Gilmour Magazine Fall 2008 by Gilmour Academy

Reunion Weekend Page 57

Staff Editor Kathleen C. Kenny Associate Editor Kathleen McDermott

Congratulations to the Class of 2008 Page 28

Academy Awards Page 38

Contributing Writers Kelsey Cesar ’09 Nicolene Emerson James C. Farrar ’59 Mary Kate Farrar Vega ’93 Katherine Hasler ’09 Kathleen C. Kenny Matthew Lindley ’89 Kathleen McDermott Bridget McGinty ’02 Paul Murphy ’68 Bobby O’Brien ’10 Will O’Brien ’09 Sarah Siedlak ’10 Chelsea Snyder ’09 Arlene Smith Billy Urban ’09 Editorial Assistants Bernadette Coffey AP Language & Composition, 2009 Norm Friedman Bridget McGinty '02 Arlene Smith Holly Yotter

Golf Classic Brings Back Gilmour Legend Page 51

Photography John Bashian ’70 Neal Busch Nicolene Emerson James C. Farrar ’59 Michael McDermott Mark Most Kevin Reeves John Reid Michael Spear Megan Weisman ’06

Hogwarts Heaven Page 42

Website Unwrapped Page 18

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Director of Development James C. Farrar ’59 Director of Annual Fund Mary Kate Farrar Vega ’93 Sponsored by the Congregation of Holy Cross, Notre Dame, Indiana

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CONTENTS Features Raising the Roof on Lancer Athletics Family Ties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All in the Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Website Unwrapped . . . . . . . . . . . .

Alumni . . . .

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AlumNews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Lancer Spotlights . . . . . . .46, 49, 50, 53, 54, 58 Golf Classic Brings Back Gilmour Legend . . .51 Boomerang Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Annual Fund â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A Resounding Success . . . . .61

Commencement Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valedictory Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salutatory Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . College Acceptances, Class of 2008 . . . . . .

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Lancer Athletics

Commencement

Memorial

Campus The Academy Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forensic Feat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hogwarts Heaven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tea with Lower School Parents . . . . . . . . . Kiely to Lead Institutional Advancement . .

Spring Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Nothing Tenuous About her Tennis Game . .68

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Gilmour Extends Sympathy to Families . . . .69

The inspiration for the design stems from the fluid movement of competitive swimming and the staccato rhythm of basketball.

t was a summer of cranes, lift trucks, earth movers, and construction trailers around Gilmour Academy. In May, students, faculty, coaches, and staff pulled out cell phones to take pictures as the old gymnasium/natatorium complex was leveled. In its place will stand a stunning new Athletic Center depicting the dynamics and energy of the student athlete. Team practices, athletic competitions, and physical education classes for students in kindergarten through 12th grade will have access to the new gymnasium and natatorium. The inspiration for the time to replace the natatorium and gymnasium to meet design stems from the fluid movement of competitive the needs of current students and those yet to come. swimming and the staccato rhythm of basketball. “It was an issue of attracting families to entrust their When it was completed in 1955, Lancer Gymnasium sons and daughters to us,” he says. “The campus was home to a burgeoning athletic program for 140 environment supports the mission, curriculum, and students. The swimming pool was built east of the activities that lead to the growth and development gym the following year and enclosed in 1958. Built of our students as they move from one threshold to in the 1980s, the Harry E. Figgie Field House provided another. It gives credence to our ability to accomplish extra space for practices and gym classes. However, what we said we would – to offer excellence in with a growing enrollment, the gym could no longer education within a faith-based culture.” support Middle and Upper School volleyball and boys Murphy, who has great memories of playing and girls basketball teams that basketball in Lancer Gymnasium Also housed within the new vied for practice and game use. and swimming in the pool as a By the time enrollment student, explains that the facilities complex is Heritage Hall, surpassed 700, Lancer were not replaced before because which will display the bounty of pressing needs for an Upper Gymnasium was straining at the seams to accommodate School classroom building, of Gilmour’s academic and athletes, interscholastic teams, expansion of the Lower School, and the growing number of a new Middle School, and Our athletic prowess, featuring spectators who crammed Lady Chapel, not to mention the trophies, photographs, and into bleachers. Moreover, necessity to increase critical an estimated 20 percent of the endowment funds. He expresses memorabilia of winning crowd had to peer around beams confidence that with the help of athletes and teams and added after the gym was rebuilt. the Academy’s alumni, parents, Meanwhile, the steel pool was distinguished alumni. and friends the new natatorium and rusting and had reached the point gymnasium will serve generations of where further investment in it Gilmour students for years to come. seemed foolish. Showers and locker rooms offered Gilmour’s Board of Trustees proposed that the poor ventilation, and the floors lacked drains. new complex, to be completed in 2009, would house The pool’s dearth of lanes restricted competition a state-of-the-art natatorium and gymnasium, located on and Gilmour’s ability to expand its summer camps the previous site and connected to the fieldhouse, with and Learn-to-Swim programs, two revenue-generating views from the lobby into all three facilities through programs. glass walls. Also housed within the new “The Lancer Gymnasium and Natatorium served complex is Heritage Hall, which will display the bounty Gilmour students well for decades, but age has taken of Gilmour’s academic and athletic prowess, featuring its toll,” says Gilmour Board Chair Jerry Murphy ’64. trophies, photographs, and memorabilia of winning “Facilities that were once great assets are no longer athletes, teams and distinguished alumni. adequate for our needs.” Holzheimer Bolek + Meehan Architects designed Headmaster Brother Robert Lavelle, C.S.C., adds the new Athletic Center; Panzica Construction is the that many in the Gilmour community believed it was contractor.

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Raising the Roof on Lancer Athletics (continued) The brick complex will feature a modern lobby area, locker rooms, coaches’ offices, a training room, and a concession area. Designed with an eye toward energy efficiency and sustainability, it will feature highperformance glazing, broad overhangs to reduce direct sunlight, and a light-colored reflective roof to decrease energy consumption. The gym, large enough for a basketball court and two practice courts, also will be used by Gilmour’s state-contending volleyball team. Its mass illusively shifts with a roof that seems to start and stop, creating the same effect as a player making a jump shot. With seating for about 600-plus fans, the gym will be shaped like a bowl. “The gym will be lower than ground level, so when spectators enter they will be at the top of the bleachers,” explains Brother Charles Smith, C.S.C., Gilmour’s physical plant coordinator. Figuratively speaking, the Class of 2008, the last graduates to use the old gym, will take center court when the new gym is completed, having donated $2,000 for Gilmour’s center court logo. “They saw the new Athletic Center as a historic endeavor and wanted to be part of it,” says Kathleen Kenny, English instructor and senior class advisor. The facility also will contain a food service kitchen and meeting rooms. Dave Pfundstein ’93, who played and now coaches varsity basketball at Gilmour, expects the Lancers to host more home games and maybe even district and

sectional finals. “Students will feel it is their own place and come out for games more,” he predicts. Bob Beutel, his counterpart in girls basketball, compared Lancer Gymnasium to the one used in the film “Hoosiers.” “It had a lot of charm and character, but practicing on a state-of-the-art court will make it easier when we travel to other schools with similar courts,” he says, pointing out that the old backboards were metal and the new ones will be glass. Tony Panzica ’71, CEO and president of Panzica Construction, says it was clear when he went to other schools to watch competitions that Gilmour’s gym and pool were “woefully inadequate.” Rushing the net in volleyball won’t be a hazard, thanks to new lighting, and temperature controls will keep athletes more comfortable. “The gym always seemed to be the same temperature as outside,” says volleyball player Meghan Kramer ’11. “When it was hot we opened the doors for fresh air; in the winter we wore warm-ups.” The Athletic Center will be connected to Gilmour’s communications network and to the Broadcast Media Center so students can film games. Volleyball Coach Jeff Grzybowski believes his team, which advanced to state finals this year, will benefit from meeting rooms for monitoring game performance on video. In addition, remodeling Rockne Gymnasium will provide two large locker rooms and coaches’ offices to complement the Athletic Center.

Gilmour’s old natatorium will give way to an eight-lane concrete and tile pool with seating for 150-plus spectators, and an instructional pool shallow enough to teach smaller children to swim. Its roof suggests a linear movement reflecting the lanes of the pool. Ranging between four and nine feet in depth, the pool will be constructed with a gutter system to keep water level with the top of the pool deck. It will be a great facility and a faster pool for competition, according to Gilmour’s swimming coach, Adam Katz. The old pool lacked a drainage system for wave and water overflow. The new pool will have a system that handles virtually all the waves that come over the sides, creating as little resistance as possible for swimmers. The increase from five lanes to eight will allow swimmers to specialize more as they train. Sprinters will be able to train together, while distance swimmers can be off in a lane by themselves. Ventilation, lighting, temperature, and spectator seating will be vastly improved. As someone who frequented the old gymnasium, Taylor Seay ’10 believes that Gilmour will be able to offer a better experience for its student-athletes. “Practices will run more efficiently with the added space,” he says, “and athletes will have more one-on-one time with coaches.” And each day as Gilmour students head toward their new Athletic Center, they will pass through a familiar portal – the Michael J. Pender ’90 Garden Entrance – on their way to cheer on their Lancers.

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“Parents see the opportunity for their children to learn in an environment that promotes competency, courage, faith development, leadership, and service.” Br. Robert Lavelle, C.S.C.

Dr. Kevin Geraci ’59 with his little princess, Katherine Brown ’22

Many generations of alumni and their offspring are wrapping their roots around Gilmour Academy’s family tree and enfolding themselves in the school’s 62-year history. Gilmour’s legacy students in the Lower School reflect the commitment of alumni parents who want to provide their children with the same educational experience they recall from their own days at Gilmour. They have chosen to invest early on in laying the foundation for a solid education their children will benefit from all their lives. “Alumni looking at our Lower School as a place in which to entrust their children have the chance to reflect on their own Gilmour experience and its influence on their life journey,” says Headmaster Brother Robert Lavelle, C.S.C. “While the Lower School was not available at the time these young parents were growing up, they see the opportunity for their children to learn in an environment that promotes competency, courage, faith development, leadership, and service.” Gilmour alumni agreed to share some of their thoughts about selecting the Lower School for their children and what their Gilmour experience has meant to them.

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Avery Chenin

’81

When I was president of the Lower School Parents Organization last year, I could really see how much the teachers care and how much work they do. I don’t think that any of the teachers feel that what they do at Gilmour is a job. They are almost like co-parents. They care about what the children they teach will become. Gilmour develops the whole child and that is what will make a child a leader. The Holy Cross tradition teaches students to be good people and to care about other people. If you are taught these concepts on a daily basis by people who believe in you, you will become a person like that. Brother Carl Shonk, C.S.C., a former headmaster, once told us that we would not appreciate our education now, but 20 years from now. He was absolutely right. Looking back at my own education, Gilmour taught me to think broadly about issues and educated me in how to learn. It gave me the tools to have a successful career and lead a good life. My wife Alison and I plan to send Nathan (’19) and Jackson (’22) through Gilmour, but if we had to make a choice between Lower School and the grades that follow, it would be to send them for the early years. I think that the person your children are going to be, to a great extent, is established by the time they are 10 or 12 years old.

Andrew William Gallagher We live on the West Side and drive Andrew (’15) and Peter (’19) across town every day. That is how dedicated we are to the quality of a Gilmour education. We love its small environment. Gilmour offers a well-rounded education academically and spiritually. My sons were somewhat shy

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and reserved and now they are more outgoing and confident. There is no East Side/West Side attitude. They have friends on both sides of town. The Lower School is a safe, secure environment and it is very nurturing.

Spicer McDowell ’83

I look at my attending Gilmour as an introduction to the school for my girls Madison (’15) and Pyper (’18). We probably would not have looked at the Lower School if I had not gone there. Now I have a hard time imagining the girls anywhere else. I feel that, especially with Madison, the school has challenged her and has her performing at a level that even surpasses her expectations. The environment for learning seems to be the fulfillment of a promise enhanced by the beauty of the surroundings.

John Popovich ’87

The foundation that Gilmour laid, both educationally and religiously, helped mold who I am today. The values instilled by private, Catholic schools are a prelude to success and to knowing that success comes with responsibility – and that the choices we make are ones that benefit not only ourselves, but others. The decision to send Jack (’22) to Gilmour was an easy one. What Gilmour emphasizes are the moral and religious philosophies not offered in the other programs my wife Diane and I evaluated. The Gilmour community has always felt like family, and we are happy to have the opportunity to expose Jack, and in a couple years Thomas, to an education that will shape who they are and the type of men they will become.

“Gilmour prepares children to become independent thinkers. My children dig deeper, question things, and are inquisitive enough to try to understand things.” Sarah Whitney Burlingham G.O. ’82

The Lower School curriculum exposes children to advanced concepts. We believe our investment in Gilmour will offer Jack the individual attention and the focused learning opportunities that will chart a path for his future success in life. It also will help him understand that it is important to apply his education to make a positive difference in the world.

William P. Velotta III ’71

My wife Megan and I were very impressed with the teaching in the Lower School. When we sat in on a class, there wasn’t just one answer to a question, but 10. One student arrived at an answer one way and was able to prove it while another would approach the issue from a completely different direction. Gilmour taught me how to think, study, write, and express myself. My children William (’15) and Kylie (’16) are more confident and independent, and I think this is based on the way teachers approach classes. They challenge their students, individualize their teaching, and extract different qualities from each child. From Dr. (Monica) Veto on down, they keep you involved in the learning process. I have been around Gilmour for 40 years; my uncle was in Gilmour’s first graduating class. Gilmour was a good school when my brothers and I went there, and it is a better school now. Gilmour can match itself with the best in the country.

Matthew Roddy

’86

When my wife Meghan, formerly a Catholic grade school teacher, went through Gilmour’s facilities and curriculum, she fell in love with its philosophies and the way the school teaches. The Academy’s Catholic influence and the Brothers of Holy Cross have guided me in my own professional career.

My older son Matthew (’18) is a big fan of Gilmour. He and his brother Joe (’21) attended Gilmour’s hockey camp last summer and we attend church at Our Lady Chapel. It seems there is not a day that goes by when we are not on campus. Seeing teachers around the Lower School like Mr. Pfundstein increases my comfort level knowing that my children are in good hands.

Matthew Dolan

’83

Living a moral life and respecting others was not only taught at Gilmour when I was a student; it was practiced. Having Sam (’19) grow up in that environment will help make him a decent human being. As a Gilmour graduate, I felt prepared for higher education. Being involved in sports and extracurricular activities made me well-rounded, and it exposed me to more people and situations and taught me to handle victory and defeat. While family and home life have the biggest impact on one’s life, a place like Gilmour complements that.

Mary Healey Pisano G.O.

’81

I have great memories of Glen Oak and now Gilmour. The out-of-town field trips helped me learn how to live in a different environment outside the classroom. The teachers gave you guidelines and the freedom to express yourself, but did not pressure you. If you were having difficulty with a subject, there were tutors and others to help. Many were caring, loving teachers who did all they could for us. If you were willing to do the work,

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you received a good education. It was such a welcoming environment, and I still see that today with my son Rocco (’22), a Montessori student.

