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In Working Order The Faculty Child Deep Roots special report

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Comments Along Albany Road Class Notes In Memoriam First Person: John Kikoski ’59 Crossword

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New Adventures Greetings from Deerfield! I write to you from a campus that is springing to life, even as the mornings become chilly and there is a hint of frost in the air. Most of the world marks the beginning of a new year on January 1, but for those of us who are fortunate enough to work in academia, the New Year comes early—in September—when students arrive on campus.

This annual renewal has always been one of my favorite things about working at Deerfield; I get to share in the campus-wide excitement, when the prospect of new learning, new friends, and new adventures is as exhilarating as the crisp fall air, and it inspires me. I hope this Fall 2010 issue of Deerfield Magazine will remind you of the energy and excitement that you felt as you faced a new school year—whether as a student, parent or grandparent.

Even as we said goodbye to the Class of 2010 and wished everyone a happy summer, preparations for this fall were underway. News items in “Along Albany Road” and the feature “In Working Order” (page 24) will give you an insider’s glimpse into life at Deerfield during the summer—there may be fewer bodies on campus after Commencement but there is no doubt that the ones who remain are busy. We also thought you might enjoy discovering how some of the faculty spent their summers (see page 6)—their talents were shared with people as close by as Greenfield, and as far away as Great Britain. In addition, you will find short biographies on our 13 new faculty members, the most recent Admission statistics, and a preview of Deerfield’s fall athletic teams.

A new section begins on page 14, featuring a report by Head of School Margarita Curtis, which has appeared in the Annual Report in the past. There are also reports from the hardworking folks in the Alumni and Development Office; they have wonderful news to share about the 2009­–2010 fundraising

effort, and many “thank yous” that they are anxious to convey.

To view a complete list of 2009–2010 donors please visit deerfield.edu/go/annual.

In case you’re wondering who the little curly head in the picture to the left is, it’s me (in the early 70’s), and it’s a nod to Amie Creagh’s feature on faculty children. Not only is her article informative, I think it will make you chuckle at least once or twice. I thank Amie for taking time out of her welldeserved summer vacation to write for the magazine, and look forward to including more features by faculty and staff in future issues.

In fact, the final feature in this issue was written by staff member Denise Dwelley of the Academy’s Grounds Department, and in it she shares her expertise on the beautiful trees that enhance Deerfield’s campus. Some of them, such as the “buttonball” in front of the Main School Building, are unique specimens that we are fortunate to have in our care. We are also fortunate to have people on staff such as Denise, who is so knowledgeable and invested in each of her charges.

The second half of the magazine features you, our illustrious your tie alumni. Thank you for taking the time to send in Classnotes here and for keeping us informed of your lives. Please continue to send letters, call, and email—your feedback is always welcome and appreciated.

Keep an eye out for Deerfield Magazine as each of the seasons and trimesters rolls by—our publication schedule is timed to correspond with the rhythm of the academic year.

We will do our best to keep you informed, in the hopes you will feel more connected to the Academy, almost as though you were here on campus, sharing in the traditions and learning that are the hallmarks of a Deerfield education.

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Deerfield, MA, has been a reference point in my life for the past 70 years. Arriving from Europe in the Spring of 1941, our Mother placed my brother, Erwin, and I at Eaglebrook School, he in the 4th form and I in the 2nd form. We both graduated from Deerfield, Erwin in ’45 and I in ’49.

I will restate my suggestion of ~16 years ago, that Deerfield Academy switch to a June 30 fiscal year. I realize that 80 years ago, it was necessary for Frank Boyden to use an August 31 fiscal year, but in the present society rhythm, a donation plead letter coming in March is just the most awkward timing. These reports and first donation solicitation should arrive between election day and Thanksgiving.

On page 26, the photo of the potato harvest, I remember the process well! We worked in teams of three, one student pulling a bushel basket between rows, and two students picking the potatoes from adjacent rows and putting them in the bushel basket. The potatoes had been mechanically dug up by the tractor.

Hugo Beit ’49

New York, New York

Dear Mr. Beit: Thank you for your letter and suggestions.

I hope you will be happy to see that Deerfield has indeed changed the end of its fiscal year to June 30. In this issue of Deerfield Magazine, you will also find some information on 2009–2010 fundraising. For more details, please visit deerfield.edu/go/annual, or we can send you a printout of the online information.

—The Editor The following is a letter that Tom Bloomer ’49 shared with us; he was inspired to write it after reading Tom Poor’s ’61 remembrance of his father, Henry ’35 P’61 G’95,’97, in our Winter 2010 issue.

Dear Tom, We’ve met. For sure, it was when you were little and I was a new-boy resident of Saxton House in the fall of 1946. Your Dad was the housemaster. Your Dad was a strict housemaster and called upon all of us to measure up to his standards.

It was an impressive and a profound introduction to Deerfield, something that has stuck with me to this day.

I found your article in Deerfield Magazine on the mark. I should also add that your Dad’s influence extended into the postDeerfield life as I was a Psi U at Dartmouth and an Episcopalian, so we had further contact.

To me, one of your Dad’s outstanding attributes was his loyalty to the institutions of which he was a part, be it school, college, fraternity, church, or sport. Quite an example for us all.

Tom Bloomer, Sr. ’49

Skaneateles, New York

The first place to go is:

deerfield.edu/go/social Your source for all things Deerfield— from school news to the photo of the day. You will also find direct links to all of our social networking communities.

Show your face on Facebook, where you will find our official fan page.

Page Name: Deerfield Academy

For green tweets, sign on to Twitter.

Look for: Deerfield

To link in with other connected professionals, become a member of the Deerfield Alumni Group on LinkedIn. Group name: Deerfield Academy Alumni

Campus snapshots, big events, and other photo-worthy moments are captured on Flickr.

Photostream: Deerfield Academy

Yes, Deerfield has a YouTube page.

Watch The Widdies, and more!

Channel: Deerfield Academy

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A Summer of Dust and Noise Left: What was old, is new again­—the Bubble, The Greer Store, The Fitness Center—stay tuned for the final unveiling Below: Phys Plant’s “Summer Vacation:” Deerfield’s Physical Plant staff was anything but idle this summer, and what follows is an abbreviated list of the projects the team completed. For a deeper look into the workings of this highly-skilled, dedicated department, read “In Working Order,” which begins on page 24.

Phys Plant’s work this summer was triggered by faculty moves from one on-campus residence to another, the need to completely renovate two Academy houses, and the usual work of summer maintenance and upgrades—some dorms were given fresh coats of paint, roofs were repaired, and high efficiency heat and hot water systems were installed, among other improvements.

John Williams Apartment: kitchen and bathrooms renovated; several new windows installed; totally repainted interior; new flooring installed; several new light fixtures and new appliances were installed.

Childs House North: entire interior repainted; a new kitchen floor and new carpeting on stairs and hallways were installed.

John Louis Apartment: interior completely repainted; wood floors refinished; two bedrooms had new flooring installed.

Rosenwald Apartment: interior repainted; wood flooring refinished in several rooms.

Shumway Apartment: new windows installed, whole interior repainted; new kitchen flooring and appliances; wood floors refinished.

Mather Dormitory: painted inside and out; new carpeting, windows, and furniture for the entire dormitory; a new security system was added.

John Louis and Louis Marx Dormitories: repainted interiors and installed new carpeting.

John Williams Dormitory: new windows were installed throughout.

Several dormitories also had extensive slate repair work done on their roofs; Ashley Dormitory had its flat roof membrane replaced and its exterior painted.

Exterior of Hockey Rink and West Gym: repainted.

Memorial Building Large Auditorium: roof was replaced, along with the small adjacent flat roofs.

Gray Parrot and Dray House: second floor bathrooms were totally renovated.

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Barton Apartments: had new flooring installed. Barton Dormitory’s mechanical room was completely updated, and Hitchcock and the Little Brown House both had new high efficiency heating and domestic hot water systems installed.

John Williams and Harold Smith dormitories had new high efficiency domestic hot water heaters installed so steam lines to these dorms can be shut down in the summer months.

Tennis Courts: six courts were resurfaced, and both paddle tennis courts were resurfaced.

Koch Center Landscaping: the center’s green roof was replanted where needed and maintenance was completed on the roof and terrace areas.

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While Students Were Away Faculty Members Enjoyed Summer Projects Several members of the faculty indulged their passions this past summer, and took advantage of their time off to read, write, and present—with great success.

Andrea Moorhead, the Academy’s poet-in-residence and teacher of French, was invited to read some of her poetry at the 24th Congress of the Conseil International d’Études Francophones in Montreal, Quebec, on July 1, Canada Day. Andrea has published in both French and English, and she is a translator of contemporary Francophone poetry; she will publish two books this fall: De loin, which features poetic prose in French, and Stone Dream, a translation of Madeleine Gagnon’s poetry. Andrea also serves as editor of the literary journal Osiris, which highlights the writing of Americans, Europeans, and Quebecois. Andrea was one of only four poets invited to read at the CIEF event: “La Grande Soirée Poésie et Jazz de Amériques.” Performing with the poets was Trio Daniel Lessard, and after each set of poetry, the trio improvised on themes developed during the readings.

“It was an exhilarating experience to read in such a dynamic setting with people whose work I respect,” said Andrea. “The space where we read was a large room with enormous glass windows that overlooked the section of Montreal made famous by the novelist Gabrielle Roy. I had the feeling I was reading to the heart and soul of a much-loved city.”

The Kent State University Press released Mark Ott’s second book about Ernest Hemingway shortly before Commencement.

Mark, who is chair of the Academy’s English Department, and his fellow editor, Mark Cirino, used the concept of memory as an interpretive tool to enhance understanding of Hemingway’s creative process in Ernest Hemingway and the Geography of Memory.

Mark Ott is recognized as an expert on Hemingway around the globe, and has presented academic papers at Hemingway conferences in Spain, Cuba, Italy, and the United States. He has also been awarded grants from The Ernest Hemingway Society and other Hemingway-related organizations.

Tim Trelease of the Academy’s Fine Arts Department was the driving force behind an Amherst, MA, gallery show titled “In-Dialogue” during the months of July and August. The exhibit featured the work of seven of the gallery’s members (of which Tim is one) and seven guest artists. Tim had assumed that all of the “dialogues” would feature pairings that complimented each other based on their form, content, and style. Delightfully, the show acquired a life of its own, and some pairings communicated conflict instead of cohesion, and explored the concept of the tension that is found in some dialogues.

Tim’s painting “The Apparitions” (left) was paired with local artist Frank Gregory’s drawing “Greenfield (Main & Federal)” (right); in this case, the two works did indeed share similarities of form and palette.

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Review and Preview— A New School Year Begins Convocation:

Deerfield students enthusiastically began classes on September 13, and the 2010–2011 school year was officially launched at Convocation on September 19. The highlight of the annual event was the Convocation address, delivered this year by David Dickinson of the Fine Arts Department. For the full text of David’s speech, go to deerfield.edu/go/remarks .

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Heritage Award:

The Other End of the Stick

Anna Scipione

Jan Flaska on Team Slovakia by Bob York Jan Flaska spent part of his summer the same way he’s spent the past 15: promoting global warming. For Jan, however, all it takes to generate some warmth is a handshake and a bag of lacrosse equipment.

Jan is Deerfield’s assistant dean of students and he teaches philosophy and religious studies. He is also the school’s head soccer coach and assistant varsity lacrosse coach. And thus, a perfect storm: a deep affection for people and a love for sports; these two attributes have enabled him to give back to his mother’s homeland of Slovakia.

“It’s kind of like helping out a neighbor who you’ve never lived near,” explained Jan. “But it’s still a good feeling.”

For the past 15 years, Jan has been contacting prep and college lacrosse coaches throughout New England at the end of their seasons to see if they have any used equipment they could donate to him. He, in turn, sends it to Slovakia for kids to use. “I’ll take everything but shoes,” said Jan. “The kids have their own shoes.”

Over the past few years, however, Jan has finally had the chance to meet some of those Slovakian neighbors he never lived near. And he greeted them again this past summer in one of sports’ largest arenas—the World Lacrosse Championships, which were played in Manchester, England, in July.

Jan has a reputation has a versatile player who is the “team’s on-field leader,” and during the 2008 European Championships he scored two “huge” goals that contributed to a near-upset of the Czech Republic.

“I’m able to play in these games for Slovakia because I’m first-generation eligible according to the World Lacrosse Federation,” explained Jan, who has served as captain of the last two Slovakian teams. “I was born in the United States, and my parents have lived here since the late 60s, but because they were born in what was Czechoslovakia at the time, I’m eligible to play . . . my son, however, won’t be.”

At this past summer’s championships, the Slovakian team wound up placing seventeenth out of 29 nations, but since team USA claimed the number one spot, it might be safe to say that Jan didn’t come home disappointed.

Shortly after Convocation, students, faculty, and staff welcomed 2010 Heritage Award recipient William Zinsser ’40. Mr. Zinsser is the author of several books, including the best-seller On Writing Well, first printed in 1976 and holding the distinction of having over a million copies sold; a 30th anniversary special edition was released in 2006. Following the presentation of the award, Mr. Zinsser treated his audience to some of the good, sound advice for which he is known; his speech may be found at deerfield.edu/go/remarks.

In addition to his work as a freelance writer, Mr. Zinsser was an entertainment critic for NBC in the early 1960s, and taught nonfiction and humor writing at Yale University from 1970–79. He has also been an advisor on writing to schools, colleges, corporations, and government agencies, as well as executive editor of the Book-of-theMonth Club. Mr. Zinsser’s writing has appeared in many publications, including Smithsonian, Town&Country, and The New Yorker.

The Heritage Award is presented annually by the Executive Committee of the Alumni Association to an alumnus who has made an outstanding contribution to society.

Parents’ Weekend: The campus should be in full fall “bloom” when Head of School Margarita Curtis and Director of Parent Programs Bill Barry ’77 P’11 welcome parents to Deerfield October 15–17. A full schedule of events has been planned, including time for faculty-parent conferences, a session on 2011 summer travel opportunities, and the opportunity for parents to observe their children’s classes.

For the complete schedule, go to deerfield.edu/visiting.

Seven Minutes in Heaven: As the fall term draws

to a close, Director of Theatre John Reese and his troupe of student actors will present the new comedy Seven Minutes in Heaven, which was thoroughly enjoyed by audiences in Boston and New York over the summer.

According to John, the play depicts six high school students embroiled in the exhilaration and confusing turmoil of adolescence.

He added, “The play is about youth and explores the angst, desire for friendship, and intimate personal connections that all of us have experienced at some time in our lives.” And The New York Times wrote, “Seven Minutes in Heaven captures the sound, look, and absurd operatic emotions of growing up . . . The play is so real that you almost believe it was written by one of its characters.”

Performances will begin November 2 and run through November 6; all shows are at 7:00 pm. Those interested in tickets should contact John Reese at jreese@deerfield.edu or 413.774.1556.

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l to r: Gina Apostal, Wayne Berger, Heather Liske, Sam Bicknell, Brian Fry, Allison DiNardo, Lauren Veit, Tarah Greenidge, Michael Cary, Trevor McKinlay kneeling: Daniel Roihl and Jennifer Marino

From Teaching Fellows to a “Boomerang” New Faculty Join the Deerfield Community When classes began in September, in addition to new students, the Deerfield community welcomed 13 new faculty members; three are teaching fellows, at the beginning of their careers, and they will work closely with a mentor in each of their departments, and one “new” member of the faculty returned to Deerfield after an absence of several years and many adventures.

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The Admission Office added two associate directors to its ranks this fall: Allison DiNardo and Tarah Greenidge.

Allison DiNardo has been pursuing graduate studies at Harvard University, and prior to that served as associate director of admissions and head girls varsity lacrosse coach at Pomfret School. She began her career as an account executive for Goodman Media International, Inc., in New York City.

Tarah Greenidge most recently was director of the New Jersey SEEDS College Preparatory Program, which

prepares highly motivated, financially challenged students for admission to competitive colleges. She was also assistant director of admissions and multicultural affairs, director for multicultural recruitment, and director of the Higher Education Opportunity Program at her alma mater, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson.

Wayne Berger graduated from Deerfield in 1984, and is now the newest member of the Academy’s College Advising Office. Wayne began his career at Hotchkiss, then worked at Loomis-Chaffee, and for the past ten years served as Groton’s associate

director of admissions.

He also taught Advanced Placement US History and led Groton to numerous championships in rowing and running. As a candidate to receive his master’s degree from Harvard University in technology, innovation, and education, Wayne also coached varsity heavyweight rowers at the university, founded the Boston Rowing Club in Cambridge, and served as its head coach.

The English Department welcomed three new members: Gina Apostol, Michael Cary, and Heather Liske.

Michael Cary, the “boomerang,” is familiar to many Deerfield alumni—he taught, coached, and served as dean of admission at Deerfield for nearly 20 years before leaving the Academy to become headmaster of The Lawrenceville School.

Subsequently, Mike left academia to work as the executive director of the Yellowstone Park Foundation and as director of major gifts at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, MA. Hearing the call of the classroom yet again, Mike is delighted to return to teaching in the place where he began his illustrious career.

Last year Heather Liske had adventures in Morocco, and this year she will surely have adventures in the classroom, but she is not unfamiliar with boarding school life, having taught, coached, and lived in dormitories at Western Reserve Academy and Groton School. Prior to her year abroad, Heather was chair of the

English Department at Stuart High School in San Francisco, CA.

While Conrad Pitcher is on sabbatical, Julia RivellinoLyons will assume his teaching duties in the History Department. Wife of faculty member Joe Lyons, Julia has over ten years of experience as a history teacher, having taught US History and other classes at Princeton Day School, Phillips Exeter Academy, Milton Academy, and The American School in Switzerland. Julia began her teaching career after earning her master’s in politics from New York University, where she was the recipient of the Bradley Fellowship.

The Science Department welcomed Jennifer Marino, who most recently was a chemistry teaching fellow at Andover. A graduate of Bates College, Jennifer played varsity soccer and was a member of both the indoor and outdoor varsity track and field teams. She became a Bates record-holder in the triple jump, long jump, and 4x400 meter relay. Jennifer earned Academic All-American honors in track and qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships.

Deerfield’s new director of music is Daniel Roihl. Daniel graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University, and continued his studies at the Yale School of Music, earning his MM in Choral Conducting.

He is currently a candidate

for a doctor of musical arts in Choral Music at USC’s Thornton School of Music.

Among other musical successes, Daniel was featured as a countertenor soloist on the soundtrack for Sony Pictures’ film I Am Legend, starring Will Smith.

Sam Bicknell, Brian Fry, and Lauren Veit are new to the teaching profession, and join the Academy’s faculty as teaching fellows.

Sam Bicknell is now a member of Deerfield’s Language Department and teaches Spanish. A psychology major and Spanish minor at Union College, Sam graduated in 2007 and was honored with Union’s Community Excellence Award for outstanding community service, and the Sports Leadership Excellence Award for outstanding participation and leadership in intramural sports. Sam is the son of longtime faculty member Stuart Bicknell, who is a counselor in the Academy’s Health Services department.

A graduate of The Hotchkiss School, Brian Fry played football, ice hockey, and tennis as a student. He went on to Bowdoin College where he majored in economics and minored in chemistry and played varsity ice hockey on the college’s nationally ranked Division III team.

Brian was active in a variety of community outreach

groups during college, including serving as copresident of Bowdoin Men Against Sexual Violence.

At Deerfield, Brian is a fellow in the Science Department.

Lauren Veit is also a teaching fellow in the Science Department. Lauren, who graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a nearly perfect grade point average, majored in Biomedical Engineering. She was also a member of the varsity cross country and indoor and outdoor track teams, and worked as a teaching assistant in the School of Engineering and as a resident assistant in a dorm. During her summers, Lauren worked on projects at the Baylor College of Medicine Summer Medical and Research Training Program and at the UMass Department of Chemical Engineering.

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Gina Apostol came to Deerfield from the Master’s School, where she was chair of the English Department, served as a Harkness mentor, and was an advisor to the school’s literary magazine.

Gina is also a successful author; her novel, Bibliolepsy, won the Philippine National Book Award for Fiction in 1998, and her short story collection, Cunanan’s Wake and Other Stories, was a runner-up for the Prairie Schooner Fiction Prize.

Last but not least is Trevor McKinlay, Deerfield’s 2010–2011 Wallace Wilson Fellow. Wilson Fellows typically have extraordinary knowledge to share with the Deerfield community, and as a former headmaster and principal of schools in New Zealand and Peru, Trevor offers a unique perspective on global education to students and faculty at Deerfield. Trevor earned his BA and MA in English Literature from Otago University in Dunedin, New Zealand, and his bachelor of divinity degree from the University of Melbourne.

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Whether in a classroom or on a playing field, Deerfield students have long been known for their hard work and high scores. What Frank and Helen Boyden began— and Pam Bonanno continues—is the tradition of establishing expectations.

Prime Numbers and Core Values Pamela Bonanno, Helen C. Boyden Chair in Science and Mathematics by Rob Morgan Years ago, following an admission interview in the Main School Building, a family stopped to ask Pam Bonanno what she liked most about teaching at Deerfield. Without hesitation, she replied, “The students.”

Pam began teaching mathematics at Deerfield in 1979, and her enthusiasm and appreciation for the students have only grown since that time. “I continue to be amazed by the talent, the work ethic, the persistence, the camaraderie, and the strong moral core that defines our students,” she says.

Current holder of the Helen C. Boyden Chair in Science and Mathematics, Pam was first awarded the position from 1984–1993, and was reappointed in 2003. The chair itself was established in 1955 by a gift from Charles E. Merrill, father of Charles E. Merrill Jr. ’38, in honor of Mrs. Boyden’s fiftieth year at the Academy.

When Pam first arrived at Deerfield it was an all-boys school “with just a handful of women teachers,” she recalls. “Even though we had a small community of women at Deerfield, we were empowered by the legacy of Helen Childs Boyden.” This strong sense of community is the reason Pam has stayed for 31 years. It “bound all of us together—the students, the faculty, and the staff. Everyone was willing to work hard, way beyond what was expected, to make sure that we met our goals.”

Whether in a classroom or on a playing field, Deerfield students have long been known for their hard work and high scores. What Frank and Helen Boyden began—and Pam Bonanno continues—is the tradition of establishing expectations.

Pam motivates her students by setting the bar high. “They know that it matters to me that they succeed.”

Although the Academy has changed in considerable ways over the years, the best of Deerfield—its character, values,

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and ideals—have remained the same. “I love the fact that all of the returning students are on campus to greet the new kids, a tradition I started the first year girls returned to Deerfield.

I love the fact that we all dress up for class to demonstrate respect for the hard work of learning. I love how we say hello to each other on walkways or in the hallways.”

Pam is an enthusiastic supporter of the use of technology in teaching, but it’s equally important to her that she helps students understand their relationship and responsibility to their classmates and to the larger school community. “Character building has been a hallmark of Deerfield Academy,” Pam says, “I strive in my classroom to teach core values that will allow them to become better citizens of our global community.”

Members of the Deerfield community participate broadly in the life of the school. In this tradition, Pam has worn many hats: Community Service Coach, Assistant Dean of Students, Dean of Students, and Assistant Headmaster for School Life.

Another Deerfield priority—the intellectual nourishment of faculty and staff—led Pam to pursue a master’s degree in Private School Leadership from Teachers College at Columbia University during the 2002–2003 school year. “After 18 years working in the Dean of Students Office under a variety of titles,” says Pam, “I was able to read and reflect on exactly what sustained me during that long tenure.”

Pam and her husband, Rich Bonanno, a fellow math teacher and Deerfield’s Director of Financial Aid, now live in Bewkes House with their golden retriever, Rita, and ten students.

“After I leave the classroom, these girls, and my advisees, are my top priority.” When Pam and Rich started at Deerfield, their own children, Clarissa and Jonathan ’91, were in kindergarten and first grade.

At the heart of the Deerfield experience are the relationships and trust that form between students and teachers.

“I am amazed at the number of former students who ask that I write a letter of recommendation for them after they have graduated from college,” Pam says. “They still feel that the faculty at Deerfield knows them better than any of their college professors. It almost makes me want to join Facebook to make it easier for my students to stay in touch!” While Deerfield students may have to wait a while to add Pam as a friend on Facebook, they can still easily find her on campus.

For Pam, it’s 31 years and counting at Deerfield; as she puts it, “I don’t ever intend to slow down.”

Athletes, Activists, and Artists: New Students Arrive on Campus A Report from the Dean of Admission and Financial Aid by Patricia L. Gimbel One of the first Deerfield traditions that new students participate in takes place in the Memorial Building Lobby during Opening Weekend, when every new boy and girl rises to his or her feet and introduces him or herself to the faculty and to each other. This fall I was struck by the diversity, in every sense of the word, which these new students bring to our community.

The students described in the sidebar represent only a fraction of Deerfield’s talented, and often inspirational, student body, and we are thrilled that it was another remarkable admission year for the Academy; our admission trends for the past two years have been counterintuitive, given the economic uncertainties and subsequent financial constraints on many applicant families. Deerfield is extremely fortunate to be in such high demand, and interest continues to grow, validating the Academy’s fine national and international reputation. For the third consecutive year, our inquiries surpassed the 6000 mark, and we received inquiries from all 50 states and 75 countries, from Hidalgo, Texas to Chennai, India. Other interesting statistics for 2009–2010 admissions include: 2069 applications received (the second time over 2000 applications have been received for one admission year) • 1107 applications received for the 90 available 9th grade positions • 2219 students interviewed • 13.9% admit rate (Deerfield’s most selective on record) • 49.4% of the student body is young women.

Our 638 students represent 38 states, Washington, DC, and the US Virgin Islands, including 34 from California, 16 from Illinois, eight from Texas, and seven from both Florida and North Carolina.

Twenty-six percent of our applications came from international students. We admitted 44 international students and realized a strong yield of 77.3%. Our 34 new international students come from 16 countries: Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Jamaica, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, as well as seven each from Canada and China, three each from Korea and Thailand, and two students from Venezuela. We also continue to bring talented students of color to campus. This year, 25% of our students are students of color, and we are particularly pleased that among these students there is a healthy balance of socioeconomic and geographic diversity.

It is a testament to Deerfield’s strength that our alumni and current parents continue their enthusiasm in having their sons and daughters embrace a Deerfield education. A remarkable 39.7% of our students are either a legacy or sibling, or both! This year, we admitted 46.4% of our 138 legacy and sibling applicants, a far higher admit rate than for unaffiliated applicants. Among our entire student body, 120 students have either a father or grandfather, or both, who attended Deerfield; 42 pairs of siblings are on campus, and among the entire student body, 184 students have a current sibling or a sibling who graduated previously.

Many of our bright and talented students have the opportunity to attend the Academy because of our continuing commitment to a strong financial aid program. This year, our generous financial aid budget of $6.6 million supports 35% of our students, but there is still more demonstrated need than budgeted financial aid funds available. A significant trend is our ever-increasing average financial aid award; with our boarding tuition at $43,800, this year’s average aid award for boarding students jumped to $35,800.

The many letters, calls, and emails that I receive remind me daily what makes Deerfield such a unique educational community. A current parent recently wrote: My daughter is able to be herself at Deerfield, whether it is in the classroom, in her dorm or with the new friends she has made. She has commented on how great it is to be with others who want to learn as much as she does. From the moment she arrived on campus she has felt included and comfortable.

Deerfield’s environment is inclusive and caring. The community comes together for itself—whether you are an athlete or a musician, the students are there for each other.

Counted among our 187 new students are: a young man who earned a perfect score in the American Mathematics Competition; a member of the elite Young Peoples’ Chorus in New York; the winner in the All Jamaica Junior Squash Championship; a poet whose work has been published by the International Library of Poetry and the American Library of Poetry; a member of the American Ballet who performed in The Nutcracker at Lincoln Center; the two-time captain of the New York state champion lacrosse team; the captain of the Brain Bowl team that finished first in New Jersey; a young woman chosen to represent Connecticut on the Olympic Development Soccer Team; a three-time Junior Olympian in ski racing; a participant in Destination Imagination’s World Wide Global Competition; an Atlantic Coast All-Star in both football and lacrosse; an artist whose profits from designing cards and mouse pads go to the Dana Farber Institute; the winner in the United Nations Association of Thailand essay competition; a young man whose hobby is restoring old cars and whose current project is a 1968 Pontiac Tempest; an activist who led a rally at Connecticut’s state capitol to increase funding for Hartford’s magnet schools; the winner of a Gold Medal in the National Latin Exam; the winner of Wisconsin’s Science Olympiad Invitational Tournament, who is also a pianist who twice won first place in the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music Piano Scholarship Competition; and the Grand Prize winner at the Massachusetts State science fair, who also designed and marketed innovative, handmade DNA-shaped earrings and donated the proceeds to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

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LOO K I N G A H E A D : FA LL SPORTS >>>>>>>>>>>>> It seems inappropriate to describe a cross country team—a team that relies on being slim, trim, and fast afoot—as loaded.

But this fall’s rendition of Big Green Cross Country comes with all the bells and whistles of a contender. And there’s no room for bias here, both the boys and girls teams have their top seven runners returning; that lineup includes two of the elite runners in the New England prep school circuit: Sam Belcher ‘11 and Ariel Beauregard-Breton ‘11 (see right).

Boys Cross Country

“I’ve never had my top seven runners all returning before,” said cross country Coach Steve Anderson, “so I’ve never been in a better position to make some noise.”

Leading the pack this fall will be Sam Belcher ’11, who has earned All-New England laurels his first three years by finishing in the top 15 at the New England Championships. Combined with teammate Ben Wood ’13, who finished 12th last fall, Big Green more than likely has a pair of All-New England runners on its roster.

Another reason why the Deerfield skipper is optimistic about this fall’s squad is the depth it showed during last fall’s classic.

“Our number three runner, Aaron Cyr-Mutty ’11, was unable to race due to a bout with the flu, and our number four runner, George Reich ’13 did, but was nowhere near full strength, also due to the flu,” said Anderson, “and he placed 38th.”

The good news is that the guys further down the food chain had to step up—and they did.

Hayden Moreau ’11, who returns to his No. 5 slot this fall, would “run the best race of his career, by far,” according to Anderson, and finished 26th. Fred Quesada ’12, the No. 6 runner, meanwhile, had a 34th place finish to build on, while Warner Brown ’13 returns as the No. 7 man.

Girls Cross Country

Coach Dennis Cullinane’s reason for optimism this fall is easy to understand. Not only does he have his top seven runners back in the fold, but he also has one of the premier distance runners in New England in Ariel Beauregard-Breton ’11.

She missed the show last year, but showed she can still run,

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as she won the 3000-meter race at the New England Track Championships during the spring.

Like the boys team, there will be plenty of depth this season, and it came through when needed.

With its No. 1 runner unable to start and its second and third runners—Dashiell Schulte ’13 and Shelbi Kilcollins ’12—unable to finish, as both were injured during the race, Deerfield was still able to place four runners among the top 36 finishers.

Jinane Gedeon-Achi ’13 led the charge at 26th, while Rose Fisher ’13 was 34th. Tatum McInerney ’13 and Victoria Serra ’12 were 35th and 36th respectively.

“I’m very excited about the coming season,” said Cullinane.

“If we work hard and stay healthy, I think we should be capable of continuing to close in on the elite teams of the league.”

Boys Soccer

You know you’re in good shape when four of your players have been elected captain by their peers, and that’s exactly what Coach Jan Flaska has this fall; those quad captains are seniors Hunter Huebsch, Jim Bitter, Sam Redmond, and Alex Ward.

