Kinkaid Summer Magazine 2014 by The Kinkaid School

SUMMER 2014

The Class of 2014

From the Headmaster

write to you in the early part of summer, with campus decidedly quieter than it was a week ago. Exams are finished, lockers have been cleaned out and faculty members have vacated their classrooms. Kinkaid is never truly “sleeping,” however. Our summer school and camps are in full swing, along with the 39th annual Engineering Math Science Institute (EMSI), which serves approximately 100 students from Houston area public schools. By tangible measures, we had an outstanding 2013-14 academic year. Highlights abound; a few are listed below: •

Excellent achievement and leadership from the senior class, the Class of 2014. The seniors compiled an excellent college placement record, a 63% overall acceptance rate and $11 million in scholarship money, both school records.

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We received a record number of applications for admission: 1,059. We accepted 18% of applicants, the most selective rate in school history.

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The Annual Fund is on track to shatter last year’s record total and exceed our goal by several hundred thousand dollars. Thank you for your generosity!

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A record number of community service hours—over 3,000 total hours of Kinkaid-sponsored community service were performed by our Upper School students.

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We finished 2nd among all Southwest Preparatory Conference (SPC) coeducational schools in the annual Athletic Directors Cup, which measures overall success in the SPC tournaments. We won two championships and four runner-up trophies and had 12 top-four finishes. In the Middle School, we won six championships in the Houston Junior Preparatory Conference (HJPC).

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In all three academic divisions, our students sparkled in the fine arts! The Spring Falcon Fan Fest, for example, offered audiences a chance to see performances and exhibitions from Lower, Middle and Upper School students in all disciplines of the arts.

While these accomplishments are indicative of a successful year, the intangible spirit and strong sense of community are what continue to make Kinkaid such a special school. At every turn this school year, I could see the growth, vitality and genuine investment of our students. Supported admirably by our stellar faculty and staff, our students demonstrated strong character, commitment to high achievement and teamwork. After Graduation concluded on an unseasonably cool May evening, the members of the Class of 2014 shared embraces, cheers and tears with each other. Their Kinkaid student journey was now complete, and it had been an incredibly meaningful and successful one. The 2014-15 school year is shaping up to be a busy one on Kinkaid School Drive. Most notably, internal committees are working diligently to complete our Self-Study for our 10 year Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS) reaccreditation. In early February, an ISAS visiting team of approximately 20 educators will visit our campus for four days; later in the spring, the team will provide a report of its findings. Furthermore, we have begun planning for new construction on campus, the details of which will be forthcoming during the fall semester. Lastly, we welcome three new administrators to Kinkaid this summer: Ed Trusty, Assistant Headmaster; Quenby Mott, Head Upper School Dean and Vinnie Vrotny, Director of Technology. Future issues of this magazine will have profiles of these talented educators. On a personal note, I am sincerely appreciative for the community’s remarkable support of me during my first year as Headmaster. It is an honor and a privilege to serve the School, and I am already eager to get the 2014-15 year underway! Best wishes to you and your family for an enjoyable and rejuvenating summer, and I look forward to seeing you on campus in the fall.

Andy Martire Headmaster

SUMMER 2014

Contents Feature 14 The Class of 2014 22 Updated Athletic Complex Unveiled 32 Reunion Weekend 2014

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Departments 2

Around Campus 2 3 4 4 6 8 10

12th Annual Sporting Clays Benefit Field Day New Trustee Moms & Dads of Grads Notable Visitors Retirements & Transitions Honor Day

Athletics

Fine Arts

Class Notes & Alumni News

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Letters from the Presidents Alumna Profile Alumni Profile Milestones

THE KINKAID MAGAZINE IS A PUBLICATION OF THE ADVANCEMENT OFFICE OF THE KINKAID SCHOOL

Tom Moore Director of Advancement tom.moore@kinkaid.org

Kate McCarroll Advancement Associate kate.mccarroll@kinkaid.org

Tiffany Smith Parent Liaison & Volunteer Coordinator tiffany.smith@kinkaid.org

Emily Wynne Bolin ’82 Manager of Alumni Activities & Annual Giving emily.bolin@kinkaid.org

Jennifer Pardee Assistant Director of Advancement jen.pardee@kinkaid.org

Cindy van Keppel Advancement Assistant cindy.vankeppel@kinkaid.org

Andrea Ibarra Gift Records Manager andrea.ibarra@kinkaid.org

Georgia Piazza Manager of Communications & Special Events georgia.piazza@kinkaid.org

Photography contributed by: David Shutts ’74 David Shutts Photography, Inc.

Laura Renaud Advancement Associate laura.renaud@kinkaid.org

Design contributed by: Michael Clarke Blue C Studios

Discovering Your Voice Update Kinkaid’s Middle School Debate Team won the Lincoln-Douglas national championship this June at the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Championship in Kansas. They were recognized with a Debate School of Excellence award by the association. In addition to these honors, the co-national champions of the tournament were 1 Anish Odhav ’18 and Sam Segal ’18.

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12th Annual Kinkaid Sporting Clays Benefit With over 200 shooters on site and raising a record of over $166,000 for the Steven Hetrick Interim Term Scholarship, you could say Kinkaid…hit the target! Chair Brandt Bowden ’96 and co-chair Lex Hochner ’99 along with parents, alumni and friends of Kinkaid honored Trustee Staman Ogilvie at this wonderful annual event. Please save the date for next year’s benefit to be held at the Greater Houston Gun Club on Friday, March 27. A full list of donors from the 12th Annual Sporting Clays Benefit will appear in the 2013-14 Annual Report featured in the 2014 Kinkaid Magazine this fall.

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Field Day The Few, The Proud, The Falcons!

Thank you Christine Williams, Elizabeth Pagan and Cathy Watson for their leadership in chairing Falcon Force - Field Day 2014. All volunteers and donors will be listed in the 2013-14 Annual Report featured in the 2014 Kinkaid Magazine this fall.

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New Trustee Christine Robertson Morenz ’92 joined the Board of Trustees on June 1. Mrs. Morenz is a graduate of the Plan II Honors Program and School of Communications at the University of Texas at Austin. She worked in the fashion industry. She has been active with numerous community organizations including Texas Children’s Hospital, Bayou Bend and the Houston Museum of Natural Science in Houston; School of American Ballet in New York; and the Elizabeth Ann Seton Board, The Blanton Museum of Art, Trinity Episcopal Day School and St. Matthew’s Episcopal Day School in Austin. Mrs. Morenz is a third generation Kinkaidian, joining her mother, Barbara Moses Robertson ’65, and her paternal grandmother, Wilhelmina Cullen Robertson Smith ’40, who attended class in Mrs. Kinkaid’s original schoolhouse. She and her husband Shea are parents of Lillie ’21, Hope ’23, and Shea Jr., age 5. The School also extends thanks to departing Trustee Joe Hafner for his dedicated service.

Moms & Dads of Grads On May 6, over 125 parents whose last child graduated from Kinkaid prior to 2014 gathered for the annual Moms and Dads of Grads Social.

Cheryl West and Mary Whaling

Carolyn Thompson with Donna and Don McFall

Mike Dumas, Terri Lacy, Krista Dumas and Jim Baird

Dan and Kay English with Will Britt 4

Polly Bowden with Bruce and Carole Bilger

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Notable Visitors

Dr. Farshid Guilak (center) with Papadopoulos family members and school administrators

Dr. Farshid Guilak ’82

Dan Yaccarino

Thanks to a generous endowment from the Papadopoulos family, every year the Science Department has the privilege of inviting an accomplished scientist to spend a day on campus with Upper School students. This year’s Papadopoulos Fellow, Dr. Farshid Guilak happens to be a Kinkaid alumnus, class of 1982. He is currently the Laszlo Ormandy Professor and Vice Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery, and director of Orthopaedic Research at the Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery, Biomedical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science at Duke. He is also the Editor-inChief of the Journal of Biomechanics.

This year Dan Yaccarino was the Kyle Likover Memorial Visiting Author. Mr. Yaccarino has illustrated over 30 picture books and has won several awards including Bologna Ragazzi, The New York Times 10 Best Illustrated, The American Library Association Notable and the Parents Choice Award.

Papadopoulos Fellow

Dr. Guilak addressed the assembly in the morning talking about his lab’s latest research in the field of Cell and Molecular Bioengineering. His presentation focused on new solutions in the treatment of osteoarthritis that focused on the combination of genome editing, gene therapy and synthetic biology. As senior Megan Friedman put it, “I found it quite interesting that he specifically used adult stem cells from adispose tissue (fat tissue obtained by liposuction) to make cartilage (all cells from the same person).” During small group discussions and lunch, students asked many questions about Dr. Guilak’s research as well as everyday life. AP Biology students specifically enjoyed the talk as well as the small group discussions because they had been studying the latest in gene therapy a few weeks before his arrival. Senior Rachel Soderstrom said, “I also especially enjoyed hearing about how CRISPR-Cas9 was making a big splash in that field of biology, as it was my presentation [in class], and how he planned on utilizing it specifically in his own experiments.” Being a Kinkaid alumnus, Dr. Guilak ended his formal presentation in the morning with stories and memories from Kinkaid. He showed pictures of his time at Kinkaid and emphasized the importance of a combination of academics, athletics and the arts in preparation for college and beyond. He pointed out to the students that skills he learned in his English classes have been just as important as those from math and science classes. Dr. Guilak was very approachable and a great example of the amazing opportunities that Kinkaid provides in building a foundation for the future. Contributed by: Sonia Clayton, Chair of Upper School Science Department

The Kyle Likover Memorial Visiting Author

Mr. Yaccarino’s richly illustrated picture books range from the biography of Jacques Cousteau, the delightful tradition of a father and son Saturday breakfast, and his most recent tale on the value of just unplugging and participating in the world without a screen in between. He has been an active participant in the world of animation and children’s television programing. Mr. Yaccarino met with all grade levels Pre-K through fourth grade and shared how a “seed” of an idea is cultivated and nurtured into a story. He also met with a third grade class for an impromptu animation lesson. Contributed by: Elizabeth Holloway, Lower School Librarian

Notable Visitors

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Dr. Larry Temkin

J. Barry Moss Fellow “Hall of Fame” philosopher Larry Temkin made a return visit to Kinkaid on Thursday April 10. This time he came not from Rice University to the Weiner Fellowship, as he had done in 1993, but from Rutgers University to the Moss Distinguished Speaker Series. Dr. Temkin has won plaudits as one of the world’s foremost in his field. And like J. Barry Moss, our own distinguished philosopher, he is an exceptional educator; he has won numerous outstanding teaching awards in universities across the country and the globe. He is noted for practical and ethical philosophy and he brought that approach with him to Kinkaid’s students, faculty and family.

Dr. Mary Lee Webeck Weiner Fellow

Dr. Mary Lee Webeck, Director of Education at the Holocaust Museum Houston, was the recipient of the Weiner Family Fellowship this year. Dr. Webeck visited campus on the morning of Wednesday, April 23, and gave an hour-long presentation to the Upper School faculty and student body. Her presentation focused on her life as an educator, parent and museum curator, who has chosen to specialize in a field of history and cultural studies that is vital, complex, often disturbing, and imminently important to the human race. Later that day, Dr. Webeck was the guest of honor for a luncheon, hosted by members of the Weiner family and attended by a selection of Kinkaid faculty and administrative staff. The day after her visit, Dr. Webeck hosted a group of selected Kinkaid students at the Holocaust Museum, located in Houston’s famed Museum District. The students spent the entire day with Dr. Webeck, looking over a host of documents related to the Holocaust of the WWII era, as well as other genocides that have occurred in other parts of the world throughout history. Many of the documents were directly connected to the courageous people who risked their lives to assist those towards whom the genocidal efforts were targeted. After lunch, the students returned for an afternoon session with Dr. Webeck’s daughter, Kelly Lee Webeck, who displayed and discussed her recent photographic series of Houston area holocaust survivors. All in all, it was a wonderfully fulfilling day for the students with Dr. Webeck. A huge offering of gratitude from Kinkaid goes out to the Weiner family for making this fellowship program possible every year. Contributed by: Charlie Scott, Upper School English teacher

In his morning presentation to Upper School students and faculty Dr. Temkin laid out oneby-one the reasons why decent human beings, whatever their political affiliations, should help the world’s less fortunate (most notably the children) if they can. He likes to challenge, and he pointedly challenged the students – pointing out that most of them could do vastly more to help the world’s least fortunate without making a dent in their lifestyles, and that failure to do so would be a serious moral letdown. The same kind of challenge appeared in his evening presentation to the Kinkaid community. Dr. Temkin first discussed when, how and why he made philosophy a career choice. He then proceeded to present some of his best known philosophical and indeed most challenging arguments, arguments that defy long accepted “givens” and that could and should alter the decision-making process for individuals and groups. One of these time-honored norms for decision-makers is the certainty that if A is better than B, and B is better than C, then A must be better than C. A second challenge was issued toward the common assumption that if a person is not related to people, places or things, they should be neutral in their attitudes toward them. In both scenarios he suggested that in our conception of what is good, of moral ideals and of practical reasoning we can very well be misleading ourselves. J. Barry Moss, the philosopher/teacher/proponent of civil discourse would have been pleased and proud. Contributed by: John Germann, retired Head of Upper School History Department

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Retirements and Transitions

Seated: Diane Marks, Jim Dunaway, Audrey Alexander, Jeanne Alsup; Standing: Brenda Meyer, Judy Baldwin, David Veselka, Peter Pickett (not pictured: Kathaleen Chenoweth)

Retirements & Transitions As the school year comes to a close, Kinkaid says thank you and best wishes to all the retiring and departing faculty and staff. Retirements Audrey Alexander served as prekindergarten lead teacher for 24 years. Along with her two brothers, she is a Richmond Guard graduate of Kinkaid. She was a founding member of the Character Education Committee, which worked to identify and define the School’s four core values of Honesty, Respect, Responsibility and Kindness. Furthermore, she has served as a member of the Admissions Committee for 24 years and the Donations Committee for the past decade. Jeanne Alsup joined the Kinkaid faculty in 1983 and served as English Department Chair for 15 years. During her 31 years at Kinkaid, Mrs. Alsup served in a multitude of roles including being the first female head advisor for a class. She was also a member of the Honor Council, Cum Laude Society, Admission Committee, Faculty Evaluation Committee, chaperoned four Interim Term

trips and was a table leader for the AP English Literature and Composition and SATII Writing exams. Judy Baldwin came to Kinkaid in 1999 and made Kayem Library function at a high level as a support for students and faculty, encouraging students to read. She embraced new technologies with enthusiasm and guided the Library into the 21st century, while continuing to support tried and true best practices. She constantly worked with teachers to introduce students to the appropriate databases and other resources for research, creating LibGuides to streamline the research process and showed students how to create their research bibliographies using EasyBib. Kathaleen Chenoweth served as Administrative Assistant for first and second grades for 25 years. She has assisted students, parents and teachers in a variety of capacities including school communication,

organization of administrative paperwork, scheduling, special projects and coordination of the Lower School Faculty Sunshine Committee. Diane Marks came to Kinkaid in 2001 as a full-time Upper School art teacher. In the new Student Life Building studios, Ms. Marks expanded the arts program through Printmaking, Mixed Media, and Portfolio Development and also taught the first year foundations course. She has chaperoned Interim Term trips to Italy, Spain and Portugal and five Visual Arts trips to New York. Brenda Meyer retired from Kinkaid after 13 years. As Middle School Technology Coordinator, she enjoyed taking care of the technology needs — hardware, software, professional development and personal devices — of her colleagues and students. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Mrs. Meyer and MS science teacher Jeff Gessel started the Kinkaid Robotics Club, which has helped students, through competition, make decisions, solve problems and think critically.

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Peter Pickett served Kinkaid for 34 years. He taught kindergarten, first and third grades in addition to serving as Director of Kindergarten, Math Their Way Facilitator, JV Basketball Coach and Lower School Technology Coordinator. Using his expertise in technology, he designed an in-house studio to broadcast the famous KLS morning news, and to this day films and edits a variety of games for the Athletics Department. David Veselka came to Kinkaid in 1978 to teach Middle School English, but it wasn’t long before Headmaster Glenn Ballard encouraged him to teach a photography course. His first photography classroom was the bomb shelter under the science building. With no formal training, but a passion for photography, he went on to build what is widely considered one of the best programs in Texas. Mr. Vaselka was honored with the Columbiana Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1992.

Transitions

Dean of Faculty Jim Dunaway served 15 years at Kinkaid. Mr. Dunaway played an integral role in recruiting, hiring and mentoring a significant number of faculty members; in fact, approximately 75% of our current teachers and administrators were hired during Mr. Dunaway’s tenure. In addition, Mr. Dunaway has played a key behind-thescenes role in completing a wide variety of important projects, including leading two ISAS reaccreditation efforts. Mr. Dunaway will join his family in Syracuse, NY this summer. Robin Doran, one of our College Counselors/ Deans in the Upper School since 2005 (and Head Dean from 2010-2013), has decided to pursue other professional counseling opportunities. Kinkaid is deeply appreciative of her outstanding service to Kinkaid and for pouring her “heart and soul” into her work over the past nine years. Chief Technology Officer Larry Kahn served nine years at Kinkaid and will assume the position of Director of Technology at the Iolani School in Honolulu. Mr. Kahn accomplished a great deal on the technology front, including unification of the School’s databases, the creation of a faculty laptop program, multiple “revampings” of our website, upgrading the wireless network, development of both parent and student digital literacy programs, and many improvements to our hardware and software offerings on campus.

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Curt Brooks Receives Columbiana Award for Excellence in Teaching The Columbiana Award is Kinkaid’s annual recognition of excellence in teaching. Kinkaid gives out only one Columbiana Award each year to one member of the faculty who is recognized by their colleagues and students for their outstanding teaching, for their care and their dedication and for their commitment to Kinkaid. This year’s recipient, coach and physical education teacher Curt Brooks, has been at Kinkaid for 15 years. He touches the lives of students from the Lower School through the Middle School and into the Upper School. He has been described as kind, patient, caring, gracious and cooperative. He is seen by others as a “pro’s pro”; someone that embraces his craft and who teaches with a calmness that brings out the very best in students. The lessons Curt teaches each day are timeless and invaluable. That same passion for teaching is also seen later in the day as he greets older students on the playing field with a sense of purpose, commitment and energy. Curt, with humility and grace, has established himself as a role model for his peers, a beloved teacher and coach to his students and an individual who embodies the core values that Kinkaid is built on— honesty, respect, responsibility and kindness.

Cindy van Keppel Receives the Georgia & Eddie Leonard Staff Excellence Award The Georgia and Eddie Leonard Staff Excellence Award is named in honor of two long-time staff members who were loved and respected by students, faculty and staff, parents and alumni. Warmth, generosity, respect, commitment and integrity – these are among the first words that come to mind when thinking about Georgia and Eddie, two role models for us all. This year’s recipient, Cindy van Keppel, came to Kinkaid first as a parent. She was was hired as Advancement Assistant 11 years ago after holding practically every Parents’ Association volunteer job possible. Cindy doesn’t see a challenge as a roadblock; rather she sees it as an opportunity to be addressed. Each day, she interacts gracefully with faculty and staff, parents, parents of alumni and other members in the community. She is rarely flustered and gives her all to everything she does. No task is too small for her to handle. From mastering all types of software, including complex database programs to the School’s calendar software, to being extremely organized, Cindy is an indispensable member of the Advancement Office and of the School.

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Kinkaid Honor Day Lower School Awards

Gardner Watson ‘23 and Mia Price ‘23

Sara Christ ‘22 and Omar Cochinwala ‘22

John Cooper Award Mia Price, Gardner Watson Sara Christ, Omar Cochinwala

Brooke Jacobe ‘22 and Harrison Hester ‘22

Glenn Ballard Award Harrison Hester, Brooke Jacobe

Carolyn Bivins ‘22 and Kay Lucke ‘22

Character Education Award Carolyn Bivins, Kay Lucke

Middle School Awards

Charles B. Sanders Jr. Fifth Grade Award recipients Martha MacMane and Charlie Pagan with Headmaster Andy Martire and Middle School Principal Chelsea Collins

Charles B. Sanders Jr. Fifth Grade Award Martha MacMane, Charlie Pagan

Seventh Grade Academic Achievement Award Alex Frumovitz, Caroline Moseley

Fifth Grade Academic Achievement Award Zoe Price, Anthony Triestman

Seventh Grade Fine Arts Award Jason Gordon, Marynell Ward

Leigh Weld Sixth Grade Award Corbin Kinder, Jamie Rubenstein Sixth Grade Academic Achievement Award Jonathan Frumovitz, Nikita Munsif Greg Gephart Seventh Grade Award Merritt Cozby, Seb Seager 10

Leigh Weld Sixth Grade Award recipients Corbin Kinder and Jamie Rubenstein

Greg Gephart Seventh Grade Award recipients Seb Seager and Merritt Cozby

Seventh Grade Jack Hanagriff Award Wyatt Young Seventh Grade Jan Braden Award Onuchi Ndee Eighth Grade Academic Achievement Award Woodley Burrow, Anna Thomas

Emma Jane Miller Award recipient Anna Maria Johnson ‘18

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Eighth Grade Fine Arts Award Sara Burpeau, TX Harris, Ashton Lambert Eighth Grade Jack Hanagriff Award Hayden Rome Eighth Grade Jan Braden Award Belle Martire, Nina Wells Glenn Ballard Award Hayden Rome Emma Jane Miller Award Anna Maria Johnson

Arthur E. Goddard Award recipient Merritt Tilney ‘18

Glenn Ballard Award recipient Hayden Rome ‘18

Arthur E. Goddard Award Merritt Tilney

Upper School Awards

The Citizenship Award recipients

Citizenship Awards

Scholarship Announcements

The Class of 1978 Award for Freshman Citizenship Marie Atmar, John Goettee

The Kendall Award for Community Service Eva Nip

The Elena Semander Scholarship for Art & Athletics Sara Jane Gage

The Mark Lester Award for Sophomore Citizenship Alex Goeringer, Sarah Lasater

The Cooper Award Julia Camp

The C.A. Coskey, Sr. Scholarship Tyler Higby, Tyjaé Scales

The Mrs. W.J. Kinkaid Award Paige Poe

The John and Dorothy Cooper Scholarship Frances Andrews, Allison Dyer

The W.W. Kinkaid Award Arin Drtil

The John Fontaine Memorial Scholarship Jaqueline Fatjo

The Class of 1953 Award for Junior Citizenship Issa Cook, Ashley Davis The Class of 1975 Award for Senior Citizenship Ray Brown, Caroline Talbert

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Kinkaid Honor Day

Academic Merit Award recipients with Upper School Principal Patrick Loach

ACADEMIC MERIT AWARDS

The Falcon Wings Award Roma Patel, Suriya Sharma

The Freshman Academic Merit Award Vivian Liu

The A.J. Carothers ‘50 Award for Creative Writing Roma Patel

The Sophomore Academic Merit Award Q Tabarestani

Foreign Language

The Junior Academic Merit Award Amy Pascoe, Phoebe Zipper The Senior Academic Merit Award Dylan Rosenfield

ACADEMIC AWARDS English English I Award Bryn Anderson, Rebecca Noel English II Award Zach Roubein, Natalie Thurman The Jeanne S. Alsup Award for American Literature Studies Carolyn Bell, Harriet Tieh The Junior Class of 1953 Award for English Taylor Daniel, Paige Poe The Callie B. Law Writing Award Julia Camp, Cameron Neath 12

The Lucetta Topper Level Three French Award Clara Tian The Stone Award for French Language AP John Pederson, Lauren Siegel The Schlumberger Award for French Literature College Level Taylor Daniel The Spanish III Award Alondra Reyes The Haynes Award for Spanish Language AP Rachael Levy The Francita Stuart Award for Spanish Literature AP Sam Schwager The Latin III Award Louise Stephens The Dorothy Rice Cooper Award for Latin Literature College Level John Pederson The Chinese III Award Jillian Holliday

Mrs. W.J. Kinkaid Award recipient Paige Poe ‘14 and The W.W. Kinkaid Award recipient Arin Drtil ‘14

History The Freshman History Award Rob Lahourcade

The AP Statistics Award Georgi Andrews The AP Calculus Award Sam Schwager

The World Civilizations Award Zach Roubein

The Malcolm Cravens Award Lizzy McGee

The American History Award Emily Grinstead

The Mathematics and Science Award Ryan Baldwin

The Celina Kilpatrick Research Award Eric Yu

Science

The Damon Wells Award Laura Grove The Prep Bowl Award Sam Schwager

Debate The Mike Moncrief Debate Award Rikki Bleiweiss

Mathematics The Kathryn Wade Geometry Award Katlyn Feldman The Algebra II and Trigonometry Award Q Tabarestani The Class of 1980 Mathematics Award for Precalculus Harriet Tieh, Eric Yu

The Monroe Rust Biology Award Margaret Durning The Chemistry Award Kendyl Bree The Goettsche Physics Award John Pederson The Papadopoulos Award for Biology Annie Jeckovich The Four Year Science Award Arin Drtil The Herder Fellowship for Science Leadership Tarun Srinivasan The William S. Kilroy Computer Award John Churay

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The John and Dorothy Cooper Scholarship recipients Allison Dyer ‘15 and Frances Andrews ‘15 with Shirley and Bubba Coskey

ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT

The Tom Boyd Musical Theatre Award Harrison Poe, Meagan Roberts

The Independent Study Award Fernanda González-Blanco

The Technical Theater Award Arin Drtil

The Amber Alexander Award Graham Marsh, Eric Yu

Fine Arts The Lauri Jones Shepler 2D Art Award Grace Wang The 3D Art Award Rachael Levy

The Hooper Newspaper Award Thomas Green, Rohan Naik, Sam Schwager

The Filmmaking Award Madison Calicchia

The Mary Lou Lyon Cheerleading Award Katie Fikaris, Lizzy McGee

The Orchestra Award Kayla Raizner The Dance Award Paige Poe The Acting Award Cameron Neath

The John Fontaine Scholarship recipient Jacqueline Fatjo ‘15 with Harris Fontaine ‘05 and Jack Fontaine

The Kinkaidian Award Nazie Amjadi, Annie Jeckovich, Lizzy McGee, Cynthia Ormiston

ATHLETICS

The Choir Award Taylor Daniel, Reilly Sheehy

The C.A. Coskey Sr. Scholarship recipients Tyler Higby ‘15 and Tyjae Scales ‘15 with Shirley and Bubba Coskey

PUBLICATIONS

The Photography Award Amy Das

The Band Award Charlie Raty

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The Doyne Holder Spirit Award Cynthia Ormiston, Jane Elizabeth Towns

The Elena Semander Scholarship recipient Sara Jane Gage ‘15 with JoAnna and Chris Nicolaou

The Cathy Merrill Award for Athletics Raevyn Rogers-Henderson The Dan Hart Award for Athletics John Beeler

The Cooper Award recipient Julia Camp ‘14 with Curtis Kayem 13

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Class of 2014

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The Class of 2014

he last week leading up to graduation was a whirlwind of activity for the members of the senior class as they were honored and celebrated by their teachers, family and friends.

The Senior Banquet kicked everything off with wonderful comments from elected class representative James Wooten ’14, parent representative Mary Margaret Greer, Upper School Dean Robin Doran and Headmaster Andy Martire. The beautiful Baccalaureate service at Grace Presbyterian and the Senior Dinner at the Childress’ house rounded out the week of fun before graduation. The unseasonably cool Friday graduation night featured remarks by Dr. Martire, Governing Council President Graham Marsh ’14 and Trustee Staman Ogilvie and culminated with the awarding of diplomas.

Hats off to the Class of 2014!

