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Delbarton Art: Paintings, etchings, drawings and photographs showing Delbarton campus over the years to be used in an exhibition entitled Images of Delbarton. Upload a digital image of your piece for consideration to Photography@delbarton.org. All selected works will be returned to owners.

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100 | Delbarton Yesterday By Fr. Benet Caffrey, OSB

is published for the alumni, parents, and friends of Delbarton School, 230 Mendham Road, Morristown, NJ 07960 973/538-3231.

Rt. Rev. Giles P. Hayes, OSB, Abbot, St. Mary’s Abbey President, Delbarton School Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, Headmaster Rev. Rembert F. Reilly, OSB, Vice President for Development J. Craig Paris ’82, Director of Development

This photo depicts a coaching party of wealthy, early twentieth century country gentlemen. The Kountze photo, perhaps, documents the Vanderbilt party that took place on April 25, 1903, as covered in The New York Times

her children, Barclay, DeLancey and Helen seated on the lawn with dogs. (A fourth child, Annie, had not yet been born.) The unnamed photographer also gives us a fine portrait of Old Main as it appeared when it was brand new and clear of landscaping. The handsome east terrace and stairs provide a balance to the house as it was originally planned. The Italian Garden that now draws attention to the west side was twenty years in the future. The second photo depicts a pastime of wealthy, early twentieth century country gentlemen. Such coaching jaunts from New York City to country seats were popular, and were remarked upon in the press. One such excursion took place on 25 April 1903 as reported in the New York Times. The Vanderbilt coach journeyed, at the breathtaking speed of four hours and ten minutes, from Manhattan to Delbarton with a group of notables that included four changes of horses. An evening of entertainment was provided by host, DeLancey Kountze, and the party returned to the city the next day. The coach in our photo is standing to the west of the house. The “Hills of Morris” appear in the background, while in the foreground there are indications of construction in progress. Luther Kountze’s plans for the Italian Garden were reported in December of 1901 in The Jersey Man, a local paper (Thanks again to Brian Regan), and could well have continued through the date of the Times article. It’s tempting to speculate that this is indeed a photo of the Vanderbilt coach poised for its return to Manhattan.

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Find Your Everest: Dr. Rich Birrer ’68 By Jessica Fiddes

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U-2 Squadron Leader Andrew McVicker ’91 By Jessica Fiddes

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100 | Delbarton Yesterday By Fr. Benet Caffrey, OSB

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Dear members of the Delbarton community, Jessica Fiddes

don’t know if I could ever live somewhere that was completely flat. While I have never lived “in the mountains”, I have always lived where it was at least hilly. It has always comforted me to be able to look off at the hills in the distance. I admit though, that as a photographer, I have a certain fascination with flat landscapes. Perhaps it is the challenge of finding that break in the rhythm - however slight – of the unending stillness of the horizon line that speaks to me. While such places may be interesting to photograph, I “wouldn’t want to live there.” To live where there are mountains is to live with the constant invitation to lift one’s eyes upwards, to let one’s gaze rise above the ordinary to something more majestic. Biologist E.O. Wilson suspects this might be part of what it means to be human. In his early work, Biophilia, he writes: “They (humans) look along the water and up, to the hills beyond or to high buildings, expecting to see sacred and beautiful places, the sites of historic events, now the seats of government, museums, or the homes of important personages. And they often do . . .” Is it any surprise then that, in the major Western religions, the place of encounter between humans and the deity is on a mountain? In Judaism, Moses receives the Law on Mt. Sinai and Elijah meets God on Mt. Horeb. In Christianity, Christ gives his fundamental teaching “on the mount”, dies on the hill of Calvary and ascends into heaven from the Mount of Olives. The Prophet Muhammad receives his revelation in the Cave of Hira on a mountain outside of Mecca. Mountains not only provide the solitude necessary for an authentic spiritual experience, but they also change our usual perspective. From the top of a mountain we see so much more than we are able to see from the confines of our everyday world. From the summit of a mountain all of human activity seems small and insignificant. For the believer, this is a moment of humility as we bow down before the immensity of the Creator and

acknowledge our rightful place in this world of God’s making. In this issue of Delbarton Today we have the remarkable stories of two alumni whose lives have enabled them to see the world from a vantage point so different than that of the rest of us. As we read the exhilarating accounts of their exploits, it might be easy to see our lives as mundane and boring. But, as I have had occasion to say to countless adolescents over the years “Boring is a state of mind”. Every day the life of the mind lived with conviction affords us ample opportunity to challenge assumptions, to ask questions, and to change our perspective just as effectively as an ascent of Mt. Everest or a flight in a U-2 surveillance aircraft. You just have to want it.. As always,

Br. Paul Diveny, OSB

“Every day the life of the mind lived with conviction affords us ample opportunity to challenge assumptions, to ask questions, and to change our perspective just as effectively as an ascent of Mt. Everest or a flight in a U-2 surveillance aircraft.”

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From left, Franz Vintschger ’57, Director of Alumni & Development J. Craig Paris ’82 and Bernie D’Andrea ’57.

They came back— and we’ve got proof. From London, Panama, West Coast, East Coast, up North and down South, Delbarton alumni came back for Homecoming 2012 on October 6, 2012…

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The Class of 1957 football state champs did the official coin toss at the Homecoming 2012 game against Roxbury.

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The Class of ’62 assembled for a group photo at the Hall of Honor dinner.

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Felicia Grant and Michael Murphy ’67.

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Delbarton parents brought their A game to Homecomingâ&#x20AC;Ś including our favorite pumpkin of 2012.

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Homecoming Golf Outing

OCTOBER 4, 2012 A GOOD GROUP OF DELBARTON alumni teed off at Essex County Country Club for the Alumni Golf Outing. After a great afternoon on the links golfer Matt Gilfillan ’86 won the prestigious Green Wave blazer. N

Matt Gilfillan ’86 is congratulated by Headmaster Br Paul Diveny, OSB, for winning the green blazer in 2012.

Delbarton Athletic Director Dan Whalen and Ty Barnes ’95.

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Front, from left, John Traynor ’79, Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, Ted Dolan ’83 and Bill Spina ’83. Back from left, Delbarton faculty member Nick Linfante, Athletic Director Dan Whalen and John Iaciofano ’99.

Chris Benz ’82, Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, Mike Gilfillan ’82 and Director of Alumni & Development J. Craig Paris ’82.

From left, Jeff Higgins ’81, Paul Benz ’81, Chris Benz ’82, Tony Heaton ’81 and John McHugh ’81.

David Villano P ’81,’83,GP ’14, ’16, Dave Villano ’83 and Bill Spina ’83.

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Hall of Honor Dinner

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he Delbarton Alumni Association hosted its annual Hall of Honor Dinner on Friday, October 5, 2012 in the Fine Arts Center. Thomas A. Caputo ’57, Thomas J. Luby ’72 and James G. Petrucci ’82 were this year’s inductees.

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Alumni Golf Outing – Oct. 17

Hall of Honor – Oct. 18 Delbarton Fine Arts Center

Homecoming – Oct. 19 on Delbarton Campus

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Dr. Thomas A. Caputo ’57

Jules G. Spada ’48

A renowned physician in the field of gynecologic oncology, Dr. Thomas Caputo grew up in a family of physicians. His father and two brothers are doctors and he credits the mentorship of his father and medical school faculty members with motivating him to follow his heart in specializing in Ob/Gyn. His first experience as a physician, after completing medical school and his postdoctoral residency, was in the United States Army, where he became Chief of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the U.S. Army Hospital in Vicenza, Italy. After leaving the Army, Dr. Caputo received a fellowship to study gynecologic oncology at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, where he also served as a clinical instructor of obstetrics and gynecology. The Emory fellowship led to his appointment as the first chief of the division of Gynecologic Oncology at Albany (NY) Medical Center. Dr. Caputo left Albany Medical Center in 1982 to accept a position on the faculty at Weill Cornell Medical College and as an attending physician in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at New YorkPresbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.

1985 Frank D.Visceglia ’60†

1986 Lee S.Trumbull ’58

1987 Rev. Manus Duffy,O.S.B. ’60† Joseph K. Pagano ’63 W. Norman Scott ’64

1988 Edward F. Broderick ’50 D. Peter Keller ’65

1989 Edward J. Dwyer ’64 John F. Sanfacon ’57 Louis P. Thebault

1990 Daniel Foley ’50† Carmine J.Galdieri II ’57 Robert C. O’Mara ’60

1991 James M. Corroon ’57 Frank A. Delaney Rev. Giles P. Hayes, O.S.B. ’56

From left, Stephanie and Mark DeLotto ’98 with Alumni Association President Terrence Rouse ’86 and wife Fiona.

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Dr. Tom Caputo and family.

Recognized many times as one of the Best Doctors in New York by New York Magazine, Dr. Caputo has also been named one of the Best Doctors in America, one of the Top Doctors for Women, and one of the Top Doctors in the New York Metropolitan Area . He has won many awards for excellence in teaching and research. In addition to his regular duties as a full Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Caputo has delivered many presentations and seminars and published dozens of peer-reviewed journal articles on gynecologic oncology.

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1992 Rev. Stephen. W. Findlay, O.S.B.† William F. Sittmann ’67 Joseph R. McDonough ’68†

1993 Robert B. Collins ’56 William O. Regan†

1994 Brian T. Fitzgibbon ’74† Rev. Kenneth H. Mayer,O.S.B.† William J. McFadden ’59

1995 Edward J. Butera ’56 Harvey C. Jones, Jr. ’70 Skip Livera ’63†

1996 Kary W. Antholis ’80 Rev. Adrian McLaughlin, O.S.B.†

A graduate of Delbarton Class of 1957 and Holy Cross College Dr. Caputo received his M.D. from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) and served his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the UMDNJ’s H.S. Maryland Hospital. His post-doctoral training included a Fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at Atlanta’s Emory University School of Medicine. Long recognized as one of the nation’s most respected teachers of gynecologic oncology, Dr. Caputo is now enjoying the

Nancy and Andy Mayer ’73, P’05, ’09, ’15.

satisfaction of seeing many former students become top leaders in the field. “For me, this work is all about taking care of patients. I want to continue to learn, improve my skills, and be a better doctor so I can help someone I wouldn’t have been able to help a few years ago.”

1997 Daniel T. Scott ’62 James E. Nugent ’69† W. Michael Murphy, Jr. ’67

1998 Kevin T. Kenny ’78 Robert E. Mulcahy III Boyd A. Sands ’55

1999 Elizabeth T.& John G. Gilfillan III† Anthony M. Nugent ’74 Peter L. O’Neill ’59

Andrew Soulas ’10, Joe Petrucci ’10 and Alex Cerrone.

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2012 2000 E. Pat Brady ’70 David F. McBride ’65 Rev. Peter J. Meaney, O.S.B.†

2001 C. Sean Closkey ’85 Donald L. Criqui Robert L. Sheridan ’81

2002 Lawrence H. McLernon ’57 J. Craig Paris ’82

2003 John F. Conner ’53 Hilda Maloney† Bill Smith ’63

The Luby family, from left, Matt Luby, Monica and Tom Luby ’72, John Luby, Chris Woodford ’07 and Pat Luby.

2004 Abbot Brian H. Clarke,O.S.B. Eugene “Doc” Doherty ’54 J. Brian Thebault ’69

2005 Right Reverend Thomas J. Confroy, O.S.B.† Ronald P. Mealey ’50 William J. Waldron III ’65

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Thomas J. Luby ’72 There are many features of today’s Alumni Association that bear the imprint of Tom’s service to Delbarton. Beginning in 1990, he made several improvements to the Homecoming format which continue to be in use. Later, as Executive VP of the Alumni Association, Tom created and led the LongTerm Planning Committee, which had two outcomes: the establishment and staffing of a

Delbarton Planned Giving initiative, and the repurposing of the Class Rep system to elicit greater alumni involvement at the grass roots level. During Tom’s term as President of the Alumni Association from 1995 - 1997, extensive effort was devoted to repurposing Class Rep responsibilities to becoming social catalysts and networkers within their classes. To begin this process, he led the first “Boot

Brian E. Fleury† John P.“JP” Flynn ’86† Richard L. Wade ’61

Classmates Bill Kearns ’57 and Thomas Caputo ’57.

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Lauren and Matt Mulcahy ’82, P’10 with Matt’s mother Terry Mulcahy.

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Jim Petrucci ’82 with his Class of 1982 classmates, from left, Director of Alumni & Development J. Craig Paris, Jim Petrucci, Mike O’Mara, Lou Ross, Matt Mulcahy, Mike Maguire and Len Crann.

Camp” for Class Reps in May 1996 to explain their new role, which was further described in the new Class Rep Handbook. He also instituted the semi-annual Class Rep dinners, which continue to this day, to maintain the message and the mission of the Class Rep system. These measures, with the support of many other alumni and the monks of St. Mary’s Abbey, strengthened long-term fellowship among alumni while preserving Delbarton as their common bond. This has

Master of Ceremonies Brian Hanlon ’87 introduced the Hall of Honor inductees.

had a positive impact on many aspects of alumni participation during subsequent years. Tom also supported Delbarton in other roles, including the Strategic Positioning Study; as Chair of the Hall of Honor Committee; in leadership roles with the Cornerstone Campaign and the Campaign for Delbarton; and the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Delbarton Alumni Association.

Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB with the 2012 Hall of Honor inductees Dr. Tom Caputo ’57, Jim Petrucci ’82 and Tom Luby ’72.

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2012 2007 Patrick Henry ’57 Richard W. Herbst George H. Miller, Jr. ’52

2008 Michael A. Ferguson ’88 John E. Luke, Jr. ’78

2009 James J. McGough ’49† John C. Traynor ’79 Andrew W. Verhalen ’74

2010 James A. Ferrante, Jr. ’75 Keith D. Kulper ’70 Rev. Bruno A. Ugliano, OSB.

2011 Kurt W. Krauss ’81 Peter Pizzi ’71 Anthony Passarelli†

2012 Thomas A. Caputo ’57 Thomas J. Luby ’72 James G. Petrucci ’82

Jim Petrucci and family, including Jim’s wife Jeannie, mother Rosalin and children Emilia and Joe ’10.

Professionally, Tom has distinguished himself in the field of investment banking. He has been affiliated with PaineWebber, W. H. Morton & Co., the NYSE and with Smith Barney, where he created the firm’s debt capital markets origination effort. He is currently the Founder and CEO of ClearingBid, Inc., a new capital markets initiative. Tom and his wife Monica live in Morris Township, NJ with their two sons, Matt and John.

Sandy and Frank Visceglia ’85, Director of Guidance Shelly Levine, Bert Levine and faculty member Wayne Gardner.

