to smiles. If you took the same vote now it would be 40-4 for me—and the head of the faculty council is now a good friend.”

Always the optimist, Bruce says the University is “on a roll,” citing the $162.5 million raised this year by the Foundation, $600 million in federal grants for research at Boulder and the new Anshutz School of Medicine in Aurora, a new $12 million science building on the Denver campus, which is shared by Metropolitan State College, and $40 million in new endowment money.

The student-turned-president paused.

“And, best of all, we have the most gifted freshman class in the school’s history.”

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Giving ex-Soviet states the business.

ALUMNI SERVING OTHERS

Sixty years ago last April, President Truman signed into law the Marshall Plan to resuscitate the economies of war-ravaged Europe.

The anniversary didn’t go unnoticed by LEE COLE ’53 , a retired computer executive who began a second life in 1995 by founding an organization based on the same principles as the famous doctrine.

That year, Lee and ten other Cincinnati business leaders were recruited to help spark business in Kharkiv, Cincinnati’s sister city in Ukraine, which had declared its independence four years earlier. Cole read an article about ex-communist economies in Foreign Affairs, a co-author of which was James Silberman, who had headed the Marshall Plan’s technical assistance program. With Silberman’s advice and expertise, Cole founded the nonprofit Center for Economic Initiatives (CEI), dedicated to helping former Soviet businesses in fledgling democracies such as Ukraine.

Since then, thanks largely to grants from the United States Agency for International Development, CEI has sponsored the visits of hundreds of Ukrainian executives to businesses in the Cincinnati area.

Two success stories among many: • Soybeans were rarely grown in the Ukraine until dairy executives visiting this country discovered that the vegetable can be used as a whole milk substitute.

Four years later, Kupiansk Milk was using a 50% soy and 50% whole milk combination in its white condensed milk operation, while chocolate condensed milk was 100% soy.

• Ukrainian farm leaders, used to “deep plowing,” or turning over the soil up to a depth of one foot, learned that American farmers use either low-till planting, where the soil is disked to a depth of a few inches, or no-till planting. Low-till methods saved the Ukrainians 30% in fuel costs, while no-till farming resulted in savings of up to 75%.

And what’s in it for Lee Cole, a grandfather of four who has made twenty visits to Ukraine to meet candidates for U.S. study tours and to visit farms and factories? “Personal satisfaction,” he says. “It’s a way to make a difference in the world, a significant difference.”

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The International Servant-to-Be

By Mustafa Basij-Rasikh ’08 Mohd “Mustafa” Basij-Rasikh was a one-year student at Berkshire, joining his countryman, Mati Amin ’08, who had arrived a year before. The following is a combination of Mustafa’s college essay and a speech he gave to the school community. Mustafa now attends Bates College, where PETER GOODRICH ’85 graduated in 1989.

Not a learning environment

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December, 1979 - February, 1989 WAR BETWEEN THE SOVIET UNION AND AFGHAN LEADERS. 1989 THE LAST SOVIET TROOPS LEAVE THE COUNTRY; THE MUJAHIDEEN FIGHT EACH OTHER FOR POWER. 1993 ONE-DAY 1994 18

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CEASEFIRE

COALITION GOVERNMENT IS

FORMED WHICH LASTS TWO YEARS; HOWEVER, THE COUNTRY IS IN CHAOS.

1996 THE TALIBAN TAKE 2001 THE TALIBAN

OVER

LEAVE

KABUL.

KABUL.

2002-2003 THE LOYA GIRGA (GRAND COUNCIL) ELECTS THE PRESIDENT. 2004 THE

FIRST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN

THE HISTORY OF

AFGHANISTAN

IS HELD AND

THE CONSTITUTION IS RESTORED.

2005-2007 HOUSES, THE

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When first I opened my eyes in March of 1987, my country was at war.

When I was four years old, my dream was to go to school in a peaceful environment. The sky was red with fires for many of my school years. We left early in the morning when it was safest to be in the streets. I did not go to school for a full year during this period because it was too dangerous to be out of the house.

One of the hardest months was the one when my family, along with over a hundred other people, huddled in the basement of our apartment building. I remember the hunger and my mother going for two days without food so that her children could eat.

One of my worst memories of the period is the time I saw a man being shot to death. My friends and I were playing marbles in the dark and my marble flew out of the basement window. I went after it. Just fifteen feet from me, two men faced each other with guns and one was shot dead. An old man pulled me back to the safety of the basement.

We moved to a safer place, and I was able to return to school. However, everyday when we left for school, we wondered if we would return home alive. Most of the parents did not let their children go to school because they feared for their safety, but my sister, brother and I went anyway. My parents told us that we must go to school, even though a horrible war was going on in Kabul.

I was in sixth grade when the Taliban came to Kabul.

They did not allow girls to go to school.They did not even let females leave their homes without a husband or father.

The Taliban did not consider women to be members of society. If a mother is illiterate, the family grows up in darkness and ignorance. On the other hand, an educated woman will provide smart, educated, and wise children to society.

My father is a very rare Afghan man. Boys and girls are totally equal in his mind, unusual thinking in Afghanistan.

One evening, while we were sitting around the table, my father said, “I am the education candle for my family, and it is my great hope that my children will make this candle burn brighter. Unfortunately, I see it is getting dark. Girls can no longer go to school.”

My mother has been teaching girls and boys for thirty years, and she strongly believes in and supports education.

She could not bear that Afghan girls were growing up illiterate. She ran a small clandestine school in our house for the three years that the Taliban regime was in power.

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My parents took a great risk by opening a secret school for girls in our home.

The girls arrived with their books hidden in their clothes and beneath their scarves and borqas. When they came over, they pretended they were just coming to visit us. If the Taliban had learned about our school, they would have put all of my family in jail. We taught the With Mustafa after he addressed the school last spring were DON GOODRICH ’61 students for four years for free. I taught and Sally Goodrich—the parents of PETER GOODRICH ’85 and directors of the math, Dari, Pashto (the formal language Peter M. Goodrich Foundation—and science teacher Dan Yaverbaum, Mustafa’s advisor. of Afghanistan), and handwriting.

One day I was teaching Zala, a fiveyear-old who started in our school that year. She said, “Mustafa, will we be able to go to the public school?” I replied that soon the international community will come to know that Afghanistan is not a safe place any more, hiding something from me so I asked him where he was working. He said, “I couldn’t find anywhere to work. No that the country has become a nest for terrorists. Shortly one would accept our diploma.” I asked him why, and he after, the Taliban regime was crushed. Zala is now in sixth replied, “Our universities teach antiquated material.” grade, and she is very happy to be going to public school. I I made my decision. If I were going to get a higher am so proud to know that she is continuing her education education, I would do so outside of Afghanistan. I wanted a and doing well.With a more stable society, people are startdegree in economics, and I wanted to study in America. I ing a new life and meeting new international friends.

Although the Taliban left, there still was a lot of chaos with- started working on my English and computer skills to supplement my education. In the meantime, I tried my best to in Kabul. Even in this chaos, the hopes and aspirations of keep a balance between my academic and athletic life. I the people blossomed. played soccer and was on the varsity soccer team of my My school was closed for four months during the U.S. invasion and collapse of the Taliban. I was very happy when school. I also played on the league team in Kabul, which the school’s doors opened for everyone.When I returned to won the Kabul B League Championship in 2006.

I feel lucky to have been raised in an open-minded famischool, I was very excited when I saw an increase in student ly. My goal is to pursue a higher education so I can work numbers. However, there was no furniture at all in the for my country and the global community. My ambition is schools.We sat on the ground while teachers taught us.We to return to Afghanistan and to help rebuild my country, went to school with strong enthusiasm and did not allow and improve relations with rest of the world. Since the these inconveniences to affect our passion for education. international community has come to the aid of My school received desks and chairs one year after the establishment of the transitional government, and that was a Afghanistan, Afghans have learned that they should think broadly. I do not want to tie myself to one nation or counbig party day for us! With the fall of the Taliban, my sisters try; I want to be an international servant. Uneducated peoand mother were allowed to return to school with me. ple can easily be deceived by others. In my country there is When I was in twelfth grade, I asked myself where I war, and it is because of illiteracy, racism, poverty and advercould continue my education. I did well on the matriculasity. I will work in collaboration with others of my generation test and was accepted at Kabul University, but this was tion to find solutions to these problems. not what I wanted. I asked my friend’s brother, who had just graduated from the university, if he liked his job. He gave me a fake smile and said it was good. I knew he was

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Leaving Medina

By Kim Hungerford ’08 Kim Hungerford, the sister of KELSEY now attends Syracuse University.

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Rob Robinson, Internet Businessman, the sign says.

Hundreds of thoughts are going through my head when I read this sign, such as,What is an Internet businessman? I am baffled but I stay optimistic. It is, after all, career roundtables day at Medina High School. By the end of the afternoon I will have a career choice.

After a confusing speech by Mr. Rob Robinson and a series of straightforward questions on my part, it is clear that he is what I would call a professional eBayer. Are my counselors really encouraging this as a career choice? My sophomore year is starting off a bit disappointingly.

The career roundtables are always held at the gym of my public high school in Medina, New York, a small town in Orleans County, one of the poorest counties in the state. In a lot of ways, I enjoyed my freshman year here, but I was on the brink of switching to a boarding school in New England that my sister went to. At times my discontent with this school and the desire for something new would get the best of me. But who knows? Maybe Chef, the next table I go to, will be as interesting as I hope.

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am skeptical.There is a young man, maybe 23 years old, waiting to give his wise words about being a chef. I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, but am immediately disappointed. He is not actually a chef—surprise!—but has worked as a busboy before. I still wonder what it would be like to be a chef. I am now 0 for 2, and I still have one more table to go which has potential.

This is just another day at my public school, but, for some reason, maybe because of Rob Robinson, it is also a day of realizations. I look around me. I see the same people I have seen every day since preschool as I walk through my routine nineperiod class day. I feel like I am on a treadmill each day, where I am working hard and moving fast but getting nowhere.

There is still a chance my last table could satisfy my interest. I look down to my sheet: Politician. My eyes scale the room, looking for the long pole propped up on a table with the word Politician on it. As I look, I am distracted by the young man at my table taking down his Chef pole. He replaces it with a pole that says nothing other than Politician on it.Who would guess that the Chef (busboy) is a Politician, too? He knows nothing about politics. This afternoon was supposed to be helpful and informative, and it is: I realize that as versatile as the people in this community are, there is something missing for me in all of this.

Up until this point, a big part of my life had been plotted out for me, and I unknowingly have gone along with it. Now I know I have other options, but choosing the unfamiliar over the familiar is a big step.

As I walk out of the main doors of Medina High School, I feel the kids rush by me. I look into the parking lot and I see freedom. I see kids hopping into their cars rushing over to the McDonald’s across the street, and I feel a familiar comfort. A comfort I am ready to leave behind. I refuse to think, because I can feel what is right. After a year and a half of balancing on the edge, I am jumping, without a moment’s thought.

I left Medina wanting three things: change, growth, and strength. I went from one universe to the next in the middle of a school year, and this was ample change. From this change came growth, and my new ability to adapt. I have grown independent and developed a take-action attitude.

Within this growth is strength. I no longer fear change. Life is always changing, no one can stop it, and now I am prepared to make the best of it.With college being my next big leap, I am excited to take on the challenges of adapting to another new environment.

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Centennial Parents’Weekend C E N T E N N I A L C E L E B R AT I O N S

Who says trustees can’t dance?

David Puth and his wife, Leslie, parents of Colin ’10, get down during the Saturday night’s dinnerdance.

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Parents’Weekend wasn’t only for parents.

Besides his mother, Ruth (left), Dillon Kollmer ’10 (brother of KAT KOLLMER ’05 and COURTNEY “ROCKY” KOLLMER ’06 ) also invited Kay Holden, his first-grade teacher from his days at Mendham Township, New Jersey, Elementary School.

Parents’Weekend flower arrangements were donated and arranged by Alba Muhlfeld (above), mother of Liza ’08 and EMILIE MUHLFELD ’05 and wife of RICH MUHLFELD ’69 , and by Jody Elting. Jody, who also helped coordinate the linens and décor for the weekend, is the daughter of FRED FAIRMAN ’32 and the mother of TOR ELTING ’84 and FRED ELTING ’87.

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Director of Parent Programs Jane Piatelli with outgoing Parents Committee co-chair Margi Picotte (Nicole ’09) left, and new chair Margo Ward (Matt ’10).

Rick and Pat Lazio, parents of Molly ’10.

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On Saturday morning, Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China Clark T. Randt, pictured with son CLARK RANDT ’02 and Academic Support Program Director Barbara Kenefick, addressed the community about that country’s emergence onto the world stage. Ambassador Randt then had lunch with students from China as well as American students who had studied there.

Representing the Buckeye State were, from left, Margot Horner ’09 and parents Douglas and Mary Horner of Gates Mills, with SKIP MURFEY ’68 , wife Marion, and daughter Clara ’09 of Kirkland.

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Katie Cahill ’08 with Danny Freitag, brother of Mike ’10; Marjorie Simpson ’10 with father Jim, Dawn Sullivan ’08 with parents Doug and Sandra.

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Flashing their great smiles were Cynthia Chilson and daughters Lauren ’08 and Paige ’10.

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Alumni Weekend All eyes were on the heavens when fireworks proclaimed the end of the year-long celebration of Berkshire School’s one-hundredth birthday—and the most memorable alumni weekend in school history.

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For Saturday night’s gala dinner, CLARE LUCE ABBEY ’77 , owner of the Napa Valley vineyard bearing her name, donated her award-winning 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon. Oenophiles, take note: www.clareluceabbey.com

Phil Jarvis, former interim head of school and assistant headmaster for enrollment, with HERB ROSKIND ’53.

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Several descendents of Seaver Buck were on hand. Clockwise, starting with the driver: great-great-grandson Aiden Coutin, great-great-grandson Lucus Coutin, family friend Greg Kopeche, great-grandson Brian Sichel, great-granddaughter Heidi Coutin, greatgreat-granddaughter Megan Coutin, and granddaughter Jane Hansen.

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Archivist TWIGGS MYERS HON ’57 with his colleagues in the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs: from left, Eileen Williams, assistant director of annual giving; Myra Riiska, director of research; Sue Delmolino, assistant to the director of development and alumni affairs; Jodi Rathbun, gifts administrator, and Bonita Lovison, development associate.

The dinner tent on East Campus on Saturday night, before the deluge.

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The Old Mill restaurant in nearby South Egremont, represented by general manager Ginny Filkins and owner Terry Moore and serving up grilled tenderloin of beef sliders, was one of eight area restaurants participating in The Taste of the Berkshires on Friday night. with classmate and his fiancé, Mary Ceravolo.

CHARLIE BERRY ’53

JOHN CLUETT

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Head of School Mike Maher hosted a reception for several of his predecessors, including, from left, HAWLEY ROGERS ’56 (2003-04), Bob Minnerly (1970-76), Phil Jarvis (2002-03), John Blessington (1976-78), and Tom Lord (1987-91).

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The leaning tower of Spaldings:

BILL ’65, LIZZY ’07,

and Debby.

K.C. CLOW ’69

of

GEORGE ’61

’00, PETER ’02

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and Karin Beebe, wife and mother of BROOKE and JOHN ’06.

MICHAELA ROMANO-MEADE ’02; BRIAN GULOTTA ’97

then fiancé, now wife Allison Import; and

The ageless Gretchen and JIM BALCH JOHN FUSCO ’76 and JULIA FORSTER

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ALEX SHUMAN ’00.

with

’78.

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TWIGGS MYERS HON. ’57

with

LIONEL SHAW ’85, BARRIE FISHER ’78,

and

ERIC HERMAN ’85.

The indefatigable LAUREN DURYEE ’90

with ANDREW ALLEN ’89 and his wife, Emily.

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and KAT MANNIX show the world how well the Class of 2006 flosses.

ADAM CAVALERI

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KEATON MARRIAN-SHEEHAN ’98, CAITLIN JARVIS PREVIDI ’99,

and

BROOKS ANNE HEADY ’98.

brothers and their wives: Joe ’60 and Susan, and Charles ’58 and Anne.

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Last year’s seniors JEREMY NAKAMURA and CAMPBELL SWIFT returned to mix with Margaux Kriegel ’09 and Jade Zarzeka ’08.

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Former faculty Bob and Iona Brigham and Al Bredenfoerder with Pat Blessington, wife of former headmaster Jack Blessington. with four-time Berkshire mom and former faculty member Nancy Duryee-Aas.

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MORGAN GOING ’98

From the photographerwas-too-busy-to-get-names department: several alumni wives with Centennial Assistant BEBE CLARK BULLOCK ’86 before Saturday night’s gala dinner.

SAM NICHOLS ’58 REED ’87

and

with daughters JENNY

KATE NICHOLS OLNEY ’85.

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NICHOLS

CARY WEIL BARNETT ’76

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her mother, Mabel Weil.

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Some chauffeur! LEE WEIL ’44C isn’t going anywhere as long as granddaughter Victoria Barnett, daughter of Richard and CARY WEIL BARNETT ’76 , is preoccupied with her infernal cell phone.

RUTH SHAPIRO ’78 , with the Brooklyn-based band Vince Giardano and the Nighthawks in the background.

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CHURCH DUCHARME ’58

with de charming

and his son

CHARLIE DUCHARME ’93 ,

TWIGGS MYERS HON. ’57

in between.

The ever mischievous former longtime staff member Em Putnam with TODD SPOFFORD

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’60.

Class of 1947 stalwarts KIM KIMBERLY and AL SHAW, attending their sixteenth consecutive reunion together, hung on for dear life.

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From left:

EM MUHLFELD ’05, BECKY ZAVISZA ’05, ALEX

KELLEY ’06, JOHANNA BECKER ’05, STEPHEN PIATELLI ’06, DAVID SCHLANSKY ’04, SAM LEVITAN ’05.

CHRISSY TCHOI ’05

and her brother, ERNIE

’03.

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Celebrating their twentieth reunion were, from left, KELLI PRINGLE FIELDS, MARLO DOHERTY ZARKA,

and WALLY

LONG.

From left:

CRYSTAL MENDEZ ’98, NAKIA HOWELL ’96, HENRY

TAVARES ’98, CINDY ZUMETA-MILLS ’95, JAVIER CRUZ WINNIK ’96.

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Presenting Stevie Starlite and the Delites Vocalists for the 10-member band Stevie Starlite and the Delites included Abby Sheldon-Dean and her daughter, HANNAH SHELDON-DEAN ’06.

on drums, on bass and GARY on guitar.

RICHARD COLLIGAN ’69 JIMMY DEAN ’69

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JIM MASTRIANNI ’90

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From left:

MELISSA HIRD REA ’93, KATY MAGEE KENNEY ’93,

WIN HOTCHKISS ’93, LINDSAY PIZZICA ’93.

(with wife Deborah Hower-Perkins) with classmate HAROLD CLAYTON and DAVID KNOWLTON ’76.

CHIP PERKINS ’7 3

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CELESTE MENDEZ ’06 ,

Santa Ana, with

the pride of

SPARRY SPARKS ’49.

CHAMBERLAIN ’73.

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Bob Minnerly, Berkshire’s fifth headmaster, with one of his former charges, DEAN

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Head of School Mike Maher and Trustees President HANS CARSTENSEN joined by their wives Jean and Terry, led the Champagne toast to Berkshire at the end of the gala dinner.Thanks to FOX-TV executive producer, Berkshire trustee and new mother NINA BRADLEY CLARKE ’90 , the evening concluded with videotaped birthday greetings from various FOX television personalities and politicians—ranging from Bob Barker to Billy Bush, Miss USA to Al Sharpton—followed by fireworks. ’66,

Art Charles, former dean of faculty, and Hilary Russell, longtime English teacher, with KATHY ORLANDO ’89.

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McCullough’s musings under the Mountain An eminent historian’s take on John Adams, teaching history, and understanding America

David McCullough is the author of 1776, John Adams, and Truman, among many books.Twice winner of the National Book Award and twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize, in December 2006 he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award. During Centennial Alumni Weekend last May, David McCullough transfixed over one thousand students, faculty, and alumni.

Standing and addressing the audience without podium or notes, he spoke for forty-five minutes, then said,“That’s my talk,” and sat down.

Following are excerpts from his speech.

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John Adams’s great interest was learning, the love of learning, and he is in many ways—and this is a point I hope to stress today—emblematic of the miracle, the transforming miracle of education. John Adams had origins as humble as those of Abraham Lincoln. His father was a plain Braintree farmer and shoemaker. His mother was almost certainly illiterate.

But he got a scholarship to go to college, to go to Harvard, which was then really what we would call an academy. This [Berkshire School] is Michigan State compared to what

What do you love?

What does our society love?

That’s how you understand people: What do they love?

Adams was very concerned about himself and his future. He was very self-preoccupied. He was twenty years old, and he thought life was passing him by.And he wanted to improve himself, very much in the tradition of the Puritan ministers who kept diaries or journals in order to write down their feelings and their thoughts and how they could improve themselves. He kept a little journal, and it is extremely revealing.

Here is the entry for July 21, 1756:“I’m resolved to rise with the sun and to study scriptures on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings.And to study Latin on the other three mornings. Noon and nights, I intend to read English authors. I will rouse up my mind and fix my attention; I will stand collected within myself and think upon what I have read and what I see. I will strive with all my soul to be something more than persons who have less advantages than myself.”

I read that and I thought,“What an amazing fellow: he’s twenty years old, and he is setting that kind of a schedule for himself, rising up before dawn to start reading.” But if you read on, the next morning he slept until seven.And a one-line entry the following week reads:“A very rainy day, dreamed away the whole time,”When I read that, I knew I had my man! Here was the fellow I wanted to write about.

One of the misconceptions of the Revolution is that the whole country was for it. Not at all. Probably only one-third of the country was for the Revolution at the start.Another third was against it.And the remaining third, in the good old human way, was waiting to see who won.

So if they had taken a survey, if the television were on every night reporting what the polls were saying, clearly this Revolution wasn’t going to go anywhere because only about a third of the country was for it.

One of the lessons of history is the importance of leadership, and one of the reasons why it’s so important that this school, every school, every college in the country, stress history is because history is essential to understanding human nature.

Cause and effect. What moves people? And it’s a sad state right now, when only seven colleges and universities in the country require history for graduation. My own alma mater,Yale, doesn’t require any history for graduates any longer. Big mistake.

We are raising young Americans who are historically illiterate, and this has been going on for more than 25 years. Every study shows it, and it’s not getting much better.

Some universities are now changing their policy: Harvard is about to require history, the University of Oklahoma requires history.

I think we have to go back to required courses, not just in history, but in foreign language, in science and in writing.

We’ve got to go back to required courses because those courses are about subjects that matter, but also because it might be a very good idea to get across to students that some things in life are required.

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Harvard was then. It had a faculty of seven and four buildings.

That was all.And most of the students began at about age 15, which was what John Adams was when he began.

But as he said: “I went to Harvard and I discovered books and I read forever.” That was the transforming event: he discovered books. In the Boston Public Library there are 3,800 books that belong to John Adams.And he bought them at a time when books were very expensive and he never had much money. So we know how important those books were to him.

In eighty some of those books he has written extensively, marginal notes.And they are fascinating. In one book, when I first opened it, I thought,“My goodness, he has written more in the margins then the author wrote in the book.”

And he would argue with the author—wonderful! And he didn’t take on easy people: He’s argued with Voltaire and Rousseau, among others.And those books are him. If you want to know, who was John Adams? What was he like? What did he love?, there they are. What do you love? What does our society love? That’s how you understand people: What do they love?

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Why should we be limited in what we know of life to just this little bit of biological time we are allotted, when the whole of the human experience is open to us?

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“Act well your part, therein all of the honor lies”— Alexander Pope’s “Essay on Man”. Now what does that tell us?

They quoted that line again and again,Washington quoted it, Jefferson quoted it,Adams quoted it several times,Abigail used it.They saw themselves as having been cast in one of the most historic dramas of all time: their present.And they used the theatrical analogy often in what they wrote. Because God or fate had cast them in their roles they had better perform as well as they possibly could., and they would be judged individually and as a society by how well they performed their roles.

Now that is a powerful motivating force:Act well your part.

Why? What is the motive? Why? “There all the honor lies.”

Not wealth, you notice, not power, not celebrity, honor. We “pledge our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.”

Nobody talks about honor anymore.What is honor? Does anybody teach a course on what honor is? No, we don’t hear about that.You see the shenanigans that go on, you read about them, in politics, in corporate life, and the rest, and you wonder, where did these people go to school? What did their mothers teach them?

Honesty. Honesty is the best policy.And it can be a policy.

Adams was known as honest John Adams and that wasn’t calling a big guy Shorty; that was exactly what he was: honest, even to a fault. It was one of his problems. He was often too honest. He couldn’t use the little diplomatic white lie. He told you what he thought, and sometimes that was hard to take.

Their sense of history was that they too were part of history. In other words, we are part of history, right now, as they were part of history then. And that they would be judged by history.

Now if you know you are going to be judged, if your grade, your standing isn’t just what your contemporaries think of you but what future generations will think of you, that too becomes a very powerful motivating force.

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A great teacher can change your whole point of view, your whole way of seeing the world.And the great teachers aren’t just people in classrooms; they can be somebody you work with.They can be somebody that you ride on an airplane with.And they can be somebody you never met, never spoke to because they lived two hundred years ago.

I have been privileged to keep company with the likes of John Adams. I can’t tell you how much he has taught me. I have been privileged to be associated with Abigail Adams and Henry Knox and Benjamin Rush, the extraordinary Benjamin Rush from Philadelphia. I’ve learned so much from them.

And if we do not give our children the chance to enjoy history, we are cheating them. History isn’t just something that’s good because it makes us better citizens—and it does.And it isn’t just something we need to know, for a full education.And that’s true. It’s part of the way we enlarge the experience of life.

Why should we be limited in what we know of life to just this little bit of biological time we are allotted, when the whole of the human experience is open to us?

And it’s all there for us to take.There is no trick to it; we don’t have to learn a new language to understand it.And if we shut that out, it’s very much as if we were to shut out all music or art or poetry. It’s part of being alive, and it is part of human nature to want to know what happened before we came along.

I urge those of you who have an influence on education in this country, whether here or your university or wherever, to take away from this gathering today the point of view that history isn’t just about politics or the military, or social issues. Yes, of course, a lot of it is about that. But if you leave out the poetry, the music, if you leave out medicine, if you leave out science, if you leave out money, if you leave out the theatre, you are leaving out so much that is an expression of who we are.You are leaving out the color, the flavor, the soul.

I was driving through Washington one morning, coming down Massachusetts Avenue in the early morning rush-hour, going around Sheridan Circle. And I wondered how many people who go around the circle every day have any idea that that is General Sheridan or who he was, that statue, that fellow with the pigeon on his head. And the same time that I was driving around that circle, Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” was playing on the radio. And I thought, there it is.

That music is as alive and as powerful and as much a part of us as if he were alive today. And yet, old Sheridan is long forgotten. And among anyone under thirty-five or so, the Civil War is all a mystery. It’s a blank, a fog.

We’re so blessed to be Americans. How can we love our country and not care about its story?

JIM HARMON ’53 , winner of the 2008 Distinguished Alumni

Award, as a student at Berkshire and receiving a school chair from Head of School Mike Maher.

JAMES ALLEN HARMON ’53

2008 Distinguished Alumni Award

Jim Harmon came to Berkshire as a senior, courtesy of a certain school down the road that must be kicking itself right now.

In the spring of 1952, legendary Hotchkiss Heamaster George Van Santvoord wrote John Godman, his counterpart at Berkshire: “Harmon took part enthusiastically in club football and basketball and was on the track squad in the spring. On May 12 he was placed under discipline for having gone off bounds at night to attend a moving picture show in the village of Lakeville. Otherwise, his record conduct was satisfactory. He made friends readily and seemed to enjoy his life here at the school.”

Then came the cruel punch line: “In June the masters voted that his scholastic record did not entitle him to return to Hotchkiss.”

John Godman disagreed, and welcomed Jim to Berkshire the next fall. Jim, soon known as Harm-Harm, made his mark as a member of the varsity football, basketball and track teams, as a member of the Gun Club, and as a reporter on the Green & Gray.

He was no slouch in the classroom, either, and Mr. Godman wrote the following college recommendation: “Jim has made steady scholastic progress and is now clearly ready for work at the college level. He has unusually good abilities in mathematics and science and has the ambition and drive necessary for above average achievement in those areas. Jim is conscientious and ambitious. I feel he has contributed a great deal to Berkshire School, and I believe that he will continue to contribute and will be a credit to any college.”

Brown University liked what it heard.There, Jim earned a

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Moviegoer turned public servant, financier and environmentalist

bachelor of arts degree in English literature, followed by an MBA from the Wharton School in 1959.

Almost a half-century later, Jim Harmon wields an impressive resume. He is currently Chairman of Harmon & Co. LLC, a financial advisory firm organized in 2001, and the former chairman and CEO of Shroeder Werthheim and Company.

Of special note, Jim Harmon served as chairman, president and CEO of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, or Ex-Im bank, until 2001. Nominated to a four-year term by President Clinton, Mr. Harmon was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 1997. During his tenure at Ex-Im Bank, Jim was an advocate for extending the scope of the Bank’s environmental guidelines and for the formal, multilateral adoption of substantive environmental standards by all member country export credit agencies.

Jim’s career has certainly been one of service, and I should add that he is trustee emeritus of Brown University and Barnard College, and a member of the Board of Directors of the School of International and Public Affairs of Columbia University. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Center for Global Development,Africare and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Jim has advocated a Marshall Plan for Africa and has urged the public sector to help with investment capital for emerging markets on that continent.

All the while, Jim Harmon has been loyal in his support of his old school and, fittingly, has left Berkshire a provision in his estate planning as a member of the John Godman Society. Jim and Jane, his wife of fifty years, have three children and two grandchildren.

As evidenced by his long, successful career as an investment banker and particularly by his passion for Africa’s economy and the environment, the boy John Godman took a chance on long ago has made a big difference in this world.

And so in its centennial year, and on the occasion of his fifty-fifth reunion, Berkshire School is proud to name James Allen Harmon as the winner of its 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award.

(From remarks delivered by Head of School Mike Maher)

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TOM DIXON

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2008 Kellogg Volunteer of the Year

40 Kellogg Volunteer of the Year Tom Dixon receives a school lamp from Head of School Mike Maher.

Tom Dixon, the 2008 Kellogg Volunteer of the Year, came to Berkshire School in 1961 with the unenviable task of succeeding David Eipper, a legend who taught math at Berkshire from 1910 to 1962.

Tom then became a legend himself. For the next four decades,Tom Dixon wore many hats at Berkshire, among them science department chair, dean of students, the school’s first technology director, and founder of WBSL 91.7 FM, the school’s radio station.

He also met and married his wife, former music department head Cynthia White Dixon, at Berkshire. In recognition of

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their service to Berkshire, the Dixon Fund for the Performing and Fine Arts was established in 1996. The pair established in 1983 the Cum Laude Society Fund in memory of Tom’s former AP physics student, P.L.Anderson, and later gave the school the Dixon Observatory.

Equally, if not more important, Mr. Dixon volunteered his time, energy and counsel to help guide the institution he loves so much.A charter member of the board of trustees from 1981 to 1989, he rejoined the board upon his retirement in 2001 and stepped down for a final time 2007.

(From remarks delivered by Head of School Mike Maher)

BYGONE BERKSHIRE

How Mr. Buck banned the butts.

The following anecdote from the Seaver Buck file in the archives was written, typed and submitted to the school by the late FRITZ TOMKINS ’38 on the occasion of his 55th reunion.

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Class Photos

Old Guard 40’s DICK COLE ’44, HENRY WHITE ’44, LEE WEIL ’44C, MILES BLAKESLEE ’48, SPARRY SPARKS ’49, KIM KIMBERLY ’47, JOHN CONSOLINI ’56, AL SHAW ’47, GEORGE CHURCH ’48, BOB DOYLE ’49, TIM BEARD ’49, ED VER PLANCK ’48, RUSSELL DUTCHER ’45.

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Old Guard 50’s TOM ANDERSON ’57, DICK BOURBEAU ’50, DICK CASE ’57, RANDY ROGERS ’50, HAWLEY ROGERS ’56, JOHN CONSOLINI ’56, DAN CRABBE ’56, DICK WHITTEMORE ’50.

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1953 From left: LEWIS SCHAINUCK, HERB ROSKIND, JIM MCCURRACH, JOHN CLUETT, LEE COLE, PRESTON COOPER.

Attended but not in photo: CHARLIE BERRY, JIM HARMON, DAVE GARDNER, SCUDDER SMITH.

From left: SAM NICHOLS, CHARLIE SALEMBIER, MATT MANSFIELD, JERRY PURCELL, CHUCK DUCHARME, PHIL GALLMAN, JOE SUGDEN, BRAD STEWART, TOM CORWIN.

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1958

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From left: DAVIS ANDERSON, KEITH REED, JOHN THOMPSON, CHRIS JOHNSON, TIM SPOFFORD, SKIP MURFEY.

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1973

Kneeling, from left: JERRY WEIL, HAROLD CLAYTON, JOHN WATKINS, NANCY LOGALBO ELLIS, WEB WALKER Back row, from left: STOWE SHOEMAKER, DEAN CHAMBERLAIN, REX MORGAN, TOM MULLANY, JEFF FOLLERT, ALEC WYETH, CHRIS WHITE, PAULA PEZVNER, GREG MASSINI, SCOTT HOFFMAN, CHIP PERKINS, WILL MORRISON, DOUG HITCHCOCK, BILL DRAKE, MARK RICHARDSON

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1978 From left: BIRNEY BOEHLAND, LUDLOW NORTH, BARRIE FISHER, LANCE VERMEULAN, MARK SULLIVAN, DAVID RONDEAU, TIM FULCO, PETER JENNINGS, LOY HARRIS, DENISE WAGNER JAFFE, ANDY RICHARDSON, THAD ZMISTOWSKI, ANDREA WILLETS. Not

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pictured: RUTH SHAPIRO (see page 32).

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1983

Back row, from left: JOHN GUETENS, ANTHONY DILORENZO, CHESSY WEAVER, MICHAEL GARRETT, BRIAN BARTON, MARK IRWIN, MARK ZION, SCOTT HAWKINS, KAREN SCHNURR SECRIST, JOHN FLETCHER, CHRIS PERRY. Front row, from left: ELYSE HARNEY MORRIS, LANGDON VAN INGEN, DENISE SAUNDERS, ADRIAN GULDENER, NICKY MCKHANN, DAVID WEEKS, ELIZABETH RUTLEDGE.

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1988

Back row, from left: KERSTIN MARCUM, SERENA WATKINSON, TOM KING, CONSTANCE GILLMAN, JAMIE WATT, MARLO ZARKA, PETER CUTLER, WILL BORDERS, HARRY COHEN, MARIALISA CONSOLINI FRASCA TONAN, GEORGE MACK, DAVE SWANWICK, JEFF TILLOU, SCOTT FALSO, WALLY LONG, JENNIFER DYER, TOM MAIDEN. Front row, from left: TONY SCHWARTZ, KEITH HUGHES, KELLI FIELDS, STEVE ALTMAN, MATT BRAND, GEOFF MYERS, MATT FREEMAN, KIRK KELLOGG ’87, NOEL FALLER.

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1993

Back row: MELISSA HIRD REA, KATIE MAGEE KENNEY, CARRIE BODMAN LIND, JESSI TROTTA MCQUILKEN, HILARY IVEY MUELLER, BRANDI HOPPER, MATT CASEY, WIN HOTCHKISS, MARY MORGAN WHITFIELD, EMILY IVEY ’94. Front row: AUSTIN THOMAS, MIKE MCCARTHY, LINDSAY PIZZICA ROTOLO.

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1998

Kneeling, from left: JAKE GERSHEN, HENRY TAVAREZ, ADAM ORLEY. Standing, from left: JASON KING, CAITLIN JARVIS PREVIDI, KEATON MARRIAN-SHEEHAN, ERIC GUNDERSEN, MORGAN GOING, BROOKS ANNE HEADY, WHITNEY WATTS, CHRIS SHOULDICE, JASON PENDROCK, GREG SCHAPPERT, CRYSTAL MENDEZ, DAN MORRIS, FRANK ZOCH, JASON RANO, MARC MASSARO.

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2003

Back row, from left: DAPHNE NONAMACHER, LAUREN LUBRANO, LAUREN DEEB, CRYSTAL CONNORS, ASHLEY ELDREDGE, SAMANTHA SHAW, JANE WALKER. Front Row, from left: CAITLYN PORTO, IAN WILLETS, R. MORGAN RALPH, MAC BARRETT, ERNIE TCHOI.

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“I will remember the big Berkshire birthday bash for a long time...” :

A SAMPLING OF FEEDBACK ON THE BIG FETE

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KIM KIMBERLY ’47:

From

REX MORGAN ’73:

Saturday night was truly a memorable one.

In spite of adverse (major) conditions, you pulled it off. A wonderful dinner preceded by

A wonderful, unforgettable weekend.

Even a little rain didn’t dampen the fun.

Saturday was spot-on perfect. David cocktails with the bar under the tree! McCullough was outstanding and the dinner That was neat. The dinner was delicious, was great. The faux Fox News video the videos were super, the fireworks awesome. was a highlight. Tip of my Berkshire cap And the band? Well, that was the first time that to all involved.

I was able to dance at reunion since I have been returning for 16 years in a row. Well done. I will remember the big Berkshire birth- From past Berkshire parent and former faculty day bash for a long time—for as long a time as Bayard Kellum: I have left, anyway.Thanks for a great time, and My wife [Suzanne] and I were tremendously congratulations. impressed with what we saw and heard over the weekend. You made us feel proud to have been a part of the Berkshire School community for From past Berkshire parent and former faculty twenty-eight years. If I were a youngster, Susan Young:

What a spectacular weekend! I asked all the old I would want to be a “Bear.” faculty there—those who arrived at Berkshire 40 or more years ago—what they thought.To a From KEITH REED ’68: person, they all said, in one way or another, The school did a fabulous job with the that not a detail was missed. Every time Tom Centennial and reunion celebration. Those and I moved, someone came up to say hello. who did not come back for it realIt was as if the last 40 years of our ly missed a good one. Were it not for lives were passing before us. The the rain and mud, it would have been a perfect pride all those associated with Berkshire have weekend, but that gives us something else to in their school both showed and glowed. talk about!

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From

BRAD STEWART ’58 :

What a terrific weekend! I’m not sure whether the most enjoyable part was seeing old classmates or seeing what Mike Maher has done for Berkshire. This is one time the words “thank you” cannot be overused. I had not been back to Berkshire for fifty years.

It won’t be long before the next visit.

From past Berkshire parent and former faculty Em Putnam:

JOHN THOMPSON ’68:

Thank you not only for a joyous weekend, but, even more, for actualizing the dream that seemed so close for so long….an

inspirational sense of community pride and momentum have melted barriers and brought people together with a common higher purpose. Congratulations for an incredible job incredibly well done.

From trustee

CHIP PERKINS ’73:

Thank you so much for a memorable and very enjoyable weekend. I think everyone left

with an even stronger feeling for and commitment to Berkshire School. I’m very proud to be associated with Berkshire.

having more fun than I did.

Below:A typical entry in the datebook of

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Congratulations on a job extremely well done.

The logistics involved in planning all the different events just boggle my mind. I don’t know how you did it—especially with school still in session.

The presentations by the Head of School Mike Maher,Twiggs Myers and Mr. McCullough were all excellent. The former headmasters reception was a great idea. I was so happy to make contact with current faculty, past faculty and so many former students. I can’t imagine anyone

From

Centennial Coordinator Nannie Clough, who was assisted by BEBE CLARK BULLOCK ’86.

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Alien in a Dress

Marianne Hubert, then Marianne Stein, at Berkshire with her husband,

By Marianne Hubert Berkshire’s first full-time female faculty member

Berkshire School has a very special place in my heart because it was my first home in the United States.

It is also where my son John was born and where I started a 42-year teaching career over 3 continents.

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Karl, and their son John….and back on campus last fall.

In the fall of 1965, I arrived at Berkshire, then an all-boys’ school, as a faculty wife; my husband, Karl Stein, was a coach and a history teacher and in those days there was no female faculty on the academic staff. My first year Alice Ann Chase, Cricket Twitchell and I were librarians in Berkshire Hall, but in those days we were not considered faculty.

In 1966-1967, I taught French at Mount Everett High School because Berkshire did not hire women as academic faculty, although Berkshire had already ladies teaching electives such as art and typing.

A year later, headmaster John Godman learned that I had a European teacher degree and, as a stunning surprise, asked if I would teach French, my native language. So in 1967 I became a full-fledged faculty member at Berkshire. In place of coaching, I was in charge of the language laboratory and later I was also responsible for the logistics of the Concert Party Series that Bob Minnerly had inaugurated on campus. Of course, I was also housemother for boys, and later, for girls.

There I was: a 23-year-old foreigner still learning English, adapting to the American way of life, and the school’s only female teacher—in charge of 4 all-male French classes.

Marianne Hubert, pictured above in 1965 as a new teacher at Berkshire, was born in Belgium and as a child grew up in the Belgian Congo. She graduated cum laude from l’ École Normale de Bruxelles, Belgium, and while visiting the New York World’s Fair met her future American husband, Karl Stein. After leaving Berkshire in 1977, Mme. Hubert taught at Saint Edwards School in Vero Beach, Florida, where she became head of the foreign language department. She then returned to Africa and taught for several years at the American School of Kinshasa, Zaïre, and recently retired after 17 years at the International School in Brussels, Belgium, where she resides today. (For more news about Mme. Hubert, see Former Faculty & Staff News & Notes in this issue.)

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There I was: a 23-year-old foreigner still learning English, adapting to American way of life, and the school’s only female teacher—in charge of 4 all-male French classes.

I was a total alien among the male faculty: cultural alien, linguistic alien, geographic alien, gender alien. (At least I was a legal alien, with a Green Card.) Even my classroom was out in the annex outside the Berkshire Hall central area, and I couldn’t supervise evening study hall in Berkshire Hall.

As a female, I was not permitted to attend faculty meetings, and my husband had to report back to me on what had been discussed there. As a liberal European, I would have liked to participate in the discussions of the academic progress of my students. I wasn’t even allowed to hold the revered position of “master-of-the-week” but, in time, I eventually became the first “mistress-of-the-week” and later the first female department head.

I like to believe that this diversity brought an additional thought-provoking dimension into the classroom. Student learning has always been a passion, and in my senior French honor sections, boys actually enjoyed reading in the original and discussing authors such as Camus, Sartre, Anouilh, and Ionesco. I remember our joy and pride when the very first year we introduced AP French in the curriculum; ARTHUR GREENE ’72 got the maximum grade on that examination.

I had been educated in Europe and Africa, where co-education was common and being around male students was quite natural for me. Fortunately, a few years later Berkshire hired female faculty, the nine founding girl students arrived on campus and, to my great satisfaction, coeducation was fully underway. Meanwhile, in the Western world one could sense the revolutionary ideas of the sixties, the tumultuous period so accurately and brilliantly depicted by thenHeadmaster Bob Minnerly in the last issue of the Berkshire Bulletin.

My husband and I were housemasters in three dorms—Allen House, Buck and Godman—and stayed a total of 12 years on campus. I keep so many precious souvenirs, like freshmen JERRY WEIL , REX MORGAN ,Wolfy (RON WOLFSON ’70 ) et al. enjoying homemade crêpes and Belgian waffles. As François Villon wondered,“Où sont les neiges d’antan?”

Again today, values are changing, and in these challenging times of globalization, I would like to take this opportunity to encourage and to promote the learning of foreign languages because international communication is more than ever a vital asset for the future.

As a foreigner, I regard Berkshire School as one of the finest American educational institutions, where students are truly nurtured by a dedicated, highly competent faculty.The best compliment is that brother and sisters enroll at Berkshire, and then, sons and daughters, and now … grandchildren.

Bravo et merci, Berkshire!

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Minority Report

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By FRED WILLIAMS ’69 One of Berkshire’s first black graduates

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In the fall of 1965 I was enrolled as a ninth-grader at the all-black Merrick-Moore High School in Durham, North Carolina. My mother had died of cancer in June of that year, and my brother, my two younger sisters and I were sent from Newberry, South Carolina, to Durham to be cared for by my three older sisters, who were all married and living within a ten-mile radius of each other.

I was always getting in trouble because of my inquisitive and outgoing nature, but I loved school. My behavior would get me in trouble but my performance in the classroom and on tests would keep me from being treated too harshly by the teachers and the school administrators.

During the 1965-1966 school year, Nellie Carter, the school guidance counselor, informed students about the A Better Chance (ABC) program.This program provided an opportunity for underprivileged children from across the United States who tested high on standardized tests to be considered for admission to some of the best prep schools in the country.

With the encouragement (and at the insistence) of my sisters, I took the standardized test and received a score that caused Ms. Carter to conclude that I should seriously consider applying to several New England preparatory schools. I was thrilled at this novel idea and, along with four or five other friends, began the application process in the spring of 1966. I do not recall all of the schools that I applied to, but I was accepted to attend Berkshire School as a sophmore.

In the summer of 1966, before entering Berkshire, I attended the ABC summer program held on the campus of Duke University. It was there that I met Lucien Geer, who was a math teacher at Berkshire School and who would also be my football coach that fall.We developed a good relationship, and I liked him as a person; I also liked math. I would come to develop a great relationship with his entire family while at Berkshire.

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Fred Williams as a senior at Berkshire in 1969….and as an associate professor of law at North Carolina Central University last spring.

However, after the summer program, I learned that the other individuals who had also performed well on the standardized tests and applied to preparatory schools in New England had all decided that they would return to MerrickMoore instead. Upon learning of this development, I told my sister and brother-in-law, Lafayette and O. Ray Lipscomb, that I did not want to go to school up North, but wished to return to Merrick-Moore.They would not hear of it and told me that no one had forced me to take the test or to apply to go to prep school, and since it was a decision that I had made I would have to attend for at least one year as we were not a family of quitters. No matter how I complained and objected, it became clear to me that I would have to attend for at least one year. I reluctantly agreed to do so.

My sister and brother-in-law were taking care of me and my baby sister, Scherrye, as well as their own daughter, Tonita. I also learned that my living with them was somewhat of a burden since they were only 23 and 25 years of age. My brother Howard lived with my sister Julia Davis, who was 21, and her husband, Brady Davis.They had two daughters at that time. My sister Anna lived with Lafayette’s twin, Lauriette West and her husband, David.They were 23

I am sure that we were a novelty to many, but it was a prep school where manners were a priority for all students. readily accepted as equals by the other students. I would like to think that we were, but I do not know what they thought or said about us when we were not in their presence. I am sure that we were a novelty to many, but it was a prep school where manners were a priority for all students.

My first roommate, who shall remain unnamed, and I did not get along, and I was moved to a single room during the spring semester as a result of a physical altercation between us. I do not recall that confrontation having anything to do with race, but rather with him having used some of my comic books without my permission and I having sat in his chair without his permission.The result of that incident, which had been brewing over time as a result of his wealth and my lack of same, was that Mr. [Don] Brunell recommended my being moved to a single room.

The next year I was assigned another roommate, TIM KEPFORD ’69 , with whom I got along well. I also made friends with many of the other students, who were white,

and have maintained strong relationships with a number of them to this day. BILL KEENEY ’69 and I were close almost from the beginning of my enrollment at Berkshire. I considered JOHN TAUSSIG ’69 and his family as very close friends and visited their home on many long weekends during my enrollment at Berkshire. I will never forget that Bill Keeney visited me at my home in Durham, North Carolina, and attended a dance at Merrick-Moore during spring break of our senior year.

Other than the education I received, the relationships I developed with many of my classmates were the greatest benefits I received from attending Berkshire. Unlike many of my peers, I learned that I had a lot in common with other males my age, no matter that they were white and I was black.We all liked having fun, and race had very little to do with anything that we did.We were teenagers who were connected by our age and being in the same environment, and we bonded against the establishment.There are many things that we did at the “Wad” which I will not mention, but those who engaged in those activities with me during the years 1966-1969 can appreciate dearly how students can bond to make a restrictive environment very tolerable, and even fun. Boy, did we have some fun in the hills and woods surrounding the Berkshire School campus! I learned that people can develop and maintain friendships no matter their race, social status, upbringing, or politics, as long as they respect each other as human beings.That lesson has continued to prove true as I maintain continued contact with the friends that I made as a young man in his teens at Berkshire School.

Berkshire also gave me the confidence to know that I was as intelligent as anyone, and that I could accomplish anything as I long as I applied myself. I entered the 1966 school year with the intention of getting good grades with the purpose of not returning after the first year. I hoped that if I showed my sister and brother-in-law that I was a good student I would be permitted to return to MerrickMoore for the remainder of my high school career. I did very well during my sophomore year and was in the top ten of the class. However, I was not going to get my wish to return to Durham. I was informed that because I had performed so well, I would not be permitted to quit and that I should accept this opportunity as a way to obtain a college scholarship and secure my future hopes of attending college.

I was devastated by that decision and, as a result, my junior year was not a very good experience from the perspective of educational performance. I had a poor attitude and stayed in trouble because I really didn’t wish to be at Berkshire; I wanted to be in Durham with my family and friends. I am sure that many of the faculty members at Berkshire were concerned about my well being my junior year.

During that same year, my grades began to fall, but my experience as an athlete was wonderful. Berkshire required all students to participate in some athletic activity during each season. I was on the varsity football and basketball teams and participated as a member of the track team in the

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years of age and had one son at that time. Given the circumstances, my only option was to attend Berkshire School, whether I wanted to or not.The ABC program and Berkshire School paid for my tuition and my room and board. I believe that the only costs incurred by my family were the transportation costs to and from Berkshire School during the school year and the normal necessities incurred by “parents” in raising a child.

In September 1966 I found myself in a Chevrolet Impala, accompanied by Lafayette and Ray, traveling up the Henry Hudson Parkway toward Berkshire School. On the way, we stopped in Poughkeepsie, New York, in an effort to locate my father, who had left the family in 1958 and moved north.We were fortunate enough to find him, and I saw my father for the first time since I was six years old. After a brief visit and the gift of a pair of shoes from him, I arrived at Berkshire School.What a change of life I was about to experience.