“I’m really optimistic about the season,” said Flaska, whose club finished at 10-6-1 last fall.

“We’ve got a good bunch of kids who are experienced and who have a tremendous work ethic.”

Offensively, the Big Green boasts the return of four of its top five scorers from a year ago, and three of its six defensemen.

Up front, Huebsch was Deerfield’s top scorer, while Redmond was third on the charts. Bitter and Jackson Dayton ’13 were fourth and fifth respectively. The midfield finds Ward heading up that area, while Charlie Wall ’11, Sean

Connors ’12, and Kurt Heise ’12 are also returning.

At the back end, leading a defensive unit that allowed just 1.2 goals a game last year, will be seniors Will Henry, Matt McDonald, and Bobby Osgood.

Tanner Larson ’11, who backed up All-League goalie John Rose ‘10 last fall, will move in between the pipes.

Flaska is hoping the crew will remember the discouragement it felt after missing out on a tournament berth by the slimmest of margins, and will come out hungry this fall, right from the start.

Girls Soccer

Coach Heidi Valk has 13 letter winners returning to the fold this season. And every one of them should be hungry after last year, when a last-game-ofthe-season 1-0 loss to Choate kept the 6-5-5 Big Green out of the tourney.

“It was a disappointing loss,” said Valk. “We had about 20 shots on goal but we just couldn’t score.”

The dynamic duo of Jackie Tavella ’11 and Ellie Carroll ’11 allowed just 24 goals during the 2009–2010 campaign. Their best friend on defense proved to be Allie Gray ’11, who earned a berth on the league all-star squad, as well as Catherine Wadman ’13. Up front, Connie Rhodes ’12, who was the Big Green’s leading scorer last year, returns, after a season that earned her an all-star berth as well.

Field Hockey

The Big Green will be seeking its 19th tournament appearance this fall as Coach Kim Wright welcomes back a number of key players from last year’s 8-6-1 club.

Heading up that list of returnees is Jamie Haddad ’12, last year’s No. 2 scorer with

12 points on ten goals and two assists. Other returning veterans whom Wright will be counting on are Kate Anderson ’12, Nina Kempner ’12, and Mollie Laverack ’11. Kate Binswanger ’11 will lead the defensive brigade, while Maddie Melly ’12 and Lili Gahagan ’12 are both back to add depth.

Goaltending chores this fall will go to Shenae Lundberg ’11.

The senior is one of the premier prep school ice hockey goalies in the country, “so when she said she’d like to give field hockey a shot, I jumped at the opportunity to have her play for us,” said Wright. “She’s an outstanding athlete, so I don’t think she’ll have any problems picking up the game.”

Football

With a dozen lettermen—but very few starters—returning from a 3-5 season, Coach Mike Silipo’s game plan for the upcoming football season is wait-and-see.

“At this point, I’d say we’ll be a decent team, but I don’t know if we’ll have any stars . . . anyone who will step up and be a real playmaker for us—time will tell.”

Steve Sousa ’11, however, might be just what the doctor ordered. The post grad has a track record at quarterback, as he took Marshfield to an Eastern MA Super Bowl last year, and was honored for his actions by being named a Boston Globe All-Scholastic.

Mac Jackson ’11 is back after leading the Big Green in rushing last fall with 530 yards and four touchdowns on 102 carries. He will get some help from Gabe Zalzer, a PG out of Arlington.

Another PG, Kyle Bremmer, out of Worcester, will see action as a tight end and linebacker. Two other returnees from last year

are Jeff Van Oot ’11 and Andrew Sutphin ’11. Van Oot will be at offensive and defensive tackle, while Sutphin will be located at end.

Volleyball

Deerfield’s volleyball team will be looking for its third consecutive trip to postseason play this fall.

The good news is that the Big Green lost only four seniors from its 14-5 club. The bad news is that three of those seniors earned berths on the New England All-Star Team.

“We have a good group returning this season, however,” said Coach Cathy Markowski.

“So we’re hoping to make it back to the tournament.”

That “good group” is led by Charlotte McLaughry ’11, who posted 27 aces last year, and Marly Morgus ’12, who registered 207 assists. Also playing up front for Deerfield are Eleanor Parker ’11, Georgina Hutchins ’12, and Hannah Insuik ’13.

Water Polo

When it comes to the upcoming prep school boys water polo season, it appears everyone is in the same boat. Deerfield lost all but two starters from last year, but each of last fall’s final four was hard hit by graduation, too, “Which means the league should be wide open this year,” said Big Green Coach Mark Scandling.

The team still has a decent nucleus to build around, however, as seniors Jamie Pielock, Jay Kwok, Dylan McDermott, Vernon Jackson, and Julien Blanchet and juniors Chris Miao and Austin Bridges, as well as JV players Jack Vallar ’12 and Oscar Miao ’13 are on the roster.

Current sports schedules and scores at deerfield.edu/athletics

3000-meter + 2nd in New Englands

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The Homestretch Senior Long-Distance Runners Gear Up for a Spectacular Fall

Sam, Gabriel Amadeus Cooney; Ariel, Jean-Maurice Breton (aka, Dad)

by Bob York Their dog days of summer were logged on a stopwatch rather than crossed off on a calendar. Upon their return to Deerfield this fall, if the obligatory “How I Spent My Summer Vacation” essay was assigned, for both Sam Belcher ’11 and Ariel BeauregardBreton ’11 an appropriate title might be: “Last Chance to Finish First.”

“Disappointment,” was the word Belcher used to describe the driving force behind getting his mojo on during the summer. Due to health issues, he didn’t run as well as anticipated at last fall’s New England Cross Country Championships, while Beauregard-Breton didn’t run at all.

Belcher, who suffered a bout of bronchitis at the midseason mark and missed one meet and a week’s worth

of practices because of it, finished 12th at the New Englands; finishing in double figures wasn’t something in his game plan.

Belcher, who resides in Old Deerfield and whose father coaches cross country at the Bement School, had finished 13th in this race as a freshman and seventh as a sophomore. So, winding up 12th was clearly heading in the wrong direction.

Despite that southerly direction Belcher took in the final standings, Coach Steve Anderson considers his charge one of the best cross country runners to ever scamper across the Deerfield Academy campus. In fact, at this point in time, Anderson ranks Belcher third on his all-time list, behind Pat Bensen ’01 and Nick Blixt ’06.

“I’d say Sam’s better than they were as juniors,” said Anderson, “but we’ll wait to see how things stack up after his senior year to take a final tally.”

As for Beauregard Breton, who hails from Beaconsfield, Quebec, Canada, last fall would have marked her debut in this run for the roses, but an aggravated T-band—a muscle that runs from the hip to the knee—limited her to a cheerleading gig.

Despite her absence from the race, and the last half of the season, Coach Dennis Cullinane felt confident

Beauregard-Breton would have done very well, possibly even won it, had she been able to compete. Cullinane described her as “one of the premier runners in New England.”

Beauregard-Breton defeated last year’s silver medalist during the Canterbury Invitational. And she beat her easily.

“Ariel even took a wrong turn during the race and still beat her,” said Cullinane.

“It happened with about 150 yards remaining in the race . . . there was a slight turn in the trail and Ariel went left and the other girl went right.

Fortunately, Ariel went only about 20 yards before she realized her mistake . . . turned around and raced to the finish line and still won handily.”

“It was very disappointing,” said Beauregard-Breton of her injury and the fact that the only cure was complete rest. “The muscle that was causing the problem runs across the knee and it rubbed against it whenever I ran.”

The injury kept her sidelined until February, “So, I had to start from scratch,” she said. But it didn’t take her long to make up for lost time.

With plans on competing in the steeplechase at the Junior World Championships in July and hopes of attending either Boston University or Yale, she warmed up last

spring by winning the 3000-meter event at the New England Track and Field Championships. And in doing so, set a school record by breaking Molly Yazwinski’s ’99 mark in 10:37:78.

Belcher showed no ill effects during the track championships, either.

He finished second in his 3000-meter race and bested four runners who had beaten him in the cross country finale.

“Everybody’s psyched . . . everybody’s back . . . on both the boys and girls teams,” said Belcher. “And best of all, we’re hosting the championships this fall. What more could you ask for?”

“Staying healthy,” quipped Beauregard-Breton.

BeauregardBreton 3000-meter school record

10:37:78

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BELCHER

Ariel with her second–place medal in Steeplechase from the Canadian Junior Nationals.

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Report from the Head of School, Margarita Curtis H’57

A well-lived life is one of service, and our students will have endless opportunities to give back a bit of what they have learned here.

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The end of the 2009–2010 academic year marked an important milestone in my tenure as head of school. As Commencement approached this past spring, and I concluded my fourth year, our seniors were quick to remind me of their unique status as the pioneers of the “Curtis Years.” There is not a day that goes by without an appreciation for the privilege of working with such talented, spirited young people, or deep gratitude for the opportunity to do work that matters. At Deerfield, as we nurture and guide the young people entrusted to us—keenly aware of the relevance of our task—we often underscore the importance of the work that awaits them, as the agents of hope and goodness in an untidy, uncertain world.

The first decade of this century is quickly coming to a close—a decade framed by 9/11 at the outset and a global financial meltdown at its end. In these ten years— perhaps the most dispiriting period since World War II—a generation of Deerfield students has journeyed from childhood into adulthood. The world our students are about to enter is not so kind a place as Deerfield. But we have taught them a few things, and first among those lessons is the value of community: the value of joining their individual efforts in the fulfillment of shared aspirations, the value of reaching beyond their own needs to address the needs of others. Vested with the ability to think critically and creatively, with perseverance and compassion, and with high expectations of themselves, Deerfield students are called to lead. I cannot imagine a more exciting time to lead than when the world is off its game and new systems to run it properly are in high demand. Deerfield graduates are up to the challenge, more prepared than our generation, more agile, more articulate, more engaged in world affairs at an earlier age than we were as young adults.

A well-lived life is one of service, and our students will have endless opportunities to give back a bit of what they have learned here. At Deerfield, they have learned how to observe others thoughtfully, to honor those who excel, to listen to the strengths and flaws in an argument, and to think through the solutions of nettlesome problems. As they apply those skills, they’ll make the world a better place. Most importantly, their search for a life of consequence, rich in purpose and meaning, is sure to succeed if they remember that doing well is not always synonymous with doing good, and if they see their destination as that special place where, in Frederick Buechner’s words, “their deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.”

Unlike last year, when the global financial crisis required keen focus on budgetary matters and the reduction of the Academy’s operating costs by ten percent, we were able to redirect our attention in ’09–’10 to programmatic initiatives and student life.

I was personally gratified to spend more time attending classes, athletic events, and arts performances, and gained a clearer, more intimate understanding of student issues by serving as an associate in Dewey and Doubleday III dormitories. In spite of our significant over-enrollment, a serious bout of H1N1, and an accidental fire in the Dining Hall, school spirit remained unabated throughout the year, which had a momentous beginning when we hosted the 28th Annual International Independent Public Speaking Competition. Throughout the year, faculty and staff handled the additional demands of an unexpectedly larger student body with aplomb and generosity.

For a complete list of donors and gifts: deerfield.edu/go/annual

Progress was achieved on both curricular and professional development goals outlined in Imagine Deerfield

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Progress was achieved on both curricular and professional development goals outlined in Imagine Deerfield, the plan approved unanimously by the Board in January of 2009, including the implementation of an enhanced advising system, the incorporation of community service more seamlessly into school life, and the development of a more systematic faculty assessment program. Precise and measurable professional development plans, based on student feedback, will now be created by faculty every two years, with the goal of fostering greater reflection on student outcomes and a more intentional approach to professional growth. A more comprehensive assessment process for Senior Staff was launched this past spring, utilizing an electronic tool that invited input from all school constituencies. Likewise, my performance assessment was expanded to include not only interviews with all members of Senior Staff, the Board president, and the chair of Compensation and Personnel, but also electronic surveys, including one created by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS).

The Curriculum Committee worked diligently to create a greater degree of collaboration and consistency across multi-section courses. Program priorities for this year include the development of a comprehensive residential curriculum—one that acknowledges the new challenges posed by technology and ubiquitous communication, while also integrating several of our current student life programs (peer counseling, proctoring, health issues, diversity training, and so on) in a more streamlined fashion.

Concurrently with our efforts to define best practices and to promote growth on the curricular and residential fronts, plans are underway to develop a coaching curriculum that will focus on assessment, mentoring, and training.

Several initiatives in 2009–10 provided opportunities for school-wide reflection and assessment. In the fall, the Gender Committee compiled results of the Gender Survey and developed recommendations to present to the Board. These results will be considered within the broader context of the NAIS Assessment of Inclusivity and Multiculturalism (AIM), which was administered in the winter.

The Board of Trustees undertook a self-assessment in November under the guidance of HGSE governance expert Cathy Trower, who analyzed the data and discussed the results at the winter trustee meeting. All trustees participated, including our three new Board members: David DeNunzio ’74 P’12, Katy Textor Farmer ’92, and Skip Mattoon ’59. Ms. Trower’s recommendation to institute generative discussions, beyond the Board’s strategic planning and fiduciary oversight, has already been implemented. In the spring, the Board discussed the composition of the student body and financial aid; this fall, they will discuss the results of the AIM survey.

My travel to alumni gatherings and major donor events increased moderately last year, in preparation for the most ambitious campaign in the Academy’s history.

Feasibility events in key metropolitan areas provided valuable feedback on the priorities identified in Imagine Deerfield. In addition to our yearly itinerary, we hosted an alumni event in London this year, after a visit to Cambridge University to behold our Cambridge Seminar seniors in action.

Facilities projects this past spring and summer (see page 4) included the expansion and renovation of the Fitness Center and Greer Store, the completion of repairs in the Dining Hall and the expansion of the South Bubble, the addition of office space in Ephraim Williams, and maintenance work throughout the campus. All of these projects are expected to yield valuable benefits for the Deerfield community in the coming years.

As always, I welcome your comments and insights on any aspect of our school life, and I thank you for your ongoing support and eagerness to remain connected to Deerfield.

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From the Associate Head of School for Alumni Affairs and Development, David G. Pond P’91, ’98

48% 16%

5% 5% 12%

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7%

FISCAL 2010 ALLOCATION OF CASH EXPENSES

Compensation

48%

Financial Aid

16%

Facilities and Capital Maintenance

5%

Utilities

5%

Instruction/Institution/Administrative

7%

Debt Service

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Supporting Operations

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This new section of Deerfield Magazine will present news about the important role of philanthropy in the Academy’s success, and thank the munificent alumni, parents, and friends of Deerfield, who give so freely of their time, talents, and treasures. Deerfield’s excellence—from the caliber of our students to the talent of our faculty and to the beauty of our campus—is directly attributable to the thoughtfulness of our supporters. Due to the fact that our fiscal year recently changed to a July 1 to June 30 calendar, we were presented with an opportunity to bring you some news of our fundraising results and financial strength sooner. We leapt at this additional chance to share our successes with you!

Every year, Deerfield benefits from gifts in support of our ongoing programs (Annual Support), capital needs (including facilities and endowment), and future programs (planned and deferred gifts through the Boyden Society). During our ten month fiscal year (’09-’10) we realized a critical $20,312,196 for current and future needs. Each of these forms of support is essential to both the short and long-term health of the Academy, and they strengthen all aspects of our school community.

Certainly the most important outcome of sustained philanthropy is the people we are able to attract to Deerfield: the incredible students, faculty, and staff who work and learn together every day. With the right mix of faculty and students on campus, the energy, enthusiasm, and earnest pursuit of a sound mind and body is palpable.

We educate students from all over the country and the world not only because of their talents in the classroom but also for their positive influence on the hearts and minds of their peers. They take advantage of our offerings and often create new clubs, organizations, and community services. Our faculty members continue to demand excellence from their charges, while supporting their learning process. Committed to the full 24-hour day of boarding school life, the faculty personifies a level of caring and trust that our students come to appreciate deeply.

Set these inquisitive students and adults on our beautiful campus and their attachment to the place grows quickly. We work hard to take care of our physical campus (see pages 24 and 36), and are increasingly using energy conservation as a motivation when we renovate or build. Current projects, such as the expanded Greer Store and Fitness Center and the Dining Hall South Bubble, are good examples of a thoughtful approach to conserving energy while also serving the community’s expanding needs. If you haven’t been to campus in a while, please come and see the improvements for yourself.

There will always be opportunities to help Deerfield attract the best people, sustain the strongest programs, and maintain or upgrade our facilities to help our students meet the challenges of their tomorrows. If the time is right for you to explore your options to assist Deerfield, I encourage you to stay in touch and to let us know how we can make your philanthropic goals become a reality.

In closing, I am grateful to the entire team in the office of Alumni Affairs and Development, as well as to our students, faculty, and staff, and especially to the hundreds of volunteers who assist us in reaching out to the Deerfield family. We could not accomplish so much, year after year, without their loyal efforts and extraordinary generosity. Thank you.

This past fiscal year was an amazing triumph considering the starting point: an internal restructuring that gave us only ten months to do a year’s worth of fundraising, and a weak national economy. We guessed alumni participation rates might fall, as hard choices were being made by so many, but there’s nothing like a challenge to rally the Green and the White!

Our youngest alumni set the tone of the campaign early on by winning the second annual “Choate Challenge,” a donor contest that ends at the kickoff of the DA vs.

CRH football game. Then our faithful class captains and agents reached out to their calendar year-end givers and kept the momentum rolling. In March 2010, we released a secure online reporting tool, which allows our volunteers to use realtime data in their outreach. We jumped into an “April Donor Challenge” that put the reporting tool to good use; classes were asked to rally as many donors as possible during the month, and previous donors were even allowed to give again and be counted. (How thoughtful!) Kudos to the three top performing classes who made the contest their focus: the Class of 1997 with 52 donors for 30% participation in the month, the Class of 1964 with 68 donors for 58% participation in the month, and the Class of 1979 with 153 donors for 100% participation in the month. You read that right . . . the Class of 1979 had one-hundred percent participation in one month!

We ended the year with a new record in unrestricted Annual Support dollars, over $5 million for the first time, and our alumni participation increased two percentage points to 49% overall! We at Deerfield are grateful for your continuing support and commitment. We also thank our talented and enthusiastic Steering Committee, under the direction of Trustee Gordon “Zeke” Knight ’54 G ’03, which connects the work of the school to the generous gift of time from our volunteers.

During my student days at Deerfield, it never occurred to me that my own education was being supported by alumni gifts. However, I had a strong sense that my membership in the Deerfield family had far-reaching implications, and indeed, the friendships from those days continue to sustain me. Our office works closely with the senior class to educate them on these realities, and we’re grateful for their thoughtful participation. In fact, 99% of the Class of 2010 pledged to Annual Support for four years—they understand that every little bit adds up and creates opportunities around every corner.

The Annual Support team of Betsey Dickson ’94, Jenn Bealer, and I work hard to show you that your philanthropy matters at Deerfield, and that only you can define your relationship with your school. Your donations literally open doors. They give access to deserving students, they give flight to creative faculty, students, and their ideas, and they enhance every facet of the Deerfield experience. Thank you.

For a complete list of donors and gifts: deerfield.edu/go/annual

We ended the year with a new record in unrestricted Annual Support dollars, over $5 million for the first time, and our alumni participation increased two percentage points to 49% overall . . .

Your donations literally open doors.

THANK YOU 2009 / 2010

Report from the Director of Annual Support and Development Operations, John G. Knight ’83

’09-’10 Steering Committee Gordon R. Knight ’54 G ’03 Annual Support National Chair, Trustee

Richard F. Boyden ’52 Robert S. Lyle II ’64 P ’91,’95 Andrew R. Steele ’65 Art Dwight ’79 John Buckley ’77 Frank Reichel ’82 Andrew Bonnano ’87 Daniel B. Garrison ’94 Amy E. Sodha ’97 Lisa Craig ’00 Nicholas Z. Hammerschlag ’04

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From the Director of Parent Programs, William Barry ’77 P’11 Senior Parent Volunteers Sr. Parents’ Co-Chairs: Bob & Liz Nolan P’97,’01,’10 John & Lauren Roth P’08,’10 Katie Carpenter & Peter Schulte ’75 P’10,’13

Sr. Parents’ Committee:

Deerfield is fortunate to have a community of parents that is passionate about the Academy and its programs, and we are deeply grateful that you choose to demonstrate that passion through your financial support. Under the leadership of an exceptional group of volunteers, that level of support reached record heights in the 2009–2010 school year.

Co-Chairs Liz and Bob Nolan P ’97, ’01, ’10, Lauren and John Roth P ’08, ’10, ’10, and Katie Carpenter and Peter Schulte ’75, P ’10, ’13, succeeded in rallying 84% of the families of the Great Class of 2010 to raise a total of $2.1 million. These funds will be used to establish the Class of 2010 Endowed Fund for Young Faculty, as well as to support a variety of other critical needs on campus.

Our Parent Annual Support volunteers implemented a new organizational structure this past year, with outstanding success. Co-Chairs Jennifer and Cree Edwards ’75 P’12 and Suzanne and Michael Huebsch P ’11,’12, were joined by Junior Class Captains Ashley and Jeff McDermott P’11,’14, and Ashley and Steve Quamme P’11; Sophomore Class Captains Alison and Bob DeWitt ’74, P’05,’07,’12, and Mary and Jeff Cox P’10 ’12; and Freshman Class Captains Leslie Hodges P’10,’13, and Stephanie and Tim Ingrassia P’09,’13, to raise our outreach to new levels.

Through considerable effort, this leadership group succeeded in setting a new benchmark for Parent Annual Support, raising an unprecedented $1.9 million from 74% of our families.

We also express our gratitude to all of those families who dedicate time and effort to help strengthen our parent community through outreach, the hosting of events, and excellent ambassadorship. The impact of these efforts extends far beyond the phone call and the reception: you help bring families closer to Deerfield, and that warmth is evident in our student body and in all that we do. Thank you.

Andrew Blau ’81, P’10,’13 Beth Burrus P’10 Robert & Julie Daum P’10 Ken Hubbard & Tori Dauphinot P’97,’10 Jon & Carrie Hulburd P’05,’07,’10 JaDeane Ing P’10 Chris & Debbie Kniffin ’75 P’10 Jeffrey & Missy Morris P’10 Edward Philie & Phyllis Powers P’09,’10 Toby & Sally Reiley P’08,’10 Todd & Stephanie Schurz P’08,’10 Robert & Robin Seabolt P’10 Dan & Margot Sullivan P’07,’10 Charles & Meredith von Arentschildt P’10 Jeffrey & Shari Kvam P’11 David & Isabelle Wagener P’10 Christopher & Leigh Larmoyeux P’07,’11 Richard & Jean Witmer P’08,’10 Bill & Cory Laverack P’11 John & Alicia Zurlo P’10 Leiza Munn Blakeley & Mark Blakeley P’11 Charles & Pauline Murray P’11 Underclass Volunteers Peter & Sheilah Phelan ’78 P’11 Todd & Martha Robbins P’11 Underclass Co-Chairs: Bryant & Rebecca Seaman III P’11 Cree & Jennifer Edwards ’75 P’12 Robert & Elizabeth Swindell P’08,’11 Michael & Suzanne Huebsch P’11,’12 Jay & Mary Ann Wheatley III ‘78, P’11 Michael & Penelope Wilner P’11 Jr. Parents’ Captains: Jeffrey & Ashley McDermott P’11 Steven & Ashley Quamme P’11

Soph Parents’ Captains:

Jr. Parents’ Committee:

Jeff & Mary Cox P’10,’12 Bob & Alison DeWitt ’74, P’05,’07,’12

Jeff & Shauna Binswanger ’74, P’09,’11 Peter & Caroline Colt P’09,’11 Ramona Fung P’11 Marc & Julia Johnson ’74, P’08,’11 18

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Bob & Stacey Bewkes ’74, P’06,’09,’12 Mitchel & Sharon Bolotin P’12 James & Rebecca Byrne P’06,’08,’12 Edward & Susan Chandler P’12 Mike & Evelyn Donatelli P’12 Ted & Katy Flato ’73, P’10,’12 Zahi & Debra Haddad P’09,’12 Henry & Leila Heller P’10,’12 David & Ritchey Howe P’12 Steven & Amy Louis ’80, P’12 Mary Matthews Mermel P’12 James & Sally Miller P’97,’01,’02,’09,’12 Brian & Julie Simmons P’12 Scott & Hatsy Vallar ’78, P’12

Fresh Parents’ Captains: Soph Parents’ Committee: Rick & Jenny Anderson ’72, P’10,’12 Jamie & Wendy Ardrey P’09,’12

Leslie Hodges P’10,’13 Timothy & Stephanie Ingrassia P’09,’13

Fresh Parents’ Committee: James & Julia Alexandre P’06,’08,’11,’13 Leonard & Elizabeth Buck ’81 P’11,’13 Allen & Delphine Damon ’78 P’13 Jon & Hendy Dayton P’10,’13 David & Mary DeCamp ’76 P’13 Walter & Kathleen Gahagan P’12,’13 Jeffrey & Page Growney P’11,’13 Timothy Jones & Annie Cardelus P’13 Francis & Rosalyn L’Esperance III ’75 P’13 Mark & Hilary McInerney ’81 P’10,’13 Daniel & Heather Mosley P’11,’13 ChiP& Amanda Nisbet P’11,’13 Ward & Emily Osgood P’11,’13 Gerard & Kelly Pasciucco P’10,’13 Timothy & Susan Schieffelin P’09,’12,’13 Charles & Peggy Sutphin P’11,’13 Karl Wellner & Deborah Norville P’09,’13 John & Karen Wood P’10,’13

Boyden Society Class of ’60 Reunion Advisory Committee Committee

THANK YOU 2009 / 2010

Report from the Director of Planned Giving, Linda Minoff P’09, ’10

I have had numerous conversations with alumni who have shared anecdotes about Co-Chairs: Reunion Chair: their Deerfield days: a vignette of how Mrs. Boyden took a particular interest in Craig W. Fanning ’53 Mr. Nathaniel F. Emmons their studies; a poignant moment on the playing field; a dorm master who helped a homesick freshman through a particularly rough time; a schoolboy antic undiscovered H. Stanley Mansfield Jr. ’53 G’03 by the Headmaster. I never tire of hearing these stories, as it confirms my belief Marc L. McMurphy ’82 Regional Co-Chair (West): that although much has changed at Deerfield, the core of the Deerfield experience Mr. Christian Baldenhofer remains the same.

Committee: The year in planned giving was busy and productive. Many alumni, parents, and Christian Baldenhofer ’60 Regional Co-Chairs (New England): friends who want to support Deerfield chose to do so through bequests, annuities, Edison W. Dick, Esq. ’55 Mr. John W. Broughan retirement account beneficiary designations, and other planned gifts. We welcomed Todd H. Eckler ’86 Mr. John S. Clarkeson 18 new members into the Frank L. and Helen Childs Boyden Society, while many Guilford W. Forbes ’41 existing members reaffirmed their intentions to include Deerfield in their estate plans.

A complete list of Boyden Society members can be found at deerfield.edu/go/annual.

James McB. Garvey Jr. ’46 Regional Co-Chair (South): Six donors made donations to Deerfield in exchange for charitable gift annuities, Henry S. Fox ’76 P’12 Mr. R. Marshall Evans Jr. for a total of $323,130. Although it is always sad to learn of the passing of friends, it Robert F. Herrick ’60 is most heartwarming to know that they chose to acknowledge the important role Robert B. Hiden Jr. ’51 Regional Co-Chairs (Midwest) that Deerfield played in their lives by including the Academy in their estate plans.

John B. Horton ’52 P’89 Mr. James H. Cohen This past year we received $1,244,569 in realized bequests.

John F. Kikoski Jr. ’59 P’83 Mr. Peter K. Noonan In an effort to increase the visibility of the Boyden Society we are in the process David C. Knight ’58 P’87 FP of expanding our Boyden Society Advisory Committee. Longtime volunteers Craig Joseph D. Lawrence ’54 Regional Co-Chair Fanning ’53, Stan Mansfield ’53 G’03, and Marc McMurphy ’82 are now joined by 21 additional members, listed to the right. I am most grateful to these volunteers for Richardson McKinney ’45 (New York/Middle Atlantic) their help and guidance. We hope to welcome additional members to the committee, Hon. Edward R. McPherson ’63 Mr. Joseph R. Robinson and eventually would like to have representatives from each class. Over the comGordon B. McWilliams ’47 P’77 ing year the committee will be discussing how best to reach out to classmates and Erwin H. Miller, Esq. ’58 Yearbook Co-Chairs: parents, as we make the case for this type of critical and longterm support of the Christopher G. Mumford ’64 P’01 Mr. Timothy F. Crowley Academy. If you are interested in volunteering in this manner, please be in touch Wm. T. Schwendler Jr. ’58 Mr. John Robert Glennie with me.

Harold R. Talbot Jr. ’54 The Great Class of 1960 had a fabulous 50th Reunion. They had record participation, Christopher J. Tierney ’85 Programs Co-Chairs: with 74 classmates in attendance, and raised a total of $3,201,781 in gifts, pledges, and deferred gifts. The mood at their reunion was upbeat and lively, as friends Charles B. Updike ’57 Mr. Samuel A. Lewis Jr. reconnected with each other and with Deerfield. The great success of the reunion Robert Dell Vuyosevich ’72 Mr. Douglas A. Cummins was a direct result of the extensive time and effort of the 50th Reunion Committee, headed by Nat Emmons. It was a great privilege to work with the committee over Fundraising Co-Chair: the past two years. Although this was their milestone reunion, I certainly hope that Mr. Richard Lewisohn III the committee members, as well as the entire Class of 1960, will be coming back to campus frequently as Deerfield’s newest member of the Grand Classes.

Members At Large: There are many aspects to a successful school—dedicated teachers, talented, The Rev. Robert F. Herrick motivated students, and top administrators with a vision of excellence. However, Mr. Edward P. Jaeger Deerfield also thrives because of the generosity of its donors and the devotion of its volunteers. Many thanks for the role you play—we are most grateful.

Mr. Richard M. Sincerbeaux, Sr.

For a complete list of donors and gifts: deerfield.edu/go/annual

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2010 Executive Committee of the Alumni Association

THANK YOU 2009 / 2010

Thank you, ’09 – ’10 Executive Committee!

Ms Elizabeth Greer Anderson, ’94 Mr. Rick Anderson, ’72 P’10,’12,’14 Mr. Oscar K. Anderson III, ’88 Mr. Bayard T. DeMallie III, ’80 Ms Sara E. di Bonaventura, ’01 Mr. John J. Dinneen III, ’79 Mr. W. Malcolm Dorson, ’02 Mr. David B. Findlay Jr., ’51 P’76 G’03,’05,’08 Dr. Edward G. Flickinger, ’65 Mr. Peter W. Gonzalez, ’62 P’94,’97 Mr. David S. Hagerman, ’64 P’99 FP Ms Judith Hegedus, ’92 Mr. Hudson Holland III, ’84 Mr. Steven N. Katz, ’70 Mr. Gordon R. Knight, ’54 G’03 Mr. Rush M. McCloy, ’92 Mr. Richard M. McKelvey, ’79 P’10,’13 Mr. John P. B. Moran, ’58 Ms Margot M. Pfohl, ’97 Mr. John F. Rand, ’65 P’09,’13 Mr. Walter S. Tomenson III, ’95 Mr. Okechukwu Ugwonali, ’98 Ms Cassandra Walters, ’00 Mr. Philip B. Weymouth III, ’83 For a roster of the ’10 – ’11 Executive Committee members, see page 42.