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James G. Petrucci ’82 James G. Petrucci founded J.G. Petrucci Co., Inc. in 1987, one year after graduating from Princeton University magna cum laude where he was co-captain of the varsity football team. He has guided the Company through 25 years of steady growth and a leadership position in the fields of real estate development and design build construction in NJ and PA. JGPCO has developed and built over six million square feet of commercial and industrial buildings. The Company owns and manages a portfolio of approximately two and

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a half million square feet of space and several hundred acres of land in three states. The Company was an early proponent of development opportunities in the Lehigh Valley, PA and is a major player behind the growth of the Interstate 78 corridor. JGPCO has been honored many times for industry leadership including the 2000 American Subcontractors Association Owner of the Year Award, 2003 PA Governors Award for Excellence, and the 2011 NAIOP Industry Impact Award. J.G. Petrucci Co., Inc. makes a significant impact in the communities it serves. The firm sponsors two major charitable events annually. Crossing Borders recognizes achievement by women in Real Estate and Economic Development in support of Displaced Homemaker networks in NJ and PA. The Iron Hill Charity Golf Open raises significant funds for the LV Military Affairs Council and the NJ National Guard Family Program in support of local veterans, active duty personnel, reservists and their families. Petrucci’s commitment to community support started early. As a junior at Delbarton he founded a program matching high school seniors with boys from the Morris County Big Brother Big Sisters program. As a young businessman he founded an award winning

program - Reading with Kids – sending professionals into local elementary schools to read with school children. Both programs continue today. Petrucci has been honored several times for community endeavors including a Premiere Sponsor of Valley Youth House, 2007 St. Luke’s Hospital Shining Star Award, 2007 and 2009 Lehigh Valley March of Dimes Industrial/Commercial Real Estate Award, 2007 American Conference on Diversity Humanitarian of the Year, 2005 Boy Scouts Patriots Path Council Distinguished Citizen of the Year, 2004 Displaced Homemakers of NJ Outstanding Contributions Award, and the 2003 Arc of Union County NJ Community Service Award. Petrucci lives in Peapack, Somerset County NJ with his wife Jeanne and four children. He is a Founding Director and Vice Chairman of Team Capital Bank and serves as a Trustee for Delbarton. An honorary lifetime member of the NJ Chapter of the A.C. McAuliffe Chapter of the 101st Airborne Division Association, Petrucci is also a member of the Philadelphia based Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) and served as sole underwriter for Princeton University’s Symposium on Race and Real Estate.

Tom Boyle ’57, Bill Kearns ’57, Mary Lou Boyle, Larry McLernon ’57 and Jim Corroon ’57.

Classmates Pat Burke ’57 and Larry McLernon ’57 at the Hall of Honor Dinner.

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Find Your Everest: Dr. Richard Birrer ’68 By Jessica Fiddes

Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny introduced an alumni speaker at a Delbarton Morning Meeting last fall: “This man has climbed the tallest peaks on all seven continents.” Heads swiveled to look at the speaker standing stage right, but instead of a muscle-bound super hero, students saw a fit-looking 62 year old man with a slight smile on his face. Meet Dr. Richard Birrer ’68, former editor of The Archway yearbook. irrer was a self-described nerd during his four years at Delbarton where he swam competitively, edited the yearbook, enjoyed science classes with Fr. Kevin Brae and Cletus Dogherty, and ran the Rocket and Debate Clubs. He attended Lehigh University, and then earned his medical degree from Cornell where, in his third year, he met his wife Chris at a mixer. They married and he did his residency in Family Medicine at Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington, NJ. Wanderlust drove the 34-year-old Birrer to start climbing mountains, but he had no specific goal when he took up the sport. Scaling peaks soon became a passion that he shared with Chris and their three children, twin sons Richard Jr. and Chris, and daughter Danielle. In fact, the Birrer family, whose surname is Swiss, wrote about their experiences climbing the highest mountains in all fifty states in their book Climbing Across America. Mountains are Birrer’s hobby, not his vocation. As CEO and Executive Director of Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization, the medical arm of the largest oil producer in Saudi Arabia, Dr. Birrer is

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On Everest, Rich Birrer ’68 and his son Richard display the flag of Birrer’s employer Saudi Aramco. The view from Mount Everest.

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The Sherpas of Eastern Nepal are renowned for their hardiness and expertise climbing at high altitudes. The first path to Mount Everest is a flight to Katmandu, Nepal where cultural differences, like the worship of cattle, are a learning experience.

responsible for the health care of half a million people, yet over the years he found time to climb six of the seven continent’s tallest peaks. In 2005 he was tantalizingly close to completing what climbers call the Seven Summits, a mountaineering challenge first achieved by Richard Bass in 1985. Only Mount Everest, a mountain that has taken the lives of over two hundred men and women since New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay first summited the peak in 1953, remained. Why climb a mountain? “Because it is there”, George Mallory famously said. During the 1924 British Mount Everest Expedition, Mallory and Andrew ‘Sandy’ Irvine disappeared high on the North-East ridge. The pair was last sighted just 800 feet from the summit and their fate remained a mystery for 75 years. In 1999 Mallory’s body was discovered by an expedition searching for his remains. No one will ever know whether the men reached the summit before they died. In 2005, Birrer agreed to serve as team physician for an expedition attempting to scale Mount Everest. Everest climbers typically invest $60K+ to live in tents for two months in a remote, high altitude environment clothed in protective gear. As expedition physician Birrer’s costs were pro-rated to one third with the 24 D ELBARTON TODAY

understanding that, as long as he fulfilled his responsibilities, he would have a summit bid. However, tragedy struck during the 2005 expedition when one of Birrer’s tent-mates died of a massive heart attack. They were within 500 feet of the summit but the expedition leader felt conditions were poor, the group was running low on oxygen and the Sherpas were hesitant to continue. They turned back, and Birrer’s hopes of completing his quest for The Seven Summits were dashed. Five years later, in spring 2010, Birrer returned to Everest base camp for a second try, this time accompanied by his son Richard Jr. (Richard’s twin Chris, also an avid climber, was unable to join them due to work commitments). Father and son jetted into Katmandu, then to Lukla – whose steep landing strip ranks among the world’s most dangerous airfields – then hiked 60 miles to an Everest base camp. The pair spent the next six weeks adapting to the 17,300 foot elevation. Food was cooked in pressure cookers, climbers slept, read, played Monopoly and card games to kill time in tents perched on glaciers that constantly cracked and shifted. ‘It’s like sleeping on a subway,’ Birrer reports. The higher you go, the more a good night’s sleep becomes a challenge. Climbers use supplemental oxygen for quality rest at

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Camps III and IV. Danger lurks at every turn. Ice blocks the size of houses can crash down, avalanches are common and even a half-inch pebble tumbling down the mountain can be life-threatening. Forget the risk of infection from the slow-healing cut – the tear in your outer layer of Gortex can be fatal. Summit temperatures during climbing season are between -25°F and 5°F but even on a good day, when winds are 20mph and the temperature a moderate -20°F, the air feels like a frigid -48°F. The extreme cold is complicated by the fact that, with its height and mass, Everest creates its own unpredictable weather. Winds funnel up valleys, clouds form and, almost instantly, a heavy snow squall can swirl around the mountain top. Climbers become stranded and some lose their way. Birrer’s most frightening moment as a climber was when he found himself un-tethered on glare ice at a 75 degree pitch with few arrest possibilities. The moment tested his belief in himself. “Negative

There are two base camps used by mountain climbers during their ascent and descent, each on opposite sides of Mount Everest. South Base Camp is in Nepal at an altitude of 17,598 ft. and North Base Camp is in Tibet at 16,900 ft.

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In this photo the rope ‘umbilical cord’ connects climbers to each other. Birrer’s most frightening moment as a climber was when he found himself un-tethered on glare ice at a 75 degree pitch with few arrest possibilities.

Makeshift latrines are a fixture at an Everest base camp.

Climbers spend weeks living in close quarters while they acclimate to the extreme altitude.

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self-talk and the failure to resiliently bounceback is the undoing of many dreams,” says Birrer. At Delbarton he showed photos of bodies frozen to the mountain, climbers whose luck ran out on Everest. Birrer’s 2010 expedition of a dozen climbers made several attempts to reach the summit. On May 8 the team left Base Camp IV but bad weather forced them back. Twice more they suited up only to be pushed back by storms. Time was running out – they knew that nearly all Everest summiting occurs during the last two weeks in May. Finally, at 10:30 pm on May 25, they set out for their fourth try. After a successful night climb, the expedition reached the top early the next morning, just in time to see the sun rise. They were crouched at 29,035 feet on the highest point on Earth with a perspective so extreme they saw its curvature. The climbers

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snapped a few pictures –Birrer says he would have flown the Delbarton flag had he known there was one — then began the long, treacherous hike down to base camp. At Delbarton Dr. Birrer showed spectacular photos and videos to take his audience on the journey to the top of Everest. He gave the same presentation that night to fellow alumni at an Alumni Rep dinner where he described the climber’s attachment to his rope (“the umbilical cord”), the 120 pounds of gear, the Nepalese Sherpa who carry upwards of 220 pounds, the physical and mental challenges and the time constraints. He described scaling the continents’ highest mountains, including the world’s tallest, starting with Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, then Mont Blanc in the Alps between France and Italy, Denali/Mt. McKinley in the Alaska Range of North America, Aconcagua in the South American Andes, Carstenz Pyramid in the Maoke Mountains of Australia, Vinson Massif in Antarctica and, finally, Everest in the Himalayas. “Denali was three weeks of straight torture from weather and conditions”, he says, “But Everest was mentally and spiritually the hardest because each attempt was a two-month ordeal.” Birrer has learned many lessons from his climbs: A well prepared, competently led team only moves as fast as its slowest member, and a poorly prepared team will never succeed. Everyone on the team must accept his or her

share of responsibilities. Climbers train, hike and climb for days, live in extreme discomfort and danger. They even pick up after themselves. Thirty years ago main climbing routes were littered with discarded tents, food containers and, yes, human excrement. These days Everest is a lot cleaner on the base camp’s rocky plateau as today’s climbers make amends for environmental sins of the past. This includes carrying down the “honey bucket” filled with human excrement produced by every expedition. “Each member of the team must work in unison,” says Birrer. “There is no room for cowboys.” How does he prepare for a climb? On his first Everest try he over-trained with aerobics and anaerobics only to discover that what he calls ‘mental hardening’ was far more crucial. For his second attempt he managed with 15 miles of running a week, weight lifting and running up and down 2,000 stairs carrying a fifty pound load on his back. How does he recuperate from his climbs? “Slowly!” he reports. It takes one day for every two days out to rebuild and reconstitute, and Birrer is lucky never to have been injured or suffered a serious infection. Mountain climbing takes skill, conditioning, patience and courage, and Birrer does not expect everyone to share his passion. “Not everyone needs to climb mountains”, he told his rapt audience at Delbarton. “But it’s a good idea to find your personal Everest.” To

In 2005, one of Birrer’s tent mates posed for a photo next to a downed helicopter. Tragically, he later died on the mountain of a heart attack.

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FIND YOUR EVEREST

Deep crevasses need to be traversed on Everest. Crampons are used to improve mobility on snow and ice.

Dr. Rich Birrer ’68 speaks at Delbarton in October 2012 about his experiences climbing Mount Everest.

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live a full life, Birrer believes that you must seek challenge. Find your mountain. He describes himself as a calculated risk taker, and his family, career and physical danger always factor into climbing decisions. Time management is also key. “I don’t watch TV, play golf or go to pubs, so I can consolidate that time to do other things,” he explains. In his spare time – and, remarkably, he has some — Birrer writes medical books and articles, and presents lectures in his field of sports medicine. For many athletes, climbing captures the allure and mystery of life. The peacefulness of being high on a mountain… the camaraderie of being roped together with friends, ascending a mountain as a team…the thought that the next step on a steep slope could be deadly or intensely rewarding. For Birrer on his second try to summit Everest, it was about finishing unfinished business and overcoming his own self-doubt. Climbing the world’s tallest mountain fulfilled a dream, and sharing the experience with his son made it even more special. As one of just 300 people to climb the tallest peaks on seven continents, is he ready

Birrer and his wife Chris are welcomed by Fr. Hilary O’Leary, OSB. Fr. Hilary had presided at their wedding in St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

to hang up his crampons? Not likely. Last October he was looking for an unnamed peak to climb, possibly in the Pamir Mountains between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. “In truth”, he says, “Living this life is about risk taking.” Over forty year ago at Delbarton his faith in himself was formed and sealed. “At Delbarton,” he says, “I found my sea legs.” Climbers have a saying: ‘There are old climbers, and there are bold climbers, but there are not old bold climbers’. Smart climbers turn around and go home when success is beyond their reach; Passionate climbers come back to try again. Birrer is proof that one needn’t sacrifice family and career to follow a calling. He believes that there are many more mountains on the horizon that are either higher, more difficult, or both. “They call to us”, he writes. “We must balance risk and resilience; we have to decide which among them is our Everest. “ Then, we must start climbing.

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Rich Birrer’s Climbing Lessons s There are old climbers and there are bold climbers. But there are no old, bold climbers. s While the goal is always the summit or peak, getting there is more important, particularly when teamwork is required. s On a big expedition, the team is led by a competent guide but moves at the pace of its slowest member; a poorly prepared team will not succeed in any situation. Each member of the team must work in unison — there is no room for cowboys. s On every climb there are both objective and subjective factors. The former has to do with the givens (weather, fitness, equipment). The latter refers to mental and spiritual metal. Failure to assess the conditions can be catastrophic. s Your equipment is important anchoring tools for climbing and selfarrest. The rope, an umbilical cord of comfort, anchors the climber to another member of the team or an immovable object. Never step on the rope since it can be frayed. A rope is retired after one major expedition or several minor ones. s It’s very difficult to judge the height of a mountain, particularly a big one. In fact, it is not uncommon to climb onto a false summit and realize that the real summit is another 800 feet up and 1/4

mile away. s When you stand on the summit of a mountain you are only halfway there. Summiting is optional, getting down is mandatory. s Be prepared. The greatest number of injuries occur on the way down, due to carelessness, fatigue, or exaggerated self-confidence. s Going for the summit prematurely without attentiveness to the weather or fitness of the team can be disastrous. s Life, like climbing, is about dealing with the school of hard knocks. All climbers miss a peak, suffer an injury or spend long hours in misery waiting for their summit bid. There is consolation in knowing that the mountain will still be there.

s There are many mountains to climb, and so we should select those most important to us, prepare carefully, train thoroughly, control the subjective factors, pray for favorable objective factors, and then embark on our expedition, realizing that we may not get to the top all the time but we must return safely for another attempt. s There are many routes to a peak. Pick the one right for you. s Why take on the challenge? Not just for fun, the scenery, the sense of accomplishment, but to reach deep inside ourselves and stare down our greatest fears. s Climbing builds character- a realistic sense of ego strength through selfawareness, patience, modesty, fortitude, equanimity, resiliency. s As teachers and parents admonish us, “there’s only one way to go when you’re on top.” There are, in fact, many more mountains out there in the distance of our life that are either higher, more difficult, or both. They call to us; we must balance risk-resilience; we have to decide among them which is our Everest.

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Eyewitness

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Delbarton:

U-2 Squadron Leader By Jessica Fiddes

The tradition of taking a ‘gap year’, a one year break between high school and college, originated in England in the 1960s. Unfortunately for Andrew McVicker, the concept had not travelled to America by the time he graduated from Delbarton in 1991. Rather than taking a year off to indulge his adventurous spirit, McVicker moved directly from Delbarton to the University of Wyoming where, he admits, skiing had much to do with his college choice.

The 99ers with their Commander, Andrew McVicker, in front.

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eeding the advice of others he majored in engineering, but soon switched to Philosophy and, a year later, he transferred to Boston College where he hit his stride academically. A degree in Philosophy often leads to more Philosophy or to law school, but neither career path offered the challenge McVicker sought. He spotted a poster advertising a Marine Corps aviation program and, with his family’s support, he applied for and was granted an Officer Candidate School aviation contract. He spent the next two college summers training in Quantico, VA. When he graduated from BC in 1995 he was a commissioned Marine Corps Second Lieutenant, and completed his FAA Private Pilot’s license training the same weekend. McVicker’s first stop in the Corps was The Basic School at Quantico, a six month course in small unit leadership, followed by a posting in Pensacola, FL for Naval Flight School training. He earned his Naval Aviator wings, then qualified in the AV-8B Harrier at Cherry Point, NC before moving to an operational squadron to accumulate advanced qualifications. The Harrier, also known as the Jump Jet, is a military aircraft capable of vertical and short takeoff and landing operations. Harriers are used for close air support and provide ordnance delivery to soldiers on the ground, so over the next four years McVicker became proficient in the use of air-to-ground

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Photo: Matt Grella ’13 and Kevin Neilson ’13

Andrew McVicker ’91

Andrew McVicker, on far right in this photo, commands the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron. The squadron uses U-2 planes for high-altitude reconnaissance missions throughout the Middle East.