JOE DIRL, another black male from Memphis,Tennessee, and I would be two of the four first black males to enroll as boarding students at Berkshire School. As sophomores, Joe and I would graduate as the first blacks in the spring of 1969. (There would also be another black male enrolled as a sophomore day student that year; however, I don’t recall his name, and to my knowledge he didn’t return after his first year, if in fact he completed that year at all.) There were two other black students enrolled that year as freshman; FRANK TILLMAN and STANLEY BRIDGES. I am not sure if I, or any of the other black students, was

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I learned that people of different races can develop and maintain friendships no matter their race, social status, upbringing, or politics, as long as they respect each other as human beings.

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events of high jump, pole vault, and high hurdles.The football team was undefeated that year, and the presence of DICK GILLESPIE ’68 resulted in a great record during the basketball season. I had great fun during track season because I won a lot more than I was defeated. Sports were great and kept my attention.

But my grades continued to suffer because I longed for my family and friends in Durham. Because of my relationship with Bill Keeney, a fellow junior and the person I considered my alter ego, my junior year at Berkshire was at the least bearable.

Bill was the other defensive end on the football team, he was the other forward on the basketball team, and he was my track partner. He, more than any other student at Berkshire, made me feel like I belonged.

At the beginning of my senior year I accepted the fact that I would be completing my high school education at Berkshire. My attitude toward being away from home was not any better, but the athletic successes of my junior year and my relationship with Bill and several other students made returning to Berkshire less painful. I knew that I had to improve my grades to secure a college scholarship, and it was during that year that the study habits ingrained in me the first two years at Berkshire became evident to me. I applied myself and used the time allotted for studying wisely. (I must admit that as a senior I had to attend study hall because of my troublesome ways, but the time spent in study hall was reflected in the very good grades I received.)

I became involved in the cultural offerings and maintained my participation at a high level in the varsity athletic program; we did not have the degree of success that the teams had accomplished in my junior year but it was fun.

Lucien Geer, Nick Knerr and Twiggs Myers were my favorite teachers and coached the football, basketball, and track teams, respectively. Mr. [David] Schoonmaker, who taught Latin, was one of my favorites because he seemed to genuinely care about how students felt and would listen to our complaints even though everyone thought the course he taught was useless. Bob Minnerly, Ed Hunt and The Bear (Mr. Chase) were wonderful people who demanded that you prepare and participate in their classes. I feel privileged to have known those individuals and to have had

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them as mentors who helped me develop the tools that I would need to succeed in life.They did so willingly and seemed to appreciate the fact that at times I was in an environment where I was not always comfortable.

Overall, my experience at Berkshire was great for me. I learned how to study while I was at the “Wad” and that one skill helped me to succeed in undergraduate school and law school. My relationships with many young men whom I met at Berkshire School are greatly treasured to this day. I tried to convince my son,Torraine, many years ago to consider attending Berkshire, and took him on a visit during his sophomore year. But he was adamant that he would not like the experience and, considering how I had felt about my matriculation, I would not force him to attend. (My niece,Tonita Lipscomb, did attend Berkshire School for one year shortly after it became coeducational, but she found it not to be to her liking and transferred after one year. She graduated from Andover.)

Over the years, I have tried to keep in touch with Berkshire School and to give back a little for the experiences that I had while a student there. I appreciate the opportunities and friendships afforded me at Berkshire School much more today than when I was enrolled there or even twenty years later. In hindsight, things are never as bad as they may have seemed at the time they were happening.

So with that view, I must say:Thank you, Berkshire School.

I appreciate having had the opportunity to be a student there, and will always cherish those years, the experiences, and the friendships.

FRED WILLIAMS ’69 earned a bachelor’s degree in history and political science from Duke University and his J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After graduation, he served as an assistant public defender in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and a visiting professor at the North Carolina Central University School of Law. In 1985 he was sworn in as a Special Superior Court Judge after his appointment to that position by then-Governor James Hunt. In August 1987, he returned to his teaching career at the NCCU School of Law. He served as secretary of the North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers (NCABL) for more than fourteen years and is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association and the George White Bar. He was chair of the American Bar Association Competitions Committee from 1987-1990 and presently is a board member of North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services and the Alcohol Drug Council of North Carolina.

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Mati Amin (coatless), the first Afghan student in Berkshire history, made quite a mark in his two years under the Mountain. As the winner of the Weil Family Prize for Public Speaking, Mati gave the student address at graduation. “We all will be fighting for a same cause in our own way,” he told them, “and that is to make the world a better and more peaceful place for ourselves, our children, and the generations that will come after us.” Mati is attending Williams College this fall.

Longtime history teacher R.G. Meade, pictured here last fall with Lacy Burns ’11 while collecting student hats before the annual all-school photograph, won the Seaver Buck Faculty Award at Prize Night. The Goose Creek, Kentucky, native and his wife, International Student Program Director Anna Romano, are the parents of Aaron Romano-Meade ’99 and Michaela Romano-Meade ’02.

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Some graduates, such as Greg Nussbaum ’08 of Wilton, Connecticut, don’t get no respect.

Greg is pictured with his parents Ted and Orain Nussbaum and his impish cousin August Hochman.

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Diogenes Nunez Jr. ’08, a three-year student from New York City (pictured with advisor Norm Merrill and Jeanne Merrill after graduation), won the Peter Lance Anderson Award, one of the School’s highest academic prizes, as well as the Jane Usher Dyer Prize for Excellence in Latin. Diogenes, one of four students inducted into the Berkshire chapter of the Cum Laude Society on Prize Night, now attends Williams College.

A four-year student from New Canaan, Connecticut,Vikki Sheppard ’08 (pictured here with parents Matthew and Michelle Sheppard), was one of 116 seniors to graduate.

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On the stage at graduation, Head of School Michael J. Maher leads the applause for Barbara Kenefick, joined by Dean of Academic Affairs Pieter Mulder, Tim Kenefick, and Assistant Head of School Bill Clough.

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Of Trust, Commitment, &Character Barbara Kenefick, who established Berkshire’s Academic Support Program in 1992, stepped down as its director in June.Three weeks before she was scheduled to give the commencement address to the Class of 2008, Dr. Kenefick suffered a heart attack, followed by a stroke that left her mute. But with her characteristic grit, she was able to write the following words, which were delivered by her son,Tim. (Postscript: Dr. Kenefick traveled to Africa with her family this summer.)

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psychoanalyst, writes about the Eight Stages of Man. The first and most basic stage of ego development is entitled “basic trust vs. basic mistrust.” In this stage the newborn infant learns that his basic needs are cared for in a consistent and caring fashion.

“The infant’s first social achievement,” Erikson writes, “is his willingness to let the mother out of sight without undue anxiety…because she has become an inner certainty as well as an outer predictability.” Without this basic trust there is no identity.

The trusting infant learns to have faith in a benevolent universe.That faith in the loving parent leads inevitably to faith in oneself, faith in other persons and even faith in things greater, such as faith in institutions and possibly religious belief.

Faith is the essential first ingredient in trust.

As children mature, their unwavering faith in parents remains, but they begins to experience friendships and the benefits and disappointments that peers sometimes bring. In early adolescence, group trust begins to play a major role when the child’s daily life revolves more around peers that it does around family.We trust our peers with our confidences and thereby make vulnerable the very core of our self-esteem.

We trust our friends, sometimes to not “narc us out” to the authorities, but as time advances we trust our friends to tell us what is right for us, not necessarily what we want to do.

Trust changes. In the very first stage of trust, we rely absolutely on parents. Later we rely on parents and friends to do what is safe, what meets our basic needs and makes us comfortable. Its essence is predictability. Later we acquire the wisdom to exchange predictability for what is in our best interest even if it causes discomfort.This change signals a new balance in parental and eventually peer relationships.Those closest to you now have the duty to tell you the right thing to do. Hence the oft-muttered parental retort,“I am your parent, not your friend”.

The role of teenage friendship also evolves.Teens trust friends when they trust no one else with the truth about themselves and begin to show a willingness to take suggestion, even if does not lead to an easy path.

Trust leads to a firm sense of identity and character; the one inseparable from the other. Who you are determines the trust you will receive.

As we approach adulthood, we learn to measure our trust and faith and, where appropriate, to give it reasonable limits sometimes seemingly paradoxical on their face. For instance, there are people you may trust with your life but not with your car.

We learn that trust and commitment often call for a higher duty to others than to ourselves.There is an anecdote about a

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It was John D. Rockefeller, the great robber baron and philanthropist and perhaps not always a man to be trusted in business, who said: “I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity an obligation; every possession a duty.”

In other words, rights, opportunities and possessions are not entitlements, they are commitments. They imply a relationship. Between the grantor and the holder there is a compact or contract that implies a commitment by both parties.The relationship is bi-directional. Each party and the group as a whole makes a commitment to adhere to the compact, and each individual trusts that all parties will honor it.

All social interactions between human beings, whether they are toddlers’ play groups or commerce between nations, are governed by systems of mutual commitments and trust. One could say that when Moses descended from the mountain, he should have labeled the two stone tablets he carried the ten “commitments” rather than “commandments.” The ancient Hebrews, in their wisdom, referred to these Commandments as “the Covenant” or solemn contract.

Though these systems of trust and commitment are bidirectional, they are not always exactly reciprocal. For example, consider the relationship of the school to its students.The faculty assumes the responsibility of educating the students. By assuming the role of educator, they themselves may give up their opportunity to achieve significant change in the wider world. Instead, they expect and prepare the next generation to fulfill their vision of the future, for example by promoting challenges such as the greening of the globe.They expect students to grow learn and transform themselves into thinking, rational, moral and responsible adults.

The faculty earnestly hopes that the students will continue on the trajectory the school has launched them, continuing to grow and accept new and more challenging commitments to make the world a better place.To the faculty, it is a perpetual process of growth or change.

The students, as all students must, eventually become alumni, and they by contrast will want their alma mater to stay unchanging and steadfast in their memories.As an institution ages, the contribution of every person becomes a smaller and smaller fraction of its history.Yet when people remember their individual experiences, they think of bricks and mortar which may stand unaltered through the decades as a reminder of the relationships they enjoyed and the challenges they were offered and mastered. Every alum is comforted by the thought of his or her school standing changeless through the ages. Teachers focus on change and graduates embrace constancy.

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“... the harder the commitment, the more important it is to keep and the more value it adds to your character.”

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teenager being told by parents lacking understanding of his need for free time, to mow the lawn by the time they return home or face the consequences. Finding his lawnmower broken, he decides to show initiative by borrowing one from a neighbor.The neighbor agrees but cautions the lad to be careful with it.“Don’t worry” says the boy.“I will treat it like it’s my own.“No,” says the neighbor.“Treat it like it is mine.”

We learn to accept and value trust, trust being the essential first ingredient of commitment.

Trust, unlike most possessions we acquire, actually has more value if it is given freely, both for the donor and the recipient.

Unfortunately we often do not understand its true value until it is lost or broken. Once trust is broken—like that ugly vase your parents got as wedding present from a frequently visiting relative and so required a highly visible spot on the mantle, and you broke it playing baseball in the living room—it can be repaired and sometimes replaced, but it is never quite the same. Repair of trust can take a lot of work and a lot of time to replace what was freely given in the first place.

Consider this example from the Class of 2008. It concerns four boys I know well. Two boys walking from town were offered a ride to the campus by an administrator.

Unfortunately, once in the car it was obvious they smelled strongly of an illicit substance.When questioned, they would not confirm, but circumstances could not deny their breaking school regulations.The administrator, given his duty to the school, had no choice but to report them.After the ensuing disciplinary procedures, the boys were dismissed.

Two of their friends remained at school and stayed committed to their dismissed comrades.They vowed that they would all graduate together.These boys wore bracelets that said “Keep the code” on one side and had their missing friends’ names on the other.They distributed these bracelets throughout the school.They called their friends, now attending their local high schools at least once a week and spent many vacations with them.The dismissed boys plunged into community service and school work. Eventually, based in no small part on the advocacy of their faithful friends still in school, the head of school allowed the boys to return to Berkshire.Today, all four sit before me in the graduating class of 2008.

This story illustrates the issues of trust in many ways.Two boys broke the social compact of the school and discovered that something so frivolously lost, the faculty’s trust, was much harder to regain. It was lost in an instant and only renewed after a year of hard work and personal sacrifice.The administration was forced by its commitment to uphold the regulations of the school to dismiss the boys, knowing what is right

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and necessary for the school as a whole is not always best or kind for the individual. Finally, the commitment of peers, their friendship, encouragement and advocacy were essential in helping the boys to regain their former station.

So, if I ever sit down and shut up, the class of 2008 will soon be alumni of Berkshire School.What will your legacy be?

You will find that a chance in immortality lies not in your wealth, not in your faith, not even in your as yet unborn children who will carry your DNA into the future. Rather, it lies in your character. Your character is built on the foundation of commitments made and honored and trust engendered and trust freely bestowed.

Will you be a person who can be trusted? Will you honor your commitments? For instance, your commitment to Berkshire will not end when you receive your diploma; it is merely transformed. Soon you will be presented with the high and singular honor traditionally bestowed on all alumni: you will be asked for money. More than that, however, Berkshire will ask you to keep faith with what you have learned for life and to keep faith with the school. Someday, it may ask you to trust it with your brothers and sisters and your sons and daughters. If you attain a certain station in life through achievement, philanthropy or longevity you might even find yourself here, giving the address at the 125th or 150th commencement.

Will you honor those future commitments? There is no higher purpose for a human being. You may think that some challenges are beyond your abilities. Changes in circumstances may make commitments harder to keep, but the harder the commitment, the more important it is to keep and the more value it adds to your character.You may need to change tactics, you may need to work harder, you may need to make sacrifices, you may even need to ask for help. If you are a trusted person of character, you will receive it.

Commitment is the essential first ingredient of character.

Say, for example, you have made a commitment to make a speech and before it is written you are taken with an illness that robs you of language and makes it difficult to speak.

Anyone and everyone would understand if you walked away from your promise, but, on the other hand, with the help of family and friends, the compassion of your colleagues and the patience and understanding of your audience you can still speak, even if you have to use another voice.

I thank my kids for all they have given me, and I trust that you will enjoy every success in the years to come.

Congratulations to the Class of 2008.

GOING GREEN

Reducing the footprint

By Joe Cohen ’08

A four-year student from Darien, Connecticut, JOE COHEN ’08 won a national essay contest and the John E. Rovensky Memorial Prize for Excellence in Independent Study for his school-wide emissions trading system. He also won the School’s highest environmental award, the Elaine Mansell Award. Joe now attends Whitman College.

Take that, Governor’s Academy et al! Conservation Studies students celebrate Berkshire’s finishing first among thirty boarding schools to win the Green Cup Challenge. Berkshire reduced its electricity consumption by 21.05%, two-hundredths of a percent more than Governor’s Academy.

While a bit overwhelming, the panel was a great experience. I had the opportunity to talk with the president of the NWF as well as its head lobbyist and global warming coordinator, plus the student body presidents of the other winning schools about what they are doing to combat the most significant social, economic, and political issue of my generation. Although it was a great networking opportunity for me, it was an even better chance for Berkshire School to be up in the front lines with universities of 40,000 students.

(Mr. Maher came across as the most involved, enthusiastic, and well versed head of school in his interview in comparison with other presidents who were interviewed.)

I am proud that my alma mater is doing a fantastic job in reducing our carbon footprint and making our students more aware, and that I was able to contribute to this process.

Conservation Studies class members Joe Cohen ’08 (with book store manager Martha Williamson) and Clay Cohen ’09 and Melissa Fogarty ’08 relax before being videotaped for a National Wildlife Federation special. (To see the clip, visit www.kaimanbros.com/berkshirescreeningroom.html)

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The 2007-08 school year was full of exciting events for Berkshire School, and one of the school’s core values, environmental sustainability, has never been stronger. In addition to Berkshire’s winning the Green Cup Challenge, many other initiatives furthered our students’ respect for our mountain and the world’s nature and educated them on the issues at hand.The Conservation Studies class worked hard to write up proposals and enact them to take Berkshire into its second century as the nation’s leading independent school in environmental studies. On Earth Day, Berkshire hosted an Environmental Symposium featuring some of the area’s foremost authorities on global warming, conservation, and other important issues.

As if this all weren’t enough, Berkshire was once again recognized by the National Wildlife Foundation (NWF) for our efforts in curbing emissions, educating students, and helping to prevent global warming. An essay that I had written on my emissions trading system had won their Chill Out: Campus Solutions to Global Warming contest in the Innovative and Experimental Solutions category, and I was asked to attend their live broadcast panel in Washington, D.C. Berkshire was also given $1000 in grant money.

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Berkshire’s 1938 squad, with Knick Knickerbocker in front row, third from right.

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Austin “Knick” Knickerbocker ’38

A cup of coffee with Connie Mack v The late KNICK KNICKERBOCKER ’38 played briefly in the big leagues for the Philadelphia Athletics and their legendary manager, Connie Mack, who wore a suit and tie in the dugout. Knick’s widow, Helen Knickerbocker, recalls that Mack was “a very nice man” and that her husband had requested of his manager a demotion back to the minor leagues so that he could play more. Until his death in 1998, Knick was close friends with another Berkshire outfielder, PAT HOYSRADT ’37.

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YEAR 1947

G 21

AB 48

R 8

H 12

TB 2B 19 3

3B HR 2 0

RBI 2

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BB SO 3 4

SB CS 0 1

AVG .250

OBP .283

SLG OPS isoP isoD RC GPA .396 .679 .146 .033 5.4 .226

Bats Right, Throws Right Height 5' 11", Weight 185 lb.

School Duke University Debut April 19, 1947 Final Game September 28, 1947 Austin Knickerbocker attended Duke University from which he was signed by Doc Prothro of the Philadelphia Phillies.

He was mostly an outfielder for 12 seasons in Organized Ball from 1940 to 1954, one in the Major Leagues and 12 in the minors, losing three years to the Military. He had a cup of coffee with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1947.

He began his professional baseball career at the age of 21 with the 1940 Wausau Timberjacks of the Northern League.

He hit .337 with 22 homers and 100 RBI that year, leading the circuit in homers and finishing fourth in batting average.

In 1941 the shortstop went to the Oneonta Indians. He batted .406 that season, the highest mark in the history of the Canadian-American League, and drove in 135 runs, leading the league. Over his first two seasons he had won all three legs of the Triple Crown, not bad for a shortstop who just turned 23 after the second season.

In 1942 Knickerbocker went to the highest level of minor league baseball by joining the Jersey City Giants of the International League. Moved to the outfield,Austin hit .297/~.360/.446, comparable to another Jersey City outfielder, Sid Gordon. Knickerbocker got put into military service, though, and did not play baseball again till he was 27 years old. Had he established himself in the majors prior to World War II he might have had a job waiting for him, but he had stopped short of that end.

Knickerbocker served in the U.S.Army during World War II and was engaged in Africa, Italy, France and Germany (BN).

After the war ended, Knickerbocker began with the Jersey City Giants and then was sold to the Toronto Maple Leafs. He had another solid year despite the long layoff, hitting .294/~.353/.414, making him the top hitter on Toronto that season.The Philadelphia A's purchased Austin's contract and he did okay, posting an 89 OPS+ in limited playing time. He was too old to be deemed a prospect and spent most of the season with Toronto, batting .278/~.326/.393, again performing as a solid contributor for the AAA team. He would never get another crack at the major leagues.

Born October 15, 1918 in Bangall, NY USA Died February 18, 1997 in Clinton Corners, NY USA

— baseball-reference.com

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POS OF

G 14

GS NULL

INN 0.0

PO 32

A 1

E 2

DP 0

PB NULL

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In 1948 Knickerbocker played for the Syracuse Chiefs, posting a .254/~.309/.418 line with some pop (16 HR) but not getting on base much for a flyhawk. He switched AAA leagues in 1949, going to the Toledo Mud Hens and hitting a fine .286 with 23 homers and 104 RBI. He was 6th in the American Association in homers and 7th in RBI.The 31year-old struggled in 1950, batting just .203 for Toledo and returning to the IL, this time with the Baltimore Orioles. In Baltimore, he homered 10 times in 43 games, batting .259/~.322/.525 and driving in 34 runners.

Knickerbocker began to climb down the minor league rungs. In ’51, he hit just .235/~.304/.405 with 14 homers for the San Antonio Missions in the Texas League then saw very limited time there the next year. By 1953 the 34-year-old outfielder was down in class D as player/manager with the Mayfield Clothiers. Facing inferior competition, he had a comeback season, hitting .338 with 26 homers and 98 RBI. He tied for the KITTY League lead in homers. He finished his career with the Olean Giants, batting .301 with 7 homers in the PONY League before retiring. He was replaced as manager of the team by Frank Genovese in mid-year.

He managed minor league baseball before settling in Clinton Corners where he was a self-employed carpenter and was active in local politics. He died at his home in Clinton Corners NY at age 78 after a long illness and is buried at Stanford Cemetery in Stanfordville NY.

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Once he starts talking about math at Berkshire, Kurt Schleunes is anything but curt.

Now in his third year as department chair, Mr. Schleunes— the name means “swift messenger” in German—is passionate about his discipline and his department. He has redesigned the tracking of Berkshire’s math program to accommodate what he calls the “widest ability range of any independent school in the United States.”

The result: top math students can finish BC calculus—the second level, with AB being the first—in their junior year and then devote their senior year to Multivariable Calculus and Differential Equations.

In addition, Schleunes has put into place an Advanced Math/Science Research course. Students in this course learn how to do scientific research by working with top research professionals in some of the best laboratories in the world Lost? Don’t worry. Mr. Schleunes must be doing something right: largely because of the new system, one of his charges was the first Berkshire graduate in over two decades to enroll at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) this fall, while another is now a freshman at Dartmouth.

Mr. Schleunes bemoans “elementary-school teachers who tend to de-emphasize mathematics education” to the extent that by the time many students reach high school they want to take their required three years—Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2—and then be done with the subject forever. But Mr. Schleunes and the college office urge students to take a fourth year.

“Math is generally a good predictor of success in college,” he says. “It requires

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Kurt Schleunes drumming in Berkshire’s production of Chicago last winter.

logical thinking and analysis, qualities colleges like to see”—even if the student isn’t going on in math.

Before coming to Berkshire, Mr. Schleunes headed the math department at Marlborough School, an all-girls prep school in Los Angeles that sends almost a third of its students to Ivy League colleges, MIT, and Stanford. Mr. Schleunes has instituted at Berkshire a curriculum similar to Marlborough’s.

Now, those students serious about math can

take the following route after Algebra 2: Advanced Precalculus Accelerated, Advanced Placement BC Calculus, then on to Multivariable Calculus and Advanced Math/Science Research.

Last year, three students took Advanced Math/Science Research and this fall Mr. Schleunes says that number will rise to eleven. AP Calculus BC will have twenty students enrolled. “These are very high numbers for a school this size, and it’s a tribute to the number of highly gifted math and science students that we have at this school,” Schleunes says.

Kang Liu ’08, a four-year student from Taiwan, and Rachel Hechtman ’08, a three-year student from West Hartford, Connecticut, were among the three Advanced Math/Science Research students who worked via the Internet last semester with a prominent economics professor at Illinois State University to find out how “bubbles” occur in real estate and the stock market. Rachel later presented her findings in game theory and economics to Berkshire’s trustees, many of whom are seasoned investors.

When she finished, one board member called out,“Which hedge fund do you work for?”

Along with her research work, Rachel did extremely well in AP Calculus AB as a junior. Dartmouth, among other colleges, took note. “Students like Rachel seem to get noticed to a greater degree by college admission offices,” says Mr. Schleunes. “Math is a differentiator in the college application process; not necessarily at engineering schools, but certainly at traditional liberal arts schools.”

Kang is also a talented ceramicist, which may have eased his route to Cambridge.“Kang’s combination of mathematics and art made him a perfect fit for MIT,” says Mr. Schleunes.

“More and more engineering schools are looking for both, because so much of engineering design these days requires a sense of aesthetics.”

This year’s Advanced Math/Science Research students are enjoying even more innovation. Once a week they travel to the State University of New York at Albany. There, they will work with researchers in nano-technology, genetics, bioinformatics, biomechanics, cellular biology and other fields.

“This is a course in how to do research, how to write up the results of the research, and how to present the research,” he says. In fact, one of his ten-member department’s goals is to increase presentation skills in every math class.

“The inability of many students to communicate via a presentation worries me,” he says. “Top math students, and really all students, have to be comfortable standing up and presenting information. In the real world, they’re going to be out there selling ideas at conferences and pitching their companies. They have to be able to do so in a confident manner.”

Mr. Schleunes is giddy at the prospect of a new math and

Math whizzes Kang Liu (M.I.T.) and Rachel Hechtman (Dartmouth)

science building on campus. For his department he envisions seven classrooms, two of which are equipped with 18 computers each so that advanced math students can work with software packages such as Matlab, Maple, and Geometer’s Sketch Pad. “Graphing calculators are important and we spend a lot of time teaching the students how to use them. But I firmly believe that the experience of really working with powerful software is a valuable skill set,” he says. “It changes your way of thinking.”

Mr. Schleunes, whose wife, Della, taught dance their first two years at Berkshire, spent the summer doing what his predecessor Al Bredenfoerder did every July and August: set up schedules for the school’s 375 students, which gives him a view of the whole picture. So while he likes the fact that the new building will attract more students interested in math and science, he knows the value of other subjects as well.

“One-dimensional schools aren’t very healthy. They value excellence in only one area,” he says. “Berkshire values, supports, respects and champions excellence throughout the school.

“All the new buildings, a fairly new Head, all the commitments the trustees are making—this is an exciting time for everybody. All the ingredients are there.”

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Hans L. Carstensen ’66, President President & Chief Executive Officer Aviva Life Insurance Co. North Quincy, Massachusetts

Peter R. Kellogg ’61 PA Chief Executive Officer IAT Reinsurance Company New York, New York

Roger H. Gordon PA,Vice President Managing Member Quarry Point Partners, LLC Chicago, Illinois

David W. Knowlton ’76 Managing Partner Watch Hill Partners LLC New York, New York

Peter Bragdon Headmaster Emeritus The Governor’s Academy Exeter, New Hampshire

William C. Kunkler CP Executive Vice President CC Industries, Inc. Chicago, Illinois

James H. Brandi New York, New York

Roger Leifer PA Westport, Connecticut

Lo-Yi Chan Architect, Chan FAIA New York, New York

Michael J. Maher FAC/ST Head of School Berkshire School

Nina Bradley Clarke ’90 Executive Producer Fox News New York, New York

C.Twiggs Myers Hon. ’57 PF Senior Master Emeritus Berkshire School

Alice Ehrenclou Cole ’76 Vice President Mellon Private Wealth Management Vero Beach, Florida

Stephen P. Norman ’60 Secretary & Corporate, Governance Officer American Express Foundation New York, New York

David Puth CP TBD Edward A. Reger CP President Dentech Investments Ltd Barcelona, Spain David T. Rondeau ’78 Chief Operating Officer Perkins Fund Marketing LLC Southport, Connecticut Keith M. Schappert PA Executive Vice President of the Americas Credit Suisse New York, New York John H. Stookey President Landmark Volunteers Sheffield, Massachusetts John Stout CP Co-Principal Pointer Management Company Chattanooga,Tennessee Heather Steck Von Seggern ’85 College Counselor Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School Bradenton, Florida

Thomas H. Dixon PF Great Barrington, Massachusetts

Lance R. Odden Managing Partner New Providence Asset Management New York, New York

John H. Ellwood ’61 Winnetka, Illinois Ronald J. Flury CP, PA Chairman Ecology Control Industries Torrance, California

Gilman C. Perkins ’73 President Perkins Fund Marketing, LLC Southport, Connecticut

John W.Watkins ’73 Senior Credit Officer J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. New York, New York

Thomas Peterffy CP Chairman & CEO Interactive Brokers Group LLC Greenwich, Connecticut

Trustees Emeriti Davis G.Anderson ’68 CP James R.Anderson, Jr. Hon. ’80 PA, GP Bruce D. Benson ’57 Mary M. Bradley PA E. Mandell de Windt ’39 PA, GP Helen J. Gordon PA Charlotte Beebe Heartt Hugh Knowlton, Jr. PA John E.Thompson ’68 Adrian van Zon PA Leon J.Weil ’44C PA, GP

Rodney L. Goldstein CP Chairman and Managing Director Frontenac Company Chicago, Illinois Douglas G. Hanslip ’79 Partner, Managing Director CT Partners New York, NY James E. Hooper ’69 Dover, Massachusetts

Margaret L. Picotte CP Palm Beach, Florida Michael B. Picotte CP President and CEO Picotte Companies Palm Beach, Florida Perri Stein Procida CP Managing Partner Wilshire Partners Greenwich, Connectiuct

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Margo Montgomery Ward CP Lake Forest, Ilinois

What a great year for Berkshire! As alumni, parents and

We salute this support by making a colorful splash, in the form of digital artwork created by Berkshire students during 2007-08. If your name is found within these pages, you have the gratitude of the entire Berkshire family. If it is not, we hope to see it here next year!

From the Board of Trustees

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friends joined students and faculty to celebrate our School’s big birthday, they still found time to give back to Berkshire—and in record fashion.

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I spent four happy years at Berkshire School from 1962 to 1966, have been a trustee since 1990 and president of the board since 2003. But never have I been prouder of my school than during Alumni Centennial Weekend, when I was privileged to join Mike Maher in leading the Champagne toast to Berkshire’s one-hundredth birthday.

Evidently Berkshire’s alumni, parents, faculty and friends share this pride, because in its Centennial year the school enjoyed its biggest ever giving year. There are so many reasons to believe in Berkshire these days—the invigorating leadership of Mike and Jean Maher…kids from around the world eager to learn, and with the character to match…a totally committed faculty, 24/7…our beloved Berkshire Hall, newly restored and more beautiful than ever. But let us not forget another key ingredient, without which no institution can prosper: a loyal constituency.

Thanks to your support, you have made a special year for Berkshire more special still. On behalf of the Board, please accept my sincere gratitude and appreciation. May the momentum continue!

Hans Carstensen ‘66

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From the Head of School During his address over Centennial Weekend last spring, Pulitzer-Prize winning historian David McCullough reminded us why celebrating the past is a vital and worthwhile enterprise:“One of the reasons why it’s so important that this school, every school, every college in the country, stress history is because history is essential to understanding human nature.”

Indeed, all of the events that marked our Centennial year celebrated the character and accomplishments of the people that have made this School—and continue to make this School— unique.With a shared sense of purpose and pride, we commemorated 100 years in many ways: ∑ • Coast to Coast toast to kick-off the year and raise a glass to Berkshire all over the country and the world ∑ • Spring Parents’Weekend highlighted by a memorable dinner dance… ∑ • Centennial Alumni Weekend bash where alumni from all eras celebrated together, heard David McCullough speak and watched a spectacular fireworks show…. ∑ • the Pro Vita Winter Session featuring over 80 courses that compliment the traditional high school curriculum. ∑ • The first-ever Environmental Symposium, a day dedicated to increasing knowledge about conservation and the environment led by experts in the field.

While we celebrated our rich history, it was very clear that the Berkshire of 2008 has much to be proud of too. During the Green Cup Challenge, a month-long race to reduce energy consumption on campus, the entire Berkshire community came together to pull off an impressive firstplace finish over thirty other independent schools.Twenty students shared their year’s culminating projects in the first Independent Study Open House that inspired even more students to pursue topics of interest at the advanced level this year.And the buzz about Berkshire is louder than ever: we had nothing short of a record-breaking admission season that will bring us a wonderful new group of Berkshire Bears.

None of this would have been possible without the support of our alumni, parents and friends.

By contributing to Berkshire’s Annual Fund you have helped us build the foundation for the School’s second century. On behalf of all of us still under the Mountain, Jean joins me in thanking you for your generosity and commitment to Berkshire School.

Sincerely,

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Head of School Mike Maher with historian David McCullough during Centennial Alumni Weekend.

From the Annual Fund Chairman

The vigor of the Annual Fund reflects the vigor of the school. The many positive developments underway under the Mountain reflect a renewal both of physical plant and of the School’s spirit, our own little renaissance.

Many years from now, when those who follow us reflect upon the history of the School, I believe that the period we are in right now — 20072009 — will be regarded as the most transformational period of all.

Thanks to all of you who have been so generous to Berkshire.

Dear Fellow Berkshire Parents, What a wonderful year it was for Berkshire! And we’re happy to say that you were a big part of the Centennial excitement: parent giving reached a record high in 2007-08, well over goal. Your support underscores your belief in Berkshire School and in the vision and leadership Mike and Jean Maher have provided.

We have enjoyed getting to know the many wonderful parents we have met through our Parents’ Committee activities, and we extend our sincere thanks to all those who helped us exceed our goal—including John Ormiston, Jane Piatelli and those behind the scenes in the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs.

We are pleased to welcome Margo Ward, mother of Matt ’10, as the new Chair of the Parents’ Fund, and we look forward to continuing our support of the School. In the meantime, thank you again for giving back to Berkshire.

Steve Norman ’60 Margi and Mike Picotte Nicole Picotte ’09

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The 2007-08 Annual Fund enjoyed another strong and bountiful year. Thanks to the efforts of the Development Office and many alumni, parent and student volunteers, the Fund raised a record $1,797,096 — an increase of 8% over last year’s.

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Giving at a Glance

Source

Unrestricted Annual Giving

Restricted Annual Giving

Endowment/ Capital Giving

Gifts in Kind

Total Giving

Non Reunion Alumni

$332,639.70

$37,029.20

$8,044,755.02

$28,975.64

$8,443,399.56

Reunion Alumni

$118,794.59

$9,420.00

$38,010.52

$5,193.51

$171,418.62

Total Alumni

$451,434.29

$46,449.20

$8,082,765.54

$34,169.15

$8,614,818.18

Current Parents *

$430,890.22

$101,616.60

$66,276.00

$8,611.61

$607,394.43

Parents of Alumni

$103,903.98

$13,191.00

$22,550.00

$8,260.18

$147,905.16

Grandparents

$13,743.33

$2,406.00

$100.00

$0.00

$16,249.33

Friends

$82,876.02

$62,334.52

$10,174,521.87

$6,173.39

$10,325,905.80

Foundations and Corporations

$445,095.17

$42,414.18

$25,581,045.84

$0.00

$26,068,555.19

Currents Students

$500.00

$241.95

$0.00

$32.00

$773.95

Total

$1,528,443.01

$268,653.45

$43,927,259.25

$57,246.33

$45,781,602.04

$90m $80m

(IN MILLIONS)

FIVE YEAR ANNUAL FUND HISTORY (IN MILLIONS)

$60m $50m

$1,199,117

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$1,156,949

$70m

$1,612,592

ENDOWMENT GROWTH

$1,797,096

* Total Current Parent giving to the Annual Fund is $707,566, including gifts given through Foundations and/or Corporations

$1,330,890

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2007-2008 GIFTS BY SOURCE

$1.75m $1.50m $1.25m $1.00m $0.75m $0.50m

$45m $0.25m $40m $0 $35m $30m $25m $20m

2004

2005

2006

TOTAL GIVING PAST FIVE YEARS (IN MILLIONS)

2007

2008 $50m 45.7m

42.5m

$40m

$30m

$15m 21.3m

$20m

$10m $5m $0 1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

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2008

12.4m

13.4m

$10m

$0 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08

Capital and Endowment Giving CAPITAL GIFTS

UNRESTRICTED ENDOWMENT

Mr. Gordon Crawford ’65 Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Ms. Charlotte B. Heartt Mr. Edmond B. Herrington ’61 PA Mr. Peter R. Kellogg ’61 PA Peter R. and Cynthia K. Kellogg Foundation Mrs. Nivin MacMillan The Estate of Mr.W. Duncan MacMillan ’49 The Estate of Mr. Robert A. Powers ’36

RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT

James C. Kellogg ’33 Alumni Center Endowment Mr. George J. Hoffman IV Rue De Reves Charitable Trust Bill Duryee Minority Scholarship Fund Mr. and Mrs. John E.Alden, Jr. FAC/ST

American Express Gift Matching Program Dr. Rhonda M. Bentley-Lewis ’86 Mr.Abram W. Duryee III ’92 Ms. Barbara M. Duryee Ms. Deborah Crispin Duryee ’92 Ms. Lauren A. Duryee Mrs. Nancy H. Duryee-Aas & Mr. Einar Aas PA Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Mr. Donald P. Freedman Mr.W. Ross Hawkins and Mrs. Joyce Hawkins PA Mr. John F. Herger ’74 Ms. Marice E. Herger PA Herger3 Inc. The I.W. Foundation Mr.Werner D. Kehl ’84 Ms. Judith S. Levi and Mr. Mark Levi Ms. Kerstin Anderson Marcum ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Minnerly PA Ms. Laura R. Morgan Mr. Barlow L. Peelle ’75 Mr. Steven G. Sanders ’84 Mr. James C. Scala ’85 Mr. George T. Smith PA Mr. and Mrs.Thomas H.Young III PA C.Twiggs Myers Endowed Chair For Teaching Excellence Mr. David P. Matthews ’72 Class of 1940 50th Reunion Fund Mrs. Carol S.Wakefield Class of 1956 50th Reunion Scholarship Fund Mr. Herbert G. Koehler ’56 Mr. Loren C.White, Jr. ’56 Class of 1957 Faculty Fund Endowment Mr.Thomas B.Anderson ’57 Mr. Bruce D. Benson ’57 Benson Foundation Mr. Benjamin E. Billings, Jr. ’57 Mr. Richard L. Case ’57 Mr. James L. Cohen ’57 Mr.Thomas H. Conway ’57 Mr.Walter S. Henrion ’57 Henrion Family Charitable Fund of The Dallas Foundation Mr.William Kirtz ’57 Mr.Thomas P. McNamara ’57 Mr. Francis H. Monahan ’57 Mr. C.Twiggs Myers Hon. ’57 FAC/ST Dr. Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. ’57 Mr. Frederick A. Schroeder, Jr. ’57 Mr. Bruce P. Shields ’57 PA Mr.Theodore G. Shrady ’57 Mr. Ernest A. Stagg ’57

CP Current Parent

FAC/ST Faculty or Staff

Mr. Paul S.Tompkins ’57 Tompkins Enterprises Mr. Jeffry S.Wineman ’57 Wineman Family Foundation Mr. Donald W.Wood ’57 PA Class of 1961 Edward H. Hunt Scholarship Fund Mr. Robert M.Anderson ’61 Mr. Michael F. Little ’61 Mr.Anthony C. J. Nuland ’61 David Shumway Barrett ’59 Memorial Prize for Perserverance Endowment Mrs.Ann B. Barrett PA Mr. Benjamin C. Barrett ’79 Ms. Catherine B. Barrett Mr. and Mrs. James McC. Barrett Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Barrett PA Mr. Samuel C. Barrett Mr.Trumbull B. Barrett ’92 Mr.William F. Barrett III Mr.Winthrop F. Barrett ’91 Barrett Tree Service, Inc. Mr. Carl V. Bradford, Jr. PA Ms. Margaret E. Browning Mr. Michael W. Crane Ms. Catherine B. Damon Mr. Christopher Flower ’59 Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Garrett Mr.W. Ross Hawkins and Mrs. Joyce Hawkins PA Mr. and Mrs.Airell B. Jenks Larkin Farm, LLC Ms. Dorothy H. Leonard Mr.Vincent McClelland Mr.Tracy B. Perry Mr. James B. Platt ’59 Dr. and Mrs.Theodore C. Prentice GP Mr. Perry D. Rianhard ’59 Mr. George M. Richards Mr. Rowland Richards, Jr. Mr. F. Sherwood Rothe, Jr. ’59 Mr.Wallace E. Savory Mr. and Mrs.William F. Spalding ’65 PA Ms. Joan E. Sullivan The Platt Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert M.Thomas, Jr. PA Ms. Deborah M.Tillou Mr. and Mrs.Theodore F.Vining Mr. Kenneth Wilson and Mrs. Kelvey Richards Wilson Mr. and Mrs.Thomas H.Young III PA Edward and Jane Shotwell Endowed Chair of Leadership and Character Development Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Shotwell ’51 PA

GP Grandparent

PA Parent of Alumni

* Deceased

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Anonymous (1) Mr. Christopher S. Bell ’69 Clay and Diane Biddinger ’73 Biddinger Family Foundation Mrs. Barbara S. C. Bullock ’86 FAC/ST Mr. and Mrs. David F. Darling, Jr. Mrs. F.Tracy Wenzell Davlin ’86 Mr. Steven R. DeFelice ’83 Mr. John H. Ellwood ’61 Dr. and Mrs. Richard S. Feinstein PA Four T’s Foundation Mr. James L. Haskel ’86 IAT Reinsurance Company, Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. Bayard Kellam PA Mrs. Cynnie Kellogg PA Mr. Peter R. Kellogg ’61 PA Peter R. and Cynthia K. Kellogg Foundation Mr. Geoffrey K. Mahon ’70 Mrs. Laura Shaw McGinley ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Robert L.W. McGraw ’70 PA Mrs. Lara Schefler McLanahan ’86 Mr.Thomas Peterffy Michael & Margaret Picotte Foundation Morse Hill Foundation Inc. Mr. David M. Paine ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Picotte CP Ms.Tenley E. Reed ’93 Mr. David T. Rondeau ’78 Mr. David J. Ross ’92 Mrs. Lori Fanning-Smith ’86 Mr.Timothy T.Taussig ’75 The Donald C. McGraw Foundation The Donnelley Foundation Tortimaki Foundation Mr. Sydney R.Waldman ’77 Mrs.Ann Zimmerli-Haskel ’86

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Eleanor Wallace Williamson Scholarship Mr. John B. Hull III ’51 PA GP Class of 1979 Waldo C.M. Johnston Fund for Professional Development Mr. Benjamin C. Barrett ’79 Mr. David W. Locke ’79 Mrs. Kimberly Lewis Thomas ’80 Mr. Robert D.Thomas ’79 Mr. Peter A.Vanden Broeck ’79

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Frank Beattie Endowment Mr. James B. Platt ’59 The Platt Foundation, Inc.

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Godman Dorm Maintenance Endowment Harbor Services Group Irene McDonald Endowment for The Dramatic Arts Mr. and Mrs. John E.Alden, Jr. FAC/ST Mr. James K. Harris FAC/ST CP and Mrs. Deborah Harris CP James R. Stone Memorial Prize Mrs. Sally M.W. Stone PA Class of 1961 John F. Godman Fund Mr. Luke J. Haran, Jr. ’61 Mr.Anthony C. J. Nuland ’61 Mr. James B. Platt ’59 The Platt Foundation, Inc. Kellogg Vacation Fund Mr. George J. Hoffman IV Rue De Reves Charitable Trust Kellogg Silverman Kontos Fund Mr. George J. Hoffman IV Rue De Reves Charitable Trust Barbara Kenefick Endowment Mrs. Lorinda Ackley-Mazur and Mr.Thomas Mazur PA Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Inc. Ms. Frances K. Gaston ’06 Mr. and Mrs. James R. Gilson CP Mr. Steven F. Molo and Dr. Mary W. Molo PA Mr. and Mrs. John A. Stout CP Lyman Bullard Sr. ’40 Fund for Professional Development Mr. Lyman G. Bullard, Jr. ’73 Mr.William R. Bullard II ’76 Class of 1965 Peter Lance Anderson Memorial Scholarship Mr. Christopher M.Ames ’65 Mr. George F. Lapp ’65 Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc. CP Current Parent

FAC/ST Faculty or Staff

Peter Kinne Enviornmental Education Fund Anonymous ( 1 ) Mr.Anthony P.Addison ’82 American Express Gift Matching Program Mr.Thomas B. Fahy, Jr. ’82 Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc. Mr. James C. Scala ’85

The Binny Fund for ASP Endowment Giff ’s Original, LLC Ms. Lois Green Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hirschfeld PA

R. Bruce Morison ’61 Memorial Prize for Current Events and Political Science Fund Mr. and Mrs. G.William Helm, Jr. Ms.Amanda S. Morison Chesley and Mr. Robert W. Chesley OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program Ms. Keri Reitman Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Sutton

The Kris R. Hughes ’90 Memorial Scholarship Bank of America Foundation Ms. Natalie Bradley Clarke ’90 Mr. and Mrs. H. Robert Hughes PA Ms. Patricia Hughes and Mr. John Presley Monterey Fund, Inc. Mr. Frank H. Moss IV ’90 Ms. Blake Nicolazzo Mr. Jon C. Nicolazzo ’90 Mr. Christopher T.Vulliez ’90 Mrs. Serena Hopper Watkinson ’88 Mr. and Mrs.Thomas H.Young III PA

Ritt Kellogg Mountain Program Fund Mr. Peter R.Alternative ’86 American Express Gift Matching Program American Express PAC Match Mr. Matthew B. Brand ’88 Ms. Pamela A. Casey ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Davis, Jr. Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Fidelity Foundation Matching Gifts to Education Mr. Edward J. Foley III Mr.Thomas W. Funkhouser ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gorman Mr. Erik F. Herman ’85 Mr. George J. Hoffman IV Mr. Kenneth C. Hopper, Jr. ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Morris W. Kellogg Ms. Zoe A. Keve ’05 Mr. David P. Matthews ’72 Mr. David R. McShane Mr. and Mrs. James C. Morrison, Jr. Mr. Richard S. Pechter Mr. Joshua M. Person ’93 Rue De Reves Charitable Trust Mr. James C. Scala ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Silverman Mr. James W. Stangeland The Harvey Silverman Foundation The Pechter Foundation Ms. Miriam Trahan-Hagedorn and Mr. Peter Hagedorn CP Wicks Chapin Inc. (Foley Family Foundation) Mr.William B.Wigton ’65 Ms. Christine C.Wilder

The James Demmert ’82 Endowed Fund Mr. James E. Demmert ’82 Main Street Research, LLC

The Lawrence Thomas Piatelli Memorial Prize Mr. and Mrs. Dean Charpentier FAC/ST Mr. and Mrs. Kevin R. Conklin Mr.W. Ross Hawkins and Mrs. Joyce Hawkins PA Mrs. Julie A. Kelley FAC/ST and Mr. J. Michael Kelley PA Mr. and Mrs. David A. Kibbe Ms. Kelsy J. Oberkoetter ’07 Ms. Jane C. Piatelli CP PA FAC/ST Ms. June I. Richardson PA Mr. John Riley The Ralph Burrows Scholarship Mr. R.W. Burrows ’67 Burrows Little Falls Foundation Thomas L. Chaffee Endowed English Chair Ms. Julia A. Forster ’78 Mr. John E.Thompson, Jr. ’68 Van Nice Scholarship Endowment Mr. P. Errett Van Nice ’88 Van Nice Foundation William Brooks Nolan Memorial Fund Ms. K. Marcy Nolan Mr.Thomas J. Nolan, Jr. PA Mr.Thomas J. Nolan III ’67

Stephen V.R. Spaulding Scholarship Fund Mr. Stephen V. R. Spaulding ’55

GP Grandparent

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PA Parent of Alumni

* Deceased

Giving Societies and Clubs TRUSTEES’ CIRCLE ($20,000+)

Biddinger Family Foundation Mr. Matthew B. Brand ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Brooks Mr. R.W. Burrows ’67 Burrows Little Falls Foundation The Dale & Deborah Ross Foundation Mr. E. Mandell de Windt ’39 PA GP Mrs.Vanessa Diebold PA The Diebold Institute for Public Policy Studies, Inc. Ecology Control Industries Inc. F.B.Washburn Candy Corporation Mr. and Ms. Mark E. Ferguson CP Mr. Ronald J. Flury PA Ms. Julia A. Forster ’78 Mr. and Mrs. David J. Gilbert CP Harbor Services Group Mr. and Mrs. James A. Harmon ’53 The Harmon Foundation The Harvey Silverman Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Henderson, Jr. CP Mr.Walter S. Henrion ’57 Henrion Family Charitable Fund of The Dallas Foundation Mr. Erik F. Herman ’85 Mr. and Mrs. H. Robert Hughes PA J.C. Kellogg Family Foundation

Mr. C. Kirk Kellogg ’87 Mr.Trevor Kong and Mrs. Ella Kong CP PA Ms. Jane H. Mason CP Mr. and Mrs. D. Richard Masson PA Mr. and Mrs. Nelson S. Mead CP Mr. Francis H. Monahan ’57 Mr. and Mrs. Latham W. Murfey III ’68 CP PA Nelson Mead Fund Mr. Richard S. Pechter The Pechter Foundation The Peter and BJ Henderson Foundation Inc. Mr. and Mrs. David W. Puth CP The Puth Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs.William E. Raphael CP Mr. L. Keith Reed ’68 Mr.Alexander S. Reese CP Richard K. and Shirley S. Hemingway Foundation Mr. John Rokacz and Mrs. Susan Lichtenstein PA Mr. and Mrs. Roger D. Ross PA The San Francisco Foundation Sara Lee Foundation Schwab Charitable Fund Mr. Lionel A. Shaw ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Silverman Mrs.Alison L. Spear CP

Samuel Shapiro ’08

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LEADERSHIP SOCIETY ($10,000 - $19,999.99)

Mr. Bruce D. Benson ’57 Benson Foundation Clay and Diane Biddinger ’73 CP Current Parent

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American Express Gift Matching Program Arthur Kontos Foundation, Inc. Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Inc. Mr. Hans L. Carstensen III ’66 Mr. Gordon Crawford ’65 The Donald C. McGraw Foundation Mr. John H. Ellwood ’61 Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Four T’s Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James R. Gilson CP Mrs. Jane R. Grace and Mr. Robert M. Grace PA Mr. and Mrs. Jon L. Halpern ’81 CP Mr. Edmond B. Herrington ’61 PA Mr. George J. Hoffman IV Mr. James E. Hooper ’69 Mr. John B. Hull III ’51 PA GP IAT Reinsurance Company, Ltd. Mr. Peter R. Kellogg ’61 PA Mrs. Cynnie Kellogg PA Mr. Peter L. Kennard ’64 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Kilmurray CP Mr.Arthur Kontos Mr.William C. Kunkler and Ms. Susan M. Crown CP Mrs. Nivin MacMillan The Estate of Mr.W. Duncan MacMillan ’49 Mr. and Mrs. Harvey McChesney, Jr. PA Mr. and Mrs. Robert L.W. McGraw ’70 PA Michael & Margaret Picotte Foundation Morse Hill Foundation Inc. Mr. Stephen P. Norman ’60 Norman B.Williams Trust Mr. Gilman C. Perkins ’73 Peter R. and Cynthia K. Kellogg Foundation Mr.Thomas P. Peterffy CP PA Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Picotte CP The Estate of Mr. Robert A. Powers ’36 Ms.Tenley E. Reed ’93 Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Reger CP Mr. David T. Rondeau ’78 Mr. David J. Ross ’92 Rue De Reves Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Shotwell ’51 PA Mr.Thomas Shrager and Mrs.Angela Nalbantu-Shrager CP Mr. Stephen V. R. Spaulding ’55 Mr. and Mrs. John A. Stout CP Mr. Jonathan P.Ward and Ms. Margo Montgomery Ward CP Mr. and Mrs. John W.Watkins, Sr. ’73 PA

