EHS: The Magazine of Episcopal High School Fall 2017 by Episcopal High School

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CONNECT On Campus

FALL 2017

Alumni return to the Hill to connect with current students during the inaugural event of its kind

BURCH OUTDOOR PROGRAM:

20th Anniversary

The Class of 2021 embarked on the Burch Outdoor Program in September — hiking, rock climbing, and camping along the Appalachian Trail. Thanks to the generosity of Lucius M. Burch ’59, Episcopal has partnered with Outward Bound to provide this transformative experience to ninthgrade students for the last 20 years. COLOR FIELD STUDIES BY ELSABE DIXON’S PAINTING I AND PAINTING II STUDENTS.

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28 CONNECT ON CAMPUS

Alumni return to the Hill to reflect on their careers, share pivotal moments from their professional lives, and connect with students as they prepare for college and beyond.

36 ALL HANDS ON DECK FOR A HOME

Students and faculty join parents and alumni, led by Reid Murchison ’72, for a day of giving back.

38 AN UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP

How a creative writing award paved the way for a meaningful connection between Page Dame ’59 and Page Light ’17.

FEATURES

20 SPIRIT WEEKEND

Episcopal defeated Woodberry 21-7 in the 117th playing of The Game; four teams and six individuals were inducted in the EHS Athletics Hall of Fame; and thousands returned to campus to show their School spirit.

40 HOW CAN ENGINEERS CHANGE THE WORLD? Ph.D. student Bethany Gordon ’12 tells us how.

DEPARTMENTS

2 FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL 4 EHS SOCIAL 5 EPISCOPAL UP CLOSE 44 FROM THE ARCHIVES The High School in Panorama

48 CLASS NOTES

After Episcopal: Howard Smith ’76, Kate Hanlan Hollo Kegan ’05, Hillary Harper Molitor ’05, and Greg Dinardo ’09.

86 IN MEMORIAM

Head of School: Charley Stillwell Director of Institutional Advancement: Christina Holt Director of Communications: Billy Faires Editor: Audrey Courchesne Class Notes Editor: Elizabeth Henderson ’11 Contributing Editors: Lindsay Bingham, Margaret von Werssowetz Waters ’06 Photographers: Audrey Courchesne, David Douglas, Natalie Davies, Rebecca Drobis, Billy Faires, Elizabeth Henderson ’11, Frank Phillips, Cory Royster Archivist: Laura Vetter

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From the Head of School Fall is a magical time on the Episcopal campus. The energy and enthusiasm that come with a new year and new beginnings are contagious, and the students and faculty inspire each other to set ambitious goals and to re-envision what being our best selves can mean. These first months of the year have been filled with unique and powerful learning experiences that are only possible here in Washington, D.C., the strengthening of friendships among students and faculty alike, and the celebration of impressive achievements in all areas of school life. I have been especially proud of the positive leadership example set by the senior class this fall. They take great pride in being part of a community that has long valued honor and the development of the moral and intellectual courage necessary to make a true difference with one’s life. These seniors have taken key areas of the visual and performing

year into an important strategic planning process. Following a spring and summer where we used surveys and group discussions to solicit input and insights from our extended Episcopal community of parents and alumni, the Board of Trustees kicked off their own round of strategic conversations at their November meeting and will use the year ahead to explore key areas for future enhancements. These conversations with the faculty, staff, and administration will examine how best to utilize fully the remarkable Washington resources outside our gates, to ensure that our students truly thrive in more areas of school life here than they would at any other institution, to strengthen the bonds among faculty and students in our 100 percent boarding setting, and to identify the resources necessary to support innovative approaches to teaching excellence and maintain the School’s financial health and affordability into the future.

JUST AS THE SENIORS HAVE PURSUED AMBITIOUS GOALS THIS FALL, THE SCHOOL ITSELF IS ALSO LAUNCHING THIS YEAR INTO AN IMPORTANT STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS. arts here to new heights. They have created or enhanced new clubs and organizations designed to strengthen dialogue and build understanding across our global mix of students, to honor the service and sacrifice of the military, and to serve others across Greater D.C. and beyond. Their focus on community has also led them to highlight key traditions from the School’s past, such as holding doors for others and understanding that living an honorable life is as much about how we treat each other as it is about maintaining one’s integrity in all situations. Just as the seniors have pursued ambitious goals this fall, the School itself is also launching this

As you read our fall magazine, I hope it will give you a better sense of our students’ wonderful accomplishments and of the talents and dedication of this outstanding faculty and staff. It certainly was rewarding to cap off these fantastic fall months with an exciting Spirit Weekend. From the impressive group of accomplished alumni who participated in our first Connect on Campus event, to the outstanding athletes and teams inducted into the Hall of Fame, to our hard-fought victory over the Tigers in football, it was clear what a special community has been fostered over all these years on The Holy Hill.

Sincerely,

Charles M. Stillwell

EHS Social

1 New students gather on the Chapel quad to play welcome games with their Monitors. 2 New and returning students and faculty sign the Honor Code book. 3 The 2017-18 Cheerleaders pump up the crowd at Dorm Games. 4 Ninth-graders get ready to head out on the 20th Annual Burch Outdoor Program. 5 The group is all smiles at the end of the Burch trip! 6 A Learn the City Washington Program trip to the Lincoln Memorial. 7 A group of alumnae from the Classes of 1994-2013 wish the girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; athletic teams good luck before the Seminary Hill Cup. 8 The 10th Annual Seminary Hill Cup ends in a tie!

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HONOR COMMITTEE Front row: Seniors Alex Brown, Sophie Singletary, John Woodward (Head of the Honor Committee), Anna Smith, and Gray Goodwyn. Second row: Advisor Tim Rogers ’79; Seniors Isabelle Holt, Christian Wright, and Lebby Clement; Advisors Louis Smith and Jessie George. Not pictured: Advisor Mike Reynolds.

VESTRY Front row: Pierson Gammage ’20, Natasha Wanjiru ’20, Junior Warden Ansley Haulbrook ’18, and Natalie Block ’19. Second row: Virginia Fix ’19, Henry Barrett ’18, Senior Warden Christian Wright ’18, and Jerry Chen ’19. Third row: Paul Pivirotto ’19, Jett Lyerly ’19, Thomas Kreger ’18, Bobby Hood ’19, and Gilbert Amason ’20. Not pictured: Joy Ashford ’18, Mary Peeples ’18, and Janie Reynolds ’18.

HEAD TOUR GUIDES Front row: Seniors Bradley Kelly, Hunt Wasden, Julie Choi, Alex Brown, Eloise McNair, and Christian Wright. Second row: Seniors Jacob Beckner, Thomas Kreger, Ansley Haulbrook, Lexi Weger, Avery Faires, and Bube Ezi-Ashi. Not pictured: Seniors Jimin Kim and Sara Smith.

MONITORS Front row: Seniors Taylor Redd (Head Monitor), Doris Lee, Alex Brown, Gray Goodwyn, Bijee Jackson*, Dawn Farquharson, Judy Liu, and Lebby Clement. Second row: Seniors Lilly Wilcox, Isabelle Holt, Jinsoo Kim, Christian Wright, Sophie Singletary, Ansley Haulbrook, Janie Reynolds, and Erin Phillips*. Third row: Seniors Henry Barrett*, Jacob Beckner, Ricky Miezan, Shedler Fervius, Bryan Peterson, Maddy Warrell*, Janie Stillwell*, and Hunter Brode. Not pictured: Seniors Charlie Tarbutton and Colt Waller*. *Senior Monitors EHS

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FIVE NEW FACULTY FACES on the Hill Parker Benedict Spanish Teacher B.A. St. Lawrence University

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We are all so pleased that Parker has joined us this year in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages. She brings loads of enthusiasm to our third floor of the Hummel Learning Center, and her positive energy is infectious. Having grown up on the campus of Garrison Forest School in Baltimore, and having spent the past three years teaching and coaching at The Hill School, Parker is no stranger to boarding school life. Like me, Parker is a “faculty kid.” In fact, we were surprised this summer when we discovered that her mom and my dad actually work together at the same independent school outside of Philadelphia! When she has free time, Parker loves to travel, visit friends and family, spend time outdoors, and explore cultural opportunities, including in the summers when she often spends a few weeks at Chautauqua Institution, a community on a lake in Western New York. She has also been working for an immersion program in Costa Rica for the last three years, where she loves to connect with the Spanish language and culture in authentic ways — something she also works hard to provide for the students in her classroom. In addition to teaching Spanish 1 and 2, Parker advises ninth-graders, works on the Dalrymple dorm team, and coaches girls squash and lacrosse. Prior to starting her coaching career, Parker was a member of the varsity squash and lacrosse teams for all four of her years at St. Lawrence University. Parker is multi-talented and energetic, and I have enjoyed working with her up on the language floor and seeing her commitment to our students.

Doug Dickson

Assistant Head for Student Life M.Ed. Notre Dame College, B.A. Middlebury College

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Stroll down to Doug’s house on campus, and you will gain good insight into the background and passions of our new assistant head for student life. There is lawn art straight from Texas — an armadillo and a goat — and a brand of station wagon often referred to as the “state vehicle of New Hampshire” with bumper stickers “13.1” and “Life is Good.” Doug is a native New Hampshirite with the accent to prove it. He is also a proud former resident of Austin, Texas, the home of great barbecue and legendary migas. He is a runner and outdoorsman, a lover of football, a certified US Lacrosse official and a 35-year veteran of independent schools (26 years at St. Paul’s School in New Hampshire and nine years at St. Stephen’s School in Texas). Doug has worn many educational hats over the years: math teacher, director of athletics, dean of students, lacrosse coach, track and field coach, and head of upper school. Beyond his impressive experience, what is most clear about Doug is that he is devoted to students and to cultivating an educational environment in which they flourish. He wears on his sleeve his deep care for the well-being of everyone in this community. His own words capture how fortunate we are to have Doug at Episcopal. “I have discovered that what drew me to this special community is lived out each day by the adults and students here. I was attracted to the assistant head for student life opportunity so that I could be singularly focused on the task of supporting students at a school that clearly understands the need for kids to lead balanced and meaningful lives.”

Jonathan Lee ’01 Assistant Director of Admissions B.A. William and Mary

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Jonathan is a natural fit for the Episcopal admissions team. A 2001 EHS graduate, he was a standout three-sport athlete in cross country, basketball, and outdoor track. His impact on the School’s athletic program was recognized in November when he was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame as a member of the state championship basketball teams on which he played during his time as a student. He also served as a Senior Monitor and devoted member of the Honor Committee during his time on The Holy Hill. After leaving EHS, Jonathan matriculated to the College of William & Mary where he was a member of the basketball team and graduated with a degree in government in 2005. He has most recently served as a project manager for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and for a telecommunications company responsible for the Department of Defense contracts here in Alexandria. Jonathan joined the admissions team this fall where he brings a strong understanding of EHS values. While working full-time as a project manager, Jonathan has also spent the last twelve years assisting both the cross country and basketball teams at EHS where he has made meaningful connections with the newest generation of students. He also happened to earn MVP for the faculty in the annual student-faculty basketball game last year. In addition to serving as assistant director of admissions, Jonathan is continuing his work with the cross country and basketball teams, while doing dorm duty on Hummel and advising ninth-grade boys. He lives in Blackford with his wife Lauren, son Grayson, and their standard schnauzer Bella.

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Timothy Seamans

Assistant Chaplain and Theology Teacher M.Div. Yale University, M.A. Chicago Theological Seminary, B.S. Olivet Nazarene University

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I have enjoyed discovering that Timothy and I speak a common language. We both arrived at Episcopal after working with younger students in our previous positions. Timothy served as the lower school chaplain at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School, one of the largest Episcopal schools in the country. Working with younger kids teaches you to speak with anyone about anything. You never know what question might come next. Timothy has this skill in spades, and it is serving him well at EHS. Timothy teems with curiosity about theology, the world, and others. His time studying at Yale, Chicago Theological, and in the UK prepared him for the classroom and make him an accessible preacher in the pulpit. In one of my favorite chapel talks of Timothy’s, he shared how being an LGBTQ ally to a friend led him to become an ordained Episcopal priest. He embodies the idea that being in relationship with others allows us to live our lives more fully, a message we often talk about at Episcopal. Timothy is a great fit as a freshman advisor, and I am jealous of the food that his advisees have to look forward to, since I have seen the images posted on the #cafeseamans Instagram. I have a date on the calendar to dine there soon! Along with cooking skills, Timothy brings with him his work in racial healing and reconciliation. He serves on the Presiding Bishop’s Executive Council Committee on Anti-Racism. He believes that the call to justice and equity does not just live in the walls of the chapel. It permeates our lives and challenges us to be empathetic of everyone. It is a gift to welcome Timothy to the chaplaincy and to our community this year.

Alex Smith

Assistant Director of Admissions B.A. Wheaton College

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I knew Alex would be a fantastic addition to the admissions team as soon as I heard she was from my home state of Connecticut, but she brings far more to EHS than her love of the Patriots and her familiar Northern accent! A graduate of Wheaton College in Massachusetts with a degree in psychology, Alex began her career working as a fitness instructor. Most recently, she worked as a coach for the Suffield High School Field Hockey team and marketing director at Bloom Indoor Gardens. Alex joined Episcopal this fall as an assistant director of admissions, head varsity field hockey coach, and member of the Evans Dorm team. In the admissions office, Alex’s marketing experience is a significant asset in telling the story of Episcopal to prospective families, and her calm and friendly presence sets families at ease as soon as they enter the doors of Penick Hall. Alex is an exceptional coach with a deep understanding of the game and the experience of a star collegiate athlete. Even more importantly, Alex is deeply committed to the character development that happens at Episcopal both on and off the field. Her passion for empowering young female leaders is real. If she’s not on Greenway Field with her team or greeting families in Penick, you might find her tearing it up on the tennis court. And if you’re really lucky, you might have the chance to taste one of her vegetable curries! I am thrilled that Alex has joined our community. Beyond the incredible professional assets she brings, Alex is already passionate about Episcopal’s strong community and commitment to an exceptional student experience. 8

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Arts Teacher Frank Phillips Returns from Sabbatical The concept for my Olsson Sabbatical was to visit locations where artists embraced place, or conversely, where places embraced artists. We all have heroes; mine happen to be artists. They are folks like Winslow Homer, Robert Rauschenberg, Richard Diebenkorn, Jackson Pollock, Donald Judd, and David Park (to name a handful). They were all inspired by the locations in which they lived. And while my work may look different than those mentioned, I wanted to see how those special spaces influenced my own practice. So I had to travel. And for the most part, I chose to drive. Driving allowed for flexibility (and deviations) in plans (which I liked). For miles and miles, the windows in the car functioned as picture frames in the ever-changing landscape. I’d often stop the car and photograph the landscapes or topography color. I was constantly amazed at the shifting light and dynamism of the terrain. And it was no surprise that many of these areas led up to, or were part of my itinerary of artist places. I was inspired by it all, both the destinations and the stuff in between. And because I wasn’t

encumbered by my usual teaching load, I was singularly focused with wide eyes at what the explorations presented. As I would have predicted a year ago, the travels did not disappoint in their power to educate and to motivate. Upon returning home after each trip, I was energized to produce work referencing my time away. This gallery exhibits

PILGRIMAGE FR ANK P. PHILLIPS

only a sampling of the paintings and photography from the year, and I’m by no means finished with my investigation of places visited; there’s still more I want to create. There was no risk to this sort of art search; I knew that I’d find inspiration at each destination. That was obvious, if not predictable. Certainly surprises came in the form of people I met, but more often than not, I was humbled by the outreach from our own Episcopal community. Teachers, families, and graduates were resources for me at every step. Be it a guest room for the night, a good meal, a contact for art insiders, advice for navigating unfamiliar cities, or just some company and conversation . . . these are the moments that gave greater depth to the overall experience. So, even though I was away from campus, this community was never far from my heart. I’m so thankful for the opportunity and for this very special place we have here.

The Olsson Sabbatical Fund was established in 1986 by Sture Olsson ’38.

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Lee Sanford Ainslie, Jr. ’56 Fellows Mastership Program Invites Innovations in Teaching The Lee Sanford Ainslie, Jr. ’56 Fellows Mastership Program was established from a bequest by Jesse W. Couch ’40 in honor of former Headmaster Sandy Ainslie ’56. The program provides a generous stipend to support a yearlong research project by a teacher or group of teachers. Four dedicated faculty members have been awarded the mastership in its first year.

PATRICK THOMPSON (MATH TEACHER AND CO-DIRECTOR OF OUTDOOR PROGR AMS) AND MIMI SCHWANDA (MATH TEACHER AND DIRECTOR OF THE LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS PROGR AM)

How can we measure the impact of character and leadership education at Episcopal High School? MIMI: Patrick and I have been colleagues for 11 years now, and while we’re both interested in teaching math, we’re also both passionate about character development in our students. We care a lot about helping students make good choices and be the best possible people that they can be. PATRICKI: Mimi and I talk constantly about how the School teaches kids to be leaders. When we heard about the Ainslie Fellows Mastership, we thought it would be a great opportunity to take all these conversations that we’re already having and see if we could develop measurement tools to look at how well our teaching and our programs — such as the Leadership and Ethics Program, the Burch Outdoor Program, and the Washington Program — are helping us to meet our goals for character and leadership education.

We want to know whether our programs are effective in developing moral and intellectual courage, empathy, and resilience in our students. Our goal is to figure out ways to measure these skills and the impact of our character and leadership education efforts.

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Faculty Professional Development Highlights A M ER IC A N C OUN C IL ON T HE T EA C HING O F F OR EIG N L A N G UA G ES

Nashville, Tenn. Attended by Spanish Teacher Catherine Gomez-Goodnow B UILD IN G C ULT UR ES OF LEA D ER SHIP

MIKE REYNOLDS (SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER AND ASSISTANT VARSIT Y FOOTBALL COACH) AND CAROLINE ENGLISH (SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER AND EVANS DORM HEAD)

How can Episcopal High School apply digital technologies to humanities research and pedagogy? One of the people that sparked my interest in digital humanities is University of Nebraska history professor Dr. Will Thomas ’82, who has done a lot of really cutting-edge digital history work. There are so many opportunities within the field, and when I heard about the Ainslie Fellows Mastership I approached Caroline to see how we might work together to bring some of those opportunities to Episcopal. Caroline and I both teach US History and our classrooms are right beside each other, so we have a lot of constant dialogue. MIKE:

We have so much US History to explore right here on our campus and in the greater Alexandria area. One project I can envision undertaking with our students and with our archivist is the digitization of Episcopal’s historical archives — making our own history really accessible to our students, to our alumni community, and perhaps even to the public.

CAROLINE:

MIKE: We want to bring digital humanities resources to Episcopal that will enable us to get more creative with the ways we engage and assess our students. We hope that students will be able to create their own digital projects that would allow them to join the scholarly community outside of EHS and share what they’ve learned in a really authentic way.

Philadelphia, Pa. Attended by Associate Dean of Students and English Teacher Ben Courchesne, Director of the Leadership and Ethics Program and Math Teacher Mimi Schwanda, and Dean of Students and Science Teacher Ashley Taylor CARNEGIE HALL MUSIC EDUCATORS WORKSHOP

New York, N.Y. Attended by Director of Choral Music Brent Erstad LEA D IN G G IR LS W OR KSHOP

Washington, D.C. Attended by Director of Girls’ Athletics Jen Fitzpatrick and French Teacher Eleanor Moore M A ST ER Y T R A N SC R IP T C ON SOR T IUM

Chicago, Ill. Attended by Director of the Washington Program Jeremy Goldstein and Science Teacher Scott Pohjola OX B R ID G E T EA C HIN G SEM IN A R

Cambridge and Oxford, UK Attended by English Department Chair and Co-Director of the Office of Equity and Inclusion Molly Pugh PA ID EIA IN ST IT UT E’ S “ LIV IN G L AT IN ”

New York, N.Y. Attended by Latin Teacher Jeff Streed SYMPOSIUM ON UNIVERSITIES, SL AVERY, PUBLIC MEMORY, AND THE BUILT L ANDSCAPE

Charlottesville, Va. Attended by Social Studies Teacher Caroline English, Social Studies Teacher Mike Reynolds, and English Teacher and Co-Director of the Office of Equity and Inclusion Joel Sohn

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FALL FOR THE ARTS A collection of standout student work from across the visual arts.

Yoyo Lu ’21

Isabelle Holt ’18

Payton Leeby ’19

Jason Gibson ’21

Lexi Weger ’18

Gracie Hughes ’19

Selam Gebru ’19

Kyara McDowell ’19

Case Sylvester ’21

Guen Dunstan ’18

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FALL FOR THE ARTS Highlights from a spectacular season of performing arts.

Percussion

Orchestra

This fall’s play was William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, which was performed in the Ainslie Arts Center’s Black Box Theater November 8-10. All ninth-grade English classes read Julius Caesar, and its production this fall provided a fantastic opportunity for students to enjoy seeing an interpretation of a familiar play.

Dance

Concert Choir

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Sam Fanning ’19 Girls’ varsity tennis finished tied for 4th in the ISL’s AA division and earned a #6 seed in the VISAA tournament.

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Isabelle Holt ’18 Girls’ varsity soccer placed 5th in the ISL-AA and upset 4th seed Georgetown Visitation 1-0 in the divisional quarter-finals to advance to the ISL-AA semi-finals for the first time in EHS history. Rudy Bissot Stargardter ’19 Led by four seniors Hunter Brode ’18, Jinsoo Kim ’18, George Moore ’18 and captain Joe Mutscheller ’18 the boys’ varsity soccer defeated eventual VISAA semifinalist Potomac for a late season highlight. Mary Ives Giblin ’19 Varsity field hockey finished its season with an 11-7 record, ranking 4th in the ISL and 6th in the state. 16

Henry Barrett ’18 Led by Head Coach Evan Hudspeth, the boy’s crew team took to the water for their inaugural season.

Tre Simmons ’20 and Paige Hathaway ’18 The boys’ and girls’ cross-country seasons were highlighted by individual records, including breakout performances from sophomore Tre Simmons, who finished first in both the Joe Halm Memorial Alexandria City Championship and the IAC Cross Country Championship, and senior Paige Hathaway, who set an EHS record on the challenging Derwood Agricultural Farm Park course during the ISL Championship meet.

Gray Shiverick ’19 Varsity volleyball had an impressive 6-1 divisional record and a 2nd place regular-season finish. The Maroon finished their season with a 15-9 overall record, having captured the title of ISL tournament runners-up and competed in the VISAA state tournament (as the #7 seed) for the first time since 2009. Seth Agwunobi ’18 Varsity football defeated Woodberry Forest School 21-7 in the 117th playing of The Game in the Hummel Bowl. See page 20 for the story. EHS

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Tenth Annual Seminary Hill Cup Ends in a Lilly Whittner â&#x20AC;&#x2122;19

Maggie Moore ’19

Judy Liu ’18 Olivia Sokol ’19

Kyara McDowell ’19

This year’s Seminary Hill Cup — a competition between the girls’ teams at Episcopal and St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School — marked one of the most exciting events yet, resulting in the first tie in the contest’s history. The first competition in 2008 initially resulted in a tie, but that tie was broken in The High School’s favor by awarding the win to the school with the most varsity wins. Closely contested battles defined the 10th annual competition, with five wins (2.5 varsity and 2.5 JV) awarded to each school. EHS

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EHS DEFEATS WFS 21-7 IN THE GAME THE 117TH PL AYING OF THE GAME WAS A STORY ABOUT DEFENSIVE DOMINANCE. THE GAME STARTED WITH AN EPISCOPAL KICK-OFF, AND THE RESULT WAS INDICATIVE OF WHAT WOULD FOLLOW AS CAPTAIN VINCENT NOTZON ’18 SMOTHERED THE WFS RETURNER WITH A GREAT HIT. Woodberry entered the contest with a record of 6-2 and an offense averaging over 400 yards a game. Incredibly, EHS held the Tigers to just 91 yards of offense on the afternoon. The coaching staff could not recall a more dominating defensive performance. Episcopal sacked the Woodberry quarterback 18 times, with eight different players recording sacks in the game. The defense played with unmatched intensity, led by Notzon who had a game for the ages with 19 tackles (11 solo), five sacks, and two forced fumbles that resulted in turnovers.

played in The Game. They leave behind a strong legacy, joining Episcopal’s Class of 2017 as the only senior classes in the last 55 years to have a winning season in each of their four years.

The offense was paced by captains Seth Agwunobi ’18 (65 yards rushing and two touchdowns) and Perris Jones ’18 (188 yards rushing and one touchdown). In total, the Maroon offense gained 316 yards to Woodberry’s 91 yards. The final score was 21-7, with EHS earning its first home victory against WFS in a decade. All 19 seniors

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CLASS OF 1971 45TH REUNION Members of the class of 1971 gathered in Bryan Library following The Game for a 45th Reunion dinner. They were joined by friends from the classes of 1970 and 1972, as well as special guests Sharon and Sandy Ainslie ’56, Kay and David Dougherty ’64, Jackie Phillips, and Jim Seidule. Attendees included Chip Land ’71, Sandy Ainslie ’56, David Luther ’70, Jud Cuttino ’71, Geoff Snodgrass ’71, Skip Fox ’71, Dave Kern ’71, Mac Wade ’71, David Dougherty ’64, Lucien Burnett ’71, Lewis Fitts ’71, Jim Seidule, and Milton Sams ’72. Also in attendance, but not pictured, was Beau Wilson ’72.

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SPIRIT WEEKEND • HALL OF FAME

THE ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME WELCOMES NEW INDUCTEES The Athletics Hall of Fame honors athletes who have brought excellence, recognition, and pride to the School over the years. This year, EHS inducted six individuals, a baseball team, and three basketball teams, who joined the ranks of other elite athletes and celebrated teams during a ceremony on Nov. 10. Visit www.episcopalhighschool.org/hof2017 for complete inductee biographies. James (Jim) Merlin Seidule, Coach “I accomplished under Coach Seidule things I didn’t believe were possible.” –Bill Flowers ’67

Mr. Seidule served as a respected football and track and field coach from 1957 to 1974, becoming The High School’s athletic director in 1968. His teams won the state track and field titles three years in a row on two separate occasions, 1960-62 and 1969-71. His 1969 undefeated track and field team was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2013. He is regarded in the 1960 edition of Whispers as “Mr. Seidule, the untiring disciplinarian, [who] guided the team to success with his strict training and encouraging support.”

Edmund (Jelly) P. Winston Richardson 1922 “To ‘Jelly,’ captain and pitching ace, is due most of the success of the baseball team. His intense enthusiasm and modesty in his accomplishments make him an admirable leader.” –1922 Whispers

Named to the Alexandria Sportsman’s Club’s list of Alexandria’s 100 Greatest Athletes in 1999, Mr. Richardson was the star pitcher of Episcopal’s 1921 and 1922 undefeated baseball teams. These teams were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2015. During the 1921 season, Mr. Richardson struck out 104 batters and walked only six, helping to lead the team to an 11-0 record. As captain during the 1922 season in which the team went 9-0, he struck out 108 batters in 68 innings, while allowing only eight runs. During that same season he struck out 17 batters in a game on two occasions, and batted over .300.

David (Dave) Andrew Wysong ’59 “…the finest quarterback seen on the Hill in the last decade.” –1958 Chronicle

Mr. Wysong played football, basketball, and baseball at Episcopal, winning eight varsity letters in just three years. He was co-captain of the football team, where he started as quarterback for two years and was voted All-State as a senior. He was also co-captain of the basketball team, where he played guard and forward and earned All-State honors. On the baseball team, Mr. Wysong was a three-year starting catcher with a .400 batting average. As team captain he garnered the attention of major league scouts, and was named the Alexandria Gazette Baseball MVP his senior year.

2017 Hall of Fame inductees Darius Gilbert ’92, Jim Seidule (coach), Carlie Hooff Casella ’00, David Wysong ’59, and Tim Hightower ’04.

