At Graland Country Day School it is our mission to: Achieve intellectual excellence, build strong character, enrich learning through the arts and athletics, and prepare our students to be engaged citizens and thoughtful leaders.
Ascende Omnem Montem
Climb Every Mountain
Here come the knights! After studying medieval times and learning lessons about service, honor, and character, Grade 5 students showcased their symbolic shields during a campus parade.
The launch of the new strategic plan gave us new focus going into the 2022-23 school year. Specifically, after COVID had taken its toll on our faculty and staff for over two years, we prioritized the goal and objectives under Empower Educators and looked to build relationships and morale through the Professional Growth Partner (PGP) Program and other methods.
I felt confident that we could allocate the appropriate time and resources to address this critical strategic priority because of the strong financial position of the school. Once again, our community didn’t disappoint and bolstered my confidence throughout the year by showing unprecedented generosity. This support allowed us to successfully implement the PGP program, leading to low educator attrition rates and record numbers of faculty taking advantage of our sphere compensation system. In addition, the contributions of the Graland community the the Annual Fund provided a sense of stability during a year impacted by rising interest rates, stubborn inflation, and general financial unpredictability.
The following gratitude report details the impressive community engagement that will propel us to achieve our strategic goals to inspire students, empower educators, engage families and cultivate a culture of belonging. I specifically want to acknowledge the extraordinary annual fund effort of Development Committee Chair Kate Gulick, Director of Development Jessica Goski, the Development Department, and the entire team of Development Committee members and Annual Fund Grade Representatives, who once again exceeded their dollar goal by a significant margin and maintained a strong showing of parent participation.
This year, as we shift our focus to other elements of the strategic plan, I am excited to see how this community’s energy and engagement maintain our momentum as we spin the wheel to thrive and achieve our mission to foster intellectual excellence and strong character.
Josh Cobb Head of SchoolGuided by their art teachers, students are encouraged to explore a variety of media techniques and art genres throughout the year.
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I would like to express my thanks to everyone—students, families, and educators—for all that you do, every day, to make Graland the thriving institution that it is.
Reflecting on the 2022-23 school year, it was wonderful to talk to a lot of parents about their Graland journey and experience. Yes, there are certainly opportunities for improvement, as there will always be. Nearly all conversations are passionate, heart-warming, and inspiring. The best comment, which I heard frequently, was, “My child absolutely blossomed this year.” That’s what it means to thrive and that’s what we’re here for.
The pinwheel depiction of our strategic plan is brilliant in how it symbolizes the importance of connection among our three primary constituencies: students, families, and educators. The depth and strength of that connection creates our culture of belonging.
With deep gratitude and excitement about how we will continue to thrive together,
President
Adam Farver ’92
1st Vice President
Kate Gulick
2nd Vice President
Yvette Frampton
Treasurer
Jeff Susman ’91
Secretary
Sarah Martin ’95 Stettner
Members
Jill Barkin
Michael Bell
Tim Buese
Ellie Caulkins
Jason Cooper ’84
Amy Corrigan
Lauren Davis
John Freyer ’92
Alison Gillis
Ivo Jurek
Sara Knickerbocker
John Kuntz
Mimi Saavedra
Shalini Sharma
Adam Farver Graland Board of Trustees President
Graham Williams ’92
Ex-Officio Members
India Champion School Climate Advisory Committee Chair
Cat Carlson
GPA President
Jaime Miller ’97 Altman
Graland Alumni Board President
Josh Cobb
Head of School
Juan Botello
Director of Finance and Operations
Grade 6 students prepare to compete in a roadshow in science class to test how far their cars (created out of recycled materials) can travel.
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Contributions
$22.1M
(Other) (.5%)
(8%)
Tuition & Fees (83.2%)
(8.4%)
(6.4%)
(2%)
&
(16. 3%)
Educational Salaries & Expenses (66.9%)
La Foret is the first overnight trip experience for Middle School students at Graland. Each year, fifth graders travel to La Foret to complete activities that promote teamwork, self-confidence, and trust.
Graland is grateful for its community’s gifts of TIME - TALENT - TREASURE
$1,651,982 in unrestricted funds raised for the Annual Fund
1,339
gifts made to Graland
94 gifts were made in honor of or in memory of someone
83%
of current parents made a gift to Graland
429 MEMBERS OF THE NEW GRALAND LOYALTY SOCIETY (GLS)
76 GLS FAMILIES have been consecutively giving to Graland for 15 YEARS OR MORE
Learn more about the loyalty society on page 23
509
VOLUNTEERS (wow!)
133 grandparents donated their time, talent and treasure
Learn more about the montem society on page 51
In celebration of ten years of curiosity, exploration, discovery, and joyful learning at Graland’s McCaffrey ECLC, students got to participate in a campus-wide
Graland is grateful for all the parent, grandparent and alumni volunteers who shared their time and talent with the school during the 2022-23 year. Graland would not be the same without these community members who are generous in spirit, sharing themselves with our students, faculty, and staff. Thank you!
Graland has increased its effort to recognize volunteers. The school apologizes to any volunteer whose name may have been inadvertently omitted. Please contact Jeri Volpe at 303-399-8370 or jvolpe@graland.org to report any errors or omissions.
Lisa Ahrendt
Jim Alexee
Sara Ali
Lorraine Alicea-Gonzalez
Jaime Miller '97 Altman
Christy Anderson
Holly Anderson
KaylanAmeen-Moore
Anna Asarch
Leah Ashley
Ryan Ashley
Bryan Auchterlonie
Stephanie Ault
Erin Autrey
Nida Awadallah
Sara Axelrod '04
Susan Bain-Schmidt
David Baker
Dimitrios Balafas
Kalliope Balafas
Jimmy and Kostula Balafas
Colin Barclay
Jessica Barclay
Jill Barkin
Sara Barton
Sonya Bassaly
Luke Beatty '86
Susan Beatty
Rupal Beck
Stefan Beck
Pattie Lee Becker
Megan Bee '86
Kinley Belcher
Michael Bell
Cody Belzley
Meredith Berlin
Karin Bisogno-Von Glumer
Ken Blair
Jennifer Bolton
Mark Bolton
Brooke Borgen
Ilsa Borgen '22
Jon-Erik Borgen '92
Natalie Drucker '99 Boscoe
Amanda Boswell
Chase Boswell '95
Juan Botello
Kara Boulanger
Aaron Bowlds
Jen Bowlds
Amy Brenner
David Brenner
Molly Bruce
Kyle Brunger
Erin Bruno
Jim Bruno
Tim Buese
Ryan Bunn
Katherine Buranapiyawong
Krisdha Buranapiyawong
Brooke Burgamy
Sarah Burgess
Windy Camidge
Christina Cantor
Cat Carlson
Ned Carlson
Jill Carnahan
Jeff Carnes
Katie Carnes
Kieran Casey
Mara Castro
Ellie Caulkins
India Champion
Bethany Chang
Tatyana Chashnik
Melissa Cheong
Heidi Chial
Charlie Chrisman
Lucy Chused
Jenny Cline
Josh Cobb
Jolene Collier
Ryan Collier
Katherine Colvin
Duke Cooley
Heidi Cooley
Jason Cooper '84
Sara Drucker '89 Cooper
Molly Coors
Brad Corr
Sara Corr
Amy Corrigan
Peter Corrigan
David Costantino
Liza Coughlin
Jamie Cowan
Patrick Cowan
David Crawford
Emily Cunningham
Ann Curtis
Autumn Dadourian
Angelica Daneo
Diana Davidow
Matthew Davidow
Christopher Davis
Lauren Davis
Jessica Day
Kahn De Rothschild
Amanda Delgado
Dara Deshe
Ruth Hall '01 Dial
Alice Dorn
Hunter Dorn '97
Paige Dorn '94
Dario Druker
Luis Duarte
Jessica Dufresne
Kelsey Dworkis
Zachary Dworkis
Marisa Day Echaniz
Polly Edelmann
Taciane Eichstaedt
Kelly Eisinger
Catherine Eklund
Peter Eklund '94
Mary Eldridge
Alexis Emich
Fred Emich IV
Elizabeth ErkenBrack
Rebecca Essin
Will Essin
Sarah Everson
Jean-Philippe Failyau
Adam Farver '92
Melissa Farver
Tira Feierstein
Beth Finke
Eddie Fisher
Rhiannon Fisher
Blake Fisk
Jamie Fitzgerald
Tom Fitzgerald
Marcela Flores
Sarah Foran
Jami Forschner
Yvette Frampton
Stephanie Frankel '91
Mike Freed
Rebecca Freed
Cristina Fresquez-Pizarro
Casey Frey
John Frey '97
Andi Freyer
John Freyer, Jr. '92
Ana Gadson
Stephanie Gannaway
Chad Gardner
Liz Gardner
Emily Garnett
Jean Roath '73 Garrett
Danijela Gazibara
Chris Gebhardt
Erika Gebhardt
Armando Gil
Brendan Gill
Alison Gillis
Lisa Glauser
Oscar Gonzalez
Jessica Goski
Kelly Grable
Nicole Graham-Lusher
Jason Graybill
Regan Graybill
Catherine Grimes
Kate Gulick
Alison Peters '99 Hadden
Luke Hadden
Brooke Hamman
David Hamrick
Alex Hardie
Jen Hardie
Amy Harper
Alexis Hart
Melissa Hatzidakis
Maren Hayes
Megan Hays
Michael Henderson '72
Kerri Heninger
Amilcar Herrera Hermoza
Patrick Hill
Kerri Holman
Margaret Hoover
Adam Howarth
Stefanie Howarth
Gwin Howsam
Ryan Howsam '86
Karyn Huberman
Maria Huerta
Caroline Hull
Dustin Hull
Bailey Hurley
Tim Hurley
Courtney Hutchison
Tom Iseman
Alan Jacob
Jennifer Jacobs
Andrew Jarrett
Maggie Jarrett
Daniela Jaworski
Katie Jenkins
Richard Jenkins
Dara “Mo” Johnson '93
Molly Johnson
Ann Jordan
McKenzie Jordan
Ivo Jurek
Lauren Kanouse
Alexis Kearns
Sean Kearns
Amber Kilker
Chloe Kim
Jeremy Kimball
Maggie King
Blythe Kingsbury
Amanda Kinsey
Chris Kircher
Morgan Kircher
Elizabeth Kirkpatrick
Molly Kirkpatrick
Ryan Kirkpatrick '94
Amy Kirshenbaum
Larry Kirshenbaum
Jeff Klein
Marnie Klein
Greer Kneip
Sara Knickerbocker
Tara Kochevar
Natalie Koontz
Marguerite Hitchens '91 Korber
Gabe Koroluk
Catherine Kraft
Michael Kraft
Jessica Kristiseter
Billy Kroupa
Jacalyn Kroupa
Michelle Kuba
John Kuntz
Paige Kushner
Jennifer Marsico Lapham
Samantha Larkins
Tara Lavizzo
John Le Bel
Shannon Le Bel
Elizabeth Leddy
John Leddy
Rebecca Ledges
John Lee
Alisa Lee Sherick
Grant Lejonvarn
Vikie Lejonvarn
Cecil Lepard
Chris Lewis
Nela Lewis
Blair Lichtenfels
Kristian Lichtenfels '95
Amanda Poe '00 Little
Lance Little
Anthony Loeffler
Christine Loeffler
Nicole Lonsway
Marty Lord
Daniel Louis '00
Olivia Louis
Mark Lubischer
Kimm Lucas
Kate Lucks
Phil Lucks
Ben Lusher '99
V Madiah
Rochelle Maki-Williams
Stephanie Malliaris Stapleton
Tera Malyszko
Meredith Mankwitz
Kelley Manley
Scott Manley
Mari Marsico
Sam Martin
Leticia Martinez
Bo Maurer
Tatum McArthur
Brooke McClean
Emily McGee
Mary McGrath
Tracy McIlroy
Charlie McIlroy Hellwig
Colleen McIlvennan
Patrick McKinstry
Jillian McNeilly
Kevin McNeilly
Carrie Meek
Jen Mele
Herbert Merrill
Jen Merrill
Betsy Metcalfe
Jennifer Johnson '83 Meyer
Megan Meyers
Christopher Miller
Hans Miller
Christina Montez
Erina Mukasa
Inttisar Mume
Ed Murane '78
Amanda Murphy
Brian Murray
Laura Murray
Keir Myers
Molly Louis '03 Myers
Amy Nash
Jonathan Nash
Nicole Neuschler
Kristin Newman
Ben Nightingale
Dana Nightingale
Afsaneh Noori
Haeman Noori
Elizabeth Ohm
Tammy Ohm
Andrew Oliver
Elaine Oliver
Blake O’Shaughnessy '98
Emily O’Shaughnessy
Ryan O’Shaughnessy '93
Andrew Palmer
Cynde Palmer
Jonathan Palmer
Lisa Palmer
Demetrios Pantazopoulos
Karine Pantazopoulos
Andrea Parada
Healy Parks
Melinda Pasquini
James Pearson
Kerry Pearson
Kavitha Periyalwar
Pranav Periyalwar
Libby Perkins
Trisha Perlman
Jessica Perrill '93
Erin Petrush
Rebecca Petty
Ryann Peyton
Jeni Planegger
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Grade 7 students partner with local organization, A Little Help, to complete outdoor projects for seniors.
After moving to Colorado from New York, Graland parents Amanda and Matthew Witheiler got right to work finding a school that would be a great fit for their daughter, Madeline, and their family. Amanda grew up in Colorado and had heard about Graland’s positive reputation from friends and knew she didn’t want to miss the opportunity to tour the school. In fact, before the Witheilers even made the move from the East Coast, Madeline attended summer camp at Graland, and the rest was history!
