Gilmour Magazine Spring 2010 by Gilmour Academy

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Congratulations to the Class of 2009 Page 20

Staff Editor Kathleen C. Kenny Associate Editor Kathleen McDermott

Gilmour Opens its Heart to Haiti Page 32

NCAA Signings Page 42

Contributing Writers Nicolene Emerson James C. Farrar ’59 Mary Kate Farrar Vega ’93 Kathleen C. Kenny Matt LaWell Kathleen McDermott Bridget McGinty ’02 William Seetch Arlene Smith Editorial Assistants Colleen F. Kiely ’96 Matt LaWell Bridget McGinty '02 Laura Ondrake ’02 Arlene Smith Mary Kate Farrar Vega ’93 Holly Yotter

Pumpkin Heads Page 33

Photography John Bashian ’78 Neal Busch Nicolene Emerson James C. Farrar ’59 Mark Most Jim Olexa, Sun News Kevin Reeves Michael Spear Design/Production Canale Studio, Inc. Printing Oliver Printing

Fledgling Food Philanthropists Page 35

Director of Institutional Advancement Colleen F. Kiely ’96 Director of Development James C. Farrar ’59 Director of Annual Fund and Constituent Relations Mary Kate Farrar Vega ’93

Alumni of the Year Page 52

Dear Parents, We send this magazine to college-age graduates at their parents’ homes. Please forward this to keep your son or daughter informed about GA.

Sponsored by the Congregation of Holy Cross Notre Dame, Indiana

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Gilmour Magazine

CONTENTS Features

Alumni

An Elementary Lesson . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Perennial Powerhouse . . . . . . . . . . . Opening Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charting a Global Course for Learning

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AlumNews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Lancer Spotlights 44, 45, 47, 49, 50, 54, 56, 58 Alumni of the Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Memorial Commencement Commencement Speaker . . . . . . . . Valedictory Address (excerpt) . . . . Salutatory Address (excerpt) . . . . . College Acceptances, Class of 2009

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Campus The Academy Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Gilmour Opens its Heart to Haiti . . . . . . . . .32 Pumpkin Heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Thanksgiving Bounty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Third Rock from the Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Fledgling Food Philanthropists . . . . . . . . . .35 Entrepreneurial Ventures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Sharing Their Know-how . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Summer with the Bard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Brother Dan Reflects on CD . . . . . . . . . . . .39 True Grit on the Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 A Lithe Spirit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Three Lancers Commit to Division I Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Harry E. Figgie, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam J. Frankino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edward P. Janis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gilmour Extends Sympathy to Families

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How Gilmour Opened the Door for New Opportunities and Lifelong Friendships

ven now, so many years later, the story spills out of Kerry Coleman ’00, the color and the laughter more alive than ever, the details blurred in the fog of time and childhood. She remembers running around her backyard in the suburbs of Cleveland with her sister, Lydia ’02, and some friends. She remembers snatching a handful of skunkweed from some corner of the yard, her hand as fragrant as a bag of garbage slumped on the corner. And she remembers turning toward Susan Napier ’00, one of those aforementioned friends, and forcing the foul plant on her shirt, on her arms, anywhere for a chuckle. Kerry had just met Susan. Interesting way to treat a new friend. “I chased her around my backyard and tried to alienate her as much as possible,” Kerry says, laughing. But the plan, whatever the plan was back in 1992, did not work. “Susan decided to forgive me. “She has been one of my best friends since then.” That origin story, to borrow a term more common to costumed comic book heroes than to precocious fifth graders playing under the sun, is just one of dozens, perhaps hundreds, that have circulated across the Gilmour Academy campus during the last six decades. Elementary school is always a time for new friendships that might last a lifetime. But the late 1980s and early 1990s were an especially ripe time for origin stories in Gates Mills. School administrators had recently opened the doors to girls and young women for the first time. It was a new era filled with new experiences for everybody, including Kerry Coleman and Susan Napier. Kerry enrolled at Gilmour in 1988, when she was all of 6 years old, an impressionable first grader. Her father had attended Gilmour decades earlier and struggled to keep up with the rigorous curriculum. To hear Kerry tell the story, he figured that if he had to

work as hard as he did, Gilmour must be an excellent school. He wanted his daughters to be Lancers as soon as possible. They were among the first girls to enroll at the school. Susan, on the other hand, did not arrive at Gilmour until four years later. She transferred at the start of fifth grade, during that fateful, if not stinky, fall of 1992. She was one of the new kids in a new school, just trying to fit in, and here was this seemingly crazy girl chasing her with some smelly foliage. Of course, a couple of years after they traveled across the lawn, Kerry and Susan traveled together across the country, the latest star debate partners in the proud Gilmour tradition of speech and debate. They traveled from one end of Ohio to the other, to Illinois and Massachusetts, to Texas and North Carolina. They remained friends after they graduated a decade ago, when Kerry headed to Catholic University and Susan farther north to Dartmouth College. They talked across state lines and, later, across time zones. They shared stories about classes and jobs and old times

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and the future and friends. In 2008, 16 years after they last year and passed the Maryland Bar. She was sworn first met, Susan celebrated her wedding day with family in as an attorney in December. and friends. Kerry was at her side as her maid of Then there is Susan. She loved debate, too, and honor. even competed during her freshman year at Dartmouth “The friendships that you develop when you start College. But she realized she might never be the best at a school so young can be special,” Susan says. “I debater – a tall task even for a Gilmour debate star – so think a lot of people do retain those friendships.” she decided to branch out with her activities. Naturally, The bond that Kerry and Susan share is not she joined the rugby team. Spurred by her experience unusual, not at Gilmour, not even in the Coleman in an economics class at Gilmour – in 1999, she family. Lydia met her own best friend, presented a project to the Cleveland Fed Bridget Body ’02, on a bouncy seat in a that proposed that the dot-com bubble “The friendships that yellow school bus more than 20 years might soon burst, though she wasn’t able ago. “Not everybody can say they’re still you develop when you then to quite explain why – she majored friends with the girl they sat next to on in economics and history. “It was a great the bus on the first day of Kindergarten,” start at a school so experience and it really turned me on to Lydia says. Those friendships are one of the market and monetary policy and young can be special.” economics,” Susan says. After graduation, many driving factors for these young alumnae, the first group of Gilmour Girls, she landed a position with Goldman Susan Napier who are all grown up now, successes in Sachs, where she has worked for six school and in business. Just take a look at years. She has enjoyed stints in Boston, what some of them are doing today. Chicago, New York, and now Los Angeles, where she How about we start with Kerry. After she toured works in the company’s investment management the nation with Susan, picking up debate awards as if division. they were nothing more consequential than a loaf of And what about Lydia? Ever the eager younger bread at the grocery store, Kerry studied for four years, sister, she wanted to try a graduated then decided to apply to law schools. She little bit of everything at toured the country again, not especially eager to remain Gilmour. She spent so in the capital. many hours on the tennis “I had so many friends and such an all-encompassing courts, the basketball life here that if I stayed, I was afraid I would never court and the track. study, would never make friends, would never get She played soccer for involved in the law school culture because I would be a season. She played so busy hanging out with the people I already knew,” softball for a while. Kerry says. “After I visited other schools, none of them She was even a felt right.” So she remained in Washington, D.C., bound cheerleader for a for George Washington University. She finished classes semester. “I wouldn’t Lydia Coleman ’02 Rebecca Wellman ’02 5

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An Elementary Lesson

Today, she is a dermatology resident at the University of South Florida. Kristin Ricci ’00 completed the preprofessional program and received her medical degree from Case Western Reserve University. After finishing her first year of residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, (continued) Kristin married Esben Vogelius, a radiologist at University Hospitals of Cleveland, and is now in say that it was an attitude that I would try anything her second year of residency at the once,” Lydia says. “It was more that these were Cleveland Clinic specializing in experiences I wanted to have and I enjoyed doing pathology. Christin Roush, another them. I wasn’t intimidated to do them by any means, Gilmour lifer from the class because I thought they would be a great opportunity to of 2000, graduated from the meet more people.” They were. She thrived athletically University of Notre Dame in and academically and, after graduation, enrolled at the 2004 and is a public defender University of Maryland. But that just wasn’t the right fit, after having graduated from so, after a year, she transferred to the University of Case Western Reserve University Notre Dame. She studied there for three years and Law School. graduated with a degree in finance. She worked in Want more success stories? New York for two years as a business Well, Bridget “Not everybody can say analyst with McKinsey, a global Body, the other management consulting firm, then Kindergartner on they’re still friends with moved to Palo Alto, Calif., where that bus with Lydia she works now as an associate with the girl they sat next to on a couple of decades a private equity firm. Impressive? She ago, wound up at the bus on the first day of Penn State University, where Bridget Body ’02 also applied to business schools last year and was recently accepted to she studied mechanical engineering. She Kindergarten.” the Kellogg School of Business at now works as a product development Northwestern University, where she engineer for Moen Incorporated. And Lydia Coleman plans to study this fall. Rebecca Wellman ’02 studied with Lydia Susan's and Kerry’s classmates have at Notre Dame, where she earned a also forged ahead successfully. Stephanie Liu started degree in marketing at the Mendoza College of at Gilmour when she was just three years old. After Business. She’s now an associate consultant at ZS graduating from Northwestern University, she Associates, a global management consulting firm with continued in Evanston and received a medical degree offices across the United States. from the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern.

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These women have plenty in common. They are structure and it was rigorous, but the Lower School all Gilmour alumna with roots in the Gilmour Lower was also flexible,” Susan says. “As long as you were School, of course, all reared on the Socratic Method. being productive and learning, other activities were Many of them shared the same classes and learned encouraged. It wasn’t just learning by sitting in the from the same teachers. But more than that, they classroom, and that, to me, was wonderful, and one of all learned early during their life that anything they the reasons I enjoyed going to school. That definitely might want to achieve – academically, gives you a head start for college. I athletically, professionally and beyond – “Things like the glass remember being terrified my freshman was possible. fall at Dartmouth, thinking I was terribly “Things like the glass ceiling just unprepared, that it was an Ivy League ceiling just never really never really occurred to me,” Kerry school, that there was no way I was occurred to me. I never going to be able to keep up in all of my says. “I never realized women couldn’t succeed.” Thank the series of Brown classes. And that just wasn’t the case. realized women couldn’t Gilmour prepares you to study. Gilmour Bag Mother-Daughter Lunches for that. Kerry remembers bringing a lunch and prepares you to learn.” But there is succeed.” listening, with her mother, to speeches perhaps no greater compliment to reflect Kerry Coleman by prominent women in business. the experiences of those young pioneers Attorneys arrived. So did scientists. that when they were asked – when Kerry says she remembers listening the time arrived, years from now – even to Bernadine Healy, the first whether they would send their own woman director of the National daughters to Gilmour, each said yes. Institutes of Health and dean of “If I am in the area and I am in The Ohio State University Medical the position to do so financially, School. “Gilmour did a great job I will,” Lydia says. “I talk about the providing experiences for women, tight-knit community – and it’s hard letting us know we could pursue for me to answer objectively a career in science if we wanted, because I don’t have any other letting us know we could become experiences to compare it to – but doctors and lawyers,” Kerry says. it’s true. The teachers want to be “I always thought that was pretty there. They’re there because they great.” want to teach students who want Gilmour also allowed that to be there. That makes all the first group of girls the room to difference in the world.” experiment with their studies Matt LaWell and provided them with room to succeed. “There was certainly Kerry Coleman ’00

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A PERENNIAL POWERHOUSE W

hen the Girls Varsity Track and Field team finished fifth at the state championship meet more than six years ago, the Lancers were just happy to compete at the top level. Standing on the track in Columbus in 2003, Coach Jeff Klein told the team, “It is not enough just to be happy to get here. You need to be as comfortable competing at the state track meet as you are on our track at Gilmour.” Getting the girls to believe they belonged at that level was as much a part of their journey to become four-time Division III state champions as all of the physical toil, arduous training and dogged determination it takes to keep winning. As head coach of Girls Varsity Track and Field, Klein knew their spirits needed as much tempering as their talents and skills. The Lancers’ triumph last June capped another great season with the Division III state championship and did not go unnoticed. The Plain Dealer reported, “The local small-school kids were sizzling.” The Lancers scored 73 points at the state meet, the second-most in the history of Division III girls track, and joined an elite group of only three other Division III teams that have ever won four state championships in five years. The News-Herald called it a “banner day for the Gates Mills powerhouse.” Klein, who has been coaching track at Gilmour for 14 years, attributes the team’s success to three things: talented athletes, better training and techniques and the team’s belief that it belongs at the top level. “Getting athletes to come out, to believe and to push themselves is the difference between high schools with average teams and those that build perennial powerhouses,” Klein says. Increased use of weights, plyometric training to boost elastic strength in muscles and more intense off-season training contributed to improving the team’s performance, Klein contends. Occasionally he tells himself, “Don’t over coach, Klein. Prepare them, get them ready and let them coach themselves.”

No doubt about it, the Lady Lancers had a great season. On the way to recapturing the state title, they celebrated their fourth straight regional title, their seventh district title and their 11th league title, all despite a challenging season of injuries and illnesses that sidelined team members. On top of all that, the team dominated six events at the state meet. Gilmour sprinter Candace LonginoThomas ’11 won the 100- and 200-meter dashes and anchored the winning 400- and 800-meter relays, setting new state records. Last May, her 24.19 time in the 200 at the Optimist Classic lowered the Division III state record set by Olympic sprinter Lashauntea Moore who, in 1999, ran the 200 in 24.34. Longino-Thomas told The Plain Dealer, “I feel like I’ve accomplished a lot. I’ve grown as a person, and my track career has gone up and up.” Longino-Thomas was named Athlete of the Year by The Plain Dealer and The News-Herald. Defending her 2008 title in the 400 dash, Bekka Simko ’10 became the champ all over again. Simko competed with a strained quadriceps muscle this last season, but still has earned eight gold medals in three years. “Throughout the season, the two performed at an extremely high level in all of the events they ran,” Klein says. Simko was named to The Plain Dealer All-Star Team and The News-Herald’s First Team. The 400 relay team featuring Alexandria Dahlhausen ’11, Kathryn Drew ’10, Rebecca Bloom ’09 and Longino-Thomas brought home the gold. The victors in the 800 relay were Simko, Drew, Dahlhausen and Longino-Thomas. To help secure the championship, in the 1,600 relay, Simko led Grace Brennan ’10, Melanie Frank ’09 and Dahlhausen to victory. The latter two were named to The NewsHerald’s First Team. “The Lady Lancers now hold all four state relay records for Division III,” says Klein, The News-Herald

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Thoughts from a Co-captain “Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months, and years they spend preparing for it.” T. Alan Armstrong

Coach of the Year five out of the last six years. Frank, who was a team co-captain along with Georjanna Opalich ’09 and Bloom, finished fourth at state in the 800 run. “To regain a title that we lost last year (69-61) is very sweet,” Klein confesses. To top it off, the Lancers had four Academic All-Ohioans – Frank, Bloom, Tricia King ’10 and Drew. Those four, plus Simko, LonginoThomas, Brennan and Dahlhausen were All-Ohioans. The Boys Track and Field team also made Gilmour history when Preston Hoge ’09 won the 300 hurdles at state in 38.32 after finishing fifth in the preliminary. It was Hoge’s first state championship and the first time in 15 years the Boys Track team won an individual championship. Hoge set seven Gilmour records in 2009, and Bart Merkel ’10, who also advanced to state in the 3,200 run, set a school record. Klein believes that the Boys Track team was probably one of the school’s most talented he has seen in his years as a Gilmour track coach. Track and field is a demanding sport. To prevent injuries, the athletes must be physically fit. During six-day practice weeks, “We work on core stability and strength, as well as total body fitness,” Klein says. In Jim Chappelle, Matt Lindley ’89, Lisa Simko and Tim Vala, Klein feels fortunate to have such a talented coaching staff. “When I first started out at Gilmour, I faced as many challenges, but did not have as many tools in my toolkit to handle them,” he admits. “Experience has taught me that I don’t know everything, and it is good to get experts to help with the challenges.” Looking ahead to this season, Klein is optimistic. Seven of the nine state qualifiers are expected to return. “Everyone starts at square one,” he says. “All those other teams want to be in the same place we are and everyone starts with the same record. They don’t give you a state championship. You have to earn it.”

hen my co-captains and I chose that quote for the back of our team T-shirts, we didn’t realize that it would become the summation of our last season as members of the Gilmour Academy Track and Field team. I joined the track team as an unsure freshman, and after a four-year journey with my teammates, I watched as my team won its fourth Division III Track and Field State Championship in Columbus. Georjanna Opalich ’09 Words are not enough to explain the feeling of exhilaration when one of my teammates, Bekka Simko, found the strength inside to come from behind and beat the leading runner by hundredths of a second in the 400. I watched as Candace Longino-Thomas left her competition behind and became one of the few athletes in Ohio track history to win four gold medals in one day. Melanie Frank, one of the most consistent and talented runners in Gilmour track history, ran exceptional legs on the 1,600 and 3,200 relays. My teammates put aside injuries, setbacks and disappointments to come together for the biggest meet of the season, and inspiring performances weren’t limited to only our standout athletes. Allie Dahlhausen was thrown into the 1,600 relays a few weeks into the season, and was the leadoff runner for the first-place team. Co-captain Becca Bloom ran the third leg on the 400 relay, handed off the baton in first place, and helped her team to a win – a new state record. It’s two days after the state meet and I still can’t describe the feeling. But what I can explain is the pride and pure joy I feel when I say I was part of that team. This title wasn’t won in one day. It wasn’t won on talent alone, although we had a lot of that. Rather, it was the hours, weeks, months and years of hard work, dedication and pure guts that laid the groundwork for our success. Georjanna Opalich ’09

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Opening Night

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goggles, standing on a basketball and holding

the religious education” he received. Oney praised

a volleyball. A reindeer and sleigh completed the

Glen Oak and Gilmour for producing “women who are

centerpiece.

contributing greatly to society.”

Gingerbread people representing Gilmour’s Alums

And then there was that Christmas tree – all decked

of the Year – Denis Hoynes ’51 and Barbara Watts Siss

out in ornaments that stopped short of its pinnacle.

