BOYS’ LATIN MAGAZINE
SUMMER 2016 / VOLUME 3
Celebrating John Bowling’s
50 YEARS OF SERVICE CLASS OF 2016
COMMENCEMENT
HOMECOMING
REUNION WEEKEND
ALSO INSIDE / ONE LOVE / SPRING SPORTS / REMEMBERING BREVARD STREET ... & MUCH MORE!
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MAGAZINE Our boys are returning from summer vacation, regaling one another with stories of their own adventures, challenges and triumphs. In so many ways, the beginning of school feels like “…the most wonderful time of the year.”
To receive a copy, contact Lisa Anthony 410.377.5192 x1106 Editorial Team Pat Gugerty ’83, Assistant Headmaster for Advancement
Cathi Hilpert,
Communications Coordinator
POSTINGS As I write to you, our campus is alive again with the sights and sounds of school life. Faculty have returned from a summer away, reconnecting with one another and sharing stories of travel, professional development and more. Our boys are returning from summer vacation, regaling one another with stories of their own adventures, challenges and triumphs. In so many ways, the beginning of school feels like “…the most wonderful time of the year.” On the pages that follow, we reflect on the conclusion of the 2015-16 academic year. The winter and spring were a time of great celebration: from the dedication of the Bauer Student Commons to a spectacular Homecoming and memorable graduation. Most notably, we recognized the 50-year tenure of John G. Bowling H ’10 as a member of the Boys’ Latin faculty. In 1966, Mr. Bowling began a long and storied career teaching the classics as only he could... Indeed, Hail Caesar! The School’s longest serving classroom instructor, “Our Man J.B.” introduced more than a thousand Lakers to their first taste of declensions and the mysteries of Greek and Roman culture. Now teaching his third generation of Lakers (think
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Mac Kennedy ’76,
Director of Alumni Relations
Katie Reid,
about that: he’s taught the father, the son AND the grandson!), John is a fixture at games, concerts, plays and any event that features our students. Perhaps that’s why he’s among the most sought after faculty members when alumni return – whether they graduated last June or many Junes ago. Most of all, John Bowling personifies our faculty’s commitment to the formative development of our boys: to foster enduring personal relationships and instill in each boy a desire to strive for academic and personal excellence. What a tremendous example John Bowling has set for our faculty, and what a privilege it is to share in this work with colleagues who universally help our good boys grow to be great men. I hope that you’ll enjoy the beginning of the fall and that you’ll visit us soon.
Director of Digital Media
John Sieverts H ’07,
Director of Development
Creative Team James Hersick
Creative Director, Native Communications
Photography Team Larry Canner Annemarie Merow Don Obrecht Derrick Thomas Katie Wollman Sarah Woods BL Photography Club LifeTouch Mighty Engine
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All the best,
Christopher J. Post / Headmaster
John Bowling celebrates 50 years at Boys’ Latin; photo by Lifetouch 2
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SUMMER 2016 FEATURES 04 Commencement
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Senior Class Awards Class of 2016 Colleges
CONNECTIONS 16 Homecoming Weekend 21 Laker Golf Outing 22 Remembering Brevard Street
08 Closing Convocation Faculty Awards
23 Polysyllabic Words
09 John Bowling
24 A New Name for a New Space
Celebrating 50 years!
CAMPUS NEWS / 10 Lower & Middle School Closing Exercises & Awards
26 Generous Gift for BL Robotics 27 New Board of Visitors 27 Class Notes 34 New Trustees
12 One Laker, One Love Day
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COMMENCEMENT THE CLASS OF 2016 CELEBRATE THE BONDS THEY WON’T FORGET by Sarah Woods
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eniors and families gathered with smiles of joy, pride and thankfulness to celebrate a beautiful 172nd Commencement on the front lawn. Soon-to-be graduates met early in the Alumni House to receive their bow ties and boutonnieres along with hugs and well wishes from faculty and staff, who helped with tying and pinning. The first notes from the Sounding Brass ensemble signaled the beginning of the formal ceremonies, and then bagpiper Andrew Shriver McGowan (BL Class of 2012) led the center-aisle processional of BL’s administration, board members, faculty, staff and the Class of 2016.
Headmaster Post welcomed all and thanked the parents, grandparents and family members for their care and support which culminated in this achievement for each graduate. Mr. Post acknowledged Student Body President Michael Morsberger and then introduced our Valedictorian Max Keefe. In his keynote address, Max expressed his gratitude to his family, the BL faculty and his classmates. To his fellow graduates, Max affirmed “the bonds we made here are ones we never want to forget.”
It was a beautiful day, a capstone event and pivotal moment for our seniors, families and community. In a beautiful and heartwarming tradition, Headmaster Post gave a personal comment about each and every one of the more than 60 graduates as their diplomas were presented. With collective input from the faculty, the comments reflect what we hold dear in each young man with humor, love and pride. The crowd was also treated to one last musical moment by our Senior Jazz Ensemble with MJ Black, Cody Carlson and Matt Knudson (plus underclassman Robbie Dittmar). It was a beautiful day, a capstone event and pivotal moment for our seniors, families and community. All graduates are heading to college in the fall, and we wish them all well.
BL OFFERED SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING SENIORS WHO WERE RECOGNIZED WITH AWARDS: MICHAEL MORSBERGER with the J. Elwood Peter Memorial Award “established by Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Peter to be presented to that member of the senior class who, in the opinion of his classmates, possesses the characteristics of heart, mind and conduct that manifest a spirit of love for and helpfulness to his fellow men as were exemplified by their son, J. Elwood Harrison Peter ‘34.” MICHAEL MORSBERGER with the Jack H. Williams Award for Benevolence “established in 1978 by the School in memory of Mr. Williams ‘38, beloved Headmaster 1962-78, whose concern and love for others was the paragon for the spirit of caring at Boys’ Latin.” ANDREW BRENNAN with the Julian and Carolyn Smith Alumni Cup Award “established 100 years ago in 1916 by the Alumni Association, dedicated in 2012 to the Smiths, awarded to a member of the senior class for leadership based on character.” NATE PUCIATO with the Senior Internship Award “presented to that senior whose project is judged to be most outstanding” for his work resurrecting the biannual newsletter for Lord Baltimore Uniform Rentals. MITCHELL CASPER, SHAUMAR WILSON, COLIN AMY, BEN STARKEY, CODY CARLSON and MAX KEEFE with Faculty Awards. BOYSLATINMD.COM
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VALEDICTORIAN MAX KEEFE’S REMARKS
GOOD MORNING HEADMASTER POST, PARENTS, GUESTS, FACULTY AND THE CLASS OF 2016. I am very conflicted standing here today. And indeed, this ceremony is filled with many opposing emotions. Sadness because today is the last time we will be students on these grounds. Happiness because all our work has paid off and in a few short moments we will be receiving our diplomas. Fear for the future because it is dark and full of terrors, it is the unknown, and change is frightening. Excitement because there is so much to look forward to; college, independence, and the freedom to discover who we truly want to be. So here I stand, all of these emotions battling in my head, and I’m thinking about sweating too much and how many times my voice will crack. I’m thinking about these things because this is how I’m known here. Ms. Mullally ordered an entire box of paper towels for her room just so I could comfortably play mini-basketball in her room during my free periods. I often refused to play real basketball with guys who I shared free periods with, such as Davy Lizana, Justin Ward, and Hayden Kovinsky, using “homework” as an excuse when truly I was afraid of sweating too much. And as for the voice cracks, many of you already know what that’s like for me. I was so well known for voice cracks that when fellow Lakers had voice cracks of their own, they would pawn off their own shame by saying “I must be Keefe now.” Strangely enough, I’m going to miss this aspect of my life. I’m going to miss being known as the guy who sweats excessively and has constant voice cracks. I’m going to miss being one of many guys who is rarely if ever referred to by their first name. I’m going to miss the fact that it’s permissible to say dankles, you thought, and obviouslugh on a regular basis. I’m going to miss being part of a community, part of a class where everyone has their own little quirks, whether it’s Cody Carlson’s humor, Tommy Esposito’s obsession with the Orioles, Noah Labonte-Clark’s politics, Sam Bowen’s chairs, or Colin Amy’s height. This is when I feel sad, for I will always look back and cling to what memories I have from here, whether it was winning a baseball and a football championship, being part of a St. Paul’s game student section, or simply walking into school on a four eye Friday morning and sitting down in Mr. Morissey’s room. The thoughts of the past currently running through my head are accompanied by thoughts of what is to come. And certainly, many
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emotions are coming along with this as well. Some of you are excited for the future; the next four years of our lives will be full of great times. Some of you are scared; uncertainty of what lies ahead can be something daunting and frightening. And, I’m sure many of you are feeling a bit of both. But before I start thinking about the future, I’m going to challenge myself to do a few things. After I receive my diploma, I’m going to walk into the crowd and hug my parents. I know from personal experience that I will have trouble at college waking up at 11 and not seeing a Chick-fil-A biscuit on the counter with my clothes washed and neatly folded in my drawer. So thank you to my parents, who helped me through dependence even though I pretended to hate it. Over the next four years, I’m going to try to figure out what I want to do, whether it’s to work in film, build the iron man suit, or to be my own Wolf of Wall Street. Although I will change in the time that is to come, I never want to forget where I came from. I always want to remember those I will be leaving behind, my family and my friends. I never want to forget how incredible this school is. I want to come back and visit those who made it so special, thank all of the faculty, coaches, and current Lakers that made this such a great experience. And finally, I don’t ever want to forget you guys, my brothers who sit to the side of me. Stay in touch, because the bonds we have made here are ones we don’t want to soon forget.
