Honorary Alumni Association
Honoring Distinguished Service
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EVERY YEAR, Country Day hosts the Honorary Alumni Association Dinner, an evening celebrating distinguished service to Country Day. This tradition includes inducting new members of the Honorary Alumni Association as well as awarding the Alumni of the Year and the David L. Hood Jr. Award for Volunteer Service. Because the event was rescheduled this fall due to COVID-19, Country Day recognized the Alumna of the Year, Dr. Neely Kaydos-Daniels ’91, at a special alumni event on September 23, 2021. The David L. Hood Jr. Award recipients and newest Honorary Alumni were recognized and celebrated at the rescheduled event on March 10, 2022, at Quail Hollow Club. Congratulations to all our award recipients. You can see videos from the event at charlottecountryday.org/HonoraryAlumni.
Honorary Alumnus: Mark Reed
Country Day inducted former Head of School Mark Reed to the Honorary Alumni Association for his distinguished service and extraordinary impact on the school. During Mark’s 12-year tenure, his inspired leadership and unwavering commitment to the community made a transformational impact on our school. From his intentional approach to the 1:1 technology initiative rollout to the $92.5 million comprehensive campaign to transform Cannon Campus, Mark always kept his student-centered
approach. He added significant DEIB programming and renewed focus on student wellness while also adding 72,000 square feet of educational space. However, Mark’s impact at Country Day goes well beyond facts, figures, and programs. He helped propel Country Day into a position of incredible strength for the future, and the school will be forever grateful and better for his leadership. Mark continues his relationship with Country Day as a current parent of Olivia ’26.
As the head of a school this large, it is unique to say that Mark is known to his students, and he is admired by his students. He always puts in the effort, shows up to everything, and he truly cares. I really admire the work Mark has done and I’m thankful for getting to know Mark. Mark is a great person and a great friend, and we miss him.” — Wellford Tabor
Mark Reed with his wife, Laura, and daughter, Olivia ’26. SPRING 2022
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