SPRING/SUMMER 2009
The Campaign for Kent Place School
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“I am thrilled to report that the $25 million goal for Phases I and II of The Campaign for Kent Place School has been not only met, but exceeded! We are very grateful to the many members of the Kent Place family who have made this effort successful, and we look forward to continuing the same kind of success in Phase III.” – John C. Chrystal, President, Board of Trustees
IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO – PLEASE DONATE TODAY! Fundraising for Phases I and II will end June 30, 2009. Be part of a winning team by sending in your gift today! Please visit our website at www.kentplace.org/campaign
Students attend Morning Meeting in the new Great Room.
WE’VE MOVED! Academic Center Opens its Doors On a sunny morning in April, Elizabeth Woodall, Director of the Upper School, officially moved the Morning Meeting bell from the Main Building to the new Academic Center, eagerly announcing to the group of 259 students that their traditional bi-weekly meeting would be held in their new home: the new Academic Center’s Great Room. “As my (freshman) class walked down the new stairs into the Great Room for our first Morning Meeting, sensations of happiness and excitement filled the room. The Great Room made everyone feel a part of the community because we could see everyone’s smiles that morning,” remarked student Janie McGraw. English, history and world language classes were held immediately in the new building, while the music and science departments waited for the finishing touches to be completed on their wings. Teachers had earlier explored the technology in their classrooms even before Mrs. Woodall’s announcement. “The girls have a lot of independence and involvement in learning here. They love the technology. Last week, in a single class period, they found images of Paris, projected them on the white board and talked about the multicultural neighborhoods we had studied. One student was at the board while the other was at the desk controlling the computer. In the old building, we simply did not have the space nor the equipment to give the girls such opportunities,” noted Katharine MacCornack, Chair of the World Language Department. “Following years of planning, decision-making, fundraising and construction, it is incredibly exciting to open the doors to the new Academic Center. It is not only a state-of-the-art facility where my daughter and her classmates will thrive academically, but it is also an accomplishment in which all alumnae, parents, faculty and staff can take pride,” adds Michael Bird, Vice President of the Board of Trustees and Campaign Chair. “The opening of the Academic Center is a significant statement about the belief in and support for Kent Place School.” KPS
to donate online, or participate by using the gift/pledge card enclosed in this newsletter. Your gift helps continue to Inspire Tomorrow’s Leaders. The Great Room
Academic Center facing Norwood Avenue
Model view: Proposed Phase III
Proposed Phase III additions and renovations project.
Student Ambassadors give tours to alumnae during Reunion Weekend.
HOW TO COMPLETE PHASE III: A TRANSFORMATIONAL GIFT With Phase I complete, and renovation of the current Upper School (Phase II) soon to begin, the Kent Place Board of Trustees will shortly decide on the timing of the capital campaign for Phase III, the last of our major construction projects. Phase III will provide a new visual arts center, a new library, partial renovation to our existing Middle School and an exterior upgrade to bring the architecture of the 1960s in line with the historic design of the rest of the campus. History shows that, during capital campaigns, schools can be the fortunate recipient of something called a “transformational” gift. This gift often comes as a surprise, a bequest or in the form of a challenge and acts as a catalyst to the successful completion of a campaign. We know of a gift that
was restricted for a nearby school as follows: “I will give you $X million now. When you have double-matched that amount from other donors, I will double my original gift.” Clearly, the donor knew how to motivate others and in so doing provided tremendous impetus to that campaign which went on to more than double its original goal. A transformational gift such as the one cited above will ensure the completion of the final phase of The Campaign for Kent Place School. Never in the history of the School has there been a more successful campaign. Our list of donors is extensive, and we remain grateful beyond measure for their wonderful generosity. Help us keep this momentum going and complete the final piece of the puzzle, Phase III. Need inspiration? Just come and see Phase I, the new Academic Center,
and soon, Phase II, the new Middle School. The construction is impressive, handsome, awe inspiring and completely in keeping with the kind of learning environment in which our faculty and students deserve to teach and learn every day. The successful completion of Phase III remains the top fundraising priority for Kent Place School. Simply stated, we need a major transformational gift to set the pace for this, the final phase of the campaign. We hope that someone reading this Campaign Newsletter will be moved to make such a gift either on their own or in combination with others. “Thank you” from the students, the administration, the faculty and staff, and all who have helped to Inspire Tomorrow’s Leaders. KPS
Message from Grandparent Committee Chairs Sandra and Art Williams III:
GRANDPARENTS RAISE ENOUGH MONEY TO NAME NOOK Our granddaughters are very special and dear to each of us. They project our selves, our families and our heritage. It is exciting to see them grow and develop into young women who can meet the challenges they will face in this century. And what a thrill it is to see them acquire the academic and leadership skills they need at such a caring and spirited school as Kent Place. As Phases I and II of The Campaign for Kent Place draw to a close, we are delighted to report that Kent Place grandparents have contributed or pledged over $400,000 to the Campaign. It is heartwarming but not surprising to see that grandparents recognized a time of need and responded so generously. We are also pleased to note that, in recognition of grandparents’ efforts, Kent Place has named a small, delightful nook at the top of the main staircase in the Academic Center. Here in front of the large windows overlooking the courtyard our granddaughters can gather and relax. Perhaps they will take a moment to think of their roles in time and place. Perhaps they will even ponder their relationship with their grandparents and the legacy they will carry with them.
