Perspectives CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL MAGAZINE | FALL 2019
POOJA BAVISHI ’02 ENJOYS SWEET REWARDS INNOVATION AT THE FOREFRONT NEWLY OPENED DOWD STUDENT CENTER
IMPACT AND GIVING REPORT
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15 Community at the Forefront 26 BIG Investment Group 30 Parents at the Forefront 34 Intentional Innovation 54 Pooja Bavishi ’02 Enjoys Sweet Rewards DEPARTMENTS 3 Head’s Message
20 Giving Report
4 News & Notes
24 Overheard
12 Impact Report
53 Alumni Matters
19 From the Archives
56 Recognitions
Perspectives EDITOR Lee-Anne Black CONTRIBUTORS JG Bailey Samantha Bosco Janani Buford Aaron Cooper Shaunta Davis Shannon Drosky Danielle Ferguson Beth Lawing Casey Livingston Avery Lynch Emily Maxwell Martha McKaughn Nehal Morejon Tim Moxley Kato Nims Anne Pace Ellen Peery McKensy Phillips Natalie Pruett Mike Roark Kasey Short PHOTOGRAPHY Brian Black Lee-Anne Black Lisa Hernick Howard Korn Beth Lawing The Professional Photography Group Cameron Triggs DESIGN Windtree Studios/Robert Locklear
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On the Cover
Shuford Green, which features walkways and landscaping, is making a big impact on Cannon Campus.
Inside Cover
Chemistry teacher Dr. Brittany Lott fuels students’ curiosity in the Purdy Center for Science and Mathematics. Special thanks to parent and professional photographer Cameron Triggs for capturing the images of our new spaces for this issue.
Message from the Head of School
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HAD THE great privilege of taking retired Country Day teaching legends David Ball and Frank Justice on a tour of Cannon Campus to see the incredible improvements that have been made over the past three years. Our tour instantly brought back memories of my first time visiting our school. More than 11 years ago, Frank took me on a tour as the school searched for a new leader. I remember how joyfully he spoke of our school, and how impressed I was with the community members I met. Everyone was student focused and that spoke volumes to me about the culture. That sentiment continues to ring true for me today, just as I believe it did for those who came before me and it will for those who will carry our legacy in the future. Country Day was built on the ideals of innovation, continuous improvement, and always doing what’s best for students. True to our mission, eight years ago we asked our community what they valued most about Country Day and what our priorities should be for the future. Then we set out to implement changes and improvements with intentionality. Thanks to a visionary Board, talented faculty and staff, and a supportive community, we’ve made tremendous strides in delivering on the promises made in our strategic plan. We are truly a school at the forefront of educational leadership in Charlotte and the nation. In addition to the pride we have in our new learning spaces, we can also look to the many, many opportunities that have been created for students in recent years as evidence of our collective success. To name a few—the Science Outreach program, Middle School Artists in Residence program, global learning experiences across all three divisions, social/emotional learning in Lower School, 1:1 classroom technology, Diversity Awareness Forums, the Robert C. Witman Leadership Academy and, most recently, student wellness surveys—are examples of how we have worked as an educational community to continuously improve our ability to support and prepare students for the future. We are nearing the end of our current strategic cycle. But, we’re not done yet. Often, what matters most in life isn’t how you start but how you finish. Our campus improvement projects got underway three years ago, thanks to some very generous lead donors. We have already seen what a tremendous
Mark Reed, Frank Justice, David Ball, and David Mancos in the Purdy Center.
impact these new learning and gathering spaces have had on our students. This year, we need our entire community to lean in and do what they can to help us finish strong. The thoughtful work and planning that occurs before we see the positive outcomes is oftentimes years in the making. As you read this issue of Perspectives, I hope you will consider how our history of intentional innovation has impacted you and your family. In a note following my tour with Frank and David this past summer, Frank wrote: “I am thrilled and excited to see all the opportunities that the new generations of students will have.” Students are at the forefront of everything we do, and your support will truly help us shape tomorrow together.
Sincerely,
Mark Reed Head of School
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LE NOTAB S HMENT S I L P M ACCO
Colleges and universities to which the top 10% of the Class of 2019 was admitted Amherst College Berklee College of Music Boston College University of Bristol Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University University of Chicago Clemson University Colgate University Cornell University Dartmouth College Duke University Georgia Institute of Technology University of Michigan Middlebury College New York University University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North Carolina State University Northeastern University Pennsylvania State University Princeton University Sarah Lawrence College University of Southern California Vanderbilt University University of Virginia Wake Forest University Washington and Lee University Washington University in St. Louis Williams College University of Wisconsin Yale University
$10.6 million total scholarship offers based on academic merit, athletic abilities, or special talents. Other notable college acceptances Bates College Boston University Claremont McKenna College Colorado College Davidson College Falmouth University George Washington University Hamilton College Indiana University Jewish Theological Seminary–Columbia Univ. Johns Hopkins University Lehigh University Miami University Northwestern University Occidental College University of Richmond Santa Clara University Sewanee: The University of the South Southern Methodist University Syracuse University Trinity College Dublin–Columbia University Tufts University Tulane University University of Vermont Whitman College College of William & Mary
The Class of 2019 submitted 1,132 applications, an average of 8 per student, with 52% applying early
decision or early action.
27 students earned more than $100,000, 9 students earned more than $250,000, and 1 student earned more than $1 million in combined scholarship offers. A recipient of the Morehead-Cain Scholarship to attend UNC-Chapel Hill; the sixth Country Day recipient in seven years and 31st in school history. 1 National Merit Scholar, 2 collegesponsored National Merit Scholars, 7 National Merit Finalists, 7 National Merit Semifinalists, and 8 Commended Scholars. 16 members of the class play collegiate athletics with these programs: Bucknell University, baseball University of California, San Diego, swimming Centre College, field hockey College of Charleston, baseball University of Chicago, men’s soccer Georgia Institute of Technology, diving Hamilton College, swimming University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, football Presbyterian College, football Princeton University, men’s soccer Randolph-Macon College, football Southern Methodist University, men’s basketball University of Utah, volleyball Washington and Lee University, women’s lacrosse Williams College, baseball Yale University, track and field
• They were admitted to 172 different colleges and universities • They attend 71 different colleges and universities in 25 states, Washington, DC, England, and Ireland • 76% of the class attends colleges and universities outside of North Carolina
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NEWS & NOTES children is not unique to our school. According to the Pew Research Center, 70% of U.S. teens see anxiety and depression as a major problem among their peers. “I see Country Day, as a leader in education, tackling these challenges in intentional and innovative ways,” explained Mark.
Faculty Education
Focus On Student Wellness By Lee-Anne Black, editor
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HE WELL-BEING of our students is core to their abilities to lead healthy, productive, and joyful lives both now and far beyond their time at Country Day. A Student Wellness Committee, comprised of 50+ members of nearly every constituent group, was established last school year to help lead efforts in this important work, which began with collecting baseline qualitative data related to student wellness. The surveys were designed to help us determine two fundamental touchpoints around student wellness—what brings joy in a student’s school day and what causes stress or anxiety? “We already have solid programs in place, but the world has become more complicated for today’s students and we must recognize that reality,” said Head 6
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“We already have solid programs in place, but the world has become more complicated for today’s students and we must recognize that reality.” — Mark Reed, Head of School
of School Mark Reed. “We also want to make sure we are doing everything we can in terms of prevention and response when it comes to student wellness.” The rise in social/emotional, mental, and physical health issues affecting today’s
The opening of this school year began with the full faculty taking part in a work session with Dr. David Gleason, clinical psychologist and author of At What Cost? Defending Adolescent Development in Fiercely Competitive Schools. Dr. Gleason led a workshop that helped our faculty better understand a common bind inherent among independent schools internationally. That bind being that we all want so much for our children that we overschedule, overwork, and at times, overwhelm our children. The workshop allowed our faculty to consider our school culture and the unintended role adults play in creating stressors for our children. Our faculty takes great pride in both the educational and nurturing environment they create for our students and they are eager to continue making shifts in thoughtful ways that balance rigor and wellness. Dr. Gleason also spoke with parents in November. In the year ahead, the Student Wellness Committee and school leaders will analyze the data collected in the student surveys, along with other resources, as we move toward plans to improve the student experience.
THANK YOU
A small planning committee joined Mark Reed in organizing and developing plans for the larger Student Wellness Committee’s work: JG Bailey, Samantha Bosco, Janani Buford, Rebecca Patterson, Caroline Robicsek, Scott Waybright, and Brian Wise. We are thankful for their support and dedication.
NEWS & NOTES
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In addition to the creation of a Wellness Committee, what is the school doing to address the increase in social/emotional wellness issues?
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Last year, 16 school administrators spent eight hours in a Mental Health First Aid Training course provided by Atrium Health. Out of that experience, the counselors were tasked with creating a Mental Health Information and Intervention presentation for our entire faculty. The presentation focused on anxiety, depression, panic attacks, nonsuicidal self-injury, and suicide ideation. We touched on what to look for in our students and how to help. The presentation strengthened the faculty’s ability to care for our students. —Samantha Bosco Lower School has implemented Social Emotional Learning lessons that teach self-awareness, empathy, emotional management, and problem-solving skills. These areas are introduced in JK and continue to build on one another through fourth grade. —JG Bailey
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How does stress/anxiety impact students in their daily lives?
It can cause sleep disturbances, increased headaches and stomachaches, an inability to label feelings with words, an occasional tantrum, the exhibition of a range of emotions without regulating feelings, and negative self-talk. —JG Bailey
Our three dedicated school counselors— JG Bailey (Lower School), Janani Buford (Middle School), and Samantha Bosco (Upper School)—offer their thoughts on current trends regarding student wellness.
Students have various levels of coping skills when it comes to these issues, and this can impact how much they are affected and how well they can cope. It can be a healthy learning experience or it can be debilitating. —Janani Buford
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How does your office support students who are facing stress/ anxiety beyond availability for individual and/or family counseling?
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We teach students how to accurately scale the size or severity of their problem and be self-aware so they notice their uncomfortable feelings. We teach coping skills for handling these feelings by using a variety of calming techniques including deep, controlled breathing, positive and kind self-talk, and skills for self-regulation. As teachers, we model that making mistakes and taking risks help us grow and learn. —JG Bailey We bring in outside speakers to cover topics related to mental health and wellness. Last year, Kevin Hines (a suicide survivor) and Rachel Simmons (bestselling author) delivered powerful messages about resilience, survival, and courage. Through the Upper School advisory program, advisors use talking points that I provide to help facilitate conversation on a variety of topics. I also share mindfulness activities with the advisors to use as needed and other resources that are appropriate for our students. —Samantha Bosco
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What can parents do?
Listen, validate, be supportive, ask for help. Use us. Use outside resources. Don’t over schedule. Ensure good sleep. Stay calm when things don’t go as planned, and check yourself as far as how your expectations for your child may result in undue pressure. Set consistent boundaries. Love them. —Janani Buford FALL 2019
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Making an Impact: Shaunta Davis Gives Back to the Community Shaunta Davis has taught Spanish in the Middle School since 2012 and she is parent to a Country Day third grader. This past summer, she traveled to Costa Rica as a recipient of the J.R. Williams Summer Travel Fellowship and she immersed herself in the culture of Spain several years ago through the McGuire Family Foundation Grant. Like many Country Day teachers, she also finds time to give back to the community. Shaunta is at the forefront of a nonprofit called E2D (Eliminate the Digital Divide), and uses her teaching, language, and technology skills in ways that move the greater Charlotte community forward. Shaunta and her niece with Campbell Bossong ’19. She taught Campbell her first year at Country Day.
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How did you get involved with E2D?
The nonprofit was started a few years ago by family friends. Their daughter came home from school one day and asked two important questions: “how do kids without technology at home do the work that the teacher assigns?” and “what are we going to do about it?” From there, E2D grew with a mission to ensure that all students have affordable access to essential at-home technology and digital literacy training in order to support academic success and prepare students for college, careers, and beyond. It was small at first and localized to the Davidson and Cornelius communities. Now we serve students and families throughout CMS from South Charlotte to Davidson.
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How do you help the organization?
Why do you volunteer?
I typically work as a translator for the families that speak Spanish. I help them acquire, use, understand, and set up their new computers. Two years ago the program received a grant and I worked for about two months with a small group of parents to teach them more detailed computer skills to help them in their daily lives. I also assist with local distributions at the various public libraries and CMS schools, and I am a supervisor, photographer, and coordinator for the larger distributions (500+ computers) at ImaginOn.
I love this work and the organization! It is something that I am personally invested in because I can immediately see the change I can make in people’s lives. Using my Spanish outside of the classroom in the real world to help my community is so fulfilling. I learn so much from each of the families and I learn a lot about my community. Also, being a part of the program from the beginning and watching it grow has been so rewarding. As one of the earliest volunteers, I have also been able to recruit other volunteers or workers needed for various events that the program provides for the community.
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What have you learned through this volunteer experience that makes you a better teacher?
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Volunteering reminds me that people come from all different backgrounds, and humility and kindness go a long way. In my work with E2D, I am reminded that patience is crucial in teaching and that anyone can be a student no matter how old or young. The experiences through E2D allow me to relate to my students, help with their frustrations, and remind me what it is like to be a student, so I can better channel their feelings in the classroom. One of the most rewarding things about volunteering for E2D is being able to remind my students both how fortunate they are, and how valuable Spanish is right here in Charlotte. Although I am a middle school Spanish teacher, I have been able to share my language skills outside of the classroom with many of my former students as many are Upper School students who have volunteered with me at E2D distributions.
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What is your guilty pleasure? As much as I pour into my students and my volunteer work, I know that it is important to replenish myself as well—so that I can be the best teacher, mentor, and colleague possible. When I’m not teaching or volunteering, I love to cook foods from all regions of the world. But, I must admit, my guilty pleasure is binge-watching shows on Netflix.
Volunteering reminds me that people come from all different backgrounds, and humility and kindness go a long way.
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George and Avery at Special Olympics.
Me and My Buddy,
George Special Olympics, Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS), and the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program are long-standing Upper School traditions that set our school apart. As an IB student, senior Avery Lynch reflects regularly for the CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service) component of the program, which challenges students to consider what they’ve learned and how they’ve grown as an individual through their extracurricular experiences. 10
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# REFLECTION I have always loved little kids and have been anxiously awaiting the time when I would be eligible to participate in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program through Rama Road Elementary. In October, Ms. Ellis, the leader of the Bigs program, told me she felt I was the perfect match for a first-grader named George, who had some special circumstances. George has Down Syndrome and communicates in his very own dictionary of words, signals, and a lot of personality that takes a little extra work to keep up with. All this aside, George was eager to have a big brother or sister like the rest of his classmates, and I was thrilled to be paired with him.
NEWS & NOTES At my first meeting with George on October 29, I was immediately discouraged. His skepticism was apparent through the glaring look he gave behind his rimmed glasses, followed immediately by the silent treatment despite my best efforts to open him up. Ms. Loden, an assistant to the Bigs program, assured me it takes him a while to warm up to strangers, but as soon as he decided I was worthwhile everything would go smoothly. Extensive convincing and a Halloween candy bribe compelled George to follow me to what I told him was a “secret hideout,” where all the books and board games for the Bigs program are located. When we reached the staircase to walk to the game room, he stopped suddenly at the first step, and studied me and the obstacle that lay before us. After some serious internal deliberation, George reached his hand out to me expectantly, waiting for me to help him up the stairs. After we scaled the small flight, George decided, that for now, we could be friends, but only if I let him pick the game we played and assured him we didn’t have to read any boring books. I left feeling accomplished and
fulfilled. I refused to give up on the start of our friendship; and, in the end, it seemed that he wasn’t ready to give up on me either.
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# REFLECTION My second meeting with George was almost more nerve-racking than the first. I was worried that in the week that had passed he would have forgotten me, or worse, decided our friendship was a onetime thing. When I walked into the cafeteria and spotted George, he stood at his table and waved furiously, with the most precious and genuine smile that I’d ever seen. He directed me to sit next to him, and immediately handed me his utensils to cut up the remainder of his pizza. We spent most of our second meeting sitting at his lunch table, where the longer we sat the more I learned about George. After 15 minutes it was apparent that George had Rama Road
wired. He was the big man on campus, and there was not one teacher or student who didn’t adore him; and he knew it. His confidence and humor shone as he waved at each of his fans and gave me a tour of the school. He eventually led me to one of their libraries where we took turns writing his name and practicing drawing smiley and frowny faces, which he insisted I act out every time. On the way back to his
classroom, we held hands and jumped over every single crack in the vinyl flooring, which has become our new tradition. I dropped him back off with his teacher, fist-bumped him goodbye, and began walking out the door, when I heard George’s little feet run up behind me. By the time I turned around, he was halfway through the air, and jumped up to give me a huge hug. To say it made my day would be the understatement of the century.
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# REFLECTION My first meeting with George following Christmas Break was both rewarding and devastating. When I walked into the cafeteria, I could immediately tell something was off. As is true for most first-graders, George had not yet mastered masking his emotions. When I sat in our usual spot and asked him what was wrong, he candidly responded with “mad.” Terrified, I asked if he was mad at me, or if other kids in his class had been mean to him, which he thankfully shook his head “no.” When I asked if perhaps he was mad at his family, he paused, and then changed his answer from “mad” to “sad.” I asked if something had happened with his parents or siblings over break, and he shook his head again, but said that he wanted to go home. I had been his age once and knew exactly what this meant. I asked him if he missed his parents and was sad to be back at school, and he finally shook his head “yes” but was clearly still devastated. I was proud of myself for knowing George well enough to notice this change in behavior and getting to the bottom of the issue but frustrated that there really was nothing I
could do to make the situation better. I tried to assure him that he had made it through the hardest part of the day, his classes after lunch would fly by, and he would be home before he knew it. After cracking a few jokes and making a fool of myself in the cafeteria with my extensive repertoire of funny facial expressions and sound effects, he finally cracked a smile. We spent the rest of our lunch together mesmerized by the colorful spinner used in the game of Life, and playing the game with rules of George’s own invention, that always seemed to help him win.
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# REFLECTION Our last week at Bigs was incredibly eventful. Ms. Ellis organized a huge carnival with games, snacks, and books for each of the buddies to take home and read over the summer. When I walked into the cafeteria to pick up George that day, he immediately jumped up, grabbed my hand, and we walked/skipped to the outdoor area with the carnival games. George could barely contain his excitement as we waited for each activity. We found ourselves at the bubble table for at least 30 minutes; and each time we blew bubbles, it never lost its novelty. He gave me the biggest hug when I left, and my heart almost broke when I walked out of Rama Road, knowing I wouldn't be able to see George again until August. I hadn’t realized just how much my relationship with him had affected me over these past few months, and I will miss seeing his smiling face every day. Luckily for me though, Special Olympics was the following week, and I managed to convince my dean to let me loiter around the buses until Rama Road arrived so George could be my buddy. When he got off the bus and saw me, he jumped into my arms and gave me a kiss on the cheek. We spent the whole day making jewelry, winning prizes, and being “interviewed” on TV. It was so special to be able to introduce George to all the people in my life who had heard so much about him already. FALL 2019
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A Special Moment in our School’s Long History Message from the Board of Trustees Chair Scott R. Stevens
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S I BEGIN my term as chair of the Board of Trustees, I’m fully aware of this special moment in our school’s long history. Change is all around us. Last year, we opened the new Hance Lower School Learning Center and the Purdy Center for Science and Mathematics on Cannon Campus. This August, students and faculty returned to a transformation at the heart of the campus with the opening of the new Dowd Student Center and Cannon Hall. And we have begun the final phase of construction, which includes the John and Claudia Belk Upper School Learning Center.
It is my privilege to serve Country Day during this important time. And I am truly grateful to the visionary leaders who came before me. The projects we see coming to fruition today are the result of years of careful and intentional planning. As a school at the forefront of education, Country Day has always taken the long view. Eight years ago, Head of School Mark Reed and the Board of Trustees engaged the entire community in the development of a strategic plan designed to prepare students now, and in the future, with the tools, experience, and passions to navigate a fast-changing world.
In the classroom, on the playing fields, on the stage, and through community and global engagement opportunities, we are expanding our classroom walls, and students are thriving.
Scott R. Stevens, chair of the Board of Trustees
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Creating a distinctive and sustainable learning environment is just one way our strategic plan is fueling Country Day to remain on the leading edge. In the classroom, on the playing fields, on the stage, and through community and global engagement opportunities, we are expanding our classroom walls, and students are thriving. For instance, this past summer 20 Upper School students performed at the International Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. Last year, more than 100 Lower School students took part in the newly created flag football league focused on skill-building and teamwork; 125 eighth graders deepened their exploration of Romeo and Juliet
through workshops with the Charlotte Ballet; and 137 seniors gained real-world career experience through Senior Externships. Additionally, 60 JK-12 faculty members collaborated with colleagues around the state through professional development opportunities sponsored by the North Carolina Association for Independent Schools. These are just a few examples of the numerous ways the Country Day educational experience leads to exceptional results for our graduating seniors and makes them ready for whatever the future holds. As we break new ground, both literally and figuratively, we are ensuring our students today and tomorrow receive a distinctive learning experience that remains at the forefront of education. This wouldn’t be possible without our long-term commitment to financial strength and sustainability. Once again, we can celebrate robust reenrollment, conservative fiscal management, and a strong record of philanthropy. Still, there is more to do during this important moment in Country Day’s history. We are asking everyone to rise to the forefront this year and join us in the largest campaign in our school’s history. The generous capital gifts we’ve received over the past several years got us started; the increasing participation in the Country Day Fund provided the momentum; and now it is time for all of us to come together in shaping the student experience for tomorrow. On behalf of the Board, thank you to everyone who has made—or plans to make— Country Day a philanthropic priority.
2018/19 Admissions Report
Parent Strongrship and Partneucation Ed
Did you know that just 32% of private schools nationwide reach their annual enrollment goals?* “It’s difficult to keep the bucket full if you’re not starting from a position of strength when it comes to reenrollment,” says Nancy Ehringhaus, director of Admissions and Financial Aid. “Even fewer schools, just 12%,
reach their goal with a waitlist as Country Day does. Our extremely high reenrollment figure is one of the reasons Country Day remains one of the most successful schools in the country.”
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Our Affirmation of Community and sense of belonging L TIONA EXCEP LTY FACU
*Enrollment Management Association
96% FIVE-YEAR
REENROLLMENT AVERAGE 1,684 STUDENTS ENROLLED 215 NEW STUDENTS
Students receiving financial aid: 18% 297 students received $5.1 million in financial assistance* *Includes families who are in an emergency situation and need assistance for one year, along with families who need assistance for multiple years. Support comes from the Country Day Fund, grants, endowment gifts and income, and the general operating budget.
9 international students from China, Sweden, and the Turks and Caicos living with host families 19% of our enrollment comprises students of color (We define students of color in accordance with the National Association of Independent School categories and definitions: African-American, Latino/Hispanic American, Asian American, Native American, Middle Eastern American, and multiracial.)
208 students have parents whose cultural heritage represents 61 different countries of origin
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2018/19 Financial Report REVENUES Tuition/Fees
EXPENDITURES/TRANSFERS $37,709,685
Student Instruction
$23,672,098
Auxiliary Enterprises*
$2,079,600
Auxiliary Enterprises*
$2,119,949
Other Programs**
$2,088,222
Plant Operations
$5,844,336
Administrative Services***
$6,576,027
Other Income
$682,001
2017/18 Country Day Fund
$2,292,792
Financial Aid & Tuition Remission
$5,186,786
2017/18 Expendable Endowment
$2,312,500
Advancement and Fundraising****
$1,651,950
Total Revenues
$47,164,800
Capital Improvements
$885,969
Transfer to Plant
$838,640
Transfer to Fund Balance
$389,046
Total Expenditures
$47,164,800
* Including transportation, food service, photocopying, and campus store. ** Including tutoring, Coordinate and Summer Programs, and Sports Camps. *** Includes several all-school functions such as switchboard/receptionist and mailroom. ****Including several all-school functions, such as marketing/communications and data management.
2018/19 Country Day Fund
Participation by Constituency We are fortunate to have widespread support for the school’s top giving priority, the Country Day Fund.
PERCENTAGE NUMBER
Trustees Faculty and Staff Current Parents New Parents Former Trustees Grandparents Alumni Parents of Alumni
100% 30 100% 296 73% 730 67% 79 50% 58 16% 209 13% 666 14% 323
2018/19 Summary of Giving Tuition, which covers 80% of our annual budget, plays the largest role in our ability to serve our mission. Philanthropic support plays a critical role in augmenting tuition revenue to help fund exceptional student opportunities that keep Country Day at the forefront of education. Country Day Fund $2,294,736 Capital $3,555,297 Endowment $223,643 Restricted $202,269 Boosters Club Parents’ Association 14
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$137,378 $280,336
FEATURES
Communit y at the
Forefront The 2019–20 school year marks the end of the second phase of a three-phase construction project and the community launch of the Forefront Campaign: Shaping Tomorrow Together Students are at the forefront of everything we do, and they will benefit from the largest campaign in our school’s history. The five-year, comprehensive Forefront Campaign aims to raise $54 million and conclude the largest, most transformational capital improvements project in Country Day’s history by the end of the 2019–20 school year.
Led by Campaign Co-Chairs, Walker Poole and Wellford Tabor, the Forefront Campaign includes: • capital projects that create innovative learning spaces, • annual giving that supports people and programs, and • endowment to ensure long-term financial health and leadership. The three focus areas of the Forefront Campaign are noteworthy for several reasons and will have a lasting impact. Collegiate-level resources put research and community at the forefront and drive innovative instruction to ensure that every student is fully prepared to lead, thrive, and serve in a rapidly changing world. The Country Day Fund—the school’s top giving priority—and endowment—largest among independent schools in North Carolina—serve as essential revenue streams outside of tuition sustaining the school’s long-term stability.
CAPITAL PROJECTS INCLUDE: • John and Claudia Belk Upper School Learning Center, including a state-of-the-art recording studio. (Opening Fall 2020) • Dowd Student Center, including the new Dawson Dining Hall and the Michelle and Mike Bailey Upper School Dining Hall, a restaurant-level kitchen and server space, and a brand new campus store. (Opened Fall 2019) • Hance Lower School Learning Center, including After School, the Lower School Makerspace, and a computer lab. (Opened Fall 2018) • Purdy Center for Science and Mathematics, including eight dedicated lab spaces for biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering. This space integrates green architectural design that makes the building itself a living laboratory and model of engineering design thinking. (Opened Fall 2018) • Cannon Hall, including centralized and enhanced space for college counseling, tutoring, and IT along with adding a new Upper School Makerspace. (Opened Fall 2019)
We’re Not Done Yet This campaign is a direct result of a board-led, communityinvolved, and student-focused strategic plan. For more information on the Forefront Campaign and how you can help, visit charlottecountryday.org/Forefront.
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Dowd Student Center: Transforming the Heart of Campus
At the core of Country Day’s leadership always has been our focus on meeting the needs of the whole student. Designed to foster community, collaboration, and wellness, the newly opened Dowd Student Center transforms the heart of Cannon Campus into a hub of student-centered activity, enhances educational programming, and elevates the quality of our dining program.
Puts the new campus store, BucsShop, at the center of campus
Having the new space right next door has given athletics a much greater level of connectivity to the rest of campus. It’s now easier for students to get a workout in during the day and still have time to grab lunch when they’re done. It’s given our staff more opportunities to interact with colleagues outside our department. And it’s great to be able to check out all the new swag in the BucsShop when we’re walking between buildings. – Abe Wehmiller, Athletic Director
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Triples kitchen and service space, enabling us to offer more fresh and nutritious food options with exhibition-style cooking stations
MICHELLE AND MIKE BAILEY UPPER SCHOOL DINING HALL Doubles dining capacity
DAWSON DINING HALL More family-friendly seating options, allowing parents to join their children for lunch
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FEATURES
Legacy at the
Forefront By Shannon Drosky, Director of Marketing & Communications
We are deeply grateful to the Bailey and Dawson families for their commitment to providing our students with the very best Country Day experience possible. By making our school a top philanthropic priority, they are moving Country Day’s mission forward and helping us prepare current and future generations of students to lead, think, and do.