Greg Turocy

’82

The virtues of a top-notch Gilmour education complemented by the spiritual support of the Holy Cross tradition have served me well as an attorney. Sending my children Evelyn (’21) and Nathan (’22) to Gilmour provides them with limitless opportunities in their academic, professional, and personal development.

Heidi Weber Herten

’84

I grew up with Gilmour, and both my parents, Vern and Beverly Weber, taught history there and my father was a coach for 39 years. I am the youngest of five children who all went to Gilmour. So when it came time for my children to start school, Gilmour was the only choice for us. This is where I wanted them to be. What is so powerful about Gilmour is its sense of family and community. This makes students feel comfortable. You feel that people care about you and you care about them. I wanted my children Hope (’13) and James (’15) to be part of that and to form the kind of lifelong friends that I did there. Gilmour’s faith-based education also played a big part in selecting the Academy for my children. Both my parents dedicated their lives to Catholic education and felt strongly about their grandkids going to a Catholic school. For my dad, Gilmour was a big part of his life, and he wanted his grandchildren to experience that. I believe that one of the advantages of sending

Hope and James to my alma mater is my familiarity with the Academy and knowing other alumni who send their kids here. My children love Gilmour and they feel like they belong. It is exciting for them to tell their classmates that the football stadium is named after their grandfather.

John Habe

’89

The different things I learned at Gilmour from a moral perspective were important to me. This was something my wife Lisa and I wanted to instill in Jack (’19) and Will (’20). We like the fact that our sons will make their First Communion there. The moral and ethical issues I studied back then influence my decision-making today. As a student, I had certain strengths and weaknesses. Gilmour focused on both by building on my strengths and improving me in the areas where I had weaknesses. Many of the faculty and staff I knew when I went to Gilmour are still there, and I run into former classmates who also are sending their children to Gilmour. I went to a good grade school, but it was not as strong as Gilmour. Starting behind, I would have to do homework two to three hours a night just to get Bs. I wanted my boys to have a better start than I had.

Allan Negrelli

’78

I had a very positive experience in the Upper School and wanted a solid foundation of learning the fundamentals for our son, so that is what drove us to start Tom (’15) in the traditional kindergarten program. For me, it was the preparation Gilmour reinforced throughout my high school years that I was able to apply in college and my business career. The necessity for organization taught me to be prepared for my advanced studies. We thought the smaller class size and individual attention would help Tom stay focused.

“When my wife Meghan, formerly a Catholic grade school teacher, went through Gilmour’s facilities and curriculum, she fell in love with its philosophies and the way the school teaches.” Matthew Roddy ’86

Dan O’Neill

’82

When I arrived at Gilmour I lacked confidence in my ability as a student. Brother Carl (Shonk) took me under his wing and convinced me that I was a bright young man. I want my children to learn and grow from that positive perspective. I always wanted to try many different things, which I was able to do as a Gilmour student because of the small class size and individual attention. The interest teachers take in their students was a motivating factor in sending Hugh (’14), Tim (’16), and Margaret (’19) to Gilmour. It has allowed me to continue my relationship with an institution that is important to me. I also believe that I have the obligation to put my children in the best possible position to succeed. When you grow up in an environment where all students, no matter what grade, are thinking about college, you know you are going to college. Most important though, Father Moreau founded the Holy Cross order in large part because he believed that we are all created equal in the eyes of God. This belief was corroborated by Brother Andre, the most simple of men who is now beatified. This is an example of the mindset typical at Gilmour and one my wife Betsy and I want for our kids.

Anthony (T.J.) Asher

’84

I had a good, well-rounded experience in high school in a wonderful atmosphere at Gilmour. It is kind of fun that some of the same teachers are still there, so as my daughter Madison (’13) enters Upper School, she may have some of the same teachers I had. She and my sons Anthony (’16) and Michael (’18) are able to work closely with their teachers, versus a larger school

where they might get lost. The small class size was probably the single biggest factor that my wife Cindy and I considered in selecting Gilmour.

Kate Geraci Brown

’88

Gilmour really embraced my goal of becoming an artist, and I want that experience for my daughter Katherine (’22) and later for my son Gus. It is a great place to develop aspirations because it allows students to select what they want to excel in. I still paint and I married my best friend from high school, Jim Brown (’88). We both transferred to Gilmour as sophomores and had a great time attending classes, running track and cross country, and swimming. The athletics at Gilmour are spectacular. Walking down the halls of the fieldhouse and seeing pictures of my father (Kevin Geraci ’59) is thrilling. My brother, sister, and two uncles are also Gilmour graduates. My husband and I looked at some of our friends who had a rocky start with their children’s learning experiences and wanted our children to have a positive experience from the beginning. Katherine has been happy and excited to go to school. Mary Beth HayesZatko is fabulous and had a major impact on our sending Katherine to Gilmour for the Montessori program. Mary Beth is intelligent and sensitive to children and is able to touch the lives of parents and children.

Jerrod Borkey

’87

The student-teacher ratio was a huge factor for us in sending our son Ian (’17) to Gilmour. The teachers know their students inside and out and what each child needs to help them learn.

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Gilmour’s teachers are both responsive and aggressive with students’ education. If there are concerns, they identify them and relate them to the parents quickly. At the same time, they are open to listening to what parents have to say. Administratively, Dr. Veto is two thumbs up as far as we are concerned. She has been a fabulous influence and keeps the Lower School up to date on research in education. Our older son Jerrod (’12) will have some of my Upper School teachers. The education was very good when I went to Gilmour and it is that much better now. The facilities are head and shoulders above anywhere else Wendi and I considered.

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learn from their peers. Gilmour prepares children to become independent thinkers. My children dig deeper, question things, and are inquisitive enough to try to understand things. As for me, Gilmour nurtured my interest in science and pushed me to achieve my goals. It taught me to excel in areas that I was told I could not. The school is willing to push students farther than they think they can go.

Peter Moran

’88

My wife Lisa and I thought that Gilmour would be a good fit for our daughter Margot (’17) because the school is used to educating children who come from a Montessori environment. I know that the Catholic aspect and thoughtfulness involved in my own Gilmour education influenced my life and motivated service to others. The student-teacher ratio was 11-1 last year when my daughter was a third grader, which is outstanding.

As a Gilmour student I was around great teachers and students, and I wanted that for my kids, Brendan (’18) and Jenna (’19). There was an overall expectation of success that carried through the courses and the overall feel of the school. I was surrounded by students who had successful parents, and that was what I aspired to be. I believed that if you applied this expectation to what you were learning you would be successful someday. Gilmour does everything first-class. In sending our children there, Christi and I didn’t have to worry about whether they would get enough attention from teachers, and we knew that they would be around good kids with parents who are involved.

Sarah Whitney Burlingham G.O.

Michelle Brennan Stefan

John Reid

’82

Gilmour’s mission statement is what influenced my decision to send my sons Jason (’16) and Adam (’18) to the Academy. I also liked how the school teaches students to give back to the community. I have extremely active boys and have found the Montessori program to be nurturing while allowing children to

Enrolling Matthew (’20) and Dylan (’21) in the Lower School was like coming home. I know that Gilmour is reinforcing the same values my husband Michael and I are instilling in the boys at home – compassion and respect for others. Initially, the thought of having the two boys together in the same Montessori classroom was a concern. I thought it might be

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“They [Gilmour teachers] challenge their students, individualize their teaching and extract different qualities from each child.” William P. Velotta III ’71

a competitive situation, but being in class together has helped them learn to be together outside the classroom. I feel that my sons are in a very safe environment, and I have a strong faith in Dr. Veto and Brother Robert.

Brian O’Neill

’95

I learned more at Gilmour than I did in college. It prepares you for the real world more than anything. When I was a junior or senior, Gilmour implemented the Socratic seminar, which starts you thinking on your own instead of relying on memorization and teachers telling you what to learn. You learn to make decisions on your own. Investing in Brennen (’23) at this point in his life will help my wife Gena and me see how he learns and takes on different challenges as he broadens his mind. The fact that Gilmour is run by the Brothers of Holy Cross provides more direction and discipline. I like the kind of structure that comes with teaching the difference between right and wrong.

Steve Yon

’82

At Gilmour you are encouraged to ask questions and develop an opinion or a point of view based on what you discover. When Jayden (’19) walked into the Lower School’s Montessori program, he loved it. Having attended Gilmour, I can relate to what he is going to be exposed to, and this gives my wife Janet and me a sense of confidence and familiarity. We don’t have the kind of concerns about the curriculum we might have if Jayden

attended another school. If we have questions, we know who to talk to because Gilmour is almost like family.

Erika DiCello Lacroix

’90

My Gilmour experience was wonderful. I was deeply moved by the level of respect the teachers have for their students and vice versa. During my Upper School years, I felt as though I matured academically, socially, and morally. I was encouraged to think outside the box and was treated as a unique individual. I was motivated to send our son Andre (’23) to Gilmour by my deep sense of pride. Having my parental perspective, I now realize how fragile our children are. I cannot imagine entrusting his precious little soul to any place other than Gilmour Academy.

Frank Horvath

’78

My instructors at Gilmour were absolutely wonderful; they left a lasting impression. Through long hours of studying, I acquired self-discipline and assertiveness, and through teamwork I learned to work with people from diverse backgrounds. I want my daughter Christina (’21) to acquire self-discipline and learn teamwork and to feel that she is capable of success in her life. Gilmour exposes students to advanced learning technology beginning at the Lower School level and advancing through Upper School. I believe that my daughter will have the opportunity to advance and to express herself in an assertive way.

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heck out the commencement photos on pages 28 - 36 of this issue of Gilmour Magazine. Notice any family resemblances? Some of the pictures show sets of siblings, current students and recent grads, who went all the way through Gilmour and have been affectionately dubbed “lifers.” The five alumni featured here not only charted their own course through the Academy, but they also set their progeny on the same path – from Lower School to Upper School. To a person, they noted the sense of community and continuity Gilmour provides. “My experience at Gilmour was a joy and I felt I received a very good education,” says Charles Wellman ’68. As a dorm student, Wellman made lifelong friends at the Academy and was active in sports. “I had to learn how to get along with people living in the dorm and to be somewhat independent being away from my parents,” he says. He loved the location, facilities, and small class sizes. “It prepared me well for college by promoting critical thinking and teaching me discipline,” the Gilmour trustee states. When it came time for Wellman’s children to attend school, his own experience at Gilmour prompted him to entrust his children’s education to the Academy. Dan ’05 began in Gilmour’s Montessori program, and

Rebecca ’02 and Matt ’03 in first grade. “My kids could see that I had been a high achiever in school, so that set the stage for them to excel too,” he says. All of his children went on to be in the top 10 percent of their class in college. “They learned to become better thinkers because of their exposure to Socratic seminars and benefited from a commitment to teaching excellence and teachers who expected a lot from them,” Wellman comments. “They also learned the importance of teamwork academically and athletically by participating on teams.” He adds that by the time his children entered high school, they were often in higher-level classes than students who transferred from other schools, saying, “There was a consistency in Gilmour’s educational approach and philosophy that made them comfortable and allowed them to learn and progress perhaps at a faster rate.” The physician and his wife Ann Eckstein, also a doctor, were confident that their children would receive good moral and religious training. All three participated in the Honduras humanitarian missions, and Wellman joined Dan during his junior year to also volunteer. Rebecca and Matt even accompanied Gilmour’s alumni group on a mission to Honduras after they graduated. “It is one thing to learn morals and values in a classroom, but it is a better thing to put them into practice,” Wellman believes. As a member of the Middle School’s first graduating class, Alex Somers ’78 recalls that only 15 students were in his class. “It was all boys, and I thought I would never send my kids here,” the alum says. “You had to wear a coat and tie. After I was out a few years and had kids, all that discipline became so important.” When he thinks of his days at Gilmour, he remembers the camaraderie among students. “It wasn’t the kind of school where kids made fun of you or you had to fit into a certain clique,” Somers comments. “Everybody got along great.” The strong work ethic that began as a student has served Somers well throughout life. “I run on my Gilmour education,” he says.

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Alex, Marilyn Havel Somers, Alex, Ashley, and Billy Somers

All three of his children, Alex ’01, William ’03, and Ashley ’08, are graduates who went all the way through Gilmour starting with Montessori school. Alex’s wife, Marilyn Havel Somers, is also a graduate from the Class of 2001. “The service program made them more generous and open-minded people,” their father says, pointing to the moral and spiritual values that grounded their Gilmour education. Like most parents, John Titgemeir ’81 wanted his daughter Brigid ’08 to get a good education, so she attended Gilmour from first grade on. He appreciates the extra help Gilmour offered him during his own days at the Academy. “The biggest influence the school imparts is to believe in yourself and to have John and Brigid confidence,” he says. Recalling the initial Lower School open house he and his wife Martha attended, he adds, “We left thinking that Gilmour was the best choice compared to the other schools we were considering.” “Attending Gilmour was a nurturing experience, and it opened my eyes to a whole new world I didn’t know existed,” says Lynn Arko Kelley G.O. ’73. “Had I gone to a neighborhood school, my world would not have broadened very much.” She remembers telling her parents back then that she was going to go to law school. Today she is a lawyer and her brother, Greg Arko ’67, is a physician. Both of her sons also graduated from Gilmour. Brenden ’08 and Christopher ’04 (deceased) started at

the Academy in kindergarten. The Gilmour trustee reminisced about taking Brenden and Chris to the Lower School and showing them a brass plate honoring her parents as one of Glen Oak’s building donors. “My sons had the same sense of community as I did about Gilmour,” she adds. Mother and sons had Rich Gretjak and Barb Vaughan as teachers. Kelley expresses a Lynn and Brenden spirit of continuity that comes with sending your children to your alma mater. “There is a lot of history and great memories,” she says. Because his family only recently relocated to Chicago, Anthony Giordano, Jr. ’76 was able to send his children through Gilmour with the exception of Alexandra, who attended from Montessori through 10th grade. Christina ’05 and Anthony ’07 attended from Montessori through 12th grade. “I had a positive experience at Gilmour throughout my four years of high school,” Giordano says. “I wanted my children to experience the same type of education and community involvement that Gilmour gave me.” He comments that he feels fortunate to be able to send his children to a private school, adding, “Gilmour offers a quality education, a sense of family, community, and a strong Catholic discipline, which my wife Maria and I think is important in raising a family.” Alex, Anthony, Tony, Christina

Featur e

The Fourth of July weekend brought a celebration around campus as Gilmour Academy’s newly improved website, www.gilmour.org, went live. “We are telling visitors who Gilmour Academy is, what our values are, and how we accomplish our educational mission,” says Assistant Headmaster Todd Sweda, who coordinated the website project. Image, color, branding logos, and catchy graphics were certainly important website considerations, but they took backstage to Gilmour’s Holy Cross foundation and its tradition of excellence in education. “We want to convey a solid traditional, yet contemporary, education grounded in values,” notes Sweda. Visitors to the site will be able to gain information in a variety of media options. They will be able to see image slide shows of the campus, access the admissions video, view students engaged in academic work, and even watch their favorite Lancer athletic team. Prospective families can get up-to-date information about open houses and test dates. The faculty directory will acquaint visitors with faculty and their career achievements. “We want people to know that we are a very people-intensive independent school and to appreciate the value of our smaller class size and the way we personalize for students,” Sweda says. Admissions Officer Katie Saunier believes the site will enable families looking at Gilmour to get a sense of what it means to be a Gilmour student. They will be able to obtain detailed course descriptions in every academic department, monitor daily news headlines, and note important calendar events. Potential resident students can see the campus and get a sense of the community. Current parents can access their children’s grades, obtain and complete forms online, and get updates on extracurricular activities and directions to sporting events, according to Kathleen Kenny, an English instructor in the Upper School and director of public relations. For alumni, the website will be a portal to find classmates they may have lost touch with, update personal and professional information, learn about upcoming alumni events, and even post class notes,

photos of babies, wedding celebrations, and community interests. “Alumni will be able to sign up for events online and often see who is attending,” says Mary Kate Farrar Vega ’93, director of alumni and constituent relations. “The website will be the main vehicle we will use to communicate with them in the future.” The alumni community page, which will be launched in early 2009, will allow graduates to upload resumes, make searches, and watch professional connections. Holly Yotter, database and web communications officer, will chair the internal web development group to access, update, and enhance the website. One new feature that promises to be popular is the RSS feeds and alerts. RSS, which stands for Really Simple Syndication, will let site users sign up to be notified by email or text messaging when new information is added so they can check for changes and updates in Gilmour’s calendar, news, and athletic events. “The reality of our digital world is that, now more than ever, people are getting their information from the Internet,” Sweda says. He expects that school websites will continue to be a major resource when families make decisions to attend an open house, schedule a class visit, and apply for admission. “A website is always a work in progress and our website is no different,” he concludes. “Except now our capability for telling Gilmour’s story is much stronger.”