“If you focus on what you left behind you will never see what lies ahead.” With all of these thoughts running through my head this morning, I remember the most important thing to think about at a time like this: we get to choose how we see every moment in our lives. There is a scene in Pixar’s Inside Out in which Joy moves her hand over the surface of a memory, and it switches back and forth between a happy and a sad memory. And, towards the end of the movie, Joy finds that memories don’t necessarily have to be overtaken by one emotion, but rather by many. Class of 2016, find comfort in the fact that this is a bittersweet time. Choose the right instances to feel sad about the times that are now behind us. Choose the appropriate moments to relish the fact that we have made it to college. Feel scared and excited and everything in between for what is to come. Much like I had trouble finding a perfect way to conclude this speech, I can’t find a way to end my time here. I have had trouble comprehending the fact that I can’t do anything to turn back time. I can’t do anything about leaving my home in the fall, leaving behind my family and my friends. But, luckily enough, I can certainly choose how I approach these realities. At times I let them sink in too deep, and sadness fills my mind. However, as I watched the end of Inside Out, the main character is best off when all of her emotions figure out a way to work in harmony. Right now I am choosing to focus on joy, because I was given the opportunity to stand in front of you all under this tent to help us say goodbye to this school, this community, and send us off to what lies ahead. Before I step away, I’d like to leave you all with a quote from Pixar’s Ratatouille “If you focus on what you left behind you will never see what lies ahead.”
The Class of 2016 Michael Jacob Morsberger President of the Student Body Max Joseph Keefe Vice President
Brendan Francis Mullally Class President Andrew Joseph Brennan Class Officer
Bennett Barth Kauffman Class Officer Mitchell Ian Casper Secretary/Parliamentarian Noah Benjamin Snyder Class Officer Grant Lee Adams * Colin Joseph Amy *◊● Logan Pearce Atkinson Timothy Rexford Beck Marc Edward Black, Jr. ■ Brett Ethan Blum *● William Samuel Bowen Andrew Joseph Brennan *◊● Timothy Billings Carle *◊● Cody Jack Carlson Mitchell Ian Casper *◊● Michael Regan Chasney, Jr. ◊● Bowman Gaines Dudley ■ Thomas Joseph Esposito Alexander Creech Cyrus Franks David Sylvan Friedman *●■ Robert Vincent Gothier III Mark Christopher Gray ■ Jeremy Ross Greenberg Cody Campbell Hess Charles Hansen Iklé Bennett Barth Kauffman *◊●■ Max Joseph Keefe *◊● Matthew William Knudsen Hayden Cole Kovinsky Dylan Joseph Kowalewski ◊●■ Noah Louis LaBonte-Clark Kahlan Michael Lee-Lermer *◊●■ Joshua Robert Lisberger *◊● Davis Jared Lizana ◊●
Matthew Taylor Lugat *◊● Joshua Andrew Lurie *◊●■ Dominic Charles Maggio *◊● Nathan Max Malinowski * Nicholas Gregory Malinowski ◊ Joseph Thomas Mallon III Ryan Joseph McNulty Aaron Samuel Mendelsohn ◊● Cameron Hayward Miller David Orrick Modell Michael Jacob Morsberger *◊● Brendan Francis Mullally *◊●■ Thomas McNair Murphy *●■ Andrew Nicholas Murrow ◊● William Elliott Bircher Page John Mauro Pezzulla, Jr. Nathaniel Remington Puciato Spencer Layton Rees ◊● William Talbot Reid *◊● Richard Henry Rosario, Jr. ◊● Andrew Michael Scholnick *◊● Corey Keim Sekulow Ryan McConnell Shaw ◊●■ Colin George Shimp Justin Charles Smith Noah Benjamin Snyder ◊●■ Patrick Kellen Stahl Benjamin McKillip Starkey Justin Lucas Ward *◊● Shaumar James Wilson Logan Andrew Wisnauskas◊
* Honors Diploma ◊ National Honor Society ● Williams Scholar ■ Ab Initio Nobiscum “With Us from the Beginning”
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STUDENT AWARDS
SOCRATIC AWARD FOR PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE: Xander Mtimet LEGACY AWARD FOR HIS LEGACY AT BOYS’ LATIN: Alex Franks
ZAKARY A. O. DEGROSS AWARD FOR COMPASSION & DEDICATION: Kwaku Akuffo
Endings Become New Beginnings 2016 CLOSING CONVOCATION
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by Sarah Woods
he dreary wet weather did not dampen the enthusiasm for Closing Convocation on May 13, as we came together as one full-school community of all students, faculty and staff for the last time in the 2015-2016 academic year. Each senior entered hand-in-hand with his kindergarten or pre-first buddy. As a fitting symbol of endings as new beginnings, Student Body President Michael Morsberger handed off his gavel as he announced Mikey Petillo as the new 2016-17 Student Body President. We are grateful not only for Michael’s leadership but also for his kind spirit and authenticity. In Closing Convocation, it has become a BL tradition to recognize faculty and staff accomplishments. Student high-fives, standing ovations and thunderous applause for beloved teachers always make this a joy-filled morning. Headmaster Post recognized and thanked departing faculty and staff (Missy Dudley, Kate Stratton, Sally Brackins, Dewey Stierer, Jim Barton, Paul Bednarowski, Evan Wilson, Kris Hare, Sarah Woods and Trish Fallon) and faculty members with certain numbers of years of service. We also thanked Alison Brennan for her service as Parents’ Association President. Many thanks to our student musicians and the All School for their performances.
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JENNIFER BROCK AWARD FOR PERSEVERANCE, COURAGE & GENEROSITY: Matthew Lugat
ALEXANDER K. BARTON AWARD FOR STRONG CHARACTER & HIGH IDEALS: Griffin McShane LAKER-TO-LAKER BUDDY AWARD: Jaylin Andrews LAKER CORPS AWARD: Tommy Hurley Chase Bailey Will Page
YEARS OF SERVICE 5 YEARS: Cathy Badmington Jim Barton Ann Jung Sean Kriebel Gillian Vernon 10 YEARS: Amy Digges Mac Kennedy Donald Obrecht Adam Osborn David Sugar Derrick Thomas
FACULTY AWARDS
FACULTY MENTORING Lower School: Ann Jung
Middle School: Gillian Vernon Upper School: Molly Mullally EXCELLENCE AWARDS Rookie of the Year: Matthew Pisarcik Kotras Award: Helen Potter Summer Grants: Andrew Robinson Debi Krulak Jimmy Morrissey Matt Stone
15 YEARS: Debi Krulak Annemarie Merow Diane Rodriguez Ritchie Schell Darrin Tucker Rich Zielaskiewicz 25 YEARS: Jennifer Streeter 35 YEARS: Terry Howell Butch Maisel 50 YEARS: John Bowling
Ford Fellowship: Meghan McGeehan Brooks Faculty Enrichment Award: Adam Osborn Jean Campbell Faculty Enrichment Award: Marta Cardarelli Joan Pyne Faculty Enrichment Award: Rebecca Giordano Colbert Summer Travel Award: Chris Kury
“John Bowling fell in love with Boys’ Latin and Boys’ Latin fell in love with John Bowling.” by Mac Kennedy ’76, Director of Alumni Relations
JOHN G. BOWLING
50 YEARS OF SERVICE
JOHN BOWLING arrived on the Boys’ Latin campus in 1966 after being hired by Jack Williams at a time when Boys’ Latin was working hard to get firmly established on a new Lake Avenue campus. Fast forward 50 years and here are just some of John Bowling’s BL career highlights: • Longest serving teaching instructor in Boys’ Latin history • Teaching third generation of BL boys • Department head for 37 years • Debating Society Director for 50 years • Senior Speech Head for 25 years • Arts Enrichment Program Director for 25 years • Student Advisor for 43 years • Commencement Speaker in 1997 • Alumni Awards Recipient: The Hodges Cup – 1989 Honorary Alumni Award – 2010 J. Duncan Smith Faculty Chair – 2012 • And the BL Yearbook has been dedicated to Mr. Bowling on three separate occasions: 1972, 2001, and 2009 Far more meaningful than any numbers are able to capture, however, John’s trademark has always been his personal interest in each of his students. He closely follows students’ careers after they leave and often when alumni return to campus to visit, the first person they want to see is John Bowling. John Bowling fell in love with Boys’ Latin and Boys’ Latin fell in love with John Bowling. John’s 50 years of outstanding service to Boys’ Latin School was officially recognized on May 7, 2016 at the Homecoming Alumni Luncheon. BOYSLATINMD.COM
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LOWER SCHOOL AWARD WINNERS Woodward Award: Ben Thomas Jack H. Williams Fellowship Award: Ben Goldsborough Frederick A. Hahn Award: Anderson Smith Benjamin Samuel Sorenson Award: Tyler Slowikowski
President’s Education Awards Program: Haiden Giles Parker Jones Glen Roe Seth Taylor Caleb Woodlon Lower School Faculty Award: Mykel Hogan
Brian C. Campbell Award: Caleb Woodlon
Timber Ridge Camp Scholarship: Micah Reid Andrew Windle
Betty Banghart Award: Sam Rosiak
Doris L. Regan Award: Savi Clark
MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARD WINNERS
Proud Moments 2016 CLOSING EXERCISES
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he official end of the 201516 school year was marked with closing exercises for the Middle and Lower Schools. We shared proud smiles between faculty, families and friends as we congratulated and celebrated both our fifthgrade class as they move up to the middle school, and our eighth-grade class as they progress to be freshmen in the upper school. In Closing Exercises, we also honored individual students for their achievements.
by Sarah Woods
Faculty and staff in the lower and middle schools sent students off to have a safe and fun-filled summer break. Lower School Head of Lower School Kathy Arnold shared this wisdom from “The Lion King” with our youngest students: “When you see your reflection, remember who you are. You are Lakers. Strive for excellence in what you do.” Middle School Head of School Brandon Mollett noted that excellence is more than just completing an assignment; “the path to excellence starts with caring.”