Michelle and Mike Bailey To say family is important to Michelle and Mike Bailey is an understatement. When given the opportunity to honor family and Country Day through an investment in a central space on Cannon Campus that aligns with their passion, they jumped all in. Michelle and Mike Bailey’s generous capital gift enables us to better serve our students through an updated and innovative dining facility. Their gift is a testament to their commitment to the future of our school and its students. Mike Bailey shares, “I think Country Day is a terrific school with an exceptional faculty that cares passionately about the students who attend. Having gotten to know the administration and staff very well over the years through my work with the food services on both campuses, I personally can attest to just how much they put into what they do.” The new Michelle and Mike Bailey Upper School Dining Hall, along with other spaces within the new Dowd Student Center, will serve as the heartbeat of campus where students can interact and collaborate. “I see this new space becoming the epicenter of the school given its flexibility to be used for dining and school events as well as internal and external meetings,” Mike continues. “My wife and I are, and always will be, very proud to be associated with Charlotte Country Day School.” 18
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Amy Levine Dawson ’00 and Alfred Dawson As a lifer, Amy Levine Dawson ’00 has called Country Day home for nearly 35 years. First as a student, graduating to alumna and advocate, she and her husband, Alfred, are now current parents of three students and a future Buc. When asked why they decided to make an investment in Country Day through the naming of the Dawson Dining Hall, she shares, “As a family, we have reflected on what has made a lasting impact in our lives, and education and the time we spent in school holds many of our most cherished memories and moments. We would love for our children and the community to have similar experiences throughout their time at Country Day.” The Dawson’s generous capital gift supports Country Day’s key strategic priority to create new opportunities for our students in a distinctive learning environment. The Dawson Dining Hall and other spaces within the new Dowd Student Center will boost Country Day’s ability to foster community. “The Dawson Dining Hall is a place for the Lower School children to come together to enjoy a healthy meal and socialize with friends,” Amy continues. “It is also a place where parents can join their children to share a special meal during the school year. We love how the space is multifunctional. It can easily be converted into an event space and has rooms to host meetings. We think the Dowd Student Center will become a central part of the Cannon Campus.”
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Dickson-Sanger Dining Hall: Thanks for the Memories
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INCE OUR earliest days on Cannon Campus, it seems there were strong opinions about Country Day’s food service. During the 1960s, lunch was served “family style” with a teacher assigned to each table. In that setup, teachers tended to “mother hen you about your eating habits,” according to the November 1970, Charlotte Country Day School Monitor. It appears that same year, the school made the switch to cafeteria-style and the students were excited about the “unprecedented” introduction of pizza and Coke. During this era, the school provided lunch as part of its operating budget; in fact, students were not permitted to bring their own lunches. Yet, as early as the 1970s, space was an issue in the cafeteria. For instance, a newsletter from 1976 reads: “Working daily miracles in that kitchen, which was planned to feed 600 when it was last remodeled about five years ago, Mrs. Reeves (cafeteria manager) and her crew of nine women manage to feed about 900 people daily—students, faculty, and staff.” By 1978, our lunch program was in the red, according to The Country Day Times. The school began the year with a new policy of allowing à la carte purchases, but quickly abandoned the program because students were eating unbalanced lunches. In December, our first salad bar was installed to help boost the lunch program. In 1990, Country Day appointed Aladdin Food Management Services to manage our food services with an overall goal to get more students eating in the
“I think that is me sitting behind Mr. Cook, with Shelley Welton sitting across from me!”
“My father, Vic Josephs, is in the first picture next to Coach Cook!” Nora Drew Josephs Weiderhaft ’01
Jenks Bagby Trotter ’66
“And we had to take turns saying the blessing in front of the whole cafeteria!” Susie Kornegay ’77
cafeteria. Interestingly, Aladdin began on December 19 with the preparation of the annual Holiday Breakfast. Finally, thanks to the generosity of both the Dickson and Dowd Foundations, in August 1991 we opened a new 7,200 square foot addition designed specifically
This photo, from the earliest days on Cannon Campus, generated tremendous nostalgia for Dickson-Sanger Dining Hall on Instagram.
for Lower School. At that time, the facility was named Dickson-Sanger Dining Hall “in sincere appreciation for their lasting commitment to Charlotte Country Day School.” Thank you Dickson-Sanger Dining Hall—you served us well! FALL 2019
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IMPACT REPORT
The 1941 Society honors lifetime giving to our school above and beyond $500,000+. The generous support of 1941 Society members allows us to remain at the forefront by strengthening endowment, investing in capital improvements, and continuously supporting the Country Day Fund.
$10,000,000+ Margaret and Smoky Bissell*
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 The John and Claudia Belk Family Mr. Jeffrey N. Pilon ’92 and Mrs. Mary Claudia Belk Pilon ’92* Dowd Foundation, Inc.* Mrs. Elizabeth (Pepper) Dowd* Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dowd IV* Mr. Roddey Dowd Jr. Mr. and Mrs. W. Frank Dowd Jr.* Mr. E. Hooper Hardison Jr. ’79* Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Hardison* Mrs. Carson Dowd Howard ’72 Beverly and Jim Hance* Mr. O. Bruton Smith
$1,000,000 to $4,999,999 Anonymous Michelle and Michael J. Bailey* The Katherine and Tom Belk Family Mr. H. W. McKay Belk ’75 and Mrs. Nina F. Belk Mr. John R. Belk ’77 and Mrs. Kimberly D. Belk Mr. and Mrs. Tim Belk Mr. Walker Morris and Mrs. Katie Belk Morris ’72 The Brock Family John III and Mary Brock* John IV and Tracy Brock* Mr. Derick S. Close ’77 and Mrs. Sallie P. Close* Dalton-Brand Foundation Betsy and Alfred Brand* Mr. Robert A. Brand IV ’84 and Mrs. Lori Ann U. Brand Dr. Christopher Lawrence and Mrs. Sally Brand Lawrence ’90 Ms. Elizabeth Brand Letts ’88*
Mr. John R. Waite and Mrs. Mary Brand Waite ’84 Mr. Alfred G. Dawson Jr. and Mrs. Amy Levine Dawson ’00* The Dickson Foundation* Mr. and Mrs. Christian O. Avery Sr. Mr. John A. Dickson ’76 and Mrs. Nancy W. Dickson* Mrs. Mary Anne Dickson Mr. R. Stuart Dickson ’47 and Mrs. Joanne S. Dickson Mr. Rush S. Dickson III ’72 Mr. Thomas W. Dickson ’73 and Mrs. Cecelia S. Dickson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Marley Mrs. Alison MacEwan Scott ’78 and Mr. Michael C. Scott The William and Patricia Gorelick Family Mr. William Gorelick Mr. Todd A. Gorelick ’82 and Mrs. Stacy M. Gorelick* Ms. Marcelle B. Gorelick ’84 Mr. Israel K. Gorelick ’90 and Mrs. Gabrielle L. Gorelick Mr. L. Watts Hamrick III ’77 and Mrs. Carol C. Hamrick* Scott and Ashley Mattei by the Mattei Foundation* Mike and Katie James* The Leon Levine Foundation Sandra and Leon Levine Mr. Rodney C. Pitts ’64 and Mrs. Elizabeth R. Pitts* Anne and Walker Poole* The Purdy Family Mr. J. Scott and Claire Purdy Mr. Steven L. Purdy ’87 and Mrs. M. Elizabeth Purdy* Verl and Sandra Purdy* Mr. James R. Yuhas and Mrs. Susan Purdy Yuhas ’85*
The Ray Shaw Family Kay Shaw Whitney and Laura Shaw* Kirk and Tammy Shaw Beth and Jim Penegar The Shelton Family Mr. and Mrs. W. Todd Houser* Mr. Charles M. Shelton Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Shelton Sr. Lori and Eric Sklut Ann and Wellford Tabor* J. Mason Wallace Jr. Trust
$500,000 to $999,999 Anonymous Mr. David M. Benson ’85 and Mrs. Lauren S. Benson* Stephen and Edith Benson* The Bissell Family Mr. Howard Bissell III ’86 and Mrs. Stephanie S. Bissell* Mr. James J. Bissell ’88 and Nicole M. Bissell Mrs. Barbara Bissell Kopczynski ’83 and Dr. Todd M. Kopczynski Mr. Michael Sherck and Mrs. Cary Bissell Sherck ’82 Mr. and Mrs. William F. Blue Jr.* Mr. Samuel B. Bowles ’93 and Ms. Laura M. Bowles* Mr. William D. Byron IV ’85 and Mrs. Christina N. Byron* Parents’ Association* Mr. David I. Cohen The R. T. Dooley Families* Mr. Robert A. Engel and Mrs. Mary Tabor Engel* The Fonville Family Mr. Charles L. Fonville Jr. ’84 and Mrs. Amy M. Fonville* Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Fonville Sr.* Dr. K. Dale Owen Jr. ’78 and Mrs. Amy Fonville Owen ’81*
The Loyal Society recognizes those who have given consecutively for at least five years. Look for the asterisks throughout the donor rolls. More than 1098 donors are Country Day Loyal, and we are deeply appreciative of their commitment.
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The Shelton Gorelick Family Mr. Scott R. Gorelick ’77 and Mrs.Dana S. Gorelick and Family Mr. Jeffrey A. Gorelick ’80 and Mrs. Bari L. Gorelick and Family Ms. Pamela M. Gorelick ’82 and Family Ms. Amy S. Grissom* Mr. W. Barnes Hauptfuhrer and Mrs. Cammie Robinson Hauptfuhrer ’74* Mr. and Mrs. J. Riddick Hendrick III Mr. and Mrs. G. Patrick Hunter Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James Hynes* The Marsh Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Gretchen Marsh Carpenter ’58 and Mr. Thomas S. Carpenter* Mrs. Hunter Johnston McLawhorn ’80 and Mr. James H. McLawhorn* Ms. Katherine M. Johnston ’81 Mrs. Melinda Johnston McMeekin ’85 Mrs. Amy Johnston Sabo ’88 Celene and Marc Oken Mr. and Mrs. Brian A. O’Leary* Anne and Scott Perper* Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Roselle* Jane and Carl Showalter* Mr. and Mrs. Stephenson P. Shuford* The Springsteen Foundation Mr. Claude P. Close ’10 Mr. Craddock S. Close ’13 Mr. Derick S. Close ’77 and Mrs. Sallie P. Close* Mrs. Baxter Close Petrone ’08 Jenny and Scott Stevens* *Country Day Loyal member
The OAK SOCIETY honors planned giving donors. Their ultimate expression of loyalty ensures the future strength of Country Day by impacting the school beyond their lifetimes.
Mr. Peter R. Ashcraft Mr. Thomas M. Belk Jr. ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Howard C. Bissell Mrs. Sara Harris Bissell ’56 (d) Mr. and Mrs. William F. Blue Jr. Mrs. Beth Brown Boyd ’63 Mr. Richard V. Bray Jr. ’64 Mrs. Louise Jones Brown (d) Mr. John E. Chapman Jr. (d) Dr. Daniel Uri and Dr. Iris S. Cheng Mr. Derick S. Close ’77 and Mrs. Sallie P. Close Mr. Charles H. Conner Jr. ’64 Mr. Thomas E. Cox Jr. and Mrs. Mildred D. Cox ’66 Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Dagenhart Mr. W. Frank Dowd IV ’74 Mr. Christopher J. Elliott ’85 Mrs. Caroline Boyd Foto ’99
Mr. Marshall B. Gilchrist ’58 Mr. and Mrs. Steven K. Hall Mr. L. Watts Hamrick III ’77 and Mrs. Carol C. Hamrick Mrs. Sarah G. Hamrick (d) Mr. and Mrs. James H. Hance Jr. Mrs. Florence C. Hanes (d) Mr. J. Jacob Hanes Mr. Patrick L. Hobson ’89 and Mrs. Kristin H. Hobson Mr. David L. Hood Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James E. S. Hynes Mr. and Mrs. R. Michael James Mr. and Mrs. Jon S. Jenrette Mr. Edward E. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Ray A. Killian Jr. Mrs. Janice S. Ladley (d) Ms. Jennifer S. Lamarre Mr. Mark C. Lamarre
The Lilien Family Mr. and Mrs. David L. Mancos Mr. James H. McLawhorn and Mrs. Hunter Johnston McLawhorn ’80 Mrs. Nina Dooley McLean ’77 Mr. Herman B. McManaway Jr. (d) Mrs. Doris B. Miller (d) Mr. John S. Miller Jr. Mr. Kenneth D. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Miller Mrs. Patricia O'Herron Norman ’65 Mr. David T. Peacock ’92 Dr. George S. Rent and Dr. Clyda S. Rent Ms. Rebecca K. Rizzo Mrs. Audrey G. Sappenfield Mr. R. Downie Saussy Jr. and Mrs. Sally Cannon Saussy ’67 Mr. and Mrs. H. Keith Stoneman Jr. Mrs. Tillie S. Tice
Mr. James R. Tice (d) Mr. Frank W. Timson Mrs. Sarah S. Tull Mr. R. Read Tull (d) Mrs. Sally S. Van Allen Mr. W. Kent Van Allen Jr. ’64 Mr. William K. Van Allen Sr. (d) Mr. J. Mason Wallace Jr. (d) Mr. Edward I. Weisiger Jr. ’78 Mrs. Elizabeth Smith White ’55 Mr. C. Hunter Widener ’91 Mrs. Elizabeth Cunningham Wood ’77 Mr. William Wade Wood (d) Mr. J. Richard Worrell Jr. ’91 (d) Deceased
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GIVING REPORT
Capital Giving Over the past four years, gifts to capital have enabled Country Day to fund priorities that emerged from our Strategic Plan. Our new facilities— including the Purdy Center for Science and Mathematics, the Hance Lower School Learning Center, the Dowd Student Center, and the renovated Cannon Hall—fuel innovative programs that prepare students for a fast-changing global society. Next fall, we look forward to the opening of the John and Claudia Belk Upper School Learning Center, and we are grateful for the generous gifts that allow us to build on our strong academic programming as we look to the future. $3,000,000+ The John and Claudia Belk Family Mr. Jeffrey N. Pilon ’92 and Mrs. Mary Claudia Belk Pilon ’92* Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company Dowd Foundation, Inc.* Mrs. Elizabeth (Pepper) Dowd* Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dowd IV* Mr. Roddey Dowd Jr. Mr. and Mrs. W. Frank Dowd Jr.* Mr. E. Hooper Hardison Jr. ’79* Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Hardison* Mrs. Carson Dowd Howard ’72 The Purdy/Yuhas Families Mr. J. Scott and Claire Purdy Mr. Steven L. Purdy ’87 and Mrs. M. Elizabeth Purdy* Verl and Sandra Purdy* Mr. James R. Yuhas and Mrs. Susan Purdy Yuhas ’85*
$1,000,000 to $2,999,999 Michelle and Michael J. Bailey* The Brock Family John III and Mary Brock* John IV and Tracy Brock* Mr. Alfred G. Dawson Jr. and Mrs. Amy Levine Dawson ’00* Beverly and Jim Hance* Scott and Ashley Mattei by the Mattei Foundation* Anne and Walker Poole* Ann and Wellford Tabor*
$500,000 to $999,999 The Bissell Family Mr. Howard Bissell III ’86 and Mrs. Stephanie S. Bissell* Mr. James J. Bissell ’88 and Mrs. Nicole M. Bissell Margaret and Smoky Bissell* Mrs. Barbara Bissell Kopczynski ’83 and Dr. Todd M. Kopczynski Mr. Michael Sherck and Mrs. Cary Bissell Sherck ’82 The Dickson Foundation* Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Roselle* Parents’ Association* Mr. and Mrs. Stephenson P. Shuford* The Springsteen Foundation Mr. Claude P. Close ’10 22
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Mr. Craddock S. Close ’13 Mr. Derick S. Close ’77 and Mrs. Sallie P. Close* Mrs. Baxter Close Petrone ’08
$250,000 to $499,999 The Benson Family Mr. David M. Benson ’85 and Mrs. Lauren S. Benson* Mr. Matthew S. E. Benson ’88 and Mrs. Barrick C. Benson* Stephen and Edith Benson* The Branstrom/Sherrill Families Bill and Robin Branstrom* Mr. R. Glenn Sherrill Jr. ’89 and Mrs. Lisa L. Sherrill* Mr. and Mrs. Ronald G. Sherrill* Mr. William D. Byron IV ’85 and Mrs. Christina N. Byron* Mr. John N. Calhoun II and Mrs. Ansley Bost Calhoun ’83* Mr. Robert A. Engel and Mrs. Mary Tabor Engel* Patty and Alex Funderburg* Mr. David M. Gillespie ’87 and Mrs. Sinclair E. Gillespie* Mr. Todd A. Gorelick ’82 and Mrs. Stacy M. Gorelick* William and Patricia Gorelick Family Foundation Mr. William Gorelick Mr. Todd A. Gorelick ’82 and Mrs. Stacy M. Gorelick* Ms. Marcelle B. Gorelick ’84 Mr. Israel K. Gorelick ’90 and Mrs. Gabrielle L. Gorelick Mr. and Mrs. Steven K. Hall* Mike and Katie James* Mr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Judd The Marsh Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Gretchen Marsh Carpenter ’58 and Mr. Thomas S. Carpenter* Mrs. Hunter Johnston McLawhorn ’80 and Mr. James H. McLawhorn* Ms. Katherine M. Johnston ’81 Mrs. Melinda Johnston McMeekin ’85* Mrs. Amy Johnston Sabo ’88 Mr. Stanton D. McCullough and Mrs. Lindsay Hance McCullough ’93* Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Philipson Jenny and Scott Stevens* Mr. and Mrs. H. Keith Stoneman Jr.*
The Sturges/Hair Families Dr. Sean R. Hair and Mrs. Kristin Sturges Hair ’95* Mr. and Mrs. Garrik L. Sturges ’98* Mr. and Mrs. Wesley W. Sturges*
$100,000 to $249,999 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Martin H. Bingham* Jeffrey J. and Sara M. Brown* The Cassels Family Mr. Edison P. Cassels ’87 and Mrs. Nancy G. Cassels* Ms. Merryman Cassels ’84 Mr. and Mrs. O. Pendleton Cassels Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Cleven* Dalton-Brand Foundation Betsy and Alfred Brand* Dr. W. Hodges Davis* Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Edwards Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Eliasek Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Farnham Sr.* Chris and Lori Flouhouse* Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth V. Garcia* Mr. L. Watts Hamrick III ’77 and Mrs. Carol C. Hamrick* Mr. Scott E. Heberton and Mrs. Carey Ellen Keith Heberton ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Ryan H. Henderson* Mr. and Mrs. David L. Hood Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas K. Hoops* The Hope Family Mr. Harold P. Hope III ’90 and Mrs. Kathryn Hope* Dr. William W. Hope ’92 and Mrs. Caroline N. Hope Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Jones The Kneisel Family Mr. John A. Kneisel and Mrs. Anna Blair Rohrer Kneisel ’97* Mr. and Mrs. William J. Kneisel* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Mitchell* Mr. and Mrs. Carter B. Payne* Dr. James W. Roberts and Dr. Sandra H. Raymore Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Ryan Jr.* Laura and Michael Schulte* Jane and Carl Showalter* The Marc and Mattye Silverman Family Foundation* Mr. and Mrs. Marc H. Silverman* Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Tate Mr. Eugene A. Woods
$50,000 to $99,999 Mr. Keith D. Agisim and Dr. Debbie G. Agisim* The Bailey Chipps Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Brian D. Bailey* Joe and Susannah Beach* Mr. and Mrs. Louis K. Beasley III* Mr. and Mrs. John E. Beltz* Jim Bolin and Catherine Stempien* Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Bradway* Dr. Richard E. Browne and Dr. Lauren Browne Katie and Andy Cox* Dr. and Mrs. Vinay R. Deshmukh
Mr. George S. Dewey IV ’90 and Mrs. Margaret S. Dewey* Mr. Jeffrey W. Douglas and Ms. Ann E. Willey* Mr. and Mrs. Frederic H. Garner IV* Sasha and Grant Harbrecht* Mr. and Mrs. J. Gregory Hatcher* Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Hayes Jr.* Mr. L. Robert Hobson ’84 and Mrs. Karen Hobson* Mr. Patrick L. Hobson ’89 and Mrs. Kristin H. Hobson* Mr. and Mrs. Joshua R. Jewett* Mr. James McPhilliamy and Mrs. Kelly McPhilliamy* Mr. and Mrs. C. David Miller* Mr. Kevin O. Moran and Dr. Elizabeth Box Moran ’96* Mr. Benjamin A. Murphy and Mrs. Meghan Clancey Murphy ’98* The O’Neill Family Mr. Karl F. Kleiderer Jr. and Mrs. Ashley O'Neill Kleiderer ’88* Mr. David O'Neill ’94* Ms. E. Gray O'Neill* Mr. Ryan M. O'Neill ’03* Mr. Zach Roach and Mrs. Kristen O'Neill Roach ’00* Dr. Andrew Scharf and Dr. Megan O'Neill Scharf ’98* Mr. Peter A. Pappas ’79 and Mrs. Claire Pappas* Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Peterson Jr.* Anne and Scott Perper* Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Reed* Mr. R. Downie Saussy Jr. and Mrs. Sally Cannon Saussy ’67* Mr. and Mrs. Stoney D. Sellars* Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R. Small Dr. and Mrs. Andrew I. Sumich* Dr. Benjamin D. Sutker ’83 and Mrs. Lisa F. Sutker Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Ward III* Mr. William H. Zimmern ’95 and Mrs. Angela H. Zimmern*
Up to $49,999 Acoustical Interiors, Inc. Mr. Leif T. Aus and Rev. Dr. Millie Snyder* Lauren and Taylor Batten* The Biggers Family Ms. Deborah E. Biggers* Mr. and Mrs. J. Larry Biggers* Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Biggers Mr. Louis A. Bledsoe III ’77 and Ms. Suzanne G. Bledsoe* Mr. and Mrs. William F. Blue Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Bradley J. Brown* Mr. and Mrs. David Clark Jr.* Class of 2018 Mr. and Mrs. Oscar W. Cranz III* Mr. Benjamin S. Dobson ’99 and Mrs. Sarah Dobson* The Dooley Family Mr. David S. Dooley ’82 and Mrs. Susan H. Dooley Mr. Robert T. Dooley III ’79 and Mrs. Anne Horne Dooley ’79* Mr. J. Dickson McLean IV and Mrs. Nina Dooley McLean ’77*
Mr. Douglas Drew and Ms. Theresa Drew* Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Edwards* Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo L. Elias* Mr. and Mrs. Gregory H. Gach* Mr. Marshall B. Gilchrist ’58 and Mrs. Laura G. Gilchrist* Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Goldsmith Jr.* The Jeffrey A. Gorelick Family Mr. Jeffrey A. Gorelick ’80 and Mrs. Bari L. Gorelick Mr. Joshua Gorelick ’08 Mr. Gabriel Gorelick ’10 Mr. Jonah Gorelick Mr. and Mrs. John T. Harmeling III Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Hernick III* Mr. and Mrs. Warren F. Holland III* Mr. Samuel B. Hood ’96 and Mrs. Jane S. Hood* Mr. and Mrs. W. Todd Houser*
Restricted Funds $25,000+ Dr. D Fund
Anne and Scott Perper* Eddie Reed Scholarship Fund
Mr. Jeremy Radack*
Special Olympics Fund
Mr. Robert M. Aulebach and Mrs. Susan Alexander Aulebach ’76*
$10,000 to $24,999
McGuire Faculty Summer Studies Program
William B. McGuire Jr. Family Foundation* Ms. Molly L. McGuire ’91* Mr. and Mrs. William B. McGuire Jr.* Mr. William H. McGuire ’06* Mr. Henry E. Winslett III and Mrs. Caroline McGuire Winslett ’04*
$5,000 to $9,999
Alice Harney Fund for Academic Support Services
Mrs. Alice Harney* Dr. D Fund
Mr. Robert L. Katz and Ms. Christina H. Otto* Head of School’s Discretionary Fund
Mr. and Mrs. James Hynes*
Lower School Ballet Fund
Mr. Richard E. Paolini and Ms. Beth Arentsen
$1,000 to $4,999 Dr. D Fund
Dr. W. Hodges Davis*
Mr. and Mrs. Magreger G. Hyde* Dr. Kashyap B. Kansupada and Dr. Ameesha P. Kansupada* Mr. Matthew J. Kosmicki and Ms. Shirley L. Kosmicki* Mr. Mark B. Ladley ’85 and Mrs. Beverly B. Ladley* Dr. Peter A. Larkin Jr. ’74 and Mrs. Ashley S. Larkin* Mr. and Mrs. William B. Lovett III Mr. David E. Lynn and Dr. Ming Qi* Mr. and Mrs. R. Damon Mitchell III Mr. and Mrs. William T. Mitchener* Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Moran* Dr. T. Christopher Morris and Dr. Krista Schwabacher Morris ’89* Mr. Keith F. Oberkfell and Ms. Mica P. Post Oberkfell* Elizabeth and Tim Portland*
Dr. J. Gardiner Richards Roddey Jr. ’81 and Dr. Patricia K. Roddey* Dr. Clifford E. Roemer and Dr. Helen F. Roemer Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell R. Rose* Mr. Steven P. Sasz and Mrs. Nancy Hanes Sasz ’85* Warren and Mary Lynn Sepkowitz* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Shealy Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey M. Springer III Ms. Grace V. Tabor ’17 Mr. and Mrs. Mark O. Timperman* Mr. Linwood Toppin Jr. and Dr. Lisa M. Toppin* Mr. and Mrs. Brent A. Torstrick* Mr. John Scott Trotter ’95 and Mrs. Katherine R. Trotter* Mr. and Mrs. Joel H. Turner* Mr. and Mrs. G. Christian Ullrich II*
Mr. and Mrs. Russell H. Vandevelde III Mr. and Mrs. W. Kent Walker Sr.* Curt and Clare Walton* Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Waybright* Mr. and Mrs. William C. Whitley* Mr. and Mrs. John R. Wickham* Dr. Jerome Williams Jr. and Dr. Adelle Anthony-Williams* Jim and Marty Williams* Mr. Paul Wright IV ’90 and Mrs. Jennifer Pollard Wright ’96*
Mr. L. Watts Hamrick III ’77 and Mrs. Carol C. Hamrick* Mike and Katie James* Mr. and Mrs. Whitney R. Shaw* Mr. and Mrs. Wilson C. Wearn Jr.
Mr. Alexander D. Drew ’17 Mr. Jason C. Felts ’04 and Mrs. Christiane Regelbrugge Felts ’04 Dr. Curtis L. Flood and Ms. Mary K. James Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Fuller III* Mr. R. Walker Fuller IV ’06 Mr. James R. Griffith Jr. and Mrs. Anne Pender Griffith ’77* Mr. J. Pender Griffith ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Wesley A. Hallman Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Harrison Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Healy* Margaret and Gary Hemric* Mr. Patrick L. Hobson ’89 and Mrs. Kristin H. Hobson* Mr. and Mrs. Warren F. Holland III* Mr. John R. Hosmer Jr. ’85 and Mrs. Patricia F. Hosmer* Mr. Philip F. Howerton III ’81 and Mrs. Margaret M. Howerton* Mr. and Mrs. James C. Hunt Mr. and Mrs. Keith G. Kepley Mr. and Mrs. Richard Truett Langdon* Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Marley Mr. and Mrs. William H. McGoogan Dr. and Mrs. William H. Merlo* Dr. Jeanne Neumann Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Pitts Elizabeth and Tim Portland* Mr. and Mrs. James W. Ray Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Reed* Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Richards* Ms. Courtney M. Ridenhour ’09 Mr. Jonathan Schulz and Mrs. Meredith Ashcraft Schulz ’04* Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Shields* Jane and Carl Showalter* Mr. D. Smith Stackhouse ’17 Ms. Anne H. Stevenson ’08 David and Lynn Tate* Fran and Chris Teter Mr. Bradley C. Touma and Mrs. Virginia Dabbs Touma ’82*
Mr. and Mrs. B. Keith Trent* Dr. and Mrs. Peter S. Turk Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Veith*
The Flaxman & Sussman Faculty Enrichment Fund
Ms. Jessica R. Flaxman and Mr. Jacob H. Sussman*
Head of School’s Discretionary Fund
Mrs. Carol Biggers Dabbs ’55
Upper School Fine Arts
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander J. Sadusky* Varsity Soccer
OrthoCarolina, P.A.