Commencement

2008

Gilmour Academy Commencement Gilmour Academy Celebrates Its 59 th Commencement Exercise

Gilmour Academy, as accredited by the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges and Independent School Association of the Central States, chartered by the Ohio Department of Education, is vested by the state of Ohio with authority to confer diplomas in recognition of those having satisfied the requirements of a collegepreparatory curriculum. Gilmour Academyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s graduating Class of 2008 is the fifty-ninth graduating class of the Academy. 20

Commencement Speaker TinaDonikowski

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ommencement speaker Tina Donikowski is general manager of Propulsion and Specialty Services for General Electric

Transportation in Erie, Pennsylvania. Not only is Donikowski

a Gilmour trustee, but she and her husband Michael are also the proud parents of Class of 2008 graduate Joseph Donikowski. Along with their son Thomas, the couple has made the trip to Gilmour often to watch Joe participate in Gilmour’s prep hockey games. Donikowski understands the importance of lifelong learning and maintaining integrity throughout one’s career. She began her own career with GE Transportation in 1977 as a stenographer/secretary. While working full-time for GE, she attended Gannon University at night for six years, earning a bachelor of science in industrial management in 1985 and graduating with honors. After completing GE’s two-year Manufacturing Management Program in 1987, Donikowski held various assignments in quality, sourcing, and manufacturing. She moved to marketing and sales in 1991 and was appointed quality leader for the transportation business in 1998. The following year, she was named general manager. Today, Donikowski oversees a growing business in excess of $500 million and is responsible

Tina Donikowski

for product management, sales, and service-related activities for five distinct business units. In this capacity, she focuses on extending technology from the locomotive business into adjacent markets such as mining, marine, oil, gas, and wind energy. She not only is a role model for women at GE, but she also works with them to achieve success at the company. Despite being a busy “hockey mom” on weekends, Donikowski is a certified black belt, a trustee of the Boys and Girls Club of Erie and of Gannon University, and a member of the Athena Powerlink Governing Board, an organization that connects women business owners with mentors. 21

Commencement

Commencement Address 2008 to Gilmour Academy’s Class of

Tina M. Donikowski

t is an honor and a privilege to be your commencement speaker today. But I have to start with a confession. I never wanted to be standing here. I wanted to be sitting there with the rest of the proud parents. In fact, when Brother Robert approached me last November about speaking today, I’m pretty sure you could have heard me whining all the way up and down SOM Center Road. It went something like: “Oh Brother Robert, I don’t know if I can do it. I think I might be too emotional to speak that day.” To which Brother Robert just smiled and said, “Why don’t you think about it for a few days, Mrs. Donikowski, and get back to me.” Now, at that moment I immediately knew two things. First and foremost, I knew that I would be giving this commencement address, because saying “no” to Brother Robert is like defying some law of physics. It’s just not possible. The second thing I knew was that I had just been “Gilmour-ized.” Gilmour-ized. Definition: to be encouraged and nurtured and challenged to do more than you ever dreamed possible, and then to achieve it. Congratulations, Class of 2008, you have all been Gilmour-ized. So, ever since last November, I’ve been worrying about what I would tell you today. It’s an awesome responsibility and I can’t help but think, “Why would they listen to me?” I have two teens at home and they don’t listen to me. Even the dog doesn’t listen to me. But then I thought, “Well, I do have some experience. Perhaps if I shared with these graduates my experience, they may be more inclined to listen to me.” So, I decided to take an inventory of all my experience. Here’s the tally: • • • • • • • 22

49 years of life 31 years with a Fortune 500 company 23 years as a wife 18 years as a mother 12 years as a hockey mother 4 years as a Gilmour parent, and 2 years as a Gilmour trustee

Tina and Joe ’08 Donikowski with Brother Robert Lavelle, C.S.C.

That’s a grand total of 139 years of experience. Certainly, there must be something I’ve learned in all those years worthy of sharing with you today. I also sought advice from a few folks on what to talk about. My son told me not to talk about him and to tell the hockey guys to “live the dream.” Everyone else told me to keep it short. So, with 139 years of experience behind me, I’m going to give you three pieces of advice. For the first piece of advice, I need to begin with a little story about Joe. (I know he told me not to talk about him, but I didn’t promise). When Joe was in second grade, I was going through his test papers and found one where he missed a few questions in the body of the test, and there was a set of other questions he didn’t answer. I asked him about the unanswered questions. He said, “Oh, we didn’t have to do those questions, Mom. Those were for extra credit.” At that point I just smiled at my beloved son and knew we were about to have one of those Mother-Son moments. “You see, Joe,” I explained, “sometimes you can miss things in the regular questions. If you do the extra credit, you have a better chance of getting a good grade.” So, that’s the first piece of advice. Success in life requires that you do the extra credit. When I’m looking to hire someone or promote someone, I’m not looking for someone who’s just done the regular questions. I’m looking for someone who understands the value of a

challenge, someone who goes above and beyond what’s required, and doesn’t quit until the job gets done. Now I know Gilmour has prepared you to be a critical thinker, problem-solver, and lifelong learner – so you’re ready because success in life requires that you do the extra credit. The second piece of advice I’ll give you is that it matters how you do the extra credit. I’m talking about integrity. I’m talking about your own personal moral compass and the need for it to always point true north. Every January, GE summons the top leaders of the company to Boca Raton, Florida, for the annual managers meeting. At this meeting our chief counsel shows a video. The video is a montage of prominent individuals accused and convicted of a litany of crimes. We see the CEOs of Siemens and Worldcom, all the Enron guys, now in prison. We watch William Jefferson, the Louisiana congressman who accepted bribes, lied about it, and hid the money in the freezer. Those were all individuals at the top of their game, brought down by their lack of integrity. Every year I am amazed that there is enough new material for another video. I think to myself, don’t people get this? Well, I guess that answer is “no” because I no sooner get home from this meeting in January, and by February, I’m watching the governor of NewYork standing at a podium

with his wife apologizing for his complete lack of integrity. You all pledged an honor code during your years at Gilmour . . . that code doesn’t stay here . . . it leaves with you. You have developed the competence to see and the courage to act. Remember, no success is ever worth paying for with your integrity. After 31 years in business, I’ve observed that by and large you get what you work for. You may have ups and downs Chris Fagan ’08 and in your career, but in the Patrick Embleton ’08 long run, if you work hard enough, success will happen. Which leads me to my third and final piece of advice. Never confuse the things you work for with “gifts” like faith and family. I have been overwhelmingly fortunate in my life. I come from a loving and supportive family where our faith was openly discussed and demonstrated. I was fortunate enough to find someone special to share my life, and God blessed us with two wonderful children. These are the “gifts” . . . I could never have worked for them. Cherish the gifts. Hold tight to your faith and your family . . . both will sustain you and be there for you always. Gilmour Academy Class of 2008 . . . your future is so bright, filled with promise. Do the extra credit, act with integrity, and cherish the gifts. You have been Gilmour-ized . . . you are ready. Congratulations!

Bethany Byrd ’08

Commencement

Valedictorian 2008

Rachel Kenney Gilmour Academy

hen you work day in, day out with the talented young people we are blessed to have at Gilmour, it is sometimes easy to forget that they are still very much in their formative years. Their skills and accomplishments can be humbling when we think back to our own teenage years, which we remember more for the emotional intensity of being a selfconscious teen than for those moments that may have impressed the adults in our world. And, in fact, as most of us know, even our most talented students tend to betray their young age and adolescence sometime along the way. Not so with Rachel Kenney. From the time she came to Gilmour as a Middle School student, she was a young lady beyond her years. Her work in all disciplines has been polished, insightful, sophisticated, even awe-inspiring. In some ways, this must have been a burden for Rachel – to be already ready, as it were. But with typical grace and equanimity she looked for opportunities to grow, stretch, and even outdo herself. As anyone at Gilmour can tell you, Rachel succeeded in doing that mostly on stage as if, having already perfected herself, she set about taking on perfecting other personas. Rachel recently put an exclamation point on her stunning Gilmour career with her senior project, a one-woman show portraying Katharine Hepburn in an adaptation of “Tea at Five” by Matthew Lombardo. Rachel will take her one-woman show on the road as a first-year student in Northwestern’s acclaimed theater program. J. Brian Horgan Director of the Upper School

Valedictory Address May 25, 2008

hroughout history, May 25th has been a day of significant accomplishment and monumental achievement. It has been a day of beginnings and a day of endings. Don’t believe me? Look it up. For example – May 25, 1787: the United States Constitutional Convention begins. May 25, 1961: U.S. President John F. Kennedy announces his goal for the United States to put a man on the moon before the end of the decade. May 25, 2001: Erik Rachel Kenney ’08 Weihenmayer becomes the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. And sometimes, on a single day, a single May 25th, beginnings and endings are intertwined. For example – May 25, 1935: track star Jesse Owens begins an illustrious career by breaking five world records at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships. And on the very same day, May 25, 1935, Babe Ruth ends his career by hitting his 714th and final home run, establishing a record that would stand for nearly 40 years. May 25th – a day of greatness, a day of endings, and a day of beginnings. The examples of Jesse Owens and Babe Ruth show us that some accomplishments are lasting; some achievements will always be remembered. But for all of the achievements we do remember, there are many more we forget. Records we thought would stand forever are broken. Moments we thought we would always cherish slip away. We may think that we’ve accomplished a lot in high school, and we certainly have. But in five years, 10 years, 15 years, who will remember? Time will have swept all that away. We’ll have to actually use our alumni cards to get a free lunch, because few people will remember what we did and who we were in high school.

I thought about all of this one day after school when I walked through the fieldhouse and saw photograph after photograph of old Gilmour sports teams and lists of names of “alumni legends” from years gone by. And as I walked, I realized that I did not recognize most of the names. To be sure, Gilmour alums of years past have accomplished a great deal as leaders, innovators, and people of morality and responsibility. Rachel Kenney receiving her diploma from But I want even more for our class, Brother Robert Lavelle, C.S.C. because I think we are capable of even more. Sitting on this stage is more potential, more talent, more creativity, enthusiasm, and ability than I thought possible. But our raw potential is not enough. Our complex world demands more of us, and it is our duty and our privilege as Gilmour graduates to develop and fulfill our potential, to meet that challenge. And if we do this – if we use what we’ve learned at Gilmour, if we make a difference in the world – then perhaps a future Gilmour student will be able to recognize our names on plaques, trophies, yearbooks, and, in the case of Mark Rizzo, every table in the school. Rather than just seeing a random name on a trophy, let that future student recognize and know the person behind that name. Let them know us by our greatness. In our class we have a future astronaut in Derek Neal, a future president in Brenden Kelley, a future director in Mike Ciuni, a future pop star in Sam Kim, a future NFL player in Matt Mihalik, a future cancer-curing scientist in Krista Parran, and so much more. I wish I had time to list all of the future leaders and innovators we have sitting up here, but I don’t. Yet, I am confident that the daily headlines will tell you of all the accomplishments that I don’t have time to, accomplishments that will be lasting, not just temporary. Before I leave you, I’d like to mention one more moment of greatness that occurred on May 25th – not temporary greatness, but true, lasting greatness. I’m talking, of course, about this May 25, 2008, as we, the members of this Gilmour Academy senior class, go off to change the world. This is the end of our time at Gilmour. But it’s also the beginning of our time as adults, as citizens of the world. One day, one ending, and 100 beginnings. In a single instant, two opposites are perfectly united. This bittersweet connection between endings and beginnings was never illustrated to me more clearly than when I read the last printed panel of the iconic comic strip “Calvin and Hobbes.” In it, Calvin and his philosophical stuffed tiger Hobbes carry a sled through freshly fallen snow, delighted by the exciting possibility surrounding them. And then, in the last panel, Calvin turns to Hobbes and says, “It’s a magical world, Hobbes, ol’ buddy . . . let’s go exploring!” And together, they fly down the hill – into the future and into history. Well, it is my duty, my privilege, and my extreme pleasure to say to you, my fellow members of the Gilmour Academy Class of 2008, “It’s a magical world, ol’ buddies . . . let’s go exploring!”

