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EVERY GIFT MATTERS, EVERY YEAR. Annual gifts impact every student’s Blair experience by helping provide outstanding opportunities in the classroom and beyond. The Blair Fund supports scholarship aid, faculty enrichment and the School’s vital academic, athletic and student life programs—including those taking shape in the new Chiang Center for Innovation and Collaboration. Make an immediate impact on the day-to-day student experience. Please give to the Blair Fund today. www.blair.edu/make-a-gift Questions? Contact Cara Mohlmann, director of advancement, at (908) 362-6121, ext. 5628, or mohlmc@blair.edu

BUILDING ON THE BEST OF BLAIR: THE CIC COMES TO LIFE

WORLD OF DIFFERENCE: REMARKABLE EXPERIENCES OF STUDENT TRAVELERS

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THE STATE OF BLAIR ADMISSION: ANOTHER RECORDSETTING YEAR P. 40

On Exhibit Peddie Bonfire 1987.

Help carry the torch to light Blair’s way to the future!

Repurposing Art November 28-January 6 in The Romano Gallery

In his two-dimensional collage and threedimensional assemblage works, Will Rothfuss appropriates the imagery and vocabulary of modern art to explore the relevance of image making in a postmodern era. He recycles existing materials, including men’s shirts, old master reproductions, magazine clippings, glass and wire. By juxtaposing dissimilar elements, his pieces build narrative meaning and aesthetic form.

Peddie Bonfire today.

Please join the generous supporters who help Blair shine even more brightly each year with a gift you make in the future! Adding a few words to your will or designating Blair as a beneficiary of your IRA or life insurance policy are simple ways to help guarantee that some of Blair’s most beloved traditions—a one-of-akind education, inclusive community and beautiful campus—continue for future generations of Bucs.

On the Cover: Building upon the School’s core traditions of superior academic preparation and relationshipbased learning, Blair proudly opened the Chiang Center for Innovation and Collaboration (CIC) in mid-September. The multidisciplinary academic center, now home to Blair’s fine arts and technology departments, boasts open architecture and highly configurable spaces—including the signature Collaboration Forum, two media labs, art and ceramics studios, a maker space and fully equipped technology classrooms. Learn more about how the building is already inspiring creativity, promoting innovative thinking and fostering collaborative learning across campus in this issue’s cover story (starting on page 4).

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT Velma Anstadt Lubliner, assistant director of advancement, at (908) 362-6121, ext. 5634, or lubliv@blair.edu.

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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL THE ARTS

The Arts @ Blair in 2017-2018 Photos Worth a Thousand Words 20

OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM

Mike & Andee Ryerson 24

ACADEMICS

Faculty Collaborate at Summer Institute Teachers’ Travels & Adventures 30

IN THE NEWS

Emily Choi ’17’s Race Relations Work 42

AROUND THE ARCH

Blair’s New Website

The CIC Comes to Life Ideas are literally coming to life in the Chiang Center for Innovation and Collaboration (CIC), the flexible, technology-rich learning commons that opened at the start of Blair’s 170th year.

Your Next Great Read Faculty & Staff Recognized ACTA Dedicated Blair’s Day of Service Welcome New Faculty & Staff! 50

ADVANCEMENT

Leadership Donors Celebrated $200,000 Raised on Day of Giving Jenny Maine Departs Blair Meet Trustee Jeanne Sorensen Siegel 54

AT H L E T I C S

Spring 2017 Season in Photos

A World of Difference

Students and faculty traveled to Cuba, Kenya and Italy in 2017.

New Athletic Hall of Famers Inducted Tammy Findlay Retires 61 94

PLANNED GIVING CLASS NOTES

124 I N M E M O R I A M

Alumni Weekend

Alumni from around the world returned to Blairstown in June for a weekend of celebration and reconnection.

State of Admission

Blair’s Assistant Head of School for Enrollment and Communications Peter G. Curran reports on another banner year for the admission office.

2016-2017 Annual Report

Chairman of the Board Doug Kimmelman P’12 ’13 ’15 thanks Blair’s family and friends for their generosity and engagement as he reports on Blair’s standing at the close of the last fiscal year.

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

Jacqueline Chen ’19 Digital photography student Jacqueline Chen ’19 took this photo during the Lantern Festival in her hometown of Nanjing, China. Using a long exposure, she was able to capture the light from lantern-decked boats as they passed along the river in an “interesting and creative” way. This photo inspired her to use the same technique to record other kinds of light; view more of her photos at www.blairacademyphoto.com.

Staff Volume LXXXVII, No. 2 Summer-Fall 2017 PUBLISHED: January, April, June & October PUBLICATION NUMBER: USPS 057-760 PUBLISHER: Blair Academy Blairstown, New Jersey 07825

HEAD OF SCHOOL Chris Fortunato COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Suzy Logan ’99, Editor-in-Chief & Director of Communications logans@blair.edu Joanne Miceli, Senior Editor & Assistant Director of Communications micelj@blair.edu Melissa Collins ’09, Photo Editor & Communications Manager collime@blair.edu Heather Sprague, Communications Assistant spragh@blair.edu CLASS NOTES EDITOR Colleen Smarth CONTRIBUTING WRITERS E. Courtnay Stanford ’95

SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE EDITOR What do you think about the stories in this issue of the Blair Bulletin? Let us know—your letter may be published in the next issue. Please send your comments to bulletin@blair.edu.

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Sarah Bender Douglas Benedict Jacqueline Chen ’19 Melissa Collins ’09 David Coulter Eleanor Haines ’19 Nami Hoffman ’18 Susan Long E. Courtnay Stanford ’95 Bobby Tanakulthon ’17 Tyson Trish

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From the HEAD OF SCHOOL

At the heart of Blair’s

most deeply held School traditions is the guiding principle of bringing our community together to “come, study, learn.” Students and faculty meet throughout the academic day and for afterschool activities; our entire School community convenes three times each week at School Meeting and Chapel; parents and alumni enthusiastically join the cheering crowd on Peddie Day; and Blair grads travel to Blairstown from every corner of the globe to reconnect at Alumni Weekend. In September, we came together at Convocation to officially begin Blair’s 170th year. In my remarks, I emphasized why we prioritize gathering as a community—namely, because we know that the foundation of great learning and personal growth is borne from strong relationships that depend in no small part on the face-to-face contact that allows us to see and know one another in more meaningful ways. And truly knowing one another—our strengths, philosophies, hopes, passions and backgrounds—is what allows exceptional friendships and mentorships to form and empowers Blair to continue to become a community of enlightened learners, as it has been for generations. When we opened the Chiang Center for Innovation and Collaboration (CIC) in September, the School gained a new academic venue designed to encourage even more face-toface connections. The building’s interior spaces are open and flexible, inviting inquiry and interaction within and among groups beyond what is possible in our more-traditional buildings. In addition, the CIC is equipped with more technological tools than Blair has ever had in one place, and, together, teachers and

students are using these tools to

essential leadership skills. Our goal

create next-level connections that

in coming together, whether in the

include everything from Skyping with

CIC or anywhere else on campus,

an expert on another continent to

is to enrich the lives of those in our

producing Blair videos and music that

community and beyond, by sharing

can be experienced by people around

the best of Blair.

the world. The real beauty of the CIC is its

I have always been moved by the image of the “shining city on the hill,”

potential as a community-wide

a metaphor invoked throughout the

intellectual hub where people can

ages, and I believe firmly and with

unite around issues and ideas in new

great humility that our Blair Academy,

and different ways. Here, the distinct

high upon its own hilltop, has a sacred

disciplines of technology and fine

obligation to be a beacon of forward-

arts are purposefully juxtaposed; our

thinking education that guides and

traditional Society of Skeptics lectures

inspires others. The educational

and brand-new Alumni Roundtables

experience we offer our students—

are bringing outside voices and

academically rigorous, intellectually

opinions to campus; and students and

challenging and, most of all,

teachers are engaging in identifying

relationship-based—is the educational

and solving real-world challenges—as

experience we would like all students

they always have at Blair—in innovative

to have in the 21st century. In the CIC,

and exciting ways that introduce fresh

a light-filled building with glass-walled

opportunities for learning. Watching

interior spaces and nearly 200 windows,

our students almost giddily take in the

we are literally shining a light on all

stunning architecture and the limitless

that is best about Blair: our ability to

opportunities of the space as they

connect with one another, communicate

streamed into the building for the

our values, work to understand our

very first time (during a surprise post-

differences and collaborate to solve

formal-dinner building opening) was

problems. And we will continue to

a gratifying and exhilarating reminder

do so by coming together with joy,

that, although this year we celebrate

purpose, good humor and a relentless

Blair’s 170th anniversary, our great

determination to both own who we are

School is young and full of life, light,

and always improve.

curiosity and a spirit of adventure. The Blair experience is preparing

I am deeply grateful for the connection those of us who live,

our students for the next level of

work and study at Blair share with our

their education and giving them the

alumni, parents and many friends. Your

tools they will need to be difference-

generous support, as evinced by the

makers in their professional lives

Annual Report published in this issue,

and communities in an increasingly

makes the Blair experience possible.

complex and technology-driven

Your continued personal connection

world that today, more than ever,

to this School makes it an educational

requires an emphasis on meaningful

institution like no other.

human connection. The ability to communicate effectively, build personal connections, efficiently use technology and collaboratively solve problems for the greater good are all

Christopher Fortunato Head of School

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BUILDING ON THE BEST OF BLAIR: The Chiang Center for Innovation & Collaboration Comes to Life by: Suzy Logan ’99 & Joanne Miceli

he opening of Blair’s 170th year brought all the

up for the semester ahead; and clubs and Class Councils

excitement that every new school year brings,

convened in the CIC’s café and flexible, comfortable

but this September, students and teachers had

meeting spaces well into the evenings.

even more to celebrate: The Chiang Center for

As the Blair Bulletin headed to press in mid-

Innovation and Collaboration (CIC) opened its doors just

September, we asked several students and teachers to

after classes got underway.

share their initial experiences in the School’s newest

Home of Blair’s technology and fine arts departments,

academic building, a venue designed to inspire creativity

the open-architecture, technology-rich academic center

and facilitate hands-on, collaborative learning. Their

is unlike any other campus facility. In the days following

impressions give the entire Blair community a view

its opening, the building was already abuzz with activity:

into the activities taking place within the CIC’s glass-

Students had their first classes in intriguing courses, such

walled spaces—and a glimpse at how these activities will

as artificial intelligence and film and animation; after-

continue to build on the best of Blair’s academic and

school activities, such as yearbook and robotics, geared

community traditions.

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Irene

“T

he CIC is awesome. I love how the glass walls let you see outside the classrooms and how they let people peek in as they walk by—it will be great for prospective

students, as they will be able to easily see what we’re doing in class!

Mr. Garrant

“D

igital fabrication equipment is new to us at Blair, so organizing and setting up our materials and tools has occupied much of my first week in the CIC. I have also

dedicated many hours to training students and faculty in the concepts of design and use of equipment so that they can work independently.

The art studio is aesthetically beautiful and bright, and the acoustics in that large space are great.

The sheer variety of materials that will be consumed by our maker space equipment is staggering: plastic for our 3D printer; vinyl sheets for the vinyl cutter; laserable materials, such as wood, acrylic and coated metal; transfer materials like paper and fabric; and dye sublimation ink for our T-shirt printer, just to name a few. We also have an electronics workbench that supports arduino, lighting and robotics projects. In addition to teaching robotics, programming, software design and our Freshman Seminar’s design-and-fabrication

The art studio is aesthetically beautiful and bright, and the acoustics in that large space are great—even though people are talking, it is quiet and easy to focus on our work. I am excited to study there this year. In my media class, we use the Macs in the first-floor media production suite, a completely different experience than working on the Macs in Weber Hall’s much-smaller classroom. The CIC studio is spacious, open and comfortable. And I’m not staring at a blank wall—I can actually see outside!” —IRENE CHOI ’18, CIC student manager and AP portfolio 2D, AP computer science, and meaning and media student

module this week, I also have an evening of CIC duty under my belt and am doing my best to generate excitement about ‘making’ inside and outside of class—and, of course, over the weekend, when students have the chance to explore the CIC’s resources during their free time. Looking ahead, I am most excited for the ‘maker’ mentality to take hold across campus. I will know that has happened when students begin to come to me with projects they want to independently execute and ask how they can get started. Being in a building with so many faculty from other disciplines will also no doubt teach us all a great deal, and I plan to take advantage of every opportunity to collaborate so we can integrate technology across our curriculum.” —MICHAEL GARRANT, computer science teacher

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Ryan

“T

his is a really cool building. It’s the perfect place to study because there’s plenty of room, we can talk and eat, and there are places to meet with a group or just work

Mrs. Sykes

“M

y ceramics and sculpture students got their hands a little messy during their first week in the CIC, but I front-loaded some technology

on your own. The first night I had CIC manager duty, almost

instruction, too, to help them begin thinking about how

100 kids signed in to study, and they used every area of the

they might use the 3D printer, laser cutter and vinyl cutter to

facility, from the art studio on the third floor to the maker

enhance their pottery and sculpture projects. We used the

space in the basement.

software packages I researched during the Faculty Summer Institute and learned more about the capabilities of our new

There are so many more tools, including the woodworking equipment and the sound system, which I can’t wait to learn how to use.

technology as we worked. All the other fine arts classes started right in on projects, too. As they do each year, my graphic arts students began creating items such as signage and posters requested by community ‘clients.’ Painting and drawing teacher Evan Thomas began teaching his students how to ‘see’ and draw in the third-floor studio; photography teacher Tyson Trish had digital photography students taking next steps to enhance images using Photoshop Lightroom; architecture teacher Eli King’s students were drawing by hand and looking into Google Sketchup; and video students began the year with a

I love making things and learning how to do new things; so far, I’ve used the computer labs to work on Photoshop projects. There are so many more tools, including the woodworking equipment and the sound system, which I can’t wait to learn how to use. When I’m on duty later in the year, I’d like to start some new projects and invite people to work with me.” —RYAN GREEN ’19, CIC student manager and functional design student

cellphone video project created by director of video studies Wendy Schiller. In the weeks and months ahead, I’m looking forward to the many new things we’ll be able to do as we blend technology and craft. That’s a very exciting space in which to be. Craft artists always experiment with technique, but having the technological resources we now have in the CIC could help students and faculty create some very innovative works. At the very least, when our kids see an innovative technique or project, they’ll actually be able to try it for themselves.” —KATE SYKES, fine arts department chair

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Mr. Adams

“I

n addition to debugging some of the CIC’s new equipment and software, I had the pleasure of kicking off my AP computer science and artificial intelligence courses in a dedicated and

well-equipped technology classroom, as well as engaging with kids during evening duty as they acclimate to the new facility and explore how they might use it for curricular and co-curricular projects.

Weber Hall Is Math Department’s New Home

lair math courses at every level now have one thing in common: They all convene in Weber Hall. Thanks to the fine arts department’s move to the CIC and a summer-long

renovation project, Weber is now home to Blair’s math department, and the newly centralized location is ideal for collaborative teaching and learning. Adjacent to Armstrong-Hipkins Center for the Arts, the hub of Blair’s vibrant performing arts programs, Weber

It is incredibly exciting to witness this cross-pollination among disciplines.

Hall features six classrooms, first- and second-floor study areas and a departmental office that the 12 math faculty members frequent on a regular basis. Having all math resources in one place—rather than dispersed across four campus buildings as they had been for a many years— facilitates the exchange of ideas among teachers, as well as collaboration among students at every level, both in class and when they meet in Weber’s shared spaces for

The building’s glass-walled classrooms offer students who aren’t taking one of our technology electives a clear view

extra help. Department chair R. Latta Browse is pleased with the

of why they should consider signing up. Technology has a

modern, well-designed facility that has brought the math

new level of visibility at Blair, and I think students will learn

department together. “All six classrooms are in almost-

firsthand the value in having others see what they are doing.

constant use, yet our teachers are able to easily swap

The CIC is already bringing design-focused classes

class locations based on needs for a particular lesson

together with build-focused classes, all in the same facility. It

or assessment,” he said, noting that some classrooms

is incredibly exciting to witness this cross-pollination among

are configured with flexible desk seating while others

disciplines in which fine arts, architecture, video, robotics

have tables. “We’ve already grown as teachers as we’ve

and software students can create their own designs and

learned to teach in different ways to optimize our use of

then fabricate them in the CIC’s maker space. I am excited

the facility.”

for all of the things we have talked about and planned for over the last two years to finally become reality.”

As chair of a department that views pure mathematics as an art as much as a science, Mr. Browse summed up his colleagues’ appreciation of their new quarters, saying,

—SAM ADAMS, director of technology and computer

“We are grateful for the opportunity to build upon our

science department chair

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Mrs. Ryerson

“E

ven before the school year started, CIC student managers came to me with a great plan for open houses. They wanted to get as many community members as

Summer

lthough I don’t have any classes in the CIC, I volunteered to be a student manager because I’m excited about the prospect of the new building. As soon

possible into the CIC right away, to help everyone feel

as it opened, we took a tour with [Head of School] Mr.

comfortable there and learn their way around.

Fortunato, who explained that our job is to learn how to use all the equipment in the maker space and throughout the

The Collaboration Forum is the perfect size for student gatherings. I have lots of ideas for weekend events in the Forum this year. The Collaboration Forum is the perfect size for student gatherings—The Can can become too crowded, and, sometimes, the performance gym is too big. I have lots of ideas for weekend events in the Forum this year, including dances, food-focused get-togethers, maybe even laser tag! I’m also excited that the Class Councils, especially the hard-working Senior Class Council, now have a dedicated place to meet. The main conference room in the CIC is their new home base, complete with storage space for their materials.” —ANDEE RYERSON, associate dean of students

building so we can help others. Safety is our first priority.

The CIC is a facility that’s better than some I’ve seen at the best colleges in the country. I’m the kind of person who brings ideas to the table. I love to collaborate, brainstorm and share my point of view while listening to what others have to say. I’m most excited to work with others to figure out how to use the CIC to its maximum potential. The building is so amazing to me. I can’t wait to meet with Model UN here—it’s a facility that’s better than some I’ve seen at the best colleges in the country. And I plan to attend every Skeptics lecture this year. I’m excited to learn throughout the CIC!” —SUMMER WILL ’19, CIC student manager

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Jason

“E

verything in the technology classroom is high tech! The projector is like those I’ve seen in college classrooms, and it is amazing that we have that technology in

high school. I’m used to taking technology classes in the basement of Timken Library. In the CIC, the classroom is

Bogle Hall Addition & Upgrades to Expand Science Capabilities

ith technology and math classes now housed in the CIC and Weber Hall, respectively, Bogle Hall will undergo long-anticipated upgrades designed

to enhance and expand the teaching of laboratory sciences. Plans for the building include construction

wide open and has a very different feeling—much freer

of a three-story addition that will boast a combination

and lighter. We can really observe what our classmates are

of six new labs and classroom-labs, as well as the

doing, no matter where we are in the room.

renovation and technological enhancement of all existing experimentation and teaching spaces.

I’m excited to learn programming, robotics, prototyping and design this year using all of the CIC’s resources.

Plans for the building include construction of a three-story addition that will boast a combination of six new labs and classroom-labs. “Blair’s science department will gain new capabilities that we simply do not have right now,” said science

I want to study artificial intelligence in college, and

department chair Kelly Hadden, who noted that Bogle

I’m excited to learn programming, robotics, prototyping

Hall was constructed in 1989 for a smaller student body

and design this year using all of the CIC’s resources. As a

and fewer science offerings. She is especially looking

student manager, I’m looking forward to steering people to

forward to the new independent research lab, where

the tools they need to do their work and teaching them how

advanced chemistry and biology students will be able

to use those tools effectively and correctly.”

to conduct long-term projects and experiments, and the expanded availability of classroom-labs, as this

—JASON PAN ’18, CIC student manager and artificial

environment allows teachers to seamlessly integrate

intelligence student

classroom instruction with laboratory demonstration. Work on Bogle Hall is expected to commence in spring 2018; the project is part of the Forward

View more photos of the Chiang Center for Innovation and Collaboration at www.blair.edu/cic.

Thinking Campaign. ■

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Liam

“T

he openness of the robotics classroom is especially profound because people will actually be able to see the progress robotics students are making. I took

robotics last year and want to stay involved this year with a project of my own. As a CIC student manager on Friday nights, I hope to make that happen.

Ms. Schiller

“I

t’s incredible to see a classroom as well-outfitted as the CIC’s media lab. Students are doing postproduction work right next to our studio space and green screen; the setup is easily one of the

best you could ask for at the high-school level. In addition to introducing my film, animation and media

classes to new software and demonstrating new equipment, much of my time in the CIC will be spent encouraging ninth-

I love the whole idea of combining art, technology and science in a big, open space.

graders to think like makers and innovators as they learn to use design-and-fabrication tools as part of the Freshman Seminar. A lot of this work focuses on whetting their appetites about what they can do with design and rapid prototyping. Our goal is to train students early in their Blair careers so that they know how to use the CIC’s software and equipment, making it easier for teachers to get right to work as freshmen advance across grade levels.

I am working on my certifications for the media

I am always part technology teacher and part fine-arts

production lab equipment, including the MIDI keyboards

teacher, so the fact that these two departments are anchored

and a super-fancy microphone. I am looking forward to

in the CIC gives me a lot more fluidity in moving between

figuring out how to use those tools for digital music and

those two disciplines and integrating art and engineering.

songwriting and exploring what they can offer. The CIC is my space. I love the whole idea of combining

During evening duty on Monday nights, I help students with project work, as well as collaborate with Blair TV as students

art, technology and science in a big, open space, and I want

prepare videos on current events, the Animation Club as it

to use all of it to the best of my ability. I am looking forward

creates shorts and the Drone Club as we test our new drone. I

to working there at night, since I can bring food and will

am really looking forward to working with our laser cutter and

have all the tools I need to get things done. The CIC is the

hope to host a Blair Maker Faire as a weekend activity. But,

perfect place to learn something new.”

more than anything, it is exciting to know how much students will teach each other—and me!—over the course of our first

—LIAM JUNKERMANN ’19, CIC student manager

year in the CIC; so many in our student body were leaning

and computer science and digital music and

toward these tools already and are ecstatic to test them as they

songwriting student

embrace the maker and innovator mindset.” —WENDY SCHILLER, director of video studies

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CIC BY NUMBERS

the

Here we share a variety of numbers that â&#x20AC;&#x153;add upâ&#x20AC;? to unlimited learning potential in the Chiang Center for Innovation & Collaboration.

28,704

x 24

size of CIC in square feet

wireless access points

5-25-16

24 computers & 6 flat screen TVs

Society of Skeptics lectures scheduled in the CIC this year

pottery wheels

maker space machines for digital fabrication

date of groundbreaking

courses taught in the CIC

10-21-2017 date of CIC dedication

$11.5 million raised to

200 tubes of paint in the fine arts studio

fund CIC construction

Collaboration Forum seating capacity: 140

2021

1,000 pounds of clay on

first class to experience

hand in ceramics studio

Freshman Seminar in CIC

named spaces

195 CIC student

exterior

managers

windows

14' 7"

central skylight diameter

275 steps from CIC to Blair Arch

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a WORlD OF DIFFeReNCe Blair Students Travel the Globe in 2017 BY JOANNE MICELI Blair students and teachers shared eye-opening cultural

Italy. “There is no substitute for being in a place with a

experiences during spring and summer trips to three different

group of people you trust. History, current events, the arts

countries: Cuba, Kenya and Italy. Each trip was designed to

and so much more come alive through the sights, sounds

give students an up-close-and-personal experience of the

and tastes we encounter in other countries, and teachers

regions they visited, as well as a look into people’s lives in parts

and students come home with indelible memories of the

of the world that are far from Blairstown.

people they’ve met—and, just as importantly, the people

“International travel is invaluable when it comes to

with whom they’ve traveled.”

gaining an understanding of society and our place in it,”

Read on to learn more about the world of difference Blair

said Head of School Chris Fortunato, who led the trip to

students experienced during these three international trips.

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included homestays and shared meals with local students and families;

CUBA

tours of Old Havana, a tobacco farm, the Revolution Museum and Ernest Hemingway’s house, Finca Vigía; and a hike in Viñales. As they traversed the island, group members immersed themselves in the Spanish language and their colorful surroundings, and became familiar

a Remarkable Moment: Spring Break tRip to Cuba

with some of the economic and political challenges of life in

For history teacher Joanne Brandwood, Blair Academy’s

their almost-daily visits to community arts projects. At such

first-ever trip to Cuba represented a “remarkable moment” for the School. Sixteen students and four faculty chaperones, including herself, photography teacher Tyson Trish, language department chair Joyce Lang and director of video studies Wendy Schiller, made the memorable trip in March. “It’s always worthwhile to travel internationally and meet people from other cultures, but this place was different,” she said. “Our students appreciated the historic nature of our visit to Cuba, knowing that as recently as two years ago, we couldn’t have gone. Both in the positive interactions we experienced in Cuba and the ideas and impressions we brought home, the trip demonstrated to all of us the importance of contact with other countries.” The Blair group’s nine-day Cuban stay (March 11 to 19), facilitated by World Leadership School, included a variety of experiences and excursions that familiarized students and teachers with life in the island nation. Activities

Cuba. They also learned a bit of Cuban history—sometimes from those who lived through it—and experienced the warm hospitality and generosity of Cuban people. Among students’ and teachers’ favorite activities were places as Vocal Clave de Sol Orquesta de Guitarras, El Patio de Pelegrín and El Centro Pro Danza de Cuba, the Blair group had the chance to interact with artists and local students while participating in music, dance, painting and more. “We witnessed how Cubans express themselves through art and really got to see the country through artists’ eyes,” said Mr. Trish. “The experience gave us new perspective on the power of the arts to create positive change for a community.”

I especiAlly enjoyed meeting and conversing with Cuban citizens at the community arts projects. Overall, this was an eye-opening trip, and I hope to visit Cuba again. It’s a country you should definitely put on your travel bucket list! —NAMI HOFFMAN ’18

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a WORlD OF DIFFeReNCe varsity basketball team. “Even though soccer is the top team sport in Kenya,

KENYA

elementary students, teachers and older kids came to the court each day to learn basketball. Three of the Blair students with us were varsity players, and they were good, patient teachers—the village kids gravitated to them. Everyone loved it!” Mr. Clarke returned to Kenya from June 12 to 24 with another Blair

Bringing BasKetball and Medical Care to Kenya

contingent that included three students, three recent

History teacher Quinten Clarke ’87 has been traveling to

on the basketball court and a safari were all part of the

graduates, co-chaperones English teacher and community service coordinator Kaye Evans and former classics teacher Eric Lunger, and five medical professionals. A homestay, visits to “Blair in Kenya” schools in Kisumu and Iten, time

Kenya since 2003, but his 2017 spring break trip with four

group’s itinerary, but their main focus was assisting with

Blair students and his co-chaperone, former history teacher

organizational tasks at “Blair in Kenya’s” annual medical

Chris Cameron, included a first: The group ran a basketball

clinic. Over the past several years, this event has facilitated

clinic for kids in the village of Kisumu.

treatment of villagers who otherwise must travel great

The basketball clinic was part of a week-long visit to a

distances—and shoulder significant financial burdens—to

school built and operated by “Blair in Kenya,” a nonprofit

see a health care worker. “Our medical team saw about

founded by Mr. Clarke in 2005 to improve the lives of the

500 villagers over five days this year,” said Mr. Clarke, who

African nation’s rural poor. During their time in Kisumu,

counted the trip a success on all fronts.

the Blair group taught and assisted in classrooms and experienced village life while staying with a host family. They also did their part to bring smiles to kids’ faces by sprucing

teaching Kenyan students in the classroom

up playground equipment with a fresh coat of paint and

and on the court was truly life-changing. I am so

playing lots of games—especially basketball.

happy to have had this amazing experience!

“A college friend from Rutgers University was instrumental in helping ‘Blair in Kenya’ raise money to build a concrete basketball court,” said Mr. Clarke, head coach of Blair’s girls’

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—SYDNEY BROWN ’18

and rhythms of daily life that make this part of the world an enduringly

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popular destination. Students had a hand in planning the trip’s activities, which featured tours of the Vatican, Colosseum and Forum in Rome; a visit to the Uffizi Gallery in Florence; exploration of Pompeii’s excavated ruins; a performance of La Traviata; a nighttime gondola ride in

wonder and Joy undeR the ItAlian Sun

Venice; and a half-day hike to a breathtaking view from the

The iconic cities of Rome, Florence and Venice—as well

made it their mission to taste the gelato in nearly every town

as the Lake Maggiore region and Lugano, Switzerland—

they visited.

comprised the cultural and epicurean tour led by Mr.

summit of Monte San Georgio in the Swiss Alps. Sampling the delicious local foods of Italy was a big part of the trip, too, and the group enjoyed many shared meals, prepared their own dinner one night during a cooking lesson and

For Mr. Fortunato, an important aspect of the experience

Fortunato; his wife, Erin; and their faculty co-chaperones,

was giving students the chance to try things they’d never

English department chair James Moore; his wife, Dr.

done before, whether it was traveling to another country,

Wendy Bedenko Moore; and English teacher Douglass

viewing art in a world-famous museum or personally

Compton. From June 20 to July 2, the group, including

witnessing the ruins of an ancient civilization. “Sensory and

14 Blair students and their “little brother and sister” Matty

immersive experiences like these lay the groundwork for

and Katie Fortunato, experienced the art, music, cuisine

future inquiry, study and appreciation,” he reflected. “As barriers of ‘foreignness’ fall away, students are primed for their next trip or adventure, knowing how much they’ll gain from actually being in a new place.” The opportunity to really get to know an “awesome group” of Blair students—and to question and learn alongside them— made the trip especially meaningful for Mr. Fortunato. “I loved seeing the expressions of wonder and joy on students’ faces, as well as on my own children’s faces, as we experienced this adventure together. Many great conversations took place, and they’ve continued now that we’re back on campus. The entire trip was yet another reminder of the significance of Blair students and faculty partnering to discover and engage the world beyond our campus.” ■

the vieW at the top of Monte San Georgio was absolutely breathtaking; hiking the Swiss Alps was the perfect way to spend our last day together. I got to know some amazing students and teachers on this trip, and for that I’ll forever be grateful. —ELLA HAINES ’19 BLA IR B ULLE T IN 15

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The Arts @ Blair in 2017â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2018 Audiences will celebrate the accomplishments of student musicians and performers at a number of events this fall, including a production of The Government Inspector in late October, a musical and theatrical presentation during Parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Weekend, the Fall Concert in mid-November and Christmas Vespers in the lead-up to the December holidays. Because so many parents and alumni find the spiritual Vespers service so moving, Blair will once again film it on December 8; viewers can watch at www.blair.edu/ vespers-2017. With a host of professional artists coming to campus to mingle with members of the community and discuss their work in The Romano Gallery, the on-campus fine-arts scene is also abuzz: Exhibits

in September and October included personally reflective, figuratively composed paintings by Grier de Langley Torrence and a curated show by the Princeton Artists Alliance that explored the political issues associated with water resources. What follows is a look at the fine and performing arts events that will take place at Blair during the 2017-2018 school year; please mark your calendars and join us to get a firsthand look at Blairâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talented musicians and fine artists. Of course, in addition to encouraging the community to appreciate student work and performances, faculty members will continue to plan trips to New York and Philadelphia concerts, plays and museums to round out the arts experience at Blair.

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Music Blair on Stage (entire performing arts department) October 27, 8:30 p.m. DuBois Theatre, Armstrong-Hipkins Center for the Arts Fall Concert (vocal & instrumental musicians) November 17, 7 p.m. DuBois Theatre, Armstrong-Hipkins Center for the Arts

When city-slicker Bobby Child comes to Deadrock, Nevada, to foreclose on a rundown theatre, he instantly falls for Polly Baker, the theatre owner’s daughter. Of course, the attraction is not mutual, so through tricks and mistaken identity, Bobby sets out to win Polly’s heart and save the theatre. The rich Gershwin score includes “I Got Rhythm,” “Naughty Baby,” “They Can’t Take That Away From Me,” “Embraceable You,” “But Not for Me,” “Nice Work If You Can Get It” and “Someone to Watch Over Me.”

Christmas Vespers (Blair Chamber Orchestra & Singers) December 8, 4:30 & 7 p.m. First Presbyterian Church in Blairstown Grandparents’ Day Concert (Blair Singers, Chamber Choir & Symphony Orchestra) April 18, 10:30 a.m. DuBois Theatre, Armstrong-Hipkins Center for the Arts Spring Concert (vocal & instrumental musicians) April 26, 7:15 p.m. DuBois Theatre, Armstrong-Hipkins Center for the Arts www.blair.edu/vocal-music www.blair.edu/instrumental-music

Theatre The Government Inspector October 19, 20 & 21, 7:30 p.m. Wean Theatre, Armstrong-Hipkins Center for the Arts Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the original by Nikolai Gogol Nikolai Gogol’s rollicking 19th-century satire of bad behavior begins with a case of mistaken identity as the townspeople of a small Russian hamlet learn that an undercover government inspector is coming in this timely and funny exploration of provincial corruption. The New York Times recently noted that an off-Broadway production of the “breakneck show” afforded pleasures “as old as the days when cave dwellers discovered that human stupidity was really kind of funny, as well as potentially tragic.” www.blair.edu/government-inspector

Crazy for You February 15, 16 & 17, 7:30 p.m. DuBois Theatre, Armstrong-Hipkins Center for the Arts Music & lyrics by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin; book by Ken Ludwig

Noises Off May 10, 11 & 12, 7:30 p.m.; May 13, 2 p.m. Wean Theatre by Michael Frayn In “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. Doors slamming, onstage-and-offstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this hilarious and classically comic play. The New York Times called the Tony-nominated production “spectacularly funny” and “the most dexterously realized comedy ever about putting on a comedy.” Over the years, Noises Off has been recognized with a host of prestigious honors, including an Olivier Award for best play and a London Evening Standard Award for best comedy. Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play May 17, 18 & 19, 7:30 p.m. Robert J. Evans Open Air Theatre by Anne Washburn This imaginative dark comedy begins with the collapse of civilization and a group of survivors trying to remember the plot of The Simpsons episode “Cape Feare” entirely from

VISIT OUR WEBSITE: Because this calendar is subject to change, please check Blair’s website for the most up-to-date information available at www.blair.edu, or call (908) 362-6121. The DuBois Theatre, Wean Theatre and Romano Gallery are housed within Armstrong-Hipkins Center for the Arts.

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ARTS memory. Seven years later, this and other snippets of pop culture lead the group to become a traveling troupe that provides live entertainment in a post-apocalyptic society trying to retain the past. Seventy-five years later, pop culture has become myth and legend. The New York Times called Mr. Burns “downright brilliant” and asked, “When was the last time you met a new play that was so smart it made your head spin?” www.blair.edu/theatre

Fine Arts The Romano Gallery, Armstrong-Hipkins Center for the Arts 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday The gallery will close at noon on each show’s last day. Exhibit receptions take place @ 7 p.m. Life Comes First September 4-30; reception on September 21 Grier de Langley Torrence’s paintings are figurative compositions that reflect the lives of the artist, his family and his friends, as well as the people, places and things that surround them. Mr. de Langley Torrence’s work synthesizes daily images and reflections into a kind of visual poem or metaphorical diary. Politics of Water October 3-28; reception on October 12 The Princeton Artists Alliance has been exhibiting for more than 25 years and has often channeled its creative energies to comment on “Lake Peligre” by social, political and cultural issues. Madelaine Shellaby Curated by Kate Somers of Princeton University’s Bernstein Gallery, this particular exhibition explores and visualizes global political issues related to water resources. Placescapes October 30-November 25; reception on November 9 Brian Emery’s video and photographic works use computational photographic techniques to examine the experience of place. Using various methods to composite multiple images and video together, Mr. Emery portrays notions of urban fabric over time. Repurposing Art November 28-January 6; reception on November 30 In his two-dimensional collage and three-dimensional assemblage works, Will Rothfuss appropriates the imagery and vocabulary of modern art to explore the relevance of

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image making in a postmodern era. He recycles existing materials, including men’s shirts, old master reproductions, magazine clippings, glass and wire. By juxtaposing dissimilar elements, his pieces build narrative meaning and aesthetic form. Echoing Cascades January 8-February 3; reception on January 11 Danielle Austen’s photography focuses on journey, exploration and discoveries. Her photographs often incorporate the mystical element of water as a means of investigating its movement and exploring the interplay of light, patterns and tones, as well as the abstract imagery it creates. In this series, the artist pairs images that show a correlation between the vibrancy of color and the dramatic and dynamic nature of black-and-white elements. Annual Blair Academy Faculty Show February 12-March 10; reception on March 1 At this annual exhibit, faculty members will showcase their talents in a range of mediums. For detailed information about the artwork to be shown, visit www.blair.edu/ romano-gallery in early 2018. Bruce Dehnert: New Works March 26-April 21; reception on April 5 The sculptural works in this exhibition explore various mythologies as explained through written or oral storytelling. Using architectural motifs and figurative elements, the works represent numerous familiar or archetypal characters. The artist uses clay as a primary medium, often allowing the raw, fired material to “speak for itself” as a way to convey direct meaning when, perhaps, there isn’t such a thing. Annual Student Art Exhibition April 26-May 22; reception on April 26 Displaying student work of all different mediums, this show celebrates the accomplishments, hard work and dedication of Blair’s talented fine artists. www.blair.edu/romano-gallery

Learn more about the artists who have already exhibited in The Romano Gallery and view photos from their opening receptions at www.blair.edu/early-fall-exhibits.

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Worth a Thousand Words: The Arts in Photos

In the final Romano Gallery showcase for 2016-2017, Blair’s fine artists displayed original photography, film, paintings, drawings, graphic design and 3D pieces. Fine arts department chair Kate Sykes commended the students for their skills, eagerness to express themselves and excitement about sharing their work with the community.

Blair’s Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, Singers and Chamber Choir showcased an eclectic repertoire at the lateApril Spring Concert. Performing arts department chair Jennifer Pagotto called this final performance “a joy to watch” and evidence of how much students had learned over the course of the year.

In mid-May, the Blair Academy Players staged the classic Shakespeare comedy Much Ado About Nothing in the Robert J. Evans Outdoor Theatre. Audience members enjoyed the battle of wits between genders, dramatic irony, spoonerism and, of course, the poetry of the greatest playwright of all time. “Experiencing a Shakespearean play in an outdoor setting— much like was done at the original Globe in London—is one of the real treats of theatre at Blair,” said director Craig Evans, who built the theatre overlooking Blair Lake in 2004.

A week later, the Players performed the immersive and multidisciplinary Frankenstein 2029, a show set in and around Armstrong-Hipkins Center for the Arts. The central plot pivoted on Mary Shelley’s original Gothic science-fiction novel, and audience members moved throughout scenes in seven locations. The production stemmed from director Micki Kaplan McMillan’s collaboration with Lafayette College professor and playwright Suzanne Westfall and then-Lafayette senior Gavin Knox, who first staged the show in 2015.

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Mike & Andee Ryerson High school sweethearts Mike and Andee Ryerson met on the set of Camelot at Brighton High School in Rochester, New York. Brought together by a shared love of theatre—and supporting roles in the production’s chorus—their relationship flourished through their college years, as Mike earned a BA in physics at the State University of New York at Geneseo and Andee double-majored in geology and art and the history of art at Amherst College in Massachusetts.

Mike loved to talk about science, and, drawing

resume. Happily for the Ryersons and for

on his experience as a tutor at Geneseo’s

Blair, she joined the faculty, and, over the

physics help center, he decided to try

past five years, as she has evolved from fine

teaching while he mapped out a post-college

arts teacher to assistant dean of admission

path for graduate education. He landed an

to associate dean of students, she has

interview at Blair Academy—a school to which

wholeheartedly embraced life in the close-knit

he was introduced during his job search—and

Blair community—and found a student-focused

was hired in 2009 as a science teacher and

position that is the “perfect fit.”

lacrosse coach, roles in which he has thrived ever since. Meanwhile, Andee, who is two years

Today, the Ryersons, who married in 2013 and are the parents of adorable year-old twins, Teddy and James, are integral to the life

younger than Mike, graduated from Amherst

of the School. They enthusiastically share their

in 2011 and dove into a graduate program

many gifts and talents with their colleagues

in interior architecture at the Rhode Island

and students in Blair’s classrooms, on the

School of Design. She quickly realized that

athletic fields, in extracurricular activities—

wasn’t quite the career she wished to pursue,

including theatrical productions—and as dorm

so she returned to Rochester to work at an

parents and housemasters to more than

interior design firm to find out whether that

60 freshman and sophomore girls and ten

might be more to her liking.

prefects in Locke Hall. Through all of this, the

The couple got engaged in fall 2011,

high school sweethearts have discovered what

and when a teaching position in Blair’s art

one might call the “sweet spot” of boarding-

department serendipitously opened in 2012,

school faculty life: The best part of their work

things began to come together. Although

is the time they spend with students.

admittedly “somewhat skeptical” about boarding-school life, Andee submitted her

Take some time to get to know Mike and Andee Ryerson “Outside the Classroom.”

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Questions for Mike:

students how lasers, acoustics and

emphasis on how the material can and

astronomical observation work.

should be taught to students. The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

Q. What drew you to study physics, and why do you think it’s an

Q. You recently began working

are a constant theme throughout the

important subject for high school

toward a master’s degree in

program. Developed by scientists and

students? What topic(s) do you most

science education through

science educators and published in

enjoy teaching?

Montana State University. Why did

2013, NGSS provides a framework of

you choose that course of study,

science concepts, practices and ideas

and what does it involve?

that students should learn in their K-12

A. When I was young, I was that

schooling to become scientifically

annoying kid who wouldn’t stop asking “why?” Most kids grow out

A. The program involves a combination

of this, but for me, the question just

of distance learning and on-campus

became internal. As I studied the life

courses that I will take over the next

Q. Teaching wasn’t your original

and physical sciences in high school,

couple of years. I like this particular

career goal, yet you’ve become

I found that the answer to “why” in

program because it will focus on

a mainstay of Blair’s faculty as a

biology turned out to be chemistry.

improving classroom teaching of

physics and astronomy teacher,

Then the answer to “why” in chemistry

particular topics, as well as widening my

varsity assistant lacrosse coach,

ended up being physics. Physics is

repertoire of teaching strategies and

housemaster and theatre set builder.

fundamental to our understanding

techniques. I was particularly excited to

What aspects of your work in and

of how the universe works on the

explore inquiry-based teaching methods

out of Blair’s classrooms do you

largest scale and the smallest. That’s

this summer in one of my courses, and

enjoy most?

the reason I love it, and it’s the reason I

I also took an astronomy course and

feel it’s important to teach. My favorite

“Physics of Renewable Energy” to stay

A. I love communicating with people

moments are when a student has

up-to-date on the latest developments

about science. This extends beyond

learned a basic tenet of physics, and

in the field of energy production,

the students in my classrooms to my

I can show him or her what can be

transportation and consumption. Each

friends and colleagues as well. When

done with it. For example, teaching

course in the program combines a

seven new “habitable” planets were

the basics of waves allows me to show

thorough review of content with a heavy

discovered orbiting our closest stellar

literate members of society.

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neighbor, I had a half-hour conversation with math teacher Danyelle Doldoorian about it! I find the natural world absolutely fascinating, and I genuinely enjoy sharing my excitement with others. I see science, physics in particular, in everything, and it’s amazing to me that my job is basically to talk to people about science and show them how science works. Even when I am building theatre sets, I think of it as an application of science—it’s an engineering challenge. Q. You’ve become a key member of the Blair Academy Players’ tech team. Of the seven sets for musical productions you’ve helped construct, which has been your favorite and why? A. It’s a tie between 2012’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and 2017’s In the Heights. Sweeney Todd’s was certainly the most complicated set I’ve helped build. The entire barber/pie shop was mounted on wheels and a turntable, so it moved up- or downstage and rotated as needed. On top, we built a special barber chair and trap door that Sweeney used to dump his victims

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down to the basement below. The set

A. As associate dean of students, I’m

for In the Heights was amazing in its

essentially the director of student

scale. We essentially reconstructed

activities. I plan all the weekend

a block from Washington Heights,

activities, oversee the clubs and

complete with a scale model of

organizations, and work with the

the George Washington Bridge

class councils. I also run a variety of

suspended behind the skeletal

specific events throughout the year,

buildings. Apparently, I was not the

including orientation, the community

only one impressed with the final

weekends, Headmasters’ Societies

product, because other schools’

Games, the Martin Luther King Jr.

productions asked to purchase the set

seminars and senior seminars. This

from us when we were done!

job is a “perfect fit” because it plays to

Questions for Andee:

my strengths—enthusiasm, creativity

Q. Geology and art and the history of art is an unusual double major. How

and organization—while allowing me to do what fuels my energy: work with kids. I’m a serious extrovert and

did that combination come about?

am so energized by daily interactions

A. I’ve always loved art, so that was

students, be their advocate in the

an easy one. When I had to declare a major sophomore year, I read through the course requirements for each major, and the art and the history of art requirements were almost entirely things I wanted to take anyway, so I declared that major and never looked back. Geology was a bit of a different story. I’ve always been a “people person” and done best in the classes where I liked the professor. The geology department at Amherst is so incredible, I kept finding myself taking those courses. By the end of my junior year, I’d almost completed the major, so I decided to declare a double major. The trip to Hawai’i to see an

with people. Being able to work with administration and help them plan events that they’re excited about is exactly what I want to be doing. Q. You’ve choreographed four Blair Academy Players’ musicals. Where did you train in music and dance? Which dance numbers stand out as the most challenging to have taught and/or were the best executed by Blair students? A. I took dance classes at a studio in Rochester growing up and continued dancing at Amherst. Musically, I took piano and voice lessons when I was little. In high school, I continued both

active lava flow didn’t hurt, either!

of these activities at the Eastman

Q. You taught fine arts courses and

diplomas in voice and music theory

served in Blair’s admission office for three years before moving into the student life office as associate dean of students. What do you do in your current role, and why do you believe it’s the “perfect fit?”

Community Music School, earning by taking a variety of courses and participating in choirs there. The most challenging dances are almost always my favorites. I love teaching tap (and work a tap number into almost every show) because most students don’t

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have a lot of experience with tap—it’s

A. We are always dreaming up odd

fun to teach them something new.

projects around our apartment,

This inherently makes it more difficult,

whether it’s a Pinterest-inspired pipe-

however, because we’re totally starting

shelf, a storage bench for the kitchen

from scratch. The other really fun, but

or something for the boys’ nursery. We

challenging, routines are the fast ones.

often find that if we have a detailed

Numbers like “The Jitterbug” in The

vision of what we want, it is easier to

Wizard of Oz or “Both Sides of the

make than to buy it.

Coin” in The Mystery of Edwin Drood are difficult to teach, because they

Q. When you’re not at Blair, where is

are so fast; the students always think

your favorite place to be?

it’s too fast and worry that they won’t get it. But, inevitably, they do, and those numbers usually turn into their favorites, so that’s always fun for me. Q. As someone who has “always been a busy person,” you’re certainly busy in your professional role at Blair and as a wife and mother of twins, but you manage to fit in some hobbies, too. What keeps you busy in the creative realm these days? A. I’m always finding a different craft or project around the house. Mainly, I spend a lot of time on different graphic arts. Whether I’m designing invitations for a friend’s event, creating wall hangings by request or as a gift, or working on my own projects, I really like creating on the computer. I took one graphic design class in college and wish I’d taken more, but I’ve continued to learn on my own ever since.

