Dunn School Alumni News

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June 2014

Dunn Alumni News

Tom Holmes Director of Alumni Affairs Phone: 805-686-0627 Email: tholmes@dunnschool.org

Ne Tentes Aut Perfice

FROM RALPH LOWE

Alumni Weekend Benediction

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he Headmaster has asked me to kick start the denouement of the organized greetings and acknowledgments so that everyone might relax and follow the wise dictum of A.E. Housman, which encourages us all to remember that “malt does more than Milton can to justify God’s ways to man.”

So let the games begin soon, but keep in mind that here, in this yard, on this acreage, many of us became men who came here as boys and women as girls.

We can speak with a vocabulary known only to us about our own pantheon that coalesced during our adenoidal, bewildering teenage years where, across the stage of our own Parthenon, the Barn, walked Tony, Loy, Stu, Doc, Buff, Ruoss, Blaisdell, Gill, Munger, Pettley, Norm and the exquisite Anne Hines, Thacher, Ripley, Stanton, Jurgie, Saltus, Kumler, and so many more who found themselves here at the same time. Our parents, the trunk of the family sedan now empty, drove away and left us here, alone, terrified and at the mercy of the fickle, awkward masculine (sort of) winds that blew through the quad or the horrific night sessions in the bomb shelter.

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2004 alums gathered at Figueroa Mountain Brewery in Buellton for the Friday evening reception. Pictured here from right to left: Ian Avery, Peter McCarthy, Reed Stevens, Maile Jarrette (maiden name - recently married), Spencer Vincent, Cassie Ballieau, Allison (Polson) Fitzgerald.

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Friday night at Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company in Buellton. 1. Activities Director Vicki Vachon chats with Reed Stevens ‘04. 2. Bruce Thacher

‘73 and Guy Walker ‘76 share a laugh. 3. John Rindlaub ‘67 with former roommate Lloyd Westbook ‘67. Saturday evening reception at Bliss House, Home of Head of School Mike Beck. 4. Alex Neeley ‘09 and Christina Banman ‘08. 5. Lee Beckstrom, Frank Barwah ‘87, Nancy Beckstrom and Therese Brown join together to celebrate the Young Alum of the Year, Nyuol Tong ‘10. 6. Friends Tunuka Gray, Jared Murray-Bruce ‘10 and Daniel Freeman ‘09 share a hug. 7. Dan Joslyn ‘74, Downey Orrick ‘09, Andy Orrick ‘74, Winsor Orrick ‘75, Jim Gaskin ‘71, Mark Richardson ‘74.

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hat a wonderful gathering of Dunn alums, families, faculty, and friends! The highlights of the weekend were the class of ’64’s celebration of their 50th reunion, and the celebration of the Learning Strategies Program 40th anniversary and Nancy Roome.

The ‘64s gathered together Friday night, and then on Saturday evening shared their stories and memories with all who were in attendance – they demonstrated great camaraderie and spirit. A video presentation featuring Nancy Roome and the history of the LS Program was another highlight of Saturday evening’s reception and dinner.

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Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company in Buellton was the site for the Friday night reception; approximately 60 alums joined the festivities. There was great representation from the classes of 1974 and 2004. Many years separated their attendance at Dunn, but the experiences they enjoyed had countless common themes; two generations of Orricks were present! The venue was perfect and the company fantastic.

Saturday began with an extraordinary brunch in the Mary Dunn Jackson Dining Hall and was followed by the annual Jurgensen Golf Tournament, wine tasting in Los Olivos, campus tours conducted by student tour guides, and the volleyball, baseball and lacrosse games. The Saturday reception and dinner at the home of Mike and Maura Beck was excellent. Attendance, in excess of 125 people, was the largest ever for Alumni Weekend. During the evening presentation, Bill DuBois ’80 received the Alumni of the Year Award for his dedicated service to the school, and Nyuol Matioktong ’10 was recognized as the Young Alum of the Year. Dunn students provided beautiful music, and Juan Pina ’74 regaled the gathering with song. Although the weather was a bit chilly, the warm feelings made it a beautiful evening shared by the Dunn community.