2008 Class of

College Placement Statistics

Fast Facts on Gilmour Academy’s Class of 2008 (100 graduates) One National Merit Finalist Six Commended Scholars $5 million in Merit Scholarships and financial assistance Three seniors signed to play Division I athletics; 17 to play varsity athletics in other divisions

Eric Ware ’08 and Rachel Kenney

Commencement

Salutatorian 2008 Gilmour Academy

espite entering Gilmour Academy as a reserved and somewhat uncertain freshman, Derek Neal, our salutatorian, did not take long to distinguish himself as a competent and confident scholar. While he was particularly interested in math and science, success followed his efforts in all disciplines. Perhaps most noticeable, however, was his capacity for leadership and his remarkable ability to convey to others his enthusiasm for learning. In fact, by the time his first semester at Gilmour had come to a close, Derek had been invited by his Spanish teacher to co-present a paper on self-efficacy, self-regulation, and motivation at the Annual Conference of the Coalition of Essential Schools in Boston. Impressive for a 14-year-old boy, and since then Derek has never turned down an opportunity to further his growth. Whether it is as a representative at our open house events, captain of our swim team, Catalyst student at Case Western Reserve University, or Kairos leader, Derek has always represented himself and his school with distinction. We are proud to call him one of ours. Now, Columbia University is blessed to call him one of theirs. On a more personal note, I’ve known Derek since before his Gilmour days, and it has been a pleasure to see him so well-positioned at this stage of his young life. J. Brian Horgan Director of the Upper School

Derek Neal Salutatory Address

tanding here, having just received my diploma, I can’t help but think back to freshman year. I can still clearly remember my first day ever at Gilmour. I came with Vince Mihalek; he was the only person I knew in the school. My mom drove us. I remember getting out of the car at Pender Circle with a tie Derek Neal ’08 on that my dad had tied, and my top button actually buttoned. I’m pretty sure I wore tan dress socks, too. I think I might have been more nervous on my first day at Gilmour than on any other day in my life – until today. But as I think back to freshman year, I realize how much we have changed and grown, and how much is different now than it was then. For one thing, the Commons has been rearranged three times, and either the stromboli has shrunk or I have gotten a lot hungrier over the years. The pool and basketball court are soon to be replaced by a nicer, bigger pool and basketball court. We have seen the coming and the going, or maybe just the going, of our “Gilmour families.” But no matter how much Gilmour has changed during our time here, we have changed so much more. We have grown through our successes and failures, our ups and downs. Yes, we have had some failures, but the successes of the Class of 2008 brilliantly outshine the failures. We have one of the highest Ivy League acceptance rates of any graduating class. Our class is littered with sports stars that will leave gaping holes in their teams next year. The Speech and Debate Team seized its 20th straight district championship, in large part because of the leadership of this class. The classes that have graduated before us have left some big shoes to fill,

but I am sure we have filled them. In fact, I think the shoes are a little tight on us. Success in school is measured by how much one learns, but most learning is not done in the classroom. I have learned some of my most valuable lessons at Gilmour outside the classroom. I have learned from the swim team how to work hard and be truly disciplined. I have learned from the Speech and Debate Team how to always win an argument with my parents. I have learned from my 17 fellow Kairos leaders how to be there for someone I care about. I have learned from Colin and Blaine how to walk up the wall by the Student Center. And I have learned from my friends the true meaning of friendship. As I stand here before you, I can see how much we have grown spiritually, physically, and emotionally through all that we have learned at Gilmour. On behalf of the graduating class, I want to thank our parents for giving us the opportunity to attend such an amazing school. I also want to say thank you to all of the teachers and staff. You have irreversibly shaped our lives, and I don’t know how we can ever repay you. Next year, we are all onto bigger and better things, although I can’t imagine how anything can be better than these last four years. I will miss everything about Gilmour. I will miss painting my body for football games. I will

Lauren McCamley ’08

miss begging Brother Richard for Pop Tarts in the library during B Block. I will miss hearing Sister’s laugh from the Student Center while I’m in the chemistry room doing a lab. I will miss heeling through the halls while Mr. Busch tries to take a picture of me. I will miss my teachers and all of their lectures. I’ll even miss Socratic seminars. I will miss Gilmour, and I will miss all of you. Next year, most of us will no longer be at Gilmour on a daily basis. This is probably the last time all of us will be together as a group. But we will carry a bond forever as the Gilmour Academy Class of 2008. Today is a day to realize how far we have come – and how far we still have to go. I have no doubt that everyone in this class will be successful. We can look forward to our bright future, knowing that we can always come back for free lunches. As we move on to the next stage in our lives, we need to remember our time at Gilmour. We need to remember what we learned in Mr. McCamley’s freshman English class. He taught us that Socrates once said, “The more I know, the more I know that I don’t know.” If we can remember this, we’ll be all right. We made it through four years at Gilmour; we can do anything. Good luck, Class of 2008.

Derek Neal receiving his diploma from Brother Robert Lavelle, C.S.C.

Congratulations to the Class of

2008

College Acceptances, Selections, and Scholarships

Trudy Andrzejewski KENYON COLLEGE -Newman’s Own Foundation

Paige ’14, Eric ’21, Brett ’08 and Brian ’10 Anton

Additional Acceptances: University of Dallas Fordham University Loyola College in Maryland Loyola University Chicago

Brett Anton

UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON -Father Chaminade Award Edward ’10 and Riley ’08 Asher

Additional Acceptances: Miami University, Oxford Ohio Wesleyan University -Godman Award Wittenberg University -Legacy Award Xavier University

Riley Asher Rami ’04, Reem ’08 and Marwa ’05 Azem

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER Additional Acceptances: University of Dayton - Dean’s Merit Scholarship Purdue University University of South Carolina

Lana ’09, Talla ’08 and Omar ’15 Azem

Reem Azem

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY -Provost Special Scholarship Additional Acceptances: Denison University John Carroll University -Presidential Honors Award University of Rochester -Dean’s Scholarship

Talla Azem

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY Additional Acceptances: University of Dayton -Father Chaminade Award John Carroll University Loyola University Chicago Miami University, Oxford Saint Louis University -Billiken Scholarship

Sera Baker

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY -Blue and Gold Scholarship Additional Acceptances: Bethany College -Bethany Grant Ohio University

Kathleen Benacci PROVIDENCE COLLEGE

Additional Acceptances: John Carroll University -American Values Scholarship -Ignatian Mission Grant -Presidential Honors Award Loyola College in Maryland Loyola University Chicago Miami University, Oxford

Nathan Blevins YALE UNIVERSITY -Yale Scholarship Additional Acceptances: Northwestern University -Northwestern Scholarship University of Pennsylvania -Frank Claus Scholarship -Trustee Leadership Scholarship Rhodes College -Cambridge Fellowship University of Rochester -Rush Rhees Scholarship University of Virginia Williams College -Williams Scholarship

Laura Buntemeyer

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, NEWARK Additional Acceptances: Augsburg College Hamline University

Bethany Byrd

LOYOLA COLLEGE IN MARYLAND -Claver Grant Additional Acceptances: University of Indianapolis -Horizon Grant -State Alliance Grant Northeastern University Xavier University -Achievement Award

Antonio Caballero CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Additional Acceptances: Bentley College University of Notre Dame Additional Scholarships: -Youth Award Hispanic Heritage Scholarship

Lauren Campbell

CHATHAM COLLEGE -Chatham Grant -Trustee Merit Scholarship -World Ready Women Scholarships Additional Acceptances: Mercyhurst College -Egan Scholarship Norwich University -Community Service Scholarship -Norwich Grant -Leadership Achievement Scholarship Sacred Heart University -Founders Award -SHU Grant in Aid SUNY College at Cortland University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point

Nathan Campbell

MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OXFORD Additional Acceptances: University of Dayton -Dean’s Merit Scholarship Ohio University -Gateway Scholarship Pennsylvania State University, Erie: The Behrend College

Rebecca Campbell

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY -Presidential Scholarship -Ohio Academic Scholarship Additional Acceptances: University of Chicago

Ryan Caraboolad

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY -RIT Achievement Scholarship

Drew Chernisky SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY -Founders Scholarship -Salve Regina Grant Additional Acceptances: Concordia College Hamline University -Trustee Scholarship -Undergraduate Recognition Award Manhattanville College -Manhattanville Grant -Presidential Scholarship

Benjamin Christ

THE COLLEGE OF WOOSTER -Academic Achievement Award Additional Acceptances: Hobart and William Smith Colleges Loyola University Chicago Ohio Wesleyan University -Godman Award Saint Michael’s College -Merit Award

Michael Ciuni

Jackson ’04, Sera ’08 and Caitlin ’07 Baker

Carolyn ’03, Kathleen ’08 and Kevin ’05 Benacci

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY

Shay Cizmar

JUNIOR A HOCKEY

Ryan Clark

JUNIOR A HOCKEY Additional Acceptances: University of Massachusetts, Lowell Miami University, Oxford Quinnipiac University Saint Anselm College -Dominic Scherer OSB Scholarship Stonehill College Washington and Jefferson College -Challenge Grant Wentworth Institute of Technology -Merit Award Scholarship Worcester State College

Amber ’13 and Bethany ’08 Byrd

Cristina ’09 and Antonio ’08 Caballero

Daniel ’03 and Nathan ’08 Campbell

Eric ’04, Katrina ’10, Ryan ’08 and Nicole ’05 Caraboolad

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Brandon Cook Ryan Catanese ’06, Joseph ’77, Jane ’04, Michael ’08 and Joseph ’03 Ciuni

Abigail ’11, Ryan ’08 and Bailey ’10 Clark

CORNELL UNIVERSITY -College of Engineering John McMullen Scholarship Additional Acceptances: Brown University Carnegie Mellon University Howard University University of Notre Dame University of Pennsylvania Rochester Institute of Technology -Computing Award University of Rochester -Venture Scholar Award

Joseph Crowe

XAVIER UNIVERSITY Elizabeth ’06, Patrick ’08 and Katherine ’07 Crowe

Dino ’01, John ’08 and Paul ’04 DiVincenzo

Additional Acceptances: Allegheny College -Alumni Award University of Dayton -Father Chaminade Award John Carroll University Loyola College in Maryland Miami University, Oxford -Miami Grant Saint Louis University -Billiken Scholarship

Shana Davis

ADRIAN COLLEGE -Trustee Scholar Award

Jeffrey ’00, Patrick ’08 and Shelley ’06 Embleton

Additional Acceptances: Nichols College Saint Anselm College SUNY College at Cortland SUNY College at Potsdam

John DiVincenzo

JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY

Joseph Donikowski

GANNON UNIVERSITY -Catholic High School Grant -Diocesan Grant -Leadership Scholarship Additional Acceptances: Mercyhurst College

Maxwell Eberlein SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN -Distinguished Scholars Award Additional Acceptances: Champlain College -Innovation Scholars Award Columbia College DePaul University -DePaul Scholar Rochester Institute of Technology -Merit Scholarship Worcester Polytechnic Institute -Worcester Award

Patrick Embleton

OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY -Godman Award

Christopher Fagan UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME Additional Acceptances: Clemson University -Class of ’39 Scholarship -Trustee Scholarship The Ohio State University -Maximum Scholarship Pennsylvania State University, University Park -Dean’s Excellence Scholarship Villanova University -Presidential Scholarship Wake Forest University Washington and Jefferson College -Presidential Scholarship

Sarah Finucane XAVIER UNIVERSITY -Honors Scholarship Additional Acceptances: College of the Holy Cross John Carroll University -American Values Scholarship -Presidential Honors Award Le Moyne College -Dean’s Scholarship Loyola College in Maryland Loyola University Chicago -Loyola Grant Additional Scholarships: -American Red Cross Scholarship

Janice Flocken COLGATE UNIVERSITY

Patrick ’10 and Christopher ’08 Fagan

Lauren Flocken

Allen Glassmire

Nicholas Guy

SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE -Dean’s Scholarship

JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY -Ignatian Mission Grant -John Carroll Grant -Presidential Honors Award -Residency Grant

WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON COLLEGE -Challenge Grant

Elizabeth Franke THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Additional Acceptances: St. Edward’s University -Moreau Scholarship

Gregory Futey MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OXFORD -Miami Grant

Additional Acceptances: University of Dayton -Father Chaminade Award Kent State University Ohio University

Nicholas Grdina KENT STATE UNIVERSITY

Additional Acceptances: Butler University University of Dayton -Deans’ Merit Scholarship Duquesne University Fairfield University John Carroll University Loyola College in Maryland Loyola University Chicago Saint Louis University -Ignatian Scholarship University of South Carolina Washington and Jefferson College The College of Wooster

Daniel Gagne

Additional Acceptances: Bowling Green State University

Allison Greco LEHIGH UNIVERSITY Additional Acceptances: Xavier University -Presidential Scholarship

Amy Greene INDIANA UNIVERSITY AT BLOOMINGTON

WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON COLLEGE -Challenge Grant

Additional Acceptances: University of Hartford Kent State University -Trustee Scholarship

Jessica Gardner

John Greene

JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Additional Acceptances: Mercyhurst College Ohio University

Additional Acceptances: Case Western Reserve University -Presidential Scholarship University of Rochester -Bausch & Lomb Science Award

Reed Garetto ASSUMPTION COLLEGE

Katy ’06 and Sarah ’08 Finucane

Additional Acceptances: The Catholic University of America -CUA Scholarship Lake Forest College -Lake Forest Grant

John Hanna

Monica ’13, Janice ’08, Lauren ’08 and Nicholas ’05 Flocken

MIAMI UNIVERSITY, HAMILTON

Ashley Hanson

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER Additional Acceptances: The University of Arizona -Excellence Award University of Dayton -Father Chaminade Award University of Louisville University of Northern Colorado Ohio University Purdue University Saint Louis University -Billiken Scholarship University of South Carolina

Cortlandt Howell

Kaitlin ’11 and Greg ’08 Futey

John ’98 and Nicholas ’08 Grdina

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON Additional Acceptances: Hobart and William Smith Colleges Miami University, Oxford University of Rochester

Steven ’11 and Allison ’08 Greco

Josh ’00 and Amy ’08 Greene

Commencement

Nicholas ’11 and Ashley ’08 Hanson

Andrew Hunt

Rachel Kenney

Kevin Komperda

XAVIER UNIVERSITY -Achievement Award

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY -Northwestern Scholarship

MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OXFORD -Miami Grant

Additional Acceptances: University of Cincinnati Saint Louis University -Billiken Scholarship

Additional Acceptances: Carnegie Mellon University -Endowed Scholarship Emerson College -Trustee Scholarship Oberlin College -John F. Oberlin Scholarship Sarah Lawrence College -Presidential Scholarship

Additional Acceptances: University of Dayton -Dean’s Merit Scholarship John Carroll University -American Values Scholarship -Presidential Honors Award Ohio University

Additional Scholarship: -Thomas J. Watson Memorial Scholarship

JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY -American Values Scholarship -Presidential Honors Award

Brenden Kelley Lynn Arko ’73 and Brenden ’08 Kelley

WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON COLLEGE -Presidential Scholarship Additional Acceptances: Eckerd College -Presidential Scholarship Loyola University Chicago Rollins College -Presidential Scholarship

Patrick ’08 and Nicholas ’06 Kennedy

Patrick Kennedy MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OXFORD -Miami Grant

Claire ’06, Rachel ’08 and Grace ’02 Kenney

Additional Acceptances: University of Dayton -Deans’ Merit Scholarship Ohio University -Gateway Scholarship Xavier University

Jae Won Kim THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Additional Acceptances: Bentley College Boston University Case Western Reserve University University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Loyola University Chicago University of Maryland, College Park

Yoon-Gyeum Kim LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO

Jae Won ’08 and Jae Yeon ’07 Kim

James ’03, Kevin ’08 and Mary Elizabeth ’00 Komperda

Additional Acceptances: California Lutheran University California State University, Fullerton University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Lawrence Kramer

Additional Acceptances: The Catholic University of America -Alumni Scholarship -CUA Scholarship -Parish Scholarship University of Dayton -Deans’ Merit Scholarship Grove City College Kalamazoo College -Kalamazoo Honors Scholarship Miami University, Oxford Ohio Wesleyan University -Dean’s Award The College of Wooster -Academic Achievement Award