Sandra and Art Williams III
Thank you for your generosity in investing in a bright future for our granddaughters. P.S. There is still time to make a gift, large or small, if you would like to be a part of this Grandparent initiative. Call Director of Development & Alumnae Relations Elizabeth Budd Bugliari ’59 at (908) 273-0900, ext. 213. KPS
“The new building is a blessing for technology. Each classroom has the same equipment, which makes support easier, plus the teacher station puts everything within the touch of a button for the teachers. The 3M digital projection system with annotation pod, which turns any wall surface into an interactive whiteboard, allows teachers to expand their interaction with students in creative ways.” – Kim Pearson, Director of Technology
CAMPAIGN LEADERSHIP
HONOR YOUR LOVED ONES THROUGH NAMED GIVING Many opportunities are still available for donors who wish to honor those who hold a significant place in their lives. Listed below are a number of named giving opportunities available as part of The Campaign for Kent Place School. (Asterisks denote
rooms or funds that have already been named.) As construction progresses, other opportunities may become available. If you are interested in a named giving opportunity, please contact Elizabeth Budd Bugliari ’59 at (908) 273-0900, ext. 213. KPS
Michael K. Bird, Chair Emily L. Meschter ’60, Honorary Campaign Chair
CAMPAIGN STEERING COMMITTEE Michael K. Bird Susan C. Bosland Elizabeth Budd Bugliari ’59
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PHASES I AND II MIDDLE SCHOOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,000,000 MS Commons*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000 MS Lobby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$500,000 MS Science Lab (2)*. . . . . . . . . . . . . .$250,000 MS Administrative Suite*. . . . . . . . . .$250,000 MS Instrumental Room. . . . . . . . . . . . . $250,000 MS Choral Room* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$250,000 Media Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$200,000 STEM Lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150,000 MS Individual Classrooms (10) . . . . . . . .$100,000 MS Conference Room*. . . . . . . . . . . .$100,000 UPPER SCHOOL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000,000 Great Room*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,000,000 US Science Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,000,000 Biology Lab*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$500,000 Chemistry Lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$500,000 Physics Lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000 Science Lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$500,000 Independent Research Lab*. . . . . . .$100,000 Conference Room*. . . . . . . . . . . . .$100,000 Laboratory Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . .$75,000 Science Prep Room. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75,000 US Music Center*. . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,500,000 Choral Room. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$500,000 Instrumental Room. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000 Music Library/Sound Studio*. . . . . .$150,000 Music Offices (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75,000 Practice Room (6)*** . . . . . . . . . . . .$50,000 US Individual Classrooms (15)* . . . . .$150,000 US Lounge (4)****. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100,000 Dean of Students Office. . . . . . . . . . . . .$100,000 Classroom Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000 Grand Stairwell Window Seats*. . . . . . .$250,000 Health Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200,000 Ethics Institute Conference Room. . . . . . . $150,000 Faculty/Staff Lounge (3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100,000 Window Seats (5)**. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25,000
ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ANNEX BUILDING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000,000 PRIMARY SCHOOL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,000 Primary School Playground. . . . . . . . . . $250,000 Log Cabin*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50,000 ATHLETICS Athletic Concessions Building. . . . . . . . .$500,000 Lower Turf Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000 Softball Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$250,000 Tennis Courts (5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50,000
Bookstore*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$250,000 Way-Finding System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100,000 Recycling Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50,000 Mabie House Landscaping*. . . . . . . . . . .$20,000
ENDOWED FUNDS A minimum of $100,000 is required for the naming of an endowed fund. Fully Endowed Faculty Chair. . . . . . . . . $1,000,000 Faculty/Staff Professional Development Fund*. . . . . . . . . . . . . .$500,000 Faculty/Staff Compensation Fund. . . . . . . .$100,000 Endowed Scholarship Fund. . . . . . . . . . . .$700,000 Partially Endowed Scholarship Fund. . . . . $350,000 Tuition Assistance Fund**** . . . . . . . . .$100,000 Girls’ Leadership Institute. . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000 Speakers Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000 LEED Sustainability & Initiatives Fund. . . .$250,000
John C. Chrystal Lynn Daeschler Magrane ’70 Neale X. Trangucci
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2008-2009 John C. Chrystal, President Michael K. Bird, Vice President Beverly B. Mills, Vice President William F. Gadsden, Treasurer Kimberly E. Taylor, Secretary Barbara Wight Biddison ’30* Susan C. Bosland Betsy Busch Crosby ’66* Nancy Gorman Dougherty ’82 L. John Dughi, Jr.* Nicholas C. English H’94*
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PHASE III Art Center*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,000,000 Library Commons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,000,000 Library Reading Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000 US College Advising Suite. . . . . . . . . . . . .$250,000 Head of School/Administrative Suite. . . . . .$250,000 Main Entry Lobby*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250,000 Security Center & Initiatives. . . . . . . . . . . $250,000 Outdoor Terrace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$250,000 Upper School Media Center. . . . . . . . . . . .$250,000 Upper School Math Lab*. . . . . . . . . . . .$150,000 US Writing Center*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$150,000 Diversity & Global Initiatives Suite. . . . . . .$150,000 LEED Kiosk (Live Data & Energy Usage). . .$100,000 Faculty/Staff Lounge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,000 Art Classroom (3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,000 Alumnae Archives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100,000 Librarian’s Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50,000 Pergola. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50,000 Outdoor Courtyard*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250,000 Individual Garden (4)****. . . . . . . . . .$50,000 Window Seats (Library) (2)*. . . . . . . . . .$25,000 *Reserved
Mirian M. Graddick-Weir Meyra J. Green ’64‡‡ Joshua P. Gully Patricia D. Hammond** Melissa J. Hilton James A. Hislop Gentry A. Hoit Kathleen M. Hugin Frances Griffith Laserson ’66 Norman E. Lewis Mary Beth Lohuis Catherine Herbst Machir ’95 Lynn Daeschler Magrane ’70* Nancy A. Manket Donal F. Mastrangelo Catherine A. McDonald W. Scott McGraw Craig H. Schiffer Thomas M. Uhlman John S. Walz‡ Deborah E. Wiley ’64 Anré Williams *Honorary Trustee **Parents’ Association Representative ‡Faculty Representative ‡‡Alumnae Association Representative
DONORS TO THE CAMPAIGN FOR KENT PLACE SCHOOL Kent Place is grateful to the following alumnae, parents and friends who have made gifts or pledges to The Campaign for Kent Place School. Donors are listed in their campaign giving categories. Sue Bosland, Head of School, and Elizabeth Bugliari, Director of Development & Alumnae Relations, along with members of the Campaign Steering Committee, will continue to see individual donors once Phase III is launched.
