8:1 Fall 2016
THE MAGAZINE OF FRIENDS’ CENTRAL SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT 2016 REUNION 2016 ANNUAL REPORT OF GIFTS 2015-2016
2015-2016 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Stephen Yarnell
Robert Gassel ’69, Clerk
Peter Arfaa, Emeritus
Karen N. Horikawa ’77, Vice-Clerk
Barbara M. Cohen, Emerita
Matthew S. Levitties ’85, Recording Secretary
Hillard Madway, Emeritus
Craig Owens, Treasurer
Joanna Schoff ’51, Emerita
Melissa Anderson Quinn Bauriedel Elizabeth Cohen ’83 Jonathan Fiebach ’82 Christine Young Gaspar ’70 Jim Groch
2015-2016 ALUMNI/AE BOARD Lauren Collier ’99, President Bess Collier ’96, Vice President
Susan Holt
Janice Decker Frohner ’60, Secretary
Steve B. Katznelson
Jesse Amoroso ’04
Fariha Khan
Jeffrey Brody ’98
Kristin Kimmell
Kimberly Kurtz Lent ’87
Merlin Muhrer
Patrick Lord ’90
Andrew Newcomb ’87
Clio Mallin ’96
Nancy A. Sanders ’83
Latifah McMullin ’99
Philip E. Scott ’73
Alex Rolfe ’01
Joy Takahashi
Jessica Zeldin ’88
A student embraces the fall morning sun on the Lower School campus. Photo by Kim Parris
Letter from the Head of School
The Magazine of Friends’ Central School 8:1 Fall 2016
Dear Friends, Each year at Friends’ Central, throughout the School, we focus on one Quaker testimony. For the 2015-2016 year, that testimony was Community, and while community is important every year, it is particularly gratifying to reflect on the year past through this lens. The school year ended, as every year does, with the graduating Class marching into Commencement as students and processing out as newly minted members of our alumni/ae community. This was a remarkable year for the Class of 2016. They brought home awards in areas as diverse as debate, math modeling, drama, and athletics. As we faced the poignant moment of “letting go,” we could only marvel at their readiness and take heart in the fact that, while their role has changed, they are no less a part of our community. The idea that graduates are forever part of Friends’ Central was evident as our alumni/ae from the “1s and 6s” gathered for Reunion 2016. Time and distance fell away for devoted classmates from destinations ranging from England to Wynnewood as they celebrated their connection to one another and to their alma mater. Witnessing the passion they feel for this community and for their classmates and hearing about the extraordinary ways they are living out our School’s Mission and Vision bolsters my feeling that the Class of 2016 will stay connected, and we will be wowed. In our opening meetings for faculty and staff in August, we began our focus on the testimony of Simplicity with a talk by Eileen Flanagan ’80. Eileen – who is an author, speaker, and FCS parent – delighted, challenged, and affirmed our community’s efforts. She urged us to consider simplicity as a way to identify what isn’t important, let go of it, and make space for the most important elements of our lives. As you read through this issue of Quaker Works, I urge you to examine its contents through the lens of Community. I believe that, like me, you will be excited and inspired by our students, by our faculty, by our alumni/ae, and by the extraordinary generosity displayed in the Annual Report. Thank you for being part of the Friends’ Central community. I hope to see you on campus soon!
Craig N. Sellers Head of School
Head of School Craig N. Sellers Editors Lisa D’Orazio Director of Communications Clare Luzuriaga Assistant Director of Communications Contributors Lydia A. Martin Director of Strategic Initiatives Bob Cotter Director of Development Matthew Cohen Assistant Director of Development Kim Emmons-Benjet Director of Annual Giving Linda Waxman Wasserman ’75 Director of Alumni/ae Affairs Jody Mayer Communications Associate Printer CRW Graphics Photography Anneka Allman, Michael Branscom, Geoff Campbell, Matthew Cohen, Lisa D’Orazio, Jay Gorodetzer, Clare Luzuriaga, Caroline Maw-Deis, Jody Mayer, Paola Nogueras, Kim Parris, Mike Tolbert We welcome any comments, letters, photographs, and suggestions for future issues. Please send all communications to: Editor, Quaker Works: The Magazine Friends’ Central School 1101 City Avenue Wynnewood, PA 19096 communications@friendscentral.org Visit Friends’ Central on the web at friendscentral.org Connect with us on social media facebook.com/friendscentral twitter.com/friendscentral instagram.com/friendscentralschool youtube.com/friendscentralschool Read past issues of Quaker Works at friendscentral.org/publications
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CONTENTS FEATURES Feed You 13 Lettuce The New Lower School Food Initiative 2016 14 Commencement The Spirit of the Class of 2016 Weekend 20 Reunion A little rain, some sun, and plenty
of good spirits marked Reunion 2016.
25 Annual Report of Gifts DEPARTMENTS 2
OPENING COMMENTS
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Letter from the Head of School
ON THE COVER On a beautiful, sunny June morning, the 95 members of the Class of 2016 graduated from Friends’ Central. Pictured is Zaakiyah Rogers (right) receiving her diploma from Head of School Craig N. Sellers, as classmates Joey Lawall, Matayia Mapp, and Ellis Kimmell applaud.
Ryan Barrett and Alex Rolfe from the Class of 2001 were happy to reconnect at Reunion 2016. Read about Reunion on page 20.
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For more School news, visit the FCS Pressroom at friendscentral.org/news
Breaking Ground at the Lower School In March, Lower School students helped get things started at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Lower School Ulmer Family Light Lab. (Read more about the Light Lab on page 28.)
Mission to Mars In science class this spring, 5th graders studied Astronaut Scott Kelly’s one-year mission to the International Space Station as part of their space exploration project – Mission to Mars. To culminate their study, they held a flight simulation to Mars, accompanied by a Fair where they presented their extensive and impressive research. In March, Dr. Mathias Basner (pictured above at left) visited Tiffany Borsch’s class to talk to the students about his research related to the Year in Space. Dr. Basner is one of the leaders of the Penn Medicine research team who developed a cognitive test battery, called Cognition, for the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI), which measures the impact of spaceflight stressors (microgravity, radiation, confinement, isolation, high CO2 level exposure, and sleep loss) on astronauts’ cognitive performance.
From left: Jiwei Cheng, Sam Levitties, Talia Rosenberg, Matt Nguyen
New Student Council Leaders In March, the Upper School elected a new Student Council President, Talia Rosenberg, and three Vice Presidents: Jiwei Cheng, Sam Levitties, and Matt Nguyen. All four “took office” in April.
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An American History Lesson for Grade 8 Students Middle School teacher Jacob Fogel invited Masaru Edmund Nakawatase to speak to his 8th grade class about his life and his social activism. Nakawatese was born in an Japanese American internment camp in Poston, Arizona during WWII.
Middle School Mini-Courses a Hit! This spring, students in grades 6-8 took part in mini-courses - a favorite annual tradition. Directed by Middle School teachers, students engage in interactive learning on a range of extracurricular topics in and around FCS and the city of Philadelphia. These projects are intentionally structured to foster creative, cross-divisional learning and to encourage collaboration between older and younger students.
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Spring Concerts 30 Reasons Not To Be In A Play 30 Reasons Not To Be In A Play, a one-of-a-kind comedy by Alan Haehnel about the horrors and hardships that befall those who feel the call of the stage, was this winter’s Middle School Drama production. Actors and stage crew members worked hard to present this hilarious play, which was a big success.
This spring, the Instrumental and Choral concerts in Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools were a huge hit, with the many talents of musicians and singers on full display.
Saleana Copeland ’18
A Midsummer Night’s Dream The landscape of New Orleans provided a magical backdrop for Upper School Drama’s modern retelling of Shakespeare’s favorite comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and the students and staff alike were very excited to share their high-energy and highly creative version of the production with audiences this February.
CAPPIES Triumphs It was another outstanding season for Upper School Drama, who received 17 nominations and top honors at the Greater Philadelphia Cappies (Critics and Awards program) in May for best production of a play (A Midsummer Night’s Dream). Alex Bessen ‘17 also won Best Male Vocalist, and Naomi Detre ‘16 won Best Featured Actress and Best Hair & Makeup Design.
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Students Gain New Perspectives through Cultural Immersion For three weeks every other summer, Friends’ Central Upper School students have the opportunity to travel to Cuzco, Peru, where they live with Peruvian host families, participate in community service, and attend four hours of Spanish classes daily. The culmination of their trip is a rigorous four-day hike along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, “the lost city of the Incas,” which includes three nights of camping and ends with a spectacular view from 7,970 feet above sea level. This summer was the eighth trip for faculty member Cristina Perez, who began the program in 2002. The students took part in community service at La Clinica de San Juan de Dios, a children’s clinic and orphanage. Carolyn Spellacy ’16 and Olivia Comstock ’17 wrote about
From left: Sophia Radford ’19, Olivia Comstock ’17, Matt Blackman ’17, Cullan Gilroy ’17, and Samantha Roshkoff ’17 on the Inca Trail
their experiences working with the children in the clinic and orphanage this year, “Playing with the children was one of the most direct ways of feeling that you were helping out. The children covered a wide range of ages, and most had disabilities that placed them in wheelchairs and/or limited their ability to speak ... The time we spent at the clinic was very rewarding – just knowing that we were helping people.” Every afternoon, the FCS students had four hours of Spanish school, then they returned to their host family’s home for dinner. Samantha Roshkoff ’17 and Claire Coss ’18 reported on the Peru Trip Blog, “Every time we walk into our kitchen at the end of the day, we are always greeted with a big smile and ‘¡Hola mis amigas!’ from Yaquito, the two-year-old boy in our host family. He never fails to put a smile on our faces. Dinners are always fun and filled with laughter, while talking to Yaquito’s grandmother and great grandmother about Peruvian culture and their large and interesting family.” In last week of the trip was the four-day hike of the Inca Trail. The group began the hike with two grueling days of climbing – ascending to 14,000 feet and adjusting as well as possible to the significant increase in altitude. “That physical aspect, that challenge, is such a huge part of this trip – so important and valuable for the experience,” Cristina Perez shared.
Particle Physics Class Adventures For the Particle Physics and Nuclear Physics summer class, taught by John Gruber and Anna Schall, it was an incredible three weeks. Along with tackling a broad array of complex topics and ideas in the classroom, the class took three field trips: to the Radiation Science and Engineering Center (RSEC) at Penn State to visit the Brazeale Nuclear Reactor; to the University of Pennsylvania’s Proton Therapy Center to see physics applied to medicine in radiation oncology; and to Illinois for a tour of FermiLab, The University of Chicago’s Kersten Physics Teaching Center, and the Adler Planetarium on the shores of Lake Michigan.
Middle School Chess Whiz Adam Serota ’21 participated in the US Chess Federation’s National Chess Tournament in April. Adam is ranked nationally in his age group for chess.
History Bee at FCS
From left: Jackson Snider, Gordon Wilcox, teacher Jebb Chagan, Jordyn Paszamant, and Samuel Kazak
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For the fourth consecutive year, FCS hosted the National History Bee Regional Finals in the spring. The competition featured four Middle School qualifiers: Jackson Snider ’20, Gordon Wilcox ’20, Samuel Kazak ’21, and Jordyn Paszamant ’22, who finished among the top 120 in the region on the Online Regional Qualifying Exam (ORQE), making them eligible to participate in the Regional Finals.
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Outside the WHYY studios, from left: Yutian Feng, Junyan Ge, Faria Rehman, Eliza Caisse; In front: Evan Paszamant
Focus at WHYY In April, several members of Focus, the Upper School student newspaper, attended Youth Press Day, a journalism conference at the WHYY studios. The students participated in workshop sessions on various aspects of journalism.
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Debate Team Success
From left: Avital Schweitzer, Austin Margulies, Lily Snider
In April, the Upper School Parliamentary Debate Team headed to Susquehanna University for the State Debate Tournament. The team – Austin Margulies ’16, Avital Schweitzer ’16, and Lily Snider ’16 – advanced to the finals in a field of 24 teams in the category of Parliamentary Debate, besting last year’s state champions in the quarterfinal round, before succumbing to a team from a Pittsburgh high school. The FCS team’s success made them the second best Parliamentary Debate Team in the State of Pennsylvania!
90-Second Newbery Festival and Author Visit James Kennedy, author of The Order of Odd-Fish, came to FCS in April to visit Middle School classrooms and host the 90-Second Newbery Film Festival – an annual video contest in which students create 90-second movies that tell the entire stories of Newbery-winning books. Kennedy wrote in his blog, “One of the reasons we brought the 90-Second Newbery to Friends’ Central was because of the numerous great movies we received from the School that year, led by teachers Alex McDonnell and Rebecca Guenther ... It was a really welcoming vibe at this school, and the students were very engaged and energetic!”
Author James Kennedy reading from his book The Order of Odd-Fish
Phoenix Game Day Middle Schoolers enjoyed their annual Phoenix Game Day 2016 in June. Team colors were on display as the Blue, Green, Red, and Yellow teams competed in this culminating activity. The annual Team Cheer and Song Competition is always a highlight before the games get started on the track field.
Grade 4 Ellis Island Every spring, the 4th grade has a unit on immigration, primarily focusing on the wave of immigrants that came to the United States between 1880 and 1910. The study includes a simulation in the classroom, with students and visitors assigned different roles and reenacting the experience of an immigrant going through Ellis Island.
Bell Ringing at the Lower School A signature FCS event that took place on the last day of school was the 5th grade Meeting for Leaving and Bell Ringing Ceremony, where each 5th grader rang the Friendship Bell to mark the transition to Middle School. On the same day, 8th graders also celebrated their transition with a Meeting for Leaving.
Marcus Chiang ’23 rings the Friendship Bell.
André Lee provided facilitator training around the film to Middle and Upper School student leaders.
Groundbreaking Documentary Comes to FCS Grade 8-11 students, teachers, and parents had the opportunity to watch I’m Not Racist … Am I?, a groundbreaking documentary on race, and take part in workshops facilitated by the filmmakers themselves. André Lee, one of the film’s producers, said, “During my visits to Friends’ Central, I was so impressed by the capacity of this community to approach this topic with intellect and heart. I witnessed the community lean into the discomfort and embrace the tension created by the conversations around race and racism. This is not easy work, and I felt welcomed by those who were comfortable and uncomfortable.”
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Letter from the Clerk of the Board Dear Friends, When I graduated from Friends’ Central in 1973, I did not imagine that I would one day have the opportunity to Clerk the Board of my beloved school. It is truly an honor. I am thrilled to work with Craig Sellers as he enters his fifth year as Head of School. The clarity of focus he brings to the strategic tasks the Board will address in the coming years will ensure a productive, inspiring, and positive partnership. This is an exciting time for Friends’ Central. We are a school that enjoys an excellent reputation among peer schools, both locally and nationally. We have a strong, agile, and well-supported faculty that is mastering, and in some cases leading, changes in education. The community has just completed a year of Appreciative Inquiry, culminating in a retreat where over 100 parents, faculty, Board members, alumni/ae, and students imagined a future that both fortifies our core strengths and leads our community in bold new directions. The Ulmer Family Light Lab is under construction at the Lower School, and the Board has identified a number of other fundraising priorities. Included are dramatic renovations that will transform Shallcross Hall into a true center for the school community and increasing endowment for faculty professional development and financial aid. Throughout the changes we envision, Friends’ Central must continue to be a place that offers its community uniquely solid ground. I am proud of the work FCS has done around issues of diversity, inclusivity, and social justice, and I look forward to continued work and progress. As I take on this new challenge, I follow (former) Clerk of the Board, Bob Gassel ’69, whose dedication to the School has been unprecedented. He has devoted an enormous amount of time and energy to guiding a new Head of School and to reshaping the Board of Trustees. During his four years as Clerk, Bob has been ever present. I am grateful for his remarkable and unmatched service to Friends’ Central, and I look forward to continuing on the positive course he has set. It is my hope that, as a Board, we will follow Bob’s lead and strive to be present and visible to the community. I am a firm believer and take it as a matter of faith that Quaker education is a strong and positive force in the world. The pace and scale of change in the 21st century may seem to challenge the Quaker values, principles, and practices we teach at Friends’ Central, but they remain central to realizing our Mission and Vision. I look forward to meeting and working with you in the years to come. Sincerely,
Philip Scott
Bob Gassel (left) with daughter, Brooke ’99; Son, Bruno ’16; and wife, Flavia, at Bruno’s FCS graduation in June
“ It is impossible to adequately express my gratitude to the School and to those faculty, staff, and volunteers who give of their time to help make Friends’ Central the outstanding school we love so dearly. “ Though it is not easy to step away from the Board, I am thrilled that Phil Scott ’73 has agreed to take on the clerkship. I look forward to the great things that lie ahead for FCS!”
Philip E. Scott ’73, Clerk of the Board
– Robert Gassel ’69 Former Clerk of the Board
Friends’ Central Welcomes New Board Members: Betty Bard has been an active member of the FCS community since 2001. Her many FCS volunteer roles include serving as both Treasurer and Co-President of the FCS Home & School Association. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with an MBA from the Wharton School, Betty has leadership experience in Market Research and Marketing. She and husband, Jay, are the parents of Andrea ’15 and Heather ’19. Roger Chiang is a partner and portfolio manager at Bryn Mawr Capital Management, Inc., where he is a Co-Director of Trading and Model Development. Previously, he served as a Director of Financial Institutional Sales on the trading floor at Credit Agricole Indosuez. Roger holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and dual BS degrees in Finance and
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Bioengineering from the Management and Technology Program at the University of Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Catherine, are the parents of Gemma ’27, Marcus ’23, and Lucas ’22. Eve Troutt-Powell teaches in the History and Africana studies departments of the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of a number of books, including, most recently, Tell This in My Memory: Stories of Enslavement in Egypt, Sudan and the Late Ottoman Empire. Eve received her BA, MA, and PhD from Harvard University and has been a fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. In 2003, she was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow. Eve and her husband, Timothy, are the parents of Jibreel ’12 and Gideon ’20.
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Welcome, Mariama Richards! We are excited to announce that, in July, Mariama Richards joined Friends’ Central as our new Assistant Head of School for Academic Program. Before coming to the FCS community, Mariama served as the Director of Progressive and Multicultural Education at Ethical Culture Fieldston School in New York City. She was the team leader for the school’s Progressive Teaching Institute and worked to develop curriculum while monitoring scope and sequence in Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools. She also worked to design and implement all major equity initiatives and hire and retain a diverse faculty at ECFS. Mariama Richards
Introducing New Faculty and Staff We are thrilled to welcome a talented group of educators and staff members to Friends’ Central School this year! At the administrative level, Mariama Richards joins us as our new Assistant Head of School for Academic Program. Read more about Mariama above. In the Lower School, we welcome Andrea Dominic Lubrano, Director of Lower School Admission; Lexie Adorno, Assistant 2nd Grade Teacher; Maggie Bertonazzi, Assistant Lower School Chef; Jessica Corsaro, Lower School Counselor; Brie Daley, Light Lab Director; Wadiya Gooden, Lower School Food Leader; Caitlin Nelson, 5th Grade Teacher; Erica Seay, Extended Day Director; and Anastasia Shown, Assistant 1st Grade Teacher. Joining us in the Middle and Upper Schools are Hank Adamczyk, who will teach 8th Grade Shop, 6th Grade Social Studies, and help run the Makerspace; Michael Darfler, Makerspace Director and Computer Science teacher; Betsy Katzmann, Upper School Science; Rosa Mutchnick, 7th Grade Science; and Rachel Slaughter, Upper School Learning Specialist.
DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES: AUTHOR ASALI SOLOMON In March, we were thrilled to welcome Asali Solomon to campus as our 2015-2016 Distinguished Humanities Lecturer. Solomon is Assistant Professor of English at Haverford College and author of the critically acclaimed novel Disgruntled. Her various accolades include being named one of the National Book Foundation’s “5 Under 35” in 2007. During her visit to FCS, Solomon made a guest appearance in several literature classes and Upper School clubs and spent some time with Middle School students and FCS faculty. At her Distinguished Humanities Lecture in the evening, she discussed her recent book and the process of creative writing. Asali Solomon
Stay tuned for information this fall about our Distinguished Lecture Series 2016-2017!
The Middle School “Visiting Authors Club” greeted Asali Solomon in their matching homemade t-shirts!
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Seven FSL Titles for Friends’ Central in 2015-2016!
Spring 2016 was another successful season for Friends’ Central Athletics. Girls’ track and field and girls’ lacrosse brought home league titles for the Phoenix, bringing the total for the 2015-2016 school year to SEVEN! (Girls’ tennis, girls’ soccer, and girls’ cross country earned the top spot in the fall, and boys’ swimming and girls’ basketball in the winter.) In girls’ lacrosse, FCS defeated Shipley 8-6 in a competitive and well-played game on May 17 in front of a packed crowd on their home field. Senior Jesse Rubin collected three goals and three assists, Benna Berger and Lorna MacFarlane had two goals, Sophie Berger contributed a goal, and the Friends’ Central defense held Shipley scoreless in the game’s final 21 minutes to claim its second straight Friends Schools League title and sixth in seven years. Jesse Rubin was also named Pennsylvania Area Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association (PASLA) Student Athlete
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of the Year, receiving this prestigious award at a banquet on June 6. Jesse was also honored at the banquet as a 1st Team All-American and an Academic All-American. The girls’ track and field team was outstanding in the Friends Schools League Championship Meet, which took place over two days – field events on May 24 and running events on May 25. A number of athletes earned 1st place finishes for the Phoenix, including Sidney McLeod-Whitener (100m & long jump), Gabby Wilkinson (1600m & 3200m), Ava Forman (300m hurdles), and two relay teams: the 4x400m relay team of Emily Burd, Ava Forman, Nyssa Schoenfeld, and Claire Szapary, and the 4x800m relay team of Amelia McDonnell, Nyssa Schoenfeld, Claire Szapary, and Nadia Taranta. A dozen athletes received second and third place honors to round out this exciting championship meet.