On Sunday morning, most members of the class of ’64 enjoyed breakfast in the dining hall. The group speculated on how their classmates would have

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7 Our parents left us subject to the projector that almost always melted the film–the end of another movie night in the dining hall– but still the viscous phantasmagoria on the screen always made us cheer. You know, the dining hall where the Strawberry Alarm Clock played their one hit wonder Incense and Peppermint for the prom when all the girls from the Great Beyond were sleeping in the Bomb Shelter and how that very thought was nuclear in our own dreams all through that long night.

8. Bill Allen ‘64 and Mort Sullivan ‘64. 9. Juan Piña ‘74 and Mike Jones ‘74.

reacted to the incredible food had it been served 50 years ago – the general consensus was, “We would have gotten up and attended breakfast!”

Alumni Weekend was a fantastic celebration enjoyed by all. We look forward to next year’s gathering and the recognition of the 5s and 0s. Mark your calendars now so that you can join us April 24, 25 and 26, 2015.

All Alumni Weekend photos are courtesy of Chris Wesselman ‘65. Thanks, Chris! See his full collection of images from Alumni Weekend at: http://www.chriswesselmanphotography.com/Dunn/Alumni-Weekend-2014

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No one else knows this but us. We were changed in all the rooms of the school, the playing fields and the nights when the stars were up like no place other than the Canary Islands or some far outpost of pristine air and villages lit only by fire.

Now we have a few beers, and tell lies that we have come to believe are true, maybe drudge up old grudges or rekindle what seemed to be dead embers. It is, after all, Eliot’s April- “the cruelest month, mixing memory and desire” reminding us of what we were and smacking us in the mug with what we are.

So , if I may, I’ll end whatever this is with a poem by Yeats called A Drinking Song Wine comes in at the mouth And love comes in at the eye That is all we shall know for truth Before we grow old and die.

I lift my glass, I look at you, And I sigh – Ralph Lowe ‘70

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1. Meg Esser Cruz got married in May and had a mini reunion of Dunn friends: Eric Schrager ‘04, Justin Ching ‘07, Meg Esser ‘04, Allison Polson ‘04, Michael Maddux ‘03 and Zoe Carter ‘05. 2. Jesse Aceves ‘76 and Guy Walker ‘76 at Andersen Pea Soup circa 1975. 3. Kevin Kline ‘04 and Neil Muller ‘04 couldn’t get all the way back to Los Olivos, but they got together for an east coast Dunn Alumni Reunion. “By the way, I double bogeyed this hole in case you were wondering!” says Kevin.

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Jesse Aceves sent this message: My daughter Alexis is now 22 years old and graduated from San Francisco State with honors.

She will be at NYU this summer attending their digital media program. She asked me for a one way ticket to NY. I’m very proud!

Her website: www.alexisaceves.com

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As I reflect, no words can describe how deeply honored I am to have graduated from Dunn. The more the years passed, the more magical my time there has become.

Peter Knoles, pictured below, received a wonderful letter from Russell Ledbetter ‘82 thanking Peter for his words of wisdom many years ago. He sent a shirt, pin, and card honoring Peter’s teaching career. Both

I wish everyone the best, now and always!

Former faculty members Peter and Rose Knoles.

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Peter and Rose were grateful for the remembrances and the gift – well done, Russell!

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(Tomashu) Kenyatta Jones, PhD sent this note: Currently, I am living in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. I am finishing up a Postdoctoral Fellowship here at UNC. I finished my residency this March 31 so I am extremely excited. Next steps, I hope to be in an administrative position at a research university or research hospital.

It was Mr. Holmes and his family, the Loy’s, Judycki, Michael Chapman and the Dunn School community that inspired me to do some great work and I am grateful to everyone.

I attended this past alumni weekend to pay tribute to the class of ‘74. It was a love fest! I can’t wait to spend time with the class of ‘75 next year.

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Yulianna Zinovieva be-

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GRADUATES

William Tsai ‘05 University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine Spencer Herbert ‘06 Chapman University Law School

Keegan Mitchell

Kristine Journey ‘06 and her new fiancé. Congratulations, Kristine!