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munitions. In 2003 he joined a six-jet detachment assigned to a squadron on the USS Iwo Jima for an eight month deployment during Operation Iraqi Freedom. A year later Captain McVicker received orders to join the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment at Camp Lejeune, NC as a Forward Air Controller. He was embedded with ground forces in Afghanistan for seven months and served in the rugged terrain of the Hindu Kush between Afghanistan and Pakistan where he circulated among US Forward Operating Bases, participating in convoys and patrols. “As much as I loved flying jets this experience turned out to be the most professionally rewarding of my time in the Corps,” he recalls. He developed a new appreciation for ground troops and their challenges. His team interfaced with the Afghan people, set up medical aid stations in villages and built relationships with elders. American presence in Afghanistan was still light – most resources were committed to Iraq– and soldiers relied heavily on good intelligence, helicopter lifts and close air support, which were his responsibility to coordinate.

The U-2 cockpit

It’s lonely at the top. A U-2 pilot’s biggest challenge is the autonomy: As a Harrier pilot, McVicker flew in formations of 2 to 4 aircraft and could count on his wingman for support. In the U-2 he and his fellow pilots are on their own and very far from home.

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After his Afghan deployment McVicker returned to Cherry Point to teach Marine aviators about Harriers, but he was frustrated now to spend a majority of his time training. He missed supporting troops in Afghanistan. Then he heard about the U-2 pilot program. The U-2 is an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance jet, flown above 70,000 feet by a lone pilot wearing a full pressure suit. The first U-2s flew in 1957 and earned fame in 1960 when pilot Gary Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union. In 1962 data from a U-2 spy plane confirming the presence of Soviet missiles 90 miles off the U.S. coast triggered the Cuban Missile Crisis. Modern U-2s share the same design philosophy of the original, but are 33% larger and carry four times the intelligence collection payload. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s U-2s provide key capabilities, from aerial eavesdropping to surveying dirt patterns in Iraq and Afghanistan that signal hidden IEDs. NASA employs the U-2 as a high-tech, high-altitude platform for research, including physics experiments. U-2 pilots are a breed apart. Fitted into the four-layer suits under pressure and

connected to oxygen, the pilot is shoehorned into a cockpit where there is virtually no wiggle room. Movement as simple as a swallow must be a conscious, deliberate act. Not every aviator is suited for such stressful, solitary missions so the Air Force recruits from sister services for pilots able to adapt to long flights under unique physiological and physical conditions. One third of U-2 pilots are former Naval, Marine and Coast Guard aviators. For Andrew McVicker, the chance to pilot U-2s was an opportunity too remarkable to pass up. He applied for the program and, after a two week interview that included three trial flights in a two seat U-2, he made the cut, then requested an Interservice Transfer that transformed him from a Marine Corps to Air Force officer. For the past five years, he has deployed in support of operations around the world. In May 2012 he took command for one year of the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron permanently based at forward operating locations in the Middle East. McVickerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s squadron is responsible for highaltitude reconnaissance missions throughout

Marine pilot Andrew McVicker earned his Naval Aviator wings, and then qualified in the AV-8B Harrier, a military jet aircraft capable of vertical/short takeoff and landing operations.

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In 2004 McVicker was on the ground in Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush coordinating air support for American ground troops.

the Middle East, with Afghanistan remaining a prominent area of interest. His planes are airborne 24 hours a day, virtually every day of the year. “It’s a tremendous privilege to lead Airmen in providing the unique support, and the kicker is I still get to fly missions,” he says. The biggest challenge is the autonomy: As a Harrier pilot, he flew in formations of two to four aircraft and, if he had a problem, he could count on his wingman for support. In the U-2 he is on his own – and he is very far from home. “You’ve got to be very comfortable in the aircraft and confident in your decisions, even a simple error has the potential to compromise your well-being,” says McVicker. The U-2 is also famously challenging to land: At your most fatigued you still have to bring that $300M jet back to earth. At home in northern California, McVicker’s wife Althea, a retail brand sales representative, waits for his return this May. Staying in touch with family members is less challenging these days thanks to improved

U-2 Pilot Gary Powers

The Soviet Union released this photo of prisoner Gary Powers after his U-2 spy plane was shot down over Russian air space in 1960.

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Perhaps the most famous U2 pilot of all was Gary Powers. After discharging from the Air Force in 1956 with the rank of Captain, Powers joined the CIA’s U-2 program. On May 1, 1960 Powers’ U-2 plane was shot down by a Russian missile. When the U.S. government learned of Powers’ disappearance over the Soviet Union, they released a statement claiming a "weather plane" had strayed off course due to oxygen equipment difficulties. Unfortunately the plane went down almost fully intact, and the Soviets recovered its equipment.

KGB interrogators grilled Powers for months before he made a forced confession and a public apology for his espionage role. He was convicted of spying against the Soviet Union and sentenced to a total of ten years, three years in imprisonment followed by seven years of hard labor. He was held 100 miles east of Moscow in Vladimir Central Prison where the prison still contains a small museum with an exhibit on Powers. On February 10, 1962, Powers was exchanged, along with an American student, for convicted spy KGB Colonel Vilyam Fisher (aka

Rudolf Abel) in Berlin, Germany. Powers later worked for Lockheed as a test pilot, but was fired when his book Operation Overflight: A Memoir of the U-2 Incident cast the CIA in a negative light. He was hired by television station KNBC to pilot their telecopter, a news helicopter equipped with 360-degree cameras. He died on the job in California in 1977 when his helicopter crashed due to a faulty fuel gauge. As an Air Force veteran he is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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How to Feed a U-2 Pilot For elite U.S. Air Force and NASA U-2 pilots, an entire meal, from bacon and hash browns to beef stroganoff, is converted to tube food designed to let pilots eat in their pressurized suits without taking off the helmet. The silver meal tubes are attached to feeding probes and inserted through helmet ports. These days the cockpit is even equipped with meal heaters. Three

years ago, the Air Force asked the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center’s Department of Defense Combat Feeding Directorate to modernize the menu of 15 meal options, which range from Tortilla Soup and Ruffled Macaroni and Cheese to Key Lime Pie. Starting with the actual meal – bacon and hash browns, for example – CFD nutritionists

bandwidth and Skype. When his current deployment ends this May he hopes to return to spend his last few years of active duty at Beale Air Force Base. He is also brainstorming his next step post-military, and is eager to embark on a new phase of his life. McVicker says that his Delbarton experience had a big impact on his life, if not in shaping his specific career plans then certainly in shaping his perspective on life. He recalls Delbarton’s sense of community and dedication to high standards. “I immediately recognized similar values in the Marine Corps and the leadership model I learned there relied heavily on them as a foundation.” While the Air Force is a more diverse organization with a less cohesive feel those values have served him well. “Simple words like integrity, courage and commitment – all preached and practiced at Delbarton – are hallmarks of military service and inseparable from sound leadership.” He still keeps in touch with several close friends from his Delbarton days and enjoyed catching up with his class in 2006 at their 15th reunion. “The further afield I’ve gone in life”, says McVicker, “the more I appreciate how unique an experience Delbarton was and how what I learned there has served me well every day since.”

analyzed flavors, spices and textures, liquefied the meal, corrected the seasoning, and then put the liquefied meal through a thermal preserving process. The filled tubes last for about three years, and Natick annually supplies a whopping 28,000 tubes of the food to support about 100 hungry U-2 pilots.

Almost as challenging as flying a U-2 plane is the transformation of Ruffle Macaroni and Cheese into a palatable meal-in-a-tube.

U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Michael W. Pendergrass

In 2003 McVicker joined a six-jet detachment assigned to a squadron on the USS Iwo Jima for an eight month deployment during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Here the Iwo Jima pulls into Pier-88 to kick off Fleet Week 2002 in New York City.

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Lessons Lear ned from Green Wave Athletics:

By Matt Goldsmith ’04

Alumnus Matt Goldsmith ’04, right, was Delbarton Assistant for Alumni & Development from 2010-2012. He currently is studying for a combined MBA and Sports Management degree at Amherst College where he was also Assistant Basketball Coach when the team won the Division III title on April 7, 2013. The following essay was written for his Organizational Behavior and Development class…

HERE IS NO SPECIAL SYSTEM TO BUILD

a perfect team whether in athletics or the business world. However, there are certain principles that can help lead to teams performing at their maximum level. Most organizations that develop a strong sense of collaboration, and therefore, successful teams have certain similarities, including diversity, a sense of community, strong leaders, and the inherent benefits of being a “team player.” The 2012 Delbarton School baseball team demonstrated what a team could accomplish using these principles. During the 2012 season, the Delbarton baseball team won both league and county championships. They lost in the non-public north final of the state tournament against a team with seven Division I scholarships in their starting lineup by only two runs. At the end of the season, they were ranked eighth in New Jersey. All of this was accomplished with no Division I caliber players on a team that was predicted to be .500 at the start of the season. How did this team accomplish so much? Jessica Fiddes

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LESSONS LEARNED... Kelly Schreck P’13

According to Goldsmith’s paper, Green Wave Baseball Head Coach Bruce Shatel “cultivated the team’s relationships throughout the season and it showed in the success of the program.” Shatel also serves as Delbarton Hockey Head Coach.

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The success of Delbarton’s athletics starts with the organization itself. It is consistently ranked one of the top academic schools in the country, receiving a ranking of the ninth best high school in the United States by the Wall Street Journal in 2007. In 2012, 27 of the 116 graduates went to an Ivy League institution. The students at Delbarton have a pride for their school that is rarely seen from high school graduates. Therefore, they positively identify with the school and are far more willing to participate in extracurricular activities. This argument is made clear when Todd writes, “Positive social identity of employees in sport organizations will predict relevant employee attitudes and behaviors, including organizational citizenship, commitment, satisfaction, and job involvement.” Although most students at Delbarton come from very different areas of New Jersey, the school establishes a sense of brotherhood among all of their students. At every pep rally a student will ask, “What school do you go to?” The entire crowd answers in unison, “Delbarton!” The student then proceeds to ask, “How do you say that?” and he is answered with, “Together!” From the first day of school, every student learns this chant and is encouraged to participate in the brotherhood that characterizes Delbarton School. Consequently, starting at orientation, the

school creates a common in-group identity, which Cunningham argues, “… will be positively associated with group effectiveness.” This in-group identity starts with the leaders of the school and continues to be cultivated by its successful athletic programs. Because the organization as a whole encourages such a strong sense of community, each coach is encouraged to cultivate this sense within his own team as well, and as Cunningham argues, “… groups with a common in-group identity should outperform groups lacking that characteristic.” This area is where the 2012 Delbarton baseball team truly shined. From the start, the coaching staff stressed the importance of becoming a family. Bruce Shatel, the team’s head coach, started this process early in the year on the team’s annual trip to Florida. Throughout the week, the team ate, worked, and hung out together. Coach Shatel had the team attend three spring training games as well as one movie during the trip. While seeming trivial, these events were the catalyst for the formation of the team’s sense of community, which Gratton and Erickson argues is one of the “Eight Ways to Build Collaborative Teams.” In addition, Gratton and Erickson also stress the importance of team leaders and modeling collaborative behavior. The coaching staff was a perfect example of collaborative behavior for every team member. While stressing the importance of becoming a family was regularly encouraged, the coaching staff demonstrated this behavior by becoming close friends throughout the season. The team witnessed the coaching staff and their collaborative behavior frequently (one of the players was the son of a coach) and imitated this behavior with each other.

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“Although most students at Delbarton come from very different areas of New Jersey, the school establishes a sense of brotherhood among all of their students.” In addition, the leadership from the head coach was both “task- and relationshiporiented.” Being a task-oriented leader comes naturally to any successful coach. Coach Shatel, “… made the goal clear, engaged in debates about commitments, and clarified the responsibilities of individual team members.” The trick for most coaches, however, is having the ability to be relationship-oriented as well. As previously argued, Coach Shatel cultivated the team’s relationships throughout the season and it showed in the success of the program.

The Delbarton baseball team had one of its most successful seasons in school history in the spring of 2012. It is a great example of how to develop effective teams and should be used as a model to develop teams in both athletics and business.

Maureen Nowak P'12, '13, '18

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TIDINGS Delbarton faculty members Stephanie Almozar and Chris Pillette were married on December 22, 2012 at St. Francis Xavier Church in NYC. Science teacher Nick Huck and his wife Liz celebrated the birth of their first child, son Thaddeus Connor Huck born on February 26, 2013.

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ThirtyFive Years at Delbarton n 1978 Shelly Levine arrived at Delbarton to teach English, hired by thenHeadmaster Abbot Gerard Lair, OSB and acting Chair of English Department Fr. Giles Hayes. Thus began Levine’s stellar thirty five year career at Delbarton School. Levine began by teaching senior English and soon added AP English Literature to her schedule. Two years later she was promoted to Chair of the English Department. In those days Delbarton English teachers had the freedom to teach anything they wanted as long the course included a lot of reading and writing. Levine collaborated with Abbot Gerard to develop the English Department’s current Great Books curriculum. They made a list of all the great works that an educated young man should read, divided the list into grade and age-appropriate selections, and made sure that boys in every grade read challenging, quality literature representing every genre. Her former student Fr. Edward Seton Fittin, OSB ’82, recalls reading Wuthering Heights and other classics in her class and says, “Thirty-one years later I sit with Shelly at the conference table for academic council meetings and still sit at attention when she speaks!”

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In 1978 Shelly Levine arrived at Delbarton to teach English, hired by thenHeadmaster Abbot Gerard Lair, OSB and acting Chair of English Department Fr. Giles Hayes. Jessica Fiddes

This past fall Admissions Director Dr. David Donovan was accepted as a member to Kappa Delta Pi, the International Honor Society in Education. Founded in 1911, this society encourages high professional, intellectual, and personal standards and recognizes outstanding contributions to education, and Phi Delta Kappa International, a professional education association whose purpose is to promote high-quality education as essential to the development and maintenance of a democratic way of life. During winter 2013 Dr. Donovan completed a oneyear leadership and finance certification program from the American Management Association in New York City.

Shelly Levine Retires After

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Levine quickly rose through the ranks. Two years later in 1980 she was promoted to Chair of the English Department.

Shelly Levine accepts the 2013 Trustee Award during the annual Faculty Picnic.

The Archway yearbook was another of Levine’s responsibility and she served as yearbook moderator for nearly twenty years in the days before computers and graphics programs. All layouts were done by hand and her favorite yearbook was the 1988 Sesame Street theme book with a pop-up big bird on the inside cover. In 1996 Levine was named Junior Class Guidance counselor. She stepped down as English Department Chair in 1998 and

in 2007 she was named Dean of Guidance. “As much as I enjoyed teaching”, she says, “I enjoy guidance even more.” Working one-on-one and getting to know students was appealing, and not assigning grades meant she became less of a judge and more of an advocate. “In guidance you are always on their side, as their friend…their cheering squad. And I love that role.” During over three decades at Delbarton Levine accepted other challenging roles. She chaired

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Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, congratulates Shelly Levine as the 2013 Trustee Award is announced by Lay Board of Trustee President Dan Scott ’62, on right. Levine won the Award in acknowledgement of her thirty-five year career at Delbarton.

Levine moderated the Archway yearbook for 20 years. Her favorite Archway was published in 1988… …and came with an insidefront cover Big Bird pop-up!