Andre Darius Gilbert ’92 “One of the best athletes ever to play at Episcopal…” –1992 Washington Post

A safety, quarterback, punt returner, and kick returner, he captained the undefeated 1991 IAC championship football team. A highlight of the season was a 41-0 win over Woodberry. He was named First Team All Met Quarterback by the Washington Post. Mr. Gilbert’s other honors included First Team All Northern Virginia Quarterback by the Alexandria Journal; First Team All Northern Virginia Quarterback and Defensive Back and Third Team Punt Returner of the Year by the Alexandria Gazette Packet; Golden Eleven Quarterback by WRC-TV Channel 4 News; and Prep Player of the Year by the Washington Touchdown Club.

Carlyle (Carlie) Fairfax Hooff Casella ’00

Timothy (Tim) Michael Hightower ’04

“Although some aspects of Episcopal may have changed since my time, its core values remain unchanged, and I am thoroughly impressed with the progress of the female athletic department.”

“Everything he’s been through, the injuries, just to be able to bounce back when people told him time after time that he wasn’t going to be able to play again, and just have that drive, that inner will just to succeed and not to be denied, I admire that.”

–Carlie Casella ’00

Ms. Casella earned eleven varsity letters as an Episcopal athlete — four each in field hockey and lacrosse, two in winter track and field, and one in basketball. During her senior year, she was captain of the field hockey and lacrosse teams, excelling in athletics while also serving as a Monitor, Tour Guide, Waiter, and member of the E-Club. Ms. Casella won the Ruth K. Rainey Award for Field Hockey during her senior year. She was also named to the All-South Lacrosse Team, awarded an honorable mention to the All Independent School League, and nominated to try out for the Under 19 US National Lacrosse Team.

– New Orleans Saints teammate Mark Ingram

Mr. Hightower attended Episcopal for two years, where he earned six varsity letters. He started on the football team as running back and served as captain his senior year. As a senior, he was awarded All-IAC and First Team All-State honors. He was also named the Alexandria Sportsman’s Club’s Athlete of the Month and the city’s Athlete of the Year for Football. In addition to football, he played guard on the basketball team where he was a tough defender and rebounder. He also competed in the 100 meter and 4x100 relay as a junior and earned All-IAC distinction in track and field.

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1966 baseball team members Howard Bucknell ’66, Buddy Criner ’67, Tom Dashiell ’66, Milton Sams ’70, Harry Sullivan ’67, Rex Wilson ’68, and John Hooff ’67.

Members of the 1997, 1998, and 1999 basketball teams include, front row: Andrew Bovell ’98, Jon Trapp ’99, Ladson Webb ’97, and Zsolt Parkanyi ’00; back row: William Stallworth ’00, Bryson Spinner ’99, Chase Peterson ’00, Will Chapman ’99, Darius Johnson ’21 (representing coach Kelvin Johnson), Will Collier ’00, Xavier Johnson ’19 (representing coach Kelvin Johnson), LaMarr Datcher ’98, Manny Jones ’00, Ron Ginyard ’99, P.X. Head ’00, Carl Morris ’99, Steve McCaskill ’97, Tim Jaeger (coach), and Jonathan Lee ’01.

The 1966 Baseball Team “Blessed with experience, depth, and outstanding spirit, the 1966 varsity baseball team, under the able coaching of Syd Walden, was position-for-position one of the strongest nines ever assembled on Bryant Field.”

The 1997, 1998, and 1999 State Championship Boys’ Basketball Teams The 1997 basketball team finished 18-5 in the regular season and 9-3 in the IAC. The state championship win followed a second-place finish in the conference. Bryson Spinner ’99 was named tournament MVP.

“…one of the most successful seasons in school history…” –1998 Whispers

–1966 Whispers

The 1966 Baseball team finished the season 14-2, scoring 73 runs while only conceding 17 behind an excellent pitching staff, which hurled 7 shutouts. This team is arguably the best baseball squad in the modern era of the last 75 years. The team captains were Tom Dashiell ’66 (inducted) and John Hooff ’67, both recipients of the Rinehart and Miller Awards. 26

The 1998 basketball team won the state championship a second year in a row, finishing 12-0 in the IAC, and going 18-3 in the regular season. Starters Bryson Spinner ’99, Marques Green ’99, LaMarr Datcher ’98, Chris Martin ’98, Carl Morris ’99, and Andrew Bovell ’98 each had multiple games scoring in double figures. The 1999 basketball team ended their season on a true high note. Having to overcome a rough start to the season, they built winning momentum late in the season with a victory against Woodberry and by winning their last two conference games against St. Albans and Bullis. The boys rode high on their wins and brought home a state championship title for the third year running.

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Alexander Block ’17 United States Military Academy

Leah Andress ’08 Investor Relations and Capital Markets, Federal Realty Investment Trust

On Campus Craig Dixon ’93 Co-Founder and Co-CEO, The St. James Group, LLC

Tyler Brown ’99 Senior Vice President, Mercury

Hattie Gruber ’00 Founder, Kiss the Ring New York Woody Dewing ’12 Infantry Officer, United States Marine Corps

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Allison Priebe Brooks ’94 Jewelry Designer & Small Business Owner of Queen Bee Designs

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THIRTY-NINE ALUMNI RETURN TO THE HILL TO CONNECT WITH CURRENT STUDENTS IN THE INAUGURAL EVENT OF ITS KIND. DAVID KAGULU-KALEMA ’10 MAY BE ONLY THREE YEARS OUT OF COLLEGE, BUT ALREADY HE HAS FOUND HIMSELF ON A FULFILLING CAREER PATH THAT HAS BEEN FULL OF SURPRISES. DAVID WORKS FOR ENDEAVOR, AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT MENTORS, SCALES, AND INVESTS IN HIGHGROWTH BUSINESSES IN EMERGING MARKETS. TRAVELING FROM HIS HOME BASE IN NEW YORK CIT Y TO PLACES AS FAR-FLUNG AS MEXICO, DUBAI, SPAIN, INDONESIA, AND BR AZIL, DAVID FOCUSES ON HELPING HIGH-IMPACT EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY AND BLENDED LEARNING COMPANIES AROUND THE GLOBE — COMPANIES THAT ARE CHANGING THE WAY STUDENTS LEARN AND ACQUIRE SKILLS.

“If you gave me a piece of paper on the day I graduated from Episcopal and asked me to write down 100 potential career options, working at Endeavor and working at the nexus between entrepreneurship, international development, and venture capital would not have been on the list. I couldn’t even have articulated to you that this was an option . . . Two things have gotten me to this stage today: asking questions and social capital.” The chance for students to ask questions and build social capital is exactly what Episcopal’s inaugural CONNECT on Campus event was all about. On Friday, November 10,

David served as the keynote speaker and one of 39 Episcopal alumni who returned to campus to share their career insights with EHS students during this day-long, all-school event. The CONNECT on Campus program is an ambitious new take on the concept of a career day, which has its roots in past programs sponsored by the School. In 1983, the former Old Boys’ Council initiated a Career Day at Episcopal that brought a mix of Old Boys, parents, and friends to campus in order to help students in their search for fulfilling careers. This tradition continued on

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Latane Campbell ’81 Captain / B-737-800, American Airlines

Greg DiNardo ’09 Co-Founder, Arbit, Inc.

Woody Coley ’73 Senior Managing Director, Trammell Crow Company / Value2Partners, LLC

Zach Drennen ’88 President, Strong Mountain Communities

until at least the early 1990s, with the 1991 event featuring seven accomplished men who shared their stories with EHS students. For years, there have been quiet conversations about bringing this tradition back to The High School. Those conversations gained momentum after the Advancement Office launched the CONNECT event series in 2014-15. Over the past three years, CONNECT events in Washington, D.C., New York, Charlotte, Atlanta, and San Francisco have aimed to bring together alumni who share similar professional or extracurricular interests. At each event, Episcopal staff have been impressed by the accomplishments of the School’s alumni, and grateful for their willingness to give back to current students. “Hands down, Episcopal has the best, most enthusiastic, energetic alumni base I’ve ever worked with,” says Jeremy Goldstein, director of Episcopal’s Washington Program.

Tevan Green ’96 CEO & President, Citadel Logic, LLC

Alexa Williams ’10 Political Organizer

“Four years ago, when we revamped the Washington Program, I immediately was flooded with alumni offering to help. In fact, I still don’t have enough time to use every single alumni resource that comes to my doorstep. In other programs at other schools, alumni contact was trickling in. At Episcopal, alumni contact me every week. I couldn’t ask for a better situation.” With so many alumni eager to help Episcopal students, the School seized the opportunity. In July of 2017, the idea for CONNECT on Campus began to take shape. Instead of organizing a panel of just a small number of accomplished adults, the School recruited 39 alumni — representing five decades and numerous industries — to return to campus and conduct small-group conversations with Episcopal students, thereby giving students the chance to truly connect with alumni on a personal basis. The goal of the CONNECT on Campus program was exposure: exposure to varied and creative career paths, exposure to the realities of the working world and the non-linear way in which careers often take shape, and exposure to the powerful network that Episcopal students have at their fingertips. Students chose sessions that most piqued their interest, and they had an impressive array of speakers from whom to choose. Speakers included Paul Blake ’10, a video journalist for BBC News who recently covered the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas; Brennan Killeen Lynch ’05 and Elly Palmer ’98, who gave an honest look into the hard but gratifying world of nursing; Chip Register ’85, who offered exciting insight into how digital technologies are revolutionizing brands, businesses and government; Barbara Bai ’08, who works as a statistician for Harvard Medical School; and 34 others from varied industries and stages of their careers. Many of the alumni who participated lamented that a similar program did not take place during their time as students. “Working in tech was not something I expected

Barbara Bai ’08 Statistician, Harvard Medical School “I ENJOYED MS. BAI’S SESSION BECAUSE HER JOB ALIGNS WITH MY INTEREST IN DATA SCIENCE. SHE HAS ALREADY INTRODUCED ME TO AN EHS ALUMNUS WHOSE CAREER IS EVEN MORE SIMIL AR TO WHAT I WANT TO DO IN THE FUTURE. BOTH HAVE GIVEN ME REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK ABOUT WHAT I COULD BE DOING AS AN EXTRACURRICUL AR ACTIVITY TO EXPAND MY INTEREST IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.” JULIAN GU ’18

for myself, and I think if I had seen someone who seemed like me, who had the same interests that I did and liked the same things in high school, I would have considered different career opportunities or areas of study much earlier than I did,” said Victoria Friedman Thevenot ’07, who works as an Ad/Product Developer at New York Magazine. “I was so impressed with how much the students already seemed to be looking ahead to their own careers,” Victoria continued. “I feel like, especially at that age, it’s so easy to get wrapped up in your own world and focus on being a teenager, but so many students had such foresight in considering their lives after Episcopal. I had about 15 different students come up to me after both sessions and at the meet-and-greet to tell me that they found my presentation so interesting, and that they hadn’t previously considered themselves to be interested in STEM or good fits for a role in the tech industry, and that they were much more interested after my talk. Truly, that was my goal going into it — just to make at least one person who didn’t think they were interested in the tech realm open up to the idea. I was blown away by how excited the girls especially seemed to be.” The students truly did take David Kagulu-Kalema’s words to heart, and they leapt at the opportunity to grill alumni with questions and to start to build relationships. “I was really impressed with how many questions the students had and how they were not hesitant to ask them,” Hattie Gruber ’00, founder of Kiss the Ring LLC, reflected. “I could tell they came prepared and were genuinely interested. Many students asked more than one question, and they made it really easy for me! I have already connected with a few of them on Instagram, too. The energy on campus is so positive, and it was great to see a solid group of young people in this (dare I say, Kardashian) world.”

Victoria Hightower ’06 DC Public Schools

Matthew Hurley ’08 Infantry Officer, United States Army

Students responded enthusiastically to the program and were appreciative of how relatable the alumni were. “I thought it was a great day to meet some alumni from EHS and get to hear their stories about navigating their careers during and after college,” said senior Bradley Kelley. “I was glad to talk with Greg DiNardo ’09 because he has only been in the working world for three years. I rarely get to hear specifically from people in that age group about how they got to their current job.” “Leah Andress ’07 was the perfect choice for me because she studied the exact major that I want to study. She helped me feel more confident in this decision,” said sophomore Allison Duenas, who is interested in finance. Sophomore Christian Storch attended a conversation with Tevan Green ’96, a U.S. Air Force veteran turned entrepreneur. “Tevan was very easy to talk to, and overall just a very unique person. It was a very mind-opening experience for me. I was able to see just how great our connections through Episcopal are.”

Brennan Killeen Lynch ’05, RN, BSN Clinical Nurse, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Lauren Marshall ’09 Legislative Assistant, Office of U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner

Edward Pritchard ’09 First Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps

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Paul Blake ’10 Business, Tech and International Affairs Journalism, BBC News “I’M ALWAYS HAPPY TO GIVE BACK TO THE SCHOOL THAT GAVE ME THE FOUNDATION FOR MY CAREER TODAY. INDEED, I REFERENCED SPECIFIC CL ASSES AND TEACHERS I HAD AT EPISCOPAL THAT TAUGHT ME THINGS I STILL USE ON A DAILY BASIS TODAY — PHOTOGRAPHY, AFTERNOON ART, AND WORLD AND AMERICAN HISTORY, JUST TO NAME A FEW.

Betsy Watts Metcalf ’00 Founder and Owner of TailorMade Educational Consulting and Partner at Education Connection Advisors

Hillary Harper Molitor ’05 Vice Principal, KIPP DC Lead Academy

Dan Deutermann ’87 Managing Director, The Sqadron

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Lt. Commander Kelly Deutermann Will Nisbet ’01 Administrator, The Hill School

Search and Rescue Helicopter Pilot, U.S. Coast Guard “STUDENTS ASKED US IN WHAT WAYS THE MILITARY TEACHES US TO COPE WITH STRESS SINCE MILITARY AVIATION IS SUCH A HIGH STRESS OCCUPATION. I WAS EXCITED FOR THE CHANCE TO EXPOSE STUDENTS TO A PROFESSION OFTEN NOT DISCLOSED IN A CANDID FASHION.”

David Kagulu-Kalema ’10 Global Manager, Endeavor “IT’S ULTIMATELY THE STRENGTH OF A NETWORK OR COMMUNITY THAT CAN HELP YOU GROW. THAT’S WHAT EHS TAUGHT ME.”

Jon Trapp ’99 Attorney, Law Offices of James D. Williams, Jr.

Schuyler Williams ’00 Senior Account Executive, The New York Times

Howard Smith ’76 President & COO, Walker & Dunlop

Kristen Edwards Marquardt ’97 Senior Advisor, House Foreign Affairs Committee “MS. MARQUARDT’S SESSION ENCOURAGED ME TO EXPLORE ALL POTENTIAL CAREER PATHS, NOT LIMITING MYSELF TO ONE THING.” LEIL A WARGOTZ ’19

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Elly Palmer ’98 Adjunct Instructor, Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies

Zsolt Parkanyi ’00 Head of Workplace Solutions, Commercial Bank International

JT Jobe ’07 Teddy Peterson ’07 Digital Director, National Republican Congressional Committee

Software Engineer, TuneCore “THE BIGGEST MOTIVATOR FOR ME TO COME SPEAK WITH STUDENTS WAS TO SHARE THE FACT THAT WHAT I DO NOW IS SOMETHING I WOULD NEVER HAVE CONSIDERED IN HIGH SCHOOL. I HOPE I CONVEYED TO THEM THAT IT’S WORTH TRYING DIFFERENT THINGS AND THAT YOU MAY BE SURPRISED AT WHAT YOU ENJOY FOR WORK.”

Toni Karasanyi ’00 Communications Consultant, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Unit, World Bank Group “MR. KARASANYI’S ENGAGING STORIES KEPT STUDENTS INTERESTED OVER THE ENTIRE 40 MINUTES OF HIS PRESENTATION. PEOPLE WERE STILL TALKING ABOUT IT HOURS L ATER ON DORM, L ABELING IT AS ONE OF THE MORE FASCINATING PRESENTATIONS THEY WENT TO.” JANIE STILLWELL ’18

Katharine Pelzer ’06 Director of Commercial Operations, SparkMeter “THE BEST QUESTION I WAS ASKED WAS WHAT SKILLS I DEVELOPED AT EPISCOPAL THAT HAVE BEEN MOST HELPFUL FOR MY CAREER. MY ANSWER: SOCIAL SKILLS AND LEARNING NOT TO BE INTIMIDATED BY ‘GROWN-UPS.’ THERE WILL ALWAYS BE PEOPLE WHO FEEL LIKE GROWN-UPS TO YOU! THEY ARE JUST PEOPLE, TOO.”

Edward Morrison ’76, MD Vascular Surgeon, Coastal Vascular & Vein Center “I FEEL SO LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONVERSE WITH MR. MORRISON ABOUT A POTENTIAL CAREER FOR MYSELF AND TO LEARN A FEW INS AND OUTS OF HIS JOB. I FEEL BETTER PREPARED FOR A FUTURE IN MEDICINE, AND THIS EVENT HAS PUT ME AHEAD OF MY PEERS AT OTHER SCHOOLS.”

Patrice Scott Williams ’95 Consultant, U.S. Department of Education

JULIET FARIS ’19

Victoria Friedman Thevenot ’07 Ad/Product Developer, New York Magazine Chip Register ’85 Member of the Executive Committee, Publicis Groupe; Co-CEO, Publicis.Sapient

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ALL HANDS ON DECK FOR A HOME ON OCTOBER 19 AND 20, EPISCOPAL STUDENTS AND FACULT Y WORKED ALONGSIDE PARENTS AND ALUMNI, LED BY REID MURCHISON ’72, TO COMPLETE AN AMBITIOUS HABITAT FOR HUMANIT Y PROJECT IN WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA.

To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the Cape Fear chapter of Habitat for Humanity set a goal to build a house in 30 straight hours. Reid is the chapter’s Advisory Council Chair, and at his 35th Reunion in June he mentioned this goal to Head of School Charley Stillwell. From there, the two began to organize a trip so that current EHS students could pitch in on site. The home build began with alumni and parents working hand in hand with other Wilmington-area volunteers

on Thursday morning. Meanwhile, EHS students were attending classes in Alexandria, over 350 miles away. At the conclusion of the class day, seven students — Carter Anderson ’19, Stella Brannon ’18, Kyndall Donalson ’19, Grant Gausman ’19, Mei Kuo ’19, Doris Li ’18, and Kayla Murphy ’18 — jumped in vans with Charley and Sallie Stillwell and Assistant Head for Student Life Doug Dickson, and arrived in Wilmington in the early evening. Reid and his wife Linda, along with Peryn Harmon Graham ’94 and Adair Graham, Jr. ’93, hosted students for a short rest in the late night hours before they all returned to the site for the final shift on landscaping duty.

On Friday afternoon the group met their goal. The home was completed in just 30 hours! “It was especially inspirational for our students to see how the dedication and commitment of Reid and our alumni group in Wilmington, combined with the powerful community spirit of so many others in the area, could bring this house to life so quickly,” says Charley. “We felt honored to participate in this remarkable project. I was especially proud of the effort and enthusiasm of our students.” The students were particularly grateful for an opportunity that combined service with a chance to connect with alumni. “We stayed with Peryn, one of the First 48 women at Episcopal, and I felt so grateful to be offered a chance to talk to her about her experience as a ne w sophomore back then,” says Mei Kuo ’19. “Somethin g that I took away from the trip was that anything is possible as long as people work together. I honestly never believed I would have a chance to take part in the process of constructing a house and its exterior in my whole life, let alone constructing it in 30 hours or less.”

hours of work into other houses — which is called the sweat equity — and they are responsible for the mortgage on the house. Because I knew that she had to work so hard to get the house, I was even more excited to put my effort into it.”

Stella Brannon ’18 was especially moved by meeting the woman who would be moving into the new home with her family. “She was incredibly thankful and had clearly worked so hard for this opportunity. At Habitat, they require people who are getting a house to put in 500

“Seeing the response of the EHS community to building a home in partnership with the new homeowner, whether as donors or volunteers or both, has been a deeply moving reminder to me of how special Episcopal High School continues to be,” says Reid.

Left to right: Carl Ragsdale ’58, Ben Gray ’69, Trustee Peryn Harmon Graham ’94, Camden Alford ’17, Trustee Alicia Alford, Woody Coley ’73, Sean Marshall, and Steve Roberts ’71.

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AN UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP WHEN PAGE LIGHT ’17 RECEIVED THE WILLIAM PAGE DAME FIRST PL ACE MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING CREATIVE WRITING DURING VALEDICTORY OF HER SOPHOMORE YEAR, SHE HAD NO IDEA THAT THE AWARD WOULD PAVE THE WAY FOR A MEANINGFUL CONNECTION WITH AN ALUMNUS FROM THE CL ASS OF 1959.

That alumnus is William Page Dame III ’59, who established the William Page Dame Medals in honor of his grandfather, William Page Dame 1896, and his father, William Page Dame, Jr. ’27. In recent years, Page Dame has made a point of returning to the Hill to congratulate the recipients of the Medals, which recognize outstanding creative writing by ninth- or tenthgrade students. He had lunch with Light during the spring of her senior year, and the two have remained in frequent touch since. What follows are excerpts from their correspondence during her senior year at EHS. Nov. 17, 2016 — DAME to Light It was a great pleasure to meet you on October 27th when I visited The High School. Please keep me posted on your college plans, as I am interested in your choice. The familiar, with friends already there, classmates going with you, and closer to home, or a place to which you are attracted, but further from

home, no classmates going with you, and maybe nobody there you already know? It is a choice that will influence the rest of your life. I am confident you will choose wisely.

Nov. 18, 2016 — LIGHT to Dame I will certainly keep you up to date, and in fact am about to send in my application to my most far-flung prospect — St Andrews in Scotland. I so enjoyed meeting you. I hope to see you again before the school year ends, and would love any more advice you have regarding the college process.

April 12, 2017 — DAME to Light They are four great schools. I would ask the following questions: Is it important that friends from school, or home, will be going to the same place? Is geography important to you? The UK vs. Washington, D.C. vs. New England vs. familiar territory in Virginia? Do you have in mind a career path? Pre-med? Law? Business? Education/teaching? Perhaps you are uncertain — I certainly was.

April 3, 2017 — LIGHT to Dame I have been accepted at four schools: Georgetown, Boston University, Richmond, and St Andrews. I have a lot of thinking to do before I make my decision. Location-wise, St Andrews is top of the list, and I could also play soccer there, but I don’t want to rule out my other choices just yet. I would really love to hear your opinion. What do you think are the most important factors I should consider?

The very fact that you were interested enough in making a non-standard choice of applying to St Andrews in the first place tells me that you were intrigued by the possibilities it represents from the outset. Your visit there last summer helped confirm those feelings, or so I would guess. If you go to a U.S. college, you will probably not have a chance again to insert yourself into the wider world — from the inside as it were — as opposed to being a tourist or casual visitor.

Page Dame ’59 in Grenada, Spain.

Page Light ’17 at Loch Ness in Scotland.

May 2, 2017 — LIGHT to Dame I made my college decision, and I think you’ll be happy about it — I’m going to St Andrews! I’m so excited, and feel pretty confident it will be a good decision in the long run. It’s an amazing place, I’ll be studying German and psychology, and I’m in communication with the soccer coach there. I’ve also looked into taking my med school prerequisites during the summer or in a postgrad year, so I don’t think that will be a problem if I still want to go to medical school after college. I also just wanted to thank you so much for everything, especially your college advice. You have really helped me consider my priorities and I’m very happy with my decision.

May 18, 2017 — DAME to Light

May 2, 2017 — DAME to Light

May 17, 2017 — LIGHT to Dame

I have been waiting anxiously for your decision and applaud the independence of spirit and self-confidence it conveys. The larger world is a tremendously complex and challenging place. I am confident you will hit the ground running, fit in easily to a new and unfamiliar environment, and make wonderful friends from all over the world.

It’s hard for me to believe I’ll be leaving The High School soon. It really feels like home at this point. I can remember the first day of freshman year so clearly! I’m curious if you felt the same way.

Remember my first day at The High School? Wow. Every detail. And yes, bittersweet is the right word. I stood on the steps of Centennial Hall after graduation and wept. Not because I was so happy, but because I knew how good it had been and that it was all over. My father often said, to my mother’s vast irritation, that the happiest days of his life had been spent at the Episcopal High School. I know what he meant.

June 3, 2017 — DAME to Light Well, today is the day. Congratulations on your graduation from The High School. See you next weekend.

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BETHANY GORDON ’12, THE VERY FIRST STUDENT TO BE ADMITTED TO THE UNIVERSIT Y OF VIRGINIA’S NEWLY L AUNCHED BEHAVIOR AL SCIENCES FOR SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS PH.D. PROGRAM, IS ALREADY MAKING HER MARK.

n May, Bethany earned her undergraduate degree in engineering from UVA, and in July she found herself entering — and winning — an international podcast competition that asked engineering students to address the question: How Can Engineers Change the World?

Bethany’s podcast was inspired by two summer trips to Gyumri, Armenia, where she witnessed, nearly three decades later, the devastation left by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake from which the region has yet to recover. More than 25,000 northern Armenians were killed and another 130,000 injured in that 1988 earthquake, and in Gyumri alone, 4,000 people are still to this day living in uninsulated shipping containers that were given to them as part of the disaster relief efforts in the immediate aftermath of the quake. “In an ideal world, every one of the 4,000 people in this situation would be given access to an earthquake resistant, affordable place to live, where they could begin rebuilding their lives. But this is a housing crisis, and in the meantime, it is a humanitarian problem that needs the attention of engineers,” Bethany says in her podcast, which she presented at the 2017 Global Grand Challenges Summit in Washington, D.C. “How can we help these families stay warm in the winter when the temperatures drop as low as 6.8 degrees fahrenheit? How can we keep their homes from flooding with a foot of water every time it rains? How can we dehumidify the domiks in a cost effective manner and prevent a plethora of health problems that come from living in a mold-infested home?” Bethany has seen those mold-infested shipping containers, or domiks, first-hand. But, as she says

in her podcast, one need not travel to Armenia to immerse him or herself in the life of someone living in a domik. Give an engineer a ten dollar virtual reality viewer and a seat on a couch, and he or she can travel to a domik in minutes. “An immersive virtual reality experience has incredible potential to impact the members of our global community that live in the worst conditions, and that isn’t something that we can afford to take lightly.” Bethany’s podcast represents the intersection of two of her passions: helping people and virtual reality. As for beating out 150 other entries and the attention her work has received, she says, “I’m happy about anything it’s doing to get the word out about what’s happening in Armenia and how virtual reality could help. I’m happy that it’s making an impact in some way.”

AN IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE HAS INCREDIBLE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT THE MEMBERS OF OUR GLOBAL COMMUNITY THAT LIVE IN THE WORST CONDITIONS, AND THAT ISN’T SOMETHING THAT WE CAN AFFORD TO TAKE LIGHTLY. It was Bethany’s desire to make an impact and her commitment to humanitarian issues that, in great part, led her to the field of engineering. At Episcopal Bethany excelled in the humanities, but as she thought about college she was excited by the prospect of using science and math to address humanitarian concerns. “I’m grateful for my background in the humanities, because it gave me a different perspective than a lot of other engineers. I’m also really grateful to my Dad for encouraging me to apply

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to engineering school. I think it’s really important to not only push students in the direction that they’re most talented, but in the direction that they’re most interested.” Bethany thrived as a UVA engineering undergrad, and when the opportunity to go straight into an innovative new doctoral program presented itself, Bethany couldn’t resist. Admission in the program meant joining the research team of an accomplished engineering academic, Leidy Klotz, and helping to launch a collaboration between the Engineering School and the Darden School of Business. “It was an opportunity I really couldn’t say no to. It was right up my alley,” Bethany says. “You have to take the opportunities when they come.” In the program, Bethany is continuing her virtual reality research; at present, her team is working on an empathy study. “Do engineers have to be on site to design sustainably for the people who live there?” she wonders. “When they look into a virtual reality viewer do their levels of empathy change compared to when they are given a brief on paper or to when they watch a video?” In addition to continuing to study the ways in which virtual reality might help engineers to make

sustainable design decisions to aid people around the globe, Bethany is enjoying looking at how other technologies can help engineers to do their best work.