Sandra Tombe

William Tsai

Hannah Brown ‘10 Goucher College Elementary Education Victoria (Tori) Johnson ‘10 Cal Lutheran Philosophy

Nyuol Tong

Keegan Mitchell ‘10 University of Arizona Agricultural Business

Spencer Herbert Chelsea Youn Jack Ryan

came a cover model in June, gracing the front of a Russian American women’s magazine. You’ll find the issue at http:// gorozhanka.com.

Sam Maas

From Kristine Journey: He asked. I said yes!

Happiest day ever! (photo above)

Hannah Brown

Jillian Keller ‘10 and Felicia Garcia ‘10

Willamette University

Sonali Ravi

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Samantha Maas ‘09 University of Montana Communications

Sonali Ravi ‘10 Mount Holyoke College French & Francophone Studies, Gender Studies Jack Ryan ‘10 University of San Francisco Jom Sirimongkolkasem ‘10 California College of the Arts Industrial Design

Jom Sirimongkolkasem

Sazan Pasori

Sandra Tombe ‘10 Berea College Political Science Nyuol Tong ‘10 Duke University Literature & Philosophy Chelsea Youn ‘10 Bowdin College Psychology/minor in Biology Sazan Pasori ‘11 University of San Francisco English and Design

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Jillian Keller and Felicia Garcia

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1. Maddie Sexton ‘12 stopped by during a visit home from Berkeley. 2. Paige (Phillips) Martin ‘87 received her RN from Cypress College in December and passed her Boards in February. Congratulations, Paige! 3. After graduating from Vassar with a degree in Art History, Tyler Davidson ‘05 just received his MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. 4. Michael Eadington ‘90 celebrated the grand opening of his gallery in Capitola on June 6. Visit him online at: theeadingtongallery.com.

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Hannah Brown, an avid lacrosse player, received an impressive number of awards in her senior year at Goucher College: 2nd team all-conference for the 3rd year in a row, All Sportsmanship Team, MVP, Player of the Month in March, Rowdy Rodent (school spirit/participation), and the Neuman Award, for being a “well-rounded student-athlete who has evolved into an effective leader, outstanding citizen and distinguished athlete.”

Congratulations, Hannah!

Visiting campus (left) Former faculty member Steve Gill and his wife Nancy during a campus visit. It was great to welcome them back and to share a few stories about Dunn.

(below) Jay Gould ‘12 and Charlie Vincent ‘12 during a visit to campus.

Keegan Mitchell also graduated with distinction this year: “Cum Laude, Outstanding Senior in my Major and all in four years.

I’m happy it’s all done and finished.” (left) Former faculty member Callie Martin was on campus, visiting with students and faculty. Callie is currently pursuing her Master’s degree.

We’d love to hear from you!

Send updates and photos to alumni@dunnschool.org or visit us on Facebook.

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ill DuBois ’80, and Nyuol Matioktong ’10 were honored as the Alumnus of the Year and Young Alumnus of the Year during Dunn’s Alumni Weekend. Bill has been a member of the Board of Trustees from 2008 to 2014 and was the Board Chair in 2010 and 2011. He has been instrumental in the ongoing development of the school’s financial structure; he was also a member of the faculty at Dunn from 2003 to 2006. Bill made good on the comment he made during his 1980 Senior Chapel talk saying, “I will return to Dunn someday in an official capacity.” We are tremendously grateful for all that he has contributed to Dunn School!

Nyuol is an extraordinary young man who graduated from Duke University in May. While a student at Dunn, he began SELF Sudan, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building schools in Nyuol’s home country of South Sudan. The philosophy of SELF is to partner with South Sudanese villages to build schools and empower their communities by helping them develop their local economic potential. He will continue his education at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop at the University of Iowa.

(above) Young Alum of the Year Nyuol Tong ‘10 with Associate Head of School Aaron Dorlarque. (below) Head of School Mike Beck introduces Alum of the Year Bill DuBois ‘80 with encouragement from Alumni Association Board Member Guy Walker ‘76.

Congratulations to Bill and Nyuol!

The Alumni Association Board oversaw the process of selecting the alums of the year. We thank all of the Alumni Board members for their service during the past academic year.

40 Years of Learning Strategies

In 1973, Head of School Bill Webb flew to New York to interview Nancy Roome. He needed a learning specialist to establish an innovative program for talented students who had reading challenges. After meeting Nancy, he knew he had found the woman for the job.

