Graduation 2022

G R A D U A T I O N “The foundation you 2022 have Delbar developed ton will ser at ve you well – I say that from experience and with great conviction. The values instilled in you here will guide you in a world that is changing rapidly - a world that requires competence and compassion in its leaders. A Delbarton education mirrors the balance needed in our leaders today - intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, and open-minds and hearts. ”

UPS CFO Brian Newman ’86 Graduation speaker Brian Newman ’86, the Chief Financial Officer of United Parcel Service (UPS), has traveled the world since leaving Delbarton.

The Peter B. Haas Award, established in memory of a 25-year-old Marine pilot killed in Korea, recognizes distinguished leadership within the School. For his work in upholding the values of brotherhood and unity among their peers, and for his outstanding service in many areas of School life, the Peter B. Haas Award was co-presented to 2021-2022 Student Body President James Royse ’22. The Succisa Virescit Award is presented to a senior who has manifested love for life and for the School, and has significantly grown through challenge as implied in the school’s motto, Succisa Virescit “cut down, he will grow up strong again. ” The Succisa Virescit Award was presented to Braden Lalin ’22. The James E. Nugent Award, established in memory of a graduate of the class of 1969, is awarded to the Delbarton senior who best exemplifies the spirit of giving himself to others. This young man has distinguished himself among his peers for his unquestioned integrity and for selfforgetful service to his classmates, school and community. The James E. Nugent Award was presented by Catie and Mary Carter to William Calder ’22.

The Paul Jermak ’04 Scholarship, established in memory of Paul Jermak, a graduate of the class of 2004, is awarded to a senior who best embodies Delbarton’s mission of educating the whole person in mind, body and spirit. The Paul Jermak ’04 Scholarship was presented by Paul’s mother Eileen Jermak P’04 to Hayden Kim ’22. The Brian E. Fleury Award which is given to an outstanding scholar-athlete who demonstrates the same passion for scholarship that he does for athletics, a person who combines seriousness of purpose with self-effacing good humor, a person who is a consummate team player, selfless in all his endeavors, always putting the needs of others before his own. The 2022 Fleury Award was presented by Brian’s wife Jen Fleury P’19 and his son Tim Fleury ’19, to Ryan

Johnson ’22.

The Bryan Bennett Award honors the memory of a member of the class of 1994 who died at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. This award is for the ‘quiet hero’ , a student who, like Bryan, has distinguished himself for his day-to-day work ethic, consistent nobility and unfailing kindness to others all of which have made him a model of steadfastness to his classmates and teachers. The recipient of this award is chosen by his classmates. The Bryan Bennett Award was presented by Brian’s nephew Billy O’Malley to Robert Maffucci ’22.

During Commencement, Todd Stawicki, the Congressional District Coordinator for the West Point Field Force of New Jersey, presented Tyler Catapano ’22, of left, and Travis Ehrenberg ’22 with their appointments to the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Delbarton Class of 2022 Achievements

22 National Merit Scholarship Commended Students

8National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists

4National Merit Scholarship Finalists

4National Merit Scholarship Winners

3National Recognition Scholars (Indigenous/ Rural and Small Town) 13 Advanced Placement (AP) Scholars 18 Advanced Placement (AP) Scholars with Honor 19 Advanced Placement (AP) Scholars with Distinction 24 Student-Athletes Recruited to Division I, II, and III College Athletics Programs

8NCAA Division I National Letter-of-Intent Signees 30 Lifers (seniors who attended Delbarton since 7th grade) 13 Legacies (seniors with at least one parent and/or grandparent who also graduated from Delbarton)

2Appointments to the United States Military Academy at West Point

Photos by Jessica Fiddes, Meghan Podimsky and Jared Lowy

Class of 2022

Amherst College - 1 Bates College - 1 Belmont University - 1 Boston College - 12 Boston University - 2 Brown University - 1 Bucknell University - 3 Case Western University - 2 Clemson University - 1 Colgate University - 1 College of Holy Cross - 2 College of William and Mary - 2 Columbia University - 2 Cornell University - 3 Dartmouth College - 3 Dickinson College - 1 Duke University - 1 Elon University - 2 Embry Riddle Aeronautical University - 1 Emory University - 1 Fairfield University - 1 Florida State University - 1 Fordham University - 2 Georgetown University - 6 High Point University - 2 Johns Hopkins University - 1 Lafayette College - 1 Lehigh University - 3 Loyola University Maryland - 1 Middlebury College - 1 Moravian University - 1 New York University - 2 Northeastern University - 1 Northwestern University - 1 Norwich University - 1 Penn State University - 2 Post University - 1 Princeton University - 1 Providence College - 3 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - 1 Rutgers University - 1 Saint Joseph’s University - 1 Seton Hall University - 1 Stanford University - 1 Southern Methodist University - 2 Stevens Institute of Technology - 1 Syracuse University - 1 Trinity College - 1 United States Military Academy - 2 University of Arizona - 1 University of California, Los Angeles - 1 University of Chicago - 1 University of Georgia - 1 University of Maryland - 1 University of Miami - 3 University of Notre Dame - 8 University of Pennsylvania - 2 University of Richmond - 5 University of Rochester - 2 University of Southern California - 1 University of Virginia - 2 University of Wisconsin - 4 Villanova University - 4 Wake Forest University - 3 Williams College - 1 Worcester Polytechnic Institute - 1