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FCS Burns Up the Track at AAU Junior Olympics Three Friends’ Central athletes turned in exceptional performances at the 2016 AAU Junior Olympics held in Houston, TX, from July 31-August 7. Running for Infinity Track Club and coached by FCS’ Head Girls’ Track Coach Brandon Shell and FCS Assistant Coach Laedoan Lewis, Inara Shell ’21 and Avery Lewis ’24 burned up the track! Gabby Wilkinson ’18 also competed at the highest level for her AAU Mount Airy Track Club.
Inara Shell with her father, Brandon Shell
Inara Shell ‘21 finished in 5th place in the 13-year-old girls’ pentathlon with a score of 2,562 points and 3rd place in the 13-year-old girls’ triple jump, jumping 36’3”! Avery Lewis ’24 earned a national title in the 11-year-old girls’ long jump with a leap of 16’3”; she also earned a bronze medal in the 100m dash with the time of 13.10 and in the 200m she became the national champion with the time of 25.69. Gabby Wilkinson ’18 emerged as the national record holder in 800m (2:07.04) and 1500m (4:25.08) and placed first in the 3000m (10:25.08).
Honoring Outstanding Spring and Senior Athletes To celebrate the end of an exciting spring sports season, on Thursday, May 26, spring Varsity coaches presented awards honoring most valuable and most improved players, and the athletic department acknowledged top senior athletes with a number of memorial and senior athlete awards. The following spring athletes received the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award: Drew Cooper and Charles Book for boys’ tennis, Peter Bradbeer and Jacob Liberman for golf, Jeff Brown for boys’ track and field, Ava Forman for girls’ track and field, Jesse Rubin and Anne Pizzini for girls’ lacrosse, Carolyn Spellacy and Caroline Fakharzadeh for girls’ softball, and Gil Dreyfuss for boys’ baseball. The following spring athletes were awarded the Most Improved Player (MIP) award: Robbie Winward for boys’ baseball, Mark Charamella for golf, Ethan Broaddus for boys’ tennis, Danielle Schweitzer for girls’ lacrosse, Michele Meline for girls’ softball, Nadia Taranta and Madison Harris for girls’ track and field, and Liam Sullivan and Nathan Levitties for boys’ track and field. The athletic department acknowledged top senior athletes with the Senior Athlete Award, which was given to Gus Anderson, Jeff Brown, and Jesse Rubin; the Florence Jackson Award, which was given to Caroline Fakharzadeh; and the David Kirk Award, which was given to Mark Charamella and Joey Lawall.
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Friends’ Central Aquatics Raises 10K for Alex’s Lemonade Stand
Gabby Wilkinson ’18 - photo by Greg Wilkinson
Seniors are celebrated by their teammates at Softball Senior Day From left: Sean Ford; Tracy Alt Ford; Liz Scott, Co-Director of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation; and Aquatics Director Iain Anderson
Connor McVail ’16
FCA presented a check for $10,000 to Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, a locally based organization dedicated to finding cures for childhood cancer. Every other year, FCA hosts a Swim-A-Thon to raise money and awareness for a charitable cause; this year, more than 100 FCA swimmers of all ages participated in the four-hour event.
FCS Alumna Wins Prestigious Player of the Year Award in Denmark Megan Holt ’10 was voted Female Player of the Year for 2015-2016 in the Dansk Hockey Union (Danish Hockey Union), which covers all of the teams in Denmark. The Player of the Year Award is voted on by the coaches and captains of all of the teams in the Dansk Hockey Union. Megan, who plays for Copenhagen Field Hockey Club, the oldest field hockey club in Denmark, is the first nonDanish player to earn this award.
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Megan Holt
Charles Book ’16
Photo courtesy of Haverford College
Friends’ Central’s New Lower School Food Initiative Among the many exciting changes taking place this fall at the Lower School, we are thrilled to be introducing a brand new food program designed to inspire children to work toward a healthier and more sustainable world by teaching them to source, produce, and prefer delicious, planet-friendly foods. We believe in the link between healthy minds and healthy bodies, and the new food program, which we have dubbed “Lettuce Feed You” is an exciting step toward linking our curriculum and garden together with the food we eat. Integral to this new program is Chef Wadiya, our new Lower School Food Leader, who has years of experience preparing healthy food for children.
Lettuce Feed You Highlights include: w Delicious, fresh-from-scratch, sustainable, and whenever possible, local and organic foods prepared in-house by expert chef Wadiya Gooden w Purchasing flexibility. Parents have the choice of signing their child up for the yearlong full meal plan or using an easy pre-pay debit system to pay per meal. w A link between farm, garden, and table. The Friends’ Central lunch table is now supplied overwhelmingly by local farms – including the expansive organic garden at FCS. Chef Wadiya introduces the meals to students and has time-tested methods for encouraging children to try new foods. w F ood that connects to curriculum. If first grade students are, for example, studying India, then they may well find themselves tasting Indian food in the cafeteria. w O pportunities to participate. Students have the chance to take part in food preparation in safe, age-appropriate ways. These include serving as table captains, helping create pizza flavors for Pizza Friday, and chopping toppings.
Welcome to Our New Food Leader! We are thrilled to introduce the Lower School’s new Food Leader, Wadiya Gooden. Wadiya brings a wealth of experience. She has served as a lead Program Coordinator for the Vetri Foundation where she implemented “from scratch” cooking in seven different schools. She has also prepared meals for children at Penn Wynne Elementary School. In addition to her excellent cooking skills, she is an organic gardener and a true believer in the relationship between food and well being. When asked about joining the FCS community, Wadiya said, “For quite some time, I have been on a mission to feed children healthier meals. Now, I have been afforded the opportunity to do so in this amazing setting. It doesn’t get any better than this!”
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COMMENCEMENT 2016 The Spirit of the Class of 2016
On Saturday, June 11, 2016, the 95 members of the Class of 2016 marched down the center aisle of Commencement Terrace for their last moment on campus as Friends’ Central students. They departed as graduates, joining the ranks of the many proud and distinguished Friends’ Central alumni/ae around the world. There is no doubt that this Class will “create profound experiences and achieve remarkable things,” as Upper School faculty member Frank Fisher said in his Commencement address. From sustainability initiatives to award-winning productions to outstanding athletic achievements, the Class of 2016 has already begun achieving remarkable things. Fisher shared, “As individuals, you have proven yourselves to be thoughtful, creative, and talented. You have shown yourselves to be active agents of community in many ways. You have all shared in multiple class discussions that literally created new understanding and meaning. You, the members of the Class of 2016, can make
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things happen. Many of you have been leaders, but all of you, at one point or another, have pitched in. This is part of the spirit of this Class.” Head of School Craig Sellers thanked the Class, not only for what they have already accomplished but also for what they will undoubtedly achieve in the future. “For that abiding sense of hope for the future that you give us, Class of 2016, I want to thank you on behalf of everyone here today,” said Sellers. “There is no doubt in my mind that the Class of 2016’s good work will bring comfort, growth, and peaceful transformation to our world for generations to come.” Student speaker Derin Caglar ’16 asked of his classmates, many of whom he’s known since they were five years old, “Please, wherever you end up, spread love as much as you can. The world is a complicated and intricate place with no easy answers, and we don’t get to choose to not be adults, to not be a part of the world.
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It’s remembering the teen and the child that came before and learning from them, loving them, and getting ready to breathe in once more, before it’s time to breathe out again.” These 95 graduates are destined for greatness, and the best is yet to come for each of them. “I’m going to be honest with you all – I don’t believe that graduating high school is all that big of an achievement for the Class of 2016,” said student speaker Rucha Alur ’16. “We can definitely be proud of what we’ve accomplished together during our time here, but the Class of 2016 started doing incredible things much earlier than high school. In 4th grade, we
created Neotopia - a fully functional colony of families and houses with a self-sustaining economy based on a mixture of currency and trade. It’s very impressive what the Class of 2016 could do when only 9 years old and bored during recess … Imagine what we’re going to do after being set loose on the world. So that’s why I don’t believe that graduating high school will be it for us. I don’t think that this is our peak. Because if there’s one thing I can tell you all for sure about Friends’ Central’s graduating Class of 2016, it’s that we won’t stop here.” QW
UPPER SCHOOL STUDENT AWARDS At the Upper School Academic Awards Ceremony in May, 23 members of the Class of 2016 were inducted into the Cum Laude Society. As members of the Friends’ Central Cum Laude Society, part of their responsibilities, explained Head of School Craig Sellers, is “to make some contribution to the ongoing search for greater understanding of the world in which we live.” Along with the Cum Laude inductees, many students were recognized for their achievements in academics, arts, athletics, service, and citizenship. (ABOVE) The 2016 inductees into the Friends’ Central School Cum Laude Society were (in alpha order):
Rucha Alur, Julia Amsterdam, Hannah Anderson, Sarah Beckley, Sydney Cohen, Caroline Fakharzadeh, Georgia Fossett, Elise Foster, Natasha Guy, Leah Harris, Ethan Hurwitz, Zachary Jacobs, Evelyn Johnson, Jared Joines, Anne Kennedy, Gabrielle Kerbel, Declan Lawson, Anna Leone, Frederick Purnell, Jesse Rubin, Avital Schweitzer, Lily Snider, and Zachary Zwick.
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The Executive Award, given to a boy and girl in the Upper School, who, by vote of students and faculty, represent the highest qualifications of school citizenship, was presented to Austin Margulies and Avital Schweitzer (pictured with Head of School Craig Sellers).
The Class of 2016
COLLEGE CHOICES Barnard College
Macalester College
Tulane University (5)
Bucknell University (3)
Mount Holyoke College
Union College (2)
Cornell University
New York University
University of Chicago
Denison University
New York University Tisch School of the Arts (2)
University of Maryland (2)
Dickinson College Drexel University (2)
Northeastern University
University of Miami (3) University of Pennsylvania (6)
Duke University
Oberlin College
University of Pittsburgh (6)
Duquesne University (2)
Pace University
University of Richmond (2)
Earlham College
Penn State University (4)
University of South Carolina
Emory University (2)
Philadelphia University (2)
University of Virginia
Endicott College
Princeton University
University of Wisconsin-Madison
George Washington University (5)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Ursinus College (2)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Rhode Island School of Design
Villanova University
Haverford College
Sarah Lawrence College
Wake Forest University
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Shippensburg University of PA
Washington Univ. in St. Louis (2)
Lafayette College
Southeast Missouri State Univ.
Wesleyan University (3)
Lehigh University
Stanford University
West Chester University
Loyola University Maryland (2)
Temple University (2)
West Virginia University
MA Maritime Academy
Tufts University
Widener University
Twenty-five percent of the Class of 2016 who took the PSAT was recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Program. Over 80% of seniors were admitted to one of their top three school choices.
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2016 A LITTLE RAIN, SOME SUN, AND PLENTY OF GOOD SPIRITS MARKED REUNION 2016
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t was more than a trip down memory lane for the over 300 alumni/aeand guests who returned to campus for Reunion Weekend 2016. They picked up right where they left off, reconnecting with classmatesand facultyand enjoying a host of fun events. Those grads from class years ending in 1 and 6 certainly caught the m ood of the weekend! hank you to all who were able to join us, as well as those who joined us in spirit. T Please come home again soon!
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2016 Reunion Classes Class of 1951
Cyril Harvey and wife, Judith
Class of 1946
Left to right: Jack Katsanos, Ellen Burr, Dorothy Schwab Weitthoff
Class of 1961
Left to right: Joan Fleischhauer Smith, John T. Prader, Sumner Hayward, Lynne Iverson Neefe, Rich Allman, Ann Ginsburgh Hofkin, Sally Craig
Class of 1956
Left to right: Carol Perloff Twain, Marjorie Miller Hallowell, Raymond “Jeff” Jefferis, Alan D. Wolf, Bill Cave
Class of 1971
Left to right: Kathleen O’Neill, Dan Biddle, Gene Edelstein, Emily Mustin Nicholson, Liz Fried, Dickson Dangerfield, Joan Shapiro Alexander
Class of 1976
Back row, from left: Bill Weiner, Jim Prall, John Runnette, Jr., Neil MacGaffey, Michael Rowan; Front row, from left: Nancy Jackson, Secky Fascione, Hannah George McCarthy, Lyn Elliott, Lisa Staton Washington, Matt Erulkar, Arlette Smith
Class of 1966
Back row, from left: Lynne Brantly Wilkins, Gwen McVickar McMahon, Jill Fetell, Charlie Price, Stephen McGarvey, Eric Whiteaway, Richard McCarraher, Albert Carter Pottash, Mark Alessandroni, George Mangos; Front row, from left: Frances Hallas Stevenson, Rachel Wolkin Sesser, Kathy Campbell Bean, Carol Campbell, Ruth Ann Wagner, Laurie Clement, Ginny Gilbert Gray, Jean Duthie Broderick, Christine Smith, Ellen Luborsky
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Class of 1986 Class of 1981
Left to right: Lisa Walls, Richard Keiner, Julie Gordon, Marc Ackerman, Ellen Weinberg Cohen, Jean LoCastro, Claudia Zeldin, Jim Gentile, Harvey Weiner
Left to right: Deana Kelly Czaban, Andrea Cohen, Ellie Lane, Karen Kramer, Mary Drayer Moran, Joel Perloff, Melissa Shuman Zarin, Kate Meyers Kasmer, Phillip Auerbach, J. Grover Washington III, David Albert (Alby), Andrew Katz, Josh Broker, Eli Gross, Ira Apfel, Richard Grossman, Steven Chanin, Mia Rincon, Michael Silver, Anja Jefferis Levitties, Laura Mann
Class of 1991
Left to right: Helena Miller, Lauren Slawe Hirsch, Laura Forman, Sebastian Goldstein, Krista Ruane, Dean Griffith, Mark Litwin, Sharon Katz Buchholz, Anda Del Rio-Kline, Aimee Taxin Rubin, Rachel Fertik, Matt Williams, Max Kaufman, Joy Clairmont, Elga Jefferis Killinger
Class of 2001
Left to right: Christi Tritton Craig, Phyllis Elick, Michael Lugo, Casey Cipriani, Jill Wimmer, Diana Bleakley Kearns, Jessica Phillips Wiedmann, Meg Ryan, Barbara Putnick, Alex Rolfe, Elizabeth Spector Louden, Ryan Barrett, Dan Rainer
Class of 1996
Back row, from left: Ryan Pesin, Hillary Marston, Jeffrey Spector, Steven Shim, Mallory Floyd, Lisa Zeghibe, Andrew Finger, Scott Newman, Monica McCollin, Demetrius Williams, and Zachary Klehr; Middle row, from left: Todd Messinger, Bess Collier, Hilary Takiff Weiss, Clio Mallin, Vanessa Zaragocin, Evelyn Bricklin Marsh, Jackie Vinci Banister, Rachael Lerner LeMasters, Vanessa Duno Burke, Alexa Levin Fishback, Jamie Garfield Drew, Meredith Bobroff Murphy, Katie Williamson Keidel, David Brind, Patrick Kelly, Andrew Warshawer, Daniel Shay; Front row, from left: Mallory Barg Bullman, Gabby Duno Turner, Chris Taylor
Class of 2011
Left to right: Kyle Seid, Sean Doerrman, Chris Callans, Veronica Hall, Jake Katznelson, Katie Lee, Jon Brandin, Sonjay Singh, Dan Kernick, Benjamin Yahalomi
Class of 2006
Back row, from left: Max Kulicke, Jared Smalley, Jorden Meltz, Andy Richardson, Ben Schutzman, Ryan Levan, Zach Frankel; Front row, from left: Rachel Reed, Niambi McDonald, Morgan Robinson, Karen Lavi, Julia Rainer, Danielle Gershkoff, Lesley Spencer, Liz Lundy, Betsey Margolies, Sophia Shelanski, K.C. Luce, Rebecca Harmer Livingston, Jen Robbins, Sarah Drew, Lauren Engelmyer, Jaleesa Scott
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Weekend Highlights 1. D an Biddle ’71 received the 2016 Distinguished Alumnus Award for his outstanding contributions in the field of journalism and his lifelong commitment to social justice. 2. R uth Ann Wagner ’66 presented a generous check from the Reunion Classes to Head of School Craig Sellers. 3. T he 2016 Distinguished Alumna Award went to Ann Ginsburgh Hofkin ’61 for her artistic vision and accomplishments in the field of photography. 4. F CS Archivist and former teacher Jim Davis gave his signature annual tour of the main campus. For many alumni/ae, a lot has changed on campus since their time at FCS! 5. A retirement party for beloved teachers Keith Buckingham and Gary Nicolai was held in the afternoon, honoring their many years of service to FCS, with former students in attendance to celebrate with stories and memories of their teachers. 6. M embers of the Class of 1976, with Head of School Craig Sellers, celebrated their 40th Reunion at the Head of School’s Reception under the tent outside the Main Building on Saturday evening.
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ANNUAL REPORT of GIFTS 2015-2016
Development Office Bob Cotter Director of Development Linda Waxman Wasserman ’75 Director of Alumni/ae Affairs Matthew Cohen Assistant Director of Development Jim Davis Archivist and Alumni/ae Associate Kim Emmons-Benjet Director of Annual Giving
The Annual Report of Gifts acknowledges all those who have made gifts to Friends’ Central School during the fiscal year July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016. The Development Office has worked carefully to ensure the accuracy of the information contained within these pages. If you come across an error or omission, please accept our apologies and advise us of the error by calling 610.645.5039 or emailing giving@friendscentral.org. Visit us at www.friendscentral.org/gift.
Dear Friends, These are great times for investing in Friends’ Central School. A perfect example is the funding of the Ulmer Family Light Lab, which will make an immediate, major difference in the educational life of students on the Lower School campus and is another step toward the School’s bright future. Thank you to the more than 1,500 donors who contributed to the Friends’ Central Fund, Capital projects, student support, endowment, and financial aid. Each contribution during the 2015-2016 school year had an impact on students and faculty. Gifts support the academic program, athletics, faculty salaries, and so much more. None of these investments would have happened without a decision to contribute made by an individual donor, a family, or an organization—but many dedicated volunteers, an active Development Committee of the Board of Trustees, and a terrific Development Office staff worked to make it possible for so many supporters to join together to help Friends’ Central students this year and in the future. It was a busy year, with visits to alumni/ae in Florida, California, New York, and Washington DC, as well as another successful Reunion, with over 300 alumni/ae visiting campus. This year saw a record amount contributed to Friends’ Central through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) programs. These business-focused tax credit options resulted in financial support for many families with limited resources, helping to create a talented and diverse peer group for all students. Looking forward, the fundraising priorities of Friends’ Central School in 2016-2017 include the Friends’ Central Fund to support current needs and to enhance the educational experience for students every day, endowed funds for faculty professional development and financial aid, and funds to support the upcoming renovation of Shallcross Hall. Thank you all for your amazing support! Sincerely,
ON THE COVER: The All-School Assembly in the spring brings together all three divisions of the School, giving students a chance to speak and share advice, highlight campus and world events, and celebrate retiring staff and faculty.
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Bob Cotter Director of Development
FOR CURRENT OPERATIONS
REVENUES AND EXPENSES 2015-2016
(As of June 30, 2016)
Unrestricted Annual Gifts to the Friends’ Central Fund SOURCE
DOLLARS DONORS
SUMMER PROGRAMS 6%
Trustees
$
91,285
20
ENDOWMENT 5%
Former Trustees
$
47,021
32
ANNUAL GIVING 3%
Alumni/ae
$
331,377
850
Current Parents
$
345,037
424
Parents of Alumni/ae
$
301,794
345
Faculty/Staff
$
57,668
180
Former Faculty/Staff
$
56,432
75
Grandparents
$ 75,580 55
Friends
$
2,625
11
Matching Gifts
$
14,171
14
REVENUES
Foundations & Corporations
$
161,439
47
TUITION 86%
Minus Double Entries
$
(655,708)
TOTAL
$ 828,721 1534
TUITION 86%
ANNUAL GIVING
3%
ENDOWMENT 5% SUMMER PROGRAMS (AND OTHER REVENUE)
Restricted Gifts to Current Operations
6%
100%
Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC)
$
89,100
5
Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC)
$
247,500
7
Other Restricted Purposes
$
57,149
TOTAL
$ 393,749
NON-ACADEMIC PROGRAMS & SUPPORT 5% FACILITIES MANAGEMENT 10% SUPPLEMENTAL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS 5%
FINANCIAL AID 17%
Capital Programs and Endowment Gifts to Friends’ Central Endowment
$ 35,750
Capital Gifts
$ 1,461,173
TOTAL
$ 1,496,923
GRAND TOTAL
$ 2,719,393
SALARIES AND BENEFITS 63%
EXPENSES SALARIES AND BENEFITS
63%
FINANCIAL AID
17%
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
10%
SUPPLEMENTAL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
5%
NON-ACADEMIC PROGRAMS & SUPPORT
5%
100%
*Unaudited figures
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(At left) Board Clerk Robert Gassel ’69 (left) and Head of School Craig Sellers “break ground” on the Ulmer Family Light Lab, assisted by Lower School students. (At right) Bev and Rich Ulmer ’60.