’09-’10 Alumni Volunteers CC: Class Captain CA: Class Agent RC: Reunion Chair Dr. R. Paul Higgins Jr., ’32 P’64, CC Mr. George B. Dowley II, ’36 P’62,’64, CC Mr. David H. Bradley, ’40 P’66,’ 72 G’08,’99, CC Mr. William C. Lane, ’40, CC Dr. E. Bayley Buchanan, ’41, CA Mr. Harold Edwards Jr., ’41 P’74, CA Mr. Theodore F. T. Crolius, ’42, CC Mr. William W. Dunn, ’42, CC 20

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Mr. Walter L. Fisher, ’43, CC Mr. Robert S. Erskine Jr., ’44, CC Mr. Thomas S. Fillebrown Jr., ’44, CA Mr. Richard D. Leggat, ’44, CA Mr. Ronald A. McLean Jr., ’44, CA Mr. M. Wallace Rubin, ’44 P’75, CA Mr. John P. Stevenson, ’44, CA Dr. Giles D. Toll, ’44 P’78,’81, CA E. Foster Conklin, M.D., ’46 P’73, CA Mr. Gerald Lauderdale, ’46 P’76, CC Mr. William M. Riegel, ’46, CC Mr. Joseph S. Caldwell III, ’47 P’81, CA Mr. James F. Manning III, ’47 P’76,’77, CA Mr. Gordon B. McWilliams, ’47 P’77, CC Mr. Walter H. Morse II, ’47 FP, CA Mr. Addison P. Cook III, ’49, CC Mr. Harvey B. Loomis, ’49, CC Mr. R. Warren Breckenridge, ’50, CC Mr. A. Donald Grosset Jr., ’50 P’83, CA Mr. Edward H. Miller III, ’50, CA Mr. David B. Findlay Jr., ’51 P’76 G’03,’05,’08, CC Prof. John R. Allen, ’52, CA Mr. Richard F. Boyden, ’52, CC Mr. Renwick D. Dimond, ’53 P’85, CC Mr. Craig W. Fanning, ’53, CA Mr. Robert E. Harwell Jr., ’53 FP, CA Mr. H. Stanley Mansfield Jr., ’53 G’03, CA Mr. Patrick M. McCarthy, ’53, CA Mr. Joel S. Mitchell, Jr., ’53, CA Mr. Hugh Smith, ’53 P’76, CC Mr. Philip R. Chase Jr., ’54 P’78,’81, CC Mr. Gordon R. Knight, ’54 G’03, Annual Support Chairperson Mr. Michael D. Grant Jr., ’55 P’85,’87, CC Mr. Thomas J. L’Esperance, ’55, CA Mr. Peter S. Ness, ’56 P’89, CA Mr. Denis M. Turko, ’56 P’85, CA Joseph B. Twichell, M.D., ’56 P’87, CC Mr. Hugh B. Andrews, ’57 P’91, CA Dr. David H. Blake, ’57, CA Mr. C. James Curtiss II, ’57, CA Mr. Theodore F. Ells, ’57, CA Mr. Peter W. Gilson, ’57 P’84 G’12, CA Mr. William H. Lewis III, ’57, CA Mr. Robert O. McClintock, ’57, CA Mr. Charles S. Rubinger, ’57, CA Mr. A. Bronson Thayer, ’57, CA Mr. James T. B. Tripp, ’57, CA

Mr. Charles B. Updike, ’57, CA Mr. Bruce D. Grinnell, ’58, CA Mr. John H. Hayward Jr., ’58 P’02, CC Mr. David C. Knight, ’58 P’87 FP, CA Mr. Brian A. Rosborough, ’58 P’03,’06, CA Mr. Jeremy Jones, ’59, CC Mr. Robert H. Mattoon Jr., ’59 FP, CA Mr. Donald A. Burgess, ’60, CA LTC (Ret.) Norman M. Carpenter, USA, ’60, CA Mr. James H. Cohen, ’60, CA Mr. Nathaniel F. Emmons, ’60, RC Mr. John P. Judson, ’60, CA Mr. Peter K. Noonan, ’60 FP, CA Mr. Jon W. Barker, ’61 P’06, CC Mr. Thomas M. Poor, ’61 P’95,’97, CC Mr. Richard L. Anderson, ’62, CA Mr. George Ladd Cook, ’62, CA Mr. Howard Coonley II, ’62, CC Mr. Mark C. Garrison, ’62, CC Mr. Howard McMorris II, ’62, CA Mr. Robert Serenbetz, ’62, CA Mr. Peter A. Acly, ’63, CC Mr. Timothy J. Balch, ’63, CC Mr. Cary C. Boyden, ’63, CA Mr. Edmund J. Daly IV, ’63 P’97, CA Mr. Glenn C. DeMallie, ’63, CA Mr. George R. Hinman Jr., ’63 P’95, CA Mr. G. Lawrence Langford, ’63, CA Mr. William M. Laurence, ’63, CA Hon. Edward R. McPherson, ’63, CA Mr. Ralph E. Penny, ’63, CA Mr. David D. Sicher, ’63, CC Mr. W. Reed Simmons, ’63 P’08, CA Mr. Richard J. Warren, ’63 P’98, CA Dr. Thomas S. Echeverria, ’64 P’97, CA Mr. H. Patrick Gillespie, ’64, CA Mr. David S. Hagerman, ’64 P’99 FP, CA Mr. John L. Heath, ’64, CC Mr. Arthur C. Lee, ’64 P’96,’97, CA Mr. Robert S. Lyle II, ’64 P’91,’95, CC The Hon. Douglas C. Mills, ’64, CA Mr. Gregory M. Olchowski, ’64 P’04,’05,’09, CA Mr. Charles B. Sethness, ’64 P’02,’07, CC Mr. James H. Averill Jr., ’65 P’94, CA Mr. Michael J. Baker, ’65, CA Mr. Wm. Thacher Brown, ’65, CA Mr. Charles J. Brucato Jr., ’65, CA

Mr. Timothy P. Byrne, ’65, CA Dr. Edward G. Flickinger, ’65, RC Mr. Robert H. Frost, ’65, CA Mr. James T. Gaffney, ’65, CA Mr. Thornley A. Hart, ’65, CA Geoffrey R. Keyes, M.D., ’65, CA Alec J. Megibow M.D., ’65, CA Mr. John P. Meyer, ’65, CA Mr. Edward T. Post Jr., ’65, CA Mr. Robert E. Randol, ’65 P’02, CA Mr. Andrew R. Steele, ’65, CA Mr. Samuel Weisman, ’65 FP, CA Mr. David H. Bradley Jr., ’66 P’99, CC Mr. Peter P. Drake, ’66 P’93,’96 FP, CA Mr. James D. Dunning Jr., ’66 P’01,’04, CA Mr. Winston S. Emmons, ’66 P’02, CA Mr. John H. Frost, ’66, CA Mr. Richard C. Garrison, ’66 P’00,’94, CA Mr. Alan G. Hassenfeld, ’66, CA Mr. Gates H. Hawn, ’66, CA Mr. J. Bruce Hoof, ’66, CA Mr. Kingsley C. Norris, ’66, CA Mr. Jeffrey F. Purtell, ’66 P’96, CA Mr. Teri Noel Towe, ’66, CA Dr. J. Brooks Watt, ’66, CA Mr. Andrew F. Winning, ’66, CA Mr. Douglas F. Allen Jr., ’67 P’03, CC Mr. John R. Bass II, ’67 P’98, CC Mr. George W. Lee Jr., ’67, CC Mr. John R. Clementi, ’68 P’98,’01,’05, CC Mr. Thomas A. Ehrgood Jr., ’69, CC Mr. John W. Kjorlien, ’69 P’13, CA Mr. Austin C. Starkey Jr., ’69, CA Mr. Alexander Sandy B. Weissent, ’69, CA Mr. Michael H. Bartlett, ’70, CA Mr. Neil S. Coleman, ’70 P’03, CA Mr. Endicott P. Davison Jr., ’70 P’98,’00,’03, CA Mr. G. Kent Kahle, ’70 P’02,’04,’07, RC Mr. Steven N. Katz, ’70, CA Mr. Timothy T. Noonan, ’70, CA Mr. Gene A. Rostov, ’70, CA Mr. Charles R. Williams, ’70 P’01,’04, CA Mr. Samuel Bronfman II, ’71, CA Mr. John R. Embree, ’71, CA Mr. Henry G. Haff, ’71, CA Mr. David L. Place, ’71, CA Mr. K. C. Ramsay, ’71, CC Dr. John L. Reed, ’71 P’05, CC

Mr. Paul M. Embree, ’77, CA Mr. James H. Fordyce, ’77, CA Mr. James P. MacPherson Jr., ’77, CC Mr. D. Townley Paton, ’77, CA Mr. J. H. Tucker Smith, ’77, CA Mr. Wayne W. Wall Jr., ’77 P’11, CC Mr. and Mrs. Allen F. Damon, ’78 P’13, CA Mr. Jacques de Saint Phalle, ’78, CA Mr. Michael R. Graney, ’78, CA Mr. Paul J. S. Haigney, ’78, CC Mr. Richard R. Hrabchak, ’78, CA Mr. Devin I. Murphy, ’78 P’06,’10 CA Mr. Stephen R. Quazzo, ’78 P’08, CC Mr. John W. Scott, ’78 P’10,’11, CA Mr. Garrett P. Shumway, ’78 P’12, CA Mr. John J. Stobierski, ’78 P’12,’14, CA Mr. Scott W. Vallar, ’78 P’12, CA Mr. Arthur R. Dwight, ’79, CC Mr. Daniel C. Pryor, ’79, CC Mr. Stephen M. Casey, ’80, RC Mr. Augustus B. Field IV, ’80 P’11,’13, CA Mr. Donald E. Kastner II, ’80, CA Mr. Joseph P. Manory, ’80 FC, RC Mr. Paul M. Nowak, ’80, CA Mr. Robert G. Bannish, ’81, CA Mr. Andrew M. Blau, ’81 P’10,’13, CA Mr. Michael M. Boardman, ’81, CC Mr. Leonard J. Buck, ’81 P’11,’13, CA Mr. Andrew A. Cohen, ’81, CC Mr. Peter R. Dinneen, ’81, CC Mr. Richard S. Flaherty, ’81, CA Mr. Morris Housen, ’81, CA Mr. Inho Kim, ’81 P’08,’11 CA Mr. Robert M. McDowell, ’81, CA Mr. Peter F. McLaughlin Jr., ’81, CA Mr. Kurt F. Ostergaard, ’81, CA Mr. Derek R. Reisfield, ’81, CA Mr. Corbin L. Snow III, ’81, CA Mr. Samuel G. Bayne II, ’82, CA Mr. Robert S. Bridges Jr., ’82 P’12, CA Mr. Robert R. Douglass Jr., ’82, CA Mr. Michael L. Flynn, ’82, CA Mr. William E. Hannum III, ’82, CA Mr. David M. Haviland, ’82 P’11, CA Mr. Philip E. McCarthy II, ’82, CA Mr. George E. McKean III, ’82, CA Mr. Frank H. Reichel III, ’82, CC Mr. Edward S. White, ’82, CA Mr. Morgan B. Whittier, ’82, CA

Mr. William R. Ziglar, ’82 P’13, CA Mr. Nathan M. Blain, ’83, CA Mr. Adam J. Feiges, ’83, CA Mr. Robert E. Fitzpatrick, ’83, CA Mr. Christopher S. Flagg, ’83, CA Mr. Robert P. Gulick Jr., ’83, CA Mr. John G. Knight, ’83 FA FP, CC Andrew N. Schiff, M.D., ’83, CA Mr. J. Douglas Schmidt, ’83, CC Mr. Dean R. Singewald II, ’83, CA Mr. Van K. Sullivan, ’83, CA Mr. Peter R. Townsend, ’83, CA Mr. Philip B. Weymouth III, ’83, CA Mr. William J. Wolf, ’83, CA Mr. J. Alexander Bates, ’84, CA Mr. Alexander M. Daniels, ’84, CA Mr. Gregory R. Greene, ’84, CA Mr. Robert T. Hale Jr., ’84, CA Mr. B. Barrett Hinckley III, ’84, CA Mr. Hudson Holland III, ’84, CA Mr. Allan Y. Kim, ’84, CA Mr. Terry T. Lee, ’84, CA Mr. George S. Loening, ’84, CA Mr. William N. Mathis, ’84, CA Mr. Christopher S. Miller, ’84, CA Mr. Geoffrey S. Sefert, ’84, CA Mr. Richard A. van den Broek, ’84, CA Mr. Steven W. Wayne, ’84, CA Mr. Brett R. West, ’84, CA Mr. John W. Wyatt, ’84, CA Mr. Charles B. Berwick, ’85, RC Mr. Gregory A. Delts, ’85, CA Mr. Jeffrey A. Downing, ’85, CA Mr. John A. Emery, ’85, CA Mr. Gregory J. Fitzgerald, ’85, CA Mr. Lee C. Hansen, ’85, CA Mr. Frederick A. C. Ilchman, ’85, CA Mr. Brian M. Jurek, ’85, CA Mr. Joseph H. Kaufman, ’85, CA Mr. George C. Knight, ’85, RC R. Wesley Pratt Esq., ’85, CA Mr. Michael D. Schetzel, ’85, CA Mr. Mark Wasserberger, ’85, CA Mr. Sydney M. Williams IV, ’85, RC C. Coleman Brown, M.D., ’86, CA Mr. Henri R. Cattier, ’86, CA Mr. Michael W. Chorske, ’86, CA Mr. Dan E. Cranshaw Jr., ’86 FP, CA Maj. Erik C. Osborn M.D., ’86, CA

For a complete list of donors and gifts: deerfield.edu/go/annual

Mr. David C. Parr, ’86, CA Mr. Timothy J. H. Roven, ’86, CA Mr. John D. Amorosi, ’87, CA Mr. Bernard Pak-Hong Auyang, ’87, CA Mr. Chandler Bigelow III, ’87, CA Mr. Andrew P. Bonanno, ’87, CC Mr. Thomas A. Bradley, ’87, CA Mr. Doran L. Donovan, ’87, CA Mr. Peter S. Fearey, ’87, CA Mr. Michael V. Flagg, ’87, CA Mr. Joseph E. Helweg III, ’87, CA Mr. John F. Holland, ’87, CA Mr. Crews Johnston III, ’87, CA Mr. Kevin B. Kroeger, ’87, CA Mr. Kurt G. Lageschulte, ’87, CA Mr. Peter K. Magnusson, ’87, CA Mr. John E. McGovern III, ’87, CA Mr. Peter L. O’Brien, ’87, CA Mr. Dario Chiu-Yee Pong, ’87, CA Mr. Daniel Scherotter, ’87, CA Mr. Robert C. Schmults, ’87, CA Mr. Christian J. Singewald, ’87, CA Mr. John T. Twichell, ’87, CA Mr. David E. Wilmot, ’87, CA Mr. Oscar K. Anderson III, ’88, CC Mr. William D. Baird, ’88, CA Mr. Eric J. Baurmeister, ’88, CA Mr. Gregory J. Hanson, ’88, CA Mr. J. Whetstone Hutton, ’88, CA Mr. Stephen T. Mong, ’88, CA Mr. Courtlandt L. Pennell, ’88, CA Mr. Charles A. Ramsay, ’88, CA Mr. Gordon C. Spater, ’88, CA Mr. Mark T. Sullivan, ’88, CA Mr. Nils E. von Zelowitz, ’88, CA Mr. David F. Willis Jr., ’88, CC Mr. Hugh B. Bolton, ’89, CA Mr. Eric S. Brinkley, ’89, CA Mr. C. Graham Gerst, ’89, CA Dr. John R. Griffin, ’89, CA Mr. Andrew R. Hough, ’89, CA Mr. Jonathan P. Knisley, ’89, CA Mr. Gustave K. Lipman, ’89, CC Mr. Thomas S. Montgomery, ’89, CA Mr. J. Jenry Morsman IV, ’89, CA Mr. Trevor B. Nagle, ’89 FP, CA Mr. Edmond F. Opler, ’89, CA Mr. Richard B. Palmgren, ’89, CA Mr. Romeo A. Reyes, ’89, CA deerfield.edu

THANK YOU 2009 / 2010

Mr. Bradford W. Agry, ’72, CA Mr. Rick Anderson, ’72 P’10,’12,’14, CA Mr. Paul R. Barkus, ’72 P’05, CC Mr. Geoffrey T. Griffin, ’72 P’04, CA Mr. Gerard Kavanaugh, ’72, CA Mr. Michael C. Perry, ’72 P’01 FP, CA Mr. David S. Sanderson, ’72, CA Mr. Robert Dell Vuyosevich, ’72, CA Mr. Ernest R. Bourassa, ’73, CA Mr. Daniel G. Ehrgood, ’73, CA Mr. Lawrence C. Jerome, ’73 FP, CC Mr. Daniel B. Johnson, ’73, CA Mr. David M. McAlpin, AIA, ’73, CA Mr. Shahe Sinanian, ’73, CA Mr. Peter D. Van Oot, ’73 P’05,’09,’12 CC Mr. Robert D. Bewkes Sr., ’74 P’06,’09,’12 CA Mr. Frank G. Binswanger III, ’74 P’09,’11 CA Dr. Peter H. Bradshaw, ’74 P’06, CA Mr. Robert E. DeWitt, ’74 P’05,’07,’12 CA Mr. Geoffrey A. Gordon, ’74 P’08, CC Mr. Christopher D. Kirsten, ’74 P’11, CA Mr. Hugh F. Bennett, ’75, CA Mr. Michael J. Burkin, ’75, CA Mr. Ralph Earle III, ’75 P’10,’12, RC Mr. Cree A. Edwards, ’75 P’12, CA Mr. Robert L. Evans, ’75, CA Mr. Peter E. Fleming III, ’75, CA Mr. Frederick L. Friedman, ’75, CA Mr. Dwight R. Hilson, ’75 P’09, RC Mr. James L. Kempner, ’75 P’03,’05,’11 RC Mr. Peter C. McLoughlin, ’75, CA Mr. Peter A. B. Melhado, ’75, CA Mr. Peter M. Schulte, ’75 P’10,’13, RC Mr. David W. Starr, ’75, CA Mr. Andrew M. Storch, ’75 P’10, CA Theron M. vanDusen, Esq., ’75, CA Mr. Henry A. Ashforth III, ’76 P’05,’07, CA Mr. Michael S. Battey, ’76, CA Mr. Marshall F. Campbell III, ’76, CC Mr. Andrew C. Chase, ’76, CA Mr. David R. DeCamp, ’76 P’13, CC Mr. Deane M. Dray, ’76 P’08, CA Mr. Andrew D. Klingenstein, ’76, CA Mr. David J. Koeppel, ’76 P’14, CA Mr. Frederick C. Moore Jr., ’76, CA Mr. John A. Shepard Jr., ’76, CA Mr. Erik Simonsen Jr., ’76, CA Mr. John C. Buckley, ’77, CC

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Mr. Jordan D. Shappell, ’89, CA Mr. Edward S. Williams, ’89, CC Mr. Jeb S. Armstrong, ’90, RC Mr. Craig H. Creelman, ’90, CA Mr. John G. Lane, ’90, CA Mr. James S. Richard, ’90, CA Mr. J. Andrew P. Stone, ’90, CA Mr. Christopher A. Ziebarth, ’90, CA Mr. A. Alexander Arnold IV, ’91, CA Elizabeth F. Berzin M.D., ’91, CA Mr. Alberto M. Garcia-Tunon, ’91, CA Mr. Churchill H. Hooff, ’91, CA Mr. Osman M. Khan, ’91, CA Mr. Paul H. Lyle II, ’91, CA Mr. Jason M. Underwood, ’91, CA Mr. Nicholas K. Vita, ’91, CA Mr. Timothy B. Weymouth, ’91, CC Mr. Thomas R. Appleton II, ’92, CC Mr. Henry J. Casagrande Jr., ’92, CA Ms Elizabeth Cooper, ’92, CA Mr. Ryan M. FitzSimons, ’92, CA Ms Kristina I. Hess, ’92, CA Mrs. Heather Hornik Luth, ’92, CA Mr. Erroin A. Martin, ’92, CA Mrs. Ashley Prout McAvey, ’92, CA

Mr. William J. Willis, ’92, CC Mrs. Kimberly A. Capello, ’93, CA Mr. John T. Collura, ’93, CA Mrs. Michelle M. Greenip, ’93, CA Mr. Richard D. Hillenbrand II, ’93, CC Mrs. Charlotte York Matthews, ’93, CC Ms Shantel C. Moses, ’93 FP, CA Mr. R. Kirby Salerno, ’93, CA Mr. Colby D. Schwartz, ’93, CC Mr. William A. Tamul, ’93, CA Ms Sarah D. Weihman, ’93, CA Ms Jorie Gibbons Widener, ’93, CA Mr. Daniel B. Garrison, ’94, CC Mr. Michael J. Glazer, ’94, CA Mr. Sherlock V. Grigsby, ’94, CA Mr. Christopher P. Halpin, ’94, CA Mr. Shane A. Miller, ’94, CA Mr. Henry F. Oakey, ’94, CA Mrs. Zoe P. Smith, ’94, CA Mr. Henry L. Thompson IV, ’94, CA Mr. Theodore G. Grozier, ’95, CA Mr. George E. Gumpert, ’95, CA Mr. B. Tucker Hastings, ’95, CA Mr. Matthew S. Hyde, ’95, CA Mr. Daniel D. Meyer, ’95, RC $1,012,147

Mrs. Edith W. Naegele, ’95, CA Mr. Brady P. Priest, ’95, CA Mr. Benjamin K. Steinbock, ’95, CA Mrs. Kristin M. Swon, ’95, CA Mr. Avery B. Whidden, ’95, RC Mr. Peter R. Borst, ’96, CA Mrs. Maja K. Clark, ’96, CA Mrs. Christine M. Cronin-Williams, ’96, CA Mr. Joshua A. S. Greenhill, ’96, CA Mr. Erik S. Hess, ’96, CA Mr. J. Thomas Johnson, ’96, CA Mr. William S. Kendall, ’96, CA Mrs. Farah-France P. Marcel Burke, ’96, CC Mr. D. Graham Melanson, ’96, CA Mr. Odu C. Onyeberechi, ’96, CA Ms Katharine L. Roos, ’96, CA Mr. Trenton M. Smith, ’96, CC Mr. Nathan F. Swem, ’96, CA Ms Whitney G. Wolfe, ’96, CA Ms Leslie W. Yeransian, ’96, CA Ms Damaris Acosta, ’97, CA Mr. J. Christopher Bonner Jr., ’97, CA Mr. Michael Y. Chang, ’97, CA Ms Elizabeth H. Lord, ’97, CA Ms Melinda W. Mettler, ’97, CA

Mrs. Meaghen Mikolajczuk, ’97, CA Mr. David J. Miller, ’97, CA Ms Margot M. Pfohl, ’97, CC Mr. Alexander T. Robertson, ’97, CA Ms Amy E. Sodha, ’97, CC Mr. Adam E. Tanney, ’97, CA Ms Heather A. Viets, ’97, CA Ms Holly F. Whidden, ’97, CA Mr. Thomas D. Bloomer Jr., ’98, CC Ms Alice E. Brown, ’98, CA Mr. Christopher J. Dirkes, ’98, CA Ms Lauren K. Downey, ’98, CA Mrs. Melissa H. Fisher, ’98, CA Mr. Robert B. Hosea, ’98, CA Mr. Arthur J. Lika, ’98, CA Mr. Ethan O. Meers, ’98, CA Ms Ashley K. Muldoon, ’98, CA Mr. Okechukwu Ugwonali, ’98, CA Mr. Kwaku O. Abrokwah, ’99, CA Mrs. Amory Bradley Barnes, ’99, CA Ms Ghessycka A. Lucien, ’99, CA Ms Adele McCarthy-Beauvais, ’99, CA Ms Reed Weeden, ’99, CA Mr. Christopher C. Wallace, ’99, CA Mr. Michael P. Weissman, ’99, CA

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40.0%

20.0%

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Ms Carter S. Kahle, ’02, CA Mr. Terrence P. O’Toole, ’02, CA Ms Dorothy E. Reifenheiser, ’02, CA Mr. Charles M. Rice III, ’02, CA Ms Kirsten M. Schell, ’02, CA Mr. David B. Smith, ’02, CC Ms Agnes E. R. Terry, ’02, CA Mr. James D. Berry, III, ’03, CA Ms Isabelle A. Brantley, ’03, CA Mr. Bryan J. Ciborowski, ’03 FP, CA Ms Sylvie M. Fadrhonc, ’03, CA Mr. Christopher H. Kempner, ’03, CA Ms Amanda J. Kessler, ’03, CC Ms Brittany V. Locke, ’03, CA Ms Alexandra W. Neville, ’03, CA Ms Alexis M. Rosado, ’03, CA Ms Alexandra S. Toth, ’03, CA Mr. Alexander C. Cushman, ’04, CA Mr. Charles T. Denihan, ’04, CA Mr. Thomas W. Dimmig, ’04, CA Ms Alexandra C. Ebling, ’04, CA Mr. Nicholas Zachary Hammerschlag, ’04, CC Ms Frances Barker Hickox, ’04, CA Ms Serena B. Keith, ’04, CA

Mr. Alexander Mark Kleiner, ’04, CA Mr. Thaddeus E. Olchowski, ’04, CA Ms Carolyn Redfield Romney, ’04, CA Ms Caroline C. Whitton, ’04, CC Ms Catherine C. Abrams, ’05, CA Mrs. Glynis Armentrout, ’05, CA Mr. H. Jett Fein, ’05, RC Ms Emma M. Greenberg, ’05, CA Ms Ann Channing Redpath, ’05, CA Mr. Bentley J. Rubinstein, ’05, RC Ms Allison M. Shanholt, ’05, CA Ms Kylie P. Stone, ’05, CA Ms Torey A. Van Oot, ’05, RC Mr. Nicholas J. W. Blixt, ’06, CA Mr. Blair William Brandt, ’06, CA Ms Allison Bruff, ’06, CA Ms Elinor B. Flynn, ’06, CA Mr. Patrick C. Hines, ’06, CC Ms Jessica Jean, ’06, CA Ms Ashley R. Laporte, ’06, CC Ms Cristina W. Liebolt, ’06, CA Mr. Kevin C. Meehan, ’06, CA Ms Eliza Dow Murphy, ’06, CA Ms Lauren T. Zahringer, ’06, CA Mr. Matthew M. Carney, ’07, CC

Ms Elizabeth Conover Cowan, ’07, CC Ms Alexandra C. Hill, ’07, CA Ms Tara A. Larson, ’07, CA Ms Kathryn D. Leist, ’07, CA Ms Madeline K. Merin, ’07, CA Mr. George P. Ogden, ’07, CA Mr. Taro Funabashi, ’08, CC Ms Anne M. Johnson, ’08, CA Mr. Ian C. McCormick, ’08, CA Ms Jennifer C. Natenshon, ’08, CA Ms Caroline T. Quazzo, ’08, CA Ms Heather T. Reiley, ’08, CA Mr. Nathaniel P. Taylor, ’08, CA Mr. Blake C. Tyler, ’08, CA Mr. William J. Civitillo Jr., ’09, CA Ms Kathryn M. Clinard, ’09, CA Mr. Grant C. Dennis, ’09, CA Ms Kaitlin S. Fobare, ’09, CA Ms Samantha J. Hilson, ’09, CA Mr. Nicholas W. Squires, ’09, CC

THANK YOU 2009 / 2010

Mrs. Sally S. Williams, ’99, CA Mr. Blake I. Campbell, ’00, CA Ms Emily J. Dawson, ’00, RC Ms Katherine M. Fay, ’00, CA Mr. Michael P. Gilbane, ’00, CA Ms Lisa R. Hilberg, ’00, CA Mr. Andrew M. Hunt II, ’00, CA Mrs. Hilary A. Kallop, ’00, CA Mr. John J. Kirby, ’00, CA Mrs. Martha N. Lewis, ’00, CA Mr. Samuel B. Lines, ’00, CA Ms Allethaire A. Medlicott, ’00, CA Ms Donielle F. Sliwa, ’00, CA Mr. Philip W. Arnold, ’01, CA Mrs. Lindsey C. Coleman, ’01, CA Mr. Richard A. Decembrele, ’01, CA Ms Sara E. di Bonaventura, ’01, CC Mr. James D. Dunning III, ’01, CA Mr. Aaron M. Helfand, ’01, CA Ms Brittany A. List, ’01, CA Mr. William J. Nolan IV, ’01, CA Mr. Peter G. Trovato, ’01, CA Ms Hillary I. Brooks, ’02, CA Ms Kaitie K. Donovan, ’02, CA Mr. W. Malcolm Dorson, ’02, CC

Total Cash Received In FY ’09–’10

Please note that this graph reflects cash contributions only; multi-year pledges to the Academy are not included.

To see the extraordinary multi-year commitments of the Class of ’60 and the ’10 Senior Parents, please visit:

deerfield.edu/go/annual .

For a complete list of donors and gifts: deerfield.edu/go/annual

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IN WORKING ORDER

by David Thiel / photographs by Brent M. Hale

After students and faculty leave campus each spring, the summer days grow long indeed for Deerfield’s Physical Plant. In the narrow window between spring final examinations and fall’s opening days, they need to work miracles. And they do.

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This past summer has been a case in point: the Dining Hall, Fitness Center, and Greer Store construction projects were completed, patios and walkways were installed near the science center, and Ephraim Williams was expanded. Several dorm rooms were reconfigured, and two large houses were refinished after being stripped to their studs.

Most pressing are the schedules for on-campus moves. There were 26 “moves” into or between Deerfield campus residences this summer, and between those exits and entrances the Physical Plant squeezed in a mountain of work. Painting, floor refinishing, updated kitchens and baths: required maintenance to ensure that Deerfield runs smoothly and the campus stays in tip-top shape. “You can imagine how difficult it is to refinish a floor while people are walking on it,” says Chuck Williams ’72, Deerfield’s Director of Facilities. “Since we have virtually no ‘extra room’ on campus, the gap between faculty moving out of a house and the next family moving in is a critical time for us to repair and restore things—but it’s typically only a couple weeks for each residence.”

With such a tight timeframe in which to perform so much work, planning and scheduling is key—especially when you consider the interdependencies between different types of construction work. (One example: both plumbing and electrical work must be started after walls are framed, but before they are plastered—but fixtures can’t be installed until after the final coat of paint.)

Through it all, resources—human, financial, and physical—must be carefully managed.

In spite of the campus’ longevity, the school’s needs change constantly. In the past 20 years, the faculty has shifted from mostly single men to mostly families, and housing has needed to shift in response. Above all, the needs of Deerfield’s academic and residential programs prevail: in the summer of 2009, the Physical Plant needed to create additional dormitory spaces to accommodate an especially large group of freshman girls, and this past summer they removed several of those rooms to restore common areas. >> deerfield.edu

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“ You can imagine how difficult it is to refinish a floor while people are walking on it. Since we have virtually no ‘extra room’ on campus, the gap between faculty moving out of a house and the next family moving in is a critical time for us to repair and restore things— but it’s typically only a couple weeks for each residence.”