$1,000,000 +
Mary Beth and David W. Lohuis
Diane and Mark Anton II
Anonymous
Lynn and J. Scott Magrane (Lynn Daeschler ’70)‡
Elizabeth Anton
Anonymous
Judith and Martin J. Malloy
Robin and Paul E. Appleby
Estate of Miriam Paul Leslie ’34
Nancy and Steven M. Manket†
Gurli and Robert Benou
Karen and David S. Moore†
Amy and Donal F. Mastrangelo
Susan and Richard G. Bosland†‡
Janet Hostetter Wilson ’51
Beverly and Stephen C. Mills†
Victoria and Timothy J. Bridges
Stacey and Neil Moskowitz
Teri and Robert Castelo
Judith and Stephan F. Newhouse (Judith Wynn ’64)
Construction Technology Corporation
Nancy L. Purdy ’47
Susan and Robert K. Doherty
Diane Redding
Virginia and L. John Dughi, Jr.‡
Schuyler and Robert M. Ryon
Regina and Emilio G. Egea
Dale and Philip S. Schifano
Linda and Robert M. Flanagan
Amy and Craig H. Schiffer
Jean and Gregg E. Frankel
Pamela and Mel A. Shaftel
Meg and David F. Gately
Janet and J. Peter Simon (Janet Mauriello ’71)
Carol and Baxter W. Graham
Krista and Frank D. Speno†
E.J. Grassmann Trust
John G. Stathis
Gentry and Roger W. Hoit
Charlotte and Henry G. Stifel (Charlotte Snead ’48)
Judith and Walter A. Hunt (Judith Tansey ’61)
Mary Ann and Brian M. Storms
Colleen and Robert G. Jeffries
Kimberly and Macauley R. Taylor
Susan and Edmund Kwan
Tanuja and Haresh Tharani
Catherine and John O. McDonald
The Hidden Pond Foundation
Laura and John A. Melesius
Lisa and David C. Todd (Lisa Anderson ’60)
Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc.
Elizabeth and Thomas M. Uhlman
Cynthia and Scott G. Nestle
Estate of Marjorie Zink VanArsdale ’39
Lynne and John W. Olivo, Jr.
$500,000 – 999,999 Jacqueline and Raul P. Esquivel Margaret and Robert J. Hariri Emily L. Meschter‡ Margot Saur Meyer ’56 Estate of Charlotte Shirley Wyman ’44
$250,000 – 499,999 Andrew K. Boszhardt, Jr. Archie S. Gottesman and Gary S. DeBode Lisa and William F. Gadsden Jana and Robert M. Giordano Mary and Shailendra K. Jain Carol and Douglas W. Kimmelman Kim and Warren B. Lane† Elizabeth and James P. McGinley Jane and James H. McGraw IV Catherine and W. Scott McGraw Carol Sze and Steven D. Meyer Usha and Joseph C. Robillard Estate of Constance Hoyt Smith ’39 The Hyde and Watson Foundation The MCJ Amelior Foundation Christine and Michael Gilfillan‡ (Christine Chambers ’84) Harriett and Neale X. Trangucci†
$100,000 – 249,999 Anonymous
Kathleen and David R. Welch† Sandra and Arthur Williams III
$50,000 – 99,999
(Roberta Green ’61) Abigail and Marc Reiter (Abigail Moore ’83) Marie and Robert P. Sanna
Anonymous
Concetta Frezzo and Edmond J. Sannini
Anonymous
Kevin M. Schmidt
Anonymous
Kimberly A. Schmidt
Daniel S. Abrams
Suzanne and Jeffrey M. Soderberg
Allyson and William T. Agathis
Jennifer Shilling Stein ’89
Susan and Jay R. Allen Michele and Keith H. Ansbacher
Anonymous Anonymous Pamela and Brian M. Barefoot Susan and Michael K. Bird (Susan Derrey ’79)† Judith and Lawrence A. Cohen Community Foundation of New Jersey‡ Lori and G. Alexander Crispo Muriel and John A. Windolf Joan and Robert J. Daeschler (Joan Hauser ’46) Donald R. Gant‡ Alison Gant ’84‡ Laura Gant Lilienfield ’75 Sarah R. Gant ’82 Deborah and William P. Goldberg† Marjorie and Gurnee F. Hart (Marjorie Leigh ’46) Catherine and Richard W. Herbst‡ Scott Herbst Catherine and Patrick J. Machir (Catherine Herbst ’95)‡ Janet and James A. Hislop† Ingrid and Christopher J. Innes Barbara and Robert C. Jones Karen and Thomas L. Kalaris Cynthia and Peter R. Kellogg (Cynthia Kirkland ’60) James W. Kinnear
Philip and Roberta Puschel Foundation
Upper School Instrumental
Dhuanne Schmitz Tansill ’60 The Shilling Family Foundation
“I love the Great Room. There is so much space and it is a great common area to have. I’m so glad I get to go through the rest of my high school career in classrooms that have so many resources for us. The projectors don’t get in the way in the classrooms, which leaves more space to fit all my books and my laptop on my desk with room to spare. I also like that I have enough room in my locker to keep my backpack in there along with all of my books. So far the new building has been a great addition to Kent Place.”
Estate of Margaret Blake Tyler ’44 Union Foundation Sandra L. Mathews and Boris V. Vuchic Mirian M. Graddick-Weir and Michael Weir Deborah E. Wiley ’64 Delia and Kevin D. Willsey
$25,000 – 49,999 Anonymous Anonymous Elizabeth and Robert E. Allen Duff P. Anderson Ellen and John L. Blundin Lynne J. Acierno and Douglas D. Bradley Louise McCarthy Conley ’53† Martha and Douglas D. Coy Terri and Kurt M. Eichler† Eleanor and Nicholas C. English Catherine and Thomas J. Errico Amy and Alan D. Furst
– Marci Wolfish ’12
Lisa and Jeffrey A. Giroux Gerald J. Glasser Lisa Van Tassel and Robert H. Grohskopf† Robin and Joshua P. Gully†
Students between classes
Georgia and Benjamin E. Haglund Marcia Reed Hall ’74
Kimberly and Marc R. Benou
Marianne and George C. Hanley†
Paul C. Bosland
Wendy and George Hansen (Wendy Stifel ’74)
Nancee and Nicholas E. Brown
Melissa and Andre N. Hilton
Lisa M. Toyama-Brzechffa and Peter R. Brzechffa
Melody and Milton M. Irvin†
Nancy Zolto Carnes ’64
Allison and John C. Jacobsen (Allison Erenstein ’76)
Judith Chamberlain ’70
Betsy Lyon Jones ’42
Jeanne and Peter L. Clarke
Sonja and Roger S. Klein
Jean S. Clutsam
Jennifer and Timothy Landers†
Michelle Lozina-Cohen and Dale L. Cohen
Frances Griffith Laserson ’66
Marie and Roy A. Cohen
Martha and Norman E. Lewis
Deborah R. Spey and Seth A. Cohen
Mary Lester McCormack ’58
Melissa and Ronald G. Corey
Claudia and Thomas B. McIlvain (Claudia Clausen ’65)
Susan Sisto Cusick ’79
Anne and Philip V. Newcomb†
Margery and John G. Davies (Marnie Follinger ’48)
Sandra and Arnold B. Peinado III
Claire M. Davis ’75
Melissa and John E. Pflieger, Jr.
