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School Board chair, and as our current Parents’ Association president. Patrick and Kristin have also served on the Boosters Club Board. “He takes great pride in the school and wants it to be the very best it can be,” says Jonsie Evans Moore ’95, who served as director of Alumni Relations for several years. “But I think his biggest motivator is a genuine desire to honor and serve the teachers and coaches and classmates who invested so much in him and his family.” Elizabeth Portland, past president of the Parents’ Association, says, “Patrick may be the alum, but nobody loves Country Day more than Kristin Hobson. From the day she walked on campus 14 years ago, she has been involved in the Parents’ Association; she has served on maybe every single role on the Lower School Board.” In accepting the award, Patrick said, “I am often asked, why do I give back to Country Day, and my answer is simple. I have a responsibility to give back to the school because I feel like I owe it to the people who came before me. I also feel like I need to give back because I owe it to so many of my teachers and coaches to do everything I can to try to make Country Day a better place.”
Patrick may be the alum, but nobody loves Country Day more than Kristin Hobson.”
Patrick ’89 and Kristin Hobson:
MODELING VOLUNTEERISM Patrick and Kristin Hobson epitomize dedicated volunteerism, leadership, and passion. And for that reason, they were awarded the David L. Hood Jr. Award for Volunteer Service on February 20. This award recognizes volunteers who have given exemplary service to Country Day, demonstrating an active belief in the school and its mission, tireless energy, positive determination, and a heartfelt commitment to the betterment of our students’ experiences and opportunities. Those qualifications describe the Hobsons to a tee. For the better part of the past 20 years, Patrick has tirelessly volunteered for the Country Day Fund and the Alumni Association. From 1999 through 2005, Patrick served on the Alumni Council, including two terms as president. He received the Alumni Service Award in 2014. He’s also flipped quite a few burgers at Big Saturday, Special Olympics, and athletic events. Equally dedicated, Kristin has also volunteered with the Country Day Fund and served with the Parents’ Association in a variety of ways for two decades, including as Big Saturday co-chair, Lower 30
PERSPECTIVES
The Hobsons have two children: Elizabeth ’18 and William ’21.