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Anyone who’s ever done a bit of work on their own home—or watched HGTV—knows that construction projects almost always hold surprises, but for Deerfield’s Physical Plant, there are no quick fixes or shortcuts. “We’re going to own these properties for a long, long time,” says Mr. Williams, “so it’s worth it to do it right the first time and save on maintenance costs down the road.” When something untoward is discovered deep in the bowels of a building, it gets fixed—and fixed right. Much of this hidden work is beautiful to behold: a manifold of copper pipes with perfectly soldered connections; carefully labeled wiring which snakes gracefully through old beams; countertops and trim tightly scribed to the wall; dead level and plumb framing; crisp caulk and grout lines; pipe unions and cleanouts in just the right locations; perfectly mortised hinges; window ropes and ballasts that rise and fall freely in their sashes. These details matter: even the locks on campus benefit from an intelligent design, making it easier to key and rekey any of Deerfield’s thousands of doors.

STRONG FOUNDATIONS When he was a student at Deerfield, Chuck Williams lived on his family’s Old Deerfield farm—and now he works across the street. After college and years in farming and landscaping, he rejoined the Academy in 1996 and rose to director of facilities in 1998. Today, he oversees the entire Physical Plant operation: maintenance and building construction, grounds keeping, custodial services, transportation, shipping, and security.

Many facilities jobs require a “professional engineer”—“P.E.” for short. “I always joke with engineers around here about I’m a ‘P.E.’ too,” Mr. Williams says, “I call it Practical Experience.”

Often that’s at least as important, and sometimes it saves the day: Mr. Williams was one of the first people to respond to the fire in Deerfield’s Dining Hall last winter, and his quick actions prevented a much larger blaze. But beyond routine tasks and mercifully infrequent emergencies, he must also oversee the bigger picture, including renovation schedules for existing buildings and construction plans for new ones. He shepherds Academy buildings that span almost 300 years of history: from the 1721 Delano House to the 2006

Koch Center—preserving each for generations to come.

Doing all that requires quite a team. The Physical Plant employs security staff, groundskeepers, custodians, and a bevy of tradesmen: carpenters, plumbers, HVAC experts, and painters are all on staff. Add to that an administrative assistant, an environmental/sustainability coordinator, and five managers and four supervisors who keep the whole team going, and in all, the Physical Plant employs about 70 people. The talent on hand is tremendous: linger for a moment and Ms. Salinetti will cultivate your knowledge of organic flower gardens; Danny Haselton will illuminate you with a lesson on amps, volts, and watts; and John Downie will demonstrate craftsmanship so fine that it makes you wonder whether he’s building houses or sculpting.

Jan Wondoloski’s official title is “manager of facility services” but “Phys Plant Majordomo” might be more apt; the length and range of his 35 years of experience means he is often the bridge between multiple departments on campus. He is the unseen hand behind the success of so many Deerfield events, and if everything appears to be running smoothly, chances are that “Wondo” is involved.

JOINERY Through it all, Physical Plant staff have that special something that allows them to connect with students in a meaningful way. Christopher Desautels is a custodian in the Reed Arts Center: that’s appropriate, since he’s rumored to occasionally use his break to give a virtuoso performance on one of its pianos. Virtually every student recognizes the duo of Joe Garey and Tim Wondoloski, since they manage the shipping dock where eagerly-awaited care packages and Amazon orders are picked up.

Student-staff relationships strengthen the community and build character, but they also make the campus run more efficiently. Mr. Williams says that he knew some Physical Plant workers when he was a student, but only because he grew up in town. The boys (DA was still all male then) didn’t have much reason to interact with the folks running the place. Times have changed. Today, he says, sports teams paint fences and rake leaves as community service deerfield.edu

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“Energy conservation and sustainability are themes of Head of School Curtis’ administration . . . and those priorities very much align with the reality of running a contemporary school on a historical campus.”

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projects, students volunteer as “environmental proctors” to help with energy conservation efforts, and Deerfield’s “DAPP” service program means that virtually every member of the Physical Plant has students working alongside them throughout the year.

“Jodi and I get a lot of interaction with students,” J.J. Tanguay says. These sisters work side-by-side on the grounds crew, and Jodi also serves as Deerfield’s head ski coach. Jodi’s skiers, obligated to do one practice-session worth of community service each term, have chosen to work with their coach on groundskeeping projects. Jodi says she likes having her skiers get a taste of what she and her sister do at Deerfield, and she also likes them to know why she chose her line of work. She wants students to understand why her job involves digging in dirt, shoveling snow, and building fences—tasks they probably don’t envision as part of a potential career; the Tanguays model clear choices about a life well lived.

WATT MATTERS Students take greater care with the campus because they have relationships with the staff who maintain it—and because they’ve had to do some of that maintenance work themselves.

Environmental proctors “provide the peer pressure needed for students to do their recycling and shut the lights off,” Mr. Williams says, and they help the Physical Plant staff work more efficiently by gathering recycling into central locations for pick up by Mr. Thompson. Groups like the Environmental Club, and activities like the Green Cup Challenge (an energy conservation contest), keep kids’ attention on decisions that matter to the Physical Plant.

Indeed, energy conservation and sustainability are themes of Head of School Curtis’ administration, says Mr. Williams, and those priorities very much align with the reality of running a contemporary school on a historical campus. “Being as green as possible in as many different ways as we can,” he says, is a priority—and another change—since he was a student.

“What you do every day has an impact on the environment, and back 30, 40 years ago nobody thought about it,” he says. Changing a culture to encourage recycling and turn off lights and

computers, for example, takes time, but the impact is measurable and significant.

“We’ve seen a dramatic drop in energy use over the last few years,” he says, following efforts to educate the campus community. Conservation measures, which reduce costs now, also contribute to the future preservation of the campus. Savings in one area allow Mr. Williams to invest in energy efficiency elsewhere on campus.

Faculty houses, for example, are using considerably less electricity, through both conservation and careful investment from the Physical Plant. The Plant balances the need to preserve the historic appearance of Deerfield’s buildings with the necessary improvements in energy conservation—and do it in a way that accommodates modern family living. One house that was renovated this year had an antiquated layout that included walking through one bedroom to reach the next. “That house from the outside is the same but we totally changed the floor plan inside,” Mr. Williams says. John Downie and his crew gutted the house, moved a stairwell, and winterized an old porch. Upgrades for energy efficiency, such as insulation and new windows, are a standard part of the process these days. “Because of all the work we did, we actually got an Energy Star rating,” Mr. Williams adds.

Considering that the crew wasn’t actively pursuing this difficult-to-achieve rating, it’s quite literally a “gold star” highlighting the talent and teamwork behind Deerfield’s Physical Plant.

That same creativity and talent has maximized investments in new buildings and systems as well. When the refrigeration plant at the hockey rink needed work, Mr. Williams says the Physical Plant staff knew that the Fitness Center would soon be renovated, so they had the idea to divert the hockey rink’s refrigeration power to the Dining Hall and Fitness Center for air conditioning during the summer months. And during the winter, the excess heat generated by the icemaking equipment is used to melt snow on the sidewalks adjacent to Field and McAlister dormitories—reducing workload and improving both safety and comfort for the students.

“As it turned out it, it was a huge money-saver,” Mr. Williams says.

The conservation conversation extends all the way into the classroom when Gary Grybko, Deerfield’s HVAC Supervisor, visits science >>

Jeff Galli, senior manager, construction projects and planning explains: CFL bulbs spiral throughout campus / old house updates = spray foam insulation, updated HVAC, and double insulated windows / Denny Stowe in chainsaw gear / Katie Salinetti tidying the grounds

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“We’re going to own these properties for a long, long time,” says Mr. Williams, “so it’s worth it to do it right the first time and save on maintenance costs down the road.”

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Jimmy Thompson, recyling guru / Chris Brown repairs a school year casualty / J.J. Tanguay (left) and Jodi Tanguay, work with a Deere.

FINISH classes. “I give them formulas so they can calculate what things cost heating-wise and electricity-wise,” he says. “Then they can judge how they can save or not save.”

Some fixes Mr. Grybko’s shop can help with— like replacing incandescent light bulbs with more energy-efficient compact fluorescents. Other changes depend on student behavior, like closing windows and keeping thermostats set properly.

Mr. Grybko takes Brendan Creagh’s science students on a tour of the boiler plant so they can see the machines responsible for generating steam for heat and hot water; both men believe it’s good for students to see for themselves what it takes to provide hot water for showers, to keep study areas comfortable, and to heat dorms.

At the end of summer, and after all the dust settles, Deerfield’s tradesmen, grounds crew, and custodial staff finish up strong: job sites are restored so carefully that returning students and faculty double-take on their way to class, asking “Was that here last year?” of new additions on campus. Other projects will go entirely unnoticed in the short term: they are the long term improvements that the Physical Plant makes to improve the efficiency and comfort of campus, to ensure that students and faculty can focus on their studies, and to ensure Deerfield’s place in the world for generations to come.

Amy Mayer contributed to this story.

Amy is a freelance writer in Greenfield, MA.

For audio of Amy Mayer’s interview with members of Physical Plant visit: deerfield.edu/go/magazine

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THE

FACULTY CHILD An informal study by Amie Creagh

Question: What is the relationship between physical and mental prowess and the fac brat’s physical environment?

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My children are gifted. Tynan, my son, is 7.

He uses the word “ubiquitous” and builds Lego sets designed for children ages 8-14. My daughter, Kaelin, is 5, and she spent the summer working on an alphabet grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. She also knows every move from Justin Bieber’s “Baby” video. My husband Brendan and I understand well that this is a nature-over-nurture phenomenon; he and I are supremely talented and intelligent, and we have passed those attributes along to our progeny. (I should mention that we can do the Lawn Mower, the Running Man, and the Roger Rabbit. Our choreographed numbers are smash hits at beginning- and end-of-the-year faculty/staff parties.)

Recent research on children raised in boarding school environments, however, has forced me to reconsider the role of our DNA—or at least my husband’s, since I grew up at Andover—as it relates to the boundless aptitude of our two children. I’ve discovered that it’s not just Tynan and Kaelin: 89 percent of faculty children at residential educational institutions are uniquely skilled. Compared with non-fac brats, they are brighter, more coordinated, and their scores on tests of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) fall in the top percentile nationally. What is it about Deerfield (and maybe, to a lesser degree, Andover) that produces such remarkable young children?

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Observations:

Faculty children at Deerfield hop—a lot. The slate walkways, brick paths, and two-tone parquet floors invite hopscotch and any number of games that require catlike agility. Years of avoiding cracks and navigating only the green tiles in the Dining Hall make Deerfield “fac brats” more dexterous than others their age. We have yet to see what effect the new Dining Hall floor will have on dexterity . . . but up until this point, testing found that Deerfield faculty children have seven percent more fast-twitch muscle than their non-fac brat counterparts.

Research also shows that fac brats are quicker and more nimble, no doubt due to the proximity of pole vault and long jump mats. I spent countless hours flipping, somersaulting, and scissor-kicking while my parents ran around in circles on the big, blue track at Andover. That time was well spent: in the final race of my eighth grade track season, I was able to clear four of the six hurdles!

Fac brat coordination and agility are coupled with Kenyanlike endurance. Capture the Flag on the Lower Level spans acres and sometimes days. At the bus stop in front of the Main School Building, Deerfield children begin and end their elementary school days with competitive base tag where “puppy guarding” is strictly prohibited. To wit, eight-yearold Declan Cullinane, son of science teacher and track coach Dennis Cullinane, recently set an age group record in the heptathlon, his second in as many years.

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Deerfield faculty have children under the age of 18

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Fac brat talents extend well beyond the physical, of course. We’re exceptionally bright.

Whether it’s due to the ivy-laden brick buildings, cutting edge lab space or state-of-the-art language centers, children of boarding school teachers bear intelligence that is far above average. What’s more, we’re willing to make great sacrifices to grow that intellect. While friends with fevers stay home and watch Scooby-Doo, we study transpiration and Descartes in class with our parents. Snow days? Not a chance. Our peers spend them sledding and building snowmen while we slog to “classroom buildings,” eager for lessons on the preterite and imperfect.

During the Blizzard of ’78, I mastered the French subjunctive and the Rubik’s cube! Five-yearold Kaelin absorbed all of the vocabulary from Descubre Chapter 5 with a temperature of 102 and an ear infection. By age 13, we fac brats have already audited several high school courses, and we’re on our way to SAT IIs and AP-level rigor.

A recent study out of Johnson-Doubleday Dormitory indicated that boarding school faculty children have a wider vocabulary and greater facility with language as well. On walkways, in the dorms, and in class on teacher in-service days, fac brats are surrounded by the lively banter of inquisitive minds. After living with junior and senior boys for just a few short years, Tynan displayed a mature grasp of colloquialisms and artful turns of phrase. One fall afternoon just after his third birthday, Tynan responded to my request that he retrieve his raincoat by marching into the kitchen and reporting that he couldn’t find his “f—ing jacket.” Well done!

Fac brats also score in the top one percent of their age groups on tests of EQ and right-brain function. On a rubric created by future scientists in Barton, we fac brats showed impressive results.

Hypothesis: Fac Brats Possess Higher Intelligence and Great Personalities Fac brats are exceptionally adaptable. As infants in the Dining Hall, we expect to be passed from a ninth-grade girl with braces to a history teacher with a beard. We think nothing of it. Our parents need to eat, and stand-ins are, well, ubiquitous.

Through our toddler years, we learn that it “takes a village” to raise a child. A fac brat looking for his mother shouts “MOM!” from the salad bar, and eight women appear within 30 seconds. Leaving a crowded gym when I was five, I grabbed hold of my father’s hand only to learn seconds later that it was not his but that of a complete stranger. No big deal, I thought, I’m sure my dad’s around here somewhere.

Fac brats share. Any fac brat will tell you that his/her parents have more than just biological children. They serve in loco parentis to tens and hundreds of others, each of whom has pressing needs. An advisee calls during story time? “Just give me a kiss when you get back, ok, Mom?” A student knocks on the door in the middle of a family dinner? “No problem, Dad, just tell him that he should focus his studying on photosynthesis.” From ages 11 to 14, I shared Thursday nights, my house, and my dad with 200 high schoolers when they came over for “cluster munches.” This year, Tynan and Kaelin watched the Bowl Championship Series and the Superbowl in our living room with 15 ninth and tenth grade boys. After routinely sharing their parents, dividing toys or candy feels inconsequential to the fac brat.

Fac brats are spirited and loyal. For most of my childhood years, I cheered enthusiastically for Blue, whom I understood to be a standout athlete at Andover. To my knowledge, he spent seven or eight years on a variety of teams, sometimes several in the same season! I never actually saw Blue—he seemed to be everywhere!—but I was a die-hard fan for the many years he played at Andover.

I see similar passionate devotion to Deerfield in Tynan and Kaelin, who know that long car rides in blizzard-like conditions are a perfect time for the Deerfield battle cry. “Tynan, Tynan, don’t be shy! Do the Deerfield battle cry!” shouts Kaelin.

“V-I-C-T-O-R-Y! That’s the Deerfield battle cry!” Tynan returns. Yes!

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Experiments and Data Analysis: Studies show that the fac brat EQ, already notable, spikes in adolescence at the time of high school enrollment. This spike is particularly apparent among those who attend the school where their parents teach. Accounting for this trend, experts in Pocumtuck cite two important factors. The first is the fac-brat/new boarding student relationship. Each day, the average faculty child fields 12.7 annoying questions from boarding friends and peers compared with just 6.4 for non-fac brats. “What do you do when school ends?”; “Is your mom giving us a quiz today?”; “What is this town like when we’re not here?”; “What do you mean you don’t know where room 14A is?”; “Can you tell your dad to give me an A on my paper?” In the face of such possible aggravation, fac brats learn the value of the absent smile and graceful nonchalance before most kids even learn the word nonchalance.

The second factor responsible for this jump in our EQ hinges on social cues and the change that matriculation brings to our interactions with adult members of the school community.

The fac brat brain, John Williams Dormitory researchers found, is more elastic than that of same-aged peers and understands almost instinctively that Derek, dad’s best friend, must now be referred to as Mr. Williams, and Lauren, who went on vacation with us last spring, has become Ms. Salter. Surely Tynan and Kaelin will know exactly when to make the transition from “Pat” to Mrs. Gimbel or “Frank” to Mr. Henry; they’re fac brats!

Nor should one overlook a fac brat’s unique ability to handle the social tension and occasional bouts with embarrassment that arise in adolescence. Under their examination, researchers found that the heart rates and blood pressure of faculty children at this age rose far less than those of others when confronted with awkward group dynamics. Moreover, friends, acquaintances, and even strangers report feeling more at ease in the presence of fac brats. When a family friend and faculty member tells a horrifyingly embarrassing story about an event that occurred when we were five, we fac brats barely bat an eye. I, for example, was completely unconcerned when my potty training travails became part of my US History class, and I’m sure Tynan will take it in stride when Brendan and I retell the raincoat story ten years from now.

In addition to conducting important scientific research and shedding light on the inner workings of a faculty family for Deerfield Magazine, Amie Creagh teaches Spanish and is an Assistant Dean of Students.

Her husband Brendan teaches in Deerfield’s Science Department and coaches varsity ice hockey and soccer. Her children do what they do best—they’re fac brats.

Photo courtesy of the author

Conclusion: Ultimately, it’s probably some combination of sequencing and slated walkways, adenine and advisees that make faculty children so truly exceptional. Whatever the source of these talents, our early and lasting mastery of physical, intellectual, and social acumen leaves us, the 18-year seniors, well-equipped for the challenges we face in the world beyond boarding school. We’re prepared and destined for great things: future architects, dancers, hurdlers, heptathletes, and world leaders.

I happened to end up right back where I started, in a way, amid the ivy, bricks, and curious minds of boarding school— responding occasionally to the lost calls of my children from the salad bar.

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Deep Roots Celebrating Deerfield’s L i v i n g Tr e a s u r e s

by Denise Dwelley

Deerfield Academy is home to many magnificent and historic trees. I was asked to write about six, and was having a hard time narrowing down the selection until I talked to Denny Stowe, the Academy’s resident tree man, and he suggested that I write about three old trees (our past) and three new trees (our future). Great idea!

Massachusetts Certified Horticulturist Gardener, Deerfield Academy

7. Platanus occidentalis {see page 41}

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First, a little about the care and maintenance we give our trees and why we take deliberate steps to preserve these treasures. Trees have roots that stretch well past the outermost branches. These large anchor roots have thousands of delicate fibrous feeder roots that bring water and nutrients to the rest of the tree, and are within the top six to eight inches from the surface of the earth in most cases, so they need to be protected from compaction caused by foot traffic and machinery. This is why we put mulch rings around each tree, applying no more than three inches of mulch, and taking care not to put any up against the trunk, as this can lead to bark damage from moisture. The mulch provides a weed and grass barrier so that lawn mowers and, hopefully, people stay away from the trunks of the trees. This is particularly important because the bark of a tree protects its vascular system, which can be likened to our own circulatory system.

A tree’s vascular systems, xylem and phloem, lay only one-eighth to one-fourth of an inch below the bark. When the bark is damaged the area beneath usually is too; as it heals over, a blockage may occur in the flow of water and nutrients, and if the damage is extensive this area dies. The tree’s vigor and health is compromised, and it runs a higher risk of being invaded by bacteria and fungus infections that can spread throughout the tree. We work to protect a tree’s health by pruning, watering when necessary, and fertilizing on occasion. Deerfield’s soil is so naturally rich in most areas that we have to watch carefully to avoid too much of a good thing!

photographs by Brent M. Hale

I particularly love planting for the future as part of my job. When a new tree is needed, I help with the process of selection (both of the tree and the site where it will live) and the planting itself.

Director of Facilities Chuck Williams ’72, Grounds and Infrastructure Construction Manager Brett Gewanter ’88, Denny Stowe, and I thoroughly discuss where a new tree should be located, the practicality of that location, and of course, growth habit. So often people plant trees too close to buildings, forgetting that a ten-foot tall tree may one day be 60 or 80 feet high. The cardinal rules for planting are to consider light and water requirements, protection from the wind, zone hardiness, and how large the tree will be at maturity.

The following are some of my favorite trees on campus . . .

Skyscraper The first ancient on my list is the cottonwood (populus deltoides) behind John Williams Dormitory on Albany Road. This specimen towers above the treelined road and has such an awesome presence and character. Eastern cottonwood grow two to four feet per year and have an upright-spreading, vase-shaped habit.

The bark is beautiful, divided into thick, flattened ridges and separated by deep fissures. The wood is soft, however, and in my twelve years at Deerfield this tree has lost several main limbs. One time, as some alumni may remember, a volleyball game was being played on the field near the cottonwood when a loud, sharp crack was heard. The players looked up and knew they’d better run . . . the branch that had cracked was enormous and did eventually break free and fall—but with plenty of time for all to be safe. My motto—“Heads up!”

1. Populus deltoides Because cottonwood leaves have flat stems, even the faintest breeze will cause them to shake.

The cottonwood tree takes it name from the fluffy, cotton-like seeds that female trees produce during the early summer.

Garbriel Amadeus Cooney

2. Ulmus americana Up to this year, Yarmouth, Maine, was home to a 110-foot tall elm tree named “Herbie.” Herbie—who was watched over by a tree warden— had the distinction of being the oldest and tallest elm tree in New England before he succumbed to his sixteenth bout of Dutch elm disease on January 19, 2010.

North American settlers called elm trees “the ladies of the forest.”

Survivors My favorites of the old trees on campus are the elms on Plunkett Lawn. These magnificent trees have survived the ravages of the Dutch elm disease that wiped out so many of their brethren.

We carefully monitor any browned branches with the pruning and disposal of infected limbs, and yearly inoculations applied by an air drenching method to the root areas keep the trees healthy. Our best guess, made by comparing historic records, is that these elms are between 120 to 150 years old! Imagine all the students, faculty, and staff who have walked under these remarkable sentries. They provide a haven of shade and a grace of presence that would be an unthinkable loss if they were to perish.

Our best guess, made by comparing historic records, is that these elms are between 120 to 150 years old!

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Denise (Ms. Dwelley) working under the supervision of the Mighty Elms.

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A Noble Addition

3. Atropunicea ‘riversii’

The purple beech has deep purple leaves that fade to purple-green during the summer.

In May of 1999 I was asked to choose an appropriate tree to be sited behind the Main School Building as a gift from the Class of 1949 to commemorate their 50th Reunion. The space behind the MSB is a large area with a tall maple, then a locust, and after an open space, a huge hackberry tree. In order to “compete,” a large, handsome tree would be needed. I knew what my choice was right away—a rivers purple beech (atropunicea ‘riversii’). “If the word noble had to be applied to only one kind of tree, the honor would probably go to the beech,” says James U. Crockett. The purple beech has leaves that start as a coppery-purple and mature to a dark purplemaroon. Gorgeous! The tree was four to four-and-half inch caliper at its planting and about 15 feet tall. Beeches are slow to establish, and for the first five years after it was planted, it didn’t change too much. But suddenly, in its sixth year, it took off—filled out, and began to show . . . what a beauty. Today it is about 30 to 35 feet tall and 20 or so feet wide, with an amazing canopy of dark purple foliage. It’s a showstopper!

Colorful Canopy We were looking for a good site on campus to place a second tulip tree (liriodendron tulipifera). Our existing tulip tree on the south corner of Scaife had been damaged by at least two lightning strikes, and we knew it was only a matter of time before it would have to be taken down. It was a beautiful tree, at least 80 feet tall, with remarkable flowers that looked like yellow tulips with orange centers, which appeared in May and June.

The flowers are often missed, as they grow on the upper branches of the tree; I remember when I found my first tulip tree flower on the lawn—I was trying to figure out where it had come from—and then I looked up and saw more flowers high on the top of the tree. I excitedly showed some students who were passing by, and they thought it was an artificial flower because it was so vibrant. The spot we chose for the new tulip tree was in front of the Hilson Gallery; it was planted with a twoand-a-half-inch trunk and was between 12 and 15 feet tall in 2000. Now, it rises high above the Hilson’s roof and is six inches in caliper! Sadly, the Scaife tulip tree was removed about four years ago.

The tulip poplar produces tulip-shaped, light greenishyellow flowers from late spring until early summer.

4. Liriodendron tulipifera

Tennessee, Indiana, and Kentucky all claim the tulip poplar as their state tree.

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5. Metasequoia glyptostroboides The dawn redwood was thought to be extinct until it was discovered in China in 1941. Its seeds were distributed in North America, and the species was re-established.

The dawn redwood is one of the few existing deciduous conifers.

Deciduous Evergreen One of the last trees of this writing is the dawn redwood (metasequoia glyptostroboides), located on the northeast corner of Rosenwald Shumway Dormitory. I had traveled to Norway Nurseries in central MA to look for a specimen Japanese maple to be planted by the water garden on campus, as well as a few other small trees; I made my choices and had them shipped out to Deerfield. When they arrived there was an extra tree—a dawn redwood! It was a surprise gift from the owner of the nurseries in appreciation of our patronage, and so generous of him. We planted it to be the eventual replacement for a huge old ash that was failing, in the hope that it would fill the hole in the canopy that the old giant would leave. The redwood was 12 to 15 feet tall at planting in 1998, and now stands at easily 35 to 40 feet, with beautiful reddish-brown bark that has fissures and exfoliates.

Its bright green needles turn orange to reddish-brown in the fall and then drop. An oxymoron—a deciduous evergreen. Deerfield’s dawn redwood should grow to be 70 to 100 feet high and 25 feet wide—a worthy successor to the old ash.

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Historic Trees of Massachusetts, James R. Simmons, 1909

Witness to History Our most august tree on campus, and a fitting “grand finale” to this article is the buttonwood (buttonball) or American sycamore (platanus occidentalis) that stands guard in front of the Main School Building. This giant has been written about in many books, including James R. Simmons’ Historic Trees of Massachusetts [pictured below left], published in 1909: “The buttonwood is now 18 feet in circumference, and one hundred feet in height and spread. It stands within the bounds of what was once the enclosure of the fort, which was built in 1689, and which remained until 1758. If size is any test of a tree’s age, this buttonwood was standing at the time of the Indian Wars, for its circumference is larger than that of the Charlemont buttonwood (under which the pioneers slept in 1741) by about two feet.” It continually amazes me that this noble tree keeps thriving right next to a paved road that its roots surely run under; as of this year, the buttonwood’s circumference is now 22 feet, two inches.

22'2"

6. Platanus occidentalis Sycamore timber reaches “perfection” at 80 to 100 years old; the trees become hollow at around 200 to 300 years, but they can live for up to 500.

The largest sycamore east of the Mississippi River is located in Sunderland, MA, and is estimated to be between 350 to 400 years old. It has a trunk circumference of 25 feet, and it is 110 feet high.

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The Grounds Department regularly patrols the Academy’s trees for insect and bacterial or fungal invasions, and actually did discover the woolly adelgid on our hemlocks. Fortunately, we now have the hope of slowing or stopping the advance of these devastating insects. The other threat we are watching closely for is the Asian long-horned beetle . . . so far, so good.

Deerfield Academy is fortunate to have the wonderful resources of the University of Massachusetts (Amherst) extension service nearby, as well as the timely visits to campus by Professor Bob Childs, entomologist, when a new pest is spotted and I call for advice. Many thanks to you, Bob, for the generous gift of your time and advice on what to do about the “cool” bugs. Thanks also to Dan Gilman for his disease expertise, and for easing my mind many times over the years that there is nothing to worry about—nature will take its course.

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1934 Richard Miner writes, “Deerfield, I’m with you all the way!”

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2010-2011 Elizabeth Greer Anderson ’94 Oscar K. Anderson III ’88 Theodore H. Ashford III ’82 P’14 Sara E. di Bonaventura ’01 John J. Dinneen III ’79 W. Malcolm Dorson ’02 David B. Findlay Jr. ’51 P’76 G’03,’05,’08 Edward C. Flato ’72 P’10,’12 Edward G. Flickinger ’65 Peter W. Gonzalez ’62 P’94,’97, Emeritus David S. Hagerman ’64 P’99 Judith Hegedus ’92 Hudson Holland III ’84 Gordon R. Knight ’54 G’03, Ex-Officio Rush M. McCloy ’92 Richard M. McKelvey ’79 P’10,’13 John P. B. Moran ’58 Margot M. Pfohl ’97 John F. Rand ’65 P’09,’13 Walter S. Tomenson III ’95 Okechukwu Ugwonali ’98 Cassandra Walters ’00 Philip B. Weymouth III ’83, President

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1937 Steve Dewey ’69 sent in the following: “I am writing to let you know of the passing of my dad, Francis ‘Chuck’ Dewey, in Worcester on March 12, 2010, at the age of 91. He attended Deerfield for a post-grad year before attending Williams. Tennis and Glee Club were the activities he mentioned most.

Our son Daniel ’97 gave one of four remembrances at the service.” Born on February 4, 1919, in Washington, DC, to Francis H. and Dorothy (Bowen) Dewey, Chuck graduated from Deerfield and from Williams College in 1941. In recent years, he served as chair of the George I. Alden Trustees. From 1962 to 1973 he served as president of the Mechanics National Bank, the fourth consecutive F.H. Dewey to do so. He was vice president and treasurer of Williams College from 1973 to 1980.

He served on the following boards: Mechanics National Bank, Multibank Financial, Worcester Mechanics Savings Bank, State Mutual Life Assurance Co., Clark University, Bancroft School, Memorial Hospital, Worcester Area Chamber of Commerce, United Way, American Red Cross, YMCA, Worcester Boys Club, Worcester Science Center, and Trustees for Res-

ervations. He was a corporator of the Greater Worcester Community Foundation and a member of the American Antiquarian Society and First Unitarian Church. He was a member of Tatnuck Country Club, Worcester Club, Worcester Country Club, and president of Taconic Golf Club in Williamstown. Chuck served four years in the Army Air Force (1942 to 1946), including Presque Isle, ME, Greenland, and Bermuda, being discharged as a captain.

Chuck is survived by his four children and their spouses; 11 grandchildren; one brother and his wife; two sisters; and many nieces and nephews.

His loving wife of 55 years, Frances Smith Dewey, died in 2005.

1938 Brandon “Brad” Caswell recently sent Deerfield a copy of his newly published memoir, Fiddlerman (see right).

“A compelling tale of a calamitous fall and courageous recovery, a stirring inspiration for everyone”—the true story of an alcoholic fiddler’s life. The autobiography consists of the story of the two men who are Brad Caswell—one, the young privileged youth, a WWII veteran, abusive father and husband, and early alcoholic, and the second, a recovering alcoholic, successful businessman, father, gospel group fiddler, and AA writer and speaker. Books can be purchased from AuthorHouse.com or from

Brad. He may be contacted at fiddlermanbrad@gmail.com.

A copy of the book is in the Boyden Library inscribed “To My Alma Mater—Thank you for four glorious years!”

