Every Gift Counts GEORGE SCHOOL
R EPORT OF GIFTS from Parents & Grandparents
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LETTER FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL
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nancy starmer
“ Your gifts will be an inspiration to others. Thank you again for your belief and commitment.” Dear Friends, I write this letter having recently returned from a trip to Asia to visit George School graduates and families in Taiwan, Korea, and mainland China. The latter is a burgeoning group, most of them new to U.S. independent schools in general and to Friends education in particular. Perhaps for that reason, I found their perspectives and impressions of George School especially moving, and I want to begin this letter with a story that illustrates that point. One of our hosts in Shanghai was the father of a recent graduate, and on our last night he spoke about what he and his family have learned over the course of their son’s time at George School. “When I was growing up,” he said, “I couldn’t have imagined that in my lifetime I would be able to afford a house with a refrigerator and stove in the kitchen, much less be able to send my son to America to school. So many things are changing in China, many for the good, but I worry that this next generation will take these amenities for granted and that they won’t understand that many others in their own country and the world still live the way I used to live.” “George School’s focus on service, on community, and on living responsibly have been an inspiration to me,” he continued. “I sent my son to George School so that he would have experience of other cultures and to enable him to attend a good university in the U.S., but he, and we, have received so much more. While I can’t do as much as Barbara Anderson has done, I know that, like Barbara, I want to give back for all that George School has given to us. I know that the true significance of sending my son to the U.S. will be realized when he and his generation show a similar commitment to their society and to their school.” This parent’s experience led him to become a leadership donor to both the Mollie Dodd Anderson Library and the Annual Fund. He also has supported George School’s Global Service Program in China, which sends students and teachers to work with villages destroyed in the earthquakes of 2008. This past spring, this and another Chinese family joined together to form a foundation that will fund George School-China service programs for the next four
years. Several other Chinese families have shown their appreciation in similar ways. That George School and Barbara Dodd Anderson’s example have made such an impact on these families in such a short period of time both highlights and illustrates the importance of the gifts that we are celebrating in the pages of this Report of Gifts. You give because you appreciate the education that you or your children or grandchildren received at George School, because you understand that a strong spiritual and ethical foundation is as important as a strong intellectual foundation, and because you understand the importance of giving back. And your gifts, like Barbara’s and like the gifts of our new Chinese families, instruct and inspire others. Thank you. This year, your gifts resulted in tremendous accomplishment here at George School. We opened the new Mollie Dodd Anderson Library and Learning Commons, which was dedicated on Parents’ Visiting Day in October, with contributions from more than six hundred of you. Your gifts also helped us renovate the McFeely library into classroom space to accommodate our history department. Last year, gifts to scholarship funds made it possible for scores of students to attend George School who would otherwise not have been able to come. George School teachers also benefitted from your generosity this past year, through your contributions to endowed faculty chairs and professional development funds, and through your support of our Annual Fund. I also am thrilled to report that thanks to your help, we met our ambitious Annual Fund goal of $1.1 million. Over the next year, I know that your gifts will be an inspiration to others. On behalf of all of the current students, staff, and faculty of George School, I want to thank you again for your belief and commitment. Sincerely,
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GIFTS FROM PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS
George School giving levels recognize the generous contributions of our donors whose gifts instruct and inspire others.
Gifts from the families of students and alumni play a special role in the life of their children. Because tuition covers less than 74 percent of the cost of educating each student, parents and grandparents help make George School’s unique environment possible through their contributions. We are pleased to recognize their commitment to the school.
REVENUE 2009-2010
LEADERSHIP LEVELS 1893 Circle
$25,000 and more
Meetinghouse Circle
$10,000-$24,999
Main Circle
$5,000-9,999
Sunnybanke Circle
$2,500-4,999
South Lawn Circle
$1,000-2,499
GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN OF GIFTS FROM PARENTS
Endowment 13.5%
Annual Fund 4.1% Auxiliary and Other Revenue 5.1% Summer Programs 3.5%
80%
75% 70%
70% 60%
61% 56%
50% 42% 40%
Tuition 73.8%
39%
35%
42%
39% 33%
30% 20% 10% 0% Mid-Atlantic States New England States Midwestern States