I THINK IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT TO NOT ONLY PUSH STUDENTS IN THE DIRECTION THAT THEY’RE MOST TALENTED, BUT IN THE DIRECTION THAT THEY’RE MOST INTERESTED. One of those technologies is functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), which monitors brain activity to measure things like empathy and cognitive load. “fNIRS allows us to see inside of an engineer’s head as they’re making decisions. By studying engineers and better understanding how they make their decisions, we could end up helping a lot of other people because engineers make decisions that impact so many.” These are the questions in which Bethany is immersed, and the results — sustainable design to help populations in need — in which she is invested. “I don’t really have a dream career,” she says. “It’s more the outcomes that I’m interested in.”

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“ It was planned to perfection. There were options for everyone.” 2017 REUNION ATTENDEE, CLASS OF ’07

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“ Great event to catch up with and see people I think about but rarely have a chance to see.” 2017 REUNION ATTENDEE, CLASS OF ’77

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“ The School did a great job of keeping everyone engaged throughout the course of the weekend. There was never a moment where I was sitting around wondering, what do I do next?” 2017 REUNION ATTENDEE, CLASS OF ’12

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From the earliest days of daguerreotype photography in the mid-1800s, photographers have sought to capture an entire large scene in a single photo. The encompassing nature of a panoramic image gives the viewer the sense of being in the scene itself, without sacrificing details. The earliest panoramic photographs were created by connecting a series of detailed images of the same scene to create a single wide-format image. Over time, camera

technology evolved and cameras developed specifically for panoramic photography captured these images – often landscapes or large group photos — in a single step. Episcopal High School got caught up in the enthusiasm for panoramic photography at the height of its popularity in the early twentieth century. The School’s archives hold numerous panoramic photographs from this time period that capture the campus and the community as they had never been shown before.

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Here’s where we’ll be... We hope to see you at one of our upcoming alumni or parent events!

January 9 New York, N.Y. January 23 Charlottesville, Va. February 16 Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas March 28 Atlanta, Ga. May 2 Charleston, S.C. May 24 Richmond, Va.

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I spoke with Hunter deButts’ wife Jane. She said that she and Hunter are living in Marshall, Virginia. They go to Charleston quite often because their grandchildren are there. She mentioned that Hunter IV ’10 got married at EHS, and they have visited EHS quite often. Their son, Boota ’76, who by the way was a great athlete, works at EHS. She also talked about several new buildings at EHS, one being the renovation of the Stewart gymnasium for the student center. It was great to have the opportunity to talk with her and listen to what they have been up to. I talked with Hunter McGuire in Richmond, and he said that he is doing fine and enjoying life and his retirement and is taking it easy. I spoke with the Rev. Peyton Craighill, and sadly he is suffering from Parkinson’s disease and wanted his classmates to know this. We had a great conversation, and he is in very good spirits. He is doing his best to deal with this terrible disease. I know you join me in wishing him good health in the time ahead, and we send our very best to him. 48

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I talked with George Francisco in Houston, and he said that he really didn’t have too much news for us except he had recently run into ole boys. They were twins, Joe ’39 and Bill Brown ’39, which makes them 96 years old. He also ran into Frank Smith from the Class of ’39. George said he is doing fine in Houston. He is having a little problem with balance, which I told him is a common problem we all are having. He was in great spirits and is always cooperative in talking to me and giving me news he has about EHS. Hugo Blankenship said that he and his wife and family were enjoying life in Alexandria, and he was now almost fully retired. He was “of council” at his law firm, but is happy in not having to go to work every day. It was great to talk with him. Also, Dr. Bill Fairey said that he and his family were doing fine, and he was fully retired now from his business. In memory of July 27, 1953, when the Korean War ceasefire was declared, I talked with Ed Leake, and he said that on that day he and his fellow Marines were on a ship bound for Korea. We hope to celebrate a little more about being in the Marine Corps in early October, when they have a meeting here in Norfolk of the Korean War Veterans.

Sadly we lost two really great guys recently, Stuart Gilchrist and Frank Talbot. Stuart had been living in Williamsburg in a retirement community, and I had the opportunity to talk with and visit with him before his passing. He will always be remembered for that great catch in the Woodberry football game, which saved us that day. Frank Talbot sadly passed away recently as well, and we remember him as a really fine person, great athlete, and a very nice guy. Frank returned to his high school in Danville for his senior year wanting to graduate with his class. We will miss them very much.

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Thanks to Dick Cocke for sending this picture of the late Ben Moore and him at their 55th University of Virginia Law School Reunion. They had reconnected in Charlottesville following college and after Dick had spent two years in the Air Force and Ben two years in the Navy. Dick reminisced about rooming his first undergraduate year at UVA with the late Paul Barringer. They played freshman football under Bus Male, who had left EHS to become Director of Freshman Sports, and in the spring Dick

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Newlyweds Beverlye and Gus Middleton ’48.

Ben Moore ’48 and Dick Cocke ’48 at their 55th UVA Law School Reunion.

and Paul had run, jumped, and pole vaulted on the track team for four years. Dick also recalled an unnerving situation years later when he and Dallas were to visit Paul and his wife Merrill at Hilton Head. The Cockes drove to Weldon, N.C., and Paul was flying them in his twin engine Cessna to the island. As they neared the airport, Paul asked Dick to borrow his eye glasses. This left Dick wondering if Paul couldn’t see any better than he, how could he land his plane wearing Dick’s spectacles. However, Dick says Paul put the Cessna down smoothly, returned Dick’s glasses without comment, and everybody had a great time. In the movie, “The Bad and the Beautiful,” Kirk Douglas tells Lana Turner that love is for the very young. That’s not what Gus Middleton told the former Beverlye Edwards. And they were married on December 30, 2016, at the Bishop Gadsden Retirement Community in Charleston, S.C., where Joby and Frank Meade live. The Middletons are residents now at 1 Bishop Gadsden Way. Beverlye grew up in Baton Rouge, La., graduated from LSU and had two children with her first husband. Gus and his late wife, the former Ann Huxford, were parents of two daughters, Elizabeth and Pamela, and three sons, Gus III, Charles, and Robert, and

six grandchildren. At Episcopal, Gus and Bill Dunn banged out the wittiest “School Bull” column for The Chronicle. Gus also contributed his excellent writings to The Whispers. He and Dunn were brilliant and extremely popular, and had a keen sense of humor which were a rare combination. They were admitted to Princeton along with Ed Gregory, Bill Kappes, and Ben Moore. After graduation, Gus attended Columbia Medical School and was a respected and admired physician in Jackson, Tenn. Congratulations to Gus and best wishes to Beverlye. Gus, you have proved the title words of the song “It’s Never Too Late to Fall In Love,” to be true. From another class: Dr. Thomas “Tommy” E. Schneider ’43 died in Atlanta on July 7, 2017. He was the son of Thomas “Red” E. Schneider 1916 and graduated during WWII with Atlantans, Dr. William E. Huger, Jr. ’43, father of William E. Huger ’81, godson of Dr. Schneider, and Archibald “Arch” E. Nevitt ’43. Tommy Schneider’s date for Episcopal’s 1943 Finals was this note taker’s sister, Frances. She was met at the Alexandria railroad station not by Tommy, but by his roommate, Comer “Choo Choo” Train ’43. Tommy had contracted measles and was quarantined in the Infirmary. Fortunately for my sister, Choo Choo Train did not have a date, and he became her escort. After the dance in Centennial Hall, they sang to Tommy outside the Infirmary. They did not know the words to “On Our Way Rejoicing,” but they did to “Chattanooga Choo Choo.” Tommy Schneider’s widow, the former Bettye Wright, is a charming Sweet Briar graduate as are Norris Broyles’ wife Shirley and Jack Clarkson’s wife Kirk.

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Harte Crow (H) 603-643-5007 hcahcrow@gmail.com

Well, Esten and Bob Mason, ably aided by Mary and Charlie Cook, pulled off an exceptionally successful 65th reunion of the EHS Class of 1952. There are 17 of us in the photograph; however, some failed to appear for the picture, so the number attending was closer to 20 – not bad for a bunch of octogenarians. Also, it appears that we did meet our contribution goal of $65,000. Physically the High School looks great; it has aged wonderfully with careful upkeep of the old buildings along with the addition of some handsome new ones. On Saturday morning we were treated to an outstanding talk by Whit Morgan, who now teaches Shakespeare, Mr. Ravenel’s forte back in our day. If what we heard from Whit is typical of the quality of what is going on in EHS classrooms, it’s clear that today’s instruction is just as strong as what we experienced. One thing is certain: the leadership of the School is in fine hands. Charley Stillwell, who recently joined as Head of School following a successful 18-year stint as Head at St. Christopher’s in Richmond, is more than up to the job. He is impressive by any standard. It’s possible, maybe probable, that this will be the last organized visit of our class to the Holy Hill. If so, we can be proud to be going on our way after having made such a strong showing 65 long and good years after our own graduation.

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Ed Mullins (H) 803-782-3027 (O) 803-733-9401 ed.mullins@nelsonmullins.com 65th Reunion: June 8-9, 2018

Mayo Read and wife Ellen traveled to Alaska for a week on a small ship poking around Glacier Bay — Glorious! EHS

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Wayne Holman ’53 Gifts Ichthyosaur Fossil to Episcopal WAYNE HOLMAN ’53 HAS DONATED A VAST AND IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION OF ARTIFACTS AND COLLECTIBLES TO EPISCOPAL. INCLUDED AMONG THE MANY GIFTS ARE WORKS OF ART BY PIR ANESI, DURER, PICASSO, AND OTHERS; A R ARE BOOKS COLLECTION THE SIZE AND VALUE OF WHICH SURPASSES THAT OF MANY COLLEGE COLLECTIONS; AND SEVER AL DOZEN FOSSILS THAT HAVE BECOME PERMANENT RESIDENTS IN THE HALLS AND CL ASSROOMS OF BAKER SCIENCE CENTER.

Holman’s latest gift joins the impressive ranks of that last category, and it was a contribution worthy of a celebration and blessing. Students, faculty, and staff gathered in the lobby of Baker Science Center in late October to take in the Ichthyosaur, spanning almost six feet in width and revealed at a special blessing ceremony led by Rev. Betsy Gonzalez. “What Episcopal did for me I can never repay,” Holman said at the ceremony. Head Chaplain Betsy Gonzalez offered the following blessing at the ceremony. Gracious and Holy God, we offer you thanks for the life of this animal, that in its death and preservation, we are inspired to seek greater knowledge of the past and are offered a glimpse into your creative majesty. May its life echo through time to us and all those who come after us, sparking curiosity, eliciting wonder, and imparting scholarship. We also offer great thanks for the generosity and thoughtfulness of Wayne Holman, and for his commitment to educating students at this great school. May his efforts also continue to reverberate through generations in the halls and in the minds of our students. All of this we ask in your Holy Name. Amen.

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Reid White allows that he is still alive (barely), still married (same woman who just published a very funny memoir), still working (a little), still have only three grandchildren (which won’t change unless I adopt). Health pretty good. Biked 10 miles this morning in the Berkshire hills with a 12-year-old friend. My goal will be 12 miles tomorrow (just kidding!). Last year, I bought a new Trek Madone Carbon Fiber bike that cost three times more than my first new car. It was worth it. Even an 82-year-old can get around at a good clip on that machine.

Roommates for two years at EHS, Tise Eyler ’52 and Jack Rinehart ’52 meet in front of Hoxton House 65 years later!

Bailey Patrick and his wife, Rose Reece, had two memorable visits to the High School last Spring. The first was to attend a celebration dinner and tribute to their son, Bailey ’79, as he retired as Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and to John Burress ’54, his former roommate, for his many contributions to the School over the years. The second visit was to attend the graduation of their grandson, Paul Gibert III ’17, who was preceded in his attendance at the High School by five other of their grandchildren (Patrick ’09, Bailey ’11, Lauren ’12, Wells ’12 and Carter ’14). Their last two grandchildren will be a rising Senior (Will ’18) and a new boy (Thomas ’21) this coming Fall. He goes on to say that those in our class who have not been back to the Hill in the recent past are missing a much different and truly impressive campus than the one we experienced in the ’50s – a great incentive for attending our upcoming 65th reunion which they both hope to attend. On occasion he’s had the good fortune of being in Linville, N.C., at the same time as Nelson Weston ’54 where they were able to play golf together and otherwise enjoy each other’s company. Sam Holt says that he still can ‘keep on keepin’ on,’ increasingly a challenge as the years pile up. Also, still ‘keepin’ company’ with my lovely fellow Alabamian and traveling more than I’d like, given that trips are no longer paid for by consulting clients. Home enough to be glad to see classmates who get to Washington, as we wind our way toward our (ouch) 65th next year.

Greig Cummings says, “Since retiring from the financial industry eight years ago, I find myself busier than ever handling the many challenges presented by 48 years in the same house. Sorting through vast amount of stuff – records, books, photo albums, miscellaneous papers, etc., none of which the younger generation will want. Sara and I have wonderful memories after 58 years of marriage, seven grandchildren, family trips and golf outings to beautiful parts of the world. However, the “golden years” seem a bit tarnished. Health issues have reduced our golf to a spectator’s sport. We are pleased that two of our grandchildren have been able to benefit from the EHS foundation: a grandson now in college and his sister a rising junior. We are blessed to still be able to raise our glasses to the EHS Class of 1953. God willing I’m looking forward to our 65th Reunion. Jonathan Bryan writes that “In these interesting times, I’m working with a church in Winchester that will scrape its no-longer practical 1950s A-frame and replace it with a 60-unit low-income apartment building for a serious elder housing shortage in that area. It’s happening. Judy and I went to Malcolm Matheson’s ’54 80th the other night with SandyRoe and Pinkie. Looking forward to the 65th next June!” Peter Miller resides in the Wilmington, N.C., area and says that they have quite a few EHS alumni in that area. He had a conflict with recent EHS alumni meeting but plans to be the next meeting although he probably will be looked upon as an antique from EHS’s past. Austin Moore is hale and hearty and attended his 60th reunion this year at the University of Virginia. He plans to attend the 2017 reunion of his Marine officers basic training

class this October at Branson, Mo., and our 65th Reunion in 2018. Ed Mullins reports that his retirement at the end of last year presented somewhat of a challenge as he does not play golf, hunt or fish. However, a little bluebird flew in with somewhat of a solution. He had forgotten that in college and in law school he liked to sleep late. So now by the time he has slept until 9, had coffee, read the paper, especially the obituaries, and eaten breakfast the morning has pretty much gone. Also he has ratcheted his exercise program and is spending more time with the grandchildren. Consequently he is responding to the challenge better than he thought he would and looks forward to our 65th Reunion next June. Jack Duer says that he has gotten where he cannot see worth a damn. He’s hanging in there but this has ended his trips on the Queen Mary and made it doubtful that he can attend the 65th Reunion. However, both Austin Moore, his former roommate, and his good friend Drummond Ayers have agreed to bring him and shepherd him around doing the reunion. Drummond Ayres reports that “I did finally get to check off another item on my old-age Bucket List ... a tour of the Grand Canyon and Monument Valley etc ... fabulous ... stunning … glorious… keep on keeping on! Looking forward to the 65th!” Ed Hutchins and his wife Lenora are doing well. Ed does daily stretching exercises, walks and plays golf in his efforts to keep fit. Lenora, who has a relationship with the PGA, was invited to work at the PGA tournament at Quail Hollow golf course in Charlotte. She enjoyed very much the front seat to an exciting tournament and was also able to make contact with some of Ed’s relatives.

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Charlie Covell (H) 352-336-0127 (O) 352-273-2023 covell@louisville.edu

To begin with, I want to express congratulations to John Burress for his well-deserved EHS Distinguished Service Award granted him earlier this year. John, a hearty “well done!” EHS

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Paul Sackett writes, “After back surgery, playing golf again.”

for John McCain? Let’s stay in touch, and I send all the best to you and your family.”

Mort Boyd writes, “The highlight of my summer has been two delightful weeks Anne and I spent in Ireland. I particularly like Ireland, as at least 20% of the Irish are redheaded, which I was when I had hair; and many are named Boyd. Although I had been there several times to play golf and fox hunt, there’s nothing quite like traveling abroad with three generations.”

I sent John a birthday greeting and expression of prayers and wishes for his recovery via his wife Cindy’s website but cannot say whether he actually saw it. Betty and I are still enjoying life in Gainesville, Fla., and I’m still curating moths at the Florida Museum and trying to enjoy playing golf badly. Please drop me a line when you get the notion. Cheers, Charlie.

Here’s a response from Bob Baker: “My first great-grandchild was born to one of my granddaughters on Sept. 21, 2017. She, like her mother Lenox, is a beautiful blonde, and her name is Miller Maythaler. She lives with her parents in Huntsville, Ala. I continue physical and occupational therapy several days a week in my efforts to overcome the damages resulting from my stroke which I suffered in Dec. 2015. Recovery is a very slow process, and I am still unable to walk except in a pool. I have enjoyed several visits from Fred Butler and Gilmore Lake along with their lovely wives. As always Fred and Gilmore cause lots of laughs. My eldest son Bill recently won the club golf championship at Eagle Point Club in Wilmington where this year’s Wachovia Championship was played. That’s all I have for now.” John Gill Holland writes, “Offering courses in Chinese Culture at Davidson Learns, a local program for senior citizens taught by volunteers.” This from Will Bridgers: “I have delayed a couple of days trying to think of any news from our classmates. Pluma and I are finishing up the restoration of an 1830’s house in Charleston and are now ready to call it home. Adding an elevator and redoing four fireplaces took major effort, but I believe it is coming together after eight months. We are just getting over Hurricane Matthew (last October); my partner here has just gotten back into his house last month. Funny, Matthew was total tornado/wind damage, whereas Harvey all flood. Hard to be ready for both insurance-wise. I had a pleasant chat with Willy Waddill several weeks ago. He seems in good spirits and health even if we are all nursing ailments of some sort. I have been wishing there was some way we could express our prayers and good wishes for a speedy recovery 52

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Sandy Wise (H) 614-766-1511 (O) 614-447-0281 hawppmd@aol.com 65th Reunion: June 2020

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Terry Cooper (H) 434-202-8066 (O) 703-931-8172 terry@cooperresearch.us 65th Reunion: June 2021

We have some good news and some bad news. I’ll start with the good. Bruce Rinehart reports that he and wife Mary “are bursting with pride” over their grandson, Robert Clark ’17, “who graduated from the High School this June and [is] headed to UVA School of Architecture this fall.” He was captain of the EHS golf team and merited a very flattering article in The Washington Post about how he personally designed, down to the minute details, an on-campus golf practice facility. To read more, visit www.washingtonpost.com and search “Episcopal golfer.” I highly recommend you read it. It depicts a very multi-dimensional fellow, bright, innovative and fun. Bruce also reports that he and Mary continue to spend their summers at their Linville retreat and are planning a trip to Spain and the Madeira Islands this fall, even though Bruce is now almost fully bionic, having two replacement hips, two replacement shoulders, and being on his fourth pacemaker.

the only octogenarian able to do chin-ups. He didn’t say that was a challenge to us, but we may want to take it as one. Retired Virginia judge Nelson Durden and wife Molly celebrated their 56th anniversary on September 9. They met while Nelson was at EHS and, Nelson writes, “We have had many wonderful years.” I knew Molly back in those days and know that Nelson made a wonderful choice. Nelson and Molly have relocated to Charlotte to be near their son Ned Durden ’88 and his family. Ned’s daughter Jane Randolph Durden ’20 is now in her second year at EHS. You’ll recall my earlier report that Russ Roberts’ wife Martha passed away last winter after a long illness. Russ has now remarried — her name is Rosalyn — and they divide their time between Toronto and Key Largo. Russ reported from a cruise in Norway and added that they’ve been to New Orleans, Seattle, and Alaska recently as well. Another frequent flyer is Henry Townsend. Henry and wife Jessica paid their third visit to Japan this spring, focusing on Benesse House on Naoshima Island, which they praise highly. When I last reported about Henry, he was one of our few (only?) classmates without grandchildren. No longer. Now he has three. Daughter Antonia, founder of the suggestive lingerie company, Enclosed, has a young son and daughter Claudia, an associate professor at the University of Miami Business School, has two kids. Henry also relays that he had lunch not long ago with Ken Ringle ’57 and that Ken is in good health. (It’s awful to have to report on everyone’s health, especially when reporting setbacks.) Tom Lawson advises that he is now finishing his second book. In case you didn’t know about his first book, it was “Carl Jung, Darwin of the Mind” and took the position that Jung was expounding a theory concerning the evolution of consciousness. Tom reports that he and his family are all well.

On the subject of health, Bill Saunders writes that, to celebrate his 80th birthday in July, he and wife Tudie spent two weeks at the Pritikin Longevity Center in Doral, Fla., where he was

Fielder Israel may have retired from the Episcopal priesthood but he continues to serve the Lord actively in his retirement. As

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they often do, he and his wife Gretchen are spending much of the fall in France introducing people to the Bible — and doing it both in English and in French. They’re active in their evangelism here as well. Their three grandchildren are now eight, six and five. Harry Blair has gone from retirement to semi-retirement, returning to Yale as Associate Chair of the South Asian Studies Center. He says it’s “nice to be back in academia, and the workload is light!” One who doesn’t share Harry’s positive view of academia is my youngest son Tim. Tim recently left his position as a research pathologist at Hershey Hospital and faculty member at Penn State Medical School to become a research pathologist at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. One of the reasons for his decision was his aversion to faculty politics. At an earlier point in his career Tim was a dairy-cow veterinarian. Faculty rivalries weren’t a problem there! Now to the sad news. I’m sure that you’ve all read that our classmate Peyton Hawes passed away on July 19. I had the great pleasure of reuniting with Peyton at UVA Law for three years. I went back to Peyton’s bio in our class’ Whispers and noted these comments: “one of the most admirable characters on the Hill” and “the most popular member of the senior class.” I know we all send our regrets to his wife Mary and to all the rest of Peyton’s family. He was a winner!

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Louie Gump (O) 423-282-3933 lhg703@yahoo.com 65th Reunion: June 2022

Our 60th 1957 Class Reunion on June 9 & 10 was superb. Attending were: Shep Ansley, Henry Blake (Jean), Chip Buxton (Mary), Pearce Connerat (Joyce), Tom Davenport (Mimi), Tim deGavre (Caroline), Louie Gump (Lucy), Robbie Harrison, Tom Lawford, Gordon LeGrand (Judith), Cotes Pinckney (Helen), Bob Taylor (Anne), Dillon Wooten (Sue). Camaraderie abounded as we caught up with each other and visited. In addition to the various activities on campus, Shep arranged a very special VIP

tour of Mount Vernon. He and his wife Boyce (deceased June 2016) were extremely involved in many of the recent developments there. Mount Vernon is not owned by the Government. Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association (all female) is the owner of the property and is the governing body. Boyce served the Association both as a Regent and as a Vice-Regent. The Regent is equivalent to a corporate Board Chair, and a Vice Regent is equivalent to a corporate Director. We saw the mansion from the outside. The real treat, though, was to visit other sites such as the Gristmill, the Distillery, and The George Washington Library. In the library, we had the special experience of seeing some of George Washington’s documents as well as learning about The George Washington Leadership Institute. Jackie Phillips (Allen [Big Al] Phillips’ widow) added to our enjoyment as she joined us for our Friday Night Class Dinner. She was delightful company and added new dimensions to our reminiscing. Those of you who didn’t attend this Reunion missed so much. We missed you. 2022?

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Surry Roberts (H) 919-828-2245 surryroberts@adventure777.com 60th Reunion: June 8-9, 2018

Rich Pietsch relates the Painting of St. Anne’s School, “Then there was the infamous weekend in Charlottesville – running out of beer, two classmates named Bill (Bill deButts?) and I headed to Carol’s Tea Room to get more. Car wreck on the way, but not charged because the other guy ran a stop sign, but the night evolved into the painting of St. Anne’s School. I missed it because of the above, but back at school everyone there that weekend was called in one at a time. The Honor system at its finest. Someone may recall the punishment besides writing a letter of apology to Miss Randolf, the headmistress.” Hayne Hipp is at it again!!! He has just completed further walking in the high country of Maine. Congratulations Hayne!!!

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J.D. Simpson (H) 501-663-8631 (O) 501-377-2110 jdsimpson@stephens.com 60th Reunion: 2019

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Bill Drennen (H) 304-876-1236 (O) 304-876-6400 wmdrennen1@me.com 60th Reunion: 2020

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Elliott Randolph (H) 410-377-6912 Elliott.randolph@comcast.net Lanier Woodrum (H) 540-774-2798 Lbwoodrum@cox.net

When Lanier and I sent out our email asking classmates for news, we cloaked our request with veiled threats of creative reprisal if our appeal was ignored. Fearing we would make something up, little did we know that the floodgates would open and so many responses would follow. Many thanks to all who answered our call. Looking over what many comments we received, we appear to be a well-settled group in these tumultuous times, determined to make the most out of what lies ahead... Elliott Randolph writes, “Life is good. I retired at the end of 2010 from Brown Advisory after almost 40 years in the investment management arena. After writing more than 100 quarterly investment commentaries, mostly fiction, it was time. With Nancy, my adventurous wife of now 48 years by my side, we bought plane tickets, packed our bags, and saw the world. Eye-opening stops in Egypt, Petra, Africa, China, Morocco, India, and many other ports of call, have kept us young and curious about what’s out there. Incidentally, India is a great place to lose weight since most of what we ate must have been processed in a wood chipper. I lost four pounds in a day. My health is good, I avoid golf courses, play doubles squash as often as I can with other like-minded gentlemen, play lead guitar in a small jazz ensemble, and read whatever non-fiction piques my interests. Look forward to connecting more dots EHS

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with other classmates, perhaps at this year’s EHS-WFS game.” Lanier Woodrum writes, “Al Carr, Bill Julian and I attended the Woodberry game in Nov. 2016. A rather poor performance by EHS. Al’s brother has postulated that, in the future, the school should not admit boys whose IQ is higher than their weight. I recently talked with Kimble White ’62 who is doing well and has a tax consulting practice in Calif.” John Fowler writes, “Having never written a word in the past, I have some ground to cover. After law school I spent two years fulfilling my military commitment. I served as an infantry platoon leader and other messy jobs in Vietnam. I got home in one piece and after the usual 50 years of law practice, several wives, children and grands I find myself as a gentleman farmer of sorts on the Cowpasture River. I see no need to list the usual honors and awards one gets for working so long and living a good life. Best wishes.” Polk Kellam writes: “Greetings to all. Like Vinny’s 85-year-old friend, I am ‘upright’ for the most part and ‘taking nutrition’ daily. What life remains in me continues its parochial focus on the Eastern Shore of Virginia and what is best for all that depend upon the extraordinary biological diversity of this unique part of creation. Life involvements other than 40 years in my family’s business (convenience stores, propane gas distribution, real estate) have focused on the environment mostly – along with a measure of broader based community service. Most meaningful have been involvement with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation since the 1970s (Trustee for 12 years) and more recently, participation in the establishment of a local community foundation on the Eastern Shore of Virginia as founding board chair. “Passions continue to be hunting and fishing, with the latter transitioning into more talk than action of late (at least Vinny is honest when he says he cannot catch fish!) and environmental conservation. “Boasting the same success as Tim Dudley with marriage, I entered a second marriage in 2008. Roberta and I share a number of common interests, and her background in environmental law has meant a great deal to the 54

local community’s long range planning efforts. We live unpretentiously on a 50 acre ‘farm’ on a bayside creek in Northampton County. “I confess to never really having felt that the EHS Class of ’61 had a group mindset, and, like many of you, have been self-conscious in observing the group mindedness in classes both before and after ours. This said, thanks to Bill and Tim, as well as to many of you, for initiating the group’s ‘catch up’ emails. If still ‘upright’ and ‘taking nutrition,’ I look forward to seeing all who are able and interested at our 60th!” Tim Dudley writes, “My son Philip ’91 married his long-time sweetheart last evening, August 22, after several years of bachelorhood. We are all very happy for them. My wife Heather and I have travelled here and there (Italy, Fla., Pa.) and just returned from Pebble Beach, Calif., where we attended the fancy Concours and offered a car for sale in the big auction unsuccessfully but oh well — spending as much time as possible at the Delaware beach (wife’s family house) and farming in Upperville — all the while helping my son Philip ’91 start an RIA business in Middleburg with a notable degree of success and enjoying working for and with my son. Otherwise trying to hunt and fish as much as possible. Hopefully we will all get together soon, and I would like to personally say that my reconnection with George Flowers was one of the most enjoyable and inspiring things that I have been able to experience in a long time, as in school George never had a bad day that we knew of, and he had no quit in him, a very deep and good man who was a pleasure to be around. We all thought that he as a ‘goody two shoes,’ but we were very wrong. He was a guy we could all gain from being around. I hope all are well and hopefully if anyone makes a wrong turn and finds themselves near Upperville or Middleburg they will call or stop by.” Reynolds McClachey writes, “My retirement activities seem to be harder to keep accurately scheduled than employment. I guess employment was better organized. I volunteer to do computer and phone work every week a half day at Church. I play bridge a half day every other week. I sing in church choir weekly. I practice baroque flute every day and take lessons every week. I play flute in two community ensembles. Atlanta Concert Band and