THE ULMER FAMILY LIGHT LAB Thanks in large part to the generosity of Bev and Rich Ulmer ’60, the building known as the Carriage House on our Lower School is undergoing an incredible transformation into a cutting-edge new facility, the Ulmer Family Light Lab. The challenge facing the architects and the builders was to maintain the integrity of the building’s historical exterior while completely rethinking and reconstructing the interior to turn it into a Makerspace - a collaborative space for learning, exploring, and sharing that uses both technology and hands-on work to help students “create something out of nothing” and to explore innovation. Scheduled for completion this fall, the Light Lab, with its four studios, will bring together our talented faculty with state-ofthe-art design, increased space, and a plethora of tools and resources. Friends’ Central teachers are pioneers in play-based, hands-on experiential learning, and this new space will allow them to continue to build on this tradition of excellence across the curriculum. Bev Ulmer and her husband Rich ’60 pledged a one million dollar gift to ensure the Light Lab comes to full fruition. The gift honors Rich’s parents, Audrie Gardam Ulmer ’37 and Walter Ulmer, and his sister, Carolyn Ulmer Gorman ’66, and is the latest of many generous donations that Bev and Rich have made to Friends’ Central. Previously, they funded the Ulmer Fund for Faculty Excellence, as well as the Ulmer Family Tennis Complex. As President and CEO of InVitro International, a Californiabased company that provides technology-driven, non-animal
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testing methods, Rich is clearly passionate about innovation and learning, and he and Bev felt that the Light Lab was the ideal way to support the School. “I love the idea of exposing little kids to new and exciting materials and ideas and letting them explore, asking questions and looking for answers, but not necessarily finding them,” explained Rich. “It’s really about the process of learning, not an end product. Bev and I identified with the purpose of this project and feel a connection to the idea of a Light Lab, a place designed to light up inquiry-based learning as soon as possible in a child’s life.” The four main studios of the Light Lab (focused on natural sciences, fabrication, media/computing, and design) will spark the imagination, creativity, and problem-solving mindset students need to succeed in a rapidly changing and complex world. When Rich shared the Light Lab plans with his daughter, an elementary school principal, she was excited by what we are planning for students so early on in their schooling. She urged him to support the project and its amazing implications for our students and teachers. “The Ulmer Family Light Lab puts Friends’ Central at the very forefront of education,” said Head of School Craig Sellers. “In addition to providing a facility that has no equal for our youngest students, we see this as a visionary investment in teaching and learning that recognizes the importance of making, designing, prototyping, and the like as integral to great education. I am thrilled that Rich and Bev are making such an incredible contribution to transforming the Friends’ Central experience for years to come.” QW
MAJOR DONORS We thank the following donors who have given $5,000 and above to these fundraising efforts during the 2015-2016 year: Friends’ Central Fund, restricted annual gifts, capital gifts, endowed funds, and State Business Tax Credit Programs (EITC/OSTC). $100,000+ AJO Partners (OSTC) Bev and Rich Ulmer ’60 Wyncote Foundation Leonard Haas ’76
$50,000+ Anonymous Cardone Industries (OSTC) Barbara M. Cohen Mignon and James Groch H. Chase Lenfest (EITC) Elizabeth and Craig Owens Flavia Vogrig and Robert Gassel ’69
$25,000+ Elyse and Max Berger Elizabeth Cohen ’83 and David Whellan Karen Johansen and Gardner Hendrie ’50
Katznelson and Associates (OSTC) Anja Jefferis Levitties ’86 and Matthew Levitties ’85 John Morgan Jennifer Punt and Stephen Emerson MKM Foundation Marie and Bruce Satalof Cary and Craig N. Sellers
$15,000+ Anonymous (2) Christin and Dan McClave Zeldin Family Foundation
$10,000+ The Abramson Family Foundation Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Pamela R. and Kenneth P. Dunn Evelyn and Marc Duvivier Sibylle and Raymond Jefferis ’56
Levitties Family Jennifer Rice and Michael Forman Kathryn and James Sheward Meli Simmering and Ian Wilcox Jennifer and Daniel Stern Min Wan and Tao Huang Webster Foundation Cynthia and Jon Harris
$5,000+ Anne and Andrew Abel Barbara B. and Theodore R. Aronson Bryn Mawr Trust (EITC & OSTC) Sandra and Stephen Cozen ’57 Sally Craig ’61 Direct Image & Design Agency (OSTC) Cathy and Jon Fiebach ’82 Daniel B. and Florence E. Green Foundation Curtis Jones ’46
Stephanie H. Koenig ’70 Jane Koppelman MBA Equities (OSTC) Mechanical Solutions Associates, LLC Catherine and James Murdock ’73 Jennifer and Andrew Newcomb ’87 Karyn and Aaron Polak Alexander Rolfe ’01 Marsha and Richard Rothman Meg and Peter Saligman Marcy and Robert Shoemaker Meade Thayer AnnMarie Polsenberg Thomas ’97
ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND CAPITAL GIFTS Class of 1957 Endowment Fund
David M. Felsen Scholarship Fund
Created by the Class of 1957 in honor of their 50th Reunion for faculty development and retreats Anonymous Richard Klein ’57 Henry Zoob ’57
Supports students with financial need throughout the School Sandra and Stephen Cozen ’57 Kathryn and Edwin Davison David M. Felsen MKM Foundation Marie and Bruce Satalof New England Discount Retailers, Inc. Heather and Ned Stanton
Clayton L. Farraday ’32 Mastership Fund Makes it possible for faculty to pursue opportunities for professional development John Amsterdam Catherine and Ronald Dawson Annabel and Robert Fossett Lauri and Leigh Jacobs Adrienne and Matthew Kerbel Kristin and Todd Kimmell Cynthia and Michael McKeever Elizabeth Snider
Cohen Family/Hassel Scholarship Provides aid to a student of color with financial need beginning in Middle School Gwenn Abrahams
* Deceased
The Joey Pozzuolo ’98 Memorial Scholarship Fund Established by Joey’s parents in his memory, the fund provides aid to a student who has been at Friends’ Central for at least three years and has unexpected financial need. Sharyn and Joseph Pozzuolo
The Laurie Fox Scholarship Fund Named for beloved Upper School secretary Laurie Fox to support students with financial need. Kathryn and Edwin Davison Peggy Esposto Paul Hannum Sandra Moriarity Monica Peterson
CAPITAL GIFTS
The Herbert Smedley ’44 and Demetra Walters Scholarship Fund Provides Upper School scholarships to students with financial need Demetra and H. Smedley Walters ’44
Wynnefield/ Whereat Scholarship Fund Established in memory of Betty Whereat ’43 providing financial aid for our Wynnefield Community Scholars Christine Ramsey and Andrew Fussner Ann Whereat ’77 Arthur Whereat
Zeldin Family Scholarship Fund Provides general scholarship support The Zeldin Family Foundation Stefanie Zeldin Sigal ’79 Claudia Zeldin ’81 Jessica Zeldin ’88 Martin Zeldin Sybille Zeldin
Anonymous Elyse and Max Berger Elizabeth Cohen ’83 and David Whellan Alisa and Bob Cotter Willa and Marc DeSouza Edwin S. Webster Foundation Cynthia and Jon Harris Cathy and Jon Fiebach ’82 Mignon and Jim Groch Nancy and Peter Grove Hassel Foundation Barbara M. Cohen Dee Kim and Alan Tessler Levitties Family Christin and Dan McClave Elizabeth and Craig Owens Karyn and Aaron Polak Cary and Craig N. Sellers Sprague Foundation, Inc. Evelyn and Marc Duvivier Jennifer and Daniel Stern AnnMarie Polsenberg Thomas ’97 Bev and Rich Ulmer ’60 Flavia Vogrig and Robert Gassel ’69 Wyncote Foundation Leonard Haas ’76
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FROM BOARD OF TRUSTEES CLERK Dear Friends, On behalf of Friends’ Central’s Board of Trustees, thank you for your support of the School during the 2015-2016 school year.
Robert Gassel
The Friends’ Central Board of Trustees is made up of 20 alumni/ae, current parents, and parents of alumni/ae who volunteer their time to serve. The School’s bylaws require that a majority of the members of the Board belong to the Religious Society of Friends. As the National Association of Independent Schools puts it so well in its guidelines, the Board is responsible for adopting “the school’s mission, vision, and strategic goals and then establishing policies and plans that reinforce them.” In addition, the Board must “be a careful steward of the school’s resources and be accountable for the institution’s financial stability. Boards oversee operating budgets, ensuring the preservation of capital assets and endowment, and actively help raise money for the school.” The Board of Trustees hires and evaluates the Head of School and must work in tandem with the Head of School, being “careful to focus its primary work on long-range and strategic issues, not the daily operations of the school.” Friends’ Central’s Board of Trustees has standing committees that include Executive, Development, Finance, Investment, Long Range Planning, Property, School Life, and Trustees. This past year, major initiatives of the Board included the yearlong Appreciative Inquiry process which culminated in a retreat where over 100 parents, faculty, Board members, alumni/ae, and students shared perspectives on the future of the School; the funding and construction of the Ulmer Family Light Lab on the Lower School campus; completion of a Feasibility Study that will guide future fundraising priorities; and preliminary work on the next Strategic Plan. On a personal note, in June, I stepped down as Clerk of the Friends’ Central Board of Trustees and retired from the Board after serving for over 20 years. It is impossible to adequately express my gratitude to the School and to those faculty, staff, and volunteers who give of their time to help make Friends’ Central the outstanding school we love so dearly. I also must thank my wife, Flavia, and our children, Brooke ’99 and Bruno ’16. Board service requires an extraordinary amount of support and patience from one’s family, and I could not have asked for more. I have confidence that, between the Board of Trustees, an excellent Head of School who has put together a fantastic team, and a peerless faculty, the School is moving in a great direction. Though it is not easy to step away from the Board, I am thrilled that Phil Scott ’73 has agreed to take on the clerkship. I look forward to the great things that lie ahead for FCS! Sincerely,
Robert Gassel ’69
2015-2016 TRUSTEE DONORS 100% Participation in the Friends’ Central Fund Melissa Anderson Quinn Bauriedel Elizabeth Cohen ’83 Jon Fiebach ’82 Christine Young Gaspar ’70
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Robert Gassel ’69 Jim Groch Susan Holt Karen Horikawa ’77 Steven Katznelson
Fariha Khan Kristin Kimmell Matthew Levitties ’85 Merlin Muhrer Andrew Newcomb ’87
Craig Owens Nancy Sanders ’83 Philip E. Scott ’73 Joy Takahashi Steve Yarnell
BLACKBURN SOCIETY During a recent visit to Friends’ Central, an alumna talked about the joy of maximizing the impact her giving could have on the School. She was able to do so through planned giving. The School’s history is replete with examples of the power of planned gifts; Friends’ Central is, in part, the School it is today because of the foresight of these individuals. Planned giving donors are all members of the Blackburn Society, named in honor of Eliza E. Blackburn ’22, whose estate gift has benefitted Friends’ Central for many decades. While there are numerous possibilities for planned gifts, three common opportunities are bequests, charitable gift annuities, and IRA rollovers. BEQUEST A bequest is a gift from your estate – a transfer of cash, securities, or other property made through your estate plans. You can make a bequest to Friends’ Central by including language in your will or living trust leaving a portion of your estate to the School, or by designating Friends’ Central as a beneficiary of your retirement account or life insurance policy. A bequest costs nothing now but gives you the satisfaction of knowing you have strengthened Friends’ Central in the future. CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY In this arrangement where you irrevocably transfer assets to Friends’ Central and receive income for life, income will go to you or someone chosen by you. The trust can run for your lifetime or for a specified number of years; then the trust assets go to Friends’ Central. For such gifts to Friends’ Central, the School works with Friends Fiduciary Corporation. IRA ROLLOVER This option was finally made permanent by the government this year. The charitable IRA rollover is designed for individuals age 70 1/2 or older to give directly to qualified charities and avoid tax obligations you might incur from required or elective IRA distributions. The amount donated is not included in your adjusted gross income (AGI) and thus not subject to percentage limits for charitable deductions.
Alumni/ae Priscilla Okie Alexander ’41 Eric Ash ’89 Annabelle C. Brett ’65 Diana Stambul Burgwyn ’54 Helen Starling Burke ’51 Ellen Burr ’46 Diane Bierman Carson ’67 Prudence Sprogell Churchill ’59 Andrea G. Cohen ’86 Ellen M. Cohen ’88 Sally L. Craig ’61 Samuel Dweck ’07 Charlotte Pugh Ellithorp ’42 June Singley Evans ’66 Alexander L. Fetter ’54 Elizabeth Smith Harper ’54 Gardner C. Hendrie ’50 Cinda Buswell Hill ’59 Francis M. James III ’53 Stephanie Helen Koenig ’70 Henry W. Lavine ’53 Sarah Price Lindsay Honey ’62 Pamela J. Melcher ’61 Margaret G. Mitchell ’35 Jonathon R. Moore ’65
Deborah Hazzard Nash ’51 Dana Lynne Iverson Neefe ’61 Andrew Newcomb ’87 A. Carter Pottash ’66 Abby Moyerman Renfroe ’77 Lisa Korostoff Rooney ’73 Sue Williams Saul ’44 Joanna Haab Schoff ’51 Nicholas Scull ’60 Joan Lallou Smith ’52 Harriet Best Sweeton ’51 Leonard Sylk ’59 Winifred Jess Tierney ’53 Rich Ulmer ’60 Patricia Myers Westine ’57 Ann Hort Wolfe ’63 Bruce C. Woodruff ’60
Hillard Madway Andrew Newcomb ’87 Buddy Newman George L. Pew Ann V. Satterthwaite Joanna Haab Schoff ’51 Koji Shimada
Trustees and Former Trustees
Anne and Peter Arfaa Grant Calder Barbara M. Cohen Colette and Michel Guggenheim Deborah and T. Reagan Hull Carolyn Klock and George McCook Emma Lapsansky-Werner Molly Love and Adrian Castelli
Peter Arfaa Adrian Castelli Prudence Sprogell Churchill ’59 Barbara M. Cohen Deborah Hull Emma Lapsansky-Werner
Eliza E. Blackburn ’22
Janet and Hillard Madway Sara Matthews and Raymond Fabius Judith and Buddy Newman Marla Hamilton Peele Sally and George L. Pew Lisa Korostoff Rooney ’73 and John Rooney Ann V. Satterthwaite Lynne and Donald V. Selkow Ruth Tanur Barbara A. Willis Vera and Murray Wilson
Friends Karen Johansen Frederick Kempin Clyde Nash Kim Shimada Bev Ulmer
Faculty and Former Faculty
Current Parents and Parents of Alumni/ae
William Bower Grant Calder Prudence Sprogell Churchill ’59 Raymond Fabius David M. Felsen Julia Beyer Houpt Stephanie Helen Koenig ’70 Sara Matthews Ann V. Satterthwaite
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LEADERSHIP GIVING & GIFT CLUBS LEADERSHIP
Forum
$25,000 or more AJO Partners (OSTC) Cardone Industries (OSTC) Katznelson and Associates (OSTC) H. Chase Lenfest (EITC) John Morgan
Pacesetters $15,000 - $24,999 Anonymous (2) Elizabeth and Craig Owens Wyncote Foundation Leonard Haas ’76
Circle $10,000 - $14,999 The Abramson Family Foundation Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Pamela R. and Kenneth P. Dunn Sibylle and Raymond Jefferis ’56 Karen Johansen and Gardner Hendrie ’50 Levitties Family MKM Foundation Marie and Bruce Satalof Jennifer Rice and Michael Forman Kathryn and James Sheward Meli Simmering and Ian Wilcox Flavia Vogrig and Robert Gassel ’69 Min Wan and Tao Huang
Founders $5,000 - $9,999 Anne and Andrew Abel Barbara B. and Theodore R. Aronson Bryn Mawr Trust Company (OSTC and EITC) Elizabeth Cohen ’83 and David Whellan Sandra and Stephen Cozen ’57 Sally Craig ’61 Direct Image & Design Agency (OSTC) Cathy and Jon Fiebach ’82 Curtis Jones ’46 Stephanie H. Koenig ’70 Jane Koppelman MBA Equities (OSTC) Mechanical Solutions Associates, LLC Catherine and James Murdock ’73 Jennifer and Andrew Newcomb ’87 Jennifer Punt and Stephen Emerson Alexander Rolfe ’01 Rothman Family Foundation Marsha and Richard Rothman * Deceased
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Meg and Peter Saligman Marcy and Robert Shoemaker Meade Thayer Bev and Rich Ulmer ’60
Council $3,000 - $4,999 Armstrong, Doyle, Carroll Tami Benton-Condiff and Allessandro Condiff Elyse and Max Berger Jessica and Eric Berger Carol Cooper ’70 Deborah and Frank Correll Mariella De Biasi and John Dani Willa and Marc DeSouza Susan Howatt and Paul Halpern IMC Construction (EITC) Jeds Foundation Laurie and Steven Katznelson Fariha Khan and Michael Carey Ilene and Joseph McCaffrey Fernanda Moore Marilyn Murray ’64 Kathy Murray-Allain ’62 Philadelphia Contributionship (EITC) Lynn Schuchter and John Broaddus Cary and Craig N. Sellers Sodexo, Inc. Joy Takahashi and John Gullace
Mignon and Jim Groch Harweb Foundation Cynthia and Jon Harris Kathryn Hayward and Tom MacFarlane HEITS Building Services Franklyn Judson ’60 Dee Kim and Alan Tessler Ami and Jess Lonner DeeDee and Marcos Lopez Margery DeArmond Maconachy ’62 Cynthia and Michael McKeever Suzi Morrison Michelle Narin and Maurice Schweitzer Dorothy Novick and Peter Kenney Lisa and Anthony Palmieri Thomas Patterson ’59 The Philadelphia Foundation Joan Mazzotti and Michael Kelly Karyn and Aaron Polak A. Carter Pottash ’66 Precision Flooring Enterprises, LLC Sheri Cozen Resnik ’81 and Kenneth Resnik Susan Rheingold and Jonathan Neely Bryan Roberts ’81 David Roberts ’83 Jordan Rubin ’98 Lauren Becker Rubin ’83 and Jon Rubin ’83
Clare and Darryle Schoepp Stacey Goldsborough Snider ’78 Isobel Stockdale and Harry Yanowitz Ronit and Howard Treatman ’79 Utica National Insurance Group (OSTC) Andrew Vaden ’76 Laurie and J. Scott Victor Marjorie and Kevin Volpp Hakim Warrick ’01 William L. Weiner ’76 Sherri Apter Wexler and Lewis Wexler The Zeldin Family Foundation Liying Zhang and Zhaomin Xu Barry Zubrow ’71
Young Alumni/ae Leadership Alumni/ae Classes of 2000-2015 $500+ Jesse Amoroso ’04 Bridget Campbell ’03 Dwight Dunston ’06 Richard Pompetti ’04 Alexander Rolfe ’01 Laura Umbrecht ’07 Hakim Warrick ’01
1845 $1,845 - $2,999 Anonymous Cindy and Cary Anderson Richard Angell ’54 Douglas Baird ’71 Jackie and David Blumberg William Brown ’68 Grant Calder Mari Ann and Christopher Campbell Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting Catherine and Roger Chiang Andrea Cohen ’86 Barbara M. Cohen Carolyn Cohen Alison and Scott Cook-Sather Alisa and Bob Cotter Kris Davitt and Richard Barr Sandy and Pete Drayer ’57 Education Facility Management, Inc. Kim Emmons-Benjet and Brian Benjet Amy and John Estey Deborah Peltz Fedder ’79 and Michael Fedder *Ivan Gabel ’49 Judith and Edward Grinspan
Lower School gets in the Valentine’s Day spirit and shows the FCS love!
