Darlington Magazine Fall 2021

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Brent Bell Head of School Stefan Eady Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs Beth Pollard Assistant Head of School for Business & Operations Hope Jones Director of Pre-K to 8 Chad Woods Director of Upper School Julie (Wilson) Lucas (’97) Chief Advancement Officer Vicki Vincent Director of Alumni Relations Becca Wood Assistant Director of Alumni Relations Matthew Peer Director of Enrollment Management Tannika King Director of Communications Editor, Darlington Magazine Jennifer Collins Content Manager Paige Hamil Marketing Coordinator RuthAnne Anderson Andy Calvert Jessica Griesbach Photographic Contributors Darlington Magazine is published annually by the Communication Office of Darlington School, and is distributed to those who have shown a continued interest in Darlington.

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On the Cover: This lovely vantage of Darlington School’s Silver Lake was captured by Hannah Jones (’17) over the summer.

Contents: Lily Ivester (’25) captured this stunning image of Darlington’s swan, Alice, swimming with her signets on Silver Lake this spring.

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Contents 2 Community News 18 Class Notes 26 Honor Roll of Donors Campus Features 6 Denise Evans Road to Retirement

7 Jenni Glover Road to Retirement

8 Jan Harrison Road to Retirement

9 Joe Montgomery Road to Retirement

10 Darlington Connects 8 Ways to Get Involved

14 Ask Scott Dozier (’73) Q&A with the Board Chairman

Campus Views 16 Class of 2021 Alumni Profiles 19 Jean Early (’76, LD ’14) Finding your niche

21 Andy Welborn (’85)

Life lessons and loyal leadership

23 Kent Capps (’93, LD ’15) Finding your community

25 Bo Cherry (’07, LD ’20) A foundation of honesty and trust

In Memoriam 35 Gordon Neville (’55) Leaving a legacy

Community News

FROM THE

Head of School

Our goal as a school continues to be that every Darlington student graduates with the confidence, connections, and compassion they need to succeed in college and their career, and be meaningful contributors to the greater good. This has been the case throughout our history and is most certainly the case now. The focus of this issue of Darlington Magazine is that sense of connection.

A Darlington education and the Darlington experience should last a lifetime, and it is that thought that sits at the core of the Darlington Connects program we introduced last year and that you will learn more about in this magazine. The “Darlington Connection” has happened to each of us at different times in our lives and often in unusual places. Just this summer as Assistant Head of School Stefan Eady was competing in the Bighorn Wild and Scenic Trail Run 100-miler in Wyoming, someone from the crowd yelled to him, “My cousin went to Darlington!” This invited a conversation and a bit of rest in the midst of a grueling climb during the race.

We love these connections and these stories, so we sought to formalize a way that our connection to Darlington could further foster success in college and career, and in making a meaningful contribution to our world. We knew we were on the right track when we received an overwhelming response to our initial request to participate. Nearly 100 alumni responded with interest in mentoring

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young graduates and/or sharing career paths and advice on Darlington’s blog.

Ethan Delashmit (’17), a second-year law student at the University of Georgia, was the first young alumnus to reach out with a desire to make alumni career connections.

The school put Ethan in touch with several seasoned attorneys and he had this to say: “Upon inquiring about the Darlington Connects program, Julie Lucas (’97) and the alumni relations team promptly connected me with numerous attorneys representing a wide variety of backgrounds. I was deeply encouraged by the willingness of the many practicing attorneys to meet with me whether it be over the phone, Zoom or in person over lunch on Broad Street in downtown Rome.

The advice I received from these mentors continues to serve me well, and I am excited to continue investing in the relationships that the Darlington Connects program has helped me develop."

Since the program’s inception, our Darlington Connects blogs, social media posts, and episodes of the newly launched Darlington Podcast have served to educate and celebrate the people in our community. These efforts have helped all of us connect through conversation, email and get togethers. The results have been fantastic as internships, jobs and mentoring relationships have developed for Tigers of all ages.

And, as always, we want to keep adding and improving. So as you explore the program in the pages of this magazine, please keep in mind what we would like from you: - Reach out to your Darlington connections and say hello to someone you may not have talked with in a while. We can help you find them.

- Call, email, and text us to connect and get involved.

- Trust us when we say that there are people in our community who want to help you in your professional decision making.

- Come to campus to visit for Alumni Weekend Oct. 15-17.

The Darlington Fund surpasses goal by $81,000 Thanks to the generous support of our community and the hard work of volunteers, the 2020-2021 Darlington Fund surpassed its goal, raising a total of $1,231,036 to support the educational experience of our students and teachers.

“We could not be more appreciative of our 1,371 donors who made a gift last school year and helped us surpass our goal by $81,000,” said Julia (Douglas) Thomas (’07, LD ’15). “Your support allowed the school to adapt the Darlington experience during the continuing global pandemic in order to safely have the vast majority of students, teachers, and staff learning in person for the entirety of the school year.”

Last year also saw the introduction of Darlington’s inaugural Giving Day, which brought in 324 donors; raised over $60,000; and which, for the first time, allowed donors to give via popular digital payment apps Venmo and PayPal. “We were excited to make supporting Darlington easier than ever through our external campaign site on Givebutter and will continue to accept donations through that platform as well as the Darlington website,” said Thomas.

“Thank you to all of the alumni, parents, grandparents, parents of alumni, faculty and staff, friends, and foundations who illustrated your belief in Darlington’s mission and your love for the school by making a gift to The Darlington Fund.

Our students and teachers are grateful.”

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Community News

DarFarm expands as a result of Senior Ventures project Jaclyn Haynes, Upper School science teacher, works on the school’s honey operation. Last year, she helped mentor Joe Marion (’21) in his Senior Ventures project, which focused on the expansion and sustainability of the DarFarm. Together, they harvested nearly five gallons of honey to share with the community. The Senior Ventures program is a competitive opportunity for seniors that involves a year-long senior project chosen by the student and built on a framework of leadership, innovation, and community engagement.

Board of Trustees names chairman, elects new members Darlington’s Board of Trustees named Scott Dozier (’73) chairman and elected three members at the May meeting.

Dozier is senior vice president at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in Atlanta. He has been a member of Darlington’s Board of Trustees since May 2014, most recently serving as vice chairman under the leadership of Dr. Bob Hortman (’72). Dozier also served on the Atlanta Cabinet for the school’s Second Century Campaign. He was a boarding student during high school as were his brothers, John Dozier (’64) and Gordon Dozier (’69). He and his wife, Margaret, have two sons, John and Taylor, and a daughter, Margaret.

Dr. Damus Lufadeju is board certified in internal medicine and

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gastroenterology and joined Rome GI in 2010. He grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, and is a graduate of the Sherborne School for Boys in Dorset, England. Lufadeju went on to receive his medical education at the University of lbadan College of Medicine in Nigeria and complete his internal medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowship training at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. He and his wife, Tinu, have two sons, Kayo (’24) and Tobi.

Paige (Skidmore) Dickow (’78, LD ’14) will return to the Board of Trustees as treasurer after serving two previous terms from 2014 to 2020. She has also been named the honorary chairperson of Leadership Darlington 2022.

Dickow retired as managing director of

Dr. Damus Lufadeju

BlackRock Worldwide and lives in San Anselmo, Calif. She has two sons, James and Harrison. A day student during her time at Darlington, she is the sister of Brad Skidmore (’80, LD ’13) and the stepdaughter of former faculty member Anne Turlington.

Katharine (French) Flory (’82, LD ’20) is an executive sales representative at Abbott Laboratories in Columbus, Ga. A former Darlington boarding student herself, she continues to believe in the value of boarding school. She and her husband, John, have triplet daughters, Kate (’17), Virginia, and Peyton, and a son, Averett. Three of the four attended boarding school.

Paige Dickow

Katharine Flory

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Community News

RUMPUS promotes teamwork, unity Logan Parker (’22) and Regester House perform in the RUMPUS Lip Sync competition in April. Neville House wowed the judges to take first place, but it was Moser House that scored enough points throughout the week to be named overall RUMPUS champion.

Highly anticipated each year, RUMPUS is a multievent competition between the students in each of the dorms. Day students join boarding students to represent the houses in a series of events that challenge the mind and body, and points are earned based on performance, theme, and spirit.

Annual lectureship features CEO of DeKalb County

Michael L. Thurmond

Michael L. Thurmond, CEO of DeKalb County, was the 17th speaker in Darlington’s annual Class of 1953 Lectureship Series in April.

A former member of the Georgia General Assembly and the first AfricanAmerican elected to a statewide office without prior appointment, Thurmond is widely regarded as a “turnaround expert” after fundamentally transforming the culture and enhancing operations of complex organizations such as the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services, the Georgia Department of Labor, and the DeKalb County School District.

“The most powerful result of serving others is the benefit that you derive from knowing that you made a difference. When you help others, you literally uplift yourself,” he said in his address to Darlington students. “What I want to encourage you to be is not just a leader, but to be a servant leader. All

the people you lead or serve actually rest on your shoulders. The more people that you're willing to serve, the greater you will become.”

During his tenure in the Georgia General Assembly, Thurmond authored major legislation that provided more than $250 million in tax relief to Georgia's senior citizens and working families. He later received a gubernatorial appointment to lead the state Division of Family and Children Services and direct Georgia's historic transition from welfare to work. He created the innovative Work First program, which helped more than 90,000 welfare-dependent Georgia families move into the workforce.

In 1997, he became a distinguished lecturer at the University of Georgia's Carl Vinson Institute of Government.

The following year, he was elected Georgia labor commissioner. During his three terms, his most significant

achievement was the construction of a $20 million school for children with disabilities at the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute.

As superintendent of DeKalb schools from 2013-2015, Thurmond is credited with stabilizing the system during a governance crisis, upgrading its threatened accreditation, eliminating a multimillion-dollar deficit, and improving student academic performance and graduation rates.

Also an author and lecturer, Thurmond’s latest book, “Freedom: Georgia’s Antislavery Heritage, 17331865,” was awarded the Georgia Historical Society’s Lilla Hawes Ward. In 2004, The Georgia Center for the Book listed “Freedom” as one of The 25 Books All Georgians Should Read.

The Class of 1953 Lectureship Series was established in 2003 to commemorate the class’s 50th reunion.

Alumni Weekend to return in October Hundreds of alumni will descend on the Darlington campus Oct. 1517 for the school’s Alumni Weekend celebration. Reunions will be celebrated for classes ending in 0s, 1s, 5s and 6s.

“We really missed not being able to host our alumni for a big weekend last fall and are so excited to have double the fun in 2021,” said Vicki Vincent, director of alumni relations. “We hope

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everyone is making plans to join us because you won’t want to miss all the great things we have in store. Big thanks to our class agents who always work really hard to ensure that our reunions are fun and memorable.”

Highlights of the weekend will include the presentation of the Distinguished Alumnus Award, a pre-game Tiger Tailgate at the Baseball Complex,

a Cross Country 60th Anniversary Celebration Race, a Q&A session with Head of School Brent Bell and current students, brunch by the Lakeside, reunion parties, the Service of Remembrance and more.

To register, visit darlingtonschool.org/ alumniweekend and be sure to book your lodging early.

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Evans earns Area Coach of the Year honors Brant Evans was named Area Coach of the Year for cross country after his first season as head coach of the team.

“This is a wonderful honor, but I want to make sure people understand that this truly reflects the hard work this team and this coaching staff put in during the off season and each day this season,” said Evans. “I could not have asked to work with a better group of young men and women.

“The few returners we had showed great leadership and the new members bought into this team from day one,” he continued. “The coaching staff walked

me through this first year as head coach and were instrumental in our training, our culture, and supporting our athletes in reaching team and individual goals, not to mention helping us run the Darlington Festival with more than 1,000 runners over the course of a day, while maintaining a safe environment during a pandemic.”

Evans came to Darlington in 2008 and teaches AP government courses in addition to his role as dean of student life.

Brant Evans

Rush named head girls’ basketball coach Middle grades history teacher Samantha Rush has been named head girls' basketball coach for 2021-22.

“Coach Rush has worked tremendously hard and has been driven, caring, and persistent in her efforts with the girls,” said Athletic Director Eddie Guth. “I expect she will continue to share her passion, spirit and love of the game with the entire program.”

Rush has taught history at Darlington since 2016 and led the middle school basketball team to three consecutive area championships in 2019, 2020, and 2021. She also coaches middle school softball.

“I am very excited to be working with these girls again,” said Rush. “I look

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forward to the challenge of coaching them at a different level and building on the strong foundation, fundamentals, and defense-first mentality that has made them successful the past several years.”

A graduate of Armuchee High School, Rush played basketball at Shorter College from 1995 to 1999, while earning her B.S. in Education.

She was All Conference 1996-1997, All Conference 1998-1999, and team captain in 1998-1999. After college, she coached basketball at Oglethorpe University, Cedartown High School and Pepperell Middle School before being hired at Darlington.

“Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon” takes over The Cove

Daria Black (’21) takes center stage in "The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon” in March.

Adapted into an al fresco dinner theater production, Don Zolidis’ show is a fastpaced, rollicking ride as two narrators and eight actors attempt to combine parts of all 209 original fairy tales, ranging from classics like “Snow White,” “Cinderella,” and “Hansel and Gretel” to more obscure stories like “Faithful Johannes” and “The Girl Without Hands.”

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Denise Evans Road to Retirement

Darlington has seen many changes in the last 25 years, but one thing has remained consistent — the smiling face that greets you when you visit the Student Life Office.

Denise Evans was hired as the executive assistant in Darlington’s Student Life Office in 1996.

“The two things that first impressed me about Darlington were the makeup of the student body and the beauty of the campus,” she said.

“The student body stretched across the country and the world. I met students from everywhere! It was so exciting and I loved coming to work at this beautiful campus every day.”

Her children, Bryan (’99) and Russell (’03), also joined the Darlington Community, and it wasn’t long before her husband, Wayne, was spending Friday nights at Chris Hunter Stadium as the football team’s statistician.

“I loved having our children here,” she said. “I was able to watch them grow and participate in all areas of school life. Darlington was instrumental in preparing them for college. Bryan was able to start with 19 college credits because of the rigorous academics. Russell’s freshman year at Mercer, he said he

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felt bad for some of the students that didn’t seem to know how to study or manage their time and that he appreciated the Darlington teachers that put so much time into teaching study skills and time management.”

Evans added that the experiences her sons had at Darlington helped shape them into who they are today.

“Bryan has always loved history, so he quickly developed a friendly rapport with Jack Summerbell, Steve Killian and Craig Schmidt,” she said. “After earning his history degree at UGA, he was able to use his connections from Darlington to secure teaching positions and kept in touch with Craig for council and advice.

“Many of my memories of Russell’s time here involve watching him sing and act,” she continued. “He was first cast in the Upper School musical ‘Mame’ while he was still in the middle grades. He was also one of the few freshmen to make the Concert Choir. Russell’s talent was brought to life at Darlington and he still shares it today on many stages around Rome.”

Evans has worn many hats in her role with student life, supporting administrators, parents, and students each day and navigating institutional changes that are inevitable with a tenure of 25 years.

“Through the years, I’ve been able to adapt to the many changes with a positive attitude and a desire to make the Student Life Office be the best

that it can be,” she said.

But perhaps the task that has been most special to Evans is being the coordinator of Honors Day each year.

“Honors Day is such a special day for the students and faculty,” she said. “I love giving special thought and attention to each award and seeing the happy faces that come forward to receive their awards. I hope in the years to come when a student looks at that cup or little silver plate or certificate they received that they will recall a special moment in their life.”

Being part of so many students’ growth and education has been fulfilling for Evans.

“Working in education is so meaningful,” she said. “I’ve enjoyed watching students experience for the first time life events that would shape their character and futures, and I’m just amazed to see what they have ‘grown up to be’ -- so many success stories and so many putting their talents into practice.”

As she experienced her last Commencement as a Darlington employee, she looked around at everyone in attendance and got emotional.

“Besides the graduating class, there were friends and family from all over the world,” she said. “There were alumni and trustees of the school. I saw the sweet ladies and gentlemen that clean our campus, security guards that greet us with a smile at the gate, and the facilities crew that keeps our campus so beautiful for special days like this. I saw the friendly folks that work in the dining hall. We all had come together as one big family to watch the seniors graduate. I was overwhelmed with emotion as I sat there so grateful to be a small part of it all.”

And even though there is a great deal she will miss, Evans looks forward to her retirement years.

“I plan to play with my grandchildren, do something creative, and enjoy my peaceful home in the country surrounded by nature,” she said. “I know I will always be a part of Darlington, and Darlington will always be a part of me.”

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Jenni Glover Road to Retirement

Jenni Glover loves working in schools. The initial phase of her career saw her teaching lower grades at St. Mary’s Catholic School, B e r ry C ol l e ge E l e m e n ta ry S c ho ol , a n d Fairmount Elementary before she moved to the administrative side as a secretary at Montessori School of Rome.

In 1998, then-Lower School Principal Larry Muschamp hired her to work as a fourth-grade teaching assistant at Darlington.

“We were looking for a new school for our children and felt like Darlington provided academic challenges that they were not given at the school in which they were previously enrolled,” said Glover, who’s husband, Greg ('78), is an alumnus. “My first impression of Darlington was that it was a family that I wanted to join. The people were so nice and cared so much about me and my children.”

So they all became Tigers, with Phillip ('06) and Matthew ('09) enrolling in fifth grade and second grade, respectively.

“I remember our sons thanking us for sending them to Darlington because they liked that the work was harder than at their previous school and they weren't made fun of because they liked to make As,” said Glover. “My husband and I enjoyed attending their music and athletic events. Seeing the other parents there supporting their children as well meant so much to us.”

She added that it was the passion her sons’ teachers had that ignited a fire within them and started them on the path to their current careers.

“Both boys had teachers, who through their excitement for their subject matter, encouraged them to search for a career that would excite them in the same way,” said Glover.

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Phillip (’06), Jenni, Greg (’78), Matthew (’09) and Amanda Glover

“They both are working in fields in which they are able to fulfill that desire, one in laboratory science and one in information technology.”

Glover’s tenure at Darlington lasted 22-and-a-half years and included a transition from the teaching side to the administrative side when she became executive assistant to the chief financial officer in 2000.

Eventually, she was named accounts payable manager.

"One of the things I’m most proud of in my career is learning to be part of the world of business and accounting,” she said. “After having attended school to teach lower grades children, this was a real challenge for me but one I really enjoyed.”

Her colleagues made the transition a little bit easier.