Questions for Mike & Andee: Q. Tell us about your fun and unique wedding reception! A. We knew we wanted something a little out of the ordinary. Andee being a geology major and Mike loving all kinds of science, the Rochester

perfectly. Our cocktails were served in the shadow of an enormous mastodon in the “Expedition Earth” exhibit, while the rest of the museum remained open for guests to wander through. The reception itself was in a ballroom with views of the Rochester city skyline. Q. What is it like being parents of toddler twins at Blair? A. It’s a whirlwind. In some ways, it is very challenging, managing our own schedules around the needs of not one but two infants last year and toddlers now. On the other hand, there are benefits to living at Blair that make life a whole lot easier. Our boys especially love meals in the dining hall, where they can watch and interact with all the students, faculty and other young kids while they eat. Maybe the biggest benefit is the 70 ready-andwilling babysitters living just outside our apartment door. Q. Mike, you’ve been “building things forever,” and Andee, you’ve got an eye for design. Describe some of the projects on which

A. We love to be anywhere with our family and friends. Most of these places are either childhood favorites or around lakes—we are definitely lake people! Q. If you could play your dream role in any production, what would it be? A. (Mike) Cosmo in Singin’ in the Rain. This was the first musical I was a part of in high school, and I actually was called back for an audition for that part. I didn’t get it, but I loved the way it was portrayed by my friend, Lucas. Cosmo is an absolutely hilarious and lively character, and I think I could have a lot of fun with that role. A. (Andee) I always pick a part in whatever show I’m into right now and focus on that, so my “dream role” is always changing. While choreographing In the Heights, I thought of playing Vanessa. While listening to Hamilton nonstop when it came out, I pictured playing Eliza. This year, as I get ready to choreograph Crazy for You, I’m sure I’ll pick something new! ■

you’ve combined your talents.

Museum and Science Center fit the bill

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Faculty Summer Institute Focuses on Project-Based Learning & Collaborative Work To maximize the number of teachers benefiting from professional development opportunities, Blair created a Faculty Summer Institute in 2017. During two week-long, on-campus programs focused on project-based learning, collaborative work and innovation, faculty members created more than 10 projects to be incorporated into the curriculum across disciplines. Fifteen-plus teachers and administrators participated in the pedagogy-focused Institute during its first year, all with the goal of designing, individually or in teams, curricular projects that benefit studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;important but time-consuming collaborative work that is often difficult to accomplish during the busy school year. Teachers at all junctures of their careers attended, 2 4 SU M M ER - FAL L 2017

creating projects ranging from media-content analyses to roller-coaster designs. Learn about each project in brief on page 26 or read about them in detail at www.blair.edu/facultyinstitute-2017.

A more integrated, interdisciplinary learning experience With specific lesson plans for their 2017-2018 classes in hand, faculty members left the Institute having benefited from smallgroup discussions and the sharing of insights from educators at all levels of their careers. Computer science teacher Michael

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Garrant (pictured top right), who helped design a joint project for technology and fine arts classes, believed that he and his colleagues made great strides in providing students with a more integrated, interdisciplinary learning experience. “This was an excellent opportunity to show other faculty how to use some of the Chiang Center for Innovation and Collaboration’s (CIC’s) equipment and work with colleagues from other disciplines to consider lessons that achieve shared objectives,” he said. “We collaborated to create actionable plans that I can use in my classroom and offer as a resource to all faculty.” English teacher Tom Parauda (pictured bottom left), who attended the June and August sessions, shared two of the

group’s most important takeaways from the experience: an appreciation of Blair’s support of their projects and gratitude for having been given the time and space to execute them amid an atmosphere that encouraged risk taking. “Because I did not feel pressure to implement anything that I did not like or design myself, and because I had the freedom to produce something that may or may not work as well as I had imagined, I went into these projects relaxed and openminded and left feeling renewed by the ideas that I was given the chance to pursue,” he explained. “The ideas stirred will help clarify the skills we want to encourage in our students and affect my teaching positively. We shall see!” ■ BLA IR B ULLE T IN 25

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Projects in Brief Director of video studies Wendy Schiller and English and theatre teacher Micki McMillan collaborated on a lesson plan that laid the groundwork for their Introduction to Video and Theatre I classes to produce a script, as well as stage and film a production. Mr. Parauda tackled a Shakespearean “re-creation” work that fits comfortably in the traditional realm of an advanced literature class; in August, he partnered with Ms. Schiller to create an avant-garde board game that may find a home as a new course or as part of an existing design-centered class. Science department chair Kelly Hadden created a framework to make independent scientific research and presentation part of every biology student’s Blair experience. Science teacher Chris Thatcher developed a module in which his honors physics classes design their own roller coasters, build them with K’Nex-style toy model kits and test them to compare predicted-to-actual results. Science teacher Michael Sayers, PhD, outlined a module on ceramics glaze properties and chemistry that will expand to become a course called The Art of Science; the Science of Art, which would include chemistry students producing glazes of certain textures and colors for student sculptors. Fine arts department chair Kate Sykes focused on new software and technologies available in the CIC, their crossdisciplinary implications and where they fit best in her department’s curriculum as students consider how they can enhance 3D objects with 2D design. Mrs. Sykes also planned a lesson piloted last spring with Mr. Garrant in which robotics students create a lighting component to 3D artwork produced by her own classes.

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Director of vocal music Ryan Manni designed projects for his songwriting/digital music students, who are creating, recording and producing their own music. History teacher Jay Jenkins mapped out a project in which his art history students will re-create the work of specific artists and design exhibits of replica art to be showcased in high-traffic campus spaces. He also created a module in which his Advanced Placement comparative government class will learn about the leaders, historical events, and foreign and domestic policies of six nations through a series of case studies. History teacher Hannah Higgin, PhD, developed a project for her western civilization class that will contribute to the U.S. Holocaust Museum’s “History Unfolded,” an initiative that aims to create a massive database of contemporary, local American press coverage of the Holocaust. Her project plan, which offers students various ways to become involved inside and outside class, centers around conducting a New Jersey newspaper content analysis. Language teacher Tim Devaney designed a creative project that will utilize the CIC’s media production suite. Students insert themselves into a Spanish-language telenovela, and in doing so, have fun while learning advanced grammar structures and video-editing and video-production skills. Math teacher John Padden collaborated with Mr. Garrant to create a project that will help calculus students visually and tangibly grasp integral calculus and design and build 3D models that rotate or transform two-dimensional graphs into three dimensions. ■

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Teachers’ Travels & Summer Adventures As director of faculty hiring at Blair, veteran French teacher Maria Bowditch has developed a long-term relationship with the Massachusetts-based search firm Carney, Sandoe and Associates, so when the company announced that its first-ever Women’s Institute Conference would take place in Boston this summer, it was a perfect opportunity for professional development.

Longtime Blair language teacher Maria Bowditch (right) with former faculty member Laurie Lambert, who presented at Carney, Sandoe and Associates’ first-ever Women’s Institute Conference.

With the goal of empowering and connecting women at all stages of their careers, the June conference emphasized peer learning, mentorship and dialogue through shared experiences. Madame Bowditch appreciated its focus on celebrating the accomplishments of women and minorities in the classroom, extracurriculars and dormitories. “I think women have come very far, but there is still a long way our society and communities must travel in terms of valuing women and encouraging women’s ambitions, no matter what they might be,” said Madame Bowditch, who also attended sessions on mentoring new faculty and enjoyed presentations given by former Blair colleagues, such as Laurie Lambert (pictured above), now associate head of school at The Winchendon School.

History department chair Jason Beck attended the St. John’s College summer classics seminar in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at the same institution where he earned his master’s degree in classics and philosophy in 2010. “The master’s program in great books has profoundly impacted the way I approach the reading of great works of literature, history and philosophy in my personal and professional life,” said Mr. Beck, who embraced the opportunity to return to the classroom and become immersed in pedagogical methods as he spent the summer reading and discussing books by Jane Austen and Mark Twain. “St. John’s instructional method has informed the way I approach my own courses and, as such, it is incredibly important to me to be able to refresh those experiences every few years,” he continued, noting that he is bringing those conversations and readings into the classroom in 2017-2018 in his Advanced Placement U.S. history and intellectual history courses. In late August, English and theatre teacher Micki McMillan attended the first-ever National Speech and Debate Association national education conference in Denver, Colorado. A longtime member of the organization, she found the program’s eclectic breakout sessions intriguing and enjoyed learning new strategies to improve her teaching approaches, especially using technology to enhance team performance and the philosophy of Lincoln-Douglas debate.

English and performing arts teacher Micki McMillan.

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to teach literature, to help students think beyond a text, further their understanding of a historical period and make connections is fascinating,” said Mr. Brandwood, an English teacher and former department chair. As a history teacher, Mrs. Brandwood is also excited about how portraits can be used to bring history lessons to life in a way that words cannot. “This is especially true of early European and American history, which can be made more tangible for students who are struck by the era’s lack of photographs,” she said. “We are excited to engage students Joanne and Bob Brandwood (pictured back row far left and fourth from left, using this approach.” respectively) attended a National Portrait Gallery summer teacher’s institute on storytelling through portraiture. Over the course of four days, As coach of Blair’s debate team and a teacher of the the Brandwoods learned about performing arts and Advanced Placement English Language the elements and vocabulary of portrayal and strategies and Composition, she has learned that you can’t get better at for “reading” portraiture—all tools with which neither debate and speech unless you practice and experience it. “As had prior experience. As part of their final project, such, anything I can learn to help guide students through the teachers created sample lessons which they plan to our program and better understand oral interpretation incorporate into their respective classes in the coming year. will benefit my rhetoric classes and our debate team For her project, Mrs. Brandwood concentrated on a portrait enormously,” she said. “I look forward to bringing what I of Senator Robert Kennedy, while Mr. Brandwood examined learned in Denver back to my classroom and to our speech a portrait of General Douglas MacArthur. and debate program this year.” Having been at Blair since the mid-1980s, you might think that Bob and Joanne Brandwood have done it all when it comes to their work in the classroom and across the campus community. But the 2017-2018 academic year brought another first to their more-than-30-year marriage: The veteran faculty members are team-teaching a Blair course that examines the history and literature of World Wars I and II. To prepare for the experience, the Brandwoods traveled to Washington, D.C., last summer to attend the National Portrait Gallery’s summer teacher’s institute, “Learning to Look,” an interactive program that taught them new approaches and new language about storytelling through portraiture. “The notion of using portraits and paintings

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As the 2016-2017 school year ended, science teacher Michael Ryerson began a master’s degree in science education at Montana State University. The two-and-a-half-year program combines online learning and field work, exposing students to different teaching methods and approaches through electives and core courses focused on the teaching of science and adolescent learning. Having completed his first three online classes this summer—astronomy, renewable energy and inquiry-based learning—Mr. Ryerson is excited to experience formal training that will benefit him after eight years of hands-on classroom work at Blair. “A lot of what I have learned about being a teacher has been a product of doing and re-creating classroom experiences I myself once had,” said Mr. Ryerson,

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who returns to the classroom thanks to funding from the Bessin Mathematics and Science Fund. “In addition to bringing new ideas back to the classroom, I am also bringing lesson plans and activities I developed, as well as those generated by my classmates. Given that the online platform means my classmates live around the country and the world, it has really allowed me to harness ideas from everywhere.” Language teacher Tim Devaney continued to explore the idea of identity and adaptation in Spanish-speaking New England immigrant populations. For a second-consecutive summer, he visited several towns in northern Maine to conduct and record interviews—this time, with transient blueberry pickers—and then studied the transcripts for cultural and linguistic edification. In 2016, he conducted similar work with native speakers, documenting cultural insights and distinct styles of Spanish that reflected their countries of origin. Mr. Devaney is using the results of his research as a tool to deepen students’ understanding of language intricacies and the cultural influences that shape them. Associate Dean of Admission and Blair LEADS teacher Leucretia Shaw attended the Gardner Carney Leadership Institute (gcLi) Leadership Lab in Colorado Springs, Colorado, a six-day program designed to help educators develop their students’ leadership competencies. gcLi’s focus on leadership appealed to Mrs. Shaw, who had the opportunity to review the latest research about brain science, social and emotional intelligence, and group dynamics, as well as deepen her understanding of the pedagogy of leadership through exercises promoting awareness, personal reflection and effective action. “I remain quite interested in a definition of leadership that reflects more than position and title,” said Mrs. Shaw, who attended the program with funding from the Geller Family Fund for Faculty Enrichment. “As a Blair LEADS teacher since the program’s inception, I seek to expand my students’ notion of leadership, and the gcLi curriculum broadened my scope. In addition to giving me the tools to better impart this broader understanding of leadership to my students, the program honed my ability to give counsel as an advisor, monitor and mentor teacher.”

Associate Dean of Admission Leucretia Shaw (seated in front row, second from right) with fellow gcLi attendees.

French teacher Sharon Merrifield traveled to California, where she earned a Six Seconds emotional intelligence (EQ) practitioner certification. At a five-day conference in Palo Alto sponsored by a network of member organizations in more than 70 countries, she and colleagues followed a socialemotional learning model designed to provide a framework for building connections and promoting understanding. “EQ informs absolutely everything we do as boarding-school faculty members: teaching, coaching, advising, faculty mentoring and leadership development,” said Mrs. Merrifield. “If we want our young people to become successful problem solvers, innovators and creative change agents, EQ is critical, especially in a world where digital devices are largely replacing face-to-face communications. The pursuit of excellent communication is paramount and is in service to everything else we are seeking to accomplish as educators.” Science teacher Aly Dowey traveled to Lawrenceville, New Jersey, to attend the Klingenstein Summer Institute for Early Career Teachers, a program offered by the Klingenstein Center at Teachers College, Columbia University. The twoweek program brought together more than 70 teachers from across the globe to explore educational philosophies and teaching-and-learning styles. Under the guidance of

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master teachers, attendees studied current issues in the field of education, connected with colleagues of diverse backgrounds, and developed customized curricula and assessments. A Blair faculty member since 2015, Ms. Dowey teaches general and analytical chemistry and serves as head coach of the girls’ varsity lacrosse team. ■

(right) Science teacher Aly Dowey.

In the NEWS

Emily Choi ’17 Recognized for Race Relations Work Emily Choi ’17 was one of 27 winners of the 2017 Princeton Prize in Race Relations, an award program sponsored by Princeton University that recognizes high school students nationwide who are committed to advancing the cause of race relations within their communities. Her story as a Korean immigrant and an advocate of racial harmony was featured in a May 2017 article in The StarLedger of Newark, New Jersey, in which writer Barry Carter details the on- and off-campus efforts that earned her a check for $1,000 and an all-expenses-paid trip to the Princeton Prize Symposium on Race, held last April at the prestigious university. Describing Emily as “a beacon for diversity and racial harmony at Blair,” Mr. Carter notes her focus on “humanitarian issues” in several campus speaking opportunities throughout her four years at the School. He also explains how she helped Spanish-speaking members of Blair’s housekeeping staff feel more connected to the School community. A fluent speaker of Spanish, Emily befriended housekeepers by conversing with them in their native language. Later, she founded and wrote articles for the “Español” section of Blair’s online, student-run publication, The Blair Oracle, where “everyone at school—students, faculty and Latino employees— could enjoy her pieces about the immigrants and events at school.” The article includes mention of Emily’s summer work on behalf of Latino immigrants in Elizabeth and Palisades Park, New Jersey, and her weekly trips to Newton, New Jersey, with 3 0 SU M M ER - FAL L 2017

Emily Choi ’17.

her advisor, language department chair Joyce Lang, and fellow Blair volunteers to tutor elementary-age children of recent immigrants. “Twelve [students] were recognized in New Jersey for confronting racial issues, but Emily’s work stood out,” Mr. Carter writes; thus, she was selected as this year’s regional winner of the Princeton Prize in Race Relations. Mr. Carter concludes by pointing out that “winning the Princeton Prize was not on Emily’s agenda. She just wanted to attend its symposium on diversity, but realized she had to apply and win the competition.” “‘They chose me,’ Emily said. ‘That’s crazy.’” “No it’s not,” Mr. Carter writes, “and neither is her future. In the fall, she’ll head to Stanford University to major in Spanish and Latin American studies.” www.blair.edu/princeton-prize www.blair.edu/emily-choi

Graduates CLASS OF 2017

AT BLAIR’S 169TH COMMENCEMENT

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members of Blair’s class of 2017 celebrated their many achievements and looked forward to bright futures at the School’s 169th commencement, held on May 25. Rainy weather brought the ceremony under a tent on Marcial Field, where students and their families nonetheless radiated pride and happiness on the momentous occasion and enjoyed the many traditions that make Blair’s graduation special. This year’s class speaker and winner of the George P. Jenkins ’32 Prize for outstanding scholarship was Yinuo Xu ’17, who entered the University of Pennsylvania this fall. Yinuo reflected on the many ways she and her classmates had changed during their Blair years, and encouraged her peers to take the time as they approach their 20s to “pause and think” about those changes. “Slow down and figure out who you truly are and what you truly need,” she said. “Say farewell to this campus, but don’t say farewell to the changes this campus has brought to you; embrace the new journey, and also embrace a new understanding of who you truly are. Because every bit of change is worth celebration, especially today.” Head of School Chris Fortunato presented diplomas to the members of the class of 2017, sharing handshakes, hugs and personal congratulations with students as they crossed the podium.

He addressed the new graduates—the class that entered Blair the year he began his tenure as Blair’s 16th Head of School—one final time before they began their lives as alumni, urging the class of 2017 to carry the best of Blair with them wherever their life’s journeys take them and to share the best of Blair with all whom they encounter. The commencement ceremony ended when Jeffrey Mohler ’67, a member of this year’s 50th-reunion class, presented the class of 2017 pennant to Jingyi Chi ’17, who was elected to represent the new graduates for the traditional exchange. Pennant flying, Jingyi led her exuberant classmates out of the tent and into the waiting arms of friends and family. Congratulations to the class of 2017! ■ View a video of graduation and read the full text of Yinuo Xu’s valedictory speech @ www.blair.edu/ graduation-2017. BLA IR B ULLE T IN 31

AWARDS PRESENTED AT COMMENCEMENT The Apgar Award for Teaching Excellence: Language department chair Joyce Lang The Riether Residential Life Award: Day Student Coordinator Lois Stival The John C. and Eve S. Bogle Teaching Prize: Chinese & economics teacher David Facciani The Tedlow Teaching Prize: Associate Dean of College Counseling Joe Mantegna Headmaster’s Prize: Liam Heino ’17

Blair Academy Trophy: Emily Lunger ’17

George P. Jenkins ’32 Prize: Yinuo Xu ’17 3 2 SU M M ER - FAL L 2017

Congratulations, CLASS OF 2017!

Blair’s newest alumni began the next chapter of their lives this fall at these colleges and universities. We wish them all the best in their future endeavors! Auburn University

Lehigh University (5)

University of California, Berkeley

Bates College

Miami University, Oxford

University of California, Los Angeles (2)

Boston College

Middlebury College

University of California, Santa Barbara (2)

Boston University

New York University (6)

University of Colorado at Boulder (2)

Bowdoin College

Northeastern University

University of Delaware

Brown University (2)

Pomona College (2)

University of Miami (2)

Bryn Mawr College

Princeton University

University of Michigan

Carnegie Mellon University

Providence College

University of Notre Dame

Claremont McKenna College

Rutgers University–New Brunswick

University of Oregon

Colgate University (2)

Santa Clara University

University of Pennsylvania (3)

Cornell University (3)

Sarah Lawrence College (2)

University of Pittsburgh

Davidson College (2)

Savannah College of Art and Design

University of San Diego

Dickinson College

School of Visual Arts

University of San Francisco

Drexel University

Skidmore College

University of South Carolina

Duke University

Southern Methodist University

University of Southern California (2)

Elon University (4)

St. Lawrence University

University of St Andrews

Escuela Superior de Administración y

Stanford University

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Dirección de Empresas (ESADE)

Syracuse University

University of the Sciences in

Fordham University (2)

The George Washington University (3)

Franklin & Marshall College (2)

The Ohio State University (2)

University of Wyoming

Georgetown University

The University of Georgia (2)

Vassar College

Georgia Institute of Technology

The University of North Carolina at

Virginia Tech (2)

Gettysburg College

Chapel Hill (3)

Philadelphia

Wake Forest University

Hamilton College (2)

The University of Texas, Austin

Washington and Lee University

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Tufts University (2)

Washington University in St. Louis

Howard University (2)

Tulane University

Yale University

Johns Hopkins University

Union College (New York)

Lafayette College (2)

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Spectacular Weekend AT BLAIR!

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from near and far returned to the School’s hilltop campus from June 9 to 11 to celebrate their Blair connections during Alumni Weekend. There was something for everyone during the three-day Blairfest, including class parties; hard-hat tours of the Chiang Center for Innovation and Collaboration; the Blair Cup Golf Scramble, 5K run and alumni lacrosse game; and, of course, the Alumni Parade. One of the weekend’s many highlights was the induction of five former Bucs into Blair’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Robert M. Novogratz ’55, Michael J. Lieberman ’71, Laura Cochran Morris ’75, Tamara Parrott ’97 and Luol Deng ’03 were honored during a special ceremony in the Hardwick Hall performance gymnasium that packed the bleachers with well-wishers and sports fans (see story on page 55). Outstanding Blair grads also received recognition during the Head of School

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Assembly, beginning with the 2017 Peachey Award winners (see box on page 35). Head of School Chris Fortunato then honored two of the School’s most dedicated alumni when he presented the Alumnus of the Year award to longserving class representative Robert M. Fuller ’42 and the 2017 Citation of Merit, Blair’s highest honor, to outgoing Alumni Board of Governors President James H. G. Naisby ’57 (see text of awards on pages 36 and 37). Mr. Fortunato accorded special recognition to Chairman Emeritus of the Blair Board of Trustees John C. Bogle ’47, who was attending his 70th Blair reunion with his wife, Eve, and his brother, William ’45. Mr. Bogle was honored during a surprise presentation by Dean Tanella ’78, who announced that the Bogle Brothers Scholars had raised $70,000—in honor of Mr. Bogle’s 70th reunion—to thank Mr. Bogle for

his scholarship support. Mr. Tanella was the second of nearly 150 Blair students whose education has been supported by The Bogle Brothers Scholars Program, established by Mr. Bogle in 1968 in honor of his late twin, David ’47, and his older brother, William ’45. The Bogle Brothers Scholars’ gift will be used to name a room in the Chiang Center for Innovation and Collaboration in honor of Mr. Bogle, the innovator of modern finance. The Head of School Assembly closed with a standing ovation and show of appreciation for Director of Alumni Relations Jenny Maine, who was leading her 16th and final Alumni Weekend (see story on page 52). Attendees then headed out into the sunshine to enjoy Blair’s splendid campus and the camaraderie of fellow Bucs as they shared treasured memories—and created new ones— during the rest of Alumni Weekend 2017.

The Bogle Brothers Scholars honored their scholarship benefactor, Chairman Emeritus John C. Bogle ’47, on his 70th reunion by presenting a $70,000 gift to the School to name a room for the “innovator of finance” in the Chiang Center for Innovation and Collaboration. (left to right) Hamilton Davis ’04, Christy Burkart ’97, Emmanuel Bello ’04, John C. Bogle ’47, Dean Tanella ’78, Scott McKee ’77, Singleton Cox ’90, Eve Bogle, William “Bud” Bogle ’45 and Alex Adrien ’04.

2017 PEACHEY AWARDS

Class Representative of the Year: Christy Burkart ’97

Outstanding Class Correspondent: Diana Schad ’87 (not pictured)

Alumni Volunteer of the Year: Carrie Giddins Pergram ’92 & Jim Fox ’62 Outstanding Reunion Committee: 1967

(left to right) Carrie Giddins Pergram ’92, Christy Burkart ’97 & Jim Fox ’62.

Class of 1967 Reunion Committee.

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Alumnus of the Year ROBERT M. FULLER ’42

BOB FULLER’S

longstanding and deeply held loyalty to Blair is nothing short of remarkable. Over the seven-and-a-half decades since his graduation, he has supported his “prep school”—which he attended for two happy years—as a generous donor, a devoted class representative, a member of the Board of Governors, an enthusiastic fundraiser and an energetic Blair ambassador. His work on behalf of the School and his classmates has mostly been carried out quietly and behind the scenes, so we are delighted to shine the spotlight of recognition and gratitude on this unsung hero as he proudly celebrates his 75th Blair reunion. Bob enjoyed his student days on the hilltop and established enduring friendships with classmates and faculty. His Blair experience meant so much to him that, following his World War II military service and 1949 Lehigh University graduation, he jumped into alumni involvement in the 1950s, 3 6 SU M M ER - FAL L 2017 2017

even as he and his wife, Marian, were raising their daughters and he was becoming established in his investment and insurance career. To this day, participation in Blair activities has remained an important part of Bob’s life, and the School has benefited from his many efforts. Bob has been an exemplary class representative since 1983. In that role, he has kept his classmates connected and informed, and he has led fundraising initiatives for each major reunion. Together with Marian, he has been a mainstay at Blair events, and he has proudly carried the 1942 pennant in many Alumni Weekend parades. Bob’s joyful engagement with

his grandson, R. Hunter Lippincott ’99, and Hunter’s classmates speaks volumes about his ongoing love of the School, as does his generous annual support of the Blair Fund. Bob’s dedication to Blair and selfless service to his classmates distinguish him as one of the School’s most loyal alumni. He is most deserving of our deep gratitude and the 2017 Alumnus of the Year Award.

Robert M. Fuller ’42 and his grandson, R. Hunter Lippincott ’99.

2017 Citation of Merit JAMES H. G. NAISBY ’57

JIM NAISBY’S

noble service to Blair Academy has been deeply impactful to the School he loves and will resonate across generations of future Buccaneers. A dedicated class representative and member of the Board of Governors since 2004, Jim is a keenly discerning leader with a “handson” style, and he is a master at taking action to help achieve the School’s short- and longterm goals. And, in all his work on Blair’s behalf, Jim’s warmth and care for each member of the School community make him a consummate ambassador for his alma mater wherever he goes. The School is especially proud to recognize him with its highest honor on the occasion of his 60th Blair reunion. As an alumni leader, Jim has tackled initiatives large and small for more than a decade, including spearheading 1957’s reunions and fundraising efforts; connecting classmates and friends from other classes to the School; and volunteering at many campus events. Above all, he has shone in his work with

the alumni Board of Governors (BOG). As BOG vice president and president— and one who is highly knowledgeable of Blair’s operations and needs—Jim has fully engaged BOG members in the life of the School and opened the door to Trusteeship for several younger alumni. His careful attention to the BOG and its advisory role in School governance has raised the bar for BOG participation and leaves a lasting legacy of excellence. The Blair community is deeply grateful to Jim and his wife of more than 55 years, Diane, for their generous and loyal philanthropy. As members of the John C. Sharpe Society of planned givers, Jim and Diane have provided for future Blair students and faculty with the creation of an endowed teaching chair, knowing that it will help attract and retain outstanding teachers and foster the relationships that are the bedrock of the Blair experience. The Naisbys are frequent attendees at campus events, and all who meet them enjoy good conversation and their genuine kindness.

Jim’s exceptional Blair volunteerism has been recognized with three previous awards—he was Class Representative of the Year in 2007, Outstanding Class Correspondent in 2009 and Alumnus of the Year in 2012. As he celebrates another milestone reunion with his beloved classmates and prepares to retire after four exemplary years as BOG president, it is most fitting that we honor Jim Naisby with the 2017 Citation of Merit.

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The class of ’67 (pictured above with their spouses and Head of School Chris Fortunato and his wife, Erin) won the attendance award for Alumni Weekend 2017, with 30 percent of the class returning for their 50th reunion.

CLASS OF 1967 SCHOLARSHIP TH ESTABLISHED BY 50 REUNION CLASS The members of Blair’s class of 1967 commemorated their 50th reunion by establishing The Class of 1967 Scholarship, a gift that will serve as a lasting legacy of their camaraderie and support the education of future Blair students. More than 20 classmates returned to campus for Alumni Weekend, where, together with their spouses, they celebrated their new “Old Guard” status, enduring friendships and fundraising success. Throughout the past year, the class of ’67 reunion committee led the charge to connect with classmates and encourage participation in the reunion and class gift. Six classmates got the fundraising ball rolling with gifts of $10,000 or more, and one classmate documented an irrevocable bequest for $50,000, leading the class to raise a grand total of $272,155. 3 8 SU M M ER - FAL L 2017 2017

“It was important to the reunion committee that their 50th-reunion gift support Blair students, and they liked the idea that the scholarship will become a reflection of who they are as a class,” noted Assistant Director of Advancement for Capital Giving Velma Lubliner, who worked closely with committee members this year. “Many emails and calls were exchanged among classmates, and I think they genuinely enjoyed the opportunity to catch up with each other amid their busy lives.” The ’67 grads were duly welcomed into the Old Guard at their Friday-evening 50th-reunion class dinner. Long-serving class representatives Jeff Mohler ’67 and Bruce Sergey ’67 jogged some distant memories when they gave a class “test”— complete with traditional exam blue

books—after which they presented each other with “Rolex” watches for their long service and passed the class rep torch to Barry Smith ’67, Larry Snavely ’67 and Gregory Auger ’67. The classmates played music and shared stories long into the evening, thoroughly enjoying the weekend back on the campus where they got their start. n

CLASS OF ’67 REUNION COMMITTEE: Gregory Auger

Doug Schwarz

Peter Forman

Bruce Sergy

Myles Gombert

Barry Smith

Ted Hamilton

Larry Snavely

John Jessup

Stan Spraitzar

Jeff Mohler

Scott Urdang

Dick Nashner

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STATE OF

BY PETER G. CURRAN, Assistant Head of School for Enrollment & Communications

I am pleased

to report that admission to

Blair Academy for the 2017-2018 academic year was our strongest yet: We once again broke records in terms of the number of applications received (1,200) and selectivity (only 20 percent of those who applied were accepted). School opened in September with a midsize student body of 462 (146 of whom are newly enrolled students), and admission office staff members are already building on this success as they travel around the globe to share with families all that Blair has to offer. Equally exciting has been hearing how enthusiastic prospective families are about our state-of-the-art Chiang Center for Innovation and Collaboration (CIC). Every time I give a tour of the new space to prospective students and parents, they are awed by the cross-disciplinary work happening in the Collaboration Forum, the media production suite and, of course, the maker space, where young innovators are literally bringing their ideas to life. The forward-thinking and dynamic CIC, as well as the

The admission office for 2017-2018. Back row, from left to right: Leucretia Shaw, Tim Goggins, Peter G. Curran, Hannah Solis-Cohen and Cassi Gerdsen. Front row, from left to right: Susie Antonelli, Teddy Wenner ’96, W. Rod Gerdsen and Julie-Ann Schilling.

new positions this year: History teacher Tim Goggins now

repurposing of Weber and Bogle Halls, has helped make this

serves as assistant dean of admission; former administrative

a banner year for Blair admission: In our 170-year history,

assistant Susie Antonelli is working as an admission

our number of applicants has never been so high, and our

counselor; and Julie-Ann Schilling, having joined our

acceptance rate has never been so low. This is thanks in

department in Susie’s former position, is the first point of

large part to the exceptional work of my team of admission

contact for families visiting the Blair Room.

counselors, who are doing more than ever before to engage

Over the course of the fall, we will continue to travel

families at secondary-school placement fairs and receptions

and share with the world the difference that a Blair

across the United States and abroad. In recent years, we

education can make in the lives of students. Although

have made a concerted effort to educate sixth- and seventh-

we have become more selective, our foundational belief

graders’ families just beginning to consider boarding school

in relationship-based learning and superior academic

as an option, and our work on this front is yielding promising

preparation is unwavering. I am excited to further advance

results, as evidenced by the 50-plus families who attended

the School’s name and reputation in new and existing

our Spring Preview event on campus last May.

markets, providing prospective families with an exceedingly

I am happy to report that we continue to build on that momentum with a few key staff members moving into 4 0 SU M M ER - FAL L 2017 2017

personal admission experience and attracting the strongest candidates to Blair. n

By every metric, we have had a banner year: In our 170-year history, our number of applicants has never been so high, and our acceptance rate has never been so low.

Why Blair? —Peter G. Curran, Assistant Head of School for Enrollment & Communications

Tour Guides Answer the Question: Why Blair?

Blair’s 2017-2018 tour guides share their answers to the question: “Why Blair?” They explain below how their replies to prospective families reiterate their love for the School, their teachers and friends, and the community at large.

TANNER HUMPHREY ’19

DAISY KAHN ’19

“No one school is perfect for everyone,

“Relationships between faculty and

but I chose to come here because

students are a huge part of my high school

of each and every one of the people

experience that I didn’t even know I was

I met when I arrived on campus. To

missing until I came to Blair. The teachers

this day, I can say with certainty that

always make time for us, whether we need

everyone you meet at Blair would love

extra help after school or just want to catch

to get to know you and is a genuinely happy person. This

up during lunch. In addition to faculty always going the extra

place is more than a school; it is a second home, and we’d

mile, the School encourages you to advocate for yourself and do

be happy to have you.”

what you can to improve your community.”

JUSTIN CHOI ’18

BRANDY ZHANG ’18 “I liked Blair when I visited; it had a vibe

“Blair epitomizes what a tight-knit community is; whatever a student

that I enjoyed and wanted to be part of

aspires to accomplish, everyone

for my high school career. I had a feeling

will support that individual in that

that I was going to be happy at this

endeavor, whether it be on the sports

place and belong here.”

field, music concerts or school plays.”

Quick Stats:

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BLAIR’S NEW WEBSITE MAKES IT EVEN EASIER TO CONNECT This summer,

shortcuts to our School calendars and athletic

Blair launched a

schedules and scores in the site footer. The site also

new website and

includes a variety of password-protected resources

mobile app that

for students, parents, alumni and Trustees, including

makes it easier

online community directories that are also available in

than ever to

our mobile app.

connect with fellow members of the Blair family and stay up-to-date about the latest news from campus.

WHAT’S NEW? For the first time, Blair’s website at www.blair.edu is responsive to screen size, meaning it shrinks and expands for easy viewing on mobile phones and tablet devices,

Alumni and parents can log in to search for former classmates or fellow parents, respectively, and authenticated visitors will soon be able to connect through discussion groups now being piloted by a small number of volunteer groups.

SOON-TO-COME

as well as computers. With all-new text and images and

In fact, this winter, the School will be launching a

an easy-to-navigate structure, the site also offers a new

networking directory and discussion groups for those

interactive campus map; a series of just-produced videos

who opt to be part of its networking program in 2017-

highlighting Blair’s academic, artistic, athletic and student

2018; the new website will offer users the ability to

life programs; and customized and more user-friendly

search for mentors and job providers and connect with

athletic team web pages.

alumni and parents who are willing to offer general

MOST-CLICKED-ON RESOURCES Users can find a list of our most-visited pages in

advice or specific opportunities. ■ www.blair.edu www.blair.edu/mobile-app

the new “quick links” menu on the homepage and

YOUR NEXT GREAT READ During the long, quiet days of summer, Blair community members enjoyed reading a variety of fiction and nonfiction works. English department chair James Moore compiled teachers’ and students’ book reviews, and we’ve shared them at www.blair.edu/summer-reads. Students and English teachers also took part in Blair’s first all-School summer reading experience by reading

all-School summer read was to “reduce the distance”

Chemistry, the debut novel by 30-year-old writer Weike

between students and authors and perhaps encourage

Wang. “The fact that Chemistry is a debut novel by a

some students to become writers themselves.

young author is important,” Mr. Moore said, explaining that one of the reasons the book was chosen as this year’s

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Alumni are invited to read Chemistry and email their thoughts on the book to Mr. Moore at moorej@blair.edu. ■

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BLAIR HONORS VETERAN FACULTY & STAFF At the Opening of School dinner in late August, Head of School Chris Fortunato honored nine veteran faculty and staff members for milestone years of service to Blair. Director of facilities Dave Schmitt (not pictured) received a painting of campus in recognition of his quarter-century tenure in the business office and as part of the buildings and grounds crew. In addition, a record number of teachers and professional staff members were celebrated for 10 years of service, including language teachers Dave Facciani and Lian Wang, Timken Library director and history teacher Ann Williams, assistant director of advancement for capital giving Velma Lubliner, student life administrative assistant Jo Ellen Van Vliet, business office administrative assistant Lori Rybicki, maintenance department staff member Bob Rogers (not pictured) and security department staff member Frank Teipelke (not pictured). Mr. Fortunato commended all the honorees for their dedication to Blair and ongoing efforts to support students, families, alumni and their colleagues across departments. ■

2017 ACTA DEDICATED The class of 2017 dedicated its yearbook to beloved history teacher and girls’ varsity basketball coach Quinten “Q” Clarke ’87, a Blair faculty member since 2001. ACTA editors Minjoo (Chloe) Kim ’17, Misa Elisabeth Kim ’17 and Yinuo (Chelsie) Xu ’17 made the announcement at School Meeting on May 15, thanking Mr. Clarke for his kindness, generosity and commitment to others and presenting him with the first yearbook. Having taught in the history, English and religion departments and coached nearly a dozen Buccaneer teams during his Blair tenure, Mr. Clarke is well known on campus as the developer and teacher of the popular

Blair experience. Each and every day, I see him making

constitutional law course and head coach of the

someone laugh, engaging in political discussions with

powerhouse varsity girls’ basketball team for the past six

students and faculty alike and working tirelessly as he

years. He is also a world traveler and founder of “Blair in

leads the girls’ basketball team. However, Q has also

Kenya,” a nonprofit organization that works to improve

shown me how much bigger the world is than Blair. His

the lives of Kenya’s rural poor.

work in Kenya has inspired me to think beyond borders,

The ACTA’s dedication pages contain many tributes to

and also, I think, reveals who he really is: an incredibly

Mr. Clarke, including this from basketball player Elayna

generous, hardworking person who every day strives to

Daniels ’17: “To many of us, Q is a crucial part of our

make the world a better place.” ■

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SUN SHINES ON BLAIR’S DAY OF SERVICE Nearly 500 Blair students, teachers and staff members

relationships with area nonprofits, they’ve come to count

mobilized throughout the region on the bright and warm

on the help we can provide,” said history teacher and

morning of May 19 to serve area nonprofit organizations

community service coordinator Joanne Brandwood, who

during the School’s fourth-annual Day of Service.

once again led the event’s planning and complex logistics.

Working in large and small teams, Blair community

At the end of the busy day, Mrs. Brandwood and Head

members took on 20-plus individual projects that

of School Chris Fortunato shared messages of thanks with

addressed such needs as food insecurity, animal welfare,

students, teachers and staff, with Mr. Fortunato reflecting

environmental concerns and much more, all in an effort

that serving others and doing good work are not about

to make a difference for neighbors in Blairstown and the

any single day but about choices we make throughout

surrounding area.

our lives. “That said,” he added, “never doubt what a few

“The Day of Service has become woven into the fabric of the Blair community, and, as we’ve established

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hours working together on a beautiful day to help others can do for them and for us.” ■

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WELCOME NEW FACULTY & STAFF! The Blair community welcomed several new faculty and staff members over the spring and summer months, and students have been getting to know them now that the 20172018 school year has begun. We are pleased to introduce our new teachers and staff members to the larger Blair community.

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admission at the University of Puget Sound. During his undergraduate days, Mr. Sheppard was a coxswain for

Kelsie Fralick comes to Blair from

the men’s varsity rowing team and led the first-ever boat

St. Paul’s School in Concord, New

in Puget Sound’s history to compete at the IRA National

Hampshire, where she taught Latin and coached JV field hockey and JV girls’ ice hockey for the past two years. She completed her undergraduate

Championship Regatta. He coaches rowing and oversees recreational skiing at Blair, and he resides and serves dorm duty in Mason Hall.

degree in classical languages and anthropology at Connecticut College in 2015 and earned her Master of Science in education from the University of Pennsylvania through the Penn Residency Masters in Teaching Program in 2017. A former professional ice hockey player in the National Women’s Hockey League, Ms. Fralick skated for the championship-winning Boston Pride during the 2015-2016 season. She teaches Latin 1, 3 and 5 at Blair and serves as JV field hockey assistant coach and JV girls’ lacrosse head coach. Joining her sister, Cecilia ’19, on

HISTORY A highly experienced independentschool teacher, coach and administrator, Will Forteith joins the Blair faculty as a history teacher and the director of rowing programs and head boys’ rowing coach. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University (2000),

campus, Ms. Fralick lives in Insley Hall,

where he double-majored in English and history and

where she also serves dorm duty.

was elected to Phi Beta Kappa; a master’s degree in English from the Middlebury College Bread Loaf School

A teacher of Latin 2 and 4 at Blair, Chris Sheppard holds a bachelor’s degree in classics from the University

of English (2004); and a master’s degree in education in private-school leadership from Columbia University Teachers College Klingenstein Center (2016). During

of Puget Sound (2008) and a master’s degree in Greek

his 17-year career in education, Mr. Forteith has taught

and Latin languages and literature from the University

and coached students from fifth through 12th grades at

of Oxford, where he was a member of Merton College

Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut; Parish

(2010). He gained classroom experience as a teacher

Episcopal School and his alma mater, St. Mark’s School

of ancient Greek to first-year Oxford undergraduates

of Texas, in Dallas; and The Walker School in Marietta,

and as a substitute Latin teacher at Lakeside School in

Georgia. His administrative experience includes serving

Seattle, and he has also worked as an independent tutor

as assistant head of middle school at St. Mark’s and

and as an admission counselor and assistant director of

middle school principal at The Walker School.

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Mr. Forteith brings 25 years of rowing experience to Blair. He began rowing as a ninth-grader at St. Mark’s, captaining the team as a junior and senior, and continued

LANGUAGE

as a four-year member of Cornell’s men’s lightweight crew.

A Spanish teacher with 16 years’

He has coached crew at Choate, St. Mark’s, the Atlanta

experience at the elementary,

Junior Rowing Association and the Atlanta Rowing Club, and he is the founding director of RowAmerica Peachtree

secondary and postsecondary levels, Jaime Mundo joined Blair’s language faculty

in Georgia. In addition, he travels every summer to the

this fall. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Spanish

Craftsbury Sculling Center in Vermont, where, since 2005,

language and culture at the University of Puerto Rico

he has coached master, junior and novice rowers. Mr.

(2001) and his master’s degree in Spanish language at the

Forteith teaches ninth- and 10th-grade history at Blair and

City University of New York (2012). Currently a doctoral

serves as co-housemaster of Freeman Hall. He and his wife, Heather Zrubek, have a 7-year-old daughter, Elise.

candidate, Mr. Mundo is completing his dissertation at the University at Albany SUNY, in the school’s department of languages, literatures and cultures. At Blair, he teaches Spanish, coaches JV baseball and oversees weight

Matt Thomas earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and

training. Mr. Mundo resides in Bunnell House and serves dorm duty in Insley Hall.

international relations from the University of Central Florida (2005) and brings more than a decade of government and public-policy

MATH

experience to his role as a Blair history teacher. He began his career as a staff assistant to Senator Bill Nelson before becoming a lobbyist and governmentrelations specialist in 2007. Mr. Thomas worked for two major Washington, D.C., law firms over the next 10

Sarah Newbury holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Harvard University (2015) and a master’s degree in applied mathematics from Columbia University

years, serving as an advisor to attorneys and clients on

(2016); she joins Blair’s math faculty as a teacher of

a variety of issues before the U.S. Congress and federal

algebra 2 and precalculus. Ms. Newbury gained teaching

agencies; his areas of expertise include energy, the

experience during her master’s program, working as

environment, data and cybersecurity, federal funding

a Barnard College physics-lab teaching assistant, and

and appropriations, and financial regulatory reform.

she has also worked as a math and science tutor. As an

He authored articles for several publications, including

undergraduate, she interned several summers at the

Law360, Lexology and Inside Cybersecurity, and co-

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and participated in the

authored a textbook chapter covering federal policy

Teaching Opportunities in Physical Sciences program at the

perspectives on the rise and use of big data. Mr. Thomas

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she taught

teaches U.S. history and western civilization at Blair and

physics to middle- and high-school students for a summer.

is assistant coach of JV boys’ basketball and head coach

She also served as co-president and pianist for a Harvard

of JV baseball. He lives in Hillside House with his wife,

musical group that performed at local nursing homes and

Assistant Dean of College Counseling Britt Freitag.

hospitals. An assistant coach for Blair’s winter and spring track teams, Ms. Newbury lives in Ringe House and serves dorm duty on Flight Deck.

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University. Before she and her husband came to Blair in

RELIGION & PHILOSOPHY

1999, she taught at Lehigh University’s Centennial School and served as assistant director of outpatient services at

The Rev. Lisa J. Durkee is Blair’s newly

Georgetown University. Mrs. Mantegna lives on campus with

appointed chaplain and chair of the

her family and teaches spin classes for the Blair community.

religion and philosophy department. Ordained a minister in the United Church of Christ in 2007, she holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and religion from Wellesley College (1987), a Master of Arts in English from Middlebury College’s Bread Loaf School of English (1996) and a Master of Divinity from Andover Newton Theological School (2007). Ms. Durkee is an experienced independent-school educator, having taught and coached for 15 years at schools in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Following her ordination, she served as pastor of the First Congregational Church of West Brookfield, Massachusetts, from 2007 to 2016, and pastor of the Congregational Church of Weston, Massachusetts, from 2016 to 2017. Ms. Durkee’s duties at Blair include developing and teaching religion and philosophy courses, facilitating weekly Vespers and Chapel, and coaching JV girls’ lacrosse. The mother of two daughters (college freshman Keira and Emma ’20) is a writer and musician who has performed as part of a band and as a guitar and vocal soloist. In coming to Blair, Ms. Durkee returns to her New Jersey roots; she resides in the apartment above the J. Brooks Hoffman ’36 Health Center and serves dorm duty in Mason Hall.

COUNSELING Lisa Acker was appointed Blair’s director of counseling this fall. A nationally certified school psychologist, she holds an EdS in school psychology and LPCC counseling from the University of Dayton (1999), as well as a graduate certificate from the London School of Public Relations (1991) and a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University (1988). Mrs. Acker comes to Blair from Hong Kong International School in Hong Kong, where, as a counselor for seven years, she developed several new guidance and advisory programs. Previously, she worked as a school psychologist in Cincinnati and in media relations in the television broadcast industry, a career that took her to New York City, Atlanta, and London and Devon, England. Mrs. Acker lives with her husband, Rob, and their sons, Ian, Calvin and Wils ’19, in Wayside Cottage. Ally Thomas brings more than 10 years’ experience as a mental-health professional to her new role as Blair’s

SCIENCE Shelly Mantegna became an adjunct member of Blair’s science faculty this fall as a teacher of Advanced Placement

school counselor. Over the course of her career, she has provided therapeutic services to children, adolescents and adults in outpatient, residential, school and community settings, most recently serving as director of counseling services at Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault Intervention

psychology. She is well-known on campus as a former

Services (DASI) in Newton, New Jersey. Mrs. Thomas earned

English teacher, learning specialist, assistant housemaster

a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice at Shippensburg

of Insley Hall and coach of JV girls’ tennis, as well as the

University (2008) and a master’s degree in social work at

wife of Associate Dean of College Counseling and head

West Chester University (2011); she is a licensed clinical

boys’ varsity basketball coach Joe Mantegna and mother

social worker in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Mrs. Thomas

of Jake ’19, Lula ’20 and Xavier. Mrs. Mantegna earned

and her husband, fine arts teacher Evan Thomas, live in Insley

her bachelor’s degree at the University of Massachusetts

Hall, and the couple is expecting their first child later this year.