On February 20, 2013 two of Levine’s former students Michael O’Mara ’82 and Fr. Edward Seton Fittin, OSB, ’82, ran into their former English teacher in Trinity Hall lobby. From left are Michael’s mother Barbara Herkner P’82, Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, Mike’s son Gabriel O’Mara, Fr. Edward Seton Fittin ’82, Shelly Levine, Michael O’Mara ’82, Mike’s wife Angela O’Mara and daughter Eva O’Mara.

Curriculum ’95, an extensive two-year study of the curriculum which resulted in many changes still has in place today, including M block, the addition of such courses as AP Statistics, Theater and Creative Writing programs, and the introduction of modern language in middle school. In 2008, Levine cochaired, with former faculty member Rob Puchniak, the Middle States Accreditation for Growth committee. She recalls, “We were accredited with rave reviews. Our visiting evaluators were so impressed with us that they wanted to know if we had any faculty openings!” What are Levine’s more memorable moments in a rewarding academic career that spans three and a half decades? “My favorite moments are too numerous to recount,” she says,

“But they all involve teaching literature to seniors and having them light up with excitement and discovery.” She also remembers with special fondness taking seniors to NYC theater performances each year. “Some great trips!” Levine’s home life as wife and mother blended seamlessly with her tenure as Delbarton teacher, counselor and administrator. Her husband Bert, after a long career working on Capitol Hill and as a lobbyist for Johnson & Johnson, now teaches political science at Rutgers. Son Michael teaches math and coaches football in Houston, TX. Daughter Robin and husband Matt Freeman, a Delbarton English teacher in the early 90s, live in the Boston area with their three sons, Sawyer, Colby and Wesley who now star in their grandmother’s life. Levine’s future plans include “seeing the grandchildren more often!”

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ormer astronaut Buzz Aldrin visited Delbarton on February 28, 2013. The former fighter pilot, astronaut, astronautic engineer spoke about his boyhood in New Jersey, college at West Point, flying fighter jets during the Korean War and earning a doctorate from MIT in the new field of astronautics. “Timing is everything”, he said as he explained how his thesis on orbital rendezvous helped him to become the second person to walk on the moon. His friend, Delbarton father Dr. Robert Hariri P’18, had invited Aldrin to speak at Delbarton. After his remarks the audience gave Aldrin a rousing standing ovation chanting ‘USA, USA!” and he promptly joined in, pumping his fists in the air. He autographed the Delbarton guest book: “Montclair, NJ, West Point, Korea, Gemini XII, Apollo XI. Thanks for inviting me to share with you. twitter@the real buzz’. Aldrin described how his mother had been born the same year the Wright brothers first flew, and how sixty-six years later her son walked on the moon. He is passionate about space exploration, expects Americans to colonize Mars and made 540 boys believe that with intelligence, persistence, hard work and a dream, anything is possible.

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Buzz Aldrin Lands at Delbarton School

Jon Gentine’s 7th grade history class had a surprise guest on February 28, 2013.

Buzz Aldrin with his friend Dr. Robert Hariri ’18 and Hariri’s son Jack ’18.

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Delbarton AP Physics teacher Greg Devine, who shares Aldrin’s passion for space exploration, meets an American hero.

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Suited up for outer space: Apollo XI astronaut Buzz Aldrin.

Aldrin ends his guestbook entry with ‘twitter@therealbuzz’. His Twitter goal is one million followers!

On July 20, 1969 Aldrin walks on the Moon during the Apollo XI mission.

Aldrin gets a standing ovation at Delbarton. “USA! USA!”

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Kyle Herrigel ’15 Receives 2013 Cerasia Award

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Sophomore Kyle Herrigel ’15 received the Michael Cerasia Award on February 1, 2013. The award is dedicated to the memory of the late Michael C. Cerasia, a member of the class of 1994 who died tragically with his older brother in a boating accident during the summer following his freshman year. His parents Robert and Carole Cerasia P’94 of North Caldwell (pictured with Kyle) were on hand to present the award, which is given to a sophomore in recognition of his perseverance and diligence as a freshman. Herrigel suffered a serious concussion while wrestling during his freshman year and has fought back through the worst of it. “Everyone at Delbarton has been so good about helping him,” said his father Jim Herrigel P’12, ’15, ’17.

A Glenstal Farewell: Christmas Lessons & Carols at Delbarton On December 21, 2012 Delbarton students met in the Abbey Church for Christmas Lessons & Carols where Br. Martin Browne, OSB, of Ireland’s Glenstal Abbey spoke of the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. Glenstal exchange students were applauded at the end of their three week stay, and met with their Delbarton hosts after the service for a group photo before departing for the airport and their flight home.

Delbarton Lends a Hand at Habitat On Saturday, December 8th Delbarton students did trash pick-up and yard work on a Morris County Habitat for Humanity project in Denville. Steven Gockel ’13, Conor Kelly ’13 and Colin McCormick ’14 organized the boys as they used their collective man power to move materials from a completed unit to one under construction. Residents of the first four occupied units of the six two-story single family homes celebrated their first Christmas in new homes thanks to Habitat for Humanity volunteers. 44 D ELBARTON TODAY

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Delbarton Stocks Food Pantry for the Year

Juniors, Dads and Alumni Distribute Gifts to Hurricane Sandy Families On Sunday, December 16, 2012 43 Delbarton juniors, 21 dads and 21 alumni met in Hoboken to offload the 53’ ShopRite trailer filled with donated toys, clothing and food for Hoboken families affected by Hurricane Sandy. The effort was spearheaded by Abbot Giles Hayes, OSB, who oversaw the Delbarton men as they set up shop in Our Lady of Grace Church auditorium where several thousand toys were picked up by grateful local parents. Particularly popular were the 2012 rescue helicopters generously donated by the Hess Company. The Wakefern Corporation, the parent company of ShopRite, provided the trailer and driver.

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After collecting 37,838 pounds of food during its 2012 Thanksgiving Food Drive, Delbarton students, dads and friends restocked the pantry at the Community Soup Kitchen of Morristown. The Pantry shelves were filled just in time for soup kitchen service on Friday, November 23. The Drive was impressive considering that many Delbarton families were still recuperating from the trauma of Hurricane Sandy.

A Visit from Villanova President Fr. Peter Donohue Villanova University President Fr. Peter Donohue dropped by Delbarton for a visit on January 23, 2013. After coffee in Old Main, Fr. Peter got down to business: touring the Delbarton Fine Arts Center. Villanova has a new arts center on the drawing board and Fr. Peter wanted to see Delbarton’s multi-use arts facility. The Abbey Players cast of How To Succeed in Business was in rehearsal so Fr. Peter saw the stage in action. From left are Abbot Giles Hayes, faculty member Paulina Irigaray, Villanova President Fr. Peter Donohue, Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny and Director of Alumni & Development J. Craig Paris ’82. Both Irigaray and Paris are Villanova alums.

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During the week of February 11-15 Delbarton students and faculty threw themselves into annual Spirit Week activities including deanery competitions, costumes contests and the Friday afternoon Faculty Hoops game which students won in a double overtime thriller. The stands emptied in a spontaneous display of inimitable Green Wave spirit. 46 D ELBARTON TODAY

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A Bridge... How Far?

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In January Caroline Chamberlain’s 8th grade science students were given a box of toothpicks, a pot of glue and, after learning the basics of structural design, were challenged by their teacher to build bridges. Excitement was in the air several days later when Chamberlain attached weights to a string dangled from a pencil and rested the pencil on each bridge deck to test structural integrity. Form followed function as several of the most aesthetically pleasing bridges ended up in a pile of toothpicks on the floor. Boys learned a lot and had great fun while serving as young structural engineers.

Earth’s Layers in Food…Part 2

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Winter seems to bring out the carbs in Delbarton. On March 6, 2013 Caroline Chamberlain’s 7th grade science students expressed the earth’s layers in food. Models ranged from hastily made cafeteria sandwiches to elaborate baked and food-colored confections. One boy commented about his friend’s project-in-abowl, “You made a dome of diabetes!” After this photo was snapped students sampled the treats and enjoyed a big slice of boy heaven.

Headmaster Takes Cake in Faculty Comfort Food Cook-Off On March 4, 2013 Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, took top prize in the Faculty Comfort Food Contest for his Apple Kuchen (pictured here and pronounced ‘kookin’).He had some delectable competition in the contest arranged by math teacher Judy Lee , including soups, crab stew, chili, guacamole, chicken wings and dips plus an array of tempting desserts. At least one faculty member (History Department Chair John Thompson seen here) dug enthusiastically into the huge bowl of chocolate/whipped cream layered Chocolate ‘Thing’ for breakfast.

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En France

rom March 1624, 2013, nine Delbarton students of French headed to France for a spring break tour coordinated by French teacher Maureen Pearsall. Their journey began with three days in Paris before traveling south to Provence and the Riviera. In Paris, between numerous stops for crêpes and pains au chocolat, they visited the city’s countless stunning monuments – the Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, the Hôtel des Invalides and the Panthéon. They explored the streets of the Quartier Latin and its Jardin du Luxembourg as well as the narrow, cobblestoned streets of Montmartre and its Sacré Cœur. After an evening boat tour along the Seine, they took France’s high-speed train, the TGV, to Avignon in Provence where they explored the Papal Palace, the Pont d’Avignon and the ancient aqueduct, the Pont du Gard. After stops at the medieval ruins of Les Baux de Provence as well as the Roman amphitheaters and temples of Nîmes and Arles, they ventured farther south to the Mediterranean coast. After lunch and a boat tour along the calanques (limestone cliffs) in the quaint port town of Cassis, they toured Nice, Monaco, Eze and the Italian Riviera town of San Remo. From whipped-cream covered chocolats viennois to escargots and frog legs, the boys literally devoured a truly French historical and cultural experience.

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Italia Ciao + (Molto) Chow = Spring Break

n March 16 teachers Mike DelGuercio ’04 and Dan Pieraccini accompanied a group of Delbarton students to Milan for a tour of Italy. On their first day they toured many Milanese sites and, in true Green Wave form, caught a soccer match between Ac Milan and Palermo at Stadio San Siro. Next step: Venice, and en route they stopped in Petrarch’s hometown to lunch on gnocchi at a family-owned trattoria. In Venice they navigated the maze of streets and canals and visited the islands of Murano and Burano, famous for their exquisite glass and lacework. A visit to a Venetian fish market was another chance to practice speaking Italian. They travelled to more offbeat sites, including Verona, with a stop to admire Vicenza’s Palladian architecture. In Verona the group visited a Roman amphitheater, the house of Juliet, and shopped for artisanal products where the Delbarton men became skillful negotiators. The group spent two nights in rural Italy at an Agriturismo bed and breakfast where they dined on chickens and ducks raised in the coop out back. Dinners included antipasto, three pasta courses, several meat courses, sides, and homemade dessert. Abbastanza – enough, we surrender! After a visit to lakeside towns along Lake Garda it was back to Milano for the flight back to Newark. From sightseeing and sports to spaghetti with cuddle fish, seafood risotto, pizza and gelato, a buon viaggio was had by all.

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Hurricane Sandy Chaser: The Tempest at Delbarton Photos by Jessica Fiddes

Delbarton took a break from Hurricane Sandy cleanup to enjoy several fine performances of Shakespeare’s The Tempest on the weekend of November 10-11. Although the School was closed and families were still cutting up fallen trees, Delbarton’s Abbey Players remained hard at work in rehearsal, and they produced another impressive production in the Fine Arts Center Theater.

Music in the Abbey Church

Delbarton vocalists and musicians add much to Abbey Church services throughout the year, including at the annual Christmas Lessons & Carols that took place on December 21, 2012.

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On January 29 the 2013 AP Art Exhibit in the Delbarton Fine Art Center debuted with an Opening Reception. Delbarton artistic talent was on display in works range from paintings, etchings, video, photography, ceramics and mixed media. Self-portraits and illustrated personal statements revealed each artist’s creative process. The 2013 AP senior artists are Sam Bell, Matthew Bogan, Garth Burke, William Carlucci, Austin Crann, Patrick Darche, Matthew Grella, Matthew Kail, David Kinol, Arthur Papetti, Khairi Reynolds, Christian Rivera, Jacob Roccasecca, Vancliff Johnson and Conor White and the Exhibition was on display through mid-March.

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NEWS Mike Berry (and Friends) Wins Battle of the Bands

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Last summer pianist Mike Berry ’15 and his band mates performed the Allman Brothers’ One Way Out to win a Battle of The Bands against two hundred other groups in the metropolitan area at The Highline Ballroom in New York City. “Mike’s band blew the other kids off the stage,” says Tom Nadolski, who coached the band in preparation for the show. Berry performed a solo on keyboards. “He has a level of poise, grit, and talent that’s beyond impressive, and he and his band mates were leagues above all the contenders.” Berry is pictured here jamming with Jersey Shore bands at Delbarton Homecoming on October 6, 2012.

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The cast and crew of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying totally wowed audiences on February 9-10 in three performances. Acting, singing and choreography were top notch, and theater-goers marveled at the set that included a working elevator opening and closing on cue after cue. The well-paced production showcased the talents of the lead actors and an ensemble cast that included many visiting thespians. Director Matt Corica, musical director David Blazier, choreographer Michael Scannelli and technical director Rob Flynn delivered another memorable Delbarton musical.

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LearningOUTSIDE the Classroom AP Macroeconomics Visits Wall Street

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On Tuesday, November 2, 2012 Tom Brady’s AP seniors braved the elements during the season’s first snowstorm to visit Wall Street. Boys toured the New York Stock Exchange floor and met with specialists, CNBC commentators, and traders. Next, students visited a global investment firm for presentations by traders and salespeople, including Delbarton alum David Gingeleskie ’96. The boys learned about sell side organizational structure, options trading, and the importance of teamwork in client service and profitability.

Freshmen Meet a Biological Anthropologist Freshman Biology teacher Dan Szelingowski, left, invited a high school friend, biological anthropologist David Pappano, to speak with his students on November 19, 2012. Pappano lectured on Ethiopian Geladas, the only grass eating primate in the world. He has conducted his research in Ethiopia’s Simien Mountains, an anthropological island which explains the Geladas’ unique eating habits, appearance and vocalization (they make 20 different sounds versus the typical primate’s 3-5). Pappano will soon receive his Ph.D. from University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI.

Fox News Anchor Martha MacCallum P’17 on Presidential Politics The national election heated up at Delbarton when Fox News Anchor/Delbarton mother Martha MacCallum P’17 spoke on October 23, 2012 at a Delbarton Mothers’ Guild event. After sharing her thoughts on the debates (the final debate took place the night before) MacCallum fielded questions from the audience and accurately predicted that come election night all eyes would be on Ohio, Indiana, Florida and Wisconsin. S PRING /S UMMER 2013 53

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Guest Archeologist Decodes The Odyssey

William Mumma of The Becket Fund William Mumma P’05, ’09, ’14, President of The Becket Fund for Religious Freedom, spoke at Delbarton on January 25, 2013. The DC-based public-interest legal institute stands in the crossroads of church and state — and two days later was mentioned in a front page New York Times article. After a successful career in derivatives, Mumma now heads the non-profit, public-interest legal and educational institute whose mission is to protect the free expression of all faiths. Founded in 1994, the Becket Fund has been a legal bulldog, defending the religious rights of all people “from A to Z, from Anglicans to Zoroastrians,” says Mumma, father of three Delbarton sons. Here he is pictured with his youngest, Michael ’14. 54 D ELBARTON TODAY

On January 24, 2013 Sarah Loveday, Steven Brandwood and Peter Durning’s 9th grade English students took a break from The Odyssey to hear archeologist Leigh Anne Lieberman, a high school friend of Loveday’s who is studying for her Ph. D in Archeology at Princeton. Lieberman explained the gap between the book’s setting (1300 BC) and when the tale was actually written (700 B.C.) The story was passed down for 600 years by poetic bards who exercised creative license and the book contains many details inconsistent with its period. Among other roles, Lieberman serves as the Site and Finds Registrar for the Pompeii Archaeological Research Project. From left are Steven Brandwood, Peter Durling, Leigh Anne Lieberman and Sarah Loveday.