“I cannot tell you how many people at Darlington took the time to teach me some new skill when I needed it (especially my department),” she said. “I remember one I.T. teacher who spent many hours trying to determine the steps to follow to correct an issue I was having with a merge document during employee contract season. She did not have to do that, but did because she cared about the school. That's what I think makes Darlington the school it is — teamwork.”

And being part of the Business Office team, in particular, is an opportunity Glover will always cherish.

“It was my favorite thing about my role at Darlington,” she said. “Beth Pollard, Natalie Ferguson, Lauren Loy, Leslie Finley, Carrie Eady,

Carolyn (Seigler) Brearley (’99) and Lindsay Woods are truly amazing women who's team anyone would be blessed to join. I’ll miss the people but I won’t miss the alarm clock!”

Pollard, assistant head of school for finance and operations, said Glover was a valuable member of her team and had impeccable work ethic.

“Jenni has a unique self lessness and was always willing to assist and support Darlington and her team,” she said. “She was our team’s greatest cheerleader and a true Darlington supporter who personifies the school motto. Jenni was the ultimate organizer and kept our office running smoothly. She also made the most amazing sweet treats and had the willpower not to eat them. We are all thankful that we had the opportunity to work with Jenni and appreciate everything she did for the Business Office team and Darlington.”

Glover, who retired in January, said retirement is already in full swing and she has enjoyed volunteering with Rome Food Pantry and Rome Community Kitchen in addition to serving on the Women’s Council at First Presbyterian Church.

“I also walk and swim and have game days with neighbors (we are really competitive domino players),” she said. “My husband and I are able to take trips as well as spend more time with family. And listen to this — I know you are going to be insanely jealous, but — I can read as many books as I want any time I want to!”

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Jan Harrison and her son, Kent (’01, LD ’15)

Jan Harrison Road to Retirement

Few people have more institutional knowledge than Jan Harrison. In her 21 years at Darlington, she has served as the executive assistant and chief support person to four of the school’s leaders — most recently, Head of School Brent Bell — which includes working closely with their administrative teams and as a liaison to the Board of Trustees.

But Harrison’s favorite thing about working at Darlington has been her interaction with the students.

“Watching the students change and grow over their years here is very rewarding,” she said.

A longtime student advisor, in recent years Harrison and Bell have served as co-advisers to a group of freshman boys each year. And even though they switch to a new adviser in tenth grade, the students never forget Mrs. Harrison — or her baking.

“When I was a freshman, as a student who just came to study in the United States, there were many unfamiliarities and differences,” said William Feng (’22), one of Harrison’s former advisees. “Mrs. Harrison always gives me support to try new

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things and step out of my comfort zone to be a boundary breaker. She has provided me with a lot of help academically, socially and culturally to overcome various barriers.

With her help, I took the initiative to integrate and engage myself into the campus and community, participating in activities and finding things that I have a talent for and enjoy doing.”

Feng (’22) fondly recalls regular Google Meet sessions with Harrison while learning virtually from China last year due to COVID-19.

“Mrs. Harrison shared with me many interesting things that happened at school, including campus, community, and the overall situation of COVID-19,” he said.

“These all made me very connected and continue to feel the family bond among us at Darlington.”

Harrison began her career at Darlington after spending several years as executive assistant to the vice president and general manager at HON, the largest employer in Polk County at that time. She had enrolled her son, Kent (’01), at Darlington and loved the community atmosphere.

She was hired by then-Darlington President David Hicks in the summer of 2000.

“I have so many wonderful memories of Kent playing sports, of decorating locker rooms with the other parents before games, of hosting boarding students overnight in our home, and so much more,” she said. “I believe the highlight was when Kent, as president of the Student Senate, gave the speech at his graduation.”

The Harrisons were all in at Darlington and over the years, Tiger Pride truly became a family affair.

Not only would Kent come to work as an admission officer, math teacher, coach, and assistant athletic director; her daughter-in-law, Rachel, would teach first grade; her daughter, Lindsay Woods, would manage the DAR Shop (and still does); and her son-in-law, Chad Woods, would serve as chairman of the math department, coach, master scheduler, and current director of Upper School.

“Additionally, two of my grandchildren are Dar Babies,” said Harrison. “Ava Ann Woods will be in eighth grade this fall and Barrett Woods will be in fifth. So Darlington being ‘like a big family’ is a bit of an understatement for me!”

She also considers her colleagues part of her family.

“Friendships gained at Darlington have seen me through the difficult and the wonderful times over the last 21 years,” she said. “I have learned so much from my interactions with each of them, forged lasting friendships, and I can honestly say I have enjoyed it all.”

As she begins retirement and enjoys spending more time with her children and grandchildren, Harrison is still contemplating what the future holds.

“I honestly haven’t decided what I want to do yet,” she said. “Possibly slow down a bit, but knowing me, probably not.”

But one thing is for sure — Darlington will forever be part of the fabric of the Harrison family.

Jan Harrison competes with students in the RUMPUS Top Chef event.

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Joe Montgomery Road to Retirement

Joe and Rebekah (Barron) Montgomery (’78) always planned to send their three daughters to Darlington. What he didn’t anticipate, however, was that he, too, would end up spending his days on campus and spearheading the most historic capital campaign in the school’s 116-year history.

Hired in 2004 to serve as vice president of institutional advancement, Montgomery would be responsible for alumni relations and fundraising, including the development of the school’s first comprehensive capital campaign.

“My work in capital campaigns for educational institutions and my wealth management experience served me well in the work that I would do for Darlington,” said Montgomery. “Here, I was afforded the great privilege of helping

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interested people find that place where their passion intersects with Darlington’s greatest need.

I’ve witnessed and felt the joy that comes from the realization in that moment that they have found their unique place in making a meaningful difference for Darlington School, a place they love.”

In March of 2008, Darlington launched the Second Century Campaign, the most ambitious comprehensive fundraising effort in school history. With 57% of the $90 million already raised, Montgomery and his team of staff members and volunteers had positive momentum behind them. In 2014, the community celebrated the successful completion of the campaign, which raised a record $97 million.

“The Second Century Campaign saw the largest gift in school history; engaged the largest number of volunteers and attracted a record number of donors from across the country and around the world; constructed a $21 million Thatcher Hall that is paid for; and, added significant funds to the school’s endowment,” said Montgomery.

“Campaigns cast long shadows and the impacts of this campaign will be felt forever when you consider the benefits that will accrue to faculty and staff from the Thatcher Faculty Development grants and the Wood Fellowship. The buildings may one day be gone, but the professional development endowment funds will continue to make a difference in the lives of faculty and students forever.”

Perhaps most remarkable, the Second Century Campaign was successfully executed through the Great Recession. When many others failed or stalled, Darlington exceeded its goal and concluded as scheduled.

“I am grateful to Darlington for being the place where I would find such satisfying work to do,” said Montgomery. “The success of the Second Century Campaign is a direct ref lection of the love people have for Darlington. It’s a school with deep conviction and a rich history whose compass points to values like honor and service which are

enduring and embraced as eagerly as academics. Darlington is a school first, of course, but understands that education has a higher responsibility to imbue its graduates with the personal traits to become confident contributors to the greater good.”

Montgomery counts himself fortunate that his work allowed him to support the student experience in meaningful ways.

“I am one of few in the school community who could walk across campus and recognize the faces of students who would not have been at Darlington but for the generosity of donors who cared about them and their well-being,” he said. “To know I played a small, albeit quiet, role in their transforming Darlington experience is a wonderful feeling for which I am grateful.”

After 17 years at Darlington, Montgomery has retired.

“I hope I will be remembered as someone who led with love and respect for everyone and was passionate about the school's mission and dedicated to the work that I could do to support it,” he said. “I will remain in touch with many volunteers and donors whose lives intertwined with mine during nearly two decades of partnership for the good of the school. However, I will undoubtedly miss the frequent calls and visits. I am richly blessed and grateful for many lasting relationships developed during my time at the school.”

But he was quick to add that he is retiring from Darlington, not from work.

“I have been approached by colleagues in need of fundraising consulting; most are presently considering a campaign or have had a campaign stall as a result of the recent pandemic,” he said. “I am grateful to Darlington for the success of the Second Century Campaign and the attention and recognition it received regionally and nationally as well as the personal reputation that has accrued to me as a result.”

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Darlington Connects 8 Ways to Get Involved

How many times in your career have you crossed paths with someone who had a Darlington connection? Right away, you know you share the foundation and values that helped make you who you are. It’s these stories that inspired our Advancement Office and Alumni Council to form the Darlington Connects program.

Every one of us has countless Darlington connections, especially in the work world.

By supporting each other's careers and life goals, we are better connecting our students, alumni, parents, parents of alumni, and grandparents. Find a way to get involved and watch as your Darlington connections multiply!

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Share Career Updates Log into the Darlington School website and update your career information in the Alumni Directory so your fellow alumni can see what you’re up to.

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Join Us on LinkedIn Join the Darlington Connects LinkedIn Group and use it to make connections with fellow alumni, look for internships, advertise job openings, and more.

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Listen to the Podcast Subscribe to The Darlington Podcast and/or be a guest on the show.

Launched in April, The Darlington Podcast is gaining listeners by the week!

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Mentor a Fellow Alum Take advantage of Darlington Connects mentoring opportunities by connecting with alumni and friends in your career field.

Contact us and we’ll help you get started.

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Engage with Current Students This can be done in a multitude of ways, including mentoring through a program like our Black Student Union, serving as a Career Day speaker, or directly connecting with a project like the Third-Grade Wax Museum.

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Participate in a Campaign Participate in a Darlington Connects social media campaign. Previous campaigns have highlighted healthcare workers, veterans and small business owners. Watch for more information for the coming year!

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Share on Our Blog Let us blog about you on the Darlington website. Share details about your career path as well as advice for young alumni.

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Attend an Event Attend a Darlington Connects event like our Lunch & Learn this spring, where a panel of alumni shared how their respective businesses have navigated the COVID-19 pandemic. We look forward to incorporating more networking gatherings as we are able.

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CONNECTS For more information about Darlington Connects or any of these opportunities, please email connect@darlingtonschool.org.

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What does Darlington mean to you personally?

Darlington was a very formative experience that prepared me for my journey ahead. I believe it changed my trajectory for the better.

When did you attend Darlington and what were you involved in as a student?

I attended as a boarding student from 19701973 and enjoyed being in the Glee Club, which also kept me on Mr. Moser’s good list. My senior year, they asked me to head the Weekend Activities Committee to plan activities for dorm students. I had a popular idea of attending concerts in Atlanta, which was great until the school president, Gordon Bondurant, decided to go with us. He didn’t think they were an activity that met the school’s objectives! I also participated in many community volunteer projects, which started my lifelong love of volunteering.

Who were your favorite teachers and/ or coaches and why?

Scott Dozier ('73) A member of Darlington’s Board of Trustees since 2014, Scott Dozier (’73) was named chairman of the governing body in May. A graduate of Florida State University, he has been in the financial services industry since 1983 and currently serves as senior vice president at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in Atlanta. He frequently appears on NABCAP’s list of Georgia Premier Advisors and Forbes magazine’s “Best in State Wealth Advisors.” He is also a member of the Atlanta Estate Planning Council, Georgia Society of CPAs, the American Institute of CPAs, the Investments & Wealth Institute, and the Association for Corporate Growth.

Civically, he and his wife, Margaret, have played a significant role with the annual High Museum of Atlanta Wine Auction, which has raised over $25 million for the museum since its inception. He served on the High Museum Board of Directors for six years and remains a member of the Woodruff Arts Center's Investment Committee.

The Doziers live in Vinings, Ga., and have two sons, John and Taylor, and a daughter, Margaret.

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Doc Regester and George Awsumb -- two great English teachers who provided me with strong writing skills and guided me through the classic Upper School literature. My college freshman English professor was impressed with how I jumped into the works of Kurt Vonnegut. It was obvious I was well prepared.

How have the values instilled in you at Darlington played a part in your adult life, both personally and in your career?

Darlington’s focus on Service Beyond Self has influenced me in my adult life. From serving in homeless shelters to building Habitat houses, I have always been motivated to serve the less fortunate in the community.

We often talk about the fact that Darlington connections span the globe and you never know when you might meet a fellow alum. Do you have any stories about connecting with other Darlington alumni unexpectedly either in your career or otherwise?

When I began dating my wife-to-be in college, I did not know that her father, Dick Denney, was Class of 1948. I began my career in investments with the Robinson Humphrey Co. not knowing that two top executives, Roby Robinson (’58) and Bob Glenn (’61), were strong supporters and

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What volunteer roles have you held at Darlington over the years?

I’ve participated in many Annual Fund call nights; served on the Second Century Campaign Atlanta Cabinet; and, most recently, as trustee, vice chair, and now chairman of the Board.

How long have you served as a member of the Board of Trustees and what does it mean to you, as an alumnus, to have this opportunity to lead the governing body of the school?

I joined the Board in May of 2014. I enjoy helping solve issues the school may be facing.

Also, I want to bring Darlington’s long-standing mission and culture into today’s world.

What do you think are the most important qualities in a good leader?

Being a good listener and being open to a broad range of ideas as well as getting your Board or team engaged toward a common goal.

As a leader, how do you approach difficult issues or decisions?

Gather and analyze all possible information and discuss among a group. Seek everyone’s perspective and opinions. At some point, it will become clear which direction to go. Make a decision with conviction and move on.

Describe the makeup of our Board of Trustees and how diversity in representation helps the group make strategic decisions.

When adding new members to our Board, we are very cognizant of maintaining a balance among gender, day and boarding alumni, current parents, different professions, and varied backgrounds. We continually strive to add more diversity to the Board. Our current roster has a good mix.

Having a diverse group of ideas is key to making strategic decisions. I constantly hear comments in our meetings that have never crossed my mind. Although I might not agree with all of them, they give a new perspective to how I and others view the issue.

What are your goals for your first year as chairman of the board?

We have numerous exciting projects in the works. My goal is to rally the Board behind these projects to provide as much support as possible to the school’s leadership team. There are many opportunities for Darlington and I want to hit the ground running.

What do you think are Darlington's greatest opportunities?

Darlington’s greatest opportunity is to broadcast our story to a larger audience and we want to engage our entire community in helping us do so. We have a unique experience and culture that is very appealing and produces successful outcomes. There are many more prospective students who would thrive at Darlington. At the same time, we must find ways to make a Darlington education more affordable.

What do you hope for the future of Darlington School?

My hope is that Darlington can adapt to the needs of future students while maintaining the vision of our founders. I would like to have our Mission and Motto be as relevant 50 years from now as they were 50 years ago.

Scott Dozier (’73), chairman of the Board of Trustees, talks with Head of School Brent Bell at a recent meeting in preparation for the 2021-2022 school year.

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2021 CLASS OF

Th e mon t h of M ay wa s a bus y on e for graduating seniors as they prepared to say farewell to Darlington. End-of-the-year events like Prom, Senior Picnic, Honors Day, Baccalaureate and Commencement became rites of passage, inspiring lifelong memories that will live in the hearts of each individual.

Forever bonded as a group, our 116 newest alumni have created their own legacy at Darlington – for no other class in school history will have the same complexion as the Class of 2021.

Among them are a National Merit Finalist, two award-winning film directors, a member of the Bahamian Men’s National Soccer Team, two sets of twins, and a beekeeper, to name a few. They hail from 15 countries and 11 states.

Seventeen are four-year boarding students, and 18 are Dar Babies (having attended since pre-K or kindergarten). Thirty-one have siblings who also attended Darlington, 12 are second-generation graduates, and four are third generation. Collectively, they gave more than 5,500 hours of service to their community. They also earned over $6 million in merit scholarships and will attend 75 different colleges in 24 states, the District of Columbia, England, Spain, Mexico, China, Italy, Turkey, and Hong Kong.

But the Class of 2021 is special for countless other reasons, and the memories they made here will never be forgotten. Best of luck, graduates, as you move on to the next phase of your lives, and remember that your Darlington family is always here for you!

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Graduates celebrate their newfound alumni status by tossing their Commencement programs into the air.

Jenna Harrison (’21) and her classmates line up for the Commencement procession.

Student Body President Tyler Watkins (’21) prepares to ring the bell to begin Commencement.

Siji Soetan (’21) leads the Alma Mater at Commencement.

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Tiger PRIDE President Leigh Ann Lundy presents Class Citizenship Awards to Grace Lyons (’21), Son Le (’21) and Katie Carlton (’21) at Honors Day.

Maddie Bradshaw (’21) introduces biology teacher Mike Hudson (’94, LD ’18), who was selected by the class to speak at Baccalaureate.

Lawson Goodwin (’21) and Jackson Brewster (’21) escort Lauren Alden, the sister of their late classmate Tyler Studstill, in the Prom Senior Lead Out.

Athletic Director Eddie Guth presents Ivy Watters (’21) and Eli Baldwin (’21) with D.M. McNaull Awards, given to the seniors who typify the best qualities of a scholar-athlete, at Honors Day.

Head of School Brent Bell awards a diploma to Ashlyn Woods (’21).

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Members of the Class of 2021 who have been learning virtually from China gather in Shanghai for an informal Commencement ceremony.

Cameron Ellison (’21) and Brinson Sumner (’21) dance the night away “Under the Stars” at Prom.

Caroline McRay (’21) takes a selfie with friends as they line up for the Baccalaureate processional.

The Alumni Council welcomes the Class of 2021 into the Darlington Alumni Association with a Senior Picnic at North River Farm Pavilion.

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Class Notes 1979

(next reunion 2024)

Class Agent: Tony Massing

Bruce Levingston has released a new album, "Prelude to Dawn." He is currently the artist-in-residence at the University of Mississippi.

1983

(next reunion 2023)

Class Agent: Stephanie (Smith) Walker

Barry Hurley has been selected to serve on the American Association of Bank Directors Task Force on mitigating the personal liability risk of bank directors consistent with the safety and soundness of the banking system. He also gave Shorter University’s Commencement Address this spring.

1984

(next reunion 2024)

Class Agent: Madge (Brown) Crawford

Tim Green and Matthew Jones (’99) led Kentucky Country Day School to the Class A state football championship finals for the first time in school history.

Whit Whitaker (’77, LD ’15), president of King University, gives the Commencement address.

1994

(next reunion 2024)

Class Agent: Jimmy Smith

1958

(next reunion 2023)

Class Agent: Jeff Godard

Charlie Higgins III celebrated the 80th birthday of his classmate Mark Eubanks (’58) in the fall of 2020.

Charlie said, "Here is a picture of the old boy at his 80th birthday party. His hair has gotten a bit white, but then it’s thicker than mine."

Dan Hanks (’61, LD ’12), Jim Ford (’54) and retired faculty member Rick Buice attend a Darlington Connects Lunch & Learn in May.