Today, Madeline is a first grader at Graland, and both Amanda and Matthew love spending time volunteering at the school. “We’re so grateful for the incredible education our daughter is getting at Graland, so volunteering is a way for us to give back to the school,” Amanda said. “It’s also important for our daughter to see us helping on campus as it instills in her a desire to lean in and get more involved in the community too. I enjoy volunteering because I get to meet new people and spend time with other parents in the community who are all so dynamic.”
Those who know Amanda know that no task is too large or small, especially when it comes to working with the Graland Parent Association (GPA). In her first year at the school, she spent time volunteering at the library and at the school store, at various educator appreciation events, class parties, and Grandparents and Special Friends Day, as well as at the 2022 Graland Gallop. This year, Amanda is the co-chair of the Graland Gallop and GPA communications chair-elect, in addition to her other various roles. Amanda’s husband Matthew has also stayed busy by helping in the lunchroom, at the art show, at educator appreciation breakfasts, and with the Annual Fund committee.
When asked how her time volunteering at Graland has inspired her, Amanda said, “Volunteering at Graland has been inspirational because it’s given me an opportunity to see just how much goes into making our community the incredible one that it is. Many people devote hours of their time to help with activities and experiences for our kids in addition to the countless hours all educators and staff already spend. It’s amazing to see, and my family and I are very grateful for it. It makes us want to get involved even more.”
In addition to the time she spends at Graland, Amanda also makes it a point to help out weekly at the St. Francis Center in Denver. As a lawyer and former owner of a criminal defense practice in New York, the organization and its important
work directly align with her professional passions and values. She especially loves running into Graland students who also volunteer at the shelter through the school’s service learning program and is looking forward to her daughter having similar opportunities. “We chose Graland for our daughter in large part because of its engaged community. Having the opportunity to get involved as a family was hugely important to us in the school search as we believe the stronger the sense of the community, the more well-rounded education our daughter will receive,” Amanda said.
When it comes to being a new family at Graland, Amanda’s advice is not to waste any time getting involved because it will only improve your experience. “There are so many ways to get involved in the community, so do what you can with the time you have. It will only enrich you and your family’s experience, as well as strengthen the incredible sense of community Graland has.”
To learn more about the different ways to get involved at Graland, visit graland.org/givingandgetting.
During their unit on hydroponic farming, fifth graders learn how to cultivate tower gardens in their classrooms. At the end of the unit, students harvest their vegetables and package them in boxes to share with the community.
Kevin Planegger
Chaun Powell
Erin O’Shaughnessy '96 Powell
Kristine Pray
Sharol Preisser
Anne Quallick
Matt Quallick
Israel Ramirez
Joyce Raynor
Nick Reagles
Alison Reed
Nathan Reed
Danielle Remington
Nan Remington
Deb Ridenour
Kathy Riley
Tom Riley
Michael Riordan
Victoria Riordan
Jane Risley
DeeAnn Rivera
Liz Robinson '98
Brandon Rogoff
Lisa Miller '99 Rogoff
Jennifer Rohan
Dan Rosenberg
Kelly Rosenberg
Elizabeth Marsico '05 Ross
Lisa Ross
Carly Rothschild
Lauren Ruben
Katherine Rubin
Leslie Russell
Ashley Johnson '88 Rust
Karam Saab
Tonya Saab
Mimi Saavedra
Kate Sandlin
Becky Schaub
Alan Schindler
Kyle Schneider
Nicole Schneider
Jenny Scholes '95
Amy Schwartzreich
Lauren Schwartzreich
Marc Scremin
Megan Scremin
Zachary Segal
Michael Segler
Lauren Selinger
Page Sepic
Amanda Shane
Susanna Shannon
Tim Shannon
Shalini Sharma
Nick Sheedy
Kellie Shopneck
Andy Simpson
Kristina Simpson
Josephine Sinclair
Greg Sissel
Therese Ivancovich Sissel
Myra Skinner
Steve Skinner
Amy Slothower
Chris Smith
Erin Smith
Sarah Solomon
Erik Speicher
Krista Speicher
Sarah Spiegel
Matt Statman
Michele Steed
CJ Steffen
PJ Steffen
Jill Stein '94
Andrew Stettner
Sarah Martin '95 Stettner
Gary Steuer
Sophie Steuer
Robin Stinson
Mary Stromberg
Adrian Sullesta
Drew Sultan
Leanna Sultan
Alex Sun
Jeff Susman '91
Suzie Susman
Alexis Sutton
Paulina Szafranski
Lauren Tankersley
Brian Taylor
Jeter Thomas '95
Meagan Thomas
Melissa Thomas
Margaux Trammell
Margaret Troia
Stephen Tsai
Ashley Tulp
Amy Turner
Drew Unthank
Kristy Unthank
Dominic Vaiana
Helen Valiant
Mathew Van Alstyne
Kristy Vance
Zak Vasquez
Kara Vinton
Paul Von Glumer
Kim Wagner
Tina Wais
Stefanie Walker
Patrick Watriss
Emily Weber
Alexis Wilson '96 Weightman
Cody Weitzel
Jackie Weitzel
Jessica Werner
Charlie Wesley IV
Megan Wesley
Matt Wheeler
Tanya Wheeler
Marsa White
Caro Williams
David Williams
Graham Williams '92
Jessica Williams
Katherine Williams
T.H. Williams
Kristen Winkel
Anya Winslow
Phil Winslow
Jason Wissner
Amanda Witheiler
Matthew Witheiler Court Wold
Cullen Wold
Katie Wold
Matthew Wold
Laura Wolf
Julie Wolfe
Adam Wolff
Cari Wolff
Taylor Woodard
Bryan Wright
Elizabeth Wright
Kelly Wright
Blair Wullschlager
Fred Yarger
Katie Yarger
Deborah Yim
Becky Yoder
Mark Yoder
Tricia Youssi
Anne Austin '95 Zeckser
Judy Zhu
Kathy Zimmerman '88
Amy Zupon
Development Committee
Kate Gulick, Chair
Christy Anderson
Chase Boswell '95
Tim Buese
Cat Carlson
Josh Cobb
Amy Corrigan
Lauren Davis
Alexis Emich
Adam Farver '92
Beth Finke
Regan Graybill
Georgia Grey '05
Catherine Grimes
Adam Howarth
Annual Fund Committee
Christina Montez, Chair
Elizabeth Marsico '05 Ross, Chair
Kalliope Balafas
Sonya Bassaly
Karin Bisogno-Von Glumer
Jennifer Bolton
Lucy Chused
Heidi Cooley
Autumn Dadourian
Sarah Everson
Marcela Flores
John Frey '97
Stefanie Howarth
Jennifer Jacobs
Andrew Jarrett
Lauren Kanouse
Marnie Klein
Anthony Loeffler
Ann Jordan
Greer Kneip
Jennifer Marsico Lapham
Carrie Meek
Christina Montez
Elizabeth Marsico '05 Ross
Megan Scremin
Page Sepic
Susanna Shannon
Erin Smith
Sarah Martin '95 Stettner
Ashley Tulp
Deborah Yim
Judy Zhu
Blair Lichtenfels
Kristian Lichtenfels '95
Amanda Poe '00 Little
Daniel Louis '00
Jonathan Palmer
Melinda Pasquini
Amy Slothower
Sarah Solomon
Georgia Grey '05, Chair
Sean Offner '09
Kevin Schoelzel '07
Christina Freyer '97 Walker
David Watts '92
Krista Speicher
Sophie Steuer
Drew Sultan
Leanna Sultan
Margaux Trammell
Graland is grateful for all of the following volunteers who dedicate their time to help the school reach its dollar and participation goals each year. Our 2022-23 fundraising success and financial strength would not be possible without you.
Provided critical funds necessary to face inflationary costs associated with student trips, athletics transportation, food service and more without sacrificing quality or level of the student experience
Launched in Fall 2018, the Graland Annual Fund Family of Funds was created to give donors the opportunity to support yearly needs of the school while pursuing personal philanthropic passion. As you view the coming pages, see some new and notable initiatives from the 2022-23 school year of how Graland Annual Fund dollars were put to work to improve the student experience and provide an exceptional environment for learning:
Area of Greatest Need
Financial Aid
Facilities and Campus Safety
Innovation and Technology
Faculty Professional Development
1 in 5 students received more than $2.8 million in financial aid for the 2022-23 school year
Financial Aid
andFacilities SafetyCampus
Professional Growth Partners program for all Graland educators, in partnership with Ali Waggener '94 Boyd. This included the training of seventeen administrators to each coach eight members of the faculty and staff throughout the year through active listening and open- ended questioning in an effort to help educators envision and ultimately realize their own professional trajectory, full of agency and fulfillment.
Innovation and Technology
Faculty Professional Development
Middle School inventors have the opportunity to join the Gates Invention and Innovation program, invent a new product for the Gates Invention and Innovation Expo, and possibly earn a U.S. patent.
The Graland Loyalty Society was established to recognize donors who give to Graland for five or more consecutive years. Society members receive special recognition in our annual Gratitude Report. Membership is based on household giving each fiscal year (July 1 - June 30) and gifts of any amount count toward Graland Loyalty Society membership.
Graland is incredibly grateful for its most loyal donors who choose to give year after year. These donors are recognized for their long-standing commitment to the school.
50
50+ YEARS CONSECUTIVE
Ellie Caulkins
40
40-49 YEARS CONSECUTIVE
Valerie Gates '69
GR AL AND Loyalty Society
30
30-39 YEARS CONSECUTIVE
Bill and Andrean Andrus
David and Betty Arkell
Max '87 and Ramey Caulkins
Eric and Carolyn Coble
Dick Hart '54
Lanny and Sharon Martin
Marshall and Diane Gates '69 Wallach
Steve '77 and Lisa Bain
25-29 YEARS CONSECUTIVE
Caulkins Family Foundation
Alden Davis and Jacqueline Purdy-Davis
Phil Hickey H'81
Justin and Jennifer Miera
Elizabeth Arkell '03
Di Nestel
Stephen and Nanette Newman
Mark Ryan, Jr. and Ann Ladd '87 Ryan
Bob and Lisa Schreiner
Seth '83 and Jennifer Terry
20-24 YEARS CONSECUTIVE
Jason '84 and Sara Drucker '89 Cooper
Mitch Masters
Rich Nolan and Heather Falk '84 Nolan
Marian Dines '69
Andy and Meggan Dodge
Chris and Kim Fuller '86 Jacoby
Mark and Courtney Dorn '91 Hughes
Aleks '81 and Anita Humeyumptewa
Michael and Christi James
Todd and Sarah Alijani
Jim Arneill IV '66 and Tudi Arneill
Michael '93 and Rachael Barkin
Drs. Suzanne and Roger Barkin
Justin '91 and Tobey Borus
Juan and Cesilie Botello
Robert Bruhn, Jr. '78 and Janelle Bruhn
Josh and Oakley Cobb
Larry '81 and Katie Cohen
Ann DeBoe
Ben Duke III '68 and Laurie Duke
Nancy Widmer '64 Freeman
John Freyer, Jr. '92 and Andi Freyer
Dan O’Neill
Josh Patt '89
Bill and Dana Rankin
Graham and Sarah Buchanan '88 Rose
Carrie VonderHaar
Parthenia Williams
15-19 YEARS CONSECUTIVE
John and Martha Gart
John Gowen, Sr. and Susan Gowen
Grant and Justine Hall
Charles Henry and Cynthia Crews
Hayden '91 and Elana Hirschfeld
George and Beth Hower
Laurence and Jennifer Kandel
Brent '98 and Kate Levy
Geoff Lord, Sr. and Marty Lord
Kent and Elizabeth Lund
Ronni McCaffrey and b Frank
Kevin '84 and Andrea Mahoney
Brian '93 and Meredith Mankwitz
Betsy Metcalfe
J.J. Nora, Jr. '84
Brad and Nan Remington
Alex and Lisa Ross
Francois and Catherine Safieddine
Chris '87 and Christy Sanchez
Pat Shafroth '80
Jim and Julie Stretz
Page '65 and Amy Wagner '66 Stull
Rob and Judy Tate
Darwin '75 and Susan Toll
Jessica Williams
Sarah Young
Justin and Sarah Albert
Seth and Jaime Miller '97 Altman
Brad and Christy Anderson
Peter Arkell '07
David and Anna Asarch
Erin Autrey
David and Liza Baker
George and Kalliope Balafas
Adam '91 and Jill Barkin
Fred and Barb Baumann
Luke '86 and Susan Beatty
Louis Bissette III and Erica Bissette
William Bivens, Jr. and Larissa Luhrs
The Blair Dvorak Family
John Blythe and Pamela Crouch Blythe
Jon-Erik '92 and Brooke Borgen
Borgen Family Foundation
Andrew Bourke '01
Stuart and Ingvild Brown
Bo and Lauren Brownstein
The Buettner Family Foundation
Steve Chambers and Megan Bee '86
Jorge Chavez
John and Bayard Cobb
Catherine Coleman '68
Peter and Amy Corrigan
David and Andrea Crane
Felix and Wendy Demartini
David and Jude Dudley
Sam and Michelle Eidson
Peter '94 and Catherine Eklund
Spike and Nan Eklund
Jean-Philippe and Jennifer Failyau
Adam '92 and Melissa Farver
Darren and Blake Fisk
Lisa Flannery
Chris and Yvette Frampton
John Freyer, Sr. '63 and Ginny Freyer
Paul and Alison Gillis
Chris '81 and Linda Godfrey
Ron Guillot, Jr. and Alexandra Theriault
Ryan and Kate Gulick
Patrick '85 and Pam Hatcher
Armand and Melissa Hatzidakis
The HBB Foundation
Eric and Maren Hayes
Brian Heselton
Thomas Hey and Jennifer Grin Hey
A. Barry and Arlene Hirschfeld
David and Karyn Huberman
Charles and Holly Hudson
Chas Jones and Jill Cowperthwaite '69
John Jordan, Jr. and Ann Jordan
Jason and Aleksandra Kaplan
Taylor '88 and Molly Kirkpatrick
John and Elizabeth Leddy
Andy and Robyn Levy
Rob Lohr and Laura Bonnett-Lohr
Geoff and Marty Lord Family Fund
Tim and Kimm Lucas
Lawrence Mandes and Kimberly Allen
Bo Maurer and Lisa Ahrendt
Ford and Christine Maurer
Rick and Mindy Miller
Matt and Katie Mimnall
Bianca Morris '23
Levi Morris '21
Paul and Robin Morris
Rosemarie Murane
Aaron and Vicki Murray
Matt Neren
Brett and Julie O’Connor
Ryan '93 and Griffen O’Shaughnessy
Charlie '83 and Kristina Owen
Jennifer Pock
Flip '80 and Liz Rosenberry
Brian and Becky Schaub
Max and Megan Schmid
Michael Spann and Diana Quezada
Nikki Spiers
Nancy Stamper
David and Michele Steed
Ashleigh Stepanian
Don Strasburg and Jenny Baker-Strasburg
Jeff '91 and Ginger Susman
Rob '94 and Suzie Susman
David Taylor
Jeter '95 and Meagan Thomas
Marty and Leslie Twarogowski
Eric '89 and Kara Vinton
Doug and Kelly Viseur
Barb Wagner
Ben and Lucy Ana Walton
David '92 and Nadia Watts
Joe and Kristin Eklund '88 Weber
Christopher Wiedenmayer, Sr. and Anne Wiedenmayer
Graham '92 and Caro Williams
Kieffer Williams
Mona Wineburg
Dan and Laura Wolf
Bob Young, Jr. and Chris Parisi
Patrick and Tricia Youssi
Paul and Anne Austin '95 Zeckser
Tom and Rocio Zeiler
Richard '85 and Ann Zimmerman
Anonymous (13)
Jennifer Adams
Anthony’s Pizza and Pasta
Juan and Sandra Aragon
Ryan Arney and Marisa Hudson-Arney
Jimmy and Kostula Balafas
Had and Betsy Beatty
The Belcher Family
Michael and Shannon Bell
Chris and Reva Benson
The Bissette Family Fund at The Denver Foundation
Ken and Keri Blair
The Bohemia Fund
Richard and Shirley Bolton
Bonfils-Stanton Foundation
Adam and Natalie Drucker '99 Boscoe
Brewster Boyd, Jr. '93 and Ali Waggener '94
Boyd
Brewster Boyd, Sr. and Helen Boyd
Matt and Lauren Brown
Stephen and Laura Brown
Stuart and Ingvild Brown Charitable Giving Fund
Darren and Molly Bruce
Thomas Buchanan III and Edith Buchanan
Martin and Debbie Buckley
Tim and Nancy Buese
Aaron '89 and Brooke Burgamy
Susan Burgamy
Daniel and Sarah Burgess
Chuck Cannon '65 and Laurie Baxter
Edwin and Catherine Carlson
Jim and Dora Cash
Tony and Cindy Catanese
George Caulkins III '80 and Christina Caulkins
Center Copy Printing
The Challenge Foundation
Marti Champion
Marvin and Bonnie Champion
Chris and Bethany Chang
Children’s Dentistry of Cherry Creek
Doug and Jocelyn Childs
Ryan and Jolene Collier
Steve and Shannon Collins
The Colorado Health Foundation
Julian and Susie Cook
Katy Cooper
Brad and Sara Corr
Denny and Liza Coughlin
Candace Cross
Jeff Cuneo and Carrie Meek
Rich and Emily Cunningham
Tom and Autumn Dadourian
5-9 YEARS CONSECUTIVE
D.A. Davidson & Co.