6th Grade Improvement Award: Saad Razzak 7th Grade Improvement Award: Devon Alton 8th Grade Improvement Award: Ben Ulery
Doris L. Regan Memorial Award: Sean Bagley George Shipley Memorial Award: Jake Miller
The Middle School Award: Hunter Hegman Jack H. Williams Award: George Haynes Maroon & White Award: Braden McClure Dale W. Sehnert Award: Jake Miller Brian Christopher Campbell Scholarship: Dale Roe Chase Murdoch Faculty Award: A.J. Levitt
PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS
Gold—Outstanding Silver— Academic Outstanding Excellence Academic Dean Berger Achievement Zachary Dudley Cole Berger Cole Erickson Chase Brown Blake Gable Stephen Davis Darius Kulchyckyj Brendan Grimes Braden McClure Lowell Hairston Jake Miller Mattias Hanchard Charles Murdoch Jacob Lapin Frank Rosiak A.J. Levitt Emre Yavalar Kendall Walker Igor Zaporozhski BOYSLATINMD.COM 11
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One Laker | One Love Day “We have created an atmosphere for our boys to have conversations with one another about being their true selves.” MEGAN KENNEY, UPPER SCHOOL COUNSELOR
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EXPLORING MASCULINITY Cathi Hilpert, Communications Coordinator
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uilding on the success of our first One Laker | One Love Day (OLOL) last spring, our entire community came together on April 15 to shape a healthier generation of boys and young men. This year’s event focused on challenging and overcoming negative stereotypes of masculinity and included developmentally appropriate activities, lessons and speakers for students in each division.
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“One Laker | One Love Day is a special time for our entire community,” said School Counselor and One Love Club Advisor Megan Kenney. “We have created an atmosphere for our boys to have conversations with one another about being their true selves. The day was a huge success with meaningful discussions among all ages.” Lower school students participated in a variety of activities focused on representations and stereotypes of boys and men. Middle school students explored the topics of self-awareness, relationships and self-expression. In the upper school, students viewed the film, The Mask You Live In, a documentary following boys and young men as they struggle to stay true to themselves while negotiating America’s narrow definition of masculinity. Following the screening, former NFL player Joe Ehrmann addressed the upper school and met with small groups of coaches and school administrators to share deeper lessons. Ehrmann is an educator, minister, coach, author, national speaker and cofounder of Coach for America, an organization dedicated to shifting
the win-at-all-cost view of sports to transformational coaching. “We received really positive feedback from the parent screening of the film and were so impressed with the boys’ immediate buy in,” Kenney said. “They had honest conversations with their peers and faculty around what it’s like to be a young man in today’s society and the social and emotional pressures they face.” As a part of OLOL, upper school art teacher Amy Digges helped the boys to make masks that reflected their true feelings on the inside and showed the emotions they display to peers and friends on the outside. The masks are currently on display in the upper school lobby, providing a daily reminder of the impact of this important day. OLOL is a collective effort of student leaders, club members, the parents association, faculty and administration. The school-wide effort grew out of a student-led partnership with the One Love Foundation, which was created in honor of Yeardley Love, a University of Virginia student who tragically lost her life to relationship violence in 2010.
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HIGHLIGHTS
SPRING SPORTS RECAP VARSITY BASEBALL
VARSITY GOLF
The Lakers finished the regular season at 11-3 in conference play while securing a #1 seed and a first round playoff bye. After rolling by Pallotti High School 11-1 and Severn School 9-2 in playoff action, the Lakers went on to win the MIAA B Conference Championship, defeating Severn School at Ripken Stadium 7-4. With solid defense and stellar pitching, this year’s team was led by All-MIAA players Max Keefe, Mark Lopez, Zach Grace and Matt Luterman. The BL crew finished the season at #17 in The Baltimore Sun’s final baseball poll.
After taking down rival Severn School in the final match of the regular season, the Lakers earned a first round bye and defeated St. Mary’s in the semi-finals before clinching the MIAA B Conference Championship. Held at prestigious Caves Valley Golf Club, the rematch between Boys’ Latin and the undefeated Sabres from Saints Peter and Paul School ended with a final score of 14-7. The Boys’ Latin golfers finished the season with a conference record of 8-2, 11-2 overall. MVP Drew Nicholas played #1 all season while fellow All-MIAA performers Eric Freitag and Cameron Spencer had noteworthy seasons as well.
Coach Bill Greenwell
Coach Evan Wilson
All American selection and a C. Markland Kelly award nominee. Face-off midfielder, Jake Glatz, was also named All-MIAA along with Jack Pezzulla, recipient of the Cyrus F. Horine, Jr. Memorial Award honoring the “Goalie of the Year” in the MIAA. In addition, Pezzulla and Wisnauskus were named first team All-USA by USA Today.
VARSITY TENNIS Coach Jim Magee
VARSITY LACROSSE Coach Brian Farrell
Boys’ Latin finished the regular season 8-1 in conference play while securing a #2 seed and quarterfinal bye. After defeating a tough Severn squad 13-6 in the semifinals, the Lakers lost to #1 seed McDonogh 8-5 in the final. This year’s team was led by Logan Wisnauskus. In addition to being the team’s point leader, Wisnauskus was named All-MIAA, first team All-Metro by The Baltimore Sun, an Under Armour 14
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The varsity tennis team qualified for the MIAA “A” Conference Team Championship tournament again this season while finishing with an overall record of 4-3. Senior Joey Mallon and junior Jimmy Magee were selected as All-MIAA. Joey advanced to the semifinals of the individual championships and Jimmy advanced to the finals against a tough Loyola Blakefield opponent. Having Jimmy as a runner up, along with the growth and success of all the varsity boys, led to one of Boys’ Latin’s best tennis seasons at the varsity level in many years.
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Hal Hathaway ’66
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Alumni Reunion Homecoming Weekend
Roger Bloom ’61 and Ron Spahn ’58
by John Sieverts, H ’07, Director of Development
A TRADITION THAT KEEPS GETTING BETTER
Alvin Manger ’53 and Paul Manger ’61
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The Boys’ Latin Alumni Reunion Homecoming Weekend kicked off with the annual Alumni Luncheon. Held in The Julian S. Smith Alumni House with an overflow crowd of approximately 175 alumni in attendance, the highlight of the afternoon was the recognition of the fiveyear reunion classes and the annual awards presented by The Boys’ Latin Alumni Association.
CONNECTIONS
Drew Miller ’14 and Skip Miller ’76
Class of 1981
Jim Callahan ’71, Brandon Gaines ’72 and Greg Horning H ’16
Jeff Mason ’81 and Mark Mason ’80
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARDS
Presented annually by the Alumni Association to deserving members of the Boys’ Latin community. DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD Recipients: Philip C. Federico ’75, Hugh E. “Snuffy” Gelston ’56 and Stephen E. Wright ’69 RALEIGH BRENT II ’44 AWARD A new award in 2015-2016, this recognition will be given annually to an individual who is not an alumnus, but who displays the same spirit of unselfishness and contribution toward Boys’ Latin School as Rollo Brent ’44, for whom the award is named. Recipient: Kathy Gray JOHN S.B. HODGES LOYALTY CUP John Hodges was a member of the BL Class of 1932. A faithful alumnus, he was always present at alumni gatherings and athletic events, cheering on “the boys” in his own quiet way. This award is given annually to an individual who demonstrates the same outstanding devotion and dedication to Boys’ Latin School as John Hodges. Recipient: G. Todd Guntner ’72
Mark Moxley ’88 and Dick Bagby ’82
JOHN S. KERNS “CLEARLY EVIDENT” AWARD Jack Kerns, BL Class of 1952, loved Boys’ Latin. It was “clearly evident” that Jack was a loyal, dedicated and devoted alumnus. This award was established to honor faculty or staff members where it is“clearly evident” the person exemplifies the same kind of loyalty and dedication to the School as Jack Kerns did. Recipient: Kathleen M. “Kate” Berger HONORARY ALUMNI AWARD This recognition is given when a non-alumnus demonstrates such outstanding loyalty and dedication to the School that he or she is deserving and worthy of being recognized as an honorary alumnus. Recipients: Gregory S. Horning, Walker S. Mygatt and Oliver S. “Ollie” Travers 50 YEARS OF SERVICE TO BOYS’ LATIN SCHOOL An outstanding accomplishment in and of itself. A proclamation was given to John Bowling thanking him for his many years of service and dedication to Boys’ Latin. Recipient: John G. Bowling H ’10 BOYSLATINMD.COM
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CONNECTIONS Dan Dreiband ’90, Blair Muneses ’89, Charlie Stieff ’74 and Michael Lutz ’88
ALUMNI RECEPTION FOLLOWS BIG VICTORY OVER ARCHRIVAL GILMAN
The Lakers defeated the Gilman Greyhounds by a score of 16-8 during the homecoming lacrosse game held on Friday, May 6, at The J. Duncan Smith Field at Federico Stadium. Immediately following the win, BL fans enjoyed a cocktail reception in The Julian S. Smith Alumni House. The event gave alumni a chance to reconnect with old classmates and other members of the BL family, some of whom had not seen each other in 10, 20 or 30 years. One alum remarked, “With each passing year, you appreciate more and more how fortunate we were to be part of Boys’ Latin. BL will always remain as a very special memory for so many of us. Thank you, Boys’ Latin!”