Oney (GO) ’73 – added a note of levity. During the

This partial decoration was a gentle reminder that the

award presentation, the two alums played to a packed

PROMISE AND RENEWAL Campaign is more than

crowd in an enclosed room off the basketball court

two-thirds of the way to the $20 million campaign goal.

and spoke of the “old” and “new” Gilmour. Hoynes recal alled Gilmour’s early days and how he “cherished

Jim and Kathy Pender

Catherine Kastelic ’92, Liz Schenkelberg ’92 and Mark Young ’92

Jeff Gleason ’05 and coach Bob Spicer

Tim ’73, Nacy and Tony ’71 Panzica

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Charting a Global Course for Learning G

rooming children for their destiny as citizens of the global world defines the Gilmour Global Initiative effort. Students in Gilmour Academy’s Lower School – Montessori Preschool through Grade 6 – are sharpening their ability to think and understand how people around the world view human rights, health care, energy, economics, poverty and the environment, and are gaining relevant and authentic experience in collaborating on an international level. The Gilmour students already have made a mark on two villages in Kenya. Although the country might be on the outskirts of most children’s imaginations, building new wells to supply clean water for villagers makes Kenya come alive. The students raised enough funds to build two wells. Gilmour religion instructor Meredith Panzica ’99 recently returned from teaching in Kenya and filmed the construction. She will share the village’s excitement with the wells, her experiences living in a mud hut and the joys of teaching in a nearby school.

“Because our students are heirs to a world that is growing more connected every day through technology and travel, it is crucial that they be more internationallyminded,” says Monica M. Veto, director of the Lower School and Montessori Preschool Program. “They must develop 21st-century skills to become the kind of ethical leaders who are able to address the key challenges posed by globalization.” Each Lower School teacher is developing projects that are international in scope using the theme With an Eye on the World. One social studies class will examine foreign currency and how stocks are traded in other

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Although the country might be on the outskirts of most children’s imaginations, building new wells to supply clean water for villagers makes Kenya come alive. The students raised enough funds to build two wells.

countries. Fifth graders are helping second graders as part of a Daffodil and Tulip Project, planting flower bulbs and contacting their counterparts from other countries to see how latitude, longitude and temperature influence flower growth. Global bird watching is an interactive tool for first-grade scientists as ethnobotany, electronic pen pals and a diary message exchange begin to infiltrate the curriculum in other grades. Gilmour’s international collaboration on these global projects is assisted by iEARN, a global network that links students and teachers from over 120 countries. Through the support of the Zai Family, the Lower School will enhance its extended curriculum with programs that spur creativity, inventiveness and entrepreneurial skills that students will need in the workplace. “Hopefully, these educational experiences will spur them to use their voices and talents to influence people around the world to build capacity in others,” Veto says. The program will bring a broader dimension of projects, experiences and opportunities for collaboration and problem solving, so that students learn to think critically and analyze the connections between the United States and other countries in recognition of mutual indebtedness. Consultants from the Diversity Institute of Northeast Ohio are working with Gilmour to develop customized diversity awareness classes. Plans also are underway to rename the Lower School’s convocation area as the International Exhibition Hall. The hall will feature flags from the 34 countries where the students’ ancestors originated and an interfaith wall mural representing the students’ religions – Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam, Judism, Hinduism and Greek Orthodox. The mural will echo the words of the Golden Rule as stated in the world’s great holy books. “Our goal is to be part of the solution to the world’s problems by producing enterprising people who will become future leaders well prepared to meet

complex challenges,” Veto says. “This is our mission, as well as a contemporary way of reinforcing our Holy Cross values by expanding the minds and hearts of our students by preparing them for global citizenship.”

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Commencement

2009

Gilmour Academy Commencement Gilmour Academy Celebrates Its 60 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 2009 is the 60th graduating class of the Academy. 14

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Commencement Speaker ZacPonsky

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ilmour Academy’s graduating Class of 2009 shared

2009 A c a d e m y ’ s

something in common with commencement speaker Zac Ponsky. Ponsky is executive director of MobileMed1

RAM Ohio, a mobile medical health care program that brings health services to underserved people. The Gilmour students were to help prepare for RAM Ohio’s historic free medical clinic last May, but it was cancelled out of concern of possibly spreading the swine flu. (The health care event was offered in a different venue in July.) Ponsky spearheaded the effort through the Remote Area Medical (RAM) Ohio brigade to enlist 2,000 doctors, nurses, dentists, optometrists, medical specialists and others from social service agencies to offer free, first-class health care in makeshift clinics to thousands who do not have medical insurance or who are underinsured. Gilmour’s graduating seniors were scheduled to devote part of their last day of high school, usually reserved for recreational activities, to provide labor and set up for the medical brigade, and contributed $500 to support the effort. The commencement speaker formally was director of real estate, purchasing and community affairs at AmTrust. In his position, he was proactive in seeing that his company was in the forefront of sustainable initiatives to protect the environment. Prior to joining AmTrust, he was part of the national health care team for Trammell

Zac Ponsky

Crow Company. Ponsky earned his bachelor’s degree in education from Loyola University in Chicago. He is vice president of the board for Hanna Perkins Center for Child Development and is a board member of Coldwell Banker Hunter Reality and MedWish International.

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Commencement

Commencement Address 2009 to Gilmour Academy’s Class of

irst an and d forem oremos ost, t, con congr gratul atulati ation ons, s, gr graduates aduates of 2009. I’m tru truly ly ho honor nored ed to be her heree to today. day. There are two reas eason onss that it real really ly mean meanss a lot for me to be here today. The fi firs rstt is when my name was used in conjuncti conjunction on wi with th gr gradu aduati ation, on, it was alw always ays a quest estio ion n of, “Wi “Will ll Zac pas passs enou enough gh cl class asses es to make it to his graduation?” let al alon onee speak at one. The other reasson is that I have al rea always ways held Gi Gilm lmour our in very high regaard reg rd,, and actual actuallly app appli lied ed to Gi Gilm lmour our for high scho school, ol, and wasn’t acc accept epted. ed. So fo forr me to be here and to be able to give the comm ommencemen encementt sp speec eech h is a hu huge ge honor or.. Given Gi ven that thi thiss is my fir irsst co commen mmencement cement speech speech,, I sa said id,, what should I tal talk k to th thee gr gradu aduates ates about? I fig igu ured I better do som omee resear esearch ch.. I cam camee up wit with h some infform in rmat ation ion about the grad raduati uating ng Class of 2009 that I thou oug ght I could sh share are wi with th th thee cl class ass;; what I’d li like ke to sha hare re is what we wi willl not rem remember ember ab abo out th thee Class of 2009 of Gilmour. Now th thee Clas lasss of 2009 had some of th thee best scores and bes bestt grad grades es of any graduating cla lass ss in the countr country. y. Real Really ly th thee to top. p. But we wil willl not remem rem emb ber you for th that. at. Th Thee gr gradu aduati ating ng class of Gil Gilmour mour stu tud died har harder der than an anyy of the scho chools ols in the area, reall rea llyy in the top echel echelon on of eff effor ort, t, but we will not remem rem emb ber you for th that. at. Th Thee gr gradu aduati ating ng class of Gil Gilmour mour is real really ly one of the best est-l -loo ooki king ng cl clas asses ses I’ve ever seen, but we will not remem remember ber you for th that. at. (Okay, perhaps we wil will, l, a bi bit. t.)) The hockey team at Gilmour has such a reputtatio repu tion, n, and what a sp spect ectacul acular ar facilit facilityy this is. Real Reallly wid idely ely recog recogni nized zed as a hockey in inst stit itution. ution. But we wi will ll not rem remember ember you for that. The grad graduati uating ng class of Gilm Gil mour is goi oing ng on to so some me of the most highly respec res pected ted coll colleges eges in th thee cou countr ntry. y. But we wil willl not remem rem emb ber you for th that. at. Whaat is apparen Wh apparentt is the dedi edicati cation on of servi service ce this cla lass ss ha hass to taki taking ng car caree of thei heirr nei neighb ghbors. ors. Dedicati Dedicatio on to takin ing g care of mank ankin ind. d. You kn know ow I didn’t real really ly know that about Gi Gilm lmou our, r, abo about ut th this is class, and I want to ma mak ke the audience aw aware are of th thee character of this cla lass ss.. Th Thee minimum expectat expectatio ion n of st student udentss at Gi Gilmour lmour

Zac Ponsky

is, I believe, 60 ho hou urs of ser ervice. vice. Th This is cl class ass far exceed exceeded ed that, th at, som omee ind ndivi ividu duals als by hundred redss of hou ours rs – 10, 10,641 641 hou ho urs of ser ervice vice wer eree co comm mmit ittted by th this is cl class. ass. We wil illl remem rem emb ber you for th that at.. Count ntrries serv erved ed by this cl class ass includ incl udee Ho Hon nduras ras,, Br Brazil azil,, Indi dia, a, Can anada, ada, Sw Sweden eden an and d Sou So uth Korea. We will rem emem emb ber yo you u for that at.. St States ates and areas ar eas ser erved ved in inclu clud de App ppalach alachia, ia, Washi Washing ngtton, Tex Texas, as, Illin Ill inoi ois, s, Calif alifor orni nia, a, Idaho aho,, Geor Georgia gia and Lo Lou uisian isiana. a. We will remem rem emb ber you for th that at.. They’ve donat nated ed fun und ds to Hand Handss on No Nort rtheast heast Ohio io.. They’ve Th ey’ve donated money fo forr a vi visi sito torr cen center ter at Nu Nuevo evo Parais Par aiso o, Ho Hon ndur uras as,, wher eree my fam famil ilyy and I have gone forr fo fo fou ur year yearss in a ro row w, so we kn kno ow th thee si sign gnif ifican icance ce of that. th at. And they’ve donat nated ed to th thee Red Cross, to im immu mun nize 5,000 5, 000 ch child ildrren in Afr frica ica for meas easlles. We will rem emem emb ber you yo u for that at.. The Clas lasss of 2009 al also so was to team up wit ith h thee Rem th emo ote Area Med ediical (RAM) Ohi hio o br brig igade ade to pro rovid videe laborr an labo and d setu etup p for an event to offer free heal health th car caree to tho hou usan ands ds,, bu butt the sw swin inee flu outb tbreak reak foiled pl plans. ans. Thee li Th list st goes on an and d on.

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9 So today I want to talk to you a little bit about the next chapter of your lives, and what to expect, and how to face adversity and challenges as you go through your college lives. You all are going off, as I stated, to some of the best colleges in the country. I want to leave you with something my father has always told us: that the most important years of your life, where you define the character you will have, and where you define who you will be, is between the ages of 18 and 25. So I ask you, when you go to college, what are we going to remember you for when you graduate? Don’t wait until college is over. We need you to get involved. We need you to fit in volunteer service opportunities between your college classes. Now there are millions of people out there in this country that can give service who are volunteering every day. Your standard needs to be higher. You all are coming from a background, an infrastructure that Gilmour has provided for you, and with that value of service, you need to be held to a higher standard. You all need to be social innovators. It’s not good enough for you to go to college and volunteer a few hours a month, so you can check it off your list. You all need to be creative. You need to think out of the box. You need to come up with ways to really change things and to have others volunteer to help support your effort. I don’t want folks with your capabilities and capacity to just be volunteers. Be social leaders. I’ll leave you with one thought that I’ll ask you to carry with you through your college years and beyond. I was in Reno, Nevada, one time for a business meeting and I met a cowboy, a real cowboy, and he owned all these businesses, and I said to him, how do you own all these businesses? It’s unbelievable! And he said, “It’s simple. Find a need and fill it.” And I wrote it down, and I still carry it with me to this day. When you go through college and the rest of your lives, don’t wait for someone to bring the opportunity to you. Find a need and fill it. Thank you and congratulations.

Alana Marcinko ’09 and Loren Azlein ’09

Kyle Corrigan ’09

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Valedictorian 2009

Eliizabeth Beam El Gilmour Academy

y the mi midd ddle le of th thee term ea eacch fall fall,, I’ I’ll ll typically typica lly ha have ve mo more re than a handful of ent enthusi husiast astic ic teach teac her erss sha sharring th thei eirr st stori ories es of thos thosee new freshmen fres hmen in th their eir mi mid dst who wri rite te par partic ticu ularly well, or have an ex extra trao ordi rdinary nary fac facil iliity wi with th mathematics, mathema tics, or a gift for learni earning ng a new lan langu guage. age. Rarel Ra relyy ha have ve I hea heard rd st sto ories ies,, though, akin to tho hose se I heard abou boutt El Eliza izabet beth h Bea eam. m. These were sto tori ries es not of mer meree pro promis mise, e, but of ac accom complishmen plishment; t; not of mer meree deligh delightt on the pa part rt of those sh shari aring ng th these ese stories, sto ries, but of tru truee awe at wha whatt they were fi find ndin ing g in this yo young ung lady. And even mor moree impress ressive ive was th thee fac factt th that at I was heari hearing ng these st stories ories fro from m everyone. everyon e. Her En Engl gliish teac eacher her,, her ma math th teach eacher, er, her science tea teacher cher . . . During thes esee las lastt fou fourr years,, Eli years Elizab zabeth eth has ever so hum humbly bly shared her gifts wit ith h the gr greater eater Gi Gilm lmour our Com Communit munityy an and d we have all co come me to know her as an ex extr traordi aordinary nary talen tal entt. Her wor work k as a sc scient ientis istt has been cel celebrated ebrated in ma many ny an awa ward rdss assem ssembly, bly, and we have hear heard d and an d rea read d so mu much ch ex exqui quisi sitte poet oetry ry ove overr the years that th at we have sto stopped pped bei being ng st stunned unned and remain merely gr grat atef eful ul.. I remem emember ber rea readi ding ng a Cat Catalys alystt jou jo urna rnall ent entrry Eliza lizab beth wrote dur during ing the su sum mmer between her soph sopho omore and juni unior or years that particu pa rticular larly ly stru struck ck me: wr writ itiing about her work anest an esthet hetizin izing g sea slugs (yes, sea slug ugs! s!)) by freezing them, th em, she noted that the sea sl slugs ugs had later migra mig rated ted pa parrtial ally ly off of the tray, causing her to won wo nder if sea slu slugs gs wer eree perha perhaps ps tr trying ying to escape their th eir co condit nditio ion n and if they have an aw awarenes arenesss of their th eir en envi viron ronment. ment. Thi hiss is exac exactl tlyy the type of origi riginal nal,, inq inqui uisi sitive tive thinki hinking ng that gives rise to both grea reatt sc science ience and great poetr poetry! y! Who, after al all, l, but a great scien scientist tist OR a gr great eat poet would at attempt tempt to imaginee th imagin thee inner work orking ingss of the mind of an anest an esthet hetized ized sea sl slug ug!! In the end, I decid decided ed that it is wh whyy I do wh what at I do and Eli Elizzabeth wil illl do what wh atever ever El Elizab izabeth eth choos chooses es to do! I expect Du Duke ke Uni niver versit sityy to wri write te Gi Gillmour a thank you note in four fo ur year years, s, becau ecause se El Eliizabet zabeth h wil illl be joining classsmat clas matee Vi Vicky cky (L (Lop opezez-A Aldaz ldazabal abal Pi Piña) ña) in Durham Du rham next fa fall ll.. J. Bri rian an Hor Horgan gan Dirrect Di ecto or of th thee Up Upp per Sch Scho ool

Valedictory Address (excerpt) May 24, 2009

our presence here is not by chance. Upon strolling to the car door and sliding into place behind the wheel, you did not happen coincidentally upon the intersection of SOM and Cedar Roads. No matter who you are, you are meant to be here. There are two roads, and so it is at this divergence in a yellow woods, at this point in this speech, that I am supposed to quote Robert Frost. I am Elizabeth Beam ’09 supposed to tell you to take the road less traveled. But I do not think that you should take the road less traveled. I see you Frost’s point and raise you a quote from the French poet John de la Fontaine, who claimed that “a person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.” I think it is about time that we get out of our seats, out of our cars, spare ourselves the gas and the global warming, and get off the road altogether. We must now venture off our maps. We must emerge from the tunnels underlying Gilmour and the golf-cart paths overlaying it, from the hallways and hard-hat tours, from the 144 acres of charted campus, and we must explore the endlessly widening edge of the sphere of our knowledge. It was in this way that mapmakers learned hundreds of years ago that the world is not flat. Now, we must realize that the world cannot be smothered onto a piece of paper. That maps can show us how to reach discrete destinations, but that they cannot tell us which destinations are our destinies. My challenge to you is to throw away your maps. If the world really is so round, then you will surely someday find yourself back here on this campus. My challenge to you, in the meantime, is to get lost.

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Salutatorian Sa lutatorian 2009 Gilmour Aca Acade demy my

aving co come me to Gilmo Gilmour ur as a precociou preco ciouss th thiird grader, grad er, Vick Vickyy, over the cou course rse of th thee decade deca de sh shee ha hass spent her here, e, is certainly certai nly read eadyy to lea leave. ve. And I mean th that at in al alll of the ways on onee would wou ld ho hope pe to mean th that at on the morning morni ng of her Commenc Co mmencement. ement. Acad Aca demica emically lly Victoria Lopez-Aldazabal Piña ’09 talented talent ed,, commi committed tted to leadersh lead ership, ip, enga ngaged ged in athl athleti eticcs, dra drama ma,, sp speech eech and an d deb debat ate, e, Vicky is ever everythi ything ng ex expect pected ed of someone someo ne who ha hass ear earn ned the pri privi villege of represent repr esentin ing g her classmat classmates es in sp speaki eaking ng with you thiss mo thi morning. rning. Bu Butt what set setss Vi Vicky cky apa apart rt from most simi similar larly ly gif gifted ted hi hig gh sc schoo hooll sc scho hollar arss is her extr ex trao aorrdina inary ry rea readi dines nesss for mor oree – more of . . . everyth everyt hin ing. g. Mo More re indep ndependenc endence, e, but als also, o, I know now,, moree enga mor engagement gement in comm communi unitty; more vo voiice, but nott wit no ithou houtt hear earkening kening to the mor oree numer numerous ous voices vo ices of ot other hers, s, and mor moree chal hallenge, lenge, but al alsso moree self-d mor self-disci iscipli pline ne as she hones her cons onsiiderabl derablee skill ski llss and co conti ntin nues to gr grow ow.. Vi Viccky wi will ll arri arrive ve in Durha Du rham, m, No North rth Caroli Carolin na, as a fr fres eshma hman n at Duk Dukee Univ iversit ersityy thi hiss fal falll havi having ng conf onfidentl identlyy sh shed ed the training train ing whe heels els of seconda secondary ry sc sch hool for the sak akee of the gr great eater er cha chall llenges enges that li liee ahead. And as self-confid self-co nfident ent as Vi Vicky cky may be, I am no nott qui quitte suree tha sur hatt sh shee ha hass a full sense of just how ri ripe pe her fut futur uree is wi with th possi possibi billity. As much as sh shee succeed suc ceeded ed at thi thiss level, Vic icky ky was born to succ ucceed eed at levels tha hatt fa farr sur surpass pass prep school and in wo worl rlds ds far la larger rger than Gil Gilmour’ mour’s. s. J. Bri rian an Hor Horgan gan Dirrect Di ector or of th thee Up Upper per Schoo ooll

VICTORIA LOPEZ-ALDAZABAL PiñA Salutatory Address (excerpt)

To the parents, the siblings, the grandparents, the extended families, acquaintances, to teachers and friends, I offer up our gratitude. It is not by chance, nor by luck, that we are gathered here today in this ice rink-turned-auditorium. This day is a result of every careful step and every fearless leap that the Class of 2009 has taken up to this very moment. We would not be here without those friends and family who taught us how to walk, who helped us up when we fell, and who urged us forward even when we didn’t want to go on. It is these, the events of our time in grade school and in high school, that have shaped our generation today, and defined the direction the world needs us to take us into the future. With every step forward, every cataclysmic change, and every new direction, we will take what the past has given us, what Gilmour has taught us, and what the world has shown us, and use it to build the most beautiful tomorrow that we possibly can.