Seniors with Alumni Parents and Grandparents First Row Seated: Preston Moore III ‘78, Kristen Moore, Preston Moore Jr. ‘49 (fs), Addy Reckling, Isla Winston Reckling ‘54 (fs), Lauren Reckling, Mary Kelly McConn, Carly Greenbaum, Debbie Deutser Greenbaum ’83 (fs), Annette Faubion Stephens ’82, Sam Stephens Second Row: Marshall Adkins ’80, Danny Adkins, Mike Rose ’64, Jack Rose, Missy Yellen Krantz ’84, Ben Krantz, Elizabeth Clark, Ashley Brunson Clark ’87, Lauren Weil Friedman ’83, Megan Friedman, Laura McMurrey Sheffield ’85, Ward Sheffield, Cooper Deal, Matt Deal ‘84 Third Row: Frost Cochran ’83, Shelley Cochran, Madeleine Topper Sheehy ’74, Reilly Sheehy, Kristen Cummins, Margene West Lloyd ’47, Ellen Lloyd Cummins ’77, Jim Cummins ’76 (fs), Charlotte Grace Grove ’85, Laura Grove, Loch Cook ’83 (fs), Susan Ferguson Cook ’60, Carson Cook Fourth Row: Samantha Wolf, Steven Wolf ’83 (fs), George Barrow, Lucy Hutcheson Barrow ’77, Audrey Briscoe, Monty Briscoe ’77, Sam Schwager, Charles Schwager ’83, Sally Radelat Raty ’79, Charlie Raty, Raybourne Thompson ’54 (fs), Virginia Mary Brown Thompson ’84, Ray Brown Fifth Row: Todd Johnson ’85, John David Johnson, Bob Baldwin ’77, Ryan Baldwin, Marc Oster ’83, Perry Oster, Stacy Smith ’79, Sophia Smith, Noble Carl ’83, Elizabeth Carl, Willie Carl ’55, Hayden Manias, Gretchen Meyer Manias ’81, Mack Tripodo, Heather Mackay Tripodo ‘79

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The Class of 2014

Daniel James Adkins The University of Texas, Austin Nazaneen Amjadi University of California at Los Angeles Georgiana Lee Andrews University of Notre Dame Joshua Keith Armstrong Millsaps College Nikhil Akshay Saraj Balasubramanyam Trinity University

Raymond Lloyd Brown III University of Mississippi: McDonnell-Barksdale Honors College Thomson Keen Butcher University of Pennsylvania Madison Jane Calicchia New York University

Taylor Victoria Daniel University of Pennsylvania

Katherine Grace Fisher Northwestern University

Emily Elisabeth David Baylor University

Nathaniel Storey Freeman New York University

Cooper Whitfield Deal The University of Georgia: Honors College

Megan Beth Friedman Vanderbilt University

Mary Isabelle Detmering Southern Methodist University: University Honors Program

Julia Nicole Camp Trinity University

Julia Grace Diamonon Sewanee: The University of the South

Elizabeth Anne Carl Texas A&M University

Thomas Christian Dillon Wake Forest University

Frances Allison Chae BalletMet Columbus

Arin Alexander Drtil Duke University

George Thomson Barrow Rice University

Michael Robert Chase Texas A&M University

Coleman Eason DuCharme Vanderbilt University

John Gardner Gaddis Bass The University of Texas, Austin

Amber YaoYao Chen University of Pennsylvania

Judson Atwood Dunaway-Barlow Allegheny College

Selim John Baysal University of California at Los Angeles

Knox Wheeler Childress Southern Methodist University

James Paul Duncan The University of Texas, Austin

Elizabeth Ashley Clark The University of Texas, Austin

Matthew William Eads Duke University

William Drake Clement New Mexico State University

Ross Tyrrell Eastman Jr. University of Virginia

Shelley Walker Cochran Texas A&M University

Haley Bronwyn Ebel Elon University

Carson Loch Cook University of Mississippi

Tucker Alan Fama Texas Christian University

Lucas Alonzo Cooper Colgate University

Courtney Michel Favaloro Texas Christian University: John V. Roach Honors College

Ryan Mitchell Baldwin Princeton University Katherine Alexis Banner The University of Texas, Austin: Plan II Honors

John Durbin Beeler The University of Texas, Austin Rayan Bekhradi The University of Texas, Austin Hailee Elizabeth Binet Southern Methodist University Nina Devi Bontha New York University Alik Howe Bourenin University of Virginia Audrey Amelia Briscoe Texas Christian University Kirt Henry Broesche Jr. University of Southern California 20

Caroline MacKenzie Brown University of Oklahoma: OU Scholars Program

Kenneth Dwayne Cowan II United States Naval Academy Kristen West Cummins Texas Christian University: John V. Roach Honors College

Jared Samuel Feig University of Virginia Katherine Elizabeth Fikaris University of Oklahoma

Thomas Custis Green University of Virginia Carly Lynn Greenbaum Tulane University Courtney Jane Greer The University of Texas, Austin Mary Griffith Greer The University of Texas, Austin Laura Louise Grove Vanderbilt University Joshua Corey Hamat University of Southern California Hannah Elizabeth Harrell Vanderbilt University Sarah Elizabeth Harris Indiana University at Bloomington Jillian Eleanor Holliday Clemson University Anne Rollins Jeckovich Washington and Lee University Katherine Hodges Jeckovich Texas Christian University John David Smither Johnson Rice University Phillip Andrew Johnson Trinity University Zaid Ali Kajani Columbia University Joshua Edward Kassab Georgia Institute of Technology Benjamin Walker Krantz Colorado School of Mines

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Attending

The Class of 2014

139

62%

different colleges

out of state

seniors in the Class of 2014

different states

$11,000,412 Trevin Robert Kurtanich University of Southern California: Thematic Option Sofia Leon-Amtmann Boston University Collin Garrett Likover Southern Methodist University Nathan Huay-Nan Lo Northwestern University

Emily Emi Nip Wellesley College Eva Yin Ting Nip Washington University in St. Louis Cynthia Cooke Ormiston The University of Texas, Austin John Collins Orr The University of Texas, Austin

Hayden Jeffrey Manias Tulane University

Perry Richards Oster Sewanee: The University of the South

Graham Cruser Marsh University of Southern California

Stephen Jordan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Suji Houston Baptist University

Aisha Matin Southern Methodist University

Anshul Vasant Palavajjhala University of Chicago

Mary Kelly McConn The University of Georgia

Noopur Mayank Parikh University of Houston: Honors College

Elizabeth Bailey McGee Princeton University John Berdon Mitchell The University of Texas, Austin Drewe Edith Molin Southern Methodist University Kristen Palmer Moore The University of Texas, Austin: Plan II Honors and Business Honors Lillian Pearl Morgan Indiana University at Bloomington Robert Waits Murphy Austin Community College Rohan Sagar Naik Yale University Hannah Elysse Nazir The University of Texas, Austin: Liberal Arts Honors Cameron Julia Neath Brown University

Roma Vandan Patel Columbia University Aria Miranda Pearlman Morales Yale University Paige Garrett Poe Texas Christian University Perry Andrew Priest The University of Texas, Austin Kayla Gabrielle Raizner Tulane University Charlotte Elizabeth Raty Swarthmore College Adelaide Michelle Reckling The University of Georgia Lauren Elise Reckling University of Mississippi Robert Augustus Reinbolt Boston University Jeffrey Lynn Roberson Jr. Vanderbilt University

38% in state

awarded in merit scholarships

Raevyn Alexandria Rogers-Henderson University of Oregon John Michael Rose II University of Colorado at Boulder Dylan Milton Rosenfield Vanderbilt University Brenda Marcella Ruiz University of Houston: Honors College Michael Alexander Sanchez Georgia Institute of Technology Benjamin Thomas Sarvadi The University of Texas, Austin: Liberal Arts Honors Mavin Evani Saunders Florida State University Samuel Roland Schwager Stanford University Suriya Sharma University of Pennsylvania Reilly Alexander Sheehy University of Virginia Edward Donnell Sheffield Jr. The University of Texas, Austin Sophia Whitlock Skelly Colorado College Ruth Torian Smith Washington and Lee University Sophia Lillian Smith The University of Texas, Austin John Emil Snodgrass The University of Texas, Austin Rachel Elaine Soderstrom Cornell University Sydney Danielle Spier University of Southern California

Allison Augusta Sprague University of Mississippi Samuel William Stephens Southern Methodist University Megan Ruth Sullivan Johns Hopkins University Sydnie Elizabeth Swanson University of Pennsylvania Caroline Allison Talbert Tufts University Brecca Lee Thomas University of Colorado at Boulder Jane Elizabeth Towns The University of Texas, Austin Donald Mackay Tripodo Texas Christian University Alina Francesca Valera The University of Texas, Austin Grace Wang Washington University in St. Louis Daniel Steven Warren Rice University Presley Rei Wilson University of Southern California Seagren Elizabeth Wilson Southern Methodist University Samantha Meryl Wolf The University of Texas, Austin Hayden Stanton Wood Texas A&M University James Pierce Wooten The University of Texas, Austin: Business Honors Alicia Andreyevna Yefimenko The University of Texas, Austin

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Updated Athletic Complex Unveiled

ho holds the girls upper school track record for the 100 meter run? How many SPC team championships does Kinkaid have? Where can I find a listing of Three Sport Falcons? The answers to these and other sports-related questions can be found in the halls of Kinkaid’s recently enhanced indoor athletic complex and on the School’s website. In April the new Three Sport Athlete Exhibit was unveiled. All three sport athletes whose portrait previously hung on the wall are part of the new digitalized/interactive display. Individuals can search for an athlete by name, graduation year or sport. The computerized listing and photos will soon be available online for viewing by members of the Kinkaid community. Additional upgrades include: • New entrance signage and commemorative plaques; • An Athletics Wall of Honor recognizing team accomplishments and individual record holders; • Redesigned trophy cases; • A gallery displaying photos of longtime coaches and athletic department employees; • A team meeting room with full AV functionality; and • An electronic message board displaying daily schedules, game results and player photos. These enhancements were made possible thanks to a generous contribution from Mrs. Carroll Robertson Ray. “Athletics were an

Lex Hochner ‘99 with wife Kitty and son Lee, Hugh and Carroll Ray

important part of the Kinkaid experience for my son Lex Hochner ’99 and have been for many others over the years. I am proud to make this gift in honor of Coach Garry McMillan who has had a great impact on many student athletes for almost four decades,” says Mrs. Ray. Director of Athletics Bob Beeman is very pleased with these updates and additions. “Kinkaid is very grateful to Mrs. Ray for her major gift to help create a team meeting room and attractive display area honoring our athletes, two enhancements comparable to many such facilities found on college campuses.” (All of the photos that previously hung in the athletic hall are available for family members as a keepsake. Please drop by Harrison House anytime between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. this summer to pick up.)

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Three Sport Varsity Letter Winners Freshman Oscar Melendez Cross Country, Soccer, Track & Field

Sophomores Taylor J Cowan Cheerleading, Wrestling, Track & Field Sarah Lasater Volleyball, Basketball, Lacrosse Natalie Thurman Field Hockey, Soccer, Track & Field Louise Stephens Field Hockey, Soccer, Lacrosse Brendan Martin Cross Country, Soccer, Track & Field

Ryan Devlin ‘99 with son Ryan

Bryson King ‘13 and Harris Green ‘13

Juniors Henry Heyser Cross Country, Soccer, Lacrosse Tyler Higby Football, Basketball, Track & Field Tyjae’ Scales Volleyball, Basketball, Track & Field Frances Andrews Volleyball, Basketball, Lacrosse Allison Dyer Field Hockey, Soccer, Lacrosse

Seniors John Beeler Football, Soccer, Baseball Julia Camp Cross Country, Soccer, Track & Field Thomas Dillon Football, Basketball, Track & Field Judson Dunaway-Barlow Volleyball, Soccer, Track & Field Griffith Greer Field Hockey, Swimming, Track & Field Lizzy McGee Cheerleading, Soccer, Track & Field Lilly Morgan Volleyball, Basketball, Lacrosse, Golf Collins Orr Football, Wrestling, Lacrosse Robert Reinbolt Football, Soccer, Lacrosse Raevyn Rogers-Henderson Volleyball, Basketball, Track & Field Seagren Wilson Cheerleading, Swimming, Lacrosse

Bo Ford ‘89

Four Year Varsity Letter Winners Georgi Andrews Volleyball, Softball

Tucker Fama Golf

Aria Pearlman Morales Soccer, Track & Field

Hailee Binet Tennis

Katie Fikaris Cheerleading

Andrew Priest Golf

Ray Brown Football

Jillian Holliday Tennis

Robert Reinbolt Soccer, Lacrosse

Julia Camp Cross Country, Soccer, Track & Field

Trevin Kurtanich Swimming

Jeff Roberson Basketball

Aisha Matin Soccer

Raevyn Rogers-Henderson Track & Field

Lizzy McGee Track & Field

Jack Rose Wrestling

John Berdon Mitchell Golf

Brenda Ruiz Cross Country

Drewe Molin Soccer

Sophia Smith Tennis

Hannah Nazir Volleyball, Softball

Tory Smith Lacrosse

Emily Nip Golf

Allison Sprague Lacrosse

Cynthia Ormiston Basketball

Brecca Thomas Basketball

Collins Orr Wrestling

Daniel Warren Tennis

Perry Oster Wrestling

Seagren Wilson Lacrosse

Elizabeth Clark Cross Country William Clement Football Carson Cook Baseball Lucas Cooper Soccer Casey Cowan Wrestling Emily David Swimming Julia Diamonon Volleyball Thomas Dillon Football, Basketball, Track & Field Arin Drtil Swimming

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Athletics Review Varsity Baseball

Varsity Girls Lacrosse

Overall Record: 22-16

Overall Record: 9-8

Conference Record: 4-3

Conference Record: 2-2

SPC Tournament Rank: 9th (1st in Division II)

SPC Tournament Rank: 4th

All South Zone: John Beeler ’14, Will Gaus ’15

All South Zone: Allison Dyer ’15, Emma Eggleston ’15, Tory Smith ’14

All SPC: Neal Bhatia ’15, Will Gaus ’15

Varsity Boys Golf SPC Tournament Rank: 1st All SPC: Chandler Cone ’15, Andrew Jacobe ’15, Taylor Phillips ’15

All SPC: Allison Dyer ’15, Tory Smith ’14, Louise Stephens ’16

Varsity Softball Overall Record: 15-15-1 Conference Record: 4-2 SPC Tournament Rank: 4th

Varsity Girls Golf

All South Zone: Emily Ashworth ’15, Brecca Thomas ’14

SPC Tournament Rank: 10th

All SPC: Georgi Andrews ’14, Kelli Montgomery ’16, Claire Stringfellow ’16

Varsity Boys Lacrosse Overall Record: 9-10 Conference Record: 4-1 SPC Tournament Rank: 4th All South Zone: Sam Chapman ’15, Jared Feig ’14, Lovett Shaper ’15, Evan Wind ’16 All SPC: Lucas Cooper ’14, Robert Reinbolt ’14, Connor Sullivan ’15

Varsity Boys Tennis Overall Record: 9-0 Conference Record: 7-0 SPC Tournament Rank: 2nd All South Zone: Neil Kumar ’15, Michael Smith ’17, Daniel Warren ’14 All SPC: Ali Jamal ’15, Daniel Warren ’14

Varsity Girls Tennis

Middle School Teams Bring Home Titles Congratulations to the eighth grade girls lacrosse team, eighth grade baseball team, the middle school boys tennis team and the middle school girls tennis team on their HJPC tournament wins.

Overall Record: 10-0 Conference Record: 7-0 SPC Tournament Rank: 3rd All South Zone: Halle Brazda ’16, Jillian Holliday ’14, Sasha Inchauste ’17 All SPC: Sasha Inchauste ’17, Cecile Wilde ’16

Varsity Boys Track SPC Tournament Rank: 9th All SPC: Thomas Dillson ’14, Kamil Lawal ’15

Varsity Girls Track SPC Tournament Rank: 2nd All SPC: Natalie Geisler ’15, Courtney C. Greer ’15, Ana Matamoros ’15, Lizzy McGee ’14, Raevyn Rogers-Henderson ’14, Tyjae’ Scales ’15, Gracey Wallace ’16

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More Falcons Compete at the Next Level The second semester for seniors signing was just a busy as the first. We are excited to watch these Falcons in college.

Keen Butcher, University of Pennsylvania – Sailing

Aria Pearlman Morales, Yale University – Soccer

Jeff Roberson, Vanderbilt University – Basketball

Casey Cowan, United States Naval Academy – Wrestling

Tory Smith, Washington and Lee University – Lacrosse

Ben Krantz, Colorado School of Mines – Wrestling

Josh Armstrong, Millsaps College – Football

Congratulations to all the athletes in the Class of 2014 that are taking their talents to the next level. First Row: Lucas Cooper - Lacrosse, Lizzy McGee - Cheerleading, Julia Camp Soccer, Aria Pearlman Morales - Soccer, Raevyn Rogers-Henderson - Track & Field, Brecca Thomas - Basketball, Casey Cowan Wrestling, Andrew Priest - Golf Second Row: Ben Krantz - Wrestling, Keen Butcher - Sailing, Hannah HarrellCheerleading, Tory Smith - Lacrosse, Brenda Ruiz - Cross Country, Katie Fikaris Cheerleading, Stephen O’Suji - Basketball Third Row: Thomas Dillon - Football, Josh Armstrong - Football, Robert Reinbolt - Lacrosse, Mavin Saunders - Football, JD Johnson - Football, Jeff Roberson Basketball, Will Clement - Football

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Fine Arts Review

he Fine Arts Department sponsored a fantastic Falcon Fan Fest this spring, with audiences out in full force to enjoy the beauty and delight of an outstanding season. Performers took to our stages with boundless energy. With their production of How To Eat Like A Child, the Middle School Broadway Bound students presented a witty variety of child-savvy lessons on various subjects. In the Upper School, our Acting Company presented William Inge’s American classic, Bus Stop, and delivered a superb round of performances steeped in humor and pathos. Music was in the air this spring as well as theatre, as our choirs from all three divisions put on inspiring concerts. Listening to the sweet sounding voices of the Lower School Treble Choir, the folk and lively popular tunes performed by our 6th, 7th and 8th grade choirs, and the classic pieces shared by our award-winning Upper School Concert Choir, audiences were impressed with the musicality and showmanship of all our singers. Of special note is our Encore group, who brought songs from three musicals -- Les Miserables, Rent and My Fair Lady – as well as a host of Disney favorites to the stage in a wonderful evening that also featured our Dance Company’s student-choreographers. These dancers also deserve high praise for bringing a sophisticated group of dynamic pieces to life. Middle School and Upper School Band and Orchestra students had a terrific season as well. In addition to some musical theatre favorites, the spring Band concert featured stirring music from the Cirque du Soleil repertoire. Orchestra students brought down the house with an upbeat program highlighting popular music from mainstream television, radio and movies. Our visual artists created an impressive body of work this spring. You could see some of it downtown in Houston at the legendary River Oaks Theater, where our students’ award-winning films were screened at the Kinkaid Film Festival; and more of it parading around campus during the Lower School’s fabulous Art Car Parade! Of course, our galleries were bursting with color and life too. The Ogilvie Family Lobby provided gallery space for the 5th Grade Art Night, which featured a diverse collection of paintings, ceramics and mixed media work. The Senioritis X and XI exhibits in our Student Life galleries showcased work as fine and imaginative as anything you might see in a professional gallery. Thanks to all who contributed to our fantastic spring season of Fine Arts at The Kinkaid School!

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ongratulations to this group of seniors who discovered a passion of art during their time at Kinkaid and will be pursuing their discipline in college.

First Row: Megan Sullivan – Theatre, Kayla Raizner – Music, Presley Wilson – Theatre, Paige Poe – Theatre, Cameron Neath – Theatre, Sydnie Swanson – Studio Art, Eva Nip – Studio Art Second Row: Nathan Lo – Music, Frances Chae – Dance, Nate Freeman – Studio Art, Madison Calicchia – Film, Griffith Greer – Studio Art, Courtney Greer – Art History Third Row: Ray Brown – Studio Art, Graham Marsh – Music, Ward Sheffield – Technical Theatre, Collins Orr – Theatre & Dance, Rayan Bekhradi – Studio Art

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Reunion Weekend 2014

n April 4 & 5, alumni from the classes of 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999 and 2004 celebrated their reunion year.

On Friday night, the Distinguished Alumni Awards Program & Reception, held in the Brown Auditorium, kicked off the weekend. The outstanding honorees this year were Distinguished Honorary Alumnus Dr. Stuart Yudofsky, Distinguished Alumnus Adam Ereli ’79 and Distinguished Young Alumnus Charlie Escher ’98. On Saturday afternoon, alumni and their families enjoyed James Coney Island hotdogs and children’s activities on the Front Lawn, while students gave campus tours and members of the Alumni Board gave new property tours. The weekend ended with the individual class parties, where alumni from the 4’s and 9’s reconnected with their old classmates. A great time was had by all!

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Letters From Our Presidents

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Dear Kinkaid Alumni,

Dear Young Alumni,

I am honored to serve as president of the Alumni Association Board for the coming year. We have a number of great events planned for the remainder of 2014: the McMillan Speaker Series featuring former Olympian Marion Jones on September 12, the Zack Semander Memorial Golf Tournament at BraeBurn Country Club on October 20 and the Alumni Holiday Party to be held in the Ogilvie Lobby of the Katz Performing Arts Center on December 4.

It is hard to believe that summer is already here, wrapping up yet another remarkable year for the Kinkaid Young Professionals Organization.

I would like to thank all of the alumni who participated in this year’s annual fund. We had another record-breaking year by raising over $2.7 million for the School. Our alumni contributed 35% of the total amount raised. Equally as impressive, over 28% of our alumni made a gift, one of the top percentages for an independent school in the country. Thank you again for giving back to Kinkaid and its students! This year, I look forward to working with other Board members to implement several of the Board Retreat recommendations that were approved at our May meeting. The key initiatives we will focus on are: forming Kinkaid’s first out-of- town alumni chapter (Dallas/Ft. Worth), launching a career networking/mentoring program for our students and alumni, enhancing and expanding Reunion Weekend and holding our first ever Kinkaid Alumnae Luncheon in March 2015. Please let us know if you have any ideas for how the Alumni Association can better serve our members. This past year, we were well served by our senior representatives, Kirt Broesche ’14 and Lilly Morgan ’14, who dutifully reported on the Upper School happenings at the meetings. We welcome our incoming senior representatives, Horatiu Calin ’15 and Sophie Gaylor ’15. I would like to thank to outgoing Board members, Mike Pearson ’71 and Matt Thanheiser ’76, for their service and welcome incoming Board members, Susie Peake ’79 and Mike Robinson ’70. Enjoy the rest of the summer and I hope to see you at one of our alumni events in 2014-15! Yours truly, J. Mark Breeding ’74 2014-15 Alumni Board President

New Alumni Board member Susie Peake ‘79

New Alumni Board member Mike Robinson ‘70

KYPO Board

In late November we had our most successful Alumni Leadership Day to date with ten panels and over 60 alums present to speak to the seniors. Thank you Board members Catherine Goble ’99 and Whitney Rape Miller ’04 for all of the hard work and effort you put into this wonderful event! In December the KYPO holiday party was thrown at a new venue, Local Pour, where a great time was had by all of the young alums in attendance. Thank you Board member Catherine Bradley ’05 for helping to organize this fun event! And, on June 24, KYPO hosted our annual Summer Happy Hour at Sonoma Wine Bar! As we now look forward to the fall, KYPO is focusing on our main event, Alumni Leadership Day, on October 3. This unique day brings together young professionals across several fields and members of the senior class. The program provides a forum for seniors to ask questions and receive advice and insight from Kinkaid’s working young alumni members. If you are interested in serving on one of our panels, I encourage you to contact Advancement Associate Laura Renaud at laura.renaud@kinkaid. org or 713-243-5054. It has been both an honor and a pleasure serving as KYPO’s President this year and working with such a phenomenal group of accomplished and dedicated alumni. I wish everyone a safe and enjoyable summer! Sincerely, Allison Poarch ’03 2013-14 KYPO President

Class Notes & Alumni News 1929 – 1949 Jane Hoffert Moore ’46 1620 Calumet Drive Houston, Texas 77004 713-529-9700

Wishing everyone a good and safe summer! Let me remind you to look for anything you wish to give to the Kinkaid archives this summer when you have the time. If you find something to give to the history of the School, I will make arrangements for pick up. I plan to write a more detailed article in the next issue of the Kinkaid magazine so please call me or send me any news. I look forward to hearing from you!

1950 – 1954

If you are interested in volunteering to be the class correspondent, please contact Advancement Associate Laura Renaud at 713243-5054 or laura.renaud@kinkaid.org.

1955 – 1957 Nicky Sanborn Minear ’56 1808 Meadow Creek Pearland, Texas 77581 281-993-0830

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Linda Beeley Dennison Houston, Texas lindabdenison@comcast.net From the Advancement Office: Peter Maffitt (fs) reports that his son Ted ’00 (fs) is a construction supervisor in Panama for the next two years. Daughter Rosalee ’02 graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Masters in International Relations. She is now working with the Sorrell Company in Houston. Daughter Allison ’04 recently graduated from Tulane Law School and is now studying for the Texas Bar Exam.

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John Hagerman The Woodlands, Texas johndhagerman@hotmail.com

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Sassy English Stanton Houston, Texas sassy@stanton-pinckard.com

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Harvey Kincaid and his wife Nancy have been living in Geneva, Switzerland. He says that he can look out of his window at work and see Mount Blanc. Last year, he was asked to take the assignment of Head of Lab for his operations in Europe, and he thought about it for at least three nanoseconds before saying yes. Harvey and Nancy will return to the US soon and meet their grandson (#7) for the first time. Another granddaughter will join the fold in May. Home is Indianapolis, which is where they are headed next. Their son #3 has been house sitting for them as he did when they went to China for two years. Harvey said the formula worked then, and hopefully they find the house intact this time around. Sassy English Stanton’s sons Troy Stanton ’89 and Austin Stanton are now partners at Regency Telecommunications. They have made major expansions in the company and are moving into operations outside Texas. Troy has two children: Tyler (10) and Carley (8). Austin also has two children: James (9) and Andrew (6).

1961

If you are interested in volunteering to be the class correspondent, please contact Advancement Associate Laura Renaud at 713243-5054 or laura.renaud@kinkaid.org.

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Adrian Turner Ross Houston, Texas adrian@rexross.com Dear 1962 Classmates: I hope you are all having a great summer. With the exception of three or four of us, you are now into a new birthday decade, and I will delicately not mention which one.

Van Russell ‘62 met Charles Simmons ‘05 during Charles’ wedding weekend at Barton Creek Resort, where Van serves as a Golf Starter

await the grandkids’ visit there. Barry is also planning a trip to Houston later in the summer to connect with old friends. Dorothy Knox Howe Houghton continues her busy life. She is now the president of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in Texas. It is a two-year job – a big one! She will take an extended trip to Europe this summer to attend events at Sulgrave Manor and will join the Texas Exes’ trip to Burgundy. Donna Donelson is heading to Santa Fe in August for the Ethnographic Fair, the Antique Native American Art Fair, the opera and cooler weather! Susan Cooper Gaudet claims to have no news, but “all is well here” is news in itself! I am happy to hear from anyone who can report that all is well.

John Butcher and his wife have moved from California to Birmingham, Alabama, to be near their daughter Meredith who is an editor for Oxmoor (Southern Living cookbooks). They are enjoying the southern hospitality and the golf, although he has noticed that there are numerous trees on the courses there. Perhaps a “foot-wedge” would be helpful?

In April of 2014 we attended our first Kinkaid Field Day since our youngest son graduated in 1995. There was no stilt race, hoop race or stick-horse race, but the tug-o-war lives on! Even though there have been may changes to the events and venue, it is still as special to the Kinkaid community as it was more than 50 years ago when we were there. It was fun watching our five-year-old granddaughter march around the May Pole.

Speaking of golfers, Van Russell continues his part-time job in Golf Operations at Barton Creek Resort and Spa in Austin. As a Starter, he helped host the wedding golf group of Charles Simmons ’05 on May 24. In addition to visiting with Charles, Van had the privilege of meeting many Kinkaid graduates who were guests at the wedding weekend.

I probably should tap Gibson Carothers to take over this reporting job as his (fictional) reports are much more entertaining than my true ones. Gibson writes: “Happy 70th Birthday to all my classmates. Having skipped grades 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 and 11, I won’t be reaching that milestone for some time, but I can still be happy for all of you.”

Barry Rose and Judy are heading to Idaho to visit their grandkids, Annabel (8) and Miles (6), and then Barry and Judy will head back to the Rose’s home in Oxford, Mississippi, to

If you are receiving this magazine and not receiving periodic emails from me, for one reason or another we do not have your current email address. Please contact me

at adrian@rexross.com so that I can correct the records. Best wishes everyone. Adrian Turner Ross

1963

Calanne Koenig Choate Pearland, Texas mayamom@hotmail.com Hello all! Must not be much happening this summer or maybe there’s a lot of stuff happening. Either way, you guys did not respond. I hope all is well with our class! To start, our buddy Carlton Carl is ever helpful when it comes to updates! Thanks so much, Carlton! He says the following: “LULAC’s annual Viva Cinco de Mayo Celebration, Parade and Menudo Cook-Off, held for 40 years in San Marcos, moved to beautiful downtown Martindale this year. The parade was huge (with about 50 participants including U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett and his wife Libby); the crowd was significant (2,000-3,000 versus Martindale population of 1,200); and the menudo… Well, menudo… And I didn’t even have a hangover. Martindale will still have its traditional 4th of July Parade and San Marcos River Bottom Picnic (same place for 104 years). Sustainable Martindale began a Martindale Market last fall, a farmers’ market that started out once a month and has been so successful that it is now held every Friday evening from 5-8 p.m. So, if you are in the neighborhood, stop by. Several friends and I are headed in August to the Cotswolds (an hour or so outside of London), home of an old Austin friend and his wife, for a few days and then to the friends’ villa in Portugal (on a

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mountaintop overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and several fishing villages).” Thanks for all this info!!! Jan Stockard Cato writes, “I just read in the Chronicle that Ned Holmes and Ernie Cockrell (fs) were two of the four Men of Distinction for this year. Go Class of ’63.” Amen! So proud of these great guys! Many congrats! Also up for class kudos is our friend Betsy Parish (fs). Jan sent me the notice of a book signing by Betsy and Dr. William Winters who wrote a book entitled Houston Hearts: A History of Cardiovascular Medicine And The Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center at the Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. The signing took place on Wednesday, May 28, at the River Oaks Bookstore. Wow! That’s just awesome, Betsy!! Lastly, I am finally in the real estate arena in Houston. I love the excitement and people. It’s so different from teaching! Let me know if I can ever help any of you! Special Falcon discount! That’s about all I have folks. Sorry there isn’t more, but you know how it goes. Hope to hear from more of you for the next article!! Stay safe and have a grand summer… Calanne

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Claire Andreae Murray Silver Spring, Maryland claire.murray@verizon.net Who would have thought 50 years could fly so swiftly on the wings of time, only to culminate in a night of wonder, recollections, reconnections and discovery of new connections not made before? Time and age may have gentled our souls and enlivened our spirits.... What an amazing turnout for our Reunion. 61 attended of which 45 were actual classmates accompanied by their most significant others. Our graduating class consisted of 76 people of which we have sadly lost 13 to date. Even more astounding than the 36 graduates who attended were the 9 former classmates who graduated elsewhere yet lit up the evening, like Skipper Beery, J.O.T. Couch, Robert Ferguson, Sandy Hockensmith Tomich, Paul Moore, Mary Dee Neal, David Perry, Ashley Smith and Sarah Yeager Powell. Would you believe Betty Austin Henderson cutting up a rug dancing to the golden oldies with all the handsome beaux of the enchanted evening? Not to be outdone on the dance floor once again were Gary and Bonnie Brigance Leadbetter as well as Bebe Hatchett who came all the way in from Missouri.Speaking of traveling itinerants, we came from all directions: from upstate New York, Dick and Ruth Rietz Barney, the

Leadbetters from Philadelphia, Ted Greacen from Minnesota, Christiane Schlumberger and her husband Tony Allina from Santa Barbara, California, along with Isabel and David Bradshaw from Oakland, California. Donna and Bobby Haas came from Louisana, Booth Dyess and his wife Ibi Hinrichs from Virginia, Greg and I from Washington, DC, and Vikki Foxhall Lempicka all the way from Argentina. The capstone of the evening was David Perry singing the night out with an amazing rendition of Elvis’s greatest hits. The frivolity was choreographed by our amazing returning DJ Horace Williams to the sounds of the last 50 years. Certificates of Attendance were given to all and Certificates of Appreciation went out to our recruitment team: J.B. Jones, Tony Geiselman, Kathy Susman Howe and Pati Mengden-Eckhardt, with special recognition to George Howe for all of his and Kathy’s efforts in finding, scanning and sending yearbook photos of our non-graduate classmates, and to my husband Greg Murray for designing and decorating name tags. We also were beyond fortunate to have an actual event planner amongst us, Dee Hinkle, who put her heart and soul into designing both our Certificates of Attendance and Appreciation as well as special gifts for our most hardworking illustrious Reunion Committee. As for our Reunion Committee, we could not have chosen a better team. Lorna Allen Sorley brought her inimitable attention to the big picture as well as all the fine details. She and her husband Mike did not hesitate to throw themselves on the culinary sword by taste testing potential venues. Mike Rose inspired us with his energy and enthusiasm, not to mention his willingness to sponsor us at the Forest Club. Rocky McAshan kept us organized with updated spreadsheets and grounded with an eagle eye on our goals. Unfortunately Rocky and his wife were sorely missed on the night of the event as he was recovering from back surgery he had the day before. We wish him a most speedy recovery… Those of you not fortunate enough to be able to attend this time just mark your calendar for our 55th…