1941 On March 12, 2010 Arthur Christy passed away in New York City. His son Duncan ’70 sent in the following in honor of his father . . . “There was no school that Arthur H. Christy loved more than Deerfield. Like so many, his college experience would be accelerated and compressed

by World War II. So Deerfield, still somewhat serene between 1939 and 1941, was what he regarded as the epitome of his education. ‘Art’ died in circumstances that all of us truly pray for, cradled by a wife, Gloria, telling him how much she had loved him during their 30 years of marriage. At a service held at the Century Association in New York, the fraternity and locale he had so prized, he was remembered by such marvelous things as the poetry he could and would easily recite—which included such sagas as ‘The Shooting of Dan McGrew’ by Robert W. Service—as well as ‘The Deerfield Evensong.’ What was chiefly remarked was his strength of character, whether lawyer, mentor, friend or parent, as well as his marvelous personal style. A traditionalist, he could never come to terms with what he regarded as the shortcomings of the tieless ‘business casual’

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Fiddlerman Brandon W. Caswell ’38 | AuthorHouse, 2009

Eighteen Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Days of Sobriety | One afternoon in 1958 Brandon W. Caswell ’38 was sitting in a bar—broke, alone, and still hung-over from the night before. He stared at his shaking hands and thought, “I used to be a violinist and I can’t even hold a pack of cards any more. A bottle of beer was put in front of me and it was going to save my life. As I reached for it . . . I couldn’t move my arm to pick up that beer. A soft voice murmured in my ear, ‘That’s all, son, no more.’” And so began Mr. Caswell’s long journey to recovery.

Mr. Caswell recounts his struggle with alcohol abuse as well as his dedication to music in his autobiography, Fiddlerman, recently published by AuthorHouse. Fiddlerman presents a life spanning 90 years and a variety of locations: an all-purpose destroyer in the Pacific during World War II; Los Angeles, California, when Linda Darnell, Ronald Reagan, and Kirk Douglas were young; a financially unsuccessful dairy farm in Wisconsin; and the gospel scene in Florida, where Mr. Caswell became an active fiddler and teacher.

In this honestly written, wide-ranging autobiography, Mr. Caswell dedicated an entire chapter to Deerfield, and reflected on the school’s influence on his musical ambitions. During his four years as a student, Mr. Caswell was involved in a variety of musical activities: classical orchestra, glee club, marching band, and the 13-piece dance-band, and he fondly recalled conducting the dance-band at a special German-themed dinner, his violin in one hand, ready to break into a solo. He also commented, “At that time, the whole staff at Deerfield was probably the finest caliber of individuals to be found in any

I proceeded in the general easterly direction of Massachusetts. My memory fails in attempting to remember the rest of the trip.

In fact, I had reached the point of being unable to remember many of the events during that period.

Nevertheless, by the grace of God, I managed to reach my destination in Framingham, Massachusetts, and I remember the shocked look on my mother’s face when she opened the door and saw a disreputable looking character at her door and realized it was her son.

—Excerpt from Fiddlerman

by Brandon Caswell ’38

educational institution in the country. Each member of the faculty had a profound influence on our lives, and I doubt that any young man could spend four years in that environment without being affected by it.”

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Class Captains Theodore F.T. Crolius William W. Dunn Ted Crolius writes, “The wonderfully evocative reminiscence of Rick Herrick ’64 in the summer 2009 Deerfield Magazine triggered a memory long lurking way back in my mind since 1937. Rick Herrick’s father

Paul ’39 and Bob Weaver ’39 were senior proctors in the John Williams House for us 18 freshmen. Paul was my hero, captain of football (later captain of basketball and baseball). He was a gentle, understanding friend to an uncertain 13-year-old, yet on the gridiron, court, or diamond an implacable competitor.”

Theodore Lamont Cross, author, publisher, photographer, and civil rights activist, died Sunday, February 28, 2010 in Fort Myers, FL. He was 86 years old, and a native of Wellesley, MA, whose home was in Princeton, NJ. Theodore is survived by his wife Mary Cross, an author and photojournalist, his daughters and stepdaughters, grandchildren and stepgrandchildren.

Bruce Manwaring P’91 wrote, “The Oswego, NY, community was saddened in May with the passing of our friend and neighbor, Dr. Richard Shineman, past head of the Chemistry Department at the State University of New York at Oswego. This past spring Dick was honored in the college alumni bulletin as a ‘Faculty Hall of Fame’ member. The bulletin also read: ‘Shineman’s passion for chemistry and teaching began at Deerfield Academy, where the headmaster’s wife taught chemistry.

He would later share with Oswego students her catchy mnemonic jingles.’”

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Class Captain Robert S. Erskine Jr. Thomas Philips Meloy, longtime West Virginia University faculty member, passed away on Christmas Day 2009 at Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown. He was born in New York, NY, on September 14, 1925, son of the late Thomas and Claire Libby Meloy. After a brief stint in the US Army, he attended Harvard University and graduated in 1950.

Subsequently, he earned a PhD in metallurgy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His professional interests included particulate morphology. Tom served as a consultant to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for mission planning for trips to both the moon and Mars. He was a Benedum professor at West Virginia University. He is survived by his son, T. Stuart Meloy ’76, as well as grandchildren Cassandra Lee Meloy and Thomas Augustus Meloy ’10.

John entered Princeton University, where he graduated from in 1949 with a degree in aeronautical engineering. He later served in the Air Force, and afterward studied structural engineering at the Techniche Hochschule in Zurich, graduating in 1957. He had a long career in that profession, and he worked on projects such as tunneling in the Alps, a hydroelectric dam on the Tigris River in Turkey, drilling water wells in Algeria, and installing a sewer system by means of laser guided boring machines in Valparaiso, Chile.

John is survived by his wife, three daughters, and a son, as well as five grandchildren. He will be remembered as a devoted father and husband and a colorful, engaging, stalwart, and loyal friend.

Ray King has made a CD called “A Grandfather Sings.”

On a whim and ably aided and abetted by techie son Andy, Ray has recorded a truly marvelous piece of nostalgia, and he is giving CDs away! Write to him at Big Ray Records, 667 Lower State Road, North Wales, PA 19454.

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in a law firm such as his. But nor would he be a dinosaur late in his career. His solution was elegantly simple: the ascot, worn jauntily. And the mustache, worn for four decades, was as dashing as Redford’s as the Sundance Kid. He had been a United States attorney, and then the first special prosecutor under the Ethics in Government Act, appointments that made the Academy and his family proud. Let the subject of that investigation, Hamilton Jordan, then President Jimmy Carter’s chief of staff, have something of a definitive last word about Art, in recounting their first meeting in the winter of 1980. ‘When we headed back to Washington, I felt better,’ Jordan wrote in his memoir. ‘At least I knew an honorable man was investigating me and that he seemed determined only to find the truth.’”

Waldo Dodge wrote, “I’m now pretty much confined to a wheelchair thanks to 22 years with Primary Lateral Sclerosis, which isn’t a killer like ALS—just a slow deterioration.”

1945 John Stow Cuniberti passed away on December 24, 2009 in Geneva, Switzerland, where he had been living for many years. John was born in Washington, DC, in 1928.

He entered Deerfield in 1941 while his family was living in St. Mary’s County, MD. At Deerfield he was active in football, hockey, and lacrosse before graduating in 1945.

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Class Captains Gerald Lauderdale William M. Riegel

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Bill Riegel ’46 and the Dewey twins (Hallie and Charlotte ’11) had the pleasure of meeting one another on a trip to the Galapagos Islands.

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When we last heard from him, William Hinds commented, “Marilyn and I attended a recent Deerfield dinner in Houston that was well-attended. It was obvious that I was the next to oldest alumnus in attendance.

2009 has been relatively quiet here in Houston with a cooler than normal summer, no hurricane, and real cold December with two to four inches of snow! Hope to make my 65th Reunion in 2011.”

J. Allen Torrey died on October 20, 2009. Anne Torrey Fisher (his daughter) noted, “he had a rich and full life and was proud of and grateful for his experience at Deerfield.”

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Class Captain Gordon B. McWilliams John (Jack) Fraser wrote, “I again gave thanks for the many blessings in my life.

Very near the top of that list is the ‘Deerfield Experience’ of 52 years ago.”

Marvin Riddle writes, “I am still healthy and enjoying the warmer weather, though this year we have had record cool spells, but not as cool as the north. I have not completely retired yet.”

1948 From Peter Bien: “I recently completed a large work, The Selected Letters of Nikos Kazantzakis, which I collected, chose, translated, and annotated. Publication will be by Princeton University Press. It’s fun to be living in the same retirement community with classmates Bob Binswanger and Tom Wilson.”

Edwin Sauter said, “Perhaps before next December 1, I’ll be able to send news about Evelyn and myself, our grown children, and the grandchildren. Best wishes to the Academy!”

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Class Captain Harvey B. Loomis A.P. Cook sent in the following note: “Classmate Jim Hearn passed away in Washington, DC, January 3, 2010. Jim, a graduate of the Bement School in Deerfield, attended Deerfield for four years, graduating in 1949.

After graduating from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1953, Jim went to work for the State Department, spending a few years in Russia teaching English. He received several commendations from the State Department. We shall miss him!”

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A Royal American John Frederick ’47 | Dog Ear Publishing, 2009

Reframing the American Revolution | During the Revolutionary War, some colonists had conflicting loyalties because of their strong ties to Britain. In Mr. Frederick’s book, the story’s protagonist, James Ricketts, is symbolic of these tensions; he is a New Jersey colonist, but also a commissioned officer in the British army. Unable to return home because of the war, he and his fiancée, the daughter of an American patriot, travel to Scotland for their wedding and embark on a married life that is constantly uprooted by the demands of war.

Well-researched and filled with historical detail, Mr. Frederick’s novel presents a wide-angled view of the colonial era, following James on his journey from the family sugar plantation in Jamaica, to a soldier training station in St. Augustine, and the frontlines of the Revolutionary War. As the war draws to a close, James must reconcile his allegiance to Britain with his identification as an American and citizen of a newly independent nation.

Mr. Frederick’s inspiration for A Royal American came in part from his own family history. The actual James and Sarah Ricketts were his ancestors, and he drew from their lives in creating a narrative centered on a view of the American Revolution he felt has been inadequately discussed. “The usual way of telling about the Revolution does distort history in the service of a national mythology,” Mr. Frederick wrote. “That mythology turns the war into a straight British v. American fight, ignoring it as America’s first civil war. That strong bonds existed between the two countries, before, during, and after the war, has been ignored or suppressed.”

While writing A Royal American, Mr. Frederick drew on his extensive knowledge of British military forces, which was acquired through spending much of his professional life in England. After attending Deerfield and Princeton University, he received a master of divinity degree at The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church and became an Anglican priest. Mr. Frederick is also the author of

Sarah tried to be patient . . . Not for three years had she seen her family, nor had she heard from her father for four months.

To her it was incredible that two sides were so busy tearing each other apart that they could not make room for family relations when everybody knew that family ties were the most enduring ones . . .

No one had independence.

Everyone was dependent on others.

two lineage books of the British army, as well as a theological study of liturgy.

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Class Captain David B. Findlay Jr. April, 2010 Dear Classmates: Here is the 2010 edition of our Class of ’51 Notes. Many thanks to all of you who took the time to send me your news.

As in the past, one has to be impressed with the energy of our classmates, the variety of activities and interests they are engaged in, and their loyalty to our alma mater. I may be a little biased, but I do think we have an exceptional group of classmates. I’m looking forward to seeing many of you at our 2011 Reunion.

All the best,

Dave

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Tom Reed—Not much to report other than, as the new decade begins, I am still sitting up, taking nourishment, and strolling about without assistance. 2009 was spent promoting The Nuclear Express: A Political History of Nuclear Weapons and their Proliferation (Zenith Press, January ’09) co-authored with Los Alamos intelligence guru Danny Stillman. Book tours have taken Kay and me to lovely (warm) places, connecting with lots of old friends. The book has drawn great praise and no substantive criticism from our peers.

(The usual griping about type size and spelling.) The good news is that my agent Phyllis Wender and I are conspiring about a movie script. (Iranian

spooks build a Hiroshimatechnology nuke in El Paso with goodies smuggled in from Juarez.)

Woody Anderson—My wife and I are still downhill skiing but are careful to avoid the double diamonds these days.

We skied with our daughter and grandsons in Colorado in early December of ’09. Last January we went to Ocotal, Nicaragua, as part of a small sister city delegation from Hartford, and we plan to go there again this coming January. Hartford’s sister city group has an active micro-credit program there that loans small amounts of money to groups of women to encourage them to start and to run small enterprises such as tiendas (stores), bakeries, homemade clothing operations, etc. These businesses help the women to buy school uniforms for their children, keep food on the table, and perhaps put aside a little for a rainy day.

The Nicaraguan people have very little but are nevertheless hopeful, cheerful, and welcoming.

Hal Henderson—In April (2009) after a trip to Macau to attend a Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) meeting (Gloria is on the Board and Executive Committee), we stopped off in Tokyo on the way home to see Nori Kabayama ’50. He was still recovering from a bizarre accident in which he broke his back hitting out of a sand trap. He took us down to a lovely hotel on a little island off the Izu peninsula for a

night. Good food and a great hot bath out in the open with a view of Mt. Fuji. We had a great expedition cruise to Iceland and Greenland this past summer. Stunning scenery and wildlife (polar bears).

We continue to spend most of our time in Honolulu—I’m still working part time for the investment management firm and Gloria is winding down a long career in the travel business. We do spend some time at our place on the island of Hawaii in Kamuela and at Gloria’s condo in San Francisco. If anyone comes this way, please let us know.

Nat Reed—My news is that I remain overly busy: little time for important things like improving my golf swing, taking more time to fish for the elusive permit, and stalking Atlantic salmon. I serve as vice chairman of the Everglades Foundation, chairman emeriti of 1000 Friends of Florida, and a member of the Advisory Board to the University of Florida’s Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. I remain very involved with the plight of several endangered species, in close contact with the superintendents of Everglades National Park and the Big Cypress Preserve. I am “used” by the Everglades Foundation to host airboat rides from north of Lake Okeechobee to the southern Glades—as an example of the “Old Man of Florida’s environmental movement.”

I enjoy working with both the staffs of the Foundation and Friends. I started writing

“good,” safe from foreign attack, fiscally sound and political diverse, but not as partisan as it has become.

Jack Hodgson—I am not a dual citizen, and so I have visa problems for the long haul. My Russian friends want to fix me up with a Russian wife! . . . I met a Deerfield grad (Class of 1987) in Moscow. He is a VP for the Russian oil company Rosneft.

I hope to see more of him in the coming year. He is a very interesting person (married to a Russian).Except for age and finances, we have a lot in common! My oldest daughter, living in Finland, is still unemployed. Translation services and teaching English are down the tubes at the moment. My youngest daughter graduated this year from Syracuse University, summa cum laude, and hopes to be accepted in a vet school for the coming year. In the meantime, she will be working as a research assistant for Bristol Meyers.

My third daughter, majoring in chemical engineering at Bucknell, will graduate this spring. She has applied for a job in Italy, but who knows. Any suggestions?

In my spare time (plenty of it), I have been writing and swimming. As a reaction to all the negative news about Russia, I wrote a short article about the changes that I have experienced since my first trip to the Soviet Union in 1955 (when I danced with a Komsomol girl in the Kremlin on New Year’s Eve). My message is that one shouldn’t

let the negative eliminate the positive. No journal seems interested in what I wrote.

On the swimming front, I am currently (not to last, I’m sure) in the Top Ten nationally for three events.

Bang French—2009 was quite an exciting year for these 75-year-old bones. On the evening of March 3, I survived a heart attack. Then in June I put a Roush turbo charger in my Mustang GT, pushing the horsepower to 445. I had been having angina for a few months prior to March 3, particularly after walking briskly for more than eight minutes; so it was no surprise to me when the angina got rather strong on the pain level at 9:30 PM. At 10 PM, pain still in the chest, I decided I had better go to the emergency room at the Monterey Community Hospital. My thought was that I had waited too long so the shortest time to get there was via my Mustang. It took only a few minutes and I only got lost once—it was raining and I had never been to this hospital. I walked in and made my announcement; so the nurse writes down my name and SS number and then shuffles me into the ER room.

One of the ER docs says to me, after reading the paper, “You don’t look like you are having a heart attack with pain level eight.” I quip right back to him, “Because I have been meditating for 40 years, I can contain the pain. But it is still here in my chest.”

So they give me a couple of sprays of nitroglycerin under

my tongue, and then follow with four baby aspirin. My BP was soaring into outer space, and the EKG confirmed that, indeed, I was having a plaque attack. When the nurse said they were about to give me morphine, I said I didn’t need it. But she said that it dilates the arteries, which was needed. To conclude, the cardiologist arrives and puts in three stints, after first using a balloon to squash the plaque against the artery walls. One piece of plaque had broken off, and then had gone forward and blocked the artery. I spent that night and the next, and then went home. But I had to get a friend to pick up my Mustang GT. Now I am better than ever. Every morning I do yoga and 65 deep knee bends, and at night I walk a brisk 20 minutes. The increased circulation has nearly cleared up my lumbar pain. And the echo exam showed there was no heart damage.

Jim McKinney—I moved to Hamden at the end of August, 2008, and have never looked back. It was the wisest decison I think I have ever made.

Have made new and very different friends. I’m editing a community newspaper and will spend all of May and half of June in Italy with my Italian lady friend, who will return with me just in time for my son’s graduation from medical school. She does not speak much English but my Italian is just fine.

Jim Schoff—As for class notes for the past year we’ve moved with the seasons

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a book on the growth of our family company and the development of Jupiter Island in early July after returning from a family safari to Kenya.

At times I think I am close to finishing it, but begin to add and rewrite and need three weeks of uninterrupted time to finish the deed, but my calendar is too full and I may have to face the fact that the book won’t be finished until late spring. My wife, Alita, and I celebrated 44 years of marriage in January.

Our three children are well, productive, and remain very close to both of us. We are very lucky to have our son, Adrian, and his wife living six miles west of the Island on a ranch. Their three sons are very close to us. The eldest, Benjamin, is a freshman at Deerfield. The younger members go to nearby schools where they are busy and give Alita the opportunity to be a soccer grandmother! My golf has suffered, as I became infected with well-known African protozoa in late June. Despite a number of efforts, the beasts still are holding out in my gut. A recent week of inspection: stem to stern proves that my body is sound, but that the beasts have doubled and redoubled in number. I am taking a maximum amount of a killer drug and hopefully ten days from now I may be clear. I worry about our country excessively but so do all members of our class who have been good citizens and expected our country to remain a dominate power for

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consulting company; so yours truly will soon be retired and looking for something to do.

Perhaps some boards or perhaps a greeter at Walmart. It has been a long haul and we are looking forward to having some time for ourselves and our old friends.

Frank Punderson—Here’s what took place during an annual Fun Race on March 7: everyone was supposed to wear something funny; I noticed Linda was getting dolled up in her TJ Maxx $12.00 mink stole and putting on every piece of junk jewelry she could find—so, I dug out my tux—cummberbund, cuff links, studs—the works. I forgot my long johns but fortunately, it was warm.

The ski boots I wore, by complete coincidence, were two-toned and made it appear as though I had on spats! Absolutely gorgeous day, great race—our grandsons beat us badly, but we each won our gender age group—no one else was in it . . .

Peter Meyer—The great doctors and medical technologies available in Houston continue to keep me alive, most recently a heart stent in one of my major arteries. This after four total joint replacements in 2005 and numerous twinges and tweeks since then . . . How can our current government want to make such drastic changes to such a great system?

Bill Wilmot—At this weekend’s competition Emma Kurtz (my granddaughter) probably got enough points to qualify for

the Devon, PA, horse show in late May (2010) and early June (they’ll stay with us) but for insurance Kris is hoping for more points at a show in St. Louis this weekend. Kris says that with luck Emma might even qualify for Madison Square Garden which is held in Harrisburg, PA, for reasons unknown to me. The leased pony’s value has soared as Emma has accumulated points on her. So Kris hopes to exercise a purchase agreement and flip her this summer for a tidy profit that may or may not cover all their hefty expenses. Dave and Will (his grandson) are going to Scotland in June so Will can compete in an international golf tournament for kids. Will doesn’t have much time to hone his game after a snow-caused hiatus, but he’ll have more time for the August tournament at Pinehurst.

Dave Preston—In 2009 we got back on skis at Mt. Hood and Mt. Batchelor in Oregon after a one year hiatus. It is clear that, while the grandchildren are young, our years of leadership on the boards are numbered. The good news, however, is that we can still be out there. After numerous years of winters in the cold country, we spent a few days in Belize in March.

We did the beaches, the outer islands, Indian ruins and the jungle, but decided that, unless you are an avid bone fisherman or scuba diver, it isn’t a place one has to go before his or her time is up . . .

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between NY and VT; we didn’t take any trips to far off places. We’re very fortunate with the most distant of our children being located outside Boston, so we’re able to keep in touch with them and the grandchildren quite easily. We continue to enjoy the things that make NYC special—a mix of some theatre and subscription events at Carnegie Hall.

I’m also still treasurer of the Berkshire Choral Festival in Sheffield, MA, an organization now in its 25th year. The life of arts organizations everywhere is very challenging these days, and the Berkshires is no exception.

Mike Thebaud—Only news to report is that Cindy’s ship, Gunston Hall, was diverted from its Africa Partnership Station (APS) mission to provide support to the Haiti earthquake victims. Cindy and her staff have completed their tasks in Port-au-Prince and now are underway to western Africa for three months of visits to countries requesting assistance in training their maritime forces.

Charlie Grace—March 12, 2010. We are now in heaven, as defined by the Gasparilla Inn in Boca Grande.

Ingrid, #1 child, her husband Charles Beeman, our granddaughter Julia, and my third, Melissa, are here with us.

Turner and Caroline, Betsy’s youngest, have been here.

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For the first time we spent almost three months last summer at our place in New Hampshire and were joined by offspring and their kids.

I have been going there all my life, as did my father—a tradition his grandfather started in 1886 . . . We read with interest other classmates’ activities on behalf of our beleaguered planet.

While we are pulling back from a number of extracurricular activities, we are still active in a local NH land trust that is having a remarkable run preserving the watershed of our beloved New Hampshire lake. After a number of years with the Connecticut Nature Conservancy (that does great stuff ) it has been fun working with a very local organization with a bare bones budget.As this is written, we are packing our bags for three + weeks in India. If our reading is any indication, it will be a very interesting time with exposure to many new ideas, and differences. This will be our third BRIC country, and we look forward to learning more about a country that is becoming a larger and larger factor on the world scene . . .

I have exchanged some emails and correspondence with Margarita Curtis, and I’m very impressed with her accessibility and interest in Deerfield’s alumni—particularly old ones!

Ed Opler—January found us happily fishing in Argentina. We spent a week with John Bell at his Carieleufu Valley Lodge. We had a fabu-

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lous time and Laura caught her largest brown trout ever—28ˇˇ (measured) on a dry fly in Lago Verde. John has a top-notch operation: great accommodations and food and fabulous guides!

Nori Kabayama—I will be 80 years old on the coming April 19; however, I am physically and spiritually well. I am still CEO and president of N. Kabayama & Co., and chairman of the three other family-owned companies.

I recently had a dream of a Deerfield Reunion in Japan in October, 1990, to which Dave Findlay, Charles Grace, Mat Davidson, Hal Henderson, and John Bell came. We traveled together to Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, Shima, and Yugawara. We had such a good time together! My wife Utako has suffered from Alzheimer’s disease over the last ten years. She has been living in a nursing home, and she can no longer recognize me. It has been quite a lonely life for me at home. One of my sisters, Mako, passed away a few years ago. Tako is still well but having lost her twin sister, she has been terribly lonely. Masa is doing very well. He is now director of the Lego Company, the Danish toy maker. Masa is having a very happy marriage life with Michiko.

Van Skilling—This year finds us in good health and continuing to stay busy.

We divide our time between Saratoga, WY, (seven months) and Palm Desert, CA, (five months). Two major trips—the Black Sea in

May/June, where one of the highlights was seeing where history was made at Yalta; and Antarctica with kids and grandkids in January this year, where obviously the amazing penguins were the highlight. I am fortunate to continue to be on corporate boards and to teach at Colorado College every October, which keeps me busy, but I find time for a little golf, which unlike fine wine, does not improve with age, and fly fishing in the North Platte.

John Marsh—We continue to enjoy life in Williamsburg, especially our chances to take voluntary, exam and grade-free classes. All the instructors are volunteers and are really impressive in their knowledge and experience. We have about 1650 students and about 100 courses per semester, with courses either taking three or six weeks, two hours per class weekly. We use the facilities of my alma mater, William and Mary, free of charge. As a result, our tuition is $85 a semester, which most of us can afford. We do a variety of other things including travel, although the financial situation has slowed down the frequency of our international travel. I’m off next month for a week to attend an Elderhostel (now Exploritas) session on Antietam Battlefield and Harper’s Ferry. Being a Civil War buff has its benefits.

Carol is an enthusiastic bowler and we both enjoy singing in our church choir.

I attend a men’s club called the Middle Plantation (Wil-

liamsburg’s original name) Club, a.k.a by our wives as “Romeos” (Retired Old Men Eating Out). We have lots of friends from college and high school days in the area, plus many new ones who have moved here during our 45 years away. I do almost no medical work now, although for about ten years I was privileged to be a volunteer physician at a local clinic for uninsured patients, as well as being an adjunct faculty member at the Medical College of VA in Richmond. I continue to be impressed by the progress made by Deerfield and am proud of having been a student there, if only for a year. Best wishes to all classmates—maybe we’ll meet again!

Dick Aldrich—I didn’t write sooner, as nothing much is going on. Since my wife is in poor health, we don’t travel as so many of my classmates, what with their ski trips, etc.

Pretty boring stuff. Go to the gym everyday for a couple of hours. Try to keep reasonably fit. About 1994 a family friendship developed into something real nice. Their two daughters, then 14 and 15, lost the only grandfather they had ever known and were very saddened. I told them that they could adopt me, and I would be their grandfather. Since we have no children, I was happy when they said, “OK!” Now they are in their early 30s, and I have one “great granddaughter” whom I think the world of. She is almost three now. I am Grandpa Dick to all

dry years, and all the trees and flowers are exploding as a result. The grass would be trying to jump too, but our few cows are there, ready to pounce.

Bob Sayre—Hutha and I continue to lead healthy, happy lives. Our Christmas ’09 was in Dijon, where my daughter is on a post-doc at the Agricultural School doing research for the EU on how French farmers stay informed. In February we again escaped the worst of the Iowa winter by going to Sanibel, which we love for its bicycling, bird-watching, and kayaking, and plan to return to in 2011. Anyone interested in flood problems and the 2008 Iowa floods in particular, should look for the Iowa Review (Summer, 2009) and A Watershed Year, edited

by Cornelia Mutel (Univ. of Iowa Press, 2010). I have essays in both.

Charlie Pydych—Connie and I are healthy and I am working for the IRS at night as a tax examiner technician. I am treasurer of Amherst ’55; I value my ties with Amherst over the years, and I am up there often for Homecoming and Amherst vs. Williams. Other than that, we look forward to visits with our children (three) and grandchildren (six) in Seattle, Edina, MN, and Wells, ME. I can’t play tennis or fly anymore, so we are moving towards a Thoreau-like “final period in our lives.” My best to all my ’51 classmates.

Dave Uheling—I have a new avocation here in Beaufort, which is volunteer

teaching math to fifth graders; there is a new charter school here and I’m helping the fifth grade teacher.

I get the slower kids for one-on-one help after the regular math session. Fifth graders are the world’s best kids—interested in everything and prepubertal. This teaching feels very rewarding to me even though I’m not up to Mrs. Boyden’s level of pedagogy. Also, we recently returned from an opera trip to Dresden, Leipzig, and Prague. Hope to see our classmates at the 2011 Deerfield Reunion Weekend.

Jim Doherty—I have outlined a couple pages for a book entitled Finish Up Strong, with proper obeisance to the Head. I plan to interview a wide range of people about what they are doing to make their end-oflife years productive and self-fulfilling. Would be glad to hear any comments from classmates who might have some thoughts for me on this subject. My email address is mlodoherty@aol.com.

Bill Walker—2009 was a good year, other than the Obama win. Too much government interference will penalize individual initiative!

We visited the Greek Islands on a mechanized sail boat, traveling from Istanbul to Athens. This September we plan to travel by boat from Moscow to St. Petersburg.

We love our times in Hilton Head but will always reside in Wisconsin, where three of our children and seven grandchildren keep us young.

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three and they include me in family stuff. Three years ago I bought a new Nissan 350Z roadster. Bright orange. I have a lot of fun with it in the summer. Put the top down and just go locally. Just got it out of winter storage; so will be running around with it until November.

Jim Webster—Life chugs along fine in Reno, with six week stints in Delray Beach (we have a Gabelli office in nearby Palm Beach) and our St. Lawrence River/Canada summer home to break the Nevada diet. Occasionally see Dieter von Hennig ’48 here in Reno, otherwise no Deerfield flavor in Reno. So far no grandchildren in the Valley; have some hope for Denver and San Francisco g’daughters­—but wow, can you imagine the diff in tuition then and now!

Art Drazan—I had a golf day with Nat Reed at Admirals cove in Jupiter. We had time to look back at the wonderful years at Deerfield and sink a few putts. He is an environmentalist and is working hard to keep Florida beautiful and safe for the inhabitants. We have been having an annual golf outing.

My best to the Class of 1951.

Chico Cravens—There is not much to report from this end. The family (wife, two boys and close relatives and myself ) are all doing great.

I’m spending most of my time on our place between Refugio and Beeville, TX, where it is beautiful about now. We have had several months of rain following a couple of terribly

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George Dill—For all you global warming geeks: please be advised that during February, snow fell on the front door of the “New Dorm,” which now resides about halfway between Austin and Houston, TEXAS. Best regards to all.

Bob Hiden—In 2009 I had my 36-foot boat on the Chesapeake and cruised it for ten days in April and 12 days in May, bringing it back to Long Island Sound over Memorial Day weekend.

Ann and I spent some time in the Berkshires in August and September (short trips).

In October we both joined a number of Virginia Law School friends and their wives in Fredericksburg, VA, for several days of Civil War battlefield touring; this is an annual class of 1960 event at different battlefields. This October we go to the “Seven Days” campaign outside of Richmond. As for 2010 cruising, I expect to run up the New England coast in June, and Ann and I plan to cruise Buzzards Bay, the Vineyard, and Nantucket waters in late July. We are investigating a trip to the Holy Lands towards the end of the year or early next year.

I’ve also promised Ann a trip to see her family, which is spread around the Chicago area. Children Bob, Lisa, and John and spouses or significant others seem to be getting along well, as is grandson Christian. We are blessed that all are within 45 minutes of our Mamaroneck condominium. Finally, it has been a delight to meet every

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month or so, from October to May, for a lunch with John Morton, Jim McKinney, Charlie Guggenheimer, Jim Schoff, and Dave Findlay, and anyone else who gets wind of it and wanders in. It goes without saying that many of the more significant issues of the day are addressed and resolved at these sessions (though the waiters tend to get tired of us).

Bill Fry—There is not a whole lot new happening around here. Robin and John Morton came for a visit last month (March) to take in our daughter Kate’s performance in Oh Coward at the Writers’ Theatre. That show has broken all attendance records, and Kate’s run was from last October through this April. Mac DeCamp, the son of our late classmate Mike, has joined the faculty of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine as chief of general thoracic surgery. I got a chance to spend some time with Mac at the meeting of the General Thoracic Surgical Club in Carlsbad, CA, in March. This April we had a mini-mini Deerfield medical reunion when David Cugell ’41, his wife Christina, Whitney Addington ’53, and his wife Ada, joined us for dinner.

Dave Cugell and I are both on the faculty of NU FSM, and Whitney Addington is a past faculty member. Nancy and I hang out a lot with a local North Shore group that includes Dave Grumman ’52.