Atlanta Musicians Orchestra. In 2017 we’re (Martha and I) doing six weeks of European travel. Two college-age grandchildren at Wake Forest and Georgia Tech. Son lives with us and brings 8-year-old granddaughter every other weekend which makes our week.” Tenney Mason writes, “My significant other for eight years, Becky Hartman, succumbed to lung cancer last August. I have an active social life and am a relatively accomplished swing dancer 2-3 times a week at some of the top venues in the Baltimore/Washington area. Am still living in Sykesville, Maryland — about ten miles from Ellicott City, where I grew up. My youngest daughter Susanna recently had a son, making me a grandparent for the first time. My eldest, Heather, is a professional blogger, writer and photographer living in Johannesburg, South Africa. “After a career in journalism, primarily as a photojournalist and director of photography, I retired several years ago but still do an occasional freelance job and have a very active Instagram account (@tenneymason) which serves as a portfolio and archive for past and present work. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. My best to everyone, and I hope to see you all at that 2021 reunion.” Henry Morgan writes, “I am in Montana for last eight weeks. Pretty good fishing and shooting. Jim Barton has a fine place out here, but I have not seen him. I saw Ned Martin at UNC games in Memphis; he looks great. I am considering a spinal fusion but have not committed. My two married sons and their families are a great blessing. Best to all.” Takane Kuki writes, “Remember me? I was only one year in EHS and couldn’t have much times to know each other, but I feel it was one of best enjoyable and precious ages in my life. Thanks to Chat and other friends, lucky to be together. Just before George Flowers passed away he sent mail to me and feel deep thanks for him with sorrow. He accepted me as a ’61 graduate even if my English or U.S. history was worst grades in EHS history, I think. I have been enjoying playing golf and achieved single but few years ago suddenly become short putts. (I don’t know how to spell.) Just little longer than OK putt, head can’t move

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Julia and Robert Train ’63, and the lovely bride, “little” Julia and Greg Smith, at a spring wedding in Savannah.

and spend few more putts to finish. Tell me if someone solved. Forgive miss spell.” From John LeGrand, “I am living most of the time in the Villages, Fla. I enjoy frequent contact with Jim Seidule as he bounces around in his 85th year with his gorgeous much younger blond girlfriend that he met online. I enjoy having double dates with him. I have farmed, built two grain elevators, managed three river tow boats, sailed a 40-foot sailboat across 1,400 miles from St. Martin to the Chesapeake Bay. I ran a 50-foot trawler from San Francisco to Brookings, Ore., head on into 15-foot seas for four days, and after requesting that the Coast Guard lead me onto the little harbor, they came out and led me about 100 yards. My engine quit, so they towed me the last 200 yards. I enjoyed flying the right seat of a B-17 and a B-24 on consecutive days in California. Two years later while sailing on the Tennessee River on Wheeler Lake in North Alabama, I was buzzed by the very same plane and crew that I had flown with in California. “Most Important! Jim has nightmares wanting to know who parked his VW in the dining room hallway. I am suspicious that he had had a big night on the town and thought he was parking it in his garage. In any event if some classmate knows anything about it I think Mr. Jim has a bucketful of demerits for the dastardly student that might have done it. I understand that the demerits are growing at compound rates. Please help him find the solution so when hopefully in the very distant future when he crosses over to another Hill, he can go in peace and be relieved of the despair that has plagued him for so many years. I had wonderful contacts with George Flowers in his last year particularly. What a wonderful person. Peace.” Bob Steptoe writes, “I continue to practice law with Steptoe & Johnson in the Clarksburg/Bridgeport WV office of the firm,

Wil Painter ’63, second from right, at the celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Navy Seabees.

although I am cutting back substantially on client work and focusing more on community, professional, and related activities. Becky and I plan to spend more time traveling and at our home on Isle of Palms, S.C. My health is good, and I fully subscribe to Satchel Paige’s advice: “Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.” Thus, I will keep looking ahead for more skiing, bird hunting, hiking/ climbing, and other outdoor activity.” Vinny Giles was on his way to to the Minikahda Club to compete in the 2017 Senior Amateurs Tournement, August 24-28. He thoughtfully wrote down some reflections on a great life. “Vinny Giles is still committed to playing competitive golf (not very successfully). While I still enjoy it, spotting my competition yards and 20 years is painful. Have an occasional conversation with Ned Martin, who is happily remarried to a lady everyone says is wonderful. Am now spending six months in Florida, and it is getting easier to do. We sold our sports agency some years ago, and I started a new one in 2011. After several reasonably successful years I realized why I quit before. Today’s athletes are so entitled that they are all take and little give. Having said that, for those of you who follow and enjoy golf, some of our new breed are good kids and get it: Jordan Spieth, Ricky Fowler, Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, and a few others are good for the game, caring and solid role models. Not much else to report. Let’s try to make it to our 60th in 2021. Best to all, Vinny.”

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Al Berkeley (H) 410-243-7859 alfredberkeley@gmail.com 50th Reunion: June 2022

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Cotten Alston (O) 404-310-0541 cottenalston@gmail.com 55th Reunion: June 8-9, 2018

Just like that box of chocolates, you never know what you will get when you ask for class notes submissions. So here we are, almost 55 years out of our EHS experience and the ancient memories still surge strongly. We have +/- 10% response to the class invitation to participate… by charity ball invitation standards that is excellent. We will roll with it. I hope that you will appreciate the sentiments. This is a powerful installment. We have another unique situation for this publication because we have greatly overstepped our boundaries on allotted printed space…because of some wonderful writing by Walter Nicklin and Sam Williams. For your reading pleasure our EHS minders have placed these two pieces on a digital link so that you can get the full flavor. Please type this link into your browser: www.episcopalhighschool.org/63notes Freshman year, 1960, a sampling of headlines in the “Finals Edition” of The EHS Chronicle… “Larry Elgart to play at Formal. Britt, Flowers Win Reading-at-Sight Contest. TRACK TAKES STATE MEET. 1960-61 EHS

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Honor Committee Elected. Notes on Modern Poetry. School Bull. SAUNDERS, G. SIMPSON CHOSEN ATHLETES OF-THE-YEAR. Ficklen, Nabers, Beers Star in the Matchmaker.” George Logan, news from Charlottesville and Earlysville, VA.: This past May 21st (2017) marked my 20th and final year as a provost-appointed Lecturer in Business Administration at the Darden School at UVa. Various assignments included 10 years of Corporate Governance, which class Wallace Stettinius and I did together. Wally is an old WFS graduate, and we worked very well together. We were also co-authors, with Dr. John L. Colley, of the first comprehensive book on corporate governance, written by us at the specific request of McGraw-Hill and published in hardback in early 2003. McGraw already had in hand our finished manuscript just as “ENRON” was becoming a household word – talk about timing! The book has been translated into 6 languages (including long form and short form Chinese) and has now been in paperback for about 8 years. In 2007, we produced another work, “Principles of General Management,” requested and published by the Yale Press. It was more academic and not spiced up by our real life board and managerial experiences. The latter are what made the governance book such a success. Among Wally, John Colley and me, we had collectively served on 77 for profit and notfor-profit boards over the past 40 years, and we had enough material to fill two volumes. Never in my wildest dreams would I have guessed that I would co-author two solid academic text books. I stopped counting the hours I invested, but the royalties I am still receiving just might add up to $.05 per hour. But it was also fun to help produce something of value. Available on Amazon!! Over these past 20 years, I have invested 2 days a week, 34 weeks a year, for 20 years. I missed only one class in all those years – after our 50th Jean and Jim Maddox had invited Harmon and me, for a terrific vacation at their amazing place in Emigrant, MT, in late August 2013, and I was determined not to be teaching/leading a class while they played. So, I videotaped my segments in July in the Darden media center before we left, and these were integrated with those of an eminently capable corporate attorney from Troutman Sanders in Richmond. 56

The students uniformly swore that I was far better on the big screen than in person! We had a ball! Nothing can beat a trip down the Yellowstone River with a guide who will “help” you cast, hook a nice one and let you reel it in! Jean and Jim give hospitality a whole new meaning, what a lovely time. But the more exciting part of my Darden teaching experience was leading the Thomas Jefferson Reading Seminar for 10 years. This seminar was the creation of John Colley, a true Renaissance man, 50 years on the Darden faculty this year. He thought the Darden curriculum needed broadening and a strong shot of the humanities, and what better subject than Jefferson and those giants who surrounded him – Madison, Washington, Hamilton, Adams, Franklin, Monroe and many others. This seminar was held on the Lawn in the Colonnade Club, Pavilion VII, upstairs in the original library of the University. I was joined in 2007 by Dabney Carr ’69. This was the only Darden elective for credit offered off the School grounds, understandably, given the ambience. My love of history was originally inspired – and still is – by the disciplined and focused Jim Seidule. Dabney, likewise, was and is a great student of Jefferson and the latter 18th Century. He had an abundance of extra cachet because he is a direct lineal descendent of the original Dabney Carr, Jefferson’s closest childhood friend who married Jefferson’s sister. This Seminar was a splendid way to draw to a close yet another career. As my Seminar partner for 8 years, there was never a dull moment, either for the students or for Dabney and me. In an attempt to make up for those years I never submitted any class notes, so, briefly I will fill in between 1963 and May, 2017. There was a never-ending series of challenges for me in a variety of fields, both for-profit and not-for-profit enterprises. Because I concentrated on the history of China and southeast Asia in college, I was hired by the Defense Intelligence Agency in 1967 and became involved in foreign attache’ work; I earned an MBA at Darden 1969-1971; became the business manager of Women’s Wear Daily and “W” 1971-1974; took over the family food distribution business in Salem, VA, and sold it to the Sara Lee Corporation in 1986; moved to the Hague in the Netherlands in 1988 for a change of lifestyle; was co-founder in 1976 of “Furniture Today” (sold to Reed-Elsevier in

1988 ); was a co-founder of Valley Financial Corporation in Roanoke in 1995 along with Ab Boxley ’76 and Bill Elliot ’64 and began building high rise logistic warehouses in Poland with partner Menard Doswell ’62 and our associate Dana Gibson ’90, in 1994. In between, I had more than my share of a few financial train wrecks – builds character so “they” say—but none fatal. We now have 3 buildings left out of 28 total built in Poland and would like to wrap up this chapter of our lives. Harmon and I are in the midst of working on a townhouse in Roanoke, one of whose residents, of the five units, is Phil Lemon ’60 and his wife Libba. We’re not sure whether we’ll end up with one house or two! However, since son Willis ’96 is an ordained Episcopal minister and lives in Roanoke with his pediatrician wife and three small children, the chances are quite good that we’ll spend most of our time there. He has his own small parish, St. Mark’s, in Fincastle, VA, not far outside Roanoke, and enjoys it immensely. [ed.note: Our class has been a continual positive force on the Hill, thanks to George, who has served on every possible board and fund-raiser, often hand-in-hand with Dick Yarborough, EHS Business Manager at the time. Most likely we all remember George’s EHS persona, the “Hayseed, Country” Logan, fine footballer and all-round roustabout from the Shenandoah, Salem, Va… but he was elected Chairman of the EHS Board of Trustees in July, 1988! He steered EHS through very interesting times as the boarding school world was evolving…to say the least! In addition to many, many less visible accomplishments George guided the school in its transition to coed education in 1991! (30 years too late for some of us…). He served officially as Chair until 1997. His groundwork was superlative and foundational, paving the way for amazing advancement in the twenty first century. Rob Hershey arrived in 1999.] Wise words from the West Coast, John Joyner: We remember when 72 years old was downright ancient…Yes, but remember: 72 is divisible by 2. And 3. And 4. And 6. And 8. And 9. And 12. And 18. And 24. And 36. Not to mention 1 and 72! Ya can’t say that about most ages. So I’ll miss 72 when it goes away, assuming I’m still around this

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March. I am noticing, though, that “the warranty has expired” as the expression goes ... a bit of skin cancer, a failed tooth. But mostly I am enjoying, and thankful for, the mountain of undeserved good fortune that is my current lot ... wife, daughter + family, health, outrageously pleasant surroundings of the California central coast, the Sierra for outings, the brew pub 3.3 miles from where I sit in the living room, the Sunday afternoon petanque game downtown that I will enjoy an hour from now, the pleasure of computer programming with the Ruby language, and especially these days the truly notable resilience of our political system — lots of verbal disagreement instead of riots in the streets. At this point in our nation’s history I’m especially thankful for Mr. Seidule’s requiring us to memorize the entire Constitution. Dick Yarborough: We still very much enjoy living in Vero Beach since semi-retirement in 2005. We moved last fall to a life care community in anticipation of what the unpredictable future might hold, a change that we have liked a great deal. Fortunately we still stay fairly busy, with various activities as well as my position on the board of the local Mental Health Association, which has been rewarding in numerous ways. We try to visit our children and grandchildren (4 boys) in California and Washington State as much as possible, combining those visits with exploring the western U.S. [when at home in Florida you might catch Dick and Nancy at an ‘early bird special’…] Jim Stallworth: News? Not really. We are just happy to have William ’00 and Joe ’03 with two grand boys! Am not sure Joe and Leigh’s son, Banks, made it to the last 1963 report (and if he did, skip it), but Banks Manly was born November 4, 2016! Both he and his cousin, Bill, are growing well! As you know, William’s The Painted Pin [in Atlanta, a very hot entertainment spot] is doing well, and we anxiously await the opening of The Painted Duck! Joe still hawking craft beer in Raleigh. Both their brides are teachers! The most important news for Jim and Peggy is that we have installed an elevator! Means we can stay right here for years to come! Any friends, or family, who may have been wary of our stairs, may no longer be so! We still have access to the best seafood on the eastern seaboard and our view of the ICW is unparalleled. Come! Our door is always open. — Peggy and Jim

Wil Painter: Six of my seven college roommates did get together at Princeton for our 50th, including Cabell Tutwiler and our Woodberry Forest alum as a token to diversity and inclusivity. Although I could not be more proud of having been there in the day, this old curmudgeon is very disappointed with the direction of so called higher education today, Princeton and elsewhere. ‘Nuff said. After a number of years at the Alzheimer’s Association, our younger daughter, Katherine, is now working at Seattle Children’s Hospital, supporting their pediatric cancer research programs. Can’t think of anything more rewarding than developing treatment & cures for childhood cancer. The Navy Seabees celebrated their 75th anniversary this year, as did the Civil Engineer Corps their 150th. Seabee balls all over the country celebrated “our” birthday. A tradition is the cutting of the cake by the youngest and oldest present; at the Great Lakes ball, as the oldest (age has some benefits), I joined in as we cut the cake with my father’s 76-year-old sword. My sword during my career as well, it was at my side for my wedding and at my change of command ceremonies. Cabell Tutwiler: Having reached the Biblical span of life of three score and ten years, I am grateful for many things: a good career of teaching which I enjoyed almost every day, great, inspiring students, a wonderful family, a few good friends and many great acquaintances, the opportunity to travel abroad but especially around this beautiful country which I’ve crisscrossed in automobiles, school busses, and even canoes innumerable times. I’m especially happy with my three daughters who have grown into strong, independent, and honorable women. Two of them have married men (whom I very much approve of and love) and have become astonishingly good mothers. It’s a great feeling and relief to have children who are better people than I am. I feel extremely lucky to have been born, let’s face it, white — in the good old USA into a fairly prosperous family that respected learning and that believed in making the world a better place. If all those fortunate events had not happened my life would have been quite different. Pythagorus, as related by Ovid, warned not to “consider yourself to have had a good life until the last minute of your last hour,” but so far I have no complaints.

[Cabell has been a teacher at the Episcopal School of Acadiana in Broussard/Lafayette, Louisiana, for many years. The King is packing real heat: a Princeton BA, a Middlebury MA, and a Columbia MPhil. Add all of that to amazing travels as seen via Facebook, and clearly ESA has a resident jewel on staff.] Your Correspondent was fortunate to attend his 50th Reunion at Davidson College in June, 2017. Edward Armfield was there, looking good, but busy so the Old Boy interview never happened. By all accounts he and Anne are doing fine. Edward Dwelle returned from his home in Germany and had a big time. He is a practitioner and student of the Feldenkrais method…google it! Davidson College was all male, all the time; and then it had its first full female graduating class 1973-77. To be hanging out this June around younger class reunions on a campus that used to be “dry” +1,000 men + ROTC + no regular lady visitors was quite a revelation…very pleasant indeed. Valerie and Cotten Alston are still in Atlanta — healthy and mostly sane. Our younger daughter, Honour Alston Thornton ’06, married her college sweetheart, John, and they are living in Chicago, Noble Park area. Honour has been an OR nurse in cardiac surgery @ Northwestern Hospital, which we thought was pretty marvelous; and now she has gone and gotten her Masters from Duke as a Nurse Practitioner, NP. Just another day at the beach for her; she takes no prisoners and gets it done! To say that we are proud is radical understatement. As they say, “She has crushed it…” Her older sister, May, is in Menlo Park, CA, a Registered Dietitian at Stanford Hospital. She is living the dream with her John, the banker, plus a stunning young 20+ month old son, Jack, with “one on the way.” Yes, Cali and Chicago are “great places to visit”…but the kids (no longer kids, but you know what I mean!) are all so busy that it’s like diplomatic negotiations just to sneak in for a peek. But all is good. Val and I are blessed and as Professor Tutwiler has eloquently expressed, “It’s a great feeling and relief to have children who are better people than I am…” For all of you FaceBook and Twitter devotees thank you for reading our hard copy…it has been my pleasure to serve as a bit of glue for our class. For sure 24/7 in the EHS fishbowl EHS

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with 250 boys during the 1960’s did indeed create interesting dynamics which ran the gamut of emotion and experience. Hopefully we have captured a range of the energy, of the opinions, of the maturing perspectives of our amazing classmates…for your reading pleasure. Keep smiling…onward and upward.

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Alex Jones (H) 617-497-2387 (O) 617-469-2582 alexsjones2@gmail.com 55th Reunion: June 2019

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Jim Sullivan (H) 615-292-3536 (O) 615-327-5759 jsullivangrayson@gmail.com Richard Lee (H) 617-497-4523 dlee60@verizon.net 55th Reunion: June 2020

Houston, we have a problem. As deadline approaches, Milton McGinty sends us news on the appalling — “shocking” was his term — scenes in Texas along with photos of his new backyard catfish pond. And as the rains continue, we hope said property feature does not extend to his living room. Milton is still working and expresses some appreciation for the unplanned “vacation.” Likely, it is not one to be associated with recreation, catfish proximity notwithstanding. The Yukon River, however, does offer such opportunity. Just don’t enter water that can change one’s blood to sherbet. Jamie Totten has traded in both “command presence” and his sled dogs (used to have ‘em when stationed in Alaska) for an inflatable pink flamingo. It neither bites, attracts fleas, nor eats as much. We have been graced with not one, but two photos, the other being with VMI classmate and retired EHS instructor Bobby Watts. They get together in Florida these days with some regularity. Brooke Spotswood, now retired, reports more time to dig into his family history. He and Lu will leave soon for Scotland with the “Spottiswoodes” genealogy in mind. Brooke notes with muted triumph that, aside from finding myriad bishops and lawyers from 58

centuries passed, one murderer still hangs from the family tree. Also checking in is Jack Bowman. In his quest to promote Revolutionary War history, Jack now helps lead two organizations in North Carolina, both related to the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) - one the Catawba Valley branch and the other, the Foothill Regions Branch.

Jody and Jamie Totten ’65 with Bobby and Elizabeth Watts in Florida.

And the ever-peripatetic Will Haltiwanger will “be biking the GAP rail trail and C&O canal footpath from Pittsburgh to D.C. in early September.” Will offers the possibility of encountering class “Walkman” Humphrey Tyler, who traverses all manner of such by-ways in the Mid-Atlantic area. Jamie Totten ’65 takes on the Yukon.

David “Phantman” Patterson recently returned from an Israel odyssey with his wife, Mopsy. The Phant reports their being “baptized in the Jordan River” and visiting sundry sights in the Holy Land as they approach their 55th wedding anniversary. We would expect a newfound aura to be engulfing them on both counts. And kudos to Ward Carr for a fascinating interview of Luftwaffe veteran Joachim Benz on the Warfare History Network, which many of us saw. It seems, if there remains a German military survivor of WWII anywhere, Ward will find him. It is gratifying to know that at least one of us actually put Herr Robert Whittle’s always patient ministrations as German instructor to work. From the Ornithology desk, we offer one report and a warning: As his escalating fascination with all things avian takes flight, Mason Sexton says that he may well embark upon an M.S. degree. As noted previously, Mason has taken up birdwatching, even as he sets up blue bird houses on a scale reminiscent of Levittown. The man is smitten! And for the gourmands among us, “Mole” (a.k.a. Richard Lee) earnestly advises all to keep a Newfoundland seabird known as Turr off the dinner table… at least, a cooked one. He notes ingesting this local delicacy for the first time in this, his 31st year of fishing for Atlantic Salmon in that region. In its breath-taking lack of appeal, it far surpasses even seal and Big Henry’s green liver upon which we all used to dine.

As we go to press, Irma bears down with Lear-like ferocity. We suspect that Milton McGinty might not be the only one among us beset with a massive clean-up. May all in its path be well battened down.

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Phil Terrie (H) 607-319-4271 pterrie@bgsu.edu 55th Reunion: June 2021

Last June Whitt Clement and his son Whitt, Jr. ’10 dropped by to see me in my Adirondack paradise. Excellent visit! Also in June, at the funeral of Episcopal’s longtime teacher, Director of Admissions, and Asst. Head, John Walker, I was immensely pleased to see Sharon and Sandy Ainslie ’56. Both looked terrific. That day, I had a chance to catch up with two other former members of EHS’s distinguished English Department: David Dougherty ’64 and Perry Epes ’65. Bits in response to the July request for news: Bunky Henderson, “Lindsay and I are moving to Charleston in the fall to be near our daughter and her family. As it turns out, our backdoor neighbor is John Hooff ’s ’67 son John ’95 and his family. Small world.” John Pinder, “Our 50th reunion really helped me renew my relationship with EHS. In the Fall I’m hoping to get together with Wick Williams and Richard Gwathmey ’65

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Richard Lee ’65 rises a salmon in Newfoundland.

Thirty years ago there were 350,000 cases in our world. This year so far there have only been 5! Camp Alleghany has finished four weeks of campers in Greenbrier County, W.V. The weather has been excellent overall. Our second term started on July 16 and ends on August 5. After a week of Family Camp August 6-13, the 96th summer of operation for Camp Alleghany will conclude. I arrived in W.V. on June 4, but it seems like last week! How time flies!” Randy Cary, “Alive and well in Burlington, N.C., with my wife Trudi. Retired from banking but busy consulting and running several businesses. Two grandchildren in Atlanta. Both sons Jefferson and David doing well.” Bill Harryman, “Retired in Florida. Golf, pool, and relaxing. Except for the temps in the 90’s and the afternoon thundershowers everything is good.”

Whitt Clement ’66, Whitt Clement, Jr. ’10, and Phil Terrie ’66 on the shore of Long Lake, NY.

over in Philly. Helen and I sometimes take the train from Lancaster to Philly for the day to help care for our 6-month-old grandson Abel Winston Pinder. Both our sons and their families will join us for a week on the Jersey Shore in August. I’m surprised how often I reach for my 50th Reunion hat when heading for my weekly tennis.” Tom Dashiell, “I just had my right hip replaced. With a much better one. Now I have a new right hip, a new right knee, and a new right large toe. Looking for a new brain now. Things are swell here in California.” Sam Dawson, “I was able to attend the Rotary International Convention in Atlanta, June 10-14. Bill Gates was one of the speakers and is a very unassuming speaker even though he has a lot of dollars attached to his name. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has been supporting Rotary 2-1 for the last 10 years in Rotary’s quest to eradicate polio from the world. Monday, June 12, RI and a number of partner countries pledged another $1.2 BILLION to help end polio in our world.

William Pratt, “A busy summer here. Molly and Jenks Hobson visited my wife Linda and me in May for a very happy few days. It was lovely to see them again. Also in May our first grandchild Isla was born and in July our youngest son Matthew was married. We have settled into a new home about six miles from the sea and with the South Downs National Park within a few hundred yards. We are so fortunate.” Wick Williams, “At our class get-together at the 50th, I brashly said I was focusing on being an international printmaker. I recently had my first one-man show at the Arabic Language Institute in Fes, Morocco. The prints were woodcuts I had designed and cut of the old city (Medina) where we lived in 2014 for a year. I am no longer an architect and work on prints as much as I can.”

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Charles Coppage (H) 252-473-3893 (O) 252-480-2568 charles@nccoppagelaw.com 55th Reunion: June 2022

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Walker Moore (H) 864-543-1514 (O) 864-941-0666 moorew327@aol.com 50th Reunion: June 7-10, 2018

The committee for our 50th reunion is starting to meet to put together a great weekend to reconnect with our classmates. Rex Wilson, Jon Barrett, Rob Sanders Carrington Herbert, Lyles Carr, Gregg Jones, Dabney Carr, Ed Inman, and Walker Moore, with the help of Matt Drake, have begun brainstorming ideas for a meaningful time together. We are hoping that many of you will return to get caught up with each other and rekindle memories of our years at the High School. Save the dates June 7, 8, 9, and the morning of the 10th, 2018. In the meantime, we are looking for street addresses, emails, and phone numbers for John Caleb (Chip) Childs, Millis Armfield Cannon, Benjamin Holt Gray, Josiah Oakes Hatch, Thomas Riley Jenks, Arthur Bennet Jackson, John Kennedy Nicholson, Robert Hopper Rinehart, and David Edward Wright. Any information to help us get in contact with them will be greatly appreciated. Has it really been that long? Rex Wilson and his wife Paula live in Columbia, S.C., where he serves as a United Methodist Pastor and as the president of the South Carolina Methodist Conference Credit Union. Rex reports that Duke Divinity school is more difficult than USC or Syracuse, but because he already has two very full-time jobs, he is only required to take one course per year. As we say in ministry, “that’s a blessing,” considering the preparation of weekly sermons and the importance of visiting aging members in the smaller churches; not to mention the financial environment for the last 10 years. I am looking forward to our reunion in June, but not before my son Reginald Darlington Wilson III accompanies me to the Hill in November for the Athletics Hall of Fame banquet. See you in June. Sarah and Lyles Carr hosted a getaway brunch for the ’67 class reunion group. Even though a late addition to the weekend, two dozen old boys and their wives and guests EHS

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were able to take advantage of the chance to unwind before heading home from a memorable time together. Lyles says they are looking forward to providing “something for the road” for our class in June. Rob Sanders writes that he and his wife, Lyn, are living in Maryland and that he is still practicing law (mostly litigating oil and gas royalty underpayment cases against oil and gas producers in Appalachia). Their daughter, Lindsay, is starting her senior year at Tufts University in Boston. His son David recently graduated from the MBA program at Oxford University and will be joining Deloitte and Touche in Munich. His third child, Matthew, is challenged with autism but is a happy man and a joy to his family. Rob has suggested inviting the 1968 Woodberry Football team to the reunion for a rematch on Hoxton Field and thinks he still has his old spikes somewhere. This was met with stony silence by the reunion committee. Some things are best forgotten, and that November day is one of them. Walker Moore retired from ExxonMobil and is living with his wife Sandy in Ninety Six, S.C. He states that he is lucky to have his children close by as his daughter went to Clemson and refused to move back north, and his son is still at Clemson working on his Masters in ME. Fishing, hunting, a little golf, going to the doctor, and spoiling grandchildren seem to be his greatest pastimes. He thoroughly enjoyed attending Class of ’67 reunion and is looking forward, with great anticipation, to reconnecting with the Class of ’68 next year.