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Tami Fox Brau Austin, Texas tazmazan@yahoo.com

Termite and Pest Control. It is ultimately my retirement, but I have no hobbies except bugs and trees, so I will work at Chem-Tech establishing a Lawn, Tree and Shrub division for a few years.” Jay has also been appointed by the Texas Ag Commissioner to be on the Advisory Committee to the Department of Agriculture to represent the Organic, Natural and Holistic pest control operators. Susan Fantle is semi-retired as of last November and filling the extra time with piano lessons and oil painting lessons. She writes, “Loving it all. We also finally sold our house in Denver and are exchanging it for a home in Tucson, Arizona, where we hope to move in a few years to spend our winters there and our summers on our boat in San Diego. Still waiting for my other half James to retire so we can do some traveling around California and go more places by boat too. We are healthy and happy. What more could one want.” Georgia Hinkle Akers’ husband Sam has retired and Akers Metals is closed. He has been getting lots of calls from former customers who cannot believe the shop is gone. Georgia writes, “I am still at the court as Associate Judge Harris County Probate Court No 3. I have become more involved with the bull riding and was recently put on the Board of Directors of Rider Relief Foundation, which is a charity that provides financial assistance to injured bull riders. And the herd continues to grow.” Barbara Moses Robertson writes, “Our daughter Christine Robertson Morenz ’92, her husband Shea and their children are moving back to Houston this summer from Austin. Their daughter Lillie is 11 and will be rejoining her class at Kinkaid in sixth grade this fall, and their daughter Hope will be rejoining her friends in the fourth grade at Kinkaid. Their son Shea is turning five years old this summer and will be at Pooh Corner in the fall. The girls are excited to be joining their cousins, Bradyn, Hunter, Jake, Gayle and Keen Robertson, once again at Kinkaid. All our grandchildren are on the Purple Team for Field Day!” Sperry Hunt is a few years from retirement at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. He has a second grandchild now. Audra is a bright, healthy, determined young lady who, along with her sister Erin, is his great, great joy. Sperry says, “I’m writing folk songs lately surprisingly. In the last 18 months I’ve finished a dozen of them now. The kernels of them come out of dreams that

Next year is going to be a big reunion year for the Class of 1965. Five-O. Oh my. I can’t believe it. We are starting to kick around ideas for some fun events. So save the dates April 24 and 25, 2015. If you would like to help with the planning, let me know. There are lots of things to do. It seems many of us are looking forward to or enjoying retirement. Jay Jorns writes, “Nancy and I sold our company, JNJ Pest Control and Grounds Care, to Chem-Tech Sperry Hunt ‘65 (fs) and granddaughter Audra

I quickly write down and complete over the following few weeks. I’m happier than a man has a right to be, as my father often said. My best wishes to all of you. Looking forward to the 50th.” Roy Flukinger is between semesters at the University of Texas and busier than ever. He will only teaching one course this fall semester and hopes to have more free time. Madeline Maxwell is still teaching at The University of Texas at Austin. The Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies program she started is growing, and students are getting involved in great research and internships. Madeline received an award for peace education and gave a keynote address at the Congreso Internacional de Educación para la Paz 2013 held at Albert Einstein University in Mexico. The innovative and award-winning summer symposium she started for high school students took all her time and energy June 15-28, when students (who are coming from Abu Dhabi, Viet Nam and Denmark, as well as the US) practice negotiation and ways to handle controversy. They made videos and photo essays and played lots of learning games while experiencing college life and hearing from distinguished faculty, community leaders and artists. As soon as the symposium was over, she headed to Spain and England to present her research at academic conferences (and get a break from the heat). This spring, she suddenly got a green thumb and is worried about losing the new flowers and trees in the intense heat and the drought. Rick Horsey is busy working and travelling to many great locations. Rick writes, “We still have a home in the Santa Fe area and in the Carrollton area of Dallas, but due to our business growth we have not been to Santa Fe too much in the last year. Our hope is to be able to spend a lot of time out there this summer. We have been talking to some Kinkaid friends about coming for the Balloon Festival in Albuquerque. If you have never seen it, it is pretty cool thing to see in person.” Rick and his wife also plan on traveling to New York City in late June to take the Queen Mary II Cruise out of New York Harbor to Halifax Nova Scotia, then back down to Boston to be on board on the evening of July 4 to witness the fireworks display first hand, then back to New York. It will be the second time they have been on board this ship, and he says it is pretty impressive. Then they hope to take the trans-Canada railway from Toronto to Edmonton where Rick has several business meetings scheduled. Then back to Beaver Creek in Colorado to visit with business friends and to see Alison Krause in Concert. And finally back to Santa Fe where they will have a stream of kids and grandkids come out to visit. They are up to four grandkids: two boys and two girls, including the youngest who is less than two years old. Rick’s wife Marleen is practicing to become a yoga teacher. Rick has tried yoga a couple of times and says, “It is just a little humbling to be in a class mostly full of women, all of whom are stronger and better at that than

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you are. If you ever want to get back into shape, I would strongly recommend yoga as part of any exercise routine.” I got an email from Hal Martin who reports that he does not have a lot of news except that life is good. He also has some good ideas for our upcoming reunion. I think a plan may be hatching at this very moment. I, Tami Fox Brau, am still living in Austin and looking forward to seeing everyone at our 50th Reunion. We should definitely have a blowout time.

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Pat Kidson Fogle Cavanagh Houston, Texas pat.cavanagh@kinkaid.org Here’s the news from several classmates. From Rob Wilson: “Bess & I had dinner with Dale ’65 and Peggy Dickson Martin ’65 last month at their beautiful ranch outside of Brenham. We caught up on a lot of wonderful high school memories including the 1964 Football Season. Dale surprised me with a tape of the 1964 Kinkaid vs. St John’s football game! I have since shared the tape with Ernie Graham and Big Dave Boldrick!” From Gayl Ware Carlberg: “Thanks to you (Pat), I am now enjoying my third term on the Kinkaid Alumni Board. I love staying connected to Kinkaid in such an important way and feel great whenever I can contribute something to Kinkaid’s ongoing success. Our children are both back in Texas. Both Chris ’01 and Kirby ’04 went straight to NYC after graduating from college to try their hand at my profession, advertising! Each lived there for about four-and-a-half years before moving to Austin. Chris is now a Senior Art Director at one of the largest ad agencies in America, GSD+M, and Kirby was transferred from NYC to the Austin office of one of the largest digital agencies in the world, R/GA. Madman and Madwoman! Along with my husband Chuck, I am still hard at work running our ad agency here in Houston.” Gibb Bauer (fs) sends this exciting news: “I heard Martha Reeves was making a comeback. https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=XE2fnYpwrng” I must say Gibb’s news was definitely a trip down memory lane! Jim Tang organized a mini-reunion in Houston the last weekend in March for about 25 of his Princeton classmates and their spouses. Classmates came in from California, New York, Michigan, Arizona, Kansas and Texas. They visited Rice University, Texas Medical Center, San Jacinto Monument, Houston Museum of Fine Arts, the Bayou City Art Festival and played golf at Tour 18 golf course. Among their

attendees was fellow Kinkaid and Princeton classmate Liz and Dick Respess from Dallas. Jim and Elizabeth Tang’s son Jeffrey Tang ’05 graduated in May from UT Dental School and plans to practice general dentistry in Houston following his graduation. Margaret Frederking Barton and her husband Richard Shullaw have recently returned from a fabulous trip to China. They walked the Great Wall, got lost (and found!) in the Beijing subway, saw the terracotta warriors in Xian, cruised the Yangtze River and enjoyed Shanghai. The best part was the final stop in Hong Kong where they visited with Margaret’s daughter Travis who has been working there for over a year. They saw all the best sights and even shared a Chinese lesson with her. And now they’re dreaming of where (and when!) they’ll go on their next visit. Last Christmas they enjoyed a trip to Seattle where Richard’s daughter and her family are newly settled, and they love drives to Charlottesville to see Richard’s son and his twin boys. It was great to see Bobby and Becky Lorino last November, and they hope to see them again along with more Houston friends when they’re in Houston next. From Rod Crowl: “My son David Crowl and wife Stephanie bought a small house in the Heights to get a toehold in the Houston real estate market. They are going to Prague, Berlin, Vienna and UK this summer on one of those study abroad deals from Steph’s MBA classes at UH. My son-in-law David Keck continues to get accolades for his wine bar, Camerata at Paulies, on Westheimer. Drop by for a drink and tell him you went to Kinkaid with his father-in-law. (He won’t charge you more). My daughter Sarah Crowl (David’s wife) is still ensconced at Uchi. Ask for her if you go there. She can guide you through their menu. Linda and I are planning a trip to Montreal and Vermont in the fall.” Rod wants to know... ”Who was Martha Reeves?” Hellooooooo, Rod. Watch the video or call Gibb. David Boldrick sent several bullet points (or perhaps free verse poetry): • Got a great film from Rob Wilson • So fun to watch us crush St. John’s • Hard to believe I was so skinny • Other news • Had my seventh grandkid • My youngest Zach and Lauren had their second little boy Ellison Foster Boldrick • Sounds like a law firm • He is the cutest baby. Sounds weird from me but he is • Susan and I off to Cabo at the end of the month. Rob, come meet us. • Selling my imported Chinese un-American refrig equipment. • Good stuff – cheap price That is all from me. Write it up, Pat!”

Best to all, David So great to hear from Jeanne Moran Cunningham: “Loved Martha Reeves and The Vandellas – “Dancing in the Street” is a fave. But I really remember us dancing down the halls, spring semester senior year singing – what we thought was our very own song. Can you guess it? The Animals “We Gotta Get Out Of This Place”! Thanks for reviving those old, OLD memories, Gibb!” It sounds like Maria Whitmore Klein is not letting any grass grow under her feet. She writes, “Hi, all. No real news from Klein Ranch. We have been traveling quite a bit which has been a lot of fun. So far this year we have been to the Dominican Republic, Casa de Campo (if you play golf, this is the place). We just got back from Abaco Beach Resort in the Bahamas. California will be our next trip in July. Santa Fe will be in August for the opera, and Bordeaux will be in September for cooking and wine. Somebody think of someplace we can go in June!!!” And, last but not least, Becky Smith Huff writes: “We enjoyed the Respess’ hospitality at their beautiful Galveston beach house and the visit with you (Pat) and Craig. John Diffey organized a mini-reunion In Dallas with Liz and Dick Respess and David Boldrick when John and I were attending a Leading Age conference. We both have chosen a career path in the nonprofit longterm care industry where there is no age discrimination!” As for me, I am completing my 30th year of teaching at Kinkaid. Amazing even to me! This grandma-goes-to-college year has been stimulating and challenging. Lots of reading, lots of writing, lots of learning, not much free time! Craig and I are looking forward to spending a week this summer in North Carolina with daughter Rebecca Fogle Warriner ’93 (fs) and her sweet family. In July the entire clan – Rebecca and family, Elizabeth Fogle Sparks ’91 (fs) and family, and Will Fogle and family – will spend a week under the same roof in Jackson Hole. Craig and I will be two happy grandparents. Watch out, Yellowstone. Here we come! Our 50th reunion will be here sooner than later (April, 2016). As soon as the dates are known, I will let everyone know. PLEASE make plans to be in Houston for that weekend. Stay safe and healthy. Blessings to all.

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also. Carter Hood Cunningham and Peggy Durham sent some things for my book. I have not seen either since high school. We are not cruising but going to see the USA by car. Our first trip will be to California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia (not US) and Utah. I am going to finally be a grandmother; Emilie Marie Webb is due in September. Happy 65th birthday to all of us. Laurye” Sarita and Joseph Tennant just got back from a wonderful trip to Guatemala where Joseph served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in 1971-72 with the Agricultural Cooperative of San Andres Semetabaj. They spent three days in Panajachel on the Lake Atitlan, one mile above sea level and perhaps the most beautiful lake in the Western Hemisphere, and three days in La Antigua, Guatemala, the Capital of the Spanish New World before it was destroyed by earthquakes in 1773. Joey and Sarita traveled by boat and by foot to native villages around Lake Atitlan, one with a weaving co-operative, another with a coffee co-operative, and also returned to the villages on the mountain where he lived. In La Antiqua, they stayed in a historic convent that was abandoned after the earthquakes hit, but in the last 25 years it has been transformed into a modern five-star hotel behind the peaceful walls of the six-acre Mission Church. While there, Joey and Sarita were thrilled to visit with a former Peace Corps and Texas Aggie colleague that has worked all over the world for over 30 years with USAID. They also went shopping at the Central Market in La Antiqua. It was a very interesting and relaxing trip.

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Elizabeth Topper Nash San Marcos, Texas enash@grandecom.net Annie Owen Houston, Texas anniedowen@me.com Yes, there were less than 68 members in our graduating class. I just attended Kinkaid 2014 graduation with a class of 139 students, the largest in the history of the school. The ceremony was longer than I had remembered, with a lot of changes; however, the weather was perfect!

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Steve Adger Houston, Texas sadger@yahoo.com From Laurye Rutten Tanner: “Carlos and I are doing quite well. Memorial Weekend, he threw me a birthday party. He really outdid himself. I don’t know if I can top him. He also wrote a book about my life including pictures not only from my family but friends

Graduate Reilly Sheehy ’14 among some Kinkaid “lifers”: his mother Madeleine Topper Sheehy ’74 and aunts, Monique Topper Lung ’80, Elizabeth Topper Nash ’68 and Mimi Topper Stinson ’78 39

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Elise Friedland ’84 Digs the Classics

o Elise Friedland, Latin is by no means a dead language. Working in our nation’s capital, this professor of Classics and Art History at George Washington University sees the relevance of studying the ancient world every day.

Her interest in the field grew directly from her experience at Kinkaid, starting with the required 8th grade Latin class. “I continued Latin in high school with Hilary Hughes, who was absolutely inspirational, both in the classroom and beyond. In addition to teaching lively and challenging classes for 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th year Latin, she also took us on a Spring Break trip to Italy in 1983, which was my first introduction to travel abroad and to the material culture of the ancient world. I arrived at Williams College Freshman Orientation declaring a Classics major and demanding to be placed in first semester ancient Greek!” After graduating magna cum laude from Williams, Elise returned to Houston for a few years, working at the Museum of Fine Arts, where she was inspired to teach by some talented museum educators. After teaching 8th and 9th grade Latin at Kinkaid in 1990-1991, she carried her excitement about sharing art to her teaching assistant positions during her graduate work in Classical Art and Archaeology at the University of Michigan and her first academic job at Rollins College. After 10 years at Rollins, Elise and her husband Andrew M. Smith II, a professor of ancient history and a field archaeologist, both got faculty appointments at GW and moved to Washington in 2008. Living and working in DC has its benefits. “Students choose to attend GW because they’re politically engaged and motivated,” Elise says. One of her most popular courses is “Greece & Rome in Washington, DC: Classical Influences on Our Founding Fathers.” She’s able to tie into the native political interest her students have and help them see the connections with Classical sources. Also, her office is three blocks from the State Department – she has testified there twice before the Cultural Property Advisory Committee in support of establishing a Memorandum of Understanding with Greece and extending one with Italy to protect their cultural heritage.

Ancient artifacts are an irreplaceable resource… once they are destroyed, they’re gone for good.

Elise’s research has taken her all over the Middle East to study ancient sculpture. Her first book on a group of Roman marble statues from a site in Israel was published in December 2012, and she is currently editing the Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture. Most recently she has focused on Jordan, where she will return this summer. She is passionate about the need to preserve and protect these sites, especially in light of all the conflict in the region. In 2005, Elise was invited to give a Troop Lecture to Marines at Camp Lejeune, NC about the archaeology of Iraq and Afghanistan. She sees the current study of cultural heritage as vital – not just to the understanding of history, but also to diplomacy. “Ancient artifacts are an irreplaceable resource, just like the rainforests,” Elise explains. “Once they are looted or destroyed, they’re gone for good.”

Highly regarded by both students and colleagues, Elise received the Archaeological Institute of America’s (AIA) Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award in 2013. One of her students commented on ratemyprofessors.com: “She’s so enthusiastic about what she’s teaching that you can’t help but love the subject!” She is enormously appreciative of Kinkaid and its talented faculty. She particularly credits Callie Law, who taught her how to write effectively – “a skill and art which I use daily as an academic and which is increasingly rare among today’s undergraduates.” Elise continues, “All of my Kinkaid teachers influenced my approach to teaching. They cared deeply about our intellectual personal development and success. I cannot think of a better environment to have nurtured a future teacher!” Elise is also engaged in public outreach, speaking throughout North America as an AIA National Lecturer, talking to local school children about archaeology and occasionally writing popular pieces, such as her recent “Talking Statues” for the children’s periodical, Dig! Magazine. She was disappointed to miss her 30th Kinkaid reunion due to her hectic teaching and travel schedules. But she brings her eight-year old daughter to Houston whenever she can and stays in close touch with her two best friends from Kinkaid, Cindy Miller O’Rosky ’85 and Devon Pyle-Vowles ’85.

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With not much to report… I managed to squeeze some info from Jack Lee who says he really doesn’t see anyone from our class except Ed Frank, his monthly lunch date. Jack is still working hard full-time, enjoying his three grandsons and playing bad golf. Ed, who also had nothing to report, did don his white dinner jacket as a trustee for Kinkaid. I caught a glimpse of him from the bleachers up above…

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Phyllis McGuyer Sefeldt wouldn’t contribute until I ran into her at Bering’s as she was off to Santa Fe to meet her daughter for a quick holiday. She looks great and between she and Lynn, they know where everyone is!

We gathered for our Reunion dinner at a private room in the North China Restaurant secured by our intrepid classmate Carole Smithwick-Kiebach. Our attendance was near 60, about the same as our advanced ages. We played our favorite 60’s songs (loudly) and told some good old stories about our lives. My two amazing bodyguards kept order and played mean guitar at my after-party, which rocked on until 3 a.m., amps blazing!

Lynn Meyer Fort said kids, grandkids and husband are all doing great. They are looking forward to Taylor’s ’03 wedding in California in May 2015. I can personally say that California weddings are the MOST fun! (still paying for it…) Speaking of California, Shawn Gallagher Dalio and husband Chuck are headed to Santa Barbara for some rest in July. Their daughters, Kelly Tepper (married to Adam Tepper ’01) and Kitty Hochner (married to Lex Hochner ’99), are expecting sons two weeks apart (June 2nd and June 18th). Leigh, their youngest, received her MBA from UT Austin last May and her CPA over the summer. She is working for Ernst and Young in Houston. Lisa Shackelford Moody and I spent a great day at The Woodlands where she lives and works. It was my first visit and I couldn’t even believe it. We had so much fun and even visited The John Cooper School… Ring a bell? Lisa’s children and mine have all met, whether it was in New York or Austin, and it is a really small world. We are enjoying this circle of life… Not sure if there are any others in our class, but Bruce Lively is a great-grandfather!!!!! WOW!!! She is a beautiful baby girl the proud great-grandpa writes… His youngest daughter is now a breast cancer survivor; his oldest granddaughter has been accepted to honors college; and the oldest grandson, a football player for the Katy Tigers State Champs, will be a “Red Raider” in the fall. Congratulations to you Bruce! (I hope I live long enough to see mine graduate from high school!) Speaking of… I went from zero to five grandchildren with the oldest now three years old… And another on the way in October. Life is good and busy, but at least everyone is back in Texas! Annie Owen is still working hard, but she managed to sneak off to Puerto Rico for a birthday getaway. Can’t wait to see where she goes for “the big one”! That’s right everyone, we’re on the edge of Medicare… Can you believe it??? Don’t forget to show up for the next reunion and be sure to bring your card… Drop us a line, once in a while... Elizabeth and Annie

Don Pickels Houston, Texas donwayne69@gmail.com The official news is that our Class of ’69 has returned from several years in the grave. We had our 45th Reunion this past April, and it helped revive our Class!

Carole teaches in the highly regarded Katy School District and has two sons, Eric and Andrew ’98 (fs). Andrew and wife Jen recently had a daughter named Michelle and live in Washington, DC. Carole’s husband is recovering nicely from his second cancer surgery and chemo, and recently started a five-days-a-week, five-week series of radiation as a safety measure against another quick return of the beast. He was in the middle of chemo during the Reunion and could not join us, but promises to be healthy for the 50th!!! Thankfully our football captain Jeff Cross showed up to our class party despite his official duties helping to run the Houston Shell Open Golf Tournament. Jeff runs the Wortham Insurance Nonprofit Organization practice, but somehow makes a profit for his partners. He and wife Elise play golf at Sugar Land’s posh Sweetwater Country Club and ballroom dance together, plus are seen with son Trey at many “long” Astros and Texans games! Many Fridays Jeff lunches with Captain Don and his posse at Frida’s on Ella. My Physics II & Chem. II wingman, Dr. Rick Frachtman, attended our dinner with lovely wife Anne. Rick is an expert radiologist formerly of the Diagnostic Clinic and Memorial City Hospital, now working from home when not cursing our erratic Rockets. The three Frachtman kids all graduated from UT Austin, while two made it through Kinkaid. Rick speaks fondly of great vacations to Fiji, Alaska, Scandinavia and the Rock of Gibraltar. Me, I love Bali and have photos to prove it! We were happy to see Kinkaid booster Pam Kidson Adger and hubby Cal ’63, both smiling broadly at our ancient stories! Pam has worked for the Gerald Hines Property Group (join the club!) over 25 years, now in marketing. She also worked with Kinkaid Trustee Staman Ogilvie for “a great 15 years”. She is proud of her “perfect” 10-month-old grandson, Camden. The long-awaited “reconciliation” between our beloved Murphy Lents and

horse-whisperer Marcy West was handled peaceably at our dinner. Marcy still rides many fine horses on her nearby Texas ranch, and Murphy manages to do the same near San Diego, California, with his love Dianne. Murphy sold his Texas brick company to a California outfit, and then moved out there to manage it. Hope he’s not “gold-bricking!”

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Along with Murphy, Marianne Tatum (New York City) and Bonnie German Chandler (Harvard, Massachusetts), the other “longhaul” classmate was Navy Captain Sam Wright, the busy Director of the Service Members Law Center in Washington, DC. Sam has “retired”, but still draws a pension and answers complex legal questions posed every day by veterans. He entertained us with real stories about “a few good men” in Cuba (shades of Tom Cruise)! He still reminds me of our undefeated 1969 Prep Bowl team which aired on old Channel 2 for three victorious shows hosted by Ron Stone and Doug Johnson! That and our 1969 Talent Show were my two personal Kinkaid highlights (to heck with my valedictorian thing)! Our bubbly Broadway lady Marianne Tatum joined our Reunion parties with her charming Brit partner Clive who entranced the after-party guests with saucy English tales. Marianne lives in New York and still toils as an actress, looking younger than her years. She was joined at the after-party by the fun party girls Lynne Barlow Bentsen and Kristy Liedtke, who somehow shared a sleek black limousine nicer than mine! Their cool presence and laughter helped re-ignite the Falcon Spirit we all hold dear. Lynne works as an ace fund-raiser for clients like UT, U of H and many others. She is proud of her two children and two grandkids, Sydney and James. We are all sad that she and Phil Kleas did not perform their daring “Cirque de Soleil calisthenics act” (on YouTube), which so captivated everyone in the “run-up to Reunion”! Another Reunion celebrant was our former “Pigeon” editor Bill Liedtke, now residing in Oklahoma City with understanding “saintof-a wife” Adelaide. After many years as an oil/gas attorney (join the club!), Bill is now a partner with Waterloo Holdings, which owns about 120 restaurants in 20 states. Can I get a Whopper here? His talented daughter Victoria (one of three Liedtke kids) is actually a successful pop-music star in the Brooklynbased duo “Hey! Hello!” and can be seen currently in several creative YouTube

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videos when not busy touring Europe, South America or Japan. Billy surprised us at the after-party with his fine guitar and vocal chops. Kudos to all who love and play music! Bill asked me to invite all Kinkaidians to visit him, but not during their normal Okie 9-month flood/tornado/earthquake season! Another long-time guitarist & old friend-ofmine, Dr. Tony Arnold, attended the Reunion and had to endure the teasing of folks like me. He’s still an anesthesiologist in Corpus Christi with wife Jennie and three strapping sons Jason, Steven and Danny. Tony’s main hobby is building and selling high-end guitar amplifiers (check him out on E-Bay!). He and I sometimes have a blast going saltwater fishing or seeing great concerts, such as the unforgettable Jethro Tull/Procol Harum pairing at the Woodlands Pavilion around 1999. Tony’s eldest son Jason is getting married this summer, so plan your schedules, people! The Reunion dinner was improved by the attendance and wry wit of classmates Jim Frankel, Welcome Wilson and Katy doctor Mark Bing. Jim looks 40 and builds quality custom homes all around Houston, while Welcome looks more my age, does real estate deals and sometimes pounds the keyboards like he did at our 1969 KHS sock hops! Bing was funny, as usual, still curlyhaired, and full of sage advice about certain pills sold “on TV!” I want to commend another good friend, “EZ” Gary Wilkerson, and his lady Jane for driving in from Canyon Lake where Gary builds custom homes when they’re not tooling around on Harleys or seeing more music concerts than anyone I know! Every year they mount Harleys to attend the huge Sturgis, South Dakota, week-long bikers’ bash, along with almost non-stop rock concerts! Last year they hosted me for a lively ZZ Top concert on the Guadalupe River – I’m pretty sure it was fantastic! Gary’s sweet daughter Christy recently married an impressive young veteran of the Afghan war. Let us also salute our own dashing Doc Dana Harper, who came to the dinner in good humor despite being the chief chiropractor for our beloved Texans and Astros, coincidentally the two worst teams in football and baseball, respectively! We won’t blame that on Dana, who may still be the fastest man Kinkaid ever graduated! He also planted my 12-foot-tall wax-leaf ligustrums about 25 years ago when he was a nursery guru and they were three feet tall!!! Final thanks go out to our kind and efficient Bonnie and Carole for their persistence in arranging Reunion logistics and corralling email addresses. Bonnie amazed me with stories of my alma mater Princeton, where her daughter Holly went to college, and the fantastic reunions they have every year. Bonnie quit her career as a newspaper reporter to become a “full-time farmer” with goats, chickens, ducks, a horse and llama! Her two children sound about as smart as their brainy parents. Her husband John is a Harvard astrophysicist! Both Bonnie and

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Carole were delightful at the dinner and “civilizing influences” on yours truly! Also let me shout-out to the effervescent Kathleen Hazlehurst Bywaters who tolerated my microphoned jokes along with all of you who showed up. Next time I’ll feature some Class News from people not at the Reunion, but let’s keep the Good Vibrations, people! Send me your “life news”! Don’t be shy! Let it be known: “the Sixty-Niners are back!”

studied jazz trumpet at the Royal Academy and Guildhall Colleges of Music in London and is now building up a career as a music producer - also teaching and playing.

From the Advancement Office:

Best wishes,

AFS student Sheila Holloway writes, “It’s extraordinary to think that 45 years have gone by. I have so many good memories of that time: rehearsing for those wonderful shows like ‘The King and I’, the class outing to Galveston, doughnuts in the school canteen, lots of parties, good friends... The list is long. On the minus side are classes with Mr. Hunter who had me down as a communist, and I never did understand the rules of American Football!

Sheila Holloway

Although I haven’t been back to Texas, I’ve stayed in touch with my lovely host family, the Stebbins, who left Houston in the early 70’s. Over the years, there have been many visits to and fro across the Atlantic. The last time was three years ago when my son and I visited Dee and Paul Stebbins ’74 (fs) in Florida. We also met up with Rodger ’76 (fs) in NYC, and my son then went on to visit Lorna (Sandy) in Portland and Elin in California – four Kinkaid alumni in one trip. In the intervening years, I’ve seen Paul Taylor (fs) a couple of times and amazingly 20 years ago I bumped into Phil Salvador ’70 in the north of Scotland! I’ve recently retired after 40 years of teaching in London. I’ve worked with all ages of children and young people with a special interest in music education and special education, particularly youngsters with emotional and behavioral issues. The photo here was taken last summer at our neighborhood festival in North London. I’m with an old AFS friend Brian, who was visiting from Australia. He was the AFS student at Sugarland High School just outside Houston. My son Dan is playing the trumpet in the band in the background. Dan

That’s just a little bit about me. I’d love to hear from old classmates. Have a great reunion; maybe I can come over for the 50th anniversary reunion, but send me the details in good time!