Victoria Lopez-Aldazabal Piña ’09 and Derrick Adamany ‘13 19

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Congratulations to the Class of

2009

College Acceptances, Selections, and Scholarships

Brandon Adamany

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Jamie Austin Heather Kono ’01 and Brandon ’09 and Derrick ’13 Adamany

Austin Barnett

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

Madeline Barnett OHIO UNIVERSITY

PURDUE UNIVERSITY Additional Acceptances: University of Cincinnati Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Additional Acceptances: Butler University Fairfield University John Carroll University Purdue University

Lana Azem

Elizabeth Beam

JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY

DUKE UNIVERSITY

Francis Bennett

ALLEGHENY COLLEGE Additional Acceptances: Centre College Georgetown College University of Kentucky Marietta College Miami University, Ohio Randolph-Macon College Thomas More College Wittenberg University

Nickolas Bergert

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY Talla ’08, Lana ’09, and Omar ’15 Azem

Additional Acceptances: Baldwin-Wallace College The University of Findlay Hiram College Lynn University Ohio Wesleyan University Wittenberg University

Loren Azlein Austin ’09 and Addison ’11 Barnett

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Additional Acceptances: Denison University Rhode Island College Rollins College

Andrew ’02, Maddie ’09, and Beth ’04 Barnett

Additional Acceptances: Columbia University Davidson College Emory University University of Miami New York University Rhodes College University of Southern California Tulane University University of Virginia Wake Forest University Yale University

Additional Acceptances: University of South Carolina Morrisville State College

Jamie Bergsman XAVIER UNIVERSITY

Additional Acceptances: University of Dayton John Carroll University Ohio Wesleyan University Wittenberg University

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Rebecca Bloom

MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OHIO Additional Acceptances: University of Dayton John Carroll University Loyola College, Maryland

Alyssa Brigeman

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY Additional Acceptances: Boston College University of Chicago Davidson College Elon University Hamilton College – New York College of William and Mary

Erin Butler

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE Additional Acceptances: Fairfield University Loyola College, Maryland University of Vermont

Cristina Caballero

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

Louis Cangelosi HILLSDALE COLLEGE

Additional Acceptances: Case Western Reserve University Duquesne University Kenyon College Miami University, Ohio Mount Union College Wittenberg University

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McAllister Castelaz CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY

Additional Acceptances: Marquette University Washington and Jefferson College Westminister College

Kelsey Cesar

John Coyne

BOSTON COLLEGE Additional Acceptances: Miami University, Ohio Rochester Institute of Technology

Daniel Debick

JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY

LYNN UNIVERSITY

Additional Acceptances: Ohio Wesleyan University

Additional Acceptances: University of North Carolina at Charlotte Virginia Wesleyan College

Leonard DeFino

Elizabeth Connolly

MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OHIO Additional Acceptances: DePaul University John Carroll University Lake Forest College Loyola University, Chicago University of North Carolina at Charlotte Ohio University

Edward Converse

MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OHIO Additional Acceptances: Connecticut College Hobart and William Smith Colleges Trinity College

Kyle Corrigan LYON COLLEGE

Additional Acceptances: Greensboro College High Point University

Kathleen ’11, Rebecca ’09, and Kevin ’07 Bloom

Scott ’07, Alyssa ’09, and Matthew ’10 Brigeman

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON Additional Acceptances: Allegheny College DePauw University Eckerd College Furman University Loyola University, Chicago Xavier University

Alessandra DiLillo

Erin ’09 and Michael ’05 Butler

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Additional Acceptances: Bentley University Fairfield University Stonehill College Xavier University

Andrew Duval

Marissa ’12 and Louis ’09 Cangelosi

POST GRAD YEAR GILMOUR ACADEMY Additional Acceptances: Purdue University Colorado State University University of Denver Leah ’12 and McAllister ’09 Castelaz

Chandler ’07 and Mac ’09 Converse

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Caitlin Finelli

Kaitlin Gill

Thomas Hallal

Additional Acceptances: University of Dayton DePaul University Duquesne University College of the Holy Cross Loyola College, Maryland Saint Louis University Tulane University University of Vermont Washington and Jefferson College

Additional Acceptances: Allegheny College Ashland University Baldwin-Wallace College Miami University, Ohio Ohio University Washington and Jefferson College

Additional Acceptances: Miami University, Ohio

Emma Flesher

Natalie Grabowski

MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OHIO Brittany ’07 and Kyle ’09 Corrigan

Dennis ’75, John ’09, and Heather ’07 Coyne

UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON

Matthew ’11 and D.J. ’09 Debick

Additional Acceptances: John Carroll University Kent State University Mercyhurst College Xavier University

Melanie Frank

EMORY UNIVERSITY Additional Acceptances: Elon University University of Richmond Wake Forest University Christopher ’19 and Alessandra ’09 DiLillo

Brittany Gazdag BOSTON COLLEGE

Kiera ’11 and Caitlin ’09 Finelli

Bill ’51, Emma ’09, Oliver ’12, and Tom ’81 Flesher

Additional Acceptances: Allegheny College Boston University University of Dayton Denison University Fairfield University University of Rochester

JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY

Caroline Goulding

CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

Jessica Hammer

JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY Additional Acceptances: Miami University, Ohio Xavier University

Diamond Hannah

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY PARK

XAVIER UNIVERSITY

Additional Acceptances: Case Western Reserve University The Catholic University of America Franciscan University of Steubenville Loyola University, Chicago Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame Villanova University

Maggie Grant

WALSH UNIVERSITY

Additional Acceptances: Florida A&M University Fordham University Loyola University, Chicago Northeastern University Northern Arizona University Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey at New Brunswick St. John’s University, Queens Campus Washington and Jefferson College

Kaitlynn Harrison

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Additional Acceptances: College of Mount St. Joseph West Virginia University

Barry Greenfield

MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OHIO Additional Acceptances: The University of Akron Bowling Green State University

Additional Acceptances: Baldwin-Wallace College University of Cincinnati The University of Findlay Miami University, Ohio Ohio Northern University Otterbein College SUNY Oswego

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Katherine Hasler

Noah Hirshman

Edward Kelley

Additional Acceptances: University of Dayton Fairfield University Loyola College, Maryland Miami University, Ohio Saint Louis University Xavier University

Additional Acceptances: The Ohio State University University of Vermont

Additional Acceptances: Allegheny College University of Dayton Miami University, Ohio The Ohio State University Ohio Wesleyan University Thomas More College The College of Wooster Xavier University

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE

Claire Hawkins

MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OHIO Additional Acceptances: Canisius College University of Dayton John Carroll University Ohio University Xavier University

Alexandra Haynes

JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY Additional Acceptances: American University University of Dayton Denison University The George Washington University Merrimack College Miami University, Ohio The Ohio State University Washington and Jefferson College

Lillian Heryak

MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OHIO

Preston Hoge

COLGATE UNIVERSITY Additional Acceptances: Elon University Miami University, Ohio Quinnipiac University

Ryan Hollowell OHIO UNIVERSITY

Additional Acceptances: Purdue University Rochester Institute of Technology

Nicholas Hostoffer

JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY

Samantha Johnson

MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OHIO Additional Acceptances: University of Dayton Ohio University Xavier University

Courtney Kasuboski

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY

Peter Kepich

Matthew ’13 and Natalie ’09 Grabowski

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY Additional Acceptances: DePaul University Loyola Marymount University Loyola University, Chicago Miami University, Ohio

Richard Kertis

Kyle ’07, Caitlin ’05, Maggie ’09, and Halle ’11 Grant

MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OHIO Additional Acceptances: Heidelberg College John Carroll University Mount Union College Ohio Wesleyan University Wittenberg University

Stephanie Kimery

Peter ’78 and Jessica ’09 Hammer

GAP YEAR

John King

THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA

Additional Acceptances: Lehigh University Villanova University

MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OHIO

Additional Acceptances: University of Dayton Hiram College Miami University, Ohio Notre Dame College of Ohio Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame

Christopher Kearney

MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OHIO

HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY

Bradley ’12 and Brittany ’09 Gazdag

Natalie King

Katherine ’09 and David ’13 Hasler

Additional Acceptances: University of Dayton

Elizabeth ’13 and Alexandra ’09 Haynes

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Timothy Kinkopf JUNIOR A HOCKEY Rosa ’12, Lillian ’09, and Edwin ’17 Heryak

Additional Acceptances: University of Dayton Mercyhurst College Miami University, Ohio

Alexander Larsson Wahlman

UNION COLLEGE

Mark McDonald

Brandi Lawrence

Robert Martin

Additional Acceptances: John Carroll University Michigan State University Ohio University

MERCYHURST COLLEGE

KENT STATE UNIVERSITY Additional Acceptances: Ferris State University Notre Dame College of Ohio Tuskegee University Wilmington College

Melissa ’12 and Samantha ’09 Johnson

Allie ’11 and Courtney ’09 Kasuboski

OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

JUNIOR A HOCKEY

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

Alex ’05, Nick ’09, Sarah, Vince ’07, and Zach ’15 Hostoffer

DUKE UNIVERSITY

Megan McConnell

Additional Acceptances: Carroll University (Wisconsin) Eckerd College Fordham University Gettysburg College Lawrence College University of Miami New College of Florida The College of Wooster

Rachel Kirsch Hunter ’07, Preston ’09, and Charles ’13 Hoge

Victoria Lopez-Aldazabel Piña

Martha Ligas

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO Additional Acceptances: Canisius College University of Dayton Loyola College, Maryland Marquette University Saint Joseph’s University Saint Michael’s College St. Edward’s University St. John Fisher College Xavier University

Additional Acceptances: Cornell University Johns Hopkins University University of Miami The Ohio State University

John MacDonald Alana Marcinko Additional Acceptances: Minnesota State University, Mankato

THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Additional Acceptances: DePaul University Fordham University Northeastern University

Madison Mawby

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE Additional Acceptances: University of Dayton Miami University, Ohio Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame Xavier University

THE COLLEGE OF WOOSTER Additional Acceptances: Allegheny College Baldwin-Wallace College Bethany College University of Dayton Ohio Northern University Stonehill College Thomas More College Wittenberg University

Ethan Moses

OHIO UNIVERSITY Additional Acceptances: American University Muskingum College

Alexander Mulac

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Additional Acceptances: Ohio University Purdue University Saint Louis University

Christopher Neamonitis JUNIOR A HOCKEY

Christopher ’09 and Bridget ’13 Kearney

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Noelle Neiheiser

William O’Brien

Alexandria Pilla

Additional Acceptances: Ave Maria University Hiram College John Carroll University Ohio Wesleyan University The American International University in London (Richmond) Sacred Heart University Salve Regina University

Additional Acceptances: Denison University Miami University, Ohio Ohio Wesleyan University Roanoke College

Additional Acceptances: Carnegie Mellon University Johns Hopkins University Northwestern University University of Rochester

Hannah O’Donnell

Kristen Profeta

Additional Acceptances: American University DePaul University Fairfield University Northeastern University Stonehill College

Additional Acceptances: Baldwin-Wallace College University of Dayton Heidelberg College Ohio University

THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA

Robert Nemastil OHIO UNIVERSITY

Additional Acceptances: John Carroll University Miami University, Ohio

Eric Neundorfer

MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OHIO Additional Acceptances: University of Dayton John Carroll University Ohio University

Mary O’Brien

THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY

Georjanna Opalich

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY

JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY

Cody Osburn

Kelly ’11, Richard ’09, and Kristen ’13 Kertis

Harrison Quast JUNIOR A HOCKEY

BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY

Additional Acceptances: Case Western Reserve University John Carroll University

Peter ’09 and Paige ’10 Kepich

Additional Acceptances: University of Denver Miami University, Ohio University of Vermont

Cyril ’02, Andrea ’02 Pinchak, Stephanie Kimery ’09, and Anna Pinchak Lillis ’96

Brock Raffaele JUNIOR A HOCKEY

Sierra College

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

Additional Acceptances: University of the Pacific

Additional Acceptances: Gonzaga University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rochester Institute of Technology Washington State University University of Washington

Andrew Phillips Ohio University

Additional Acceptances: The Ohio State University

Additional Acceptances: Bethel University Concordia University (Wisconsin) Hobart and William Smith Colleges Lake Forest College Salve Regina University

Grace ’07, Natalie ’09, and James ’05 King

Tricia ’10 and John ’09 King

Allison ’11, Maddie ’09, and Britt ’07 Mawby

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Mary Madeleine Ray OHIO UNIVERSITY Willliam ’06 and Noelle ’09 Neiheiser

Additional Acceptances: John Carroll University Otterbein College Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame The College of Wooster

Evan Richard

MOUNT UNION COLLEGE Paul ’81, Rob ’09, and C.J. ’07 Nemastil

Additional Acceptances: Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Ohio Northern University

Rachel Sebian

Parker Shiverick

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Additional Acceptances: Ohio University Miami University, Ohio

Stephen Seliskar

MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OHIO

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Additional Acceptances: University of Denver Ohio Wesleyan University Susquehanna University

Peter Smith

Kayla Ross

Brian Sharnsky

JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY Additional Acceptances: Baldwin-Wallace College Ohio Wesleyan University Thomas More College

Adam Shemory

SAINT MICHAEL’S COLLEGE

XAVIER UNIVERSITY

Additional Acceptances: Canisius College John Carroll University

Kristen Scheid

PURDUE UNIVERSITY

Additional Acceptances: Miami University, Ohio The Ohio State University

Additional Acceptances: Canisius College Mercyhurst College Niagara University The College of Wooster

Megan Schaefer

Julia ’14, Alexandria ’09, and Nicolas ’10 Pilla

Additional Acceptances: John Carroll University Miami University, Ohio

CAPITAL UNIVERSITY

Additional Acceptances: University of Connecticut

Michael ’11, Andrew ’09, and Sam ’06 Phillips

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

Kelsey Rodgers

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Kara ’03,Will ’09, and Regina Chiarucci G.O. ’74 O’Brien

Brittany Shirk

BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE

Additional Acceptances: University of Dayton

INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Peter ’10, Eric ’09, and Paul ’83 Neundorfer

Peter Schmidt-Sane

Additional Acceptances: University of Miami University of Notre Dame The Ohio State University Pennsylvania State University, University Park Saint Louis University Syracuse University

Additional Acceptances: Miami University, Ohio

Sang-Rok Shin

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY Additional Acceptances: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Rochester

Chelsea Snyder

MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OHIO Additional Acceptances: University of Dayton

Jackson Sroub

Baldwin-Wallace College Additional Acceptances: Miami University, Ohio The Ohio State University University of Pittsburgh Wittenberg University

Raysa Sylvester

JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY Additional Acceptances: The University of Akron

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Ryan Teknipp

John Vargo

John Wilber

Additional Acceptances: Allegheny College Ashland University Baldwin-Wallace College Bethany College Ohio Wesleyan University Wittenberg University

Additional Acceptances: Allegheny College Bowling Green State University University of Dayton Elmira College Hobart and William Smith Colleges John Carroll University Miami University, Ohio Ohio University

Additional Acceptances: Butler University University of Dayton DePauw University Xavier University

JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY

Vincent Trivisonno

JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY Additional Acceptances: University of Dayton Miami University, Ohio Ohio University Ohio Wesleyan University The College of Wooster Xavier University

Jared Unger

XAVIER UNIVERSITY

Kristin Vaughn XAVIER UNIVERSITY

Additional Acceptances: Loyola University, Chicago

Jessica Vorobel DEPAUL UNIVERSITY

THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON Additional Acceptances: Miami University, Ohio Rochester Institute of Technology

William Urban

ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY

Timothy Vala

DEPAUL UNIVERSITY

Additional Acceptances: Case Western Reserve University John Carroll University Loyola University, Chicago The Ohio State University

Erick Ware

MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OHIO Braeden ’11, Harry ’09, and Allie ’06 Quast

So In Yoon

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS Additional Acceptances: Boston College Boston University Buffalo State College of SUNY Case Western Reserve University Indiana University at Bloomington University of Michigan New York University Rhode Island School of Design Syracuse University

Chase ’11 and Brock ’09 Raffaele

Colin ’05, Mary G.O. ’75, Madeleine ’09, and Genevieve ’04 Ray

Paul ’05, and Kristen ’09 Scheid

MORRISVILLE STATE COLLEGE

Molly Weisman

THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Additional Acceptances: University of Cincinnati Robert Morris University

Additional Acceptances: Bowling Green State University Miami University, Ohio University of South Carolina

Megan ’05 and Peter ’09 Schmidt-Sane

Katelyn ’07 and Stephen ’09 Seliskar

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Commencement

Class of

College Placement Statistics

Brandon ’14 and Brittany ’09 Shirk

Fast Facts on Gilmour Academy’s Class of 2009 (110 graduates)

Lauren ’11, Tim ’09, and Michael ’13 Vala

Number of graduates who received scholarship assistance: 76 Jen ’08, Chelsea ’09, and Kristina ’11 Snyder

Total amount of scholarship assistance: $9,669,713

Kevin ’11 and John ’09 Vargo

Number of National Merit Finalists in graduating class: 2 Jennifer Stephan Sroub G.O. ’75, Jackson ’09, Brian ’77, and Katie ’06 Sroub

Number of graduates signed to play Division I athletics: 4

Megan ’06, Molly ’09, and Matthew ’05 Weisman

Number of graduates committed to play Division II and III athletics: 14

Mara ’07, Jack ’09, and Kurt ’11 Wilber

Vincent ’09 and Annie ’13 Trivisonno

Meagan ’06, Billy ’09, and Daniel ’13 Urban

Jessica ’09 and Peter ’78 Hammer

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CUM LAUDE SOCIETY

“ Academy Awards ” The

Congratulations to those students in the Class of 2009 who were honored at the 2009 Senior Awards program. The following students were recognized with special awards and commendations:

English Department Chair and Upper School English Instructor Cynthia Sabik was the featured speaker during the 2009 Cum Laude Society’s ceremony. Austin Barnett, Edward Converse, Melanie Frank, Mary O’Brien, Megan Schaefer and So In Yoon were inducted, joining classmates Jamie Austin, Elizabeth Beam, Alyssa Brigeman, John Coyne, Caitlin Finelli, Brittany Gazdag, Courtney Kasuboski, Martha Ligas, Victoria Lopez-Aldazabal Piña, Alexandria Pilla, Kristen Scheid and Jessica Vorobel. Inducted as juniors were Alexis Antunez, Michelle Blair, Patrick Fagan, Alec Janda, Jeong Kim, Samantha Klonaris, Jacqueline Porter, Megan Ruff, Olivia Sabik and Sarah Siedlak.