Eileen Lane

Timothy McDougall

Matthew Mihalik

UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON -Father Chaminade Award

ADRIAN COLLEGE

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA -Division One Athletic Scholarship

Additional Acceptances: Butler University The Catholic University of America -Alumni Scholarship -CUA Scholarship -Parish Scholarship DePauw University -Holton Memorial Scholarship -Old Gold Honors Award Miami University, Oxford

Elizabeth McErlean MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OXFORD

Patrick Nally

Additional Acceptances: Case Western Reserve University Loyola College in Maryland Union College

MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OXFORD

Colleen McHugh

Derek Neal

UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

Thomas Lockwood

Additional Acceptances: Eastern Kentucky University University of Toledo

Additional Acceptances: University of Notre Dame

THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON

Jeremy Melbye

Kevin Melnik

Additional Scholarships: -Cleveland Technical Society Scholarship -National Merit Scholarship Corporation Macy’s Foundation Scholarship -Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship -Wal-Mart Scholarship – Sam Walton Community Service

MERCYHURST COLLEGE -Ohio Grant -Presidential Award

Grace O’Rourke

Lauren Martin

XAVIER UNIVERSITY -Trustee Scholarship Additional Acceptances: University of Dayton -President’s Scholarship DePaul University -DePaul Scholar University of Kentucky -Merit Scholarship

Lauren McCamley OHIO UNIVERSITY -Gateway Scholarship Additional Acceptances: University of Dayton -President’s Merit Scholarship Miami University, Oxford -Ohio Merit Scholarship -Oxford Scholars Xavier University -Presidential Scholarship

JUNIOR A HOCKEY Additional Acceptances: Salve Regina University Utica College -President’s Scholarship

Additional Acceptances: Loyola University Chicago -Loyola Scholarship

PURDUE UNIVERSITY Additional Acceptances: Kent State University Ohio University Robert Morris University

Michael Merriman FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY Additional Acceptances: University of Dayton -Deans’ Merit Scholarship Miami University, Oxford

Mary ’10, Larry ’08 and Meghan ’11 Kramer

Additional Acceptances: The Ohio State University, Newark University of Dayton -Father Chaminade Award University of Louisville Loyola University Chicago Ohio Wesleyan University -Meek Community Service and Leadership Award

Matthew ’01 and Eileen ’08 Lane

Brian ’03 and Lauren ’08 McCamley

Anne ’06, Elizabeth ’08 and Katharine ’06 McErlean

Laura ’01, Colleen ’08 and Mike ’03 McHugh

Molly ’00 and Michael ’08 Merriman

Commencement

Michael ’00, Patrick ’08 Nally and Jody Nally McGee ’97

Matthew ’11, Brian ’08 and Allen ’05 Pestotnik

Adnan Obissi

Bryon Andrew Pike

Brittany Razek

BOSTON UNIVERSITY

COLGATE UNIVERSITY

Additional Acceptances: The Ohio State University Purdue University Rochester Institute of Technology Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Additional Acceptances: American University -Presidential Scholarship Dickinson College Washington and Jefferson College -Howard J. Barnett Presidential Scholarship

OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY -Academic Competitiveness Grant -Diversity Award -Ohio Wesleyan Grant

Morgan Osborne JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY Additional Acceptances: DePauw University

Krista Parran Natalie ’11 and Bryon Andrew ’08 Pike

Steven ’10, Michael ’08 and Steven ’78 Pryatel

RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE -Leadership Award Additional Acceptances: Boston University -Boston Grant Bowdoin College Colby College Hamilton College – NY College of the Holy Cross The Ohio State University -Honors Provost Scholarship Union College -President’s Scholarship Wesleyan University

Brian Pestotnik JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY Colin ’08 and Carissa ’04 Ray

Brittany ’08 and Kristina ’06 Razek

Additional Acceptances: Marietta College Mount Union College The Ohio State University, Newark University of Toledo

Lauren Posillico CONNECTICUT COLLEGE -Connecticut Grant Additional Acceptances: Manhattanville College Rochester Institute of Technology SUNY College at Cortland

Michael Pryatel XAVIER UNIVERSITY -Achievement Award Additional Acceptances: University of Dayton -Father Chaminade Award Ohio Wesleyan University

Colin Ray OHIO UNIVERSITY -Gateway Scholarship Additional Acceptances: Lebanon Valley College -Leadership Scholarship SUNY College at Fredonia -President’s Out-of-State Scholars Award York College of Pennsylvania -Dean’s Academic Scholarship

Additional Acceptances: Mercyhurst College West Virginia University

Ashley Reid CHATHAM COLLEGE -Trustee Merit Scholarship -World Ready Women Scholarships Additional Acceptances: Norwich University -Community Service Scholarships -Norwich Grant -Merit Scholarship SUNY College at Cortland

Thomas Reynolds UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER Additional Acceptances: Lake Forest College Loyola University Chicago Miami University, Oxford Washington and Jefferson College

Mark Rizzo HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY

Hallie Rybka

Cameron Severson

Matthew Smith

LOYOLA COLLEGE IN MARYLAND -Loyola Grant

JUNIOR A HOCKEY

THE COLLEGE

Additional Acceptances: Mercyhurst College

Additional Acceptances: Mount Union College -Hartshorn Award Washington and Jefferson College -Challenge Grant

Additional Acceptances: American University -American Grant University of Dayton Fordham University -Loyola and Joques Scholarships Miami University, Oxford -Ohio Achievement Scholarship -Oxford Scholars Ohio University -Gateway Scholarship Smith College -Smith Grant University of South Carolina

Brandon Schmidt UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON -Deans’ Merit Scholarship Additional Acceptances: Ohio Wesleyan University

Yann-Frederic Schoenhagen WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE -International Scholarship Additional Acceptances: Boston University Case Western Reserve University -Provost Special Scholarship Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute -International Leadership Award Rochester Institute of Technology -Rochester Scholarship

Adam Shemory POST GRAD YEAR GILMOUR ACADEMY Additional Acceptances: Adrian College -Dean Scholar Mercyhurst College -Egan Scholarship -Presidential Award Miami University, Oxford Saint Michael’s College Southern New Hampshire University

Andrew Shibley MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OXFORD -Success Award Additional Acceptances: The Ohio State University Xavier University

Dennis Siedlak CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY -Presidential Scholarship Additional Acceptances: University of Notre Dame Additional Scholarships: -Ohio Academic Scholarship

Justin Slaby ASHLAND UNIVERSITY Additional Acceptances: Saint Joseph’s University Seton Hall University

WOOSTER Kevin ’11, Mark ’08 and Amy ’14 Rizzo

Jennifer Snyder WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY

Keith ’05, Hallie ’08 and Edward ’73 Rybka

Additional Acceptances: Loyola College in Maryland -Presidential Scholarship Miami University, Oxford -Ohio Achievement Scholarship -Oxford Scholars

Ashley Somers UNIVERSITY

Jacqueline ’13 and Brandon ’08 Schmidt

MIAMI

Additional Acceptances: Case Western Reserve University -Provost Special Scholarship University of Dayton -Deans’ Merit Scholarship Miami University, Oxford -Oxford Scholars Saint Louis University -University Scholarship University of South Carolina -Woodrow Scholars Award

Paul Henry ’14, Yann ’08 and Sarah ’05 Schoenhagen

Michelle Stefanac THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

Austin ’10 and Cameron ’08 Severson

Additional Acceptances: University of Cincinnati Drexel University Syracuse University Villanova University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Xavier University Emilene ’06 and Andrew ’08 Shibley

Commencement

Sarah ’10 and Dennis ’08 Siedlak

Samuel Stefanak

Brittany Tyree

OHIO UNIVERSITY -Gateway Scholarship

OHIO UNIVERSITY -George Womack Grant -King/Chavez/Parks Award -Athletic Scholarship

Additional Acceptances: Miami University, Oxford

Margaret Sullivan PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY -Faculty Grant

Jaryn ’03 and Justin ’08 Slaby

Brigid Titgemeier Additional Acceptances: East Carolina University High Point University

Amelia Torgerson Alec ’12, Matthew ’08 and Tyler ’10 Smith

Kristina ’11, Jennifer ’08 and Chelsea ’09 Snyder

Alex ’01, Marilyn Havel Somers ’01, Alex ’78, Ashley ’08 and Billy ’03 Somers

Additional Acceptances: Bemidji State University Nichols College Norwich University Plattsburgh State University Quinnipiac University Sacred Heart University University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point

Jessica Tusek THE UNIVERSITY

Additional Acceptances: Ball State University

Grace Venzor XAVIER UNIVERSITY

OHIO UNIVERSITY

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE TECHNOLOGY

Emily ’04 and Sam ’08 Stefanak

Additional Acceptances: La Salle University -Founders Scholarship -Athletic Scholarship for Track Saint Louis University -Billiken Scholarship

John ’81 and Brigid ’08 Titgemeier

Erick Ware POST GRAD YEAR GILMOUR ACADEMY

Anne ’10, Grace ’08 and Alexandra ’11 Venzor

Blaine Westropp MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OXFORD Additional Acceptances: The Ohio State University

Maria Young

Elizabeth Booze Westropp ’73 and Blaine Westropp ’08

MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OXFORD FINDLAY

Additional Acceptances: Bethany College Lake Erie College Otterbein College -Endowed Scholar Scholarship

Additional Acceptances: Butler University University of Dayton -Father Chaminade Award Denison University -Alumnae Award Ohio University -Gateway Scholarship

Charles ’07, John ’80, Maria ’08 and John ’10 Young

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CUM LAUDE SOCIETY

“ Academy Awards ” The

Congratulations to those students in the class of 2008 who were honored at the 2008 Senior Awards program. The following students were recognized with special awards and commendations:

Director of Academic Services and Upper School Social Studies Instructor James A. Gutowski was the featured speaker during the 2008 Cum Laude Society’s ceremony. Antonio Caballero, Rebecca Campbell, Brandon Cook, Sarah Finucane, Lauren Flocken, John Greene, Lauren McCamley, Bryon Pike, Hallie Rybka, Dennis Siedlak, Ashley Somers, and Brittany Tyree were inducted, joining classmates Reem Azem, Nathan Blevins, Christopher Fagan, Rachel Kenney, Derek Neal, Krista Parran, Lauren Posillico, and Jennifer Snyder. Inducted as juniors were Jamie Austin, Elizabeth Beam, Alyssa Brigeman, John Coyne, Caitlin Finelli, Brittany Gazdag, Courtney Kasuboski, Martha Ligas, Victoria Lopez-Aldazabal, Alexandria Pilla, Kristen Scheid, and Jessica Vorobel.

VALEDICTORIAN Rachel Kenney SALUTATORIAN Derek Neal 2008 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FINALIST Nathan Blevins COMMENDED STUDENTS Rebecca Campbell John Greene Rachel Kenney Derek Neal Bryon Andrew Pike Michelle Stefanac PHI BETA KAPPA RECOGNITION Rachel Kenney GILMOUR TROPHIES Kathleen Benacci Derek Neal OHIO ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP WINNER Rebecca Campbell

Grace Venzor ’08 and Michael Pryatel ’08

FINALISTS Reem Azem John Greene Krista Parran Dennis Siedlak

2008 GRADUATING SENIORS WHO MAINTAINED 4.0 GRADE POINT AVERAGE FOR FOUR YEARS Reem Azem Nathan Blevins Rebecca Campbell Christopher Fagan John Greene Rachel Kenney Derek Neal Krista Parran Lauren Posillico Dennis Siedlak BR. THEOPHANE SCHMITT TROPHIES Amy Greene Patrick Nally THE CHARLES A. MOONEY TROPHIES Kevin Komperda Eileen Lane THE CHARLES MURRAY STUDENT HUMANITARIAN AWARD Margo Sullivan THE BR. DAVID BALTRINIC AWARD Trudy Andrzejewski THE ROBERT B. TOMARO HONOR AWARD Samuel Stefanak THE THOMAS P. MULLIGAN AWARD Nathan Blevins Brenden Kelley

Br. Robert Kelly and Ashley Hanson ’08

Derek Neal ’08 and Kathleen Benacci ’08

THE BR. JAMES O’DONNELL CAMPUS RESIDENCY AWARD Allen Glassmire

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN ART Laura Buntemeyer

THE RICK BRUNS WRITING AWARD Trudy Andrzejewski

EXCELLENT ACHIEVEMENT IN PHOTO Laura Buntemeyer Jae Won Kim

THE BASIL MOREAU AWARD Lauren Flocken Lawrence Kramer THE BR. ROBERT KELLY OUTSTANDING STUDENT SERVICE AWARD Ashley Hanson THE BLESSED BR. ANDRÉ AWARd Lauren McCamley Andrew Shibley THE CHAPLAIN’S AWARD Michael Pryatel Grace Venzor OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN CLASSICAL STUDIES John Greene OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN FRANCOPHONE STUDIES Krista Parran OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN HISPANIC STUDIES Grace O’Rourke EXCELLENCE IN AP CHEMISTRY John Greene OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN AP PHYSICS John Greene

JOURNALISM/YEARBOOK AWARD Allison Greco Margo Sullivan JOURNALISM/LANCE AWARD Rebecca Campbell Amy Hanson Amy Torgerson THE JOHN GALE DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR AWARD Cortlandt Howell Rachel Kenney THE WILLIAM G. MOORE II ENGLISH AWARD John Greene Hallie Rybka AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL ASSOCIATION COMPETITION – THIRD PLACE Rebecca Campbell John Greene THE PAUL PRIMEAU SCIENCE AWARD Dennis Siedlak THE WINSTON CHURCHILL AP MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY AWARD Nathan Blevins Rachel Kenney Bryon Andrew Pike

Patrick Nally ’08, Br. Richard Keller and Amy Greene ’08

THE THOMAS JEFFERSON AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AWARD Nathan Blevins Brandon Cook Christopher Fagan Lauren Martin Bryon Andrew Pike DIRECTOR OF UPPER SCHOOL AWARD Riley Asher Benjamin Christ Patrick Crowe Maxwell Eberlein Krista Parran THE DENIS HOYNES AWARD Yann-Frederic Schoenhagen Jennifer Snyder DISTINGUISHED MUSICIAN AWARD Matthew Mihalik Colin Ray NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUSIC EDUCATION TRI-M MUSIC HONORS SOCIETY INDUCTEES Colin Ray KEVIN R. SULLIVAN MEMORIAL BOOK AWARD FROM JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY Sarah Finucane THE HOLY CROSS LITERATURE AWARD Michael Ciuni Eileen Lane Grace O’Rourke