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Malcolm Waddell Houston, Texas mwaddell@waddellinvestments.com Greetings from beautiful Galveston Island where I am writing these notes looking out on the Gulf of Mexico on a lovely, comfortable June 1 Sunday afternoon! May here in Houston was the coolest (every day below 90°) since May 1970, the month we graduated from Kinkaid. And that’s the perfect way to kick off this column with some graduation news. Trish Houck was first to respond with two graduation announcements: “My daughter Reilly Houck (18) is graduating this Sunday (May 18) from Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas and will be attending the University of Oklahoma in the fall. My partner Lyssa Jenkens will also be graduating that same day from Meadville Lombard Theological School in Chicago, a Unitarian Universalist seminary. Lyssa has a PhD in economics but decided several years ago to pursue her call to ministry. Her plan is to rest on her laurels this summer. Reilly is absolutely elated that her cousin Theodore Hale (son of Sherry and Tom Hale) will be interning in Dallas this summer.” Our other two pieces of graduation news come from Sheryl Lynn Coles Mays, along with a great update on life in the Alamo City after being an environmental consulting exec. Lynn writes: “My niece is graduating from Memorial this month (May) and will

be starting school at UTSA this fall. It will be great to have her around, and I will certainly see my sister Donna ’73 more often! I have been very busy the past two years since retiring doing volunteer work for Child Advocates and going to culinary school. I have just completed my Chef Certification, and now I am taking a little time off to travel. My sister and I are going to Provence, France, in July on an aroma tour, combining food, wine and culture. I am also planning a diners, drive-ins and dives trip from Dallas east to North Carolina to experience the changing barbecue. Then, my big trip is to Thailand for a month in October – November to visit Tyler, my youngest, who just graduated and accepted an English teaching job in Ranong, south of Bangkok on the coast. Daughter Elyssa is completing her last year of graduate school in architecture in May 2015 and hopes to work internationally in historic preservation. Other son Travis has just moved back home to Tampa after a year and a half working in New York/New Jersey following Hurricane Sandy. All are doing well, and I am grateful for their health and happiness.” Janet Lee Cohen has been busy getting ready for a big event. Janet shares: “We have a wedding to announce. Our youngest daughter Rachel will be married this summer. Her fiancé is a great guy that she’s been dating for six years since they were seniors in college. He’s finishing law school, and she’s been teaching high school English at a charter school outside Boston. They’re being married at our house, so we’re busy getting everything ship-shape, quite a process. But we’re thrilled, and she’s thrilled, and he’s thrilled... Everybody’s happy. Wishing you and all our classmates a glorious summer.” When I wrote my second request for class news, I mentioned that Shelly Cain Caldwell and her husband Steve celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. Janet immediately wrote back noting that she and Rick also reached that 40th anniversary milestone. Congratulations to both couples! As you might expect, the #1 topic this go-round was grandchildren news. So let’s start with some that I received just after deadline for the winter issue. Bill Blomdahl wrote: “We have a new grandbaby, Brooke, who was born in October. My wife Nancy is very excited about her! In January we were in Houston celebrating birthdays of our oldest daughter Elizabeth Blomdahl Spivey (30) and our youngest, Amanda Blomdahl Weathers (25). Wow, time really is flying by now! Nancy and I are doing fine, and I am back playing golf again and having lots of fun. Teamed up with some guys in Houston and won the Houston Petroleum Club Golf Tournament at Redstone last fall. In early January I played in the Houston Landman Association’s golf tournament at Kingwood and won third place. Please send my greetings to every classmate.” Our adopted classmate Lynne Barlow Bentsen ’69 also started her note with, “I

Kinkaid AFS student Sheila Holloway ‘69 with an old AFS friend, Brian 42

have two grandchildren in Austin: Sydney (6) and James (5) by daughter Skyler ’98. They came to visit at Rodeo time, and Sydney was the only girl (little lady) to sign up for the tractor pull at the ‘Kids’ Camp’ area. She ended up beating out 8- and 9-year-old boys pulling 150 pounds! Not to be outdone, James mooned everyone from the Ferris wheel. Son Clay is in Houston and ‘interviewing’ for a long-term relationship. He currently works with Walter Bering at Martha Turner/ Sotheby’s International. I am doing well and taking an indefinite leave from work after 26 straight years. Life is good.” Robin Singer Mowrer checked in with exciting news: “I just became a grandma. Oliver Jin Mowrer was born April 21. My son Eddie and daughter-in-law Emily live in Denver, too far from Dallas, Texas, but what a great place to vacation. My daughter Briana is living in San Diego and teaches English as a Second Language at the University of San Diego. My youngest Kyle just completed his second year of college at SOKA University in Aliso Viejo, California. He will be taking his junior year in Nagoya, Japan, and is looking forward to becoming fluent in Japanese and having a wonderful experience. My husband Dale and I are living in Dallas and enjoying our real estate business. We are looking forward to enjoying a summer vacation in Yellowstone Park with my father, who just turned 88 years, my sisters and all of the kids. I hope everyone has a wonderful summer.” On my birthday, May 25, I got this word from Selby Schwend: “You’ll be happy to know that Molly Kathryn Schwend arrived this morning at 11:31 AM. This is the first child for my second youngest Tyler (31) and his wife Amanda and our fourth grandchild. We made it to the hospital right on time in Lynchburg, Virginia.” Before that news came in, Selb sent an update several days earlier: “Kathie and I have found our retirement nest on the waters of Smith Mountain Lake in south central Virginia. It’s about 10° warmer there than in mountainous Bath County which will make the winters a bit more tolerable and the yard maintenance much more manageable for this old yardman. Now the only problem is selling our properties in Bath County, which is quite a challenge since the long awaited economic recovery seems to have forgotten about our little neck of the woods. This September, our youngest son Austen (28) is due to marry his girlfriend Hana Tran in a ceremony at our lake house country club. They have a little chapel near the water just off the 8th hole with a reception to follow in the main ballroom. He and Hana have already purchased a home near Roanoke, Virginia, and are in the process of fixing it up to start their life together. We continue to be blessed here in the Schwend household, and I hope that all our classmates are enjoying the golden years like we are.” You all may not know that Neal Anderson and I were born on the same day so I also heard from Neal on May 25, our 62nd birthdays. After birthday greetings, Neal writes, “All is great. My wife Elaine and I are

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going to be grandparents in September. Our oldest Katie and her husband Paul Bosman are expecting a baby girl named Emery. You might remember his dad Bill who was a couple of years behind us at Kinkaid. Paul is an executive with an oil and gas company that makes downhole drilling equipment. Katie is a closing officer for a title company.” Ed Neuhaus and wife Graham are neck-andneck with the Schwends when it comes to grandkids. Ed stated, “We had the number four and the number five grandchild this past fall! #4 is Madison Elizabeth Neuhaus born to William and Jennifer Neuhaus, and #5 is Henry Kessler Peterson born to Laura and Kyle Peterson who just moved to The Woodlands from Beaumont in April. Things are good for our family.”Irene Moody Riviere also loves life as a grandmother. There was a great shot of Irene on her Facebook page this past Mother’s Day with one of her two sons when he was a baby. Irene has “just been busy helping my daughters-in-law with grandkids and end of school stuff. Lots of fun!” Our final grandchildren segment comes from Katherine Thompson Jordan. She shared, “My biggest news is the coming birth of my second grandson in September. Our daughter Katie is really busy now practicing child psychiatry, and she is pregnant again. Luke, her first, is 21 months old. Her husband Spencer Skelton will graduate from his general surgery residency in June and will begin a UT fellowship subspecialty in colon and rectal surgery in Houston. Husband Roy and I have been traveling recently to Alabama, Florida and North Carolina visiting friends and family. In late May we took Caroline, my youngest, to South Padre before she started to work as a videographer for the summer at Laity Lodge camp near Kerrville. Chris, my oldest, is deep in law school in Phoenix; he wants to have his own practice.” I also asked Katherine what she knew of her cousin Roy Cullen and her brother Erwin Thompson. She filled me in with these updates: “Well, I only see Roy Walter rarely. I did see him at his dad’s [recent] memorial service. He still lives in the Memorial area. Erwin is good; he is still in Houston, still working as a CPA for a small firm, and still married to the same wife Margaret. Their son Erwin, Jr. got married in December, and they moved to Houma. He’s a maritime lawyer. He graduated from Texas A&M Galveston in marine business and attended law school at South Texas. Stephen, brother Erwin’s youngest, is getting married in August. He’s been working overseas in London for BP for a few years and now is back in Houston working for them.” Phil Salvador, now living in The Woodlands, updates us on what he’s been doing now that he’s a Texan again: “We have almost completed a full year back in the US, and we are enjoying our new surroundings. Son Lucas has one more year to go at The Woodlands College Park High School before college and is now starting to think of places he might like to go. Daughter Carla still has three more years to go in high school. Christiane, my wife, is fully occupied with house and

children’s projects. We have added a lot of things to our house to make living more pleasant. Likewise, I have almost completed a full year with my new employer. I mostly do my work from The Woodlands, but I have gone to Iraqi Kurdistan three times now and will be there again this July for business related to the field I work on. The future looks very busy on every front.” I was thrilled to hear from Marilyn Pyle Johnson after many years. Marilyn caught me up on her life: “We have lived in the Dallas area since 1979 when we moved here from Philadelphia. My husband Kent Johnson is an attorney at Texas Instruments. I have three children. Katie Hamilton went to Furman University and lives in the Houston area. She is married and has a two-year-old boy and is expecting her second in August. Lauren, our eldest daughter, who went to Wake Forest and Reformed Theological Seminary–Charlotte, lives with us. Finally, our youngest Kent, Jr. goes to the University of Arkansas and is an architecture student. We spend a lot of time running to Houston to spend time with Katie, our son-in-law David and our grandson Brad. We will see if we can make it to next year’s Reunion. It must be a mistake, right? 45th! It can’t be that long ago.” Also it had been a while since I caught up with Tomoko Masuzawa, and she talks about the school year winding down and starting a second and eventual retirement residence back east. Tomoko says, “We’re just entering into the summer, classes over and dissertations and such sewn up for the season... Phew. As you no doubt heard, this past winter was truly awful and arctic: mounds of snow, some mornings at -20°F, and the University of Michigan, my employer, cancelled classes for the first time in 35 years owing to the cold. Meanwhile, our pleasant new venture – with our hopes for the future happily ever after – is that we got ourselves a little pied-à-terre in Manhattan. 30+ years of life in academics has meant for us forced provincial living for as many years; for me, beginning with two years in Vermont, 13 in Chapel Hill and now 15 in Ann Arbor. So, we’re finally (but gradually) making our way back to where we belong. Well, sort of. My husband Don grew up in DC, and I in Tokyo, so this seems a fair compromise. Amazing how many of our friends from different phases of our lives (and all over the world) are now living in or moving to NYC. It’s very exciting.” I had lunch with Ron Bernell recently, and he and wife Carolyn plan to spend quite a bit of time at their vacation home in the Colorado Mountains. Daughter Katie who lives and works in the San Francisco Bay area is in training for a 14,000 foot mountain climb to raise money for breast cancer research. Her goal was $6,000 for this summer’s coming trek, and she has reached that goal. Good luck on that climb, Katie. Ron also shared some news on fellow classmate Mike Robinson, who was just elected to the Kinkaid Alumni Board.

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Richmond Guard Reception March 25

Betsy Bowen Phillips ‘63 (fs), Bob Phillips ‘62 and Annette Wainscott Birk ‘63

Brooke Tucker ‘62 (fs), Dorothy Knox Howe Houghton ‘62 and Trish Chambers

Joan Herrin Lyons ‘47, Jane Gwathmey Frost ‘47, Martha Matlock Coskey ‘47 (fs) and Mary Bain Haralson Pearson ‘49

Lana Lee Cureton ‘63, Cherry Rather Curlet ‘61 and husband Nigel

Out of West Texas (and often New Mexico) comes word from Betsy Mickley Sheets,

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who I always coax into sending me her news. Her response to me this time: “Well, I haven’t replied because I really have no exciting news. I go to work and come home! After I retired from teaching/being an assistant principal three years ago, I really missed being in schools and needed to work. So now I substitute teach every day and really like it – no pressure; leave at 3:30 every day! I spent most of spring in New Mexico where I also substitute taught. My boys are great! Oldest Shawn still living with me and is at Carino’s. Youngest Kelly now works for Liberty Mutual. Nothing else has changed. Just wanted to say HI!” Andy Beck sent in this update just after the winter deadline when I asked about his two boys: “I’ve discovered that both my sons, Jack who turned 30 in January and Alec now 27, only keep me up to speed on the sterling moments in their lives. The everyday accomplishments just don’t need to be reported any longer to me, the Dad! I am building three companies right now, but one in particular has captured my complete attention, and that’s pulled me every which way but Sunday.” Andy gets to Houston more often these days so we are hoping to set up a lunch and catch up. Just back from two weeks in Europe, Bob Frachtman checked in just prior to that trip with: “Sherrie and I are going to Normandy with my brother Mike and his wife Norma this weekend after Adrienne graduates from Washington University in St. Louis, where Julian went. She’ll take a year off, then go to grad school (not sure where) for a masters in speech pathology. Older son

Julian is in the high tech world. Younger son Brandon is in the real estate development world. In June, Sherrie and I are going to Israel with an Anti-Defamation League (ADL) mission that involves the various community presidents. Sherrie just finished her term as the president of the Austin ADL. We hope to meet many of Israel’s leaders while we are there. I’m still very busy practicing gastroenterology and still enjoying it.” Bob and Sherrie are also headed to the San Francisco Bay area in July and were thinking about a winery visit, so of course Bob asked about our last class note contributor. Our class wine vintner Spencer Clark sent another great note in late December with interesting news, especially for those who love music and how good Spencer is or in this case was. He emailed: “Here’s a weird one for you. I was approached by a record company in Texas that specializes in the re-release of old 70’s and 80’s music. My band and I scavenged up all of our old recordings, and so away we go!” The band, Chameleon, which played throughout the 70’s, has released a new album, Chameleon Rising. Its original 1972-1980 recordings have been remixed/ remastered, transposed to CD and produced by ShroomAngel Records as pure 70’s era music. The album cover is also 70’s era design. It’s a 75-minute window back to a true classic time period of Progressive Rock. This music has similarities to bands like early Genesis, Yes, Camel, King Crimson, ELP and Nektar. Rising is can be previewed and purchased at: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ chameleon6.

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Thanks once again to all our classmates who sent in updates and congratulations to all our graduates and to all of you with new grandchildren. Enjoy your summer and mark your calendar for our 45th Reunion here in Houston on the weekend of April 24-26, 2015.

wife Jennifer, has presented the Simons with three grandchildren: a teenage son, Connor, and two baby girls, Penelope and Amelia Rose. In September 2013, Lisa was honored with a 2014 Channel 13 Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation Women of Distinction Award, and presented with this award at the 2014 Winter Ball on January 25.

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Marisue Doughtery Tallichet and husband George are splitting their time between Denver, where they have a small apartmentt and an office, and Big Sky, Montana, where they have a home and great friends. Their married son and daughter-in-law are in Houston, and their second son and graphic designer lives in Bozeman, Montana. Their daughters with significant others are in Boulder and Colorado Springs. George has a small law practice, bicycles, motorcycles, downhill skis, a fishing rod, a tent and a backpack. Marisue has a United Plus credit card, downhill and cross-country skis, day hiking gear, golf clubs, two book clubs, a great kitchen, a large inventory of stored furniture and many scheduling challenges. And she is thinking about a fishing rod, a kayak and backcountry skis.

Greer Lee Houston, Texas greer.lee@svn.com Darrell Bock writes that they had their third grandchild this year, their first granddaughter. He still serves as Executive Director for the Hendricks Center at Dallas Theological Seminary. He produces a weekly podcast on an array of topics where God and culture touch (www.dts.edu/thetable). He is still writing as well, and he co-edited a book with James Charlesworth of Princeton, who spoke at Kinkaid years ago, on 1 Enoch. Darrell just published another one called Truth Matters, dealing with questions people have about Christianity and the Bible. Laura Liedtke Bucholz is home in Wyoming. She spent a month with her daughter Bessie (25), who is living in Queenstown, New Zealand. Oh to be young again! She celebrated her 60th last August. Her son John is studying geology at TCU, and he joined them in New Zealand. They fished, and Laura even bungee jumped! She is in the middle of a remodel on her house so she said she is going a little insane. Spring is slowly coming to Wyoming, but the meadows are filled with new baby calves, and things are starting to green up a little. Danny Carroll commented that their younger son Adam was married the first week of November in San Antonio. He and his wife live in San Francisco, while he finishes his dissertation for his Ph.D. in Spanish Literature from the University of Colorado. The revised, second edition of Danny’s book Christians at the Border: Immigration, the Church, and the Bible (Brazos, 2013) appeared in late November, and in December their first grandchild arrived. Jude Daniel Carroll was born on December 3 to their oldest son Matthew and his wife Abby in Indianapolis. Danny will be taking a one-semester sabbatical this coming fall (He is the Distinguished Professor of Old Testament at Denver Seminary). Edwina Klein Ruderman sent me a request to be her friend on Facebook. Edwina is married to Scott Ruderman and they reside in Manhattan Beach, California. Lisa Morris Simon and her husband Jerry have two children, Camella Clements ’98 and Glenn Clements ’99, who continue to delight them with their achievements. Camella is a gifted teacher for School of the Woods, a Montessori school and owner of Iko Iko, a vintage boutique, in the Heights. Glenn serves as Vice-President/CFO of MFT Interests (a Morris family commercial real estate investment business), and with his

Milton West writes that he became a grandfather on January 11. Alexandra West Montgomery ’02 and husband Pearson, gave birth to Madeline West Montgomery. Both mother and daughter are doing fine. Alexandra is back to work as a coordinator at A Fare Extraordinaire. In April, Milton took the family, Alexandra and her husband and Michelle West ’09 (who flew in from DC where she is a staff member for US Congressman John Culberson, R-Houston), to Grand Caymans for a delayed spring break. It was awesome. It was their first time, but not their last. Milton recommends it highly: crazy beautiful beaches, great snorkeling and diving, special time with the family and just a 2½-hour direct flight from Houston!! Bettina Wright has returned to Houston from her 2012 move to Colorado. Between the fires (one came within a halfmile of her house), floods, snow, 10-below temps and the altitude, she was ready to come home to the Gulf Coast. Bettina re-opened her private psychotherapy practice and does Equine Somatic Psychotherapy with clients; the horse is her co-therapist. Her daughter Lila Suman ’98 (fs) is in Austin working for a veterinarian; her other daughter Nora Suman ’99 (fs) is in Denver getting her masters in Early Childhood Education with a specialty in Special Needs. Bettina’s son Andy Suman ’88 is the award-winning builder/c-managing partner of Rohe & Wright Builders in Houston and has a beautiful and brilliant wife and three sons. Bettina’s oldest grandson Henry is a ninth grader at St. Thomas and a golfer with a two handicap who just played at the state level! Ellen Lander Yeoman reported that she is living in New York City, back in school, becoming a health coach in Integrative Nutrition (mind/body/spirit) and loving it. Ellen and her daughter are enrolled together so she says it is much more fun. Her daughter keeps her on track! Ellen’s children live in Los Angeles (Lander, 31), Denver (Josh, 28) and New

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York City (Audrey, 25), all working (Lander, computer tech and Audrey at Anthropology and Organic Avenue, an organic juice and live foods shop), and continuing with their passion for film and theatre. As for myself, I was honored to be a part of the presentation on center court at the U.S. Clay Court Championship (River Oaks Country Club) in April. The event was the 50th anniversary of being a ball boy at the tournament, and the presentation included the 1964 winner of the tournament, Roy Emerson, from Australia. Other ball boys in attendance included Fred Lummis, Rob Bradley ’73, Mike Chadwick, David Bates, Jim Bayless, Jack Blanton and Eddy Blanton.

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If you are interested in volunteering to be the class correspondent, please contact Advancement Associate Laura Renaud at 713-243-5054 or laura.renaud@kinkaid.org.

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Sandy Howard Turner Houston, Texas sandy@mochimabay.com John Knight is enjoying life and staying busy volunteering places and caring for his dad. He and his wife are still building their dream house in the mountains north of Tucson. It’s taking a while, but when finished, there is an open invitation to visit! John notices that he is more reflective now than he was in the past. He wonders if it is his age or because he is retired. He wonders if anyone else in our class feels this way. I say, yes. Age can do that to you. And speaking of aging, or not, Morgan de Marigny is engaged. The lucky lady is Kinkaid alum Rebecca Leach ’84. He reports that this is his third marriage and her first. The old adage, “the third time is the charm” should apply. The wedding date is set for November and will be in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Best wishes to Rebecca, and congrats to Morgan. Speaking of Mexico, Chuck Blanton plans to spend the summer at the beach somewhere in Mexico... With lots of sunscreen!! Pam Dilworth Kissiah and her husband Gary are empty nesters. They have been in travel mode, just returning from three weeks in India and Nepal. Pam is also enjoying having more time to spend in Houston with her mom and her Falcon friends. Her son Clark (23) just graduated from Claremont McKenna College and will start his job with PA Consulting in New York City in August. Her daughter Annie (19) has finished her first year at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Pam and Gary see lots of trips to New York City in their future!

This has been a travel year for the Fred and Susu Zimmerman Meyer too. On their bucket list was a trip to France to see Normandy, St. Remy and Giverny. Susu reports that France is beautiful and interesting beyond measure. Added to the excitement, their third grandchild Susan Pearce Meyer was born May 7. Sam Siegler writes in that his oldest daughter Samantha ’11 received her Aggie ring with a 4.0 average. He admits that she takes after her mom. Samantha sat for the LSAT in June. Sam’s younger daughter Kelsey leaves for Sewanee in August, which puts the Sieglers in the empty nest category. But they are not retiring. Sam is working hard in his medical practice and his wife Kelly is not only a lawyer, but also, stars in the hit series “Cold Justice” on TNT. Craig Anderson reports that he is still working with his three brothers at Anderson Oil. He is still married to his college sweetheart, and they still live in Houston. Actually, it still sounds like a really nice place to be at this point in his life. Craig’s older son is married and works as a Sound Designer at Channel 39 on their Newsfix product, and his daughter-in-law is a designer with Lucas Eilers. His younger son is in Atlanta working as a Visual Effects artist on contract jobs. Nan Franklin writes that her husband Bob Franklin is working hard. When Vista Bank and Community Bank of Texas merged, Bob was named CEO. Read about it in the Houston Business Journal. Congratulations, Bob. The Franklins have two grandbabies, Sebastian and Olivia, ages 2½ and 9 months. Nan adds that she can’t wait to read in the next newsletter how everyone plans to celebrate their 60th birthdays. Kathy Kaufold Briggs and her husband Larry are settled in Houston, living with Mrs. Kaufold to care for her. Kathy says that it is a bit odd to say she has moved in with Mom after forty years. She is enjoying being back and relearning all of the streets and neighborhoods. Larry is acclimating to the humidity and traffic, but he wants to know how it is possible for a street to change names three times in ten miles. Ah, Houston. Also, Kathy is looking for an executive administrative assistant position if anyone has leads.

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Alumni Taco Booth April 16

Advancement Associate Laura Renaud, Director of Advancement Tom Moore and Allison Poarch ‘03

Ellen Weingarten Wagnon ‘79, Virginia Mary Thompson Brown ‘84 and Erin Jones Brown ‘96

Joy Archer Yeager ‘85, Waverly White Gage ‘82 and Manager of Alumni Activites & Annual Giving Emily Wynne Bolin ‘82

Scott West said he had a grand time joining Neal Wade and Fred Meyer as a team in the Kinkaid Sporting Clays Shoot. They carried the team to a second place finish. (Remember: Neal and Fred hang out at the Greater Houston Gun Club on Wednesdays.) Scott and his wife traveled to Vietnam and China in May. He was brave enough to purchase a flight on Malaysian Air. Jill Goodall Mussman’s daughter Lynsey Duke married Drew Ward on February 15. The wedding was held at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church. Lynsey is employed by Blue Knight Partners, and Drew is with Kinder Morgan. Jill is delighted that they will be living in Houston.

Philip Wise ‘96, Brian Dinerstein ‘95 and Brad Morgan ‘96

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Lisa Bernell Rostad reports that her son Marcus graduated from Clemson in December and has moved back home – for now. He is gainfully/happily employed at a B2B consulting firm in DC. Her daughter Laura is just about to finish her freshman year at Tulane, and is, shall we say, enjoying herself in NOLA. Rene Bell says that his son Charles ’13 survived his first year at Texas Tech where he is pursuing mechanical engineering. All the while, Rene is closing in on his fifth year in the challenging and enlightening role of a real estate/housing and community development lawyer with the City of Houston. He has a great idea that our class should find an excuse for a party before our next reunion rolls around. So, let’s do it! Scott and Missy Baker Jones check in with the news that they have a second grandchild. Their daughter Courtney and her husband Shane now have a son, Owen Maghee Roberts. Big sister is Abigail Clarke Roberts, three years old! Savannah, Georgia is home for them, and Missy and Scott try to get there as often as possible. Dana Lyon now has six grandchildren. Her son Luke had another boy. That makes three for him and triplets for her daughter Dana. Continuing with the grandparent theme, Mac McClure became a grandfather to his daughter Elizabeth’s baby boy, Henry Jett Smith. Mac and his wife Rachael will be traveling to San Antonio often to babysit. Mac’s mother sold her home of 45 years in Houston and moved to a retirement village in Dallas. So, in July when Mac’s son William flies in from the D.C. area, the whole family will celebrate a reunion. Mac has enjoyed reconnecting with many long-lost friends from high school through Facebook. Every time he thinks he will close his account, someone “pops” up from the past. He says that it’s nice to know where people are and how they are doing as we try to age gracefully. Or as one of his friends said, “As we go hurtling toward oblivion.” As for my news, I agree with Mac that being in contact with so many classmates has been a blast. In March, I received an email that looked quite suspicious from the subject line of “hey is this you?” Well, lo and behold, it ended up being Chuck Cunningham ’72. He and his wife Kathryn live in Crockett. Chuck and I reminisced about our high school days. I remember so well his Cutlass Supersport SS with the loud dual mufflers. I, also, remember sneaking his keys from his locker and going for a joy ride when I should have been in study hall. More to date, our son William was recently in Midland and was royally wined and dined by Cadell and Marion Perryman Liedtke. He even had lunch with George Hover. Thanks guys! Bill and I will be at the bay for much of the summer, so drop by if you are in Kemah. Rene has already promised that he will windsurf across the bay for a visit. I end this class update with a memorial tribute to my

mother, who passed away recently at the age of 95½. Dana’s mom Ann Lyon Hoy came to the funeral and told the story of when the Kinkaid coaches gave two dozen roses to my mother at our last basketball tournament in 1973. The reason being, my parents never missed any game of any sport I ever played. Those were the days!

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Madeleine Topper Sheehy Houston, Texas madtop1@aol.com

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Judy Levin Houston, Texas jude118@aol.com

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Laura Byrd Herring Houston, Texas Laura.Herring@bgllp.com

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Lucy Hutcheson Barrow Houston, Texas LHBarrow@gmail.com This might be a record: Five of our classmates had Kinkaid graduating seniors this year! Ellen Lloyd Cummins (Kristen - TCU); Monty Briscoe (Audrey - TCU); Ralph Eads (Matthew - Duke); Robert Baldwin (Ryan - Princeton); and Lucy Hutcheson Barrow (George - Rice). It was fun getting to spend time together during graduation festivities. Hats off to the Class of 2014!

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Sarah Deal Frankenfeld Austin, Texas sarahf422@me.com It has been fun hearing from you… Even those who wrote to say hello but didn’t want to report anything! My goal is to find everyone in our class by our 40th Reunion in four years so check out the list at the end of this article and let me know if you have emails for these “lost” classmates. Lost to me but not really lost! I am still not a big Facebook person but have been doing a little more stalking trying to find some of you. Thank you to those who have responded even if you may not have wanted to be “found”! It is my pleasure to report…………………. Irene Sallee Herring just welcomed her third grandchild into the world making it two grandsons and one granddaughter and feels very blessed with her growing family. Her youngest daughter Molly will be a junior at

the University of Kansas (ROCK CHALK!) and will be going on to grad school to get her Masters in Library Science with an emphasis in archival preservation. She is a fifth generation Jayhawk, which is pretty amazing. Irene’s other two girls went to different schools, so she is excited to have one carry on the tradition. For those who remember her dad (of course we do), he is enjoying good health and will be 88 this summer! Deanna and Frank Bryan just had their third child in January. Welcome Franklin Finley Bryan! Steve Brooks reports that it is looking like his daughter will be at Ole Miss for five years so two more falls in the Grove! He looks forward to coordinating with Falcons at a game in the fall. His son Campbell will be captain of the Highland Park hoops team this coming season, which is cool for him. Then he will be doing the college hunt, with SMU, TCU and Texas at the top of the list for the fall of 2015! David Gerger writes that son Adam is a rising senior at Northeastern University in Boston and will be spending the semester working at a consulting firm in Munich, Germany. Ria is a rising junior at Middlebury College in Vermont and an “All American” in Div III Tennis (reaching the quarterfinals in this spring’s NCAA tournament)! It was great to hear from John Heyne who wins the most active award!! John went to Cozumel back in December, did an Ironman (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, 26.2 mile run), where he encountered “you-gotta-be-kiddingme” headwinds on the bike ride, a monsoon during the marathon (no exaggeration – main street was ankle deep in water, always seeking higher ground). He was happy and satisfied when he finished (I bet!). The event itself was an endurance test for sure, but the months of training were even more grueling. By the way, John hates biking or bicycling or whatever they call it, is not a fish and did not come from the sea. He holds this truth to be self-evident. It was his first and last triathlon – one and done! John also has picked up CrossFit and surfing the past few years, which he really enjoys, and he was able to spend some time in Nicaragua in June in search of some good waves. This past February, he learned how to snowboard, which he says is proof that you can teach an old dog new tricks. When he is not doing the Ironman, surfing or snowboarding, John is working and daydreaming about what sport he should try next! May 17 marked Caroline Hoff Breshears’ retirement as a teacher of classical ballet. After 19 years of teaching, and 35 student performances, she closed the Canyon School of Dance. Caroline and husband C.A. plan to spend time on their ranch near Leakey and doing some traveling with brother Stuart Hoff ’77 and his wife Lisa! Daughter Sara will graduate from Trinity University in December and son Michael will graduate from Embry-Riddle University in May 2015. Alexis Melancon Rogers reports that her daughter Elizabeth Skye Cannon (22) graduated this May from The Bauer College at the University of Houston with honors in Supply Chain Management BBA. They just

got back from a ten-day trip of a lifetime in Santorini, Greece. Alexis had to come back to work while Elizabeth stayed for a month longer and then came back to her full-time position as a Senior Supply Chain Analyst with Shell E&P. Her son Alex Cannon will be starting his sophomore year of college this fall at Texas State in San Marcos. Her house is very empty now, but she does have the companionship of her Boston Terrier Bobby and two cats Jimmy and Oreo. Alexis’ mom Catherine Melancon (whom some of you may have had in the third grade) lives at the Hampton in Houston where she is neighbors with her old and dear friends the Vails (Susan Vail Ackerman’s parents). Such a small world! Alexis is still a partner/owner of Richard, Wayne and Roberts where she has headed up the Accounting and Finance search team for the past thirty years. (Thirty years? How is that so?) Jennifer Bowen shared the news that daughter Ellis and Carolyn Prioleau are rooming together in NYC (and I have got to get my son to meet those precious girls)! Graham Gilliam wrote that he ran into Jeff Martin at Fenway Park. Jeff was in Boston for his daughter’s graduation from Harvard, and the Gilliam family was just enjoying a Red Sox game. Conner is in eleventh grade now, and Taylor came up from DC to see family and to enjoy a little George Strait! Nothing really new to report for the Frankenfeld family. Busy but fun summer planned and then we will be spending our fall Friday nights under the lights watching our daughter perform with our high school drill team. We also get one more year of Ole Miss football while our son completes his Master of Accountancy so are excited about that. See you in the Grove in October Steve! Take care all and thanks for letting me know about emails for any of the below: Stephanie Barrett, Maria Antonellos Bassa, Paul Bing, Lori Moore Bynum, Hal Coley, Susan Cummins, Jim Dilworth, Joyce McCarter, Jim Goodyear, Mark Hancock, Michele Rowland Hanlon, Todd Hibbert, Charlie Horton, Susan McClure Jackson, Randy Kemper, Carl Paschetag, Scott Sorrell, Tricia Barrett Tschetter, Andrea Turtur, Karen Sahol Wohschlegel and Pam Paukune Wynne.

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Steven Arnold Houston, Texas sda@3lmc.com Evans Attwell Houston, Texas eattwell@gmail.com Alice Berry Houston, Texas missformicadinette@yahoo.com First, please join us in passing our sincere condolences to Mary Kerr Winters on the recent passing of her wonderful mother. Second (and the big news of course in our class) is our 35th (where does the time go?)