Dick and Kris Davidson
Christopher and Lauren Davis
Jean Davis
Brian Day and Marisa Day Echaniz
Tammielin Dean
Marie G. Dennett Foundation, Inc.
Dara Deshe
Abigail Digel
Don Dolan
Hunter '97 and Alice Dorn
David and Angel Drucker
Dudley Article 11th Trust
Alessandro and Taciane Eichstaedt
Fred Emich IV and Alexis Emich
Vicki Emery '66
Craig and Sarah Everson
Pablo Fernandez and Shalini Sharma
Sara Flansburg
Stephanie Frankel '91 and Nicole Neuschler
John '97 and Casey Frey
Peter Fuhr and DeeAnn Rivera
Robert Fuller II and Virginia Fuller
Hope Gardner
Evan '07 and Stephanie Gart
Kelly Gaudet
Sam Gaudet
David Gerhardt and Tatum McArthur
Chad and Lisa Glauser
George and Jenn Glyphis
Alex '96 and Margaret Hoover
Matt and Masae Gold
Oscar Gonzalez and Kristy Vance
Ken and Jessica Goski
Greg Graeber and Jackie Bove
Liza Grant '79
Jason and Regan Graybill
John Gribbin and Paige Dorn '94
Cole '06 and Mary Helen Hamilton
Bob and Kay Hanson
David Harbaugh IV '97
Todd Harrington and Rebecca Valdez '89
David Heller '84
Kerri Heninger
David Hill
Josh '94 and Kerri Holman
Timothy and Gail Hommertzheim
Chevis Horne, Jr. and Jan Kennaugh
Ryan '86 and Gwin Howsam
Woody and Gayle Hunt
Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation
Cyril Isaac
Kevin Isaac
Tom and Alex Iseman
Sarah Jackson
Carl and Kellie Jenkins
Patrick Jobin '01
Johns Manville
Timothy and Kie Johnson
Skip Jones and Elizabeth Browning
Ivo and Heather Jurek
Don and Liza Kirkpatrick
Ryan '94 and Elizabeth Kirkpatrick
Jeff and Marnie Klein
Fred and Greer Kneip
Tara Kochevar
David and Judy Koff
David and Judy Koff Family Fund
Julian '89 and Marguerite Hitchens '91 Korber
Gabe Koroluk and Amy Zupon
John and Joan Kuntz
Paul and Paige Kushner
Julie Lachance
Winston Lapham and Jennifer Marsico
Lapham
Alan and Tara Lavizzo
John and Shannon Le Bel
John and Elizabeth Leddy
Cecil and Stephanie Lepard
Levin Orthodontics
Ali Levy '00
Leslie Liedtke
Mimi Liedtke '02
Meredith Linker Bloomberg
Lance and Amanda Poe '00 Little
Anthony and Christine Loeffler
Clif and Rosella Louis
Akash and V Madiah
Ken Malo, Jr. and Kay Malo
Daniel and Tera Malyszko
J. Landis & Sharon Martin Family Foundation
Michael and JJ Eklund '90 McGawn
Ryan '95 and Emily McGee
David '94 and Allison McMurtry
Courtney Menk
Drew Meyers and Melissa Cheong
David Miller and Katherine '67 Dines
The Rick and Mindy Miller Family Fund
Tyler Miller and Amy Silver
Christina Montez-Da Silva
Claudia Morales
Omar Mubarak and Leslie Rose
J. K. Mullen Foundation
Ed '78 Murane
William and Barbara Nash
Cathy Naughton
Tara Neeley
Jorge Negrete Guzman
Aaron and Kristin Newman
Juan Noguera and Mimi Saavedra
Haeman and Afsaneh Noori
Todd O’Malley and Lynn Turner
Lee Osterman and Elissa Topol
Kelly Palma
Matthew and Cynthia Palmer
Parisi Foods, Inc.
Gaby Jaquez Perez
Jake and Trisha Perlman
Ryann Peyton and Sara Knickerbocker
Max Popov and Tatyana Chashnik
Chris and Ann Pruitt
Israel Ramirez and Agnes Palej
Bill and Dana Rankin
Peggy Rawlinson '66
Bekah Raymor-Stewart
Nathan and Alison Reed
Tom Reed
Joe and Danielle Remington
Rhoda Resnick
Terry Richmond, Jr. '58
Tom and Kathy Riley
Daniel and Jennifer Rohan
Daniel and Jennifer Rohan Charitable Fund
Dan and Kelly Rosenberg
Steven and Cordelia Rosenberg
John and Leslie Russell
Oswald and Lillian Saavedra
Kevin Schoelzel '07
Scott and Katie Schoelzel
Schoelzel Family Foundation
Jenny Scholes '95
Timothy Schuetz and Anna Phelan
Daniel Schrader and Megan Meyers
Zachary Segal
Rordan and Amanda Shane
Alex Shapiro and Michelle Kuba
Jordy Shaw '88
Bill '95 and Josephine Sinclair
Greg Sissel and Therese Ivancovich Sissel
Gregory and Therese Sissel Charitable Fund
Steve and Myra Skinner
Slifer, Smith & Frampton- Denver, Inc.
Amy Slothower
Laurence and Joan Sorkin
Erik and Krista Speicher
Sean and Sarah Spiegel
Amy St. John
Ben F. Stapleton IV and Stephanie Malliaris Stapleton
Andrew and Sarah Martin '95 Stettner
Gary and Sophie Steuer
Drew and Leanna Sultan
Rob '94 and Suzie Susman
Edward Sweeney '78
William Sweet III '52
Kohl Terry '14
Sackett Terry '13
Stuart Terry '18
Wyatt Terry '16
Edward Tetteh and Stella Affare
James Thom and Judy Zhu
Sandy Thomson, Jr. and Dottie Thomson
Keith and Margaux Trammell
Chris and Ashley Tulp
Helen Valiant
Mathew Van Alstyne and Catherine Grimes
Ezequiel Vazquez
Jeri Volpe
Jake Walker and Sara Barton
Rick and Christina Freyer '97 Walker
Keith and Margie Weber Family Foundation
Kyle and Emily Weber
Margie Weber
Gordie and Alexis Wilson '96 Weightman
Alix White Smith
Court and Cullen Wold
Matthew and Katie Wold
Tony Yao and Deborah Yim
Mark and Becky Yoder
Tricia and Patrick Youssi Fund at the Denver Foundation
Two different fourth-grade casts put on a spectacular musical performance of “The Jungle Book”.
As part of their service learning, ECLC students discuss the importance of taking care of and advocating for animals, particularly ones in shelters.
Graland is grateful for each and every donor who contributed during the 2022-23 school year. The strength of the Graland community is evident through the broad-based participation seen throughout these pages. On behalf of every student, teacher and program at Graland, thank you for your donation last year.
Please note that the following lists represent any outright gift of cash or securities to the Graland Annual Fund, Inspire Campaign, Graland Parent Association or other funds for the endowment, school programs, facilities, or other ongoing projects made between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023. Giving levels are determined by both personal donations and corporate and foundation matching funds.
Graland apologizes to any donor whose name may have inadvertently been omitted. Please call 303-336-3705 to report any errors or omissions.
Hussein Abdi and Fatuma Yusuf
Abdul Abdullahi and Inttisar Mume
DeAnn Acosta
Jennifer Adams
Kirk and Christina Adamson
Adelante Capital Management LLC
Justin and Sarah Albert
George and Dee Alexee
Jim Alexee and Leticia Martinez
Todd and Sarah Alijani
Phil and Julie Allen
Seth and Jaime Miller '97 Altman
The Jaime and Seth Altman Family Fund
Davis Ammons '53
Brad and Christy Anderson
Bill and Andrean Andrus
Blake Anneberg '01
Lee and Alice Anneberg
Anthony’s Pizza and Pasta
Apex Dermatology Group
Juan and Sandra Aragon
David and Betty Arkell
Elizabeth Arkell '03
Peter Arkell '07
Jim Arneill IV '66 and Tudi Arneill
Ryan Arney and Marisa Hudson-Arney
Guy and Liz Arnold
Liz and Guy Arnold Donor Account
David and Anna Asarch
Ryan and Leah Ashley
David Auchterlonie and Barbara Keller
Erin Autrey
Adam '88 and Robyn Averbach
Bob and Linda Averbach
Sara Axelrod '04
Scott and Cherie Axelrod
Steve '77 and Lisa Bain
David and Liza Baker
George and Kalliope Balafas
Jimmy and Kostula Balafas
Colin and Jessica Barclay
David and Liz Barclay
Adam '91 and Jill Barkin
Michael '93 and Rachael Barkin
Michael Barkin Fund at Schwab Charitable
Drs. Suzanne and Roger Barkin
Drs. Suzanne and Roger Barkin Charitable Fund
Lisa Barone
Kyle Barrett
Federico Bass Villarreal and Marcela Flores
De La Pena
Fred and Barb Baumann
Peter Baumann '03
Katie Bayer
Had and Betsy Beatty
Luke '86 and Susan Beatty
Stefan and Rupal Beck
Elle Becker
Karl and Gail Becker
Gail and Karl Becker Charitable Foundation
Megan Bee '86
The Belcher Family
Jack Bell
Michael and Shannon Bell
Seth and Cody Belzley
The Belzley Family Foundation Fund
Lindsey Bemis
Benson Orthodontics
Chris and Reva Benson
Dede Bent
Vern Berry and Jenny Wood '74
Oliver Bierman-Lytle '03
Paul and Jane Bierman-Lytle
Sebastian Bierman-Lytle '08
George Bishop III and Lynn Bishop
Louis Bissette III and Erica Bissette
The Bissette Family Fund
Fin Bivens '21
William Bivens, Jr. and Larissa Luhrs
BJJ Philanthropic Fund
The Blair Dvorak Family
Ken and Keri Blair
Blend Family Foundation
John Blythe and Pamela Crouch Blythe
Alyssa Bock
The Bohemia Fund
Richard and Shirley Bolton
Jennifer Booker
Borgen Family Foundation
Jon-Erik '92 and Brooke Borgen
Jon-Erik and Brooke Borgen Family Fund at Fidelity Charitable
Justin '91 and Tobey Borus
Adam and Natalie Drucker '99 Boscoe
Boswell Investments, LLC
Chase '95 and Amanda Boswell
Robert and Rhonda Boswell
Juan and Cesilie Botello
Andrew Bourke '01
Aaron and Jennifer Bowlds
Brewster Boyd, Jr. '93 and Ali Waggener '94
Boyd
Brewster Boyd, Sr. and Helen Boyd
Justin Boyd '96
The Brass Bed, Fine Linens & Furnishings
David and Amy Brenner
David Brockman
Hopie Brown '18
Matt and Lauren Brown
Stephen and Laura Brown
Stuart and Ingvild Brown
Stuart and Ingvild Brown Charitable Giving Fund
Trevor and Margaret Brown
Bo and Lauren Brownstein
Darren and Molly Bruce
Robert Bruhn, Jr. '78 and Janelle Bruhn
Kyle Brunger and Jessica Perrill '93
Thomas Buchanan III and Edith Buchanan
Martin and Debbie Buckley
Tim and Nancy Buese
The Buettner Family Foundation
The Buettner Family Foundation for Leigh and Al Buettner
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After meeting at the University of Pennsylvania and living in New York for 17 years, Graland parents Chris and Erin Smith said it was only a matter of time before they relocated their family back to Erin’s home state. With two young children (Owen, Grade 5, and Clark, Pre-K), the Smiths were ready for a house with a yard, the active lifestyle that Colorado brings, and to be closer to family and friends. What they didn’t know was that the pandemic was just around the corner, and a strong community would become more important than ever.