FAC/ST Faculty or Staff

GP Grandparent

PA Parent of Alumni

* Deceased

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Mr.Timothy T.Taussig ’75 Mr. John E.Thompson, Jr. ’68 Tortimaki Foundation Mr. Hugh J.Weidinger ’60 PA The Honorable Leon J.Weil ’44C PA Dr. and Mrs. Hyung-Jin Yoon CP

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SEAVER BUCK SOCIETY ($5,000 - $9,999.99)

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Mr. Davis G.Anderson ’68 CP Mr. Christopher L.Anstey ’95 The Baxter International Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Christopher W. Carey CP Mr. Mark Castellano Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Chwick CP Clara L D Jeffery Charitable TR Mr. John G. Cluett ’53 Mr. and Mrs. Mark B. Cohen CP Mrs.Alice Ehrenclou Cole ’76 Mrs. Julie Halpern Cook ’83 Mr. James E. Demmert ’82 Dr. Russell R. Dutcher ’45 Ms.Victoria Nimick Enright ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Jerome T. Fadden CP Goldman Sachs Gives Mr. and Mrs. Rodney L. Goldstein PA Goldstein Family Foundation Mr. Scott M. Gordon ’99 Mr. and Mrs. Roger H. Gordon PA Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Hackman CP Mr. James L. Haskel ’86 Ms. Charlotte B. Heartt The Jerome T. Fadden and Katherine B. Fadden Family Foundation Ms. Cathy L. Jordan CP Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Jordan, Sr. PA GP Mr. and Mrs. Bayard Kellam PA Mr. and Mrs. Giles K. Kemp Mr. David W. Knowlton ’76 Mr. John C. Kuhn ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence S. Landry CP Main Street Research, LLC Dr.Wesley G. McCain and Ms. Noreene Storrie CP Ms. Dale McDonald CP PA Mr.Williamson Murray ’59 Mr. C.Twiggs Myers Hon. ’57 FAC/ST Mr. Richard E. Nicolazzo PA Nicolazzo & Associates, Inc Mr. and Mrs.Alfred P. Pace, Jr. CP Mr. James B. Platt ’59 The Platt Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Mario J. Procida CP R & R Company R.T.Vanderbilt Trust Mr. John A. Raphael ’67 Mr. and Mrs.William F. Reighley CP Mr. Carl L. Rinaldi CP Sasco Foundation Mr. James C. Scala ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Keith M. Schappert PA CP Current Parent

FAC/ST Faculty or Staff

Mr. Roald M. Schopp ’49 PA Mr. Joseph F. Seigle ’01 Mr.Alexander E. Simpson ’47 Dr. and Mrs. James L. Smythe CP Mr. and Mrs.Thomas D. Steiner CP Mr. John H. Stookey Thomas J.Watson Foundation Mrs. Kimberly Lewis Thomas ’80 Mr. Robert D.Thomas ’79 Mrs. Robin B.Tost PA Ms. Miriam Trahan-Hagedorn and Mr. Peter Hagedorn CP Mr. Robert T.Vanderbilt ’36 Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Watch Hill Partners, LLC Mr.Thomas J.Watson III ’63 Mrs.Ann Zimmerli-Haskel ’86

MT. EVERETT SOCIETY ($2,500 - $4,999.99)

Abby and George O’Neill Trust Mr.Anthony P.Addison ’82 Mr.Andrew D.Allen ’89 Athletic Business Publications, Inc. Bank of America Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Dominick Benedetto CP Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation, Inc. Ms. Natalie Bradley Clarke ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Brown CP Mr. Lyman G. Bullard, Jr. ’73 Mr.William R. Bullard II ’76 Mrs. Barbara S. C. Bullock ’86 FAC/ST Mr. and Mrs.Anthony B. Cahill, Jr. CP Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Carson CP Mr. and Mrs.William J. Charlton PA Dr. Eui Tak Chu and Mrs. Sung Shin Park CP Mrs.Wende Cohen and Mr. Fredric Levin CP Mr.Thomas H. Conway ’57 Mr. Sergio Copstein and Dr. Leda M.Alimena CP Mr. Richard A. Corwin ’63 Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation The Donnelley Foundation Mr.Abram W. Duryee III ’92 Ms. Deborah Crispin Duryee ’92 Eaton Corporation Mrs. Kate Fisher Fitzgerald ’90 Mr.Timothy N. Gardner and Ms. Deborah S. Froeb PA Mr. and Mrs. John B. Gimbel Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Greer CP Hamilton Family Foundation Mrs. S.M.V. Hamilton GP Mr. Peter H. Hammett ’66 Ms. Mimi Ramos Harney ’91 Harney & Sons Ms. Erin Day Healer ’90 Mr. and Mrs. James B. G. Hearty CP Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Helderman CP GP Grandparent

BERKSHIRE SCHOOL • SUMMER/FALL 2008

PA Parent of Alumni

Mr. Patrick W. E. Hodgson ’58 Mr. and Mrs. Chansup Hong CP Joseph C. Day Foundation Mr. Robert S. Kieve ’39 Kieve Foundation Mr. Ryang Kim and Mrs.Young Eun Chang CP Mr. and Ms. Rick A. Lazio CP Lazio 2000 Inc. Mr. Chang Min Lee and Mrs. Sun Hee Park CP Mr. Simon Lo and Mrs. Kitty Ma CP Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Martinecz CP PA Mr. and Mrs. Lowell B. Mason, Jr. GP Mr. David P. Matthews ’72 Mr. Joseph Middelburg CP Mrs. Katherine S. Mitchell and Mr. John D. Mitchell CP Mr.T. Garrison Morfit, Jr. ’61 Mrs. Elyse Harney Morris ’83 New York Community Trust Mr. and Mrs. Michael Nichols-Marcy PA Ms. Susie H. Norris ’79 Mr.Anthony C. J. Nuland ’61 Mrs.Theodora O’Hara PA GP Mr. Peter D. O’Hara ’60 Mr. and Mrs. George D. O’Neill PA Pace Builders Mr. Barlow L. Peelle ’75 Ms. Catherine Rinaldi CP Mr.Walter B. Rose ’65 PA Mr. Herbert G. Roskind, Jr. ’53 Mr. and Mrs. Jacob F. Schoellkopf V ’56 PA Mr. Jianjun Shen and Ms. Shuhua Wang CP Mr. and Mrs. Matthew P. Sheppard CP Mr. Douglas H.Thomson ’34 Ms.Amy E. Upjohn and Mr. Bradley VandenBerg CP Ms. Heather Steck Von Seggern ’85 Mr. Julian R.Vulliez ’88 and Mrs. Margaret Flood Vulliez ’89 Mr. John B.Wagner ’45 Mr. and Mrs. H.Webster Walker III ’73 PA Dr. and Mrs. James C.Wu CP PA

SOUTH PINNACLE SOCIETY ($1,907 - $2,499.99)

Mr. Jack R.Ackerman ’49 Mrs. Lorinda Ackley-Mazur and Mr.Thomas Mazur PA Mr. Frederick E.A.Allardt III ’76 Dr. Rhonda M. Bentley-Lewis ’86 Mr.Andrew S. Berkman ’62 Mr. and Mrs. Richard O. Berner PA Mr. and Mrs. Remi J. Browne CP The Carroll & Percy Klingenstein Foundation, Inc. Mr. Richard L. Case ’57 Mr. Kent S. Clow III ’69 Mr. Harold K. Cohen ’54 Ms. Enid M. Collup

* Deceased

BLACK ROCK CLUB ($500 - $1,906.99)

Anonymous ( 2 ) Mr. Rodney W.Agar ’55 AIG Matching Grants Program Mr. and Mrs.Tomas Albelin CP Mr. and Mrs. John E.Alden, Jr. FAC/ST Mr. Peter R.Alternative ’86 American Express PAC Match Mr.Thomas B.Anderson ’57 Mr. Robert M.Anderson ’61 ARJCO Foundation LTD Mr. and Ms. Naoki Atsumi CP Dr.Armen T. Babigian and Dr. Laurie M. Slotnick CP Mr. and Mrs. Dae H. Baek CP Ms. Pamela Baker and Mr. Jay R. Franke Mr. and Mrs. James P. Balch ’51 PA The Bank of New York Mellon Dr. Henry H. Bard, Jr. ’41 Mr. and Mrs. James McC. Barrett Mr. Benjamin C. Barrett ’79 Mr. John L. Baum ’35

Mr. and Mrs. George T. Beebe ’61 PA Mr. and Mrs. Stuart M. Bell ’80 Ms. Megan Steck Berg ’87 Mr. and Mrs.Andrew H. Berman CP Mr. Charles R. Berry ’53 Dr. and Mrs. Brian D. Beyerl PA Mr. Benjamin E. Billings, Jr. ’57 Mr. Francis A. Blair ’94 Mr. Miles G. Blakeslee, Jr. ’48 PA Mr. Eric S. Blumencranz ’83 Mr. Murray G. Bodine ’74 Mr.Thomas E. Boehland ’81 Mrs. Gideon Boericke GP Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Bonnette PA Mr. Jeffrey A. Borghesi ’69 Mr. Richard L. Bourbeau ’50 Mr. James H. Brandi Mr. and Mrs.Allan H. Bredenfoerder PA Mr. James F. Britt ’68 Britt Investments of Hendersonville LLC Mr. Peter C. Browning ’59 Mr. Jonathan B. Bulkeley CP Mrs. Pamela Burke PA Mr. and Mrs. Sean M. Burns CP Cain, Hibbard, Myers & Cook Mr. Christopher F. Calger ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Campbell CP Mrs.William T. Carpenter, Jr. PA Mr. Parker P. Case ’99 Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Case PA Mr. Matthew D. Casey ’93 Mr. and Mrs. James A. Cathcart ’72 PA Mr. Suk Whan Chang and Mrs. Heekyung Jo-Min CP Mr. Glenn T. Chason, Jr. ’90 Chevron Matching Gift Program Mr.Tsan-Bin Chiu and Mrs. Ming-Li Wang CP Mr. Dean M. Cinkala ’80 Mr. and Mrs. George E. Clark, Jr. CP Mr. Fredric A. Cohen CP Mr. James L. Cohen ’57 Mr. and Mrs. Joel Cohen PA Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Colbert, Jr. CP Mr. Leland M. Cole ’53 Mr. Elwood B. Coley Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Coven II GP Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Coven CP Mr.William B. Crane ’56 Mr. Richard T. Cunniff, Jr. ’70 Mr.Alexander J. Cutler ’99 Dr. and Mrs. Neal R. Cutler PA Mr. Chuong Hong Dang and Mrs.Yen Hai Pham CP Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Danziger GP Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Dau ’49 Mr. C. Russell de Burlo, Jr. Mr. Michael P. de Marcken ’85 Mr. James L. Deming ’73 Mr. Jeffrey W. Denker ’62 Mr. Phelps Dewey ’47 Mrs. Deborah G. Dick PA

CP Current Parent

FAC/ST Faculty or Staff

Mr. and Mrs.Thomas H. Dixon Mr. and Mrs.Thomas E. Donnelley PA Mr.Ward J. Doonan ’75 Mr. and Ms. Michael J. Dorsey CP PA Mr. Keith C. Douglass ’70 Mr. Charles A. DuCharme III ’58 PA Mrs. Nancy H. Duryee-Aas and Mr. Einar Aas PA Mr. John S. Edack ’72 Mr. and Mrs. Steve J. Eikenberry PA Mr. Peter Elliott PA Mr. David H. Ellsworth PA Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Ettinger CP Mr.Thomas B. Fahy, Jr. ’82 Mr. Charles F. Fatum ’57 Mr. David H. Fawcett ’61 Mr. James D. Feeley ’92 Mr.Tikhon Y. Ferris CP Mr. Robert B. Field, Jr. ’60 Fifth Third Bank Fisher Vista, LLC Mr. Edward J. Foley III The Fredericka V. Slingerland Family Foundation Mr. Benno Friedman and Ms. Stephanie A. Blumenthal CP PA Mr. Joseph M. Fusco ’75 and Ms. Karen Parker ’75 Mr.Timothy M. Gardiner ’71 Mr. and Mrs. Russell F. Gee PA Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. George ’77 CP PA Giff ’s Original, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Ira M. Ginsberg CP PA Mr.Alan N. Gnutti ’68 Mr. Donald W. Goodrich ’61 CP PA Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gorman Ms. Gwendolyn Carr Grace ’91 Mr. John K. Grace ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Grace CP Mr. Leonard A. Grace ’61 Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Guerrieri CP Guerrieri Family Foundation Dr. David J. Haidak ’61 Miss Sally Halliday PA Mr. and Mrs. S. Matthews V. Hamilton, Jr. PA Mr. Morris C. Hancock ’70 Mr. and Mrs. F.Woodson Hancock III ’67 PA Mr. Luke J. Haran, Jr. ’61 Mr. and Mrs. John W. Harnett GP Mr. Mark A. Harris CP Mr.W. Ross Hawkins and Mrs. Joyce M. Hawkins PA Mr.W. Scott Hawkins ’83 Mr. Gordon M. Hayes, Jr. ’67 Mr. John F. Herger ’74 Herger3 Inc. Mr. Michael A. Herman ’82 Mr. and Mrs. David G. Hibbs CP Mr. G. Carlton Hill, Jr. ’49 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hirschfeld PA Ms. Barbara Ho ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Holtzman CP GP Grandparent

PA Parent of Alumni

* Deceased

BERKSHIRE SCHOOL • SUMMER/FALL 2008

ANNUAL REPORT OF GIVING 2007-2008

Mrs. Carol Currier PA Mr. Charles A. DelGrande ’75 Mr. and Mrs. John DiSantis PA Mr. Robert W. Doyle, Sr. ’49 GP Mr. R. Jeffrey Follert ’73 Mr. Frederick S. Ford, Jr. ’43 Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Gardella ’71 PA Giving Express Program From American Express Mr. Loy J. Harris ’78 Mr. and Mrs. Hein J. Hazenberg CP Mr. Peter E. Heller ’42 Dr. and Mrs. Marc E. Heller CP Ms. Patricia Hughes and Mr. John Presley Mr.William V. Kriegel CP PA Mr. and Mrs. Christian A. Lange PA Mr. Chang-Jung Lin and Mrs.Yu-Ting Hung CP Mrs. Lara Schefler McLanahan ’86 Mr. Lawrence P. Mills, Jr. ’36 * Ms.Amanda S. Morison Chesley and Mr. Robert W. Chesley Mr.A. Stephen Nelson ’63 North Star Foundation Quality Printing, Inc. Mr. and Mrs.A. Robert Roberto CP Mr. and Mrs.William P. Rydell CP Mr.Albert Shaw III ’47 Mr. Robert T.Thompson ’72 Triford Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Charles Van Laer GP The Family of Claude Vanden Broeck PA * Mr. Peter A.Vanden Broeck ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Richard C.Watson CP Mr.William B.Wigton ’65 Ms. Suzanne Wilson PA Mr. Geun Ig Yoo and Mrs. Jung Ae Kweon CP

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Hooper Foundation Mr. Richard M. Hopper ’59 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Horner, Sr. CP PA Mr.Taekon Hue and Mrs. Bogyean Ok CP The Honorable Andrew R. Humes and Mrs. Elisabeth C. Humes CP Dr. Mark A. Hyman and Ms. Pier Boutin CP The I.W. Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John W. Ingle, Jr. CP Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Irwin ’79 Ms. Catherine Jackson James E. & Constance L . Bell Foundation Mr.Thomas L. Jeffries ’56 Mr. Burr B. Jennings ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Jennings ’48 PA Ms. Jennifer E. Jennings ’87 John E. Muhlfeld, Inc. DBA Newfield Builders Mr.T. Michael Johnson ’67 Mr.William M. Johnson, Jr. ’37 PA Mr.Winthrop D. Johnson ’66 Mr. R. Howard Johnston, Jr. ’37 Mrs. Elissa Karasin-Samet ’77 The Karen K. & R. James Irwin Fund Mr. Robert R. Keegan ’90 Mr.Werner D. Kehl ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Morris W. Kellogg Mrs. Seung Hee Kim CP PA Mr.William F. Kimberly, Jr. ’47 Mr. Frederick P. King ’70 Kirk Miller Construction Mr.William Kirtz ’57 Mr. Edwin G. Klinck ’54 Mr. Richard S. Klingenstein PA Mr.William P. Klingenstein ’61 Mr. Christopher S. Klingenstein ’94 Mr. Marc A. Klutznick ’92 Mrs. Monique Knowlton PA Mr. Herbert G. Koehler ’56 Mr. and Mrs. John A. Koskinen PA Mr. Edward D. Kratovil ’64 Mr. Jeffrey P. LaBonte and Ms. Laurel J. Goss CP PA Mr.William L. Lafferty, Jr. ’49 Mr. Merritt Lane III ’62 The Larry and Jane Scheinfeld Foundation Mrs. Denise E. LeComte Mr. and Mrs. Roger J. Leifer PA Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Lerman CP Ms. Judith S. Levi and Mr. Mark Levi Mr. and Dr. Mathew J. Levine CP Mr. Michael F. Little ’61 Mr. David W. Locke ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Lockwood CP Dr. Susan Long CP Mr.Walter B. Long CP Mr. James E. Lyle ’58 Mahaiwe Tent Mr. Geoffrey K. Mahon ’70 Stephen E. Malawista, M.D. ’50 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Mannix PA Mr. Samuel C. Martin ’66 CP Current Parent

FAC/ST Faculty or Staff

Mr. James E. Mastrianni ’90 Mr. Samuel A. McClung ’38 Ms.Aramie Dimm McDonald ’93 Mrs. Beth McErlean CP Ms. Madeleine H. McGraw ’07 Mr. James T. McKinley ’65 Mr. David R. McShane Mr. Bert B. Meek III ’69 Ms. Edith V. Mehiel GP Mrs. Maggie Ross Meiners ’90 Dr. Norman W. Merrill and Mrs. Jeanne W. Merrill PA FAC/ST Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc. Mr. Richard F. Meystre ’61 Mr. Paul T. Miller and Ms.Andrea Milley PA Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Miller PA Mr. Steven F. Molo and Dr. Mary W. Molo PA Mr. Frank H. Moss IV ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Muhlfeld ’69 CP PA Dr. and Mrs. G.Thomas Mullany, Jr. ’73 PA Mr. Charles M. Murdock ’71 Mrs. Lorna F. Mynott and Mr. Stephen A. Mynott CP Mr. and Mrs. John T. Nakashige GP Mr. Charles W. Neuhauser ’70 Mr. and Mrs.Thuan V. Nguyen CP Mr. Samuel Q. Nichols ’58 PA Mrs.Allyson S. Nick CP Mr. Jon C. Nicolazzo ’90 Ms. K. Marcy Nolan Mr.Thomas J. Nolan III ’67 Mr. Lance R. Odden Mr. David M. O’Neill ’74 Mrs. E.M. O’Neill GP Mr. Michael F. O’Neill ’91 OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program Orange County’s United Way Mr. John Ormiston FAC/ST Mr. Leigh W. Otzen ’94 Otzen Family Foundation Mr. Frederick L. Pabst ’64 Mr. David M. Paine ’75 Ms. Karen Parker ’74 Mr. Bradford E. Parker ’72 Mr. E. Scott Patton ’60 Mr.Toan Pham and Mrs.Van Chu CP The Philanthropic Collaborative Mr. Ian P. Phillips ’80 Ms. Jane C. Piatelli CP PA FAC/ST Mr. James H. Powers ’65 Mr. Lowell A. Pratt ’69 Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Pritchard GP Mr. F.Woodward Prosser ’29 Mr.Thomas R. Quick ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Quinn CP Mr. and Mrs. John S. Reed PA Mr. Matthew Reger ’11 Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Reichart III ’64 PA Mr.Timothy T. Renyi ’96 Mr.Andrew S. Richardson ’78 Mr. Guy R. Riegel ’76 GP Grandparent

BERKSHIRE SCHOOL • SUMMER/FALL 2008

PA Parent of Alumni

Mrs. Katherine D. Rines PA Mrs. Frances R. Rockwell Mr. C. Bruce Roehrig ’59 Mr. Hawley Rogers ’56 Mr. Jay H. Rossbach, Jr. ’39 Ms. Justine V. R. Russell Mr. Hilary F. Russell and Mrs. Jenny Russell PA Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Ryan CP Ms.Alma B. Ryan CP Mr. and Mrs. Quentin R. Ryan PA Mr. and Mrs. James M. Scala PA Dr. Lewis I. Schainuck ’53 Mr. and Mrs. Larry Scheinfeld PA Mr. and Mrs.William B. Schink CP Ms. Megan O. Schnurr ’84 Mr.W.Thomas Schnurr, Jr. ’85 Mr.Thomas F. Seamans ’51 Seven ’C’ Foundation Mr. and Ms. James P. Sheldon-Dean ’69 PA Mr.Allen W. Shelton, Jr. ’36 Mr. Bruce P. Shields ’57 PA Mr.Theodore G. Shrady ’57 Mr. Sanford R. Sistare ’46 Mr. and Mrs. Donald Slingerland PA Mr. Duncan R. Smith ’67 Mrs. Lori Fanning-Smith ’86 Mr. and Mrs.William F. Spalding ’65 PA Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Stafford CP Stafford Family Trust Mr. Charles E. Steber ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Stein CP Mrs. Maryanna Shaw Stockholm PA Mrs. Sally M.W. Stone PA Dr. Steven R. Strong ’58 Mr. Joseph H. Sugden, Jr. ’58 Mr.Andrew I. Sun and Ms.Alicia C.W.Wang CP Mr. Manson C. Surdam ’65 Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Switlik PA Mr. Michael S. Sylvester T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Mr. and Mrs. Robert M.Thomas, Jr. PA Sandy and Cathy Tierney Time Warner Mr. Paul S.Tompkins ’57 Tompkins Enterprises TR Camp-Younts Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert M.Tufts CP Mr. P. Errett Van Nice ’88 Van Nice Foundation Mr. Dale A.Van Ort ’58 Mr. and Mrs. John C. van Roden, Jr. PA Mr. Grant Van Sant ’55 PA Mr. Edward P.Ver Planck ’48 Mr. Lance R.Vermeulen ’78 Mr. and Mrs. Steven P.Veronesi ’80 CP Mr. Charles B.Viall ’64 Mr. Christopher T.Vulliez ’90 Mrs. Carol S.Wakefield Mr. and Mrs. Harry W.Walker PA GP Ms. Jane B.Walker ’03

* Deceased

BUCK VALLEY CLUB ($250 - $499.99)

Anonymous ( 1 ) Mr. Eugene L.Amber ’40 PA Ms. Jackie S.Anderson CP Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey H.Ashworth CP Mr. and Mrs. John B. Baker PA Mrs. Caroline Weil Barnett ’76 Mr. and Mrs.William G. Batcheller CP Mrs. Ellanor A. Beard and Mr. Roy Camberg PA Mr. Christopher S. Bell ’69 Ms.Abiola Benjamin CP Mr. Barry B. Berkman ’58 Berkshire Blizzard AAU Baseball Mr. Neil M. Bernstein and Dr. Julie B. Schwartzbard CP Bilmar Animal Clinic Mr. Russell D. Boardman ’71 Mr.William A. Borders III ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Bradley II PA Mr. Richard P. Breed III ’67 Mr. Franklin G. Brehmer, Jr. ’44A Mr.Wayne E. Brenengen ’74 Mr.Timothy M. Brennan ’85 The Bridgewater Fund, Inc. Mrs. Joan S. Brooks PA GP Mr. Charles A. Brown ’91 Mr. and Mrs. James R. Brunn PA Mr. and Ms.Andrew F. Buteux CP Mrs. Jamie Goldstein Buzil ’81 Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah J. Callahan PA Mrs. Caren Cameron and Mr. John K. Cameron Mr. Christopher J. Casey ’76 Mr. Michael A. Cerussi ’97

Mr. Kent T. Chamberlain ’75 Chamberlain Yachts Mr. and Mrs. Lo-Yi Chan Mr.Alfred C. Clapp, Jr. ’51 PA Mr. and Mrs. H. Pier Clifford PA Mr.William Clough and Mrs. Nannie Clough FAC/ST The Reverend Richard I. Cluett, Jr. ’61 Mr. Peter D. Coddington ’64 Mr. Richard V. Colligan ’70 CompuWorks Mr. and Mrs.Andrew B. Congdon PA Ms. Molly D. Connell CP Ms. Katharine Cutler Coughlin ’90 Mr. Matthew G. Crowson ’05 Mr. and Mrs. Saiid M. Daemi CP Mr. and Mrs. E.Timothy Danahy III ’67 PA Ms. Hollis E. Davenport ’01 Mr. Philip J. Davis and Dr. Linda Mawhorter ’69 Mrs. F.Tracy Wenzell Davlin ’86 Mr. Delano de Windt II ’62 Mr. Philip S. Deely ’65 Mr. and Ms.William J. Drake ’73 PA Mr. David Dunnavant and Ms. Barbara K. Larsen PA Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Durocher CP Mr. Charles K. Elliott, Jr. ’50 PA Mr. and Mrs.William B. Elliott II PA Mr. Jerome C. Eppler ’42 Dr. and Mrs. Richard S. Feinstein PA Mr. Fred B. Finley ’64 PA Mr. Patrick D. Fisher ’96 Mr. John L. Fletcher ’83 Mr. Christopher Flower ’59 Mr. and Mrs.Alan S. Forman PA Mr. Kenneth Z. Fox ’60 Ms. Regina R. Frate CP Mr. Donald P. Freedman Mr. John K. Fretz ’91 Dr. Philip G. Gallman ’58 Mr. Douglass S. Gardner ’53 PA Dr. John H. Gardner ’49 Mrs. Jennifer Stringham Gaudron ’94 Mr. Oliver J. Geiger ’53 Mr. and Mrs.William H. George PA Mr. Michael T. Gibbons ’85 Mr. Paul F. Gilligan ’75 Mr. Stephen W. Gitt ’72 Mr. Henry Goldman III ’51 Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Gray PA Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Griffin, Sr. PA Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Groom PA Mrs. Catherine Weidinger Gruhler ’96 Ms. Marguerite B. Gulick Mr. Ralph M. Hall ’57 Mr. and Mrs. James B. Harreld PA Mr. David T. Harris, Jr. ’68 Mr. and Mrs.Thomas L. Harrison PA Mr. Joseph C. Hartman ’78 Ms. Julie A. Helmer-Shedden ’84 Mr. Spencer R. Henderson ’95

CP Current Parent

FAC/ST Faculty or Staff

Mr. John R. Hendrie ’64 Mrs. Keira McKenna Holbrough ’92 FAC/ST Mrs.Ann J. Holmes and Mr. Peter Holmes PA Mr. R. Brad Howland ’81 Ms. Penny Hudnut FAC/ST Mr. Gordon L. Hunt ’69 Mr. Robert P. Hutter ’84 Hutter Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Johnson CP Mr. Christopher H. Johnson ’68 Mr. Paul D. Kaplan ’52 Mrs. Julie A. Kelley and Mr. J. Michael Kelley PA FAC/ST Mr.William B. King ’89 Mr. Kevin M. Kinne and Ms. Cathleen Kinne Mr. Marcus O. Landon ’41 Mr. George F. Lapp ’65 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald G. Leonard GP Lignum Vitae, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Genping Liu CP Ms.Anita L. Loose-Brown and Mr. Richard K. Brown FAC/ST Prof. and Mrs. Robert M. Macdonald GP MacFarlane Office Products, Inc. Dr. Douglas J. Mackenzie ’81 Mr. Matthew F. Mansfield ’58 Maple Leaf Builders Incorporated Dr. and Mrs. Dennis C. Marcus CP Mr. and Mrs. Seamus McKeon ’69 PA Mr. and Mrs.Willard C. McNitt III PA Mr. Robert G. Meade and Ms.Anna Romano PA FAC/ST Mr. John K. Means ’71 Mr. John Mesevage and Ms. Caroline C. Geisler CP Mr. and Mrs.William Meyer PA Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Miller CP Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Miller ’60 PA Monterey Fund, Inc. Mr. Rex S. Morgan, Jr. ’73 Mr. and Mrs. F. Scott Morrison CP PA Dr. Mark S. Moskowitz ’68 Mr. and Mrs. Pieter Mulder FAC/ST Mr. Mark R. Murdock ’74 National Hockey Training LLC Mr. David H. Neal ’76 Ms.Allison Herrington Neumann ’82 Mr. Cian J. Nihill ’06 Mr. Robert M. Norris and Ms. Barbara Bockbrader CP Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Notaro GP Mr. Gerald B. O’Connor ’46 Mr. I. Gordon Odell ’40 Ms. Dana Oliveira CP Dr. Lawrence S. Paikoff and Dr. Susanne M. Powell CP PA Dr. Michael G. Palladino and Reverend Rosemarie A. Palladino CP Mrs. Deborah Fries Pedraza Mr. Joshua M. Person ’93 Mr. John S. Phelan ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Phucas CP

GP Grandparent

PA Parent of Alumni

* Deceased

BERKSHIRE SCHOOL • SUMMER/FALL 2008

ANNUAL REPORT OF GIVING 2007-2008

Mr.Thomas R.Wall IV Dr.Veit J.Wasserfuhr ’86 Mr. Ralph R.Weichselbaum and Mrs. Donna L. Filippo CP Mr. and Mrs. L. Jerome Weil, Jr. ’73 PA Wells Fargo Foundation Educational Matching Gift Program Mr. Henry M.White, Jr. ’44C Wicks Chapin Inc. (Foley Family Foundation) Mr. R. Richard Wieland II ’63 John and Marcia Wilkinson PA Mr. Mark M.Willaman ’84 Mr. and Mrs. David A.Wind CP Mr. Jeffry S.Wineman ’57 Wineman Family Foundation Mr.Thomas P.Wolf ’44C Mr.Arthur M.Wood, Jr. ’68 Wood Family Foundation Mrs. Elizabeth Steck Wright ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Richard J.Wright PA Ms. Liu Xu CP FAC/ST Dr. Jong Jeub Yoon and Mrs. Ki Ok Lee CP PA Mr. Peter V.Young ’54 PA Mr. and Mrs. Gregory M. Zahn CP

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GLEN BROOK CLUB ($100 - $249.99)

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Mr. and Mrs. Douglas W. Pierce PA Pitney Bowes Mr. Donald J. Polak ’60 Ms. Lynette A. Prescott ’81 Mr. and Mrs. J. Sadler Ramsdell PA Mr. Christopher A. Reichart ’98 Mr. Perry D. Rianhard ’59 Mr. and Mrs. E.Wilbur Rice ’66 PA Mr.Thomas D. Richardson ’44C Mr. David B. Ring ’73 Mr.Alvaro Rodriguez ’85 Mr.William G. Rogers ’66 The Ruth H. and Warren A. Ellsworth Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James W. Sainsbury CP Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Scala CP PA Mr. and Mrs. Bradford J. Scheller ’74 CP Mr. Michael A. Schopp ’79 Mr. Edward V. Schopp ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Schulz PA Ruth A. Shapiro ’78 Mr. and Mrs. Philip N. Shapiro PA Mr.Albert K. Sherman, Jr. ’62 Mr. Mark Sievers ’75 Ms. Louise E. Sole PA Mr.Willard B. Soper II ’66 PA Mr. Bradley P. Spofford ’91 Mr. H.Todd Spofford ’60 PA Dr. and Mrs.Thomas L. Stahly PA Mr. Marvin Sterman ’46 Mr. and Ms. John A. Stevens CP Mrs. Elly Stewart PA Mr. George S. Stone Mr.William L. Strauss III ’76 Mrs. Carolyn Balch Streett ’83 Mr.William P. Stritzler ’56 CP Current Parent

FAC/ST Faculty or Staff

Mrs.Tobey Dorschel Stultz ’93 Mrs. John W.Taussig, Jr. PA Mr. Jonathan P.Thompson ’66 Mr.Alexander L.Thomson ’73 Mr. Jeffrey E.Tillou ’88 Mr. John A.Tompkins, Jr. ’69 Ms. Jennifer W.Tost ’90 Mr. Bradford S.Tripp ’52 Turtle Island Medical Associates, Inc. Mr. Frederick C.Twichell ’55 United States Tobacco Mr. Stephen K. Urner, Jr. ’55 Mr. G. Craig Vachon ’82 Mr. Jim W.Vahey ’51 Mr. and Mrs. Charles R.Van de Walle PA Mr. Langdon H.Van Ingen ’83 Mrs. Mary Brosnahan Wachter ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Richard G.Wallace CP Mrs. Mary C.Walsh PA Mr. and Mrs. James Ward CP Mr. and Mrs. Steadman Watson CP Mr. John S.Wayne ’69 Ms. Lisa Weitzman and Mr. Russell Sherman Mr. and Mrs. John A.West PA Mr. David J.West ’77 Mr. Edmund J.White ’73 Mr. Loren C.White, Jr. ’56 Mr. Jeffrey D.Whitestone ’70 Mr. Robert N.Wienner CP Mr. N. Spencer Willets ’72 Mr. Kyle N.Williamson ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Marc P.Wysocki FAC/ST Ms. Erin B.Yoffe ’97 Mr. and Mrs.Thomas H.Young III PA Mr. Stephen J. Zuckerman ’61

GP Grandparent

BERKSHIRE SCHOOL • SUMMER/FALL 2008

PA Parent of Alumni

Anonymous ( 1 ) 108-112 West State Street LLC ACE INA Foundation Dr. Robert L.Adeson ’48 Mr. George F.Akel III ’87 Mr. Steven Altman ’88 Mr. Christopher M.Ames ’65 Mr. Charles P.Ancona ’59 Ms. Katharine E.Angstadt Anthony and Stacey DiCroce Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C.Anzalone CP Mr. and Mrs. Carl J.Ascenzo PA Mr. Ryo Atsumi ’10 Mr. Severance Babcock ’63 Mr. Stanley M. Babson, Jr. ’42 Mr. and Mrs. John C. Baker PA Mr. and Mrs. Corey W. Ballaban PA Mr. Scott Y. Barnes ’65 Mr.Trumbull B. Barrett ’92 Mrs.Ann B. Barrett PA Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Barrett PA Mr. Samuel C. Barrett Mr.William F. Barrett III Mr.Winthrop F. Barrett ’91 Barrett Tree Service, Inc. Dr. Jeffrey S. Batten ’88 Mr.Timothy F. Beard ’49 Mr.Arthur W. Beckert ’69 Mr.William R. Bellas, Jr. Mrs. Linda F. Bellizzi and Dr. John A. Bellizzi PA FAC/ST Mr. Kirk S. Bennett ’56 Dr.Terri Bensinger-Levy ’76 Mr. David W. Berke ’01 Mr. Charles W. Berl ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Beucler CP Mrs. Charlotte K. Bianchi PA Mr. James H. Biggart, Jr. ’70 Mr.W. Bradford Blaicher ’92 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Blanchard PA Mr. and Mrs. Roger A. Blumencranz PA Mr.William B. Boardman ’50 Mr.William H. Booth and Mrs. Martha J. Erwin-Booth CP Mr. John G. Borden ’69 Mr.Andrew J. Borek ’99 Mr. H.William Borntraeger III ’64 Mrs. Kristin Schoellkopf Borowiak ’86 Mr. Eric H. Bowen ’65 Mr. and Mrs. Courtland Boyle ’86 Mr. Richard H. Bradley ’60 Mr. Peter W. Bragdon Mr. Christopher C. Brand ’85 Dr. Peter W. Brandrup ’90 Mr. Martin F. Brennan CP Ms.Amy S. Brennan-Strack and Mr. Martin Strack CP Mr. David J. Brisson ’70 Ms. Kristi S. Broff Knecht ’89

* Deceased

Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Denison GP Mr. Morgan J. Dennehy ’85 Mr.Alexander G. Dick ’99 Dick Flood Educational Services, LLC Mr. Kevin J. Dickie ’83 Ms. Pia L. Dimm ’97 Mr. John B. Doan ’52 Mr. John V. Doggett ’63 PA Mr. John W. Dolby ’59 Domaney’s Liquors Incorporated Ms. Debra Drucker ’84 Mr. David A. Dufault, Jr. ’89 Mr. Richard J. Dumler PA Mr. P. Bayard duPont ’70 Mr. and Mrs.W. Clark Durant Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Durant Ms. Lauren A. Duryee ’90 Dr. Patricia M. Dyer PA Mr. Christopher A. Eddings ’67 Ms. Jennifer Edelman Crine ’79 FAC/ST Mr. David S. Edson ’60 The Egremont Inn Mr. Peter J. Ehrlich ’86 Mr. and Mrs.Ashton G. Eldredge, Jr. PA Mr. Richard H. Elias ’59 Mr. and Mrs. Dean Ellerton ’81 Mrs. Holly Harwood Ellerton ’81 Mrs. Karyn Smith Ellwood ’83 Mr.Victor Elting IV ’84 Mr. Monroe B. England ’49 The Honorable Joseph A. Esquirol, Jr. ’50 Mr. and Mrs. J.William Evans GP Mr. Gordon R. Ewing, Jr. ’70 Mr. Noel A. Faller ’88 Mr. Scott M. Falso ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Falzett PA Mr. Peter Farrell Mrs. Helen E. Ferguson GP Fidelity Foundation Matching Gifts to Education Mr. James L. Fiedler ’64 Mrs. Kelli J. Fields ’88 Mr. G. Dick Finlay ’39 Mr. Peter S. Finlay ’43 Mr. Michael L. Fisher PA Ms. Rosemary G. Fitzgerald ’82 Mr. and Mrs.Andrew A. Flake PA Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Flood, Jr. Mr. George G. Francis ’60 Mr. and Mrs. Brad R. Freitag CP Dr.Andrew M. Fried ’60 Ms.Alice K. Froeb GP Mr. and Mrs.Thomas L. Funkhouser PA Mr.Thomas W. Funkhouser ’86 Ms. Joan G. Fusco ’85 Mr.Anthony R. Gabriel GP Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Garrett Mr. Michael E. Garrett ’83 Mr. Charles W. Garrison ’62 Mrs. Gail C. Gaston PA Dr. and Mrs. Remo G. Gaudiel PA Ms.Alexandra Y. Gaudion ’99 CP Current Parent

FAC/ST Faculty or Staff

Mr. Ethan R. Gee ’92 Mr. E.Throop Geer III ’69 Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Genovese CP Mr. and Mrs.Thomas A. Gibson Dr.Thomas H. Giddings ’30 Mrs. Morton A. Ginsberg GP Mr.Aaron W. Godfrey PA Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Goldberg Cp Dr. and Mrs. Peter A. Goldberg PA Mr. and Mrs. Mauricio S. Gonzalez CP Mr. James E. Goodridge ’67 Mr. Philip W. Goodspeed ’45 Mr. Henry M. Goodyear, Jr. ’46 Mrs. Susan Grabowski Clark Mr. J. Peter Gratiot ’39 PA Ms. Lois Green Mrs. Estelle Greer GP Dr. David M. Gross ’84 Mr. Jeffrey J. Gross ’76 Colonel Melvin G. Grover, Jr. ’61 Mr. Christopher L. Groves ’73 Mrs. Jessica Lee Guten ’94 Mr. Michael D. Gutenplan ’99 Mr. and Mrs. Mims Hackett GP Ms. Patricia A. Hackett Mr. Crawford C. Hamilton ’07 Ms. Kay Handman GP Mr. and Mrs. J.Arthur Hansen Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Hansen PA Mr. Richard B. Hanson ’79 Mr.Thomas A. Hargrave ’81 Mrs. Jennifer F. Harnett and Mr.Andrew K. Harnett ’81 CP Mr. John N. Harris, Jr. ’82 Mr. Edward B. Harris III ’85 Mr. Jeffrey B. Harris ’74 Mrs. Louise Ward Harris ’77 Mr. Dirck D. Harrison ’44A Mr. and Mrs. Edward Harvey PA Dr. Marc H. Harwitt ’63 Mr.W. Scott Harwood ’82 Ms. Debra R. Haupt CP PA FAC/ST Mr.Walter N. Hawley Mr. Robert C. Haywood ’69 Haywood Foundation Mr. Patrick T. Healey ’65 Mr. Christopher D. Heaney ’86 Ms. Joan Hechtman CP Mr. Craig Hecker ’45 Mr. and Mrs. G.William Helm, Jr. Mr. John C. Helming ’59 Henry S. & Patrice Hemingway Foundation Ms. Marice E. Herger PA Mr. John L. Hermans ’69 PA Mr.Andrew R. Herrick ’85 Mr. Prescott C. Hill ’85 Mr. Ronald T. Hill CP Mr. and Mrs. Brian C. Hills CP Mr. and Mrs. George Hirsch PA Mr.Timothy A. Hitchcock and Ms. Linda W. Creedon PA Mr. Peter L. Hoffman ’78 GP Grandparent

PA Parent of Alumni

* Deceased

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Mr. and Mrs.Timothy M. Brooks ’70 PA FAC/ST Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Brown CP Mrs. Geraldine M. Brown Mr. Royal S. Brown ’42 * Mr. Kevin J. Bruemmer ’71 Mr. Courtlandt D. B. Bryan ’54 Mrs. Sandra Smith Bryant ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Buchner Mrs. Martha H. Buckingham Mr. John C. Burditt ’70 Mr.Arnold J. Burton ’36 Mr. David M. Campbell ’90 Ms.Agustina Campusano CP Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Cannon II PA Mr. Jack S. Caplan ’51 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Caron CP Ms. Pamela A. Casey ’83 Mr. John P. Chapin, Sr. ’58 Mr. and Mrs. Dean Charpentier FAC/ST Mr. Daniel W. Choe ’07 Ms. Kathryn B. Christ Mr. George Church III ’48 Dr. Gerald T. Church ’69 Mr. Ian Clark Mrs. Lauren Okie Clark ’85 Mr. Paul W. Clark and Ms. Carol R. Parrish CP PA Mr. Richard C. Clark, Jr. ’69 Mr. and Mrs.William P. Clough Mr. Gregory S. Cluett ’39 Mrs.Annie Godfrey Clyne ’81 Mr. Richard M. Cole ’44C Mr. and Mrs.Timothy C. Coleman PA Mr. and Mrs. Kevin R. Conklin Mr. John F. Consolini ’56 PA Mr. Jonathan K. Cook ’62 Mr.W. Preston Cooper ’53 Mr.Thomas W. Corwin ’58 Mrs. Deborah R. Couch and Mr.William A. Couch CP FAC/ST Mr. Daniel M. Crabbe ’81 Mr. Daniel C. M. Crabbe ’56 PA Mr. Michael W. Crane Mr. John F. Cranshaw ’04 Mr. G.Alexander Creighton ’59 Mr. and Mrs. James Crowley PA Ms. Marjorie M. Crowley ’06 Mr. and Mrs. Brian P. Curtis PA Mr. James T. Dale ’88 Mr. and Mrs. David F. Darling, Jr. Mr. Jeffrey A. Daury, Jr. ’85 Mr. Benjamin Davenport ’49 Mr. Phillip T. Davidson ’43 Mr. Henry R. Davis III ’62 Mr. and Mrs. James S. Day PA The Days Inn Mr.William M. Dean ’40 PA Mr. Steven R. DeFelice ’83 Dr. and Mrs. Patrick A. DelGrande Mr. Brian J. Demers and Ms. Judith R. Safian CP

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Mrs. Sharon K. Holladay PA Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Holmes CP Mr. Kenneth C. Hopper, Jr. ’83 Mr. and Mrs. David E. Houseman PA Mr. Brian S. Howerton CP Mrs.A.R. Hoxton, Jr. Mr. Frank L. Hubbard ’46 Mr. J.Whitney Huber ’69 Mr. and Mrs. James A. Hughes CP Ms. Cynthia Hungerford CP PA Mr. Edward H. Hunt and Mrs. Frances M.T. Hunt ’61 PA Mr.Thomas E. Hunt ’97 Mr.Thomas R. Hunter ’05 Mr. Joseph C. Hurlburt ’56 Mr. Nicholas B. Ingham ’91 Mrs. Henriette Israel GP Mr. Mark R. Jamison ’72 Dr. Phillip Jarvis PA Mrs. Paige Robertson Jasaitis ’91 Mr. Jonathan M. Jayson ’83 The Jeffrey & Helen Cardon Foundation Mr. and Mrs.Airell B. Jenks CDR Henry O. Johnson ’73 Mrs. Rebecca D. Johnson PA Mr. Kenneth G. Johnston ’57 PA Mr. Richard A. Johnston and Ms. Christina J. Hanley CP Mr. Richard E. Johnston and Dr. Janice Johnston PA Mr. and Mrs. George D. Jones III PA Mr. David C. Jones ’42 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory M. Jones CP Ms.Wendy L. Jordan ’85 Ms. Frances K. Joyce ’07 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Kaczmarek ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Kaier PA Ms. Gabrielle Kardon ’86 Mr. and Mrs.Andrew P. Kay, Sr. PA FAC/ST Mr. Gordon B. Kellam and Ms. Magen Kellam Mr.Andrew Kelley Mr. John P. Kendall ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Kernodle CP Mr. and Mrs. David A. Kibbe Mr. and Mrs. Jackson T. King PA Mr. Jay A. Keller ’58 The Kirk and Megan Kellogg Foundation Ms. Joan T. Kirkland Mr.Adam J. Klyver ’86 Dr.William E. Knight ’56 Mr.William S. Knowles ’34 Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Koskey PA Mr.W. Bruce Kueffner ’64 Mr.Tomonari L. Kuromatsu ’98 Mr. and Mrs. Rodney J. LaBrecque PA Mr. and Mrs. John A. LaCasse PA Mr.Timothy T. Landres ’87 Larkin Farm, LLC Mr. Casey A. Larkins ’07 Mr. and Mrs.William E. Larzelere CP Mr.Albert R. Laubenstein ’66 Mr. Donald L. Leathery, Jr. ’85 CP Current Parent

FAC/ST Faculty or Staff

Mr. Michael Lee and Ms. Lori Bashour CP PA Mr. and Ms.William J. Lees CP Lehman Brothers Inc. Mr. Glen A. Leibowitz ’83 Ms. Dorothy H. Leonard Mr. and Mrs. Randy R. Leonard CP Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Lesser PA Mr. and Mrs. Fredric W. Leukroth PA Mr. Henry R. Leuthy, Jr. ’62 Mr. and Mrs.Albert B. Levine GP Mr. and Mrs. Gerold W. Libby PA Mr. Eugene Licker and Ms. Denise Seidelman CP Mr. Michael F. Little ’61 Mr. and Mrs.William E. Locke PA Mr. Christopher W. Long ’92 Mr.Walter D. Long, Jr. ’88 Mr. Burdett A. Loomis ’63 Mr. Michael J. Lucey ’85 Ms. Connie N. Lui ’92 Mr. Kevin Y. Lui ’89 Mr. Charles Lym PA Mrs. Sharon M. Lym PA Mr. George M. Mack ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Paul MacKenzie FAC/ST Mr. John A. Magee ’63 Mr.Thomas T. Maiden ’88 Mr.William E. Maloney ’47 Mr. E.Anthony Manthos ’56 Ms. Lisa M. Marchi CP Ms. Kerstin Anderson Marcum ’88 Mr. L. Pete Marechal ’75 Mr. and Mrs. David J. Margulies PA Mr. Evan M. Margulies ’03 Mr. Stuart W. Marsh ’62 Marsh & McLennan Co., Inc. Ms. Elizabeth D. Marx-Swatfigure ’86 Mr. Marc A. Massaro ’98 Mr. Jeffrey A. Masters ’68 Mr. Graham Mathews ’66 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Matwiczyk PA Mr.Alan B. Maurer ’61 Mr. G. Stephen Maxfield ’85 Mr.Allen A. Maxwell ’81 Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Mayer PA Mr. David P. McAdoo ’67 Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. McAdoo PA GP Mr. and Mrs. Martin C. McCarthy CP Mr. David D. McChesney ’66 Mr. Dean C. McChesney ’67 Mr. Harvey McChesney III ’65 Mr. James C. McCurrach, Jr. ’53 PA Mr. and Mrs. David M. McDonough PA Ms. Elizabeth A. McGovern and Mr. Mark E. McGovern CP FAC/ST Mr. and Mrs. Joseph K. McKay PA Mr. Edward J. McKenna ’91 Mr. Silas B. McKinley, Jr. ’56 * Ms. Nancy E. McKinney Mr. Jeffrey D. McLaughlin ’84 GP Grandparent

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PA Parent of Alumni

Mr.Thomas P. McNamara ’57 Mr. and Mrs. John P. McShea CP Mr. and Mrs.Andrew C. Merryman IV PA Mrs. Kristina Thaute Miller ’97 FAC/ST Mr. Stuart A. Miller ’97 FAC/ST Dr. and Mrs. John M. Miller, Jr. PA Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Minnerly PA Mr. John A. Molo ’07 Mr. John L. Montgomery, Jr. GP Mr. and Mrs. James C. Moodey Reverend and Mrs. James Moore CP Mrs. Caroline Felton Moore ’76 Mrs. Susan A. Morison Mr. Daniel K. Morris ’98 Mr. Kenneth D. Morris ’64 PA Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morrison GP Mr. and Mrs. James C. Morrison, Jr. Ms.Althea L. Morrison ’06 Mr. Bradford D. Morrison ’08 Ms. Sandra L. Mortensen Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Mueller PA Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Mustard, Jr. ’67 PA Mrs. Medea Ansari Myers ’92 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Nakashige CP Lt. Col. and Mrs. Casey Neff PA Ms. Denise Nelson CP Mr.William S. Newlin, Jr. ’47 Mr. John C. Newsome III ’85 Mr. John S. Nicholas III ’62 Mr.Thomas J. Nolan, Jr. PA Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Norton PA Mr. John Nyombayire and Ms. Odette Mukabayija PA Ms. Kelsy J. Oberkoetter ’07 Mr. Brett M. Obletz ’97 Mr. and Mrs. Sean O’Connor Mr.Timothy N. O’Day ’61 Dr. Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. ’57 Ms.Alice C. Ogalin GP Mrs. Eleanor Israel Ogilvie ’77 Mr. John W. Oldham, Jr. ’60 Mr. Frederick Ollison IV ’85 Mrs. Judith A. Orlando PA Mr.Andrew B. Ostroy CP Mr. Joseph J. O’Sullivan PA Mr. Michael L. Page ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Pallai CP Mr. Scott M. Pape ’76 Mr. John P. Paris PA Paris Chocolates, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Parsons PA Mr. Glenn R. Partridge ’72 Mr. Richard Pasternak GP Mrs. Nancy Koskey Patzwahl ’84 Pequot Capital Foundation Dr. Pat J. Perkins CP Mr. Frederick S. Peters ’28 Mr. Christopher T. Phelan ’76 Philips PACE Mr.Albert J. Phillips, Jr. ’53 Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Piatelli, Sr. CP Mr.Alec S. Pine ’03 * Deceased

Mr. Brian T. Sells ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Ulysses Serra CP Ms. Bernadette L. Session PA Seward and Monde Mr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Shapiro CP Mr. Len Shapiro and Ms. Bilha Karpman-Shapiro CP PA Ms. Mary Sheldon McCain GP Ms. Hannah M. Sheldon-Dean ’06 Mr. David B. Sheppard, Jr. ’85 Sherwin-Williams Foundation Mrs. Gail Darche Short ’85 Mr. Dudley D. Shotwell ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shrubb CP Mr. Jonathan A. Siegel ’88 Mr.Allan K. Simpson ’53 Mr. and Mrs. Earle Smith III PA Mr. and Mrs. Dale M. Smith FAC/ST Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Smith, Sr. PA Capt. John E. Snyder ’43 Mr. Ronald C. Soldati Mr. Curt V. Solomon ’91 Mr. and Mrs. R. Stephen Soule PA Mr. Sparry W. Sparks ’49 Mr. Robert A. Spencer ’60 Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Spink PA Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. St. Germain CP Mr. and Mrs.Alfred W. St. Germain GP Mr. Ernest A. Stagg ’57 Mr. and Mrs. Randy Staino CP PA Mr. Harold E. Stanard ’38 * Mr. James W. Stangeland Ms. Susan H. Stayman CP Mrs. Marilyn W. Stephenson Mrs. Cynthia A. Stringham-Smith ’84 Ms. and Mr.Tammy L. Sullivan Mr. John S. Sutphen ’37 Mr. Leonard G. Swartz ’50 Mr. and Mrs. Keiji Takezawa PA Mr. and Mrs.Thomas L.Talbot III CP Mr. Mathias H.Tang ’00 Mr. Kevin M.Tarrant ’78 CP Ms. Margaret R.Taylor PA FAC/ST Mr. Norcross Teel, Jr. PA Mr. Michael A.Thelwell PA Mr.Thomas McK.Thomas ’59 Mr. David C.Thompson ’47 The Reverend Susan N.Thompson PA Mr.William A.Todd ’83 Mr. Prescott G.Tolman ’59 Mr. and Mrs. Robert F.Torney CP Mr.William C.Tost, Jr. PA Mr. John E.Turner ’69 Mr. and Mrs.Alexander T.Turrentine CP Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey C.Tweedy PA Mr.William Tynan ’59 Dr. and Mrs. Sanford Ullman PA Ms. Cathy Umbarger PA Mr. Derek L. Umbarger ’03 Ms.Aine Ungar PA Mr. Cole A. Ungar ’11 Mr. Harrison A. Ungar ’10

CP Current Parent

FAC/ST Faculty or Staff

United Technologies Matching Gift & Volunteer Grant Programs Mr. and Mrs. Paul J.Vakos CP Mr. and Mrs.Terence E.Vayda PA Mr. Gerard L.Vermilye, Jr. ’50 Mr. and Mrs. Burton F.Veronesi PA GP Mrs. Deborah Witsell Vivian ’77 Mr. Justus B.Von Lengerke ’71 Mr. and Mrs. David L.Von Trachtenberg CP Mrs. Cathy A.Wade CP PA Mr. and Mrs. Edward N.Wadsworth PA Mr.Alexander D.Walsh ’65 Mrs. Jessica Cohen Warfield ’96 Mr. Joseph J.Warfield ’94 Waste/Not Ribbons Corp.