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he first time is always the sweetest victory. Just ask Gilmour Academy graduating seniors Nathan Blevins ’08 and Rachel Kenney ’08, who took first place in two events at the National Forensic League (NFL) National Tournament June 15-20 in Las Vegas. Gilmour is the only school in Ohio and one of only two in the nation with two NFL national champions in 2008, according to the organization, the nation’s oldest and largest speech and debate honor society. Newton South High School in Massachusetts was the other school with two national champions. The students also were the first NFL national champions from the North Coast District and in Gilmour’s history. Blevins competed against more than 300 national qualifiers in Student Congress, a student debate forum that operates like mock Congressional sessions and mirrors the kind of bill and resolution debates that take place in Congress. He received $5,000 in scholarship funds from the Lincoln Financial Group and $1,000 from the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service. Blevins and his competitors were required to research legislation to combat price gouging in the oil industry, to reform immigration policy, and to lift the U.S. embargo on Cuba. “I spent the entire week before the tournament gathering information on more than 50 topics, which were on the docket for Congress,” he says. Student Congress has two divisions, the House of Representatives and the Senate. He was champion in the House. “This was always a goal for me,” he admits. “I can’t really say why I won, but I had a very good round in finals, my argumentation was very solid, and I spoke with passion.” Blevins is a freshman at Yale University where he is studying political science and government then plans to attend law school, become a civil rights attorney, and get involved in politics. Rachel Kenney was first among 349 national qualifiers in the Prose Interpretation category for her Nathan Blevins ’08 Rachel Kenney ’08 reading of “Me: Stories

Forensic Feat “The two students made their performances seem almost effortless, but like any champion, they invested a tremendous amount of time and effort to realize a goal they had set years ago.” Gay Janis

of My Life” by actress Katharine Hepburn. She won a $1,000 prize from the Lincoln Financial Group and $400 from the National Forensic League Hall of Fame. She also won the Jefferson plaque in the Humorous Interpretation event. “I think I was crying a little and smiling and laughing a lot,” Kenney says. “It was one of the happiest moments of my life. I can’t think of a better way to end my speech career.” She explains that she had been working toward this goal since Rachel and Nathan cutting a cake eighth grade when she joined the Upper School speech team. “At times it has been a very difficult and disappointing journey, but being the national champion just completely erased all the frustration and anxiety I’ve had along the way.” Kenney attends Northwestern University and majors in theater. She plans to be an actress either on stage or in films. “The two students made their performances seem almost effortless, but like any champion, they invested a tremendous amount of time and effort to realize a goal they had set years ago,” says Gay Janis, Gilmour’s speech and debate coach. Janis commented that the students participated in speech and debate all four years of high school and she was elated with their victory. Her daughter Brittany ’03 coached Nathan for two years. The students’ teammates broke into a chorus of Gilmour’s alma mater in the lobby after the awards ceremony. At the tournament, Bryon Andrew Pike ’08 and Lexi Antunez ’10 won Mundt Medallions as semi-finalists in the Student Congress category. Four other Gilmour Brooke Marie Jarvis ’10 and students competed in Las Vegas in the Duo Byron Andrew Pike ’08 Interpretation category – Brooke Jarvis ’10, Taylor Seay ’10, Tom Reynolds ’08, and Grace O’Rourke ’08. Gilmour consistently ranks in the top one percent of the National Forensic League’s chapters nationwide. Since its founding in 1925, the forensics organization has enrolled more than 1.2 million members in 50 states. It prepares students to become effective communicators and leaders, ethical people, and critical thinkers. Alumni include former U.S. President Lyndon Johnson, former Vice President Hubert Humphrey, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, Senators William Frist and Richard Lugar, and media moguls Oprah Winfrey and Ted Turner.

“It was one of the happiest moments of my life.” Rachel Kenney ’08

“This was always a goal for me.” Nathan Blevins ’08

Speech Nationals in Las Vegas

The lineup of champions

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Hogwarts Heaven S

itting around a campfire telling scary stories and roasting hot dogs was not on the docket for Gilmour Academy’s new Weekly Camps. Instead, campers wrote and produced their own original Harry Potter scene, developed an Internet TV show, designed video games with animation, built a robot, and composed digital music. With its old manor charm, Gilmour became the perfect backdrop for children to devise their own notion of Harry Potter during a week long camp called Harry Potter: the Missing Scene. Campers shaped their scene around the theme What is Harry Potter’s secret? They invented characters, settings, costumes, and roles as if they were creating a short film from concept to DVD. Each day, the campers met mini-deadlines as they honed their time management skills. “They learned the basics of developing a storyboard, writing a script, acting, operating a camera, editing videos, and burning a DVD,” says English Instructor John Overman. Lower School student Theresa Egan ’16 was so enthusiastic about the Harry Potter Camp she enrolled twice. “Theresa liked the idea of starting a project and seeing it finished at the end of the week,” says her

mother, Traci Egan, president of the Lower School Parents Organization. Egan found that the camp gave her daughter a sense of discipline, stirred her creativity, and stressed the importance of cooperation by requiring the campers to write roles in their scripts for everyone. Keeping fourth- to eighth-grade campers challenged was no small feat, according to Audio Video Production Instructor Tom Beres. “Figuring out how to adjust our five-day plan for various age groups and different personalities was the biggest challenge,” he says. He designed the “Hollywood Heads to Gilmour” camp with Brenden Kelley ’08 and Jamie Bergsman ’09. Campers had an opportunity to get behind the camera to see how television works and produce an Internet TV show. They learned how to write their own script, handle a digital video camera, act in a scene, and film their scenes around campus. “We took that footage and showed the campers how to digitally edit each scene into a finished project, and gave them a copy of their script and a DVD of the scene,” Beres says. “Most important, they learned to work together, be productive, manage themselves, and respect one another.” Social Studies Instructor Cathleen White employed “digital scavenger hunts” to prompt campers to photograph people playing sports in Digital Imagery: Producing Your Own Masterpieces. They experimented

“Most important, they learned to work together, be productive, manage themselves, and respect one another.” Tom Beres

with digital cameras using different lighting modes, zoom, and alternatives to color photography. “We also spent time in the computer lab to transfer their photos to USB drives, organize and name images, and retrieve them,” says White. “They learned to transfer images directly from the camera and to use a portable card-reader to transfer images.” They also examined potential uses of Photoshop to crop and straighten images, retouch them, and create special images using Photoshop filters and special effects. The Gilmour teacher designed another camp, Entering the Digital Studio: My Digital Life Story, where campers created a brief video autobiography using Adobe Premiere, a video creation and editing program. “They digitized print photos with a scanner and developed skills to transfer, organize, and store their images and projects,” she explains. Some applied video voice-overs from scripts they wrote or digital animations they created. Throughout the summer, several other Gilmour faculty members cultivated young minds and fashioned creative artists. Music Instructor David Kilkenney molded his Mix Master Maestros in his digital musicmaking camp, and English Instructor Bonnie O’Leary

taught young actors how to own the stage. Photography Instructor Mark Most taught his fledgling photographers to view the world through the aperture of a camera. The Weekly Camps were the brainchild of Monica Veto, director of the Lower School and Montessori preschool program, and Megan Marrie, director of Lower School admissions. “Gilmour has this beautiful broadcast studio so we thought why not capitalize on that,” Veto says. The two thought it was vital that the new camp create its own niche and not replicate what was offered at other camps. Other goals were to employ Gilmour’s own experienced teachers to run the Weekly Camps and include middle school-age children. “Talking with teachers about their interests as camp instructors narrowed our focus for the Weekly Camps,” Marrie says. The goal was to supplement the day and sports camps which attract several hundred children by providing something for everyone, and designing the camps with enough flexibility and affordability so parents could send a child to several Gilmour camps. “I loved the complement of camps this year,” Egan says. While Theresa attended the Harry Potter and Hollywood Heads to Gilmour camps, her other daughter, Gina ’18, signed up for Gilmour’s traditional day camp. “I was able to enroll both girls in activities they loved,” she says. “It really worked for my family.” By summer’s end, 107 children within the Weekly Camps had amassed skills to catapult them into the future, and Gilmour had cast its spell on a bevy of happy campers who await next year’s magic potions.

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TEA WITH LOWER SCHOOL PARENTS EVOKES COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG

ust as George Washington or Thomas Jefferson might have

done in Colonial times, fifth graders from Gilmour Academy hosted a Colonial Williamsburg Tea in the

“The tea was part of a social studies project to immerse students in an interdisciplinary approach to Colonial history.”

Lower School’s Exhibition Hall.

expertise in the period from 17th and 18th century scholars at the Williamsburg Teacher Institute Hall Seminar for Teachers.

As part

Martha Washington wore, 31 students delighted

of the formal

their parents with video documentaries connected

tea, students

to a spring class trip to Williamsburg, Mt. Vernon,

discussed their

Monticello, Jamestown, and Yorktown. The group

designs for

dined on Colonial pastries such as snickerdoodle

floorcloths,

cookies, gingerbread squares, and apple strudel

canvas rugs

and drank tea and root beer served on linen-

made in

covered tables. They marched with fifes and

Colonial times

drums and performed a reel dance.

from old ship

“The tea was part of a social studies project

our country.” Dell developed

Yvonne Dell and the Monticello-Stratford

Decked in the kind of tri-corner hat Ben Franklin sported and the high, frilly mobcap

importance of this period in

sails. The versions made in class were stiffened,

to immerse students in an interdisciplinary

covered with latex paint, and inscribed with a

approach to Colonial history,” says Yvonne Dell,

penciled grid. Inside each grid block was a

humanities instructor in the Lower School.

stenciled alphabet letter and a picture pertaining

“The fifth graders used a variety of media to

to that letter. The students painted the picture

demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the

with acrylics and completed the cloth with a finishing coat of polyurethane as a keepsake of the trip. While they were in Virginia, the students gathered research for their documentaries about specific trades – gunsmiths, blacksmiths, brick makers, printers and binders, silversmiths, wheelwrights, coopers, tailors, milliners, and wigmakers, to name a few.

Kiely to Lead Institutional Advancement G

ilmour’s new director of Institutional

counsel and others strategically involved in the

Advancement is one of the most well-known

campaign process to ensure effective communication.

faces on campus. Colleen Kiely ’96 has probably been

Gilmour Headmaster Brother Robert Lavelle, C.S.C.

involved with every alumni reunion, homecoming,

recently praised Kiely’s dedication, commitment, and

commencement, Golf Classic, Lunch With Santa, and

support of Gilmour. “Colleen has been part of our

Gold Ticket Raffle for the last eight years. Kiely joined

development effort for the past eight years,” he says.

Gilmour in 2000 to assist with its Faith in Our Future

“While having been actively involved in alumni

capital campaign and in 2003 became admissions and

outreach and special events, her focus has been in

advancement officer. As one of the coordinators of

supporting our capital and endowment fundraising

Gilmour’s 2006 auction, Celebrate Gilmour: A Night in

efforts. She is a valued member of our leadership

New York, she helped raise $400,000 for the Academy.

team in addressing Academy needs and priorities.”

That same year, she was appointed assistant to the dean of Institutional Advancement. In her new position, the Gilmour alum will

The Gilmour graduate received a bachelor of science degree in counseling psychology from Northwestern University in 2000. She played four years

coordinate all fundraising programs and personnel to

of varsity women’s golf for the school and was captain

support annual giving, capital projects, the endowment

of its Big Ten team. Kiely was elected to the Gilmour

fund, and other advancement priorities. She also will

Academy Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001. As a member

oversee all aspects of the Academy’s comprehensive

of Gilmour’s Boys Varsity Golf Team, her dedication

advancement program including marketing,

and skill during

communications, and constituent relations. Kiely

the three years

will manage relationships with the Academy’s top

she played

“She is a valued member

prospects and develop plans for the cultivation,

varsity golf

of our leadership team

solicitation, and stewardship of major gifts.

contributed to two of the

in addressing Academy

the school’s current capital and endowment campaign,

team’s titles

needs and priorities.”

guiding all of its facets. She has been involved in

during its

conducting prospect research, organizing campaign

four-year state

planning meetings, and managing key volunteers.

title streak.

Last December, Kiely was named coordinator for

Br. Robert Lavelle, C.S.C.

She continues to serve as a main liaison to campaign

1950s Lancer Spotlight F

or one young teenager from Uganda, David Stager ’53 opened the door to education and the possibility of one day becoming a priest. Stager, a pediatric ophthalmologist practicing in Dallas, operated pro bono with his son David on the teenager named Petero to straighten the youngster’s eyes. The Discovery Channel featured the surgery performed by the Stagers in a program that aired in 2007. Petero suffered from a genetic disorder called Crouzon Syndrome and came to Dallas for treatment with the help of the World Craniofacial Foundation. The disorder causes the skull bones to fuse too early and leads to abnormal growth of the head, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. The people in Petero’s village thought he was cursed, so he was not allowed to attend school before the surgery. At 73, Stager still works 10-hour days six days a week and keeps fit through daily cardio training on a stationary bike and elliptical machine and by lifting weights. He contends that he owes his good fortune and blessings to the four years he spent at Gilmour. He noted that classmate Neal Lavelle ’53 used to say that lucky breaks come to those who work hard. “I think a close relationship to God enhances one’s lucky breaks,” Stager says. “Gilmour had a lot to do with that philosophy.” The alum recalled that his father, also a physician, valued a well-rounded education that included spirituality, academics, and athletics – ideals Gilmour stressed – for his sons David, Peter ’52, Paul ’55, and Daniel ’57. David Stager entered Gilmour in 1949 with 28 other freshmen. He has fond memories of being taught by John Gale, Brother Ivo Regan, C.S.C., and the other Holy Cross Brothers; going to daily chapel; and working on the

“Hall Crier.” He believes his nomination for freshman class president by Bob Leland ’53 “may have provided the impetus for me to strive academically.” Following his graduation from Gilmour, Stager attended Holy Cross College and earned his baccalaureate degree from John Carroll University. He earned his master’s degree and medical degree from The Ohio State University Medical School, where he completed a residency in ophthalmology. After serving in the U.S. Army, he accepted a fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology at Children’s Hospital in Washington, D.C., and, in 1968, began his Dallas practice aimed at improving eye care for children and adults. Stager’s distinguished work led to his selection to present the keynote address before the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology in 2000. His current passion involves educating fellow physicians regarding treatment for adults with misaligned eyes. The Gilmour graduate is listed in “The Best Doctors in America,” and he has been a guest lecturer at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard University among other distinguished schools, at the Cleveland Clinic, and in Spain, Argentina, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic. Stager and his wife, Patricia, enjoy traveling, especially to England, and have four children. On a recent visit to Gilmour for his 55th reunion, he reveled in the birth of the first granddaughter on his side of the family in 100 years, and she was born on his birthday to boot.

Members of the Class of ’53 with Gayle Mix

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Reunion 2008 witnessed the conclusion of a long-simmering, intra-mural GA basketball rivalry within the Class of ’68. The Mondo Caines and Ball-Sirs battled regularly as Gilmour juniors and seniors. With records of those contests lost, memories unreliable, and both teams claiming superiority, some incendiary emails were exchanged in the months prior to Reunion 2008. The good-natured “trash talk” resulted in a challenge of honor to settle the question, at last, of which team deserves bragging rights. In deference to aging knees and backs, the agreed-to contest occurred not in a gymnasium, but on a pool table. Prior to the 8-ball match, played under official Billiard Congress of America rules, participants from both teams signed an agreement drafted by Henry Wickham, Esq. (’68). The contract guaranteed the winners bragging rights “in perpetuity,” and pointedly sentenced the losers to silence and disgrace forever. The results? The Ball-Sirs team of Paul Murphy, William Lavigna, and John Morell steamrollered to victory. Mondo Caines Co-captain Michael Castrigano, playing with teammate Gregory Kuzma and honorary Mondos Michael Resch and Henry Wickham, conceded the match with the Ball-Sirs up 5-0. So ended an epic rivalry, perhaps unique in GA history.