Parents Annual Fund: $246,786 - 61% Freshman Parents: 54% Sophomore Parents: 66% Junior Parents: 59% Senior Parents: 60% 1893 Circle Anonymous (2) Qi Gao and Nannan Xia Meetinghouse Circle Blake Rodgers and Jody Krosnick Rodgers ’79 Barry Sonnenfeld and Susan Ringo § Jian Zhang and Min Shi Main Circle Charles and Michelle Bitzer Steven and Lisa Bryer Chen-Yu Cheng and Hsiu-Huei Lee Geoffrey A. Darby and Margo E. Garrison ’72
Joseph and Dorothy Highland Robert and Marie Kimelheim Ivy Lewis Leonor Sa Machado Theresa Mazack Thomas and Jean Pedersen James and Michele Peruto Gang Ren and Youbin Zhang Melinda Vallone Sunnybanke Circle Anonymous (2) Jack and Ilene Brod Jae Huck Chang and Eun Young Lee Siyuan Chen and Yan Cai Lan Chung and Myong Soon Kim John and Denise Edelblut John and Susan Eichert Ruth English Paul H. and Ann K. Friedman John and Gwyneth Langeler John and Jennifer Bryson McGahren Karen Norris
Southern States Western States China
Choon Keun Park and Yeon Hee Lee Carlo and Pamela Russo Craig and Kim Scott Steven and Elizabeth Weiler Xingchi Wen and Kexiu Wu Zhiping Xie and Hu Lihua South Lawn Circle Jonathan Adams and Bonnie Hoffman-Adams Sung Jung Cho and Kyung Sook Lee Mark and Gianna Durand Mark and Maria Feinman Patrick and Ann Garreaud David Hayden and Tracy LaRou William and Wendy Herbert Kenneth and Patricia Heys Holly Houston Justin Huang and Li-Lin Lu Stan James and Jenny Ornsteen In Tae Jung and Myung Ja Cha Hong Woong Kim and Mee Ran Jeon Woon Hwa Lee and Mi Jung Kim
Korea Taiwan European Countries
Other Countries
Dunstan McNichol and Michelle Ruess Mark Meltzer James and Margarita Paulson Marc Powell Mark Rosenthal and Kim Gross Grant Wiggins Anonymous (4) Jonathan K. Alden ’82 and Megan Du Bois ’84 William and Florence Aldrich Keith J Alexander Steven Arvey Robert and Rosaria Atwater John and Agnes Baffoe-Bonnie Richard Balka and Debra Gross Balka ’77 Rick and Amber Bankoff Charles Bardes and Barbara Kilpatrick Madeline Bayliss Brent Becker and Rachel Sterns
William and Kathie Bentley Jean Hesselman Bohr ’76 § Giorgio and Linda Bolis Kenneth and Claudia Boyle Martin and Esther Brecher J. David and Amy Ward Brimmer George and Carletta Brooker Leonard J. Brown Marie-Claire Brown ’77 Sheila Brown S. Marshall and Patricia Burns Don Butler Thomas Byrne and Janice Brown Vince Campellone and Karen Baker Campellone ’82 Michael and Rose Carbonara Vincent and Christine Carcia Gregg Carpene and Melissa Loomar Carpene ’82 Gretchen Castle Ireneo and Gloria Castro Chung Ming Chang and Shu Hui Chiu Ruiting Chang and Xuefang Li Gang Chen and Hua Ding Elizabeth Antrim Cherney Chi-Yu Chien and Shu-Hua Lee Michael and Miriam Chipimo
Chuei-Hong Chiu and Su-Huang Cheng Jong Soo Choi and Jung Bae Kim Frank Cincotta and Diane Sterner Matt and Valerie Clark Tim and Kimberly Clinton Daniel and Jane Cohen William and Patricia Collins Ronald and Sala Cox Paul J. Croce Terry and Nancy Culleton § Anthony and Paula D’Amico Kevin Davis ’77 and Jenna Kuebler Davis ’78 § William and Jacqueline Denton Barbara Deuell Anthony and Bethann DiGiovanni Beth DiGiulian John and Liza DiMino William S. Dockhorn ’56 and Carol Wengert § Donald duBoulay and Althea Seaborn Edward and Diana Dunbar Rodney and Mary Dunbar Monika M. Ehmann Steven Einstein James English
Robert ’80 and Denise Esberg Gary Eshbaugh and Julie Krikorian Eshbaugh ’83 Fredy and Silvia Estrada Joyce Falsetti Fernando and Ana Fernandes Marc and Joy Finkel Patrick and Laura Fisher Charles and Valerie Folk David and Amy Durie Forrest Isabelle Francois Alexander and Vita Fridman Mary Ann Fritschie Salvatore Gambino and Susan David Maurice Gaquer and Janet Raymond ’80 Michael Garfinkle and Terry Levitt-Garfinkle Joseph and Laura Garry Steve and Alice Gens Donald Gerecke and Marion Gordon Timothy and Suzan Gillis Gary Gilman and Deborah Zelitch Xev Gittler and Rebecca Schore Tracey Giuffrida John Gleeson ’65 and Constance Edwards Gleeson ’78 Audrey Goldstein
Carmen Gonzalez Jeffrey Gordon and Jo Harding-Gordon Kevin and Vicki Gottlieb Bernard Graebener and Mary Hunt D. Mirjam Gross ’80 Christopher Grosso and Giselle Metcalf-Grosso Alberto Gutierrez ’75 and Theresa Finn Mark Haber and Nancy Chiyo Moriuchi Lillian Hall Andrew and Allison Hamilton Jeffrey and Denise Hamren Wolfgang and Elke H.P. Hannel Michael Hanscom and Danielle Hanscom-Thode John and Pamela Harkins James and Winifred Harmon Bob Haug Stephen and Jennifer Hayden Steven Heitzer and Kelly Meashey Renee Hems-Schools † Deceased § Sticky Bun Society • John M. George Society
“ As parents, we want to become a giving model for our son, so that he can learn to give back to others.” Qi Gao and Nannan Xia p’10 Parent Annual Fund Donors*
What impresses you about George School? We have been very impressed by how our son Tony ’10 has changed, both in his academic study skills and his personality. In China, academics are most important. Service and growing as a person are not considered as important as they are at George School. Last year, Tony went on the Global Service Program (GSP), and this year, he was a leader for the program. We appreciate all the opportunities George School gave to Tony and to the whole family. As parents, why do you give to the Annual Fund? We learned a lot from Barbara Dodd Anderson’s gift. It motivated us to give to George School. As parents, we want to become a giving model for our son, so that he can learn to give back to others. With Tony in college, will your relationship with George School continue? Absolutely. We were very happy to join the George School community, to make friends, and to learn about the U.S. We will continue to give and to share what we learned with the China Parents Association. And we hope that GSP will keep growing and that it—and our role in it—will continue for the next ten or twenty years.