Mr. John W.Watkins, Jr. ’06 Mr. and Mrs.William F.Watkins GP Mr. and Mrs.William F.Watkins PA Mrs. Dawn Henry Webber ’83 Dr. John C.Weeks ’69 Mr. David A.Weeks ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Joel D.Weiner PA Mr.Alexander I.Wellek ’61 Mrs. Jane Wenner PA Mr.W. Chattin Wetherill ’63 Dr. Philip C.White ’31 Mr.Ted M.White ’77 Mr.Arnold A.Whitehouse, Jr. ’40 Mr. and Mrs.W. Samuel WhitmeyerWeathers PA Mrs. Beatrice G.Whitney PA GP Mr. Stephen G.Whitney ’65 PA Dr. George E.Whitwell ’72 Dr. and Mrs. Maurice G.Wiart PA Mr. and Mrs. Landon H.Wickham, Sr. GP Ms. Sonja J.Wickham CP Dr. Geoffrey R.Wickwire ’65 Ms. Christine C.Wilder Mr. and Mrs. Henry H.Williams, Jr. ’43 Mr.Tony M.Williams ’01 Mr. L.Walker Willson, Jr. ’66 Mr. R. Heggie Wilson, Jr. ’73 Mr. and Mrs. David J.Wilson CP Mr. Kenneth Wilson and Mrs. Kelvey Richards Wilson Mr. and Mrs.Wade Wolfe CP Mr. Michael A.Wolfson ’76 Mr. Richard G.Wonson ’68 PA Mr. Donald W.Wood ’57 PA Mr. M. Cabell Woodward, Jr. GP Mr. and Mrs. Richard J.Woodward Mr. and Mrs. Harvey B.Wright PA Dr.T.Alexander S.Wyeth ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Gary P.Yeaw CP Mr. and Mrs. Robert S.Young PA Mr. Bruce T.Young ’74 Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ziefer CP Mr. Peter V. Zimmer ’64 Mr. Mark J. Zion ’83 Ms. Cindy L. Zumeta-Mills ’95

GP Grandparent

PA Parent of Alumni

* Deceased

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Pines Harbor Realty Mrs. Heather Crispin Polk ’99 Mr.Thomas F. Pollak ’69 Mr.Alfred W. Popkess ’62 Ms. Caitlyn Porto ’03 Mr. Frank T. J. Potash ’75 Mr. and Mrs.William E. Powell GP Mr. and Mrs. Laurence H. Pratt Dr. and Mrs.Theodore C. Prentice GP Mr. Barclay W. Prindle GP Mr. and Mrs. Rodney B. Pritchard Mr. and Mrs.Andrew Prockow CP The Prudential Foundation Mr. Edwin Pugsley, Jr. ’42 PA * Mrs. Edwin Pugsley, Jr. PA Mr. Gervaise Purcell ’58 Ms. Karen M. Putman Mr. Peter F. Quilty and Ms. Cheryl A. Geerhold CP FAC/ST Mr. Ivar C. Quindsland, Jr. ’62 Mrs. Joelle Metzger-Ragland ’90 Mr. Jason C. Rano ’98 Mrs. Jessie Leonard Reid ’77 Mr. and Mrs. H.Ward Reighley GP Mr.William H. Rentschler ’43 PA Ms. Stephanie Resnick ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ressler GP Mr. George M. Richards Mr. Rowland Richards, Jr. Ms. June I. Richardson PA Mr. Peter B. Richardson ’61 Mr. John Riley Mr. Eduardo Rivas ’95 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rizzo CP Ms. Jennifer R. Roberts ’89 Mrs. Elisabeth Kinney Robinson ’76 Mr. MacGregor Robinson Mr. Randolph Rogers ’50 Mr. Richard H. Rose ’71 Mr. Benjamin J. Rosin ’58 Mr.Anthony G. Rud ’39 Mr. Lewis E. Sadler ’55 Mr. Chet Safian GP Mr.W. Charles Salembier ’58 Mr. Ryan L. Saltzman ’07 Sander & Ray Epstein Charitable Foundation Mr. Steven G. Sanders ’84 Dr. David W. Sauer ’54 Mr. and Mrs. Darren J. Saulnier CP Mr.Wallace E. Savory Ms. Olivia Cabot Sawyer ’85 Mr.Todd A. Scarafoni ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Schafer GP Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Scharf CP Mr. Richard A. Schatz ’46 Mr.Timothy P. Schieffelin ’73 Mr. Eric Schmidt ’60 Dr. and Mrs. Elliot M. Schneiderman CP Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Schock, Jr. CP Dr. Robert A. Schor ’64 Mr. Frederick A. Schroeder, Jr. ’57 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Seidelman GP

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Reunion Giving

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Lionel Shaw ’85 (back row, second from right) with his classmates at reunion.

A Present for Their Presence Lionel Shaw ’85 pondered the question: How do I get my classmates involved in the celebration of Berkshire School’s Centennial?

He says the idea of a matching gift had been simmering in his head for years and he realized that “this was a perfect opportunity to put it into practice.” For any gift to Berkshire up to $200 from a classmate, he would match the gift 200%.

Lionel then added an even more creative element: he would make a $300 gift to the Annual Fund for every classmate who attended Centennial Alumni Weekend. The result: on a non-reunion year, eleven classmates came back to campus to join in the Centennial festivities—and thanks to Lionel’s thoughtfulness and creativity, his old school was $10,100 the better for it.

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Reunion Committees 60TH REUNION: CLASS OF 1948

25TH REUNION: CLASS OF 1983

Mr. George Church III, Reunion Chair Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Mrs. Karen Schnurr Secrist, Reunion Chair Fairfield, Connecticut

55TH REUNION: CLASS OF 1953

Ms. Mary Kate Bronder, Andover, Massachusetts Ms. Laura Bartholomew Guzzi, Franklin, Massachusetts

Mr. Herbert G. Roskind, Reunion Chair Scottsdale, Arizona 20TH REUNION: CLASS OF 1988

Mr. John G. Cluett, Gift Chair Versailles, Kentucky

Mr.Walter D. Long, Jr., Reunion Chair Helena, Montana

Mr. Barry B. Berkman, New York, New York Mr. Samuel Q. Nichols,Concord, Massachusetts Mr. Gervaise Purcell, New Windsor, Maryland

Mr. Matthew B. Brand, La Jolla, California Mr. Scott M. Falso, Dewitt, New York Ms. Amy Helvering Sydorick, Malibu, California Mr. P. Errett Van Nice, Chicago, Illinois

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50TH REUNION: CLASS OF 1958

15TH REUNION: CLASS OF 1993

Ms. Kimberly A. Friese, Reunion Chair Seattle,Washington

45TH REUNION: CLASS OF 1963

Mr. Peter V. K. Parsons, Reunion Chair Boston, Massachusetts

Ms.Tenley E. Reed, Reunion Chair London, England 40TH REUNION: CLASS OF 1968

Mr. Latham W. Murfey III, Reunion Chair Kirtland, Ohio Mr. Davis G. Anderson, Chicago, Illinois Mr. L. Keith Reed, Far Hills, New Jersey Mr. John E.Thompson, Jr., Charleston, South Carolina Mr. Arthur M.Wood, Jr., Lake Forest, Illinois

10TH REUNION: CLASS OF 1998

Mr. Jason C. Rano, Reunion Chair Baltimore, Maryland

35TH REUNION: CLASS OF 1973

Ms. Allison M. Crawford, Austin,Texas Mr. Morgan P. Going, Sheffield, Massachusetts Ms. Lauren A. Levin, Northbrook, Illinois Mr. Marc A. Massaro, Stamford, Connecticut Mr. Daniel K. Morris, Sunnyside, New York

Mr.William J. Drake, Reunion Chair Sewickley, Pennsylvania

5TH REUNION: CLASS OF 2003

Mr. Rex S. Morgan, Jr., Horsham, Pennsylvania Dr. G.Thomas Mullany, Jr., Great Barrington, MA Mrs. Jamie Bartholomay Niemie, Slingerlands, New York Mr. John W.Watkins, Sr.,Fairfield, Connecticut Mr. L. Jerome Weil, Jr., Lenox, Massachusetts

CP Current Parent

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Ms. Lauren D. Deeb, Reunion Chair Troy, New York Ms. Jane B.Walker, Reunion Chair Smyrna, Georgia

FAC/ST Faculty or Staff

GP Grandparent

PA Parent of Alumni

* Deceased

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Giving by Class CLASS OF 1928

Annual Fund Awards

CLASS OF 1936

Class Gift Totals: Annual Giving: Endowment/Capital: Participation:

$200.00 $200.00 $0.00 100%

Class Gift Totals: Annual Giving: Endowment/Capital: Participation:

$7,571.96 $7,571.96 $0.00 80%

THE BENSON CUP

Mr. Frederick S. Peters

Mr. Arnold J. Burton Mr. Lawrence P. Mills, Jr. * Mr. Allen W. Shelton, Jr. Mr. Robert T.Vanderbilt

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CLASS OF 1929

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Class Gift Totals: Annual Giving: Endowment/Capital: Participation:

$500.00 $500.00 $0.00 100%

Mr. F.Woodward Prosser

CLASS OF 1930

Class Gift Totals: $200.00 Annual Giving: $200.00 Endowment/Capital: $0.00 Participation: 33% Class Agent: Charles H. Delamater Dr.Thomas H. Giddings

CLASS OF 1937

Class Gift Totals: Annual Giving: Endowment/Capital: Participation:

$2,710.00 $2,710.00 $0.00 100%

THE BULLARD BOWL

(Top Percentage,All Classes) In honor of Lyman G. Bullard, Sr. and the Class of 1940. Presented to the class with the highest percentage of participation in the Annual Fund.

Winners: 1928, 1929, 1937, 1939 Class Agent: Jay H. Rossbach ’39

Mr. Lloyd J. Gross Mr. Henry R. Hoysradt Mr.William M. Johnson, Jr. Mr. R. Howard Johnston, Jr. Mr. Abbott M. Smith, Jr. Mr. John S. Sutphen

THE BALCH PLATE

(Top Performance,All Classes) In honor of James Balch ’51. Presented to the class with the best overall performance in the Annual Fund.

Winner: Class of 1961 Class Agent: Mr. Peter R. Kellogg

CLASS OF 1938

CLASS OF 1931

Class Gift Totals: Annual Giving: Endowment/Capital: Participation:

(Top Dollars,All Classes) In honor of Bruce Benson ’57.

Presented to the class with the highest dollar total to the Annual Fund.

Winner: Class of 1961 Class Agent: Mr. Peter R. Kellogg

$100.00 $100.00 $0.00 50%

Class Gift Totals: Annual Giving: Endowment/Capital: Participation:

$700.00 $700.00 $0.00 67%

THE REED CUP

(Top Dollars, 10 Youngest) In honor of L. Keith Reed ’68. Presented to the class among the 10 youngest with the highest dollar total to the Annual Fund.

Winner: Class of 1999 Class Agent: Mr. Micheal D. Gutenplan

Mr. Samuel A. McClung Mr. Harold E. Stanard *

Dr. Philip C.White CLASS OF 1939 CLASS OF 1934

Class Gift Totals: Annual Giving: Endowment/Capital: Participation:

$2,700.00 $2,700.00 $0.00 67%

Mr.William S. Knowles Mr. Douglas H.Thomson

CLASS OF 1935

Class Gift Totals: Annual Giving: Endowment/Capital: Participation:

$1,000.00 $1,000.00 $0.00 33%

Class Gift Totals: Annual Giving: Endowment/Capital: Participation: Class Agent:

$13,550.00 $13,550.00 $0.00 100% Jay H. Rossbach

Mr. Gregory S. Cluett Mr. E. Mandell de Windt Mr. G. Dick Finlay Mr. J. Peter Gratiot Mr. Robert S. Kieve Mr. John F. Odeneal Mr. Jay H. Rossbach, Jr. Mr. Anthony G. Rud

Mr. John L. Baum

CP Current Parent

FAC/ST Faculty or Staff

GP Grandparent

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PA Parent of Alumni

THE MYERS BOWL

(Top Percentage, 10 Youngest) In honor of C.Twiggs Myers Hon.’57.

Presented to the class among the 10 youngest with the highest percentage of participation in the Annual Fund.

Winner: Class of 2003 Class Agents: Lauren D. Deeb John W. Hull Jane B.Walker THE KELLOGG PLATE

(Top Performance, 10 Youngest) In memory of Peter R.“Ritt” Kellogg ’85 Presented to the class among the 10 youngest with the best performance in the Annual Fund.

Winner: Class of 1999 Class Agent: Mr. Micheal D. Gutenplan

* Deceased

ANNUAL REPORT OF GIVING 2007-2008

Jade Zarzeka ’08

CLASS OF 1940

Class Gift Totals: Annual Giving: Endowment/Capital: Participation:

CLASS OF 1942

$925.00 $925.00 $0.00 67%

Mr. Eugene L. Amber Mr.William M. Dean Mr. John B. Lesher Mr. I. Gordon Odell Mr. Charles H. Ray Mr. Arnold A.Whitehouse, Jr.

Class Gift Totals: Annual Giving: Endowment/Capital: Participation:

CLASS OF 1944A

$2,500.00 $2,500.00 $0.00 71%

Mr. Stanley M. Babson, Jr. Mr. Jerome C. Eppler Mr. Harrison L. Goodspeed, Jr. Mr. Peter E. Heller Mr. David C. Jones

Class Gift Totals: Annual Giving: Endowment/Capital: Participation: Dr. Henry H. Bard, Jr. Mr. Marcus O. Landon Dr. Carroll W.Wonson

$1,350.00 $1,350.00 $0.00 27%

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$425.00 $425.00 $0.00 30%

Mr. Franklin G. Brehmer, Jr. Mr. Dirck D. Harrison Mr. James H. Smith

CLASS OF 1944C CLASS OF 1943

CLASS OF 1941

Class Gift Totals: Annual Giving: Endowment/Capital: Participation:

Class Gift Totals: Annual Giving: Endowment/Capital: Participation:

$2,512.50 $2,512.50 $0.00 47%

Mr. Phillip T. Davidson Mr. Peter S. Finlay Mr. Frederick S. Ford, Jr. Mr.William H. Rentschler Capt. John E. Snyder Mr. Frederick O. Sumner Mr. and Mrs. Henry H.Williams, Jr. CP Current Parent

FAC/ST Faculty or Staff

Class Gift Totals: Annual Giving: Endowment/Capital: Participation:

$11,950.00 $11,950.00 $0.00 75%

Mr. Richard M. Cole Mr. Parker D. Handy Mr.Thomas D. Richardson The Honorable Leon J.Weil Mr. Henry M.White, Jr. Mr.Thomas P.Wolf

GP Grandparent

PA Parent of Alumni

* Deceased

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CLASS OF 1945

CLASS OF 1949

CLASS OF 1952

Class Gift Totals: $9,325.00 Annual Giving: $9,325.00 Endowment/Capital: $0.00 Participation: 43% Class Agent: Mr. Philip W. Goodspeed

Class Gift Totals: $12,100.00 Annual Giving: $12,100.00 Endowment/Capital: $0.00 Participation: 46% Class Agent: Robert W. Doyle

Class Gift Totals: Annual Giving: Endowment/Capital: Participation:

Dr. Russell R. Dutcher Mr. Philip W. Goodspeed Mr. Craig Hecker Dr. Noble T. Macfarlane, Jr. Mr. Clifford S. Reuter Mr. John B.Wagner

Mr. Jack R. Ackerman Mr.Timothy F. Beard Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Dau Mr. Benjamin Davenport Mr. Robert W. Doyle, Sr. Mr. Monroe B. England Dr. John H. Gardner Mr. G. Carlton Hill, Jr. Mr. Richard J. Kaplan Mr.William L. Lafferty, Jr. Mr. Roald M. Schopp Mr. Sparry W. Sparks

CLASS OF 1946

Class Gift Totals: $2,075.00 Annual Giving: $2,075.00 Endowment/Capital: $0.00 Participation: 25% Class Agent: Gerald B. O’Connor

CLASS OF 1950

Mr. Henry M. Goodyear, Jr. Mr. Frank L. Hubbard Mr. Gerald B. O’Connor Mr. Richard A. Schatz Mr. Sanford R. Sistare Mr. Marvin Sterman

CLASS OF 1947

Class Gift Totals: $9,100.00 Annual Giving: $9,100.00 Endowment/Capital: $0.00 Participation: 45% Class Agents: William F. Kimberly Alexander E. Simpson Mr. L. Phillip Best, Jr. Mr. Phelps Dewey Mr.William F. Kimberly, Jr. Mr.William E. Maloney Mr.William S. Newlin, Jr. Mr. Albert Shaw III Mr. Alexander E. Simpson Mr. David C.Thompson Mr. Allan R. Zenowitz

CLASS OF 1948

Class Gift Totals: $2,425.00 Annual Giving: $2,425.00 Endowment/Capital: $0.00 Participation: 38% Class Agent George Church Dr. Robert L. Adeson Mr. Miles G. Blakeslee, Jr. Mr. George Church III Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Jennings Mr. Edward P.Ver Planck Mr. Eugene B.Winslow CP Current Parent

FAC/ST Faculty or Staff

Class Gift Totals: $2,490.00 Annual Giving: $2,490.00 Endowment/Capital: $0.00 Participation: 58% Class Agent: Charles K. Elliott Mr.William B. Boardman Mr. Richard L. Bourbeau Mr.Wayne H. Carley, Jr. Mr. Charles K. Elliott, Jr. The Honorable Joseph A. Esquirol, Jr. Mr. Hugh B. Hessler, Jr. Stephen E. Malawista, M.D. Mr. Randolph Rogers Mr. Leonard G. Swartz Mr. Gerard L.Vermilye, Jr. Mr. Rudolph Welz

CLASS OF 1951

Class Gift Totals: $131,411.15 Annual Giving: $5,100.00 Endowment/Capital: $126,311.15 Participation: 53% Class Agent: John B. Hull Mr. and Mrs. James P. Balch Mr. Jack S. Caplan Mr. Alfred C. Clapp, Jr. Mr. Henry Goldman III Mr. John B. Hull III Mr.Thomas F. Seamans Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Shotwell Mr. Jim W.Vahey Mr. Robert L.Walsh

Mr. John B. Doan Mr. Paul D. Kaplan Mr. Bradford S.Tripp

CLASS OF 1953

Class Gift Totals: $19,350.00 Annual Giving: $19,350.00 Endowment/Capital: $0.00 Participation: 57% Class Agent: John G. Cluett Mr. Charles R. Berry Mr. John G. Cluett Mr. Leland M. Cole Mr.W. Preston Cooper Mr. Douglass S. Gardner Mr. Oliver J. Geiger Mr. and Mrs. James A. Harmon Mr. James C. McCurrach, Jr. Mr. Albert J. Phillips, Jr. Mr. Herbert G. Roskind, Jr. Dr. Lewis I. Schainuck Mr. Allan K. Simpson

CLASS OF 1954

Class Gift Totals: $4,330.00 Annual Giving: $4,330.00 Endowment/Capital: $0.00 Participation: 37% Class Agent: David W. Sauer Mr. Charles C. Blaney II Mr. Courtlandt D. B. Bryan Mr. Harold K. Cohen Mr. Richard M. Davis Colonel Bruce C. Francis Mr. Donald W. Hutchinson Mr. Edwin G. Klinck Dr. David W. Sauer Mr. Richard D. Schaddelee Mr. Peter V.Young

CLASS OF 1955

Class Gift Totals: $32,305.00 Annual Giving: $2,305.00 Endowment/Capital: $30,000.00 Participation: 26% Class Agent: Stephen V.R. Spaulding Mr. Rodney W. Agar Mr. Allan B. Bishop Mr. Andrew M. Olins Mr. Lewis E. Sadler

GP Grandparent

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PA Parent of Alumni

$600.00 $600.00 $0.00 16%

* Deceased

Mr. Stephen V. R. Spaulding Mr. David W.Thorp Mr. Frederick C.Twichell Mr. Stephen K. Urner, Jr. Mr. Grant Van Sant

CLASS OF 1956

Class Gift Totals: $6,984.85 Annual Giving: $6,134.85 Endowment/Capital: $850.00 Participation: 39% Class Agents: John F. Consolini Hawley Rogers

CLASS OF 1957

Class Gift Totals: Annual Giving: Endowment/Capital: Participation:

$54,762.67 $4,871.37 $49,891.30 77%

Mr.Thomas B. Anderson Mr. Bruce D. Benson Mr. Benjamin E. Billings, Jr. Ms. Molly Dean Bittner Mr. Richard L. Case Mr. James L. Cohen Mr.Thomas H. Conway Mr. Charles F. Fatum Mr. Ralph M. Hall Mr.Walter S. Henrion Mr. Kenneth G. Johnston Mr.William Kirtz Mr.Thomas P. McNamara Mr. Francis H. Monahan Mr. C.Twiggs Myers Dr. Malcolm J. Odell, Jr. Mr. Frederick A. Schroeder, Jr. Mr. Bruce P. Shields Mr.Theodore G. Shrady Mr. Ernest A. Stagg Mr. Paul S.Tompkins Mr. Jeffry S.Wineman Mr. Donald W.Wood

Class Gift Totals: Annual Giving: Endowment/Capital: Participation:

CLASS OF 1960

$9,060.00 $9,060.00 $0.00 41%

Mr. Barry B. Berkman Mr.William O. Blaney, Jr. Mr. John P. Chapin, Sr. Mr.Thomas W. Corwin Mr. Charles A. DuCharme III Dr. Philip G. Gallman Mr. Patrick W. E. Hodgson Mr. James E. Lyle Mr. Jay A. Keller Mr. Matthew F. Mansfield Mr. Samuel Q. Nichols Mr. Gervaise Purcell Mr. Benjamin J. Rosin Mr.W. Charles Salembier Dr. Steven R. Strong Mr. Joseph H. Sugden, Jr. Mr. Dale A.Van Ort

Class Gift Totals: $33,999.06 Annual Giving: $33,999.06 Endowment/Capital: $0.00 Participation: 40% Class Agents: John J.P. Odell Eric Schmidt H.Todd Spofford Mr. Richard H. Bradley Mr. David S. Edson Mr. Robert B. Field, Jr. Mr. Kenneth Z. Fox Mr. George G. Francis Dr. Andrew M. Fried Mr. Stephen P. Norman Mr. Peter D. O’Hara Mr. John W. Oldham, Jr. Mr. E. Scott Patton Mr. Donald J. Polak Mr. Eric Schmidt Mr. Robert A. Spencer Mr. H.Todd Spofford Mr. Russell F. Strasburger, Jr. Mr. Hugh J.Weidinger

CLASS OF 1959

Class Gift Totals: $13,425.00 Annual Giving: $11,050.00 Endowment/Capital: $2,375.00 Participation: 62% Class Agent: Richard H. Elias Mr. Charles P. Ancona Mr. Robert C. Beach Mr. Peter C. Browning Mr. G. Alexander Creighton Mr. John W. Dolby Mr. Daniel R. Donaldson Mr. Richard H. Elias Mr. Christopher Flower Mr. John C. Helming Mr. Richard M. Hopper Mr. R.William Loomis Mr. James W. Monell Mr.Williamson Murray Mr. James B. Platt Mr. Perry D. Rianhard Mr. C. Bruce Roehrig Mr. F. Sherwood Rothe, Jr. Mr. Daniel C. Smiley Mr.Thomas McK.Thomas Mr. Prescott G.Tolman Mr.William Tynan

CP Current Parent

CLASS OF 1961

Class Gift Totals: $707,207.67 Annual Giving: $131,480.60 Endowment/Capital: $575,727.07 Participation: 70% Class Agent: Peter R. Kellogg Mr. Robert M. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. George T. Beebe The Reverend Richard I. Cluett, Jr. Mr. John H. Ellwood Mr. David H. Fawcett Mr. Donald W. Goodrich Mr. Leonard A. Grace Colonel Melvin G. Grover, Jr. Dr. David J. Haidak Dr.Thomas M. Hanson Mr. Luke J. Haran, Jr. Mr. Edmond B. Herrington Mr. Edward H. Hunt and Mrs. Frances M.T. Hunt Mr. Peter R. Kellogg Mr.William P. Klingenstein Dr. Jeri M. Langham Mr. Michael F. Little Mr. R. David Mahler Mr. Alan B. Maurer Mr. Richard F. Meystre Mr.T. Garrison Morfit, Jr. Mr. Phillip A. Nelson Mr. Edmund H. Newton Mr. Anthony C. J. Nuland Mr.Timothy N. O’Day Mr.William M. Parke III Mr. Peter B. Richardson

FAC/ST Faculty or Staff

GP Grandparent

PA Parent of Alumni

* Deceased

BERKSHIRE SCHOOL • SUMMER/FALL 2008

ANNUAL REPORT OF GIVING 2007-2008

Mr. Kirk S. Bennett Mr. Robert A. Cawood Mr. John F. Consolini Mr. Daniel C. M. Crabbe Mr.William B. Crane Mr. Joseph C. Hurlburt Mr.Thomas L. Jeffries Dr.William E. Knight Mr. Herbert G. Koehler Mr. E. Anthony Manthos Mr. Silas B. McKinley, Jr. * Mr. Hawley Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Jacob F. Schoellkopf V Mr.Wiliam P. Stritzler Mr. Loren C.White, Jr.

CLASS OF 1958

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Mr. F. B.Wadelton III Mr. Harrison P.Warrener Mr. Alexander I.Wellek Mr. Stephen J. Zuckerman

CLASS OF 1962

ANNUAL REPORT OF GIVING 2007-2008

Class Gift Totals: $4,507.00 Annual Giving: $4,507.00 Endowment/Capital: $0.00 Participation: 42% Class Agent: Andrew S. Berkman

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Mr. Andrew S. Berkman Mr. Jonathan K. Cook Mr. Henry R. Davis III Mr. Delano de Windt II Mr. Jeffrey W. Denker Mr. Charles W. Garrison Mr. Merritt Lane III Mr. Henry R. Leuthy, Jr. Mr. Stuart W. Marsh Mr. John S. Nicholas III Mr. Alfred W. Popkess Mr. Ivar C. Quindsland, Jr. Mr. Albert K. Sherman, Jr. Dr. Joseph Upton

CLASS OF 1963

Class Gift Totals: $17,932.00 Annual Giving: $17,932.00 Endowment/Capital: $0.00 Participation: 31% Class Agent: Peter V.K. Parsons Mr. Severance Babcock Mr. Richard A. Corwin Mr. John V. Doggett Mr. John K. Grace Dr. Marc H. Harwitt Mr. John A. Magee Mr. A. Stephen Nelson Mr.Thomas R. Quick Mr. Charles E. Steber Mr.Thomas J.Watson III Mr.W. Chattin Wetherill Mr. R. Richard Wieland II Mr.William G.Wigglesworth

CLASS OF 1964

Class Gift Totals: $61,845.05 Annual Giving: $61,845.05 Endowment/Capital: $0.00 Participation: 43% Class Agent: John R. Hendrie Mr. Robert E. Beaumont Mr. H.William Borntraeger III Mr. Charles C. Chappell Mr. Peter D. Coddington CP Current Parent

FAC/ST Faculty or Staff

Mr. John P. Cox Mr. James L. Fiedler Mr. Fred B. Finley Mr. John R. Hendrie Mr. Peter L. Kennard Mr. Edward D. Kratovil Mr.W. Bruce Kueffner Mr. Kenneth D. Morris Mr. Frederick L. Pabst Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Reichart III Dr. Robert A. Schor Mr. Charles B.Viall Mr. Peter V. Zimmer

Mr. David D. McChesney Mr. and Mrs. E.Wilbur Rice Mr.William G. Rogers Mr.Willard B. Soper II Mr. Jonathan P.Thompson Mr. L.Walker Willson, Jr.

CLASS OF 1965

Mr. David W. Adams Mr. Richard P. Breed III Mr. R.W. Burrows Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Clark Mr. and Mrs. E.Timothy Danahy III Mr. Christopher A. Eddings Mr. Roger W. Foster, Jr. Mr. James E. Goodridge Mr. and Mrs. F.Woodson Hancock III Mr. David K. Hawkes Mr. Gordon M. Hayes, Jr. Mr.T. Michael Johnson Dr. Jeffrey P. Lake Mr. David P. McAdoo Mr. Dean C. McChesney Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Mustard, Jr. Mr.Thomas J. Nolan III Mr. John A. Raphael Mr. Stephen W. Sawyer Mr. Duncan R. Smith

Class Gift Totals: $519,300.00 Annual Giving: $17,950.00 Endowment/Capital: $501,350.00 Participation: 33% Class Agent: James T. McKinley Mr. Christopher M. Ames Mr. Scott Y. Barnes Mr. Eric H. Bowen Mr. John A. Brown, Jr. Mr. Gordon Crawford Mr. Philip S. Deely Mr. John P. Field Mr. Patrick T. Healey Mr. George F. Lapp Mr. Harvey McChesney III Mr. James T. McKinley Mr. Paul B. Montana Mr. Andrew M. Power Mr. James H. Powers Mr.Walter B. Rose Mr. George W. Ryerson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs.William F. Spalding Mr. Manson C. Surdam Mr. Alexander D.Walsh Mr. Stephen G.Whitney Dr. Geoffrey R.Wickwire Mr.William B.Wigton

CLASS OF 1966

Class Gift Totals: $28,852.74 Annual Giving: $28,852.74 Endowment/Capital: $0.00 Participation: 27% Class Agent: Hans L. Carstensen Mr. Curtis F. Barnett * Mr. Hans L. Carstensen III Mr. Allan C. Eustis Mr. Peter H. Hammett Mr.Winthrop D. Johnson Mr. Jeffrey W. Jones Mr. Albert R. Laubenstein Mr. Samuel C. Martin Mr. Graham Mathews GP Grandparent

BERKSHIRE SCHOOL • SUMMER/FALL 2008

PA Parent of Alumni

CLASS OF 1967

Class Gift Totals: $25,979.27 Annual Giving: $10,479.27 Endowment/Capital: $15,500.00 Participation: 44% Class Agent: F.Woodson Hancock

CLASS OF 1968

Class Gift Totals: $33,883.58 Annual Giving: $27,003.32 Endowment/Capital: $6,880.26 Participation: 23% Class Agent: L. Keith Reed Mr. Davis G. Anderson Mr. Christopher F. Blair Mr. James F. Britt Mr. Alan N. Gnutti Mr. David T. Harris, Jr. Mr. Christopher H. Johnson Mr. Jeffrey A. Masters Dr. Mark S. Moskowitz Mr. and Mrs. Latham W. Murfey III Mr. L. Keith Reed Mr. Shelton S. Reichardt Mr. John E.Thompson, Jr. Mr. Richard G.Wonson Mr. Arthur M.Wood, Jr.

* Deceased

CLASS OF 1971

Class Gift Totals: $30,150.00 Annual Giving: $29,900.00 Endowment/Capital: $250.00 Participation: 37% Class Agent: Kent S. Clow

Class Gift Totals: $4,690.00 Annual Giving: $4,690.00 Endowment/Capital: $0.00 Participation: 20% Class Agent: Richard H. Rose

Mr. Arthur W. Beckert Mr. Christopher S. Bell Mr. John G. Borden Mr. Jeffrey A. Borghesi Mr. Edward L. Chase Dr. Gerald T. Church Mr. Richard C. Clark, Jr. Mr. Kent S. Clow III Mr. Philip J. Davis and Dr. Linda Mawhorter Mr. E.Throop Geer III Mr. Robert C. Haywood Mr. John L. Hermans Mr. James E. Hooper Mr. J.Whitney Huber Mr. Gordon L. Hunt Mr. and Mrs. Seamus McKeon Mr. Bert B. Meek III Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Muhlfeld Mr. Steven F. Peet Mr.Thomas F. Pollak Mr. Lowell A. Pratt Mr. and Ms. James P. Sheldon-Dean Mr. John A.Tompkins, Jr. Mr. John E.Turner Mr. John S.Wayne Dr. John C.Weeks

Mr. Russell D. Boardman Mr. Kevin J. Bruemmer Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Gardella Mr.Timothy M. Gardiner Mr. John K. Means Mr. Charles M. Murdock Mr. Richard H. Rose Mr.William E. Schluter, Jr. Mrs. Mary Jane Shannon Mr.Thomas M. Stinson Mr. David G.Taylor Mr. Justus B.Von Lengerke

CLASS OF 1972

Class Gift Totals: $7,475.00 Annual Giving: $5,475.00 Endowment/Capital: $2,000.00 Participation: 21% Class Agents: James L. Field John R. Sherman Anonymous ( 1 ) Mr. and Mrs. James A. Cathcart Mr. John S. Edack Mr. Stephen W. Gitt Mr. Mark R. Jamison Mr. C. Nicholas Johnson

Mr. David W. Kellogg Mr. David P. Matthews Mr. Jeffrey C. Miller Mr. Bradford E. Parker Mr. Glenn R. Partridge Mr. John E. Squibb Mr. Kurt W.Terwilliger Mr. Robert T.Thompson Dr. George E.Whitwell Mr. N. Spencer Willets

CLASS OF 1973

Class Gift Totals: $60,689.00 Annual Giving: $48,189.00 Endowment/Capital: $12,500.00 Participation: 23% Class Agent: William J. Drake Clay and Diane Biddinger Mr. Lyman G. Bullard, Jr. Mr. James L. Deming Mr. and Ms.William J. Drake Mr. R. Jeffrey Follert Mr. Christopher L. Groves CDR Henry O. Johnson Mr. John P. Kendall Mr. Rex S. Morgan, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. G.Thomas Mullany, Jr. Mr. Gilman C. Perkins Mr. John S. Phelan Mr. David B. Ring Mr.Timothy P. Schieffelin Mr. Alexander L.Thomson Mr. and Mrs. H.Webster Walker III

ANNUAL REPORT OF GIVING 2007-2008

CLASS OF 1969

CLASS OF 1970

Class Gift Totals: 56,750.00 Annual Giving: 5,750.00 Endowment/Capital: 51,000.00 Participation: 22% Class Agent: Robert L.W. McGraw

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Mr. B.Theodore Batsch, Jr. Mr. James H. Biggart, Jr. Mr. David J. Brisson Mr. and Mrs.Timothy M. Brooks Mr. John C. Burditt Mr. Richard V. Colligan Mr. Richard T. Cunniff, Jr. Mr. Keith C. Douglass Mr. P. Bayard duPont Mr. Gordon R. Ewing, Jr. Mr. Morris C. Hancock Mr. Frederick P. King Mr. Geoffrey K. Mahon Mr. and Mrs. Robert L.W. McGraw Mr. Charles W. Neuhauser Mr. Jeffrey D.Whitestone

CP Current Parent

FAC/ST Faculty or Staff

GP Grandparent

PA Parent of Alumni

* Deceased

BERKSHIRE SCHOOL • SUMMER/FALL 2008

Mr. Murray G. Bodine Mr.Wayne E. Brenengen Mr. Jeffrey B. Harris Mr. John F. Herger Mr. Mark R. Murdock Mr. David M. O’Neill Ms. Karen Parker Mr. and Mrs. Bradford J. Scheller Mr. David M.Weiss Mr. Bruce T.Young

Mr. Christopher J. Casey Mrs. Alice Ehrenclou Cole Ms. Laura J. Compton Ms. Nancy J. Dean Mrs. Carole Alden Duplessis Mr. Avraham T. Farah Ms. Jean Pichey Fontaine Ms. Ellen Murphy Freeman Mr. Jeffrey J. Gross Mr. Stephen H. Hassett Mr. David W. Knowlton Mrs. Susan Gifford Lewis Mrs. Caroline Felton Moore Mr. David H. Neal Mr. Scott M. Pape Mr. Christopher T. Phelan Mr. Robert L. Prosser, Jr. Mr. Guy R. Riegel Mrs. Elisabeth Kinney Robinson Mrs. Susan Alman Schneider Ms. Amy Sear Mr.William L. Strauss III Mr. Stephen L.Weiman Mr. Michael A.Wolfson

CLASS OF 1975

CLASS OF 1977

Class Gift Totals: $18,990.00 Annual Giving: $6,490.00 Endowment/Capital: $12,500.00 Participation: 13% Class Agent: Joseph M. Fusco

Class Gift Totals: $2,585.00 Annual Giving: $2,535.00 Endowment/Capital: $50.00 Participation: 11% Class Agent: Susan N. Stout

Mr. Kent T. Chamberlain Mr. Charles A. DelGrande Mr.Ward J. Doonan Mr. Joseph M. Fusco Mr. Paul F. Gilligan Ms. Barbara Ho Ms. Maryanne Lane Mr. L. Pete Marechal Mr. David M. Paine Mr. Barlow L. Peelle Mr. Frank T. J. Potash Mr. Mark Sievers Mr.Timothy T.Taussig Mr. Kevin V.Walden

Dr. Daniel D. Dutcher Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. George Mrs. Louise Ward Harris Mrs. Elissa Karasin-Samet Mrs. Eleanor Israel Ogilvie Mrs. Jessie Leonard Reid Ms. Stephanie Resnick Mrs. Deborah Witsell Vivian Mr. Sydney R.Waldman Mr. David J.West Mr.Ted M.White

Mr. and Mrs. John W.Watkins, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. L. Jerome Weil, Jr. Mr. Edmund J.White Mr. R. Heggie Wilson, Jr. Dr.T. Alexander S.Wyeth

CLASS OF 1974

ANNUAL REPORT OF GIVING 2007-2008

Class Gift Totals: $3,975.00 Annual Giving: $3,475.00 Endowment/Capital: $500.00 Participation: 14% Class Agent: Peter B. Griffin

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Mr. Kevin M.Tarrant Mr. Lance R.Vermeulen Mr.Thaddeus B. Zmistowski

CLASS OF 1979

Class Gift Totals: $7,086.94 Annual Giving: $2,686.94 Endowment/Capital: $4,400.00 Participation: 12% Class Agent: Robert D.Thomas Mr. Richard B. Armstrong Mr. Benjamin C. Barrett Ms. Jennifer Edelman Crine Mr. Richard B. Hanson Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Irwin Ms. Katherine Feuer Katzung Mr. David W. Locke Ms. Susie H. Norris Mr. Michael A. Schopp Mr. Robert D.Thomas Mr. Peter A.Vanden Broeck

CLASS OF 1980

CLASS OF 1976

Class Gift Totals: Annual Giving: Endowment/Capital: Participation: Class Agents: Stephen Marlee Wallingford

$16,580.00 $14,080.00 $2,500.00 33% H. Hassett

Ms. Marion D. Aldrich Mr. Frederick E. A. Allardt III Mrs. Caroline Weil Barnett Dr.Terri Bensinger-Levy Mr.William R. Bullard II CP Current Parent

FAC/ST Faculty or Staff

Class Gift Totals: $4,674.00 Annual Giving: $3,399.00 Endowment/Capital: $1,275.00 Participation: 9% Class Agent: Steven P.Veronesi Mr. and Mrs. Stuart M. Bell Mr.William D. Blanchard Mr. Dean M. Cinkala Mr. David L. Deal Mr. Burr B. Jennings Mrs. Laura Shaw McGinley Mr. Michael L. Page Mr. Ian P. Phillips Mrs. Kimberly Lewis Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Steven P.Veronesi

CLASS OF 1981 CLASS OF 1978

Class Gift Totals: Annual Giving: Endowment/Capital: Participation:

$33,081.11 $6,200.85 $26,880.26 15%

Mr. Christopher E. Durning Ms. Julia A. Forster Mr. and Mrs.Timothy J. Fulco Mr. Loy J. Harris Mr. Joseph C. Hartman Mr. Peter L. Hoffman Ms. Holly Murphy Kreisler Mr. Andrew S. Richardson Mr. David T. Rondeau Ruth A. Shapiro GP Grandparent

BERKSHIRE SCHOOL • SUMMER/FALL 2008

PA Parent of Alumni

Class Gift Totals: $27,855.00 Annual Giving: $27,855.00 Endowment/Capital: $0.00 Participation: 14% Class Agent: Bruce C. Hull Mr.Thomas E. Boehland Mrs. Jamie Goldstein Buzil Mrs. Annie Godfrey Clyne Mr. Daniel M. Crabbe Mr. Dean Ellerton Mrs. Holly Harwood Ellerton Mr. and Mrs. Jon L. Halpern Mr.Thomas A. Hargrave Mrs. Jennifer F. Harnett and Mr. Andrew K. Harnett Mr. R. Brad Howland * Deceased

Mr. Jeffrey G. Johnson Dr.Tai-Sing Lee Dr. Douglas J. Mackenzie Mr. Allen A. Maxwell Ms. Lynette A. Prescott Ms. Sue Ann Stanton

CLASS OF 1982

Mr. Anthony P. Addison Mr. Charles W. Berl Mr.Thomas J. Boyd Mr. James E. Demmert Mr.Thomas B. Fahy, Jr. Ms. Rosemary G. Fitzgerald Mr. John N. Harris, Jr. Mrs. Martha Grigg Harrison Mr.W. Scott Harwood Mr. Michael A. Herman Mr. John C. Kuhn Ms. Allison Herrington Neumann Mr. G. Craig Vachon

CLASS OF 1984

Class Gift Totals: $2,960.00 Annual Giving: $2,460.00 Endowment/Capital: $500.00 Participation: 19% Class Agent: Victor Elting

CLASS OF 1986

Ms. Jean Woolsey Borgman Ms. Debra Drucker Dr. David M. Gross Ms. Julie A. Helmer-Shedden Mr. Robert P. Hutter Mr. Jeffrey F. Jacobs Mr. Christopher R. Jennings Mr.Werner D. Kehl Mr. David S. Loudon Mr. Andrew J. Magee Mr. Jeffrey D. McLaughlin Mr. Robert J. Mueller Ms.Tina Smith Novick Mrs. Nancy Koskey Patzwahl Ms. Megan O. Schnurr Mr. Steven G. Sanders Mr. Brian T. Sells Ms. Celinda C. Shannon Mrs. Cynthia A. Stringham-Smith Mr. Mark M.Willaman

CLASS OF 1983

Class Gift Totals: $15,937.92 Annual Giving: $15,437.92 Endowment/Capital: $500.00 Participation: 23% Class Agent: Karen Secrist Mr. Eric S. Blumencranz Mr. Christopher F. Calger Ms. Pamela A. Casey Mr. John A. Cashman Mrs. Julie Halpern Cook Mr. Steven R. DeFelice Mr. Kevin J. Dickie Mrs. Karyn Smith Ellwood Ms.Victoria Nimick Enright Mr. John L. Fletcher Mrs. Mariah Read Gaffigan Mr. Michael E. Garrett Mr.W. Scott Hawkins Mr. Kenneth C. Hopper, Jr. Mr. Jonathan M. Jayson Mr. Glen A. Leibowitz Mr. James L. Olney Mr. Edward V. Schopp Mrs. Carolyn Balch Streett Mr.William A.Todd Mr. Langdon H.Van Ingen Mrs. Dawn Henry Webber Mr. David A.Weeks

Mr.Todd A. Scarafoni Mr.W.Thomas Schnurr, Jr. Mr. Lionel A. Shaw Mr. David B. Sheppard, Jr. Mrs. Gail Darche Short Mr. Dudley D. Shotwell Ms. Heather Steck Von Seggern Mrs. Mary Brosnahan Wachter

CLASS OF 1985

Class Gift Totals: $32,451.00 Annual Giving: $28,620.00 Endowment/Capital: $3,830.60 Participation: 29% Class Agent: Lionel A. Shaw Mr. Christopher C. Brand Mr.Timothy M. Brennan Mrs. Lauren Okie Clark Mr. Jeffrey A. Daury, Jr. Mr. Michael P. de Marcken Mr. Morgan J. Dennehy Ms. Joan G. Fusco Mr. Michael T. Gibbons Mr. Edward B. Harris III Mr. Erik F. Herman Mr. Andrew R. Herrick Mr. Prescott C. Hill Ms.Wendy L. Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Kaczmarek Mr. Donald L. Leathery, Jr. Mr. Michael J. Lucey Mr. G. Stephen Maxfield Mr. John C. Newsome III Mr. Frederick Ollison IV Mr. Alvaro Rodriguez Ms. Olivia Cabot Sawyer Mr. James C. Scala CP Current Parent

FAC/ST Faculty or Staff

Class Gift Totals: $14,857.00 Annual Giving: $1,550.00 Endowment/Capital: $13,307.00 Participation: 19% Class Agents: Sandra L. Bryant Elizabeth Marx-Swatfigure Mr. Peter R. Alternative Dr. Rhonda M. Bentley-Lewis Mrs. Kristin Schoellkopf Borowiak Mr. and Mrs. Courtland Boyle Mrs. Sandra Smith Bryant Mrs. Barbara S. C. Bullock Mrs. F.Tracy Wenzell Davlin Mr. Peter J. Ehrlich Mr.Thomas W. Funkhouser Mr. James L. Haskel Mr. Christopher D. Heaney Mr. Jeffrey M. Horton Mrs. Susan Tiemeyer Horton Ms. Gabrielle Kardon Mr. Adam J. Klyver Ms. Elizabeth D. Marx-Swatfigure Mrs. Lara Schefler McLanahan Mrs. Jessica Sturchio Raymond Mrs. Lori Fanning-Smith Dr.Veit J.Wasserfuhr Mrs. Ann Zimmerli-Haskel

CLASS OF 1987

Class Gift Totals: Annual Giving: Endowment/Capital: Participation:

$13,945.00 $13,945.00 $0.00 6%

Mr. George F. Akel III Ms. Megan Steck Berg Mrs. Laura Wolf Dysart Ms. Jennifer E. Jennings Mr. C. Kirk Kellogg Mr.Timothy T. Landres Mrs. Jennifer Nichols Reed

GP Grandparent

PA Parent of Alumni

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ANNUAL REPORT OF GIVING 2007-2008

Class Gift Totals: $12,905.25 Annual Giving: $6,653.50 Endowment/Capital: $6,251.75 Participation: 13% Class Agents:Anthony P. Addison Thomas Brian Fahy Rosemary G. Fitzgerald

Mr. Kyle N.Williamson Mr. Mark J. Zion

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CLASS OF 1988

ANNUAL REPORT OF GIVING 2007-2008

Class Gift Totals: $14,415.00 Annual Giving: $12,265.00 Endowment/Capital: $2,150.00 Participation: 20% Class Agent: Walter D. Long

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Mr. Steven Altman Dr. Jeffrey S. Batten Mr.William A. Borders III Mr. Matthew B. Brand Mr. James T. Dale Mr. Noel A. Faller Mr. Scott M. Falso Mrs. Kelli J. Fields Mrs. Charlotte Dolly Higgins Mr. Christopher S. Kemper Mr.Walter D. Long, Jr. Mr. George M. Mack Mr.Thomas T. Maiden Ms. Kerstin Anderson Marcum Mr. Jonathan A. Siegel Mr. David C. Swanwick Mr. Jeffrey E.Tillou Mr. P. Errett Van Nice Mr. Julian R.Vulliez Mrs. Serena Hopper Watkinson

CLASS OF 1989

Class Gift Totals: Annual Giving: Endowment/Capital: Participation:

$4,730.00 $4,730.00 $0.00 10%

Mr. Andrew D. Allen Ms. Jacqueline O. Berkowitz Ms. Kristi S. Broff Knecht Ms. Christie R. Dufault Mr. David A. Dufault, Jr. Ms. Amanda R. Fabian-Tsaousis Mr.William B. King Mr. Kevin Y. Lui Ms. Katherine L. Orlando Ms. Jennifer R. Roberts Mrs. Margaret Flood Vulliez

Ms. Katharine Cutler Coughlin Ms. Lauren A. Duryee Mrs. Kate Fisher Fitzgerald Ms. Erin Day Healer Ms. A. Loring Kilmon Mr. and Mrs. D. Jeremy LaCasse Ms. Cheryl Connolly Lewis Mr. James E. Mastrianni Mrs. Maggie Ross Meiners Mr. Frank H. Moss IV Mr. Jon C. Nicolazzo Mrs. Joelle Metzger-Ragland Ms. Jennifer W.Tost Mr. Christopher T.Vulliez Mrs. Elizabeth Steck Wright

CLASS OF 1991

Class Gift Totals: $2,500.00 Annual Giving: $2,400.00 Endowment/Capital: $100.00 Participation: 9% Class Agents: Sarah E. Daniels Paige Jasaitis Jeremy C. Peters Susanne E.Vogel Mr.Winthrop F. Barrett Mrs. Margaret Leonard Beasley Mr. Nicholas C. Beasley Mr. Charles A. Brown Mr. John K. Fretz Ms. Gwendolyn Carr Grace Mr. Nicholas B. Ingham Mrs. Paige Robertson Jasaitis Mr. Edward J. McKenna Mr. Michael F. O’Neill Mr. Curt V. Solomon Mr. Bradley P. Spofford

Mrs. Robyn Horsky Arthur Ms. Natalie Bradley Clarke Dr. Peter W. Brandrup Mr. David M. Campbell Mr. Glenn T. Chason, Jr.