Mark Eubanks (’58) and Charlie Higgins (’58) 1963

Derek Minshew writes: “Since my last update in 2015, my family and I spent two years in Abuja, Nigeria, before heading to our next post, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Port-au-Prince ended up being a pretty tumultuous tour, thanks to bouts of local civil unrest, and my family and I bounced between Haiti and Ohio as things heated up and cooled down between protesters and local authorities. My family and I finished up our two years in Port-au-Prince and are now in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. We are grateful to have landed at such a great post after several years living in places where things weren't so stable. Home to breathtaking safaris, the exotic island of Zanzibar (birthplace of Freddie Mercury), Mt. Kilimanjaro, and some of the friendliest and most welcoming people you'll ever meet, Tanzania has been a great place for us to land. My family and I are excited about this next chapter in our lives and look forward to hosting visitors!”

(next reunion 2023)

Class Agent: Bob Elkins

Tom Harbin Jr. has released his fourth book, “Practical Ethics in Ophthalmology: A Doctor’s Guide to Medical Ethics in the Surgical and Medical Practice of Ophthalmology.”

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Alumni Profile

Jean Early (’76, LD ’14) Finding your niche

You might say the women who transitioned from attending the all-girls Thornwood School to the new, co-ed (and for merly all-boys) Darlington School when the two merged in 1973 learned a real-life lesson in adaptability. Jean Early (’76, LD ’14) was no different and it was this skill that has helped her time and time again throughout her career.

Thornwood and Darlington coming together was probably the best thing that could have ever happened to me,” said Early. “It gave me a lot of opportunities that I probably would have never had because it allowed me to branch out into a lot of areas.”

Early went on to attend Emory University and earn her degree in political science, but quickly changed gears.

“I graduated during one of the worst economies known to man and began interviewing for jobs,” she said. “They would ask if I could type and I would point out that I

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had a degree. I realized that I needed a different path if I wanted to be successful.”

Early enrolled at Georgia Tech as a computer science major but shifted to industrial management. Her early career saw her transition from writing documentation for computer programs into programming, but she was still looking for the right fit. Instead of staying put, she adapted and enrolled at Kennesaw State University to get her MBA in Finance.

“I helped computerize doctor’s offices and worked with a number of I.T. teams in hospitals, but frankly I got tired of people calling me in the middle of the night wanting to know how to format a diskette,” Early laughed. “I decided to pursue accounting and figured if someone called me in the middle of the night, they’d better be revenue agents getting ready to beat down my door.”

Early has been a CPA since 2003 and refers to the shift as her “midlife career change.” In 2005, she opened her own firm in Kennesaw, Ga., where she specializes in individual and small business tax and accounting, estate and trust taxation, not-for-profit accounting and taxation, and both Peachtree (Sage 50) and Quickbooks setup and support.

“It’s important to find your niche in life,” Early said. “My husband found his right off and was blessed to have made his hobby his career. It took me longer than most people, but I’ve been blessed with his support and the support of my parents.”

In their free time, Early and her now-retired husband, Richard Cook, serve at Family Promise of Cobb County, where she is treasurer of the Board of Trustees and he helps maintain the organization’s database.

“Family Promise serves the ‘hidden homeless’ — people who are one paycheck away from disaster and then that paycheck doesn’t come,” she said. “We have a rotational shelter program where several churches work together to provide temporary shelter for families while they go through a screening process.

Once accepted, we counsel them on money management and finding and keeping a job. We also work to try and keep their children in the same schools so there’s no further disruption in their lives.

“Serving others is definitely something I have brought with me from Darlington,” Early continued.

“I think a lot of emphasis is placed on serving others to show you’re a good leader. I believe that Darlington taught me to serve others because you’re a good person with a strong moral compass. That’s yet another thing that makes the school so special to me.”

Early has also continued to serve and support Darlington whenever possible. A graduate of Leadership Darlington, she has been a class agent, a Career Day speaker and is now a member of the Alumni Council. She’s actively engaged with Darlington’s Facebook page and has found the platform to be a great place to reconnect with her classmates and other alumni.

“My husband and I stay in a pretty tight bubble,” she said. “I mostly see people from church, I do needlework with some friends, and I serve at Family Promise, but I have connected with more Darlington people on Facebook than I ever did before it came along.”

She has also been working with classmates Jane (Cooper) Tate and Dan Wade to plan their upcoming 45th reunion in October.

“My experience at Darlington and the path I took after I graduated are the driving force behind my continued involvement,” she said.

“I wish more than anything that my fellow alums could see how great the school is. I hope they see what a leg up we got in life because we attended such a great school and feel compelled to give back out of gratitude.”

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Brought to the Rome community by Amy (’94) and Gaines Dempsey (’94), Java Joy Rome held two launch events at Darlington last fall. Founded in 2016, Java Joy’s mission is to create transformative experiences for people with disabilities and their families, changing communities for the better.

Frank Pratt III writes: “Life has been interesting during the COVID-19 pandemic. I continue to work as a mental health therapist and am seeing the majority of my clients via telemedicine. My father (Frank Pratt Jr., M.D.) and I are excited about the launch of our new Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) program in 2019. We are the first provider to offer TMS treatments in Northwest Georgia. On a personal note, my wife (Olivia), daughter (Rose), and mother-in-law (Faith) embarked on a journey across the United States last fall, traveling in our RV (a Winnebago named 'Ramblin' Rose.') I met with them for a week in September. While I was with them, we traveled in Ramblin' Rose to several parts of North and South Dakota, such as the International Peace Gardens, Mount Rushmore, The Badlands, and Theodore Roosevelt State Park. I met them again in November to tour parts of Texas as they headed home.”

2004

(next reunion 2024)

Class Agent: Vacancy

Xaivier Ringer, co-founder of Rome Mural Co-Lab, has been creating amazing murals all over the Rome community, including one in Darlington’s McCallie-Kennedy Library.

Xaivier Ringer (’04) and Rome Mural CoLab Co-founder Ellie Borromeo pictured with Fine Arts Director Kim Tunnell and Alumni Relations Director Vicki Vincent beneath a mural they designed to celebrate the school’s fine arts programs.

Frank Pratt (’94) and his wife, Olivia, at Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota

Luke Lester (’84, LD ’13) and Scott Dozier (’72) attend a Darlington Connects Lunch & Learn in May.

Calling all alumni…

Distinguished Alumnus Nominations Send us your nominations for the 2022 Distinguished Alumnus Award. Established by the Alumni Council in 1983, this award recognizes alumni who have achieved prominence in their profession and/or community and who have demonstrated loyalty to Darlington.

Please email your nomination to vvincent@darlingtonschool.org and include the following information: Name and class year of nominee Reason(s) for nomination Your name and class year

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1997

(next reunion 2022)

Class Agents: Julie (Wilson) Lucas, Vann Morris

Laura (Collier) Darnell writes: “Hello! For the past seven months, I‘ve been battling with Stage 4 breast cancer. My prognosis looks good and I‘ve finished chemo. Radiation starts next week! It has been a difficult road and I appreciate all the Darlington people who’ve reached out to me!”

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2007

(next reunion 2022)

Class Agents: C.J. Cypress, Christine (Doss) Perrin

Margot (Wallis) Barber and her husband, Jarrad, announce the birth of a daughter, Olivia James, on Feb. 18, 2021.

Jenni (Ryan) Hall and her husband, Andrew, announce the birth of a son, John Dennis “Jack,” on May 31, 2021.

The family lives in Colorado Springs, Colo. The proud godparents are Julia (Douglas ’07, LD ’15) and Gregory Thomas (’07).

(next reunion 2023)

Class Agents: Regan (Maki) Couch, Molly (Kelly) Steeves

Betsy (Hight) Richie has joined the sales team at Toles, Temple & Wright Inc. as one of the agency’s newest realtors. In addition to having bought, sold and managed a variety of different properties over the years, she is also a second-generation realtor. She and her husband, Brian, are the parents of Elizabeth (’23), Emily (’25) and Will (’31).

Jack, the son of Jenni (Ryan ’07) and Andrew Hall

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Andy Welborn (’85) Life lessons and loyal leadership

A third-generation automobile dealer, Andy Welborn (’85) has been in the family business for over 30 years. He moved to Rome, Ga., from South Carolina as a third-grader when his father acquired the local Chevrolet dealership.

A couple of years later, the elder Welborn also purchased the Toyota dealership and the business, now known as Riverside Auto Group, continues to thrive with Andy serving as president.

Welborn credits his company’s success to his father, John, and the people who serve their customers every day. He credits much of his personal success to Darlington, where the relationships formed and family-like atmosphere have forever bonded Welborn and his family to the school.

“Most of us go to college, at least traditionally, for four years,” he said.

“And yet at Darlington, we stayed together in Lower School, Middle School, and Upper School, and that’s a long time. We fought and played and cared about each other so much that it became a family. I have friends that live across the country that I still talk to once or twice a month, but we text each other every day. We even have a group text that should probably never see the light of day, but that just shows how close we still are.”

The connections Welborn made at Darlington were clearly strong, but none have been stronger than his marriage to his wife of 27 years, the former Christa Lowe (’84). The couple ran in the same circles at Darlington, but it wasn’t until five-and-a-half years after Welborn graduated that they started dating.

“I think that people think we have an arranged marriage or something since our folks were both in the automobile business,” he said, “but I just think that the good Lord definitely has a plan.”

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After Darlington, Welborn had opportunities to play soccer at a few small colleges, but after hurting his shoulder the last game of his senior year and requiring surgery, he decided to attend the University of Mississippi.

“I had a brief stint at Ole Miss and was very successful socially,” he laughed. “Academically, I was not quite hitting the marks. When my dad saw my grades, he decided that I need to come home and maybe work a bit and try to get myself back on track.”

Welborn attended school part time while working for the family business.

“Eventually, I just wound up working full time,” he said. “The next thing I knew, I was buying a house.

Then I had a family to raise and I was working six days a week. My dad told me during that time that if I didn’t go back [to college] then, that I never would. I was a bit hard-headed and time moved on.”

He and Christa have four children — Griffin, Grace (’15), Sam (’20), and Molly (’22) — and when Grace chose to attend Auburn University, Welborn decided it was time for him to go back to school as well. The pair graduated from Auburn in 2020 and even crossed the graduation stage together.

“It was a great feeling to complete my degree,” Welborn said. “I didn’t really have to do it, but it’s kind

of a promise I made to my dad.

Unfortunately, he passed away while I was working on it, but I know he knows. More than anything, I wanted my kids to know that it was important to gain the discipline to do it while they were young and get a good start with that balance in their life.”

Through the years, Welborn has been devoted to Darlington as a parent and currently serves on the Board of Trustees, a role that he sees as a way to ensure Darlington’s continued success. This year, he will lead the board’s Advancement Committee, which focuses on the external relations of the school, specifically development and enrollment management.

“The memories and all the relationships and bonds I’ve made at Darlington School are forever etched in my mind and are the happiest of days for me,” Welborn said. “That is why I serve on the Board, to make sure that those same things happen for the kids and families that are coming through now and in the years to come.

“The Board is not the power broker of the school,” he continued. “The parents, students, faculty and staff are. We’re just there to figure out what makes Darlington better by listening, and our job is to keep working to make Darlington one of the best preparatory schools in the country.”

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Class Notes Christie (Doss) Perrin and her husband, David, announce the birth of a son, Walter “Clayton,” on Jan. 12, 2021. The family lives in Atlanta.

Allie Hurley was inducted into Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society at Mercer School of Nursing. She has also been accepted as an Anesthesia student at Lincoln Memorial University.

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Allie Hurley (’13) Christie (Doss ’07, LD ’14), David and Clayton Perrin 2009

(next reunion 2024)

Class Agents: Korea (Black) Gilreath, Bess (Kelley) Graham

Pepe Ivars connected with Marshall McCann (’15) over dinner in Valencia, Spain, last fall.

2011

(next reunion 2026)

Morgan McFall passed the Georgia State Bar and was sworn in on Dec. 21, 2020, in Cedartown, Ga. She graduated from Flagler College in Saint Augustine, Fla., with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Pre-Law. Following college, Morgan attended Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law, where she graduated in May 2020. She is currently working as an attorney at Bader Scott in Atlanta.

Class Agents: Luke Cook, Chandler Holcombe, Charles King

Leah Mayo was named one of the Rome Floyd Chamber’s Exceptional Seven for 2021. She joins fellow alumni Strom Mull (’06, LD ’12), Xaivier Ringer (’04) and Ford Knight (’05, LD ’18) on the list.

2013

(next reunion 2023)

Class Agents: Blair Holcombe, Mary Lyn Stegall, Madeline (Gaffney) Welborn

Jane Campbell won a bronze medal as a member of the U.S.A. women’s soccer team in the Tokyo Olympics.

Morgan McFall (’13) pictured with her parents, Leslie and Brad, at her swearingin ceremony 2014

(next reunion 2024)

Class Agent: Vacancy

Kia Sims is featured on the Louisiana State University Manship School of Mass Communications website.

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Last year, 67 students received GOAL Scholarship funds totaling $529,065.

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(next reunion 2025)

Class Agent: Vacancy

Robert Muschamp finished his second season as a defensive graduate assistant for the University of Tennessee football team. He was featured in Vols Wire on USA Today Sports last fall.

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The Georgia GOAL Scholarship Program is a win-win-win for taxpayer donors, scholarship recipients, and our school community.

• Darlington has awarded a total of $4,031,015 in GOAL Scholarships since 2008.

For more information, contact Carolyn (Seigler) Brearley ('99), director of GOAL and financial aid, at cbrearley@darlingtonschoo.org

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Alumni Profile

Kent Capps (’93, LD ’15)

Finding your community After attending 10 different schools in four countries, Kent Capps (’93, LD ’15) landed at Darlington because of his desire for an American high school experience. What he found here was a forever home.

His father worked for an oil company and the family traveled the globe. When Capps decided to explore boarding school options, his parents were living in Paris, where his father was involved with the construction of Disneyland Paris, formerly Euro Disney Resort.

His sister, Kelle (Capps) Maynard (’87), had already graduated from Darlington and, while it was on his list of options, he explored a variety of schools around the country before ultimately deciding to become a Tiger, too.

“I loved how Darlington was a diverse blend of boarding and day students,” he said. “In most boarding schools I looked at in the Northeast, the school community was very separate and there was really no connection to the area.

At Darlington, I was in a true community and that was important to me.”

After Darlington, Capps attended the University of Texas at Austin. A

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terrible car accident his freshman year slowed things down a bit, but he ultimately graduated with his B.B.A. in Accounting and M.P.A. in Accounting simultaneously in 1999.

He headed to New York City and launched his professional career in the Tribeca area, working as an investment banker at Salomon Smith Barney (now CitiGroup). It was there that he stepped into the world of mergers and acquisitions and raising money and capital for companies, primarily in the healthcare arena.

His third year there, 9/11 happened.

“I was actually in my apartment just down the street [from the World Trade Center],” he said. “I heard the planes f ly over.”

This world-changing event made him change course and, after a year of being a self-proclaimed “ski bum,” Capps moved to Dallas, Texas, where he began consulting with several firms on mergers and acquisitions.

There, he attended the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and earned his MBA, splitting career endeavors between Chicago and Dallas.

He has now spent over two decades in finance M&A, corporate development, and investment banking, and is currently the chief financial officer for OMNIA Partners in Nashville, Tenn. The largest and most experienced organization in group purchasing, OMNIA serves the government, education, manufacturing and corporate markets.

Previously, he was a vice president at Provista, a leading group

purchasing organization focused on non-acute care. There, he developed and executed Provista’s growth strategy initiatives across all business lines.

“OMNIA Partners was actually spun out of Provista and led to a move for me from Dallas to Nashville,” Capps said. “I actually had an unexpected Darlington connection during the merger process with a private equity firm, TA Associates. This company helped us set up our company as a standalone firm and one of the managing partners there is Morgan Seigler III (’95).”

The move to Nashville meant more than a career move for Capps. After being in a long-distance relationship for several years, he and now-wife Jamie decided it was time to take the next step. The two were married in April of 2017 and welcomed their son, Robert, into the world in June.

Throughout his successful career, Capps has stayed connected to Darlington and the undergraduate and graduate institutions he attended. He has served on the McCombs School of Business Alumni Advisory Board and the Chancellor’s Executive Committee for the University of Texas System, and recently joined Darlington’s Alumni Council. He also attends class reunions whenever possible.

“I was very close and have remained very close to classmates Scott Whitworth (’93), Jim Barr Coleman (’93, LD ’16) and Al Zachry (’93),” he said. “All of them have been a part of my life for the last 20 years and I’ve tried to remain active with Darlington through the years. It’s a community and that community stays with you long after you graduate.”

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Class of 2021 2017

(next reunion 2022)

2019

(next reunion 2024)

Class Agent: Vacancy

Class Agent: Vacancy

Anna Katherine Cates graduated from Georgia Tech last spring and was featured in the Georgia Tech feature, “Sheller News: Countdown to Graduation.”

Kinley Sanders, who plays for Colorado Christian University, received RMAC Conference recognition defensively and Offensive Player of the Week honors during the season.

Legacy members of the Class of 2021 are pictured with family members.

Kinley Sanders (’19) Former Faculty Anna Katherine Cates (’17) 2018

(next reunion 2023)

Class Agent: Vacancy

Russell Shealy was named to the National College Team of the Week last fall for his soccer performance as goalie for Syracuse University.

David Powell is enjoying retirement and has become a full-time writer. He has published numerous short stories and his work is featured in a couple of books. You can read about his work and see several of these stories on his website, www.davidlpowell.net.

Chantz McClinic (’04, LD ’14), Molly (Kelly) Steeves (’98, LD ’12), Ryan Somerville (’03) and Jordan Beck (’14) participate in an alumni panel about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their respective businesses during Darlington Connects Lunch & Learn last spring. The panel was moderated by Robert Hortman (’99, LD ’18).

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Bo Cherry (’07, LD ’20) participates in a small-group discussion during Leadership Darlington.

Bo Cherry (’07, LD ’20)

A foundation of honesty and trust Few people know at the age of 12 what they want to do with their life, but Bo Cherry (’07, LD ’20) already had a good idea of what he didn’t want to do — or so he thought.

“I was a construction site helper for my uncle’s business and, at first, I just picked up trash and moved material around,” he said. “Then, whenever someone didn’t show up, I would fill in. I started framing houses not long after I started and if you’re a framer, you’re also doing the exterior sheathing, insulation, and drywall — everything connected to building a house.”

Cherry learned every skill as he helped out during school breaks and hot Georgia summers.