When asked what they love most about being part of the Graland community, Erin said, “The Graland community has welcomed us with open arms since we first joined in the fall of 2020. As you might imagine, it was a difficult time to be starting at a new school, especially since our son was entering second grade, which is not a typical entry year. But the school itself and other Graland families reached out and connected with us in so many ways that we immediately felt at home.”
Ever since, the Smiths have found countless ways to support Graland through their “time, talent, and treasure.” In addition to her work as a human rights attorney and a Court-Appointed Special Advocate
for children (CASA), Erin has been a room parent, a member of the Parent Admissions Network (PAN), a grade representative for the Annual Fund, and a member of the development committee. This year, she is looking forward to being the carline organizer for the Graland Parent Association (GPA). In addition, Chris, who runs an investment firm, enjoys serving on the finance committee and coaching his son’s football team, made up almost entirely of Graland kids.
belongs. We feel it is important to support any community that we are choosing to be a part of. Giving to and volunteering at Graland helps create a good environment for our children and also models for them the importance of service,” Erin said.
During her time on the Annual Fund Committee, Erin learned important aspects about the Annual Fund that she wishes other families knew. “Through my work with the Development Team, I have learned that tuition does not cover the entire cost of educating our children,” Erin said. “The Annual Fund provides important support that goes directly toward operating expenses in the current academic year, meaning those dollars get put to work right away supporting our children’s learning experiences and providing flexibility for the school to respond to shifting needs.”
Even with their busy schedules, Erin shared that their family’s commitment to Graland is not only top-priority for her and Chris but important for her kids to see. “As our children’s school, Graland is one of the most important communities to which our family
In addition, Erin’s time as an Annual Fund Grade Representative provided an opportunity to work towards a cause aligned with her professional passions: making schools more accessible for children. “Chris and I care deeply about making a Graland education accessible to any family that feels it is the right place for them. I have seen in my own work that accessibility is not only about opening the doors and
So many people pitch in every day to make Graland the special place that it is. We are grateful to do our part to continue supporting this incredible school and the people who make it what it is.”
allowing people to walk through them. Instead, it requires actively reaching out and supporting underrepresented groups to learn about and access important resources that may feel unavailable to them. The Annual Fund supports this work through financial aid and also by supporting the school’s talented and caring staff. For example, I have learned that the Admission Team assists families who have language or technology barriers to complete their Graland application, improving equitable access to the school.”
In fact, the school’s caring environment is often a conversation that comes up around the Smith family dinner table during a game of “rose, bud, thorn.” Each night, Chris and Erin’s kids, Owen and Clark, enjoy sharing a good part of their day, a bad part, and something they are looking forward to. It is almost guaranteed that during these moments, Owen and Clark recount a positive anecdote about one of their classmates. “It’s impossible to think about what makes Graland such a special place without thinking about the students,” Chris said. “I could give so many examples, but we are often talking in our home about how caring the Graland students are and how fortunate we feel that our boys get to grow up and learn from such genuinely kind and inclusive children.”
When asked what they are looking forward to in the years to come, Chris and Erin shared that they are excited to watch their kids participate in all of the events that bring Graland together (the Charles C. Gates Program Invention and Innovation Expo, the Kindergarten Rodeo, etc.). In addition, they are excited to remain involved in the school community that they love. “We have learned that a community is made strong by its members,” Erin said. “So many people pitch in every day to make Graland the special place that it is. We are grateful to do our part to continue supporting this incredible school and the people who make it what it is.”
Ryan and Sara Bunn
Krisdha and Katherine Buranapiyawong
Aaron '89 and Brooke Burgamy
Susan Burgamy
Daniel and Sarah Burgess
Erik Burrell
David Butler
Samuel Butler IV '00
Danielle Caldwell '03
Chuck Cannon ’65 and Laurie Baxter
The Charles G. and Kathleen G. Cannon
Family Fund
Dan and Christina Cantor
Libby Cantrill '93
Edwin and Catherine Carlson
Jeff and Katie Carnes
Jim and Dora Cash
Tony and Cindy Catanese
Tessa Caudle '04 and Bob Long
Ellie Caulkins
George Caulkins III '80 and Christina Caulkins
Max '87 and Ramey Caulkins
Caulkins Family Foundation
Center Copy Printing
The Center for Cosmetic Surgery
Oliver Cervantes
The Challenge Foundation
Jonathan and Aubrey Chambers
Joe Champ and Polly Holyoke '74
Marti Champion
Marvin and Bonnie Champion
Chris and Bethany Chang
Evgeny Chashnik
Jorge Chavez
Brian and Jen Chen
Children’s Dentistry of Cherry Creek
Doug and Jocelyn Childs
Seth and Lucy Chused
David Claman '73 and Sunita Vatuk
Clark Family Charitable Fund at Fidelity
Charitable
Charles and Sarah Clark
Richard and Hilary Clark
Hilary Wickersham Clark
Donor Advised Fund
Brodie Cobb and Elizabeth Ohm
John and Bayard Cobb
Josh and Oakley Cobb
Eric and Carolyn Coble
Jonathan Coble '98
Larry '81 and Katie Cohen
Catherine Coleman '68
Connie Coleman '67
Ryan and Jolene Collier
Steve and Shannon Collins
David and Stacy Wagener '90 Colodny
Colorado Arthritis Center
The Colorado Health Foundation
Community First Foundation
Hope Connors '78
Julian and Susie Cook
Duke and Heidi Cooley
Jason '84 and Sara Drucker '89 Cooper
Katy Cooper
David and Molly Coors
Molly & David Coors Foundation
Shawn Corey and Heidi Chial
Brad and Sara Corr
Peter and Amy Corrigan
Denny and Liza Coughlin
Patrick and Jamie Cowan
David and Andrea Crane
Candace Cross
Alexandra Crowley
Jim and Jana Cuneo
Jeff Cuneo and Carrie Meek
Cuningham Group Architecture, Inc.
Rich and Emily Cunningham
Patrick and Janet Curran
Barry and Gay Curtiss-Lusher
Custom Garage Company
CyberGRX
D.A. Davidson & Co.
Tom and Autumn Dadourian
Daffy Charitable Fund
Thomas and Linda Hagaman '54 Daugherty
David and Sunita Fund
Michael and Susan Davidoff
Matthew and Diana Davidow
Dick and Kris Davidson
Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Davidson Fund
Alden Davis and Jacqueline Purdy-Davis
Christopher and Lauren Davis
Jean Davis
DaVita, Inc.
Jim and Cari Dawson
Brian Day and Marisa Day Echaniz
Bicky Day
Jason and Jessica Day
DCP Midstream
Elise de Geus
Tammielin Dean
J. Holly DeBlois
Ann DeBoe
Nancy Deifik
Delta Air Lines Foundation
Felix and Wendy Demartini
Jefferson and Aina Deming
Marie G. Dennett Foundation, Inc.
Ari and Ann Deshe
Dara Deshe
Adulis Desta
Wes and Ruth Hall '01 Dial
Alexander Dieterle
Abigail Digel
Tom and Martha Dillenberg
Marian Dines '69
Tyson Dines III '65
Winston Dines '68
Andy and Meggan Dodge
Don and Jodi Dolan
John and Sarah Donaldson
Forest and Robin Dorn
Forest Dorn Family Fund
Hunter '97 and Alice Dorn
David and Angel Drucker
Dario Druker and Mara Castro
Luis Duarte and Vanessa Huerta
David and Jude Dudley
Dudley Article 11th Trust
Ben Duke III '68 and Laurie Duke
Ben and Laurie Duke Family Charitable Fund
Elizabeth Duncan
Zachary and Kelsey Dworkis
Eagle Fund at The Denver Foundation
Libby Bourke '96 Eberhardt
Patrick and Pauline Edelmann
Alessandro and Taciane Eichstaedt
Sam and Michelle Eidson
Peter '94 and Catherine Eklund
Spike and Nan Eklund
Jeff '93 and Kirsten Eldridge
Christie Elsner
Vicki Emery '66
Walter C. Emery Family Foundation Fund
Emich Automotive
Fred Emich III and Carol Emich
Fred Emich IV and Alexis Emich
Mary Emmerling
Craig and Sarah Everson
Kacie Ewing
Jean-Philippe and Jennifer Failyau
Keith and Lorraine Higbie '71 Fairmont
John Fangman and Ashley Larrick '96 Fangman
Adam '92 and Melissa Farver
The Adam & Melissa Farver Charitable Gift Fund
Charles Farver, Sr. and Karen Farver
Pablo Fernandez and Shalini Sharma
Matt and Tira Feierstein
Josh and Beth Finke
Michael and Jennifer Atler '86 Fischer
Eddie and Rhiannon Fisher
Darren and Blake Fisk
Thomas and Jamie Fitzgerald
Stephen '63 and Lana Fitzpatrick
Lisa Flannery
Sara Flansburg
Jared and Sarah Foran
Nate Fotheringham
Chris and Yvette Frampton
Stephanie Frankel '91 and Nicole Neuschler
Mike and Rebecca Freed
Nancy Widmer '64 Freeman
John '97 and Casey Frey
Cory Freyer '67
John Freyer, Jr. '92 and Andi Freyer
John Freyer, Sr. '63 and Ginny Freyer
Michael and Michelle Fries
Peter Fuhr and DeeAnn Rivera
L. Calvin Fulenwider III
Robert Fuller II and Virginia Fuller
David and Stephanie Gannaway
Chad and Liz Gardner
Hope Gardner
William and Kelly Garehime
Alexander and Emily Garnett
Evan '07 and Stephanie Gart
The Jerry Gart Family Foundation
John and Martha Gart
Gartner, Inc.
Gary Philanthropy
The Gates Corporation
Gates Family Foundation
Valerie Gates '69
Kelly Gaudet
Sam Gaudet
Erika Gebhardt
Jane Gebhart
GEM Family Law
David Gerhardt and Tatum McArthur
Hilary Gerlach
Armando Gil and Christopher St. John
Brendan Gill and Meredith Berlin
Paul and Alison Gillis
Give Lively Foundation Inc.
Lally Givens Family Fund
Susan Givens '92 and Christopher Lally
Chad and Lisa Glauser
George and Jenn Glyphis
The Glyphis Family Charitable Fund
Sophia Glyphis
The Go Kart Fund at Vanguard Charitable
Chris '81 and Linda Godfrey
Laurence and Carolyn Gold
Matt and Masae Gold
Andrew and Rachael Portnoy '84 Goldfarb
Aaron Goldhamer '96
Oscar Gonzalez and Kristy Vance
Mallory Gordon
Ken and Jessica Goski
John Gowen, Sr. and Susan Gowen
Greg Graeber and Jackie Bove
Liza Grant '79
Jason and Regan Graybill
Georgia Grey '05
John Gribbin and Paige Dorn '94
Sam Gubbels and Ann Curtis
Michael Guillemette and Melinda Pasquini
Ron Guillot, Jr. and Alexandra Theriault
Ryan and Kate Gulick
Jim and Elaine Hackett
Jeff and Sue Hadden
Jonathan Haff
Hagaman-Daugherty Foundation
Grant and Justine Hall
Cole '06 and Mary Helen Hamilton
Crawford '75 and Sue Hamilton
The Frederic C. Hamilton Family Foundation
Dick and Barbara Hamman
Scott '96 and Brooke Hamman
David Hamrick and Jen Mele
Bob and Kay Hanson
David Harbaugh IV '97
Alex and Jennifer Hardie
Jen and Alex Hardie Fund at the Parasol Tahoe Community Foun
Steven and Sandra Hardie
Sandra and Steven Hardie Fund at the Parasol Tahoe Community
Michael and Amy Harper
Todd Harrington and Rebecca Valdez '89
Dick Hart '54
Holly Hart
Tom and Alexis Hart
Charlene Haskett
Patrick '85 and Pam Hatcher
Armand and Melissa Hatzidakis
Sabrina Haug
Grace Hawkey '13
Hal and Jackie Hawkey
Eric and Maren Hayes
Kevin and Megan Hays
The HBB Foundation
Zach Heckendorf '08
Erik and Mollie Helen
David Heller '84
Jenny Heller '93
Michael '72 and Debbie Henderson
Kerri Heninger
Sue Hennessy
Daily PE classes are an essential piece of the Graland student experience. Students learn how to maintain a healthy lifestyle, practice teamwork and sportsmanship, and develop coordination and gross motor skills.