Amherst and her master’s degree in education at Lehigh

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the admission staff in countless ways. Ms. Schilling

ACADEMIC OFFICE Since joining Blair’s staff in 2010, Kecia Tillman has served in multiple prospective-family and student-focused roles, first as assistant to the admission office and, since 2015, as assistant to the academic office. Over the years, she has welcomed families to Blair, supported administrators, teachers, fellow staff and, most importantly, countless Blair students. In fall 2017, she was appointed Blair’s registrar following the retirement of longtime staff member Susan Ferrera, who served in that role for 20-plus years. Prior to coming to Blair, Ms. Tillman held a number of positions in operations and management across diverse industries. She earned her bachelor’s degree in history from North Carolina Central University. Ms. Tillman resides in Sussex County and is the proud parent of Ali ’12.

earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism at Rider University and has worked in administrative roles for such companies as M&M Mars and Hackettstown Regional Medical Center. A Blairstown native, she lived in York, England, and Los Angeles before returning to New Jersey.

ADVANCEMENT OFFICE Veteran advancement team member Colleen Smarth was appointed director of annual giving in July. She began her Blair career in 2011, serving as an advancement associate for four years and as assistant director of annual giving since 2015. Mother of Ronan ’18 and Aidan ’20, Ms. Smarth is well known among Blair’s parent community, as well as the School’s alumni body, having served as Blair Bulletin Class Notes editor from 2011 to 2017. In her new position, she will

ADMISSION OFFICE Susie Antonelli was appointed an admission associate in July after having served as the admission office’s administrative assistant for the past two years. A 1996 graduate of Towson University with a bachelor’s degree in early-childhood education, she taught elementary school for 10 years, most recently at the Naval Academy Primary School in Annapolis, Maryland. Mrs. Antonelli and her husband, Brian Antonelli ’93, Blair’s assistant director of athletics and head varsity wrestling coach, are the parents of Kate ’20, Samantha, Christopher and Michael. The Antonellis live in Millbrook Cottage. Julie-Ann Schilling joined the admission staff in May as the administrative assistant to the admission office. From her desk in the Blair Room, she arranges visits for prospective students and families, welcomes guests as they arrive and assists

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oversee fundraising and outreach for the Blair Fund. Ms. Smarth holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Radford University and a master’s degree in communication arts from William Paterson University. Anna Matthews joined Blair’s advancement team in June as assistant director of annual giving, a role in which she fosters a spirit of giving among alumni and the senior class and helps grow the Blair Fund. She is a 2014 graduate of The King’s College in New York City, where she majored in politics, philosophy and economics. Ms. Matthews previously worked on the campaign staff for a New Jersey congressional campaign and for the Warren County Soil Conservation District; her experience includes fundraising, outreach, education and constituent relations. A longtime 4-H volunteer, Ms. Matthews enjoys teaching and mentoring young people.

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FRESHMAN SEMINAR The advancement office welcomed Shaunna Murphy as the director of alumni relations in June. She brings more than seven years’ experience in fundraising, volunteer engagement, grant funding and event planning, having worked for two New Jersey nonprofit organizations and The Provident Bank Foundation. Mrs. Murphy earned a bachelor’s degree in communication studies at Fairleigh Dickinson University (2010) and a master’s degree in public administration with a concentration in nonprofit management at Rutgers University–Newark, School of Public Affairs & Administration (2012). As Blair’s director of alumni relations, she develops opportunities for alumni engagement and involvement; organizes events and receptions, including Peddie Day and Alumni Weekend; and creates and manages alumni communication through social media sites, email, Blair’s website and as the Class Notes editor for the Blair Bulletin.

Erin Fortunato, wife of Head of School Chris Fortunato, has taken on a new role this year as a teacher of health and wellness in Blair’s Freshman Seminar program. Having earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Trinity College (1998) and a master’s degree in public health from Boston University’s School of Public Health (2007), her background includes work in high-tech communications and marketing, as well as several years’ experience in youth services, both as a volunteer and a professional youth services director. A former public health educator, Mrs. Fortunato has conducted public health research, which led to publication of a book chapter and three scientific papers. She has also volunteered as a rape crisis counselor. As a member of the Blair community and Head of School’s office since 2013, Mrs. Fortunato coordinates a range of School events and Trustee spouse activities and is involved in countless ways in the life of the School. Mr. and Mrs. Fortunato and their children, Matty and Katie, live on campus in Sharpe House.

ATHLETIC OFFICE In June, Danielle Costantino became the administrative assistant to the athletic office. She is responsible for managing student athletic participation and rosters, maintaining sports schedules on the website and taking care of the myriad details associated with Blair’s robust athletic program. A former graphic designer and kindergarten teacher, she earned a bachelor of fine arts degree with a concentration in computer and graphic design at Monmouth University in 2005. Danielle’s husband, Josh, is the head varsity football coach at Belvidere High School in Belvidere, New Jersey, and they are the parents of Jacob, 4, and Ana, 2.

YEARBOOK Erika Clavel is Blair’s new yearbook advisor, a role in which she oversees the creation and publication of the ACTA. A graduate of Old Dominion University, she holds a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies and a master’s degree in elementary- and middle-school education. Mrs. Clavel was a middle-school teacher in Virginia and a fourth-grade teacher at Blairstown Elementary School; she has served on the South Cottage dorm staff and as an academic tutor and CHAT teacher at Blair. She and her husband, Athletic Director and girls’ varsity golf coach Paul Clavel ’88, reside in Siegel House with their daughters, Avery ’19 and Emma. ■

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Leadership Dinner Celebrates Blair Loyalty & Philanthropy The School honored more than a dozen generous benefactors at the 2017 Leadership Dinner, held April 28 in the Romano Dining Hall. Head of School Chris Fortunato welcomed 140 guests to the event, including Trustees, alumni, parents, faculty and friends of the School. “Your support of Blair, and, even more, your belief in our School, is inspirational,” he said. “We are delighted to demonstrate our gratitude this evening.” Students played a number of special roles throughout the Leadership Dinner festivities: Pianists and string musicians provided musical interludes during cocktail hour at Sharpe House and as guests entered the dining hall; recipients of named scholarships hosted their scholarship donors at dinner;

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and Hannah Ochtera ’17 and Alec Valle ’18 each spoke movingly about what the School means to them and thanked those who had made their Blair experiences possible.

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Mr. Fortunato accorded recognition to the evening’s honorees, noting their many contributions to the School. In gratitude for their philanthropy and devotion to Blair, a print of the iconic Blair Arch was presented to Ms. Valerie A. Besthoff P’10 ’17; Mr. Olin A. Cramer P’72 ’75; Mr. and Mrs. Craig U. Dana Sr. ’60, P’87 ’92; Mr. and Mrs. Worthing F. Jackman P’20; Mr. Andrew Jeffries and Mrs. Annabel Vartanian Jeffries ’96; Mr. and Mrs. Mike Kahn; Mr. Zheng Yao Lu and Mrs. Li Chun Guo P’20; Mr. and Mrs. Brian P. Riano P’20; Mr. and Mrs. George T. Stern ’39, P’73 ’76; and Ms. Hong Xu P’19.

Mr. Fortunato also announced that Mr. Richard K. Orr ’48 and his wife, Setsuko, had been inducted posthumously into the John C. Bogle ’47 Circle of Benefactors, an honor that acknowledges extraordinary dedication to Blair Academy. Mr. and Mrs. Orr, who passed away in 2013 and 2011, respectively, donated the bulk of their estates to Blair to establish the Orr Scholars Program, a named scholarship program that gives promising young men and women of many backgrounds the priceless opportunity of a Blair education. Former Chair of the Blair Board of Trustees James P. Jenkins ’66 was the final honoree of the evening—he received a standing ovation as his official Blair portrait was unveiled. Mr. Jenkins has been a Blair Trustee since 1992 and served as Board Chair from 2006 to 2013, following in the footsteps of his father, George P. Jenkins ’32, who served as Board Chair from 1978 to 1986. Current Board Chair Doug Kimmelman P’12 ’13 ’15 lauded Mr. Jenkins for his long-standing, selfless service to his alma mater. Mr. Jenkins’ portrait was unveiled by this year’s recipients of the Class of 1966 Scholarship and the George P. Jenkins ’32 Scholarship, two scholarships that Mr. Jenkins has generously supported. The painting now hangs in the gallery outside Armstrong-Hipkins Center for the Arts’ DuBois Theatre, alongside portraits of Chairman Emeritus J. Brooks Hoffman ’36, Chairman Emeritus John C. Bogle ’47 and Mr. Jenkins’ father. ■

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Donors—and Doughnuts—Contributed to Day of Giving Success! On April 6, 2017, the Blair community marked two important milestones: the 169th anniversary of the School’s founding and its highly successful second-annual Day of Giving. Students, teachers and staff celebrated on campus by sporting their best Blair-wear and enjoying doughnuts and dining hall treats, while the Blair family worldwide came together to enthusiastically support the Blair Fund, making 681 gifts in just 24 hours. “Thanks to alumni, parents, Trustees, students and staff, we raised more than $200,000 in a single day,” said Director of Annual Giving Colleen Smarth, noting that the ambitious Day-of-Giving goal of 676 gifts—one for every teacher, staff member and student who currently lives, works and studies on Blair’s beautiful campus—was handily exceeded. “The day was an amazing celebration of community spirit and pride.”

Ms. Smarth expressed special thanks to Chairman of the Blair Board of Trustees Doug Kimmelman P’12 ’13 ’15, who challenged alumni to donate and matched all Day-of-Giving gifts. “Many gifts were given in honor of teachers and coaches, underlining the impact of the Blair experience in people’s lives,” she continued. “The Blair Fund is vital to making that experience the best it can be.” ■

Mark your calendar! April 5, 2018 Look for announcements about 2018’s Day of Giving, and plan to join in the celebration by posting your photos on social media!

Jenny Maine Departs Blair for New Adventures

Jenny Maine.

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Veteran Director of Alumni Relations Jenny Maine, a familiar face to Blair grads worldwide, bid adieu in June following a 21-year career at the School. Hired fresh out of graduate school in 1986, she served for five years as an admission associate, during which time she became the founding coach of Blair’s girls’ soccer team. She then took a 10-year hiatus to work at her alma mater, Minneapolis’ The Blake School, as director of annual giving, alumni relations and special events,

before enthusiastically returning to Blair in 2001 as director of alumni relations. In this position, her genuine love of the School—not to mention her warm smile and welcoming demeanor—endeared her to alumni of every age. “Mrs. Maine was a tremendous asset to our advancement office whose work truly helped the School build and maintain special and lasting relationships with our alumni,” said Head of School Chris Fortunato. “I know countless Blair

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grads join me in thanking her for her dedication and wishing her all the best in her next endeavors.” Well known as the orchestrator of Blair’s Alumni Weekend—which grew from a single-day event to a weekendlong celebration during her tenure—Mrs. Maine, ever a gracious and unflappable host, counted event and reception planning among her favorite Blair responsibilities. But she also truly enjoyed getting to know hundreds of alumni over the years, whether

through phone conversations, meeting them at on- and off-campus events or, in recent years, through Facebook and other online channels. “My relationships with alumni, parents and my colleagues made my work very special,” Mrs. Maine said. “And coming to this beautiful campus every day and seeing my sons [Jack Wedholm ’13 and Harley Wedholm ’17] throughout the day were huge bonuses as well.”

Although she knew she’d miss her Blair friends, Mrs. Maine was excited to contemplate the future. She’ll travel the globe with her husband, Eric Maine ’77, and, as a talented interior decorator and designer of painted fashions, she may pursue creative ventures. For Mrs. Maine, one thing was certain: “It will all be new.” ■

TRUSTEE SPOTLIGHT: Jeanne Sorensen Siegel A former

at Merrill Lynch as a registered representative licensed

commodities

in stocks and commodities, was a member of the New

broker who

York Commodities Exchange (Comex) for 15 years,

worked for years

and became a partner at Mel Schnell and Company,

in the precious

where she traded primarily in gold and silver for

metal industry,

10 years. Later in her career, Mrs. Sorensen Siegel

Trustee Jeanne

became a member of the National Defense Executive

Sorensen Siegel

Reserve (NDER) for the Commerce Department, mainly

is an experienced

working as a representative of the strategic and

veteran when it

precious metals industry.

comes to board

A longtime lover of the arts, Mrs. Sorensen Siegel

service, having served in that role at a number of

co-owned Oblique, an art and antiques gallery in New

national and international organizations.

York City, and co-produced multiple Broadway and

“For many years, Jeanne and her husband, honorary

West End plays, including such Tony Award winners

Trustee Herb Siegel ’46, have been among Blair’s most

as The Audience and God of Carnage. In addition to

generous supporters, and we couldn’t be more pleased

her impressive and expansive career as a business

that she brings to our Board invaluable perspective

executive, Mrs. Sorensen Siegel has spent her life

as an experienced business executive, philanthropist

supporting community causes and serving on member

and patron of the arts,” said Blair’s Board of Trustees

boards, including those of the Center for Security

Chairman Doug Kimmelman P’12 ’13 ’15. “There is no

Policy, the American Hospital in Paris, Bridgehampton

doubt that her business experience and commitment to

Chamber Music and the Southampton Fresh Air Home

philanthropic causes will help further the mission of our

for Disabled Children. The Siegels, who divide their

School, and I look forward to seeing how her expertise

time between homes in New York City and Palm Beach,

informs our work of governing Blair Academy.”

Florida, have also been dedicated supporters of a

Mrs. Sorensen Siegel earned her undergraduate

wide range of philanthropies and charities, such as the

degree from Brigham Young University in 1970 and

ASPCA, the Humane Society, Carnegie Hall, the Cancer

studied French and Italian studies at Franklin College

Research Center, Weill Cornell Medical School and

in Lugano, Switzerland, in 1990. She began her career

countless others. ■

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ATHLETICS

01 Hurdler Natasha Baker ’17 received the 2017 Pender Track Prize. 02 Jessica Van Valkenburg ’19 helped varsity softball achieve a 15-5 record in 2017.

03 Boys’ lacrosse, including Corey Downey ’20, took on many tough opponents throughout the season. 04 Girls’ crew placed first in the Mercer Sprints and second in the MAPL championships (Caeley Tierney ’19 pictured). 05 Girls’ track co-captain Katie Peacock ’18 ran a consistently strong leg of the 4x400 relay and competed in the 800-meter run.

08 09

06 Boys’ varsity golf won its second-consecutive MAPL championship with a victory over Peddie. 07 Winning the MAPL and New Jersey prep “A” state championships for the third- and secondconsecutive years, respectively, capped a great season for girls’ varsity golf. 08 Three decisive wins over Peddie highlighted varsity baseball’s 2017 season (from left to right: Kyle Walker ’17 and Sam Chandler ’17 pictured). 09 Blair’s crew teams practiced daily on the Paulinskill River. 10 Xavier Sawyer ’17 set a School high-jump record of 6’ 4” last season.

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CHAMPIONS 5 Inducted Into Blair’s Athletic Hall of Fame

Buccaneer fans came out in force on Alumni Weekend to honor Robert M. Novogratz ’55, Michael J. Lieberman ’71, Laura Cochran Morris ’75, Tamara Parrott ’97 and Luol Deng ’03, the five great champions named to Blair’s Athletic Hall of Fame class of 2017. During the June 10 induction ceremony, the athletes were celebrated for their stellar accomplishments, and they expressed heartfelt gratitude for the coaches, teachers and friends who mentored them at Blair.

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“We are thrilled to present this tremendous group of athletes, who represent many different generations and who have competed at a high level in many different sports at Blair, in college and beyond,” said Director of Athletics Paul Clavel ’88. He noted that the Hall of Fame members represent the foundation of Blair’s great athletic tradition and thanked the Athletic Hall of Fame and Selection Committees (see box on page 60) for their work in choosing this year’s inductees. During the induction ceremony, remarks by friends, coaches and family members brought each athlete’s accomplishments to life: John Novogratz described his father’s “incredible integrity and work ethic;” wrestling teammate Blake Johnstone ’68 and longtime friend and Blair roommate Stefan Kling ’71 spoke about Mr. Lieberman’s tenacity and depth of character; Lisa Garner ’77 introduced Mrs. Morris, her former teammate, as “the epitome of a true champion;” softball coach Carolyn Conforti-Browse ’79 reminisced about Ms. Parrott’s uncanny ability to adjust her approach and “figure out how to win;” and head varsity basketball coach Joe Mantegna introduced NBA All-Star Mr. Deng, noting that, in his eyes, the NBA Humanitarian Award is the most important honor his former player has ever earned.

The names of the Athletic Hall of Fame class of 2017 will be enshrined in Hardwick Hall, and Mr. Clavel is looking forward to delving into Blair’s athletic archives to determine future Hall of Fame nominees. Members of the Blair community are invited to suggest nominees for the Athletic Hall of Fame class of 2018 at www.blair.edu/ahofnomination through December 31, 2017. ■

For video coverage of the Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony, visit www.blair.edu/ahof-ceremony.

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Athletic Hall of Fame Selection Criteria To be considered for Hall of Fame membership, nominees must meet the following criteria:

In keeping with the School’s rich tradition of excellence in sport, Blair Academy established its Athletic Hall of Fame in 2016 to recognize and celebrate the athletic achievements of its alumni and coaches.

• The nominee must have exhibited the highest caliber of athletic accomplishments during his or her time at Blair. • Selection is based primarily on athletic accomplishments while at Blair. Subsequent achievements in athletics and other areas will also be taken into consideration. • The nominee must have been outstanding in the areas of scholastic achievement, citizenship, integrity and moral character while at Blair. • Eligibility for admission begins the 10th year after the nominee graduates from Blair Academy. Coaches become eligible after reaching their retirement from Blair.

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The Blair Academy Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2017 Robert M. Novogratz ’55 A three-sport varsity Buccaneer, Col. Novogratz ran track, wrestled and played offensive tackle and linebacker on Blair’s undefeated 1955 football team during his one year at the School and went on to achieve football greatness at the U.S. Military Academy. He was a linebacker and guard for the Black Knights in 1957 and 1958, helping the team notch a 15-2-1 record during those two years, including an undefeated season in 1958. As a senior cadet in 1958, Col. Novogratz was selected to the College Football All-America Team as a first-team guard, was chosen to compete in the East-West Shrine Game and received recognition as the nation’s outstanding lineman by winning the Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy and a Los Angeles Times award. He also earned two varsity letters as a heavyweight Army wrestler and finished third in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) championship in 1959. Col. Novogratz served for 30 years in the U.S. Army and was inducted into the West Point Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.

Michael J. Lieberman ’71 Captain of the Bucs’ football and wrestling teams and an undefeated wrestler his senior season (1970-1971), Mr. Lieberman also ran track and played lacrosse, earning a total of 12 varsity letters during his four years at Blair. He was an all-around School leader with perfect attendance, serving as a prefect, table foot, admission tour guide, class officer, and senior leader and soloist in the glee club and Tweeds. At graduation, Mr. Lieberman received the Phillip James Rosen Trophy, the Outstanding Athlete

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award and the Headmaster’s Prize, given annually to the senior class member who has conspicuously displayed loyalty to the School, outstanding leadership, sportsmanship and Blair spirit in athletic competition. He matriculated at Lehigh University, where, as a four-year starter, he became wrestling team captain, earned an NCAA national championship at 177 lbs. in 1975, and was named first-team All-American and third-team AllAmerican in 1975 and 1976, respectively. Mr. Lieberman was the first-ever Midlands tournament placer for Lehigh, placing fourth on two separate occasions. His career wrestling record at Lehigh was 66-17-1, including a 46-3 run his junior and senior years, and he earned two EIWA titles at 177 lbs. He has been inducted into both the Lehigh and EIWA Halls of Fame. Mr. Lieberman has continued to faithfully serve Blair as an alumnus: He has been a class representative for the class of 1971 for more than four decades; he chaired 1971’s reunion committee 10 times; he served on the Board of Governors for five years; he has hosted Lehigh Valley parent and alumni events; and he participated in Blair’s strategic planning process. Mr. Lieberman was co-recipient of the 2011 Volunteer of the Year Award at his 40th Blair reunion.

Laura Cochran Morris ’75 Mrs. Morris earned 12 varsity letters during her four-year Blair career and captained the varsity field hockey (1974 and 1975), basketball (1974 and 1975) and softball teams (1975). She made north Jersey all-area teams in field hockey and basketball as a junior and senior and the New Jersey all-state basketball team as a senior, with an average of 17.6 points per game. An outstanding member of the Blair community, Mrs. Morris received three top honors at graduation: the Blair Academy Trophy, awarded to the member of the senior class with the highest all-around achievement; the Best Female

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Athlete award; and the Robert Dalling Prize for having best represented Blair in athletic competition. Mrs. Morris is the first and only female athlete in Blair history to receive the Robert Dalling Prize as the School’s top overall athlete—the year after her graduation, Blair established the William Zester Prize for the top female athlete and designated the Robert Dalling Prize for the top male athlete. Continuing her stellar athletic career at Bucknell University, Mrs. Morris played JV field hockey as a freshman and varsity basketball for three years until a back injury forced the end of her basketball career at the start of her senior season. Upon graduating from Bucknell, Mrs. Morris joined Blair’s faculty for two years as a history and economics teacher, dorm parent in Locke Hall, and field hockey and basketball coach. A class representative since 2010, Mrs. Morris served on the Board of Governors from 1999 to 2003 and as a Blair Trustee from 2003 to 2009.

Tamara Parrott ’97 Winner of 11 varsity letters, Dr. Parrott was selected to the first team all-prep field hockey team, the second team all-prep basketball team and twice to the first team all-prep softball team as a Buccaneer. She was a School leader, serving as a member of the Blue & White Key Society and as captain of the field hockey and softball teams. At her 1997 graduation, Dr. Parrott held the School record for strikeouts in a season as a softball pitcher and was awarded the William Zester Prize as the female athlete who best represented Blair in athletic competition. She continued her athletic career at Brown University, where, to this day, she holds the school softball record for runs-batted-in (103 from 1998 to 2001); stands in third place overall for hits and home runs; and is tied for second in doubles.

Luol Deng ’03 Mr. Deng fled war-torn South Sudan with his family in 1990 and came to Blair as a freshman from the United Kingdom in 1999. He ran track and played four years of varsity basketball at the School, serving as basketball team captain and earning selection to the 2003 McDonald’s and Parade magazine all-American teams. As a senior, he was ranked second (behind LeBron James) of the 100 top high school basketball players by a host of publications, and he committed to Duke University. Mr. Deng played for the Blue Devils for one season (2003-2004), during which he scored an average of more than 15 points per game; led all Atlantic Coast Conference freshmen in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage; and played in the NCAA Final Four. He entered the NBA draft in 2004 and was selected seventh overall. During his NBA career, Mr. Deng has played for the Chicago Bulls (20042014), Cleveland Cavaliers (2014), Miami Heat (2014-2016) and Los Angeles Lakers (2016-present). He is a two-time NBA All-Star (2011 and 2012), and he played for Great Britain in the 2012 London Olympic Games. Mr. Deng established the Luol Deng Foundation in 2005, a nonprofit that uses basketball as a tool to give hope to athletes in Africa, the United States and the United Kingdom. He has been recognized for his philanthropy and dedication to human rights with the NBA’s Joe Dumars Trophy sportsmanship award (2006), the Midwest Light of Human Rights Award (2010) and the NBA’s J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2014). At Blair, Mr. Deng was the recipient of the Haskins Basketball Prize; the Lee Rose Memorial Trophy, awarded to the senior, who, while performing with merit in the classroom, made a significant contribution to Blair life; and the Robert Dalling Prize, presented to the male athlete who best represented Blair Academy in athletic competition. His basketball jersey, number 33, was retired at Blair during a special ceremony at Alumni Weekend in 2009, along with the jerseys of fellow NBA players Charlie Villanueva ’03 and Royal Ivey ’00. ■

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2016-2017 Athletic Hall of Fame Committee • • • • • • •

Paul Clavel ’88, chair, Director of Athletics, head girls’ varsity golf coach and former student athlete Brian Antonelli ’93, Assistant Director of Athletics, head wrestling coach and former student athlete Tammy Findlay, athletic office administrative assistant Jim Frick, Chief Operating Officer and former wrestling coach Craig Hall, Director of Advancement Jenny Maine, Director of Alumni Relations and former head girls’ soccer coach Jim Stone, former Director of Athletics

2017 Athletic Hall of Fame Selection Committee Hall of Fame Committee members (left) • Carolyn Conforti-Browse ’79, Dean of Campus Life, Director of Blair Leadership Programs, English teacher, head softball coach and former student athlete • Jon Frere, former Director of Athletics • Dan Hazen, former Director of Athletics • Martin Miller, PhD, history teacher and head cross country coach • Robert Van Stone ’69, Alumni Board of Governors Vice President

Tammy Findlay Retires After 21 Years at Blair

Longtime administrative staff member Tammy Findlay retired in May after 21 years of dedicated service to the School community. She served as the admission office database administrator from 1996 to 2010 before moving seamlessly into her role as athletic office administrative assistant for the past seven years. Parent of four Blair grads—Heidi Musacchio ’01, Meghan Smith ’03, Scott ’05 and Morgan ’08—Mrs.

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Findlay enjoyed having the opportunity to get to know her children’s friends during their student days. In fact, her many interactions with students are among the Blair memories she’ll treasure. “The kids would always stop by the admission office to say hello, and my athletic office post gave me frequent opportunities to be out on the playing fields or in the gym, keeping time or helping out during games,” she reminisced. “Both jobs kept me very busy at my desk, but it was always nice to see the students and be a part of School life.” Head of School Chris Fortunato and his wife, Erin, hosted a morning reception for Mrs. Findlay in mid-May at which Mr. Fortunato thanked her for her care for Blair students and for her exemplary work in admission and athletics. “It was no small feat to manage the admission and athletic offices, but Mrs. Findlay handled her many

responsibilities with warmth, grace and kindness,” he said. “She added so much to our community, and we hope she’ll stay closely connected to Blair.” Mrs. Findlay made many dear friends over the years, and she acknowledged that she’ll miss her colleagues the most. “It was great to work—and share laughs—with so many wonderful people at Blair,” she said. “Our team in the athletic office has been an especially close group—these are the kind of relationships you just can’t replace.” Retirement will be filled with activity for Mrs. Findlay and her husband, Scott. They began their new chapter by driving across the country—“something we always wanted to do,” according to Mrs. Findlay—for Morgan’s June wedding in California. They were also anticipating Scott’s wedding in October and spending plenty of time on the golf course and with their four grandchildren. ■

PLANNED GIVING

GLOBAL ENERGY ADVOCATE’S BEQUEST HONORS LOCAL ROOTS Dan Seals ’03 and his wife, Brady, travel the globe for their business of bringing clean, ethanol-fueled cookstoves to developing countries, yet Dan feels as though he’s never very far from Blair Academy. A Blairstown native, he keeps in close touch with Blair friends, some of whom he’s known since they attended kindergarten together in the basement of West Hall, and, no matter where he is in the world, the School remains a special place that’s “always right there, in the back of my mind.” In 2011, Dan decided to honor the deep connection he feels to his alma mater by bequeathing a percentage of his estate to Blair. He was just four years out of college at the time, having completed his undergraduate work

Brady and Dan Seals ’03 are bringing clean cooking methods to Port au Prince, Haiti, and other communities worldwide.

As for opportunity, Dan eschews the

people, nearly half the world’s

in archaeology at Dickinson College

notion of the “Blair bubble,” instead

population. From Blairstown roots,

in 2007. “It wasn’t so much about the

viewing the School as a “portal” to

his network has grown to cities and

financial significance of the gift,” he

engagement with the world. Such

communities in Haiti and East Africa

said modestly. “Rather, it was a way

classes as Dr. Martin Miller’s U.S.

and will likely continue to grow to

to stay connected to the School and

history course—where students began

other parts of the world.

honor what Blair means to me.”

each session discussing the news of

“I am very fortunate to have

the day from The New York Times—

attended Blair with the help of financial

changing opportunities are certainly

fueled Dan’s interest in the world

aid, and creating this bequest was

two aspects of Dan’s Blair experience

beyond Blairstown, and his interest

simply the right thing to do,” Dan said,

that made his years at the School so

and involvement only grew during

reflecting on how he hopes his gift

meaningful. A prefect, varsity athlete

college archaeological studies and

will provide opportunities for future

and captain of the soccer team, he

explorations in Italy and Greece.

Blair students. “Blair continues to be

Lifelong relationships and life-

thrived on his many friendships. “My

Today, he serves alongside Brady

a portal to the world—a world where

friends and I grew up together, and

as the director of the innovative

there’s a lot of work to do. The School

we’re still very close today,” he said.

company POET Clean Cooking and

and Blair students need to play a role

“It’s been a joy to see my classmates

tackles the serious human health and

in that work.” ■

evolve in their lives and professions

environmental issues surrounding

and to continue to share experiences

wood- and charcoal-fired cooking

and memories with them.”

methods practiced by three billion

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PLANNED GIVING John C. Sharpe Society

Mr. Courtney R. Fritts* Mr. John D. Hatfield Dr. Herbert M. Tabak Eric and Suzanne Walther Mr. Richard A. Young

“He found a campus of 11 acres; he leaves a campus of over 300 acres. He found buildings few in number, poorly equipped; he leaves a large group of buildings finely equipped for every school purpose. He found a school provincial in type of 100 pupils; he leaves a cosmopolitan school of 300 boys. He found a school of only local repute; he leaves a school famous throughout the country.” —Albert Myrick Freeman on the legacy of Dr. John C. Sharpe, Blair Headmaster 1898-1927 The John C. Sharpe Society of planned givers embodies the spirit and ensures the vision of Dr. John C. Sharpe, one of Blair’s most influential headmasters. Planned gifts are the cornerstone of Blair’s endowment, and membership in the John C. Sharpe Society reflects a special commitment to the School’s future.

Following is a roster of members: 1936 Mrs. William C. Heard* 1937 Mrs. John G. Ritzenthaler* 1938 Mr. Arthur A. Richmond III 1938 Mr. John T. Tuttle* 1939 Mrs. William T. Reilly* 1941 Dr. Lucian Fletcher, Jr. 1942 Mr. Archer N. Martin II Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Rouse, Jr. 1943 Mrs. M. Michael Lobsitz* 1944 Mrs. Nancy LaFountain 1945 Mr. Eugene H. Buttle Mr. Richard P. Rubenoff Mr. Alfred J. Ward 1946 Mr. Robert S. Fow* Mr. William R. Hilgendorff, Jr. 1947 Mr. John C. Bogle* 6 2 SU M M ER - FAL L 2017

Mr. William N. Davies 1948 Mr. James K. Meneely, Jr. Mr. David D. Wakefield 1949 Mr. Thomas J. Bain Mr. E. Harrison Eudy, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Neff Mr. John C. M. Wallace 1951 Mr. Robert E. Kiley 1952 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Dayton Mr. William R. Martens Mr. Alan R. Mills 1953 Mr. William R. Timken 1954 Mr. Donald H. McCree, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Hobart D. Van Deusen 1955 Robert R. Burn 1956 Mr. Peter M. Black Mr. Lars T. Carlson Mr. Raleigh Chinn, Jr. Mr. Nelson P. Cohen* Mr. Stewart H. Cole

1957 Mr. and Mrs. James H. G. Naisby Dr. William G. Ovens, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin A. Tabak 1958 Mr. Steven R. Losa Mr. Dean C. Pappas* 1959 Mr. Peter K. Austin Mr. James E. Burcham* Mr. Theodore A. Doremus, Jr. Mr. C. David Howell Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius J. O’Kane 1960 Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Koebig III 1961 Mr. Stephen E. Barr Mr. Frank H. Briggs, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Everett Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan E. Paul Mr. Craig S. Sim Mr. Howard E. Steilen, Jr. Mr. Marc W. Suffern II* 1962 Dr. Samuel R. Barnett Mr. Mark Gottesman Mr. Willard H. Johnson, Jr. Mr. Dennis Wm. Peachey* Mr. Jon L. Ten Haagen 1963 John and Cheryl Alden The Hon. John D. Case, Jr. Mr. Brian N. Clayton Mr. L. Carter Crewe III Mr. Durfee L. Day, Jr. Mr. Donald C. Hazard* Mr. Douglas Henderson Mrs. Sarah M. Seubel Mr. Donald K. Usher, Jr. William Staniar and Jennifer Wildrick Family Trust 1964 Dr. Dennis E. Bradford Arthur and Lori French Mr. Andros B. Thomson* Mr. Paul D. Vartanian Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. Yuengling III 1965 Henry and Cheryl Clutsam Mr. J. Jeff Corwin Mr. William W. Durland* Mr. Robert M. Lay Mr. Robert S. Weiner* 1966 Mr. James P. Jenkins

1967 Mr. Gregory U. Auger II Mr. J. Lawrence Snavely

1997 Mrs. Victoria P. Bailey Mrs. Christy L. Burkart

1968 Mr. Arthur T. Ambrose

2003 Dan and Brady Seals

1969 Michael Cormany Cleavenger Mr. Donald B. Fedor Keith and Debbi Patten Mr. Jay W. Rubin Robert Van Stone and Marian Darlington

2004 Mr. Emmanuel Bello

1970 Alexander and Jeanne Sloane 1971 Mr. H. Craig Stem 1973 Ms. Rose Mary Herbst Mr. James G. Houston Mr. Stephen G. Kole Mrs. Melinda M. Shumway 1974 Mr. Neil R. Arther Mr. Alan H. Gardiner Ms. Sandra L. Scannelli Mrs. Denise Stocker Current Mr. Warren L. Youngblood 1975 Mrs. Jennifer A. Woltjen 1976 Mr. John S. Marhefka Mr. Keith H. Rauschenbach and Dr. Joseph Cassidy, Jr. 1977 Mr. Harry D. Gates Mr. Richard T. Luzzi 1979 Marianne Lieberman and Carolyn Grant 1980 Mr. Scott D. Jones 1981 Mr. Alfred S. Dally, Jr. 1982 Mr. William H. Abbott Roger D. Gershman 1984 Mrs. Kristine C. Lisi 1986 Ms. Linda M. Fellows 1990 Mr. and Mrs. Ned and Tanya Montenecourt 1993 Mr. Hyun Seok Hwang and Dr. Katharine Miao

Parents Anonymous Ms. Carolyn M. Buck Luce Ms. Suzanne Q. Chamberlin, Esq. Mrs. Barbara E. Clark Mr. Olin A. Cramer Mrs. Kenneth H. Crandall, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald R. Decker Mr. and Mrs. David N. Denker Richard and Chrysa Graber Madison F. Grose and Honora A. Grose Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Hayward III Mrs. Selena T. Howard Ms. Jane A. Hulick Mr. and Mrs. David C. Hull, Jr. Mr. Douglas W. Kimmelman Mrs. Jean Doern Lieberman Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert I. Martin Mrs. Stacey Willits McConnell Mr. John E. Skvarla III Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Solar Grandparents Mrs. Lucille A. Kaplan Faculty Mr. William W. Finley* Mr. and Mrs. T. Chandler Hardwick III Friends Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah J. Ciancia Mr. John M. Dempsey, Jr. Mr. A. A. LaFountain III Mr. Chris Tsiouris, Jr. * Charter Member

The John C. Sharpe Society Advisory Council is an important volunteer effort for the gift-planning program that aims to grow Blair’s endowment, ensuring the future financial stability of the School. Blair is grateful for the service of the members of this newly formed committee who advise, advocate and advance planned giving at Blair Academy. Mr. John E. Alden, Jr. ’63 Mrs. Victoria P. Bailey ’97 Mr. Roger D. Gershman ’82

ANNUAL REPORT Board Chair Thank You

ANNUAL REPORT Finance Report

and make decisions that help further

appreciated and certainly a sign that

grow our endowment.

Blair is delivering on its promise as an

Our reputation as a strong and vibrant school among prospective

go on to achieve great success—and

families is evinced by our record-

who embrace the opportunity to

setting admission year. We received

“pay it forward” later in life. Twenty-

1,200 applications and became even

six percent of alumni and a record

more selective in our admission

85 percent of our dedicated parent

decisions. Our talented team of

body donated to Blair this year, raising

admission counselors is doing an

more than $2.5 million for the Blair

outstanding job in attracting and

Fund and $7.97 million in capital and

selecting incredibly strong candidates.

endowment gifts.

I have no doubt this will continue in

Dear Members of the Blair Community, As Blair Academy closes its 169th year, I am happy to report that the School is stronger than ever on a number of fronts. As a parent who has seen firsthand how much my children benefited from the Blair experience, I couldn’t be prouder of Blair’s trajectory as an exceptional educational institution. I thank each and every parent, student, alumnus, alumna, Trustee, employee and friend for his or her unwavering support and commitment to building a legacy that ensures future generations of Bucs will benefit from the one-of-a-kind education Blair provides. By the end of 2016-2017, our endowment reached a year-end record of $94.6 million, helping us better secure the School’s financial future. Our endowment’s growth facilitated a $4.1-million draw to offset operating expenses and support the $6.7 million in scholarship aid we will offer in the coming year. Looking ahead, I am confident that the Investment Committee will continue to diligently steward our asset allocation to ensure steady, long-range investment returns

educational institution whose students

And, last but not certainly not least,

the coming year, and I look forward to

we would not be where we are today

meeting the members of the class of

without the excellent work of the

2021 when I am on campus this fall.

School’s administrative team, led by

The new view as you drive up

Head of School Chris Fortunato, and

the front hill certainly underscores

the many dedicated faculty and staff

Blair’s forward-thinking approach to

members whose daily contributions

education. Our Chiang Center for

make the Blair experience exceptional

Innovation and Collaboration opened

by every measure. Under Chief

in September, and our commitment

Operating Officer Jim Frick’s guidance,

to superior academic preparation has

the careful and conservative approach

never been stronger, as this state-of-

Blair takes to its finances helps

the-art facility is already amplifying

ensure the School’s fiscal strength; by

Blair’s curricular and co-curricular

budgeting in this way for many years,

offerings. Over the years, Blair has

we have been able to reinvest in our

struck just the right balance of new

facilities and endowment to help us

construction and maintenance of our

better prepare for the future—a recipe

historic buildings, as demonstrated

for success that has paid excellent

by our pristine facilities and, most

dividends when we see the robust

recently, the repurposing of Weber

state of the School today.

Hall to better accommodate the

I conclude this letter as I began it,

teaching of math. We are also looking

by thanking you for your support and

forward to expanding Bogle Hall

dedication to Blair. It is a special place

and upgrading its existing labs and

that is thriving because of our school

classrooms to facilitate our growing

spirit and love for the institution, and it

science program; this work is

is exciting to see the tangible results of

scheduled for completion at the start

our passion and hard work.

of the 2018-2019 school year. Outstanding fundraising success

With much gratitude,

helps make all of this possible, and gifts to Blair continue at impressive levels. Such generous support from

Doug Kimmelman P’12 ’13 ’15

our stakeholders is critical, much

Board Chairman

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ANNUAL REPORT

Endowment & Capital Gifts Received

July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017

Endowment Scholars Program Setsuko and Richard K. Orr ‘48 Scholars Program

Total Scholars Program

Teaching $641,368.60

$641,368.60

Class of 1963 Faculty Chair Raymond John Wean Teaching Fund

Scholarships Nicholas S. Battelle ‘60 Scholarship

Class of 1962 Teaching Fellow

$30,583.33

Total Teaching

Bolton Family Scholarship

$1,000.00

Other Endowment

Dr. Charles H. Breed Scholarship

$3,239.40

Unrestricted Endowment

Class of 1951 Scholarship Class of 1954 New Horizons Scholarship Class of 1960 Scholarship

$348.00 $2,000.00 $83.33

Class of 1968 Society of Skeptics Endowment Fund

$8,033.33 $50,040.00 $10,000.00

$68,073.33 $165,944.78 $25,066.68

Sallyann and Alfred S. Dally, Sr. ‘43 Library Fund

$1,970.00

Restricted Field Hockey Fund

$2,120.00

Class of 1962 Scholarship

$8,033.33

Class of 1964 Scholarship

$14,165.21

Fine Arts Endowment

Class of 1965 Scholarship

$28,650.00

Restricted Boys’ Lacrosse Fund

$6,633.33

Class of 1966 Scholarship

$11,200.00

Unrestricted Boys’ Lacrosse Fund

$6,633.33

Class of 1967 Scholarship

$68,859.00

Robert L. Marcalus, Jr. ‘65 Tree Fund

Unrestricted Field Hockey Fund

Clayton Family Scholarship

$500.00

J. Ronald McLean Memorial Fund

Clutsam Family Scholarship

$200.00

Ryan Andrews Newton ‘08 Global Service Award

General Scholarship Henry Heguy Memorial Scholarship George P. Jenkins ‘32 Scholarship

$58,333.40 $2,000.00 $15,000.00

Peachey Fund Herbert J. Siegel Faculty Equity Fund

$2,120.00 $105,759.00

$200.00 $750.00 $12,002.00 $1,050.00 $200,000.00

Skvarla Golf Fund

$3,333.32

Kalemjian Family Scholarship

$5,000.00

Restricted Squash Fund

$3,689.71

Kiley Family Scholarship

$5,000.00

Unrestricted Squash Fund

Martin Krugman Memorial Scholarship Alfred A. LaFountain ‘44 Memorial Scholarship

$100.00 $10,200.00

David T. and Candida C. Low Scholarship

$2,300.00

Capt. August Martin Memorial Scholarship

$2,000.00

Ray Mendoza ‘87 Wrestling Scholarship

$4,000.00

Total Other Endowment

Total Endowment

$6,231.45

$543,503.60 $2,163,210.53

Restricted Girls Basketball Fund

$25,000.00

David A. Ogden ‘87 Memorial Scholarship

$25,000.00

Theater Fund

$10,000.00

Col. Ronald E. ‘50 and Barbara M. Philipp Scholarship

$15,000.00

Total Restricted

Kurt W. Socha ‘06 Memorial Scholarship Gerard and Margery Thomas Scholarship Annabel ‘96 and Paul Vartanian ‘64 Scholarship Wildrick Family Scholarship Yuengling Family Scholarship

Total Scholarships

$1,050.50 $250.00 $50,000.00 $100.00 $15,329.00

$491,441.67

Other Capital Capital Unrestricted

Total Other Capital Athletic Facility Fund

Marguerite Deysson Habermann Memorial French Prize

Center for Innovation and Collaboration

Total Prizes

$1,000.00 $500.00

$1,500.00

Enrichment Nevett S. Bartow ‘50 Fund Blair LEADS Ed Sabol ‘36 and Herb Siegel ‘46 Athletic Endowed Fund

$550.00 $22,500.00 $500,000.00

James Howard Fund

$500.00

James R. Kelley Sabbatical

$150.00

Total Enrichment

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$523,700.00

$100.00

Capital

Prizes Lee Rose Memorial Trophy

$35,000.00

$40,000.00 $2,688,102.25

Front Entrance/Maintenance Building

$250,000.00

General Building Fund

$151,944.80

Bogle Hall Renovations

$19,785.00

New Dormitory

$61,376.07

Pending Donor Designation

$73,000.00

Unrestricted 2015 Project Fund Unrestricted Project Fund

$57,798.30 $2,433,722.50

Total Capital

$5,775,728.92

Total Realized Capital Development

$7,974,039.45

ANNUAL REPORT

The Capital Fund Capital gifts are allocated toward the endowment or the physical plant. These contributions enrich the lives of students and faculty through scholarships, faculty enrichment, travel programs and capital building projects.