Dr. Mykee Fowlin in the House Dr. Michael ‘Mykee’ Fowlin presented a program on stereotyping in the Fine Arts Center theater on March 5, 2013. The stage was set with four empty chairs, and Fowlin moved from one to the next playing different characters who spoke candidly about their lives. Fowlin’s wit, perceptions and compelling alter egos kept viewers engaged. After the program he commented to Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, on the ‘reflection and maturity’ of the Delbarton audience — “that’s something rare at their age,” he said. He should know…he has presented his program on intolerance to over one million people.

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Tokyo War Crimes Reenacted On January 18, 2013 John Thompson’s International Relations class hosted a Tokyo War Crimes Trials reenactment, part of a four-day project that focused on one defendant, General Hideki Tojo, military leader and Prime Minister during much of WW II. A full house of students and teachers watched the trial in the Gregory Room and a vote was taken. The defense, led by Nick Palmer ’13, slightly bested the prosecutorial team led by Kabbas Azhar ’13. Footnote: General Hideki Tojo was executed by hanging on December 23, 1948, but not before an American dentist had fitted him with new dentures that had the phrase “Remember Pearl Harbor” secretly drilled into them in Morse code. From left, International Relations seniors Kabbas Azhar, Justin Barnish, Joseph DeLuca, Nick Palmer and Austin Crann with their teacher John Thompson.

Economics Club Hosts Career Forum Is the world of finance exciting on a daily basis? How do government regulations affect Wall Street? How do you prepare for a career in finance? These questions and more were answered in the Economics Club Career Forum on January 23, 2013. Guest speakers included alumnus Jim Elsman ’82, P’10, ’14 of Wells Fargo Advisors, Tim Gearty P’16 (father of Tim ’16) of Gearty & McIntyre and Elsman’s business partner John Buechel. Elsman’s son Jonathan ’14 moderated the Forum and shared questions from Club members. From left are Tim Gearty P’16, Timmy Gearty ’16, John Buechel, Jonathan Elsman ’14 and Jim Elsman ’82, P’10,’14.

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Christmas Jazz

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Music lovers at the DPGA’s December 4, 2012 Jazz Concert enjoyed a wine and cheese reception, and a concert by jazz pianist Bill O’Connell, bassist Phil Palombi and drummer Victor Lewis.

Delbarton Jazz Ensemble director Greg Devine and Dr. Glenn Godart P’11, 13.

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DPGA Moderator Abbot Brian Clarke, OSB, with June and Dan Meehan P’07.

Student pianist Mike Berry ’15, on right, with his parents David and Julie Berry P’15.

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Fathers & Friends Dinner Dance Dinner organizers, from left, Tom McLaughlin P ’09, ’11,’14, Kevin Lamb P’15, ’18, Moderator Fr. Rembert Reilly, OSB, Fathers & Friends President Fred Pierce ’82 P’13, Tony DeLuca P’13, ’15, Rich LaRaia P’14, Doug Murray P’14, ’15 and Guy Adami P’17.

Delbarton parents gathered for a good cause at the November 17, 2012 Delbarton Fathers & Friends dinner dance at Dolce in Basking Ridge, NJ. Proceeds from the event supported financial aid.

Clay and Mary Lou Kingsbery P’03, ’05,’14.

Bill Carroll P’13, ’16, on left, and Nick Farr P’16.

From left, Delbarton Athletic Director Dan Whalen, Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, Erika Carmona, dinner speaker Andreas Callejas ’05, Delbarton Faculty Dean Anne Leckie and Director of Guidance Shelly Levine.

From left, Sue and Jerry Ballanco P’09, ’11 with Dianne and Michael Melillo P’15. Delbarton alumni parents Joe Longo ’80, P’10,’16, on left, and Frank Visceglia ’85, P’18.

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Shop ’Til You Drop

The DMG event SHOP ’TIL YOU DROP on November 29-30, 2012 at the Olde Mill Inn in Bernardsville brought together many past and present Delbarton mothers and friends. All sale proceeds supported financial aid at Delbarton. From left, Diane Tolkowsky P’08, ’09, Barbara Moran P’10, ’15 and DMG President Patty McCormick P’09, ’14.

From left, Mary Alice Lawless P’03, DMG Moderator Fr. Richard Cronin and Prudence and Terry Pigott P’06, 11.

Alumni entrepreneur Grant Hewit ’02 introduces his Hudson Sutler bags and gear.

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Sport Shorts Kevin McCarthy P’06

Football he 2012 Varsity football season was one to remember. “The team was led by a dynamic group of twenty seniors who played with heart, desire and courage throughout their Delbarton football careers,” says Head Coach Brian Bowers. The team had a decisive Homecoming victory against previously unbeaten Roxbury HS (which won the state championship in their section) and won the NJAC National Championship plus went undefeated in conference play for the second straight year. Wave Football earned two home playoff victories vs. St. John Vianney and Camden Catholic and made it to Rutgers for the state championship final game vs. #1 ranked St. Josephs of Montvale. Delbarton ended 2012 ranked #6 in New Jersey in the MSG Varsity Football power rankings. Fifteen players received post-season recognition for all-conference, all-county and / or all-state teams.

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Brian Bowers is Football Coach Association’s Coach of the Year On December 11, 2012 Green Wave Varsity Football Coach Brian Bowers received the Coach of the Year trophy from his coaching peers, the Morris County Football Coaches Association. Bowers is in his tenth year coaching Green Wave football and has coached the offensive line, defensive line and quarterbacks for the past thirteen seasons. During that time the Green Wave has won twelve conference championships, one state championship, and numerous players attained All-Conference, All-Area and All-State recognition. Many of his players have gone on to play in prominent college programs around the country.

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Soccer

Soccer Player Matt Clausen ’13 Named NJ Player of the Year Senior soccer player Matt Clausen ’13 was named MSG Varsity’s New Jersey Player of the Year. Clausen scored 24 goals and had seven assists during the 2012 season to lead the Green Wave to the State Non-Public A State Championship. Clausen was also named First Team All-State by both the Star-Ledger and the Soccer Coaches Association of New Jersey and was the Ledger’s Morris County Player of the Year. He will play soccer for Haverford College next year. Clausen, center, celebrates with fellow Delbarton players Chandler Waldis ’13, left, and Greg Siefert ’13 after winning the State Championship.

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SPORT SHORTS FA L L I N G U P he 2012 Varsity Soccer team completed another outstanding championship season as it won NJAC, Delbarton Invitational, and NJSIAA Non-Public A state championships. Delbarton Soccer also hosted its first Invitational with #3 in the nation Gonzaga (D.C.) and nationally ranked Chaminade (NY). The Green Wave won the tournament and earned a #2 National ranking. After wrapping up the conference slate with an unblemished 14-0 (19-0 overall) record, they fell to Roxbury 3-2 in the Morris County Tournament Championships. In State play Delbarton beat Paramus Catholic and Bergen Catholic, then bested DePaul in the North Sectional final earning a second consecutive trip to TCNJ for the State finals against Pingry. In an exciting game that saw very few chances for either side, the Green Wave finally scored on a set-piece in game’s final minute, creating pandemonium on the sidelines and the stands, and was crowned State Champion. Head Coach Dr. David Donovan reports that the 2012 Delbarton Varsity Soccer team achieved greatness by both their play and conduct.

Wave Soccer is Team and Player of the Year

The Delbarton Varsity Soccer team collected the ultimate state honor on December 16, 2012. The team was selected by The Star Ledger as the New Jersey Boys’ Soccer Team of the Year. Delbarton finished the season ranked No. 1 team in the final Star Ledger Top 20 and as high as No. 6 in the U.S. by national high school ranking sites. Three players received All State honors: Mike Moshier ’14, Greg Seifert ’13 and Matt Clausen ’13.

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Cross Country

John Barnicle is Boys Cross Country Coach of the Year Green Wave Cross Country Coach John Barnicle was selected as the All Daily Record Boys Cross Country Coach of the Year for 2012. Barnicle began his teaching and coaching career several decades ago at Morristown High and joined Delbarton nine years ago to coach cross country and teach freshman English. The Daily Record wrote, “Over the years, Barnicle has had his share of standout athletes, like Pat Schellberg and Morgan Pearson, and had some good teams, but none that quite overachieved like the way the Green Wave did this season.” Barnicle saluted his new assistant coach Dave Sulley, the former standout coach at Mount Olive HS, who signed on to the Delbarton cross country coaching staff this fall. (Sulley was the All Daily Record Girls Indoor Track Coach of the Year earlier this year for Mount Olive.) Barnicle told the newspaper, “His experience and insight was a significant factor in our team’s success.”

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ead Coach John Barnicle reports that this year’s Cross Country team had some of the fastest times across all runners of any team in Delbarton history. Led by captains Austin Crann ’13, James Downey ’13 and Michael Maguire ’14, this team worked hard and developed great chemistry. Notable performances by Robbie Siegel ’14 and Jack Lynch ’14 helped to maintain the team’s success. At the team’s annual trip to Rhode Island for the Ocean State Invitational Meet the Varsity team placed third against teams from throughout the east coast, and JV took first place in its race. The Green Wave finished fifth at the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference larger schools championships. They also took fourth in the Morris County championships and were tenth at the NJSIAA Non-Public A championships, considered the most challenging sectional in the state. Jessica Fiddes

Green Wave Athletes Sign NCAA Letters On November 14, 2012 four Delbarton seniors signed NCAA Letters of Intent to play Division I sports next year. From left, Pat Geraghty ’13 committed to play baseball for NJIT , JP Campbell ’13 signed to play lacrosse for Villanova University; Dillon Confalone ’13 committed to Lafayette College for lacrosse and Kevin Lewis ’13 signed with Lafayette College for lacrosse. The boys were joined by family members, their Headmaster and coaches for the letter signing.

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Every year Green Wave Football players take time out from practice and game time to do something great. Players and coaches host a football training day for the local Big Brothers program, and football parents serve up a BBQ. It’s hard to tell who has more fun, the big boys or the little ones.

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John Baiocco ’13 is All Daily Record Ice Hockey Player of the Year After an outstanding season, marred only by an injury that prevented him from playing in state title game, John Baiocco ’13 was named the All Daily Record Ice Hockey Player of the Year. Baiocco won four state titles in his four seasons as a Green Wave player. This season he was the team’s leading scorer with 36 goals and 46 assists for 82 points and led the top line in the state with fellow seniors Josh Melnick ’13 and Alex Hagerty ’13 (the trio combined for 225 points). Baiocco will join several Delbarton hockey alumni in Yale’s Division 1 program after s a year skating for Fargo Force of the United States Hockey League.

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SPORT SHORTS WINTER WAVE he varsity ice hockey team won its sixth straight title this year. The team took the Gordon Conference for the seventh straight year, posting a conference record of 10-0-3. The team had several out of state victories including wins over Hotchkiss, Hill School, Mt. St. Charles, and Pomfret School. The team also had its 66 in state game non beaten streak snapped in the finals of the Gordon Cup by CBA. Thanks to hard work and determination, the team competed for and won its sixth straight state championship on March 9, 2013. They beat Paramus Catholic 10-1 in the semi-finals and shut out Don Bosco in the finals 4-0. “A lot of people believed that the dynasty is over,” Delbarton coach Bruce Shatel later told a Star Ledger reporter. “(Our players) were under the microscope all year … and to come in here and play for a state championship, it says a lot about their character.”

Delbarton is All Daily Record ice Hockey Team of the Year After losing fourteen varsity players to graduation last year, the Green Wave finished the 2013 season with a 22-3-4 record, won the Gordon Conference American Division title, and captured another state championship while outscoring their opponents 26-3 in four playoffs wins. Delbarton Varsity Hockey was named 2012-13 All Daily Record Ice Hockey Team of the Year. Quoted in the Daily Record, Head Coach Bruce Shatel said, “There’s really been something magical in our locker room over the last decade. We continue to be fortunate to have good hockey players and good kids that know how to handle themselves both on and off the ice.”

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Jules Hislop ’13 is All Daily Record Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year Jules Hislop’s indoor track & field success this season helped the Green Wave capture the team title at the Morris County Relays, the first time Delbarton won the county relays in more than 20 years. He capped his outstanding season with a first in the 55-meter hurdles and second in the 300-meter run at the Morris County championship, leading Delbarton to a second-place team finish. Hislop then won the Non-Public A state title in the 55-meter hurdles and finished 10th in the NJSIAA Meet of Champions. For his efforts, he was selected as the All Daily Record Boys’ Indoor Track Athlete of the Year.

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SPORT SHORTS WINTER WAVE ndoor Track & Field Team had a memorable season, winning the Morris County Relay Championships, last accomplished in 1976, followed by close second in the Morris County Championships. The squad was 3rd in relays and 4th in championship in the Non Public Group A. The hurdle team won the county relay and was runner-up in Non Public, setting a new school record and qualifying for the national championships. Pole vaulters broke the school record and won the county relay and Non Public A titles. Jules Hislop ’13 led the way. Vaulters Mike Benz ’14 and Nick Palmer ’13 each tied the school record at 13’, and Benz was runner-up in Non Public A. Chris D’Aliso ’13 and Matt Oplinger ’14 were the most all-around in hurdling, sprinting, and jumping. D’Aliso was a double medalist at the Non Public A meet. First year head coach Dave Sulley says, “Overall, it was a breakthrough season for the Green Wave Track & Field program.”

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he Delbarton Green Wave basketball team coached by Dan Whalen had a very good year and finished with 15-10 record. Led by senior co-captains Rob Thoma ’13 and Ryan Curran ’13, the team competed in the always tough National Division of the NJAC, and racked up wins against Randolph, West Morris, Morristown, Par Hills, Roxbury, and Jefferson to name a few. The team advanced to the quarter finals of the MCT where it lost a hard fought contest to Morristown. Other contributors to the successful campaign were Asad Braswell ’13, Van Johnson ’13, Adam Schreck ’13, Steven Delosa ’13, Billy Carroll ’13, Andrew McGrath ’13 and Garth Burke ’13.

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SPORT SHORTS WINTER WAVE ith 12 swimmers and 6 graduating seniors last year, the 2013 team expanded to 23 swimmers with a 9-3 record. Alex Zhang ’15 dominated the 100 back, Jade Rice ’16 the 100 fly and Parker Pearson ’14 the 400 free. Other key swimmers Mike DalLago ’13, Tom Saitta ’15 and Clark LaRaia ’14 also consistently scored points. The team took fifth in the MCT, where Alex Zhang placed second in the 100 back. He took 23rd overall in the Meet of Champions and Parker Pearson placed third in the 400 free. Wave Swim placed third at the State Prep A Tournament where our 200 Medley Relay team (Zhang, Pearson, Rice, DalLago) took third, Zhang placed third in the 100 back and Pearson third in the 500 free. At the State Tournament Delbarton beat Pope John in the first round before losing to Seton Hall Prep. As a young team, Wave Swim had a very successful season.

Swimming Squash oach Craig Paris ’82 reports that the Varsity Squash team finished with an 8-8 record this year. The team had some strong wins early on with strong play from seniors Aaron Jung ’13, Cian Madigan ’13, Austin Sayre ’13, Chris Tozzi ’13 and Grant Van Fossan ’13. The team had consistent play all season also from Charles Niebanck ’14, Alex Jung ’15 and Claude Smith ’16. Unfortunately for Wave players, in February the Blizzard Nemo caused the complete cancellation of the High School National Tournament in Connecticut. Other seniors providing support over the past four years include Ryan Griffiin ’13, Robbie Higgins ’13, Conor Kelly ’13, Dave Kinol ’13, Luke Mairo ’13 and Liam Paris ’13.