The Gao Family lives in Shanghai and Tony plans to attend New York University next year. Following the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, they became involved in service projects there and worked with George School to launch the inaugural Global Service Program (GSP) to China in 2009. (More than a service trip, the GSP trains educators in how to lead international service trips.) The family also was instrumental in starting George School’s China Parents Association, which provides information, a website, and fellowship for Chinese families with children at or considering George School. * Tuition covers less than 74 percent of the full cost of a George School education. The generosity of the Gao Family—and others who give to the Annual Fund—helps fill the gap, making the kinds of experiences Tony enjoyed available to countless students.
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Anthony and Giuseppina Hipple Chip and Barbara Homeier Barbara Hordis Masabumi Horikawa and Claire Arnod-Horikawa Edmond Horsey Margot Horsey Scott Hoskins and Susan Woodman Hoskins ’71 § Sebastian O. Ibezim Richard Jacobs and Christina Fisher-Jacobs Ann E. Jerome David and Karen Jones Jin Won Kang and Yoo Jin Hwang Ben Kaplan and Patti Smialkowski Marc and Shari Kaplan Jeff and Susan Karr Robert and Rhona Katz George and Alison Kauker Jocelyn Keith Nadine Kante Kennedy Daniel and Julia Kerr Carola Kieve Joseph and Susan Knoll Michael and Maria Krocker
Anne P. Langeler Michael Laracy and Eileen McGinnis Seungje Lee and Jihyun Hwang Wonse Lee and Youngok Lim Beth Lepianka Zhihui Li and Qian Hong Bruce and Amy Lindsay Gabriel and Jill Loewy W. Thomas ’78 and Jacqueline Lomax George and Maureen Long Ashraf Lotfi and Monica Lluch-Lotfi Cindy K. Mahoney Gregg and Amy Maloberti Claudio and Savanna Mapelli Andrew and Ann Martin Bashar and Jane Masri Michael Matassa and Deborah Bell-Matassa Eric Kojo Mbrow and Janine Peterson Brad and Rachel McGowan Robert Meledandri Norma Mendez Raymond and Mary Menna Craig and Karen Miller
Randy and Kristine Minderjahn Doug and Pat Mooberry James Moreno and Sarah Nicklin Edward S. ’84 and Susan Morgan Donna Murray Peter Mustardo and Nora Kennedy Scott Nelson and Gretchen Nordleaf-Nelson Janine D. Nyce Dick O’Hern and Polly Lodge Dega Omar Robert and Betsy O’Mara Shanti Owen Anthony Passanante Gurmeet and Harpreet Patheja Eric Pennington Carlos and Anne Perez Matthew Perkins and Jennifer Isaacs Stephen Perloff and Naomi Mindlin Joseph and Joan Philip David Philips and Harriet Jahr-Philips Larry Pinkus and Sara Stern Pinkus ’77 Jonathan W. Platt ’78 and Melanie J. O’Neill § •
Richard Popiel and Lisa Holland Andrew M. Popkin ’83 and Amy Taylor Popkin ’82 • Mitchell and Tomoko Porten Barry and Danielle Portnoy John and Cynthia Potter Shashi and Sweta Prasad Jim Pugh and Dona Bergin Francesco and Sandra Pugliese Du Qin Randolph and Lilian Quaye Lynne Kallus Rainey Jason and Gretchen Ramsey Christine Rauschkolb-Loeffler Jonathan and Melissa Reiss Susan D. Resnick Dwayne and Pippa Porter Rex Tanya Reyes-Storey Joseph and Diane Richerts Rebecca Robinson Caroline Rodgers Britta Roman Daryl Roskos Andrew and Elizabeth Rosser Andrew Rowan and Andrea Lehman •
“ When you’re passionate about something, and other people are too, asking for help is easy. I can’t wait for my next opportunity to give back.” Shelley Bitzer p’06, ’10, ’11 Parent Volunteer and Donor*
What prompted you to take on a fundraising campaign? I wanted to give back to a school that so beautifully and graciously embraced our family, not just our children. Our daughter Hannah ’11 is an avid rider and while cheering her on, I noticed that the two riding rings needed to be resurfaced. I decided to raise money to resurface the rings and purchase a dedicated tractor to maintain them. How did you get it done? With George School’s blessing, I worked with Michele Peruto, mother of DeAnna Meckling ’12, and we contacted every family involved in the equestrian program, whether in a PE class or on developmental, junior varsity, or varsity equestrian teams. Enthusiasm and support for the project were tremendous. We raised most of the $30,000 we needed in two weeks, and every gift made a difference. Even parents of seniors took part, despite the fact that their children had just one term left in school. How do new rings benefit George School students? The excitement of the new rings has generated an elevated level of attention and support and awareness toward the equestrian program. On Alumni Weekend, after an equestrian show, my daughter said, “I have never seen so many people here.” Another rider described the new rings as “amazing…it’s like falling on a pillow.” With the new rings we have an environment where students can learn and explore—where they aren’t afraid to fall, pick themselves up, and try again. It’s just like the rest of their high school journey at George School.