Peter Gulick—Kathy and I had a six week trip “Down-

under” with three days in Sydney. Saw La Traviata at the Opera House and had a great hike out at Manly. Then 16 days in a camper van on the north island of NZ. Great hiking and some wonderful beach camp sites. Then to Queenstown in the south island, where Kathy’s brother has a beautiful house overlooking the lake—very alpine. Played some golf, and at one course there was nobody in attendance, but there was a sign that said, “Please put $10 per player in the envelopes provided and drop it in the slot. Have a nice round, but don’t take the piss and steal one of our trolleys.”

Do we really speak the same language? Then we had an exciting day where we nearly were cut off in a very wooded national park by a significant forest fire. We managed to escape by streaking five miles down a beach at low tide.

We earned our beer that evening! It really is a beautiful part of the world, and the Kiwis are very hospitable and relaxed.

Now we’re having a great ski season here in Oregon.

Couldn’t make it to reunion this year, but we’re hoping for next, our 60th!

Dave Findlay—One of the highlights of 2009 for me was a week-long trip down the Colorado River with Frank Punderson and part of his family and a wonderful group of his Middlebury buddies. Mimi was not too interested, so I took my daughter and granddaughter.

It’s hard to describe, and

even remember, the beauty and vastness of the cliffs rising a mile above the river bed—a true example of what the 1840s Romantics referred to as the “sublime.” It was also an experience camping out and sleeping on the ground under the stars.

Haven’t done that in a while.

Bob Cochran—Still working three half days a week on one-day surgery.

Travel with my wife Beckey to Mexico, Europe, Baltics, and US. My memoirs were published in June by Pointed Prose Press in NY— a collection of humorous tales of my days as teacher of surgery, presidential surgeon, and transplanted West Virginian.”

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Silk Parachute John McPhee ’49 | Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2010

Get to Know John McPhee, Personally | “Almost an autobiography of a writer,” is how a review in The Greenfield (MA) Recorder described John McPhee’s latest book, Silk Parachute. In the collection of ten essays, most of which were previously published in The New Yorker, Mr. McPhee delves into familiar topics—geology, lacrosse, and prep school, to name a few—while presenting a narrative rooted in his own life. Fellow Deerfield alumni might recognize “Warming the Jump Seat,” which was originally written

by Mr. McPhee for the commemorative Bicentennial edition of Deerfield Magazine.

Mr. McPhee didn’t set out to write such personally inspired essays. “I think it’s a factor of experience, which you can translate as age. There’s a certain amount of looking back,” he explained in his interview with The Recorder. The collection’s title piece is a reflection on his mother, written a year before her death in 1997. The short essay, Mr. McPhee’s most anthologized piece of writing, takes its name from a toy his mother gave him on his eleventh or twelfth birthday, a black rubber ball, inside of which was folded a silk parachute. As a child, Mr. McPhee marveled at the ability of the toy to float back to him, no matter how hard he hit it into the air.

In Silk Parachute, Mr. McPhee entwines personal themes with topics ranging from strange foods to photography. In “Season on the Chalk” he combines a description of an outing with his grandson with a history of the layer of chalk that lies under Europe. Turning to the lacrosse pitch in “Spin Right and Shoot Left,” Mr. McPhee recollects his introduction to the sport at Deerfield in 1949. The fact-checking department at The New Yorker takes center stage in “Checkpoints,” while Mr. McPhee’s return to a golf course after 50 years in “Rip Van Golfer” evokes memories of when he first knew he wanted to be a writer.

Each of the ten essays in Silk Parachute presents a new perspective on an author who has a reputation as shy and reluctant to draw attention to himself. Born in Princeton, New Jersey, Mr. McPhee considers the city his “fixed foot.” Despite extensive traveling, he has always called it home. “There’s a symbiosis between living all your life in your own hometown and at the same time scattering around the world to do pieces of writing,” he said. “I think the one has made the other work, both ways.”

When your mother is ninetynine years old, you have so many memories of her that they tend to overlap, intermingle, and blur. It is extremely difficult to single out one or two, impossible to remember any that exemplify the whole.

It has been alleged that when I was in college she heard that I had stayed up all night playing poker and wrote me a letter that used the word “shame” forty-two times. I do not recall this.

I do not recall being pulled out of my college room and into the church next door.

It has been alleged that on December 24, 1936, when I was five years old, she sent me to my room at or close to 7 p.m. for using four-letter words while trimming the Christmas tree.

I do not recall that.

The assertion is absolutely false that when I came home from high school with an Aminus she demanded an explanation for the minus . . .

From the essay “Silk Parachute”

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Marching with Ollie and Frank Dahowski ’28, 1971

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Class Captain Richard F. Boyden John Allen reports: Todd Baldwin sent us an article that he says best describes what he has been doing for the last six years: Todd is the project manager for a $700,000 restoration project of 2200 feet of the New Hampshire Pemigewasset River. In 2004 the river breached one of its banks due to heavy flooding. The sediment overwhelmed the river, rendering it nearly devoid of aquatic life. The project has been rechanneling the river to restore its natural course and flood plain. So far the effort has been a great success as evidenced by the return of brook trout to this section of the river.

Peter Clark writes, “I continue to rehabilitate small hydroelectric generating stations as my contribution to green energy production. I have not updated our website recently, but you can get a feel for the rusty experience we have had refurbishing old mill sites and modernizing their hydropower capabilities to generate green power.

The site swiftriverhydro.com explains, pictures, and records many events at our five active small hydro stations in Massachusetts.”

When we last heard from him, Conrad Fischer wrote, “Sonja and I, along with Jim Hays and Nancy, will be visiting Dick Montague and Verena next month in Munich. The plan is to explore

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Dresden and then attend the French Open tennis matches for about five days. You may not suspect it but I am still working and enjoying it.”

H. Irving Grousbeck wrote, “Just finishing my 25th year of teaching entrepreneurship courses to Stanford MBA students. Last fall I developed and taught a new course to second-year students at Stanford Medical School in Managing Difficult Conversations/Delivering Bad News.”

Bob Harrington writes, “I am still with the Stuart News (part-time) and also work for American Credit Bureau, which is a specialized collection service for doctors.

Tim Goodrich (who lives nearby) and I hope to get together soon.”

Lynne and Dave Gleason are looking forward to the 2012 Reunion. “Life is fragile at our age,” Dave commented.

Dave Grumman and Dexter Lewis both recommend reading a lacrosse article in The New Yorker in March ’09 written by John McPhee ’49, in which he discussed his own lacrosse experience at Deerfield. The article is also included in McPhee’s recent collection of essays, Silk Parachute (see page 56).

Some of Bob McCabe’s photographs were exhibited in Poros, Greece, in April 2010 at the Citronne Gallery.

Dick Montague writes, “Cross-country skiing these past years in Lapland keeps us young!” He and wife Verena celebrated his 76th birthday by skiing 25 kilometers.

Betsy and Phil Palmedo

recently had dinner with Anne and Jim Gray in New York, and report both look great.

Ivan Phillips writes, “My wife Winnie and I are leading a very interesting life. She writes fiction for a writing group that she belongs to, and my main interest is working on my family’s art collection. We are planning a cruise from Buenos Aires to Santiago, Chile, around Cape Horn, an area of the world I have not seen. Hard to believe we are all 75! Hope to attend our 60th in 2012.

Ry Smith has created an app “TapTapCars” for iPhones/iPods and has thus gained status in his grandchildren’s eyes! Look for it on the iTunes website.

Bob Swain and Mary Ann welcomed their first greatgrandchild, Elizabeth Ann, last year. Bob is retired but remains on the board of institutions such as the Hoover Institution, the Midwest Research Institute, and the Hoover Birthplace Foundation.

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Class Captains Renwick D. Dimond Hugh Smith Richard Towne reports, “For the last three years I’ve been writing a book about the history of the company my family owned and managed in Holyoke: National Blank Book Company. For many the term ‘blank book’ has lost most of its meaning but they were like the hard drives of the 19th century business

world. Much of it is about the working life of factory people in contrast to the social life of the men and women of Holyoke’s industrial class, the counterparts of my family. It’s awakened my sense of social conscience to say the least. A local museum, Wistariahurst, will be the beneficiary of any sales. The title is Nothing But Our Best.

I’d be glad to email any classmate with information about where to find it.”

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Class Captain Philip R. Chase Jr. Bob Pringle notes, “I have been enjoying my retirement from the US Foreign Service by travelling and writing about countries where my wife Barbara and I once served. My latest book, Understanding Islam in Indonesia, is about a country that has more Muslims than any other, but is habitually ignored in most discussions of global Islam. Just published by the University of Hawaii Press, the book is intended for generalist readers (students, travelers, business people, etc.) and is written to be (hopefully) enjoyable as well as educational.”

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Class Captain Michael D. Grant Jr. Jack Bacon writes, “It was very nice to hear about so many classmates in the last issue of Deerfield Magazine.

After selling our business in Vermont, Carol and I now live in Cape Coral, FL, where our daughter Candace, her husband Vern, and two grandchildren also reside.

Our son is still living in Vermont. This past June we celebrated our 48th wedding anniversary. Over the years I have seen Mike Mayor, Ayres Hall and the late Rennie Drew. Looking back, we spent much time participating in the Appalachian Mountain Club activities and also the National Ski Patrol Association. I have been very active in the Shriners and supported the work they do with crippled and burned children. Presently, we are enjoying retirement and are looking forward to doing some traveling. I read that Nick Frost is now living in Port Charlotte and I hope to see him before the next issue is released. I wish you all the very best in the coming years.”

Peter Esty recently helped develop and start the Hanoi, Vietnam School Year Abroad (SYA) program. He served as resident director and taught for the program, while his wife Happy accompanied him and served as college advisor.

They were able to visit many beautiful sites around the country with their students.

Kurt Anderson and Peggy are nowadays sharing equal time between their two scenic properties. One is situated in the foothills overlooking Tucson, AZ, and their summer home is located across the country in Manchester Village, amidst the Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont.

Kurt had previously been the chairman and CEO of CUH2A, Inc., and helped it grow into one of the largest architectural and engineering firms in the country.

Terry Blanchard and Wanda continue to thrive and share in the cultural activities that abound in Newburyport on Boston’s north shore.

Eddie Dick continues to travel extensively and has relocated his office from downtown DC into his home in Maryland, and says, “It’s a much nicer commute.”

Sally and Eddie recently vacationed in St. Martin with Cris Schaefer and Blaine. Cris and Eddie also happily continue to pursue their squash rivalry.

Erik (Essie) Esselstyn and Celina Moore are faring well up in North Montpelier, VT, with a regimen of jogging, yoga, and vegetables, but advise their peers who are past their 50th Reunion to make an agreement to never talk about health for “over five minutes.” Essie nowadays is a “First Responder” member of the East Montpelier Volunteer Fire Department.

The English major at Yale with a Harvard doctorate is

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sent in this photo with a note: “These members of the Class of ’54 were in Bermuda on Spring Break and they won the volleyball tournament at the Elbow Beach Club.”

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Dick Boyden ’52 and his friend Linda Genest enjoyed a delightful “DA happy hour” at the home of Jeanne and Bill Hubbell ’52 in Maine last October. l to r: Jeanne, Bill, Dick, and Linda

Barbara Pringle, wife of Bob Pringle ’54, at the

Great Mosque in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.

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PETER angler MOYER ’65 One Heck of a Fish Tale Peter Moyer ’65 knew from the moment she swam into his life that she would be the one he let get away.

After an hour and twenty-minute fight, Mr. Moyer, with guide Mike Locklear, landed a record-breaking 86-inch, 227-pound tarpon. The tarpon is considered one of the great saltwater game fishes, and when the tarpon migrate to Florida each year, Mr. Moyer does, too, traveling from his home in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in search of his next great catch.

Instead of killing the fish and claiming the world record, however, he released her. Mr. Moyer described the experience in an interview with Jackson Hole Magazine: “Hardly anyone kills a fish anymore. My guide Mike’s family has been in Homosassa for generations. He has seen the impact of killing all the big fish—there are fewer of them. For a guide, getting a world record is a huge deal. During the fight I said, ‘It’s the real deal, Mike, but I want to release her.’ He totally agreed. We both felt great watching this enormous fish swim away.”

Mr. Moyer’s achievement—and act of humanity—earned him a nod from Outside Magazine; in their December 2008 issue, as part of their “Outside 100,” he won the

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Although Mr. Moyer didn’t keep his record-breaking catch, he did have a souvenir replica created from photos and measurements taken of the fish before her release. And, of course, the experience itself was unforgettable.

Bradly J. Boner

“Tarpon go ballistic when you hook them and literally jump higher than your head when you’re standing in the boat,” he said. “It’s a real trip: you are in shallow water, you have these submarines coming at you, and you have the guide yelling at you as you’re rocking around.”

family trip during the summer to their second home in Naples, FL, when we last heard from them. Barclay still runs the family furniture business and is a retired major general in the US Army Reserve. He’s an avid fly fisherman and belongs to several groups who fish in Montana, Pennsylvania, and in other favored streams around the country. Barc’s son, Clay Wellman ’80, enjoyed the distinction of being a member of the first class to live at Emma Willard for a semester before Deerfield became coed.

From John Gwinn: “I have returned to the Main Line after a 25-year absence and I am launching a sideline in individual and couples photographic portraiture.

Call 610-664-1847 or write john@johngwinn.com for details. Also please see my site: JohnGwinn.com.”

Tom L’Esperance shared updates from the following classmates: Art Atkinson reported, “Retired life is not all bad but I find that I have gotten so busy that I currently would not have time for a day job. Mary Jo and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary with a summer trip to the Ukraine (in 2009). Highlights of the trip were Odessa, Yalta, and Sevastopol, where the Russian Black Sea Fleet was celebrating its 300th anniversary. However, the scenery on our cruise up the Dnieper River was more somber, featuring massive power plants and locks, civic monuments to Lenin, and rather drab

grey buildings constructed in either the late Stalinesque or early Kruschevian style.

It is our impression that the Ukraine, once considered to be the bread basket of the Soviet Union, will eventually be reabsorbed into Russia.

My fall was exceptionally busy with lecture trips to China (six lectures in four days at a conference center on the medical campus of the 307th People’s Liberation Army) and Korea (a refreshing contrast to China). We are now catching our breath and hunkering down for another Midwest winter.”

Fred Bedford now enjoys the “non-snowbird” tax status in Jupiter, FL. He’s been single for 11 years after having been a connoisseur of French wines. Fred was in the ski wear apparel business and travelled extensively for 18 years, while home-based in Lebanon, NH. He holds the current class record of having endured a total of four hip replacements, one of which was performed by Dr. Mike Mayor, a professor of orthopaedic surgery at Dartmouth Medical School. Fred and Jane had four children along the way, and they now have ten grandchildren.

Nancy and Tom Crawford are happily living in Koala, HI, and love the relaxed ambience of The Garden Island.

They were able to find some property and are building a home there on the south shore of Kauai. Tom runs eight miles a day and last year won the Kauai Marathon for his age group. They were

planning a trip to Russia for this past summer.

Pony Duke continues to condition himself in order to maintain his many activities and excursions. Pony and Mary Ellen will be going to New York to visit with Alex Pagel for a few days, and in the summertime they traveled to Scotland with Felicia and Mark Rowland.

Newly minted empty-nesters Jane and Jack Kinkade are enjoying life around home in Decatur, GA. Jack wrote, “I was 45 years straight with at least one kid at home, so Jane and I just recently started to have some time alone and together. We are more home bodies than many, but Jane is a master gardener and so we do not have to go far to have a great ‘place to visit’ . . . just into the back yard.”

Peggy and Albie Smith continue to overcome the fresh clean air along the Maine coastline in Brooklin. Albie jogs daily and has retired again for the second time as a senior vice president of Husson University. He also served as headmaster of two schools in his educational career.

A “pretty much” retired Lou Ann and Bob Stoddard were reached at their home in Wellesley, MA. They’re in the “grandchildren scattered all over the country” stage nowadays; two of them are already in college! Bob keeps in touch with Gillian and John Frith, who are still home-based on their island in Hamilton Harbor in Bermuda but savor half their

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happily involved in a creative writing program. His Muse is also busy helping him and Celina tend a big garden with a variety of potatoes, a couple of wood stoves, and a solar hot water system, in order to become more energy neutral and “less dependent on Venezuela and the Saudis.”

Essie and Celina live only an hour away from Deerfield, just across the Connecticut River from Hanover, NH, where they visit with LiLi and Mike Mayor. Mike was best man in Essie’s first wedding to Micki Bingham in 1967.

Tom Nuzum an “unretired lay gastroenterologist” and unabashed inventor of the bourdu (bird-do), a delightful concoction of bourbon, red Dubonnet, and lime juice, and he remains happily ensconced in the collegiate Chapel Hill, NC, community. Having a fondness for naming things, Tom has dubbed his beloved Honda Pilot “Pontius,” but Jean didn’t allow him to name his dog, “Dogma.” Tom and Jean proudly announce their first granddaughter, Sally Fern Kramer. Tom also heartily endorses the Look to the Hills Deerfield Summer Institute adult education seminars. “The whole occasion is very nice and congenial and embodies the Deerfield spirit. Kudos to Mimi Morsman as the ‘dean, founder, organizer, and cheerleader’ for this annual event.”

Barclay Wellman and Diane of Jamestown, NY, were looking forward to a

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’59 ’58 time at sea navigating between Nova Scotia and the Caribbean aboard their 42-foot gaffed-rigged sailboat.

Our Band Captain, Charlie Thebaud, who moved “ashore” from Nantucket almost ten years ago, has been weathering the rainiest season on record on the Cape in Cummaquid, MA, with his wife of 41 years, Sharon.

Charlie speaks fondly of last year’s 50th Reunion at Yale in which 350 classmates and their spouses attended. Our late classmate, Bob Darling, and Charlie roomed across the hall from each other for three years while at Yale.

Galina and John Williams, who just celebrated their seventh anniversary, relate

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that everybody is fine in their household. We talked on his “MagicJack” Internet phone, and he is still working a 60-hour week managing the computer networks of 20 clients!

Cris Schaefer writes, “Blaine and I continue to get together several times a year with Sally and Ed Dick to reminisce and to play rigorous battles of tennis, squash, and ping pong. This year’s meetings were to Florida, Washington, DC, and St. Maarteens.”

Burr Rutledge ’90 sent in the following note: “It is with great sadness that I report that my father, Clark Rutledge, passed away on April 2, in Brentwood, TN. He collapsed suddenly during his normal morning

routine, which included walking his dog, Sam, and checking his email at the local public library. By all accounts, when the moment came, it came quickly. As he was walking to the computers at the library, he apparently suffered a massive heart attack. Medical assistance was immediately available, but he never revived. I know that my dad was enjoying life and was looking forward to the future. We had just had a conversation the day before, and he told me about a great drive he’d taken with Sam in his Corvette. We were making plans to get together this past summer for our class reunions at Deerfield; I invited him to stay with us in New Jersey on his drive to

Clark Rutledge ’55, his beloved dog Sam, and his vintage Corvette

Happy and Peter Etsy ’55 in Vietnam Jonathan Eber ’59 (l) and S. Dudley Hallagan ’58 (r) reacquainted

while living in East Greenwich, RI, in 1971.

Dudley continues to live in RI and Jon lives in NH, but they get together several times a year and reminisce about their running days at Deerfield.

“Impossible doesn’t discourage us, it inspires us.”

—Art Dwight and Dan Pryor, Class of 1979 Co-Captains There are many measures of community.

The Class of 1979, connected by their shared experiences at Deerfield, affirmed their unique class spirit by leading the way in the first April Donor Challenge.

Their result: 153 donors for 100% participation in one month!

Anyone and everyone can be a friend of Deerfield Academy.

The record-setting contributors of the Class of ’79 | Abbruzzese, Albertsson, Aliapoulios, Allard, Allen, Anderson, Appen, Aronson, Baer, Baily, Barry, Beit, Bloomer, Brewster, Brown, Bush, Bustamante, Butz, Callahan, Calvert, Carboy, Chiarchiaro, Chow, Christel, Clasby, Collins, Conant, Cooper, Coster, Craig, Cree, Cuellar, Dancer, Davey, Davis, Davison, DeMaranville, Dewey, Dinneen, Diver, Donfried, Dowd, Duncan, DuRante, Dwight, Emery, C. Fauver, S. Fauver, Ferguson, Fleming, Florence, Frederick, Freeman, Friedman, Gaines, Gates, Glynn, Gooch, Gosling, Goss, Grant, Haggett, Hallagan, Halliwell, Ham, Hamer, Harding, Hardy, Hein, Hellman, Hines, Howard, Hsia, Hunt, Hurley, Iketani, Irzyk, B. Jackson, M. Jackson, Jenkins, Jurcik, Karb, Kaufman, Kellogg, Kendall, Knisley, Kokomoor, Kruk, Kunkel, LaPointe, Ledbetter, Lee, Lehrman, J. Lewis, W. Lewis, Lilley, Lucas, Lunt, Magrath, Malave, Mann, Martin, Maynard, McCauley, McKelvey, McWhorter, Merriam, Metaxas, Mitchell, Murphy, Myers, Nash, Newton, Offutt, Palmer, Parsons, Payne, Pierce, Pincus, Pitcairn, Poli, Powell, Pryor, Reeves, Rippey, Roberts, Robinson, Roche, Ross, Rowe, Sachsse, Schmidt, Sears, Simms, Skroski, Smart, F. Smith, H. Smith, Stamats, Steelman, Stiles, Suepiantham, Sullivan, Taylor, Teevens, Todd, Wagley, Wakely, Wallace, Webster, Welsh, Westerhoff, Wyman, Yue

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1959 From E. Brooks Goddard: “One of the great consequences of the 50th Reunion was finding many people and then getting to know what they are currently all about.

Charlie Greenleaf, Peter Simpson, and I tricked Bob Oelman into meeting with us for an afternoon in May in Washington, DC, (knowing that he would not attend the Reunion). At the end of our visit Bob showed us some of his photographs of insects.

And we thought, ‘OK, you’ve got a brand new bag, let’s see what comes of it.’ Well, we now know, and I want Bob’s classmates to know.

Go to Bob’s new website robertoelman.com and be prepared to be transported: virtual reality will become literal reality. The images and the content and the glory of the website will tell you everything you want to know about Bob Oelman. I am green with envy. I do not exaggerate. This is website as art. Kudos to Bob, thanks to Bob. P.S. I also attended the 50th Reunion of the class of 1959 at Hinsdale Township High School where Jay Huffard and I are still remembered!

Bob Murdock died of cancer at his home in Manhattan on October 8, 2009. His bio in the 50th Reunion book says that from Deerfield on, through Trinity and Yale, “art has been the driving force in my life and career.”

An obituary in The New York Times (10/12/09)named him:

“curator and scholar,” and said that his “career spanned more than three decades and several important American museums” including the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, the Dallas Museum of Art, and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. Other positions included director of the Grand Rapids Art Museum and a founder and director of the IBM Gallery of Science and Art in NYC. At all places, he organized important exhibitions. His wife, sculptor Dez Ryan, held a “celebration of his life” at a gallery in Chelsea on October 27, 2009; Phil Stevens, who attended the party, remembers Bob as gentle and selfless, and a warm and loyal friend. Bob left behind two daughters and three grandchildren.

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Massachusetts, but he told me that he was just too old to undertake such a long drive, and this time he preferred to fly. He was carrying his Deerfield reunion materials into the library on that Friday morning. Following dad’s wishes, we held a private family memorial at our family’s spot in a cemetery in New Haven, CT. If you should choose to do so, please make a donation in Clark’s name to a worthy cause. I’d like to suggest two opportunities that were close to him: 1) Deerfield Academy’s ‘Rutledge Family Fund.’

(Clark and his brothers established this financial aid fund in honor of their parents. A donation to this fund will help to provide for a first-class education for deserving students long into the future. deerfield.edu/give) 2) Brentwood Green Space (An organization in Clark’s hometown that supports the local preservation of open space. Clark loved to take his dog for walks in the parks and trails around his home in Brentwood, and a donation to BGS will support those spaces he cherished most.

I will be working with them in the near future to see if we can get some local trees planted in the park near the library where Clark liked to walk Sam every morning. brentwoodgreenspace.com/ donate.htm Thank you all again, and much love from all the Rutledges.”

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Class Captain Nathaniel F. Emmons Frank Hotchkiss reports, “I am pleased to report that I was elected to the Santa Barbara, CA, City Council.

I began serving a four-year term on the seven member council on January 12, 2010, when I was sworn in. I won 7560 votes in the non-partisan race, and was one of three people elected to the council for four years in this central California coast town of about 90,000. Homeless transients and gang violence have become real problems that past city councils refused to deal with aggressively. I campaigned on these two issues over a period of five months.

Frank Hotchkiss ’60, Santa

Barbara, CA, city counselor

Author Dave Morine ’62 was joined by classmates Ted Zeller and Peter Gonzalez at a book signing for Two Coots in a Canoe.

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Muskie. The six years that Mr. Cutler worked for Muskie were difficult yet rewarding. “He was an extraordinary person,” said Mr. Cutler. “He was hard as hell to work for—it wasn’t easy—he was a very

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Fiscal Disipline and Shared Enterprise Lessons learned from Headmaster Frank Boyden have had an impact on Eliot Cutler’s vision for Maine.

During the two years that he spent at Deerfield, Mr. Cutler, Class of 1964, developed a deep appreciation for Mr. Boyden’s idea of a “shared enterprise;” namely, that students have an interest in the success of each other and of their school. Now Mr. Cutler is translating the concept of “shared enterprise” to government, as he runs for governor of the Pine Tree State.

demanding boss. But the entire time I worked for him, I learned from him.” Mr. Cutler worked with Senator Muskie on the Clean Air and Clean Water acts, a task that prepared him for a subsequent position in the White House Office of Management and Budget. In the Budget Office, Mr. Cutler played a crucial role in the effort to stop pork barrel spending on dam and reclamation projects, cutting those projects that weren’t essential for public safety. His allegiance to fiscal discipline is a quality emphasized by his campaign. “I was the guy saying to members of Congress, ‘We’re not going to do this,’” Mr. Cutler explained. “If people in Maine don’t think that’s the kind of fiscal discipline we need today, they won’t vote for me.”

Mr. Cutler also held senior leadership positions in five presidential campaigns, before leaving the

“When I talk about Maine and what I think we need to do and the importance of leadership, the importance of one Maine, the importance of

political sector to work in environmental and land use law. Through his work, he developed strong ties with China, a relationship that Mr. Cutler sees as a possible benefit for Maine’s economy. “China is going to be the biggest market in the world during our lifetime. It ought to be one of the biggest

everybody’s eyes on the same ball,

markets for Maine products—seafood, agriculture,

everybody subscribing to a common

pulp, and paper,” he said.

A Rasmussen Reports poll released on August 16

strategy, everybody working together,

showed Mr. Cutler holding steady at 16 percent, with

it all comes from that experience,”

11 percent of voters still undecided.

he said.

worth discussing” in the gubernatorial race, Mr. Cutler also brings years of legislative, international, and legal experience to his campaign. According to the Portland Press Herald, Mr. Cutler’s political career began right after college, when he took a job as a legislative assistant to Maine Senator Edmund

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Billed by the political commentary website Pine Tree Politics as the “first Independent candidate

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From John Vogel: “Still living and lawyering in DC, and enjoying traveling both for work and for play. I go back and forth fairly regularly to the Emirates and Europe, and occasionally my wife of 40 years, Gigi, can be persuaded to come along.

Our son, Christopher, is living with his wife in Houston, and he is writing for the

Houston Press. Our daughter, Melissa, is a lawyer and is currently the associate career counselor for Catholic University’s Law School, and is living with her husband in Bethesda, MD, close to where we can keep an eye on them—and I am told that I will become a grandfather for the first time next spring!

We enjoy a schizophrenic lifestyle, dividing our time between DC and Annapolis, which often leads to my befuddlement as to why I cannot find a particular tool or DVD that I thought I left one place but which was really left at the other. By and large, no complaints, other than the usual that getting old sucks, in general.

Looking forward to the next class gathering.”

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Class Captains Howard Coonley II Mark C. Garrison Richard Anderson made an interesting find that led to some recollections by classmates. In the interest of space, the whole story is collected here in an abridged fashion: “In March I was sent a book review of Between the Covers, a biography of an iconic political columnist from Texas named Molly Ivins, who died in 2007.

While the book is a fine look into ‘the roots of her transformation from a budding, albeit bookish, Houston socialite to rebel journalist,’ I was struck square by a particular

passage: ‘There was the loss of Hank Holland, her college boyfriend and the ‘love of her life.’ As brainy as Molly, he was a young Nietzschean superman, possessor of such a ferocious tennis game that challengers made a pilgrimage to Yale to test his prowess.

But while riding a motorcycle in the summer of 1964, he swerved to avoid a dog and ‘died instantly.’ As it turns out, this is indeed our classmate, Henry Holland.

I don’t remember the ferocious tennis game, but certainly the smarts and the wit. What a shame! Peter Atkinson commented, ‘That always seemed such a terrible waste of a life. How great to know that he lived on in someone’s mind and into their obit too.’ Ted Zeller added, ‘My favorite memory was in a math class with Mr. Hindle ’52, I think it was freshman year. As I remember, the class was quite lethargic and Hindle was calling on individuals to answer questions and most of us didn’t know the answers. I could see that Mr. Hindle was becoming quite perturbed and then he called on Henry, who answered, ‘je ne sais pas’ to his question. Mr. Hindle was steaming, and he shouted out, ‘This is a math class, not a ***ing French class!’ That got the class’ attention and endeared me to Henry for life. It also made me wonder if the headmaster condoned that kind of language from his teachers. As a long-time motorcycle rider and enthusiast, I have often

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It was something of an uphill battle since there has been a reluctance to rein in both problems. Additionally, Santa Barbara has cut deeply into its financial reserves in order to pay high staff salaries and benefits, a course that is impossible to maintain in light of the national economic downturn, which critically affected our tourist industry.

(We rely on tourism for much of our revenue.) If any classmates are expecting to visit here, I hope they will call me so we can get together for a cup of coffee—or glass of wine!”

Brad Rutledge writes, “Life is still good. I retired 3+ years ago and keep busy hiking and camping, rafting and canoeing, and volunteering in the Weed Warrior Program in Dinosaur National Monument in NW Colorado, to help eradicate invasive weeds. It is said that when you are ‘over the hill, you pick up speed.’

But, I find it important to be sure to not go too fast and to ‘walk down hill.’”

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Lennie Jernigan ’68 (l) and John Walbridge ’68, seeing the

sights in Morehead City, NC

thought of him while riding long distances and daydreaming. The memories always make me smile.’ Bill Duval sent in this story: ‘I remember Henry playing varsity soccer. One day, when Mr. Merriam was not at practice, Assistant Coach Bob Adams took the practice.

I think he wanted to show us how tough practices should be, because he really pushed us. Henry was not exuding enthusiasm and Mr. Adams called him on it. ‘Holland, what’s the matter, you have a problem?’ Henry’s sarcastic answer broke us all up . . .

‘Oh no sir, I’m having a WONDERFUL time.’

Jonathan Reader opined, ‘One remembered one’s encounters with Henry. Like a great jazz musician, you could jam with Henry for hours. He did great imitations. On one occasion, when one of his famed repartees left me temporarily

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speechless. I told him, ‘My parents are getting their money’s worth. This is what Deerfield is all about.’

My years at Deerfield are particularly memorable because of Henry Holland.