CP Current Parent

FAC/ST Faculty or Staff

CLASS OF 1993

Class Gift Totals: $29,600.00 Annual Giving: $16,800.00 Endowment/Capital: $12,800.00 Participation: 6% Class Agents: Kimberly A. Friese Tenley E. Reed Mrs. Margaret H. Aspinwall Mr. Matthew D. Casey Mr. Charles B. DuCharme II Ms. Aramie Dimm McDonald Mr. Joshua M. Person Ms.Tenley E. Reed Mrs.Tobey Dorschel Stultz

CLASS OF 1994

Class Gift Totals: $2,550.00 Annual Giving: $2,550.00 Endowment/Capital: $0.00 Participation: 9% Class Agent: Francis A. Blair Ms. Madeleine C. Futterman Mrs. Jennifer Stringham Gaudron Mrs. Jessica Lee Guten Mr. Christopher S. Klingenstein Mr. Christopher P. Lee Mr. Leigh W. Otzen Ms. Helen H.Walker Mr. Joseph J.Warfield

CLASS OF 1995 CLASS OF 1992

Class Gift Totals: $30,995.00 Annual Giving: $18,095.00 Endowment/Capital: $12,900.00 Participation: 14% Class Agents: Abram W. Duryee Medea Myers

CLASS OF 1990

Class Gift Totals: $15,565.00 Annual Giving: $12,715.00 Endowment/Capital: $2,850.00 Participation: 16% Class Agents: Nina Bradley Clarke Natalie Dillon Rinaldi

Ms. Connie N. Lui Mrs. Medea Ansari Myers Mr. David J. Ross

Mr.Trumbull B. Barrett Mr.W. Bradford Blaicher Mr. Charles P. Crowell Mr. Abram W. Duryee III Ms. Deborah Crispin Duryee Mr. Rudi C. Ehrlich Mr. James D. Feeley Mr. Ethan R. Gee Mr. Adam J. Haymson Ms. Keira McKenna Holbrough Mr. Marc A. Klutznick Mr. Christopher W. Long

GP Grandparent

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PA Parent of Alumni

Class Gift Totals: $5,493.78 Annual Giving: $5,493.78 Endowment/Capital: $0.00 Participation: 6% Class Agents: Ayren P. Pfeifer Cindy Zumeta-Mills Mr. Christopher L. Anstey Mr. James L. Brett Mr. Brendan R. Fisher Mr. Spencer R. Henderson Mr. Eduardo Rivas Ms. Cindy L. Zumeta-Mills

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CLASS OF 1996

Class Gift Totals: Annual Giving: Endowment/Capital: Participation: Class Agents: Katherine Julie A. Lemire Tatum E.Vittengl

$1,225.00 $1,225.00 $0.00 6% C. King

Mr. Patrick D. Fisher Mrs. Catherine Weidinger Gruhler Mr. Jaime H. Longway Mr.Timothy T. Renyi Mrs. Shelby Daub Simmons Mr. Joseph J.Warfield

Class Gift Totals: $1,150.00 Annual Giving: $1,150.00 Endowment/Capital: $0.00 Participation: 9% Class Agent: Julie D. Rubinstein Mr. Michael A. Cerussi Ms. Pia L. Dimm Mr.Thomas E. Hunt Mr. Gordon B. Kellam and Ms. Magen Kellam Mrs. Kristina Thaute Miller Mr. Stuart A. Miller Mr. Brett M. Obletz Ms. Julie D. Rubinstein Mr. John M.Thatcher IV Ms. Erin B.Yoffe

CLASS OF 1998

Class Gift Totals: $785.00 Annual Giving: $785.00 Endowment/Capital: $0.00 Participation: 9% Class Agents: Allison M. Crawford Jason C. Rano Ms. Allison M. Crawford Mr.Tomonari L. Kuromatsu Ms. Malinda L. Lareau Mr. Marc A. Massaro Ms. Kristina Laskovski McElhinney Mr. Daniel K. Morris Mr. Jason C. Rano Mr. Christopher A. Reichart

CLASS OF 2003

Class Gift Totals: $1,189.00 Annual Giving: $1,189.00 Endowment/Capital: $0.00 Participation: 19% Class Agents: Lauren D. Deeb John W. Hull Jane B.Walker

CLASS OF 2000

Class Gift Totals: $265.00 Annual Giving: $265.00 Endowment/Capital: $0.00 Participation: 8% Class Agents: Brooke T. Beebe Blair S. Kurtz

Mr. Henry R. Barrett Ms. Abigail M. Bullard Mr.Tiber F. Falzett Mr. Michael S. Feinstein Ms.Thea K. Gilbert Ms. Chloe I. Guss Ms. Samantha B. Halpern Mr. John W. Hull Mr. Evan M. Margulies Mr. David A. Norton Ms. Julia W. Palmateer Mr. Alec S. Pine Ms. Caitlyn Porto Mr. Louis A. Proietti Ms. Jennifer L. Purcell Mr. Robert Morgan Ralph Ms. Anna T. Segers Mr. Ernest Y.Tchoi Mr. Derek L. Umbarger Ms. Jane B.Walker

Ms. Brooke T. Beebe Mr. Ryan M. Brewer Ms. Blair S. Kurtz Ms. Gillian E. McDonald Mr. Mathias H.Tang Mr. John C. van Roden III Mrs. Kimberly Davidson Young

CLASS OF 2001

Class Gift Totals: $5,784.25 Annual Giving: $5,784.25 Endowment/Capital: $0.00 Participation: 11% Class Agents: David W. Berke Shannon M. Flynn

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Mr. Shawn D. Baron Mr. Alex L. Barrett Mr. David W. Berke Ms. Hollis E. Davenport Mr. Peter T. Doss Ms. Karaline L. Nolen Mr. Charles F. Plungis III Mr. Philip A. Sandick Mr. Joseph F. Seigle Mr. Joshua S. Sklarin Mr.Tony M.Williams

Class Gift Totals: $277.00 Annual Giving: $277.00 Endowment/Capital: $0.00 Participation: 12% Class Agents: Meghan E. Blume Jillian E. A. Bowron Jarrett E. Mathis

CLASS OF 2002 CLASS OF 1999

Class Gift Totals: $7,440.00 Annual Giving: $7,440.00 Endowment/Capital: $0.00 Participation: 13% Class Agent: Michael D. Gutenplan Mr.Todd A. Ballaban

ANNUAL REPORT OF GIVING 2007-2008

CLASS OF 1997

Ms. Caitlin E. Crowl Ms. Hannah R. L. DeLong Mr. John-Paul L. Herdeg Ms. Betsy P. Houseman Mr. Andrew M. Kiriakedes

Mr. Andrew J. Borek Mr. Parker P. Case Mr. Alexander J. Cutler Mr. Alexander G. Dick Ms. Catherine C. Freihofer Ms. Alexandra Y. Gaudion Mr. Scott M. Gordon Ms. Angela R. Greenlaw Mr. Michael D. Gutenplan Mr. Liam R. Millhiser Mr. Justin E. Orgel Mrs. Heather Crispin Polk

Class Gift Totals: Annual Giving: Endowment/Capital: Participation: Class Agents: Michaela Allison L. Zelman

$149.00 $149.00 $0.00 7% E. Romano-Meade

Mr. Issa Y. Azat, Jr. Mr. John F. Cranshaw Ms. Sarah J. Goldberg Mr. Michael T. Harrison Ms. Jessica L. Kaplan Ms. Chantal E. Kredentser Mr. Connor M. Lines Mr. Jarrett E. Mathis Mr. Jason D. McPherson Mr. Rexford G. Moon IV Mr. Marko Nichols-Marcy Mr. David H. Schlansky Ms. Ekaterina Valiotis

Ms. Lillian Becker Ms. Jaclyn E. Brander CP Current Parent

FAC/ST Faculty or Staff

GP Grandparent

PA Parent of Alumni

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Sam Torney ’09

CLASS OF 2005

CLASS OF 2006

Class Gift Totals: $524.00 Annual Giving: $519.00 Endowment/Capital: $5.00 Participation: 9% Class Agents: Emma K. Spielman Daniel P. Staino Christine Y.Tchoi Clayton L.Tolman

Class Gift Totals: Annual Giving: Endowment/Capital: Participation: Class Agents: Courtney Emily K. Lichtenberg Jeffrey G.Wexler

Mr. Erik R. Adam Ms.Virginia M. Cannon Mr. Matthew G. Crowson Mr.Thomas R. Hunter Ms. Zoe A. Keve Ms. Karina L. Kiriakedes Ms. Kathryn A. Kollmer Mr. Daniel P. Staino Ms. Christine Y.Tchoi Mr. Clayton L.Tolman

CP Current Parent

FAC/ST Faculty or Staff

CLASS OF 2007

$1,005.00 $985.00 $20.00 11% J. Kollmer

Mr. Ian A. Bishop Ms. Marjorie M. Crowley Mr. Christopher B. Garis Ms. Frances K. Gaston Ms. Alexandra R. Hancock Ms.Theresa C. Hardcastle Ms. Courtney J. Kollmer Ms. Althea L. Morrison Mr. Cian J. Nihill Mr. Stephen W. Piatelli Ms. Hannah M. Sheldon-Dean Mr. Henry S. Switlik Mr. John W.Watkins, Jr.

GP Grandparent

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PA Parent of Alumni

Class Gift Totals: $1,875.00 Annual Giving: $1,775.00 Endowment/Capital: $100.00 Participation: 10% Class Agents: Frances K. Joyce Casey A. Larkins Allison A. Letourneau Ryan L. Saltzman Mr. Daniel W. Choe Ms. Helen K. Goldstein Mr. Crawford C. Hamilton Ms. Katharine E. Hitchcock Ms. Frances K. Joyce Mr. Casey A. Larkins Ms. Allison A. Letourneau Ms. Madeleine H. McGraw Mr. John A. Molo Mr. Holden A. Neff Ms. Kelsy J. Oberkoetter Mr. Ryan L. Saltzman

* Deceased

Current Parents CLASS OF 2008

Parents’ Committee

Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Schock, Jr. Mr. Len Shapiro and Ms. Bilha Karpman-Shapiro PA Mr. and Mrs. Matthew P. Sheppard Dr. and Mrs. James L. Smythe Mr. and Mrs. Randy Staino PA Ms. Susan H. Stayman Mr. and Mrs.Thomas L.Talbot III Mr. Kevin M.Tarrant ’78 Ms. Miriam Trahan-Hagedorn and Mr. Peter Hagedorn Mr. and Mrs. Robert M.Tufts Mr. and Mrs.Alexander T.Turrentine Mr. and Mrs. James Ward Mr. and Mrs. Steadman Watson Mr. Robert N.Wienner Dr. and Mrs. James C.Wu PA Mr. and Mrs. Gary P.Yeaw Ms. Nikolina Zelenovic

Margi & Michael Picotte – Chairs

CLASS OF 2009

Mr. Davis G.Anderson ’68 Ms. Jackie S.Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S.Appel Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Barros FAC/ST Dr. and Mrs. Dominick Benedetto Mr.William H. Booth and Mrs. Martha J. Erwin-Booth Mr. Martin F. Brennan Ms.Amy S. Brennan-Strack and Mr. Martin Strack Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Carson Dr. Eui Tak Chu and Mrs. Sung Shin Park Mrs.Wende Cohen and Mr. Fredric Levin Ms. Molly D. Connell Mr. Chuong Hong Dang and Mrs.Yen Hai Pham Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Durocher Mr. and Mrs. Jerome T. Fadden Mr. and Mrs.Timothy J. Flanagan PA Ms. Regina R. Frate Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Grace Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Hackman Mr. Mark A. Harris Ms. Debra R. Haupt PA FAC/ST Mr. and Mrs. Hein J. Hazenberg Mr. and Mrs. James B. G. Hearty Ms. Joan Hechtman Dr. and Mrs. Marc E. Heller Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Henderson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David G. Hibbs Mr. Ronald T. Hill Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Holtzman Mr. and Mrs. Chansup Hong Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Horner, Sr. PA Mr.Taekon Hue and Mrs. Bogyean Ok Ms. Bonnie W. Hutti Dr. Mark A. Hyman and Ms. Pier Boutin

CP Current Parent

FAC/ST Faculty or Staff

Andrew & Martha Berman James & Kelly Bitzonis Joseph & Debra Carson Tsan-Bin Chiu & Ming-Li Wang Mark & Stasha Cohen Jerome & Grey Fadden David & Susan Gilbert Michael Hackman James & Doris Hearty Marc & Christine Heller Peter & BJ Henderson Robert & Sarah Holtzman Douglas & Mary Horner William Kunkler & Susan Crown Rick & Patricia Lazio Joseph & Michelle Martinecz Wesley McCain & Noreene Storrie James & Maria Nelson David & Leslie Puth William & Joan Raphael Alexander Reese William & Laurie Reighley Catherine Rinaldi Alma Ryan Matthew & Michelle Sheppard James & Daisy Smythe Michael & Carol Stafford Thomas & Maureen Steiner Andrew Sun & Alicia Wang Robert & Suzanne Tufts Amy Upjohn & Bradley Vanderberg Jonathan & Margo Ward

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Ingle, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Kilmurray Mrs. Seung Hee Kim PA Mr.William C. Kunkler and Ms. Susan M. Crown Mr. Chang Min Lee and Mrs. Sun Hee Park Dr. and Mrs. Genping Liu Mr. Simon Lo and Mrs. Kitty Ma Ms. Lisa M. Marchi Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Martinecz PA Ms. Dale McDonald PA Mr. John Mesevage and Ms. Caroline C. Geisler Mr. and Mrs. Latham W. Murfey III ’68 PA Mr. and Mrs. Michael Nakashige Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Pallai Dr. Pat J. Perkins

GP Grandparent

PA Parent of Alumni

* Deceased

BERKSHIRE SCHOOL • SUMMER/FALL 2008

ANNUAL REPORT OF GIVING 2007-2008

Anonymous ( 1 ) Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C.Anzalone Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey H.Ashworth Dr.Armen T. Babigian and Dr. Laurie M. Slotnick Mr. and Mrs. Dae H. Baek Mr. and Mrs.William G. Batcheller Mr. and Mrs.Andrew H. Berman Mr. and Mrs. Remi J. Browne Dr. Carol L. Buonomo and Mr.Thomas Buonomo PA Mr. and Ms.Andrew F. Buteux Mr. and Mrs.Anthony B. Cahill, Jr. Mr.Tsan-Bin Chiu and Mrs. Ming-Li Wang Mr. and Mrs. George E. Clark, Jr. Mr. Paul W. Clark and Ms. Carol R. Parrish PA Mr. Fredric A. Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Mark B. Cohen Mr. and Mrs. David M. Ells Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Genovese Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. George ’77 PA Mr. and Mrs. David J. Gilbert Mr. and Mrs. James R. Gilson Mr. and Mrs. Ira M. Ginsberg PA Mr. Donald W. Goodrich ’61 PA Ms. Joan Hechtman Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Helderman Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Henderson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Holmes Mrs. Cornelia Horne and Reverend Douglas A. Horne Ms. Cynthia Hungerford PA Mr.William G. Hungerford PA Mr. and Mrs. Gregory M. Jones Mr. Ryang Kim and Mrs.Young Eun Chang Mr.Trevor Kong and Mrs. Ella Kong PA Mr. and Mrs.William E. Larzelere Mr. and Mrs. Randy R. Leonard Mr. Eugene Licker and Ms. Denise Seidelman Mr. Howard Lowy Ms.Wendy Lyon Dr. and Mrs. Dennis C. Marcus Mr. and Mrs. John P. McShea Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Miller Mr. and Mrs. F. Scott Morrison PA Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Muhlfeld ’69 PA Mrs.Allyson S. Nick Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey T. Ogalin Ms. Dana Oliveira Mr. and Mrs.Alfred P. Pace, Jr. Dr. Lawrence S. Paikoff and Dr. Susanne M. Powell PA Mr. and Mrs.Andrew Prockow Mr.Alexander S. Reese Mr. and Mrs. James W. Sainsbury Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Scharf Dr. and Mrs. Elliot M. Schneiderman

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Mr.Thomas P. Peterffy PA Ms. Jane C. Piatelli PA FAC/ST Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Piatelli, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Picotte Mr. Peter F. Quilty and Ms. Cheryl A. Geerhold FAC/ST Mr. Carl L. Rinaldi Ms. Catherine Rinaldi Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rizzo Mr. and Mrs.A. Robert Roberto Ms.Alma B. Ryan Mr. and Mrs.William P. Rydell Mr. and Mrs. Bradford J. Scheller ’74 Mr. and Mrs. Ulysses Serra Mr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Shapiro Mrs.Alison L. Spear Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. St. Germain Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Stafford Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Stein Mr. and Ms. John A. Stevens Mr. and Mrs. John A. Stout Mr. and Mrs. Robert F.Torney Mr. and Mrs. David L.Von Trachtenberg Mr. and Mrs. Richard G.Wallace Mr. Ralph R.Weichselbaum and Mrs. Donna L. Filippo Mr. and Mrs.Wade Wolfe Dr. and Mrs. Hyung-Jin Yoon Dr. Jong Jeub Yoon and Mrs. Ki Ok Lee PA Mr. and Mrs. Gregory M. Zahn CLASS OF 2010

Anonymous ( 1 ) Mr. and Mrs.Tomas Albelin Mr. and Ms. Naoki Atsumi Ms.Abiola Benjamin Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Beucler Mr. Jarl J. Brey Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Campbell Ms.Agustina Campusano Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Caron Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Chwick Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Colbert, Jr. Ms.Anne P. Conolly Mrs. Deborah R. Couch and Mr.William A. Couch FAC/ST Mr. and Mrs. Saiid M. Daemi Mr. and Ms. Michael J. Dorsey PA Mr.Tikhon Y. Ferris Mr. and Mrs. Brad R. Freitag Mr. and Mrs.Timothy J. Fulco ’78 PA FAC/ST Ms. Lisa Gardner Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Goldberg Mr. and Mrs. Mauricio S. Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Greer Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Guerrieri Mr. and Mrs. Jon L. Halpern ’81 Mrs. Jennifer F. Harnett and Mr.Andrew K. Harnett ’81 Ms. Carolyn L. Hills CP Current Parent

FAC/ST Faculty or Staff

The Honorable Andrew R. Humes and Mrs. Elisabeth C. Humes Ms. Ruth E. Kollmer PA Mr.Trevor Kong and Mrs. Ella Kong PA Mr.William V. Kriegel PA Mr. Jeffrey P. LaBonte and Ms. Laurel J. Goss PA Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence S. Landry Mr. and Ms. Rick A. Lazio Mr. Chang Min Lee and Mrs. Sun Hee Park Mr. Michael Lee and Ms. Lori Bashour PA Mr. and Ms.William J. Lees Mr. Chang-Jung Lin and Mrs.Yu-Ting Hung Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Lockwood Dr. Susan Long Mr.Walter B. Long Mr. Robert M. Markiewicz Ms. Jane H. Mason Dr.Wesley G. McCain and Ms. Noreene Storrie Mr. and Mrs. Martin C. McCarthy Mrs. Beth McErlean Ms. Elizabeth A. McGovern and Mr. Mark E. McGovern FAC/ST Mr. Joseph Middelburg Reverend and Mrs. James Moore Mr. and Mrs. F. Scott Morrison PA Mrs. Lorna F. Mynott and Mr. Stephen A. Mynott Ms. Denise Nelson Mr. and Mrs.Thuan V. Nguyen Mr. Robert M. Norris and Ms. Barbara Bockbrader Mr.Andrew B. Ostroy Mr. and Mrs. Christopher C. Perry Mr.Toan Pham and Mrs.Van Chu Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Phucas Mr. and Mrs. David W. Puth Mr. and Mrs. Robert Quinn Mr. and Mrs.William E. Raphael Mr. and Mrs.William F. Reighley Mr. Jianjun Shen and Ms. Shuhua Wang Mr.Thomas Shrager and Mrs.Angela Nalbantu-Shrager Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. St. Germain Mr. and Mrs.Thomas D. Steiner Mr.Andrew I. Sun and Ms.Alicia C.W.Wang Ms.Amy E. Upjohn and Mr. Bradley VandenBerg Mr. and Mrs. Paul J.Vakos Mr. and Mrs. Steven P.Veronesi ’80 Mrs. Cathy A.Wade PA Mr. Jonathan P.Ward and Ms. Margo Montgomery Ward Mr. and Mrs. Richard C.Watson Ms. Sonja J.Wickham Mr. and Mrs. David J.Wilson Ms. Liu Xu FAC/ST Mr. Geun Ig Yoo and Mrs. Jung Ae Kweon Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ziefer

GP Grandparent

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PA Parent of Alumni

CLASS OF 2011

Anonymous ( 1 ) Mr. and Mrs.Andrew R.Ahrens Mr. Neil M. Bernstein and Dr. Julie B. Schwartzbard Mr. Jonathan B. Bulkeley Mr. and Mrs. Sean M. Burns Mr. & Mrs. Christopher W. Carey Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Carson Mr. Suk Whan Chang and Mrs. Heekyung Jo-Min Ms. Molly D. Connell Mr. Sergio Copstein and Dr. Leda M.Alimena Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Coven Mr. Brian J. Demers and Ms. Judith R. Safian Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Ettinger Mr. and Ms. Mark E. Ferguson Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Foss PA Mr. Benno Friedman and Ms. Stephanie A. Blumenthal PA Mr. and Mrs. George A. Hagerty Ms.Amanda M. Harrington Mr. James K. Harris FAC/ST and Mrs. Deborah Harris PA Mr. Brian S. Howerton Mr. and Mrs. James A. Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Johnson Mr. Richard A. Johnston and Ms. Christina J. Hanley Ms. Cathy L. Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Kernodle Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Lerman Mr. and Dr. Mathew J. Levine Mr. and Mrs. Nelson S. Mead Mrs. Katherine S. Mitchell and Mr. John D. Mitchell Dr. Michael G. Palladino and Reverend Rosemarie A. Palladino Mr. and Mrs. Mario J. Procida Mr. Peter F. Quilty and Ms. Cheryl A. Geerhold FAC/ST Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Reger Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Ryan Mr. and Mrs. Darren J. Saulnier Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Scala PA Mr. and Mrs.William B. Schink Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shrubb Mr. and Mrs. Edward C.Wilson Mr. and Mrs. David A.Wind Mr. and Mrs. Gregory M. Zahn

* Deceased

Parents of Alumni Mrs. Carol Currier Mr. and Mrs. Brian P. Curtis Dr. and Mrs. Neal R. Cutler Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Dalton Mr. and Mrs. E.Timothy Danahy III ’67 Mr. and Mrs.Allen E. Darrone Mr. and Mrs. James S. Day Mr. E. Mandell de Windt ’39 Mr.William M. Dean ’40 Dr. and Mrs. Patrick A. DelGrande Mrs. Deborah G. Dick Mrs.Vanessa Diebold Mr. and Mrs. John DiSantis Ms. Diane H. Dodson Mr. John V. Doggett ’63 Mr. and Mrs.Thomas E. Donnelley Mr. and Ms. Michael J. Dorsey Mr. and Ms.William J. Drake ’73 Mr. Charles A. DuCharme III ’58 Mr. Richard J. Dumler Mr. David Dunnavant and Ms. Barbara K. Larsen Mrs. Nancy H. Duryee-Aas and Mr. Einar Aas Dr. Patricia M. Dyer Mr. and Mrs. Steve J. Eikenberry Mr. and Mrs.Ashton G. Eldredge, Jr. Mr. Charles K. Elliott, Jr. ’50 Mr. Peter Elliott Mr. and Mrs.William B. Elliott II Mr. David H. Ellsworth Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Falzett Dr. and Mrs. Richard S. Feinstein Mr. Fred B. Finley ’64 Mr. Michael L. Fisher Mr. and Mrs.Andrew A. Flake Mr. and Mrs.Timothy J. Flanagan Mr. Ronald J. Flury Mr. and Mrs.Alan S. Forman Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Foss CP Mr. Dennis Fowler and Mrs. Peggy Fowler Mrs. Carol B. Fox Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Fox Mr. Elliot I. Frank Mr. Benno Friedman and Ms. Stephanie A. Blumenthal Mr. and Mrs.Timothy J. Fulco ’78 FAC/ST Mr. and Mrs.Thomas L. Funkhouser Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Gardella ’71 Mr. Douglass S. Gardner ’53 Mr.Timothy N. Gardner and Ms. Deborah S. Froeb Ms.Arolyn M. Garnell Mrs. Gail C. Gaston Dr. and Mrs. Remo G. Gaudiel Mr. and Mrs. Russell F. Gee Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. George ’77 Mr. and Mrs.William H. George

CP Current Parent

FAC/ST Faculty or Staff

Mr. and Mrs. Ira M. Ginsberg Mr.Aaron W. Godfrey Dr. and Mrs. Peter A. Goldberg Mr. and Mrs. Rodney L. Goldstein Mr. Donald W. Goodrich ’61 CP Mr. and Mrs. Roger H. Gordon Mrs. Jane R. Grace and Mr. Robert M. Grace Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Grant Mr. J. Peter Gratiot ’39 Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Gray Mr. and Mrs. Donald Green Mr.Thomas A. Greulich Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Griffin, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Groom Mr. and Mrs.William F. Gulotta FAC/ST Mrs. Carol P. Gussman Miss Sally Halliday Mr. and Mrs. S. Matthews V. Hamilton, Jr. Mr. Devens H. Hamlen Mrs. Margery M. Hamlen Mr. and Mrs. F.Woodson Hancock III ’67 Ms. Elaine J. Handelman Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Hansen Mr. John P. Harkrader, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James B. Harreld Mr. James K. Harris FAC/ST and Mrs. Deborah Harris CP Mr. and Mrs.Thomas L. Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Edward Harvey Ms. Debra R. Haupt FAC/ST Mr.W. Ross Hawkins and Mrs. Joyce M. Hawkins Mr. and Mrs. Merritt B. Heady Ms. Marice E. Herger Mr. John L. Hermans ’69 Mr. Edmond B. Herrington ’61 Dr. Gillian R. Hettinger and Mr. Norman G. Hettinger Ms. Evelyn L. Hilton and Mr. Earl R. Pfeffer Mr. and Mrs. George Hirsch Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hirschfeld Mr.Timothy A. Hitchcock and Ms. Linda W. Creedon Mrs. Sharon K. Holladay Mrs.Ann J. Holmes and Mr. Peter Holmes Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Horner, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. David E. Houseman Mr. and Mrs. H. Robert Hughes Mr. John B. Hull III ’51 GP Mr. and Mrs.William H. Hull Ms. Cynthia Hungerford Mr.William G. Hungerford Mr. Edward H. Hunt and Mrs. Frances M.T. Hunt ’61 Mr. and Mrs. Holcombe W. Hurd Mr. and Mrs. Philip N. Israel, Jr. Dr. Phillip Jarvis Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Jennings ’48 Mrs. Rebecca D. Johnson

GP Grandparent

PA Parent of Alumni

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Anonymous ( 1 ) Mrs. Lorinda Ackley-Mazur and Mr.Thomas Mazur Mr. and Mrs. Richard D.Alexander Mr. Eugene L.Amber ’40 Mr. and Mrs. Carl J.Ascenzo Dr. and Mrs. Issa Y.Azat Mr. and Mrs. John B. Baker Mr. and Mrs. John C. Baker Mr. and Mrs. James P. Balch ’51 Ms. Beth G. Baldinger Mr. and Mrs. Corey W. Ballaban Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Barnes Mrs.Ann B. Barrett Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Barrett Mrs. Ellanor A. Beard and Mr. Roy Camberg Mr. and Mrs. George T. Beebe ’61 Mrs. Linda F. Bellizzi and Dr. John A. Bellizzi FAC/ST Mr. and Mrs. Richard O. Berner Dr. and Mrs. Brian D. Beyerl Mrs. Charlotte K. Bianchi Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Blair Mr. Miles G. Blakeslee, Jr. ’48 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Blanchard Mr. and Mrs. Roger A. Blumencranz Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Bonnette Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Bouteiller Mr. Carl V. Bradford, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Bradley II Mrs. Mary M. Bradley Mr. and Mrs.Allan H. Bredenfoerder Mrs. Joan S. Brooks Mr. and Mrs.Timothy M. Brooks ’70 FAC/ST Mr. John A. Brown, Jr. ’65 Mr. and Mrs. James R. Brunn Dr. Carol L. Buonomo and Mr.Thomas Buonomo Mrs. Pamela Burke Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah J. Callahan Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Cannon II Mrs.William T. Carpenter, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Case Mr. and Mrs. James A. Cathcart ’72 Mr. and Mrs.William J. Charlton Mr. and Mrs. Steven R. Christopher Mr.Alfred C. Clapp, Jr. ’51 Mr. Paul W. Clark and Ms. Carol R. Parrish Mr. and Mrs. H. Pier Clifford Mr. and Mrs. Joel Cohen Mr. and Mrs.Timothy C. Coleman Mr.Abbott C. Combes III Mr. and Mrs.Andrew B. Congdon Mr. John F. Consolini ’56 Mr. and Mrs. E. Robert Cooper Mrs. Jeannette B. Cooper Mr. Daniel C. M. Crabbe ’56 Mr. and Mrs. David W. Cranshaw Mr. and Mrs. James Crowley

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Mr.William M. Johnson, Jr. ’37 Mr. Kenneth G. Johnston ’57 Mr. Richard E. Johnston and Dr. Janice Johnston Mr. and Mrs. George D. Jones III Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Jordan, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Kaier Dr. and Mrs. Paul Kardon Mr. Peter M. Karic Mr. and Mrs.Andrew P. Kay, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Keen Mr. and Mrs. Bayard Kellam Mrs. Julie A. Kelley and Mr. J. Michael Kelley FAC/ST Mrs. Cynnie Kellogg Mr. Peter R. Kellogg ’61 Mr. and Mrs. Zoltan B. Keve Mrs. Seung Hee Kim Mr. and Mrs. Jackson T. King Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. King Mr. Richard S. Klingenstein Mrs. Monique Knowlton Ms. Ruth E. Kollmer Mr.Trevor Kong and Mrs. Ella Kong Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Koskey Mr. and Mrs. John A. Koskinen Mr.William V. Kriegel Mr. Jeffrey P. LaBonte and Ms. Laurel J. Goss Mr. and Mrs. Rodney J. LaBrecque Mr. and Mrs. John A. LaCasse Mr. and Mrs. Christian A. Lange Mr. Michael Lee and Ms. Lori Bashour Mr. and Mrs. Roger J. Leifer Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Lesser Mr. and Mrs. Fredric W. Leukroth Mr. and Mrs. Gerold W. Libby Mr. and Mrs.William E. Locke Mr. and Mrs. Howard H. Longway Mr. Charles Lym Mrs. Sharon M. Lym Dr. Noble T. Macfarlane, Jr. ’45 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Mannix Mr. and Mrs. David J. Margulies Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Martinecz Mr. and Mrs. D. Richard Masson Mr. and Mrs. Peter Matwiczyk Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Mayer Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. McAdoo Mr. and Mrs. Harvey McChesney, Jr. Mr. James C. McCurrach, Jr. ’53 Ms. Dale McDonald Mr. and Mrs. David M. McDonough Mr. Patrick J. McGarry Mr. and Mrs. Robert L.W. McGraw ’70 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph K. McKay Mr. and Mrs. Seamus McKeon ’69 Mr. and Mrs.Willard C. McNitt III Mr. Robert G. Meade and Ms.Anna Romano FAC/ST Mr. Lawrence A. Mendelson and Ms. Linda R. Hallinan Dr. Norman W. Merrill and

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Mrs. Jeanne W. Merrill FAC/ST Mr. and Mrs.Andrew C. Merryman IV Mr. and Mrs.William Meyer Dr. and Mrs. John M. Miller, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Miller Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Miller ’60 Mr. Paul T. Miller and Ms.Andrea Milley Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Minnerly Mr. Steven F. Molo and Dr. Mary W. Molo Mr. Kenneth D. Morris ’64 Ms.Tina K. Morris Mr. and Mrs. F. Scott Morrison Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Mueller Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Muhlfeld ’69 Dr. and Mrs. G.Thomas Mullany, Jr. ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Latham W. Murfey III ’68 Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Mustard, Jr. ’67 Mr. and Mrs. John T. Myers II Lt. Col. and Mrs. Casey Neff Mr. Samuel Q. Nichols ’58 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Nichols-Marcy Mr. Richard E. Nicolazzo Mr.Thomas J. Nolan, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Norton Mr. John Nyombayire and Ms. Odette Mukabayija Mrs.Theodora O’Hara Mr. and Mrs. George D. O’Neill Mr. Joseph J. O’Sullivan Mrs. Judith A. Orlando Dr. Lawrence S. Paikoff and Dr. Susanne M. Powell Dr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Palmateer Mr. John P. Paris Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Parsons Dr.Warren Peascoe and Dr. Judith G. Peascoe Mr.Thomas P. Peterffy Ms. Jane C. Piatelli CP FAC/ST Mr. and Mrs. Douglas W. Pierce Mrs. Eileen K. Potash Mr. Edwin Pugsley, Jr. ’42 * Mrs. Edwin Pugsley, Jr. Mrs. Mary A. Putnam Mr. and Mrs. J. Sadler Ramsdell Mr. and Mrs. John S. Reed Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Reichart III ’64 Mr.William H. Rentschler ’43 Mr. and Mrs. E.Wilbur Rice ’66 Ms. June I. Richardson Mrs. Katherine D. Rines Mrs. Sarah Robbins Evans Mr. and Mrs.William Robertson IV Mr. John Rokacz and Mrs. Susan Lichtenstein Mr.Walter B. Rose ’65 Ms. Elizabeth M. Ross Mr. and Mrs. Roger D. Ross Mr. Hilary F. Russell and Mrs. Jenny Russell Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Russell Mr. and Mrs. Quentin R. Ryan Mr. and Mrs. James M. Scala Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Scala CP

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Mrs. Sally M.W. Stone Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Switlik Mr. and Mrs. Keiji Takezawa Mrs. John W.Taussig, Jr. Ms. Margaret R.Taylor FAC/ST Mr. Norcross Teel, Jr. Ms. Dorothy Terino Mr. and Mrs. Edward F.Thaute Mr. Michael A.Thelwell Mr. and Mrs. Robert M.Thomas, Jr. The Reverend Susan N.Thompson Mrs.Virginia W.Tompkins Mrs. Robin B.Tost Mr.William C.Tost, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey C.Tweedy Dr. and Mrs. Sanford Ullman Ms. Cathy Umbarger Ms.Aine Ungar Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Unis Mr. and Mrs. Charles R.Van de Walle Mr. and Mrs. John C. van Roden, Jr. Mr. Grant Van Sant ’55 The Family of Claude Vanden Broeck * Mr. and Mrs.Terence E.Vayda Mr. and Mrs. Burton F.Veronesi Mrs. Cathy A.Wade Mr. and Mrs. Edward N.Wadsworth Mrs. Ellen Walker Mr. and Mrs. H.Webster Walker III ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Harry W.Walker

Mrs. Mary C.Walsh Mr. and Mrs. John W.Watkins, Sr. ’73 Mr. and Mrs.William F.Watkins Mr. Hugh J.Weidinger ’60 Mr. and Mrs. L. Jerome Weil, Jr. ’73 The Honorable Leon J.Weil ’44C Mr. and Mrs. Joel D.Weiner Mr. and Mrs. James T.Welch Mrs. Jane Wenner Mr. and Mrs. John A.West Mrs.W. Chattin Wetherill Mr. and Mrs.W. Samuel Whitmeyer-Weathers Mrs. Beatrice G.Whitney Mr. Stephen G.Whitney ’65 Dr. and Mrs. Maurice G.Wiart John and Marcia Wilkinson Ms. Suzanne Wilson Dr. Carroll W.Wonson ’41 Mr. Richard G.Wonson ’68 Mr. Donald W.Wood ’57 Mr. and Mrs. Harvey B.Wright Mr. and Mrs. Richard J.Wright Dr. and Mrs. James C.Wu Mr. and Mrs.Weldon M.Yates Dr. Jong Jeub Yoon and Mrs. Ki Ok Lee Mr. Peter V.Young ’54 Mr. and Mrs. Robert S.Young Mr. and Mrs.Thomas H.Young III

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald G. Leonard Mr. and Mrs.Albert B. Levine Mr. and Mrs. Einar Lindholm Prof. and Mrs. Robert M. Macdonald Dr. Noble T. Macfarlane, Jr. ’45 Mr. and Mrs. Lowell B. Mason, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. McAdoo Ms. Edith V. Mehiel Mr. John L. Montgomery, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morrison Mr. and Mrs. John T. Nakashige Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Notaro Mrs.Theodora O’Hara Mrs. E.M. O’Neill Ms.Alice C. Ogalin Mr. and Mrs. Livio Pallai Mr. Richard Pasternak Mrs. Charlotte B. Patton Mr. and Mrs.William E. Powell Dr. and Mrs.Theodore C. Prentice Mr. Barclay W. Prindle Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Pritchard Mr. and Mrs. H.Ward Reighley Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ressler

Ms. Nancy S. Reynolds Mr. Chet Safian Mrs. Lois Safian Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Schafer Mr. and Mrs. Michael Seidelman Mr. and Mrs.Alvin M. Shapiro Ms. Mary Sheldon McCain Mr. and Mrs.Alfred W. St. Germain Mr. and Mrs.Thomas Stewart Dr. and Mrs. Herbert E.Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Charles Van Laer Mr. and Mrs. Burton F.Veronesi Mr. and Mrs. Harry W.Walker Mr. and Mrs. John C.Walsh Mr. and Mrs.William F.Watkins The Honorable Leon J.Weil ’44C Mrs. Beatrice G.Whitney Mr. and Mrs. Landon H.Wickham, Sr. Dr. Carroll W.Wonson ’41 Mr. M. Cabell Woodward, Jr.

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Mr. and Mrs. Keith M. Schappert Mr. and Mrs. Larry Scheinfeld Mr. and Mrs. Steven E. Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Jacob F. Schoellkopf V ’56 Mr. Roald M. Schopp ’49 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Schultz Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Schulz Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Scully Ms. Bernadette L. Session Mr. Len Shapiro and Ms. Bilha Karpman-Shapiro Mr. and Mrs. Philip N. Shapiro Mr. and Mrs. David L. Sheldon Mr. and Ms. James P. Sheldon-Dean ’69 Mr. Bruce P. Shields ’57 Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Shotwell ’51 Mr. and Mrs. Donald Slingerland Mr. and Mrs. Earle Smith III Mr. George T. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Smith, Sr. Ms. Louise E. Sole Mr.Willard B. Soper II ’66 Mr. and Mrs. R. Stephen Soule Mr. and Mrs.William F. Spalding ’65 Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Spink Mr. H.Todd Spofford ’60 Dr. and Mrs.Thomas L. Stahly Mr. and Mrs. Randy Staino Mrs. Elly Stewart Mrs. Maryanna Shaw Stockholm

101 Mrs. Gideon Boericke Mrs. Joan S. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Coven II Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Danziger Mr. E. Mandell de Windt ’39 Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Denison Mr. and Mrs.William T. Doherty Mr. Robert W. Doyle, Sr. ’49 Mr. and Mrs. J.William Evans Mrs. Helen E. Ferguson Ms.Alice K. Froeb Mr.Anthony R. Gabriel Mrs. Morton A. Ginsberg Mrs. Estelle Greer Mr. and Mrs. Mims Hackett Mrs. S.M.V. Hamilton Ms. Kay Handman Mr. and Mrs. John W. Harnett Mr. John B. Hull III ’51 Mrs. Henriette Israel Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Jordan, Sr. Mrs. Neil F. Kelly Ms. Elizabeth A. Kiriakedes Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Krieger

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Faculty & Staff Mr. and Mrs. John E.Alden, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Barros CP Mrs. Linda F. Bellizzi and Dr. John A. Bellizzi PA Mr. and Mrs.Andrew L. Bogardus Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Bouteiller PA Mr. and Mrs.Timothy M. Brooks ’70 PA Mrs. Barbara S. C. Bullock ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Dean Charpentier Mr.William Clough and Mrs. Nannie Clough Mrs. Deborah R. Couch and Mr.William A. Couch CP Ms. Coleen Cox Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Dalton PA Ms. Susan A. Delmolino Ms. Jennifer Edelman Crine ’79 Mr. and Mrs.Timothy J. Fulco ’78 CP PA Mrs. Susan Grabowski Clark Ms. Beverly Greenfield Mr. and Mrs.William F. Gulotta PA Mr. James K. Harris and Mrs. Deborah Harris CP PA Ms. Debra R. Haupt CP PA Mrs. Keira McKenna Holbrough ’92

Ms. Penny Hudnut Mr. Jesus Ibanez Mr. and Mrs.Andrew P. Kay, Sr. PA Mrs. Julie A. Kelley and Mr. J. Michael Kelley PA Dr. Barbara Kenefick Ms. Elizabeth A. Kiriakedes Ms.Anita L. Loose-Brown and Mr. Richard K. Brown Ms. Bonita Lovison Mr. and Mrs. Paul MacKenzie Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Maher Ms. Elizabeth A. McGovern and Mr. Mark E. McGovern CP Mr. Colin E. McNamara Mr. Robert G. Meade and Ms.Anna Romano PA Dr. Norman W. Merrill and Mrs. Jeanne W. Merrill PA Mrs. Kristina Thaute Miller ’97 and Mr. Stuart A. Miller ’97 Mr. and Mrs. Pieter Mulder Mr. C.Twiggs Myers Hon. ’57 Mr. Devon R. O’Rourke and

Mrs. Jacquelin A. O’Rourke ’02 Mr. John Ormiston Ms. Jane C. Piatelli CP PA Mr. Peter F. Quilty and Ms. Cheryl A. Geerhold CP Ms. Jodi E. Rathbun and Mr. Jeffrey W. Snyder Mrs. Myra F. Riiska and Mr.Todd S. Riiska Mr. and Mrs. Dale M. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Clay D. Splawn Ms. Margaret R.Taylor PA Ms. Dorothy Terino PA Ms. Sharon Wybrants Mr. and Mrs. Marc P.Wysocki Ms. Liu Xu CP

Mr.W. Ross Hawkins and Mrs. Joyce M. Hawkins PA Ms. Keira McKenna Holbrough ’92 FAC/ST Mr. James E. Hooper ’69 Mr. Robert R. Keegan ’90 Mrs. Julie A. Kelley and Mr. J. Michael Kelley PA FAC/ST Dr. Barbara Kenefick FAC/ST Mr. John C. Kuhn ’82 Ms.Annette Lo ’09 Mr. Burdett A. Loomis ’63 Ms. Bonita Lovison FAC/ST Mahaiwe Tent Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McMillan III CP Mr. Robert G. Meade and Ms.Anna Romano PA FAC/ST Dr. Norman W. Merrill and Mrs. Jeanne W. Merrill PA FAC/ST Mrs. Kristina Thaute Miller ’97 FAC/ST and Mr. Stuart A. Miller ’97 FAC/ST Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Miller ’60 PA Mrs. Elyse Harney Morris ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Latham W. Murfey III ’68 PA Mr. C.Twiggs Myers Hon. ’57 FAC/ST

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Nichols-Marcy PA Ms. Susie H. Norris ’79 Mr. Devon R. O’Rourke and Mrs. Jacquelin A. O’Rourke ’02 FAC/ST Mr. Gilman C. Perkins ’73 Ms. Jane C. Piatelli CP PA FAC/ST Mr. Peter F. Quilty and Ms. Cheryl A. Geerhold CP FAC/ST Ms.Tenley E. Reed ’93 Mrs. Myra F. Riiska and Mr.Todd S. Riiska FAC/ST Mrs. Katherine D. Rines PA Mr. David T. Rondeau ’78 Mr. David J. Ross ’92 Mr. Stowe Shoemaker, Jr. ’73 Mr. Stephen V. R. Spaulding ’55 Mrs. Kimberly Lewis Thomas ’80 Mr. Robert D.Thomas ’79 Ms. Heather Steck Von Seggern ’85 Mr. and Mrs. H.Webster Walker III ’73 PA Mr. and Mrs. Marc P.Wysocki FAC/ST Ms. Liu Xu CP FAC/ST

Gifts in Kind

102 Mr. and Mrs. John E.Alden, Jr. FAC/ST Mr. Davis G.Anderson ’68 CP Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Barros CP FAC/ST Mrs. Linda F. Bellizzi and Dr. John A. Bellizzi PA FAC/ST Bilmar Animal Clinic Mr. Hans L. Carstensen III ’66 Mr. Ian Clark Mrs.Alice Ehrenclou Cole ’76 Ms. Coleen Cox FAC/ST Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Dalton PA FAC/ST Mr.Abram W. Duryee III ’92 Ms. Deborah Crispin Duryee ’92 Mrs. Nancy H. Duryee-Aas and Mr. Einar Aas PA Mrs. Susan Grabowski Clark FAC/ST Ms. Marguerite B. Gulick Mr. and Mrs.William F. Gulotta PA FAC/ST Mr. Peter H. Hammett ’66 Ms. Mimi Ramos Harney ’91 Harney & Sons Mr. James K. Harris FAC/ST and Mrs. Deborah Harris CP PA Ms. Debra R. Haupt CP PA FAC/ST CP Current Parent

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Friends Ecology Control Industries Inc. The Egremont Inn F.B.Washburn Candy Corporation Mr. Peter Farrell Fisher Vista, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Flood, Jr. Mr. Edward J. Foley III Mr. Donald P. Freedman Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Garrett Mr. and Mrs.Thomas A. Gibson Giff ’s Original, LLC Mr. and Mrs. John B. Gimbel Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gorman Ms. Lois Green Ms. Shelley S. Grody Ms. Marguerite B. Gulick Ms. Patricia A. Hackett

Mr. and Mrs. J.Arthur Hansen Harney & Sons Mr.Walter N. Hawley Ms. Charlotte B. Heartt Mr. and Mrs. G.William Helm, Jr. Herger3 Inc. Mr. George J. Hoffman IV Mr. and Mrs.Timothy J. Horigan Mrs.A.R. Hoxton, Jr. Ms. Patricia Hughes and Mr. John Presley J Borgman & Associates Inc Ms. Catherine Jackson Mr. and Mrs.Airell B. Jenks John E. Muhlfeld, Inc. DBA Newfield Builders Mr. and Mrs. Gregory M. Jones Mr.Andrew Kelley

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Anonymous ( 1 ) 108-112 West State Street LLC Mr. Peter H.Alford Alithea Creations, Inc. Andy Harvey’s Academy of Gymnastics and Sports Inc. Ms. Katharine E.Angstadt Athletic Business Publications, Inc. Ms. Pamela Baker and Mr. Jay R. Franke Ms. Catherine B. Barrett Mr. and Mrs. James McC. Barrett Mr. Samuel C. Barrett Mr.William F. Barrett III Barrett Tree Service, Inc. Mr.William R. Bellas, Jr. Berkshire Blizzard AAU Baseball Berkshire County Floor Refinishing Bilmar Animal Clinic Ms. Julian G. Booth Mr. Peter W. Bragdon Mr. James H. Brandi Britt Investments of Hendersonville LLC Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Brooks Mrs. Geraldine M. Brown Ms. Margaret E. Browning Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Buchner Ms. Katharine E. Buchner Mrs. Martha H. Buckingham Cain, Hibbard, Myers & Cook Mrs. Caren Cameron and Mr. John K. Cameron Mr. Mark Castellano Chamberlain Yachts Mr. and Mrs. Lo-Yi Chan Ms. Kathryn B. Christ Mr. Ian Clark Mr. and Mrs.William P. Clough Mr. Elwood B. Coley Ms. Enid M. Collup CompuWorks Mr. and Mrs. Kevin R. Conklin Mr. Michael W. Crane Ms. Barbara L. Cross Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Cross Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Culkin Mr. Mark Culkin Mrs. Carol Currier Ms. Catherine B. Damon Mr. and Mrs. David F. Darling, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Davis, Jr. The Days Inn Mr. C. Russell de Burlo, Jr. Dick Flood Educational Services, LLC Mr. Charles A. Dicroce Mr. and Mrs.Thomas H. Dixon Domaney’s Liquors Incorporated Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Durant Mr. and Mrs.W. Clark Durant Ms. Barbara M. Duryee

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Mr. and Mrs. Morris W. Kellogg Mr. and Mrs. Gildes K. Kemp Mr. and Mrs. David A. Kibbe Mr. Kevin M. Kinne and Ms. Cathleen Kinne Kirk Miller Construction Ms. Joan T. Kirkland Mr. Brian F. Klanica and Mrs. Connie Klanica Mr.Arthur Kontos Mrs. Diana Fulford LaCasse Larkin Farm, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Casey J. Lawrence Lazio 2000 Inc. Mrs. Denise E. LeComte Lee Audio ’ N Security Incorporated Ms. Dorothy H. Leonard Ms. Judith S. Levi and Mr. Mark Levi Lignum Vitae, Inc. MacFarlane Office Products, Inc. Mrs. Nivin MacMillan Mahaiwe Tent Main Street Research, LLC Maple Leaf Builders Incorporated Mr.Vincent McClelland Ms. Nancy E. McKinney Mr. David R. McShane Mr. and Mrs. James C. Moodey Ms. Laura R. Morgan Mrs. Susan A. Morison Ms.Amanda S. Morison Chesley and Mr. Robert W. Chesley Mr. and Mrs. James C. Morrison, Jr. Ms. Sandra L. Mortensen

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Slomski, Jr. Mr. Ronald C. Soldati Stafford Family Trust Mr. James W. Stangeland Mrs. Marilyn W. Stephenson Mr. George S. Stone Mr. John H. Stookey Ms. Joan E. Sullivan Ms. and Mr.Tammy L. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Sutton Mr. Michael S. Sylvester Dr. & Mrs. E. Michael Tarazi The Bridgewater Fund, Inc. Sandy and Cathy Tierney Ms. Deborah M.Tillou Tompkins Enterprises Mr. and Mrs.Theodore F.Vining Mrs. Carol S.Wakefield Mr.Thomas R.Wall IV Waste/Not Ribbons Corp.