Shelley Bitzer is the mother of four children, three of whom have attended George School, as did her mother-in-law, Mimi Bitzer ’55. * Seeing a need and wanting to leave George School a little better than when her children arrived, Shelley Bitzer reached out to other parents to improve George School’s equestrian facilities. Both Shelley and the school are delighted by the terrific response and results.
Michael and Janet Roy Marc Rubin and Erika Steffen Dongliang Sang and Hongxia Wang Paul and Judy Savage John Schmidtberger and Corinne Lalin Gregory Schools Patrick and Cindy Schretlen Kenneth Silber Linda Silber Rick and Mika Silver Mark Simon and Susan Gaston-Simon Kenneth and Linda Simone John and Christina Sisti Amy Smith Neal and Jeanette Solomon Nam Song and Myung Ja Kim Ray and Kati Sowiak W. Scott and Jasmine Spence David Starkey and Stephanie Jones Joseph W. and Kathleen K. Strode Marlin and Sharon Stroh Wongi and Jinjae Sul Frank Sweeney and Marjorie Kaplan Ted and Melinda Tally Stephen and Jacqueline Tanzer Eddie Jack Taylor James and Patricia Taylor Paola Tayvah Edward and Deborah Telatovich Charles and Laura Thomforde Bethany Thompson Charles and Ann Thurlow Igor and Inna Timofeyev William and Swati Toppin Andrew P. Trull ’72 and Tacie Yerkes Trull ’74 § Kuo-Hsin Tsai and Chin-Lan Lin Ilene Tuller Kenneth and Holly Tyson William and Anstes Uhl Don Ulin Lauren Vakili Robert and Tanya Van Pelt Alicia Verleysen Richard Verner and Jean Hellering Allan Walker and Elissa Darnowsky Mark Waller and Stephanie Arvey Douglas and Donna Walters Chong Wang and Hongyu Zhan Jianshe Wang and Jiping Chen Paul Weinstein and Debbie Bernstein Blake and Marion T. Wells Thomas Wells and Susan Snipes-Wells Mark and Diane Wiley Charles Williams Pamela A. Williams Larry and Margaret Wood Susan Wyss Changxian Yi and Xiaoyan Pan Chiemi York Alan Young and Mary Shea David R. Young Ranya Young
Ning Yuan Yu and Meijuan Shao Peter Zorn and Marsha Courchane Richard Zorowitz Grandparents Annual Fund: $5,705 South Lawn Circle George and Barbara Karr Anonymous (3) James C. Alden ’52 and Anne Brewer Alden ’53 John Amon Cynthia Bernstein John F. Bitzer Jr. • Edward and Virginia Buco David and Cynthia Cooper Veronica Cusick Alida DiMino Joan Erkenbrack Joseph and Rose Fusco Louise Harmon Dorothy K. Hesselman Herb and Josephine Heys Miriam W. Hughes Ralph B. Johnson and Ruth Pettit Johnson ’45 § Paula D. Kuebler and John D. Phillips § Robert Lackey Ernest and Cynthia Lippman Alicia Lluch James and Barbara Moreno Dorothy O’Hanlon Jeanette E. Page Natalie Patterson Thomas R. and Edna Pedersen Sharen Popkin § Richard and Elizabeth Purchase Josephine Quainoo Ann Rainey Alan and Carolyn Raskin Tom and Gail Rowan William and Delores Roy Francisco and Frances McCammon San Miguel ’53 § Mary Schools James ’51 and Joanne Seabrook Donald and Lela Seidel Ben and Doris Silber Samuel M. Snipes and Marion Smith § • Robert and Elaine Solomon Milton and Katherine Sowiak Marlyn and Alice Stroh Philip R. Thomforde ’39 † Mary Townend Charles W. Tyson ’49 and Toy Coolidge Tyson ’50 Darwin L. and Gertrude Wood Lewis Woodman and JoAnn Johnson Woodman ’43 § • Richard A. and Margaret Yarnall • Martha Yerkes
Parents and Grandparents of Alumni Annual Fund: $267,931 1893 Circle Hannah Thomas Hollister † • Lawrence and Geraldine Laybourne § Patricia Coles Mongeau ’45 † • William G. Nelson IV ’52 § June C. Smith • Mark and Janice Waldman Allen F. and Hanna J. Wise • Meetinghouse Circle Frederick W. Beans II ’57 • David P. ’53 and Peggy B. Bruton § • Lee B. Jr. and Joan Thomas § Ji Wang and Na Wei Main Circle Tom and Rebecca Boucher Don and Marilyn Hayden § Robert and Stephanie McBride § Thomas M. Jr. and Katherine O’Neill § Thomas D. Sharples ’35 § John Weingart and Deborah M. Spitalnik § • Sunnybanke Circle Robert M. Appelbaum § • Thomas and Rosanne Bell § Katherine Kelton Fabian Bozarth ’60 Martin Flug ’48 Stephen Hart and Esther Stapler Hart ’52 § James Sacherman ’75 § Ivan R. Snyder and Hannah Palmer Snyder ’60 § • Andrew Steginsky § South Lawn Circle Anonymous Patrick Alguire and Barbara Mathes § Edward G. ’48 and Elizabeth Biester § Norman and Inez Bing § Thomas and Karen Buroojy William B. ’56 and Jean K. Cadwallader Ann C. Campbell § • Jeffrey and Lisa Dayton John and Nicole Dintenfass Andrew K. Fleschner ’60 Louise Zimmerman Forscher ’40 § David H. Foster ’65 and Holly Barnet-Sanchez ’65 Thomas and Carol Frazier Barry and Joan Gluck § A. Louisa Beck Hatanaka ’66 § Arthur C. ’47 and Sallie Henrie § • M. Robert ’44 and Margaret Herrick § • Joy R. Hughes §