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Reunion on April 4 and 5. First and foremost, many thanks to our wonderful reunion cochairs, Kathy Cullen McCord, Susie Peake and Ellen Weingarten Wagnon. You all did a great job. In case you all did not hear, you have been elected unanimously to co-chair our 40th Reunion. On Friday evening, April 4, our very own Adam Ereli was honored as a Distinguished Alumnus. Classmates attending the ceremony to support our diplomat extraordinaire included Kevin Lewis, David Marchand, Elizabeth Choate, Jamie Walter, Ellen Weingarten Wagnon, Paula Mitchell Welder, Daphne Brown-Pradia, Steven Arnold and Alice Berry. Adam boarded a jet the next morning headed for the Middle East presumably to help fix the many problems our country juggles on a daily basis – THANK YOU, ADAM!! On Saturday evening, April 5, at El Tiempo we had our class party. Everyone attending looked great. If we did not know better, we would have thought this was our 20th Reunion. Attendance was 20+ with some great spouses who once again endured tales of how fun “it was”! Notable classmates MIA included (i) our Distinguished Alumnus who rumor has it had to return to the Middle East on a top-secret assignment to negotiate a peace treaty of some kind or resolve some major diplomatic crises and (ii) Susie Peake who word has it “better dealed” us for some party for some former US president who lives in Houston (Susie, does H.W. really rate higher than your beloved classmates? J). Saturday night attendees included (in addition to all the Friday attendees noted above) Lea Weingarten Fastow, JD Grisebaum, Heather Mackay Tripodo, Christa Hawkins Hash, Evans Attwell, Harry Sturges and Jimmy Goettee. Special shout outs to (i) Elizabeth Choate for all the dance moves demonstrated, and (ii) Paula Mitchell Welder, David Marchand and Jamie Walter for driving in from San Antonio, Dallas and Tyler, respectively, for the reunion festivities thus winning the “farthest away” awards. For those of you who did not make it, you missed a wonderful evening (at least the parts that your dedicated class correspondents can remember). Speaking of not remembering, please forgive us if, in the above notes, we (i) did not remember your married name, (ii) misspelled any part of your name or (iii) did not mention you as an actual attendee. You know what they say about brain cell (and memory) loss as you get older. Please mark your calendars now for our 40th Reunion in April 2019 and plan to attend. We want 100% attendance (less than 20% is embarrassing). In addition, none of us are getting any younger, and you just never know when…... Have a great, safe summer; take care; and keep us posted on any updates you all have on anything you care to pass along (we really need copy of any kind for this great column). Our best.

1980

Marcela Chavez Houston, Texas 2marcela@email.com

SUMMER 2014

Washington, DC Alumni Party April 23 at Rosa Mexicano

1981

If you are interested in volunteering to be the class correspondent, please contact Advancement Associate Laura Renaud at 713-243-5054 or laura.renaud@kinkaid.org.

1982

Maria Semander Crawford Redondo Beach, California msemander@yahoo.com

Dina Osborn Koch ‘89, Sheereen Azimpoor ‘89, Meredith Grabois Josef ‘89 and Mark Beeley ‘89

Waverly White Gage Houston, Texas wwgage@gmail.com The graduates of the Kinkaid Class of 1982 are turning 50 this year, or as my son likes to say, “half a century old”!! This milestone in our lives is either making our lives so exciting and busy that we don’t have time to write an update or so boring and we have nothing to report! I think I’ll go with the first reason. So, my first bit of news to report is that the Class of 1982 is busy rocking and rolling into the next half-century of their life, and they have no time to write me with any news. Although I will admit that Dewey Gaedcke and Bruce Phillips both tried to help with outdated contact information on missing classmates (who by the way are still missing) and Helena Papadopoulos Johnson wrote to let me know she won’t turn 50 until the end of the summer. I’m jealous!

Roseanna Baber Hill ‘99 and Mary Beth Tyler ‘03

So, I was going to write an entire column about me but y’all lucked out and after a bit of begging Martin Brock, Fay Monsen Kirby and Emily Wynne Bolin came through! Martin and his wife Kari are officially empty nesters with their youngest son Hunter (18) graduating high school this year. Their middle son Miller (21) has one semester left in college and the oldest Preston (23) graduated college in December. All three boys will be living in Denver, and Martin and Kari (who also just celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary!) will be home with their chocolate labs enjoying this next phase of life!

Ryan Beiermeister ‘08, Sarah Atnipp ‘08 and Jeanie Arnold ‘09

Fay emailed to wish our class a happy 50th and reports that her second daughter Alix is graduating from the Santa Fe Prep Middle School this year. In September, Alix will join her big sister Elisebeth at Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut. Fay and husband Don will still have Spencer, their youngest, at home keeping them busy. Emily saw Elva Weatherford Riley over the Easter holidays as Elva came home to Houston to visit. They joined Susan Schwartz Cornett, Cathy Davis Bell and

Thomas and Kathryn Thompson Maxwell ‘93 with Director of Advancement Tom Moore

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Michelle Rogers Rogers for an impromptu reunion at Cyclone Anaya’s and caught up on old times. As for the rest of the column? Hey, we live in a technology-driven society, so I decided to go straight to the horse’s mouth or better yet… Straight to the home pages of Facebook! Hey, you had warning. So, here you have it... Some class news… According to Facebook. It looks like we had a ton of May birthdays including Melissa O’Toole Smith, Waverly White Gage, Marilyn Taylor Phillips, Ania Battlestein Bender, Loueva Halla Hatfield and Mike Curran. Bruce Phillips celebrated his 50th with Marilyn in Vegas… But I couldn’t get much more information because what happened in Vegas, stayed in Vegas. Melisa Billingsley Herring’s dog Tango, also had a birthday and turned 15 years old! That’s 105 in human years, and he has more spunk than most of us do! Carol Attwell Rountree owns a quaint little store in Wimberly, Texas called Shop the Tree House. Carol participates in the Adopt-aHighway program and had a successful cleanup day back in April. Her team of seven volunteers collected 32 bags of trash, found a month-old lost USPS package (and successfully contacted its owner – thanks to Google) and stopped traffic to save a little lost dog that was seconds away from being run over on the highway (and then got her back to her owner thanks to her microchip tags.) Hey, you know what they say… “Don’t Mess with Texas!” Nice work, Carol and team. Heidi Balser Budaj celebrated an eighth wedding anniversary to her husband Jeff, and they are so perfect for each other they actually bought the same anniversary card! Waverly White Gage’s daughter Sara Jane won the Elena Semander Memorial Scholarship at Kinkaid for excellence in art and athletics. It was very cool to get a message from Waverly telling me the news! It’s such a great honor to have Elena’s legacy continue on year after year and really special when the award goes to someone we know. Life in California for me continues to be busy and fun! While many of you are becoming empty nesters, my six-year-old Zane just lost his first tooth! Daniels is going into eighth grade and will spend most of the summer hanging at the beach with his friends. For my 50th birthday? Fred threw me a good ole fashion house party complete with DJ and of course dancing to the wee hours of the night! It was a long weekend filled with old and new friends and lots of laughing. For those girls who didn’t make it (you know who you are!), you owe me a weekend in Palm Springs! I hope everyone enjoys the summer and more importantly your big 5-0 birthday! No matter how you celebrate it just remember… You are still half a century YOUNG! 48

1983 Anthony Brown

The Woodlands, Texas abrowntex@gmail.com

1984 Jackie Fair

Houston, Texas jfair36900@aol.com It was great seeing everyone in April at out 30th Reunion hosted at the lovely home of Wendy Cochran Fatjo. We were well represented with several members of our class showing up for the class dinner. Enjoying delicious Mexican food and margaritas, the crowd included Jeff Allen from New York, Mimi Killinger from Maine, Elizabeth Skidmore from Massachusetts and Julie Tauber Miller from North Carolina; Jennifer Howard Westerman, Lance McInnes and Teddy Terhume drove in from Austin. The evening before, several of our classmates met for drinks at Jeff Vallone’s restaurant Ciao Bello. Among the local attendees were Shayna Andrews, Chris Casey, Anne Chmielewski Kushwaha, Claire Cummins Lorenz, Matt Deal, Tracey Gaedke Smith, Todd Greenwood, Ronnie Jacobe, Tom Jordan, Stephanie Kendrick Morris, Monique Maley, Mallory McKay Callaway, Joanna Semander Nicolaou, Courtnay Tartt Elias and Leslie Holland. Rebecca Leach introduced us to her new hubby and Brigitte Burke brought along her new fiancé. A great time was had by all as we caught up with old friends. We certainly missed those classmates who couldn’t make it; we hope to see you next time. You can check out some of the pictures on our “Kinkaid Class of 1984” Facebook page.

1985 Carolyn Lasater Hodges

Dripping Springs, Texas carolynhodges@marykay.com Hello 85ers! A rumor is spreading that we have a big REUNION coming this next spring – April 25-25, 2015! That would make it a 30-year reunion (now THAT is getting up there). Start the diets, cleanses, hair creams, wrinkle serums (I know where you can get some J), exercise programs... Or just make the appointments with the plastic surgeon! Most importantly – Just come and hang with your ole buds who love you as you are! Nancy Davis Keely wrote that she ran into Heather Heath Grosvenor at the Garden Club of America Annual Meeting in New Orleans (fun place!) Nancy and her sister Debbie Davis Robison ’82 are chairing the biannual flower show at the museum next year, which requires “everything in place now”.

Speaking of Heather, she and her husband Henry have a new baby boy Beau. Cutiepatootie. They live in Memphis. Jennifer Hamelet hosted a garden party at one of her new homes. She said it was fun, and the weather was amazing. With the Spanish house and temperature,e it felt like Santa Barbara and not Houston. Nancy Davis Keely, Stacey Gillman Wimbish and Charlie Henke were all there. Jennifer said it was so great to see them. Jennifer also ran into Catherine Paddock Crain coming out of one of Jennifer’s Mirador Homes construction site. Seems like they caught-up during an impromptu walk of the neighborhood. Jennifer said Catherine “looks amazing!” Otherwise, Jennifer is busy with framing a home in West U, wrapping up another and closing soon on a house on Kirby. She won a 12-person bidding war on a house in Del Monte and is pouring a slab in Afton Oaks behind Joanie Dunlap Filippone ’90 (fs) – Ellen Dunlap Ohmstede’s sister. Though Houston is a super big city, it is a small town in many ways! Jennifer says, “I’m exhausted but very happy to be past the Great Recession!!!” Go Jen! Helen Stovall Gilbert wrote that her son has completed sixth grade (in Austin), and Helen had Ms. Cooney flashbacks about Mesopotamia! Helen said it would make Ms. Cooney proud. (I, too, have a sixth grader. Ms. Cooney’s name came up a lot as I pontificated to my son about the importance of history and good study skills - also that Ms. Cooney thought I was a boy on my first day of school at Kinkaid. I stood up and showed her my skirt) ... Things have certainly changed! As for the Hodges, we are living in the Drip (aka: Dripping Springs), which is a little boomtown for fun things. Distilleries and wineries are popping up all over the place. Our boys, Garland and Thompson, were covered up in lacrosse this past spring (David was an official assistant coach… He was actually in the team pic). I love that sport! Bumped into John David Grisebaum ’79 at a game. David is helping companies brand and rebrand themselves along with his custom exotic skins leather work. I’m living in the Pink Bubble and help organize our local Farmers Market (serious, good food). Otherwise, making plans for the summer! Have a great summer and see you at the Reunion. Hugs to all! PS: Some of you are SO lucky... I just accidentally deleted a “as seen on FB” paragraph I wrote where I listed some of the “crazy” things you’ve posted on Facebook… Consider it a fair warning for next time because I don’t have enough time to recreate and meet this deadline.

1986 Julie Templin Berman

Houston, Texas julie@thelimogeslady.com

Chris Cone is in the oil and gas exploration business in Houston. He is the C.O.O. for Tri-C Resources, LLC. Chris and his wife Susie have a senior, a junior and an eighth grader at Kinkaid. Valerie Khuri Hale has completed her first year as a teacher in a Mother’s Day Out program, and is looking forward to going back to teaching next year. Her husband Trevor is a tenured professor at the University of Houston – Downtown. Her daughter Lauren is completing seventh grade and turning 13 later this summer. Heather Ledbetter Kearney writes that she is happy and has now been living in Houston for several years after living in New York City and Austin, Texas. Her son Jack Faulkner will be a senior at Kinkaid in the fall, and she and her husband Wayne also have a daughter Bridget who will be a seventh grader at River Oaks Baptist School this year. “Although I attended Kinkaid only through the eighth grade, I’ve enjoyed seeing many school friends from my time there. There are several classmates with a student in Jack’s grade, and I’ve really enjoyed the opportunity to reconnect with them.” Heather owns The Stork Club, an infant and children’s clothing and gift store located in the professional building at Woman’s Hospital. Stephanie and Steven Livitz’s oldest daughter Ashley will be attending the University of Texas in the fall. Their younger daughter Lindsey will be a junior in high school. Andrew and Margaret Witt Neblett are living in London. They have four kids. Margaret says that the kids are growing up fast; two are in New York City and two are in London. Their third child just graduated from high school, and their oldest got married in April. Time flies! Stephen Rogers received his BBA from Baylor University, his MBA from Pepperdine University, his JD from Trinity Law School and his MA/LLM from Regent University. Stephen is Senior Counsel/Manager of Global Compliance and Risk Management at Frank’s International. He is one of three in-house lawyers that serve a 75-year-old oilfield services family business recently listed on the NYSE as FI. Stephen and his wife lead monthly Engaged Encounter (marriage prep) retreats at St. Dominic Village and teach Natural Family Planning for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Stephen is studying to be ordained as a Permanent Deacon at St. Mary’s Seminary in Houston. Please continue to email news and updates to julie@thelimogeslady.com! Thank you for keeping in touch!

1987 Ashley Brunson Clark

Houston, Texas ashclark2003@yahoo.com Doug Rosenzweig Houston, Texas dougrosez@aol.com

ALUMNI NEWS

1988 If you are interested in volunteering to be

the class correspondent, please contact Advancement Associate Laura Renaud at 713-243-5054 or laura.renaud@kinkaid.org.

1989 Elizabeth Oxford Pagan

Houston, Texas elizabethpagan@me.com Hello again, Class of ’89. Here are the Top 10 Things We Learned from our 25th Reunion: 10. If you are 43 and stay out well past midnight, it hurts for a few days. 9. Grady Lee is still really cool. Everyone wanted to talk to him. 8. We had two ’89ers who were about to get married and now they are: Stephen Strickland married Joyce Bauer, and Mark Templin married Emily Brants. 7. We had three ’89ers expecting little falcons and now they are here: Janet and Keith Gottlieb welcomed their second daughter Kalissa on April 20; David and Elizabeth Jennings Mackie welcomed Robert Bolton Mackie on April 23; Ashley and Walter Weathers had Jonathan Rodgers Weathers on May 3. 6. The mystery of Mark Beeley was solved. He is alive and well and is an aviation lawyer in Washington, DC. Prior to DC, he owned and ran a restaurant in Chile, where he met his beautiful wife, and they now have a daughter heading off to college. And yes, he’s still really smart. 5. ’89 and Doing Fine: Keith Gottlieb started a new job as the Manager in Medical Writing at Allergan in Foothill Ranch, California. Bobby Stanton has started a new job at US Capital Advisors. Nicole Glanville Ederle is a major marathon runner. Daphne Nizza Shaw is a successful pediatrician and the author of a cute children’s book called No Shots for Me. Brad Sanders is opening a cool bakery and cafe in Houston called Common Bond. #feelinglazy 4. Mark Kolber invited all of us to visit him in Taos. Not sure he told Janice. 3. Bobby Stanton offered to have the 30th reunion at his house. Not sure he told Katie. 2. Jason Peters and his wife Caroline are rock stars. They graciously hosted us until the wee hours after having their fourth child in November, and they didn’t even seem tired. 1. We are so lucky to have grown up with each other. Our class is just the best. I loved seeing all of you and hope to see the rest of you at the 30th!

1990 Aimee Ford Byrd

Phoenix, Arizona aimeebyrd1@yahoo.com

SUMMER 2014

New York Alumni Party

April 24 at the home of Whitney Weems Mogavero ’96

I get so homesick for Texas… So this “job” has been special. Catching up with the people who shaped our childhood has been really wonderful. I’m honored. Ruthie Stephenson Emrick: “Now that we have two kids, it’s fun to think about what I was doing when I was their age… Well, my older one anyway who is 7, because I sure can’t remember anything from when I was 2! My husband Craig and I have been living in Manhattan (NYC) for 10 years now and live on the Upper West Side. We have two kids; Wells is seven and in the first grade at a Montessori school and loves sports and chess. Parker Grace is two and a joy to her older brother (and us!). Craig and I have been on the Young Life Committee for the Manhattan Metro area for eight years, and we are excited to see Young Life grow in the city. Anyone who lives in the city and wants to know more about YL, let me know! ruthie. emrick@gmail.com” Suzy Dyer Bacon: “As for me, I’ve been in San Antonio for 14 years now. My husband Mike and I have two crazy boys. Max is 7 and going into second grade. He’s in the Spanish/English Dual Language Program of our school district. Dyer is 5½ and headed to kindergarten next fall. Mike co-owns a non-profit consulting firm here in SA that does work all over Texas. My sister Laura Dyer Mako ’81 and her family live right around the corner from us. Hope everyone is fantastic – would love to catch up with anyone over great Mexican food (and better margaritas) on their next trip to SA!” Palmer Letzerich: Palmer and his wife Aynsley live in Houston with their two daughters, Annabelle ’24 and Caroline ’26. Palmer is a senior managing director at Hines Interests and is responsible for real estate development in Mexico, Panama and the southwest US. Aynsley is an interior designer with Kara Childress Inc. Nancy Turner: “I am living in Houston and am the Director of External Affairs for Occidental Petroleum.”

Courtney Reed ‘07, Zahra Asharia ‘07, Liz Eggleston ‘07, Julia Lovett ‘07 and Coco Sprague ‘07

Manager of Alumni Activites & Annual Giving Emily Wynne Bolin ‘82 and Whitney Weems Mogavero ‘96

Perry Gagliardi ‘02 and wife Meri Collins ‘00

Shayne Hurst Newell: “I am still working as the Assistant General Counsel for Baker Botts here in Houston. My husband David is the Republican nominee for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9 (the highest court in Texas for criminal cases). I encourage everyone in Texas to vote for him in the November election! Our two sons are now ages 12 and 10 and keep us busy with basketball, baseball, Cub Scouts, choir and all of their other activities.” Larkin McReynolds: “I am continuing my research at Columbia University’s Center for the Promotion of Mental Health in Juvenile Justice. We currently have a large grant from NIDA promoting the implementation of evidence-based screening, assessment and treatment practices for justice-involved youth in community placements.

Ted Sangalis ‘02 and wife Caitie

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From the Kinkaid Playground to the App Store

hen Matthew Rosenberg ’01 and Michael Constantiner’s ’01 friendship started in first grade, little did they know their future partnership would be in a field that did not even exist at that time. After graduating from Kinkaid, the boys went their separate ways – Matthew to college on the East Coast and Michael to the West Coast. Their shared interest of start-ups and technology kept them in steady communication with each other even though they were many miles apart. One morning in June of 2009, as Michael was driving to his office job in Los Angeles, he received a call from Matthew about his plan to launch a group texting app called Fast Society. Instead of heading in to work, Michael drove in circles, listening attentively to Matthew’s idea. That day, Michael put in his two weeks notice, moved to New York and partnered with Matthew and their friend Andy Thompson in launching the app.

six-second film clips, adding music and even inviting friends to contribute to the video. Cameo was awarded Apple’s Editor’s Choice and iTunes “Best of 2013” designations in the video category. Earlier this year, Matthew was invited to meet Vimeo employees by a friend of his who worked there. Vimeo is a video-sharing website where users (over 175 million) can upload and view videos. Matthew immediately felt like their company was a perfect fit for Cameo. “We [at Cameo] loved working together, and we wanted to be at a place where people loved coming together,” he explained. Matthew, Michael and Andy sold Cameo to Vimeo this March. “We had the same vision of what we wanted to achieve, so it made sense to join forces. It just worked,” said Michael. Vimeo currently has 160 employees, with 17 in the Cameo department. Matthew and Michael continue to run Cameo inside of Vimeo with their partner Andy.

We had the same vision of what we wanted to achieve, so it made sense to join forces. It just worked. Matthew Rosenberg ‘01 and Michael Constantiner ‘01 at Vimeo

Fast Society was a group texting app – before everyone used iMessage. It had a successful launch, received a lot of press and was featured by Apple. With apps like GroupMe, WhatsApp and Kik, the space for group messaging apps was getting crowded quickly. To differentiate, Fast Society began playing around with rich media like photos and videos. “What if we turned these shared experiences into a beautiful video? It would be so cool to tell stories with videos,” Matthew explains. “We raised some money, and everything took off from there. We decided to focus on video full time, and shut down Fast Society to relaunch as Cameo. We worked on Cameo for 2½ years and launched it in October 2013.” Cameo is a free iPhone app that allows anyone to shoot, edit and share beautiful, well-crafted short videos in minutes. It is the first app to bring professional-grade video effects and styles to users of any skill level, and it has quickly become one of the most popular apps in the market. It differentiates from other video apps by allowing users to create two-minute videos by compiling individual

– Michael Constantiner ’01 Kinkaid played a huge role in the success of Cameo. Not only do they credit the School for their friendship and intellectual curiosity, they are also grateful for the lessons learned from the Film Design course taught by Scott Lambert that they took their senior year. “We are not directors or videographers, but we had taken Mr. Lambert’s class,” Michael said. “Without that class, this literally could not have happened.” “Neither Matthew nor Michael had any idea that the film class would be a gateway to a future endeavor but in having the opportunity to explore something unknown they found something that unleashed a passion,” Mr. Lambert explains. “Risk taking and stepping outside the box: That’s what teaching is; that’s what Kinkaid is.” What is next for these two Falcons? Well, they will continue building out Cameo and integrating the full potential of Vimeo into their product. Michael has started investing in other small startups, and Matthew is looking forward to doing some traveling. They both hope to continue working together for the rest of their lives.

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I am also working on an evaluation of a state-initiated project that aims to provide recovery-oriented treatment for young people who have recently begun to experience psychosis. Loving that winter is finally over and hoping we don’t have any super storms/hurricanes on the Eastern seaboard this summer!” Chris Colthart: “I live in northeast Los Angeles with my girlfriend and two dog beasts. We each have studios at home: art for her and music recording for me. I make music, which you can find as The Faraway Places or Gold Paint. I play local shows with my band and experimental art shows from time to time. I work at a girls’ prep school called Marlborough, which is not unlike Kinkaid. I do communications, which consists of writing, graphic design and photography for the website, alumnae correspondence, magazines and other materials. I’m working on starting a club with students here that would engage in letter writing campaigns against climate change. I’ve been playing pickup basketball, badly.” Sarah Wheless Murrin: “My husband Philip and I are in Fort Worth with three kids at Country Day. I am continuing in my art consulting business, and Philip continues his work on preserving the Fort Worth Stockyards and hosting Willie Nelson’s 4th of July picnic at Billy Bob’s Texas.”

been married 18 years. We are both well and happy and loving our early 40s. We have two sons: Bryan (10) and Alex (7). Both are healthy and thriving and working very hard to keep their parents on their toes. More often than not, they hold the mirror up and WE end up being the ones who have to grow! My parents (Jim and Buddie Bertrand) also live here in Durango, as well as my brother Jim Bertrand. Simon and I own and operate a manufacturing company. We have all the “typical” Colorado hobbies, not really necessary to list them. Living here is a dream. We are just so grateful every day. Life is good.” Matt Holland: “I have been married to a super-hot pediatrician named Eliza for the past decade and a half, and we have two children, Harris (12) and Lily May (9). We live in Charlottesville, Virginia, and I am a pain management physician with National Spine and Pain Centers. I keep hoping that someone wants to pay me to be a pro mountain biker, but my mantra of “start out slow and then taper off” during races seems to hinder my success in that area. So I guess I will just stick to stamping out disease and pestilence for a living.”

Christine Bain Williams: “All kids are at Kinkaid… Georgia is going into high school (!!!), Bain in seventh and Mary Blake into middle school as a fifth grader. I had a blast chairing field day. Blake and I are busy raising these kiddos. I am serving as ECW TKS 2015 MagazineAd-f.pdf 2 6/12/14 9:51 AM Bonnie Bertrand Gnehm: “Life is beautiful President at St. Martin’s this year. Life is here in Durango, Colorado. Simon and I have GREAT!”

Katie Mattingly Brass: “A.J. and I were thrilled to complete the BPMS150 bike ride from Houston to Austin and raise funds for the National MS Society (where Talley Gregg works). Our daughter Hallie, an upcoming middle schooler at Kinkaid, sang “Let it Go” at the fourth grade talent show AND won the Battle Bot competition in the talent show by building the strongest Lego mind storm bot “Spike”. Our second daughter Joycie lit up the stage as “The Cat” in Wildfish Theatre’s Seussical.” Peter Tropoli: “We have three children all at Kinkaid. Alexandra (going into fifth grade), Luke (going into third grade) and Peter (going into kindergarten). I am Chief Operating Officer and serve on the board of directors of Luby’s, Inc., which owns and operates all of the Luby’s and Fuddruckers restaurants. We also manage contract food service accounts for companies in places like the Texas Medical Center. My wife Sarah has been helping her dad Oliver Pennington who is going to be running for Mayor of Houston next year.” Mandy Smith Johnston: “Things are great here in Fort Worth! I’m still teaching four-year-olds, and Fred and I are busy with Louise (freshman) and Martha (fifth grade)! We are ready for summer!” Matt Colangelo: “Life is good in Austin with my wife and two kids. I work as a Sales Director for Noesis Energy, a startup software company focused on the energy

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efficiency market.” Wandy Brewer Hughes: “I am a full time mom to Zelie (11) and George (8). Our kids go to Presbyterian School (a nursery through eighth grade school in the Museum District of Houston), and I am spending most of my “free” time volunteering at the school. I was chair-elect of their 2014 Gala and will chair the 2016 Gala.” Davis Paddock: “Anissa and I have two children, now in third and first. Harper, our third grader, is at Kinkaid. We enjoy seeing past classmates at school functions (and sometimes old teachers) and retracing our steps at Kinkaid.” Katrin Muir Lau: “Over the last few years, I have been delving into college counseling – training at Harvard, TCU and UC Irvine while serving at The Village School as college counselor. This year I also joined the advisory board for the Fiske Guide to Colleges. Moving forward, I am partnering with a 30-year veteran to continue as an independent college counselor; our book will be on Amazon this summer, and we are looking toward a book tour and traveling for presentations. If anyone would like a copy, let me know. Some of our kids are approaching the gate! Our two children, third and fourth grades, are still enjoying The Fay School and just finished swimming in a national meet in Louisiana. Everyone is happy, healthy and busy!”

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Eileen Baird Askew: “I am living in Seattle with husband Rick and our twin daughters who are seven years old. I’m spending time on community volunteer activities, and am a proud fan of the Super Bowl champs the Seahawks.” Allison Albritton Dwyer: “The Dwyers are great! Still A-ok in Austin where we remain happy and thankfully healthy. Kelly is wonderful, and we feel extremely blessed. Emily (14) is headed to the Liberal Arts and Science Academy for high school next year; Annabel (12) is at Kealing Magnet Middle School; Katherine (almost 10) is finishing up fourth grade at Casis Elementary; and Maggie (8) is our caboose, though doesn’t know it. J She is finishing second grade at 12 years - haha. Holly King Hamel: Holly followed her dream of becoming a Houston police officer! “I look forward to reading about our class – 1990 – wow, that was a long time ago!” Evie Dyer Rawlinson: “Life is good! Matt and I have been married for 18 years. We have three children. Cortland (15) is learning how to drive… Scary! Jax (14) and Dyer (12) are busy. I started new business helping people move/organize, only when I’m not playing tennis!” Craig Glauser: “I am living in Denton and practicing orthopedics. Molly and I have a 3-year-old bobcat named Beau; he mauls me everyday when I come home. We’re scared he has my dad’s personality.” Catherine Kurtz Elkins: “I am practicing law in Houston as General Counsel & COO for a family office and on occasion brokering real estate deals. We had an incredible dove hunting trip to Argentina last September. I am enjoying a relaxing weekend in Galveston and looking forward to many more over the summer now that it’s finally warming. We’re headed to Connecticut in late June and are hoping spring will arrive before we do.” Karen Katz Feldman: “I am doing well. My big news is that I recently retired from the practice of law in order to have more time for my three kids (Rachel – 13, Josie – 9, and Aaron – 7). My youngest just finished first grade at Kinkaid and had a fabulous year! Angie Carrington Murphy: “I’m living in Charlottesville, Virginia... Still. :) I am married to Reid, and we have four kids, ages 16 to 8 (very soon 17 to 9!!). I am primarily raising them but also teaching fitness classes and a couple other things on the side. I am beginning to learn about the college search/ application process in the 21st century. I am so grateful for our health and our home and being surrounded by lots of family, friends and beautiful landscape. I still say “y’all” all the time! I have so many wonderful and cherished memories of my time at Kinkaid.” Talley Hopson Gregg: “I’m continuing working with the National MS Society. Shepherd (8) and Parks (5) are both at Presbyterian. Jamie is with Baylor College of Medicine.”

Cedric Spak: “I am an infectious diseases physician at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. I’ve been here since 2007 after completing a three-year fellowship in Seattle, where I did work on transplant patients and also HIV patients in South Africa. I have three kids. John Paul (13) and Joseph (11) are both at Cistercian here in Dallas. Our youngest is our amazing daughter Eva, who is now in third grade at Hockaday. My wife Shelby is the glue who makes it all possible. She had worked for Bain and a variety of internet startups but now is creating a jewelry business. I am an active clinical faculty member and teach medical students and residents. I care for transplant patients and HIV patients as well as various patients with clinical infections. I also do many research projects in clinical research. Thanks to Baylor, I have also done numerous TV appearances at the local and national level.” Chris Gullett: Dr. Chris Gullett, his wife Franca and their two kids are still living in College Station where Chris is the Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon at The Med. Chris and Franca just celebrated their 16-year wedding anniversary with a family trip to Japan, where several of the photographs he took while there have since been selected for an art gallery exhibit later this year. Chris is currently creating a new website for his photography. Aimee Ford Byrd: “I have lived in Phoenix for almost 11 years… And gained valuable insight. I have learned to love the simplicity of the desert, to love the ones you are with and that there really ain’t nothing like Texas. My daughter Barlow (8) is an artist and a unique thinker. I own my own small antique business here, spend summers with family in Crested Butte and am excited to see everyone at our Reunion!”