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Ski Team he Delbarton Ski Team coached by Jon Gentine, in its third year, had a terrific season and finished with an 85-5 record against eighteen NJ independent and public high schools. After racing at Hidden Valley Club and Mountain Creek in Vernon, NJ, and Mt. Peter in Warwick, NY, Wave finished first in the state in the giant slalom (GS), second in the state in slalom (SL), and second overall in the state (by three seconds) behind Vernon High School. The team was anchored by overall state champion, Jack Badenhausen ’15 and third in the state, Cameron Erdman ’16, seniors Casey Moran ’13 and Matt Villano ’13, and junior Peter Badenhausen ’14 and had great contributions from Malcolm Mead ’16, Coles Romaine ’14, and Tim Plante ’14. Jack Badenhausen and Cameron Erdman won first team all-state honors, Peter Badenhausen second team, and Casey Moran third team. Jack and Casey represented Delbarton at the Eastern Regional raceat Cannon Mountain in New Hampshire. Next year’s team welcomes back seventeen of the nineteen racers with the goal to capture the state title.

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oach Bryan Stoll says 2013 was another very successful year for the Green Wave wrestling squad. The season began with Delbarton placing third at the Neptune Classic. In December the boys came in 16th of 102 teams at the prestigious Beast of the East wrestling tournament at the University of Delaware. At the Newark Academy tournament six grapplers placed first and powered the team to a first place finish. For the fifth season in a row the boys garnered first place team honors at both the Morris County and District IX tournaments and Senior Nick Anderson ’13 placed first for the third year in a row in both tournaments. The boys ended the dual meet season with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses despite never fielding a full complement of 14 wrestlers at any single dual meet and, in so doing, won the NJAC National Division crown. Six Wave grapplers qualified for the state tournament. They were Ty Agaisse ’16, Nick Farro ’16, Christian Innarella ’14, Nick Anderson ’13, Dan Reed ’14 and Josef Johnson ’14. Agaisse and Johnson placed seventh and Innarella placed third.

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n 2013 Delbarton Bowling coached by Rob Auletta racked up four wins to end the season with a new record of 4-10. Anthony Pryor-Calloway ’13 had a spectacular senior season with a career high score of 214 and a career high average. Newer members of the Varsity squad Scott Forbes ’15 and Colin Maguire ’15 helped secure our four victories. Christopher White ’14 bowled many 200+ games and averaged 196. Nick (Stu) Serratelli, John Sangimino ’15, Marquis Woods ’14, Garreth Helm ’14, Philip Baumann ’15, Tim Gearty ’16, Tim Guider ’16, Paulo Frazao ’16, and Joe Okunak ’16 have promising Wave Bowling futures. Says White, “The Delbarton Bowling teams truly express what it means to be a student at Delbarton. We carry each other when one is having a bad day, we amp each other when we are down, and we simply have fun while bowling against stiff, grumpy competition. The Delbarton Bowling team is the perfect example of the Delbarton brotherhood.” A bowling t-shirt, modeled here by Auletta, proves that Wave bowlers never take themselves too seriously.

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By Rev. Edward Seton Fittin, OSB ’82

Abbot Giles Hayes, OSB continues his work in development and college counseling in addition to maintaining his role as abbot. He remains active in the Conference of Major Superiors of Men after serving as president, and will attend their assembly in Nashville this August. In June, the Educational Testing Service and the College Board celebrates the fortieth anniversary of the Document Based Question (DBQ) at its meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. Abbot Giles will be honored for his 40-year relationship with ETS and the Board, and his early contributions to the nowubiquitous DBQ. In July, the Hayes family will gather in Chicago from four or five states for a family reunion. Abbot Giles ’56 and his two brothers, Henry ’60 and Michael ’61, will attend this special event. Abbot Gerard Lair, O.S.B. offered, as part of the abbey’s adult education program, a three-part series on Lumen Gentium, the Vatican II document on the Church in the Modern World. He also conducts a weekly Bible Study at St. Joseph Church, High Bridge. Fr. Gabriel Coless, O.S.B. continues to teach at Drew University, where he has offered a series on Dante’s Divine Comedy in the Casperson School of Graduate Studies. In the spring semester he led a seminar on Purgatorio, which he also offered in the abbey’s adult education program as a threelecture series. He has also been 72 D ELBARTON TODAY

Fr. Edward Seton Fittin and Fr. Elias Lorenzo were in the cappella papale for Pope Francis’s March 19 Mass in St. Peter’s Square. Fr. Edward took this picture before Mass as the new Pope traveled on the ‘popemobile’ through the throngs of well-wishers.

the director of several doctoral dissertations. One just completed is entitled: “The Economy of the Abbey of Cluny: A Study of the Charters from the Beginning to 1150,” and won the prize for the best dissertation of the year. Another dissertation of great merit was “The Crusades and the Image of Kingship in the 12th Century: Chivalry, Sacrality, and Legitimacy.” This dissertation also won the prize as being a top dissertation. Currently he is working with a student on a

dissertation with the tentative title “St Gall: The Myth, the Legend, and the Man.” In the abbey, Fr. Gabriel is now in his 44th year of selecting readings for the Office of Vigils. Since this is an on-going enterprise no day goes by without him being on the search for new material. Still active in the Herb Society, Fr. Gabriel hosted the annual Twelfth Night celebration in Vincent House on the feast of the Epiphany. He also donated his share of fragrant

herbs for a potpourri exchange. Fr. Beatus Lucey, O.S.B. was delighted to attend the alumni reception at Villanova last fall. He continues as chaplain to the Sisters of Charity, celebrating Sunday and feast day Masses at Holy Family Chapel, Convent Station. In January Fr. Beatus celebrated at Holy Family Chapel a healing Mass for the inform sisters. He also reports of an “awesome reunion of old friends” at the Barnes (Continued on page 74)

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Rest in Peace, Fr. Wilfred George Schulz 1923 – 2013 St. Mary's Abbey/Delbarton School Archives

By Fr. Benet Caffrey, OSB The monastic community of St. Mary’s Abbey/Delbarton mourns the death of Father Wilfred George Schulz on Passion Sunday, March 24 2013, in the ninetieth year of his life, the sixty-seventh year of his monastic profession, and the sixtieth of his priesthood. George Schulz was born in Irvington, New Jersey on 8 September 1923 to Jacob and Mary Reid Schulz, the second of seven children. He was baptized on 23 September 1923 at St. Leo’s Church in Irvington. The Schulz family soon moved to Maplewood, New Jersey and to the parish of St. Joseph where George attended the parochial school, graduating in 1940. He recalled the kindness to his family during the Great Depression to the pastor and future fourth abbot of St. Mary’s, Father Patrick O’Brien. George helped out by walking Father Patrick’s bulldog, for which he daily received a quarter. St. Joseph Church and School were administered by Benedictine monks and sisters, so it was natural that George would continue his education at St. Benedict’s Preparatory School in Newark, conducted by the monks of St. Mary’s Abbey. George had indicated his intention to join the Benedictine community, and so took up residence at St. Mary’s Monastery in Morristown where he continued his secondary education at the recently founded Delbarton School. Since Delbarton did not yet include a full senior high school, George completed his secondary education at Bayley High School in Morristown,

Rest in peace, Fr. Wilfred George Schulz (2023 – 2013)

graduating in 1944. George went on to St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania and received the Bachelor of Arts degree in June of 1949 He later obtained a Master’s Degree in guidance at Seton Hall University. George interrupted college studies to enter the monastic novitiate at St. Benedict’s Abbey in Atchison, Kansas, taking the name in religion of Wilfred, in honor of admired monastic mentors, Fathers William Norman and Frederic Muench. He professed simple vows on 21 March, 1947. Solemn monastic profession followed at St. Mary’s Abbey, Newark, on 21 March 1950. In 1949 Frater Wilfred began theological studies at St. Mary’s School of Theology in Morristown leading to his ordination to the priesthood at St Mary’s Abbey Church in Newark on 22 April 1953. He celebrated his first solemn Mass on 26 April in his home parish of St. Joseph in Maplewood. During his years of theological study Father Wilfred had begun teaching at Delbarton School and continued after

ordination until 1957. From this point on Father Wilfred dedicated most of his energies to pastoral work in several of the parishes then administered by monks of St. Mary’s Abbey. In 1957 he became associate pastor at Sacred Heart Church in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and the following year he was appointed associate and director of the cemetery at St. Mary’s Abbey Parish in Newark. Father Wilfred briefly resumed to educational work as Dean of Discipline at St. Benedict’s Prep in 1967, a position little to his taste, but which he accepted with his characteristic obedience. He then returned to Sacred Heart Parish in Elizabeth, obedient, once again, to the abbot, and to the needs of the community and the people. In 1977 Father Wilfred was appointed pastor of the historic Benedictine Church of the Sacred Heart in Wilmington, Delaware. This proved to be his most challenging assignment, however, as economic and demographic changes typical of old inner cities caused the gradual decline of what had once

been one of the most flourishing parish communities in the Diocese of Wilmington. Nevertheless, for almost twenty years Father Wilfred zealously served the community. In 1995 the parish, an important part of the ministry of St. Mary’s Abbey for more than a century, was forced to close. Father Wilfred accepted this outcome once again as God’s will for him and for the community. Father Wilfred returned to New Jersey, now in his seventies, not to retire but to continue his ministry as associate pastor at St. Elizabeth Church in Linden, New Jersey. In 2000 he returned to the abbey in Morristown and became chaplain to the sisters of St. Anne’s Villa, where, for almost ten more years, he ministered to the elderly and infirm of the Sisters of Charity of Convent Station. In 2009, at age eighty-five, illness finally forced him to pass on this work to others. As absorbing as all these tasks were, Father Wilfred never lost his good zeal for the monastic life or his sense of humor. He continued to inspire the community by his consistent presence at prayer and Eucharist despite growing infirmity, thanks to his intrepid spirit. In his own words, “I’m not stubborn, just determined.” Father Wilfred was predeceased by his brothers Joseph and John, and sisters, Agnes, Marian, and Anna Maria. He is survived by his brother Charles of Brick Township, New Jersey, nieces and nephews, and by his brother monks of the St. Mary’s Abbey community.

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ABBEY NOTES (Continued from page 72) Gallery, Philadelphia. His sister nicely pushed him through the galleries, celebrating his 80th birthday with family. In February Fr. Beatus attended the annual meeting and lunch of the Washington Association. He and Fr. Rembert Reilly, O.S.B. both look forward to celebrating their 60th anniversary of profession in June. As part of his ongoing art education at the Thomas Jefferson School, Fr. Beatus and a group of 5th graders marked the 500th anniversary of Raphael’s Sistine Madonna. He continues his weekly Bible study at Christ the King Church and conducts a monthly book club at the Morristown Club. Finally Fr. Beatus confessed he suffers “anxiety attacks” over his April retrospective of paintings and drawings in the Delbarton Fine Art Center. The author of this column would like to point out that he has a Fr. Beatus original received upon graduating from Delbarton School over three decades ago that hangs in his monastery room!

Fr. Elias Lorenzo, O.S.B. while continuing as the prior of Sant’ Anselmo on Rome’s Aventine Hill, attended the Praesidium board meeting, Dallas, TX from January 17-18, 2013. The following month Fr. Elias attended the February 1-5 annual meeting of North American abbots at Prince of Peace, Oceanside, CA where he gave a report to the abbots on Sant’ Anselmo and implementation of the strategic plan of the Ateneo. On Ash Wednesday the Benedictines of Sant’ Anselmo were invited to take part in the liturgy at St. Peter’s Basilica normally celebrated on the Aventine. It was the final public Mass of Pope Benedict XVI before he renounced the papacy. It afforded Fr. Elias a rare and up-close look at Michelangelo’s famed Pietà normally behind glass. To celebrate his silver anniversary of profession Fr. Edward Seton Fittin, O.S.B. spent part of spring break in Rome. His visit just happened to coincide with the Inaugural

Mass of the newly elected Pope Francis. He and Fr. Elias, thanks to an Austrian monk, were able to secure tickets to the cappella papale, a section close to the altar for the March 19th Mass in St. Peter’s Square. They got a close glimpse of Pope Francis before Mass as he traveled through the crowd of several hundredthousand people on the ‘popemobile’! On March 21st, the Transitus of St. Benedict and the actual date of his profession, Fr. Edward Seton concelebrated the Conventual Mass at Sant’ Anselmo, followed by a festive meal. The Mass was celebrated by Archbishop Gerhard Müller, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. In attendance was his former professor from the Catholic University of America, Msgr. Kevin Irwin, well-known liturgist, and Sr. Frances Lauretti, M.P.F., former provincial superior at Villa Walsh Motherhouse, where the monks serve as chaplains. In April, Fr. Edward Seton happily began a new weekend mission at St.

Paul’s Church, Clifton. Fr. John Hesketh, O.S.B. returned to the abbey from his parochial work in Linden, to serve as parochial vicar at Notre Dame of Mt. Carmel, Cedar Knolls, while residing at the abbey and assisting at local convents. He also marked 25 years of profession on March 21st. Fr. Anthony Sargent, O.S.B. returned from parochial work in Linden to take up chaplaincy work at Mallinckrodt Convent, Mendham, and continue graduate studies. In February the monastic community welcomed an old friend, Fr. Terrence Kardong, O.S.B., monk of Assumption Abbey, Richardton, ND, editor of the American Benedictine Review and leading scholar on the Rule of Benedict. Fr. Terrence gave a series of conferences on the office of abbot in preparation for the abbatial election in March 2014. Amid his sagacious comments Fr. Terrence also regaled the community with his great sense of humor.

LET US REMEMBER • Vera Beck, mother of Jeff ’71 and John Beck ’74 • Romeo Caballes, father of Romeo ’77 and James Caballes ’84 • Mary Jo Cantwell, mother of Mark Cantwell ’72 • Mark Cardinali ’96 • Kenneth W. Carroll, father of Kenneth ’70 and John Carroll ’80 • Mildred Cipolaro, mother of Henry Jr.’67 and Robert Cipolaro ’70 and grandmother of Matthew ’03 and Andrew Cipolaro ’06 • John ‘Jake’ Cusano, brother of Thomas ’14 and Joseph Cusano ’18 • Moira Haley Dawson, mother of Andrew Dawson ’99 • William Denver ’61, brother of Paul Denver ’64 • Joyce Gelson, mother of John Gelson ’73 • Bill Herkner, Jr., stepfather of Michael O’Mara ’82 • Thomas Hofbauer, grandfather of Max Hofbauer ’15 • Eugene Keller ’59, brother of the late L. Robert Keller ’58, D. Peter Keller ’65 and Richard C. Keller ’69; uncle of D. Peter Keller, Jr. ’88 and Richard C. Keller, Jr. ’93

• George Korpita, father of George Korpita ’77 • Louis Martine, father of Lou ’82 and Tony Martine ’87, guardian of Joe Orifici ’82 • James M. McNamee, former Trustee of Delbarton School and father of Todd ’90 and Sean McNamee ’97 • Dorothy Mensinger, mother of John Mensinger ’65 • Carol Roessler, wife of former St. Mary’s Abbey/Delbarton Controller Robert Roessler and secretary to the Abbot of St. Mary’s Abbey before retiring in 2010 • William Christopher Singleton ’70, brother of Peter ’64 and Jamie Singleton ’74 • Carmel Joseph Tintle, father of Joseph C. Tintle ’70 • James P. Verhalen, father of Andrew ’74 and Philip Verhalen ’78 • Marjorie Wade, mother of Michael Wade ’85 • Billy Williams ’71

“If we believe that Jesus died and rose, God will bring forth with Him from the dead those who also have fallen asleep believing in Him.” 1 Thessalonians 4:14

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OPEN THE DOOR TO THE NEW DELBARTON ALUMNI PORTAL! The Delbarton Alumni Portal is open and ready for business. Now all Delbarton alumni can • • • •

Stay connected Network with DELNET Email class members Submit news for class notes and more.

go to www.delbarton.org Each Delbarton alumnus has a unique secure login. To access the portal • Visit the Delbarton website, go to ‘Alumni’, click ‘Alumni Center’ • Login using your email address • Hit “click here to reset your password” below the login box You will receive a temporary password allowing you to sign on, change your password and enjoy all the special features. *Important: If Delbarton does not have your current email address, or you are not sure which email address we have on file, contact Jackie Sullivan at jsullivan@delbarton.org

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Ed Broderick, formerly Senior Managing Partner of Broderick, Newmark & Grather, has joined Wilson Elser in the firm’s New Jersey office.