“It was hot, hard, miserable work,” he said, “and when I was younger, I thought I was putting in that work so that I could get into college, get a ‘real job,’ and never have to do that again.”

Cherry enrolled at Darlington as a boarding student from from the small community of Barnesville, Ga. “The variety of people helped me learn to relate to others in college and now in my career,” Cherry said. “It doesn’t really matter what room you

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put me in; I know how to carry on a conversation with just about anyone.”

He then headed to the University of Mississippi, where he majored in business administration and management and took on a familiar part-time job.

“Lo and behold, I ended up getting a job with a contractor,” he laughed.

He initially considered a law degree, but shifted direction after a pivotal conversation with his boss.

“He told me he had originally gone to school to be an optometrist but his dad had helped him realize the amount of debt he would have by the time he was finished,” Cherry said.

“So he decided to focus on his small but profitable construction company and wanted me to consider a similar scenario.”

Cherry gave it some thought and ultimately shifted gears. By that time, he had met his future wife, Kristin, who was originally from Houston, Texas. Her parents had friends who were property developers, and that connection ultimately landed Cherry his first job in Houston as a superintendent.

“I thought I was going to jump into the business and be the next Bob Vila, taking all of these small jobs I had been doing since I was 12 and doing them on a professional level,” Cherry said. “But the homebuilding market in Houston was very different, and I was expected to build at a fast pace with the lowest quality.

As a superintendent, I wasn’t even supposed to touch anything.”

Cherry found himself frustrated with the quality of work from subcontractors and would spend extra time on the job site fixing the things he wasn’t pleased with. His supervisor discouraged this practice, but Cherry wasn’t comfortable with subpar workmanship.

Two years into his career, he attended an annual meeting for the Greater Houston Builders Association and learned that, based on surveys of new homeowners, he had a 92% approval rating. This earned him recognition as “Builder of the Year” for his company and also gave him the confidence to break away from it.

“I had little to no savings, but I took work that I had been doing on the side and made it full time as BCI Drywall and Finishes,” he said.

His first break into the commercial market came from the original business connection that brought him to Houston, a multi-f loor renovation at the Port of Houston Administration Building. After seven years in business, BCI Drywall and Finishes employs nearly 50 and has reached almost $40 million in sales.

“I’ve built my career on the foundation of honesty and trust,” Cherry said. “Having the support of my wife along with the long hours, little sleep, always putting quality first, and nurturing the relationships I made through those early projects helped BCI grow to where it is today.”

The Cherrys, now a family of four with two children, Olivia and Liam, find themselves back in Georgia on occasion to visit friends and family. In 2020, he returned to the Lakeside to participate in Leadership Darlington and, while walking the halls of Wilcox, keyed in on a unique way to give back to the school with the donation of new ceiling tiles.

“I’m pretty sure those were the same ceilings I was looking at when I walked the halls as a student,” he said. “I knew it was a way for me to give back to Darlington, my home for four years.”

The new ceiling system was installed over the summer of 2021.

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HONOR ROLL Donors Whether you m a de a donation to The Darlington Fund or our endowment funds, you have helped to make a difference in the lives of those we are committed to educating.

Thank you for your continued support of Darlington School!

We invite you to visit darlingtonschool. org/honorroll to see all gifts to the school as well as donor lists broken down by giving levels. While we strive for accuracy, if you notice an error or have a question about your donation, please contact Julie (Wilson) Lucas (’97) at 706-802-4390. The Honor Roll reflects gifts made from June 1, 2020, through May 31, 2021.

Alumni Class of 1930 *Mr. James A. Halverstadt Class of 1941 Mr. Harold F. Gallivan Jr. Class of 1944 Mr. James C. Fort Mr. Lyons J. Heyman *Mr. John W. Thatcher Class of 1945 Mr. Richard G. Glasgow Mr. Jackson D. Morgan Class of 1946 The Rev. Dr. Robert L. Montgomery Class of 1947 Mr. Edward E. Carter Mr. Edward Miles Mr. Hugh I. Richardson Jr. Mr. Robert Sloan Class of 1948 Mr. W. Frank Barron Jr. Mr. William H. Clayton Jr. Mr. Thomas G. Cousins Mr. Richard A. Denny Jr. The Rev. William F. Henning Mr. Charles S. Heyman Jr. *Mr. Stephen D. Potts *Mr. E. Bretney Smith Jr. Dr. Allan E. Strand Class of 1949 Dr. David A. Mathewes Jr. Mr. John K. Ottley Jr. Mr. J. Julian Roche Mr. Charles H. Simmons Mr. Cooper E. Taylor Jr. Class of 1950 *Mr. Claude H. Booker Jr. Mr. Jack A. Curtis Mr. I. Arnold Hoge

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Class of 1951 Mr. Edgar M. Clark Mr. William A. Dunlap Mr. Rodney L. Moak Dr. Jo H. Stegall Jr. Mr. D. Robert Trundle Class of 1952 The Hon. Brooks E. Blitch III Mr. Douglas D. Connah Jr. Col. Robert F. Dundervill Jr. Mr. Gerald M. Lester Mr. Marion H. Liles Jr. Dr. Robert S. Lowrey Jr. Class of 1953 Mr. Charles R. Cookson Mr. Marion A. Cowell Jr. Mr. James H. Dillard II Mr. Samuel L. Donaldson Mr. Jerry M. Dunwoody Mr. Eugene Herrin Mr. James C. Hill Jr. Mr. John P. Hine Mr. Jerry L. Minge Mr. Frederick E. Parker Mr. Moultrie D. Plowden Mr. Harlan M. Trammell Jr. Mr. Marshall P. Walker Class of 1954 Mr. James A. Ford Mr. Thomas H. Ford Mr. David D. Harvey Mr. J. Cantey Heath Mr. James B. Hunter Mr. George H. Johnson Mr. Rudolph G. Johnstone Jr. Mr. William H. Jordan Mr. William C. Scott Mr. Stephen H. Sewell Jr. Mr. Fred W. Snell Jr. Mr. R. Edmund Thorpe Jr. Class of 1955 Mr. Charles R. Bamford Dr. Bannester L. Harbin Jr. *Mr. John G. Hunter

At Darlington, curiosity is embraced and learning is loved! Here, we open the world of creativity and independence as children like Bo Shurley (’33) develop and grow in a secure and academically nurturing space made possible, in part, by our generous donors.

Mr. C. Jerry Spurlin Mr. Carl V. Strayhorn Jr. Dr. Sidney H. Yarbrough III Class of 1956 Mr. William S. Ebert Mr. Edward B. Hamler Mr. Quill O. Healey Mr. Scott R. Henson Mr. Patrick W. Roche Dr. Alex B. Russell Jr. Mr. Richard R. Smith Dr. Charles L. Whitfield Class of 1957 Mr. Jere A. Drummond Lt. Cmdr. David Franz Dr. Peter G. Gilbert Mr. Alston Glenn Col. R. Ramsey Green Mr. R. Denson Martin Jr. Mr. John H. McKinley Jr. Mr. Robert A. Ragan Mr. Marvin W. Spearman Jr. Mr. Benjamin C. Wetherington Class of 1958 Anonymous Mr. Harold L. Brewer Mr. Robert M. Brinson Sr. Dr. William L. Clark Jr. Mr. A. David Conner Dr. Lewis M. Flint Jr. Mr. David H. Hanks Mr. Charles H. Higgins III Mr. Kenneth E. Hyatt Mr. George H. McElveen Dr. Clyde C. Medlock Jr. Mr. William A. Mitchell Jr. Mr. H. Wynn Montgomery Jr. Mr. B. Wayne Ozment Mr. Roby Robinson III Mr. Jerry E. Watson Mr. James S. Whelan Mr. Evan H. Wood

Class of 1959 Mr. David F. Addlestone Mr. Thomas F. Bridgers Mr. Warren N. Coppedge Jr. Mr. C. William Daniel Mr. James F. Fitzpatrick III Mr. F. Berry Hayley Mr. James C. Hill III Mr. Marshall G. Jones Mr. Marcus G. Keown II Mr. R. Glenn Lesley Mr. Edward White V Mr. Charles B. Youmans Jr. Mr. David H. Young III Class of 1960 Mr. Randall S. Booker Mr. C. Langdon Cheves Jr. Mr. James J. Edmundson Dr. David O. Findley *Mr. F. Frederick Kennedy Jr. Mr. Seabrook L. Marchant Mr. Edward W. Phifer III Mr. Edward H. Rudert Dr. John R. Stephenson II Mr. John W. Walden Jr. Mr. John H. Williams III Mr. Robert E. Withers III Class of 1961 Mr. Allison W. Arrington Dr. Robert A. Bethel *Mr. Terry D. Bradshaw Dr. Edward W. Brewster Jr. Mr. William E. Coleman III Mr. R. Larry Crutchfield Mr. L. Ray Dempsey Mr. Michael A. Diprima Mr. P. Allen Dodd Jr. Mr. William H. Ford Jr. Mr. Frederick H. Graham Sr. Mr. Lloyd H. Griffin III Dr. J. Daniel Hanks Jr. Mr. Guy O. Hunter Mr. Nevin Patton III Mr. Lathrop W. Smith Mr. Osgood P. Willingham II

Mr. Robert F. Woodruff Mr. Alexander K. Wyatt Jr. Class of 1962 Mr. Edward E. Brown III Mr. Philip H. Burrus Ms. Starr Willingham Byrne Mr. Houston L. Crumpler Jr. Mr. James E. Davis Jr. Dr. John C. Dutton Jr. Mr. George C. Gibson Dr. Neel Hammond Jr. Mrs. Adeline Wright Hanks Mr. Gordon Lee Hight II Mr. D. Gary Hill Mr. Jimmy E. Jordan Dr. John S. Kirkland Jr. Dr. Jerome E. Lahman Mr. Charles S. Lichtman Dr. Claud E. Morgan Jr. Mrs. Joyce Riddle Neely Mr. John H. Noel III Mr. William H. Read Mr. Claude E. Sessions Mr. John A. Shearer Dr. Frank D. Stegall Sr. Class of 1963 Mr. Stuart J. Alston Mr. Wright W. Bagby Jr. Mr. Alfred L. Barron Jr. Mrs. Mary McCamy Beachum Mr. James E. Bethel Mr. John G. Brock Mrs. Kay Wyatt Cheves Dr. Joel E. Dendy Jr. Mr. Robert N. Elkins Mr. J. Douglass Fox Mr. Robert O. Freeman Dr. Joseph W. Goldston Dr. Buford G. Harbin Dr. Thomas S. Harbin Jr. Mrs. Mary Jervis Hayes Mr. James C. Humphries Mr. Robert L. Ison Mr. R. Marshall Jackson Jr. Mr. J. Stephen Jenkins Sr.

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T h a n k Yo u t o O u r S u p p o r t e r s Mr. William W. Jordan *Mr. James H. Milford Jr. Mr. Samuel G. Moss III Mr. W. Watt Neal Jr. Mr. Joseph K. Orr IV Mr. James T. Roe III Mr. E. Willingham Smith III Mr. Randolph H. Stokely Mr. Julian C. Whitten Mr. William M. Whittenburg Jr. Mr. William E. Wofford III Class of 1964 Mr. Michael S. Barron Sr. Mr. D. Randolph Berry Mr. Robert L. Berry Mr. Robert C. Covington Mr. George R. Dodge Mr. John L. Dozier Mrs. Anne Turner Ginsberg Mr. J. Lewis Glenn Dr. William C. Gordon Mrs. Julia Todd Holliday Mr. J. Terry Honan *Mr. Charles E. Lindsay Mr. Fountain H. May Jr. Mr. Robert H. Meaher Mr. Charles D. Mitchell Jr. Mr. John T. Newton Jr. Mr. Donald C. Pooley Mr. Stephen P. Poulsen Mr. Sidney Ransom Mr. Frank M. Taylor Jr. Mrs. Linda Hoge Wilkin Class of 1965 Ms. Mary Sib Mooney Banks Mr. Harry M. Foss Jr. Mr. Robert C. Gaw Mrs. Jessie Brinson Greene Mrs. Donna Jacks Griffin Mrs. Elizabeth Hardin Hertenstein Mr. Wynne T. Huff II Mr. David G. Hunter Mrs. Nancy Smith Hunter Mrs. Anne Rooney Kerr Mrs. Martha Nabors McClellan Mr. Ashley D. Pace III Mr. Haywood O. Patton Mr. Randal L. Ringhaver Mr. Frank M. Rogers IV Mrs. Cindi Knox Schubert Mr. Charles I. Small Mr. Joseph E. Teague Jr. Ms. Martha Stanton Van Der Mallie Capt. Charles M. Vinson Mr. David S. Wilkin Dr. F. Doyle Woodruff Mr. G. McRae Worthington Mr. James H. Zachry Class of 1966 Mr. E. Roy Baggett Mr. William F. Brewster Mr. Wilbert W. Brown Mr. Hugh Corbett Mr. Graham F. Daniel Jr. Mr. Thomas H. De Buys Mr. H. Patrick Derrick Mr. Frederick W. Dick Mr. William G. Harris Mrs. Villa Sulzbacher Hizer *Mr. Thomas A. Hyatt Mr. David G. Newton Dr. Robert F. Norton Jr. Mr. Thomas B. Pearce III Mr. Edward W. Penn Jr. Mr. Lamar W. Sizemore Jr. Mr. Frank W. Virgin Class of 1967 Mrs. C. Lee Lovvorn Albright Mr. William D. Cornwell Jr. Mr. William E. Elmore Jr. Mr. Edward N. Esserman

Dr. Robert L. Harbin *Mr. W. Louis Harris Mr. Charles A. Hight Jr. Mr. William M. Huffman Jr. Dr. Mell C. Jackson Mrs. Rhyne Morgan Lipsey Mr. J. Bradford May Dr. Duncan B. McRae Jr. Mr. J. Kenneth Morgan Mr. Hall T. Penn Mrs. Marchant Starr Reutlinger Mr. J. Douglas Riddle II Mr. Robert E. Ridgway Jr. Mr. Michael B. Swain Mr. James S. Thomas Mr. W. Lee Thuston Mr. James P. Trotter Jr. Mrs. Sue Willingham Upchurch Mr. Lynn E. Whatley Mr. Larry C. Williams Mr. Stuart C. Witham IV Class of 1968 Mrs. Patti Rogers Barron Mrs. Cathy O'Neill Dollar Mr. Horace P. Dykes Jr. Mr. Charles W. Evans Mr. Floyd H. Farless Mr. John C. Fletcher Jr. Mr. Robert L. Garner Jr. Mr. Robert P. Harris Mr. Charles H. Jefts III Mr. Harry Johnson III Mr. Kent Maury Mr. J. Bradford May Mr. Jack L. McGinnis Mr. Dwight M. Meadors Mr. James W. Moore Mr. F. David Muschamp Mr. William F. Nixon Lt. Col. J. David Pesterfield Ms. Karen Prather Dr. Daniel D. Primm Jr. Mr. S. David Smith Jr. Mr. Lucas A. Snipes Dr. Leslie C. Watters Mr. W. Bew White Jr. Class of 1969 Mr. William L. Crawley III Dr. Kenneth F. Davis Mr. William W. Gaffney Jr. Mr. Russell W. Horneman Mr. Michael W. Horner Mr. Scott R. Johnston Jr. Mr. Richard T. Lewis Dr. John M. McCord Sr. Mrs. Ansley Briley Saville Mr. Charles D. Scott Dr. John F. Sisley III

Dr. J. Thrower Starr Jr. Mr. R. Craig Stiegel Mr. Thomas B. Waller Mr. Timothy R. Wallis Mr. Cecil B. Wright III Class of 1970 Mr. Thomas A. Barron Mr. H. Logan Boss III Mr. Carlton Carden Mr. John A. Carey Mrs. Brooke Milner Cornwell Mr. Stephen L. Cornwell Mrs. Laura Harbin Davis Dr. Bernard H. Eichold II Mr. David P. Fisher Mr. Frank M. Harrison Mr. Jackson M. Heard Mr. Lyons J. Heyman Jr. Mr. Edward W. Hine Jr. *Mrs. Linda Harris Hine Mr. J. Craig McCrary Mrs. Frances Smith McLean Mr. Charles V. Miller Mr. Lee R. Redmond Mr. Wright W. Smith Mr. George M. Soper Jr. Mr. Perrin C. Trotter Mr. William C. Wesley Mr. James P. Worthington Mr. Barry Wright III Class of 1971 Ms. Lucy Griffin Babcock Mr. James T. Byars Mr. John C. Catmur Mrs. Virginia Starr Gunther Mrs. Rena Storey Henderson Mr. William A. Kelly Jr. Mrs. Cynthia Hortman Meeker Mr. Gerald W. Moore Mrs. Elizabeth Mooney Mozley Mr. Charles L. Powers Mrs. Suzanne Wright Protz Ms. Karen A. Sachs Mrs. Anne Morgan Sisley Mrs. Elaine Hackett Smith Mr. Gordon A. Smith Mr. Steven L. Teeter Mrs. Diane Munchak Wilson Class of 1972 Mr. Claude F. Allen Mr. Mark M. Arnold Mr. James D. Bonham Dr. R. Andrew Bradley Mrs. Robin Davis Byars Dr. Benjamin H. Cheek Mr. Logan T. Cox Mr. William B. Dobbs II

Mrs. Deborah Brice Greeson Mr. Gary K. Haley Mrs. Deborah Heyman Harris Dr. Robert P. Hortman The Rev. W. Ray Inscoe Mr. Micajah B. Jones Mrs. Mary Selman Kelly Dr. Peeler G. Lacey Mrs. Anne Hine Lee Dr. James R. Lovvorn Mr. Calhoun A. Mays III Mrs. Cynthia McK. McKelvey Mr. Benjamin S. McLean Mrs. Merri Barron McLean Mr. Alan M. Misak Mr. Royce F. Morris Mr. James J. O'Neill III Mrs. Boyce Aldridge Phillips Mr. Alan T. Ramsay Mr. Thomas D. Richardson Mr. Kevin E. Sachs Mr. Julius C. Shaw Jr. Mr. William G. Smith Jr. Dr. Carlos A. Sotolongo Mrs. Joan Sisley Stilwell Ms. Jane G. Sullivan Mrs. Elizabeth Fryer Taylor Mrs. Beth Garner Tibboel Mr. J. Gray Tuttle Jr. Mr. J. Thomas Watters Jr. Mrs. Teresa Huffman Watters Mr. James R. Wilson Mr. Steven R. Winkler Mrs. Rebecca Dempsey Woodard Ms. Nelle T. Woodruff Class of 1973 Dr. Ernest W. Beasley III *Mr. Kenneth M. Dickson Mr. Scott C. Dozier Mr. S. Taylor Edwards Mrs. Nan Ellen Sutton Fuller Mr. Edwin H. Gilliland Mr. Richard L. Green Mrs. Christa Cline Jackson Mr. Robert T. Korski Mr. P. Kimbrough McConkey Dr. John G. Moore Mr. Reuben L. Rockwell Mrs. Claire Dempsey Snedeker Dr. Stephen E. Wilhoite Class of 1974 Mr. Anthony M. Cantrell Mr. Douglas A. Hendrickson Mr. David M. Heyman Mr. Henry J. Hine Mr. Robert F. Horsley Jr. Mr. Stafford W. Huff Mr. James M. Kelley III

*Mr. Lawrence S. Pritchard Mr. F. Daniel Rutledge Mr. McKie M. Trotter II Mr. James K. Werner Jr. Mrs. Michelle Denney Worley Class of 1975 Mr. H. Shol Brown III Mrs. Kathryn Carver Cooper Mr. John R. Cunningham III Dr. D. Scott Edwards Mrs. Frances Beeland Givhan Mr. James B. Hunter Jr. Mr. James H. Jenkins III Mr. William F. Kelley Mrs. Sue Brock Lane Mr. Fred H. Moore III Mr. James V. Patton Mr. Alfred N. Riddle Mr. Warren A. Rigas Mr. David M. Sewell Mr. Harold M. Storey Mrs. Emily Stegall Stuckey Mr. W. Frank Stuckey Jr. Mr. William P. Trotter Jr. Mrs. Karen Candler Tucker Mrs. Melody Wilder Wilson Class of 1976 Mrs. Susan Adair Blanton Mrs. Frances Formby Buice Mr. James E. Cannon Mrs. Jean M. Early Mr. William M. Gilliland Sr. Dr. Daniel D. Pate III Mrs. Roberta Munchak Peters Ms. Elizabeth Birdsong Summer Mr. W. Burr Weatherly Class of 1977 Mrs. Susan Camp Berry Mrs. Kristy Mack Curtis Mr. James K. Dent Mr. Charles W. Douglas Mr. M. Bryan Freeman Ms. Bonnie Grizzard Mr. Andrew C. Heaner Mrs. Mary Helen Wright Heaner Dr. Elizabeth Johnson Higbie Mr. Dennis Hodge Jr. Ms. F. Courtenay Huff Mr. John Izard Jr. Mr. Seth L. Knight III Ms. Rebecca F. Maddox Mr. H. Gordon Pettit III Mr. Alexander W. Whitaker IV Mr. Delos H. Yancey III Class of 1978 Anonymous Mrs. Linda Stevens Albrecht

Life at Darlington's Upper School goes far beyond academics.