Anonymous (5) Mr. Alexander A. Adrien ‘04 Ms. Anu C. Akinbamidele ‘11 Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Alden ‘67 Mr. and Mrs. Arthur T. Ambrose ‘68 Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Apgar ‘99 Mr. and Mrs. Colin Apple ‘00 Mr. Bruce H. Augustadt ‘67 The Ayco Charitable Foundation The Estate of Thomas J. Bain ‘49 Mr. and Mrs. Kurt A. Baker Dr. and Mrs. Sanjay Bakshi Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Barnako, Jr. ‘62 Dr. and Mrs. Samuel R. Barnett ‘62 Mr. Christopher L. Barrington ‘66 and Ms. Janet Schlembach Mrs. Dorothy G. Battelle, Hon. ‘60 Mr. Emmanuel Bello ‘04 Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Belmer, Jr. ‘68 Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Bentley Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Inc. Mr. Dennis N. Bertland ‘68 The Estate of Janet and John T. Billington ‘40 Mrs. Susan F. Ellis and Mr. Richard P. Boak ‘68 Ms. Kristen E. Bogart ‘01 Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Bolton Mr. David W. Brandwood ‘08 Ms. Stephanie Brown Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Brumbaugh Mr. and Mrs. David H. Bugen ‘66 Mrs. Christy L. Burkart ‘97 Mr. and Mrs. Chad I. Butt ‘00 Mr. Darrius T. Campbell ‘13 Mr. and Mrs. Donald N. Campbell ‘65 The Carefree Foundation Mr. Jonathan R. Carroll ‘05 Hon. and Mrs. John D. Case, Jr. ‘63 Mr. and Mrs. William S. Cashel III ‘63 Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Castellani III ‘82 Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Ceppi ‘62 Mr. Gary Chan Ms. Julie Chan Chiang Chen Industrial Charity Foundation Mr. Chen Y. Chiang Mr. Yeong Ching Lim and Mrs. Lai Yuen Chiang ‘84 Mr. and Mrs. Ryan K. Cino Ms. Donna Cirolia Mr. Jeffrey B. Clausen and Mrs. Rebecca Austill-Clausen Mr. and Mrs. Brian N. Clayton ‘63 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Clayton Mrs. Janice A. Cliggott Mr. and Mrs. Henry O. Clutsam III ‘65 Mr. George G. H. Coates, Jr., and Dr. Victoria C. Gardner Coates

Ms. Sophia Collas Community Foundation of New Jersey Mr. and Mrs. James H. Conklin ‘98 Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Connar ‘68 Ms. Terri Lynn Cornwell Mr. J. Jeffrey Corwin ‘65 Mr. and Mrs. William B. Cramer ‘64 Mr. and Mrs. L. Carter Crewe III ‘63 Mr. and Mrs. Kenton C. Dalby ‘67 Mr. and Mrs. Michael D’Alessandro ‘00 Mr. Alfred S. Dally, Jr. ‘81 and Ms. Kimberly Coffman Mr. Demetrius J. Daltirus ‘14 Mr. Anthony M. D’Amato ‘06 Mr. Nicholas C. D’Amato ‘01 Mr. and Mrs. Craig U. Dana, Sr. ‘60 Mr. Hamilton T. Davis ‘04 Mr. Alfred L. Dennis ‘68 Mr. Daniel DeTogni ‘12 Ms. Rebecca E. Dewey ‘11 Disney Employee Matching Gifts Ms. Haven C. Donovan ‘13 Mr. Richard L. Doremus ‘62 Mr. Edward W. Douglas Ms. Alison Dowey Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence S. Driever, Jr. ‘63 Dr. and Mrs. Steven L. Driever ‘65 Mr. Lamar C. Duffy ‘08 Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Dughi ‘66 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Dunn ‘68 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Dunworth ‘63 Ms. Rosemarie Eakin and Ms. June Breakstone Mr. and Mrs. William J. Earl ‘68 Mrs. Patricia Brodhead and Mr. Joseph Eastburn The Edward E. Ford Foundation Frederick & Diana Elghanayan Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Elghanayan ‘66 Mr. Steven B. Elghanayan Mr. Dylan K. Evans ‘08 Ms. Sasha Ewan ‘05 ExxonMobil Foundation, Inc. Ms. Maeve A. Fahey ‘10 Mr. and Mrs. John M. Farmer ‘67 Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Ms. Rachel Finkelstein Ms. Danielle Finn Ms. Louise Firestone Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Fitzgerald Mr. Andrew J. Floyd ‘03 and Mrs. Amanda A. Floyd ‘03 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas P. Freeman ‘01 Ms. Chrisann Furciato Mr. Jonathan D. Gallagher ‘08 Dr. and Mrs. Jay D. Geller Gibson Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Allen M. Gibson Ms. Dana Gibson Mr. Peter Gibson Ms. Alexa M. Gilmartin ‘08 Mr. and Mrs. Eric A. Goberman ‘68 Goldman, Sachs & Co. Dr. and Mrs. Myles E. Gombert ‘67 Mr. Tony Gonzalez Google, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gottesman ‘62

Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Graber Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey B. Graupe ‘02 Greater Houston Community Foundation Mr. Alexander Green Ms. Andrea Green Mr. Alan B. Greenstein ‘63 Dr. Chelsea N. Grefe ‘02 Mr. and Mrs. John C. Grizzetti Mr. and Mrs. Leo P. Grohowski Mr. Stephen F. Gudernatch ‘66 Mr. Peter Habermann Mr. and Mrs. Theodore L. Haff III ‘68 Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Hamilton III ‘67 Ms. Jean Han Mr. Kyle V. Hanson ‘08 Mr. and Mrs. T. Chandler Hardwick III Ms. Madeline A. Hargis ‘08 Edward H. Harvitt Family Foundation Mr. Benjamin Harvitt Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hays, Jr. ‘68 Mr. and Mrs. Clark W. Heckert ‘64 Mr. Franklin A. Hedberg ‘64 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Henderson ‘63 Ms. Susan Hensler Mr. and Mrs. Eric H. Hoffman Mr. Adam C. Hogue ‘09 Mr. and Mrs. Austen Holderness ‘94 Mr. and Mrs. Martin L. Holton III Mr. Kyle D. Horne ‘02 Mr. Brendan Houle Mr. and Mrs. David C. Hull, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred C. Hunter ‘68 Dr. Katharine Miao and Mr. Hyun Seok Hwang ‘93 IBM Mr. and Mrs. Worthing F. Jackman Mr. John F. Jaindl ‘73 The James J. Colt Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. David G. Januszewski Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jeffries ‘96 Mr. and Mrs. James P. Jenkins ‘66 Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Jenkins ‘69 Mrs. Elizabeth B. Dater and Mr. Wm. Mitchell Jennings, Jr. ‘63 Mr. and Mrs. John P. Jessup ‘67 Jewish Communal Fund Ms. Madeline R. Johnson ‘06 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Johnson ‘68 Mr. Willard H. Johnson, Jr. ‘62 Mr. and Mrs. Mike Kahn Kalamazoo Community Foundation Ms. Anne L. Kalemjian and Mr. Randolph E. Suhl Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Kampschuur ‘03 The Estate of Lucille Allen Kaplan Mr. and Mrs. James R. Kelley, Sr., Hon. ‘51, ‘89 Kelly Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John V. Kennard ‘64 Ms. Cynthia Kim Mr. and Mrs. Hyung Ik Kim ‘05 Mr. and Mrs. Yeon Hang Kim Mr. Douglas W. Kimmelman Kimmelman Family Foundation Ms. Marjorie Kipp A. P. Kirby, Jr., Foundation, Inc. Mr. Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Coray S. Kirby ‘80

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Mr. John S. Kirby Ms. Pamela A. Kirby Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Konner, Esq. ‘63 Mr. J. Stephen Kreglow, Esq. ‘62 Mr. and Mrs. John H. Kuhlmann, Jr. ‘65 Ambassador Christopher J. LaFleur ‘67 Mr. John C. LaFountain Mrs. Nancy LaFountain, Hon. ‘44 Mr. and Mrs. Adam B. Landau Mr. Mitchell D. Landy ‘62 Mr. Michael E. Lane ‘65 Dr. Tamika M. Lasege ‘96 and Mr. Muhammed Lasege Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Lay ‘65 Mrs. Elizabeth Layton and Mr. D. William Layton ‘65 Ms. Lisia Leon Mr. Gregory W. Leopold ‘65 Mr. Hong Jun Li and Ms. Fan Yang Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Lidinsky ‘01 The Estate of Jean D. Lieberman Ms. Marianne Lieberman ‘79 and Ms. Carolyn M. Grant Mrs. Kristine C. Lisi ‘84 Dr. Bo Liu Ms. Sheila Look Mr. and Mrs. David T. Low, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Lowndes, Jr. ‘68 Mr. ZhengYao Lu and Ms. Li Chun Guo Ms. Jenna A. Lubliner ‘09 Mr. and Ms. Sheldon R. Lubliner LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Inc. Mrs. Clarissa Lyons Mr. and Mrs. G. David MacEwen ‘79 Mr. Mark Mallek and Ms. Sheila Lavu Mr. and Mrs. Gerald L. Manning ‘62 Dr. and Mrs. Vikram B. Mansharamani ‘92 Mr. Kevin Hines and Mrs. Stephanie J. Marcial ‘95 Mr. Richard Marks ‘68 Mr. and Mrs. Archer N. Martin II ‘42 Ms. Marissa Mattar ‘08 Max Castro Optical Ms. Bernice Mbadugha Dr. Bessie Mbadugha Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. McCree, Jr. ‘54 Ms. Michaela McCrink ‘08 Ms. Taylor C. McKay ‘08 Mr. and Mrs. Scott E. McKee ‘77 Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. McKinnon, Jr. ‘67 Ms. Elizabeth S. McNeill ‘14 Mrs. Joyce K. McNeill Ms. Laura A. McNeill ‘08 Dr. and Mrs. William Q. Meeker, Jr. ‘68 Mr. and Mrs. George T. Mehalko, Jr. ‘68 Alan and Amy Meltzer Family Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Alan L. Meltzer Mr. and Mrs. Rodrigo A. Menendez ‘94 Dr. Malcolm Merriweather Dr. and Mrs. Donald H. Mershon ‘62 Mr. and Mrs. Dale Mills Ms. Anita Mizula Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Mohler ‘67 Mrs. Cara B. Mohlmann Mr. David Ward and Dr. Alison Monds-Ward ‘80 Ms. Wendy B. Montanaro Ms. Jacqueline J. Montfort Mr. and Mrs. John P. Mooney, Jr.

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Dr. Wendy Bedenko Moore and James M. Moore Mr. Alex S. Motiuk ‘08 Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Neff ‘49 Dr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Negvesky Ms. Kristin N. Nelson ‘02 Schafer Newman Ms. Andowah Newton Mr. Edward B. Newton, Jr. Mr. Jian Ni and Mrs. Hai Yi Lu Mr. Oz Nicco-Annan Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Nichols ‘64 Mr. Alexander Niles III ‘84 Novartis US Foundation Captain and Mrs. Richard S. Ogden ‘58 Ms. Siobhan O’Leary Ms. Robin Olinyk Ms. Sarah M. O’Neil The Estate of Setsuko and Richard K. Orr ‘48 Mrs. Lucille Pagatto Mr. Gary Pai Mrs. Tatiana Panchenkova and Mr. Mikhail Duvidzon Mr. and Mrs. Barry E. Parker ‘63 Mr. Dennis W. Peachey ‘62 and Mrs. Lynn Peachey, Hon. ‘65, ‘74, ‘77 Ms. Meghan C. Peachey Mr. and Mrs. Edmund R. Pennock ‘68 Ms. Manuela Perez ‘12 Mr. Brandon Phan Col. Ronald E. Philipp, USA Ret. ‘50 Mr. Donald K. Piermont, Jr. ‘63 Ms. Caitlin Pinkard ‘08 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pinkard Mr. Kris Pitney Dr. and Mrs. Lee Pressler Prudential Foundation Mr. David Quinlivan and Ms. Van Ton-Quinlivan Dr. Harvey A. Quinton ‘71 The R & R Family Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Rand ‘62 Ms. Sarah Rauber Mr. Keith H. Rauschenbach ‘76 Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. Reardon Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Resnick Mr. and Mrs. Jed E. Rhoads Mr. and Mrs. Brian P. Riano Mr. and Mrs. Laurence B. Richardson II The Estate of Arthur A. Richmond III ‘38 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas S. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Roethke ‘90 Mr. and Mrs. W. Steven Roethke Ms. Karin E. Roethke-Kahn ‘93 and Mr. Peter M. Kahn Mr. and Mrs. Dominick J. Romano ‘74 Mr. and Mrs. Dominick V. Romano, Hon. ‘51 The Romano Family RoNetco Supermarkets, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Rose, Esq. ‘51 Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rubin Dr. Deborah and Mr. Richard A. Rubin ‘68 Mr. Adam V. Sampieri ‘99 Mr. and Mrs. John M. Sandfort ‘67 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Savettiere Mr. and Mrs. Guy N. Saxton ‘79 Dr. and Mrs. Raymond B. Schaefer ‘64 Dr. Samuel S. Litvin and Ms. Robin J. Scheman

Mr. Theodore B. Scherf ‘68 Ms. Finja Schmidt Schwab Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Douglas T. Schwarz ‘67 Mr. and Mrs. David H. Sculnick, Esq. ‘66 Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Sculnick, Esq. ‘68 Mr. and Mrs. John A. Seddon, Jr. ‘63 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce H. Sergy ‘67 Mr. Charles S. Sharrocks, Jr. ‘67 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Sheridan Mr. Jeffrey D. Sherwin, Esq. ‘67 Mr. Parker Shi and Ms. Rachel Li Mrs. Jacqueline Y. Summers and Mr. Brian R. Shumaker ‘91 Ms. Nicole Y. Shumaker ‘93 Mr. Herbert J. Siegel ‘46 and Mrs. Jeanne Sorenson Siegel Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius E. Sigety ‘76 Mr. Robert G. Sigety ‘75 Mrs. Denarra Simmons Mrs. Marion Simon Mr. and Mrs. John M. Skvarla ‘95 Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan S. Slaff ‘68 Dr. Edward M. Sleeper ‘65 Ms. Alaina Smalley Mrs. Colleen Smarth Mr. Timothy Smarth Mr. and Mrs. Barry H. Smith ‘67 Mr. and Mrs. Don Jay Smith ‘65 Mrs. Ellen Smith Mr. and Mrs. J. Lawrence Snavely ‘67 Mr. and Mrs. Luke A. Somers ‘97 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Southard Mr. and Mrs. William S. Spraitzar ‘67 Mr. Ryan H. and Mrs. Stacey A. Spring ‘95 Mr. Geoffrey and Capt. Caren M. Standfast ‘95 State Farm Companies Foundation Ms. Jaclyn Steger ‘07 Mr. H. Craig Stem ‘71 Mr. and Mrs. Lewis M. Stival Dr. and Mrs. Matthew W. Strobeck ‘92 Mr. Marc W. Suffern II ‘61 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Summers, Jr. ‘63 Ms. Shudong Sun Ms. Kaitlin E. Surdoval ‘08 Mr. Christopher H. Swenson ‘60 Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Taylor ‘63 Ms. Samantha M. Tilney ‘08 Ms. Tina A. Tozzi ‘08 Trinity Group Sales Trinity Health Mr. and Mrs. Tyson Trish Ms. Zoe Tsagaris Mr. Chris Tsiouris, Jr. Mr. and Ms. Peter Tung Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Turner ‘63 Mr. and Mrs. John R. Uglum III Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Ullman Dr. and Mrs. E. Scott Urdang ‘67 Mr. Donald K. Usher, Jr. ‘63 Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel R. Vallejo ‘02 Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Vartanian ‘64 Mr. Simon K. Kline and Dr. Christy C. Visaggi ‘98

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Ms. Caroline von Stade Ms. Lauren E. Vostal ‘15 Mr. Mark A. Wadmond ‘68 Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Walter ‘62 Ms. Xuling Wang Mr. Robert S. Weiner ‘65 Mr. and Mrs. Donald D. Weir, Jr. ‘66 Mr. and Mrs. Ellis M. Weitzman ‘67 Mr. and Mrs. William R. Widmaier ‘63 Ms. Jessie R. Wilburn ‘04 Ms. Lindsay Wilczynski Capt. and Mrs. William S. Wildrick, USN Ret. ‘63 Ms. Ashley Williams Mr. Robert Winter Ms. Sophie W. Wiss ‘02 Mr. Christian K. Wolfe ‘85 and Mrs. Amelia C. Wolfe ‘85 Mr. and Mrs. Alan M. Woolf ‘63 Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Worthington Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Young, Jr. ‘65 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Yu ‘90 Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. Yuengling III ‘64 Mr. Wenkai Zhang and Ms. Cathy Z. Wang Mr. and Mrs. Phillip C. Zranchev

1848 Society Headmaster’s Society Members of the Headmaster’s Society contributed leadership gifts of $100,000 or more.

Anonymous (2) The Estate of Janet and John T. Billington ‘40 Mr. Chen Y. Chiang Mr. Yeong Ching Lim and Mrs. Lai Yuen Chiang ‘84 Chiang Chen Industrial Charity Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Clayton Mr. Wm. Mitchell Jennings, Jr., and Mrs. Elizabeth B. Dater Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Mr. and Mrs. Allen M. Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Worthing F. Jackman Mrs. Elizabeth B. Dater and Mr. Wm. Mitchell Jennings, Jr. ‘63 Jewish Communal Fund Mr. and Mrs. Yeon Hang Kim Kimmelman Family Foundation Mr. Douglas W. Kimmelman Mr. ZhengYao Lu and Ms. Li Chun Guo The Estate of Setsuko and Richard K. Orr ‘48 The R & R Family Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Brian P. Riano The Romano Family Mr. and Mrs. Dominick V. Romano, Hon. ‘51 RoNetco Supermarkets, Inc. Mr. Herbert J. Siegel ‘46 and Mrs. Jeanne Sorenson Siegel Mr. Robert G. Sigety ‘75 Ms. Shudong Sun Ms. Xuling Wang Mr. Yiwu Zhang and Ms. Jun Xu

Old Academy Society Members of the Old Academy Society contributed leadership gifts of $50,000 to $99,999.

Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Kurt A. Baker Dr. and Mrs. Sanjay Bakshi The Edward E. Ford Foundation Gibson Family Foundation Ms. Dana Gibson Mr. Peter Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Graber Mr. and Mrs. Leo P. Grohowski Mr. and Mrs. T. Chandler Hardwick III Mr. and Mrs. Eric H. Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jeffries ‘96 The Estate of Lucille Allen Kaplan Kelly Foundation, Inc. Mr. John S. Kirby Ms. Pamela A. Kirby Mr. Hong Jun Li and Ms. Fan Yang Ms. Marianne Lieberman ‘79 and Ms. Carolyn M. Grant Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. McCree, Jr. ‘54 Mr. and Mrs. Alan L. Meltzer Ms. Jacqueline J. Montfort Mr. and Mrs. Dominick J. Romano ‘74 Schwab Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. John T. Tuttle ‘38 Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Ullman Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Vartanian ‘64

Insley Society Members of Insley Society contributed leadership gifts of $25,000 to $49,999.

Anonymous (3) Alan & Amy Meltzer Family Foundation, Inc. The Armstrong Foundation The Ayco Charitable Foundation Mrs. Dorothy G. Battelle, Hon. ‘60 Mr. Emmanuel Bello ‘04 Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Bentley Mrs. Valerie B. Besthoff Mr. and Mrs. John C. Bogle ‘47 Community Foundation of New Jersey Mr. and Mrs. John C. Grizzetti Mr. and Mrs. David G. Januszewski Mr. and Mrs. James P. Jenkins ‘66 Mr. and Mrs. Mike Kahn A. P. Kirby, Jr. Foundation, Inc. Mr. Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Coray S. Kirby ‘80 Mr. and Mrs. Adam B. Landau Mr. Jingzhe Li and Ms. Kaiyan Chen Mr. and Mrs. G. David MacEwen ‘79

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Mooney, Jr. Mr. Jerrold M. Newman Mr. Jian Ni and Mrs. Hai Yi Lu Capt. and Mrs. Richard S. Ogden ‘58 Mrs. Tatiana Panchenkova and Mr. Mikhail Duvidzon Michael A. Peterson Foundation Mr. David Quinlivan and Ms. Van Ton-Quinlivan Mr. Keith H. Rauschenbach ‘76 Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. Reardon Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Resnick Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius E. Sigety ‘76 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stafford Mr. and Mrs. William R. Timken ‘53 Trinity Group Sales Mr. Wenkai Zhang and Ms. Cathy Z. Wang

Ivy Society Members of the Ivy Society contributed leadership gifts of $10,000 to $24,999. Anonymous (4) The Estate of Thomas J. Bain ‘49 Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Burn ‘55 The Carefree Foundation Hon. and Mrs. John D. Case, Jr. ‘63 Mr. Jung Jun Choi and Mrs. Sung Hye Choi Mr. and Mrs. Sunil Chugani Mr. George G. H. Coates, Jr., and Dr. Victoria C. Gardner Coates Mr. and Mrs. William B. Cramer, Esq. ‘64 Mr. Luol A. Deng ‘03 Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Donaghy, Jr. Mr. Steven B. Elghanayan Fribourg Family Foundation Ms. Chrisann Furciato Ms. Anne Gardner Dr. and Mrs. Jay D. Geller Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gottesman ‘62 Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Green Mr. Xiaofeng Gu and Ms. Fei Xu Mr. John F. Jaindl ‘73 Dr. Jung Ho Jang and Mrs. Jung Eun Song Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Jenkins ‘69 Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Kiley ‘51 Mr. Bryan C. Kim and Ms. Hyunmi Chang Mr. Dongil Kim and Ms. Kyunghee Lee Dr. Tae Yoon Kim and Mrs. Yoon Hee Kwon Mr. and Mrs. Yang Suk Kim Mrs. Nancy LaFountain, Hon. ‘44 Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Lay ‘65 Mr. Gui Li and Ms. Yeuk Yan Ngai The Estate of Jean D. Lieberman Mr. and Mrs. Steven R. Losa ‘58 Mr. and Mrs. Gerald P. Marcus Mr. Richard Marks ‘68 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Mohler ‘67 Ms. Julie A. Munro Newman Triplets Foundation Dr. Gongsheng Pan and Ms. Liping Zhu

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1848 Society Committee 2016-2017 The 1848 Society Committee is a group of committed alumni volunteers who give generously of their time and resources and work to encourage leadership giving to Blair. They are dedicated to providing the financial support necessary to further advance the School’s mission. Mr. John E. Alden, Jr. ’63 Mr. Norman E. Beatty ’58 Mr. Joseph E. Bell, Jr. ’59 Mr. David H. Bugen ’66 Mr. J. Jeffrey Corwin ’65 Ms. Anne E. Cramer, Esq. ’75 Mr. William B. Cramer, Esq. ’64 Mr. Craig U. Dana, Sr. ’60 Mr. Courtney R. Fritts ’56 Mr. H. James Griffith ’60 Dr. Bruce D. Holenstein ’78 Mr. Peter S. Humphrey ’62

Col. Ronald E. Philipp, USA Ret. ‘50 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pinkard Dr. and Mrs. Lee Pressler Prudential Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Ravetz The Estate of Arthur A. Richmond III ‘38 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas S. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. David P. Romano ‘76 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Savettiere Dr. Samuel S. Litvin and Ms. Robin J. Scheman Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schernecker Mr. Frank C. Scheuer, Jr., and Ms. Leigh Royer Mr. and Mrs. Douglas T. Schwarz ‘67 Mr. Parker Shi and Ms. Rachel Li The Estate of Robert A. Sidur The Sigety Family Foundation William E. Simon Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Martin S. Simon ‘48 Mr. and Mrs. Barry H. Smith ‘67 Mr. H. Craig Stem ‘71 Ms. Karen H. Thomas Mr. Roger Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Thorsheim Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Turner ‘63 Dr. and Mrs. E. Scott Urdang ‘67 Kenneth W. & Ora P. Whitney Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Whitney, Sr. ‘42 Ms. Hong Xu Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Young, Jr. ‘65 Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. Yuengling III ‘64 Mr. Jun Zhang and Ms. Bei Zhu

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Mr. Robert N. Jenkins ’69 Mr. Willard H. Johnson, Jr. ’62 Mrs. Stefanie R. Kuhner ’96 Mr. Stathes J. Kulukundis ’60 Ms. Marianne Lieberman ’79 Mr. Willard S. Mahood ’60 Mr. William R. Martens ’52 Mr. Donald H. McCree, Jr. ’54 Mr. Stuart G. Miller ’61 Mr. James H. G. Naisby ’57 Mr. Robert A. Neff ’49 Mr. Jonathan W. Peters ’68

Locke Society Members of the Locke Society contributed leadership gifts of $5,000 to $9,999.

Anonymous Mr. Bruce H. Augustadt ‘67 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Bersani Mr. Leonard Buck and Dr. Elizabeth Buck Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cavallaro Ms. Singleton A. Cox ‘90 Mr. Olin A. Cramer Mr. and Mrs. Craig U. Dana, Sr. ‘60 The Luol Deng Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Dragonetti Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Dughi ‘66 Mr. and Mrs. Dean C. Durling Mr. and Mrs. Russel L. Duryea, Jr. Mr. Todd Ehmann and Mrs. Jordan M. Ehmann ‘97 Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Elghanayan ‘66 Frederick & Diana Elghanayan Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Fitzgerald Mr. and Mrs. Jeff L. Fralick Mr. Joshua B. George ‘89 and Ms. Daina Nadler Dr. and Mrs. Myles E. Gombert ‘67 Hartfield Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert Heino Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Hess Mrs. Selena T. Howard Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Humphrey ‘62 Dr. Katharine Miao and Mr. Hyun Seok Hwang ‘93 Ms. Anne L. Kalemjian and Mr. Randolph E. Suhl Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Karp ‘70 Mr. and Mrs. John V. Kennard ‘64 Mr. and Mrs. John B. Kennedy Mr. Won-Jin Lee and Ms. Min Young Kang Mr. and Mrs. William R. Martens ‘52 Mr. and Mrs. Archer N. Martin II ‘42

Mr. Dominick J. Romano ’74 Mr. Frederick W. Rose, Esq. ’51 Mr. Alexander J. Sloane ’70 Mr. Herbert D. Sturman ’53 Mr. Jon L. Ten Haagen ’62 Mr. Hobart D. Van Deusen ’54 Mr. Robert L. Van Stone ’69 Mr. David D. Wakefield ’48 Mrs. Amelia C. Wolfe ’85

Mr. Michael T. Miller and Mrs. Britton Hall-Miller Mr. and Mrs. John Moore Mr. and Mrs. James D. Morris Mr. and Mrs. James H. G. Naisby ‘57 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nashner ‘67 Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Neff ‘49 Dr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Negvesky Ms. Andowah Newton Mr. Richard S. Orazem and Ms. Claudia S. Toussaint Mr. Louis Pektor III and Dr. Melissa Pektor Mr. George F. Phelps ‘65 Ms. Caitlin Pinkard ‘08 PSEG Mr. Alexander D. Romano ‘14 RTR Family Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. R. Todd Ruppert ‘74 Mr. and Mrs. Guy N. Saxton ‘79 Mr. and Ms. Jonathan C. Schoolar Mr. and Mrs. Chaiyot Sereeyothin Mr. and Mrs. John M. Skvarla ‘95 Dr. Edward M. Sleeper ‘65 Mr. and Mrs. Herbert D. Sturman ‘53 Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Tarantino, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James T. Thompson ‘77 Dr. Elliott C. Trommald, Hon. ‘65 Mr. and Mrs. Hobart D. Van Deusen ‘54 Mr. and Mrs. David D. Wakefield ‘48 Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Wilkey Mr. and Mrs. Norbert R. Wirsching Mr. Christian K. Wolfe ‘85 and Mrs. Amelia C. Wolfe ‘85 Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Worthington Mr. Jun Zhang and Ms. Yanhong Su

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Founder’s Society

Members of the Clinton Society contributed leadership gifts of $3,000 to $4,999.

Members of the Founder’s Society contributed leadership gifts of $1,848 to $2,999.

Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Deepak Amin Mr. and Mrs. Patrick I. Arangio ‘97 Mr. and Mrs. Norman E. Beatty ‘58 Mr. William A. Benton ‘51 Bessemer Trust Mr. Mingming Cao and Ms. Tao Wang Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Gamble Mr. Harry D. Gates ‘77 Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Glickman Gravic, Inc. Mr. Patrick K. and Mrs. Lauren N. Haley ‘93 Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Hamilton III ‘67 Mr. Gordon Ho and Ms. Jowenne Kwok Dr. and Ms. Bruce D. Holenstein ‘78 Dr. Michael A. Ietta and Mrs. Maia R. Maloles-Ietta Mr. Willard H. Johnson, Jr. ‘62 Mr. Jens B. Junkermann and Ms. Tanya F. Nargolwalla Mr. and Mrs. James D. Krugman, Esq. ‘65 MD Lieberman Foundation Mr. Kevin M. Lieberman ‘07 Mr. Aaron Smalley and Mrs. Maria Lieberman Smalley ‘01 Mr. and Mrs. Mark T. Lieberman ‘74 Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas D. Lieberman ‘03 Mr. Xing Luo and Ms. Lisha Liu Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Maltese, Jr. ‘55 National Philanthropic Trust Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert E. O’Connell ‘57 Mr. and Mrs. Derek M. Peachey ‘93 Mr. and Mrs. David H. Sculnick, Esq. ‘66 Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Sharma Mr. and Mrs. John P. Shipley ‘85 Mr. Walter V. Shipley Walter V. & Judith L. Shipley Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Craig S. Sim ‘61 Mr. and Mrs. Sean P. Smith ‘86 Dr. and Mrs. Matthew W. Strobeck ‘92 Sunbrite Dye Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Howard B. Sysler Mr. Andros B. Thomson ‘64 Mr. Andrew L. C. Tung and Dr. Rulin Fuong Mr. and Ms. Peter Tung Mr. Matthew J. Cressotti and Mrs. Tina Vandersteel Cressotti ‘86 Mr. J. Brooks West ‘47

Anonymous Anglo-American Charitable Foundation Ms. Neva J. Anthony ‘03 Mr. and Mrs. Perrin L. Arturi Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Barnako, Jr. ‘62 Mr. Stephen E. Barr ‘61 Mr. Christopher L. Barrington ‘66 and Ms. Janet Schlembach Dr. and Mrs. Rene Belder Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Bell, Jr. ‘59 Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Blankley, Jr. ‘71 Mr. James E. Burcham ‘59 Ms. Qingsong Chen The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. James H. Chesnutt, Hon. ‘47 Mr. Chi-Kin Chiang ‘86 Mr. and Mrs. John A. Clark ‘69 The James J. Colt Foundation, Inc. Ms. Anne E. Cramer, Esq. ‘75 Mr. and Mrs. Carl R. Cramer ‘72 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Cruz Mr. James-Christian S. Davin ‘97 Mr. Ricardo De Zulueta ‘09 Mr. Kurt Dericks and Dr. Rebecca Martinez Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Donnelly, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William Doran Ms. Linda M. Fellows ‘86 The Rev. and Mrs. William F. Feus ‘84 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Fortunato Mr. and Mrs. Courtney R. Fritts ‘56 Mr. B. Scott Fuller Mr. Chad Pergram and Mrs. Carrie Giddins Pergram ‘92 Mr. and Mrs. David Grayson Mr. and Mrs. Madison F. Grose Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Groves Mr. Kenneth N. Gudernatch ‘61 Mr. and Mrs. Theodore L. Haff III ‘68 Mr. Charles T. Hall ‘43 Mr. John D. Hatfield ‘56 Mr. and Mrs. Eric Huang Mr. Charles H. A. Inkeles ‘88 Mr. and Mrs. Ron G. Insana Ms. Jeanette Iurato Mr. and Mrs. Kenton Jernigan Mr. and Mrs. John P. Jessup ‘67 Mr. Gregg J. Berman and Mrs. Susan R. Kahn Berman Mr. and Mrs. Stathes J. Kulukundis ‘60 Dr. Tamika M. Lasege ‘96 and Mr. Muhammed Lasege Mr. Benjamin Lo ‘05 LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Vikram B. Mansharamani ‘92

Ms. Kathleen McAllen and Mr. Jeff Thornton Mr. and Mrs. James M. McLaine, Jr. Ms. Jessica E. McShane ‘03 Mr. and Mrs. George T. Mehalko, Jr. ‘68 Mr. and Mrs. Stuart G. Miller ‘61 Mr. Ricardo A. Moreno ‘06 The Estate of John R. Naisby III ‘57 Dr. Yoshihiko Ninomiya and Dr. Sayuri Ninomiya Mr. Dennis A. Braun and Mrs. Sandra L. Olsen Braun ‘81 Mr. David Park and Mrs. Dajung Jeon Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Pasquali Mr. and Mrs. John R. Paul ‘65 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Rand ‘62 Reilly Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Laurence B. Richardson II Mr. and Mrs. Brent S. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Rose, Esq. ‘51 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew W. Rose Dr. Robert Rosenthal ‘70 and Mrs. Barbara Chuoke Dr. Deborah and Mr. Richard A. Rubin Mr. and Mrs. William L. Russell III ‘59 Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Ryan Dr. and Mrs. Raymond B. Schaefer ‘64 Mr. Rommel and Mrs. Lisa M. Selesky-Nacino ‘85 Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Semcer Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Sheridan Mrs. Marion Simon Mr. and Mrs. Alexander J. Sloane ‘70 Mr. Chea Srun and Mrs. Suyeon Park Mr. and Mrs. Christian Stadlinger Stocker Bus Co., Inc. Mr. David P. Current and Mrs. Denise Stocker Current ‘74 The Estate of John Peter Storer-Folt ‘50 Ms. Patrapon Tanakulthon The Nancy and Peter Thauer Family Charitable Foundation TIAA-CREF Employee Giving Campaign Mr. and Mrs. H. Robert Tiffany III ‘56 Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Toal Mr. Jiarui Tong and Ms. Cathy Wang Mr. and Mrs. John R. Uglum III Ms. Marian H. Darlington and Mr. Robert L. Van Stone ‘69 Ms. Roberta A. Vogel ‘77 Mr. Mark A. Wadmond ‘68 Mr. Francis J. and Mrs. Barbara G. Walsh ‘73 Mr. Youliang Wan ‘16 Dr. and Mrs. Donald J. Weinstein ‘62 Mr. Cong Xu and Ms. Qing Su Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Yee Mr. and Mrs. James Youngelson ‘53

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Young Leaders Young donors who have graduated from Blair within the last 15 years can make leadership gifts and join the 1848 Society at the "Young Leaders" level.

Anonymous Mr. Philip M. Alvarez-Correa ‘09 Mr. Michael S. Andreas, Jr. ‘16 Ms. Neva J. Anthony ‘03 Mr. Zachary L. Bellapigna ‘13 Mr. Emmanuel Bello ‘04 Ms. Winter B. Bruggeworth ‘17 Mr. Ricardo De Zulueta ‘09 Mr. Luol A. Deng ‘03 Ms. Corinne A. DiFrancesco ‘15 Ms. Julia Dioguardi ‘13 Ms. Kendall E. Fitzgerald ‘16 Ms. Paige L. Flannery ‘17 Ms. Serena R. Futch ‘15 Ms. Emmila Hastings Gazo ‘17 Mr. Eugene I. Hrabarchuk ‘16 Mr. Michael A. Iacono ‘16 Ms. Veronica S. Kelly ‘15 Mr. and Mrs. Hyung Ik Kim ‘05 Ms. Mia K. Lambo ‘15 Mr. Kevin M. Lieberman ‘07 Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas D. Lieberman ‘03 Ms. Kira M. Liva ‘13 Mr. Benjamin Lo ‘05 Mr. Bryn C. Martin ‘13 Ms. Jessica E. McShane ‘03 Mr. Andrew Monahan ‘15 Mr. Ricardo A. Moreno ‘06 Mr. Alex S. Motiuk ‘08 Mr. Daniel P. O’Reilly ‘16 Mr. Janak N. Padhiar ‘09 Ms. Caitlin Pinkard ‘08 Mr. Christopher M. Reilly ‘13 Mr. Edward W. Riker ‘14 Mr. Alexander D. Romano ‘14 Mr. Christopher Sabaitis ‘12 Mr. Kyle A. Sabath ‘15 Mr. Daniel H. Smith ‘09 Mr. Keefer D. Taylor ‘09 Ms. Evelyn B. Tilney ‘05 Mr. Edward M. Tirpack III ‘13 Mr. Carel R. Van der Merwe ‘16 Ms. Melissa R. von Stade ‘17 Mr. Youliang Wan ‘16 Mr. Allan Y. Wu ‘15 Ms. Jessica C. Young ‘05 Ms. Katherine C. Young ‘10

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Cornerstone Society Blue & White Club Members of the Blue and White Club contributed gifts of $1,000 to $1,847.

Anonymous (3) Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Akre, Jr. ‘62 Mr. and Mrs. John E. Alden, Jr. ‘63 Mr. and Mrs. Arthur T. Ambrose ‘68 Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Amdur ‘50 Bank of America Mr. and Mrs. Keith Barksdale Mr. and Mrs. John P. Bartlett ‘66 Becton Dickinson Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John M. Benedetto, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. Berger ‘62 The Alexander Bodini Charitable Foundation Mr. Daniele Bodini Ms. Kristen E. Bogart ‘01 Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Bolte ‘58 Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Bolton Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Ms. Karen A. Brostrom-O’Brien Mr. R. Latta Browse and Mrs. Carolyn M. Conforti-Browse ‘79 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Carson Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Chandler Mr. and Mrs. In S. Choi Dr. Yang Soo Choi and Mrs. Ji Young Lee Mr. and Mrs. Vincent A. Ciancarelli Mr. and Mrs. Ryan K. Cino Mr. Jeffrey B. Clausen and Mrs. Rebecca Austill-Clausen Mr. and Mrs. Brian N. Clayton ‘63 Mr. Michael C. Cleavenger ‘69 Mr. and Mrs. Henry O. Clutsam III ‘65 Ms. Laura M. Crossen Dr. and Mrs. John H. Crow Cruz Family Foundation Mr. Anthony F. Daddino and Mrs. Susan J. Bevan Mr. and Mrs. Kenton C. Dalby ‘67 Mr. Alfred S. Dally, Jr., ‘81 and Ms. Kimberly Coffman Mr. and Mrs. Craig U. Dana, Jr. ‘87 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Darling Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Davlin Mr. Barry P. Day and Ms. Michele Kessler Mr. Durfee L. Day, Jr. ‘63 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. DiCarlo III ‘88 Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Doelfel, Jr. The Doran Family Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Steven L. Driever ‘65 Ms. Marla J. Eisbruck ‘90 Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Falcone First Eagle Investment Management Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert Folino Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. French ‘64

Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Fuller ‘42 Mr. Akhil Garg ‘02 Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gorman ‘42 Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co., LLC Greater Houston Community Foundation Mr. Alan B. Greenstein ‘63 Mr. Peter Habermann Mr. and Mrs. Craig C. Hall The Hampshire Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Jon F. Hanson Mr. and Mrs. David A. Hart Mr. and Mrs. Bruce C. Haywood Mr. and Mrs. Clark W. Heckert ‘64 Mr. Franklin A. Hedberg ‘64 Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Henry Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Hettinger, Jr. Mr. William R. Hilgendorff, Jr. ‘46 The Estate of J. Brooks Hoffman ‘36 Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Holenstein ‘80 Mr. and Mrs. David C. Hull, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. David M. Inkeles Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Jastrabek ‘79 Mr. and Mrs. Razeen Jeena ‘01 Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. Jennison ‘46 Mr. and Mrs. Alexandros Kedros The Estate of Joseph F. Kiley, Jr. ‘50 Mr. and Mrs. Hyung Ik Kim ‘05 Mr. and Mrs. Thornton R. Land ‘58 Mr. Mitchell D. Landy ‘62 Mrs. Elizabeth Layton and Mr. D. William Layton ‘65 Mr. Kelvin Lee and Mrs. Sheri Holland-Lee Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Lehman ‘85 Ms. Lillian Leung Mr. and Mrs. Terry Leung Mr. and Mrs. David M. Lieberman ‘82 Mr. Joseph Liro and Mrs. Joanne Hill Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Lowndes, Jr. ‘68 Mr. Christopher Mack and Mrs. Kelley A. Mack ‘01 Mrs. Ann M. Mallouk Mr. and Mrs. Peter Maniscalco Mr. and Mrs. Gerald L. Manning ‘62 Mrs. Karen R. Mascarenhas Mr. and Mrs. David Mastrogiovanni Dr. and Mrs. Edward C. Mattison Mr. Robert C. McCarthy ‘41 Mr. and Mrs. Rodrigo A. Menendez ‘94 Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Miller, Jr. Ms. Elizabeth D. Montfort ‘20 Dr. Wendy Bedenko Moore and James M. Moore Ms. Jennifer C. Movizzo ‘90 National Christian Foundation The New York Community Trust Mr. Edward B. Newton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Ng-Yow Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Nichols ‘64 Novartis US Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius J. O’Kane ‘59 Mr. Manfred Ommer and Ms. Christiane Kremer Mr. and Mrs. John Park Mr. and Mrs. Keith W. Patten ‘69 Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan E. Paul ‘61 Mr. and Mrs. Staats M. Pellett, Jr. ‘49 Mr. Guillermo Pineda-Bours ‘95

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Mrs. Sybil Pinkham Mr. and Mrs. John R. Plunkett, Jr. ‘70 Mr. Greg Coleman and Mrs. Jill A. Prehodka Coleman ‘90 Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Rand Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin W. Rayer Mr. and Mrs. Jed E. Rhoads Mrs. Shirley A. Rouse and Mr. Robert G. Rouse, Jr. ‘42 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Ruzika Mr. Robert Sarate and Ms. Anita C. Sarate ‘88 Mr. Wayne Woodman and Ms. Lisa J. Scheller ‘77 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce H. Sergy ‘67 Mr. Charles S. Sharrocks, Jr. ‘67 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Shook Mr. and Mrs. David P. Sleeper ‘54 Mrs. Ellen Smith Dr. and Mrs. William B. Solomon ‘64 Mr. and Mrs. William S. Spraitzar ‘67 State Street Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Bradford S. Stone Storis, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Surdoval Mr. John L. Sykes Ms. Laurie J. Sykes Mr. and Mrs. Dean G. Tanella ‘78 Mr. Keefer D. Taylor ‘09 Thrivent Financial Foundation Ms. Evelyn B. Tilney ‘05 Mr. Jentai Tsai and Mrs. Kyoko Morimoto Dr. and Mrs. Peter Tsang Mr. Chris Tsiouris, Jr. U.S. Trust Mr. and Mrs. John R. Van Kirk ‘70 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Wedholm ‘80 Ms. Elisabeth J. Wenner ‘91 Mr. and Mrs. Allen W. Whittemore, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. Wilds ‘59 Mr. Yi Wu and Mrs. Wen Lu Ms. Jessica C. Young ‘05 Mr. Michael R. Young and Mrs. Leslie A. Carroll Mr. and Mrs. John Zoetjes Mr. and Mrs. Phillip C. Zranchev

Arch Club Members of the Arch Club contributed gifts of $500 to $999.

Mr. and Mrs. Eric L. Altman Mr. and Mrs. George M. Alvarez-Correa Mr. Philip M. Alvarez-Correa ‘09 American International Group, Inc. Mr. Charles A. Andre III ‘00 Mr. Dave Aripotch and Ms. Bonnie Brady Mr. and Mrs. Mark Attix Ms. Carol P. Bauer Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Baughan Mr. and Mrs. Andy Bazsa Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Benanti Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Black ‘56 Mr. Roger A. Blair ‘63 Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Bower ‘52

Mr. and Mrs. Barry B. Boyce ‘60 Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Broadbent Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Brown ‘79 Brown-Forman Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Brumbaugh Drs. John and Lynda Burton ‘55 Mr. and Mrs. Donald N. Campbell ‘65 Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Carbonaro ‘00 Mr. and Mrs. Martin Carlsson Mr. Alan M. Carr ‘03 Mr. Stuart A. Christie and Ms. Catherine Mazza The Chubb Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Nelson P. Cohen ‘56 Mr. and Mrs. Vincent A. Colaiocco Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Connar ‘68 Mr. and Mrs. Kraig J. Correll Mr. J. Jeffrey Corwin ‘65 Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Cory Mr. and Ms. David Czaja Mr. Alexander Davidson and Mrs. Carina C. Davidson ‘86 Mr. and Mrs. James W. Davison ‘51 Mr. and Mrs. Jyotirmoy Dev Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. DiFrancesco, Jr. Ms. Corinne A. DiFrancesco ‘15 Mr. and Mrs. David A. DiGioia ‘83 Mr. and Mrs. William K. Doppstadt ‘50 Mr. John H. Dumont ‘59 Mr. and Mrs. W. Hunt Dumont ‘59 Mr. and Mrs. H. Henry Elghanayan ‘58 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Engelhardt ‘45 Mr. and Mrs. George J. Ernst, Jr. ‘92 Mr. Richard Z. Eu ‘03 Mr. and Mrs. Ting Fan Mr. and Mrs. John M. Farmer ‘67 Mr. Donald B. Fedor ‘69 Mr. and Mrs. Edward Feldman ‘52 Ms. Louise Firestone Mr. James Fong and Ms. Selina Ho Foundation for the Carolinas The Freddie Mac Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Douglas P. Freeman ‘01 Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Freudenheim ‘50 Mr. and Mrs. Rufus A. Fulton, Jr. ‘59 G Ventures Management, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. M. Michael Galesi ‘54 Mr. and Mrs. Jay C. Garrels ‘01 Ms. Deirdre M. Garrett ‘73 and Mr. David Weber Mrs. Diane L. Gaul Mr. and Mrs. Roger D. Gershman ‘82 Dr. and Mrs. Michael H. Gewitz ‘66 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Giddins Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Gieson, Jr. Dr. Maria C. and Dr. Steven J. Glasser ‘67 Col. and Mrs. D. Peter Gleichenhaus ‘56 Mr. Timothy F. Goddu ‘73 Google, Inc. Dr. George A. Green IV and Mrs. Donna K. Green Mr. and Mrs. Steven Groseibl, Sr. Mr. Jason Haas ‘02 Mr. and Mrs. Martin T. Haase Mr. and Mrs. Craig R. Haddow ‘85 Mr. Edward Hall Mrs. Rebecca Bolles and Mr. Richard S. Harrison Mr. Thomas H. Hart ‘95

The Rev. and Mrs. David G. Harvey Mr. and Mrs. William J. Harvey, Jr. ‘48 Mrs. Melissa J. Henderson Koenig ‘84 Mr. Minhang Heo and Mrs. Sunwha Jee Mr. and Mrs. Wesley C. Herbol ‘51 Mr. Austen Holderness and Mrs. Chloe A. Holderness ‘94 Mr. and Mrs. Brett C. Holleman ‘91 Mr. William Hui Bon Hoa and Ms. Madalina Wu Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Hunt ‘85 IBM Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Incontrera Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jacobs ‘63 Mr. and Mrs. Lowell E. Jaeger John McMahon & Sons Mr. Brandon Kampschuur and Mrs. Donna R. Kampschuur ‘03 Mr. J. Stephen Kreglow, Esq. ‘62 Ambassador Christopher J. LaFleur ‘67 Mr. and Mrs. George F. Landegger, Jr. ‘82 Mr. Michael E. Lane ‘65 Mr. and Mrs. John G. Layng ‘71 Mr. Joonho Lee and Mrs. Seon Young Kwon Mr. and Mrs. Randy C. Leeds Mr. and Mrs. John D. Leonardis ‘93 Mr. Gregory W. Leopold ‘65 Mr. John H. Lewis, Jr. ‘54 Mrs. Jean D. Lieberman Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Lieberman ‘71 Mr. Jordan N. Liebowitz ‘06 Ms. Kara Liebowitz ‘07 Drs. Andy and Vicki Light Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Lippert Mrs. Kristine C. Lisi ‘84 Mr. and Ms. Sheldon R. Lubliner Mr. Charles D. Mack Mr. Harry Macklowe ‘52 Mr. and Mrs. Scott D. Madara Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Magee, Jr. ‘57 Dr. and Mrs. Marc Mandel Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Martocci ‘98 Mr. and Mrs. Roy T. Mattucci ‘51 Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell J. Mayer Mr. and Mrs. Jonas R. McDavit ‘92 Mr. Tony McDowell and Mrs. Elizabeth N. McDowell ‘00 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. McGinnis Mr. and Mrs. Scott E. McKee ‘77 Dr. and Mrs. Peter W. McKinney ‘52 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew H. Miller Dr. and Mrs. Martin S. Miller, Hon. ‘81 Mob Scene Mrs. Cara B. Mohlmann Mondelez International Foundation Matching Gifts Program Morgan Stanley Charitable Spending Account Morgan Stanley Employee Giving Programs Ms. Rebecca P. Morris ‘05 Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Morrison Mr. and Mrs. Nicolas E. P. Mosko ‘87 Mr. Alex S. Motiuk ‘08 Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Mueller ‘49 Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. O’Neill, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. O’Reilly Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ortiz ‘74

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Mr. and Mrs. Russell C. Ortman ‘71 Mr. Janak N. Padhiar ‘09 Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Pak ‘89 Mr. and Mrs. Barry E. Parker ‘63 Mrs. Margaret Parker Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Pasternak Mr. Christopher R. Peacock and Mrs. Alyson L. Peacock ‘83 Mr. and Mrs. Keith Pennell Mr. and Mrs. Edmund R. Pennock ‘68 PEPCO Holdings, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John E. Perez ‘61 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Plunkett ‘72 Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Pollack ‘65 Mr. Andrew M. Price ‘02 Mr. Joseph Pulitzer V ‘02 Mr. James F. Redfern, Jr. ‘85 Renaissance Charitable Foundation, Inc. Mr. Edward W. Riker ‘14 Ms. Margaret S. Riker Mr. and Mrs. Frederick B. Rollinson II ‘58 Mr. and Mrs. Barth E. Rubin ‘78 Mr. Christopher Sabaitis ‘12 Dr. Darren K. Sacks ‘84 and Dr. Laura A. Covucci-Sacks ‘84 Mr. Matthew Schad and Mrs. Diana Schad ‘87 Mr. Scott F. Schultz and Mrs. Danielle L. Sherwood Schwartz Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Sculnick, Esq. ‘68 Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Shaw ‘59 Mr. Jeffrey D. Sherwin, Esq. ‘67 Mrs. Jacqueline Y. Summers and Mr. Brian R. Shumaker Mr. John D. Shumway and Mrs. Melinda M. Shumway ‘73 Dr. Inderpal Singh and Dr. Sukhdeep Kaur Mrs. Colleen Smarth Mr. Timothy Smarth Mr. Christopher D. Smith ‘02 Mr. Daniel H. Smith ‘09 Mr. Kenneth F. Smith, Jr. Mr. Nicholas S. Smith ‘59 Mr. and Mrs. J. Lawrence Snavely ‘67 Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Solar Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Stark ‘51 State Farm Companies Foundation Mr. Marc W. Suffern II ‘61 Dr. and Mrs. Wayne G. Suway ‘71 Mr. Jon L. Ten Haagen ‘62 Ms. Jennifer Terrell Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Teufel, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James W. Tippy ‘59 Mr. Barry S. Toon and Mrs. Deborah Berry-Toon United Technologies Corp. United Way of the National Capital Area The Vanguard Group Foundation Ms. Caroline von Stade Dr. Suzanne Walther and Dr. Eric Walther ‘56 Mr. and Mrs. James M. Walton, Jr. Mr. Charles L. Washington, Jr. ‘00 Dr. Romuald L. Wawrzyniak Mr. Robert S. Weiner ‘65 Mr. Teed J. Welch

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Mrs. Beverly White Mr. and Mrs. Scott D. Will Mr. and Mrs. Mark C. Williard Mrs. Susan Murashima and Mr. Robert A. Willis Mr. and Mrs. Stanton B. Woodcock ‘74 Capt. and Mrs. Henry S. Woodruff III ‘57 Dr. Pamela R. Wright ‘78 Ms. Katherine C. Young ‘10

Magnolia Society Members of the Magnolia Society contributed gifts of $250 to $499.

Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. John J. Abromitis, Jr. Ms. Juanita Lanzo and Mr. John P. Ahearn ‘69 Mr. Peter K. Ahn ‘02 Ms. Pamela A. Albers Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Alden ‘67 Dr. Christopher S. Amato and Ms. Joanne Seltsam Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Apgar IV ‘58 Ares Operations, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Asselin ‘51 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory U. Auger II ‘67 Mr. and Mrs. Aaron H. Ayhan Mr. and Mrs. Elmer A. Bannan ‘47 Dr. and Mrs. Samuel R. Barnett ‘62 Mr. and Mrs. Frederick K. Baser ‘66 Mr. and Mrs. William F. Bash ‘55 Mr. and Mrs. Randal K. Beck ‘53 Mr. and Mrs. L. Nelson Behmer Mr. Eric R. Benson Ms. Marla B. Benson Ms. Catherine L. Blackburn ‘77 Mrs. Susan F. Ellis and Mr. Richard P. Boak ‘68 Mr. William Y. Bogle III ‘45 Mr. and Mrs. Raymond T. Bohn III ‘69 Mr. Marc E. Boiarsky ‘69 Mr. Charles Bojack Mr. and Mrs. John J. Bottone III Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Briggs, Jr. ‘61 Ms. Stephanie Brown Mr. and Mrs. Barry I. Budlong ‘56 Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Burger ‘45 Mrs. Christy L. Burkart ‘97 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce K. Byers ‘51 Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Cannon Mr. Chris Schwarz and Mrs. Virginia S. Case ‘03 Dr. and Mrs. Sam Castimore, Jr. ‘68 Mr. Jay T. Chamberlin ‘87 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony C. Chigounis Mr. and Mrs. Devin S. Chodorow ‘94 Mr. and Mrs. DeFrance Clarke III ‘66 Ms. Tara S. Clarke ‘97 Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Cliff ‘57 Mr. David Colavito Ms. Kristen Colavito Ms. Melissa L. Collins ‘09 Mr. and Mrs. Russell F. Collins ‘74 Mr. and Mrs. James H. Conklin ‘98 Ms. Terri Lynn Cornwell

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Culviner ‘48 Mr. Christopher W. Curcio and Ms. Sarah Bills ‘02 Mr. Mark Dankiewicz ‘00 Mr. Preston P. Davis ‘76 and Mrs. Marivelle S. Clavel-Davis ‘82 Mr. and Mrs. Erik R. DiPaolo Mr. and Mrs. Darryl J. Dong Mr. and Mrs. Theodore A. Doremus, Jr. ‘59 Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dorsa Mrs. Joyce C. Dreger Dr. and Mrs. William S. Dudley ‘54 Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Dundas Mr. and Mrs. William J. Earl ‘68 Mrs. Phyllis Eden Ms. Nadia R. El-Erian ‘12 Mr. and Mrs. John M. Emptage ‘60 Mr. Peter A. Engelhardt ‘74 Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Evans ‘96 Mr. Benjamin S. Fertig ‘02 Mr. and Mrs. Herbert F. Fisher ‘51 Ms. Paige L. Flannery ‘17 Mr. Dennis W. Flores ‘07 Mr. and Mrs. William S. Foster IV ‘65 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Fountain ‘81 Mr. and Mrs. James A. Frick Friends of Rutherfurd Hall Ms. Danielle L. Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Fulton ‘63 Mr. Lyle Gal and Mrs. E. Meredith Gal ‘02 Mr. Jonathan D. Gallagher ‘08 Mr. Shalaby T. Turner and Mrs. Aisha Gayle Turner ‘98 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Geise ‘03 Mr. Harrison B. Gentry ‘75 Mrs. Barbara A. Gibbs Ms. Nancy Giddins Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Gilbert GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Mrs. Jacinta M. Gobencion Mr. Rodrigo A. Gobencion Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R. Goddin ‘50 Mr. Tony Gonzalez Mr. Alexander B. Graber ‘06 Mr. P. Seth Greer ‘90 Mr. and Mrs. H. James Griffith ‘60 Mr. Stephen F. Gudernatch ‘66 Ms. Jenn Guerrero Mr. Allen P. Haines and Ms. Bonnie St. John Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan R. Hargis Edward H. Harvitt Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Todd F. Haselton ‘03 Dr. Alison Hastings and Mr. Richard T. Palmisano Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Heagy ‘54 Dr. and Mrs. Andrew R. Heinze ‘73 Ms. Angelyn Hernandez Mr. Santi Hitorangi Ms. Susan Hito-Shapiro, Esq. Dr. Stella S. Y. C. and Dr. Robert Tzu-Leung Ho Mr. John B. Hoffman, Jr. Mr. Adam C. Hogue ‘09 Mr. and Mrs. James E. Hogue Ms. Pamela Hoiles Mr. William G. Holenstein ‘82 and

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Mrs. Jennifer G. Holenstein ‘84 Mr. and Mrs. Murray Hood Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Hooper ‘58 Dr. Eugene S. Hrabarchuk and Mrs. Donna M. Geba-Hrabarchuk Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Hunziker ‘54 Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Johnston ‘64 Kalamazoo Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James R. Kelley, Sr., Hon. ‘51, ‘89 Mr. and Mrs. Marshall J. Kiev ‘86 Koebig Family Foundation Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Koebig III ‘60 Mr. and Mrs. David Kunes ‘98 Mr. Robert M. Lerner ‘52 Dr. Walter M. Lewis and Dr. Christel J. Bauer Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Liegner ‘74 Mr. David A. Lin ‘02 Mr. and Mrs. Carmen J. Liuzza, Jr. Mr. Randall B. Lloyd ‘76 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Lo Mrs. Robin V. Lobsitz Mr. Zach Logan and Mrs. Suzy A. Logan ‘99 Mr. and Mrs. William M. Long, Jr. Mr. David T. Low, Jr. ‘89 and Mrs. Elizabeth Linen-Low Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Lusby Mr. James P. Maguire, Jr. ‘80 Dr. and Mrs. Peter G. Mandaville ‘90 Markel Corporation Mr. David B. Martin and Mrs. Jessie E. Martin ‘85 Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Maynes ‘47 Mr. and Mrs. George F. J. Mayrosh ‘46 Mr. and Mrs. John Maza Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. McArthur ‘97 Mr. Graham N. McConnell ‘10 Dr. Malcolm Merriweather Dr. and Mrs. Donald H. Mershon ‘62 Drs. Vladimir and Inna Meskin Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick M. Meyers Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mistovich Mr. David Ward and Dr. Alison Monds-Ward ‘80 Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Murdock Mr. and Mrs. W. Brandt Nako ‘78

Mr. and Mrs. Eric P. Neuffer Mr. and Mrs. William G. Niles Col. and Mrs. Robert M. Novogratz, USA Ret. ‘55 Mr. Scott Nuzzo and Mrs. Amy M. Nuzzo ‘02 Dr. Sherif R. Gobran and Dr. Liza O’Dowd ‘84 Dr. and Mrs. Paul D. O’Halloran Ms. Pamella L. Olsyn ‘74 Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. O’Rourke Dr. Leslie Ann and Dr. Peter A. Ostrow Mr. Jonathan H. Owsley and Mrs. Katherine L. Owsley ‘91 Mrs. Jelena G. Pasic Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Patterson Mr. George M. Pettie and Ms. Linda Pettie ‘75 Mr. and Mrs. Roger D. Pfister Pfizer Mr. William D. Pinkham III ‘76 Mr. and Mrs. William R. Polk ‘69 Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Potter ‘54 Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Puttkammer Dr. Harvey A. Quinton ‘71 Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rea ‘74 Mr. Eric M. Reinert and Dr. Ellen N. Riccobene Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence W. Ring ‘59 Ms. Janine Roh Mr. and Mrs. Anthony C. Rohrs ‘55 Dr. and Mrs. John F. Rose, Jr. ‘46 Mr. and Mrs. Louis M. Salerno Mr. and Mrs. John M. Sandfort ‘67 Mr. Theodore B. Scherf ‘68 Dr. Jonathan R. Schiller and Mrs. Sona D. Schiller ‘92 Mr. and Mrs. David Schopler ‘95 Mr. Robert N. Schwartz ‘99 Mr. William W. Schwartz ‘98 Mr. Brian H. Shafer Mr. Gary Sherman Mr. and Mrs. David J. Shotwell ‘59 Mr. Steven E. Slawson Mr. and Mrs. Don Jay Smith ‘65 Mr. and Mrs. Todd C. Smith ‘90 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Spain ‘74 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stangeland

Mr. Olaf Starorypinski and Ms. Kathryn Leslie Ms. Lauren C. Stival ‘05 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Stockhausen Mr. Roger L. Desjadon and Ms. Susan Stryker Sun Life Financial Mr. John Sweeney and Ms. Lauren McGovern Mr. Christopher H. Swenson ‘60 Mr. Stephen A. Swentzel ‘03 Dr. Herbert M. Tabak ‘56 Mr. and Mrs. V. Robert Tedesco ‘52 Dr. Tamsen I. Thorpe ‘79 Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Tierney Mr. and Mrs. David W. Tilney ‘70 Mr. Lee Ting ‘97 Mr. Brian Tipton and Mrs. Nicole Tipton ‘93 Mr. and Mrs. David R. Townley ‘51 Mr. Howard L. Tyne ‘53 Mrs. Gladys Van Brederode, Hon. ‘53 Mr. and Mrs. Henricus C. van der Lee Mr. Carel R. Van der Merwe ‘16 Dr. and Mrs. Jacques P. Van der Merwe Mr. John G. Van Sickle ‘72 Capt. and Mrs. Gregory G. Vinci, Jr. Mr. Douglas B. Vogt ‘61 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Waddell ‘78 Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Walsh Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Washburn ‘72 Mr. and Mrs. James J. Waterer ‘90 Mr. F. Albert Weaver ‘59 Mr. John A. Webb III ‘70 Mr. and Mrs. Donald D. Weir, Jr. ‘66 Wells Fargo Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wienberg Capt. and Mrs. William S. Wildrick, USN Ret. ‘63 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Wiss IV ‘70 Mr. Lawrence Lepak and Mrs. Jennifer A. Woltjen ‘75 Mr. and Mrs. R. John Young, Jr. ‘64 Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Young, Esq. ‘56 Mr. Albin J. Zak III and Mrs. Victoria Von Arx ‘71 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Zimmermann

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ANNUAL REPORT Class

2016 -2017 GI V ING R E SU LT S

Class Representatives

Members No. of Donors

Total Giving

1934

1938

100%

$55,000.00

1939

40%

$106.00

$0.00

1940

33%

$200.00

1941

50%

$1,100.00

1942 Bob Fuller

63%

$22,076.65

1943 Hoby Van Deusen â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;54

57%

$2,049.00

1944 Bob Metz

36%

$10,260.00

1945 Bud Bogle

44%

$1,400.00

1946 Andy Davlin

45%

$701,950.00

1947 Elmer Bannan, Arnie Scheider

53%

$31,180.00

1948 Tom Behnfield, Martin Simon, Dave Wakefield

23%

$27,916.50

1949 Arnie Koch, Art Mueller

32%

$9,997.07

1950

20%

$18,050.00

1951 Bob Kiley, Bud Rose

51%

$388,899.00

1952 Bob Lerner

26%

$10,360.00

1953 Jim Youngelson

29%

$35,587.73

1954 Hoby Van Deusen

67%

$96,508.66

1955 George Brooks, Bob Burn, Gene Losa

30%

$28,815.20

1956 Nelson Cohen, Pete Fritts

61%

$10,382.56

1957 Jim Naisby

25%

$10,398.00

1958 Norm Beatty, Peter Cleary

27%

$42,316.25

1959 Jim Burcham

43%

$13,053.62

1960 Bill Mahood, John Meinig, Phil Koebig, Kit Swenson

36%

$40,135.00

1961 Frank Briggs, John Perez

37%

$14,089.00

1962 Mark Gottesman

41%

$91,380.00

1963 Carter Crewe, Bill Wildrick

39%

$152,884.46

1964 Don Lusardi, Courtney West

42%

$100,741.71

1965 Don Jay Smith

40%

$57,012.72

1966 Christopher Barrington, David Sculnick

31%

$83,331.00

1967 Jeff Mohler, Bruce Sergy

40%

$272,155.10

1968 Richard Rubin

32%

$25,641.68

1969 Trey Bohn, Bob Jenkins, Chris Leverich, Fred Mirbach, Keith Patten

25%

$18,670.00

1970 Alex Sloane

15%

$12,071.00

1971 Mike Lieberman

20%

$25,222.25

1972 Greg Washburn, Pieter Woodcock

12%

$3,650.00

1973 Bonnie Nault, Thomas McLean

15%

$17,281.22

1974 Jo Iglesias, David Lieberman, John Rea

122

18%

$97,875.74

1975 Laura Morris, Rob Sigety, Jenny Woltjen

16%

$259,119.00

1976 Neal Sigety, David Waddell

25%

$74,558.60

1977 Harry Gates, Lee Horne, Richard Luzzi

31%

$14,760.00

1978 Doug Linton, Joey Waddell

16%

$6,538.48

1979 Ken Deneau, Guy Saxton, Susan Ullmann

14%

$126,271.00

1980 Donna Haag, Katherine Henry-Schill

22%

$31,316.00

1981 Holly Anderson-Bender, David Owen

18%

$4,857.00

1982 Bill Abbott, Marivelle Clavel-Davis, Pete Metz

11%

$2,913.00

1983 Liam Blume

10%

$1,601.00

1984 Kris Lisi

100

13%

$545,218.00

1985 Amelia Wolfe, Chris Wolfe

13%

$14,773.00

1986 Linda Fellows, Jules Santella

102

12%

$11,282.00

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Class Representatives

Members No. of Donors

Total Giving

1987 Marnie Raines

100

14%

1988 Chuck Inkeles

10%

$4,509.48

1989 Chrysta Argue, Kevin Nofsinger, David T. Low

104

13%

$6,890.21 $10,377.00

$3,977.00

1990 Janine Clifford, Heather Loeber, Ned Montenecourt, Todd Smith

112

19%

1991 Erin Cosgrave, Meredith Magrone-Wiacek, Beth Webster

111

12%

$3,661.00

1992 Sarah Burke Mullins, Carrie Giddins Pergram, Sonig Schiller

101

25%

$11,802.00 $16,284.34

1993 Bern Clifford, John Inkeles

109

17%

1994 Bryan Kelly, JP Weesner, Jo Wrzesinsky

109

17%

$3,702.00

1995 Stephanie Marcial, E. Courtnay Stanford

20%

$11,744.32

1996 Stef Kuhner, Summer Passannante, Craig Powell

109

22%

$53,578.00

1997 Christy Burkart, Ryan Pagotto

30%

$13,543.74

1998 Brian Agresta, Sarah Apgar, Jamiyl Peters

113

21%

$3,137.78

Megan Apgar, Bridget Hodakowski, Amy Jablonski, Katie Piotrowski, 1999 Mark Rosenthal

117

21%

$2,141.25

2000 Logan Garrels, Andy Peters, Ronnie Reo, Meredith Seidel Wells

105

19%

$3,342.92

2001 Kristen Bogart, Maria Lieberman Smalley

108

19%

$9,910.00

2002 Meredith Gal, Chelsea Grefe, Steph Leal-Garbutt

126

31%

$6,477.00

Jessica Hess, Brandon Lucien, Christine Nalty, Liz Ricca, Sarah Soden, 2003 Stephanie Tucker, Mike Wilson

122

32%

$32,391.00

2004 Matt Dwyer, Kait Maillet, Phil Mauriello

117

22%

$26,686.04

2005 Mollie Dawson, Mary Hall, Kat Nelson, Julian Swayze

124

30%

$10,152.96

2006

Alex Graber, Elizabeth Kaskel, Anne Newall, Sarah Pearson White, Kathryn Snyder

122

26%

$4,922.27

2007

Kymbia Ainsworth, Alison Crevi, Maggie Harding, Marisa Nedderman, Cooper Smith

127

23%

$6,521.44

2008

Dylan Evans, Lexi Gilmartin, Maddy Hargis, Iris Johnson, Todd Lewis, Alex Motiuk, Ashley Thompson, Samantha Tilney, Tina Tozzi

115

29%

$8,159.08

2009 Melissa Collins, Margaret DeOliveira, Raleigh Dierlam, Janak Padhiar

125

26%

$6,480.09

Sarah Bugen, Jin Chung, Dillon Hoffman, Tiffany Kim, Becca Litvin, 2010 Brittany Small, Saul Sparber, Neil Zimmermann

121

22%

$2,016.40

2011

Anu Akinbamidele, Emily Collins, Maggie Hoffman, Nicholas Hogan, Quinn McKay, Rebecca Smith

132

25%

$1,016.11

2012

Meredith Berry-Toon, Olivia Davis, Joe Geller, Tim Hettinger, Ali Johnson, Max Kaplan, Tim Kui, Phoebe O’Rourke, Casondra Peretore

134

25%

$1,719.12

2013

Council Dawson, Rebecca Hargis, Tatiana Kalainoff, Danny Kim, Maddie Kling, Ben Meisel, Claire Ryder, Kyle Tierney

127

28%

$1,215.13

2014 Demetrius Daltrius, Graham Merrifield, Sara Moran, Abby Troy

116

22%

$6,059.14

2015 Bre Cavanaugh, Lucy Drinkwater, Sophia Elghanayan, Ethan Simon

134

28%

$1,747.51

2016 Shoshana Geller

127

34%

$3,594.44

2017 Catharine Berry-Toon, Christopher Berry-Toon, Lauren Tung

122

80%

$1,445.69

Annual & Capital Fund Total

No. of Donors

Alumni

1679

26%

$3,653,145.87

Current Parent

387

85%

$3,341,205.50

Past Parent

190

$3,583,056.00

Friend

232

$1,826,459.95

Matching Gift Company

$50,295.30

Foundation

$3,559,540.83

Corporation

$536,631.31

• Alumni and current parent giving includes matching gift dollars. Current parent giving includes current parents who are also alumni.

Total

Total Giving

$10,534,350.00

• Foundation giving has been credited to the category of the donor who directed the gift. • Totals include gits from grandparents and former and present faculty and staff. Note: The numbers in this publication are not audited and are for recognition purposes only.

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ANNUAL REPORT

The Blair Honor Roll—Giving by Class Listed below are all donors who contributed to either the Blair Fund or a capital or endowed fund during the 2016-2017 fiscal year.

1938 Class Giving: $55,000.00 Donors: 1 Participation: 100% Mr. John T. Tuttle 1939 Class Giving: $106.00 Donors: 2 Participation: 40% Dr. DeWitt C. Baldwin, Jr. Mr. George T. Stern* 1940 Class Giving: $200.00 Donors: 1 Participation: 33% Mr. James A. Browning 1941 Class Giving: $1,100.00 Donors: 2 Participation: 50% Mr. Robert C. McCarthy* Dr. Homer D. Schaaf* 1942 - 75th Reunion Class Giving: $22,076.65 Donors: 5 Participation: 63% Class Rep: Robert M. Fuller Mr. Robert M. Fuller* Mr. James C. Gorman Mr. Archer N. Martin II* Mr. Robert G. Rouse, Jr. Mr. Kenneth W. Whitney, Sr.* 1943 Class Giving: $2,049.00 Donors: 4 Participation: 57% Class Rep: Hobart D. Van Deusen ’54 Mr. Frank A. DiPaolo* Mr. Charles T. Hall* Mr. John E. Shepherd* Mrs. Valeria B. Stewart* 1944 Class Giving: $10,260.00 Donors: 5 Participation: 36% Class Rep: Robert V. Metz Mr. Robert Brinkerhoff* Mrs. Nancy LaFountain* Mr. William C. Lippincott* Prof. Robert V. Metz* Mr. Richard W. Rowe* 1945 Class Giving: $1,400.00 Donors: 7 Participation: 44% Class Rep: William Y. Bogle III Mr. William Y. Bogle III* Mr. Robert M. Burger 7 6 SU M M ER - FAL L 2017

Mr. Blair M. Davis* Mr. Ronald A. Engelhardt* Mr. John J. Fletcher Mr. Robert F. LeVine* Mr. Jack A. MacNair 1946 Class Giving: $701,950.00 Donors: 9 Participation: 45% Class Rep: Andrew Davlin, Jr. Mr. Andrew Davlin, Jr.* Mr. Ralph E. Hersey, Jr.* Mr. William R. Hilgendorff, Jr.* Mr. Philip D. Jennison* Mr. George F. J. Mayrosh* Mr. Charles C. Morrison, Jr.* Dr. John F. Rose, Jr.* Mr. Herbert J. Siegel* Mr. Frank J. Spitalny* 1947 - 70th Reunion Class Giving: $31,180.00 Donors: 16 Participation: 53% Class Rep: Elmer A. Bannan Arnold C. Schneider, Jr. Mr. Elmer A. Bannan* Mr. John C. Bogle* Mr. Donald E. Carey The Rev. Dr. James H. Chesnutt* Mr. Anthony E. DeMasi Dr. Laurence W. Goodman* Mr. Gordon Granger* Mr. Arthur D. Lane, Jr.* Mr. Donald A. Legg* Mr. Donald M. Maynes* Prof. Christian H. Moe Mr. Richard B. Oughton* Mr. J. Mitchell Reese, Jr. Mr. Alfred M. Schmidt, Jr. Mr. Arnold C. Schneider, Jr.* Mr. J. Brooks West*

1949 Class Giving: $9,997.07 Donors: 12 Participation: 32% Class Rep: Arnold T. Koch, Jr. Arthur W. Mueller Mr. James L. Aberle* Mr. Ralph P. Balzac* Mr. E. Harrison Eudy, Jr.* Mr. Arnold T. Koch, Jr.* Mr. Donald H. Leber* Mr. Victor Meyers Mr. Arthur W. Mueller* Mr. Robert A. Neff* Mr. Staats M. Pellett, Jr.* Mr. Mark H. Schaul, Jr. Mr. James R. Tompkins* Mr. John C. M. Wallace* 1950 Class Giving: $18,050.00 Donors: 8 Participation: 20% Mr. Richard A. Amdur* Mr. Howard A. Aronson* Mr. William K. Doppstadt* Mr. Donald E. Freudenheim* Mr. Bruce R. Goddin Mr. William P. McElwain Col. Ronald E. Philipp, USA Ret.* Mr. Robert J. Smythe IV

1951 Class Giving: $388,899.00 Donors: 23 Participation: 51% Class Rep: Robert E. Kiley Frederick W. Rose, Esq. Mr. Charles A. Asselin* Mr. William A. Benton* Mr. Allan J. Brodsky Mr. Robert C. Brower Mr. Bruce K. Byers* Mr. James W. Davison Mr. Herbert F. Fisher 1948 Mr. G. William Hamilton* Class Giving: $27,916.50 Mr. Roger W. Hatfield Donors: 8 Mr. Wesley C. Herbol* Participation: 23% Mr. Eugene W. Holland Class Rep: Thomas M. Behnfield Martin S. Simon Mr. Paul D. Jacobs* David D. Wakefield Mr. James R. Kelley, Sr.* The Rev. George F. Aberle* Mr. Robert E. Kiley* Dr. Joseph Amdur Mr. C. Thomas King, Jr. Mr. William H. Culviner* Dr. William Kraut Mr. William J. Harvey, Jr. Mr. Rodney W. Kruse* Mr. James K. Meneely, Jr.* Mr. Roy T. Mattucci Dr. Wilfred M. Potter* Mr. Dominick V. Romano* Mr. Martin S. Simon* Mr. Frederick W. Rose, Esq.* Mr. David D. Wakefield* Mr. Stan N. Rubin* Mr. Robert H. Stark* Mr. David R. Townley*

1952 - 65th Reunion Class Giving: $10,360.00 Donors: 10 Participation: 26% Class Rep: Robert M. Lerner Mr. Richard H. Bower* Mr. Bruce M. Dayton* Mr. Edward Feldman* Mr. Edwin R. Janes Mr. Richard A. Kahn* Mr. Robert M. Lerner* Mr. Harry Macklowe Mr. William R. Martens* Dr. Peter W. McKinney* Mr. V. Robert Tedesco* 1953 Class Giving: $35,587.73 Donors: 12 Participation: 29% Class Rep: James Youngelson Mr. Randal K. Beck* Reverend Henry M. Bruen, Jr. Mr. Anthony J. Cera* Mr. Winson D. Ewing* Mr. Richard Frank* Mr. Alan W. Noyes* Mr. Robert A. Spindler* Mr. Herbert D. Sturman* Mr. William R. Timken* Mr. Howard L. Tyne Mrs. Gladys Van Brederode* Mr. James Youngelson* 1954 Class Giving: $96,508.66 Donors: 26 Participation: 67% Class Rep: Hobart D. Van Deusen Dr. Gerald A. Bruno* Dr. Albert R. Casazza* Mr. James J. Crouch II* Mr. H. Norman Davies, Jr.* Dr. William S. Dudley* Mr. M. Michael Galesi* Mr. Robert M. Gaver Mr. Thomas N. Griffith* Mr. Bruce B. Haselman* Mr. Robert M. Hawekotte, Jr.* Mr. Paul M. Heagy* Mr. Theodor H. Horstmann Mr. Robert N. Hunziker* Mr. Louis T. Kulsar* Mr. John H. Lewis, Jr.* Mr. Arthur P. Mangels Mr. William E. Marcus Mr. Donald H. McCree, Jr.* Mr. Donald H. McKeown* Dr. Edwin I. Megargee* Mr. Howard J. Meyer* Mr. D. B. Parcells, Jr. Mr. Richard T. Potter* Mr. David P. Sleeper*

* Denotes five or more fiscal years of consecutive giving

ANNUAL REPORT

All-Time Reunion Class Gift Records Reunion Year

Highest Participation Percentage

Highest Dollars Raised

60th Reunion

Class of 1956

74%

Class of 1946

$98,770

55th Reunion

Class of 1956

91%

Class of 1953

$1,094,448

50th Reunion

Class of 1945

100%

Class of 1966

$385,656

45th Reunion

Class of 1944

59%

Class of 1963

$248,260

40th Reunion

Class of 1961

60%

Class of 1976

$218,684

35th Reunion

Class of 1956

46%

Class of 1974

$80,040

30th Reunion

Class of 1977

55%

Class of 1974

$64,312

25th Reunion

Class of 1990

58%

Class of 1985

$58,660

20th Reunion

Class of 1974

35%

Class of 1984

$16,535

15th Reunion

Class of 1981

39%

Class of 1993

$30,764

10th Reunion

Class of 2002

46%

Class of 2003

$14,798

5th Reunion

Class of 2008

75%

Class of 2006

$12,482

Mr. Raymond E. Soriano Mr. Hobart D. Van Deusen* 1955 Class Giving: $28,815.20 Donors: 16 Participation: 30% Class Rep: George H. Brooks Robert R. Burn Gene A. Losa Mr. William F. Bash* Mr. Robert R. Burn* Dr. John R. Burton* Mr. Robert H. Everson* Mr. Richard V. Huebner, Jr.* Dr. James A. Katowitz Mr. Stuart A. Kolbert Col. Gene A. Losa, USA Ret.* Mr. Anthony J. Maltese, Jr.* Mr. Thomas S. Martin* Mr. Lance G. Minnich* Col. Robert M. Novogratz, USA Ret.* Mr. John D. Oliver* Mr. Paul F. Paffendorf Mr. Anthony C. Rohrs* Mr. David R. Stanton 1956 Class Giving: $10,382.56 Donors: 28 Participation: 61% Class Rep: Nelson P. Cohen Courtney R. Fritts Mr. A. Martin Ball* Prof. Richard T. Barber* Mr. Bradford A. Benson* Mr. Peter M. Black* Mr. Henry F. Boehling* Mr. Richard Bottelli Mr. John A. Boyd Mr. Barry I. Budlong* Mr. Douglas S. Campbell Mr. Lars T. Carlson*

Mr. Richard L. Celli* Mr. Raleigh Chinn, Jr.* Mr. Nelson P. Cohen* Mr. Stewart H. Cole* Mr. David R. Conrad* Mr. Philip S. Detjens* Mr. Courtney R. Fritts* Col. D. Peter Gleichenhaus* Mr. Richard W. Grieves* Dr. James E. Hansen II* Mr. John D. Hatfield* Mr. John P. Locke, Jr.* Mr. Stanley F. Novaco* Dr. Herbert M. Tabak* Mr. H. Robert Tiffany III* Dr. Eric Walther* Mr. Peter D. Wolff Mr. Richard A. Young, Esq.* 1957 - 60th Reunion Class Giving: $10,398.00 Donors: 12 Participation: 25% Class Rep: James H. G. Naisby Mr. Anthony E. Battelle, Esq. Mr. Edward H. Cliff* Mr. H. Mason Fackert III Dr. Robert Tzu-Leung Ho Mr. John S. Jorgensen Mr. Edward S. Magee, Jr.* Mr. James H. G. Naisby* Mr. Gilbert E. O’Connell Dr. William G. Ovens, Jr.* Capt. Donald S. Parsons, Jr. Mr. Melvin A. Tabak Capt. Henry S. Woodruff III* 1958 Class Giving: $42,316.25 Donors: 15 Participation: 27% Class Rep: Norman E. Beatty Peter J. Cleary

* Denotes five or more fiscal years of consecutive giving

Mr. Mahlon Apgar IV* Mr. Norman E. Beatty* Mr. Robert H. Bolte* Mr. George C. Castleman, Jr. Mr. Peter J. Cleary* Mr. H. Henry Elghanayan* Mr. Charles E. Gorham, Jr. Mr. Albert T. Holtz* Mr. Paul R. Hooper* Mr. Charles B. Kalemjian* Mr. Hubbard A. Knox III* Mr. Thornton R. Land* Mr. Steven R. Losa Capt. Richard S. Ogden* Mr. Frederick B. Rollinson II* 1959 Class Giving: $13,053.62 Donors: 29 Participation: 43% Class Rep: James E. Burcham Mr. Peter J. Anstatt* Mr. Lyle K. Antonides* Mr. Peter K. Austin* Mr. G. Gerard Barnett III Mr. Joseph E. Bell, Jr.* Dr. Frederick G. Bergmann* Mr. James E. Burcham* Mr. Theodore A. Doremus, Jr.* Mr. John H. Dumont Mr. W. Hunt Dumont Mr. Samuel S. Durland, CMC, CPEng* Mr. Rufus A. Fulton, Jr.* Mr. David C. Gallagher Mr. Ernest J. Gazda, Jr. Mr. Peter L. Gulick* Mr. C. David Howell* Mr. Barry A. Hull* Mr. Richard J. Kaplan* Mr. James M. Lower* Mr. Cornelius J. O’Kane*

Mr. Lawrence W. Ring* Mr. William L. Russell III* Mr. Louis K. Schwarz III* Mr. Robert F. Shaw* Mr. David J. Shotwell* Mr. Nicholas S. Smith* Mr. James W. Tippy Mr. F. Albert Weaver* Mr. Peter G. Wilds* 1960 Class Giving: $40,135.00 Donors: 16 Participation: 36% Class Rep: Philip W. Koebig III Willard S. Mahood John W. Meinig Christopher H. Swenson Mrs. Dorothy G. Battelle* Mr. Barry B. Boyce* Mr. Bowman Brown Mr. Craig U. Dana, Sr.* Mr. John M. Emptage Judge Steven L. Fisher* Mr. H. James Griffith* Mr. Philip W. Koebig III* Mr. Stathes J. Kulukundis* Mr. Edward H. MacKay III* Mr. Anthony P. McCoy* Mr. John W. Meinig* Mr. Thomas C. Roberts* Mr. Arnold H. Selengut* Mr. Christopher H. Swenson* Mr. Geoffrey H. Wood* 1961 Class Giving: $14,089.00 Donors: 22 Participation: 37% Class Rep: Frank H. Briggs, Jr. John E. Perez Mr. John F. Ahrens* Mr. Stephen E. Barr* BLA IR B ULLE T IN 77

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Mr. Richard C. Bostwick* Mr. Frank H. Briggs, Jr.* Mr. Bruce B. Clark* Mr. Frederick W. Everett* Mr. David A. Garcia* Mr. John W. Gist, Jr. Mr. Kenneth N. Gudernatch* Mr. Lee P. Johnston Mr. Stuart G. Miller* Mr. Herbert M. Mores Mr. Jonathan E. Paul* Mr. John E. Perez* Mr. David H. Permar* Mr. Robert L. Schuldenfrei* Mr. Craig S. Sim* Mr. Howard E. Steilen, Jr.* Mr. Marc W. Suffern II* Capt. Malcolm P. Taylor, Jr.* Mr. Douglas B. Vogt* Mr. Peter A. Williams 1962 - 55th Reunion Class Giving: $91,380.00 Donors: 26 Participation: 41% Class Rep: Mark Gottesman Mr. Charles T. Akre, Jr.* Mr. Frank R. Barnako, Jr.* Dr. Samuel R. Barnett* Mr. Andrew Berger* Mr. Brian L. Berger Mr. Peter B. Ceppi* Mr. Richard L. Doremus* Mr. K. Thomas Elghanayan* Mr. James A. Fox* Mr. John H. Gibbon* Mr. Mark Gottesman* Mr. Harley E. Hoyt* Mr. Peter S. Humphrey* Mr. Willard H. Johnson, Jr.* Mr. J. Stephen Kreglow, Esq.* Mr. Mitchell D. Landy* Mr. Gerald L. Manning Mr. Fernando Marcial, Jr.* Dr. Donald H. Mershon* Mr. Dennis Wm. Peachey* Mr. Robert J. Rand* The Rev. R. Stephen Shuart Mr. Jon L. Ten Haagen* Mr. Creed R. Terry* Mr. Robert E. Walter Dr. Donald J. Weinstein* 1963 Class Giving: $152,884.46 Donors: 27 Participation: 39% Class Rep: L. Carter Crewe III William S. Wildrick Mr. John E. Alden, Jr.* Mr. Roger A. Blair* The Hon. John D. Case, Jr.* Mr. William S. Cashel III* Mr. Brian N. Clayton Mr. L. Carter Crewe III* Mr. Durfee L. Day, Jr.* Mr. Lawrence S. Driever, Jr.* Mr. Thomas C. Dunworth* Mr. Robert D. Fulton Mr. Alan B. Greenstein*

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Mr. Donald C. Hazard* Mr. Douglas Henderson* Dr. Carl H. Jacobs Mr. Paul Jacobs* Mr. Wm. Mitchell Jennings, Jr.* Mr. Kenneth L. Konner, Esq. Mr. Barry E. Parker Mr. Donald K. Piermont, Jr.* Mr. John A. Seddon, Jr. Mr. Thomas Summers, Jr.* Mr. Peter C. Taylor Mr. Robert C. Turner* Mr. Donald K. Usher, Jr.* Mr. William R. Widmaier Capt. William S. Wildrick, USN Ret.* Mr. Alan M. Woolf* 1964 Class Giving: $100,741.71 Donors: 29 Participation: 42% Class Rep: Donald L. Lusardi, Jr. Courtney West Mr. Christopher A. Bengtson* Mr. John B. Brams Mr. Gary W. Coppin Mr. William B. Cramer, Esq.* Mr. Wayner P. Crowder* Mr. Ralph A. Eskesen, Jr.* Mr. Arthur M. French* Mr. Albert O. Grant II Mr. James B. Heath* Mr. Clark W. Heckert* Mr. Franklin A. Hedberg* Mr. Roderick B. Henderson* Dr. David E. Johnson, Jr.* Mr. Robert V. Johnston Mr. John V. O. Kennard* Mr. Stephen B. King Mr. Donald L. Lusardi, Jr.* Dr. Robert L. Nichols Mr. Charles W. Potter II Dr. Raymond B. Schaefer* Mr. Joel Z. Silver Mr. John D. Smyers, Jr. Dr. William B. Solomon Mr. Andros B. Thomson* Mr. John Vail* Mr. Paul D. Vartanian* Mr. Courtney West* Mr. R. John Young, Jr.* Mr. Frank D. Yuengling III* 1965 Class Giving: $57,012.72 Donors: 27 Participation: 40% Class Rep: Don Jay Smith Mr. G. Jack Benge, Jr. Mr. Donald N. Campbell* Mr. Henry O. Clutsam III* Mr. J. Jeffrey Corwin* Dr. Steven L. Driever* Mr. William W. Driver, Jr.* Mr. William W. Durland* Mr. William S. Foster IV* Mr. George R. Hanlon* Mr. Harry A. Joelson-Strohbach*

Mr. James D. Krugman, Esq.* Mr. John H. Kuhlmann, Jr.* Mr. Michael E. Lane* Mr. Robert M. Lay* Mr. D. William Layton* Mr. Gregory W. Leopold* Mr. Peter F. Nystrom* Mr. John R. Paul Mrs. Lynn M. Peachey* Mr. George F. Phelps* Dr. Robert W. Pollack Dr. Edward M. Sleeper* Mr. Don Jay Smith* Dr. Elliott C. Trommald* Mr. James P. Trozze* Mr. Robert S. Weiner* Mr. Robert R. Young, Jr.* 1966 Class Giving: $83,331.00 Donors: 20 Participation: 31% Class Rep: Christopher L. Barrington David H. Sculnick Mr. Christopher L. Barrington Mr. John P. Bartlett* Mr. Frederick K. Baser Mr. James M. Bennett* Mr. David H. Bugen* Mr. John H. Clark IV Mr. DeFrance Clarke III* Mr. James P. Cowden Mr. Robert C. Dughi Mr. Frederick Elghanayan* Mr. Philip P. Gardiner* Dr. Michael H. Gewitz* Mr. Galen H. Guberman* Mr. Stephen F. Gudernatch* Dr. Alan N. Houghton, Jr. Mr. James P. Jenkins* Mr. Timothy R. Margolian* Mr. Richard G. Reece Mr. David H. Sculnick, Esq. Mr. Donald D. Weir, Jr.* 1967 - 50th Reunion Class Giving: $272,155 Donors: 28 Participation: 40% Class Rep: Jeffrey L. Mohler Bruce H. Sergy Mr. Howard L. Alden* Mr. Gregory U. Auger II Mr. Bruce H. Augustadt* Mr. John E. Blick, Jr. Mr. Kenton C. Dalby Mr. John M. Farmer Mr. Peter J. Forman, Esq. Dr. Steven J. Glasser Dr. Myles E. Gombert* Mr. Frank W. Hamilton III Mr. Frank A. Hummel, Jr. Mr. John P. Jessup* Ambassador Christopher J. LaFleur* Mr. Michael M. Lothian Mr. Robert M. McKinnon, Jr. Mr. Jeffrey L. Mohler* Mr. Richard Nashner* Mr. David A. Russell Mr. John M. Sandfort Mr. Douglas T. Schwarz

Mr. Bruce H. Sergy* Mr. Charles S. Sharrocks, Jr. Mr. Jeffrey D. Sherwin, Esq. Mr. Barry H. Smith* Mr. J. Lawrence Snavely* Mr. William S. Spraitzar Dr. E. Scott Urdang Mr. Ellis M. Weitzman 1968 Class Giving: $25,641.68 Donors: 26 Participation: 32% Class Rep: Richard A. Rubin Mr. Arthur T. Ambrose* Mr. Charles M. Belmer, Jr. Mr. Dennis N. Bertland* Mr. Richard P. Boak* Dr. Emery Castimore, Jr. Mr. Mark W. Connar Mr. Alfred L. Dennis Mr. Stephen Dunn Mr. William J. Earl Mr. Joseph Eastburn Mr. Eric A. Goberman Mr. Theodore L. Haff III* Mr. Robert F. Hays, Jr.* Mr. Charles H. Horn, Esq. Mr. Alfred C. Hunter Mr. Thomas B. Johnson* Mr. Christopher Lowndes, Jr. Mr. Richard Marks Dr. William Q. Meeker, Jr. Mr. George T. Mehalko, Jr.* Mr. Edmund R. Pennock* Mr. Richard A. Rubin* Mr. Theodore B. Scherf Mr. Michael W. Sculnick, Esq. Mr. Jonathan S. Slaff Mr. Mark A. Wadmond* 1969 Class Giving: $18,670.00 Donors: 19 Participation: 25% Class Rep: Raymond T. Bohn III Robert N. Jenkins Chris W. Leverich Frederick L. Mirbach Keith W. Patten Mr. John P. Ahearn Mr. Raymond T. Bohn III* Mr. Marc E. Boiarsky Mr. John A. Clark* Mr. Michael C. Cleavenger* Mr. Dennis A. Drazin* Mr. Jeffrey H. Ewing Mr. Donald B. Fedor* Mr. Robert N. Jenkins* Mr. Chris W. Leverich* Dr. Peter A. Ostrow* Mr. Laurence E. Pancoast* Mr. Keith W. Patten* Mr. William R. Polk* Mr. Jay W. Rubin* Dr. David J. Shulan* Mr. Robert L. Van Stone* Mr. Geoffrey H. Walker* Mr. Robert A. Willis*

* Denotes five or more fiscal years of consecutive giving

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2016-2017 Alumni Association Board of Governors The Alumni Association Board of Governors promotes a continuing, meaningful and effective relationship between alumni and the School. The Board of Governors acts as an advisory body to the Head of School, with whom its members meet regularly, and focuses on alumni relations, communications, reunion planning and fundraising.