Charles Henry and Cynthia Crews
Erin Hepp
Brian Heselton
Phil Hickey H’81
Sara Reichert '01 Higginbottom
David Hill
Patrick Hill and Stefanie Walker
A. Barry and Arlene Hirschfeld
Aaron and Jennifer Hodges
J. Roger Hollister
Josh '94 and Kerri Holman
Ryan Holt
Marc and Kristen Holtzman
Timothy and Gail Hommertzheim
Alex '96 and Margaret Hoover
Margaret Hoover '93
Ben Horne '03
Chevis Horne, Jr. and Jan Kennaugh
Will Horne '07
Dina Horsch
Doug and Isabel Whitcomb '01 Howard
Isabel and Doug Howard Family Charitable Fund
Adam and Stefanie Howarth
Adam and Stefanie Howarth Family Foundation at Schwab Charitable
George and Beth Hower
Ryan '86 and Gwin Howsam
HP, Inc.
David and Karyn Huberman
Charles and Holly Hudson
In their Kindergarten music class, students performed an “Under the Sea” show for friends and family complete with choreography and music numbers.
Brian and Grace Scott '04 Huefner
Mark and Courtney Dorn '91 Hughes
Aleks '81 and Anita Humeyumptewa
The Hummingbird Fund
Michael and Patti Hunnicutt
Woody and Gayle Hunt
Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation
Rick and Lisa Hurst
Ash Hussain '07
Tony Ianni
Ibex Investors
Iris Building Group, Inc.
Cyril Isaac
Kevin Isaac
Tom and Alex Iseman
Robert Jackson '86
Sarah Jackson
Alan and Jennifer Jacobs
Sarah Jacobs '04
Phil and Samantha Jacobson
Chris and Kim Fuller '86 Jacoby
Joseph and Debra Jaggers
The Joe and Debra Jaggers Giving Fund
Michael and Christi James
Bob and Carol Jancar
Andrew and Maggie Jarrett
Andrew and Daniela Jaworski
Carl and Kellie Jenkins
Richard and Catherine Jenkins
Charley Jobin '94
Patrick Jobin '01
Johns Manville
Johnson Foundation of the Rockies
George and Susu Johnson
Molly Johnson
Monica Johnson
Richard and Dara Johnson
Rob and Christina Johnson
Timothy and Kie Johnson
Chas Jones and Jill Cowperthwaite '69
Skip Jones and Elizabeth Browning
John Jordan, Jr. and Ann Jordan
Sean and McKenzie Jordan
Alan and Diane Joseph
JP Morgan Chase Foundation
Damon Judd '91
Jessica Popkin '00 Judson
Ivo and Heather Jurek
Malik Kahook and Nida Awadallah
Laurence and Jennifer Kandel
Richard and Audrey Kang
Jason and Aleksandra Kaplan
Russel and Jane Kaufman
Sean Keefe
Ali Kelley '02
Jim Kelley and Amie Knox
Dudley and Virginia Kimball
Jeremy Kimball and Danijela Gazibara
Joan King
Kevin and Margaret King
Ryan and Blythe Kingsbury
Alexander and Amanda Kinsey
Dave '86 and Mary Jane Kirkpatrick
Don and Liza Kirkpatrick
Ryan '94 and Elizabeth Kirkpatrick
Taylor '88 and Molly Kirkpatrick
Howard and Priscilla Kirshbaum
Larry and Amy Kirshenbaum
Jeff and Marnie Klein
Justin Kloc and Alexis Michalos
Richard and Michele Right joined the Graland community in the fall of 1978 with their eldest child Andrew '90. “Andrew’s godmother had children at Graland when he was born,” Michele said. “She told me she thought the education her children were receiving was excellent, and she suggested that we take a look at it when he was ready for school. We did. We loved the school and applied and Andrew was accepted.” Andrew '90 was later joined by his younger brother and sister, Jonathan '93 and Elizabeth '97.
Third generation Colorado natives, Richard and Michele have lived and worked in the Denver area all their lives. Richard obtained his law degree at University of Denver, and Michele also received her BA from the Communications School at University of Denver. Once the Right Family joined Graland, both jumped in with volunteer involvement. For Richard, that included serving as Annual Giving
Chair and on the Development Committee. For Michele, that ranged from serving on the Long-Range Planning Committee, Education Committee and Parent Education Committee of the Board, as well as leadership roles with what Graland then called the Parent Council, including Room Parent, Volunteer Co-Chair, Carnival Co-Chair, Middle School Representative, Parent Council Secretary and even as President in the 1991-92 school year. With Andrew, Jonathan and Elizabeth all having attended Graland from PreK through ninth grade, Michele and Richard are proud of their 22-year distinction as Graland parents.
“We grew up along with our children at Graland. We share so many fond memories of and with them and with so many of their friends and their parents!” Michele and Richard shared. The couple continues to attend Graland events today, celebrating when their children’s friends have received alumni awards from the school and assisting with
babysitting duties of their grandchildren to allow their own children to attend special events, including Jonathan’s recent 30th Reunion.
Andrew, Jonathan, and Elizabeth all live in New York City. Andrew has been in finance and infrastructure private equity since 2002. After working at Goldman Sachs, the U.S. Department of Transportation and Related Fund Management, he started his own private equity firm, US InfraVest Managers, in 2020. With the exception of a four year stint earning a JD/MBA, Jonathan has spent his career at Goldman Sachs, where he is a managing director investing in the secondary private equity market. Elizabeth is a sport and exercise psychologist who works with middle and high school athletes on the mental side of sports. Prior to this, she taught health and wellness and physical education in various K-12 private schools.
All the Rights have children of their own and Elizabeth’s and Jonathan's even have monthly Greek mythology enrichment sessions with long-time former Graland faculty member, Phil Hickey, who now resides in New Jersey. “There is a group of Graland alumni who get together in New York with one of our beloved teachers, Mr. Hickey, and it’s a great way for our own kids to experience a bit of our education and childhood,” shared Elizabeth. “Whether they liked it or not, every Graland alumnus/a remembers Greek mythology with Mr. Hickey. Now when we get together, we say it’s for our kids, but I think it’s also for us, the alumni.”
Fond memories of Graland are numerous and a consistent throughline for the three Rights. Andrew reflects on the experiential and interdisciplinary learning units, such as Knighting and the Roman Museum, and school trips, as well as deeply impactful relationships with Graland teachers. He also shared, “It is a pleasure to support Graland as I firmly believe that I owe much of what I have achieved so far (and hopefully more in the future!) to Graland and my teachers while I was a student there.”
Jonathan cites similar memories of learning, trips and teachers, and also added the significance of long lasting friendships that stem from his youngest days. “We really had a special class. We all have busy lives as - oil men, surgeons, famous television political and economic pundits, puzzle makers, investors, a CFO of a public company - but we had a huge showing for our 30th year reunion this year. It’s telling that so many of us still found our way back after so much time, and it’s because Graland had such a huge impact on our lives.”
The Rights also shared about the life lessons that Graland instilled in them. Andrew shared, “Graland did so much for me by teaching me how to work hard, learn, and be a productive and positive member of my community. It also taught me an innate intellectual curiosity. I want to help ensure that the institution can do the same for others.” Elizabeth added, “Graland taught you how to succeed but also how to fail. Everything was applied to the ‘real world’ so all different types of learners could grasp the concepts. I think it also says something about the teachers. Adolescence is hard and the teachers were always available. They wanted you to succeed in finding the joy in learning.”
In January 2023, Elizabeth hosted a Graland gathering in her New York City apartment, with attendees including fellow alumni, parents of alumni, current grandparents and yes, even Mr. Hickey himself. Guests heard from Head of School Josh Cobb about current events at Graland and then had a chance to share with one another their personal experiences and memories. “I love hosting alumni events in New York,” said Elizabeth. “I wish I was able to come back to Denver more often, however for now, my brothers and I are so happy to open our doors to alumni and the broader Graland community. It’s just as Graland has open doors for us.”
She continued, “I think when you live in Denver, you take for granted how special it is. However for me, it’s always such a treat to return to campus or to gather with Graland alumni elsewhere. Ten years is a long time with someone - you rarely forget the Graland family. And it’s so fun to see how things change but also stay the same. Graland treasures the history of the past and honors it, as it grows into the future.”
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Graland treasures the history of the past and honors it, as it grows into the future.
Fred and Greer Kneip
Fred Kneip, Sr. and Susan Kneip
Kneip Charitable Fund
Bob Knickerbocker
Dale and Tara Kochevar
David and Judy Koff
David and Judy Koff Family Fund
Eric Komppa '97 and Sarah Snider '97 Komppa
Kyle and Natalie Koontz
Julian '89 and Marguerite Hitchens '91 Korber
Gabe Koroluk and Amy Zupon
Koroluk-Zupon Family Fund
Thomas and Rebecca Love '67 Kourlis
Herb and Darlene Kress
Martin and Jessica Kristiseter
Bill and Alicia Kroupa
William and Jacalyn Kroupa
Kumon Denver - Lowry
John and Joan Kuntz
Paul and Paige Kushner
Gabrielle Kuster
Julie Lachance
Dick and Shauna Landon
Winston Lapham and Jennifer Marsico Lapham
Karen Langsley '72
Chris and Samantha Larkins
Katy Laurie
Alan and Tara Lavizzo
John and Shannon Le Bel
Oliver and Marie LeBlanc III
John and Elizabeth Leddy
Rebecca Ledges
Courtney Leigh
Grant and Vikie Lejonvarn
Cecil and Stephanie Lepard
Paul and Annica Lester
David Leuthold and Jennifer Watts '87
Levin Orthodontics
Ali Levy '00
Andy and Robyn Levy
Brent '98 and Kate Levy
Jessica Levy
Chris Lewis
John and Kathy Lewis
Kristian '95 and Blair Lichtenfels
Leslie Liedtke
The Leslie Erb Liedtke Fund
Mimi Liedtke '02
Jon and Cori Lin
Meredith Linker Bloomberg
Little Feet & More, Inc
Lance and Amanda Poe '00 Little
Anthony and Christine Loeffler
Rob Lohr and Laura Bonnett-Lohr
Geoff Lord, Sr. and Marty Lord
Geoff and Marty Lord Family Fund
Clif and Rosella Louis
Daniel '00 and Olivia Louis
Tim and Kimm Lucas
Philip Lucks and Kimberly Ann Wagner
Kent and Elizabeth Lund
Ben Lusher '99 and Nicole Graham-Lusher
Jed and Lara MacKenzie
Akash and V Madiah
Kevin '84 and Andrea Mahoney
Ken Malo, Jr. and Kay Malo
Daniel and Tera Malyszko
Lawrence Mandes and Kimberly Allen
Scott and Kelley Manley
Sam Marquis, Jr. '76 and Christine Bilello
Peter and Mari Marsico
Lanny and Sharon Martin
J. Landis & Sharon Martin Family Foundation
Heidi Masters
Mitch Masters
Anthony Mataya III and Mikelle Bryant-Mataya
Alix Maulitz '99
Bo Maurer and Lisa Ahrendt
Ford and Christine Maurer
Mary Ford Maurer Donor Advisory Fund
Abby Mayo '10
Joel and Bambi Mayo
As part of their new social studies unit, Grade 1 students got to experience what it’s like to open and run their own businesses.
Ronni McCaffrey and b Frank
Julian and Brooke McClean
Heather McCormick
Michael and JJ Eklund '90 McGawn
Kabrielle McGee '97
Ryan '95 and Emily McGee
Zac and Mary McGrath
Taylor and Colleen McIlvennan
Jim and Judith McKeown
Paky McKinstry
David '94 and Allison McMurtry
Kevin and Jillian McNeilly
Ward and Jeannie McNeilly
Bill and Suzanne Meek
The Meek-Cuneo Family Fund
Courtney Menk
Carlos Mercado and Vanessa Renner
Herbert and Jennifer Merrill
METALMARK Fine Jewelry
Betsy Metcalfe
Drew Meyers and Melissa Cheong
Justin and Jennifer Miera
Miami #1 Fund at Bessemer Giving Fund
Emery Mikula '22
Jim and Tracy Millar
Christopher and Alexis Miller
David and Beverly Miller
David Miller and Katherine '67 Dines
H. and Bobbi Miller
Hans Miller and Heather French
Rick and Mindy Miller
The Rick and Mindy Miller Family Fund
Tyler Miller and Amy Silver
Matt and Katie Mimnall
Rod and Marilyn Mitchell
Jesus Molina and Amanda Delgado
Gregory Montoya
Claudia Morales
Tracey Morrell
Bianca Morris '23
Levi Morris '21
Paul and Robin Morris
Stephen and Jennifer Moss
Omar Mubarak and Leslie Rose
David Mueller '67
J.K. Mullen Foundation
Tonny and Erina Mukasa
Angelina Murane '17
Ed Murane '78
Rosemarie Murane
Lealy Murphy
Madison and Suzanne Murphy
Matt Murphy
The Murphy Foundation
Aaron and Vicki Murray
Brian and Laura Murray
Kier and Molly Louis '03 Myers
Jonathan '89 and Amy Nash
William and Barbara Nash
Cathy Naughton H’97
Tara Neeley
Jorge Negrete Guzman
Matt Neren
Di Nestel
Aaron and Kristin Newman
Stephen and Nanette Newman
Benjamin and Dana Nightingale
Juan Noguera and Mimi Saavedra
Rich Nolan and Heather Falk '84 Nolan
Haeman and Afsaneh Noori
J.J. Nora, Jr. '84
Karl Nyquist
Katey Nyquist
Brett and Julie O’Connor
Sean Offner '09
David and Rosaleigh Olivas
Todd O’Malley and Lynn Turner
Dan O’Neill
Lauren O’Neill
Oracle
Susan Osgood
Blake '98 and Emily O’Shaughnessy
Ryan '93 and Griffen O’Shaughnessy
Lee Osterman and Elissa Topol
Otten Johnson Robinson Neff & Ragonetti Charitable Fdn., LLC
Charlie '83 and Kristina Owen
Charlie and Kris Owen Family Charitable Fund
James Owens and Jennifer Ridder '02
Kelly Palma
Drew and Lisa Palmer
Jack and Andrea Palmer
Jonathan Palmer and Dominic Vaiana
Matthew and Cynthia Palmer
Demetrios and Karine Pantazopoulos
John and Vera Pardee
Eli Paris
Parisi Foods Inc
Zach '87 and Anuschka Pashel
Patt Charitable Gift Fund
Josh Patt '89
Mary Lou Paulsen
PayPal
PDC Energy Inc.