UNRESTRICTED ANNUAL GIVING
GIFT CLUBS GIFT CLUBS
Meeting
$1,200 - $1,844 Anonymous (3) Robert Angevine A. Philip Auerbach ’86 Christina Bergqvist and Philip DeBaun Kirby Davis Bosley ’75 Susan and John Bowie Janet and Jeffrey Bowker Wendie and Joshua Broker ’86 Ellen Burr ’46 June Singley Evans ’66 Christina and David Fryman Elizabeth Goldmuntz and Frederic Barr Betty Lam Hamilton ’94 Ann Ginsburgh Hofkin ’61 Alexa and Michael Hogarty Deborah and Brian Hoppy Charles King ’80 Jenifer and Michael Lehrer Karen Lewis and Howard Kruger Lydia Martin and William Kennedy Marla and Richard Milgram Elizabeth Morgan Kelly Pierre Susan Robinson Robert Tamaccio ’95 Mark Tashjian ’80 Peter Taylor ’75 Patricia Williams and Dylan Johnson
Benefactors $800 - $1,199 Anonymous (2) Catherine and Mike Abrams John Amsterdam Helene Apter Bruce Babcock ’60 Betty Bard and Jay Adelsberg Jean Berland Jordan Bernstein ’86 Marlene Miller Buckley ’53 and Robert Buckley ’53 Steven Chanin ’86 Yue Chen and Tao Liu Lawrason Anne Clement ’66 Judith Creed and Robert Schwartz Shannon and Kent Davidson Sarah and Andrew DeMichele Susan and Richard DeWyngaert Ginger and Mark Fifer Winkie Ostroff Gaev ’50 William Gartner ’55 Susan Schwartz Goodrich ’65 Cynthia Gouw and Douglas Alexander Eli Gross ’86 Jacqueline Guynn ’89 Jacqueline and Henry Guynn
* Deceased
Martha Smith Harper ’54 Mary Hediger Richard Heilman ’51 Karen Horikawa ’77 Ralph Horning ’60 Rachel Volkman Kushel ’92 Eui Kyung and Yongwon Choi Ria and Edward Lee Jun and Shichen Li Bonnie and Daniel Linn Rosemary and G. Craig Lord Irene and Bruce Marks Evie Bricklin Marsh ’96 James McKey Iris Melendez and Hank Adamczyk Lincoln Meyers ’80 Jodi and David Miller Lynda and Russell Mischel Sylvia and Harvey Nisenbaum Nina and Dale Panzer Joel Perloff ’86 Richard Pompetti ’04 Clemence Ravacon-Mershon ’63 Theodore Reinke ’48 Rita Ritsema and Karl Schwabe Sidney Rosenblatt Marjorie and Ken Roshkoff Sue Williams Saul ’44 Alan Scharfstein Bonnie Boardman Schoennagel ’55 Joanna Haab Schoff ’51 Shannan and Reid Schuster Emma and Gregory Staton Jennifer and Daniel Stern Sue Ann and Jonas Stiklorius ’59 Winifred Jess Tierney ’53 Anne and Richard Umbrecht Laura and Ricardo Verges Wendy Wolf Hongmei Zheng and Yongjun Wang
Blue & Gray Associates $300 - $799 Anonymous (8) Marc Ackerman ’81 Jesse Amoroso ’04 Claire and Harry Arnold Stephen Baldi ’94 Renee and Dan Becker ’84 Cari Feiler Bender and Rodd Bender Lori Epstein Bendesky ’80 and Larry Bendesky Ellan and Len Bernstein Mayuri and Namit Bhargava Ellen Boscov and Todd Taylor Richard Bowen ’76 Lee Bowie ’51 Elizabeth Brannon and Michael Platt Wanda and Jeffrey Brown Peggy Brumfield Bruton ’53 Richard Burgess ’65
Barrett Caldwell ’80 Bridget Campbell ’03 Hope Candelori and Daniel Moraglia Michael Canorro Diane Bierman Carson ’67 Debbie and Alan Casnoff ’62 Maureen Charamella Barbara Jess Charlson ’55 Debbie and Young Rak Choi Janice Chu ’85 Joy Clairmont ’91 and Max Kaufman ’91 Denis Cohen Ellen Cohen ’88 Ellen Weinberg Cohen ’81 Kathy Coleman-Martin Bess Collier ’96 Lauren Collier ’99 Charles Cooper ’74 Jessica and Matthew Cooper Anne Corson Catherine Corson and Charles McCammon Jessica and Christopher Coss Henry Cowell ’50 Mary Ann Crawford and Brett Skolnick Michelle and Daniel Crowley Tara Cuda and Pasquale Colavita Deana Kelly Czaban ’86 Catherine and Ronald Dawson Diva De Leon-Crutchlow and Michael Crutchlow Thomas Dean ’64 Mary Ann and Anthony DeCusatis Ruth Stubbs Denlinger ’55 Liliana and Timothy Dillingham Michael Dohrmann ’08 Nancy Fitts Donaldson ’43 Thomas Donaldson ’59 Lisa D’Orazio and James Lowther Christopher Dorrance Kathy and Jerry Drew Lorna and Arnon Dreyfuss Pamela Duke and Laurent Guy Dwight Dunston ’06 Shirley Smith Earle ’51 Joan Emmons Anna Ensor ’63 Mika and Allen Epps Abigail First Farber ’55 and Roger Farber Eileen Farnon ’90 H. Marcia Feigenbaum-Bergmann and Leigh Bergmann Sari and Ethan Fogel Robert Folwell ’80 Annabel and Robert Fossett Wendy Frame and Chris Blackman Janice Decker Frohner ’60 Mary and Michael Furey Narumi and Keiji Furuuchi Mary Jean Gazzara-Pawley and Kevin Pawley
Mona Ghude and Rajeev Alur Walker Gilmore ’91 Anita Gonzalez ’76 Murray Gorson ’74 Sarah Grafman ’96 Lawrence Graves ’63 Dean Griffith ’91 Richard Grossman ’86 Meena and Anil Gupta Barbara Haber and Jonathan Flick Marjorie Miller Hallowell ’56 George Hardman ’58 Kendell Hardy Dana and Rodger Hayne Sumner Hayward ’61 Mary Hegeler and Robert Kelly Stacey Hirsch and Howard Serota Susan and Richard Holt Julie and Paul Horenstein Shirley and Mitchell Horenstein Grace Hsu and Edward Fox Louise and Joseph Huber Peter Hughes ’53 Debbie and T. Reagan Hull Ellie Whitelaw Hunt ’60 Harvey Hurdle and Kevin Yoder Francis James ’53 Jenny Ornsteen James ’68 Macon Pickard Jessop ’88 Antoinette Leroux Jewell ’65 Juan Jewell ’68 Penny and Ronald Joines Kristina and Michael Kallam Farah and Rahul Kapoor Andrew Katz ’86 Rosalind and Alan Kaufman Stephen Kay ’87 Anne Kazak and Christine Coburn Cindy Kendall ’76 and Jay Lindquist ’76 David Kendall ’75 Margaret Keon Judy and Jerome Kessel David Kirk ’69 Dorothy Dunne Kittrell ’45 Joanne and Alexander Klein ’83 Molly Jones Kline ’51 Sharon and Richard Kollender Karen Kramer ’86 Joyce Boardman Kurr ’47 Mildred Minster Larson ’55 Jennifer Corson LeBow ’85 Deborah Leibel and Fred Goodman John Leone Fran and Saul Levit Gerry Lewis Albert Lilly ’57 Diane and Robert Lista Laurie Lubking Lorna Lynn and Harold Palevsky Nancy Jackson Marchand ’76 Joni Marcus and Edward Greves Fran and Robert Margulies David Markson
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UNRESTRICTED ANNUAL GIVING
GIFT CLUBS Ingeborg Marsh Lisa A. Mathewson and Brett G. Sweitzer Mary and Thomas McDaniel Joanna and Art McMorris Felice and James McSwiggan William McVail Diane Merry and Steven Fakharzadeh Alexander Miller ’91 Rosina Miller and James Gilroy Barbara and Lou Montresor Barbara Anderson Morris ’40 and William Morris Linda Morris and Robert Spellacy Bridget Murnaghan and Hugh Gordon Scott Myers ’72 Dana Lynne Iverson Neefe ’61 Bruce Newton ’61 Robert Noone ’53 John Norcini Andrea Nuneviller and Jess Lord Jonathan Orwitz ’73 Heather Osborne and Vincent Duane Karen Palcho ’78 Melissa and Brian Paszamant Carol Perloff Mary Pinder-Schenck and Hermann Schenck Regina Pinotti and John Shields Maria and Kenneth Pollack Elizabeth Toborowsky Pollard ’87 Christina and Michael Posencheg Charles Price ’66 Daniel Price ’94 Gwendolyn Luff Price ’63 Marianne Price Helen and David Pudlin Terry Quinlan-Clampffer and Jim Clampffer Alexa Dunnington Quinn ’98 and Graham Quinn Nancy and Louis Rappaport Virginia Rauh and Rollin Gallagher Susan Ravdin ’76 J. Richard Relick ’47 Stephen Reynolds ’58 Mia Rincon ’86 Mary Roberts John Rogers Sondra Rosenberg ’97 and Carl Bradley Laura and Leonard Rossio Robin Rothman ’84 Alice Saligman Nancy Sanders ’83 John Schalow ’69 Kurt Schilling ’51 Deena Schneider Hannah Schwartz Susan and Jeffrey Schwartz Blaine Scott ’46 Philip E. Scott ’73
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Angela Scully and George Elser Ann and Aaron Selkow ’88 Deborah Sesok-Pizzini and Mark-Alan Pizzini Mark Silberberg ’84 Michael Silver ’86 Patricia Bleznak Silverstein ’77 Frazier Sinkler ’86 Deborah Skapik Wendy Smith and Phillip Annas Elizabeth Snider Cathi Cozen Snyder ’85 Lisa Kay Solomon ’89 Richard Spillman ’55 Heidi Sprang ’91 Susan and Edward Stadtmauer Amy Steerman and Mary Ann Stover Jonas Stiklorius ’90 Thais Stiklorius ’93 Marie and William Strahan Beth and Jay Strock Helena and Eric Sultan Daniel Sutherland-Weiser ’76 Ileana and Tamas Szene Lynda and Greg Szwartz Luladey Tadesse and Yonas Kebede Ira Thal Harold Tiffany ’63 Kathleen and Peter Tozer Vanita and James Treat Laura Tseng and George Katzenbach Carol Perloff Capper Twain ’56 Laura Umbrecht ’07 JoAnn and Michael Uricheck David Wadleigh ’67 Rosamond Wadsworth Susan and David Wadsworth Elliott and Samuel Walker Ann Dothard Walters ’58 and George Walters ’55 Joshua Wasserman ’02 Linda Waxman Wasserman ’75 and Dennis Wasserman Alice and Will Webster Harvey Weiner ’81 Andrew Weinstein ’65 Sharon Weiss and David Arnold Eric Whiteway ’66 Lucy and Erik Williams Matthew Williams ’91 Ann Hort Wolfe ’63 Bonnie Wright James Wright Cheryl Nelson Young ’79 Leora and Jonathan Zabusky Henry Zoob ’57
Blue & Gray Patrons $150 - $299 Anonymous (8) Richard Allman ’61
Jeannine Alvare and David Goodwin Dafne Amado ’99 and Reza Madani ’99 Elizabeth Anderson Rebecca and Iain Anderson Osaru and Jonathan Anyumba Barbara Green App ’51 Natalie Aronson ’05 and Jacob Cooper ’03 Samuel Aronson ’07 Jane Davis Atkinson ’61 Sandy and David Axelrod Jennifer and Andrew Backover ’86 Bruce Baird ’73 Marcy Henry Ballis ’55 John Balson ’52 John Banks ’48 Beth and Arthur Barbour Nicole Barnum and Sophia Lee Kathleen Campbell Bean ’66 Frances and Frederic Beckley Wendy Beetlestone and John Detre Mary Beth Griffith Berggren ’48 Beth Berman Gloria and Courtney Blackman Georgeann Schellenger Blaha ’75 Karen and Russell Bleakley ’67 Esther Wachs Book Tiffany and Michael Borsch Dillon Boyer ’79 Robert Boyer ’65 Carol and James Bradbeer Persephone and William Braham Inge Kornrumpf Bretherton ’52 Jennifer Briggs ’95 Donald Briskman ’60 Carrie and David Brodsky Sarah Brown ’07 Kathi Bucci-Havira ’83 and Marty Havira Ingrid and Robert Burd Theodore Burden Vanessa Duno Burke ’96 Linda Burnett Beth Burrell and David Sorensen Muge and Kivanc Caglar Carol Pfizenmaier Campbell ’66 Janice and Vincent Cappelli Claudia Caretto and Steven Gonzalez Margaret Pennypacker Caulfield ’75 Julia Centafont Elizabeth Chamley Oerton and Colin Oerton Andrea and Mark Chesen Georgeanna Guyer Chisholm ’66 Carol Jerjisian Churukian ’52 Sue Saunders Clark ’54 Gina Zorzi Cline ’00 Edward Clisby ’55 Nelly and Jorge Colapinto Margot Conrad ’99 Claire Conway and John McPeak Christiana Tritton Craig ’01 Jeanine and Joel Dankoff
Lauren Davis Lisa and Robert Davis Cynthia Dayton and William Humenuk Amy and Scott Decatur Lisa and Keith deLeon Brooke Devenney-Cakir and Saffet Cakir Jamie Garfield Drew ’96 Philip Dreyfuss ’01 Laura Meloney Dugan ’86 Lynn Volckhausen Edinoff ’60 Samantha Hauser Ekert ’88 Erin Elman and Stephen Gibson Charles Ensor ’59 Bari-Joy and Douglas Epstein Andrew Escoll ’75 Drew Faust and Charles Rosenberg Daniel Fedder ’08 Daphne and James Fell Stuart Fenkel ’90 Jill Malamud Fetell ’66 Mark Fifer ’96 Megan Fifer ’96 Lynn Fischer ’61 Deborah Fleisher Cynthia Linton Fleming ’50 Laura Forman ’91 Princess and Earl Foster Ronald Frank ’59 Linda and Benjamin Frankel Jean and Carl Fridy Howard Fussell ’44 Nicole Galli and Charles Goodwin Christine Young Gaspar ’70 and Al Gaspar Lan Ge James Gentile ’81 Jennifer Gershon ’86 Jill and Steve Ginsberg Lynne and Steve Glasser Janet Goldwater ’68 Julie Cowitz Gordon ’81 and Brian Gordon Diane and Fredrick Graboyes Virginia Gilbert Gray ’66 Mary Gregg and Donald Denton Elizabeth Grinspan ’99 Jared Grove ’95 Mary and Milan Grove Terry and Paul Guerin Margaret Guerra and Frank Fisher Rachel and Christopher Guides Galen Guindon ’06 Kevin Guynn ’75 Margret MacGaffey Hagar ’82 Laura and Neil Haimm Sylvia Hamerman-Brown ’78 and Michael Brown Andrew Hamilton ’84 Kristin Hansen and Steven Lane ’83 Phyllis Hanson David Hardin ’55 Michele and Jeff Harris
UNRESTRICTED ANNUAL GIVING
GIFT CLUBS Nicole and Walter Harris ’76 Azeez Hayne ’94 Rafi Hayne ’11 Catherine and Todd Henry Cinda Buswell Hill ’59 Nandita Yagnik Hogan ’89 Joyce Horikawa ’80 and Nicholas Torno L. Elizabeth Horning ’63 Eric Hoyle ’86 Elizabeth Shinn Hulford ’98 Jonathan Hunter ’90 Priscilla Hunter Betsy Norcross Ingram ’62 Bette Jarvis Jablow ’57 Grant Jacks ’75 Oksana and Benjamin Jackson Lauri and Leigh Jacobs Maggie and Alan Kaplan Rina and C.J. Keller Andrew Kelly ’09 Adrienne and Matthew Kerbel Daniel Kessler ’08 Nancy Beardsley Ketchiff ’65 Elga Jefferis Killinger ’91 Kristin and Todd Kimmell Jonathan King ’96 David Kleban ’03 Richard Klein ’57 Lori Koch and Samuel Israel Eric Kramer ’89 William Langnecker ’47 Connie Burgess Lanzl ’68 Anna Hom Lawall and Francis Lawall Barbara and Alan Leadholm-Abrams Julie and Erik Lederman William Lehr ’76 Rachael Lerner LeMasters ’96 Richard Levin ’66 Laedoan and Terrence Lewis Cathy and Scott Liberman Allison and Matt Liebman Jasper Liem ’98 Sonja Lindgren and John Gruber Sarah Price Lindsay Honey ’62 Linn and Douglas Linton ’68 Nuria Lopez-Pajares and Alvaro Pereira-Rico Elizabeth and David Lorry Elizabeth Spector Louden ’01 Sue Lubking Ellen Luborsky ’66 Jane Cubberley Luce ’68 and Eric Luce Mary and Joseph Ludwig ’69 Neil MacGaffey ’76 Rebecca Porter Madsen ’86 Lois Maiman ’60 George Mangos ’66 Patricia and Charles Maraziti Robert Marcovitz ’66 Francis Markland ’53
* Deceased
Leona Markson Anuja and Anurag Mathur Elizabeth Mayer ’61 Richard McCarraher ’66 Stephanie and William McCullough Christopher McDonnell Dawn and Alexander McDonnell ’87 Marian and Alexander McDonnell Stephen McGarvey ’66 Yvonne and Ryan McKenzie Barb Pausser McLean ’54 Ellen Meier and Michael Freed Brenda and Matthew Meline Judith Kirk Meyer ’74 Nicholas Meyer Jeffrey Meyerson ’02 Jean Miller and James Lee Mary Drayer Moran ’86 Carol Morris Laura and Mark Mulholland James Murray Deborah Hazzard Nash ’51 Brigid Cabry Nelson ’90 Sara Nerken and Robert Karpinski Scott Newman ’96 Paola Nogueras Carol Orenstein and Charles Nichol Kim Parris and Peter Seidel Steven Patterson Cristina Pérez Elizabeth Phillips ’76 Julie and Steven Plunkett Montez Price-Shell and Brandon Shell Sabah Quadir ’98 Russell Raphaely Lauren Albert Ravitz ’93 Raymond Reed Suzanne Reiss and Howard Grant *Edward Rice ’34 Robyn Richmond and Lloyd Guindon Eric Rieder ’71 Jonathan Rieder ’65 Sharon Ritt Sophie Ritt ’15 Susan and Harvey Robbins Iliana Robinson and Gordon Barr Alberta Sivaton Rodgers ’60 and A. Steven Rodgers Sheila and Henry Rohrer Rodman Rosenberger ’58 Penny and Fred Rosenblum Anne Ross ’94 Sandra Rothman ’81 Krista Ruane ’91 John Runnette ’76 Denise Sabatino and Padraig Barry Tanya and Ralph Salgado Ann Satterthwaite and James Bergen Julie Fineman Sauter ’81 Miriam Schaefer Dana and Michael Schafer
Laurie Layton Schapira ’66 Andrew Scharff ’95 Sandrine and Edward Schoenfeld Jennifer Selber and Joshua DeSipio Rachel Wolkin Sesser ’66 Henry Shapiro ’82 Julie Shapiro and Quinn Bauriedel Lauren Schneider Shapiro ’93 Barbara Kratz Shaw ’50 John Shaw ’74 Robin Sheldon and Gerard Lewis Suzanne and Kurt Shore Virginia Adams Simon ’80 Eve Slap ’73 Bunny Kurtz Slepin Ariana Smith and Wudbhav Sankar Arlette Smith ’76 Christine Smith ’66 Marguerite Tarrant Smith ’55 Tamara Thomas Smith ’91 and Jerome Smith Elisha and Ben Snedeker Maria Socorro Sonia Stamm and Earl Sissell Matthew Strahan ’14 Carmen and Eron Sturm Andrea Swinton Allison and Philippe Szapary Hilary Takiff Weiss ’96 and Stu Weiss Meena Thayu and Eric Keuffel Jayne Tolson ’55 Cynthia and Guillermo Torres Ryan Tozer ’01 Jean and Frank Tracy Nhan Truong and Loi Huynh Gabriela Duno Turner ’96 Christopher Vaden ’74 Emily Vener-Giszter and Simon Giszter Al Vernacchio and Michael Sheadel William von Uffel ’53 Ruth Ann Wagner ’66 Jane Waltman and Christopher Sheffler Anita Grumbling Warner ’67 Ronald Waxman Susannah Weaver ’94 Jonathan Wegener ’03 Philippa Wehle ’53 Adam Weinstein ’98 James Weinstein ’56 Marsha and Bruce Weinstein Richard Werner ’72 Richard Wertime Wendy and Lawrence White Barbara Davis Widmayer ’57 Lynne Brantly Wilkins ’66 Lisa and Richard Winward Anthony Woodbury Bruce Woodruff ’60 D. Alan Wrigley ’68
Grace Ong Yan and Albert Yan Robert Yarnall ’46 Linda and Armen Yepoyan Kris and Christopher Yoo Vanessa Zaragocin ’96 Lynne Zhuang and John Zhang Jennifer Zweben ’87 Robin and Howard Zwick
Blue & Gray Club Alumni/ae Classes of 2006-2010 $100-$499 Anonymous Samuel Aronson ’07 Sarah Brown ’07 Matthew Buchwald ’08 Michael Dohrmann ’08 Samuel Dweck ’07 Lauren Engelmyer ’06 Daniel Fedder ’08 Galen Guindon ’06 Andrew Kelly ’09 Daniel Kessler ’08 Betsey Margolies ’06 Eric Nisenbaum ’07 Lise Rahdert ’06 Emily Rosenblum ’09 Phillip Rosenblum ’08 Jaleesa Scott ’06
Blue & Gray Club Alumni/ae Classes of 2011-2015 $25 or more Anonymous Michael Andrews ’13 Kellan Barr ’15 Jenna Bergmann ’14 Liza Bergmann ’12 Amy Chapkovich ’12 Cara Maria DeCusatis ’13 Alexander Flick ’12 Michael Furey ’13 Robert Geddis-Hannon ’15 Breanna Guindon ’12 Rafi Hayne ’11 Alex Kleiman ’11 Benjamin Lichtman ’13 Sophie Ritt ’15 Justin Robson Keller ’14 Noah Schoenberg ’12 Daniel Stadtmauer ’13 Matthew Strahan ’14 Sara Torres ’12 Benjamin Yahalomi ’11
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THE CLASS OF 1966 REUNITED IN PERSON AND ONLINE BY RICHARD MCCARRAHER ’66
Although it seems that, just yesterday, we were enjoying our carefree youth, we suddenly realized it has been 50 years! When the Class of 1966 first began to look ahead to our 50th Reunion milestone, we had no idea what to expect. The FCS Alumni/ae Office contacted Ruth Ann Wagner and Laurie Clement to ask them to help with the organizing. They then reached out to many classmates and found Eric Whiteway and me, Richard M, to complete the Reunion team. Ruth Ann and Laurie used the standard methods of phone calls and letters to contact classmates. Meanwhile, Eric and I wanted to rekindle the creative approach we were known for 50 years ago. Of course, in 1966, we were restricted to using 35 mm cameras and telephone landlines. We decided to bring the Class of ’66 into the current world of computers and the internet. We used a Yahoo email account and a Facebook group to share the many pictures, writings, and video that we collected. We sent out weekly emails with stories of our time together to remind classmates of our days at Friends’ Central. Soon, many classmates began to respond with their own memories of our school days. We also exchanged information and pictures about our experiences and our family lives over the past 50 years. Ultimately, after many hours of work by Eric, an e-Book was created to commemorate our 50th Reunion with all our classmates – even those who could not attend Reunion. From left: Laurie Clement, Ruth Ann Wagner, Richard McCarraher, and Eric Whiteway sing the FCS Alma Mater at Reunion 2016
Sadly, over the years, our Class has lost nine classmates. The entire Reunion team tracked down and contacted relatives of our deceased friends. Subsequently, we were able to share a tribute to each of our lost classmates at our Reunion dinner. It was especially nice that a spouse of one deceased classmate joined us for Reunion. Our story cannot leave out our special 50th Reunion Class Gift. Our classmates responded generously to Eric Whiteway’s challenge - each giving what he/she could, and several giving much more than the challenge, so we were able to reach our goal. With the goal met, the Class has now achieved recognition in the form of a garden at Friends’ Central dedicated to current and future students. The garden is located in an area where students can sit and spend meaningful time. Our plaque displayed in the garden contains the following inspirational quote that we hope will touch students for generations to come:
“ Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!” - Anne Frank The Class of 1966 will continue to use technology to stay in touch with each other and with Friends’ Central School. We are grateful that we all reconnected!