Mr. James H. G. Naisby ’57 President Mr. Robert L. Van Stone ’69 Vice President Dr. Bruce D. Holenstein ’78 Secretary Mr. Derek M. Peachey ’93 Trustee Liaison Mr. Thomas M. Barnes ’81 Mr. Carl R. Cramer ’72

1970 Class Giving: $12,071.00 Donors: 13 Participation: 15% Class Rep: Alexander J. Sloane Mr. John D. Fletcher Mr. Michael D. Hall* Mr. Jeffrey D. Karp* Mr. William H. Loeb Mr. Stephen P. Peck* Mr. John R. Plunkett, Jr.* Dr. Edward B. Rogers* Dr. Robert L. Rosenthal* Mr. Alexander J. Sloane* Mr. David W. Tilney* Mr. John R. Van Kirk* Mr. John A. Webb III* Mr. Thomas H. Wiss IV 1971 Class Giving: $25,222.25 Donors: 16 Participation: 20% Class Rep: Michael J. Lieberman Mr. Michael E. Bennett* Mr. Thomas S. Blankley, Jr.* Mr. W. James Carhart Mr. Huxley H. Conklin Mr. S. Whitney Downer IV* Mr. Stefan A. Kling* Mr. John G. Layng* Mr. Michael J. Lieberman* Commander Thomas J. Martin, USCG Ret.* Mr. Russell C. Ortman* Dr. Harvey A. Quinton* Mr. James R. Rea* Mr. H. Craig Stem*

Mr. Anthony Z. X. Eu ’06 Ms. Linda M. Fellows ’86 Mrs. Carrie Giddins Pergram ’92 Mr. Brandon D. Lucien ’03 Ms. Kaitlin G. Maillet ’04 Ms. Quinn C. McKay ’11 Mr. Alex S. Motiuk ‘08 Ms. Carly E. Pearson ’04 Mrs. Denise Stocker Current ’74 Mr. Hobart D. Van Deusen ’54

Dr. Wayne G. Suway* Mrs. Ruth R. Turner Mr. Albin J. Zak III* 1972 - 45th Reunion Class Giving: $3,650.00 Donors: 9 Participation: 12% Class Rep: Gregory A. Washburn Pieter H. Woodcock Mr. Charles A. Butts, Jr.* Mr. Carl R. Cramer* Mr. W. Richard Davis* Dr. Douglas F. Liva, Sr.* Mr. Philip M. Marbach Mr. Robert J. Plunkett Mr. John G. Van Sickle* Mr. Gregory A. Washburn* Mr. Pieter H. Woodcock* 1973 Class Giving: $17,281.22 Donors: 14 Participation: 15% Class Rep: Bonnie A. Nault Thomas E. McLean Ms. Deirdre M. Garrett* Ms. Aileen M. Gaumond Mr. Timothy F. Goddu* Dr. Andrew R. Heinze* Ms. Rose Mary Herbst Mr. James G. Houston* Mr. John F. Jaindl Mrs. Deborah L. Kling* Mr. Thomas E. McLean Capt. Bonnie A. Nault* Mr. George E. Olsen III* Mrs. Melinda M. Shumway Mr. Jack D. Silverstein Mrs. Barbara G. Walsh*

* Denotes five or more fiscal years of consecutive giving

1974 Class Giving: $97,875.74 Donors: 22 Participation: 18% Class Rep: Josefina I. Iglesias David B. Lieberman John D. Rea Mr. Neil R. Arther* Mr. William S. Ashton* Mr. Russell F. Collins Mr. James A. Dalis* Mr. Peter A. Engelhardt* Mr. A. Jon Frere Ms. Eleanor T. Howard* Mrs. Josefina I. Iglesias* Mr. David B. Lieberman* Mr. Mark T. Lieberman* Dr. Robert M. Liegner* Ms. Debra Q. Markowitz Ms. Pamella L. Olsyn* Mr. Robert Ortiz Mrs. Lynn M. Peachey* Mr. John D. Rea* Mr. Dominick J. Romano* Mr. R. Todd Ruppert Ms. Sandra L. Scannelli* Mr. Ronald W. Spain* Mrs. Denise Stocker Current* Mr. Stanton B. Woodcock 1975 Class Giving: $259,119.00 Donors: 12 Participation: 16% Class Rep: Laura C. Morris Robert G. Sigety Jennifer A. Woltjen Dr. James B. Brown, Jr. Ms. Anne E. Cramer, Esq.* Mr. Harrison B. Gentry* Mrs. Anne B. Jelich Mr. Mark McCluski Mrs. Barbara J. Morgan Mrs. Laura C. Morris Ms. Linda Pettie Mr. Eric B. Schneider Mr. Robert G. Sigety* Mrs. Jennifer A. Woltjen* Mr. Daniel E. Wyckoff 1976 Class Giving: $74,558.60 Donors: 16 Participation: 25% Class Rep: Cornelius E. Sigety David L. Waddell Ms. Mildred H. Baker Miss Susan Barnett Mrs. Margaret O. Bergh Mr. Preston P. Davis* Mr. Jeffrey A. Flenard Ms. Tonya J. Harmon Mrs. Janet R. Harrington* Dr. Jeffrey T. Liegner Mr. Randall B. Lloyd Mr. Lester H. Oakes* Mr. William D. Pinkham III* Mr. Keith H. Rauschenbach* Mr. and Mrs. David P. Romano* Mr. Gary D. Scannelli Mr. Cornelius E. Sigety* Mr. David L. Waddell

1977 - 40th Reunion Class Giving: $14,760.00 Donors: 27 Participation: 31% Class Rep: Harry D. Gates Lee Horne Richard T. Luzzi Mr. Calman J. Ambrosy III* Mrs. Sharon M. Bardos Ms. Catherine L. Blackburn Mrs. Gwen S. Corbett Dr. David A. Costa* Mr. Carl D. Gandel* Mr. Harry D. Gates* Mr. Paul R. Goring Ms. Lee Horne* Mr. Richard T. Luzzi, Esq.* Mrs. Patrice Maillet* Mr. Eric T. Maine* Mrs. Jenny S. Maine* Mrs. Michelle C. Maloney* Mr. Mark B. Marvin Mr. Scott E. McKee* Mr. Alan J. Miller* Mr. John Neumann Mrs. Lynn M. Peachey* Mrs. Z. Melinda Perkins-Witter Mr. Hugh M. Richmond* Mr. Pasquale T. Romano, Jr. Ms. Lisa J. Scheller* Mr. Henry F. Schmidt IV* Mr. David R. Stewart Mr. James T. Thompson Ms. Roberta A. Vogel 1978 Class Giving: $6,538.48 Donors: 12 Participation: 16% Class Rep: Douglas R. Linton III Joseph E. Waddell Mr. John A. Costa* Mr. Richard S. Harrison* Dr. Bruce D. Holenstein* Ms. Christine A. Kazal Major Douglas R. Linton III* Mr. W. Brandt Nako Mr. Barth E. Rubin Mr. Dean G. Tanella* Mr. T. Quinton Taylor Mr. Joseph E. Waddell Dr. Pamela R. Wright Mrs. Barbara F. Zellmer* 1979 Class Giving: $126,271.00 Donors: 11 Participation: 14% Class Rep: Kenneth A. Deneau Guy N. Saxton Susanne E. Ullmann Mr. Edward L. Brown* Mrs. Carolyn M. Conforti-Browse* Mr. Timothy Ho Mr. Steven J. Jastrabek* Ms. Karen A. Kay* Ms. Marianne Lieberman* Mr. G. David MacEwen* Mr. Guy N. Saxton* Dr. Tamsen I. Thorpe Ms. Susanne E. Ullmann* Mr. Raymond J. Vass* BLA IR B ULLE T IN 79

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1980 Class Giving: $31,316.00 Donors: 17 Participation: 22% Class Rep: Katherine T. Henry-Schill Donna S. Haag Mr. Morgan D. Borer* Ms. Sherry L. Boyd Mr. Nicholas A. Corcoran* Mr. Daniel B. Griggs, Jr. Mrs. Donna S. Haag* Mrs. Katherine T. Henry-Schill* Mr. Paul J. Holenstein* Mr. Stephen J. Issler Mrs. Kimberley L. Jessen Mr. Scott D. Jones* Mr. Coray S. Kirby* Mr. James P. Maguire, Jr.* Dr. Alison J. Monds-Ward Dr. Lucienne V. Ronco Mr. Jay C. Saunders* Mr. John K. Wagner Mr. Christopher A. Wedholm 1981 Class Giving: $4,857.00 Donors: 14 Participation: 18% Class Rep: Holly J. Anderson-Bender David E. Owen IV Mr. Jorge R. Albert Mrs. Holly J. Anderson-Bender* Mr. Thomas M. Barnes* Mr. Alfred S. Dally, Jr.* Mr. Thomas C. Fountain* Mrs. Laura A. Irwin Mr. Russell Irwin Ms. Suzanne G. Joris Dr. Martin S. Miller* Mrs. Sandra L. Olsen Braun* Mr. Christopher R. Orben* Mr. David E. Owen IV* Mrs. Jennifer L. Piniaha Ms. Sandra L. Steinvoort, Esq. 1982 - 35th Reunion Class Giving: $2,913.00 Donors: 10 Participation: 11% Class Rep: William H. Abbott Marivelle S. Clavel-Davis Peter A. Metz Mr. William H. Abbott* Mrs. Kirsten T. Bushick* Mr. Raymond Castellani III Mrs. Marivelle S. Clavel-Davis* Mr. Roger D. Gershman* Mr. William G. Holenstein* Mr. George F. Landegger, Jr. Mr. David M. Lieberman* Mr. Peter A. Metz Mr. Warren D. Washburn 1983 Class Giving: $1,601.00 Donors: 7 Participation: 10% Class Rep: William F. Blume Mr. Ronald G. Bowman* Mr. Roger W. Clarke Mr. David A. DiGioia*

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Mr. Christopher P. Kane Mr. Thomas L. Kehoe, Jr. Mrs. Alyson L. Peacock* Mr. Ramzi Y. Rishani* 1984 Class Giving: $545,218.00 Donors: 13 Participation: 13% Class Rep: Kristine C. Lisi Anonymous Mrs. Noreen M. Britt* Ms. Lai Yuen Chiang* Dr. Laura A. Covucci-Sacks* The Rev. William F. Feus* Mr. Leon D. Greenberg Mrs. Melissa J. Henderson Koenig* Mrs. Jennifer G. Holenstein* Mrs. Kristine C. Lisi* Mr. Armando Matos* Mr. Alexander Niles III Dr. Liza O’Dowd* Dr. Darren K. Sacks* 1985 Class Giving: $14,773.00 Donors: 12 Participation: 13% Class Rep: Amelia C. Wolfe Christian K. Wolfe Mrs. Susan S. Cashin Mr. Craig R. Haddow Mr. Robert E. Hunt Mr. Richard P. Kinkade, Jr.* Mr. Michael J. Lehman* Mrs. Jessie E. Martin* Mr. James F. Redfern, Jr.* Ms. Darielle L. Ruderman* Mrs. Lisa M. Selesky-Nacino* Mr. John P. Shipley Mrs. Amelia C. Wolfe* Mr. Christian K. Wolfe* 1986 Class Giving: $11,282.00 Donors: 12 Participation: 12% Class Rep: Linda M. Fellows Julia K. Santella Mr. Chi-Kin Chiang Dr. Amy L. Covucci Mrs. Carina C. Davidson Ms. Linda M. Fellows* Mr. William F. Karn* Mr. Marshall J. Kiev Mr. Erik M. Kindblom* Ms. Caroline B. Manogue* Mr. Thomas B. McClintock Mr. Sean P. Smith* Mrs. Rada T. Starkey* Mrs. Tina Vandersteel Cressotti* 1987 - 30th Reunion Class Giving: $3,977.00 Donors: 14 Participation: 14% Class Rep: Marnie S. Raines Mrs. Mila J. Burke DeLoren Mr. Jay T. Chamberlin Mr. Noel E. Clavel Mr. Craig U. Dana, Jr.*

Mr. Bruce D. Goettel Mr. Nicolas E. P. Mosko* Ms. Marnie S. Raines Ms. Amy E. Ruggiero Mr. Ali A. Salaam Mrs. Diana P. Schad* Mr. Domingo P. Such III Ms. Stephanie E. Ullyott Mr. Mark T. Warfield Ms. Heather M. Wooding* 1988 Class Giving: $4,509.48 Donors: 10 Participation: 10% Class Rep: Charles H. A. Inkeles Mr. Willard A. Anderson II* Mr. Paul S. Clavel* Mrs. Ana M. Comas-Bacardi* Mr. Daniel M. DiCarlo III Mr. Aaron S. Goranson* Mr. Charles H. A. Inkeles* Mr. Toshihiro Matsuo* Mr. David Miller Mrs. Emily A. Oliver* Ms. Anita C. Sarate 1989 Class Giving: $6,890.21 Donors: 14 Participation: 13% Class Rep: Chrysta A. Argue David T. Low, Jr. Kevin D. Nofsinger Mrs. Chrysta A. Argue* Mrs. Jennifer J. Bear-Molinoff Mrs. Steffanie R. Dohn Mrs. Tamara C. Duffy* Mr. Joshua B. George* Mr. Stirling B. Levy* Mr. Keith H. Liddle Mr. David T. Low, Jr.* Mr. Shindana B. Montague Mr. Kevin D. Nofsinger Mr. Eugene Pak* Mrs. Christina H. Slimack Mrs. Virginia L. Stevenson Ms. Lesley H. Underwood* 1990 Class Giving: $10,377.00 Donors: 21 Participation: 19% Class Rep: Janine P. Clifford Heather K. Loeber Ned. E. Montenecourt Todd C. Smith Ms. Singleton A. Cox* Ms. Marla J. Eisbruck Mrs. Andrea L. Fleming* Mr. P. Seth Greer* Dr. Barbara L. Inkeles* Mrs. Heather K. Loeber* Mr. Tyler P. Magnusson Dr. Peter G. Mandaville Ms. Shari F. Markoff Ms. Jennifer C. Movizzo Mr. Jun Nakagawa Mrs. Jill A. Prehodka Coleman* Ms. Anna Ring Mr. Steven M. Roethke

Mr. Todd C. Smith* Mr. Douglas R. Sweeney* Ms. Alexandra E. Teller Mr. Vincent A. Vesce* Mr. James J. Waterer* Mr. David J. Willis Mr. Andrew J. Yu 1991 Class Giving: $3,661.00 Donors: 13 Participation: 12% Class Rep: Erin M. Cosgrave Meredith Magrone Wiacek Elizabeth W. Webster Mrs. Erica E. Bromley* Mrs. Erin M. Cosgrave Mr. Patrick J. Folts Mr. Brett C. Holleman Mr. David Leonardis* Mr. Matthew E. Markoff-Zucker Mrs. Sarah H. O’Connor Ms. Katherine L. Owsley* Mr. Alexander M. Scharnberg* Mr. Brian R. Shumaker Mr. Keith R. Walker Mrs. Elizabeth W. Webster* Ms. Elisabeth J. Wenner* 1992 - 25th Reunion Class Giving: $11,802.00 Donors: 25 Participation: 25% Class Rep: Sarah E. Burke Mullins Carrie Giddins Pergram Sona D. Schiller Ms. Susan A. Astheimer* Mr. Drew N. Behmer* Ms. Sarah E. Burke Mullins* Mr. George J. Ernst, Jr.* Mrs. Carrie Giddins Pergram* Mrs. Eliza R. Gold* Mr. Gregg L. Imperato Mrs. Heather E. King Mrs. Kawanzaa S. King Mrs. Nancy E. Knowdell* Mr. Jordan R. Kobert* Dr. Vikram B. Mansharamani* Mr. Jonas R. McDavit* Mr. Marcelino E. Menendez* Mr. Daniel C. Millner* Dr. Anup B. Muduli Mr. Christian C. Passannante Miss Megan M. Pearson Miss Valerie A. Rosenberg Mrs. Sona D. Schiller* Mr. Arthur F. Schlobohm IV Mr. Adam Shoenfeld Mr. Michael Stabile III Dr. Matthew W. Strobeck* Mrs. Tasha R. Williams-Arroyo 1993 Class Giving: $16,284.34 Donors: 19 Participation: 17% Class Rep: Bernadette M. Clifford John J. W. Inkeles Capt. Brian Antonelli Ms. Bernadette M. Clifford*

* Denotes five or more fiscal years of consecutive giving

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2016-2017 Reunion Committees Reunion Committee volunteers help ensure their classes have meaningful Alumni Weekend experiences. Committee members reconnect with classmates, encourage Alumni Weekend attendance and lead their class gift efforts. Blair is grateful for the long tradition of generous donations to the School by reunion classes that commemorate these milestones to the benefit of current students and faculty. Mr. Edward S. Magee, Jr. ‘57 Mr. James H. G. Naisby ‘57 Capt. Donald S. Parsons, Jr. ‘57 Capt. Henry S. Woodruff III ‘57 Mr. James A. Fox ‘62 Mr. Mark Gottesman ‘62 Mr. Peter S. Humphrey ‘62 Mr. Willard H. Johnson, Jr. ‘62 Mr. J. Stephen Kreglow, Esq. ‘62 Mr. Gerald L. Manning ‘62 Mr. Dennis Wm. Peachey ‘62 Mr. Creed R. Terry ‘62 Dr. Donald J. Weinstein ‘62 Mr. Gregory U. Auger II ‘67 Mr. Peter J. Forman, Esq. ‘67 Dr. Myles E. Gombert ‘67 Mr. Frank W. Hamilton III ‘67 Mr. John P. Jessup ‘67 Mr. Jeffrey L. Mohler ‘67

Mrs. Molly A. Dunne* Mrs. Hollie S. Foley Mrs. Mclane Goard Mr. David E. Greenberg Mrs. Lauren N. Haley Mr. Hyun Seok Hwang* Mr. John J. W. Inkeles* Mr. John D. Leonardis* Dr. Daniel H. Paik Dr. Ian M. Paterson* Mr. Derek M. Peachey* Ms. Karin E. Roethke-Kahn* Ms. Nicole Y. Shumaker Mrs. Nicole Tipton Dr. Christopher R. Wawrzyniak Mr. Chester C. Weber* Mr. Richard W. Wenner 1994 Class Giving: $3,702.00 Donors: 19 Participation: 17% Class Rep: Bryan P. Kelly John P. Weesner Joanne L. Wrzesinsky Mr. Michael J. Brennan II Mr. Devin S. Chodorow* Mrs. Sarah P. Cole Mrs. Amy L. Del Turco Dr. Jessica A. Flynn Mrs. MacKenzie A. Guyer* Mr. Peter K. Hahn* Mrs. Chloe A. Holderness Mr. Bryan P. Kelly* Ms. Rachel L. Koenig Ms. Suzanne A. Lombardi* Mr. Seth C. Low Mrs. Lanisha D. Makle-Ridley

Mr. Richard Nashner ‘67 Mr. Douglas T. Schwarz ‘67 Mr. Bruce H. Sergy ‘67 Mr. Barry H. Smith ‘67 Mr. J. Lawrence Snavely ‘67 Mr. William S. Spraitzar ‘67 Dr. E. Scott Urdang ‘67 Mr. Harry D. Gates ‘77 Ms. Lee Horne ‘77 Mr. Richard T. Luzzi, Esq. ‘77 Mr. William H. Abbott ‘82 Mrs. Kirsten T. Bushick ‘82 Mr. Raymond Castellani III ‘82 Mrs. Marivelle S. Clavel-Davis ‘82 Mr. William G. Holenstein ‘82 Mr. David M. Lieberman ‘82 Mr. J. David Woods ‘82 Mr. Noel E. Clavel ‘87 Ms. Marnie S. Raines ‘87

Mr. Rodrigo A. Menendez Mrs. Catherine B. Rosenthal* Ms. Melissa J. Stock Mr. John P. Weesner* Mr. George B. Wrightnour, Jr. Ms. Joanne L. Wrzesinsky* 1995 Class Giving: $11,744.32 Donors: 20 Participation: 20% Class Rep: Stephanie J. Marcial E. Courtnay Stanford Mr. Anthony P. Abdalla* Maj. Carlos R. Cuevas Ms. Leslie A. Drescher Ms. Emily M. Ferguson* Ms. Jennifer B. Harper* Mr. Thomas H. Hart* Ms. Samantha A. Haspel Mr. Thomas L. Larsen Mrs. Stephanie J. Marcial* Mr. James C. Morris Mr. Guillermo Pineda-Bours* Mr. John D. Price Mrs. Liesel J. Schopler Mr. John M. Skvarla* Mr. Andrew B. Solar* Mrs. Stacey A. Spring* Capt. Caren M. Standfast, USMC Mrs. E. Courtnay Stanford* Mr. SangWon Suh Dr. Kathleen C. Wawrzyniak Webb 1996 Class Giving: $53,578.00 Donors: 24 Participation: 22%

* Denotes five or more fiscal years of consecutive giving

Mrs. Priscilla J. Saurman ‘87 Mrs. Diana P. Schad ‘87 Ms. Sarah E. Burke Mullins ‘92 Mrs. Carrie Giddins Pergram ‘92 Mrs. Eliza R. Gold ‘92 Mrs. Heather E. King ‘92 Mrs. Sona D. Schiller, LSW ‘92 Mrs. Tasha R. Williams-Arroyo ‘92 Mrs. Victoria P. Bailey ‘97 Mrs. Tara V. Brown ‘97 Mrs. Christy L. Burkart ‘97 Mrs. Erin F. Dow ‘97 Mrs. Jordan M. Ehmann ‘97 Mr. Blake Haase ‘97 Ms. Natasha Leitch-Huggins ‘97 Mr. Samuel F. Martin ‘97 Mr. Ryan M. Pagotto ‘97 Ms. Samantha Ranaghan ‘97 Mrs. E. Meredith Gal ‘02

Class Rep: Stefanie R. Kuhner Summer J. Passannante Anthony C. Powell Mr. Matthew J. Bracken* Ms. Megan H. Brodbeck* Mrs. Christine M. Chapman* Mrs. Susan H. Davis Mrs. Brett M. Douglas Mrs. Melissa A. Erne* Mr. Charles S. Evans* Mr. Alexander M. Gallo Ms. Melissa L. Guyre* Mrs. Annabel Jeffries Mrs. Stefanie R. Kuhner* Dr. Tamika M. Lasege* Ms. Kathleen Manning Ms. Summer J. Passannante* Ms. Meghan C. Peachey Mr. Dale E. Phelps, Jr. Mrs. Tara L. Prezioso Mrs. Courtney C. Rathweg Mr. Aaron J. Rettaliata* Mrs. Jaclyn M. Roecker Ms. April M. Ruggiero Mr. Christopher B. Snavely* Mr. Edward T. Wenner* Mrs. Ashley E. Wildrick 1997 - 20th Reunion Class Giving: $13,543.74 Donors: 27 Participation: 30% Class Rep: Christy L. Burkart Ryan M. Pagotto Dr. Sun Min Ahn Mr. Aaron Applebaum* Mr. Patrick I. Arangio* Mrs. Victoria P. Bailey* Mrs. Tara V. Brown

Mrs. Stephanie A. Garbutt ‘02 Dr. Chelsea N. Grefe ‘02 Ms. Kymbia P. Ainsworth ‘07 Ms. Alison L. Crevi ‘07 Ms. Margaret L. Harding ‘07 Mrs. Marisa S. Nedderman ‘07 Mr. Cooper A. Smith ‘07 Ms. Meredith A. Berry-Toon ‘12 Ms. Olivia R. Davis ‘12 Mr. Joseph S. Geller ‘12 Mr. Timothy J. Hettinger ‘12 Ms. Ali N. Johnson ‘12 Mr. Max Kaplan ‘12 Mr. Timothy M. O. Kui ‘12 Ms. Phoebe M. O’Rourke ‘12 Ms. Casondra Peretore ‘12

Mrs. Christy L. Burkart* Ms. Tara S. Clarke* Mrs. Rachel D. Clouser Mr. James-Christian S. Davin* Mrs. Erin F. Dow Mrs. Jordan M. Ehmann Mr. David A. Goodman Mr. Thomas F. Horne, Jr. Mr. Jamal S. Howard Ms. Renee E. Hulten Ms. Natasha Leitch-Huggins* Mr. Samuel F. Martin* Mr. Kyle D. V. Mason Mr. Brian J. McArthur Mr. Michael E. McDonald* Ms. Kristy L. McGlaughlin* Ms. Stefanie M. Meilinger Mr. Ryan M. Pagotto* Mr. Robert A. Riether Mr. Luke A. Somers Mr. Lee Ting Dr. Carey L. Zimmermann* 1998 Class Giving: $3,137.78 Donors: 24 Participation: 21% Class Rep: Brian M. Agresta Sarah A. Apgar Jamiyl R. Peters Mr. Brian M. Agresta Mrs. Sarah A. Apgar* Mr. Adam Boyd Mr. W. Alan Brown* Mr. James H. Conklin* Mrs. Aisha Gayle Turner* Ms. Elisa M. Green Lt. Stephen L. N. Huber* BLA IR B ULLE T IN 81

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Great Teachers The following past and present Blair faculty and staff were honored with gifts this year. Mr. Samuel G. Adams IV Ms. Barbara Altman The Rev. Peter L. Amerman Mr. Robin L. Anthony Capt. Brian Antonelli ‘93 The Rev. John E. Arnedt Ms. Adelaide Backer Mr. Selden D. Bacon, Jr. Mrs. Rita Baragona Mr. Jason E. Beck Mrs. Edythe D. Bertoldo Mrs. Maria K. Bowditch Mrs. Joanne A. Brandwood Mr. Robert C. Brandwood Mr. R. Latta Browse Mr. Jeffrey P. Buxton Mr. Christopher Cameron Dr. Nicole Camp Mr. Quinten A. Clarke ‘87 Dr. Richard E. Clarke Mr. Paul S. Clavel ‘88 Mr. Douglass Compton Mrs. Carolyn M. Conforti-Browse ‘79 Mr. Peter G. Curran Mr. Ronald J. Czajkowski Mr. Charles W. Danhof Mr. Albert G. Danker, Sr. Mr. Benjamin Delwiche Ms. Danyelle Doldoorian Ms. Alison Dowey Mr. Craig E. Evans Mrs. Kaye R. Evans

Dr. Eric M. Katerman* Mr. Matthew Kenny Mr. David Kunes* Mr. Michael J. Martocci Mr. Mark McLean Mr. Roy Mizukami Mrs. Monica Ordonez Mr. Jamiyl R. Peters Mrs. Jessie Peterson Ms. E. Whitney Potter Mr. William W. Schwartz Mr. Christopher C. Strickland* Mr. Adam A. Tannir* Dr. Christy C. Visaggi* Ms. Tara N. Whitaker* Ms. Sarah B. Wiss* 1999 Class Giving: $2,141.25 Donors: 24 Participation: 21% Class Rep: Megan C. Apgar Bridget D. Hodakowski Amy E. Jablonski Kathryn S. Piotrowski Mark T. Rosenthal Mrs. Megan C. Apgar* Mr. Robert D. Apgar* Mr. Waleed M. Bississo Ms. Heather L. Buchholz Mrs. Diana N. Fredericks Mrs. Emily B. Gotowka* Mr. Thomas O. Hay 8 2 SU M M ER - FAL L 2017

Mr. Winson D. Ewing, Hon. ‘53 Mr. David Facciani Mr. Steven Fields Mrs. Britt Freitag Mr. A. Jon Frere, Hon. ‘74 Mrs. Penelope W. Frere Mr. James A. Frick Mr. W. Rod Gerdsen Dr. Gerard A. Giuricich Mr. Matt Gnall Mrs. Kelly Hadden Mr. Peter K. Hahn, Hon. ‘94 Mr. Craig C. Hall Mrs. Monie T. Hardwick Mr. T. Chandler Hardwick III Mr. Huntley R. Harrison Dr. Hannah Higgin Mr. Thomas Hoos Mrs. Selena T. Howard Mr. Pedro Hurtado Ortiz Mr. G. Thomas Hutchinson Ms. Janet M. Hutchinson Mr. Jay M. Jenkins Mrs. Judith Kampmann Mr. James R. Kelley, Sr., Hon. ‘51, ‘89 Ms. Tracy Klein Mrs. Susan Y. Kramer Mrs. Joyce Lang Mrs. Susan C. Long Mrs. Candida C. Low Mr. David T. Low, Sr. Ms. Velma A. Lubliner

Mrs. Bridget D. Hodakowski* Mr. Jonathan T. Hoffman Mrs. Amy E. Jablonski* Mr. Lawrence S. Lam Mr. Timothy A. Lamb Mr. R. Hunter Lippincott Mrs. Suzy A. Logan* Ms. Jessica T. Mullin Ms. Kathryn S. Piotrowski* Mr. Ramesh K. Reddy Mr. Mark T. Rosenthal* Mr. Jeremy R. Samet Mr. Adam V. Sampieri Ms. Nonni M. Sansoucy Mr. Neal Santosuosso* Mr. Robert N. Schwartz Mr. Oliver F. Sterlacci* 2000 Class Giving: $3,342.92 Donors: 20 Participation: 19% Class Rep: Logan K. Garrels Andrew D. Peters Veronica M. Reo Meredith M. Seidel Wells Mr. Charles A. Andre III Mrs. Amanda E. Apple* Mr. Chad I. Butt Mr. Michael J. Carbonaro Mrs. Georgiana P. D’Alessandro Mr. Mark Dankiewicz Mr. Xavier de Boissezon*

Mr. Eric J. Lunger Mrs. Mary P. Lunger Mrs. Jenny S. Maine Mr. Richard C. Malley Mr. Ryan Manni Mr. Joseph W. Mantegna Mrs. Michelle E. Mantegna Ms. Meg Marsh Mr. Richard M. Martin Mrs. Reanne Mauriello Mr. Carmelo Mazza Ms. Michele McMillan Mr. James W. Mell Mr. C. William Mello Mr. Robert P. Merrifield Mrs. Sharon L. Merrifield Mrs. Joanne Miceli Dr. Martin S. Miller, Hon. ‘81 Mrs. Cara B. Mohlmann Mr. Nathan A. Molteni Mr. James M. Moore Mr. David R. Naysmith Mr. Alexander Newell Ms. Sarah M. O’Neil Mr. John Padden Mrs. Jennifer Pagotto Mr. Ryan M. Pagotto ‘97 Mr. Thomas M. Parauda Mr. Dennis W. Peachey ‘62 Mr. Derek M. Peachey ‘93 Ms. Lorry Perry Mr. Russell Powell

Ms. Rachel L. Franklin Mr. Logan K. Garrels Miss Mary M. Herman Mr. Paul W. Jablonski* Mr. Frederick F. Lash III Mrs. Elizabeth N. McDowell* Mr. Andrew D. Peters* Mrs. Rana H. Sachdev Mrs. Jane M. Spann* Mrs. Amanda M. Strickland Berg Dr. Michael A. Tessel* Mr. Panos J. Voulgaris* Mr. Charles L. Washington, Jr.* 2001 Class Giving: $9,910.00 Donors: 21 Participation: 19% Class Rep: Kristen E. Bogart Maria Lieberman Smalley Ms. Jinyoung Ahn Mrs. Nicole A. Applebaum-Johnson Ms. Bianca L. Berardi Ms. Kristen E. Bogart* Mrs. Amy P. Boyle Mr. Nicholas C. D’Amato* Ms. Ashlyn E. Field* Mr. Douglas P. Freeman Mr. Jay C. Garrels* Mr. Razeen Jeena Mr. Robert W. Kampmann Mrs. Cormany K. Koeppen* Ms. Kweighbaye Kotee

Mr. Wayne G. Rasmussen Ms. Rachael A. Ryan Mrs. Andrea Ryerson Mr. Michael Ryerson Dr. Michael J. Sayers Mr. James H. Saylor, Jr. Mr. Martin Schmalenberg Mrs. Leucretia Shaw Mrs. Colleen Smarth Mrs. Melissa G. Sneed Mr. Lewis M. Stival Mrs. Lois M. Stival Mr. James H. Stone Mrs. Rachel E. Stone Mr. Brad Strauss Mr. Andrew D. Sykes Mrs. Katherine E. Sykes Mr. Evan Thomas Ms. Kecia M. Tillman Mr. Tyson Trish Dr. Elliott C. Trommald, Hon. ‘65 Mrs. Amy B. Vachris Mr. David R. Vachris Mr. Courtlandt H. van Rooten Mr. Joseph Wagner Mrs. Lian Wang Dr. Christopher R. Wawrzyniak ‘93 Mr. Edward T. Wenner ‘96 Mrs. Judith W. Wenner Mrs. Ann Williams Ms. Caroline A. Wilson Mr. Roy Wilson

Mrs. Sally A. Lidinsky* Mrs. Maria Lieberman Smalley* Mrs. Kelley A. Mack Mr. Colin Miller Ms. Ashley T. Tanis Mr. Seniboye E. Tienabeso* Mr. Richard C. Tompkins Mr. Michael Trillo 2002 - 15th Reunion Class Giving: $6,477.00 Donors: 39 Participation: 31% Class Rep: E. Meredith Gal Chelsea N. Grefe Stephanie A. Garbutt Mr. Peter K. Ahn Mr. Matthew J. Alario* Mrs. Brooks Anderson Whitten Mr. Gregory E. Baser Capt. Steven J. Benedetti* Mr. Kenny Chen Mr. Christopher W. Curcio Mrs. Lisa D. Dean Mrs. Rebecca R. Fehskens* Mr. Benjamin S. Fertig* Mrs. E. Meredith Gal* Mrs. Deborah L. Gamarekian Mrs. Stephanie A. Garbutt* Mr. Akhil Garg* Mr. Jeffrey B. Graupe* Dr. Chelsea N. Grefe* Mr. Jason Haas

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Mr. William H. Habermann* Mr. Kyle D. Horne* Mr. Andrew C. Johnson Ms. Taylor A. Jubanowsky Mr. Andrew A. Lebed* Mr. Thomas S. Lieberman Mr. David A. Lin* Ms. Victoria R. Lombardi Ms. Vanita Mansharamani Mr. Colin C. McAdoo* Ms. Kristin N. Nelson* Mrs. Amy M. Nuzzo* Ms. Meghan R. O’Neill* Mr. Andrew R. Pearce* Mrs. Jane P. Poirier Mr. Andrew M. Price Mr. Joseph Pulitzer V Mrs. Emilie B. Rendall Mr. Christopher D. Smith* Mr. Gabriel R. Vallejo Mrs. Victoria C. Vallejo Ms. Sophie W. Wiss* 2003 Class Giving: $32,391.00 Donors: 39 Participation: 32% Class Rep: Jessica A. Hess Brandon D. Lucien Christine L. C. Nalty Elizabeth J. Ricca Sarah C. Soden Stephanie E. Tucker Michael E. C. Wilson Ms. Neva J. Anthony* Mr. Martin R. Benante Mr. Alan M. Carr Mrs. Virginia S. Case* Mr. Luol A. Deng Mr. Richard Z. Eu* Mr. Andrew Fairclough Mr. Roberto A. Felipe Mrs. Amanda A. Floyd Mr. Andrew J. Floyd Ms. KiRa L. Fritzky-Randolph* Mr. Joseph P. Geise Mr. Todd F. Haselton Mrs. Jessica A. Hess Mrs. Donna R. Kampschuur* Mr. Michael P. Kerrigan Mr. Nicholas D. Lieberman* Mr. Brandon D. Lucien* Mr. Matthew J. Maciag* Mrs. Nancy J. Marshall* Ms. Christine M. Mayes Ms. Rebecca A. McAndrew* Ms. Jessica E. McShane* Mr. Christian Morelli* Mrs. Christine L. C. Nalty* Mr. Robert B. Preston* Mrs. Elizabeth J. Ricca* Mrs. Kate B. Rickaby Mr. Daniel G. Seals* Ms. Jennifer T. Shiffman* Mr. Amir S. Smith Mrs. Sarah C. Soden* Mr. Michael Stival Mr. Stephen A. Swentzel* Mrs. Stephanie E. Tucker* Ms. Joanna L. S. Weber

Ms. Lauren A. Willis Mr. Michael E. C. Wilson* Mrs. Lindsey Zacharias* 2004 Class Giving: $26,686.04 Donors: 26 Participation: 22% Class Rep: Matthew J. Dwyer Kaitlin G. Maillet Philip J. Mauriello, Jr. Mr. Alexander A. Adrien* Mr. Emmanuel Bello* Ms. Carolyn R. Davis Mr. Hamilton T. Davis Ms. Alison R. Disbrow Dr. Lindsay L. Doyle Ms. Meredith E. Habermann* Mr. Jeffrey B. Hanson, Jr. Mrs. Kathryn L. Hanson Mr. Brent Stephen Henry Waddington Mr. Nicholas C. Hindle Mr. Andrew S. Kaskel* Ms. Molly Kirkpatrick Ms. Kaitlin G. Maillet* Mr. Philip J. Mauriello, Jr. Ms. Molly V. D. Mesnard Mrs. Claiborne C. Moses Mrs. Carly E. Pearson* Mr. Kevin T. Reese* Ms. Martine D. Romano* Mrs. Cortney A. Romyns-Sinegra Mrs. Cristina M. Sciarra* Mr. William N. C. Scott* Mr. Todd Tamagnini* Ms. Jessie R. Wilburn* Dr. Jin-Sae Yoo 2005 Class Giving: $10,152.96 Donors: 37 Participation: 30% Class Rep: Martha C. Dawson Mary J. Hall Kathryn H. Nelson Julian F. Swayze Mr. Nana O. K. Acheampong* Ms. Staci N. Alario* Ms. Lauren E. Anderson* Mr. Stephen P. Anderson Ms. Emily G. Bowditch Ms. Katherine M. Brandwood* Mr. Joseph S. Buck Mr. Jonathan R. Carroll Ms. Melissa F. Clark Ms. Deborah M. Clarke* Ms. Stephanie J. Collens Ms. Martha C. Dawson* Ms. Sasha Ewan* Mr. Scott R. Findlay Mr. Robert Gilbert* Ms. Mary J. Hall* Mr. Drew P. Horne* Mr. Ty W. Johnston Mr. Hyung Ik Kim Mr. Avishek R. Kumar* Mr. Benjamin Lo* Mr. Justin Lubliner* Ms. Marion O. McAdoo* Ms. Claire C. McConnell* Mrs. Faith C. McNeill*

* Denotes five or more fiscal years of consecutive giving

Ms. Rebecca P. Morris* Mrs. Kathryn H. Nelson* Mr. Dominic Nocerino Ms. Erica L. Parra Ms. Marian M. Pascoe Mrs. Jennifer C. Salvador* Mr. Jonathan R. Slawson* Ms. Lauren C. Stival* Mr. Julian F. Swayze* Ms. Evelyn B. Tilney* Mr. Geoffrey E. Weyl* Ms. Jessica C. Young* 2006 Class Giving: $4,992.27 Donors: 32 Participation: 26% Class Rep: Alexander B. Graber Elizabeth A. Kaskel Anne E. Newall Kathryn W. Snyder Sarah L. White Ms. Edwina O. Adrien* Ms. Natessa P. Amin Mrs. Christine E. Bacon* Mr. Timothy M. Bacon* Mr. Anthony M. D’Amato Ms. Tamara J. De Vine* Mr. Anthony Z. X. Eu* Ms. Megan L. Fry Mr. Adam Garcia Mr. Alexander B. Graber* Mr. Michael V. Guttilla* Ms. Kelly L. Hart Mrs. Kimberly A. Hart Mr. Benjamin A. Jayson* Mr. Nicolas A. John Ms. Madeline R. Johnson* Ms. Elizabeth A. Kaskel Mr. Ajaynue Kizekai Mr. Daniel E. Kraines Mr. Jordan N. Liebowitz* Mr. Douglas F. Liva, Jr.* Mr. Matthew Maillet Mr. Corey A. Minerva Capt. Kerry W. Mitchell Mr. Ricardo A. Moreno Mr. Christopher J. Palmisano Ms. Kathryn W. Snyder Ms. Emily L. Stout Mr. Justin A. Waldman Mr. Brad M. Weiss Mr. Erik R. Wilburn Mrs. Jacquelyn A. Wilburn 2007 - 10th Reunion Class Giving: $6,521.44 Donors: 29 Participation: 23% Class Rep: Kymbia P. Ainsworth Alison L. Crevi Margaret L. Harding Marisa S. Nedderman Cooper A. Smith Ms. Emily J. Anderson* Ms. Gelihsa Arjoon* Ms. Angela C. Celeste* Mr. Hudson L. Collins* Mrs. Taylor C. Costa Ms. Alison L. Crevi* Mr. Colin B. Daddino*

Ms. Arlana Egan Mr. Jeffrey W. Ernsting* Mr. Christopher Z. Eu* Mr. Dennis W. Flores* Ms. Cassandra C. Gardiner Mr. Eric B. Habermann Ms. Zoe Jameson Mr. Dixon B. Jelich Mrs. Alexandra K. K. Kilgore Mr. Kevin M. Lieberman* Ms. Kara Liebowitz Ms. Natalya Malysheva* Mr. Andre de Albuquerque Matias Mrs. Marisa S. Nedderman* Ms. Samantha M. Peretore Ms. Jena Pinkard Ms. Alexandra R. Polhill* Mr. Michael G. Pouliot* Mr. Wesley Rosamilia Mr. Kyle S. Ruzika Ms. Jaclyn Steger Mr. Anthony L. G. Stival 2008 Class Giving: $8,159.08 Donors: 33 Participation: 29% Class Rep: Dylan K. Evans Alexa M. Gilmartin Madeline A. Hargis Katherine I. Johnson Todd P. Lewis Alex S. Motiuk Ashley H. Thompson Samantha M. Tilney Tina A. Tozzi Mr. James P. Bowditch III Mr. David W. Brandwood Mr. Nicholas T. Browse Ms. Emily M. Cherenack* Ms. Christine H. Devenny* Mr. Lamar C. Duffy Mr. Dylan K. Evans Mr. Jonathan D. Gallagher Mr. Matthew C. Gallira* Ms. Alexa M. Gilmartin* Mr. Filip M. Gzella Mr. Kyle V. Hanson Ms. Madeline A. Hargis* Mr. Todd P. Lewis* 1st Lt. Edward H. Lim Mr. C. Carter Lorant Mr. Andrew H. Lowy Ms. Marissa Mattar* Ms. Michaela McCrink* Ms. Taylor C. McKay* Ms. Laura A. McNeill* Mr. Alex S. Motiuk* Mr. William S. E. Neff Mr. Timothy D. Peacock* Ms. Caitlin Pinkard* Mr. Craig A. Stocker, Jr. Ms. Kaitlin E. Surdoval* Ms. Samantha M. Tilney* Ms. Tina A. Tozzi* Ms. Olivia L. Trozze* Mr. Anthony M. Valles Mr. James L. Walton Mr. Adam C. J. Ziff

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2009 Class Giving: $6,480.09 Donors: 32 Participation: 26% Class Rep: Melissa L. Collins Margaret A. DeOliveira Raleigh F. Dierlam Janak N. Padhiar Mr. Philip M. Alvarez-Correa* Ms. Sarah C. Brandwood Mr. Nathan T. Brodell Mr. Ian J. K. Budge Mr. Andrew J. Clark Ms. Sarah E. Clark Ms. Rachel J. Collens* Ms. Melissa L. Collins* Mr. Adam B. Daddino* Mr. Ricardo De Zulueta Ens. James F. Diddell* Ms. Raleigh F. Dierlam* Ms. Alyssa B. Drazin* Mr. James B. Fahey* Mr. Nathan Healy Mr. Adam C. Hogue Ms. Sarah A. Kerrigan Mr. Yale Kim Mr. Andrew N. Lajara Ms. Alexandra K. Lowery Ms. Jenna A. Lubliner* Mr. Janak N. Padhiar Mr. Eric H. Panicucci Mr. Elliot Parauda Mr. John P. Redos* Ms. Emmeline Rodriguez* Mr. William W. Roper* Mr. Daniel H. Smith* Ms. Kara A. Stessl Mr. Kyle Stevens Mr. Christopher Sywetz* Mr. Keefer D. Taylor 2010 Class Giving: $2,016.40 Donors: 27 Participation: 22% Class Rep: Sarah E. Bugen Jin Ryang Chung Dillon R. Hoffman Tiffany Kim Rebecca A. Litvin Brittany T. Small Saul Sparber Neil P. Zimmermann Ms. Arielle Aikens* Ms. Hayley A. Anderson* Ms. Heather M. Britt Ms. Sarah E. Bugen* Ms. Jacqueline E. Carter Ms. Jenna N. Catalano Ms. Katharine C. Coffey Mr. Timothy C. DeBerry Mr. Michael DeTogni* Ms. Maeve A. Fahey* Ms. Lindsay Gilbert* Mr. Brandon R. Hardman Mr. Henry C. Herbol Mr. Dillon R. Hoffman* Ms. Sidney L. Kamolvathin* Mr. Keunrak Kang Ms. Rebecca A. Litvin* Mr. Patrick Maillet*

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Mr. Graham N. McConnell* Ms. Rebecca L. Merrifield* Mr. Jeffrey D. North Mr. F. Calder A. Powel Mr. Terence E. Rhea Ms. Brittany T. Small* Mr. Nils C. Stahlkrantz* Ms. Katherine C. Young* Mr. Neil P. Zimmermann* 2011 Class Giving: $1,016.11 Donors: 33 Participation: 25% Class Rep: Anu C. Akinbamidele Emily A. Collins Margaret B. Hoffman Nicholas M. Hogan Quinn C. McKay Rebecca H. Smith Ms. Anu C. Akinbamidele* Mr. Spencer Beriont Mr. Scott D. Chamberlin* Ms. Emily A. Collins* Ms. Sydney M. Cordero* Ms. Claire J. B. Daddino* Mr. Mikal Davis-West Ms. Elizabeth L. Deehan Ms. Amanda G. Devine* Ms. Rebecca E. Dewey* Ms. Eleanor F. Fielding Ms. Margaret B. Hoffman* Mr. Nicholas M. Hogan* Ms. Ashley Iannone* Ms. Kristin A. Jasinski Ms. Margaret E. Joest Ms. Kathleen P. Kennedy Ms. Marjory L. Kling* Ms. Kohiyama E. LaFountain* Ms. Nicole C. Lem Mr. Musyoka M. Mbithi Ms. Quinn C. McKay* Ms. Savannah R. Mourao Mr. Sean F. Moyo Mr. Gianmarino E. Orlandi* Ms. Nahid Paiman Mr. Luke J. Parauda Ms. Alexandra S. Reed* Ms. Rebecca H. Smith* Mr. Robert A. Sutherland Mr. Cole S. Tashjian Mr. Matthew T. Thees* Ms. Kelsey A. Vella* 2012 - 5th Reunion Class Giving: $1,719.12 Donors: 33 Participation: 25% Class Rep: Meredith A. Berry-Toon Olivia R. Davis Joseph S. Geller Timothy J. Hettinger Ali N. Johnson Max Kaplan Timothy M. Kui Phoebe M. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Rourke Casondra Peretore Ms. Ann C. Austin Ms. Julia H. Brackup* Mr. Robert D. Britt Mr. Samuel Cannavan* Ms. Olivia R. Davis*

Mr. Daniel DeTogni* Ms. Nadia R. El-Erian* Ms. Elizabeth J. Fox Mr. Ace A. Goldstein Mr. Kristopher F. Grant Mr. Jordan P. Grose* Ms. Mary Kate Heaney Ms. Celeen Hefele Mr. Timothy J. Hettinger Mr. Dong Hyuk Kim Ms. Hannah A. Kirby Mr. Niclas Ladd* Mr. Nicholas A. Lemere Ms. Brittany H. Liva Mr. Andrew T. C. Marvin* Mr. Matthew Michaud* Ms. Tamara E. Mizrachi Ms. Emma Moore Mr. Joseph Park Ms. Manuela Perez Mr. Evan M. Redos* Mr. Theodore S. Richardson Mr. Christopher Sabaitis* Ms. Haley San Giacomo* Ms. Victoria L. Small* Ms. Yanisa Thanyodom Ms. Dante G. Valvo Mr. Tyler R. Waldman 2013 Class Giving: $1,215.13 Donors: 36 Participation: 28% Class Rep: Hope C. Dawson Rebecca Hargis Tatiana L. Kalainoff Dong Hyun Kim Madeline M. Kling Benjamin Meisel Claire M. Ryder Kyle R. Tierney Ms. Julia E. Acker* Mr. Zachary L. Bellapigna* Mr. Griffin Beriont* Ms. Annelies Browse* Mr. Darrius T. Campbell* Mr. Jeremy Conway Ms. Hope C. Dawson Mr. Michael Deehan Mr. Matthew J. DeSalvio* Ms. Julia Dioguardi Ms. Haven C. Donovan* Ms. Rebecca Hargis Mr. John B. Hoffman III Mr. Jonathan Januszewski* Ms. Tatiana L. Kalainoff* Ms. Quinn E. Kennedy Mr. Fletcher S. Kirby Ms. Madeline M. Kling* Ms. Hannah Lappin* Ms. Eugenia Lavanant* Mr. Jong-Won Lee Ms. Kira M. Liva* Mr. Conner Long* Ms. Megan Maher* Mr. Bryn C. Martin Mr. Connor M. McClain Ms. Catherine Perez* Mr. Christopher M. Reilly

Mr. Kelvin K. Serem Ms. Alison Surdoval* Mr. Kyle R. Tierney Mr. Edward M. Tirpack III* Mr. Jack Wedholm* Ms. Sierra C. Yit* Mr. Martin H. Yu* Ms. Ashley Zimmermann* 2014 Class Giving: $6,059.14 Donors: 25 Participation: 22% Class Rep: Demetrius J. Daltirus Graham Merrifield Sara C. Moran Abigayle Troy Mr. James A. Boozan, Jr. Ms. Natalie M. Bunting Ms. Paige M. Bykowsky* Ms. Paige E. Cordero* Mr. Demetrius J. Daltirus Ms. Annabel W. Darling Mr. Shannon S. E. Davis Ms. Ana Sofia deOlazarra* Ms. Margaret G. Fahey* Mr. Samuel L. Giddins* Mr. Kyle Jacksic Mr. Jasneel Kahlam Ms. Yu Rong Lim Mr. Andrew N. Litvin* Mr. John Aiden O. McAleer Ms. Elizabeth S. McNeill Mr. Graham Merrifield Ms. Lindsey M. Metz Ms. Sara C. Moran* Mr. Edward W. Riker Mr. Alexander R. Rinaldi Mr. Alexander D. Romano* Ms. Carlin S. Smith* Ms. Abigayle Troy* Mr. Christopher G. Wilson 2015 Class Giving: $1,747.51 Donors: 38 Participation: 28% Class Rep: Breanna Cavanaugh Lucy V. C. Drinkwater Sophia Elghanayan Ethan Simon Ms. Grace C. Chamberlin Ms. Haley L. Chrobock Ms. Corinne A. DiFrancesco Mr. Lukas J. Dong Mr. Oliver W. Durling Ms. Sophia Elghanayan Ms. Robyn L. Epstein Mr. Justin Ernsting Ms. Grace H. Ewles Ms. Elinor Foote Ms. Serena R. Futch Ms. Maiya P. Gibbs Ms. Rachel L. Hoffman Mr. Jesse J. Huselton Mr. Theodore G. Kahn Ms. Veronica S. Kelly Ms. Mia K. Lambo Ms. Natalie S. Martin Ms. Jillian A. McKenna

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Ms. Caitlin J. Millard Mr. Andrew Monahan Mr. Chase Palanca Ms. Natalie Pearson Mr. Grant Resnick Mr. Kyle A. Sabath Mr. Ethan Simon Mr. Blake M. Small Ms. Chelsea Starkman Mr. Robert J. Stein Ms. Shannon J. Tierney Mr. Charles G. Tucker Ms. Morgan G. Valeo Ms. Lauren E. Vostal Ms. Elizabeth T. Walker Mr. Andrew D. Woolley Mr. Donovan Wright Mr. Allan Y. Wu Mr. Tsung Yen Wu 2016 Class Giving: $3,594.44 Donors: 43 Participation: 34% Class Rep: Shoshana M. Geller Mr. Michael S. Andreas, Jr. Mr. Christopher R. Bottone Mr. Gregory J. Carney Mr. Michael J. Cipolla Ms. Emily S. Cort Ms. Yueqi Du Ms. Jenna M. Faust Ms. Kendall E. Fitzgerald* Ms. Alexandra E. Friedman Ms. Shoshana M. Geller Ms. Paula Hong Mr. Eugene I. Hrabarchuk Mr. Michael A. Iacono Ms. Emily M. Insana Ms. Catharine M. Ix Ms. Eleni Kedros Mrs. Linda S. Klesik Mr. Cameron N. Kurtz Mr. Yi Jun Lim Mr. Alexander S. Litzenberger Ms. Sophia I. Lobo Mr. William W. Long Mr. Kyle F. Maldjian Mr. Joseph Mandel Mr. Patrick G. Morrison Ms. Katherine E. Nagle Ms. Katherine H. O’Connor

Current Parents Class of 2017 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Olajide Adeniji Mr. and Mrs. Deepak Amin Mr. Dave Aripotch and Ms. Bonnie Brady Mr. and Mrs. Perrin L. Arturi Mr. and Mrs. Mark Attix Mr. and Mrs. Aaron H. Ayhan Mr. and Mrs. Kurt A. Baker Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Baughan Mr. and Mrs. Brian Beam Dr. and Mrs. Rene Belder

Mr. Daniel P. O’Reilly Mr. Sanjay K. Paul Mr. William J. Pemberton Mr. Kyle Phipps Mr. William M. Pickett Ms. Karen Shi Ms. Katherine T. Shook Mr. Charles E. Sigety Ms. Sarah K. Sigety Mr. James A. Stillerman Mr. Justin P. Swirbul Mr. Carel R. Van der Merwe Mr. Trevor Van Vliet Mr. Youliang Wan Ms. August A. Will Ms. Liana S. Zranchev 2017 Class Giving: $1,445.69 Donors: 98 Participation: 80% Class Rep: Catharine Q. Berry-Toon Christopher J. Berry-Toon Lauren C. Tung Ms. Moyinoluwa I. Adeniji Mr. Nisheel D. Amin Ms. Alyssa Arana Ms. Caitlin Aripotch Ms. Abigail K. Arturi Mr. Taylor E. Attix Mr. Ekrem M. Ayhan Ms. Natasha G. Baker Ms. Chloe E. Beam Mr. Luc R. Belder Ms. Catharine Q. Berry-Toon Mr. Christopher J. Berry-Toon Ms. Chesney L. Boag Mr. Max W. Bonzulak Ms. Winter B. Bruggeworth Ms. Charlotte A. Buck Ms. Haley C. Callahan Mr. Samuel J. Chandler Ms. Jingyi Chi Mr. Chinonso O. Chima-Anyanka Ms. Yu Jin Choi Mr. Aaron W. Chou Mr. Vishal S. Chugani Ms. Hannah V. Ciancarelli Mr. John L. Corio Mr. Benjamin P. Czaja Ms. Elayna J. Daniels Mr. Ian M. Day Ms. Emily G. Deehan

Mrs. Valerie B. Besthoff* Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Boag Mr. and Mrs. William J. Bonzulak, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Scott Bruggeworth Mr. Leonard Buck and Dr. Elizabeth Buck Mr. and Mrs. David H. Bugen ‘66* Mr. Ellis DeLoren and Mrs. Mila Burke DeLoren ‘87 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Chandler Mr. and Mrs. Obi Chima Mr. Jung Jun Choi and Mrs. Sung Hye Choi Mr. and Mrs. Sunil Chugani

* Denotes five or more fiscal years of consecutive giving

Ms. Caroline DeLoren Mr. Anthony G. DeMartino Mr. Adam M. Dericks Ms. Caroline E. Devlin Mr. Christopher C. DiPaolo Ms. Andrea R. Dorsa Mr. Griffin D. Fitzgerald Ms. Paige L. Flannery Mr. Stephen F. Frick Mr. Kyle Gibson Ms. Stephanie Gibson Ms. Meghan G. D. L. Grant Ms. Alexandra Grullon Ms. Annicka D. Haines Ms. Emmila Hastings Gazo Mr. Liam G. F. Heino Mr. Noah P. Helck Mr. Rio J. M. Hito-Shapiro Mr. Mekhi J. Holley Ms. Fiona Ingla Vives-Fierro Ms. Yeon Soo Jang Ms. Minjoo Kim Ms. Misa Kim Ms. Rachel Kim Mr. Zachary J. Lawless Ms. Genevieve M. Lewis Ms. Sadie A. Loeber Ms. Emily E. Lunger Ms. Yixiao Luo Mr. Stephen W. Marcus Mr. Eric M. Meskin Mr. Harrison M. Moore Ms. Alecia H. Mund Mr. Justes D. Nance Mr. Jason P. Newman Ms. Joy S. Nikkel Ms. Hannah L. Ochtera Mr. Samuel M. Orazem Mr. Juno Park Mr. Minjoon Park Mr. Owen G. Patterson Mr. George L. Pektor Ms. Lucy A. Pennell Ms. Caroline E. Peppard Ms. Madison J. Peterson Mr. James R. Phelan Mr. Anthony J. Porcaro Mr. Michael Pressler Mr. William M. Rand Ms. Bryn P. Rhoads Ms. Kaitlin E. Robertson

Mr. John C. Robinson Mr. David M. Ryd Mr. Michael D. Savettiere Mr. Xavier J. Sawyer Mr. Jacob N. Saxton Ms. Lillian E. Schernecker Ms. Nia L. Shaw Ms. Samantha J. Shaw Mr. Zachary D. Sherman Ms. Aleksandra A. Sipols Mr. Charles W. Stafford Ms. Lindsay A. S. Stahlkrantz Mr. Jakub Sudol Mr. Tys M. Sweeney Mr. Napat Tanakulthon Ms. Lauren C. Tung Ms. Melissa R. von Stade Mr. Kyle P. Walker Mr. Harley S. Wedholm Mr. Michael F. Whalen Ms. Yinuo Xu

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent A. Ciancarelli* Dr. Frederick Corio and Mrs. Laura Stephan-Corio Mr. and Ms. David Czaja Mr. and Mrs. William S. Daniels Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Davlin Mr. Barry P. Day and Ms. Michele Kessler Dr. and Mrs. Michael I. Deehan, Sr.* Mr. Kurt Dericks and Dr. Rebecca Martinez Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Devlin III Mr. and Mrs. Erik R. DiPaolo Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dorsa

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Fitzgerald* Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Folts ‘91 Mr. and Mrs. James A. Frick Ms. Dana Gibson Mr. Peter Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Groves Ms. Jenn Guerrero Mr. and Mrs. John R. Haines, Sr. Dr. Alison Hastings and Mr. Richard T. Palmisano Mr. and Mrs. Robert Heino Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Helck Mr. Santi Hitorangi Ms. Susan Hito-Shapiro, Esq.