Whether it's languages, service work, robotics, or something else entirely, there is a place at Darlington that empowers students like Tanya Maples (’21) and Alexander Austin (’21) to uncover and explore the things they love. Our student-centered programming is only possible thanks to the generous support of our community.

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Community News Mr. John Paul Cooper Mr. Hendrick L. Cromartie III Ms. Paige Skidmore Dickow Mr. William A. DuPre IV Mr. J. David Fitts Mr. John K. Gilliland Jr. Mr. Gregory R. Glover Mr. Bob H. Howell Mrs. Rebekah Barron Montgomery Mr. Thornton W. Morris Jr. Mr. Charles J. Radford Jr. Ms. Cristina D Smith Mr. Ranald Stewart III Mr. J. Henry Trexler Mr. Jon Tudor Class of 1979 Mr. Wade H. Brannon Jr. Mrs. Allison Hunter Brooks Mr. Jeffery K. Brooks Mrs. Susan Hine Duke Mr. Scott Easterwood Mrs. Virginia Johnson Guth Mr. John F. Knight Sr. Mr. Henry P. Linginfelter Mr. Tony D. Massing Mr. John M. Nixon Sr. Mrs. Linda Grizzard Owens Mrs. Retta Vance Poynter Dr. Gregory C. Rutledge Mr. James J. Wilson III Class of 1980 Mrs. Rhonda Williamson Childs Mr. Don L. Deal Jr. Mr. T. Bradley Fricks Mrs. Rosa Ledbetter Kelley Mr. Mark R. Shamblin Mr. Bradley C. Skidmore Mrs. Mary Byrne Vitro Mr. Joseph R. Watters Ms. Alice F. Yurke Class of 1981 Mr. Clinton G. Hubbard Dr. James H. Hudson Jr. Mr. John H. Irby Mr. James W. Johnson Mr. M. Benjamin McGuffey Mr. Thomas Reese Sr. Class of 1982 Ronald D. Dempsey Mrs. Katharine French Flory Mr. Dwight N. Hutchins

Mr. Layton Roberts Mr. Charles S. Williams Jr. Class of 1983 Mr. Cooper C. Crawford Mr. Steven M. Earle Mrs. M. Christian Sapp Hobbs Mr. W. Byron Hurley Mr. William C. Mizell Mrs. Carter Rose Stone Mr. Edwin C. Watters Class of 1984 Mr. C. Vick Collins Ms. Elizabeth A. Corum Mrs. Madge Brown Crawford Mrs. Mary Kate Vick Fuller Mr. Mather D. Graham Mrs. Julia Ward Hamilton Mrs. Katherine Williams Harper Mr. David B. Ivester Mr. Christopher P. Jefts Mr. Winfred M. Jones Jr. Mr. Robert H. Ledbetter Jr. Mr. J. Luke Lester Mr. Jeffrey C. Martin Mrs. Deborah Ann Payne Wakefield Class of 1985 Mrs. Mary Kane Chambers Mr. Robert M. Davis Mrs. Leslie Morgan Finley Mr. Robert L. Leach Mr. E. Wright Ledbetter Mrs. Mary Burke Wimbish Nadeau Dr. Lisa Hudson Saye Mr. Jarrett E. Shadday Sr. Mr. R. Hyun Soo Song Mr. Andrew G. Welborn Sr. Class of 1986 Dr. Scott A. Edwards Mr. Edward C. Gardner Mrs. Patricia L. Hubbard Mr. G. Conn Leithauser Mr. Bryan S. McClendon Mr. James F. Short Mrs. Christa Lowe Welborn Mr. Harold W. Wyatt III Class of 1987 Mr. Stephen H. Brewster Sr. Mr. Carter R. Clark Mr. Louie R. Dempsey Jr. Mr. Kevin C. Evans Mrs. A. Brandice Graham

Mr. J. Kevin Ivester Mr. J. Kyle Ivester Mr. E. Bedell James III Mr. Toby A. Maxwell Mrs. Christine Roberts Morgan Mr. Timothy D. Morgan Mrs. Kimberly Murphy Moseley Mrs. Elizabeth Hackett Pride Mrs. Elizabeth Bagby Smith Mr. Stephen C. Spinks Mrs. Anne-Caroline Brown Taylor Class of 1988 Mrs. Hope Hager Boyd Mr. D. Brooke Brinson Mrs. Stacy Smith Cannon Mr. William E. Carroll III Mr. Bryan K. Clontz Mrs. Kim Lathbury Clontz Mr. Michael F. Hackett Mr. David D. Harvey III Mr. James P. Hazelrigs Mr. Franklin H. Jones Jr. Mr. Robert L. Keith Mr. David D. Ledbetter Dr. George R. Lee III Mrs. Paula Kay Lyon-Womack Ms. Kimberly B. McCoy Mrs. Kaatje Pels Morris Mr. Enryk E. O'Callaghan Mr. John Frank Rosenblum Class of 1989 Mrs. Jill Saltino Graham Mrs. Anne Dorough Green Mr. Lee J. Hark Mrs. Rachel Gross Langley Mrs. Holly Dudley Shadday Class of 1990 *Mr. William R. Enloe Mrs. Christine Lehman Gallagher Mr. H. Kirk Hargett Mr. Jason H. Jones Mrs. Jodi Rhodes Jones Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Neville Martin Mrs. Lucy B. Reynolds Mrs. Carol Culpepper Seal Mr. Chad P. Sharp Mr. Charles C. Shaw Jr. Mrs. Tasha Reese Shaw Mrs. Stefanie Russell Taylor Mrs. Camille Schroeder Temple Mr. William B. Temple

Darlington School Soccer Academy enrolls highly motivated student-athletes like Luciano Rundles ('23) who share a common goal – to obtain a premier collegepreparatory education and elite soccer training within a single, competitive program. The vast majority of our Soccer Academy graduates go on to play in collegiate soccer programs across the United States. This and all athletic pursuits are made possible thanks, in part, to our supporters.

Class of 1991 Mr. Allen P. Avery Mr. Wright W. Bagby III Mr. Burt G. Bagley Mr. Patrick C. Cash Sr. Mrs. Stephanie Denney Dunton Mr. Mark C. Hoven Mrs. Nicole Idnani Julian Mrs. Lane Hines Woodke Class of 1992 Mr. Robert D. Alford Mrs. Holly Ford Baer Mrs. Stacy Melton Brown Ms. Smita R. Donthamsetty Ms. Alison Dunwoody Mr. Jason M. Haney Mrs. Annabelle Jordan Hubbell Mrs. Cheryl Keith Mr. William E. Lark Jr. Mr. S. Chad McKenzie Mr. Ryan Stanton Murphy Mr. William T. Neville Mr. Jeffrey E. Snider Mrs. Claire Drummond Strowd Class of 1993 Mrs. Elizabeth Husser Creech Mrs. Kathryn Hatch Hollingsworth Mrs. Sarah Evans Joseph Mrs. Mildred Payne Raynor Ms. Kris Vanderslice Mr. Scott Whitworth Mr. Jason S. Woolard Mr. J. Alan Zachry Class of 1994 Mr. William G. Brock Mrs. Lacy Keef Clack Mr. T. Alexander Ezell Dr. Britta Stern Graf Mr. Spence R. Horner Mr. Michael J. Hudson Mr. J. Michael McAlpin Mrs. Natalie Berry Murphy Mr. Frank G. Pratt III Ms. Christina D. Robertson Mr. Mark A. Rogers Mrs. Leigh Peace Shepard Mr. Walter D. Steadman Mr. Jon M. Wade Mr. Charles J. Warner IV Mrs. Erika N. White-Jones Class of 1995 Mrs. Anna Lowden Averyt Mrs. Danielle Joyce Ezell Mrs. Manal Khatib Ms. Monica I. L'Esperance Mr. Scott W. Morris Dr. Leverett C. Neville Mrs. Calista Harden Smith Dr. Tselane P. Ware Class of 1996 Ms. Carroll Soffe Baker Mr. James H. Booker III Mrs. Katherine Biondo Cline Mr. Duston M. Cline Mr. Robert Day Dr. Supriya R. Donthamsetty Ms. Kenley Maner Hostetter Ms. Brooke Walker Irby Mrs. Sarah Carwell Jackson Mrs. Nancy Martin Koen Mrs. Leah Waits Lambert Mr. Matthew T. Sawhill Mrs. Mary Hight Sawhill Mr. W. Obenshain Segars Mrs. Alicia Williams Segars Mr. Jonathan E. Selig Mrs. Mary Katherine Husser Simmons Mr. John F. Sisley IV Ms. Katherine Daniel Vinyard

Ms. C. Ashley Wright Mrs. Amanda Watson Zelenak Class of 1997 Ms. Jennifer Bruner Brookins Mrs. Laura Collier Darnell Mrs. Kendall Collins Duggan Mr. Benjamin G. Harbin Mr. Samuel L. Lucas Mrs. Julie Wilson Lucas Ms. Sarah L. McFather Mrs. Jane Hess Nunez Mrs. Virginia Smith Parrino Ms. Ivy Patton Mrs. Mary Genevieve Sanford Mr. William J. Sargent Mr. Richard Z. Scott Mr. Winburn E. Stewart III Dr. Neely Davis Thornton Mr. Michael L. Van Cise Mrs. Megan Gates Watters Mr. Joseph T. Watters III Mrs. Margaret Jane Courtney Willoughby Mrs. Amanda Millinor Wood 2nd Lt. Kevin J. Wood Class of 1998 Mrs. Regan Maki Couch Mr. Lindsey D. Evans Mr. Jason T. Noe Ms. Kimberly R. Parnell Mrs. Elizabeth Hight Richie Mrs. Mary Kelly Steeves Mr. Joseph I. Swedish Mrs. Rachel Rice Turner Class of 1999 Mrs. Amanda Dye Arnold Mr. Sean R. Atkins Mrs. Emily Conrad Beaver Mrs. Carolyn Seigler Brearley Ms. Katherine Gates Farrar Mrs. Lindsey Mann Field Mr. Michael B. Gordon Mrs. Marie Hodge Gordon Mr. Alfred T. B. Hagler Mr. J. Daniel Hanks III Mr. Jonathan W. Harris Ms. Ivelyn B. Harrison Mr. Robert P. Hortman Jr. Mr. John Scott Husser Jr. Mr. Harry Johnson IV Mr. Todd H. Lindsey Mrs. A. Kennedy Penn-O'Toole Mrs. Elizabeth Ogletree Ponder Mrs. Jennifer J. Sargent Mr. T. Blake Segars Ms. Kathryn W. Smith Mr. Patrick J. Sullivan Ms. Jennie Hutchins Wright Ms. Emi Yamada Mr. William P. Young Class of 2000 Mr. R. Allen Babcock Jr. Mr. Benjamin H. Bagley Mr. C. Blake Cescutti Dr. Z. Luke Farmer Dr. Raul S. Gonzalez Mrs. Jennifer Poley Mason Mrs. Amanda Mize Mr. Jonathan Stitt Mr. William L. Thuston Jr. Class of 2001 Dr. Omar S. Ahmed Mrs. Morgan McCrary Brooks Mr. S. Connelly Mrs. Jennifer Crews Davis Mrs. Michelle Ward Deanes Mr. C. Prescott Foss Mr. Ryan L. Fox Ms. Katherine V. Herron Mr. Kristopher H. Kim Mr. Hilary G. McWhorter Jr.

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T h a n k Y o u t oC oOmum r CuSln ua ipstspy oNNrotetew er s Miss Anna Grace Rutledge Mr. Austin K. Spooner Mr. G. Oren Wilson Ms. Mary Morgan Yancey Class of 2013 Ms. Bailey E. Brock Mr. Jesse W. Cook Ms. Megan K. Healy Ms. Amber Person Ms. Morgan A. Pollard Ms. Mary Evelyn Stegall Mrs. Madeline G. Welborn

All teachers in the Pre-K to 8 division have had Orton-Gillingham training, creating a high level of consistency in best practices for teaching all students. This and all academic pursuits are made possible thanks, in part, to our generous donors.

Mrs. Caroline Dasher McWhorter Mr. John M. Seegars Mrs. Kathryn Dennis Spear Dr. Kellen A. Spivey Mrs. Whitney Keene Whittington Class of 2002 Mr. Henry H. Alexander Mrs. Susan Harbin Alford Mrs. Bowen Hollis Cook Mr. Jason D. Eberhard Mr. Mikala K. Glanton Mr. Dax I. Griggs Mr. W. Jeffreys Hortman Mrs. Tiffany Payne Horton Mrs. Emily Griffin Johnson Mr. Benjamin H. McElrath Mr. R. Alexander Murray Ms. Sarah J. Rhodes Ms. Annie I. Rosen Dr. Frank D. Stegall Jr. Mr. Robert W. Sturdivant III Mr. Miles G. V. Wellesley Mr. Stephen W. Whatley Mrs. Georgia Harris Wooller Class of 2003 Mrs. Blair Stegall Bowden Mrs. Elizabeth Collier Bruce Mr. Padrick D. Dennis Mr. J. Griffin Duncan Mr. Russell E. Evans Ms. Jane M. Hortman Mr. Andrew J. Lawrence Mrs. Sarah Ellis Lemons Mrs. Catherine McCoy Miller Ms. Sarah H. Mooney Mr. Whitford E. Remer Mr. Ryan M. Sanford Class of 2004 Mrs. Ellen Collier Beasley Ms. Jennifer Blair Mrs. C. Neal Brown Mr. Jonathan Carl R. Chumbler Mr. Jacob S. Cook Dr. R. Hunter Edwards Jr. Mr. David C. Hoyt Mrs. Whitney Smith Hsu Mr. Michael A. Jones Mr. Chantz L. McClinic Mr. J. Parrish Owens Mr. H. Clark Seydel Mr. Brightman S. Thomas

Mr. Preston D. Ward Mr. Lawton H. Wilson Class of 2005 Mrs. Mary Kathryn Watters Boston Mrs. Kristi Buice Brigman Mrs. Madison McRae Criswell Mr. Jamal A. Ibrahim Mr. Stanton B. Ingram III Ms. Kimberly M. King Mr. J. Ford Knight Jr. Mr. Bradley C. Large Mr. Barton D. Lowrey Mr. J. Patrick McShane Mrs. Anne Montgomery Parker Mr. Bradley J. Pierson Ms. Kristen Holland Rachels Mr. William Richardson Mrs. Lauren Bowling Seeger Class of 2006 Mr. Garvin S. Edwards III Mrs. Mary Owens Ethridge Mr. Wesley M. Henderson Dr. Clark C. McGehee Ms. Strom S. Mull Mrs. Fatema Bandukwala Salehbhai Dr. Taylor R. Smith Ms. Elizabeth A. Sturdivant Class of 2007 Mr. William S. Cherry IV Mr. Steven R. Y. Chumbler Mr. Cornell Jerome Cypress III Dr. William L. Edwards Mr. Robert M. Gaffney Mr. Jonathan T. Gilreath-Harvey Mrs. Jennifer Ryan Hall Dr. Brett R. Henson Mr. Preston J. Jacobs Mr. T. Ross Langley Dr. Anna Krueger Melnikoff Mrs. Lee Taylor Morris Mr. Benjamin C. Pate Mrs. Christine Doss Perrin Mr. Bradford L. Riddle Mrs. Julia D. Thomas Mr. B. Gregory Thomas Jr. Ms. Dorothy S. Vincent Mr. T. West Watters Jr. Mr. D. Harley Yancey IV Class of 2008 Mrs. Mary Beth Montgomery Ball