VALEDICTORIAN Elizabeth Beam SALUTATORIAN Victoria Lopez-Aldazabal Piña 2008 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FINALISTS Elizabeth Beam Courtney Kasuboski COMMENDED STUDENTS Austin Barnett Victoria Lopez-Aldazabal Piña Alexandria Pilla NATIONAL HISPANIC RECOGNITION PROGRAM Victoria Lopez-Aldazabal Piña PHI BETA KAPPA RECOGNITION Elizabeth Beam GILMOUR TROPHIES Alyssa Brigeman John King BR. THEOPHANE SCHMITT TROPHIES Jessica Hammer Brian Sharnsky

Courtney Kasuboski and Sang-Rok Shin

2009 GRADUATING SENIORS WHO MAINTAINED 4.0 GRADE POINT AVERAGE FOR FOUR YEARS Jamie Austin Austin Barnett Elizabeth Beam Alyssa Brigeman Caitlin Finelli Brittany Gazdag Courtney Kasuboski Martha Ligas Victoria Lopez-Aldazabal Piña Alexandria Pilla Kristen Scheid Jessica Vorobel THE DIRECTOR OF THE UPPER SCHOOL AWARD Jamie Bergsman Samantha Johnson Christopher Kearney Natalie King Cody Osburn Raysa Sylvester Vincent Trivisonno THE DENIS HOYNES AWARD Jamie Austin John Coyne THE CHARLES A. MOONEY TROPHIES Megan Schaefer William Urban

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Gay Janis and Kristin Vaughn

THE CHARLES MURRAY SOCIAL JUSTICE AWARD Natalie Grabowski Peter Smith THE BR. DAVID BALTRINIC AWARD Martha Ligas THE ROBERT B. TOMARO HONOR AWARD Edward Kelley THE THOMAS P. MULLIGAN AWARD Kristin Vaughn THE BR. JAMES O’DONNELL CAMPUS RESIDENCY AWARD Erick Ware THE BASIL MOREAU AWARD Lillian Heryak John King

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Br. Richard Keller, Brian Sharnsky, and Jessica Hammer

THE PAUL PRIMEAU SCIENCE AWARD Elizabeth Beam MATHEMATICS AMC 12 TEST FIRST PLACE – Sang-Rok Shin THIRD PLACE – Courtney Kasuboski THE WILLIAM G. MOORE II ENGLISH AWARD Mary O’Brien Jessica Vorobel THE JOHN GALE ENGLISH AWARD Elizabeth Beam McAllister Castelaz Victoria Lopez-Aldazabal Piña 2009 HOLY CROSS ENGLISH LITERATURE AWARD Martha Ligas Megan Schaefer

Rachel Kirsch, John Overman, and Kelsey Cesar

JOURNALISM/LANCE AWARD Kelsey Cesar Rachel Kirsch THE WINSTON CHURCHILL AP MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY AWARD Alexandra Haynes Georjanna Opalich THE THOMAS JEFFERSON AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AWARD Austin Barnett Elizabeth Beam Rebecca Bloom Alyssa Brigeman Hannah O’Donnell Georjanna Opalich Megan Schaefer DISTINGUISHED MUSICIAN AWARD Parker Shiverick

THE BR. ROBERT KELLY OUTSTANDING STUDENT SERVICE AWARD Noelle Neiheiser THE BLESSED BR. ANDRE AWARD Katherine Hasler Megan McConnell THE CHAPLAIN’S AWARD Erin Butler Leonard DeFino Alessandra DiLillo Melanie Frank Kaitlin Gill Maggie Grant Madison Mawby OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN AP PHYSICS AND AP CHEMISTRY Austin Barnett The Thomas Jefferson American Government Award Recipients 31

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Gilm lmo our Ope pen ns its Hea Heart rt to Hait itii A

s deaths in Haiti continue to mount to more than 200,000, the shattered lives of the nation’s children and the vital need to resume their education is paramount. An article in The Wall Street Journal reports that just in Port-au-Prince alone, 8,000 schools are either gone or in disrepair affecting 1.8 million children. The fear is that many traumatized children could end up on the street, fall prey to traffickers and come to harm. The United Nations reports a great need for at least 4,000 temporary classrooms. According to Gilmour Headmaster Brother Robert Lavelle, C.S.C., out of 10 Holy Cross schools in Haiti, nine served families with little or no resources. “We all know that education is the way out of poverty, and Haiti’s future is very much linked to educating young people to assume a part in rebuilding their country,” Brother Robert says. In response to regular communiqués from the Holy Cross Network, Gilmour Academy has raised more than $26,000 from students, parents, grandparents, alumni and friends. An anonymous donor has stepped forward and pledged to match up to $25,000 for funds generated after February 2, which could increase Gilmour’s support to $50,000. Gilmour students are active in securing resources in some creative ways. Upper School students held a “Hearts for Haiti” winter formal on Valentine’s Day with proceeds going toward the Haitian relief effort. Students also developed a fundraising DVD called “Hands, Hearts, and Hope for Haiti” to promote this important effort. Gilmour’s youngest students have stepped forward. Children in Gilmour’s Lower School earned money doing tasks at home. Their homeroom teachers collected their contributions, which were then forwarded to the Holy Cross Religious working in

Haiti at the Father Basil Moreau School, which was destroyed in the earthquake. The Religious are ministering to hundreds of people living in the school’s backyard providing food, water, and, in some cases, medical care. Even Gilmour’s sister school, St. Adalbert Catholic School in the inner city, has jumped in to help. “Recently, I was very much moved when I received a check for $156 designated for Gilmour/Haiti relief,” Brother Robert says. “The students heard of our effort, and in view of our partnership with their school, wanted to join our outreach to Haiti.” The children also planned to do a penny match with their teachers to raise money. Prior to the earthquake, more than 4,600 students Kindergarten through college level were served in Holy Cross schools in Haiti. It is estimated by the Congregation of Holy Cross that $120,000 is needed to temporarily provide food, water and a safe place to live. While the longer-range need for rebuilding the schools has yet to be fully determined, building replacements or restoration is estimated to be around $5.5 million. In a letter sent to Gilmour families, Brother Robert included a message from Superior General Hugh Cleary, C.S.C., summarizing the dire need of the Haitian people. “Let us pray that the people of Haiti not lose hope; may they know the comfort of our solidarity with them and the peace of God deep within to give them the strength and courage to go on.” Donations sent to Gilmour will be receipted as charitable contributions. Anyone wishing to extend donations or relief aid via the Congregation of Holy Cross may do so by sending funds to: Gilmour Haiti Relief, 34001 Cedar Road, Gates Mills, OH 44040.

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Pumpkin Heads T

hey did not have Charlie Brown posing for their pumpkin designs, but 50 resident students at Gilmour Academy decorated some spiffy pumpkins for local hospice patients. Students from two countries and 14 states worked with the Visiting Nurses Association of Ohio Hospice on the “Pumpkins for Patients” project. The students took on the project to show their appreciation to Hospice for taking good care of Brother Anthony Jorae, C.S.C., a technology associate at Gilmour, who died last year.

Each Gilmour student in the dorm decorated a pumpkin. The artists were high school students and one eighth grader. “This was a great opportunity for our resident students to come together following a prayer service on finding the courage to act,” says Whitney Daly, an instructor in religious studies in Gilmour’s Upper School. According to the VNA, “Pumpkins for Patients” was developed to spread autumn cheer and to make a difference in the lives of terminallyill patients and their families.

Thanksgiving Bounty T

he Gilmour Community did an undeniably successful job with its 21st Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. Students, faculty and alumni distributed 405 baskets for families in St. Adalbert Parish, St. Patrick Catholic Church on Bridge Avenue, Malachi House, St. Augustine’s Hunger Center, and efforts on behalf of the Little Brothers and Sisters of the Poor. “It was inspiring and amazing,” says Kathleen Kenny, Gilmour director of public relations and marketing. “The combined efforts were an unbelievable testament to the Gilmour mission.” Kenny, also an English instructor, says a school bus was stacked from front to back with food baskets for St. Patrick’s Hunger Center. Gilmour donors contributed turkey, stuffing, milk, rolls, potatoes, fruits,

vegetables, cranberries and gravy, says Religious Studies Instructor Sister Mary Ann Mehling, I.H.M. The Gilmour service coordinator estimates that more than 30 percent more food was donated this year than last year and more than half of those people who helped package and deliver the baskets the day before Thanksgiving were alumni. For its fiscal year ending September 30, the Cleveland Foodbank reported a 26 percent increase in its food distribution. The Thanksgiving Food Drive is a student service project to benefit the community and to foster a sense of service that students will practice throughout their lives.

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Thi hird rd Rock from th thee Sun “Hiisto “H storry is the pr present. esent. That’s why eve every ry genera gen eration tion writes it anew.” E.L. E. L. Docto octorow row

hen Gilmour Academy students buried a time capsule in October 2009 outside the school’s new Athletic Center, it contained hundreds of personal messages recalling their memories of the original gym and pool, built in the mid-1950s. At the final assembly in Lancer Gymnasium in 2008, students were asked to write their thoughts about what it was like to be a Gilmour student and how they felt about the complex that was then expected to be completed in late 2009. “It was a way for students to bond with Gilmour knowing that a part of them has been incorporated into the new Athletic Center and to share thoughts with future generations,” says Brother Robert Lavelle, C.S.C., Gilmour’s Headmaster. The time capsule, a two-foot-tall cylinder that is air tight and sealed, contains a Lancer athletic jersey, a Parent Directory, a copy of Gilmour Magazine, an annual report, a school calendar and a DVD of Gilmour’s 2009 commencement. Housed inside is a

smaller time capsule from 1956 that still has its original contents, including a ticket from a Cadillac reverse raffle, bylaws and a student newsletter from the year Lancer Gymnasium was built. When construction workers bulldozed the building in 2008, they found the time capsule behind the cornerstone. “It was almost the size of a cinder block,” says Brother Robert. Gilmour’s time capsule is designed to preserve a small portion of the school’s history. Time capsules date back 5,000 years to Mesopotamia (now Iraq), where artifacts were buried in walls and tombs, according to “Time Capsules: a Cultural History” by William Jarvis. For Development Director Jim Farrar ’59, who was a Gilmour student when the original gym was built, unearthing the original time capsule was an experience. He enjoyed going through the contents and sharing information about the treasures inside with alumni noting, “It is a little piece of nostalgia.”

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FLEDGLING FOOD PHILANTHROPISTS The Gilmour students shop with their families at grocery stores to select the food – cereal, beef stew, ravioli, chili, soup, macaroni and cheese, canned fruits and vegetables, crackers, Rice Krispie Treats and peanut butter – then drop off the food from their backpacks at school. On the second Tuesday of the month, the students “shop” the aisle in their classroom and fill their donated shopping bags with food. Once the bags are packed, the students double-check the contents and weigh their bags on a classroom scale. The bags must weigh less than nine pounds for the recipients to carry. In November, the youngsters toured the Cleveland Foodbank and watched the 105 pounds of food they donated as it was counted and weighed. “Not only ackpacks are much more than a fashion statement

were they able to see how the Foodbank works, but

for some Montessori students at Gilmour Academy

how important their contribution is to other children,”

– they are a way for lower-income children living in

says Gilmour parent Regina Espenchied, whose

Cleveland to bring home much-

daughters Elana ’22 and Elizabeth ’19

needed food. Each month, the

In Novemb November, er, the youn youngsters gsters

attend Gilmour’s Lower School.

students fill their backpacks with

tour oured ed th thee Clev Cleveland eland Foodban Foodbankk

Espenchied works on the project with

meals and snacks for 22 children

and watched the 105 pou pounds nds of

Carol Anton, whose son Eric ’22 attends

who attend Cleveland public schools as part of a program by the Cleveland Foodbank called

Gilmour, Montessori Assistant Deborah

food they do donated nated as it was

Marcum and Randi Russell, Montessori

counted coun ted an andd weigh weighed. ed.

Directress. “This,” Espenchied says, “has been

Backpacks for Kids. The food donation is designed to close the hunger gap on

a tremendously valuable experience for the students

weekends when children do not have access to free

and their families.”

school lunches.

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Entrep En trepre reneur neurial ialVen Venttures A

new en energy ergy is emer emergin ging g on camp ampus us to spur enterp ent erpri rissin ing g stu tuden dents ts,, par arents, ents, facu fac ult ltyy and other therss to beco ecom me savvier ab about out what it takes to be a suc ucccess essfu full entr entrep epren reneur eur today. to day. In Novemb vember, er, Gilm Gi lmour our Academ ademyy laun aunch ched ed Entr En trepr epreneu eneurs rshi hip p Ex Expl plor oratio ation n Comm ommun unit ityy (EE EEC) C) to ex expl plor oree how ho w to tu turn rn an id idea ea into a formal fo rmal bus usin iness ess.. “Many “M any peop eople le wou would ld like to star tartt a bu busi sines nesss but do don n’t know kn ow ho how w to go ab abou outt it, t,”” says Deanne Now Nowak, ak, dean of insti ins titu tuti tion onal al and cu curr rricu iculu lum m resear esearcch at Gi Gilm lmou ourr. “We will help th thos osee who have an id idea ea Deanne Nowak for a ven ventu ture re to actu actuall allyy wr write ite a bus usin iness ess plan lan.” .” No Nowak, wak, wh who o desig des igned ned,, develop developed ed and im impl plemen emented ted EEC, believes thaat opening the prog th program ram to the Gi Gillmour Comm Communit unityy add ad ds a gr greater eater degr degree ee of au auth thenti enticit cityy and fost sters ers coll co llab abo ora ration tion among th thos osee wi with th diver iverse se backg backgroun rounds ds and an d experi experienc ences. es. On the third Tues Tuesday day of each mon month th,, the EEC grou gro up ga gathers thers in the even evenin ing g at the Lo Lower wer Scho School ol Exh Ex hib ibit itio ion n Hall to hear from exper experiienc enced ed entrepreneur entrepreneurs, and an d ma marketing rketing and in invest vestmen mentt prof rofessionals. essionals. The talkss are follo llowed wed by act activi iviti ties es th that at bui uild ld ent entrepreneur repreneuriial skills sk ills.. Th Thee Burton D. Morgan Fo Foun undation, dation, which funds educcati edu tional onal prog program ramss for yo you uth on entr entrepreneurship, epreneurship, provided provi ded a gr grant ant of alm almos ostt $5, $5,000 000 for Gil Gilmour’s mour’s EEC EE C pro projject. Trust rustee ee an and d paren arentt An Ann n Chi Chiarucci arucci O’Bri O’ Brien en G.O. ’76, pro project ject dir irecto ectorr of Ba Baldwin-Wallace Colleg Co llege’s e’s Center for In Inno novati vation on and Grow Growth, was a coll co llab abo ora rator tor on the gr grant ant app appli licati cation on.. Rayy Leac Ra Leach, h, CE CEO O and pr presi esiden dentt of JumpStart Inc., a ven venttur uree developm development ent or organi ganizati zation, on, presented the first talk ta lk.. He disc discus ussed sed hi hiss wor work k as fo found under of JumpStart and an d his work for inf nform ormati ation on technology companies succh as IBM. Leac su Leach h fo focus cused ed on hi high potential early-

stag tagee busi sines nessses an and d rais aisin ing g the cap capit ital needed to help th them em flo lou urish sh.. Gilm Gilmo our par aren entt Eddy Zai, an entr en trep eprren eneu eurr an and d ch chair air of th thee ed education committee forr TiE fo TiE,, a gl glob obal al or organ ganizat izatio ion n th that promotes entr en trep eprren eneu eurrship, hel elp ps find speakers for the evening pro rog gram am.. Oth ther erss wi with th Gil Gilmour connections who are invo in volved lved wi with th the prog rogrram include Trustee and retired atto att orn rney ey Oliver Seik Seikel el ’55 and his wife, Meredith, and Jeff Phill illip ipss ’06, an en entr trepreneur and Case Western Reser eserve ve Un Univer iverssit ityy stu tud dent, who is a facilitator for thee monthly meet th eetin ing gs. As par artt of the effor ort to prepare students in thee fun fu ndam ament ental alss of fi finance and investment strategies, ies, Upp Up per Sch Scho ool stud udents have elected to participat patee in a new Inves vestment Club. Each Monday during ng pro roffes esssio ional nal development, students meet and d in invest vest actual actu al do doll llars ars from restricted funds donated ed to Gil Gilmo mou ur exprres exp esssly for this purpose. Gilmour parentt Lazlo Nag Nagy, y, vice president of the Private Client Group p of the Chi hicago cago Investment Group, is club mod derat erator. or. Even Gilmour’s younger students have gott tten en into in to the act through the 10-week Ohio St Sto ock Mark arket et Challenge. Students in Grades 4-12 12 man manag agee a vir virtu tual al portfolio of stocks, bonds and mutu tual al fu fun nds to co comp mpet etee for prize money. A Lower Scho ool ex extracu tracurr rricu icular lar program called TREP$ (short for en enT TRE REPr Pren eneu eurr$) is a nine-week program spons nso ored by the Zai Fami amily ly to teach children how to o star artt an and d oper operate ate th their eir own businesses. In an effort to teach st stu udent entss what it tak akes es to become an entrepreneu eur, r, Eng nglis lish h in insstruct ructor or John Overman’s audiovisual al prod rodu uct ctio ion n class int ntervi erviewed ewed,, filmed and edited six en entr trep eprreneu eneurrs, in inclu clud din ing g A. Malachi Mixon, boar ard d ch chai airr and CEO of Invacare Corporation, an and d Bar arb bara Watt Wattss Sis Sisss Oney G.O G.O.. ’73, an innovatorr in man anagem agemen ent, t, mark arket eting ing and busi usiness. ness. The interviewss ar aree feat featu ured on Ashland Un Univer iversit sity’s y’s MediaSite. te. Being ng cr creat eative, ive, ab able le to solve pro robl blems ems and wil illi ling ng to take measu easurred ris isks ks ar aree al alll mar arks ks of an en entr trepr epren eneur. eur. “Thesee ar aree 21st cen centu turry ski kills lls,” ,” says No Nowak wak.. “We wan antt studen ents ts to be cap capabl ablee of star artin ting g thei eirr own busi usiness ness and to realize th that at it is somet meth hin ing g achi achievabl evable.” e.”