Lorraine Hricik and Nicholas M. Del Guercio‡
Sharon and John N. Poole
France and Brian Delle Donne
Tara Lester Raynolds ’73
Nancy and Robert F. Derrey†
Margot and John A. Roberts
Nancy and James Dougherty (Nancy Gorman ’82)
Marci and Michael J. Schoenbach
Patricia and William H. Hammond, Jr.
Carolyn and Timothy J. Simpson
Roberta and William Headley
Maureen and Arthur P. Soter
Jeanine B. Downie and Michael Heningburg
Jill and Joshua R. Tarnow
Cynthia Drake Hugli ’37
The Thomas Glasser Foundation
Elizabeth and William R. Johnston
Marjorie and Samuel H. Ticknor
Terry Kidner‡
Sally Needles Toffey ’51
Mary Dickason King ’43‡
Kara Maureen Burns-Toohey and Robert A. Toohey
Emily and J. Douglas Kramer
Susan Armstrong Watts ’53
Dorothy Gray Kunkle ’32
Jennifer Younghans Watty ’81
Gloria and Alfonso J. Lentini†
Paula and Anré Williams
Elizabeth and Paige B. L’Hommedieu‡
Leigh and Arthur Williams (Leigh Reynolds ’82)
Jennifer S. Pierson and James W. Lindecke
Ellen and William Wraith IV
Lisa and William C. McGahan
Elisa and Louis G. Zachary, Jr.
Monica and R. Christopher Melendes
Kim and Zoltan H. Zsitvay
Elizabeth and Ian M. Miller
Caroline and Peter R. Pence
Michelle and L. Keith Zusi
Denise and Timothy K. Millet
Estate of Ruth Nelson Peterson ’34
Jill Morris
Lynn Reiss Quintrell ’72
$10,000 – 24,999
Molly and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. (Molly Harding ’57)
Nancy and John P. Reynolds
Anonymous
Eileen and Robert J. Oberlander
Rita Allen Foundation
Anonymous
Paula and Frank J. Ortner†
Marcia Robbins-Wilf ’67
Beverly Savage and James H. Aibel
Janet C. Osmun-Culver ’70
Holly and Henry B. Sethness
Catherine Johnston Avery ’84
Patricia and Daniel F. Peck, Jr.†
Renata and Jon W. Shepanzyk
Students meet in the Great Room.
Upper School Choral
DONORS TO THE CAMPAIGN FOR KENT PLACE SCHOOL
(CONTINUED)
Katherine and David C. Shepperly (Katherine Tuttle ’79)
Lucretia and Kenneth L. Bassett‡
Stephanie L. Burlington ’93‡
Lori and Barry G. Sher
Jeanine and Jonathan R. Baum
Alanna T.F. Butera ’05
Debra and Jonathan* Spicehandler
Judith Walsh Baumhover ’84‡
Virginia F. Butera
Dana and Kenneth R. Stokes
Meredith M. Bayse ’06
Cynthia L. Cameron ’86
Mildred and Bradley Thayer (Mildred Newman ’57)
Karen and Ron Bellamy
Amanda Crane Campbell ’93‡
The Bosland Family Foundation
Caroline and Alec Benn
Joann and Emil Cappetta‡
Sian and Edward F. Torres
Jennifer and Richard R. Benn
Laura Sarah Cappetta ’99‡
Virginia Cox Tulloch ’56
Lynnette Buchanan Bennett ’57
Janet Yeaw Carhart ’71
Mary Jane and Douglas C. Turnbull
Marianne Schwarz Bentley ’61
Leslie and D. James Carson
Frances Berger
Calvin R. Carver
Marcia and Daniel M. Wasser
Halyna and Robert P. Beswick
Wendy Carlson Cataldo ’84‡
Mary and Christopher Weir†
Barbara Wight Biddison ’30
Olivia and Michael Chang
Margaret and Matthew Whang
Jennifer Angell Biloski ’88‡
Charles E. & Joy C. Pettinos Foundation
Josephine Volkening White ’54
Elizabeth and Bruce B. Black
Charles Foundation, Inc.
Deborah and William N. Wight (Deborah McDermott ’65)
Clare Newman Blanchard ’56
Rebecca E. Chastang ’03
Annette and John J. Worthington†
Deborah F. Bloom ’74
Yun W. Cho ’86
Irma-Louise and Neil A. Wright
Courtney and John D. Blundin
Alice B. Choi ’04
Claire and Gilbert Zweig
Cecelia Boehm ’96
Katherine Christou-Overbay ’92‡
Bundy Harding Boit ’59
Mary Bachmann Churchill ’51
$9,999 AND UNDER
Claudia and John Bosack
Elizabeth and William M. Cicchino
Anonymous‡
Kara Bossert
Class of 2007
Anonymous†
Aileen and Roland A. Bouffard
Christine F. Clemens
Anonymous
Caroline and John S. Bouton (Caroline Campbell ’83)‡
Kathleen and Thomas O. Clingan
Anonymous
Susan Bower‡
Martha Clute ’44
Anonymous
Barbara Loudon Boyd ’48
Adrienne Cohen ’08
Anonymous
Leah E. Brandon
Joan and Don L. Coil‡
Anonymous
Gary and Joanne Branin
Harry C. Cole‡
Anonymous
Phyllis Wood Breese ’83
Rosemarie and Kenneth D. Cole‡
Anonymous
Suzanne Sincerbeaux Brian ’63
Catherine and Carlo V. Colitti
Anonymous
Anne Thornton Bridges ’58
Caroline Vignolo Collins ’95‡
Anonymous
William C. Briggeman
Amy and A.J. Conley and Family†
Joel Adler
Marcia and Winchester Britton III‡
Arthur J. Conley
Rhonda Carniol and Lenard Adler
Leslie Joan Brookes ’59
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Conley and Family†
Elizabeth S. Aibel ’00‡
Bianca and James J. Brophy
Susan Vignolo Conley ’89‡
Jenna F. Alden ’96‡
Meghan T. Brophy ’04
Anne and William T. Conley and Family†
Jane and Thomas Alpaugh
Jean Rushin Brown ’65
Kristine Zabriskie Constable ’83
Samantha and Daniel P. Anderson
Yvette and Raymond A. Brown, Jr.