Peak Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery & Dental Implant Center
James and Kerry Pearson
Pella Corporation
Gaby Jaquez Perez
Pranav and Kavitha Periyalwar
Jake and Trisha Perlman
Judith Perrill
Linda Peters
Alan and Martha Petrush
Ryann Peyton and Sara Knickerbocker
Phifer Johnson Foundation
D. and Sue Priest '69 Pierce
Julio Pita, Jr. and Patricia Pita
Theodore and Eleanore Pitney
Jennifer Pock '94
Adam and Anne Poe
Cintra Pollack '92
Howard and Lisa Pollack
Rebecca Popara '12
Max Popov and Tatyana Chashnik
Chaun and Erin O’Shaughnessy '96 Powell
Arlan Preblud and Leigh Sinclair
Micky Prelogar
Jordan Press '87
Andrew and Emily Prouse
Chris and Ann Pruitt
Israel Ramirez
Danyelle Randolph
Bill and Dana Rankin
Peggy Rawlinson '66
Joyce Raynor
Nicholas Reagles and Kieran Casey
Lindsey Redigan
Nathan and Alison Reed
Tom Reed
Greg and Patti Rees
Reinsurance Group of America
Elizabeth Right '97 Reiss
Bob and Ellie Reiter
Brad and Nan Remington
Joe and Danielle Remington
Renaissance Charitable Foundation, Inc
Rhoda Resnick
Terry Richmond, Jr. '58
Brandon and Deb Ridenour
Bruce '72 and Kirsten Rifkin
The Rifkin Foundation
Gregg Rippey and Marcia Toll '81
Andrew Right '90
Andrew C. Right Family Fund at Fidelity Charitable
Jonathan '93 and Jess Right
Richard and Michele Right
Tom and Kathy Riley
Rio Grande Rep Company
Jane Risley
Trini Rodriguez '89 and Sarah Winbourn
Cliff and Bon Roemer
Brandon and Lisa '99 Rogoff
Daniel and Jennifer Rohan
Daniel and Jennifer Rohan Charitable Fund at Fidelity
Mark '68 and Donna Romer
Graham and Sarah Buchanan '88 Rose
Sam Rosen '13
Dan and Kelly Rosenberg
Steven and Cordelia Rosenberg
Flip '80 and Liz Rosenberry
Joel and Brenda Rosenthal
Alex and Lisa Ross
Randy and Nancy Ross
Erik and Carly Rothschild
Kerstin Rowe
Erik and Lauren Ruben
Richard and Nan Ruben
Ben and Katherine Rubin
Jerry and Terry Rubin
John and Leslie Russell
John and Leslie Russell Fund
Drew and Ashley Johnson '88 Rust
Celsa Rutan
Matt and JJ Rutherford
Maya Rutherford '17
Mark Ryan, Jr. and Ann Ladd '87 Ryan
Karam and Tonya Saab
Oswald and Lillian Saavedra
David Sadoff and Zak Vasquez
Francois and Catherine Safieddine
Asheki and Safiya Said
Lorenzo Salas
Salesforce
Chris '87 and Christy Sanchez
Fernando Sanchez and Margaret Young-Sanchez
Philip '78 and Gloria Sanchez
SAP
Mike Saslow '99
Brian and Becky Schaub
Anna Natassja Scheitler '13
Kirk Scheitler and Samantha Padilla Scheitler
Alan Schindler and Nicole Lonsway
Scott and Roslyn Schindler
Max and Megan Schmid
Daren Schmidt and Susan Bain-Schmidt
Matt Schneck
Kyle and Nicole Schneider
William Schneider, Jr. and Diane Freyer '68 Schneider
Hilly Schoelzel '04
Kevin Schoelzel '07
Scott and Katie Schoelzel
Schoelzel Family Foundation
Scholes Insurance
Jenny Scholes '95
Terry and Elaine Scholes
David and Wilma Schopp
The David and Wilma Schopp Charitable Fund at Schwab Charitable
Daniel Schrader and Megan Meyers
Bob and Lisa Schreiner
Timothy Schuetz and Anna Phelan
Barbara Schultze
Charles Schwab Foundation
Matching Gift Program
Amy Averbach '94 Schwager
Amy and Lauren Schwartzreich
Mark and Sloan Emery '69 Schwindt
Annie Scott '06
Marc and Megan Scremin
The Elizabeth B. Searle Fund at Vanguard Charitable
Sherman and Sherry Sedgwick
Zachary Segal
Michael Segler and Jill Carnahan
Scott and Page Sepic
Amy Sevier
Pat Shafroth '80
Rordan and Amanda Shane
Mike and Mary Sue Shannon
Tim and Susanna Shannon
Alex Shapiro and Michelle Kuba
Jordy Shaw '88
Nick and Kerry O’Shaughnessy '00 Sheedy
David and Patty Kern '64 Shelton
Alisa Lee Sherick
Steve Sherick
Roie Shields
Andy '98 and Kellie Shopneck
Shopneck Family Foundation
Sarah Shutts
David Silverman and Betsy Cregger '86
Evan Silverman '90
Ben Simmons
Grade 6 students learn about poverty, homelessness, and food insecurity in their math, English, science, history, and art classes. During a culminating event, members of the Hearts on the Horizon Club invite their families and educators to their Empty Bowls presentation soup dinner, where they share what they learned.
Bill '95 and Josephine Sinclair
Jordy Singer '90 and Rebecca Katsh Singer
Katie Singleton
Greg Sissel and Therese Ivancovich Sissel
Gregory and Therese Sissel Charitable Fund
Steve and Myra Skinner
Myra Skinner, Realtor with milehimodern
Slifer, Smith & Frampton-Denver, Inc.
Amy Slothower
Chris and Erin Smith
Elvin and Irmi Smith
Tyler and Lori Smith
Clint Smullyan and Katie Kinsey
Unique Snyder
Andrea Sodano '65
Andrea Gail Sodano Fund
Sodexo
Lee and Sarah Solomon
Laurence and Joan Sorkin
Michael Spann and Diana Quezada
Erik and Krista Speicher
Sean and Sarah Spiegel
Nikki Spiers
Robert Spitz
Amy St. John
Nancy Stamper
Ben F. Stapleton IV and Stephanie Malliaris Stapleton
David and Michele Steed
Jill Stein '94
Paul and Laura Steinwald
Clare Steninger '04
Ashleigh Stepanian
Andrew and Sarah Martin '95 Stettner
Gary and Sophie Steuer
George Stolze, Jr. and Mary Howell '60 Stolze
Avi Stopper and Kalliopi Monoyios
Stephen and Lisa Storey
Don Strasburg and Jenny Baker-Strasburg
EJ and Mona Strassburger
Jim and Julie Stretz
Craig and Mary Stromberg
Page '65 and Amy Wagner '66 Stull
Tom Suehr and Sam Martin
Adrian Sullestra and Amanda Murphy
Drew and Leanna Sultan
Alex Sun and Liz Robinson '98
Bill Sun and Deb DeGrazia
Jeff '91 and Ginger Susman
Jeffrey & Ginger Susman Charitable Giving Fund
Rob '94 and Suzie Susman
James and Alexis Sutton
Edward Sweeney '78
William Sweet III '52 System1
Paulina Szafranski
G. Jack Tankersley and Jennifer Evans
Jay and Lauren Tankersley
Rob and Judy Tate
Brian and Natasha Taylor
Dan and Kate Taylor
David Taylor
Mary Tennes '71 and Helen Hansel
Kohl Terry '14
Sackett Terry '13
Seth '83 and Jennifer Terry
Stuart Terry '18
Wyatt Terry '16
Tesfalidet Tewolde and Tsigie Gebreyesus
James Thom and Judy Zhu
Becca Thomas
David Thomas '74 and Kathryn Lester
Don and Marcia Thomas
Jay and Melissa Thomas
Jeter '95 and Meagan Thomas
David Thomson '95 and Madeley Rincon Feria
Sandy Thomson, Jr. and Dottie Thomson
Esteban and Olivia Tinoco
Chris '78 and Jane Toll
Darwin '75 and Susan Toll
Elizabeth Joyce Toohey Fund at The Denver Foundation
Keith and Margaux Trammell
Melonie Treantos
Paul and Margaret Troia
Stephen Tsai and Sonya Bassaly
Chris and Ashley Tulp
The Ashley and Christopher Tulp
Family Fund
Ben and Shaylisa Turner
James Turner and Martha Solis-Turner
Marshall and Ann Turner
Marty and Leslie Twarogowski
UCHealth Urgent Care
UnitedHealthcare (UHG)
Drew and Kristy Unthank
Daniel and Helen Valiant
Mathew Van Alstyne and Catherine Grimes
Ezequiel Vazquez
Richard Diana Vigil Charitable Trust
Eric '89 and Kara Vinton
VISA
Doug and Kelly Viseur
Jeri Volpe
Carrie VonderHaar
Barb Wagner
Rob and Judy Wagner
Jake Walker and Sara Barton
Rick and Christina Freyer '97 Walker
Marshall and Diane Gates '69 Wallach
Aaron and Lisa Walters
Ben and Lucy Ana Walton
Jason Wang and Soojin Kim
David '92 and Nadia Watts
Joe and Kristin Eklund '88 Weber
Keith and Margie Weber Family Foundation
Kyle and Emily Weber
Margie Weber
Rick Wedgle
Gordie and Alexis Wilson '96 Weightman
Dan and Liz Weiner
Cody and Jacqueline Weitzel
Cody and Jackie Weitzel Giving Fund
Holly Welles '75 and Rob Thomas
Lindsey Wenzelman
Russ '81 and Sarah Werkman
Lon and Laurie Werner
Todd West and India Champion
Western Union Foundation
Jerome and Mariah Wheaton
Matthew and Tanja Wheeler
Alix White Smith
Darius and Marsa White
Whitney Evans Ltd.
Andrew and Joanne Wichern
Christopher Wiedenmayer, Sr. and Anne Wiedenmayer
Williams Companies Inc.
Bob and Audrey Williams
David and Katherine Williams
Graham '92 and Caro Williams
Jessica Williams
Kieffer Williams
Parthenia Williams
T.H. Williams and Rochelle Maki-Williams
Mike Willis
Alison Wilson
Soe Win and Tin Tin Aye
Mona Wineburg
Phil and Ann Winslow
Phil and Anya Winslow
Jason and Annie Wissner
Matthew and Amanda Witheiler
Court and Cullen Wold
Matthew and Katie Wold
Wold Foundation
Dan and Laura Wolf
Stephen and Marcella Wolf
Jeff Wolkoff
Caroline Woodruff
Cort Woodruff '06
Woodruff Family Fund
Workday, Inc.
Bryan and Elizabeth Wright
Will Wright and Kim Nelson '73
Ben and Blair Wullschlager
Xcel Energy Foundation
Dan Yamagishi and Sharol Preisser
Tony Yao and Deborah Yim
Fred and Katie Yarger
Mark and Becky Yoder
Bob and Ann Young
Bob Young, Jr. and Chris Parisi
Sarah Young
Patrick and Tricia Youssi
Tricia and Patrick Youssi Fund at the Denver Foundation
Paul and Anne Austin '95 Zeckser
Tom and Rocio Zeiler
Richard '85 and Ann Zimmerman
Each year, using what they learned about measurement, area, and perimeter, Grade 4 students construct their own life-sized mini golf holes and invite their buddies to play the course.
Graland is grateful to donors who have established special, designated funds for the school over time. These funds further the school’s mission through a variety of ways in concert with the donors’ intention and purpose. These funds are active in their support of Graland; contributions may be made to all of the below funds at any time.
Donations to the Nancy Nye Priest Memorial Fund are designated for financial assistance to deserving students whose families cannot afford full tuition.
Blake Anneberg '01
David Claman '73 and Sunita Vatuk
David and Sunita Fund
Thomas and Linda Hagaman '54 Daugherty
Hagaman-Daugherty Foundation
Phil Hickey H’81
Doug and Isabel Whitcomb '01 Howard
Isabel and Doug Howard Family Charitable Fund
Herb and Darlene Kress
D. and Sue Priest '69 Pierce
Jordy Singer '90 and Rebecca Katsh Singer
George Stolze, Jr. and Mary Howell '60 Stolze
Established in 2018 by Drs. Roger and Suzanne Barkin, the fund is designated to advance strategic diversity, equity, and inclusivity initiatives at the school including, but not limited to: professional development, faculty and staff recruitment, and the creation and execution of Community Day.
Drs. Suzanne and Roger Barkin
Drs. Suzanne and Roger Barkin Charitable Fund
Erik Burrell
Tony and Cindy Catanese
Felix and Wendy Demartini
Phil Hickey H’81
Kevin Isaac
John and Vera Pardee
Alex and Lisa Ross
Nikki Spiers
Brian and Natasha Taylor
David Taylor
UnitedHealthcare (UHG)
Jessica Williams
Established in 1992 by Don and Marcia Thomas, the Bradley Thomas Memorial Fund was created as a tribute to their late son, Brad '72. Donations to the fund help offset the cost of drug and alcohol prevention education provided annually to middle school students.