1991 Lane Alexander

Danville, California lanealexander@yahoo.com Genny Labarthe Biggs shared that the Biggs family is looking forward to moving back to the San Francisco Bay Area this summer. Amy Mehta is back in Houston after several years in Dallas, Austin and LA. After school she got her masters in MIS, and worked in consulting in LA previously. She currently works for Superior Energy in IT as a Senior Application Analyst. Amy writes that she is “currently just enjoying spending time with family and friends, and everything that the 40s have to bring. It’s great seeing everyone’s updates on Facebook!” Rusty Ross shared a Christmas in July present as his song tracks from the Broadway debut of Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas was just released by Sony on iTunes. The musical debut was several years ago but remains so popular that the production company reassembled members of the original cast (including Rusty) to record

the album. A good listen for Lil’ Falcons (and not-so-Lil’ Falcons) in the holidays to come and available at: https://itunes.apple. com/us/album/dr.-seuss-how-grinch-stole/ id726833710

1993 Courtney Dreyer Beauchamp

Amir Mirabi serves as Governor Perry’s Director of Small Business and has recently been appointed by the Governor to the business school advisory boards at both Texas A&M and UT. When he’s not out travelling the world recruiting businesses to our great state, Amir enjoys semi-bohemian downtime in his new East Austin digs, which conveniently enough are perched right on the golf course! If you’re ever in Austin or at the Capitol, look him up, he’d be happy to treat you to a coffee and convo – both highly sugarcoated of course.

Wendie Seale Childress Houston, Texas wchildress@yettercoleman.com

David Curtis and wife Alexandra have been busy and David reports: “In April I finished the last of my Architecture Registration exams (seven exams total!), so I will now be licensed in New York state. Also in April we went to visit with Andrew Miller and his family in Austin. Good times playing golf, BBQ etc. This summer we are heading to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic in mid-June for a wedding. In July, Alexandra and I are going to Zurich since she qualified for her company’s (German company Allianz) Olympics that they stage every four years for swimming. We will turn this into a holiday and drive around Austria as well. In late August we are meeting up with Alexandra’s parents in Kauai for a week. It is halfway between New York City and Sydney, Australia, so we thought it would an ideal place to hang out.”

1992 Jennifer Wilson Brown

Houston, Texas jenniferwilsonbrown@yahoo.com Billy Forney Houston, Texas BForney3@mccombsenergy.com Amy Stuyck Watson Houston, Texas amyswatson@hotmail.com From the Advancement Office: Jeff Eberhard has recently been named Partner at Gair Law Group in Chicago. He spent 10 years at Jenner & Block litigating a wide variety of disputes for clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to individuals and small businesses. His expertise includes complex litigation and enforcement in both the securities and financial services industries, and he is skilled in conducting internal investigations and representing businesses and individuals under investigation by the DOJ, SEC, and CFTC, where he has earned hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of his clients.

San Antonio, Texas courtbeauch@gmail.com

Ashley Morgan Hanna Houston, Texas ashleymhanna@gmail.com Noa Tal Ashman lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with her husband David and two boys, Aidan (almost 6) and Luca (21 months). Noa just expanded her private practice where she sees adults in individual, couple and family psychotherapy. She is teaching couple and family theory this summer to graduate students in the MSW program at Smith College’s School for Social Work. David continues to work as Vice President and Chief Architect at Blackboard, Inc. Congratulations to Kim Field Baldwin and husband Carter ’91 on the birth of their third child, Jane Carter Baldwin on January 22! Big brother Anson (5) and big sister Lucy (3) are excited about their baby sister’s arrival. The Baldwins live in Los Angeles, where Carter is Creative Director and Executive Producer at Hardtack Creative. Last year, Beverly Barrett completed her doctorate in International Studies at the University of Miami, and she focused on political economy and higher education policy in Europe. This year she has taught courses in international business at the University of Houston and in public policy at the University of St. Thomas. Melanie Wilson Bates and husband Trip are busy preparing for their family to move from Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Salt Lake City, Utah, where Trip has been appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer of Smith Power Products, which provides energy and recovery systems to the oil and gas industry. Their girls, Kaitlyn (10), Lauren (8) and Lila (5), are excited about the big move! Courtney Dreyer Beauchamp is busy managing her store, The Tiny Finch, near the Pearl Brewery in Austin. She and husband John are looking forward to a fun summer with their daughters, Emily (8) and Grace (6). Congratulations to Suzanna Bonham on the birth of her daughter Sloan Avery! Along with little Sloan, Suzanna, husband Brant and son Luka have moved into their new home that they just finished building in Bellaire. Suzanna also continues to enjoy heading up the Houston office’s litigation group at Seyfarth Shaw, while focusing her practice on commercial litigation. Hannah Brook welcomed her second son, Benjamin Isaac, on March 27. Big brother Myles (2½) is excited about his new playmate! Darren Chapman and his family have moved back to Houston from Fort Worth. Darren

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joined Houston Metro Urology, and his office is in Pearland. His children, Kacey and Jackie, have just finished third and first grade, respectively, at West U Elementary. The Chapmans are happy to be back in Houston! Wendie Seale Childress and husband Matthew are busy working and enjoying life in Houston. Wendie continues to practice law at Yetter Coleman LLC, a litigation and appeals boutique, where she focuses on trial work. Matthew is the Market Sales and Marketing Leader at PwC, where he manages marketing and account development across all services lines in the greater Houston marketplace. Their children Chloe (7) and Jack (4) are looking forward to a great year at Kinkaid, where Chloe will be in second grade and Jack will be in pre-K. Ashley Deaton and husband Josh are still living in Austin, where Josh works in real estate development and Ashley is in private practice in psychiatry. They welcomed their second daughter, Vivienne Genevieve Stringer, a fiery little redhead, on August 15, 2013. Ashley reports that life with two spunky little girls is unbelievably awesome. Ashley Morgan Hanna is keeping busy with her two children, William (4) and Catherine (3), and the law office she started two years ago focusing on corporate law. Ashley and her husband Michael are excited to become Kinkaid parents this fall when William starts pre-K with Wendie’s son Jack. Last June, Cullen Geiselman took over as Chair of the Cullen Trust for Health Care. She is still mad about bats, but has broadened her fanaticism to other creatures and the organizations that bring nature into our lives including the Houston Zoo, Houston Arboretum and Nature Center, the Nature Discovery Center and Houston Audubon (saw 147 bird species during a 12-hour Birdathon!). She is also working with National Park Conservation Association and other partners to pass legislation designating the Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area in the Galveston Bays. On the weekends, you can find her in downward facing dog at YogaOne, kayaking in East Texas or communing with the bats under Waugh Street Bridge. Living the dream! Shannon Gregg Hillegeist remains in Houston where she works for Quantum Utility Generation. She and her husband Clark plan to enjoy a low-key summer and hope to travel a bit. Stanley Jones has been with Camden Property Trust for seven years. His daughters, Eloise and Georgia, will turn four in October, and he and his wife Lauren will celebrate their sixth anniversary in August. This past year, after years of working in the gallery system, Beth Waldman Keenan launched her own consulting business for artists, WaldmanArts (www.waldmanarts. com). She loves it and continues to work on her own art career as well. Her two daughters, Levea (3) and Lanta (7), are sprouting and keeping her even busier. She and husband Vic bought their first home in Mill Valley this summer and are happy to

be neighbors with Jason Tenenbown.Brian McMackin continues his real estate investment activities as managing principal for Pinchal & Company. He and his wife Kristen spend much of their free time chasing their three children, Will (9), Lauren (7) and Jay (almost 3). The family is looking forward to slightly less hectic summer schedules. Congratulations to Mark McDannald, whose movie Ofir won best documentary at the DC Independent Film Festival in February. The film is being shown at festivals, including Hoboken and Austria. Congratulations to Christina Ponig for her promotion to the partnership of DLA Piper LLP (US), where she is a litigation partner in the firm’s Houston office. Alix Smoots’ oldest son Aedan just finished third grade at The Regis School. Her youngest son Dhani finished pre-K and is headed to kindergarten at Regis in the fall. She is in the middle of her second term as Judge of the 164th Civil District Court. Still loving her job! Michael Sprung is living in the Houston Area again and working with Keller Williams Realty Metropolitan practicing residential real estate. He has spent the last few years living in Colorado and trout fishing the Gunnison River.

1994 Courtney Domercq Daily Houston, Texas cdomercq@hotmail.com

Our 20 year Reunion was “Nothin’ but a Good Time” and “No Rain” was going to prevent our “Friends in Low Places” from keeping the “Good Vibration” “Alive”. Yes, it still “Smells Like Teen Spirit” 20 years later for the Class of ’94, and to demonstrate how “2 Legit 2 Quit” we are, not only did our class have more than double the attendance of any other Reunion party that night, but according to the Kinkaid Annual Fund Update, our class has both “set a new participation standard for 20-year Reunion classes” and “has set the mark for the highest participation from a Reunion class ever.” Not bad from the threetime Little Brown Jug losers who brought Kinkaid rhythmic clapping and “Free Trevor.” It’s enough to make T-Mac serenade us with “I Will Always Love You” Class of ’94. It was great catching up with so many of you at the party, and of course everyone looked fantastic. There is an Oscar speech worth of people to thank for making it all possible. We all owe big thank yous to Evy Pappas and Miller Crosswell for opening their homes to us for the main event and late night. Evy was our star pinch hitter, stepping in at the last minute when the threat of rain could have derailed our plans. She even moved forward with Escalante’s catering right out of her dining room. It almost felt sacrilegious. Of course not a drop of rain fell from the sky, which made for a strong showing at Miller’s late night party. Additionally, we should

probably thank the bartender for pouring drinks until after 3:00 a.m. Thank yous are also in order for Trevor Hart who put together the fun slide show for us (see details below on where you can view it) and Don Edwards for producing the entertaining video reel as well as providing all of our A/V needs for the night. The party would not have been the same without their contributions. Thank you as well to Ellie Bullard Essalih and Leslie Ladin Strauss for their hard work in planning the event and ironing out the details. Finally, a big thank you for all of the thoughtful emails we received from you letting us know what a good time you had. Overall the night was a big success, and I wish we could do it all over again. See you in 10 years. As promised, here are the results from the 20-Year Reunion Edition of Senior Elections: Most Surprising Attendee: David Hornsby Least Surprising Attendee: Courtney Domercq Daily Most Surprising No Show: Steven Alexander/Caroline McGaughy Alexander Least Surprising No Show: Anna Pasternak* Biggest Transformation: Trevor’s hair Best Dressed at the Reunion: Lisa Bassili/ Sameer Sheth/Demetri Dale (rocking his Varsity Cheerleading shirt) Harry High School of the Reunion: Miller Crosswell Sherry High School of the Reunion: Courtney Domercq Daily Most Likely To Be Late to the Party: Evy Pappas (never mind that the party was at her house) Most Likely To Be the Last One Standing: Miller Crosswell** (and he really was the last one standing, joined by Clint Rosenthal) Most Likely To Leave Early: Wells McGee Most Likely To Still Be There the Next Day: Miller Crosswell* *Landslide, **Double Landslide We had several pregnant people at the party (including myself) and as of the time I am writing this, we have some results. Stephanie Friedman Evans welcomed daughter Frances on April 30, and my son Charlie arrived on May 16. In other baby news, Ashley Baxter Zickefoose had a baby girl in March named Sloan and Liana Hawes Young, Elizabeth Sheedy Johnson and Julie Herman Meyer are all expecting later this summer. Get the Lil’ Falcon bibs ready. Completely off topic, but I would like to mention this anyway. My cousin Courtland Crosswell McBroom ’05 has started a website called Cooking and a Convo (cookingandaconvo.com) which is full of fabulous recipes, great party planning ideas and healthy tips for your grocery list. Be sure to check it out.

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If you are interested in viewing the slide show Trevor created, you can find it at http:// bit.ly/Kinkaid1994Slideshows. It is a super fun trip from yellow door through twelfth grade. Thanks again to all of those who made the twenty-year reunion a great time for everyone and to all of our classmates who attended. Who knew ’94 was such a rah rah class? Nevermind those three Little Brown Jug losses – were we really going to win singing “Circle in the Sand”?

1995 Mary Sommers Burger Pyne Houston, Texas marysommers@yahoo.com

Hope Morales Young Houston, Texas hope_morales@yahoo.com This summer, Brooke Dawson will be going on a mission trip with GOM to Hyderabad, India, for a month. She will be teaching English and setting up medical facilities in remote areas of India. Other travelers this summer are Jennifer Chapman Wizel and husband Neil, who will be heading to South Africa and Botswana. Their family is busy and ready for summer. Busy indeed, with Henry (8), Grace (8), Anna (4) and Camille (2). This summer, Henry and Grace will be headed to New Hampshire for seven weeks to sleep-away camp. Before we know it, school will start up again and so will the carpools, gymnastics, soccer, etc. etc. Some of our classmates have made their home in foreign countries. Dan Chambers has grown The Costa Rican Times into one of the most powerful online newspapers in Costa Rica, and it has expanded to include a journalism internship program that begins in July. As well as the newspaper, he is marketing several Costa Rican businesses. The biggest decision of each day is flip-flops or sin zapatos (barefoot) in Costa Rica.Niels Jensen and his family are continuing to enjoy their life in the Bahamas. Niels works as a partner for Clipper Group Management. Evenings and weekends are filled with boating trips to beachy islands and fishing expeditions. Niels, I am ready to pack my bags! Niels will also be expanding his brood, as they are expecting their second son Luke in May. Congratulations! Meredith Riddle Chastang has moved! She is has moved to a house down the street from fellow classmates, Monica Bailey Bickers and Jason Dillee. On the work front, Meredith is working as the National Accounts Director for CultureMap.Kathryn McCarter Moore is a VA social worker, assisting homeless veterans with housing, treatment and employment. Hope Morales Young has a new job! She is the new Director of Development for Camp Allen.

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Jennifer Murchison Barvitski is still living in Gunnison/Crested Butte, Colorado. Jennifer is a part-time architect and an overtime mom, chasing twins Jane (4) and Will (4). Kathryn Wolf Krischer and husband Jeff welcomed son Bradley Wolf Krischer in February. Kathryn wrote in to say, “With a new house, a very curious toddler and a baby – life is busy, but happy.” Also expanding their family is the Graf family. Kathleen Dunwoody Graf and husband Chris ’94 welcomed Tyler Bering Graf on September 25. Kathleen reports that she has “a house full of boys, which means lots of time spent on the baseball fields and basketball courts.” Hillary Holmes Archer reports that she is staying busy with her two sons, Jack (6) and Luke (20 months). Jack will be starting kindergarten at Kinkaid in the fall so Hillary and her husband are excited to join the Kinkaid community again. Her law practice continues to be extremely busy as well. Hillary is a corporate partner at Baker Botts specializing in energy capital markets, and she has been speaking and writing frequently on MLPs, her specialty practice area. She was recently named the recipient of the Woodrow B. Seals Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year Award by the Houston Bar Association! My daughters, Marguerite and Camille, are turning 9 this summer. I hope the summer finds us sailing at the bay, dining on lobster and ice cream in Maine, and many quiet afternoons of blissful reading. I hope your summer dreams come true too!

Jen Cunningham Desautels is still in Alexandria, Virginia, working at Episcopal High School as the Director of Communications. Outside of work, she stays busy with her family: her husband Greg and her two children, Elliot (7.5) and Charlie (6). She reports that “Life is good!” in Northern Virginia, especially because the Desautels just enjoyed a long weekend with Rohini Sahni and her husband Roman and their two-year-old daughter Mia. Jen is determined to share her Texas roots with her kids, and brings them to Texas as often as possible, visiting the Cunningham’s ranch in Welcome, Texas. Alexis Lipshultz Moses is looking forward to the summer and spending time relaxing at the beach. She can’t believe that her daughter Waverly (5) will be starting kindergarten in the fall. Her son Taft (2) loves following his big sister around and copying everything she does. The Moses family can’t wait for their Thanksgiving Houston trip!Maya Buryakovsky Pomroy, her husband Matt and daughters Madelyn and Emma are moving back to Houston in mid June! They will be living in Memorial and are excited about becoming Houstonians! Lindsey Jones Roberson is loving life in Austin with her husband Phillip and is staying

1996 Erin Jones Brown

Houston, Texas erinjonesbrown@gmail.com Emily Mitchell Covey Houston, Texas emily.covey@gmail.com Brandt Bowden and his wife Mary Kay welcomed a beautiful baby girl in November named Blye Bowden. Their middle daughter Annabelle is thrilled with the newest addition and is convinced that Blye is her (and only her) baby. The Bowdens’ oldest son Russell will attend pre-K at Kinkaid in the fall. Harris Brodsky continues to work as a cardiac anesthesiologist in Austin, Texas. Kelli Roosth Cooney and her husband James continue to live in Manhattan at their same “boring jobs”. They get a lot of joy from their children, Olivia (almost 6) and Jamie (nearly 3). They welcome Houston visitors and hope members of Kinkaid ’96 reach out when they pass through town! Cameron Cureton and his wife Laura just welcomed their third son, Clayton Baker Cureton, in May. Everybody is doing great and adjusting to life as a party of five. Their oldest son Wyatt will start pre-K at Kinkaid in the fall.

Mia, daughter of Rohini Sahni ‘96, and Charlie, son of Jen Cunningham Desautels ‘96

very busy trying to keep up with their kids, Riley (6.5), Jack (4) and Molly (2.5). The Robersons are excited to go on a family vacation to Anna Maria Island, Florida, and enjoy some downtime this summer! Michael Rodriguez and his wife Ashley are expecting baby #2 in August, and recently found out that their daughter Madeleine will be joined by a little brother. In March, they moved into their new house in Fort Worth, but two days later, Michael became the Director for Merrill Lynch in New Mexico. So, the Rodriguez family is in the process of moving from Fort Worth to Albuquerque! They will miss Fort Worth but are excited for the new opportunity!

Ashley Goforth and is really enjoying her new role. Christie Barksdale Ross, her husband and two kiddos are doing great in Houston. She is working part-time at MD Anderson as a physician assistant and spends the rest of her week wrangling the kids. They are looking forward to a relaxing summer spent with family and friends! Stephen Shapiro and his wife Melissa welcomed their second daughter, Scarlett Rose Shapiro, into the world last September. Daughter Maren loves her new role as a big sister. Stephen reports that, “All is well up in NYC.” Brooke Hanson Spanos continues to work as a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Los Angeles in both private practice and at UCLA. Her son Ethan is 2.5 years old, and she and her husband are expecting baby boy Spanos #2 in early August. Mark Thiessen reports that professionally, he won his sixth DWI trial where the blood came in as evidence, which makes him the most winning attorney in Harris County for that type of case. Additionally, he has been appointed by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (TCDLA) to be the DWI Resource Committee Chair, elected as an associate board member, and is co-chair of an intensive blood test seminar in Austin in July. So far in 2014, Mark has lectured at seven seminars, submitted two articles for publication and won six jury trials. He shares that his favorite trial came by way of a referral from a Kinkaidian who actually had to take the witness stand. The trial was dismissed mid-trial, thankfully not letting down his Kinkaid connections! Mark is branching out of DWIs, so send him any alleged criminals you may know! And Mark reports that the best thing in his life is that he and his wife Kendra welcomed a baby girl, Berkley Rose. She joins her brother Baron who turned two in March.Anne Marie Vollero Thompson and her husband Beau are enjoying life with their two daughters, Sofia (2) and Charlotte (1), in Houston. Ann Marie is working part-time for Texas Children’s Health Plan’s new clinic in Greenspoint. Mary Kristen Plumhoff Valentine and her husband David are living in Houston with

their little girl Mary Morgan, who turns two in October. They are excited about their second little girl arriving this July and are expecting to be very busy with two little ones! Mary Kristen is the Director of Marketing and Public Relations for DePelchin Children’s Center where she recently launched a city-wide campaign, Heal Young Minds, which brings awareness to children and families who struggle with mental health issues such as ADHD, depression and anxiety. Andy Wayne and his wife Lauren are excitedly awaiting the arrival of their second child in late October. Their son Brendan has been trying to predict the baby’s gender. Andy is still working at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, amassing new marketing and community organizing skills as Director of Communications and Engagement. Katheryne Win got married in November 2013 and she and her husband Jeff DeLucia are expecting a baby girl in the very near future. Congratulations!! Philip Wise is still in Houston with Insgroup. Philip and wife Allison’s daughter Laine is turning 6 in June, and just finished kindergarten at Kinkaid. Their son Burke (2) copies everything his big sister does. Philip reports that sometimes that’s good, sometimes not so good! The Wises are looking forward to summer! Jim Withers reports that it is “business as usual” at the Withers household: sleep, eat and change diapers! Jim and his wife Ashley had a baby girl named Ellie on February 18. She is cute as a button and her big brothers are already terrorizing her. The Withers are still living in Austin, but miss all of their Kinkaid friends in Houston! Whitney Weems Mogavero and her family are still living on the Upper East Side and just hosted a Kinkaid Alumni event at their home! Whitney says that it was amazing to see and meet so many Kinkaidians in the area, and they also had the pleasure of meeting Kinkaid’s new Headmaster at the event. Whitney and her husband have two little girls, Hadley (4) and Reese (2), who keep them busy. Hadley just finished her second year of preschool and was proud to wear a Falcons cheerleading outfit for her last day of school! The Mogaveros are all looking

Beth Allen Rogers is keeping busy in Houston! Her daughter Abby (5) just finished pre-K and will he heading to kindergarten in the fall at Frostwood Elementary (and Mama can’t believe her baby girl is going to big school!). Beth’s son Carter just turned two and keeps her moving! Beth has also started working part time for interior decorator Leeann Rountree Marcie ‘96, Whitney Weems Mogavero ‘96, Alexis Lipshultz Moses ‘96 and Kelli Roosth Cooney ‘96 at the New York Area Alumni Party

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forward to summer and spending some time at the beach and then in Santa Fe. And as for me, Emily Mitchell Covey, I am looking forward to escaping the Houston heat with lots of pool time this summer, a trip to Colorado with family and hopefully a jaunt to Galveston. My daughter Elena turned 2 in April and keeps me busy with her amazing zest for life. But I’m never too busy for business, and am still a broker associate at John Daugherty Realtors! And as for me, Erin Jones Brown, life in Houston stays busy! I have ramped up my contract legal work, but still remain a fulltime mom. Our daughter Harper just finished kindergarten, and our son Hutton will start pre-K in the fall. We are looking forward to a fun-filled summer of (hopefully) beating the Houston heat!

February for The Junior League of Houston. She is looking forward to slacking off this summer with William (7), Catherine (6) and Molly (3). Fatimah Dawood and her husband Brian live in Atlanta where Fatimah is a pediatrician and medical epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They are expecting their first baby in November. Elizabeth Arnold Dennis and husband Rich live in Manhattan with their three kids (Cate will be 5 in July and William and Ellen turned 2 in April). Elizabeth works in Global Capital Markets at Morgan Stanley. Their family will spend weekends in Connecticut this summer and are so excited about warm weather after a long winter!

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Kristen Jewell Dolsen is keeping busy in Denver with her boys Cooper (3.5) and Tyler (1.5). She looks forward to spending some time in the mountains this summer.

Sujit Raman’s article on Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter and his relationships with his former students during the New Deal, titled “Felix Frankfurter and his Protégés: Re-examining the “Happy Hot Dogs”, appears in the current edition of the Journal of Supreme Court History. Check it out!

Noelle Eason Gray continues to enjoy living in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with her husband and 1½-year-old daughter Carolena. Noelle is a full-time mom and is staying very busy. She also reports that fellow Kinkaidian Brooke Barer lives just up the road in Taos, New Mexico, and they have been able to get their daughters together a few times.

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Houston, Texas christina.altenau@gmail.com Daniel Jenkins Houston, Texas danieljenkinsiv@gmail.com Christina Wilson Altenau and her husband Matt are living in Houston and are keeping busy with their two kids Anna (3) and Blake (1). They look forward to the summer and are excited to welcome another baby boy in September! Courtney Williamson Audy and her husband welcomed another baby boy, Jacob, this February! She and her family have moved back to Colorado and she loves being a stayat-home mom. Ashley Stanberry Brown is enjoying the quiet life in Wimberley, and the music and food in Austin! She continues to teach online for the University of Oklahoma and to tutor students in college essay writing and ACT prep. Kim Davis Callaway and her husband David had a baby boy, Levi, on November 3. She loves being a mom and working part-time as a psychologist at her practice in Austin. Catherine Lewis Cannon and her husband Alex welcomed their son Henry on November 5. The Cannons continue to live in DUMBO, Brooklyn, so reach out the next time you’re in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Jennifer Jodeit Daly teamed up with Clarke Anderson’s sister, Whitney Anderson Walsh, to work with volunteers to raise more than $1 million in

Caroline Forney Helander is in Houston with her husband Bill and two little ones! Stella will be 5 in July and William is 2½. Caroline loves being a mommy and is gearing up for another hot summer!Kristi Peterson Johnson is living in Houston with her family. Her twins, Craig and Cameron, turned four this summer. Kristi is an assistant vice president at NorthMarq Capital, where she continues to originate debt and equity for commercial real estate projects. Cheryl Foox Magzen is still enjoying motherhood. Jacob is 7 and Anna is 5. In addition, she has returned to teaching high school math at The Emery/Weiner School. Bridget Murphy Nikodem and her husband Greg welcomed their third child, Charlotte Marie, last summer. Charlotte is adored by the whole family, especially her two big brothers, James and William. Pamela Schafer Rayne is an Associate Senior Counsel for the Johns Hopkins Health System, and is currently living outside of Baltimore with her husband John and her two children, Evan (4) and Samantha (2). She is enjoying all the fun and chaos that comes along with raising two young children. Carrie Geller Schein is living in New York City with her husband Jeremy and two little ones. Chloe is three and Ryder is one. They are looking forward to a fun, busy summer and spending a lot of time at the beach. Lila Sharifian is living in Houston and working at Gurwitch Products on the Laura Mercier and nyakio beauty brands.Hallie Eads Spies and her husband were excited to welcome baby Charlie on July 19, 2013. Welcome to the world, Charlie!

Christine Stevens joined the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra (ROCO) as Director of Development in February this year. 2014-2015 will be their 10th Anniversary Season, and Christine is looking forward to helping them grow as they celebrate this important milestone. Ginger Strickland is still serving at Church of the Incarnation, an Episcopal Church in NYC. She loves seeing Kinkaid folks so come by anytime! Lindsay McMackin Sturm is happily working at Chateau Domingue in Houston and will complete her first 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher certification (RYT) in July. She looks forward to seeing everyone on the yoga mat! Sydney Welch Teegarden has been busy since starting her own residential interior design company in Dallas. She enjoys the change of pace and loves spending time with her two kids, Ben (5) and Libby (1.5), and her husband Sloan. Jeannie Tran is still living in Dublin, Ireland, and spending her days entertaining the kids: Zahra, who just finished up her first year of pre-K, and 2-year-old Colten who is keeping her on her toes! Eden Osborne Wyper, her husband Ally and 2½-year-old son Hugh are still living in Harpenden outside of London. They are presently building an addition onto their home, so Eden and Hugh will be leaving the construction behind for six weeks to visit family and friends in Houston, with Ally coming to Houston the last two weeks. Kathleen Young Zinn is still living in Houston with her husband Jeff. She is busy shuttling their three children, Luke (almost 8), Oliver (5½) and Josey (almost 3), all over the city. Kathleen and Jeff are thrilled their family of five will grow to a family of six late this fall!Class of 1997 Guys – make sure to send in your updates to Daniel Jenkins at danieljenkinsiv@gmail.com to be published in the winter magazine!

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Houston, Texas amyparkerbeeson@gmail.com Liz Riddle Anders started her own art advisory and art appraisal company, Liz Anders & Associates, in June of 2013. She has been busy working with individuals assisting them in finding art for their homes, managing private collections and also working on art appraisals for insurance, donation and estate purposes. She loves her other job as mom to Oliver, who turns two in July.Susan Allender begins her clinical psychology pre-doctoral internship in Springfield, Massachusetts, in July and hopes to graduate in July of 2015. Joanie Goldstein Aron and her husband Doug are moving back to Houston after three wonderful years in Dallas. Their children,

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Morgan and Andrew, are looking forward to the move as well, particularly Andrew who is starting first grade at Kinkaid in the fall! Ramon Barreno will be moving to El Paso, Texas, this summer to start his career as a pediatric anesthesiologist. He and his wife Ashleigh have welcomed children in each of the past three years, Sophia, Luke and Eva, so life has been full of excitement for their growing family. Greg Burzynski is looking forward to getting married in September to the love of his life, Ania Marszalek, and continuing to “keep it Polish.” Greg and Ania met in medical school and are opening a primary care and specialty concierge clinic, Houston Concierge Medicine, together this June. Greg is continuing to help his father in fighting cancer and trying to navigate the FDA drug approval process to finally get his drug on the market. Justin Campbell reports that all is well with the Campbells. His oldest daughter Sidney will be starting kindergarten in the fall just across the street from their new home in Pacific Palisades, California. They welcomed a second daughter, Colette Lynn Campbell, in February. Justin continues to work for Edison International and his wife Vicky is still with the pediatric cardio thoracic program at UCLA. Sarah Jane ’99 and Ross Canion welcomed a baby girl, Kennedy, to their family last July. Sarah Jane continues to work in real estate, and Ross is still working at a private equity fund in Houston. Jonathan Carl and his wife Brittney are excited to share that their third daughter, Alia Joy (2 years old) will officially be joining their family in September when they travel to China to adopt her and bring her home. Her sisters Sophia (4) and Lydia (2) cannot wait for her arrival! Jonathan has also recently completed his Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in Evangelism, Church Growth and Christian Missions from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Jenny and Leighton Carl continue to live in Waco with their four children: Miriam, Zeke, Judah and Esther. He spends most of his days practicing in family medicine and spends his free time involved with their family, their church and doing the occasional triathlon and marathon. Jill Case moved to Austin over two years ago and is loving it! Since 2008 she has been managing the brand and marketing for Odyssey Aviation, a private aviation company offering FBO, handling and charter services throughout the Bahamas. While she enjoys all of her travels, her favorite moments are still hanging out with loved ones at home. Matt Chambers is living in San Marcos and continues to grow a residential development company. He and his fiancé Amelia will be married this August in San Marcos.