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Kinloch Nelson (H) 585-385-3103 (O) 585-264-0848 kinloch@rochester.rr.com Marty Martin (H) 919-787-5804 (O) 919-272-2106 marty_martin@bellsouth.net 50th Reunion: June 2019

David Luther writes, “We will be traveling a fair amount this year, as we have kids all over the place. Our son Brendan, who went to EHS, Class of 2010, is now working in Boston with a Bio-Tech company. Erin, our oldest daughter who did not attend EHS, is a Fulbright Fellow teaching in Mendoza, 60

Kinloch Nelson ’69 and John Zapf ’69 took a selfie during Kinloch’s recent trip to Pennsylvania to visit John.

Marty Martin ’69 teaching a class on ‘Ethical Issues in Nonprofit Management.’

Newlyweds Bob Coffin ’70 and Vasilya Gapirova celebrating Christmas with their two daughters Chloe, left, and Elona, right.

Argentina. Sarah, our youngest, EHS Class of 2014, is in Bath, England, doing a study abroad semester from Elon University. We will hopefully travel to see all of them over the coming months. All else is well here.”

team gathered in Norfolk to enjoy the fact of this accomplishment, that only took 19 years gestation. Work still intrigues me and helps pay a few bills—so I am sticking with it a while longer.”

Kinloch Nelson visited with John Zapf in Pennsylvania recently.

Marty Martin writes, “Before participating in this year’s Thank a Donor Day on the Hill, I surprised two of my three graduating friends during their final academic exercise on their senior internships. Having seen them when they enrolled their first year, what a delight to see their final academic endeavor. As promised when they enrolled three years ago, I had returned to attend their graduation ceremonies on what was a picture perfect weekend.

Scott Bergland writes, “Doing well… landed in central California Monterey Bay area. Run a small landscape business and stick pretty close to home. Daughter teaches at Greenwich Country Day School, and son works for an Internet provider in Santa Cruz.” T. Lad Webb writes, “Kristin and I enjoyed a great late April week in Nashville, with just the right combination of work, play and spa. June and July brought us to our S.C. home for fun on the water and a few awful days of humidity. Having just added AC to a 200-year-old home made for more pleasant days when being outside offered no breezy relief. All children, spouses, and grandchildren (6) being able to join us made it wonderfully chaotic. A new ship design project started by me in the 1990s came to full fruition with the christening of the Navy’s newest Aircraft Carrier - the USS Gerald R Ford CVN 78, on 22 July. Many new technologies and money saving design features of this new class of ships add up to more warfighting power when needed. The original design

“The following weekend I returned to the Hill for the Class of ’67’s 50th reunion in preparation for our 50th reunion on the weekend of June 6-9th, 2019. “Attached is a photo from a day long course I taught on ‘Ethical Issues in Nonprofit Management.’ This class was my 260th public presentation on issues related to nonprofit board leadership, governance, and management. To initiate the class discussion, students read a short story about a student at the fictional “Virginia Preparatory School” located off of Shirley Highway who violates the school’s Honor Code.

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After Episcopal

BY ELIZABETH HENDERSON ’11

Howard Smith ’76: Connecting EHS Graduates to the World of Commercial Real Estate Finance WALKER & DUNLOP IS ONE OF THE L ARGEST COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE COMPANIES IN THE UNITED STATES. ITS PRESIDENT, HOWARD SMITH ’76, GR ADUATED FROM EHS AND THEN FROM WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSIT Y, AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN HIS CAREER AT THE COMPANY THAT HE NOW LEADS.

“I have spent my entire career here… and I’ve learned along the way, made great relationships, and taken advantage of the opportunities with which I have been presented.” When asked about the most important qualities that an individual needs to succeed in his field, Howard replied, “An insatiable curiosity. You need to be curious, you need to be able to communicate. You have to be able to get along and talk to people in a nonthreatening way. “Most work these days is done in a collaborative environment, not unlike in education. So you have to work with other people. If you’re not participating, if you’re not contributing, that’s a problem.” Over the years, Howard has been a friendly face for EHS graduates in the hectic and often daunting world of commercial real estate in Washington, D.C. Walker & Dunlop has hired many graduates of EHS to join the company and learn the ropes from one of the most experienced and successful names in the business.

“When not practicing law or teaching about nonprofits, I have resumed practicing yoga.”

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Jim Newman (H) 253-677-4697 Newman_jim@comcast.net 50th Reunion: June 2020

With the advent of college football John Coupland a Duke Alum has boldly predicted that the Blue Devils will win the NCAA Football (not a misprint) Championship. I wonder if one of Christian Laettner’s nephews will beat the Crimson Tide on a last minute field goal!

What qualities make an EHS graduate an ideal candidate? “Be polite and persistent, tell the truth, get along with others. You can’t get out of EHS without having that in your DNA. That’s the magic of the boarding school environment. It’s a 24/7 community, and everyone’s got to get along. I like to say that Episcopal not only gives you the basis of right and wrong through the Honor Code, but that it pretty much gives you an intolerance for anything other than the truth. “When you hire anybody, you take a risk. So when we hire someone, what we’re trying to do is minimize the risk. I can teach them the real estate business and the math related to the business, but I’m not going to teach them the difference between right and wrong and how to get along with others. The EHS graduate walks in the door with those qualities.” At the end of the day, Howard says, “It’s a pretty simple formula. If you want to work for me, you have to care about the people you work with, you have to be respectful of all people, and you have to know the difference between right and wrong.”

Ken Ulsaker has recently retired from his career at the Long and Foster Commercial Real Estate Division. So far the highlight of his retirement has been spending time with his wife Nash and their friends at their property on the bay at Fenwick Island, Delaware. David Kelso writes from New Orleans: “Sara, our three kids, and I fled the hot as Hades heat and humidity of New Orleans to spend a long weekend — in Seattle and Friday Harbor on San Juan Island — to celebrate Sara’s brother’s 70th birthday. In addition to whale watching (we glimpsed one fin); we did all the touristy things in Seattle — Space Needle, Pike’s Market, and Chihuly Garden

(unbelievable glass sculptures). Wonderful family trip!” It was great to hear from Vic Grainger again! From Charlotte, Vic writes that he and Jennifer have downsized into a condo and are successfully adjusting to their new lifestyle. Both are anxiously awaiting their first vacation in two years, as unfortunately Vic had some health issues last year. They will head to South Dakota, Wyoming, and Colorado for some hiking, spectacular scenery, and several national parks! Recently at an EHS alumni and friends gathering in Charlotte they met new Head of School Charley Stillwell. The attendees also EHS

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thanked Charlotte resident Bailey Patrick ’79 for his recent service as Chair of the EHS Board of Trustees. Craig Stewart, a new resident of Charleston, S.C., recently had enjoyable visits with Old Boys and Old Girl – Craig Bennett ’71, Howell Morrison ’72, and Katharine Farrar ’07. Craig recently accepted the position of executive director of the foundation at Porter Gaud School. He’s enjoying reconnecting with his southern roots. Although he did not mention grits he did say that he’s “back where people talk right and know how to make iced tea.” This fall Craig is hoping to attend the Hall of Fame induction of our former coach Jim Seidule. Craig Stewart writes, “I just missed the real South and school work too much. Cricket and I moved to Charleston in May, and I assumed my new position as executive director of the Porter-Gaud Foundation. P-G is the terrific Episcopal day school in Charleston. Lots to catch up on at our 50th in 2020! And a personal thank you to Jim Newman who is doing a terrific job as our class correspondent!”

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Geoff Snodgrass (H) 504-895-4200 geoff@snodgrassplc.com 50th Reunion: June 2021

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Beau Wilson (H) 212-588-0363 (O) 212-603-6185 beauatciti@aol.com 50th Reunion: June 2022

The Class of ’72 had fantastic turnout for our 45th Reunion in June. More than 23 graduates returned and celebrated, including David Joy and Johnny Cathcart for the first time ever! We honored Regi Burns on Friday night with a special auction of Pinkney Herbert’s pastels in the Ainslie Arts Center. Wayne Smith got a ‘Reunion pass’ to take his wife and his children to Spain and Italy in June. Wayne reported that they built fantastic memories during their last trip as just family members without ‘significant others.’

Wayne Smith ’72 and Carla and children in front of the Rialto Bridge in Venice.

As I announced at the Reunion, our dear classmate Bobbie Preston has been institutionalized in Santa Clara, Calif., with ‘early onset of Alzheimer’s.’ I have spoken with his wife Sarah and Bobbie’s best ‘EHS and Tulane bud’ Vince Dobbs, who is in constant contact with Sarah. Bobbie and Sarah’s son Robbie is in college at Wake Forest. During the Reunion Community Meeting, which was hosted by our new Head of School Charley Stillwell, I learned that he teaches a class on ‘9/11 Until Now.’ I was living in New York during that fateful period and saved many newspapers like the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and others. I have donated these newspapers to The High School to assist Charley in his instruction. In June, I visited with ‘Walrus’ Furniss in Brevard and learned about his ‘bark siding’ business over a beer. Western North Carolina beyond Asheville is very beautiful!

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Porter Farrell (H) 817-732-4315 pfarrell@farrellcompany.com 45th Reunion: June 8-9, 2018

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Bill Stokes (H) 919-493-7481 (O) 919-490-7141 billstokes972@yahoo.com Gilliam Kittrell (H) 919-788-8171 (O) 919-876-7411 gillkitt@bellsouth.net 45th Reunion: June 2019

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Willie Moncure (O) 703-768-1705 william.moncure@raymondjames.com Hunt Burke (H) 703-768-1705 (O) 703-684-1645 huntandmolly@verizon.net 45th Reunion: June 2020

Hunt: Whilhelm — Where have you been? I can’t carry the ball All by myself — I helped you in high school, the loan on your first car, first house and… Willie: I am here Now Huntly! But before we get started on that important business, a moment for one of the recently departed, Johnnie Walker, our teacher and more. As a Junior in his English Tragedy Class, only one paper to write for the Whole Grade and I get back my 1st rough draft with NO RED MARKS!!! a note: “Will, please see me in my office at 2:40 today.” — O Holy Mother, I am in Deep Kimchee — he was Assistant Headmaster that year, so I “Knew” where that one was. I walk in “Please close the door — Willie, I have set up some appointments

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so that we can go over your paper together. “He went through that with me page by page, paragraph by paragraph, sentence by sentence — until I had a “C.” I will never forget that and what a delight it was to be around him. H: Amen Brother. I was not there for his memorial Service but the Eulogy by his sister / on EHS Web / is good and funny for those who want to look at. W: So Hunt, how is it going living with six Girls? H: That # has gone down and I don’t think it is healthy/proper to talk about that in this Column. W: You’re right about that. Speaking about not healthy “Buckwheat” Clement and his Guns are Not Healthy for whatever he is after.

H: NO — Gold Stars to Hunt Brown on getting out the VOTE for himself — “Atlanta’s favorite local author… Okay… your lawyer, most admired handyman and damn fine writer wants to sell some books so he’s decided to actively campaign for the creative loafing best of Atlanta 2017 local author. W: Yep, I Loved the way he included a CLICKHERE, and Bang-Bang, I voted several times for him. And you? H: Now William, you know “Repetition is the Master of Us ALL.”

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Boota deButts (H) 703-998-1487 (O) 703-933-4092 whd@episcopalhighschool.org 45th Reunion: June 2021

H: I can’t keep track of what he has shot or what part of Africa or South America he just got back from Boom — Boom — Yep it’s Dead.

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W: You Got that Right Mr. “I’m Sorry, the Committee will not approve that loan” — Yep it’s Dead .

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H: Heard there was a gathering in town not long ago William… W: O… didn’t get the call, hmmmmm… well John Wetzel and his Lovely wife Lori slipped into town from Wine Country California. They are looking to build a house in Utah to do a little more skiing but are still in discussion on where in Utah — THEY want to build. H: So when is Lori going to let John know where THEY are going to build ? W: Sooooon, we — Charlie & JoAnn Nulsen, Rob & Melissa Saunders, John O. (77) & Lucy Goddin with Wells & Lorie Goddin and myself / Lisa Saunders — Rob’s sister, she was in charge of looking after me — got tired of that, went home early… Anyway, Lori Wetzel is smarter, definitely more huggable than John... so we ALL are on HER side… and She said She would let US know Sooooon. A good evening. Are we done?

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Jim Clardy (H) 704-332-4195 (O) 704-339-2015 jim_clardyjr@ml.com 40th Reunion: June 8-9, 2018

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Bill Hughes (H) 203-861-1641 hughesbill@aol.com 40th Reunion June 2019

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Staige Hoffman (H) 813-597-5059 staigehoffman1@aol.com 40th Reunion: June 2020

David Ingle writes, “My youngest daughter Helen is an incoming freshman this year! Also, I am proud to announce that Dexter Rumsey ’91 and I are partners in the new NAI/Charleston Real Estate company. We with two other partners purchased the

Charleston, S.C., rights this Summer. We are excited about the company and the future!” James Joslin writes that he has returned to school to study Latin. “I have gone back to school part time at UNC-Chapel Hill studying Latin. I have come to agree with Cicero that ‘If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.’ I hope we can all learn to be content with what we have and leave our planet in decent shape for those that come after us. Peace and contentment to you and you family.” Jeff Flynn checks in with, “Hope all’s well in Tampa. Summer has flown by but we did get two weeks up on Martha’s Vineyard this month. Getting geared up for some travelling this Fall. I have business in Vienna, and then we’re headed to Croatia for a week-long cycling trip sponsored by an outfit called Backroads. The scenery is supposed to be great along what they call the Dalmatian Coast, and we’ll be crisscrossing a few small islands and the mainland as part of the route. Hopefully we’ll be up to the challenge.” Lucas Fleming provided the photo of his daughter Sarah at her wedding in Savannah this past May. Lucas writes, “Sarah’s godfather and EHS classmate Staige Hoffman attended the wedding as well as his EHS roommate for two years John Dixon and brother and uncle to the bride, Mills Fleming ’82.” While I was in Savannah I had lunch with Jack Sayler ’79. Jack and his family relocated back to Savannah after having been in Birmingham for many years. Jack and I attended Auburn together as did Jack’s wife Linda. War Eagle! I received the photo of John Dixon and Tom Garland taken at the EHS vs. Woodberry game Fall of 2016 in Orange. Great to see you guys together. John Dixon and Chris Knapp ran into each other at graduation this past June. Both were attending for their sons’ graduation. The Lyerly influence on The Hill is still ever present. Chip writes: Chip Lyerly’s son Evan graduated this June as the EHS 2017 Valedictorian. Evan finished top of his class earning the EHS

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School Award for Senior Scholarship and eclipsing even Chip’s hard work and dedication while at EHS. Evan, who moves on to the University of Virginia, gave a moving speech that is available on the EHS website. Also noteworthy, Haley ’13 graduated in May from the University of the South. Haley joined Teach for America in Nashville, Tenn., where she is teaching fourth grade while working on her master’s degree. Chip and RJ’s only remaining EHS student, Jett, is still a junior but the Lyerly kids already worry about what Chip will do when he no longer has a High School football, basketball or lacrosse player to watch — especially since it’s still a little too early for grandkids. Chip isn’t ruling out adoption...

Lucas Fleming ’80 pictured with his daughter Sarah moments before her wedding. His wife Tara and their daughter Avary look affectionately on as the family celebrates.

John Dixon’ 80 and Tom Garland ’80 at the EHS vs. Woodberry game, Fall 2016.

Again I hope all is well with everyone. Please keep in touch and I will do my best to keep it all together to get the Class Notes submitted.

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Seward Totty (H) 859-268-8673 (O) 859-514-6434 seward.totty@gmail.com 40th Reunion: June 2021

Jack Sayler ’80 and Staige Hoffman ’80 had lunch together in Savannah, Ga.

Chip Lyerly’s ’80 children, Jett ’19, Haley ’13, Evan ’17, Carly ’12, and Quinn ’15, at Evan’s graduation.

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Arthur Smith (H) 205-802-7180 wilchester@msn.com 40th Reunion: June 2022

Our 35th (gasp) reunion was a resounding success. Over 25 of the Class of ’82 returned for the Friday event, graciously hosted by Caulley Deringer and his wife Alex at their beautiful home, and/or the Saturday event at the High School. It was great to see and spend time with those who could make it, and everyone that could not attend was truly missed. It is a shame these reunions only happen every 5 years because we really have a special group of individuals that make up our class. This past spring I attended a family christening in Nashville and had the unexpected pleasure to see Rev. Leigh Spruill at St. George’s Episcopal Church where he serves as the Rector and has since 2005. My next EHS ’82 encounter also involves the Music City. Frank Liddell made the trip down for the first show of his better half, Lee Ann Womack’s and Patty Griffin’s acoustical 64

John Dixon ’80 and Chris Knapp ’80 reconnected at EHS graduation this year.

Tommy Holderness ’82 commutes on a wooden bike!

performance. We had dinner before the show and had a wonderful evening listening to Lee Ann’s and Patty Griffin’s show. If you have the opportunity, I encourage you to see Lee Ann – she has a stunning voice and is much easier to look at than Frank.

365 miles from Buffalo, N.Y., to Albany, N.Y., along the Erie Canal.

Notes from hither and yon: Jeb Burns writes that he and his wife Molly ran into Winston Holt and his wife Jen while biking in the Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island in Maine. Further, that he just finished riding

Tommy Holderness reports that he is still practicing law in Charlotte, plays a fair amount of cards with his girls (one at Ga. Tech and two in high school), and tennis. Tommy has been going to seminary for eight years, on the side, and, continuing the bike theme, “commutes on a wooden bike and hasn’t been hit yet.” Please keep it that way.

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Apparently Mills Fleming also caught one of Lee Ann Womack’s shows. Mills reports that he has lived in Savannah, Ga., with his wife Dr. Marianne Fleming since 1990 and is practicing law at Hunter Maclean, specializes in healthcare and immigration. Their son Alexander is a fourth year mechanical engineering major at Georgia Tech. Recently, Mills was one of many under consideration for a position on the Georgia Supreme Court. In late July, he and his wife had the pleasure of meeting Frank Liddell’s wife Lee Ann Womack after her performance in Savannah. Frank Liddell writes that he “had a blast at the reunion and is glad I made it. Just to put it in writing, I left Nashville Friday morning at 6:00 a.m., flew to Houston then to Vancouver, then to San Francisco, then to Dulles, where I arrived at 7:00 on Saturday. Although as the crow flies my journey wasn’t that far, I am wondering if my trip might be some sort of reunion record in terms of number of miles traveled and number of flight legs. As I missed Friday’s festivities I tried to pack as much as I could into the 24 hours I had, so much so that I ended the evening (or started Sunday Morning) at the MGM with Bart Hardison, Andrew McIlwraith, and Andrew’s wife Tish. It was my understanding that Andrew hadn’t returned to EHS in 35 years, I hope that after that debacle it won’t be another 35 years. It seemed as though we were an understated group when we were in school, and I liked that about us then. Looking at us now I can say that we are still understated but very interesting. I don’t see anyone enough and wish I did more, but I think about you guys every day. I am sorry I missed those who left Saturday and those who didn’t make it, wish we could do these things more often as I know life can get in the way of them. I did get the chance to exchange a few emails with Mills Fleming last week as he and his wife attended one of Lee Ann’s and Patty Griffin’s shows in Savannah this past weekend. I was sorry that I didn’t get to make it. On the subject of Lee Ann’s recent run of shows with Patty, I was able to make the Birmingham show where I had dinner with Arthur Smith and his wife, Ashley. I had a blast, hope they did too. Finally, Van Merchant’s daughter Christina is performing an internship this summer with my company, Carnival Music. I had dinner with Van and his parents the night I graduated from EHS, and we never spoke again until this spring. He is coming to

town this weekend, and we are going to grab dinner. As for Christina the proverbial apple attends and plays tennis for Sewanee and is a bright kid.” Parker Johnson sends everyone his best and took time to send in that he is, “Still living in NYC after originally moving to Gotham City in August 1987. Still chasing the dream of being the best hedge fund salesman known to man. Still married to Elizabeth for the past 21 years. Still doing my best to raise 13-year-old twins (Rebecca and Thomas). Still thinking of the glory days we all enjoyed in our youth...” David Coombs writes “As you can see, I’ve passed the pen to Arthur to take over the duties of Class Correspondent. I am confident that he will do a much better job than I did over the last couple years. I was so delinquent in my duties that I failed to report my own news! This past September I married the beautiful Heather Flaherty in a ceremony at the Williamsburg National Golf Course. We actually live in the neighborhood there at the course, so it was an easy commute home. Heather has a daughter Maeghan who is an English teacher at our local high school. My daughter Amanda graduated from UVA this past spring and is living and working in Manhattan. My son Ed is entering his junior year of high school and playing on the varsity football team. Heather is an HR person at the local hospital, and I am still working at Comcast as Director of Business Sales.” I would like to finish by saying that we all owe David a big “Attaboy” for his work as Class Correspondent for the past 35 years. That has to be a record. Many thanks David! Please look me up if your travels bring you to the ‘Ham!

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Frank Vasquez (H) 804-767-5096 (O) 888-343-6245 Ext 5249 rfvasquez@yahoo.com 35th Reunion: June 8-9, 2018

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Sam Froelich (H) 336-288-5711 froelich@me.com 35th Reunion: June 2019

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Thorne Gregory (H) 203-655-7139 (O) 212-500-3049 tgregory@marathonfund.com 35th Reunion: June 2020

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Art Taylor (H) 703-273-8331 art@arttaylorwriter.com 35th Reunion: June 2021

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David Haddock (H) 571-286-9486 (O) 703-854-0334 davidhaddock@yahoo.com 35th Reunion: June 2022

From your guest columnist, Mr. Stephen Shuford: Many members of the Class of ’87 returned to The High School on June 9th to reconnect and explore both familiar and unfamiliar parts of the campus. Events kicked off with drinks in front of Hoxton House on Friday afternoon, where blue skies and expansive green lawns served as the backdrop for handshakes and overdue updates on family, work and other middle-aged exploits. All enjoyed a refreshing malt beverage or two with the exception of Dan Deuterman, who requested coffee after having just concluded a cross-country road trip with boat in tow. For dinner, the 19 members of the Class of ’87 in attendance headed into Old Town for more drinks and a private dinner at Union Street Public House, where stories were exchanged at ever-increasing volume levels. After being flushed out of the restaurant by the cleaning crew, the rowdy remnants of ’87, including Dylan Glenn, Tom Mulhern, James Conner, Paul Elam, Adam Rice, Charles Haigler and others, drifted to the downstairs bar for more memories and mirth until even the most resilient of the bunch turned in. On Saturday, the bunch scattered a bit — some returning to The High School for classroom discussions and an update on EHS affairs from Charley Stillwell, while others took advantage of D.C.’s amenities like a Nationals game, where Elam led the EHS

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charge. William deButts even conducted a self-guided tour of the Natural History Museum, sending pictures back to his family presumably to save them the trouble of visiting the Smithsonian website. Nelson Tyrone, Harrison Coleman, Dylan Glenn, Hampton Nager, and Stephen Shuford meanwhile spent the afternoon chilling and sipping cold beverages on the back porch of the much-improved Stewart Gym, no longer the site of lousy jump shots and wannabe rock stars.

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The entire ’87 contingent eventually reconvened for evening drinks in front of Pendleton and, except for the occasional spilled drink, were reasonably well-behaved. More anecdotes were traded, and the demise of the Rat and demerit systems lamented, until it was time to break bread in the main dining room, where Train Wreck was not on the menu but good food, good drink and plentiful laughs were. When bellies were full, some class members enjoyed the sounds of The Real Geniuses outdoors in front of the Learning Center while Elam led a group to the notorious 9:30 Club to catch a new, hot band called The Record Company.

Sway high sweet Swords: Oh Yorktown Hill! Swing low sweet Cherubs gliding slope Sway high sweet Stars & Stripes, be still — Swing low sweet Chariots of hope…

With a refreshed sense of brotherhood and— for some—ringing ears, the members of the class of ’87 ultimately made their way back home to await 2022. Ken Bryant is a building designer whose career has centered on residential projects for 20 years. He is an adjunct professor at Hampton University in Virginia, where he teaches professional practice, design theory and senior studio, thus preparing students to obtain a master’s degree in architecture. In addition to teaching, Ken is author of the short story “Love Affair with a House,” published in 2011, and a 1994 self-published work titled “The Architecture of Harvey Johnson.” He has also been guest critic and lecturer at numerous schools of architecture, where he encourages students to appreciate old buildings, especially in marginalized communities. Thank you to Ken for sharing one of his poems with us.

by Ken Bryant Or does Her ghost in modern times Roam on New England’s moorland snow; Or is the Spirit of the Lord “From sea to shining sea” bestow’d. Or does the glory of God’s grace Shed out wherein the elm arch yields? Or is (a) new Canaan founded there Despite those fair demonic fields!

We shall not part with justborne arms But wake as one, march hand in hand Until we’ve crossed New Canaan’s edge: America — the Promised Land! Amen “Et gloriamur in spe gloriae filiorum Dei.” Romans 5:2

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Will Burdell (H) 505-259-9068 (O) 912-638-3611 willburdell@gmail.com 30th Reunion: June 8-9, 2018

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Croom Lawrence 30th Reunion: June 2019

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If you’d like to volunteer to be the class correspondent or just to share an update, please contact Elizabeth Henderson ’11 at eah@episcopalhighschool.org or 703-933-4125.

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Will Coxe (O) 803-404-0984 williecoxe@gmail.com 30th Reunion: June 2021

Abbitt Goodwin ’92 arrives to Reunion on a horse!

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Fred Alexander (0) 704-641-4858 fcaiii@yahoo.com 30th Reunion: June 2022

For those that could not make reunion weekend, you were missed. It was great to see those that made it and fun was had by all. Steve Sztan is getting ready to retire from the Air Force and improve his golf game. He claims that he will be piloting for Southwest Air on the side. Murdoch Matheson is selling every estate in Virginia. A free Robert Redd shirt is included with each transaction. Jim Sibley is happily married and considering getting back into acting in the greater Cashiers, N.C., area. The list goes on but it is important to know that everyone is doing well. A special shout out should go to Mason Lampton. While Mason missed the reunion due to a work conflict, he did get Atlanta up and running months ahead of schedule when his company, Standard Concrete, repaired the damage to I-85. A portion of I-85 inside the perimeter of Atlanta collapsed. Ray Rah Mason! On a side note, if anyone could confirm Cal Evans’ whereabouts on March 30 and confirm he was not under that bridge overpass that would satisfy a lot of curious individuals. Best to all and please let me know what you are up to.

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Kate Hanlan Hollo Kegan ’05 on Making it in Marketing A CONNECTION WITH BEN JOHNS, JR., A FORMER EPISCOPAL “FACULT Y KID” AND PRESIDENT AND CO-FOUNDER OF SCOUT BAGS, LED KATE HANL AN HOLLO KEGAN ’05 TO HER LEADERSHIP ROLE AS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES AND MARKETING AT THE COMPANY, HEADQUARTERED IN THE GEORGETOWN NEIGHBORHOOD OF WASHINGTON, D.C.

Ben’s father, Ben Johns, Sr., was a teacher at Episcopal from 1958-1989. The younger Ben connected with Kate through another EHS alumnus. With a career in retail and a degree in English from Sewanee: The University of the South, she had already launched her own website for selling vintage clothing before graduating from college. “While a business or marketing degree might have more easily translated to my current job, I found that my English background from EHS and Sewanee provided a solid foundation for critical thinking and synthesizing information.” At SCOUT, Kate uses every moment of her day with intentionality and purpose. “I come to work about an hour before we open because I like the quiet time to work on a project or answer emails,” she says. Because Kate is in meetings for the majority of the day, she uses the first 30 minutes after opening to organize her day. Working for a company that has more than 1,300 retailers carrying its product—in addition to their website, SCOUTbags.com— Kate’s penchant for prioritizing her tasks and meetings helps her stay focused on the job. Kate married Episcopal and Sewanee alumnus Henry Kegan ’05, and they moved back to Washington, D.C., in 2009. She says they enjoyed their time in Alexandria as Episcopal students so much that they thought the area would be a great place to call home.