Watch Hill Partners, LLC Ms. Lisa Weitzman and Mr. Russell Sherman Ms. Christine C.Wilder Ms. Eileen Williams Mr. Kenneth Wilson and Mrs. Kelvey Richards Wilson Windflower Inn, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Richard J.Woodward

National Hockey Training LLC Ms. Blake Nicolazzo Nicolazzo & Associates, Inc Ms. K. Marcy Nolan Norman B.Williams Trust Mr. and Mrs. Sean O’Connor Mr. Lance R. Odden Pace Builders Paris Chocolates, Inc. Mr. Richard S. Pechter Mrs. Deborah Fries Pedraza Mr.Tracy B. Perry Pines Harbor Realty Ms. and Mr.Amy B. Powers Mr. and Mrs. Laurence H. Pratt Mr. and Mrs. Rodney B. Pritchard Ms. Karen M. Putman Quality Printing, Inc. R & R Company Ms. Keri Reitman Mr. George M. Richards Mr. Rowland Richards, Jr. Ms. June I. Richardson Mr. John Riley Mr. MacGregor Robinson Rockport Machine Mrs. Frances R. Rockwell Rue De Reves Charitable Trust Ms. Justine V. R. Russell Mr.Wallace E. Savory Seward and Monde Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Silverman

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Participating Matching Gift Companies ACE INA Foundation AIG Matching Grants Program American Express Gift Matching Program Bank of America Foundation Chevron Matching Gift Program Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Eaton Corporation Fidelity Foundation Matching Gifts to Education Lehman Brothers Inc. Marsh & McLennan Co., Inc. Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc. Oppenheimer Funds Legacy Program Pequot Capital Foundation Philips PACE Pitney Bowes The Prudential Foundation

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Saint-Gobain Corporation Foundation Sara Lee Foundation Sherwin-Williams Foundation The Bank of New York Mellon Time Warner United States Tobacco United Technologies Matching Gift & Volunteer Grant Programs Wellpoint Associate Giving Campaign Wells Fargo Foundation Educational Matching Gift Program

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Memorial Gifts In Memory of Peter Rittenhouse Kellogg, Jr. ’85 Mr. Edward J. Foley III Mr.Thomas W. Funkhouser ’86 Mr. David R. McShane Wicks Chapin Inc. (Foley Family Foundation)

In Memory of Mr. Frank W. Beattie Hon. ’66 Mr.Andrew M. Olins ’55 In Memory of Royal S. Brown ’42 Mrs. Geraldine M. Brown

In Memory of Walter W. Kemp ’31 Mr. and Mrs. Giles K. Kemp

In Memory of Richard S. Buckingham ’50 Mrs. Martha H. Buckingham

In Memory of Irene V. McDonald Mrs. Deborah Fries Pedraza

In Memory of Stephanie Chevalier ’77 Mrs. Monique Knowlton PA

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In Memory of William T. Carpenter III ’79 Mrs.William T. Carpenter, Jr. PA

In Memory of Lawrence P. Mills ’36 Mr. Charles A. DuCharme III ’58 Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Cross Ms. Nancy E. McKinney In Memory of Bruce Morison ’61 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Sutton

In Memory of Peter Culkin ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Culkin Mr. Mark Culkin

In Memory of Elsie Scully Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hirschfeld PA

In Memory of Chester S. Currier ’62 Ms. Katharine E.Angstadt Ms. Pamela Baker and Mr. Jay R. Franke Ms. Julian G. Booth Mrs. Caren Cameron and Mr. John K. Cameron Ms. Enid M. Collup Ms. Barbara L. Cross Mrs. Carol Currier PA Ms. Karen M. Putman on behalf of Lucy, Baker, Marty, Sheila and Ruthie

In Memory of Dr. Richard B. Stephenson ’35 Mrs. Marilyn W. Stephenson In Memory of John W.Taussig, Jr. Mr.Timothy T.Taussig ’75 Tortimaki Foundation In Memory of Richard P.Wakefield ’40 Mrs. Carol S.Wakefield

In Memory of Richard Durant ’36 Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Durant Mr. and Mrs.W. Clark Durant

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In Memory of Shawn A.Walsh ’71 Mr. John K. Means ’71 Mrs. Mary C.Walsh PA

In Memory of Geoffrey W. Hobin ’64 & Peter Hobin ’69 Ms. Sandra L. Mortensen

Honorary Gifts In Honor of Alex Moody’s Birthday Ms. Jane C. Piatelli CP PA FAC/ST In Honor of Jay Johnston ’94 Mr. Richard E. Johnston and Dr. Janice Johnston PA In Honor of Kristina Splawn, Marc and Tammy Wysocki Ms. Jane C. Piatelli CP PA FAC/ST

In Honor of Leon and Beverly Neadle’s 50th Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hirschfeld PA In Honor of Michael and Julie Kelley Ms. Jane C. Piatelli CP PA FAC/ST In Honor of L. Keith Reed ’68 Mr. and Mrs. John S. Reed PA

In Honor of Peter R. Kellogg ’61 Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Brooks Mr. Elwood B. Coley Ms. Catherine Jackson Mrs. Denise E. LeComte Mrs. Frances R. Rockwell Ms. Justine V. R. Russell In Honor of Tom and Susan Young Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hirschfeld PA

In Honor of Parker Case ’99 Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Case PA CP Current Parent

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Named Endowed Funds

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Endowed funds are the very heart of Berkshire School’s giving program. They nurture and sustain students and faculty alike, as well as programs vital to the School. Berkshire School gratefully acknowledges the generous donors who have created and/or helped sustain the following funds.

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THE ALIIS NON SIBI AWARD (2007)

SEAVER BUCK FACULTY FUND (1988)

Selected by members of the graduating class, the recipient of this award follows the motto “for others, not ourselves.” This stipend recognizes a member of the faculty, who, through his or her love of teaching and abiding commitment to enriching the lives of students, embodies the ideals and spirit of an engaged and treasured member of both the faculty and, equally important, the Berkshire community.

Established anonymously by a parent and supported by alumni and friends, this fund recognizes a Berkshire teacher “who has established a distinguished record in the classroom and has been noted for a willingness to help individual students realize their highest potential.” This annual honor carries with it a $1,000 cash award.

ROBERT DAVIS ALLEN MEMORIAL FUND (1990)

Established by family and friends in memory of Robert Davis Allen ’40. Education and public service were cornerstones of Mr. Allen’s life. In his memory, a scholarship is presented to a minority student who best exemplifies his high personal standards and concern for others. Mr. Allen was a mathematics teacher at Berkshire from 1943 to 1944 and president of Berkshire’s Board of Trustees from 1976 to 1980.

THE KELTS COLFAX BAKER SCHOLARSHIP FUND (1962)

Established through a bequest from Mrs. Gertrude K. Baker. This fund supports four returning students each year who have demonstrated a strong academic record.

This endowment from Mrs. Baker is a memorial to her son, Kelts Colfax Baker, Jr. ’38, a flight lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Air Force who was killed in action in England in October 1944.

THE DWIGHT C. BAUM ’32 ENDOWED CHAIR OF SCIENCE (2000)

Established by Dwight “Bill” Baum, an alumnus from the Class of 1932, this Chair will salute teaching excellence in the physical sciences. Mr. Baum graduated from Cornell University with a degree in electrical engineering followed by an MBA from Harvard. Throughout his career as an investment banker, Mr. Baum has always treasured the education he received from the study of the physical sciences in his high school years. As a philanthropist, one of his goals has been to introduce young students to serious, scientific investigation and to impart the sense of excitement that can come with such pursuits.

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THE LYMAN BULLARD SR. ’40 FUND FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (2008)

Lyman Bullard Sr. matriculated at Harvard, enlisted in the U.S. Navy and had a long and distinguished career in industry. At Berkshire, he served as a Charter Trustee, Trustee and Advisory Board member, and was named Distinguished Alumnus of the Year in 1988.The endowment supports faculty professional development endeavors.

Established by his family, friends and an estate gift from Waldo Johnston, this fund memorializes Lyman Greenleaf Bullard ’40 who followed in the footsteps of his father, William R. Bullard ’12, and, was in turn, followed by his sons Lyman G. Bullard, Jr. ’73 and William R. Bullard II ’76, as involved members of the Berkshire School community.

THE WILLIAM ROTCH BULLARD, JR. MEMORIAL FUND (1991)

Established in memory of William R. Bullard ’44, by Mary Bullard (wife of William R. Bullard ’44), Lyman G. Bullard Sr. ’40 (brother), Lyman Jr. ’73 (nephew), and William R. ’76 (nephew). The income from the endowment provides partial funding of an annual scholarship to a “fifth form student who demonstrates qualities of intelligence, independence, curiosity, sense of purpose and appreciation of nature, and a strong competence in the natural sciences.”

THE RALPH BURROWS SCHOLARSHIP (1994)

Established by former trustee R.William Burrows, Jr. ’67 as part of his commitment to global education and Berkshire School’s educational mission in the twenty-first century. The scholarship provides financial assistance for a student who is a resident of New York State to attend Berkshire.

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THE ARNOLD AND JEAN BURTON ENDOWMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (1997)

Arnold Burton ’36 was the first European student to attend Berkshire, joining the student body for his senior year in September of 1935. As he has returned to Berkshire over the years, he has been enormously impressed with the changes that have taken place, and is pleased to know that the spirit set in the early days by Mr. Buck continues to be so faithfully pursued. In that spirit, he and his wife Jean have established this endowment to support faculty through graduate education and other programs of study so that Berkshire will continue to grow positively with the changes time brings.

THE CHASE HOUSE BEAUTIFICATION FUND (1995)

Established through an estate gift from Alice Ann Chase and supplemented by the family of James R. Anderson. This fund is used each year for the upkeep of Chase House, the residence that Art and Alice Ann Chase lived in for most of their years at Berkshire.

In particular, the Chases will long be remembered for their gardens and love of flowers, a tradition that the school intends to maintain. Chase House currently serves as the home of the Enrollment Office.

THE CLASS OF 1940 50TH REUNION FUND (1990)

Established by the class in memory of deceased classmates and faculty of the Old Guard. Income from this endowment is directed toward student financial aid.

THE CLASS OF 1944C SCHOLARSHIP FUND & MARION FOSTER AWARD (1994) In commemoration of their fiftieth reunion “Del’s boys,” as they are proudly remembered, created a permanent fund in support of financial aid that would help future generations of students “be part of a boarding school tradition, experience the exhilaration that comes from great teachers and reside on a campus whose natural environment is spectacularly beautiful.” This prize is awarded in memory of Marion Foster, a social worker and special friend to the Class of 1944C.

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CLASS OF ’49 FACULTY DEVELOPMENT FUND (1999)

Established by members of the class in honor of their 50th Reunion, this endowment will fund professional development for faculty members who teach foreign languages at Berkshire.

CLASS OF ’56 50TH REUNION SCHOLARSHIP FUND (2007)

CLASS OF ’57 FACULTY FUND (2007)

Established by members of the class on the occasion of their 50th Reunion to pay tribute to C.Twiggs Myers H’57, their honorary classmate and legendary Berkshire teacher, coach, and mentor.

Income from this endowment is given annually to a member of the faculty in recognition of excellence in teaching and tenure of service. The Class of 1957 imposes no conditions i.e., the stipend awarded is to be used at the discretion of the recipient.

CLASS OF 1961 JOHN F. GODMAN FUND (1985)

Established in memory of John F. Godman, Headmaster 1951-1970. Members of the class never forgot the positive impact that Mr. Godman had upon their lives and they have always been grateful for the scholarship money that made possible their Berkshire education. Their philosophy is quite simple: “Give back to the school what the school gave to you.” Income from this endowment provides partial funding for annual scholarships. Students chosen as Godman Scholars are recognized for “superior scholastic achievement and strong qualities of leadership in co-curricular activities.”

THE CLASS OF 1965 PETER LANCE ANDERSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (1985)

Established as a 20th Reunion tribute by the Class of 1965 in memory of their classmate and friend, Peter Lance Anderson.

The income from this endowment finances a scholarship that is awarded annually to “a student who has demonstrated qualities of leadership by his/her genuineness, loyalty and caring for those around him/her.” It is these same characteristics for which “P.L.” is fondly remembered.

THE CLASS OF 1968 DAVIS G. ANDERSON ’68 ENDOWED FUND (2003)

Established as a 35th reunion year tribute by members of the Class of 1968 to honor Davis G. Anderson ’68 for all his work on behalf of the entire school community through the years, from head prefect to president of the Board. The fund will serve as a testament in perpetuity to Davis G. Anderson’s deep dedication, unflinching selflessness and extraordinary service to Berkshire through sponsorship of the school’s Winter Carnival, an annual event undertaken by Berkshire’s prefects.

THE ALBERT R. CONNELLY SCHOLARSHIP FUND (1990)

Established by friends and family of Mr. Connelly, Class of 1925, in honor of Mr. Connelly’s selection as Berkshire’s Distinguished Alumnus of the Year. Mr. Connelly was Editor-in-Chief of the Green and Gray and the school’s top scholar for four consecutive years. He went on to become an attorney and spent his career with the New York City firm of Cravath, Swaine and Moore. Income from this endowment supports an annual scholarship that recognizes academic and co-curricular achievement by a new entering student.

CLASS OF 1961 EDWARD H. HUNT SCHOLARSHIP FUND (2006)

THE NORMAN DICKTER MEMORIAL FUND (1972)

Established by his classmates in honor of Edward H. Hunt ’61, whose career at Berkshire spanned 40 years and included many roles: teacher, coach, athletic director, alumni director, and author of the school’s history. Upon his retirement Mr. Hunt was

Established through a bequest from Mrs. Anna M. Stein, mother of Norman Dickter, Class of 1948. The income from this endowment is used annually to purchase new books for the collection in Geier Library.

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THE THOMAS H. AND CYNTHIA W. DIXON FUND FOR PERFORMING AND FINE ARTS (1996)

Established in honor of teacher, administrator and Senior Master Thomas H. Dixon and his wife and former Music Department Head, Cynthia W. Dixon, for his thirty-five and her sixteen years of service to Berkshire School. Over the years, the Dixons have continually found creative ways to express their interest in symphonic music and theater and in the process, enrich the lives of the entire school community. It is intended that income from this endowment will bring to campus talented musicians, actors, lecturers and artists.

THE BILL DURYEE MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND (1994)

Established by friends of Bill Duryee, an administrator, coach and teacher at Berkshire from 1971 to 1993. This memorial scholarship brings to the Berkshire School community a minority student from one of the nation’s inner cities who demonstrates strong academic skills and leadership potential. The Duryee Scholar’s special talents and interests should also reflect Bill Duryee’s enthusiasm for, and pride in, high school athletics.

THE FENTRESS SABBATICAL PROGRAM (1980)

Established through a bequest from Tom Fentress ’48. Income from this endowment recognizes outstanding service by veteran teachers and offers them the chance for rejuvenation in their chosen field or some related academic discipline. The fund supports study and travel grants for faculty who have been at the school for seven years or longer. Among the activities completed since 1980, the Fentress Sabbatical Fund has given a Berkshire teacher the opportunity to study battle sites of the Civil War and another to author a biography on the Scottish Jacobite heroine, Flora Macdonald.

THE E. E. FORD SCHOLARSHIP FUND (1982)

Established by a grant from the E. E. Ford Foundation in support of BERKSHIRE 75, the School’s first capital campaign. The gift was directed toward the School’s general Scholarship Fund and restricted to an entering Third Form student.

JOHN F. GODMAN FUND (1985)

Established by former Headmaster John Godman (1951-1970) through a bequest to Berkshire School. Throughout his 21 years as headmaster, Mr. Godman had always

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Established in honor of their classmate, Hawley Rogers, former interim Head of School and Advisory Board member, this scholarship will be awarded to a student whose family may suffer sudden financial hardship during the school year. Support of that student will continue through the duration of his or her stay at Berkshire unless financial circumstances improve. If the criterion cannot be met in any given year, this scholarship will be utilized for general financial aid at Berkshire.

named the School’s 2006 Distinguished Alumnus. Income from this endowment is awarded annually to a student of integrity who displays a strong work ethic, has shown consistent academic achievement, and who contributes substantially to the extracurricular programs either through athletics or activities.

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wanted to build an endowment that could maintain the beautiful campus that he was so instrumental in building. However, the funding for major building projects along with significant annual operating costs did not permit such an initiative to get very far along. What Mr. Godman could not do in his lifetime, he achieved after his death.

Income from this endowment will be directed toward the maintenance, reconditioning and repair of campus buildings, athletic fields and recreational facilities.

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THE WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST FUND FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS (1996)

Established through a grant from the William R. Hearst Foundation in support of independent schools with “outstanding academic programs and a demonstrated track record of outreach to economically disadvantaged students.” This fund provides a partial scholarship to a member of the student body who strives for academic excellence and demonstrates the highest standard of character and integrity through his/her personal conduct.

THE KRIS R. HUGHES ’90 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (2003)

Established by family and friends in memory of Kris R. Hughes ’90. In addition to his talents as an outstanding hockey, baseball and football player, Kris was an avid nature lover and enjoyed fly-fishing and mountain climbing, among other outdoor sports. While at Berkshire, he was popular with his peers and served as a prefect his senior year. Kris was a prolific reader and took his academic endeavors very seriously. He valued his family and friends tremendously, and was always eager to share his knowledge and experiences with them. Kris made a conscious effort to make the most of his time at Berkshire, and took advantage of every opportunity to fulfill his potential here. The endowment will fund a scholarship in perpetuity, and will be awarded each year to the student who best exemplifies Kris’s broad range of interests, his loyalty to his friends, his love of athletics and of the natural environment, his belief in the value of hard work and true appreciation of the entire Berkshire experience.

THE KELTON JANSEN SCHOLARSHIP (1995)

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academics, is active in community service and has an enthusiasm for competitive athletics.

Preference will be given to students from the states of Louisiana or Florida.

THE ALBERT KEEP ’24 SCHOLARSHIP (1976)

Established through a bequest from the estate of Albert Keep ’24, whose affection for the school led to his career at Berkshire as a teacher, coach, assistant headmaster and headmaster (1943). After the war, he returned to serve as a Trustee until his death in 1974. This scholarship is awarded each year to a Berkshire student based on academic performance and involvement in co-curricular activities.

KELLOGG-SILVERMAN-KONTOS FUND (2008)

Established by George J. Hoffman IV in honor of his friends Peter R. Kellogg ’61, Harvey Silverman and Arthur Kontos whose interest in humanity through their philanthropic endeavors to community and education serve as a shining example to others. This stipend recognizes a member of the Berkshire School community who demonstrates integrity, motivation, spirit, commitment to excellence, mentoring or guidance through small acts of caring, kind words or a listening ear; thus honoring the legacy of decency of these gentlemen who embrace all people equally.

THE KELLOGG VACATION FUND (1983)

Established by Betty Kellogg in memory of her late husband, James C. Kellogg III ’33, a past president of the Berkshire Board of Trustees. Annually, income from this endowment is awarded to two members of the Berkshire faculty and/or staff. Created to recognize the strong work ethic of the Berkshire community, the criterion states, “this grant must be used by members of the Berkshire community in the pursuit of pleasure – something that is absolutely fun and relaxing.” Recipients and their families have responded with trips and adventures to locations throughout the United States and across the world.

THE RITT KELLOGG MOUNTAIN PROGRAM FUND (1992)

This memorial fund, established by friends of Ritt ’85 and the Kellogg family, is a tribute to Ritt’s love for the outdoors. His affection for the Berkshire campus and the mountain that surrounds it inspires Berkshire students to study, respect and preserve their natural environment. The Mountain Program incorporates course GP Grandparent

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offerings in English, science and environmental studies with outdoor activities such as rock climbing, canoeing, snowshoeing, survival skills and first aid training. Income from the fund helps to cover program costs and the salary of the instructor.

THE WILLIAM R. KENAN JR. ENDOWMENT FUND (1985)

Established through a matching/challenge grant from the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust. In keeping with the educational objectives of the Foundation, the Kenan Trustees made a commitment to “support high quality and effective teaching at Berkshire School.”

THE W. DUNCAN MACMILLAN ENDOWMENT FOR CLASSICAL LANGUAGES (1995)

Established by W. Duncan MacMillan ’49 to encourage a deeper appreciation for the classics and to enhance the teaching of foreign languages at Berkshire School. The MacMillan Endowment is the first step toward establishing a formal Language Center which will promote cooperation among regional private and public secondary schools in the use of new curricular materials and technology. These funds also support a MacMillan Latin Prize and a MacMillan Latin Scholar.

THE IRENE MCDONALD ENDOWMENT FOR THE DRAMATIC ARTS (1996)

Established by parents of alumni and former students as a farewell tribute to Mrs. McDonald. The fund recognizes her passion and devotion in “teaching students how to act, to sing and to thoroughly enjoy the stage.” In her 20 years at Berkshire, she founded the drama club, directed over 40 musicals, half as many plays and conducted countless choral concerts. Income from this endowment supports various aspects of the School’s theatre program.

THE C. TWIGGS MYERS ENDOWED CHAIR FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE (1994)

This endowment was established by former students, parents and friends of history teacher, cross country coach and Senior Master, C.Twiggs Myers. The intention behind the Fund is to recognize and reward “dedication to the intellectual, moral and athletic development of Berkshire students.” Income from the fund will provide salary and administrative support in perpetuity. A new Myers Master will be named every three years.

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READERS DIGEST SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (1973)

Established by a gift from the deWitt Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fund. Income from the endowment provides partial scholarships for academically qualified students from middle-income families. Each year, several Berkshire students are recognized as Reader’s Digest Scholars.

JACOB F. SCHOELLKOPF IV SCHOLARSHIP FUND (1957)

American History and augment the book collection in Geier Library.

THE JONATHAN W. STROM PROGRAM FOR ASIAN STUDIES (1994)

Established by Lee ’44C and Mabel Weil, this Chair will salute teaching excellence in history. A trustee since 1978, parent of two alumni (Jerry ’73 and Cary ’76, grandparents of Ben Weil ’06) and the 1989 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year, investment banker Lee Weil ’44C has witnessed much of history firsthand. Barely seventeen at graduation, he learned to fly in the School’s wartime “Education with Wings” program, went on to serve in the U.S. Navy, and was honorably discharged after the Japanese surrender. In 1984, President Reagan appointed the Princeton graduate Ambassador to Nepal, a post he held for three years. In various volunteer and leadership roles, Lee has also helped Russia and Ukraine adjust to democratization and a free-market economy, and has overseen elections in Nepal and El Salvador.

This memorial fund was established by the friends and family of Jonathan W. Strom ’64, a Berkshire alumnus who lived and worked in the Far East as an investment banker. Through residential living and study abroad, the fund is designed to promote a wider understanding of Asian cultures and languages among the Berkshire faculty, and as a result, enhance the understanding of the problems, promises and needs that are emerging as American and Asian cultures intersect.

THE RICHARD P. AND JOY UNSWORTH ENDOWMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (1995)

EDWARD AND JANE SHOTWELL ENDOWED CHAIR FOR LEADERSHIP AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT (1997)

Established by Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Shotwell ’51, the fund will support a teacher who will specialize in ethics, leadership and character development. This teacher will help integrate leadership and character development into all aspects of the Berkshire experience, to include a summer program for young boys and girls. The first of its kind among preparatory schools, this Chair emphasizes Berkshire’s unique programs for preparing its graduates not just for school, but for life.

Established by former President of the Board of Trustees, Bruce D. Benson ’57, and his wife to recognize the service and dedication that Berkshire’s tenth headmaster and his wife brought to the School.

The fund was later augmented by the entire Board as a special farewell tribute to the Unsworths upon the occasion of their retirement in 1996. Each year, interest from the fund supports the development of Berkshire faculty through graduate education and other programs of study.

THE VAN ZON SCHOLARS FUND (1991)

STEPHEN V. R. SPAULDING SCHOLARSHIP (1981)

Established by the family of Stephen Van Rensselaer Spaulding, Jr. ’29 and Stephen Van Rensselaer Spaulding III ’55. The income from this endowment is directed toward student financial aid. Annually, a Spaulding Scholar is selected from the Fifth Form in recognition of that student’s qualities of citizenship, leadership, and scholarship.

THE GUEST SPEAKERS FUND (1986)

Established by a former member of the Board of Trustees to “supplement the education of Berkshire students.” Income from this endowment is used to bring guest speakers to campus who address the community on a variety of subjects including science, literature, art, music, politics and religion.

FRANK E. STEVENS FACULTY FUND (1981)

Established by the Berkshire School Board of Trustees in honor of Frank Stevens, a teacher of Latin and foreign language at Berkshire

Established by Trustee and past parents Adrian and Gabriele van Zon, this endowment program provides scholarship assistance for a day student from the local community. As long-time residents of South Egremont whose three children each benefited greatly from their Berkshire education, the van Zons’ wished, in particular, to create this educational opportunity for families from Egremont or Sheffield. van Zon scholars demonstrate superior academic achievement, are involved with community service and are recognized as outstanding citizens.

THE FREDERICK RALL WALSH SR. AMERICAN HISTORY BOOK FUND(1990)

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THE WEIL FAMILY ENDOWMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE HUMANITIES (1994)

Established through a bequest from Lillian M. Rouse (past parent of Leon Weil ’44C, grandparent of Jerry ’73 and Cary Weil Barnett ’76, and great-grandparent of Ben Weil ’06). This fund is used to enhance student programs in the fields of literature, art and music with emphasis on both written and oral communication skills. The Weil Endowment is also used to underwrite an annual school-wide competition in public speaking.

THE SIDNEY D. WEISNER SCHOLARSHIP (1994)

Established by Harrison Weisner ’75 in memory of his father. This scholarship is intended for a minority student “who has demonstrated educational ambition, superior academic promise, capacity to care for others, community involvement and leadership potential.” Special consideration is given to students from the greater New York City area.

THE WIGTON/KELLOGG ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP (1988)

Established by Fred R.Walsh Jr. ’72 in memory of his father. This fund honors Mr.Walsh Sr. and also recognizes the “high caliber of teaching” that Mr.Walsh Jr. received during his two years at Berkshire. Annually, income from this fund is used to purchase texts on

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Established by Bill Wigton ’65 and Peter Kellogg ’61, this endowment first and foremost supports a scholarship for the son or daughter of a Berkshire graduate. The fund is intended to help the children of alumni who have a lot to offer but who, for whatever reason, have never had a mix of opportunity and

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Established by J. F. Schoellkopf IV ’29 and J. F. Schoellkopf V ’56 through a trust to Berkshire School at the time of Berkshire’s 50th Anniversary. Income from the endowment is directed toward student financial aid. Each year, a Schoellkopf Scholar is selected based on “selfless performance on behalf of Berkshire School.”

from 1921 to 1966. Income from this endowment is directed toward faculty enrichment and is a primary funding source for the School’s sabbatical program.

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circumstance that enabled them to meet their true potential. Students receiving this award should take full advantage of Berkshire’s academic program, demonstrate a solid character and have a willingness to participate actively in co-curricular activities. The scholarship can be awarded to the same recipient in subsequent years while enrolled at Berkshire.

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ELEANOR WALLACE WILLIAMSON SCHOLARSHIP (2008)

Established in honor of Eleanor Wallace Williamson, former director of athletic programs in the Great Barrington school system and the mother of John B. Hull ’51, grandmother of Forrest A. Hull ’77, Hannah L. Hull ’79, Bruce C. Hull ’81 and the great-grandmother of John W. Hull ’03 and William A. Hull ’06. The income from the endowment provides partial funding of an annual scholarship to be awarded first, to a member of the girls’ varsity hockey team, or, any girls’ varsity athletic team member, and, lastly, to any varsity athlete regardless of gender.

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Named Endowed Prizes Endowed Prizes recognize and support excellence in Berkshire’s students and faculty.

THE ANNA S. BARRASCH PRIZE (1962)

Established by Barry ’58, Andrew ’62 and Deborah Berkman in memory of their grandmother, Anna S. Barrasch. The prize is awarded to a Sixth Form student “for his/her unselfish interest in people and sense of loyalty.” These same qualities were trademarks of Mrs. Barrasch.

This endowment has been established in David Barrett’s memory by his family and friends to fund an award, in perpetuity, to recognize perseverance in both hockey and the classroom. The award will be made each year at Prize Night to a male and female student who reflect the same spirit, determination and drive that David displayed throughout his life, and whose character mirrors the values to which David held fast.

THE DWIGHT C. BAUM ’32 AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN CHEMISTRY (1997)

Established by Dwight “Bill” Baum, an alumnus from the Class of 1932. Mr. Baum graduated from Cornell University with a degree in electrical engineering followed by an MBA from Harvard.

Throughout his career as an investment banker, Mr. Baum has always treasured the education he received from the study of the physical sciences in his high school years. As a philanthropist, one of his goals has been to introduce young students to serious, scientific investigation and to impart the sense of excitement that can come with such pursuits. The science award in his name is presented to the student, who in the opinion of the science faculty, best demonstrates this in his or her studies in the field of chemistry.

THE FRANK BEATTIE TROPHY (1966)

Established at the time of Frank Beattie’s retirement from Berkshire School after 40 years as a teacher of music and varsity track coach. The trophy is presented to the male athlete in the Fifth Form “who best exemplifies sportsmanship and proficiency in interscholastic athletics.” In 1994, the trophy was permanently endowed with a gift from Hans Carstensen ’66.

THE ARTHUR C. CHASE POETRY PRIZE (1973)

Established in memory of Peg Beattie, following her death in 1965. Peg married Frank Beattie in 1927 and was a beloved member of the Berkshire community. For 40 years she participated in the life of the School, taking particular pleasure in helping students develop their talents in painting and drawing. The prize is awarded each year to the School’s outstanding art student. In 1994, the prize was permanently endowed with a gift from Hans Carstensen ’66.

Established at the time of Mr. Chase’s retirement from Berkshire School by Charles Tyler ’64, fellow alumni and friends. During his 35 years as an English teacher (1937-1973), Mr. Chase inspired in his students a lasting appreciation for literature. His special love was poetry. A collection of his own work, Steam from the Sap House, was published in 1990. An annual prize is awarded to “the Berkshire student who authors the best poem.”

CUM LAUDE SOCIETY FUND IN MEMORY OF P. L. ANDERSON (1983)

THE RICHARD T. BEEBE PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN PHYSICS (1995)

Established in honor of Dr. Richard T. Beebe ’20 by the Trustees of Berkshire School upon the occasion of Dr. Beebe’s selection as the School’s Distinguished Alumnus. Dr. Beebe was recognized for his 60-year career as a practicing physician and his status as Senior Physician with the Albany Medical College. The award in his name is presented annually to the School’s outstanding student who is studying physics.

THE CHAPLAIN’S CUP (1933)

The Chaplain’s Cup is engraved with “Esse Quam Videri” and is awarded to that Sixth Former who exemplifies the motto “to be rather than to seem to be.” The continuation of this award is made possible through the generosity of Herbert Davison, the 1934 recipient.

THE ARTHUR C. AND ALICE ANN CHASE COMMENDATION AWARDS (1994)

Established through the estate of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Chase, faculty members at Berkshire from 1937 to 1973. An award is presented to a member of the Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Form and recognizes students “who best exemplify the ideals of a good citizen in the school community and who, by their contributions, improve the quality of our common life and who demonstrate their pride in Berkshire School.”

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Established by faculty members Tom and Cynthia Dixon in memory of their former student and close friend, P. L. Anderson ’65.

Income from this endowment provides a $2,000 cash award to “a Berkshire Sixth Former who best exemplifies the qualities of excellence in integrity and academic scholarship.”

THE DAVID CAMPBELL EIPPER CUP (1958)

Established by the Board of Trustees to honor Mr. Eipper, a teacher at Berkshire from 1910 to 1962, chairman of the Math Department and founder of the school’s Cum Laude chapter. The award was endowed in 1996 by C.Twiggs Myers.

THE JAMES A.D. GEIER ’44C PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE (2004)

This prize was established in honor of James A.D. Geier ’44C by his classmates, family, and friends and is presented to an outstanding student of computer science.

Mr. Geier, named Berkshire School’s 1994 Distinguished Alumnus, was a member of a prominent Berkshire School family and was known for his civic leadership as well as his business acumen. In his remembrance of Mr. Geier, classmate and friend Tom Wolf ’44C wrote, “Jim Geier was a friend for all ages; one we will always miss and never forget.”

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THE DAVID SHUMWAY BARRETT ’59 MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR PERSEVERANCE (1999)

THE MARGARET V. BEATTIE PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN ART (1966)

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Established by the Kendrick family (Charles, Suzanne and Catherine ’96) in recognition of “a Fourth Form student who displays curiosity, diligence and achievement in the study of history.” The prize is named for Bill Gulotta, History Department chair and instructor of American Government, in recognition of his commitment to young people. The prize pays tribute to Mr. Gulotta who, through his skill and zeal in the classroom, as well as his sense of humor, provocatively engages the minds of his students, inspiring them to question, think and grow.

THE W. ROSS HAWKINS PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN MODERN WORLD HISTORY (1999)

This endowment was established by Dr. and Mrs. Neal P. Cutler, parents of Alex Cutler ’99, to honor W. Ross Hawkins’s distinguished career at Berkshire as a coach, a teacher, and advisor. Ross embodied all the elements that comprise both a wonderful teacher and a dependable mentor, and understood the power of truly befriending a student. The endowment will fund a prize in perpetuity, which will be given at Prize Night to a student whose work in European history has been superlative.

THE MARGUERITE L. KREH AWARD (1985)

Established in memory of Mrs. Kreh in recognition of her 28 years of distinguished service (1957-1985) as the School’s Assistant Treasurer. An award is given annually to a female student of the Fifth Form who “by virtue of her integrity, persistence and industriousness toward her studies best exemplifies the loyalty and proud work ethic demonstrated by this special woman.”

THE ELAINE MANSELL AWARD (1994)

Established by friend and faculty colleague, C.Twiggs Myers, and Mrs. Mansell’s son, Parker Eldridge. In her “retirement” (while living in nearby Stephentown, NY), Madame Mansell taught French at Berkshire from 1976 to 1982. Prior to that she was an instructor for many years at Rye Country Day School in Rye, NY. Madame never took for granted the beautiful surroundings of the Berkshire hills. In turn, this award is presented annually to “that student whose participation in the Ritt Kellogg Mountain Program demonstrates a reverence for life and a love and concern for the environment.”

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THE WILLIAM P. MATTHEWS ’61 PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN CREATIVE WRITING (1998)

This prize honors a man who Tom Chaffee, a legend at Berkshire in his own right, called the greatest writer he ever taught. Bill Matthews went on to earn degrees at Yale and UNC-Chapel Hill, and built a distinguished career teaching English. He was also a prolific poet, producing eleven collections of verse and winning the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1996 and the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize in 1997, shortly before his death. His mother, Mary E. Matthews, has established this endowment to fund a prize in perpeGP Grandparent

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tuity which will recognize the literary talent that continues to flow under the mountain, and which will honor Bill’s life, his spirit, and the school which meant so much to him. The award recipient will be the school’s best overall writer in both prose and poetry.

THE R. BRUCE MORISON ’61 MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR CURRENT EVENTS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE (2004)

Established in memory of R. Bruce Morison ’61 by his friends and family to fund an award recognizing a student whose love of current events and the political process shines. The award is presented to a

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student whose curiosity and interest in the world is manifested in the study of a daily newspaper, political analysis in the media and by reading a learned biography. The endowment is named after a graduate whose love of politics and the news was perpetual, whose interest in current events unlimited, whose reading included only biography and non-fiction, and whose love of Berkshire was unbounded.

THE C. TWIGGS MYERS PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN AMERICAN HISTORY (1994)

WILLIAM BROOKS NOLAN MEMORIAL FUND (1983)

Established by Audrey K. Nolan in memory of her son,William, class of 1978. A senior prefect is selected for this award annually at Prize Night, one whose conscientious nature, courteous regard for others, academic achievement and competitive spirit, distinguish him or her as a respected student leader within the Berkshire School community.

THE GERALD O’CONNOR ’46 PRIZE IN JOURNALISM (1997)

Established by colleagues and friends at the Berkshire Eagle to promote an interest in the field of journalism and to recognize Mr. O’Connor’s longstanding career as a respected newspaper reporter. The prize is awarded to “that Berkshire student with the Green and Gray whose writing skills, integrity and industriousness set the standard for excellence in secondary school journalism.”

THE PRINCETON CUP (1921)

One of the School’s oldest prizes. The Cup is awarded for diligence in studies and success in co-curricular activities. The prize was endowed in 1996 by C.Twiggs Myers, a graduate of Princeton.

THE WILLIAM STODDARD, JR. ’65 MEMORIAL PRIZE (2004)

This endowment has been established in memory of William Stoddard, Jr. by his family to recognize a student who has an outstanding record of academic success in the study of biology. The award will be given annually to a Sixth Form student who best reflects Will’s pursuit of academic excellence and interest in the biological sciences.

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Established by Myrtle Ann Mazzaferro, Berkshire’s registrar (1986-1996) and a friend of C.Twiggs Myers. The prize is awarded to the School’s top student in American History and recognizes former history department chairman, Civil War scholar and Senior Master C.Twiggs Myers who, for 42 years, brought his enthusiasm for, and knowledge of, American History to the Berkshire classroom.

to excellence, leadership, and philosophy of gracious living.

THE JAMES R. STONE MEMORIAL PRIZE (1982)

Established by the parents of Jim Stone ’82.

In memory of Jim, an annual award is presented to a member of the Fifth Form “who displays a generosity of spirit, a sense of humor and a courageous outlook on life despite difficult odds.”

THE LANCE TURNER ENGLISH PRIZE (1995)

Established in memory of Lance Turner ’84 by family, classmates and friends. Annually, this prize is awarded to a Third Form student who “writes the best essay during his or her first year at Berkshire.”

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THE RICHARD P. UNSWORTH PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN CHINESE (1994)

Established by an anonymous donor to recognize Richard P. Unsworth’s role in establishing Chinese as an important part of the school’s curriculum during his tenure as Head of School. The prize is awarded to the student in Chinese “who demonstrates the greatest proficiency in the study of the Chinese language and culture.”

THE LAWRENCE THOMAS PIATELLI PRIZE (2004)

ERNEST L. WAKEFIELD MEMORIAL PRIZE (1956)

The Lawrence Thomas Piatelli Prize is awarded each year to that student whose work ethic, dedication to nobility and gracious living, competitive spirit and heart most closely resemble the actions of Mr. Piatelli during his remarkable life of service. As Berkshire School’s thirteenth Head of School, Mr. Piatelli made a lasting impact during his brief tenure by invigorating the community with his commitment

Established by Rowan Wakefield ’38 and Richard Wakefield ’40 and family in honor of their father Ernest Wakefield. The fund recognizes Mr.Wakefield’s 27 years as a teacher of math at Berkshire (1913-1940) and his deep admiration for music. Income from this fund is used to award an annual prize to “a Berkshire student for distinguished work in music theory or for a particular individual performance.”

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To emphasize the importance of planned giving, in 1996 the Board of Trustees established the John F. Godman Society, named for the legendary headmaster who was responsible for nearly two decades of dramatic growth at Berkshire, and who provided for the School so magnanimously in his last will and testament. The School gratefully acknowledges the following individuals who made a provision for Berkshire School in their estate planning.

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Anonymous (9) Rodney W. Agar ’55 *Vincent D. Andrus ’34 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew P. Ames ’59 Davis G. Anderson ’68 James R. Anderson, Jr., ’80H Jeffrey S. Appel John Bacon ’72 *Gertrude Baker Henry H. Bard ’41 Ann Barrett *Dwight C. Baum ’32 Joyce Bell Bruce D. Benson ’57 Mr. & Mrs. Allan B. Bishop ’55 Thomas B. Blair ’44C Mr. & Mrs. Charles Bradley *William Braun ’61 Franklin G. Brehmer, Jr. ’44 *Royal S. Brown ’42 *John R. Buckingham ’53 *John C. Campbell ’38 Hans L. Carstensen ’66 *Henry F. Cate, Jr. ’30 *Robert Chappell, Jr. ’31 Elfrida Chappell *Alice Ann Chase *Arthur Chase *George Church ’15 George Church III ’48 *Lee H. Clark, Jr., ’43 Mr. & Mrs.William S. Clark Kent Clow ’69 Sanford L. Cluett ’40 *Edward Cole ’23 *John M. Collins ’39 *Albert R. Connelly ’25 Mr. & Mrs. John F. Consolini ’56 *Elizabeth Corning Richard A. Corwin ’63 Daniel M. Crabbe ’56 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Crispin *Charles S. Davis ’34 *James Develin ’14 Mr. & Mrs.Thomas H. Dixon *Samuel A. Duncan ’16 William C. Duschatko ’61 *Evangeline Eckfeldt *David C. Eipper *Fred Fairman ’32 *Adrian M. Farley, Jr., ’32 *Marian Feist *Calvin Fentress, Jr., ’26 CP Current Parent

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*Thomas Fentress ’48 Julia Forster ’78 *Marion Foster Donald P. Freedman Mr. & Mrs. Russell F. Gee *John F. Godman Daniel M. Goodyear ’56 Helen J. Gordon Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grace Dr. and Mrs. Peter Gray Dr. David J. Haidak ’61 Ralph M. “Pete” Hall ’57 James A. Harmon ’53 *Harry Harper ’29 H. Donald Harvey ’54 Charlotte B. Heartt John C. Helming ’59 John F. Herger ’74 *Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Hunt ’33 Charles “Chip” Jamison Jr., ’66 Phillip J. Jarvis Thomas L. Jeffries ’56 Kenneth Johnston ’57 *Waldo C.M. Johnston *Albert Keep ’24 Mrs. Albert Keep *Elizabeth Kellogg Barbara Kenefick Peter L. Kennard ’64 Robert S. Kieve ’39 *Marjorie K. Kilpatrick James Kimberly ’58 *Clarence King *George Kirstein ’28 David Knowlton ’76 *Sidney Lanier ’20 Robert R. Law ’55 James Leenhouts ’47 Marjorie Leenhouts *Mr. & Mrs. Hugh C. Leighton ’30 Grant B. Linsky ’76 *W. Duncan MacMillan ’49 T. Garrison Morfit, Jr., ’61 *Julia C. Morrill *Teresa J. Morris *Edward K. Morris ’14 Mr. & Mrs. Latham W. Murfey ’68 Robert M. Mustard, Jr., ’67 C.Twiggs Myers’57H *Audrey K. Nolan Stephen P. Norman ’60 *Charles E. O’Hara ’21 *Robert A. Powers ’36 GP Grandparent

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*Edward G. Redfield ’14 Katherine Duff Rines Norman Rioux Hawley Rogers ’56 David T. Rondeau ’78 Walter B. Rose ’65 Jay H. Rossbach ’39 *Lillian Rouse John Rusling III ’42 *Mrs. Bernard J. Salembier and family Keith M. Schappert Jacob F. Schoellkopf V ’56 *William Flagg Sherman ’14 Theodore Shrady ’57 Douglas A. Sloan ’69 Stephen V.R. Spaulding ’55 *Anna M. Stein *Frank Stevens *Bayard D. Stout ’30 *Dann P. Stringer ’57 *Jonathan Strom ’64 *Marjorie Sweet *Capt. Richard H.Tenney ’30 Terrie Terpenning-Miller ’79 John E.Thompson, Jr., ’68 Robert T.Thompson ’72 *Elizabeth M.Trowbridge *Thomas S.Trowbridge ’44 Frederick C.Twichell ’55 Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Unsworth Stephen K. Urner ’55 *A. Hoffman van Brunt ’29 Grant Van Sant ’55 Dr. Gabriele van Zon *Harrison Walker ’29 *Millicent Almy Warner Leon J.Weil ’44 Dr. Philip C.White ’31 Stephen Whitney ’65 Karen Wibrew ’87 & Michael Wanas *Norman B.Williams

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Advisory Board David T. Rondeau ’78 Advisory Board Chair Perkins Fund Marketing, LLC Southport, Connecticut Anthony P.Addison ’82 Merrill Lynch New York, New York Dr. Rhonda M. Bentley-Lewis ’86 Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston, Massachusetts

William A. Borders, Jr. ’88 Juice Energy, Inc. Chicago, Illinois Mary M. Bradley PA Hamden, Connecticut Matthew B. Brand ’88 La Jolla, California

Luke J. Haran, Jr. ’61 Basking Ridge, New Jersey

C. Kirk Kellogg ’87 Kellogg Group, LLC New York, New York

Tenley E. Reed ’93 London, England Katherine D. Rines PA Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

John C. Kuhn ’82 HSBC New York, New York

Walter D. Long Jr. ’88 The Nature Conservancy Helena, Montana

Abram W. Duryee ’92 Clearpoint Portland, Maine

Marc A. Massaro ’98 CRT Capital Group Stamford, Connecticut

Victoria N. Enright ’83 Legislative Reference Bureau Madison,Wisconsin

James T. McKinley ’65 Endoshere, Inc. Woodside, California

Thomas B. Fahy, Jr. ’82 Taylor-Palmer Agency, Inc. Fairlee,Vermont

Margaret Ross Meiners ’90 Maggie Meiners Photography Chicago, Illinois

Kate Fisher Fitzgerald ’90 Lake Forest, Illinois

Francis H. Monahan ’57 Wachovia Securities, Inc. New York, New York

Susie Norris ’79 Barking Dog, Inc. Los Angeles, California Jason C. Rano ’98 Baltimore City Health Baltimore, Maryland

Peter R. Kellogg ’61 PA IAT Reinsurance Co. New York, New York

Jeffrey W. Denker ’62 Interface Marketing Malibu, California

Scott M. Gordon ’99 Mid-Atlantic Freelance Alexandria,Virginia

Jamie Bartholomay Niemie ’73 PA Slingerlands, New York

Thomas D. Hunter IV ’89 Hunter Chevrolet Co. Hendersonville, North Carolina

Peter C. Browning ’59 Charlotte, North Carolina

David J. Gefke ’79 First Capital Mortgage Group Boston, Massachusetts

C.Twiggs Myers H’57 Sheffield, Massachusetts

Michael Herman ’82 Pricewaterhouse Coopers Chicago, Illinois

David W. Locke ’79 CBL & Associates Properties Waltham, Massachusetts

Latham W. Murfey III ’68 PA Carnegie Capital Asset Management Company Willoughby, Ohio

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Thomas E. Boehland ’81 Citrus Systems, Inc. Hopkins, Minnesota

F.Woodson Hancock III ’67 PA New York, New York

Anthony H. Saxton ’89 Terra Firma Capital Group, LLC Austin,Texas James C. Scala ’85 American Express New York, New York Lionel A. Shaw ’85 First Allied Securities San Francisco, California

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James P. Sheldon-Dean ’69 PA Lewis Creek Systems, LLC Charlotte,Vermont Robert D.Thomas ’79 Washington Speakers Bureau Alexandria,Virginia P. Errett Van Nice ’88 UBS Wilmette, Illinois Ellen Walker PA Vero Beach, Florida

Daniel K. Morris ’98 Sunnyside, New York Dr. G.Thomas Mullany, Jr. ’73 PA Great Barrington, Massachusetts

John W.Watkins, Sr ’73 PA J. P. Morgan Co, Inc. New York, New York James D.Watt ’88 Acton, Massachusetts

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Former faculty & staff news & notes

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Ellie and Jack LaCasse, children of former history teacher and form dean JEREMY LACASSE ’91 and alumni relations director Diana Fulford LaCasse, welcomed little brother Finnegan on June 25, 2008. Last year Jeremy was chosen head of the Senior School at Shady Side Academy in Pittsburgh, after four years as dean of students at Fountain Valley School of Colorado.

In February, Elly Stewart wrote this note: “The Centennial will be a wonderful occasion and I’ll be cheering you on, but from afar, as I have plans to be in Harwich that weekend with some dear old friends. I saw the Berkshire girls’ hockey team wallop Exeter last month and got a chance to give congrats to Lori [coach Charpentier] at the end. She said she saw me in the stands all togged out in green and gray and wondered who the lone Bear was! Also, I keep tabs on the progress of the new athletic center by visiting the site via Webcam.The size is quite overpowering and I know Jack would be blown away!