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ith his helmet on his head and a great deal of excitement and anxiety underneath, Dan O’Brien ’63 embarked on his dream bicycle trip across the United States. On June 14, 2008, he dipped his rear bicycle wheel into Puget Sound at Golden Gardens in Seattle, Washington, and began a transcontinental trip of 3,400-plus miles with his wife Sarah, also a cyclist, accompanying him by car. Their daughter, Colleen Doten ‘92, lives in Seattle with her husband Ian and their son, Liam. The three of them were on hand to send off Mom and Dad on a 53-day odyssey across the northern United States. With Sarah planning all their daily stops and off-cycle activities and the two stopping along the way in cabins, inns, motels, and even one night in a tent, the couple ended up in Boston near the home of their son Sean ’89. Throughout the trip O’Brien kept a daily blog dubbed “go east old man,” the source for his quotes in this Gilmour Magazine profile. “Every day Sarah and I returned to the spot where she picked me up the day before,” O’Brien said. “I started at the point I ended at the previous day.” Along the way they met farmers, truck drivers, librarians, innkeepers, other cyclists, and even a few black bears and moose. Dan and Sarah stopped to visit classmate Dick Boland ’63 and his wife Nora at their lake home in Idaho. Then O’Brien rolled through the Rockies, crossed the Northern Plains, followed the Lewis and Clark Trail, and passed many small towns that dotted the landscape into the Midwest. At times the shifting winds and hilly climbs presented challenges even after months of training. Other From the West times the ride was a breeze. Dan wrote, “Today’s ride was to Shelby, Montana.

To the East

This was the best ride ever. I rode only five hours but could have ridden five more. Rolling hills and a brisk wind at my back lifted me over hills and caused me to apply the breaks more than ever.” Off the Great Plains and into the Midwest on the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, O’Brien rode into New York on the Chautauqua Wine Trail on the northern edge of the Finger Lakes. Tuesday, August 5, he saw the successful conclusion of his great adventure at Revere Beach in Boston, the country’s oldest public beach. Sean, his wife Lisa, and their children Annie, Will, and Charlie were there to greet the couple as the trip concluded. “They were all decked out in red, white, and blue hats, and with horns blowing, watched as I dipped my front wheel into the Atlantic Ocean,” he wrote. The family celebrated the tour de force with special cake and decorative banners at Sean’s and Lisa’s home. In one of his final blogs, Dan wrote, “No better feeling exists than having loved ones send you off on a great adventure and loved ones there when you finish your journey.” Dan O’Brien’s tenacity for meeting challenges can be traced to his years at Gilmour and the University of Notre Dame, where he earned his undergraduate degree in English. A former captain in the U.S. Army, he also received an MBA from Baldwin-Wallace College. O’Brien was the Alumni Man of the Year in 1983 for his service to Gilmour. He was president of the Alumni Association, a tireless worker for the Annual Fund, architect of the concept of alumni chapters, a member of the Alumni Board of Governors, and a member of the Gilmour Board of Trustees. The grandfather of four enjoys golf, tennis, and cooking. He retired in 2006 as president of O’Brien Brass Company, a manufacturer and distributor of automotive and industrial tube fittings.

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t’s okay to tell a lawyer joke around Michael Elliott, Esq. ’71. He doesn’t take offense and even finds some of them amusing. Legal counsel for Gilmour Academy, Elliott is a partner with Tucker Ellis & West, which specializes in legal matters related to business, corporate finance, and commercial law. After graduating from Kenyon College with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, he did a two-year stint at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, driving the tour train, and working in the pachyderm building taking care of elephants, rhinos, hippos, and giraffes. “I got tired of working as a zookeeper, so I decided to become an attorney,” he says wryly. “But the animals were much more obedient than my clients; they listen better.” After earning his juris doctorate from Case Western Reserve University, Elliott was hired for his first professional job at Roudebush Brown & Ulrich by fellow alum Bob Tomaro ’67, Gilmour’s legal counsel and vice chairman of its board for 25 years. The two worked together at several Cleveland law firms for 26 years. Upon Mr. Tomaro’s death in 2006, Elliott asked Tim Holzheimer ’61 if there was anything he could do to help Gilmour. His reply was, “Find me another Bob Tomaro.” Elliott is now secretary of Gilmour Academy, Inc., a trustee, and a member of the Executive Committee. “Bob’s shoes are almost impossible to fill,” he says. “It is a daunting task in many ways.” Still, Mike Elliott has his own strong ties to the Academy. “I learned how to learn at Gilmour,” he recalls. “I learned to listen and analyze, problem-solve, and discipline myself to study.” Other life lessons from

his days at Gilmour have taken root. “You treat people with respect and you guard your integrity,” he says. “And Gilmour gave me the best friendships I ever had,” he notes, adding that he regularly plays golf with former classmates. Being an attorney can be challenging, Elliott admits, saying, “It is easy to lose sight of the here and now and to get wrapped up in what happened yesterday or what will happen tomorrow.” His daughters Kelly and Ann keep him on track, though, and the attorney is most proud of being a good father. Formerly an elementary school teacher in Arizona, Kelly is now a paralegal at Tucker Ellis & West and works with her Dad. Ann is an assistant lacrosse coach at Northwestern University, where she won three NCAA Women’s Lacrosse championships as a player. “They are very special young women who are light years ahead of where I was at their age,” he says. Elliott enjoys playing golf and is an avid fan of the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Browns, and the Indians. He volunteers for recovery programs at alcohol and drug treatment facilities and chaired the Cleveland Bar Association’s Lawyer’s Assistance Committee from 20032006. He also is a member of the American, Ohio State, and Florida bar associations and is a frequent speaker for Continuing Legal Education.

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arlier this year, IBM Corp. acquired the firm XIV and made its president, Jim Sullivan ’84, vice president of worldwide sales and operations for IBM XIV Storage System – the largest information technology storage manufacturer in the world. Before serving as XIV president, Sullivan had run sales, marketing, and global services. The company is based in Boston and has engineering operations in Tel Aviv. “When you plug into Yahoo or Google, you are going into a large bank of servers, and attached to the server are storage boxes,” the alum says. “They have hundreds of terabytes (one terabyte is one trillion bytes) of storage to retain all the information.” The company’s clients include banks, airlines, universities, and major corporations. After graduating from Boston College with a BFA in English, Sullivan joined EMC Corp. At that time it had about 100 employees; today it has 30,000. It was a start-up focusing on computer memory cards before becoming a computer storage firm. With the millions of emails people fail to delete, storage has become the fastest growing aspect in information technology, Sullivan explains, noting, “We pioneered the business.” He had been with EMC for 13 years and says he “got into the right place at the right time.” After boosting the firm’s sales growth by triple digits, Sullivan left EMC in 2000 as senior vice president of sales. He then became CEO of the software services company CentrePath, Inc. Sullivan helped the company raise more than $10 million in annual revenues. No surprise, then, that he is known in the industry for his ability to put companies into a position for growth. While at CentrePath, Sullivan was on the board of two technology start-ups that also led to acquisitions: APPIQ, which was sold in

2006 to Hewlett Packard, and Diligent, which was sold to IBM in 2008. So how does an English major find his way to becoming a high-tech entrepreneur? It’s not such a stretch, Sullivan maintains. “I acquired my love for English and reading at Gilmour,” he says. “Communications skills are important for business sales, marketing, and management.” As a dorm student at Gilmour, Sullivan claims, the structured study halls and access to help with studies taught him to develop the right work ethic. He believes that Gilmour prepared him well for Boston College, adding, “I actually found Boston College easier than Gilmour.” A board member of Boston College’s Technology Council, Jim Sullivan is part of the Young Presidents’ Organization, which promotes personal and professional growth in business leaders. He and his wife Mary and their children Calley, Peter, and Sean spend time each year volunteering for Homes for Hope, working with other families to build homes in Ensenada, Mexico, for the homeless. “It is an incredible experience,” he says. Sullivan coaches soccer and baseball for his children’s teams, and the family visits Vermont in the winter to snowboard. They also enjoy mountain biking, cross country skiing, and fishing. “We are an outdoorsy family,” he says. “It is a way to stay grounded as a family and to get away from all of the distractions of a big city.” In his career, Jim evokes the kind of leadership that spurs his team to be successful by doing an excellent job and working hard. He advocates a balance between work and family and ascribes to the importance of having a passion for what you do while making sure “one thing does not outstrip the others.”

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oming to terms with a rare autoimmune disease culminated in a career change for Hope Dela Vega ’93, who transferred from the high-tech world of being a WEB developer to become a physical therapist. Hope currently works in Encinitas, CA, about 20 miles north of San Diego, at Scripps Memorial Hospital. She provides physical therapy to inpatients and outpatients with neurological problems and brain injuries and considers herself privileged to work with civilians and Marines. In 2001, Hope was hospitalized with Guillain-Barre Syndrome. According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Guillain-Barre occurs when the immune system attacks the peripheral nervous system, causing weakness and even paralysis if untreated. The disorder affects one out of 100,000 people. After a month-long stay in the hospital, Hope spent three weeks getting rehabilitative care. “I consider myself lucky to have made it through that illness and, subsequently, the experience inspired me to join a profession of helping as I had been helped,” she says. Following her years at Gilmour, Dela Vega graduated from Boston College with a bachelor’s degree in English and information systems. She attended San Francisco State University to fulfill the science prerequisites to become a physical therapist. No doubt, her years at Gilmour playing tennis, softball, and intramural basketball prepared her for the physical challenges of her job. She earned a master’s degree from the University of California, San Francisco/San Francisco State University’s joint program in physical therapy in 2005. Intent on giving back to those in need, Dela Vega spent two months in Costa Rica as a volunteer physical therapist working with children with disabilities. “This was one of the most rewarding experiences I ever had,” she says. While there, the country was beset with massive floods and landslides, and she became part of the relief effort. The experience prompted her to take a three-week course at Johns Hopkins University on Healthcare Emergencies in Large Populations. She hopes to put the knowledge to work by becoming more involved in humanitarian emergencies and disaster responses on a global level. Hope made lifelong friends at Gilmour and still keeps in touch with classmates Heather Brooks ’93, a Denver physician and proud mother of son Zach; Janell Schlanser Malichky ’93, a physical therapist and mother of two sons in the Pittsburgh area; Rob Liotta ’93, a physician in the U.S. Navy based in Washington, D.C.; and Christi Papenbrock Samuelian ’93, a mother of two living near Chicago. Dela Vega noted that Facebook has allowed her to reconnect with Brad Liguzinski ’93, who also lives in San Diego, and Angie Jernejcic ’93, from Seattle.

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Lancer Spotlight David Corvi ’03 never thought he would be calling his old Gilmour teachers for advice his first year out of college, but as a corps member of Teach For America (TFA) that’s exactly what he did. After graduating from Ithaca College with a major in English literature and a minor in writing, Corvi was hired to teach ninth-grade English literature and coach soccer at Boys’ Latin of Philadelphia Charter School. Corvi anticipated being placed in a “low-performing” urban high school and was thrilled when he was presented with the opportunity to teach at Boys’ Latin. The school, in its inaugural year, had goals similar to those of Gilmour. “I was attracted immediately to Boys’ Latin because of the academic focus the school was aiming to achieve – a college preparatory, contemporary/classical education. Sound familiar?” the alum says. However, commitment, dedication, and hard work within a school setting had never been expected of the young men before coming to Boys’ Latin. “The first year of teaching is an incredible feat by itself, but working at a brand new school added much more to the experience,” David says. While most TFA corps members have little or no say in the administration and organization of their school, Corvi was encouraged to offer his suggestions on the development of Boys’ Latin. Along with a colleague, he created the academic schedule that is being used for the 2008– 2009 school year. “With much-appreciated advice

and support from some of my former teachers at GA – Tiho Teisl, Cindy Sabik, Kathy Kenny – my first year of teaching was an experience that will stay with me,” he comments. After playing soccer for four years at Gilmour and three years at Ithaca College, Corvi was more than happy to accept the position of varsity coach of the school’s first soccer team. “The idea of starting a varsity program from the ground up with a freshman team is an experience not many are privileged to get, and I was – and still am – extremely excited about it,” he says. Initially, it was a struggle to get enough players with academic eligibility to play in games, but by the end of the season, Corvi had the team working together, improving their grades, and learning what it means to be respectful. “By the end of the first year, our young men at Boys’ Latin had exceeded every expectation we set for them and more,” he adds. The Gilmour alum is currently pursuing a master’s degree in secondary education with an English concentration at the University of Pennsylvania. This past summer, he enjoyed a cross-country road trip with two of his friends from TFA. The trio drove over 9,800 miles, stopping in 32 states. “I guess it was our victory lap around the country to celebrate surviving our first year of teaching,” he jokes. Corvi credits his experiences at Gilmour, Ithaca College, and Boys’ Latin with shaping his outlook on life: that to be successful and become the person he wants to be, he needs to rely on the support, guidance, and sweat of many others. He emphasizes, “I respect, appreciate, and will never forget those who made it possible for me to have the opportunities I have in my life.”

President George Bush signed the charitable IRA legislation into law October 3, 2008, which will be in effect for 2008 and 2009. This charitable opportunity applies to donors who are 70 1/2 or older and allows them to

his year’s Annual Fund effort surpassed our $615,000 goal by raising $626,861! Gilmour’s Annual Fund provides vital financial support to many areas of the Academy, bridging the gap between tuition and the Academy’s operating costs.

move $100,000 per year from their IRA directly to an eligible charity without having to pay income taxes

CONSIDER $626,861 $11,861 1,260 156 735

THESE IMPORTANT STATISTICS:

Contributions to GA’s 2007-2008 Annual Fund Amount surpassing our goal Alumni, parents, trustees, and friends who made a gift First-time donors to the Annual Fund Grateful students who will directly benefit from this year’s drive

on the money. For those members of the Gilmour community who would like to exercise this option, Gilmour does qualify as a receiving charity. Please contact

We are truly grateful to all who supported the Annual Fund. These dollars directly support our students and allow them to achieve both in and out of the classroom. Every gift to the Annual Fund, no matter what size, helps make a difference. Contributions to the fund are made by Gilmour alumni, current and alumni parents, grandparents, trustees, and friends of the Academy. Support of the Annual Fund aids in attracting gifts from corporations, foundations, and other sources.