Alex Hughes ’13, Duff Hughes ’76 and Charley Hughes ’15
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CONNECTIONS
Frank Jones ’77, Mike Farrell and Geoff Brent ’77 Juan Buendia ’82, Jeff Mason ’81, Mark Knobloch ’81 and David Watts ’81
Brian Farrell ’06 and Jesse Leikin ’05
Kelly Brooks and Harvey Brooks ’75
Jason Morton ’87, Sean Carrick ’86, Brian Rudick ’87 Trey Gelston ’88 and Kelby Gelston ’90
A HOMECOMING CELEBRATION NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN
Betsy Hughes and Headmaster Chris Post
On May 7, Duff Hughes ‘76, hosted the Saturday evening alumni party normally held on campus at the company headquarters of Vane Brothers, a presence in the port of Baltimore since the 19th century. Duff, who has served as president of the marine transport company since 1991, was celebrating his 40th BL reunion this year. To mark the occasion, he welcomed more than 400 members of the BL family for a memorable event not far from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, complete with tents, music, dancing, libations and great food. “No one will ever accuse Duff of not knowing how to throw a party,” said John Sieverts, Director of Development at Boys’ Latin. “It just doesn’t get any better than this. Thank you, Duff!”
Denny Xenakis ’71 and Nick Foudos ’74 on the “Elizabeth Anne,” a new boat named after Duff’s mother BOYSLATINMD.COM
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Wesley Payne ’81 and San Payne
John Winter ’76, Richard Sutton ’76 and Lynne Sutton
Rich O’Neil ’78 and Patricia O’Neil
Doreen Morseberger, Michael Morseberger ’16 and David Morseberger
Beth Moxley and Mark Moxley ’88
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NAMED SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS ENJOY LUNCH WITH SPONSORS
Each year, the Boys’ Latin named scholarship recipients attend a luncheon to get to know those who sponsor their scholarships at Boys’ Latin. Formalized in 2001, the named scholarship program has grown from 16 named scholarships to 81 and benefits more than 100 students annually. The program accounts for approximately $13M of the School’s $42M+ total endowment. Pictured are some of those who attended the Scholarship Appreciation Luncheon on May 5.
Tim Wilcox ’12, Justus Brown ’18, Harry Bowie ’65, Lou Kousouris ’64
David Roszel ’39
Tracy Miller and Max Keefe ‘16
Pat Gugerty ’83 & Meb Turner H’08
Bill Niermann ’72 & Kim Hupfeldt
Justin Fitch ’05
2016 Laker Golf Outing
Logan Wisnauskas ’16 and Trent Wisnauskas
by Mac Kennedy ’76
NEARLY 100 GOLFERS from the Boys’ Latin community gathered at the Elkridge Club on April 29th for the Annual Laker Golf Outing. The weather cooperated and the golfers played in the “shamble” format, collectively raising almost $9,000 for the Boys’ Latin Alumni Scholarship Fund. The event is open to everyone in the BL Laker community including alumni, parents, past parents, grandparents and friends. The Alumni Association thanks all the players and hole sponsors for their support. Save the date for next year’s outing on Friday, April 28, 2017, at the Elkridge Club. Class of 1972 team: Paul Cochrane ’72, Morris Murray ’72, Bill Niermann ’72 and Scooter Dorney ’72. BOYSLATINMD.COM
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“... I did not know it, but those formidable years at Boys’ Latin laid the important foundation for my life and career.”
REMEMBERING BREVARD STREET by Bill May ’60
WHEN ASKED TO REFLECT ON THE ROLE BOYS’ LATIN SCHOOL PLAYED in my career and my life, I welcomed the opportunity to connect the dots over the past fifty plus years. You see, I was part of the last class to graduate from Brevard Street. Looking at the wonderful campus Boys’ Latin now has on Lake Avenue, I am amazed and thankful for how far Boys’ Latin School has come. The facilities Boys’ Latin has today are magnitudes above what Brevard Street had. In reflection, I can see, however, that fine facilities are just a small part of what has and continues to make Boys’ Latin special. It is the faculty, the students and the culture that make it such a great school. The small classes and teacher involvement is key. When I came to Boys’ Latin in the ninth grade, I did not know a verb from a subject. Mr. Morris drilled into me the fine art of composition, taking the time to grade a new assignment each day. My reasonably good writing skills to this day can be attributed to my time in Mr. Morris’ class. 22
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The other distinguishing feature of Boys’ Latin School is the opportunity to become involved in sports and other school-related activities. Playing a team sport provided an invaluable learning experience. Being a small school, Boys’ Latin has had its share of challenges against larger schools but continues to hold its own, building a real feeling of comradeship. Participating in athletics and other activities made me more disciplined in managing my time. I learned what was important and on which things to focus and not waste time. I felt close to my teammates because I was with them in most of my classes. The learning, training and comradeship I experienced at Boys’ Latin was instrumental in my success at Virginia Tech (BS Mechanical Engineering), in the Air Force (Captain of the missile program during Vietnam) and at the University of Virginia School of Law. At the time, I did not know it, but those formidable years at Boys’ Latin laid the important foundation for my life and career. It is hard to believe that a little kid from a modest home in Riverside, Maryland, would become one of the top five executives in a company with $4 billion in sales and
10,000 employees worldwide. No doubt, Boys’ Latin School set me on my path to ultimate success in my career. It also taught me the value of being involved in volunteer organizations. I am fortunate to have been Vice Chairman of the San Diego Zoo Board of Trustees as well as Chairman of the Beckman Foundation Board. With the passing of time, I have come to realize the importance of Boys’ Latin School to my career and how much I really owe to the School and to Jack Williams. Mr. Williams was a family friend who talked my parents into sending me to Boys’ Latin, a recommendation for which I will always be eternally grateful. That is why I have become more involved in my support of Boys’ Latin and am honored to now serve on its Board of Trustees. Thank you Boys’ Latin School.
Bill May was in the last Boys’ Latin graduating class, Class of 1960, on Brevard Street. Bill, a former executive at Beckman Coulter, Inc., currently resides in Villa Park, California, with his wife, Barbara.
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Polysyllabic Words by Lee McC. Kennedy ’73, Upper School History Teacher
LIFE LESSONS FROM J. MARSHALL BRUCE
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don’t believe there is a funnier word in the English language than lugubrious. It does not roll off the tongue like other smoother-sounding words. To the uninitiated it almost has a certain obscene quality to it, or perhaps it might even be a word found in a medical text, so serious does it sound. But its meaning is neither obscene nor medical in nature. It means to be full of sadness or sorrow, especially in an exaggerated or serious way. It’s still complicated though. It’s not a word that can be broken down into its Latin roots like, say, the word aqueduct. Aqua means water and duct refers to a pipe or tube that carries an object. Put them together and you get the invention used by the Romans to carry water from faraway places to where people lived. It is simple linguistics. Not so lugubrious, or lugubriously the adverb and lugubriousness the noun. It was introduced to me by J. Marshall Bruce, who taught me English during my senior year in high school. Mr. Bruce, as any of his students would tell you, was a master of the polysyllabic word. He believed the more a word twisted your tongue—and piqued your imagination and curiosity—the better writer and reader you would become. Mr. Bruce had an excellent education. He was a graduate of Princeton University and took additional courses as part of a fellowship at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He emerged from his studies with a wonderful sense of how language,
when used correctly, could move readers and conversation to places it rarely ventured. He knew about the smell of words, if there is such a thing, how they tasted in a sentence and whether they fit with all of the other ingredients that made up literature and adult conversation. And his students were privileged to have him for that one year when we went to places many of us never thought we were capable of experiencing. Mr. Bruce began teaching in the 1940s when playwrights such as Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams were just starting to appear on the scene: He taught us All My Sons, Death of a Salesman, Camino Real, and A Streetcar Named Desire, each one of them holding an exalted place today in the canon of American literature and theater. He also embraced writers such as Carson McCullers and schooled us in the Shakespearian classics, particularly Hamlet. His course on the Danish prince seeking to avenge his father’s death was more intense, thoughtprovoking, and demanding than most college courses I took. Throughout all of his instruction, he taught us about the wonderful nuance and elegance of language and the precision of words. When used properly, words could take anyone to any place, any time, and upon arrival, you could experience joy unlike anything that could be found on television or in the movies. He believed that words tapped into the imagination, unlike movies and TV, which because they were more visual, titillated (another one of his favorite words) the senses rather than nourished them. Words, when used properly, he felt, were the most wonderful thing a man could possess, and he was right.