Today, under the leadership of Alice Berg and Leslie Vincent, Dunn’s Learning Strategies Program is an international model for learning support within a rigorous college-prep school. To honor Nancy Roome – who is 92 years old – and to thank the learning specialists who have shared their passion and talent over four decades, students who were part of the program sent letters of gratitude which were compiled into a scrapbook and video for Nancy. Her daughters were on hand during Alumni Weekend in her stead. Here’s to another 40 wonderful years!

(above) Learning strategies teachers Nancy Ortiz, Mark Geriak, Nancy Roome, Leslie Vincent and Alice Berg, visiting together at the home of Nancy Roome.

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Austin Gallún ‘10 Cal Poly University, San Luis Agricultural Business (pictured here with his parents and brother Conrad ‘08.)

Jocelyn Maldonado ‘10

University of San Diego Natalie Carroll ‘10

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University of California, LA Currently interning with a film company in Marina Del Rey (pictured here with sister Maddie ‘12).

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Vanessa Bell ‘10

Santa Clara University Logan Kado ‘10

UCLA (pictured here with sister Leslie ‘00, her husband and daughter)

From the Dunn School Alumni News page

dunnschool.org/alumni/news

Getting Animated Ru Kuwahata ‘00 and her husband Max Porter were recently featured in a video on Lynda. com. The duo combines hand-crafted puppets and set pieces with digital animation to create their short films, bringing something completely unique to the medium. They have produced tv commercials, music videos for They Might Be Giants, and worked on awardwinning independent film projects. They discuss their process in this video: Between Two Worlds, The Hybrid Animation of Tiny Inventions. You can learn more about them on their website: tinyinventions.com.

Tech for Life David Armstrong ‘86 is part of a team of researchers at the University of Arizona working to combine consumer technology with medical applications. He talks about the medical merger in this TedX talk: The Human App Store.

If She Builds It, Will They Read?

Retired Dunn School English teacher Vickie Gill is spearheading an effort to get a library in Los Alamos, California. Her story was featured in a Noozhawk article.

Do you have news you’d like to share? Send it to alumni@dunnschool.org or find the Dunn School Alumni page on Facebook.

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Congratulations to our Newest Alums!

Emma Andersen Georgia Arnautou Brian Bae Heather Chu Dawson Chung Claire Connors Ayinde Crear Abu Danladi Andie de Werd Carolyn Dorwin Jake Eisaguirre Dan Ekiss Morgan Evered Brigitte Gottlieb Martha Gray Olivia Guo Hunter Hartmann Matthew Honeyman David Horsfield Kevin Hsu Kristina Jackson Maggie Jiang Brynlie Johnston Alexandra Jones Dodi Kandeel

Cal Poly University, San Luis Obispo University of Portland Northeastern University University of California at Santa Cruz The George Washington University Gap Year Cornell University University of California, Los Angeles Northeastern University Mills College Eckerd College Washington State University The University of Arizona University of Technology Syndey University of California at Irvine University of California at San Diego University of Colorado at Boulder Northeastern University The University of Arizona School of the Art Institute of Chicago Whitman College University of California at Berkeley Bard College Northeastern University University of San Francisco

Cody Kessel Brian Kim Belle Kuvanant Bruce Lai Dominick Lawrence Ryan Layton Jessica Mao

Bryce McKibbin Danielle McNally Declan Moles Jiyoun Moon Katri Morrison-Goulias Tyler Pooley Lucas Priestley Annemarie Rice Hannah Roots Sabrina Salgado Sergio Santos Khaleeq Sattaar El Michelle Thibodeaux Anita Williams Matthew Wu Bo Yaki David Zou

Denison University Indiana University at Bloomington Pace University, New York City San Jose State University University of San Francisco Cal Poly University, San Luis Obispo Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Chapman University Arizona State University University of Vermont Yonsei University Arizona State University San Francisco State University Cal State University, Monterey Bay Loyola Marymount University University of California, San Diego University of San Francisco Syracuse University Hofstra University Lewis & Clark College Lewis & Clark College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of San Francisco Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Find more graduation photos at Timothy Teague Photography and on the Dunn School Flickr Page.

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