“The Bulletin was excellent, as always, and brought back powerful memories, both sad and sweet. I do hope to drive out sometime late this summer, when the time frame will be less emotional for me, so that I can see the newly reconstructed Berkshire Hall, take a walk on Tom Young Field and then on up to the new Stewart Pitch.

So many wonders to behold! I shall always think of this brand new Berkshire School with great affection and pride.”

Former Academic Support Program tutor Benoit Pelletier Shoja, a research and data librarian at the New Hampshire State Archives and Records Management and a staff member for the Concord., N.H., Insider, was himself the subject of a piece last May in the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram. In advocating for Franco-American cultural awareness, Mr. Shoja made the following pronouncements: “Despite our numbers, we are an under-celebrated group.We are proud, but unassuming.We are private about our cultural pride. It’s time to cast off this modesty. Our culture is rich with varied traditions. It’s time we celebrate who we are.”

“Franco-Americans often complain about not speaking good French.This is nonsense, linguistic snobbery without any basis. Franco-American French is

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valid and even honorable.”It’s the French spoken by kings of France, by Rousseau, Moliere and Champlain. Most important, we speak French like our ancestors who handed down our language through many generations, to our memers and peperes.”

Mr. Shoja is also the public relations officer for La Cour Lafayette, the Concord chapter of the Association CanadoAmericains, an organization where the preservation of the North American French language and culture is the group’s mission. Keeping musical traditions, Mr. Shoja plays the spoons, the washboard and the guimbarde while seated and clogging.

“After 35 years of teaching the language and literature of English, as well as coaching track, soccer, and wrestling, I have retired.Whew! And Hallelujah!” wrote former English teacher and track coach Ronn Cabaniol in a letter to the editor of the Berkshire Eagle in January. He continued: “It has been an honor and privilege being a teacher. Adolescents are amaz-

CHAD CABANIOL ’01.

Former French teacher Marianne Hubert Stein, who recalls her early days at Berkshire elsewhere in this issue, gave this update on her life today: “I am currently writing a book on the true story of the crash of a WW II U.S. B-17 Flying

Fortress near my native village in the south of Belgium. Because I spoke English, villagers commissioned me in 1999 to search the plane’s crew members.

After much investigation, some in the U.S. Army archives, I found the American pilot and invited him and his family to the village to inaugurate the prairie of his emergency landing site where he saved the lives of his crewmen and of the villagers. The ceremony was a poignant moment, full of memories and emotions for all generations and nationalities. I am very proud of this project, especially since my international English speaking students participated in the two-year research process and witnessed authentic historical local testimony.

For example, the pilot explained how, in 1944, ground radio-Gestapo, with a perfect British accent, pretended to be radioLondon and attempted to give wrong directions to the ailing aircraft. Students appreciate and do learn forever live

“témoignages” and it is our duty to perpetuate “les devoirs de mémoire.” It reminds us how Berkshire English teacher Tom Chaffee would share with us his own experience as a young journalist reporting the catastrophic fall of the Hindenburg. (Belgium time is six hours ahead of USA Easter Standard Time, and the day the WW2 B-17 pilot came back to Europe to be honored by Belgian villagers was September 11, 2001.)”

John Toffey IV—grandson of former dean of faculty, English teacher, and college advisor. John Toffey VI, and son of JOHN TOFFEY V ’79 —is the new assistant athletic director at Salisbury.

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On hand to help former school chef Al Jondreau celebrate his ninetieth birthday were past colleagues Wes Petersen, Dale Smith and his wife, Margie, and Skip Bowman.Al was head chef from 1962 to 1990; his specialties, baked from scratch, included Boston cream pie, strawberry shortcake and banana fritters.

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ing, and my relationship with them over the past three and a half decades has been both rewarding and enduring, has been a life well lived. Having possibly made a small difference in this world by possibly having influenced in a positive way some of those young lives has been, to use one of Mark Twain’s favorite words, splendiferous.” Mr. Cabaniol, who left Berkshire in 2005, ended his career teaching and coaching at Mt. Greylock Regional High School in Williamstown, Massachusetts. He and his wife, Susan, make their home in nearby Adams. They are the parents of ALEISHA CABANIOL GIBBONS ’97 and

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CLASS NOTES EDITOR: KEIRA MCKENNA HOLBROUGH ’92

30 Mr. Charles H. Delamater 98 Noyes Neck Road Westerly, RI 02891-5437 (561) 747-2279

Berkshire for his 50th Reunion in 1988 where he renewed many friendships of years gone by. Thank you, Berkshire, for the fine years you gave Richard. The School is outstanding, and I send best regards to everyone there.”

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Mr. R. Howard Johnston, Jr. 3575 Hamilton Avenue Fort Worth,TX 76107-1744 (817) 738-1213 hjohn64496@charter.net

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PAT HOYSRADT celebrated his 90th

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birthday with all his family assembled for the occasion.

BILL JOHNSON reports he drove from Ohio to St Louis, Missouri, in early June and in September will be leaving for England for his annual twoweek golfing trip. Bill said that he was unable to attend Centennial Alumni Weekend but that he was represented by his son, Chris Johnson ‘68.

HOWARD JOHNSTON plans to attend the annual WWII Submarine Veterans Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, the first week in September.

JACK SUTPHEN reports that sales of his book Messing About in Boats for 80 years with Jack Sutphen are going well.

He had a first run of 700 copies and had sold 600 copies by mid-May. Jack, who had his 90th birthday earlier this year, is still sailing out of San Diego and recently won first place in his class.

Funnyman and author MAX WILK writes: “You can look me up on Google.

Beware, it’s seven or eight pages!”

38 In submitting DICK KAYNOR ’S obituary to the Bulletin (see In Memoriam section of this issue), his wife, Elizabeth, wrote this nice note: “I think the years Richard spent at Berkshire gave him the happiest memories of his lifetime. He was so proud of being the track team captain and the class vice president and was very honored to have received the Headmaster’s Cup at graduation. He valued throughout his life the stature of Seaver Buck and the mentoring he received in those formative years. We were so glad to be able to come to

Mr. Jay H. Rossbach, Jr. 251 Dunbar Road Palm Beach, FL 33480-3714 (561) 832-7090

45 Mr. Philip W. Goodspeed 3506 Eagle Bluff Drive NE Grand Rapids, MI 49525-4567 (616) 949-1949 pwgoodspeed@comcast.net MAC MACFARLANE writes: “We have summered in Hopkinton, New Hampshire, since our move in October 2007 when we sold our Ohio house on Lake Erie.

BOB KIEVE writes: “I attended the 65th reunion of my class of 1943 at Harvard the first week in June. I am still happily active in management of radio stations, in broadcasting frequent commentaries, and in participating in activities of the Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce, Symphony Silicon Valley, the Rotary Club of San Jose, and a few others.”

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Mr.William F. Kimberly, Jr. 56 Lexington Avenue, Apt. A Buffalo, NY 14222-1808 (716) 883-5757 WKimberly@aol.com

JOE ELMER writes: “I am still quite active on the golf course; usually playing four days a week. A few years ago, I tried to compete in the senior amateur tournament put on by the USGA. My handicap was about five, so I was good enough to compete in the contest.

About two months prior to the tournament, all the players who signed up to play had to compete in a contest prior to the tournament. I missed out by having a score two strokes higher than I needed.

The end result.....I did not play in the tournament. Florida is still a very nice place to live. My wife and I are just 4 minutes from Patrick Air Force Base which has a commissary, a pharmacy, and an exchange, so there is no reason for us to be upset from where we are.”

44 LEE WEIL reports that he and TOM WOLF attended the 60th reunion of

the Class of 1948 at Princeton.

Speaking of Tom, the Bulletin was sad to hear of the death on May 3, 2008, of Greg Wolf,Tom’s beloved wife of 57 years. We called her Marian once, but soon learned not to do so ever again!

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Mr. Gerald B. O’Connor 975 South Windsor Street South Royalton,VT 05068 (802) 763-2774 gboconnor@valley.net

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48 Mr. George Church III 14 Easton Avenue Pittsfield, MA 01201 (413) 448-6199

49 Mr. Robert W. Doyle, Sr. 308 Norfolk Road Litchfield, CT 06759-2517 (860) 567-5529 robertwdoyle@hotmail.com BILL LAFFERTY and his wife, Linda, have hung up the keys to their RV after 3+ years of traveling the country, and have moved to a continuous care retirement community in Burlington, North Carolina. They are enjoying having a garden, garage, dishwasher and high speed Internet among other advantages of a “real home”, but miss that the yard doesn’t change periodically. Travel is still a big part of their life, Israel and France await them.

50 Mr. Charles K. Elliott, Jr. 1928 Omni Blvd Mount Pleasant, SC 29466-8861 (843) 884-4782 chazel303@aol.com JERRY VERMILYE writes: “My latest

book, Buster Crabbe, was published this spring by McFarland & Co. I am currently working on a history of Maine’s Boothboy Playhouse.”

51 Mr. John B. Hull III PO Box 549 3 Pleasant View Drive Great Barrington, MA 01230-0549 (413) 528-1528

52 JOHN DOAN writes: “Allison, my

53 Mr. John G. Cluett 222 Stourbridge Street, #R2 Versailles, KY 40383-1357 (859) 873-8022 jcluett@aol.com

54 Dr. David W. Sauer 103 Silo Road Landrum, SC 29356 stillpoint@alltel.net

55 Mr. Stephen V. R. Spaulding 947 Green Street, #2 San Francisco, CA 94133-3601 (415) 921-0564 rensf@yahoo.com RENNIE SPAULDING writes: “Still

living in San Francisco about seven months of the year and other times traveling or at our home in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Don’t see many ‘55’s in either California or Mexico so, I must say, it’s really up to them to fill us in on

56 Mr. John F. Consolini 2699 Princeton Pike Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 (609) 662-0217 pjconsolini@gmail.com Mr. Hawley Rogers 46 Saint Andrews Court Palm Coast, FL 32137 (386) 447-4246 hawleyr@cfl.rr.com HAWLEY ROGERS writes: “The Centennial Celebration at Berkshire was a spectacular event! It made me very proud of our school. It was great to see JOHN CONSOLINI, DAN CRABBE, and BILL CRANE .”

57 Mr.Walter S. Henrion 3922 Windsor Avenue Dallas,TX 75205-1745 (214) 252-0488 walthenrion@yahoo.com Two notable items about children of alumni from the Class of 1957: From the fruit-doesn’t-fall-far- fromthe-tree-dept.: BILL KIRTZ , himself a journalist, wrote this his son, Jake Hooker, won a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting for New York Times stories on toxic ingredients in medicine and other everyday products imported from China.

Meanwhile, Kit DesLauriers, daughter of former Berkshire ski-team captain PETER KATZENBACH, was featured in the Winter 2007-08 edition of Jackson Hole magazine as the world’s first person to ski off the Seven Summits, or the highest peak on each continent.

58 CHUCK DUCHARME writes: “Being at my 50th Reunion and the school’s Centennial with my son, CHARLIE ’93 , was a thrill. Hurrah for David McCullough and all of the history masters at Berkshire!”

JERRY PURCELL writes from Maryland: Like about 15 other guys and

wives from ’58, Nicky and I are still reminiscing about the great May reunion. Which is as much as to say that those of us who attended are pretty well caught up. Assuming the attendees will share some of what they shared then, the rest of you will find some pretty interesting stuff – mostly about what your classmates are doing now. What your classmates did 50 years ago, on advice of counsel, stays in the soggy tents of Sheffield.

“For my part I will tell you that Nicky and I are retired and trying to sell a 170-year-old farmhouse 20 miles south of the Gettysburg battlefield (great timing). Once that’s done, we’ll get a small condo somewhere in the Delmarva area and split our time 60/40 between here and Mcleod, Montana.

Our son lives in Big Sky, Montana, and our daughter in Maryland.

“One thing we all took away from the reunion is that we should and will stay in better touch. Another is how sorry we were that some of you couldn’t make it. If you would like to keep up with our informal email blasts, send us your email address and I’ll put you on the list. My email is gervaisep@verizon.net.”

59 Mr. Richard H. Elias 39 Manfield Ave Merrick, NY 11566-3915 (516) 623-5024 mardic68@hotmail.com

60 Mr. Jay Odell The Pacific Club 8180 Manitoba Street, Suite 340 Playa Del Rey, CA 90293 jjpoiii@yahoo.com Mr. Eric Schmidt 131 Dumbarton Road Apartment C Baltimore, MD 21212-1437 erices115@aol.com BOB FIELD, JOE SALEMBIER, TODD SPOFFORD and STEVE NORMAN returned to campus for the

Centennial festivities. Each of us found David McCullough’s talk on researching, writing and appreciating history to be the finest talk on the subject that we had

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youngest, graduated from Temple University magna cum laude and is busy planning for the future. I, on the other hand, am attempting to slip quietly into middle- age. Any suggestions from classmates on how to do this will be appreciated.”

their activities. My interests range from golf to horseback riding to international affairs to politics and to exploring the world with my lovely wife, Elsa.”

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ever heard. Also, seeing the turnout of the Class of ‘58 motivated us to begin planning for our own 50th in 2010.

61 Mr. Peter R. Kellogg 48 Wall Street, 30th Floor New York, NY 10005 pkellogg@iatre.com

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JERI LANGHAM writes: “I have finally retired from California State University after a wonderful 33-year career full-time and 5 part-time years in the Faculty Early Retirement Program in which I only taught in the spring semester. I will miss giving lectures and interacting with my students in lab and on field trips. I have been leading tours for Victor Emanuel Nature Tours for the past 23 years. You can go to http://ventbird.com/people/jeri-langham to check out my upcoming tours.

I will add some tours in the spring now that I can. I am looking at Madagascar, Borneo, New Guinea, and South Africa as possibilities.

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Welcoming wounded vets home Vietnam vet GARY MORFIT ’61 has become involved with a mentoring project called Project Healing Waters, which supports seriously wounded soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. “On my part this process starts with bringing these soldiers to Alaska and putting them aboard the 42-foot sailing trawler Hot Ruddered Bum and having them travel with me for seven to ten days of boating and fishing. The purpose, besides saying ‘thank you for your sacrifice,’ is to help these brave young men get back into a normal life where they can gain confidence that they can still enjoy physically as well as mentally some of the past pleasures they participated in before being wounded.” Gary asks that those who would like to help returning vets and their families visit the following sites: Projecthealingwaters.org; Sentinelsoffreedom.org; or woundedwarriorproject.org.

JIM MCKINLEY ’65 with his son, Jake, a third-former here this fall.

“My son, Gary, 39, is director of bird conservation for Audubon California and has a 3-month-old daughter whom I plan to spoil rotten. My son, Kevin (second marriage), just turned 17 and is finishing his junior year in Waldorf High School.

He is co-captain of his soccer team and also plays on a U-18 competitive league team from Sacramento. My wife, Laurie, still works part-time as a registered nurse at Sutter Memorial Hospital.

If any classmates make it to Sacramento, I hope they will come visit!”

62 Mr. Andrew S. Berkman 90 Riverside Drive Apt 4B New York, NY 10024 (212) 362-2404 aberkman@cpny.com IVAR QUINDSLAND reminisces about the old days of Berkshire hockey:“My years at Berkshire included a year playing outdoors, the Rovensky without endwalls, then all walled in...but all natural ice and no zamboni. Also, no curved sticks, so the shots stayed pretty low. I played two years as goalie without a mask and two years with—-and no lost teeth. You could keep your head on since they couldn’t shoot close-in uphill.Another irrelevant anecdote: I learned to snow ski on Mr. Godman’s front lawn with a pair of strap skis in loafers! I also skied on the old hill with the rope tow powered by a Model-A car motor. Ah, the old days.

Things have improved at Berkshire, especially having girls!”

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63 Mr. Peter V. K. Parsons 10 Emerson Pl Apt 20h Boston, MA 02114 (617) 557-4884 pvkp@rcn.com

64 Mr. John R. Hendrie 40 East Main Street Merrimac, MA 01860 (978) 346-4367 JRHendrie@aol.com Last December, PETER ZIMMER retired after 15 years as principal of Crofton Woods Elementary School in Crofton, Maryland, concluding a career in education that spanned 38 years.

Peter and his wife, Carol, a kindergarten teacher, have two children—Justin, an attorney, and Jonathan, a police officer—and one grandson. Congratulation and well done, Peter!

65 Mr. James T. McKinley 827 Mediterranean Lane Redwood City, CA 94065 (650) 430-8291 jim@jtmckinley.com PETER WHITE writes: “I currently live in Accra, Ghana, where I am responsible for agribusiness investments in West and Central Africa for the International Finance Corporation. IFC is part of the World Bank Group and promotes eco-

nomic growth in the emerging world by financing and providing advisory services to private sector investments. This is the fifth African country where I’ve lived, the others being Chad, Cameroon, Kenya and Democratic Republic of Congo. In addition, my work has frequently taken me to Eastern Europe and China.”

66 Mr. Hans L. Carstensen PO Box 159 32 Arrowhead Drive Norwell, MA 02061 (781) 659-2142 carsthlIII@worldnet.att.net

67 Mr. and Mrs. F.Woodson Hancock III 351 East 84th Street, Apt 3E New York, NY 10028-4455 (212) 288-3118 whancock3@aol.com

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KEITH REED provides us with a

Centennial/40th Reunion wrap-up for the Class of 1968: “First and foremost, many thanks to SKIP MURFEY for spearheading our reunion round-up efforts.The 40th reunion, combined with the 100th Anniversary celebration, was really terrific. MARK MOSKOWITZ, CHRIS BLAIR, DAVIS ANDERSON, DAVE HARRIS, SKIP MURFEY, JOHN THOMPSON, DAVE

or part of the weekend. Great to see wives and children, too. Eric Forsberg planned to be there, but an emergency appendectomy two days before kept him from coming. I suppose that’s a legitimate excuse, but we sure would have liked to see more of you! Because of the Centennial, the school went overboard on events, mostly held under some of the largest party tents I’ve ever seen. Friday night’s dinner, a Taste of the Berkshires, was provided by eight local restaurants, and was capped by live music by the band of (mostly) the Class of ’69, and they were fabulous! After almost 40 years, JOHN GARY L’HOMMEDIEU, JOHN HERMANS, JOHN WAYNE, BILL KEENEY, JIMMY DEAN, RICH MUHLFELD, RICHARD COLLIGAN ’70, and JIM MASTRIANI ‘90 practiced for about two hours on

Thursday and came out smokin’ with “My Generation” to start the dance.

“Tours of the Berkshire Hall renovations and new athletic center featuring a pair of hockey rinks revealed how fabulous Berkshire’s facilities will be by next fall.We hoped that DICK HUMLEKER would make it back, but a business conflict prevented it. If you read this, Dick, start planning on playing in the Alumni Hockey Game next February – you won’t believe the new rinks! You too, DAVE CONNOLLY . Not sure when JIM FERGUS last strapped on his skates, but I had a good chat with ROLLIE SCHOPP ’49 who put a textbook hip check on Jim in the 1968 alumni game – anyone else remember that hit?

“A highlight of the weekend was a talk by noted historian David McCullough, who, among other things,

suggested that we all should take the time to thank teachers, coaches, advisors, etc., who made a difference in our lives. I think we all took the time to chat with Twiggs Meyers, Ed Hunt, Terry Twichell, Peter Alford, Bob Minnerly, and others from our era who were able to attend. A huge dinnerdance, punctuated by a great fireworks show (when the rain finally stopped), capped off the events.Wonderful to catch up with so many from our class and those around ours – how about STAN BRIDGES ‘70, “TINY” HUNT ‘69, K.C. CLOW ‘69, JIM HOOPER ‘69, CHARLIE BROWN ‘69, ED CHASE ‘69 to name a few.Yeah, you

should have been there. Having said that, our prayers go out to those of you who are dealing with serious health issues, whether your own or those of close family members, and hope that you will be able to make it back for our 45th, 50th, and later reunions.”

CHRIS JOHNSON writes: “I greatly enjoyed the honor of reconnecting on the occasion of my 40th reunion/centenary celebration with legends like Bob Minnerly, TERRY TWITCHELL ’55, DAVIS ANDERSON, JOHN THOMPSON, SKIP MURFEY, ED CHASE, JOHN WAYNE, and so many

others, all looking none the worse for wear over all these years! After stints as a director and then chairman of the humanitarian airline Air Serv International, since December I have been serving as chief executive officer, managing 15 aircraft on emergency relief and development projects from a dozen bases in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

From 1984 to1993, I practiced law in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where I continue to maintain an office.”

CARL TICHENOR ’68 writes:“It was disappointing and unfortu-

nate that I was unable to attend the centennial celebration. One of the hats I wear in my professional exploits is that of head coach, Men’s and Women’s Track & Field for Phoenix College.

The weekend of the Berkshire 100th celebration found me at the NJCAA National Outdoor Track Championships in Lubbock,Texas. My heart was torn; I wish I could have been in both places during that special weekend! “I met with PETE HOUSTON ‘84 (left) last summer. A mutual investment interest brought Pete and me together a couple of years ago.

Subsequently, we developed a friendship over the telephone and via email as he lives in Ohio and I live in Phoenix. Through the course of many conversations we realized a year into the business relationship that we had something else in common; we were both Berkshire grads! So, last summer when Pete decided to vacation in Arizona, we had the opportunity to meet each other in person for the first time. It’s been fun hearing about each other’s take on the Berkshire experience when both of us attended during different decades.”

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Mr. L. Keith Reed PO Box 934 Far Hills, NJ 07931 (908) 234-0197 lkreed@eclipse.net

COX, CHRIS JOHNSON, TIM SPOFFORD, and I made it back for all

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Mr. Kent S. Clow III P.O. Box 1216 Sheffield, MA 01257 (413) 717-2190 ksc3@email.msn.com

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JOHN BORDEN owns and operates a family real estate business in Lakeville, Connecticut, serving the lower Berkshires, Connecticut and New York for over thirty years.

BOB HAYWOOD , Senior Economic Advisor, Multinational Division (SouthEast) Basra, Iraq, wrote from that region in May: “Would love to come back for the Centennial, but right now I am very engaged in a different part of the world, and would find it difficult to return.

Mmy colleagues from work are a great group of people, mostly Brits, trying hard to let the many good Iraqi people enjoy a secure, independent, and prosperous future.. Winning the peace is a lot harder than winning the war.

Building is always harder than destroying. However, perhaps this is as close as one can get to Berkshire’s goal: Pro Vita Non Pro Schola Discimus!”

70 Mr. Robert L.W. McGraw PO Box 873 Sheffield, MA 01257 (413) 229-7999 blackrockfarm@hotmail.com

On the road with Reebie In a letter to his former headmaster Bob Minnerly, JEFF REEBIE ’71 wrote: “After graduating from Colorado College in 1975 with a degree in English Literature I became a ski bum in Vail and Jackson Hole for five years. One summer I joined the Merchant Marines and worked on a freighter out of New York that went through the Panama Canal down the west coast of South America. For 12 years I was a pro rodeo cowboy competing a couple of times every summer for prize money, belt buckles and glory. I retired in 1989 after coming in third place at Cheyenne Frontier Days. Not too bad for a boy from Rye, New York. I’m still interested in politics—still despise Republicans for what they’ve done to the country—and love history. I’m a voracious reader and a published freelance writer. I’ve never been married but have had the same girlfriend for 18 years. Like Bob Dylan says,“I can’t help it if I’m lucky.” I have paid most of my bills all these years working as a waiter who has had the privilege and sheer pleasure of serving in some of the best restaurants in America. I never found another job that gave me as much freedom. But mostly I’ve just gone through life with an abiding sense of confidence and a passion for learning, ideas instilled in me by teachers like you.”

twenty years, I have been living in Greenville, South Carolina, selling world-class cutting tools for a company called Lenox, which has its manufacturing facility in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts.Years ago I gave up the team sports for the game of golf, which has become my passion. Should anyone be traveling in my neck of the woods, they are more than welcome to join me for a friendly match. I wish all my classmates and anyone associated with Berkshire the very best.”

ANDY PIHL writes: “Over the past

73 Mr.William J. Drake 103 Spencer Lane Sewickley, PA 15143-8725 (412) 259-8055 bill@gmdadv.com JAMIE BARTHOLOMAY NIEMIE

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and officials from HospiceCare in the Berkshires in groundbreaking ceremonies last January for the Ann McGraw House, named after Robin’s mother. The 12-patient facility is designed to provided 24-hour care in a homelike environment for dying patients. Robin is a director of the Donald C. McGraw Foundation, the project’s lead donor.

Mr. Richard H. Rose 6420 Stoneridge Mall Road, #M103 Pleasanton, CA 94588-7310 (925) 467-1855 hogathano@aol.com

Mr. John R. Sherman III 2198 Secoffee Street Coconut Grove, FL 33133 (305) 854-7421 yipyow@comcast.net

writes: “It was so good to see so many classmates at the reunion. I am still living in Albany, New York, working as a consultant on kids’ initiatives for MLB.com and also as a child advocate.

Sadly, my son,Trey, died right before Christmas, so I am also actively working on his scholarship fund with the Atlanta Braves. I would love to hear from old and new Berkshire friends.”

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74 JAN D’ANGELO ’72 writes:“Unfortunately could not make celebration of Berkshire’s 100th anniversary. My former employer,Adam Aircraft Industries, filed for bankruptcy on February 15, 2008. In the 60 days following I assembled a core management team and investor group in Russia, and on April 15 we purchased the assets of the former company.The new company,AAI Acquisition, Inc., is poised to certify the Adam A700 very light jet (VLJ) in 2009.The VLJ is an emerging product at the low end of the corporate jet market segment.”

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Mr. Peter B. Griffin, Jr. 406 Main Street New Canaan, CT 06840 (203) 869-2770 peter.griffin@snet.net HUNTER JUDSON writes: “My wife, Claudia, and I are living in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and just celebrated our 15 year wedding anniversary. We have five children combined, including three grandchildren. Our youngest,

Archivist TWIGGS MYERS HON. ’57 visited BETH MAYER CARLISLE ’75 and ALEX CARLISLE ’74 at their home in Williamstown, Massachusetts, last spring to pick up some old Berkshire photos.

Alex and Beth work out of a restored barn behind their house:Alex runs an art conservation firm on the first floor, Beth a graphic design business on the second.

75 Mr. Joe Fusco 1079 Leonello Avenue Los Altos, CA 94024-4914 joe@techworkers.com

76 Mr. Stephen H. Hassett 2513 Bridge Side Place Virginia Beach,VA 23455-1366 (757) 363-3434 Steve.H.Hassett@sprint.com Mrs. Marlee Wallingford 1150 Lincoln Avenue # 8

Walnut Creek, CA 94596 (925) 360-6690 marleewallingford@sbcglobal.net

77 Ms. Susan N. Stout 32 Adams Way Shrewsbury, NJ 07702 (732) 741-6517 stout170@aol.com SARAH GAMBLING MCGAYHEY

has been married to Don for 19 years and has lived on Shelter Island, New York, for all those years. Two years ago, they made a huge move to Sarasota, Florida, with their two children, Chris, 17, and Liz, 15. Don left his own law practice and is now pursuing other work in Sarasota.They absolutely love Florida. They recently went on a college road trip for son, Chris. Daughter Liz is a better tennis player than her mom and made her school’s varsity team as a freshman. Sarah is loving life in Sarasota and is involved in the kids’ school and entertaining everyone that comes to visit!

JESSIE LEONARD REID reports that she is busy with her landscape/garden business. She is also teaching yoga and finds the combination of gardening and yoga to be a perfect balance to her life.

Her sons Cooper (20),Tyler (17), and Dana (13) are lots of fun and continue

Keep your eye on this Ham Fighter “Fonzie and Elvis.” That’s how a former manager described Yu Darvish, the charismatic ace of the Kokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and the son of FARSAD DARVISH ’78 , one of several Iranian students at Berkshire in the 1970’s. Frequently compared with Boston Red Sox star Daisuke Matsuzaka,Yu pitched for Japan in the Beijing Olympics this summer, pitching a scoreless inning against the United States in the bronze medal game. His father was the leading scorer for Berkshire’s boys’ varsity soccer team in the fall of 1977.

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Hunter Jr. and Hope, are attending Kenyon and Vanderbilt, respectively.

Everyone is doing well and is healthy.

We have been in Grand Rapids for eight years and we are really enjoying West Michigan. We started a professional search firm, Management Recruiters of Grand Rapids (www.mrigr.com), six years ago and have over twenty associates. We have enjoyed helping companies and individuals achieve their talent staffing and career goals. In fact, we have successfully helped at least one Berkshire alumnus in his job search. I keep in touch with MURRAY BODINE from time to time. He is living in the San Francisco area and doing great.”

to keep her on her toes. She and Cooper are traveling to Thailand, Laos and Cambodia together this November and are very excited!

WENDY OGILVIE writes: “Life here in Michigan is going well. My job is busy as an environmental consultant, focusing on Great Lakes water quality issues and green infrastructure. I am training for a 25k race, but my knees only want to do the 10k. My daughter, Erin, 22, graduated from Michigan State University in May, with a degree in creative advertising and a degree in psychology. She is looking to go to a specialized portfolio school, which involves a road trip with her friends to Miami, New York, and Chicago (mmm...) My son, Scott, 24, graduated a year ago from University of Colorado, and is now working his way around the world, gaining classroom experience, as he calls it, to be an elementary school teacher.

With no more tuition assistance needed, maybe I can plan a trip, too!”

CHRISTINE GELARDIN writes: “I am back in New York City having returned home to the Upper East Side. I am now officially an empty nester! My son Nicholas just graduated from Deerfield Academy and my older son, Alexander, is studying medicine at Boston University. I would love to hear from fellow classmates.”

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BRIAN STONE is teaching physical education and coaching cross country and track at American Heritage School in Plantation, Florida, where he lives with his wife and 5-year-old daughter.

LILY LEONARD GOODALE reported that she and husband Nat along with daughters, Jesse, 9, and Adrianna, 10, will be traveling through Southeast Asia for 2.5 months.Their main destination is the 2008 Summer Olympics.“Anna Goodale, my step daughter, will be rowing for the United States.We will be traveling to Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and then my step son,Abe, will join us.Then the six of us, (hopefully gold medal in hand) will head for Tibet, Nepal and India. My non profit “Yokids”, yoga for school children and their homeroom teachers is growing.

In the last year we reached over 300 children. Check out our website www.yokids.org. Jessie and I will be 50 in December.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martlet

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79 Mr. Robert D.Thomas 809 Rivergate Place Alexandria,VA 22314 (703) 683-4733 rdt10@comcast.net TONY SETTEL writes: “I am working as a special education guidance counselor in a New York City public high school. Undoubtedly, my association with some of my classmates prepared me for this. If any of my classmates are in Brooklyn, look me up or drop an email at tsettel@earthlink.net.”

RON PAYNE writes: “I think fondly of my days at Berkshire; as a proctor in deWindt, classes with Mr. Myers, playing hockey under the leadership of Mr. Stewart and my many great teachers!

Unfortunately, I have not had the opportunity to visit Berkshire in over 25 years; currently residing in Saitama, Japan (outside of Tokyo). Please extend my very best to the Berkshire community and my class agents, BOB THOMAS and DOUG HANSLIP.” ARNDT GRAY writes: “I had originally intended to come to the 100th celebration but my eldest daughter (first of five) was graduating from Quinnipiac College that same weekend. Sorry to have missed the fun! I am living in Red Bank, New Jersey, with my children: Katharine,

22, Robbie, 20, Lexie, 19, Sarah, 17, and Annie, 16.

Katharine, now a graduate, is going on to graduate school at Salisbury College in Maryland as an athletic trainer while also getting her degree in education. Robbie will be a senior next fall at Castleton RUTH SHAPIRO ’78 with family in Gibralter.

College, where he is majoring in busi. ness finance and marketing while also being a ski representative for various ski Mr. Steven P. Veronesi equipment industries in his spare time.

202 Coldbrook Road Lexie has just finished up her freshman South Glastonbury, CT 06073 year at University of Rhode Island, where (860) 633-2088 she is majoring in zoology and animal scisveronesi@cox.net ences. Sarah and Annie are in their junior and senior year at Red Bank Catholic and MIKE PAGE writes:“Sorry I wasn’t thriving, both with their sport commitable to attend the 100th anniversary celements and the academics, of course! I have bration. I did make it back to campus in just recently changed jobs and work for a the summer of 2006 to show the rest of growing and expanding veterinary practice my family where I spent my high school that presently has 14 veterinarians. I still years. I was able to visit JIM SEIDL and work with the thoroughbred race horses, his parents as well as DEAN CINKALA ’s riding and training, and still think about parents. It was great to be back in the the great horses I was able to work with Berkshires, if only for a few days. We during the week of the Breeders Cup here then spent a great weekwith DAVID at Monmouth Park. Been in touch with a BRAND (and STEVEN BRAND ‘78 ) few classmates but would love to hear and his family on Martha’s Vineyard. from more! Be in touch.

“I have a 16-year-old daughter, tgmom5@aol.com.”

Kylie, and a 13-year-old son, Colin. I

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From left: Former science teacher and hockey coach Buzz McGraw,Andi McGraw, MADDIE MCGRAW ‘07 , BARRIE FISHER ‘78 (camera), HILARY HUNTINGTON ‘77, HARRISON WEISNER ‘75 , and TAYLOR RALPH ‘07. Maddie and Taylor AKA Yakova are sophomores at the University of Vermont

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82 Mr. Anthony P. Addison 470 Park Avenue, Apt. 2DE New York, NY 10022-1990 (212) 421-1075 anthony_addison@ml.com Mr.Thomas B. Fahy, Jr. 2315 Blood Brook Road Fairlee,VT 05045 (802) 333-4244 bfahy@drbinsurance.com Ms. Rosemary G. Fitzgerald 2630 Post Road Darien, CT 06820-5027 (203) 667-0988

Surfer JR HUSSEY ‘81 writes:“My wife, Carin, and I moved to Mill Valley, California, from San Francisco last October. Hello to all my friends from Berkshire!

I can be reached at jrhussey@hotmail.com.”

would be happy to hear from classmates or visit with them if they make it to San Diego.”

GEORGE FRANCIS writes: “I got into the parenting game late, as I have a six-month-old son. I was last up in the Berkshires in 1994 and from what I have seen, the campus has changed quite a bit since then.”

LAURA SHAW MCGINLEY and family are doing well in Pennsylvania.

She stays in touch with Susie Rose.

She would love to hear from classmates! themcgins@verizon.net.

81 Mr. Bruce C. Hull PO Box 869 Great Barrington, MA 01230 (413) 528-5437

83 Ms. Karen Schnurr Secrist 505 Toilsome Hill Road Fairfield, CT 06825-1626 (203) 333-4732 ksecrist@optonline.net SERGE MCKHANN writes: “It was so great to see everyone who made it back for our 25th! Wish there could have been more of us, but those who were there had fun for all. Special thanks to ADRIAN GULDENER and FRANCESCA WEAVER for coming all the way from Switzerland! Please be sure to update your profile on the Berkshire website so we can get your email addresses and keep in touch!”

ELIZABETH RUTLEDGE writes: “”After spending my youth in the

LINDSEY FIELDER COOK ’81 and her children,

Anna-Rebecca and Gabriel, got together with SIMON WALLING ‘82 last October in Burg Eltz,

Germany. Lindsey lives in Bonn, where her husband, Robin Roth, works for FAIRTRADE, an organization supporting poor farmers. Simon is a brain surgeon in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and teaches at the Dalhousie University Medical School.

BRIAN FAHY ’82 on a school visit with son Tom, a third-former here this fall.

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have been living in California since 1984 and have been in the San Diego area since 1990. I am an environmental planner for a private consulting firm that focuses on biological and cultural resources studies. Much of our work involves environmental review for federal projects on Indian reservations.

(There are 18 reservations in San Diego County, and San Diego County is larger than Rhode Island and Delaware combined). I am currently working on several projects in the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, which has been a great experience. My wife, Dawne, is a professor of biology at Pt. Loma Nazarene University and teaches immunology and genetics.

“I like to go mountain biking, road biking, kayaking, backpacking, and camping when not working or going to Kylie and Colin’s soccer games. I

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Gathering at Centennial Alumni Weekend were these members of the Class of 1983: From left, JOHN FLETCHER, MARK ZION, MICHAEL GARRETT, ELYSE HARNEY MORRIS, SERGE N. MCKHANN ,

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Northeast, I moved to Atlanta in 1997.

For those of you who knew of my Southern background, this would not surprise you. I am a humanitarian, by trade moving from one non-profit to another depending on the need, my interest, and the accessibility. I was sad not to have been able to go to Chad in 2007 with CARE International due to the danger from the Sudanese militia the “Janjaweed” - crossing the border to continue the violence of the genocide there. I still hold out hope to help hands on when the trouble dies down. Other jobs were at ChildSpring International, where we brought children from third world countries to the U.S. for medical treatment not available in their country (not that they could afford it even if it were available).

“I mentor a little girl whose father is in jail, teach literacy to adults, help the Homeless Pets Foundation. My two precious cats of 18 years both died a month from each other last spring. I miss them a lot since they were my most constant companions. My great sadness has been that I have never married and never had children, but I am open to whatever God wants for me (even if I don’t especially like it at times).

“I was blessed to have had the opportunity to return to campus for our 25th reunion and the centennial celebration.

Seeing the other classmates from yester year who were able to attend was glorious, and I hope everyone will come for our 30th reunion if not before.”

84 Mr.Victor Elting IV 4106 North Francisco Avenue Chicago, IL 60618 (773) 267-0588 vmelting@sbcglobal.net

Bradenton, Florida. It’s a long way from being a travel agent in Boston, but I love the school, the kids, and the amazing weather in February and March! I took three of our students on the James Joyce Bloomsday trip and joined English teacher COLIN MCNAMARA , and students George Martinecz ’09 and Liz Rizzo ’09 from Berkshire plus students and faculty from Taft and Deerfield for a week in Dublin in June. How random that my little school in Florida has such a connection to Berkshire!

“I recently organized the class of 2008’s senior dinner at a restaurant in Sarasota and realized the night of the event that the owner of the catering company was none other than JAYMIE BARRIE KLAUBER ! We hadn’t seen each other in more than 20 years but knew we looked familiar. I’m hoping I can try and get her to come to our 25th reunion.”

MIKE GIBBONS lives in Santa Monica, California, with his wife, Liz, and daughters Sophie, 5, and Olivia, 2. When he is not praying for his kids to be more autonomous, Mike is a writer/producer for television and consults on websites like www.lemonparty.org.

KIRBY STANNARD INGERSOLL ’84 writes: “My family and I are doing great in Scottsdale, Arizona. I have two daughters, 7 and 8, and one son, 3. My husband,Aaron, is busy with his retail and furniture installation business. I stay at home with the kids, who are busy with activities such as gymnastics, swimming, piano and soccer.”

85 Mr. Lionel A. Shaw 2148 Filbert Street San Francisco, CA 94123-3413 (415) 921-2162 lionel_shaw@yahoo.com HEATHER STECK writes: “I just finished up my third year as a college counselor at an Episcopal Day School in

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TIM BRENNAN ’85 writes:“I have been married to my wife, Charlene, for 17 years and we have three children: Griffin, 12, Owen, 9, and Lily, 5. I live in Lake Forest, Illinois, and own a company called Direct Fitness Solutions that sells fitness equipment to the health club industry. I am still involved in athletics and coach youth hockey and baseball and play hockey in the local beer league with all the old guys. I still talk about my experience at Berkshire with anyone that is discussing schools for their high-school-age kids and what a difference it made in my life. I look forward to seeing the new baseball field and athletic facility when I get back this summer.”

months. Since the storm, I have reopened my private practice as a psychotherapist and continue to enjoy living in the Crescent City. I am married and have a son Alastair, 9, and another son Christopher, 2. I was disappointed I could not make our 20th reunion, which I’m sure was a blast. I’d love to hear from my classmates and if anyone is coming to Mardi Gras, Jazzfest, or any other of the several festivals down this way, please give me a call or send an email. I can be contacted at: (504) 8124943 or meredith@ziggypix.com.”

TODD SCARAFONI writes:“While working on my golf game at Wyantenuck Country Club last May, I couldn’t believe my eyes when the first person I ran into was Peter Kinne, my old friend, golf coach and chemistry professor, whom I hadn’t seen since I graduated in 1985! It was wonderful to catch up after all this time.

I am currently the Head Golf Professional at Mount Pleasant Country Club in Boylston, Massachusetts, just outside of Worcester. If anyone is ever in the area, please don’t hesitate to look me up.”

86 Ms. Sandra Smith Bryant 123 Blanchard Road Cumberland, ME 04021-3509 (207) 829-0931 ssbryant@maine.rr.com Ms. Elizabeth Marx-Swatfigure 2226 Greenfield Court SE Olympia,WA 98501-7495 marx-swatfigure@hotmail.com

FARAH OSMAN NURSE writes:“In the spirit of trying to see as much of the world as we can while the kids travel well and are not yet frustrated with our company, we made a trip to Jordan over the Christmas holidays. What a fabulous country. We thoroughly enjoyed it. I’ve attached a picture of my daughter, Samara aged 11 at the time, and Nathana, aged 9 at the time, covered in Dead Sea mud.”

ago and enjoyed seeing the campus as Warner Jr. is looking at boarding schools.

It was also nice to see BEBE CLARK BULLOCK and her daughter, Addie.”

ARTIE BROWN writes: “I served in the Marines for 4 1/2 years and am now a firefighter in Boston. I was married in County Cork, Ireland, in October 2002. I have two sons; Liam (4) and Caden (1). Life is great!”

PAULA WEBER BOCK writes: “Our daughter, Sabine Laurel, was born October 13, in Hood River, Oregon.

We are overjoyed!”

Sommelier CHRISTIE DUFAULT was profiled in Wine Spectator last July.

Pour a glass and read all about it: http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/ Features/0,1197,3829,00.html

87 TAD SENNOTT writes: “I am living in Brooklyn with my wife, Jenni, and twin boys.We just put in an in-ground trampoline in the back yard and I can’t stop jumping; apparently the kids enjoy it as well.”

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88 Mr.Walter D. Long, Jr. 7 Washington Place Helena, MT 59601 wlong@tnc.org (406) 442-2389 MEREDITH WHEELER-HARRIS

writes: “I have been living in New Orleans for the past 15 years, with a year vacation (Katrina) for over 12 DAVID WEINER ’86 married Katy Ko on

March 8 in a small family ceremony in Los Angeles, where they live. David proposed to Katy last October at sunset in Au Nang, Thailand, during a vacation that also took them to Bangkok, Hong Kong, Siem Reap in Cambodia, and Katy’s hometown of Kaohsiung,Taiwan. David works as a writer for Entertainment Tonight, while Katy works in research and development for Contessa Foods.

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WARNER BROWN writes: “I am farming alfalfa and orchard grass hay in Kentucky. I also work with an artist who builds old log cabins and barns. We work tagging, dismantling, and rebuilding old structures authentically. We deal with all types of antique material — beams, flooring, buildings, siding, etc. The website is www.pacebrown.com. I also am a commercial pilot and flight instructor. I do not fly for airlines, but for individuals. My wife, McCall, and I have been married since 1992, and have 3 children 13, 11, and 8,Warner, Ballard, and Mary Mack.

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AMELIA JOESOP-SIMANDJUNTAK ’89 writes: “My family is doing well. My husband, Satria, and I are blessed with a lovely and smart daughter,Ashley, 4, and a handsome and sweet son, Aaron, 15 months.We recently traveled to Bali, to attend the wedding of my youngest sister, AGATHA ’93 . She was married May 31, 2008, in Uluwatu, Bali. Send my best regards to the Class of ’89, and all of my teachers at Berkshire.”

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turns out to live just north of me. I also met folks from 20 years before me and 10 years after. It’s amazing how similar our stories all were. Berkshire truly manages to hide us away on that mountain!

“ATI’s fundraiser last year was “A Comedy of Santas,” which took place in Santa Clara. Every time I think ‘I can’t believe this is happening’ I just think about how proud Irene McDonald was that I was using my theater degree.”

JIM DONOHUE writes: “My wife and I welcomed into our home two baby boys on October 10.William (Liam) Hearty Donohue and Dylan Andrew Donohue are at home and doing well. Emma Donohue, now four years old, is a very proud big sister and is treating them like princes.”

Meet Charles Brenner Clarke AKA Charlie, son of Jeff and NINA BRADLEY CLARKE ’90 and namesake of Nina’s old man. Charlie was born May 7, 2008, weighing in at 8 lbs., 1.5 oz. He was the only thing in the world that could have prevented Nina from attending Centennial Alumni Weekend. But true to form, Nina made her mark, despite her absence: the filmed tribute to Berkshire she engineered, featuring various politicians and celebrities, was the hit of the gala dinner.

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Ms. Nina Bradley Clarke 333 East 80th Street, Apt 5E New York, NY 10021 (212) 737-6628 nina.bradley@foxnews.com

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Ms. Natalie Dillon Rinaldi 12 East 86th Street, Apt. 208 New York, NY 10028-0525 (917) 538-1505 natrinaldi@gmail.com DEIRDRE MCGAFFEY SCHWEIN

writes: “I had a fantastic time at the Coast to Coast Toast in San Francisco. I met up with RUPERT YOUNG , who

91 Ms. Sarah Kuhn Daniels 4101 N 26th Street Tacoma,WA 98407-5206 (253) 759-4281 sedaniels9@yahoo.com Ms. Paige Robertson Jasaitis 62 Old Smalleytown Road Warren, NJ 07059-5455 paigejasaitis@optonline.net (908) 753-0443 Mr. Jeremy C. Peters PO Box 128 Cragsmoor, NY 12420-0128 (530) 581-4980 Ms. Susanne Koskey Vogel PO Box 1004 Dublin, NH 03444 svogel73@hotmail.com DANIELLE PAQUETTE GIBBONS

JOELLE METZGER-RAGLAND ’90 writes:“I’m

living in Cincinnati with my husband, Nick, and my two daughters,Alexandra (7) and Sydney (5).

I am a stay-at-home mom which basically means I’m never at home because I’m running my kids all over the place. Earlier this month, I spent a wonderful weekend in Chicago with ROBYN HORSKY-ARTHUR .We caught up on each other’s lives and she showed me pictures of her cute little baby boy, Bodie.”

writes:“I still live in Severna Park, Maryland, outside of Annapolis and just celebrated my 10-year anniversary with my husband, Jim.We have two boys who keep us very busy: Jameson, 8, and Colin, 4. I own a sports and fitness program for kids in Annapolis and love it!”

CASSIE LYNCH writes: “I’m now living in Amherst, Massachusetts, working toward my doctorate in educational policy and leadership with a concentration

PAUL RUIG ’90 writes:“Greetings from sunny

NATALIE DILLON RINALDI ’90 and her husband,Tom,

were married at her parents' summer home in Osterville, Massachusetts, on September 8, 2007. Pictured from left are classmates ROBYN HORSKY ARTHUR, LORING HAMLIN KILMON, ERIN DAY HEALER, ADAM CAREY, ANDRE APPIGNANI, CHRIS VULLIEZ, FRANK LIZZA and CHERYL CONNOLLY LEWIS.

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California! My wife,Valarie, and I have been living in Southern Orange County for the past seven years and loving every moment…miss the changing of seasons on the East Coast but don’t miss the snow. I was recently promoted to senior project manager at C.W. Driver, one the oldest construction companies in California. I am currently managing one of the 50th largest projects under construction in the country for SONY Pictures in Los Angeles and loving it! We recently had the privilege of spending time with STEVE (STEAMER) SMITH and family at our home in the OC. I can’t believe how quickly time flies! All my best to everyone from the class of 1990. If in town, look us up!”

CHARLIE CROWELL ’92 writes: “My wife, Jamie, and I welcomed our first child on February 28th at 11:38pm, narrowly missing a leap day baby. Henry Parker Crowell was born 6lbs 11oz.The family is healthy and happy living in New York City.”

BO FLEITAS ‘91 with his wife,Allison, and their children Waring (6), Hunter (3), and Ryder (1).

92 Mr. Abraham W. Duryee III 14 Wainwright Drive Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 (207) 899-2001 bduryee@clearpoint.com

93 Ms. Kimberly A. Friese 3102 Portage Bay, PL E Seattle,WA 98102-3833 (425) 241-8412 kaf3@u.washington.edu Ms.Tenley E. Reed 18 Adam and Eve Mews Kensington London W86UJ 44-2079370319 tenley@mac.com

JOHN MCKENNA ’91 and his wife, Danielle, welcomed their first child,Adrienne Margaret McKenna, on March 15th. Congratulations!

And then there were three: KEIRA MCKENNA HOLBROUGH gave birth to James McKenna Holbrough on June 27. Baby James came here a healthy 8 pounds and 5 ounces, and joins big sister Brogan and big brother Jack.

KEVIN NATAPOW and his wife, Jenny, have opened a boutique in Boulder, Colorado, dedicated to supporting fair trade, environmentally friendly production, independent artists and organic farming. Stop in to Momentum on Pearl Street or visit www.ourmomentum.com.

MACY ALLATT writes:“I have been living in San Francisco for about eight years and will be starting a new bag company called Rickshaw Bagworks with some former colleagues from

Medea Ansari Myers 50 Boden Avenue Valley Stream, NY 11580 medeamyers@yahoo.com JOHN LUSINS writes: “After two years as COO of Lime Medical LLC, I have decided to get back into the hospital and have accepted a residency training position in psychiatry at West Virginia University in Morgantown.”

BRAD BLAICHER ’92 writes: “Our third child, Bryn Hoffman, arrived December 19th.Things are busy but good in Vero Beach, Florida. Our eldest, Sophie, just finished kindergarten and Ty, who’s 3, is getting ready for preK.We welcome any and all visitors, especially babysitters!”

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in higher education at the University of Massachusetts. I am a graduate assistant at UMass working as a first-year learning specialist at the Isenberg School of Management. I’m also a freelance copy editor. I recently returned from a trip to Pack Creek Ranch in Moab, Utah where my family has a second home and where I love to explore the old haunts of Edward Abbey (of the famed Monkey Wrench Gang). Plus I’m an aunt to two amazing kids, Sophia and Jameson. I’ve been having fun reconnecting with some Berkshire alums through Facebook, so I can be reached there, or at cassielynch@gmail.com.”

MIKE POSEY writes: “My wife, Jen, and I had our fifth child, Clare Elizabeth, on December 14, 2007.

Clare joins Andrew (8), Abigail (6), Aaron (4) and David (2). Everyone is doing well.”