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Alex Curlet and his wife Catherine are living in DC and are busy settling into their new home. Alex continues to work at Clark Construction and is looking forward to some new projects, which will be bringing him back to Houston more often. In September, Kasey Buza Davis welcomed a daughter, Charley May. She and Tim are loving their new family of four. In February, she joined the litigation group at Winston Strawn LLP in Houston. Life is certainly busy, but “full of love and laughter.” Since finally wrapping the Hobbit trilogy last year, Jeanne Dear has been enjoying some much needed and deserved downtime. She is loving living in New Zealand and is currently spending a lot of time on the road working/playing with festivals, theatre and cirque tours. With the Avatar sequels slated to start shooting next year, she’ll be making a decision soon as to whether she wants to stay in the film industry or change course. She reports that considering the clowns she’s found in the industry, she may stick with the circus! Elana Herman Evans and her husband Greg are busy keeping up with their children Henry (4½) and Millie (2½). Henry is now in prekindergarten at Presbyterian School. This past fall, she accepted a position as in-house Senior Counsel to Nalco Champion, a publicly traded energy services, chemical company. She is primarily supporting the downstream and fracking business units. Greg and Elana just returned from the Caymans celebrating their seventh anniversary, and they are headed to Rosemary Beach with the family over the fourth of July. Grayson Fitch is a newlywed! He and his wife Kristi tied the knot on May 10 in Houston. After a honeymoon to Maui, the couple is planning to settle down in the Woodlands. Grayson continues to work for Constellation. Wylie Garcia reports that life was very cold this winter in Vermont, but very busy in her studio. She recently designed the State Gown for Mrs. Vermont in the national Mrs. USA competition. Her wearable art was featured this past May in Art New England Magazine. Along with a busy exhibition schedule, she began producing a new body of work, ink drawings inspired by nostalgia for the Texas landscape. She and her husband Clark Derbes are also happy to report they are expecting their second child in early September! Katherine Harper married Jared Vanlandingham this spring in Santa Fe and is very excited about her new last name! The couple travelled to Patagonia, Chile, for their honeymoon, and Katherine says it was gorgeous. She is now back to work as Head of Marketing and Communications for Reel FX. Their next animated film, The Book of Life, with 20th Century FOX comes out in October, and she hopes lots of little Falcons will go see it!

Laurie Riley Heins is living in Hoboken, New Jersey, working at Coty in the city and enjoying life with her husband Neill and their two girls, Maggie (3) and Caroline (2). “Life is busy but full of goodness!” Margot Fried Hogan and her husband Brett are still living in Houston and welcomed their second baby boy, August, on their fourth wedding anniversary. Having launched MFH Marketing in 2012, she was working for The Houston Chronicle Style section and Houstonia Magazine until January 2014. Currently, she is taking some time off to enjoy life with her boys and explore new projects. Ran Jones and his wife are still living in Santa Monica, enjoying life with their seven-month-old daughter Juliette. Ran continues to work in TV casting for shows like Undercover Boss and The People’s Couch. After a long road, Yoav Kaufman is finally entering his sixth and final year of residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery, and he was recently accepted into a one-year hand fellowship at Stanford. Yoav, his wife Erika and their 15-month-old son Ethan are all looking forward to experiencing the west coast in 2015 before returning to Houston to establish his practice. Chris Leavitt and his wife Sarah are living in Houston and enjoying being new parents to son Harrison. Chris became a partner at The Buzbee Law Firm last year. Matt Lea and his wife Natalie continue to live in Houston with their son Harrison (3) and daughter Harper (8). They recently bought a house in Briargrove and have been busy remodeling. He is still at Porter & Hedges LLP practicing energy finance law. Andrew Lee and his wife Maryn moved to Garden Oaks in September and are loving their new neighborhood. Mandee and Andrew just got back from celebrating their five-year anniversary in Europe, so the rest of their summer should be pretty low key. Maryn will turn 5 this fall, and she loves her new school. Andrew is an analyst in the land department at BHP Billiton, and Mandee’s personal training business is doing very well. Other than that, it’s business as usual and life is pretty quiet. Jimmie Luthuli is working in DC local politics. She was also recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the Wanda Alston Foundation, a charity that provides shelter and support for young members of the LGBTQ community in DC. Jamie Luff and her husband Martin are living in Houston and having fun with their son James, who is now two-and-a-half! Brooke McGuyer married Scott Hutson in a beautiful ceremony at Boot Ranch in Fredericksburg, Texas, this past fall. Brooke and Scott are thrilled to be expecting a baby girl this August. She continues to keep busy with Brooke McGuyer Interiors and chasing after her now four-year-old son Parker.

John McInnes and his wife Deborah recently moved to a new house in Houston to accommodate their growing family. Deborah and John had a their second little girl, Annie Cate, in October, and he is now officially outnumbered by the women in his family. He is still really enjoying working with ConocoPhillips in the Chief Economist’s office. Jessica Swafford Marcella and her husband Orrin were just getting home from vacation in Puerto Rico when she wrote. They enjoyed some family time in the sun with their daughter Juliana before she becomes a big sister later this summer! Jessica and Orrin are expecting their second in August and anxiously awaiting her due date to find out whether Juliana is getting a little brother or sister. She is still busy running the government affairs and communications team for a membership association of family providers in DC. Erica Palmer Mandel and her husband Jed were so excited to welcome Jack Harrison Mandel to their family in January! When she’s not chasing after Jack, Erica is busy working at Quorum doing sales in the oil and gas industry. She and Jed are looking forward to celebrating their fourth wedding anniversary this year and enjoying every minute with their son! Laura Kadish McConville is still enjoying life in Vermont, with her husband Peter and their two boys (4 and 6). She continues to work as a medical social working and spends her free time enjoying the natural beauty of her new home state, hiking, biking, gardening and cross-country skiing. Ashlee and Jeff Morehouse welcomed their first child Walker into the world on April 3! They still live in Alexandria, Virginia, and everyone is doing great. LB Roemer recently got engaged to Mallory Rigney while on vacation in Ixtapa, Mexico. LB and Mallory are planning to tie the knot in the Bahamas this coming January. Congratulations! Gavin Roseman and his wife Ashley welcomed their third child, Davis Benjamin Roseman, to their family in May. He is still working at Stellus Capital and enjoying life in Houston. Cayla Tenenbaum Rutchik is living in Miami and currently taking a break from practicing law to spend more time with her son Noah (2½). Jade Sachs and her husband Rob Fea continue to live in Madison, Wisconsin, where they are raising their two sons, Boden and Tate. Jade is staying home with the boys and practicing her skills on the washboard, hambone and spoons in hopes to join a blue grass band. While she hasn’t hit the big time yet, her sons think she’s amazing, so there could be some serious potential for her! Michele Soefer Shapiro is living in Los Angeles with her husband Andy and enjoying life as a new mom to son Simon Robert Shapiro born on January 5.

After four years working at Walmart’s headquarters in Arkansas, Colleen Sheedy moved back home to Houston this past fall and is working in digital marketing for Sysco Corporation. Colleen is loving being back home and closer to family and friends. Bart Shirley just finished his first full year of teaching math at Memorial High School. He and his wife, who is also a math teacher at Stratford, just celebrated their two-year anniversary. They are both looking forward to the summer and spending time with their two dogs, Peanut and Louie. Angela Sellin Strain and her husband Matt welcomed Lily Samantha Strain on January 14. She will be co-managing the UNC psychiatric ED starting in July. Krissy Turner has a new job as a Senior Litigation Attorney at AT&T’s corporate headquarters in Dallas, Texas. She is loving the new role and continues to enjoy Dallas! Layla Zafarnia Vela and her husband Kevin are still living in Dallas enjoying life with their children Ariana (3) and Arman (1). Layla is starting her seventh year at Dr. Pepper, and currently leads the Marketing Sponsorships team. Jenna Wallace is living in Houston, translating operas, cantatas and plays for various classical music and theater groups. Lindsay Green Wallace is still living in Houston and working at Cameron. She, along with fur babies, Dixie and Cleo, can’t wait for her husband Sam to finish his final rotation in Midland and move back home! The Law Office of Anne Keith Walton is going strong in its fifth year practicing criminal defense in the District of Columbia. She vacationed last year in Spain, Croatia, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, but is keeping it closer to home this year with more frequent trips to Texas. Todd Wax lives in Santa Fe with his wife Jessica, their daughter Sarah and their two dogs, Oscar and Chloe. He works for an investment management company in research communications. Laura Kamas Wheeler married Erik Wheeler in Houston this past February, becoming a stepmother to his adorable seven-year-old daughter Gabby. She is still enjoying working as a Marketing Brand Manager for Pappas Restaurants. Carson Wilson and his wife Lindsey welcomed their first son Bobby to their family in October of 2013. They are expecting their second in November and are excited to announce it’s another boy! As for me, Amy Parker Beeson, I am still busy in the trial section at Bracewell & Giuliani LLP and enjoying life in Houston with my husband Michael, and our pup Kaiser. We celebrated our second anniversary this May in Anguilla, and I’m thinking I could get used to spending Cinco de Mayo by the ocean.

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Christian Easterling and his wife Kate are busy with their two little girls, Reese (3) and Sloan (1). Christian is still running his tutoring company “Hire Learning” as well as starting a chain of daycares called Time for Tots. Ashlee and Jeff Morehouse welcomed their first child, Walker, into the world on April 3! They still live in Alexandria, Virginia, and everyone is doing great.

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Houston, Texas Alexandralacy10@gmail.com Elizabeth Evans Mann Houston, Texas elizabeth.e.mann@gmail.com

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Houston, Texas spencer.english@gmail.com Alyssa Gardner Kilpatrick Houston, Texas alyssakilpatrick@hotmail.com Michel Miller Mullett Houston, Texas michelmullett@hotmail.com Stefania Palandjoglou Allen and her husband Thomas welcomed the love of their lives, Andreas Allen, last September. Andreas is growing up so fast and can’t wait to be a big brother (at such a young age!) to Allen Baby #2 due October 20! Brittany Hansen Cassin is still a residential realtor with John Daugherty Realtors. She says it’s been interesting lately with this crazy real estate market, but she loves it! Brittany and her husband Travis have a 2½-year-old boy named Charlie, and they are about to welcome another baby boy on June 1. Jennifer Vosko Caughey writes, “I have both wonderful and terrible news to report. In happy news, our sweet little Emily turned 1 on April 26, and she has brought us immeasurable joy. She’s walking and giggling and learning exciting new things every day. I left Baker Botts and joined a great litigation boutique, Smyser, Kaplan & Veselka, where I am of counsel and work part-time. I spend the rest of my time with our Emily, and it’s a great balance of getting tons of time with her while continuing a career that I really enjoy. As for the terrible news, we lost my wonderful dad last August after his heroic two-and-a-half year fight with pancreatic cancer. Losing him has been difficult beyond words. But I am so fortunate to have had the most incredible dad imaginable, to have gotten the time with him that I had, to have the most supportive husband on earth, to live right near my sweet mom (who we see all

the time), and to have precious Emily making all of us laugh and smile.” We are so sorry for your loss, Jennifer. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Lauren Paul Cless has been in Chicago for two years now, which she loves (aside from the record-breaking, terrible winter they just survived!). Lauren is enjoying a busy career as a violinist and loves married life! Meri Collins and her husband Perry Gagliardi ’01 moved back to Houston in June. Meri is finishing her plastic surgery residency in NYC and will be doing a fellowship in microvascular surgery at MD Anderson. After that, she’ll be looking to join a plastic surgery practice in Houston to specialize in breast reconstruction. We are excited to have you back home, Meri! Lizzie Buza Devlin, and her husband Ryan Devlin ’99 moved to a new house in Houston last summer and got settled just in time for the arrival of Baby Devlin #2. Their little girl Leigh was born on February 22, and her big brother Ryan is completely in love. Shaun-Elizabeth Hopson Dickerson reports, “I am still living in Austin and working for Cypress. My husband Wes and I had a big year in 2013. We bought a house and also welcomed our first baby, Beau Stuart Dickerson. We are loving life as parents! I also recently joined the board of the Elizabeth Ann Seton Foundation which supports the Seton Community Health Centers, providing health care services to low-income families in Austin.” Bevin Bering Dubrowski is still working as the Executive Director for the Houston Center for Photography. She and her husband Dan are looking forward to some summertime fun with their 18-month-old daughter Edie and their 6-year-old pup Grover. Elizabeth Williams Dwyer and her husband just celebrated the first birthday of their son, Alexander Jr., along with the first birthday of his cousin and best friend, Henry Hedges (son of Elizabeth’s little sister, Casey Williams Hedges ’02. They are looking forward to traveling with the little ones this summer. Elizabeth is still practicing law at Bailey Peavy Bailey, handling civil appeals and product liability litigation. After taking a yearlong break from San Francisco last summer, Sallyanne Bell Fleming and her husband found out they were pregnant and decided to relocate to Santa Cruz for a little while. They are enjoying the more relaxed lifestyle as they wait for their daughter’s spring arrival. Lauren Manford Gauthreaux and her husband Kyle are about to celebrate their one-year anniversary in July. The two were married in Rome last summer at the Hotel de Russie. Lauren absolutely loves being the “Bonus Mom” to Kyle’s three boys, and says it’s “definitely a departure from growing up with all sisters!” In February, Kyle and Lauren moved into a new house

in Westlake (Austin) that they completely renovated. Lauren is also volunteering with Hospice Austin for their annual Beauty of Life event, and is enjoying being a new aunt to her little sister Courtnay Manford Springmeyer’s ’02 baby Stella who was born in May!Last June, Lauren Leavitt Griffin got married and graduated from her Emergency Medicine residency. It was a busy week! She loves living in Houston and practicing in Katy. She and her husband Dallas will be celebrating their first wedding anniversary in Italy this summer. Barrie Gordon Gruner reports, “Everything they say about California is true. We love it. Max (19 months) is a California kid, and although it makes me sad that he isn’t a true Texan, I’m teaching him all the ways (including an annual rodeo trip home and participation in Go Texan Day). In the past year, I left my job at TNT for Netflix and Netflix for Hulu. I am determined to NOT make any changes for a while. We’re going to New York later this month where I’m excited to have Max meet his new east coast best friend (Stefy’s son, Andreas) and future wife (Sarah Zeller Seelaus’s daughter Alice.)” Barrie, we hope the forced “best friendship” and the arranged marriage work out! ;) Bethany Morehouse Howlett says, “Life in Milwaukee is cold but good. I’m about to start my last year of family medicine residency and have been selected to be Chief Resident next year. My husband is studying veterinary medicine at UW Madison, which comes in handy in caring for our zoo (two dogs, three cats - one of which is Zoe, a 20-year-old long hair who has been with us since Kinkaid MS!). In our (rare) time off we’re still traveling. We trekked the Salkantay pass to Machu Picchu in October and hunkered down in a cabin in Door County (Wisconsin’s thumb) in March. In other exciting news, my sister-in-law gave birth to a beautiful baby boy last month, and I love being an aunt!” Shauna Levy is still a general surgery resident at UT-Houston. She completed a two-year research sabbatical that focused on quality and safety in pediatric surgery, and obtained a Masters in Clinical Research at UT Houston. She is currently completing her third year of general surgery residency. Shauna says she will likely apply for a fellowship after residency, but has not yet decided which specialty. Jessica Jones Meyer and her husband Peto are enjoying life in Houston with their kids, Peter (3) and Emma (1). Jessica is still working in residential real estate with John Daugherty Realtors and is looking forward to a couple of fun summer trips with her family. Lelia LaGrasse Nichols and her husband Josh Nichols ’99 welcomed their second child, a boy named Cooper, on Valentine’s Day. Lee is still working part time at Inhouse Physicians as a NP. She and Josh are enjoying life in Dallas as a family of four. Stacy Sweet Patlovich and her husband Eric bought a house in DC last fall and have been

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having fun with the various projects home ownership entails! She says, “It’s especially great to see all of the spring blossoms after a record-breaking snowy winter here.” Stacy is looking forward to a trip this summer to Vienna, Bratislava and Lake Como. Mary Rambin has relocated back to the west coast and calls Santa Monica home. She continues to be a branding and social media consultant working with Nick Florescu’s Houston-based company Kubis Interactive to build out her client’s digital properties (website, e-commerce, etc). Now that SOULCYCLE is in Los Angeles, she is so thankful to be back on the bike leading the music-enthused spin classes. As always, she blogs her helpful tips and tricks in fitness, fashion, food and travel on MoreThanMary.com. In November of last year, Tara Ravichandran moved from Miami/Fort Lauderdale back to Atlanta after accepting a job at Paul Hastings in their Corporate Healthcare department. She will be sitting for the Georgia Bar Exam this July. Lisa Kaplan Rosenzweig continues to work for Silver Ventures in San Antonio on the redevelopment of the former Pearl Brewery. She is overseeing the project’s exciting boutique hotel development. On the personal front, Lisa and her husband Shawn welcomed their second child, Drew Carolyn, on April 27, 2014. Their son Reid loves being a big brother to Baby Drew. Murphey Harmon Sears and her husband Jeff are enjoying watching their son Phelps (15 months) “run around everywhere and explore everything!” Murphey was promoted to Assistant Director of Outreach at Genesis Woman’s Shelter, and she loves life in Dallas. Sarah Zeller Seelaus reports, “Ben and I welcomed a daughter Alice Kyne Seelaus on November 27, 2013, and she has captured our hearts! Though life seems completely different, everything else is much the same. I am the Director of Business Development at Sound Point Capital, a hedge fund, and we live on the Upper East Side in NYC. We are excited for the summer and several family trips after what has been a brutal east coast winter!” After finishing up her Master’s in Education at Stanford last spring, Whitney Stubbs (somehow) wound up staying in Silicon Valley. Since fall of 2013, she has been teaching English to ninth and tenth graders at Menlo School, an independent school in Menlo Park. Whitney finds that – aside from the brutal burden of grading – teaching high school students isn’t all that different from doing stand-up comedy, and she loves her students so dearly that she plans to stick around for a while. She especially enjoys being able to take kids into Yosemite to get a little dirty and to marvel at the glorious, obnoxious beauty of California. Amy Spalding Urquhart is still living in Houston and tells us, “I am staying very busy with my baking business, The Sweet Ginger, making custom treats every week. When not baking, I am

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chasing around our 20-month-old son Dean who keeps my husband Robert and I on our toes!”Shannon Feste Werme and her husband Les are looking forward to the arrival of their third child (a boy!) due November 5. Big sisters Blair and Anna can’t wait to meet their baby brother.

to Dubai, and another partnering and opening restaurants with Tony Vallone, we have a lot to talk about! Not to mention, a classmate who is transitioning from maraschinos to marijuana… And that’s just the start.

Traci Thompson White and her husband Caperton are living in Dallas with their baby boy Payton, who is 9 months old and keeping them very busy. In addition to being a mom, Traci owns her own interior design firm, Traci White Designs, which serves clients all over Texas and the surrounding states.Your other class correspondent Alyssa Gardner Kilpatrick and her husband Brian are working on a major addition and renovation to their house in Houston. Having a construction site for a backyard calls for some major creativity when it comes to entertaining their busy 1½-year-old son Foster. In December, they will welcome a second baby, due 12/13/14 (which would be a very cool birthdate!) They are excited to get a break from the construction chaos while they travel to Antigua and St. Paul de Vence this summer.

In May, Brett Simchowitz is finishing medical school in San Francisco and will be starting as a resident in internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He is still loving being a dad to his son Jonah, who is now 18 months.

Finally, I (Michel Miller Mullett) am still living in Houston and working as the Client Services Manager for Thompson & Knight LLP. My husband Philip and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary in March, but our biggest news of the year was the arrival of our baby girl Charlotte Alice on May 4! Philip graduated from the MBA program at Rice University on May 16 and will start his new career in oil and gas investment banking with Bank of America Merrill Lynch in late July. I’ve LOVED having him home with Charlotte and me during my maternity leave. In August, I will return to T&K and will begin my term as the President of the Kinkaid Young Professionals Organization (KYPO), which I am super excited about! Many thanks to all of the Class of 2000 girls who wrote in this year! We look forward to hearing what the guys are up to in the winter magazine. In the meantime, we hope everyone will mark their calendars for Reunion Weekend (April 24-25, 2015)! Lauren Leavitt Griffin has graciously offered to host our class party in her beautiful home, and we can’t wait to celebrate our 15-year reunion. If you haven’t already done so, please update your current contact information on the Alumni Portal on www. kinkaid.org so we can ensure all of the reunion details reach you!

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Houston, Texas lindseysboyd@yahoo.com Catherine Gutermuth San Francisco, California cgutermuth@gmail.com What a year for the class of 2001. With the birth of five little Falcons (two of which are twins), two classmates starting a company and selling it to Vimeo, one moving

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Congratulations to Blair Swick Andres and her husband Jon who had a baby girl on April 16, Emily Brooke. They moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, in October and so far are enjoying it (although they miss their family and friends). Blair and Jon have a couple of trips up north and to Texas this summer/fall that they are looking forward to. Following a move to Del Mar in sunny SoCal, Stacy Soefer is transitioning from maraschinos to marijuana as Director of Marketing for CDx Life. Michael Constantiner is still living in NYC and happily married to both his wife Laura and business partner Matthew Rosenberg. While he hasn’t had a kid yet, the company Matthew and Michael started together, Cameo, was acquired by Vimeo in March (so he guesses he is a proud father in a way). If that wasn’t enough, he is also a partner in the startup coffee company, Parlor Coffee, which was recently selected as one of the top 38 coffee companies in the US. Echoing Michael’s accolades, Matthew Rosenberg is still happily living in New York now that the bleakest winter in the history is over (and he sold his company to Vimeo). In his free time he rides his bike, practices yoga and lives relatively carefree. Robert Callaway is living in Dallas and working in capital markets for a start-up real estate company, Invitation Homes. His group won “Structured Finance Deal of the Year” for 2013, which was very exciting (even though he didn’t know they were nominated or such an award even existed). Kavita Rao’s company Karmagraphy is now a full-scale entertainment company servicing private and corporate clients all over the world, which in turn has kept her busy traveling and choreographing. She produced, directed and choreographed a full-length live dance spectacular last year and is in the process of selling it. She hopes to bring the show to Houston next year and spend time visit family and old friends. Besides work she continues to love LA, her home since Kinkaid days. Fortunate to have just opened his third restaurant with his business partner Tony Vallone, a steakhouse at I-10 and Gessner named Vallone’s, Scott Sulma reports all is great in his professional life. Their casual Italian restaurant in Tanglewood, Ciao Bello, has been receiving tremendous acclaim, and they just celebrated 49 years at Tony’s. Personally, he

has a great home in the Heights and couldn’t ask for anything more.

Congratulations are in order as Katie is pregnant with their third child, a girl, due in August.

After business school, Leila Rastegar moved out to the Bay Area to get tucked into the start-up world. In January 2012, she teamed up with a recent Stanford PhD grad with a groundbreaking technology in the genetic sequencing space. From a base of two people, they’ve grown the company (GenapSys Inc.) to over 40 people over the last two-and-a-half years, and raised over $50M in venture financing. It’s been a crazy but exciting ride for Leila! She married her fiancé Edoardo in June, and then moved to London after the honeymoon. If any of you come to London, Leila hopes you will look her up!

Currently in McAllen, Texas (aka The Valley), Stuart Pradia is working with the Houston Rockets D-League affiliate the RGV Vipers as Director of Basketball Operations.

Iman Houston Farrior has been enjoying parenthood with her husband James as her twin daughters Marli and Demi approach their first birthday at the end of the summer. Between managing a bustling residential and commercial real estate practice, her business consulting company, Lasso Enterprises, and a mediation practice in which she mediates business and family disputes, her days involve few dull moments! Congratulations to Laura Sheedy who graduated with a master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies from Baylor College of Medicine in December. After passing her boards, she accepted a PA position with Bellaire Dermatology Associates and is enjoying her new career! Sarah Herder Nathan received her MBA from UT last May. Since graduating, she moved with her husband to Houston, where she works as a management consultant for Booz & Company specializing in energy. Hayley Dickson and her boyfriend Scott are living it up in Santa Monica, California. Although she admits she’ll always be a Texan at heart, she enjoys long walks on the beach at sunset in the perfect SoCal weather. Hayley is still at FremantleMedia International where she is Vice President of Television Acquisitions & Development (translation: she licenses television programming from the US and sells it worldwide). She just moved into a new apartment with a great guest bedroom and invites all Falcons to come to the beach for a visit! While remaining on Navy active duty, Tyler Scharar is leaving San Diego in August to head to Stanford for a Masters of Civil Engineering, with his wife Teresa. Jennifer Steen Black and her husband are living in Houston. They bought their first house and rescued a two-year old Bichon mix this year. She still works as an attorney and is doing great! Ash and Heather Lawrie Shepherd are living in Houston and have two kids now: Cammy (3) and William (1). They love spending time with the kids! Katie and Johnny Forney are doing well and are very busy with their two boys. Charlie is 5 and began Kinkaid this past year. William (3) attends First Steps Montessori School.

Robin Lowe Clarkson is still living in Houston and working as a corporate and transactional attorney. Steve and Robin had a baby, Jack, in December. Between work and Jack, Robin doesn’t have time for anything else! Chris Carlberg recently joined Austin’s largest ad agency, GSD&M, as a senior art director. He’s currently working on national campaigns for Walgreens, Goodyear and Chipotle. He’s also a new homeowner (just two minutes drive from South Congress). Oh, and he’s super happy that his sister Kirby Carlberg ’04 is now living in Austin too. Walker Averitt is still in Houston and really enjoying her “early 30’s”. She was promoted last July 2013 to Department Administrator in Breast Medical Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center. She loves the opportunity to work for such a fantastic, world-renowned cancer center. However, she is looking forward to a summer vacation sometime in the very near future! Otherwise, everything else is status quo. Katherine Campbell Van Steenburgh moved to Dubai this year with her husband Philip and their baby boy Campbell. They have been settling into life with a new baby and life in a new country. Barrell Barbour Jones has been living in Dallas for the past two years. Barrell and her husband Jacob welcomed Iverson Rhoda “Ivy” in September. Mark Frachtman’s tutoring company, Math Geeks & Science Freaks™, is in its fourth year of business and growing strong. He has also launched an SAT/ACT prep company called Test Preppies™ which guarantees higher scores on each exam. Mark is continuing to pursue his hobby of composing and producing music and plans on publicly releasing tracks later this year. And finally, I, Lindsey Boyd, adopted an adorable mixed mutt in April and named her Willa. I stay busy working at Pennebaker managing annual marketing plans and projects for clients such as Nine Energy Service and PULSE Network. When I’m not working, I’m on the water with my fiancé David and planning a November wedding!

2002 Ariana Nizza Chapman

Houston, Texas ariananizzachapman@gmail.com Ted Sangalis Long Island City, New York tsangalis@gmail.com

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Liz Mims Bender is working at Emery/Weiner part-time as an Admissions Associate. She and her husband Steven celebrated their son Max’s first birthday in May. Sean Bradford (Carroll ’02) currently lives in Berlin, working as part of the cities vibrant music scene. After beginning his career on Broadway, he shifted his focus to music and released his debut EP of electro blues inspired music in May. In addition to his upcoming releases, he is also part of a live act with Berlin DJ duo Bara Bröst. Check out his musical journey at: www. iamseanbradford.com Ariana Nizza Chapman and her husband Dan will move to New York this summer after spending eight great years in Houston. Ariana will begin her MBA at the Stern School of Business at New York University. Perry Gagliardi is moving back to Houston with his wife Meredith Collins ’00 and dog Riley after living in New York since his Kinkaid graduation. Perry spent seven years working for Barclays Capital and one year working for BNP Paribas as a commodity derivative salesman covering HFs & Institutional Investors. Perry started working at NEO Markets in May, a start-up company that is an electronic commodity derivative platform. Linda Gardner has started her own recruiting, resume writing and career coaching business called The Talent Bar. She is also working with a startup mobile application called Gratafy that allows you to send drinks and unique menu items from local bars and restaurants as gifts. Isla McConn Jornayvaz and her husband Joseph live in Houston and are enjoying their two boys, Joseph Jr. and Tommy. Taylor Leachman is both the Campus Director of and a student at Redeemer Seminary in Austin. He and his wife Julianna have lived in Austin for six years, and they plan on settling there upon Taylor’s graduation from Seminary in May of 2015. They have one daughter Emilia who is 2½ years old, and they are expecting their second child in November. Annie Weathers Long and her husband Chris still live in Atlanta. Their son Brooks William Long is almost 6 months old (time sure flies!). Annie has taken on a new role with the National Parkinson Foundation -- New Market Development Specialist. Kimberly Harberg Luskey and her husband Brian are still living in Austin and loving it. This year they celebrated five years of marriage and welcomed their son Abel Robinson Luskey on July 30! Whitney Mears celebrated four years at Mosbacher Energy Company and recently completed the Ironman Texas!Jacquelyne Maddox is still living in Houston and working for Francesca’s. She was recently promoted in February and is now the jewelry buyer for all 500+ stores. She loves the new position and is having a great time traveling for market! Melissa Miller and Bart McGuyer live in New York City, where Melissa is a children’s book editor at HarperCollins and Bart is a postdoctoral scientist cooling and trapping atoms with lasers at Columbia University. They have

coveted NYC outdoor space on their roof deck, which they use to kill plants. Alexandra (Ali) West Montgomery and her husband Pearson Montgomery welcomed their first daughter Madeline West Montgomery into the world on January 11. Since then Ali has started at A Fare Extraordinaire as the Event Team Coordinator.Sarah Mullins is still living in Houston and working for Phillips 66. She is very involved with the Junior League of Houston and Camp For All Young Professional’s Board. She recently got engaged to Mark Kidd, and they are planning a wedding for early next year! Brooke Bagby O’Neil married Billy O’Neil, class of 1999, on May 17. Ethan Rosenberg just graduated with his MBA from Goizueta Business School at Emory University. He’ll be heading up to Minneapolis to work at Target and just got engaged to Antoinette Rodriguez, a classmate of his in business school! Needless to say, it’s been a pretty great year. Richard Sanborn just got engaged at the beginning of May to Erika Valdez! He proposed on the beach at St. Thomas Virgin Islands. Richard continues to work as a Financial Advisor with Morgan Stanley in the Galleria and plans to be in the Financial Advisory business for many more years to come. Richard is also studying for the CFP certification. Ted Sangalis just began a new job as an attorney for Morgan Stanley, negotiating contracts for the Institutional Equity Division. He is still based in New York City, where he lives with his wife Caitie. In his spare time, he works with his local church ministry and various NYC organizations to serve survivors of sex trafficking and sexual abuse.

2003 Fallon Ukpe

Atlanta, Georgia fallon.ukpe@gmail.com

2004 Jordan Allison Boyce

Houston, Texas jordan.p.allison@gmail.com Emily Catherine Jeter Riggs Houston, Texas ecjriggs@gmail.com It is hard to believe that we just celebrated our 10 year Kinkaid reunion in April… Time flies! The class of 2004 had a great time reminiscing and talking with old friends at El Patio. Ten years after graduation, our fellow classmates are still making Kinkaid proud! David Alviar continues his career as Marketing Manager at Accelerate Learning, Inc., a subsidiary of Rice University that creates K-12 STEM curriculum nationwide.