Ellen Smith Corbett ’54
Sarah Angell ’98‡
Henrietta Simler Buch ’51
Whitney Bell Corbett ’93‡
Mary Ann and Frederick W. Anthony
Mauri Grosso Buchanan ’59
Gabrielle S. Costanzo ’93‡
Kimberley Campbell Anthony ’98‡
Elizabeth and Miller Bugliari (Elizabeth Budd ’59)
Alicia and Richard J. Cotter, Jr.
Archon, Inc. DBA Conley’s†
Lauren McCann Burke ’90
Sarah R. Cowherd ’01‡
(Mary Jane Flanagan ’80)
Julie Austin‡
Phyllis Cross Croce ’64
Mariestelle and Stephen W. Austin
Margaret Broughton Crockett ’77
Zaleena and Rasheed Bacchus
Nancy Cronheim ’73
Anne Herrigel Bailey ’46
Anne H. Dawson‡
Leslie and Harrison M. Bains, Jr.
Trina and Dickinson R. Debevoise
Tawney Bains ’96‡
Emily K. Deddens ’05
Nancy Betteridge Baker ’46
Kathryn Del Guercio ’00‡
Jean Perry Barnes ’48
Ana and Daniel R. DeMeo, Jr.
J. Douglas Barton
Robin and Timothy J. Devaney
Suzanne Ranney Bass ’61
Melissa Phillips DeVries ’91‡
“I find the new building to be a better environment for learning because it’s open and everything is so nice. It just makes you want to succeed.” – Mary Jennings ’11 Grandparent nook overlooking courtyard
Class Lounge
Kathleen Conley Harrison ’79† Lauren Kares Harrison ’86‡ Martha and Bruce W. Hartman Margaret M. Hartman ’05 Martha and Thomas A. Hays Amanda M. Heimann ’03 Nancy and Charles R. Heller Melissa K. Heller ’91 and Steven B. Douglas‡ Caroline Price Hemmings ’48 Mary and George A. Hepburn‡ Barbara O’Mara Herkner‡ Patricia Hernandez Katharine Barefoot Herrick ’90‡ Bonita and Joseph D. Herring Russell L. Hewit Louise Wallace Hockey ’48 Stephanie Hodde ’87 Ernie W. Hofmann Betty Holloway Patricia McMichael Holmes ’58 Carolyn Needles Homer ’45
Class of 2009 meet in their lounge.
Jennifer Davis Homicz ’91‡ Elizabeth and Mark A. Hopkins‡
Carolyn Sarty Caputo Didriksen ’55
Tara M. Frankel ’06
Grace Hibbard Hopkins ’62
Marjorie Hankin Dillinger ’41
Jennifer L. Franklin ’89‡
Rebecca and Anthony E. Hull
Alice and Robert E. Dillon, Jr.
Cynthia Pyle Furlanetto ’89‡
Nancy J. Humick
Dorothy and Sidney G. Dillon‡
Melanie Edwards Furr ’89‡
John J. Hurley‡
Anne and William C. Dodd (Anne Nicholas ’69)
Eleanor Moser Gagnon
Colleen and James F. Immormino
Katarina Dominguez ’05
Cathryn and John P. Gandolfo and Kathryn E. Gandolfo ’04
Elizabeth and James W. Irwin
Rovira and Rafael Dominguez
Susan Cleary Garratt ’55
Brooke E. Jacobsen ’05
Lillian and Ira D. Dorian
Tanya Rosenbaum Gat ’91‡
Myra and Allan Jacobson
Jennifer Hull Dorsey ’87
Tammi Moore Georgi ’97‡
Gail G. Jacobus‡
Anne Campbell Dowell ’47
Peter C. Gerhard
Stephanie Matthews Johansson ’74
Marjorie and Alan M. Dubov
Pamela and Thomas V. Giannone
Ann Jones Jones ’51
Alyssa L. Dubov ’05
Chapin Giordano ’01‡
Nancy and Gerald F. Jones
Julie Roscoe Ducey ’89‡
Anne Glasser
Nora Joyce
Jennifer Dudley-Gaillard ’95‡
Sheila Matthews Goggins ’82
Jane and Daniel R. Kagan
Barbara and Peter J. Duggan
Jennifer Goldberg Goldman ’89
Katherine Ann Kaynak ’89
Ann E. Dunham ’53*
Elizabeth Gomperz ’89‡
Cynthia J. Keenan ’99‡
Kemba Dunham-Mpela ’90‡
Julie M. Goodliffe ’91‡
Beverly and John D. Keenan‡
Patricia Conley Dunn ’76†
Joan Biddison Goodrich ’60
Constance and Steven P. Keim‡
Jacqueline Miller Dunnington ’45
Tine Graham
Lorraine and Joseph F. Kelly‡
Edith Gray Earle ’40
Jennifer and George M. Grant III
Cecile and Richard J. Kent, Jr.