Director of Development, Jim Farrar ’59, for further information at 440-473-8013 or farrarj@gilmour.org

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Lancer Athletics

Spring Review

Cody Osburn ’09

Boys Lacrosse

Led by captains Mike Merriman ’08, Brandon Schmidt ’08, Blaine Westropp ’08 and Will O’Brien ’09, the Boys Varsity Lacrosse team took an 8-9 season record into the state playoffs and defeated Rocky River 11-8 in the first round. While the season proved challenging, the team consistently generated excitement. Highlighting the year was the stunning overtime win over Cleveland Heights when O’Brien scored with 19 seconds left. Two more overtime wins followed, including a firstever victory over Hawken School. Coach Vinnie Lang was pleased with the way the team improved and is encouraged by the potential for next year. Billy Urban ’09

Girls Lacrosse

In only its second season, the Girls Varsity Lacrosse team proved they are a force to contend with. While only two seniors were on the team, Krista Parran ’08 and Lauren Posillico ’08, the squad relied heavily on the talents of the younger players. Standout players were Alyssa Brigeman ’09 on attack, Maddie DeFino ’10 and Hannah Burke ’10 as middies, and Liz Connolly ’09 and Emma Flesher ’09 attacking the goal. The 7-5-1 season Kathleen O’Brien ’11 included victories over Beaumont, Jackson, and Hathaway Brown, as well as resounding upsets over Mentor and Rocky River. The season bolstered the confidence of the team and leaves little doubt about the promising seasons ahead. Katherine Hasler ’09

Blaine Westropp ’08

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Boys Track

The 2008 Gilmour Boys Varsity Track team enjoyed one of the greatest seasons in school history, capping off the campaign with a runner-up finish at the state meet, the best finish since 1971. While the team did not have overwhelming numbers, it was versatile and had AllOhio performances in many different events. Captain Yann-Frederic Schoenhagen ’08 led the distance events; Tim Vala ’09 became one of the top throwers in the area, qualifying for state in the discus throw; and Tom Hallal ’09 led the spring corps with a second-place finish in the 200-meter dash and a third-place finish in the 400-meter dash at the state meet. Preston Hoge ’09 was perhaps the most diversified athlete on the team, running relays and doing jumping events, and Lou Cangelosi ’09 provided depth and experience in the Lancer relays and finished with silver medals at the state meet in the 4 x 400-meter and 4 x 200-meter races. The season was full of memorable meets, including runner-up at the Miele Invitational and a championship at the Comet Relays. The postseason was even more successful, with a district runner-up and a regional championship. Hallal was recognized as the track MVP and Vala earned the field MVP. Schoenhagen won the Lancer Award, and Hoge was given the special award for excellence in all-around performance. With an exceptional group of returning athletes, the Lancers look to return to Columbus next year with even greater performances. Tommy Hallal ’09

Coach Matt Lindley ’89

Girls Track

The mark of a great team is a consistent standard of success. After winning three consecutive state titles, the Girls Varsity Track team has achieved such a lofty perch. This year was no different, with a state runner-up trophy to go along with a regional crown and a district title. Running a rugged meet schedule that pitted the Lancers against some of Ohio’s best, the team maintained its reputation as one of the finest programs around. The Lancers were led by a talented group of underclassmen, including sprinter Candace LonginoCandace Longino-Thomas ’11 Thomas ’11, middle distance runners Rebekka Simko ’10, Melanie Frank ’09, and Grace Brennan ’10, and hurdlers Jackie Porter ’10 and Rebecca Bloom ’09. Captains Grace Venzor ’08, Brittany Tyree ’08, and Janice Flocken ’08 provided veteran leadership. Simko and Frank were named Co-MVPs, Longino-Thomas earned Rookie of the Year honors, and Venzor was the recipient of the Lancer Award for leadership and team spirit. All four relay teams made it to the state meet, along with five individuals in six events. Simko was crowned champ in the 400-meter dash, and both the 4 x 400- and 4 x 800-meter relay teams wore the gold. Longino-Thomas took the silver in both the 100-meter and 200-meter dash. Look for the Lancers to be back in Columbus next year, doing what they do best. Coach Matt Lindley ’89

Lancer Athletics Spring Review ahead 3-2. Having survived a rocky first inning, Gilmour pitcher Cody Osburn ’09 sailed through the next five innings, holding Berlin Hiland to one hit; he even set down two batters in a row. By the seventh inning, however, Osburn began to waver, hitting the leadoff man and then walking the second batter. After a couple of successful bunts and a single scored the two runners, Hiland won the game by a score of 5-4. About the bunts, Ray Sharnsky, Gilmour’s volunteer baseball coach, was quoted in The Plain Dealer as saying, “The first bunt was fantastic. And the second one was good.” He was also quoted as saying, “My hat is off to Berlin Hiland. Obviously, our kids are disappointed because we thought we had a chance. But Berlin Hiland made the plays when they needed to.” Regardless of the outcome, the entire Gilmour community enjoyed the thrilling ride! Bobby O’Brien ’10 and Nickie Emerson

Billy Urban ’09

Boys Baseball

The Gilmour baseball team had high hopes for its season. The team, led by Billy Urban ’09 and Chris Fagan ’08, set a goal of winning 18 of their 24 games. Exceeding expectations, the team compiled a record of 25-5, breaking the school record for season wins. An opening win against Hawken was followed by losses to state-ranked and big school powers, St. Ignatius and Walsh Jesuit, and later on, St. Edward and Hudson. Highlights of the season included back-to-back wins over state-ranked Benedictine. Entering the postseason, GA was ranked number four in the state. In the district competition, Gilmour defeated Newbury, Badger, and Fairport Harbor for the championship. Advancing to the regional semifinals, Gilmour dispensed with Mapleton and Springfield, paving the way for the Lancers’ first shot at a state title in the history of the school. In the Division IV state semifinal game, Gilmour faced Berlin Hiland, which came in with a record of 28-3. Berlin Hiland took the lead, 2-1 after the first inning, but in the fourth inning, a Nate Campbell ’08 triple, a walk, and an error put Gilmour

Girls Softball

A team that has yearned for success took a step in that direction this season. With two of the best pitchers in the state, Kelsey Rodgers ’09 and Brittany Shirk ’09, and a great defense to back them up, the team enjoyed a winning season. They set the tone for a successful season by chalking up a well-earned win against Painesville Harvey. A 6-0 winning streak was interrupted by losses to talented Division I teams Lakewood and Magnificat. Coach Jim D’Amato comments, “In my years of coaching at Gilmour, I’ve never had a team go 18-5. Usually the record is flipped the other way around. This is definitely a season to remember.” New starting catcher Megan Schaefer ’09 made an impact together with hockey players Drew “Pearl” Chernisky ’08

Brittany Shirk ’09

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Lauren Davis ’12

and Kayla “Boss” Ross ’09. One of the highlights of the season was when Brittany Razek ’08 hit three home runs and Kayla hit one in a lopsided win over Laurel. Sarah Siedlak ’10 says, “Even though the girls lost against Pymatuning Valley in the first round of the playoffs, they played with heart and it was a great game to watch.” In the end, the 2008 Lancers’ fast-pitch team knew how to be mentally prepared for games and have fun with each other at the same time. Kelsey Cesar ’09, Chelsea Snyder ’09, and Sarah Siedlak ’10

Boys Tennis

The Gilmour Academy Boys Varsity Tennis team had an exciting season with key wins over undefeated Chippewa and Cleveland Heights High Schools. Mac Converse ’09 led the team as captain, along with assistant captain Jared Unger ’09. Parker Shiverick ’09 also had a huge influence on the team, contributing to all the team’s wins. Converse says, “There was great team camaraderie. We were like a band of brothers.” Bailey Clark ’10 and Evan Stefanski ’11 were key contributors to the team and are regarded as rising stars. The year concluded with a tough loss in the district championships to Chagrin Falls. Unger was the recipient of the Lancer Award while Mac Converse was chosen team MVP for the third year in a row. Will O’Brien ’09

Matt Panzo ’11

Nothing Tenuous About Her Tennis Game The media calls her a freshman “phenom” and a tennis sensation. Gilmour’s Lauren Davis ’12, who began playing tennis when she was nine years old, already has a steady stream of achievements to her name. She recently competed in the OHSAA State Girls Tennis Championship, claiming the Division II singles title after winning four straight matches – a first for a Gilmour student. “She dominated the tournament like no one has before,” according to The Plain Dealer. Last summer, Davis qualified for the U.S. Open Junior Tournament after winning the United States Tennis Association (USTA) National Championship for players 16 and under. Not only is the bright-eyed lively freshman ranked No.1 among Midwest players, she defeated the nation’s top-ranked player at the USTA championship and is considered one of the country’s best young tennis players. Davis became the top seed in the singles category after winning the district championship by upsetting rival Hathaway Brown 6-0, 6-1. The Gilmour athlete also was honored as MVP at the Independent School League Championship. “Lauren has great speed and footwork; she is always in balance when she is hitting the ball,” says Gilmour Tennis Coach Cyndi Smith. She adds that Davis is precise and is always consistent. “The compactness of her strokes and the ability to repeat perfect strokes every time is key to her performance.” Smith also notes that Davis does not move excessively and is never out of position. Named a Player of the Week by The Plain Dealer, Davis told the newspaper that she jumps rope or reads to warm up for her matches. The News-Herald reported that the traits Davis ranks important to her game besides being aggressive are “hitting deep, getting my first serves in, changing the pace, and being consistent.” In Columbus, Lauren Davis was surrounded by her fellow Lancers who competed at the state championship in their own right and finished third in their division. The Girls Varsity Tennis team‘s inclusion in the final four made school history. It was the first Gilmour tennis team to advance to state. Smith believes that Davis has challenged the Gilmour team to achieve their level of excellence. “I am so proud of them. They had courage and played without fear.”

M e m o r i a l

MEMORIAL Gilmour Academy expresses sympathy to the families of the following: CHRISTOPHER J. QUINN ’65 GEORGES J. YARED ’73

SANTINA CONSOLO, grandmother of Ralph ’75 and William ’78 Consolo, Elizabeth ’98 and John ’04 Peca, and Cristen Gedeon Loeser ’93; and aunt of Lower School Instructor Florence Bonacci WILLIAM COPP, uncle of Upper School Science Instructor Dawn Sokolowski GEORGETTE DEEB, grandmother of Milla ’02 and Dimitri ’07 Savelieff

Our sympathy also is extended to the alumni and families of the following:

GERTRUDE DIETZ, grandmother of Emily Fraser ’02 CARMELA DiFRANCO, grandmother of Elso ’84

GWEN N. BARTLO, mother of Peter ’67 and Kent ’70 PHILLIP J. BRAFF, father of Dori Braff Haas GO ’73 BEATRICE BURKHARDT, grandmother of Philip Garbo ’03 JOSEPHINE CARONITE, mother of Upper School Yearbook Advisor Nicolene Emerson; grandmother of Joy Emerson Iannicca ’93 RICHARD A. CLARK, father of Board of Trustee member Jill, grandfather of Michael ’12 and David ’13 MILES M. COBURN, uncle of Colleen ’04 and Catherine ’07

HAROLD R. DUNLOP, father of Jeffrey ’65; grandfather of Dana Glubiak ’10 WILLIAM EMERSON III, brother-in-law of Upper School Yearbook Advisor Nicolene; uncle of Joy Emerson Iannicca ’93 JOHN ENGARDIO, nephew of Technology Associate Br. Anthony Jorae, C.S.C. BETTY J. FARLEY, mother-in-law of Upper School Library Assistant Mary; grandmother of Mary Caitlin ’11 CAROLE FLANICK, grandmother of Trudy Andrzejewski ’08 EMILE N. GANTOUS, father of Emile J. ’86

CARLEEN B. GARRETT, grandmother of Kay Clopton-Monjot ’96 PARISH W. GARVER, father of Amy GO ’82 THEODORA A. GRAZKO, former Business Office staff member WALTER HAFFEY, uncle of Neil ’85 A. STUART HAMILTON III, father of Brian ’82 WILLIAM A. HARMCEK, father of Diane GO ’75 CHARLES HARRIS, uncle of Todd Adams ’82 JOSEPH HERTEN, grandfather of Hope ’13 and James ’15 MARY HRIVNAK, aunt of Upper School Yearbook Advisor Nicolene Emerson, great aunt of Joy Emerson Iannicca ’93 DIANA HYLAND, mother of Tara ’07 and Brendan ’11 ALFRED T. IMMORMINO, grandfather of Allison ’03 and Christopher ’05 JUDITH KETTERER, wife of John ’53 ELEANOR J. KOENIG, mother of Brian ’63; grandmother of Kevin ’89, Kristen (Bird) ’90, Kyle ’94 and Bridget ’04

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ANTHONY E. LAVELLE, father of Joan Lavelle Nosal GO ’76 J. FRANCIS LAVELLE, brother of Headmaster Br. Robert Lavelle, C.S.C.

DONALD J. O’CONNOR, father of Brian ’82 JOHN O’DONNELL, grandfather of Hannah ’09

CURTIS W. SMITH, husband of Tennis Coach and Upper School Physical Education Instructor Cynthia; father of Brandon ’05 and Jarred ’06

MEL LITTLEJOHN, father-in-law of Upper School Mathematics Instructor Terri

ELIZABETH LOUISE PICCIANO, mother of former Gilmour Upper School Instructor Andrew and mother-in-law of Upper School Math Instructor Margaret

TIMOTHY LYNCH, brother-in-law of Guidance Associate Kathleen

EDWARD J. PIKE, father of Edward R. ’76, Gregory ’90, and Michael ’92

JAMES MALLOY, brother of Director of Ice Programs John; uncle of John Tyler ’04

NATHAN POTAF, cousin of Matthew ’11, Kaitlyn ’12, Joseph ’17, Christopher ’19, and Mitchell ’22 Lamosek

JOSEPH WESLEY, grandfather of Joseph ’16, Jonathan ’19, and Jason ’20

JEANNE M. RATH, mother-in-law of Paul Dolan ’76; grandmother of Lawrence Dolan ’11 and Peter ’14

ANN E. YOUNG, grandmother of John ’80; great-grandmother of Charles ’07, Maria ’08, and John ’10

ESTHER A. MEYER, mother of English Department Chair Cynthia Sabik; grandmother of Olivia Sabik ’10 JOAN C. MILBY, sister of Director of Development James C. Farrar ’59; aunt of James P. Farrar ’91, Director of Annual Fund and Constituent Relations Mary Kate Farrar Vega ’93, Daniel Farrar ’94, and Amy Farrar Walsh ’96

DAVID RIFFLE, uncle of Eric ’04, Nicole ’05, Ryan ’08, and Katrina ’10 Caraboolad

NORBERT G. O’BRIEN, SR., father of Thomas ’59, Timothy ’60, and Daniel ’63; grandfather of Sean ’89, Colleen (Doten) ’92; Norbert ’96, Matthew ’97, Patrick ’01, and Michael ’07

ANTHONY SAJOVIC, step-grandfather of Timothy ’58 and Kevin ’59 Geraci

JO ANN B. RUIZ-BUENO, mother of Paul ’81

ALLAN C. SCHINAGLE, SR., father of Penny ’90

GERTRUDE TARNAWSKI, mother-in-law of David Eckrich ’58 STANLEY A. URANKAR, father of Stanley ’69, Paul ’75, and Anthony ’79 BETTY WATSON, aunt of Todd Adams ’82

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