Up to $999 Dr. D Fund
Mr. Jeffrey M. Adams ’71 and Mrs. Patty L. Adams Mr. David A. Allen Jr. ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Darren Ash Mr. Douglas S. Bell Sr. ’81 and Mrs. Elizabeth A. Bell* Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Bernstein* Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Booher Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Breeden* Mr. and Mrs. E. Casey Brock II Mr. Stanton T. Bryan Jr. ’04* Mr. John N. Calhoun II and Mrs. Ansley Bost Calhoun ’83* Mr. John P. Calhoun II ’19 Mr. W. Coulter Calhoun ’19 Mr. Brian R. Conroy ’05 and Mrs. Elizabeth Conroy Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Cramer Sr. Mr. Robert W. Cramer Jr. ’07 and Mrs. Mary R. Cramer Mr. and Mrs. James S. Day Mr. P. Shaffer Day ’17 Mr. Brian H. Duncan ’12
*Country Day Loyal member
Junior Varsity Football
Mr. Frank L. Horne Jr. ’73 and Mrs. Margaret G. Horne* Killeen Kirkwood Memorial Fund
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Kirkwood* Mr. J. Dickson McLean IV and Mrs. Nina Dooley McLean ’77* Lacrosse Program
Mr. William B. Hardison Sr. ’82 and Mrs. Kate B. Hardison The Marc and Mattye Silverman Family Foundation* Mr. and Mrs. Marc H. Silverman* Lower School Library
Ms. Rachel Dunham* Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Eliasek Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. William D. Newcomb POCIS
Ashley and Scott Mattei* Dr. Agbeko K. Ocloo and Dr. Akosua B. Domfeh Dr. Strutha C. Rouse II and Dr. Kelley H. Rouse Mr. and Mrs. Bruce J. Tall Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Tillman* Upper School Fine Arts – Band, Choir, and Orchestra
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Bernstein* The Community Foundation of North Louisiana – Mortimer and Josephine Cohen Fund* Varsity Baseball
The Marc and Mattye Silverman Family Foundation* Mr. and Mrs. Marc H. Silverman* *Country Day Loyal member
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Overheard I have been an educator for 40 years at many different schools of all types; and I must say the organization was excellent—the golf carts, the welcome, musicians on each corner, the classroom atmosphere, the refreshments to name a few ways in which a caring, loving environment was clearly felt.
“OMG, Big Saturday. Winning a goldfish to bring home, getting a fake cast on your arm, cotton candy. That was my favorite part of the school year.” Comment by Stephanie Poliakoff on Art Pop-Up shop vendor post by Anna Hamel Henkenjohann ’91. April 12, 2019
E-mail response from Lesley Troup (Gaga to Owen Troup), regarding Lower School Grandparents’ Day. May 10, 2019
“We can’t thank Charlotte Country Day School enough for this generous fundraising donation. And, thank you to the parents and children who participated in the Fun Run.” Comment from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Carolina. April 16, 2019
My daughter, an 8th grader, shared the most heartwarming stories about yesterday’s event. Thank you for making this possible for our entire community. Comment by Naomi Brezi on post featuring photos from Special Olympics. April 30, 2019
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“The teacher that has had the biggest impact on my life? Mr. Stanton. He always makes time for us and truly cares about our learning. He wants us all to succeed in life, not just class.” Quote from Bennett Garcia ’19, Postcript 2019, pg. 159
If you arrive early to carpool, turn off your engine to protect our air quality; we want our carpool lanes to be ‘No Idling’ zones. Fourth-grade guest writers and Green Team leaders Mia Bianchi and Neely Oxenham, Lower School weekly e-mail. April 23, 2019
Awesome!!! Best investment in my son’s future. I love CCDS! Comment by Janice Clark Pollock on post linking to Commencement story. May 23, 2019
“Ahhhh. I know progress is good, but oh the years I spent and the memories I have from that building.” @partyof5millers, Kelly Walton Miller ’90, in reply to a video @MatthewLess shared of the Dickson-Sanger Dining Hall teardown. July 12, 2019
“Today, my son started his journey in kindergarten at Charlotte Country Day School. Li’l man hopped out of the bed at 5:45 am and said ‘Let’s go! I’m ready!’ So proud to be a part of a community that will know, love, and inspire him!!!” @iamjchris74, Jimmy C. B. Taylor. August 21, 2019
Build a house you are proud of. Make mistakes, learn from them, and improve. Remember that compassion, kindness, perseverance, and hard work pay off. From speech given by Kimai McPhee, student body president, at the All-School Convocation. September 6, 2019
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A IDEA LEADS TO AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH IN FINANCIAL EDUCATION By Beth Lawing
High schools across the country offer stock market simulation games to give students insight into the world of financial investment. At Country Day, students have taken it up a notch with the Buccaneers Investment Group (BIG), which uses real money to make bona fide financial transactions in the stock market. he idea began in 2014 with co-founders Owen Engel ’17 and John Whitley ’17. “As a sophomore, I realized that I wanted to learn even more about money after taking Mr. Brad Touma’s economics class,” recalls John. After learning that Upper School clubs can’t directly solicit funding, John and Owen approached members of the school’s Advancement and Finance Offices for guidance. It was agreed that assets appropriated through the establishment 26
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of a Country Day endowed fund could be a possible avenue. However, first Owen and John had to convince the Board of Trustees. “Owen and I worked hard to get approval for BIG,” remembers John. “At first, the Board was a little skeptical about high school kids running an investment club with actual money on the line. When they saw how prepared we were in thinking through how we would start BIG and perpetuate it, they realized that we had done our homework.” “Fundraising was challenging at first because we did not want to nickeland-dime everyone’s parents,” says John. “That’s about the time our ‘Angel Investor’ appeared.”
Alfred Brand, who sits on the Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees, made a substantial gift to the school to help establish the BIG General Endowment Fund. “I wanted to help financially if the students really wanted to get serious about it,” remembers Alfred, an entrepreneur who is a parent to four Country Day graduates and five grandchildren. “It’s important to teach kids how to invest. Country Day is a financially sound institution because the school has received excellent advice in our financial city.” Additionally, four other community members contributed to the BIG General Endowment, allowing the club to get off the ground with $26,500 to invest. At press time, BIG’s portfolio was valued at $37,611, an increase of 42%. All 15 of BIG’s current stock picks have realized gains this year, and the club members appreciate that the timing of their investments has coincided with overall
FEATURES stock market gains in the past three years. Profits are reinvested into BIG’s portfolio to help finance future transactions.
LEARNING AND LEADING THROUGH MENTORSHIP Upper School math teacher Bryan Stanton is BIG’s faculty advisor. “With online simulation games, students will take risks that they wouldn’t necessarily take in real life,” he says. “The stock market experience through BIG is truly different because students use real money. It’s impressive to see how well-prepared club members are when they make investment presentations; they do a great job at taking initiative and using their new financial vocabulary.” Hunter Engel ’20 is this year’s president of the 40-member club. He and vice presidents McAuley Millen ’20 and Russell Tabor ’21 organize BIG members into six financial sectors to help maintain a diversified portfolio. Each sector is mentored by upperclassmen who help the freshmen and sophomores learn the jargon of getting down to business. At their weekly meetings, each sector presents its financial insights about buying and selling the stocks currently in its portfolio. In addition, BIG executives provide updates twice a year to David Mancos, Country Day’s chief financial officer, and to the Board. When it comes to being prepared to make informed decisions, Hunter asks club members to research a growth stock, a value stock, and a stock that they are personally interested in. “Mr. Stanton and I both stress that we want
them to think with their gut and to notice what is going on around them in the world,” explains Hunter. “I also ask them to use reputable sources, such as Google Finance, Value Line, and Bloomberg.” The topics discussed at BIG meetings are both insightful and engaging. “Generally, I try to take a hands-off approach to leading the group, as does Mr. Brand,” attests Mr. Stanton. “For example, BIG members own stock in Boeing, a corporation which has been in the news a lot this year. Last spring, the students were the ones following the story and debating whether to sell the stock. After much deliberation and critical thinking, BIG members decided to hold on to it.” BIG is currently 90 percent male and club members want to change the equation. “Female club members have been crucial to portfolio gains,” according to Hunter. “For example, Linnea Aus ’18 recommended investing in Lululemon because she had heard a men’s clothing line was about to be introduced. This stock, which has more than doubled in our portfolio, would not have been on our radar if we hadn’t had female members.” Another BIG goal is to have more parent and community speakers join meetings to talk about their involvement in the financial world.
“IT’S IMPORTANT TO TEACH KIDS HOW TO INVEST. COUNTRY DAY IS A FINANCIALLY SOUND INSTITUTION BECAUSE THE SCHOOL HAS RECEIVED EXCELLENT ADVICE IN OUR FINANCIAL CITY.”
THE REAL ROI “Country Day’s education is at its finest when students have a passion to learn,” says Mr. Stanton. “I love seeing how learning about the stock market comes alive for BIG members.” BIG co-founder John Whitley, who is currently a real estate/finance major at the University of South Carolina, adds, “Starting the Buccaneers Investment Group, and seeing all the growth that the portfolio has experienced, has been a particularly bright spot in my life. Now that I’m a college sophomore, I can see more clearly the passion that I had when I was younger spilling into my college course selections. Owen and I are grateful that Country Day helped us launch something that we were passionate about in high school.”
THE DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO OF THE BUCCANEERS INVESTMENT GROUP: Health Stocks: Cigna, Progressive, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Stocks: Apple, Lululemon, Proctor & Gamble Industrial Stocks: Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Honeywell Financial Stocks: Broadridge Financial Solutions, Bank of America Energy Stocks: Duke Energy, NRG Energy Technology/Telecommunications Stocks: Verizon, Cognizant Technology Solutions
GIVING REPORT $10,000 to $19,999
Endowment Funds Endowment plays a critical role in allowing Country Day to fulfill its mission and ensure long-term financial stability. An endowment fund can be compared to a long-term investment or savings plan. It is a “permanent” fund in which the principal is invested and the earnings are spent. The funds earned help to support dynamic programming, such as the BIG Investment Club; scholarships that ensure a diverse community of learners; top-flight educators who become even better through professional development; and the operating costs that come with innovative facilities.
$3,000,000+
$50,000 to $99,999
Margaret E. Gragg Endowment for Faculty Professional Development Fund
The Country Day Ready Endowed Scholarship Fund
Margaret and Smoky Bissell*
Diversity Endowment Fund
$1,000,000 to $2,999,999 Mary Claudia and Jeff Pilon Endowed Scholarship Fund
Mr. Jeffrey N. Pilon ’92 and Mrs. Mary Claudia Belk Pilon ’92*
$250,000 to $999,999 Bissell Faculty Salary Endowment Fund
Mr. Howard C. Bissell and the late Sara Harris Bissell ’56* Country Day Ready Endowed Scholarship Fund
Anonymous Mr. Samuel B. Bowles ’93 and Ms. Laura M. Bowles* Dowd Head of School’s Discretionary Endowment Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dowd IV* Sandra Graham Shelton Professional Development Endowment Fund
Mr. and Mrs. W. Todd Houser* Mr. Charles M. Shelton Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Shelton Sr.
$100,000 to $249,999 General Endowed Scholarship Fund
Mr. Robert M. Aulebach and Mrs. Susan Alexander Aulebach ’76* Mr. and Mrs. Ivon D. Rohrer Jr.* Hunter Sabbatical Endowment Fund
Mr. and Mrs. G. Patrick Hunter Jr. Leon Levine Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Leon Levine Foundation
Movement Foundation, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Geoffrey T. Wrinkle The Flaxman & Sussman Faculty Endowed Enrichment Fund
Ms. Jessica R. Flaxman and Mr. Jacob H. Sussman* The O’Herron Endowment in Support of Teaching Excellence Fund
Mr. George S. Dewey IV ’90 and Mrs. Margaret S. Dewey* Seventh Grade Washington, DC, Trip Endowment Fund
Mr. and Mrs. J. Henry Froelich III* Rick Stack Wrestling Endowment Fund
Nakato Family Mr. R. Glenn Sherrill Jr. ’89 and Mrs. Lisa L. Sherrill* Mr. J. Richard Worrell Jr. ’91 and Mrs. Alanna J. Worrell* The James R. Tice Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
Mrs. Tillie S. Tice*
$20,000 to $49,999 BIG General Endowment Fund
Betsy and Alfred Brand* Fonville Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Fonville Sr.* Mr. Charles L. Fonville Jr. ’84 and Mrs. Amy M. Fonville* Dr. K. Dale Owen Jr. ’78 and Mrs. Amy Fonville Owen ’81* Margaret E. Gragg Endowment for Faculty Professional Development Fund
Mr. and Mrs. David L. Mancos*
The General Endowed Scholarship Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Erskine B. Bowles
$2,500 to $9,999 Suzanne Pardee Hynes Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
Mr. and Mrs. James Hynes*
Up to $2,499 Scott Benson Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
Mr. Patrick L. Hobson ’89 and Mrs. Kristin H. Hobson* Mr. Kevin Queen and Ms. Anne H. Pipkin ’78 Bissell Faculty Salary Endowment Fund
Ms. Trina C. Rabun Mr. and Mrs. David E. Raines Mr. and Mrs. John S. Ratterree* Mr. and Mrs. Todd C. Rauhecker Mr. and Mrs. Robin Reed Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Reid Channing and Sallye Richards Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Roets Ms. Rebecca I. Roets Ms. Sherry L. Sanson Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Sears II Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Simpkins Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Swistak Mr. and Mrs. John Walker Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert White Jr. Mr. Daniel Winter Mr. and Mrs. David J. Workman Ms. Jodi Wright
Mr. and Mrs. David L. Mancos*
The Rachel Giblin Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
Sam Brody Endowed Scholarship Fund
Mr. Thomas R. Giblin III ’75 and Mrs. Rebecca N. Giblin
Ned and Katherine Covington
Memorials Endowment
Florence Radcliffe Clauss Chapman Faculty Appreciation Endowment Fund
Margaret and Smoky Bissell*
Dr. William C. Chapman ’76 and Mrs. Margaret P. Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Shade M. Mecum III*
Mrs. Mary Ellen B. Reed*
John R. Cook Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
Mr. Frank L. Horne Jr. ’73 and Mrs. Margaret G. Horne* Mildred Dalton Cox Endowment for International Studies Fund
Mr. Thomas E. Cox Jr. and Mrs. Mildred Dalton Cox ’66* General Endowed Scholarship Fund
Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Allford III* Ashkris Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Parker A. Bobb* Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Breeden Charlotte Country Day School Mr. Asa C. Edwards III and Ms. Anne Tope Edwards* Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Blucher Ehringhaus III* Mr. and Mrs. Jason B. Farmer* Mr. and Mrs. Timothy K. Gerlach Ms. Meredith M. Green* Ms. Shirley H. Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Gary J. Hicks Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Highsmith Mr. and Mrs. Patrick A. Kania Mr. and Mrs. Matthew T. Less* Dr. and Mrs. Mark J. Liang* Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. McClain Ms. Hannah G. Melson Ms. Jennifer S. Ockerman Ms. Susan C. Ockerman Partners Lawn & Landscaping Inc.
Horton C. Reed Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund Retired Faculty Endowment Fund
Mr. and Mrs. David S. Ball* Margaret and Smoky Bissell* Mr. Thomas E. Cox Jr. and Mrs. Mildred Dalton Cox ’66* Mr. and Mrs. Wayne O. Henry* Mr. Patrick L. Hobson ’89 and Mrs. Kristin H. Hobson* Mr. Stephen M. Lynch and Mrs. Stacy Collins Lynch ’79* Channing and Sallye Richards Ms. Mary Allen Todd* Rick Stack Wrestling Endowment Fund
Mr. James R. Flowers III ’87 and Mrs. Alison L. Kraus-Flowers* Teter Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
Ms. Patricia A. Teter ’09* Bradley C. Touma Endowed Scholarship Fund
Mr. Peter R. Ashcraft* Mrs. Carol Biggers Dabbs ’55 Mr. Henry M. Gass IV ’06* Mr. and Mrs. Francis G. Jonas* Mr. Andrew C. Shaw ’06 and Mrs. Catherine M. Shaw Dr. and Mrs. Alfred Touma Unrestricted General Endowment Fund
Herman B. McManaway Trust* J. R. Williams Fellowship Endowment Fund
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Wells* *Country Day Loyal member
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PARENTS AT THE
FOREFRONT Every year, hundreds of parent volunteers donate thousands of hours of their time for the benefit of our students and teachers. Parent partners support each of our divisions and affinity groups, enhancing the experiences of our students and faculty. The impact of our volunteers’ contributions is immeasurable and greatly appreciated.
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We asked a few committed parents to share why they volunteer.
Scott Mattei VOLUNTEER SINCE 2010
Parent of Charlie ’26, Kate ’24 Parents’ Association, Boosters Club, Admissions, Advancement, Board of Trustees, Host Family
For more than 10 years, Country Day has been so much a part of our kids’ and family’s lives. I started volunteering because the community of parents and teachers was so welcoming, that getting involved with Country Day was easy. I began by spending 15 minutes opening car doors when my daughter was in JK, and she loved that I was one of the parents doing this. If I hadn’t started in that small role, I would have missed the chance to interact with my children forever. My volunteer roles started small, but now as a trustee, I am all in with Country Day and loving it!
Mica Oberkfell VOLUNTEER SINCE 2002
Parent of Carleigh ’20, Sebastian ’17, Michaela ’14 Parents’ Association, International Parents, Academic Teams, Host Family
I began volunteering because I wanted the opportunity to share small snippets of my children’s school lives. In my various board positions, I connected with parents I would not have otherwise met and made a number of good friendships as a result. Through my multiple volunteering experiences, I have seen firsthand that so many people help build the Country Day community: dedicated teachers and staff, caring administrators, and hard-working parent volunteers. I feel honored to have been part of this community for the past 17 years.”
Sonia Cleven VOLUNTEER SINCE 2015
Parent of Sarah ’26, Maggie ’24 Parents’ Association, Friends of the Arts, Advancement, Host Family
As a family new to Charlotte and Country Day, I knew I wanted to give back to the community that made us feel so welcome. Volunteering opened up connections and friendships within the Country Day family—from staff to alumni, grandparents to parents of graduates, and other current parents—whose paths I might not have ever crossed had it not been for getting involved. With every volunteer experience at Country Day, I have walked away feeling enriched, greatly appreciated, and blessed with friendships I will have for a lifetime.”
Charles Horton VOLUNTEER SINCE 2013
Parent of Chandler ’31, Charles Michael ’25 Parents’ Association, POCIS, Advancement, Student Wellness
I’ve been fortunate to be a part of a community that embraces those who want to give and make a positive impact. There are so many ways to get involved and our participation and engagement with the school ensures Country Day stays at the forefront.” FALL 2019
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Parent Support Group Gifts We are grateful for the generous support of parents through the Parents’ Association and the Boosters Club. The collective effort of parent groups helps keep Country Day a school at the forefront by strengthening programs, building community, and raising supplemental funds.
2018/19 Parents’ Association Giving Big Saturday
$2,500 to $5,000 Mr. Joseph B. Alala III Doug and Robin Baumgartner Dassault Falcon Mr. and Mrs. Stuart N. Goldstein Harker Construction Hunstad Kortesis Bharti Cosmetic Surgery
$1,000 to $2,499 Mr. and Mrs. William S. Bianchi Dr. Stephanie C. Chen Dunstan Group Elder Gallery of Contemporary Art Mockaitis Orthodontics VIBE5 Yoga & Fitness Webb Orthodontics
$200 to $999
Anonymous Meg and Shoff Allison Dr. and Mrs. David Almeida CT and Charles Anderson Arnold & Smith, PLLC Ashley and Ross Barton Doug and Robin Baumgartner Beason Family Bingham Family Peter and Kimberly Borans Borman Family Sam and Laura Bowles Bradway Family Breiding Family Mr. and Mrs. Christopher L. Britton Brandon and Rita Brown Jeff and Sara Brown John and Adrienne Butler Kris and Tricia Carroll Chip and Kathleen Cooke Kathy and Chris Cope Dawson Family Kevin and Jessica Demeter Dr. and Mrs. Vinay and Preeti Deshmukh Pontea and Jonathan Dixon 32
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Emma and Brian Farrell Drs. Julie and Jonathan Fisher Katie and Rashid Hallaway Jeff and Alicia Harris Hatcher Law Group, P.C. Tony Hefner State Farm Gibb Heilman HuntSource Brinley Huntley, HM Properties Chandra and Jimmie Johnson Mr. Thaddeus V. Jones and Dr. Tiffani M. Jones Kerrins Family Ken and Jenna King, Friends of Mrs. Ilfeld’s and Mrs. Giarla-Carr’s Class Dr. and Mrs. Bill Kortesis Rachel and Andy Lee Corrie and Zach Manis George and Erica Manousos Lindsay Hance McCullough AIA Amy and Matt Moore Emily and Will Mullinix Benjamin and Meghan Murphy My Townhome Optimist Hall Laura and Stephen Philipson Piedmont Plastic Surgery & Dermatology Premier Gynecology and Wellness Puchalski Family Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Pulitzer III Jeanine and Naeem Qasim John and Emily Randall Benjamin Schwartz and Jennifer Kalich Carrie and Zack Sexton Joanne and Dan Shaver Kati and Chris Small Cliff Smith Smith Financial & Consulting Services Soloway Family Eric and Susan Stevens Marvin Superville Ben and Kelli Telling Tennille Family TerrificTalkers Theruvath Family Mr. and Mrs. Ted Thompson Meredith Tomascak
Vocimedspa Robert and J.J. Wolfe Jenn and Paul Wright Matt and Hillary Wyche Hongshi Yu
Retail
2018/19 Boosters Club Giving
Mr. and Mrs. Carter B. Payne Anne and Walker Poole Mr. R. Glenn Sherrill Jr. ’89 and Mrs. Lisa L. Sherrill Showalter Construction Co., Inc. Jane and Carl Showalter Sonic Financial South State Bank Dr. and Mrs. Bryan D. Springer
$1,250 to $3,000 Balfour Beatty Construction Mr. Luther J. Blythe Jr. ’96 and Mrs. Spencer R. Blythe Mr. and Mrs. T. Caldwell Calame Mr. John N. Calhoun II and Mrs. Ansley Bost Calhoun ’83 Mr. Edison P. Cassels ’87 and Mrs. Nancy G. Cassels Char Bar No. 7 Custom Polymers Inc. Dr. W. Hodges Davis Mr. Benjamin S. Dobson ’99 and Mrs. Sarah Dobson Edison Foard, Inc. Dr. James E. Fleischli and Dr. Kimmery M. Fleischli Patty and Alex Funderburg Dr. and Mrs. R. Glenn Gaston GLANDON Capital Group, LLC Mr. John H. Graham ’86 and Mrs. Frances P. Graham Mr. Tyler A. Hager ’03 Harker Construction Mr. David B. Harker and Mrs. Susan Wright Harker ’94 Hatcher Law Group, P.C. Mr. and Mrs. J. Gregory Hatcher Mr. and Mrs. Warren F. Holland III James, McElroy & Diehl, P.A. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC Mr. Charles R. Morris III and Mrs. Gena Graham Morris ’83 Ms. E. Gray O'Neill OrthoCarolina, P.A. Paragon Bank
AmazonSmile Foundation Beautykind Foundation Harris Teeter, Inc.
$500 to $1,249
Mr. Charles F. Allen ’00 and Mrs. Amanda Allen Doug and Robin Baumgartner Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Cleven Mr. Charles L. Fonville Jr. ’84 and Mrs. Amy M. Fonville Dr. and Mrs. Kent W. Kercher Mr. Steven P. Sasz and Mrs. Nancy Hanes Sasz ’85
Up to $499
John Archer Mr. and Mrs. Louis K. Beasley III Mr. William P. Bray and Mrs. Katherine Mattocks Bray ’87 Katie and Andy Cox Mr. and Mrs. Jerry A. Davis Jr. Mr. William C. Donovan Jr. ’00 Mr. Bryan H. Estes and Mrs. Melissa Gibson Estes ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Lauer Mr. and Mrs. Randall W. Mountcastle Kevin and Courtney O'Neil Elizabeth and Tim Portland Mr. Matthew V. Ricks ’85 and Mrs. Ann D. Ricks Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Thomas
Gifts In-Kind We are grateful to our community members who have so generously donated gifts in-kind to Charlotte Country Day School. Gifts in-kind may include donated goods or professional services offered without compensation. For a full list of all our gifts in-kind donors, please visit charlottecountryday.org/GivingReport.
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Why I Give Every Year: Loyal Appreciation for the Gift of Education
Harold Hope ’90, an investment banker in New York City, is nearly 30 years removed and over 600 miles away from Country Day. Yet, he continues to make an annual gift to his alma mater. We asked him to share why he never forgets to support our school.
Why do you support Country Day? Overall, I had such a great experience at Country Day. The things that stand out to me now are my lifelong friends that I still have today, the quality of my teachers, and the quality of the education. I was completely prepared for college; much more so than some of my peers who attended other schools. I’ve been very lucky and fortunate in life, and I think education is the greatest gift that we can give to anyone. From my
perspective, community is very important—giving back to the institutions that have had a profound impact on my own life, in my own career, and the person that I’ve become. And Country Day is one of those institutions. What did you learn at Country Day that is most helpful to you? Country Day taught me how to learn—the process of learning. How do you approach studying? How do you approach mastering the material? How do you question assumptions? Learning this skill set, how to think about growing and trying different ideas—that’s what really prepared me for life.
HONOR A TEACHER A meaningful way to show your appreciation for Country Day teachers is to make your gift to the Country Day Fund, or any other philanthropic vehicle, in honor of one or more teachers.
What advice do you have for students today? You have been given a great gift in a Country Day education, and that is something that no one can take away from you. As you think about giving back, you should think about doing something every year, even if it’s not much. The idea of giving back to an institution that’s given so much to you is something that will provide you with great pride and, ultimately, great satisfaction later in life.
My first advisory began with many sophomores that I taught as freshmen, and I watched them grow into fantastic young men and women over the next three years. I will never forget how special it felt when I learned that their parents had made gifts to the school in my honor. I will be forever grateful that they trusted me to help their children, while also helping make another student’s journey possible through their exceptionally kind gifts.” —Brooke Keane, Upper School biology teacher
HONORARIUM & MEMORIAM To see the full list of Honorariums and Memoriams, please visit charlottecountryday.org/GivingReport.
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OUNTRY DAY HAS A LONG HISTORY OF DELIVERING
INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
Some are very well-known: our founding as the first independent school in Charlotte, our implementation of gender-specific math classes in Middle School, and our
college-level science offerings like organic chemistry. What you may not realize is
that Country Day teachers across every discipline and at every grade level are constantly introducing new ideas and
teaching methods that don’t necessarily
make headlines, but that collectively, make a huge impact on the student experience. In numerous small, intentional ways,
Country Day teachers are at the forefront in delivering an educational experience
for our students that fully prepares them
for the future. In the pages ahead, teachers share the ways they bring innovation
into the classroom to create a learning
environment for our students that can’t be recreated anywhere else.
Tim Moxley, Lower School educational technologist, works closely with classroom and special area teachers on ways to deepen lesson plans through student work in the Makerspace.
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PROMOTES INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION Compiled by Kato Nims, Lower School Director of Studies
As educators, we are constantly designing and redesigning student experiences in order to deepen and connect learning across subject areas and disciplines. Through collaboration and intentional innovation, Lower School teachers find ways to partner together to design learning experiences that celebrate the joy of learning while helping children make critical connections in understanding the world around them. After just one year, it is evident that the new Makerspace is a tremendous asset for our children. Our faculty and staff continue to push forward in their mission to provide learning experiences that keep our programs at the forefront. I asked a few teachers to share why they value the Makerspace, along with examples of interdisciplinary collaboration.