Current Students Mr. Thomas M. Jenkins '18 Ms. Alena C. Marvin '18 Ms. Emma J. Mohlmann '18 Mr. William D. Pinkerton '18 Mr. Bradford E. Sigety '18 Mr. Ronan T. Smarth '18 Mr. Max D. Thorsheim '18 Mr. Harrison W. Valentine '18 Mr. Braden W. Worthington '18 Mr. Liam D. Cory '19 Mr. Nolan J. Hogue '19 Mr. Cheuk Kiu Leung '19 Mr. Ze Chen Li '19 Ms. Emily S. Mooney '19 Mr. Patrick M. Reardon '19 Ms. Alexa M. Setteducate '19 Ms. Kate A. Setteducate '19 Ms. Cornelia R. Sigety '19 Ms. Fayre I. Smith '19 Ms. Peyton K. Barksdale '20 Ms. Kate M. Gerdsen '20 Mr. Matthew K. Ho '20 Mr. Garrett M. Long '20 Ms. Elizabeth D. Montfort '20 Ms. Audrey K. Sacks '20 Ms. Olivia N. Scialla '20 Mr. Ian A. Shaw '20 Mr. Aidan P. Smarth '20

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Dr. Jung Ho Jang and Mrs. Jung Eun Song Ms. Kim E. Jefferson Ms. Tina Kent Mr. Dongil Kim and Ms. Kyunghee Lee Mr. Jea Y. Kim and Mrs. Woo H. Choi Mr. and Mrs. Yeon Hang Kim Mr. and Mrs. Karl E. Lens Dr. Walter M. Lewis and Dr. Christel J. Bauer Ms. Marianne Lieberman ‘79 and Ms. Carolyn M. Grant* Mr. James D. and Mrs. Heather K. Loeber ‘90* Mr. and Mrs. Eric J. Lunger Mr. Xing Luo and Ms. Lisha Liu Mr. Charles D. Mack Mr. and Mrs. Eric T. Maine ‘77* Mr. Adam B. Marcus* Drs. Vladimir and Inna Meskin* Mr. and Mrs. John P. Mooney, Jr. Dr. Wendy Bedenko Moore and James M. Moore* Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Mosco, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Mund Ms. Teresa Nance Mr. Jerrold M. Newman Mr. Richard S. Orazem and Ms. Claudia S. Toussaint Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Patterson Mr. Louis Pektor III and Dr. Melissa Pektor Mr. and Mrs. Keith Pennell Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Peppard Dr. and Mrs. Lee Pressler Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Rand Ms. Sheba Ransome Mr. and Mrs. Jed E. Rhoads Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Robertson Mr. and Mrs. Brent S. Robinson* Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Ryan Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Savettiere Mr. and Mrs. Guy N. Saxton ‘79* Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schernecker Mr. Frank C. Scheuer, Jr., and Ms. Leigh Royer Mr. and Mrs. Nigel Shaw Mr. Gary Sherman Mr. and Mrs. Charles Singletary Dr. and Mrs. Hisham Sobhy Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stafford Mr. and Mrs. Per M. Stahlkrantz* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stangeland Mr. and Mrs. Jan Sudol Mr. John Sweeney and Ms. Lauren McGovern Ms. Patrapon Tanakulthon Mr. Barry S. Toon and Mrs. Deborah Berry-Toon* Mr. Andrew L. C. Tung and Dr. Rulin Fuong Ms. Caroline von Stade Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Walsh Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Wedholm ‘80 Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Whalen, Jr. Mr. Cong Xu and Ms. Qing Su

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Class of 2018 Anonymous Ms. Pamela A. Albers Dr. Christopher S. Amato and Ms. Joanne Seltsam Mr. Jim Baldwin Mrs. Patti Baldwin Mr. and Mrs. Andy Bazsa Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Bersani Mr. Anthony Blair Drs. Michael E. and Denise U. Brems Mr. and Mrs. Derek V. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Carbonaro ‘00 Mr. and Mrs. Martin Carlsson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cavallaro Ms. Sandi J. Cerami Mr. Todd P. Cerami Mr. and Mrs. In S. Choi Mr. Jung Jun Choi and Mrs. Sung Hye Choi Mr. Stuart A. Christie and Ms. Catherine Mazza Mr. David Colavito Ms. Kristen Colavito Mr. and Mrs. Kraig J. Correll Mr. and Ms. Carmine Curcio Mr. and Ms. David Czaja Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Doelfel, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Donaghy, Jr. Ms. Deborah Douglas Mr. Edward W. Douglas Mr. Robert T. Klein and Mrs. Nancy J. Doyle-Klein* Ms. Danielle Dujon Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Dundas Mr. and Mrs. Ting Fan Mr. and Mrs. Joao C. Festa Mr. James Fong and Ms. Selina Ho Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Fountain ‘81* Ms. Chrisann Furciato Dr. and Mrs. Brett W. Goldsmith Mr. and Mrs. David Grayson Mr. and Mrs. Leo P. Grohowski Mr. and Mrs. Bruce C. Haywood Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Helck Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Henry Ms. Angelyn Hernandez Mr. and Mrs. Eric H. Hoffman Mr. William Hui Bon Hoa and Ms. Madalina Wu Mr. and Mrs. David G. Januszewski* Mrs. Jacquie M. Jenkins Mr. Jay M. Jenkins Ms. Tania J. Kachikwu Ms. Annette Kaiser Mr. Donald Kaiser Mr. Hyung Kim Mr. Jea Y. Kim and Mrs. Woo H. Choi Mr. and Mrs. Yang Suk Kim Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey H. Kreider Mr. Won-Jin Lee and Ms. Min Young Kang Mr. and Mrs. Randy C. Leeds Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Lippert Dr. Bo Liu Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Lusby Ms. Amelia Lyman Mr. and Mrs. Jose R. Martinez Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Steven E. Marvin* Mrs. Karen R. Mascarenhas* Ms. Kathleen McAllen and Mr. Jeff Thornton Mr. and Mrs. David McGrath Mr. Francisco Mercedes and Mrs. Maribel Matos Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Merola Mr. and Mrs. Andrew H. Miller Mrs. Cara B. Mohlmann* Dr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Negvesky Ms. Irene Ngugi Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. O’Malley Mr. Manfred Ommer and Ms. Christiane Kremer Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. O’Neill, Jr. Mr. Henry Oweh Dr. Gongsheng Pan and Ms. Liping Zhu Mr. John F. Parker and Mrs. Maria E. Paumgarten Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Patterson Mr. Christopher R. Peacock and Mrs. Alyson L. Peacock ‘83* Ms. Julie A. Quinn Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Ravetz Mr. and Mrs. Douglas S. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Darryl D. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Victor J. Roccki Ms. Janine Roh Mr. and Mrs. Barth E. Rubin ‘78 Mr. Carlos F. Santiago and Ms. Elizabeth A. Stradar Mr. and Mrs. Guy N. Saxton ‘79* Mr. Scott F. Schultz and Mrs. Danielle L. Sherwood Mr. and Mrs. Chaiyot Sereeyothin Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius E. Sigety ‘76* Mrs. Elizabeth D. Sigety, Esq.* Mr. Robert G. Sigety ‘75* Dr. Inderpal Singh and Dr. Sukhdeep Kaur Ms. Colleen Smarth* Mr. Timothy Smarth* Dr. and Mrs. Hisham Sobhy, Ph.D. Mr. and Mrs. Howard B. Sysler* Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Tarantino, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Thorsheim Mr. and Mrs. Patrick B. Tipton Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Toal Mr. and Mrs. John R. Uglum III Mrs. Kara Valentine Capt. and Mrs. Gregory G. Vinci, Jr. Mr. Timothy A. Walters and Mrs. Wendy A. Geehreng Ms. Xuling Wang Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wienberg Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Wilkey Mr. Christian K. Wolfe ‘85 and Mrs. Amelia C. Wolfe ‘85* Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Worthington Mr. and Mrs. David G. Xi Mr. Jorge Ybanez and Mrs. Ana Cuerda Mr. Jun Zhang and Ms. Bei Zhu Class of 2019 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. John J. Abromitis, Jr.

Mr. Matthew Affron and Ms. Sophia Rosenfeld Mr. and Mrs. Eric L. Altman* Ms. Patricia Anaemejeh Mr. and Mrs. Aaron H. Ayhan Mr. and Mrs. Kurt A. Baker Mrs. Laura L. Balestro Mr. Frederick H. Beaujeu-Dufour and Mrs. Anne B. Faircloth Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Benanti Mr. and Mrs. John M. Benedetto, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John J. Bottone III Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Cannon Mr. Mingming Cao and Ms. Tao Wang Ms. Qingsong Chen Dr. Yang Soo Choi and Mrs. Ji Young Lee Mr. and Mrs. Ryan K. Cino Mr. Rhoneil Clarin and Mrs. Abigail Policarpio-Clarin Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Clavel ‘88* Mr. Preston P. Davis ‘76 and Mrs. Marivelle S. Clavel-Davis ‘82* Mr. and Mrs. Vincent A. Colaiocco Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Cory Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Cruz Mr. and Mrs. William S. Daniels Mr. and Mrs. Jyotirmoy Dev Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Donaghy, Jr. Mr. Jia Dong Ms. Julie Dowden Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Dragonetti Mr. and Mrs. Jeff L. Fralick Mr. B. Scott Fuller Ms. Danielle L. Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Lenard A. Garriques Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Gieson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Glickman Mrs. Jacinta M. Gobencion Mr. Rodrigo A. Gobencion Ms. Yohany E. Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Green Mr. Xiaofeng Gu and Ms. Fei Xu Mr. Allen P. Haines and Ms. Bonnie St. John Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Hess Mr. and Mrs. James E. Hogue Dr. Stanley R. Horton and Dr. Laura L. Engles-Horton Mr. Craig V. Humphrey Dr. Michael A. Ietta and Mrs. Maia R. Maloles-Ietta Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Incontrera Mr. and Mrs. Kenton Jernigan Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Jones, Sr.* Mr. Jens B. Junkermann and Ms. Tanya F. Nargolwalla Mr. Gregg J. Berman and Mrs. Susan R. Kahn Berman* Mr. and Mrs. David T. Ketsdever Dr. Tae Yoon Kim and Mrs. Yoon Hee Kwon Mr. and Mrs. Yeon Hang Kim Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Koffman Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey H. Kreider Ms. Chris Lavelle Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Leddy

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Parent Volunteer Group 2016-2017 The Parent Volunteer Group comprises enthusiastic and dedicated parents who volunteer their time and energy throughout the school year to enrich academic and social life on campus. Mr. and Mrs. Perrin L. Arturi Mr. and Mrs. Aaron H. Ayhan Mr. and Mrs. Kurt A. Baker Dr. and Mrs. Sanjay Bakshi Mr. Jim Baldwin Mr. and Mrs. Keith Barksdale Mr. Frederick H. Beaujeu-Dufour and Mrs. Anne B. Faircloth Dr. and Mrs. Rene Belder Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Benanti Ms. Marla B. Benson Mr. Anthony Blair Ms. Lori L. Bonnett Mr. and Mrs. William J. Bonzulak, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Brooks Mr. Leonard Buck and Dr. Elizabeth Buck Mr. and Mrs. David H. Bugen ‘66 Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Carbonaro ‘00 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Carson Dr. and Mrs. Sam Castimore, Jr. ‘68 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Chandler Mr. Stuart A. Christie and Ms. Catherine Mazza Mr. and Mrs. Vincent A. Ciancarelli Mr. and Mrs. Ryan K. Cino Mr. Preston P. Davis ‘76 and Mrs. Marivelle S. Clavel-Davis ‘82

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Leung Mr. Hong Jun Li and Ms. Fan Yang Mr. Jingzhe Li and Ms. Kaiyan Chen Ms. Marianne Lieberman ‘79 and Ms. Carolyn M. Grant* Mr. and Mrs. Scott D. Madara Mr. and Mrs. Peter Maniscalco Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Mantegna Mr. and Mrs. Gerald P. Marcus Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell J. Mayer Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Merkle Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick M. Meyers Mr. Michael T. Miller and Mrs. Britton Hall-Miller Mr. and Mrs. John P. Mooney, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Moore Mr. Donald W. Munro Ms. Julie A. Munro Mr. and Mrs. Eric P. Neuffer Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Ng-Yow Dr. Yoshihiko Ninomiya and Dr. Sayuri Ninomiya Dr. and Mrs. Paul D. O’Halloran Mr. and Mrs. Victor A. Ojabo, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. O’Neill, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. O’Rourke* Mrs. Tatiana Panchenkova and Mr. Mikhail Duvidzon Mr. David Park and Mrs. Dajung Jeon

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent A. Colaiocco Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Corrado Dr. and Mrs. John H. Crow Mr. and Mrs. Ward Davol Mr. Kurt Dericks and Dr. Rebecca Martinez Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dinias Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Doelfel, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Donaghy, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Downey Mr. and Mrs. Joao C. Festa Mr. and Mrs. Robert Folino Mr. and Mrs. Lenard A. Garriques Mr. and Mrs. Allen M. Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Glickman Dr. and Mrs. Brett W. Goldsmith Mr. William Gomez and Mrs. Keila Soto Mr. and Mrs. Stacy W. Grant Mr. and Mrs. John R. Haines, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Henry Mr. Minhang Heo and Mrs. Sunwha Jee Mr. and Mrs. Eric Huang Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Humphrey Dr. Michael A. Ietta and Mrs. Maia R. Maloles-Ietta Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Incontrera Mr. and Mrs. Worthing F. Jackman

Mrs. Jacquie M. Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Jones, Sr. Mr. Jens B. Junkermann and Ms. Tanya F. Nargolwalla Ms. Pamela A. Kirby Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey H. Kreider Mr. and Mrs. Jason H. Launders Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Leddy Mr. Kelvin Lee and Mrs. Sheri Holland-Lee Mr. and Mrs. Karl E. Lens Mr. and Mrs. William M. Long, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Scott D. Madara Mr. and Mrs. David A. Makarevich Mr. and Mrs. Peter Maniscalco Mr. and Mrs. David Mastrogiovanni Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell J. Mayer Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Merkle Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Merola Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Miller, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew H. Miller Mrs. Cara B. Mohlmann Mr. and Mrs. John P. Mooney, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James D. Morris Mr. and Mrs. Patrick A. Nolan Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. O’Malley Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. O’Neill, Jr. Mrs. Jelena G. Pasic

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Pasquali Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Pasternak Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Patterson Mr. and Mrs. John B. Payne IV Mr. and Ms. Carlos R. Ramirez Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Ravetz Mr. and Mrs. Douglas S. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Matthew W. Rose Mrs. Susan Rubin Mr. and Ms. Jonathan C. Schoolar Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Scialla, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Sheridan Mrs. Elizabeth D. Sigety, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius E. Sigety ‘76 Ms. Colleen Smarth Dr. and Mrs. Hisham Sobhy Mr. Olaf Starorypinski and Ms. Kathryn Leslie Ms. Jennifer Terrell Ms. Karen H. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Patrick B. Tipton, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Ullman Mr. and Ms. Justin M. Waldo Mr. and Mrs. Randall Walker Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Worthington Mr. and Mrs. David G. Xi Mr. and Mrs. John Zoetjes

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Pasquali Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Pasternak Mr. David Quinlivan and Ms. Van Ton-Quinlivan Mr. and Ms. Carlos R. Ramirez Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin W. Rayer Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. Reardon Mr. and Mrs. Brent S. Robinson* Ms. Lourdes Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Rogers, Sr. Mr. Oscar M. Sanchez Ms. Maria Sanchez-Cory Mr. Timothy P. Schable and Ms. Laurie E. Ryan-Schable Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Setteducate Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Sheridan Mr. Parker Shi and Ms. Rachel Li Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius E. Sigety ‘76* Mr. and Mrs. Scot M. Small* Mr. and Mrs. Sean P. Smith ‘86* Mr. Chea Srun and Mrs. Suyeon Park Mr. and Mrs. Kevin G. Sutter Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Tierney* Mr. Jiarui Tong and Ms. Cathy Wang Dr. and Mrs. Peter Tsang Mr. and Ms. Peter Tung Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Van Valkenburg Mr. and Ms. Justin M. Waldo

Mr. Timothy A. Walters and Mrs. Wendy A. Geehreng Mr. and Mrs. Scott D. Will Mr. and Mrs. Mark C. Williard* Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Worthington Ms. Hong Xu Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Yee Mr. Wenkai Zhang and Ms. Cathy Z. Wang Mr. and Mrs. John Zoetjes

Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Devlin III Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dinias Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Donnelly, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Downey Mr. and Mrs. Robert Folino Mr. and Mrs. W. Rod Gerdsen Mr. and Mrs. Allen M. Gibson Mr. William Gomez and Mrs. Keila Soto Mr. and Mrs. Stacy W. Grant Mr. and Mrs. John C. Grizzetti Mr. and Mrs. Steven Groseibl, Sr. Mr. Minhang Heo and Mrs. Sunwha Jee Mr. Gordon Ho and Ms. Jowenne Kwok Mr. and Mrs. Martin L. Holton III Mr. and Mrs. Eric Huang Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Humphrey Mr. Craig V. Humphrey Mr. and Mrs. Ron G. Insana Mr. and Mrs. Worthing F. Jackman Mrs. Lauretta Kennedy Mr. Bryan C. Kim and Ms. Hyunmi Chang Mr. John S. Kirby Ms. Pamela A. Kirby Mr. Jason A. Kopcak Mr. and Mrs. Adam B. Landau

* Denotes five or more fiscal years of consecutive giving

Class of 2020 Mr. and Mrs. Robin L. Anthony* Capt. and Mrs. Brian Antonelli ‘93 Dr. and Mrs. Sanjay Bakshi Mr. and Mrs. Keith Barksdale Mr. Eric R. Benson Ms. Marla B. Benson Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Bentley Ms. Lori L. Bonnett Mr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Carson Dr. and Mrs. Sam Castimore, Jr. ‘68 Ms. Sandi J. Cerami Mr. Todd P. Cerami Mr. George G. H. Coates, Jr., and Dr. Victoria C. Gardner Coates Mr. and Mrs. Vincent A. Colaiocco Ms. Laura M. Crossen Dr. and Mrs. John H. Crow Mr. and Mrs. Ward Davol

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Parent Fund Group 2016-2017 The Parent Fund Group is a group of dedicated parent volunteers who give generously of their time and resources by helping raise unrestricted funds for the School. Mr. and Mrs. John P. Mooney, Jr. Co-chairs Mr. and Mrs. Perrin L. Arturi Mr. Frederick H. Beaujeu-Dufour and Mrs. Anne B. Faircloth Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Corrado Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Donaghy, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Fitzgerald Ms. Chrisann Furciato Mr. Xiaofeng Gu and Ms. Fei Xu Mr. and Mrs. John R. Haines, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. David G. Januszewski Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Jones, Sr. Mr. Jens B. Junkermann and Ms. Tanya F. Nargolwalla

Mr. and Mrs. Jason H. Launders Mr. Kelvin Lee and Mrs. Sheri Holland-Lee Mr. Gui Li and Ms. Yeuk Yan Ngai Mr. and Mrs. Carmen J. Liuzza, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jorge O. Lomastro Mr. and Mrs. William M. Long, Jr.* Mr. ZhengYao Lu and Ms. Li Chun Guo Mr. and Mrs. David A. Makarevich Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Mantegna Mr. and Mrs. David Mastrogiovanni Dr. and Mrs. Edward C. Mattison Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. McGinnis Mr. and Mrs. James M. McLaine, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Miller, Jr. Ms. Jacqueline J. Montfort Dr. Alison Moon and Dr. Mark Moon ‘84* Mr. and Mrs. James D. Morris Dr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Negvesky Mr. Jian Ni and Mrs. Hai Yi Lu Mr. and Mrs. Patrick A. Nolan Mr. and Mrs. John Park Mrs. Jelena G. Pasic Mr. and Mrs. John B. Payne IV Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin W. Rayer Mr. and Mrs. Veeren Reddy Mr. Eric M. Reinert and Dr. Ellen N. Riccobene Mr. and Mrs. Brian P. Riano Mr. and Mrs. Laurence B. Richardson II Mr. and Mrs. Dion A. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Matthew W. Rose Dr. Darren K. Sacks ‘84 and Dr. Laura A. Covucci-Sacks ‘84* Mrs. Amy S. Safin Mr. Jason A. Safin Mr. Carlos F. Santiago and Ms. Elizabeth A. Stradar 8 8 SU M M ER - FAL L 2017

Mr. and Mrs. Yang Suk Kim Dr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Negvesky Mr. John F. Parker and Mrs. Maria E. Paumgarten Mr. David Quinlivan and Ms. Van Ton-Quinlivan Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. Reardon Mr. and Mrs. Douglas S. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Savettiere Mr. and Mrs. Guy N. Saxton ‘79 Mr. Frank C. Scheuer, Jr., and Ms. Leigh Royer Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius E. Sigety ‘76 Mrs. Elizabeth D. Sigety, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Howard B. Sysler Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Thorsheim Mr. and Ms. Peter Tung

Mr. and Mrs. Guy N. Saxton ‘79* Mr. and Ms. Jonathan C. Schoolar Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Scialla, Sr. Mr. Eralp Sement Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Sharma* Mr. and Mrs. Nigel Shaw Mrs. Elizabeth D. Sigety, Esq.* Mr. Robert G. Sigety ‘75* Mrs. Colleen Smarth* Mr. Timothy Smarth* Mr. Olaf Starorypinski and Ms. Kathryn Leslie Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Stockhausen Ms. Jennifer Terrell Ms. Karen H. Thomas Mr. Roger Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Ullman Mr. and Mrs. Allen W. Whittemore, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Wilkey Mr. Christian K. Wolfe ‘85 and Mrs. Amelia C. Wolfe ‘85* Mr. Jun Zhang and Ms. Yanhong Su

Parents of Alumni Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Cirino Alvarado* Mr. and Mrs. George M. Alvarez-Correa The Rev. and Mrs. Peter L. Amerman Mr. Garland Anderson* Mr. Mark Bender and Mrs. Holly J. Anderson-Bender ‘81* Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Andreas Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Apgar IV ‘58* Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Aronson ‘50* Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Asselin ‘51* Mr. and Mrs. Gregory U. Auger II ‘67 Prof. and Mrs. Richard T. Barber ‘56* Mr. and Mrs. Frederick K. Baser ‘66 Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Bater*

Mr. and Mrs. L. Nelson Behmer* Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bellapigna* Mr. and Mrs. James M. Bennett ‘66* Mr. and Mrs. John D. Beriont* Mrs. Susan F. Ellis and Mr. Richard P. Boak ‘68* Mr. Daniele Bodini Mr. and Mrs. Christopher W. Bodner* Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Bolton* Mr. and Mrs. J. Penn Bowditch, Jr.* Ms. Lynda J. Bowman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Bracken Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Brandwood Mr. and Mrs. Leonard F. Brazaitis Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Broadbent Mr. R. Latta Browse and Mrs. Carolyn M. Conforti-Browse ‘79* Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Brumbaugh* Mrs. Carol-Ann Buchanan Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Burke Mr. and Mrs. Rex W. Butt Mr. John Bykowsky, Esq., and Ms. Patricia Kruger Mr. Hua Cai and Ms. Yuerong Zhan Mr. and Mrs. Donald N. Campbell ‘65* Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Carter Mr. and Mrs. James H. Case* Hon. and Mrs. John D. Case, Jr. ‘63* Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Cera ‘53* Mr. Daniel S. Chamberlin Ms. Suzanne Q. Chamberlin, Esq.* Mr. Chen Y. Chiang Mr. Yeong Ching Lim and Mrs. Lai Yuen Chiang ‘84* Mr. and Mrs. Anthony C. Chigounis* Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Cipolla, Jr.* Mrs. Barbara E. Clark Mr. and Mrs. F. Patterson Clark II Mr. and Mrs. Taylor F. Clark* Mr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Clayton* Mr. Michael C. Cleavenger ‘69* Mr. and Mrs. Henry O. Clutsam III ‘65* Mr. and Mrs. David R. Collens Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Collins, Sr. Mr. Huxley H. Conklin ‘71 Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Cordero* Mr. Ronald J. Cort and Ms. Sandy K. Ramsey* Mr. Olin A. Cramer Mrs. Mary W. Crevi Mrs. Melva A. Cummings Mr. Anthony F. Daddino and Mrs. Susan J. Bevan* Mr. and Mrs. Craig U. Dana, Sr. ‘60* Mr. and Mrs. Michael Darling Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. DeSalvio* Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Deschenes* Mrs. Laura DeTogni Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. DiFrancesco, Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. William P. Dioguardi, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Darryl J. Dong Mr. and Mrs. Theodore A. Doremus, Jr. ‘59* Mr. and Mrs. Blaine duPont Mr. and Mrs. Dean C. Durling* Mrs. Phyllis Eden* Mr. Steven B. Elghanayan* Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Engelhardt ‘45*

Mr. and Mrs. William C. Epstein Mr. and Mrs. Craig E. Evans Mr. and Mrs. Winson D. Ewing, Hon. ‘53* Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Ewles* Mr. and Mrs. William M. Feeney* Mr. and Mrs. James H. Fertig Mr. and Mrs. John J. Fletcher ‘45 Ms. Beth Flores Florindi Mr. and Mrs. Noriel P. Flores Mrs. Ellen M. Foster Mr. and Ms. Kenneth D. Fox Dr. and Mrs. Jay D. Geller* Ms. Nancy Giddins Mr. and Mrs. Paul Giddins* Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Gilbert* Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Glowacky* Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Goldstein Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Graber* Dr. George A. Green IV and Mrs. Donna K. Green* Mr. and Mrs. H. James Griffith ‘60* Mr. and Mrs. Bob Grogan* Mr. and Mrs. Madison F. Grose* Mr. and Mrs. John P. Guenther* Mr. and Mrs. Martin T. Haase* Mr. and Mrs. William J. Habermann* Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey B. Hanson Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan R. Hargis* Mr. Thomas Harrington and Mrs. Janet Harrington ‘76* Mr. and Mrs. Huntley R. Harrison Mr. and Mrs. David A. Hart Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Hazard ‘63* Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Henderson ‘63* Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Hettinger, Jr.* Mr. John B. Hoffman, Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Murray Hood* Ms. Lee Horne ‘77* Mrs. Selena T. Howard Dr. Eugene S. Hrabarchuk and Mrs. Donna M. Geba-Hrabarchuk* Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Huber Mr. and Mrs. David C. Hull, Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. James Huselton* Dr. and Mrs. David M. Inkeles* Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Ix, Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Lowell E. Jaeger Mr. John M. and Mrs. Anne B. Jelich ‘75 Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jerome Dr. and Mrs. Sarwan S. Kahlam* Mr. and Mrs. Alexandros Kedros Mr. and Mrs. James R. Kelley, Sr., Hon. ‘51, ‘89* Ms. Sharon J. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. John B. Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Kiley ‘51* Mr. Douglas W. Kimmelman* Mr. Gordon W. King Mr. Taylor A. King and Mrs. Heather E. King ‘92 Mr. Allan P. Kirby, Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Coray S. Kirby ‘80* Mrs. Nancy C. Kirkpatrick* Mr. Martin Klesik and Mrs. Linda Klesik, Hon. ‘16

* Denotes five or more fiscal years of consecutive giving

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Mr. Stefan A. Kling ‘71 and Mrs. Deborah L. Kling ‘73* Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Koebig III ‘60* Mrs. Marjorie A. Koestner Mrs. Leslie Kozina* Mr. and Mrs. James D. Krugman, Esq. ‘65* Mr. John C. LaFountain* Mr. and Mrs. E. Anthony Lamb Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Leber ‘49* Mr. Joonho Lee and Mrs. Seon Young Kwon Mrs. Jean D. Lieberman Mr. and Mrs. Mark T. Lieberman ‘74* Mrs. Janalee Norquest and Dr. Jeffrey T. Liegner Drs. Andy and Vicki Light* Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Lim* Mr. Joseph Liro and Mrs. Joanne Hill* Dr. and Mrs. Douglas F. Liva ‘72* Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Lo Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Lorant* Mr. and Mrs. Steven R. Losa ‘58 Mr. and Mrs. David T. Low, Sr.* Dr. Adam F. Lowy and Dr. Susan C. Canning Mr. and Ms. Sheldon R. Lubliner* Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Maher Mr. Charles A. and Mrs. Patrice Maillet ‘77* Mrs. Ann M. Mallouk Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Maltese, Jr. ‘55* Dr. and Mrs. Marc Mandel Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Manning Mr. and Mrs. G. Bryce Manthorne* Mr. Fernando Marcial, Jr. ‘62* Dr. and Mrs. Douglas L. Marion Mr. David J. and Ms. Debra Q. Markowitz ‘74 Mr. Richard Marks ‘68 Mr. and Mrs. William R. Martens, Jr.* Mr. David B. Martin and Mrs. Jessie E. Martin ‘85* Mr. and Mrs. McKinley C. McAdoo* Mr. and Mrs. Alexander McAndrew* Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. McClanahan, Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Christopher F. McConnell* Dr. and Mrs. Peter W. McKinney ‘52* Mrs. Joyce K. McNeill* Mr. and Mrs. Alan L. Meltzer* Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Merrifield Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Metz ‘82 Prof. Robert V. Metz ‘44* Dr. and Mrs. Martin S. Miller, Hon. ‘81* Mr. and Mrs. Alan G. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. James Monahan Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Moroses* Mr. Christopher Morris Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Morrison* Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Murdock* Mr. and Mrs. Arthur T. Neary* Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Neff ‘49* Mr. Richard W. Nelson* Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence B. Niemann, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William G. Niles*

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph T. Noback* Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Oberstein Drs. James W. and Crystal O’Connor, Jr.* Capt. and Mrs. Richard S. Ogden ‘58* Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. O’Reilly Mr. and Mrs. Mario A. Orlandi Mrs. Kelsey K. Pascoe* Mr. and Mrs. John R. Paul ‘65 Mr. Dennis W. Peachey ‘62 and Mrs. Lynn Peachey, Hon. ‘65, ‘74, ‘77* Mr. Uku Peets Mrs. Dora C. Perez* Mr. and Mrs. Roger D. Pfister* Mr. George F. Phelps ‘65* Mr. and Mrs. Glen E. Phillips* Mr. and Mrs. W. John Phillips III Mr. and Mrs. George D. Pickett, Sr.* Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pinkard* Mrs. Sybil Pinkham* Mr. and Mrs. John R. Plunkett, Jr. ‘70* Mr. Jon D. Pollock* Mr. Greg C. Pouliot* Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Provost Mr. and Mrs. Wayne G. Rasmussen Mr. and Mrs. John D. Redos* Dr. and Mrs. Evan C. Reese, Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Kevin S. Reichel Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Reo* Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Resnick Dr. and Mrs. Frank H. Ricker Mrs. Letizia Riether Ms. Margaret S. Riker Mr. and Mrs. Alexander J. Rinaldi, Esq.* Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Roemer Mr. and Mrs. W. Steven Roethke Mr. and Mrs. David P. Romano ‘76* Mr. and Mrs. Dominick J. Romano ‘74* Mr. and Mrs. Dominick V. Romano, Hon. ‘51* Mrs. Karen L. Rozen* Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Ruzika* Mr. and Mrs. David H. Sabath Mr. and Mrs. Louis M. Salerno* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Samuel, Jr.* Mrs. Ronna Saunders* Dr. Samuel S. Litvin and Ms. Robin J. Scheman* Mr. Alfred M. Schmidt, Jr. ‘47 Mr. Arnold H. Selengut ‘60* Mr. Walter V. Shipley Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Shook* Mr. Steven E. Slawson Mr. and Mrs. Barry H. Smith ‘67* Mr. and Mrs. Don Jay Smith ‘65* Mr. Kenneth F. Smith, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Lawrence Snavely ‘67* Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Solar* Mr. and Mrs. Christian Stadlinger* Mr. and Mrs. George T. Stern ‘39* Mr. and Mrs. Lewis M. Stival* Mr. and Mrs. Bradford S. Stone* Mr. Roger L. Desjadon and Ms. Susan Stryker* Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Surdoval* Mr. and Mrs. R. Craig Sutherland, Jr. Mr. John L. Sykes Ms. Laurie J. Sykes

* Denotes five or more fiscal years of consecutive giving

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Sywetz* Dr. and Mrs. Avanente Tamagnini Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Teufel, Jr.* Ms. Kecia M. Tillman Dr. and Mrs. Edward M. Tirpack II* Dr. Elliott C. Trommald, Hon. ‘65* Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Troy* Mrs. Lisanne Albrecht and Mr. James P. Trozze ‘65* Mr. and Mrs. Henricus C. van der Lee* Dr. and Mrs. Jacques P. Van der Merwe Mr. and Mrs. John R. Van Kirk ‘70* Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Vartanian ‘64* Mr. and Dr. Raymond J. Vass ‘79* Mr. and Mrs. Vincent C. Vesce Mr. and Mrs. Jay N. Waldman Dr. Romuald L. Wawrzyniak* Mr. and Mrs. Donald D. Weir, Jr. ‘66* Mr. Teed J. Welch* Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Wilburn* Capt. and Mrs. William S. Wildrick, USN Ret. ‘63* Mrs. Ann Williams Mr. Robert C. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Wiss IV ‘70 Mr. and Mrs. Pieter H. Woodcock ‘72* Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Woolley The Rev. and Mrs. Richard E. Wright Mr. Shaw Wu and Ms. Xin Yang* Mr. Yi Wu and Mrs. Wen Lu* Mr. Kenneth Young and Mrs. Karen Austin* Mr. Michael R. Young and Mrs. Leslie A. Carroll* Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Young, Jr. ‘65* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Zimmermann* Mr. and Mrs. Phillip C. Zranchev*

Grandparents Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Amdur* Mrs. Jane A. Anstadt Ms. Carol P. Bauer Mr. and Mrs. John C. Bogle ‘47* Mr. Charles Bojack* Mr. and Mrs. Kent Bright Mr. and Mrs. William Campbell Mr. Chen Y. Chiang Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clarke Mr. and Mrs. Brian N. Clayton ‘63 Mr. and Mrs. William D’Amato* Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. D’Ambrosio Mr. Andrew Davlin, Jr. ‘46* Mr. and Mrs. Ed Denmead Mr. and Mrs. William Doran Mrs. Joyce C. Dreger* Mr. and Mrs. Russel L. Duryea, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Falcone Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Fuller ‘42* Ms. Anne Gardner Mr. and Mrs. John Gross Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Gross Mr. and Mrs. Jon F. Hanson Mr. and Mrs. Wesley C. Herbol ‘51* Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Higgins Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hogue

Ms. Pamela Hoiles Mrs. Selena T. Howard Mrs. Nancy C. Hung Mr. and Mrs. Lowell E. Jaeger Mr. and Mrs. Mike Kahn Mr. Allan P. Kirby, Jr.* Mrs. Jean D. Lieberman Mr. and Mrs. William Long Ms. Giuseppina Lyman Mr. and Mrs. William R. Martens ‘52* Prof. Robert V. Metz ‘44* Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mistovich Mr. James C. Moore* Mr. Ron Moskowitz Mrs. Lucille Pagotto Mrs. Margaret Parker Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pater Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Resnick Dr. Cristobal Rodriguez and Dr. Lourdes D’Acosta Mr. and Mrs. Dominick V. Romano, Hon. ‘51* Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ryan Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Scialla Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Shuster Mrs. Marion Simon* Mr. and Mrs. James Steere Mr. David P. Current and Mrs. Denise Stocker Current ‘74* Ms. Grace Stocker* Mr. and Mrs. George F. Stradar, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Sutherland* Mr. Jentai Tsai and Mrs. Kyoko Morimoto Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Turner ‘63* Mr. and Mrs. James M. Walton, Jr. Mrs. Mary W. Weist Mrs. Beverly White Mr. and Mrs. Norbert R. Wirsching*

Friends Anonymous Mrs. Darlene J. Anzel* Ms. Aubrey Baier Mr. Richard T. Russell and Ms. Elise Bates Russell Mr. Bryan Bean Mr. Suresh Bhirud Mr. Andrew Blum Mr. and Mrs. David G. Bogdan Ms. Paulina Borrego Mr. Robert Breckenridge Ms. Karen A. Brostrom-O’Brien Ms. Stephanie Brown Mr. Gary Chan Ms. Julie Chan Ms. Donna Cirolia Mr. Jeffrey B. Clausen and Mrs. Rebecca Austill-Clausen* Mrs. Janice A. Cliggott Ms. Mary Clare Coghlan Ms. Sophia Collas Ms. Terri Lynn Cornwell* Mr. and Mrs. Davis Cotugno Mr. Jonathan Curran Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Curran Ms. Jennifer D’Ambrosio Dr. and Mrs. Peter R. Lewis BLA IR B ULLE T IN 89

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Mr. James Delucci Ms. Rosemarie Eakin and Ms. June Breakstone Ms. Rachel Finkelstein Ms. Danielle Finn Ms. Louise Firestone Mr. Bruce S. Foerster Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Gamble Mrs. Diane L. Gaul* Mrs. Barbara A. Gibbs Mr. Tony Gonzalez Mr. Alexander Green Ms. Andrea Green Ms. Keilani Groszyk Ms. Alexandra Grullon Mr. Peter Habermann Mr. Edward Hall Ms. Jean Han The Rev. and Mrs. David G. Harvey* Mr. Benjamin Harvitt Ms. Susan Hensler Mr. and Mrs. William I. Houghton III* Mr. Brendan Houle Ms. Jeanette Iurato Mr. Curtis W. Jackson and Ms. Militza Van Doren Ms. Anne L. Kalemjian and Mr. Randolph E. Suhl* Ms. Cynthia Kim Ms. Marjorie Kipp Mr. A. A. LaFountain III Ms. Chelsea Leavitt Ms. Grace Lensink Ms. Lisia Leon Ms. Lillian Leung Mrs. Robin V. Lobsitz* Ms. Sheila Look Mrs. Clarissa Lyons Mr. Mark Mallek and Ms. Sheila Lavu Mr. and Mrs. John Maza Ms. Bernice Mbadugha Dr. Bessie Mbadugha Dr. Malcolm Merriweather Mrs. Jeanne N. Michael* Mr. and Mrs. Dale Mills Ms. Anita Mizula Ms. Wendy B. Montanaro Schafer Newman Ms. Andowah Newton Mr. Edward B. Newton, Jr. Mr. Oz Nicco-Annan Mr. and Mrs. Phil Noble Ms. Siobhan O’Leary Ms. Robin Olinyk Ms. Dorothy A. Oyen Mr. Gary Pai Mr. Brandon Phan Mr. James R. Phelan Mr. Kris Pitney Mr. Anthony J. Porcaro Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Puttkammer* Mr. Glenn Quick Ms. Sarah Rauber Ms. Blair Rich Ms. Brenda M. Richmond Mrs. Elizabeth P. Rouse* Mrs. Shirley A. Rouse Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rubin Mrs. Nancee S. Ryan 9 0 SU M M ER - FAL L 2017

Ms. Finja Schmidt Mr. and Ms. Jonathan C. Schoolar Mr. Scott F. Schultz and Mrs. Danielle L. Sherwood Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Semcer Mr. Brian H. Shafer Dr. Leo Shea Mrs. Denarra Simmons Ms. Alaina Smalley Mrs. Ellen Smith Ms. Pamela B. Smyth Mr. and Mrs. Michael Southard Mr. and Mrs. Adam Stinelli Ms. Shudong Sun Mr. and Mrs. H. James Toffey Ms. Zoe Tsagaris Mr. Chris Tsiouris, Jr.* Mrs. Carly A. Van Kirk Ms. Madonna VanDeusen Captain and Mrs. Gregory G. Vinci, Jr. Ms. Lindsay Wilczynski Ms. Ashley Williams Mr. Robert Winter Mr. Yiwu Zhang and Ms. Jun Xu

Faculty & Staff Mr. Samuel G. Adams IV Mr. and Mrs. Robin L. Anthony* Capt. and Mrs. Brian Antonelli ‘93 Mr. Jason E. Beck Mr. and Mrs. J. Penn Bowditch, Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Brandwood Mr. and Mrs. Leonard F. Brazaitis Mr. R. Latta Browse and Mrs. Carolyn M. Conforti-Browse ‘79* Mr. Christopher Cameron Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Clavel ‘88* Mr. Preston P. Davis ‘76 and Mrs. Marivelle S. Clavel-Davis ‘82* Ms. Melissa L. Collins ‘09* Mr. Scott Ross and Ms. Gwyneth Connell Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. Curran* Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Devaney Ms. Alison Dowey Mr. Harold Eaton Ms. Marguerite Egan Mr. and Mrs. Craig E. Evans Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ferrera Mrs. Margaret Fleck Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Fortunato* Mr. and Mrs. James A. Frick Mr. and Mrs. Michael Garrant Mr. and Mrs. W. Rod Gerdsen Mr. Jay Gnanadoss Mr. Timothy Goggins Mr. Andrew Gramberg Ms. Kathy L. Griggs Mr. and Mrs. John J. Hadden, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Craig C. Hall Mr. Marc and Mrs. Bridget D. Hodakowski ‘99* Mr. Jay M. Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. Harold B. Kay III Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lang Ms. Rebecca A. Litvin ‘10*