Cynthia Seely Edgar ’56
Barbara and J. Clarke Gray
Elizabeth L’Hommedieu King ’85‡
Janice and Charles Edwards III‡
Kristen E. Gray ’02
Tara Lynn King ’89‡
Anne and Joel S. Ehrenkranz
David M. Graybeal‡
Deborah A. Baseil and Jeffrey P. Kleinbaum
Eugenie Kranztohr Eichler ’53
Dulcinea Lee Green ’51
Rachada and Thomas Kloss
Lulie and Richard P. Eide, Jr.‡
Deborah and Emanuel B. Green
Pamela Knight
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Eller‡
Genevieve Dey Green ’31
Jeanine Constance Kolaitis ’00‡
Jane Wells Ellis ’45
Meyra J. Green ’64
Marinna and Jerry J. Kolaitis‡
Enid and Kenneth G. Engler (Enid Groeneveld ’62)‡
Abby and Gerald Greenberg
Lena and Kenneth C. Kolakoski
Kay and Sherman M. English‡
Suzanne Audette Greenman ’42
Amy Koeneke Kolz ’94‡
Patricia and Andrew C. Ertman
Banta H. Whitner and Bruce R. Grob‡
Irene and Paul M. Koppel
Arthur and Janet Eschenlauer
Kathleen and Jerry Grogg
KPS Board of Trustees
Kathryn and Peter R. Faber‡
Marisa Guber ’99‡
KPS Sunshine Fund‡
Manie Ferguson Fahey ’84‡
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Gump
Lois and Arthur Kraft‡
Heath Holland Faraci ’71
Claire and William Hadden
Kristen Peterson Krag ’85
Ann Farley ’97‡
Barbara and Gerald D. Hall
Alda and Allan N. Krinsman
Sheila Dionisi Fasella ’49
Deborah Halliwell
Alexandra N. Krupp ’06
Kathryn E. Feder ’00‡
Blair Sachs Hanewall ’93
Kathrin and Steven N. Krupp
Mary B. Fell
Ellen Stiles Hansen ’53
Jillian Barocas Kujbus ’98‡
Laura and James A. Fernandez
Sarah L. Hansen ’04
Maria Louise Lago
John Fischer‡
Gretchen Schneckenburger Hanson ’55
Anila and Nick K. Lalvani
Allison Fitzpatrick ’91‡
Pamela Baker Harding ’71
Lindsay Landmesser ’00‡
Janet Harris Foord
June Dorflinger Hardy ’47
Susan and Robert W. Landmesser‡
Maureen and Mark D. Fowler
Judith Hover Harper ’55
Amanda Lanning ’99‡
DONORS TO THE CAMPAIGN FOR KENT PLACE SCHOOL Elizabeth Anne Lanning ’93‡
Joan Dumper Mebane ’48
John M. Lanning*‡
Sally and Steven Meisner (Sally Lewis ’91)‡
Marjorie and R. T. Towner Lapp‡
Barbara L. Mellen ’99‡
Cynthia Davidson and Richard G. LaRose
Anne and Donald B. Mellen‡
Patrice A. Lawall
Margaret Wilson Mendell ’35
Lisa E. Grider and Mitchell S. Lawrence
Giuliana Di Girolamo and Araldo Menegon
Kelly Mead Leach ’90‡
Janet J. Merkel‡
Ganeesha and Lakith R. Leelasena
Kathleen and David M. Miller
Melinda Hammer Lehman ’85
Magdalena and Wojciech T. Mleczko
Patti Brody Lehrhoff ’71‡
Anita and Archibald R. Montgomery III‡
Dorothy Baird Leib ’46
Joanne and Patrick Mooney
Julius Leiman-Carbia
Carol and Michael K. Moore‡
Barbara Weiger Lepke-Sims ’71
B. Kim Anderson-Moore and
Anne G. Levy ’97‡
(CONTINUED)
Thomas S. Moore
Johanna Weigman Lewis ’91‡
Barbara Morano
Tracey and David M. Lieberman
Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.
Lou Ellen Lindiakos
Meredith Anne Morris ’81
Lisa and John J. Lindner
Phyllis M. Mueller ’61
Sigrid Olson Lindo ’63
Susanne Santola Mulligan ’93
Anne Rickert Lipford ’86
Kathleen Murphy‡
Rosemond O’Reilly Lippincott ’32
Margaret and Patrick J. Murray
Karen A. Little ’85‡
Mary Tustin Natunewicz ’54
Teresa Little-Avant
Stephanie Lynyak Needham ’92
Hillary Budd Lockefeer ’96‡
Mr. and Mrs. David Nettekoven‡
Mary and Patrick Loftus‡
Judith M. Singer and David A. Newall‡
Paige Seely Longstreth ’86
Helen and Edward J. Nicoll‡
Joanne and James R. Love
Allison L. Oberlander ’08
Cynthia P. Cobbs and James E. Ludwig
Marina and Edward M. O’Brien
Bonnie Fraser Lundberg ’58
Rosemary and Henry L. O’Brien
Constant Punter
Sharon and Thomas P. Lydon, Jr.
Patricia and Anthony K. Obst
Alfred Purmal
Mary Lyons ’78
Eileen M. Brady and Timothy J. O’Connell
Amie N. Quivey ’90
Kara A. MacKenzie ’89
Maureen Black Ogden ’46
Anne C. Rankowitz‡
Karen E. Macrae ’77
Cristin M. O’Hara ’88‡
Lynn and John F. Rathgeber‡
Megan Tully Maddern ’92‡
Lauren O’Hara ’91‡
Alexandra Raymond ’03
Susannah H. Magrane ’00‡
Susan and Vincent A. Oliva‡
Sarah Conley and Carter Reese and Family†
Neeta and Bijoy D. Maliakal
Christine and James A. Olwell
Katherine Mercer Reeves ’88‡
Eve Stamato Mandel ’89
Anne Conley and Peter M. O’Neill and Family†
Janet Taylor Reiche ’48
Lynn Mazzella and Mark K. Mantay
Patricia Neal Orr ’46
Ann and Fredrick C. Reynolds
Teresa and Samuel Mantone†
Margy and Arthur Oschwald, Jr.
Stephanie R. Rhue
Deborah and Fredric Marcus
Jean Long Ostrow ’69
Madalena and Helio M. Ribeiro
Natalia V. Marczyk ’04
Lynne and Jeffrey L. Pagano
Gretchen Pfaff Riley ’66
Gail Mardfin
Caitlin and Nicholas G. Pappas
Helena and Steven L. Ring
Marisa and Robin J. Marks
Dyanna C. Pepitone and Douglas A. Parker
Marie A. Carey and Howard A. Roach II
Doreen and Charles Marques
Nancy Knowles Parker
Aileen Black Robertson ’50
Victoria L. Marshall ’90‡
Megan A. Parkinson ’01
Cindy Klein Roche ’84‡
Paris Martin ’00‡
Robert W. Parsons, Jr.