“I really value the alumni network today and find that I often run into someone with an EHS connection.” “I like to create learning opportunities for myself as much as possible. I’ve always wondered if I should go back to school to get my M.B.A., but I feel like I get that learning on a daily basis at SCOUT Bags.” Kegan has taken advantage of MOOCs, or Massive Online Open Courses, which are usually taught by faculty from different colleges and universities but are offered online for free. “What has gotten me to this point in my career is continuing to learn and not just leaving it at that four-year degree you get in college.” One of the most important things, Kate says, is learning how to be a good manager and a good leader. “That’s the most rewarding part of my job, and it’s also the hardest part of my job.” Kate’s love for working with people can be traced back to her days as a head tour guide at Episcopal. “I want to support people and empower them to do the best work they can. It’s so important to be humble and recognize when you’re wrong, because no one is ever always right. A really good leader, to me, is someone who can admit they were wrong. I think people really appreciate that, and I will follow suit.”

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Walker Lamond (O) 212-496-9195 walkerlamond@mac.com 25th Reunion: June 8-9, 2018

This summer Victor Maddux and his family were spotted in Nantucket, Sibby Banks was rocking out to Maroon 5 in Aspen, and Tom Wolfe was recovering from the trauma of being mistaken for Jared Kushner by vacationing with his boys in Rehoboth, Del. Meanwhile in New York, Jon Ylvisaker and his wife Eleanor welcomed baby #3 August William Ylvisaker to their photogenic family. Congratulations Ylvo! Cpt. Will Adams joined the Army shortly after graduating from EHS, served as a mortarman and was later commissioned as an Infantry officer. Will grew up on a boat in south Florida, and now he is sharing his love of the water through the Deep Blue Sea Project which honors American and British service members by providing fishing and diving trips to veterans at no expense to them or their families. Deep Blue Sea Project also helps under-employed veterans learn a trade in the marine industry. You can support this great cause by making a donation on their the website http://www.deepblueseaproject.com. This fall JP Wrenn took his family on a trip to see the nation’s capital, presumably, the first time he’s been back north since he left the High School. JP is still very active raising money for impoverished children in Haiti through his Annual Hope for Haiti 5K. Peter Lamotte welcomed a new son in May. They watched the eclipse from their new home in Mount Pleasant, S.C., but his transition to the lowcountry wasn’t complete until the addition of the family golf cart. Robert Nunnery is in Mississippi farming soybeans, rice, corn, and grain sorghum. Nunnery reports that “Ray Griffin runs a successful construction company and has a son who is a soccer prodigy; Lawrence Rowland is a captain on the boat “Gear Up” out of Orange Beach, Ala.; and, Brian “Beef ” Barker travels the country playing golf and watching his daughter play basketball on an all-star traveling team.” Lawrence Rowland is the Director of Business Development at DFS Construction 68

Grif Gideon ’93, Cary Goodwin ’93, Victor Maddux ’93, and David Stallings ’93 at the 2016 Woodberry Weekend.

Brian and Sarah Akridge Knutson’s ’96 and Sarah Pugh Kadish’s ’96 families spent a week together on the Eastern Shore in August. Six kids total!

in Washington. Ann Leggett is a GI Nurse Practitioner in Richmond Va. Jordan Monsour is an attorney and partner with Butler Snow LLP in Baton Rouge, La. Harrison Thurston is in Charlotte working for a hi-tech financial services outfit called Fiserve. George Stronach is the founder of Tideline Boats, the prettiest darn custom fishing boats you ever saw. Leigh Webber is still making a splash as Charleston’s #1 fine art and portrait photographer. And Andrew Kravetz is in Washington still fighting the good fight against climate change. So if you want to have your picture taken while fishing on a custom boat in honor of the troops, it sounds like the class of 1993 has you covered!

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Emily Fletcher Breinig (O) 214-234-4242 fletchee@hotmail.com 25th Reunion: June 2019

Brian and Sarah Akridge Knutson’s ’96 son, Bodie, enjoying a day at the beach.

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Sarah Baltimore McElwain sarahbmcelwain@yahoo.com Pence Craddock Scurry maryspencercraddock@hotmail.com 25th Reunion: June 2020

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Luke Zehner (H) 571-338-1389 zehnerlj@gmail.com Temple Forsyth Basham (H) 804-447-4238 templefbasham@gmail.com 25th Reunion: June 2021

Greetings from scorching-hot Marin Country. As I write this looking over Richardson Bay in Sausalito, Calif., it’s nearly 100 degrees. While we’re used to a toasty Native American Summer, this stretch has seen several 105plus days. But enough about the weather, let’s get down to business, shall we? I’ve had the pleasure of hanging out with quite a few old boys/girls over the past year or so, starting with a pleasant dinner that was attended by myself, Mr. and Mrs. Brentt Brown, and

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Mr. and Mrs. Menard Doswell in February. Little Nard spent a portion of the meal complaining about how the SF hills were hurting his hip flexors. Other than his pesky aching hips, Menard and family of four are doing well in Texas. According to his Instagram feed, Menard just returned from a Caribou hunting trip in Alaska. My fingers are crossed that he bagged his limit. This spring I got to hang out with Laura Morton Michau and her beautiful family in San Francisco’s Dolores Park. Though the hang-sesh started innocently enough, things got a little weird by the time we were ready to leave as the green space surrounding the playground filled with hundreds of free-spirited Millennials and more than a few clothing-optional drum circles. Needless to say our kids loved it. Rumor has it Laura and family are leaving Santa Barbara and moving to Virginia. Supposedly Richmond is on their shortlist of final destinations. The mere prospect of this has Richmond resident Temple Basham over the moon. I can just picture the Michau’s pulling up to their new home only to find Temple doing cartwheels and/or high-leg kicks in their front yard. More recently I saw a gaggle of hill toppers in NYC at a series of 13 Phish concerts that shall forever be known as “The Baker’s Dozen.” I spent a bulk of my visit with the one-andonly Thomas Beckner, who lives in Brooklyn (shocker!) with his wife Christina and still has as much charm and energy as he did back at Episcopal—maybe it’s his youthful fashion sensibility. Who knows? We also caroused with Brian and Sarah Akridge Knutson and Justin Belch ’94. According to the social media Bill Allen ’97 was also in the house, but we never connected in the sea of filthy hippies that was #YEMSG. Perhaps more significant than the Phish shows, the Knutsons welcomed their third son Bodie in December 2016. Rumor has it Brian is already working on his stick skills. (That’s a lacrosse joke.) Sarah was nice enough to send in this report along with a few pictures: “The Kadish and Knutson crew spent a fun week on the Eastern Shore in August. It was

wonderful reconnecting, and we survived with all 6 children intact.” Sarah Pugh Kadish and her family are reportedly moving from Arkansas to New Jersey in the near future. I’m pretty sure that’s an upgrade regardless of where they end up in Jersey. Sorry, Thomas Dickenson. And finally, in other “big move” news, there’s this from Jane Pope Cooper: “We just moved back to Charleston. Whoop whoop! Our children are going to school at Sullivan’s Island Elementary, and we are posting up at our family beach house for the time being. I found a great studio space for JPJ at the CIGAR FACTORY project here, which is a great spot. Besides uprooting our family to get down here two days before the school year started, things have been pretty tame.” I think that pretty much covers it. As always, please visit my website www.thebookofz.com to stay currently with all things Luke Zehner. Head cheerleader, out.

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Bill Allen (H) 919-781-0805 (O) 919-784-8371 williamwallen@gmail.com 25th Reunion: June 2022

What a great turnout we had for our 20th reunion! It was such a blast to see everyone, and I’m sorry that some of you couldn’t make it. For those of you who couldn’t make the trip, here’s a quick recap of what you missed: big laughs, cargo shorts, people saying the names of other classmates, updates, high fives, receding hairlines, madras pants, giant buzzes, old nicknames, madras jackets (err?), and Scott Harris showing up on campus a week late. It was an amazing time, and I’m already looking forward to our next one! Hopefully those of you who could attend had a chance to catch up with everyone. Personally, I really enjoyed talking to old so-and-so about what’s-her-name from back in the day; I couldn’t believe any of it. I didn’t do a great job of making mental notes of what everyone told me (spoiler: I have ADD), so you’ll have to use your imaginations this time. I’ve included what folks emailed me back after I sent that email where I asked you all to give

me an update for the alumni magazine. A shockingly small number of you received my email this time. It’s weird how tight your spam filters are. Anyway, J.W. Perry is still in New York with his family, living in Pelham and commuting into Manhattan, where he was recently named Partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell. That’s huge news and a testament to how hard he’s worked! Congratulations! In other news from 2nd Berk, circa 1995, Jim Goodwin has just moved to Raleigh from Fayetteville, N.C. He and his wife Courtney continue to grow their McDonald’s empire, and I’m happy that they’ve chosen to establish their home base in Raleigh. Quite a bit of mobility in the class this summer, as Price Balderson has taken a new job within the Navy that required him to pack up and move to Portland, Ore. from Memphis, Tenn. It didn’t sound like Baldy was super psyched about driving across country, but it also didn’t sound like he was going to miss the Mississippi Delta one bit. Feel free to insert your own generic Portland/hipster joke here. I’m sure Baldy hasn’t already heard all of them…prabs. Peyton Grubbs Lister, Elizabeth Hoster Murphy, and Sarah Ravenel Dollens all live in San Francisco and apparently do everything together, all the time. It was great to see them all at the reunion, especially in light of the distance travelled. Claire Kirkpatrick Cobb’s big update is that her husband Daniel has FINALLY finished his training and that they’re moving to Savannah in January. Big news, and congrats to Daniel! Shriti Patel Moore (reunion attendant) let me know that she had her second son, Leo, on July 29! I have a slight lead with three boys, but the two-boy club is no joke. Shriti asked for advice on raising boys, but I’ve so far opted to withhold all knowledge and let her figure out how chill and not bonkers it is to have more than one boy in the house. Rick Comisky made it to the reunion, but had to head out early to watch the US/Mexico World Cup Qualifier in Mexico City. I suppose that’s a decent excuse. While he and his EHS

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pals couldn’t buy any beer, he did say that some of the locals were kind enough to throw theirs at them. Hospitality knows no borders and needs no walls! Alex Dickerson enjoyed seeing everyone at the reunion, although she may still be nursing her hangover. The huge update from Alex is that, shortly after the reunion, she went to France to visit her boyfriend, and the young man proposed to her in Giverny! Great news for Alex; no word on wedding plans, but I expect details toot sweet (as the French say).

Reid Phillips ’99 and Ravenel Richardson ’99 together in Cleveland. Davis White’s ’99 son, Jeremiah, and puppy, Hank.

Not much has changed in the Allen household. Same number of kids, same job, etc. I did manage to take a trip to NYC over the summer to catch one of the thirteen Phish concerts at Madison Square Garden. If you’re into that sort of thing (which I am), it was amazing. Better still, I ran into Sarah and Brian Knutson ’96 and had a near miss with Luke Zehner ’96. It was great to see those two, and a bummer to have narrowly missed Z. On a somber note, a few of us recently had a mini-reunion of our own at the memorial service for Lucy Goldstein’s mother Anne, who passed away suddenly in early August. Jim Goodwin and I rode up for the day to support our dear friend Lucy. Garrett Schulten Schreeder flew in as well, and Caldwell Clarke and Nick Carosi were also there. Mrs. Whittle was a dear friend to The High School and to our class, and she will be missed. I hope everyone has a wonderful fall, and I look forward to hearing from you the next time around.

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Katherine Moncure Stuart (H) 540-672-4258 katstu@gmail.com Andrew Nielson (O) 615-777-6382 anielson@servicesource.com 20th Reunion: June 8-9, 2018

John Porter’s ’99 son, West.

Victor Jung ’99, with family, is enjoying life in Singapore!

Alice Emerson Everhart, daughter of Becky Kellam Everhart ’99.

John Porter is consulting out of Arkansas and enjoying his two year old, West. He is hoping to make it back for The Game to see the 1999 basketball team’s Hall of Fame induction.

duck waders with his new puppy, Hank. I told Davis that he “wins” class notes with a picture of a baby and a puppy…

Becky Kellam Everhart beckykellam@gmail.com 20th Reunion: June 2019

Victor Jung relocated from Korea to Singapore two years ago. He is happily married to Angela with three children: Leanne, Ethan and Isabella (photo). Work keeps him busy; he travels frequently, but is doing well and enjoying life in Singapore. Love the photo, Victor!!

Reid Phillips visited Ravenel Richardson in Cleveland this summer. Ravenel is staying busy with her 21-month-old twins.

Davis White and his wife, Anna, are expecting their second child this fall. Pictured is big brother to be, Jeremiah, trying out his new

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Smith Hannah Amick, daughter of Hannah Huffines Amick ’99.

Hannah Huffines Amick welcomed her third child, Smith Hannah Amick on February 25, 2017. She is a beauty! My family also grew recently. I am happy to introduce you to Alice Emerson Everhart; born June 1, 2017. All is well in our new, little world.

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Hattie Gruber ’00, Becky Arnesen Jenkins ’00, and Bill and Brittanny Wildman Mierling ’00 at a wedding in Mykonos.

Lauren Kemp Bonapfel ’00 and Kate Lummis ’00 at the baptism of Lauren’s daughter, Virginia.

Game! Carlie Hooff Casella will be getting inducted into the EHS Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, November 10th so please be sure to stop by for that as well if you’re in town. Though I see Carlie, her husband Dan and their children (Charlie & Alice) often, she was too modest to break this news to me herself, not surprisingly. As her former teammate in every sport for 4 years (minus field hockey freshman year – she was on Varsity and I was not!) I can honestly say she couldn’t be more deserving of this recognition, and I can’t wait to witness the ceremony! Elizabeth Hossfeld and Maisie Cunningham Short visited in June for the baptism of Carlie’s daughter, as they are both godparents to the little towhead / Carlie mini-me. I had a chance to catch up with both of them while they were in town, which was a blast. Maisie is still happy and loving La-La Land and the same goes for Elizabeth of Delray Beach, FL where she and her adorable son Decker reside! Hattie, Becky Arnesen Jenkins, and Bill and Brittanny Wildman Mierling were reunited over the summer at a mutual friend’s wedding in Mykonos (see fabulous pic!) They had an amazing time, I know from their accounts, and also from the social media posts.

Lauren Kemp Bonapfel ’00, Jenny Kroncke Gabriel ’00, and Kate Lummis ’00 at Jenny’s wedding in Asheville, NC.

Zsolt Parkanyi ’00 and family.

from so many of you, and I am continually surprised by the legitimate updates everyone has to share!

Lauren, Jenny, Kate, and Kate’s father, Bradley Lummis ’73, at Jenny’s wedding.

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Schuyler Williams schuyler13@gmail.com Maisie Cunningham Short maisieshort12@gmail.com 20th Reunion: June 2020

Thanks once again to the wonderful Class of 2000 for sharing your updates for the Fall class notes! As always, it is great to hear

There has never been a more interesting time to live in Washington, D.C., AND work for The New York Times. My days are, for better or for worse, consistently unpredictable and interesting as one might imagine. The #failing #fakenews phenomenon has contributed to one of the most historic years in terms of subscriptions and revenue in The Times’ 164 years of publication. That being said, I am really enjoying my new-ish position in ad sales here and appreciate all of you who support/subscribe! I look forward to talking more about my role at the EHS CONNECT panel during Spirit Weekend. Hattie Gruber and Will Nisbet ’01 will be participating as well and I know I speak for all of us when we say we are excited to see anyone that plans to come to the WFS

Lillian Smith Teer is doing very well in Wilmington and has very exciting news – she and her husband Michael are expecting baby girl Teer at the end of October! I can’t wait to see a picture for the spring edition of our class notes – congratulations and best wishes! From our Atlanta friends: Elizabeth Pope Smithgall writes that her son William is about to turn three in October and that she recently had lunch with Betsy Watts Metcalf. Betsy reports that she still loves Atlanta and her girls (Laney & Grace) are now 5 and 3.5 so they keep her and David on their toes! Betsy provides educational consulting for boarding school and day school placement. In fact, she recently had a Mid Atlantic Boarding School Tour last spring with a bunch of education consultants, visiting EHS and other boarding schools, which sounds super interesting. Not surprisingly, she said it was impressive and fun to get the “outsider” view of The High School! She and Stewart Gilchrist Jones spent Labor Day weekend at Lake Martin with their combined 5 girls! Wow - I bet that was a blast and fun to watch them all together. EHS

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Lauren Kemp Bonapfel who is also in Atlanta shares several EHS mini-reunions that she had this summer. For starters, she attended Jenny Kroncke Gabriel’s wedding in Asheville, N.C., in which Kate Lummis was the maid of honor. Kate’s parents, including her father Bradley Lummis ’73 were also present. Kate also visited Lauren in Atlanta for the baptism of their daughter and her goddaughter Virginia. Kate made it through Hurricane Harvey. Lastly, Lauren caught up with Maisie Cunningham Short while she was in Atlanta for business. Jenny Kroncke Gabriel shares more details about her wedding! She married Scott Gabriel on July 2nd in Asheville and then moved to Lancaster, Pa. where she took a job as Head of Upper School at Lancaster Country Day School. She writes: “In small world EHS connections, Steve Lisk is the Head of School here, so I have had a chance to reconnect with one of our wonderful teachers. As if I didn’t already feel old, Fisher Lisk just left for his freshman year of college last week!” I’m sure Steve feels even older, Jenny Congratulations on the big news and exciting changes in your life! Moving back up to the DC DMV, David Harris sent me the astonishing statistics that he has worked with U.S. Customs and Border protection for 13 years now. Quite impressive to say the least! He and his family bought a house in Centreville 3 years ago and love the community. Their daughter is now in 1st grade and their son is in 3rd grade, which obviously means they are old enough for Disneyland! David’s family, including his mother and father all went together this year. Franz Yanagawa reports that he recently joined his mentors at St. Luke’s University Health Network as a surgeon and critical care intensivist. (Don’t worry, I googled that word, and this is the formal definition: a board-certified physician who provides special care for critically ill patients. Also known as a critical care physician, the intensivist has advanced training and experience in treating this complex type of patient.) Wow, also very impressed as I had no idea Franz was even in medical school. He just finished his first year at Johns Hopkins, which he says was challenging but a great experience. Good for you and glad to know you’re nearby! 72

Bobby McLean also has exciting news that he and his wife welcomed twin girls into the world on September 21st – Caroline & Margaret (photo enclosed)! Bobby, that is incredible and I hope to meet them back at EHS soon, although I’m assuming November 11th may be too soon. Enjoy this special time in your life and congrats to you and your wife! Zsolt Parkanyi, our token international classmate, is very happy working and playing hard in sunny Dubai with his wife and kids. He plans to be back at EHS for The Game this November, and I’m looking forward to seeing him then – hopefully with kids in tow! Last but certainly not least, Vince Van Dillen writes that he is doing well despite leaving his job of almost three years at Einstein Noah. He spent 5 weeks visiting friends and family in California and subsequently, reports that his health is amazing and spiritual side strong. He is currently looking for a new job but having tons of fun living on a dime, that “Groupon lifestyle” and was able to secure the new iPhone early! Thanks again to everyone for writing in and I look forward to seeing many of you on November 11th!

Tinsley Iselin Hadley ’03, with her husband, Dakota, and their twin boys.

Kate Spencer ’03 on her latest trip to the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya with her Young Conservationists.

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Taylor Gillis Clement (O) 910-693-0032 tgclem@gmail.com Leah Kannensohn Tennille lktennille@gmail.com 20th Reunion: June 2021

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Andrew Farrar (C) 919-616-6636 asfarrar@gmail.com Artie Armstrong (C) 805-341-5233 artiearmstrong@yahoo.com 20th Reunion: June 2022

Hey all. It was great being back on the Hill for our 15th reunion. We had a pretty decent showing which sets the bar high for the next reunion! I had not been to EHS since our 5 year reunion and I hardly recognized the place; I can’t wait to see what it looks like in 5 more years. That being said, I will be starting student teaching next month while I continue to work towards my master’s degree in

Gina Bagley ’03 with her grandfather, Ben Cadwalader ’41, her father Charles Bagley IV ’72, and Jana Floyd Hoisager ’03 at Gina’s Gibson Island wedding.

Education from the University of Redlands. My thoughts go out to our Texan brethren during this time of need. Spoke with Hunt Kushner this morning, he is wet but good. Amelie Hereford Fredland also checked in on the facebook as being safe. We’re all thinking of you. Stay strong. - Artie Armstrong All is well in Springfield, Missouri. I am the head of talent acquisition and community

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Gina Bagley ’03 and her husband, John, celebrated their nuptials in a picturesque Maryland setting.

Case Anderson ’03, and McGowin Ey were married in Charlotte, NC, on November 5, 2016. Other EHS guests included Katharine Farrar ’07, Peyton Killeen ’06, Kiki McCaslin ’06, Margaret von Werssowetz Waters ’06, Dalt Ruffin ’76, Miller Cornelson ’06, Gray Murray ’03, Sally Mebane Murray ’03, Stuart Hartley ’03, Odon von Werssowetz ’04, Jim Farrar ’70, Kitty Farrar, John Nisbet ’03, Jane Clifford ’03, Chris Joseph ’03, Sanford Zeigler ’03, Lee McLaughlin ’03, and Lyle Farrar ’04.

a nurse for 7 years now and last summer I joined the Pediatric OR team at MUSC after working 6 years on the orthopedic/joint replacement floor. My husband Josh and I joyfully announce the birth of our first child, Eliza McLauchlin Dunn on 9/5/2017. I’m actually writing this while at the hospital. We look forward to coming back to campus soon with our daughter and can’t wait to meet the other babies/future classmates as there were quite a lot of expecting moms in our class this year. - Eliza Smith Dunn

Stuart and Laura Davidson Hartley ’03 were all smiles on their wedding day in Nashville, TN.

Sally Mebane Murray ’03 and Gray Murray ’03 welcomed the newest addition to their family, William Gray Murray IV.

John Oelschlager ’03 with his daughter, Anna.

affairs for Bass Pro Shops. We are very excited to announce the birth of our son, James Robert Black, born May 27, 2017. Jimmy looks forward to visiting the EHS one day. Catherine Bass Black

I enjoyed seeing many of you at our 15th reunion. I hope we get an even bigger group to return for our 20th to see Romp return to the stage. Life is Aspen is very busy and my adventure company, Rich Valley Adventures had another successful year. We donated a glamorous camping, “glamping” trip to the non-profit Aspen High School Outdoor Program and raised over $10k in the silent auction. Our daughter Everett Kay McLendon is now walking and talking. It’s been a busy and exciting year. - Kit McLendon

I was very sad to miss everyone at this latest ’02 reunion. From seeing many photographs and hearing a few stories, it seems to me like it was a fantastic event. At the time, I was busy preparing to marry my then fiance and now wife, Annabelle Hsu. We were married in August in Hong Kong where we met and I have lived for the past 6 years. Annabelle and I will both be leaving Asia and relocating to London, UK in the coming weeks as she will be earning a MSc at St. George’s University and I have taken a position at Ronin Trading Europe LLP. Very much hope everyone is well. Jason O’Neill

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Alden Koste Corrigan (H) 443-783-4659 alden.k.corrigan@gmail.com 15th Reunion: June 8-9, 2018

I hope everyone from the Class of 2003 is doing well! My family and I had a wonderful summer and managed to escape the Atlanta heat to get in some much needed pool/beach time. Our classmates love hearing how everyone is doing, so please keep the emails coming!

Joe Halbert ’04 with daughter, Mary Parker.

Zach Chesson ’05 with wife, Cassie, and daughter, Cora.

Sallie Lewis Worthington, daughter of Mary Peterkin Worthington ’04.

Alexander Armfield Daigh, son of Alston Armfield Daigh ’05.

After reconnecting at our Episcopal ten-year reunion, Stuart Hartley and Laura Davidson were married on April 1, 2017 in the beautiful Wightman Chapel at Scarritt Bennett in Nashville, TN, followed by a reception at Belle Meade Country Club. Classmates and alumni in attendance were Case Anderson (his father, Rev. Andy Anderson, graciously officiated), Ginny Moore, Claire DeMarco Sanfrancesco, Jesse Davidson III ’68 and Jesse Davidson IV ’04. Laura and Stuart now live in Lexington, KY. Daphne Clyburn and her husband, Michael, moved to Silver Spring, MD, this past summer after seven years working at Saint James School in Hagerstown, MD. Daphne is teaching Upper School Spanish at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School (Potomac, MD), and Michael is working at American University. They are excited to be in the D.C. area! Daphne also had the pleasure of getting together with Sarah Wood, Sally Flynt, and Katie Walls Kruger ’04 in Carolina Beach, NC, this past summer. They had a wonderful time catching up with each other! Congratulations to our classmates who recently welcomed children into their families. Sally Mebane Murray and Gray Murray welcomed the birth of their first child, William Gray Murray IV, on November 24, 2016. Tinsley Iselin Hadley and her husband, Dakota, recently welcomed twin boys, Rutherfoord Lee Hadley and Lawson Bennett Hadley. John Oelschlager and his wife, Austin, welcomed their daughter, Anna James Oelschlager, on April 18, 2017. 74

Devon Morten McCombs and her husband, Charlie, welcomed their son Charles Anderson McCombs Jr. (“Charlie”) into the world on July 11th. They are settling into things in New York as a family of three. After spending several years in Kenya running safari lodges, Kate Spencer started a safari consulting business, www.Honeyguidesafaris. com, organizing custom safaris for any and every one! She also runs a program, the Young Conservationists, that takes high school students from the US, UK, and Europe to Kenya for a two-week conservation leadership internship in collaboration with the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. The group camps on the 62,000-acre private reserve and gets hands on exposure to all of Lewa’s programs — including education, healthcare, agribusiness, wildlife research, security and anti-poaching. The program, which Kate is looking into expanding geographically, intends to create the next generation of wildlife advocates by

Brennan Killeen ’05 and Francis Lynch’s wedding had a large EHS group, including (Front row, L-R) Matilda Reuter Engle ’02, Hannah Reuter Rothrock, Ryan Killeen Weatherly ’02, Brennan Killeen Lynch, Francis Lynch, Liza Morten Gioia, Kate Hollo Kegan, Margaret von Werssowetz Waters ’06, Peyton Killeen ’06; (Back row, L-R) Mary Peterkin Worthington ’04, Johnny Rockwell, Jamie McCardell, Richard Lee, Henry Kegan, Hunter Mitchell, and Harper Cullen ’06.

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Hillary Harper Molitor ’05 is Making a Difference for D.C. Kids AS AMERICAN WORKPL ACES BECOME MORE ACCOMMODATING FOR WOMEN AND MOTHERS, HILL ARY HARPER MOLITOR ’05 HAS FOUND HER PL ACE AT KIPP DC, A NATIONAL PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL ORGANIZATION WHOSE WASHINGTON, D.C., NET WORK’S HEADQUARTERS ARE LED BY WOMEN.

Hillary started her career in education as a teacher in the Southeast quadrant of Washington, D.C. At the same time, she was busy earning her master’s in Education Policy and Leadership from American University. Her thesis explored how to support struggling, high-poverty schools. Upon graduation, she moved to Boston for a short time to work with Mass Insight’s School Turnaround group, which provides support to large public school districts in the region. “Boston was a little too far north for me, and a little too cold,” she laughs, but her return to D.C. was not just for the nice weather. “I really missed being in the action with the kids and actually making the difference.” Hillary made the move back to the area and began as an instructional technology coach for KIPP DC. After having her first child last April, Hillary’s return to work after maternity leave was made smooth with the support of her directors. For the year that Hillary fondly refers to as her sabbatical, she was a specially assigned vice principal. Instead of staying at one school, she floated to other schools within the KIPP DC network, supporting new faculty or filling in for those on leave. One of the schools Hillary worked at was KIPP DC Promise Academy, which was recognized as one of the top-performing charter schools in D.C., outranking more affluent schools. Although there are obvious differences between a private boarding school in Alexandria and a public day school in innercity Washington, D.C., Hillary says that EHS and KIPP are actually quite similar.

