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Giant Strides Toward a Smaller Footprint By Bill Bullock
The Class of 2013 enrolled at the following colleges and universities: * Denotes more than one student attending
American University Babson College * Bates College Boston College * Boston University * Brandeis University Brown University * Case Western University Centro de Estudios Superiores San Angel (Mexico) Chapman University Colby College Colgate University Colorado College Columbia University * Connecticut College * Dalhousie University * Denison University DePauw University Dickinson College * Elon University * Endicott College Fairfield University * Franklin and Marshall College The George Washington University
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Gettysburg College Hamilton College * Hobart and William Smith Colleges Hope College Indian River State College Kenyon College * Lafayette College * Lehigh University Middlebury College New York University Niagara University Northeastern University * Ohio Wesleyan University * Princeton University * Providence College Les Roches International School of Hotel Management (Switzerland) Rochester Institute of Technology Rollins College Sage College of Albany Savannah College of Art and Design * Skidmore College * Southern Methodist University * St. Lawrence University * Syracuse University
Trinity College Tulane University Union College * United States Military Academy * University of California at Berkeley University of Colorado at Boulder University of Denver * University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Louisville University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Michigan University of New Hampshire * University of Pennsylvania University of Richmond The University of Texas, Austin University of Vermont University of Virginia * University of Wisconsin, Madison Vassar College Wake Forest University * Wheaton College College of William and Mary Williams College Xavier University
In June of 2011, Berkshire School was invited to join the ranks of Middlebury, Harvard, Princeton and other outstanding leaders in higher education, in the Billion Dollar Green Challenge. Berkshire remains the only secondary school among a host of nonprofit institutions invited to invest a combined total of $1 billion in self-managed revolving funds that finance energy efficiency improvements. The vehicle for our commitment to the Billion Dollar Green Challenge is the W. Baird Duschatko Fund, given to Berkshire by William L. Duschatko ’61 in memory of his son W. Baird Duschatko ’91. This fund has allowed Berkshire to expand the scope of our commitment to sustainability in the form of student-directed energy efficiency projects that substantially reduce the School’s carbon footprint. Berkshire has committed to growing the size of the fund to surpass, within six years, the smaller of 1% of the School’s endowment value or $1 million. In February 2012, a project proposed by Allie Bliven ’13 was selected from a group of six student proposals. Bliven proposed minimizing external heat loss by wrapping the pipes, the hot water storage and the boiler that provides heat and hot water to both Eipper and Godman dormitories. The project’s initial investment was $18,425. Incredibly, this insulation installation resulted in a first-year savings of over 5,000 gallons of heating oil, which translated into a cost savings of over $21,000 based on the average cost-per-gallon of heating oil. These savings will be reinvested into the School’s next project, the lighting retrofit in Berkshire’s 1982 gymnasium, and the installation of a variable frequency drive for more efficient air flow and heating delivery in that building. “I am so very pleased that the project produced these phenomenal results,” said Bill Duschatko of the exciting returns. He continued, “I even questioned the numbers at first, but this proves that conservation of energy provides immediate payback of investment without the necessity for subsidies and that this savings should be repeatable indefinitely. This started with a real world idea from one of our students—no theory, no modeling—pure cause and effect producing real results for Berkshire and ultimately, the planet.” Bill Bullock is Berkshire’s Director of Development. He lives in Weidinger House with his wife Bebe Clark Bullock ’86, and children Addie ’14, Liam ’17 and Silas.
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Call for Nominations! Nominations are now being solicited for the 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award, the highest honor Berkshire bestows upon its graduates. The award recognizes “A graduate of Berkshire School who has brought distinction to Berkshire as a result of vocation or avocation, community involvement, or other professional or personal achievements, and who has demonstrated an interest in the welfare of the School.” To nominate someone, email alumni@berkshireschool.org, or call Jodi Rathbun at 413-229-1308 with the nominee name, class year and how this alumnus/a has distinguished himself or herself.
With thanks in advance for your thoughtful responses, The Distinguished Alumni Nominating Committee Jed Scala ‘85, Chair Jim Balch ‘51 Twiggs Myers Hon. ‘57 Keith Reed ‘68 Maggie Meiners ‘90 Jarrett Mathis ‘04 Bill Gulotta, Faculty, 1979-present Kristina Miller ‘97, Director of Alumni Relations
the W. Baird Duschatko ’91 Fund for the Study of Sustainable Resources by making a gift online or by contacting Myra Riiska at 413-229-1225. Checks payable to Berkshire School can be mailed to: Development and Alumni Affairs, 245 North Undermountain Road, Sheffield, MA 01257.
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