OWNERSHIP OF THE PROCESS, OWNERSHIP OF THE RESULT Tim Moxley, Lower School educational technologist
The experience for a student in the Makerspace is typically one of freedom. They quickly realize that it is not an ordinary classroom environment. Children make decisions and plans according to tool and material needs. They productively struggle to manually create a physical representation of some abstract vision that they have constructed in their imagination. Accompanying an ownership of the process comes an
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ownership of the result. Good or bad. Children learn that more time and effort put into the planning stage of a project usually results in a better product. They learn how to ask a peer for help. They learn firsthand that everyone has a different set of gifts and abilities. Children realize, maybe for the first time at school, that they are talented artists or craftsmen. Whether it be an extension of a classroom project or something of the student’s own choosing, the physical product itself is of least importance. The real learning happens with the planning, struggle, failure, and resilience that accompanies the creation process.
BRINGING FAIRY TALES TO LIFE
Anne Pace, kindergarten teacher
Every fall in kindergarten, children learn the concepts of print, story elements, and retelling skills through our study of emergent storybooks. One of our favorite stories in this unit is The Three Billy Goats Gruff. In the Makerspace, children build bridges for the billy goats using cardboard, pipe cleaners, and hot glue guns. Then they practice retelling the story with their handcrafted bridges and classroom billy goat puppets. Our classroom bellows with sounds of goats and trolls as the children unknowingly practice the important literacy skills of retelling, sequencing events, and taking the perspectives of different characters. By bringing The Three Billy Goats Gruff to life, children deepen their learning and understanding of storytelling concepts.
SEEING THE BEAUTY IN ABSTRACT FACES
Nehal Morejon, Lower School art teacher
THE SOUND OF DIY INSTRUMENTS
Emily Maxwell, Lower School music teacher
During their time in music, Lower School children have many opportunities to learn about percussion instruments. When a new instrument is introduced, we discuss the materials used to make it, the ways to play the instrument, and the origin of the instrument. By second grade, children are familiar with a plethora of instruments from around the world. The Makerspace allowed me to design a lesson plan that tapped into the children’s creativity. Using their knowledge of the characteristics of various instruments, I challenged the second graders to create something new that could be their own. Some were excited to get to work, while others were really challenged to not simply copy an instrument they had seen before. Through trial and error, the children persevered and came up with some very innovative designs that they proudly shared with their teachers and classmates.
Last year, third graders studied two artists, classical and modern, known for using abstract faces in their work. In the art studio, the children worked on 2D portraits influenced by Picasso’s cubism style. First, they drew with pencil then filled in their pictures with oil pastels. We also incorporated warm and cool colors using colored tissue paper to embody mood and emotion for the background. The children loved representing their emotions and their different sides through their portraits, and there was wonderful conversation throughout the lessons about their feelings and how they represent themselves through art. We then moved to the Makerspace to learned about Kimmy Cantrell, a ceramic artist who lives in Georgia. He makes interesting abstract faces with clay and celebrates our imperfections as signs of strength and beauty. The children designed an abstract face influenced by both artists and then shaped a model using corrugated cardboard, tape, yarn, and other materials. One of the challenges for the project was to make the parts of the face move. Mr. Moxley and I taught them how to use tools correctly to make slots and mechanisms for moving facial features. The children were so
creative, energetic, and engaged in helping each other problem solve. This project was highly successful as the children loved the extension and collaboration of two creative spaces in the school.
DOCUMENTING CREATIVITY
Martha McKaughn, fourth-grade teacher
Last fall, fourth graders worked in the Makerspace to bring their fall documentary project to life using green screen software on their iPads. Why green you ask? A special shade of green is the go-to color because it does not match any natural skin or hair tone, which ensures an actor will not be edited. This software frees up a child’s creativity by allowing him or her to film a video with a transparent background. Once the video is complete, a digital background can be inserted in creative ways to match the message they wish to convey. The background can be anything from a weather map, a jet racing across the sky, or the set of a newscast. Teachers are always learning too! We discovered early on in production that the screen needed to be set up in a quiet and closed space so there were no extra sounds or distractions. And we added microphones to the speaker for better sound. The children had a lot of fun and pushed their creativity through this project.
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THE STRUGGLE IS REAL FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS Over the past several years, the Upper School English Department has deliberately explored how students most effectively study and create literature in its printed and electronic forms. From traditional texts, to TED Talks, to online notebooks, teachers use varied delivery methods to engage students’ different learning styles, deepen connections, and develop critical-thinking skills. Three teachers reflect on this ever-evolving journey to innovate.
MIKE ROARK
CASEY LIVINGSTON
In today’s highly connected world, you might wonder “why bother using paper texts in our classrooms? Why carry a book around when we can carry an entire library in our phone?” That seems like the way to go. However, it may not be so simple. A study by Lauren Singer and Patricia Alexander of the University of Maryland found that while students generally prefer reading on screens, their comprehension suffered. Students showed less success answering specific questions about a text they read digitally. When reading printed texts, the reading time was slower but ability to answer specific questions improved. These findings lead us to focus on the PURPOSE behind our reading. For our work in English classrooms at Country Day, we know it is important to use both digital and printed texts. Students need to experience multiple modes of text delivery to determine what works best for them AND to understand the challenges and advantages of different text modes.
An ironic outcome of the digitized world is that one’s command of language has arguably become more vital than ever. For today’s students, the concept of “text” encompasses far more than the written word. Preparing students to thoughtfully consume and create text—to communicate— requires us to constantly evolve. As twentyfirst century English educators, how can we not explore innovative ways to experience, manipulate, and analyze language? In Upper School English courses, students regularly experiment with new mediums of expression to deepen understanding. Literature projects are nothing like the poster boards or report covers of yore. I can’t physically touch most projects because they are Spotify playlists, Instagram pages, Snapchat stories, and podcasts. Some are familiar, such as oil paintings, poetry collections, live music, and board games. Ultimately, the way our students study and create “words” doesn’t seem to be changing— just expanding.
English Department chair, English 9
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English 11, English 11 AP, English 12: 21st Century Literature
ELLEN PEERY
English 10, English 12: Hamilton’s America: New and Re-envisioned Stories in American Literature
As an English teacher, I appreciate that technology allows us to read, write, present, organize, give and receive feedback, and share information in so many personalized ways that allow us to choose what works best for us. In everyday practice I can get bogged down in the minutiae of “clicking:” clicking e-mails, clicking to grade online notebook sections, clicking to enter an assignment in a calendar. Students might be called “digital natives,” but they’re learning it all, too. When they have five options for turning in an assignment, how do they remember which to choose in English class? As adults, we must be as patient with them as we ask them to be of us. Technology reminds me that we need to slow down and take time to experience the journeys present in great literature. We need literature and the humanities to remind us to question the stories around us, to imagine the world as we want it to be, and what it will take to get there, before we get lost in a world clicking and scrolling behind a screen.
Reading Aloud
DEVELOPS COMPASSION AND UNDERSTANDING FOR OTHERS
This example of classroom innovation, written by Kasey Short, Middle School English Department chair, was originally posted in the Edutopia blog. Kasey is a regular contributor.
By the time many students reach Middle School, they no longer have books read aloud to them at home or at school. But research shows benefits of hearing books read aloud, including improved comprehension, reduced stress, and expanded exposure to different types of materials. For five minutes of each class period, I read aloud to my students. I’m often asked how I “give up time” each day to read, but the five minutes are a gift to my students. Spending this time each day enriches the classroom community, allows me to share a love of reading, enhances my language arts instruction, and exposes students to new authors, genres, and themes.
ENRICHING CLASSROOM COMMUNITY During daily independent reading, students choose a book that is both interesting to them as individuals and appropriately challenging for their ability. Reading aloud provides an opportunity for students to experience a shared text together. When choosing a book to read aloud, I look for stories that represent diversity in a way that counters stereotypes and provides opportunities for students to develop compassion and understanding for others. As we read and discuss these powerful topics, students develop common connections and have an opportunity to practice civil discourse. Blended, by
Sharon Draper, provides an opportunity to discuss code-switching, divorce, racism, police prejudice, and the biracial experience. Wishtree, by Katherine Applegate, tells a beautiful story through the eyes of a tree and provides an opportunity to discuss religious tolerance, Islamophobia, and friendship. Scheduling read-aloud time for the last five minutes of class means that students walk out of class talking about the book and wondering what will happen next in the story. The suspense facilitates excitement around reading and engagement in the content for the entire instructional block.
CONNECTIONS TO CONTENT Reading aloud allows me to model reading strategies. I ask questions, share my thoughts, and make connections between the text and other texts, as well as cross-curricular content. For example, I may stop to point out the sensory details the author uses and then allow them to discuss how that approach might be applied in their own writing. Modeling reading strategies also conveys my expectations for how students should approach their independent reading.
SHARE A LOVE OF READING Novels are my most common selection, but I also use picture books because they increase students’ exposure to diverse themes and characters as well as provide an opportunity to interpret and discuss pictures as text features. Last Stop on Market Street, written by Matt de la Peña and illustrated by Christian Robinson, uses beautiful language and vibrant illustrations to spark conversations about social responsibility, socioeconomic diversity, and finding beauty in our everyday lives. Reading is fun. It allows us to experience other worlds and situations. Reading has the power to open hearts and humanize those who are often dehumanized. Reading the stories of others can help us to better understand and reflect on our own stories. Helping students find a love of reading sets them up for a lifetime of learning.
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Middle School PE
IS ALWAYS MOVING AHEAD Innovative programming is designed for today’s student health and well-being By McKensy Phillips, Middle School Physical Education Department Head
Fresh air, a sense of movement, and finding fun and engaging ways to heighten students’ learning have always been natural components of the Country Day curriculum. We take those ideals even further in our daily physical education (PE) program. Much like the PE class you may remember, we continue to focus on fundamentals like how to throw and kick a ball, building cardiovascular health and muscular strength, and practicing teamwork and sportsmanship. However, how this information is presented to students at Country Day continues to evolve. As PE teachers, we strive to be at the forefront of student health and well-being by continually innovating our program.
FACING TODAY’S CHALLENGES To address rising concerns nationally and within our own community surrounding mental health and wellness, we have found a natural space within the Middle School PE curriculum to help students find ways to cope with, process, and react in healthy ways to the stressors they may feel during their adolescent years. For instance, on the second day of school, all Middle School girls learned proper posture while they deliberately and intentionally performed bodyweight exercises. We want to help them correct the “hunched neck-and-shoulder” posture that’s highly associated with increasing amounts of screen time.
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“My favorite games are the ones the kids and I create together.” Innovation at its finest.
LIFELONG HEALTH AT THE FOREFRONT Bolstering student physical and mental health through a daily, engaging PE curriculum sets Country Day apart from many other middle school programs. In a society where it seems kids join highly competitive teams at increasingly younger ages, our PE program offers a reprieve from the structure and the grind to remind students how fun, invigorating, and refreshing play can be. During seventh-grade health, students participate in a two-day mindfulness “retreat” to learn how to identify and cope with some of their stressors. In eighth grade, students learn progressive muscle relaxation and a variety of deep-breathing strategies to help them find the most effective tools for managing stressful situations. We realize that a student’s whole self, including pent-up stress, poor posture, and muscular imbalances or weaknesses are part of the physical self. Thus, our PE program has assumed a whole-body wellness approach with the intention of helping students find strategies and techniques to help their bodies perform as successfully as possible.
MAKING MOVING FUN If you were to ask PE teachers around the country what their main goal is, you’d probably hear “to get my students moving.” At Country Day, PE for fifth and sixth graders often resembles a beginner sports practice—students learn the skills, strategies, and techniques needed to be successful in specific sports. However, we also recognize a need for spontaneous and imaginative movement. That’s why many of the units for seventh and eighth graders trend toward creative play.
In “Outdoor Games,” kids play Spud and Gatorball, and Ultimate Frisbee offers an alternative to many of the more traditional team sports. Seventh graders have the chance to learn step aerobics, eighth graders can take Cardio Drumming, and students can even get a history lesson during a “Combat Games” unit in which historical battles are reenacted as invasion games using PE equipment. Dance units allow students to incorporate popular moves into a routine, “Circus” engages students through juggling and balancing skills, and Futsal brings the newest soccer trend into the PE class. Students take yoga and weightlifting classes, and they can even work with a teacher to create their own fitness plan, focusing on individual goals during the unit. The primary goal of our program is for every student to want to keep moving when the PE class is over. Collaborative efforts within the department began this s chool year to compile a “Best Alternative Games” list, thereby ensuring that innovation, creativity, and fun are always at the forefront of each class lesson. But, as said best by one PE teacher,
Ultimately, we are not just teaching PE; we are inspiring a love of physical activity that promotes the mind-body connection for lifelong health.
DBQs provide students with an opportunity to read, think, and write critically on the past, while also exposing them to a diverse number of perspectives in history that encompass who we are today.
Patrick Buschman with sixth-grade students.
NOT JUST FOR HIGH SCHOOL ANYMORE By Aaron Cooper, Middle School Social Studies Department Head and Kasey Short, Middle School English Department Head
What is driving China’s water-scarcity crisis? When it comes to Romeo and Juliet—who is to blame? Why did America change its mind about Prohibition? Was Hammurabi’s Code just? Middle School students at Country Day are being asked to answer these types of questions, using primary and secondary source documents, in both Language Arts and Social Studies classes through the use of Document Based Questions (DBQs). These types of questions were once almost only used in high school Advanced Placement courses until the creators of the DBQ Project asked, “If it’s good enough for AP, why not everyone?” Building on the Ancient History DBQs that our sixth-grade students had experienced for years, fifth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade English and History teachers spent two days with a DBQ Project instructor, learning how to effectively implement Document Based
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Questions in their classroom. The result of the training is that all students fifth through eighth grades have additional opportunities to analyze documents using reading strategies, synthesize information to develop a claim based on evidence from the text, and communicate their ideas through writing and discussion. “DBQs provide students with an opportunity to read, think, and write critically on the past, while also exposing them to a diverse number of perspectives in history that encompass who we are today,” explains Patrick Buschman, sixth-grade Language Arts/Social Studies teacher. “Within this process, students are also faced with challenging questions that spotlight the complexities of leadership, ingenuity, and rule of law.” Depending on the grade level and content, students on average spend three to five days working through the DBQ process, which begins with engaging
students about a particular topic and building background knowledge. Students then analyze and synthesize documents using reading and discussion strategies. Once they have organized their information, they develop a claim and finally produce a written product that includes a clear thesis statement with supporting evidence. Each step in the DBQ process builds on the previous one, so that both students and teachers can reflect on the progress being made, allowing questions to be addressed and skills to be practiced throughout Middle School. In addition, the skills learned and practiced by completing a DBQ, such as establishing the context and credibility of a document or citing a source within the final written product, can be transferred to other subjects and assessments. Finally, students self-score their work before turning it in, pushing students to be honest with themselves about their progress and the quality of their final product. “I liked them because it helped with learning to cite in text; doing it in sixth grade prepared me for research in seventh grade,” says Zoe Timperman. “The DBQ helped me to look at the text, find information, and use it as evidence to make a point,” adds Shelby Eliasek. This year, students will complete two to four DBQs at each grade level, which will prepare them for the academic challenges that await in Upper School, including AP exams.
GIVING REPORT
2018/19 Country Day Fund The Country Day Fund is our annual giving program and top giving priority. Broad participation allows us to remain at the forefront of educational excellence because the Country Day Fund is far-reaching and essential. Gifts directly impact everything we do to prepare our students for the future, including the ability to intentionally develop innovative classroom lessons.
Selwyn Society HEAD’S CIRCLE $20,000+ Margaret and Smoky Bissell* Ms. E. Gray O’Neill* Verl and Sandra Purdy*
$15,000 to $19,999 Mr. and Mrs. John F. Brock III* Mr. Alfred G. Dawson Jr. and Mrs. Amy Levine Dawson ’00* Patty and Alex Funderburg* Mr. David M. Gillespie ’87 and Mrs. Sinclair E. Gillespie* Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Philipson Ann and Wellford Tabor* Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Wells
$10,000 to $14,999 Mr. and Mrs. John G. Alston Sr. Mr. and Mrs. John J. Anton Jr. Michelle and Michael J. Bailey* Mr. David M. Benson ’85 and Mrs. Lauren S. Benson* Mr. and Mrs. Neal A. Blinde Mr. E. William Boehmler and Mrs. Sarah Porter Boehmler ’61* Jim Bolin and Catherine Stempien* Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Cleven* Mr. Derick S. Close ’77 and Mrs. Sallie P. Close* Mike and Diane Dumais* Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo L. Elias* Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Eliasek Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Scott N. Evans* Mr. W. Clayton Glidewell and Dr. Kristina S. Glidewell* Mr. Todd A. Gorelick ’82 and Mrs. Stacy M. Gorelick* Mr. L. Watts Hamrick III ’77 and Mrs. Carol C. Hamrick* Mr. and Mrs. Rockell N. Hankin* Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Harris* Mr. and Mrs. J. Gregory Hatcher* Mike and Katie James*
Mr. Kenneth S. King and Mrs. Jenna L. King Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Loughran III Mr. C. Wayne McKinzie Jr. and Mrs. Beth R. McKinzie* Nakato Family Anne and Walker Poole* Mr. and Mrs. Naeem Qasim Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Roselle* Mr. and Mrs. Adam M. Santee Mr. Bertram L. Scott* Mr. and Mrs. C. Kemp Simmons* Mr. and Mrs. B. Scott Smith ’86* Jenny and Scott Stevens* Dr. and Mrs. Todd R. Story Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin D. Telling Mr. and Mrs. James C. Tennille Mr. W. Wescot Waters II ’90 and Mrs. Anjie B. Waters*
LEADERSHIP CIRCLE $7,500 to $9,999 Mr. and Mrs. Martin H. Bingham* Jeffrey J. and Sara M. Brown* Mr. S. Cole Buckfelder ’04 and Mrs. Cristina Q. Buckfelder*(y) Mr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Farnham Sr.* Mr. L. Robert Hobson ’84 and Mrs. Karen Hobson* Mr. and Mrs. James D. Jeffries* Mr. John A. Kneisel and Mrs. Anna Blair Rohrer Kneisel ’97* Mr. and Mrs. William J. Kneisel* Mr. Matthew J. Kosmicki and Ms. Shirley L. Kosmicki* Mr. Kevin M. Maher and Ms. Jennifer A. Imler* Jon and Deion Martin Mr. and Mrs. Jason D. Mayer Mrs. Hunter Johnston McLawhorn ’80 and Mr. James H. McLawhorn*
$5,000 to $7,499 Anonymous Mr. Joseph B. Alala III Mr. and Mrs. Todd M. Alessi Amy and Pat Augustine*
Mr. Rodger Azadganian and Ms. Amy Troutman Joe and Susannah Beach* Mrs. Abigail Dowd Beck ’76* Mr. George H. Bell and Mrs. Kristin Johnston Bell ’93 Mr. and Mrs. John E. Beltz* Stephen and Edith Benson* Mr. and Mrs. William S. Bianchi* Mr. Howard Bissell III ’86 and Mrs. Stephanie S. Bissell* Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Borman Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Bradway* Mr. and Mrs. John F. Brock IV* Mr. and Mrs. John A. Butler* Mr. William D. Byron IV ’85 and Mrs. Christina N. Byron* Mr. John N. Calhoun II and Mrs. Ansley Bost Calhoun ’83* Mr. Edison P. Cassels ’87 and Mrs. Nancy G. Cassels* Mr. and Mrs. James M. Christian Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Connor* Mr. Gary S. Cotler* Katie and Andy Cox* Mr. Jonathan D. Dixon ’98 and Mrs. Pontea Dixon* Mr. and Mrs. Patrick H. Dwyer Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Edwards Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Ellison Mr. Robert A. Engel and Mrs. Mary Tabor Engel* Mr. and Mrs. Thad H. Faison* Dr. Christoph T. Feddersen and Ms. Robin G. Hall Mr. Daniel S. Feldstein and Mrs. Stacey A. Marshall ’86* Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth V. Garcia* The John N. Goddard Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Goldsmith Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Stuart N. Goldstein* Beverly and Jim Hance* Sasha and Grant Harbrecht* Mr. and Mrs. John G. Hines Jr.* Dr. and Mrs. H. David Homesley Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas K. Hoops* Mr. Mitchell G. Hyatt ’00 and Mrs. Lindsay W. Hyatt* Mr. and Mrs. Joshua R. Jewett* Mr. H. Lancefield Johnson and Mrs. Landra Booker Johnson ’91* Amy Jones* Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Jones Mr. Michael C. Jones* Mr. Neil B. Kapadia ’87 and Dr. Sheena Kapadia* Mr. Karl F. Kleiderer Jr. and Mrs. Ashley O’Neill Kleiderer ’88* Mr. Jeffrey N. and Mrs. Katy Knox Krupa* Mr. and Mrs. Richard Truett Langdon* Dr. Peter A. Larkin Jr. ’74 and Mrs. Ashley S. Larkin*