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ilmour teachers who are introducing students to the dynamics of starting business ventures and advancing literacy have been recognized for their work. Deanne Nowak, dean of institutional and curriculum research, and English instructor John Overman received scholarships to participate in the 27th Annual Entrepreneurship Education Forum in Norfolk, Va. Morgan Amend, traditional Kindergarten instructor at Gilmour’s Lower School, presented her research at a conference on “The Power of Literacy” at Youngstown State University. Nowak designed, developed and implemented an initiative to explore the practical aspects of being an entrepreneur for Upper School students and for Gilmour parents, faculty and staff through a project funded by the Burton D. Morgan Foundation. An Investment Club where students use donated funds to test their investment strategies is part of John Overman the initiative. Nowak earned a doctorate in philosophy in organic chemistry from The State University of New York in Buffalo. She has taught at Duquesne University, Ohio Northern University and Albany College of Pharmacy, and was an NIH postdoctoral fellow at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She has been at Gilmour since 1999, and previously was a chemist with Occidental Chemical

Corporation and a manager for secondary education at National Computer Systems. Overman worked with students in his audiovisual production class on interviewing skills, filming and editing as they learned what it takes to become an entrepreneur. In a pilot program, the students interviewed six entrepreneurs, including A. Malachi Mixon, board chair and CEO of Invacare Morgan Amend Corporation. Ashland University features the film series on its Web site. Overman has a master’s degree in education from John Carroll University. He teaches English, print journalism and video production, and taught in the Baltimore City School System before joining Gilmour in 2004. Students from Kent State University, the University of Akron and Youngstown State joined classroom teachers for Amend’s presentation. She recently completed her master’s degree at Kent State, where her studies focused on classroom literacy centers that individualize instruction for students in Kindergarten through Grade 2. The centers allow students to work independently on phonics, reading, writing and listening while the teacher meets with small groups on reading. Amend joined the Gilmour faculty in 2006 and previously taught in the Cortland City School District near Syracuse, N.Y.

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Summer with the Bard

ay Janis, the driving force behind the success of Gilmour Academy’s Speech and Debate Team for 23 years, is off to London this summer as part of a program called Teaching Shakespeare Through Performance at the Globe Theater. Janis, Gilmour’s Upper School speech instructor and drama director, was chosen from a group of area teachers by the English-Speaking Union’s Cleveland District. The organization fosters friendship and understanding among Englishspeaking nations Janis will attend Globe and offers talented teachers fellowships productions and work with to study in the artists and practitioners to United Kingdom. gain insights into the During the program, Janis dynamics between play will attend Globe and stage. productions and work with artists and practitioners to gain insights into the dynamics between play and stage. The teachers also will visit sites to provide a context for the plays they will study, attend lectures and present scenes at the Globe Theater. Under Janis’s direction, Gilmour’s Drama Club was selected twice to represent the United States at the American High School Theater Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. During her tenure at Gilmour she has coached Barbara Romer, a 1989 Gilmour graduate who became founder and CEO of the New Globe Theater in New York; Rachel Kenney, a theater major at Northwestern University who was selected to compete in the English-Speaking Union

Gay Janis

National Shakespeare Competition at Lincoln Center in 2007; and Nathan Blevins, a sophomore at Yale University, who was selected by the Yale Debate Association to represent it in a public debate at Trinity College in Dublin last year. Both Kenney and Blevins graduated from Gilmour in 2008. A published playwright, Janis has served on the Cleveland District Board of the Ohio High School Speech League and the National Forensic League, and as a board member of the Cleveland Theater Conference.

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t took a little arm twisting, but Brother Dan Kane, C.S.C., a former music and English instructor at Gilmour, expanded his base of listeners by recording his own arrangements of notable hymns on CD. His newly released CD called “Sacred Piano Reflections” was created for reflection, inspiration and meditative moments. It is a collection of 18 favorite hymns including “Amazing Grace,” “Abide with Me,” “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” “Londonderry Air” and “Away in the Manger.” Brother Dan – organist, pianist and composer at the Church of St. Dominic in Shaker Heights – explains that his arrangements “Dear Lord, give me the keys, enhance the hymns because they are the fingers, the feet on the supported by harmonies and pedals – and the mind.” progressions that Br. Dan Kane, C.S.C. listeners seldom hear. Melodic fragments and mini-episodes contribute to interest in the reflections. St. Dominic Music Director Jim Carr nudged Brother Dan to record his arrangements and even helped with obtaining recording equipment from the church. “We scouted

around for a piano to use at colleges and churches,” Brother Dan says. He ended up using his Yamaha electronic piano in Holy Cross House on Gilmour’s campus. In his effort to attain “the least flawed, most perfect music,” the Holy Cross Brother prayed, “Dear Lord, give me the keys, the fingers, the feet on the peddles – and the mind.” With a music ministry that spans more than 50 years, Brother Dan previously published two books of hymn arrangements – “Selectable Delectables” and a sequel with additional arrangements. He believes that sharing inspiring music with others is one way he can glorify God. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Brother Dan earned a master’s degree in music from DePaul University in Chicago and did postgraduate work in piano performance at the Cleveland Institute of Music. When he is not creating music or performing, he is a home care nurse for the elderly with Benjamin Rose Institute. The album is available by cash or check for $15 for one CD, $12.50 each for two CDs, or $10 each for three or more CDs. Shipping and handling are $2. For an online order form, visit www.stdominicchurch.net. Please make checks payable to St. Dominic Church.

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True Grit on the Green

Alex Andrews ’11

you com ompete pete in sp spor orts ts at any level level,, a cert certain ain amou amo unt of skil skilll is im impor portan tant. t. You cannot do wit ith hout it. But motivation is als also o a cri criti tical cal facto factor. r. At times, the deep desi esire re to win wil illl no nott onl nlyy bri ridge dge the gap in skill sk ill but als also o surpas surpasss it it.. Co Coach aches es and teachers who ca can n con co nsi sist stently ently and success uccessfu full llyy mot otivat ivatee teams or student studentss usu us ual ally ly get better res esul ults ts th than an tho those se who do not not.. Whil Wh ilee positiv sitive, e, exter external nal mo moti tivati vation on often works, thee tra th trait it consi considered dered th thee best fo forr constan constant, t, consist consistent ent succces su cesss in all wal walks ks of li life fe is that of int internal ernal moti motivation. vation. When Wh en an athlete, st stud udent ent or wor orker ker tak takes es the exho exh orta rtattive urg urgings ings of a coach, teacher or employer and an d in internal ternalizes izes them them,, a new an and d hi higher gher level of performa perfo rmanc ncee follows follows.. Fo Forr tho those se peo people, ple, the stat statement ement “I can an and d will do thi his” s” is no nott a st stub ubborn born wish, but a man ma ntra, a way of app approachi roaching ng lif ife. e.

In No Novem vemb ber, und nder er diff ifficu icult lt circu circum mstan stances, ces, Gilmour Acad Gilmo Academ emy’s y’s Alex Andrew ewss ’11 won the Divisio Divis ion n III st stat atee ch cham amp pionship medal in gol olf. f. To say thee weat th eather her was bad durin ing g the two days he pl played ayed is an under ersstat atem emen ent. t. Tem emp per eratu aturres for the Friday rou roun nd weree aro wer arou und 40 degr egrees ees wit ith h win wind d and sp sprrinkles. The Saturrday ro Satu rou und was thr hree ee deg egrrees cool cooler er with rain ain.. Duri Du ring ng both ro rou unds, And ndrrew ewss sh sho ot a 73 at Oh Ohio io St State’s ate’s Scarlet Scar let Co Cou urse, bett etter er sco corres than bot oth h the Divi Divisio sion n I an and d II med edalis alistts – no smal malll acco accom mpl plish ishmen mentt fo forr the 17-year17year-o old fro rom m Kirtlan and d. When Wh en as ask ked how he did it it,, he said he wen entt deep into in to his men enttal game by block ckin ing g all di dist strracti action onss an and d shak hakin ing g off al alll fru russtrat ratio ion n. He al alsso had ex exttra hel help p by envis en visio ioni ning ng a 77-year year--old black gol olff cap aut autog ogrraph aphed ed by Davis Lo Love ve III as in inn ner motivati ivation. on. His gr gran and dfat fath her, And ndrrew Pap app palar alard do, was the one who wh o turn rned ed Andrews on to go golf lf at ag agee 7. Pap Papp pal alar ard do too to ok And ndrrew ewss to tournam amen entts, played man anyy ro rou und ndss with wi th him an and d tau aug ght him th thee fin iner er point ntss of th thee gam ame. e. Love Lo ve was Pap app palar alard do’s favo avorrite pl player ayer on the pro to tou ur and an d, durin ing g a tour urnam namen entt in Akro kron n, he tracked dow own n thee golf th lfer er and as ask ked him to sig ign n a black cap cap.. Lung Lun g ca can ncer rec ecen entl tlyy cl claim aimed ed th thee li liffe of Pa Pappala ppalardo, rdo, but bef efo ore he died ied,, Pap Papp palar alard do placed th thee cap on his gran gr and dson’s head an and d to told ld him it was tim imee for him to have it it.. “Every mo morn rnin ing g when I wak akee up up,, I see that hat on my shel elff. It rem emin ind ds me of the st strengt rength h and co cou urag ragee he sho how wed as he got sick icker er an and d sick cker. er. I deci decide de every mor orn ning, af aftter seei seeing ng the hat, th that at I wi will ll face the day and an d ever everyt yth hin ing g th that at co comes mes with it wi with th st stren reng gth an and da smi mile.” le.” As Andrews played his two ro rou unds un und der adver adverse se weath weat her co con ndit itio ion ns, he vis visu ualized that cap an and d the smi smile le of his gran andf dfat ather her co com ming fro rom m under the brim – a smi mile le he alw always ays saw when th they ey played go golf lf tog oget ether. her. “I learn learned ed fro from m him not to let thin ings gs bo both ther er me, me,”” And ndrrew ewss sai said. d. Char Ch arlie lie Tr Trem emo ont ’70, has been the Gil Gilmo mou ur Bo Boys ys Golf Go lf coach for many years years.. Th Thee business man anag ager er for nearb earbyy St St.. Clar laree Sch Scho ool in Lyn Lynd dhurs rstt, Tr Tremo emon nt faces his own special set of chal challen lenges ges each day. In Janu anuar aryy 2009, a neu euro rom mus uscu cular lar dis iso order set in an and d seri seriou ously sly

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G affectted his abil affec ability ity to wal walk. k. A go golf lf af aficionad icionado o and an d su superb perb coac coach, h, Tr Tremo emont nt bro brough ughtt his players pla yers tog together ether and set them on th thee path to acc cco omplish gre great at thi hings ngs.. He felt he ow owed ed it to them to be ther there. e. An Anythi ything ng short of that wou wo uld be letting them down own.. Tremo Tr emon nt bel believes ieves th that at yo you u set go goals als for yours you rself elf regardles egardlesss of th thee cir circums cumstan tances. ces. His goaal wa go wass to coach the team co come me fall. All thro th rou ugh the winter, spr prin ing g an and d su summer mmer,, he und un derw erwent ent intense, pai painf nful ul and som ometimes etimes frusstra fru trattin ing g phys physic ical al ther therapy. apy. He reg regaine ained d some so me us usee of his legs, en enou ough gh to coac coach h the team tea m an and d set the exam exampl plee th that at you do not give up. Thee Lan Th anccers and Trem Tremon ontt bor orrow rowed ed a theme th eme from the Okl Oklaho ahoma ma State gol golff team thaat previ th previousl ouslyy won the NC NCAA AA cro crown. wn. The Co Cow wboys dec decid ided ed that they would play forr ea fo eacch other. Eacch da Ea dayy they “I can and will do this” gatthered for ga practtic prac icee and for is not a stubborn wish, mattches ma hes,, they but a mantra, a way of renewed ren ewed that comm co mmit itment. ment. approaching life. Thatt is what Tha thee Lan th anccers did. Tremo Tr emon nt foll followed owed hi hiss pl players ayers on a cart, offerin off ering g instruction an and d ins nspi pirrati ation. on. The players pla yers saw hi him m str truggl ugglee an and d ri rise se above it it.. They knew they cou ould ld do the sam same. e. Coach did di d it for them. They did it for him im.. As And ndrews rews battl attled ed th thee el element ementss on the Scaarlet Course for two days las Sc lastt fal fall, l, he knew he wasn sn’’t playing onl onlyy for him imsel self, f, but for a coaach who set an examp co example le of det determinat ermination, ion, forr teammates who wal fo walked ked wit ith h him the entire ent ire way, for the warm mem memor oryy of a smile und un dern erneath eath a blac black, k, aut autogr ograph aphed ed go gollf cap. With Wit h that insi inside de he coul could d no nott los ose. e. Willia Wil liam m Se Seetc etch h

ilmour Academy has a figure skating champion walking through its halls. Eighth grader Holly Moore was a silver medalist in intermediate ice dancing with her partner, Dan Klaber of Brush High School, at the U.S. Junior Championship in December in Strongsville. The two have been skating together for more than three years. In November, they won the gold medal at the Junior National Figure Skating Championship Midwestern Sectionals in Wichita, Kan., despite Moore injuring her hip during their program. The two were selected to train in Germany by U.S. Figure Skating and the International Skating Union, the only U.S. Junior Figure Skating team invited. The Middle School student has been skating since she was six years old and practices now at Gilmour’s Ice Arena and at the Cleveland Heights ice rink. “I actually do both ice dancing and freestyle singles skating – two to three hours training for singles and one to two hours for dance,” Moore says. She follows that schedule every day. In defining what it takes to be a competitive figure skater, Moore cites “the desire to reach goals, the strength to overcome obstacles and, most importantly, the ability to find joy in what you are doing.” Competitive skaters tend to strive for perfection. “We do jumps over and over again until we can land them consistently,” she says. Although this is difficult, she says landing a jump or completing a perfect spin makes all the hours of training worth the effort. Another challenge Moore faces is balancing academics with her rigorous training and competition schedule. School comes first, though, and Moore maintains excellent grades. She is thankful for her supportive teachers and believes that her years of training in skating “have transferred to my school work ethic. I always strive to do my best in school,” she says, “just like I do for skating.” Even though her competition season is over, Moore trains throughout the year. “In figure skating,” she says, “there isn’t an off-season.”

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Bekka Simko

Rickey Layton

Grace Brennan

Three Lancers Commit to Division I Schools G

ilmour Academ ilmo cademyy seni enior orss Grace Br Brennan, ennan, Bek Bekk ka Simko and Rick Rickey ey Layt Layton on have committ committed ed to NCAA Division Divisio n I co coll lleges eges.. Br Brenn ennan an wi will ll compet competee in track and field for Buck Bucknell nell University and Simko will run cro ross ss coun ountr tryy an and d track fo forr Pen Penn n St Stat atee Univers Universiity. Layton will play football for Lehigh Uni Universi versity. ty. Brenn Bren nan an,, an All ll-O -Ohi hioi oian, an, has run track at Gi Gilmour lmour for the last three seasons and is one of the main reaso rea son ns the Lance Lancers rs won the Di Divis visio ion n III Girls Track and Field St State ate Championship four out of the last fi five ve years.. Brennan was par years partt of the 4 x 400- and 4 x 800-meter relay teams that set Division III state records in 2007. Sh Shee holds fi five ve go gold ld medal edalss and a silver medal from st stat atee compet competit itions. ions. “Grace “Gra ce is a com ompos posed, ed, at athl hleti eticc and courageous runner who alw always ays rises to the occasion, especi especiall allyy durin du ring g th the e big com ompeti petiti tion on,” ,” says Gi Gilmour lmour Girls Track and Field Coach Jeff Klei Klein. n. “Grace ran one of the mosst im mo impressi pressive ve rel relay ay legs I’ve ever witnessed in the 4 x 800,” Klein says. Off the track, Brennan has played pla yed socc occer er and run cro crosss co coun untr tryy as a Lancer. Simk imko o advanc advanced ed to st state ate fou ourr years in cross country and three years in track, where she earned ei eight ght gold go ld medals and tw two o silver medal edals. s. In 2007, Simko was part of the 4 x 400- an and d 4 x 800-meter rel relay ay teams thaat ea th eacch set Di Divi visi sion on III st state ate recor record ds. She successf successfully ully def defended ended her 2008 state title in the 400 dash last seaso sea son n de despite spite comp ompeti eting ng wi with th a str trained ained quadri quadriceps ceps muscle, and was part of the 4 x 200-meter rel relay ay team thaat set a Division II th IIII stat tatee recor ecord. d.