Loyalty Donor Recognition We are grateful to our generous donors who have supported Friends’ Central School consistently every year. The icons in this Annual Report represent 10+, 20+, and 30+ years of giving.
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UNRESTRICTED ANNUAL GIVING
ALUMNI/AE GIVING Class of 1933 Betty Crofoot Bowers
William Langnecker J. Richard Relick
Class of 1934
Class of 1948
*Edward Rice *Sarah Wallis Stevens
Class of 1937 Diana Foote Lawrence
Class of 1940 *Doris Cochrane Barbara Anderson Morris
Class of 1941 Priscilla Okie Alexander Arthur Dannenberg *Dickson Werner
Class of 1942 Gayle Waldhauser Martin Margaret Cooper Thompson
Class of 1943 Dorothy Coleman Dangerfield Nancy Fitts Donaldson Donald Kirkland Edwin Nicholson Suzanne Curtis Smythe
Class of 1944 Howard Fussell Sue Williams Saul Elizabeth Hall Williams
Class of 1945 Susanne Phillips Isaacs Dorothy Dunne Kittrell Ellen Fitts Millick Mary Worley Stone
Class of 1946 Ellen Burr Diane Bault DeMille Douglas Greenfield Curtis Jones Bitten Jensen Krentel Blaine Scott Dorothy Schwab Weitthoff Robert Yarnall
Class of 1947 Brigitte Solmitz Alexander Julie Miller Edgerton Robert Fereshetian Joyce Boardman Kurr
John Banks Mary Beth Griffith Berggren *John Minster Theodore Reinke Louise Moore Todd
Class of 1949 Emily Littlefield Bird *Ivan Gabel
ALUMNI/AE
GIVING TOTAL ALUMNI/AE DONORS:
850
Class of 1950 Anne McAvoy Blackburn Anne Dufour Clouser Henry Cowell Cynthia Linton Fleming William Foster Winkie Ostroff Gaev Gardner Hendrie Carol Weinrott Leebron Sarah De Vita Napoli Barbara Kratz Shaw C. Robert Small John Trumper Marlee Chandlee Turner
Class of 1951 Barbara Green App Lee Bowie Shirley Smith Earle Cyril Harvey Richard Heilman Charis Gilbert Julian Molly Jones Kline Deborah Hazzard Nash *David Roy Kurt Schilling Joanna Haab Schoff Robert Weir
Class of 1952 John Balson Jetta Sommers Bracken Inge Kornrumpf Bretherton Constance Forster Brown Carol Jerjisian Churukian Anthony Fowkes Joan Hoover Hellwege Donald Ritt Patricia Carroll Shuss Jacqueline Watkins Slifka Joan Lallou Smith Robert Stark James Wilson
TOTAL RAISED BY ALUMNI/AE:
$331,377 OVERALL ALUMNI/AE PARTICIPATION:
23%
HONOR ROLL
TOP 10
PARTICIPATION: 1955..................... 71% 1966..................... 70% 1953..................... 55% 1986..................... 50% 1957..................... 48% 1952..................... 43% 1950..................... 42% 1959..................... 40% 1951..................... 39% 1976 and 1991..... 37%
* Deceased Icons represent 10+, 20+, and 30+ years of consecutive giving to the Friends’ Central Fund.
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UNRESTRICTED ANNUAL GIVING
ALUMNI/AE GIVING Susan Schultz Simon Sarah Staats Patricia Myers Westine Barbara Davis Widmayer Henry Zoob
Class of 1958 Rachael Goddard Desmond Margie Schwartz Dilsheimer George Hardman John Miele Sue Price Neal Arthur Parsons Stephen Reynolds Rodman Rosenberger Ann Dothard Walters Wetherill Cresson Winder
Class of 1959
Doug Linton ’68 giving his annual tour of the arboretum on the City Avenue Campus at Reunion 2016
Class of 1953 Peggy Brumfield Bruton Marlene Miller Buckley Robert Buckley Caroline Kirk Cheatle Carolyn Cannon Eagan Peter Hughes Francis James Deborah Miller Lakoff Henry Lavine Karen Klein Mannes Francis Markland Martha Green Mead Robert Noone William Perloff Joan Branen Rawles-Davis Pincus Sall Howard Sipler Donald Small Winifred Jess Tierney William von Uffel Philippa Wehle Joy Milhous Whiteley
Class of 1954 Richard Angell Doris Werner Bartlett Sue Saunders Clark Roberta Cannon Crouse Alexander Fetter Martha Smith Harper * Deceased
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Barb Pausser McLean Elizabeth Osborne Norma Schweitzer Wood
Class of 1955 Anonymous Marcy Henry Ballis Joy Becker Susan Souder Black Barbara Jess Charlson Edward Clisby Ruth Stubbs Denlinger Ruth Jarvis DuBois Donna Hayes Edwards Daniel Egan Abigail First Farber Benjamin Freeman William Gartner Esther Moore Gurl David Hardin Linda Johnson Kacser Mildred Minster Larson Sarah Deming Love Allan Mackey Bruce Miller Sallie Whitesell Phillips Joseph Pounds Edward Rummel *Joy Schaible Mayer Schnyder Bonnie Boardman Schoennagel
Marguerite Tarrant Smith Richard Spillman George Walters Miriam Repp Staloff Jayne Tolson
Class of 1956 William Cave Joseph Garfield Marjorie Miller Hallowell Raymond Jefferis Anne Markland Margot McKee Carol Perloff Capper Twain Lydia Vickers James Weinstein Alan Wolf
Class of 1957 Stephen Cozen Calvin Drayer Bette Jarvis Jablow Richard Klein Gretchen Young Lerch Albert Lilly Ann Tolson Lippe Georgia Britt Makiver Roberta Sheen Peterson Curtis Pontz Frank Richards
Nancy BreMiller Black David Branning Prudence Sprogell Churchill Thomas Donaldson Charles Ensor Jean Berg Eselgroth Ronald Frank Richard Graves Robert Hall Cinda Buswell Hill Sarah Newton Krebs David Linton Thomas Patterson Betsy Markland Schwartz K. Barry Sharpless Elizabeth Mackey Smith Joan Shore Steinhouse Jonas Stiklorius Maude Southwell Wahlman Robert Ward
Class of 1960 Bruce Babcock Donald Briskman Lynn Volckhausen Edinoff Janice Decker Frohner Frances Berger Garfield Virginia Arnold Gleason Ralph Horning Ellie Whitelaw Hunt Daniel Jones Franklyn Judson Robert Levin Sandra Slevin Lockhart Lois Maiman Dena Obus Rakoff Alberta Sivaton Rodgers Judith Deemer Roseland Rich Ulmer Peter Woerner Bruce Woodruff
UNRESTRICTED ANNUAL GIVING
ALUMNI/AE GIVING Class of 1961 Richard Allman Jane Davis Atkinson Raymond Battey Robert Buswell Sally Craig Julie Pontz Curson Barbara Lane Davis Lynn Fischer Sumner Hayward Ann Ginsburgh Hofkin Joan Kabakjian Keith Elizabeth Mayer Dana Lynne Iverson Neefe Bruce Newton Joan Fleischhauer Smith John White Noel Sharpless Wittenberg
Class of 1962 Elisabeth Charr Bodurtha Francis Bradley Charlotte Herrmann Brown Alan Casnoff William Dean Ann Hayward Sarah Price Lindsay Honey Betsy Norcross Ingram Todd Lieber Margery DeArmond Maconachy Kathleen Murray-Allain
Class of 1963 Vivian Appel Julie Berg Cooke Anna Ensor Evelyn Fowles Thomas George Lawrence Graves S. Denham Laverty Grearson L. Elizabeth Horning John Levy Leslie Statzell Marshall Gwendolyn Luff Price Clemence Ravacon-Mershon Anne Malamud Scholder Harold Tiffany Ann Hort Wolfe
Class of 1964 Suzanne Bohrer Ashley John Boyd Thomas Dean Marilyn Murray T. David Williams John Witherspoon
John Battey Robert Boyer Annabelle Brett Richard Burgess Susan Schwartz Goodrich Laura Jackson Antoinette Leroux Jewell Nancy Beardsley Ketchiff Jonathon Moore Jane Friedland Richards Jonathan Rieder Judith Seltzer Philip Taylor Andrew Weinstein
Class of 1968
Class of 1966
David Biddle Lawrence Draper Robert Gassel David Kirk Joseph Ludwig Susan Wright Matthiessen Carl Parris John Schalow David Smile James Supplee
Mark Alessandroni Kathleen Campbell Bean Andrew Bonner Jean Duthie Broderick Carol Pfizenmaier Campbell Georgeanna Guyer Chisholm Lawrason Anne Clement June Singley Evans Jill Malamud Fetell Virginia Gilbert Gray Barbara Luff Gross Richard Levin Ellen Luborsky George Mangos Robert Marcovitz *Rolfe Marsh Richard McCarraher Stephen McGarvey Marcia Kephart McKeon Gwen McVickar McMahon A. Carter Pottash Charles Price Laurie Layton Schapira Rachel Wolkin Sesser Christine Smith Frances Hallas Stevenson Ruth Ann Wagner Eric Whiteway Lynne Brantly Wilkins
Class of 1967 Barbara North Beck Russell Bleakley Jed Callen Diane Bierman Carson Ronald Diment Geoffrey Kerr Brian Kunz Wayne Michaud Jack Schwartz David Wadleigh
William Brown Janet Goldwater Jenny Ornsteen James Juan Jewell Barbara Harrison Judson Kenneth Judson Connie Burgess Lanzl Douglas Linton Jane Cubberley Luce Edward Marshall D. Alan Wrigley Neil Yoskin
Class of 1969
Class of 1970 Carol Cooper Jean Farquhar Christine Young Gaspar Charles Gregory Darla Kalman Stephanie H. Koenig Jill Crawford Muhrer Blair Roberts
Class of 1971 Joan Shapiro Alexander Douglas Baird Dan Biddle Douglas Cooper Dickson Dangerfield Eugene Edelstein Elizabeth Fried Linda Robinson Groverman Samuel Howe Melissa Richter Marchand Eric Rieder Courtney Solenberger-McNeill Doris Hayes Talley Barry Zubrow
Class of 1972 Karen and Michael Mersky Scott Myers Bernard Schranze Richard Werner
Class of 1965
Anita Grumbling Warner
Class of 1973
Joan Decker Battey
Thomas Woodbury
Bruce Baird
Icons represent 10+, 20+, and 30+ years of consecutive giving to the Friends’ Central Fund.
Louise Schalow Del Vecchio Ross Donolow James Murdock Jonathan Orwitz Eliza Schwab Petersen Steven Portman Philip E. Scott Eve Slap
Class of 1974 Charles Cooper Charles Epstein Murray Gorson Judith Kirk Meyer Katherine Meyer John Shaw Christopher Vaden
Class of 1975 Georgeann Schellenger Blaha Lee Bludman Kirby Davis Bosley Margaret Pennypacker Caulfield Andrew Escoll Kevin Guynn Walter Harris Stuart Hickman Jeffrey Higgins Grant Jacks David Kendall Kirk Paul Susan Michael Rogers Peter Taylor Linda Waxman Wasserman
Class of 1976 Susan Meyer Bach Richard Bowen Kimberly Cherry Sarah Frank Connor Eve Ellis Matthew Erulkar Anita Gonzalez Leonard Haas Cindy Kendall William Lehr Jay Lindquist Neil MacGaffey Nancy Jackson Marchand D. Ramsay Pennypacker Elizabeth Phillips James Prall Susan Ravdin Michael Rowan John Runnette Elena Gonzalez Shaffer Arlette Smith Daniel Sutherland-Weiser Andrew Vaden William Weiner
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ALUMNI/AE GIVING Class of 1977 Karen Horikawa Beth Davis Johnson Patricia Bleznak Silverstein Thomas Spencer Denise Willis Rodney Willis
Class of 1978 Michael Andrews Sylvia Hamerman-Brown Karen Palcho Stacey Goldsborough Snider Noel Trask Edward Whereat
Class of 1979 Joy Edelman Boonin Dillon Boyer Sidney Bridges Victoria Fineman Brown Kimberly Carlton Deborah Peltz Fedder Carol Rubin Fishman Nancy Keller-Coffey Janet Kendall Lankin Heather Korostoff Murray F. William Pflueger Stefanie Zeldin Sigal Howard Treatman Cheryl Nelson Young
Class of 1980 Grace Brooks Aviles Lori Epstein Bendesky Barrett Caldwell Eileen Flanagan Robert Folwell Joyce Horikawa Charles King Joshua Klein Lincoln Meyers Jeffrey Miller Judith-Love Pietromartire Robert Rhea Virginia Adams Simon Mark Taranta Mark Tashjian
Class of 1981 Marc Ackerman Ellen Weinberg Cohen James Gentile Julie Cowitz Gordon Richard Kleiner Sheri Cozen Resnik Bryan Roberts Sandra Rothman Julie Fineman Sauter
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Harvey Weiner Peter Wilf Claudia Zeldin
Class of 1982 Steven Benjamin Paul Clough Jon Fiebach Margret MacGaffey Hagar Edward Rehfeld Henry Shapiro
Class of 1983 Angelo Adson Kathi Bucci-Havira Elizabeth Cohen Alexander Klein Steven Lane Joseph Lenski David Roberts Jon Rubin Lauren Becker Rubin Nancy Sanders Margaret Somerville Barrett Tilney
Elizabeth Kolb Farr Jennifer Gershon Eli Gross Richard Grossman Eric Hoyle Andrew Katz Karen Kramer Robert Lager Anja Jefferis Levitties Rebecca Porter Madsen Laura Mann Mary Drayer Moran Joel Perloff Mia Rincon Alexander Schall Michael Silver Frazier Sinkler
Class of 1987 Gwendolyn Angert Stephen Kay Kimberly Kurtz Lent Seth Lundy Alexander McDonnell Andrew Newcomb Elizabeth Toborowsky Pollard Jennifer Zweben
Class of 1984 Dan Becker Andrew Hamilton John Levitties Robin Rothman Mark Silberberg Jennifer Trachtenberg Linda Kidder Yarlott
Class of 1985 Theresa Hamilton Callicott Janice Chu Derick Dreher Heather Schwartz Hebert Jen Corson LeBow Matthew Levitties Cathi Cozen Snyder Rachel Tilney Jonathan Vaden Erica Zimmerman
Class of 1986 Ira A. Apfel A. Philip Auerbach Andrew Backover Jordan Bernstein Joshua Broker Ashley Bruce Andrea Chait Steve Chanin Andrea Cohen Deana Kelly Czaban Laura Meloney Dugan
Class of 1988 Daniel Bernstein Barnz Ellen Cohen Samantha Hauser Ekert William Georges Macon Pickard Jessop Sandra Hull Laber Amy Miller Salvatore Pastino Justin Pearlman Aaron Selkow Sonya Sklaroff Jessica Zeldin
Class of 1989 Jessica Kurtz Erlbaum Nandita Yagnik Hogan Eric Kramer Lisa Kay Solomon
Class of 1990 Eileen Farnon Stuart Fenkel Jonathan Ginsberg Jonathan Hunter Geoffrey Klein Patrick Lord Barbara Miller Brigid Cabry Nelson Rebecca Bush O’Leary Jonas Stiklorius Wendy Schwartz Woodhall
Class of 1991 Atif Ahmad Jeannine Thomson Bishop Joy Clairmont Andrea Beltran del Rio-Kline Rachel Fertik Edgerton Laura Forman Walker Gilmore Sebastian Goldstein Dean Griffith Chad Johnson Max Kaufman Elga Jefferis Killinger Mark Litwin Alexander Miller Helena Miller Krista Ruane Aimee Taxin Rubin Tamara Thomas Smith Heidi Sprang Matthew Williams
Class of 1992 Anonymous Adrianne Levin Cantor Rachel Volkman Kushel Jessica Christie Morowitz
Class of 1993 Robyn Needleman Berman Rebecca Carr Calvani Lauren Albert Ravitz Lauren Schneider Shapiro Thais Stiklorius
Class of 1994 Stephen Baldi Joseph Dubb Betty Lam Hamilton Azeez Hayne Chinwe Onyekere Daniel Price Anne Ross Ani Yeramyan Speirs Susannah Weaver
Class of 1995 Jennifer Briggs Andrew Greenwald Jared Grove Andrew Scharff Robert Tamaccio Donald Yorkman Ellen Rink Young
Class of 1996 Jacqueline Vinci Banister Vanessa Duno Burke Bess Collier
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ALUMNI/AE GIVING Jamie Garfield Drew Mark Fifer Megan Fifer Andrew Finger Alexandra Levin Fishback Mallory Floyd Sarah Grafman Catharine Williamson Keidel Patrick Kelly Jonathan King Rachael Lerner LeMasters Clio Mallin Evie Bricklin Marsh Hilary Marston Meredith Bobroff Murphy Scott Newman Ryan Pesin Rebecca Smyrl Hilary Takiff Weiss Chris Taylor Gabriela Duno Turner Tonie Walker Vanessa Zaragocin
Class of 1997 Brett Dunn Matthew Murphy Garmur Laura McKelligott Kahl Sondra Rosenberg Ann Scharff Vernon
Class of 1998 Jeffrey Brody Renato Carfagno Elizabeth Shinn Hulford Jasper Liem Janel Swaye MacDermott Molly Mullahy Sabah Quadir Alexa Dunnington Quinn Jordan Rubin Daniel Silver Brendan Tozer Adam Weinstein
Class of 1999 Dafne Amado Calinda Lytton Carroll Rimi Chakraborty Lauren Collier Margot Conrad Amy Dunn Jared Fertman Benjamin Fogel Brooke Gassel Elizabeth Grinspan Reza Madani Latifah McMullin Sara Wasserman
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Class of 2002
Gina Zorzi Cline Sallie Garfield Laila Goldberg Amy Meyerson Eli Pearlman-Storch Tara Ramchandani
Jessica English Abrams William Day Frank Read DeSabato Sara Kankowski DeSabato David Gershkoff Slusky Jonathan Grinspan Jeffrey Meyerson C. Jerome Mopsik Tanya Johnson Muse Jason Polykoff Johanna Muenke Popick Nicholas Pulos Stephen Rubin Alex Sokolov Peter Viola Joshua Wasserman Geoffrey Wertime
Class of 2001 Christopher Cappelli Casey Cipriani Christiana Tritton Craig Philip Dreyfuss Evan Grove Diana Bleakley Kearns Julie Katz Kravets Claire Laver Elizabeth Spector Louden Deborah Charamella McLaughlin Barbara Putnick Daniel Rainer Alexander Rolfe Carly Segal Ryan Tozer Hakim Warrick Jessica Phillips Wiedmann Jill Wimmer
Class of 2003 Caroline Pavloff Agnew Bridget Campbell Jacob Cooper Leah Pearlman-Storch Eppinger Alejandro Franqui Eli Goldstein David Kleban Caitlin Tozer Manzo
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Lena Muenke Adam Nicolai Ian Ramsey-North Jonathan Wegener
Class of 2004 Meeran Ahn Jesse Amoroso Jessica Bloomfield Edward Day Frank Marian Grove Ingrams Matthew Lundy Richard Pompetti Laura Rolfe
Class of 2005 Colin Angevine Natalie Aronson Bradley Cohen Katharine Fussner Shaina Graboyes Benjamin Grinspan Michael Grinspan Lauren Tedesco
Class of 2006 Ryan Bash Sarah Drew Dwight Dunston Lauren Engelmyer Zachary Frankel Danielle Gershkoff Benjamin Gilman Galen Guindon Kathryn Luce Elizabeth Lundy Betsey Margolies Jorden Meltz Lise Rahdert Rachel Reed Ben Schutzman Jaleesa Scott Jared Smalley Amy Thomas Adam Valen Levinson Aleeza Wachs
Class of 2007 Joshua Aichenbaum Samuel Aronson Lindsay Bedford Gabriel Bloomfield Sarah Brown Amanda Carr Samuel Dweck Jacob Fogel Claire Glass Laura Matey Eric Nisenbaum Luke Pryor
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ANNUAL FUND Q&A WHAT IS THE FRIENDS’ CENTRAL FUND? The Friends’ Central Fund, our school’s annual fund, is crucial to the School’s success every year. Funds go immediately into the School’s budget to support ongoing operations. WHERE DOES THE MONEY FROM TUITION AND PHILANTHROPY GO? Seventy-nine percent of the budget is spent on people – salaries and benefits for the faculty and staff who make all the good things happen at Friends’ Central. The remainder of the budget is spent on curricular and extracurricular programs, financial aid, administration, and the physical plant on both campuses. CAN A FRIENDS’ CENTRAL FUND GIFT BE DESIGNATED TO A PARTICULAR AREA? Friends’ Central offers six areas for gift designation: Greatest Current Need, Student Programs, Arts, Athletics, Faculty and Staff Retirement and Support, and Financial Aid. WHY RAISE FUNDS FOR FINANCIAL AID? Financial aid benefits the entire school community. Tuition assistance helps create a talented and diverse peer group, exposing all students to multiple perspectives and preparing students to live and work in an
Amber Sims Laura Umbrecht
Class of 2008 Logan Brenner Matthew Buchwald Michael Dohrmann Daniel Fedder James Gallagher Julian Guindon Daniel Kessler Scott Kunz Taylor Lee Alexander Mazurek Noredy Neal Phillip Rosenblum Anne Sprogell Alexander Unkovic Colin Yarnell
Class of 2009 John Armstrong Anthony DeCusatis
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increasingly global society. Financial aid is thus a critical component of academic excellence both for individuals and for the entire school. WHO IS ASKED TO GIVE? Everyone who is part of the Friends’ Central community – current and past parents, alumni/ae, grandparents, Trustees, faculty, staff, and friends of the School – is asked to participate in the Friends’ Central Fund. There is a strong tradition of giving at Friends’ Central. Each generation has played its part to ensure that future students are able to obtain an outstanding education. Contributions are a continuation of a legacy of support and generosity. SHOULD I GIVE IF I RECEIVE TUITION ASSISTANCE? Even though many families make financial sacrifices to pay tuition, it remains important for every member of the Friends’ Central community to participate in the Friends’ Central Fund at some level. Making a donation to the Friends’ Central Fund has no negative impact on financial aid, and every gift, regardless of size, is appreciated. WHAT ARE LEADERSHIP GIFTS? Leadership gifts ($1,845 and upwards) help to ensure the long-term strength and sustainability of the School. Leadership gifts are crucial to the
Elisabeth Fifer Phoebe Harris Christina Hurley Andrew Kelly Megan Lee Elizabeth Marmon Michael Murray Eric O’Brien Emily Rosenblum Jennifer Simon Natalie Willis
Class of 2010 Rebekah Ahn Jacob Barron Gabriella Capone Matthew Frank Samuel Fryman Olivia Gillison Madelena Rizzo
Class of 2011 Anonymous
David deLeon Rafi Hayne Alex Kleiman KathyAnn Lee Ariel Parker Cary Snider Benjamin Yahalomi
Class of 2012 Liza Bergmann Amy Chapkovich Alexander Flick Breanna Guindon Amile Jefferson Noah Schoenberg Isabel Terres Sara Torres Spencer Villars
Class of 2013 Michael Andrews Cara Maria DeCusatis Michael Furey
success of the Friends’ Central Fund. In 2015-2016, gifts at this level represented 60 percent of the total raised. CAN SMALL GIFTS MAKE AN IMPACT?! Every gift makes a difference! Gifts to the Friends’ Central Fund last year ranged from $5 to $25,000. Consider this: last year the School received over 600 gifts of $100 or less, totaling almost $50,000! SERIOUSLY? PARTICIPATION MATTERS? Participation matters because it shows dedication to the mission and vision of Friends’ Central School. Participation generates enthusiasm and encourages others to join in celebrating and supporting the School. It makes a difference every day in every facet of our students’ experience. The School’s financial strength is dependent upon all members of the community. Also, foundations, grant-making institutions, and corporations look at participation as an indicator of support from the community when making decisions about funding.