Adam Pesapane ’91 is Oscar Nominee for Fresh Guacamole

1964

Col. Andrew Breuder writes that his son Philip graduated from USN Officer Development School in September, 2012. He was at Naval Justice School in Newport, RI until December then headed for Japan as a Naval JAG. Son Kenneth was promoted to Petty Officer 3rd Class and son Maj. Chris Breuder is an MD at Ft Drum, NY.

1967

Edward Lozzi lives and works in Beverly Hills, CA where he is President of Edward Lozzi & Associates, a public relations firm. He was recently honored with a City of Los Angeles Proclamation for his 25 years as one of the top ten PR firms in

Making Waves

In January Adam Pesapane ’91 was nominated for an Oscar for his animated short film Fresh Guacamole, a wildly inventive take on making guacamole. What’s the difference between an Oscar-nominated filmmaker and the rest of us? Where we see avocados, Pesapane sees hand grenades. While the Oscar went to another film (Paperman) Pesapane’s nomination puts the animator in a whole new league.

LA. Ed has one son, Brendan, and three grandchildren.

1968

Mark Loreto participated in Hurricane Sandy disaster recovery efforts as a FEMA mission pilot flying photo mapping missions over affected areas.

In January Director of Alumni & Development J. Craig Paris ’82 showed off the new Delbarton signature blazer that Santa brought him for Christmas. Want one? Order yours at Blaze-in.com.

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1972

Mark Cantwell retired and has fulfilled a lifetime dream of living in the Florida Keys. He describes his home on Big Pine Key with one word: “Paradise!”

1986

John Waldron will receive the Oklahoma Organization for Excellence Teacher of the Year Award in May 2013. John teaches Social Studies at Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, OK.

1987

Harold ‘H’ Ehrmann and Angie Zine are the proud parents of a daughter, Ruby Delilah Mae Ehrmann, born on August 17, 2012. H is the Proprietor of San Francisco’s historic bar Elixer and, among his many other roles, is President of Cocktail Ambassadors, Chairman of The Bartender Relief Fund and National Ambassador for the United States Bartenders Guild. Dr. Taj Khan is an ophthalmic surgeon specializing in oculoplastic cosmetic surgery. He and his wife Natalie have two children, a daughter Sasha (4) and son Enzo (18 months). (Continued on page 80)

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John Cholish ’02 Battles On In December MMA Weekly profiled Wall Street energy broker/mixed martial arts fighter and former Green Wave wrestler John Cholish ’02. Cholish continues to straddle two very different fields and impressed Delbarton seniors when he spoke last spring at our annual Alumni Career Day. Cholish has fought in ten mixed martial arts bouts and won eight of them.

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Rusty Hewit ’98 married Candace Fisch on May 26, 2012 in New Canaan, CT. The reception was held at Woodway Country Club in Darien, CT and was attended by many Delbarton friends and families. The wedding party included the groom: Rusty Hewit ’98; best men: Grant Hewit ’02, and Alex Hewit ’04; Groomsmen Mike Albarelli ’98 and Chris White ’98; Ushers Doug Gowski ’98 and Michael Hug ’98. Pictured here are, back from left, Mike Albarelli ’98, Will Gaertner ’98, Scott Herbst ’99, John Tonzola ’95, Bob Loree ’98, Damon Gacicia ’98, Chris White ’98, Doug Gowski ’98, Rick Kentz ’70, P’98, ’05, George Krieger P’97, and Russ Hewit P’98, ’02, ’04. Front, from left, Chris DeMuth ’99, Grant Hewit ’02, Candace Hewit, Rusty Hewit ’98, Alex Hewit ’04 and Bill Ridley ’98.

John Cortese and Malena Cirio were married on September 29, 2011 at Babington House in Somerset, England. In addition to John’s extended family, also in attendance at the ceremony were Delbarton alumni Tiberio Frisoli ’98, John’s brother Vincent Cortese ’08 and his cousins Salvatore Cortese ’07 and Gianni Cortese ’09.

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Christopher Grieco ’99 and Barbara Anne Smith were married on June 30, 2012 in St. Louis, Missouri with a reception at the Missouri History Museum. Picture from left are usher Nicholas Salcedo ’99, Christopher Grieco ’99, Barbara Anne Smith, best man Vincent Montalto ’99 and groomsman Sergio Frisoli ’99.

Don Miller ’94 and Erin Corr were married on September 2, 2012 at The Barns at Wolf Trap in Vienna VA. Pictured here are Neal Sullivan ’94, Chris Riley ’94, Shawn Bumiller ’94, Mike Bumiller ’95, Erin and Don Miller ’94, Mark Arnold ’94 and Mike Hunter ’94.

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Michael Krystalla ’01 and Stefani MacDougall were married on September 21, 2012 at St. Peter the Apostle Church in Parsippany, NJ, with a reception afterwards at The Park Savoy in Florham Park, NJ. Pictured from left are Seann Farrell ’01, Brett Callahan ’01, Matt Hart ’01, Brian Mulholland ’01, Michael Krystalla ’01, Stefani Krystalla, Joe Stefans ’01, Troy Bowden ’01, Tom Wade ’01 and Ryan Bell ’01.

Kevin Duffy ’02 and Dr. Ann Marie Ricks were married on March 9, 2013 at St. Michael Church in Houston, TX with Fr. Edward Seton Fittin officiating and many of Delbarton friends in attendance. With the bride and groom are, top row, from left, John Kelly ’02, Michael Connor ’02 and Daniel Gadino ’02; middle row, from left, Thomas Denning ’02, Dr. Ann Marie Ricks and Kevin Duffy ’02; bottom row, from left, Justin Galacki ’02, Michael Anselmo ’02 and Nicholas Cherami ’02.

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After a career in banking and private equity, Kevin Doyle founded PE-Nexus, the leading internet deal flow exchange and private social network for mergers & acquisitions participants, in 2010. In March 2013, he sold his company to IntraLinks Holdings and has since joined IntraLinks to run the business out of the New York headquarters. Following the acquisition, Kevin moved from Miami, FL and currently resides in Greenwich, CT.

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After two years in Google’s London office, Mike Henry has returned to the Bay Area where he leads relationships with several of Google’s largest retail clients. Despite missing London, Mike has enjoyed settling into

his new home in San Francisco’s Castro district. Sam McFerran and his wife Lauren live in Washington DC where Sam works for Christ House, a residential medical facility for the homeless. Their son Brendan was born on October 31, 2010. Sam has an MPA from the University of Kansas and an M.Div from Union Presbyterian Seminary. Don Miller and Erin Corr were married on September 2, 2012 at The Barns at Wolf Trap in Vienna VA. with many Delbarton friends in attendance. Don recently accepted a job as Chief Financial Officer at Meals on Wheels Association of America in Alexandria VA, where the couple also lives. (See Wedding Album). In January Paul Muir, a Bethlehem Township, NJ Committee member, was selected by his colleagues to serve as mayor this year. Paul has two

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Award-Winning Antholis ’80 Documentary Now in Library of Congress One Survivor Remembers, a short 1995 documentary by Kary Antholis ’80, president of HBO Miniseries, is one of 25 films chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Film Registry in 2012. An HBO/U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum production, the film chronicles the six-year ordeal of Holocaust survivor Gerda Weissmann Klein, who spent six years as a victim of Nazi cruelty. The movie won the Academy Award in 1995 for Best Documentary Short Subject and an Emmy for Outstanding Information Special.

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James Weatherall ’01 and The Physics of Wall Street Delbarton alumnus James Weatherall ’01 is attracting a lot of attention with his new book The Physics of Wall Street. The book made The New York Times bestseller list and was selected as an Editor’s Choice. Much of Weatherall’s book is, according to the Times reviewer, “an entertaining and enlightening tale of the history of finance and gambling” but the book is also about the future and why it makes sense to look at physics and other sciences to solve economic problems. In defense of the practical application of scientific thinking Weatherall writes, “We use mathematical models cut from the same cloth to build bridges and to design airplane engines, to plan the electric grid and to launch spacecraft. If you don’t trust them, why are you driving over the George Washington Bridge?” Weatherall is an assistant professor of logic and philosophy of science at the University of California, Irvine where he is also a member of the Institute for Mathematical Behavioral Science. He has two Ph.D.’s – one in physics and mathematics, and one in philosophy – and lives in Irvine, CA with his wife and two daughters.

businesses, MAG Industries, a seller of pre-owned autos including classic and collector vehicles, and sale and Legacy Metals, a recycling company serving industrial businesses in recycling metals of all kinds. Muir is the fourth generation of his family in both industries. Mark Sieffert and his wife Cece live in Washington, DC where Mark works as part of President Obama’s Feed the Future Initiative which aims to reduce global poverty through agricultural growth. The projects he works on are designed to find ways to encourage agricultural businesses to partner with USAID and

foreign governments to help those countries meet their food security and nutrition goals. CeCe works for the World Wildlife Fund in their office of People and Conservation.

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John Cortese has had a whirlwind couple of years. After the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy he and other colleagues moved to Barclays Capital, and John was sent to London in early 2009 to spend three years building Barclays’ European High Yield and Distressed Credit (Continued on page 95)

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Jersey Shore Alumni Chapter Celebrates Christmas The Delbarton Alumni Association hosted a Christmas party at Rella’s Restaurant Tavern on December 13, 2012…

Perry Beneduce ’74, Fr. Rembert Reilly, OSB, and Jack Duva ’74.

Brian Hanlon ’87 shows off his surprise birthday cake, decorated with our favorite ‘Wiggie’ photos.

Director of Alumni & Development J. Craig Paris ’82 thanks the guys for keeping Delbarton’s Jersey Shore presence rocking in 2012. Photos by J. Craig Paris ’82

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The Fall Alumni Reps Dinner on October 18, 2012 at the Madison Hotel was well attended by Delbarton Alumni Association class representatives.

We catch up with three of four Hanlon brothers, from left, Brian ’87, John ’81 and Kevin Hanlon ’88. (Missing: Tim Hanlon ’84).

Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, delivers a state of the school address. Classmates Bob Fiocco ’84, left, and Jim O’Loughlin ’84.

John Masi ’06 with Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB. From left, Mike Maguire ’82, John McHugh ’81, Dave Gilfillan ’84 and Mike Gilfillan ’86.

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Chris and Rich Birrer ’68, center, with Rich’s classmate Dick Tappen ’68, left, and Alumni Association President Terrence Rouse ’86.

Annual Giving reps Tim Fitzsimmons ’95, left, and Grant Hewit ’02, right, flank Br. Paul and two members of the award-winning Class of 2003 Ted Lawless and Artie Falgione.

The Class of ’87 executed the highest participation increase. Tom Ferguson ’87, center, and Brian Hanlon ’87, accepted the award.

Bravo to the Class of 2011 for attracting the most donors before Jan. 31. Joe Lenz ’11 and Mike Noelke ’11, to the left and right of Br. Paul, were happy to accept the award on behalf of classmates. Photos by Jessica Fiddes

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On November 28, 2012 alumni and friends in the Philadelphia area attended our annual reception at the Villanova Conference Center in Villanova, PA

Director of Senior Guidance Mike Rosenhaus ’80, Tom Sweeney ’91 and Joe Pawelczyk ’05. Tom Elmer ’75, Jerry Jabbour ’92 and John Crutchlow ’96.

Geoff Preston ’09, Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, and EJ DaCosta ’10.

From left, Jack Kurren, Sean Doherty ’12, Kieran Kenny ’12, Rob Patten ’11 and Matt Agresti ’12.

From left, Kyle Kaplan ’11, Ibrahim Khedr ’11, Collin Higgins ’11, Brett Hanlon ’11 and John Guerrieri ’11.

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William DeSouza ’09, Robert Patten ’11, Alumni & Development Assistant Heidi Williamson and Logan True ’09.

John Kowalik Named Head of School at The Potomac School In February former Delbarton Assistant Headmaster John Kowalik P’13, ‘16 was named the new Head of School at The Potomac School in McLean, VA. Kowalik, who has spent the past decade as Headmaster of Peck School in Morristown, is also a former Green Wave Athletic Director and head football coach. He received a degree from the Executive Management Program at Dartmouth’s Tuck Business School, has an M.A. in Educational Administration from Columbia University and a B.A. in Political Science from Williams College. He is pictured here with his wife Carolyn at the 2010 Delbarton Hall of Honor Dinner.

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The Villanova contingent stands tall.

Pianist Rob Frech ’10 and Morningsiders Win Columbia’s Battle of the Bands

Fr. Edward Seton Fittin, Doug Dryer ’00 and Lindsay Dryer. Photos by J. Craig Paris ’82

Pianist Rob Frech ’10 and his band mates in Columbia’s Morningsiders won Columbia University’s annual battle of the bands on February 2, 2013, and several of the group’s videos quickly went viral on YouTube. Rob is pictured here at the 2012 Delbarton Homecoming where he performed in the Garden with friends in the Delbarton Jazz Ensemble.

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On December 15, 2012 Delbarton alumni once again gathered in Old Main for some Christmas cheer…

Alumni Association President Terence Rouse ’86, on left, with John Tonzola ’95 and Matt Gilfillan ’86.

Father Christmas (George Miller ’52) displays a birthday cake for his classmate Noel Taylor ’52.

From left, John Gilfillan ’81, Asst. Headmaster Chuck Ruebling ’79, P’10, Pat Callelo ’89, Lee Esposito ’74 and Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB. From left, Fred Pierce ’82, Mark Erenstein ’80 (in town from London) and AJ Papetti ’82.

From left, Greg Boch ’79 and guest with Abbey and Pat Allocco

Abbot Giles Hayes, OSB, with Iris and Mark Erenstein ’80, P’07.

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The Development team and friends, from left, Jane Collins, Jackie Sullivan, Jessica Fiddes P’03, ’05, ’08, Mary Pat Paris P’13,’15 and Heidi Williamson.

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Once a Duck, Now a Panther George Parros ’98 helped out with the NHL accord and has moved from the Anaheim Ducks to the Florida Panthers. He served as one of the players at the bargaining table trying to strike a deal to end the labor impasse that threatened to melt an entire season. In January Sports Illustrated online, SI.com, profiled Parros as he hit the ice for the Panthers for the first time.

Tina and Brian Monaghan ’73, P’14, on left, with Joanna and Tony Heaton ’81, P’11, ’13. Bill Waldron ’65, left, with Ricki and Jay Terzis ’65 P’00, ’02, ’03.

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Chris Amos ’06 Part of Grammy Award-Winning Editing Team On February 10, 2013 a film that assistant editor Chris Amos ’06 worked on this past year Big East Express won the Grammy in the “Best Long Form Music Documentary” category. Amos was the lead assistant editor on the movie, which is a documentary on a Mumford & Sons tour that took the band by train from San Francisco to New Orleans, playing concerts along the way. One band member described the epic journey as “2,800 miles, a week and a half and the time of our lives.” Big Easy Express also won the Audience Award in the Headliner category at South by Southwest, Austin’s annual music, film and interactive media festival and conference.