Carol D. Rocker‡
Sarah Pferd Martin ’81
Mary Burke Partridge ’63‡
Christopher D. Rocker‡
Maryanne Baseil and Anthony Massa, Jr.
Jean and Michael L. Pasternak
Mariely Rodriguez ’01‡
Elaine and Masao Matsuda‡
Meena Patel ’88‡
Drude S. Roessler
Carol and Craig G. Matthews
Pam Mondelli and Paul Pazniokas
Helene French Rogers ’49
Sally Mayer ’75
Annette Worden Pell ’95‡
Belinda and Ferrill D. Roll
Anne Rockwell McBride ’70
Janice Phillips Pell ’49
Caroline M. Romano
Melissa A. McCarthy ’88‡
Olivia Loomis Pennock ’91‡
Alice Ferrigni Rooke ’75
Meghan Hewit McCormick ’96‡
Peter R. & Cynthia K. Kellogg Foundation
Susanne and Ralf Rosskamp
Jessica Pollack McDonald ’98‡
Barbara Jane Hodges Peters ’52
Michael and Claire Rost
Helen Lambeth McFerran ’61
Maureen and Donald K. Peterson‡
Anne Fitzpatrick Rothenberg ’63
Katherine Mattern McGee ’97‡
Barbara and Michael C. Phillips
Shirley Roxburgh‡
Jennifer and Paul F. McGinn
Abigail Calkins Pitcher ’96‡
Aimee Feuer Rubin ’88
Nicole Schifano McGrath ’98
Allison Mintz Plitt ’88‡
Susan C. Rubin
Penny McGuire‡
Carol J. Port‡
Sandra and William A. Ruda
Christine Gibbons McKay ’66
Elissa Weldon and Richard Pothier
Doris Hoagland Rutherford ’37
Beryl and Kenneth McPherson
Carol and Dale G. Potter‡
Catherine and Edward A. Ryan
Courtney A. Mead ’93‡
Susan and Douglas A. Present
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sakalosky‡
“What I appreciate is that while the building is new and fresh, the best aspects of Kent Place culture – the warmth among the students and accessibility of the faculty – haven't changed.” – Carol Gordon, Dean of Students
Mary Jane Trainer Samper ’41
Andrea Carson Tanner ’91
Joyce Cudlipp Wiggin ’51
Amy Rosoff Sampson ’93‡
Joan Tarkington‡
Victoria Wild ’03
Kathleen M. Sanders-Ballard
Amy Allen Taylor ’91‡
Christine C. Wilder
Anne L’Hommedieu Sanderson ’80
Meredith Leigh Taylor‡
Lyndsley Edwards Wilkerson ’92‡
Diane and Perry N. Sann
Tara and Justin Taylor (Tara Tracey ’84)‡
Coreen S. Williams
Nancy Santola‡
Yudit and Bernard Terry
Jeanmarie Higgins Williams ’85‡
Diane Little Sassano ’84‡
Rebecca H. Terry
Lauren Shaftel Williams ’91
Carol A. Satchell ’95‡
The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country, Inc.
Tara L. Williams ’87‡
Joan Schaeffer Sawyer ’45
The New York Community Trust
Ann H. Wood‡
Eileen Conley Schlee ’78†
The Palisades Educational Foundation, Inc.
Emily Churchill Wood ’42
Barbara MacWhinney Schneidewind ’47
Deborah Mandeville Thomas ’61
Melissa M. Wood
Elizabeth C. Demaree and Mitchell J. Schoenbaum‡
Edel M. Thomas
Carol and Thomas K. Wood‡
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Schultz*‡
Margaret Kendal Thornton ’33
Elizabeth and Steven J. Woodall‡
Sloan and Raymond V. Scully
Louise Tompkins ’46
Anneke Knoppers Woodward ’65
Estate of Joan S. and deLacy H. Seabrook
Christina and John M. Tonzola (Christina Dughi ’94)‡
Anne Harding Woodworth ’61
Elizabeth Ikle-Sell ’88
Carter Flegal Townsend ’88‡
Susan and Jay N. Woodworth‡
Cory Bridwell Sells ’90
Susan C. Tracy
Marian R. Woodworth ’93‡
Whitney Vosburgh Selover ’62‡
Patricia and John W. Tully‡
Katherine H. Worden ’96‡
Deborah and James M. Shanney
Susan G. Tully‡
Doreen A. Wright
Alice and Dennis G. Shea
Susan Bohmer Tyson ’54
William Wyshner
Katherine and Matthias Sheeleigh III
Madhavi and Madhu K. Vadnere
LeAnn S. Yannelli‡
Danielle Winkler Shelley ’90‡
Nancy H. Van Duyne ’76
Karen C. Yeaw ’76‡
Noel and Steven T. Shepard
Philip R. Van Duyne, Jr.
David Yourth
Patricia and David G. Shulman‡
John and Marjorie Van Voorhis‡
Edith M. Zabriskie
Elliston Hensler Siedem ’86‡
Michele and Robert S. Vaters
Susan and Paul J. Zavodny
Sandra Lee Simmers ’60
Florence Lambeth Vavrek ’58
Susan and Frederick M. Zeigler
Katherine and H. C. Simpson (Katherine Meyer ’59)
Carroll and Richard G. Vicens, Jr.
Meredith Zeitlin ’96
Elizabeth Morley Sincerbeaux ’31
Lynn Ann Neils and Peter K. Vigeland
Amy Miles Ziebarth ’80‡
Christine Matlaga Slattery ’93‡
Nancy and R. Stephen Vignolo‡
Therese and Kent W. Ziegler
Catherine L. Slichter ’74
Heather von Zuben ’95
Megan and Brian W. Zietsman
Margery Krieger Slonaker ’66
Mary Willson Wallace ’45
Carroll A. Snyder
Colleen O. Waller
*Deceased
Margaret Kellogg Snyder ’32
Deborah and David D. Walsh
†Includes turf field
Ann LaPidus Sontz ’59
Rosalie Slack Walton ’58
‡Includes Jane Cole Master Teacher Fund
Standard Tile East Hanover Corp.†
Yuxia and Quan Wang
Margaret Plumley Stephenson ’58
Aileen Ward ’36
Sarah Stern ’00‡
Thomas E. Ward, Jr.