Mr. Patrick L. Collier Dr. W. McKay Gilliland Jr. Mr. John M. Graham V Mr. Garrett N. Henderson Ms. Elizabeth A. Hortman Mrs. Katherine Powers Lightner Mrs. Elizabeth Buice McGehee Ms. Kelly R. O'Mara Mr. Logan P. O'Riley Mrs. Katherine Knight Patterson Mr. Patrick R. Wilson Class of 2009 Mrs. Lauren McDaniel Chumbler Mrs. Elizabeth Kelley Graham Mrs. Kathryn Aldrich Guo Mr. Cleveland N. Jackson Mrs. Abigail Vincent Key Mr. Ian D. McKenzie Mrs. Jessica Moore Russell Class of 2010 Mrs. Hannah Montgomery Bay-Shuck Mr. Chase M. Butler Mr. Cole P. Daniel Ms. Jana K. Hengstler Mr. C. Thad Mathis Mr. Beau P. Pollard Mr. Andrew J. White Dr. Jack Fisher Yancey Class of 2011 Ms. Wendi N. Betting Mr. Tony L. Couch Mr. Owen S. Greeson Ms. Anna E. Harris Ms. Chandler D. Holcombe Ms. M. Allison Hubbard Ms. Kelsey W. Jackson Mr. Lucas M. Jennings Ms. Leah C. Mayo Mrs. Margaret Hjort Morin Mrs. Sierra B. Shamblin Ms. Anna K. Shea Mr. J. Henderson Stegall IV Ms. Bonnie Grace Tillman Mrs. Danielle Baker Wilson Class of 2012 Mrs. Kelsey Ann Williams Bassel Ms. Rachel N. Christopher Mr. Ivy S. Duggan III Ms. Lindsay K. Evans Mr. Sean T. Healy

Class of 2014 Mr. Jordan T. Beck Ms. Sarah E. Cline Mr. Avery J. Cypress Mr. Zhou Fang Mr. Lucas M. Greenberg Mr. Noah J. Katz Ms. Anne T. Miller Mr. Rostam Zafari Class of 2015 Mr. Max R. Berry Ms. Jazlyn M. Green Ms. Hannah G. Harper Mr. Murphy W. Kenefick Ms. Alexandra C. Porto Ms. Bailey E. Smith Ms. Grace Welborn Class of 2016 Mr. Joseph G. Brandon IV Ms. Abigail M. Cantrell Mr. W. Willingham Crawford Ms. Keara F. Evans Mr. Robert H. Ledbetter III Ms. Hanna Jon Lewis Ms. Emily V. Robertson Mr. William J. Robertson Ms. Gracen K. Wilson Class of 2017 Ms. Ella B. Carpenter Ms. Olivia D. Drake Ms. Katharine W. Flory Ms. Avery T. Smith Class of 2018 Mr. Shannon L. Williams Mr. Nolan T. Wilson Class of 2019 Ms. Madison L. Andrew Mr. William K. Gakio Mr. Smith P. Wheeler Class of 2020 Miss Kasey N. Barnett Mr. Stuart M. N. Gakio Miss Veeka M. Malanchuk Class of 2021 Mr. Luke E. Lewis Parents Mr. and Mrs. Greg Abbott Ms. Blake H. Albar Mr. and Mrs. Keesjan Albers Mr. and Mrs. Brian Allen Mr. and Mrs. Bryan C. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey H. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Atha Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Kristopher G. Atkins Ms. Caroline Aultman Mr. and Mrs. Wright W. Bagby III ’91 Dr. and Mrs. Charles B. Baggett Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Bagley ’00 LD ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin D. Baker Dr. and Mrs. Lee H. Baker Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Baldwin Mr. and Mrs. James M. Barndt Mr. and Mrs. Cedric O. Battle

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bell Mr. and Mrs. L. Brent Bell LD ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bethel Mrs. JaNae Blackmon Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Bogue Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Bojo Mr. and Mrs. James H. Booker III ’96 LD ’19 Dr. and Mrs. Scott G. Bowerman Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Boyd Mr. and Mrs. Morton Boyd ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Sam M. Boykin III Mr. and Mrs. David Brearley ’99 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Brewster Sr. ’87 LD ’18 Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Brinson ’88 LD ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Chris Brogdon Dr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Justin A. Bruce ’03 Dr. and Mrs. Lucas N. Butler Mr. Bole Cao and Mrs. Lifang Wang Mr. and Mrs. Bradley A. Cargle Mr. and Mrs. Dan D. Carlton Dr. and Mrs. Andrew K. Carney Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. William E. Carroll III ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Patrick C. Cash Sr. ’91 Mr. Jose L. Castellanos Sr. and Mrs. Aledys Leal Mr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Cates Dr. and Mrs. Garvin L. Chandler Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Chandler Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Childers Mr. and Mrs. Carter R. Clark ’87 LD ’17 Mr. and Mrs. Garry C. Clevenger Jr. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Cochran Mr. and Mrs. Sutton Connelly ’01 Mr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Cooper Mr. and Mrs. David L. Corbin Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Cordell III Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Covington IV Dr. and Dr. John A. Cowan Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Ryan Cox Mr. and Mrs. Hendrick L. Cromartie III ’78 Ms. Mayra Cruz Mr. Qiang Cui and Mrs. Ping Shen Mr. Jian Cui and Mrs. Yali Cao Mr. and Mrs. George W. Cummings Ms. Shelley E. Daniel Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Daniel Mr. and Mrs. Scott Daniel Dr. and Mrs. Pascal C. Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Day ’96 LD ’19 Mr. Louie R. Dempsey Jr. ’87 LD ’17 Ms. Felicia Deslandes Mr. and Dr. Kevin Dillmon Mr. Youcai Ding and Mrs. Fengqin Liu Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Donadio Mr. and Mrs. Kurt M. Drobisch Mr. Yusheng Duan and Ms. Chunmei Wang Mr. and Mrs. Ivy S. Duggan Jr. ’97 Dr. and Mrs. Kevin Dul Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Dunagan Dr. and Mrs. Justin M. Dunn Mr. and Mrs. Stefan Eady Ms. Lulie D. Ebaugh Mr. and Dr. Christopher Eberhart Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Edwards Mr. and Dr. Clay T. Edwards Dr. Kent C. Ellington Mr. and Mrs. Warren C. Ellison

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Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Enderle Mr. Lindsey D. Evans ’98 and Mrs. Tonja Owens Mr. and Mrs. Brant D. Evans Mr. and Mrs. Glenn B. Ferguson Mr. and Mrs. Derek J. Fine Mr. Kevin B. Fountain Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Fowler Mr. and Mrs. Philip Fricks Mr. Luca Frisiani and Mrs. Katia Pesce Mr. and Mrs. Gregory B. Fuller ’84 Mr. Olin L. Gammage III Mr. and Mrs. Wayne W. Gammon Jr. Mr. Edward C. Gardner ’86 and Mrs. Paula Bacardi-Gardner Dr. Rahul Garg and Dr. Ritu Khurana Mr. and Mrs. Jason W. Garrett Mr. Giuliano Gobbo an Mrs. Tatiana S. Pedroso Gobbo Mr. and Mrs. Mather D. Graham ’84 ’89 Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Greene Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Griesbach Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Grigsby Mr. and Mrs. Leonardo Grinstein Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Hackett ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Scotty E. Hancock Mr. and Mrs. Steven P. Hankinson Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin G. Harbin ’97 Mr. and Mrs. Huell K. Hargett ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan W. Harris ’99 Dr. and Dr. Gregory E. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Mark Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Hatcher Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Alan L. Haynes Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Helbing Dr. and Mrs. David J. Herren Dr. Carl J. Herring Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Hight Mr. and Mrs. Christopher W. Himes Mr. and Mrs. Landel C. Hobbs ’83 Dr. and Mrs. Michael P. Holcombe Mr. and Mrs. Justin B. Holder Mr. and Mrs. William R. Holmes Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. James T. Hopper Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Hortman Jr. ’99 LD ’18 Mr. and Mrs. Sam C. Horton ’02 Mr. and Mrs. David C. Hoyt ’04 LD ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Patrick K. Hunt Mr. and Mrs. William B. Hurley ’83 LD ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Brian D. Inman Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan K. Ivester ’87 Mr. and Mrs. Ray P. Jackson Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joerg D. Janke Dr. and Mrs. Howard W. Jennings Ms. Sally Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Franklin H. Jones Jr. ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Jones Jr. Mr. Marcus Jones Sr. and Ms. Erika White-Jones ’94 Mr. and Mrs. Jason S. Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kehoe Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Keith ’88 ’92 Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Kines Dr. and Dr. Robert E. King Mr. and Mrs. Auston T. Kingsolver Mr. and Mrs. Owen M. Kinney Dr. and Mrs. Michael K. Kizziah Dr. and Dr. Ben W. Knaak Dr. and Mrs. Arman Kosedag Mr. and Mrs. John Larimer Mr. and Mrs. William E. Lark Jr. ’92 Mr. and Mrs. John M. Larry Mr. and Mrs. Jeramya T. Laughridge Mr. and Mrs. William M. Lawson Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas LeClear Mr. and Mrs. David D. Ledbetter ’88 LD ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Ledbetter ’85 LD ’19 Mr. and Dr. Brendan C. Leezer Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Lemons ’03 Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Lester ’84 LD ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Jon K. Lewis Mrs. Zongmei Li Mr. and Mrs. Chad A. Liddle Dr. and Mrs. Mark D. Lignell Mr. Yong Liu and Mrs. Ying Fan

Mr. and Mrs. Shannon T. Loy Mr. and Mrs. Samuel L. Lucas ’97 LD ’13 ’97 Mr. and Mrs. Kurt A. Luitwieler Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Lundy Mr. Gongran Luo and Ms. Haiying Dai Ms. Bonnie K. Maddux-Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery L. Mahoney Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey C. Martin ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Alex R. Martinez Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Massey Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Mathews Dr. and Mrs. Charles B. May Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey L. Mayes IV Mr. and Mrs. Bryan K. McDurmon Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. McElrath ’02 LD ’15 Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. McKenzie Mr. and Mrs. David McRay Dr. and Mrs. Chris Merritt Mr. and Ms. Michael C. Miller Dr. and Mrs. Brandon L. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Miller Dr. and Mrs. Jonathon R. Molnar Dr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Montague Mr. Stephen B. Moore Ms. Wantree N. Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Timothy D. Morgan ’87 LD ’17 ’87 LD ’19 Mr. Jeremy J. Morris Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Moseley Sr. ’87 Dr. and Mrs. Emmett W. Mosley Mr. Samuel G. Moss III ’63 Dr. and Mrs. Matthew P. Mumber Mr. Irving N. Muniz Sr. and Ms. Monica Rojas Mr. and Mrs. Ryan S. Murphy ’92 ’94 Dr. and Mrs. Bryant Murphy Mr. Rohan Myrie and Dr. Suzette Chin Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Nadu Mr. and Mrs. Arjun S. Nair Mr. and Mrs. Travis W. Nance Sr. Dr. and Dr. Michael Natarella Mr. and Mrs. John M. Nicolette

Brinson Sumner (’21), Owen Payne (’21), Luke Overbay (’21) and their 113 classmates from the Class of 2021 may have gone their separate ways for college, but one thing is for certain — they are ever thankful to the supporters of Darlington School for helping provide all the opportunities that prepared them well for college and beyond.

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Mr. and Dr. Anilkumar S. Ningombam Mr. and Mrs. Matthew D. Nolin Mr. and Mrs. Dennis O'Hearn Mr. and Mrs. Danny L. Overbay Mr. and Mrs. Rafal Paluch Dr. and Mrs. Darshak Pandya Mr. and Mrs. Jerry W. Parker III Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Parsa Mr. and Mrs. Alpesh N. Patel Mr. and Mrs. Bhavesh Patel Mr. and Mrs. Jigar Patel Dr. and Mrs. Himanshu Patel Mr. and Mrs. Bipin K. Patel Dr. and Mrs. Pulin Patel Dr. and Mrs. Michael K. Paxten Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Peer Mr. Jian Peng and Mrs. Li Tian Mr. and Mrs. Lon Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pettit Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Pierce Mr. and Mrs. Jose Rovilson R. Pinto Mr. Joseph Pitts Mr. and Mrs. William T. Ponder ’99 Mr. and Mrs. James S. Preston Ms. Beth E. Pruitt-Hall Mr. David Prusakowski Ms. Lili Qin Mr. and Dr. John G. Quandt Mr. and Mrs. William H. Rachels Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James N. Raper Mr. and Mrs. Dean Ratledge Mr. and Mrs. Tyler D. Reed Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Reese Sr. ’81 Dr. and Mrs. Rayburn Rego Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Richie ’98 LD ’18 Mr. and Mrs. Warren A. Rigas ’75 Mr. and Mrs. David E. Roberts Mr. Layton Roberts ’82 LD ’15 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Jason K. Rogers Mr. and Mrs. William Rudolf Mr. and Mrs. Jason S. Rundles Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Rush Ms. Denise Rushing Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan A. Russell ’09 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Sabourin Mr. and Mrs. Jason Sanker Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Schrage Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Schrimsher Mr. and Mrs. Dean D. Scott Dr. and Mrs. John R. Scott Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Segura Mr. and Mrs. Jarrett E. Shadday Sr. ’85 LD ’18 ’89 Dr. and Dr. Sonbol A. Shahid-Salles Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Shamblin ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Shaw Jr. ’90 ’90 Dr. and Mrs. Jim W. Shealy Jr. Mr. Yonggang Wang and Mrs. Lan Sheng Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Shepard ’94 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Shirey Mr. and Mrs. Bryan J. Shirley Mr. Charles A. Shropshire Sr. Mr. and Mrs. George E. Shropshire III Mr. and Mrs. David B. Sikes Mr. and Mrs. Marc J. Sklar Ms. Shanika R. Skonieczny Mrs. Sherrell D. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Randall M. Smith Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Tye D. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Oladipo Soetan

Mr. and Mrs. R. Hyun Soo Song ’85 LD ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Seth S. Sorrells Mr. and Mrs. Georgi Spasova Mr. and Mrs. Brian C. Spears Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Steeves ’98 LD ’12 Dr. and Mrs. Frank D. Stegall Jr. ’02 Mr. Brent L. Stepp Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Stevenson Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Stitt ’00 Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Sturdivant III ’02 Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sukhanath Dr. and Mrs. Greg Sumner Mr. and Mrs. Wesley C. Swancy Mr. Brian L. Talley and Mrs. Amanda Mize ’00 Ms. Amy A. Tart Mr. and Ms. James R. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. William B. Temple ’90 LD ’15 ’90 LD ’18 Mr. Jeremy C. Terry Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Thoem Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Tucker Mr. and Mrs. Mark V. Tunnell Mr. and Mrs. Christopher P. Twyman Mr. Juan C. Villanueva Ponce and Mrs. Sara Antonia Guiterrez Ortuno Mr. and Mrs. Jon M. Wade ’94 Ms. Rebekah A. Waller Mr. Nan Wang and Ms. Hua Xuan Mr. Zhen Wang and Mrs. Kaiying Mao Mr. Kai Wang and Mrs. Lan Xu Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Warden Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wardlaw Mr. and Mrs. Jeff M. Waters Ms. Sheila S. Watkins Mr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Watters ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Watters III ’97 ’97 Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Weekley Mr. Jianfeng Wei and Mrs. Xiaoqian Chen Mr. and Mrs. Andrew G. Welborn Sr. ’85 ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Nathan C. West Mr. and Mrs. Dana White Mr. and Mrs. Jared L. Willerson Mr. Brandon Williams and Mrs. Ashley Fricks Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Aron Wohl Mr. Joey D. Womack and Mrs. Paula Kay Lyon-Womack ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Darell E. Wood Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Wood Mr. and Mrs. J. Tyler Wood Mr. and Mrs. Chadrick E. Woods Mr. and Mrs. Steven P. Worsham Mr. and Mrs. Timothy S. Wright Mrs. Yujun Xia Mr. Zhao Yan and Mrs. Bin Yu Mr. Ismat Yassin and Mrs. Manal Khatib ’95 Mr. Rongxin Yuan and Mrs. Xiang Yao Mr. and Mrs. Michal Zelenak ’96 LD ’19 Mr. Weifu Zhang and Mrs. Haizhen Zhou Ms. Hanping Zhu Faculty & Staff Mrs. Stacy Albers Mr. B. Christopher Allen Mr. Thomas F. Atha Sr. Mrs. Christie M. Atkins Mrs. Jennifer Willingham Bagby

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T h a n k Yo u t o O u r S u p p o r t e r s Mrs. M. Cristina Baldwin Mr. Andrew B. Beckman Mr. J. Brent Bell Mrs. Kimberly Bell Mrs. Kristen B. Bell Mr. L. Brent Bell LD ’14 Mr. Paul Bell Mrs. Misty Boling Ms. Stephanie L. Bradshaw Mrs. Carolyn Seigler Brearley ’99 Ms. Ivy H. Brewer Mrs. Tori R. Brown Mrs. Elizabeth Collier Bruce ’03 Mr. Justin A. Bruce Ms. Carrie Caldwell Mrs. Ann M. Camp Mr. Samuel Clark Ms. Mary Elizabeth Cline Mr. Patrick L. Collier ’08 Mrs. Jennifer Collins Mr. John E. Cox Mrs. Madge Brown Crawford ’84 Ms. Chandler Cryer Mr. Avery J. Cypress ’14, LD ’20 Ms. Shelley E. Daniel Mrs. Jody C. Deaton Mrs. Caroline A. Eady Mr. Stefan Eady Mr. Christopher Eberhart Mr. Matthew Enderle Mrs. Ashley Evans Mr. Brant D. Evans Mrs. Denise A. Evans Mrs. Natalie L. Ferguson Mr. Derek J. Fine Mrs. Julie D. Fine Mrs. Leslie Morgan Finley ’85 Mr. Charles B. Flaherty Mrs. Kristy A. Garrett Mrs. Chloe Garth-Fielder Mrs. Jennifer P. Glover Mrs. Cindy A. Gordon Mr. Scott W. Greene

Mrs. Tonya S. Greene Mrs. Julie W. Grigsby Mr. Edward Guth Mrs. Virginia Johnson Guth ’79, LD ’20 Ms. Leigh Hadaway Mr. M. Douglas Hamil Ms. Paige Peppers Hamil Ms. Anna E. Harris ’11 Mrs. Barbara J. Harrison Mr. Damon Harvey Mrs. Kim Hawkins Mrs. Jaclyn H. Haynes Ms. Kayla A. Heflin Mrs. Melinda P. Holmes Mrs. Allison C. Holst Mr. Michael J. Hudson ’94, LD ’18 Ms. Christine R. Hughes Mr. Patrick K. Hunt Mr. Brian D. Inman Mrs. Tara K. Inman Mr. J. Kevin Ivester ’87 Mrs. Michael H. Jacobs Mrs. Hope A. Jones Mrs. Molly F. Jordan Ms. Tannika King Dr. Toni P. King Mr. Owen M. Kinney Mrs. Rebekah A. Kinney Ms. Christina Kopp Mrs. Barbara Kuckhoff Mr. J. Matthew Larry Mrs. J. Elisabeth Lawson Mr. Brendan C. Leezer Mr. Chad A. Liddle Mrs. Darcy D. Liddle Mrs. Kay A. Lowe Mrs. Lauren M. Loy Mrs. Julie Wilson Lucas ’97 Mrs. Jennifer E. Luitwieler Mr. Kurt A. Luitwieler Mr. Gregg Marshall Mr. Alex R. Martinez

At Darlington, we equip students like Myles Twyman (’26) with academic and social tools that allow them to dive deeper into more advanced studies, while empowering them to explore and pursue their interests outside of the classroom. All extracurricular pursuits are made possible thanks, in part, to our supporters.