Mr. Joshua B. Levine ’91 and Mrs. Jennifer L. Levine* Mr. and Mrs. William B. Lovett III Mr. Hugh M. Lynch Jr.* Mrs. Stephanie S. Lynch* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Maher Jr.* Mr. Russell Martin and Mrs. Lindsay Offutt Martin ’00* Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Mascia* Mattei Foundation* Ashley and Scott Mattei* Mr. and Mrs. Sean M. McDonnell* Mr. and Ms. Daniel M. Miller Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Moore Mr. Kevin O. Moran and Dr. Elizabeth Box Moran ’96* Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Moran* Mr. and Mrs. Gregory W. Olsen Mr. David O’Neill ’94* Mr. Ryan M. O’Neill ’03* Mr. and Mrs. Kieran J. O’Shea Dr. K. Dale Owen Jr. ’78 and Mrs. Amy Fonville Owen ’81* Mr. and Mrs. Jorge A. Panduro Mr. and Mrs. Jacob R. Petkovich Mr. Jeffrey N. Pilon ’92 and Mrs. Mary Claudia Belk Pilon ’92* Mr. Steven L. Purdy ’87 and Mrs. M. Elizabeth Purdy* Mr. Zach Roach and Mrs. Kristen O’Neill Roach ’00* Mr. John P. Rostan III and Ms. Janice H. Rostan* Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Ryan Jr.* Mr. Steven P. Sasz and Mrs. Nancy Hanes Sasz ’85* Dr. Andrew Scharf and Dr. Megan O’Neill Scharf ’98* Dr. George J. Selembo Jr. and Dr. Priscilla A. Selembo Mr. and Mrs. Stoney D. Sellars* Mr. and Mrs. Whitney R. Shaw* Mr. and Mrs. Ronald G. Sherrill* Mr. R. Glenn Sherrill Jr. ’89 and Mrs. Lisa L. Sherrill* Mr. and Mrs. Stephenson P. Shuford* Mr. J. Bradley Smith ’96 and Mrs. Whitney G. Smith* Dr. and Mrs. William D. Summerville Dr. Benjamin D. Sutker ’83 and Mrs. Lisa F. Sutker Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Tate Mr. Randy J. Taylor and Mrs. A. Kym Taylor Mr. Matthew A. Vanderberg and Mrs. Carolyn Pou Vanderberg ’86* Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Vogel* Mr. and Mrs. L. Dudley Walker* Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Ward III* Dr. Matthew W. Wheelock and Dr. J. Jill Smith-Wheelock* Mr. and Mrs. Sean A. Williams Mr. J. Richard Worrell Jr. ’91 and Mrs. Alanna J. Worrell* *Country Day Loyal member FALL 2019
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SELWYN SOCIETY $2,500 to $4,999 Mr. Keith D. Agisim and Dr. Debbie G. Agisim* Mr. and Mrs. Todd C. Allen Mr. Scott F. Barnette and Ms. Meredith W. Barnette* Mr. and Mrs. John Barton II Doug and Robin Baumgartner* Mr. and Mrs. Louis K. Beasley III* Mr. and Mrs. M. Brent Beason Mr. Ronald F. Bentien Jr. and Mrs. Wendy Jacobs Bentien ’90 Ms. Deborah E. Biggers* Mr. and Mrs. J. Larry Biggers* Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Biggers Mr. and Mrs. Marc A. Birenbaum* Mr. and Mrs. Bradford F. Black Mr. and Mrs. William F. Blue Jr.* Mr. J. Dillon Bowles and Dr. Claire S. Bowles* Mr. William P. Bray and Mrs. Katherine Mattocks Bray ’87* The Budd Group, Inc.* Mr. and Mrs. Matthew D. Burbank* Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Burgess Jr. Mr. Thomas S. Carpenter and Mrs. Gretchen Marsh Carpenter ’58* Centerbrook Architects & Planners Ms. M. Latta Chapman ’83* Dr. Richard M. Coe Jr. and Dr. Susan B. Coe Mr. Charles E. Johnson and Ms. Kathryn S. Collins Mr. W. Fairfax Cooper ’85 and Mrs. Hillary A. Cooper* Mr. and Mrs. G. Lee Cory Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Doug Crosby Mr. and Mrs. H. Royer Culp Jr.* Dr. W. Hodges Davis* Dr. and Mrs. Vinay R. Deshmukh Mr. Paul M. Dickson and Mrs. Jane Howe Dickson ’06*(y) Mr. Benjamin S. Dobson ’99 and Mrs. Sarah Dobson* Mr. Jeffrey W. Douglas and Ms. Ann E. Willey* Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Daniel Downey Mr. Eric Fish and Mrs. Margaret Rose Black Fish ’00 Mr. Andrew C. Fligel ’91 and Mrs. Marni Fligel* Mrs. Karin Flint Chris and Lori Flouhouse* Mr. and Mrs. J. Henry Froelich III* Mr. and Mrs. J. Patrick Gildea Mr. William E. Godwin III and Mrs. Sybil Wornall Godwin ’99 Ms. Marcelle B. Gorelick ’84 Mrs. Mary-Margaret Gressette Mr. Tatum Gressette III Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Griffin
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Mr. Rashid G. Hallaway and Mrs. M. Katharine Hallaway Mr. C. Alexander Harman ’94 and Mrs. Katherine Harman* The Harris-Legacy Foundation, Inc.* Mr. and Mrs. Jason T. Hawley* Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Hayes Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. J. Davis Hebert Mr. Scott E. Heberton and Mrs. Carey Ellen Keith Heberton ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Hecimovich* Mr. and Mrs. James T. Hedrick Jr.* Mr. Jonathan C. Hickman ’89 and Mrs. Allison R. Hickman* Willie and Judy Hobson* Mr. and Mrs. Warren F. Holland III* Mr. and Mrs. David L. Hood Jr.* Mr. John R. Hosmer Jr. ’85 and Mrs. Patricia F. Hosmer* Mr. and Mrs. W. Todd Houser* The Howe Foundation, Inc.* Mr. D. Jonathan Howe ’10*(y) Mr. David J. Howe ’78 and Mrs. Frances Howey Howe ’80* Mr. George M. Howe III ’88 and Mrs. Stefhanie Howe* Dr. Harold R. Howe Jr. ’72 and Mrs. Katherine Jackson Howe ’74* Dr. Harold R. Howe III ’01 and Mrs. Jessica P. Howe* Mr. James F. Howe ’12*(y) Mr. Joseph R. Howe ’14*(y) Ms. Katherine H. Howe ’03* Dr. and Mrs. William M. Hull Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Magreger G. Hyde* Mr. and Mrs. Adam A. Hyder Mr. and Mrs. Kazuo Ideshita Mr. and Mrs. Max K. Jaeger Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie K. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Jorgensen Mr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Judd Mr. Anilkumar Kanapadinhare and Mrs. Jayshree Lakshman Dr. Kashyap B. Kansupada and Dr. Ameesha P. Kansupada* Mr. Kal E. Kardous and Dr. Marie-Claire Marroum-Kardous* Mr. and Mrs. G. Winchester Kelly Dr. and Mrs. Bill G. Kortesis Mr. Mark B. Ladley ’85 and Mrs. Beverly B. Ladley* Mr. and Mrs. Mark C. Lamarre* Dr. David R. Lane and Dr. Whitney L. Lane* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Lauer* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Lawing Jr.* Mr. Brandon R. Lawn ’95 and Mrs. Lee Ellen Lawn* Mr. and Mrs. F. Scott Leighty Mr. Daniel S. Levine and Ms. Leigh M. Levine* Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan S. Liles* Mr. and Mrs. William W. Little Jr.* Mr. David E. Lynn and Dr. Ming Qi*
Mr. and Mrs. Zachary I. Manis Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. McAulay Jr.* Mr. Stanton D. McCullough and Mrs. Lindsay Hance McCullough ’93* Dr. Lewis H. McCurdy III and Dr. Eleanor M. McCurdy* Mr. Ian McDade and Mrs. M. Victoria McDade Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. McGahan* William B. McGuire Jr. Family Foundation* Mr. and Mrs. William B. McGuire Jr.* Mr. James McPhilliamy and Mrs. Kelly McPhilliamy* Mr. and Mrs. F. Stewart McQueen* Mr. and Mrs. Douglas D. Mellen Jr.* Dr. and Mrs. William H. Merlo* Mr. Jonathan Neal Merrill and Mrs. Amy Farel Merrill ’90* Mr. and Mrs. C. David Miller* Mr. John S. Miller Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Mitchell* Dr. T. Christopher Morris and Dr. Krista Schwabacher Morris ’89* Mr. and Mrs. William A. Morrissett* Mr. Samuel I. Moss and Mrs. Allison Cornwell Moss ’99* Mr. and Mrs. Randall W. Mountcastle* Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan M. Mullen Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Neill* Mr. and Mrs. P. Jeffrey Norton III* Mr. Keith F. Oberkfell and Ms. Mica P. Post Oberkfell* Mr. Brian M. O’Leary ’88 and Mrs. Denise S. O’Leary* Mr. and Mrs. William E. Oliver* Mr. Richard E. Paolini and Ms. Beth Arentsen Mr. and Mrs. Carter B. Payne* Mr. and Mrs. Brandon D. Perry* Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Peterson* Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Poore II Mr. Matthew V. Ricks ’85 and Mrs. Ann D. Ricks* Mr. and Mrs. A. DesBrough Roberts III* Mr. and Mrs. Ivon D. Rohrer Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. James P. Ruggles Dr. Matthew Saxonhouse and Dr. Sherry Saxonhouse* Laura and Michael Schulte* Mr. and Mrs. Scott L. Schumann Mr. Jeremy V. J. Schwartz and Mrs. Catherine Tucker Schwartz ’99* Carrie Wornall Sexton ’96 and Zachary George Sexton* Mr. and Mrs. Drew H. Skinner Ms. Anna Kathryn Smith ’13(y) Mr. Daniel R. Smith and Mrs. Vicki Vogt-Smith* Mr. and Mrs. Douglas V. Smith* Ms. Sue D. Smith ’09(y) Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Sommerkamp Jr.* Mr. Charles E. Stauffer and Mrs. Amanda Harry Stauffer ’94* Mr. and Mrs. Wesley W. Sturges*
Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Tarwater Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Thomas* Mr. and Mrs. Craig A. Thomason* Mr. and Mrs. Mark O. Timperman* Mr. and Mrs. Joel H. Turner* Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Walters* Ms. Michelle L. Wellmon ’86* Mr. and Mrs. John R. Wickham* Ms. Katherine L. Wimbish* Mr. Louis Wimbish and Mrs. Karen H. Wimbish* Ms. Jennifer J. Winstel* Mr. Robert E. Wolfe and Mrs. Jennifer Meckley Wolfe ’90* Mr. Tommy Worth and Mrs. Lawson H. Worth* Mr. Daniel R. Wroble and Mrs. Kathryn H. Pike-Wroble Mr. and Mrs. Madison B. Wyche IV* Mr. James R. Yuhas and Mrs. Susan Purdy Yuhas ’85* Mr. William H. Zimmern ’95 and Mrs. Angela H. Zimmern*
$1,500 to $2,499
Dr. and Mrs. Gregory R. Abrams Dr. and Mrs. Ifediora F. Afulukwe Aladdin Food Management Services* Karen and Greg Alcorn Mr. D. Shoffner Allison and Mrs. Margaret McRee Allison ’93* Mr. and Mrs. C. Clark Andresen Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Arado* Katharine and Andrew Atkins Mr. and Mrs. Brian D. Bailey* Mr. John H. Barquin and Ms. Melissa E. Loyd Lauren and Taylor Batten* Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Baumstein* Dr. and Mrs. Enrico Belgrave The Honorable Louis A. Bledsoe III ’77 and Ms. Suzanne G. Bledsoe* Amy and Philip Blumenthal* Blumenthal Foundation* Mr. Luther J. Blythe Jr. ’96 and Mrs. Spencer R. Blythe* Mr. and Mrs. L. Jackson Blythe Sr.* Mr. and Mrs. Parker A. Bobb* Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. Borans Mr. Mark L. Bosco and Mrs. Samantha Hance Bosco ’90* Mr. John R. Bourgeois ’00 and Mrs. Sarah Dickson Bourgeois ’03* Mr. Benjamin E. Bourne ’94* Bourne Foundation* Mr. R. Fairbanks Bourne ’90 and Mrs. Mary W. Bourne* Mr. and Mrs. Eugene G. Bowles III* Mrs. Margaret D. Bowles* Mr. and Mrs. L. Aaron Bowman* Betsy and Alfred Brand* Bill and Robin Branstrom* Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Breeden*
Mr. and Mrs. Terrence J. Brennan Mr. and Mrs. Dan C. Brienza Mr. and Mrs. Christopher L. Britton* Mr. and Mrs. Elliot C. Broadfoot* Mr. and Mrs. R. Christian Brose Mr. Thomas M. Brown and Ms. Paula E. Brown* Dr. Richard E. Browne and Dr. Lauren Browne Mr. Mark T. Bruinooge and Dr. Stephanie P. Bruinooge Mr. and Mrs. Bruce J. Bunner* Mr. and Mrs. Sri Burugapalli Dana and Bill Byron* Mr. and Mrs. James P. Carroll* Mr. and Mrs. Brian F. Chambers Mr. Gregg S. Chizzini* Mrs. Terri L. Chizzini* Mr. Brad Christmann and Ms. Melissa W. Cornwell ’01 Mr. Matthew P. Cochrane ’98 and Mrs. Meg L. Cochrane Mr. and Mrs. David W. Consolino Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Cook* Dr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Cook* Mr. and Mrs. Rod Cook* Mr. Richard H. Cooke Jr. ’90 and Mrs. Kathleen N. Cooke* Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R. Cope The Copen Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Mark B. Copen* Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Cornwell* Mr. W. Lee Cornwell ’03 and Mrs. Katie S. Cornwell* Mr. and Mrs. Jose R. Costa Mr. W. Kirk Crawford* Mr. Brian N. Crowder Mrs. Lori H. Crowder Mr. and Mrs. Jody W. Crozier* Ms. Kimberly D. Dehaenen* Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Demeter* Dr. Roger R. Denny and Dr. Natasha A. Adams-Denny* Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Denton Jr.* Mr. George S. Dewey IV ’90 and Mrs. Margaret S. Dewey* Diamond Electronics, Inc. The Dickson Foundation, Inc.* Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Didier* Mr. and Mrs. James T. Donohue Mr. Robert T. Dooley III ’79 and Mrs. Anne Horne Dooley ’79* Mrs. Eileen Dougherty* Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Duncan Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Edwards* Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Blucher Ehringhaus III* Mr. and Mrs. David R. Elsasser* Dr. and Mrs. E. Craig Evans* Mr. Lane E. Faison ’89 and Mrs. Elizabeth Faison Dr. Brian B. Farrell and Dr. Emma A. Farrell* Mr. and Mrs. D. Richard Faulkenberry
Mr. James R. Flowers III ’87 and Mrs. Alison L. Kraus-Flowers* Mr. Charles L. Fonville Jr. ’84 and Mrs. Amy M. Fonville* Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Foster* Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon M. Francis* Mr. Len J. Friedland and Mrs. Bailee A. Collins* Mr. and Mrs. Scott H. Gakenheimer Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Gallo Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Gannon Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gardner* Mr. and Mrs. Gregory S. Gates Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan B. Gee Mr. J. Grant Gilbert ’02 and Mrs. Lauren P. Gilbert Mr. Marshall B. Gilchrist ’58 and Mrs. Laura G. Gilchrist* Mr. and Mrs. Gates E. Grainger* Mr. William T. Grasty ’88 and Mrs. Elizabeth N. Grasty* Dr. and Mrs. Ziad A. Hage Dr. Sean R. Hair and Mrs. Kristin Sturges Hair ’95* Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Halverstam Mr. David B. Harker and Mrs. Susan Wright Harker ’94* Ms. Lauren A. Harkey ’05*(y) Mr. and Mrs. John T. Harmeling III Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Harrick* Mr. E. Flynn Harris Jr. ’83 and Mrs. Debra K. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Bryan C. Hartnett Ms. Vida C. Harvey ’00 Mr. and Mrs. David M. Hatlem* Mr. W. Barnes Hauptfuhrer and Mrs. Cammie Robinson Hauptfuhrer ’74* Mr. F. Barnes Hauptfuhrer ’04 and Mrs. Caitlin Hauptfuhrer(y) Mr. B. Gibbs Heilman Jr. ’84 and Mrs. Kimberly Heilman Mr. and Mrs. Landrum H. Henderson Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ryan H. Henderson* Mr. and Mrs. R. Allen Hewett Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan C. Hinson* The Hobbs Foundation Mr. Patrick L. Hobson ’89 and Mrs. Kristin H. Hobson* Mr. Samuel B. Hood ’96 and Mrs. Jane S. Hood* Mr. Harold P. Hope III ’90 and Mrs. Kathryn Hope* Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin D. Horn Mr. Frank L. Horne Jr. ’73 and Mrs. Margaret G. Horne* Mr. Stephen W. Hudzik Jr. and Mrs. Farrell Burns Hudzik ’94 Mr. Joe B. Huneycutt Jr. and Ms. Sherri Huneycutt Mr. G. Patrick Hunter III ’79 and Mrs. Ingrid P. Hunter* Mr. and Mrs. Allen S. Jackson Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Johnson Jr. Mr. Erik Johnson and Mrs. Paige Ierardi Johnson ’01
Mr. David G. Jones ’69 and Mrs. Susan B. Jones* Ms. Donna L. Jones ’71 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory H. Jones* Mr. and Mrs. Clark L. Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Bryan H. Joyner* Mr. Srinivasan Kalyanasundaram and Mrs. Jayashree Sundareswaran Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Kares* Mr. Walter A. Kennedy IV ’91 and Mrs. Aubrey H. Kennedy* Mr. and Mrs. Brian D. Koehl* Mr. David J. Kridler ’03 and Mrs. Mallory T. Kridler* Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. LaFar III* Mr. and Mrs. Andrew P. Lee Mr. Jason Lee and Mrs. Jeanette Ryu Dr. Michael K. Leonard Jr. ’85 and Dr. Anitha Madhure Leonard* Ms. Elizabeth Brand Letts ’88* Dr. Gary L. Little and Dr. Kulleni Gebreyes Mr. and Mrs. John M. Lowe* Mr. John F. Mangan Jr. and Mrs. Frances Chapman Mangan ’79* Mr. and Mrs. Christopher L. Martin* Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Martisauski Mr. Guy T. McBride III and Mrs. Meredith Hance McBride ’97* Mr. and Mrs. M. William McCollum Jr.* Mr. W. Travis McCollum ’91 and Mrs. Eva K. McCollum* Mr. Britton L. McCorkle Sr. and Ms. Malissa Dockery Mr. and Mrs. Brian D. McKay Dr. Charles A. McLaughlin III ’94 and Dr. Amy L. McLaughlin* Gary and Cecelia McNorrill Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Menichella* Mr. and Mrs. George J. Mennen Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Sean T. Michelsen Mr. Donald W. Millen Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William T. Mitchener* Mr. and Mrs. John S. Monteith Mr. Charles R. Morris III and Mrs. Gena Graham Morris ’83 Mr. G. Garrett Moseley and Mrs. Ellen Gibson Moseley ’81* Mr. and Mrs. Arnaud Mouvand Mr. and Mrs. William H. Mulcahy Mr. Bradley D. Murchison and Dr. Lynne C. Murchison Dr. John J. Murphy III ’88 and Mrs. Marietta S. Murphy* Mr. Benjamin A. Murphy and Mrs. Meghan Clancey Murphy ’98* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. R. Alexander Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Newcomb Ms. Sarah S. Offutt ’08*(y) Kevin and Courtney O’Neil* Dr. and Mrs. Scott M. Otis Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Oxenham* Dr. Ashesh Parikh and Mrs. Ruchi Agrawal*
Mr. and Mrs. W. Timothy Parker Dr. Joshua C. Patt and Dr. Rhonda Patt Mr. and Mrs. Kris E. Peavy* Mr. Kiet D. Pham and Mrs. Brandon Jordan Pham ’93* Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin J. Phillips Mr. Marshall E. Phillips and Mrs. Nancy Hollingsworth Phillips ’90* Mr. Patrick E. Pierce and Mrs. Susan Webb Pierce ’79* Mr. and Mrs. William B. Pittman Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Brooke H. Pitts* Mr. Rodney C. Pitts ’64 and Mrs. Elizabeth R. Pitts* Mr. and Mrs. Erich T. Podzinski Mr. W. Bryan Porter ’96 and Mrs. Nicola Nemitz Porter ’94* Elizabeth and Tim Portland* Dr. Robert Puchalski and Dr. Amy Puchalski* Ms. Joyce C. Purdy* Mr. Charles R. Rayburn III and Mrs. Pryor Dawson Rayburn ’00* Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Reed* Mr. Stephen M. Riddell* Ms. Zoe S. Riddell* Mr. Patrick L. Ridinger and Mrs. Kelly Cannon Ridinger ’95* Mr. R. Tyler Ridout ’96 and Mrs. Karen Hutchinson Ridout ’96* Mr. and Mrs. Pat Riley* Mr. Edward C. Ritter and Mrs. Marlene M. Marti Mr. and Mrs. Russell M. Robinson II * Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell R. Rose* Mr. David S. Rudolf and Ms. Sonya Pfeiffer Mr. and Mrs. Dalton D. Ruffin Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Alexander J. Sadusky* Dr. Robert M. Saltzmann and Ms. Michelle S. Spak* Mr. Shaun P. Sanders and Mrs. Nisha N. Patel-Sanders Mr. R. Downie Saussy Jr. and Mrs. Sally Cannon Saussy ’67* Mr. and Mrs. John D. Scott Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. J. Jason Seneker Warren and Mary Lynn Sepkowitz* Joanne and Dan Shaver Mr. Charles M. Shelton Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Shields* Jane and Carl Showalter* The Marc and Mattye Silverman Family Foundation* Mr. and Mrs. Marc H. Silverman* Dr. Pradeep Singh Mr. and Mrs. Ira M. Slomka Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R. Small Mr. and Mrs. Cash J. Smith* Mr. and Mrs. David J. Smith* Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Smith Ms. Lisa Bowers Smoots ’81 Mr. and Mrs. Marc A. Soloway* *Country Day Loyal member FALL 2019
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GIVING REPORT Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery P. Standish Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. R. Taylor Stanfield Mr. and Mrs. Verner E. Stanley Jr.* Mr. Verner E. Stanley III ’82 and Mrs. Ann Vernon Stanley ’84* Mr. Brent P. Stewart and Mrs. Kile Knowles Stewart ’92 Mr. and Mrs. H. Keith Stoneman Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. David R. Straeten Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall L. Stuckey Mr. Garrik L. Sturges ’98 and Mrs. Dare F. Sturges* Mr. Michael L. Stutts ’98 Suellen & Company Dr. and Mrs. Andrew I. Sumich* Mr. and Mrs. John A. Switzer Dr. and Mrs. David J. Tang* Mr. and Mrs. Derek D. Thomas* Mr. Linwood Toppin Jr. and Dr. Lisa M. Toppin* Mr. and Mrs. Brent A. Torstrick* Mr. John Scott Trotter ’95 and Mrs. Katherine R. Trotter* Mr. and Mrs. Daniel D. Tyburski USI Insurance Services, LLC* Mr. J. Daniel Vaughan III ’04 and Mrs. Kennedy Hayes Vaughan ’04(y) Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Veith* Mr. Mark P. Vitner and Ms. Amy S. Vitner Mr. and Mrs. Craig S. Wagner Mr. Matthew W. Wakefield ’93 and Mrs. Lynne Shore Wakefield ’94* Mr. Christopher S. Walker ’99 and Mrs. Lauren Walker* Mr. and Mrs. W. Kent Walker Sr.* Curt and Clare Walton* Mr. Hannibal G. Warren Jr. and Mrs. Elizabeth Carver Warren ’78* Mr. and Mrs. James J. Watson Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Waybright* Mrs. Elizabeth B. Wells* Mr. C. Rex Welton Sr. ’58 and Mrs. Linda M. Welton* Mr. Joseph C. Whisnant and Mrs. Robbie Shannonhouse Whisnant ’87 Mrs. Eugenia N. White Mr. and Mrs. J. William Whitley* Mr. and Mrs. William C. Whitley* Mr. and Mrs. F. Abbott Whitney Jr.* Dr. and Mrs. Wade R. Wilkerson* Mr. Eric J. Wilkins ’93 and Dr. Anne E. Bowles ’94* Mr. Habieb Williams and Dr. Chandra A. Williams*
Dr. Jerome Williams Jr. and Dr. Adelle Anthony-Williams* Mr. and Mrs. Brian A. Wise* Mr. Paul Wright IV ’90 and Mrs. Jennifer Pollard Wright ’96* Mr. Benjamin A. Yarbrough and Mrs. Anna-Lindsay Smith Yarbrough ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy W. York* Mr. and Mrs. Russell K. Zusi
FRIENDS OF COUNTRY DAY $1,000 to $1,499 Mr. and Mrs. Ron G. Arrington Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Babcock* Mr. Arthur K. Bartlett and Dr. Tamara E. Chittenden Mr. and Mrs. Ross R. Barton Mr. and Mrs. Evan M. Bass* Mr. and Mrs. Carter J. Bateman Sr.* Mr. John R. Belk ’77 and Mrs. Kimberly D. Belk Mr. Matthew S. E. Benson '88 and Mrs. Barrick C. Benson* Mr. and Mrs. Oleg P. Biller Dr. Patrick Box and Dr. Jane H. Box* Mrs. Janet Y. Bradshaw* Mr. A. Bryan Brooks and Mrs. Ashley Cannon Brooks ’92 Mr. and Mrs. Bryan M. Brown* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Bruinooge Mr. Bruce I. Cairnduff and Mrs. J. Dixon Clark Dr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Campbell* Mr. and Mrs. O. Pendleton Cassels Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Strawn Cathcart* Mr. Armando L. Chardiet and Ms. Monica M. Gali-Badolato Mr. Bryan B. Conner ’94 and Mrs. Sally Harrell Conner ’98* Mr. and Mrs. William R. Cooper Sr.* Mr. and Mrs. Jason M. Cordis* Mr. and Mrs. Marion A. Cowell Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John P. Cunnane Mrs. Gwin B. Dalton* Mr. and Mrs. Mark de Langen Mr. and Mrs. Sean W. Dieterle* Meredith and Walter Dolhare* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Elliott* Dr. Eric Eskioglu and Dr. Lauren J. Speas Mr. Bryan H. Estes and Mrs. Melissa Gibson Estes ’86* Dr. Jonathan E. Fisher and Dr. Julie G. Fisher*
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Mr. Adam W. Foodman ’87 and Mrs. Samantha Foodman Mr. Ransome S. Foose and Mrs. Logan Chalk Foose ’99* Mr. W. Kelly Frenzel and Ms. Michelle R. Frenzel Mr. and Mrs. Buckley L. Gardner* Mrs. Valerie Gates Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Giardi* Mr. Cameron R. Goodman ’79 and Mrs. Lori S. Goodman Grace Jones Richardson Testamentary Trust Mr. and Mrs. Hansen V. Grider Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey W. Haggart Mrs. Emily Hall Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Frank Haner Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David L. Harry Jr.* Mr. Richard V. Hechenbleikner and Mrs. Betty Rankin Hechenbleikner ’67* Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Heffron* Mr. David L. Hitchens and Mrs. Rhonda G. Hitchens Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Hoefer Mr. Robert Hong and Ms. Sylvia Soerijadi Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S. Jacobson Mr. Salem M. Jamil and Mrs. Tatiana Gianella Ms. Lois S. Jarrell Mr. Roger Johns* Mrs. Janice S. Ladley* Mr. and Mrs. Matthew T. Less* Mr. and Mrs. Mark Little Sr.* Mr. and Mrs. David L. Mancos* Dr. George A. Manousos and Dr. Erica L. Manousos* Dr. Gregory A. Mantooth and Dr. Michelle D. Scullock* Mr. and Mrs. David K. Maynard Greg and Shannon McFayden* Mr. and Mrs. Earl McLaurin Jr. Mr. David W. McPhail ’01 and Mrs. Rebecca P. McPhail Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Meckley* Dr. Rohit Mehta and Dr. Shraddha S. Mehta* Mr. W. Dunning Mileham IV and Dr. Kathryn F. Mileham* Mr. C. Ivan Mothershead IV ’03 and Mrs. Ashleigh Mothershead* Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Neigoot Mr. and Mrs. William D. Newcomb Celene and Marc Oken Mr. L. Leon Olive ’79 and Mrs. Allison Olive* Mr. Peter A. Pappas ’79 and Mrs. Claire Pappas* Mr. and Mrs. Fred P. Parker IV* Dr. Daniel J. Parsons and Dr. Tara B. Parsons* Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Payne Ms. Adele F. Paynter Mr. and Mrs. Alvin R. Pearman* Mr. Brent Perper ’09(y)