“Good teachers are good teachers, and they’re hard to find. The teachers at Episcopal and the teachers we’ve hired at KIPP are people who care about kids. They don’t just care about kids’ academics—they care about the whole child and their social-emotional well-being. I feel like my teachers at Episcopal did the same for me.” Secondly, she notes, is the academic rigor and standards to which students are held. “As long as you challenge students, they will reach it every time,” she said. “[Public charter schools] have the appearance of private schools while still serving the population that I want to work with.” As Hillary has had mentors along her career path, she is able to give back now that she is in a leadership role. “It’s really about coaching young teachers. I help them figure out what their career goals are—whether it’s that they want to be a teacher forever or move into institutional leadership or into policy.” By supporting the teachers, Hillary’s efforts affect the students in a positive way as well. “I’m not only helping these kids who need education, but also helping adults figure out how they can give back to others.”

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showing them a successful model of conservation in action. Kate recently returned from another successful session of the Young Conservationists. When not on safari, Kate resides in Colorado. Congratulations to Gina Bagley and John McFeely who were married on May 6th in Gibson Island, MD. Gina was ecstatic to have Jana Floyd Hoisager standing by her side as one of her bridesmaids on the big day! Gina’s husband, John, is originally from New York, and the happy couple is living in Alexandria about five minutes from The High School (which Gina describes as surreal at times). Gina is looking forward to seeing lots of classmates next summer for our fifteen-year reunion!

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Brennan Killeen married Francis Lynch on July 22, 2017 and is loving married life! Christina Swaim is a Senior Design Strategist at Maga Design. She consults for the Department of the Navy in design thinking strategy. She’s currently living in Charleston, SC.

Alston Armfield Daigh and husband Alex had a baby boy, Alexander Armfield Daigh, on July 29, 2017.

Lots of baby news from the Class of 2004!

Colin Lockhart is finishing his third year with the Air Force Academy Flying Team after flying operationally for five years, and will be moving on to California at the end of the year to fly a different plane/mission. He had an awesome time loving and flying in Colorado but is definitely ready for a new challenge!

In April, Kalee Stuart Blackburn and her husband had their second child, a boy named Case. Mary Peterkin Worthington and her husband, Clayton, welcomed Sallie Lewis Worthington on May 5th.

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Ellie Frazier kefrazier8@gmail.com 15th Reunion: June 2020

Will Damron continues to record over 70 titles a year as an audiobook narrator in Los Angeles. This spring he won his first Audie Award (think the Tonys for audiobooks), and has racked up several Voice Arts Awards over the last few years, as well. He is also about to publish his first novel, a fantasy-adventure set in Scotland called The Tercentennial Baron. Look for it on Amazon, Audible, and elsewhere just before Halloween!

Christian Broyhill Swan’s ’06 daughter, Harbour.

Hillary Harper Molitor and husband Chris welcomed their second little girl, Madeline Tate Moliter, on July 20, 2017.

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Tara and Joe Halbert were blessed with a little girl, Mary Parker, on February 4th. The Halberts reside in Lexington, KY.

Peebles Squire married his sweetheart Lauren Cobert on June 10, 2017 at the Country Club of Virginia in Richmond. The High School was well represented, including by groomsmen Taylor Fondren and Hendrik de Zwart ’06.

Zach Chesson and his wife Cassie welcomed a baby girl, Cora Barnes Chesson, on May 23, 2017.

Simms Hobart, daughter of Anne Womble Hobart ’06 and niece of EHS math teacher Mimi Hobart Schwanda.

Lila Warren lives outside of Atlanta and works as the Director of Fishing Operations for High Adventure Company. She has gotten to travel near and far through work in the last year, and had the opportunity to hunt red stag and catch wild rainbow and brown trout in northern Patagonia last March. She is engaged to Tyler Hern, who proposed on their annual brook trout fishing trip to the Smokies in April. She is enjoying having a big garden and can still mostly be found in the woods and on the water! Ellie Frazier returned from Sierra Leone in late July and moved out to Santa Cruz, CA, to start her PhD in Politics at UC Santa Cruz. She continues to work as a consultant with Freedom House and the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs — both in New York City — with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa.

Mary Lide Parker ’06 snorkeling and filming sea lions in the Galapagos.

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spent two weeks hiking and climbing in the Cascades with a good friend from college. We reached the summits of Mt. Hood and Mt. Shasta, and I’m hoping to do Mt. Rainier in 2018.” (ML sent me two photos and said to choose one to publish, but I am publishing both so we can all stand in awe.)

Mary Lide Parker ’06 on the summit of Mt. Shasta (the second-highest point in the Cascades, elevation 14,180 feet).

Elsabe Dixon, James Ellington, Rick Dixon, Ina Dixon ’06, Sarah Ellington ’06, Dan Waidelich, Anna Brooks Wichard ’06, Hannah Ellington ’03, Colin Alexander, and Meagan Ellington at Sarah’s wedding at the Inn at Virginia Tech, where Sarah and Dan met.

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Molly Wheaton (H) 504-288mewheaton@gmail.com Margaret von Werssowetz Waters margaretvonw@gmail.com 15th Reunion: June 2021

Dearest friends from the Class of ’06 – Margaret von Werssowetz Waters reporting since Molly Wheaton wrote the spring edition. A huge shout-out to Molly for being a much more helpful co-writer of class notes than Jack Pitney ever was. (Love you anyway, Jack.) Not only does she write these notes 50 percent of the time, but she even provided this wonderful update: From Molly: “I’m still working for Gerson Lehrman Group, and work has been busy and great. In my free time, I’m usually traveling or spending time outside in Austin: riding

my bike, walking the lake trail, and trying to play more tennis. I spent time with Elizabeth Harrison Carrington when I was in NYC in August - she was 21 weeks pregnant and looked fabulous! We went to the MOMA to make sure her little girl is very cultured upon arrival (due Christmas day). Last weekend, I was with Sarah Montz Harcus in New Orleans with her little girl, Parker, who is 7 months old. Parker and I got along pretty well, mostly due to our mutual obsession with food. My next trip is to Bali in November with Lizzie MacPherson ’05 - very much looking forward to some R&R and my first visit to Asia.” Also seeing the world, Katharine Pelzer has started a new job working in international rural electrification, kicked off by a work trip to India, Myanmar, and the Philippines. (Her photos on Instagram are phenomenal.) Eliza Hopper has come the opposite direction, finally moving back to Houston after several years living as an ex-pat in London. Mary Lide Parker writes: “I’m still living the weird, wild life of a science journalist and loving every minute of it. I bought myself a really nice underwater camera rig earlier this year, and I’ve put it to good use. This summer, work sent me to the Galápagos Islands (again! for the third time!) where I swam with sea turtles and sea lions every day and captured tons of beautiful photos and footage. In October I’m heading to Belize to document marine scientists researching coral reef conservation. When I’m not working in the ocean, I usually spend my free time in the mountains; I’ve gotten really into rock climbing and mountaineering over the past year or so. In May, I

Clay Schutte reports, “I just got off the James River where I’ve been kayaking for a couple hours. I quit drinking alcohol about a year ago which has been very positive. Moreover, I’m starting a business called Clay & Carter Creates which is going to focus on painting, carpentry, and event production (website under construction). Also, I’ve been fishing a lot with Teddy Grover and playing mandolin at bars. I also work part time for my dad in Charlottesville and the Urban Farmhouse Market & Cafe in Richmond.” From Harrison Jobe: “I just began my studies at Cornell for my MBA and will be spending the next two years in Ithaca, taking a break from life in New York City. Coincidentally, Shawn Weger ’07 is also in my class!” Also pursuing higher education, Ina Dixon just started a PhD program this fall at UNC Chapel Hill in American Studies - she says we can ask her later exactly what American Studies is. Paul Light just moved back to New York City in August to start business school at Columbia, and says he’s been seeing all the usual EHS characters around the city. Paul also traveled to Newport, Rhode Island, over Labor Day weekend for the 6th annual Old Boys Classic, a golf-tournament and super-organized mess-around that this year was attended by Paul, Thomas Light, Jackson Tucker, Walker Francis, Daniel Gottwald, Mark Battin, Chris Williams, Kyler Carr, Miller Cornelson, Jenner Wood, Rutledge Long, David Lambeth, Mason Tillett, and Fletcher Dunn. Paul faithfully reports that Miller wore pastels and cable knit sweaters all weekend, so you tabloid readers can rest assured that all is right in the world. OBC veteran Rutledge Long also wrote in: “I recently earned my masters degree in Independent School Leadership at Vanderbilt University. My wife, Tracie and I enjoyed spending time with fellow ’06ers Jackson Tucker, Kyler Carr, and Tyler Baldwin during our two action-packed EHS

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summers in Nashville. I am pumped about David Lambeth’s engagement to Warner Underwood. Tracie and I are still teaching at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School, and we are expecting a baby in early January. Hopefully more good news to come on that front.” More on the baby front, Anne Womble Hobart writes, “I had a baby as everyone should be well aware because I’m constantly posting Insta snaps of her…it’s basically my new job. I had Simms and am loving staying home with her. I enjoyed having Sarah Montz Harcus and her baby Parker come to visit this summer. Hoping that Parker and Simms will be future roomies at EHS. John and I recently went to Bermuda and we had a grand time with Nea and Lily Fowle ’09. She picked us up on her boat and we did Bermuda Nea-style for a day. It was truly amazing. She took us to see a shipwreck, we fed some fish, went snorkeling, and even parked the boat to swim in for lunch on the beach. I also enjoyed riding the Vespa with Lily. I refused to drive :) After years of waiting, I finally got to hear Nea say ‘round de corner up de hill’ in her homeland of Bermuda!!” Honor Alston Thornton just finished her masters in nursing from Duke this summer and is now doing a post-graduate certificate in cardiology through Duke to further specialize. Kind of impressive, I would say. She’s also expecting the birth of her second nephew over Thanksgiving, and loves being an aunt. Spencer Brown reports: “I’m finally back on the east coast coaching football at NC State. Love the south and happy to be in Raleigh. This is my second season, and we’re hoping to make a run at the ACC title.” Since I have no sports allegiances, I can safely say that I wish your team the best Spencer, no conflicts of interest here. Cate Smythe writes, “No puppies, babies, or engagements here, but my boyfriend Troy did just take me skydiving for my 29th birthday!! Huge check off the bucket list! Also, I’m slowly but surely starting up my own private dinner/catering service called Traveling Home Cook. If anyone is looking for private dinners or meal deliveries in the Charleston area, hit me up!” We do have a couple of brides-to-be, though. Carrie Coker is an English teacher 78

in Nashville and is getting married next May, and Peyton Killeen got engaged in September to a wonderful Sewanee guy. Wishing lots of happiness to both of them! Kingsley Trotter just started her third and final year at Vanderbilt Law School after spending the summer working in Brussels and having the opportunity to do substantive work in the international human rights law world. Though she found the work exciting and professionally fulfilling, she would prefer that I report only that her French bulldog, Margot, is very cute and is her best friend. I can say first-hand that Margot is very pleasant to hang out with but not super good at breathing quietly. Frances deSaussure Murray and her husband Billy just got a very cute golden retriever puppy named Auggie (after the main character in Wonder, an amazing book that she recommended to me and that everyone else should read, too.) Frances and Billy moved onto the EHS campus in July and are living in the second-floor apartment on Evans Dorm as she continues to teach math and work in admissions here on the Holy Hill. More news to come in the spring! I would love to report on a more diverse group of classmates than the ones I happen to be in closest touch with, so please reach out. If you ever have news, or questions about Episcopal, or want to hang out in DC, email me at margaretvonw@gmail.com.

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Katharine Farrar 1607 T Street NW, Apt. A Washington, DC 20009 kdf@episcopalhighschool.org (C) 703-933-2974 Clark Barber 3900 Tunlaw Road NW, Apt. 219 Washington, DC 20007 tbarber@executiveboard.com (C) 864-325-0940 15th Reunion: June 2022

The Class of 2007 celebrated our 10-year reunion this past June but once folks started arriving back on campus, it felt like no time had passed at all. We had a stellar representation for our class: Anna Belk, Claire Schmitt, Sally Channell, Alexandra French, Sallie Madden, Drew McGowan, JT Jobe,

Katie Grover Oswald, Shawn Weger, Ted Peterson, Victoria Friedman Thevenot, Molly Barber, Anneka Wisker, Mike Krcmery, Jay Fazio, Reneé John Howard, Chris Della Rocca, Gil Lamphere, Clark Barber, Julie Zambie, Katharine Farrar, Ned Burns, Hubie Haywood, Frank Stern, Fritz Reuter, David Glaize, Phinizy Wimberly, Mari Casey, Kidder Williams, Sebastian Sabella, Simeon Brown, Jeb Leva, Griffin Johnson, Warner Blunt, Nikki Ferland Regan, Danielle Rengers, Ed Uspasskikh, Ross Vizard and Raecine Williams. Major shout out to our classmates, Mike and Ed, who traveled from abroad to make it back to The Holy Hill for the festivities...we crown you all the Reunion Weekend VIPs. Smarty Pants Crew — Shawn Weger headed back to school this fall to study at the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell. Small world….Harrison Jobe ’06, brother of our classmate JT Jobe, is in the same class as Shawn! Repping our class at Columbia’s Business School is none other than Lindsey Dorman Johnson. Griffin Johnson (no Lindsey and Griffin aren’t married) also decided to hit the books again and is a student at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business. Finally, Zach Kendall reports that he is also pursuing his MBA, and will be completing those studies in Barcelona. Rip ‘em up tear ‘em up guys!! Jay Fazio tied the knot down in Mexico this past Spring and had many of his EHS buddies there to take part in the celebration! Drew McGowan, Clark Barber, Gil Lamphere, JT Jobe and Jeb Leva to name a few. Welcome to the EHS family Mrs. Aida LoGa Fazio! But wait, more wedding bells have been ringing! Anna Belk got hitched! Anna and Dennis Elliott got married on September 16, 2017, in Linville, NC. Many members from our class were in attendance: (bridesmaids) Sallie Madden, Claire Schmitt, Annabel Rose and Alexandra French — also there to celebrate were Jeb Leva, Clark Barber, Teddy Peterson, Sally Channell, Caroline Dashiell Dean, Jane Arnold and Anderson Hackney Brown. Kelsey Montz also tied the knot in New Orleans on October 6, 2017, to Jon Duffey. Sisters Sarah Montz Harcus ’06 and Erin Montz ’13, along with EHS folks Lindsey Dorman Johnson, Julie Zambie, Katharine Farrar, Clark Barber

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Elly Montague Correia ’08 and Patrick Correia at their wedding ceremony.

Emily Urquhart ’08, Trina Brady Hooker ’08, and Patrick Thompson watching a UNC basketball game.

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Lucy Glaize Frey lglaize@gmail.com 10th Reunion: June 8-9, 2018

As per usual, the Class of ’08 has nothing but great news to share with our Episcopal community this fall.

Wes Graf ’08, Liz McLean Hughes ’08, and Charlie the dog at a vineyard during Liz’s wedding weekend. Graham Jones ’08, Will Addis ’08, Upton Stover ’08, Spencer Graves ’08, Amanda Weisiger Cornelson ’08, Holly McKenna, Leah Andress ’08, Spencer McKenna ’08, and Clark Wright ’08 at Holly and Spencer’s wedding reception.

blockchain technology to provide one frictionless experience to send money globally. While in SF, she and fellow EHS Alum Ryan Jackson ’06 have enjoyed reliving their Episcopal choir days after reuniting at the EHS Bay Area Alumni Evening. Liz McLean Hughes ’08 and husband, Reagan, on their wedding day.

and Lindsey deButts ’08 who were part of the celebrations! Catherine Coley shares that she is based in San Francisco and recently made the leap from foreign currency to cryptocurrency, joining a fintech company, Ripple, as Head of Investor Relations. Ripple leverages

There are parents among us! Mike Krcmery and wife Lucia welcomed their second child, a son, Jakub Krcmery on March 19, 2017. Caroline Dashiell Dean is a mom!! Caroline and husband Rascoe Dean welcomed their first child, daughter Davis Poppy Dean on February 14, 2017. CONGRATS you guys! That’s all we’ve got for now folks but please keep in touch and keep us in the loop on your news for the next magazine this Spring!!

Once again, we have a handful of newlywed classmates since the last edition of The Magazine, all of whom had fellow EHS grads help celebrate their marriage. Elly Montague Correia was married to Patrick Correia in March. Trina Brady Hooker & Emily Urquhart had the pleasure of celebrating with the Correias. Liz McLean Hughes and Reagan Hughes celebrated their marriage in Charlottesville over Memorial Day Weekend. There were many EHS grads there to celebrate, including Marguerite Kleinheinz, Clay Dunnan, Ann Gordon Pelletier, Wes Graf, and Spencer Graves. And finally, Spencer McKenna married Holly Selvitella in August in Boston, Massachusetts. Graham Jones, Will Addis ’09, Upton Stover, Spencer Graves, Amanda Weisiger Cornelson, Leah Andress, and Clark Wright all attended the joyous occasion. They even brought an Episcopal banner to show their Maroon and Black pride. Trina Brady Hooker and Emily Urquhart also got together with Mr. Thompson in

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Alexandria for the NCAA tournament. (Go Heels!) Johnny Motley is teaching religious studies at another Episcopal high school (not to be confused with The High School, as we know it) in Houston, Texas. Once school is out for the summer, he’s hoping to head down to the Amazonia on a grant project through National Geographic to record studies of a specific hunter gatherer group. Ann deSaussure and her boyfriend Jamie made the cross-country move from NYC out to the San Francisco Bay Area this summer. On their move out to California, Ann and Jamie stopped through Grand Rapids, Michigan, to stay with my husband, Tripp, and me for a night. While short and sweet, it did bring us back to the days of rooming on Harrison together.

Riley Sieber, Gene McCarthy ’10, Jordan Nulsen ’10, Cameron Hawkins ’10, James Dorsett ’10, and Miles Barkley ’11 at Lockn Music Festival.

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Billy Hackenson (H) 703-757-0445 whackenson@gmail.com Kathleen Hullinger khullin@g.clemson.edu Stockett Marr (C) 540-905-2916 j.stockett.marr@gmail.com 10th Reunion: June 2019

2017 seems to have been a big year and congratulations are in order for many. Both Kelsey Knutson and Anne Pennington got engaged, Liz Ward Nation, Austin Miller, and Given Kalipinde all got married. Katie Rozelle Thomas will welcome her first child early September with husband Aubrey. Can anyone believe we graduated eight years ago? After three years of living in Madrid, Bridgette Ewing moved back to the U.S. this summer. In August she completed her Master’s in Spanish Linguistics with Middlebury College and is excited to start teaching Spanish in the Upper School at St. Anne’s Belfield School in Charlottesville, VA. Bridgette is, “VERY happy to be stateside and to catch up with all my EHS peeps!!” in her words. If you’re in the Virginia area, reach out and welcome her back to the US. Baobao Zhang recently moved to Oxford University to do research in artificial intelligence policy. Besides working hard to 80

John Henry ’10 and Rhett Butler ’10 at Dollywood.

Sarah Hulbert ’11 celebrates International Women’s Day in Yaoundé, Cameroon.

finish her PhD, she is having fun hiking the Oxfordshire countryside and drinking tea in the afternoon. Unfortunately, she reports that the pizzas there are never going to be as good as the ones in New Haven, but the scones and crumpets are pretty amazing!

on your lives at anytime. I usually try to get the message out that I’m collecting notes via Facebook and Instagram, but I realize not everyone is on social media so my email is khullin@g.clemson.edu for anytime you want to send updates. Yes, I’m still using a school email. It’s Gmail and I get it for life, ha.

Jeila Martin Kershaw launched her website, jeilamartinjewelry.com, and went to Liz Ward’s wedding where she saw Bess Trotter, Hill DuBose, Alec Smith, and Anne Pennington. She has also visited with Caroline Moncure and Paula Pavlova in San Francisco. Everyone, go check out her jewelry! Support a fellow classmate and her business. I want to wish everyone a great finish to 2017 as the next time you hear from me will be 2018. Please feel free to send me updates

Take Care all!

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Whitt Clement (H) 804-353-9333 wwc3uk@virginia.edu 10th Reunion: June 2020

Sara Shiels writes, “I graduated in May with my Master’s in School Counseling from Texas A&M and am working as the lead counselor

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BY ELIZABETH HENDERSON ’11

A Chat with Entrepreneur Greg Dinardo ’09 ARBIT BEGAN AS AN IDEA THAT GREG DINARDO ’09 AND HIS CO-FOUNDER, ALEX BULLINGTON, HAD ONE NIGHT WHILE WATCHING THE NBA FINALS. WOULDN’T IT BE COOL IF FANS COULD VOTE ON WHICH SHOES LEBRON JAMES WOULD WEAR DURING THE GAME? FROM THERE, ARBIT — THE SOCIAL POLLING APP THAT GREG AND ALEX FOUNDED — HAS TAKEN OFF, GAINING GROUND WITH INVESTMENTS FROM PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL PL AYERS AND TECH TITANS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, ARBIT HAS MOVED FROM AN APP TO A MORE WEB-BASED SUBSCRIPTION MODEL. ARBIT NOW USES POLLING TO CONNECT COMPANIES, CELEBRITIES, AND BR ANDS TO FANS AND CUSTOMERS IN A MEANINGFUL WAY.

How did you get involved with Arbit? My co-founder, Alex, and I were both CPAs right out of college and we were working at the same public accounting firm in Baltimore. At the end of the day, we would come home and just brainstorm ideas. We were both interested in tech, but didn’t know much about it. I was still working a full-time job at the time that we came up with the idea for Arbit, and I also wanted to get involved in venture capitalism. I went to work for a company down in Austin, Texas, but the whole time, I was working on Arbit on the side. What is your favorite part about working at Arbit? My favorite aspect is being able to learn by doing. It is different from when I worked in public accounting and I would show up and sit behind a desk and do the same thing every day. That was not for me. Now I am able to create my own schedule. Every day is different. What is the most challenging part about working at Arbit? The initial sacrifices are hard. Sometimes, when you start something or do something different, there can be a perception of, what are you doing? To a certain extent, you have to ignore that. People are always going to doubt, so you have to sweep it under the rug sometimes. Another thing would be remembering to stay level-headed. Some days are amazing and you get an investment or you talk to Steph Curry. And some days are awful and you have to rethink your whole business model. You can’t let the highs and lows affect you too much.

What does the world of tech startups look like to you? Has anything surprised you? I think a lot of great things are being done in a lot of great cities. You don’t have to be in San Francisco or Austin to get involved in tech. Incubators and shared spaces are there for young startups to take advantage of. There is a lot of opportunity. Venture capitalists aren’t throwing out money the way they did maybe a decade ago, which is a good thing for entrepreneurs because they have to come up with better business plans and have to become resourceful in how they raise and spend capital. The thing I have found most surprising is the willingness that other successful entrepreneurs and mentors have to help out young startups. Do you have any advice to pass on to EHS graduates who are thinking of starting their own business or tech venture? I would recommend getting involved in an accelerated program, because they have free mentorship and free office space. That’s what we did and it was very helpful. Also, there are a lot of events that help you meet people that have had startups and learn from them. The best thing to realize is that people who do get involved in this industry enjoy helping other people and they’re always happy to answer questions. You just have to not be afraid to ask questions and be open to feedback.

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at a career and technical high school in Waco, TX. It’s a big change but so rewarding.” Jun Wu became god brothers with Arthur Lau this past summer and moved to New York to pursue his MBA at Columbia Business School. We may have officially lost Sarah Cauthen to island paradise... she’s in her fourth year teaching middle and high school English in Honolulu. Sarah’s also in the final year of her Master’s in Education program which she’s excited to finish! Chelsea Jack completed her M.A. in Social Sciences from the University of Chicago and writes, “I’m now starting a PhD program in sociocultural anthropology at Yale University. My ongoing research continues to question capitalism, material culture, social fragmentation, pain and anxiety in the U.S., specifically through the case of America’s opioid epidemic.” In August, Jordan Nulsen, Gene McCarthy, Cameron Hawkins, James Dorsett, and Miles Barkley ’11 piled into the most festive mini bus ever made and drove to Lockn’ music festival for four days of live music. Jeannie Burke, Beirne Hutcheson, Lee Cowden, Coles Lawton, Sadiq Abubakar ’11, Will Winkenwerder, and I gathered at Episcopal for Hunter deButts and Molly Higgins’s wedding. Hopefully, what’s left of the severely damaged dancefloor (and what’s left of Mr. Winn’s voice) can be repaired in time for the Finals dance this spring. Hunter and Molly live in Norfolk where he’s serving our country in the Navy. John Henry linked up with Rhett Butler and his family to view the solar eclipse in Cherokee, NC. They also visited Gatlinburg and Dollywood but most importantly, they came out ahead at the casino.

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Sarah Hulbert writes that she “is on a yearlong teaching fellowship in Cameroon in western Central Africa. Sarah teaches at an 82

Caroline Hagood ’12 learning to operate a forklift.

elementary school and coordinates gender empowerment and sustainability programs at her school. She will be pursuing a Masters degree in International Development and Global Health at Sciences Po’s Paris School of International Affairs in the fall.”

Lee Stewart ’13 with a kangaroo in Australia.

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Celeste Jones jonesch0@sewanee.edu 10th Reunion: June 2022

The class of 2012 had a BLAST at their 5th year reunion. Kiki Nix has been busy in the studio producing original songs. She recently released them to Sound Cloud so go give her a listen! Hannah Gray Moved out to Denver the end of this past Summer.

Somer Glubiak ’13 and Marie Thomas ’13 together in Europe.

Merrill Pischke got engaged to Thomas Coker ’13. Congrats, Merrill!

Sarah Claiborne traveled to Nepal this past April to install a microgrid solar system in a village with the solar company she works for.

Caroline Hagood has been living and working out in Napa this past summer at Mending Wall Winery. While there she’s been testing her patience while training to obtain her forklift license.

Stuart Agnew is coming up on her one year anniversary living out in Jackson Hole. Stuart has been babysitting for Dorthy Cavanagh Stout ’95 and has enjoyed connecting and talking all things Episcopal with Dorthy.

Bethany Gordon started working toward her PhD in Civil Engineering at UVA.

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She also recently won the How to Change the World Student Podcast Competition at the Global Grand Challenges Summit, so the Royal Academy of Engineering will fund her trip to London for the next Summit in 2019!

Somer Glubiak sglubiak@gwu.edu 5th Reunion: June 8-9, 2018

Hi Everyone, My personal update first. I graduated from GW this past Spring, was accepted into Teach for America and placed in the DC region. Unfortunately, after four years of collegiate

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also had the opportunity to tour the West Wing of the White House. Ella Bickley is a junior at the University of Georgia. She is in the college of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences and is majoring in Agricultural Communications. She is a member of the Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow.

Alexander Block ’17 was reunited with fellow cadet and EHS alumna, Haley Robinette ’13!

rowing, I sustained hip injuries and have to undergo two hip surgeries. Therefore, I deferred TFA for a year, and am spending the year taking prerequisites for grad school in DC. I was fortunate enough to join Marie Thomas for the first leg of her trek across Europe early in the summer. While I returned to the US for my first surgery, Marie ventured on for a total of six weeks. When asked about it, she could only describe it as a once in a lifetime experience. Graduating from Tulane last spring, she is looking forward to what is next. Ali Alford, Kate Bickley and Sarah Merrill Barringer just moved recently to NYC after their graduations. They manage to see each other all the time. Jihyun Lee and Joslyn Chesson have taken up residence in the DMV area within DC and Northern Virginia. Elle Wilson is taking a semester to test her culinary skills by attending culinary school in London. Then she will be moving to San Francisco to start her job in January. Keeping up with the tradition of Episcopal classmates staying connected even after so many years Lucy Douglass, Erin Montz, and Maggie Graney have all started their real world ventures together by living together in Charlotte each with different jobs. Lucy Parks Shackleford is taking on law school in Arkansas this fall. Virginia Wright worked in DC this past summer to get more experience and to prepare herself for getting her masters in Public Health at UVA. Read McNichols will be starting Nursing School in just a few short months. Lee Stewart is attending Clemson for her fifth and final year, which without a doubt she finds very exciting for another promising football season. She took this past semester off to travel and be an Au Pair in Australia! She could not stop exclaiming how it was

the most life changing experience she’s ever had. Her family moved from Virginia to Charleston, and she’s loved being there for the summer. She will graduate with a major in English and sign language. Kaitlyn Ugoretz just graduated this past spring summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA and MA in East Asian Studies. She went on to win a Phi Beta Kappa thesis prize for her Masters thesis on Chinese script. Interestingly enough this was a project which she started with Mrs. WangGempp when she was a student at Episcopal. In September, she will make the move out to Santa Barbara, California to start her PhD in Japanese Religion, specifically studying the historical development of Shinto. Feel free to send me updates or photos anytime, thanks to those who sent in responses!