I am glad that he is getting some much deserved recognition.”

Ted Zeller writes, “Peter Gonzalez and I visited Dave Morine at his book signing at the Union League Club in New York City last December.

His latest book, Two Coots in a Canoe, was already in its second printing when we picked up our signed copies.

Dave is a gifted writer and this is his best effort yet. I urge all of our classmates (and members of any other class) to read it. I can guarantee it will not only make you laugh out loud but it will be a story that you’ll remember for a very long time. After the book signing, the three of us

and our wives enjoyed a lot of laughs and memories over dinner at the club.

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Class Captains Timothy J. Balch David D. Sicher

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Class Captains John L. Heath Robert S. Lyle II Charles B. Sethness

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Dennis Brownlee and Gabriella Morris are happy to announce their marriage on July 12, 2009.

Class Captains Douglas F. Allen Jr. John R. Bass II George W. Lee Jr.

Class Captain John R. Clementi Lennie Jernigan wrote, “I practice law in Raleigh, representing injured workers, and teach at NC Central University School of Law. John Walbridge has been building large hotels in Florida, but hurt his hip last year and after two operations he’s decided to retire from the construction business and is looking for new adventures.”

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Class Captain G. Kent Kahle

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K.C. Ramsay wrote, “We celebrated the wedding of our son John in October ’09 to Annie Snoddy in Buckingham County, VA. John is assistant dean of students at Hampden-Sydney College.

Son Kerr and his wife Palmer live in Atlanta, where he earned a master’s degree in May from the Candler School of Divinity at Emory. He was hoping to begin a PhD program this fall. I have

’71 t, l to r: Gib Smith (son of Ben Smith ’38 and brother of J.H. Tucker Smith’77) Leo Racine ’38 (classmate of Ben Smith), Tim Racine ’61, and John Racine (classmate of Gib). b, l to r: Kerr Ramsay, John Ramsay, Annie Snoddy Ramsay, Ann Ramsay, and KC Ramsay ’71, on John and Annie’s wedding day

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begun a business development consulting practice for architects and maintain an active portrait and wedding photography studio in between assignments.

Ann wants me to ‘get a real job’ so she can retire.”

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Class Captain Paul R. Barkus Philip Ball and Katia are happy to announce their marriage.

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Class Captain Lawrence C. Jerome Peter D. Van Oot Peter Wellin writes, “Now find myself experiencing the Academy all over again as the parent of a Deerfield student. Youngest son, Gus ’11, enrolled last fall on his own initiative, after experiencing the advantages of life away from home for a semester at the Island School in Eleuthera. My initial impression upon visiting him on campus at Parents’ Weekend, after he had settled in, was that the school was not his father’s Deerfield— what a striking transformation. As for life on the home front, we continue to live in Maine, although Gus’ two older brothers have rightfully decided to seek their fortunes on the opposite coast, where the weather is less formidable. After a 20-year stint in commercial real estate,

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redeveloping downtown historic buildings, I have switched gears to focus on oceanside residential properties, some of which we operate as vacation rentals (fishhouserealty.com).”

1974 Please send us your news and notes! See page 64.

1975

Class Captains Ralph Earle III Dwight R. Hilson James L. Kempner Peter M. Schulte James Hardee, donor of the Hardee Family Good Samaritan Fund of 2000, would like to encourage additional gifts to this fund from his classmates and other alumni/ae and parents who share his desire to make a Deerfield education possible for all deserving students who could benefit from this extraordinary educational opportunity.

The Hardee Family Good Samaritan Fund of 2000 supports incidental or emergency expenses of students receiving financial aid. It is of particular importance to Jim that there will never be a student denied the capacity to attend the funeral of a family member, whereever or whenever it occurs, for lack of funds.

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Reunion Chairs Marshall F. Campbell III David R. DeCamp David Koeppel is happy to report that his son Noah started at Deerfield as a freshman in September 2010 Todd Winter wrote, “Would love to get in touch with Mike Mansfield. I have a trip planned to Chile and Easter Island in July and need the inside story.

Fond memories of those ‘Days of Glory.’”

1977

Class Captains John C. Buckley James P. MacPherson Jr. Wayne W. Wall Jr. Nazir Ahmad reported, “Just returned from an extended trip to Bangladesh to visit my mother and sister. Long overdue and exceedingly rejuvenating. I think this was the longest time I spent with family in Bangladesh ever since being transplanted to Deerfield—a reminder of how much we and our origins have both changed. One highlight of the visit was doing a series of interviews with my mother (in her mid 70s) about her own childhood, and also recording some of her marvelous poetry!”

Scott Mackey and Helen Makoterska are happy to announce their marriage on October 21, 2007.

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Class Captains Paul J.S. Haigney Stephen R. Quazzo Please send us your news and notes! See page 64.

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Class Captains Arthur R. Dwight Daniel C. Pryor Richard Prum and Ann Johnson are happy to announce their marriage.

Rick was recently quoted in an article in The New York Times regarding his research on the color of dinosaurs: www.nytimes.com/2010/02/ 05/science/05dino.html.

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Class Captains Stephen M. Casey Joseph P. Manory Alan LeBlanc writes, “Another wonderful reunion with Niels Madsen and his family, this time at our home in Brittany. The Madsens also have a home in Brittany, and we try to meet with them each year.”

Thomas Schoeffler and Thu Huong Ha Do are happy to announce their marriage on July 24, 2008.

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A Brilliant Career Robert Ginn ’75 | Xlibris, 2010

Bound But Not Stationary | Robert Ginn ’75 had a plan for his life: to cultivate a high-powered career as a trial attorney.

His aspirations changed, however, in the summer of 1980. Fresh from his first year of law school, he broke his neck in a waterskiing accident. After an intense year of recovery, Mr. Ginn returned to law school in a wheelchair, and faced a life eternally changed by his quadriplegia.

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In his recently-published book, A Brilliant Career, Mr. Ginn reflects on the significance of these events, realizing that it was the way in which he responded to his paralysis, rather than the accident itself, that defined and changed his life. A Brilliant Career is divided into three sections: Part I alternates between a description of Mr. Ginn’s eight-month hospitalization and flashbacks to the trip he had taken to the East Coast, ending with the account of his accident.

In Part II, Mr. Ginn presents snapshots of his life in a wheelchair.

The book concludes with a series of one-sentence to five-page-long reflections on the nature of disability.

In addition to A Brilliant Career, Mr. Ginn is the author of three

’80 t to b: Father and son on campus—Gus Wellin ’11 and Peter Wellin ’73 pose with the Pocumtuck Ridge in the background.

Todd Winter ’76 “with the love of his life” at Ventura Harbor

books of poetry and an article published in the Merton Seasonal.

After law school, he clerked for a federal district court judge, practiced corporate trial law for six years, and then represented women in custody disputes at the Legal Aid Society. Mr. Ginn holds master’s degrees in theology and spirituality, and he currently practices spiritual direction, legal mediation, and other ministries.

LeBlanc/Madsen reunion: l to r: Emmanuelle, Lise and Niels Madsen ’80, Ali, Alan ’80 P’06, Alan Jr., and Cindy LeBlanc P’06

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Reunion Chairs Michael M. Boardman Andrew A. Cohen Peter R. Dinneen With sadness, Marty Olsen’s family informed the Alumni Office of his death on December 23, 2009. He left behind his wife, Rebecca; daughter Molly; son Thomas; father, mother, brother, and extended family. “Marty was born on August 8, 1963, in New York City, and grew up in Sands Point, NY, on Long Island. He went on to live his days more full of life, or perhaps larger than life, than most we know. There is so much that he did in one lifetime, but what was poignant is how he did it, with a beaming smile and kindness in his heart. The louder his bark, the greater care and passion he had for the people around him. Whether sky-diving, ski patrolling, or sailing, Marty was always a boisterous, take -charge, loving helper and teacher. In everything he did, he aimed to see things done in the very best manner that they could be done and backed away from no challenge.”

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Class Captains John G. Knight J. Douglas Schmidt Whitney Armstrong and Monica Youn are happy to announce their marriage on April 17, 2010 in New York City, where they currently reside. Their honeymoon was two weeks in Paris and Turkey.

Don Hindman writes that he has sold his company in Illinois and has moved to Denver, CO. He’s now a partner at Johnson-United, a third-party logistics/moving and storage business.

David Madden was featured on February 25, 2010 on venturebeat.com under the title: “What the NY Times Can Learn From Online Games” (Dave is executive vice president at game company WildTangent).

The opening paragraph read: “You’ve probably heard that The New York Times is planning to put up a pay wall next year that will shut off its content to all but paying subscribers. It’s a move the newspaper feels it has to make in order to stay in business. But it’s a move in the wrong direction. Instead, the paper should abandon the notion of metering and instead look to the booming online video game business for its inspiration.”

John Munro recently accepted a position at Fairfield Country Day School located in Fairfield, CT, as headmaster. John recently was employed at Nichols School as head of the middle

school. Alumni Office note: John’s first teaching job was at FCDS, and this is a great move for him and his family after many rewarding years at the Nichols School in Buffalo, NY. By our count this makes him the Class of 1983’s fourth head of an educational institution: Vicente Fabella at Jose Rizal University in Manila, Eric Peterson at St. George’s School in Newport, RI, Adam Weinberg at World Learning in Brattleboro, VT, and now John!

Paul Schlickmann recently accepted a position at Central Connecticut State University, located in New Britain, CT, as director of athletics. Paul was recently employed at Stony Brook University as executive associate director of athletics.

A press release read: “Central Connecticut State University President Jack Miller named Paul Schlickmann the new Director of Athletics. He will be charged with running the Blue Devils’ 18-sport Division I athletics program. The Blue Devils are celebrating a milestone in 2010-11: they obtained NCAA Division I status 25 years ago. ‘We are extremely excited and proud to name Paul Schlickmann our new director of athletics,’ Miller said. ‘He comes to Central at an exciting time.

We are confident that he can lead us in the direction we are looking to go, and that is competing to win the Northeast Conference Commissioner’s Cup every season. Paul comes from a program that has grown tremendously during his time, and we are confident

that his leadership and experience can bring Central back to the top of the NEC.’ “I am honored and thrilled to be the next director of athletics at Central Connecticut State University,” Paul responded. “Central has an impressive history of success and there is a palpable sense of pride about athletics throughout the campus community. I am excited to work with President Miller in achieving his vision for Blue Devil Athletics to be the premier program in the Northeast Conference.’”

Anna and David Smith are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Jedidiah Grayson.

He was born in December, 2008.

Brian Steward writes, “I will marry Hannah Williams in November 2010 and the myriad preparation details are, of course, an absolute joy.”

John Sory recently accepted a position at ERT located in Philadelphia, PA, as SVP of Healthcare Solutions. John recently was employed at Pfizer Health Solutions as VP and GM. ERT, a leading provider of centralized services to the biopharmaceutical, medical device, and related industries, announced John’s appointment to the newlycreated role of senior vice president of Healthcare Solutions. This strategic appointment will enable ERT to leverage its core expertise into the larger health care market. John will be responsible for developing this growth area as well as exploring merger and acquisition opportunities in clinical

class notes Christopher Davey ’83 writes, “Was pleased to run into

John Knight at the First Church of Deerfield’s (the Brick Church) Christmas Eve service. Not as pleased he had to take a picture!”

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Paul Schlickmann ’83, Central Connecticut State University’s

director of athletics

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research. He will report to the president and CEO of ERT, Dr. Michael McKelvey.

James Wareck wrote, “The film Below The Beltway was chosen as one of the closing night features at the Newport Beach Film Fest April 29. Congrats and thanks to a great and dedicated cast and crew. The film was written

by Jim and Brad Weir, and produced by Jim. Jim commented, “In the final scene, actor Kip Pardue (Sunshine from Remember the Titans), one of the costars, is sporting a IHL Jersey—unfortunately a Blackhawks jersey, not Bruins. Had to talk him into it as he kept saying his character is not ‘some prep school dude.’”

John Knight reminds his classmates, “If you’re reading anything here for the first time, you’re probably not yet a subscriber to the class blog.

Go to da1983.blogspot.com and register your email address for the feed. You won’t regret it.”

1984 Hudson (Tucker) Holland and Michelle are proud to announce the birth of twins on December 8, 2009. Edward Stratton Holland (“Edward”); 1:52 PM 6 lbs. 4 oz. 21 in. and Mary Beatrix Holland (“Beatrix” or “Bea”); 1:53 PM 6 lbs. 3 oz. 18 ½ in. “The twins and their mom are all doing very well. Love + peace to all, Tucker, Michelle, Hudson, Eli and the Twins,” Tucker wrote.

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Class Captains Charles B. Berwick Sydney M. Williams IV John Cassidy’s passion for performance rally racing was featured in an article in the Bangor (ME) Daily News.

When he’s not racing, John is a physician’s assistant. To read the article, search for “Last Ditch Racing” at bangordailynews.com.

The Alumni Office recently learned that Jennifer and Ted Ullyot are the proud parents of Madeleine, who was born in 2007.

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Jennifer and Kenneth DeCubellis are the proud parents of Luca, who was born on September 18, 2007 Sarah and Andrew Fischer are proud to announce the birth of a boy, Samuel Martin, who was born on July 21, 2009.

When we last heard from Andrew Harwood, he wrote, “Working in credit sales in NYC. Family of five with wife Kristin and kids Andrew Jr. 12, Jack 10, and Charlotte 6.

Spent winter in Ludlow, VT, and hoping to spend some time in Idaho over summer.

Just completed 70 percent of basketball ‘system’ for seven hours over weekend. Could use help on last 30 percent.

Miss hearing from Doyk; keep in touch with Cattier, Chorske, Sanford, Piasio . . . lookin’ forward to the 25th Rally in the Valley in June 2011!”

Lou Selva writes, “I am in my 13th year of practice as an interventional radiologist and diagnostic radiologist, and partner at Radiology Associates of Venice and Englewood (RAVE), in Venice, FL, just outside of Sarasota, FL. I am married with three children, Sergio age 11, Marco age 10, and Carolena age 6. If any classmates are in the area, feel free to contact me.

Looking forward to the 25th Reunion next year!”

1987

Class Captain Andrew P. Bonanno DJ Fairbanks reports, “Splitting my time between Palm Beach and Atlanta.

Training for Ironman distances again after a five year break in the hopes of returning to Kona next October. I’m spending a lot of time in Woods Hole with my mom in the summers.”

Shelley and John Holland are proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Brooke.

She was born on November 26, 2009.

The Alumni Office recently learned that Joshua Huffard and Heather Hero are proud parents of Edith, born on July 24, 2007.

Katherine Heidel and Stuart West are the proud parents of Juliet West, born on February 5, 2009.

1988

Class Captains Oscar K. Anderson III David F. Willis Jr. The Alumni Office recently learned that Jeong and Junwoo Lee are the proud parents of son Yoon Dong, born November 23, 2007, and son Gwan Dong, born February 27, 2009.

John Marino wrote, “Hello to the Class of ’88! I’m still in southern France, remotely located at CNES (France’s national space agency), and involved in the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) operations on behalf of the European Space Agency (ESA). The prototype mission in 2008 was a big success! We’ll launch the first production vehicle from French Guyana to the International Space Station in late 2010. Esther and I have our hands full with our 16-month-old daughter, Mercedes, and she’s doing great, too! (my email: Deerfield@marino.st)” Kevin Patrick has been named as the new head coach for the Muskegon MI USHL (United States Hockey League) club when it takes to the ice for its inaugural USHL season in 2010-11.

Kevin has spent the last five seasons in the role of assistant coach for the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team.

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Marcus Yoder ’88 is coaching his son’s U11

lacrosse team, the San Francisco Youth Lacrosse Club “Quakes.” Young Alek Yoder is playing goal, and Marcus says, “Lacrosse is exploding out here! So far we are batting 500. If we lose we get locked up in Alcatraz!”

Tom Heller ’91 on the infamous Red Carpet at

the 2010 Academy Awards; Tom was an executive producer for the film Precious, which won two Oscars.

Clayton Sullivan ’92, Thomas Appleton ’92, and Hardy Watts ’92, at a recent event in Boston.

Cynthia Alcivar Azari ’90, her husband, and four children, ages 13, 12, four, and two

A Deerfield wedding: back row: Molly O’Brien Coombs ’92, Heather Morgan Willis ’92, Cynthia Richards ’94, Amy Pond Snow ’92 front row: Martina Love Harris ’92, Stuart Taylor (groom), Caroline Richards ’92, Eric Richards ’62

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LISA PINSLEY

global citizen

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An International Affair Most weddings involve a white dress, a procession up

citizens, who cheered and clapped for the procession,

the aisle, and a cake covered with elaborate flowers . . .

to Dar Yacout’s outdoor terrace. “The guests were

but not Lisa Pinsley’s ’93.

met by snake-charmers, water-carriers, and monkey born aloft on the strong shoulders of the throne

the couple lives in Washington, DC, they chose Mar-

bearers,” Maggie Perry wrote for Yacout Info.

rakech as a meeting point for their family and friends

“Everyone had entered into the spirit of the evening

who are scattered across the globe from Afghanistan

and sparkled in traditional clothes. As night fell, two

to Georgia and Beirut to Zimbabwe. The wedding’s

fire-eaters juggled and whirled their batons of flame

diversity didn’t end with the guest list; festivities were

against the darkening sky. It was breathtaking.”

heavily influenced by Moroccan style and traditions,

Yacout, in a room lit by hundreds of candles and

religions—Judaism and Islam.

strewn with rose petals. Ms. Pinsley, wearing a bronze velvet gown created by a Moroccan couturier,

nuptials took place across the city of Marrakech, in

sat with Mr. Kawakibi on a glimmering throne. The

venues ranging from a restored palace to a terrace

couple was married in a ceremony that highlighted

overlooking the ancient city of Medina. The wedding

the importance of religious and racial harmony and

day began with a henna party for the women, while

culminated when Mr. Kawakibi stepped on a glass

the men were served tea by a “tea-man” attired

in a tribute to Jewish custom.

in white robes and a red fez and then they were

At the wedding banquet that followed, the guests

serenaded by musicians on their way to a hammam,

were reminded once again of the singularity of the

or bathhouse.

occasion—poker chips and a straight flush festooned

Following the afternoon’s activities, Ms. Pinsley, Mr. Kawakibi, and their guests traveled via horsedrawn carriage through streets filled with local

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The wedding ceremony took place inside Dar

and borrowed from both the bride and groom’s As recounted by Yacout Info, the Pinsley-Kawakibi

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men. Drinks were served and Lisa and Karim were

the wedding cake, a token of the bride and groom’s first meeting: at a poker table in Afghanistan.

Courtesy of Lisa Pinsley

Ms. Pinsley married Karim Kawakibi in a lavish ceremony in Marrakech, Morocco, last May. Although

Class Captains Gustave K. Lipman Edward S. Williams Andrew Benett was named global CEO of Arnold Worldwide in February of 2009.

Arturo Ruiz and Jennifer Kopas are happy to announce their marriage on November 3, 2007, in San Antonio at the Canyon Springs Golf Club.

They currently reside in San Antonio, TX. “We honeymooned on a hilltop in Costa Rica. We both had an incredible and wonderful marriage experience, surrounded by family and friends. The honeymoon was good and relaxing after the many months of preparation.”

Jennifer and Arturo are also proud to announce the birth of a babygirl, Alaina, who was born on April 1, 2009.

Jordan Shappell and Chizuko are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Ryu Shappell. He was born on March 28, 2010 in Tokyo. “Ryu is Japanese for ‘dragon.’ All are doing well!” says Jordan.

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Class Captain Jeb S. Armstrong Cynthia (Alcivar) Azari wrote, “Hello, all! Moved into our new home last year (took only three years to build)!

Very fortunate to have four healthy and happy kids (13, 12, four, and two). I can’t believe my oldest is going into high school next year . . .

He’s making the rounds and filling out apps . . . naturally

DA is in the mix! Can’t wait to see everyone at the 20th!

Come on you guys, you know you want to go! Anyone in the Miami area is welcome to give me a ring!”

Alexander Davit and Flavia are proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Ana Sofia Evangelista Davit. She was born on February 18, 2010 in Johnstown, PA, and weighed 6 lbs., 6 oz. “I’m happy to say that I became board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery this past November, and I started a fellowship in Craniofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery at UPMC Childrens’ Hospital in Pittsburgh in July. Flavia is moved back to Chattanooga with Ana Sofia, and started her long-awaited fellowship in plastic surgery in July as well.

Geordy Richards married Corinthia Martin at Christchurch, Warwick, in her native Bermuda on New Year’s Eve 2009. They celebrated in grand fashion under fireworks overlooking Hamilton Harbor with family and friends, including Deerfield classmates George Dewey and Andrew Stone.

William (Burr) Rutledge is working in Manhattan and living in New Jersey with his wife, Jennifer, and their daughter, Aubrey. As an architectural lighting designer, he has recently completed several challenging projects coast-to-coast, including the IAC Headquarters

by Frank Gehry in New York, and the Olympic Sculpture Park by Weiss/Manfredi in Seattle. He’s receiving his

first lighting design award this year as part of the team for the renovated Yale School of Art and Architecture by Gwathmey-Siegel.

Erik Ganer recently accepted a position as advisor on Expo affairs at The Royal Norwegian Consulate General in Shanghai, China.

Tom Heller served as an executive producer on Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, which was nominated for six Academy Awards and won two. Tom is currently producing a new film called Win Win for Fox Searchlight, directed by Tom McCarthy (The Visitor).

Churchill Hooff and his wife Jennifer are proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Loraine Taylor. She was born on November 2, 2009.

Taylor. “We were married in Newport, RI, and had our reception at New York Yacht Club Harbour Court. I was thrilled to have so many Deerfield alumni present, including my father, Eric Richards ’62, my sister Cynthia ’94, Martina Love Harris ’92, Amy Pond Snow ’92, Molly O’Brien Coombs ’92, and Heather Morgan Willis ’92. Following the wedding we honeymooned on the Great Barrier Reef and now reside in Tiburon, CA. Would love to catch up with alums passing through the SF Bay area!”

Ashley (Schiff) Ramos and Michael Ramos are proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Samantha Lawler. She was born on January 3, 2010.

Heather (Morgan) Willis and Andrew Willis are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Jackson Baird. He was born on December 9, 2009.

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Garrett Pendleton and Daria are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Mason Rush. He was born on April 24, 2010 in Northside Hospital in Atlanta, GA, and weighed 9 lbs. After 14 hours of labor and a C-section, Daria and Mason were both champions! Both mom and “the little fullback” are well.

“I was married on October 3, 2009 to Stuart Taylor,” reported Caroline (Richards)

Elizabeth (Harris) Andrews and James Andrews are proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Amelie Marianne Greenleaf. She was born on December 3, 2009 in South Shore Hospital, MA, and weighed 9 lbs., 5 oz.

Amelie joins her brother, Harvey, who is now three and a half and enrolled at the International School of Boston in Arlington.

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Reunion Chair Timothy B. Weymouth

Class Captains Thomas R. Appleton II William J. Willis

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Class Captains Richard D. Hillenbrand II Charlotte York Matthews Colby D. Schwartz

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Zach Cherry’s company, Energy 5.0, received approvals for a 25-megawatt solar energy facility, which will supply power to Tampa Power and Light. It is one of the largest solar facilities in the country. From the Tampa Power website: “Over the 25-year contract term, the project is expected to avoid the emission of more than one million tons of carbon dioxide. This is the equivalent of removing more than 5000 cars a year from the road for 25 years.” To read more go to: tampaelectric. com and search for “Energy 5.0” or energy5-0.com/ aboutus.htm.

“I am currently a composer, singer, violinist, and yoga teacher living in Montreal,” Eliza Moore reported. “For any interested listeners: elizamoore.com. I married musician/architect Jeremy Greene in 2004, and we are expecting our first baby at the end of the summer!”

both are practicing in southern California. Matt Dunne and Peter Vance were best man and groomsman, respectively.

Jamie Roach and her future husband, Ian Murray, met the summer after Jamie’s first year at Deerfield (1992), and Ian’s band, In The Attic, actually played at Deerfield soon after.

Jamie is now a practicing pediatrician in Darien, CT, and Ian is the co-founder and CEO of Vineyard Vines.

Fellow Deerfield alumni Ben Heyworth and Tom Broadhurst ’75 also attended Jamie and Ian’s 2009 wedding.

1995 Alyssa (Chen) Walker and Hal are proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Halliway Webb. She was born on December 30, 2009 in Columbus, OH, and weighed 7 lbs., 12 oz.

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Annabelle (Richardson) Apley and Ben Apley are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Peter Richardson Apley. He was born on August 11, 2009 in CA, and weighed 7 lbs., 14 oz.

Scott Saikley and Sahaja Malone-Aram are happy to announce their marriage on November 14, 2009, near their home in Pasadena, CA. They met in Cornell’s Architecture school, and

Cammy Cronin and Gregory Dale Williams were married on December 19, 2009 at the Church of the Resurrection in Rye, NY. The Rev. Thomas E. Collins, a Roman Catholic priest, performed the ceremony. Cammy is a senior manager of sales and business development at DirecTV, the satellite television company, in New York. She also owns an online jewelry

Class Captain Daniel B. Garrison

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business in New York. She graduated from Cornell and is in the second year of an MBA program at Columbia.

The bridegroom, 33, is a founder and a vice president for analytics at MediaMath in New York, which buys and sells leftover online advertising space. He graduated from Texas A&M University and received an MBA from Fordham.

Joshua Greenhill and Sarah Greenhill are happy to announce their marriage on September 20, 2008.

Sarah (Santoro) Kerrigan and Phil Kerrigan are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, William Gray, who was born on November 9, 2009.

Amanda (Hawn) Larsen writes, “I married Nate Larsen in 2007 and we had our daughter, Harper Elizabeth Larsen, on June 7, 2009. We are living in Mill Valley, CA. Nat Garrett and I bumped into each other on the street last year and we are now in touch with his gang (wife and two kiddos) pretty regularly. Harper had a chance to meet Laura Lindsay Mark’s sons and Laura Angelini Heller’s niece on trips to Minneapolis and Boston this past summer.

It has been fun to see DA connections extend into the next generation!”

Marian (McAlpin) Maughn and Ryan Maughn are happy to announce their marriage on August 8, 2009.

Johanna Pohlman and Matthew Baldassari were married on May 29, 2010 in Longmeadow, MA. The

couple currently resides in Sharon, MA. Ryan Voiland and Sarah Ingraham are happy to announce their marriage on September 20, 2009.

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Class Captains Margot M. Pfohl Amy E. Sodha Jillian (Bowers) Black and her husband Benjamin are proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Avery Sutton Black. Avery was born on February 25, 2009 in Boston, MA, and weighed 8 lbs., 4 oz.

Jennifer (Smith) Como and her husband Christopher are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Kent Reynolds, who was born on November 10, 2009 in San Francisco, CA, and weighed 6 lbs., 6 oz.

“Baby Kent is doing great— he already has two teeth and is rolling everywhere!”

Jennifer commented when we last heard from her.

Samantha Sacks Desai and Nehal Desai are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Benjamin Andrew; he was born on February 11, 2010 and weighed 6 lbs., 13 oz. The family lives happily in Smyrna, GA, where Samantha is an operations coordinator for Northside Hospital and Nehal is a finance principal at Coca-Cola Enterprises.

Leslie (Keller) Gleser and her husband Alex are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Nathaniel Keller Gleser. He was born on January 2, 2010 and weighed

Annabelle (Richardson) Apley and Ben Apley are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Peter

peter

Richardson Apley.

Jillian (Bowers) Black and Benjamin Black are proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Avery Sutton Black.

Jennifer (Smith) Como and Christopher Como are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Kent Reynolds.

Samantha Sacks Desai and Nehal Desai are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Benjamin Andrew.

avery

Caroline (Trudeau) Monninger and Steve are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Joseph Jacques, “JJ.�

Adam Tanney and Jen Tanney are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Xavier Kirby.

jj kent

xavier

Alexander Davit and Flavia are proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Ana Sofia Evangelista Davit.

benjamin

Elizabeth (Harris) Andrews and James Andrews are proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Amelie Marianne Greenleaf.

ana

Garrett Pendleton and Daria are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Mason Rush.

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Susu (Gilson) Ribaudo ’93 and Charles Ribaudo are happy to announce their marriage on September 26, 2009 at her parents’ home in Oxford, MD.

’93

1st row: (kneeling): Luke Tansill ’92, Matt Stewart ’94, Kirk Bedell. 2nd row: Hilton (Hines) Ball ’93, Britt Packouz ’93, Harriet (Wallace) Hubball ’93, Colby (Howell) Shergalis ’93, Susu (Gilson) Ribaudo ’93, Charles Ribaudo, Marisa Arredondo ’93, Wendy (Trees) Rutherfoord ’93, Joe Lerner ’93, Spencer Robertson ’93.

3rd row: Chase Coleman ’93, Pat Duncan ’93, Coleman Kennedy ’93, Peter Gilson ’57, Geoffrey Gilson ’84.

l: Jamie Roach ’94 and

Ian Murray celebrated their marriage on May 30, 2009 at St. Elizabeth’s Church in Edgartown, MA.

’94

r: Wedding of Scott Saikley ’94 and Sahaja

’94

Malone-Aram near their home in Pasadena, California. Best Man Matt Dunne ’94 (l) and Groomsman Peter Vance ’94 (ul)

’93

’94 l: Dan Garrison ’94 and Zeke Adkins ’95 enjoyed catching up at a recent Boston event. c: Colby Schwartz ’93 and Caroline Wainright are happy to announce their marriage on September 6, 2009 in Chapel Hill, NC. Among the attendees were Clay Schwartz Ellish ’96, her husband, Brad Ellish, and their two-year-old son, Max Jasper Ellish, who served as a ring bearer. r: Eliza Moore ’93 performing in Montreal

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RYAN VOILAND

farmer

’96

wide variety of recipes that use fresh produce as the main ingredients. The two also sell their crops at local farm stands, farmers’ markets, and area produce stores. The mission of Red Fire Farm, as the Voilands state on their website (redfirefarm.com), “is to be a year-round local source for high quality

Factoid: As of 2008, the Massachusetts Agricultural Preservation Restriction Program has permanently protected over 725 farms and a total land area of over 61,855 acres.

food and ornamental crops grown at our farm

Bet the Organic Farm Ryan Voiland ’96, has put down roots in Montague,

using organic principles that result in safe food and a healthy environment.”

Although expanding into a new town presents a

Massachusetts. As reported in The Greenfield

number of challenges, Mr. Voiland sees great potential

Recorder, the owner of the Red Fire Farm in Granby

in his new land. His plans include firmly establishing

(MA) recently purchased 122 acres of farmland and

the second organic farm, creating a “pick-your-own”

greenhouses under the Agricultural Preservation

with asparagus and raspberry plants, and installing a

Restriction (APR) Program. As a result, the State of

photovoltaic electric-generating system for growing

Massachusetts will receive development rights for the

tomatoes and lettuce.

land, permanently preserving it for agricultural use.

Mr. Voiland acquired his farm in Granby in 2001,

Through their current CSA, the Voilands offer various share options, such as vegetables, eggs, fruit,

and it has grown to be a large operation. A Com-

and flowers, to local consumers, as well as residents

munity Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm with over

of the greater Boston area. Shareholders buy into the

1,000 members, Red Fire Farm is the site of an annual

farm and receive a weekly share of the harvest, which

tomato festival, and Mr. Voiland and his wife, Sarah,

they either pick up at Red Fire or have delivered, in

maintain a website with a monthly newsletter and a

some cases, by local bicyclists.