Aaron and Kristin Newman
Rio Grande Rep Company
David Thomas '74 and Kathryn Lester
Don and Marcia Thomas
This scholarship was established in 1999 by Andrea Sodano '65 and named in memory of her mother. The scholarship funds are designated for a Graland student in a single-parent household.
Andrea Sodano '65
Andrea Gail Sodano Fund
Graland’s Archives and Heritage Project has allowed the school to digitize many historic photos, documents and yearbooks. Carefully culled memorabilia and themed images from the Archives are displayed in the Corkins Center in an effort to connect the school’s history to current students’ learning and enjoyment. Funds are needed to assure all archival materials can be properly preserved, stored and shared with the broad school community.
Davis Ammons '53
Jim Arneill IV '66 and Tudi Arneill
Hopie Brown '18
Libby Cantrill '93
Hope Connors '78
Tyson Dines III '65
Liza Grant '79
Jenny Heller '93
Phil Hickey H’81
Margaret Hoover '93
Angelina Murane '17
Ed Murane '78
Elizabeth Right '97 Reiss
Jonathan '93 and Jess Right
Sam Rosen '13
Mark Ryan, Jr. and Ann Ladd '87 Ryan Page '65 and Amy Wagner '66 Stull
The Robert S. Romero, Sr. Scholarship Fund was introduced in 2016 to recognize and honor Coach Romero upon his retirement after 39 years of teaching and coaching at Graland. This endowed fund will offer financial assistance in perpetuity to deserving students whose families cannot afford full tuition. Graland continues to strive to reach its goal to formally establish this fund within the school’s endowment and to officially name it in Coach Romero’s honor.
Evan '07 and Stephanie Gart
Bob and Kay Hanson
Phil Hickey H’81
Kier and Molly Louis '03 Myers
Karl Nyquist
Rebecca Popara '12
Kevin Schoelzel '07
Pat Shafroth '80
David Taylor
Russ '81 and Sarah Werkman
Begun in 2012, the Sam Loewi Fund was initiated to enhance training for students, teachers and parents with regard to diversity and inclusivity efforts, and to assist students with diverse needs. Over time, the Fund has evolved, robustly furthering Graland’s commitment to inclusivity. Currently, it provides funds to assure that all students and faculty have the intellectual, physical and socialemotional tools and access necessary for them to pursue excellence.
Danielle Caldwell '03
Andy and Meggan Dodge
Elizabeth Duncan
Nate Fotheringham
Liza Grant '79
Georgia Grey '05
Erin Hepp
Dina Horsch
Cyril Isaac
Ali Levy '00
Tim and Kimm Lucas
Alix Maulitz '99
Di Nestel
Susan Osgood
If you are interested in contributing to one of these special funds, or establishing your own, contact Jessica Goski, Director of Development at jgoski@graland.org or 303-336-3705.
Lorenzo Salas
Hilly Schoelzel '04
Sherman and Sherry Sedgwick
Tyler and Lori Smith
Clare Steninger '04
Rebecca Thomas
(H) honorary classmate
During the Grade 2 Biography Expo, students conduct research on a changemaker in society. On Biography Expo Day, second graders present their research and showcase a visual display, an informational writing piece, and an invention they created to help their honoree.
Graland is grateful to have received so many special tribute gifts from the following lists of donors. Honorary and memorial gifts are personal and meaningful forms of expression - a way to formalize the impact an individual or teacher has had on one’s life. These kind gestures make a lasting impression on our students and teachers.
In Honor of 10 Years Since Graduation
Sam Rosen '13
In Honor of James Alexee '29
George and Dee Alexee
In Honor of Elizabeth Arkell '03
David and Betty Arkell
In Honor of Peter Arkell '07
David and Betty Arkell
In Honor of Nathan Auchterlonie '26
David Auchterlonie and Barbara Keller
In Honor of Liam Averbach '25
Bob and Linda Averbach
In Honor of Dylan Barclay '32
David and Liz Barclay
In Honor of James Barclay '30
David and Liz Barclay
In Honor of Adam Barkin '91
Drs. Suzanne and Roger Barkin
Drs. Suzanne and Roger Barkin Charitable Fund
In Honor of Eli Barkin '26
Drs. Suzanne and Roger Barkin
Drs. Suzanne and Roger Barkin Charitable Fund
In Honor of Jacob Barkin '24
Drs. Suzanne and Roger Barkin
Drs. Suzanne and Roger Barkin Charitable Fund
In Honor of Jill Barkin
Drs. Suzanne and Roger Barkin
Drs. Suzanne and Roger Barkin Charitable Fund
In Honor of Michael Barkin '93
Drs. Suzanne and Roger Barkin
Drs. Suzanne and Roger Barkin Charitable Fund
In Honor of Cash Beatty '24
Jim and Dora Cash
In Honor of Gus Beatty '25
Jim and Dora Cash
In Honor of Stella Blair '26
Sue Hennessy
In Honor of Desi Bolton '26
Richard and Shirley Bolton
In Honor of Quinn Bolton '30
Richard and Shirley Bolton
In Honor of Stella Boscoe '28
David and Angel Drucker
In Honor of Ella Burgamy '25 Susan Burgamy
In Honor of Marti Champion Robert Fuller II and Virginia Fuller
In Honor of The Class of 1973 50th Graland Reunion
Will Wright and Kim Nelson '73
In Honor of The Class of 1983’s 40th Reunion
Phil Hickey H’81
In Honor of The Class of 1993’s 30th Reunion
Phil Hickey H’81
In Honor of The Class of 2003’s 20th Reunion
Phil Hickey H’81
In Honor of Josh Cobb
Phil Hickey H’81
Roie Shields
In Honor of Dylan Collins '24
Michael and Patti Hunnicutt
In Honor of Garrett Cooper '29
David and Angel Drucker
In Honor of Maeve Cooper '24
David and Angel Drucker
In Honor of Charlie Cuneo '24
Bill and Suzanne Meek
In Honor of Haddie Cuneo '27
Bill and Suzanne Meek
In Honor of Anna Cunningham '26
Martin and Debbie Buckley
In Honor of John Cunningham '24
Martin and Debbie Buckley
In Honor of Mae Cunningham '31
Martin and Debbie Buckley
(H) honorary classmate
In Honor of Veronica da Silva '26
Anthoney Mataya III and Mikelle Bryant-Mataya
In Honor of Dagny Dworkis '28
John and Kathy Lewis
In Honor of Edison Dworkis '32
John and Kathy Lewis
In Honor of Anders Eklund '28
Spike and Nan Eklund
In Honor of Eli Eklund '30
Spike and Nan Eklund
In Honor of Garrett Eklund '25
Spike and Nan Eklund
In Honor of Spike and Nan Eklund
Joe and Kristin Eklund '88 Weber
In Honor of Lively Emich '27
Lee Osterman and Elissa Topol
In Honor of Pace Emich '27
Lee Osterman and Elissa Topol
In Honor of Quinn Emich '31
Lee Osterman and Elissa Topol
In Honor of Adam Farver '92
Charles Farver, Sr. and Karen Farver
Charles and Karen Farver Charitable Foundation
In Honor of Kelly Gaudet
Jim and Judith McKeown
In Honor of Ben Glyphis '26
Sophia Glyphis
In Honor of Gabriella Glyphis '24
Sophia Glyphis
In Honor of Gina Gold '23
Laurence and Carolyn Gold
In Honor of Ashby Hadden '31
Linda Peters
In Honor of Elsa Hadden '28
Linda Peters
In Honor of Phil Hickey H’81
Jim Arneill IV '66 and Tudi Arneill
Michael and Jennifer Atler '86 Fischer
Andrew and Rachael Portnoy '84 Goldfarb
Zach Heckendorf '08
Jason Hicks and Ann Harrison '81 Hicks
Margaret Hoover '93
Damon Judd '91
Elizabeth Right '97 Reiss
Russ '81 and Sarah Werkman
In Honor of Arlene Hirschfeld
Phil Hickey H’81
In Honor of Barry Hirschfeld
Phil Hickey H’81
In Honor of Margaret Hoover '93
Libby Cantrill '93
Jenny Heller '93
Phil Hickey H’81
Elizabeth Right '97 Reiss
In Honor of Charlie Hurley '27 Chris and Ann Pruitt
In Honor of Hunter Hurley '30 Dan and Kate Taylor
In Honor of Isabella Hurley '23 Chris and Ann Pruitt
In Honor of George Jarrett '31 Gary and M.L. Hill
In Honor of Ruthie Jarrett '30 Gary and M.L. Hill
In Honor of Isabelle Jenkins '31 Barbara Schultze
In Honor of Peter Johnson '81 Ed Murane '78
In Honor of Hawkins Jordan '31 Jim and Tracy Millar
In Honor of Delphine Kimball '32 Dudley and Virginia Kimball
In Honor of Petra Kimball '29 Dudley and Virginia Kimball
In Honor of Mackenzie King '31
Joan King
In Honor of Caroline Kirkpatrick '29 Don and Liza Kirkpatrick
In Honor of Lila Kirkpatrick '27 Don and Liza Kirkpatrick
In Honor of Buddy Klein '27 H. and Bobbi Miller
In Honor of Graham Kneip '29
Bicky Day
Fred and Greer Kneip
In Honor of Rylan Kneip '24
Bicky Day
Fred and Greer Kneip
In Honor of Sutton Kroupa '30 Bill and Alicia Kroupa
In Honor of Alden Leppitsch '28
Karl and Gail Becker
Gail and Karl Becker Charitable Foundation
In Honor of Johann Leppitsch '30
Karl and Gail Becker
Gail and Karl Becker Charitable Foundation
In Honor of Beth Linas '97
Phil Hickey H’81
In Honor of Ellie Lucas '23
The Buettner Family Foundation
The Buettner Family Foundation for Leigh and Al Buettner
In Honor of Isabel Lucas '27
The Buettner Family Foundation
The Buettner Family Foundation for Leigh and Al Buettner
In Honor of Kimm Lucas
The Buettner Family Foundation
The Buettner Family Foundation for Leigh and Al Buettner
Chuck and Honey Goldberg
Phil Hickey H’81
In Honor of Jane Maslanka
Levi Morris '21
In Honor of Mitch Masters
Roie Shields
In Honor of John McKenna
Aaron '89 and Brooke Burgamy
In Honor of Rosemarie Murane
Phil Hickey H’81
In Honor of Cathy Naughton H'97
George and Beth Hower
Eric Komppa '97 and Sarah Snider '97 Komppa
In Honor of Francesca Noguera '25
Oswald and Lillian Saavedra
In Honor of Marcela Noguera '23
Oswald and Lillian Saavedra
In Honor of Dan O’Neill
Bianca Morris '23
In Honor of Kevin Plummer '82
Chase '95 and Amanda Boswell
Boswell Investments, LLC
In Honor of Mark Popov '23
Evgeny Chashnik
In Honor of Che Prasad '84
Phil Hickey H’81
In Honor of Andrew Prouse '31
Cliff and Bon Roemer
In Honor of Caitlin Prouse '29
Cliff and Bon Roemer
(H) honorary classmate
In Honor of Jolie Pruett '26
Terry and Elaine Scholes
In Honor of Jordan Pruett '26
Terry and Elaine Scholes
In Honor of Tom Rice
Phil Hickey H’81
In Honor of Adam Roberts '28
Joel and Brenda Rosenthal
In Honor of Jesse Ruben '31
Richard and Nan Ruben
In Honor of Beker Rubin '29
Jerry and Terry Rubin
In Honor of Kara Rubin '33
Jerry and Terry Rubin
In Honor of Elodie Schindler '29
Scott and Roslyn Schindler
In Honor of Miles Segal '30
Ari and Ann Deshe
In Honor of Charlotte Smith '20
The Bohemia Fund
Alix White Smith
In Honor of Christopher Smith '23
The Bohemia Fund
Alix White Smith
In Honor of Linda Solorio
George and Beth Hower
In Honor of Ethan Speicher '30
Bruce Farnham and Kathy Speicher
In Honor of Owen Speicher '27
Bruce Farnham and Kathy Speicher
In Honor of Edie Steffen '29
Micky Prelogar
In Honor of Leo Steffen '31
Micky Prelogar
In Honor of Van Steffen '29
Micky Prelogar
In Honor of Kathy Stokes
Phil Hickey H’81
In Honor of Benjamin Susman '30
Laurence and Joan Sorkin
In Honor of Graham Susman '27
Laurence and Joan Sorkin
In Honor of The Graland Faculty and Staff
Andy and Robyn Levy
In Honor of Callia Tsai '33
Jim and Elaine Hackett
In Honor of Riley Tsai '29
Jim and Elaine Hackett
In Honor of the Tulp Family
Phil and Julie Allen
In Honor of Kelly Viseur
Phil Hickey H’81
In Honor of Jeri Volpe
Ed Murane '78
In Honor of Christina Freyer '97 Walker
Aaron Goldhamer '96
In Honor of Margot Weber '28 Russel and Jane Kaufman
In Honor of Teddy Weber '32 Russel and Jane Kaufman
In Honor of Ainslee Weightman '27
Vicki Emery '66
Walter C. Emery Family Foundation Fund
In Honor of Charlotte Weightman '29
Vicki Emery '66
Walter C. Emery Family Foundation Fund
In Honor of Adelaide Weitzel '30
Joseph and Debra Jaggers
The Joe and Debra Jaggers Giving Fund
In Honor of Bridget Weitzel '30
Joseph and Debra Jaggers
The Joe and Debra Jaggers Giving Fund
In Honor of Blake Werner '31
Joyce Raynor
Lon and Laurie Werner
In Honor of Mia Werner '28
Joyce Raynor
Lon and Laurie Werner
In Honor of Henry Wichern '24
Pat Clark
In Honor of William Wichern '23
Pat Clark
In Honor of Kieffer Williams
Carrie VonderHaar
In Honor of Michael Willis
Phil Hickey H’81
In Honor of Athena Winslow '32
Phil and Ann Winslow
In Honor of Madeline Witheiler '31
Nancy Deifik
In Honor of Alexa Youssi '25
Margie Weber
Keith and Margie Weber Family Foundation
In Honor of Trevor Youssi '23
Margie Weber
Keith and Margie Weber Family Foundation
In Honor of Rocio Zeiler
Ryan Arney and Marisa Hudson-Arney
(H) honorary classmate
During Innovation Night, Graland families are invited to the Charles C. Gates Invention & Innovation Lab to experience Tinker Time and the values it provides to their children.