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“Bekk “Bek ka is one of the mos ostt tal talented ented run unners ners I have ever coached. She has a co comp mpeti etiti tive ve dr drive ive that I have never seen in my 15 years of co coach achin ing,” g,” says Klein. “Whaat sets her apar “Wh apartt is her abi abili lity ty to thrive under pressure. pressu re. Bekka reaches down deeper and is able to perform perfo rm at a hig higher her level th than an oth ther er athlet athletes. es. This is whaat ma wh mak kes her a gr great eat athl athlete. ete. Sh Shee is always there to su suppo pport rt her teamm teammates ates.” .” Si Simk mko o als also o played Girls Varsit Va rsityy Basketball at Gi Gilm lmour our for four years. Layt ayto on has been a tigh ightt end st start arter er for Gi Gilmour’s lmour’s Varsit Va rsityy Football team fo forr th three ree year yearss. He capt captured ured the atttent at entio ion n of Divisi Division on I col colleges leges for his versat versatilit ilityy on offen off ense se and defense. He led the team in sacks and yardss after catc yard catch. h. Layt Layton on says he decide ecided d on Lehig Lehigh h

because “the co becaus coach aches es car caree ab abo out me as much acad cadem emicall icallyy as ath athlet leticall ically,” y,” an and d felt the sch schoo ooll wo woul uld d offer off er him a great ed edu ucati cation on.. For thr hree ee years, Layt Layto on has played cen centter on the Boys Var Varsi sitty Bask Basket etbal balll team eam.. He has al also so run the 800-m 800-met eter er relay on th thee Bo Boys ys Tr Track ack and an d Field team eam,, an and d hur urled led the shot and discu iscus. s. He is a memb mem ber of Gi Gilm lmou ourr’s Sp Speech eech an and d Deb Debat atee Team an and da cou co unselo elorr for Gilm Gilmo our’s Sum Summ mer Camp amps. s. “We ar aree ver veryy ex excit cited ed fo forr Rick ickey ey an and d bel believe ieve that his bestt fo bes foo otbal alll is still in fro fron nt of him im,” ,” says Mat attt Sim Simon, head co coach ach of Var Varsi sity ty Footb tball all at Gi Gilmo lmou ur. “He has trem tr emen end dous pot oten enti tial al an and d we have hi high gh ex expect pectations forr his succes fo uccesss at the co colllegi legiate ate level.”

Front Row: Ken, Bekka, and Lisa Simko Back Row: coaches Matt Lindley ’89, Jeff Klein, and Matt Simon

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ot lo lon ng af after ter Rus ussi siaa laun aunch ched ed the Sput Sputnik nik space sat satelli ellitte, Dick Di ck Vyhna nall ’5 ’59 9 began hi hiss ow own n academic cli climb mb that would lead lea d to a car career eer in aeros aerospace pace en engin gineeri eering ng.. He was so fascinat ascinated ed wit ith h the prospec prospects ts of space expl explor oration ation that he work worked ed the topic intto his Gil in Gilmour mour val valedi edicto ctory ry addr addres ess. s. As program manag manager er for Bo Boei ein ng Aeros erosp pace in Tul Tulssa, Okl Okla. a.,, Vyhn Vyhnal al fo focused cused on a ra radar dar-absorbi -absorbing ng honeyco eycomb mb core fo forr st stealt ealth h ai aircr rcraft aft and oversaw research and develo evelop pment for steal tealth th ai aircraf rcraft. t. He an and d his Bo Boei eing ng coll colleag eagues ues desi esign gned ed Space Shu Shuttl ttlee ex exper perim iments ents to test material materialss that coul could d wit iths hstan tand d prolo prolonged nged exp expos osur uree to the host hostile ile space envi environment ronment on Nancy and Dick Vyhnal ’59 the International Space St Stati ation on.. Af After ter the “Chall “Challenger” enger” disaster in 1986 gro roun unded ded the Space Shut Shuttl tlee fleet leet,, his team’s experiment experimentss remained in space fi five ve ti times mes lon onger ger than planned, nett nettin ing g even mor oree valuable research. He spent cons consiiderable ti tim me at Cap Capee Can anav aver eral al worki rking ng in one of th thee cl clean-ro ean-room omss and inspecting hi hiss experiment af aftter it was retr etriieved fro rom m space. Vyhn Vyh nal ca came me well ell-p -prep repared ared for th thee venture. He earned his bachelor’s degr degree ee in metal metallu lurgi rgical cal eng en gin ineering eering fro from m Cas Casee Ins nsti titut tutee of Technology, now part of Case West Wester ern n Res eser erve ve Un Univer iverssity, and mast ster’s er’s and do docctor torate ate in phi hilo loso soph phyy degrees in metall metallur urgy gy from CWRU. He al also so held scien cience ce positions wit ith h Rockwell In Inter ternati nation onal, al, Bel elll Aerospace Servic Services es Inc. and Chase Brass & Cop opper per Com omp pany any,, Inc. He hold ldss thre threee pat patent entss in met metal al pro processing cessing for advanced manufact manufacturi uring ng tech echno nollogy. So what di did d th thee sci cient entis istt lear learn n at Gil Gilmour mour to prepare him for hi hiss space ad adventur ventures es in resea res earc rch h? “Engi Engineer neerss are no nott part articu icularly larly known for their wri riting ting ski skills,” lls,” Vyh Vyhnal nal ad adm mits. “My abi ability lity to communic unicat atee clearl earlyy in techn technical ical reports, presen presenttati ations ons and proposals gave me an advan advanttag age, e, especi es pecial ally ly in the earl earlyy stag tages es of my career career,” ,” he says. He credit creditss Brothers Ivo Regan, C.S. .S.C. C.,, Francis Engl glert, ert, C.S.C. .S.C.,, and Jam James es Sc Sch huerg uerger er for their “excellent instruct instruction ion in writ written ten exp expres ressi sion. on.”” Vyhn Vyh nal divid ivides es hi hiss ti time me betw between een Tu Tulsa lsa in the winter and Northport, Mich., in the su summ mmer er wi with th Circu rcuit it Cou Court rt his wif ife, e, Nancy – whom he call callss Sunny – a ret retired ired at atttorney and law clerk in th thee 10th Ci of App Appeals. eals. They have tw two o ch chil ild dren and si six x grandchildren. Favorit avoritee pasti pastimes mes incl nclude ude gol golf, f, po pocket cket poo po ol, beac beach h com ombi bing ng and cros crossw swor ord d puzzles. Over Ov er the year years, s, he has learn earned ed that some of the most prof profound ound inf influences luences on li life fe can stem from what may seem li like ke tr trivi ivial al deci decisi sion onss and act actions. ions. “No matt matter er how much you might pl plan an you yourr course in a career or li liffe,” Vyhnal says ays,, “t “ther here e are so many ex extternal inf influences luences that can overr overrid idee th thee most careful plan pla nnin ing.” g.” That said aid,, he bel believes ieves it is important to have a plan and direct directio ion, n, “If fo forr no oth other er reason than to give you yours rself elf the peace of mind that comes with the ill illusion usion of havin having g so some me degree of control over you ourr li life.” fe.”

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ifty ty years after gr graduating ng from Gilmour,, Fred Delse ’5 Fre ’59 9 st stil illl rem rememb embers ers the feelings of ex exccit itement ement an and d di discover scoveryy he exp experi erienced enced at the Aca cad demy. “Gi “Gillmou mourr was the incu ncubat bator or of my inttellec in ellectual tual life,” says Del Delsse. The Sil Siliicon Val Valley ley psych psyc hia iattrist links his ed educati ucation onal al expe experi rience ence at the Acaademy to many sk Ac skil ills ls an and d tr trait aitss he developed in hig igh h school. “G “Gil ilmo mour ur gave me a goo good d grounding in la lan ngu guage age arts and scien cience, ce, an and d I ha had d a very soph so phis istic ticated ated bac backgro kgroun und d in En Engli glissh lit literat erature ure thank hankss to Brot rother her Ivo Regan Regan,, C. C.S.C S.C..” One of the teacher’s soph so pho omor oree readin eading g as assi sign gnment mentss was Si Sig gmund Freud reud’’s “N “New ew Intro Introdu duct ctor oryy Lectu Lectures res..” Delse, who was co-va -valed ledic ictorian torian of his cl class ass,, says thi thiss was a “seminal experience ex perience in my wanti anting ng to stu tudy dy ps psychi ychiatry.” atry.” His acad academi emicc an and d prof rofess essio ional nal career al also so was predic pred icaate ted d on debat debate, e, les lesso sons ns from Eng English lish instruct instructo or John Gale and wor worki king ng wi with th his debate part partner, ner, Dan Kolb Ko lb ’59, now a pro promi minent nent Manhat anhattan tan att attorney. orney. “It gave me a head star tartt in develo evelopi ping ng an appreci appreciation ation and a wor orki king ng know knowled ledge ge of the art of rhet hetoric,” oric,” Delsee says. He lear Dels learned ned ho how w to get th things ings done, lead and work on dead deadli line ne as edi editor tor of the yearbook an and d news ewspa paper per.. Traveli raveling ng th thee wor orld ld wi with th his wif ife, e, Anne, a retired elementar elementaryy schoo chooll teacher teacher,, son Fred and daug ugh hter Kat, Del Delse se lear learned ned th thee val value ue that travel provid pro vides es in enric enrich hin ing g one’s social an and d cult cultural ural experiences ex periences.. Thi This, s, too, he traces to a summer trip to Euro rope pe with Bro Broth ther er Ivo and hi hiss classmates. Follow llowin ing g hig high h scho hool ol,, Dels Delsee head eaded ed to MIT, where he earne earned d a Bach Bachelo elorr of Scien Science ce deg degree. ree. “Paul Primea rimeau, u, my chemi hemist stry ry teacher dur uring ing my junior year at Gil Gilmo mour, ur, woul would d be happy to hear that I had the hig ighes hestt grade on my fir irst st chem chemis istr tryy exam at MIT, IT,””

Fred Delse ’59

he says ays.. Del Delse se recei received ved hi hiss Doct Docto or of Med Mediici cin ne and Docto Doct or of Philo ilossoph phyy deg egrrees fro from m Duke Un Uniiver versi sity ty com co mplet etin ing g his int ntern ernsship at th thee Un Univer iversit sityy of Mar Marylan yland d Medical Med ical Cen entter an and d his res esid iden ency cy in psych psychiiatr atryy at Stan St anfo forrd Un Univer iverssit ityy Med Medical ical Cen Centter er.. Thro rou ughout most of his car career, eer, Delse has pr pract acticed iced in Cal Califo iforn rnia, ia, alt altho hou ugh he sp spen entt tw two o year yearss in the ear early ly 1970s as an off fficer icer with the Un Unit ited ed Stat States es Pub ubli licc Healt Health h Service, Ser vice, wo worrkin ing g in Lexin Lexing gto ton n, Ky., with the Nat Natio ional nal Inssti In titu tutte of Men ental tal Healt Health h Cl Cliinical Research Cen Center. ter. From Fro m 1975 until 198 19877, Dels Delsee was an in instr stru uct cto or in psych ps ychiat iatrry at St Stan anfo forrd Un Univer iverssity and was staff psych ps ychiat iatrrist at St Stanf anfo ord Ho Hosspit ital al an and d El Cam Camin ino o Hosspit Ho ital. al. He ser erved ved as ch chief ief resi esiden dentt in psychi sychiatr atryy at thee Palo Alt th lto o VA Med edical ical Cen entter, was med medical ical di direct recto or of it itss Psych sychiat iatrric Day Ho Hosspit ital al an and d was chi chief ef of the psych ps ychiat iatrry dep epar arttmen mentt at El Cam amin ino o Hosp Hospit ital, al, wher heree he ser erved ved on its boar ard d of di direct recto ors. He was psych sychiat iatri ricc medical med ical direct ecto or of the Sen Senio iorr Tran ranssit itio ional nal Cen Center ter in San Josse an Jo and d a psychi ychiatr atric ic co con nsultan ltantt to the Sou Souttheast eastern ern Asian As ian Ref efug ugee ee Men ental tal Health Cen entter th ther ere. e. In 2006, Delse Del se was des esig ignat nated ed an Ameri erican can Psych sychiat iatri ricc Asssociati As ciation on Di Dist stin ing gui uish shed ed Lif Lifee Fello ellow w. “In my wo worrk, I am an ad advo vocate cate for peo peop ple’s own goo go od, a docto ctorr, a li life fe co coach ach an and d, I hope, a men menttor for fulf fu lfillm illmen entt in min ind d and spir irit it,” ,” Dels Delsee says. The Palo Alt lto o res resid iden entt en enjo joys ys gar arden denin ing g, plays racqu racq uetb etball all four days a week an and d works out the other thrree days at a lo th local cal gym ym.. He has an avid in intterest in polit po litics ics an and d eco econ nom omics ics.. When he ret etires ires nex extt year year,, Delse Del se pl plans ans to wri rite te a sel selff-help book ab abou outt tech techn niq iques ues to main aintai tain n a fu fun nct ctio ional nal fam amil ily. y. Gr Grand andso son n, Evan van,, no dou do ubt, wil illl be par artt of his at atten tenttive audien audience ce when Delse Del se tak takes es up clas classi sical cal gui uittar ar..

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Latest news from NORM McLEOD is that he’s helping to start a new political party in Rhode Island called The Moderate Party, which will be open to all political persuasions . . . On May 31, 2010, retired family physician TED SCHAFER and wife, Kay, will celebrate their 52nd anniversary. They are the proud parents of four children and 10 grandchildren.

1953

DICK WAMSLEY is retiring after 45 years as a pediatrician – two with the U.S. Air Force, one with the Oberlin Clinic and 42 in Cleveland with Suburban Pediatrics – part of Rainbow Babies & Children’s Practices.

1956

GEORGE PARKER and his wife, Maureen, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with their children, grandchildren and friends on Sunday, December 27, 2009.

The anniversary Mass was celebrated by their son, Fr. Adam Parker, at the Baltimore Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, America’s first cathedral. Presiding at the Mass were Archbishop Edwin O’Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore, and Cardinal William Keeler, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore. A reception followed at the residence of the Archbishop. Attending the celebration with their wives were groomsmen and classmates JOHN DICKEY and TOM FERRARA.

1958

JOSEPH MEDVED spent two weeks in Ft. Wainwright, AK visiting his nephew, First Lieutenant Hans Rohr, and his family. On February 23, 2009, Lt. Rohr was wounded in Iraq and three of his men were killed. Joe writes, “We are blessed that such young men still exist in America.”

1960

TOM ASHLEY, RICH BARONE, BILL CROOKSTON and DENNIS KILLEEN visited with DON WAGNER in Cape Coral, FL where he is being well cared for by a loving staff at Coral Trace Healthcare. The guys had a great time and are planning on doing this a couple of times a year.

1962

Members of the Class of ’60 Front Row: Dennis Killeen and Don Wagner Back Row: Rich Barone, Bill Crookston, and Tom Ashley

CARL FONTANA and 10 other members of the class of l962 spent four days at Hilton Head Island golfing, swimming and sharing

stories and laughing about their years at Gilmour. They plan to gather again next year and are hopeful more classmates will attend.

1964

ROBERT REILLY’S new book, “The Closing of the Muslim Mind,” is due out this spring from ISI Books . . . MARK SULLIVAN continues to be an advocate for family law and the military. Recently he instructed new JAG officers at the Naval Justice School in Newport, RI on family law topics. He gave a presentation at the 2009 State of the Family Conference in Richmond, VA on military divorce and custody issues. He also addressed the Department of State Liaison Officers in Washington, D.C., on the progress states are making in passage of new laws to protect military personnel in custody and visitation cases. He recently spoke on the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and Military Child Support at the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers’ Columbus Day CLE in Chicago. Mark is the author of “The Military Divorce Handbook,” published by the American Bar Association in May 2006.

1968

MICHAEL MUDGETT reports that he has recently accepted the position of pastor at Malibu Presbyterian Church located in Malibu, CA. He had been employed as an attorney at Robbins & Keehn, APC. Michael writes “After 20 years in law (Navy JAG five years and 15 civil litigation), I attended the seminary and am now a pastor and loving it.”

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he year 1962 saw the succes uccesss of th thee nation’s first astron as tronau autt mi miss ssio ion n in space an and d the firs firstt broadcast via televis elevision ion sa satel telli lite. te. The Un Unit ited ed St States ates committ committed ed to Viet Vietn nam and the wor orld ld avo avoid ided ed nucl uclear ear war wit ith h thee set th settl tlement ement of th thee Cub uban an Mis isssil ilee Cri risi siss. At Gilmo Gilm our ur,, Joh John n Keal Kealy y ’62 was wr wrapping apping up his stud st udies ies as he prep prepared ared to at atten tend d Geo Georg rgetow etown n Univers Un iversit ity. y. “I devel developed oped go good od,, las lasti ting, ng, sp speci ecial al friend fri endsshi hips ps from my Gi Gilm lmour our days wit with h Bob Olson, Jon Jo n New Newton, ton, Dan McM McMul ullan lan,, Bi Bill ll Fall aller er,, Bill No Nook ok,, Jim Ji m Her Herget, get, Jim McMo McMonagl naglee an and d Ch Charlie arlie Sch Sc hen enk kelberg, elberg,”” Keal ealyy says. “I was never cynical abo ab out the us usee of th thee ph phras rasee ‘Gi ‘Gillmou mourr Family’.” Thoug Th ough h Keal ealyy did not fu full llyy reali ealize ze it at the time, his Gi Gilmour lmour exp experi erience ence for orti tifi fied ed him for life’s chaallen ch lleng ges. Two mon onths ths af after ter he began law school at Ca Case se Western Reser eserve ve Un Univer iversi sity, ty, Kealy’s fat ath her had ha d a heart attac attack k and di died ed at 50. As the oldest chil ch ild, d, Kealy ran his fami amily’s ly’s tru ruck ckin ing g com ompany, pany, grad gra duat ated ed from law sch school ool in 1966 and marri married ed his long lo ngttim imee fri friend end Carol arole, e, wh whom om he had know nown n since sixth six th grade. “A “Almo lmost st al alll the st stor ories ies of my lif lifee involve my wif ife, e, Carole, Carole,”” he not otes. es. “She is truly a party look lo okin ing g for a hap happen penin ing.” g.” He recal recalls ls th that at peri eriod od of his life as a hecti hecticc ti time me perhaaps soli perh solidi dify fyin ing g the lifel felong ong impo mport rtance ance of prayer prayer,, whic wh ich h he believ believes es is mor oree att attit itud udee th than an activi activity. ty. “I had to grow up ver veryy qui uick ckly ly and I drew upon upo n the knowl knowledge edge I gain ained ed at Gi Gilm lmour our,” ,” he says. “Itt helped deve “I develo lop p the matu maturi rity ty fo forr handling these task ta skss.” Kealy Kea ly has pr prac acti ticed ced law 38 year years. s. “Peopl eoplee al always ways thin th ink k of lawyers as acco accompl mpliish shed ed speak peakers, ers, but the