Denise and Todd A. Stires (Denise Benou ’80)
Estate of Margaret Sater Ward ’43
Lauren K. Stokes ’05
Marta and Mark Ward‡
William A. Stoltzfus, Jr.
Elizabeth and Barton J. Warner
JANE COLE MASTER TEACHER FUND
Summit Area Public Foundation
Lillian Warshaw‡
Donors to the Jane Cole Master
Katherine Swayne ’99‡
Lorena A. Weber ’99‡
Teacher Fund are listed as donors to
Susan and Thompson M. Swayne‡
Joy A. Weiner ’70
The Campaign for Kent Place School
Nancy Lowe Talbot ’91‡
Hope Smith Welliver ’44
with the symbol ‡.
Suzanne L. Talbott
Suzanne Steinbuhler Wickham ’60
Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. Please contact us if there are any omissions or errors at (908) 273-0900, ext. 212.
Theater performance practice held in the Great Room.
Outside of Music Wing facing Norwood Avenue
Students study in one of the many gathering spaces.
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CONSTRUCTION DIARY: FINISHING TOUCHES After much anticipation, Kent Place School was recently granted a temporary certificate of occupancy for our new Academic Center, allowing for occupancy of the classroom and lounge areas. The Music Wing is still being completed and work has been confined to this area only. Upper School faculty and students are currently being relocated to the new Academic Center, leaving the Main Building vacant for renovations to begin in June. This will mark an end to Phase I of the Kent Place School construction project. TRANSITION WORK: • Campus computer servers will be moved into the new main distribution frame room. At this point, all campus technology equipment will be based in a specific storage area located in the basement of the new Academic Center. • Planned asbestos abatements will be performed. This process will be completed by a professional state-certified contractor. Air quality will be monitored by an independent company. • A temporary nurse’s office will be built in the Middle School wing. In addition, the second-
floor science labs will be retrofitted to accommodate a temporary art studio, a classroom, an additional bathroom and the technology department. • The reception desk, switchboard and campus police station will be relocated to the MS breezeway entrance. • Temporary partition walls will be built to seal off the Main Building from the MS wing and the new Academic Center during construction.
energy consumption. Classrooms are to be
PHASE II Phase II of the Upper and Middle School Academic Center project consists primarily of transforming the existing Main Building into the new Middle School. To accomplish this, the nearly 100-year-old Tudor-style building will undergo a complete interior renovation. A high-efficiency mechanical and ventilation system will be installed to provide improved thermal comfort and indoor air quality while reducing energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions. A new motion sensor-controlled energy efficient indirect lighting system will enhance illumination levels and comfort while reducing
that the building’s architectural character and charm
equipped with the latest technology providing interactive white boards and Internet connectivity. The interior ceilings and finishes will be replaced with low-volatile organic compound (VOC) materials. In addition, all floor levels of the newly renovated building will be accessible to those with physical disabilities. The greater KPS community will be glad to know will be preserved and, in some cases, restored. The existing art studio, for example, was originally a large open study hall; the renovation will restore this room for use as the Middle School Commons. Students will have new lockers and furniture. The existing restrooms will be demolished and replaced with new facilities that utilize low-flow plumbing fixtures and have improved ventilation. Numerous safety and green design enhancements are included in the new upgrades.
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KENT PLACE ALUMNAE CONTINUE TO PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN By Elizabeth Budd Bugliari ’59 Director of Development & Alumnae Relations
amount was nearly identical to what we still needed for Phases I and II, was beyond surreal.
And then the telephone rang… On Thursday, December 17, 2008, the afternoon before Star, I was sitting in my office in Mabie House when the telephone rang.
As I pondered what had really happened I began to realize the difference that this bequest could make. Added to all the generous donations that had preceded it, we had now nearly achieved our dollar goal for Phases I and II. Our hopes and dreams for the single most significant fundraising effort in the history of the School were actually within reach. My only regret? I would never have the opportunity to thank this generous alumna in person.
My thoughts had been consumed that day by wondering how to close the gap between what we had already secured for Phases I and II, and our $25 million goal for The Campaign for Kent Place School. Imagine my surprise when the caller introduced herself as an attorney and said, “We will be wiring a substantial amount of money to you on Monday. Kent Place School was named as a recipient of an alumna’s bequest.” I replied that I was very sorry to hear of the woman’s passing, but how grateful we were that she chose to include Kent Place in her
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estate plans. The attorney went on to say that it was quite a substantial amount and that once a parcel of real estate had been sold we would be beneficiaries of an additional gift. I thanked her, trying to maintain my good manners as well as curb my curiosity and said, “You cannot imagine how helpful this will be. We still have slightly in excess of $1 million to secure before June 2009.” Her answer was, “Well, that is very close to the amount of the bequest.” At that point I said, “No, who is this really? Please don’t tease because this would be huge for this school and this campaign.” After a bit, when I was finally convinced that this was not a crank call (or a member of my family!) I gathered my wits about me and went to tell Head of School Sue Bosland. Now please understand that this is not the first time that Kent Place has received a gift of close to a $1 million or more, but the timing of this gift, given the uncertain economy and the fact that the
I share this story with you hoping that you will enjoy the moment as much as I did, and trusting that when we do launch Phase III you will help us secure the additional dollars necessary to build a new library and visual arts center, renovate the interior of the current Middle School and upgrade the exterior architecture and landscaping of that building to bring it up to par with the rest of our beautiful campus. I wish that I could have told this story to each of you in person. The written word loses some of the excitement in translation, but exciting it is and transformational it will be. You and the Kent Place community are all partners in an historic effort that will help secure the financial health of the school and add to its already stellar reputation as a place where young women can receive the best that education has to offer, a place that will continue to Inspire Tomorrow’s Leaders. KPS