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fourth-grade teacher in Virginia and recently finished my Master’s degree in Educational Leadership and Supervision from George Mason University.

95 Ms. Ayren Moskowitz Pfeifer 25 Thomas Sumter Beaufort, SC 29907 (843) 524-1357 ayrenp@gmail.com Ms. Cindy L. Zumeta-Mills (212) 740-3401 ceruleancyn@aol.com

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BROOKE HENNINGTON HAMMETT ’93 and STEVE HAMMETT ’93 write:“We live happily in Phoenix,Arizona, with our 3 children. Jason is almost 4 and our identical twin girls, Haley and Riley, are almost 1 1/2. Steve is in private practice as a family doctor just north of our house. He loves the variety of patients he sees and likes the pace of private practice versus the hectic schedule of a resident.”

Timbuk2 Designs. I’m also getting married in September!”

TENLEY REED and DAVID ROSS ’92 welcomed their fourth son, Graydon Reed Ross. Congratulations!

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AMY LEDDY TERRY ’94 writes:“My husband, Jon, and I welcomed our second child, Cole James Terry, on April 11. He joins his big sister, Kendall.”

SUNNY MADDOCKS was married to Matthew Zachary Axt on “the garden island” of Kauai in Hawaii May 8th, 2008.“We had a beautiful private ceremony in Lydgate Park.

Kauai is absolutely breathtaking!”

94 Mr. Francis A. Blair 175 West 12th Street, Apt 18E New York, NY 10011 (212) 686-3602 fblair@alumni.hamilton.edu SARAH GEE writes: “On February 12th I got hitched to Jake Guttormsson at City Hall in Brooklyn, New York. It was a small ceremony with immediate family only and after the big event we trotted off to Iceland for a few days.We are now back in our apartment in Brooklyn and settling into married life just fine.”

JOHN JAXHEIMER lives in the West Village in New York City and is currently the creative director of brand marketing at Sports Illustrated. He is an accomplished photographer, and you can view his work on his website at johnjaxheimer.com.

In June, former Berkshire leading man CHRIS MORTENSON directed Desdemona, a Play about a Handkerchief

by Paula Vogel at the Black River Playhouse in Chester Borough, New Jersey.

MELISSA SONNE PAPER and her husband, Andy, are happy to announce the birth of their son, Aaron Marshall Paper. Their bundle of joy was born on January 15, 2008. The Paper family resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

RYAN WEGLAGE writes: “My wife, Erin, and I gave birth to our first son, Jackson, on August 2, 2007. I am a

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SHANE D ASHTON writes:“My wife, Rachel, and I would like to announce the birth of our second son, Owen Charles, born on October 10, 2007. He was 7 lbs.

8 oz and 19 1/2 inches long. He joins our first son, Luca, 4, at home in Frazier Park, California.”

On May 8, 2008, the San Francisco Chronicle had this to say about CHRIS KOSTOW , the chef at Meadowood in St. Helena, California: “Christopher Kostow has packed a lot of experience into a short career. Kostow started cooking at age 14, working in the kitchens at the Ravinia Festival near his hometown of Chicago. Kostow’s first job on his own was at Chez TJ in Mountain View, where he earned two Michelin stars. At Meadowood, he has a bigger staff and is able to spend time thinking about dishes and presenting them. One dish he’s just put on the menu is a rabbit with spring vegetables. He takes the loin of the rabbit and makes a mousse with fava leaves. He then slathers the mixture on romaine, rolls up the packets and cooks them sous vide. He braises the leg, removes the meat, shreds, seasons and re-forms it back on the bone, crusts it in dried favas and parsley and fries it.The third element, the rack, is speared with pencil-thin asparagus, and all the components are arranged on a plate with green garlic puree, ham hock broth and almond froth. He’s quick to admit that he pushes the envelope, and he’s had some failures along the way. He remembers one dish at Chez TJ where he created eight “overly thematic” sorbets. Lined up on the same plate were carrot cake, Fig Newton and rum and Coke sorbets. It lasted about three days on the menu.”

ANISSA C. NACHMAN writes: “The past few years have been busy. My husband completed his PhD in American History, but instead of mov-

to an assistant manager of food and beverages in December. He was recently promoted to manager of the fine dining restaurant (The Restaurant, Rated AAA Five Diamond, Mobile Four Star) and the Lobby/Lounge Bar.

JEREMY MILLER ’96 was married to Eunice Chi on May 17, 2008, at Tappan Hill in Tarrytown, New York. With the groom (second from left) were groomsmen PAT FISHER ’96, ZACH HABERMAN ’96, and DYLAN MATTES ’96. Also in attendance were JASON MARRIAN ’96 and LIZ MATTES ’99 .“Costa Rica was an awesome place for honeymoon,” says Jeremy, who missed the Centennial bash as a result.“I would definitely recommend that to anyone looking to drop off the map for a while.”

Massachusetts, and welcomed our daughter,Avery Hyatt Franz, on April 16th.”

96 Ms. Katherine C. King 203 E 76th Street, Apt 3G New York, NY 10021 (781) 631-5673 katiecking@yahoo.com Ms. Julie A. Lemire 258 15th Street, Apt. 2 Brooklyn, NY 11215 (617) 491-6165 juleslemire@hotmail.com Ms.Tatum E.Vittengl 27 1/2 Rossmore Street Somerville, MA 02143 (518) 331-5855 tvittengl@yahoo.com EUGENE WALTERS finished a yearlong position as a teaching assistant in Advanced Table Service at the Culinary Institute of America and was recruited by the Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach CHAUMANIX DUTTON ’97 writes:“April 25th marked a milestone in my life. I graduated from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan with an MBA. The past two years have flown (I still feel like I just got here), but I am very excited to get out of the icy cold tundra that is Ann Arbor, Michigan. My next stop will be in Dallas,Texas, where I will start a position in the Frito-Lay marketing department. I’ll eventually make my way back west to California, but in the meantime, look me up if you’re in the Lone Star State.You can reach me at chaumanix@yahoo.com.”

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ing back East, as we had often spoken about, we decided that we loved Northern California too much to move.

We bought a house in Davis, a small but vibrant community outside of Sacramento, and the biking capitol of America. I currently work for the California Senate, where I am a consultant to the Senate Republican Caucus, advising them on various health policy issues, and fighting the good fight to keep government small and taxes low.

While this is certainly an uphill battle in California, we were at least successful in blocking Governor Schwarzenegger’s plan for universal healthcare.”

JASON FRANZ writes:“My wife, Mary, and I are living in Beverly,

KATE GABLE BRIGHT ’97 writes:“I hope everyone is doing well! It was great to see the class of ‘97 last June at our reunion! A lot has happened since then….In September 2007 I married Erik Bright at Lake Champlain in Vergennes,Vermont.We met while attending Ithaca College and have been friends for 10 years. Can you believe the man of my dreams was right under my nose that entire time? We chose Vermont because Erik used to vacation there growing up and since moving to Los Angeles in 2001, we really miss the fall weather and the beautiful foliage of the Northeast! My Berkshire roommate, ERIN YOFFE , is still a very best friend and was one of my beautiful bridesmaids. My maid-of-honor was my sister, BONNIE JEAN GABLE ‘99. She is doing great and is getting a double Masters degree in Social Work and Non-Profit Leadership at the University of Pennsylvania. Erik and I just moved into our first home in Sherman Oaks, California, with our goldendoodle puppy, Elvis.

I co-founded The Hype Agency, an Event Marketing & Staffing Agency in 2006. Check it out at www.thehypeagency.com. I absolutely love being my own boss! I would love to hear from all of you…my email address is katebright1@gmail.com. Keep in touch!”

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CHRIS ROGERS was married in June 2006 to Stacee Small.The wedding took place at Omni Orlando Resort at Champions Gate. Berkshire friends who attended the wedding were, from left: SPENCER BRUSH, AARON GELFAND, SAM HINDELS, and GABE SEIFTER . Chris and Stacee have lived in Orlando, Florida, since graduating from Stetson University. Chris is currently enjoying his fifth year as a Firefighter/EMT for Osceola County Fire/Rescue. Chris also proudly announces the birth of his daughter, Reaghan Nicole Rogers, born May 9, 2007. Chris and Stacee are enjoying parenthood and when Chris is not at the firehouse he loves spending every moment with his daughter. crogers39@msn.com

97 Ms. Julie D. Rubinstein 1616 West Addison St., Apt. A Chicago, IL 60613-3616 (914) 474-2218 Rubes79@gmail.com TOM THIBEAULT and his wife,

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Laura, welcomed triplets, Aiden, Brenya, and Christian on February 1st.

Congratulations!

JEREMY GREENSTEIN writes: “I am quitting my job at the end of the summer and moving to Ireland. I will be traveling throughout Europe for about seven months, and then moving back to the States sometime in June of next year. Anyone want to come with?”

NICK CORRAO writes: “I left the cold and grit of NYC in March of 2007 and moved to sunny Los Angeles. Out there, I worked as an assistant film editor on a couple of interesting film projects: Peter Bogdanovich’s four-hour Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers documentary, and a Tom Selleck movie of the week called Jesse Stone:Thin Ice for CBS. Both worth watching! Then, in December, I picked up and moved to beautiful Gainesville, Florida.Why, you may ask? It’s because I will be starting a Masters program in documentary film production at the University of Florida.

I am very excited about the program

and the new direction it will take me in my film career. Until school starts, I am back up in New York editing a TV show called Pressure Cook for the MojoHD network. If anyone is ever passing through Gainesville, or is living anywhere near here, please drop a line. nickcorrao@gmail.com.”

At 2:52 p.m. on September 6, 2008,

ty Cliff and Kara Ashley and their daughter Maggie, writes:“Life in New York is great. I’ve been traveling a ton both for work and play, and had the pleasure of meeting RYAN KRAVETZ’S fiancée, Cara, when I was in LA in January.They were married in Malibu this May and they couldn’t be a cuter couple. I was also a bridesmaid in KATE GABLE’S wedding back in the fall of 2007. Kate married an amazing guy and launched her own marketing/event staffing business a little over a year ago. Her business took off so quickly that she opened an East Coast office! MAC CERUSSI just bought an apartment on my block, so I’m happy that I’ll be seeing more of him around town. In early March, I was on a cruise vacation with my family and bumped into Cliff and Cara Ashley…and their 8 year-old daughter, Maggie.

They seem to be doing really well, living and working right outside of Boston. SCOTT KANTOR ’99 and I still keep in close touch. He’s an attorney down on Wall Street. I also run into JUSTIN ORGEL ‘99, ANDREW BOREK ’99, PATRICK FISHER ’00 and JEFF GLASS ’0 0 around the city.

I’m always excited to hear from Berkshire alums so feel free to email me at erinyoffe@hotmail.com if you’d like to get in touch!”

Tying the knot on 8/8/08 were BRIAN GULOTTA '97 and Alison Import. Among those on hand to celebrate were, from left, former faculty Susan and Tom Young, MICHAELA ROMANO-MEADE ’02, Catherine Clifford, faculty member and father of the groom Bill Gulotta, former faculty Les and Liz Clifford, mother of the groom Debby Gulotta, faculty member R.G. Meade, brother of the groom DAN GULOTTA ’99 , grandmother of the groom Lovina Gulotta, and faculty member Anna Romano.

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English faculty STUART MILLER and Director of Annual Giving KRISTINA THAUTE MILLER welcomed Andrew Miller into the world.

98 Ms. Allison M. Crawford 1011 Brodie Street, Apt. 30 Austin,TX 78704-4159 (512) 441-1360 allisoncrawford@clearchannel.com Mr. Jason C. Rano 224 3rd Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 (917) 838-9459 jayrano@yahoo.com CHRIS REICHART writes: “On

October 7th, I married Lauren Bontecou from Millbrook, New York, on Chappaquidick, Martha’s Vineyard.

We met on the Vineyard while I was teaching sailing in 2001 and come back every year. In attendance were groomsmen GABE BOUCHER and LEE REICHART ‘64.

TRACI HINDEN writes: “Sorry I

could not join the reunion. I was

involved in a jury trial. I opened my own law firm in San Francisco in September of 2007. Since then my field of representation ranges from employment litigation to business consulting and many areas that fall between. I am loving life in San Francisco and live down the street from ROB DRYSDALE !”

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99 Mr. Michael D. Gutenplan 104 West 71st Street, Apt. 2B New York, NY 10023 (646) 241-9052 michaelgutenplan@aol.com JESSICA FRENCH is happy to

announce her marriage to Matthew Gleason.The wedding took place in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, on June 16, 2007.The couple is currently residing in Framingham, Massachusetts.

MOLLY FORMEL FERGUSON

writes: “John and I are still at Ellsworth Air Force Base in Rapid City, South Dakota, but will be moving to Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene,Texas around the

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The last issue of the Bulletin promised you a wedding photo of CHRIS and CAITLIN JARVIS PREVIDI ‘99 , who were married in September 2007, and here it is.

From left: former interim head of school and assistant head of school for enrollment Phil Jarvis, library director Jeanne Merrill, BROOKS ANNE HEADY ’98, MEGAN JARVIS ’97, JOCKO DUMLER ’97 , the bride and groom, KEATON MARRIAN-SHEEHAN ’98, AMANDA SOPER HENNING ’98, Bulletin editor James Harris, hockey coach Michael Kelley, admission staff member Julie Kelley, post office staff member Sherry Alden, and chief financial officer John Alden. Hidden behind Mrs.Alden is the reclusive Latin teacher Norm Merrill.

“I am living in Waterbury,Vermont with my hubbie, Dagan,” writes new bride ANNIE CORRAO ALLARDYCE ’99 .“We were married on July 7th, 2007on Church Street in Burlington.We had an fantastic party and some rowdy (and very necessary) Berkshire company: NICK CORRAO ‘97 , maid of honor LIZ MATTES ‘99, KEATON MARRIAN SHEEHAN ‘98 and JASON MARRIAN ‘96 .As for my pro-

fessional life, I am working in education with students with specials needs and it is extremely rewarding. My best to all and I look forward to seeing everyone at next year’s reunion!”

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end of the year. John is on his third deployment at the moment, but I’m staying busy with work and our two beagles. Our big news for the year is that we’re expecting twins in September, although we both have our doubts that they’ll wait that long to make their appearance!

MICHAEL GUTENPLAN checks in from LA: “All is well is sunny California. I had the pleasure of attending the Maxim Hot 100 party with JUSTIN ORGEL. It was a very fun night with lots to look at! I also enjoyed seeing PARKER CASE the next day! BRIAN WEINBERG ‘01 came to LA for a short visit and we had a lovely dinner. I hope everyone had a great summer and look forward to seeing everyone next year for the 10th reunion!”

00 Ms. Brooke T. Beebe 556 East 6th Street, Apt #1 South Boston, MA 02127 Brookebeebe@gmail.com (617) 960-6357 Ms. Blair S. Kurtz 4840 Woodley Avenue Encino, CA 91436 (818) 929-9456 BROOKE BEEBE writes: “I moved to Colorado this summer to take grad school classes in Denver. In the fall I will be moving to Vail to teach kindergarten at Vail Mountain School. If anyone is in the area, please do not hesitate to call me or email me. I have an apartment right under the mountain! brookebeebe@gmail.com CHRIS ALGHINI ’87 , former technology director at Berkshire, and DAN SEIDEN ’88 , Chris’s colleague at Basiclink.com, had high praise for JEFF DODSON in an April email: “Jeff and

Pictured at the wedding of KATIE CHENG ’00 were, from left: WAI YING CHEN ’05 , KAREN LEE ’00 , bride Katie, groom Alex Tsun, CATHERINE CHAN ’00 , sister of the bride QUEENIE CHENG ’03 , brother of the bride LAISON CHENG ’02 , and DAVID LEE ’00 .

01 Mr. David W. Berke 1762 First Avenue, Apt. 2N New York, NY 10128 (212) 477-5653 davidberke@hotmail.com

D.J. BOOK ’99 is thrilled to announce his engagement to Lauren Michelle Goffreda.

his gang of sight and sound geeks have pulled what many on the Internet are calling the best Web prank ever. As associate producer on a project for the Internet Gaming Network, Jeff and company produced an elaborate fake trailer to a long rumored movie based on the video game “The Legend of Zelda.”

The search term “Legend of Zelda Movie” is the seventh most searched for term of the day on Google.com. Over 300 blogs have already discussed it and gaming sites and fans all over are calling it the ‘best April Fool’s Joke ever.’ Jeff ’s unique commercial, television and motion picture prowess ranges from the re-branding of the entire G4 television network to multiple AAA video game soundtracks including X-man 3 the Official Game.This Berkshire grad is also a two time OBIE and ADDY award winner and has been a speaker at the world renowned FITC media and entertainment festival.” Way to go, Jeff!

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Ms. Shannon M. Flynn 25432 Sea Bluffs Drive #307 Dana Point, CA 92629 (949) 248-0256 Shannismurf@hotmail.com NIC EMERY writes: “I’m living the good life and working in Verona, Italy, for an American company called Travel for Teens. I organize all of the trips in Italy and lead the groups of teenagers in the summer.This summer, I’ve put together two new community service trips in Sicily and in the Cinque Terre. I love traveling and working with kids!”

CHERYL SETCHELL , assistant director of admissions, history teacher and head coach of girls’ varsity hockey at Kent, spent June and July bicycling with several Kent students from Virginia to San Francisco to raise money for an orphanage in Tanzania. Look for a photo and more details in the next Bulletin.

02 Ms. Michaela E. Romano-Meade 245 N Undermountain Road Sheffield, MA 01257 (413) 229-8620 MichaelaERM@gmail.com Ms. Allison L. Zelman 369 Wells Hill Rd Lakeville, CT 06039 (860) 435-0825 According to her alma mater, Elmira College, CAT CROWL was featured in “Spring Fever,” an editorial photospread highlighting styles for the spring season in the March-April 2008 edition of Figure magazine.

TONY LEBER is working at Intelistaf Healthcare as a nurse recruiter in Dallas.

STEPHANIE SCALA ’03 (left) and JENN SCALA ’00 (right) came to watch the basketball

exploits of sister Kim’11 last winter.

03 Ms. Lauren D. Deeb 387 3rd Avenue, Apt. 404 Troy, NY 12182-3049 lauren.deeb@gmail.com Ms. Jane B.Walker 1601 Mosaic Way Smyrna, GA 30080 (772) 696-0855 jane.b.walker@gmail.com SAMANTHA SHAW writes: “Hi, Berkshire! I’ve been mildly depressed since the Berkshire Centennial, missing Berkshire and all of my friends.

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HILARY DAY RICHARDS ’03 writes:“Hello from Colorado! My husband, Zach, and I are enjoying being new parents. Our beautiful daughter, Brooke Noel Richards, was born December 28, 2007, and was 7 pounds 9 ounces, 19 1/2 inches long. Zach is still working for United Launch Alliance, and is finishing up his Masters this year from Denver University in Mechatronics Systems Engineering. My parents and I started our very own chocolate sauce business, named IzzyBelle Chocolate LLC.We are currently sold in about 16 stores across Colorado. Our website is izzybellechocolate.com. Hope all is well there at Berkshire!”

135 However, I am living in New York City with three of my girlfriends from college, so it’s not all bad!

I’ve been working for J.Walter Thompson in advertising for the last couple of months and I am really loving it. Last summer, I lived and worked in Nantucket, so it will be nice to have finally been in the city in time for the summer.

I still keep in great touch with all of my friends from Berkshire, and we see each other often. I do miss it more and more each day, though. Looking forward until the next reunion!”

BINTOU SOWE, who earned a degree in biochemistry at St. Mary’s (MD) College, is an intern at the Walter Reed Army Institute and hopes to make the transition to full-time staff.

EMILY EISEN-BERKELEY WENNER ‘03 writes:“ALEX WENNER didn’t take me to our senior prom, so he made up for it at our wedding.Alex and I were married on June 30, 2007 at Villa des Amis, a private residence in Bridgehampton, New York. AMANDA COOLEY served as a bridesmaid. THEA GILBERT, KRISTEN TRONSKY, BRIAN WEST, and JOSH FRANKLIN ‘02 attended, along with former faculty member and my advisor, Kara Ashley, and her daughter, Maggie, and Alex’s advisor, former faculty member Barry Lupovich. NICK SHOLLENBERGER was and is dearly missed, and his parents, Barb and Scott, attended. We lit a candle in his memory. The ceremony was beautiful and the reception lasted until the band started packing up in the early hours of the morning. Guest Peter Wolf of J. Geils gave an impromptu performance of ‘Love Stinks’ accompanied by Alex’s brother, Gus, much to the delight of our many Bostonian family and friends. For our honeymoon we traveled to South Africa and Kenya, where we went diving in a cage with great white sharks in the famous ‘Shark Alley,’ bungee jumped off the world’s highest commercial bungee jump, and met up with family friends to camp out and safari in the legendary Masai Mara. In February, we moved to Redwood City, California, where Alex is designing video games for Electronic Arts and I am looking to get involved in some non-profit work and to put my writing degree to use. Our dogs have taken well to sunbathing in the backyard and they, as well as we, have yet to give New York City a second glance.”

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04 Ms. Meghan E. Blume PO Box 142 124 Cook Rd Sheffield, MA 01257 (413) 229-5907 Miss Jillian E. A. Bowron 3438 Rue Sainte Famille Apartment 2 Montreal QC H2X 2K8, (514) 692-8624 jillbowron@gmail.com

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Mr. Jarrett E. Mathis Dartmouth College Hinman 3833 Hanover, NH 03755 (718) 443-8930 jarrett.e.mathis@dartmouth.edu

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JASON MCPHERSON graduated from Iona college with a BA in psychology and will be returning earn his Masters in industrial/organizational psychology.

CHARLOTTE MERLE-SMITH writes: In October ‘07, I was involved in an ATV accident, as a passenger, that resulted in a broken neck, a traumatic brain injury, a broken back and a spinal cord injury. I am now a paraplegic and rely on a wheelchair to get around. I have made huge steps in my recovery, including getting back on a horse and have goals to make it to the paralympics.”

LIZ FEENEY graduated from the University of Arizona and is now attending the New England School of Law in Boston.

KACEY BELLAMY ’05 writes:“Last year, I was

a junior at the University of New Hampshire where the women’s hockey team went all the way to the frozen four, but lost to Minnesota Duluth in the semi-final game. I also played for the U.S. National team this year that won the silver medal at the Four Nations Cup in Leksand, Sweden. In the World Championship that was held in Harbin, China, we won the gold medal, beating Canada twice.”

AMANDA JUNGLES interned for a lobbyist firm during the State of Florida’s 2008 Legislative Session.

KENZIE CANNON writes: “I have been living in Geneva, Switzerland and working at the International AIDS Society helping to plan its August conference in Mexico City. In the fall I will return for my senior year at Hobart and William Smith Colleges and return as a varsity coxswain for the William Smith crew team.”

KARINA KIRIAKEDES spent last winter and spring studying in Greece.

05 Ms. Emma K. Spielman 95 Campbell Road Keswick,VA 22947 (434) 923-0403 eks2r@virginia.edu Mr. Daniel P. Staino 9 Tyler Lake Heights Goshen, CT 06756 (860) 491-5225 dstaino@bu.edu Mr. Clayton L.Tolman 2843 Camden Road Warren, ME 04856 (207) 594-1070 clayton.tolman@mma.edu

LOGAN SMYTH ’05 stopped by to watch

sister Katherine ’10 perform in The Miss Firecracker Contest last spring. The two are the children of Ward Smyth and the late KITTY FISHER SMYTH ’74.

06 Ms. Courtney J. Kollmer 38 Hampshire Drive Mendham, NJ 07945-2004 (973) 813-7314 ckollmer@hamilton.edu Ms. Emily K. Lichtenberg 16 Barnard Avenue Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 (845) 471-1386 Mr. Jeffrey G.Wexler 9581 East Maplewood Circle Greenwood Village, CO 80111 jeffrey.wexler@conncoll.edu (860) 439-3026

The LABONTE bunch: JACKIE ’05 , mother Laurel Goss, Sierra ’10 and ASHLEY ’02.

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CHRIS HALE wrote in: “I will be spending this summer in Europe. I’m taking a course, ‘Glass as an Artist’s Medium,’ in Barcelona, Spain, with author and artist Philippa Beveridge.

From Barcelona I am going to Waterford, Ireland, where I was awarded an endowment for internship at

07 Ms. Frances K. Joyce 22 Pilgrim Road Rye, NY 10580 (914) 967-9222

JOHN BEEBE '06 is smiling for good reason: he's with Tayler Swift after one of her concerts this summer.

Ms. Allison A. Letourneau 917 Shawn Drive Kingston Nova Scotia B0P 1R0, (902) 765-9214 aak23@unh.edu Mr. Ryan L. Saltzman 308 Bent Road Wyncote, PA 19095 (267) 287-8427

CLASS NOTES

Waterford Crystal. Hobart College has been great; its close knit community reminds me of great times at Berkshire.”

Former star of the Berkshire stage KELSEY HUNGERFORD lives in Los Angeles and appears headed for the big time as Kelsey Ford. Her first film, a comedy called Adventureland and directed by Superbad director Greg Mottolla, was scheduled to come out in August.

“I am in the first scene breaking up with the main character and in the second scene talking about it with my friends,” says Kelsey. Don’t forget we knew you when!

Thanks in part to the presence of ALEX KELLEY on the roster, the women’s lacrosse team of Catholic University had the best season in its history, finishing the regular season with a 17-5 won-lost record.The Cardinals fell to #1 seed Salisbury University in the NCAA Regional Championship on May 11.

Duke lacrosse player PARKER MCKEE was named to the ACC tournament team and All-American.

Congratulations, Parker!

Mr. Casey A. Larkins 57 Echo Drive North Darien, CT 06820 (203) 359-4546 clarkins@clarku.edu

GUS LARIMORE is working at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center performing research in the anesthesiology department after completing his first year at Northeastern University as a biomedical physics major.

Harvard ice hockey phenom LIZA RYABKINA had 10 goals and 17 assists for the Cantabs, who finished the 200708 season with 32 wins and 2 losses and fell to Wisconsin in the finals of the Frozen Four in Duluth, Minnesota, last March.

CASEY LARKINS ’07 writes: “Over the summer I had the opportunity to intern for [Connecticut] Congressman [Christopher] Shays, which gave me a great taste of the corporate life! This fall I will return to Clark, where I will continue to play on the club hockey team and be a member of the jazz band.”

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Class agents for 2008 are, from left, ERICA GINSBERG, CHRIS BUONOMO, and MELISSA FOGARTY.

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In Memoriam LAWRENCE POTTER MILLS ’36

IN MEMORIAM

Glove maker and outdoorsman Died March 12, 2008, in Columbus, North Carolina

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A native of Johnstown, New York, Larry Mills attended Princeton University and after World War II joined the family business, Gates-Mills Gloves Inc., manufacturers of mens’ dress gloves. He retired in 1972. A member of the Eccentric Club, Saratoga Golf and Polo Club and Princeton Club of New York, he was a great outdoorsman whose friends enjoyed hunting and fishing with him. Mr. Mills knew all the best covers and streams in Fulton County, New York. He is survived by daughters Judith Courter, Melinda Lee, and Marcia Wakeman of Charleston, and by seven grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife of 67 years, Elma Ulrika Finch.

(Gloversville, N.Y., Leader-Herald)

RICHARD DURANT ‘36

Landed in Japan in 1945; broke ranks to vote for Goldwater; became lawyer late in life Died January 17, 2008, in Grosse Point Farms, Michigan A native of Quincy, Massachusetts, Richard Durant left Berkshire in 1933 in his sophomore year to find work because of the Depression. [When notifying Berkshire of his father’s death, Clark Durant learned that $127.14 was outstanding in his father’s account and promptly paid the balance.] He was first hired as a water boy for a New York construction crew and then as an office boy for National City Bank, now Citibank.

He became a captain in the United States Army who served in Mexico, the Philippines, and Japan, where he was one of the first U.S.Army officers to land in 1945. He was sent alone from Yokohama to secure and reopen the port city of Nagoya.Years later he invited the son of the then-mayor of Nagoya to visit Detroit, and they attended a Tigers game at Briggs Stadium. After the war Richard started a small investment company, authored a booklet entitled,“What Is The Dow Theory?” and taught investment analysis and economics at Walsh Institute

of Technology. Over time, and with others, he invested in and helped to manage seven small Michigan state banks. In 1950 and 1952 he ran spirited but unsuccessful races for a seat in the U.S. Congress to represent the 14th Congressional District, a traditional Democrat seat. He was for many years the Chairman of the 14th District and was a delegate to two national conventions. In 1964 he was one of the “rebellious 8” of Michigan’s 48 national delegates at the Cow Palace in San Francisco who voted to nominate Barry Goldwater. In 1968 he supported Ronald Reagan’s first try for the presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in Miami. In 1970, at the age of 52, Richard enrolled at the University of Detroit. He chose to use his law degree primarily to represent people who had little voice, and for many years his caseload included indigent criminal assignments. Durant practiced law until he was 80. For years he and his son Clark had the firm Durant and Durant, P.C. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Rosemary Heenan; his children Richard Jr., Peter, Clark and Eugénie; and by seven grandchildren. (Grosse Point, Mich., News)

CARLETON ASHLEY ‘37

Veteran, international businessman, polyglot Died April 26, 2008, in Scarborough, Maine Born in Bronxville, New York, Ashley Carleton was a graduate of Yale University and a member of Saybrook College, Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, and Scroll and Key. He spent five years in the U.S. Army as a major in the Military Intelligence Service in Latin American. Ash enjoyed a successful career in international business with executive positions at Coca-Cola Export Corp, E.R. Squibb & Sons, and Carter Wallace Inc., retiring as president of Carter-Wallace International. He was an avid outdoorsman, athlete, cook, sports fan, polyglot, and history buff.

Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Marilyn; his children C. Allen, Frances, and Julia Lynn; and five grandchildren., Teryn, Carleton, Ali, Chris, and Elizabeth. (New York Times)

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CHARLES “LEDGE” WARD ’37

WW II, Korean War vet Died July 17, 2008, in Sarasota, Florida A native of Greenwich, Connecticut, Ledge was a graduate of Williams College and served in the Navy in both World War II and the Korean War, retiring as a commander. His career was in purchasing with Corn Products, now CPC International. He was a member of Church of the Redeemer, Episcopal, in Sarasota. Ledge was preceded in death by his first wife, Nan. Survivors include his wife of 18 years, Joan H.; daughters Katherine Ferrante and Nanette Ward; sons David, Kenneth and Geoffrey; sisters Janet Sharkey and Dotsi W. Eden; and nine grandchildren.

RICHARD SMITH KAYNOR ‘38

Ambulance driver and cryptographer in WW II, well-traveled international development consultant Died September 3, 2007, in Savannah, Georgia A native of Waterbury, Connecticut, Dick Kaynor was a 1942 graduate of Yale University and had a Masters of Science in Industrial Management as a Sloan Fellow in 1954 from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

He also studied at the University of Havana and the Universidad de San Marcos in Lima, Peru. During World War II, he served with the American Field Service as an ambulance driver with the British Eighth Army in the Middle East and the U.S. Army Air Corps as a cryptographer and interpreter in New Caledonia. In Waterbury, he was secretary- treasurer of The Waterbury Companies, Inc. On moving to Miami in 1958, he became president of South Florida Plastics and was deputy director of Placement for the Cuban Refugee Program. From 1962 to 1987 he was a consultant to private industry, development institutions and foreign governments in Latin America, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Europe, India and Africa. In 1962 he became industrial development advisor for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Peru. In 1966, he became director of special projects for the Center for International

Development at the University of Miami. From 1973 to 1978, he was in Saudi Arabia as senior economic consultant for a Stanford Research Institute project and later with Citibank. From 1979 to 1984 he was chief of party for USAID/Egypt, managing the Local Development Fund to support village enterprises. In 1987, he served as USAID advisor on small business development for the Ministry of Industry & Commerce in the Republic of Panama.

He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Betty; by his children Elizabeth, Richard Jr. and Margaret; by his brothers William and Sanford; and by seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. (Miami Herald)

HAROLD E. STANARD ‘38

Acoustical architect was WW II vet, noted watercolorist Died August 12, 2008, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts Dave McCandless went from Berkshire to the European theater, serving in France, Germany and Austria from 1942 to 1947, attaining the rank of First Lieutenant and earning a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. He attended Cornell University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, earning degrees in architecture and acoustical engineering. From 1947 until his retirement, Dave specialized in acoustical architecture, both as a consultant in the Northeast and in Texas, and as a teacher in the University of Texas system. He was a member of the American Institute of Architects and the Acoustical Society of America (AIA and ASA). After his retirement, he served on the Great Barrington Historical Society and the Great Barrington Historic District Commission. He was a watercolor and pastel artist, winning many awards, including Best of Show in the National Juried Show for the Connecticut Pastel Society. He was a member of the Southwest Watercolor Society, the Texas Watercolor Society, and a very active board member for The Housatonic Valley Art League. He greatly enjoyed playing music with his family, told marvelous stories, and had a rich sense of humor.

Along with poetry, he wrote a history of his family in Great Barrington and a memoir of his military experience.

Survivors include Ellen Murtagh; daughters, H. Dee and Margaret; son David III; stepsons Gregory, James and Lloyd Bemis; and two grandsons. A memorial service is planned for Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008, Columbus Day Weekend, at 4 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 198 Main Street, at the Methodist Church, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.

(Berkshire Eagle) JOHN HUGH MACMILLAN III ‘47

Barge and tugboat operator who loved hockey and fishing Died April 23, 2008, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida MacMillan, John H., III, (Hugh), age 80, passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at his home in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. A native of Minneapolis, Hugh MacMillan attended the University of Minnesota and was a gopher to the core. He served in the U.S. Army

Reserve Medical during the Korean War.The great-grandson of W.W. Cargill, the founder of Cargill, Incorporated, and the son of John H. MacMillan, Jr., past chairman and CEO of the company, Hugh began working for Cargill in 1955 as a grain merchant and held several positions within the company, including Cargo Carriers where he supervised barge and tugboat operations. After retiring in 1990 Hugh founded and managed HughMac Towing, which operated three towboats and 90 barges on the Mississippi River.

He had a passion for boat design and built numerous boats throughout his life, including a bow steering unit used in towboat navigation. A sports enthusiast, hockey was his great passion. He enjoyed bone-fishing and deep-sea fishing, and participated in tournaments throughout The Bahamas and the Caribbean. He was preceded in death by brother, DUNCAN MACMILLAN ’49.

Survivors include his sister, Marion; his children John IV, David. Kate, Anne, Donald, Sandra, Daniel, Christopher, and Andrew MacMillan; and fifteen grandchildren. (Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Sun-Sentinel)

JOHN EWING SINCLAIR ’49

Marine who won Legion of Merit and Bronze Star Died August 8, 2007, in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina A native of Indianapolis and a retired Marine colonel, John Sinclair attended Brown University and upon graduation entered the United States Marine Corps and served a Vietnam tour in 1968. He was awarded the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star. After retiring from the USMC in 1978 John was president of the Albany, Georgia, Red Cross. In 1993 he moved to Hilton Head Island, where he served as a golf course marshal and customer service agent for Palmetto Dunes Resort. Survivors include his wife, Loretta; his son Clark; his stepchildren Deborah, Kari Ann, Nichole, and Scott; and by nine grandchildren. John was preceded in death by his first wife, Mazie Forstall Sinclair and by a son, Peter Burkitt Sinclair. (The Hilton Head, S.C., Island Packet)

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IN MEMORIAM

Marine Corps pilot and WW II war hero Died November 28, 2007, in Sun City Center, Florida Clancy Stanard was a 1942 graduate of Princeton University and a major in the U.S. Marine Corps. After the attack on Pearl Habror, he enlisted in the Navy V-5 program and graduated as a Marine Corps pilot. Serving in the central Pacific, he repeatedly attacked Japanese island installations as a pilot of F4U Corsair fighters. On one occasion his fuel line was shot out by ground fire and he was fished out of the Pacific by a passing minesweeper. By the end of the war, Clancy had been awarded 17 Air Medals and six Distinguished Flying Crosses. At the outset of the Korean conflict he was called back into service and flew combat aircraft. Upon learning that his wife had died of bulbar poliomyelitis, he returned to civilian life and his two young daughters. He worked in life-insurance agency management before forming Stanard & Associates Insurance Agency in northern Virginia. Preceded in death by his second wife, Alice, Clancy is survived by his loving friend and partner, Gladys Hayes of Sebring; by his son James and his daughters Katherine and Sharon; and by five grandchildren. (Princeton Alumni Weekly)

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JAMES MARSHALL MCNEIL ’50

BERNARD R. KAFKA ’51

Claims adjuster for Travelers Died December 30, 2007, in Stuart, Florida A native of New Haven, Connecticut, Jim McNeil received a bachelor’s degree from Hobart College and was a claims adjuster for Travelers Insurance and Home Insurance. He was a member of Stuart Congregational Church and the Yacht & Country Club of Stuart, and was active with Habitat for Humanity and the Boys & Girls Club. Survivors include his wife of 35 years, Barbara; his children James, Jeffrey, Jonathan, and Jeanne; his stepchildren, Kevin and Bambi; his sister, Margaret; and fourteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. (Treasure Coast, Fla., TC Palm)

Civic-minded lawyer Died October 31, 2007, in Sharon, Massachusetts A native of Boston, Bernie Kafka lived in suburban Sharon for most of his life.

Bernie earned his B.A. at Harvard College in 1955 and his J.D. at Boston University School of Law in 1958. He was a practicing attorney for over 40 years with the law firm Kafka & Kaufman, P.C. in Sharon. He was a member of the Mass. Bar Association, the District of Columbia Bar Association, the American Trial Lawyers Association, the Norfolk County Bar Association, American Bar Association and the Massachusetts Conveyancers Association.

He was a member of the Sharon Rotary Club, Sharon Historical Society, the Sharon Chamber of Commerce, the Friends of the Sharon Public Library and other civic and social organizations too numerous to mention. Survivors include his wife, Georgette; his children, Natalie, Stephen, Susan, Lucie, Philip, and Amy; his brothers, Alfred and Milton; and eight grandchildren. (Sharon, Mass.,Advocate)

LAURENCE LYMAN BUCK JR.’51

Served with Air Force in Korea, Vietnam Died December 17, 2007, in Calloway, Florida.

A native of Long Branch, New Jersey, Larry Buck retired in 1974 from the United States Air Force. He was in administration at the Pentagon and served in both the Korean and Vietnam wars. He also retired from civil service in 1994 from Tyndall Air Force Base. Larry taught Sunday school and was a Red Cross volunteer. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Bobby; his children,Timothy and Judith; and four grandchildren. (Panama City, Fla., News Herald)

most of all was to read to children — to give his love of reading to them, so that they might continue exploration of books as they grow older.” Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Marjorie Kendall Davis; his children, J. Sterling “Chip” Davis III, Candice Fletcher Palya and Christina VanNan Clark; and six grandchildren. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) SILAS BENT MCKINLEY JR. ‘56

Sailor Died on March 20, 2008, near New Orleans A native of St. Louis, Silas McKinley graduated from Washington University, served in the United States Military Reserve, and worked for the State of Missouri, retiring in 1975. Si loved sailing, canoeing and camping. He sailed on the Mississippi River, Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans, and Carlyle Lake in Illinois.

Si enjoyed local theater and opera and was active with groups such as Lighthouse for the Blind and The Eugene Field House.

Survivors include Sally Menke, his companion of 21 years; one sister, Nancy; and three nephews. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

CARL NICHOLAS DUNN III ‘64 C. ROBERT ROMER JR. ’51

Oilman Died December 31, 2007, in Jupiter, Florida A native of New Rochelle, New York, Bob Romer was a graduate of Colgate University and spent his entire career in the petroleum industry with Sinclair Refining, BP Oil, and the Coastal Corp.

Preceded in death by his wife of 30 years, Anne, Bob is survived by his children Diane, Kim, Richard, Barbara, and Julie; by his sister-in-law Elaine; and by six grandchildren. (Submitted by Barbara Buckles)

Sailor who was involved in dramatic rescue Died April 3, 2008, in Key West, Florida Nick Dunn was a pilot, glider instructor and an avid sailor. In 1986, while sailing from Washington State to Key West, his boat capsized in a storm, and he was lost at sea for six days before being rescued from his life raft off the Pacific coast of Central America by a Japanese freighter bound for Honolulu. Survivors include his mother, Jean; two sisters, Jean and Diana; and three nieces and a nephew. (Submitted

by DAN MACMILLAN ’65 )

J. STERLING “SKIP” DAVIS JR. ’55 MICHAEL GUZIK ’51

New Jersey firefighter Died September 9, 2007, in Griggstown, New Jersey Michael Guzik, known at Berkshire as Moose, was a life member of the Griggstown Volunteer Fire Company, serving as recording secretary for over 20 years. Preceded in death by his wife, Britt Guzik, he is survived by his son, Peter; his sister Tamara; and a granddaughter.

(Submitted by Peter Guzik)

Real estate executive, puppeteer Died June 14, 2008, in Sewickley, Pennsylvania Skip Davis, who died of pancreatic cancer at age 72, attended Denison University in Granville, OH and was involved in commercial real estate for many years. But his greatest joy was devoting his time reading to children with his collection of puppets at the Sewickley (Penn.) Public Library and at Christ Church at Grove Farm in Sewickley.When he retired,“he wanted to give back to his community,” said his wife of 46 years, Marjorie Davis.“He soon realized that what he wanted to do

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CURTIS FESSENDEN BARNETT ‘66

Lifelong adventurer Died January 23, 2008, in Kennilworth, Texas A native of New Orleans, Curtis’s love of adventure began when, at the age of seven, he set sail with a friend for Horn Island, 14 miles from his home on the shore of the Mississippi Gulf. He graduated from Boston University in 1970. His passions included gourmet cooking, computers, planes, trains, skiing, fly fishing and travel.

Survivors include his wife, Kathleen; his daughter, Sarah; his sister, Cecily.

(Chicago Tribune)

JEFFREY E. DOTY ’70

ALAN MADDEN at Alumni Weekend 2007 with Megan Tierney ’92.

Two Classmates on Alan Madden ’64

During his four years at Berkshire, Alan was distinguished as the outstanding player on the chess and bridge teams. He was also well known for his love of history and faithfully recorded the events of his life in log books which forty-plus years later he could still retrieve and discuss. He was well regarded for his enthusiasm at Berkshire and would continue to display it throughout his life as he expressed very firmly held beliefs.

He loved the outdoors which he first demonstrated as a member of the Trail Squad and one of Twiggs Myers’s best workers. This love led him to buy a farm upstate to which he ventured every summer and holiday from his home on Long Island. It was there, last Thanksgiving, that he died while chopping firewood.

While working on the Trail Squad,Twiggs noticed that Alan had the powerful legs of a sprinter, and recruited him for the track team. Alan had little interest in athletics but Twiggs prevailed, and Alan practiced the 100-yard dash. Alan once recalled how this practice would play a significant role in his life four years later. Alan was enrolled in the Army’s Officer Training School, and towards the end of the course, it appeared that he might not make the cut. One major test remained: the 100-yard dash. Alan lined up with the other candidates, the whistle blew, and Alan took off, rocket-style. He beat everyone by a wide margin, and with that victory made the cut. He always credited Twiggs with making him an Army officer. Alan would remain in the Army as a member of the National Guard, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and deriving much satisfaction from his commitment.

As an alumnus, Alan attended almost all the reunions for the past twenty or so years and made friends with many grads older and younger, who will miss his presence in future years. PETER KENNARD

JEREMY S. KRITZMAN ’05

Student at Indiana University Died September 27, 2007 Survivors include Jeremy’s parents, Lawrence and Janie Kritzman, and his dear friend Katie Witkin. (Boston Globe)

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IN MEMORIAM

I’ve got to admit that I really started to appreciate Alan through Alumni Reunions, for, when we were students, our spheres did not often intersect. I, like many, would dip into the Chess Club, or sugaring or other extra-curricular activities, where Alan really was the nexus. But, at reunions, especially after good natured bargaining on national politics, I learned more: he had become a well rounded man, a concerned citizen, and particularly, a devotee to Berkshire. How he managed to mix the military, farming and tax preparations was a marvel. He challenged the conventions, yet remained steadfast to Berkshire. His spirit, dedication and conversations will be missed. I think he still owes me a dime from the last election! JOHN HENDRIE

Renowned California Surgeon Died March 8, 2008, in Saratoga, California A native of Stamford, Connecticut, Jeff Doty earned a B.A. from Stanford University in 1974 and an M.D. in 1978 from Washington University School of Medicine, where he was awarded the Louis & Dorothy Kovitz Senior Prize in Surgery in 1978.After his surgical internship and residency at UCLA, he was an assistant professor of surgery at UCLA, where he received two Golden Scalpel Awards for Teaching Excellence. In 1990, Jeff joined a private practice in San Jose.

His technical brilliance, meticulous care, and warm relationships with patients and colleagues were unmatched. His influence on and respect within the medical community cannot be overstated. From 1990 to the present, Jeff served on more than 40 committees and at various times was chairman, Department of Surgery, Good Samaritan Hospital; president, San Jose Surgical Society; president, Northern California Chapter,American College of Surgeons; and governor,American College of Surgeons. Jeff has more than 75 published Book Chapters,Abstracts, and Journal Publications, and gave more than 100 presentations nationally and internationally. He coached his children’s soccer and basketball teams and soccer teams for challenged children with physical, mental, or developmental limitations.

He was also famous in Saratoga for his neighborhood Halloween “Screaming Table” and cul-de-sac parties. Survivors include his wife of 22 years, Elvira L. Muller, M.D.: his children Michael and Rachel; his father, Roy; his sisters, Deborah and Marylou; his brother, James; and several nieces and nephews. (San Jose Mercury News)

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Former staff member, gardener Died February 10, 2008 in Lee, Massachusetts A native of Great Neck, Long Island, and a graduate of Penn Hall Junior College, Miss Byington was a receptionist at Berkshire. Miss Byington loved gardening and was a fifty-year member of the Alford, Mass., Garden Club, as well as the Alford librarian for 23 years.

Survivors include two brothers, Robert and David.

Pioneer in athletic training; advocate for foster children Died June 2, 2008, in Vancouver, Washington Nancy Jo Jander, who died from complications of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), was a former school nurse at Berkshire in the 1970’s and the first certified female athletic trainer in New England for boys and girls.While at Berkshire, Mrs. Jander was also co-hostess, with Sandra Minnerly, of the Concert Party series held at school in that era. But it was as a volunteer, Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) guardian ad litem for foster children that Mrs. Jander did her finest work. Over the course of her last

IN MEMORIAM

EDITH J. BRYINGTON

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six years, she oversaw the needs of 38 CASA children in Pierce County, Washington, logging more than 2,900 hours. Mrs. Jander worked with parents, foster parents, teachers, social workers, juvenile court staff and most satisfying of all, the children. She was selected CASA of the year on two occasions. Survivors include her husband, Mark Jander, who taught physics and math and coached girls’ varsity soccer at Berkshire; her children HOLLY JANDER WILLIAMS ’76 , Kevin and Owen; and four grandchildren.

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As a rabid Ohio State fan, Don Leathery is happy to fly this Michigan flag, which he says “is very easy to identify.”

Before sending the check to classmate D O N L E AT H E RY last spring, F R E D O L L I S T O N ’ 8 5 was careful to write these painful words in the memo line: “Payment for OSU whipping U of M.”

Translation: because Ohio State defeated Michigan last fall, Berkshire was

financially the better for it. Don later emailed the following explanation to Berkshire’s alumni office:

“Born and raised in Columbus, I have been an

OSU fan all my life. I have missed two home games in the past twenty years, both family funerals. Fred and I became friends early on during my two years at Berkshire and then four years together at Denison, but we have always clashed heads on the third Saturday of November. “During the past four years we have placed a small wager on the game.

Don Leathery and his family last fall in front of “The Horseshoe” in Columbus. Back row: Don, Betsy, and Dan; front row: Anna and Tim.

Lucky for me OSU has won them all. I think each year it has become more painful for FOIV to pay up. This year after letting him stew about the loss again, I told him if he paid me, I would donate the funds to Berkshire. The check came the next day, made payable to Berkshire. “I am happy to double the amount made payable to Berkshire for this year’s OSU-Michigan game. You game, Fred?”

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Berkshire School Archives C. TWIGGS MYERS, PROPRIETOR

Scrambled up in the ‘Shire boorish hecklers

Long before there was a campus under our mountain, there were —which is what you get when you scramble the letters Berkshire School. The silly fable that follows contains the names of twenty Berkshire School legends, scrambled and marked in boldface. Can you name them? (Hint: five headmasters, fourteen teachers, more or less, and one secretary—oops, administrative assistant.)

Wilted and done, the wee majors tire.

“Ah, my torn Berliner,” one gasps. “My egg wrists,” whispers another.

“Run, eye candy, run!” pleads a third.

Meanwhile, racked with ballot guilt, the Roman declined to deal with the paper divide. Besides, he was thirsty.

“I want a keener pint,” he roared. “Let’s crash tea!”

“But what about food?” rejoined a wee major. “You sans gun.”

“Then I’ll buy deer,” chortled the Roman. “And I’ll cook it, too, because everyone says I’m the best chef of meat.”

Later that afternoon, the sated Roman turned to the wee majors. “Time for entertainment,” he said. “Let’s call bikers. Better yet, why don’t we fatten a biker or two?”

“Ones wearing warm, asked a wee major.

tan jackets, or rank fen vests?”

“Whomever you choose, just make sure that he wears glory,” the Roman mused.

“I kept a rebel once, so I know how important it is to find someone who will ever

AND LAST ISSUE’S WINNER IS...

back us.”

E-mail answers to: bulletin@berkshireschool.org

GLENN PARTRIDGE ’72 beat to the punch former staff member Pat Brooks (wife of DAVE BROOKS ’67 and mother of CRISTIN ’89 and COLLIN ’9 2) and former interim head of school HAWLEY ROGERS ’56 with the answer to

the riddle: Mason Dixon Lime.

or write: Myers Mystery Contest, Berkshire Bulletin, Berkshire School, Sheffield MA 01257

Joe Hunt ’33

Unknown artist, from the 1957 yearbook

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The newly restored Berkshire Hall — pictured above in a 1929 architect’s drawing, under construction last year, and today with the new addition in back— opened its doors to eager students and faculty on September 8. For a story and more photos, visit the School’s Web site: www.berkshireschool.org. Better yet, come see this beautiful building for yourself!