WHAT MATTERS MOST IS SIMPLY THE ACT OF GIVING ... THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT THIS YEAR!
Grace Heard Benjamin Lichtman Daniel Stadtmauer
Class of 2014 Rohan Alur William Ayres Jenna Bergmann Nathaniel Kennedy Justin Robson Keller Matthew Strahan
Class of 2015 Kellan Barr Rebecca Buxbaum Abigail Crowley Robert Geddis-Hannon Jane Goldstein Daniel Nemroff Sophie Ritt Bridgman Sellers Benjamin Shapiro Matthew Wilson
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PARENT GIVING Class of 2016 Parents 92% Participation Anonymous (3) John Amsterdam Melissa and Paul Anderson Rebecca and Iain Anderson Brett Averick Lori Averick Beth and Paul Barbour Frances and Frederic Beckley Wendy Beetlestone and John Detre Esther Wachs Book Leslie Book Ellen Boscov and Todd Taylor Carol and James Bradbeer Wanda and Jeffrey Brown Muge and Kivanc Caglar Hope Candelori and Daniel Moraglia Lesley Carey and Gerard O’Sullivan Julia Centafont Maureen Charamella Susan and Gary Cohen Jessica and Matthew Cooper Jessica and Christopher Coss Louise Culver and Jeffrey Hurwitz Catherine and Ronald Dawson Lisa and Keith deLeon Moira Donovan Lorna and Arnon Dreyfuss Pamela Duke and Laurent Guy Kim Emmons-Benjet and Brian Benjet Cathy and Jon Fiebach ’82 Robert Folwell ’80 Annabel and Robert Fossett Princess and Earl Foster Katherine and Reginald Foy Mona Ghude and Rajeev Alur Doris and Dana Greenblatt Margaret Guerra and Frank Fisher Michele and Jeff Harris Catherine and Todd Henry Mary Higgins and Barry Simon Lorin and Jennifer Hitt Susan and Richard Holt Susan Howatt and Paul Halpern Priscilla Hunter Lauri and Leigh Jacobs Penny and Ronald Joines Adrienne and Matthew Kerbel Kristin and Todd Kimmell Anna Hom Lawall and Francis Lawall Brendan Lee Deborah Leibel and Fred Goodman John Leone Fran and Saul Levit DeeDee and Marcos Lopez Fran and Robert Margulies
Lydia Martin and William Kennedy Cynthia and Michael McKeever Theresa McLaughlin-Zerbe and John Zerbe Felice and James McSwiggan William McVail Diane Merry and Steven Fakharzadeh Marla and Richard Milgram Lynda and Russell Mischel Linda Morris and Robert Spellacy Michelle Narin and Maurice Schweitzer John Norcini Julie and Steven Plunkett Maria and Kenneth Pollack Michelle and Frederick Purnell Russell Raphaely Rita Ritsema and Karl Schwabe June and Glenn Rogers Lauren Becker Rubin ’83 and Jon Rubin ’83 Sandrine and Edward Schoenfeld Susan and Jeffrey Schwartz Deborah Sesok-Pizzini and Mark-Alan Pizzini Judy Shea Sherri Shields Elizabeth Snider Ira Thal Geoffrey Veith Theresa and Daniel Vickery Flavia Vogrig and Robert Gassel ’69 Patricia Williams and Dylan Johnson Robin and Howard Zwick
Class of 2017 Parents 65% Participation Anonymous (2) Jeannine Alvare and David Goodwin Cindy and Cary Anderson Susanne and Michael Andrews ’78 Nicole Barnum and Sophia Lee Bernadette and Robert Bartholomew Jessica and Eric Berger Jackie and David Blumberg Sandra Bowman Ingrid and Robert Burd Elizabeth Chamley Oerton and Colin Oerton Andrea and Mark Chesen Deborah and Frank Correll Tara Cuda and Pasquale Colavita Sarah and Andrew DeMichele Susan and Richard DeWyngaert Amy and John Estey Eileen Flanagan ’80 and Tom Volkert
Icons represent 10+, 20+, and 30+ years of consecutive giving to the Annual Fund. We are grateful to these generous donors.
CURRENT PARENT
GIVING TOTAL DONORS:
424
TOTAL RAISED BY CURRENT PARENTS:
$345,037 OVERALL CURRENT PARENT PARTICIPATION:
67%
HONOR ROLL PARTICIPATION: 2016............................. 92% 2021 and 2020............. 80% 2027, 2025 and 2018.... 74%
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PARENT GIVING Wendy Frame and Chris Blackman Lan Ge Jill and Steve Ginsberg Daphne Golding and Robert Holloway Elizabeth Goldmuntz and Frederic Barr Kristin Hansen and Steven Lane ’83 Stacie and Chris Harden Kathryn Hayward and Tom MacFarlane Barbara and Mark Helpin Peggy and Dedrick Hervas Alexa and Michael Hogarty Fariha Khan and Michael Carey Kerri Konik Anja Jefferis Levitties ’86 and Matthew Levitties ’85 Cathy and Scott Liberman Diane and Robert Lista Alysa and Steve Margulies Stephanie and William McCullough Christopher McDonnell Felicia Mercer Sarah Millar and Mark Kahn Jodi and David Miller Rosina Miller and James Gilroy Janine and Frank Nguyen Dorothy Novick and Peter Kenney Regina Pinotti and John Shields Christina and Michael Posencheg Jennifer Punt and Stephen Emerson Marjorie and Ken Roshkoff Meg and Peter Saligman Clare and Darryle Schoepp Deborah Skapik Wendy Smith and Phillip Annas Cathi Cozen Snyder ’85 Howard Snyder Allison and Philippe Szapary Kimberly and Dominic Tarquinio JoAnn and Michael Uricheck Laura and Ricardo Verges Laurie and J. Scott Victor Elliott and Samuel Walker Sharon Weiss and David Arnold Lisa and Richard Winward Kris and Christopher Yoo Lisa Zaoutis
Pumpkin Painting at the Lower School Pumpkin Fair 2015
Elyse and Max Berger Jean Berland Elizabeth Brannon and Michael Platt Betty Brizill Claudia Caretto and Steven Gonzalez Julia Centafont Katie and Michael Cohen Doug Cooper
Class of 2018 Parents 75% Participation Anonymous (4) Melissa and Paul Anderson Cari Feiler Bender and Rodd Bender
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Jessica and Christopher Coss Michelle and Daniel Crowley Donna Davin and Uriel Kusiatin Amy and Scott Decatur Angela DeMichele and Robert Gross Bari-Joy and Douglas Epstein
Cathy and Jon Fiebach ’82 Anita and Gary Friday Barbara Govatos Angela Greene Meena and Anil Gupta Stacey Julye-Adson and Angelo Adson ’83 Maggie and Alan Kaplan Farah and Rahul Kapoor Laurie and Steven Katznelson Dana and John Levitties ’84 Karen Lewis and Howard Kruger Sonja Lindgren and John Gruber Bonnie and Daniel Linn
Elizabeth and David Lorry Lorna Lynn and Harold Palevsky Lydia Martin and William Kennedy Laura and Mark Matika Dawn and Alexander McDonnell ’87 Brenda and Matthew Meline Barbara and Lou Montresor Michelle Narin and Maurice Schweitzer Heather Osborne and Vincent Duane Lisa and Anthony Palmieri Melissa and Brian Paszamant Karyn and Aaron Polak Russell Raphaely
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PARENT GIVING Jennifer Rice and Michael Forman David Roberts ’83 Iliana Robinson and Gordon Barr Leigh and C. Paul Scheuritzel Clare and Darryle Schoepp Lynn Schuchter and John Broaddus Cary and Craig N. Sellers Lola Sergeant-Wilkinson and Gregory Wilkinson Margaret Somerville ’83 Sonia Stamm and Earl Sissell Isobel Stockdale and Harry Yanowitz Andrea Swinton Joy Takahashi and John Gullace April Thompson and Michael Harris Betsy Torg and Mark Taranta ’80 Min Wan and Tao Huang Marsha and Bruce Weinstein Sonita Williams Beverly Woods Linda and Armen Yepoyan Liying Zhang and Zhaomin Xu
Class of 2019 Parents 67% Participation Betty Bard and Jay Adelsberg Tami Benton-Condiff and Allessandro Condiff Margot Berg and Robert Epstein Jessica and Eric Berger Christina Bergqvist and Philip DeBaun Leah Brecher-Cohn and Andrew Cohn Kathi Bucci-Havira ’83 and Marty Havira Carolyn Cohen Lisa and Robert Davis Liliana and Timothy Dillingham Nawal Elhindi and Lahcen Loudini Kim Emmons-Benjet and Brian Benjet H. Marcia Feigenbaum-Bergmann and Leigh Bergmann Danielle Gallagher Becky and Eric Guenther Nicole and Walter Harris ’76 Mary Hegeler and Robert Kelly Julie and Paul Horenstein Kimya and Kevin Johnson Sheryl and Karl Johnson Susan Johntz and David Velinsky Kelli Jones Fariha Khan and Michael Carey Joanne and Alexander Klein ’83 Heather and Benjamin Kohl Sharon and Richard Kollender Eui Kyung and Yongwon Choi John Leone Anja Jefferis Levitties ’86 and Matthew Levitties ’85
Ami and Jess Lonner Nuria Lopez-Pajares and Alvaro Pereira-Rico Bernadette and Michael Masi Cynthia and Michael McKeever Felicia Mercer Minh and Khai Nguyen Nina and Dale Panzer Carolyn and Stephen Pendrak Mary Pinder-Schenck and Hermann Schenck Joyce Platfoot and Jim Caccamo Julie and Steven Plunkett Tanya and Ralph Salgado Meg and Peter Saligman Sandrine and Edward Schoenfeld Kathryn and James Sheward Marcy and Robert Shoemaker Caitlin and Peter Sklar Brigitte and James Stokes Helena and Eric Sultan Beth Varcoe and Roderick Wolfson Laurie and J. Scott Victor Susan and David Wadsworth Sherri Apter Wexler and Lewis Wexler Kerri and Jonathan Wilkerson Lynne Zhuang and John Zhang Erica and Daniel Zwilling
Class of 2020 Parents 80% Participation Anonymous Sabina and Atif Ahmad ’91 Rebecca and Iain Anderson Esther Wachs Book Leslie Book Anne Bower Persephone and William Braham Susan Brenman Theodore Burden Grant Calder Denise and Kenneth Carruth Yue Chen Denis Cohen Elizabeth Cohen ’83 and David Whellan Latesha Colbert-Mack and George Mack Jessica and Matthew Cooper Shannon and Kent Davidson Mariella De Biasi and John Dani Trinity Dixon and Thomas Kolimago Moira Donovan Rose Elenitsas and John Gilliland Erin Elman and Stephen Gibson Wendy Frame and Chris Blackman Julie Cowitz Gordon ’81 and Brian Gordon Mignon and Jim Groch
Kathryn Hayward and Tom MacFarlane Michelle and Jonathan Kalman Blandina and Jonathan Klein Jenifer and Michael Lehrer Jun and Shichen Li DeeDee and Marcos Lopez Lisa A. Mathewson and Brett G. Sweitzer Amy Meade Jodi and David Miller Fernanda Moore Suzi Morrison Michelle Narin and Maurice Schweitzer Carol Perloff Kelly Pierre Marjorie and Ken Roshkoff Laura and Leonard Rossio Crystal Savage Marci and Greg Scott Jennifer Selber and Joshua DeSipio Robin Sheldon and Gerard Lewis Melisande Simmering and Ian Wilcox Elizabeth Snider Allison and Philippe Szapary Eve Troutt-Powell and Timothy Powell Geoffrey Veith Marjorie and Kevin Volpp Jane Waltman and Christopher Sheffler Sodany and Lanier Williams Eve Wollman and James Sperans Meg and Mark Wusinich Hongmei Zheng and Yongjun Wang
Class of 2021 Parents 80% Participation Anonymous Melissa and Paul Anderson Cari Feiler Bender and Rodd Bender Carol and James Bradbeer Elizabeth Brannon and Michael Platt Keeya Branson-Davis and Douglas Davis Rosina Canahuate and Shane Kent Debbie and Young Rak Choi Dawn and Nathan Connors Claire Conway and John McPeak Alison and Scott Cook-Sather Catherine Corson and Charles McCammon Donna Davin and Uriel Kusiatin Mika and Allen Epps Valerie and Tom Foley Annie and Jason Giaccone Reanie and Earle Greer Kathryn Griffo and Jeffrey Schlegel Kristi Habedanck
Icons represent 10+, 20+, and 30+ years of consecutive giving to the Friends’ Central Fund.
Heather Schwartz Hebert ’85 and John Hebert Stacey Hirsch and Howard Serota Deborah and Brian Hoppy Julie and Paul Horenstein Anne Kazak and Christine Coburn Laedoan and Terrence Lewis Ami and Jess Lonner Joni Marcus and Edward Greves Noah May Dawn and Alexander McDonnell ’87 Andrea Nuneviller and Jess Lord Heather Osborne and Vincent Duane Chris Ozbun and William Darling Nancy Peterson and Michael Gross Montez Price-Shell and Brandon Shell Nancy and Louis Rappaport Kinshasa and Duane Rodgers Suzanne Rotondo Lauren Becker Rubin ’83 and Jon Rubin ’83 Ann and Aaron Selkow ’88 Kathryn and James Sheward Lara and Evan Smith Joyce and Idris Stovall Lynda and Greg Szwartz Joy Takahashi and John Gullace Nancy Trachtenberg Emily Vener-Giszter and Simon Giszter Jason Warley Ailing Yang and Jinghai Su
Class of 2022 Parents 69% Participation Jessica and Eric Berger Mayuri and Namit Bhargava Catherine and Roger Chiang Shannon and Kent Davidson Willa and Marc DeSouza Liliana and Timothy Dillingham Joseph Dubb ’94 Nicole Galli and Charles Goodwin Meaghan Geisheimer and Micah Marinelli Nora Jones Blandina and Jonathan Klein Lori Koch and Samuel Israel Julie and Erik Lederman Paige Macfarlan and Jonathan Kopcsik Iris Melendez and Hank Adamczyk Jodi and David Miller Melissa and Brian Paszamant Regina Pinotti and John Shields Elizabeth Pokempner and Noam Cohen Christina and Michael Posencheg Valeri and Mark Riesenfeld
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PARENT GIVING Meg and Peter Saligman Pedro Sanoja Marci and Greg Scott Suzanne and Kurt Shore Deborah Skapik Tamara Thomas Smith ’91 and Jerome Smith Emma and Gregory Staton Isobel Stockdale and Harry Yanowitz Stacey Thomas Chandra and George Thorne Sherri Apter Wexler and Lewis Wexler Sodany and Lanier Williams Sonita Williams Kristin Williams-Smalley and Bernard Smalley Eve Wollman and James Sperans Meg and Mark Wusinich Leora and Jonathan Zabusky
Class of 2023 Parents 69% Participation Osaru and Jonathan Anyumba Rachel and Michael Austwick Rosina Canahuate and Shane Kent Carly Carlos and Frantz Beauvais Catherine and Roger Chiang Elizabeth Cohen ’83 and David Whellan Catherine Corson and Charles McCammon Jessica and Christopher Coss Michelle and Daniel Crowley Donna Davin and Uriel Kusiatin Trinity Dixon and Thomas Kolimago Narumi and Keiji Furuuchi Meena and Anil Gupta Kelli Jones Shemaiah Murphy-Nash Dana and Michael Schafer
Shannan and Reid Schuster Lara and Evan Smith
Class of 2024 Parents 69% Participation Wanda and Jeffrey Brown Joy Clairmont ’91 and Max Kaufman ’91 Jeanine and Joel Dankoff Joseph Dubb ’94 Kathryn Griffo and Jeffrey Schlegel Becky and Eric Guenther Grace Hsu and Edward Fox Kristina and Michael Kallam Laedoan and Terrence Lewis Noah May Sharon and Louis Morsa Dawn and Julian Ovalle Kelly Pierre Kathleen and David Porter Jennifer Selber and Joshua DeSipio Deborah Skapik Emma and Gregory Staton Amy Steerman and Mary Ann Stover Joyce and Idris Stovall Chandra and George Thorne Nhan Truong and Loi Huynh Marjorie and Kevin Volpp
Class of 2025 Parents 74% Participation Osaru and Jonathan Anyumba Renee and Dan Becker ’84 Dawn and Nathan Connors Diva De Leon-Crutchlow and Michael Crutchlow Willa and Marc DeSouza Reanie and Earle Greer
Mignon and Jim Groch Heather Schwartz Hebert ’85 and John Hebert Deborah and Brian Hoppy Harvey Hurdle and Kevin Yoder Dee Kim and Alan Tessler Sarah and Greg Klein Jill and Ryan Krey Julie and Erik Lederman Yvonne and Ryan McKenzie Iris Melendez and Hank Adamczyk Andrea Nuneviller and Jess Lord Nancy Peterson and Michael Gross Denise Sabatino and Padraig Barry Francine and Roberto Sella Kathryn and James Sheward Stephanie and Stuart Sidlow Meena Thayu and Eric Keuffel
Class of 2026 Parents 47% Participation Melissa and Paul Anderson Joy Clairmont ’91 and Max Kaufman ’91 Brooke Devenney-Cakir and Saffet Cakir Paula and Art Hall Oksana and Benjamin Jackson Anuja and Anurag Mathur Tanya Johnson Muse ’02 Susan Rheingold and Jonathan Neely Julie Shapiro and Quinn Bauriedel Andrea Shell Emma and Gregory Staton Jennifer and Daniel Stern Nhan Truong and Loi Huynh Maria Vaccaro and Patrick Viatour Michele and David Zuckman
Class of 2027 Parents 74% Participation
Members of the Class of 2016 celebrate Senior Night wearing their college shirts.