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Christa McDougall ’96 and Chris Vaughan are happy to announce their engagement. The wedding ceremony will take place on November 13, 2010 in Newport, RI. Michelle Labbe Hunter ’97 will be the Matron of Honor and John Park ’93 will be a groomsman.

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Josh Greenhill ’96, Willy Kendall ’96, Devang Thakor ’96, Jillian Bowers Black ’97, Leslie Yeransian ’96, and Mary Pat (Reed) Burke ’97

caught up at an event in Boston recently.

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Amanda (Hawn) Larsen ’96,

with her daughter, Harper, and husband, Nate

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Amanda Gibbons ’99 and

David Baer were married on October 10, 2009 in Greenwich, CT. Deerfield alumni who celebrated the happy event with them were: Lindsay Powers Fox,

Tantivy Gubelmann Bostwick ’95, Lindsey Wheat, Lindsay Smith, and Jim Stevens ’54.

Eduardo Medina ’96 and

Rachel Hardeman celebrated their wedding on September 5, 2009 in Minneapolis, MN, in the company of classmate Jesse Vega-Frey ’96 and his mother Jane Frey.

The Medinas currently reside in Minneapolis. (l to r) Rachel Hardeman, Jane Frey, Eduardo Medina ’96, and Jesse

’96 ’99

Vega-Frey ’96 Jason Russell ’97, Christmas 2008, Camp Liberty, Baghdad Anne Warren ’98, Jillian Bowes Black ’97, and Meaghen Perkins Mikolajczuk ’97

caught up at an event in Boston.

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’99 t: Reed Weeden Minor ’99 and Stephen Minor were married

October 31, 2009 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in New York. Deerfield attendees included: Nick Leibowitz ’98, Katie Spencer ’98, Eli Barnes ’99, Amory Bradley Barnes ’99, Doug Weeden ’02, Danielle Bertrand ’99, Lindsey Corbin ’00, Abby Cutler ’99, Sara DiBonaventura ’01, Nida Parks ’99, Tara Taylor Lynn ’99, John Steen ’99, Alex Mejia ’99, Lisa Rockefeller ’99, Sam Garonzik ’99, Porter Hill ’99, Jamie Hagerman ’99, and Bryce Worth ’98. Missing from pic: bridesmaid Julia Bensen ’99.

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r: Amory Bradley ’99 and Eli Barnes ’99 are happy to announce their marriage on July 18, 2009 in Weston, MA. They currently reside in Washington, DC. There were many Deerfield graduates in attendance including: Ian Coughlan ’08, Lisa Rockefeller ’99, Nida Parks ’99, Abby Cutler ’99, Tara Taylor ’99, Danielle Bertrand ’99, Ellie Langevin ’99, Reed Weeden ’99, Jamie Hagerman ’99, Mike Weissman ’99, Sam Garonzik ’99, Chris Wallace ’99, Jeremiah Daly ’00, Tyler Kolarik ’00, Blake Campbell ’00, Ellie Fitzsimons Nader ’97, Lindsay Barnes Wilcox ’95, Josh Barnes ’94, Steve Bradley ’74, David H. Bradley Jr ’66, Beau Herrick ’66, Tom Barnes ’67, Rob Bradley ’62, David H. Bradley ’40, Wallace Barnes ’44, and Mr. and Mrs. Chip Davis. Truly a Deerfield reunion!

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7 lbs., 4 oz.

Katherine Harcourt and Amy Halt are happy to announce they were married on October 10, 2009.

Adam Lynch and his wife Whitney are happy to announce their July 17, 2009 marriage.

Caroline (Trudeau) Monninger and her husband welcomed their son, Joseph Jacques (“JJ”), on July 9, 2009.

Eleanor (FitzSimons) Nader and Matthew Nader are happy to announce their marriage on June 26, 2009.

“I served in Iraq from 2008 to 2009 with the Army’s 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division,” wrote Jason Russell when we last heard from him. “My duties consisted of planning efforts to target, counter, and defeat enemy improvised explosive devices in northwest Baghdad. I also coordinated joint training and patrols with our partner Iraqi army unit. Upon returning from deployment I attended the Maneuver Captain’s Career Course at Ft. Benning, GA, and I’m currently studying at the JFK Special Warfare Center and School at Ft. Bragg, NC.” “The Class of ’97 had a great time catching up at a dinner in NYC recently,” reported Amy Sodha.

“Attendees included Teddy Schiff, Blythe Daly, Holly Whidden, Dave Miller, Melinda Mettler, Alex Robertson, Heather Viets, Tony Uccellini, Hamilton Colwell, Ali Lee, Leslie (Keller) Gleser, and me. Stay tuned for future get-togethers!”

Adam Tanney and his wife

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Jen happily announce the birth of a baby boy, Xavier Kirby. Xavier was born on March 18, 2010 and weighed 8 lbs., 12 oz. “Everyone’s doing well!” reported Adam.

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Class Captain Thomas D. Bloomer Jr. Erin (Schweers) Cornelius and Sean Cornelius are happy to announce their marriage; as are Ethan Meers and Coleene Bennett, and Jennifer (Howell) Sullivan and Ryan.

Elizabeth Klaes and Christopher York are happy to announce their engagement. The wedding ceremony will take place in 2010.

1999 Michael Aroesty recently accepted a position at D.B. Root & Co. located in Pittsburgh, PA, as a financial planner.He was recently employed at the Taft School as an admissions officer. “My wife Lindsay and I made the decision to leave Taft after seven years to pursue a new career. I am moving into the wealth management industry, while Lindsay is going to be involved in some Pittsburgh Foundation work.

It was a difficult decision to leave, but we are excited about our new adventure.”

Trevor Byrne and Hannah Leigh (Lovelace) Byrne are happy to announce their August 22, 2009 marriage.

2000 Sara Gavryck-Ji and Yongyong Ji are happy to announce their marriage on September 27, 2008.

“It’s been a pretty eventful year,” reports Jason Kramarczyk. “I joined Phoenix Investigations and Engineering as an investigator /forensic engineer. I still specialize in the forensic investigation of fires, explosions, and fire protection systems. I also am a diver at the Denver Aquarium. Last June (2009) I married to Katie in California, with a few friendly Deerfield faces in the crowd.”

When we last heard from Andrew Textor he wrote, “I just returned from Squaw Valley USA after a fantastic day of powder skiing. The Sierras were pounded by a week of storms this January that dropped over five feet in less than a week, making it the best day I have ever seen in Tahoe. Nick Falker ’01, Parker Chase ’01, and Matt Coyle ’02, were in attendance.

In the words of Parker Chase, ‘Falker was hucking cliffs like Cliff Huxtable.’ The previous week, Chris Hall and John Meachin were also seen in the area. After one night in Tahoe City, it has been confirmed that Meach is correct and Parker Chase is indeed, a ‘beautiful man.’”

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Reunion Chair Sara E. di Bonaventura Jacob Beidler and Deborah

Witzburg happily announce their marriage, which took place on August 15, 2009.

2002

Class Captains W. Malcolm Dorson David B. Smith Katherine (Ferriss) Anderson and James Anderson are happy to announce their marriage on June 20, 2009.

“I wanted to let you know that I have just released my first novel, Octopus Summer (available on Amazon and in stores). Go to createspace. com/3431453 to read more,” says Malcolm Dorson.

Terrence O’Toole and Charita Gainey-O’Toole are happy to announce that they were married on August 7, 2008.

“It has been a whirlwind six months for me here in the Bay Area,” Colby Gewalt reported. “I traveled to Tanzania, Africa, in September to climb Kilimanjaro and participate in a week-long safari. Made it safely and naturally to the summit at the front of my fellow teammates, and got some amazing safari photos the next week. I am currently in my second semester at Mills College, in Oakland, working towards my MBA after graduating from USC with a professional degree in architecture.” At the time she added, “This past weekend I participated in a DA alumni cooking event in San Francisco. I am looking forward to more alumni events, and would love to

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t: Tara Taylor ’99 and Marty Lynn were married on August 29, 2009 at Lourdes Camp, Skaneateles, NY. Deerfield alumni in attandance included: t, l to r: Rob Rodormer ’54, Nida Parks ’99, Matt Dower ’98, Lisa Rockefeller ’99, Amory Bradley Barnes ’99, Eliot Cutler ’64, Abby Cutler ’99, Reed Weeden Minor ’99, Jamie Dial ’86. b, l to r: James Taylor IV ’98, Marty Lynn, Tara Taylor Lynn ’99and James Taylor III ’67. bl: Matt Coyle ’02, Parker Chase ’01, Nick Falker ’01, and Andrew Textor ’00 pause for a bite to eat during a great day of skiing in Squaw Valley this past winter. br: Colby Gewalt ’02 raises a Deerfield banner on the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

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hear from fellow Deerfield alums in the Bay Area!”

When we last heard from Adam Sureau, he and Melanie Finn were happy to announce their engagement. The wedding ceremony was planned for September 25, 2010 in Charleston/Kiawah Island, SC. Adam was introduced to Melanie through his Deerfield friends who attended Georgetown with her. He says that after a few months of dating, he was able to convince her to move out of the Big Apple, buy a Red Sox hat, and settle down in Boston.

2003 Amanda Kessler notes, “I am in my second year working at Columbia University as the assistant director for the Columbia College Young Alumni Fund. I’m really enjoying it and occasionally get to catch up with Deerfield alumni who went to Columbia through my work. I also ran into Suzanne Hopcroft a few months back—it’s always so great to see Deerfield faces around the city!”

2004

Class Captains Nicholas Zachary Hammerschlag Caroline C. Whitton Please send us your news and notes! See page 64.

2005 Saira Ahmed wrote, “Life here in New Orleans and at Tulane has been great so

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far, with Mardi Gras and the Saints winning the Super Bowl.” At the time, she was looking forward to graduating with an MS in human genetics in May (of ’10). “Jasmina Stritof ’07 and Tara Raijayh ’06 came to visit me, and we had so much fun going on a swamp tour and exploring the French Quarter. I’m going to be starting my two-year term with Teach for America in Connecticut this summer, and I’m really excited about moving back up north and teaching high school math.

I’d love to hear from anyone who has done Teach for America in the past or is about to start the program!”

“Man, it’s been awhile!

I’ll be graduating in May (2010) from Carnegie Mellon University with a B.Arch,” said Spencer Gregson when he last wrote. “Between DA and CMU I’ve seen the Steelers and Pens kick some butt, been sent to Dubai to work (two years before Dubai World tanked), competed in a handful of architectural competitions, been on the winning team of the 2010 Collaborative Practice award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, and generally had a blast in Pittsburgh. I’m currently in Doha, Qatar, (the Middle East) working on my senior thesis and will return to the states this May for graduation!”

Daniel Postilnik sent in an update: “A bit of recap: I graduated from the University of Chicago in 2008 with a degree in English Literature.

I spent some time being un-

employed in the fall of 2008.

It was unpleasant. I realized in a big way that I preferred working, and I was extremely grateful for the job I found, earning minimum wage as a barista at a tea/coffee shop in Chicago. It was all I did for about six months. Around that time I landed a weekend job operating sound equipment at a bar hosting mediocre cover bands. After a few months I was given a chance to book some dates. After a few more months I was booking all the dates, and the bands weren’t always mediocre anymore. In June 2009 I was approached by a U of C graduate I had met through the university film-making club—he wanted help making a feature film. By that point I was a shift supervisor at the tea shop and had booked every weekend at the bar for two months into the summer.

But I couldn’t turn down his offer, so I quit all my jobs to become the production manager/assistant director of Schizo Cool (you can look me up on IMDB)! After the production wrapped in August 2009, I looked in my closet and saw a surplus of not-tooshabby audio equipment.

More importantly, the job at the bar had taught me more than I expected about sound engineering under pressure.

Without really stopping to think about where it would go, I founded SimpleAV to provide budget-minded individuals and institutions with, as it says on the website, ‘Elegant, Inexpensive Audio-Visual Solutions.’ The

business takes up most of my time now. I encourage you to peek at the website to get a better idea, and because I am proud of it and what it stands for . . . simpleavchicago.com.

May you all have success in your own ways!”

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Reunion Chairs Patrick C. Hines Ashley R. Laporte

Paul Alvarez, a member of the Tufts University a cappella group the Beelzebubs, competed with the “’Bubs” on the NBC show The Sing-Off; the ’Bubs came in second overall.

“On April 21, 2010, I was awarded the William J. Griffith University Service Award for outstanding contributions to the Duke Community. It is one of Duke University Division of Student Affairs’ most prestigious campus-wide honors for distinguished leadership and service,” wrote Chinwe Atkinson. She added, “I am graduating from Duke on May 16 with a bachelor of arts in English and a certificate of Global Health. Thank you DA for such a solid foundation.”

Blair Brandt reported, “I will be graduating cum laude from the University of Richmond with a bachelor of arts in Leadership Studies, a bachelor of science in Business Administration, and a minor in law. Following graduation, I will be working as an associate at Christian Angle Real Estate, a boutique

the Trinity Bantams (Hartford, CT) of the New England Small Colleges Athletic Conference (NESCAC). At the time, he was fourth in team scoring with ten goals and four assists for 14 points, with 30 shots on goal.

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real estate brokerage firm in Palm Beach, FL, specializing in the purchases and sales of luxury homes. It will be my fourth year of work at the firm, following two years as a personal summer assistant to the president and one year as a sales agent.”

“I will be traveling to Poland next year on a Fulbright Grant!” says Megan Williams. “I will be studying Polish students’ political attitudes while attending the Center for Eastern European Studies at the University of Warsaw.”

Dear Class of 2010—enjoy your first alumni magazine, and please send us your news and notes to post online and print in the next issue! See page 64.

2007

Class Captains Matthew M. Carney Elizabeth Conover Cowan Peter Marlette was named to the men’s Soccer Division III All-American Team and to First Team All-NESCAC. Pete is a junior at Trinity College.

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cc: Daniel Postilnik ’05 (r), working

his equipment for a Russian pop-rock duo.

Tara Rajiyah ’06, Saira Ahmed ’05, and Jasmina Stritof ’07 enjoyed

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spending some time in the French Quarter in New Orleans.

Class Captain Taro Funabashi

Phoebe Robinson ’05, Jack Cone ’10, Tara Larson ’07, and Ama Francis ’07

Peter Rehnquist, who earned a walk-on spot on the Boston College basketball team, was featured in an article in the Boston Globe; visit boston. com and search for “Peter Rehnquist.”

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Spencer Gregson ’05,

on tour in the Middle East

2009

Chinwe Atkinson ’06 accepted

Class Captain Nicholas W. Squires When we last heard, Jeff Hebert was having a successful season playing lacrosse for

pose in front of the ancient Temple of Hercules at the citadel in Amman, Jordan, after working at King’s Academy over the summer.

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the William J. Griffith University Service Award for outstanding contributions to the Duke Community from Dean Sue Wasiolek, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students.

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Be a part of their legacy.

The Frank L. & Helen Childs Boyden Society Deerfield Academy established the Frank L. and Helen Childs Boyden Society to honor and recognize those individuals who have made planned or estate gifts to Deerfield.

Contact Linda Minoff, Director of Planned Giving 413.774.1872 or lminoff@deerfield.edu deerfield.edu/go/boyden

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Jane Wentworth (Rossiter) Abromowitz May 2, 2010

Orrin Clark Rutledge April 2, 2010

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Mark Keith September 06, 2009

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Robert Edward Milling III August 6, 2010

Bruce Row Brown July 29, 2010

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Donald Augustus Kirchoff Brown August 22, 1990 George Robert Davis February 6, 2010 Louis Franklin Eaton, Jr. May 26, 2010 Victor Budd Schwartz November 18, 2009 Alexander Berthoud Tidball June 17, 2010

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Francis Henshaw Dewey, III March 12, 2010 Wanda Virginia (Sobieski) Crane February 20, 2010

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Richard Moore Burrill March 17, 2010

John Duncan Worcester October 2, 2009

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Arthur Hill Christy March 12, 2010

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Theodore Lamont Cross, II February 28, 2010

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James Newbegin Worcester, Jr. July 27, 2010

Robert Laurent Demuth, Jr. February 15, 2009 Charles Carroll Thomas, Jr. January 8, 2010

Barrie Kahn Wetstone May 28, 2010 Robin Duff Wheeler January 20, 2010

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Thomas Edmund Siaminski Harlow April 1, 2010

1964

Edgar Kay Ragland May 24, 2009

1966

Bruce McCheane Barnard, III December 15, 2009

David Theodore Cross April 21, 2010

Miner Worthington Tuttle, Jr. August 30, 2009

Robert Barnard Hall July 10, 2010

William Barnum Gumbart, Jr. May 2, 2010

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Charles Harris Hibbert, Jr. January 14, 2010

Alan Davis Mitchell November 17, 2009

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Ralph Eugene Weber, Jr. January 22, 2010

John Reid Heuer June 18, 2009

James Hathaway Coon, Jr. April 26, 2010

James Leck Stoltzfus August 1, 2010

John Woolman Douglas June 2, 2010

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Henry Powers Sailer June 22, 2010

Nancy Belle (Childs) Smart January 31, 2010

Natalie (Benedict) Burwell February 24, 2010

Charles Wiley Homer October 12, 2009

Earle Olmstead Brown, Jr. March 16, 2010

Connie Steven Maniatty January 8, 2010

Howard Tracy Bangs March 10, 2010

John Stow Cuniberti December 24, 2009

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Thomas Avery Dain, Jr. March 12, 2010 William Bryant Hazen April 3, 2010 Thomas Philips Meloy December 25, 2009 David Rockwood, Sr. August 2, 2010

Charles Henry Drinkle, Jr. February 4, 2010 Stephen George Gribi June 6, 2009

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Ralph Edward McLeod, IV January 19, 2010

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James J. Hearn January 3, 2010

1987

Charles Fox Elliott January 1, 2010

1951

Peter Campbell Thompson January 3, 2010

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John Edward McHugh February 22, 2010

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Edward Wright Hinckley April 4, 2010

in memoriam

Edward J. Daley October 1, 1988

Martin Arthur Olsen, Jr. December 23, 2009 Jonathan Daniel Cohen April 27, 2010

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Christopher Meador Guyer June 30, 2010

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Alberto Butler Mejia April 9, 2010

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“What you leave behind is not what is engraved on stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” ­—Pericles

Mr. (and Mrs.) Boyden—Still Teaching by John Kikoski ’59 We all have sat in classrooms with historians who argued the question: “Do men make history, or does history make men?”

These historians must never have heard of Frank Learoyd Boyden (or Helen Sears Childs Boyden) or of their creation, Deerfield Academy. If they had, they might stop arguing the question, and learn what we alumni know: that Mr. Boyden settled that question, that there is only one answer: “Only men (and women) make history, history never makes men.”

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In 1924, three headmasters—Lewis Perry of Exeter, Alfred Stearns of Andover, and Horace Taft of Taft—volunteered to raise one million dollars (they actually raised $1.5 million) from their own alumni because they believed in and trusted Mr. Boyden and what he already had accomplished.

It could not be otherwise for a slight, 5 ‘4’’ individual who took a struggling high school of just 14 students and turned it into the Deerfield Academy the world knows: a school of dozens and dozens of staff and faculty, hundreds of students, and thousands of alumni—a school that reached the pinnacle of professional respect and global renown—all in one lifetime.

Writing of Deerfield and Mr. Boyden, John McPhee ’49 concluded: “What seems incredible . . . is that . . . the visible substance and the invisible essence of it . . . was developed by one man.”

The more one learns about Mr. Boyden and his achievements, the more one stands in awe and wonder. We of the Class of 1959 were fortunate enough to know him—if any then-adolescent could “know” an adult who held near unbridled sway over our lives (for decades, as it were) and was 80 years old when we graduated. However, today there are those younger than us who cannot have even that distant but personal contact.

And yet they should know of Mr. Boyden and his efforts. And though we (still youthful) ’59ers inexorably may be becoming part of history, perhaps we still can be of use by capturing and conveying some of the lessons Mr. (and Mrs.) Boyden set for us. Frank Boyden was not only a true educator, he also was a true leader, for he led as true leaders lead—by example. What then can Mr. and Mrs. Boyden still teach us—by example?

and nobody else’s if you do.” Every June for decades, he urged his ill-paid faculty “to move on for their own good,” but then added that if they stayed: “they could build something together.”

The Rewards of Resilience Psychologists and therapists, including marriage and family therapists, have come to recognize the value of resilience in human beings, and for good reason—we all suffer setbacks in life—and it is important, once knocked down, to get back up, sometimes again and again. How did Mr. Boyden exemplify resilience early in his life? Intelligent, but ill-prepared for college by his high school education, he was known as “Plugger Bill” by his classmates because of the endless hours he spent studying during his early college years. Turned down for membership by all eleven of Amherst’s fraternities, “Bill” Boyden finally was taken in as a “stray” by Amherst’s thennewest fraternity, Phi Kappa Psi. Described as an “introverted grind” as a freshman, he went on to become the “biggest man in his class.” Could it be that the resilience he developed to surmount these early challenges enabled Mr. Boyden to find the strength to overcome a new set of challenges, and turn a failing high school into the Academy of which we are all so proud?

The Power of Purpose

Hard Work and Commitment

Peter Drucker, who invented the modern discipline of management, once asked (to paraphrase): “How is it that able people work so many hours, so hard, so imaginatively, as volunteers for free?” Some time later, he answered his own question with one powerful word: “Purpose.” Volunteers and individuals who work for lifetimes in non-profits as well as religious of every faith—all work for purpose, something greater than their mere selves. Mr. Boyden understood this.

In his first year as headmaster he appealed to purpose in challenging his original 14 students: “I believe we can make this the best school in Franklin County. It will be your school

Every day Mr. Boyden was up at 6:00, at work by 7:00, and on the job until midnight. As one faculty member put it: “If you tried to follow him around, he would have you out cold by four o’clock in the afternoon.” Another said: “The faculty is never in a position to complain, because the headmaster and his wife work harder than anyone.” Nor was this commitment new; during his early years at The Academy, Mr. Boyden organized dances for his boys and girls, and afterward rode the Northampton -Greenfield trolley with them to ensure they got off at the right stops; and then (if it was the last run of the night) walked the six miles to his own home—alone. >>

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The Importance of Faith Mr. Boyden was religious, and prayed frequently. This was an area of his life that he kept “New England private,” but as a family member disclosed: “He goes into nothing without praying. He prays all the time. He has consummate faith that the Lord will take care of him.”

Mr. Boyden’s faith and prayer should not surprise us once we learn that, in his youth, he attended three Congregational Church services every Sunday and said, “The only reason I didn’t go to four is that there wasn’t a fourth one, I’m sure of that.” It should be no surprise, then, that in his early years, he read the Bible every morning to his public high school students, and why Sunday Evening Sings with a clergyman speaking were held every week for his preparatory school boys. Perhaps Mr. Boyden knew (and drew strength from) the Latin roots of our word, confidence—con fidere (to trust, have confidence), and especially an even earlier root— con fides (with faith). Perhaps he recognized that to achieve anything (whether we believe in a Higher Being or not) we all need strength—divine or from other humans—that is beyond any mere individual.

Ideals and Trust Ideals motivate, and trust is the basis of every good and lasting human relationship and achievement. This was one of Mr. Boyden’s bedrock beliefs-in-practice. “He always stands for and fights for the absolute best,” said one of his faculty, “Hence, people go along with him.” And as one of Mr. Boyden’s biographers wrote, “His words invariably agreed with his deeds.” Nor was the recognition of Mr. Boyden’s high ideals and trust limited to the relatively immaculate “lily fields” of academia. Product of Boston’s bare-knuckle politics and long-time Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrat John McCormack served with Mr. Boyden at the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1917–1918.

Almost fifty years later, McCormack said of his lifelong friend, “He is truly one of God’s noblemen, a man dedicated to God, Mankind, and to Country.”

Mr. Boyden’s exemplary reputation also may explain what author John McPhee called “One of the most extraordinary gestures in the history of American education”—the salvation of an academy that had lost taxpayers’ funding in its shift from public to private status. In 1924, three headmasters—Lewis Perry of Exeter, Alfred Stearns of Andover, and Horace Taft of Taft—volunteered to raise one million dollars for Deerfield (they actually raised $1.5 million) from their own alumni because they believed in and trusted Mr. Boyden and what he already had accomplished. And while he was renowned for

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game-time pep talks that urged his teams to “Keep it at a high level,” Mr. Boyden would usually end by saying, “Now boys, let’s not let up on them for a minute. Let’s win this one, if possible, by forty points.”

The Importance of Family Family is the alpha and omega of life—the source of our greatest sorrows and joys, and the wellspring of our learning.

We may not have realized it as students, but Mr. Boyden consciously patterned Deerfield on the family. There was no written regulation book as at every other school (what family has one?), students were almost never expelled (which family “expels” a child?), sit-down meals were at family-styled tables with at least one adult present, and the school gathered together at least once a day in an Evening Meeting—as a family might gather at the end of the day. Our Deerfield may have been a patriarchal place, but if so, Mrs. Boyden was its mother— solicitous, kind, encouraging, a good listener with faith in each boy—for, as every good mother knows, it is not fear and punishment but care and trust that bring out the best in us.

Mr. Boyden’s Well Rounded Education Mr. Boyden was often described as a superb, intuitive educator, but without a “stated philosophy” or “theory” of education.

Such categorizations miss the point. Mr. Boyden may not have had a stated philosophy or theory of education—but as a pragmatic New Englander he had something more enduring— principles. Among them were that his school should be located in a wholesome rural community and based on the family, as well as an unshakable belief in the essential goodness and reasonableness of boys, if not humanity. Further, that a Deerfield education should be aimed at the development of each individual, the whole person, body, mind, and spirit— body via required athletics for all to build courage, sportsmanship, and teamwork; mind via a curriculum that intellectually challenged, but left room for curiosity as well as the love of knowledge to take root and grow; and spirit via not just Sunday Evening Sings but, as Tom Ashley, Class of 1911 insightfully/gently put it: “. . . ethics cannot be treated as a formal subject. All the means of encouraging a student to stand for the right things in life must be indirect . . . through the tone of the school. An underlying almost unconscious feeling that the school shall stand for the right things.”

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Our Deerfield may have been a patriarchal place, but if so, Mrs. Boyden was its mother—solicitous, kind, encouraging, a good listener with faith in each boy.

Words (and Service) Inspire Mr. and Mrs. Boyden taught by example, and they still teach us by their words. Which ’59er (whether or not he ever had Mrs. Boyden for chemistry) did not know (and years later remember) the following life-lessons: “Other fools have done it. So can I,” “Stop trying to remember, and start trying to think,” and “The trouble you don’t get into, you don’t have to get out of.” And who among us has not heard Mr. Boyden still telling us over the decades: “Be mobile,” “Keep it at a high level,” “Look to the hills,” and “Finish up strong.”

But one important word was missing during our Deerfield days, perhaps for good reason. Mr. Boyden (and Deerfield) were rooted in New England and, among all Americans, I believe New Englanders still tend to be more private, reserved, and given to understatement in words and expressions

of emotion. The point: the word we never heard at Deerfield was “love.” But although they never said it, Mr. and Mrs. Boyden, and all the faculty and staff, must have loved Deerfield— and being a part of it and the purpose and goodness it stood for. And for those who labored (and they did), Deerfield must have been a “labor of love.”

Listening to some of the faculty who taught us, and as we ’59ers described the Boyden years a half-century later, was a humbling reminder of the values and ideals of loyalty and hope, dedication and sacrifice that went into building Deerfield. One of our teachers (I don’t remember which one) by his words and very being triggered a thought: we all have heard the expression, “Labor of love.” But could it be that, “Where there is love, there is no labor?”

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Final Exam by Danae DiNicola

ACROSS 1. Dutch ___ disease 2. “___ Cried” (1962 hit) 6. Newly renovated facility at Deerfield 9. Eastern hardwood 11. Flowering deciduous 12. Break 15. Otalgia 18. Acquire 19. Victorian, for one 20. Digital watch face, for short 21. Consumed 22. Rent 25. Stallion, once 31. “General Hospital,” e.g.

34. Coach 35. Shredded bark 37. Physical ___ 38. Glance 39. ___ Day 40. It’s taught in the Memorial Building 45. Consumes 48. Tool used to extract sap

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50. ___ of war 52. The square of itself 54. How McGlynn or Lambert might start a paper 55. Detrimental 56. Employ 57. Elephant’s weight, maybe 58. Found in “The Barn” at Deerfield 59. Small ___ 60. They can turn 62. Hockey gear 64. Some ant colonies 65. Saves 67. Went out, as a fire 68. Those ___ the days 69. “Dear old” guy 70. Blonde’s secret, maybe DOWN 1. “Men always hate most what they ___ most”: Mencken 2. Prevails 3. Hovel 4. Tom Ashley’s class year 5. Newspaper section

6. Spinach or kale 7. Not nay 8. Just 10. Athletic trainer’s specialty 13. Wise tree-dweller 14. Deception 16. “___ we having fun yet?”

17. Tree climber 23. Play division 24. Appropriate 26. Mineral 27. Uninitiated 28. They bind 29. Entirety 30. Aloof 31. High-five, e.g.

32. Crew team implement 33. Carpenter, e.g.

36. Alight 41. Archaic you 42. Sometimes made of birch bark 43. Charlatans 44. Bank 46. Klimt’s homeland 47. Agitated 48. Deed 49. Items found in Hitchcock House 50. “Get ___!”

51. Vast 52. Presented 53. Tree source 61. Venture 63. Haul 64. Reckon up 66. 38 across action

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object lesson

The Stork The stork may have brought babies to Deerfield, but who brought the stork?

This wood and paint “feathered friend” was found in the Academy Archives; other than the dates and names written on the back, some of which are mothers’ names and some babies’ names, Archivist Anne Lozier has no further information.

If you can elaborate on the “Storklore,” or fill in the missing blanks below, please let us know—archives@deerfield.edu or 413.774.1502.

April 13, 1943 Martha ___ Suitor

April 21, 1949 Louise Perrin

_____ , 1958 Tonya Haertl

November 3, 1943 Evelyn Wait

June 23, 1949 Mimi Miller

October 8, 1958 Ruth Bohrer

Ju__ , 1944 August Thorndike

_____ , 1951 Elizabeth Dicklow

February 16, 1959 Betsy Chapman

Dec. 7, 1944 Evelyn Boyden

September 30, 1952 Dorothy (Mike) Randall

February 16, 1959 Mary Merriam

June 28, 1945 Elr__ Ellert

September 30, 1952 “Petey” Reade

February 16, 1959 Shirley Thompson

October 19, 1945 Jeanne Hubbard

January 29, 1954 Marina __ Miller

February 16, 1960 Sally Gore

April 5, 1946 Betty Horne

_____ , 1954 Margaret Mahar

May 23, 1960 Penny Binswanger

_____ , _____ “Theo” A. Stack

October 1, 1956 Elizabeth Wheeler

May 1, 1962 Carole Smith

April 8, 1948 Lois B. Conklin

September 12, 1957 Ginny Shively

May 15, 1963 Bill Harwell

September 12, 1957 Perky Van Dusen

May 15, 1963 Irene Purcell November 9, 1964 Pat Danielski October 22, 1965 Blythe Kaufmann November 30, 1967 Priscilla Abercrombie

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