Ms. Lindsay R. Perper ’07(y) Anne and Scott Perper* Mr. and Mrs. Alec W. B. Petty Mr. Robert C. Phillips III ’88 and Dr. Sharrol E. Barnes Mr. Joseph W. Pieri and Mrs. Jennifer A. LaClair Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Pittroff Jr.* Mrs. Marguerite O. Pitts* Mr. K. Warren Poe Jr. ’00 and Mrs. Heather Poe* Dr. and Mrs. Brian D. Powell* Dr. and Mrs. Jay R. Prosnitz Mr. Sergio A. Pupkin and Mrs. Laura D. Steinweg Mr. Richard H. Quinn ’70 and Mrs. Darlene Quinn Ms. Ellen E. Rankin ’96* O. H. Rankin Foundation* Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Rankin Sr.* Mr. and Mrs. P. Maxwell Richardson* Mr. Justin M. Riess and Mrs. Amanda L. Riess Dr. J. Gardiner Richards Roddey Jr. ’81 and Dr. Patricia K. Roddey* Mr. Eric J. Rohr* Dr. Strutha C. Rouse II and Dr. Kelley H. Rouse Mr. Dalton D. Ruffin Mr. Harold W. Russell Jr. and Ms. Neda J. Russell Dr. and Mrs. Russell A. Salton III Dr. Matthew F. Savage and Dr. Grace H. Savage Mr. and Mrs. John H. Schwabacher* Sharp Business Systems Mr. Stuart R. Sherrill ’92 and Mrs. Cameron F. Sherrill* Ms. Ashley A. Smith Mr. Jackson M. Smith and Mrs. Ashley Howerton Smith ’90* Mrs. Jane B. Smith* Mr. and Mrs. R. Lee Stafford Mr. Justin A. Starnes ’93 and Mrs. Ginny C. Starnes* Mr. Hubert K. Stoneman III ’86 and Mrs. Caroline M. Stoneman* Mr. Charles S. Swanson Jr. ’94 and Mrs. Leighann S. Swanson* Mr. and Mrs. Kedian Darius Taborn* Mr. and Mrs. Joe Taylor* Mr. and Mrs. B. Keith Trent* Mr. and Mrs. Raymond D. Trogdon United Technologies Matching Gifts Program Mr. and Mrs. John C. Vassallo Mr. Stevenson M. Vaughn ’84 and Mrs. Caroline L. Vaughn* Chet and Christine Walker* Mr. A. Warlick Jr. and Mrs. Annie Smith Warlick ’04(y) Mr. and Mrs. Gregory R. Whitehead* Mr. Bob Wilkins and Ms. Virginia E. Newell ’74*
Mr. Taylor E. Williams ’08(y) Mr. Henry E. Winslett III and Mrs. Caroline McGuire Winslett ’04*(y) Mr. and Mrs. Christopher N. Winston Dr. Hongshi Yu and Mrs. Daoxin Lu
$500 to $999 Anonymous Mr. Scooter Abrams III Mr. Frank C. Adams ’06 and Mrs. Brooke B. Adams(y) Mr. Andrew G. Adams and Mrs. Robin Branstrom Adams ’06*(y) Mr. and Mrs. Will Allen* Mr. and Mrs. Daren B. Anderson Sr. Mr. and Mrs. R. Bird Anderson Jr.* Ellen Archer* Mr. Chris Ash and Mrs. Elizabeth Westerberg Ash ’05*(y) Mr. Hayes W. Ashcraft ’06 and Mrs. Kathryn H. Ashcraft*(y) Mr. O. Reid Ashe Jr. ’66 and Mrs. Lisa Ashe* Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bach Mr. William R. Baker III and Mrs. Olivia Chaplin Baker ’77* Mr. and Mrs. Matthew B. Bank Mr. Robert P. Baynard Jr. ’79 and Mrs. Willa Baynard* Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Beane* Mr. and Mrs. Brooke A. Beyer Jr. Dr. Gaurav Bharti and Dr. Sarah M. Edwards Mr. John D. Black Jr. ’06*(y) Mr. and Mrs. Tom E. Blackburn Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Bloomer* Mr. and Mrs. Bryan D. Blythe* Dr. Emmanuel J. Botzolakis and Dr. Liya Beyderman Mr. and Mrs. H. Tate Bowers Mr. Robert C. Boyd Sr. and Mrs. Beth Brown Boyd ’63* Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan E. Brackis Mr. and Mrs. Dennis P. Brady* Dr. and Mrs. D. Allen Brantley Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Breiding Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Brennan* Mr. Timothy A. Broderick ’98 and Mrs. Staci H. Broderick* Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Browning* Mr. Cameron B. Buchanan ’98 and Mrs. Spencer C. Buchanan* Mr. and Mrs. James T. Buford II* Mr. and Mrs. T. Caldwell Calame* Mr. Robert A. Campbell ’03 and Mrs. Molly P. Campbell Mr. and Mrs. James A. Carey* Mr. Joseph P. Carroll ’04*(y) Mr. and Mrs. T. Frederick Carroll Jr.* Mr. James T. Cavalaris ’65 and Mrs. Joanna T. Cavalaris* Mr. and Mrs. John D. Chalk III* Mr. and Mrs. W. Faris Chesnutt Mrs. Margaret Hynes Clark ’88
Mr. Alex L. Clementi ’04(y) Dr. Stephen B. Clyne and Dr. Brittany B. Clyne Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Coddington IV* Mr. and Mrs. William J. Cohane Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Cole* Mr. and Mrs. P. Kevin Cole Mr. Charles H. Conner Jr. ’64 and Mrs. Nancy B. Conner* Dr. Marcus P. Cook ’89 and Mrs. Tracey C. Cook Mr. Tyler Covington ’01 and Mrs. Caroline Covington Mr. Thomas E. Cox Jr. and Mrs. Mildred Dalton Cox ’66* Mr. and Mrs. W. Clark Cox Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gregory B. Crampton Mr. and Mrs. Ronald G. Curtin* Mr. W. Reynolds Cuthbertson Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Dagenhart* Mr. T. Tate Davis Jr. ’08(y) Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Dawson* Mr. Gary A. Deitemeyer and Dr. Kandi Deitemeyer Dr. and Mrs. Andrew S. deLemos Mr. and Mrs. Leo-Paul R. Deshaies* Mr. John A. Dickson ’76* Mr. and Mrs. Jubal A. Early Sr.* Mr. and Mrs. T. Stephen Eddins Mr. Hunter S. Edwards ’02 and Mrs. Ashley Edwards* Mr. and Mrs. Bret C. Estridge Sr.* Mr. Thomas C. Eubanks Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Chas A. Fagan IV Dr. and Mrs. Glen A. Fandetti Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Faris Dr. Justin P. Favaro and Dr. Cheryl A. Russo Mr. Jason C. Felts ’04 and Mrs. Christiane Regelbrugge Felts ’04(y) Dr. James E. Fleischli and Dr. Kimmery M. Fleischli* Mr. and Mrs. Gary B. Forbis* Mr. Edward E. Ford III ’91 and Mrs. Elizabeth Ford* Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Fraser III Mr. Kevin S. Friedman and Mrs. Julia Layman Friedman ’97 Mr. Lucas C. Fries ’08*(y) Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Fuller III* Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Gardner III Dr. and Mrs. R. Glenn Gaston* Mr. Jay A. Gerhart ’86 and Mrs. DeDe H. Gerhart* Mr. and Mrs. Tobin R. Gilbert Mrs. Mary May Gillespie* Mrs. Helena H. Graham* Mr. and Mrs. M. Berry Grant Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Adam J. Greene Dr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Greene Mr. J. Kevin Griffin ’90 and Mrs. Kathryn B. Griffin* Mr. James R. Griffith Jr. and Mrs. Anne Pender Griffith ’77*
Mr. Gregory C. Gurski ’82 and Mrs. Katharine Fortune Gurski ’83 Mr. R. David Haggart and Ms. Nancy Q. Haggart Mr. R. Andrew Hale Sr. and Mrs. Eleanor Butz Hale ’94* Mr. Joel Hammett and Mrs. Anne Pearson Hammett ’97* Mr. W. Ladd Hamrick ’09(y) Mr. and Mrs. E. Hooper Hardison Jr. ’79* Catherine and Henry Harkey* Dr. R. Martin Harrell ’93 and Mrs. Sheila Harrell* Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Harrison Jr.* Mr. James R. Harrison IV ’91 and Mrs. Ashley Eubanks Harrison ’93* Mr. and Mrs. Adam S. Hawthorne Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Healy* Mr. and Mrs. Eric F. Heintschel* Mr. Drayton L. Henderson ’02 and Mrs. Elizabeth T. Henderson* Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Hernick III* Mr. and Mrs. Jared A. Hine Dr. and Mrs. Scott P. Hippensteel* Dr. and Mrs. W. Claudius Hollingsworth Mr. David L. Hood III ’94 and Mrs. Lissa B. Hood Mr. Robert B. Howard and Dr. Stephanie Howard* Mr. and Mrs. Rolfe E. Hughes IV* Mr. and Mrs. Patrick E. Hurley* Dr. and Mrs. Jimmy J. Hwang* Mr. Nicolas Infante and Mrs. Blakely Offutt Infante ’03* Mr. Christopher A. James and Mrs. Abigail E. James ’07(y) Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Johnson Mr. Thaddeus V. Jones and Dr. Tiffani M. Jones Mr. Paul E. Kardous ’97* Mrs. Gloria Kares Mr. C. Zachary Keiger ’05 and Mrs. Bridges Handford Keiger ’05(y) Mr. Graeme M. Keith Dr. and Mrs. Kent W. Kercher* Mr. Kevin J. Kiang and Mrs. Jian Shen Kiang Mr. Sonny T. Kim and Mrs. Haley K. Tran Mr. David P. Kirchhoff and Mrs. Sandra Smith Kirchhoff ’85* Mr. Frederick W. Klein III ’92 and Mrs. Megan J. Klein* Mr. and Mrs. William R. Koziel* Mr. and Mrs. Robert Krause Mr. and Mrs. Andrew H. Kugajevsky Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Kuhn Mr. Samir Kumar and Mrs. Sarika Daftuar KVA Foundation* Ms. Jennifer S. Lamarre Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. LaPiana* Mr. and Mrs. John D. Leak IV ’97 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Lee* Mr. and Mrs. W. States Lee IV* Mr. and Mrs. Stavros G. Liakakos Ms. Emma B. Little ’18(y)
Mr. G. Mark Little Jr. ’16(y) Mr. and Mrs. Randy Lofgren* Mr. Stephen M. Lynch and Mrs. Stacy Collins Lynch ’79* Mr. Richard L. Mack ’81 and Mrs. Sharon Brown Mack ’82* Mr. and Mrs. George W. Macon IV* Ms. Amy C. Madsen* Mr. Ross F. Majewski and Ms. Heather A. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Richard Marsh* Mr. and Mrs. Kevin R. Mays Mr. Albert L. McAulay III ’96 and Mrs. Lindsay D. McAulay Mr. Matthew D. McAulay ’01 and Mrs. Blythe A. McAulay* Mr. and Mrs. Neill G. McBryde* Mr. and Mrs. John W. McDowell IV Ms. Charlon McIntosh Mr. D. Baker McIntyre III and Mrs. Elizabeth Downs McIntyre ’83* Dr. and Mrs. C. Scott McLanahan* Mr. C. Marshall Mills ’82 and Ms. Michelle O’Neill* Mr. and Mrs. William A. Mills III* Mr. and Mrs. William E. Mills Mr. Stephen T. Monahan Jr. and Ms. Mary D. Joyce* Dr. Barrett G. Moore and Mrs. Janeen G. Moore* Mr. Paul H. Moore* Mr. J. Gary Morgan and Mrs. Charlotte B. Morgan* Mr. and Mrs. William L. Mullinix Jr. Dr. and Mrs. William F. Mullis* Mr. and Mrs. Gregory E. Nelson* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Newell Jr. Mr. and Mrs. T. Long Nguyen Mr. John J. Norris ’07*(y) Mr. Russell B. Norris and Dr. Stacey L. Norris Mr. Christopher A. Nuckols and Mrs. Kristine Young Nuckols ’99* Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O’Brien* Mr. and Mrs. Brian O’Neill* Mr. and Mrs. Wade B. Otey* Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Palmer* Mr. Jonathan B. Pannell and Mrs. Kimberly White Pannell ’96 Mr. Stewart Parbery Mr. and Mrs. Travis C. Parsons ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Bailey W. Patrick Mr. and Mrs. Andrew G. Payne Mr. Justin R. Pfeifer and Mrs. Stuart Richards Pfeifer ’95* Ms. Elizabeth E. Pitts ’10(y) Mrs. Barbara Miller Pooley ’78* Dr. and Mrs. William E. Porter* Mr. and Mrs. F. William Powers* Mr. Andrew Price and Mrs. Candace Hutchins Price ’04(y) Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Price *Country Day Loyal member FALL 2019
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GIVING REPORT Mr. Florian Pröbstel ’05(y) Mr. Stuart C. Proffitt and Kasey P. Proffitt Mr. Kevin Queen and Ms. Anne H. Pipkin ’78 David and Patti Ratcliffe* Mr. Ryan D. Ratcliffe ’04*(y) Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Ratcliffe* Mr. E. Dickey Ridenhour ’77 and Mrs. Alison E. Ridenhour Mr. Ryan C. Riggins ’03* Mr. and Mrs. Stanley R. Riggins* Mr. and Mrs. Kobeyeh R. Riley Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Rinehart* Mr. Brian A. Roberts ’01* Mr. and Mrs. George P. Roberts Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. J. Kerr Robertson* Dr. Geoffrey A. Rose and Dr. Katherine A. Rose Mr. and Mrs. Dale F. Rubin* Mr. and Mrs. W. Todd Rucker* Mr. Brian A. Rudisill ’90 and Mrs. Patricia M. Rudisill* Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey C. Rusnak Mr. M. Adam Russ ’03 and Mrs. Taylor Russ Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Ryan* Mr. Hussein M. Sadek and Mrs. Batoul A. Boukhdoud Sadek Mr. Russell A. Salton IV ’95 and Mrs. Courtney M. Salton Mr. Dennis R. Santoli and Ms. Cynthia A. Booth Mr. Chirag S. Saraiya and Dr. Nehali V. Saraiya Mr. and Mrs. David B. H. Saye Mr. P. Ruffin Scarborough ’04 and Mrs. Leary Scarborough(y) Mr. and Mrs. Christopher B. Schaaf Mr. P. Christian Scheurer and Mrs. Genie Walker Scheurer ’88* Mr. Benjamin D. Schwartz and Dr. Jennifer A. Kalich-Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. William J. Scott Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William J. Scott III* Mr. Geoffrey S. Shaw ’00 and Mrs. Erin Daly Shaw ’00 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Craig Short* Mr. and Mrs. James B. Shuford Ms. Kelsey I. Siman ’10*(y) Mr. Scott C. Simonton ’03 and Mrs. Elizabeth C. Simonton Dr. Ronald W. Singer and Mrs. Tracy McCaskill Singer ’88 Mr. Graham F. Smith and Mrs. Mignonne Gavigan Smith ’99* Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Smith Sr. Ms. Shelton P. Smith ’87* Mr. William S. Smoak Jr. and Mrs. Camilla Johnston Smoak ’00* Mr. and Mrs. Robert I. Spak Mr. and Mrs. Louis G. Spencer Dr. and Mrs. Bryan D. Springer Mr. and Mrs. Adam C. Stead Dr. Jeffrey Stein and Dr. Aviva Stein*
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Mr. Daniel C. Stiefel and Mrs. Lorin Silverman Stiefel ’91* Mr. and Mrs. David R. Straeten Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Strickland* Mr. Marvin Superville and Dr. Nicole Cyrille-Superville Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Tart* Mr. and Mrs. Stewart S. Tate* Mr. and Mrs. William K. Tate III Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Teal Dr. Tom P. Theruvath and Dr. Ilka D. Theruvath Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey C. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Ted Thompson* Mr. Michael T. Threlkeld and Mrs. Laurens Adams Threlkeld ’04(y) Mr. and Mrs. William Timmerman* Mr. Bradley C. Touma and Mrs. Virginia Dabbs Touma ’82* Ms. Lori Townsend* Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Tuttle Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Kevin W. Tydings Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas J. Van Stratt Ms. Sarah A. Veith ’10*(y) Mr. Nitin Vyas and Mrs. Asha Nataraja Mr. Geoffrey S. Walker and Mrs. Giordana Andretta Walker ’98 Mr. and Mrs. M. Bradley Wallace Mr. and Mrs. L. Edgar Walton Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. David L. Ward Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. F. Emmett Weindruch Dr. and Mrs. Konrad Wernthaler* Mr. and Mrs. James D. Wilkins III* Mr. Dillard Williams and Mrs. Anne Warren Williams ’01* Mr. and Mrs. Campbell M. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Wilson IV* Ms. Tish Wimberly-Wolfe Mr. Lance D. Wirsing and Dr. Calli K. Wirsing Mrs. Elizabeth Cunningham Wood ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Woodley Dr. and Mrs. Joe H. Woody* Mr. and Mrs. Sergei I. Zagin* Dr. Stephen S. Zouzoulas and Dr. Jill E. Zouzoulas
Up to $499 Anonymous Mr. William Acree and Ms. Linda M. Pelletier Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Adler Mr. H. Heath Alexander ’72 and Mrs. Elizabeth Alexander* Ms. Caroline E. Allbert ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Allford III* Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Anderson Mrs. Elizabeth E. Anderson* Dr. Thomas S. Anderson and Dr. Simmons Long Anderson ’88* Mr. William L. Anderson ’10 Dr. Costa Andreou and Dr. Catherine Andreou*
Mr. Daniel P. Andreou ’18(y) Mr. Nicolas S. Andreou ’16(y) Mr. and Mrs. Per K. Andresen Jr. Ms. Tanya L. Andrysiak Dr. Jason S. Annan and Mrs. Elizabeth Sappenfield Annan ’90* Mrs. Betty Dale Archer* Ms. Yevgenia Arutyunyan and Mr. Carsten Ohr* Mr. Peter R. Ashcraft* Sylvia Ashcraft* Mr. T. Gregory Ashton and Ms. Cheri Lofquist Mr. Craig R. Aulebach ’06* Mr. Leif T. Aus and Rev. Dr. Millie Snyder* Mr. Thomas E. Austin Jr. ’80 and Mrs. Lori Austin* Mr. and Mrs. Joel B. Babb Mr. and Mrs. Kevin A. Babb Mr. and Mrs. Darrell A. Bach* Mrs. Grace Tucker Bailey ’04* Mrs. Jane Gaylord Bailey* Dr. Ajay Partap S. Bajwa and Dr. Harpreet K. Nijher* Mr. and Mrs. David M. Baker Ms. Jacquelyn Baker Ms. Shannon V. Baker ’15(y) Mr. Robert F. Baldwin III ’99* Mr. and Mrs. David S. Ball* Mr. and Mrs. Brian C. Balter Mr. and Mrs. E. Stover Barber Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Barker Mrs. Bailey S. Barnett* Ms. Elizabeth A. Barrett ’01 Ms. Emily Morton Barrett ’89* Mr. and Mrs. W. Ricks Batchelor* Mr. and Mrs. E. Gaston Bates Mrs. Cecilia Baute Mr. James Bednarski and Mrs. Jean Farnell Bednarski ’64 Mr. Douglas S. Bell Jr. ’13(y) Mr. P. Buckner Bell III ’10 Ms. Elizabeth B. Beltz ’13 Mr. Ryan Bender* Mr. William Benham and Mrs. Linda Main Benham ’65* Ms. Heather A. Bennett ’92* Ms. Tara Elizabeth Bennett ’95* Mr. and Mrs. Sean P. Benninghoff* Mr. and Mrs. James E. Bentley Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. Benzenhoefer* Ms. Jenna M. Bernstein ’11* Ms. Karen L. Bernstein ’06 Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Bernstein* Mrs. Amelia Berry* Mr. Richard Berry and Ms. Sheila M. McGrail Mr. David M. Bigham ’68 and Mrs. Robin Bigham* Mrs. Sylvia Bilal Mr. Hardt W. Bing ’89 and Mrs. Emily Bing*
Mr. Brian P. Bird and Mrs. Jean Roddey Bird ’89* Mr. Matthew Bittikofer* Mr. and Mrs. John D. Black* Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Black* Ms. Dana Blair Mr. Gene Bledsoe and Mrs. Anne McGhee Bledsoe ’02 Ms. T. Domina Blount Ms. Katherine G. Blue ’08 Ms. Nancy S. Blue ’06 Mr. and Mrs. Alan Blumenthal* Ms. Jill K. Blumenthal ’93* Mr. Lewis E. Bobb Sr. Mr. and Mrs. David Bodden Mrs. Mary-Ann E. Boden* Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Bone Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Booher Jr.* Mr. Jonathan L. Boortz-Marx ’09 Mr. and Mrs. David L. Booth Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. David Borans Mr. and Mrs. Matthew G. Bosley Dr. John E. Bourgeois and Mrs. Ann Fleming Bourgeois ’80* Mr. and Mrs. James E. Boyd* Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Brackett* Mr. Whitney B. Brackett ’94 and Mrs. Caroline B. Brackett Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bradley* Mr. and Mrs. Terry Brady* Mrs. B. McRea Brakefield ’03* Mr. Lee Brashear and Mrs. Anna Marshall Brashear ’99* Mr. and Mrs. Ladson M. Brearley Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Brignola* Mr. Charles H. Brinkman and Mrs. S. Elizabeth Kentner Brinkman ’04 Mr. Neil Brooks and Ms. Bo Rosser ’89* Mr. Brandon N. Brown and Dr. Rita A. Brintzenhoff Brown Mr. Peter L. Brown and Mrs. Sally Eubanks Brown ’94 Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Bryan Mr. Stanton T. Bryan Jr. ’04* Mr. and Mrs. Dale C. Bryant* Mr. James C. Buck III and Mrs. Brook Tucker Buck ’98 Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Buckfelder Mr. D. Carter Bumgardner ’09 Ms. Hayden S. Bumgardner ’12 Mr. Earl D. Burd Jr.* Mr. F. Eric Burgess III ’85 and Mrs. Paige P. Burgess* Mr. Patrick G. Buschman Mr. and Mrs. T. Norman Bush* Mr. and Mrs. T. Jason Bush* Mrs. Ann Sewell Butz and Mr. Sidney Thompson Butz* Mr. and Mrs. Manwell Bynum* Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Byron Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Calame* Mr. Mark Caldwell and Mrs. Kathryn Scarborough Caldwell ’00*
Mr. Derrick R. Caldwell and Mrs. Kelsey Alexander Caldwell ’07* Ms. Kara P. Campbell* Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Campbell Ms. Brenda E. Capps* Ms. Marylin Capps Mrs. Peggy Carey* Mr. Christopher W. Carey and Mrs. Rainey Barnett Carey ’02* Carolina Foods, Inc. Mr. Bradley D. Carpenter* Mr. John F. Carroll ’09 Dr. and Mrs. Coleman D. Carter Ms. Kimberlee E. Carter* Mrs. Coleen E. Carter-Prendergast Mr. and Mrs. James E. Case Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Cherry Mr. M. Dwayne Cherry ’93 and Mrs. Ann Cherry* Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Chizzini* Mr. John J. C. Choate ’03 Mr. and Mrs. Dinesh Chopra Mr. Darnell K. Clark and Mrs. Karina Andersen-Clark* Mr. W. Eric Clark and Mrs. Deborah Rinehart Clark ’83* Ms. Meera B. Clark ’11 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas D. Cline Jr.* Mr. Thomas E. Cluderay ’03 Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Clute* Mrs. Louise B. Cobb Mr. Thomas F. Cochran Sr. and Mrs. Katherine Mikell Cochran ’72* Ms. Lillie M. Cochran ’08 Mr. John L. Coe II ’08 Mr. Kenneth S. Coe III ’06 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Colandro Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Collins* Mr. Joseph K. Cooney Mr. and Mrs. Aaron M. Cooper* Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Cooper Mr. Kevin Costello and Ms. Alden F. Alexander ’03 Ms. Joy P. Council Dr. and Mrs. John C. Council* Mr. Alexander C. Covington ’03 and Mrs. Elizabeth Bonner Covington ’08* Mr. Andrew C. Covington ’19 Rev. John E. Covington ’64* Mr. Tom Covington ’62 Mr. T. Miles Cox ’96 and Mrs. Rebecca Cox Mr. Richard T. Crenshaw and Mrs. Elizabeth Montgomery Crenshaw ’64* Ms. Danitra R. Culp Mr. Robert L. Culp ’08 Mr. Lee W. Cummings ’10 Mr. and Mrs. William T. Cunningham* Mr. G. Adam Currie ’96 and Mrs. Mary Currie Mr. David W. D’Alessandro ’10* Mr. Thomas D. D’Alessandro ’06* Mr. and Mrs. Kevin S. Daly*
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Daniel* Ms. Margaret R. Daniel ’07* Mr. and Mrs. James E. Daniel* Mr. and Mrs. Tadd D. Daniel* Mrs. Gillian Kulman Davis ’05* Ms. Shaunta Davis* Mr. and Mrs. K. Neal Davis* Mr. and Mrs. Matthew P. Davlin Ms. Harrison T. Dawkins ’06 Mr. Hunter T. Dawkins ’03* Mr. and Mrs. J. Leonard Dean Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Deer* Lt. Col. Daniel W. Dehaenen, USAFR (Ret)* Mr. and Mrs. Christopher N. Dekle* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Delaney* Mr. Stephen D. Dellinger ’82 and Mrs. Sandra M. Dellinger* Mr. and Mrs. Ian Dennis* Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Derby V* Mr. Marc F. Deshaies ’94 and Mrs. Lauren E. Deshaies* Dr. and Mrs. Lance J. Deutsch Mr. J. Yates Dew ’90 Mr. Richard Dewey and Mrs. Annabelle Quesada-Dewey* Mr. Sam B. Dillard Jr.* Mr. B. Wayne Dixon Jr. ’82* Mr. and Mrs. R. Dale Dixon* Ms. Jennifer D. Dixon ’95* Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Domeier* Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn Domeier Ms. Anne Howard Dooley ’08 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce F. Doskocil* Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Dougherty* Mr. Roddey Dowd ’06 and Mrs. Spencer Beasley Dowd ’08 Ms. Diana W. Dowd ’16(y) Mrs. Elizabeth Dowd* Ms. Sally C. Dowd ’16(y) Mr. Willis F. Dowd V ’14(y) Mr. Eric A. Draper ’91 Mr. Justin T. Draughn and Mrs. Carver Morrow Draughn ’07 Mr. and Mrs. Jason T. Drosky Mr. Kevin S. Drudge ’91 and Mrs. Lindy Drudge Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. W. Dudley* Mr. and Mrs. Brian F. Dunham Ms. Rachel Dunham* Mr. and Mrs. James P. Dunn Jr. Mr. James D. DuPuy ’92 and Mrs. Cherie L. DuPuy* Mr. John S. DuPuy ’90 and Mrs. Susannah A. DuPuy* Mr. and Mrs. David A. Dvorak* Ms. Sarah D. Eades ’09* Ms. C. Linton Ridge Early ’18(y) Mr. Jubal A. Early Jr. ’15(y) Ms. K. Madison Early ’12* Mr. Benjamin T. Edelshain and Mrs. Katherine Ehringhaus Edelshain ’05* Rev. and Mrs. Henry H. Edens III
Mr. Asa C. Edwards III and Ms. Anne Tope Edwards* Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Edwards* Mrs. Béatrice M. Eldredge* Mr. and Mrs. Frank Elias Ms. Anna K. Elsasser ’17(y) Mr. Brandon R. Elsasser ’14* Mr. James S. Emmanuel and Mrs. Amy Hunter Emmanuel ’84* Mr. James S. Emmanuel ’17(y) Mr. Chandler D. England ’05 and Mrs. Allison England* Ms. Mandy L. Epstein ’09* Mr. and Mrs. John R. Erb* Mr. and Mrs. Kevin E. Ernette Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Estes* Mr. and Mrs. Mark F. Ethridge III* Mr. Mark F. Ethridge ’06 Mr. T. Clinton Eubanks ’90 and Mrs. Jane R. Eubanks* Ms. Mary A. Eudy ’18(y) Mr. and Mrs. Cory A. Evans* Mr. and Mrs. Virgil V. Evans III Mr. Adam S. Farber ’05 and Mrs. Sarah Bell Farber ’04* Mr. S. Harrison Farber ’08 and Mrs. Julia Saunders Farber ’08 Ms. Elizabeth S. Faris ’10 Mr. and Mrs. Jason B. Farmer* Mr. and Mrs. William Farr IV* Ms. Amy Farrell ’87* Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Farrug Mr. and Mrs. Torrey E. Feimster* Mr. and Mrs. Alec Felder Mr. John P. Feliciano and Mrs. M. Soledad Gonzalez-Feliciano Ms. Elizabeth A. Fender Ms. Danielle S. Ferguson Mr. and Mrs. Christopher S. Ferrell Mr. David R. Finch Jr. ’99 and Mrs. Katie Finch* Mr. W. Dowell Finch ’01 and Mrs. Lenna S. Finch Mr. Randy Finger ’96 and Mrs. Lisa Finger Ms. Alyssa N. Finneyfrock Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. FitzGerald Dr. Jason Fishel and Dr. Anna Mistretta Mr. H. Kenneth Fleishman ’71 Mr. George W. Fleming Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Floyd* Ms. Lauren Folger-Sweeting Mr. James F. Fraser ’02 and Mrs. Lisa R. Fraser Mr. Thomas Fredenberg and Mr. Yates Honey* Mr. and Mrs. Glenn A. Freedman* Mr. Joe Frierson and Mrs. Lisa Moore Frierson ’89* Mr. and Mrs. Vincent C. Frisina Jr.* Ms. Caroline M. Funderburg ’17(y) Ms. Robin Furr Mr. and Mrs. Gregory H. Gach*
Mr. Raymond Galleno* Mr. Davis Gammill and Mrs. Heather Holcombe Gammill ’02 Ms. Jennifer A. Gardner Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Gardner* Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Gardner Mr. Alex A. Garella ’04* Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Gass III* Mr. Robert D. Gauss and Mrs. Nancy Donaldson Gauss ’01* Mr. and Mrs. Christopher P. Gawle* Ms. Annette Giarla-Carr Ms. Elizabeth E. Gibson ’88 Mr. and Mrs. J. Tyler Gibson Mrs. Gayle Gilbert Dr. and Mrs. David Givens Dr. and Mrs. Nathan C. Givens Mr. H. Wilson Glasgow Jr. ’62 and Mrs. Christian Glasgow* Ms. Lea V. Glaze Mr. Philip A. Gleason and Ms. Shannon M. Marshall Dr. and Mrs. John H. Glick* Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin J. Goeke Mrs. Dorothy M. Goodell Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Goodfellow* Mr. and Mrs. Stephan L. Gordon Mr. Scott R. Gorelick ’77 and Mrs. Dana S. Gorelick Ms. Ali M. Gores ’05* Mrs. Elizabeth Cochrane Gorman ’96 Ms. Michelle Goryn ’98 The Graham Family Foundation* Mr. John H. Graham ’86 and Mrs. Frances P. Graham* Mr. W. Peter Graham ’77 and Mrs. Claudia Graham Mr. Brett W. Gray ’00 and Mrs. Stacy Gray* Mr. Douglas S. Gray ’78 and Mrs. Rhonda D. Gray* Ms. Meredith M. Green* Mrs. Anne Mashburn Greenlund ’62 Mrs. Lynn M. Grier* Mr. Reginald Grier* Mr. Jerry Griffin* Mr. Andrew M. Griffin and Ms. Stephanie Griffin Ms. Sally G. Griffith ’59 Mr. and Mrs. James V. Griffo* Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Haberlein Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Hackett* Mr. John T. Hackney ’96* Mr. Jason R. Haden and Mrs. Corinne Raynor Haden ’99 Ms. Kara N. Hager ’00 Mr. and Mrs. F. Jackson Hair* Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hall* Mr. E. L. Hall and Mrs. Melissa Comen Hall ’94* Mr. Andrew Halliday and Mrs. Sara Caitlyn Deal Halliday ’09 *Country Day Loyal member FALL 2019