Rather than just learning about Colorado mountain ecosystems, life zones, and wilderness in the classroom, sixth graders head to Keystone for an annual overnight trip to investigate for themselves.
In Memory of Connie R. Ankelein
Ali Levy ‘00
Jennifer Pock ‘94
In Memory of Lynn Barnes
Jay and Melissa Thomas
In Memory of Alexandra C. Cain '93
Jenny Heller ‘93
In Memory of John Comfort
Ben Duke III ‘68 and Laurie Duke
Ben and Laurie Duke Family
Charitable Fund
In Memory of Donald P. Falk
Phil Hickey H’81
In Memory of Bruce E. Gipson '70
Phil Hickey H’81
In Memory of Ruth Gorham
George Stolze, Jr. and Mary Howell ‘60 Stolze
In Memory of Arnie Grossman
Phil Hickey H’81
In Memory of Mary C. Hollingshead '54
Davis Ammons ‘53
In Memory of Joan Hollister
J. Roger Hollister
In Memory of Samantha M. Loewi '05
Nate Fotheringham
Sherman and Sherry Sedgwick
In Memory of Andrew Mallory
Phil Hickey H’81
In Memory of Melanie M. Meyer
Phil Hickey H’81
In Memory of Pamela N. Moye
Phil Hickey H’81
In Memory of Neil Peck
Phil Hickey H’81
In Memory of Christina M. Reed '99
Tom Reed
In Memory of Bart L. Rickenbaugh '81
Phil Hickey H’81
In Memory of Walter S. Rosenberry
Flip ‘80 and Liz Rosenberry
In Memory of Burke L. Ryder '18
Phil Hickey H’81
Susan Osgood
Rob and Judy Wagner
In Memory of Helen Sams
Ben Duke III ‘68 and Laurie Duke
Ben and Laurie Duke Family
Charitable Fund
In Memory of Ronel Smith
Kabrielle McGee ‘97
In Memory of Ray E. Stanford
Phil Hickey H’81
In Memory of Katherine H. Stapleton
Ben Stapleton IV and Stephanie Malliaris Stapleton
In Memory of Kathleen Ann Tagg
Phil Hickey H’81
In Memory of John W. Threlkeld
Tony and Cindy Catanese
Ali Levy ‘00
In Memory of June G. Wood
Howard and Priscilla Kirshbaum
(H) honorary classmate
At Graland, we create a sense of belonging by knowing and inspiring each student. A broadly diverse community fosters empathy, enriches teaching and learning, and promotes intellectual excellence and strong character.
During the 2018-19 school year, the Inspire Campaign was launched and led by co-chairs Amy and Peter Corrigan and Andi and John Freyer ’92, to fund a groundbreaking sphere-based faculty compensation model. Rather than rewarding teachers simply for their years of experience and educational achievements, the innovative structure rewards teachers for impacting students in the classroom while going further to recognize those who demonstrate the school's values and advance the overall program. It raises Graland faculty salaries to be competitive, both locally and nationally, and rewards teachers for being masters of their craft. It honors exceptional teaching and is designed to impact program
growth and expand student learning. And it provides Graland with the means to attract outstanding teachers by showing recruits that the school values educational expertise and encourages a growth mindset. To commemorate the Inspire Campaign's positive impacts, show appreciation for its donors, and honor Graland educators, a new art piece was installed on campus in spring 2023. The piece, created by Tony Ball from Tork Collaborative Arts, resembles birch trees, paying homage to the school's original address (30 Birch Street) and the growth, knowledge, learning, and reaching for great heights that trees symbolize, all attributes Graland seeks for both its educators and its students.
Graland is grateful to the donors who made gifts to the school’s endowment last year. Endowment giving is incredibly powerful as gifts to the endowment today provide funding for Graland in perpetuity.
Faculty Compensation Fund (Inspire Campaign)
Programs and Operations
General Endowment
The McCaffrey Early Childhood Learning Center
Financial Aid
Faculty Support
Professional Development
Campus Preservation
The school endowment includes 63 named funds.
Est. 1993
The Graland Country Day School Foundation, a separate entity created by the school’s Board of Trustees to oversee and steward the school endowment, was established in 1993.
In the spring of 2022, Wynn Downing Gandera called Graland to share news that her parents had left a gift for Graland in their estate. Decades before, Mancourt “Corky” Downing '37 and Sybil Smith '43 Downing had established an educational trust designated for college tuition for their grandchildren. When they designed the trust, they also included the stipulation that when the youngest grandchild turned 26 years of age, the trust was to be dissolved, and the remaining funds to be dispersed to educational institutions that meant the most to Corky and Sybil during their lives.
Graland Country Day School meant a great deal to both Corky and Sybil. Wynn shared “They were very strong on elementary education because they saw it as the foundation of everything.” She shared that her father stated that “elementary education is ‘the key’ and deserves great funding.” Their gift was designated for student scholarship.
Corky Downing enlisted in the U.S. Navy upon turning 18 in 1943 while attending East Denver High School. Upon his return to Colorado at the end of the war, he enrolled in Colorado College. Now back home, Corky consulted his father’s friends for advice on what to do next. Education was the prevailing answer and it played a significant role in the course of the couple’s lives.
Corky and Sybil moved to Chicago, where Corky eventually received his Ph.D in Biochemistry from the University of Chicago. They later moved back to Colorado and settled in Boulder with two daughters in 1955 where Sybil became involved with and eventually became president of the Boulder League of Women Voters. While raising four children, she
became active in local school affairs and was elected to the Boulder Valley RE-2 School Board in 1967 and served as its president until 1974. During her tenure on the school board, she took classes at University of Colorado’s mini college and completed her bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado in geography, participated in Phi Beta Kappa, and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1976. In 1984, Sybil was elected as candidate at-large to the State Board of Education where she presided as chair until 1995. Meanwhile, Corky served as a professor of biochemistry at the University of Colorado for 25 years.
These esteemed educational leaders never forgot the impact of Graland on the trajectory of their later lives. And so, in turn, they left a gift to Graland in their estate for student scholarship, so that current and future students may have access to the school and its opportunities as well. Corky and Sybil’s daughter, Wynn, shared: “Their elementary foundation allowed my parents to excel later in life with further schooling, including my father’s Ph.D.” Graland is so grateful for the family’s gift and for the doors that their scholarship funding may open for other young Graland scholars.
Graland is sincerely grateful to Corky Downing '37 and Sybil Smith '43 Downing, and all the Montem Society members who have included Graland in their estate plans. For more information about how you can create a legacy at Graland through planned giving, contact Jessica Goski at 303-336-3705 or jgoski@graland.org.
Above: (L-R) Elfred Washburne, Frank Shafroth, Peter Struby, David Downs, Mancourt “Corky” Downing, and Bruce Kistler in the former Chester Preisser woodshop in the mid 1930’s.Graland is grateful for its Montem Society members. The Montem Society recognizes individuals who have named Graland as a beneficiary of a bequest or planned gift.
Betsy Anderson '77
Estate of Catherine Anderson
Estate of Velma Andrews '36
Jim Arneill IV '66 and Tudi Arneill
Shawn and Jennifer Person '94 Barker
Estate of Emmy Baum
Estate of Pamela Bent
Estate of Edwin Bigelow
David Butler
Ellie Caulkins
Estate of Mimi Chenoweth
Philip Corsello
Estate of Leroy and Alice Craven
Estate of Madeline McWhinney '34 Dale
Estate of Mancourt Downing '37 and Sybil Smith '42 Downing
David Dudley
Ben Duke '68
b Frank
Nancy Widmer '64 Freeman
Jeane Garrison
Jan Goldberg
Lezlie Goldberg
Colette Guiberteau
Sara Gutterman '88
Estate of Hugh S. Hatcher
Estate of Robert Hawley '33
George and Beth Hower
Estate of Genevieve Jones
Estate of Elizabeth T. Kirkpatrick
Roy and Debbie Widmer '61 Lewicki
Ronni McCaffrey
Christina Montez
Rosemarie Murane
Estate of Georgia Nelson
Estate of Whitney “Chip” Newton Jr. '69
Diane Claassen '70 Nichols
Susan Osgood
Estate of Allan and Clara Phipps
Kevin Preblud '78
Mike and Frances Raudenbush
David and Kristin Robbins
Estate of Abby Shafroth
Andrea Sodano '65
Estate of Virginia Sodano
Marcia Strickland
Estate of Helen Susman
Marshall and Diane Gates '69 Wallach
Estate of Ruth Waring
Edward White III '73 and Nancy White
Estate of Virginia Wiebenson
Bruce and Shelly Wilhelm
Estate of Herbert Wittow
Smile big! A proud student poses next to her artwork featured in the 2023 Graland Art Show, a long-standing school tradition.
During the Book Fair, students have the opportunity to submit bookmark artwork in a school-wide competition.
Following Community Day, Graland families gather on campus for a casual dinner celebrating friendship, community, and belonging.
Graland is grateful for the sponsors and in-kind donors who supported the Graland Parent Association’s activities and events during the 2022-23 school year.
The following families and businesses supported the GPA as sponsors.
Anonymous
Anthony’s Pizza and Pasta
Apex Dermatology Group
David and Anna Asarch
Benson Orthodontics
Louis Bissette III and Erica Bissette
The Blair Dvorak Family
Jon-Erik '92 and Brooke Borgen
Justin '91 and Tobey Borus
Chase '95 and Amanda Boswell
The Brass Bed, Fine Linens & Furnishings
Edwin and Catherine Carlson
The Center for Cosmetic Surgery
Children’s Dentistry of Cherry Creek
Seth and Lucy Chused
Colorado Arthritis Center
Jason '84 and Sara Drucker '89 Cooper
Peter and Amy Corrigan
Cuningham Group Architecture, Inc.
CyberGRX
Christopher and Lauren Davis
Fred Emich IV and Alexis Emich
Emich Automotive
Adam '92 and Melissa Farver
Josh and Beth Finke
Chris and Yvette Frampton
Mike and Rebecca Freed
David and Stephanie Gannaway
Chad and Liz Gardner
Erika Gebhardt
GEM Family Law
George and Jenn Glyphis
John Gribbin and Paige Dorn '94
Ron Guillot, Jr. and Alexandra Theriault
Tom and Alexis Hart
Kevin and Megan Hays
Thomas Hey and Jennifer Grin Hey
Adam and Stefanie Howarth
Ibex Investors
Iris Building Group, Inc.
Andrew and Maggie Jarrett
Alan and Diane Joseph
Ryan '94 and Elizabeth Kirkpatrick
Fred and Greer Kneip
Kumon Denver - Lowry
Chris and Samantha Larkins
John and Shannon Le Bel
Levin Orthodontics
Kristian '95 and Blair Lichtenfels
Little Feet & More, Inc
Anthony and Christine Loeffler
Geoff Lord, Sr. and Marty Lord
Geoff and Marty Lord Family Fund
Daniel '00 and Olivia Louis
METALMARK Fine Jewelry
Hans Miller and Heather French
Omar Mubarak and Leslie Rose
Kier and Molly Louis '03 Myers
Haeman and Afsaneh Noori
Parisi Foods Inc
Peak Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery & Dental Implant Center
Pella Corporation
Jimmy and Libby Perkins
Nathan and Alison Reed
Brian and Becky Schaub
Kyle and Nicole Schneider
Jenny Scholes '95
Scholes Insurance
Marc and Megan Scremin
Zachary Segal
Tim and Susanna Shannon
Steve and Myra Skinner
Myra Skinner, Realtor with milehimodern
Slifer, Smith & Frampton- Denver, Inc.
Chris and Erin Smith
Sodexo
Erik and Krista Speicher
Paul and Laura Steinwald
Brian and Natasha Taylor
Stephen Tsai and Sonya Bassaly
Ben and Shaylisa Turner
UCHealth Urgent Care
Mathew Van Alstyne and Catherine Grimes
Kyle and Emily Weber
Western Union Foundation
Matthew and Tanja Wheeler
Whitney Evans Ltd.
Phil and Anya Winslow
Xcel Energy Foundation
Bob Young, Jr. and Chris Parisi
The following families and businesses supported the GPA with in-kind donations
Brad and Annie Anderson
Andrisen Morton
Benzina Italian
The Bookies
Chase '95 and Amanda Boswell
Caldero
Edwin and Catherine Carlson
The CatBird Hotel
Seth and Lucy Chused
Core Dermatology
Denny and Liza Coughlin
Dream Big
Stephanie Frankel '91 and Nicole Neuschler
Gastamo Group
Hammonds Brands
Homebody
Jason and Aleksandra Kaplan
Ryan '94 and Elizabeth Kirkpatrick
Anthony and Christine Loeffler
Brian '93 and Meredith Mankwitz
Ryan '95 and Emily McGee
O’Shaughnessy Distilling CO
The Paper Lady
Parisi Foods Inc
Park Burger
Perch Denver
Peter Millar
The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch
Rordan and Amanda Shane
Shane Co.
Snooze, an A.M. Eatery
Jeter '95 and Meagan Thomas
Timbuk Toys - University Hills Plaza
Jeri Volpe
Todd West and India Champion
Phil and Anya Winslow
Dan and Laura Wolf
Bob Young, Jr. and Chris Parisi
Yucca