We used to meet occasionally on weekends that year for lunch at a local luncheon counter where he urged me to seek truth through words. I followed his advice, enrolling in history and journalism classes as a college student and then working for a number of years in journalism and public relations. Eventually, after two decades spent in those two fields, I decided to make a career switch and became a teacher. Like all teachers, sometimes I question whether I am getting through to my students: do I make sense? Am I translating my passion for my subject in ways they can understand and use? Most importantly, am I instilling in them the same interest in the elegant turn of a phrase that describes something so perfectly that nothing can top it? Do they leave my classroom with a desire above all else to be eloquent when they write and speak, something Mr. Bruce strongly encouraged in me and my classmates. On good days, I think I do. On not so good days, I know I tried, and will try again tomorrow harder, more courageously, and more eloquently than the previous day. That’s what we teachers do, and when we are successful, there is no need to feel lugubriously at all. We have achieved our goal. Reprinted from The Baltimore Sun BOYSLATINMD.COM
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Ted Bauer and Janet Hartman
The Student Commons name is officially unveiled.
A New Name for a New Space
by Sarah Woods
BOYS’ LATIN CELEBRATES DEDICATION OF CHARLES T. BAUER STUDENT COMMONS
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very day, more than 600 boys pass through the doors of the Student Commons, interacting with students of all ages and seeing faculty who might have taught them a decade ago or might one day have them in class. But the meals, conversations and assemblies shared here provide much more than an opportunity to connect. These moments further a very important goal: to build a stronger Boys’ Latin community and create brothers for life. In May, Boys’ Latin officially dedicated the Charles T. Bauer Student Commons and honored the foundation that has helped to make this transformative space possible. The Charles T. Bauer Foundation has contributed nearly $1.5 million to Boys’ Latin – funding projects that would first and foremost make an enormous difference in the life of the school. At the event, Headmaster Chris Post recognized
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and thanked principle trustees of the Bauer Foundation, Ted Bauer and past parent, Janet Bauer Hartman. “The foundation has so generously funded our work in boys’ education, including a scholarship honoring a beloved faculty member, a center for digital media that connects our boys with new technologies and emerging experiences, and most significantly, the leadership gift for this space,” Post said. Ted and Janet also shared reflections on their father, Charles T. Bauer, including that he believed, “it’s the giver who truly receives the gift.” During the dedication, Headmaster Post also recognized the conclusion of the Building the Laker Legacy Campaign and thanked the major donors responsible for making it a success. Since the campaign’s original conception in the 2006-07 strategic plan, the School received more than 350
capital gifts totaling more than $22 million. Phase I of the campaign was led by Brandon Gaines ’72 and Jonathan Murray H ’13, who were guided and supported by Trustee and past parent Bo Rice, managing director of CCS. During Phase I, the school constructed a new middle school, renovated student and classroom space in the upper school and began to grow the endowment with funds supporting faculty salaries, tuition assistance and scholarships as well as student programs like the Williams Scholars Program. Phase II, led by trustees Duncan Smith ’73 and Warner Mason H ’12 raised nearly $10 million in approximately two years, thanks in part to the extraordinary generosity and support of Duff Hughes ’76. The end result far surpasses the original vision of the campaign, making the Boys’ Latin experience even more meaningful and impactful for all students.
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“...it’s the giver who truly receives the gift.” CHARLES T. BAUER
2015-2016 GIVING HIGHLIGHTS $2,800,000 GIFTS TO THE SCHOOL EXCEED
Headmaster Christopher Post gives opening remarks
Tommy Gaines ‘82 and Les Goldborough
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NEW FAMILIES ARE WELCOMED INTO THE JACK H. WILLIAMS SOCIETY
GENEROUS SENIOR CLASS GIFT NEW NAMED
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THE LAKER LEGACY CAMPAIGN SURPASSES
Leigh Brent ’72, Geoff Brent ’77, Warner Mason H ’12 (Campaign co-chair), Dyson Ehrhardt ’59, Phil Federico ’75 and Jonathan Murray H ’13
$21,000,000 THE LAKER FUND RAISES
$1,400,000 77% $707 30% $845
Bob Martin, Sara Martin, Bill May ’60, and Barbara May
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PARTICIPATION
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Generous Engineer Leaves Half of Estate to Boys’ Latin Robotics Program by Pat Gugerty ’83, Assistant Headmaster for Advancement
drew even closer after the passing of Mrs. Drummer in November 2010. “As close as we were to each other, I was stunned when Willis told me that he intended to leave all of his assets to me and my family,” Jonathan said. “Of course, ethically I could not accept such a gift, and I suggested that he instead consider a donation to some worthy institutions.” A successful engineer with General Electric and lifelong Baltimorean, Mr. Drummer had a unique fondness for his life’s work and his high school, Baltimore “Poly.” Upon further reflection, he decided to leave
“When Mr. Drummer learned how innovative and successful the Boys’ Latin robotics program is, he knew exactly where he wanted to direct his gift”
IN MEMORIAM Boys’ Latin would like to pay tribute to the following individuals who have died in the last year: ALUMNI: Thomas T. Boyce ’65 Nicholas B. Briton ’58 Gerard V. Caldwell ’65 Walter Scott Calwell, Jr. ’49 Louis A. Demely, Jr. ’46 Page Edmunds ’34 Frederick H. Habicht ’60 John Hanson Hargrave ’84 Thomas T. Jeffries ’61 Robert W. Lehr ’71 Jim McDonnell ‘45 Douglas L. Miller ’65 Philip J. Muth ’56 George M.S. Riepe ’40 Eugene Servary ’43 Joseph S. Smith ’01 S. Alexander Tubman ’43 Michael M. Wallace ’74 Josef W. Wilke ’54 Herbert B. Williams ’51 FACULTY: Milton O. Ruark, Jr. Dale W. Sehnert Daniel Francis Smeragliuolo C. Richard Working H ’10
JONATHAN MURRAY, H ’12
WHAT LED WILLIS DRUMMER, a graduate of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and Johns Hopkins University, to leave nearly half of his estate to Boys’ Latin? The answer, in a word, is friendship. Though Mr. Drummer and his wife, Ruth, never had children of their own, they developed a very special relationship with the Murray family: Jonathan H ’12, Jenny, Palmer and Luke ’15. What started as a simple business relationship, with Jonathan managing the Drummers’ assets, soon blossomed to the point that the Drummers considered the Murrays as family, and vice versa. The Murrays and Mr. Drummer 26
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half of his estate to Poly and the other half to Boys’ Latin, a school he knew was near and dear to both Jonathan and his family. As a next step, Mr. Drummer spoke with Headmaster Chris Post. During the discussion, it became clear that a deferred gift to support Boys’ Latin’s one-of-a-kind robotics program would be the perfect way to pay tribute to Mr. Drummer’s love of engineering and the Murrays’ love of Boys’ Latin. “When Mr. Drummer learned how innovative and successful the Boys’ Latin robotics program is, he knew exactly where he wanted to direct his gift,” Jonathan said. Sadly, Mr. Drummer passed away in
March at the age of 92. “Mr. Drummer’s generous gift helps endow the Boys’ Latin robotics program, which has had a tremendous impact on the lives of our students,” Post said. “In just 10 short years, our robotics team has won a variety of regional awards and twice represented our district at the world championships.” Thanks to Mr. Drummer’s amazing generosity and strong relationship with a Boys’ Latin family, his legacy will live on here, and at his own alma mater, for many years to come.
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Boys’ Latin Announces New Board of Visitors ESTABLISHED EARLIER THIS YEAR, The Board of Visitors at Boys’ Latin promotes and celebrates the impact Boys’ Latin has had – and continues to have – on developing boys into successful men. Chaired by former Board of Trustees President Bob Carter ’64, the current Board consists of a distinguished group of alumni from across the United States. Current members include Bob Carter ’64, Bill Gilroy ’65, Tom Peace ’65, Jeff Glibert ’68, Rich Kelly ’70, Keith Scroggins ’73, Mark Dorney ’74, Charlie Stieff ’74, Seamus Gilson ’78, Brad Glaser ’78, Leon Pinkett ’85, Gary Blibaum ’88, Ryan Smith ’91, Elliot Steelman ’95 and Matt Feild ’02. In 2017, the Board will expand to include parents, alumni parents and friends of the school. In addition to acting as advocates for the school, board members are encouraged to assist Boys’ Latin in admissions, donor stewardship, alumni and parent relations. While the Board of Visitors does not have any governance or fiduciary responsibility, they are a tremendous asset, providing valuable insight, strategy and reach to the school’s leadership.
CLASS NOTES
by Mac Kennedy ’76
ABOVE: Nearly 50 Laker Alumni gathered at the Princeton Club in New York City last October. Alumni from the 1960s to the 2010s were present. RIGHT: Jean and Fred Glose ’45 recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with their entire family. Freddy Glose ’81 is pictured in the back row. BELOW: The odd years defeated the even years 69-55 in the annual alumni basketball game. Pat Spencer ’15 was the high scorer for the winners while Jason Scroggins ’08 led the evens in scoring. Tim Mering ‘72 was the game’s “most experienced” player.