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Catherine and Mike Abrams Tiffany and Michael Borsch Catherine and Roger Chiang Jeanine and Joel Dankoff Cheryl Davis and Adam Hotek Diva De Leon-Crutchlow and Michael Crutchlow Lisa D’Orazio and James Lowther Bethanne Fox and Brendon Shank Cynthia Gouw and Douglas Alexander Sarah and Neil Greenstein Rachel and Christopher Guides Paula and Art Hall Nora Jones Allison and Matt Liebman Corinne Militello and Ben Kalina
Dawn and Julian Ovalle Cristina Pérez Karla Recalde Pedro Sanoja Lara and Evan Smith Elisha and Ben Snedeker Beth and Jay Strock Ileana and Tamas Szene Luladey Tadesse and Yonas Kebede Keino Terrell Vanita and James Treat
Class of 2028 Parents 43% Participation Catherine and Mike Abrams Jamillah and Aquil Byrd Amy Hicks and Jacopo De Nicola Kristina and Michael Kallam Ryan Coffey Keaton and Mike Keaton Ria and Edward Lee Julie Shapiro and Quinn Bauriedel Ileana and Tamas Szene Luladey Tadesse and Yonas Kebede Hilary Takiff Weiss ’96 and Stu Weiss Vanita and James Treat Laura Tseng and George Katzenbach Debra and Donald Yorkman ’95
Class of 2029 Parents 68% Participation Jocelyn and James Casey Julie and Jebb Chagan Rachel and Christopher Guides Alison Chew Gursky and Zachariah Gursky Oksana and Benjamin Jackson Sarah and Greg Klein Tanya Johnson Muse ’02 Andrea Nuneviller and Jess Lord Katie and Seth Pidot Linda and Gerard Quinlan Sondra Rosenberg ’97 and Carl Bradley Denise Sabatino and Padraig Barry Stephanie and Stuart Sidlow Meena Thayu and Eric Keuffel Grace Ong Yan and Albert Yan
Class of 2030 Parents 64% Participation Tiffany and Michael Borsch Leah and Mallory Floyd ’96 Sarah and Neil Greenstein Felicia Lin and Zachary Oberfield Julie Ragatz Norton and Michael Norton Divya and Apurva Shah Ariana Smith and Wudbhav Sankar Carmen and Eron Sturm Mary Fran Torpey and Adam Dole
UNRESTRICTED ANNUAL GIVING
PARENTS OF ALUMNI/AE GIVING Anonymous (4) Anne and Andrew Abel Susanne and Michael Andrews ’78 Robert Angevine Barbara B. and Theodore R. Aronson Brett Averick Lori Averick Eleanora Baird John Balson ’52 Betty Bard and Jay Adelsberg Bernadette and Robert Bartholomew Frances and Frederic Beckley Joan and Eric Beckwith Lori Epstein Bendesky ’80 and Larry Bendesky Beth Berman Liza Jane and Tom Bernard Ellan and Len Bernstein Janice and Seymour Berrian Karen and Russell Bleakley ’67 Susan Bodley and Brad Morris Esther Wachs Book Leslie Book Susan and John Bowie Janet and Jeffrey Bowker Virginia Brabender and Arthur Weisfeld Carrie and David Brodsky Wanda and Jeffrey Brown Beth Burrell and David Sorensen Mari Ann and Christopher Campbell Janice and Vincent Cappelli Salvatore Carfagno Debbie and Alan Casnoff ’62 Maureen Charamella Wei-Chen Chen Susan and Paul Clough ’82 Anne Dufour Clouser ’50 Barbara M. Cohen Nelly and Jorge Colapinto Kathy Coleman-Martin Sandra and Stephen Cozen ’57 Cinda Crane and Jack Briggs Elaine and Michael Crauderueff Mary Ann Crawford and Brett Skolnick Michelle and Daniel Crowley Louise Culver and Jeffrey Hurwitz Dorothy Coleman Dangerfield ’43 and Benjamin Dangerfield Lisa and Robert Davis Kris Davitt and Richard Barr Catherine and Ronald Dawson Mary Ann and Anthony DeCusatis Lisa and Keith deLeon Louis DelSoldo Sarah and Andrew DeMichele Debbie and Stephen Dolic
Ross Donolow ’73 Mary and Thomas Donovan Sandy and Pete Drayer ’57 Kathy and Jerry Drew Lorna and Arnon Dreyfuss Christine Du Bois-Buxbaum and Larry Buxbaum Pamela Duke and Laurent Guy Pamela R. and Kenneth P. Dunn Clinton Ely Matthew Erulkar ’76 Amy and John Estey Heather and Eric Exley Abigail First Farber ’55 and Roger Farber Christa and William Farnon Drew Faust and Charles Rosenberg Deborah Peltz Fedder ’79 and Michael Fedder H. Marcia Feigenbaum-Bergmann and Leigh Bergmann Daphne and James Fell Ginger and Mark Fifer Carol Rubin Fishman ’79 and Charles Fishman Deborah Fleisher Sari and Ethan Fogel Robert Folwell ’80 Jean and Carl Fridy Christina and David Fryman Mary and Michael Furey Dwaraka Ganesan Christine Young Gaspar ’70 and Al Gaspar Mary Jean Gazzara-Pawley and Kevin Pawley Mona Ghude and Rajeev Alur Patricia and Sidney Gilford Jill and Steve Ginsberg Lynne and Steve Glasser Elizabeth Goldmuntz and Frederic Barr Susan Schwartz Goodrich ’65 Diane and Fredrick Graboyes Helaine and Jack Greenberg Doris and Dana Greenblatt Judith and Edward Grinspan Mary and Milan Grove Nancy and Peter Grove Terry and Paul Guerin Jacqueline and Henry Guynn Barbara Haber and Jonathan Flick Phyllis Hanson Kendell Hardy Erika Harnett Cynthia and Jon Harris Michele and Jeff Harris Warren Hauser Dana and Rodger Hayne Kathryn Hayward and Tom MacFarlane Dianne and John Heard
Mary Hediger Grace Heising Mary Higgins and Barry Simon Lorin and Jennifer Hitt Susan and Richard Holt Joyce Horikawa ’80 and Nicholas Torno Miiko and Herbert Horikawa Debbie and T. Reagan Hull Mercedes Jacobson and Eric Greenblatt Sonia Jaipaul and Charles Wardlaw Sibylle and Raymond Jefferis ’56 Beth Davis Johnson ’77 and Martin Johnson Penny and Ronald Joines Michelle and Jonathan Kalman Laurie and Steven Katznelson Rosalind and Alan Kaufman Rina and C.J. Keller Judith Kiesel and Michael Bolotsky Kristin and Todd Kimmell Susan Kirk Kathleen and Albert Klein Richard Klein ’57 Nancy Kleinberg Jane Koppelman Brian Kunz ’67 Marilyn and Eric Lager Emma Lapsansky-Werner and *Dickson Werner ’41 Mildred Minster Larson ’55 Mary and Lance Laver Brendan Lee Janice and Benjamin Lehman Deborah Leibel and Fred Goodman Helen Levin and Daniel Stevenson Lonnie and Murray Levin Marvin Levitties Karen Lewis and Howard Kruger Sonja Lindgren and John Gruber Bonnie and Daniel Linn Linn and Douglas Linton ’68 DeeDee and Marcos Lopez Rosemary and G. Craig Lord Elizabeth and David Lorry Jane Cubberley Luce ’68 and Eric Luce Mary and Joseph Ludwig ’69 Clare and Diego Luzuriaga Lorna Lynn and Harold Palevsky Irene and Bruce Marks Claire Marsh and Stephen Freed Lydia Martin and William Kennedy Joan Mazzotti and Michael Kelly Ilene and Joseph McCaffrey Holly and David McCloskey Dawn and Alexander McDonnell ’87 Marian and Alexander McDonnell Denise and Robert McIvor Theresa McLaughlin-Zerbe and John Zerbe
Joanna and Art McMorris William McVail Ellen Meier and Michael Freed Richard Melaragni Diane Merry and Steven Fakharzadeh Nicholas Meyer Sarah Millar and Mark Kahn Jean Miller and James Lee Norma and Bruce Miller ’55 Rosina Miller and James Gilroy Geraldine Minster Fernanda Moore Andrea Moses Jill Crawford Muhrer ’70 and Merlin Muhrer Laura and Mark Mulholland Catherine and James Murdock ’73 Bridget Murnaghan and Hugh Gordon Angela and Edward Murray Jennie and Samuel Nemroff Sara Nerken and Robert Karpinski Janine and Frank Nguyen Sylvia and Harvey Nisenbaum Diane Nissen and Jerry Gollub Paola Nogueras John Norcini Laurie Novo and Stephen Chawaga Carol Orenstein and Charles Nichol Elizabeth and Craig Owens Lisa and Anthony Palmieri Kim Parris and Peter Seidel Marla Peele Carol Perloff Maryam and Robert Phillips Regina Pinotti and John Shields Jane Pompetti Barbara Porter and Steve Yarnell Judy and Gerald Porter Marianne Price Montez Price-Shell and Brandon Shell Helen and David Pudlin Jennifer Punt and Stephen Emerson Michelle and Frederick Purnell Terry Quinlan-Clampffer and Jim Clampffer Jerilynn Radcliff and Doug Ross Christine Ramsey and Andrew Fussner Virginia Rauh and Rollin Gallagher Raymond Reed Suzanne Reiss and Howard Grant Sheri Cozen Resnik ’81 and Kenneth Resnik Robyn Richmond and Lloyd Guindon Daniel Rink Sharon Ritt Arline Ritz
* Deceased Icons represent 10+, 20+, and 30+ years of consecutive giving to the Friends’ Central Fund.
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PARENTS OF ALUMNI/AE & GRANDPARENT GIVING Anne Robbins Susan and Harvey Robbins David Roberts ’83 Mary Roberts Alberta Sivaton Rodgers ’60 and A. Steven Rodgers June and Glenn Rogers Sheila and Henry Rohrer Deborah Rosan and Michael Wolf Sondra Rosenberg ’97 and Carl Bradley Susan Rosenberg Sidney Rosenblatt Penny and Fred Rosenblum Marjorie and Ken Roshkoff Marsha and Richard Rothman Lauren Becker Rubin ’83 and Jon Rubin ’83 Susan and Joel Rubin Cindy and Stephen Ruzansky Meg and Peter Saligman Marie and Bruce Satalof Ann Satterthwaite and James Bergen Michele Scanlon and Gary Nicolai
Deena Schneider Sandrine and Edward Schoenfeld Susan and Jeffrey Schwartz Hannah Schwartz Blaine Scott ’46 Angela Scully and George Elser Cary and Craig N. Sellers Deborah Sesok-Pizzini and Mark-Alan Pizzini Judy Shea Robin Sheldon and Gerard Lewis Susan Shilcrat and Harry Mazurek Marcy and Robert Shoemaker Beatrice Sims Bunny Kurtz Slepin Raquel and Alphonso Smith Tamara Thomas Smith ’91 and Jerome Smith Elizabeth Snider Cathi Cozen Snyder ’85 Howard Snyder Nancy and John Snyder Margaret Somerville ’83 Susan and Edward Stadtmauer Sue Ann and Jonas Stiklorius ’59
Marie and William Strahan Margaret Stroman Helena and Eric Sultan Patricia and Jeffrey Swigart Allison and Philippe Szapary Jean Taranta Kimberly and Dominic Tarquinio Beth and Frank Tedesco Ira Thal Yvette and Darrell Thomas Jayne Tolson ’55 Cynthia and Guillermo Torres Kathleen and Peter Tozer Jean and Frank Tracy Noel Trask ’78 Eve Troutt-Powell and Timothy Powell Naomi and Adrian Tschoegl Anne and Richard Umbrecht Beth Varcoe and Roderick Wolfson Emily Vener-Giszter and Simon Giszter Theresa and Daniel Vickery Flavia Vogrig and Robert Gassel ’69
Linda Waxman Wasserman ’75 and Dennis Wasserman Ronald Waxman Norma Weiser Richard Wertime Wendy and Lawrence White Debra Will and David Thomas Lucy and Erik Williams Barbara Willis Carolyne and Rodney Willis ’77 Eva and Alan Wilson Wendy Wolf Anthony Woodbury Bonnie Wright James Wright Pamela and Donald Yih Kris and Christopher Yoo Melanie and James Yulman Martin Zeldin Sybille Zeldin Regina and Robert Ziffer
Grandparents of Current Students Anonymous Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Hank Adamczyk Elizabeth Anderson Pat and Phillip Annas Helene Apter Claire and Harry Arnold Sandy and David Axelrod Gloria and Courtney Blackman Debbie and Alan Casnoff ’62 Barbara M. Cohen Betty and Stephen Cooper Anne Corson Jeannie and Timothy Coss Sandra and Stephen Cozen ’57 Judith Creed and Robert Schwartz Mary Ann and Willilam Crutchlow Claire and Robert Dankoff Pam and Rob Davidson Cynthia Dayton and William Humenuk Anne DeLay Patrick Duffy Joan Emmons Sandra Gellert Susan Schwartz Goodrich ’65 Mary Gregg and Donald Denton Fonda Hartman Shirley and Mitchell Horenstein Charlotte Humenuk Sibylle and Raymond Jefferis ’56 Beth Davis Johnson ’77 and Martin Johnson Rosalind and Alan Kaufman Margaret Keon Judy and Jerome Kessel
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SAVE THE DATES: Middle School Grandparents’ & Special Friends’ Day FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2016
Middle School Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day 2015
Elizabeth Kozart Sandra Kuby Barbara and Alan Leadholm-Abrams Marvin Levitties Gerry Lewis Patricia and Charles Maraziti Marian and Alexander McDonnell Elizabeth Morgan John Morgan Carol Morris Thomas Murphy
Lower School Grandparents’ & Special Friends’ Day WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2017 Grades 2-5 Estelle and Gerald Palevsky Mary Roberts Alice Saligman Hannah Schwartz Kathleen Shields Jean Taranta Barbara and Joseph Torg Rosamond Wadsworth Alice and Will Webster Elaine and Frank Wright
UNRESTRICTED ANNUAL GIVING
FACULTY & STAFF, FORMER TRUSTEES, AND FORMER FACULTY & STAFF GIVING Faculty and Staff Anonymous (4) Hank Adamczyk Iain Anderson Susanne Andrews Colin Angevine ’05 Phillip Annas Clémence Attard Padraig Barry Kyle Beatty Rebecca Benjamin Tiffany Borsch JB Bowie Janet Bowker Carl Bradley Keith Buckingham Grant Calder Geoff Campbell Richard Case Jebb Chagan Susan Clough Matthew Cohen Nelly Colapinto Kathy Coleman-Martin Bob Cotter Michael Crauderueff Daniel Crowley Michelle Crowley Joel Dankoff William Darling Danielle David Cheryl Davis James Davis Lauren Davis Catherine Dawson Donald Denton Read DeSabato ’02 Steve Dolores Thomas Donovan Lisa D’Orazio Joseph Dubb ’94 Dwight Dunston ’06 Kim Emmons-Benjet Ariel Eure Heather Exley Ginger Fifer Mark Fifer Frank Fisher Jacob Fogel ’07 Robert Folwell ’80 Dianne Forman Daniel Gale Glenn Gale Ellen Goldblatt Julie Cowitz Gordon ’81 Jacqueline Gowen-Tolcott Mary Gregg Fredrick Gresov Suzanne Gross Peter Grove John Gruber Becky Guenther
Terry Guerin Christopher Guides Galen Guindon ’06 Saroj Gupta Art Hall Phyllis Hanson Erika Harnett Cynthia Harris Layla Helwa Mary Lynne Jeschke Deborah Jones Kristina Kallam Daniel Kallen Mike Keaton Jeanette Kelleher C.J. Keller Anne Kenealy William Kennedy Susan Kirk Greg Klein Sharon Kollender Kevin Lawrence Janice Leavy Benjamin Lehman Laedoan Lewis Douglas Linton ’68 Linn Linton Laurie Lubking Clare Luzuriaga Diego Luzuriaga Tom MacFarlane Lisa Mansure Jerry Mapp Lydia Martin Jody Mayer Caroline Maw-Deis Alice McBee Holly McCloskey Linda McConnell Thomas McDaniel Cristina McDonald Alexander McDonnell ’87 Marian McDonnell Deborah Charamella McLaughlin ’01 Marijane Miller Brad Morris Sharon Morsa Tanya Johnson Muse ’02 Jennie Nemroff Gary Nicolai Laurie Novo Andrea Nuneviller Montgomery Ogden Dawn Ovalle Julian Ovalle Chris Ozbun Kim Parris Steven Patterson Cristina Pérez Monica Peterson Marian Petrarca
Heather Petrie Katie Pidot Kelly Pierre Julie Plunkett Jane Pompetti Loraine Potts Frederick Pratt Pamela Przybylski Jennifer Punt Linda Quinlan Alexa Dunnington Quinn ’98 Joan Raina Kenneth Reynolds Robyn Richmond Susan Robinson John Rogers Sheila Rohrer Chris Rosenbaum Penny Rosenblum Michael Russo Miriam Schaefer Anna Schall Shannan Schuster Victoria Schwoebel Peter Seidel Craig N. Sellers Nikki Sims Deborah Skapik Maria Socorro Margaret Somerville ’83 Harry Stead Stephanie Storm Hilary Takiff Weiss ’96 Sarah Taylor Beth Tedesco Lauren Tedesco ’05 Keino Terrell Darrell Thomas David Thomas Mary Fran Torpey Ryan Tozer ’01 Courtlandt van Rooten Al Vernacchio Jason Warley Linda Waxman Wasserman ’75 Josh Weisgrau Debra Will Erik Williams Melanie Yulman Patricia Zaradic Francesca Zelnick Regina Ziffer Michele Zuckman
Former Trustees Barbara B. Aronson Brad Bradbeer Prudence Sprogell Churchill ’59 Carolyn Cohen Stephen Cozen ’57 Ruth Stubbs Denlinger ’55
Nancy Fitts Donaldson ’43 Kenneth Dunn George Elser Jean Farquhar ’70 Edward Grinspan Lloyd Guindon Walter Harris ’76 Samuel Howe ’71 Debbie Hull Laura Jackson ’65 Michael Kelly Murray Levin G. Craig Lord Edward Marshall ’68 James McKey Lincoln Meyers ’80 Suzi Morrison James Murdock ’73 Marianne Price Marsha Rothman Ann Satterthwaite Joanna Haab Schoff ’51 Jonas Stiklorius ’59 *Dickson Werner ’41 James Wright
Former Faculty and Staff Anonymous Rebecca Anderson Richard Beyer Karen Bleakley William Bower Jack Briggs Carrie Brodsky Sara Roberts Callaghan Christopher Campbell Louise Christopher Prudence Sprogell Churchill ’59 Anne Dufour Clouser ’50 Elaine Crauderueff Kathryn Davison Louis DelSoldo Christopher Dorrance Clinton Ely Robert Emory Louise Evans Liza Ewen Elizabeth Kolb Farr ’86 Deborah Peltz Fedder ’79 David M. Felsen Cathy Fiebach Mark Fifer ’96 Laura Forman ’91 Wendy Frame Matthew Murphy Garmur ’97 Mac Given Timothy Golding Mary Grove Leonard Haas ’76 Laura Haimm Robert Hallett
* Deceased Icons represent 10+, 20+, and 30+ years of consecutive giving to the Friends’ Central Fund.
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FORMER FACULTY & STAFF, AND FRIENDS GIVING Kendell Hardy Mary Higgins Miiko Horikawa Samuel Howe ’71 Juan Jewell ’68 Beth Davis Johnson ’77 Diana Bleakley Kearns ’01 Nita Klein Marilyn Lager Connie Burgess Lanzl ’68 John Louchheim James McKey Michael Mersky ’72 Denise Morris Suzi Morrison Janine Morton James Murray Elizabeth Osborne ’54 George Peterson Elizabeth Toborowsky Pollard ’87 Jason Polykoff ’02 Nicholas Pulos ’02 Christine Ramsey Arline Ritz Thomas Robinson Doug Ross
The Middle School orchestra performs at the 2016 Spring Concert.