Mary Anne Knight Hunter ’54 § • John and Amy Kelly Gilbert N. and Rebecca Kerlin • Martin and Elizabeth Ogletree § Norval and Ann Reece § Shirley Rogers Tom Rogers ’73 § Michael W. and Karen J. Rohovsky § John P. Rudolph ’31 § Richard M. and Bette Segel § Alan Sexton † Phyllis F. Sexton § Richmond B. Shreve and Marguerite Chandler John D. and Jackie Streetz Geraldine Dana Tisdall ’45 § • Diane E. Vernon Jonathan P. Walker ’60 James L. ’54 and Robin Whitely § • Richard B. Willis ’29 † § Cary and Antoinette Yonce Todd Zimmerman and Laurie Volk § Anonymous (4) James E. and Margie Achterberg Kenneth and Susan Adler § Wayne and Anne Almond § Kenneth and Renee B. Andersen § Robert E. and Margaret B. Anderson § George and Ellen Anthonisen § J. Forman Applegate § John T. ’54 and Mary M. Arnold § Elliot E. and Corinne Austein § Jane W. AuWerter § Maurice W. Ayars Jr. ’64 Phyllis L. Babcock § Alan and Janis Bader Rob and Cheryl Baldi § Mahlon A. Barash ’60 Clinton L. Barlow and Diana Wright Barlow ’61 Diane Barlow Joan C. Barth § John P. ’53 and Ann B. Beltz § David and Mary Pat Berends Steve and Nancy Bernardini § Edward H. and Nila G. Betof § Mary Eastburn Biggin ’42 § • Elisa Billups Bachu and Joan Biswas § Oliver J. W. Bjorksten ’60 • Clancy Blair and Colleen Pike Blair Zoe E. Blatchley Eric S. Blumberg ’63 § Helen Benton Boley ’55 § • Edward Boling John and Marolyn Boswell Damaris H. Bourland William and Odessa Bourne
† Deceased § Sticky Bun Society • John M. George Society
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David L. and Ruth W. Bourns § • Stephen and Arlene Bowes Albert M. Bradley ’62 and Deborah Teel Bradley ’64 § Francis E. and Carol P. Bradley Keith Brinton ’60 and Claudia Ann Krich Melvin and Janet Brownold § Midori M. Buchanan § Michael J. Burlingham ’70 Barbara Burns John J.S. ’58 and Jean D. Burton Asa C. Cadwallader ’58 Nelson Camp and Alice W. Maxfield § John S. Jr. ’49 and Emilie Carpenter § Franklin Carson and Terril Ziegler-Carson § Norman A. ’45 and Nancy Chance § Laurence G. Jr. ’70 and Lorraine Claggett David Clough and Mary McCleaf § Constance Shane Clovis ’60 † § • Sarah Campbell Coale ’36 § James S. Coan ’54 and Clara Montgomery Coan ’55 § • Neil and Dana Stott Cohen § Elizabeth Brick Collier ’37 § Geoffrey and Lisa Collier § Robert and Roberta Collins Kenneth and Margaret Conrow § Barry and Dorothy Coppock § William M. ’44 and Betty Craighead David B. Crawford § • Marianna W. Crawford § Daniel W. and Betsy Crofts § Alan and Maria Crosman Edward G. Jr. and Gloria P. Crum § Ralph K. and Marie A. Curtis Donald De Bona § Richard and Marge Delaney Paul and Linda DeWitt Anthony and Bethann DiGiovanni Eugenia Nelson Dilg ’55 § Bruce S DiMicco ’75 and Deborah Vernon DiMicco ’72 § David A. DiMicco ’74 Richard and Janice Domanik § Roger and Liesel Dreisbach-Williams § Tibbi Duboys § Dirk L. and Jane M. Dunlap • Roger K. ’67 and Christine Eareckson John and Sylvia Eliot § Sidney and Elaine Elkin Lillian Emory Robert N. Endries and Emily Pennell Endries ’58 § Jeffrey and Nancy Engblom Roger ’42 and Jean Ernst § Elizabeth G. Eschallier § John T. ’50 and Jane Ewing Daryl Fair and Barbara Kibler