Mrs. Jamie L. Massey Mrs. Audrey A. Mathis Mr. C. Thad Mathis ’10, LD ’19 Mr. Stephen D. McConnell Mr. B. Kelly McDurmon Mr. Ben McVety Ms. Kathryn J. Merritt Mr. Chase Miller Mr. Joseph W.C. Montgomery Mr. Samuel G. Moss III ’63 Ms. Strom S. Mull ’06, LD ’12 Dr. Michael Natarella Mr. Matthew D. Nolin Mrs. Rebecca Nolin Mrs. Kathryn W. O’Mara Mr. A. Reid Owens Mrs. Taylor M. Owens Mrs. Wendy L. Payne Mrs. Jessica Peer Mr. Matthew Peer

We recognize the environment we create for our students has the potential to impact their confidence, comprehension and character. That's why everything across Darlington's picturesque campus is intended to create a world where students can explore, create and contribute. Gifts to Darlington help us ensure that our 500-acre classroom remains a safe, secure and inspired environment for students of all ages.

Mrs. Angela T. Pieroni Mr. Joseph Pitts Ms. Elizabeth W. Pollard Mr. Dean Ratledge Mr. Carson M. Raymond Mrs. C. Paige Rogers Mrs. Jennifer Rundles Mrs. Samantha L. Rush Mr. Alan B. Shorey Ms. Jennifer K. Sikes Mrs. Elizabeth Bagby Smith ’87, LD ’12 Mr. Randall M. Smith Sr. Mrs. Melissa M. Smyly Mr. Charles H. Steeves Mrs. Kristin Sukhanath Mrs. Jenifer Thoem Mrs. Julia D. Thomas ’07, LD ’15 Mrs. Kimberly H. Tunnell Mr. Mark V. Tunnell Mrs. Vicki S. Vincent Mr. Jordan Walker Ms. Kaitlin M. Ward Mrs. Beth Wardlaw Mr. Nathan C West Mrs. Erika N. White-Jones Mr. Jared L. Willerson Mrs. Rebecca A. Wood Mr. Chadrick E. Woods Mrs. Lindsay H. Woods Mrs. Bethany Zazzaro Mr. John Zazzaro Grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Allen Mr. and Mrs. Wright W. Bagby Jr. ’63 LD ’12 Mr. W. Frank Barron Jr. ’48 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Bell Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jim R. Bragg Dr. and Mrs. Edward W. Brewster Jr. ’61 Mr. Robert M. Brinson Sr. ’58 Mr. and Mrs. R. Michael Burnes Mr. and Mrs. William E. Carroll Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cheek Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Daly II Mr. L. Ray Dempsey ’61 Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Denny Jr. ’48 Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. Dooley Ms. Jo Anne B. Dulaney Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Ferguson Ms. Sonja G. Fields

Mrs. William H. Ford Dr. and Mrs. Peter G. Gilbert ’57 Dr. Buford Harbin ’63 Mrs. B. Jan Harrison Mr. and Mrs. David D. Harvey ’54 Mr. and Mrs. Leroy B. Herman Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Hight Jr. ’67 Mrs. Joan H. Hill Mr. Edward West Hine Jr. ’70 Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Hortman ’72 Mr. and Mrs. James H. Hudson Sr. Dr. and Mrs. J. Barney Hunter ’54 Mr. and Mrs. William F. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. C. Wrenford Jones Sr. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Jordan ’54 Mr. and Mrs. Larry P. Kellogg Mrs. Frances Knight Mrs. Sue Brock Lane ’75 Ms. Sylvia B. Lanier Mrs. Betty Wright Ledbetter Mrs. Beverly Lewis Dr. and Mrs. John A. Liddle Mrs. Kay A. Lowe Mr. and Mrs. H. Joseph Marion Mr. and Mrs. Wesley A. Martin Mrs. Nina J. McCoy Mr. and Mrs. Larry S. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Tyler C. Montague Mr. and Mrs. Jackson D. Morgan ’45 Mr. and Mrs. W. Fairfax Mullen Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan S. Peer Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas Pieroni Mr. and Mrs. Don Pirkle Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Pridemore Jr. Mrs. Emily E. Roberson Mr. and Mrs. E. Dean Saville Jr. ’69T LD ’18 Mr. and Mrs. C. Ryland Scott Mrs. Thomas H. Selman Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David L. Shuford Dr. and Mrs. James H. Smith Mr. and Mrs. H. Edward Spears Dr. Jo H. Stegall Jr. ’51 Ms. Vivian S. Stitt Mr. and Mrs. Kurt M. Stuenkel Mr. Robert Sullivan and Mrs. Karen Garrett The Rev. Anne E. Swiedler Mr. and Mrs. Brooke J. Temple Mr. and Mrs. Roger H. Tillery Mrs. Priscilla J. Tunnell Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Waters Mr. and Mrs. Marti Watkins

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Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Watters Jr. ’72 ’72T LD ’13 Mr. and Mrs. James G. Wilson Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Milton L. Wood Mr. Delos H. Yancey Jr. Parents of Alumni Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. B. Christopher Allen Ms. Carey Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Andrew Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Atha Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan M. Atkins Mr. and Mrs. K. Griffin Atkins Mrs. Martha Avery Dr. and Mrs. Christopher W. Babb Ms. Lucy Griffin Babcock ’71T Mr. and Mrs. Wright W. Bagby Jr. ’63 LD ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Harris L. Bagley Sr. Mrs. Beth H. Baker Mr. R. Dan Baker Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Baldwin Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Barfield Mr. and Mrs. Kerry J. Barnett Mr. Alfred L. Barron Jr. ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Barron Sr. ’64 ’68T Mr. W. Frank Barron Jr. ’48 Mrs. Mary McCamy Beachum ’63T Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Berry ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Berry ’64 Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Binns Ms. Diane Black Mr. Randall S. Booker ’60 Mr. and Mrs. P. Wayne Boyd Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R. Brant Ms. Ivy H. Brewer Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Brewster Sr. ’87 LD ’18 Dr. and Mrs. Edward W. Brewster Jr. ’61 Mr. and Mrs. William F. Brewster ’66 Mr. Robert M. Brinson Sr. ’58 Mr. and Mrs. John G. Brock ’63 LD ’17 Mr. Chris Brogdon and Mrs. Lana Lee Brogdon Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery K. Brooks ’79 ’79 LD ’14 Mr. and Mrs. H. Shol Brown III ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Buice ’76 Mr. and Mrs. R. Michael Burnes Mr. and Mrs. E. Rhett Butler Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Butler Mr. and Mrs. James T. Byars ’71 ’72T Mr. and Mrs. William G. Camp

Mr. and Mrs. Marshall F. Campbell III Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Cantrell ’74 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. William E. Carroll Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Cates Dr. and Mrs. H. McCreal Chapman Mr. and Mrs. R. Gregory Childs ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Garry C. Clevenger Jr. Ms. Mary E. Cline Mr. and Mrs. Lynn B. Collier Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Conrad Mr. John Paul Cooper ’78 Mr. and Mrs. David L. Corbin Mr. and Mrs. H. Lindsey Cordell III Mrs. Charlene Covington Mr. John E. Cox and Mrs. Sonja Wescott Cox Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Cox Mr. and Mrs. Cooper C. Crawford ’83 ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Houston L. Crumpler Jr. ’62 The Rev. and Mrs. Ronald Culpepper Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Daniel Mr. and Mrs. C. William Daniel ’59 Dr. and Mrs. P. Carl Davidson Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth F. Davis ’69 ’70T Mr. and Mrs. J. Anderson Davis Mr. and Mrs. Robert Day ’96 LD ’19 Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Deaton Mr. L. Ray Dempsey ’61 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Denson Mr. and Mrs. James H. Dillard II ’53 Mr. Kevin and Dr. Melissa S. Dillmon Dr. and Mrs. David M. Dohrmann Mr. and Mrs. Terry Dollar ’68T LD ’17 Dr. and Mrs. Appa R. Donthamsetty Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. Dooley Ms. Patsy R. Douglas Mr. and Mrs. I. Stewart Duggan Jr. ’97 Ms. Jo Anne B. Dulaney Mr. Jerry M. Dunwoody ’53 Mr. and Mrs. Stefan Eady Mr. and Mrs. Byron L. Eberhart Jr. Mr. Clay T. and Dr. Nancy A. Edwards Mr. and Mrs. R. Wayne Evans Mr. and Mrs. Kevin C. Evans ’87 LD ’14 Mr. James E. Farish Jr. Dr. J. Paul Ferguson Dr. Jayson and Dr. Katherine Fields Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Finley ’85

Mr. Charles B. and Dr. Greta D. Flaherty Dr. Lewis M. Flint Jr. ’58 Mr. and Mrs. John D. Flory ’82 Mrs. William H. Ford Mr. James A. Ford ’54 Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Foss Jr. ’65 Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Fowler Mr. W. Irvine Fox Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Fricks Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gaffney Mr. and Mrs. Wayne W. Gammon Jr. Mr. Edward Gardner ’86 and Mrs. Paula Bacardi Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery R. Gardner Ms. Yolanda Garrett-Hull Dr. and Mrs. Peter G. Gilbert ’57 Mr. and Mrs. William M. Gilliland ’76 Mr. and Mrs. J. Lewis Glenn ’64 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory R. Glover ’78 Dr. and Mrs. John Glover Dr. and Mrs. Neil E. Gordon Mr. and Mrs. Mather D. Graham ’84 ’89 Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Graham Sr. ’61 Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Greene Mrs. Deborah Brice Greeson ’72T Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Griffin III ’61 ’65T Mr. and Mrs. William L. Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Gunther ’71T Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Hackett ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Steven P. Hankinson Dr. and Mrs. J. Daniel Hanks Jr. ’61 LD ’12 ’62T LD ’12 Dr. and Mrs. Bannester L. Harbin Jr. ’55 Dr. Buford Harbin ’63 Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Harbin ’67 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Harper Mr. and Mrs. Mark Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Harrison ’70 Mr. and Mrs. William B. Harrison Jr. Mrs. B. Jan Harrison Mr. and Mrs. David D. Harvey ’54 Mr. and Mrs. Jens Christoph Haubold Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hawkins Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Hayes Mrs. Wanda M. Henson Dr. Carl J. Herring Mr. Lyons J. Heyman ’44 Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Hight Jr. ’67 Mr. Gordon Lee Hight II ’62 LD ’17 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher W. Himes

The lower grades at Darlington are all about channeling the amazing energy of children like Ari Waters (’28) into a lifelong love of learning. Our students flourish under the leadership of our caring faculty as they collaborate and learn together. We are grateful to our loyal donors for supporting our students and faculty year after year.

Mr. Edward West Hine Jr. ’70 Mr. and Mrs. John P. Hine ’53 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald P. Hogan Mr. and Mrs. Marcus D. Holmes Dr. and Mrs. James R. Horner Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Hortman ’72 Dr. and Mrs. James H. Hudson Jr. ’81 Mr. and Mrs. James H. Hudson Sr. Mr. and Mrs. William M. Huffman Jr. ’67 Ms. Christine R. Hughes Mr. and Mrs. P. Kevin Hunt Mr. and Mrs. James B. Hunter Jr. ’75 Dr. and Mrs. J. Barney Hunter ’54 Mr. and Mrs. W. Byron Hurley ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Hyatt ’58 Mr. and Mrs. Brian D. Inman Mr. and Mrs. J. Kyle Ivester ’87 Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Jackson Jr. ’73T Mr. and Mrs. Ray P. Jackson Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Jensen Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnson III ’68 Mr. and Mrs. Scott R. Johnston Jr. ’69 Mr. Herb C. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Jones Jr. Dr. and Mrs. P. David Kearns Mr. and Mrs. James M. Kelley III ’74 LD ’17 ’80 Mr. and Mrs. William A. Kelly Jr. ’71 ’72T LD ’12 Mr. Ismat Yassin and Mrs. Manal Khatib ’95 Mr. and Mrs. Owen M. Kinney Dr. and Mrs. John S. Kirkland Jr. ’62 Mrs. Frances Knight Dr. Arman Kosedag Mr. and Mrs. John Krawiec Mr. and Mrs. Eric J. Kuckhoff Mrs. Sue Brock Lane ’75 Ms. Sylvia B. Lanier Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Ledbetter Jr. ’84 Mrs. Betty Wright Ledbetter Mr. and Mrs. Gerald M. Lester ’52 Mr. and Mrs. J. Luke Lester ’84 LD ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Jon K. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Chad A. Liddle Mrs. Kay A. Lowe Mr. and Mrs. Kurt A. Luitwieler Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. MacKimm Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Massey Mr. and Mrs. Fountain H. May Jr. ’64 Mr. R. Kelly Mayo Mr. and Mrs. James P. McCallie Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. McConnell Dr. John M. McCord Sr. ’69 Mrs. Nina J. McCoy Mr. and Mrs. B. Kelly McDurmon Mr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Minge ’53 Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Minshew Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W.C. Montgomery ’78 Mrs. Hugh T. Moore Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy D. Morgan ’87 LD ’17 ’87 LD ’19 Mr. and Mrs. W. Fairfax Mullen Dr. and Mrs. Matthew P. Mumber Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Nadu Mr. and Mrs. Travis W. Nance Sr. Mr. and Mrs. John T. Newton Jr. ’64 Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. O’Mara Mr. and Mrs. James A. Owens ’79 Mr. and Mrs. B. Wayne Ozment ’58 Dr. and Mrs. Daniel D. Pate III ’76 LD ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Bipin K. Patel Mr. and Mrs. Haywood O. Patton ’65

Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Nevin Patton III ’61 Mr. and Mrs. George R. Payne Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Hugh C. Peacock Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Hall T. Penn ’67 Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Pierce Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Pieroni Mr. and Mrs. Jose Rovilson R. Pinto Ms. Elizabeth W. Pollard Mr. and Mrs. David L. Powell Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O. Powell Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Pridemore Jr. Ms. Beth E. Pruitt-Hall Mr. David Prusakowski Mr. and Mrs. William H. Rachels Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Neely Raper Mr. and Mrs. Dean Ratledge Mr. and Mrs. Tyler D. Reed The Rev. and Mrs. Douglas E. Remer Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Richardson ’72 Mr. and Mrs. Warren A. Rigas ’75 Mrs. Emily E. Roberson Mr. and Mrs. David E. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. J. Keith Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Rudert ’60 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Sabourin Mr. and Mrs. E. Dean Saville Jr. ’69T LD ’18 Mr. Vernon H. Scarborough Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Schrimsher Mr. and Mrs. Dean D. Scott Mrs. Thomas H. Selman Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David M. Sewell ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Jarrett E. Shadday Sr. ’85 LD ’18 ’89 Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Shamblin ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Jerry P. Sharp Dr. and Mrs. Jim W. Shealy Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Alan B. Shorey Mr. and Mrs. Marc J. Sklar Ms. Shanika R. Skonieczny Ms. Cristina D Smith ’78 Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Randall M. Smith Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Smith ’87 LD ’12 Mr. and Mrs. S. David Smith Jr. ’68 Mr. and Mrs. Wright W. Smith ’70 ’71T LD ’18 Mr. and Mrs. E. Willingham Smith III ’63 Mr. and Mrs. William F. Sparks Mr. and Mrs. Eric Spyra Dr. Jo H. Stegall Jr. ’51 Dr. and Mrs. Frank D. Stegall Sr. ’62 Mr. Brent L. Stepp Ms. Vivian S. Stitt Mr. and Mrs. I. Harold Storey Mr. and Mrs. W. Frank Stuckey Jr. ’75 ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Kurt M. Stuenkel Ms. Amy A. Tart Mr. and Mrs. Brooke J. Temple Mr. and Mrs. William B. Temple ’90 LD ’15 ’90 LD ’18 Mr. and Mrs. W. Lee Thuston ’67 Mr. and Mrs. Roger H. Tillery Dr. and Mrs. W. Larry Tucker ’75 LD ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Mark V. Tunnell Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy P. Vincent Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Wade Mrs. Deana M. Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Timothy R. Wallis ’69 Lt. Col. John R. Ware II Ms. Sheila S. Watkins

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T h a n k Yo u t o O u r S u p p o r t e r s

Darlington's boarding program offers students from across the globe, like Jenna Harrison (’21) and Grace Garlinghouse (’21), an opportunity to learn how to lead a community by building one for themselves. Darlington is a place where individuality and independence are welcome, and our houses are the foundation of community and character. Our residential life program is made possible, in part, by gifts to Darlington.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Watters ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Watters ’83 Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Watters Jr. ’72 ’72T LD ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wayt Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Weitzel Mr. and Mrs. Andrew G. Welborn Sr. ’85 ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Wells Mr. and Mrs. Lynn E. Whatley ’67 LD ’15 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas White Dr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Wilhoite ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Jared L. Willerson Mr. Osgood P. Willingham II ’61 Ms. Anne Paige Wilson Mr. and Mrs. James G. Wilson Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William E. Wofford III ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Darell E. Wood Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Barry Wright III ’70 Mr. and Mrs. Cecil B. Wright III ’69 Mr. Delos H. Yancey Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Delos H. Yancey III ’77 Mr. Chunfu Yin and Mrs. Jing Cui Mr. Zhao Yan and Mrs. Bin Yu Mr. and Mrs. James H. Zachry ’65 Mr. and Mrs. John Zazzaro Friends of Darlington Mrs. Frances B. Bagley Ms. Nancy Colbert Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Cumming Mr. and Mrs. Douglas DiRuggiero Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Ebersole Mr. J. Lewis Glenn Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jon Gravitt Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Haarlow Ms. Hillary DeAnna Hilliard Ms. Kassandra Hogan and Ms. Mary Cammon Mrs. Melissa Hudson Mr. Brook Jefts Mr. and Mrs. William H. Jordan Mrs. F. Frederick Kennedy, Jr.

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Mrs. Frances Knight Mrs. Betty Wright Ledbetter Mr. and Mrs. J. Richard Martin Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McDonald Mrs. Hilda Moore Ms. Gail Pitts Mr. Robert Rice Mr. Dave Roberson Mary Jo K. Roche Mrs. Jody Selman Ms. Gena Smith Ms. Toni Smith Dr. Joe Vargo Mrs. Lynne M. Winship AmazonSmile Foundation Cousins Foundation Inc. Darlington Memorial Fund Donthamsetty Family Foundation Inc.