Soledad and Andy Anselmi ’83 P’16, on left, with Frank ’85 and Sandy Visceglia P’18. Photos by Jessica Fiddes and J. Craig Paris ’82

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The Second Annual ‘Alumni Hoops’ basketball game on January 5, 2013 brought together players from a wide range of graduation years. The Class of ’61 led the way…

Darryl Russell ’61 and Brian Sateja ’03 talk Delbarton hoops strategy. Members of the Green Wave basketball team of 1961 receive plaques commemorating their outstanding season over fifty years ago. From left are Jim ‘Foxy’ Farrell ’61, Bob Findlay ’61, John Parmigiani ’61, Dan Hollis ’63, Darryl Russell ’61 and George Roff ’61.

“Thank you all for making yesterday so wonderful and memorable. It is great to see that the Green Wave spirit lives on so strongly!” Dan Hollis ’63

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From left, Mike O’Neill ’96, Larry Stavitski ’95 and J.D. Moriarty ’90.

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“The spirit of the Delbarton family was very apparent. This was a once in a lifetime event and it really was very special to our team and to me…” Darryl Russell ’61

Entrepreneur Matt Mead ’09 and His Big Idea Matt Mead ’09, an architecture studies major at Hobart William Smith, recently was a finalist in HWS Pitch, a year-long entrepreneurial contest. Mead’s venture is Hempitecture, a biocomposite innovation company using organic and rapidly renewable resources like hemp bast fiber to make building materials. Bast fiber is collected from inner bark, the fibers that support the conductive cells of the plant and provide tensile strength to the stem. Mead wants to put bast fibers to work for the building trade “the largest contributor to carbon emissions domestically.” Unfortunately he didn’t win Hobart’s $10,000 prize but the man dreams big. He has since been accepted to compete for a $50,000 prize in the New York State Business Plan Competition, and was nominated to present his idea at the Global Student Entrepreneurs Award semi-finals in June in Charlotte, NC, a global contest with a grand prize of $250,000. A quarter of a million dollars to launch his concept? Yes, please.

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John Goldsmith ’97 and Mike O’Neill ’96 thank their young fans for attending the Alumni Hoops game. At Sona Thirteen for the post game wrap-up were, from left, Alumni Hoops organizer Jerry Jabbour ’92, Delbarton Athletic Director and Varsity Basketball Head Coach Dan Whalen and former Delbarton standout Bob Farrell ’64.

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Men Who Served On April 5, 2013 several Delbarton alumni who served in the military spoke about service at an M Block assembly. Former Army Captain John Fiddes ‘03, left, graduated from West Point and did five years of active duty as an Army officer, including deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan. Peter Jones ‘08, right, took a different route: he left college at the end of his freshman year, enlisted in the Army and deployed to Afghanistan. Fiddes and Jones answered questions about their experiences in the Middle East and later spoke to students in Brian Bowers Leadership class. Fiddes departed from the Army last May and now works in finance. In February Jones was honorably discharged from the Army and returns to Fairfield University this fall to begin pre-med studies.

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The Annual January Reps Dinner on January 29, 2013 at The Madison Hotel was well attended by class reps from a broad spectrum of classes…

From left, Bob Rouse ’79, Greg Bock ’79 and Director of Senior Guidance Mike Rosenhaus ’80.

From left, Jack Cooney ’68, Dick Tappan ’68 and Mark DeLotto ’98

From left, Chris Riley ’94, John Tonzola ’95 and Tim Fitzsimmons ’95.

From left, John Kelly ’02, Phil Lamparello ’02, Dean of Admissions/ Head Soccer Coach Dr. David Donovan, Assistant Coach Josh Hartle and Grant Hewit ’02.

Green Wave Soccer Head Coach Dr. David Donovan described the team’s thrilling state-title-winning season, then rallied his senior players and Assistant Coaches Josh Hartle and Jake Ross for a photo opp.

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ALUMNI NEWS Making Waves The Class of 1983 was well represented. Here are ’83 classmates, from left, Dave Villano, Paul Morfogen, Ted Dolan, Craig Flinn with Br. Paul Diveny, OSB.

Alumni Meet at BSC National Championship

Rusty Hewit ’98, left, with Assistant Headmaster Chuck Ruebling ’79.

A large contingent of Delbarton/Notre Dame alumni met in Miami for the BSC Championship game between The Irish and Alabama’s Crimson Tide. Spotted in the crowd prior to the big game on January 7, 2013 were classmates Brian Maher ’89, on left, and Mike Nichols ’89. Maher later reported, “…suffice it to say, the pre-game with Nichols was better than the game itself!” Alabama won the game (ND fans, cover your ears) 42-14.

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Fencer Michael Woo ’12 Takes Third in Junior World Cup Event

Alumni Association President Terrence Rouse ’86 opens the dinner meeting at the Madison Hotel.

In early January fencer Michael Woo ’12, right, earned a bronze medal at a Junior World Cup event in Udine, Italy. Woo finessed his way through a field of Italians on their home mat as he won his first ever Junior World Cup medal in a field of 90 athletes at the Udine Junior Foil World Cup on January 5, 2013. He was the only American to advance to the quarter-finals. After pursuing fencing as an individual sport during his years at Delbarton, Michael Woo now competes for Harvard’s Division I program as he continues to improve his national and international rankings.

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On February 21, 2013 John Conner ’53 hosted a reception for Delbarton alumni at the New York Athletic Club on Central Park South... 2008 guys chat with Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB. From left Tim McHale, Matt Van Orden, Br. Paul, Mark Hardin and Mark Snyder.

Tom Gorke ’94, on left, with Adam Miller ’93 and Edward Vincent ’92.

From left, Tim Campbell ’04, Alex Hewit ’04, Kevin Moffitt ’02, Grant Hewit ’02 and Brian Hanlon ’87.

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Delbarton Fund Director Jackie Sullivan, John Donohue ’88, Rob Failla’89 and Brian Maher ’89.

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Our host at the NYAC John Conner ’53 and his wife Henrika.

Dave and Tess Lewis P’03,’13 with their son Dave Lewis, Jr ’03.

From left, Zac Laverty ’01, Fr. Andrew Smith, OSB, Troy Bowden ’01 and Matt Hanlon ’01.

Brothers Sean Gallagher ’90, on left, and Devin Gallagher ’92.

From left, Greg Brozowski ’95, Christopher Riley ’94, Bret Delaire ’93, and Alumni Association President Terrence Rouse ’89.

From left are Jerry Jabbour ’92, Fred Pierce ’82, Drew Maldonado ’82, Drew Eklund ’99, Len Crann ’82, Brian Hanlon ’87 and Alumni & Development Director J. Craig Paris ’82. Photos by Jessica Fiddes

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On February 27, 2013 Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, and the Delbarton Alumni Association hosted a reception at the The Breakers in Palm Beach, FL…

Elaine and Morton Erenstein P’80, GP’07 and Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB.

Bob and Deborah Cargo P’03, ’07 and Director of College Counseling Mike Rosenhaus ’80.

On left, Jerry and Rosalie Cerza P’82 with Bob and Amelia Doherty P’84.

From left, Mary Waldron P’86 and guest with John Swift P’86 and George Grimm P’89.

From left, Miguel ’92 and Claudia Rionda, Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB and Development Assistant Ana Martinez.

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From left, Scott Housel ’89, Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB and John Swift P’86.

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Rugger Jake Feury ’12 and Friends Director of Alumni & Development J. Craig Paris ’82 with Anne and Albie Milanese P’87.

Former Green Wave football kicker and rugby standout, and current Middlebury freshman, Jake Feury ’12 shared a picture of Wave Club Rugby alumni after the Colgate/Middlebury Rugby Match on March 30, 2013. From left, Ethan Vorel ’10, Carl Eckert ’10, Sean Maguire ’12 and Jake Feury ’12.

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From left, Scott Housel ’89, Bob Mountford ’63 and Jim Valentine ’64.

From left, Reghan Foley, Patrice Foley, Chris Gumm ’86 and Vanessa Gumm.

Nancy and Bill Kelly P’97. Photos by J. Craig Paris ’82

trading businesses. He met his wife, Malena Cirio, who is originally from Argentina and was working in finance in London. The couple was married on September 29, 2011 at Babington House in Somerset, England. (See Wedding Album) John and Malena moved back to New York in early 2012 and welcomed their first child, Olivia, in July. John is still at Barclays where he is a Managing Director on the High Yield Credit trading desk. He looks forward to connecting with more Delbarton alumni now that he’s back in NYC. Scott Neigel is the new principal of Bernards High School in Bernardsville., NJ. Scott received his undergraduate degree in history and a master’s in teaching at the University of Virginia and earned his master’s in educational administration and supervision at Rutgers. His previous posting was assistant

principal at Governor Livingston High School in Berkley Heights, NJ. He lives in Branchburg Township. Rusty Hewit and Candace Fisch were married on May 26, 2012 in New Canaan, CT. The reception was held at Woodway Country Club in Darien, CT and was attended by many Delbarton friends and families. (See Wedding Album)

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Christopher Grieco and Barbara Anne Smith were married on June 30, 2012 in St. Louis, Missouri with a reception at the Missouri History Museum. (See Wedding Album) After clerking for Judge Edith Clement on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Chris joined the law firm of Boies Schiller & Flexner, LLP. Barbara is currently clerking for Judge Thomas Griffith on the United (Continued on page 97)

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On February 28, 2013 Alumni Director J. Craig Paris ’82 invited a group of Florida alumni and friends to join him at a Florida Panthers game to see Panthers forward George Parros ’98 in action…

Scott Housel ’89 and friend at the Panthers v. Sabres game on February 28th.

From left, Jim Glynn ’97, J. Craig Paris ’82, Mike Rosenhaus ’80, with Jeremy Gumm and his dad Chris Gumm ’86.

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Matt Luciano ’91and his family at the Panthers game.

Two Wave Alumni Contribute to Amherst Division III National Hoops Title

Player Tom Killian ’10 and Assistant Coach Matt Goldsmith ’04 represented the Green Wave on April 7, 2013 when Amherst faced Mary Hardin-Baylor in the NCAA Division III national championship game. Amherst won the game 87-70 and finished the season on a 24 game winning streak. Killian, left, was a major contributor in the game as Goldsmith ’04, a member of Amherst’s 2007 title-winning team, coached from the sidelines. (See Matt Goldsmith’s article Lessons Learned from Green Wave Athletics in this issue)

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Andrew Lynn was married this past August 2012 to Kristin Hanson.

From left, Jim Glynn ’97, Mike Rosenhaus ’80 and Rod Trafford ’97. Photos by J. Craig Paris ’82

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Michael Krystalla and Stefani MacDougall were married on September 21, 2012 at St. Peter the Apostle Church in Parsippany, NJ, with a reception afterwards at The Park Savoy in Florham Park, NJ with many Delbarton friends in attendance. (See Wedding Album)

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Collin Peck is a first year law student at University of Virginia Law School.

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Michael Slattery recently received his Masters in Mathematics & Statistics from Georgetown University and now works at IBM Global Business Consulting in the financial industry sector. (Continued on page 98)

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Tough Mudder’ Yampolsky ’00 Flies Del Flag Dave Yampolsky ’00 competed in the 2013 Mid-Atlantic Tough Mudder Race on April 20, 2013 in West Virginia and saluted his alma mater after crossing the finish line!.

Delbarton Skaters Help Yale Win Its First National Title Yale won its first national hockey title on April 13, 2013 with the help of three former Green Wave players Kenny Agostino ‘10, Matt Killian ‘11 and Charles Orzetti ‘10 were on the ice for Yale on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at the NCAA Division I championship game in Pittsburgh, PA. After losing to rival Quinnipiac three times in regular season play Yale stormed the ice to earn a 4-0 shutout over Quinnipiac (Orzetti scored goal #2). In this photo Agostino celebrates the win with the 2013 NCAA Hockey Trophy..

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In May 2012 Christopher Butterfield graduated cum laude from Georgetown University with a B.S. in Business. He currently works as a consultant with Deloitte and Touche in New York City.

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Shane Conlin graduated from Colgate University in December, 2012.

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Sean McAuliffe is a third year history major at the University of Virginia.

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In March, Harvard fencer Michael Woo finished 8th at the 2013 NCAA Fencing Championship and was named to the Second Team All American. Harvard Fencing also took the All-Ivy title in 2013.

Williams Freshman Jorge Lopez ’12 Makes History as All American Wrestler Jorge Lopez ’12 had an impressive freshman season competing for the Williams Ephs. He qualified for the NCAA DIII Wrestling National Championships and was named a collegiate wrestling AllAmerican, making history at Williams by becoming the first freshman in the College’s Wrestling history to make All American. Ephs coach Scott Honecker says, “Jorge now goes down as the first freshman AllAmerican in Williams history, which is an unbelievable feat in itself. I know he is just not satisfied with being an All-American, he is ready to climb that podium as high as possible tomorrow.”

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N APLES On February 26, 2013 Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, and the Delbarton Alumni Association hosted a reception at the Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club in Naples, FL…

Joanne and Dwight Massey GP’06, 08,’11 with Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB.

Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, with Cheryl and Stuart Doline P’98.

Robert Kelly GP ’19 and Isabel Filippone.

From left, Marjorie and Kai Heyer P’88 and Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, with Walter and Margy Reilly P’84, 86, ’89.

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Claire and Valerie Flinn P’83, GP ’17 with Headmaster Br. Paul Divery, OSB.

Peter and Elsa Benz P’78,’81,’82,’85, GP ’08,’12,’14, on left, with Diane and Bill Ebben P’88,’90.

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Kaye and Bob Weidner P’84 with Director of Alumni & Development J. Craig Paris ’82.

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Vintage Snapshots from the Kountze Era This circa 1884 photo depicts Mrs. Annie Kountze, wife of Luther Kountze, on horseback on the lawn of the Kountze familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s summer estate. Her children Barclay, DeLancey and Helen sit on the lawn with two family pets.

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hese two photos, taken decades apart, include horses and were taken at Delbarton but seem otherwise unrelated. The link lies in their common provenance and came to us as the result of the curiosity and investigative skills of Brian Regan â&#x20AC;&#x2122;73, Deputy Director of the Morgan Library and Museum in New York City. While still a Delbarton student, Brian delved deeply into the history of Delbarton. In the course of his research, Brian got to know Mrs. Barbara Hoskins, revered director of the North Jersey History and

Genecology Center at the Morristown Morristownship Public Library. She somehow knew that two widowed daughters of Mr. James Irwin, onetime Delbarton estate manager, still resided in Morris Plains. Mss. Beers and Mrs. Allen indeed had memories and memorabilia of the Kountze family and of life at Delbarton. With the assistance of Abbot Brain Clarke, OSB, Brian Regan visited the women and returned home with these two fascinating photos. In the photo, perhaps taken 1884, a nobly mounted Mrs. Annie Kountze faces

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A year filled with special events, speakers, exhibits and a gala celebration

| Homecoming 2012 | Up High:

Find Your Everest: Dr. Rich Birrer ’68 By Jessica Fiddes

| Up Higher:

U-2 Squadron Leader Andrew McVicker ’91 By Jessica Fiddes

| Teams, Groups and People By Matt Goldsmith ’04

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Stay tuned for more news of our year-long 75th anniversary celebration!

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E-mail your news to delalum@delbarton.org or mail form to: Jessica Vermylen Fiddes, Editor • Delbarton Today, Delbarton School • 230 Mendham Road • Morristown, NJ 07960

Up Higher With U-2 Pilot Andrew McVicker ’91