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Cici Sobin cici.sobin@gmail.com 5th Reunion: June 2019

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Elizabeth Ashford is enjoying her junior year at Harvard and has spent the fall semester studying abroad in Sydney, Australia. Morgan Lineberry, Daniel Hall Autrey, and Jack Bates interned in June together on Capitol Hill for Senator Luther Strange. They

Joshua Howard is a junior at Middlebury College and is majoring in International Politics and Economics. He is a member of the men’s track and field team and is the chair of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. Timmy Phillips is a junior at Notre Dame. He is in the Mendoza college of business and is majoring in management. He plays for the men’s lacrosse team and is a part of the student athlete leadership program. Tyler Hartmeyer is a junior at Trinity College. She is majoring in American Studies and is a member of the Trap & Skeet team and St. Anthony Hall literary society. Mary Helen Tarbutton is a junior at the University of Georgia. She is in the Terry College of Business and is majoring in Finance and minoring in Spanish. She is currently involved in the Finance and International Business Societies and works for the UGA Office of Government Relations.

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Although it has only been a year since we were sent on our way rejoicing, many of us have been drawn back to each other both on and off the Holy Hill. Zoe Ashburn and Kelsey Anderson worked in the Advancement office in July and during Reunion Weekend with Joslyn Chesson ’13, Jihyun Lee ’13, Ivy Houde ’15, Emily Salvant ’15, Ose Djan ’15, and Karli Francis ’15. Kelsey also worked with Andrew Karo, Steve Castle, and Frances deSaussure Murray ’06 leading the Leadership and ethics EHS

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Summer Experience. Tommy Dixon and Alek Daniel worked on the EHS Grounds crew. Chris Giblin and Ryan McKernan worked at Jim Fitzpatrick’s basketball camp with Doug Chappell ’13 and Liza-Banks Campagna ’17. London saw several alums taking classes at the London School of Economics and exploring the city including Sarah Doss, Priscilla Barton-Metcalfe, Ryan McKernan, Alexa Scully, Patrick Hovet, Eve Matheson, Jack Kim, Connor Anderson, Ryland Hughes, Ashby Wickham, Lane Ballentine, Juliette Eberle. While in London, Jack and Priscilla met up with Lauren Echko who had been studying at Oxford. Additionally, Georgia Hough was doing a program in London through her school, Boston University. Also abroad, John Wickham has been studying and interning in China. Maya Glenn “received a grant from the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University to conduct a research project in the Schmidt Laboratory, which is a neurobiology lab. This lab recently discovered 5 new subtypes of intrinsically photosensitive ganglion cells (iPRGCs), located in the retina of the eye. The goal of my project is to validate candidate molecular markers to determine some of the specific functions of each of the subtypes of iPRGCs.” Jojo Diaz joined the softball team at Wesleyan University and is looking forward to another year with the cardinals. Lydia Webster saws that she will be working as an orientation leader for incoming international students at the University of British Columbia! Hanna Perry and Tea Rankin-Williams have been working for Hughes Page’s father’s company Sagewater. Tate Mikkelsen and Katie Burnham worked together again at Gibson Island summer camps, and Lenin Cruz-Navas has been working as a theater technician. Robert Talley has been a camp counselor at Rockywold Deephaven Camps this summer. Joe Goff went on a surface cruise at the beginning of the summer with the Naval Academy and saw what it was like to work on a naval vessel. After breaking out of the rat line and becoming an official member of 84

the class of 2020 at VMI, Stew Spurry took classes this summer back in LexVegas. Ashley Sibisi has spent most of his summer playing semi-pro soccer for the Charlotte Eagles and is returning to the AldersonBroaddus mens’ soccer team in the fall. Ebube Ebube finished his PG year at The Lawrenceville School and is starting at Manhattan College in the fall playing basketball. Hayes Cochrane finished hiking the Appalachian Trail in just over 5 months! On a warm May evening, students and EHS faculty enjoyed fellowship and ice cream cones with Hayes at Ms. Vorlicek’s and Mr. Duffield’s. Hayes was on campus for three days, taking a break from his gap year of hiking the Appalachian Trail. He spoke about his adventures on the trail to an enthusiastic group. So far, Hayes has hiked over 1000 miles. His average day is now up to about 20 miles and his longest day was 26.2 miles, when he celebrated the UNC national championship! Ms. Vorlicek said, “It was wonderful hearing Hayes’ stories of life on the trail and seeing a group of our students be so inspired by his brave undertaking. I think that we all want to get out there in nature now. I am also feeling really proud of my former advisee.” Hayes does not have any regrets about the trip and will hike another 1000 + miles on his way to Maine. Hayes will attend Rice University in the fall of 2017.

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immersing herself in German culture through a joint program with the US Congress and German Parliament. Oliver Randon, Page Light, and Abbey Sackett all made the trip across the pond to start their academic careers at St. Andrews University in Scotland. We caught up with a few of our non-globetrotting classmates who are getting their bearings in College… Camden Alford made the UNC club lacrosse team! Jonathan Sutherland and Luiji Vilain are training hard at Penn State and Michigan to play each other in an important Big Ten Matchup on October 21st. Camille Ciolino, Courtney Riddle, Halle Hughes and LizaBanks Campagna all became Kappa Kappa Gamma sisters at four different universities (Alabama, Georgia, Florida State, and UC Berkeley) Stuart Greenspon stayed with William Wiltshire in NYC as he was interning for Kensett Luke’s ’18 father this summer. Hayne Ainslie, the entrepreneur, continued to serve ice cream to the locals of Atlantic Beach, North Carolina on his ice cream boat for the 3rd summer in a row. Former head monitor Alexander Block now goes by Cadet Block as he has been accepted into the West Point Corp of Cadets. He reunited with fellow Cadet and EHS alum Haley Robinette ’13!

Many members of the Class of 2017 decided to take Gap Years. Emma Thorp and Matthew Webb are both spending their fall in Costa Rica. Thorp is volunteering at a sea turtle preservation and Webb is working at jaguar conservation. John Ainslie is working at the Emerson Collective, a startup in San Francisco, while staying at fellow classmate, Tench Coxe’s house. Lauryn King is SUBMIT YOUR CLASS NOTES ONLINE! Just go to the homepage and click on “Alumni” and then “Submit A Class Note.” For help with passwords or login, please contact the Advancement Office.

Marriages

Births

Jenny Kronke ’00 to Scott Gabriel on July 2, 2017.

Smith Hannah Amick to Justin and Hannah Huffines Amick ’99 on February 25, 2017.

Jason O’Neill ’02 to Annabelle Hsu in August 2017. Stuart Hartley ’03 to Laura Davidson ’03 on April 1, 2017. Gina Stewart Bagley ’03 to John McFeely on May 6, 2017. Peebles Squire ’05 to Lauren Cobert on July 22, 2017. Brennan Mary Killeen ’05 to Francis Lynch on July 22, 2017. Anna Dupree Belk ’07 to Dennis Elliott on September 16, 2017. Jay Fazio ’07 to Aida Lopez Galvan on March 25, 2017. Kelsey Lynn Montz ’07 to Jon Duffey on October 6, 2017. Liz Harrison McLean ’08 and Reagen Hughes on February 18, 2017. Spencer McKenna ’08 to Holly Selvitella on August 19, 2017.

Alice Emerson Everhart to Patrick and Becky Kellam Everhart ’99 on June 1, 2017. Caroline Henderson McLean and Margaret Bell McLean to Nicole and Bobby McLean ’00 on September 21, 2017 Calder Grace Baramore to Kathryn and James Barmore ’00 on March 29, 2017. Thomas Bode Tennille to Dre and Leah Kannensohn Tennille ’01 on September 17, 2017. James Robert Black to James and Catherine Bass Black ’02 on May 27, 2017. Eliza McLauchlin Dunn to Josh and Eliza Smith Dunn ’02 on September 5, 2017. Miller Lee Beebe and Clark William Beebe to Romney and Courtenay Beebe ’02 on May 15, 2017.

Elizabeth Ward ’09 and Charles Nation on June 17, 2017.

Rutherford Lee Hadley and Lawson Bennett Hadley to Dakota and Tinsley Iselin Hadley ’03 on June 26, 2017.

Hunter deButts ’10 to Molly Higgins on August 12, 2017.

Anna James Oelschlager to Austin and John Oelschlager ’03 on April 18, 2017. Charles Anderson McCombs, Jr. to Charlie and Devon Morten McCombs ’03 on July 11, 2017. Rosalie Carter Simpson to Alex and Carter Coker Simpson ’03 on July 20, 2017. George Elkins Joseph to Leigh Dalio Joseph and Chris Joseph ’03 on September 10, 2017.

Mary Parker Halbert to Tara and Joe Halbert ’04 on February 4, 2017. Landis Charles Blackburn, Jr. “Case” to Landis and Kalee Stuart Blackburn ’04 on April 1, 2017. Sallie Lewis Worthington to Clayton and Mary Peterkin Worthington ’04 on May 5, 2017. Porter Dalton Gay to Conner Paige Seese and Brandon Duke Gay ’04 on August 6, 2017. Robert Edens Davis, Jr. to Kristen and Edens Davis ’04 on June 14, 2017. Madeline Tate Molitor to Chris and Hillary Harper Molitor ’05 on July 20, 2017. Alexander Armfield Daigh to Alex and Alston Armfield Daigh ’05 on July 29, 2017. Cora Barnes Chesson to Cassie and Zach Chesson ’05 on May 23, 2017. Asher Riley Herrin to Brandon and Hayley Peterson Herrin ’05 on August 20, 2017. Henry Mills Johnson to James and Sarah Rose Johnson ’05 on August 17, 2017. Campbell Armstrong Carlos to Adam and Madison Murray Carlos ’05 on August 24, 2017. Simms Haverty Hobart to John and Anne Womble Hobart ’06 on March 16, 2017. Maple Elizabeth Osborne to Russell and Scout Douglas Osborne ’06 on September 18, 2017. Jakub Krcmery to Lucia and Mike Krcmery ’07 on March 19, 2017. Davis Poppy Dean to Rascoe and Caroline Dashiell Dean ’07 on February 14, 2017.

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In Memoriam Charles Ligon Richards ’39

John Warwick McCullough, Jr. ’43

At EHS, Mr. Richards was a member of the Blackford Literary Society, the track team, and the Egypt Club. He was also a Monitor and a Cop, and received the B.M. Baker Memorial Prize for History. After Episcopal, Mr. Richards enlisted in the U.S. Navy to serve during World War II. He then graduated from the Stevens Institute of Technology in Maine with a degree in mechanical engineering. His career led the way for him to join the US-USSR Power Generation Commission. During retirement, he served on the boards of Skidompha Library, Miles Memorial Hospital, Damariscotta Lake Association, and the CLC YMCA. He was also director of Wawenock Golf Club, where he enjoyed the game for more than 80 years. Mr. Richards is survived by two daughters and their spouses and children; and nieces and nephews, including John Thorpe Lawrence Richards, Jr. ’78. He was preceded in death by his brother, John Thorpe Lawrence Richards ’40.

At Episcopal, Mr. McCullough played on the football, baseball, and basketball teams. He was co-captain of the basketball team, president of the E Club, a Monitor, a Waiter, and a member of the Blackford Literary Society and the Missionary Society. After EHS, Mr. McCullough received his bachelor’s degree from the U.S. Military Academy in 1947 and served during World War II. He resigned from the Army in 1954 and later became involved in ranching and real estate, and was the Director of the National Bank of Commerce of Kerrville. Mr. McCullough is survived by his wife, Theodora; daughters, Susan DeKoch, Sally Goodwin, and Martha Park; nephew, Thomas W. Brown ’61; cousin, William Knox Brown ’39; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by sisters, Marjorie Brown and Sally Futch, and cousin Henry Brown ’34.

of Newcastle, Maine, died July 28, 2017.

Richard Davis Harrison ’42

of Richmond, Va., died March 3, 2017. At EHS, Mr. Harrison was on the varsity football team and spring tennis team. He was also a member of the Blackford Literary Society and the Stewart Athletic Club. After Episcopal, Mr. Harrison attended the University of Virginia and from there joined the Army Air Corps to serve in World War II. After the war, he began working for Albemarle Paper in Richmond, where he married Virginia Christian Gatewood. Later he worked for Hubbs Paper, Union Camp, and Chesapeake Corporation, where he served as Vice President in charge of Kraft paper sales. Mr. Harrison served as Chairman of the Board for the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities and The Lower James River Association, and Chairman of the Board, Emeritus, of Blue Ridge School. He was also a board member of both The Wianno Club and The Beach Club in Massachusetts. Mr. Harrison was preceded in death by his brothers, David Anderson Harrison ’35 and James G. Harrison ’43. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Gatewood Harrison; daughters, Virginia Harrison Adamson and Elizabeth Harrison Price; nephews, David Harrison ’63 and George Harrison ’74; great nieces and nephews, including Julian Harrison Keevil ’01, Peter V. Webb ’03, Maria Reuge Kelly ’04, Alexander A. Keevil ’04, Edward “Teddy” Armstrong ’06, Elizabeth Harrsion Carrington ’06, and Catherine Harrison ’09; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. 86

of Kerrville, Texas, died June 25, 2017.

Dr. Thomas Erwin Schneider, Jr. ’43 of Atlanta, Ga., died July 7, 2017.

At EHS, Dr. Schneider was a member of the Blackford Literary Society, junior football and varsity track teams, and Missionary Society. He was also a Monitor and Waiter. He received the B.L.S. Debater’s Medal and First Prize for Reading at Sight. After Episcopal, Dr. Schneider received his bachelors of science degree from Washington and Lee University, and a bachelors of industrial engineering from Georgia Tech. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and began working at Tesco Chemicals. He later transitioned to a career as a clinical psychologist and has authored several books. He also enjoyed writing songs and plays. Dr. Schneider is survived by his wife, Bettye; daughter, Lyn Zeman; sons, Bob Schneider and Thomas Schneider III; and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Ginnie Bailey.

The Rev. Edwin Pearson Bailey ’45

William Rice Lummis ’47

At Episcopal, Rev. Bailey was a member of the Missionary Society and the jv football team. He was also a Monitor, captain of Work Squad, and varsity track team manager. After EHS, Rev. Bailey graduated from the University of Virginia where he majored in English. He then served in the U.S. Army before returning to Alexandria where he attended the Virginia Theological Seminary. In 1955 he was ordained a deacon, and the following year he was ordained a priest. He served in a series of parishes along the Eastern Seaboard before becoming chaplain of the Church Farm School in Pa. He finished his career with 12 years of church service in N.C. Rev. Bailey was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Anne. He is survived by two sons, Robert and Christopher, and their respective life partners, Theodora and Victoria; a daughter, Elizabeth; and two grandsons, Nicholas and Alexander.

At Episcopal, Mr. Lummis was on the Centennial basketball team and varsity tennis team. He was a Monitor, a member of the Missionary Society, the librarian for the Fairfax Literary Society, and a schoolroom keeper. After EHS, Mr. Lummis attended Rice University and the University of Texas at Austin, where he received his bachelor of arts and law degrees. He was also a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. He practiced law for 23 years before becoming a senior partner. Following his legal career, he moved to Las Vegas to administer the estate of his late cousin, Howard Hughes, Jr., and serve as Chairman of the Boards of Directors and CEO of the Howard Hughes Corporation and several other Hughes Estate Companies. Mr. Lummis was on the Old Boys Council from 1969-76, a Trustee from 1981-87, and Co-Chair of the Capital Campaign from 1985-89. Mr. Lummis is survived by his sons, Bradley Lummis ’73, Ransom Lummis ’80, Fredrick Rice Lummis II, and William Rice Lummis, Jr.; his many grandchildren, including Kate Lummis ’00, Anne Lummis Wright ’02, and Virginia Lummis ’20; additional EHS relatives, including Katherine Schutt ’98, Annette McCormack ’00, Allene Pierson ’09, and Russell Pierson ’12; and many stepchildren and step-grandchildren.

of Southern Pines, N.C., died October 4, 2016.

J.W. Stuart Gilchrist, Jr. ’47

of Williamsburg, Va., died June 17, 2017. At EHS, Mr. Gilchrist was a member of the varsity baseball and winter track teams, the Missionary Society, the E-Club, the Whispers staff, and the Chronicle Board. After Episcopal, Mr. Gilchrist attended the University of Virginia and later served with the 213th AAA Gun Battalion in Pusan, Korea, from November 1951 to January 1953. His career was spent in the savings and loan and real estate businesses. Mr. Gilchrist was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Johnson Ford. He is survived by his children, H. Victor Gilchrist and wife Kathy; Mary Gray Sachtjen and husband Barry; J.W. Stuart Gilchrist III and wife Susan; and three grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, and a step-great-grandchild.

of Houston, Texas, died April 17, 2017.

Frank Talbot III ’47

of Danville, Va., died July 21, 2017. At Episcopal, Mr. Talbot was a member of the Blackford Literary Society, Missionary Society, and Check-up Squad. He was also a member of the varsity football and basketball teams and the spring track team, as well as a typist for the Chronicle. After EHS, he received both his bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of Virginia, where he was a member of the Delta Psi fraternity, Eli Banana, German club, Bad Check Committee, and Golf Squad, as well as Vice President of Skull & Keys. He was also active in the university’s intramural athletics. Upon graduation, Mr. Talbot served in active duty for the Judge Advocate General’s Corps for the Army, after which he practiced law in Danville. He was a former president of the Danville Bar Association and Executive Committee member of the Virginia Bar Association. He also served on the Memorial Hospital and Danville School Boards. Mr. Talbot is survived by his children, Mary Beverley Talbott and Frank Talbott IV; three grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. He was preceded in death by his wife of almost 65 years, Beverley Chewning Talbott, and his sister, Margaret Talbott Kelley. EHS

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Benton Timanus Boogher, Jr. ’50

Col. David Kirk Williams ’54

At EHS, Mr. Boogher was a photographer for Whispers and the Chronicle. His interests paved the way for his career in photography. After Episcopal, he attended the Washington Institute of Photography and he served in the U.S. Navy from 1953-55, during which time he was a photographer’s mate stationed with the Photographic squadron 62 in Sanford, Florida. Mr. Boogher was a member of the Professional Photographers of America and received the Quality Salary Increase award in recognition for his work in the pictorial sciences branch. His career continued to mingle art and government, as he was a photographer for the Department of Defense, retiring after 37 years. Mr. Boogher is survived by his wife, Annabel; sister, Fenton Goodwin; daughters, Mary Ann Galgay and Carolyn Bishop; and grandchildren.

At Episcopal, Col. Williams was a member of the E-Club, as well as the track, varsity football, and junior basketball teams. His football team went undefeated in 1953. After EHS, he attended Rice University on a football scholarship. While at Rice he took Army ROTC. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant upon graduation and served in the U.S. Army for nearly 30 years. Col. Williams was one of the most accomplished staff officers of his generation, with a reputation for solving issues with wisdom and diplomacy. In the latter years of his career he held many appointments, including Assistant to the Chief of Staff of the Army for General Officer Matters, Commander of Enlisted Records Activity, and Deputy to the Adjutant General for the Army. Col. Williams was a golfer, gardener, and avid reader. He remained loyal to EHS throughout his life, enjoying activities at the School and friendships with his classmates. Col. Williams is predeceased by his wife of 56 years, Elizabeth. He is survived by his daughter; his son; his three grandchildren; his sister; and his two nephews.

of Lake Wales, Fla., died July 26, 2017.

James DuBois McNeely ’50

of Boston, Mass., died July 27, 2017. At EHS, Mr. McNeely was a member of the Fairfax Literary Society, choir, glee club, dramatics, grins & grimaces, fall and spring tennis team, squash team, and Missionary Society. He received the FLS 2d Debaters award in 1949, and the Whittle Prize in 1949 and 1950. After Episcopal, Mr. McNeely attended Yale University, where he received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in architecture. While there, he was a member of the Elizabethan Club and was a recipient of the Mead Cup. In between his degrees, he spent nearly two years in the Army, stationed in Japan during the time between the Korean and Vietnam Wars. A renowned architect, Mr. McNeely is known for having renovated many houses in the historic Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston, including that of former Secretary of State John Kerry and his wife. He received an award from the American Institute of Architects for a condominium building as well as three national awards for an apartment building, both in that same neighborhood — a place in which he lived with his family for many decades. Mr. McNeely is survived by his wife, Barbara Moore; two sons; two daughters; and many stepchildren, nieces, nephews, and grandchildren.

of Alexandria, Va., died May 22, 2017.

Peyton Samuel Hawes, Jr. ’56

of Elberton, Ga., died July 19, 2017. At Episcopal, Mr. Hawes was a Monitor, president of the Missionary Society, president of the senior class, and president of the Blackford Literary Society. He was a member of the Egypt Club, Whispers staff, choir, glee club, chapel committee, and dramatics. He played soccer, track, and varsity football. After EHS, Mr. Hawes graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and then obtained a law degree from the University of Virginia. He worked for the Georgia Attorney General’s office while simultaneously serving as a member of the Georgia legislature. With his father, he established Episcopal’s Peyton S. Hawes III Soccer Award in 1974, named in memory of his own son who died as an infant. His career highlights include serving as the Chairman of the Georgia Democratic Party and also a member of the Board of Transportation. Mr. Hawes left public service for private legal practice, and also to spend time on his family farm. Mr. Hawes is survived by Mary, his wife of 56 years; his brother, Alexander Hawes ’59; sister, Mary Minor; his children and their spouses; and numerous grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son, Peyton Samuel Hawes III.

James McKay Morton ’69

Marvin Byron Smith IV ’82

At EHS, Mr. Morton was a Monitor and a Waiter, as well as a member of the Chronicle, the choir, and the Pithonian Society. He was also president of the Wilmer Literary Society, co-captain and letterman of the varsity basketball team, and letterman of the varsity track team. Mr. Morton received the Basketball Junior Athlete Award in 1966 and the William Caskie Watts ’35 Award for Basketball in 1968. In 2015, he was inducted into the EHS Hall of Fame. After Episcopal, Mr. Morton graduated from the University of North Carolina and made the Dean’s List freshman year. He was Treasurer of Delta Kappa Epsilon and an officer in the Order of the Seal. After graduating, he held a career in public relations and then became a freelance writer and photographer. His legacy may be most remembered for his care and conservation of Grandfather Mountain. He established the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, of which he was chairman of the board of directors. Mr. Morton is survived by his mother, Julia Morton; sisters, Julia M. Morton and Catherine Morton; sister-in-law, Pansy Morton; nephews, Crae Morton and Jack Morton; and cousin, William Cocke ’65. He was one of many in his family to attend Episcopal, including his late father, Hugh Morton ’39, late brother. Hugh Morton, Jr. ’66, and late uncle, Thomas L. Morton ’41.

At Episcopal, Mr. Smith was a wellrounded athlete who set a state crosscountry record by running just over a four-minute mile. He was on the varsity cross-country, varsity track, and varsity golf teams, as well as the junior football and jv soccer teams. He was co-captain of the varsity golf team and a member of the Athletic Advisory Board. Mr. Smith was All-IAC in cross-country and golf. He was also a member of the E-Club, Activities Committee, choir, acolyte, Earlysville 12, Energy Committee, and Century Club. After EHS, Mr. Smith graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1988, where he was in the Zeta Psi fraternity. He later earned his MBA from Wake Forest University in 1995. He enjoyed his life as a father and husband and his career in real estate and entrepreneurial endeavors. Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; daughter, Whitney; mother, Lynn Thompson and step-father, Loy Thompson; father, Marvin Byron “Jerry” Smith III and stepmother, Sharon Smith; sisters, Murray Parker and Paige Smith; and stepsisters, Farley Fink and Martel Hale.

of Linnville, N.C., died April 1, 2017.

of Charlotte, N.C., died Sept. 8, 2017.

Langhorne Gibson III ’86

of Richmond, Va., died May 7, 2017. At EHS, Mr. Gibson was on the varsity squash and varsity lacrosse teams. He also served as the Senior PE and was a member of the Whispers staff. After Episcopal, Mr. Gibson was an Echols Scholar at the University of Virginia and also a part of St. Elmo’s fraternity. After graduating from UVA, he received his MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business. As part of a successful career in investment banking, he led research groups for Merrill Lynch and Bank of America, and was an award-winning financial writer and author of “Lost Trust: The Great Credit Crisis.” Mr. Gibson is survived by his wife, Suzanne; children, Merritt Montgomery Gibson, Langhorne Gibson IV, and Clare Langhorne Gibson; mother, Casa Huger Bacot; father, Langhorne Gibson, Jr. ’59; stepmother, Sara Riley Gibson; uncles, Mark deWolf Gibson ’57 and Menard Doswell IV ’62; sisters, Sarah Wiley, Dana Longenderfer and Tanner Neibert; cousins, including Charles Dana Gibson ’90, Dabney Doswell Jewell ’93, and Menard Doswell V ’96; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

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for the 20th annual

ehs-wfs alumni challenge cup golf tournament may 4-6, 2018

yeamans hall club • charleston, s.c. Participation in the EHS-WFS Alumni Challenge Cup funds the EHS-WFS Alumni Golf Challenge Scholarship. The tournament and student scholarship were established in 1999, and the first scholarship was awarded for the 2004-05 school year. The scholarship fund is currently valued at nearly $600,000. ••• I initially became involved to support a most worthy cause — raising money to finance a scholarship for someone who probably otherwise would not be able to benefit from the opportunity that I and so many others received through attending EHS. The opportunity to re-create friendships with WFS and EHS alumni for a greater purpose has been most fulfilling. In addition, we have successfully transformed the event to a multi-generational competition which only expands the camaraderie and spirit of the cause. In a word, it is the most fun event that I attend each year. God willing, I hope to be able to continue to participate in this event for many years to come. Randy Metcalfe ’72

For nineteen years it has been my distinct pleasure to attend the Alumni Challenge Cup, reconnecting with old classmates and, more importantly, meeting wonderful people from the classes of 1954 – 2012 from both schools. I especially have enjoyed the last 10 years or so, when multiple generations of alumni have participated. Recently I have attended with my son Jimbo ’09, and we have played against his college roommate, an alumnus of WFS. It is a very special event that connects us through many generations and across school divides. Jim Hardison ’75

••• for more information about the tournament, visit www.episcopalhighschool.org/alumnigolf

questions? ready to sign up?

please contact rick wilcox, director of alumni & parent programs and senior gifts officer, at fw@episcopalhighschool.org or 703-933-4024

THE BELL SOCIETY On the roof of Hoxton House, a bronze bell hangs. Its unmistakable ring carries all Episcopal alumni back to the time when they moved in response to it, when it set the rhythm of their days â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to breakfast, to chapel, to classes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ringing joyously for an important victory, or reluctantly for study hall. Members of the Bell Society honor the traditions of Episcopal by naming EHS as a beneficiary in their estate planning.

The Bell Society honors members of the EHS community who have chosen to provide a future legacy to the School through wills, trusts, charitable gift annuities, life insurance policies, or other planned gifts. The High School has a long tradition of generous support of this kind, and since its establishment, more than 160 alumni, families, and friends have joined the Bell Society. Making a planned gift is an excellent way to support the long-term needs of our community and to perpetuate your lifelong interest in EHS. Please consider joining the Bell Society by making a planned gift to The High School. If you have already included EHS in your estate plans, or if you simply want to learn more about your giving options, please visit our planned giving web page at www.episcopalhighschool. myplannedgift.org or contact me in the Advancement Office. Rick Wilcox Director of Alumni and Parent Programs 703-933-4024 fw@episcopalhighschool.org

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