Stephen Ruzansky Bruce Satalof Ann Satterthwaite Aaron Selkow ’88 John Shaw ’74 Jean Taranta Meade Thayer Jayne Tolson ’55 Diane Tracy Naomi Tschoegl Tonie Walker ’96 Joshua Wasserman ’02 Rodney Willis ’77 Pamela Yih Erica Zimmerman ’85
Friends Linda Burnett Michael Canorro Edward Cochrane Linda and Benjamin Frankel William Glassman Carol Gotwals Bill Hoenigmann Louise and Joseph Huber Ingeborg Marsh
Robert Masland Mary McAdoo Alan Scharfstein Jen Simon
Gifts in Kind Madeline and Richard Baron Elyse and Max Berger Mignon and Jim Groch Andrew Katz ‘86 Dee Kim and Alan Tessler Julie and Erik Lederman Sara Nerken and Robert Karpinski Mia Rincon ’86 Ann Satterthwaite and James Bergen Kerri and Jonathan Wilkerson Alan Wolf ’56 Eve Wollman and James Sperans
Corporations and Foundations Anonymous (3) 12th Street Catering Abramson Family Foundation
Advantage Industrial Supply All Lines Pavement Marking Service American Endowment Foundation American Express Arader Tree Service, Inc. Armstrong, Doyle, Carroll Auerbach Family Foundation Barr Foundation Benevity Community Impact Fund C. Presti Painting, LLC Calvin H. Rankin, Jr. ’43 Fund Catering by Design Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting Doyle & McDonnell, PC Education Facility Management, LLC Fidelity Investment Charitable Gift Fund Harweb Foundation HEITS Building Service Jeds Foundation The Levitties Foundation Lilly Pulitzer Magnolia Plantation & Gardens Family Foundation Mechanical Solutions Associates, LLC MKM Foundation Network For Good New York Painters Supply The Philadelphia Foundation Precision Flooring Enterprises, LLC Rimerman Family Foundation Schwab Charitable Fund Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Sodexo, Inc. Target Corporation The 7ven Group Top-A-Court Tennis Company Truist United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey Unlimited Technology, Inc. Valley Press, Inc. Wyncote Foundation Zeldin Family Foundation
Matching Gift Companies Andrew Burness Arcelor Mittal Bank of America Foundation Baxalta GlaxoSmithKline Foundation JCPenney Corporation, Inc. Merck Company Foundation Pfizer Foundation Susquehanna International Group, LLC Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
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UNRESTRICTED ANNUAL GIVING
GIFTS IN HONOR & GIFTS IN MEMORY Thank You Gifts in Honor of Teachers Gifts from the purchase of thank you cards for and in honor of individual teachers, supporting Friends’ Central Fund for faculty and staff salaries and retirement Anonymous Betty Bard and Jay Adelsberg Ellen Boscov and Todd Taylor Susan Brenman Ingrid and Robert Burd Elizabeth Cohen ’83 and David Whellan Deborah and Frank Correll Donna Davin and Uriel Kusiatin Willa and Marc DeSouza Erin Elman and Stephen Gibson Kim Emmons-Benjet and Brian Benjet Sandra Gellert Cynthia Gouw and Douglas Alexander Harvey Hurdle and Kevin Yoder Michelle and Jonathan Kalman Blandina and Jonathan Klein Joanne and Alexander Klein ’83 Ria and Edward Lee Cathy and Scott Liberman DeeDee and Marcos Lopez Marla and Richard Milgram Valeri and Mark Riesenfeld Sondra Rosenberg ’97 and Carl Bradley Marci and Greg Scott Deborah Sesok-Pizzini and Mark-Alan Pizzini Allison and Philippe Szapary Chandra and George Thorne Betsy Torg and Mark Taranta ’80 Laura and Ricardo Verges Debra Will and David Thomas Lucy and Erik Williams Debra and Donald Yorkman ’95
Gifts in Honor Given in honor of the following Jonathan Abrams ’27 Leah Abrams ’28 “The amazing community and faculty” Angus Anderson ’16 Madeleine Anderson ’21 Christopher Annas ’17 Noah Averick ’16 Jessica Melaragni Baugher ’89 Noor Beckwith ’07 Rahman Beckwith ’99 Hannah Benjet ’19 Josh Benjet ’16 Charles Book ’16 Janet Bowker
Keith Bradburd Carl Bradley Melvin Brecher Taylor Brizill ’18 Keith Buckingham Marielle Buxbaum ’20 Rebecca Buxbaum ’15 Grant Calder Adrianne Levin Cantor ’92 Galen Cassidy ’18 Ha-Eun Choi ’21 Joy Clairmont ’91 Class of 1961 Class of 1966 Class of 1967 Class of 1976 Class of 1982 Class of 1986 Class of 1996 Class of 2001 Class of 2012 Class of 2016 Sue Clough Latesha Colbert-Mack Levi Cooper ’16 Reed Cooper ’20 Michael Crauderueff Abby Crowley ’15 Colleen Crowley ’23 Morgan Crowley ’18 Danielle David Jim Davis Catherine Dawson Don Denton Daniel DeSipio ’29 Lucas DeSipio ’20 Marcus DeSipio ’24 Diane DeVan Joe Dubb ’94 Dwight Dunston ’06 “Everyone who makes FCS special” Peter Fell ’79 David M. Felsen Jon Fiebach ’82 Josh Fiebach ’16 Matthew Fiebach ’18 Alexandra Levin Fishback ’96 Frank Fisher Claudia Melaragni Fitzgerald ’87 Jacob Fogel ’07 Viola Foster Kamran Foy ’16 E.J. Frankel ’10 Max Frankel ’03 Zachary Frankel ’06 “Friends’ Central Faculty and Staff” William S. Gartner ’55 Benjamin Gilman ’06 Mary Gregg John Gruber Art Hall Kennedy Hall ’26
1A’s spring play The Greatest Treasure was a hit!
Mara Hall ’27 Erika Harnett Ben Hebert ’25 Catherine Hebert ’21 Jessica Horenstein ’19 Sydney Horenstein ’21 Deborah Jones Jonah Kaufman ’26 Leo Kaufman ’24 Max Kaufman ’91 William Kennedy Charles King ’80 Jacob Kohl ’19 Sharon Kollender Sher Kung ’01 Laedoan Lewis Laurie Lubking Clare Luzuriaga Diego Luzuriaga Jacob Lynn-Palevsky ’18 “ Influential and remarkable teachers I had during my four years at FCS” Tom MacFarlane George Mack Deb Maraziti Kareena Mathur ’26 Dottie Mazullo Linda McConnell Rachel Fell McDermott ’77 Alex McDonnell ’87 Lincoln Meyers ’80 Lauren Milgram ’16 Bettina Moore Tanya Johnson Muse ’02 Nir Kuby Netz ’19 Gary Nicolai Laurie Novo Kim Parris Heather Petrie
Aqeel Phillips ’13 Anne Pizzini ’16 Julie Plunkett Ava Pollack ’16 Jane Pompetti Joel Price Alexa Dunnington Quinn ’98 Chris Ramsey Sophie Ritt ’15 Penny Rosenblum Doug Ross Morgan Saunders ’01 Eric Schneider ’99 Mark Schneider ’04 Todd Schneider ’02 Nyssa Schoenfeld’s Graduation Marissa Schwabe ’16 Jessica Shields ’16 John Singer ’01 Alvah Small Julia Small Carolyn Spellacy ’16 Staton Family Alexander Sturm ’30 Gabriel Tagliamonte ’14 Lauren Tedesco ’05 Sara Florence Thal ’16 Dave Thomas Ryan Tozer ’01 Rich Ulmer ’60 Al Vernacchio Nora Wadsworth ’19 Jason Warley Linda Waxman Wasserman ’75 Matthew L. Weaver ’98 Ann Whitcraft Deb Will Erik Williams Matthew Wilson ’15 Zachary Zwick’s Graduation
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GIFTS IN MEMORY Gifts in Memory
Margie Reed Rachel Reed ’06
Memorialized is in bold, donor is italicized
Ronald C. Relick ’50 J. Richard Relick ’47
Walter D. Armstrong ’46 John Banks ’48
Thomas “TR” Riley Taylor Lee ’08
Eliza B. Blackburn ’22 Joan Lallou Smith ’52
Dr. Michael Coyle Ritter Ann Ginsburgh Hofkin ’61
John J. Bohrer Suzanne Bohrer Ashley ’64
Hermann Rosenberger ’57 Rodman Rosenberger ’58
Dorothy Everitt Bond ’35 Gretchen Young Lerch ’57 Richard Jones Bond 1896 Gretchen Young Lerch ’57
Dr. Frances Rothman and Dr. Irwin Rothman Sandra Rothman ’81
Patricia McCann Bowie ’51 Lee Bowie ’51
Joy Schaible ’55 Anonymous Reunion classes were honored in the FCS gardens, with some classes remembering deceased friends.
Beth Brett ’62 Annabelle Brett ’65 Ruth and Dick Burgess Connie Burgess Lanzl ’68 John Burrowes Allan Mackey ’55 Christopher T. Campbell ’04 Jesse Amoroso ’04 Bridget Campbell ’03 Mari Ann and Christopher Campbell Laura Rolfe ’04 Dr. Becky M. Carlton Kimberly Carlton ’79 Roger Clisby Edward Clisby ’55 Rebecca and Osborne Cresson Wetherill Cresson Winder ’58 Alice Hess Crowell ’46 John Banks ’48 Anne Dufour Clouser ’50 Deceased Members of the Class of 1959 David Branning ’59 Deceased Members of the Class of 1960 Bruce Babcock ’60 R. Scott Drayer ’85 Mary Drayer Moran ’86 Wayne Evans June Singley Evans ’66 Clayton Farraday ’32 Robert Hallet Francis James ’53 James Murray Sarah De Vita Napoli ’50 Diane Tracy
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Alan Freeman ’56 Alan Wolf ’56
Rolfe Marsh Ingebord Marsh
David George Jed Callen ’67
Ruth Sample Masland 1915 and R.P. Masland Robert Masland
Carolyn Ulmer Gorman ’66 Barbara Luff Gross ’66 Judy M. Green ’56 Michael Canorro
Norman “Bud” McAvoy ’48 Darwin Kingsley Mary McAdoo Thomas Patterson ’59 Carol and Robert Schoen
Michael Sesok, Sr. Deborah Sesok Pizzini and Mark-Alan Pizzini Abner Silver Michael Silver ’86 John Craig Singer ’01 Naomi and Adrian Tschoegl J. Watson Supplee ’37 James Supplee ’69 Papa Szene Illeana and Tamas Szene
Frances Decker Hancock ’62 Elisabeth Charr Bodurtha ’62
John McCollum Elizabeth Kolb Farr ’86 Jennifer Zweben ’87
Sarah Schalow Hassold Louise Schalow Del Vecchio ’73
Alan D. Taylor ’71 Joan Shapiro Alexander ’71 Douglas Cooper ’71 Melissa Richter Marchand ’71 Courtney Solenberger-McNeil ’71 Doris Hayes Talley ’71
Beth McConkey Christine Smith ’66
Col. Oliver E. Hatfield Suzanne and Kurt Shore
Pat Upham Thomas ’61 Elizabeth Mayer ’61
Ellen McPeak Claire Conway and John McPeak
Eleanor Ford Jones Heilman Richard Heilman ’51
Julia Scott Wagner ’28 Kristin and Todd Kimmell
John Meade Amy Meade
Mary Sax Hoenigmann ’41 and Frank Hoenigmann Bill Hoenigmann
Dr. George Weaver Mary Hediger
John T. W. Minster ’48 Geraldine Minster
John Whereat ’76 Sylvia Hamerman-Brown ’78 William Lehr ’76
Gabby Haab Jen Simon
Loretta Marcacci Korostoff Heather Korostoff Murray ’79 John D. Lamb ’50 Anne Dufour Clouser ’50
Justin Nicolai ’10 Matthew Frank ’10 Cynthia Ivy Pennypacker ’31 Margaret Pennypacker Caulfield
Jeffrey Lerner Judith-Love Pietromartire ’80
Lucio Pizzini, Sr. Deborah Sesok Pizzini and Mark-Alan Pizzini
Diana E. Lewis Gerry Lewis
Mary Elma White Price Sarah Price Lindsay Honey ’62
Laurie Fox Liza Ewen
Rutah Kogan Ludwig ’50 Joseph Ludwig ’69
Lynne Weisman Frankel ’58 Marjorie Schwartz Dilsheimer ’58
Zachary Alan Markson David Markson
Evelyn P. Rader Denise Morris Arline Ritz
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Mildred King Scott Blaine Scott ’46
Thomas A. Wood Christopher Dorrance Eve Ellis ’76 Deborah B. Woodbury Anthony Woodbury Rekha Yagnik Nandita Yagnik Hogan ’89 Anna Bond Young ’31 Gretchen Young Lerch ’57
RESTRICTED ANNUAL GIVING
GIFTS TO CURRENT OPERATIONS Dorothy Kurtz Scholarship Fund provides financial aid for two girls who are excellent school citizens and fine athletes Dorothy J. Kurtz ’19 Trust
Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) The State of Pennsylvania authorizes the award of tax credits to businesses that make contributions to scholarship organizations. These gifts support the FCS Financial Aid Program. Bryn Mawr Trust Company IMC Construction H. Chase Lenfest Philadelphia Contributorship Philip Rosenau Co., Inc.
Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) The State of Pennsylvania authorizes the award of tax credits to businesses that make contributions to scholarship organizations. These gifts support the FCS Financial Aid Program specifically for students who reside in areas of “underperforming schools.” AJO Partners Bryn Mawr Trust Company Cardone Industries Direct Image & Design Agency Katznelson Associates, LP MBA Equities LTD Utica National Insurance Group
EITC & OSTC The Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) programs, administered by the State of Pennsylvania, provide significant tax credits to eligible businesses that allocate a portion of their tax dollars to Friends’ Central School to provide financial aid to deserving students. Contact Kim Emmons-Benjet, Director of Annual Giving, at 610-645-4499 or kbenjet@friendscentral.org to learn more about these programs.
Other Restricted Gifts Nicole Barnum and Sophia Lee Daniel B. and Florenece E. Green Foundation Karen Johansen and Gardner Hendrie ’50 Benjamin Pasek ’03 Jennifer Punt and Stephen Emerson Henrietta and Henry Rosenberg Sprague Foundation T. Wistar Brown Teachers’ Fund
John Singer ’01 FCC Greenhouse Memorial Fund supports the Fannie Cox Center botanical collection Edward Singer Ruth Tanur
2015-2016 GREEN CLUB Thank you to the members of the “Green Club” who gave early in the fall, online or in person, ensuring that they would receive no papers solicitations. Giving early also allowed the School to put the funds immediately to work for programs and activities in the current school year. To see a list of Green Club Donors, visit friendscentral.org/2016greenclub. If you are interested in “giving green” in the future, please email Kim Emmons-Benjet at kbenjet@friendscentral.org.
DEVELOPMENT VOLUNTEERS DEVELOPMENT VOLUNTEERS Elise Berger Mayuri Bhargavi Peggy Brumfield Bruton ’53 Sue Saunders Clark ’54 Carolyn Cohen Elizabeth Cohen ’83 Jessica Coss Michelle Crowley Donna Davin Debbie Dolic Steve Dolores Lorna Dreyfus Dwight Dunston ’06 Marci Feigenbaum Bergmann Cathy Fiebach Jon Fiebach ’82 Janice Decker Frohner ’60 Robert Gassel ’69 Julie Cowitz Gordon ’81 Edward M. Grinspan Rebecca Guenther Saroj Gupta Cynthia Bidart Harris Joyce Horikawa ’80 Taylor Lee ’08 Clio Malin ’96 Fran Margulies Tom McDaniels Latifah McMullin ’99 Aaron Polak Karyn Polak Kinshasa Rodgers Doug Ross Leonard Rossio Cary Sellers April Thompson George Walters ’55 Carolyne Willis Rodney Willis ’77 Armin Yepoyan Linda Yepoyan Henry Zoob ’57
1956 Marjorie Miller Hallowell Alan Wolf 1961 Julie Pontz Curson Lynne Iverson Neefe 1966 Lawrason Anne Clement Richard McCarraher Ruth Ann Wagner Eric Whiteway 1971 Joan Shapiro Alexander Liz Fried 1976 Ramsay Pennypacker Arlette Smith William Weiner 1981 Marc Ackerman Julie Cowitz Gordon Sandy Rothman 1986 Phil Auerbach Joshua Broker Andrew Cohen Eli Gross 1991 Joy Clairmont Andrea del Rio Max Kaufman Alex Miller Helena Miller Tamara Thomas Smith
1996 Clio Mallin 2006 Dwight Dunston Betsey Margolies
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 2015-2016 Jonathan Fiebach ’82, Clerk Quinn Bauriedel Bob Cotter Robert Gassel ‘69 Karen Horikawa ‘77 Andrew Newcomb ‘87 Craig N. Sellers
ALUMNI/AE BOARD Lauren Collier ‘99 –President Bess Collier ‘96 – Vice President Janice Decker Frohner ‘60 – Secretary Jesse Amoroso ‘04 Jeffrey Brody ‘98 Patrick Lord ‘90 Kim Kurtz Lent ‘87 Clio Mallin ‘96 Latifah McMullin ‘99 Alex Rolfe ’01 Jessica Zeldin ‘88
YOUNG ALUMNI/AE CALLERS Rebecca Buxbaum ’15 Elise Foster ’16 Maddie Henry ’16 Arianna Hobbs-Luby ’16 Anne Kennedy ’16
SENIOR PARENT GIFT COMMITTEE Melissa and Paul Anderson Jessica and Chris Coss Lorna and Arnon Dreyfuss Cathy and Jon Fiebach ’82 Robert Folwell ’80 Susan and Richard Holt Fran and Rob Margulies Marla and Rich Milgram Flavia Vogrig and Robert Gassel ’69
REUNION 2016 VOLUNTEERS 1946 Ellen Burr Blaine Scott
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We’re always thrilled to see young alums return to campus on their colleges’ winter breaks.
(From left) Sam Veith ’16, Naomi Detre ’16, and Catherine Barbour ’16 in the Makerspace, working on their series of connected projects around the theme of using technology and crafts to reveal invisible connections between people
WAYS OF GIVING A donor can make a difference at Friends’ Central School by making a charitable contribution in the following ways. If you have any questions about your gift or how to make a gift, please call the Development Office at 610-645-5043 or email giving@friendscentral.org.
Gifts of Cash, Check, or Money Order
Matching Gifts
Checks should be made payable to “Friends’ Central School” and dropped at the City Avenue Campus Main Building Development Office or mailed to Friends’ Central School, Development Office 1101 City Avenue Wynnewood, PA 19096
Matching Gifts can double or triple the value of your gift. Simply obtain a Matching Gift form from your company’s personnel or human resources office, fill out the portion to be completed by the donor for your employer, and mail a copy of the form to the School along with your gift. Friends’ Central Fund Matching Gifts are counted towards a donor’s membership in one of the Friends’ Central Fund Gift Clubs.
Online Giving American Express®, Visa®, MasterCard®, or Discover credit card gifts can be entered via our online giving site friendscentral.org/gift or our monthly recurring gift site or by calling the office at 610-645-5043.
Recurring Gift Option By making a monthly recurring gift, you can spread the payment of your gift over the entire year. You determine the amount and number of months of payment when you make your gift. • A $5 monthly gift from September to June is a $50 gift • A $205 monthly gift adds up to a Leadership Gift
Gifts of Stock and Appreciated Securities A gift of appreciated securities (stocks, bonds, and mutual funds) offers the benefit of supporting the School while offering a tremendous financial planning tool for a donor, since income taxes are reduced by the charitable donation and there is no capital gains tax on the appreciation. Please contact Kim Emmons-Benjet at 610-645-4499 to obtain transfer information.
The Blackburn Society Named in honor of Eliza E. Blackburn ’22, the Blackburn Society was established by the Board of Trustees to honor individuals who have made provisions in their will or estate plans to benefit Friends’ Central. (Please see page 31 for more information.)
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HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 2015-2016 The Home and School Association is the organized body of all Friends’ Central parents. The personal investment of parents and guardians in their children’s education is an integral part of the School’s philosophy, and by encouraging parental involvement, Friends’ Central accomplishes its goal of establishing a partnership among the School, the student, and the family. Thank you to the following parents who held leadership positions and to all those who volunteered at events throughout the year.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Co-Presidents Betty Bard Susan Wadsworth
Michelle Narin Flavia Vogrig
11th Grade
Donna Davin Christine Giordano
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
US Service Wendy Frame Kris Yoo
4th Grade
Iris Melendez
Michele Brotman Anja Jefferis Levitties ’86 Marjorie Roshkoff
Grace Hsu Kathy Porter
Holiday Cheer Event
Treasurer
10th Grade
3rd Grade
MS Service
Secretary
Joyce Stovall
Immediate Past President Ami Lonner
Upper School Co-Chairs Amy Estey Liz Lorry
Middle School Co-Chairs Christine Coburn Doug Davis
Paula Durlofsky Cathy Fiebach Heather Osborne
9th Grade Al Condiff Lisa Davis Ami Lonner Cathy Nierenberg
8th Grade
Lower School Co-Chairs
Susan Brenman Trinity Dixon John Gilliland
Sharlee Casnoff Emma Staton
7th Grade
Quaker Life Group Chair Todd Kimmell
PARENT REPRESENTATIVES
12th Grade
Roe Eichinger Nancy Rappaport Kinshasa Rodgers
6th Grade Valerie Riesenfeld Chandra Thorne Sodany Williams
Lorna Dreyfuss Princess Foster
Volunteers at the Lower School Book Fair 2016
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5th Grade
FRIENDS’ CENTRAL SCHOOL
Willa DeSouza Dan McClave
2nd Grade Lydia Hamburg Robin Riess Jen Stern Maria Vaccaro
1st Grade Catherine Chiang Ileana Szene Vanita Treat
Kindergarten Jen Bergheiser Simon Knight Julie Shapiro
Pre-Kindergarten Courtney Shipon Meena Thayu
Nursery Kristy Peters
Wendy Frame Doug Davis Heather Osborne
LS Service Paula Hall Sharon Kenny Chandra Thorne
MS Book Fair Meli Simmering Lara Smith Paula Yudenfriend Green
LS Book Fair Dee Kim Kristy Peters
Pumpkin Fair Stephanie Sidlow Ileana Szene
Alumni/ae: mark your calendars!
FCS Alumni/ae Baby Day Sunday, October 23, 2016 11 am - 12 noon Lower School Campus 228 Old Gulph Road, Wynnewood
Friends’ Central REUNION 2017
AY, S AT U R D 7 1 M AY 6 , 2 0
REUNION CLASS YEARS:
’42 ’47 ’52 ’57 ’62 ’67 ’72 ’77 ’82 ’87 ’92 ’97 ’02 ’07 ’12
OTHER UPCOMING ALUMNI/AE GATHERINGS:
Thursday, October 20, 2016 - Tired Hands Fermentaria • 35 Cricket Avenue • Ardmore Thursday, November 10, 2016 - New York City Friday, January 6, 2017 - Young Alumni/ae Open House at FCS Thursday, March 16, 2017 - Washington, DC lumni/ae events are held throughout the year — on-campus, off-campus, and out of town. We encourage you to A attend these gatherings to network, socialize, and visit with faculty. If you would like to host or help plan analumni/ae event, please contact Linda Waxman Wasserman, Director of Alumni/ae Affairs, at lwasserman@friendscentral.org or 610-645-5042. Watch your mail and email for details about all the events mentioned on this page.
1101 City Avenue Wynnewood, PA 19096-3418 www.friendscentral.org
Save the Date!
The Ulmer Family Light Lab Opening Ceremony Friday, October 21 • 1:30 pm • Lower School Campus
Join us as we unveil this incredible new facility! For more details about the Light Lab, visit friendscentral.org.