Mr. Zach Logan and Mrs. Suzy A. Logan ‘99* Mr. and Mrs. William M. Long, Jr.* Mr. and Ms. Sheldon R. Lubliner* Mr. and Mrs. Eric J. Lunger Mr. Ryan Manni Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Mantegna Mr. and Mrs. Steven E. Marvin* Mr. Carmelo Mazza Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Merrifield Mr. and Mrs. James Miceli Dr. and Mrs. Martin S. Miller, Hon. ‘81* Mrs. Cara B. Mohlmann* Mr. and Mrs. Nathan A. Molteni Dr. Wendy Bedenko Moore and James M. Moore* Mr. and Mrs. Sean Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Arthur T. Neary* Ms. Sarah M. O’Neil Mrs. Kathy D. Otinsky Mr. and Mrs. Ryan M. Pagotto ‘97* Ms. Kristan Pearson Mr. Neil Pearson Ms. Lorry Perry Mr. and Mrs. Wayne G. Rasmussen Mr. Matthew Roecker and Mrs. Jaclyn M. Roecker ‘96 Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Rogers, Sr. Mrs. Lori Rybicki and Mr. Robert Rybicki Ms. Karyn Schar Mr. David Schmitt Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Scialla, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Nigel Shaw Ms. Colleen Smarth* Mr. and Mrs. Jason Sneed Ms. Hannah Solis-Cohen Mr. Eamonn Stanford and Mrs. E. Courtnay Stanford ‘95* Mr. and Mrs. Lewis M. Stival* Mr. Brad Strauss Mr. and Mrs. Andrew D. Sykes Mr. and Mrs. Evan Thomas Ms. Kecia M. Tillman Mr. and Mrs. Tyson Trish Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Wenner ‘96* Mrs. Ann Williams Ms. Caroline A. Wilson

Former Faculty & Staff The Rev. and Mrs. Peter L. Amerman Dr. Barry T. Bates and Dr. Janet S. Dufek Mr. and Mrs. David N. Biette Mrs. Susan F. Ellis and Mr. Richard P. Boak ‘68* Mr. and Mrs. J. Penn Bowditch, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David J. Braemer* Mr. James E. Burcham ‘59* Mrs. Christy L. Burkart ‘97* Mr. Robert T. Klein and Mrs. Nancy J. Doyle-Klein* Mr. Jeffrey Erne and Mrs. Melissa A. Erne ‘96* Mr. and Mrs. Winson D. Ewing, Hon. ‘53* Mr. William W. Finley Ms. Beth Flores Florindi Mr. and Mrs. A. Jon Frere, Hon. ‘74

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence B. Fuller Mr. Lyle Gal and Mrs. E. Meredith Gal ‘02* Mr. Jaime Garbutt and Ms. Stephanie A. Garbutt ‘02* Ms. Karen Gill and Mr. Chris Elliot Mr. and Mrs. Martin T. Haase* Mr. and Mrs. William J. Habermann* Mr. Peter K. Hahn, Hon. ‘94* Mr. and Mrs. T. Chandler Hardwick III* Mr. and Mrs. Huntley R. Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Henderson ‘63* Mr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Hinz Ms. Lee Horne ‘77* Dr. Barbara L. Inkeles ‘90* Mr. Paul W. Jablonski ‘00 and Mrs. Amy E. Jablonski ‘99* Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jerome Ms. Karin E. Roethke-Kahn ‘93 and Mr. Peter M. Kahn* Mr. and Mrs. James R. Kelley, Sr., Hon. ‘51, ‘89* Mr. Ajaynue Kizekai ‘06 Mr. Martin Klesik and Mrs. Linda Klesik, Hon. ‘16 Dr. Ralph J. Kneeream, Jr.* Dr. and Mrs. Peter R. Lewis Mrs. Kristine C. Lisi ‘84* Mr. and Mrs. David T. Low, Sr.* Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Lusardi, Jr. ‘64 Mr. and Mrs. Eric T. Maine ‘77* Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Mantegna Mr. Kevin Hines and Mrs. Stephanie J. Marcial ‘95* Mr. and Mrs. Kyle D. Mason ‘97 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Mohler ‘67* Mrs. Laura C. Morris ‘75 Mr. Dennis W. Peachey ‘62 and Mrs. Lynn Peachey, Hon. ‘65, ‘74, ‘77* Mr. and Mrs. Derek M. Peachey ‘93* Mr. Andrew R. Pearce ‘02* Mr. and Mrs. John E. Perez ‘61* Mr. Dale E. Phelps, Jr. ‘96 Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rea ‘74* Mr. Paul and Mrs. Catherine B. Rosenthal ‘94* Mr. Jonathan R. Slawson ‘05* Mr. and Mrs. Todd C. Smith ‘90* Mr. and Mrs. J. Lawrence Snavely ‘67* Mr. Ryan H. Spring and Mrs. Stacey A. Spring ‘95* Mr. Robert W. Starkey and Mrs. Rada T. Starkey ‘86* Mr. Anthony L. G. Stival ‘07 Mr. Andros B. Thomson ‘64* Dr. Elliott C. Trommald, Hon. ‘65* Mr. Panos J. Voulgaris ‘00* Dr. Christopher R. Wawrzyniak ‘93

Matching Gift Companies American International Group, Inc.* Ares Operations, LLC Bank of America Becton Dickinson Foundation Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation* Brown-Forman Corporation The Chubb Corporation

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Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Disney Employee Matching Gifts ExxonMobil Foundation, Inc.* First Eagle Investment Management Foundation The Freddie Mac Foundation General Electric Foundation* GlaxoSmithKline Foundation* Goldman, Sachs & Co.* Google, Inc. Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co., LLC* IBM* LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Inc. Markel Corporation Merck Foundation Mondelez International Foundation Matching Gifts Program Morgan Stanley Employee Giving Programs Novartis US Foundation PEPCO Holdings, Inc.* Pfizer* Prudential Foundation* PSEG State Farm Companies Foundation* State Street Foundation Sun Life Financial Thrivent Financial Foundation TIAA-CREF Employee Giving Campaign

U.S. Bancorp Foundation UBS Warburg Dillon Read United Technologies Corp. The Vanguard Group Foundation* Wells Fargo Foundation*

Foundations Anonymous (4) Anglo-American Charitable Foundation The Armstrong Foundation* The Ayco Charitable Foundation Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Inc.* Bessemer Trust The Alexander Bodini Charitable Foundation The Carefree Foundation Chiang Chen Industrial Charity Foundation The James J. Colt Foundation, Inc.* Community Foundation of New Jersey* Cruz Family Foundation The Luol Deng Foundation The Doran Family Foundation Frederick & Diana Elghanayan Family Foundation KT Elghanayan Fund The Edward E. Ford Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund* Foundation for the Carolinas

Fribourg Family Foundation Gibson Family Foundation Greater Houston Community Foundation The Hampshire Foundation, Inc. Hartfield Foundation Edward H. Harvitt Family Foundation Hung Foundation Jewish Communal Fund* Kalamazoo Community Foundation* Kelly Foundation, Inc. Kimmelman Family Foundation* A. P. Kirby, Jr., Foundation, Inc.* Koebig Family Foundation, Inc. MD Lieberman Foundation* The Moreno Family Foundation Morgan Stanley Charitable Spending Account National Christian Foundation National Philanthropic Trust* The New York Community Trust Newman Triplets Foundation Michael A. Peterson Foundation The R & R Family Foundation, Inc.* Reilly Family Foundation Renaissance Charitable Foundation, Inc. RTR Family Foundation, Inc. Schwab Charitable Fund* Schwartz Foundation Walter V. & Judith L. Shipley Family Foundation The Sigety Family Foundation

William E. Simon Foundation, Inc. The Nancy and Peter Thauer Family Charitable Foundation U.S. Trust United Way of the National Capital Area* Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program* The Raymond John Wean Foundation* Kenneth W. & Ora P. Whitney Foundation

Corporations Amazon Smile Foundation Drazin and Warshaw, P.C. Friends of Rutherfurd Hall G Ventures Management, Inc. Gravic, Inc. Greater Hartford Wellness, LLC John McMahon & Sons MAK Management Max Castro Optical Mitchell Engineering & Consulting, Ltd. Mob Scene The Romano Family* RoNetco Supermarkets, Inc.* Seismic Productions, LLC Stocker Bus Co., Inc. Storis, Inc.* Sunbrite Dye Company, Inc. Trinity Group Sales

Memorial Gifts Sanford H. Anzel ‘46 Mrs. Darlene J. Anzel

Armer Burkart Mrs. Christy L. Burkart ‘97

Mr. Richard Frank ‘53 Mr. and Mrs. Courtney R. Fritts ‘56

Robert E. Atkinson GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hays, Jr. ‘68 Captain and Mrs. Henry S. Woodruff III ‘57

John S. Carhart Mr. Jeffrey D. Sherwin, Esq. ‘67

Alfred S. Dally, Jr. ‘81 Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Brumbaugh Ms. Donna Cirolia Mr. and Ms. Sheldon R. Lubliner Max Castro Optical Mr. and Mrs. Dale Mills Ms. Wendy B. Montanaro Mrs. Lucille Pagotto Mr. Dennis W. Peachey ‘62 and Mrs. Lynn Peachey, Hon. ‘65, ‘74, ‘77 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Southard

Nevett S. Bartow ‘50 Ms. Terri Lynn Cornwell Mr. and Dr. Harry A. Joelson-Strohbach ‘65 Dr. Harvey A. Quinton ‘71 Mr. Albin J. Zak III ‘71 and Mrs. Victoria Von Arx Price A. Baum ‘77 Mr. and Mrs. John Neumann ‘77 Daniel H. Beekman ‘50 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R. Goddin ‘50 Robert C. Binder Mr. and Mrs. T. Chandler Hardwick III Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Semcer Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Michael D. Bois Mr. and Mrs. Barry E. Parker ‘63 Diane C. Brennan Mr. Michael J. Brennan II ‘94 Mr. John B. Brewer ‘77 Ms. Pamela B. Smyth Robert J. Brodie ‘77 Ms. Lee Horne ‘77

Willard W. Chase Mr. Arnold H. Selengut ‘60 Carmela Costa Mr. and Mrs. John A. Costa ‘78 Henry B. Cowan, Jr., Hon. ‘53, ‘59, ‘61 Mr. A. Martin Ball ‘56 Mr. and Mrs. William F. Bash ‘55 Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Bennett ‘71 Mrs. Margaret O. Bergh ‘76 Mr. John A. Boyd ‘56 and Ms. Majorie Dorfman Mr. and Mrs. Carl R. Cramer ‘72 Mr. and Mrs. W. Richard Davis ‘72 Mr. and Mrs. Courtney R. Fritts ‘56 Ms. Lee Horne ‘77 Mr. and Mrs. David J. Shotwell ‘59 Christopher C. Curry ‘89 Mr. Keith H. Liddle ‘89 Juliette H. Dajani ‘20 Mr. Michael DeTogni ‘10 Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Hess Dr. Yoshihiko Ninomiya and Dr. Sayuri Ninomiya Mr. and Mrs. Patrick A. Nolan Robert H. Dalling, Sr. ‘29 Mr. A. Martin Ball ‘56 Mr. John A. Boyd ‘56 and Ms. Majorie Dorfman

James M. Davin Mr. Suresh Bhirud Mr. Andrew Blum Mr. Bruce S. Foerster John McMahon & Sons Mr. Damian Huggins and Ms. Natasha Leitch-Huggins ‘97 Mob Scene Mr. and Mrs. Phil Noble Ms. Blair Rich Mrs. Letizia Riether Mr. Robert A. Riether ‘97 Seismic Productions, LLC Dr. Leo Shea Mr. and Mrs. Adam Stinelli Mr. and Mrs. H. James Toffey Richard K. Dorn Mr. and Mrs. John H. Kuhlmann, Jr. ‘65 Mr. Peter F. Nystrom ‘65 BLA IR B ULLE T IN 91

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Memorial Gifts Sharon H. Driver Mr. William W. Driver, Jr. ‘65 James L. Dudley ‘58 Dr. and Mrs. William S. Dudley ‘54 Lucian Fletcher, Jr. ‘41 Mr. and Mrs. Craig U. Dana, Sr. ‘60 George B. Gaul ‘35 Mrs. Diane L. Gaul George W. Gibbs ‘50 Mrs. Barbara A. Gibbs Alfred F. Grande, Jr. ‘54 Mr. and Mrs. Hobart D. Van Deusen ‘54 Michael A. Habermann ‘41 Mr. Peter Habermann Charles E. Hall Mr. and Mrs. William H. Culviner ‘48 Mr. Charles T. Hall ‘43 Frank M. Hammond, Jr. ‘48 Prof. and Mrs. Christian H. Moe ‘47 Jay Barry Harris Dr. Deborah and Mr. Richard A. Rubin ‘68 Robert F. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert E. O’Connell ‘57 Carolyn Hilgendorff Mr. William R. Hilgendorff, Jr. ‘46 Eugene F. Hogenauer Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brinkerhoff ‘44 Andy Holmes Mr. and Mrs. H. James Griffith ‘60 James M. Howard, Jr. Mr. A. Martin Ball ‘56 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Blankley, Jr. ‘71 Mr. John A. Boyd ‘56 and Ms. Majorie Dorfman Dr. and Mrs. Steven L. Driever ‘65 Mr. and Mrs. Courtney R. Fritts ‘56 Mr. Marc W. Suffern II ‘61 Mr. Andros B. Thomson ‘64 Mary C. Howard Conklin ‘71 Mr. Huxley H. Conklin ‘71 Fred A. Johnson Dr. and Mrs. DeWitt C. Baldwin, Jr. ‘39 Wilfred Jones Mr. and Mrs. Stanton B. Woodcock ‘74 Murgerdich N. Kalemjian 1901 Ms. Anne L. Kalemjian and Mr. Randolph E. Suhl Edwin H. H. Kalemjian ‘32 Ms. Anne L. Kalemjian and Mr. Randolph E. Suhl Joseph Kelsall Mr. and Mrs. Courtney R. Fritts ‘56 Carol Kimmelman Mr. Mekhi J. Holley ‘17 Bryan Kirkpatrick Ms. Molly Kirkpatrick ‘04 Stephen J. Kuk Mr. A. Martin Ball ‘56 Mr. John A. Boyd ‘56 and Ms. Majorie Dorfman Mr. and Mrs. Courtney R. Fritts ‘56

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Alfred A. LaFountain, Jr. ‘44 Mr. A. A. LaFountain III Mr. John C. LaFountain Ms. K. Emi LaFountain ‘11 Donald E. Lawshe Ms. Angela C. Celeste ‘07 Mr. Brent Stephen Henry Waddington ‘04 Deann Lay Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Lay ‘65 Lisher Lee Mr. Robert Sarate and Ms. Anita C. Sarate ‘88 Jean D. Lieberman Mr. Thomas S. Lieberman ‘02 M. Michael Lobsitz ‘43 Mrs. Robin V. Lobsitz Fernando Marcial, Hon. ‘39 Mr. A. Martin Ball ‘56 Mr. John A. Boyd ‘56 and Ms. Majorie Dorfman Mr. and Mrs. Courtney R. Fritts ‘56 Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Kahn ‘52 Mr. and Mrs. W. Brandt Nako ‘78 Gregory T. Marion ‘96 Dr. and Mrs. Douglas L. Marion Ryan P. McGrath ‘98 Mr. Brian M. Agresta ‘98 Mr. and Mrs. Adam Boyd ‘98 J. Ronald McLean ‘69 Mr. J. Jeffrey Corwin ‘65 State Farm Companies Foundation Ray J. Mendoza, USMC ‘87 Mr. and Mrs. Noel E. Clavel ‘87 Edwin M. Michael ‘43 Mrs. Jeanne N. Michael John R. Naisby III ‘57 Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Magee, Jr. ‘57 Mr. and Mrs. James H. G. Naisby ‘57 The Estate of John R. Naisby, III ‘57 Mr. and Mrs. Melvin A. Tabak ‘57 Ryan A. Newton ‘08 Ms. Anu C. Akinbamidele ‘11 Mr. David W. Brandwood ‘08 Ms. Stephanie Brown Mr. Gary Chan Ms. Julie Chan Ms. Sophia Collas Disney Employee Matching Gifts Mr. Dylan K. Evans ‘08 Ms. Maeve A. Fahey ‘10 Ms. Rachel Finkelstein Ms. Danielle Finn Ms. Louise Firestone Mr. Jonathan D. Gallagher ‘08 Ms. Alexa M. Gilmartin ‘08 Mr. Tony Gonzalez Mr. Alexander Green Ms. Andrea Green Ms. Jean Han Mr. Kyle V. Hanson ‘08 Ms. Madeline A. Hargis ‘08 Mr. Benjamin Harvitt Edward H. Harvitt Family Foundation Ms. Susan Hensler

Mr. Adam C. Hogue ‘09 Mr. Brendan Houle Ms. Madeline R. Johnson ‘06 Ms. Cynthia Kim Ms. Marjorie Kipp Ms. Lisia Leon Ms. Sheila Look Ms. Jenna A. Lubliner ‘09 Mr. and Ms. Sheldon R. Lubliner LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Inc. Mrs. Clarissa Lyons Mr. Mark Mallek and Ms. Sheila Lavu Ms. Marissa Mattar ‘08 Ms. Bernice Mbadugha Dr. Bessie Mbadugha Ms. Michaela McCrink ‘08 Ms. Taylor C. McKay ‘08 Ms. Elizabeth S. McNeill ‘14 Mrs. Joyce K. McNeill Ms. Laura A. McNeill ‘08 Dr. Malcolm Merriweather Ms. Anita Mizula Mr. Alex S. Motiuk ‘08 Schafer Newman Ms. Andowah Newton Mr. Edward B. Newton, Jr. Mr. Oz Nicco-Annan Ms. Siobhan O’Leary Ms. Robin Olinyk Mr. Gary Pai Mr. Brandon Phan Ms. Caitlin Pinkard ‘08 Mr. Kris Pitney Ms. Sarah Rauber Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rubin Ms. Finja Schmidt Mrs. Denarra Simmons Ms. Alaina Smalley Ms. Jaclyn Steger ‘07 Ms. Kaitlin E. Surdoval ‘08 Ms. Samantha M. Tilney ‘08 Ms. Tina A. Tozzi ‘08 Ms. Zoe Tsagaris Ms. Lindsay Wilczynski Ms. Ashley Williams Mr. Robert Winter Edward Olsen Mr. Dennis A. Braun and Mrs. Sandra L. Olsen Braun ‘81 John C. Ostlund Mr. Alexander M. Scharnberg ‘91 John D. Pappas ‘66 Mr. James P. Cowden ‘66 Dean C. Pappas ‘58 Mr. and Mrs. Frederick B. Rollinson II ‘58 Gordon E. Paul Mr. and Mrs. Stuart G. Miller ‘61 Charles S. Phillips ‘52 Mrs. Phyllis Eden Jared R. Platt ‘07 Mr. Anthony M. Valles ‘08 Arthur A. Richmond III ‘38 Ms. Brenda M. Richmond Mr. Hugh M. Richmond ‘77 Mr. and Mrs. John T. Tuttle ‘38

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Memorial Gifts Benjamin D. Roman ‘52 Dr. Edwin I. Megargee ‘54 and Mrs. Sara Jill Mercer Dale R. Rosenson ‘72 Mr. Andros B. Thomson ‘64 Richard W. Rouse Mr. James Heath ‘64 and Dr. Edith Heath Robert G. Rouse, Jr. ‘42 Mrs. Shirley A. Rouse Simone N. Saxon ‘94 Mr. and Mrs. Bryan P. Kelly ‘94 Mr. Kevin Hines and Mrs. Stephanie J. Marcial ‘95 Mr. Jason Frey and Ms. Joanne L. Wrzesinsky ‘94 Craig R. Schmidt ‘77 Ms. Lee Horne ‘77 Mr. Richard T. Luzzi ‘77 W. Jeffery Seubel ‘63 Mr. L. Carter Crewe III AL ‘63 Mr. Donald K. Usher, Jr. ‘63 Barry M. Shabus ‘65 Mrs. Karen L. Rozen Sabrina M. Simmons ‘89 Mr. Joel D. Molinoff and Mrs. Jennifer J. Bear-Molinoff ‘89 Mrs. Steffanie R. Dohn ‘89 Mr. Shindana B. Montague ‘89 Leonard S. Simon ‘54 Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Marion Simon

Mr. and Mrs. Hobart D. Van Deusen ‘54 David W. Sobel ‘09 Mr. Ricardo De Zulueta ‘09 Mr. Adam C. Hogue ‘09 Kurt Socha ‘06 Mr. Jeffrey B. Clausen and Mrs. Rebecca Austill-Clausen Mr. Drew P. Horne ‘05 Ms. Lee Horne ‘77 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Maillet ‘06 Arthur J. Spring Mr. James Heath ‘64 and Dr. Edith Heath Mr. and Mrs. Clark W. Heckert ‘64 Mr. and Mrs. Roderick B. Henderson ‘64 Charles L. Steckel Mr. and Mrs. Courtney R. Fritts ‘56 Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Mueller ‘49 David S. Stoner ‘96 Ms. Melissa J. Stock ‘94 David B. Teufel ‘87 Mr. and Mrs. Nicolas E. P. Mosko ‘87 Ms. Marnie S. Raines ‘87 Peter E. Thauer ‘57 The Nancy and Peter Thauer Family Charitable Foundation Winthrop Murray Tuttle ‘42 Mr. John T. Tuttle ‘38

Charles B. Underwood, Hon. ‘77 Mr. Xavier de Boissezon ‘00 Mr. and Mrs. A. Jon Frere, Hon. ‘74 Mr. J. Fredrick Schill and Mrs. Katherine T. Henry-Schill ‘80 Ms. Lee Horne ‘77 Mr. and Mrs. Don Jay Smith ‘65 Ms. Rebecca H. Smith ‘11 Ms. Lesley H. Underwood ‘89 Captain and Mrs. William S. Wildrick, USN Ret. ‘63 Mr. Alejandro and Mrs. Tasha R. Williams-Arroyo ‘92 Mr. and Mrs. R. John Young, Jr. ‘64 John H. Van Kirk ‘42 Mrs. Carly A. Van Kirk Milton Waddell, Sr. Mr. Thomas E. McLean ‘73 Harold F. Walker Mr. and Mrs. William H. Culviner ‘48 Mr. and Mrs. Courtney R. Fritts ‘56 Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Kahn ‘52 Merck Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Hobart D. Van Deusen ‘54 John D. Weesner ‘64 Mr. and Mrs. John P. Weesner ‘94 Paul R. White Mr. and Mrs. G. Jack Benge, Jr. ‘65 Dr. Robert Rosenthal ‘70 and Mrs. Barbara Chuoke

Honorary Gifts Mr. John E. Alden, Jr. ‘63 Ms. Madonna VanDeusen Ms. Grace Lensink Mr. Reo Aono Mr. Nisheel D. Amin ‘17 Mr. Samuel J. Chandler ‘17 Mr. Christopher C. DiPaolo ‘17 Mr. Stephen W. Marcus ‘17 Mr. Samuel M. Orazem ‘17 Mr. Michael Pressler ‘17 Mr. David M. Ryd ‘17 Ms. Alyssa Arana ‘17 Mr. R. Latta Browse and Mrs. Carolyn M. Conforti-Browse ‘79 Ms. Catharine Q. Berry-Toon ‘17 Mr. R. Latta Browse and Mrs. Carolyn M. Conforti-Browse ‘79 Mr. Joseph Mandel ‘16 Mr. John C. Bogle ‘47 Ms. Kristen E. Bogart ‘01 Mrs. Christy L. Burkart ‘97 Mr. Darrius T. Campbell ‘13 Mr. Kyle D. Horne ‘02 Mr. and Mrs. Hyung Ik Kim ‘05 Mr. Matthew Lidinsky and Mrs. Sally A. Lidinsky ‘01 Mr. and Mrs. Scott E. McKee ‘77 Mr. Alexander Niles III ‘84 Mr. Adam V. Sampieri ‘99 Mr. Geoffrey and Captain Caren M. Standfast ‘95 Mr. Gabriel R. Vallejo ‘02 and Mrs. Victoria C. Vallejo ‘02

Mr. Simon K. Kline and Dr. Christy C. Visaggi ‘98 Ms. Jessie R. Wilburn ‘04

Ms. Daisy M. Kahn ‘19 Mr. and Mrs. Mike Kahn

Dr. Everardo G. Clavel Mr. Chase Palanca ‘15

Mr. Charles B. Kalemjian ‘58 Ms. Anne L. Kalemjian and Mr. Randolph E. Suhl

Mr. Shannon S. E. Davis ‘14 Mr. Dong Hyuk Kim ‘12

Ms. Natasha Leitch-Huggins ‘97 Mrs. Rachel D. Clouser ‘97

Mr. Zachary A. Dow Mr. Stephen W. Marcus ‘17

Mr. Garrett M. Long ‘20 Mr. and Mrs. William Long

Mr. Trevor P. Draper ‘05 Mr. Christopher Morris

Mrs. Elizabeth N. McDowell ‘00 Mr. and Mrs. William G. Niles

Ms. Jane C. Fitzpatrick ‘17 Mr. R. Latta Browse and Mrs. Carolyn M. Conforti-Browse ‘79

Mr. Robert A. Neff ‘49 Ms. Kelsey A. Vella ‘11

Ms. Shoshana M. Geller ‘16 Ms. Emily S. Cort ‘16 Ms. Fiona Ingla Vives-Fierro ‘17 Mr. R. Latta Browse and Mrs. Carolyn M. Conforti-Browse ‘79 Mr. Dillon R. Hoffman ‘10 Mr. and Mrs. Russel L. Duryea, Jr. Ms. Margaret B. Hoffman ‘11 Mr. and Mrs. Russel L. Duryea, Jr. Dr. David M. Inkeles Mr. and Mrs. John J. W. Inkeles ‘93 Mr. Jesse Jeffries Mr. Thomas E. McLean ‘73

Mr. Victor J. Roccki II ‘18 Mr. and Mrs. Victor J. Roccki Mr. Steven M. Roethke ‘90 Mr. and Mrs. W. Steven Roethke Ms. Karin E. Roethke-Kahn ‘93 Mr. and Mrs. W. Steven Roethke Ms. Olivia N. Scialla ‘20 Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Scialla Mr. and Mrs. Davis Cotugno Mrs. Kimberly M. Vesce Panzanaro ‘92 Mr. and Mrs. Vincent C. Vesce Mr. Vincent A. Vesce ‘90 Mr. and Mrs. Vincent C. Vesce

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1938

John T. Tuttle March 9, 2017 Juno Beach, Florida

1954

Alfred F. Grande Jr. March 23, 2017 Alexandria, Virginia

1966

James P. Cowden August 5, 2017 Santa Rosa, California

1940

George K. Stokes March 15, 2017 Lancaster, Ohio

1954

Robert B. Hauck April 16, 2017 Flemington, New Jersey

1966

Matthew H. Young March 23, 2017 Burlington, Vermont

1942

Robert G. Rouse Jr. February 19, 2017 Wallingford, Connecticut

1954

Alan M. Henion May 30, 2017 Jacksonville, Florida

1974

Neil R. Arther July 10, 2017 St. Augustine, Florida

1943

Richard F. Balzac 1954 June 19, 2017 Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

August A. Jonckheer April 4, 2017 Miami, Florida

1974

J. Raymond Prideaux III May 15, 2017 Phoenix, Arizona

1948

H. Daniel Birchard Jr. April 21, 2017 Reno, Nevada

1954

Christian D. Rittman March 19, 2017 Singer Island, Florida

1987

David B. Teufel March 22, 2017 Portland, Maine

1948

James F. Shepherd June 3, 2017 New Providence, New Jersey

1954

Lawrence L. Speer November 1, 2014 Parks, Arizona

1996

Jared F. Adams June 21, 2017 South River, New Jersey

1950

Ronald C. Chaffee March 26, 2017 Winterville, North Carolina

1958

Richard S. Ogden June 16, 2017 Pinehurst, North Carolina

2005

James D. Schneider March 22, 2017 Grand Rapids, Michigan

1951

Jack H. Van Hart April 27, 2017 Winter Haven, Florida

1959

James H. Sapp May 25, 2015 Orlando, Florida

Former Trustee Robert C. Binder April 18, 2017 Far Hills, New Jersey

1952

Robert C. Hamlin July 5, 2017 Jupiter, Florida

1962

Steven G. Johnson January 31, 2017 St. Louis, Missouri

1954

Lee A. Dobson May 31, 2016 Lakewood, New Jersey

1965

John G. Ritzenthaler Jr. August 16, 2017 Lafayette, Colorado

1954

Robert A. Ginsburg October 31, 2016 Lake Worth, Florida

Former Faculty (1955-1958) Henry P. Williams July 9, 2017 Mt. Bethel, Pennsylvania Past Parent Jean L. Ritzenthaler April 26, 2017 Bend, Oregon

1938 John T. Tuttle. Mr. Tuttle was a generous and loyal supporter of the School and a charter member of the John C. Sharpe Society of planned givers. Having entered Blair in 1936, he was an honor-roll student and a member of the varsity football and track teams. Upon graduating from Williams College in 1942, he served in the British army paratroops during World War II. Mr. Tuttle worked in advertising sales for House & Garden and American Home magazines in New York City before returning home to Oneida, New York, 1 2 4 S U M M ER - FAL L 2017

to succeed his father as editor and publisher of the Oneida Daily Dispatch. He was active in many community and professional organizations, including the Oneida Library, Oneida Chamber of Commerce, Oneida Community Chest, Oneida City Hospital, the Rotary Club, the New York Associated Dailies and the New York State Publishers Association. Mr. Tuttle married his wife, Charlotte, in 1947, and together they raised three children. Upon retirement, they settled in North Chatham, Massachusetts, where Mr. Tuttle was a member of the

Monomoy Yacht Club and the Stage Harbor Yacht Club. They later moved to Florida. Mr. Tuttle is survived by his wife of 70 years, three children, two grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. He was predeceased by his brother, W. Murray Tuttle â&#x20AC;&#x2122;42. 1940 George K. Stokes. During his postgraduate year at Blair, Mr. Stokes was state champion in the 100-yard backstroke, and he went on to earn a

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1943 varsity “O” in swimming at The Ohio State University. World War II Army service interrupted his college years— he proudly served in the European theatre from 1942 to 1945—and then he returned to Ohio State, where he completed his bachelor’s degree in 1949. Mr. Stokes worked in purchasing for such companies as Brush Wellman, General Motors and Anchor Hocking before becoming a business teacher and swimming coach at Lancaster City High School in Lancaster, Ohio. He mentored many students as they began their business careers, and served his community as a Lancaster YMCA swimming coach and trustee and as an active member of several civic organizations. Mr. Stokes enjoyed golf and woodworking, and he loved spending time with his wife of 64 years, Betty, and their family. Predeceased by Betty in 2014, he is survived by three children, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. 1942 Robert G. Rouse Jr. A loyal Blair graduate, Mr. Rouse was a member of the John C. Sharpe Society of planned givers. During his two years at the School, he served as a dorm proctor and participated in fencing and track; the 1942 ACTA describes him as a “studious lad” who was “known at Blair for his voice as president of the music appreciation club.” Mr. Rouse graduated from the Spartan School of Aero Engineering and worked at Grumman Aerospace Corp. A retired Navy Reserve captain, he is survived by his wife, Shirley, and four children. The Rouse family has a long Blair legacy, and Mr. Rouse was preceded in death by his aunts, Constance W. Demarest (class of 1914) and Marion R. Moulds (class of 1912); his uncle, Hayden K. Rouse (class of 1909); and his father, Robert G. Rouse Sr. (class of 1915).

Richard F. Balzac. Mr. Balzac served in the U.S. Navy as an aviation electronics technician’s mate and graduated from Cornell University in 1949. During his year at Blair, he resided in East Hall and was a member of the soccer, wrestling and track teams. Mr. Balzac worked for the family-run coffee importing business, Balzac Brothers & Company, which was founded in 1921 by his father and uncle. Preceded in death by his beloved wife of 68 years, Jane, his brother, John R. Balzac ’47, and cousin, Lucian Fletcher Jr. ’41, Mr. Balzac is survived by his two daughters and seven grandchildren, as well as his brother, Ralph P. Balzac ’49, and cousin, John J. Fletcher ’45. 1948 H. Daniel Birchard Jr. The 1948 ACTA notes that Mr. Birchard was “by far the leading musician of Top-floor East, Horace ‘the drummin’ man,’ and his Royal Swingsters.” Mr. Birchard was a wearer of the varsity B as a member of the football and basketball teams, and he was a member of the modern music society. He graduated from Cornell University and worked for RCA for several years before establishing and operating a gourmet shop and catering and skiing businesses in Tahoe City, California. He retired in 1998 and, soon after, moved to Reno, Nevada. Mr. Birchard was predeceased by his wife, Jean. James F. Shepherd. Mr. Shepherd, known to his classmates as “Shep,” was a two-year Blair student “who received high marks—football and wrestling team were his chief athletic interest,” as noted in the 1948 ACTA. In 1953, he earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Lafayette College, and he served two years in the U.S. Army. Mr. Shepherd started his business career at Procter and Gamble and retired as a vice president of Merrill Lynch in 1990. In his 27 years of retirement, he hunted and fished all over North America and enjoyed genealogy, photography and gardening.

Mr. Shepherd is survived by his devoted wife of 61 years, Janet, three children and four grandchildren. 1950 Ronald C. Chaffee. Described as a “hard worker” in the 1950 ACTA, Mr. Chaffee ran track, played baseball and was a lead vocalist of the Blair dance band during his year at the School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in commerce and finance at Bucknell University and, upon graduation, served two years’ active duty as an air ground control officer in the Marine Corps. Mr. Chaffee then began a long and successful career with IBM. He worked for the company’s military products division and surface transportation marketing team on projects involving air defense, military logistics, civilian airline reservation systems and more. Later, Mr. Chafee left IBM and became a Greenville, North Carolina, real estate agent until his retirement. He was an active deacon, elder and choir member in many churches as he relocated around the country for his work. He is survived by his wife, Dee, two children, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. 1951 Jack H. Van Hart. Following his one year at Blair, Mr. Van Hart served in the U.S. Navy before earning his undergraduate degree at Stetson University in 1957. He worked in sales management for much of his career at companies including the National Brewing Company and Colorado Boxed Beef. A sports enthusiast and avid golfer, Mr. Van Hart sank 12 holes-in-one during his lifetime and won several championships at Florida golf courses. He is survived by four children, 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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1952 Robert C. Hamlin. A graduate of Bowdoin College, Mr. Hamlin served as a first lieutenant in the Army Signal Corps, during which he operated some of the first large-scale digital computers. His business career took him to companies including General Foods, Young & Rubicam—where he was a member of the team that won a Clio Award for the “Be a Pepper” advertising campaign—and the Dr. Pepper Company. Mr. Hamlin enjoyed travel, golf and his work managing the Jack Nicklaus Golf Calendar for Executive Sports. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Carol, three children and four grandchildren. 1954 Lee A. Dobson. Mr. Dobson, known as “Al” to his classmates, was a lifelong resident of New Jersey who attended Blair for one year. A member of Blair’s track team, he played on Verona High School’s 1952 championship football team and was inducted into the Verona High School Hall of Fame. Mr. Dobson worked as a steamfitter of Local Union #475 in Warren, New Jersey. He is survived by his loving wife, Ann, two children, 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Robert A. Ginsburg. A two-year Blair student, Mr. Ginsburg was a member of the press club, international society and varsity golf club. He graduated from Lehigh University in 1958 and served as president of the Sacks Woolen Company before becoming an independent insurance agent. Mr. Ginsburg loved to golf, and he will be remembered for his charm, good humor and generous nature. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Linda, two children and five grandchildren. Alfred F. Grande Jr. Mr. Grande was a generous and loyal classmate; the 1954 ACTA notes that he was nominated most dependable and a class leader. He graduated from Bucknell University in 1958 with a double major in psychology and 1 2 6 S U M M ER - FAL L 2017

sociology and was commissioned an officer in the U.S. Army; he proudly served his country for 20 years, including two tours in Vietnam. Following his retirement from the military, Mr. Grande and his wife, Claire, founded ASAP Printing and Mailing Company in Alexandria, Virginia. He served on the Chamber of Commerce, the Alexandria Police Foundation, the Retired Military Police Officers’ Association and many other civic organizations. In 2012, Mr. Grande was honored as a “Living Legend of Alexandria” in recognition of his vision and dedication, which made a positive, tangible difference in the quality of life in Alexandria. He leaves his loving wife of 57 years, two children, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Robert B. Hauck. Mr. Hauck was a fouryear Blair student and a member of the School’s undefeated 1951 football team. A graduate of the College of William and Mary and the American Academy of Funeral Service in New York City, he owned and operated the Robert B. Hauck Funeral Home in Readington, New Jersey, from 1959 to 1972. A lifelong New Jersey resident, Mr. Hauck was active in Flemington Borough, Readington Township and Hunterdon County government. Among his many posts, he served as mayor of Readington Township in 1967 and mayor of Flemington Borough from 2007 to 2010. Mr. Hauck also served his community as a member and past president of the Flemington Lion’s Club and the East Whitehouse Fire Department; a member of the Whitehouse Rescue Squad; and a director of Somerset Savings Bank. Survived by his wife, Robin, two children, three grandchildren and his brother, Anthony M. Hauck ’48, Mr. Hauck was preceded in death by his brother, John F. Hauck ’51.

Alan M. Henion. Following one year at Blair, Mr. Henion earned his bachelor’s degree at Duke University (1958) and, later, his master’s in business administration at Baldwin Wallace University (1978). Mr. Henion served for 20 years in the U.S. Navy supply corps, retiring as a commander. He enjoyed a second career in business, working in the personal computer field and eventually establishing his own computer rental business in Jacksonville, Florida. Mr. Henion was an avid tennis player and a brilliant bridge player, and he loved pinochle. He is survived by his loving wife, Caroline, two children, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. August A. Jonckheer. Described as a “future engineer” and “all-around good guy” in the 1954 ACTA, Mr. Jonckheer was a varsity soccer and track athlete during his two years at Blair. He remained a loyal classmate through the years and established a legacy at Blair that includes his four children, Deborah A. Jesurun ’74, Margareth G. Petit ’74, Willem A. Jonckheer ’77 and Patricia J. Jonckheer-Martijn ’81; and four grandchildren, Christopher M. Jonckheer ’02, Jonathan A. Jonckheer ’07, Joelle M. Petit ’09 and Christelle C. Petit ’13. During his long business career, Mr. Jonckheer served as president of two familyowned companies, Cur-Ant Trading Corp. and Revolution Spirits Co. He was predeceased by his wife, Gudelia. Christian D. Rittman. A successful mortgage-industry executive, Mr. Rittman matriculated at Roanoke University in Salem, Virginia. He was an outstanding runner at Roanoke; at Kearny High School in Kearny, New Jersey; and at Blair, where he served as the Bucs’ cross country captain during his postgraduate year. Mr. Rittman lived near the Jersey Shore most of his life and spent winters in Singer Island, Florida, for the past 50 years. He was a

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boater and fisherman who also enjoyed skiing and traveling. Mr. Rittman is survived by his wife of 57 years, Doris, three sons, four grandchildren and two step-grandchildren. Lawrence L. Speer. Mr. Speer played on Blair’s football and basketball teams and continued his education at Duke University. He was the owner and operator of Repair-It Industries in Barberton, Ohio, as well as other business ventures. Mr. Speer enjoyed basketball throughout his life and played at the Senior Olympic level. He is survived by his wife, Cece, two children and grandchildren.

1962

1966

Steven G. Johnson. A member of the football and wrestling teams during his four years at Blair, Dr. Johnson earned his undergraduate degree at Furman University, his master’s at Wake Forest University and his doctorate at Washington University. A licensed psychologist, he worked for much of his career for the Special School District in St. Louis, Missouri, and devoted many hours to volunteer work after his retirement. Mr. Johnson was a man of strong faith, a gardener, an inventor and a seasoned international traveler. He is survived by his wife, Florence, and six children.

James P. Cowden. A two-year Blair student, Mr. Cowden was a member of the Blue and White Key Society and track team, as well as a varsity swimming captain. He celebrated with the class of 1966 at their 50th reunion during Alumni Weekend 2016. Mr. Cowden attended Stanford University and enjoyed tennis, golf and swimming. He is survived by his significant other of 20 years, Georgia Barrow.

1965 1958 Richard S. Ogden. Mr. Ogden was a loyal Blair alumnus through his support of The David A. Ogden ‘87 Memorial Scholarship, which he and his wife, Ronnie, established in 1988. Mr. Ogden attended Blair for three years and continued his education at the University of Miami in Florida. He served in the U.S. Air Force and later became a United Airlines pilot, retiring as a captain of 757s and 767s after a 33-year career. Mr. Ogden also flew his own private planes, and he enjoyed skiing, reading and golf. During retirement, he and Ronnie lived in Pinehurst, North Carolina, where they were active members of the Pinehurst Country Club. Mr. Ogden is survived by his wife of 49 years and their daughter. He was preceded in death by his son, David ’87, and his brother, Bruce H. Ogden ’56. 1959 James H. Sapp. A two-year Blair student, Mr. Sapp was a member of the varsity cross country, basketball and tennis teams. He graduated from Stetson University and founded Sapp & Sapp CPAs, a Florida accounting firm where he practiced for 45 years. Mr. Sapp was a member of the Orlando Country Club. He is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Ann, two children and four grandchildren.

John G. Ritzenthaler Jr. A three-year Blair student from New Mexico, Mr. Ritzenthaler was a member of the varsity golf team and the outing club. He graduated from the of University Colorado in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in engineering. He worked for CoorsTek and was involved in several entrepreneurial endeavors during his career in engineering and software development, eventually founding eTakeoff in 2004. At his 50th Blair reunion, he reflected that his Blair experience helped give him the courage to try venturing out on his own. Mr. Ritzenthaler loved the Denver radio station WGNU, and together with his wife, Lori, loved traveling, collected art and generously supported the Ceres Community Project, an organization that teaches students to prepare organic food for people battling serious illnesses. He is part of his family’s lasting philanthropic legacy at Blair that includes the establishment of The John C.O. Ritzenthaler Scholarship and The Jack Ritzenthaler ‘37 Scholarship. Mr. Ritzenthaler is survived by his loving wife, his brother, James C. Ritzenthaler ’69, and sister, Lynne Barrett, and their spouses. He was preceded in death by his father, John G. Ritzenthaler ’37, and mother, Jean.

Matthew H. Young. A member of Blair’s varsity wrestling and track teams and recipient of the Stylus Prize, Mr. Young graduated from Alfred University with a bachelor’s degree in English. He spent the first half of his career in the restaurant industry, beginning as a manager of Dom’s Italian Restaurant in Boston and eventually opening successful establishments of his own on Martha’s Vineyard and in Cambridge. Later, he devoted himself to social services work in Vermont. He founded and led a Street Outreach Team in Burlington in 2000; in this role, he worked with individuals who suffered from homelessness, addiction and more. Mr. Young earned multiple awards for his work, including a 2009 United Way Community Impact Award and the Burlington Police Department’s 2014 Badge Award. A lover of good food and wine, devoted New England Patriots fan and avid golfer, Mr. Young is survived by his loving wife of 27 years, Sheryl, and his stepson. 1974 Neil R. Arther. A member of the John C. Sharpe Society of planned givers, Mr. Arther maintained close ties to many classmates and served on 1974’s 40th reunion committee. “Doc” came to Blair for his junior and senior years. He began his college career at Syracuse University and earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at Bethany College in 1979 and his JD at Stetson University’s College of Law in 1981. Mr. Arther and his wife, Cathy, met at Stetson; they were married for 31 years and are the parents of two children. A Florida attorney, Mr. Arthur

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Former Faculty (1955-1958) was known for his loyalty to his friends, to causes he held dear and to several sports teams. He is survived by his wife and children. J. Raymond Prideaux III. Mr. Prideaux was a four-year Blair student. A former resident of Tucson, Arizona, he lived most recently in Denville, New Jersey, where he was an active member of the community and served as a volunteer firefighter. A devoted husband and father, Mr. Prideaux is survived by his father, John R. Prideaux Jr. ’49, wife, Svetlana Efimova-Prideaux, and two children. 1987 David B. Teufel. Entering Blair in 1985, Mr. Teufel was a member of the varsity football team and the Blue and White Key Society. He graduated from Lehigh University with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and began his career as a copywriter for L.L. Bean in Freeport, Maine, later advancing to corporate public relations. Mr. Teufel branched into video development and production when he moved to Colorado to work for Orion; later, he co-founded the High Pines Creative Group, specializing in public relations and trade show exhibits for the outdoor industry. He was an outdoorsman, expert fisherman and a lover of adventure. Mr. Teufel is survived by his parents, siblings, his former wife, Margery, and their two children. 1996 Jared F. Adams. Raised on The Lawrenceville School campus in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, Mr. Adams was a three-year student at Blair Academy, where he played baseball and football. He was a loyal member of the class of 1996, serving on his 20th-reunion committee and as a class representative for several years. Mr. Adams attended Ithaca College, and, over the course of his career, he

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worked in account management for such companies as Exceptional Parent magazine, ALK Technologies, NeuLion and BridgeView IT. He was a great fan of the New York Yankees and the University of North Carolina basketball team and a devoted friend who will be deeply missed. Preceded in death by his father, he is survived by his mother, Joanne, and sister. 2005 James D. Schneider. James was a member of the Blair Academy Players and the soccer and lacrosse teams. He studied at Glasgow University and worked in the healthcare industry at a hospice care center in New Mexico. James is survived by his wife, Jane, and daughter, Asher. He remained a close friend to many classmates, and his family legacy includes his father, Christian C. Schneider ’78, mother, Leah D. Schneider ’78, uncle, Eric B. Schneider ’75, aunt, Michele G. Schneider ’77, and sister, Lauren Schneider ’10. Former Trustee Robert C. Binder. Father of Carlin C. Binder ’95 and Ashlee B. McMackin ’96, Mr. Binder was elected to the Blair Board of Trustees from 1995 to 2003 and reelected from 2004 to 2010. He served on the Buildings and Grounds, Budget, Long-Range Planning and Executive Committees during his years on the Board and generously supported the School’s many initiatives. Mr. Binder was a graduate of Parsons College in Fairfield, Iowa, and began his career working alongside his father at Binder Machinery Company in Union, New Jersey. Dedicated to the success of the family business, he eventually became its chairman and chief executive officer. Mr. Binder was a keen reader, fisherman and golfer. He is survived by his wife, Suzan, four children and seven grandchildren.

Henry P. Williams. A veteran science teacher, Mr. Williams taught chemistry and general science for three years at Blair before moving to the Bangor school district in Pennsylvania, where he was instrumental in starting the planetarium at the Bangor Middle School. Mr. Williams earned his bachelor’s degree in science education from Kutztown University and his master’s degree in education from Temple University. A World War II Army veteran, he volunteered at many organizations in his community and enjoyed gardening, listening to classical music and reading. Mr. Williams is survived by his wife of 54 years, Lillian, four children and six grandchildren. Past Parent Jean L. Ritzenthaler. Widow of beloved physician Dr. John G. Ritzenthaler ’37, Mrs. Ritzenthaler was a loyal supporter of the School and a member of the John C. Sharpe Society of planned givers. Her family’s Blair legacy includes the The John C.O. Ritzenthaler Scholarship, established in 1963 in honor of her husband’s father who believed that no gift was more valuable than a good education. In 2012, Mrs. Ritzenthaler and her children established a second Blair scholarship, The John G. Ritzenthaler ’37 Scholarship, to honor their late husband and father’s commitment to education and affection for Blair. A Duke University graduate, Mrs. Ritzenthaler is survived by her son, James C. Ritzenthaler ’69, daughter, Lynne Barrett, their spouses and five grandchildren. Her elder son, John G. Ritzenthaler Jr. ’65, passed away in the months following her death.

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