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David Meese ’55 is now living with his wife, Betty, in Charleston, SC. Last November, he was attending a Washington and Lee Alumni event, and the first person he bumped into was Dave Noble ’54. Dave lives in Kiawah Island, SC. Andy Coleman ’68 is living in Los Angeles and working as a digital media executive. He was the post production supervisor in the 2015 comedy film Mr. Right. Jeff Mozal ’72 is a construction manager at Development Facilitators, Inc., in Millersville, MD. Gary Seidman ’72 is now a proud grandfather. His daughter welcomed Bryn Spencer Akman last year.
Stuart May ’75 is the Director of Husbandry & Operations at NCA/PKS in Atlantic Beach, NC. Steve Williamson ’75 is enjoying his retirement as a “gentleman farmer with a four- wheel golf cart and a two-wheeled chair” and lives about 20 miles east of Santa Fe, NM. Randy Matthai ’76 is president of Matthai Material Handling Company, a Baltimorebased, full-service forklift sales, service and rental company. David Meyers ’76 is the director of marketing and sales at Aloha Tournaments in Timonium, MD. Aloha hosts some of the largest lacrosse and field hockey tournaments in the United States. David attended his 40th BL Reunion this past May. Andy Mullins ’76 continues to run his commercial cleaning business, Summit Building Services, and regrets not being able to attend his 40th class reunion in May. John Pierson ’76 is an insurance executive at Lyons Insurance in Wilmington, DE. Last spring, he learned he would be writing the insurance policy for the tallest building (44 stories) to ever be constructed in Baltimore on the site of the old McCormick Spice Co. building.
ABOVE: Bob Willingham ’73 (above left) is living in Asheville, NC, and opened up another restaurant called Chiesa - Italian for church. The restaurant is located in a converted old church in Asheville and serves Italian dishes. Al Waller ’73 (above right) visited Bob this summer. Myrt Gaines ’74 was inducted into the Washington College Athletic Hall of Fame last October. Myrt was also inducted into the BL Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014. Bill Kaestner ’74 is coaching the Red Lion High School boys’ lacrosse team in Red Lion, PA. Harvey Brooks ’75 is the Managing Director at Birch Advisors, LLC, a commercial real estate company in Baltimore.
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Bill Skinner ’76 was in town for his 40th Reunion in May and reconnected with many of his Laker friends. Bill continues to work as a Lt. Fire Fighter at St. Tammany Fire Protection District No. 5 in Louisiana. He is also the owner of Skinner Electronics. Pat Finn ’77 works at the Foxcroft School in Middleburg, VA, as the Director of Enrollment Management. He is also the varsity lacrosse coach and his team won its second state title in Division 2 of the VISAA in the spring of 2015. Drew Haugh ’77 is now coaching the girls’ volleyball team at Worcester Preparatory School in Berlin, MD. This winter, Drew will also serve as head coach of the varsity wrestling team at Archbishop Curley High School. Frank Jones ’77 is a law partner at Whiteford, Taylor & Preston. Frank is currently the president of the Boys’ Latin Board of Trustees.
George Santos ’77 is senior managing director/ senior vice president of brokerage operations in Savills Studley’s Baltimore office. George specializes in leasing and investment sales in the Baltimore/Washington corridor with a focus on tenant representation. George’s son, Walker, is a member of the Class of 2017. Dave Wilder ’77 lives in Columbia, MD, and works as a senior project manager for AREVA, a world leader in nuclear power. Glen Hynson ’80 lives in Portland, OR, and recently wrote: “Last night was my first night back on the field coaching [lacrosse] since relocating from Alaska three years ago. It was great to be back outside teaching fifth and sixth graders the game we all love here in Oregon, which is one of the newer hotbeds of the game. [There is] a lot of great young raw talent on display that will make an impact in the future.” Chuck Henry ’81 is teaching at The Meishi International School in Chengdu, China. He is teaching English in the international baccalaureate program. Juan Buendia ’82 still lives in New York and now works for Legg Mason, where he leads the company’s institutional asset management business in Latin America. Terry Gibson ’82 lives in Spotsylvania, VA, and retired from the FBI in July 2015. He is now working in the security consulting business in Washington, D.C. Dominic Jordon ’82 is the director of state government affairs for UPS in the Washington, D.C. area. T.J. Blair ’84 is the founder and general partner at Dow Capital Management, LLC, an investment management company in the Philadelphia area. Jason Hillen ’84 is the HR director with Northrop Grumman. He lives in the Chicago area and frequently works at the Nevada Test site outside of Las Vegas.
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Jonathan Mead ’85 now lives in Colorado Springs and works as a manager at Pop-aLock. He was on the BL campus last spring with his daughter, Alex. Jonathan, one of BL’s best cross-country runners, walked over to the middle school to see the old cross-country course he ran from 1981 – 1984.
Rife Hilgartner ’88 lives in the Vail, CO, area. Last fall, he placed 30th in the Xterra USA Championship race, which consists of swimming, biking and running. Rife came in first in his age bracket (45-49) with a combined time of 2:50:06. There were 313 athletes competing.
Leon Pinkett ’85 is the assistant deputy mayor of Baltimore City, working in the Mayor’s Office of Economic and Neighborhood Development. Leon is a current member of BL’s Board of Governors.
Linc Farr ’93 is a freelance TV producer living in New York City. He currently works at NBC Peacock Productions, writing and producing a true crime docu-drama for Investigation Discovery. Shawn Walter ’95 has a son Wyatt ’28 currently attending Boys’ Latin. Shawn serves on the Board of the BL Alumni Association.
John Szczypinski ’85 is a senior business analyst/team lead at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina.
Steve Goodman ’86 is the CEO of Restless Bandit, a company located in the San Francisco Bay area. Charley Toomey ’86 won his 100th game last spring as the head coach of the Loyola University Maryland’s men’s lacrosse team.
Josh Diamand ’93 lives in the New York City area and works as a field manager for Oasis Outsourcing, one of the nation’s largest professional employer organizations. Evan Dwin ’93 is an attorney at Dwin Legal, APC, in Carlsbad, CA. His firm represents businesses and individuals in litigation and provides both counseling on employment law issues and mediation services.
Art Spalding ’85 is the founder of TAMM Net, Inc., which provides biomedical companies with expertise in obtaining reimbursement and performing research with government resources as well as regulatory issues and applications, distribution to closed systems, business development, and strategic accounts.
Tony Waskiewicz ’85 is the chief investment officer at Mercy Health Hospital in the Greater St. Louis, MO, area. He is the first chief investment officer overseeing the health system’s $2.5+ billion investment program.
Louis Renjel ’91 is vice president of strategic infrastructure at CSX in Jacksonville. Louis lives in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.
Bryan Casey ’96 is an insurance producer at Insurance Incorporated in the Baltimore area. Peter Winstead ’96 is a vice president of Insurance Services Group (ISG) in Baltimore. ABOVE: Trent Carter ’90 is the new Dean of Students at Canterbury School in Fort Myers, FL, where he will also serve as head coach for the boys’ varsity lacrosse team. Trent spent the last five seasons at Barron Collier High School in Naples, FL, and was named the Naples Daily Coach of the Year in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Trent’s father is Bob Carter ’64.
Doug Sharretts ’87 was named the Harford County Boys Lacrosse Coach of the Year. Doug led Harford Tech to a 13-2 record, the best in school history.
Adam Gladstone ’90 teams up with Baltimore radio personality Stan “The Fan” Charles every Saturday from 10 am to noon to host The Bat Around program. It can be heard on www. PressBoxOnline.com/Radio.
David Taavon ’87 is the branch operations/ sales manager senior recruiter and certified selling mentor/trainer at Appleone Employment in Los Angeles.
Ryan Kirby ’90 is a Senior Resident Director Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management on Maryland’s eastern shore. Ryan lives in Salisbury, MD.
J.R. Francomano ’88 is a partner in the Towson, MD-based law firm Francomano & Francomano, P.A. The firm specializes in criminal defense, personal injury, medical and dental malpractice and estates.
Brian Moffet ’90 works as an attorney in Baltimore and is the chair of the Litigation Department at Gordon Feinblatt.
BELOW: Holt Hopkins ’97 (below left) played in the recent Master’s Lax Tournament in Vail, CO. Holt’s college team of Middlebury alumni won the Master’s division title.
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John Reichl ’97 recently earned his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech and became a first-time father to daughter, Harper Elanna Reichl. John works as an electrical engineer in power electronics for Northrop Grumman and lives in Glen Burnie, MD, with his wife, Lori. Ayman Tomhe ’97 is an agent at State Farm Insurance in the Baltimore area. Patrick Read ’98 works as an environmental protection specialist for the U.S Coast Guard Surface Forces Logistics Center in Curtis Bay. He is responsible for ensuring that all Coast Guard cutters nationwide meet or exceed federal, state and local environmental compliance regulations. He with his wife and daughter moved from Baltimore to Timonium, MD, last July.
Ian Loizeaux ’02 is an analyst for Astellon Capital, an investment management company in London. Ian received his MBA from the London Business School in 2013. He is the grandson of Jack Loizeaux ‘35 and the son of Doug Loizeaux ‘68. Troy Marrocco ‘02 is an associate at Baltimore-based BCT Architects, a multidisciplinary design studio specializing in the architecture, urban design/planning and interior design of mixed-use projects. Michael Corso ’03 is in Baltimore and works as senior vice president and group manager at JLL, a professional services and investment management firm offering specialized real estate services with 230 corporate offices around the world.