Nils and Katherine Falk Michel and Barbara Faure Rouel and Madeleine Fausto Michael Feder and Faith Kiermaier Feder ’72 § Sarah Wood Fell ’45 § • Gerald D. and Amy R. Ferguson § Frank A. Fetter ’65 § Edward J. Filemyr and Sara Walker Filemyr ’50 Claudie Deschaseaux Fischer Edward Forstein § Carol Booth Fox § Herbert W. ’39 and Amanda H. Fraser § Margaret Fraser C. Theodore Fritsch and Elizabeth Wood Fritsch ’69 § Erasmo Galantino and Ruth McSparran Galantino ’49 Richard S. Ganz § Gabriel C. ’53 and Devera Garber § • Walter H. Jr. and Anita R. Gebhart § Barry and Sharon Gessner § M. Antoinette Girio § Michael Goldberg ’76 and Sybille Holzer-Goldberg Alan and Eileen Goldstein § David Gottlieb and Rebecca Hutto David F. Gould II and Mary Lou Baker Gould ’46 § • Lenora Green Thomas J. and Christine R. Grontkowski James E. and Pamela R. Grumbach Drusilla Park Gullberg ’44 § Steve and Ruth Haines Peter Halbert and Jill Stokes Halbert ’59 Phyllis Haldeman James Hale and Deborah Snipes Hale ’69 § Barbara Gawthrop Hallowell ’42 § • Jean Wright Comfort Hallowell ’36 § Karen Suplee Hallowell § Walter S. and June S. Hallowell § William S. Hallowell ’78 § Joseph G. Hancock Jr. ’56 § Ian and Caryn Harris § Richard Harrison and Linda Leighton Harrison ’57 § Walton S. and Peggy C. Hathaway § • Hal K. Haveson ’69 § Robert G. Hayden and Nancy Smith Hayden ’43 § William and Linda E. Heinemann § Jane Henson Marilyn B. Hicks Georgine Hill Robert and Dorothy Hitchcock John S. Hollister Jr. ’62 and Marjorie Gustin
Rae Hoopes ’50 and Amy Thomas Hoopes ’50 • Abram M. and Patricia Hostetter § William I. III ’57 and Gail F. Houghton § Donald E. Jr. and Mabel V. Houghton § Nancy Acker Hummel ’45 Michael L. Ingerman ’55 Donald Irwin Brad and Monica Isserman Antonio P. Jackson ’71 and E. Marie Hooper Jackson ’73 § • Alonso Jarman and Martha Lindsay Jarman ’50 Mary Carswell Johnson ’42 § Mary L. Johnson Ralph B. Johnson and Ruth Pettit Johnson ’45 § Elizabeth Dann Jones ’56 § Arthur K. Jordan and Mary Baily Jordan ’57 § Lucy S. Judson ’69 Jerome H. and Barbara R. Kahan Steven and Wendy Kane § Edward and Melinda Katz § Tod J. ’71 and Barrie Lyn Kaufman § Alan R. and Gail B. Keim § Robert and Carol Keller § • Janet Binford Kelsey Lee and Pamela Kennedy H. Paul Kester ’47 June Miller Kimmel ’49 § John and Sallie Kingham § Michael Klein and Patty Cronheim Daniel A. and Judith A. Klement Franklin and Patricia Kolodny Stuart and Judith Komer Donald P. and Katharine R. Kriebel § Michael Kulla ’46 Briggs Larkin § Donald and Cynthia Law Odie and Bob LeFever § R. Kimball Leiser § • Ralph Lelii and Linda Dunphy Herbert F. and Manerva Lescher § Howard Levine and Ruth Ann Bonner Levine ’62 § Larry and Anne Lewis § Philip G. Lewis § Jack and Lois Lichstein Jill Alden Lindenmeyr ’60 Rosalie Lipkowitz § Donald T. ’57 and Polly Little • Richard A. Lockyer ’41 and Maryanne Weber Lockyer ’41 § Stuart and Deborah Louchheim § Carole Lutness Jim and Kathy Lyons Marion Lyons § Paul A. ’65 and Pamela Machemer § Susan and Chris MacWhorter Thomas C. Maddux ’56
Claudia Mahon • Frank Mahoney and Lyell Price Mahoney ’57 Jules W. and Rayna D. Marcus § Don F. ’64 and Linda Marshall Joseph and Barbara Marshall § David and Marsha Maurer Anne B. Maxfield § • Dorothy McAdams Norma McBride § Charles and Elizabeth McCall Irene M. McCall James W. McKey § • Malcolm and Rita McMaster W. Lincoln III and Julie Merwin § Beverly A. Mikuriya ’63 § Cornelia A. Miller § Dale K. Miller and Dorothy Pusey Miller ’48 Donald S. ’65 and Lynda Miller Franklin Miller Jr § Jeryl C. and Carolyn K. Miller § Margie Monahan Esther Miller Morris ’39 § Stephen Mosley and Lisa Rayder Stephen ’82 and Laurie Moyer Richard R. Muller ’53 Sumio and Pamela Nakajima § Martin H. Nayowith Robert Neff ’48 and Anne Kirk Neff ’48 § Theodore and Marjorie Nickles § Steven Nierenberg and Wendy Gross Nierenberg ’67 § Robert and Liza Norman § Fred and Ruth Obear Frank L. Olson and Ann Wilkerson Olson ’61 Lucinda O’Neill ’77 John D. Orr ’47 and Diane Siesel Orr ’52 § • Stuart M. Palmer ’42 and Martha Reeder Palmer ’42 Michael and Loretta Pancione § Betty Wilson Parry ’43 W. Blake Jr. ’65 and Janice Parry § Margaret E. Phillips § George L. ’58 and Nancy Pickering Joan Seidman Piker ’42 Jean F. Pineo ’58 Jeffrey and Gale Pollock Sharen Popkin § Chip Poston § Mimsey O. Potts § • Arthur L. Powell § J. Lewis Powell ’45 and Elizabeth Lepatourel Powell • E. Spencer Quill ’59 § Lydia Potts Quill ’61 Patricia Renzulli § Scott and Susan Rhodewalt Robert and Heidi Riesenberger Rodney Robinson Katherine Hart Rogers ’75 § Joel and Rose Rosenberg § David and Elizabeth Rosvold