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GIVING REPORT Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Hamil* Mr. T. Hilliard Hamrick ’09 Mr. and Mrs. A. Robertson Hanckel Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Freemon Hankerson Mr. Michael Hanson and Mrs. Jennifer Richter Hanson ’00 Ms. Ellen B. Hardison ’18(y) Mr. William B. Hardison Sr. ’82 and Mrs. Kate B. Hardison* Mr. Robert B. Harner and Mrs. Stephanie Neill Harner ’91* Dr. and Mrs. J. Garrett Harper Mr. and Mrs. A.G. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Harris* Dr. and Mrs. E. Flynn Harris Sr.* Ms. Mary Neal Harris ’89* Mr. Richard F. Harris IV and Mrs. Sherry Stuart Harris ’90* Mr. John W. Hart and Dr. Virginia S. Hart Mr. Frank B. Haskell III Mr. Geoffrey A. Haskell and Ms. D. Brooke Leonnig Mr. Bryant Hatley Ms. Dillon R. Hauptfuhrer ’06 Mr. W. Trent Hawthorne ’01 and Mrs. Joanna Hawthorne Mrs. Kandise N. Hayes* Mr. and Mrs. Matthew P. Hayes Ms. Anna Healy Mr. and Mrs. James Heffron Mr. and Mrs. Anthony B. Hefner* Mr. and Mrs. Stan Hefner* Dr. Heather L. Heiman ’89 Libby Helms* Mr. Luther Helms* Margaret and Gary Hemric* Harry and Alouise Henderson* Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Hennessey* Mr. and Mrs. Wayne O. Henry* Mr. Lee C. Herbert ’74* Mr. Michael Hervis Mr. Philip Hickey Mr. Elias J. F. Hicks ’03* Mr. Tenney L. Hicks and Mrs. Brigitte Y. Rogers-Hicks Mr. Craig L. Hill ’77 and Mrs. Claudia L. Hill Mr. and Mrs. Rainer Himmele Mr. Edward R. Hipp III ’66 and Mrs. Chicora Hipp* Mr. George B. Hodgin ’05 and Mrs. Caroline Chambers* Mr. Willis C. Hodgin Jr. and Mrs. Marsha Howey Hodgin ’76* Mr. and Mrs. Art Hoffman* Mr. and Mrs. Karl R. Hoffman* Mr. and Mrs. Russell J. Hollers Jr.* Ms. Kathleen Holtzman* Dr. and Mrs. Howard D. Homesley* Mr. and Mrs. Troy C. Homesley* Mr. and Mrs. Darold Hoops* Mr. and Mrs. Bill Horner Mr. Matthew W. Houchins ’09 50
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Mr. and Mrs. Billie S. House Mr. William J. Howe ’77* Mr. Marshall M. Howerton ’16(y) Mr. and Mrs. D. Stanley Howey Mr. and Mrs. Rolfe E. Hughes III* Mr. R. Simeon Hughes and Mrs. Sarah Nichols Hughes ’94* Mr. and Mrs. Alan G. Humphrey Ms. Savannah E. Huneycutt ’10 Mrs. Jacqueline J. Hunter* Mrs. Jane W. Hunter* Mr. William E. Huntley Jr. and Mrs. Brinley Tuttle Huntley ’01 Sterling Hutcheson* Mr. Walter T. Hutchinson ’98 and Mrs. Natalie K. Hutchinson* Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Ierardi Ms. Christina M. Ihle Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Ilfeld* Mr. John Irwin and Mrs. Caroline Smith Irwin ’01 Mr. Eric L. Iverson ’01 and Mrs. Emily Iverson Mr. James G. Ivey and Dr. Amanda L. M. Ivey Dr. Ratnasabapathy G. Iyer and Dr. Nan Ding Mr. Thomas S. Jackson ’14 Ofc. and Mrs. Burnice E. James* Dr. Jehana A. James Mr. Chad E. Jarrett* Mr. and Mrs. James F. Jarrett* Ms. Heather B. Jewett The Rev. Jeremy Jinkins and The Rev. Caroline Anderson Jinkins ’00* Ms. Katherine Johns Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Johnson Mrs. Ellen Hutchinson Johnson ’98* Ms. Mary Elizabeth Johnson ’86 Mrs. Sarah Lovatt Johnson ’09* Mr. and Mrs. Rodney L. Johnson* Ms. Ashley M. Johnston Mrs. Isabel B. Johnston* Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Jolly* Mr. and Mrs. Francis G. Jonas* Mr. Christian A. Jones ’14 Mr. J. David Jones Jr. and Mrs. Jessie Tomlinson Jones ’83* Ms. Olivia E. Jones ’17(y) Mr. and Mrs. Eduardo E. Joseph Dr. Peter S. Justis ’82 and Mrs. Kathryn M. Justis* Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kalungi Mr. Jarrod R. Kaplan ’02 Mr. Spencer C. Karney ’01* Mr. Andrew S. Katz ’02 Dr. Stepan N. Kazakov and Mrs. Mariya A. Kazakova Mr. and Mrs. Brendan P. Keane* Ms. Antonia Keen ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Charlie F. Keiger Mr. and Mrs. Simon B. Keilty* Mr. and Mrs. Tracey L. Keitt
Mr. Lee Keller* Mr. and Mrs. Wayne L. Kelley* Mr. Peter Kelpin and Mrs. Elizabeth Dickens Kelpin ’09 Mr. James B. Kenary IV and Mrs. Blair Hance Kenary ’01* Dr. and Mrs. R. Paul Kercher* Mr. and Mrs. Dennis G. Kerr Mr. and Mrs. Jack B. Kester Jr.* Ms. M. Gates Killian ’10 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. King Mr. Matthew M. King and Mrs. Sarah Kenney King ’04 Ms. Erin Kirkpatrick* Mr. Patrick Kline and Mrs. Elizabeth Howard Kline ’08 Mr. and Mrs. Jason T. Klingler* Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Craige Kluttz Jr.* Ms. Carey H. Kluttz ’00 Mr. and Mrs. Ryan S. Knick* Ms. Susan Kohlhas* Ms. Olympia Koutsokalis Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Kowalske Mr. Srinivas Koya and Dr. Brinda Koya Mr. and Mrs. Brian P. Kridler* Mr. Michael P. Krupa ’16(y) Mr. Kevin E. Krystopolski and Mrs. Caren Adler Krystopolski ’95* Mr. Mukesh Kumar and Mrs. Manisha Gupta Mr. and Mrs. W. Mac Lackey Mr. and Mrs. S. Lakshmanan Mrs. Kaoru Lan* Mr. Stephen D. Landers and Ms. Jennie R. Buckner* Mr. Patrick H. Langdon ’12(y) Ms. Kenna G. LaPiana ’18(y) Mr. and Mrs. Anthony T. Lathrop* Ms. Elizabeth M. Lauer ’17(y) Eric Law ’76 and Rita Harmon Law* Mr. Thomas R. Lawing III ’91 and Mrs. Elizabeth C. Lawing* Mrs. Judith T. Layne Mr. James E. LeBow ’76 and Mrs. Brooke Anderson LeBow ’76 Mr. Peter J. Leff and Mrs. Stacy Blumenthal Leff ’95 Mr. David Lefkowitz IV ’89 and Mrs. Amy Lefkowitz* Mr. and Mrs. Reid G. Leggett Mr. and Mrs. C. Perry Leonard Jr.* Mr. Don W. Leonard and Dr. Susan L. Luck Mr. and Mrs. J. Barry Leonard* Mr. Mark S. Lerner ’82 and Mrs. Alison R. Lerner* Mr. Jay W. Levell and Mrs. Rebecca Barrett Levell ’99 Mr. Jason W. Levergood ’88 and Mrs. Miako S. Levergood* Dr. Jerry A. Levine and Dr. Phoebe Levine* Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Lewis Dr. and Mrs. Mark J. Liang*
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Licausi Mr. Christopher A. Lingenfelter ’02* Mr. John W. Linn ’94 and Mrs. Sara Linn Mr. Clyde T. Linsley Jr. and Mrs. Nancy Main Linsley ’63* Mr. A. Swift Livingston and Ms. Cassandra A. Livingston Ms. Wendy Lochridge* Dr. Elizabeth H. Locke* Mr. Luther A. Lockwood II ’84 and Mrs. Jane M. Lockwood* Mr. Andrew J. Loepprich ’14(y) Mrs. Alice C. Loftin* Mr. Lawton M. Logan Sr. and Ms. Ashley S. Logan Mr. and Mrs. Gerard G. Loiseau* Dr. Anthony J. Lombardino and Dr. Ingrid M. Lombardino* Mr. and Mrs. Jason B. Londeree* Mr. John W. Long and Mrs. Margaret Martin Long ’84* Mr. and Mrs. Les Loomans Dr. and Mrs. Steve J. Lostetter II* Mr. L. Alexander Lott and Dr. Brittany B. Lott Mr. James F. Love III ’65 and Mrs. Donna Love* Mr. and Mrs. Julian Love* Mr. Bill Lucas and Mrs. Jill Williams Lucas ’69 Mr. Derek Luther and Ms. Brittany Brackett Luther ’01* Mr. and Mrs. Keith Luxton* Mr. Charles L. Lyle and Mrs. Heather Duncan Lyle ’86 Ms. Marianne Lyles ’02 Mr. and Mrs. George W. Macon III Mr. Edwin E. Maddrey III and Mrs. Elizabeth Love Maddrey ’87* Ms. Megan C. Mahoney ’15(y) Mr. George F. Majewski Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Mallard* Mr. Michael Mandl and Mrs. Elizabeth Pitts Mandl ’09 Mr. Alexander B. Mansfield ’07* Mr. Jaysen T. Mansfield-Jarrett* Mr. Edward R. Mansius ’13* Ms. Kelsey E. Manzano ’17(y) Dr. Larry Markel and Mrs. Amy Markel Mr. T. Rhodes Marley ’14 Mr. Christopher B. Martin Ms. Margaret L. Martin ’01 Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Martin* Mr. and Mrs. James A. Massey* Mr. Brian Matthews and Mrs. Anna Schwab Matthews ’04 Mr. William M. Maxwell and Mrs. Emily Brown Maxwell ’05* Ms. Sloane C. Mayberry ’12* Mr. W. Smith McAulay ’98 and Ms. Susanne Hackett Mr. and Mrs. William McBride Mr. Neill G. McBryde Jr. and Mrs. Virginia Whitney McBryde ’96*
Mr. Desmond M. McCallum Ms. Elizabeth M. McClure ’08 Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin W. McCormick* Dr. Marshall C. McCoy ’75* Ms. Emma B. McCrossan ’06 Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. McCullough Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. McDowell* Dr. Thomas B. McElwee ’70 and Mrs. Sarah Y. McElwee Mr. Raymond McGee* Ms. Shonda McGee Mr. W. Trewhitt McGhee IV ’06 and Mrs. Virginia H. McGhee Mr. and Mrs. William H. McGoogan Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. McIlvain* Mr. J. Bradford McIlvain ’77 and Mrs. Maura McIlvain Mr. and Mrs. Gregory S. McIntosh III Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. McKaughn III* Mr. David McLaughlin* Ms. Elizabeth M. McLawhorn ’15(y) Ms. Margaret E. McLawhorn ’18(y) Mr. J. Dickson McLean IV and Mrs. Nina Dooley McLean ’77* Mr. and Mrs. J. William McLemore* Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. McLendon Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. McMahon Mr. and Mrs. Nathanial J. McManis* Mr. and Mrs. L. Richards McMillan II* Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. McMillen Mr. and Mrs. Ryan A. McMorris* Mr. Daniel C. McMullen and Mrs. Delia Welton McMullen ’84* Mr. J. Madison McNabb ’01 and Mrs. Elizabeth McNabb Mr. Kenrick C. McNish* Mr. and Mrs. Andrew E. McPhail* Mr. and Mrs. Ernest F. McPhail Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. McRee* Mr. Taylor D. McSwain and Mrs. A. Grace Miller McSwain ’09 Mr. Samuel W. Meginnis and Mrs. Avery Harrison Meginnis ’09 Mr. Brandon B. Merchant ’91 and Mrs. Megan L. Merchant Ms. Lane R. Merlo ’11 Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Meyer Sr.* Ms. Donna M. Mighty-Fageyinbo Mr. and Mrs. William D. Mileham III* Mr. Brian J. Miller and Mrs. Kelly Walton Miller ’90* Mr. John S. Miller IV ’74 and Mrs. Claire Alderks Miller ’74* Mr. Joseph A. Miller ’95 and Mrs. Lisa K. Miller* Mr. and Mrs. Mark F. Miller* Ms. Stephanie A. Miller* Mr. and Mrs. William J. Miller* Mr. David A. Mills ’87 and Ms. Leila R. Keen* Mr. and Mrs. David J. Mills* Mr. Paul Mitchell and Mrs. Valerie Vickers Mr. and Mrs. R. Damon Mitchell III
Ms. Mary Carton Mitchener ’17(y) Mrs. Roland Elliott Mitchener ’73 Mrs. Sarah P. Mitchener* Mr. and Mrs. Aaron M. Mize Mr. and Mrs. F. Davis Moïse Jr. Mr. Austin B. J. Monahan ’06 Ms. Anna F. Moore Mr. Jonathan T. Moore and Mrs. Jonsie Evans Moore ’95* Mr. and Mrs. Luther T. Moore* Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Moo-Young Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Morejon Mr. and Mrs. John P. Morris Mr. Robert A. Morris and Ms. Josephine B. Morris Mr. Frank Morton and Mrs. Katherine Forshag Morton ’04 Mr. and Mrs. Todd A. Moser Mrs. Joan D. Moss* Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Moxley* Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mulcahy Mr. Jack L. Mulligan Jr. ’85 and Mrs. R. Michelle Mulligan* Mr. and Mrs. William E. Munson IV Mr. Duncan M. Murchison ’16(y) Mr. and Mrs. John M. Murchison* Ms. Meredith Murchison ’09 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Murphy* Mr. and Mrs. Paul Murphy Ms. Ashley D. Murray* Mr. and Mrs. John Neahring Mr. and Mrs. Brian E. Neill* Dr. and Mrs. Richard Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Craig R. Neumann Ms. Eileen Neville Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Newman* Mr. Daniel P. Newman and Mrs. Tyler Blythe Newman ’01 Mr. and Mrs. John A. Newson Jr. Ms. Marsha Newton-Graham* Ms. Laura A. Nicholson Mr. and Mrs. Andy J. Nicoletti Ms. Allison B. Niekras* Ms. Katherine B. Nims Mrs. Gwen Nix Mr. H. Leonard Norman and Ms. N. Phyllis Stancill Mr. Frank O. Northrup and Mrs. Dorsey Tillett Northrup ’71 Mr. Michael A. Nuckles Mr. Alexander J. Nurkin ’06 Catherine and Rob Odum* Ms. Alise V. Oken ’10 Mr. John W. O’Neill III* Mr. and Mrs. Chad W. Orchard Mr. and Mrs. David W. Orlandi Mr. and Mrs. William D. Orr* Mr. Curt Orshoski and Mrs. Alison Schiffli Orshoski ’08* Mr. Brian C. Osborn Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ostrove Mrs. Anne L. Pace
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Pacetti Ms. Taryn M. Page* Mrs. Henrietta White Palmer ’77* Mr. and Mrs. Tom Palmer* Mr. Alexander Pancek Mr. Art Paradise and Ms. Brenda Paradise Mr. and Mrs. E. Fitzgerald Parnell III* Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Parsons Mr. Jon Patrick and Mrs. Donna E. Campbell-Patrick* Mrs. Kelly A. Patterson* Mr. and Mrs. Kyle R. Patterson Mr. R. Lewis Patton III and Mrs. Hollis Hitchens Patton ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew P. Pawling Mr. Eric Pedersen and Mrs. Lee Norelli Pedersen ’04 Mr. Stewart Peery IV ’98 and Mrs. Ellen R. Peery* Mr. and Mrs. Alan S. Perlmutter Mr. C. Yates Pharr ’86 and Mrs. Marisa Pharr* Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy M. Phillips* Mr. John M. Phillips ’76 and Mrs. Ridgely M. Phillips* Mr. Matthew T. Phillips ’97 and Mrs. Heather H. Phillips Mr. Stephen O. Phillips and Mrs. Carolyn Nash Phillips ’71 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Phillips* Mr. W. Burt Philips ’76 and Mrs. Molly V. Philips* Mrs. Merrie Jane B. Pierce* Mr. Peter A. Pignetti III ’90 and Mrs. Danietta S. Pignetti Suzie and Pete Pignetti* Mrs. Meredith Pittman* Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Pitts Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Plyler* Ms. Jacqueline Podzinski Ms. S. Ellen Porter ’77* Mr. Rivers D. Powell and Mrs. Meredith Richter Powell ’04 Mr. and Mrs. David Powers* Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Preiss Mr. and Mrs. Travis J. Preslar* Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Prestidge Mr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Price* Mrs. Patricia M. Prieto Treviño* Dr. and Mrs. Aaron R. Prosnitz Mr. and Mrs. J. Norfleet Pruden III* Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Pruett* Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pue Mr. William E. Pugh ’92 and Mrs. Molly Pugh* Ms. Gail B. Purdie* Mr. and Mrs. Montero J. Putman Mr. Patrick J. Quinn ’69 and Mrs. Janet Quinn* Dr. Carol L. Ransone* Ms. Eryn R. Ratcliffe ’13 Ms. Rebecca V. Ratcliffe ’08 Mr. and Mrs. John S. Ratterree*
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Ravenel Mr. and Mrs. Reginald E. Ray Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rayburn Mrs. Helena C. Rea Dr. and Mrs. Richard D. Redvanly* Ms. Kerry E. Reichs ’89 Mr. and Mrs. John C. Reinke Mr. and Mrs. Sujit S. Rekhi Drs. George and Clyda Rent* Dr. and Mrs. Robert Reuter Mr. Alvin L. Reynolds Jr. ’04 Dr. Carl R. Reynolds ’94 and Mrs. Jean B. Reynolds* Mr. Benjamin G. Rhyne ’10* Ms. Haley R. Rhyne ’12 Dr. and Mrs. Alfred L. Rhyne III* Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Richards* Mr. and Mrs. David P. Richardson* Ms. Marian Richardson* Mrs. Mary W. Richardson* Ms. Sarah Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Gregory D. Rigot Mrs. Mary Anne Borough Riley ’64 Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Rivera Castro Mrs. Judith Rivero* Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Rixham* Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Roark* Mr. S. Broadus Roberson ’18(y) Ms. Sally D. Robinson ’80 Mrs. Toni L. Robinson* Mr. Franklin J. Rocha and Mrs. Carrie Jacobsohn Rocha ’98 Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Rodgers Sr.* Mr. C. R. Rollyson and Mrs. Jennifer Tuttle Rollyson ’98 Mr. Mitchell E. Rolnick ’93* Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Rome Mr. and Mrs. Lou Rosati Mr. D. Stowe Rose ’74 Ms. Katherine A. Rose ’77 Mr. August Roth and Mrs. Amanda Barnhardt Roth ’97* Ms. Frances E. Rudolph ’06 Mr. Nathaniel H. Rullman and Mrs. Katherine Turnbull Rullman ’01* Mr. Robert A. Rutsch and Mrs. Marion Hanes Rutsch ’77* Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Rydel Jr.* Mr. Oscar E. Saavedra and Mrs. Liliana M. Forero* Mr. and Mrs. Kyle J. Sable Mr. Thomas J. Sack and Mrs. Lauren Howell Sack ’96 Mr. J. Alexander Salisbury ’71 and Mrs. Camille Salisbury* Mr. and Mrs. Philip Salvato* Mr. David B. Sanders* Mr. Eric P. Sanderson and Mrs. Katherine Walker Sanderson ’93 Mr. Paul R. Scarborough ’68 and Mrs. Mary Kay B. Scarborough Ms. Shelley Schaberg *Country Day Loyal member FALL 2019
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GIVING REPORT Mr. Matthew L. Scharf ’89 and Mrs. Louise K. Scharf* Mr. Mitchell L. Scharf ’93 and Mrs. Katie Scharf Mr. William J. Scheessele ’89 and Ms. Valerie L. Hillings Mr. Bruce P. Schlernitzauer and Mrs. Leslie Kaplan Schlernitzauer ’86* Mr. Jonathan Schulz and Mrs. Meredith Ashcraft Schulz ’04* Mr. and Mrs. Derek R. Schulze Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Schwartz Ms. Rachael L. Schwartz ’92 Ms. Sarah M. Schweppe ’06 Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Scott Mr. George M. Scott III ’93 and Mrs. Elizabeth A. Scott Ms. Heather Scott Mr. James M. Scott ’93 and Mrs. Carmen Scott* Mr. David Senan and Mrs. Mary Scott Watkins Senan ’89* Mr. Brad Severs and Mrs. Mary Lindsey Warren Severs ’99 Dr. and Mrs. Romin B. Shah Ms. Gillian K. Sharer ’91 Mr. Andrew C. Shaw ’06 and Mrs. Catherine M. Shaw Mr. Jonathan W. Shaw ’04 and Mrs. Ashley C. Shaw Mr. and Mrs. Brent A. Shear Ms. Nadine Shenouda Mr. Anthony A. Shoup* Mr. John J. Siman ’14* Ms. Anna K. Simpson Dr. Paul A. Sinal and Dr. Sara H. Sinal Dr. and Mrs. Sushil K. Singhi Dr. and Mrs. Mike Slomka Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R. Sluder* Dr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Smarz Jr. Mr. and Mrs. B. Logan Smith* Mr. and Mrs. Bennett V. Smith Ms. Elizabeth A. Smith Emily and Zach Smith* Mr. and Mrs. James Smith Jr. Jonnie W. Smith* Mr. Joshua R. Smith and Mrs. Julie Page Smith ’97* Ms. Mollie Smith Mrs. Selwyn M. Smith* Mr. Henry P. A. Smyth ’88 and Mrs. Elizabeth N. Smyth* Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Sommerkamp Sr.* Stephen L. and Caroline W. Sontheimer Fund Mr. J. William Southerland and Mrs. Katherine Blythe Southerland ’65* Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Spada* Dr. and Mrs. John L. Spain Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Spangler* Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Spangler* Mr. and Mrs. J. Derek Spears* Ms. Jody W. Specker* Mr. and Mrs. R. David Sprinkle* 52
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Mr. Jabari S. F. Spruill Sr. and Dr. Denise L. P. Spruill* Mrs. Marty Stanfield Mr. and Mrs. Bryan C. Stanton* Mr. and Mrs. Nick L. Starnes* Ms. Shannon R. Starnes* Mrs. Rebecca Adams Starrs ’09 Mrs. Rosalie Steele ’70* Mr. Peter W. Steelman and Dr. Sara H. Steelman Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin J. Stephens Mr. and Mrs. Gary E. Stephens* Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey H. Stern Mr. John L. Stevenson ’06 and Mrs. Sara S. Stevenson* Mr. and Mrs. Christopher T. Stigliano* Mr. and Mrs. Richard O. Stone Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Stowe* Ms. Bonnie E. A. Stroup ’08* Dr. and Mrs. George J. Stuart Jr.* Mr. Joseph W. Sullivan ’98* Mr. and Mrs. William F. Sullivan* Mr. and Mrs. Leni T. Sumich Mr. Mark Emilio Suris ’17(y) Mr. Oscar Louis Suris ’14 Ms. Ramona J. Suris ’18(y) Ms. Celeste C. Swann Mr. C. Gregory Sweet ’89 and Mrs. Jennifer Sweet Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Swistak Mr. and Mrs. Clement L. Tate David and Lynn Tate* Mr. Michael A. Tate ’06 Mr. and Mrs. William K. Tate Ms. Austin T. Taylor ’05 Ms. Christina M. Taylor* Mr. Stephen T. Temple ’07* Mr. Ryan G. Templeton and Mrs. Brantley A. Templeton ’02* Ms. Patricia A. Teter ’09* Ms. Kayleigh R. Thies Mr. and Mrs. Joshua S. Thomas* Mr. and Mrs. James P. Thomas Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Thompson III* Mr. Joseph W. Thompson IV ’98 and Mrs. Taryn S. Thompson* Mr. Kevin Thompson and Mrs. Katharine Keating Thompson ’02 Mr. Peter K. Thompson ’66 Ms. Martha C. Thorne* Ms. Lyn W. Tillett* Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Tillman* Mr. and Mrs. Dale Timperman* Ms. Caroline D. Tolmie ’08* Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Toms Ms. Irene B. Touma ’15(y) Ms. Virginia Hart Touma ’18(y) Mr. Louis Tourgee and Mrs. Mary Craighill Tourgee ’77 Ms. Ashley M. Townsend ’17(y) Ms. Maggie Z. Townsend ’18(y) Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Treadaway*
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis L. Trenkelbach Mr. Joseph F. Trifiletti Mrs. Patricia Trodson* Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Trojan* Mr. John B. Trotter ’65 and Mrs. Jenkins Bagby Trotter ’66* Stuart and Callie Troutman* Mr. and Mrs. Ed Truter Mr. Graham E. Tucker ’03 Mr. W. Shawn Usher* Mr. James Utley Mr. and Mrs. David T. Vacchi Mr. Robert S. Valenstein ’73 and Mrs. Ellie L. Valenstein Mr. Peter C. Van Allen ’71 and Ms. Barbara Martz* Dr. Sander van Cleeff and Dr. Shoobha Daftary* Ms. Kristine Van Kuren Mr. and Mrs. W. Wells Van Pelt Jr.* Mr. Alexander Van Winkle and Mrs. Elizabeth Crawford Van Winkle ’89* Mr. Kenneth R. Vanderhave Jr. and Dr. Kelly L. Vanderhave Mr. and Mrs. Yuriy Vaynshteyn Ms. Mary Karen Vellines Mr. George F. Verdone Jr. ’71 and Mrs. Ellen T. Verdone Dr. and Mrs. Charles D. Veronee* Mr. and Mrs. David M. Vickers-Koch Mr. Tom D. Vincent* Mr. and Mrs. James Vina* Ms. A. Victoria Waldthausen ’08* Mr. David B. Walker ’97 and Mrs. Elizabeth Sanders Walker ’97* Mr. and Mrs. John Walker* Mr. W. Kent Walker Jr. ’86 and Mrs. M. Gabriela Walker Mr. and Mrs. Stephen O. Wall* Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon B. Wallace III* Mr. and Mrs. James F. Walsh Jr.* Mr. Trainor Walsh and Mrs. Sarah Coe Walsh ’03* Mr. Jorge W. Walton and Mrs. Janalyn Moonie Walton ’00 Mr. Clark C. Walton and Mrs. Julia Vickers-Koch Walton ’01* Dr. Timothy F. Waples and Ms. Anne M. Lambert* Mrs. Karen H. Ward Mr. Benjamin D. Ward and Mrs. Katherine Howard Ward ’99* Mr. W. Christopher Warren ’96 and Mrs. Anne Warren Mr. and Mrs. Dusty J. Wathan Mr. Gordon R. Watt III ’83 and Mrs. Sara Watt Mr. and Mrs. David N. Webb* Mr. and Mrs. Abram Wehmiller* Mr. Bruce Weindruch and Mrs. Susan Grant Mr. Thompson A. Westerberg ’08 Mr. J. Arthur Whedon ’74 and Mrs. Laura Whedon*
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. White Mr. James J. White IV ’82 and Mrs. Anne F. White Mr. Jonathan P. White ’99 Mr. and Mrs. Andy Whitman Mr. Scott Whitman and Mrs. Lucidia Gallego-Whitman Ms. Mary Henderson Whittaker ’85 Mr. C. Hunter Widener ’91 and Mrs. Joy M. Widener Mr. Jackson H. Widener ’16(y) Mrs. Delores K. Wilburn* Mr. H. Martin Wilkinson and Mrs. Lauren Evans Wilkinson ’97* Mr. Gregory Williams and Mrs. Ann Carroll Williams ’02* Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Williams* Ms. C. Carter Williams ’17(y) Mrs. Eleanor K. Williams Ms. Nina L. Williams ’70 Mr. Robert D. Willingham and Mrs. Katherine White Willingham ’84* Mr. Don Willis and Mrs. Frances Query Willis ’78* Mr. Dwayne Wilson II* Mr. Jonathan D. Wilson and Mrs. Ingrid Easton Wilson ’02 Tom and Laurie Wilson* Mr. and Mrs. William V. Wilson* Mr. J. Clinton Wimbish and Dr. Michele L. Liu* Mr. Stephen A. Windell ’83 and Mrs. Victoria S. Windell* Ms. Abigail R. Winn ’10* Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Witman* Mr. Drew M. Witman ’06 Mr. Vance R. Witman ’03 and Mrs. Sarahanne B. Witman* Alston O. Wolf* Mr. and Mrs. George M. Wolf* Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Wolf* Mr. and Mrs. Gary Wolfe* Mr. Tommie L. Wood and Ms. Carrie Reavis Ms. Tameka G. Woodard* Mrs. Ann S. Woodruff* Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Woodruff Dr. Jonathan D. Woody ’85 and Mrs. Tonya Woody Mr. Jonathan M. Woog ’98 and Mrs. Lindsay L. Woog Mr. Evan Yi Mr. and Mrs. William F. Yuhas* Mr. Taylor Zarzour and Mrs. Elizabeth Currie Zarzour ’97* Mr. Michael J. Zelickson ’99 and Mrs. Cecily T. Zelickson* Mr. and Mrs. Peter Karl Zepsa* Dr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Zimmern*
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ALUMNI MATTERS
Bucs Back Home
With over 7,000 alumni, alumni parents, and retired faculty to serve, the Alumni Office is always looking for opportunities to connect community members with each other and with the school.
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HE 2019 Alumni Survey provided thoughtful feedback and reinforced the desire among our alumni for more opportunities to engage with others and come back to campus. With that in mind, we launched a new Lunch & Tour on Homecoming Friday for alumni to pop over to campus to check out the fun Spirit Day festivities and join former faculty and fellow alumni for lunch in the new Michelle & Mike Bailey Upper School Dining Hall.
Alumni serving as faculty Did you know that 10% of Country Day faculty and staff are alumni? “We’re proud to have so many talented graduates return to campus as faculty members, bringing with them fresh thinking that enriches our academic community,” said Head of School Faith Anthony-Mejia Mark Reed. This year, the school welcomed back three alumnae. Faith AnthonyMejia ’14 works with the ninth grade in Freshman Seminar. Jánice Brown Jánice Brown ’10 teaches fifth grade Language Arts/ Social Studies, and Beth Erb ’13 is interim Lower School Physical Education teacher and head JV Beth Erb field hockey coach.