Corwin Miller ’99 recently moved to Atlanta. He works for the USDA as a program specialist, traveling the southeast region to ensure Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) programs are properly implemented.
Chris Maisel ’03 received MVP honors in the alumni hockey game in December for scoring the first goal of the night and finishing with a hat trick. Bobby Griebe ’02 displayed his superior skating abilities, stick skills and blazing slap shot throughout the game.
Jeremy Freed ’00 and his wife, Charlotte, are the parents of a baby girl, Waverly, born in July 2015.
Quin Revel ’03 graduated from the University of San Diego in 2012. He is now a vice president for Coastal Air Consulting Inc., which provides air emissions testing services.
Evan Harkum ’01 is an environmental manager at S&S Technologies in the Baltimore area. Mitch Hendler ’01 was named to the Patriot League Men’s Lacrosse 25th Anniversary Team in 2015. Mitch played at the Naval Academy after graduating from BL. Watson McLeish ’01 works in the National Tax Department - International Tax Services at Ernst & Young LLP in Washington, DC. Watson joined his classmates in May for his 15th Reunion. Owais Tomhe ’01 was married last July and now works as a program analyst in the Office of Regulatory Affairs at the FDA. He and his wife, Rena, live in Laurel, MD. Jeremy Crider ’02 is a financial specialist at PNC Investments in Riverview, FL.
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Evan Scheiner ‘03 is a director/manager at Morgan Stanley in Baltimore. He works in the Equity Derivative Client Service division. Trey Sheain ’03 is an investment analyst at Johns Hopkins University and lives in Baltimore. Trey’s father is Buzz Sheain ‘73. Middleton Smith ’03 is a sales and leasing associate at Commonwealth Commercial Partners, LLC in Richmond, VA. J.R. Stahl ’03 lives in a suburb of Dallas and works as an account manager in sales of electronic components and aircraft parts. He also coaches the Rockwall High School boys lacrosse team. James Cooper ’05 works as a Maryland state trooper. In 2015, he was named “Trooper of the Year - Criminal Enforcement.”
Zeno Zennaro ’03 is a licensed loan originator at CNN Mortgage in Scottsdale, AZ. Chris Marion ’05 moved to California in 2015. On his way west, he did a nine-day cross country road trip and met up with classmates Conor Larkin ’05 and Rocco Romero ’05. He works in business development and sales for PrescribeWellness, a healthcare software company in Irvine, CA. He lives in Costa Mesa – just 10 minutes from the beach. Clinton Stieff ’05 married Liz Fialkowski, a graduate of Maryvale, Johns Hopkins and Georgetown Law. Lakers in attendance included Patrick Schuyler ’05, Ian Spier ’05, James Eaton ’05, Jim Frisch ’05, Henry Hanley ’05, Jeremy Keith ’05, Daniel Ehrlich ’05 and Mike Higgins ’02, along with family members Jim Stieff ’71, Charlie Stieff ’74, Taylor Stieff ’09 and Spencer Stieff ’13. Clinton is a lawyer at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and Liz works at Miles & Stockbridge. The couple lives in Baltimore. James Winn ’05 lives in Alpine, TX, and is a graduate student at Sul Ross State University. He writes he is “hunting, hiking and living the good life.” Andrew Becker ’06 is the assistant director of operations equipment and linen division at Select Event Group. Chris Boland ’06 is the head men’s lacrosse coach at Northeastern University in Boston. Riley Bonsall ’06 is a director at Babson Capital Management in the Charlotte, NC area. Riley is a graduate of the Elon University Martha and Spencer Love School of Business. David Bronfein ’06 is a law student at the University of Baltimore Law School and a Legal Intern for Judge Alexander Wright on the Court of Special Appeals. He is also the editor-in-Chief of the UB’s Law Forum. Morgan Brooks ’06 works for CardConnect. Last spring, he was promoted within the risk/ underwriting team to Risk Analyst. He joined CardConnect in November 2013 as a credit officer.
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Outdoor Recreation Division in Washington, D.C. Last December, he graduated from Towson University with a master’s degree in geography and environmental planning. Reese Hale ’08, a graduate of Washington & Lee University, is currently an MBA candidate at The College of Charleston. Devon Jerrard ’08 now works at Morgan Stanley in Baltimore as a product controller for the prime brokerage department. He deals with profit and loss and reports to the chief financial officer. Adam Scharff ’08 finished law school and passed the Maryland Bar Exam in 2015.
Dave Brown ’06 relocated to Los Angeles in late 2015 to spearhead an acquisition after working in marketing technology with Verndale for nearly six years. Most of his work is in client relations as an engagement manager, but he has also worked in operations and previously helped to start the company’s development office in Bangalore, India. Dave attended his 10th Reunion this past May. Eugene Jones ’06 visited BL late in 2015. He is currently an assistant football coach at Mercyhurst University in Erie, PA, where coaches the cornerbacks. Christian Klarner ’06 works in Hanover at American Community Management. He and his family live in White Marsh. His daughter is five and his son is two, and he writes “I think they’re just about the best things ever but I believe that’s a condition called ‘parenthood’.” Patrick Lucas ’06 works for Maryland Public Television as a writer for the show MotorWeek – television’s original automotive magazine. David Shriver ’06 is the director of lacrosse operations for the Penn State men’s lacrosse team.
Alex Beilenson ’07 is a professional loss consultant for Goodman-Gable-Gould in Baltimore. The company is the nation’s premier disaster recovery consulting organization, maximizing and expediting their clients´ financial recoveries from insurance claims. ABOVE: In June 2015, Sam Colonell ‘07 married Maggie Dunbar. The groomsmen included five Lakers; Emmert Schamburg ’07, Craig Martin ’07, Conor Sanders ’07, Oliver Kuntz ’07 and David Aiken ’07.
Thomas Thibeault ’08 is now at William Blair in Chicago. He wrote: “When I was 13 years old, my mom asked me the question, ‘Do you see yourself wearing a maroon and white helmet [or another colored helmet]?’ I constantly look back on my decision to choose BL and I can say with confidence that it was the greatest decision I will ever make.” Eric Tillman ’08 is a business analyst with Morgan Stanley in Baltimore, where he works in the Prime Brokerage and Fund Services area of the company.
Omar Espinola-Engin ’07 is living in Istanbul teaching English at an international school. RIGHT: John Kauffman ’07 (second from left) finished his second year teaching English at The Catholic High School of Baltimore and plans to explore options for graduate school in the fall. This summer, he visited England, where he will compete in the Henley Regatta Races with his team from the Baltimore Rowing Club. Conor Sanders ’07 works for BB&T Bank in Dallas, TX. Brett Weiss ’07 lives in Washington, D.C., where he works with the private wealth management division at Goldman Sachs. Peter Bonsall ’08 currently works for the National Park Service as a geographer within the agency’s Conservation and
Zayn Syed ’09 is a support planner at Maller Wealth Advisors, Inc., in Reisterstown, MD. He is a graduate of the Loyola University Maryland Sellinger School of Business and Management with a MBA and a BA in business administration and management. BOYSLATINMD.COM
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Matt Paterakis ’10 is a management trainee at the Schmidt Baking Company in Baltimore. Andrew Pinsky ’10 is a tax associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Baltimore. Drew Pizzala ’10 works in Annapolis for the Department of Natural Resources for the State of Maryland. Drew graduated from Washington College in 2014. Dewey Stierer ’10, is leaving the middle school at Boys’ Latin to attend the Biomedical Master’s Program at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Jonathan Attman ’11 currently works for Continental Realty Corporation as a commercial real estate analyst and also oversees a few projects for Attman Properties Company. He is getting his masters degree in real estate from Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and recently graduated from The University of Alabama business school, summa cum laude. Tyler Brewer ’11 graduated last year with a bachelor’s in fine arts from Savannah College of Art & Design. Tyler currently lives and works in Washington, D.C. as a junior designer with IA Interior Architects, the first global architecture firm focused exclusively on commercial interiors.
Jeremy Freeman ’11, a 2015 graduate of Cornell, is now a first grade teacher with the Teach For America Program in Baltimore. J.B. Ring ‘11 is pursuing a master’s degree at Bucknell University and works with a team of engineers that has created a prototype brace for scoliosis patients consisting of three rings that surround the wearer’s lower torso, from just above the hip line to just below the breastbone. Wells Stanwick ’11 is a leasing associate at EDENS, a company that develops, owns and operates community-oriented shopping places in primary markets throughout the country. R.J. Kaminski ’13 is a rising senior at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism majoring in broadcast journalism. He is also working as a sports intern at NBC’s News Channel 4 sports in Washington, DC. LEFT: Aaron Leeds ’13, a defenseman on the Salisbury University men’s lacrosse team was named to the second team in the Capital Athletic Conference. Michael Lynch ’13, a member of the Towson University men’s lacrosse team, was named a Colonial Athletic Association’s second team midfielder. David Santangelo ’13 and Avery Engel ’15 attend Stevenson University and both are members of the men’s volleyball team. Last winter, the Mustangs won the Continental Volleyball Conference tournament championship and received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Men’s Volleyball Tournament. It is the first NCAA Tournament appearance for Stevenson, who finished the season with a record of 25-7. Avery is one of only 16 Stevenson University students to be chosen as an Orientation and Welcome Leaders (OWL) for the upcoming summer of 2016. OWLs serve as the face of Stevenson, giving tours and interacting with admissions visitors throughout the summer. In addition, Avery was one of the eight men’s volleyball players chosen as a 2016 Continental Volleyball Conference (CVC) AllAcademic Team player.