Keith and Theresa Rothman § John and Stephanie Salamon § F. Raymond and Patricia Weber Salemme § Louis and Susan Sancinito David R. ’65 and Elizabeth Satterthwaite David O. ’47 and Susan D. Saxton § Ann Fussell Schellenger ’38 § Mark Schlawin and Ilene Dube Charles and Susan Scholer G. Robin and Jennifer Schore § Bruce M. and Irene Schragger § Hervey C. Scudder IV ’70 and Linda Kellc B. Lawrence Seabrook Jr. ’52 James ’51 and Joanne Seabrook Anne M. Sears Jack E. Seitner M. Christine Shaffer § Stephen D. Shaffer ’59 Cynia Shimm Alvin and Helene Shipon Charles G. ’42 and Joann Shoemaker § • Conrad M. and Gail Siegel Scott Sillars Edith Sullivan Silvers ’33 § • Arnold A. and Dorothy Sio § Carter J. ’76 and Erin Sio Gary and Maria Smelcer Douglas P. ’64 and Mary M. Smith Eloise Melville Smith ’32 § • Joseph A. Smith Jr. ’46 • Sally Snowden Mary Finley Sohler ’51 § John and Carol Spears George N. Spells Jr. Martha Stanbury § Kevin and Katherine Stanford Romulus Staton and Irene Mathurin Staton ’69 Robert G. and Donna R. Steinmetz Sandy Steinmetz § Molly Stephenson John and Judith Stevens § George and Elizabeth Still Howard Storch and Christine Jensen Storch ’58 § Michael ’50 and Nancy C. Stroukoff § Sandra Stees Sudofsky ’55 § Steven A. and Cindy P. Sussman Amy Lewis Tabor ’68 • Katey S. Talbot § Carol Brooks Thomas § Eleanor Hart Thomas § Rob Toggweiler and Susan Leigh § Richard N. Townsend ’50 § Don and Janet Trombley Joan P. Tulp Nancy Turnbull Howard S. Turner ’29 § • Leon H. and Lola Turner § Richard H. Turner Jr. § Wayne and Terry Tuttle
Charles W. Tyson ’49 and Toy Coolidge Tyson ’50 E. Carl Uehlein ’58 and Judith Taylor Uehlein ’57 § • Bonnie Alden Van Fossen ’78 R. Neil Vance and Susan Zimmerman § Jerome J. and Sandra B. Vernick David J. Vivian and Katherine Polsky Vivian ’56 Joe and Beth Volk § Alice Way Waddington ’45 § • Mary Waddington ’55 § John Waitz and Terese Van Solkema-Waitz ’74 Stephen R. Walker and Judy Winter Walker ’65 § Brian and Debra Walters § David ’68 and Carol Walton Samuel and Amy Wang Jack and Betty Weber Kurt and Jeannette Wegelius § Linda Weintraub Barbara A. Welty Paul and Deborah Wenclawiak § Maureen A. West Frances Westerman Charles E. Wheeler and Jean Hammond Wheeler ’34 § Bertram N. Widder Fred J. Wiest Jr. § Susan Wilf Ann J. Wilkerson Richard and Evelyn Willis Deborah Hummel Wilson ’69 Jane Wilson Robert C. III ’37 and Virginia H. Wilson § Allan R. ’62 and Susan S. Winn § Katherine B. Winter § Anthony and Jennifer Wolf § Jimmy F. and Mee Ling Wong § Bruce T. Worth ’69 Harry M. Woske ’42 § Richard and Carol Wozniak § Frank Wunderle and Sue Boyce-Wunderle Edwin M. Youtz ’57 Barbara Jacobson Zimmerman ’60 Ruth N. Zoltick
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“ Our kids wanted to establish a lasting scholarship so that others can always benefit from a George School education.” Kit and Gerry Laybourne p’89, ’93 Scholarship Endowment Fund*
How has George School impacted your family? George School is a community where it’s cool to care about the world, it’s cool to be smart, and it’s cool to be creative. Our children thrived there. As they raise their children, they want to provide an education for them that is as nourishing and substantive as their George School education. How did your family’s scholarship come to be? As both kids went through George School, we were impressed with former Head of School David Bourns. We approached him about making a donation to do innovative things. He asked if we had talked with our kids about what’s important to them. So we did, and they were clear that they wanted to establish a scholarship so that there would always be a deserving kid benefiting from a George School education. Why did you recently add to your scholarship endowment? We love George School and current Head of School Nancy Starmer’s leadership. We wanted our endowment to keep on giving. The market didn’t treat endowments kindly and tuition has gone up. In order to have a fully-funded scholarship fund, we needed to add to it. We considered contributing to the school for a different purpose, but our kids feel consistently strong about this scholarship. To get a daughter-in-law we love who also is a George School graduate adds to our commitment, and including the kids in the process makes it even more meaningful.