John Kealy ’62 and family

trut uth h is is,, they must be good lis isten tener erss befo eforre th they ey speak, eak,”” he says says.. “I al alw ways try to as ask k myself myself,, Is it true? Is it kin ind? d? Is it neces ecesssar ary? y? bef efo ore I speak. eak.”” He has foun und d that bein eing g ab able le to lau laug gh at yo you ursel rselff an and d not taki aking ng yo you ursel selff too seri eriou oussly al alsso ar aree ad advan vanttag ageou eouss in get etttin ing g thro rou ugh lif life. e. Kealy ser erved ved on th thee Ohio Real Est stat atee Commi miss ssio ion n for fo fou ur year yearss, evalu evaluati ating ng co con nti tinu nuin ing g edu ed ucati cation on co cou urses for real es esttat atee ag agen ents ts an and d ju jud dging com co mplain laints ts ag again ainsst th them em.. He al also so has been act active ive in local lo cal po poli litical tical cam campai paign gnss. Des Desp pit itee all this, he clai claims ms no outs tsttan and ding acco accom mpl plis ishm hmen entts, yet recog ecogni nizes zes the imp im portan tance ce ch chiildren have in def efin inin ing g on one’s e’s life. The role ro le his four chi child ldren ren have played in hi hiss lif ifee is no lesss ex les exem empl plary. ary. Kevin is the fo fou urth gener enerat atio ion n to oper erate ate the fami amily ly busi sines nesss. Chris isti tine ne gr grad adu uat ated ed fro rom m Gilmo Gil mou ur in 1990, lives in Mas asssach achu usett ettss an and d is invo in volved lved wit ith h chi child ld car care. e. Peter tau aught ght Eng ngli lish sh to Korean ch chiild ldren ren af aftter gr grad adu uat atin ing g fro rom m Fo Forrdham Univer Un iverssit ityy an and d is wo worrkin ing g on an M.B.A. at the Univer Un iverssit ityy of Was Wash hin ing gto ton n. Elizab lizabet eth h gr grad adu uat ated ed fro rom m Shak Sh aker er Heigh Heightts Hig High h Scho Schoo ol an and d lives in Cl Clevelan eveland d. Shee is ad Sh ado opted an and d a special need needss ch child ild.. “El “Elizab izabet eth h is the real jo joyy an and d ch challen alleng ge in our li lives, ves,”” Kealey says ays.. Their spou ousses an and d ch child ildrren – Keal Kealyy now cele cele-brates wit ith h fi five ve gran and dch child ildrren and has a si six xth on the way – co com mplete th thee fam amily ily pict ictu ure. Loo Lo okin king g back on the 48 year yearss sin ince ce his gradu aduat atio ion n fro from m Gi Gillmo mou ur, Kealy ad admit mits, s, “I did not thin ink k an ed edu ucat catio ion nal exp exper erien ience ce so rem emo ote in my lif ifee woul uld d have su such ch a majo ajorr im imp pact. act.”” He is con convin vinced ced that the sch choo ooll real really ly has an in inter teres estt in how his li life fe has pro rogr gres esssed over the year yearss.

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BRIAN URBAN is a founding member of the newly-formed Cleveland Academy of Collaborative Professionals.

Guggenheim Fellow, SAMUEL NIGRO, begins his second Castrigano Family Reunion ’09 New York Foundation for the Arts sponsored Chris ’81, Greg ’81, Mike ’68, Vinny ’70, Carole, Kathy Knight, Tim ’77, Peg Connolly, Jim ’76 and Donna Hinds project, “Negotiations.” This project is a series of granite columns, broken into pieces he can physically manage . . . On May 17, 2009, Wyatt Josef and perform by assembling and dis- joined JENNIFER RAY-TOMASEK, assembling them while blindfolded. husband, Dale, and children, Sam is a 2007-2008 Guggenheim Clayton, Garret and Edith. The Fellow and a New York-based artist, family is renovating an old who has shown nationally and inter- farmhouse in Hiram, OH in the nationally. He received a B.A. from “green” way. the University of Notre Dame in 1992, and a M.F.A. in sculpture from 1989 the School of the Art Institute of Married for two years, TOM Chicago in 1999. DUNCAN and wife, Kristy, are the proud parents of Michael Wagner, born on April 5, 2009. They live 1988 in Cornelius, NC (a suburb of CHRISTINA BAVASI ADAIR, Charlotte). Tom, a chiropractor, husband Robert, and children enjoys the freshwater lake and Cooper (age 5) and Lolly (age 1) climate. He has dabbled a bit in have lived abroad for the last eight some real estate investments and years throughout the United taken up oil painting and tennis as Kingdom and Asia. They are hobbies . . . Congratulations to currently in Singapore. Christina KATHY POWERS and husband, would like to make contact with Sheldon Jordan, on the September anyone in Singapore or the region 28, 2009, birth of their daughter, Alessandra . . . CHRIS RUCH is a personal trainer in Phoenix, AZ.

1982

Two new Lancers, Brendan ’14 and Nathan ’13, are the sons of RICK COYNE and wife, Angela . . . Even though he’s 45 miles north of the stadium and one of a dozen gelato makers in Miami, RICK CONSOLO was selected as the gelato maker for this year’s Super Bowl, which was a great honor.

1983

Congratulations to GREG DiLISI, this year’s president of the Ohio Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers . . .

Matt Dolan ’83

MATT DOLAN, a former state of Ohio state representative, has announced his candidacy for the newly created Cuyahoga County Executive seat. The County Executive will be the chief executive officer of the county, elected by the public at the 2010 general election. Currently Matt is a partner with the law firm Thrasher, Dinsmore & Dolan.

Kristy and Tom Duncan ’89 and Michael

Kathy Powers ’89 and Alessandra

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tudents at Baldwin-Wallace College may have an edge once they graduate if they heed the advice of Ann Chiarucci O’Brien G.O. ’76. As project director of the college’s Center for Innovation and Growth, she mentors undergraduates and helps them hone their skills in innovation and entrepreneurship. “Engage in personally meaningful work,” she tells them. The Gilmour Trustee graduated from Glen Oak School, which merged with Gilmour in 1982. There she discovered the importance of being a lifelong learner and to respect and embrace “diversity in talents, background, religion, race and thought,” she says. She left Glen Oak with the heady notion of pursuing your passion, challenging yourself and doing your best. These lessons were aptly applied after high school, when O’Brien enrolled at Georgetown University and earned a bachelor’s degree in international politics and economics. From there, she proceeded to Harvard University, where she earned a master’s degree in public administration. She also knows a thing or two about launching a successful career: Crain’s Cleveland Business named her to its “Forty Under Forty” group in 1991 and, the following year, the YWCA selected her as a “Woman of Professional Excellence.” Prior to joining Baldwin-Wallace in 2007, O’Brien was on the board of the Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital Foundation for nine years and served as its president from 2004 through 2006, managing its $65 million endowment. She was active in community outreach and fundraising, and worked on behalf of children’s health and safety issues and support of children’s hospitals. Even today, O’Brien remains an advocate for children’s issues since she is

Ann Chiarucci O’Brien G.O. ’76

on the boards of Rainbow Child Health & Policy Center, and Voices for Ohio’s Children. O’Brien was with Ernst & Young LLP for 15 years and was a senior manager in health care management and consulting. She also guided the Cleveland Clinic Health System Eastern Region as financial manager, was a teacher at Ursuline College and taught health services management at a community college. Much of her time these days surrounds Gilmour activities. “Keep family and friends at the center of your life,” she counsels. O’Brien and her husband, Robert, chief financial officer for Forest City Enterprises, Inc., have two children at Gilmour. Bobby ’10 was on the Lancer Varsity Football team and is senior class president and Kathleen ’11 plays varsity soccer and lacrosse. Their daughter Sara is a sixth grader at a Solon school and plays CYO volleyball. When she is not attending one of their athletic events, O’Brien enjoys reading. “I think it is pretty remarkable how many Gilmour alums send their kids here,” she says. “I have met many alumni from other classes at luncheons and sporting events.” In 2005, Gilmour presented O’Brien with its Alumna of the Year Award for her many years of leadership and service to the Academy. She has been a Trustee since the early 1990s and has volunteered on its Academic Affairs and Finance Committees, and served on two capital campaigns. Thanks to the Glen Oak Alumna Facebook site, she is able to keep up with former classmates. At the end of the day it all comes down to “strong faith and a sense of gratitude,” O’Brien says. “They will provide perspective through the ups and downs of life.”

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eonardo da Vinci regarded the foot as “a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art.” Georgeanne Goodrich Botek ’86 would probably agree. As medical director of the Diabetic Foot Program at the Cleveland Clinic, Botek is committed to assuring that patients who suffer from diabetes mellitus don’t lose a foot. If the disease is not properly treated, people are at risk for infection, which might require amputation. She oversees pathologies of the foot and ankle in people with diabetes. In addition, the podiatrist collaborates with Lerner Research Institute and Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine on research related to diabetic foot ulcers, and is on the staff of the Orthopaedic & Rheumatologic Institute at the Clinic. Botek was a year behind her husband, Fred Botek ’85, a Gilmour Trustee. Their three children, Daniel ’21, Jonathan ’17 and Matthew ’14, are students at the Academy. “Gilmour means family and home in many ways,” Botek says, noting that Campus Minister Father John Blazek ’58, C.S.C., married the couple. “Gilmour has been valuable to me throughout my personal and professional lives since high school,” Botek says. It had an impact on her desire to make exercise and health and wellness an important aspect of her life. “Tennis in the fall with coach Barb Vaughn, basketball in the winter and softball or track in the spring made for a well-rounded high school experience,” she says.

Fred ’85 and Georgeanne Botek ’86

Gilmour instructors Kathy Kenny and Joy Gray influenced her choice to major in English Literature at Miami University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in 1990. Botek graduated from the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine in 1994, completed her surgical residency two years later, and worked in private practice in Columbus until 1997, when she joined the Cleveland Clinic. Those activities that are not work-related are centered around her children, whose interests range from sports to piano to chess. Jonathan is ranked among the top 12 chess players in the state in the Kindergarten through sixth grade division. Botek participates in spin classes at the gym and enjoys hiking with the family’s black lab, Brady, named for former University of Notre Dame football star and former Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn. Living in Willoughby Hills, Botek finds that her path often crosses with other Gilmour alumni and their families – and even their parents, whom she treats professionally for foot problems. She sees former classmates Gino Zavarelli ’86 at their sons’ karate lessons and gets together with Gretchen (Corrigan) Mlinaric ’86 at sporting events and suppers. Botek states that her faith deepened and grew as a Gilmour student. Once a high school Eucharistic minister, she is now a Eucharist minister for shut-ins at St. Noel parish, where she is also on the Pastoral Council. “Keeping a balance in one’s life,” Botek says, “is important for lasting happiness.”

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1990 Recently inducted into the John Carroll University Athletic Hall of Fame for his golf achievements, PAUL VOINOVICH said his parents were extremely influential in getting him started in golf. He was the team’s number one golfer and lettered three years between 1992 and 1994. In 1994, John Carroll won the OAC Championship and qualified for the NCAA tournament for just the second time in school history. Father of five, Paul and his sister, Debbie, run Vo-Con, an architectural firm in downtown Cleveland. Paul’s son, Andrew, is in Gilmour’s Montessori Preschool Program.

1991

JOHN MERCHANT is the proud father of twins, Paige Kaite and Dalton Robert, who were born two months early. They are doing very well and are happily growing through their trials and tribulations at the University Hospital in Albuquerque, NM. They have now created a legacy as their mother was a two-month preemie in 1980.

1992

On August 30, 2008, MEREDITH EBY and Todd Korner were married at Canterbury Golf Club in Shaker Heights, OH. Her brother, Chris ’91, and father, Pete ’67, are also Gilmour graduates. Classmates in attendance were EMILY MURPHY and LAURA SHOEMAKER. Also attending from the class of 1991 were JIM FAGAN and ALEX CAMINO. (Alex flew from Spain for the occasion.) continued on page 55

Meredith Eby ’92 and Todd Korner

CALLING ALUMNI PARENTS,

here have you gone Joe DiMaggio? Reconnect with the friends you made while your children attended Gilmour Academy and join the Gilmour Academy Alumni Parents Association. The Alumni Parents Association gathers regularly for social activities, including a St. Patrick’s Day party at Claddagh Irish Pub, an evening of entertainment at Blossom Music Center and a Lenten Communion Breakfast. There are also wine tastings, summer cookouts and gatherings at local sports events. Oh, and there is always a Great Fall Clambake, which jived last year with live entertainment and a feast of clam chowder, Top Neck clams, corn and coleslaw. The association has grown to more than 250 members since 2002 as more parents of recent graduates return to Gilmour. “This provides an opportunity for all past parents to remain in touch with the Academy and with the friends they made while their children attended Gilmour,” says Development Director Jim Farrar ’59. The annual dues of $20 per household entitle members to a pass to all Gilmour home sporting events, the annual Women’s Club Christmas Party and an invitation to all of the association’s events. Annual membership runs concurrent with Gilmour’s fiscal year July 1 to June 30. For information contact Jim Farrar at farrarj@gilmour.org or call 1-888-399-0444.

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Barbara Watts Siss Oney G.O. ’73 and Denis Hoynes ’51

very organization has its “go-to” people and Gilmour Academy is no exception. Barbara Watts Siss Oney and Denis Hoynes received Gilmour Academy’s Alumni of the Year Award on December 19 at the Academy’s new Athletic Center during the Headmaster’s Christmas Party. Oney, a 1973 graduate of Glen Oak School, which merged with Gilmour in 1982, is a leader and innovator in business management, marketing and business. Hoynes, a retired businessman and a 1951 Gilmour graduate, was one of the first students to attend the Academy. The award honors Gilmour graduates who have distinguished themselves in their personal lives and careers, and who have demonstrated leadership and service to the school. In 2008, Oney partnered with TL Champion to launch Got*City GAME! The reality game show focuses on the positive aspects of Cleveland and Northeast Ohio to impel 18-to-35-year-old people to build their careers in the region. Oney, who

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is executive director of the project, received a Cleveland Foundation Civic Innovation Lab Grant and was named “Hero of the Region” by the Employers Resource Council. She also owns a consulting practice called CMO To/Go and is a managing partner in Trust Inc., a marketing and business consulting company. She was previously director of Digital Airport Initiative LLC, a technology-based marketing effort to unite corporate leaders and others in Northeast Ohio to sell the city and the region. The one-time chief marketing officer for the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland, she forged partnerships to develop key events such as the Rock Hall’s CMJ Music Fest and the Grand Prix. Oney graduated from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where she earned a bachelor’s degree in dance education. In 1986, she joined MGM/UA Home Video, launching a 16-year career in the film industry. Oney was director of Worldwide Promotions at Twentieth Century Fox and was a vice president at Universal Studios. She has served on Gilmour’s Alumni Planning Committee and participated earlier this year in a video interview project on entrepreneurship with Gilmour students, which will be available on Ashland University’s Web site. Hoynes was an eighth grader when Gilmour opened its doors in 1946 and attended the Academy throughout high school. A graduate of John Carroll University, Hoynes was a 1983 recipient of JCU’s alumni medal and served on its alumni board for 17 years. Throughout his career, he worked with numerous companies, including the Central Electrotype Company, J.N. Russell Company and Professional Management, and was manager of fixed asset accounting with the Pick ’n Pay/Finast grocery store chain. He has been active with Gilmour’s Alumni Association, volunteering to recruit classmates to attend reunion weekend, and has organized other activities for his classmates. He was commissioner of the Chagrin Valley Little League for 35 years, and is a volunteer for the Little Sisters of the Poor and a Eucharistic Minister at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Gates Mills.

Denis Hoynes with Kathy O’Neill

John Christopher Watts, Barbara Watts Siss Oney, John Oney, Marina Oney, Ridley and Skip Watts

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ittle did Ann Averbach ’97 know when she was compet mpeting ing on Gilm Gilmour our A Academ cademy’s y’s Sp Speech eech and Debaate Team Deb Team that her exp experi erience ence in public speaki speaking ng wou wo uld ffo ortify her entr entrepr epreneu eneuri rial al wo worrk iin n Gu Guatemala. atemala. Averbaach has owned a smal Averb smalll fai fair-t r-trad radee business called ca lled the Mayan Conn Connect ectio ion n for tthe he last five years and an d wo works rks with indi indigeno genous us wo women men to g gui uide de them in their efforts to earn earn a li livel velih ihood ood tto o support support th thei eirr famili fa milies. es. “We currently have have a wom women’s en’s col collecti lective ve of 12 singl sin glee mothers mothers who who wor work k at hom homee making making jewelry jewelry forr us,” Averbac fo verbach h says. says. Sh Shee also also wo work rkss wit with h two famili fa milies es – one makes makes bags bags,, th thee other other makes makes skirts. Thro Th rou ugh her efforts efforts on th their eir b behal ehalf, f, th thee Guatemalan women wo men are paid fair fair ttrad radee wages wages and their products products are so sold ld in the Unit United ed States iin n bo boutiques, utiques, art museu mu seum m stores and at events events.. Aver Averbach bach says that that thee bu th bussiness involves involves 15 empl employees oyees in Guatemala and an d fo fou ur in the Unit United ed States States.. It ssupp upports orts schools schools and an d lo loca call environment environmental al project projectss near Lake Atitlán Atitlán where wh ere sh shee lives. lives. She She has has anot another her b business usiness called called Divin Di vinity ity Withi ithin n Design Designs, s, m maki aking ng clo clothes thes for for yoga. “Com “Co mpet peting ing wi with th th thee Speech and Debat Debatee Team gave ga ve me the confiden confidence ce to com commun municat icatee with with anyo an yon ne anywhere,” anywhere,” A Averb verbach ach says says.. “I also learned learned to writ write, e, think indepen independ dentl entlyy and and work as a team. My ex experienc periencee helped helped to fform orm me as a person and thee sk th skills ills have been in invalu valuabl ablee in in the real world.” Averbaach ccredits Averb redits Gay and Ed JJan anis is ffor or thi this. s. Gay Janis is speec speech h and debate debate coach at Gil Gilmo mour. ur. Ed Janis, Janis, who wh od died ied in September, September, w was as a sp speech and debate instru ins trucctor or.. “Mr. and Mrs. JJani aniss real reallly buil builtt a fami family ly forr us,” Averbac fo verbach h says, says, ““and and I wi will ll b bee perpetually perpetually

Ann Averbach ’97

grat ratef eful ul fo forr all of tth he tim imee th they devo devotted to o ou ur bett etterm ermen ent, t, no nott o on nly as d deb ebat ater erss, bu but as peo eop ple. le.”” At Gilm Gilmo our ur,, Averb Averbach ach als also ow was as in tthe he Dr Dram amaa Cl Club and an d co comp mpet eted ed in M Mock ock T Trrial al.. In 2001, Averb Averbach gr grad adu uated ffro rom m Nor Nortthw hwester estern n Univer Un iverssity wit with h a do doubl blee majo majorr iin n an antthrop ropol olog ogyy and and Eas astern tern rreli eligio gion n. Af After co coll lleg ege, e, sh shee travell avelled ed aro arou und Latin Lat in A Amer merica ica wit with hh her er b best est ffrrien iend, d, Andr Andrea ea Vazqu Vazquez ez ’97, wh who is n no ow st studyi dying ng p prree-Co Colu lum mbian art at Colu lumb mbia ia Un Uniiver verssit ity. y. In In 2003, Aver Averb bach earn earned ed a mas aster ter’s ’s d degr egree ee in in edu educat catio ion n fro rom m JJohn ohn Carro Carroll ll Univer Un iverssity. Sh Shee taug taught Span Spanis ish h at Ol Old d Broo Brookl klyn yn Mon onttes esso sorri, is a yoga yoga teach teacher er,, and and lead leadss retr retreats eats and an d wo worrksh sho ops aro aroun und d tth he wor world ld.. When A Aver verb bach is ssttates atesid ide, e, sh shee st stop opss in in to Gilmo Gilm our to ssee ee ho how th thee Speech Speech an and d Deb Debate ate Team is ffar ariing. She vis visits its w wit ith h Vazq Vazqu uez and and arch rchit itect ect Mark M Matu atusska ’97 when when ssh he is iin n New Yor York k Cit City. y. “My ph philo ilossophy on llife ife and business is is that that you yo um mu ust d do o what yo you u lo love, ve, help help o otthe hers, rs, fol ollo low w you yo ur dream eamss an and d kn kno ow th that at an anyth ythin ing g is po possib ssible,” le,” Averb Aver bach ssays ays.. ““II real eally ly believe believe th that as lo long ng as yo you u aree tru ar truly ly do doin ing g sso omet eth hin ing g th that at is m meani eaning ngfful an and d will bet bettter tth he lives o off o oth ther erss, everyt everythi hing ng w wil illl ffall all intto pl in place ace for for yo you u in li life.” fe.”