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LEFT: Jason Price ’15 (left) met up with Brandon Reider ’06 (right) at the 2015 Virginia – Virginia Tech football game. Virginia Tech (Jason’s team) won the game 23-20 extending Tech’s win streak against UVA (Brandon’s team) to 12 and keeping the Commonwealth Cup in Blacksburg.
Jamal Perkins ’13 is a senior at Kenyon College and is a defensive lineman on the football team. Spencer Stieff ’13 is a rising senior at the University of Virginia majoring in finance. He spent this past summer interning in New York City.
Tyler Steinberg ’15, Chazz Collison ’15, Rocco Bruno ’15, Luke Brown ’15 and Colton Haugh ’15 all play on the Stevenson University men’s lacrosse team for head coach Paul Cantabene.
Jake Walsh ’13 is a member of the Bates College men’s lacrosse team and received New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Spring All-Academic honors last spring. To be honored, a studentathlete must have reached sophomore academic standing and be a varsity letter winner with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.35.
Anthony Wyler ’15 is a rising second-year student at the United States Coast Guard Academy. Anthony also plays lacrosse for the Coast Guard men’s team.
Jordan Brooks ’14 is a rising junior at Salisbury University and plays guard on the men’s basketball team. Tal Bruno ’14 is a rising junior at Johns Hopkins University. Tal and the Blue Jay men’s lacrosse team played in a wheelchair exhibition lacrosse game last winter and lost 18-6 to the Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Freestate Wheelchair lacrosse team. Tal told The Baltimore Sun, “It’s a little bit of a shame to see guys who played the game not be able to play as they once did. But it’s definitely inspirational to see that they’re still out there and they’re still doing what they can—and they’re kicking the snot out of us.” Tal said he and his teammates will no longer take practices for granted. “We’re all incredibly fortunate to have our health and be able to play at this top level.” Andrew Grauel ’14 is a rising junior at James Madison University majoring in history. Boys’ Latin lacrosse was well represented in last spring’s game between Charles Street rivals Loyola University Maryland and Johns Hopkins University. Jeff Chase ’11 and Pat Spencer ’15 played for the Greyhounds while Shack Stanwick ’14, Tal Bruno ’14, Hunter Moreland ’14 and Ben Kellar’ 11 suited up for the Blue Jays.
Jimmy Parker ’14 is a rising junior at the University of the South – Sewanee. He is currently in Australia for a semester abroad studying economics. Jimmy is also a member of the Sewanee men’s lacrosse team. The Tigers have won their conference crown two years in a row. Brett Roberts ’14 is a student at the University of Maryland, College Park. He continues his passion for in film and digital media and works with the men’s lacrosse team as the video and social media manager. Blair Brooks ’15 is a sophomore playing on the Shenandoah University Men’s basketball team. Charley Hughes ’15 is in his second year at the Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY, joining his brother Alex ’13 at the Academy. Charley and Alex are the sons of Duff Hughes ’76. Skyler Morris ’15 is continuing his baseball career as a member of the Towson University baseball team.
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New Trustees THEODORE W. BAUER
Ted Bauer is a local businessman and restaurateur. He created the concept for, owned and operated the Mt. Washington Tavern from 1979 – 2007. Building on this success, Ted purchased and restored the Oregon Grille and the Valley Inn, both of which he continues to own and operate. Active in the community, Ted has served on the Board of Trustees for the Gilchrist Center; the Board of Trustees for Living Classroom, including its Executive Board; and is a Trustee of the Charles T. Bauer Charitable Foundation. Ted resides in Baltimore County with his fiancé Kristin Powers and their son Brock Bauer.
HENRY A. LEDERER ‘80
An active Boys’ Latin alumnus, Henry Lederer joins the Board of Trustees after serving on the Board’s Development Committee. Henry received a business degree from Lynchburg College and started his career managing IT and financial systems at Baltimorebased Alex Brown & Sons, the oldest privately owned brokerage firm in the United States. He later spent 14 years at Legg Mason in charge of the enterprise financial systems, including regulatory reporting systems and payroll. In 2013, he was named Chief Information Officer at MileOne, an automotive group comprising of 77 dealer franchises regionally located in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. Henry and his wife Nicole reside in Ruxton, Maryland.
STACY WALSH
Stacy Walsh remains active on the Boys’ Latin campus following the graduation of her two sons: Christian (’09) and Jake (’13). Most recently, she served on the planning committee for the Bob Shriver Tribute and Scholarship and as an Annual Fund Co-Chair. She was also a member of the Development Committee from 2012 – 2014. Born and raised in Towson, Stacy graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park. She began her career at
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W.B. Doner Advertising and has also held marketing and sales positions at Sinclair Broadcasting. For the past 20 years, she has worked at WMAR-TV/Scripps Broadcasting. Stacy is also a Board member of The Education Foundation of Baltimore County Schools and attends Ascension Lutheran Church.
EILEEN WILCOX
An active member of the Parents’ Association when her boys attended Boys’ Latin, Eileen Wilcox continues to be involved in the life of the school. She recently participated in the planning committee for the Bob Shriver Tribute and Scholarship and initiated a named scholarship at Boys’ Latin in memory of her husband, Brian. Eileen is a graduate of Towson University and currently serves as a Senior Vice President and partner at HMS Insurance Associates, Inc., a privately owned, regional insurance firm. She is also a member of the Baltimore Women’s Giving Circle and has worked with the Baltimore Community Foundation to create the Brian E. Wilcox Memorial Fund, which recognizes local students with strong leadership and service potential. In addition to Christopher (’10) and Timothy (’12), Eileen is mother to Michael and MarySean.
STEPHEN E. WRIGHT ’69
Stephen Wright is a recipient of the Boys’ Latin Distinguished Alumnus Award (2016) and the School’s first African-American graduate. Stephen now serves as the Special Assistant to the Dean at the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Maryland, College Park. Previously, he was the Associate Dean and Associate Director of University of Maryland Extension (UME). He has also held positions at Ohio State University Extension (OSUE), James Madison University, The World Bank, Earth Satellite Corporation and United States Department of Defense. He received a bachelor’s degree in geography, a master’s degree in urban studies and a Ph.D. in agricultural and extension education from the University of Maryland, College Park.
SAVE THE DATE J. DUNCAN SMITH ’73 Trustee Emeritus
A recipient of the Boys’ Latin Distinguished Alumnus Award (2006) and the John S. Hodges Loyalty Cup (1996), Duncan Smith returns to the Boys’ Latin Board of Trustees after serving as a board member from 19932006 and 2007-2015. After graduating from Boys Latin, Duncan attended the University of Baltimore. He currently serves as Vice President, Secretary and Director at Sinclair Broadcast Group, one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country. In addition, Duncan serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The High Rock Foundation, Cunningham Communications Inc., Gerstell Development, LP, Keyser Investment Group, Inc., Beaver Dam, LLC and The Sinclair Relief Fund. Duncan and his wife Fran are the proud parents of three daughters, Carolyn, Emily and Megan, and a son, Grant (’12).
PASSAGES George M.S. Riepe, Class of 1940, passed away July 31, 2016, at the age of 94. He served as President of the BL Board from 1986-1990.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Frank S. Jones, Jr. ’77 President Charles F. Black, Sr. ’73 First Vice President Richard H. Bagby ’82 Treasurer Nicholas King Assistant Treasurer Geoffrey H. Brent ’77 Secretary Georgette D. Kiser Assistant Secretary Theodore W. Bauer James R. Brooks ’73 James A. Callahan, Jr. ’71 Herbert D. Frerichs, Jr. Kathy H. Gray G. Todd Guntner ’72 Henry A. Lederer ’80 Andrew Makris Jeffrey C. Mason ’81 Warner P. Mason H ’12 William H. May ’60 Ryan D. Mollett ’97 David Oestreicher Brian H. O’Neil ’75 Robert B. Rice Stephen W. Shaw J. Duncan Smith ’73 Peter B. Snyder David A. Ward Stacy J. Walsh Eileen Wilcox Stephen E. Wright ’69 William E. Wilson Jr. ’81 Alumni Association President Caroline Evans Parents’ Association President TRUSTEES EMERITI Raleigh Brent II ’44 Robert E. Carter ’64 Philip C. Federico ’75 Henry H. Hopkins ’03 H Craig Lewis Frederick W. Meier, Jr. J. Duncan Smith ’73 H. Mebane Turner ’08 H
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Orientation Wednesday, September 7 Classes begin Tuesday, September 13 Lower School Back-to-School Night Saturday, September 17 Fall Festival Tuesday, September 20 Middle School Back-to-School Night Tuesday, September 27 Upper School Back-to-School Night Monday, October 3 School Closed, Rosh Hashanah Wednesday, October 12 School Closed, Yom Kippur Sunday, October 16 Open House at 11am October 25-27 Upper School Play, 12 Angry Men Thursday, November 3 Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2016 Induction Friday, November 4 Alumni Luncheon & BL vs SPS Varsity Football Saturday, November 19 Bull & Oyster Roast November 23-25 School Closed, Thanksgiving Thursday, December 1 Winter All School Art Show & Upper School Concert Tuesday, December 20 Lower & Middle School Holiday Program December 21-January 2 Winter Break
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