Facebook Flik Independent Schools The Garner Foundation Inc. GoGo at the Shoebox Heyman Family Foundation Rome Orthopaedic Center PC Spangler Companies Inc. State Mutual Insurance Co. The Tharpe Foundation Inc. Trotter Foundation Inc. Wadleigh C. Winship Charitable Fund Capital & Endowment Gifts Mr. and Mrs. Stuart J. Alston ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Edor G. Anderson Jr. Ms. Alisa G. Ansley Mr. Richard Applegate

Mr. and Mrs. Wright W. Bagby Jr. ’63 LD ’12 Ms. Mary Sib Mooney Banks ’65T Mr. William A. Banks Mr. David Barber Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Barron Sr. ’64 ’68T Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Beck Mrs. Cherrye M. Birdsong *Mr. and Mrs. Claude H. Booker Jr. ’50 Mr. H. Logan Boss III ’70 Dr. and Mrs. Scott G. Bowerman Mr. Robert M. Brinson Sr. ’58 Mr. John P. Brody Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery K. Brooks ’79 ’79 LD ’14 Mrs. Joan D. Brown Mrs. Stacy Melton Brown ’92 Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert W. Brown ’66 Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Buice ’76 Mr. and Mrs. James T. Byars ’71 ’72T Mr. Peter M. Candler Dr. and Dr. Benjamin H. Cheek ’72 Mr. John F. Colbert *Mrs. Illease Cornwell Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Cornwell ’70 ’70T Mr. and Mrs. William D. Cornwell Jr. ’67 Mrs. Charlene Covington Mr. and Mrs. Marion A. Cowell Jr. ’53 Mr. Logan T. Cox ’72 Mr. and Mrs. Houston L. Crumpler Jr. ’62 Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Cumming Mr. and Mrs. Graham F. Daniel Jr. ’66 Mrs. Sue Anne Davidson *Mr. Kenneth M. Dickson ’73 Estate Dr. and Mrs. David M. Dohrmann Mr. and Mrs. Scott C. Dozier ’73 Mr. and Mrs. William S. Dukes Mr. and Mrs. Byron L. Eberhart Jr. Mr. James A. Ford ’54 Mrs. Mary Dunn French Mrs. Julianne Garner Mr. and Mrs. J. Russell Gates Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Gaw ’65 Jean L. Gettys Dr. and Mrs. Peter G. Gilbert ’57 Mrs. A. Richard Gray Mrs. Deborah Brice Greeson ’72T Mr. and Mrs. Vernon D. Grizzard Sr.

*Mr. James A. Halverstadt Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Hamilton ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Hammond Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David H. Hanks ’58 Dr. and Mrs. J. Daniel Hanks Jr. ’61 LD ’12 ’62T LD ’12 Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Harbin ’67 Mr. and Mrs. Scott B. Harris ’72T LD ’17 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Heaner ’77 ’77 Mr. and Mrs. L. Rich Heavener Mr. and Mrs. Scott R. Henson ’56 Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Heyman Jr. ’48 Mr. and Mrs. David M. Heyman ’74 Mr. and Mrs. Lyons J. Heyman Jr. ’70 Mr. Lyons J. Heyman ’44 Ms. Stacy G. Hickman Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Hine ’74 Mr. and Mrs. John P. Hine ’53 Mrs. Villa Sulzbacher Hizer ’66T LD ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Hjort Ms. Carole T. Holm Mr. Wynne T. Huff II ’65 Mr. and Mrs. William M Huffman Jr. ’67 Mr. and Mrs. David G. Hunter ’65 ’65T Mr. and Mrs. James B. Hunter Jr. ’75 Mr. and Mrs. John H. Irby ’81 *Mr. and Mrs. John D. Ivester Mr. and Mrs. E. Bedell James III ’87 Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnson III ’68 Mr. Herb C. Jones Mr. and Mrs. William W. Jordan ’63 Mr. and Mrs. William A. Kelly Jr. ’71 ’72T LD ’12 Mrs. Anne Rooney Kerr ’65T Ms. Barbara S. Kidd Ms. Mary Kirby Mr. and Mrs. John F. Knight Sr. ’79 Mr. Jonathan Krauss Mr. and Mrs. Eric V. Lee ’72T Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lichlyter Dr. Darrell G. and Dr. Rebekah Lowrey Mr. and Mrs. H. Armin Maier III Mr. and Mrs. J. Rick Martin ’90 Mr. and Mrs. James P. McCallie Mr. and Mrs. Steve McKelvey ’72T Mr. and Mrs. Dave McLean ’70T

While all students are given a high level of technology literacy, more specialized technology classes are also an essential part of our curriculum. Our middle grades students have the opportunity to be a part of the Creative Technologies class, while our Upper School students get to choose from Robotics, Design Thinking, and Computer Science. We appreciate our donors for supporting programs like these.

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Dr. and Mrs. Lee McLean ’72T Mr. Peter A. McWilliams Mr. Davis Middlemas *Mr. James H. Milford Jr. ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Minge ’53 Mr. and Mrs. William A. Mitchell Jr. ’58 Mr. and Mrs. C. Wade Monk Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W.C. Montgomery ’78 Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Morris Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Mouron Mr. and Mrs. Dan Mozley ’71T Mr. and Mrs. Raymond B. Murray Mr. and Mrs. F. David Muschamp ’68 LD ’12 Dr. Leverett C. Neville ’95 Mr. William T. Neville ’92 Mr. and Mrs. James A. Owens ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Paracka Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. William P. Payne Mr. Thomas B. Pearce III ’66 Mr. and Mrs. Pod Robert Pels Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Penn Jr. ’66 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Phillips ’72T Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Piller Mr. and Mrs. Moultrie D. Plowden ’53 *Mr. Lawrence S. Pritchard ’74 Mr. and Mrs. C. David Rhodes III Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Richardson ’72 Mr. and Mrs. Alfred N. Riddle ’75 Mr. and Mrs. J. Douglas Riddle II ’67 Mr. and Mrs. William D. Ritter Mrs. Jack Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Ruch Dr. and Mrs. James J. Santoro Mr. and Mrs. E. Dean Saville Jr. ’69T LD ’18

Mr. J. Trent Scofield Mr. Anthony Sgro Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Shaw Jr. Dr. and Mrs. John F. Sisley III ’69 ’71T Mr. and Mrs. John F. Sisley IV ’96 LD ’15 *Mr. and Mrs. E. Bretney Smith Jr. ’48 Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Smith ’87 LD ’12 Dr. and Mrs. Gary L. Smith Mr. Howard M. Smith Mr. Kendrick Smith Mr. and Mrs. William G. Smith Jr. ’72 Mr. and Mrs. Wright W. Smith ’70 ’71T LD ’18 Dr. and Mrs. Carlos A. Sotolongo ’72 Mr. and Mrs. William D. Sparks Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Stilwell ’72T Mr. Harold M. Storey

Mr. and Mrs. Sam L. Strickland Ms. Elizabeth Birdsong Summer ’76 Mr. and Mrs. Jack D. Summerbell Mr. and Mrs. Ben J. Tarbutton Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Marcus H. Tayloe Mr. and Mrs. Mac Taylor ’72T Mr. and Mrs. Brooke J. Temple Mr. and Mrs. John Thorsen Mr. and Mrs. Keith Tibboel ’72T Mr. and Mrs. J. Gray Tuttle Jr. ’72 Mrs. Sue Willingham Upchurch ’67T Ms. Martha Stanton Van Der Mallie ’65T Mr. and Mrs. Timothy R. Wallis ’69 Barbara T. Ward Dr. Harrison F. Warner Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Watters Jr. ’72 ’72T LD ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Thad W. Watters Sr. ’78 Mr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Watters ’83

Mr. and Mrs. Lynn E. Whatley ’67 LD ’15 Mr. Danny Whitsett Jackie W. Wieland Mr. and Mrs. Larry C. Williams ’67 Mr. and Mrs. Steven R. Winkler ’72 LD ’15 2nd Lt. and Mrs. Kevin J. Wood ’97 ’97 LD ’17 Mr. and Mrs. James E. Woodard ’72T Ms. Nelle Woodruff ’72T Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Wyatt Jr. Anita & Julian Saul Foundation Darlington Booster Club Raiden W. Dellinger Charitable Trust Dunn French Foundation Heyman Family Foundation A. W. Ledbetter Foundation State Mutual Insurance Co.

FUND

Thank you Tigers!

Thank you for supporting Darlington during the 2020-2021 fiscal year!

$5,930,244.18 Total gifts to the school (The Darlington Fund – $1,231,036)

727

1,481

290 & 345

Number of consecutive 5-year donors

Number of donors supporting Darlington (The Darlington Fund – 1,371)

Number of parents and parents of alumni

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Number of donors who gave $1,500 or more

Number of alumni who gave back (The Darlington Fund – 919) Darlington Magazine

In Memoriam

Gordon Neville (’55) gives Darlington’s Baccalaureate Address in 2007.

Gordon Neville (’55) Leaving a legacy

When he arrived on campus in 1951, Gordon Neville (’55) had no idea what lay ahead for him by the Lakeside. But what began as a four-year boarding experience for a missionary kid from Pernambuco, Brazil, now represents nearly half of a century of service and devotion to Darlington and hundreds of lives changed by his humor, kindness, and wisdom.

As a student, he was involved with many extracurricular activities, but soccer was the one that he would continue at Davidson College. He returned to the Lakeside in 1962 to begin his 44-year career. First hired as a middle grades math and Bible teacher, he served in a number of roles during his tenure, including soccer and football coach, business manager, Upper School math and geography teacher, dean of students, resident dean

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of Wilcox Hall, summer school principal, and associate headmaster. His last role was director of the J. Daniel Hanks Sr. (’27) Heritage Society, where he enjoyed connecting with alumni.

“Gordon believed in Darlington’s mission and loved its students,” said trustee Whit Whitaker (’77, LD ’15). “His wry sense of humor both reflected and pierced his formality, and reflected always a love and enjoyment of others and a delight in the sometimes crazy world around him. In his lifelong commitment to Darlington and its students, he had few equals.”

According to legend, Gordon’s most significant decision during his first few years at Darlington was to take a break from grading papers one evening for a walk around campus. On this stroll, he met Betsy, the lovely younger sister of a colleague’s wife. He offered a tour of the campus, she suggested dinner, and, as they say, the rest is history.

Gordon and Betsy married Aug. 23, 1969, and raised their children, Mary Elizabeth (Neville) Martin (’90), William Neville (’92), and Leverett Neville (’95), as a deeply connected family in the Darlington Community. Known for their hospitality and warmth, the couple opened their home to new and veteran faculty and staff members for dinner, and often hosted baby showers and engagement parties. Betsy would have faculty children over to the house to bake and loved taking friends’ dogs for walks around campus.

Affectionately known by students as “Sneaky G,” the ninja, or simply “coach,” Gordon is unequivocally remembered as a catcher of rule-breakers and true southern gentleman. Not entirely a disciplinarian, he had a great sense of humor and would often play an iconic “eye trick” over dinner, making those around the table laugh.

“He was a man who, until now in heaven, would never know the extent of the lives he impacted,” said Danny Orthwein (’06, LD ’12). “His sheer presence demanded and called forth the best in any student who was blessed enough to know him or unfortunate enough to be reprimanded by him (for the better).”

Kevin Ivester (’87), middle grades math teacher and dear friend of Gordon’s son, William, says the elder Neville treated

everyone with respect and always served with humility.

“I remember eating lunch with Mr. Neville in the dining hall my first year as a teacher,” Ivester said. “A female teacher walked up to the table. Mr. Neville stood up, walked over to the open chair, pulled out the seat for his female colleague and said, ‘Please, have a seat and join us.’ I saw Mr. Neville do this many, many times during my years at Darlington. Why did that simple act make an impression on me as a young, 20-something teacher?

Maybe because there are so many people who spend their time talking about how one should act, but it is a rare man whose actions are louder than words. He was showing me, as a young man, how to show respect for others.”

This gentlemanly nature was modeled for all, but for his wife, Betsy, first and foremost. In the many times Gordon was honored at Darlington, he was known to bring attention to her loving support.

Gordon retired from Darlington in 2006, and the couple moved to a family home that was built nearly a century ago in Montreat, N.C. Even in retirement, he stayed connected, reaching out to check in and loyally supporting the school through The Darlington Fund and as a proud member of the Heritage Society.

He also returned to campus to give the Baccalaureate Address in 2007 and for his class reunions.

“I will always remember something that Mr. Neville told our soccer team in the locker room before the final game of our high school careers,” said Ivester. “He did not speak about strategy or what would be necessary to win. Instead, he told us, ‘Think of the friendships you have made by kicking a ball through a blade of grass.’ It has remained emblazoned in my mind for all these years.”

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Betsy and Gordon Neville (’55)

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ICno m Mm em o ir ti ay mN e w s un Gordon passed away Oct. 5, 2020, just five months after his beloved Betsy. Their Darlington legacy will continue to live on through the Neville Family Fund, which was established after his retirement with earnings awarded as tuition assistance to qualified students in need; the Neville Soccer Fields; and the boys’ dorm, Neville House.

In the winter of 2021, the Neville children established a new award in honor of their parents to recognize faculty and staff members, including facilities and food service, who have served the school for 25 years or more. The Betsy and Gordon Neville Faculty Award is now given in the spirit of the Nevilles, whose years of service reflect the profound dedication, loyalty, and love that they had for Darlington and its people.

“We established this award to honor the employees who have chosen to dedicate a huge chunk of their lives to

Darlington, just as our parents did,” said Mary Elizabeth. “Darlington was family to my parents, and they got as much out of their time there as what they invested.

The employees honored with this award

have also put down roots and have given their time and energy to Darlington, and this should be celebrated. Their service is a testament to Darlington; it’s not just a career but a life.”

Kevin Ivester (’87), William Neville (’92), Leverett Neville (’95), Mary Elizabeth (Neville) Martin (’90) and Sam Moss (’63) at the Brown Faculty Appreciation Dinner in May. Ivester and Moss were among the inaugural recipients of The Betsy and Gordon Neville Faculty Award, honoring faculty and staff who have served the school for 25 years or more.

Life Trustee Spotlights John Hunter of New York City died May 10, 2020. A Darlington student from Rome, he served as vice president of the Honor Council and was a member of the Jabberwokk yearbook staff as well as the football, soccer, and track teams. Hunter went on to earn his B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech and a Navy commission, serving on two naval destroyers and earning the Secretary of the Navy Commendation for Achievement Award. He returned to Rome and married his wife, Betsy, before earning his MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business School. He would go on to found the international conference and seminar company EXNET and have two children, retiring when his company sold in 2007.

An active Darlington alumnus, Hunter served on the Board of Trustees, as Class Agent, on the Second Century Campaign Cabinet, and was a member of both the J.J. Darlington Society and the J. Daniel Hanks (’27) Sr. Heritage Society. He was named a Life Trustee in 2017.

Jerry Hubbard of Rome died Nov. 16, 2020. Born in Gastonia, N.C., he went on to earn a football scholarship to Duke University, where he studied accounting and met his wife, Patsy. After a period of service in the U.S. Army, the couple moved to New York, where he was an accountant for Arthur Anderson. He went on to earn his MBA from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, before returning to Arthur Anderson in Atlanta.

The Hubbards moved to Rome in 1965 and shortly thereafter he joined business partner Bill Carroll in founding Marglen Industries Inc. The Hubbards sent three children to Darlington. In 2000, in memory of their daughter, Amanda (’78), they established the school’s Amanda Hubbard de Costerd (’78) Scholarship. He also served on the Board of Trustees, as treasurer of the Board of Trustees, on the Design for Darlington Campaign Committee, was a member of the J. Daniel Hanks Jr. (’27) Heritage Society, and was named a Life Trustee in 1999.

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I nC lMa es sm N o roi taems 1941

Doc Ayers died Dec. 19, 2020

1953

Tennent Neville died May 9, 2021

1942

William Gignilliat died April 14, 2020

1944

Robert Etheridge died Dec. 23, 2020

Raine Taylor died Oct. 13, 2020

1963

John Scoggins died Dec. 15, 2020

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Nancie (Wright) McManus died Sept. 23, 2020

1990

Luther Carter died Sept. 26, 2020

1955

1954

Henry Moses died Dec. 13, 2019

1945

Gordon Neville died Oct. 4, 2020

1964

Tommy Thompson died Jan. 29, 2021

1968

Sam Banks died Dec. 21, 2020

1998

Gary York died April 16, 2021

1969

Andy Mears died Oct. 28, 2020

2006

Charles Lindsay died Dec. 24, 2020

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Linda (Harris) Hine died May 10, 2021

2021

1946

Otis Milner died Jan. 17, 2020

1957

Robert Franklin died Sept. 7, 2020

1965T

Pat (Jones) Gore died Aug. 7, 2020

1970

Mike Bryant died Dec. 29, 2020

1948

Cecil Rhodes died March 20, 2021

1951

Jack Atha died Sept. 6, 2020

1966T

Emily (Hogg) Barba died Jan. 7, 2021

1972T

Lyn (Cunningham) Mackersie died June 15, 2021

Robert Davis died Aug. 2, 2020

1959

1958

Dean Covington died Nov. 29, 2020

1952

Jack Vardaman died Sept. 23, 2020

Harold Arnold died Dec. 12, 2020

1966

Tom Hyatt died April 23, 2021

Mike Luxenberg died July 26, 2020

1961

Terry Bradshaw died Jan. 18, 2021

1967

Robert Jones died Dec. 16, 2020

1973

Dallas Battle died March 5, 2021

1953

Lou Harris died Jan. 10, 2021

1975

Stewart Richardson died Feb. 1, 2021

Janie Brackett died Aug. 23, 2020

Not Pictured – 1944: Allen Brookins-Brown died Oct. 23, 2020 1967: Stuart Huston died Dec. 23, 2020 Memorials published in this issue reflect those who passed away between July 31, 2020, and June 24, 2021. Additional memorials reported to the Advancement Office during the past year can be found at www.darlingtonschool.org. Alumni and former faculty who passed away after June 24, 2021, will be included in the next issue.

Bob Jones died Feb. 16, 2021

Fall 2021

Sloan Bashinsky died Dec. 5, 2020

Ryan Clark died Jan. 31, 2021

Tyler Studstill died Feb. 4, 2021

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Ansley Loy (’32) takes part in a burlap sack race during Pre-K to 8 Field Day in May. A sense of normalcy returned to campus as students were able to participate in much-loved end-of-the-year traditions like this one.

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