Parents Lawrence (Kit) and Geraldine (Gerry), both educators, were thrilled with the George School experiences of daughter Emmy ’89 and son Sam ’93. At his tenth reunion, Sam reconnected with classmate Herran Bekele ’93, and they married and had baby Skender. Emmy has two children, Elinor and Rex. Gerry hopes that when it’s time, the next generation will consider attending George School. * The Laybourne Family Scholarship Fund was endowed in 1993. Endowments support George School’s future and provide lasting funds for financial aid, faculty support, facility enhancements, and special programs. † Deceased § Sticky Bun Society • John M. George Society
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GIFTS OF TIME At George School, education is something we all do together —many parents volunteer their time and resources to help our community flourish. Our thanks go to the following people.
Parent Annual Fund Committee Jean Hesselman Bohr ’76 Amy Ward Brimmer Julie Krikorian Eshbaugh ’83 Laura Fisher Mary Ann Fritschie Patrick Garreaud Maria Maurio Griffin William and Wendy Herbert Holly Houston Susan Knoll Anita Manders Sarah Nicklin Janine D. Nyce Amy Taylor Popkin ’82 Leslie Plapinger Skolnick ’75 Kati Sowiak Rachel Sterns Alicia Verleysen Antoinette Yonce Parents Associations Abby Applebaum Debra Gross Balka ’77 Madeline Bayliss Jean Hesselman Bohr ’76 Esther Brecher Ilene Brod Marshall and Patricia Burns Rose Carbonara Christine Carcia Gregg Carpene and Melissa Loomar Carpene ’82 Ellen Chang Donna Chojnowski Diane Cleland Tim and Kimberly Clinton Jane Cohen
Allan Walker Darnowsky Shari Dolinsky Mary Dunbar Ruth English Lewis Erskine Denise Esberg Gary Eshbaugh and Julie Krikorian Eshbaugh ’83 Silvia Estrada Anat Feingold Joy Finkel Laura Fisher Susan Friedman Mary Ann Fritschie Qi Gao and Nannan Xia Patrick Garreaud Susan Gaston-Simon Steve and Alice Gens Tracey Giuffrida Jeffrey Gordon and Jo Harding-Gordon Vicki Gottlieb Diane Grudberg Meena Guleria Mark Haber and Nancy Chiyo Moriuchi Penny Haff John and Pamela Harkins Winifred Harmon Obie Hazzard Wendy Herbert Lisa Holland Susi Hoskins ’71 Sharon Hughes Mary Hunt Harriet Jahr-Phillips Bella Jaikaria Jenny James
Mee Ran Jeon In Ah Jung Shari Kaplan Julia Kerr Robert and Marie Kimelheim Susan Knoll Sarah Lee Beth Lepianka Joyce Li Amy Lindsay Anthony Lippincott Jacqueline Lomax Ashraf Lotfi and Monica Lluch-Lotfi Jianxiang Lou and Danping Yao Eileen Mannix Savanna Mapelli Janine Peterson Mbrow Jennifer McGahren Michele Meckling Norma Mendez Karen Miller Joanne Moeller-Moon Sarah Nicklin Joseph Palmiotti Carol Penn Larry Pinkus and Sara Stern Pinkus ’77 Amy Taylor Popkin ’82 Sharen Popkin Danielle Portnoy Sweta Prasad Jason and Gretchen Ramsey Gang Ren and Youbin Zhang Dwayne and Pippa Porter Rex Diane Rice Yajing Rong Mark Rosenthal and Kimberly Gross Elizabeth Rosser Janet Roy Victoria Roza Michelle Ruess Carlo and Pamela Russo Lisa Santos Gary and Nancy Schongalla-Bowman Craig and Kim Scott Alice Shapiro Mark and Christine Silverman Leslie Plapinger Skolnick ’75
Patti Smialkowski Bentley Smith and Monique Burnett-Smith Susan Snipes-Wells Kati Sowiak Patricia Taylor Deborah Telatovich Laura Thomforde Lauren Vakili Jeannine Vannais Alicia Verleysen Mark and Janice Waldman Marion Wells Carol Wengert Greta Wiley Ching-Piao Wong and Hsueh Lai Margaret Wood David and Karen Wurz Dale Yamane Anne Yarnall Jian Zhang and Min Shi Admission Office Agnes Baffoe-Bonnie Theresa Dugan Ruth English Robert Kimelheim Eileen Mannix Stephen Mosley and Lisa Rayder Larry Pinkus and Sara Stern Pinkus ’77 Joan Plumb Danielle Portnoy Shashi and Sweta Prasad Jody Krosnick Rodgers ’79 Janet Roy Craig and Kim Scott Mark and Christine Silverman Advancement and Development Office David B. Crawford Dorothy W. Detwiler Michael and Maria Krocker Mitchell Porten Carol Wengert
This 2009-2010 Report of Gifts includes donations made between August 1, 2009 and July 31, 2010. George School has tried to recognize all who have contributed so thoughtfully to the school. We apologize if we have inadvertently omitted or misspelled any name. Please advise us of any errors so that we may correct our records. Write to: Advancement and Development Office, George School, PMB 4438, 1690 Newtown Langhorne Road, Newtown PA 18940, email to advancement@georgeschool.org, or call 215.579.6564.
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