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hat’s playing football in Finland like? Ask Eric Tupta ’05. Tupta, who earned his bachelor’s degree in history from Colgate University last May, spent several months in Finland as a linebacker for the Jaguars. “I led the Maple League in tackles and in sacks,” he says. Now he is in Cleveland training for PRO Day that tests athletes who want to play professional football to see how fast and strong they are. Working in landscaping for Russ DeDonno, father of Nick DeDonno ’05, is keeping him in shape for a run at professional football. He also is applying to graduate schools in business with an eye toward being an administrator for an NFL team managing players. One quote, Tupta says, that has driven him in life is that “it is easy to be ordinary, but it takes courage to excel.” He believes this idea has helped him to achieve. Tupta says he has wanted a career in the sports industry since he was a kid. He began playing football in fourth grade when his father, Robert Tupta, coached at Gesu Catholic School. At Gilmour, Tupta chalked up scores of honors playing on the Lancers Varsity Football team his junior and senior years and led the team in tackling. He was noted for his speed, strength, power and balance, and was twice named Division V Defensive Player of the Year for the Associated Press AllNortheast Lake District Football Team. He earned an athletic scholarship to Colgate, where he was a three-year starter on the Raiders varsity football team and won two Patriot League championships. He played halfback and was a linebacker. Now that he is back in Cleveland, Tupta sees several of his Gilmour friends. “I credit Gilmour with giving me the tools needed to succeed in both athletics and academics,” he says. “These tools include being well-organized, open to criticism to improve and being proud of my blue-collar work ethic.”

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t’s on to Paris to play professional hockey for Michael Steiner ’04, who played defenseman for the Academy’s Prep Hockey team. Steiner signed a one-year contract to play for Les Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne of Ligue Magnus, France’s national hockey league. He began training last summer. Steiner, who recently graduated from Hobart & William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York, played college hockey all four seasons. According to the school’s Web site, Steiner helped his team “earn three NCAA Tournament bids, including two trips to the national semifinals, and an overall record of 72-31-9.” Hobart’s defense ranked 11th nationally, and Steiner was the team’s second-highest scoring defenseman. In January 2009, he competed against several French teams, including squads from Ligue Magnus, and was spotted by a scout. “In the back of my mind, I knew I could play in Europe because it better suits my playing style,” he says. “Mike is an extraordinary ice skater, very fast, and has tremendous skills,” says John Malloy, Gilmour hockey director. “He will do very well over there.” Malloy coached Steiner when he played at Gilmour and noted that he is the first Gilmour graduate to sign a contract to play professional hockey. “With quality players like Mike, we assist them in developing their skills, but they must be credited for their achievements.” The 5-foot-8, 160-pound defenseman started playing hockey when he was five years old after learning to skate at Thornton Park. “I really learned to play defense and to hone my skills when I was at Gilmour,” Steiner says. “I would never have reached this level if I had not played there.” He recalls his senior year playing on Gilmour’s Prep team, which won all five tournaments it competed in that year. He also played baseball at Gilmour. As a youth, Steiner played for the Junior Barons, a traveling hockey program in Cleveland. Following his graduation from Gilmour, Steiner played Junior A Hockey in Massachusetts for the Bridgewater Bandits. The ace of skates plans to put his biology degree from Hobart to good use when he returns and apply to medical or dental school.

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onorary Trustee Harry E. Figgie, Jr., a loyal friend, Trustee and generous donor to Gilmour Academy who built the Harry E. Figgie Field House on campus in honor of his father, passed away July 14, 2009. He and his wife, Nancy, had two sons who were Gilmour graduates – Mark Figgie ’74, an orthopedic surgeon in New York, and Matthew Figgie ’84, chair and CEO of Amalgamated Enterprises Inc. Their son Harry E. Figgie III died in 1999. The couple have seven grandchildren, including Catherine ’03 and Harry E. Figgie IV ’02. Figgie was founder, chairman and CEO of Figgie International Inc., which sold fire protection and safety equipment, military equipment, machinery, sports equipment and insurance and real estate services. Under his leadership, the Fortune 500 firm grew to $1.5 billion in annual sales. His obituary in The Wall Street Journal noted that Figgie’s “Bankruptcy 1995” best seller “warned the U.S. it would be crushed by its national debt.” Figgie was co-chair of Ronald Reagan’s Grace Commission, which studied government inefficiency. Over the years, the Figgie family supported Gilmour’s Endowment Fund and student scholarships at the Academy. When Gilmour’s Class of 1985 invited Figgie to be commencement speaker, he advised the graduates “to get as much education as possible, because education permits one to accept opportunities as they come along.” According to an article in Gilmour Magazine, he told the students “never be afraid to be different – be a leader; select a role model; never be afraid to take a chance; and try not to get blocked in a career – always have an alternate fork in the road ahead.” A highly educated man, Figgie earned a master’s degree in industrial engineering from Case Institute of Technology, a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard University and a law degree from Cleveland Marshall Law School. He was head of the Figgie Family Charitable Foundation, which funded educational programs and helped to endow six chairs. “Harry Figgie believed that student development through participation enabled young Gilmour athletes to cultivate their talents in an appropriate athletic environment,” says Gilmour Headmaster Brother Robert Lavelle, C.S.C. “His loyalty and support of Gilmour has benefitted generations of young people at the Academy immensely.”

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Sam J. Frankino ongtime Gilmour Academy benefactor Sam J. Frankino passed away November 15, 2009, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Throughout the years, Mr. Frankino was a steadfast supporter of the Gilmour Academy Scholarship Fund, the school’s general fund and the Holy Cross Heritage Fund, and gave several grants to Gilmour through The Samuel J. and Connie M. Frankino Charitable Foundation. “Gilmour is very fortunate to have generous donors such as Mr. Frankino who support our mission to educate new generations of competent and courageous leaders,” says Headmaster Brother Robert Lavelle, C.S.C. “He has been a valued friend to Gilmour Academy and has had a significant effect on our students. We mourn his loss.” Frankino, grandfather of Corinne Dodero ’02, was the founder and CEO of Agency Rent-A-Car. The company had a fleet that grew to 40,000 vehicles before its sale to Avis. According to Frankino’s obit in The Plain Dealer, Agency supplied the majority of vehicles to insurance customers. Frankino was head of National Auto Credit, Credex Auto Leasing and Finance and Legacy Management. He also served in the U.S. Army during World War II. His various foundations have funded medical projects, children’s programs and Vatican restoration projects. Frankino is survived by Connie, his wife of 34 years; his daughter, Lorraine Dodero; his son-in-law, Bill Dodero; his granddaughter, Corinne; and his sisters, Helen Cancasci and Connie Maund.

Edward P. Janis d Janis, speech and debate instructor in Gilmour Academy’s Upper School, passed away on September 6, 2009. Janis devoted many years to instructing Gilmour’s Speech and Debate Team on the finer points of crafting sound arguments, analyzing and optimizing strategy, and perfecting speech delivery. Though he lost his vocal cords to cancer, Janis shaped Gilmour students into exceptional orators who could master the information they presented, think fast on their feet, speak succinctly and to the point and trump opponents by remaining several steps ahead of their logic. “Gilmour lost a dedicated teacher and speech and debate coach with the death of Ed Janis,” says Headmaster Brother Robert Lavelle, C.S.C. “In his more than 15 years coaching forensics at Gilmour, he helped shape Gilmour students into exceptional orators.” Janis worked alongside his wife, Gay, Gilmour’s speech and debate coach, and helped instruct their daughter, Brittany ’03, who achieved an exceptional speech and debate record at Gilmour. “Ed mostly concentrated on the area of debate where voice quality is less important than logic and support for ideas,” says Gay Janis. The National Forensics League awarded Ed Janis its diamond key for outstanding coaching in speech and debate. Janis was Gilmour’s technical theater advisor and coach of Lincoln-Douglas Debate. He communicated through the use of a voice prosthesis and esophageal speech. To Alexander Salahshour ’06, Janis was the backbone of the debate team. Salahshour praised Janis’s dedication and willingness to stay late on Friday nights to make sure debaters were well prepared. “His dedication and eagerness to help had a profound effect on my high school years,” Salahshour says. “Mr. Janis made it clear that learning, not winning, was his primary goal.”

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MEMORIAL

MARVA KAY HERREN CLOPTON, mother of Kay Clopton-Monjot ’96

MARY ELLEN FOLEY, grandmother of Katie Kessler ’06

Gilmour Academy expresses sympathy to the families of the following:

DAVID COAN, father of Ryan ’19 and Francesca ’20; son-in-law of Carmel Fantelli, Lower School humanities instructor

SAM FRANKINO, grandfather of Corinne Dodero ’02

JEFFREY J. BROWN ’86

JOHN COLLINS, cousin of Connor ’12 and Ian ’16 Moriarty

RAYMOND J. FURLONG ’62 JOHN A. GUTHRIE ’50 THOMAS H. LINK ’51 PATRICK F. McCARTAN III ’81

RITA M. CONWAY, mother of John ’66 (deceased), James ’67 and Don ’70 (deceased); grandmother of Kara Conway Moore ’94 and Kristen Conway Fistek ’97 JOHN CULBERTSON, father of William ’85

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

ROSE J. CUTRONE, mother of James ’69

VICTOR ABATE, father of Victoria Jacobson, Headmaster’s administrative assistant

WILLIAM E. DAGG, JR., grandfather of Kevin ’11 and Matthew ’13

MILDRED “MIMS” ADLER, former Glen Oak faculty member

JAMES B. DeBARR, nephew of Daniel Kazel ’86 and James Kazel, guidance counselor and lacrosse operations manager

SAM ANGIE, uncle of Daniel ’05 and Jeffrey ’11

JOSEPH E. GELLIARTH, father of Bruce Gelert ’72 JOSEPHINE E. GIARRIZZO, grandmother of Michael ’80 and Jeffrey ’91; great-grandfather of Daniel ’05 and Jeffrey ’11 Angie IRENE GINAL, mother of John ’75 MONIQUE B. GONDA, mother of Christopher ’79 PAUL H. GRAETER, father of Mark ’76 MARY MARGARET HARPER, grandmother of Sarah Dunn Adler ’88; Ben ’89 and Jessica ’92 Dunn RICHARD M. HAUSERMAN, brother of William F., honorary Gilmour Trustee; uncle of Teri Hauserman ’74, Cynthia Hauserman Little ’75 and Patricia Hauserman Winder ’76

RAY BAKER, grandfather of Bradley ’11

IRENE DEBICK, grandmother of Daniel ’09 and Matthew ’11

HAROLD BLAIR, grandfather of Thomas ’02, Erika ’04 and Michelle ’10

ELEANOR DeMARCO, mother of Patricia Szaniszlo, Our Lady Chapel administrative assistant

JOSEPH BORDONARO, father of Helen Parisi, state funds coordinator

CLARENCE E. DICK, JR., grandfather of Margaret ’13; father-in-law of Suzanne, Gilmour Trustee

EDWARD P. JANIS, husband of Gay, speech instructor and director of drama; father of Brittany ’03

JOHN D. DONAHEY, SR., grandfather of Megan ’12

BR. FRANCIS JOHNSON, C.S.C., former Gilmour staff employee

DANIELLE DULLER, sister of Yvonne Saunders, director of Middle School and assistant director of Upper School

WENDY KAZEL, sister-in-law of Daniel ’86 and James, guidance counselor and lacrosse operations manager

HARRY E. FIGGIE, JR., father of Mark ’74 and Matthew ’84; grandfather of Harry IV ’02 and Catherine ’03

MARIE KENNEDY, mother of Lawrence ’66

ETHEL BOSTIC, grandmother of Kevin Dudley ’03 MARJORY KEENAN BRIGHAM, mother of Richard ’64 and Thomas ’65 GARIBALDI BRUSCINO, father-in-law of Lina Bruscino, food service staff THERESA E. BRUSSEE, aunt of Cheri ’91 62

VIOLET A. HEALY, mother of Dr. Bernadine Healy, Gilmour Trustee; grandmother of Marie Loop ’04 DONALD HERBKERSMAN, uncle of Daniel Kohn, director of maintenance

ANNE M. KILLEEN, wife of Edward F. ’54 (deceased)

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SOPHIE KONKEL, grandmother of Cynthia Candau, Upper School language instructor; great grandmother of Rosalie Candau ’10

FRANCES PAULIN, grandmother of Denise Paulin Bangasser ’90 and Ilona Paulin Emmerth ’94

ROBERT KOVALSKI, uncle of Katherine Kovalski Busby ’92 and William Kovalski ’94

RAYMOND S. PELTZ, SR., father of Raymond, Jr. ’69 (deceased); Mary Ann GO ’73 and Joanne GO ’76

BERNARD LAKE, grandfather of Brian ’03 and Lauren ’08 McCamley; father-in-law of Frank McCamley, Upper School English instructor AUGUSTA LaMANTIA, great aunt of Leo ’10 and Kate ’11 Sideras MARY HELEN LAUBENTHAL, sister of Thomas Marrie, Gilmour Trustee; aunt of Kevin ’81 and Sean ’85 Marrie and Megan Marrie Schlickmann ’90 DINA LYSON, godmother of David Kilkenny, Middle/Upper School music instructor JOANN MARUSCHAK, grandmother of Roger Martin ’14 and mother-in-law of James Gutowski, Upper School director of academic services RICHARD DEAN McCORD, father of Laura McCord DeLuca ’86 PHILIP A. MESI, father of Douglas ’80 PHILIP SCOTT MILLER, father of P. Scott Miller, Jr. ’79 ANDREW MISNY, grandfather of Thomas ’05 and Jonathan ’06 DANIEL MURPHY, cousin of Meredith ’12 ROBERT P. NARDY, grandfather of Robert ’03 BRADLEY NELSON, uncle of Natalie Yuhas ’12

RUTH A. PERKO, mother of Katharine ’04 SILVIO R. PETTI, father of Steven ’84 ROBERT POKLAR, uncle of Robert ’71 and Michael, Gilmour Trustee; great uncle of Michelle ’91, Katharine ’01, Aaron ’02 and Amy ’05 SR. ANTHONITA PORTA, O.P., assisted in establishing Gilmour’s Montessori Preschool Program SEYMOUR PRESS, grandfather of Adam Shemory ’09 ELLEN ROBERTS, former Gilmour cheerleading coach, mother of Sean ’00, Ryan ’02 and Nicole ’03 SUE N. ROWEN, mother of Amy ’84 and Michael ’88 ELIZABETH A. RUDDOCK, grandmother of Ann ’98, Caroline ’00 and Brian ’04 MOUSSA SALIBA, grandfather of Jacob ’13, Zachary ’14 and Joshua ’20 MARION SEIBYL, mother of Alan ’80 (deceased) ANNA MARIE SEPCHINSKI, wife of Joseph, maintenance department staff BERNY SHEPHARD, grandfather of Morgan ’10 and Ryan ’11 ESSINE M. SHIBLEY, grandmother of Emilene ’06 and Andrew ’08

LOUIS SKEELS, cousin of Brooke Marie Jarvis ’10 ANTOINETTE SKROVAN, mother of Stephen ’75 and John ’77 CLARENCE J. SKROVAN, father of Stephen ’75 and John ’77 ELIZABETH SMITH, grandmother of Zari Ivey ’10 MARVIN SORIN, grandfather of Dana, Lower School instructor ALVAN STAMP, grandfather of Jaylen ’06 and Dominique ’13 Edomwande KEN STONER, grandfather-in-law of John Pawlowski ’94 MARY STONER, grandmother-in-law of John Pawlowski ’94 ELENA VASILEVICUS, mother of Eugene, maintenance department associate JAMES M. VICKERS, father of James, Jr. ’79 and Robert ’82 JOHN VOROBEL, JR., father of Jessica ’09 WILLIAM P. WILKINSON, grandfather of Edward Kelley III ’09 JOANNE WILLIAMS, aunt of Christopher ’06 and Christina ’12 Pratt MATTHEW DOMINIC ZASTUDIL, cousin of Rachel Handy, Middle School instructor RICHARD J. ZUNT, father of Monica Zunt Klein ‘83 SOPHIE ZUPON, great grandmother of McCall Zupon ’05 and Nicholas Marquette ’15

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