Because the education sector is ever-changing, both in how and what students are taught, David has experienced an exciting two years since his departure from Teach for America. When not at his desk job, David spends his early mornings coaching Rice University’s rowing team and coaching at Row Studios in central Houston. In December 2015, he will take his rowing experience to an entirely new level by rowing across the Atlantic Ocean in the Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge to fundraise and support the construction of a community boathouse on the eastern end of Buffalo Bayou (row4rice.com). Kirby Carlberg works for R/GA Austin and currently has clients that include Royal Caribbean and Fossil. Kirby just completed her second MS150. Tracy Fite Clark and her husband Jeff are expecting their first baby boy, Brady Walker Clark, around June 21. Tracy started an Austin chapter of EdTechWomen, a group focused on connecting, developing and encouraging the next generation of women EdTech leaders. She continues to design innovative learning opportunities for educators and work on educational app development. Her husband is working towards his third year of business as the owner of Buda Health Center. Lauren Goodall Clyce recently married Andy Clyce on May 3. Lauren and Andy will reside in Dallas, Texas. Congratulations on your recent marriage! This past January, Whitney Deason started working as an attorney in the Special Litigation Division of the Texas Attorney General’s Office in Austin. Whitney is engaged to Will Beckworth ’03 and will be getting married this November in Austin. Allison Monteith Evans and her husband Will ’03 still live at her family’s ranch outside of Austin. Allison runs Branch Basics, a company she co-founded that provides the safest and most effective all-purpose cleaning soap. Her dream is for her fellow Falcons to be using it someday! Over the past year, Chuck Helms has been adjusting to his new role as Analyst at Fuller Realty Partners. The Houston commercial real estate market has been booming, so it has been a busy year for Chuck. He loves all his fellow KHS alums moving back to Houston and enjoys having friends who have houses with well-stocked fridges. He promises to repay everyone soon! For the past six years, Whitney Rape Miller has worked at The Vault Mortgage Company as a Vice President. She is active on the Mutton Bustin’ committee for the HLSR. She recently got married this past February to fellow Kinkaidian Trey Miller ’99. Kim Heine Nettles and her husband Charlie Nettles ’05 welcomed their first son, Charles “Mays” Nettles, on March 21. They love being a family of four (their dog Dos included) and just want time to slow down – Mays is growing way too fast! Eleni Pappas still works as a Transportation Engineer here in Houston. She is doing her best to improve Houston’s mobility, one sidewalk at a time. Last September, she spent three weeks in Nepal with her brother Tom and Alex Sanborn ’06. They hiked to Everest base

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camp. It was an amazing trip! With every trip, she says her travel bug gets worse, and she blames/thanks Kinkaid’s Interim Term for that. Eryn Shults had a great first year at business school. Having Andrew Watt go through it with her made it all the better. Eryn is looking forward to her internship at Revolution Foods this summer in Oakland, California. If you are in the Bay Area, give her a call! Mary Catherine White loves living in Lexington, Kentucky, working on her aunt and uncle’s thoroughbred horse farm – Mt. Brilliant Farm. She has started to learn to play polo and enjoys coming back to Houston for fellow Kinkaidians’ wedding festivities. Jordan Allison Boyce married Beaumont Boyce on June 7. Congratulations Jordan and Beaumont! She just completed her fourth year as a first and second grade teacher at The Parish School in Houston. Jordan is looking forward to spending the summer moving into their new home and tutoring. She will continue as a teacher this fall at Parish. As for me, Emily Catherine Jeter Riggs, I am completing my third year at United Way of Greater Houston working in development and continue to be active in the Junior League of Houston. I look forward to my role as the Assistant Chairman of the Done in a Day placement. My husband Ben Riggs ’02 and I just celebrated our first anniversary on June 8 and moved into our first house! Thank you to the Class of 2004 for your exciting updates. Jordan and I wish everyone the best of luck for the rest of the year!

2005 Grace Lee

Houston, Texas lee.gracep@gmail.com

2006 Kase Lawal

New York, New York kase.lawal@gmail.com

2007 Lauren Lestin

Atlanta, Georgia lflestin@gmail.com Congratulations on your accomplishments, Class of 2007. From graduations and career advancements to marriages and awards, I am excited to share the life changes and honors our class has received. Caitlin Bailey lives in Houston after graduating from the University of Houston in December 2013 with her Masters of Education in Counseling Psychology. She is currently working at the Tarnow Center for Self-Management as a Licensed Professional Counselor Intern (LPC-I) after traveling to Zanzibar Island,

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couple honeymooned in Barcelona, and they are relocating to the Northeast for work – she as an art director and he as an architectural intern. Ashley Prince resides in Palo Alto, California, as a graduate student at Stanford University. She is currently in a joint degree program pursuing her MBA and MA in Education. Ashley also recently became a San Francisco 49ers cheerleader.

Michael Bluestone ‘06 (fs), Eddie Moore ‘06, Charles Labanowski ‘06 and Ben Messier ‘06 with Basketball Coach Scott Zimmerman at the wedding of Mitchell ‘06 and Katie Decker Currie ‘06

Africa, to work with African Impact, a volunteer organization where she taught English to children and adults in schools and orphanages. Brittany Bloom graduated Cum Laude in May 2014 from University of Houston Law Center and is studying for the Bar Exam. Chris Bramel also lives in Houston, where he started his own business, Chris Bramel Photography, which morphed into Artist At Large Industries in December 2012. Artist At Large is in the process of restoring Huston’s Drugs, a drug store built in 1953, located on Washington Avenue, soon to be Bramel’s home, art studio and show space, while maintaining some of the building’s rich history. Still enjoying Chicago, Courtney Cohen was recently promoted to Associate Banker after completing her three-year analyst program at J.P. Morgan Private Bank. This summer, she’ll be traveling to Kenya and Tanzania with her family. Brooke Grisebaum is living in Houston working at Dancie Perugini Ware Public Relations. Leila Ladjevardian recently accepted a new job opportunity in New York City as Marketing Manager at Dolce Vita after relocating from CHANEL as Social Media Coordinator. As part of the first in-house marketing and communications team at Dolce Vita, Leila is excited for the expansive opportunity and room for growth. As of summer 2013, Leila has been a member of the New York Steering Committee for UNICEF’s Next Generation and was able to travel to Bujumbura, Burudni, for her first UNICEF-led excursion to train and improve the UNICEF team based in Burundi on its marketing and communications strategy. She also supports an annual fundraiser in support of the organization and helps to secure national food, alcohol and entertainment sponsors including Cipriani, Bacardi, Wines of Chile and DJ Lucas Walters. Last year’s event raised more than $60,000.

Currently pursuing a joint degree at Yale University, Meghan Lewis will graduate in 2016 with a Master of Architecture and a Master of Environmental Management. This summer, she will be traveling to Turkey, Greece, Italy and the American Midwest studying ruins. Sarah Lumsden will pursue her MD at Baylor College of Medicine beginning this fall after relocating from Atlanta, Georgia, where she worked at Triage Consulting Group, a healthcare finance consulting firm. Before beginning her studies, Sarah has plans to travel to Greece, Japan, Turkey and the Netherlands. Julie Mackay Petry and her husband Jeff are settling into their house in Michigan for the summer. Staying busy with remodeling the house and physical therapy after her recent hip surgery, the two are enjoying every bit of the summer weather before heading back to Canada, where Jeff plays professional hockey.Living in New York City, Lauren Marsh is currently working for Ares Management. She is also a member of UNICEF’s Next Generation and was on the host committee for the second annual fundraiser. Nelson Monteith is engaged to be married to Mary Davis on August 9 in Austin and is working at Caddo Minerals, an oil and gas investment company in Austin. Mallory Moore graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in August 2013 with an MSN and is working at KIPP in Houston as a pediatric nurse practitioner. She is also getting married in December! Recently graduated from culinary school, Victoria Pappas is now working in the operations department at chef-owner Daniel Boulud’s Dinex Group in New York City. Her summer plans include cooking, traveling and being by the water as much as possible. Now heading to Boston from Atlanta with his wife Juliana Lynch, Allen Pierce recently graduated from Georgia Tech University with a Masters of Architecture. The

Kate Rouzer dances professionally in Saint Louis and will be a principal dancer next season with the Saint Louis Ballet Company. She owns a business teaching and training in AntiGravity Fitness in the Christopher Harrison hammock and hopes to extend that to other avenues of fitness. Kate is also a rock climber and route setter at Upper Limits Rock Gym.Last fall, Mackie Wood moved from New York City to Los Angeles and started working in business development and marketing at Bryan Cave LLP, a law firm in Santa Monica. She got engaged in January to a fellow Houstonian and Longhorn. She and fiancé David Tschoepe are getting married in November outside of Austin.I have been living in Atlanta, Georgia, for almost three years and am a senior account manager at The Reynolds Group, a boutique public relations, marketing and branding firm specializing in the lifestyle and hospitality industries. I work closely with James Beard award-winning chefs and restaurants and also volunteer for and help execute events in support of the James Beard Foundation, Southern Foodways Alliance, High Museum of Art and Share Our Strength, a national non-profit working to end childhood hunger in America.

2008 Kirby Allison

New York, New York kallison22@gmail.com Mason Bashaw Houston, Texas mason.bashaw@mac.com

2009 Alanna McAuley

Seattle, Washington armcauley75@gmail.com After five years and three schools, Corrin Barnes has now earned her two degrees! Just last week she graduated Tufts University magna cum laude with a BA in Art History, as well as receiving a BFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts with a concentration in Experimental Cinema. Corrin has chosen to stay in Boston (the greatest city ever) and looks forward to a summer of sun, sweat and travel! Malcolm Bremer graduated from Drexel University in March 2014 with a Bachelor of Science in Sport Management and a minor in

Business Administration. Malcolm recently accepted a graduate internship position with the Philadelphia Eagles in their corporate sponsorships department and is gearing up for his first day in July. Malcolm has spent now a half decade in the City of Brotherly Love and while he enjoys the abundance of American history and cheesesteaks in Philly, he misses the quality BBQ and southern hospitality of Houston. Katherine Cunningham graduated from Bryn Mawr College in the spring of 2013 with an AB in Psychology and Theatre Minor. She is now working as a Development Associate at the Alley Theatre in Houston, in addition to acting in productions around the Houston area. She hopes to start her own theatre company in the next five years. Tommy Das graduated with a BA in Biology with a minor in English from Dartmouth College in June 2013, and has spent the last year back home in Houston working on various clinical research projects and moonlighting as a tutor. This fall Tommy will move to Dallas to start Medical School at UT Southwestern; he is excited to pursue an MD degree, and in light of the move he promises to never become a Dallas Cowboys fan. Maddie Dorflinger just received a Masters in Finance from Vanderbilt this past May. After five years in the Northeast and Nashville, she is really excited to move back to the great state of Texas to work as a Downstream Controller for Exxon Mobil in Houston. She’s also thankful to have the Texans, Mexican food and warm weather back in her life. Andy Huang moved to San Francisco and is now working as a growth hacker for a mobile dating app called DOWN. If anyone is ever in the area, he will buy you a drink or a sushiritto. Matt Johnson graduated from Rice with a BS in Electrical Engineering and is currently working for a small company in San Diego that makes very fancy walkie-talkies. He is enjoying learning new skills every day and loves exploring the city and relaxing at the beach. He is still experimenting with photography and has picked up acro-yoga to stay in shape. He appreciates the beautiful chaos of life in your early 20’s and can’t wait to see where life takes him next. Drew Masterson graduated from Davidson College in May of 2013 with a BA in Religion, and has since moved up north to the Washington, DC area to be a part of the Falls Church Fellows Program, a post-graduate program dedicated to helping young adults start well in every aspect of life. He has loved his time in DC (despite the government shut-downs and polar vortexes) and plans on remaining in the area to enter into film production. Alanna McAuley graduated with a BA in English from Georgetown University in May 2013, and after a short stint in Houston, she up and moved to Seattle where she is now a technical recruiter. So far, Alanna is loving life in the great PNW and spends her free time reading, writing, gardening, baking and knitting. Most of all, she is looking forward to

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summer, when she’ll have endless days at her disposal to explore the Puget Sound region. Andy Mishra graduated with a BA in Physics from Cornell University in May 2013, and soon after moved to the Washington, DC area to work as a technical consultant for a business intelligence company. He’s having a great time meeting new people and settling into the “real world”. This summer, he’s looking forward to spending two weeks in Japan training with the world’s number one Japanese traditional music ensemble. After completing his initial phase of aviation training in Florida, Brian Perlman is back in Texas flying the T-6B Texan II at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi. In his spare time, he plays in the orchestra at a local community theatre and enjoys taking his new dog Lucy to the dog park. Jessica Rosenthal graduated with a BA in art conservation from Scripps College in May 2013. For the last year she has been working for the art department at the Holocaust Museum, Yad Vashem, in Jerusalem. She loves living in such an ancient and holy city, but also enjoys visiting Tel Aviv and hanging out at the beach during the weekends. She is picking up her bags and moving again though, now to Boston, where she is very excited to learn bookbinding and book restoration at the North Bennet Street School. Rachel Rosenthal is working for AIPAC in the Atlanta office and is immensely enjoying learning about politics and foreign policy in the context of such an important cause as the US-Israel relationship. On a separate note, to everyone from ’09 settling into new cities, she HIGHLY recommends reading the Eater newsletter to find all the best local eats. Alexander Vu graduated with a BA in Psychology and a BA in Sociology (Crime and Delinquency Specialisation) from Case Western Reserve University, is currently in the Masters Program of Experimental Psychology there and is looking to continue his education in a PhD program in Clinical Psychology, with a Forensic Specialisation. He spends his free time as lead singer for his for-charity fraternity band (recently for Alzheimer’s research), and sword fighting. Most of all, he is always looking for an opportunity to return to England and the UK, his home away from home. Jarrett Wadler graduated with a BA in Economics from Vanderbilt University in May 2013, and has been working for Huron Consulting Group’s Healthcare division since September. Between graduating and starting his job last summer, Jarrett traveled through Europe for a month and then lived in Vail for three months. Since then, he has been living in Houston but is looking to move to San Francisco in the fall and is very excited for the opportunity to live there in the near future.

2010 Evan Henke

Dallas, Texas evanhenke@yahoo.com Virginia Albert is working in downtown Austin at an advertising agency called AdPeople Worldwide, project and account managing for Citi Group. She has been interviewing with other agencies in downtown Austin and will be living there until at least next summer. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Science in Advertising in May and has been working since graduation. Upon graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Colorado College, Kendall Bentsen is moving to Washington, DC. There she will be working as a research assistant at The Center for Responsive Politics, a non-profit, nonpartisan research rout based in DC that tracks the effects of money and lobbying on elections and public policy. After spending the summer in DC last year, Kendall fell in love with the city and would love to grab lunch and show you around if you’re in town so hit her up on Facebook! Michael Haapaniemi graduated this spring with a degree in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences from Northwestern University. After graduation Michael will be traveling with Glen Mason and Julian Ghadially in Southeast Asia. Upon his return, Michael will be working for a management-consulting firm called A.T. Kearney. Devon Harris recently graduated from Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting. She is now a part of the Teach for America 2014 Phoenix Corps and will be spending the next two years in Phoenix teaching third-fifth grade Special Education while pursuing her Master of Education in Special Education at Arizona State University. Evan Henke recently graduated from Southern Methodist University with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and a minor in Musical Theatre. In the fall, he will be moving to New York City to pursue a Master of Music at the Manhattan School of Music. Mia Nishikawa graduated from Yale University with a major in Economics. Starting in July, she will be working for Goldman Sachs in New York City for two years, after which she is planning on going to law school. She hopes to continue performing piano and exploring the music industry during her time in New York. Ben Pearson graduated from Southwestern this spring with a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting after completing an audit internship at Weaver, LLP during the spring semester. He will be attending the University of Virginia in the fall to pursue a Master of Science in Accounting and will be starting a career in Public Accounting upon completion of his degree in 2015. Melanie Rosin graduated from Southern Methodist University this past December with a BBA in Accounting. She spent this

spring working in Houston at Ernst & Young in the transaction tax department. Melanie has recently moved to Ann Arbor to begin law school at the University of Michigan. Walker Short will be graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Neurobiology from the University of Washington. Postgraduation he will be returning to Houston to attend Baylor College of Medicine. Max Silverman graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BBA in Business Honors and Energy Finance and a Bachelor of Arts in Plan II Honors. He is excited to move to Denver, Colorado, and begin work as an analyst for Petrie Partners, a boutique investment bank with a focus on the oil and gas industry. Tara Thurman recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Advertising from the College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin. In June, she will be moving to New York City to work for WME (William Morris Endeavor) talent agency. From the Advancement Office: Demetrios Cokinos, who recently graduated from Northwestern, visited Kinkaid’s Upper School Creative Writing classes as a guest instructor on screenwriting at the end of April. Reviewing scripts and film excerpts of Limitless, The Dark Knight, Kramer vs. Kramer and Frozen, Demetrios discussed the process of turning a screenplay into a film, the visual concerns screenwriters need to consider, live-action versus animated films and nonverbal development of characters. Demetrios hopes to pursue a career in writing for television.

2011 Avery Geisler

St. Louis, Missouri Aag459@gmail.com Harry Hantel New York, New York hhantel@gmail.com Jewel Crosswell is having an amazing experience studying abroad in Argentina. Harry Hantel is excited to be graduating from NYU this December. Fingers crossed about jobs! A team of undergraduate inventors that Ruchit Nagar has been working with was awarded the $25,000 Thorne Prize for social innovation in health. The team, called Khushi Baby, developed the concept of a vaccine record bracelet for the developing world. A full pilot study is scheduled for next year in partnership with the nonprofit organization Seva Mandir.

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Marshall Shaffer will be working for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) this summer. Haley Walker is getting published! Look for her abstract, “Quality of Life in Children After Intracerebral Hemorrhage”, in the October 2014 edition of Annals of Neurology.

2012 Kirby Gilbert

Elon, North Carolina kirbycgilbert@gmail.com The Class of 2012 has been excelling in academics, arts and athletics this past semester and partaking in all kinds of activities and organizations. Kate McMillan is a co-team leader for a new initiative at Yale to build a solar-powered house as a part of the US Department of Energy’s biennial Solar Decathalon. This is the first time that Yale will be participating in this competition where her team will compete with over 20 teams. Kate is an Architecture major and, along with one other student, applied for this competition, recruited other team members, raised money for the project and planned designs for the house. The houses created for this project must be aesthetically pleasing as well as energy efficient and portable so that it can be shipped to California for judging. The project will be completed by the fall of 2015. Catherine Frank is pursuing a double major in Theatre/Dance and Education at The University of Texas. For the past three semesters Catherine worked at St. Andrew’s School in Austin choreographing the middle school musicals. Catherine has worked on Mulan, Sound of Music and Seussical. This summer Catherine will be working for the St. Andrews upper school choreographing a summer production of Into The Woods. Duncan Robinson received two out of seven awards given at the Dartmouth Baseball endof-year team banquet. Robinson received the “Pitcher of the Year” award as well as the “Most Improved Player Award.” Duncan also played on The Ivy League First Team. Duncan was the team’s top reliever and tied for the league lead with seven wins. Congratulations to the Class of 2012 for another successful and exciting year! Keep doing great things!

This May, Aaroh Parikh graduated from Rice University with a B.S. in Physics, and will be pursuing an M.D. at Baylor College of Medicine in the fall.

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Charles Houston Spies, July 19, 2013 Hallie Eads Spies ’97 and husband Matt

Jacob Francis Audy, February 16, 2014 Courtney Williamson Audy ’97 and husband Jacob

Vivienne Genevieve Stringer, August 15, 2013 Ashley Deaton ’93 and husband Josh Stringer

Ellie Brooke Withers, February 18, 2014 Jim Withers ’96 and wife Ashley

Shivaj Raman, September 27, 2013 Sujit Raman ’96 and wife Dhaval Patel

Bradley Wolf Krischer, February 24, 2014 Kathryn Wolf Krischer ’95 and husband Jeffrey

Levi Davis Callaway, November 3, 2013 Kim Davis Callaway ’97 and husband David

William Jacob Frankel, March 5, 2014 Scott Frankel ’99 and wife Dara

Alice Kyne Seelaus, November 27, 2013 Sarah Zeller Seelaus ’00 and husband Ben

Abbot William Dinerstein, March 6, 2014 Ross Dinerstein ’97 and wife Liz

Brooks William Long, December 7, 2013 Annie Weathers Long ’02 and husband Chris

Max Gilbert Kariel, March 12, 2014 Jason Kariel ’99 and wife Rene

Ethan Robert Kitner, December 30, 2013 Carrie Putterman Kitner ’03 and husband Scott

Tallulah Anne Wright, March 14, 2014 Paige Garrison Wright ’02 and husband Taylor

Franklin Finley Bryan, January 6, 2014 Frank Bryan ’78 and wife Deanna

Charles English Sheedy, March 20, 2014 Ellen English Sheedy ’03 and husband Andrew ’03

Lily Samantha Strain, January 14, 2014 Angela Sellin Strain ’98 and husband Matt

Charles “Mays” Nettles IV, March 21, 2014 Kim Heine Nettles ‘04 and husband Charlie ’05

Connor Allen Middleton and Christian David Middleton, January 15, 2014 Mayes Middleton ’00 and wife Macy

Benjamin Isaac Peskin, March 27, 2014 Hannah Brook ’93 and husband Jeff Peskin

Thomas Reckling “Tommy” Jornayvaz, January 20, 2014 Isla McConn Jornayvaz ’02 and husband Joseph

Maia Bloom Wilson, January 25, 2014 Emily Bloom ’98 and husband Robert Wilson

Colette Lynn Campbell, February 15, 2014 Justin Campbell ’98 and wife Vicky

Margaret Bonner Brown, April 1, 2014 Will Brown ’99 and wife Caroline

Walker Allen Morehouse, April 3, 2014 Jeff Morehouse ’98 and wife Ashlee

John Hemingway “Jack” Harrell, April 10, 2014 Caroline Hemingway Harrell ’02 and husband John

MILESTONES

SUMMER 2014

Devyn Ivie Segal, April 10, 2014 Emily Gerger Segal ’03 and husband Graham

Claire Caroline Falik, May 15, 2014 Alan Falik ’01 and wife Raine

Emily Brooke Andres, April 16, 2014 Blair Swick Andres ’01 and husband Jon

Clayton “Baker” Cureton, May 16, 2014 Cameron Cureton ’96 and wife Laura

Henry Stehlin Pettibon, April 19, 2014 Ashley Anderson Pettibon ’03 and husband Keith

Charles Tarses “Charlie” Daily, May 16, 2014 Courtney Domercq Daily ’94 and husband Paul ’88

Frances Marie Evans, April 20, 2014 Stephanie Friedman Evans ’94 and husband Greg

Hudson Gordon Unger, May 20, 2014 Kelly Eisenman Unger ’03 and husband Jacob

Kalissa Cyane Gottlieb, April 20, 2014 Keith Gottlieb ’89 and wife Janet

Davis Benjamin Roseman, May 21, 2014 Gavin Roseman ’98 and wife Ashley

Elle Olivia Berry, April 22, 2014 Rachael Jones Berry ’03 and husband Jimmy

Jackson Laurence Tepper, June 2, 2014 Adam Tepper ’01 and wife Kelly

Robert Bolton Mackie, April 23, 2014 Elizabeth Jennings Mackie ’89 and husband David

Walker Lowell Wood, June 4, 2014 Cabell Walker Wood ’01 and husband David ’01

Drew Carolyn Rosenzweig, April 27, 2014 Lisa Kaplan Rosenzweig ’00 and husband Shawn

Jonathan Rodgers “John” Weathers, May 3, 2014 Walter Weathers ’89 and wife Ashley

Share your milestone events with us! Please send them to Advancement Associate Laura Renaud at laura.renaud@kinkaid.org.

Charlotte Alice Mullett, May 4, 2014 Michel Miller Mullett ’00 and husband Philip

Susan Pearce Meyer, May 6, 2014 Charlie Meyer ’00 and wife Alison

Stella Marie Springmeyer, May 6, 2014 Courtnay Manford Springmeyer ’02 and husband Ryan ’02

David Alan “Trip” Ott III, May 14, 2014 David Ott ’97 and wife Tennie

THE KINKAID SCHOOL

Weddings Ana Moruza & Travis Rea ’96 September 28, 2013 ........... Caroline Farmer & Matthew Reckling ’08 December 7, 2013 ........... Erin Finger ’04 & Steven Kaplan ’98 January 4, 2014 ........... Anah Hanson ’06 & Lysle Witter March 15, 2014

Ana and Travis Rea ‘96

Andy and Lauren Goodall Clyce ‘04

Anthony Harrison ‘05 and wife Ashley

........... Ashley Thornton & Anthony Harrison ’05 March 15, 2014 ........... Joyce Bauer & Stephen Strickland ’89 April 12, 2014 ........... Katherine Harper ’98 & Jared Vanlandingham April 12, 2014 ........... Lauren Goodall ’04 & Andy Clyce May 3, 2014 ........... Caroline Baum ’03 & Kyle Spencer May 10, 2014

Brooke Bagby O’Neil ’02 and Billy O’Neil ’99 with their wedding party, including (1st row) Linda Gardner ’02, Casey Williams Hedges ’02, Isla McConn Jornayvaz ’02, John Schulte ’99, Lewis Leavitt ‘96, (2nd row) Ali West Montgomery ’02, Lauren Schall Rhea ’02, Liz Mims Bender ’02, Kenady Davis ’99, Tom Bagby ’00, Caroline Hemingway Harrell ’02, (3rd row) Chris Shannon ’99, Ted Collie ’99, Will Brown ’99, Jeffrey Wise ’99, Liz Evans Mann ’99, (4th row) Lex Hochner ’99, Bart Barrett ’99, Will Evans ’03, Matt Gordon ’99 and Trent Hrncir ’99

........... Juliana Lynch & Allen Pierce ’07 May 10, 2014 ........... Kristi Webb & Grayson Fitch ’98 May 10, 2014 ........... Brooke Bagby ’02 & Billy O’Neil ’99 May 17, 2014

Bill Haverland ‘05 and wife Sarah Craig

........... Sarah Craig Coles & Bill Haverland ’05 May 17, 2014 ...........

Steven ‘98 and Erin Finger Kaplan ‘04

Leslie Carrigan & Charles Simmons ’05 May 25, 2014 Joyce and Stephen Strickland ‘89 64

Leslie and Charles Simmons ‘05

MILESTONES

SUMMER 2014

In Memory Trustee Emeritus Roy Henry Cullen, passed away at home on April 4. His father passed away when Roy was a youth, and he and his siblings Cornelia and Harry were raised by their mother with loving support from family that lived nearby. Roy was the eldest of the extended Cullen family clan, and everyone looked up to him. He attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he studied engineering. Roy learned the “oil business” from his grandfather, and, with Corbin Robertson, Sr. and other family members, discovered and developed oil fields operated by Quintana Petroleum Company. He was an officer and director of Quintana for many years, where he was beloved by the managers and employees as a caring, compassionate leader. Roy touched the lives of many people in Houston through his contributions and support for countless charities, causes and the arts. Roy loved photography, was an avid sports enthusiast and enjoyed flying. One of his great passions was to travel. Roy is survived by his wife Mary; his sons Roy ’70, Robert ’77 and Meredith Cullen ’91 (fs) and daughter Melinda Cullen; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Robert E. Lee “Bob” Bradley ’42 (fs) passed away on May 21. He was a native Houstonian and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas, as well as a Bachelor of Laws degree from UT Law School. Bob joined the law firm now known as Andrews & Kurth as an associate lawyer and later became a partner. He retired in 1987. Bob had an interest in 18th and 19th century English literature and the history of motion pictures, and was a guest lecturer at Houston Baptist University on these subjects. In 2008, HBU awarded Mr. Bradley an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters in recognition of his gifts of books, films, recordings, time and financial resources over three decades to the university and for being a gentleman and a scholar. He loved good food, wine and foreign travel, especially to France. Bob is survived by his wife Margaret Lockett Bradley; his children Elizabeth Bradley and Robert L. Bradley Jr. ’73; and two grandchildren, Catherine Bradley ’05 and Robert Bradley III ’08.

Charles Michael “Buzz” Lusk Jr. ’41 (fs) passed away on May 25. With a sharp mind and natural charm, Buzz thrived on mischief and always had fun. He attended Kinkaid until sophomore year, when he convinced his father that it was in both Margaret Kinkaid’s and his best interest if he changed schools. He said it was because of his and his friends’ behavior that Mrs. Kinkaid held Saturday morning classes. Buzz graduated from St. Thomas High School and attended Texas A&M. WWII interrupted his college years when Buzz enlisted in the US Army Air Corp. He failed the eye exam, but was still anxious to become a pilot. He memorized the eye chart, re-took and passed the test and flew planes in Civil Air Defense. When WWII ended, Buzz joined PLD Drilling Company, which eventually became Lusk Drilling Company and he also began farming and ranching. Buzz is survived by his wife and high school sweetheart Ursula Guseman Lusk; three daughters, Miki Norton, Charlene Dwyer and Annette Segura; two sons, Charles Lusk and James Lusk; and nine grandchildren.

Jane Dale Owen ’59 (fs) passed away on June 10 at home in Dallas. Jane was an environmental activist and a philanthropist, and she raised her family in New York. She spoke three languages and traveled extensively. In 1993, Jane moved back to Houston to be closer to her parents. In 2000, she founded Citizens League for Environmental Action Now, which provides articles on a variety of environmental issues. Her many philanthropic contributions included endowing The University of Texas School of Public Health with a professorship of Environmental Health Protection, established in 2008. Jane also has served on the executive committee of the Blaffer Gallery at the University of Houston and the Moores School of Music. In 2008, Mrs. Owen moved from Houston to Dallas. She is survived by her son Erik, daughter Ingrid, sister Anne Owen Pontez ’68, three grandchildren and her nieces and nephews, including her godchild Abigail Owen-Pontez ’08.

Former Middle School Spanish teacher Elisabeth Fuson Williams Beck passed away on May 24 at her home in San Antonio, in the company of family and friends and her two cats. Born in Lawton, Oklahoma, Elisabeth was a lifelong resident of Houston, a city she enjoyed and loved, until she moved to San Antonio in 2008 to be close to her grandsons. She taught both Spanish and life lessons at Kinkaid from 1970 until she retired in 2008. Elisabeth’s finest legacy lies in her quiet acts of kindness towards those who were lonely, troubled or in emotional need. In celebration of her, those who knew and loved Elisabeth are asked to remember what it is about her that makes you smile and to pass that smile through acts of kindness and courage to the lonely and distressed. Elisabeth is survived by her loving husband of 38 years, former teacher, administrator and coach Bob Beck; her children, Michael Williams ’83 and Lyssa Williams Waters ’87; and her grandsons Collin and Bowen Waters. Please visit kinkaid.org/ rememberingelisabeth to read her family’s tender recollections and to share your memories of her.

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