Sharing insights with current students When it comes to choosing colleges or exploring career paths, Country Day students have access to a broad range of resources. But nothing quite compares to the real thing: face-to-face conversations with current college students and working professionals. As speakers at events and assemblies, alumni regularly come back to campus to provide valuable insights into their own college and career experiences. For example, MC Belk Pilon ’92, whose work involves increasing access to post-secondary education for all North Carolinians, addressed parents, teachers, administrators, and the Class of 2020 at this year’s Senior Convocation ceremony. Given her interest in education, and the fact that MC’s class was the first to participate in Senior Convocation, it was most fitting for her to address the Class of 2020. Visit our Alumni News page to read more stories about alumni coming back to speak to students.
Jeff Pilon ’92, Bob Plyler, MC Belk Pilon ’92, and Brad Touma
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ALUMNI OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT NOVEMBER 29 | Alumni Basketball Game & Young Alumni Social DECEMBER 18 | Home for the Holidays, Class of 2016 DECEMBER 20 | Diversity Awareness Forum (DAF) Alumni Brunch
JANUARY 8 | College Alumni & Upper School Faculty Lunch
APRIL 24–25 | Alumni Weekend (Class reunions for years ending in 0 and 5.)
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Alumni at the Forefront
Pooja Bavishi ’02
Enjoys Sweet Rewards By Danielle Ferguson, Director of Alumni Relations
Pooja Bavishi ’02, founder and CEO of Malai, has created a unique and fast-growing ice cream company with flavors inspired by aromatic spices and global ingredients. Based in Brooklyn, New York, the company grew from a beloved hobby and the courage to take a new path.
After earning a BA in public policy from UNC-Chapel Hill and a master’s degree in urban planning from the London School of Economics, Pooja began her career in fair and affordable housing through the nonprofit sector. In her free time, she nurtured a dessert-making hobby by blogging and throwing parties as an excuse to try new recipes. “The truth is that I pursued these different interests, because, just like most people, I have various interests,” she explains. “I have always been motivated by making the world a fairer place. I have always loved learning about my Indian culture and my family’s traditions. And I love making desserts! My business provides me an outlet to pursue all these interests, and it’s my cumulative experiences that have prepared me for what I am doing today. I have learned that you don’t have to be just one thing or choose one path.” Last spring, she returned to campus to share secrets of success with Cum Laude Society inductees. Pooja described to Upper School students the three things she had to accept before shifting her career. “First, since starting my business, I have come to accept that the future is not finite. There isn’t just one goal, which, once reached, will mean that everything is done. Second, failure is a fleeting moment—and is necessary. Finally, education is never complete. I make it a point to constantly look out for opportunities that help me build skills and exposure that will be valuable to advancing my current venture—whether it’s a class on ice cream making or something less obvious, like small business financing.” Pooja also earned an MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business; and she is a 2018 Fellow of the Tory Burch Foundation, which supports women entrepreneurs. 54
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with Charlotte Agenda While on campus, Pooja met with a Charlotte Agenda writer to share her story of success.
Why the name Malai? What does it mean? I really wanted to introduce these flavors to a new audience and have ice cream enter the luxury space. The name figuratively means “cream of the crop” in my family’s native language of Gujarati, so it’s about the ice cream but even more special. Who do you look to for inspiration? Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams is a definite brand role model for me and so many other ice cream makers. My parents (who still live in Charlotte) are also entrepreneurs and are a daily part of the business. I talk to them almost every day to bounce ideas. They’re my unofficial board of directors. What is your vision for the brand and for its physical location? From the first conversation with my designer about a logo, I wanted the brand to be luxurious, global, and approachable. With the physical shop, I wanted it to feel unlike most ice cream shops: upscale, on-brand, while still being comfortable and just being a place where people want to be. We’ve definitely made sure there are some “Instagram-able moments” throughout the store. Being here on campus, is it crazy thinking about that “what do you want to be when you grow up” question, and reflecting on what you thought back then? It is so strange. We think we know exactly what we want to do in the future when we are younger, and we try to choose what we love,
but it still changes. But I loved making people happy through desserts back then, and I still want that now. I was able to try so many things at Country Day to see what I liked and what I was passionate about. There are so many more electives now and so much more support for trying new things—I feel like I had that even back when I was in high school, so it’s going to be cool to see what these students can do.
What’s your 50-year dream? I would love for Malai to be an internationally recognized brand. I want every household in the world to know that if they have a special occasion, they can choose Malai and have it available to them. But…I hope to achieve that a lot sooner than 50 years. Learn more about Malai at malai.co or follow on Instagram @malai_icecream
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU Everybody has a story, and we want to hear yours and share it with your fellow alumni, students, and the Country Day family. More importantly, we want everyone to be inspired by the impact our alumni are making in the world. You can also share the story of a fellow alum who may not want to brag—but you do, and so do we. You never know, they could be our next Alumni Award recipient. You get the point; let’s tell and share the extraordinary news of Country Day alumni. •Share professional, volunteer, and community news for the spring issue of Perspectives by January 11, 2020. •Tag your social posts #BucsForLife •E-mail us at alumnirelations @charlottecountryday.org •Update your information, share your news, and send photos via the form at charlottecountryday.org/alumni
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2018-19 RECOGNITIONS Faculty and Staff
Sherri Leonard Mark Reed
Retiring Faculty and Staff
Honorary Alumni Association Inductee Brad Touma
Alumni
The Country Day community is grateful for the service of the faculty and staff members who retired during the 2018-19 school year.
Alumni Distinguished Faculty Award Aaron Cooper
Awards
Leesa Walker / 36 years / Middle School Leesa began her career as a Middle School PE instructor in 1983. She also served as head JV field hockey coach and Middle School athletic director, helping to initiate the independent schools Middle School athletic league in the 1990s. In 2001, Leesa transitioned to teaching science and technology. An enthusiastic educator, Leesa held many other positions such as camp director, club advisor, and after school supervisor. In all she has held 21 different roles with the school! Leesa won the Faculty Exceptional Performance Award in 1996 and was named to the Teaching Fellows Institute in 2009. Chip Burd / 32 years / Plant Operations Chip left a legacy of fine craftsmanship on both campuses. As a building technician for three decades he served as plumber, electrician, painter, and handyman in virtually every building on both campuses. A talented mason and carpenter, Chip’s handiwork can be seen in many places, including the softball dugouts, garden walls, and many custom bookshelves, workstations, tables, and display units. Chip won the Staff Exceptional Performance Award in 1996. Meredith Green / 24 years / Upper School Meredith joined the Upper School as a visual arts instructor. She also served students as advisor for Country Day’s chapter of the National Art Honor Society. An enthusiastic traveler, Meredith was awarded the J.R. Williams Summer Travel Fellowship and two faculty renewal grants during her tenure. Thanks to Meredith’s leadership, for many years Country Day has hosted the Soup Bowl Workshop to support Hospice and Palliative Care of Charlotte’s Soup on Sunday. Meredith was presented with the Faculty Exceptional Performance Award in 2001. Cathy Liang / 21 years / Lower School Before Cathy became a full-time assistant kindergarten teacher in 1997, she was a frequent Lower School substitute teacher. She became a lead teacher in 1998 and served our youngest students until 2004 when she became a lead fourth grade teacher, and the grade coordinator for several years. Cathy transitioned to Lower School Business coordinator in 2011, a role she held until her retirement in January. We also thank these retirees for their commitment. Ron McDowell, 19 years, Plant Operations Elizabeth Meyer, 18 years, Lower School teacher Amelia Berry, 16 years, Plant Operations (retired December 2018) Tony Lombardino, 8 years, Upper School teacher 56
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Florence Radcliffe Clauss Chapman Faculty Appreciation Award Brooks Williams Exceptional Performance Award Lower School: Martha McKaughn and Joe Trifiletti Middle School: Michael Rinehart and Aaron Mize Upper School: Michael Roark and Tony Lombardino Staff: Kim Spangler and Wendy Barber Carl Bolick Coaching Award Mike Hennessey and Jonathan Blakeney
Travel Grant Winners Parents’ Association Faculty Renewal Grants Chad Jarrett Emily Maxwell Susan Powers Tracey Keitt Simon Keilty J.R. Williams Summer Travel Fellowship Shaunta Davis McGuire Family Foundation Grant Jessica Demeter and Janice Palmer Hunter Sabbatical Grant JG Bailey Jim Griffo
2018–19 Years of Service Milestones 40 Years Gary Forbis Gerard Loiseau Patsy Ratterree 30 Years Kathy Allford Stacy Lynch 20 Years Michael Dougherty Anne Edwards Pam Freedman David Mancos Doug Sluder Tim Waples 10 Years Lisa Benninghoff Stephanie Harner
Alumna of the Year Mignonne “Maggie” Gavigan Smith ’99 Alumni Service Award Todd A. Gorelick ’82 Alumni Council President: Charles Mothershead IV ’03 Past-President: Kelly Walton Miller ’90 Alumni Country Day Fund Co-Chairs: Sammy Hood ’96, Matt McAuley ’01 Young Alumni Chair: Anne Howard Dooley ’08 Secretary/Treasurer: Danielle Ferguson, Ex-officio
Parents and Friends Awards
Honorary Alumni Association Inductee Beverly Hance and Arthur Roselle David L. Hood Jr. Award for Volunteer Service Patrick '89 and Kristin Hobson
Advancement Volunteers Trustee Advancement Committee Ms. Catherine S. Stempien, Chair Dr. Adelle Anthony-Williams Mrs. Parmele P. Calame Mr. Donald E. Cleven Mrs. Sonia B. Cleven Mrs. Courtney L. C. Eliasek Mr. Ronald E. Eliasek Jr. Mrs. Esther M. Farnham Mr. Alex D. Funderburg Mr. Todd A. Gorelick ’82 Mrs. Kristin H. Hobson Mrs. Amanda S. Houser Mr. J. Scott Mattei Mrs. Kelly Walton Miller ’90 Mrs. Leigh F. Moran Mrs. Nancy Hanes Sasz ’85 Mrs. Parker D. Shuford Mr. Stephenson P. Shuford Mr. A. Wellford Tabor Sr. Mr. Andrew W. Tate Mrs. Stephanie H. Timperman Dr. Lisa M. Toppin Capital Campaign Cabinet Mr. Walker L. Poole, Co-Chair Mr. A. Wellford Tabor Sr., Co-Chair Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Cleven, Country Day Fund, Co-Chairs Mr. Todd A. Gorelick ’82, Chair, Board of Trustees Ms. Catherine S. Stempien, Advancement Committee Chair
Mr. David M. Benson ’85 Mr. Samuel B. Bowles ’93 Mr. John F. Brock IV Mrs. Christina N. Byron Mrs. Nancy G. Cassels Mr. Ronald E. Eliasek Jr. Mr. Samuel E. Farnham Sr. Mr. Alex D. Funderburg Mr. Steven K. Hall Mr. Ryan H. Henderson Mr. L. Robert Hobson ’84 Mr. Patrick L. Hobson ’89 Mr. J. Scott Mattei Mr. James H. McLawhorn Mr. Thomas L. Mitchell Mrs. Leigh Moran Mrs. Laura A. Philipson Dr. James W. Roberts Mr. Warren M. Sepkowitz Mr. W. Dean Smith Mrs. Jennifer J. Ward Honorary Campaign Cabinet Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Benson Mr. and Mrs. Howard C. Bissell Mr. and Mrs. R. Alfred Brand III Mr. and Mrs. William J. Branstrom III Mr. Robert T. Dooley III ’79 and Mrs. Anne Horne Dooley ’79 Mr. W. Frank Dowd IV ’74 Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Fonville Sr. Mr. William Gorelick Mr. and Mrs. James H. Hance Jr. Mr. David L. Hood Jr. Mr. Rodney C. Pitts ’64 and Mrs. Elizabeth R. Pitts Mr. and Mrs. Verl O. Purdy Mr. R. Downie Saussy Jr. and Mrs. Sally Cannon Saussy ’67 Country Day Fund Co-Chairs Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Cleven Past Country Day Fund Co-Chairs Mr. Joseph W. Beach and Ms. Susannah M. Beach Country Day Fund Divisions Leadership Mr. Alex D. Funderburg, Chair Mr. Joseph W. Beach Mr. John E. Beltz Mrs. Ansley Bost Calhoun ’83 Mr. Jonathan D. Dixon ’98 Mr. Ronald E. Eliasek Jr. Mrs. Patricia H. Funderburg Mr. Joshua B. Levine ’91 Mr. Steven P. Sasz Mrs. Jennifer J. Ward Current Parents Ms. Susannah M. Beach, Co-Chair Mrs. Parker D. Shuford, Co-Chair
Lower School Division Mrs. Rebecca R. Bush, Chair Ms. Beth Arentsen Mrs. Lindsay P. Bateman Mr. T. Jason Bush Mrs. Kimberly Heilman Dr. Whitney L. Lane Mr. Jonathan S. Liles Mrs. Kara L. Olsen Mr. Richard E. Paolini Mrs. Carrie Wornall Sexton ’96 Mr. Thomas C. Worth III Middle School Division Mrs. Melissa Gibson Estes ’86, Chair Mrs. Amy S. Augustine Mrs. Katherine Mattocks Bray ’87 Dr. Lauren I. Browne Mr. W. Fairfax Cooper ’85 Mr. Bryan H. Estes Dr. Kimmery M. Fleischli Mr. William T. Grasty ’88 Mrs. Elizabeth Downs McIntyre ’83 Mrs. Cecelia W. McNorrill Mr. Daniel W. Oxenham Mrs. Debra S. Porter Mr. Patrick L. Ridinger Mr. Stephenson P. Shuford Ms. Mary Henderson Whittaker ’85 Upper School Division Mrs. Kristin M. Foster, Chair Mrs. Erin Saussy Allen ’93 Mrs. Kimberly L. Bowman Mrs. Angela Calamia Mrs. Courtney L. C. Eliasek Mrs. Ellen Holland Ms. Shirley L. Kosmicki Mr. Mark B. Ladley ’85 Mr. James F. McPhilliamy Dr. Krista Schwabacher Morris ’89 Mr. G. Garrett Moseley Mr. Joseph C. Peterson Jr. Mrs. Marion C. Shields Senior Parents Mrs. Katherine C. Beltz, Co-Chair Mrs. Leigh B. Bowles, Co-Chair Mrs. Lauren Johns Batten Mr. John E. Beltz Mrs. Lauren S. Benson Mrs. Laura W. Bynum Mrs. Ansley Bost Calhoun ’83 Ms. Kara P. Campbell Ms. Katherine A. Cox Mr. and Mrs. Grant A. Harbrecht Mrs. Catherine B. Jeffries Mrs. Risa B. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Patrick C. Riley Mrs. Corinne Ryan Mr. W. Wescot Waters II ’90
POCIS Mrs. Tracy M. Rivers, Chair Mr. Edward L. Tillman Mrs. Raquel M. Tillman New Parents Mr. and Mrs. Derek D. Thomas, Co-Chairs Mrs. Ashley T. Barton Dr. Nan Ding Ms. Angela D. Drakeford Mrs. Daoxin Lu Mr. George I. McLanahan ’96 Mr. and Mrs. John S. Monteith Mrs. Amy E. Schaaf Mrs. Stacey S. Slomka Mrs. Aynsley B. Spencer Mr. Matthew W. Wakefield ’93 Alumni Mr. Samuel B. Hood ’96, Co-Chair Mr. Matthew D. McAulay ’01, Co-Chair Mr. Frank C. Adams ’06 Mrs. Robin Branstrom Adams ’06 Mr. Andrew W. Clementi ’07 Mr. Matthew P. Cochrane ’98 Mr. W. Lee Cornwell ’03 Mr. David W. D'Alessandro ’10 Ms. Jennifer D. Dixon ’95 Mr. Benjamin S. Dobson ’99 Mr. J. Grant Gilbert ’02 Mr. Paul G. Horne ’07 Mrs. Paige Ierardi Johnson ’01 Mrs. Allison Cornwell Moss ’99 Mr. Charles I. Mothershead IV ’03 Mr. Dennis J. Park ’96 Mrs. Lee Norelli Pedersen ’04 Mr. G. D'Angelo Rankin ’93 Mr. M. Adam Russ ’03 Mrs. Rebecca Adams Starrs ’09 Mr. John L. Stevenson ’06 Mrs. Laurens Adams Threlkeld ’04 Mr. J. Daniel Vaughan III ’04 Mrs. Caroline McGuire Winslett ’04 Parents of Alumni Mr. David J. Howe Sr. ’78 and Mrs. Frances Howey Howe ’80, Co-Chairs Janet Dalton Dickinson Mrs. Amanda R. Dunn Mrs. Katherine C. Early Mrs. Anne Pender Griffith ’77 Mrs. Sheryl P. Mayberry Mrs. Jane V. Merlo Mrs. Laura Pitts Mrs. Lori A. Siman Mrs. Ellen T. Verdone Mrs. Laurie Wilson Grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John D. Chalk III, Co-Chairs Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Browning
Mr. and Mrs. O. Pendleton Cassels Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Cornwell Dr. and Mrs. E. Flynn Harris, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Neill G. McBryde Mr. and Mrs. M. William McCollum Jr. Dr. and Mrs. C. Scott McLanahan Dr. and Mrs. Russell A. Salton III Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Shelton Sr. Mr. and Mrs. James Smith Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Tarwater Mr. and Mrs. F. Abbott Whitney Jr. Faculty/Staff Ms. Katherine B. Nims, Lower School Mr. John P. Feliciano, Middle School Mr. Michael E. Roark, Upper School Mrs. Katherine M. Rodgers, Staff
Board of Visitors
Mrs. Mildred Dalton Cox ’66, Chair Mr. James T. Beatty Mrs. Edith S. Benson Mr. Stephen E. Benson Mrs. Margaret G. Bissell Mr. Louis A. Bledsoe Jr. Mr. William F. Blue Jr. Mrs. Amy R. Blumenthal Mr. Philip Blumenthal Mr. L. Jackson Blythe Sr. ’70 Mr. H. Tate Bowers Mr. Erskine B. Bowles Mrs. Janet Y. Bradshaw Mrs. Robin R. Branstrom Mr. William J. Branstrom III Ms. Kimbrell Brattain Mr. Peter C. Browning Ms. Jennie R. Buckner Ms. D. Ann Caulkins Mrs. Ann W. Chalk Mr. John D. Chalk III Mr. Derick S. Close ’77 Mrs. Stephanie R. Counts Mr. Larry J. Dagenhart Mr. R. Stuart Dickson ’47 Mrs. Kay S. Ethridge Mr. Mark F. Ethridge III Mr. Charles L. Fonville Sr. Mr. Marshall B. Gilchrist ’58 Mrs. Beverly S. Hance Mrs. Catherine Hansen Mr. Henry A. Harkey Dr. E. Flynn Harris Sr. Mrs. Debra Hickman Mrs. Carlene L. Holder Mr. David L. Hood Jr. Mr. G. Patrick Hunter Jr. Mr. James E. S. Hynes Mr. Graeme M. Keith Mrs. Thelma Ladd Mr. W. States Lee IV Mrs. Sandra P. Levine
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2018-19 RECOGNITIONS Mrs. Lillian D. McAulay Mrs. Mary I. McLanahan Mr. John S. Miller Jr. Mr. Ronald W. Miller Mrs. Victoria C. Mitchener Mrs. Ann K. Murphy Mrs. Patricia O'Herron Norman ’65 Mr. Thomas E. Norman Mr. Brian A. O'Leary Mrs. Suzanne B. Pittenger Mr. Rodney C. Pitts ’64 Mr. Verl O. Purdy Dr. Livia K. Robicsek Mr. R. Downie Saussy Jr. Mr. Paul R. Scarborough ’68 Mrs. Kathleen W. Shaw Mr. Kirk A. Shaw Mr. Charles M. Shelton Sr. Mr. Marc H. Silverman Mrs. Mattye B. Silverman Mr. O. Bruton Smith Mr. H. Keith Stoneman Jr. Mrs. Tillie S. Tice Mr. Wilson C. Wearn Jr. Mr. C. Rex Welton Sr. ’58 Mrs. Elizabeth Smith White ’55 Mrs. Eugenia N. White Mr. F. Abbott Whitney Jr. The Honorable Frank D. Whitney ’78 Mrs. Emily F. Zimmern
Parent Support Group Leadership Boosters Club Executive Board Parmele and Caldwell Calame, President Ellen and Warren Holland, Past President Ann and Matthew Ricks, President-Elect Katie and Andy Cox, Treasurer Leigh and Gene Bowles, Secretary Friends of the Arts Ashley Larkin, Chair Carolyn Redvanly, Secretary Hillary Wyche, LS Visual Arts Representative Michelle Smarz, LS Drama Representative Robin Feddersen, MS Music/Drama/ Visual Arts Representative Stefhanie Howe, MS Music/Drama/ Visual Arts Representative
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Meredith Baumstein, US Visual Arts Representative Courtney Eliasek, US Drama Representative Liz Horton, US Music Representative Teresa Powell, Big Saturday Coordinator Debbie Porter, Special Events Coordinator/Soup Bowls for Hospice Michele Assaf Saleeby, Past Chair International Board Michele Assaf Saleeby, Chair Veronica Himmele, Secretary Tundun Olatundun, LS Representative Tatiana Gianella, MS Representative Mica Oberkfell, US Representative Luisa Garcia-Pardo, Big Saturday Co-Chair Vanessa Rosario, Big Saturday Co-Chair Brenda Reuter, Global Ambassador Ellen Gruter, Past Chair Parents’ Association Executive Board Kristin Hobson, President Elizabeth Portland, Past President Stephanie Timperman, President-Elect Heather Hayes, Allocations Vicki Vogt-Smith, Communications Coordinator Robin Domeier, Recording Secretary Risa Miller, Treasurer Karen Alcorn, Treasurer-Elect Katherine Culp, LS Board Chair Kristen Wester, MS Board Chair Marietta Murphy, US Board Chair Laurie Hedrick, Projects Board Chair Ashley Larkin, FOTA Chair Michele Assaf Saleeby, International Chair
2018/19 Advancement Office
2019–20 Board of Trustees
Katharine Atkins, Director of Major Gifts Lauren Batten, Director of Advancement Lee-Anne Black, Associate Director of Marketing & Communications Bruce Doskocil, Data Operations Specialist Shannon Drosky, Director of Marketing & Communications Pauline Feimster, Volunteer/Events Coordinator Danielle Ferguson, Director of Alumni Relations Robin Furr, Gift Processing Specialist Merrill Mills, Director of the Country Day Fund Emily Pearce, Research Specialist Natalie Pruett, Associate Director of Marketing & Communications Karen Ridout ’96, Director of Advancement Services Leighann Swanson, Advancement Associate
Officers: Scott R. Stevens, Chair David M. Benson ’85, Vice Chair Edison Cassels ’87, Vice Chair Dr. Ameesha P. Kansupada, Vice Chair Walker L. Poole, Vice Chair A. Wellford Tabor Sr., Vice Chair Andrew W. Tate, Secretary-Treasurer
POCIS Volunteer Leadership Team Raquel Tillman, Chair Charles Horton, Past Chair Kelli Putman, Secretary Maame Stephens, LS Parents’ Association Representative Jose Ruiz, MS Parents’ Association Representative Donna Mighty, US Parents’ Association Representative
Despite our efforts to ensure the accuracy of the names listed in the Donor Rolls, errors do sometimes occur. If your name has been omitted or misprinted, please accept our sincerest apology and notify us so we can correct the record. You may send an e-mail to Bruce Doskocil or call the Advancement Office at (704) 943-4549. Gifts received after June 30, 2019, will appear in the 2019/20 Donor Roll.
Members: Dr. Adelle Anthony-Williams Howard C. Bissell* Dr. Lauren I. Browne Christina N. Byron George S. Dewey IV ’90 Ronald E. Eliasek Jr. Alex D. Funderburg Kenneth V. Garcia Todd A. Gorelick ’82 Amanda S. Houser Shanon Jones J. Scott Mattei Mary Claudia Belk Pilon ’92 Steven L. Purdy ’87 Sally Cannon Saussy ’67* Stoney D. Sellars R. Glenn Sherrill Jr. ’89 Stephenson P. Shuford Catherine S. Stempien Dr. Lisa M. Toppin Jennifer Ward William H. Zimmern ’95 Mark E. Reed (Ex-officio) *Life trustee
2019–20 Administrative Council Mark Reed, Head of School Scott Waybright, Assistant Head of School Matthew Less, Head of Upper School Warren Sepkowitz, Head of Middle School Bill Mulcahy, Head of Lower School Joe Hernick, Director of Educational Technology David Lynn, Director of International Studies Brian Wise, Director of Diversity Planning Abe Wehmiller, Director of Athletics Nancy Ehringhaus, Director of Admissions and Financial Aid Katharine Atkins, Director of Development David Mancos, Chief Financial Officer
Meet Our New Trustees Welcome to these trustees, joining the Board for the 2019–20 school year Ron Eliasek is a vice chairman in Bank of America’s Global Investment Banking division, focusing on clients within the technology, media, and telecom sector. Prior to joining BofA in 2012, Ron worked in the investment banking divisions of RBC, Wells Fargo, and Citi, and as an engineer with General Electric. Ron earned a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Virginia and a MS in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He serves on the Benefactors Society Board of the University of Virginia. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst. Ron and his wife, Courtney, currently serve as chairs of the Community Phase of the Country Day Forefront Campaign and have served in the past as chairs of the Country Day Fund (formerly the Annual Fund). They have three children at Country Day: Alexandra ’21, Shelby ’24, and Davis ’27. Shanon Jones is a graduate of North Carolina A&T State University, where she earned a BS in mechanical engineering and MS in mechanical engineering and material science. She acquired extensive global experience during her tenure with General Electric, which included living abroad in the Czech Republic and the Netherlands. She held successive executive leadership positions in key business areas such as manufacturing, corporate audit staff, financial management, and product management. While living in Central Europe, Shanon served on the board of the North American Women’s Association. Additional board involvement includes: Parent Council chair at The Chance School (Louisville, KY); vice president of the Board of Trustees at Chance School; Charlotte Preparatory School Parent Association president; Board chair and founding member of the Charlotte Preparatory School Board of Trustees; Jack and Jill of America Charlotte Chapter parliamentarian. She currently serves on the Country Day Finance Committee and Property and Grounds Committee. Shanon and her husband, Michael, have two sons: Charles ’24 and Chandler ’26.
Jennifer Ward is senior vice president, community relations manager for Bank of America, and was previously SVP of Human Resources. Prior to banking, Jenny worked at Duke Energy in a variety of roles including leading Executive Leadership Assessment & Development and Talent Management & Workforce Strategy for Early Talent; chair of the Duke Energy Leadership Development Network; and sustainability engagement manager. She holds a BS in marketing from Clemson University and a MBA from Wake Forest University. Jenny has served on a board or in a similar leadership capacity with: Community Building Initiative, Jamie Kimble Foundation for Courage, Catawba Lands Conservancy, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, Safe Alliance, Girl Scouts/Hornet’s Nest, Women Executives (WECS), and YWCA of the Central Carolinas. She was appointed by North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue to chair the NC Council for Women. Jenny has volunteered on the Marketing Subcommittee and served on the Country Day Fund Current Parent Lower School Division Committee. She currently serves on the Campaign Cabinet and the Country Day Fund Leadership Committee. She and her husband, Henry, have three children: Maddie ’21, Sadie ’23, and Bryce ’26.
Members of the 2018-19 Board of Trustees
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Forefront The Forefront Campaign includes
Capital Projects that create innovative learning spaces
Annual Giving that supports people and programs
Endowment to ensure long-term financial health and leadership
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BUCSNOTES 8,808 A ROUND-UP OF FUN FACTS EVERY BUC MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW. The number of different items (SKUs) available in the new campus store. Check out BucsShop in the Dowd Student Center.
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The average number of Lower School students who visit the Makerspace each week. Read page 36 to learn how teachers collaborate here to deepen student connections.
The number of different clubs available to Upper School students from governing bodies and service-focused organizations to advocacy and special interests.
The number of standing room only shows of Dr. Seuss’s Cat in the Hat Upper School students performed at the Fringe Festival in Scotland.
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The number of PE classes taught each year at the Middle School by six dedicated teachers. See more about our daily PE program on page 40.
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